Chapter 1
It was past the middle of the Yin hour, and the lights in the Purple Palace were bright, like a huge lantern floating in the vast night sea. Below, the eunuchs and palace maids lined up in two rows, standing anxiously in the warm room, concentrating their attention and waiting for their master's orders.
Last night, the Emperor was furious over several memorials impeaching Prince Beichang, and did not fall asleep until late at night. The atmosphere in the palace was cold and gloomy.
Lin Nanjie was at the end of the team, so sleepy that tears were coming out of his eyes. He pretended to stare at the tip of his nose, holding his breath and concentrating, forcing a respectful expression.
Standing for a long time, the light in the corner of his eyes became more and more blurred. He Zhengzheng, who was promoted to be the attendant of the emperor, was swaying lightly beside him, and his blue robe was shaking, which made Lin Nanqi feel creepy.
Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. If you bump into him when he is angry, you might lose your head.
Lin Nanjie felt sorry for He Xiu for a moment, then felt sorry for himself. He was a college student who had just passed the civil service exam and had no chance to serve tea and water in front of the leader, but he had to be a servile servant in the palace. He carefully crossed his legs, felt a familiar presence in between, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, fortunately, it's still here.
Every time I saw this horribly blue robe, I was so frightened that I thought my six senses were pure.
Then he thought, if he was found to have impure six senses, he would probably have to move his head. Lin Nanqi yawned sadly.
After yawning, Lin Nanqi secretly looked at the emperor of Daqi.
The warm room was spacious, with a floor-heated fire, and a bright yellow curtain between the inside and the outside, hung with golden hooks inlaid with colored glass. The emperor sat on a large Hainan Huanghuali wood dragon chair behind the curtain, his left hand on the table, his right hand holding a memorial, his eyes downcast, his brows furrowed, his face gloomy. The chief eunuch Wang Dehai was waiting on him carefully.
Lin Nanqi's train of thought was very strange: [It turns out that even the dog emperor would have dark circles under his eyes if he stayed up late. ]
On the Dragon Chair——
Li Chengqian was startled and realized that he almost fell asleep just now.
Last night, he reviewed memorials until midnight, and had to go to court at 3 a.m. He was so sleepy that he was seeing stars. However, as the emperor, he had no time to be lazy. Li Chenghuan was full of resentment. He even heard someone scolding him in his dream. Now he was particularly dissatisfied with everything he saw.
——Yes, the emperor also gets grumpy when he wakes up.
Li Chengzhen caught the Prince of Zhenbei and started to scold him: "This Prince of Beichang is so bold that he dared to privately support the government soldiers and withhold food and fodder!"
"I named him the King of Beichang, and he really thinks he is the king."
He was cursing so hard that he accidentally smashed the teacup into pieces. The palace maids who had come into the inner hall to serve him dared not utter a word. There was a cold and murderous aura, and they all fell to their knees on the ground.
Seeing the person in front kneeling, Lin Nanjie behind him also knelt down hurriedly.
He was afraid that he would kneel too late and be caught by the emperor as an example.
Lin Nanjie narrowed his eyes and complained madly in his heart: [How come you haven't finished scolding the dog emperor yet? You have been scolding for half an hour and you will be late for the court. Yu Shitai wanted to scold you in the first place, and you have to scold me even more since you are late.]
Li Chenghuan, who was angry, was shocked when he heard the voice unexpectedly.
Here it comes again, this sound comes again!
He could have pretended that the previous remark about the dog emperor not being a human being was just a dream, but this sentence was very clear and also mentioned Zushitai.
It's so audacious! Where is the royal dignity?
But the other people present did not react to this voice at all. Li Chenghuan's eyes, which had just been filled with anger because of political affairs, were now filled with surprise and doubt.
Li Chenghuan had heard this voice for three days. The voice was clear and even refreshing, but he still couldn't find the source. Other people didn't even react. It was very strange.
Only he can hear this sound.
Li Chenghuan's hawk-like eyes wandered over each eunuch. There were seven or eight eunuchs in the hall, all kneeling. The one on the far left was Wang Dehai. The old man next to him was now over 40 years old and would never have such a young voice.
All the other attendants had been purged, and the two newly promoted Shang Shi and Shang Fu were also familiar faces.
