Like me, I can sense that Sima Guang's decision to prevent my reinstatement is only the first step, and he will definitely continue to ask Imajo to expel him from the capital again. For this reason, Jinshang whispered to Concubine Miao Xian in the Yifeng Pavilion for a long time, probably discussing with her how to transfer me away from the princess, but in the end, Concubine Miao Xian was very opposed, and suddenly stood up and said sadly: "I can't let Huaiji leave anymore!" Now he is like a princess's anesthetic, and when he is still quiet in the princess, if he is gone, the princess will die of pain! ”

Perhaps Imagami agreed with this point of view, and he fell silent and did not mention the matter again.

Concubine Miao Xian said angrily again: "That Sima Guang is really a thorn, he always keeps an eye on the princess's affairs, pressing every step of the way, which makes people breathless." The official family might as well let him out, the farther away the better, so that he will not harm our daughter again! ”

Jin Shang sighed: "Sima Guang is loyal, honest and upright, and his virtue is not lost, where can he find a trace of mistakes!" If he is released for no reason, it will inevitably cause an uproar in the government and the opposition and will set off an even greater turmoil. ”

Concubine Miao Xian said suddenly: "Then when the official family deals with the princess's affairs in the future, do they still have to look at his face everywhere?" ”

Thinking about it now, he said, "I'll transfer him out of the court." If he is not in his position, he may have fewer words. ”

So, he ordered Sima Guang to be promoted to the rank of intellectual. The Zhizhi system and the Hanlin bachelor are collectively referred to as the "two systems", in charge of the external system and the internal system, drafting edicts for the emperor, the position is noble, and it is easy to be promoted, and the people of the pavilion are proud of the two systems. Moreover, judging from the perspective of Yu Lu alone, the money and food of the Zhizhi Decree is much more than that of the counselor, so the world thought that Sima Guang would gladly accept the appointment, but unexpectedly, Sima Guang resigned one after another, saying that he was only uneducated and lacked literary talent, and was not qualified for the post of minister, and begged the Holy Lord to keep him in the Imperial Court and let him continue to be a speech official.

At first, Jin Shang also said that Sima Guang was a routine humble resignation before his promotion, did not change his will, and urged him to take office, but Sima Guang actually went to the table five or six times in a row, with a resolute attitude, repeatedly reiterating that the edict article was not his strength, and he did not dare to receive the decree. In the end, Jinshang showed his thick stack of resignations to Concubine Miao Xian, and the two looked at each other, unable to do anything.

I'm always frowning, and only in front of the princess when she's awake will I show a gentle smile. The way he gazed at the princess finally made me understand what it meant to "lick the calf deeply" - his gaze was like a soft hand, always trying to heal his daughter's invisible wounds.

In addition to thinking about me, they were also worried that Li Wei would ask about the princess's return date, and they didn't know how to maintain the marriage between the princess and Li Wei in such a situation. And Li Wei suddenly took the initiative to propose a solution: he was negligent and self-impeached, saying that he was not considerate of the lord and his sins were unforgivable, and begged the admiral to release him today.

Concubine Miao Xian was overjoyed, and urged Jin Shang to allow her to request, and after thinking about it, she also agreed, announcing that she would know Weizhou with Li Wei, the captain of the horse, and her mother Yang would belong to Li Wei's brother Li Zhang, and the princess of Yanguo would be forbidden, and the princess's house would return to the palace with her, and the rest of the colors would only be dismissed.

In this way, the princess actually separated from Li Wei, although it was not separated, but it could temporarily free the princess from the marriage she hated.

After making this decision, Concubine Miao Xian quietly told the princess the news, and the princess stared blankly at her mother, and she seemed to understand the meaning after listening to her several times. Leaning on the pillow, her faded lips bent out of the arc of the first quarter moon, but her expression was bitter.

I can imagine that the Yanguan will not calmly accept Imagami's decision, but I was surprised by the intensity of their reaction.

When the edict was read out in the palace today, I was chatting with the princess and Jiaqingzi in the Yifeng Pavilion. At my suggestion, Concubine Miao Xian summoned Jiaqingzi into the palace to accompany the princess for two days. Jiaqingzi brought a few volumes of Cui Bai's paintings and some interesting gadgets he made, and laid them out one by one in front of the princess, and invited the princess to enjoy them. She didn't open one of the brocade boxes, but glanced at me, as if she had scruples, and the princess went straight over, opened the lid of the box slightly, looked at it, and put it beside her, not as if she was going to show it to me. I thought maybe it was something that the girls were looking for, so I didn't ask too much, and just admired other things with them.

After a while, an attendant came from the vertical arch hall of the current Shangwang Dynasty and said to me: "The official family asks Mr. Liang to go to the palace immediately." ”

I couldn't help but be stunned, I never thought that the emperor would announce my arrival in the palace on the occasion of the court.

When the princess heard this, she immediately asked with concern, "What did Daddy let Huaiji do?" ”

The chamberlain hesitated: "The minister doesn't know...... The official family was discussing with some officials and Taiwanese officials about making up for the extras, and those officials mentioned Mr. Liang, so the official family ordered the ministers to preach Mr. Liang......"

The princess, very uneasy, got up close to me and pulled my sleeve tight.

I gave her a reassuring smile, gently pulled the sleeve out of her hand, and said kindly, "It's okay, I'll come when I go." ”

I strode out, and when I reached the door of the pavilion, I couldn't help but turn back, and saw the princess following a few steps, holding on to the pillars to see me off, frowning and staring, very sad.

