Chapter 162: I am painfully aware of this!

Su Yan woke up to find his side empty and the corners of the covers tucked neatly in.

He talked with Jing Hongchou for a long time last night, and finally fell asleep in a daze, not knowing when the other party left. Probably follow the orders to go to spy on the floating sound, he thought, Ah chase always do things with a clear conscience, reliable.

See the day is not early, Su Yan get up and ready to go to write a folding, go inspector program delivered into the palace, knocking to face the saint. The emperor and his pew back to the position of the Da Lisi right young secretary, but the official position of the royal historian is still retained, the royal historian has a special speech doorway, is more convenient.

The folders have not yet finished writing, the palace’s decree arrived first, called him into the palace to face the saint at the beginning of the Shen Hour.

This decree came coincidentally, presumably also to inquire about the progress of the case of Honglu Temple. Su Yan let the two boys packed ready to send to the emperor and the young master of the annual gift, riding in the carriage into the palace door, and then was received by his servant led to the Qianqing Palace of the East Warm Pavilion.

Warming cabinet does not have a charcoal pot, using the “ground dragon”. That is, when the palace was built in the ground to stay under the fire, winter pouring into the ignition of charcoal will be baked hot tiles in the hall, the room temperature will rise. The end of the underground fire escape hole, leading to the outside of the temple, so the room is only warm, and no smoke.

As soon as Su Yan entered the Warm Pavilion, he felt the melting heat coming at him, and he shivered a comfortable little shiver.

Emperor Jinglong was reclining on the kang table of the Luohan couch reading a book.

The emperor did not wear a jacket, also did not girdle, with a loose ochre-yellow large-sleeved lined robes, robes on the dark embroidered words and lotus petals scroll pattern, there is the meaning of auspiciousness and purity. Head also only wore a small jade bundle hair crown, both sides inserted a pair of small gold hairpins, very few Yanju leisurely flavor.

Su Yan was about to kneel and salute, the emperor lifted his eyelids and looked at him, turning the book over another page, “Free. This is what brought to see me, heavy a big bag.”

Su Yan retrieved the large package from the sweaty attendant’s hand and said, “It’s a New Year’s gift for His Imperial Highness. I know that Your Imperial Majesty is sitting on the world and does not lack anything, but after all, it’s the New Year, so I picked out food and drink and objects that are appropriate for the season, and I’m just trying to show that I’m sorry.”

The emperor closed the book and waved his hand. Since the service came forward to take away the book, put back to the bookshelf, and then bowed to exit the warm cabinet, closed the door of the temple.

Only one king and one minister remained in the warm pavilion. The emperor tapped the kang table with his fingertips, “I’ll see Qinghe’s inch.”

Su Yan put the big bag on the kang table, opened the package skin, and introduced it while taking out one thing at a time:

“This is the Minzhong bead lamp, the family servant brought from the old home, ‘long thing Zhi’ called the lamp in the first, just right for the imperial master Lantern play.

“This is Liu An Song Luo tea, I love its sweetness when the olive flavor, and green olives with the brew, the flavor is even more intense.

“This is my own cheese. It is made by adding Crane Goblet Wine and Flower Dew to cow’s milk and steaming it over a fire, and it has a unique flavor, so Your Imperial Highness might want to taste it.

“This is ……”

There is also a lacquer painting of pine cranes octagonal box, layer by layer with walnuts, hazelnuts, persimmons, lion citrus, phoenix tangerine, colorful cakes and other New Year’s Eve fruits, talk about not much expensive, but carefully selected, very thoughtful.

The emperor smiled faintly as he watched and listened, faithfully took a persimmon cake from the saving box, took a bite, and said, “Not sweet.”

Su Yan was stunned, “How could that be? I tried it when I bought it.”

The Emperor passed the persimmon cake toward his mouth, “Eat it yourself.”

Su Yan subconsciously took a bite, the texture was smooth and sweet to the teeth.

The emperor “snorted” and laughed. Su Yan then suddenly realized: “The emperor teased me!” And see the persimmon cake on the two bite marks side by side, inexplicably some face hot, think this move intimate too much, not to mention the king and subjects, ordinary friends will not be so.

The Emperor didn’t care, and ate the rest of the persimmon cake to himself, the persimmon tip was placed on the table, wiped his mouth with a pad, and said, “Knowing that you have been summoned to the palace, what is the reason for this?”

