Chapter 111: The Wind Rises

Jingzhong is still circulating various versions of the Yanbian War, but he doesn't know that everything happened to Duanwang's Mansion and the Shilang Mansion of the Military Department.

Emperor Longqing is still as early as ever, and it is impossible to tell whether he is happy or unhappy.

"What else do you have to do? If not, that's the end of it! Emperor Longqing's expression looked a little tired, and there was some anger that everyone couldn't say.

"Minister...... The minister has something to play! A man hesitated for a moment, but still stood up.

"Oh? What does Huang Qing's family have to play? Something flashed in Emperor Longqing's eyes, but in the end, he still couldn't see the love.

The person who spoke was Huang Yongxin, the secretary of the Ministry of War, who wiped the fine sweat on his forehead, and his body bowed even more, "Zhou Rende, the squire of the Ministry of War, has not served for two days, and the minister ...... The minister wanted to find him by himself, fearing that he would be unwell, but there was no one in his house! ”

"Oh?" , Emperor Longqing straightened up and glanced at the crowd, "If you really don't see Zhou Qing's family, Renming, what do you think?" What's the secret of your third brother? Emperor Longqing asked Zhou Renming, who had been silent, and the look on his face was still unpredictable.

"Back to the Holy Heavens, the squire of the military department has nothing to do with the Faithful Bofu anymore! As for where he went, the minister really didn't know! Zhou Renming's face was pale, and he looked very annoyed at the mention of Zhou Rende.

"Oh? I probably forgot about it, you actually broke up? I remember that before the old uncle died, he repeatedly said that you three brothers were not allowed to separate! In this case, order Jing Zhaoyin to find him! At this time, the situation is turbulent, and if there is something wrong with the squire of the military department, it will not be good! ”。 Emperor Longqing glanced at King Xian who was standing there, "Then." Leave the errand of finding a soldier to King Xian! ”

King Xian's body stiffened at first, and then he stood up and gave his hand. "The son will definitely assist Jing Zhaoyin to find the squire of the military department as soon as possible, please rest assured that my father and emperor!"

Emperor Longqing nodded, "Then this matter is done like this, do you still have something to do in the Zhongqing family?" ”

Another person flashed out of the crowd, prostrate on the ground, "The minister has something to play!" ”

A smile appeared in Emperor Longqing's eyes, and when he saw that it was Lang Shiping, another attendant of the military department, he asked, "Lang Shiping." What's the matter with you? ”

"Weichen sued Zhou Shilang for corruption and embezzlement! Wechen received the evidence, and asked the saint to take a look! Lang Shiping took out a blue booklet from his arms and held it above his head.

When Gonggong Tang received Emperor Longqing's signal, he came down and took the booklet and hurriedly presented it to Emperor Longqing. Emperor Longqing looked at a few lines, and an angry face gradually appeared, and he patted the imperial case, "Bold!" What a Zhou Rende! Lang Qing. Is this true? ”

"The minister has been lurking for a long time in order to collect this evidence. The courtiers spoke softly, knowing that if they were not completely sure, they could not sue Zhou Shilang. Although Weichen is at the same level as it. The family background is not as good as his! If Fei heard that the Loyal Bofu had drawn a line with it, the minister would never dare to present it! Lang Shiping knelt on the ground. His face was a little pale.

"Bold! How can my courtiers not have the guts? Ladies and gentlemen. Of the thousands of glories on his body, which one is not given by heaven? If there is still a deceit of my conscience. His heart should be punished, and his sin cannot be forgiven! King Xian, look at these! Emperor Longqing angrily threw the blue book to King Xian's side, his face covered with frost.

When the Son of Heaven is angry, who dares to continue to stand in the court? They all knelt down one by one, and no one knew what Emperor Longqing was angry for.

"Father, this ......", King Xian looked at Emperor Longqing, and was a little uncertain in his heart. Although Lang Shiping is his person, he has long been ready to pull Zhou Rende into the water. But when it really came to this point, he still couldn't understand what Emperor Longqing was thinking.

"Take a good look! My good courtiers dare to make a fuss about conscription! Emperor Longqing only felt stuffy in his chest, and looked at King Xian, his eyes were still as if everyone didn't understand.

"Erchen will definitely find Zhou Shilang and ask him to kneel in front of you and explain it in person!" , King Xian is not sure if Emperor Longqing knows what he has done in this. Although the evidence did not wronged Zhou Rende, he did not contribute to the troubles......

King Xian lowered his head, and a trace of unwillingness crossed his eyes. Over the years, his mother and concubine have lived in the cold palace, and the mother and son rarely see each other. The mother concubine will always look like she is outside the world, not sad or happy, not like a living person, and the man in front of her, who she respects the most, although she secretly gave herself great rights, has never looked at herself openly.

