When the emperor was still there, there was a great drought in the north one year, and there was no harvest, and the people were miserable.

At that time, there was another inexplicable rebel army swaggering around, trying to rebuild the Jinsheng Dynasty under the banner of saving the people from fire and water.

Wen Zhesang's father was only a few years old, in order to continue to climb up, he asked for orders to go to the disaster relief, who knew that just arrived in the north met the rebels, the people and the rebels colluded, and most of the relief grain and grass were robbed.

It's a big sin to lose your head. When Wen Zhesang's mother-in-law heard the news, she immediately poured out all her family property to buy a batch of grain and grass at a high price and sent it to the north in person. Later, when the grain and grass arrived, Wen Shangshu returned to the court, but she was sick due to overwork and slept in the north.

In the year of the death of the first emperor, the prince supported by Wen Shangshu was assassinated in the palace and died quietly. That was the last one who could match the current emperor. After his death, the new emperor ascended the throne, after which his henchmen were quickly removed.

Wen Shangshu couldn't escape originally, it was his wife's maiden family who pulled him, and the scholarly family standing in the south of the Yangtze River persuaded the new emperor with the strength of the whole clan. So much so that later, not only Wen Shangshu had a glimmer of life, but the new emperor chose meritocracy, and many other princes' henchmen were also spared.

Although the two families broke up later, they never tore their faces because of the existence of Wen Zhesang's mother. Later, when Wen Shangshu wanted to continue the strings and wanted to raise his wife, someone always reminded him not to forget the old people. Wen Shangshu knew that he was sorry for his wife, and there was no one in the concubine room in the house who could give birth to a son, so the matter was put aside.

Now Wen Zhesang suddenly mentioned it, and Wen Shangshu was shocked to think of those past events in an instant, and his face instantly became unsightly, and he said with a calm face: "The people who have passed away cannot be recovered, and those who are alive must look forward." Today is not to ask for your opinion, sooner or later you have to enter the palace, and you don't have to worry about the affairs of the house. ”

Wen Zhesang felt that she would never be able to understand him, and she was happy that her father was born cold-blooded and ruthless, and he could give up his wife and children for the sake of his career. It's that Aunt Zhuang, Wen Zhesang thought, I'm afraid she is also for the sake of her only son.

"Then the daughter wishes her father all the best and rises step by step." She said.

Half a day later, Dongyue said that the house had bought red silk, and it was to prepare for Aunt Zhuang to carry his wife. Wen Shangshu is also already making people look forward to the future. Everyone in the house is saying that Aunt Zhuang is now about to gain power.

Wen Zhesang handed her a letter and said, "Send it to Liu's house in Jiangnan, the sooner the better."

The Liu family in Jiangnan is the maiden family of Wen Zhesang's mother.

Wen Zhesang doesn't want to do much, she doesn't like to fight with the women in the back house by nature, and now she is just keeping her mother's status.

Two days later, Wen Zhisang was summoned to the palace to face the saint.

When the emperor's name was Mu Yin, he had been on the throne for five years, and he had been in charge of every opportunity, dreaming of sleeping at night, and he was a Ming monarch recognized by the people of Li and the people.

When Wen Zhesang saw Mu Yin, he had just come down from the morning court, and the dragon robe on his body had not yet been replaced. A bright yellow, especially dazzling in the scene of slaughter.

"The courtiers meet the emperor."

Mu Yin hurried past her, with a faint scent of ambergris, "Flat." Do you know why I summoned you back in such a hurry? ”

Wen Zhesang replied truthfully: "It's probably because of the mountain bandits outside Qingfeng County."

Mu Yin casually pushed away the folds piled up in front of her, and praised her without hesitation: "That's right, let you guess again."

Mu Yin has not yet reached the age of establishment, and he was even a little immature when he first ascended the throne, although he has been sharpened for five years, he has the momentum of a superior in every move. However, when he smiled and praised people, there seemed to be spring flowers in those eyes, and even the most indifferent woman would blush.

It's just that Wen Zhesang is calm and self-controlled, and he has never had any charming thoughts about him, so his face is calm, and he even said with a wry smile: "If it was really an ordinary mountain bandit, the emperor would send troops to clear it, but they were not."

Mu Yin gradually regained the joy of the reunion, waved his hand back from the eunuchs left and right, and said, "I heard that one of your very trusted subordinates also voted for them. Although it is safe for you to come back this way, do you know that on the other road not far from you, those people are also rushing to Beijing? ”

Wen Zhesan was calm, "The courtiers know. ”

"Oh? How did you find out? Mu Yin was interested.

"It was the subordinate in the emperor's mouth who told the courtiers. His name is Xie Yikou, and he was originally a mountain bandit, but later he wanted to wash his hands with his brothers, so he settled in Qingfeng County. The courtiers didn't know their identities at the time, but they saw that he was helpless and knew how to do some work, so they left him behind. A few months ago, another group of mountain bandits appeared in Qingfeng County and threatened Xie Yikou to defect to them. But they didn't know that Xie Yikou just wanted to live in peace and had no interest in plotting to usurp the throne, so the courtiers dared to help him ask for a chance. ”

Wen Zhesang briefly explained, "Xie Yikou wants to cooperate with the emperor and help the emperor find out who is behind the scenes. ”

Mu Yin looked at her fixedly for a while, and asked, "How do I know if he is true or false?"

