It is said that the Son of Heaven hunted in the east, and the ministers returned to Beijing from the imperial tomb, and they were busy for a while. The next day, more than a dozen important ministers gathered in one place to discuss for a long time, wanting to ask the virtuous king Situ Pan to temporarily act as the government of the court. Situ Pan simply closed the door and didn't come out. Someone else said: "The sage has long had the intention of appointing the second prince as the crown prince, so it is better to ask the second prince to be the regent temporarily." "The head of the household, Shangshu Lin Hai, strongly opposed.

It turned out that yesterday he hurried to the Xianwang Mansion to visit Situ Pan, told Liu Aiyun what he said, and asked him about his situation in the imperial tomb and on the road these days.

Situ Pan exclaimed: "It turns out that he is acting!" I also felt that something was wrong, but I didn't expect it to go up. But it was my mistake. ”

Lin Haidao: "The prince is not a singer, he has a specialization in the art industry, and it is common to not see it." Besides, the prince was worried about the saint at that time, and he also disturbed his mind. ”

Situ Pan sighed: "Gan Lei is a good person, I hope to save the third brother as soon as possible." He added, "I have received news that Li Guopei's soldiers and horses have occupied four city gates. ”

Lin Hai was shocked: "The thief really has bad intentions. ”

Situ Pan said: "Fortunately, there are not many of his people, and there are still two generals waiting outside the city, so he must not dare to act rashly." The father-in-law who was at the palace gate yesterday was by Concubine Hui's side. ”

Lin Hai pondered for a moment and said, "If this is the case, the second prince is the most suspicious. And the saint hinted several times that he would make him the crown prince, and it was reasonable for Li Guopei to take refuge in him. Nai sneered and said, "Why be anxious. ”

Situ Pan sighed: "He is in a hurry, when the third brother comes back, the position of the crown prince will definitely fly away." He shook his head again, "I only hope that the third brother's prince will be safe and stable, and not like the prince in front of him, he will cause injustice." ”

Lin Hai also sighed and was silent.

Therefore, Lin Hai tried his best to prevent the second prince from regenting, and the court meeting would not be able to do so on this day.

The second prince discussed with his staff again and again, probably because of the old year's courtship, which caused Lin Hai's daughter to leave Beijing, which made him secretly unhappy. immediately decided to marry Lin as a concubine. That night, he went to Shangshu Mansion to seek advice, but Lin Hai avoided it, and only sent out a sign, with eight upright characters on it: "Prince Yizhong of the front car." The second prince stared at it for a long time, drenched in cold sweat, shook it into the air, hid the stick and left. The next day, he categorically refused to take regency. The court is temporarily governed by the ministers, and when there is an undecided, it is temporarily suppressed, and it is really important to throw it to the Xianwang Mansion and smash it to Situ Pan.

A few days later, news came from Ganlei's place that Cao Datong's troops withdrew from Tianjin, and did not make a request or let the saint return to the court, and the two armies froze. Situ Pan and Liu Dengxi discussed sending a master to rescue the driver, mixed a few capable people into Tianjin, and investigated Cao Datong's general military mansion and military camp without finding out where the saint was imprisoned.

On the other hand, Gong Kun and others were originally on the waterway, but when they heard that the old sage was returning to the west with a crane, they were shocked, and ordered the people and the dart master to escort Yuan Chun with their luggage to go slowly, and they wanted to hurry to Taiwan to discuss matters. Yuan Chun refused, so he had to go with him.

Gong Kun said: "This trip is extremely hard. ”

Yuan Chun said: "It's not that I haven't suffered hardships. ”

Gong Kun said: "The pain of the palace is in my heart, and it can't be compared to such a bumpy and tiring. ”

Yuan Chun said: "Listening to what Mr. said on the road, Sister Lin's escape from the capital was also bumpy and tiring. ”

Gong Kun said: "That's an escape, and it's a last resort." Now I'm just going to discuss it, and the girl will be okay later. ”

Yuan Chun raised his eyebrows: "I'm afraid that Sister Lin's third sister and fourth sister will also discuss together?" ”

Gong Kun said: "When they were in Beijing, they discussed with the third master Cong and the third master, and Miss Lin also went out of the house. I won't hide it from the eldest girl, when the situation is like this, it is the beginning of Miss Lin. He told Lin Daiyu's plan of "six kings together".

