Chu Huajin listened to Pei Shufen's words, and was a little moved, sat up from the bed, lifted the quilt and wanted to get out of bed.

Pei Shufen hurriedly took the navy blue face and big hairy robe that was on the screen shelf on the side, helped Chu Huajin put it on, and said: "Why don't you take advantage of the injuries on your body to go into the palace to see the saint, and cry in front of the saint......"

Chu Huajin listened, suddenly realized, grabbed Pei Shufen's shoulder and shook it, and praised: "You can still do it." Aunt Qi couldn't think of these methods, so she knew to let me endure and let me wait. I hummed, and I don't know how long I have to endure it! ”

Pei Shufen smiled and helped Chu Hua straighten his robe, and asked with concern, "Master Hou hasn't had breakfast yet, right?" The concubine prepared a good porridge made of rouge rice from Mita, and a small one newly sent from the greenhouse

Greens and cucumbers are both fresh and tender. ”

Chu Huajin hasn't eaten well in the past few days, and went out of Aunt Qi's yard with Pei Shufen, and said, "Lou doesn't want to be a vegetarian, you make me more meat, I'm hungry." ”

Pei Shufen hurriedly asked people to go down to prepare food.

I heard that it was Hou Ye who asked for it, so the mother-in-law in the kitchen naturally tried her best, and soon prepared a few good-looking and delicious meat dishes.

Pei Shufen sent Chu Huajin to eat, then ordered someone to go to the outer courtyard to prepare the car, and directly sent Chu Huajin into the palace to ask to see the saint.

Emperor Hongxuan was discussing with King Anjun about the voyage of the Luo family's merchant ships in the Palace of Nourishing Hearts. This time, they bet on Dabao on the Luo family's merchant ship, and they must not make a mistake. and Song Liangyu, the youngest daughter of the Huiguo family, who was going to sail with her this time, was also announced to enter the palace to benefit her.

Emperor Hongxuan originally instructed King Yi'an or Jian Feiyang that as long as one of the two went with him, he didn't have to worry about it. It's a pity that King Anjun's cavalry didn't produce stubble early or late, and at this critical juncture, there was a mole. Find out one and dispose of one, and the rest of the King of Anjun is not at ease, and is thinking about cleaning the horse from head to toe.

As for Jian Feiyang, Emperor Hongxuan didn't dare to let him leave the Great Qi Dynasty now, or even let him leave the capital for half a step. There seems to be an inexplicable force in the palace and outside the palace recently, and Emperor Hongxuan felt restless when he thought of the events of the second year of Hongxuan. Not to mention Jian Shihong, the old town prince of the year, let's just say that Jian Feiyang himself is also loyal to the saint. When Emperor Hongxuan thought of having Jian Feiyang, the prince of Zhenguo, guarding the capital of Beijing, his heart was a little more steady.

So after thinking about it, Song Liangyu, the young daughter of the princess of Huiguo, who originally wanted to leave the Great Qi Dynasty and go overseas to heal her emotional wounds, was selected and became the person who took the burden for the imperial court this time. Her own identity is sufficient, she is both the young daughter of the Huiguo family and the sister-in-law of King Anjun, and the matter between her and the eldest prince also makes Emperor Hongxuan feel that it is most appropriate to entrust her with this matter.

Song Liangyu didn't expect that his occasional willfulness would become a serious event. At this time, after listening to Emperor Hongxuan and Wang Xiao of Anjun, she couldn't help but be a little eager to try, diluting the pain in her heart a lot, and promised Emperor Hongxuan and King Anjun: "Thanks to the saint, you can afford it." I will definitely live up to the expectations of the Holy One and go to foreign countries, not only to bring back the firearms that the Holy Lord needs, but also to bring back some craftsmen. No matter how bad it is, we must bring back the method of making firearms and projectiles. ”

Emperor Hongxuan admired Song Liangyu's intelligence very much, and asked with a smile: "What if people refuse to teach you?" "It's about how firearms and projectiles are made.

Song Liangyu raised his eyebrows and said, "Holy Lord, don't care what method I use." In short, no matter what, we must be able to make these things ourselves. Otherwise, every time you have to go abroad to buy it, what use can the yellow huā vegetables come in when they are cold? ”

Emperor Hongxuan wanted to equip such an army, mainly to deal with the Yi people in the northwest. The Qiang people in the southwest don't have to worry, but the Yi people in the northwest are gradually equipped with firearms, and if the Great Qi Dynasty does not catch up, they can only use bows, arrows, knives and guns to deal with the Yi people's firearms, and they will definitely only be beaten.

