Yi Xiangxiang hurried home, even so, it was already midsummer when she returned to Tongzhou. She didn't have too many complaints about this ancient life, but the traffic was really inconvenient!

Tongzhou in midsummer is even more beautiful, Yi Xiangxiang watched herself become thinner, taller and darker, because she had to raise herself white and tender again in Yongle Ju before she became tired of Lin's side.

It wasn't until the depths of winter that news came from Kyoto, saying that the fourth prince Zhao Zixiu had joined the second prince Zhao Ziyu in the face of the saint and the civil and military officials in the morning of a certain day, and handed over the human and physical evidence on the spot. After seeing the evidence, the saint was furious, and the three divisions of Dali Temple, the Criminal Department, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate jointly inspected it, but in half a month, he completely verified the truth in the record account books handed in by the fourth prince Zhao Zixiu.

Zhao Ziyu used the sale of official positions to accumulate wealth and form a party for personal gain, this is not the most shocking, what is even more shocking is that this case of selling officials is large and small, and it actually involves hundreds of people involved in the case, and it is ridiculous that even the guards and jailers of Dali Temple have an elderly man who spent money to buy it!

Can an old man keep a prisoner at bay? The answer is no!

So the saint was angry and ordered all the people involved in the case to be stripped of their official clothes, and they were beaten and killed. And the family of Lu Sheng, the secretary of the ministry, was directly exterminated by the family! According to the reports of those officers and soldiers who went to the Lu Mansion to raid the house and seal the mansion, the gold, silver and money that were searched from the Lu Mansion were countless.

The case of selling officials caused a sensation in the Li Dynasty, and the fourth prince Zhao Zixiu's righteous killing of relatives was praised by the whole country, and many literati praised his noble character. The saint Zhao Zheng was originally very dissatisfied with Zhao Zixiu's public revelation of the matter in the early dynasty, but Zhao Zixiu expressed his anger at Zhao Ziyu with righteous indignation and sympathy for the literati, and the saint felt that it was a rare true temperament.

The Li Dynasty suddenly vacated so many official vacancies, which naturally made some literati and talents rub their hands, whether they were famous or not, they began to inquire around. However, because of the official sale case, the civil and military generals in the court were all closed to no visitors.

After another few days passed, the news that the crown prince Zhao Zilin sued the head of the dynasty Zuo Miao also spread! It turned out that seven years ago, in order to grab the position of the first assistant, the Zuo family secretly forced the second assistant Mo Jingming to resign and retire, and Concubine Shu secretly summoned Mo Jingming to meet in secret, forcing the Mo family to take the Qishan route to return to their hometown, so that the Mo family except for the eldest grandson Mo Zhaoxi died tragically at the hands of the mountain bandits.

"The prince's trick is a stroke of genius, and it is also your young lady's masterpiece?" In the chess pavilion of Meihuan Garden, Zhao Zixiu asked the dragon girl sitting at the bottom.

"I don't know." The dragon girl really didn't know why the prince came to do this, and she wasn't sure if it was her own young lady's arrangement.

Zhao Zixiu looked at the cold dragon girl in front of him, and thought of her aggressive master, so he suddenly got angry and waved his hand to let people go.

In fact, the prince's falling stone was not Yi Xiangxiang's handwriting, but the stone handed by Zhao Ziqian to the prince. Of course, Zhao Ziqian did not show up, but only sent a letter written with the cause and effect to the East Palace as an informant. The prince couldn't wait to take this opportunity to make his second brother Zhao Ziyu no longer have the ability to covet his status, so he decided to smash the stone first.

Facts have proved that the prince of this stone was right, because whether to believe it or not depends entirely on how the saint sees it.

The prince's accusation against Zuo Miao is actually just a one-sided statement, but the saint is angry, so as long as it is a case related to Zhao Ziyu, it must be dealt with ruthlessly. Besides, he has been dissatisfied with this Shoufu for a long time, and if he wants to kill someone, someone will hand him a knife, and the time is just right.

