I saw Emperor Ming nodding and sighing: "Prime Minister Lu Cheng is a third-generation old minister, loyal and a pillar of the country. It's just that if I force you to stay, it will also rob you of the joy of your family, how can I bear it in my heart. I will give you 20,000 taels of gold, 100,000 taels of silver, a chariot of seven treasures and incense, and a hundred hectares of fertile land, and twenty servants to live for the rest of your life. ”

Lu Xingyuan was about to excuse himself, but Emperor Ming said: "This is what you deserve for 70 years of ups and downs for the blue sea, and it is also a piece of my heart, which cannot be disputed." ”

Lu Xingyuan had no choice but to thank him with tears.

This time, I can see that the ministers can't come back to their senses, today's court is really incomprehensible, three generations of old ministers like Lu Xingyuan, say that you will tell the old, you will really not come when you start beating Ming'er?

Only Lu Qiusheng secretly said in his heart: I said how Your Majesty said that Lu Wenchi died of illness, and instead of blaming the Lu family, he was rewarded with a lot of money, which turned out to mean that it was good to gather and disperse. It seems that Lu Xingyuan has been beautiful all his life, and in the end, he can't save his son's life with a hat on his head, so he can only barely save the evening.

His Majesty's decision to kill was really sharp.

I only heard Emperor Ming order again: "Come in with Liu Mingyan." ”

A voice outside the hall said: "Liu Mingyan, the governor of southern Xinjiang, is here!" ”

When the ministers looked back, Liu Mingyan handed over her sword to the guards outside the hall, and stepped into the hall in a white robe and silver veil.

Emperor Ming seemed to have forgotten that Lu Xingyuan had just died of his son, and said with a radiant face: "Governor Liu, I am very pleased with the good news you brought to me this time, and I should reward you well." ”

Liu Mingyan replied respectfully: "It's all up to Your Majesty Hongfu, wherever the Kuntou ship goes, the thieves and thieves are all fleeing, and the minister's military exploits are not enough, not to mention." However, His Majesty has always had clear rewards and punishments, and the minister implored His Majesty to reward the soldiers of the Baisha Camp to calm the hearts of the army. ”

Just outside the palace, Liu Mingyan had already heard that Wen Chi died of illness in the palace and Lu Xingyuan resigned, and it was expected that the Ming Emperor lost his pawn to protect the car, and he didn't want to implicate other Lu children in the court. But if you don't take advantage of your favor to take a step closer today, I am afraid that the remaining Lu Wenbiu, Lu Wenji and others will also be secretly unfavorable to the Southern Xinjiang Governor's Mansion in the future, so they have to make up for it again.

Emperor Ming only heard its voice and knew its meaning. secretly thinking that this little girl is now sharp, and the words "rewards and punishments are clear" are actually forcing me to investigate the Lu family to the end and kill them all. It's just that today she is here to receive merit, and she can't be reprimanded. For a while, I had to press down on my displeasure, and said kindly: "I am the king of a country, the rewards and punishments are clear, the pros and cons are weighed, and everything is naturally well thought out, Liu Aiqing doesn't have to worry too much, I will reward all the soldiers." In addition, I also deeply regret the incident of Shen Xianyun, the prefect of Cheongju, that you played. Shen Xianyun is diligent and thrifty, loves the people like a son, and died young, so she should be buried thickly. I will order the Hanlin Academy to compile his life account into a book for officials at all levels to circulate, so as to set an example and circulate it in the world. ”

Liu Mingyan actually cared about Shen Xianyun's things, seeing that Emperor Ming was still sheltering the Lu family, she just wanted to press further. Emperor Ming didn't allow her to speak, and continued: "Liu Aiqing, you were originally a noble daughter of the clan, although you are a side branch, you are also a royal descendant, and now you are only the governor, and you have no title, I am a little unfair. Today, I will make you the king of Lijun, and you will enjoy the temple in the future. In this way, you can also take your mother's tablet back to the temple for placement, how about it? ”

Liu Mingyan was shocked when she heard this, and she didn't feel tears. The mother was a side branch of the clan, and she gave birth to herself after marrying the son of the prince of Liguo. After his father died of illness, his mother took him to remarry Liu Zhan, the governor of southern Xinjiang. Liu Zhan is just the opposite, he has a job but no lord, and since his mother married him, he will not be able to enter the Taimiao when he enters the Liu ancestral hall in the future. Now that the Ming Emperor has rewarded him like this, it is really the fulfillment of his mother's wish before she died.

Liu Mingyan knew the meaning of the Ming Emperor's reward, but his mother's last wish had never been revealed to the outside world, and the Ming Emperor was only able to perceive people's hearts when he saw it in the pavilion the day before yesterday, and he chose the thing he most desired to reward, so that he could not refuse.

Zhu Zhiling was secretly frightened when she looked at it from the side, and thought, I thought that my mother was already a late person in the Laiyi Palace every day, and she didn't want to go to Fuxingtai today.

Emperor Ming saw that Liu Mingyan's brows were gradually relaxed, and he was silent, knowing that she had given up in her heart, and nodded with satisfaction.

The court discussion lasted until near noon, and Zhu Zhiling watched her mother's figure go out of the hall, and then breathed a sigh of relief. The general trend of the Lu family has gone, and the household department has also succeeded, and the stone in his heart has finally fallen to the ground. Just as I was about to sit down, I suddenly felt a sore back and couldn't sit down. In addition, I didn't close my eyes for two days and two nights, I really couldn't hold it, so I hurriedly called the palace maid to help me go back to the Moon Tower.