At that time, even if Fan Zhaohui, the Gaozu Emperor who made the people frightened back then, come back to life, it will be difficult to turn things around.

Song Liangyu is no stranger to these things in the court, and after listening to the orders of Emperor Hongxuan and King Anjun, he already has a plan in his heart. When he went out from the Heart Cultivation Palace, Song Liangyu was only thinking about how to learn the art of making firearms and projectiles when he went to foreign countries.

When the eldest prince heard that the saint had summoned Song Liangyu into the palace, he was so anxious that he hurriedly chased after him from the Chengxiang Hall in the outer palace city, but he only saw Song Liangyu's back in the distance.

King Anjun came out of the Heart Cultivation Palace, and saw the eldest prince standing at the gate of the Heart Cultivation Palace, silently looking into the distance, and felt a little embarrassed, so he coughed lightly and said hello lightly.

The eldest prince also nodded, called "second uncle" and stopped talking.

When King Anjun passed by the eldest prince, he suddenly whispered: "On the sixteenth day of the first month, sail out to sea." And he walked away.

The eldest prince's brows were twisted into knots, and his heart suddenly jumped wildly. He hurriedly explained the Dan sentence to the attendant outside the Heart Cultivation Palace, and then left the palace again.

At this time, Ningyuan Marquis Chuhua came over in the car of Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, and handed a sign outside to ask to see the saint.

Emperor Hongxuan had just finished solving a major matter, and was about to have a cup of tea and take a break, when he heard that the chamberlain sent a sign over, saying that Ningyuan Marquis Chuhua was asking to see him outside the palace.

Emperor Hongxuan didn't want to see him, but when he thought about it, something might fall on him, so he said to the inner servant: "Xuan." ”

The chamberlain rushed outside to announce that Ningyuan Hou Chuhua would see him.

Chu Huajin had been waiting outside for a long time, a little panicked, but now when he heard that the Holy Lord was willing to see him, he was a little more stable, and followed the inner servant to the Heart Cultivation Palace.

As soon as he saw Emperor Hongxuan, Chu Hua knelt down three times and bowed nine times, and then cried.

Emperor Hongbao's somewhat guarded eyes were immediately defeated by Chu Huajin's crying, and he said helplessly: "Marquis Ning Yuan, where is the system?" ”

Chu Hua took off the robe on his body, revealing his bare spine and the scars on his back, and wept bitterly: "Your Majesty, you want to administer justice!"

These injuries on the minister's body are all due to Jian Feiyang, the prince of Zhenguo! 、。

Emperor Hongxuan knew that Chu Huajin was deliberately imprisoned and scared by Jian Feiyang for a few days. Now when he saw the scars on his body, he stepped down from the top position, took a closer look, and said with a smile: "Fortunately, there is no injury to the muscles and bones, but it is just a skin injury." ”

Chu Hua was brewing enough emotions to complain to Zhenguo Gong Jian Feiyang for fake public and private interests, and the personal vendetta was choked by Emperor Hongxuan's sentence "just skin trauma", and he vomited a mouthful of blood in the hall.

Emperor Hongxuan hurriedly hid to the side, and said in some surprise: "Could it be that he is still injured by his son?" ”

So he hurriedly sent someone to send the imperial doctor to come and check the pulse.

Doctor Song hid at home for a few days, and was scolded to death by other doctors in the Tai Hospital, and he couldn't hide from it, so he pretended to be "sick" in advance, and returned to the Tai Hospital on duty.

Unexpectedly, on the first day of the shift, he ran into Ning Yuan Hou Chuhua's pulse.

Doctor Song half-closed his eyes, put three fingers on Chu Huajin's right wrist, and after concentrating for a long time, he said to Emperor Hongxuan: "Your Majesty, Marquis Ning Yuan has been tired a lot recently, just rest for a few more days, there is nothing wrong." ”

Emperor Hongxuan was stunned, pointed to the scars on Chu Huajin's back and asked, "Are these injuries in the way?" I vomited a mouthful of blood just now, so it couldn't be an internal injury, right? ”

Doctor Song shook his head and said, "Master Hou is strong, and spitting out a mouthful of blood is a manifestation of his vigorous anger, and there are no symptoms of internal injury. As for the injuries on the back, they were just skin wounds. If the Hou Ye is worried about leaving scars, Weichen has a good ointment for scars, after bathing every day, rub it on the wound, and keep it intact after keeping it as good as new. After a pause, he said: "However, the shoulder joints, elbow joints and waist joints of the Hou Ye seem to be a little misaligned, and it would be good to wait for the ministers to help correct the bones." ”

As he spoke, Song Yizheng had already grabbed Chu Huajin's shoulder bone, pressed the acupoint, and pinched it hard.

