In the next few days, Jiang Mei rested in the house, there was light snow in the air from time to time, she and the girls in the house also gathered around the stove to make a wine order, the atmosphere was so unhappy, Jiang Mei's house was so relaxed and comfortable, but the court was not, now the New Year is approaching, the courtiers come to prepare for the stove sacrifice at the end of the year, and the second is that the triennial official examination of Dahuan is also being carried out in an orderly manner, due to the two wars between the east and the west, the official examination has been postponed, these days are just in the final agreed stage, because Emperor Xiao ordered that it must be completed before the year, So the ministers of the court and the central government are already busy,

At present, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households and the Department of the Ancestral Department are the busiest, after Zong Shilin was dismissed, Ji Ruosi, the right Cheng of Shangshu, was promoted to the left of Shangshu, and Fu Yan, the servant of Zhongshu, was promoted to the right of Shangshu. After Zhang Kuangshi, the former minister, was dismissed, Zhang Shaoyu, the secretary of the imperial history, was also promoted to the ministry of officials because of his merits to assist Pei Yun in handling the government affairs of the ministry, and Shen You in the former ministry was promoted to Hubu Lang, everyone knows that Shen You has a great relationship with Pei Yun, and Shen You was transferred to the household department, obviously Pei Yun planted an eyeliner under Xie Hui. But no matter what, at the end of the year, the officials of the entire Shangshu Provincial system were already busy.

At this time, the officials of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households quarreled in the hall of Shangshu Province over a public case.

Lian Deqing, the head of the household, took the book in his hand and looked at the right man on duty, and said indignantly: "Master Fu, the population of Xuancheng County has decreased this year, and the taxes are only half of those of previous years, why is Wang Shiheng still superior in the assessment of the officials?" Tell me what's going on? ”

Lian Deqing, who has a wide face and a long beard, is over 50 years old, and he is upright and upright. When he learned that Wang Shiheng was rated as superior, the heroic righteousness in his heart came out, and he thought that he must let the upper authorities evaluate it, so he took the household and tax books reported by various states and counties this year and ran to the provincial office angrily.

At this time, Shang Shuyoucheng Fu was on duty, seeing that Lian Deqing was shouting loudly, he was so anxious that he couldn't do it, so he quickly grabbed him and let him sit down, and then ordered someone to pour tea for him, and he didn't know what Lian Deqing said. But Wang Shiheng is Mrs. Su's protégé. Su Weixin had already said hello and wanted to transfer him to Wuxing County next year, and Shen You, the head of the household, also knew about this matter, but Lian Deqing, a stunned man, poked the matter out. If it makes a big fuss, Su Xiang and Pei Xiang's faces will not look good. At present, the DPRK and China are finally peaceful. It is also rare for officials from various ministries and provinces to work together. Happiness knows no bounds. The old man must be convinced.

After Fu Yi comforted him, he sat down opposite him and said unhurriedly: "Lord Lian." That's the case, Lord Wang has been serving in Xuancheng for many years, has been abiding by his duty, cautious, Xuancheng is also quite peaceful under his rule, this year's three Wu turmoil, the people are displaced, Xuancheng's situation is also reasonable, even the always rich Wu County and Huiji have shortened a lot of grain taxes this year, so Xuancheng's situation this year is also reasonable! ”

After listening to his explanation, Lian Deqing disagreed, he looked at the cross-faced and broad-faced, as if rough and stupid, but in fact he was as careful as a hair, although Fu Yi was his boss, and he was also Pei Xiang's cronies, but Lian Deqing did not give face, and said bluntly: "That Liyang County has a bumper grain harvest this year, and the taxes are one percent more than in previous years. Besides, Xuancheng is still some distance from Wuxing County, and the Wuxing turmoil seems to have little impact on Xuancheng! Lian Deqing said in the end, with some ridicule on his lips.

When he led troops from Yuzhou to Jiangzhou, that Yang Jingren went from Guyu to Liyang, occupying a good terrain in the upper reaches of Jiankang, and the court recognized his position as the county guard in order to avoid turmoil in Yuzhou. However, Pei Xiang has already given up Yuzhou, and Yuzhou is controlled by Xie Kuang, so he didn't care too much.

After Xie Kuang arrived to serve as the assassin of Yuzhou, because of the consideration of Yang Jingren, he wrote a letter requesting that the Yuzhou Governance Office be moved to the nest. The imperial court readily agreed, and Xie Kuang had heavy troops in Wuhu, and Wuhu was also a military town in the upper reaches of Jiankang, and it was in the upper reaches of Liyang, so Xie Kuang used this trick to keep himself as advantageous as possible.

"Lord Lian, I advise you not to mention the matter of Liyang, so as to save the saint's anger, that Yang Jingren doesn't know what to do, and when the imperial court is out of strength, he occupies Liyang, do you think Pei Xiang and Xie Xiang can see it?" Fu Yan couldn't help but say coldly, his words have come to this, I hope this bad old man can understand the power.