Yuan Chun was slightly stunned, and then sighed: "No wonder she refuses to even be the crown princess." can mess up the world with a plan, why be trapped in the narrow square of the harem. Naizheng said, "I can't catch up with the past, I hope I don't miss the future." ”

Gong Kun was not surprised when he heard this, stroked his palm and smiled: "Sure enough, it is the woman of the Jia family." ”

The two of them left behind their retinue and galloped away.

After walking for a long time on the side of the road, Gong Kunfang was surprised and said: "The big girl is good at riding!" I'll also be like you don't know how to ride a horse. How can you, a woman, have such abilities? ”

Yuan Chun laughed: "I can ride a horse when I was five years old, and my grandfather led me to the military camp." "As soon as the old man left, I never touched the saddle bridge again." It's been so many years, and I didn't think I could remember it. ”

Gong Kun said: "The big girl will only have a lot of days to ride horses in the future, and she needs to pick a good horse when she arrives in Taiwan." ”

Yuan Chun Canran: "I'm the eldest sister, who dares not let me pick first?" ”

The two laughed, but fortunately there was no one in the field, and only three or five birds were frightened.

Because Yuanchun's riding skills were still a little weak, the two of them walked slower at first a few days, but then they ran faster and faster. On this day, I entered the city of Guangzhou and went straight to the Liangguang Governor's Palace.

Menzi heard that it was Lord Jia Lian's family members who came from Beijing, so he hurriedly went in to report the news. After a short time, the prince Teng himself came out to greet him. He and Gong Kun knew each other, and when they met, they hugged their fists and said: "Mr. Gong came so quickly......" His eyes swept to Yuan Chun, stunned.

Yuan Chun hadn't seen Wang Ziteng since he entered the palace, so he smiled and hugged his fists like a man: "Uncle Wang, do you still recognize your niece and daughter?" ”

Wang Ziteng was overjoyed: "It's Yuan girl, isn't it?" ”

Yuan Chun smiled and gave a salute. Wang Ziteng shouted repeatedly: "It's a coincidence, it's a coincidence!" What a coincidence! Hurry inside! "Dragged the two of them in.

The two of them did not wash their faces and change their clothes, but followed the prince for a long time with dust on their heads, went around the garden and walked across the nine-curved bridge, the head of the bridge was guarded, and they arrived at a water pavilion with windows wide open on all sides. Several square tables in the water pavilion were put together into a large long table, and they were full of people.

When the two of them came in, they heard someone ask, "Uncle, who is this?" Yuan Chun looked up and saw that it was her cousin Jia Xichun who was talking, sitting as a boy and holding a pen in her hand.

There are many people who know Gong Kun, and immediately a few people stood up and shouted "Mr. Little Gong", Gong Kun smiled and said: "Sure enough, are you deliberating?" ”

Jia Cong said: "Exactly, I got the 800-mile express in Beijing." Nai carefully looked at Yuan Chun a few times, and hesitated, "This ...... next to him Isn't it a big sister? I can't recognize it. ”

Before he could finish speaking, Tanchun also stood up: "It's a big sister!" ”

Gong Kun said: "Because I heard that the Emperor Taishang had died halfway through, the two of us hurried over, and the people who followed were walking slowly behind. ”

Everyone came over to meet each other, and those they didn't know were introduced one by one. Jia Cong's important people in Taiwan have all come.

Lin Daiyu covered her mouth and smiled: "Big sister and Mr. Little Gong should go to wash up first." ”

Wang Ziteng said: "Yes, I was in a hurry to bring them over, and I forgot about this." The busyman led the two of them to the guest room to freshen up and change into clean clothes.

The two of them walked away, but Xichun still looked at his back and said, "Why is the big sister completely different from at home?" I don't dare to admit it. ”

Jia Cong said casually: "The fast horse ran all the way and tanned a lot. ”

Xichun and Tanchun said in unison: "No. ”

Tanchun said: "The spirit has changed. ”

Jia Cong snorted: "This is the real Jia Yuanchun, the one who used to play the piano and write poems all day long, and didn't ask about the world, was pretended." ”

Tanchun glanced at him: "It's not pretending." Times change, and people change with it. ”

Jia Cong waved his hand and said, "It's not that it changes with it. She had to pretend to be in the palace because of the dark clouds all day long. Otherwise, she could have followed the maids and entourage behind her in a carriage slowly, why was she in a hurry? How can a woman who is willing to go to the sun and rain in order to discuss important matters with her brothers have no ambition in her breast? I told you earlier, the women of our Jia family are all promising. The two of them pursed their lips and smiled.

The two knew that there was something important today, so they didn't dare to delay more, so they packed up their moments and rushed back. Yuan Chun saw that the sisters were all wearing men's clothes, so he also changed into men's clothes. Two chairs had already been moved for them to sit down.

