Chapter 45
Although it was already two o'clock in the morning, the lights were still on.
Wen Liangchen was not used to such light, and coupled with the hot summer, Zhao Zhun's excessive request made his body sore that he couldn't sleep.
He couldn't sleep, but he didn't dare to move. He just opened his eyes and looked at the chandelier above him.
Then he suddenly heard Zhao Zhun's breathing became rapid, and quickly turned his head and saw Zhao Zhun sitting up from the bed.
"His Majesty."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Zhun grabbed his neck, then he took out a gun from under the pillow and pointed it at Wen Liangchen's forehead.
Wen Liangchen was so pinched that he couldn't breathe. He slapped his arm. Zhao Zhun came back to his senses and then let go of him.
Wen Liangchen retching for a while, lay on the bed and shouted, "Your Majesty, it's me, Wen Liangchen."
Zhao Zhun put down the gun in his hand and said, "I have a nightmare again."
He had nightmares more than once, and Wen Liangchen said: "It's all fake. You are now the emperor, and no one can hurt you."
Zhao Zhun was silent for a while, got up and got out of bed, poured a glass of wine, and then stood in front of the window and said, "I used to think that ascending the throne is the most difficult. Now sitting on this throne, I realized that it is much more difficult to sit firmly on this throne than to ascend. Look at the pairs of eyes below, they are all staring at me and trying to pull me down."
"Then get rid of them one by one, not for anything else, just for His Majesty to have a good sleep."
Zhao Zhun said: "Do you want to be the queen? When I can still make the decision, I can let you taste the taste of being below one person and above ten thousand people."
Wen Liangchen said: "I know my identity and I am satisfied if I can be with Your Majesty, and I have no desires."
"It's too hot, please accompany me out for a walk."
The two of them came out of the Hundred Flowers Palace. The bright moon shone outside. The wind was cool in the early morning. Zhao Zhun was barefoot, naked with his upper body, carrying a wine pot, like a complete fool.
Wen Liangchen was a little confused. Zhao Zhun in his heart was not like this.
He thought Zhao Zhun was a vicious emperor who was far more vicious than Huaiyong, with a strong and scheming skills. Now he was with him for several months, but he saw him sleeping at night, drinking heavily, and he was so afraid of the darkness. The lights in the bedroom will always be bright.
"When I was a child, I liked to walk around the palace at night. Do you know why?"
Wen Liangchen looked gentle and smiled behind him without saying anything. All he needed to do was just a listener.
"Because my father doesn't like seeing me, those nobles, my uncles and aunts, they don't like me either. When I come out during the day, I will meet them. At night, only palace maids and guards are walking around in the palace. When they see me, they can only bow their heads. I like my biggest feeling. At that time, I thought that one day I would make them all kneel down and kowtow to me."
He said, looking at the city tower not far away, then carried the wine pot up the steps.
Yao Yuanying was unwell and woke up in the middle of the night after sleeping. The close female official said, "I heard from the people in the Baihua Palace that His Majesty did not sleep late at night and brought Wen Liangchen to the city tower."
Yao Yuanying said: "I have no choice but to protect Wen Liangchen. Since he became the emperor, his heart has changed. If I care about him, I am afraid he will be annoyed with me."
"Maybe it's because of the heat, it's easy to make people feel impatient. Your Majesty's temper has become increasingly stronger recently, and the palace maids in his palace have been replaced by several batches. Yesterday, because he felt that there was not enough ice in the bedroom, he even called the Interior Official Xiao Wenyuan and scolded him."
"It's hot this day, maybe it's a storm." Yao Yuanying said quietly.
There was a strong wind outside, and Zhao Zhun walked on the edge of the city wall that was less than a palm, his body swaying, making Wen Liangchen frightened.
"Dangerous, please come down." Wen Liangchen said.
Zhao Zhun said: "Looking at your timid appearance as a mouse, you have sucked so much dragon energy in my eyes, but you have not seen much courage."
"I have always been timid. Your Majesty knows it, so don't scare me. If Your Majesty makes any mistakes, who else can protect me?"
His move was tried and done, and Zhao Zhun loved him and relied on him wholeheartedly, so he jumped down with a smile. Wen Liangchen immediately got up and said, "It's a strong wind. Your Majesty is wearing thin clothes. Go back quickly."
"It's just that it's strong wind and rain to make you happy. I can have sex with you on this city tower." Zhao Zhun smiled arrogantly.
When they returned to the bedroom, it was almost dawn. Zhao Zhun was a little tired but couldn't sleep, so he said, "Tell me again your past story."
Wen Liangchen started from his childhood experience, saying that his whole family was harmed by a traitor and was finally sold to the theater, saying that he had been tortured and bullied since childhood, and was sent to this pervert like a beast today, and to the evil man's bed tomorrow.
Zhao Zhun sighed and said, "You are also a pitiful person. But don't be afraid in the future, I will protect you."
Wen Liangchen's hair was as long as Chen Zui's original hair. He crawled on Zhao Zhun's chest and said, "Don't your Majesty think I'm dirty?"
"If you are a human, there is nothing that is not dirty. What is dirty is not you, it is this world."
