Even though Jiang You had already seen the virtues of these civil officials, she was also angry at this time, but she was more and more angry about this matter, and she was afraid that she would be caught by this person, so she loosened her face and said with a relaxed expression: "I know all of you are loyal, but there must be a beginning and an end to doing things, and I have already decided to stay in Jinling for a few more days, so you don't need to persuade you anymore." ”

Unexpectedly, this group of people didn't eat hard and soft, still knelt on the ground, and said with a straight neck: "Your Majesty, the son of a daughter doesn't sit in the hall, now Jiangnan is in an eventful autumn, if you have any three long and two short, the ministers can't afford to lose their lives!" He paused and continued: "The affairs in the south are in charge of the ministers, and the emperor only needs to sit in the imperial city and take charge of the world!" ”

Jiang You sneered: "It seems that Shangshu thinks that I am incompetent, only you can handle everything, and if I want to deal with it, I can't handle it well!" ”

The official Shangshu looked panicked: "The emperor is serious, we are just worried about the emperor's comfort, and we have no intention of boasting." As he spoke, he gritted his teeth and touched the ground with his head: "Since the emperor doesn't believe in the ministers, the ministers can only admonish with death!" ”

Jiang You is most afraid of the two killer weapons of civil officials, one is to cry in court, she can cry from the three emperors and five emperors to her father, and the other is to die at every turn, and she is really the master who advises him not to die. She hurriedly raised her hand: "Quick! Get him up and don't let him die! ”

There were still a lot of people kneeling beside the official Shangshu, of course, it was impossible to watch him die and hurriedly pull him up. She was so angry that she patted the sedan chair and scolded: "Bastard, can't you talk well?" How different is the one who is looking for death and life at every turn and the shrew in the market?! ”

After she finished speaking, just as the civil officials below wanted to refute, they saw a group of brocade-clad men walking far away with a carriage at the end of the long street.

Xue Yuan rushed to Hefu after taking care of the docks, Bai Jie's powerful hand lifted the curtain, his eyes wandered between everyone, and he said in a rambling voice: "What's the matter?" ”

The civil officials kneeling on the ground glanced at each other a few times, and it was still the official Shangshu who spoke first: "Xue Changgong, the ministers and others only know that the emperor actually went to Jiangnan privately, and now Jiangnan is in an eventful autumn, and it is really not suitable for the holy car to stay for a long time, so please ask the emperor to return to Beijing." Although it means the same thing, it is much softer to talk to Xue Yuan.

Xue Yuan closed his eyes slightly: "The emperor has been out for a few months, and it's almost time to go back." ”

Jiang You's heart sank straight when he heard this, but the few civil officials kneeling down looked happy, they were still worried that Xue Changgong was helping the emperor, but now it seems that he doesn't look like he wants the emperor to stay.

He raised his eyes and saw that her face was ugly, and his expression eased: "However, there are a lot of things to prepare for the return of the holy car, so the emperor might as well stay for a few more days and go back when everything is ready." After a pause, he continued: "But I'm afraid that He Mansion can't accommodate it, and the emperor might as well move to Jinling Palace to live, and the ministers can rest assured." ”

"No!" Jiang You's face was full of anger: "Do I want to go or stay, do you want Xue Zhangyin to agree?!" ”

Xue Yuan's tall eyebrows slowly twisted, and he suddenly turned his head and asked the ministers kneeling on the ground: "What do you adults think?" ”

The people below were silent for a moment, and then they all bowed to the ground and kowtowed: "The ministers agree with what the factory said, please ask the emperor to live in the Jinling Palace first, and then set off on a certain day." ”

Xue Yuan saw that her face was blue and pale, and subconsciously raised her hand to support her, she seemed to suddenly come back to her senses, raised her eyes and looked straight at him, and there was some fear in her anger, she pushed his hand away and got into the carriage without saying a word.

The palace of Jinling was rebuilt from the old palace of Jinling, and the palace furnishings inside were all available, no worse than the palace in Beijing. When she entered, she saw the furnishings that resembled the palace, and her heart was even more annoyed, only to feel that she was trapped in the imperial city again, and in a fit of anger, she waved a lotus porcelain jar with a tangled branch and went down, and the broken porcelain splashed all over the ground.