“I presume that His Majesty is asking about the progress of the Honglu Temple case?”

“No, I will punish you for deceiving the king.”

A bolt from the blue! The great crime of killing the head! Su Yan’s heart was drumming, and he hurriedly knelt down in front of the emperor’s knee, “I have never deceived the king, the emperor is clear about it.”

The emperor lifted his jaw with his finger, gazed at him, and said, “I went to the Yu Wang Mansion last night.”

“…… Could it be that His Highness King Yu does not recognize it and says that the minister has falsely accused him?”

“He is bold and courageous, along with the two teeth marks of your new bite, all recognize it in one bite.” The emperor’s face gradually sank, such as the sky ink clouds rolled in, wrapped in unknown when the thunder will fall, “but plum fairy soup that night, the presence is not him.”

Su Yan was flustered for a moment and wanted to escape, his mind flew, and his mouth delayed, “I didn’t say it was him. I was–“

The emperor suddenly interrupted, “I don’t want to hear it.”

“……”

“I want to hear the truth. But you yesterday, right and left, to today still want to cover up, I am if I ask again, you this crime of deceiving the king will be committed.”

“Minister ……”

“Su Yan, you knowingly commit a crime, and you want me to be lenient outside the law?”

Su Yan was so ashamed that he felt that he had failed the emperor’s trust and love, and on the other hand, he was unwilling to give up Shen Qi, so that he could bear the wrath of the emperor’s desire for exclusivity. He was in such a dilemma that he was tortured on both sides, forcing him to die on the spot of heart attack.

But what kind of role is the emperor, Su Yan knows his own set of “eyes closed to see the wind fall” trick here does not work.

And then do not want to think of a method to stir up this adulterous atmosphere, I’m afraid that the emperor really Shen Qi also called into the palace, face to face questioning, but also he watched, what is the heavenly authority as Yue.

There was one thing that Su Yan thought about in hindsight and kinda cheekily admired himself for, and that was that every time at a critical moment, Rush Wisdom rushed in to save the day like a loyal servant who had been entrusted with the honor by his ancestor.

In the blink of an eye, he has completed the transformation of his mindset from “a weak Su Jiejie” to “an outspoken Su Imperial Secretary”.

The transformation is so quick and real that it is comparable to a personality switch.

Su Yan took hold of the emperor’s finger hooked in his jaw, austere as the Lin Xiangru who forced King Zhao of Qin to strike a percussion, and said forcefully: ”Scourge is approaching, but Your Majesty still has the heart to care about these trivial matters of chicken and garlic, and the personal matters of children and daughters, where is the responsibility and bearing of a king?

“Was it a man or a dog that broke into the pool where I was soaking in the soup, and is such a trivial matter, which even the miscellaneous zookeepers in the prefectural magistrate’s office don’t give a damn about, as important as the murder of an emissary from another country, the rumors that have risen about the slandering of the Crown Prince, and the harboring of a traitor in the Prince’s residence?

“Han Wendi was ‘pitifully vain in front of his seat at midnight, not asking about the living, asking about the ghosts and gods’, does Your Majesty want to follow his example, not asking about state affairs and asking about privacy?

“Why does a ruler sacrifice the essentials for the essentials? To abandon the public interest for the private interest? I am pained and grieved! I am heartbroken – I’m sorry…”

Emperor Jinglong’s face flushed green as he drew back his hand and stood up with a huff, looking at Su Yan who was kneeling in front of him.

Before his eyes flashed had made him a headache picture: a group of iron face of selfless officials, holding a “straight talk scolding the emperor, beaten and beheaded my honor” firm belief, kneeling in front of the imperial dead remonstrate.

Your Majesty, the ancestral system must not be violated, and the temple name of the late Emperor must not be raised!

Your Majesty, the Brocade Guards are so dominant, the ministers are at war, and people are angry with Heaven, so why does Your Majesty condone this?

Your Majesty, the Donggong has been so stubborn and disobedient, how can he bear the weight of the gods in the future? Your Majesty, please don’t think that the present spoiled love can be delayed, and don’t think that the future danger and chaos can be neglected!

His Majesty ……

A chest thumping, said to the indignation, snot and tears, hate to hit the pillar of the liver and brain, to achieve their own world of fame.

