The emperor waited for an hour!

This sentence almost frightened Fan and Zhao half to death. The master of a country and the king of a dynasty ordered you to see you, and he still waited for you to come. What a crime is this? No wonder it is said that as long as the powerful people use their words, they will be punished.

It can change a person's destiny, or even determine life or death.

This is the power of power, the object that those powerful ministers in the temple pursue all their lives. Because of this, they always look down on those people in the world. These people seem to be happy with grudges, but in fact they can only show their courage and play by the rules of officialdom.

The power in your hands is far more effective than the ten or eight martial arts secret books you practice.

Since he was nearly assassinated many years ago, the emperor has lived in Xiyuan all year round. Xiyuan is a royal garden, separated from the palace by only one wall, and connected to the Xihua Gate in the middle. However, when ministers want to pay homage to the emperor, they usually have to enter the city through Dong'an Gate.

Pass through the palace and enter Xiyuan, passing Wenyuan Pavilion, Wuying Hall and other government offices.

It was the first time for Fan Xiaodao and Zhao Xing to enter the palace. When they saw the palace's magnificent buildings with carved dragons and painted phoenixes, brackets and flying eaves, they couldn't help but sigh, "No wonder everyone squeezed their heads to get in here, it's really extraordinary."

"

Lin Datong coughed twice and said, "When I meet His Majesty later, please do not speak randomly without asking."

Passing several checkpoints in the middle, with Lin Datong leading the way, entering Xiyuan was smooth. Once entering Xiyuan, another scene appeared, with mountains and rivers, pavilions, winding paths, groups of koi in the lake, and cranes playing in the water.

On the grassland on the shore, white deer roamed. If you didn't know better, you would have thought you were in a Taoist fairyland.

Lin Datong led the two of them through the courtyard and asked, "Aren't you nervous?"

"Should I be nervous?"

Lin Datong smiled and said, "I have led countless people on this road, including officials from the frontier and foreign envoys. On the road, my legs were too weak to walk, and my face was pale and I didn't dare to say a word. How lazy are you guys?"

It is really rare for people to stroll in the courtyard."

Fan Xiaodao said: "Your Majesty is also a human being, and he doesn't have more noses or eyes than us. What is there to be afraid of?"

Lin Datong's face darkened and he said: "Just tell me what you said. If it falls into the ears of someone with intentions and takes advantage of it, you may be beheaded. So when you come to the palace, be careful with your words and deeds. It is better than

Be careful with your nonsense.”

Zhao Xingdao: "Probably because we have nothing to ask for."

If you want nothing and have no desires, you will be strong.

The three words "Zhao Xing" revealed the whole story. Lin Datong couldn't help but look at the young man in front of him with admiration. There are tens of millions of people in the world, but there are only a few people who can meet His Majesty. They may have selfish motives or public desires, but he is the only one with this mentality.

Not much. It's just a pity that he did not take the path of taking the imperial examination and becoming an official, but chose to be a policeman. Thinking of how Lin Qiao was full of praise for him after returning last night, he sighed in his heart.

Arriving in front of the palace, Lin Datong stepped forward to announce. After a while, Gao Bin came out with a bad look on his face and said: "You two are so brave. I asked you to arrive at noon. You will arrive at noon. Your Majesty has already waited for one."

How did the hour come?"

Zhao Xing was about to retort, but was stopped by Fan Xiaodao.

Fan Xiaodao smiled and said: "Eunuch Gao taught you a lesson very well, but we heard it wrong. If His Majesty blames you, we are willing to accept the punishment."

Seeing what Gao Bin said, he snorted coldly, "Come in."

The two of them followed, and Zhao Xing asked in a low voice, "What do you mean?" Fan Xiaodao said, "He did it on purpose. If we refute him, he might say something to frame us. It's better to show weakness. There will be some in a while."

He looks good!"

Gao Bin saw the two of them muttering, "What are you talking about?"

Fan Xiaodao said: "This is my first time here, and there are beautiful things everywhere!"

Passing through the front hall and coming to the inner hall, there is a plaque in front of the hall door with the three characters "Yuanjun Hall" written in Zhao regular script. The hall is filled with fragrance. There are several eunuchs standing on both sides of the hall, and there are several chairs on both sides.

, there are several futons on the ground. This is not like a place to receive courtiers, but more like a quiet room for practice in a Taoist temple.

Fan Xiaodao secretly looked around and saw that there was a gauze curtain at the back of the hall. Behind the curtain, there was a man wearing a purple beam crown and a Taoist uniform, sitting quietly on a futon on a high couch. This is the Nine-Five-Year-Old Lord of the Great Tomorrow.

The head of the imperial court and the emperor of the current dynasty.

Gao Bin stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Zhao Xing and Fan Xiaodao have an audience."

The two of them took two steps forward, knelt down and saluted, "Liumen Zhao Xing and Fan Xiaodao, please pay homage to Your Majesty!"

Ding!

With a loud sound, the noble man slowly opened his eyes and stood up.

Seeing this, Gao Bin stooped forward, opened the roller blind, and then crawled on the ground, like a human flesh pad. The nobleman was not surprised, stepped on his back, got off the high couch, Gao Bin stood up,

He helped him walk to the palace with his own hands.

When Fan Xiaodao saw Gao Bin, he seemed like a different person.

He was so arrogant in Liumen before, but now he is so humble in the palace.

I couldn't help but wonder how mentally twisted such a person must be.

When they met the emperor for the first time, although Yang Deshui and Lin Datong had warned them not to lower their eyes to the ground when they met the emperor, they still couldn't help but be curious, raised their heads slightly, and secretly took a look at the king of the country. It happened that the emperor also

Looking at the two of them.

