The Wenyuan Pavilion in Zuo Shun Gate has never been as complicated as the yamen around the Thousand Step Corridor, not to mention the straight room of the first assistant of the hall compared with the second hall of those who are still in charge of affairs, and even the six departments and one Langzhong are not comparable. However, every inch of land in the palace is expensive, and the place of the cabinet ministers and councillors is naturally not on par with the emperor's concubines, so even if it is renovated, it is necessary to build a few more rooms, accommodate a few more people, and store a few more warehouses for documents and documents, that's all. Therefore, the dignified Wenyuan Pavilion, the courtyard gate in front of it is often inconspicuous, and the opposite Wenhua Hall and other places form a sharp contrast.

However, at this moment, this small door has become a clear dividing line, separating the two groups of people. The outside group is the elite of the 12th regiment battalion, and the inside group is a clerical officer who works in the cabinet, and so on. Even if the two sides are not tense, the atmosphere is tense and stalemate. Faced with this scene, on the second floor of Wenyuan Pavilion, the three pavilion elders standing in front of the window sank like water, and in the end, it was Xie Qian who broke the silence.

"I shouldn't have obeyed the emperor's wishes in the first place, this kid is hateful! I only know that I welcome His Royal Highness the Prince, but I don't know how to take care of the overall situation! ”

"It's too late to say this, don't you hear the sergeants outside? According to the order of His Royal Highness, there are eunuchs in the palace who are blinded by lard to take advantage of the chaos to carry their property, so they send troops to guard Wenyuan Pavilion, and they only look outside and do not take a step beyond the thunder pool, what else can we do? Besides, Xu Xun, the master of the house, doesn't even show his face, should we pull down our faces and go to those sergeants to theorize? ”

Li Dongyang had always felt that Xu Xun was young and sincere, and he was not greedy for money, but at this moment, in the face of such a situation, he could no longer adhere to his previous opinion. After saying this, seeing that Liu Jian's face was as black as the bottom of the pot, he opened his mouth and said: "Yuanfu, if we still keep Liu Wentai, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince may come in person next." ”

"What I want is for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come!" Liu Jian glared angrily, grabbed the wooden frame on the windowsill with one hand, and said in a deep voice, "The emperor has just been buried, His Royal Highness is acting so recklessly, if the emperor's spirit in the sky knows, he will definitely be disappointed!" Even if the people in the hospital want to be investigated, they must be investigated slowly, otherwise there will be rumors all over the world, and it will be difficult to guarantee that there will be any moths! The emperor is no longer there, and the most important thing now is long-term peace and stability, not to make trouble inside and outside for the sake of a momentary anger! ”

They are all veterans of officialdom for decades, although they are still sad in their hearts, and although they feel twelve points of nostalgia for the deceased son of heaven, as cabinet elders, the three of them all have a calming attitude on this issue. Therefore, seeing that Xie Qian also nodded, Liu Jian said: "I can't wait any longer, send someone to the celebrant supervisor, if you can't get out, the old man will go in person, the old man won't believe that anyone dares to stop him!" is dragging it, and the old man will drag Xiao Jing to take the lead to see His Highness! ”

As soon as the words fell, a voice came from outside: "Yuan Fu, Li Ge Lao Xie Ge Lao, dinner has been delivered." ”

Wenyuan Pavilion is located in the southeast corner of the palace, three pavilion elders plus several clerical officials per person, each of the firewood, rice, oil and salt used are sent by Guanglu Temple on a monthly basis, and then the small kitchen next to the room is single. Although it is not a delicacy, it is always full of vegetables and meat, and no one cares if it is delicious or not. Only when talking about big things at this time suddenly involved dinner, Liu Jian naturally became angry: "When is it, what are you talking about dinner!" The emperor died, at least three should not eat! ”

For folk funerals, three days of mourning without food, three meals of mourning above September, and three meals of mourning in March and May are not eaten. Just having said that, Qingqing is quietly hungry for one or two meals, but three meals and five meals are difficult, so the general mourning is not to open the stove, and the snacks will be quietly used to cushion hunger after the evening. And the great funeral of the Son of Heaven is actually equivalent to the civil sons serving their fathers, and there has never been a rule as for not eating a few meals. At this time, Liu Jian roared, and the clerk outside was silent for a moment, and only opened his mouth again after a while.

"Back to Yuanfu, the food delivery outside is to say that these three do not eat, but it is that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is sympathetic to Yuanfu and the two old pavilions, so he specially ordered not to cut off the food, as for the others, ......" He paused, and then stumbled and said, "The others do not eat according to the rules, these three days...... I didn't have anything to eat for three days. ”

At this moment, not to mention Liu Jian was dumbfounded, even Li Dongyang and Xie Qian were dumbfounded. After a long time, Li Dongyang said aloud: "I know, the things are put on the table outside first, you go!" ”

When the three of them went, the three of them looked at me, and Li Dongyang said helplessly: "If you don't eat for three days, you won't starve to death, but maybe that kid will be provided with food according to the head next, those clerical officers are hungry for three days, and the news of Liu Wentai's coming can't be hidden, they must hate this guy to the bone...... He was waiting for us to be unable to hold it and send Liu Wentai out by himself. ”

"This cunning boy, this cunning boy!"

