With a round face, big eyes with copper bells, a nose with rosacea, and two rat whiskers, this is the honor of Ruan Xiaojiu, the little flag in brocade.

At this moment, he was standing respectfully in front of Ji Gang, reporting some of Xia Qi's actions after returning to Beijing.

Ji Gang leaned on the Taishi chair and sat lazily, his eyes seemed to be slightly closed, but he looked like a tiger taking a nap, still majestic, at least like another official of Ruan Xiaojiu's level, he didn't dare to glance at him in front of him.

After listening to Ruan Xiaojiu's report, Ji Gang smiled coldly and suddenly asked, "How is Yu Shiji now?" ”

Ruan Xiaojiu hurriedly said: "I have also seen the driver, and the emperor is very encouraging to him." Chen Yan of the Metropolitan Procuratorate has already asked for a reward for his meritorious service, and now there is a rumor in the Ministry that Yu Shiji will soon be promoted to the imperial envoy of the capital. ”

Ji Gang snorted coldly.

Chang Yinglin sent people to Beijing to ask him for help, and Ji Gang also did something after hearing the news, what he did was to invite Xia Shi to eat and drink, and take the initiative to get close. In his position, no one wants to be blamed for him, and it is enough for him to do his part. And there are some things that don't need to be clarified, if Xia Qi cares about him, he naturally knows how to do it.

Let him go and rub Chang Yinglin's buttocks, but now Master Ji is too lazy.

He received Chang Yinglin's money, but now that there are more officials who send him money, does anyone dare to ask him for a receipt? Unfounded, with his favored level, he is not afraid of Chang Yinglin biting him, but it is always a pity to lose a financial road, so he Ji Da reluctantly did what he is most unwilling to do now, bowing his head in front of others, and currying favor.

First of all, the current tension has eased, and once something really happens, he will come forward. At that time, he was not sure that Chang Yinglin would definitely be found guilty there, how could he be stupid enough to go to Xia Qi first to hint and tell him to go to disaster relief, and when he passed by Huzhou Mansion, he must turn a blind eye?

Originally, in his thoughts, Chang Yinglin could still take measures to deal with things, he first repaired the relationship with Xia Shi in case of emergency, Chang Yinglin plugged the loopholes on his side, if he couldn't find out, he would save himself from going to Xia Qi to say small things in front of him, if something really happened, and then mediate with Xia Shi. Who would have thought that Chang Yinglin would be greedy to that level, and he would be a master who sacrificed his life and money.

Perhaps, one of the main reasons why Chang Yinglin did this was because he believed in his ability to do it.

Ji Gang is confident that he also has this ability, and the reason why he didn't do anything in the end was because at this time he suddenly received news from Chen Yunan from Shandong: "The Peng family may have something to do with the White Lotus Sect!" ”

Once this matter is implemented, he will not only be more trusted by the emperor, but also .......

This is also because Chang Yinglin has done a lot of evil, and he wants to ask the heavens to take it away, how can Ji Gang be willing to throw away the greater interests for such a useless guy.

He didn't want the emperor to know that he was at odds with the Duke of Fuguo and fighting with the Imperial Procuratorate for his corrupt cousin, and he didn't want Xia Shi to know that he cared about this matter, so he told Xia Tao to be careful. Although Ji Gang is very unpopular now, he is still a little vague about Xia Qi, if Xia Shi realizes that he is hostile to him, this sore spot is likely to slip away from his hand.

In order to pull Xia Shi's pigtails, in order to report it in the future, not to let the emperor think that he is a personal vendetta of the communiqué, but that he is loyal and righteous to destroy "relatives". "Tearfully reported that he had a very close and excellent relationship with the old Shangshang, just a Chang Yinglin, what is the point?

For this reason, he not only stood by and watched Chang Yinglin, but also destroyed all the evidence that might make Chang Yinglin bite him, but in this regard, he was too careful, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate did not use the topic to explain the meaning of taking the opportunity to bite him.

