Chapter Fifty-Eight: A Secret Conversation in the Palace
"Grandma Da Shao, someone from the back hall is waiting in the house, my lord, please go back to the house with the second young grandma quickly." A family member rushed to the ready-to-wear store and said to Wanyo.
"Backroom? Who is here? Wanyo asked as she put down the fabric in her hand.
"I don't know this little one, the master only told you to return quickly." The man bowed and replied.
"yes, got it." Wanyue came out of the clothing store and went up to the second floor to find Qinghe.
"Sister, someone from the house, the master told us to go home." Wanyue saw that Qinghe was busy at the counter and walked over.
"Sister, who is here?" Qinghe put down the account book in his hand, got up and asked.
"It's someone from the back hall, I don't know the details, let's go back quickly." Wanyu urged.
"Well, sister, wait a minute." Qinghe Mali put away the account book, walked out and took Wanyu's hand.
"Look at you, I'm not ashamed." Wanyu smiled and patted Qinghe.
"My sister also said that me, can you only pull your hand together, giggle." Qinghe pulled Wanyue and walked towards the house.
In the living room of Yefu, Tang Yuanwai was drinking tea with Zhan Hu, and Wanyue and Qinghe walked in.
"Graceful, Qinghe. Come and see Lord Zhan. Tang Yuanwai saw the second daughter come in, and got up to introduce him.
"I've seen Lord Zhan." The second daughter turned sideways to ask for peace.
Zhan Hu got up to return the salute, and saw that the two daughters were both beautiful immortals, and secretly praised the voyage for being blessed.
"My lord, did the prime minister ask you to pick us up and take us to the back hall?" Qinghe had seen Zhan Hu before, so he asked excitedly.
"What? Yuanhang is married. Zhan Hu suddenly heard Qinghe call for a long voyage, and he was startled and blurted out.
Seeing Zhan Hu's expression, Wanyue remembered Yuanhang's instructions, and hurriedly said: "My lord misunderstood, the two of us only made a marriage contract with Yuanhang, and we have not yet completed the marriage. My sister has always been commensurate with her husband. After speaking, he turned his head to Qinghe and said, "I said that you have said many times, and you are not ashamed." And winked at Qinghe.
Qinghe regretted it after speaking, and hurriedly said: "Don't blame my sister, my sister just misses it very much." ”
Zhan Hu breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and said: "Yuanhang and Du Shoubei are arguing in the back hall over whether you are married, and the stakes are very important, so you can't be careless. Zhan Hu is hinting at the second daughter. said: "Now I need you to go to the back hall to testify, and the emperor sent me to pick you up into the back hall." ”
"Is the emperor wanting to see us?" The two girls were shocked and asked.
"Yes. Please tidy up with the two ladies and set off immediately. After Zhan Hu finished speaking, he took out the voyage letter from his bosom and handed it to Wanyu.
Wanyue read the letter, nodded to Tang Yuanwai, and said: "It is indeed a letter from the voyage, father, we will go to the back hall with Lord Zhan, you take care." ”
"Okay, be careful along the way." Tang Yuanwai arched his hand to Zhan Hu and said, "Tired adults, take care of them all the way, the old man has thanked him." ”
"Outsiders, please rest assured, I will deliver them to Yuanhang safely." Zhan Hu said in return.
In the palace, Situ Hao was playing chess with Emperor Zhang Xian.
"Haha, Situ, leading soldiers to fight is your forte, but you are not as good as me in this game of chess." Emperor Yin Wen saw that the fall of a son was a foregone conclusion, so he put the remaining chess pieces in his hand back into the jar and laughed.
"Hehe, sure enough, the emperor is slightly higher. The minister conceded defeat. Situ Hao shook his head with a smile and put the chess pieces back in his hand.
"Situ, what's going on in Yizhou?" Zhang Xian asked.
"Back to the emperor, General Sun Ke is in charge of that side for the time being, and now he is building the city wall to pacify the people." Situ Hao replied.
"Well, now that most of Xiao Liang's soldiers and horses are concentrated in Guzhou, do you think they will attack Yizhou?" Emperor Yin Wen asked.
