As soon as he arrived at Chengtianmen, Qian Jin sat back on his recliner and was carried back by the craftsmen of the winery.

Not to mention whether this is the Queen Mother's murder plan with a knife, he is sure that he is not arrogant enough to be able to ride the Queen Mother's chariot through the streets. When the time came, the court was full of civil and military condemnation, and the emperor couldn't keep his head.

When passing through Xuanbeifang, Qian Jin changed his route and went to listen to the wind and Xiaozhu.

There was such a big movement in the capital last night, Princess Jing and all her entourage had disappeared, and the door was also full of brocade guards. Qian Jin showed the waist card of Jinyi Wei Qianhu, and briefly explained the intention. When the guards saw that it was the superior of the Pacification Division, they respectfully let him go.

Qian Jin only let the two follow, and then walked into the gate of Tingfeng Xiaozhu on crutches.

The whole courtyard is quiet and clean, there is no smell of fireworks, as if everyone in the courtyard has disappeared out of thin air. Looking at this quiet and far-reaching courtyard, as well as the hall called "Yafeng", Qian Jin sighed with emotion: a few months ago, he participated in the Yangmei Poetry Meeting hosted by Princess Jing here.

Speaking of this woman, Qian Jin met her twice in total, and each time she wore a veil and only spoke for two or three short sentences. It can be said that he doesn't have much intersection with Princess Jing, but the other party still killed him last night.

This annoyed Qian Jin a lot, and it also made him understand a truth: he was still too soft. When investigating the case of selling officials, Qian Jin did not do anything to Liu Shilang and others, and when it came to King Ming, he also hid the confession of Chief Cai. His main purpose was to fill the treasury, and he didn't want to have anything to do with King Ming.

But the other party didn't think so. Wang Shangshu directly condemned himself to a capital crime when he attacked the court; The white-robed scholar attacked in Xiangshan in order to take his own life; Last night, more than 20 men in black were dispatched in a vain attempt to snipe all the people in the courtyard in one fell swoop. It can be said that the move is deadly.

After all, the way he acted before he was reborn was still influencing him, and that was too soft. If you can't get rid of this habit, you will be passive in the future.

Without staying long, Qian went in and out of the small building, and in his heart he had listed Princess Jing as the number one enemy to be eliminated.

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Next, Qian Jin recuperated with peace of mind.

Pouting every day, although the days are very leisurely, but it is not a thing for a long time. This time he didn't toss himself anymore, he didn't eat what he should have eaten, and he never moved around if he could lie on his stomach. Enduring the itching of the wound healing, on the ninth day, he was finally able to walk like a normal person, provided that there were no violent movements.

That morning, Qian Jin had breakfast and went straight to Li's house. Counting the days, Jin Yiwei should also come back from picking Houttuynia cordata in Suzhou, but I don't know how effective the medicine will be after the first adjuvant is used.

There were many brocade guards standing in front of the Li Mansion. Maybe it's because it's still early, or maybe it's because of the fear of Jinyiwei, no one came to visit at this time.

After a hundred households stepped forward to check Qian Jin's thousand household waist cards, he bowed and walked away. Qian Jin buckled the copper ring on the door, and after a few breaths, the door creaked open, revealing Steward Li's somewhat haggard face.

"Childe, you're here." Seeing Qian Jin, Steward Li greeted happily.

"How's Shousuke's illness? Did Jin Yiwei send medicine? Qian Jin asked with concern.

Steward Li glanced out the door a few times and invited the money in. After closing the door, he said carefully, "The medicine was only delivered a few days ago. I heard that Jin Yiwei lost a lot of manpower on the way back to Beijing to collect medicine. ”

Qian Jin was not good. This Princess Jing actually even made up her mind about Shoufu's medicine, could it be that King Ming was already preparing for a showdown? Thinking of this, he hurried to the east study in three steps and two steps.

Shousuke was lying on his tiger-skinned chair, reading a thread-bound book in his hand. Seeing Qian Jin, he pouted at the coffee table.

Qian Jin walked to the coffee table and poured himself a glass of water to drink, then found a chair and sat down, but his eyes unconsciously looked at the picture of the tiger descending the mountain hanging behind Shoufu.

After half a pillar of incense, Shoufu closed the book and said with a smile: "Now one of us is a wounded man and the other is a sick man, which is really interesting." ”

Qian Jin smiled slightly and asked, "I heard that Houttuynia cordata collected from the south has arrived in the capital, I wonder if it is effective?" ”

"I've been taking it for a few days, and it seems that it still has some effect, and my body is not so heavy." Shousuke moved his body, but because of his weakness, he felt as if he was trapped in the Taishi's chair. Qian Jin hurriedly got up and asked him what he needed. Shousuke gasped twice and pointed to an enamel bowl on the coffee table. Qian Jin hurriedly handed the bowl to him, and glanced at it halfway, and the bowl contained ginseng soup.

After Shousuke drank the ginseng soup, his face became a little ruddy. He pointed to the bowl and said, "Houttuynia cordata is cold, like a person like me who has been sick for a long time, you need to use ginseng soup to do it." ”

"It turns out that Shoufu also knows a lot about this Houttuynia cordata, and I forgive the younger generation Meng Lang before." Qian Jin said with a smile.