Wen Zhesang: "The emperor can let him pretend to enter the palace to assassinate." There are many masters in the palace, if he is fake, he will definitely not dare to come. If he really comes, he can also take this opportunity to make up his mind with the emperor. ”

Mu Yin thought about it, and his face softened slightly, "You are right." In fact, I traced them five miles away from Shangjing and lost the clue, and now I am afraid that they have entered Shangjing. There may also be people around him watching, and it is also a trouble to remind him to enter the palace to assassinate. ”

"The courtiers have discussed this matter with him, but when the time comes, they will trouble the palace guards to be merciful, in order to prevent accidents, the courtiers also planned a route for him to assassinate, and the emperor is asked to deploy men and horses on this route these days."

Mu Yin suddenly smiled helplessly: "You are still the first one who dares to make any assassination route in front of me." Summoning you back to Beijing...... Do you have a grudge in your heart? ”

Wen Zhesang's head hung lower, "The courtiers don't dare to complain." ”

Again, that's the kind of rhetoric. Mu Yin felt uncomfortable, who in Beijing didn't know about the matter of Wen Zhisang he liked? But she is ruthless to herself.

"At the time, I didn't know what their purpose was, but I was afraid that you would be in danger if you stayed there. Thankfully, they didn't go too far. But they sent a few hundred people just for one...... Xie Yikou, don't you think it's strange? Mu Yin said.

"They think that Xie Yikou is the grandson of the phoenix and the dragon." Wen Zhesang told the truth.

Mu Yin suddenly smiled, and talked to Wen Zhesang lightly about the change of the old and new dynasties fifty years ago: "Hahaha, Fengzi Longsun, it's okay." When the previous dynasty fell, someone exchanged his children for the seventeen princes at that time, and later someone gathered a group of people in the name of the seventeen princes to secretly recruit troops and want to make a comeback. Thirty years later, the seventeenth prince did not want to be controlled again, so he fled with his wife and children privately, but unexpectedly encountered mountain bandits halfway, and the seventeenth prince and his wife died tragically. The young child of the seventeenth prince was adopted by the mountain bandits, and the child was Xie Yikou. So they are not wrong to say that Xie Yikou is the grandson of Fengzi Long. ”

"I didn't expect ......" to be true. Wen Zhesang was slightly surprised, "It turns out that the emperor has found so much, I wonder if the emperor has any doubts in his heart?" ”

If someone else asked this, he would definitely have to be charged with speculating on the holy will, but this person was Wen Zhesang, so Mu Yin didn't care about it, and said, "Not yet, I only learned about these things yesterday." However, I suspect that there is a thief in the court, the life and death of the seventeen princes of the previous dynasty has always been a mystery, and now there is a son of the seventeen princes, if it were not for the people who have been tracking down, it would definitely be impossible to know this. It has only been more than 50 years since the collapse of the previous dynasty, and there are also several old ministers left by the previous dynasty in the court, and they know more or less about the past. ”

Wen Zhesang thought in her heart, although neither she nor Xie Yikou expected that he was really the grandson of Fengzi Long, but Xie Yikou was determined not to seek to usurp the throne. But she still planned to tell Xie Yikou what she really wanted, and made up her mind, but she didn't show it on her face: "It is very time-saving to narrow the scope of suspicion among the courtiers, so that as long as Xie Yikou can gain their trust and meet the person behind it, he will definitely be able to help the emperor find out about him."

Mu Yin looked at Wen Zhesang, and slowly revealed the ruthlessness of some of the killers in charge, "I actually want to kill him and never suffer in the future." ”

Fifty years is just a snap of a finger. Nowadays, some people who are more than old can still tell the various names and kings of the previous dynasty, but there is another emperor of the former dynasty, Xie Yikou, if he has the heart to restore the country, maybe he can really find a group of supporters of the previous dynasty.

Although Wen Zhesang kept saying that Xie Yikou had no intention of rebelling, as an emperor, he was most taboo about people or things that he couldn't control.

Wen Zhesang lowered his head and said in a calm tone: "The courtiers think that now they still need to rely on Xie Yikou's help to find out who is behind the scenes as soon as possible, and now his identity has not been made public, and the people do not know that there is an emperor and grandson in the previous dynasty." After this matter, he also asked the emperor to allow him to remain incognito and live a dull life. ”

The red silver frost charcoal made a subtle "crackling" sound, Mu Yin looked at Wen Zhisang silently, she was thin and haggard, and her eyes were still calm. But Mu Yin remembered that when he was young, every time he saw her, there was always indescribable brightness and joy in her eyes.

Afterward...... Later, her mother-in-law died, and Wen Shangshu's status became higher and higher, but her eyes became more and more dim. Mu Yin sometimes saw her looking at a corner of the sky stupidly, and she said that she was looking at the clouds.

"You rarely ask me for anything, but every time, it makes it difficult for me to do it." Last time she wanted to take a scientific examination, he personally gave her a fame. Last time she wanted to join the office, he allowed her to be a county magistrate again. Now she asks not for herself, but for a man.

Wen Zhesang: "The emperor is a Ming monarch who loves the people like a son." Xie Yikou couldn't choose his origin, but he was born in the present dynasty and was not a member of the previous dynasty. If the emperor doesn't want to keep a grandson of the previous dynasty, he can also let him fake his death and live again. ”

Mu Yin closed the fold and smiled lightly, "That's it, there are no absolutes, I will make a decision when this matter is over." ”

"Courtier, thank the emperor for his holy grace."