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All kinds of gossip gradually increased, Liu Chengfeng's behavior was already attracting attention, and this time he suddenly appeared in Xuanfu and controlled the border town, and all kinds of rumors against him naturally increased. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Of course, there is no such thing as a rumor, but the most frightening thing is that another version of the rumor is circulating in the streets.

Adjacent to a river, is an alley, this river is from the palace flowed out, is the moat of the Forbidden City, leaning here, but it is a small alley, it is said that because of the Forbidden City here, there are often eunuchs who take the opportunity to go out of the palace, is to play here, the eunuchs often have silver, and there are also some will secretly take some things out to sell, therefore, here is gradually lively, an alley, completely not in the plan of Emperor Wen to plan Yanjing City at that time, but it is rising from the ground, becoming a scene of the Beijing Division.

To the west of here, it is the noon gate, and to the east, it is the house of the dignitaries, so when many officials go to the court, they will let the sedan chair pass here, which is regarded as a shortcut.

At the end of the alley, there are willow trees, leaning against the river embankment, the river water is turbulent, and many women stand in the river with bamboo baskets rolled up and trousers on their backs. After all, for the ordinary people, if a woman can also have something to do, there is a few dimes of silver every month to subsidize the family business, which is a very attractive thing, and the textile workshop is full of female workers, even if the owner is a man, he is not allowed to enter the workshop, because of this unwritten rule, but no one has any rejection of this workshop.

In the past, the women who stood in the river to wash clothes had everything, but now, there are only some old ones left, and on the embankment, there are a few children who are tied to this head clapping their hands around the willow tree, and singing with a smile as they turn: "Xuanfu Town, Guanzhen, Liu Hou has 100,000 soldiers in his palm, Xuanfu is Chen Qiao......"

As soon as these children shouted, a woman who came ashore became angry, chased after her children, grabbed her ears, and scolded them.

All of a sudden, the woman's screams and the children's cries rang out, and as soon as the winter water had just melted, the women who were standing in the ice water and washing their clothes hurriedly washed their clothes, and then carried buckets and bamboo baskets ashore to drive away a group of fart children.

Leaning on this road, there is a small sedan chair with a blue top that does not move, and the two sedan chair drivers stand straight, only the sedan curtain of the sedan chair gently opens a corner, and the sedan curtain is gently lowered for a long time.

The people in the sedan chair did not make any movement, it seemed that the people inside were asleep, but the sedan chair driver outside was accustomed to it, and the old man was usually like this when he was thinking about things, so he didn't dare to squeak, just stood motionless.

"Let's go, go to the noon gate!" The person in the sedan chair finally said a word slowly.

The sedan chair man immediately lifted the sedan chair, walked like a fly, quickly passed through the alley, all the way to the noon gate, the guards at the noon gate saw the sedan chair, one by one stood with their heads held high, a guard officer trotted over, arrived outside the sedan chair, and said in a low voice: "Why did your lord come so late today, Your Majesty is in a hurry." ”

The sedan curtain was lifted, and a person came out, this person was only afraid that everyone in the government and the opposition would know, it was Liu Jian, a cabinet scholar, a year was about to pass in a blink of an eye, Liu Jian looked a little old, but he still looked like an old man seeking the country, he smiled slightly, nodded, and said: "There is something delayed on the way, is Your Majesty in the Zhengxin Palace?" ”

"A father-in-law just came, urging the adults to come, presumably still in the Zhengxin Palace."

Liu Jian nodded, didn't say anything more, strode into the noon gate, arrived at the Zhengxin Palace, and immediately after the report, an impatient voice was already heard: "Come in and talk." ”

When Liu Jian entered the hall, he saw Zhu Youzhu half-chaired on the small collapse, just put down a notebook, and said, "Liu Aiqing, there is news from the Xuanfu side." A criminal officer has already taken a confession, except for a group of beheadings in Xuanfu on the spot, all the rest were escorted to Beijing and handed over to the Criminal Department for punishment. ”

Liu Jian smiled reluctantly and said, "Really? ”

"What? Liu Aiqing seems to have something to say? Zhu Youzhu glanced at Liu Jian, and then picked up a book and read it with his hand.

Liu Jian said: "Your Majesty, the old minister doesn't dare to say anything. ”

Liu Jian is different from Xie Qian, Xie Qian has something to say, and this scholar always likes to talk around the corner, he says that if he doesn't dare to say anything, then he must say something, and the weight of what he wants to say is not low. Zhu Youzhu has been with him for a long time, of course he knows his surname, and he can't help laughing: "Liu Aiqing still has something to hide from me, if you have anything to say, it doesn't hurt to say it, I don't blame it." ”

Liu Jian Zhengse said: "Your Majesty has not been like, there are more than 100,000 troops in Xuanfu, which used to be held by the governor, and there are Jinyi guards staring at the governor's side, even if Jinyiwei is derelict in his duties, at least there are eunuchs guarding the town, but now, the governor and the eunuchs have been convicted, but Jinyiwei is his own person of the Marquis of Lianzhou, I am afraid of ......"

