Qilongju, outside the dormitory, Queen Wang said anxiously: "Feng Zhong has been in for half an hour, why haven't you announced that you have entered the palace." Banzai's body has just improved, how can he get it if he is tired and his condition worsens. Liu Weiguo, you get out of the way and let the palace go in and have a look. ”

Liu Weiguo smiled bitterly and said: "Don't worry, you know the temper of the old slave best, long live the old slave to stay in front of the door, no one is allowed to enter, how dare the old slave resist the order." Liu Weiguo knew that Empress Wang was worried that Feng Zhong's performance would be unfavorable to the crown prince, so he comforted in a low voice: "Don't worry, Feng Zhong knows the severity and will be fine." ”

After a few moments, Feng Zhong walked out from inside, and Queen Wang hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Is everything okay?" ”

Feng Zhong bowed and said, "Yu Niangniang, it's okay." ”

Queen Wang let out a sigh of relief, stepped into the hall, and saw Shi Fangzhen resting on the soft couch with his eyes closed, his chest lying together, and his face was ugly.

Hearing Empress Wang's soft call, Shi Fangzhen didn't open his eyes, he was still digesting what Feng Zhong had told him about Jingzhong. I thought it was just a small fight between the two sons, but I didn't expect it to lead to a big situation, the courtiers chose sides, the lifters made a lot of trouble, and even the desert people and the people of the Western Regions were fishing in the muddy waters.

Feng Zhong's performance has a lot of beautification of the prince, but knowing the son Mo Ruo's father, Shi Fang can really find out from the words that the prince mishandled the whole thing, and unceremoniously said that the main reason for the messy situation in Beijing today is because Shi Chongwei can't control the situation.

Sighing secretly in his heart, Shi Fang was really a little disappointed, among the three sons, he liked Shi Chongwei the most, he set him up as the prince when he was young, and he was deliberately cultivated, and he was painstakingly taught by rumors, but Wei'er was more like his ancestors, and he was happy and extravagant, and he originally planned to calm down the external troubles for him, leaving a full treasury, then he would be a peaceful son of heaven who enjoyed wealth and wealth in the future, who expected that the northern expedition would fail, the treasury would be exhausted, and the Western Regions would invade, and the situation would become grim.

Coughing lightly twice, Shi Fangzhen became anxious, these were originally trivial things, if he changed to his previous self, he would be able to return to normal within half a year. However, the partial-life Zheng Mo Shengguo was destroyed by a fire, and his anger caused an old disease, and he contracted a cold and hemoptysis, and his body was not as good as before, and he was unable to take care of state affairs. A trace of panic flashed in Shi Fang's heart, should he ......

Although the Son of Heaven had his eyes closed, the Queen could still guess what he was thinking from the subtle expression on his face. Reaching out to hold Shi Fangzhen's hand, Queen Wang said softly: "Long live, you still have peace of mind and recuperate, let Wei'er deal with the government affairs of the DPRK and China, you can't turn the sky upside down." ”

Feeling the warmth coming from the palm of his hand, Shi Fangzhen's constricted heart settled down, and his thoughts became clear: the chaos in Beijing must be calmed down quickly, otherwise people's hearts will fluctuate and change easily. Holding Queen Wang's hand, Shi Fangzhen had already thought of a countermeasure, and his heart was relaxed and fell asleep.

On the second day, the crown prince and the civil and military officials received several holy decrees. The first is the "edict of the Son of Heaven", who takes the fault of the failure of the Northern Expedition on his own and is willing to bear all the punishments of God; The second way is to sell the imperial village, enrich the treasury, and compensate the casualties; The third order was to be presided over by Shi Chongren, Wang of Luohuai, and the three legal divisions jointly tried the case of Jiang Anyi Tongmo; The fourth holy decree is to strictly investigate the detailed work in Beijing, and explicitly order the children to study and prepare for the exam with peace of mind, and to discuss the government in vain and remove the fame and send it back to its original place. As soon as the four holy decrees were issued, the tide in Beijing quickly subsided, at least on the surface, no discussion could be heard, but the undercurrent was turbulent under the calm waves, waiting for the results of Jiang Anyi's interrogation.

Queen Wang was worried, although the Son of Heaven did not openly blame the prince, but handed over the case of Jiang Anyi to King Luo Huai, it was clear that he was not at ease with the prince and King Chu'an, and he took every precaution against Shi Chongjie, but he didn't expect another Shi Chongren to appear. Queen Wang knelt down in front of the Son of Heaven to plead guilty for the prince, Shi Fangzhen asked Liu Weiguo to help Queen Wang up, and motioned for Liu Weiguo to take people away, and only the husband and wife were left in the house.

Shi Fangzhen said: "Zitong doesn't need to worry, I don't have the heart to store. Wei'er was wrong this time, but there was a reason for it, and he can't be blamed entirely. ”

Hearing the words of the Son of Heaven, Queen Wang wept and said: "Thank you long live, the concubines are afraid that long live will give birth to the heart of Yi Chu, then our mother and son will die without a place to be buried." ”

Shi Fangzhen motioned for Queen Wang to sit down on the edge of the bed, took her hand and said, "Wei'er is still young after all, and she naturally knows how to deal with it after experiencing more wind and rain, which is a good thing." I'm just afraid that my body won't last long, and I can't plan for Wei'er, there are some things I tell you, if I have a case, you have to take good care of Wei'er for me. ”

Queen Wang burst into tears, shook her head again and again, and said: "Long live, don't say bad things, the concubines will grow old with Long Live for a hundred years." As he spoke, he lay down beside Shi Fangzhen's pillow and wept silently.

