On the tenth day of the first month, the emperor began to get busy, the Longde Hall was quiet, a little eunuch was waiting outside from afar, Gonggong He personally guarded the door, the emperor and Brother Shen were talking in the palace, and the emperor took out Mr. Zixu's abridgement, "Yun'er, you tell sù daddy, who is this Zixu?" Is this your handwriting? ”

Brother Shen smiled, "That's what I wrote, Sun Biao and a few of them refused to believe it, so I had to make it up and deceive them, but they believed it, Daddy, what do you think of my writing?" ”

The emperor smiled and shook his head, "Yun'er is kind, but Yun'er, you are still too young, some things are easier said than done, those ills in the officialdom are also clear to Daddy, does Yun'er know why Daddy didn't change?" ”

Brother Shen smiled, "That's because the officials in Daddy's hands are all in the golden mean, they not only want to get rich, but also want a good reputation, if Daddy wants to change something, there are those civil officials who are not afraid of death to admonish, and they have to come the other way around, they feel that their bones are hard enough, and they also feel that they have integrity, and their vision is more than three inches away, they can only see the two sage books in front of them, and they have the reputation of being straightforward, who cares about the life and death of the people, Yun'er thinks that those rotten Confucians are the most misguided country." ”

The emperor slapped his thigh and said in surprise, "Yun'er is so knowledgeable!" Yun'er is stronger than the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces. ”

Brother Shen said with a smile, "It's not that Yun'er has good knowledge, those civil officials have a lot of money, and they know better than Yun'er, they also know the pros and cons, but they also have to calculate how much benefit they can get, they just want to earn more real power in a war of words, with real power, there is silver, and the only stupid official with clean sleeves is Lord Lu." ”

The emperor was very emotional when he heard this, "The civil officials are greedy for money, the military generals are sparing their lives, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty can't find anyone available." ”

Brother Shen said with a smile, "The emperor is mediocre, reusing traitors and thieves like Lu Yu, and promoting a flattering villain like Li Shen, doesn't it make the world's corporal doctors feel cold." ”

The emperor pointed his finger at Brother Shen and smiled, "You kid." ”

Brother Shen hugged the emperor's arm and smiled, "People have two skins, how can you make sense, what did that old guy in Lu Mintang say to his father?" The two of them have a grudge, and Lu Mintang wants to frame Hou Ye Li. ”

The emperor took out Li Mingwei's two letters from the dragon case, "Wei Guogong is a capable person, there are witnesses and physical evidence, Li Mingwei is so bold, I will never spare him!" ”

Brother Shen took the letter and looked at it and said with a smile, "It's really Li Houye's handwriting, it's not someone else's counterfeiting, if there are only these two letters, Yun'er really thinks that Li Houye has a connection with the thief, Lu Mintang is self-defeating and arranges a sister Chan, this matter is fake at first glance." ”

The emperor frowned and looked at Brother Shen'er, "Yun'er, you have to talk about evidence when you speak." ”

Brother Shen said with a smile, "Daddy already knew in his heart that Hou Ye Li was wronged, the abolished prince has been dead for more than ten years, Hou Ye Li used to be just a small general in Jiangnan, and he couldn't climb the prince of the year, he was not a loyal person, where was he willing to follow the abolished prince and his son who didn't know the truth or falsehood, and followed his father's high-ranking officials and Houlu, if he followed the thief who couldn't make it, what else could he have in his life, and he didn't let the donkey kick his head." ”

The emperor said with a straight face, "Wei Guogong's words are conclusive, and there are confiscated weapons as evidence, Li Mingwei is at a loss for words this time, Yun'er, you just want to intercede with Marquis Li, and Daddy can't show favoritism." ”

Brother Shen said with a smile, "The state has national laws, how dare Yun'er intercede, Li Mingwei is guilty of the big crime of raiding the house and destroying the door, Yun'er will not escape death, and Yun'er is also satisfied to see her father again at this moment." ”

Before he finished speaking, the emperor scolded repeatedly, "Yun'er is not allowed to talk nonsense." ”

Seeing Brother Shen bending his eyes and smiling, the emperor was angry, "Li Mingwei is hateful!" He didn't act well and caused trouble, I just wanted to save him, I had no way to save him, I had weapons and private soldiers, two letters he wrote, and a niece of his own family, Li Ming was indefensible. ”

I was quite annoyed, Wei Guogong came up with excellent evidence, and the emperor couldn't protect Li Mingwei, so he turned around twice in distraught, Lu Yu was busy going, and he didn't know what the result would be, and Gonggong He came in again to add to the blockage, "The Empress Dowager sent someone to send a message to ask Li Gongzi to come over and speak." ”

The emperor's eyes also sharpened, "How did the Queen Mother know that Yun'er was coming?" What does she want Yun'er to do in the past? ”

He Huaizhang hurriedly said, "It was Liu Degang next to the Queen Mother who came over, and the old slave also asked just now, saying that the second prince and the son of the Zhao family were also there with the Queen Mother." ”

The emperor was extremely upset, and Brother Shen smiled, "Zhao Hongyi is also there?" He knew that something was wrong in our family, and he helped me a lot just now, and when I came over, he quietly told me not to worry, he tried to help me well, maybe Zhao Hongyi begged the queen mother, isn't it just to accompany the second prince? Yun'er is in the past. ”

The emperor's face was full of guilt, "Yun'er, Daddy is incompetent." ”

Brother Shen hurriedly smiled, "The Queen Mother's words can't help but listen, Yun'er just passes." ”

He Huaizhang came out with Brother Shen, and saw a young eunuch waiting under the corridor, He Huaizhang said with a smile, "Gonggong Liu, this is the eldest son of An Guohou." ”