"Liyang can not be mentioned, but Xuancheng can't be ignored, in short, I must write to Your Majesty and let Your Majesty uphold justice!" After that, Lian Deqing got up and made a gesture to Fu Yan, and then left with grace. provoked Fu Yan to stare behind him for a long time.

That night, Fu Yi told Pei Yun about this, and to his surprise, Pei Yun didn't seem to care, but responded lightly and said nothing, Fu Yan glanced at Shen You on the side, only to see Shen You smiling lightly, and didn't seem to be bothered by this matter at all. Fu Yi was even more puzzled.

Pei Yun looked up at the two of them, still drinking hot tea with facial expressions, although Fu Yu and Shen You are both confidants who have followed him for many years, but Shen You has a weird mind and is better at planning, while Fu Yun is a lot more honest and sincere, and he doesn't have so many twists and tricks in his heart, so he didn't figure out Pei Yun's mind at the moment.

Shen You glanced at him and shook his head and said: "Master Fu, if Lian Deqing wants to make trouble, let him make trouble, he is a member of the household department, let them offend the Su family, anyway, it's not that Pei Xiang doesn't give face, besides, why let the Su family swallow Wu Xing, Su Xie and Zhang's three families have always occupied Sanwu, and now there is a vacancy, we can also take the opportunity to get a piece of the pie!" Shen You glanced at Pei Yun's face as he spoke, and saw Pei Yun with a slight smile on his face, knowing that he had said what he was thinking, and he was a little proud in his heart.

Fu Yan suddenly realized this, and couldn't stop sighing: "I see..."Fu Yan knocked on his head, feeling that he was too stupid, why didn't he take this layer into account, who said that Sanwu could only give them Su Xie, and the Pei family could still get involved.

Although Pei Yun planned to do so, he had to pretend to be presentable. After all, Su Weixin mentioned this matter to him, so he also spoke up: "The two adults should be stopped, but this cheap Su family can't take advantage of it, and I, Pei Yun, can't swallow Jingxiang alone, how can Your Majesty let the Su family occupy Wuxing and Wu Jun?" A hint of gloom flashed in Pei Yun's eyes, Jingling and Jiangxia were always thorns in his heart.

"What Pei Xiang is worried about is that now His Majesty is already a little guarded against the Nine Emperor Princes, and he still doesn't want the Su family to be too big after all." Shen Yu pondered.

Thinking of a few princes, Pei Yun was even more worried, and now His Majesty only has three princes, the Eighth Prince, the Seventh Prince, and the Ninth Emperor. The ninth prince, Xiao Mocheng, is a prince who is not easy to get along with. And Xiao Moheng is an elusive opponent, but if the throne falls into the hands of a wise and powerful prince, it may not be possible to have the power of these big clans for a long time in the future, but these eight princes obviously have no intention of political affairs. There is simply no opportunity or ability to seize reserves.

can be compared with the Seven Princes and the Nine Princes. Pei Yun still had to choose to stand on Xiao Mocheng's side. First, Xiao Mocheng has no military power in his hands, and if a prince has no military power in his hands, then he has to rely on the high family of the family.

Second, Xiao Moheng seems to have never shown any favor to Pei Yun so far, and it seems that he has not met any ministers in the court, if he really has the heart to win, then it can't all rely on the Xie family to balance the power of the court.

Not to mention that Xiao Mocheng has his own support, just looking at the Su family's support for Xiao Mocheng is far better than the Xie family's assistance to Xiao Moheng. The more Pei Yun thought about it, the more he didn't understand what kind of medicine was sold in Xiao Moheng's gourd.

"Although the Su family can't be allowed to sit big, but the Nine Emperor Princes still have to support it, as long as Concubine Su is in the palace, there is no need to worry that His Majesty will snub the Nine Emperor Princes, Your Majesty is at most to balance some of the forces in the court, and the Nine Emperor Princes are still his favorite son!" Pei Yun has followed Emperor Xiao for many years, and his mind has already been figured out, everyone has their own weaknesses, and Emperor Xiao's weakness is Su Ranyan.

"Speaking of the Nine Emperor Princes, it's really a bit of a headache...."Shen You said with some concern.

Pei Yun was stunned, "Did something happen to him?" Pei Yun was puzzled.

Fu Xuan knew what Shen You was worried about, and he replied for him: "The Nine Emperor Princes seem to have taken a fancy to that medical girl!" ”

Shen You nodded, His Royal Highness, a dignified prince, actually fell in love with a woman in the rivers and lakes, isn't this a laughing stock!

