The case of the collapse of the embankment in Nanzhou was finally concluded with Li Xun, the great Sima of the Xia Guanfu, colluding with officials of all sizes in Nanzhou, and using ants to break the embankment to frame Prince Rong when he supervised the construction of the embankment. [Full text reading. 】

Chen Xiang returned to the dynasty, and in the Jinluan Palace, he received a few words of praise from the Son of Heaven, but there was no heavy reward. It's as if the trip to Nanzhou has never happened. The event can be big when it is said to be big, but it is small when it is small. Only Prince Rong came to the door in person, Xie Chenxiang found out the truth, and cleared his name.

"The attitude of the Son of Heaven is enough to show that he is very dissatisfied with the outcome of this matter." Prince Rong Yu Wenyan said, he actually condescended to be noble, and gave Chen Xiang a salute, "Thank you!" ”

Chen Xiang hurriedly returned the gift.

Yu Wenyan continued: "Chen Guogong will be in the court from now on, you need to be cautious everywhere, and you must not make the slightest mistake, lest one day, you will be deprived of your position as the Ninth Destiny Dazai of the Heavenly Mansion." ”

Chen Xiang smiled disappreciatively, looked directly at Yu Wenyan and said, "Isn't there still a prince?" ”

Yu Wenyan couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this.

"The prince can't disappoint Weichen." Chen Xiang didn't say much, a simple sentence, but it was meaningful.

"That's right, there's this king." After a moment of silence, Yu Wenyan finally smiled brightly.

Since the Son of Heaven used this matter to test Chen Xiang's sincerity, and got such a result, how could it not be a good thing for him Yu Wenyan? At least, the temptation of the Son of Heaven also made him realize that Chen Xiang was facing him and defending him. He has a lot of trust in him. When necessary, we should also support it.

"However," Chen Xiang changed his words, "the position of Dazai will still fall into the hands of others sooner or later." ”

Yu Wenyan frowned and nodded, lost in thought. He also knew very well that the Son of Heaven would not hand over such an important government office as the Tianguan Mansion to a person who was in charge of Prince Rong.

"However, it is not an easy task." Chen Xiang continued, "At least, you have to exchange useful things for it." ”

Just by virtue of his exploits in exterminating the Chen Rebellion and helping the monarch to destroy Qi, he held the position of Dazai of the Tianguan Mansion, and most of the courtiers already felt that he had been wronged. If the Son of Heaven wants to weaken his power any longer, is it so easy to convince the people of the world without sufficient reasons?

He wasn't very worried about himself, what worried him was Prince Rong Yu Wenyan.

He said: "What worries me is the prince." The king's name is outside, it can be said that he is sharp, not to mention the love of the people, and the courtiers and nobles are all supported. But the prince only has these, but he has no military power. If one day, the Son of Heaven doesn't care what the people say, and he doesn't care what the courtiers say, and only cares about consolidating the imperial power, how can there be only one thing about the breaking of the embankment in Nanzhou? ”

Yu Wenyan couldn't help but sigh heavily, "This truth is also known to this king. ”

"Now the power of the six armies is all in the hands of Li Ji, and the 50,000 forbidden troops in the imperial city, Yu Linwei, are also under the control of Lang Yanping. are all confidants of the Son of Heaven, and no matter how much the prince is praised by the people and respected by the courtiers, he can't match the word 'no soldiers'. ”

"In this regard, this king is also angry, but there is nothing he can do." Yu Wenyan thought about it, thinking that Chen Xiang must have a way to deal with it when he mentioned it so solemnly today, so he asked, "What is Chen Guogong's opinion?" ”

"The top priority at the moment should be to split the power of the six armies." Chen Xiang's eyes were deep, and he did look like he had a city in his heart.

On this day, Yu Wenyan talked with him for a full hour, and then he was happy to speak.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to ask, "Why has this king been in the palace for an hour, and he hasn't seen Mrs. Zun show up?" But the road is traveling, and the weather is hot, and you don't feel well? ”

"Neiko didn't know that the prince was coming, so when Weichen was in the court, he went to the Taifu Mansion early in the morning."

