Under the corridor of the main hall of Chengqian Palace, there are people standing at this moment, both eunuchs and palace maids, many of whom are usually said to have heads and faces in the palace, but at this time, everyone is holding their breath, but their ears are pricked up to listen to the movement inside - because at the moment there are the two supremes of the Queen Mother and the Emperor, and if you anger any of them, you can't eat and walk around, not to mention that Zhu Houzhao just had a big temper, followed by a clang, and I don't know if it was the Empress Dowager Zhang or the little emperor who dropped the cup.

"Pingbeibo is here!"

With this low voice, everyone under the corridor looked up, and saw that it was an attendant leading a young man in sideways. I saw that he was wearing a Tang scarf, wearing a dark blue silk robe, and stepping on a pair of snow-white black shoes, which looked neatly and neatly at first glance, but did not show the slightest luxury, and a pair of eyes on his fair face were dark and bottomless, which made people forget the vulgar at first sight. As the eunuch who was at the head of the corridor reported in, there were a few reprimands from inside. After a while, the double-layer embroidered tiger and leopard curtain that had just been put on was lifted high, followed by two old eunuchs who were wet and dripping with water, and there were one or two tea stalks hanging on their heads, and they came out of the house in embarrassment, and it was Li Rong and Wang Yue.

Seeing this scene, the others lowered their heads one after another, trying their best to pretend that they didn't see it, for fear that the two big men of the ceremonial supervisor would have a pimple in their hearts. And Xu Xun, who happened to walk in front of the door of the main hall, collided with the two of them head-on, but he didn't dodge or dodge, his eyes swept over the heads of the two of them, and then he smiled and arched his hand, and then he turned sideways and gave way.

The most embarrassed and unlucky appearance in his life was seen by the junior he despised the most, Li Rong only gritted his teeth with hatred, but he still had to pretend that nothing happened, but Wang Yue's famous artillery battle was not so interesting. He glanced at Xu Xun with a fierce gaze, and then sneered: "Uncle Pingbei, thank you for your advice today!" ”

"It's easy to say, the prince is a senior elder, and the kid still has a lot to learn from the prince."

Xu Xun replied with a smile, seeing Wang Yue angrily brushing his sleeves away, actually grabbing ahead of Li Rong, he couldn't help but laugh, seeing Li Rong slanting at him, he quickly caught up with Wang Yue, and he couldn't help but stare at the back for a moment longer. At this moment, the curtain that had just fallen was raised high by a hand.

"Uncle Pingbei, the Queen Mother and the Emperor announced that you will go in." It was Liu Jin who came out to speak, and when he saw Xu Xun bowing down and agreeing, he opened the curtain to let people in, but when Xu Xun crossed the threshold, he said in a voice almost like a mosquito, "Brother Xu, you are really too big this time!" The Queen Mother was so angry just now that she almost felt a heartache, and the emperor also scolded you for being bold, you can be careful later, this level is not easy to pass! ”

Of course, Xu Xun knew what Liu Jin meant by this. Since he dared to instigate Zhang Zong to say that he hit the Dongchang Yamen, he knew that with the surname of this Shouning Marquis, he would inevitably honestly confess that this was his idea in front of the Queen Mother and the Emperor, and it was absolutely unrealistic to expect that kid to carry it for him. Therefore, he nodded to Liu Jin gratefully, and then walked steadily to the front of the East Warm Pavilion, but there was only a layer of cyan gauze hanging here, and Liu Jin entered the room one step ahead of him.

"The Queen Mother, Your Majesty, Uncle Pingbei has arrived."

"I'm not blind yet, of course I know he's here, isn't this standing at the door? Xu Xun, don't pretend there, let me come in and talk! ”

Xu Xun opened the curtain and lowered his head to enter. He didn't look up to see what the expressions of the mother and son above were, and after slowly kneeling down and kowtowing, he only heard a bang, thinking about who slapped the handrail hard. However, the next angry shout revealed who did the hateful palm just now.

