Yuwen Duo did not know at this moment that his reign as emperor was coming to an end and his life was beginning to count. He was also furious at what Lord Xu had done over the years.
He knew about the fact that Lord Xu formed a clique for personal gain and adopted many sons, and he condoned it.
Otherwise, how can we check and balance the power of the prime minister?
However, not long ago, Tang Mengyang, a cabinet minister, was castrated and his eyes gouged out, and then he was sent to court.
Emperor Wentai was furious when he saw this: "Who dares to do such a cruel thing to a minister in the court?!"
In the Golden Palace, Lord Xu glanced at his adopted son and said, "Master Tang, who murdered you? It's really too hateful!"
Tang Mengyang couldn't even stand up and had to kneel on the ground. For the first time in his life, he felt how terrible it was to be blind.
Logically speaking, digging out eyes sounds like a form of revenge, but Tang Mengyang knows Lin Zikui too well. Lin Zikui would never do such a thing, nor would he hire someone to do such a thing. At most, he would be disappointed in him and would never have any contact with him again.
Without a second thought, he thought, who else could dare to do such a thing except Xu Zhuojun, who has such a violent temper.
Just now, someone came to take him to court. Tang Mengyang didn't know who the person was. The person told him the pros and cons in a calm voice: "If you tell the truth in front of the emperor, you can still have a chance of survival. If you say you don't know, do you think Xu's party will let you go?"
Tang Mengyang: "No... I am the adopted son of my adoptive father, he won't harm me!"
"You are now a useless person. Do you think you can still be a Grand Secretary? Grand Secretary Tang, you are no longer useful to Lord Xu. If you file a complaint against the culprit in the court, I will save your life and send you back to your hometown in Jiangnan."
Tang Mengyang was kneeling in the Golden Palace. He heard Lord Xu's voice and turned to face him.
"Godfather...really, I wonder who did this to me?" He said with trembling lips.
"What godfather? Lord Tang, you are out of your mind!" Elder Xu was uneasy, afraid of angering the emperor, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Grand Secretary Tang is now in a state of disarray. His words cannot be trusted, Your Majesty!"
Emperor Wentai raised his hand to stop him: "Hey, my dear minister, just listen to what the Grand Secretary has to say. Don't interrupt."
After the case was tried, according to the law, the Ministry of Justice detained Xu Zhuojun in the imperial prison. Then Emperor Wen Tai ordered the Embroidered Uniform Guard to send Tang Mengyang to the Imperial Hospital and visited him in person.
"Tang, Grand Secretary, if you write down everything you have done in the Xu Party over the years, I will protect your life. I am a person who loves talents. Over the years, you have repeatedly offered me advice and made contributions, which I have seen. You are a loyal minister of the court, why don't you stay in the palace and be a eunuch beside me?"
When Tang Mengyang heard the word "eunuch", he didn't know whether he should thank his master for his grace.
He knew very well that the eunuch was in favor.
I could only force myself to get out of bed and thank the Lord for His grace. Emperor Wen Tai waved his hand and said, "Hey, I grant you that you don't have to kneel."
The young eunuch beside the emperor quickly said to Tang Mengyang: "Hey, congratulations, Eunuch Tang."
If Eunuch Tang still had eyes, he would be filled with tears at this moment: "Congratulations, congratulations..."
Emperor Wen Tai respected him and felt sorry for him, so he asked the judge, "Doctor Zhang, take a look at Tang Mengyang's eyes. Can he be saved?"
Doctor Zhang was a skilled doctor. Hearing this, he said, "If the eyeballs that were dug out were still there, then perhaps they could be saved..."
Emperor Wen Tai lowered his head and asked him, "Tang Mengyang, where are your eyeballs?"
Tang Mengyang's face suddenly turned pale and he almost vomited on the edge of the bed!
Seeing him vomiting, Emperor Wentai was displeased, and the eunuch beside him stepped forward and rebuked him: "Tang Mengyang, you are so bold!"
"No, no! Your Majesty, please forgive me. I have lost my manners! It was because of Xu Zhuojun. He had someone feed my eyeballs... to me, so I just, just now..." He suppressed the trembling in his body.
"What did you say? I fed you?!" Emperor Wen Tai was furious, shocked and angry, "This Xu Zhuojun! He has a vicious heart and evil intentions!"
If this boy is not eliminated, he will be the next Xiao Fu!
As a result, after a few days, of the old poison master and a dozen Jinyiwei that Emperor Wen Tai had sent to track down the whereabouts of the queen insect, only one person returned seriously injured!
The Jinyiwei was lying in the Imperial Hospital vomiting blood and said, "I and others have tracked the insect all the way to Jishui, Jiangxi! The Gu Master said that the mother insect was not far away, but we were ambushed. The murderer's origin is unknown, and everyone died! Only I am left, and I have come back to report..."
