"I'm afraid that's exactly what happened." Shi Wei nodded, his expression very solemn.

Madame Hua Rui was shocked, and suddenly became angry again, biting her red lip and scolding: "This class of cheap slaves is really hateful, I will definitely find out who reported the news for the King of Jin, and punish them well." ”

Shi Wei shook his head and sighed: "The palace is full of the eyes and ears of the King of Jin, even if Niangniang pends one person, there are more people vying to be the lackeys of the King of Jin, how can Niangniang be able to prevent them all." ”

Madame Blossom fell silent, as clever as she was, how could she not appreciate the stakes.

On that beautiful face, the anxious look gradually spread, and she couldn't help but worry about her safety again.

After being silent for a long time, Madame Hua Rui said hatefully: "Is there no good way to do whatever King Jin wants?" ”

Shi Wei was waiting for her words.

He smiled faintly and said, "Niangniang doesn't need to worry, does Niangniang remember the Wang Jien mentioned by the official?" ”

Madame Blossom was stunned, and did not understand the meaning of his words for a while, but nodded blankly.

"This Wang Jien has a very close relationship with the King of Jin, most of this person is the confidant of the King of Jin, and this Wang Jien is the chief manager of the palace, and the lower officials have reason to believe that it is precisely because of him that the King of Jin can unscrupulously buy people's hearts in the palace and install eyes and ears."

Shi Wei finally pulled Wang Jien out.

Shi Wei knew that although he had caught Wang Jien's handle, if he wanted to pull this person down, it was not enough to rely on himself as a foreign minister, and he had to get the help of Madame Hua Rui.

Madame Hua Rui Bingxue is smart, Shi Wei only reminded her slightly, she pondered for a moment, and then realized.

"Yuanzhi, do you mean that the thief captures the king first?" There was some excitement in Madame Blossom's tone.

The corners of Shi Wei's mouth hooked a sly smile: "Niangniang is really smart, as Niangniang said, as long as Wang Jien can be pulled down from the position of the chief manager, the power of King Jin in the palace is ugly and leaderless, and it will inevitably be hit hard, Niangniang will take the opportunity to support the person she trusts to take the throne, and after a while, she will be able to pull out the eyes and ears of King Jin in the palace." ”

Hua Ruifu nodded again and again, looking eager to try.

It's no wonder that after the life-and-death catastrophe in the hunting ground last time, Madame Hua Rui actually hated King Jin in her heart, and wished she could find a way to get rid of the threat he laid in this palace.

It's just that after a moment of excitement, Mrs. Hua Rui said worriedly: "Although Yuanzhi's words are reasonable, it's just that Wang Jien has served His Majesty for many years and has won His Majesty's trust, and I want to pull him down from the position of chief manager, but I'm afraid it's not easy." ”

"Don't worry, the lower officials have already thought of a clever plan for Niangniang." A confident smile appeared on Shi Wei's face.

Madame Blossom knew that he was resourceful, and now that she heard that he had a clever plan, she immediately became excited again, and asked what the plan was.

When Shi Wei was about to go to the imperial dining room, Wang Jien was afraid of the disgusting urine and dirt decoction, and refused to test the medicine for the Son of Heaven, but pushed the eunuch to test the medicine.

After that, he said: "Xia Guan still remembers that when His Majesty asked Wang Jien if he had tried the decoction, Wang Jien agreed very simply, but in fact, he did not try the medicine at all, so he not only committed the crime of dereliction of duty, but also committed the crime of defrauding the king." ”

Before Shi Wei could finish speaking, Mrs. Hua Rui said excitedly: "If I can find a way to stab this matter to the Son of Heaven, after the Son of Heaven knows about it, he will definitely be furious, even if he doesn't ask that Wang Jien for his crimes, he will definitely be removed from his position as the chief eunuch, Yuanzhi, do you say yes." ”

"Niangniang's country is beautiful and fragrant, and her intelligence is unparalleled." Shi Wei responded with a word of praise.

It stands to reason that as a courtier, Shi Wei is really offended by praising the appearance of the Son of Heaven and concubine like this.

He was so excited that he forgot the etiquette between the monarch and the minister.

As soon as these words came out, Shi Wei realized that something was wrong.

When Hua Ruifu heard his praise, he didn't feel strange, but lowered his eyebrows and smiled, and there seemed to be a little secret joy in his bright eyes.

Looking at Mrs. Hua Rui's dark shame, Shi Wei's heart fluttered again.

Soon, Shi Wei's reason calmed him from nearly losing his mind, and he hurriedly changed the topic and asked, "By the way, I don't know if the medicine that Weichen prescribed to Niangniang last time had any effect?" ”

What Shi Wei said was to secretly treat infertility for Zhao Kuangyin.

At this time, Madame Blossom faded shyly, replaced by a little sadness.

She shook her head and sighed: "I gave it to Your Majesty according to the medicinal diet you prescribed, and Your Majesty didn't have any suspicions, but I took it for more than a month, but I never saw any movement." I was thinking, I'm afraid that God really bless me with the stamens, and I am destined to spend the rest of my life in misery. ”

At this time, the sun had risen, and the golden morning glow was sprinkled on her face.

The warm morning light, the beautiful face, and the faint sadness between the eyebrows, this scene is really amazing.

Listening to the words of resentment again, Shi Wei couldn't help but secretly feel pity for Mrs. Hua Rui.

