"Wouldn't it? After all, the Son of Heaven is the king of a country, how can he do such a thing? Yu Qian, who accidentally dropped the scroll in his hand to the ground, came back to his senses for a long time, Huo Ran turned around, his eyes fell on his housekeeper like electricity, raised his eyebrows and whispered: "Where did you hear that?" ”

"The old slave was passing by Weiyang Building yesterday, I had to meet my fellow villagers, I went upstairs to eat a meal of wine and food, I didn't want to, I heard the whispered talk next door, the old slave was also frightened, and I waited upstairs for a long time, only to see a eunuch and a brocade guard in a flying fish suit come out next door."

Hearing this, the green muscles at Yu Qian's temples couldn't help jumping, and his face became more and more gloomy: "Have you ever seen their faces clearly." ”

"The old slave just saw the back, didn't see their appearance, it was because of this, the old slave didn't dare to tell the old man yesterday, but now the old slave went to hand over the post to the old Wang Shangshu Mansion on your orders, only to know that the servants in his house seemed to have faintly heard such rumors, and the old slave felt a little strange, so he ......"

"You don't have to say any more, don't talk nonsense about this matter anymore, understand? Go down. Yu Qian took a deep breath and commanded with a gloomy face. Seeing the butler trembling and retreating, he leaned back in the chair a little dejectedly. It seemed that Yu Qian vaguely knew something, but he couldn't be sure.

"No wind and no waves......" In the study, there was a faint sigh full of disappointment and doubt.

Yang Hong groaned for a long time, sipped the tea and smiled. "There is no real evidence, and no one has found those who spread rumors, so how can you be gullible, you are not talking nonsense."

"Father, the child knows, but the things that the son did today are too inauthentic." Yang Jun hurriedly and obediently made a respectful gesture, but he still muttered unwillingly in his mouth.

"The affairs of the heavenly family are not something we can discuss, do you understand?!" Yang Hong glared fiercely at his eldest son, Yang Jun, and shouted. The heart is quite uncalm, since these days, the Son of Heaven has made no achievements in government affairs, but in the palace ban, there are frequent troubles that make civil and military officials uneasy.

Just yesterday, it was said that the Son of Heaven wanted to abolish the queen, this is not a trivial matter, and the ministers are strongly opposed, although the Son of Heaven has not insisted on going his own way for the time being, but, according to the news from the palace, I am afraid that the Son of Heaven will not give up easily in this matter.

What happened after the abolition, it was all the upper lip of the Son of Heaven touching the lower lip, and he could say whatever he wanted, but it was involved with this rumor again. The problem there is really worth digging into.

-------------------- thought of this, Yang Hong stroked his chin and whispered to Yang Jun: "Remember, these words, you are honest with the old man, and you don't make trouble all the time, understand?!" ”

"Father, what are you talking about, how can the child cause trouble, isn't it just a few days ago with ......" Seeing the old man's widening and murderous eyes, Yang Jun shrank his neck, and could only respond stupidly. The father can rest assured that as long as others do not provoke the child, the child will definitely not do it. ”

Hearing Yang Jun's words, Yang Hong shook his head with a little crying and laughing, among the three sons, Yang Jun made him the most uneasy, if he said that he was marching and fighting, among the three brothers, only Yang Jun had his own mantle, that is, Yang Xindu was even worse, but when it came to the way of being an official, he was thoughtful. These three brothers and sisters are in reverse of their age.

Yang Xin is the youngest, and he is also superior, second only to Yang Jun, but he has the advantages that Yang Jun does not have, that is, he is the best at doing things and being a man, and he can feel a little at ease with him in Xuanfu, Yang Neng, the second son, is inferior to his younger brother in military affairs and dealing with people, but he also knows the way to protect himself, and Yang Jun is the most headache.

"What the fuck is this called?" Yang Hong couldn't help but say secretly in his heart depressedly.

This kind of rumor gradually spread among the market, the reason why it is called a rumor, is because it is completely hearsay, without evidence, besides, this matter also involves the heavenly family, who dares to swagger? However, the fire of gossip in the hearts of the ordinary people of the Ming Dynasty has also been completely ignited.

At this moment, in an elegant and chic restaurant not far from Guozijian, several young men dressed as scribes were drinking and talking in the private room facing the window on the second floor, but now they were not talking as usual in the past, so that the atmosphere seemed strangely dull.

"If you really do that today, it's too ...... It's not the way to be a king. Li Ji took a sip of wine and looked at Wei Zhi who was sitting directly opposite him with suspicion.

"Since the Son of Heaven ascended the throne, how many great things have he done that is in line with the way of being a king?" Sima Xun next to him snorted coldly, drained the contents of the cup in one gulp, and slammed the wine glass on the desk. "I heard that the border towns in various places frequently wrote books, asking the court to send more military expenses to restore the border towns' ability to resist the enemy, and it has been half a year now, but what do you see the Son of Heaven doing? Some time ago, in order to invite Concubine Wu to be the empress dowager, she was entangled with the ministers. And after that? If you want to prevent the emperor from returning to the Ming, the means are simply all-encompassing. After all, the Emperor Taishang was fortunate to be blessed by God and returned to my Ming Dynasty, but what did our Son of Heaven do? In order to meet the emperor's gift, he had a dispute with the minister of civil and military affairs for nearly a month, and finally, regardless of the opinions of the ministers, he took a single sedan chair and a two-horse carriage to drive, and welcomed the emperor with a seven-grade small official......"