Chu Huajin screamed miserably, feeling that even if he was beaten three times a day in the edict prison, he couldn't support it for a while, rolled his eyes, and fainted.

Doctor Song didn't see it, and continued to pinch the acupuncture points on his elbows and waist, and even twisted the numb tendons in his legs a few times, waking Chu Hua up from the pain.

Seeing Chu Hua wake up, Doctor Song clapped his hands and said, "Okay!

Look, Hou Ye has woken up, it's okay, it's okay......"

Emperor Hongxuan asked with a smile: "So, Ning Yuanhou is not injured?" ”

Doctor Song was busy bowing down and replied, "Holy Mingjian." Ning Yuanhou really didn't have any important injuries on his body. As for those skin wounds, there are no teeth. ”

Chu Huajin listened to Song Yizheng's words, his face was red and white, and he quickly shook his robe, put it on his body, got up, and saluted the saint: "Thank you to the saint." He saluted Doctor Song again.

Doctor Song was busy saying, "Don't dare." So he packed up his medicine box and went down.

Only then did Emperor Hongxuan ask Chu Huajin, "What did you just say?" Zhenguo Gong Jian Feiyang, what's wrong with you? ”

Chu Hua paused and arched his hand: "Holy Grace." Zhenguo Gong Jian Feiyang is loyal and good on the outside, but treacherous on the inside. This time in the suburbs of Beijing, I don't know if the saint knows? ”

Emperor Hongxuan sat back behind the dragon case above, took a quill in his hand and turned around, looked at Chu Huajin, and asked quietly: "I also want to ask you about this matter, why did you run to that village?" Did you kill the people in the village? Chu Hua hurriedly knelt down and replied to Emperor Hongxuan: "Your Majesty, you should ask Jian Feiyang, the prince of Zhenguo."

This is obviously a trap set by him, first let people spread false news to me, and then kill these people, and when we pass, then pretend to be good people and rush in and take us. From beginning to end, it was a good show arranged by Jian Feiyang! ”

The corners of Emperor Hongxuan's slightly curled mouth slowly calmed down, his deep black eyes stared at Chu Huajin, and he said slowly: "There must be evidence when you speak." Where is your evidence? ”

Of course, Chu Huajin had no evidence, so he was anxious and said: "Your Majesty, that Jian Feiyang killed all the subordinates of the ministers, and put the ministers in prison, and his unsubservient heart has been revealed!" ”

Emperor Hongxuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "I see. You misunderstood Zhen Guogong. Your subordinates are not qualified to go to prison, so they are all locked up in the prison of Shuntianfu, and they are living well, waiting for the time when the court is over and the fine is paid, you can take them back.

However," Emperor Hongxuan paused, and said, "You haven't told me yet, how did you know that these people are in Beizhuang on the outskirts of Beijing?" ”

When Chu Huajin heard that his subordinates were still alive, he immediately knew that he had been tricked by Jian Feiyang again, so he couldn't help but be deflated and didn't dare to lean on Jian Feiyang again. At this time, after listening to the Holy Lord's questioning, I thought about it carefully, and these news seemed to be the news that one of my subordinates had heard from someone else. But who that "other" was, he didn't ask in detail.

After listening to Chu Huajin's answer, Emperor Hongxuan was both a little disappointed and a little happy. Stared at Chu Huajin for a long time and said, "Don't listen to the wind or rain in the future." If there is anything, tell me directly,

Don't go out with people yourself. Something like this time, if it weren't for Jian Feiyang to help you carry it,

The criminal department is going to look for you to ask about the case, where can you still stand here and talk nonsense?! When I went back, I remembered to prepare a big gift, and I went to thank Zhen Guogong. The Duchess of Zhenguo is still the friendly mother of your two sisters-in-law, why do you want to be so incompatible? ”

Chu Huajin's face was flushed, and he replied angrily, "Yes" I didn't expect that I couldn't frame Jian Feiyang, and I had to accept his favor, and I felt aggrieved and wanted to die.

