On the fifth day of the seventh month, Xia Wang's scholars came to an end.

The high-profile Cen Jiashu unexpectedly stopped at the strategy, and the Hengwang Mansion and the eldest princess's mansion competed to recruit him, and the aunt and nephew made a little unpleasant about it.

The princess of Qi has no right to participate in politics, and there is no reason to choose a scholar as a retainer according to convention.

However, the eldest princess has been widowed for many years, and everyone knows that "Cen Jiashu is good-looking", so everyone only thinks that she has no more than a heart for love, but doesn't think about it elsewhere.

Even if you are the eldest princess, she is still a Qi girl after all.

openly tearing his face for a young beautiful man and his nephew is a shocking act.

The people in the market muttered behind her back that she was frivolous and profligate, and even some officials played a reminder to Emperor Qi to control her sister Yunyun.

For Emperor Qi, Cen Jiashu was just a failed scholar who couldn't even answer the questions in front of the emperor.

Seeing that this person actually caused the eldest princess's mansion and the Hengwang mansion to fall out, Emperor Qi was simply angry.

At this juncture, he has a lot of important national affairs that need to be bothered, so he has the patience to carefully examine these trivial matters.

On one side is his sister of the same mother, and on the other side is his beloved son, and it is quite a headache for him to decide the whereabouts of Cen Jiashu.

So he sent someone to consult Cen Jiashu himself.

In fact, this kind of consultation is a pitfall, whether Cen Jiashu chooses the eldest princess's mansion or the Hengwang mansion, Emperor Qi will immediately send him back to his hometown on the grounds that he has caused dissatisfaction on the other side.

But Cen Jiashu sincerely said, "I can't bear to cause the eldest princess to be unhappy with King Heng's aunt and nephew, and I am willing to enter the Huai Palace."

Although Emperor Qi was surprised, he felt that this was a good place for all parties to go down the steps, so he summoned Xiao Mingche and asked him what he meant.

Xiao Mingche's convention is that dispensable numb face, "But it's up to my father to decide." ”

And just like that, the matter was settled.

The eldest princess and King Heng were unhappy, as long as Cen Jiashu did not fall into the hands of the other party in the end, they would not have a word.

Others looked at it and felt that Cen Jiashu was forced to choose the relatively weak Huai Wangfu; And the Huai Wangfu was also hindered by the holy will of Emperor Qi, and no one was offended by fighting or robbing.

Everyone was happy.

Since the beginning of July, the undercurrent of the Qi court has been turbulent, and the Qi emperor has mixed feelings.

Happily, with the end of Xia Wang's selection, a group of talented and combative new faces poured into the court; The empty treasury was also replenished with huge sums of money from the "knighthood".

This wealth and this group of talents gave Emperor Qi a new bargaining chip to balance the situation, and many major policies that had been subject to resistance before had room for renegotiation.

What worries us is that since we began to reconsider whether to "integrate the strength of the whole country and complete the work in one battle" against the Song State on the southern side, or "cut the land and seek peace, so that the people can rest and recuperate, and slowly try again", the princeling faction of the main battle and the Hengwang Party of the main peace began to fight to the death again.

No matter how big or small the court meeting is, as long as it is discussed whether it is war or peace, the people on both sides have their own reasons and persistence, and no one will retreat, and in the end it will always end in a miasma.

Not only that, but outside the court meeting, the two sides are even more black-eyed chickens.

The party of the officials was attached to King Heng, and the prince challenged the officials; The military department was inclined to the prince, and King Heng looked for the stubble of the military department.

In a short period of time, the two sides attacked and defended fiercely, each with its own victory and defeat, and everyone in Beijing and central China was in danger.

The two forces are so deadlocked and have internal friction, which is too tricky for Emperor Qi.

In his heart, he was inclined to the main battle, but there were difficulties in the war, and the prince's faction was unable to come up with an effective plan to solve those hidden dangers. The worries could not be solved, and Emperor Qi couldn't hold down the lord and faction.

Emperor Qi was getting old, and he was exhausted in a hurry and anger, and he suddenly had a headache.

