Since ancient times, the emperor has issued edicts for no more than three reasons, one is natural disasters, the second is the dislocation of monarchs and ministers, and the third is when the regime is in danger.

As soon as this sin is issued, it is impossible to avoid these three......

Thinking about the consequences, the emperor hesitated again, and his face was cloudy.

Cen Yin glanced at the emperor's face from the corner of his eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled higher, he was not surprised by the emperor's hesitation.

He didn't mention this topic anymore, and personally went to pour the emperor a soothing tea, and brought it to the emperor's hand, "Your Majesty, drink some soothing tea." ”

The emperor took two sips of the hot soothing tea, handed the teacup back to Cen Yin, and instructed: "Ah Yin, you have recently cooperated with the cabinet to deal with the government affairs these days. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Cen Yin responded, and at the same time handed the teacup to the waiter on the side.

After being silent for a moment, Cen Yin's brows moved slightly, and a trace of hesitation appeared on his beautiful face.

"Ah Yin, but what happened?" The emperor immediately saw that Cen Yin's expression was wrong, and asked with a frown.

"Your Majesty, there is one thing that the minister can't decide." Cen Yin said slowly, "Prince Gilles of the Baichuan clan wants to propose marriage for his daughter, Lord Roland......"

After a pause, Cen Yin continued: "I am asking for the title of the eldest princess of Anping's mansion. ”

What the?! The emperor happened to be in the worst mood, and when he heard it, he immediately became angry, his forehead was bruised, and he reprimanded: "What are these barbarian clans doing, first the son wants to fight with someone else for marriage, and now the daughter wants to grab Feng Yan?!" Marriage is child's play, let them fight if they want! I don't know what to do! ”

The more the emperor spoke, the more ugly his face became, and his eyebrows were raised.

No one in the court knew that the marriage between Feng Yan and Duanmu Fei was given by his own decree.

If it is said that yesterday in Qianyayuan, Heru and Feng Yan fought for marriage, it is innocent of those who do not know, and today Gilles is acting for his daughter Roland, it is knowingly committed!

Gilles, they are not dissatisfied with themselves, and feel that they are not worthy of being the emperor......

Thinking of this, the emperor's heart became even more irritable, his eyes were gloomy, if he was still holding the teacup in his hand at the moment, I am afraid that he would have smashed the teacup out casually.

"Ah Yin, you go and tell Gilles, either stay in the capital and wait for the New Year to leave, or ...... now! The emperor's tone was so gloomy that it seemed to be dripping water, and he said angrily, "It's all Geng Hai's bad idea, I have to bring these tribes to the capital!" It's really nothing to look for! ”

The emperor blurted out, but after the words came out, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case. Geng Hai has been acting more and more out of tune lately.

"Your Majesty, calm your anger." Cen Yin casually reassured, "Your dragon is unwell, it is the time to recuperate, for these trivial things, it is not worth it." ”

"Ah Yin, you are still sensible." The emperor thought about Geng Hai and Gilles, who were unconscious, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that Cen Yin was still sympathetic to the monarch, and always wanted to share his worries and relieve his worries. Geng Hai and Gilles, after all, they are too selfish!

"The food of the king, the matter of loyalty to the king." Cen Yin smiled again and said softly, "Your Majesty, help you lie down and rest." It is important to take care of the dragon body as soon as possible. ”

The emperor only felt that every word of this word had spoken to his heart, and his heart was very appropriate.

With Cen Yin's support, the emperor rested again, and the attendants on the side hurriedly tucked the corners of the quilt for the emperor.

After Cen hid out of the emperor's bedroom, he casually glanced at the pot leak, it was almost hour.

"Little scorpion, if you order it to go down, you will say that today's morning dynasty is still exempt." Cen Yin commanded in a flat tone, and the little scorpion immediately took the order to retreat.

This morning has stopped for the third day, fortunately, there has been no major event recently, all political affairs are handled by the celebrant and the cabinet, and the government and the opposition are also very calm.

There is no need to go to court, and those civil and military officials are also rare to hide for a few days and be lazy, so they don't have to cry.

Only a few cabinet ministers were busy spinning like a spinning top, and some of the excerpts would have been beaten back by the emperor in the early dynasty, but now it was good, the excerpts sent to the cabinet and the celebrant were nearly half more than usual, and the excerpts of the Baichuan tribe proposing marriage were refuted on the same day.

When Giles got the will, he called his daughter Roland and showed her the rejection.

Looking at the cinnabar approval on the fold, Lord Roland subconsciously pinched the fold in his hand, only to feel that the big red handwriting was extremely dazzling.