Under the surging heart, Shi Wei couldn't help but say: "Don't be sad, even if Niangniang can't give birth to a boy and a half girl for Your Majesty, I, Shi Wei, will protect Niangniang and will not let Niangniang suffer any grievances." ”

"Yuanzhi, you ......"

Madame Blossom shuddered and looked up, seeing the handsome and sincere face.

Under the impression of the morning light, there is a reassuring temperament.

Mrs. Blossom's heart was moved, and her eyes were full of water, although she was speechless, but the touching and warm meaning was fully displayed in the moving smile.

The two looked at each other for only a short moment, but Shi Wei had the illusion that time had stood still.

Madame Blossom's fairy-like beauty seems to be so beautiful that it can make time stand still, and it is as simple as a glance.

After a moment, Mrs. Hua Rui fainted, and hurriedly turned her head away, not daring to meet Shi Wei's gaze.

Even so, she lowered her eyebrows with relief: "In and outside the palace, I am afraid that you are the only one I can trust, I don't believe who else you can trust." ”

Hearing her words, Shi Wei suddenly had a strong idea in his heart, wanting to protect this woman who had gone through ups and downs.

It's just that he knows very well that the deep palace is heavy, and everything needs to be cautious, even if he has anything on his mind, he can't easily reveal it.

So Shi Wei reined in his mind and arched his hand: "Then Wang Jien's matter, there is Lao Niangniang's trouble, Wei will retire first." ”

Madame Blossom also knew that she could not stay with him for a long time, so she waved her hand to say goodbye.

Shi Wei took a few steps back, turned around and strode away,

Looking up at the green shirt, it was not until he disappeared at the end of the corridor along the palace that Madame Hua Rui sighed softly.

…………………………………………

Three days later, Zhao Kuangyin's body recovered as before.

At this time, when the Empress Dowager had arrived, Zhao Kuangyin led the emperor's relatives and relatives, civil and military officials, and went to the Yong'an Mausoleum south of Luoyang to pay respects.

In the past, the empress dowager said that Zhao Kuangyin was in Bianjing's temple to worship the spiritual seat, and this time it was the first time he visited his mother's mausoleum for many years.

The memorial ceremony lasted for seven days, during which there were many cumbersome rituals, and Shi Wei, as a courtier, did not like this kind of scene, but he could only follow him in a proper manner.

After an autumn rain, the weather is getting colder, and the ceremony is finally completed.

The civil and military officials who returned to Luoyang City had already quietly packed their luggage, planning to leave for Bianjing soon.

Luoyang has been in decay for many years, prosperous and rich, and the diet and living are far from inferior to Bianjing, and these ministers, who are accustomed to the luxurious life of Bianjing, are naturally eager to return to Tokyo as soon as possible to enjoy their happiness.

It's just that when the ministers felt a little suspicious, since the Son of Heaven returned to Luoyang, there was no sign of returning to the east, as if he was addicted to living in the palace in Luoyang.

At the beginning, the ministers only said that the Son of Heaven was returning to his hometown, and he was reluctant to leave his hometown, so he wanted to live in Luoyang for a while.

But the Son of Heaven lived longer and longer, and it was late autumn in a blink of an eye, but he still did not make an order to return to the east, and the Son of Heaven's actions gradually made the ministers begin to speculate.

Shi Wei was not in a hurry at all, the longer Zhao Kuangyin delayed, the more he fell into his arms.

He already faintly felt that this trip to Luoyang had begun to make Zhao Kuangyin have the idea he was looking forward to in his heart.

At the end of October, a holy decree came out of the palace, which greatly shocked the skeptical ministers.

The Son of Heaven has a decree and orders that this autumn's imperial examination be held in Luoyang.

According to the Song law, there are no more than twenty or thirty jinshi in the imperial examination every year.

Although the number is small, as a major examination for the selection of national officials handed down since the Sui and Tang dynasties, the significance of the imperial examination is extraordinary.

Since ancient times, the general examination of the imperial examination has been held in the capital, but today, the place of the imperial examination has been changed from Bianjing to Luoyang, which undoubtedly represents a certain signal.

These officials who have been in the officialdom for many years, all of them are human spirits, and they quickly sniffed out the meaning of the order from the holy decree of the Son of Heaven.

Not long after the holy decree was issued, a speculation began to circulate privately among the ministers of Luoyang City:

The Son of Heaven already had the idea of moving the capital to Luoyang.

Speculation is speculation, after all, the Son of Heaven did not release any rumors of his intention to move the capital.

So, in the midst of speculation, the scholars who had already gathered in Bianjing from Tiannan and Haibei rushed to Luoyang to participate in the imperial examination that temporarily changed the examination room.

However, when the imperial examination was still underway this autumn, Zhao Kuangyin made another will that surprised the ministers.

The Son of Heaven was quite satisfied with the construction of the painting and carved beams because he saw the magnificence of the Luoyang Palace, so he awarded Jiao Jixun, the general of the right military guard of Henan Prefecture, to concurrently serve as the envoy of the Zhangde Festival.

Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, sober people know that the Son of Heaven has been thinking about cutting the military and political power of the feudal towns and strengthening the centralization of the imperial court.

But now, the Son of Heaven is doing the opposite, just because Jiao Jixun has built a few palaces, he has been crowned with a festival envoy, so the saint is rich, it is unprecedented.

Even Shi Wei was a little surprised at first, but he quickly saw the doorway.

Luoyang belongs to Henan Mansion, but Jiao Jixun's identity is not just a local official.

He is also the son and daughter of the Son of Heaven, and the father-in-law of the third prince Zhao Defang.