He then turned his gaze to the last two people, who were idle errands in the Purple Palace and did not have fixed tasks. One of them had a nervous look, and it was obvious that he had just entered the Purple Palace and had to pay his respects to the emperor every day with awe and reverence.
The person who is bold enough to call him "Dog Emperor" is definitely not a timid person.
Li Chengqian looked away and looked at another one——
He stood beside the purple-gold pillar of the palace, with his hands folded respectfully. His posture was considered polite, but his eyelids were glued together.
Li Chenghuan was unhappy. He was so angry last night that he didn't sleep at all. How could a servant actually doze off in his Zichen Palace? How disgraceful.
Just as he was about to start a fight, he took another look and saw -
The servant actually had a fair and beautiful face, with eyebrows and eyes painted in black, and a touch of agility in his handsomeness. He was thin and slender, and wore a plain black belt in his green eunuch uniform, which made this lowly servant look like a stalk of green onion.
——It’s so fresh and tender that it catches the eye.
Li Chengqian waved his hand: "Who is that? Come here."
Lin Nanqi was startled when He Xiu pulled him. When he opened his eyes, he saw the emperor waving at him.
Call him?
Didn't you see him taking a nap?
Lin Nanzhen put his hands in his pockets, lowered his head, walked to Li Chenghuan in small steps, and knelt on the ground skillfully: "Your Majesty, I am here."
Li Chengqian lowered his head, looked at the obedient little attendant in front of him, and asked, "What's your name?"
"Lin Nanjie, Nan of Nanmu, Jie of Jiexi."
Li Chenghuan was a little surprised. This little eunuch had a very nice name.
There was no heartbeat, so Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little annoyed.
As an emperor, he would not allow anything to exist that was beyond his control, whether it was the court, the harem, or the supernatural. As a king, he had been taught by sages since childhood and shouldered the responsibility of the people. He should never be deceived by small words.
Li Chengqian felt that he was probably confused because of anger.
"Go to court." Li Chengqian left Lin Nanjie where he was and walked out with big strides.
A small servant was not worth his suspicion.
He Li was the last one to stand up. He quickly helped Lin Nanjie up and said, "Hurry up and follow me when the court is about to start."
Lin Nanjie's feet were a little weak, and he held his breath, his face flushed, and then he suddenly exhaled -
[Mom, why did the dog emperor suddenly cue me? I was so scared! Do you know that it is a foul to suddenly call the roll in the morning? ]
[Luckily I reacted quickly, otherwise I would have been punished with at least ten strokes of the cane for my mistake.]
[If the dog emperor was in a bad mood, I might have been beheaded, snap! ]
Li Chenghuan's strides suddenly stumbled and he almost tripped over the doorstep. He held onto the majestic vermilion doorpost of the Purple Palace with a look of regret, and suddenly turned around to look at the young eunuch.
Lin Nanjie didn't know why he felt a chill on the back of his neck, and he quickly shrank back, only to meet Li Chengzhong's unusually complicated gaze.
His heart stagnated for a moment, and after a breath, he gave the emperor a flattering smile.
Xin Yin couldn't hold back her tears: [What's going on? Why is the emperor so nervous today? Did he know that Prince Beichang was planning to secretly spread the news that the emperor was impotent? Or did he know that the princess secretly had a son behind her husband's back?]
Li Chengqian's expression slightly cracked. The Prince of Beichang said he was impotent? His elder sister, who was always dignified and dignified, was cheating on her husband?
If he were the previous emperor, he would have dragged out this servant who spread rumors and executed him at last!
Li Chenghuan silently said to himself, "I am not a tyrant," and walked forward expressionlessly and imposingly. He was the emperor, and he should not be confused by strange powers and supernatural powers.
***
Above the imperial court, the golden palace stands majestically with dragon energy lingering around its beams.
People in purple and red robes knelt on the ground. The most respected elders and the most distinguished ministers of Da Qi all knelt at the feet of the emperor.
Except for Wang Dehai, all the eunuchs were waiting outside the palace, and Lin Nanjie was no exception.
Li Chengqian sat on a dragon throne made of pure gold, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, looking noble and handsome, with narrow phoenix eyes looking down at the ministers under his feet. This group of the smartest and wisest people in the world were all under the emperor's command.
