Zichen Hall is the daily residence of the emperor, and he often summons his confidants and important ministers to come to Zichen Hall to discuss matters.

The Xuanzheng Palace is close to the court to discuss politics, and hundreds of officials worship it, and it is called the outer court. And the deliberations of the Zichen Hall are also known as the Inner Dynasty, the ancients said that entering the cabinet to worship the generals, this cabinet is to be able to join the Inner Dynasty and become the core person who really presides over the operation of the imperial dynasty. Generally speaking, except for some pen attendants, they are all first-class officials who can enter the Zichen Palace.

After all, behind the Zichen Palace, it is where the harem is located.

On this day, the saint took a letter and flipped through it, and only Liu Sheng, the chief administrator, was serving on the side.

"Xiao Shengzi, go to Zhongshu Province and call Qian Wenliang and a few of them."

"Yes." Liu Sheng swept away the dust, and was about to walk out of the door, when he suddenly heard the sage shouting: "Wait......"

Walking back again, respectfully serving beside him, he sighed in his heart: "Your Majesty is getting older, this heart is getting softer and softer, and you are a little less decisive in doing things." The matter of the Zhen family has been hanging for a few days, and it has not yet been decided. On the face, the chief of the inner hall remained silent and waited for the decree of the saint.

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The sage folded his hand into the brazier and closed his eyes: "You burned these things, and you turned around to reprimand Concubine Zhen with my will, which can be regarded as a wake-up call for the Zhen family." ”

Does this mean to protect the Zhen family again? Liu Sheng understood the status of the Zhen family in the hearts of the saints, and his heart was awe-inspiring, thinking about whether he had offended the Zhen family in the past. But his eyes skimmed on the stack of folds next to him, and he said softly: "Your Majesty, Lord Zhang said that these folds are all related to the Zhen family." ”

The sage sneered: "Uncle Zhang Shao is in a hurry to seize the opportunity to deal with the fifth child!" Was it the Prince's idea? ”

Liu Sheng didn't say anything, he didn't know what to do.

Since three days ago, the impeachment of the Zhen family has been like snowflakes falling into Zhongshu Province, Hongwenguan and other places, causing an uproar.

What connived at servants to occupy fertile land, what secretly resold official positions, what manipulated market prices together with merchants, and what forced good people to death because of antique calligraphy and paintings, etc......

After Wei Qian and Huang Yuan got through the book, they also sent a second letter to Lin Ruhai again, and also talked about the Zhen family. Let Lin Ruhai also use his connections to drag the Zhen family, and at the same time reveal the "Wei Yan Secret Fold" in his hand.

Lin Ruhai knew that this secret twist was a blow to the Zhen family, and wanted to ask for it, and report it together with the evidence at hand. However, Jia Mei's mother and daughter refused to let go, and they didn't want to find out about the salt case at this time. We need to test the attitude of the saints first. Moreover, when talking about this secret fold at this time, the main purpose is to completely condemn the authenticity of this secret fold to death. If you want to overthrow the Zhen family in the future, this secret fold will be a killer feature. can even lift Wei Yan out again and give him a high point of chase.

Of course, this qiē takes time to brew.

Wei Qian is not in a hurry, you can wait slowly after doing this secret fold.

So, Lin Ruhai took some evidence provided by Wei Qian's long-term residence in Jinling, and hinted to Huang Yuan's friends in Beijing to help. Lin Ruhai is a human spirit, he didn't let his friends come forward directly, but asked them to send the handle to the prince. Just secretly reveal a tone,

The crown prince is now worried that the five princes are gradually gaining momentum, and with the help of this matter, he immediately called on half of the people in the court to attack the Zhen family.

Of course, there are also several other princes who add fuel to the fire.

Jia Yu and the Seven Princes smiled and drank tea in a teahouse. Jia Yu said leisurely: "The Zhen family is the biggest backer of the five princes, if the Zhen family falls, the five princes lose power, and they will be immediately eliminated from the team fighting for the dragon." And the prince used the two Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites in one go, plus the three servants of the Prince Taifu, the Ministry of War, and several Jiangnan Assassins took turns to report, and the forces behind this were enough to make the saint vigilant. ”

"Losing both sides is a good opportunity for the temple to rise. When he turned around, he also ordered people to add fire, and it was best to let them both be disgusted by their fathers. "The Seventh Prince has also managed his own power in the past few years, with a glint in his eyes, thinking about his actions tomorrow morning.

