There is a door in front of the palace gate, which is the Zhengyang gate, where hundreds of officials get off the sedan chair, and Bai Ding stops here.

However, a hundred steps outside Zhengyang Gate, some ordinary street vendors are still allowed to enter, as a sign of proximity to the people.

Early in the morning is the morning hour, the official sedan chair is endless, and the officials get off the sedan chair with tiredness on their faces and the thin morning light.

But suddenly I was attracted by a burst of aroma.

Everyone smelled the fragrance and left, but found that among the few vendors today, there was a small stall. There is a large iron bucket-like stove in the center, and there is a small pot next to it, and someone is spreading some golden bread on the pot, and there is a special fragrance emanating from it.

Someone took something out of the iron bucket, but there was a shield on the iron bucket, and nothing could be seen, and someone vaguely saw that it was a lump of black charcoal-like things, and it looked very unappetizing, but when the black dumpling was broken, it revealed the yellow and red flesh inside, which looked delicate and bright, and the mellow yellow of the sun was generally mellow, and when it was broken, it also pulled out a long golden yellow filament, and it felt so sweet that it seemed to be able to drip honey, and the aroma at the moment of breaking it was simply explosive, and everyone felt that the end of the nose seemed to be fluffy. In an instant, I was dizzy with such a warm and sweet fragrance.

Obviously, I came here after breakfast, but at this moment, I suddenly felt that I couldn't resist wanting to come back for such a fragrant and warm bite.

So someone walked over and came back with a coke-like thing, and everyone was a little surprised to find that the first to go over was actually the upright and serious, and the most difficult to join in the fun of the imperial history on weekdays.

When everyone saw Master Jiang go down, his nose was stained with coke, and they didn't care about it.

Everyone is a human spirit, and they all immediately ordered the people in the family to buy it, and on the white marble square, there are people with more than three grades holding a coke and gnawing it.

The yellow cake is also bought, although it is not as fragrant as the charcoal ball, but the fragrance has an aftertaste, and it is also a fresh food that everyone has never eaten.

Behind the stall, a curtain was opened, and there seemed to be a person sitting behind it. Although everyone was a little strange and curious about the food in their mouths, they were about to go to court at this moment, and everyone was in a hurry to finish eating this thing, and they had to clean their hands and faces, and they didn't have time to discuss, so they were busy standing in line.

A green tweed and gold-topped sedan chair came, the prince came, and everyone got out of the way.

The crown prince has recently exterminated the Freemasonry, and he is in the limelight, and he has more and more supporters. Now there are some sayings in the court, saying that the prince exterminated the Freemasonry, and almost no casualties himself, this kind of military talent is really extraordinary, before it was said that His Royal Highness King Yi pacified Changchuan is a great achievement, and now compared to those selfish means, where can it compare to the royal heir's courage and light? King Yi's limelight has always surpassed the prince, in the final analysis, it is just the prince who is broad-minded and watches the clown jump.

Although there are also some rumors about him forcing His Royal Highness King Yi to kill, first, there is no evidence, and secondly, His Royal Highness King Yi's reputation is too bad, and who in the Manchu Dynasty has not suffered his loss? Who in the Manchu Dynasty didn't know that he was ruthless and powerful, such a person was forced to death by the gentle and respectful prince? This is equivalent to asking Concubine De to serve tea to the queen in public.

No way.

It is because although Jiang Xin is in charge of the always fair Yushitai, there are also a few excerpts from the imperial history, impeaching the prince for abusing public power and suspected of bullying the prince, but it did not cause much splash.

And the crown prince returned with this great victory, and the people in the court and the people looked to a higher level, and his defense about forcing and killing King Yi sounded more in line with the existing impression in everyone's minds.

Today's court meeting, the East Palace has sent someone to privately hint at the ministers before, Yan Sui Wenzhen's crime is still secondary, and now he has not returned to Beijing for a long time, does not show his face, and does not even have a self-defense excerpt, this is not only to despise His Majesty and the court, is there still the possibility of being afraid of crime and defecting elsewhere?