"Xu Xun, you are so bold! Since you know that Zheng San was won by Dongchang, why didn't you report it to the emperor, and dared to instigate Hou Shizi of Shouning to bring a group of rabble to the door! ”

Empress Dowager Zhang reprimanded these two sentences angrily, and suddenly felt a burst of discomfort in her chest, but fortunately, Rong Shangyi next to her saw the opportunity quickly, and quickly handed over a cup of hot tea to serve her to drink, which made her relieved. And Zhu Houzhao saw that the queen mother was angry like this, and he couldn't help but get angry for a while, and the surname Suo also slapped the table in the same way. This time the strength was used more than that of the Empress Dowager Zhang, and the tall saucer of the Jun kiln containing candied fruit on it suddenly fell down, dripping and rolling to the ground, and the ping-pong smashed it, and the pickled plums on the plate rolled everywhere.

"Xu Xun, you still haven't answered the queen mother's words!"

Although these words are also a harsh reprimand, compared to the reprimand of the Empress Dowager Zhang, the strength is far behind. So, while Xu Xun straightened up, he glanced at Zhang Zong, whose face was blue and white at all, and he didn't dare to look at him at all, so he raised his head calmly. Sure enough, Empress Dowager Zhang was so angry that her face turned white, while Zhu Houzhao's eyes flashed, and her anger turned into anger, but she was not angry. Knowing this, he lowered his eyelids, and then opened his mouth unhurriedly.

"Back to the Queen Mother, what the minister wants to say is very important, can you let the idlers avoid it?"

Before Empress Dowager Zhang could answer, Zhu Houzhao said impatiently: "All quit, Liu Jin, you go outside to guard, Ruisheng, you go outside to guard under the window, if anyone dares to eavesdrop, I will pick his skin!" ”

Seeing that everyone was retreating one after another, Xu Xun said word by word: "Back to the Queen Mother, the courage of the ministers is naturally given by you and the emperor." ”

Xu Xun didn't need to look up to know how Empress Dowager Zhang's stunned expression was at this moment, so he only paused slightly, and then he said: "Zheng San, who is in the Shouning Marquis Mansion, in order to handle this matter, can be said to have turned the capital upside down, but there is no news at all. It was only by chance that the minister heard that Dongchang had secretly arrested such a person. It's not that the minister is saying bad things about people behind his back, if it weren't for the Hou Shizi of Shouning personally going out to attack him, but the minister reported to the queen mother and the emperor, and when he really went to mention people, maybe Zheng San would have been a dead man a long time ago. ”

Seeing that Zhu Houzhao was thoughtful, and the Empress Dowager Zhang was suspicious, he said while the iron was hot: "The minister knows that the queen mother is blaming the minister for not letting the Hou Shizi of Shouning go out in person, so that the Zhang family will become the target of the public, but the minister said a big rebellious word, and the minister did this for the sake of the Zhang family." Shouning Hou was the first time to take charge of military supplies, how could it be so coincidental that someone colluded with the annihilation merchants, why was the annihilation merchants so bold that they dared to use cotton robes that they couldn't wear at all to make up the numbers, why was they so quickly exposed by Han Shangshu of the household department? ”

He asked three rhetorical questions in a row, and for a while, even Zhang Zong said that this descendant of the Zhang family was stunned, not to mention the Empress Dowager Zhang, who had never liked to use her brains very much. However, Zhu Houzhao's eyes flickered, and he suddenly said: "You mean, there were people who originally wanted the Zhang family to become the target of public criticism?" ”

"The Emperor Shengming!"

Seeing that Xu Xun slapped him with a sycophant, Zhu Houzhao saw that Mrs. Zhang on the side was puzzled, so he glanced at Xu Xun angrily, and then he posted it and explained to her in a low voice: "Queen Mother, what Xu Xun means is that this matter is so big, maybe someone is planning Shou Ninghou behind his back......"

