CH 30

At a time when rumors were circulating in the court that Emperor Pingwu was being courteous and had personally visited several times to ask the Wei family's father and son to leave retirement* and assist the government political affair*, Emperor Pingwu leisurely took the chief court steward, Zhang Dashiren*, and swayed to the heavenly prison that will make a person pale just by hearing its name

"Yezhan has gone mad."

"Oh? "

"Anyone shut in that place will go mad"

"How about we send my second brother to Yezhan for company? "

"You might as well kill him and give him a quick pain. "

"It is better to die a good death than to live a miserable life. * . I thought that's what I was thinking until you came to rescue me. "1

"Huangfu Jie, it's useless for you to say anything nice now." The servant Zhang didn't know what to think of. He was so angry that he gnashed his teeth.

"I was wrong," Emperor Pingwu said sincerely, " I swear I won't hang you in the hall of Jinluan to mess around next time. " Might as well try some other palaces.

the corners of Zhang Ping eye twitches.

Originally the first pair of guards coming with them was marching together five step behind them,　Immediately the guards behind them move a meter further away from Emperor Pingwu and his eunuch chief.

"And never again will I sit on the dragon's chair and let you play flute for me* (suck my dick)"

Zhang Ping is silent.

About two meters away from them, the pairs of guards are wondering if they should extend the distance further?

"Well, I don't need to use the study case after the big deal. "

"Alrite, if the worst comes to the worst I won't use that long desk in the upper study in the future."

"Huangfu Jie. "

"Yes. What can I do for you, Zhang gonggong"?

"It's said that the Ministry of rites is proposing the first imperial concubine selection. "

Emperor Pingwu said calmly, "I am in mourning and will be in mourning for three years. Tomorrow I will make it known to the world."

"Three years later?" Zhang Ping sneers.

"In three years' time, my mother, who is a nun, will probably be going to see the Buddha.

"...... You dare to say that. "

"What are you afraid of? Zhang gonggong, Great servant zhang, Do you believe that if you shut me out the door again tonight, I will make a decree to make you queen tomorrow? "

Zhang Ping glared at him angrily. The Emperor today smiles shamelessly at his eunuch steward.

"Sooner or later, you will make me kill you. "

"Are you willing? "

The two seem to have forgotten the existence of the six poor guards, and they fight with their eyes outside the prison gate.

"The Emperor has arrived-!" At last, someone with a keen eye to recognize the current Emperor. After all, even if they hadn't seen him before, the dragon robe and the absolutely unique appearance were enough to indicate who was coming.

Huangfu Jie put up his chest in a stance, Zhang Ping stepped back to do his duty as a slave,. The two of them walked into the dark cell, one after the other, amidst the crowd kneeling to welcome them.

Now King Hui no longer looked the dapper and elegant man he once was as a royal. He looked just like the other prisoners in the prison, dirty, haggard, frail and full of the smell of death. Zhang Ping glanced at the current Son of Heaven, who had turned into such a miserable state, needless to say it must be the result of the special care he had received from the man next to him.

There is no need to beat or punish. As long as the prince, who was once so high, gets the same treatment as ordinary prisoners, a few rotten meals, a few slaps in the face, insults, insects, rats and stinking cells, plus the prison, which is full of darkness and despair, this kind of fall from heaven to hell will take away a person's spirit even his dignity, in no time.

"All retire." Emperor Pingwu waved his hand behind him, and the guards and jailers obeyed the order and withdrew silently.

"Second brother, you seem to be doing well."

"Thanks to you " Huangfu Jin said in a gloomy way," when will you ask me to be beheaded? "

"Well... " Emperor Pingwu thought for a while," why would you think I will kill you? "

Huangfu Jin's eyes couldn't help jumping, and he slowly said, "one mountain can't bear two tigers. "

"Ha! "Huangfu Jie shook his head and said with a smile," it turns out that the second brother is a tiger. No wonder he didn't have a chance with the throne. After all, only the dragon can take the throne, right? "

Huangfujin was so angry that her pupils shrank. "You don't have to come here to show off your power. I've lost. I dare to bear the consequences! "

"Consequences? What are the consequences? "

"No other option beside death. Ugly four, don't go too far! "

"You want to die? If that's the case, I have no choice but to let you go," he said.