This is not explained elsewhere, in fact, it refers to Xichuan, and now after all, Xichuan is still a state of Dongtang on the surface, so naturally it can't be said directly.

The Zhang Xima incident is like a bomb hanging over the prince's head at any time, he must take down those two people before this bomb is detonated!

Besides, Wen Zhen has not yet regained Changchuan's merits, and it is rumored that His Royal Highness King Yi has asked His Majesty for a future opportunity to enter the cabinet for her, which really gives her a good book, and the prince feels that he will not want to sleep well in the future.

His Majesty, as usual, is very cautious about the impeachment excerpt and does not issue it.

In the past two years, the imperial court has reduced or exempted commercial taxes, supported merchants to build all kinds of workshops, allowed merchants to recruit agricultural workers, and recently collected Changchuan, the treasury has fattened a large sum, and is currently preparing to reform the tax system.

But for the prince, these things have the handwriting of Yan Sui and Wen Zhen, don't look at the support of the merchant seems to have nothing to do with the two, he was at the scene when he made the decision, Wen Zhen, who had just entered the palace, a bowl of soup led the old ministers to recall that year, the monarch and the ministers decided on a century-old national policy, which has become a good story, and there are still words circulating outside!

The better they do, the higher the prestige of those two, and when His Majesty is ten thousand years later, what good results can he have?

The crown prince felt depressed, although His Majesty also stayed in the fold of impeaching him, but he didn't think it was fair, the so-called third child was killed by him, at first glance it was nonsense, okay, can it be compared with the actual persecution of the third child against him?

The father is still partial to the third child!

Therefore, in the recent court meeting, three-quarters of the officials will write to him, and he will also bring evidence, and he must ask His Majesty to give a clear attitude today!

Sin is still suspicious, but if you don't dare to show your face, you are weak-hearted!

If you really want to say that you are forced to fall into the water, then you will pretend to be dead for the rest of your life and will not show up, and if you don't show up, you will lose the strength of the prince, and it is not up to him to pinch it to death.

If you show up again, you will be a bully!

The prince was calculating left and right in the sedan chair, feeling that he was in a good mood for today's victory, and he didn't pay attention to a roadside stall.

His sedan car was followed by an ordinary carriage, and he did not follow him into Zhengyangmen, but stayed by Zhengyangmen, waiting for summons.

On the high stairs of Chengqian Palace, the eunuch shook his whip, and everyone entered the hall with a warm and sweet breath under the leadership of the high-spirited prince.

The silence in the square was restored, and the vendors also closed their stalls, only the stall that had just appeared today remained, and a few shopkeepers from the rivers and lakes took the stalls, respectfully opened the curtain behind the stalls, and wore a hibiscus flower, and the old lady Wen, who looked bright, walked out with a straight back.

She stared at the majestic palace, waited for a while, and saw a tall and thin young man approaching, and the two looked at each other without speaking.

Then the old lady Wen took out a rolling pin from her arms.

……

On the Golden Palace, the emperor was rubbing his eyebrows.

Last night, he discussed with the ministers about reforming the tax system, and unexpectedly met with the euphemistic opposition of those old and serious ministers, which made him miss Wen Zhen for the first time when he entered the palace and settled a group of old guys with a bowl of soup.

And there are all the disturbances underneath, and they are all bastards.

"Your Majesty, there is no evidence that His Royal Highness King Yi fell into the water, and now that the prince has returned to the court, His Royal Highness King Yi has received the edict but has not received the edict, and he has not returned yet, this is an act of deception!"

"Your Majesty, the Taiwei has issued a document to Cangnan, ordering Ji Huaiyuan, the deputy general of the Southeast Water Division, to go to Beijing to report on his work, but Ji Huaiyuan shirked in every way, obviously relying on it, and had a ghost in his heart, so please dismiss Ji Huaiyuan on the spot, and His Royal Highness King An will personally escort him to Beijing for strict interrogation......"