Shoufu was noncommittal, and continued: "Actually, governing the country is like boiling medicine, and serious illnesses require the medicine of tigers and wolves, but it also needs to be accompanied by some gentle means. At that time, the unified tax burden was a fierce medicine for the old man back then, so the old man had to temporarily compromise with the forces of the DPRK and China, and even gave up many official positions. This is the principle in the court, if you want to do something, you have to pay the corresponding price. ”

Although Qian Jin understood what Shoufu said, he didn't know what he was referring to, so he asked: "Shoufu thinks that the younger generation has done a good job in investigating and handling the case of selling officials?" ”

"There is nothing wrong with you in selling the official case, it just happens to be the primer for the fierce medicine that the old man is about to prepare for the imperial court." Shousuke shook his head and said.

Qian Jin didn't care about Shoufu's words at first, but after a while, he came back to his senses and exclaimed: "Shoufu is planning to clean up the officialdom in the capital?" ”

Shoufu nodded, and after a long time, he said, "I, Chen Guoji, am sick, and it's time to treat it." Officials are the foundation of Chen Guo, and they are also the place where they are the most rotten. The old man knew that his life would not be long, but even if the old man was going to die, he would take a group of people with him before leaving, and the court would be empty. When the time comes, you and Xu Baolu, one inside the main and the other outside the main, will take care of Da Chen again, and it should be safe within fifty years. ”

Qian Jin heard that Shoufu seemed to be arranging the aftermath, and he didn't feel a good feeling in his heart. However, what surprised him the most was that he also had a seat on Shousuke's chessboard: "Shousuke raises love, and the younger generation is still a little powerless to deal with officialdom." ”

Shoufu glanced at Qian Jin, smiled, and said, "Back then, your grandfather once said that he was from a far away place. These days, the old man observes you carefully and finds that you have a lot of similarities with your grandfather. If your guess is correct, where are you from? ”

Qian Jin was a little caught off guard when he heard this. The identity of the traverser is his biggest secret, but he never thought that the old man would find out the clues just through his words and deeds, and the most important thing is that his grandfather revealed his identity before. Since my grandfather chose to believe in Shoufu, Qian Jin will not be an exception. Looking at Shoufu's pale and emaciated face, Qian Jin nodded slowly.

"Sure enough. You must know that most of the children who are about your age in the capital are soaked in the fireworks and willow alleys, or they are walking chickens and teasing dogs. It's good for you, as soon as you came to the capital, you smashed two workshops, and you also killed the prestige of the officials. How can people not be suspicious? ”

Shoufu praised it. Please also keep the secret for the younger generation. Qian Jin was a little weak-hearted, and decided that he must be cautious in his words and deeds when dealing with these people in the future.

Shoufu laughed and said, "You still don't worry about bringing it to the soil?" ”

Qian Jin was relieved: "Shoufu has these medicines to recuperate, and it should be fine." After a while, Qian Jin remembered what Steward Li said when he entered the door, so he asked, "I heard that Jinyiwei lost manpower on the way back to Beijing this time to collect medicine?" It can't be the hand of King Ming, right? ”

Shoufu nodded and sighed: "King Ming has been planning for decades, and many of his shadows have already been laid in this palace and in the court, and it is inevitable that the news of the medicine collection will leak." After a pause, Shousuke asked, "Have you ever played chess?" ”

"A little bit of ......"

"As soon as chess starts, both sides are fighting for pawns. The night attack on the Zhenfu Division, the sniping of the Jinyi guard who came back from collecting medicine in Suzhou, and the night attack on the courtyard by the man in black were all expected by the old man and the queen mother, in order to fight out some pawns first, so that the carriages and horses of both sides could be played. ”

"It turns out that Shoufu and the Queen Mother knew early on that Gong Jing was going to make trouble, so I went to question ......the Queen Mother a few days ago," Qian Jin sighed with emotion, and muttered in his mouth: "But, what if the other party is trying to fight our old face?" ”

"Do you think the old man doesn't go to court these days, but he is hiding here to be idle?" Shoufu pointed at Qian Jin and said with a smile: "The old man has been sick for a long time, just fight it." As for your grandfather, King Ming didn't dare to touch him, so he could only deal with the people around him. I might as well tell you, your grandmother died, and it was the hand of King Ming. How could the old man repeat the mistake of the past this time? ”

Shousuke paused, apparently unable to keep up with his physical strength after talking for a long time. After resting for a while, he continued: "That night, the old man originally asked Master Huijing to guard the courtyard, but because there was a master hidden in your courtyard, she quietly retreated. ”

Qian Jin had mixed feelings when he heard this, if Mrs. Shi was guarding the courtyard, he would not have to worry about his safety. What he lamented was that over the years, the cause of his grandmother's death had been shrouded in a layer of fog, and the relevant people had kept silent. Today, he finally heard the truth. King Ming, a person who is dedicated to the throne, can't imagine that even women and children can bear to kill.

After a long time, he looked into Shousuke's eyes and said slowly, "What is it about Grandpa that makes King Ming so jealous?" ”

"Hey...... Originally, you shouldn't have asked the old man this. The old man's life is short, and your grandfather will blame it if he wants to blame it. Shoufu took a deep breath and said, "Twenty years ago, the 20,000 iron cavalry of the Northern Liao Jurchen attacked Shanhaiguan, and your grandfather was the only enemy. Legend has it that when your grandfather recited a prayer, a beam of light fell from heaven and turned all the 20,000 horsemen into ashes. ”

The boss with Qian Jin's mouth open, as if listening to Shousuke tell a long-ago mythological story, still had an unbelievable look on his face after a long time. He never thought that his grandfather would have such an ability.