Sitting down in the lobby, Han Qian talked about what he had seen and heard along the way, and presented the map of Jingxiang that he had preliminarily approved, as well as the travelogues of Jingxiang and other places in the past month.

Compared with the tradition of Confucian scholars writing books but seeking conciseness and conciseness, Han Qian's writing of travelogues is more like a chatter.

In the past half a year, Han Qian has been studying the situation of Jingxiang, and is quite familiar with the customs, mountains and rivers, landforms, and even the population, astronomy and water conservancy.

The travelogue written by Han Qian is also copied from all the relevant information, 70,000 or 80,000 words, a thick stack of nearly 200 pages, which is almost equivalent to a scribe's life's writings.

In this regard, Wang Lin and others were dismissive.

"Zuo Biography" has clouds, too high morality, followed by meritorious service, and then speech.

Writing a book and saying that it is regarded by many Confucian scholars as one of the three immortal achievements pursued throughout their lives, and every word written has to be considered for a long time, where can it be imagined that Han Qian can write seventy or eighty thousand in a month, and nearly two hundred pages thick, and dare to dedicate it to His Royal Highness?

What made them even more puzzled and even unhappy was that the three princes had found a treasure in Han Qian's travelogue, and they read it carefully despite everyone sitting in the hall.

"Yuan Pu returned to Beijing with his father, and listened to his father talk about many things in Jingxiang along the way, and there were quite some things that he didn't understand. Yang Yuanpu raised his head and said.

Han Qian just smiled slightly and said, "In front of Mr. Shen Yang and Lord Wang, Han Qian is just an axe. If His Royal Highness wants to know about the affairs of the world, he still needs to ask Mr. Shen Yang and Lord Wang for advice. ”

was chatting, at this time, a famous palace maid came in and said: "Niangniang learned that Hou Ye Li, Mr. Shen Yang, Lord Zheng and Lord Han are all in the mansion today, and I want to ask Your Highness to invite you to come over and see you." ”

Han Qian was slightly stunned, in the past two years, the three princes went out of the palace to go to the palace, except for him being able to return to the palace to visit the concubine during the New Year's holidays, the concubine did not once get permission to leave the palace and enter the Hou Mansion, but he didn't expect the concubine to be in the county king's mansion today, thinking that this may also be a benefit of the rising tide and the high value of the mother and son.

In the first ten years of the Great Chu, all systems imitated the previous dynasty, and the harem concubines wanted to see foreign ministers and were strictly restricted.

Han Qian saw that Guo Rong and Zhang Ping, who were sitting on the side, had no different colors on their faces, and thought to himself that the concubine invited them to meet in the inner mansion, and she must have already obtained the permission of Emperor Tianyou.

"Master Han, the mother concubine has been talking about wanting to see you; In the past few days, the mother concubine has specially gone out of the palace to stay, and it happened that you came back to Jinling. Yang Yuanpu stood up happily, and asked Han Qian, Shen Yang, Zheng Hui, and his father-in-law, Xinchang Hou Li Pu, to go to the inner mansion together, and the others could only wait in the same place.

It is said to be an audience, but the restraint is even stricter than seeing Emperor Tianyou.

Han Qian entered the Xiaoxiang Pavilion where the three princes lived, standing in the courtyard against the sun, he just thought that he could see with his own eyes what the concubine looked like, but at this time, seeing the corridor full of palace maids and eunuchs, he couldn't even see whether the concubine sitting in the hall talking was short or tall, fat or thin, and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in his heart.

After the third prince lifted the curtain and entered, a slightly cold voice soon came from the curtain:

"Lord Han has a natural talent, this time Yuan Pu can defend Xichuan, you have made great contributions, Lord Shen, Lord Zheng, and Marquis Li have all been rewarded by His Majesty, and they should not lack your share, in the early years of this palace, there was a grange at the foot of Baojiao Mountain, raising more than ten slaves and maids, this time I will reward you with Lord Han!"