"Your Majesty, sweet potatoes and corn are both sought and vigorously promoted by the Chief Agricultural Superintendent and Supervisor Wenzhen, and now there are problems with the cultivation of these two crops, and the grain crops are related to the livelihood of the Li people, and this matter must not be careless. Now that the holy decree has already been sent to Xichuan, Lord Wen has not been found, this must be absconding in fear of crime, please order Youji to arrest him immediately......"

"Your Majesty......"

The emperor stared at the bottom, and above the court today, there was a lot of turmoil, and it seemed that he was going to make up his mind to ask for a clear explanation about Yan Sui Wenzhen's matter.

Although most of the officials did not come forward, today it is the silent majority. It's not that they all agree with the punishment of King Yi and Master Wen, mainly for all kinds of accusations, the parties always have to defend themselves, so that others have the opportunity to judge and decide their positions. Now that Yan Sui Wenzhen is not prospering, the truth is unknown, and the protagonist is not there, even if he wants to be a good person, he will do it in an empty place, and the officials are naturally happy to shut up.

Da Sikong Shan Ling was originally Wen Zhen's master, but because he was old, he generally did not go to court now. Ding Guogong also shouted for a while before, and the left servant shot Zhou Qian because he was a person who was the king of Yi on the surface, and he couldn't speak.

Listening to the turmoil in the court, Zhou Qian and Ding Guogong glanced at each other, and a trace of helplessness and anxiety passed through their hearts.

No matter what grievances there are, I can come out and say it!

Not to mention anything else, if it drags on any longer, even if there is a grievance, it will be overwhelmed by a sentence of "contempt for the holy decree"!

After listening to it for a long time, the emperor really had a headache, and felt that if he didn't come up with a charter today, he didn't want to discuss state affairs, so he had to say: "That's ......."

Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps.

Immediately, a slightly hasty face of a eunuch appeared above the high threshold of the Chengqian Palace.

The palace people have undergone strict training, and they all pay attention to their posture calmly and uprightly, not a matter of urgency, and there will never be a trace of gaffe.

Everyone's hearts jumped, the emperor's face froze, and before he could speak, the eunuch had already said urgently: "Your Majesty...... Someone outside Zhengyang Gate is beating stone lions! ”

Boom.

The entire court was in chaos.

The older courtier immediately turned around, and the younger, unfamiliar courtier, was still asking suspiciously, "What?" Hit the stone lion? What do you mean? ”

"What do you mean? Sue the royal court! Ding Guogong suddenly laughed, and walked out with his stomach straight, "Yo, this is a new thing, since His Majesty ascended the throne, it seems that no one has dared to sue the royal court, or fight the stone lion, the minister wants to see it fresh!" ”

He was born as a military general, and he is famous and stingy, others naturally dare not follow, they all stretch their necks to look, and some people are whispering science popularization: "Zhengyangmen beating stone lions is the rule established by the founding emperor of the country." Leave a way for the people of the world to listen to heaven and complain. That is, to sue the royal court, but there are also rules for this sue for the royal court, if it is to sue the official with the people, it will win, and it will have to flow three thousand miles, so since this dynasty, no one has dared to alarm His Majesty. ”

"Ding Guogong's tone seems to mean that hitting stone lions is particularly rare, what does this mean?"

"Because, if you sue the royal court normally, you can just shout injustice under the Zhengyang Gate, and fight the stone lion, which means that it is the royal family who is sued."

……

According to the rules of the dynasty, if someone fights a stone lion, it must be accepted.

After a short time, the complainant followed the eunuch to the Chengqian Palace. They craned their necks, and saw only a young man, bent over an old woman, both of whom hung their heads, and could not see their faces clearly, but the old woman was still holding a rolling pin in her hand, and the white crumbs on the rolling pin were not flour, but lion's head.

Everyone: "......"

