Not long after Xie Huiling mentioned the Yuxiu brothers and sisters, Zhou Ming was summoned by the saint. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The current emperor Li Shixun, in all fairness, in the first ten years of his reign, was lightly dispensed with, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, which can be regarded as a king of success. It's just that as I get older, my spirit deteriorates, and my temperament becomes suspicious, and the more I probe the civil and military officials.

But this is not the most criticized, Emperor Wu Li Shixun, the most criticized is his accession to the throne. There were also rumors among the people that he killed his father and usurped the throne, so he couldn't even give birth to a son until now. Because of this rumor, the people of the court have also killed many people.

Zhou Mingxiao didn't know that the sky was high and the earth was thick, and he asked his father about the usurpation of the throne in a curious way.

After hearing this, Prince Cheng didn't say a word, and directly ordered him to be tied up, tied to the door of the Zhou family ancestral hall and whipped twenty whips, or whipped with a whip with a wire kneaded in the army. Since then, Zhou Ming has not asked this question, and he doesn't even dare to think about it anymore.

Of course, Zhou Ming also remembered the Zhou family's way of being a minister.

Cheng Wangfu Zhou family, led troops to the north to resist the enemy, and never opportunistically welcomed the prince. They only waited for the final result and were loyal to the emperor who sat on the dragon chair. As for whether the position of this emperor is usurped or passed on, does it have anything to do with them?

The Zhou family is the way of ministers, and it is impossible to get the greatest benefit from the new monarch. But because of their impartiality, the emperor felt that they were faithful and reliable, and treated them more favorably.

Many of the children of the Zhou family have become the emperor's confidants.

In Zhou Ming's generation, although Emperor Wu was getting older and suspicious, he became more and more trusting to the Zhou family, and even let Zhou Ming serve in the Tiger Ben Army.

The Tiger Army was the personal guard of the Son of Heaven, and was originally only responsible for the security of the emperor when he traveled.

After Emperor Wu ascended the throne, the Tiger Ben Army was divided into two responsibilities, light and dark, and on the bright side, the Tiger Ben Army protected the emperor's safety and acted as the imperial city guard. Secretly, there is a group of people who act as secret guards, managing the entry and exit of intelligence across the country and the secret investigation of hundreds of officials.

There is a division of labor within the Tiger Ben army, and Zhou Ming is in charge of the affairs on the surface and is responsible for the guards of the imperial city.

On this day, in the Qinzheng Pavilion, Emperor Wu summoned him, but he instructed a secret guard to do to check people, "I heard that King Teng traveled to the south of the Yangtze River, and recently arranged for someone to go to Dongping Village, Jianchang County, under the rule of Mingzhou, and picked up a family. Mingzhou is under the rule of Uncle Jingwang, if I directly send someone to investigate, I am afraid that he will think too much. You are cousins with Li Chengyun, the eldest prince of King Jing's Mansion, and you have dealt with the Yan family, and you went to check after the year, why does King Teng value this family. ”

Emperor Wu said and asked someone to hand a piece of paper to Zhou Ming.

There are several names and place names written on this paper, and in several ranking words, the first row is naturally the name of Yan Qinghong's family, and on the second row, there are actually Yan Yudong and Yan Yuxiu.

Zhou Ming was a little surprised when he heard King Teng. This prince lives in Shu, and the land is almost forgotten, why did he suddenly appear?

Li Shiji, the king of Teng, was the youngest son of the former emperor and was more than ten years younger than Emperor Wu. His biological mother was among the most favored concubines, and Li Shixun's biological mother was just a concubine at that time. The former emperor also said in public many times that his youngest son Li Shiji was the most jealous of himself, and he was regarded as the most promising prince back then.

It's a pity that when the first emperor died, it was Li Shixun who succeeded to the throne, and Li Shiji's biological mother cried bitterly in front of the first emperor's spirit and was voluntarily martyred.

Li Shixun felt that she was deeply attached to the emperor and vowed to take good care of her younger brother.

