Chapter 278: Flying Snow Says "Zhuangzi" (2)

"Where is the Empress now?" The snow fell like torn cotton wool, and the Forbidden City was white. Sun Dan was dressed in a wide robe and walked in the courtyard of the West Garden. A breeze was blowing, and the snowflakes were swirling in the sky. There is fresh air rising under the armpits, but I don't feel cold.

"In the leopard room." Bi Yun said, "According to the imperial court system, Niangniang can't go to Yuxi Palace. ”

Xiyuan has always been an important place for national military aircraft. This is not only the office of the emperor, but also the residence of the cabinet and celebrants, and of course, it is also a royal garden. During the Zhengde period, the leopard room was originally the study of the Zhengde Emperor. After Zhengde died, Jiajing felt that there was some bad luck in that place, so he moved to Yuxi Palace. In addition to using the Yuxi Palace as a study, it also opened up this place as a cave mansion for Qing Xiu. Therefore, during the months of his succession, the emperor spent most of his time here, and he was so forbidden that he rarely went to the throne.

At the end of January, not to mention the queen, even the favored Concubine Zhang can't see him a few times.

Yuxi Palace is the national decision-making center, and the Ming Dynasty has an ancestral system where concubines are not allowed to interfere in politics, so Empress Chen naturally can't go there.

As for the leopard house, since Zhengde's death, it has also been abandoned and turned into an ordinary courtyard. Empress Chen asked for an order to listen to Sun Dan's preaching, so she waited there for the time being.

All this, because it involves the emperor's "sexual" life, although Bi Yun, who is the second-in-command of the Great Interior, knows it clearly, he does not dare to say more to Sun Dan.

Bi Yun's heart suddenly became a little melancholy, as far as he knew, the emperor had been on the throne for more than four months, and he had not been fortunate with the concubines at all. Even Zhang Guifei can't go once or twice a month. Your Majesty is in full bloom, but there is no man and half woman, and in the long run, I am afraid that it will not be a blessing for the country.

The Ming Dynasty doesn't know what's wrong, Emperor Zhengde is not good for women, and he is not good for women today. When Emperor Zhengde died, because there was no prince, it almost caused a big "chaos". Today's emperor does not have a prince, he has seen the sky to take the elixir, if there is a three long and two short in the future, how to get it?

Thinking of this terrible consequence, Bi Yun couldn't help but shudder.

Sun Dan didn't notice Bi Yun's worries, to be honest, let him go and preach to the queen and delay his reunion with Zhiniang, Sun Dan was still very unhappy. He can only go back to the capital once in three days, and he has to spare half a day to give lectures to the little eunuchs, and the two of them don't have much time together at all.

"Old Bi, when will Your Majesty be able to come over?" Alone with Queen Chen, Sun Dan still felt a little uncomfortable.

Bi Yun: "You talk first, Your Majesty will come over after dealing with the twists and turns at hand." His expression changed suddenly, and he lowered his voice and said: "Last time, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu 'Mao' Cheng changed the name of Xingxian King to the emperor's uncle Xingxian King, Xingxian Princess Xingxian to the emperor's uncle and mother Xingxian Princess, Your Majesty according to your suggestion, after handing it over to the cabinet and the ministers for reconsideration, 'Mao' Shangshu and others came up again. This matter is very important, and His Majesty immediately submitted the vote of our celebrant to the cabinet. Now, His Majesty is watching with Huang Jin in Yuxi Palace! ”

Sun Dan smiled lightly: "If Sun Dan is not mistaken, the twists and turns of 'Mao' Shangshu must be a replay of the same old tune, and he still adheres to his previous discussion." Moreover, the cabinet will definitely submit a sentence to the imperial review and will not give any opinions. ”

Bi Yun looked at Sun Dan in surprise: "Jingyuan is really wise, he can even guess this." Indeed, as you might have guessed, the "Mao" Shangshu is not the same as the previous one. What else do you say: 'The latter is the son of the man, and from the Son of Heaven to the common people.' This old 'Mao' was carried by the emperor. ”

Sun Dan: "Lao Bi, you don't have to worry too much about this matter, on one side is the dignity of the Son of Heaven, on the other side is the clear stream of the court, no matter which side you are on, once something happens, you can't escape being implicated." ”

Bi Yun exclaimed in surprise: "Could it be that the performance of 'Mao' Shangshu was instructed by the cabinet." ”

He slapped his forehead and slapped the snow on his mink hat one after another: "I'm really confused, if there is no cabinet nod." It is impossible for "Mao" Cheng to send this yin and yang weird twist and turn in front of His Majesty, and the cabinet directly rejected it. ”

Speaking of this, he smiled bitterly: "Bi Yun, I'm old, I don't have the kind of spirit that I have for more than ten years, no matter how they make trouble, it has nothing to do with me, but doing my duty is the safest thing." ”

Sun Dan's heart was relieved, and he said in a low voice: "Lao Bi, you are my best friend." You're a life-and-death relationship, and I don't want anything to happen to you. This great ritual discussion has just begun, and in my opinion, with the emperor's "nature", I am afraid that he will not compromise. When the time comes, there will be a commotion, and I am afraid that all the courtiers will be involved. Either black and white, either the same way, or the enemy. Gotta find a way to avoid it. ”

Bi Yun was moved in his heart: "I'm just an old eunuch, except for Gonggong Huang's intention to get me down, who is willing to put me in his eyes, Jingyuan, you don't have to worry, I know how to do it." ”

Sun Dan: "That's good, that's good." ”

As they spoke, the two of them had already passed through the long sandwich wall palace road in front of the leopard house. The traces of the last battle are still faintly recognizable, and many places have just been laid with new bricks, and it is too late to paint them in red.