Jia Cong handed over Jia Huan's letter first: "Look at this." After Gong Kun Jia Yuanchun finished circulating, he said, "We all had a small discussion in private just now, and the two of you have finished reading it, so you can officially start." After that, he gestured to Lin Daiyu.

Yuan Chun found out that Lin Daiyu was sitting in the first place in a green shirt, and looked coldly like Lin Ruhai she saw when she was a child.

Daiyu coughed, took a sip of the teacup, and said, "Everyone here has great wisdom, and they have all read the letter from Jingzhong. The first thing we need to figure out today is who made the first string of things in Beijing, what is the purpose, and what will happen to him next? What's next? In order to save trouble, Liu Feng said first? ”

Liu Feng said slowly: "I've guessed eight. Nine is not far from ten, I first said that others must be boring, you say first. ”

Wu Youjia Xichun gave him a big white eye, and Wang Ziteng smiled: "I know that I am old, and I am not as bright as you young people." You say, "I listen." ”

Xichun said first: "The matter of Cao Datong discussed in Huan'er's letter is probably correct. It's just that Li Guopei is obviously not the person of the eldest prince, otherwise how could he not take advantage of the situation? After that, there is no part of the eldest prince. The second prince was favored by the present, and most of the ministers will support him; If the powerful ministers come out, they will definitely support the young emperor. ”

Tanchun said: "It is also more than ten days away from the imperial tomb to Beijing, and someone reminded him or the eldest prince that it is difficult to achieve great things with a few people alone, and the saint just fell into the hands of thieves and did not die, so they calmed down." ”

Jia Cong said: "It's not on point. If he has the courage, he will first support it, and then say, since the saint has fallen into the hands of a traitor alone, it is not difficult to kill people with a knife or even burn jade. The most important part of this matter is that whether it is true or not, Li Guopei has always expressed his intention to support the establishment, but he has reined in the precipice after arriving in the capital. If he did not rein in his horse, he would have been killed by the arrows of the Imperial Guards who remained in the palace. ”

Gong Kun smiled: "Not bad. If he has the heart to support it, he has to catch the Imperial Forest Army left behind in Beijing by surprise, but the Imperial Forest Army has already been prepared by Lord Lin and others, and his abacus has failed. How would he know that the Guards were on guard? ”

Tanchun said: "Could it be that he found out that Uncle Lin was missing, and he suspected that they would go back to report the news quickly?" ”

Jarvis said: "There are so many civil and military officials, and it is difficult to notice if there are a few less. And Lin Hai, Su Zheng, and Jia Zheng should not be known by Li Guopei, so he naturally can't notice that the people he doesn't know are gone. ”

Jia Cong high-fived and smiled: "Then the question is, who will pay attention to Lin Hai, Su Zheng, and Jia Zheng are gone?" ”

Wu Xiaoxi said: "Lin Shangshu is gone, Situ Pan must be the first to notice, but I don't know whether he landed on the middle of the road, stayed in the imperial tomb or managed to slip away." He went to look for Lin Hai's friend Master Su by the way, but he was gone, and Bacheng could be suspicious of Jia Huan, he knew that these two were his husbands. After checking again, Lord Jia Zheng of Rongguo Mansion was also gone. Who else could it be if it wasn't for the third master of Huan to save him? ”

Liu Feng nodded and said: "Behind Li Guopei is the virtuous king Situ Pan, and there is no one else." ”

Yuan Chun was shocked, and quietly asked Gong Kun beside him: "Does King Xian also have objections?" ”

Gong Kun said in a low voice: "He has long been opposed. Even if our group of people don't interfere, it will be the opposite. He was waiting for the old saint to die. ”

Yuan Chun sighed lightly.

Gong Kun said again: "As for the father-in-law who suddenly appeared at the gate of the palace, it depends on who the master behind him is. If it is the queen, it should be exonerated for the eldest prince; If it was Concubine Hui, eighty percent would have made Situ Pan coax. I heard that this woman is quite good, and in her early years, she helped the saint seize the throne together with King Xian; There are so many women in the harem today, only she is the only one that Situ Pan can look down on. Since Situ Pan realized that it was difficult for Lin Hai to escape and support him, and he was reluctant to be a general like Li Guopei, it was cheapest to find an acquaintance to round the field for him. Among the acquaintances, only Concubine Hui, the mother of the second prince, is the best to use. ”

Xichun nodded again and again: "Once Li Guopei's disobedience is noticed by others, by the way, some people will be suspicious of the second prince." ”

Yuan Chun didn't know a lot of things, so he didn't understand a little, and asked, "Which prince does King Xian want to support?" ”

Jia Cong said: "Since he has the intention to replace the present, he must not be able to support a few elders." I look at the youngest Seven Princes most likely. First, the young master is good at control; Second......"