Huangfu Jie smiled helplessly and turned back to Zhang Ping, who was beside him, and said, "Really, for the sake of our brotherhood, I wanted him to guard the imperial tomb. But he had to ask to die. Not bad for a high-minded and proud second brother, a noble man who can be killed but not humiliated.

"You'll let me go?" Huangfu Jin didn't believe it at all.

"You can also try re-recruiting your troops and see if you can fulfill your dream of becoming emperor." Huangfu Jie looked indifferent.

Huangfu Jin froze, and his expression was a little dumbfounded. After all, it was normal for a man who thought he was certain to die will not believe his ears when he suddenly heard that he didn't have to die and that the other party was going to give him his freedom.

King Hui was worthy of his name, He quickly responded with a sneer and said, "Now that the world is in your hands and you have been handed the throne by the father himself, what can I, a rebellious son, do even if I can get out?

"Ha ha, second brother, are you showing weakness to me? "Huangfu Jie's condescending and sarcastic smile really made people uncomfortable.

But Huangfu Jin actually endured, " I have three things to ask you. I hope you can answer them. This way I can die with understanding even if I die.

"You ask." Huangfu Jie was being generous. Last night's Zhang Ping made him ...... very happy. Usually when the sexual desire is fully satisfied, and even some dark desires that cannot be said can be realized, the man is always in a good mood, and he will behave much better than usual.

"Is Imperial Father really going to pass the throne to the Fifth brother?"

"Hmm "

"Did you send the assassin to assassinate the fifth brother in the countryside? In order to let the father to send his bodyguards, so that I could see what my father was thinking, and thus gain my trust?"

Huangfu Jie laughed but did not speak.

Huangfu jin didn't need his answer either. Seeing his expression, she knew that it was a scheme arranged by the other side.

"Did you collude with Yang Xiao? At that time, I thought it was strange that Captain* Yang the best martial expert in the capital,could lose to Tao Zhenggang who is good on horse back. What about the fifth brother? Is he not dead? If the old five died, Yang Xiao would never agree to your plot.1

"You're right. The fifth brother is still alive. " Not only did he live well, but his parents* are also well nourished in a rich city in the south of the Yangtze River. Hump! Emperor Pingwu glanced at someone around him angrily.1

Zhang Ping looks up and studies whether the roof of the prison is as strong as he thinks.

For this reason, you let me do this and that. What else do you want? Besides, you didn't want King Shu's life in the first place, and King Shu has no intention of becoming emperor. If he did, he would not agree to help you. In that case, why not just let the family be reunited and all be happy? What's the point of retaliating and taking revenge?

Huangfu Jie is a very smart man, how could he not understand what he wants, but it is always necessary to make a show of it. Otherwise, how could he justify making Zhang Ping, who was more skilled than him in martial arts, hanging in the Jinluan for him and let him willing to be bullied? In fact, what should be vented has been vented, and it is no longer difficult to let one or two thing go.

Besides, was he afraid that they would rebel? If they have the guts to do so, they will come back and give him the excuse to kill them all.

"Where's Yezhan? Is he still alive? "?

"Cough, second brother, you said you only asked three questions. Now it's more than that. Now I ask you for the last time, do you want to live or die? "

Huangfujin was silent for a long time and said: "live, I want to live."

"Very well, please beg me."。

There was silence. He saw the second prince of Zhilan Jade's with an expression that he could not wait to kill Huangfu Jie before killing himself.

"Yezhan is still alive, he has not betrayed you, he ...... is still waiting for you to take care of him." Zhang Ping dropped this sentence and turned to walk out the door.

Huangfu Jie brushes his lips and cursed: what kind of good man is he pretending to be!

Huangfu jin first wanted to die of shame and anger, then he was happy, then he was worried about her loyal subordinates. After several mood changes and a burst of fire on his face, his mind gradually calmed down.

"Thud. "The arrogant second prince, who never bowed in front of others except his father and his mother, knelt heavily in front of Huangfu Jie.