Thinking of that night, of the people who died here, the two of them suddenly fell silent.

In the blink of an eye, I came to the courtyard where the leopard house was located.

The people inside went to the empty house, and it was bleak. The piece of Ma Lanhua by the small lake has been removed by Guo Xun, and the water level of the lake has dropped by half, and only a dry lotus leaf stands on the water.

The leopard house where Zhengde lived at the beginning was located next to a small lake.

The house is not tall and looks very simple.

There is not a large piece of plum blossom in front of the house is quietly blooming, and the fragrance is coming to the nose, which makes people feel refreshed.

Bi Yun: "Jingyuan shouldn't have any problem preaching this time." ”

Sun Dan: "Lao Bi, you don't have to worry, I have also studied Taoism in Baiyun Temple for a period of time, and I still know a little bit about Taoism." ”

Bi Yun whispered: "The queen mother is just a woman, and she is not very old, so I am afraid that she will not understand if she speaks too deeply." He was now considered Empress Chen's person, and he vaguely felt that Empress Chen wanted to pull Sun Dan into her chariot. From the bottom of his heart, Bi Yun still hopes that Sun Dan can get the favor of the queen, so that Empress Chen and Bi Yun's camp also have one more capable general. Therefore, Bi Yun couldn't help but remind.

"This one of my province." Sun Dan: "It's just a common saying, I'm measured." ”

At this time, the footsteps of the two suddenly alarmed a crane hiding in the grass by the lake, "Plop Ling! With a bang, a sturdy red-crowned crane streaked across the lake.

The cold wind fanned by the wings of the crane brought snow to the sky, and in an instant, there was a white snow mist rising on the lake, and the water vapor on the lake surface and the fragrance of the clumps of plum blossoms in the courtyard turned a leopard room into a dream.

Sun Dan's heart trembled, and then he remembered that these cranes were all raised in the palace by Emperor Zhengde. Now, Zhengde has gone, things are not people, and I suddenly feel a little sad in my heart. couldn't help but "groan" and said: "The crane shadow in the cold pond is crossed, and the flower soul is buried in the cold night." ”

"It's a good sentence 'Crossing the crane shadow in the cold pond, burying the soul of the flower in the cold night.'" A crisp and tactful female voice suddenly came from the room: "People say that Sun Jingyuan is the second best talent in the world after Yang Shen, but with your sentence of burying the soul of flowers in a cold night, you have already compared to Bachelor Yang." At least, Yang Shen couldn't write this kind of poem. ”

This female voice was full of surprise, obviously shocked by Sun Dan's words.

Cao Xueqin's writing has a cross-era charm, and even the ancients were shocked by the quatrains that were so wonderful that they could be compared to the Tang people.

Bi Yun hurriedly said respectfully: "Niangniang, Bi Yun has already invited Sun Dan over. ”

Sun Dan was shocked, it turned out that the woman who spoke was Queen Chen. It's really ...... to listen to the sound It's just a junior high school girl in the future!

He was busy giving a salute: "The ministers and grandsons have seen the queen's mother." ”

"What have you seen, you are all outside the house, when did you see me?" Empress Chen was in the house, "flutter!" Smiled: "You scholars just don't have the right mouth, okay, Grandpa Bi, hurry up and invite Sun Dan into the house, it's cold outside." Both of you are close ministers of His Majesty, and if you go back to mourning home outside, it will seem that this palace does not know how to sympathize with the important ministers of the country. ”

Sun smiled lightly, although it was the first time he met the queen of the world with his mother, but he was not afraid in his heart: "Xie Niang, the minister will come in." ”

He straightened up, holding the hem of his clothes in one hand, and walked in calmly.

In his opinion, the so-called queen is just an identity, in fact, Empress Chen is just a teenage girl, what is there to be afraid of.

Moreover, the concept of equality of modern people has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and Sun Dan does not feel that he is inferior.

There was a bamboo curtain hanging in the room, and I could only vaguely see another figure behind me, but I couldn't see the appearance clearly.

However, Sun Dan didn't know that there was a clear gaze falling on him behind the bamboo curtain, "He is worthy of being a famous talent in the world, no matter what the occasion, he is calm and calm, and he has an elegant demeanor." This is the real style of Baume & Mercier! The person behind the curtain couldn't help but nod secretly: "It seems that the palace didn't find the wrong person to invite him to meet." ”

Sun Dan nodded slightly behind the bamboo curtain and arched his hand: "The minister Sun Dan has seen Niangniang, I heard that Niangniang wants to listen to Weichen say "Zhuangzi", the minister is shallow in learning, I am afraid that I will disappoint Niangniang." ”

The female voice came from behind the curtain: "Sun Qing's family is humble, these days, the palace is learning the human relations you teach." Even the little eunuchs around the main palace are looking at your manuscript. She seemed to be a little funny: "If everyone learns the true meaning of what you have learned, and figure out the meaning, I am afraid that this palace will be 'chaotic'." Sun Qingjia, you are not cautious in doing things. According to Hongu, the so-called learning is just two kinds of learning: Tao and art. Those who are teachers should preach the word but not the arts, so that it is in line with the original intention of the saints. ”

Sun Dan didn't want to argue with a little girl, so he just said casually: "What Niangniang said is that if Niangniang doesn't object, the minister will start talking about "Zhuangzi". ”