Xiangyin, who had just entered the house, was almost pricked by broken porcelain, hurriedly took a few steps back, and asked in surprise, "What's wrong with the emperor?" "Although Jiang You has a childish temper, he is not a person who likes to take things out of anger.

Jiang You's eyes widened: "Xiangyin, why are you here?" ”

Xiangyin was afraid that the broken porcelain would hurt her, so she hurriedly called someone to come over to clean up, and said with a wry smile: "Originally, the slave maid didn't want to come with her, for fear of being seen by the people next to her, but then the south sent a letter to Jingzhong, saying that she already knew that the emperor had arrived in the south, and urged Jingli to persuade you to go back quickly. ”

Jiang You was very happy when he saw her coming, but the corners of his mouth seemed to be hanging with a jack pendant, and he couldn't raise it, but his eyes were red, and he said aggrievedly: "Xiangyin"

Xiangyinda has been following her since she was five or six years old, and when she saw her aggrieved appearance, she took a few steps forward in distress: "What's wrong with the emperor?" She saw that Jiang You pursed her lips and said nothing, and guessed carefully: "Is the emperor doing things in the south?" Or is it awkward with the factory father? ”

Jiang You's lips trembled when he heard the last sentence, he raised his hand to cover his eyes and took a few steps back, and sat down in a chair.

Xiangyin immediately knew that this matter had nothing to do with Xue Yuan, and hurriedly comforted: "You are the emperor, the Ninth Five-Year Emperor, how can there be a hurdle in the world that cannot be overcome, but don't be sad." ”

Jiang You covered his face to prevent her from looking, and his voice appeared muffled from between his fingers: "What kind of emperor am I?" In the past, it was just a fox and a fake tiger, I thought that others were in awe of me, but now I know that they are just in awe of the person behind me. ”

Xiangyin has lived in the deep palace for a long time, and he can't understand the twists and turns in the court, so he persuaded softly: "So what? The factory won't hurt you, you and him really shouldn't share anything with each other. ”

Jiang You was silent for a long time, his hands slowly loosened, and his eyelashes were stained with mist: "But I am the emperor." She tilted her face, closed her eyes and let the tears flow back: "I am the emperor, not an ordinary woman, how can I pin my responsibility and honor on the favor of others?" When he spoiled you, you were an unattainable laurel branch in the Toad Palace, and once he doesn't love you anymore, you are not even as good as a stubborn stone on the side of the road. It's better to be okay, but once I disagree with him, I don't even have the right to speak. Her lips trembled: "I'm afraid"

Xiangyin was slightly speechless, she was taught the concept of husband as the sky, and she didn't feel that there was anything wrong with obeying her man, but she didn't think about making Jiang You subordinate to others and its difficulties.

At this time, a faint voice came from outside the door: "Is this how the emperor thinks of his ministers?" ”

Jiang You was startled, looked up suddenly, and saw Xue Yuan open the curtain of the phoenix wearing the peony and walked in, he saw her reddened eyes, his heart was shocked, and he said slowly: "What do I mean to you, don't you know?" ”

Seeing that the two were about to talk, Xiangyin retreated with interest and gently closed the door. Jiang You just looked at him quietly, and suddenly asked irlevantly: "Why do you want me to go back to Beijing?" ”

She was caught off guard by the question, and Xue Yuan paused before replying: "You haven't been in the capital for the past few months, what happened in your life?"

She couldn't listen to these clichés at all: "Don't use official words to perfunctory me anymore, why are you forcing me to return to Beijing?" What are you afraid of me finding out?! ”

Xue Yuan stood silently in the center of the hall, and when she saw that he didn't answer, she became more and more panicked, and finally asked the important place: "Is your surname Xue or your surname Chong?" ”

Xue Yuan's body stiffened, suppressed his temperament, put one hand on her shoulder, and comforted: "You'er, now the world is looking at the peace on the surface, but in fact, there are constant undercurrents, and when I settle all the people and things that can threaten us, will we talk about this again?" ”

He still won't say it, and he still won't say it! Jiang You looked at him stunned, his lips trembled several times, and he opened it for a while: "I was on the dock just now, I knew that what the brothers and sisters of the Chong family said made sense, and I knew that I should leave them for careful investigation, but I was afraid that if you really stayed, they would cause you a lot of trouble, so I let you dispose of them." Is there anything you can't say to me? Am I the one you want to be with you for the rest of your life, or am I the canary you keep in a cage on a whim? ”

Xue Yuan opened his mouth and stammered, and his head was speechless. As the saying goes, nature is hard to change, she likes to pity and love, likes her sweetheart to be weaker, he is also willing to restrain her temperament for her, and treat her gently and carelessly, but nature is nature after all, and his domineering nature is still difficult to change after all.

