Chapter 1002

The day after Shang Zhuo met King Rong.

Early in the morning.

Imperial Palace and Buddhist hall.

This is probably the cleanest and most remote place in the imperial palace. If you don't look carefully, no one will pay attention to the place on the far left of the imperial palace.

As if isolated from the world.

Because it is the end of autumn, the yellowing leaves have fallen down.

The yard is full of leaves. It's clean today. It's a yard again early tomorrow morning. I can't sweep it.

In the courtyard, the old father-in-law Zhang is cleaning with a broom. Because he is old, his speed on his hands is much slower. He has white hair and a bent waist, which looks very laborious.

Since emperor Qizhen died, he has come here.

I stayed for almost a year.

But my ears are also much cleaner. I don't have to shuttle through the magnificent palace or work hard with the new emperor. Now in this place, with the Buddha, all the worries are over.

Shang Zhuo went to the door and knocked a few times with some rusty rings on it.

"Dong..."

No one has been here for a long time!

The knock on the door hasn't sounded for a long time!

Hearing the sound, father-in-law Zhang's palm tightened as if he had expected something. He sighed and put his broom against the big tree next to him. Then he staggered to open the door.

"Creak..."

There was only a small crack in the door.

Shang Zhuo is waiting outside the door.

Very polite!

When father-in-law Zhang saw the visitor, his eyes tightened and opened the door a little, but it was only wide enough for him.

"Lord Shang?" The voice is bleak.

Shang Zhuo saluted him: "Grandpa Zhang, I haven't seen you for a long time."

"Yes! It's been a long time."

"I came here today to get something from Grandpa Zhang."

One thing!

Father-in-law Zhang lowered his eyes, flashed a trace of sadness on his gullied face, opened the door half and turned in.

Shang Zhuo stepped in and closed the door.

He followed Grandpa Zhang into the Buddha Hall!

Didn't ask him!

The Buddha Hall is filled with a strong smell of candles. A giant Buddha is placed in the right position, surrounded by candles, one of which is not extinguished.

Grandpa Zhang lit three incense sticks and bowed to the Buddha. Only then did he insert the incense into the incense stove full of ashes.

"Hey..."

In fact, when he opened the door and saw that it was Shang Zhuo, he knew what had happened!

And this day is coming!

He looked at the Buddha and said, "before the death of the former Emperor, he took King Rong's hand and asked him to keep this land! That was the only last wish of the former Emperor before he died, but in the blink of an eye, the last wish really became a last wish."

"Grandpa Zhang..."

"The old slave came here to make atonement. He served the emperor all his life, but he didn't keep his last wish."

Sigh!

Guilt!

Shang Zhuo looked dignified and said, "Grandpa Zhang must have guessed my purpose here."

"The old slave is old, but his brain is not confused!"

"Then please show me the object."

Father Zhang didn't answer. He still looked at the Buddha in front of him. After a half ring, he turned to look at Shang Zhuo and asked, "but what does Rong Wang mean?"

Shang Zhuo replied, "if it weren't for the meaning of King Rong, I wouldn't come."

"Yes! Now the emperor is like this, and the whole court is in a mess. Even if the king wants to be more tolerant, it's time to take this step."

"Then bother your father-in-law."

"OK."

After Zhang Gonggong answered, he walked to the back of the Buddha with difficult steps and moved an empty incense burner aside. There was a cassette below. There was a small lock on the cassette. He took out a small key from his clothes and opened it.

Splashed with ash!

Inside the cassette, there is a rectangular box wrapped with long cloth strips.

He held it out carefully!

When you hold it in your hand, your palm is shaking.

Wet eyes.

He came to Shang Zhuo with the box in his hand, took a deep breath and said, "it's in here. It's only opened once. It's still the time when it was handed over to Rong Wang."

Shang Zhuo: "I understand."

Took the box.

The contents in this box weigh a thousand jin!

It contains not only one thing, but the whole river and mountain.

He saluted Mr. Zhang: "thank you, Mr. Zhang."

Sincerely!

Grandpa Zhang also turned and walked out of the door of the Buddhist hall. On the other side, he sighed, "flowers bloom and fog. It's another winter."

Flowers bloom and fog, another winter

He hobbled to the tree, picked up his broom and continued to sweep up the fallen leaves on the ground.

gradual!

Next time!

Shang Zhuo put away the box and left the Buddha Hall

Not long——

On the other side, a little eunuch hurried into the imperial garden.

Wei Yi was standing by the pond, holding a handful of bait in his hand. Did he throw bait into the pond.

A large school of fish swam over.

Scrambling for food.

The eunuch hurried forward: "Your Majesty."

Wei Yi stopped when he was about to throw the bait and took back the bait he was going to throw.

Then——

Sprinkled all the bait in his hand into the pond.

More fish!

Wei Yi dismissed all the redundant people, leaving only the eunuch.

"Say!"

One word, extremely cold and fierce.

The eunuch said, "according to the emperor's order, he has been secretly sending people to watch King Rong. After he was arrested in the inner prison, Lord Shang of the Imperial Academy went to see King Rong. I don't know what he said. But this morning, Lord Shang went to the Buddhist hall and went quietly, but the slave followed him quietly."

"Buddha Hall?"

"Yes! It's the place where the father-in-law Zhang next to the former Emperor is located."

Wei Yi was puzzled: "what did Lord Shang do to find father-in-law Zhang?"

"The servant didn't know and didn't dare to bring anyone in."

"First I went to see King Rong, and then I went to see father-in-law Zhang. It's definitely not easy."

"What does the emperor mean?" Eunuch asked.

Wei Yi took a deep breath and walked along the pond. His eyebrows tightened and he thought again.

Why did Shang Zhuo go to see father-in-law Zhang after seeing queen Rong? What is related to Duke Zhang, that is, to the former Emperor, and what is related to the former Emperor?

Think about

He suddenly became invisible.

He turned and said, "go and bring father-in-law Zhang."

"Yes!"

That night.

Grandpa Zhang stood in the courtyard of the Buddhist hall, as if waiting for someone.

Sure enough, several eunuchs really rushed in.

The leading eunuch looked arrogant: "father-in-law Zhang, let's go."

He answered, "OK."

Very obedient!

Father-in-law Zhang got up slowly, with a pleading voice: "I don't know if I can give the old slave a little more time."

This... That eunuch is a little embarrassed!