On the second day, Wen Qiliang entered the palace early, waited for the emperor to go down to the early court, and bid farewell to him.

The emperor is half an hour later than in the past, the reason is that Shen Yi'an, the young secretary of Dali Temple, has an excerpt, and the confession about capturing the two green forest thieves locked in the prison of Dali Temple involves the green forest and Lingshan, if it is just to deal with a green forest, although it is tricky, but it is not without a way, the court is still the court after all, it is really not good, there is a strong army, but when it is involved in Lingshan, Shen Yi'an does not dare to assert himself.

Lingshan and the royal family has a deep relationship, is the only hereditary king of the opposite sex of the grandfather of the dynasty, the king of the opposite sex accompanied the Taizu to fight the world, born and died, and the ancestor is the same brother, after the ancestor won the world, to sit on an equal footing with the world, but this brother of the opposite sex resolutely called the courtier, so the ancestor helpless, named him the king, the world fief for him to choose, he chose the remote Lingshan thousands of miles away from the capital. The reason is that there are many states south of Lingshan, so as not to make chaos, and he guards Lingshan, which can ensure the stability of the south of Houliang and relieve the worries of Taizu's pillow.

Taizu was very moved, and agreed to the request of the king with a different surname, so he was named the king of Lingshan.

The hereditary title of the king of Lingshan has been passed down for seven generations now, and the first five generations have indeed made the south very stable, but in the sixth generation, there are some fluctuations, and now in the seventh generation, His Majesty has been very taboo about Lingshan.

But there is the ancestral training of Taizu, as long as the descendants of Lingshan do not rebel, the royal family and Lingshan are like a family, and the descendants of later generations dare to be treacherous, and the sky will not forgive. This ancestral training can be said to be very vicious.

The current King of Lingshan is about the same age as His Majesty, and the prince of the king has just grown up, and he has not yet taken over Lingshan, if Lingshan is really involved with the green forest, it is not a good thing for the imperial court.

After Shen Yi'an privately told him yesterday, His Majesty instructed him to discuss it with the ministers as soon as possible, and His Majesty probably also wanted to see what the civil and military officials thought.

Lingshan in the Taizu period, very barren and barren, after the Lingshan King generations of construction and management, today's Lingshan, is no longer the former Lingshan. Lingshan is not under the control of the imperial court, it has been autonomous for a long time, and now there are soldiers and generals, and there is fertile land, so to speak, it is another small imperial court.

Because Lingshan is thousands of miles away from the capital, only every time the first emperor Bintian and the new emperor ascend the throne, the king of Lingshan will bring his son to Beijing to mourn and congratulate the new emperor on his accession to the throne, so the emperor has not seen the king of Lingshan for 20 years.

Now to the emperor's generation, has been passed on for ten generations, different from the ancestors' period, the first emperor's period, Lingshan was a little fluctuating, the emperor took his hand before his death and said, Lingshan is afraid that there is a worry, you have to pay more attention.

The emperor naturally followed the last words of the emperor at all times, and has always been very attentive to Lingshan, so he found that Lingshan is indeed a little unpeaceful, although this unrest occurs inside Lingshan, and the internal competition for the throne is very powerful, no less than the princes competing for the prince, but it has fluctuated beyond Lingshan, and even has some impact on the imperial court.

However, since the king of Lingshan did not play in the imperial court, there was Taizu's legacy, and the emperor was not easy to ask.

Now, if Lingshan is involved with the green forest, it is a major event that shakes the dynasty, so naturally it cannot be taken lightly.

The courtiers talked a lot, but in the early court, they didn't talk about it.

The emperor was not at ease, and when he returned to the imperial study, his face was not very good.

Therefore, when Wen Qiliang resigned to the emperor, the emperor asked him, "Wen Aiqing, how much do you know about the current affairs in Lingshan?" ”

Wen Qiliang was stunned, but he still knew that the topic of Lingshan had always been very sensitive to His Majesty, so he immediately said, "Your Majesty, the minister doesn't know much about Lingshan, after all, Lingshan is too far away, and the minister's Youzhou is the closest to the capital." ”

The emperor looked at him, "If I ask you to send someone to check Lingshan, how long will it take for you to reply to me?" ”

Wen Qiliang was shocked, "This ......"

He came to resign today, he really didn't expect His Majesty to give him such a task, and it was difficult to answer for a while, "Lingshan is far away, if the minister sends someone to go, hurry up, day and night, it will take at least half a month to get to Lingshan, and if you investigate again, you can't tell when you will be able to reply, at least two months, right?" That's still less to say......"

The emperor sighed, "Two months is two months, I want to check the situation inside Lingshan, it's not good to do it myself, I think about it, you go to check, it's better than me to check, the Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, I still trust you to do things carefully and properly without missing traces." ”

Wen Qiliang: "......"