Jiang You saw that he was silent for a long time, leaned on the table dejectedly, and waved his hand: "You don't want to say, I won't force you, you can go." ”

Xue Yuan's hand on her shoulder added strength, and carefully took her into her arms, although she did not resist directly, her body stiffened suddenly, her back arched and she was held in his arms, and the whole person was silently refused.

He still didn't give up, his moist lips moved down, and he tentatively kissed her long hair, kissed her eyebrows, and finally rubbed her diamond lips. Her lips were cold, and no matter how much he teased, he couldn't get enthusiastic, he rarely panicked, took a few steps back, and said softly: "You'er? ”

Jiang You looked depressed, slowly lowered his head, and when he raised it, he couldn't see any expression on his face, and pressed his forehead and said, "Let's go down the palm print first, I'm tired." ”

Xue Yuan slowly put his hands in his sleeves, and half owed: "The minister has retired." ”

In the past few days, it has been raining some spring rain, and it is inconvenient to go on the road when it rains, so the matter of returning to Beijing has been put on hold for the time being. Jiang You became the emperor, and returned to a state of idleness in the imperial city, not giving her approval for important folds, and not discussing important matters with her, but it was better to come freely when pretending to be a prisoner.

She changed into a light moon blue embroidered silk silk palace dress, curled her hair with a simple white jade bell hairpin, and lay by the window to watch the dripping rain.

Xiangyin hurriedly walked in at this time: "Your Majesty, He Tuiguan is here." ”

Jiang You originally wanted to take him for his own use, but these days he was discouraged, so he didn't bother to think about it, and now when he heard him, he didn't know what to think, and walked out of the window for a while, before he said, "Let him come in." ”

The rules and pomp of the palace are not as big as those in the palace, He Changming was led in after a while, he saw Jiang You wearing women's clothes for the first time, and he was stunned before reacting, but there was no disrespect in his eyes, it was all pleasure and amazement from the heart, and then he retracted his gaze and kowtowed: "Weichen knocks to see the emperor." ”

Jiang You nodded, raised his hand and asked him to get up: "Why did He Tuiguan come here today?" ”

He Changming smiled: "Actually, it's not a big deal, my father knows that the emperor is going to return to Beijing, and my father has retired to Jiangnan. When he finished speaking, he sighed in his heart, and felt a little imperceptible melancholy.

Jiang You was stunned and hesitated: "I'm just afraid that it's inconvenient to go." ”

He Changming hurriedly said: "Baizang Mansion has been contracted by my father, the emperor doesn't have to worry about someone recognizing him, just keep a low profile when he goes." ”

Jiang You nodded: "He Lao has been a teacher-student friendship with me for many years, and I should go there, you wait." ”

He Changming knew that she was going to change her clothes, so he hurriedly bowed and retreated outside the courtyard to wait, and sure enough, it was only a moment, she changed her body and the neat azure color came out, and she looked more and more red lips and white teeth, handsome eyebrows, more heroic than women, and more delicate than men's eyebrows, it is really a rare good skin.

He Changming was a little stunned, and it wasn't until she started screaming that she hurriedly came back to her senses. He was half a step behind Jiang You and walked without hurrying or slowing, and suddenly saw the footsteps of the person in front of him, and the voice came slowly: "The pair of brothers and sisters of the heavy family on the dock, what do you think of the eldest son?" ”

He Changming was stunned for a moment, and then smiled slightly: "It's just a traitor who was used by traitors and had the audacity to come to deceive, the emperor doesn't have to worry too much." He thought for a moment and added, "My father thinks so too." ”

Jiang You secretly bowed his head, this is really a smart person: "This thing is too ridiculous, I am afraid that it will damage the reputation of the factory, and I think that the eldest prince can know the stakes." She was still not at ease, and couldn't help but beat He Changming with words.