"Your Majesty, Yizhou is an important town, and Xiaoliang is the throat of Daliang. This time, the interests of the three princes were attacked, and the ministers seized the opportunity to capture Yizhou when they sent troops alone, how could he be willing. It will definitely take Yizhou again. Situ Hao analyzed.
"Well, I think so, too. General Sun was brave and fierce, but he lacked strategy. If you are only barely competent in Yizhou, you are afraid that there will be accidents. Zhang Xian said with a little worry.
"Your Majesty, the minister recommended Ye Yuanhang to Yizhou. This man is scheming and scheming. If he guards Yizhou, General Sun assists. Yizhou is foolproof. Situ Hao saw that the time had come, and hurriedly recommended a voyage to Emperor Yinwen.
Situ Hao's words are exactly what Zhang Xian meant. Zhang Xian thought for a moment and said, "Well, I also mean this. This time, Du Zhiyuan fought with him, and I am afraid that he could only retreat at a loss. Situ, you still have to think about who will take over the position of Jingzhou garrison. ”
"This ...... Your Majesty, everything is still unclear. Situ Hao pretended not to know anything.
"I know this Ye Yuanhang better than you, and he is very smart. If Du Zhiyuan had no conclusive information, how could he dare to impeach him with such fanfare. It's just that I can't think of how he can be seamless, and dare to call the second daughter to guard the palace sand. Zhang Xian glanced at Situ Hao, and then said: "You and Liang Sidu first discuss the deployment of officials, and then fold it up to inform you." Summoning Ye to sail into the palace. ”
"Yes, the minister retired." Situ Hao withdrew, informed his father-in-law on duty outside the door, and summoned Ye Yuanhang into the palace.
Yuanhang followed the little eunuch to the Imperial Garden, Emperor Yinwen was taking a walk, and Yuanhang hurried two steps to say goodbye.
"Voyage, accompany me." Zhang Xian walked into the garden, and Yuanhang followed.
"It's another year of spring flowers, I don't know if the flowers on that side can be like this side, the flowers are blooming." Zhang Xian pointed to the opposite side of the pond and said.
"Your Majesty, as long as the sun shines, it will always be the same as this side, full of flowers." Yuanhang looked across the pond and said.
"I hope so. Voyage, you look at the other side, there are a few big trees that always block the sun, and if they are cut down, will the flowers be more colorful. Zhang Xian turned his back and stood by the pool.
"Your Majesty, although the trees are separated by ponds, their roots are connected. If the emperor thinks that the trees are inappropriate there, it is better to move them to the corner. Yuanhang had heard what he was pointing out and echoed in reply.
"I'm afraid that the roots are deep and the leaves are thick, and the roots will spread back." Emperor Yin Wen said worriedly.
"It's okay, Your Majesty." Yuanhang pointed to the edge of the pond and said, "The roots can only break through the earth, but they cannot penetrate the iron. Just remove the trees and place them in a corner surrounded by iron plates. Then the tree does not die and the roots do not move. ”
"Well, the words of the voyage make me worried." Zhang Xian said happily. "Voyage, Yizhou is newly returned to Daliang, and the situation is unstable. Do you dare to go? ”
"Your Majesty, raise soldiers for a thousand days, and use them for a while. Yuanhang is willing to pull out a big tree for the emperor and return the emperor to a royal garden full of spring. Yuanhang hurriedly bowed to Zhang Xian and said.
"Good!" Zhang Xian clapped his hands happily.
"Your Majesty, the minister has one thing, and I hope the emperor will promise." Yuanhang saw that Zhang Xian was happy at this time, so he took the opportunity to advance the affairs of Li Long's family.
"What's the matter? Let's just talk about it. Zhang Xian said.
"Your Majesty, Li Long, the garrison of Qianling, participated in the rebellion, and he deserved to die. It's just that more than 30 members of his family are still in the Qianling prison. On that day, the minister promised Li Long to keep his family safe, and hoped that the emperor would be generous and leave them alive. Yuan Hang said as he observed Zhang Xian's face.