“…… The emperor has the ambition to lie down and taste courage, based on the bitter plugging of the border, beheading the eunuchs, building the border wall, reorganizing the armament, defending the frontier for the country, and so on, all of which are recited by the world. But what is the Son of Heaven doing? ”

Li Gui couldn't help but shake his head in disappointment when he heard this: "Yes, the emperor made mistakes in the past, but he knows that his mistakes can be corrected, he atons for his sins with his body, redeems his mistakes with his deeds, has the posture of a benevolent monarch, and has the wisdom of a wise monarch." And today, when the son does not think about the danger of the country and the disease of the people, he thinks about how to do it...... Alas, I can't see it, I don't know how the princes of the court and the central government can endure it so far? ”

"There are not a few people who speak up for righteousness in the DPRK and China, but can the Son of Heaven listen to geometry?" Li Ji couldn't help but smile and said gently. "A few senior brothers, this is just a rumor, since Your Majesty ascended the throne, although he has not done anything vigorous, it can be regarded as a moderate move, and it is enough to keep it."

"Now the country is in a critical situation, for the government, should have a bold and decisive heart, clear the rule of officials, stop the annihilation of eunuchs, can be promising, and now since ascending the throne, it is just Xiao Gui Cao Sui, and he has become said to be the forbidden thing of the palace, disturbing the government, such a king of success, it is really a bit unworthy of the name, right?" Wei Zhi heard Li Ji's words, and couldn't help but smile and say.

Talking about the government and inheriting the style of the former Song scholars, this is the atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty, and there are countless people who criticize the ministers of civil and military affairs in the court, and there are even many people who joke about the affairs of the Son of Heaven.

It's a pity that after the wild boar skin raised troops to seize power, this kind of open atmosphere was completely banned, [***], banned speech, and even forbidden clothing, and the Han Dynasty of China was absolutely prohibited. Three hundred years later, there is almost no blood surname.

Listening to Wei Zhi's words, Li Ji opened his mouth, but found that he was really speechless, so he could only shake his head with a wry smile, and took a sip of the wine glass. "Oh, yes......"

These outstanding talents of the national eunuchs were all silent, and a feast that should have been feasted on was now tasteless for them, like chewing wax...... -------------------- "Sister Wan, Sister Wan......" A young eunuch quietly came to a side door on the left side of the palace, knocked on the door, and whispered softly, not long after, the side door with a soft sound, slowly pushed open, revealing a pretty face with apricot eyes and peach cheeks, a palace maid's plain clothes not only did not hide her posture, but made her pretty face more and more delicate, a ribbon tied the waist, but also showed its graceful curves, It was the confidant Wan Zhen'er who was sent to the palace by the Empress Dowager Sun.

"It turned out to be Xiaoliang's father-in-law, what's wrong? Isn't there not enough money for these words? Seeing this little eunuch standing outside the side door with a worried look, Wan Zhen'er couldn't help but cover her lips and laugh lowly, although she was plain and only wore light makeup, but she also revealed a thousand kinds of style, and the little eunuch couldn't help but be stunned, and whispered: "Sister, you are so beautiful." ”

"It seems to be true, otherwise why is the small mouth so sweet? Say, how much do you want, but my sister is in a hurry, and I'm afraid that there will be only one or two pieces of silver scattered on this body. Hearing the words of the little eunuch, Wan Zhen'er was quite useful in her heart, looking at the little eunuch in the imperial dining room, while reaching into her sleeve.

"Sister, you are really beautiful, and you are kind-hearted, you can be regarded as a great good person in the world." Xiaoliang's father-in-law took the broken silver, and he was more anxious to be obedient, and added another sentence at the end. "Actually, I came to my sister today, not only to borrow money, but also to borrow money, but also to something, sister, didn't you let me stare over there......"

Xiao Liang's father-in-law leaned into Wan Zhen'er's ear and whispered a few words, Wan Zhen'er's thick eyelashes blinked quickly, and her voice seemed as peaceful and gentle as ever. "Oh, hehe, thank you so much."

"Sister Wan, if it's okay, I'll go back first, if my godfather can't see me for a while, it's time to scold again." Xiao Liang's father-in-law carefully stuffed the two taels of silver into his arms, touched the placket, felt the hard objects inside, and couldn't help but smile openly.

"Okay, Father-in-law Xiaoliang, then you go back quickly, thank you, in the future, if you are short of silver, just come to my sister, I dare not say more, after all, I will not let you go back empty-handed." Wan Zhen'er smiled and bowed her head slightly, watching the thin and short figure of Xiao Liang's father-in-law disappear at the end of the path between the two walls, and the smile on her face gradually dissipated.

"It's here after all." Wan Zhen'er took a deep breath, raised her hand and stroked the small bulge at the collar of the placket, a trace of determination flashed on her face, she picked up a thread and pulled it gently, then stretched out her finger inside, and took out a wax pill that was about the size of a little finger's fingernail. Slightly opened his red lips, and after holding this wax pill under his tongue, he retracted it into the side door, and resolutely walked towards the main hall of the palace.

(To be continued)