Chapter 165: Gathering at the Imperial Observatory
Imperial Observatory, Palace.
Lin Fengzheng's eyes flashed slightly, and he glanced at Shen Yutong, and after Shen Yutong nodded and left, he turned to Niu Yilang and said, "Invite the old Fengge here." β
-- Since it's already messed up, let's make it messy!
"Yes, my lord." Niu Ichiro immediately agreed, turned around and walked out the door.
Lin Fengzheng hurriedly saluted Zhou Qi Fu Mingli Yu Dongcheng, and the three of them naturally didn't say much when they heard that the lockdown was coming, and they waited with different expressions.
Lin Feng was sitting on a chair, his head lowered, his expression was calm on the surface, but his heart was fluctuating. Thinking of the excerpt I had just written, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.
ββThis is not a good excerpt.
And Zhou Qi also lowered his head, frowning slightly and holding the teacup. She secretly pondered in her heart, the influence of this closure is not small, and this time she came to Yushitai, it may be that her father asked him to release some kind of signal.
And Fu Mingli is now completely standing aside, his little eyes are flashing now, and he keeps looking at the people in the room, the faint green light is flashing, and he doesn't know what he is thinking.
As for Yu Dongcheng, his face was pale, and he sat straight. He now knew that it was impossible to get out of this vortex for the time being, so he could only wait quietly and find the right time.
"Seal the pavilion, please." At the door, Niu Ichiro stretched out his arm and said respectfully.
Lockdown, dressed in ordinary clothes, with gray hair and steady steps. Looking at him, he seemed to be frowning all the time, raising his head slightly, and looking awe-inspiring and arrogant.
"Xia Guan has seen the old Feng Ge." Lin Fengzheng was the first to rush up and hugged his fists.
"I've seen Feng Ge Lao." Zhou Qi took the lead, and Fu Mingli and Yu Dongcheng followed.
Feng Cheng glanced at a few people lightly, as if he had long known that they were here, and posed: "Forget it, the old face is lost today." β
Lin Fengzheng and the others immediately arched him towards the first seat, and they didn't dare to do it again and again.
Feng Cheng sat down, his eyes swept over Zhou Qi Fu Mingli Yu Dongcheng's face, and finally looked at Lin Fengzheng, and sighed: "Lord Lin, you should be punished like this, the old man has lost his old face when he came today, and he doesn't want the surname Suo." Just sit here, and if someone comes to intercede, you ask him to come to the old man. β
When Lin Fengzheng heard it, his expression was strange, the meaning of the words of the closure of the city was quite strange, the previous sentence was a counterword, but 'intercession' should refer to the eldest princess and Fu Mingli, but they are all there? Right in front of you?
Zhou Qi also frowned slightly, and the words of the lockdown seemed to deliberately lose her face, but he seemed to have no need to be as knowledgeable as her as an elder?
'Could it be that it is pointing to Fu Ge Lao? Zhou Qi couldn't help but glance at Fu Mingli.
Fu Mingli was also stunned when he heard this, turned his head to look at Feng Ge Lao, his small eyes rolled, and he said with a fat smile: "Feng Ge Lao is wrong, the eldest princess has already said just now, it must be severely punished, and no one can maintain it, I don't believe you ask the eldest princess and Lord Lin." β
As soon as Fu Mingli's voice fell, Zhou Qi and Lin Fengzheng both scolded Fu Mingli in their hearts.
- Didn't this Fu Mingli deliberately pour the water of disaster on their heads!
Feng Cheng raised his eyebrows and said 'oh', and his eyes turned to Zhou Qi and Lin Fengzheng lightly.
Lin Fengzheng glanced at Zhou Qi and hurriedly said, "What Master Fu said is that the eldest princess said so just now. β
Lin Fengzheng was sweating on his head, he didn't know what was going on with the closure of the city, and he would lose the face of the Fu family as soon as he came, and Fu Mingli was not stupid, he slapped back Zhou Qi's words, and led the disaster to the two of them. Zhou Qi is a princess, and he has the lowest status, so he can only come forward to resist.
Feng Cheng's face was expressionless, his nose was 'um', and his eyes were closed and he didn't speak.
Listening to this nasal voice that I don't know if it's 'um' or 'hum', everyone was waiting for him to follow, who knew that the city was closed with his eyes closed, and there was no more. No one could figure out what he meant.
Zhou Qi's eyes flashed with a hint of strangeness, and he didn't move.
Fu Mingli squinted his small eyes and continued to look at the wrench in his hand, and the ghostly light flashed.
Yu Dongcheng sat still, his face was cold and hard, and his expression was a little anxious.