Emperor Hongxuan had something in his heart, and asked Chu Huajin for a long time, but he didn't ask what he wanted to know, and he wasn't sure if Chu Huajin didn't know anything or if he pretended to be good, and he could hide from the sky and cross the sea and secretly cross Chen Cang.

"Hua Jin, when your daughter-in-law Pei Shufan passed away, what booklet did you leave behind?

Don't have a copybook or a letter? "Emperor Hongxuan went around the bush for a long time, but he didn't know the essentials, and finally couldn't help but go straight in.

Emperor Hongxuan knew that the old Marquis Ning Yuan died in a hurry, and many things were too late to be packed, so he withdrew and returned to the west. Originally, I thought that Pei Shufan would be able to take care of the inside and outside of the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion properly, and he didn't have to worry about it himself.

Who knew that Pei Shufan's sudden death completely disrupted Emperor Hongxuan's plan.

In recent years, Emperor Hongxuan has accelerated the pace of collecting troops and returning to government, but faintly, there is always a force that is fighting against him. Without eradicating this force, Emperor Hongxuan did not dare to really abolish the hereditary system of military households and return military power to the court.

Hearing Emperor Hongxuan mention his dead wife Pei Shufan, Chu Hua immediately thought of the folds that he and Pei Shufen had concealed together, and his eyes couldn't help but flicker, and he was a little weak-hearted, and he couldn't speak.

Emperor Hongxuan raised his head in contemplation, and when he saw Chu Hua's insincere appearance, he was suspicious, and deliberately said lightly: "You go back to find it, if there is, you will present it to me." ”

Chu Hua said with a smile: "The relics of Neiko before her death were all taken away by her mother's family, Mrs. Pei's family. If the saint wants to take a look, he has to go to Taifu Pei's house to give it a try. ”

"Oh?!" Listening to Chu Huajin's words, Emperor Hongxuan laughed, like a stone in his heart fell to the ground, and said angrily to Chu Huajin: "It's not that I want to say you, you are my brother-in-law, the queen's brother-in-law." Even for the sake of the queen, you should take the original wife to heart. Look at what you are spoiling now, aren't you slapping the queen in the face? ”

Chu Hua hurriedly smiled and said: "Your Majesty doesn't know, the queen mother and the minister's step-room are very good, even better than when Shu Fan was alive. The minister is good to the stepfamily, and the mother will not blame it. ”

Emperor Hongxuan finally had a headache in the face of this mallet-like person, and once again determined that he had overestimated the Marquis of Ningyuan's mansion. He rubbed his forehead with one hand, and waved to Chu Huajin with the other: "Okay, okay, you can spoil whoever you want, just don't pull the queen inside."

Let's go down.

Chu Hua was stunned for a moment, and asked: "Your Majesty, that Zhenguo Gong Jian Feiyang is indeed a minister, Your Majesty ..............."

Emperor Hongxuan hurriedly interrupted him and said, "If you insist on getting along with Zhenguo Gong, you will have to go through the case in person with the Criminal Department." ”

"What case is the Criminal Department?" Chu Huajin was even more confused.

Emperor Hongxuan brought the tea, took a sip, and said, "The case of the destruction of the village in the suburbs of Beijing." ”

Chu Huajin gasped, didn't dare to make any more noise, and only asked cautiously, "Your Majesty really doesn't want to check on Zhenguogong?" Your Majesty thinks about it, how did he know about that other village? ”

Emperor Hongxuan stared at Chu Huajin for a long time, and finally shouted angrily: "Get out!" ”

The prince of Zhenguo knew that Beizhuang was from the king of Anjun. King Anjun knew about Beizhuang, but it was from Tiqi's traitor. Speaking of which, he returned to the original point and touched the sore feet of Emperor Hongxuan.

Since the saint was angry, Chu Hua didn't dare to stay any longer, and he didn't know if his eye medicine was good or not, so he had to leave the palace quickly and go back to the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion to discuss with Pei Shufen.

Pei Shufen carefully asked about the conversation between Chu Hua and the Shengshang, and said confidently: "Don't worry, the Shengshang must be suspicious of Zhenguo Gong, and it is not easy for him to admit that he has seen the wrong person in front of you, so he is just annoyed and angry." The first marquis doesn't have to take it to heart. ”

Chu Hua thought so, laughed, and said, "I didn't expect the Holy Lord to be asked by me." "Very proud.