When he ascended the throne and was divided, Li Shiji was named King Teng, and his fief was in the area of Shuzhong. Shuzhong is fertile for thousands of miles and has beautiful scenery, of course, it is a good fiefdom. The only fly in the ointment is that it is close to the Southwest Yi tribe, which is prone to some trouble.

Li Shiji was only a teenager at the time, and after the emperor sent him to the imperial mausoleum, he took people to Shuzhong.

The vassal king was not allowed to enter Beijing without an edict, and for so many years, Zhou Ming had never seen this King Teng.

King Teng sent someone to pick up Yan Qinghong's family, and he would definitely not make a big fuss.

Zhou Ming heard his father say that the saint has not given birth to a prince for so many years, and the royal family and the court have long been in flux, and the only focus of everyone's argument is whether to choose a young child in the clan to succeed, or directly choose an older and sensible one.

At this juncture, King Teng's abnormal movements made people can't help but be vigilant, and it was also shocking for the saint to learn the news so quickly.

King Jing is the emperor's uncle, and King Teng is the emperor's younger brother, both of whom are the closest vassal kings to Emperor Wu.

Emperor Wu has been on guard against King Jing and King Teng in recent years, not only to prevent them from colluding with each other, but also to prevent them from having delusions. Suddenly came out of the Yan family, first had contact with King Jing's Mansion, and then was picked up by King Teng, leaving behind four brothers and sisters, and befriended the eldest prince of King Jing's Mansion.

It's obviously just four country kids, and two imperial princes are involved at once, which is a mess.

With the suspicious nature of the saint in the past few years, since these two families are involved, even if he knows that the Yan family is just an ordinary farmer in Dongping Village, there is nothing unusual about farming for so many years. If you don't check the bottom line, the saint will not be at ease.

This can be regarded as a fire at the city gate that affected the pond fish, right? These pond fish are really small enough to be weightless.

Emperor Wu explained it personally, and Zhou Ming had other ideas in his heart, so he reached out and took the paper handed over by the little eunuch.

"Holy Lord, these brothers and sisters have all seen the four generals, the eldest is only twelve years old, all of them are still minors, Yan Qinghong is their cousin......"

Anyway, Yuxiu couldn't hide the fact that he had been to King Jing's Mansion, so Zhou Ming simply told him about seeing Yuxiu in King Jing's Mansion, only omitting the reason for Li Chengyun's illness and Yuxiu's entrustment of him to buy an estate.

What the Liu family did to Li Chengyun in King Jing's Mansion can only be regarded as a family matter in King Jing's Mansion, and Emperor Wu may also be like a mirror in his heart, and he is not easy to mention as an outsider.

"Listening to you, this Yan Yuxiu is interesting. "Emperor Wu heard him talk about Yan Yuxiu's unveiling, and he felt very interesting.

Compared with other little ladies, this Yan Yuxiu is a little smart, but she is timid and afraid, so she doesn't dare to do evil. Zhou Ming thought of the little girl who was sometimes shrunken and delicate, and thought that Xie Huiling would repay her kindness, so she would do a good deed that day and say a few good words for them.

Emperor Wu listened to his words, but took a deep look, "I heard that those children are very close to your cousin Li Chengyun now. ”

"I received a letter from my cousin a few days ago, and I also said that I got along well with the four brothers and sisters. The last general's cousin is now recuperating in the Grange, he has not been out of the palace since he was a child, and he has seen the brothers and sisters of the Yan family this year. It was about Li Chengyun, and Zhou Ming hurriedly helped explain a few words.

Emperor Wu smiled, "It is expected that a few children will not be able to set off any waves." It's just that since King Teng took their cousin's family to go, you should go and investigate. As long as they have a clear conscience, they are not afraid to check. ”

Emperor Wu said this kindly, but Zhou Ming felt a pang in his heart, and then remembered that Emperor Wu had mentioned King Jing just now, so he hurriedly bowed down to receive the order, and did not dare to say anything more.