Shi Fangzhen stretched out his hand and gently stroked the hair of the queen, and recalled softly: "When I first saw you, you were still a yellow-haired girl, and later my father asked me to marry you as the crown princess. Alas, in a blink of an eye, Wei'er is twenty-three years old, you and I have become imperial grandfathers and grandmothers, how can we not be old. Fifty years old is not a premature life, I want to explain something to you while I understand it. Queen Wang cried bitterly, almost fainting, Shi Fangzhen sighed, and did not continue. The couple snuggled together quietly, both warm and sad.

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Shi Chongren, the king of Luohuai, received the order to try the case of Jiang Anyi, and came to the Dali Temple to sit in the middle of the public hall. After the public case, there was a crisp "no courtesy", and everyone saw Shi Chongren straight. The young prince wore a golden crown and a red robe, and his aura was magnificent, and he was sharp. Many people muttered secretly, the snipe and the clam competed, the fisherman profited, this King of Luohuai rose silently, and the Son of Heaven became closer and closer, and he followed the Son of Heaven to the north, this time the prince and the king of Chu'an fought secretly, the Son of Heaven asked him to preside over justice, which means that Nai people are interested, no matter what will happen to King Luohuai in the end, this young prince should not be underestimated, it seems that there is nothing to go to the door often.

Shi Chongren politely said a few words, and then said: "My father sent Xiao Wang to try Jiang Anyi's case, Xiao Wang is shallow in his morality, how can he be worthy of a heavy responsibility, Xiao Wang thinks about his father's intentions, and he is definitely not happy to see Xiao Wang doing nothing all day long, so let Xiao Wang come to learn more from Lord Lu, Lord Wu, and Lord Huang, so this interrogation of Xiao Wang is mainly based on learning, and I hope that you will give me advice." ”

The words were not leaky, and everyone looked at King Luo Huai more and more in their hearts, and Lu Liangzhen bowed down and said: "The prince is too modest, long live since the prince is in charge of the trial, the lower officials and others will naturally obey the orders." The edict of the Son of Heaven stated that the case of Jiang Anyi should be tried as soon as possible, and the people of the world were clearly indicated, and they did not know when the prince was going to interrogate Jiang Anyi. ”

Shi Chongren said with a smile: "Jiang Anyi's case is in an uproar, and the subjects of the world are arguing endlessly, even the lords of the rank may have their own opinions. The father ordered Xiao Wang to try the case, so he couldn't open the trial vaguely, Xiao Wang intended to send a document to the commander of the camp Qi in the north of the town, and asked him to send all the insiders to Beijing, and ask him clearly in front of the gong, I don't know what the adults think? ”

Lu Liangzhen and others naturally complied. Shi Chongren stood up and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, work hard, wait for the witnesses to arrive and then tell Xiao Wang, Xiao Wang still has something to do, so he will retire first." ”

Everyone sent off, Zhuang Songwei accompanied King Luo Huai to leave Dali Temple, the carriage began to gallop, and Zhuang Songwei asked puzzled in the carriage: "Why did the prince throw his hand and leave, why not say a few more words to Lu and Wu, and take the opportunity to gather some available people." ”

Shi Chongren said with a smile: "If Lone is to learn from the second emperor brother, tomorrow someone will say that Lone wants to take the heir." The father has no heart for easy storage, but he just borrowed the second emperor's brother to sharpen the prince, is it interesting to be a whetstone, it is better to live comfortably alone. Zhuang Songwei looked at the sneering face, with maturity beyond his years, sighed silently, and said no more.

The car drove smoothly on the avenue, Shi Chongren lifted the curtain and looked out the window boredly, thinking that Jiang Anyi had obviously made great contributions to the country, and his father clearly knew that he could not be indifferent, but he still made a big show that he would try the case with the three law divisions, nothing more than to save the face of the prince and the second brother, no matter what decision he made, he would offend one of them, and the father had a problem for himself. Since it is embarrassing, it is difficult for everyone, open the lid and dry it, maybe the world will be more peaceful, anyway, no matter which brother is the emperor, this rich and idle king will always be indispensable to himself.

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In February, the weather turns from cold to warm, everything recovers, and farming begins. On the first day of February, the prince instead of the Son of Heaven gave the ministers knives and rulers, indicating the degree of cut, and the hundred officials offered agricultural books, indicating the book, and the people in Beijing used cyan bags to contain grains and seeds to give to relatives and friends, and the people in the villages outside the city brewed Yichun wine to worship the god of Goumang and prayed for a good harvest.

On the second day of the second month of February, the dragon raised its head.

At the beginning of the year, the sky has darkened, the red lanterns in front of the Dali Temple are swaying in the cold wind, and the square is empty.

There is a corner gate in the depths of the alley on the east side of the yamen, usually no one pays attention, Fan Siben came to the door with a lantern, and was about to raise his hand to buckle the door, the door opened, it was the Dali Temple Chengniu Wan Mountain.

"Brother Fan, come in." Niu Huanshan greeted in a low voice, and when Fan Siben entered the door, Niu Wanshan glanced out, and saw that there was no tracking, so he closed the door and tied it.

Niu Huanshan smiled bitterly: "Brother Fan, now that the wind is so tight, Long Wei and the secret guard are staring at Dali Temple, your silver is really not easy to earn." ”

Fan Siben understood, took out two more silver tickets from his arms and stuffed them, Niu Huanshan took it in his hand, saw the words one hundred taels clearly by the light of the lantern, and immediately changed his smiling face, and said: "Brother Fan is too polite, Niu Mou didn't mean that." Now that there is no one in the prison, I have said it to the prison guards, Brother Fan can rest assured, you might as well talk to Master Jiang a few more words, and Niu will take care of the wind for you. ”