Lanke Chess Edge

Emperor Yuande also realized that he had lost his sense just now, and sat slumped on the dragon chair for a long time before finally giving his order.

Generally speaking, people from the Yamen of the capital and people related to public security should go to look for the old beggar, and ask them to treat each other with courtesy as much as possible after they find him. to him.

Afterwards, Emperor Yuande felt physically and mentally exhausted, and was not in the mood to stay in the palace any longer. He said "retreat" to the old eunuch beside him with a sluggish expression, and stood up first.

"Back to court~~~~"

After the old eunuch announced the decree loudly, he quickly followed the emperor. In the state of the old emperor, he was really afraid that he would fall down.

The courtiers below were all talking after the emperor left, and those mages also looked at each other in blank dismay. The title of "Heavenly Master" that should have been conferred today has not been fulfilled, and they don't know what will happen next.

Anyway, no one came up against this bad luck to raise opinions, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites and those low-level people who counted on the position of "Heavenly Master" dared not raise it.

It doesn't matter if some of the mages have some real skills, or they are also surprised at the resurrection of the old beggar. After all, the old beggar had no intention of mortals before, and they almost all thought he was a liar. From this point of view, it is definitely a An unfathomable master.

"Lord Lu, do you think that old beggar is really a god?"

"That's not clear." "Huh, the rumors are confusing the crowd."

"Master Xiao, what do you think of this situation?"

"Look at what?"

"Why didn't the emperor let Lord Yan Chang go?"

"Why……"

Some courtiers either shook their heads or sighed, and left the hall one after another.

And the four guards in front of the hall still knelt in the hall as if they had been forgotten by everyone.

King Jin walked a few steps slowly, looked at the four of them, saw that the people in the hall were dispersing, and his elder brother had already left, so he hesitated for a while, and finally spoke to the four of them.

"You all go down too, Father will not blame you."

"Thank you, Your Highness, King Jin!" "Thank you, Your Highness, King Jin!"

Several guards in front of the hall stood up and saluted Jin Wang Yang Hao gratefully. Only then did they feel relieved, and felt that there should be no fear of their lives.

This companion is like a tiger, and they deeply felt it today.

. . .

Yan Chang didn't suffer too much abuse in the large prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. He was imprisoned in a relatively clean cell with a brick bed covered with straw poles, mats and a low table.

At this moment, Yan Chang had been stripped of his official uniform and put on a prison uniform, and was sitting on the bed with his back against the wall, also with a downcast expression.

"Hey... Right and wrong are in people's hearts, but it's a pity that the emperor is merciless... Hehe, I may be a sycophant in the hearts of many people..."

Counting the time, the old beggar should have been beheaded.

Let's talk about complaining, Yan Chang does complain about the old beggar, but he really wants to hate it, think about it carefully, it seems that the old beggar recommended by himself, and then brought the other party's death...

"Why……"

After being locked up in prison for a whole morning, Yan Chang didn't know how many times he sighed.

In the lamp of the low table on the bed, the candle has been burnt to the point of melting. It is not dark yet, and the prison is dark and gloomy. I don't know what the night will be like.

Looking up again at the layout of the cell, apart from the iron-wood railings in front, there are no windows at the rear and left and right. It is impossible to see the stars at night.

Two guards with swords inspected from the depths of the prison and then passed the cell where Yan Chang was.

The jailer still had a deep impression of Yan Chang. After all, the guards in front of the palace personally escorted him to the dungeon. There was only one possibility. He was directly convicted by the emperor when he was in court. A certain admonisher.

Seeing that Yan Chang was still in a daze, the jailer stopped and asked a question.

"My lord, did you work in Menxia Province before?"

Yan Chang looked at the two of them. As the saying goes, he would rather provoke the prime minister than recruit a jailer. Now he had to look at the faces of the guards, so he forced himself to answer with a wry smile.

"I'm not an official of the lower province, I'm the supervisor of Taishi Sitianjian."

"Si Tianjian? Oh, is it Lord Qin Tianjian who sets the calendar?"

One of the jailers thought for a moment and suddenly said.

Yan Chang was not in the mood to agree, but just nodded.

Another jailer was also very curious.

"This is new. We have imprisoned many former high officials in the Prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, but it is the first time that people from the Sitianjian have come in, especially Lord Qintianjian!"

"Well, when you put it that way, it seems to be true!"

The two jailers felt very fresh. Normally speaking, Qin Tianjian basically couldn't wade through the muddy waters of the imperial court, so a little bit of gossip started in their hearts.

"Master Qin Tianjian, what did you do, what crime did you get convicted by the emperor?"

Anyway, idleness is idleness, and I don’t know if I can live or how long I can live. After a morning of decadence, Yan Chang will talk to people, and his heart will rise, so he sits upright.

"Do you know about the Water and Land Ceremony held in the capital?"

"Then how can I not know, the whole capital is full of rumors."