How many of them are really trying to rectify the faults of the ruler and worry about the country and the people, and how many of them are just talking nonsense and selling their names?

He can’t let the officials go to death or caning, chastisement is annoyed, equal to these counts are sitting down.

Now he is most tired of a set, but by the most favored courtiers play with ease, how not to call him a mouthful of pent-up anger blocked in the lungs, seizure is not, not seizure is not.

This Su Qinghe …… I lifted his official reinstatement, how did he not take off the title of the imperial historian! Keep your own diaphragm!

Su royal historian painfully scolded, know that this is a real offense, even if the nominal blameless, feelings inevitably damage, can only be hard to play to the end, cut the head: “Your majesty to the state affairs are important! I have something important to report.”

Emperor Jinglong would like to strip him of this “good to use” the skin of the royal historian, and then hold him down on his knees and spank him hard, but also feel bored.

This Su Yan, only to treat him on an equal footing, he will be a peaceful, snuggled in the lap of the obedient cat; a little want to force him a little bit, he will lose all the warmth, put on a face of public affairs.

As if using this gesture to tell the Son of Heaven – you respect my wishes, do not force me, let’s talk about feelings; you want to use the emperor’s identity to exert pressure, then fine, we are just serious kings and subjects.

Very cunning, very hateful!

It is also very …… frustrating.

The emperor slowly sat back down, sighed silently, a hint of fatigue in his voice: “That’s just it, I won’t force you. Likewise, what I do to others is out of your hands.”

Su Yan was really flustered now. The emperor is not looking for his trouble, looking for Shen Qi, Jing Hong chasing the king wants the subject to die, and what is the difference in the end?

He hugged the emperor’s legs and earnestly said: ”Your Imperial Highness look down on me! I do my best for the country, but I also beg the emperor to take the overall situation into consideration, and first solve the immediate scourge before saying. Before the external danger is removed, the self-folding of weapons, is not it even more so that the relatives hurt the enemies?”

The words “to fold one’s own weapon before the external danger is removed” made the emperor silent for a moment, and finally asked: “You just said that rumors of slandering the Crown Prince were spreading, and the Prince’s residence was hiding a traitor, so what’s going on?”

Su Yan hurriedly recounted the events of the past few days, and the situation investigated, to the emperor in detail. However, he carefully erased the identity of Jing Hong chasing after the hidden sword door origin, only saying that it was a jianghu master who rebelled against his master, and is now dead set on following him around.

During that time his knees were numb from kneeling on the hard floor tiles, even with the underfloor heating, he couldn’t afford to eat.

Seeing this, the Emperor took him by the hand and pulled him onto the rocaille couch.

Su Yan is talking about the key point, it is not good to hold the frame of the Qingliu, so he honestly nestled in the other end of the couch.

The emperor thought that the kang table in the middle of the obstruction, along with the table pulling the miscellaneous annual gift, together personally served to the next round table. Turning his head back to the couch to continue reclining comfortably, he tugged Su Yan into his arms.

Su Yan was half lying in front of the emperor, blushing in shame, and wanted to slip under the couch.

The emperor wrapped his arm around him, forbidding him to move about, and ordered, “Go on.”

Su Yan blushed and said, “The courtier plays things kneeling, standing, sitting at most, which has the reason to lie down and play things.”

The emperor said: “This position I am comfortable. What, Su Imperial Secretary even this personal matters have to manage? Also want me as the late emperor that, say a ‘I fear imperial history’? Can ah, call the residence note in the record, let Su imperial history earlier in history.”

Su Yan was so disliked that he was speechless, and could only try to prop up his arms so that he didn’t let his whole body weight press down on Tien Zi, and said in a broken voice.

He was very slightly uncomfortable, and his arms gradually ached. The emperor, however, seemed to be very cozy, listening, while saying: “No wonder King Yu has been very sick these days. I see that he is still sane, but his emotions are confused, his temper is violent, and his eyes show ferocity several times when he speaks with me, so it is caused by the sound of the mesmerizing flute, not his original intention.”

The words “eyes showing a fierce light” caused Su Yan to jolt, and he seemed to instantly understand Fuyin’s intentions–

This is to induce King Yu to fall in the emotion of unwillingness and resentment, in an out-of-control state against the emperor? With the force of King Yu, in case of another axe sound and candle shadow …… like Song Taizong, if he does not rebel, he will have to rebel!

