Forbidden City, Daming Palace, South Study.

Emperor Jingtai sat on the dragon chair, picked up the two books, looked at them, and then threw them back to the imperial case.

When Dai Quan next to him saw it, he immediately knew that the emperor was in a bad mood. It happened that the emperor's close attendant eunuch came over with new tea, so he took it, gave him a look and let him out, and then brought it to Emperor Jingtai himself, and asked thoughtfully: "The emperor is worried about the eldest prince?" ”

Emperor Jingtai glanced up at him and said lightly: "He himself disregarded the law of the country, did something wrong, and almost ruined the birthday banquet of the Emperor Taishang, such an unworthy son, how can I worry about him." ”

Dai Quan showed such a look on his face again and again, but said in his mouth: "In fact, according to the slaves, the eldest prince is also a filial piety, and he wants to please the emperor and his old man, but who knows that the people below are so ignorant of the importance of things, so they are like today."

The slave felt that the eldest prince must not know that the "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" was taken by the people below, otherwise, the eldest prince would not dare to dedicate the palace to the emperor. ”

Emperor Jingtai let out a cold snort in his nose, and he didn't know if he believed it.

Dai Quan smiled, as if he didn't hear the mockery in Emperor Jingtai's tone.

"Can you find out what I told you before? How did those two people enter the Chongde Temple? Emperor Jingtai's tone suddenly changed, and he asked about the two brothers and sisters who suddenly appeared in the hall today.

"Back to the emperor, it has been found out that the brother and sister were arranged by Qian Zhao, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, to enter the dance music class."

How important is the birthday banquet of the Emperor Taishang, all the performers have been selected a long time ago, either from the palace or from the Ministry of Rites, this suddenly has two more people, it is not difficult to find out where they came from.

Although the other party also deliberately covered it up, it was just useless for him, the head of Daming Palace.

"Qian Zhao......" Emperor Jingtai muttered, and there was a hint of murderous intent in his voice.

Dai Quan felt a chill in his heart, and said tentatively: "Do you want to ......?"

His words were not explained, but he knew that Emperor Jingtai must have understood what he meant.

"No need." Emperor Jingtai smiled and said, "If I remember correctly, last time the courtiers jointly wrote a letter asking for the second prince to be the crown prince, and there was this Qian Zhao's name on it. If I move him at this time, I am afraid that my smart and sensible son will not be able to sit still. ”

Dai Quan didn't dare to answer, in fact, as a person who followed Emperor Jingtai when Emperor Jingtai was not on the throne, sometimes even he couldn't figure out Emperor Jingtai's thoughts.

Moreover, he is not Emperor Jingtai's companion, but he has gradually become the closest person to Emperor Jingtai over the years. He understands the truth that a companion is like a tiger, and he understands it better than others. He remembered very well that the last head of Daming Palace, who was older than him, was killed by Emperor Jingtai with a cup of poisoned wine because of his collusion with foreign ministers......

Therefore, in front of Emperor Jingtai, he was very cautious and did not dare to speak easily.

Bypassing Qian Zhao, Dai Quan re-mentioned the matter of the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains: "Your Majesty, in the Chongde Hall today, the Emperor Taishang is obviously angry, if he allows the Criminal Department to investigate the case, if it is finally found out that the Jiangshan map is really snatched by the governor of Sichuan from the people, I am afraid that the Emperor Taishang will definitely anger the prince, and it will be difficult to do it at that time." ”

"What do you say?"

"The slave is stupid, and there is no good way, it is better to take advantage of the fact that the people from the Criminal Department have not yet gone to Shuzhong, and send someone to inform Yang Yanting, the governor of Sichuan, and ask him to clean up the finishing touches, and the people from the Criminal Department must not find out the evidence."

Emperor Jingtai glanced at Dai Quan and said, "Evidence? The "Picture of a Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains", as well as the brother and sister, are they not empirical evidence? ”

Dai Quan sneered: "Otherwise, the slaves will send someone to ...... them."

"Bastard, are you instigating me to go against the Emperor?!"

"Slaves don't dare, slaves deserve death!" Dai Quan was frightened and immediately knelt on the ground to plead guilty.

"Get up." Emperor Jingtai said coldly, and then ordered: "There is such a mistake in the birthday banquet of the Emperor Taishang, it is a dereliction of duty on my part as an emperor. You go to Shangshu Mansion to spread my message, so that he must strictly investigate this case, and never let go of any corrupt officials who seek wealth and kill people in a troubled place! ”

"Yes, the minion will go."

Dai Quan got up to receive the order, with a look of determination in his eyes. The emperor really still wants to protect the prince, and what he said in his words is to severely punish corrupt officials and corrupt officials.

It seems that Yang Yanting is going to be unlucky, and whether he can keep his life is another matter.

As for the eldest prince, naturally it has nothing to do with this matter. I believe that the Shangshu of the Criminal Department will understand what the emperor meant, well, if you really don't understand, we can remind him......

......