Yan Chang showed a smile uglier than crying.

"The Water and Land Ceremony is mainly in charge of our Tianjian and some officials from the Ministry of Rites. We need to monitor and screen out some mages for the emperor, so that we can be granted the title of celestial master. This is where my misfortune comes from..."

Yan Chang came slowly, and described the circumstances of why he was convicted. There is nothing he can't say about it. There are actually records in the prison book, but it is relatively brief.

After listening to Yan Chang finished speaking, the two jailers also looked at each other in blank dismay.

"This old beggar is too courageous, he feels that he should say such a thing in front of the emperor, and ask for death..."

"somebody is coming."

Before one jailer finished speaking, the other looked outside, and the two cupped their hands towards Yan Chang, then walked out quickly.

After about half a cup of tea, an unknown jailer led an old eunuch to Yan Chang's cell.

As soon as Yan Chang looked at the person, he immediately lifted his spirits, but he didn't know what to say.

The jailer untied the key ring around his waist, picked out one to unlock the cell, and then pushed open the cell door and stretched out his hand.

"Eunuch, please!"

When the old eunuch entered the cell, the jailer locked the door again.

It was only at this time that Yan Chang came back to his senses, and found that the old eunuch was still holding something that looked like a food box, so he hurriedly got off the bed and bowed to salute.

"Eunuch Li, why are you here?"

The old eunuch put the food box on the bed, and bowed respectfully to Yan Chang.

"Master Yan hasn't had lunch yet. This is a meal bestowed by the emperor. It's all made by the chef in the imperial dining room. Please try it while it's hot."

While talking, the old eunuch opened the food box, and took out the dishes inside amidst the smell of food.

Yan Chang looked at these dishes in a daze. The dishes were delicate, with both fish and meat. As he watched the dishes being brought out, Yan Chang's face became more and more ugly and pale. When the old eunuch took out the wine, Yan Chang's face was already pale.

'The emperor is going to kill me...'

Although Yan Chang seldom dealt with people from the Ministry of Criminal Justice, he had heard rumors that offending officials who had not yet been convicted, they suddenly ate extremely rich dishes such as big fish and meat, and most of them were beheaded meals.

"My lord, my lord? You don't look very well, do you want to tell the imperial doctor?"

"Eunuch Li... the emperor is going to kill me?"

When the old eunuch looked at this dish, he suddenly realized that he shook his head dumbfounded.

"Your Excellency has misunderstood. This is a special lunch given by the emperor in fear that your Excellency will not eat well in the prison. It has no other meaning. The study pleads for you, Mr. Yan..."

Yan Chang felt a little unreal when he heard this passage.

'They are so good? No, they dare to do this? '

When the old eunuch said this, he also sighed before continuing to speak.

"Actually, something happened after Master Yan was put into the sky prison..."

. . .

In Qingye Building, a tea house in Gyeonggi Prefecture City, in the private room on the second floor, Ji Yuan, the old beggar, and the little beggar who came by himself were sitting. There was a pot of hot tea on the indoor table, and there were six plates of pastries and preserved fruits in total.

"Oh, so Mr. Lu won't accept this disciple anymore?"

Ji Yuan also just finished listening to some of the events in the Nine Heavens and Ten Meetings, as well as the cause and effect in the court this morning.

"I've already died once, whoever accepts me is an idiot!"

The old beggar stuffed two pieces of pastry into his mouth, and said something humming, while the little beggar poured water for the old beggar after swallowing a piece of pastry.

"Grandpa Lu, what about Master Yan?"

"He? Don't worry, as long as you don't be stupid, he will be fine. Now you should worry about you, Grandpa Lu."

The little beggar who had cakes in his mouth was shocked when he heard this, and nervously ran to the old beggar to touch it.

"Ah? Grandpa Lu, are you hurt? Is there something uncomfortable?"

"No, no... I don't mean this, I mean Mr. Ji Da in front of us..."

The old beggar smiled, and looked at Ji Yuan who was drinking tea and listening with his usual expression.

"Old beggar, I have tested Emperor Dazhen this time. It may be regarded as a violation of Mr. Ji's taboo. This is much more dangerous than being in front of the swordsmen in the palace! If there is a choice, the old beggar does not want to drink this tea. ah……"

"ah?"

The little beggar looked at Ji Yuan, who was always gentle, and then at the old beggar, only to see that Grandpa Lu's face was more serious than usual.

"Mr. Lu's move will inevitably cause some turmoil to Dazhen's government..."

Ji Yuan put down the teacup, dragged a trace of tea onto the table, and then dipped his index finger in water to write the word "Yuan".

"However, Mr. Lu misunderstood. Dazhen has her own strength, and the evil and vicious people must be taken care of when they do disasters. However, what the old man does is neither against his heart nor against his way. It's even more like an opportunity for the emperor, and Ji can't say anything, as long as you think it's worth it."

"Hey...it's really not worth it..."