Chapter 42: Nine Curved Beads

"Dali Siqing, Shangshu of the Criminal Department, Jing Zhaoyin, the three-day deadline has arrived, how are several Aiqing investigating the case?" The emperor sat in a high position with his hands, the golden crown and jade belt sprinkled with gold dragon robes, the face is not majestic, but it is not kind, compared to the face of the long-bearded Shou Weng on the left under the imperial stairs, it is so kind that it is a little bit like the grandfather Shouxian on the New Year's painting, then it is estimated that it is the spring breeze and summer thunder.

Dali Siqing did not shirk his explanation, and took the lead in replying, "Your Majesty, the case of King Rui, after I have checked it, I feel that the fatal injury of Lord Rui is indeed caused by Princess Rui." ”

"I know. The emperor's voice was as warm as ever, extremely tolerant of his courtiers, "What I want to know is why King Rui and Princess Rui turned against each other?"

"This--" Bi Jie's face was a little embarrassed, and the emperor also saw it, but today he just wanted to lift this veil of truth and wipe out all his suspicions, so how could he just give up? Even if the truth embarrassed everyone, it could be regarded as a royal scandal, and this matter had to be shaken out! If he dared to do it, he would have the consciousness that he would be blamed by tens of millions of people later.

"But it doesn't hurt to say that. ”

Bi Xie took a deep breath and calmed down for a moment before he spoke, "Your Majesty, according to the confession of King Rui's concubines, Princess Rui was looking for someone to tarnish their innocence, and was sued by a concubine named Luzhu to King Rui, and another concubine named Xia Qiwen was involved in this matter, King Rui was convinced and intended to divorce his wife." ”

"King Ping, what do you think?" The emperor didn't make much comment, and directly named King Ping's name.

Bai Li came out of the ranks, first saluted to the emperor, and then saluted to General Zhenbei and the left and right two ministers, and said, "Please also ask Your Majesty to promise Bai Li one thing." ”

"Speak. The emperor agreed very happily, and there was a faint interest in his eyes, and he looked at the ministers of the palace with a playful smile. He wanted to see how many of these well-dressed ministers were clean? How many of them were really two-sleeved, wantless, and single-mindedly for the peace of their family and country?

It is said that if you live in a temple, you will worry about the people, and if you are far away from the rivers and lakes, you will worry about the king. This group of literati and military generals said that the pen ruled the world and Ma Ding Chang'an, and it really came to this point, the wine and food are like knives, the gold and silver treasures are in boxes to their own homes, the beautiful concubines are accepted one after another, and the wine is hidden in the altar, who can really uphold the original intention and not forget the old will?

It's not that the emperor doesn't believe that no one can clean his sleeves, but he just doesn't believe that this hall is like this.

It is difficult to find a confidant, and so is a clean official.

Bai Li slowly walked to the bottom of the imperial steps, everyone was guessing what medicine was being sold in this Pingwang gourd, and a few people's hearts beat tightly with Bai Li's steps, their foreheads were sweating continuously, and their bodies were shivering with cold.

"Please also ask the two Xiangye and the general to forgive me and forgive the boy for not bumping. Bai Li was particularly respectful to the three white-bearded elders who were not in good health and were also strong enough to give advice to the country...... Da Zhou, I can't afford to hurt, but I have to hurt!

The big war is coming, and the outside must be settled first!

Bai Li was calm and calm, and when he saw this behavior, the three elders glanced at each other and nodded, "King Ping has a heart." ”

Thinking that the three of them are old, every time they go to court, the emperor has people prepare soft stools for the three of them, and this time is no exception, only General Zhenbei is used to marching and fighting, and he doesn't like the soft stool, so he sat on a walnut chair and built a backrest with brocade ink.

Bai Li clapped his hands, four chamberlains came in from outside the door, and moved a one-person-high copper furnace in, Bai Li looked coldly at the ignorant officials who were sitting or pretending to be calm or secretly wiping their sweat or not knowing the seriousness of the situation.

"Light a fire, burn incense. Bai Li's voice was cold, and his sharp eyes were full of swords and swords, which was particularly frightening, even the most ignorant people knew that they were afraid that the situation was not good!

The copper furnace gradually diffused with a beautiful fragrance, diffusing in the main hall, the emperor was surrounded by a little eunuch to present a Jinpa, soaked in a special potion, the emperor took the Jinpa, covered his nose, mouth, and eyes did not blink to look at the reaction of the people above the hall.

However, in just a few breaths, many ministers were sweating profusely, their faces were so pale, they bit their lips and did not dare to make a strange sound, and they grabbed the official robes with both hands, and as the aroma gradually deepened, the strength became stronger and stronger, and gradually began to reveal their ugliness.

The emperor looked at these people impatiently, and the ministers fell half of them in a short time!

"Give it to me...... Give me Fleur!"

"Pull down!" It was not Bai Li who spoke, but the emperor.

His face was full of fierceness.

Immediately outside the door, a brocade guard came in with a medicine towel and dragged the minister who had a strange appearance down, and there were doctors guarding the entire hospital outside!