However, today he was somewhat irritated by that voice. Li Chengqian looked at everyone and said, "I'm sure you all know about the matter of the Prince of Beichang. What do you think, my dear ministers?"
Grand Secretary and Prime Minister Du Shangqing, who was over fifty years old and had gray hair, bowed slightly and stepped out of the line: "I think this matter is of great importance."
"The Prince of Beichang is so audacious that he secretly hid the armor and attempted rebellion. He should be executed according to the law!"
It's a pity that none of you can guard the border for me. Li Chengzhen was upset: "After all, the Prince of Beichang has fought for the country and the border forces are ready to make a move. If we kill the Prince of Beichang, who will guard the border?"
Below was a sea of “Your Majesty, please give your wise counsel”.
Li Chengqian's face turned pale, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense.
At the side door outside the hall, Lin Nanqi stood quietly leaning against the wall, tears welling up in his eyes due to sleepiness.
He was a college student who had just graduated. He stayed up late at night to read a melodramatic novel, but he didn't expect to travel through time the next day.
This novel is a bloody stock trading story with a big mess of CPs. The protagonist is wavering between several men. Whoever the reader likes today, the author will change the male protagonist tomorrow, and the main theme is a death without distinction. ... But this is not the reason why Lin Nanjie stayed up late. Although the love line is bloody, the court part is detailed and wonderful, especially the emperor Li Chengqian who was cuckolded layer by layer, which almost monopolized all his laughs.
By the way, Li Chengqian is not the real male lead.
Maybe because he laughed so wickedly, he became a fake eunuch who worked diligently for the emperor. This eunuch had the same name as him, and his family was so poor that they could not even afford to eat, so he was sent to the palace to be a eunuch, and even became a sixth-rank attendant to the emperor.