Han Qian secretly wondered what a woman with such a voice should look like, and hesitated to stand up to receive the thank-you gift, but when he looked up, he saw Shen Yangzheng frowning slightly and looking at him.

Seeing that Shen Yang's eyes were asking him to refuse, Han Qian's head was as big as numb, although he was not satisfied that Shen Yang was sometimes too upright and obedient, but he didn't want to have any contradictions with Shen Yang, so he stubbornly pretended to be sincere and frightened and said: "Han Qian misjudged the enemy plane and put His Highness in danger, although he was lucky to make some contributions, but compared to Han Qian's sins, it is really difficult to make up for it. The concubine didn't cut off Han Qian's head, Han Qian was already sincerely afraid and grateful for the concubine's kindness, and he didn't dare to be rewarded by him again. ”

At this time, Shen Yang stood up again and admonished: "In the Jingxiang war, the rewards and punishments have been decided, and it is not appropriate for the concubine to give private rewards outside of His Majesty." ”

Concubine Shi obviously didn't expect Han Qian to thank him and Shen Yang to discourage, and she was silent behind the curtain for a while, but no sound came out.

Xinchang Hou Li Pu and Zheng Hui were somewhat at a loss when they stood there, but they didn't expect Shen Yang to assist the three princes to rectify many affairs these days, and at this time, they actually discouraged the concubine from rewarding Han Qian privately, and the implication was so obvious and straightforward, they almost openly pointed to the concubine's nose and said that Han Qian was the courtier of Great Chu, not the private family of the concubine and the third prince.

Xinchang Marquis Li Pu sometimes doesn't understand whether Shen Yang is really confused or fake, His Majesty doesn't reward Han Qian, isn't it just reserved for the third prince or concubine to reward in private?

Li Pu glanced at Han Qian and saw Han Qian standing there as if nothing had anything to do with him.

Although he was full of opinions about Han Qian, he still admired Han Qian's calmness at this time, and couldn't help but be puzzled in his heart, this guy is really only twenty years old this year?

Zhang Ping is the prince of the county palace, and the affairs of the inner palace are under the jurisdiction of the three princes, and according to the rules, the concubine sees the foreign ministers in the county palace, and he must be present to supervise.

Zhang Ping glanced at Han Qian and Shen Yang thoughtfully at this moment, and then lifted the curtain and walked into the hall.

was silent for a while, and I didn't know how Zhang Ping persuaded the concubine, and then I heard the cold voice become a little stiffer, and it came out again:

"In the battle of Xichuan, Lord Han's merits and demerits are offset, it is not appropriate to reward again, and the palace considers that it is inappropriate, but Lord Han and Mr. Shen have taught and assisted Pu'er, and the grange and slaves can be regarded as the palace's reward for Lord Han's teaching and assistance. Mr. Shen, I heard that after your wife Xu passed away, she never remarried, and there is no one around you who is careful to take care of her. Mingxiu has been taking care of me for many years, and she is quite old, so when it is time to leave the palace, the palace will ask her to serve by your side, and please don't excuse yourself. ”

At this time, I saw someone twenty-three or four-year-old waitress lifting the curtain and walking out, standing under the porch a little helplessly, looking down at the tips of her shoes, her face was a little tight, probably she didn't expect to be directly rewarded by the concubine to such a bad old man as Shen Yang at this time, right?

Shen Yang, as the county prince designated by Emperor Tianyou, had the right to advise the three princes on every move, but the concubine's temper seemed to be tougher than expected, Han Qian lowered his head and glanced at Shen Yang with slanted eyes, not knowing how he should respond.

Shen Yang was not stupid, of course he could hear that the concubine was dissatisfied with him for dissuading Han Qian from being rewarded, but he still insisted on rewarding Han Qian with a different rhetoric, and forced another woman to stuff him around, which really made him feel miserable, and he could only accept the reward with a bitter face at the moment.