Pei Shufen was wondering why the saint asked about the eldest sister's relics. Thinking of the fold that Pei Shufan was going to go to before he died, Pei Shufen whispered to Chu Huajin: "What does the Holy Lord mean by asking the relics left by the eldest sister?" ”

Chu Hua said solemnly: "It must be for the sake of your eldest sister when she is dying."

1. Where did you receive the fold? "And wondered, "Where did the Holy One know about this?" ”

Pei Shufen was also shocked. This matter should only be known to himself, Hou Ye and Mrs. Tai. Where did the Holy One know about it?

After thinking about it, Pei Shufen only came to one conclusion: In the Mansion of Marquis Ning Yuan, there are holy people.

Chu Huajin heard this, pondered for a long time, and said, "I'll go to the outer courtyard to discuss with Steward Qin, and I won't come to dinner in the evening." "Said that he would go directly to Aunt Qi.

Pei Shufen nodded and sent Chu Huajin out.

When it was time to rest in the evening, Pei Shufen flashed and went to his own Langjing Cave Heaven, while harvesting herbs and fresh huā, while pondering the meaning of the saint.

Sitting in front of the dresser on the third floor, Pei Shufen used to talking to herself in the mirror that couldn't look at people, frowning and thinking hard: "In addition to the folds, what booklets, notebooks and letters did the eldest sister leave behind?" "It's a pity that I couldn't take the eldest sister's dowry back then, and I actually let my sister-in-law Shen take it back.

The next day, He Ningxin felt that there seemed to be movement in his Sumeru blessed land, so he took the time to enter his own Sumeru blessed land, came to his mirror, felt the scale, and played back the events that had happened in the Langjing Cave on the opposite side in the recent days.

When she heard Pei Shufen talking to herself, pondering what pamphlets, notes, or letters her predecessor Pei Shufan left behind after his death, He Ningxin suddenly realized. These days, I have always felt that there are enough shadows, and the past is suddenly clear like a veil.

The first thing He Ningxin thought of was that when the old Marquis Ning Yuan was alive, he once wrote a letter from the southwest to ask himself, for the sake of the next twenty years, what should they do, so as to ensure that the interests of the Marquis of Ningyuan, the Empress and the three princes will not be harmed after the abolished prince ascends the throne.

He Ningxin remembered that he replied that if the abolished prince became a great treasure, they would become relatives in the Marquis of Ningyuan's mansion. As a relative, to protect one's own interests, it is nothing more than three upper, middle and lower core strategies.

The best policy is to cater to the holy will: the middle policy can be aimed at the concubines: the next policy is to envelop the courtiers.

Among these three strategies, catering to the divine will is the most difficult, and it is not something that ordinary people can do. And there is a crucial premise for the strategy of "encircling the courtiers", that is, the Marquis of Ningyuan's mansion holds the military power.

If the Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion has no military power by then, the trick of encircling the courtiers is useless, and if it is used, it is a life talisman. Therefore, among the three strategies, only the middle strategy "for concubines" is the most operational.

In the letter, He Ningxin remembered that she specifically listed some possible situations and practices on how to "target concubines" and used history as an example......

This letter, if it falls into the hands of someone with a heart, it will be ironclad evidence of the ill-intentioned intentions of the Marquis of Ningyuan.

However, He Ningxin remembered very clearly that after the violent death of the Marquis of Ning Yuan, she helped him pack up his relics and found out that the letter was destroyed by herself, and there would be no mistake.

Except for Lao Ning Yuanhou and himself, no one should know that there is such a letter.

Therefore, it should not be this letter that the saint asked. He Ningxin knew that the saint actually meant something else, when it was He Ningxin or Pei Shufan, he helped the saint track down, but found nothing.

It seems that even if Pei Shufan has become He Ningxin, he still can't get rid of that errand. The recent events also made He Ningxin vaguely understand that some people can't hide, can't wait, and are going to make trouble.

Thinking of this, Po Ningxin waited for Jian Feiyang to come back and reminded him that the Shengshang's worries should be related to people and things in the southwest. Let him find an opportunity to give advice to the saint, and ask the saint to send someone to the southwest border mansion where the old Marquis Ning Yuan was stationed to investigate.

Jian Feiyang listened to He Ningxin's concerns, smiled slyly, and said, "I think we should send two people." All the way in the light, all the way in the dark, in order to better investigate the news. ”

He Ningxin smiled slightly, and praised Jian Feiyang thoughtfully.

Jian Feiyang said again: "I think that Ning Yuanhou should be allowed to be this target on the bright side."

Then let the king of Anjun send a good rider to investigate in secret. ”