"Your Highness, no." Jia Yu hurriedly persuaded: "At this time, His Royal Highness should be quiet and not move, and he must not go to the book to make trouble." Anyway, the third prince and the fourth prince have already made a move, so we just have to sit and watch. If His Majesty is angry with the Zhen family now, and when he comes back to his senses in the future, he will miss the kindness of the old lady, and now the people who do it will be angry one by one. And to deal with the crown prince, he also lost the way of being a minister, revealing His Royal Highness's thoughts. Therefore, what His Royal Highness has to do is to have a 'filial piety' character, and it is best to take His Majesty xià first. ”

With a slight click, Situ Yun thought thoughtfully: "That's right, no matter which brother you deal with at this time, it's not easy to say about filial piety." Anyway, the main hall is young, and he has just entered the Ministry of Works, so he quietly watched them fight. "But this Lord Jia still has this mind? It seems that he still underestimated him.

He naturally didn't know that this was told by Jia Mei when she secretly contacted Jia Yu. Jia Mei helped find Xuan Ning's whereabouts, and Jia Yu had another idea, Jia Yu was more enthusiastic about the Seven Princes, and even Jia Mei had the heart to stand in line directly.

Anyway, there is Jia Yu in front of him, and there will be an excuse to leave the Wei Mansion when something happens. And if they do it well, they will also have a backer in the years when Wei Yan died and Wei Ying had not grown up. Even, it can pave the way for Wei Ying's future.

The sage pressed the impeachment of the Zhen family for three days, and the news in the Zichen Hall was closed, and outsiders could not know the sage's thoughts.

The five princes were panicked, and the prince was also anxious, and during the court meeting on the fourth day, the prince jumped out directly to impeach the Zhen family, and the emperor must give an explanation anyway.

"I'm still young after all!" The saint looked at the prince with a red face and a smug face, and was a little disappointed in his heart. After teaching himself for many years, why can't the prince still hold his breath? This kind of thing, does he, the crown prince, need to come out in person?

After all, he is a prince, and he can't be reprimanded.

When the saint was in trouble, the fifth prince saw his father's expression and hurriedly came out to plead for the Zhen family.

The third prince and the fourth prince glanced at each other, for fear that the grudge between the two brothers was not big. According to yesterday's agreement, he also began to fall into the ground, one person helped the prince, and the other helped the five princes, escalating the situation.

"The fifth brother has always been deferential and humble, and the Zhen family has always been loyal to his father, so he is cautious, how can there be these things? Could it be that someone framed him? ”

As soon as the fourth prince spoke, the third prince immediately jumped out: "What does the fourth brother mean, is the prince deliberately preparing these perjuries in order to frame the fifth brother?" ”

The four princes quarreled and quarreled, and the courtiers' eyelids jumped violently, vaguely understanding that they could not be good today. Where is this for the Zhen family, this is to let the saint choose one of the crown prince and the five princes!

The sage originally intended to favor the Zhen family, but if he favored the Zhen family, wouldn't it be tacitly accepted that these evidences were forged by the prince?

Touching his conscience, he said that although the sage had some complaints about what the prince had done over the years, he had not yet had the intention of abolishing the prince.

For the sake of the Zhen family, shake the position of the East Palace?

The saint hesitated again.

There was only the quarrel of the four princes in the main hall, and from time to time there was the support of the courtiers under the prince's hand. At this time, King Ruijun, who was standing at the end of the princes, turned into a clear stream, and the sage looked at him: "Old Seven, what do you mean?" ”

"The fifth brother is dedicated to protecting the country, and he is known as a virtuous king, if the fifth brother does something with the help of the Zhen family, the sons will not believe it."

The fourth prince's face was happy, and he only heard Situ Yun continue: "But the prince's brother is dedicated to the sake of the society, and his eyes do not allow the rebellious ministers and thieves to shake the country. It's just located in the East Palace, the prince's brother will inevitably be deceived by the people below, what is the situation of the Zhen family, where do those of us who are far away in Chang'an know? It's better for the father to send someone south to find out, if the Zhen family is wrong, they will be punished directly, and if there is no mistake, they can also be returned to their innocence. ”

The saint sent someone, how can he say it when the time comes, isn't it the meaning of the saint?

At that time, casually find some substitute ghosts from the Zhen family, saying that they are acting in the name of the master's family, and then reprimand the Zhen family. As for the people on the prince's side, they can also take the opportunity to cut off a few official positions for the crime of not finding out the truth or falsehood, and then arrange their official positions to their own people.

The sage calculated properly, and his eyes fell on the Zhongshu Shilang: "Old Prime Minister, who do you think is the most suitable person to go to Jiangnan?" ”

"This ......" Zhongshu Shilang went through two dynasties, figured out the sage's thoughts, immediately understood the meaning of the sage, considered a few names, and then the sage made a decision to order the two to go to Jiangnan for review.

"When the time comes, as long as they find a few substitutes for the dead ghosts, the Zhen family will be temporarily saved." The saint glanced at the crowd below, gauging their respective camps.

"Lao Qi is good, whether it is unintentional or intentional, it is finally a bit of brotherhood." The sage looked at the young King Ruijun: "Speaking of which, the seventh child hasn't picked a good person for his marriage. ”

A few years ago, the queen suppressed and did not want Situ Yun to get the support of his wife, but later the queen left, and Situ Yun kept filial piety for the nominal mother, so the marriage was delayed. So far, there is not even a princess, only a side concubine.