He also instructed Brother Shen, "Li Gongzi, you can follow Gonggong Liu." ”

Brother Shen responded and followed Liu Degang, and stuffed a silver ticket of one hundred taels into his sleeve, and Liu Degang also had a smile on his face, "Li Gongzi just rest assured, the Queen Mother is merciful, and she likes young juniors the most." ”

Brother Shen's mouth is sweet, Liu Degang has a good impression in his heart, and he said while walking, the winter sun is shining warmly, and the little eunuchs he met along the way are all hanging down to avoid the roadside, Liu Degang is also a call in the palace, is a celebrity around the Queen Mother, Brother Shen has long known this person, talk about it all the way and deal with it carefully, and the queen's Luan drive came head-on, Liu Degang pouted, knelt down respectfully on the side of the road, and Brother Shen also quickly knelt.

The queen had heard that Brother Shen was coming, and she couldn't help it after staying in the palace for a while, and came to see the emperor when she pointed to something, but she didn't expect to meet Brother Shen halfway, she first watched from a distance, and when she got closer, she saw Brother Shen kneeling on the cold ground, and the queen ordered someone to stop Luan's driving, "This child next to Gonggong Liu is the eldest son of An Guohou?" The main palace has seen it once in the place of the majesty. ”

Brother Shen hurriedly kowtowed, "Say hello to the queen." ”

The queen smiled, "You get up and talk, I haven't seen you grow taller for a few days." ”

Brother Shen didn't say much, just smiled slightly, the queen looked silent, Luan drove farther and farther, Liu Degang stood up and snorted gently, and glanced at Brother Shen with the corner of his eye, "Li Gongzi has seen the queen?" ”

Brother Shen smiled, "The queen is merciful, and she rewarded the kid last time." ”

Liu Degang also knew that he was whipped by the eldest prince, and talked about the habits and preferences of the second prince without a trace, Brother Shen also cheered, and the father-in-law shouted shortly, and then walked forward, not far from the Queen Mother's Wanchun Palace, Liu Degang closed his mouth and accelerated his pace, and when he arrived at the door of Wanchun Palace, Liu Degang said with a smile, "Li Gongzi wait for a while, let's go first to report." ”

It only took a moment to let him in, and Brother Shen hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, "The kid asks the Queen Mother to say goodbye." ”

"Look up."

Brother Shen slowly raised his head, drooped his eyelids very regularly, and did not look around, the Queen Mother saw that he was good-looking and understood the rules, and she liked it first, "The child's family is pitiful, you came to the mourning family to take a good look at you." ”

Brother Shen'er's voice was loud, "Thank you Empress Dowager." ”

Standing up and walking a few steps forward, there was a little boy about the same age as him sitting next to the Queen Mother, presumably the second prince, the second prince looked at him and smiled, "You are Li Shen?" I've wanted to play with you for a long time, but unfortunately I haven't had a chance to see you. ”

Brother Shen hurriedly smiled, "Even the kid has no chance to climb the second prince." Brother Shen hurriedly smiled again, "I can still see the Queen Mother today, and the boy is fortunate to have three lives." ”

The Queen Mother asked him what books he reads and what he plays on weekdays, saying that his children's family is pitiful, "Hongyi and the mourning family said that something happened to your family, you know what is going on, and talk to the mourning family." ”

Sure enough, it was Zhao Hongyi, the kid who said, Zhao Hongyi gave Brother Shen a look, Brother Shen knelt down and cried, "The Queen Mother Mingjian, the kid saw two letters in His Majesty, both of which were written by his father to a Puhui monk, the kid is still young, and I don't know who Puhui is, I heard that it is the son of the abolished prince left in the people, Wei Guogong said that the distant niece of the Hou Mansion Sister Chan'er is the concubine of Puhui's subordinates, and fabricated a crime out of nothing, who doesn't know that the two of us have a grudge against each other, the kid's family is wronged, and he also asks the Empress Dowager to preside over justice." ”

The Queen Mother's heart also jumped, Zhao Hongyi came to beg her, the Queen Mother didn't want to save her nephew's face, so she first called Brother Shen to ask and then talk, but she didn't expect it to be an earth-shattering case, the abolished prince still has a son, Brother Shen'er The child didn't understand, only said that Sister Chan was kicked out by the Hou Mansion, not sent out by his father, and Wei Guogong framed his family.

Involving the waste prince, even the queen mother is not easy to ask, Wen Yan comforted Brother Shen a few words, and said that His Majesty Xià will judge impartially, so that he does not have to worry, and rewarded a plate of pine nut and jujube paste sugar cake for Brother Shen to eat, Brother Shen followed the little palace maid out, the little palace maid brought a plate of snacks, Brother Shen first thanked the queen mother for the reward, and then picked up a piece and ate it slowly, and then took a look, and saw that the little palace maid was fifteen or sixteen years old, with long eyebrows and fine eyes, and a slender figure, looking so familiar, Brother Shen said a few words of gossip without a trace, While thinking in my heart.

The second prince and Zhao Hongyi made an appointment to come out, and Zhao Hongyi looked for Brother Shen, "I didn't expect your family to be such a big deal, don't worry about it first, there will always be a way." ”

The second prince also pulled Brother Shen, "I have long wanted to make friends with you, your family's affairs are too big for me to help you, but I will intercede with my father and the emperor, or you go back with me first, you will accompany me to study in the future, I want to protect you." ”

Zhao Hongyi frowned and looked at Brother Shen, Brother Shen didn't care at all, "Boy, thank you for thinking about the second prince." ”R1152