The three hundred and twelfth round

Li Chengqian read the edict again, although he was reluctant in his heart, but he had to admit that Aya had made a great compromise by letting him visit Qin Ying and trying to cover up his departure from the palace. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Qin Ying saw that Li Chengqian didn't say a word, she said two words of persuasion and her mouth was dry, she picked up the cup and drank a little water, regained some spirit, she took the initiative to pull his sleeve and said: "You took the edict, and after returning to the palace, you will go to the Taiji Palace to return to Your Majesty." By the way, help me convey to Your Majesty that if you really want to change the prayer for the winter solstice, you should put it forward in the court as soon as possible. ”

At this time, Li Chengqian still couldn't figure out whether Aya's move proved that he was no longer hostile to Qin Ying, and just nodded indiscriminately when he heard the words. He was interrupted just now, so he put aside the matter of asking Qin Ying how she was sick and stopped mentioning it to her.

She tugged at the corners of her mouth and smiled a little vanity. Before the banquet on August 15, she had to deal with the affairs of the DPRK and China that had been delayed for a long time, and she also had to remove the nails that hindered her one by one from under her nose.

Qin Ying's official position is only five grades, and the opponent of Hou Junji, who is the third grade, is obviously tantamount to a mayfly shaking a tree; However, it is still easy for her to toss her top boss off the horse by the hands of others.

Qin Ying in this life has never hurt people with a black heart, but that person has been unfavorable to her twice or three times, no matter how good a person is, she can't be good, not to mention that Qin Ying thinks that she is not a soft-tempered person in the first place.

Goodness is like water, and water benefits all things without fighting.

If anyone is good to me, I am like water.

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On August 14, Qin Ying entered the palace to participate in the early dynasty with his body that had not yet recovered from his illness. Her face was still as pale as ever, her steps were a little weak, and her whole person seemed to be blown down by a gust of wind. However, the calm temperament of the whole body cannot be ignored.

Ancestral Department Langzhong watched Qin Ying walk slowly, his brows furrowed almost imperceptibly, and his heart was paid to leave her job without any effect at all, and this person's illness really couldn't be pretended to be for ten years.

Li Shimin glanced at the seat of the Ministry of Rites, and saw Qin Ying's figure swaying and sitting down, secretly sighing that the person who used to treat his eldest son's illness was now extremely miserable by the pain. Obviously, Qin Ying's appearance and size are still a child, but for some reason, it makes people feel that she can be on an equal footing with the old man who has experienced vicissitudes......

Before entering the hall, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu had already cared for Qin Ying about her condition. At this time, sitting in the banquet of the early dynasty, he straightened his back and tried his best to win His Majesty's attention, but he didn't know that His Majesty's gaze crossed him and looked at the inconspicuous Qin Ying.

Today's early dynasty still has nothing to do with Qin Ying, she knelt behind the ancestral hall Langzhong, honestly doing the background. In the past, Qin Ying's body did not show any symptoms, and she gritted her teeth and knelt down, and she didn't feel how difficult it was for an hour; Now Qin Ying's heart is still holding back a breath of blood, so the time of the court meeting is very difficult, it is like a sentence.

His Majesty saw that Qin Ying had only come to the court after many days, and only then did he remember that when Li Chengqian was talking to himself a few days ago, he mentioned the matter of the winter solstice sacrifice to the heavens.

When the courtiers took the court wat and played 7788, Li Shimin cleared his throat and recited the shortcomings of the winter solstice sacrifice ceremony. only said that he intended to change the ritual system of the winter solstice festival.

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu knelt in the banquet in a daze for a long time, and finally took over the conversation. He said to His Majesty that the ancestral system of rituals has been passed down for many years, and although the changes can be done at their discretion, they should not be too much, at most the winter solstice prayer is written in a slightly simpler and easier to understand prayer.

Previously, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites held a meeting with the officials of the ancestral hall to sort out the steps of the winter solstice sacrifice, and made the record of the reform of the winter solstice sacrifice. His Majesty proposed it at the court meeting, and it was precisely in the hands of the Ministry of Rites Shangshu.

It has only been ten years since the founding of the country, and Li Shimin has no intention of drastically changing the ancestral system, so he nodded when he heard the words: "Everything is according to what Aiqing said." ”

The ancestral hall Langzhong bowed his hand and expressed his determination in front of His Majesty and said: "The ministers are willing to share their worries and relieve their labor for Your Majesty." ”

Qin Ying squinted her eyes and closed her gaze to her hand, she couldn't steal the limelight from the protagonist with one of her deputies.

However, the secretary and supervisor Wei Zheng walked to the center of the hall on his knees, holding a court wat and admonishing: "The ritual of the winter solstice sacrifice to the sky has been around for a long time, and even the prayers cannot be changed. Lord Shangshu should not forget the responsibilities of the Ministry of Rites in the past dynasties for the sake of flattery and pandering! ”

She hung her head and sighed silently, Lord Wei is really a clear stream in the court, and he specializes in fighting against His Majesty and many officials. But who knows if he's pretending to be a clear high, or if he's really clear? Wei Zheng spoke out for Qin Ying twice, not because he wanted to sell favors to Qin Ying, but because he wanted to highlight his unique Qingliu identity.