The case of selling officials was not concluded intermittently until the early part of Chinese New Year's Eve, and many people were dismissed from office and their homes were raided, and many people were promoted to fill their positions. After a turmoil, the second prince was confined in the palace, the concubine was sent to the cold palace, the first assistant Zuo Miao was imprisoned to be beheaded, and the men in the rest of the Zuo family were sent to the army, and the women were sold into slavery...... This is the fate of the loser.

As for the winner, it is naturally Zhao Zixiu, the fourth prince who first accused Zhao Ziyu of selling his official beard, and then Zhao Zilin, the crown prince who later reported the first assistant Zuo Miao. The former has gained great prestige in both officialdom and among the people, and the latter has been equally appreciated.

This is the battle in the imperial power, the winner continues, and the loser exits.

The most unlucky thing is the Ye family of the Ministry of War, whose daughter Ye Manwen only entered the Second Prince's Mansion in the spring and became a concubine, and was placed under house arrest with Zhao Ziyu in winter. Although the Ye family did not participate in the official sale case, it was somewhat affected because of the relationship between the in-laws, and many people became a little cautious in their dealings with the Ye family. Of course, the other people who entered the Second Prince's Mansion through the draft were just as unlucky.

This is the consequence of being on the wrong team, although unlucky, but there is no way.

The reason why Yi Xiangxiang doesn't want to stand in line at all is also because of this, you don't know who is the real winner in the end. Even if they sit on the throne, they will be taken captive, because too many people really want that position.

In fact, the Ye family had just established a relationship with the Second Prince's Mansion, and before any substantive interest exchanges began, something happened to Zhao Ziyu. It can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune for the Ye family, after all, it has not been completely trapped. In fact, if you are kind, they are just hitching a ride with a daughter.

Although Zhao Ziyu was really not executed as Yi Xiangxiang said, he was placed under house arrest in the Second Prince's Mansion for life, which can be regarded as a punishment. Even if the saint may forgive Zhao Ziyu again in the future because of emotional ties, with such a big stain as the "official sale case", he will never be able to ascend to the position of the Ninety-Five.

If you hurt someone, you have to stab him in the sore spot, and not being able to get a high position is more uncomfortable for Zhao Ziyu than death.

Winter passed quickly, and in addition to the turmoil in officialdom, the year of the Li Dynasty was still smooth. So even if the New Year has passed, people's after-dinner conversations are still the means of the second prince Zhao Ziyu in the process of selling officials, as well as the benevolence of the fourth prince Zhao Zixiu. What is even more surprising is that not only did the literati in the Li Dynasty respect Zhao Zixiu, but even the people's praise for Zhao Zixiu remained high.

In this way, the Holy Lord was a little unhappy.

Huayang Palace is elegantly arranged, the palace is made of sandalwood as a beam, the crystal jade is the lamp, and the vase ornaments are all exquisite, and it is a kind of luxury. Concubine De was dressed in purple clothes, her low-hanging sideburns were slanted with pearls and jasper, and she wore a green topaz bracelet with a button pattern on her wrist to make her complexion fair. The natural elegance of her eyes makes people feel like a painting.

"Xiu'er, it's not good to go on like this! For example, if people are singing the praises of your merits today, it seems that they are useless. Concubine De frowned and said to Zhao Zixiu, who was sitting down.

Obviously, she already knew that people outside were praising her son, although she was honored, but thinking that the saint had not come to her Huayang Palace for a month, and the queen secretly despised her when the morning and dusk were in the province, she naturally knew that the saint was dissatisfied.

Zhao Zixiu was wearing a snow-white straight-placked robe, with a wide belt with moon white auspicious cloud patterns around his waist, and he frowned after hearing his mother's words and replied: "It's the son's carelessness, I wanted to make a good name by this, but I didn't expect the momentum to get bigger and bigger to arouse the suspicion of my father!" ”

He really didn't expect things to develop like this, he took the lead in accusing Zhao Ziyu, waving the flag of injustice. At first, although his father was a little annoyed, he revealed the matter in public, but he was also pleased with his sincerity to stand up for the literati despite offending the important ministers of the court. But as the appreciation and cries of those literati and celebrities and the common people for him became higher and higher, his father disliked him more and more.

What is the end of the meritorious masterZhao Zixiu understood that although this matter was not a big achievement, if this kind of praise continued to ferment, it would definitely become more and more tricky.