Just because one of Chang Yinglin's cousins was accepted as a concubine by Ji Gang, he accused the big celebrity in front of the emperor of being the big backstage of conniving at Chang Yinglin's corruption?

If Chen Yan's political quality is so naïve, how can he be qualified to be the opponent of Ji Gang, and how can he be a thorn in the side of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces?

A cool official like him can't afford to make mistakes, and if he does something wrong, a bunch of people will come up and beat the water dogs in no time.

Yu Shiji is also worried that Ji Gang's energy is too great, relying on a Chang Yinglin not only can't fix Ji Gang, if you call Ji Gang to make a procrastination trick, big things drag small, small things are delayed, and when the wind and waves are calm, Chang Yinglin will also be out, he will beat the chickens and eggs, so he didn't wait for the holy decree to come down, he preemptively instigated the masses and asked Xia Qi to sacrifice the royal flag.

After Ruan Xiaojiu finished speaking, he looked at Ji Gang with a blank look.

Ji Gang pondered carefully for a moment, and said slowly: "Yang Xu has returned to Beijing, he must go to Shandong for the funeral, and order the people over there to hurry up, if necessary, arrest the people over there in Putai first, and torture the identity secrets, as for the Peng family's ......, before they have real evidence, it is not appropriate to act rashly, if Yang Xu has not mastered the strong evidence before he arrives in Qingzhou, he will all escape into the ground, and he will not be subject to it!" ”

Ji Gang is right, he is not an ordinary official who lets him ask for it, if he is caught by Xia Shi before he gets conclusive evidence, he will also be very passive, this game, both sides are jealous.

Ruan Xiaojiu answered, and glanced at Ji Gang again to see if he had any other advice.

Ji Gang yawned lazily and asked again, "Tomorrow, the King of Han should be a vassal right?" ”

Ruan Xiaojiu hurriedly replied: "Yes, tomorrow is the deadline for King Han to leave Beijing." ”

Ji Gang smiled and waved his hand gently.

The next morning, Xia Xun had already received the emperor's advice, and did not go to the early court. He explained to Zheng He and several officials of the Ministry of Industry about the preparation of summoning the people in the disaster area to Beijing to intervene in the construction of the Dabao'en Temple, and asked them to handle it specifically, so he hurriedly returned to his home to prepare for the matter of going to Shandong.

Last time, Peng Ziqi was in a hurry, he didn't bring any tools, he was the daughter of the Peng family, it didn't matter if he was empty-handed, he was an aunt and a father-in-law, it was not good to prepare some gifts, fortunately, Ming'er had already bought him a lot of work equipment at home, and there were not many tools to buy, although Xia Shi was anxious, he only delayed for half a day, but he could bear it.

Inside the palace, Zhu Di and Zhu Gaosui had just returned to the palace, and Zhu Di was quite unhappy in his heart.

Today is the deadline for Zhu Gaochu to leave Beijing and go to Yunnan to take up the domain, Zhu Di also carefully prepared gifts and words of encouragement to his son, and wanted to wait for his son to tell him when he went to the palace to resign, but the result was ......, Zhu Gaochu did not go to the palace to face the monarch at all.

Zhu Gaosui is the crown prince, and he usually does not go to the court to participate in driving, but today is the big day when the second brother leaves Beijing, and he is also sent by the court, and the result is .......

"Xu'er, do you have such a grudge against me?" The more Zhu Di thought about it, the more depressed he felt.

At this time, Mu En crept in and whispered, "Your Majesty, King Han asks to see!" ”

When Zhu Di heard this, he said angrily: "Tell that unscrupulous son to roll in!" ”

Mu En said embarrassedly: "The ...... of the King of Han, it seems that his body has not yet healed, and he is held by two small servants of the Han Wang's Mansion, and the slave and maid are watching, and the King of Han is walking with great difficulty...... ”

"Oh? Xu'er is still in good health? ”

Zhu Di's anger immediately dissipated, and he hurriedly said, "Hurry up, call him in." ”

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu asked people to hold him and walked in tremblingly.