When I arrived at the Vertical Arch Palace, I saw that there were already many people in the hall, some of them were officials and some of them were standing and some were kneeling, all of them bowed their heads and looked solemn. And in the throne, the head of the upper side of the throne is facing to the side, the ears are red, the hands are holding the armrests of the throne, and the green tendons on the back of the hands are protruding, which is the appearance that can only occur when the anger is extreme.

I entered the middle of the main hall, and before I could bow down, I looked back, waved my sleeve and pointed at me, and said to the crowd: "Take a good look, this is the person you forced me to kill!" In his eyes, you may see a hint of treachery? From his body, you may feel a little bit of the breath of disaster for the country and the people? ”

"Your Majesty!" Someone immediately stepped forward to respond, I didn't have to look away, I just heard the voice and knew that he was Sima Guang, "How can you tell the difference between loyalty and adultery?" The reason why people's hearts are unpredictable is also because traitors may have a gentle skin. ”

"Then look at him more closely," said today, "the so-called time to see people's hearts." He had served in the former province for many years, and most of you were from the pavilion, so you would have had the opportunity to come into contact with him more or less, and you may have seen him at the court celebration in recent years. Think about it, did you ever make a mistake with him? If you say that he is 'guilty of a mountain of crimes, and he should be punished', then please list his specific crimes, and as long as there is tangible evidence, even if it is just one case, I will kill him according to what you say! ”

The ministers were speechless, and their eyes were all on me, but none of them opened their mouths to respond to Jinshang, and even Sima Guang couldn't find a word to refute for the time being. Suddenly, a person wearing a green robe and looking like a Taiwanese official came out, Bing Wat bowed and said: "Your Majesty said that Liang Huaiji is not guilty, but before that, he was degraded to Xijing for his crimes. Is it not contradictory that His Majesty himself issued an edict to exile him, and now claims that he is not guilty? ”

This is a statement that is difficult for Imajo to refute. He squinted his eyes and began to look at the low-ranking officer in his thirties in front of him, and asked, "Who are you?" ”

The Taiwanese official bowed and said: "The minister is the supervising envoy Li Xingfu Yaoyu." ”

Seeing that he was speechless, Fu Yaoyu said again: "Li Wei, the captain of the horse, knows Weizhou, and the matter is out of the way, and he is frightened. Everyone who heard it said that Li Wei was cautious and had not heard of it, but they didn't know why His Majesty suddenly expelled him. And Liang Huaiji was originally guilty of crime, but he was recalled from time to time, and the court affairs were more perverse than this. The matter of Li Wei and his wife was not known to outsiders, and how to deal with it should be decided by His Majesty's father and daughter. The minister believes that the princess has been carefully taught by His Majesty since she was a child, elegant and prudent, and there will be no rudeness, but it is inevitable that thousands of people will be born from a family background, and rumors will be ridiculed and slandered. As for Liang Huaiji, even if he is not killed, he should still be exiled, so that the rumors can be cleared and the princess's reputation will not be damaged. ”

As soon as this statement came out, many officials seconded it, and they all demanded that Li Wei be left behind and exiled from me. He bowed his head and said, "The princess is my daughter, and I care more about her honor than any of you." If Huaiji had really done something to damage the princess's reputation, I would have killed him without hesitation. Huaiji is a princess, a teacher and a friend, how unbearable is it as you think. What's more, he is a minister...... He was no different from a scroll of paintings and calligraphy, a bouquet of flowers, or a cigarette, but only a little solace to be found in the unpleasant life of the princess......"

At the mention of the princess's unhappy life, his eyes became more and more dim, he lowered his eyebrows and contemplated for a moment, he raised his head to look directly at the ministers, and said a few words that surprised everyone: "The marriage of the princess of Yanguo is a faint trick made by me. I once thought that this was the best choice, not only to repay the Empress Dowager Zhang Yi's kindness, but also to satisfy both of you, but I didn't expect it to hurt my daughter...... Since it backfired, and this is the result, then I can only try to make up for this mistake......"

He admitted that the marriage he arranged for the princess was a stupid trick is surprising enough, and then he even said that the marriage was to "satisfy both of you", obviously implying that the princess's marriage involved court affairs, and he chose Li Wei, a person who has no foundation in the court, but also to coordinate the inextricably entangled partisan interests in the court. Speaking bluntly, it is no wonder that the officials in the palace have their eyes wide open, ignoring the etiquette of the monarchs and ministers, and they all peep at the expressions of the present.

And the first to come back to his senses was Fu Yaoyu. When Imakami wanted to further say the decision to make up for his mistake, he intercepted Imajo's words: "Your Majesty has never been wrong! His Majesty's election of Li Wei is entirely to give honor to his uncle's family, and to repay the Empress Dowager Yi's grace. At that time, the world heard it, all rushed to praise it, all sighed at His Majesty's benevolence and filial piety, and persuaded his son Cao to follow suit, the people of the country do not take filial piety as the first, this wind still exists today, it can be seen that His Majesty made a wise choice. Therefore, His Majesty should not change his original intention, not make Li Wei suspicious, and be the first favor; Don't let Huaiji get lucky, and take strict reins. What's more, His Majesty's little daughters grow up in turn, and their actions must be taken by the princess of Yanguo as an example, and Your Majesty must not care. His Majesty hopes that His Majesty will select the palace concubines and sharpen the princess with reason, so that she can restrain her temperament and settle down in her home. In this way, His Majesty's filial piety to the Empress Dowager Zhang Yi will be extended, and the slander against the princess in the court and the central community will also be quelled. ”

After speaking, he bowed his head again and again, "The minister's heartfelt words, I hope Your Majesty will think twice; The heart of the district, I hope that Your Majesty will be investigated. ”