Chapter 7: Who's to blame

Empress Dowager Yu wanted to see Xie An, which was expected by him. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

As a witness to the assassination of the former emperor and the closest companion of the little emperor Sima Yan in the past, Xie An knew too much about the royal secrets.

Whether it was Song Yi's assassination of the first emperor, or the little emperor's infatuation with Song Yi, Xie An found that he and Song Yi did not match, or that the Xie family had an inseparable fate with this woman.

In the Empress Dowager Yu's view, the little emperor was seduced by Song Yi when he was the crown prince, Xie An and the little emperor got along day and night, and it was impossible not to be aware of it, so Xie An couldn't get rid of the charge of "knowing and not reporting".

And Xie An was taken away by Song Yi that day and came back intact, and now Xie Shang and Song Yi disappeared together, I am afraid that Empress Dowager Yu will think that Song Yi has an unclear relationship with his Xie family.

In short, being hated by the Empress Dowager Yu, Xie An felt very tricky, if he didn't be the emperor's attendant, it didn't matter, but in the future, he would be troublesome if he hated the Xie family, who was weak in power.

Now that Xie's father and eldest brother Xie Yi are in the ministry, they don't have any real power, Xie Shang is still a subordinate of Wang Dao, and his official rank is not high, if he is targeted by the Yu family, what future will his Xie family have in the future?

Therefore, the first meeting with the Empress Dowager Yu after returning to Jiankang, Xie An's performance was very important.

Empress Dowager Yu Wenjun and her person, when she was a girl, she was famous for her benevolent temperament and graceful appearance, and was hired by Sima Rui personally for Sima Shao, and later the eldest brother Yu Liang gradually became an important chess piece for the emperor to weaken Wang Dao, and since then Yingchuan Yu has become a first-class gate valve through the efforts of his brothers and sisters.

Sima Shao was the emperor after all, and he knew the influence of the Shi clan on the royal family, so before his death, he not only promoted the two highest-ranking kings of the Sima family, but also promoted Bian Wangzhi's power.

In Xie An's opinion, Bian Wangzhi is a pedantic and upright loyal minister, not partial and not afraid of nobles, and the DPRK needs such an iron backbone to uphold the court.

Now Bian Wangzhi is a three-grade Shangshu Ling, and Yu Liang is in charge of the confidential information with Zhongshu Ling.

Bian Wangzhi is also the teacher of Xie An and the little emperor, so when Xie An arrived at the palace in the car of the Empress Dowager Yu, the first person to pick him up was Teacher Bian.

Teacher Bian is famous, looking at it is his word, he is about to reach the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, both civil and military, and he writes well in cursive, Xie An has a lot of good feelings for him, because this is a minister of hard work, and he does not agree with the Xuanfeng advocated by today's scholars, especially Wang Dao, who does not like to rule by inaction.

So Mr. Bian and Director Wang naturally became opponents.

Before coming, Xie An had already heard from his father that when the little emperor ascended the throne at the beginning of the year, he happened to run into Wang Dao who was seriously ill in winter, so he could not participate in the ceremony of the little emperor's entry into the seal, and was reprimanded by Bian Wang. said that the first emperor was at a funeral, and the new emperor ascended the throne at a young age, and as a minister, he actually shirked it because of illness...... I heard that Director Wang was suffering from a cold that day, and Director Wang was sick until mid-spring, so he has been living in another hospital to recuperate recently.

Xie An thought about it, if Teacher Bian knew that Director Wang had intentions against his students, wouldn't it be another time to compete?

Although Bian Wangzhi is not good at expressing emotions, after five years, Xie An can see that this teacher appreciates him very much.