Gao Bin noticed it and said: "You dare to rebel against me and dare to look directly at your father!"

The emperor waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. I read the memorial submitted by the Ministry of Punishment yesterday. You did a good job in handling the case of the Northern Zhou Dynasty Mission. It seems that I did not misjudge the person, so I called you two here. It was just for a casual chat. There is no need to be restrained.

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The two of them breathed a sigh of relief, and the emperor's tone changed, "It's just that you two are so arrogant that you asked me to wait for you personally. Do you know your guilt?"

An imperceptible smile appeared on Gao Bin's lips, "Your Majesty, these two people have no father-in-law, and they deserve to be punished."

He made up his mind and was not afraid that the two of them would put the blame on him. After all, he had been following His Majesty for many years and had always been careful and cautious, delivering orders and giving numerous oral instructions. He had never made any mistakes. If he were to deny it, there would be no proof.

Fan Xiaodao smiled and said: "Your Majesty, we originally arrived outside the palace gate early, but we encountered an interesting incident and accidentally delayed the time."

"Interesting story?" The emperor was aroused by Fan Xiaodao, pointed at Pu Dun, and said: "Give me a seat, let's talk about it."

Fan Xiaodao didn't feel restrained, he sat down and said: "It was the first time for us two brothers to enter the palace to see His Majesty. We thought we couldn't be empty-handed, so we discussed bringing a gift to Your Majesty. We happened to meet an old man outside the palace on the roadside.

He set up a stall selling parrots. I saw several parrots on his bird stand, so I went up and asked, "How much does this one cost?" The old man said, "This one can only say good luck to the emperor, and it sells for five taels of silver." We

I thought this one was a bit old, so I asked how much the other one cost. The old man said, "This one can only say "Happy Majesty, and it will sell for ten taels of silver." But it had lost a lot of feathers and was in average condition. After choosing for a long time, I finally saw it.

I saw a good-looking one with bright feathers and asked how much it cost. The old man said, "This one is a thousand taels!" I asked, "Could it be able to recite poems?" The old man said, "It can't speak." Then.

Why is it so expensive?” The old man said with a smile, “It doesn’t know how to do anything, but it used to serve the Parrot King, and it tells the time on the hour. It can be considered as someone who has seen the market, so of course it is more expensive.

.' I thought it was because he was born well, and asked, 'Then why are you here?' The old man said: 'This bird announced the time randomly, delayed the business, had its eggs castrated, its tongue pulled out, and was driven out of the palace.

.'"

"Haha! It's really interesting!"

Over the years, everyone has been careful when speaking in front of him, not to mention telling jokes, but even if they speak, they dare not speak loudly. Unexpectedly, this boy made nonsense and spoke clearly and logically. He couldn't help but feel comfortable and burst out laughing.

This Long Live Lord, who has not been in court for more than 20 years, is able to keep the courtiers in order. He is certainly not a fool. Fan Xiaodao pointed out a story about Sang scolding Huai, and he understood what was going on. He glanced at Gao Bin out of the corner of his eye.

, I saw Gao Bin's face was pale, his breathing was short, his hand holding the tea was trembling, and the tea bowl and lid made a slight collision sound.

Zhao Xing couldn't help but admire him. This boy was so courageous and whimsical. If he and Gao Bin were to confront each other in front of the Holy Emperor, as long as he kept silent and denied it, and both sides insisted on their own story, it would be a dead end without any evidence. Then it's up to Your Majesty.

Which one should I trust more? But Fan Xiaodao used a story to easily resolve the crisis, and he was indeed superior.

Plop!

Gao Bin knelt down on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, I forgive you, but I remembered the time wrongly. I deserve to die!"

The emperor said calmly: "Gao Bin, you have served me for so many years, and you have both merit and hard work. You will not be punished with death. But if you do things like this in the future, I will not be at ease. I will not take up the post of pen writing for the time being.

Go to Shangbaojian to exercise."

There are twelve supervisors, four divisions, and eight bureaus in the inner palace, a total of twenty-four yamen, with nearly ten thousand people. The Chief of Ceremonies is the most respected. Being able to be the Supervisor of Ceremonies is equivalent to joining the cabinet, with an admiral, palm seal, and writing pen.

The eunuchs in the hall and the admiral eunuchs are in charge of etiquette and have basically no real power. The real power lies in holding the seal and holding the pen. Although the eunuch Shangbaojian is also one of the twelve eunuchs, he is the official in charge and the general's seal. The real power in his hands is different.

And words.

With one word from the emperor, Gao Bin was demoted from the second most powerful person in the inner prison to an insignificant Yamen. It can be said that his power was greatly reduced. Gao Bin trembled all over and prostrated on the ground, "My slave, thank you for your kindness!"

He burst into tears and said: "I can no longer serve Your Majesty. From now on, I will burn incense and chant sutras in Shangbao Prison day and night to bless Your Majesty's health!"

When the emperor heard this, his body trembled and he waved his hand.

Gao Bin kowtowed several times until his scalp was broken and blood flowed, and then he kneeled out of the palace.

When all the eunuchs present saw this, they couldn't help but take a breath of air.

The young man in front of me just casually told a joke, and suddenly Gao Bin, who was usually aloof, was thrown into the mire from the sky. I couldn't help but look at this person with admiration. Moreover, they have been serving His Majesty all year round, and their ability to observe words and emotions is first-rate. It can be seen that Your Majesty,

Although he is not in charge of Gao Bin, he is in a good mood.

He ordered: "Give me tea!"
Chapter completed!