Liu Jian scolded twice in a row, and immediately went downstairs angrily, and rushed out of the courtyard gate regardless of it. As soon as he went out, he saw that the sergeants did not retreat, and his face suddenly sank and said, "Why, do you want to stop even the old man, the head of the cabinet?" ”

It was none other than Qian Ning who was sent to guard Wenyuan Pavilion at the head, so in the face of Liu Jian's angry glare, he bowed unhurriedly and said, "Yuan Fuyan is serious, how dare you stop you." Only now that the sun has set, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered that there will not be many lights in the palace tonight, and the road is dim. ”

"Humph!" After all, Liu Jian didn't want to see these little minions in general, so he immediately said lightly, "In this case, the old man is going to the celebrant supervisor!" ”

However, Qian Ning, who had just done a respectful and respectful manner, immediately said with a look of embarrassment: "Lord Yuanfu really wants to go to the celebrant supervisor? Only then did he get the news, saying that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was grief-stricken and unbearable, and the master of ceremonies and supervisors had all gone to the Qianqing Palace at this time. ”

Although Qian Ning swore by it, Liu Jian was willing to believe it, and he took a step ahead without saying a word. He hadn't taken a few steps before Channing followed with two or three people, but he followed a few steps away. Liu Jian was angry and didn't pay attention at first, but when he arrived outside the Donghua Gate, he remembered that the celebrant was far away in the east gate of Huangwa, which was close to Bei'an Gate, and it would take more than half an hour to walk from here. But the man also came out, and he walked straight north along the riverside until his legs were a little sore, and the sticky sweat on his back stuck to his clothes.

However, when he directly broke into the celebrant under the strange gaze of those chamberlains, he went straight to the public hall inside the door on the second floor, only to find it empty. Annoyed that he came up, he walked out quickly, casually called a small fire man over, and asked sharply: "Where are the fathers-in-law of the master of ceremonies?" ”

"Your father-in-law went to the Qianqing Palace, and the afternoon passed, and he never came back." The little firefighter didn't seem to know Liu Jian, but he glanced at the soldiers behind him, but he showed a slightly frightened expression, and hurriedly saluted again, "Gonggong Xiao said before leaving, if there is any urgent matter, the palace will be put aside for the time being, and as for the outside, they will go to Wenyuan Pavilion to find the three pavilion elders to consider it." ”

But what if the three elders of the pavilion were looking for someone from the celebrant and the celebrant?

Liu Jian only felt a breath of depression rushing to his brain, but he couldn't do it when he was angry with such a fourteen-five-year and fiery little fireman, so Suo snorted and turned his head and left. When he went out like this, the little fireman followed him all the way out, and when he saw people heading straight for the east gate of Huangwa, he breathed a sigh of relief, and the look of fear just now disappeared.

Sending this Lord Shou away, the young master and Gonggong Xiao should be relieved now, right?

Although the food was delivered, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian had no appetite, and when they saw Liu Jian's disappointed face when he came back, they suddenly lost their appetite. The three discussed for a while, and finally Liu Jian had to reluctantly agree to Li Dongyang's proposal.

Hand over Liu Wentai, but the three of them have to send people to the Qianqing Palace, and they must see the crown prince Zhu Houzhao!

Early in the morning, it was the small burial of Emperor Hongzhi. Due to the hot weather, although the Qianqing Palace has tried its best to ventilate, and all kinds of medicinal materials have been used, there are still some smells when the small burial is carried out. However, Zhu Houzhao did not show any difference from beginning to end, only after personally putting on the regular clothes for Emperor Hongzhi, he staggered out of the house, and then his legs collapsed on the soft couch, and he burst into tears unconsciously. He is still like this, let alone Empress Zhang, who barely survived until the end and fainted again, and for a while, the two female officials were so frightened that they hurriedly ordered the imperial doctor.

This sound of the imperial doctor suddenly woke Zhu Houzhao up. After seeing that Empress Zhang on the bamboo couch of Concubine Xiang was fine, he immediately called Liu Jin and asked with an unnatural face: "Isn't the Tai Hospital sealed, everyone is in prison, where can I go to find the Tai Doctor?" ”

"Your Highness, rest assured, Commander Xu has thought of this." Liu Jin said about Xu Xun's arrangement yesterday, Zhu Houzhao's face was a little pale, and he immediately nodded and said, "I was confused at that time, but fortunately he was smart...... By the way, there is no movement over there in Wenyuan Pavilion? I've already given them face, how long are they going to survive? ”

Liu Jin didn't plan to distinguish between those elders, so he immediately spread his hands and pretended not to know anything. Although Zhu Houzhao got the assurance that Xu Xun had sworn before, he was still upset, getting up and pacing for a while, sitting in a daze for a while, and finally Suo surnamed Suo went out of the main hall and stood at the door in a daze. I don't know how long it took before he waited for the news from Wenyuan Pavilion that Liu Jian and the others were going to personally send Liu Wentai to Qianqing Palace to see him. Although he was impatient to see the three old men, he finally agreed.

However, when he saw Liu Wentai being brought into the door, he couldn't help it anymore, he forgot what dignity he had, stepped forward and grabbed the other party's collar and shouted: "Liu Wentai, it's all you, it's you who killed your father!" ”

This voice is not small, and the first assistant Liu Jian was so shocked that his scalp was numb: "Your Highness, it is about the emperor's order, and you can't believe it!" ”

"Humph!" Zhu Houzhao let go of his hand and let Liu Wentai fall to the ground, and then said angrily, "What kind of talk, it was Liu Wentai who was said by his father before his death!" Someone came, pulled Liu Wentai out, and immediately beheaded me! ”

"Your Highness, I have never had such an old precedent in the court, and besides, it is not in accordance with the rules to kill people without going through the law, Your Highness thinks twice!"

"Think twice about what to think again, after the law department, a damn person like Zheng Wang hasn't been killed yet, this is the law!" When Zhu Houzhao said this, he thought of what Xu Xun had said before, and he was angry for a while, "I'm not my father, I don't have such a good spleen as him, I only have eight words for these damn guys - never tolerate, never tolerate!" ”

(To be continued)