He Changming said with a smile: "Wechen is provincial." ”

Jiang You nodded with satisfaction, and his thoughts, which had been silent for several days, came up again, and he turned his head sideways and said: "I remember saying at the beginning that He Qing has the talent of longitude and latitude, and only when he enters the cabinet center and worships the prime minister and is knighted, it will not be humiliated." ”

The meaning of these words is undoubtedly revealed, and her means of winning over people are still a little immature, but hearing her appreciate herself like this, He Changming was still shocked, bowed down and said: "Thank you for the emperor's praise, Weichen is ashamed." After he was excited, he couldn't help but sigh sadly, the dignified emperor, he wanted to put down his body like this to win over his courtiers, if she wasn't isolated, why would she be here?

Jiang You turned his head to look at him, in terms of appearance, he was not as elegant as Xue Yuan, but he had his own style when he raised his hand, he was gentle and calm, and he had a bit of a gentleman's taste like jade. She only glanced at it and then withdrew her gaze, her voice deep in a deep voice: "I don't just talk. ”

He Changming was slightly stunned, but the two had already gotten into the carriage while talking, and he didn't want to ask too much, so he let the carriage slowly walk towards Baizang Tower.

Unexpectedly, He Lao set up a big banquet and invited many local young men who were about to enter the official career, and did not point out the identity of Emperor Jiang You, only let her know and make friends, she naturally knew He Lao's hard work, so she also secretly paid attention.

Old man He was old and refined, and when he saw that his son's eyes did not leave Jiang You's left and right, he coughed dryly and pulled He Changming over, letting him accompany him, and it was easy to wait until the banquet was over, and the sky outside sank again, He Lao cleared his throat: "Changming, I'm afraid that there will be a good rain later, and it will be inconvenient for the emperor to return to the palace, so you go and give her a ride." ”

Jiang You nodded indispensably, got into the carriage, and suddenly saw someone fighting on the long street, she hurriedly stretched out her head to look, and saw that one of the parties was wearing a bullfighting suit, with a jade belt around his waist, and his voice was screaming. Spring's cat, holding a silk in his hand: "Beat our family, hit hard!" Without some strength, this dog doesn't know what to do! ”

Jiang You's brain went through all the officials several times before he reacted, this person should be the supervising eunuch on Jiangnan Road. The official who was beaten by him was disheveled, and it was vaguely seen that the complement was an emu, and it should be the imperial history of Kedao when he was dressed, he was hugged by several fans, punched and kicked, and still did not give in and scolded: "Eunuch, if you have the ability, you will kill me today!" Otherwise, I will fight to enter the capital and face the saint, and I will impeach you until you step down! ”

The eunuch's face changed greatly, his eyebrows sank, and his expression immediately became vicious, he glanced at his subordinates, and the subordinates nodded almost imperceptibly, and raised the stick in his hand to point to his heart, and he wanted to kill this person directly.

The Qi Dynasty has always had a rule of not killing officials, Jiang You really didn't expect this group of people to be so rampant, and they dared to kill officials on the street, and hurriedly shouted: "Stop!" ”

The supervising eunuch turned his eyes to him impatiently: "Where did the dog come from, dare to block the master's errands, can you be impatient?!" ”

He Changming was afraid that she would be hit by someone, so he got out of the carriage and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you?" Dare to kill officials on the street, do you want to rebel? ! ”

The supervising eunuch looked him up and down a few times, and then arched his hand perfunctorily: "It turned out to be He Tuiguan, we arrested him because he resisted arrest and intended to threaten our family, and our family must not use it to do it on the street." ”

He Changming said in a deep voice: "The dynasty has always had a rule of not killing officials, that is, if he has any mistakes, he will be punished by his superiors in the national law, and it is not your turn to punish him!" ”

He saw that He Changming was embarrassed, and he also sank his face and said: "He Tuiguan, you have to be careful when you speak, our family is dedicated to the public, you are obstructing our family's serious affairs like this, could it be that you deliberately cover it up?!" ”