"This lowly being Huangfu Jin beg the Emperor to spare my life. I swear that I will guard the imperial tomb for the rest of my life and never set foot outside its boundaries. If I break this oath, heaven and earth will not forgive me and my soul will perish!

......

The era of Emperor Pingwu began. It is said that the Great Pingwu Emperor has the appearance of a dragon king, If you look at him, you will know that he is not a human being, because his appearance is really different from ordinary people, some people secretly call him ugly emperor.

And this ugly emperor seems to be quite broad-minded, even if someone calls him ugly to his face, he can still smile without minding.

In addition to being broad-minded, it is said that this Pingwu emperor is also a very emotional person. According to historical records, Emperor Pingwu even let Huang Fujin, the king of Hui, to live a life and guard the imperial mausoleum for the rest of his life.

His other two brothers, King Shu Huangfu Liu, who had survived the treason attack, left the capital to travel the world after recovering from his wounds, and Emperor Pingwu let him do as he wish; The youngest of the seven younger brothers, Huangfu Jun ,was established as the crown prince He left his concubine mother's and moved into the East Palace. He was taught by the Prime Minister Fengyushan and learned to govern the country.

Apart from being kind to his brothers, Emperor Pingwu was also kind to the people. His greatest achievements were in four areas: abolishing the system of the untouchable low status and inability to take imperial examinations; committing to the development of agriculture; focusing on coastal defense and armaments; encouraging merchants to trade across borders

During his twenty-three year reign, Emperor Pingwu consolidated the nation with a solid foundation so to the point where it could barely last until the fourth generation, even if the next three emperors failed. So the reputation of Emperor Pingwu is really good. It's so good that ordinary people can't help sighing when they mention this emperor who have no woman.

What other emperor was as pitiful as he was? His father died just after he ascended to the throne, and he had to observe mourning for three years and was not allowed to have a concubine. Before the three years were up, his mother, who was meditating in a nunnery, also died, so he had to observe mourning for another three years. This filial piety has become a model for parents everywhere to teach their children.

It's not easy to survive six years - in fact, many people wondered if he had hidden a few dainty girls in his harem, otherwise what normal man could endure six years without sex? Unfortunately, apart from one woman, Zhaoyi Yan, whom he married before ascending to the throne, Emperor Pingwu's harem was as cold as could be.

It's also interesting to talk about Zhaoyi You say you are the only wife of the emperor in the palace, so why don't you hurry up and use your charm to climb to the throne of the empress and have more sons and princesses to consolidate your position? No, she is invisible in the palace, not even attending the banquets held by the palace. It was said that she was afraid of Emperor Pingwu.

Because of this rumor, the common people decided that she was just a superficial woman who judged people by their appearance, and they forgot her since then.

After six years, people all over the country are waiting for the princess to be elected. As a result, something happened again.

For six years, the country has been safe and secure and there has not even been a single disaster in Daya. This is a remarkable thing. Every two years, there are droughts and floods and insect plagues, but this time it's been six years and nothing has happened.

Well, the Grand Master of the Imperial Astronomer came out and said, : the sage is a dragon god descending to earth, Heaven blesses Daya. And as the Dragon God is not allowed to freely unite with a mortal girl, in the future, in order not to offend the Heavenly Court and violate the rules of Heaven, Emperor Pingwu could only wait for a goddess to descend.

When this was said, those who wanted to put their daughters in the palace were basically dead hearted. Of course, there were those who imagined that their daughters or sisters were divine maidens, but they could not resist the test of the Heavenly Supervisor.

"Nonsense! How can you ask a woman to take off her shoes and step over a nail board without her bleeding?" Eunuch Zhang, the head eunuch, revealed the secret. "Even if the skin on the bottom of her feet is thick enough, there is a second level. Put her in a cage with a tiger that has been hungry for three days, and she will pass without dying or being injured. Would you like to try it? "

Zhang Gonggong took a sip of tea, shook his head and said, "this is not the most abnormal.If you can pass the third level, even if Huangfu Jie rolls around wailing in protest and cheats, I will force him to make them queen. The third hurdle is that you have to have the same face as him! Understand? That means you must also have a pair of high brow bones and a bloody birthmark extending from your brow in the shape of a human. If you pass all three hurdles, you are a goddess even if you are not a goddess. Even If you don't want to be an empress, I will give you this position of eunuch-in-chief.''