After Xue Pan returned home, the first thing he did was to find his mother, and before he entered the door, he shouted loudly: "It's amazing, it's amazing, now Brother Zibao is amazing!" ”

Aunt Xue was already a little worried because Xue Pan went to the royal banquet for the first time.

As soon as she heard that he was back, and then she heard him come over noisily, shouting "amazing" and "amazing", and her heart was raised to her throat as soon as she was a child.

After listening carefully, she realized that it was Jia Baoyu, she breathed a sigh of relief, and blamed Xue Pan for what she was talking about, so she scolded: "If you drink too much wine, go back to the house and raise the corpse, come to me to quarrel something." ”

"Mother thinks I'm happy to come and make a noise? I'm just worried, I won't say it now, and when you find out from somewhere else, you'll scold me for not telling you about such a big thing earlier. Xue Pan was in a good mood, and he didn't care when he was scolded, but strode into the door, saying like this.

"My sister is too."

After entering the door, I saw that my sister Baochai was also there, so I also greeted her.

Baochai said: "What did my brother say just now, but it has something to do with Brother Bao?" ”

Baochai is more attentive than her mother, she knows that if she puts someone else, Xue Pan may not know how to mix. is only about Jia Baoyu, Xue Pan is very concerned, and I don't know how Jia Baoyu got into the eyes of her brother.

"No, of course it's related to Brother Bao!" Xue Pan said loudly. Walking to the place where Aunt Xue was sitting, she casually got a cup of tea ready to drink, and found that it was too hot, so she put it down, and then continued: "I tell you, from now on, Brother Bao is amazing. Captain Zhaoxin, hehe, the official given by the emperor himself, is the sixth grade! ”

When Aunt Xue and Baochai heard this, they were both taken aback. Even the two maids in the house widened their eyes, Second Master Bao is an official?

"You said Baoyu became an official? How old is he? Aunt Xue asked with some disbelieving.

Xue Pan glared and said: "I can't lie to you, Gu You, Gu You, why Luo was twelve years old when he became the prime minister, and now Brother Bao is about the same age, what's wrong with being an official?" Hehe, let me tell you, Brother Bao is majestic today! That Wu Fan is the younger brother of Concubine Wu in the palace, who was so arrogant at the beginning, and later met Brother Bao, he didn't immediately admit it, if it weren't for His Royal Highness the Second Prince begging bitterly, he would have to kneel down and kowtow to Brother Bao to admit his mistake! ”

"What do you mean?"

Aunt Xue, mother and daughter, frowned.

Xue Pan didn't talk twice, Concubine Wu for a while, and the second prince for a while, they are all top-level and honorable people, why are they all related to Jia Baoyu?

However, Aunt Xue still has some relief, in the end, Xue Pan and his party did not go in vain today, it has only been half a day, and she has met so many powerful people in the upper echelons of Beijing.

Baochai knew Xue Pan's personality very well, and knew that if he let him say it himself, who knew how long it would take for them to figure it out, so he said: "Brother take a sip of tea, then sit down, and explain everything to my mother after going to Xiyuan today." ”

Aunt Xue immediately agreed: "That is, since it is a big event, you are not allowed to talk nonsense, and talk about what happened after you went to the banquet." ”

She was curious, and she also wanted to see if Xue Pan could support herself in such a big scene, so that she could rest assured that she would completely hand over the huge family business of the Xue family to him in the future.

Xue Pan smiled. It was rare for him to see such solemnity in both her mother and sister at the same time.

Originally, he wanted to sell Guanzi again, but when he saw the two of them looking at him, he gave up, and then in the most mellow way he thought he was, he told everything that happened in Xiyuan today.

When it came to the bet in front of Tinglan Water Pavilion, he was the most excited, and he vividly explained how Wu Fan was overwhelmed and how Jia Baoyu hit back mercilessly.

Of course, he also played a very important role in it, what righteous words come first, heroic and dry, righteous and insistent, etc.

"Wait a minute."

Baochai suddenly interrupted Xue Pan and said, "Brother, do you still remember the poem that Brother Bao wrote at that time?" ”

Xue Pan smiled again and took out a piece of manuscript paper from his arms: "I know that you like these crepe things the most, so I have already asked people to copy them." Not only that one, but also another poem made by the Bao brothers in the main hall of the emperor's birthday banquet was also copied on it. ”

"He made two?" Baochai asked subconsciously.

Xue Pan nodded and said the rest of the story.

He naturally didn't know about the things in the Chongde Palace, but he hadn't come out since Jia Baoyu entered the hall, so he and Feng Ziying naturally had to inquire carefully, and this inquiry was still very easy to know.

Baochai didn't listen to Xue Pan's words as carefully as Aunt Xue, her eyes stayed on the paper.

Although it was just a poem and a poem, from it, she seemed to see with her own eyes a resolute and resolute young man with green ambitions, standing among the ten thousand people, holding a pen and waving, scattering the sky full of pride and ambition.

Such a figure that can only be seen in the biography is really the young man who screams in front of him, one sister at a time?

Baochai was stunned, and his mind was completely lost.