The emperor was ill, and the prince and his wife, the princess and his wife, and the royal family members needed to visit the inner city frequently.

Qi people value the word "filial piety", and the princesses are inconvenient as daughters, so it is natural for the princes to take turns to stay in the inner city and stay all night in front of the emperor.

Of course, at this time, neither the crown prince nor King Heng is lacking in heart, and neither will give the other party the opportunity to stay alone in front of the palace all night.

The two of them unanimously proposed that two imperial heirs or uncles should serve the emperor together every night.

The two of them stared at each other tightly, and naturally tied them together every vigil. And Xiao Mingche was with other brothers or uncles Wang.

This is a good thing for Xiao Mingche.

He was usually sent to the border from time to time, and when he stayed in Yongjing, he was cautious and never walked around privately with the provinces unless necessary. Therefore, most of the brothers and sisters, Uncle Wang, and clan relatives did not know him well because of lack of contact.

This time, everyone took turns to keep vigil in front of the emperor, and many people more or less saw his potential after getting along with Xiao Mingche a few times.

The change in the pattern of the court, thunder is sometimes hidden in this silent place.

In the early morning of July 16, Xiao Mingche and Uncle Tai withdrew from the inner city.

Uncle Tai Wang is a man of nearly fifty years, and he has been pampered all year round, and he has been in front of the emperor for several all-nighters, which is somewhat unbearable, and his steps are a little vain at the moment.

On the other hand, Xiao Mingche, although there is a light blue in his eyes, his shoulders are stretched and his waist is straight, his steps are steady and powerful, and he does not see any fatigue and weakness.

Uncle Tai looked at this nephew who was a head taller than himself, and said with emotion: "Your Highness is worthy of being a person who has been trained on the battlefield, and the dragon is fierce and fierce." ”

Xiao Mingche has never been good at dealing with the scene, so he turned his head to look at him directly, "Hmm." ”

He is like this to everyone, and Uncle Tai will not misunderstand that he is deliberately cold to himself.

So Le Hehe continued: "This year is the first time His Royal Highness has participated in the 'Xia Wang's Scholar' after being promoted to the prince. I think it's a lot of money, right? ”

To Xiao Mingche's ears, this is complete nonsense.

The princes of each family chose the unsuccessful scholars as their advisers and subordinates, which was a fair and righteous matter, and he did not secretly accept people.

Besides, the matter of Cen Jiashu's entry into the Huai Wang's Mansion has been ruled by the Holy Will, and the streets of Yongjing City know about it, how could Uncle Tai not know.

So he said "um" again.

He only replied to two monotones in succession, and just talked to death.

It's a long road, and it's always embarrassing for the two to be silent and side-by-side.

Uncle Tai is a cheerful and talkative person, and he can't stand such a cold scene. So I forcibly cheered up and changed the subject.

"Your Majesty has spoken, and in a little more than a month, you will leave for the south to take up the post of capital secretary. I heard that Princess Huai was very reluctant when she learned the news, and wiped her tears in front of the queen. ”

Speaking of this, Xiao Mingche wanted to roll his eyes.

Since going to the palace at the end of last month, Li Fengming has somehow become obsessed and has to take him to see a doctor.

He really didn't want to see the doctor, so he caught up with a new group of retainers and strategists in the house, and Emperor Qi contracted the disease again, so he took advantage of his busyness to escape.

That day, he was on Emperor Qi's side, and he didn't see what happened at the other end of the middle palace with his own eyes, but on the way out of the palace, he heard from the palace people that Li Fengming shed tears in front of the queen, because he was reluctant to be separated from him.

At that time, his heart was painful and sweet, and after getting into the carriage, he coaxed Li Fengming a lot, and agreed to see the doctor, which coaxed her tears.

As a result, as soon as she returned to the house, the woman immediately called Chun Yudai to give her medicine-

It was actually a bruise on the calf, and I couldn't bear the pain before I shed tears.

It can be said that it is very treacherous.

When they arrived at the White Jade Bridge, the palace people who led the way had retreated.