Lin Feng is like sitting on pins and needles, these people are not easy to mess with, but one by one is unfathomable, and they can't guess what they mean from the bottom of their hearts. Lin Fengzheng frowned, and the surname Suo didn't speak. After this turmoil, it is estimated that he will no longer be able to stay in the Yushitai, and he will start to think about how to write excerpts later, and how to win the emperor's sympathy and transfer out of the Yushitai.
As a few people fell silent, there were many people in the small living room, but they could hear the pins dropping.
"Lao Guo, what should I do?" In the next room, Guo Zifeng and Liu Chunyu were cautious and frightened.
Liu Chunyu smiled bitterly and said, "What should I do, continue to hide." Hey......"
Guo Zifeng also sighed, this time Yu Shitai sang back to the protagonist.
Before the two finished speaking, Niu Yilang suddenly hurried to the door, Lin Fengzheng frowned, and turned his head to look at him. Not only Lin Fengzheng, but also the eyes of several other people were also focused on him. Niu Yilang panicked in his heart, but he still walked to Lin Fengzheng's ear calmly, and said in a low voice: "My lord, Gong Yu, the household servant, is here." β
Lin Fengzheng glanced at the closed city and said, "Please let him in." "The closure of the city is also the book of the household.
Niu Yilang glanced at a few people, answered, and hurriedly turned around and walked back.
Lin Fengzheng didn't explain, and continued to bow his head and think about the words of the song.
As a result, Niu Yilang returned not long after leaving, and walked directly to his ear and whispered, "My lord, Qin Yun, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and Yang Zongtian, the waiter of the Ministry of War, are here." β
Lin Fengzheng's expression changed slightly, and he immediately suppressed it, frowned and groaned for a while, and said in a low voice: "No need to report, please come in." β
Niu Yilang agreed, walked to the door and gave an order, then walked next door and said to Guo Zifeng and Liu Chunyu: "You can arrange it and bring more tables, chairs, and tea." β
The two didn't know what was going on, but they immediately agreed and got busy.
Lin Fengzheng didn't have the heart to think about it now, as soon as these people came, the scene was completely beyond his control.
Gong Yu's belly straightened, wiped his sweat in front of the door, hurriedly walked in, glanced at his face with a different color, and kept hugging his fists and said, "Gong Yu has seen Feng Ge Lao, Princess, Master Fu, General Yu, Lord Lin...... This circle, his face sweated more.
Lockdown opened his eyes, glanced at him, and closed them again.
As for Zhou Qi and the others, they only nodded lightly, and Lin Fengzheng hurriedly said, "Lord Gong, please take a seat." β
Gong Yu sat down cautiously, and glanced at a few people, he didn't want to come, but his boss came to Yushitai, and he couldn't pretend not to come.
"Lord Yang, the squire of the military department, has arrived."
"Lord Qin, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, has arrived."
"Lord Shi, the servant of the ministry, Lord Wang, has arrived."
"Master Shang Shufang of the Criminal Department has arrived."
"Lord Yuan of Dali Temple has arrived."
"Lord Shao of Jinling Mansion has arrived."
Since Gong Yu arrived, one after another, people from various yamen gathered at Yushitai almost immediately.
Lin Fengzheng's head began to sweat, and this scene was completely beyond his expectations.
And it doesn't seem strange that the lockdown has kept its eyes closed.
Zhou Qi held the teacup, her eyes kept flickering, she had already expected that today's things might not be good in the Yushitai.
And Fu Mingli also put away his research mentality, and frowned at some point. Even if he is squirming and straw bales, the original plague-like Yushitai has now become fragrant and sweet, and there is no shortage of six members of the old princess gathered in the pavilion, and it is not over, obviously, today's things are a little out of control.
Yu Dongcheng's head began to sweat, he felt that it was a complete mistake for him to come here, he should have gone directly to the palace to ask the emperor for his guilt, but now it is too late to leave.
And the few people who came in were also extremely stunned, but they didn't expect the scene to get bigger and bigger, and it was not much worse than the cabinet meeting.
Knowing that things were not simple, everyone who came in looked at them cautiously, sat upright, and did not dare to move rashly.
Lin Fengzheng had already ordered the closed gate to be opened, and even stood at the gate in person, of course, whether he deliberately wanted to escape is another matter, but he was really not idle at the gate.
In the teahouse, Wang Yuanhui and Zhong Qi looked at each other for a long time, got up silently, and went downstairs. There is no room for them to pretend not to know anymore, maybe no one really knows their methods, but things have come to this point that even if they are really not involved, they have to show up. Not to mention that they can't talk about what they are worried about, just saying that the six departments are gathered in the Ministry of Labor, and the servants of the Ministry are two and one is missing, they will not be allowed to continue to hide.
So, the two also walked towards the gate of the Imperial Observatory.
The corners of Yan Chongli and Cai Tong's mouths twitched, and they also came downstairs.