Last night, he returned to his quarters after finishing his shift. Not long after he fell asleep, he was called away by Qian Wanliang, the Junior Supervisor of the Internal Affairs Bureau.
錢萬兩三十有五，人如其名，最愛黃金萬兩。他在皇城裏是個不折不扣的老油條周扒皮，手下收了不少徒子徒孫幹兒子，從每個人手裏撈油水。原主就是徒弟之一。
林楠績還是個未經世事的大學生，剛穿越過來忘了去跟前孝敬，昨晚就被抓過去給錢萬裏捏了一晚上肩膀，到現在兩條胳膊還是抖的。
林楠績憤懑握拳。
社會真險惡！
太陽已經升起來了，寒冬臘月，這會兒終于有了點熱乎氣。林楠績搓了搓手，微微眯眼看向東方升起的太陽。太陽黃澄澄的，朝陽簇擁，像個碩大的荷包蛋。
看得他嘴饞。
這會兒他不困了，悄悄往門邊挪了挪，豎起耳朵聽裏頭的狀況。
然後就聽見方才的對話——
林楠績嘴角一張，面露驚訝：【嘶——老匹夫好狠的心！北昌王也曾立下過汗馬功勞，說斬就斬啦？不就是你有意和人家結親被拒了，有必要這麽記仇嗎？】
李承銑一愣，看向杜尚卿的目光頓時複雜了起來。朝廷忠臣居然向掌管軍權的武将結親，而這件事居然沒有傳進他的耳朵裏。
杜尚卿繼續說道：“北昌王行事我行我素，頻繁先斬後奏，恐怕早有不臣之心。”
文官一派，又有好幾人出列彈劾。
李承銑俯視朝臣，放下手裏的上表：“杜愛卿，朕記得你有一個女兒尚未婚配，可有看中的人家？”
杜尚卿一愣，沒想到皇帝突然畫風一轉，居然關心起他的家事。難道是之前意欲拉攏北昌王的事情被發現了？
杜尚卿心中忽然打鼓，李承銑雲淡風輕的表情落在他眼裏也瞬間變成了滿眼算計。
杜尚卿握着笏板的手微微顫抖，“回皇上，是，臣有一女，尚未婚配。”
李承銑微微一笑：“佳人是該配将軍，愛卿覺得呢？”
杜尚卿：“臣……臣……”
在外頭聽牆角的林楠績：【哇去！難道是我低估狗皇帝了？這麽小道的消息他居然都知道？不愧是擁有大齊最強特務營——錦衣衛的男人。】
李承銑虛虛咳了一聲，摸了摸鼻子。
林楠績：【話說當時杜閣老可是将北昌王引到浴室洗澡的時候問的，渾身光着，互相搓澡，一件衣服都沒穿吶。錦衣衛居然連別人洗澡都偷看啊？】
【那上廁所的時候……】
不僅林楠績這麽想，杜尚卿也目光渙散。
皇上的錦衣衛都已經強大到這種地步了嗎？那他屁股上有三顆紅痣，豈不是也被看了去？
杜尚卿頓時渾身一抖，看向皇帝的目光極其的難以置信。
李承銑一手撐住龍椅扶手，差點将龍頭掰下來，表情隐隐裂開。
誰閑得沒事偷窺大臣洗澡上廁所啊！！！
他是多疑又不是變态！！！
李承銑深深吸了一口氣：“我看此事還有諸多疑點，讓北昌王回京一起過個年吧。”
“謹遵聖命。”杜尚卿內心慌亂不已。
“諸位愛卿還有事啓奏嗎？”李承銑覺得今早心髒承受了太多。
“臣有事啓奏，皇上子嗣單薄，還應多多開枝散葉才是。”說話的是年侍郎，表情一派勤勤懇懇，殷殷切切，掏心窩子為大周未來嘔心瀝血。
這話一出，朝堂是上其他人的表情頓時有些微妙。
禦史大夫王中丞終于忍不住站出來了:“聽聞皇上欲冊封一名青樓女子為美人，青樓女子身份何其低微卑賤，怎可納入後宮，将來即使誕下皇子，也來路不正，望陛下三思啊！”
【！！！】
林楠績瞬間來了精神。
【狗皇帝看上一個花魁娘子，想要納進宮，可惜名不正言不順，居然效仿唐明皇将花魁娘子安置在城西太清觀，再以居士身份入宮。誰知道風聲不胫而走，現在滿朝文武都知道了。】
【hei——tui！！！】
【好不要臉的狗男人！】
聽着林楠績在心裏将他翻來覆去罵了八百遍，李承銑神情有些陰沉。
“諸位愛卿都要反對？”
工部劉侍郎撲通一聲跪倒在地，語氣高亢悲壯:“臣附議！此青樓女子霍亂朝綱，罪不容誅！！！”
李承銑有點不高興，他不過納了個女子，又不是掀了老祖宗的墳，至于嗎？
【噢噢噢！】
林楠績瞬間雙眼放光。
【那花魁娘子出自京城最豪華的春風明月樓，名叫許蘭因。去年一支驚鴻舞名動京城，朝堂上不少大人都看過呢。】
【咦，劉侍郎的兒子劉元吉就是許姑娘的大粉頭，還為其作過一首廣為流傳的美人詩。纖腰婀芙蓉，夜曲惹人蕩。啧啧啧，這要是傳到狗皇帝耳朵裏，還不得把劉公子流放到邊關喂大雁。】
【怪不得劉侍郎跪得這麽幹脆，這可關乎到他頭頂的烏紗帽和兒子的小命啊。】
芙蓉腰，惹人蕩？
李承銑臉色一黑，看着跪在地上的劉侍郎眼神有些不善，他在衆人眼裏就是那種不分是非黑白的昏君？連一句詩都容不得？