She was still not convinced, she was obviously more worthy of Feng Yan than Duanmu Fei.

Knowing his daughter's father, Gilles saw his daughter's thoughts at a glance, and comforted him in a good voice: "Roland, my father heard that His Royal Highness the Great Prince is now in the south, and those who practice martial arts must also be brave and good at fighting, and they will not be inferior to that Feng Yan." ”

"Father, do you think your daughter is the one who thinks differently?" Lord Roland pouted and said in a displeased voice.

She bit her nails and said indignantly, "...... I think it must be because Duanmu Fei is a girl from the Shoufu family, and the emperor protects her! ”

"Father, the women of our northwest tribe are different from their Central Plains women, we all dare to love and hate, dare to act, I will not admit defeat."

"I must Duanmu Fei agree to marry me!"

Lord Roland's expression was firm, and his voice was sonorous and powerful, almost like an oath.

Seeing his daughter's persistent look, there was obviously no room for turnaround, and Gilles was also a little helpless.

Roland is his most outstanding daughter, in the northwest grassland, she is the brightest pearl, many tribes have asked him to marry Roland, but Roland no one can look down on her, so Gilles will bring her to the capital this time, but also want to take this opportunity to let her daughter meet the warriors of other races...... Even, if you marry with the royal family, even if you can't be a princess, then you are the prince's side concubine at the most.

Giles half-lowered his eyes, his gaze gloomy.

Since the establishment of the Dasheng Dynasty, many tribes in the northwest and north have all submitted to the imperial court.

However, at the same time, the imperial court is also wary of their various ethnic groups, and has always adopted a gentle policy, for more than 100 years, there is no shortage of noble women of the tribe to marry into the royal family as concubines or side concubines, and their Baichuan clan is no exception.

However, unlike the Central Plains, the Northwest tribe does not pay attention to the orders of parents and matchmakers, and the custom of fighting for marriage has been around for a long time, and Roland has always had an idea, so Gilles can't help this daughter.

Gilles slowly drank the water and wine from his glass, and did not speak for a long time.

"Roland, don't worry." At this time, Heru put down the wine glass in his hand and proposed, "Since this road is not passable, just go another way, Duanmufei refuses to agree to fight for marriage, we can start with Feng Yan, as long as Feng Yan sees how good you are, he will naturally know who to choose...... It doesn't matter if Duanmu agrees or not. ”

Lord Roland bit his lower lip, his eyes shining.

Three days ago, she deliberately danced with her brother at the reception banquet, wanting Feng Yan to see her sword dance, but was destroyed by Duanmu's scarlet envoys......

Yes, Duanmu Fei is clearly deliberately hindering himself and sealing Yan.

However, I don't give up easily.

Lord Roland seemed to have a backbone again, his eyes lit up again, and he looked at his brother with burning eyes.

Marriage is a matter for both men and women, and the key is to see Feng Yan! You don't have to go for it.

She stood up and said, "Father, big brother, I'll go out first." Miss Geng from the Weiguo Mansion asked me to go to the play. ”

In the past few days, she has felt bored in Qianya Garden, especially those palace maids who seem to be a little neglectful of themselves.

The lord of Roland didn't think much about it, and after saluting his father, he ran out in a hurry.

"Hey"

Looking at her daughter's back, Giles shook her head and sighed.

In his opinion, Roland's marriage to the eldest prince or the third prince is the long-term wealth of their family, and it is better than succumbing to the son of the princess of Fengyan.

What's more, Feng Yan is still Anping's son who set things right and ascended to the throne, which is a sensation for the whole Dasheng, how Gilles doesn't know the relationship between Anping and Emperor Chongming, and the identities of Anping and Feng Yan are too embarrassing.

"Father, the emperor is in full bloom, why should my sister marry the prince." Heru reassured Gilles, "It's just a matter of trouble." ”

Gilles was stunned, drank the remaining wine in the cup in one gulp, thought about the puppet emperor back then, felt that it was not unreasonable, and praised: "Heru, you have really grown up." Gilles looked at his son's face and couldn't hide his satisfaction.

Heru smiled, personally stepped forward to pour wine for Gilles, and then changed the conversation: "Father, I have long heard that the master of ceremonies and Dongchang control the court situation, and the power is monstrous, and I have seen it in the past few days when I came to Beijing. ”

Giles picked up the full glass, played with it twice, and looked at his son with an eyebrow.