Some may wonder who this Zhang gonggong?

Speaking of the head eunuch, Zhang Gonggong, he was a great celebrity. Almost as famous as the Emperor Pingwu.

Some people say he was just an ordinary eunuch who served people; some say he was a peerless martial expert who specialized in protecting Emperor Pingwu; others say that this great servant named Zhang Ping looked like that heavenly and enchanting man, more like a woman than a woman, More backbone than any man, and was a real evil that wreaked havoc on the country and the people.

In short, this Zhang Gonggong is mysterious, just like his relationship with Emperor Wu.

Emperor Pingwu can't combine with a mortal woman. What about the demons? What about men? How about the eunuch?

The emperor and the eunuch, one of them without a wife to copulate have sexual desire and the ability, and another one is also without a wife to copulate has sexual desire but is not capable. These two spend six or seven of the twelve hours of the day together, as far as the human eye can see, who would believe that they are not having an affair with each other?

The imagination of the common people is boundless, and for the people, whose spiritual life is barren, the private affairs of the royal family are the spiritual food that brings them entertainment. It didn't matter that Emperor Pingwu had no women, for there was a eunuch in place.

Therefore, when people talk about Emperor Pingwu, they will definitely mention the eunuch Zhang Gonggong, the chief eunuch beside him. When they talk about Zhang Gonggong, they will definitely think of the emperor. The common people are satisfied. As for whether there is such a thing between the two people, who cares? Wild history, wild history, if it's wild history, why are you looking into it so much?

One night after twenty-three years, Zhang Gonggong, who is more than half a hundred years old but has not much difference from the people in his thirties due to his martial arts practice, lies on the Dragon bed and mutters after a fierce dragon fight

"I think I have been a master of the martial arts for many years, but I don't have my own original martial arts. Do you think I should go to the jianghu to have more experience, maybe after seeing more, I can create my own?"

With one thigh resting on Eunuch Zhang's buttocks, Emperor Pingwu stroked his lover's back and lazily returned.

"Do you still think you have less competition than others?The original martial arts do not have to be in the moves. Otherwise, what is the point of changing the soup without changing the medicine? You can either simply be innovative and come up with something that no one has never seen before or done before, or you can spare no effort by double-cultivating with me. "

"You call that double-cultivation? If you call that double cultivation, all those whores and prostitutes in brothels who can toss and turn will become immortal! My waist ...... You don't even know what age I am now, just toss it around! If you break it, you can serve me."

"Really broken? Let me touch

"Where are you touching! " Zhang Gonggong raised his head and shouted.

With one hand in the crack of his old man's thigh crack not doing anything good, and one hand clasping Zhang Ping's head to keep him from moving, the Emperor Pingwu's mouth went up towards his mouth and kissed him.

"Hmmmp.... Mmmhh.. "I decided! I want to create a unique martial art that only eunuchs can practice.Anyone who wants to practice will have to swing their sword with me!

The next morning, Zhang Gonggong, who suffered from his boss's sexual harassment for more than 30 years, decided to express his indignation with action: he ran away without greeting. He is going to find a quiet place to create his peerless skill.

So, at the morning court that day, after looking around and not finding Eunuch Zhang, who should be standing at the bottom of the steps, Emperor Pingwu immediately decreed - abdication!

Damn old man! A big old man pretended to be so young that he dared to play the trick of running away from home. What's most annoying is that he didn't even say his greeting this time, as he used to at least tell him when he left.

This Zhang, don't let me catch you!

Emperor Pingwu is furious. Before he goes back to the palace, he sees someone running in front of him.

"Emperor, emperor,Zhang Gonggong... zhang Gonggong he.... "

"What happened to him?! "Emperor Pingwu said in a hurry.

Finally, the visitor took a breath." Eunuch Zhang fell off the easternmost palace wall, he may broke his back.. The doctor has rushed over now."

After a long moment of stunned silence, Emperor Pingwu slowly spat out two words: "Serves him right!

——end of main story