Emperor Wentai frowned: "Jiangxi, Jishui County?"
There were quite a few court officials who were from Jishui, Jiangxi. One year, there were over a hundred Jinshi (imperial examinations) and ten of them were from Jiangxi.
The most powerful among them is Lord Xu Hui.
Emperor Wentai was so shocked that he took a few steps back and fell on the dragon chair: "It's really Lord Xu, he wants to harm me! The queen is in his hands, he wants to control me and kill me! Quick, please invite Prime Minister Xue to the palace!" At this time, Yuwen Duo could only think of Prime Minister Xue, who was honest and fair, and had a heart as kind as water.
"Prime Minister Xue..." The eunuch observed and said, "Your Majesty, you have forgotten that a few days ago, Your Majesty graciously allowed Prime Minister Xue to retire and return home."
He kicked him and said, "Why don't you go and bring him back to me?!"
At this time, Lin Zikui, the blind man, was helping Xiao Fu, who was pretending to be lame, and was about to get off the carriage.
Xiao Fu waved his hand and called the guards waiting on the side: "My fellow villager, do you live nearby?"
Fellow countryman?
The guard was full of hesitation, but when he saw the Marquis's expression, he quickly admitted it and cooperated: "Hey, it's me, it's me! Who are you two?"
Lin Zikui explained politely, "We met bandits on our way out of Beijing, and ended up like this. I wonder how far this place is from Xingzhiguan?"
"Xingzhiguan? It's not far, but it's really pitiful to see you two unable to move. I have a horse here, which is just right for pulling your carriage. I'll take you back!"
Xiao Fu pulled Lin Zikui and said, "That's great, Lin Lang. We have met a kind person. We are saved."
Lin Zikui was scared of being stabbed in the back recently, so he turned his head and said hesitantly: "Miss Zhao Ling, should we... be more careful?"
Xiao Fu: "My fellow villager seems to be a good person, don't you think so?"
The guard said straightly, "Yes, of course I am. My name is Niu Er."
Niu Er sounded like an honest man. Although Lin Zikui felt a little uneasy, he still got into his car.
During the journey, Lin Zikui suddenly felt an itch on his body. It was because he ate the insects fed by the Third Master that this happened. The itch occurred every few days.
He was in a daze in the past few days, and tried his best to hide himself in front of Xiao Fu.
Every time an attack occurs, he curls up silently and never makes a sound.
At this moment, he was sitting in the carriage, feeling numb and itchy. It was not painful, but it felt like there were real bugs crawling inside his body. Lin Zikui couldn't help scratching himself with his hands. He kept shaking and huddled in a corner. Xiao Fu saw him and hugged him, holding his hand: "Lin Lang, where do you feel uncomfortable? Shoulders?"
Lin Zikui nodded, but said: "It's okay... It's just a little itchy, I can bear it."
At the moment, there was no hot water bottle in hand, so Xiao Fu took off his cloak and covered him with it, unbuttoning his inner belt. Lin Zikui subconsciously grabbed him, looking a little painful: "Miss Zhao Ling..."
Xiao Fu lowered his head and kissed the tip of his ear. Maybe it can’t be called a kiss, it just happened to be right next to it. Lin Zikui sensitively shrank his head and hid his ears between his shoulders and head.
However, I suddenly felt a gentle big hand reaching into my clothes, covering my shoulders and chest.
Xiao Fu whispered: "I'll cover it for you, don't scratch it, it will hurt."
Xiao Fu lowered his eyes and looked at his skin.
Lin Zikui's skin is not snow-white, but the color of the goat milk that Xiao Fu drank as water every day when he was inside the Great Wall. It looks delicious and tastes sweet.
It is true that Xiao Fu does not understand what sweetness is.
But when he was hiding in the dark room of the carriage, Xiao Fu felt it when their lips brushed against each other.
So this is the taste.
sweet.
He moved his palms, which became slightly warm. The heat spread to Lin Zikui's shoulders. With the warmth of his palms, the heat was instantly relieved. Lin Zikui shivered and could only snuggle in his arms, feeling extremely embarrassed.
How could I hide in a woman's arms...
However, he couldn't muster any strength, and he kept shivering and muttering something stubbornly.
Xiao Fu lowered his head and listened.
Great! The nerd is reciting the Analects again.
This journey lasted less than an hour when the carriage went up the mountain and took the two to Xingzhi Temple. Each time Lin Zikui had an attack, it would last less than half an hour. The strange itch came and went quickly. He sweated a little, tidied his clothes, and sat in the corner, pecking his head like a quail. Under his eyes covered with white cloth, his cheeks were light red and slightly moist with sweat.
Xiao Fu went up to him and said, "Lin Lang, why are you so ashamed? I have already seen your naked body. What is there to be ashamed of?"