Heru continued: "Prince Mokomo of the Uji clan seems to have climbed up to the Lord of Cen Governor...... A few days ago, the emperor had agreed to bring the Tari tribe under the banner of the Uji...... "Heru's expression revealed a bit of meaning.

When Gilles heard this, the wine glass, which had been brought to his lips, suddenly paused in mid-air.

Also a tribe in the steppes of the northwest, Gilles certainly knew about the Tari tribe as well.

Not long ago, the patriarch of the Tari tribe, Taibag, was seriously ill and is said to be dying, and Taibagh has no children under his knees, so the surrounding tribes are eyeing the Tari and want to take the opportunity to collect the Tali.

Since the Tari tribe was too far away from their Baichuan tribe, Gilles didn't think about it, he didn't expect Mokemo's hands and feet to be so fast.

It seems that he was careless.

Although he has no intention of the Tari tribe, he cannot sit idly by and watch it fall into the hands of the Uji tribe, after the Uji tribe wins the Tari tribe, in time, I am afraid that it will threaten their status as the first tribe in the northwest of the Baichuan tribe.

Gilles' eyes froze, and his eyes grew darker and darker.

After pondering for a moment, he raised his eyes to Heru and ordered: "Heru, you and your sister should go to the city together, and also visit Cen Yin, and try to probe the wind first, it always does not hurt to make friends with one or two." ”

"Yes, father."

Heru saluted his father with his right hand on his chest, and also withdrew from the house, and hurried to find his sister Roland.

Fortunately, the lord of Roland had just changed his clothes and had not yet gone out, and the brother and sister set off together.

"Brother, are you going to see that Cen Yin?"

When Roland heard that Heru was going to ask to see Cen Yin, his face was a little disdainful, remembering the scene of Cen Yin's carriage roaring past the city gate last time, when it was clear that Cen Yin knew that he and the second princess and several other county lords and county lords were all present, but he didn't get out of the car to greet them.

How can such a person be befriended!

Heru heard the disapproval in his sister's tone, and warned: "Roland, Cen Yin is gaining power now, my father asked me to befriend him, you have to be cautious in your words and deeds, don't offend him!" ”

"Brother, I see." Lord Roland said casually.

Heru originally wanted to say a few more words, but when he saw the county lord of Yuzhen, the county lord of Huacheng and other nobles of other tribes in front of him waving to Roland with a smile, he was silent and didn't say more.

Of course, the lord of Roland County did not go to the capital alone to meet Geng Tinglian, she also invited a group of friends to join her.

Although she was driven away by the chamberlain in Xuefang Garden a few days ago, she lost face, but because the Baichuan clan is the strongest clan in the northwest, these noble ladies still respect her.

They are all young people, so they are not rigid to each other, and after greeting each other, they turned over their horses one after another, rode out of Qianya Garden, and went all the way in the direction of the capital.

The glow of the rising sun sprinkled warmly, and a group of young people galloped all the way to the east in the direction of the rising sun, they were all dressed in foreign costumes, and they were all young and young girls, fresh clothes and angry horses, this way passed, attracting a lot of curious eyes on the official road.

Heru and Roland County Lord and their entourage were full of care, enjoying the fun of galloping horses.

After entering Beijing, Heru separated from the girls and went to Cen Yin's mansion alone.

From the outside, the Cen Mansion is extremely ordinary, not the vermilion lacquer gate of the princes and nobles, nor is it embedded with the gilded copper nails that symbolize the official eunuch door, if it is not for his own inquiry in advance, Heru can't believe that this is the residence of the Cen Governor of the Dasheng Dynasty.

"Knock knock." The attendant knocked on the knocker on the door.

After a while, a crack less than a foot wide was opened in one of the doors, and a porter in Tsing Yi, about forty years old, shaped like a withered tree, poked his head out, and his eyes were sleepy, as if he had not woken up.

"Who are you?" The porter looked at the little guy in alien costume not very politely.

The little guy smiled politely, pointed to Heru, who was still riding on a horse behind, and said: "This eldest brother, the master of my family is Helu, the son of the Baichuan clan, and I have come to ask to see Lord Cen today, this is the name of the son of my family." ”

As he spoke, he took out a cyan silver-sprinkled name card from his sleeve and handed it to the porter.

Heru looked down at the gatekeeper behind the gate from his horse, smiled slightly, and the next moment, his smile froze......

"What Baichuan clan, I haven't heard of it!" The porter unceremoniously pushed his hand, and without looking at it, he pushed the name card out.