Yan Chongli must not be able to pretend to be deaf and dumb anymore at this time, the matter is so big, he said that he doesn't know ghosts and doesn't believe it. As for Cai Tong, he didn't have a chance to run if he wanted to, so he could only confess his guilt.
So the four of them were introduced into the living room of the Yushitai Palace in the stiffness of Lin Feng's face.
Fu Ming was looking at the bustling gate of the Imperial Tower, with a playful smile on the corner of his mouth, he groaned for a while, and turned around and went downstairs. After all, he is the master of the Imperial History Tower, and besides, he can't let the lockdown dictate everything.
Wei Qiao looked at Fu Mingzheng's back, shook his head, put the book away, and went downstairs. He couldn't hide from it.
Naturally, such a big scene as Yushitai attracted more and more people, and the surrounding restaurants and tea shops were already full, and even if a few people just left, they would be filled in immediately.
What happened today is a big event, and now almost all the high-level institutions of the Jinling Mansion of the Six Dali Temples have been wiped out and gathered in the Yushitai, even the most insensitive people know that something big is going to happen today!
Luo Tong looked at Wei Qiao's back, stroked the hair on his cheeks with his slender hands, and said to himself with clear eyes: "The emperor is indeed discerning, but why did he give him a gold medal?" What secrets are hidden in him? β
After a long time, Luo Tong sighed softly and turned back to sit back in the chair gracefully. Zhou Tai has completely lost hope, and she doesn't want to bother to help him. Now what she cares about is who the next emperor will be, and that talent is the foundation to ensure the glory and wealth of their palace.
Zhou Zhen and Zhou Ming also stood at the window, looking at the gate of the Imperial Historical Observatory with complicated eyes.
Zhou Ming was stunned for a long time and said, "Father, emperor, what is he going to do?" β
If so many people are purged at once, maybe Daqi will be paralyzed.
Zhou Zhen looked up at the sky, his eyes were full of persistence and firmness, and he said indifferently: "No one can guess what that person is thinking, look at it, there will be a result soon." β
Zhou Ming nodded, his eyes flashing as he looked at the gate of the Imperial Historical Observatory that was gradually closing.
In the courtyard of the Imperial Palace, the small living room is crowded with people. The first place is naturally the old man who closed the city and sealed the pavilion, and the following Fu Mingzheng, Zhou Qi, and then the imperial historian and the two imperial historians and the six Shangshu Shilang Dali Siqing, Jinling Mansion Yin, Fu Mingli, etc.
There is no simple character here, at least they are all four products, of course, as for Zhou Qi, Yu Dongcheng and others, their identities are relatively special.
Wei Qiao and Niu Yilang sat behind Lin Fengzheng, their expressions indifferent, their eyes wandering around the living room. Today is a big scene, the six cabinets, the Yushitai Dali Temple, Jinling Mansion, and almost all the forces of the Royal Forest Army in Jinling have gathered here.
Feng Cheng glanced at Fu Mingzheng and said, "I came today to receive my son, don't ask anything else." After that, continue to close your eyes and recuperate.
Although other people are silent, they will inevitably slander in their hearts, you will receive it, and you will leave if you receive it, why don't you leave?! Blank severance makes us uncomfortable.
Fu Mingzheng had a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, looked around, fell on Lin Fengzheng, and said with a smile: "Then Lord Lin, you send someone to personally send Feng Gongzi to the old mansion of Feng Pavilion." β
Lin Fengzheng didn't think about it, he immediately stood up and bowed down and said, "Xiaguan will go." β
In fact, Lin Fengzheng's position is higher than Fu Mingzheng's, although it is not appropriate to call Xia Guan like this, but no one here has shown the intention of refutation. Fu Mingzheng's real strength is not his status as the son of the first assistant, nor the great achievement that he once commanded an army of 100,000 to resist the Huns, but the prestige he has cultivated over the years by going south and north and doing many things that others can't do!
Yes, it is prestige, this prestige makes many people think that he can inherit Fu Ge Lao and become the first assistant of the Great Qi Cabinet, and follow him willingly!
But when Fu Mingzheng said this, many people looked unmoved, but their hearts were shocked, and they all turned around. Because Fu Mingzheng's words are obviously driving people away, as if saying to the lockdown city: I sent your son back, should you go?
Could it be that Fu Ge Lao has really become a fire with Feng Ge Lao? Many people's hearts began to stir.
The lockdown frowned slightly, and then loosened, and his body remained motionless.
Lin Fengzheng had already walked out, Fu Mingzheng sighed, looked at the people who were sitting in danger, and said with a light smile: "My father has not been in good health recently, everyone has time to take a look." β
When everyone heard this, they immediately clenched their fists at Fu Mingli.
"Of course......"
ββ¦β¦ By all ......"