Jiang You really couldn't listen to it anymore, and glanced at the guards around him, more than a dozen guards were top players, and they rushed up to tie up the inspector eunuch who was still showing off his might into a zongzi, his face was panicked, and he still scolded: "Blind your dog eyes, dare to catch me, I was a person from Dongchang, you dare to be so rude, you!" ”

It's okay that he didn't mention Dongchang, but when he mentioned Jiang You, he couldn't help but sink his face, ordered someone to plug his mouth, and said in a deep voice: "Send him to Xue Zhangyin to see what he says." ”

A few guards took the order, Jiang You didn't want to take the carriage anymore, so he simply walked side by side with He Changming on the street, and the two walked for a long time, she suddenly asked: "Now that the East Factory is getting bigger and bigger, there is a tendency to deformity, if I want to curb the eunuch dictatorship and balance the power of the East Factory, what should I do?" ”

Although He Changming had a deep relationship with her, he still didn't expect her to ask directly, this is really a heart-wrenching word, he paused for a while before saying: "Dongchang has taken root in the Qi Dynasty, and its influence is as close as the capital and as far as Goryeo. ”

Jiang You closed his eyes slightly, and said slowly: "In the past, Chengzu established the East Factory to supervise hundreds of officials, and later the East Factory had deep authority, not only to control the civil officials, but even the emperor had to be subject to it" She pressed the corner of her forehead: "I thought, if there is a yamen similar to the East Factory, maybe it can restrain the East Factory." ”

He Changming lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, then asked carefully, "What do you mean?" ”

Jiang You said: "Lixi Factory." She forcibly suppressed the guilt in her heart and said slowly: "Jinyiwei also has the South Town Fu Division and the North Town Fu Division to check and balance each other, so I want to set up the West Factory to contain the East Factory." ”

He Changming looked at her deeply: "Your Majesty, this is going to change. AFP. Politics. ”

Jiang You's hands clenched tightly, and the excitement in his eyes couldn't be suppressed: "I've been thinking about this these days, the imperial power has been on the side for a long time, I not only want to build the West Factory, but also build a women's school, these female officials will be the protégés of the Son of Heaven in the future, why don't they worry about me?" ”

He Changming didn't expect her to think so long-term and so bold, and couldn't help but exclaim: "Your Majesty! He pondered for a moment, but still said tactfully: "It is already a common practice for men to be like officialdom, if the emperor rashly builds a female protagonist and allows women to be officials, I am afraid that the ministers will not allow it." ”

The excitement on Jiang You's face receded slightly, and he sighed: "I don't plan to achieve it overnight, the atmosphere in the south has always been civilized, and I plan to establish a women's school in the south in the name of promoting the virtues of the ancestors of the two empresses, and then slowly expand it." ”

Rao is He Changming opened it again, but he still felt incredible, so he simply skipped this topic and muttered: "Even though the emperor has great ambitions, does the factory guild agree?" ”

He saw Jiang You's face stiffened, and the corners of his eyebrows and eyes drooped, and he no longer had the same flying look. He couldn't bear it and said with relief: "The emperor has a far-sighted plan, but this matter is not urgent, I am afraid that it will take many years of hard work to succeed." ”

Jiang You thought of Xue Yuan, couldn't help but sigh, and said sullenly: "It's me who can't stand him"

Her voice was too low, He Changming didn't hear it, thought about it, and threw out a second question: "The emperor should also know that now all the ministers are looking forward to the emperor returning to Beijing as soon as possible. I am afraid that it will be even more difficult to do political affairs, and it is imperative that the emperor should think of staying in the south. ”

This is the problem that is in front of her, even if she wants to stay in the south and continue to do business, the civil servant will not agree. She was a little distracted thinking on the long street, but she didn't pay attention to the rain beads on her face that were smashed down by the big beans, and her white cheeks were instantly full of water droplets.

The pouring rain was going to fall, He Changming hurriedly used his wide sleeves to protect her under the eaves to avoid the rain, and he was drenched all over his body and didn't realize it.

She stood under the eaves in a daze, and watched the raindrops pour down in a waterline, and couldn't help muttering; "I've got a way."