The emperor sensed his creepiness and stroked his palm back and forth across his back, comforting him, “He didn’t lash out, and I’m fine, so there’s no need to worry.”

The more Su Yan thought about it, the more uneasy he felt, was it a wrong decision for him to plan to hide Fuyin’s prior from King Yu last night in order not to scare the snakes?

He sought relief from the Emperor.

The Emperor thought for a moment and said, “You said that when your guards probed the compartment where Fuyin was, they found that there was something wrong with the residual wine in the bowl?”

“Yes, he sniffed out the odor of mandarins from the residual wine. I have heard Mr. Yingxu mention that in addition to anesthesia and analgesia, mandarins can also confuse the mind and reduce willpower. I suspect that someone in King Yu’s residence is suspicious of this floating sound and wants to use the mandarins to trap him. But my guards also said that this drug has no effect on the floating sound, and I’m afraid that that person will fail to induce a confession and be victimized instead.” Su Yan said.

The emperor nodded: “Yu Wang rule very strict, this matter must be from his authorization. Even if it is not his authorization, he should be alert, will not be easy to get into enough. My brother, as long as not in love. Color on the heel, it is very shrewd.”

Su Yan out of personal grudges, and do not think Yu Wang shrewd, only think the other side of the flirtatious narcissistic thick-skinned.

But since Emperor Jinglong didn’t think he had to worry too much about King Yu, he didn’t bother to bother much more.

“You did a good job by sending your guards to keep an eye on Fuyin and follow the trail. But in that case, you have no one to escort you around, and I am not at ease. How about I send some good, reliable and capable brocade guards to you as temporary escorts?”

Su Yan had wanted to ask the emperor to borrow a few guards, after all, he still valued his life, naturally, he was given the gift of thanks.

At the same time, he also wanted to follow up the excuse of thanking him for his kindness by slipping off the couch.

The Emperor placed his palm on his undershirt in a not-so-gentle pressure.

Su Yan support to acid numbness and weakness of the arm completely just work, the whole person solidly lying in the emperor’s chest.

The emperor whispered in his ear, “Eight thousand brocade guards, which one do you want? How about Shen Qi of the Northern Zhenfu Division?”

Su Yan’s newly relieved nerves were hung up again because of the emperor’s words, and he cried without tears, “No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. In addition to him, which one will do. I want to avoid suspicion.”

The Emperor patted him on the back like a soothing, yet threatening, “It’s good that you know to avoid suspicion.”

Su Yan thought coldly, the emperor will definitely send his eyes to keep an eye on him and Shen Qi, once the two of them have any contact outside of official business, this end of the conversation has not yet said hot, that end of the small report will be sent to the desk of the imperial court. This time, even if he didn’t want to avoid suspicion, he had to avoid it!

“Imperial Secretary Su doesn’t seem too willing? Otherwise, should we still appoint Tongzhi Shen to you?”

“No, no! I speak from the heart. Avoid suspicion, definitely avoid suspicion!”

The emperor then eased his eyebrows, his palm around his waist, said, “Before that bitter summer clean reduction, how now into the winter fattening season, also did not see you fat how much?”

Su Yan muttered in a small voice, “What’s all this talk about fattening, I’m not a pig.”

The emperor kindly laughed: “I would like to stay Su imperial historian with a dinner, the will not violate which rule, to be verbally abusive to me?”

Su Yan also know that just now some doings, the emperor angry not light, this speech officer terrier is estimated to be used to repeatedly shame him a few times before they will be eliminated, so pretend to be deaf and dumb by the other side to go, change the topic and ask: “the emperor and what to give me the palace delicacies?”

The emperor said, “You gave the named Buddha jumps over the wall. You have worked very hard this year and could not even take a vacation to visit your family on New Year’s Day, so this hometown flavor will be a little consolation for you.”

Su Yan was stunned, heart touched by the emperor’s careful and considerate, but also ashamed of his previous rogue behavior, buried his face in the other side of the chest, said sullenly: “I am flattered.”

The emperor slightly mocked: “You ‘favored’ is true, ‘shocked’ half see, but it is skin and slippery, but also dog courage.”

Suyan tamely replied, “Woof.”

The emperor froze, couldn’t stop laughing, stroking the back of Su Yan’s shoulder, half feeling and half sighing, “Qinghe …… alas, Qinghe.”