Liu Mingyan was named the king of the county, and the ministers from all over the world came over, congratulating constantly, but the people who said goodbye to Lu Xingyuan's good words were sparse and very deserted. On the Yingze Palace, compared with the two and the next, it is more hot and cold.

Lu Xingyuan didn't seem to care, slowly walked up to Liu Mingyan, and arched his hand and said, "The old man also congratulates Governor Liu on being crowned the king of Lijun." ”

Liu Mingyan smiled coquettishly and said: "It's a pity that in the future, I won't be able to see Pei Guogong's demeanor on this Fuxing platform, and this king also feels very pity." There are some things, this king is also for the blue sea of the country to make a decision, I believe that Pei Guogong is a national shareholder, will not be concerned about what this king has done, right? ”

Lu Xingyuan smiled slightly, and replied lightly: "In fact, at the age of the old man, he is already untroubled. Governor Liu is already in full swing, so why should he care about whether the old man is worried or not. The surname of the old man was given by the emperor, and he didn't even care where he would enter the ancestral hall in the future, so how could he care about this. The old man only hopes that Governor Liu can continue to assist His Majesty wholeheartedly, and be satisfied with keeping my blue sea and rivers stable.

After speaking, he bowed his hand again and floated out of the hall.

Liu Mingyan's face turned purple when she boarded, she heard that Lu Xingyuan was insinuating that she did not hesitate to forget her roots and change her stepfather's surname Liu for the sake of her career, and now she abandoned Liu's ancestral hall to enter the Taimiao, which means that she is so angry that her chest is suffocated, and it is not good to have a clear attack, so she has to scold in her heart: "The old horseman, it is just a bark of the lost family, three or five years later, I don't know where I am buried!" ”

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In the next two days, Zhu Zhitong did not go to Huliang Pavilion to find Su Xiaochen again. Su Xiaochen vaguely guessed that she had made her unhappy, but she didn't know what was wrong.

She wants to wait for three days by herself, so let's wait for three days, anyway, she is not in a hurry. Su Xiaochen felt that since he didn't know how to make her happy, it was always right to follow her wishes. In the past, Ye Yin occasionally played petty and got annoyed, and he also responded like this.

It's just that these days after getting along with Xiaotong, she is clearly very hearty, even if she has an annoyance, she can't survive an hour and then she is gone, and now she hasn't seen anyone for two days, which is really rare.

Su Xiaochen shook his head and took out "Yun Ce" to flip it. It's just that somehow, I can't see a word at all today, and my mind is full of the lonely back of Zhu Zhitong when she left that day. He sighed and subconsciously pushed open the window.

So what? Could it be that she can hide out the window again?

Su Xiaochen looked at the reeds and flowers outside the window, thinking that every time he sat on the boat with her, eating dried plums, and talking about Lao Yang's new wonders, he always felt that life could be so happy.

When I was in Cangwu, I often went out to play with Ye Yin, but when I went to the market, I always went out to my own place. Ye Yin likes to visit porcelain shops, but she likes to squat in shops that sell ancient books, and she has her own loves. In contrast, now sitting on that boat, listening to Zhu Zhitong speak, no matter what she says, listening to it in her ears, it is all interesting, and seeing her eyebrows fluttering and dancing, I have an indescribable pleasure.

Thinking of this, Su Xiaochen actually laughed to himself a few times, and when he came back to his senses, there was still the reed flower in front of him, where was Zhu Zhitong's figure. He couldn't help sighing, remembering that the black rock blue needles on the table had cooled, and wanted to pour a cup, but when he turned around, there was a person standing next to the table, which scared him. If you look at it again, who is it not Zhu Zhitong?

"Xiaoxiao? Where did you come from? Su Xiaochen looked back at the window, and it was clear that she was by the window just now, and she didn't see her jump in.

Zhu Zhitong pointed to the door and poured herself a cup of tea.

This person who is used to jumping out of the window on weekdays suddenly walked in from outside the door one day, which is unusual.

Zhu Zhitong looked at the strange expression on his face, guessed what he was thinking, frowned and explained: "I didn't want to bump into your prince before, but now that he has returned to China, what am I going to do in front of the window." I...... I just passed by and was thirsty, looking for a cup of tea. Okay, now that I'm done, I'm leaving. But he didn't move at all, and he had no intention of leaving.

Seeing her serious look, Su Xiaochen looked even more shy and cute in her eyes, and couldn't help but feel a little stunned in her heart, so she handed over "Yun Ce" and said unwillingly: "You...... Do you want to read a book? ”

These two people couldn't talk at all, but they didn't care.

"Again, I don't understand. I...... I'll have another drink, maybe it's salty in the morning. Zhu Zhitong didn't know why she was explaining, so she picked up the teapot and poured another cup.

When the two of them were at a loss, a maid came in and said, "Master Su, someone from the Fuxing Terrace just came to say that Her Royal Highness Princess Qing invited Master Su to go." ”

Zhu Zhitong sighed and said, "Why is my sister looking for you." ”

Su Xiaochen was also puzzled, looked at Zhu Zhitong and said, "Do you want to go with you?" ”

Zhu Zhitong just wanted to say yes, but after thinking about it, if she went, she would be looked at by her sister with a worried face, but she would be embarrassed, so it was better not to go. So he shook his head and said, "Sister is looking for you, you go, I'll wait for you here." ”

"It's okay, if you're bored, you can read a book." Su Xiaochen pointed to "Yun Ce" on the table

Zhu Zhitong smiled, she felt that Su Xiaochen was willing to show her cherished things to herself, which was very different from the last time, and she was a little happy in her heart.