Chapter 296 - Could It be Him?
After the first month, the Crown Prince ascended the throne and changed the name of the country to the Rising Sun.
Compared to this joyous event, the palace was like a cold palace, completely devoid of any joy from the ascension of the new emperor.
Huo Zhengquan rode into the palace on a horse dressed in military uniform. Sitting on the horse was a handsome looking boy.
The guards along the way were all surprised, who would have thought that someone would actually dare to ride together with the Marshal Huo, what kind of honor was this?
“Announce... Marshal Huo... “Meeting ...”
Huo Zhengquan held onto the reins, and the boy behind him jumped off the horse first. His agile posture made it obvious that he was a child who was used to riding horses.
The boy ran forward a few steps, remembered the etiquette the butler had taught him, then stopped and waited for Huo Zhengquan.
Huo Zhengquan walked to his side and caressed his hair, “Go in.”
The boy nodded and followed Huo Zhengquan into the imperial study. Then, he saw Teng Yu, who had already become the emperor.
He openly bowed, then stood at the side and stared at Teng Yu, wanting to ask him while holding back his stomach.
Teng Yu spoke some serious matters with Huo Zhengquan first before waving at the boy, “Wang Ren, come over.”
Wang Ren quickly moved to Teng Yu's side. With a flash of light in his eyes, he called out, “Mistress ...”
“...” Teng Yu was stunned for a moment, and then he actually smiled. The Chief Minister Qu who was left in the study room to wait upon him exclaimed about a miracle, and actually the person who did not reveal a smile for the past few months actually laughed because of someone.
“Your master must have made you call him that, right?”
“Yes, Master said to call you Madam in private, but not in front of you.”
In Teng Yu's mind, the image of a certain someone instigating his disciple to call him mistress appeared, and the ice in his eyes also melted a little.
“I've grown taller, and I've grown as well.” Teng Yu patted Wang Ren's shoulder who had become more sturdy. I heard that during the last battle, this guy went onto the battlefield and killed off the five Pirate cultivators.
“I miss Master.” Wang Ren said.
Teng Yu revealed a wry smile. He wanted to think about it too, day and night, thinking about it.
Huo Zhengquan looked at the two depressed people and thought of his missing son. He asked, “Didn't I hear that he had a master who lived outside of the world? Could it be that they went to look for their master? “
Teng Yu was the person who understood Yin Xu the most, so he naturally knew that such a person did not exist in this world. Thus, he shook his head, “He once said that his master had passed away.”
“So that's how it is.” No wonder he couldn't find any trace of this otherworldly expert even after sending out so many people.
“Wang Ren can stay in the palace. We will personally teach you and since your master is always so dishonest, let us do our best for him.”
Chief Minister Qu, who was at the side, wanted to say that it was against the rules, but after thinking about it, since the rules were set by the emperor, he decided not to say it out loud.
Moreover, this child is the disciple of the Seventh Young Master Huo, and he made the emperor laugh, so his identity is naturally not ordinary.
Huo Zhengquan did not object, he only said: “Then let him leave the palace every three days to go to the Huo Mansion. This subject has to take the exam.” Originally, he didn't want his son to leave his disciple in his care, but now that his son had gone missing, he had to look after his disciple.
“If the Emperor wishes to blame someone, then this subject must blame this person for teaching too much.”
Teng Yu put on his dragon robe and glanced at him indifferently, “This is between the two of us, it has nothing to do with others, Marshal need not blame yourself.”
Right now, everyone was waiting, waiting for that youth to return. They urgently wanted to know this answer.
Spring left and autumn came, and when winter came, the ministers and palace had already gotten used to the cold air in the palace, and gradually forgot about the Huo Family's Seventh Young Masters that was once reputed as one of the Four Great Huo Family's Seventh Young Masters s.
Naturally, the late emperor passed away. After the crown prince ascended the throne, he reduced the number of palace maids and eunuchs by almost half, the remaining rank of the concubines of the previous emperor were not high, and the new emperor had decided to move all of them to a suburban courtyard to retire.
During this year, the citizens gradually began to feel the good fortune of the current emperor. The Rising Sun Emperor would heavily negotiate with the farmers, and in the spring, he would lend farming tools to the farmers in need. He would invite the old farmers to teach him their farming experiences, and he would also adjust the crops according to the climate and soil around them.
Previously, farmers only hoped that the weather would be smooth sailing. They only hoped that the harvest would be good and that their families would not starve. But now, they could plant other crops in their leisure time. The government would send people to collect them at a fair price.
Later on, they heard that some of these things were digested by the beam, and those that could not be sold were sent overseas. They then cut open the wasteland and planted the seeds, gradually enriching the species of the beam.
On the walls of the capital, the Emperor stood atop the wall and gazed into the distance, his expression as solemn as ever.
This scene had become a common sight among the commoners. It was unknown when it started, but their emperor liked to stand on the high wall in his free time and stare into the distance.
Sometimes they just stood there for a little while, sometimes they could stand all day.
He remembered that on the day of the Double Sun Festival, when the officials were resting, the Emperor stood on top of the wall for an entire day, and it became a wonder that the citizens were talking about with interest.
The commoners all knew that the Rising Sun Emperor loved the Seventh Young Master Huo deeply and also knew that the Seventh Young Master Huo had not returned since he was missing. They could see the bounty on the entire beam, but there was no news of it.
It was said that someone had once tried to cheat the reward money of a notice and reported a piece of fake news. The Rising Sun Emperor had sent half of his Capital Camp's soldiers to look for it, but they were naturally unable to find it.
Since then, no one had lied about their desire for the bounty.
As the sun was about to set, Teng Yu was preparing to return to the palace when he saw a horse galloping over. The man on the horse seemed to be wearing military uniform.
As the soldier approached the city gate, he shouted, “Reporting!” If there's any news from the Yunjin City, it will be presented to the Emperor ... “
Everyone raised their heads to look at the figure standing at the top of the wall. The soldier subconsciously reined his reins and followed everyone's line of sight. He saw a young man wearing an embroidered robe, so he retracted his gaze and planned to enter the city.
The next moment, everyone cried out in alarm. The figure jumped down from the wall and landed firmly on the horse's head.
The surrounding commoners fell to their knees and cried out ‘Long live'.
“Ten thousand...” “Long live ...” The soldier looked up at the man in front of him in a daze. When he saw that the man's feet were stepping on the horse's head as if he was walking on flat ground, the horse he was riding actually didn't resist at all.
“What news?”
“What?” The soldier was momentarily at a loss for words.
“What news does Yunjin City have to report to us?”
The soldier snapped out of his daze, fell off his horse in fright, and quickly knelt down. He then took out a letter from his bosom and handed it over his head, and said with difficulty, “Reply ...” That person was wrapped in a cloak and his appearance could not be seen. He said that he wanted the Emperor to personally come, and only then would he be willing to give out any clues. “
After Teng Yu finished reading the contents of the letter, he asked in displeasure, “Could it be that this is how you do things? “If any one of them asks me to come in person, will I have to lower myself to meet him?”
“No ...” Not so... Prefect had also sent people to take him down before, but that person's movements were strange and could not be caught at all, so Master was forced to send people to report this matter.
Teng Yu's heart skipped a beat as he suddenly had a strong feeling: Could it be him?