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu was older than Wei Zheng, and his beard trembled and trembled as he held the court, first kowtowing to Li Shimin, and then turning his head to look directly at Wei Zheng and said, "Shouldn't a minister comply with His Majesty's reasonable requirements?" Lord Wei don't want to be untrustworthy. ”

"Does the ancestral system say that it will change?" Not to be outdone, Wei Zheng glared back at the Ministry of Rites.

Seeing that the two of them were about to fight over this matter, Li Shimin had to wave his hand and say indifferently to the officials below: "What advice do other Aiqing have?" ”

Hou Junji raised his head and glanced at Qin Ying with his residual vision. Qin Ying is a member of the Ancestral Department of the Ministry of Rites, but when the Ancestral Department of the Ministry of Rites was listed just now, she didn't follow the statement, is it because she had expected that things would not go so smoothly, so she chose to watch the fire from the other side and watch from the wall in advance?

Gao Shilian pondered for a while, and knelt next to the book of the Ministry of Rites. He didn't think of etiquette so highly in his heart. If the ancestral system cannot be violated at all, then how did His Majesty, as the second son of the Emperor Tai, ascend to the throne?

"I think that the prayer for the winter solstice can be shortened and streamlined." Gao Shilian knelt down and said, "The failure of Emperor Yang of the former dynasty to complete the winter solstice sacrifice ceremony is an ominous omen of the death of the country. Today, even if Your Majesty is immersed in reciting prayers during the seven-day bathing and fasting, if there is a mistake in the ceremony, only half of the ceremony can be carried out, and Your Majesty and the officials of the Ministry of Rites will have to face the sword and pen of the historians. ”

Li Shimin was very reluctant for others to compare him with his cousin, but in the past few years, he has been forced to listen to it, so he just can't bear his anger. Moreover, Gao Shilian just came back from Yizhou this year, and it has not been long since Li Shimin promoted him to be the head of the household department, and he can't refute his face now.

Uncle Eldest Sun Guo is very good at observing words and feelings, and seeing that Li Shimin's expression is vaguely displeased, he did not seconded Gao Shilian as usual.

"Let's discuss the reform later, and if the Aiqing has nothing to do, they will retreat." Li Shimin dismissed the people who were kneeling in the palace.

After Qin Ying watched the excitement, he walked out of the Liangyi Hall with orderly steps. She didn't care in the slightest whether the prayer for the winter solstice festival was to be reformed. Not in his position, not in his politics. All she could think about now was calculating.

Sitting cross-legged under the corridor of the Liangyi Palace, she looked at the bustling crowd of people, and sighed that this court was not very peaceful on the surface and secretly - to be Your Majesty, I don't like courtiers to form factions, but courtiers do not form factions, how to protect themselves in the huge whirlpool of the court?

When Hou Junji walked past Qin Ying's location, he deliberately squatted down and said that Lord Qin had good eyesight, and then went around to the back of the hall to participate in the small court meeting.

Qin Ying didn't waste his energy trying to figure out the meaning of the words because he didn't have any nutrition, but he just half-closed his eyes, and waited for Gao Shilian to finish the small court meeting, and then invited him to the Hanlin Academy to talk.

That day, Su Huan and Lord Ouyang came to Xingdao, and Qin Ying explained his plan and plan.

Lord Ouyang did not say anything against it, but acquiesced to Qin Ying and Su Huan's negotiation with Gao Shilian's handle.

Su Huan visited Qin Ying and returned to the Hanlin Academy, so he once again asked the fate master to figure out how to join forces to hold Gao Shilian in check.

Liyuan Shi is a monk who can no longer be outside the square, but part of his heart has always stayed in the square, and he was also dragged into the water by Qin Ying and Su Huan.

Qin Ying stood guard under the corridor for about half an hour, watching Gao Shilian's figure pacing out from behind the pillars. She got up and greeted Gao Shilian, bowed her head and bowed her hand, "Can Lord Gao have time to sit in the Hanlin Academy?" ”

Gao Shilian hesitated for a moment and nodded. When he first returned to Beijing, he knew that there were people who had been in the limelight in the DPRK and the market recently, but he was only thirteen or fourteen years old. He hadn't seen Qin Ying before he had heard of her high name. When Qin Ying was in the convoy to Silla, Gao Shilian had no chance to meet this kid, and he had a strong curiosity in his heart.

Qin Ying returned to Chang'an, and first made a sensational sacrifice in Chang'an. Gao Shilian and those people in the market watched together, Qin Ying'e in the high place, the black and white Taoist robe was in the wind, and it was a dignified and immortal posture, which made people can't stop yearning for it just at first sight. It's hard to believe she's the age to do that.