Wen Liangchen's eyes were wet when he heard this and he didn't say anything again.
Zhao Zhun likes to hear his tragic experiences in the past, which may make him feel protective. He, like a prince who has been treated coldly since childhood, needs the feeling of others relying on others when he becomes a superior person, and perhaps also feels pity for the same illness, thinking that they are the same type of people.
"Didn't you say last time that someone saved you and you will be free." Zhao Zhun touched his hair: "Who is that person? Do you really don't remember?"
A face wearing a blindfold appeared in Wen Liangchen's mind and said, "I don't remember, I just remember that he is a poor person like me. Later, he joined the army and probably died on the battlefield."
Zhao Zhun sighed and said, "Then he is dead. It is best for a man to die on the battlefield."
Wen Liangchen didn't say anything again.
The wind outside is getting stronger. After so many days of heat, it's time for a heavy rain.
Qiuhua was awakened by the sound of the windows. Seeing the curtains blowing everywhere, she got up in her nightgown to close the windows.
Since Chen Zui left the royal family, the royal family took back all the palace maids, leaving only her and Xiaoli. Because Chen Zui didn't like the number of people, no newcomers came in. She checked each room one by one, secretly opened Chen Zui's bedroom, looked inside, but saw that Chen Zui's room was on, and Chen Zui stood in front of the window and breeze.
"Why is Your Highness getting up?"
Chen Zui looked back at her and said, "I can't sleep a little."
"Len General Yu sent so much ice, does Your Highness still feel hot?"
"If it's not hot, it's just an impatient person." Chen Zui said: "Look outside, it seems that it's going to rain heavily. I just hope this rain won't last too long and don't delay the military fighting competition."
Qiu Hua was stunned for a moment when he heard this and said, "Does Your Highness really want to participate?"
"It's just a game, and you won't die because of it, you don't have to worry," said Chen Zui.
"Although your highness has been training with Lieutenant General Yu in the past few months, he may not be able to win."
"It doesn't matter whether you win or not. What's important is that you can play a game with Zhao Zhun."
A lot has happened over the past few months.
With the Hongmei Hotel case, Zhao Zhun completely grasped the power of the guards in the capital and cleared the remnants of Yu Huaiyong. He did not attack Yu Rong and others, but helped one of his confidants to take office and served as the director of the Meihua Prefecture Guard.
It is also expected that he wants to master the power of the guards in the capital and ensure his safety.
But the policy of confiscating weapons and concentrating military power that he wanted to promote was also blocked by Han Cong and others, and it was finally left unresolved.
Yu Rong and others did not understand the importance of weapons and soldiers better than they are now. The only military force could not be given out. The major nobles took advantage of the chaos after the war to strengthen the number of guards. Fortunately, the capital was in the capital, especially the other twelve states, and the aristocratic families of each state took the opportunity to organize the militia and self-defense force.
The aristocratic families in each state, the nobles in the capital and the royal family were connected with each other, and their relationship was mixed. They made a clever name to station troops, and Zhao Zhun could not do anything.
He, Yu Rong and others have an army in their hands, but the regime is unstable and the other party has no army in their hands, but the political power is strong and the foundation is stable. Both sides have their own strengths and weaknesses, and it is destined to be unable to fight a war like Yu Huaiyong. This is destined to be a war without gunpowder.
Zhao Zhun is arrogant and impatient and urgently needs a name to promote his majesty. The biennial military fighting competition is about to be held in July.
The military fighting competition is a grand event in the Baihua Federation. Its attention and influence are incomparable to ordinary activities. Zhao Zhun is determined to take this opportunity to demonstrate the power of the emperor and issued an order that he would also participate in this competition to make up for his regrets back then.
The Military Fighting Competition is the most prestigious competition in the minds of the soldiers of the Baihua Federation. Almost all outstanding soldiers in China have participated. Many officers of low origins have become famous in the Military Fighting Competition. Almost all officers from majors or above in China have participated in this competition. Some even say that whether they can achieve good results in the Military Fighting Competition is one of the important criteria for measuring whether a person has a future in the army. Yu Cheng can become the fastest-promoted officer and rank as a lieutenant general at a young age. In addition to his background and status, he is also inseparable from being the only fighting champion who won two consecutive years.
Zhao Zhun was also a soldier. He was sent to Jerusalem Arto Island when he was a teenager and never participated in this grand event in his life. He needed a feast to prove that he was the strongest man in this country and to make up for his youthful shortcomings.
But he is the emperor, and if he wants to participate in the competition, the champion will naturally be his.
Who dares to fight with the emperor?
What's more, this new emperor is moody and really wants to win the championship if he wins the championship. He still wants to have a good career in the army in the future? It would be nice if he doesn't get rid of it.
But if the emperor wants to attend such a grand event, and no one signs up, it will make the emperor unhappy. It’s just that everyone signs up for a formality and plays with the emperor. There is only one person who is sincere and wants to defeat Zhao Zhun.
He is Chen Zui.
He is also the most suitable person, because in the hearts of the people, he is still the queen, the only person who dares to fight against the new emperor and is not afraid of winning him.
Chapter completed!