He really felt that although His Majesty was praising him with this, he was actually scolding him for being cunning, and he would rather not praise him.

He slandered in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it on his face, so he could only say, "Your Majesty can trust the minister, and it is the honor of the minister." ”

"This matter will be handed over to you, and it must be investigated in secret, and no traces can be revealed." The emperor instructed.

Wen Qiliang could only give up his hand, "Yes, the old minister must give a stern warning to the people who were sent." ”

The emperor was satisfied and said to him, "Didn't you go to the East Palace to see the prince a few days ago?" I'm right. ”

Wen Qiliang: "......"

He had secretly gone to see him yesterday, and he was here to say goodbye today!

The emperor waved his hand, "You go to the East Palace now!" Your eldest daughter, although she is not worthy of being a royal wife, but she has been guarding Youzhou for many years, so that the Youzhou side is stable, thanks to the community, I specially allow you to take her back to Youzhou to teach. Your second daughter, enter the palace another day for the Queen Mother to see. ”

Wen Qiliang: "......"

Your Majesty and the crown prince are worthy of being father and son, and the prince is worthy of being taught by His Majesty since he was a child.

Wen Qiliang was in a complicated mood for a while, but he still thanked Sheng'en, "Thank you, Your Majesty, the old minister must find out the internal affairs of Youzhou for Your Majesty." ”

The emperor was satisfied, "I believe in Aiqing, Aiqing go!" After meeting the crown prince, you should also set off early. ”

Wen Qiliang should have gone out of the imperial study.

Since he received the holy order, Wen Qiliang can only go to the East Palace again in an open and honest manner, make a show, and by the way, the prince also told him about the secret task given to him by His Majesty.

His Majesty has now given him such an important secret task, and allowed him to go to the East Palace, let him bring back his eldest daughter to teach at home, and let the second daughter enter the palace for the Queen Mother to see, does it mean that Your Majesty still loves the prince more in his heart? Second Highness Xiao Zhen, is it just a move by His Majesty to temper the crown prince?

In the East Palace, Xiao Ze had already instructed the housekeeper to send Wen Xiyao out of the house early in the morning.

Wen Xiyao is really unwilling, unwilling to fall into this field, unwilling to be wronged, she didn't poison Cheng Liangdi at all, who framed her? If she doesn't find out, how can she leave with a vicious reputation? What's more, she really loves Xiao Ze, if she doesn't love her, she won't be jealous of persecuting the women in the East Palace.

She doesn't go, she says nothing and doesn't leave.

The housekeeper asked not to leave, so he could only ask Xiao Ze again.

Xiao Ze was annoyed, "This vicious woman is still relying on the East Palace of the main palace?" You tell her that now she is no longer the crown princess, she must be willful, even if she dies in the East Palace, the palace will not look at her again, she is just a concubine, she is not qualified to say that she will not leave, the palace will let her go, she will have to go. ”

He was really tired of Wen Xiyao and endured her enough, he calmed down later, and vaguely felt that Cheng Liangdi's poison was not her means, she liked to torture people, yes, but not to poison people, even if she was poisoned, she should not poison Cheng Liangdi, she should poison Concubine Liu, or poison the prostitute that Cheng Chu gave him.

Cheng Liangdi's temperament is really afraid of things, and she can't wait to shrink herself up and hide it every day, compared to others, she was not much favored at that time, and she didn't mess with Wen Xiyao's eyes.

But none of this is important, and he is not going to investigate, what he wants is to make mistakes and treat this woman first.

If she was more likable, soft-handed, kind, and less ruthless, with the backing of the Wen family, he would not treat her like this.

Now, it can only be said that she is to blame.

The steward took the order and went again.

Wen Xiyao still didn't leave, this time, the housekeeper used strong means to knock her unconscious, and let people stuff her into a sedan chair and send her out of the East Palace.

I happened to arrive at the gate of the palace and met Wen Qiliang who came to the East Palace.

The housekeeper hurriedly saluted Wen Qiliang, "Master Wen." ”

Wen Qiliang saw the housekeeper look at him with dodging eyes, and he asked, "What are you ......?"

The housekeeper could only stubbornly say truthfully, "Concubine Wen doesn't want to leave the East Palace, but His Royal Highness has already ordered her to be sent back to the Wen Mansion, and the old slave can only use a little hard hand to knock her out." Is the old man here to receive people? ”

Wen Qiliang was annoyed in his heart, opened the sedan curtain and glanced at it, and scolded, "This unsuccessful thing, you knocked it out well." After the words fell, he waved his hand, "I came to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince on the orders of His Majesty, and His Majesty also allowed me to take her back to the Wen family to teach, you send someone to send her to the Wen Mansion, I will go to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince first." ”

The housekeeper breathed a sigh of relief, and replied again and again, "The old slave will go." ”