Although she went to court every day after that, she was not as dazzling as before. Gao Shilian did not relax his attention to her. Because he already foresaw that this man would achieve even more in the next ten years. He wanted to see with his own eyes how she could go to higher heights, step by step.

Gao Shilian silently stood in the distance and watched Qin Ying, but he never thought about having anything to do with her, let alone thinking that Qin Ying, who was as difficult to get close to as the snow of the mountains in the court, would one day take the initiative to invite him.

But then he had a judgment. Today, His Majesty proposed the reform of the winter solstice sacrifice in the court, and he rejected the remarks of the Ministry of Rites Shangshu to reform the prayers, and Qin Ying, as an official of the Ministry of Rites, should have something related to it to discuss with him.

He didn't think deeply about why Qin Ying didn't invite himself to the teahouse in the East and West City, but wanted to enter the Hanlin Academy, which was known as the "paradise".

Seeing this, Qin Ying smiled, revealing a small tiger tooth, and said, "Thank you, Lord for your willingness to appreciate the light." "Her first step plan to invite you into the urn has been successfully implemented.

"Lord Qin, please first." Gao Shilian is as his name suggests, he is good at being a corporal of courtesy, and in front of Qin Ying, a five-grade official, he does not put on any official stands, leans back slightly, and lets Qin Ying lead the way into the Hanlin Academy.

Two years ago, Fang Xuanling and Gao Shilian partnered and transferred Lord Ouyang to the Hanlin Academy, but these two culprits did not go to the Hanlin Academy once. The truth is ironic.

Qin Ying showed his fish talisman, took Gao Shilian to Hanlin Courtyard, walked all the way to the chess room in the front yard, knocked on the door a few times, Qin Ying opened the door and took a step back, allowing Gao Shilian to enter first.

Seeing that there were already two people sitting on the side of the chess room that he didn't know, Gao Shilian turned his eyes in surprise and said to Qin Ying behind him: "Lord Qin, what do you mean by this?" ”

She changed out of her official boots and closed the door of the chess room, sat in front of the small table and asked without answering: "Master Gao, do you still remember an old incident two years ago?" ”

Gao Shilian already felt that it was a not very wise choice for him to blindly accept the invitation, but now he could only bite the bullet, sit beside Qin Ying's hand under the gaze of two strangers scrutinizing him, and pretended to be calm: "There were more things two years ago. ”

"I'm afraid there is only one thing related to you and Hanlin Academy." Qin Ying held the teapot with a soothing movement, and personally poured Gao Shilian a cup of warm tea and soup.

Su Huan briefly introduced who he was for Gao Shilian, and then said with a very serious face: "Two years ago, Lord Ouyang suddenly changed from a bachelor of Hongwen Pavilion to the history of the dean of Hanlin, is there any credit for Lord Gao here?" ”

Seeing that Gao Shilian did not expect Qin Ying, a layer of fine sweat appeared on the corner of his forehead, and he continued his words:

"Lord Ouyang has never held a meeting for you in the two years that he has served as the chief historian of the Hanlin Academy, and he has never sought a future for the people of the Hanlin Academy, and he has been blindly bored in the small bamboo forest in the backyard to hone his inscription skills, and what the people I have seen today have said will be forgotten every other day. This is not quite the same as the common forgetfulness in the market. Do you know what kind of illness this is? ”

Gao Shilian wiped his sweat slightly with his sleeve, took a deep breath, didn't let himself mess up before the three juniors, and asked: "Do you feel that Lord Ouyang was transferred to the Hanlin Academy, and even his mental trance is related to me?" ”

Qin Ying shook his head seriously and said, "It's not just Lord Gao. Then she told her about inviting Fang Xuanling to a dinner in the name of Empress Xiao a few months ago, taking advantage of the three days of leaving the palace to rest, and said:

"At the end of that night's feast, I had the privilege of shooting the servant to the corner of the street where he lived. I asked him what happened in the DPRK two years ago, and what position Lord Ouyang occupied in it. The servant has already been reported. Now the tall man might as well be honest and let this matter have a proof. ”

Gao Shilian didn't believe that Fang Xuanling would tell Qin Ying thoroughly about the matter of swearing never to tell anyone, but Qin Ying's face was so calm and calm that Gao Shilian had to abandon his firm position and stammered: "What is your intention in mentioning the old incident two years ago?" ”

Gao Shilian, who has lived for most of his life, has never encountered the situation of three juniors becoming tigers and wolves, surrounding himself in an impermeable small circle and showing himself the limelight. Let him have the feeling that if he doesn't obediently comply, he will be Fa-rectified.

Qin Ying smiled again: "Lord Gao is now the head of the household department. We just happened to know a secret of Master Gao, and if Master Gao could do a small thing for us, we would treat the secret as if it had never happened. ”

(To be continued.) )