The sage pondered about King Ruijun's marriage: "It seems that I have to discuss it with Concubine Chen and Concubine Zhen when I go back." ”

The matter that had been worrying for several days was finally resolved, and the saint finally smiled, and as for the initiator of the saint's headache, he had now gone to the South Seas.

Blowing the sea breeze, Wei Yan stood at the bow of the ship and looked out at the endless ocean.

"Calculate the time, there should be a result on the Chang'an side? Take this opportunity to take a look at the emperor's thoughts, as for the Zhen family, no matter what, they will inevitably shrink their heads and lurk for a few years. When Ying'er grows up, we will slowly liquidate this hatred. ”

Wei Qian was dressed in men's clothes, Jia Mei didn't want her to go south alone, even if Wei Qian showed her own methods, Jia Mei loved her daughter very much, and refused to let her come to Nanyang alone to solve the problem of Canghai Commercial Bank.

Canghai Commercial Bank is a commercial house jointly operated by the Wei Mansion and the Huang Mansion. When Wei Yan was alive, Jia Mei got involved in the Nanyang business, and together with Mrs. Huang, with the help of her husband's doors, she ordered the business house established by her subordinates. It mainly trades with Nanyang countries, and deals in furs, jewelry, and other businesses.

However, not long ago, many people in the Canghai Commercial Bank were detained by Peng Sangguo in Nanyang, which made the commercial bank lose a lot of money. The people haven't come back yet, and Jia Mei and Mrs. Huang have finally appeased those family members, but they are helpless against overseas countries.

The cheapest is not a homegrower.

After leaving his hometown, he was helpless. Especially walking overseas, isn't it to be kneaded?

This is the most dangerous point of the Nanyang trade, generally speaking, the trading houses hire people to go south to sign a death contract, which is a desperate business.

Jia Mei has discussed with Mrs. Huang and is ready to give money to the family according to the contract, and directly deal with it as death. It's a big deal to add another two percent, anyway, the two families have made a lot of money, and they don't lack this money, just ask for peace of mind.

But Wei Qian disagreed: "Money is secondary, and human life is the greatest." If it can be saved, it is better to save it. So Wei Qian personally went south, of course, there was also a plan to go south to investigate the customs.

Jia Mei strongly objected, and even Mrs. Huang disagreed.

So, Wei Qian pretended to use the name of praying for Wei Yan's deceased soul, pretending to be a man and taking a ship from a trading house to go directly to the South Seas.

This matter is not even clear to Jia Mei at present.

"As long as the red toon is concealed properly, it should be able to hide it for a few days." His eyes fell on the surging water, reflecting a beautiful man whose appearance was more neutral.

"I didn't expect Senior Sister Xuanyu to have a bit of a way to disguise." It's not a spell, but a mask as thin as a cicada's wings for disguise, with a little modification, today's Wei Qian can't tell that it is a woman's body at all.

"It was also with the help of the black dragon that I became the body of the innate Yuan Yin, and there was no trouble such as menstruation and sunflower at all." At present, he is young, and even if he is a little less masculine, he can say that he can be justified.

Holding a folding fan and looking at the water, Wei Qian sighed lightly: "If I am a man, I will marry myself myself, and I will save any future marriage contract waves." ”

Wait a minute! Wei Qian's mind moved, this is not impossible. As long as you do a good job, you can play two roles by yourself, and it is not impossible for you to marry yourself!

"When I visited the church, I asked the red toon to put on the wedding dress, and I put on the groom's clothes myself, and in the future, I lived in the deep house for a long time, walking outside as a man. I can't say that I can still be crowned an official and worship a general, and there will be another generation of legends! ”

Wei Qian's heart was hot, thinking about the possibility of pretending to be a man. And a young girl ran out of the cabin: "Brother He, dinner is ready." ”

Xue Baoqin was dressed as a fisherwoman, and as soon as she came out, she saw a beautiful boy in white watching the water from the bow of the boat, her cheeks were red, and she stepped forward lightly.

Wei Qian was about to go south a few days ago, and happened to save Xue Baoqin's family in distress. Xue Baoqin's family is now preparing to go to foreign countries to do business, so Wei Qian simply took their ship to Peng Sangguo.

Going south alone, even the well-informed Father Xue would never have imagined that a mere girl would have such courage.

"Got it!" Wei Qian smiled calmly and closed the folding fan: "There is a little sister of the Lao Xue family." ”

After dinner, I returned to the ship to read the information of Peng Sangguo and check the charts of the entire South Seas.

A day later, you can see the green coast in the distance, and the dense coconut groves are growing freely.

The legendary Pengsang Kingdom has arrived!