This Zhu Gaoxu listened to Chen Pu's words and knew that family affection was now his only hole card, and he really put in a lot of effort.

The food is definitely not good to eat, the sleep is definitely not good, the beard is not repaired, and the hair is not well combed, I saw that his hair is fluffy, his beard is messy, his eye sockets are deep, and his cheeks are sunken.

Zhu Di saw that his heart was sour, and he hurriedly said: "Come on, quickly show King Han!" ”

Zhu Gaochi hurriedly greeted Zhu Gaoxu, took his arm from the little waiter's hand and hugged him, and said with concern: "Why is the second brother so sick?" ”

Zhu Gaochu broke free from the support of Zhu Gaochi and the little chamberlain, knelt on the ground with a "porphyr", knelt and crawled two steps forward, hugged Zhu Di's thigh, and cried loudly: "Father, the emperor ......." ”

Zhu Di's eyes were a little moist, and he hurriedly bent down to support him: "Xu'er, hurry up, hurry up, it's been a long time, how can you still be so sick, the imperial doctor of the Han Palace's palace is really damned, such a heavy condition, dare not report it to his father!" Since Xu'er is not in good health, then ......, let's rest in Beijing for a while! ”

Zhu Gaoxu said with tears in his eyes: "Father, my son has often thought about it at home these days, and today I went to the palace with my illness and met my father, I just want to ask my father for a word!" ”

Zhu Di said: "You get up first and speak slowly." ”

Zhu Gaoxu refused to get up, and cried: "Father, the son is panicked, the son frequently introspects himself, and feels that he is not guilty of the country, why is he sent by his father thousands of miles away, and the son is not convinced!" ”

Zhu Di's face stiffened, and he said slightly angrily: "Xu'er, what is this called, for my father to make you the king of Han, and to let you guard Yunnan, but for the sake of the country to defend southern Xinjiang, for the sake of the national fence, how can you be derogatory?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu knelt down and cried: "Then Yunnan is a place of smoke and miasma with high mountains and dangerous roads, and my son has lived in the top places for a long time, how can he adapt to such a life in southern Xinjiang?" Today's son only asks for forgiveness from his father, and his son does not want to seal the country, and from now on he will not be concerned with the government and the world, and will be an idle prince in Jinling City, but he will be able to stay by his father's side and the queen mother, and his wish is enough! ”

"This ......"

Zhu Gaoxu kowtowed and sobbed: "If the father does not promise, the son will go on the road, just ask the father to prepare a thin coffin for the son first!" ”

Zhu Di exclaimed: "Why is this? ”

Zhu Gaoxu said gloomily: "I'm afraid that my son has not arrived in Yunnan, and he has already returned to the west......." ”

Zhu Gaochi watched from the side, seeing that his brother said this, his fat face was already swollen red, and then looking at his old man's face, Zhu Gaochi gritted his teeth, stepped forward and knelt in front of Zhu Di in a regular manner, and said earnestly: "Father is gracious, at the request of the second brother, let him stay in Beijing!" ”

Xie Xu was busy in Wenyuan Pavilion, and when he suddenly heard the news, he couldn't help but be shocked and angry, and said angrily: "King Han refuses to leave Beijing? The prince even interceded for him? ”

Yang Shiqi, who rushed to deliver the letter, said helplessly: "The elder of the pavilion doesn't know, the king of Han is sick, the shape is miserable, the emperor can't bear it, even if the prince doesn't intercede for him, the emperor will agree, if the prince stands aside and ignores it, won't it make the emperor feel that the prince is cold by nature?" ”

Xie Xu said angrily: "If King Han doesn't leave, the world will be restless!" The crown prince is the brother of the king of Han, it is inconvenient for him to say, I will say it! ”

Xie Xu said, and Yang Shiqi dissuaded him, and rushed to the Jinshen Palace!

The enemy soldiers are chasing closer and closer, and the brother only has a bald pen in his hand, so continue to code words, hold our position, and repel the enemy's attack, so I beg you brothers!