Concubine De already knew about her son's deal with the Lord of Huanxi Pavilion, and she also knew Mo Zhaoxi's identity. She lowered her head and pondered for a while and said, "Or...... The Mo family's mother went out to take it again? After telling half of the truth, I told the saint that I forced the Mo family to go to Qishan, because I knew that the people in Qishanzhai were related to the previous dynasty, and I heard from Concubine Shu that the old lady of the Mo family was also the former dynasty and the queen. And I wanted to confirm whether the Mo family was really loyal to the Holy Lord, so after the Zuo family suppressed and persecuted, I let it pass through Qishan. Thinking that if it is really irrelevant, I am willing to tell the truth and intercede, but I don't want to cause a tragedy? ”

She wanted to make a mistake to suppress her son's reputation.

"Erchen is worried that in this way, my father will inevitably blame you for not reporting what you knew back then." Zhao Zixiu did not agree with this suggestion.

The affairs of the Mo family were exposed by the prince, and it was just an anonymous letter from where he didn't know where the saint convicted the Zuo family, which shows how much he hated being deceived.

Of course, Zhao Zheng hated being deceived by the Zuo family, this kind of deception not only made him bear the charge of not treating the old minister well, but also indirectly showed that he was stupid and useless, in fact, he was really wronged in this matter.

"You don't have to worry about this, the mother concubine understands your father, as long as the logic is smooth and there are no flaws, plus some remorse, the saint will not be too responsible. Speaking of which, it was not wrong for Zhao Ziyu and the Zuo family to force the Mo family to resign, but it was me and Concubine Shu who secretly traded to deal with the queen and instructed her to persecute it. Now that Concubine Shu has been beaten into the cold palace but has not bitten me out, she must want me to help her. Rather than wait for her threat, I might as well take the initiative to admit it. Concubine De stroked the bracelet on her wrist and analyzed slowly.

She and the saint have been together for more than ten years, and she can feel a little bit of this person's temperament, otherwise she would not have been happy to sit in the position of Concubine De.

Zhao Zixiu saw that his mother and concubine were confident, so he agreed to let her deal with her father, after all, there was no other way to deal with this matter at present.

So when the thin cold in early spring was still invading the muscles and bones, Concubine De took off the hairpin ring jewelry and knelt outside the Imperial Palace of the current saint Zhao Zheng in plain yarn.

The guards at the door naturally hurriedly reported to Zhao Zheng's father-in-law Dexi, and then saw the chubby father-in-law Dexi introduce the crying Concubine Dexi into the Imperial Palace.

"What is this doing, concubine?" The Holy Lord Zhao Zheng stepped forward and stretched out his hand to help Concubine De in person.

Concubine De's delicate face was not powdered, but it was simple and delicate, and she shook her head weakly and said, "The concubine can't get up, get up and ask the saint to punish her crimes!" ”

Zhao Zheng paused when he heard this, and then asked again: "What is the crime of the concubine?" ”

So in the following time, Concubine De told the so-called truth she had prepared:

"The concubine lived in Tongzhou for a period of time, and because she found the totem on the clothes of the bandits, she felt that there might be something wrong with this Qi cottage. It's just that the concubine was still young at that time, so she didn't dare to talk nonsense. Later, the concubine returned to Kyoto and entered the palace, accompanied by the saint every day, but she really forgot about it! And seven years ago, the concubine happened to hear Sister Shufei say that the old lady of the Mo family turned out to be a descendant of the Qilin Dynasty, and she was shocked to remember the matter of Qishanzhai. At that time, Sister Concubine Shu forced Master Mo to resign, and the concubine knew about it, but the concubine was afraid that the saint would be sad, so she didn't report it. But later, the more the concubine thought about it, the more she felt that this matter could not be so hasty, there was no news in the previous dynasty for a hundred years, and Lord Mo had meritorious service to Sheji, so she should not be buried by the Zuo family's desire for profit. It was the concubines who wanted to let them return to Jizhou from Qishan, if the mountain bandits in Qishan did not attack the Mo family, it would mean that the Mo family did have different intentions. If it is attacked, the Mo family has hundreds of people, and also brings a lot of guards and family members, so it should be able to deal with it. How did the concubine know that the mountain bandit was so powerful, and it was ...... Unexpectedly...... The concubine indirectly caused the Mo family to be ruined, but the concubine didn't dare to mention the matter of the mountain bandits, so she could only hide it. Later, it was also because the concubine felt guilty that the saint sent troops to encircle and suppress the Qishan cottage, and the concubine recommended General Yuwen. ”