Heru's face was a little stiff, thinking of a common saying in the Central Plains, "Seven officials in front of the prime minister's door", endured the displeasure in his heart, turned over and dismounted, and stepped forward and said: "Our Baichuan clan is the ...... of the northwest."

"What Baichuan clan, Qianchuan clan, our Cen Mansion is not something that idle people can climb!" The porter interrupted Heru impatiently, and with a push of both hands, the door creaked shut.

"Boom!"

The loud sound of the door closing echoed in my ears, and it seemed that even the dust on the ground shook with it.

Heru frowned slightly.

Originally, he thought that with his identity, Cen Yin would not say that he would be greeted by sweeping the couch, and that he should be welcomed into the house by the competent steward to sit down for a while, but he didn't expect that the concierge of Cen Mansion was very arrogant, and even confiscated his own name, so he directly let himself eat the closed door.

Being slapped in the face like this by a subordinate, Heru was naturally uncomfortable in his heart.

But on the other hand, he had a deeper understanding of Cen Yin's current authority and status in his heart.

It seems that I am afraid that I will return in vain today...... If you want to see Cen Yin, I'm afraid you have to try to find someone to help introduce you first, the problem is that they haven't been in Beijing for a long time, and their roots are not deep, who should they look for?

Heru thought about getting on his horse again, and was about to leave, but he saw a green canopy carriage coming this way, and the carriage slowed down in the shouting of the coachman, and it seemed that this carriage was also coming to Cen Mansion.

Sure enough, the carriage stopped at the gate of Cen Mansion.

A girl in Tsing Yi with a food box got down from the carriage.

The maid didn't look at Heru, and walked directly to the corner door on the west side, raised her hand and knocked on the corner door.

With a "squeak", the corner door was opened from the inside, revealing the thin and sharp face of the porter, and the whole person was angry.

"I don't take ...... if I say it"

The porter originally thought that Heru was coming again, but after opening the door, he saw a delicate melon seed face, and was stunned, and the next moment, the dry face smiled, and said in a long voice: "Isn't this a wisteria girl!" Why is the girl free to come today? ”

The porter nodded and bowed, and was very courteous and flattering.

Heru saw that the concierge of the Cen family had a completely different face to this maid, and the corner of his eyes twitched, and the whole person was not good.

In a trance, another black-painted flat-headed carriage drove towards this side, and the porter glanced at it, and immediately recognized his own carriage, and hurriedly commanded the mother-in-law inside the door: "The overseer is back." ”

There was a commotion inside and outside the door of Cen Mansion, and soon someone opened the corner door on the other side, intending to welcome Cen Yin's carriage into the mansion, and outside the mansion, a little girl wrapped in a pink cloak jumped out of the green canopy carriage.

It's not

Duanmu scarlet?!

Heru recognized each other at once.

Duanmu Fei didn't pay any attention to Heru at all, and walked briskly towards the black-painted flat-headed carriage that had just stopped.

The groom recognized her, and smiled, and turned back to the carriage and said a word.

Then, the window on the side of the carriage was picked open by a slender hand like a jade bamboo, revealing Cen Yin's perfect face, like jade and porcelain.

"Lord Cen Governor." Duanmu Fei smiled at Cen Yin in the carriage, "I was about to go to the theater with my sister, if you are okay, it is better to go together." Duanmu crooked his little face, and looked at Cen Yin with big eyes, looking very cute.

Cen Yin pursed his lips and subconsciously looked at the green canopy carriage of the Duanmu family.

Duanmu Fei continued: "Two days ago, Feng Gongzi and I played ice play with Jun Shizi and them in Qianya Garden, Jun Shizi lost, and today invited us to go to Jiusiban to listen to the play......" Just about to go out, the sisters thought about sending some newly made dim sum to Cen Yin to try, but they didn't expect to meet Cen Yin back.

Hearing the words "Jiusiban", Cen Yin raised his eyebrows slightly.

At this time, the curtain of the green canopy carriage was also lifted from the inside, and Duanmu probe glanced out, just looking at Cen Yin not far away, and intuitively smiled slightly, with a bright smile.

Cen Yin also smiled, smiling lightly, and his jaw responded.

It seems that the girl of this Duanmu family is very familiar with Cen Yin. Heru was a little surprised in his heart, but he didn't think much about it, and planned to seize this opportunity to say hello to Cen Yin.

He grabbed the horse's belly and wanted to step forward, but he saw that the porter stopped in front of him at some point, and the other party looked at him indifferently, and the cold light in his eyes was like lightning, which made his heart sink.

At the same time, Duanmufei got into the green canopy carriage again, and the sisters' carriage drove forward along the street, and Cen Yin's carriage followed closely behind.