If it were someone else, Lin Zikui would probably lecture him: "Too much talk is frivolous, and to joke is lewd..."
If this person was Xiao Zhaoling, he could only play dumb, keep silent and wait for him to speak.
Xiao Fu sighed and pinched his face lightly: "Lin Lang has become thicker-skinned than before."
At this time, the carriage stopped.
Lin Zikui immediately said, "Are we there yet? Second Miss, let's get off the car!"
In the Xingzhi Temple, Yuanwu, Yuanqing and Jinzun all came back to report. They saw that Lord Xiao was limping and even needed a blind man, Master Lin, to support him! He was horrified: "Master!"
"I was stabbed on the road. It's okay. It's just a minor injury." Xiao Fu swung his legs to indicate that he was not lame, but was pretending. Then he ordered: "Where is Mr. Lin's servant? Bring him to Hanmei Hall."
The two of them entered the meditation hall in this way. Lin Zikui went to burn incense and kneel down first. Too many things had happened recently. He did not ask for fame or success, but only hoped that he and the second girl could live in peace.
Led by the guards, they returned to the East Guest Hall. Lin Zikui was sitting under a banana leaf. When he heard the servant's voice, he stood up immediately: "Mo Liu!"
"Young Master!" Mo Liu hadn't seen him for many days. He ran over quickly and threw himself at his parents like a child hugging them.
Since Lin Zikui would cover his eyes and apply medicine every day, Mo Liu didn't feel that there was anything wrong with Lin Zikui covering his eyes for a while.
This is normal.
Lin Zikui naturally would not tell him these things.
Mo Liu was very concerned about the Second Miss: "The Second Miss came back with you, sir? How's it going, sir! Did Lord Xiao summon you to Jinling to discuss marriage?"
Lin Zikui moved his lips, then nodded: "Miss Zhao Ling..." He turned his head, and although he couldn't see, he knew that Xiao Zhao Ling was inside. Lin Zikui said to Mo Liu, "The second young lady has agreed to marry me. Just now, Miss Zhao Ling told me that she would take me back to Fengtai County in March and marry me in front of my parents' tablets."
"Going back to Fengtai County to get married?" Mo Liu felt like something was wrong. Why not get married in Jinling? Maybe we should hold two shows! Mo Liu figured it out and exclaimed, "That's great, young master. The second girl will marry you right away and give birth to a big fat boy for you!"
"Shh, shh...don't be rude." Lin Zikui hurriedly pressed his lips.
Xiao Fu had sharp ears. Although he heard Yuan Qing's report, he deliberately released the Jinyiwei back to the palace, "My Lord, the queen insect is intact. I have fulfilled my mission."
Xiao Fu took the jar of poisonous insects that controlled the emperor's life and death, and still paid some attention to Lin Zikui.
As soon as Yuan Qing finished speaking, Xiao Fu walked out. Lin Zikui was still talking to Mo Liu under the tree. When Mo Liu saw Xiao Fu, he hurriedly said, "Sir! I'm still cooking chicken in the kitchen. I have to go and watch it! You and the second young lady... have a good talk."
"The second girl is here?"
"Yeah." Xiao Fu pinched the ends of his hair that was tied up with a sandalwood hairpin, and Lin Zikui turned his head.
Back at Xingzhiguan, Lin Zikui's originally fluctuating mood finally settled down, and only the peaceful future remained in his heart.
Lin Zikui called out, "Miss Zhao Ling..."
Xiao Fu's fingers were tied around his hair: "Lin Lang, call me Zhao Ling."
Lin Zikui hesitated for a moment, then called out obediently, "Zhao Ling."
"I want to confess something to Lin Lang. Otherwise, I dare not marry Lin Lang. I will always feel uneasy." His tone became a little more serious.
Lin Zikui's expression was slightly stunned.
What's up?
He doesn't dare to get married?
Did he get married once?
Even though she had been married once, Lin Zikui could accept it.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Zhaoling said, "I can't bear a child for Lin Lang."
Why?
Before Lin Zikui could ask why, Xiao Zhaoling took the initiative to explain: "My body structure is different from that of ordinary women. I can't give birth and can't continue the incense of the Lin family. As for why it is different... Lin Lang will know in the future. In this case, does Lin Lang still want me?"
Continuing the family line is a big deal.
At least that's what Lin Zikui was taught since he was a child. There are three types of unfilial behavior, and the worst is to have no descendants.
But when Lin Zikui heard this, he did not react as much as Xiao Fu thought. Lin Zikui frowned slightly, as if he was in deep thought, but soon he answered: "I once... promised the second lady that I would win the first prize in the imperial examination and marry you, but I can't do what I promised. I can no longer pass the imperial examination and will always be an insignificant scholar. Do you still want me, Zhao Ling?"
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