The general Yu Wenqi is Concubine De's maternal uncle, and Concubine De was also recorded in Yu Wenqi's name after being brought back by the Yuwen family, and the latter is also her nominal father.

Concubine De's words are half-truths and half-truths, she knows that the bandits in Qishanzhai are from the Qilin Dynasty, but forcing the Mo family to go to Qishanzhai is just to arouse the anger of the saint and ask him to send someone to exterminate Qishanzhai, so she can take the opportunity to let General Yuwen search for treasures.

Regarding the content of Concubine De's plea, Zhao Zheng naturally reprimanded her. However, as Concubine De said, because the logic is smooth and full of true feelings, in addition to being reprimanded, she was only punished for three months of face thinking.

After that, the people also talked about Concubine De's move. Some people praise her for knowing her mistakes and changing them for a good time, and some people say that she is the executioner who harmed the Mo family, and she should give the Mo family an explanation! This time really suppressed some of Zhao Zixiu's reputation among the people.

In the Qian'an Courtyard, Zhao Ziqian, Kang Rui and others were also discussing this matter.

"Sister Xiangxiang is really like a god, fortunately, His Royal Highness didn't expose Zhao Ziyu in person, otherwise our noble concubine would not have made a mistake to take it out and press it." Xiong Wei sat in the carved wreath chair at the bottom, and praised Yi Xiangxiang to Zhao Ziqian and others with a smile.

Kang Rui nodded when he heard this, this was one of the few people who agreed with what Xiong Wei said, and after this contact, he also agreed with Yi Xiangxiang's ability. It is said that if this Yi Xiangxiang is a man, he really wants to recruit a staff member in the palace for His Royal Highness.

Cheng Xi, who was sitting on the other side, entered the mansion secretly, and looked at Kang Rui on the other side who rarely agreed with Xiong Wei's words, and was quite surprised. He also saw Yi Xiangxiang in Tongzhou, except that he was bold enough to blackmail their Highness, there was nothing special! Cheng Xi left Kyoto a while ago because of business, and after he came back, the case of selling officials was settled, so he didn't know that it was Yi Xiangxiang's masterpiece behind it!

Zhao Ziqian was also smiling when he heard this, Yi Xiangxiang can always surprise him, he put down the cup in his hand and said, "This thing can't be so cheap Zhao Zixiu, huh...... Let the prince go and stab the fire again. ”

He didn't plan to let his father let go of Zhao Zixiu's mustard so easily, what he wanted was that this mustard would always exist. So, Zhao Ziqian asked people to send a long letter to the prince anonymously, he thought that the prince had eaten the sweetness of suing Zuo Miao last time, and he would definitely trust this anonymous letter this time.

Sure enough, in the morning of the next day, the crown prince Zhao Zilin praised the fourth prince Zhao Zixiu for his righteous killing of his relatives in front of the saints and civil and military officials, and also recited a few poems written by literati and celebrities to show their merits.

"Father, the son thinks that the fourth brother has made a great contribution and deserves to be rewarded."

Zhao Zilin was dressed in a dark color narrow-sleeved python robe, the cuffs were inlaid with embroidered gold thread auspicious clouds, and the whole person was handsome and innate noble, and he arched his hand to Zhao Zheng, the saint on the golden dragon throne, and said.

Zhao Zixiu, the fourth prince standing opposite him, heard that his face was like a black cauldron, and after suppressing his anger, he said politely: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince praises falsely, the younger brother just did what he should do, and he deserves no reward." ”

Zhao Zixiu couldn't easily suppress his prestige, and sacrificed the face of Concubine De for this, but now Zhao Zilin is singing praises to help him ask for a reward, isn't this finding fault!