"What, they're so bold!" Empress Dowager Zhang broke out immediately without waiting for Zhu Houzhao to finish speaking, and she couldn't help but stand up for a while, "Let me go down and check, check carefully, who is so bold and dares to beat my own brother's idea!" ”

Since he dared to brush the tiger's beard, Xu Xun, the initiator, naturally would not show the slightest flaw at this time, but said sincerely: "Queen Mother, now that the emperor has ascended the throne, there are no other brothers and sisters. Not only that, the former Jiao Shangshu of the Criminal Department beheaded Zheng Wang and others who had falsely recognized the emperor's relatives, and some people even brought up the old matter with false rumors, coupled with the scandal of the military quartermaster of Shouning Hou, which pushed the Zhang family to the forefront for a while, which is really unpredictable! Although there will inevitably be people in the court and China who want to make a fuss about it, if they can take this opportunity to really let the past come to light and let those who have a heart jump out, the military affairs of the pioneer Shouning Hou will naturally fade away. ”

Speaking of which, although Zhu Houzhao suddenly realized that he showed appreciation, even the Empress Dowager Zhang, who was very bright at first, couldn't help but calm down. That case once made her lose her temper with Emperor Hongzhi, but Dongchang and Jinyiwei checked and checked, and in the end, there were two or three kittens and dogs that had been caught, and the source seemed to be on the queen mother of the two palaces that could not be touched, so she had to give up. And now that she has no husband, and her son has just sat on the throne, this mother's family has been roasted on the fire, how can she sit idly by?

"Xu Xun, you get up and speak!" Zhu Houzhao saw that Xu Xun's side was full of broken porcelain pieces of the Jun kiln tall plate, and he couldn't help it for a while, so he opened his mouth to order, and the Empress Dowager Zhang had no objection, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and then asked with interest, "Then tell me, what should happen next?" ”

Zhang Zong, who was on the side, said that he had already stood up when he saw Xu Xuncai kneeling for such a short while, but from Bei'anmen to now, he was already kneeling with a sore waist and legs, and he couldn't help but be indignant about this differential treatment. However, just when he complained that he shouldn't have listened to Xu Xun's trickery to do this thing, he caught a sentence that made his soul fly away.

"Your Majesty, the next thing has to fall on the prince of Shouning."

God, do you want him to go? If you do something similar to today's Dongchang, he might as well be dead!

Zhang Zongshuo, who was shocked, shouted almost instinctively: "The queen mother, the emperor, the minister's ability is not as good as Pingbeibo, I am afraid that it will be difficult to ......."

"Shouning Hou Shizi doesn't have to be too humble, today you said that your actions in front of the East Factory are touching with heavy rewards, and you personally go into battle to boost morale, and at the same time convince others not to dare to do it. is the son of the noble people in the city, and it is not for nothing that there are outstanding martial arts, but who has such courage? When Xu Xun said this, he saw that Empress Dowager Zhang was really happy on her face, and Zhu Houzhao also bowed slightly approvingly, he didn't look at what Zhang Zong said was like earth, and continued unhurriedly, "Even if the adults in the court are held accountable, and when the time comes, Shou Ninghou will be returned to his innocence, and it can be said confidently that the son of the world is eager to save his father, and it is understandable that he will let him serve in front of the army for a while, calm down the discussion and come back." With the courage of the prince, isn't it easy to build a military glory and return to the dynasty? ”

Zhang Zong said that he was only envious of Xu Xun's triumphant return this time, but he was not angry when Qi Jiliang and Xu Yanche were promoted lightly and skillfully. Hearing that Xu Xun drew a wonderful pie for himself, just now he wanted to refuse no matter what the other party said, but he was a little hesitant at this time. When Xu Xun whispered a few more words to the Queen Mother and the Emperor, he immediately made a choice.

"Queen Mother, Your Majesty, for the sake of the overall situation, it doesn't matter if I am wronged!"

Seeing that Zhang Zongshu really fell into the middle of the coffin, Xu Xun couldn't help but smile slightly. Isn't it easy to rub this kid who has never experienced much in the world in his life?

(To be continued)