In the empty courtyard, the green shade and the cicadas were relatively silent, Bian Wangzhi stood under the porch with his hands in his hands, looking at him, but he was not like others who said that he was tanned, but he was a little happy, stretched out his hand to compare his height, and patted his back, rarely showing a gentle smile, "An'er has become strong, very good." ”

Xie An returned the salute to him and said with great regret: "I regret that I can't listen to the teacher's teachings in the future." ”

Bian Wangzhi's sigh was inaudible, "It's the teacher's regret, but the teacher has repeatedly said that the queen mother and Lord Yu said that only one person from the Xie family can enter the palace to study, after all, it is a convention." ”

Xie An smiled slightly: "It's all because the student came back too late and embarrassed the teacher, but my fourth brother is talented, respectful of teachers, and a young scholar, who is more focused on his studies than me, a miscellaneous and playful person." ”

Bian Wangzhi remembered Xie An and Sima Yan's greedy play and skipping class in the past few years, and couldn't help but laugh again.

The two talked about the old days, and finally waited for the inner prison of the palace when Empress Yu later announced that he had entered the palace, Bian Wangzhi naturally heard the rumors of the assassin and Xie Shang, so he comforted him, "The lord has begged for you for a long time, and now he is still bound by the Queen Mother and can't meet you, but he is concerned about you, and after you see the Queen Mother, don't be afraid." ”

"Teacher, please help me convey that Ahri also misses Ah Yan, and I wish the lord good health,"

Ah Yan and the lord are both said separately, this is a tacit understanding between the two.

Empress Dowager Yu sits alone in a wide dress, holding a book in her hand, thin sideburns like cicada wings, revealing a slender neck, forehead yellow lining skin is better than snow, although she has two sons and a daughter, she is only in her early thirties, she is beautiful and luxurious, and she is a model of a girl from a family.

Xie An saw the Queen Mother a lot in the past few years, but Sima Yan didn't like to talk about his mother, probably because he thought she was too boring and had too little communication with his children, so Sima Yan became interested in Song Yi, who acted unexpectedly and willfully.

The etiquette was sufficient, and the two first talked about the scene when they met, and finally the Empress Dowager Yu raised her eyes from the book to look at him, and asked lightly, "Come back for three days, can your body rest?" ”

Xie An suddenly thought of Wang Xizhi, he didn't want her to grow up to become this kind of girl who even had to hold joys, sorrows, and sorrows.

Empress Dowager Yu is obviously not interested in his exile among the people, she has been rich and prosperous since she was a child, and naturally she can't imagine the real life of the poor people, but seeing that Xie An turned from a white-carved little Langjun to a little black charcoal as soon as she came back, it made her original anger suppressed.

Blame the pitiful. Empress Dowager Yu is a woman after all, seeing that the child who is as old as her own son has suffered so much, she can still come back alive and intact, and now she is standing in front of her, with neither gloom nor resentment in her eyes, it seems to be brighter and more cheerful than half a year ago.

Fortunately, this palace is not big, although there are only two people, he and Empress Dowager Yu, and they don't feel like they are being tried as prisoners.

Xie An confessed to the abduction that day, only said that he was going to pick flowers, and accidentally met, only saw the killing, and did not see anything else, he was so frightened that he didn't dare to move, and said that Song Yi and Sima Yan had no selfish relationship, Sima Yan was just kind, and was deceived by the miserable life story fabricated by this demon girl, and had some pity for her.

After listening to his words, the Empress Dowager Yu was silent for a long time, "On the day you came back, the lord wanted to leave the palace to see you, but was stopped by the palace, and then he wanted you to enter the palace to see him, but the palace still stopped him, so I wanted to hear if the words of the two of you were consistent." ”

It turned out to be to prevent the two from confessing.

"What Xie An said is true."