況且，他連那許蘭因真人長什麽樣子都沒見過，将人接進宮另作他用，還不至于為了一個美人責罰朝中重臣。
但這劉侍郎之子不是素有賢名嗎，據說為人端方持重，很有其父之相，居然能寫出這種爛俗詩句？也不知道劉侍郎這個老古板怎麽教出這樣風流浪蕩的兒子。
【啊！！！怪不得！怪不得！！！】
那聲音愈發高昂，還透着按捺不住的興奮，李承銑下意識要發怒，可又忍不住想聽聽那小太監還知道什麽。
【這劉侍郎居然也是許姑娘的入幕之賓吶！！！】
李承銑的手再次捏住龍椅扶手上的黃金龍嘴，鳳眸因震動而睜大，劉侍郎不是不近女色嗎？他記得有一年宮宴，侍女不小心摔倒扶住劉侍郎的胳膊，被他一把推開，還鐵面無情地責備侍女不顧男女大防，有失皇家禮數，非要責罰。
【嘶！劉侍郎這癖好……】
林楠績欲言又止止言又欲，聽得李承銑抓心撓肺。
什麽癖好？
他早就覺得劉侍郎太古板，天天把儒家祖宗那套大道理挂在嘴邊，說得他耳朵都起繭子了，沒想到私底下是兩幅面孔。
【他每次重金求見許姑娘，居然只為了……用美人穿過的鞋子喝酒！】
李承銑神情錯愕，嘴巴失态地張開。
用穿過的鞋子喝酒？
下面劉侍郎唾沫橫飛。
李承銑有點想吐。
劉侍郎字字痛斥青樓女子對皇家的危害，甚至直言要把許美人拉去斬首，才能保住皇家清白。
李承銑冷笑一聲，為了掩蓋自己變态的癖好，保住自己的烏紗帽，就要喊打喊殺？
他這個皇帝是擺設嗎？
朝臣只聽得龍椅上傳來一聲冷笑，譏諷拉滿。
劉侍郎的長篇大論瞬間被噎在喉嚨裏，像被扼住喉嚨的打鳴公雞，滑稽無比。
他戰戰兢兢地擡眼瞄皇上的臉色，就見皇上正在冷冰冰地盯着他。
劉侍郎磕磕巴巴:“臣，臣……”
“皇上，劉侍郎所言非虛，就算皇上實在喜歡那女子，也決計不可接進宮來，皇上切莫因一時沉迷讓皇家名聲受損啊！”王中丞勸言。
【嘁！】林楠績心底爆發一聲冷笑。
李承銑耳朵一動。
【什麽一時情愛，什麽沉湎溫柔鄉，狗皇帝只是宛宛類卿罷了。渣男！】
什麽宛宛類卿？李承銑一頭霧水。但渣男他聽懂了，膽大包天，居然敢罵皇帝！
林楠績整個人透着吃瓜的興奮感:【狗皇帝偶然間得到一副許蘭因的畫像，和沈流筝長得有三分相似，就因為這三分相似，才将人接進宮裏，就是為讓沈姑娘吃醋。】
【不過這事宮裏消息及時的都知道了，還有好事者專門跑去許蘭因那裏嚼舌根子，說她連謝家姑娘一根腳指頭都比不上，想讓許蘭因無地自容。】
【誰知道，許美人壓根不為所動，因為她心有所屬，根本不喜歡皇帝哈哈哈哈哈哈！】
李承銑目光震動，臉色越來越黑。
王中丞一邊直谏，一邊壓力越來越大，但也只能硬着頭皮說下去。
【咦！等等！】林楠績到倒抽一口涼氣。
【有個狂徒翻牆闖進許姑娘卧房啦！】
【太清觀可不比皇宮高牆深院，重兵把守，狂徒直接找了個無人的角落翻牆進去，直奔許姑娘處。啊！正是詩兄劉元吉！】
【劉元吉正拉着許美人的手說：“好居士，跟我走，我許你一輩子榮華富貴。”】
【許美人哪裏敵得過一個成年男子，拉拉扯扯，氣喘籲籲。】
【劉元吉要帶許蘭因走，許蘭因不同意，劉元吉直接放出大殺招：“皇上！他不舉啊！你跟着他不會幸福的！！！”】
李承銑神情龜裂，一把扣住龍首。
朝堂衆人勸的正是白熱化，就見皇帝臉色鐵青，雙眼含怒，狠狠一拍龍頭，一甩袖子直接出了朝堂。
衆人面面相觑，皇上居然，被氣走了？
王中丞悄悄問向馮閣老:“閣老，咱們是不是勸得太過了？”
Old Feng Ge stroked his beard and sighed in a pretentious manner: "It's just one woman. The emperor is not the kind of person who indulges in women. Otherwise, forget it."
"But……"
Sir, you have also visited Xu Lanyin at Chunfeng Mingyue Tower!
***
After the court session, the anxious servant of the Liu family finally heard Minister Liu: "Master, it's bad! The young master ran away! He ran towards the Taiqing Temple in the west of the city!!!"
Minister Liu's eyes went dark, and his blood rushed up: "Ah——!"
God wants him to die! God wants the Liu family to die!
He shouted, "What are you still standing there for? Carriage! Go to Taiqing Temple!"