On the contrary, it was King Duan, as the second son of the emperor and the son of the imperial concubine, who received a lot of special care from Emperor Longqing. King Xian envied the way King Duan and Emperor Longqing talked more than once, so casual and cordial. And himself, who says he is a son, is more like a subordinate.

He was not reconciled, so he also wanted to muddy the waters of the pond completely. He wanted to get that position, he wanted his mother to be the most honored woman in the world. Instead of huddled in that cold palace all day long, living a life of no one and no ghost or ghost.

"Hmmm! Your second brother is about to return victoriously, so you quickly solve this case, don't let your second brother return to Beijing and face these bad things! Emperor Longqing's words revealed his love for King Duan, and he looked at Lang Shiping who was kneeling on the ground, "Since Lang Qing has collected this evidence, let's help King Xian solve the case!" After Emperor Longqing finished speaking, he waved his sleeves and got up and left.

Lang Shiping breathed a sigh of relief, slumped on the ground, glanced at Queen Xian and quickly stared at the ground. When many ministers around him passed by, they said anything, but he ignored all of them.

It wasn't until the end, when only King Xian was left in the hall, that Lang Shiping raised his head, looked at King Xian's angry face, and felt a little chill in his heart.

"Get up! It's cool on the ground! You've been kneeling for a long time, it's time to get up! After King Xian finished speaking, he took the lead and walked out.

Lang Shiping wiped the sweat on his head and followed.

night

Zhou Chenyu kept walking around, and Ke Xiyuan's eyes were dazzled.

"Chenyu, what the hell is going on? Can't you just sit down and talk to me? After today's next dynasty, Zhou Chenyu has been unable to give up. Ke Xiyuan estimated that as soon as King Duan returned to Beijing, everything would be settled. What is Zhou Chenyu panicking about?

"Yuanyuan, do you really think that the saint belongs to the virtuous king in his heart?" , Emperor Longqing's approach in the court today is incomprehensible. Zhou Chenyu didn't dare to be so sure in his heart. Originally, Zhou Rende was arrested, and he had a feeling of winning the battle. Can ...... now

"What happened in the court today?" Ke Xiyuan knew that something must have happened, or there was no reason why Zhou Chenyu would be like this.

Zhou Chenyu nodded. He talked about today's events in detail, and after hearing this, Ke Xiyuan smiled faintly, and couldn't help asking, "What do you say?" ”

"Today's chess has always been like this. Why don't you just do what he says, investigate the case well, and cooperate in a play! Don't worry, in the end, everyone will get the stolen goods! It's just that I'm curious that the third uncle is really ......." Ke Xiyuan was more curious, when did King Xian insert the chess pieces in? Does he have any more other pieces?

"Although Lang Shiping is indeed the prince's person, he has never wronged the third uncle! You may not believe it, we turned out thousands of taels of gold and thousands of taels of silver from the third uncle's side, and I won't mention other precious antiques! Although the Bofu was rich, it was impossible for him to have so much property. If he hadn't made money by conscription, he wouldn't have so many silver taels on hand! Zhou Chenyu didn't expect it. Zhou Rende's heart is so big. Not only did he want to push the king to the throne, but he also accumulated so many silver taels for emergencies.

Ke Xiyuan also learned that in order to collect money, Zhou Rende secretly colluded with the soldiers who went to various towns and villages to recruit soldiers. Those who pay the money are exempt from military service. And every year's recruits are the result of discussions between the military department and the household department, and the remaining vacancies. Zhou Rende recruited many beggars and orphans to fill the number. Over the years, it has been peaceful. Some families don't want their sons to be soldiers. is thinking of a way to change people, and go straight to Zhou Rende to deliver benefits. Sometimes the most ridiculous is in the ranks of recruits. There was also an old man in his twilight years, who died not long after, and then died of a violent illness. The appeasement money allocated by the imperial court went into Zhou Rende's pocket again.

"Now, there is no other way but to follow the will of the Holy One! Chenyu, don't be impatient! Seeing that Duanwang is about to come back, it will be over as soon as he is ready! My grandmother told me that the person on the tip of my heart today is Concubine De! Ke Xiyuan thought about it, and still said Wang's words.

"How is that possible?" , Almost subconsciously, Zhou Chenyu blurted out. Seeing that Ke Xiyuan's face was full of surprise, he said, "You don't know, the prince hasn't been by his mother's side for a day since he was born." It was only later when he was older that the Holy God allowed him to go three times a year. One is his birthday, and the other is Concubine De's birthday. Once it's the New Year! And Concubine De is simply like a water, and her expression is always like that......", Zhou Chenyu thought of Concubine De who had inadvertently seen once, although she was shocked, but the look on her face was indeed like a living dead.