Lin Daiyu tapped on the desk: "Let's not mention it for the time being." Jia Cong grimaced, and Yuan Chun glanced up at her. Daiyu only couldn't do it, and said, "I'll straighten it out." Situ Pan's design to provoke Cao Datong to rebel and protect Buqi was also his lure to help his soldiers trap the imperial tomb and capture the Son of Heaven, and he would not be released back to Beijing for the time being. ”

Xichun couldn't help but smile and said: "In the early years, the sage relied on King Xian, and this time he will be able to let King Xian calculate how much he will go back." ”

Daiyu continued: "It's still Situ Pan who bought Li Guopei......"

Before the words fell, Jia Cong raised his hand and said: "Correction, it should be to subdue Li Guopei." Situ Pan's ability to subdue a fighter is not a problem, we must respect the opponent. ”

Daiyu glared at him: "Don't interrupt!" Situ Pan subdued Li Guopei and ordered him to pretend to support the regent of the eldest prince. Today, it is clear that the two princes are intended, and this move will inevitably lead to the dissatisfaction of the two princes and the ministers, and there will be loyal and good ways to go out of Beijing to attract troops. There are not many soldiers and horses in favor of Li Guopei, and generals who have learned from the dragon's skills do not have to take the risk of defeating the army. In this way, there will be chaos in Beijing. Li Guopei fled with the eldest prince in his arms. If Situ Pan takes the opportunity to provoke the three princes and the four princes again, it will be even more chaotic. After the chaos became a mess, he came forward to set things right and supported the youngest prince as regent. When the time comes, let's see the general trend of the world. The older princes were incompetent and killed Jinshang directly, and he supported the young emperor; If the princes have a certain climate, they will let the saints return to Beijing and destroy the princes with the majesty of the monarch. Because the saint has been in his hands for a long time, his body has not been working for a few years. As soon as the saint dies, Situ Pan will become the regent and the prince will support the young emperor. With that, he drank another cup of tea.

Jia Cong high-fived and said: "My sister missed the last step, and when the young emperor was half old, he gave in again and again." ”

Dai Yu smiled: "No need. The young emperor is less than half a year old, and he will inevitably die. Even if he repeatedly conceded, he must have been lucky enough to be alive, and refused to succeed to the throne after his brother was almost dead. Although Huan'er and my father messed up his first move, it didn't hurt him much, just postponed it a little. Below, the saints will not return, and all the soldiers and horses will stand in their own way. The biggest variable at the moment is the other six princes. ”

Gong Kun said: "Those six are only afraid that Situ Pan has not taken it seriously, all he wants is a good name." ”

Xichun smiled: "Isn't the biggest variable us?" ”

Everyone looked at each other and laughed.

Yuan Chun suddenly stood up: "Cong'er! Do you want to send a message to Beijing later? ”

Jia Cong said: "Naturally." Write when the meeting is over. Is there something wrong with my sister? ”

"Hurry up?"

"Hmm."

Yuan Chun said sharply: "No matter what method Destiny Huan'er uses, even if he breaks his Lao Tzu's leg with his own hands, it will be done!" Try to make our lord resign immediately, and not be in the court for a day. ”

Jia Cong was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "It's okay." ”

"Again." She looked at Jia Cong and said, "Since the uncle is supervising the army in the south, don't shorten the military report to show that he doesn't care about everything in the south." ”

Jia Cong let out an "oops" and turned his head to look at Mi'er: "Brother Mi'er, our two secret envoys didn't write a secret fold." ”

Yuan Chun hurriedly asked, "What is the secret fold?" ”

Jia Cong grimaced: "The sage gave me and my brother a secret decree, ordering us to secretly investigate whether the prince of Nan'an had lied about the military situation. We forgot about it. ”

Jarvis said: "I haven't forgotten, I've made up a letter, but I don't know if it's appropriate, I'm going to ask Lord Wang to take a look after the meeting ends." ”

The crowd laughed again.

Jia Cong stretched: "I can't remember this kind of thing. ”

Yuan Chun sighed lightly, and secretly said in his heart, what Mr. Gong said is not bad, how can he not look against him? Jia Cong, the bear child of the Red Mansion

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