Zhu Youzhu looked a little displeased, and said lightly: "Liu Aiqing is serious." ”

Liu Jian sighed and said: "The old minister also thinks it is serious, but there are some things that have to be guarded against, and when the old minister was in the court today, he heard some rumors......

Zhu Youzhu said lightly: "I also know some of these, in the streets and alleys of Jingshi, there are indeed some people talking nonsense, I have already ordered someone to investigate thoroughly, what Liu Aiqing said is not what Xuanfu is Chen Qiao, isn't it?" ”

This nursery rhyme is indeed extremely vicious, what Liu Hou said is naturally Liu Chengfeng, Liu Chengfeng has 100,000 elite soldiers in his hands, no one is restrained, and this Xuanfu is only a night away from the Jingshi, as for the latter sentence, Xuanfu is Chen Qiao.

What is this Chenqiao? No one in the world knows that in the Later Zhou Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin led elite troops to stationed in Chenqiao, and the soldiers of the three armies were dressed in yellow robes at night. It is precisely because of this allusion to Chen Qiao that Xuanfu is compared to Chen Qiao in the nursery rhyme, which is a metaphor for Liu Chengfeng to learn from Zhao Kuangyin's yellow robe.

It is said that this nursery rhyme is widely spread in Beijing, and Zhu Youzhu has also heard of it a little, but he didn't take it seriously at first, after all, this is just a rumor in the market, and Zhu Youzhu is not a confused emperor.

But at this time, Liu Jian was extremely cautious, and said: "Your Majesty, this is what the rumor says, although this is a rumor, but sometimes, the court cannot be completely defenseless, Your Majesty thinks that the old minister is troublesome, and the old minister is also for the sake of the court." ”

Zhu Youzhu sighed: "You guys, people like Zuo Qiu Ming have become governors, you can rest assured, but think about it yourself, what is the difference between what Zuo Qiu Ming is doing and plotting rebellion." It's good now, but it's a loyal minister like Liu Aiqing, but it makes you suspicious, I know your thoughts, Liu Chengfeng is not from the imperial examination, is it Jinyiwei? Although civil and military affairs are different paths, but after all, they are all for the sake of the imperial court, others think so, Liu Aiqing also thinks so? Let's go, don't mention this matter, I called you here today to listen to your meaning, and what I said is also Liu Chengfeng's business, I think you also know the matter, King Ning sent someone to Zonglingfu, saying that he wanted to marry the county lord of Dexing to the Marquis of Lianzhou, this matter Zonglingfu has asked me, I think this Liu Chengfeng has a wife after all, and the county lord of Dexing is a clan, how can he marry a man with a wife hastily, Liu Aiqing thinks? ”

Zhu Youzhang said so in his mouth, and he was looking for an excuse that Liu Chengfeng had a wife in the room, but Liu Jian knew in his heart that Zhu Youzhang would definitely not agree to this matter, even if Liu Chengfeng did not have the original wife, he would never agree, the reason is very simple, Liu Chengfeng is to be of great use, others don't know about it, but Liu Jian knows, and who is King Ning, Liu Jian knows even more, once King Ning and Liu Chengfeng have a relationship, will the emperor dare to appoint Liu Chengfeng with confidence?

It's just that this King Ning is also strange, if he and Liu Chengfeng really have a deep hatred, but he wants to take one of his daughters, but if you want to say that Liu Chengfeng really makes this King Ning have something to appreciate, such a fanfare to marry, this emperor will never agree, since the palace will not allow it, why does he have to spend this effort?

Liu Jian couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, the affairs of the clan, the old minister is afraid and doesn't dare to say much. An idea suddenly popped up in his heart, instead of letting Liu Chengfeng stay in Xuanfu, it would be better to ask for the surname to let Liu Chengfeng marry the lord of Dexing, once married, Liu Chengfeng will inevitably be recalled to Beijing, and from then on, he will not be appointed by the imperial court, even the emperor, and he will naturally be separated from him.

However, this idea, Liu Jian quickly dispelled it, what does Liu Chengfeng mean to the imperial court, Liu Jian knows in his heart that tens of millions of silver every year are earned by Liu Chengfeng for the palace, Liu Jian is the big treasurer of Daming, of course, he knows what this money means to Daming, once Liu Chengfeng completely loses the trust in the palace, then the current good situation will be completely over. Without Liu Chengfeng's treasure building, God knows if it can be maintained.

Zhu Youzhu couldn't help but sigh: "Now this matter has nothing to do with the clan, this matter, refuse to refuse, but the words can't be too decisive, so as not to chill people, is King Ning a vassal king after all?" It's just that if the intention of the imperial court is too much, it will inevitably make King Ning think that there is still a chance to fight for it, and I don't know what to do about this matter now. ”

Liu Jian couldn't help but smile bitterly, the emperor has no idea, what idea does he have? One asks for a kiss, the other wants to refuse, and he is really a scholar who can't fight the relationship, besides, every time he thinks about national affairs, he has no experience in dealing with this kind of thing.

(To be continued)