Of course, Zhao Zilin is indeed finding fault.

After hearing Zhao Zixiu's words, he sat down and said angrily: "Fourth brother, why should you be arrogant, if it weren't for your righteous killing of your relatives, I don't know what it will be like in the court in the future!" ”

Zhao Zheng, who was sitting on the dragon chair, narrowed his eyes when he heard this, the prince was saying that he, the king, did not notice how to use people, and was not as good as his own son?

Zhao Ziqian was helpless in his heart, the prince was a little carried away! He thought for a while and said, "Father, the sons and daughters feel that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not playing properly. Although the fourth brother is a righteous murderer, the second brother is a member of our royal family after all, and the punishment is too much! The fourth brother did not first reveal what his father and second brother had done, so he exposed this matter in public, and he didn't take our royal family's face to heart at all! Besides, the fourth brother's move is also a rumor that a few of our princes are in the same room, which is really inappropriate! Erchen thinks that the fourth brother should not be rewarded, but punished! ”

Zhao Ziqian's words were eloquent, and his compelling demeanor made people think that he was very sincere. This case of selling officials is obviously a case of selling officials, but in fact, it was originally reported by several princes fighting openly and secretly. Now Zhao Ziqian has uncovered the bottom straightforwardly, which surprised everyone present.

So in the next tea kung fu, the civil and military officials began to express whether they seconded the crown prince Zhao Zilin or the seventh prince Zhao Ziqian, and only the people in the fourth prince Zhao Zixiu's faction had a black face.

Zhao Zheng found that he liked the seventh son Zhao Ziqian more and more, and it was so straightforward that he felt human.

But he still said with a straight face: "Okay, don't make any more noise!" Qian'er, although you are a royal person, you should work for the well-being of all people! Instead of blindly focusing on royal face, you shouldn't intercede for your second brother! I agree with what the prince said about this, because I should reward Xiu'er generously. ”

"Erchen knows, thank you for your father's teachings!" Zhao Ziqian knelt down on one knee when he heard this.

The civil and military officials below also knelt down and shouted: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

The final result of the early dynasty was that the fourth prince Zhao Zi cultivated some fields and silver taels, all of which were unimportant things outside the body.

In addition, because of the fact that many people have been killed in this official sales case, there are still many official vacancies in the DPRK and China that need to be filled. So the saint decreed that he would not wait for three years later, and that he would open the autumn festival again this year to recruit good talents for the imperial court.

Oh yes, Zhao Zixiu is still highly respected because of his friendship with literati, and he was sent by the Holy Lord to Tongzhou Lusheng College to communicate with students, saying that if Zhao Zixiu feels that he is particularly talented, even if he does not win this autumn, he can directly participate in next year's spring festival.

Lusheng College in Tongzhou was a famous academy in the Li Dynasty, and Concubine De was also a student of Mr. Yu of Lusheng Academy. But this sent Zhao Zixiu to Tongzhou, but it made him temporarily stay away from the court, and anyone with a discerning eye knew that this was a clear reward and a secret punishment.

"The crown prince and the fourth brother are really calculating!" After retreating from the court, the three princes walked together, Zhao Zixiu looked ahead, and said this unfriendly sentence to Zhao Zilin and Zhao Ziqian on the right.

Just now in the early morning, these two people wanted to be rewarded and punished, and they completely blocked their own roads! Naturally, he couldn't say anything friendly at this time.

"Where is the fourth brother, this palace will help you!" Zhao Zilin learned from Zhao Zixiu's appearance and smiled like a spring breeze.

Zhao Zixiu snorted coldly and flicked his sleeves and left.

Zhao Zilin has been proud of the spring breeze recently, not only has he seen the annoying second brother fall off the horse these days, but he has also cleaned up the fourth brother today, and he is naturally very happy in his heart. It was with his good temper that he stretched out his hand and said politely to Zhao Ziqian: "Seventh brother, please." ”

Zhao Ziqian wouldn't give Zhao Zilin any good looks, anyway, he was recognized as facial paralysis, so he left with a cold face.

In fact, he was still a little unhappy, because he didn't really want Zhao Zixiu to be sent to Tongzhou.

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