"What you can see is not necessarily true, what you can't see is the most precious! In short, don't be impatient, since my grandmother said so, it must be true! But after so much time, it's hard to say whether it's or not! Ke Xiyuan always felt that Concubine De in the cold palace was the key. If you are really cold, you will have solved yourself with a rope a long time ago, why should you still live in the cold palace?

The only explanation is that she still has something she can't put down. For example, the virtuous king, such as the ......

But Ye Guo said that one night when he was on duty, the saint took him to wander around, but he went to the Ruyue Palace of the imperial concubine, and stood at the door for a long time before leaving. I...... I'd rather believe that the person he loves is the imperial concubine, and I don't believe that he loves a person who was locked in the cold palace with his own hands! As long as Zhou Chenyu thought about Duanwang's biological mother Zhou, he felt panicked. Take 10,000 steps back, the woman who is high up is still her aunt.

"But don't forget, the third aunt came that day, but it was said that Princess Duan had entered the palace! But for so many days, have you seen Princess Duan in Duanwang's mansion? Even the third aunt is gone, that is to say, the saint used a more secret force to restrain a few people. Ke Xiyuan felt that in some ways, Emperor Longqing was really an amazing emperor. At least the scheming, no one can match him.

"It can only be Suzaku! Suzaku is the most mysterious person in us, but I never thought it would be him! Zhou Chenyu mentioned Suzaku, his face was a little strange.

"Who is Suzaku?" , Ke Xiyuan looked at Zhou Chenyu's appearance, I don't know why, I think that Suzaku must know this person.

"It's better not to know, it's kind of twisted to know! Well, with your words, my heart is a lot more settled, I have to go and talk to the prince! If the prince is in a bad mood, I'm afraid that he will go to the Cold Moon Palace again! Zhou Chenyu grew up with King Xian, and he really knows King Xian too well.

"Cold Moon Palace?" , Ke Xiyuan seemed to think of something, and suddenly her eyes lit up, "Did you ask Ye Guo, what did he see that night was the Cold Moon Palace or the Ruyue Palace?" ”

Zhou Chenyu squinted, "I don't know this!" Yuanyuan, is this important? ”

"I just think that if Imakami really wants to protect someone, he won't hold it in the open, but will only protect it in a way he doesn't know! But this is also my guess, sometimes pampering a concubine will not necessarily let her heir sit in the throne. After all, he will rule the world in the future, and he is a king who has the world in mind, and he will not show favoritism, but will only choose according to the person who is most suitable for that position. Ke Xiyuan couldn't get it accurately for a while, and he really couldn't understand the king's heart.

"I'm going to a few places, and I'll be back when I get news! The prince received the news, and in half a month, the army would return to the court! In the past half month, I have too many things to do, and I may ignore you. But Yuanyuan, no matter what I do, I always have you in my heart! Zhou Chenyu thought about it, and still took Ke Xiyuan into his arms.

"I know that! Chenyu, be careful in everything, be safe! Ke Xiyuan knew that if Zhou Chenyu was stopped, it would only make Zhou Chenyu unhappy. Now, the only thing she can do is to help Zhou Chenyu as much as she can.

Zhou Chenyu nodded, and disappeared into the night.

On the other side, Emperor Zhou Guifei ignored the dissuasion of the female officials around her and rushed all the way to the Cold Moon Palace. Looking at the slightly dilapidated palace, she pushed open the door with all her strength and scolded loudly, "Cheap/human! After so many years, you just can't live in the cold palace! I sue you, the one I love most now is me! It's me! ”

Before her words fell, a woman in a white shirt with only a hosta on her head and a bun on her head that she couldn't tell her age walked out, her voice was cold, "Since that's the case, I congratulate you!" It's late at night, I'm resting, please leave! ”

"You're still like this!" , Emperor Zhou Guifei bit her lip tightly, looking at her cold appearance, and the past scenes came to mind, "I hate you!" I hate you! You have pressed me everywhere, and now your son will stop me in front of me. I hate you! I hate the Holy Admiral for only giving you every qiē in this world! ”

The woman snorted coldly and turned around, "And I don't care!" Then he went into the house and did not come out again.

"Don't care! You don't care! Emperor Zhou's facial features are almost distorted, and she just hates to catch her out and say another thing or two. But...... Thinking of her cold appearance, a heart sank again. touched his sideburns, tidied up his shirt slightly, and said to the female officer beside him, "Go!" Look where the prince is! No matter what, this palace must take the position of this East Palace for him! ”

"Yes! Empress! The female officer nodded, and hurriedly retreated. (To be continued......)