As Li Xia expected, Huangfu Yin interrogated for only a quarter of an hour, so he ordered someone to detain Zhao Guirong alone, and he quickly wrote an excerpt and went to the Criminal Department to find Tang Shangshu, Tang Shangshu did not say a word, and immediately seconded the proposal, handed the excerpt up, and soon sent it to Jin Xiang, and asked Jin Xiang to discuss it with the Criminal Department and Dali Temple.

Jin Xiang and Tang Shangshu, as well as Liu Mingxiang, the secretary of Dali Temple, discussed, and entered the palace to meet him.

The emperor is in a bad mood, and his complexion is not good, from the beginning of the year to the present, there has been a series of good things, and he is naturally in a bad mood.

The complexion of the golden phase was also very dark, kowtowed, held up the fold of Huangfu Yin in his hand, and sighed first before he said the words, "In a blink of an eye, the emperor is also over forty this year, and it has been forty years." ”

The emperor was stunned, "Sir, what's wrong?" ”

"This excerpt, Zhao Guirong said about the will of the first emperor, alas, this is the last thing that the old minister wants to think about and mention, but he didn't expect it...... In the end, it was brought up. Jin Xiang almost burst out of his eyes with old tears.

"What the hell is going on?" The emperor was even more inexplicable.

"That's a long story." Jin Xiang glanced around, the emperor understood, and withdrew from the inner servants, leaving only two or three of his most confidant inner servants to wait.

"This big bow turns into a small bow, in fact, it is not the meaning of the first emperor. Speaking of this, the old minister is really guilty. Jin Xiang's old tears fell.

The emperor was stunned, and hurriedly motioned to the chamberlain to pour a cup of tea for Jin Xiang, "Mr. said slowly, didn't you mean the emperor?" Yes sir? ”

"The emperor also knows that during the lifetime of the first emperor, he was very fond of the queen." Jin Xiang wiped two handfuls of tears, drank half a cup of tea, and breathed a long sigh of relief.

The emperor nodded, this Duanjing Empress, he didn't hear much, but he had heard the wife talk about it a few times, and the eldest princess of Wei had also mentioned it a few times, she was a very virtuous and virtuous person.

"The idea of the big and small bows came from Queen Duanjing, Queen Duanjing and the emperor grew up together since childhood, and always regarded the emperor as more important than his life.

Jin Xiang's voice was slow, and he spoke very slowly.

The emperor's eyes widened a little in surprise, it turned out that this was the idea of respecting the queen!

"The big bow was changed to a small bow, first tried in Mizhou, at that time, Sun Xueren, the governor of Mizhou, was the old man of the emperor's mansion, and not long after, there was a big case of Mizhou mob killing Zhizhou Sun Xueren and the secretary of the office.

During the Chengping period, this case was extremely sensational, and the Queen Mother knew about the big and small bows, and also knew the idea, which came from Queen Duanjing. ”

Jin Xiang sighed slowly, "Your aunt's temper, you also know, when I was in my mother's house, Queen Duanjing and your aunt had a bad temper and often clashed, and when I heard about it, your aunt lost her temper and punished Queen Duanjing for kneeling and thinking about it, who ......knows" Jin Xiang raised his hand to cover his face, and cried again.

"Queen Duanjing was pregnant at that time, your aunt didn't know, about Queen Duanjing herself, I didn't know, I saw red, Queen Duanjing has been a very delicate since she was a child, and she didn't survive this scene, the emperor was heartbroken, and thought that it was your aunt who killed Queen Duanjing."

The emperor was stunned.

Jin Xiang choked up, and after a moment, he could barely hold back his sorrow, and looked at the emperor with a pair of teary eyes, "It's all my fault, the self-cultivation Qi family, this Qi family...... Unexpectedly, let your aunt and Queen Duanjing ......"

Jin Xiang whimpered, "This is cannibalism, these years, I don't dare to think about this, I never dare to think about it, the first emperor was sad to respect the death of the queen, the will of the big and small bows, knowing that it was inappropriate, has been hanging, and I am reluctant to ...... Alas, if Empress Duanjing was still alive, the emperor would ...... Why did the emperor ...... When the emperor left, he was only in his early forties, and he was in his strong years, and he was ...... I miss it too much, your aunt's temper has also hurt herself, and she lives in seclusion ......"

The emperor took a deep breath and exhaled deeply, at that time, Ah Niang clearly knew that Queen Duanjing was pregnant, if Queen Duanjing was still alive, if Daddy was still alive...... Whether he is dead or alive at this moment, I don't know yet!

"It turns out that the matter of this big and small bow, and such a previous situation, if I knew...... Alas, since the first emperor also knew that it was inappropriate, but he was reluctant, alas, this matter of the big and small bows in parallel, I had to make a settlement for the first emperor. The emperor sighed repeatedly.

"The emperor is sage, and the old minister also thinks it's time to have a settlement, the emperor sees, is it a big bow or a small bow?" Jin Xiang wiped his tears and looked sad.

"Naturally, it is a big bow, and the small bow is only tried in the imperial village for one or two, and the small bow is used instead, isn't it the turmoil in the world, and then ......" The latter words, the emperor did not continue, and said that this small bow is the meaning of respecting the queen, and it is not the meaning of the first emperor.

"Yes, Zhao Guirong's case, first, is to intercept money and grain from the imperial village, and second, is it to use this big and small bow to do some acres of land for a few tricky families, and make huge profits from it, the emperor sees it, is this case closed, or is it a thorough investigation?"