"Then Song Yi is also Song Yi, why didn't he kill you? Could it be because of Xie Shang that his subordinates were merciful? Empress Dowager Yu finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked, "With her ruthlessness, how can she let go of your child?" ”

Xie An restrained his smile and looked serious, "The Queen Mother has evidence, if there is no evidence, please don't let innocent people be stigmatized!" ”

Empress Dowager Yu's kind eyebrows revealed a sense of indifference and ridicule, "You are not dead, it is evidence, and the disappearance of Xie Shang Song Yi is evidence." ”

"I was kidnapped and injured by the demon girl, and I have been in a coma, but fortunately my cousin rescued me, but the demon girl's martial arts are too strong, and my cousin can only temporarily send me in the Wandering Alley in order to hunt down the key criminals, and go alone to capture the demon girl, but I was too unlucky to be caught by human traffickers, and later sold to other places." Xie An ignored her gaze and said clearly, "Later, I was sick for a long time, and after half a year, I was fortunate to be picked up by Lord Situ's subordinates to bring back Jiankang, but I didn't want to come back but was suspected by the Queen Mother out of thin air...... If it weren't for the loose guards in the palace at that time, how could the demon girl with a child still be able to escape? ”

Empress Dowager Yu opened her mouth and was about to refute.

Xie An didn't wait for her to speak, and then said: "Song Yi is just a musician, what good is it for her to kill the emperor?" Everything is done with a motive, now Song Yi does not know whether she is alive or dead, even if she is alive, she can only hide and not live in peace, and the death of the first emperor is a heavy blow to the country and the people, but it is good for some people, because Ah Yan is only nine years old now, and he naturally can't call the shots when he ascends the throne...... When I was living among the people, I heard some even more unbearable gossip. ”

This pot has to let Yulin Jun carry it first, if your Yu family wants to pull my Xie family into the water, I will make the whole Jiankang uneasy!

Your Yu clan now has two ancestors, Sima Yi and Sima Zong, staring at it, but you have to take it easy.

Empress Dowager Yu's face changed and asked, "What are the rumors among the people?" ”

Xie An clapped his hands lightly, "The folk say that in previous years, it was 'the king and the horse, the world', but now the word 'king' is about to abdicate and make way for the virtuous, it should be 'Yu and the horse, the world'." ”

Empress Dowager Yu threw the scroll and stared at him with a pair of apricot eyes on fire, "Bold!" Licentious! ”

"Yes, the ignorant people are so fabricated out of thin air, in the past years, there was a saying 'the king and the horse, the world', because Emperor Zhongzong once worshipped Lord Situ as his middle father, and respected his outstanding contributions to the stability of the scholar clan in the south and the stability of the Jiangzuo court," Xie Ji said angrily, "But now that Lord Yu has just become the Zhongshu Order, the lord is young, how can he compare it with the relationship between Lord Situ and Zhongzong!" ”

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Empress Dowager Yu was speechless, indeed, after the little emperor ascended the throne, she was the one who listened to the government, and the eldest brother Yu Liang became a political decision-maker, since reaching a line with Wang Dao, Wang Dao has never moved, although the eldest brother and Sima Yi, the ancestor, often have disagreements, but in the end it is the eldest brother who has the upper hand, after all, the eldest brother has many people in the court.

The most important thing is that the Langya Wang clan has no movement and no move, which is the best help for the Yu family.

Although the words of the untouchables could not reach her ears, now through Xie An's mouth, if Sima Yi used the topic to play, I am afraid that it will damage the reputation of the Yu family.

The more Empress Dowager Yu thought about it, the more uneasy she felt, but in front of Xie An, she still took an indifferent posture, "Your cousin's matter, everything is just speculation, this palace is just to test you, you don't have to be so nervous." ”

Xie An said expressionlessly: "Queen Mother Shengming, if there is nothing to do, can I go to see the lord?" ”

"Of course you can, I actually asked you to come here today, and there are other things." Empress Dowager Yu glanced at the missing moment, "Your fourth brother will also go to the palace with you in the afternoon to see you in the East Palace, you haven't returned for half a year, you can go to meet the Xiaolang gentlemen who are also in the weak fish pond." ”

said that it was a meeting, but in fact it was still an old-fashioned talent party, Xie An saw the beautiful but smiling face of the Empress Dowager Yu, and knew that he didn't want to have a meal with the little emperor today to catch up.

And everyone else thought that he was in exile among the people, suffered a lot, and abandoned half a year of study, and now this situation is for people to form a group to prepare to slap him in the face?