Sure enough, Emperor Yinwen's face changed. Snorted coldly and said, "Li Long rebelled, and the crime was the Nine Clans." If only those are killed, then no one will dare to rebel in the future. ”
"The emperor is reasonable, but before Li Long sent his troops, he informed Lord Situ of all the rebel generals, and Lord Situ was able to catch them all and rush to support the back hall as quickly as possible. It can be regarded as a lost way to return and make meritorious contributions. Therefore, the minister had the courage to intercede for his family, and asked the emperor to keep people under the knife and send his family to the Luzhou border pass. Yuanhang bowed to Zhang Xian and fell to the ground.
Zhang Xian looked at Yuanhang, thought for a while and said, "Since this is the case, Li Long doesn't have to be escorted to the back hall." You can handle this matter, don't publicize it to the world. ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yuanhang was very happy and finally saved Li Long's family.
"Your Majesty, although Qianling is small, it is an important place for soldiers. The minister thought that loyal men must be sent to this place, and that such things should not happen again. "Sail to Emperor Yinwen and speak.
"Well, Situ Hao has already mentioned it to me. I've arranged it. Zhang Xian replied.
"So good......
The two were chatting, and one of them came quietly. He made a silent gesture to the eunuch on the side, tiptoed behind them and suddenly shouted, "Brother Emperor." ”
Emperor Yin Wen trembled, but he had long been accustomed to turning his head. Yuanhang was not, he was putting all his mind on the conversation with the emperor, and his legs were weak when he was frightened by the sudden sound, and he fell into the pond without standing firmly. Fortunately, the water in the pond on the side was not deep, and after a few flutters, he stood up in the pool and looked at the shore.
I saw that behind Emperor Yin Wen, a young girl wearing a red robe, was covering her mouth with a sweat towel and bending over with a smile, wiping the corners of her eyes with her other hand while laughing. They all burst into tears of laughter.
"Nonsense." Emperor Yin Wen couldn't help but smile and said, "Don't hurry up and help Lord Ye up." Behind him, the father-in-law hurriedly ran over and went down to the pool to help the voyage up.
Although the back hall has opened spring, it is not as good as Beijing and Luzhou. After the voyage came up, it was blown by the breeze, and I still couldn't help but have a cold war.
"Yuanhang, this is my ninth sister. Naughty by nature, if you weren't scared, she would push you into the pool. Zhang Xian pouted and said.
"It turned out to be the Ninth Princess. The minister Qianling County Shouye sailed to see the princess. Yuanhang couldn't care about the dampness and coldness on his body, and hurriedly saluted and said goodbye.
"Giggles, laughs to death." The ninth princess was still smiling, and it took a while to recover, look him up and down, and said, "No courtesy." You're the first person to be that talented. ”
"The ministers don't dare, it's the emperor who loves the ministers." Yuanhang stood up and said.
"Hmph, if you don't have a few points, how can the emperor's brother choose you." The ninth princess rolled her eyes and said, "Now that the garden is full of spring, let you write a poem." If you can't give it, then you will have a false name, and the sin of deceitfulness will be given to you. ”
Emperor Yin Wen didn't stop him, he also wanted to see if the voyage had the ability to export the chapter.
Seeing that Emperor Yin Wen was silent, Yuanhang hurriedly recalled which poems he remembered.
"Jasper is made up of a tree high, and ten thousand green silk threads hang down. I don't know who cut out the thin leaves, and the spring breeze in February is like scissors. "Yuanhang thought of Yongliu, and recited it quite appropriately.
Emperor Yin Wen and the Nine Princesses were stunned on the spot. I wanted to make a long voyage difficult, but who knew that he didn't think about it, and it was really a chapter.
"Your Majesty, the minister wants to go back and change his clothes first, this spring breeze is like a knife, and the minister is cold." Yuanhang said tremblingly.
"Haha, okay, you step back first. Voyage, remember the matter of the Imperial Garden. Zhang Xian smiled and said.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, the ministers will not dare to forget such a major event." Yuanhang also replied with a smile.
The ninth princess did not speak, thinking that the emperor's brother was going to sail away and remember the incident of the fall into the water in the imperial garden. Looking at the back of the voyage, I silently recited this poem in my heart.