Uncle Tai Wang saw that there was no one around, so he said to Xiao Mingche with deep meaning: "Your Majesty's illness is also caused by heart disease in the final analysis. If anyone can solve His Majesty's heart disease at this time, it will be a great achievement. ”

"Thank you, Uncle Tai, for your advice." Xiao Mingche thanked him and did not talk to him deeply.

At that time, Xiao Mingche returned to the Huai Wangfu.

As soon as he entered the mansion gate, he raised his eyes and saw Li Fengming bypassing the shadow wall to greet him, followed by Xin Wei who was carrying a tray.

Looking at the black medicinal juice in the tray, Xiao Mingche had the urge to escape from home in his heart. "I haven't slept all night, and I'm still on an empty stomach at the moment."

Li Fengming came prepared: "A few days ago, you used this reason to avoid many meals. I asked the doctor to adjust the prescription, and now this medicine is to be taken before meals. ”

"I didn't want to hide, I'll drink later. I've got something down to talk to you. Uncle Thai ...... today"

"Let's talk about it after drinking," Li Fengming saw through everything, and grabbed his sleeve with a smile, "Before you drink this bowl of medicine, everything else is idle to me." ”

Just as Xiao Mingche was about to die and struggle, Cen Jiashu and Zhan Kaiyang walked side by side from under the verandah.

Li Fengming's black eyes rolled, "If you don't drink, I'll make poems for Cen Jiashu in person." ”

Although he knew that she would not be so impertinent, Xiao Mingche was slightly annoyed, "I said that it is forbidden for anyone to compose poetry in the Huaiwang Mansion. ”

"Why don't I just go outside the house?" Li Fengming pointed to the door behind him, smiled ill-willedly, and made a gesture to leave.

Xiao Mingche grabbed her wrist, picked up the medicine bowl from the tray in Xin Wei's hand with a cold face, and drank it all.

At this moment, Cen Jiashu and Zhan Kaiyang had come closer. The two looked at each other and smiled, and both lowered their faces.

No way, it's kind of funny.

His Royal Highness King Huai was stiff, and his eyes looked at death as if he were at home. If he is seen by someone who does not know, he is afraid that he will be mistaken for the princess who is forcing him to take poison.

Li Fengming squinted at the two of them, "Turn around." ”

He said to Xin Wei again, "Close your eyes." ”

Everyone didn't know what she was going to do, but she still honestly followed her words, with her back to her back and her eyes closed.

In the next moment, Xiao Mingche's lips were pressed against a cinnamon candy.

Li Fengming winked at him, silently coaxing him to open his mouth.

Xiao Mingche looked at her in a daze, and the boredom in his heart suddenly turned into a surging hot honey syrup.

He avoided drinking medicine, just because of the bad memories of his childhood, and he was very resistant to doctors and decoctions.

After all, if he doesn't distinguish the five flavors, the decoction just smells bad to him, and he doesn't know how bitter the mouth is.

When he was in the palace, Xiao Mingxun was sick and cried after drinking medicine, and his mother would feed him candy to coax him.

No one had ever coaxed Xiao Mingche like this before.

No one knows how much Xiao Mingche longed for this gentle candy back then.

But Li Fengming prepared cinnamon candy for him today.

also asked everyone to turn their backs and close their eyes, so as not to make people laugh at the dignified His Royal Highness King Huai who drank the medicine and needed the princess to coax him with sugar.

It's really enough to save him face.

This candy is more gentle and beautiful than the fantasy he crazily longed for but couldn't ask for when he was a child.

Seeing that he didn't move, just staring at himself in a daze, Li Fengming pinched the candy between his lips and moved to open his mouth quickly.

"Oh." He took the candy in his mouth and sucked "inadvertently" on her fingertips.

There was no taste in his mouth, but he was holding the candy in his mouth, and his eyes were tightly grasping Li Fengming's smiling face.

It's her in the eyes, and it's her in the heart. It's sweet.

Xiao Ming said in his heart, he will no longer hide from medicine in the future. But I don't just want to drink it.

He hoped that every time he drank the medicine, Li Fengming would be able to coax him like this.

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