Pei Yun was even more stunned, why was she still thinking about letting Pei Hui marry Jiang Mei, why did Xiao Mocheng also fall in love with her? At that time, he didn't care whether the Pei family could produce a queen, so he obeyed Pei Lanying's wishes, knowing that this was the case, he should have let him marry Pei Lanying, Pei Yun sighed in his heart.

Despite this, Pei Yun didn't think that Xiao Mocheng could be as happy, if he wanted to marry Jiang Mei, it would be difficult to ascend to the sky, Su Jin, Concubine Su and Emperor Xiao were not so easy to pass, Pei Yun sighed: "This is not something we should worry about, there are people who stop him!" ”

Shen You and Fu Yu nodded, knowing who Pei Yun was referring to.

Sure enough, at this moment, Xiao Mocheng was being punished by Emperor Xiao in Emperor Xiao's bedroom.

"I said that this little rabbit cub, after moving out of the palace, will be at ease, and even your mother will not come to visit?" Emperor Xiao twisted Xiao Mocheng's ears and reprimanded, this scene looked a little sinister, but the attendants on the side couldn't help laughing, knowing that this was Emperor Xiao's move to favor Xiao Mocheng,

Others don't know, but those of them who have been serving Emperor Xiao all the year round can see it very clearly, Emperor Xiao seems to have only this one son in his eyes, when did the eighth prince, the seventh prince and the former sixth prince have some differences in front of Emperor Xiao, they are all submissive and cautious. Only these Nine Emperor Princes have always been unscrupulous, and Emperor Xiao is also extremely kind and fond of him, the more he reprimands, the more he sees that Emperor Xiao misses him.

"Father, father, if you screw it down again, Erchen's ears won't work, and if you can't marry a daughter-in-law when the time comes, don't blame me..."

It's okay not to mention the matter of marrying, but when Emperor Xiao is angry, he is even more angry: "You still dare to say that you are already twenty years old, and you still don't marry a concubine, do you want me and your mother to be in a hurry?" However, Emperor Xiao was angry, and when he heard Xiao Mocheng say that, he put his hand down.

Xiao Mocheng touched his surviving ears innocently, and said hesitantly: "Erchen is a favorite woman, but I am afraid that my father will not will..."

Emperor Xiao glanced at him and said, "Let's talk about it first, which family's daughter is it?" Emperor Xiao was not in a hurry to reprimand him, he wanted to see which woman he liked first, in fact, he really loved him, even if he was not the daughter of a high-ranking family, even if the family was inferior. In fact, Emperor Xiao felt that his cousin of the Su family was very good, but it seemed that Xiao Mocheng did not take a fancy to his cousin.

"Erchen doesn't dare to say it, my father and mother will definitely scold me, and Erchen thinks that since I can't be with her, I won't marry her!" Xiao Mocheng pouted deliberately. Nowadays, there seems to be no better way than to agitate the generals.

"Nonsense! What are you fooling around! What woman do you want, say it quickly, as long as you really like it, your father will approve it! When Emperor Xiao saw his depressed appearance just now, his heart also hurt, but he only had three sons left, and this Xiao Mocheng was brought up by himself, and the throne could be given to him, what else could not be promised to him?

Although because of Xiao Moheng's appearance, Emperor Xiao has begun to think about the candidate for the prince, but the feelings that have spoiled Xiao Mocheng for so many years are not so easy to give up, at least for now, he still likes him very much.

"Father, I want to marry Miss Jiangmei." Xiao Mocheng said in a low voice, glancing at Emperor Xiao's face, and he was ready for Emperor Xiao to be angry.

Who knew that Emperor Xiao was stunned for a moment, and his mind repeatedly thought about who Jiang Mei was, and only after a long time did he remember that Jiang Mei was the woman who detoxified Xiao Mocheng last time, and he also remembered Jiang Mei's figure in his mind, and he always felt that such an indifferent temperament was very similar to a person, and he also had a good impression of her in his heart.

Then, Emperor Xiao nodded calmly and said: "That girl is also a child who knows the general situation, I can rest assured that I am by your side, your life was saved by her, and it is not unreasonable to marry her into the door." ”

Xiao Mocheng was stunned by Emperor Xiao's quick promise, but he was prepared to be scolded by him a few times and beaten a few times, and he didn't expect him to agree, how could he let him go so easily, he was so happy that he forgot to thank him, and he was stunned for a long time before pouring him a cup of tea on the left and beating him on the back, which made Emperor Xiao happy for a while.

In this way, Xiao Mocheng returned to his Langya Palace, but what he didn't know was that Emperor Xiao promised him to marry Jiang Mei and enter the door, but he didn't promise to let Jiang Mei be his princess. In Emperor Xiao's opinion, Xiao Mocheng marrying a medical girl as a concubine is really nothing. (To be continued......)

PS: Xiao and the code words have been coded to the point where Xiao Mu and Xiao Jiang recognize each other, hehe, are you looking forward to it, from tonight, the two chapters will be one and four thousand rounds.