ββ¦β¦ Fu Ge is sick, so naturally he wants to go to ......"
Everyone immediately made a polite and compliment.
Wei Qiao sat still, his eyes fixed on the movements and expressions of these people. He is very new to officialdom, and now he has to learn more.
The closed eyes of the city slowly opened. He had seen Fu Mingzheng's power, and he also believed that Fu Mingzheng had seen his intentions. But although Fu Mingzheng is on the emperor's side many times, he is not 100% supportive, after all, he is the son of Shoufu, and he is very filial!
Fu Mingzheng mentioned that Fu Li was not in good health, which was to tell him that Fu Li was against such a violent shock and against such a large-scale purge!
This is also in line with Fu Li's consistent style.
If this is Fu Mingzheng's attitude, there is no need to consider the closure of the city, after all, he is fledgling and has limited influence, but this is what Fu Li meant, so he has to be cautious and cautious.
Feng Cheng's brows furrowed, and after a long time, he said lightly: "Fu Ge is sick, well, I'll go and see it later, Mingzheng's filial piety is commendable." β
Now that he is on the bow, he naturally can't give up just because of Fu Mingzheng's words. The meaning of this sentence is to tell Fu Mingzheng: I will talk to the old man in person later, and you don't need to say more, little fu.
Fu Mingzheng nodded and smiled, and sure enough, he didn't say yes anymore, picked up the teacup and drank it slowly.
Seeing that Fu Ming was giving in, Feng Cheng slowly exhaled in his heart, he was not a person who came from that era, and he would never be able to understand the terrible pressure of facing Fu Ge Lao.
Others couldn't see Fu Mingzheng's expression, but Wei Qiao happened to sit beside Fu Mingzheng, and his eyes were always staring at the two of them, and the smile that flashed at the corner of Fu Mingzheng's mouth happened to be captured by him.
Thinking about the conversation between the two, Wei Qiao suddenly clenched his fists and suddenly realized. Fu Ming is the only sensible, calm and intelligent person he has ever seen, he can't retreat so easily, Fu Mingzheng's words just now are simply testing the bottom line of the lockdown and testing!
Feng Cheng breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and was just about to speak, when a wry smile suddenly flashed at the corner of his mouth, obviously he also came back to it.
Fu Mingzheng smiled faintly, regardless of what the city was thinking, and looked at everyone: "Everyone, everyone already knows what happened today, so let's discuss it." β
Everyone turned their heads and nodded at Fu Mingzheng, but did not speak. On this occasion, there are few words and fewer mistakes, not to say that it is good, everyone has a straight face, and it is more serious than when they were in court.
Fu Mingzheng never glanced at Zhou Qi, but Zhou Qi's gaze had been fixed on Fu Mingzheng since he came in. She was already in her early thirties, her pretty face was slightly red at this moment, as if she remembered something, and her eyes were full of happiness of reminiscence.
Yan Chongli's eyes were cold, the corners of his face twitched, he couldn't pretend to turn a blind eye to Zhou Qi's look, although he repeatedly told himself in his heart that he didn't have much to do with this woman, but his heart was still tingling and uncomfortable!
Fu Mingzheng didn't see Yan Chongli and Zhou Qi's gaffe, his eyes turned around, fell on Wei Qiao, and said with a smile: "Liyuan, the incident happened in our Yushitai, you can talk about it." β
Liyuan? This is Wei Qiao's table character, but is it appropriate to call a person's table character on this occasion?
Although many people knew that Wei Qiao had a very close relationship with the Fu family, they didn't expect it to be so close that Fu Ming was shouting his words on such an occasion.
Wei Qiao was also stunned, but he didn't expect Fu Mingzheng to bring him out at this time. He had been hiding behind the crowd all along, and making a fortune in silence was his credo.
However, he is not a person with stage fright, in the eyes of everyone, he stood up calmly, hugged his fists at Fu Mingzheng and the city, and said indifferently: "It's Master Fu." Here's the thing, today the official is on duty and received an official letter from Jinling Mansion, which is about Hongtai Building by Mochou Lake. So the lower official asked people to take people to deal with it, because I heard that the identity of the troublemaker was not simple, so he went to Jinling Mansion together, and the people sent to Hongtai Building had not yet arrived, so they found that the Imperial Forest Army pressed the two out, and the two sides had some conflicts, but in the end the people were brought back by us. Then the lower officials went out to investigate and collect evidence, and this is basically the case. As for the matter here, it is not clear for the time being that Xia Guan has just returned. β
Wei Qiao's words had many doubts in them, and there were many inappropriate places for the severity and detail, which caused many conjectures among everyone at once.
This is also what Wei Qiao deliberately did, that is, to let people ask and chase, so that things can be clear step by step, instead of saying everything himself and making people question.
(To be continued)