From beginning to end, Cen Yin didn't even look at Heru and left.

Heru watched Cen Yin's carriage drift away in a daze, and his expression became more complicated.

He believed that Cen Yin must still remember who he was, even if Cen Yin didn't remember, the people around him must know him, but Cen Yin ignored him completely, which showed that he had no fear.

Thinking of what he had heard about Cen Yin these days, Heru originally felt that it was a bit exaggerated, but now he realized that the rumors were true.

Today's court is really a eunuch in power!

Cen Yin and the carriage of the Duanmu family quickly left Heru behind, and went all the way to Jiusiban in the west of the city.

Recently, the weather has been cold, but there are more people on the street, and many people are busy shopping for New Year's goods, and their faces are beaming.

When Cen Yin and the Duanmu sisters stepped up the stairs to the second floor of the Jiusi class together, everyone was dumbfounded.

Today is Jun Ran to do the east, Wuyang and Hanxing are going to go to the study to take classes, so no one came, the third prince Mu Youjing deliberately did not go to the household yamen to come here in order to get close to Jun Ran, but the fourth prince Mu Youyi had an errand and couldn't leave.

In the private seat, in addition to Jun Ran and Mu Youjing, that is, Feng Yan, Mu Jinfan and Jun Lingxi who came to join in the fun.

Feng Yan courteously beckoned Duanmu Fei and Duanmu Jun to sit down, and asked them what tea they wanted to drink.

Mu Youjing's eyes only had Cen Yin, first surprised and then delighted, and his heart couldn't suppress the excitement.

Originally, he only came to get close to Jun Rantao, but he didn't expect to be unintentionally inserted into the willows, and his luck was too good, and he actually met Cen Yin here.

"Master Cen, sit down and talk." Mu Youjing politely beckoned Cen Yin to sit down, with a very warm attitude and the reservedness of a prince.

Cen Yin now has a transcendent status in the court, the emperor obeys him, and once he can get his support, the position of the prince is certain.

Mu Youjing's eyes flashed with an unusually bright light.

Now, except for the eldest brother who is far away in the south and can't reach the whip, which prince of all sizes does not show favor to Cen Yin, but Cen Yin does not have a good face for anyone, and has always maintained a lukewarm and detached attitude, it seems that he does not take these princes in his eyes, and it seems that he is watching and measuring something......

Of course, Mu Youjing wants to show favor to Cen Yin, the problem is that it is not easy to do what he likes, Cen Yin is neither short of power nor money, he is alone, only his father-in-law Cen Zhenxing, so that people can't even start from his relatives and friends.

Cen Yin was so leaky that Mu Youjing didn't dare to make a move easily, so as not to please him, but to make Cen Yin look down on himself.

Today is a great opportunity to explore the situation.

Fortunately, the Fourth Emperor Brother didn't come! Mu Youjing was secretly happy in his heart, and pretended to calmly pick up the teacup on the surface and drank the tea slowly.

Duanmu smiled and said to Cen Yin: "Master Cen, this Jiusi class not only sings well, but also has a must-have is flower tea." As for other teas, though. If you're here, be sure to try the flower tea here. ”

"Oh." Cen Yin responded, his eyebrows moved slightly, as if he was a little interested, "Then I'll taste it carefully." ”

Duanmu smiled confidently, with a look of "listen to me", and beckoned Xiao Er to serve them rose tea.

Feng Yan looked at his own Zhen Zhen with a doting face, and the woman singer also ordered rose tea everywhere.

Jun Ran and Jun Lingxi on the side quickly exchanged a look with each other, and they both said in their hearts: Could it be that Tuanzi Scarlet is really Cen Yin's righteous sister?

The brother and sister didn't know whether to lament that Duanmu Fei's newborn calf was not afraid of tigers, or whether they sighed that the rumors turned out to be true.

Mu Youjing was also looking at Duanmu Fei, and he had also heard that Cen Yin was good to the little girl of the Duanmu family, but he didn't expect that the "good" between them would reach this point...... This little girl is really capable.

Xiao Er soon served Cen Yin and Duanmu Fei rose tea, and the rich fragrance of the flower tea spread with the white heat.

The fragrance of the flower tea hooked Jun Lingxi's index finger, and asked Xiao Er to serve her a cup of flower tea as well.

Cen Yin took a sip of tea slowly, every movement was indescribably elegant and beautiful, and his demeanor seemed to be engraved in his bones, more like a noble son than Mu Youjing, the prince.