"Pu'er is stupid, you should be a good student to assist him, don't disappoint the palace." The concubine's voice came out stiffly behind the curtain again.

"I know that I don't dare to slack off." Han Qian, Shen Yang and others said.

At this time, Yang Yuanpu lifted the curtain and walked out, and said to everyone: "You all retreat, the mother concubine is a little tired, and I will summon you to talk about things when I leave the palace next time." ”

Shen Yang knew that the concubine was asking His Royal Highness to come out and send them away, and he saw that the third prince's face was uncertain, and he should be dissatisfied with his resistance to the concubine just now.

Shen Yang didn't want to explain much, so he and Han Qian walked out first.

Walking out of Xiaoxiang Pavilion, regardless of Xinchang Marquis Li Pu and Zheng Hui beside him, Shen Yang lowered his voice and admonished Han Qian:

"Han Qian, you have to remember that you are a courtier of Great Chu, not the personal family of His Highness and the concubine!"

Han Qian smiled bitterly, and couldn't help but want to scold this stubborn old man: You have a kind of going to tell Emperor Tianyou about this.

Seeing that Han Qian disdained his admonition, Shen Yang's face turned lonely and said, "I still have something to go to Taowuji with Lord Zheng first, and I won't accompany you to the county king's mansion for a banquet at noon." ”

Han Qian arched his hand and sent Shen Yang and Zheng Hui to go first, and he and the Marquis of Xinchang stayed here to wait for the three princes to come out of it.

"Shen Yang has no intention of assisting the third prince to ascend the throne, why does His Majesty want to use him as the prince of the county?" Xinchang Hou Li Pu asked Han Qian with a hint of puzzlement.

Emperor Tianyou's current tendencies are quite obvious, Li Pu believes that Shen Yang is not stupid, and he doesn't understand that Shen Yang would be careful about these details, and he doesn't understand that Emperor Tianyou should be very aware of Shen Yang's stinky temper, but he also designated Shen Yang as the county prince with the heaviest power in the county palace.

And with the current power structure of the county king, it is impossible for Li Pu to overthrow Shen Yang.

Han Qian glanced at Li Pu, Marquis of Xinchang, and didn't know if he really wanted to understand it, or if he was testing himself, but thinking that the next situation was still quite dangerous, he didn't want to make any detours with Li Pu, and said: "Whether it is you or me, all the people who are dedicated to assisting His Highness in the struggle for succession have selfish intentions and ambitions in the eyes of His Majesty, and even harbor evil intentions that can be lived in—I say this, can Hou Ye Li still hate me for instigating Brother Zhihe to disband the guard battalion and control His Highness when I was in Xiangzhou?" ”

Seeing that Xinchang Marquis Li Pu pursed his lips and didn't say anything more, Han Qian thought that they should also reflect on this time.

At this time, Zhang Ping came out and said, "His Royal Highness wants us to go to the East Courtyard first, and His Royal Highness will talk to Concubine Shi, and Concubine Shi will go back to the palace." ”

Han Qian, Xinchang Hou Lipu, and Zhang Pingzhi were about to cross the west courtyard and walk to the east courtyard hall, when they saw a figure coming in the middle of the road, but when the people saw them, they didn't say anything to salute, so they turned their heads and walked towards the fork in the road.

Although it was only a short glimpse, Han Qian could see the appearance of the person who came, it was obviously Song Xin, the secretary of the palace sent to the side of the third prince by the Anning Palace, but today's Song Xin's cheeks were high and swollen, and there were more than a dozen blood marks, and a big hole was torn at the corner of his left mouth, which looked extremely hideous and ugly, obviously he was slapped more than ten times with a board, and his rather beautiful appearance was afraid that it would be ruined.

Han Qian couldn't help but glance at the Xiaoxiang Pavilion behind him.

The third prince wants to clean up Song Xin, shouldn't he be in a hurry to clean up in the past two days?