"I see." Yu Wenyan smiled, and suddenly lowered his voice, "This king heard that when you were in Nanzhou, you accepted a Qinglou girl as a concubine?" Is that true? ”

Chen Xiang smiled awkwardly, but did not answer.

"Mrs. Zun didn't wait for you, she went back to Taifu's mansion alone in the morning, I'm afraid I felt wronged." Yu Wenyan didn't know the inside story, so he couldn't help patting Chen Xiang's shoulder, holding Shen Liancheng upset, "Mrs. Zun is arrogant, you have to guard it." ”

He cared so much about his housework, Chen Xiang was a little surprised.

After sending him away, he also set off, intending to go to Taifu's Mansion to pick up Shen Liancheng and go home, so that he could meet Taifu Shen.

When he came to Taifu's mansion, Shen Kuo told him, "Ah Man just left, a cup of tea." You're afraid you've missed it on the road. ”

When Chen Xiang heard this, he immediately wanted to say goodbye and chase after him.

Shen Kuo said: "Since you are here, let's talk to the old man!" ”

He likes to talk to Chen Xiang. The current situation, he also wants to discuss with him, and there are some things that he wants to mention him a little bit about.

And he opened his mouth like this, Chen Xiang naturally didn't dare to disobey, so he stayed.

On the way home for Shen Liancheng, he happened to meet Li Ji. No, it should be said that it is Li Ji, waiting for her on the way back to Chen Guogong's Mansion from Taifu's Mansion.

He has been looking forward to such an "unexpected encounter" for a long time.

After a few months, her appearance, looking closer, looks thinner and slightly darker. It's just that the alluring posture and beautiful face have not changed at all. and the cold eyes when he saw himself, and after leaving, he was always like that, which made people resentful and extremely lost.

Shen Liancheng and him, naturally, had nothing to say, it was such a chance encounter, and she didn't see it at all.

She didn't even say a word of "etiquette" to him.

Seeing this, Li Ji glanced at Ah Ze behind him. Ah Ze looked at it, and immediately stepped forward to stop Shen Liancheng's sedan chair, and said: "Which family is this, when you see the general, you still don't get off the sedan chair to avoid it?" ”

Yuhe was not convinced, and immediately stepped forward, and said with ridicule: "Your general is so majestic!" When ordinary people see it, it makes sense to avoid falling into a sedan car. Could it be that when the dignified duchess sees it, she also wants to avoid it? What's more, my daughter-in-law is still the niece of the princess, a female hero who was recorded in history by the Son of Heaven? ”

Li Ji approached Shen Liancheng's sedan chair just now, and said expressionlessly: "I haven't seen you for a long time, can you take a step to speak?" ”

"I have nothing to say to you." Shen Liancheng sat in the sedan chair and didn't look at him.

Li Ji suddenly bent over to the small window, and said in a low voice: "I can make the Son of Heaven not abolish his position as Dazai of the Heavenly Official Mansion......"

Before the words fell, Hong Qi grabbed his shoulder behind him and asked him to retreat, "Please also ask the general to respect himself!" ”

Li Ji looked directly at Shen Liancheng, and Shen Liancheng also looked back at him sideways.

In a moment, Shen Liancheng had already made a decision and instructed Hong Qidao: "Find an elegant place, I have something to talk about with the general." ”

"Son-in-law......" Hong Qi is only afraid of danger.

Li Ji took a step back and said heroically: "A new restaurant has opened in Kyoto, and the roast duck there is a must. It's time for dinner, I'll take you there. ”

"Let's go to Shili Pavilion." Shen Liancheng doesn't want anyone to see what roast duck she eats with her ex-husband in the restaurant! At this hour, there must be no one in Shili Pavilion.

"Yangliu Lane, Hanxiang Building, I have set up a private room." Li Ji said, "I'll take the first step." When you arrive, Azer will lead you in. ”