The first reaction was shocking, and then I thought about it, this kind of thing has come out, and it's not strange to do anything.

However, these two people were not the two people who imagined, and almost everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

If those two people really suddenly appeared and sued the emperor in this way, the court would definitely be able to blow up half of it today.

The prince stared at the tall young man, and a terrible conjecture almost immediately took over all his thoughts.

That's like ...... Zhang washes the horse!

This powder bomb is still going to explode!

For Zhang Xima, after searching and testing in many ways, the prince confirmed that he was not with Yi Ming, so it could only be Wen Zhenyan Sui's move.

The prince had no way to find and kill Zhang Xima, and he couldn't sit still, so on the one hand, he stepped up the attack on the two, and on the other hand, he also ordered the city gate to strengthen the ban on the nine cities, and secretly painted a portrait of Zhang Xima, checked it day and night, and prevented him from entering Tianjing.

The prince also thought about whether to frame Zhang Xima first and completely eliminate the troubles, but he was afraid of arousing the suspicion of the rest of the people, but he also made some preparations for this, although he was nervous at this time, he would not lose his temper.

At this time, the two people had already walked to the hall and bowed to the throne, and the two raised their heads, including His Majesty the Emperor, who was known to most people, and suddenly whispered.

Wen the old lady's consistent spirit is neat, standing straight, a mahogany hibiscus on the sideburns lined with a silver thread, very eye-catching, such a bright contrast, but it makes people give birth to a bit of awe-inspiring meaning, as if seeing this blind old woman calmly at the bottom of the appearance, unbroken rigid bones and fierce.

The emperor looked at the old lady's rolling pin and twitched his eyebrows.

It's a little scary to look at.

I always felt that the old lady's rolling pin was going to smoke him.

The emperor is familiar with the old lady, after all, he was brought into the palace to live, and placed in the palace's first ghost to see Concubine De, but he heard that Concubine De was deflated by her.

The emperor knew a little about the old lady's combat effectiveness, and suddenly felt that his head hurt even more.

And another person, to his surprise, he personally arranged for the prince to arrange a young and promising master, the prince returned to Beijing and specially reported to him that Zhang Xima was killed in the process of suppressing bandits, and he sighed for a while, and ordered a good pension.

Now standing in front of him, he glanced at the prince, but saw that the prince was also staring at Zhang Xima, but he didn't see much weakness, and his heart moved.

"Old Madam Wen, why did you whip the stone lion in public today?"

"Your Majesty. The old woman has not knocked on her bell today. ”

Everyone: "......"

Qi Qi looked at the rolling pin.

Didn't you do the rolling pin and draw the stone lion? Ding Guogong saw it just now, and the hard stone lion bubble head was removed from a layer of skin.

Now you say you're not suing the king?

Om, you used this method to successfully enter the Chengqian Palace, and then Lai Pi said that it was not a lawsuit against the emperor, what about your old man's face?

Looking back, Mrs. Wen was the grandmother of Master Wen.

Well...... Understood, not strange, not strange at all.

"Your Majesty, the old woman came to pay tribute to Xiangrui today, I don't want to just arrive at Zhengyangmen, I heard a strange thing that made the old woman angry, the old woman was angry, waving a rolling pin, Your Majesty, you also know, the old woman is blind, angry, may accidentally touch the stone lion, the old woman is ashamed, and will definitely pay for the repair of the stone lion later."

Everyone: "......"

This shameless and sinister defense.

But the old lady Wen is blind, she said that she accidentally touched the stone lion, and no one can point to her nose and say that you did it on purpose.

This made several officials in the palace who had been instructed by the prince and wanted to teach the old lady a lesson on the charge of disturbing the court without authorization, but they all shut up.

The emperor's gaze fell behind the old lady Wen, and the two eunuchs came in with a very heavy vat. The jar was covered with a red cloth.

"Old lady, where is Xiangrui?"

Wen The old lady leaned sideways and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Xiangrui is here." ”