Jin Xiang furrowed his eyebrows, and then asked.

"Find out!" A layer of anger appeared on the emperor's face, and what he hated most was deception and coaxing.

"Yes. If it is thoroughly investigated, Huangfu Yin is not very suitable, first, the Beijing Mansion Yamen is already busy with official business, and it is after the disaster at this time, and second, he is a local official, and there are too many problems to investigate. Handed over to the Criminal Department, or Dali Temple, it is too public, the old minister's meaning, it is better to pick someone from the Yushitai to take charge of the case, and it will be ......"

Jin Xiang pondered for a moment, "Chen Jiang, how is the emperor?" Chen Jiang is a native of Hezhong Prefecture, a jinshi in the second year of Zhiping, first experienced a term in the Ministry of Rites, and then released the county order, tossed and turned in the county order, at the end of the nineteenth year of Zhiping, transferred to the imperial history platform, this more than a year, he is very diligent and practical, he is familiar with the people's feelings, and the capital has nothing to do with it, it is very suitable. ”

"Well, just Chen Jiang, you tell him a few more words, and you must investigate it thoroughly, I hate such villains the most."

"Yes, the emperor, the will of the first emperor is still there, and the small bow measures the land, which is not a violation of the law, and the big and small bows are parallel...... Alas, from above, it is not wrong. It's just that all the big and small bows are used together, they must have the purpose of seeking huge profits, harming others, and having ulterior motives, and this is a violation of the law. Jin Xiang had a sad face, the consequences of this lid being lifted, and he shuddered a little more when he thought about it a little.

"Well, Mr. is thoughtful, just follow Mr." The emperor nodded in response, this is right, at this time, it is not bad to use a big bow or a small bow, this is the remnant left by the queen Duanjing.

Seeing Jin Xiangxuan withdraw, the emperor stood for a moment, turned around and walked out, "Go to Xuanning Palace." ”

Hearing that the emperor is coming, the Empress Dowager Jin is very surprised, the emperor comes to her every Friday to say goodbye, she has not been here less, and in addition to this, she has hardly come much, suddenly came, what happened?

The emperor entered the main hall, saw the salute, sat down in the armchair in front of the kang, and smiled with a rare sincerity, "The palace is full of water, didn't you surprise A-Niang?" Yesterday, I wanted to come over to see how A-Niang was doing, and there were so many things in the court that I couldn't get out of it. ”

"I'm fine." Empress Dowager Jin's tone was soft and soft, "No matter how many things are in the court, you shouldn't be too tired, if you are free, just rest for a while, what can I do here?" You don't have to worry. ”

"Yes, I just know that A-Niang is fine here, and if I don't see it with my own eyes, I still don't feel at ease." The emperor's attitude is very different, and the Empress Dowager Jin can't think of it for a while, so she simply doesn't think about it first, from his point of view, at least it's not a bad thing.

"You're here, just in time, I have two things I want to discuss with you." Empress Dowager Jin said with a smile.

"If there is anything, A-Niang just instructs her son." The emperor owes and agrees.

"Just one thing, look at me, I don't know what's going on in the past few years, it's always like this, thinking about one, talking about two. Today, the sixth brother came over and told me about helping others, I looked at the sixth brother, they are all so tall, except for the sixth brother in the palace, it seems that the twelve sisters are the youngest? ”

Empress Dowager Jin smiled gently, like all the old people, chattering, in another year or two, she would probably be confused.

"The twelfth sister is two years older than the sixth brother." The emperor laughed out loud, he looked at the Empress Dowager Jin at this time, and his heart was warm. "The nineteenth sister is the youngest, what A-Niang said is that the sixth brother is not young."

"Yes, I think about it again, and after all, there has been no Ding Jinxi in the palace for more than ten years." Empress Dowager Jin didn't answer the sixth brother's words and said in another direction.

The emperor laughed again, "A-Niang, why haven't you added Ding for more than ten years?" Nineteen sisters, and eighteen sisters, hey......" The emperor smiled and rubbed his eyebrows.

"Anyway, I haven't added Ding for many years, you are only forty this year, it is the prime of life, King Wen has hundreds of sons and thousands of grandchildren, people like ours, prosperity is the right way, I think, in this palace, it is time to pick some new people to come in, what does the emperor say?" Empress Dowager Jin only spoke according to her own thoughts.

The emperor's heart moved slightly, this is true, there are indeed young people in the palace who have not entered the newcomer for ten years, and he doesn't care about this beautiful man and woman. However, Ah Niang has a saying that is right, he is only forty, it is in his prime, and he should have a few more princes, and when he is sixty and seventy, his prince is in his early twenties, which is a good time......

"My son is so old, and I still let my mother worry about it." What the emperor said was very sincere.

"Mother's is like this, as long as there is still a breath, this heart can't let go, alas, the so-called flesh and blood," Empress Dowager Jin smiled and continued.

"It is said that raising a child is the only way to repay the mother's kindness, and over the years, the son has become more and more able to appreciate the love of A-Niang for her son." The emperor owes himself and is very emotional, if Queen Duanjing hadn't been killed by A-Niang's ruthless hands, this would ...... It's really scary. "My son has only cared about the government and politics in the past few years, and the heirs are on the top, so it is the son's fault for Ah Niang to worry about it like this.

"Okay." Empress Dowager Jin, like all old ladies who are no longer shrewd when they get older, is full of promises.