At this time, everyone woke up to the fact that this was clearly a premeditated play!

"Your Majesty?" Zuo Xiang asked and said, today's big hand!

The emperor looked at the left and right ministers and said, "I'm afraid that these days I will have to work hard for the two ministers to deal with government affairs, and it will be good to wait for the autumn to pass, and I have to bother the general to look at the military department more." ”

"Your Majesty is reassured. "Threesome. I sighed heavily.

The emperor looked at the remaining people, and was quite satisfied, the three elders were not unusual, Tang Yu and Bai Li were too, Zheng Suxi was also normal, Dali Temple and the Criminal Department fell the least, the household department was the most, the officials were second, the military department was third, and the Ministry of Rites was probably because they dealt with the sacrificial state relations more, and they couldn't get into the eyes of King Rui, and few people fell, but the waiter of the Ministry of Rites fell one, and there were few people in Honglu Temple and Taichang Temple.

This result is quite satisfactory.

It's just the military department......

Thinking of the military department, the emperor felt that this was a difficult bone to gnaw! Few people could gnaw it! Tang Yu had been gone for more than a year, and still a third of the people were not convinced.

"Bai Li, remove the things. "By the time the Emperor spoke, it was already too late.

After the attendants removed the copper furnace and cleaned the hall with wormwood water, the emperor looked at the hall with less than half of the officials and said, "Today is the end of the dynasty, all of you Aiqing are the talents of my Great Zhou Dongliang, and you have a good rest, there is a medicinal tea cooked by the ministers of the Tai Hospital outside the door, and you can go home after drinking." ”

The emperor left first, Tang Baili and Zheng Suxi followed, and the left and right ministers and General Zhenbei glanced at each other and followed, they all had to worry about these things, and they had to talk about it with the emperor. And the rest of the military department book, the criminal department book, and the ritual department book then went to the Qinzheng Palace.

On the other side, the Queen Mother set up a banquet in Huaqing Pool.

The hibiscus is not finished in the night, the herbs are blooming on the side of the road, the rockery covers the water, the double carp in the spring, the cinnamon incense on the tree, and the wind comes to urge the bell to ring.

"Lord of South Vietnam, please use tea. "The Queen Mother has not yet come, Qingming is still cold, it is the Queen who took Dongyang, Tang Yue, Sun Yanwei and Jiang Mi and others to entertain the envoys of South Vietnam.

This time, the emperor personally told the queen that if there is a mistake, it will be a catastrophe. The queen didn't dare to underestimate it, but also dressed up with heart, the tortoiseshell jade hairpin treasure light on the high bun flowed, the sideburns trembled and hung with the east pearl Yingying, the Huasheng of the point of emerald, the jade comb, not a ball of jewelry, the sun shines, and there is a kind of atmospheric grace. In order to look more graceful, she wore the queen's unique green robe today, and the skirt was embroidered with the pattern of the dragon and the sea.

Dongyang is also dressed ceremoniously today, without losing the princess's bearing and girlish beauty. The moon-white fairy skirt that drags the ground, embroidered with butterfly patterns with gold and silver double threads, and the skirt is embroidered with pink silk threads with a few swaying peonies, overlapping shades, walking like the wind trembling petals, the stamens perched on butterflies, and the fragrance is dark floating.

Tea was served by Tang Yue.

The cup of pastel porcelain, the painting is the flying scene of Buddhism, the brush is like a hair, the pen is like a flying arrow, there is no slightest astringency, the whole painting is integrated, and the sense of harmony and wishfulness emerges in the meantime.

"Thank you, Lord Shiren. The lord of Nanyue smiled at Tang Yue, there was a bit of banter in his eyes, Tang Yue bowed his head slightly and bowed half-salute.

Today, the lord of Nanyue is not like a Buddhist Qing cultivator, but he is a Confucian Yazheng monarch. Brocade jade belt, high-crowned hosta, like a pearl.

"But I'm late, and I've been waiting for you for a long time. ”

The queen mother spoke, not wearing a robe, but she had a greater aura than the queen. The left and right two rows of maids hold the glass lotus pot, built-in pearl incense pills, the fragrance is faint when walking, and it is suddenly a fairy appearance.

The people sitting there got up one after another to salute, and the Queen Mother stopped everyone as soon as she pressed her hand, sat upright on the main seat and said, "Get up." ”

He turned sideways and asked the lord of Nanyue, "Hanguang Jun, can you still adapt?"

It turns out that this king, his name is Guangguang? Tang Yue raised his eyebrows slightly and thought secretly.

The king of Nanyue did not have any dissatisfaction with the title of the queen mother, the queen mother is an elder, and it is not surprising that the princess he is about to marry is the righteous daughter under his knees, and he is also half a mother-in-law, an elder, so he owes his head to "The queen mother Lao is worried about the simple customs of the Great Zhou Dynasty and there is no discomfort. Hanguang has something to ask for, and I hope the Queen Mother will agree. ”

"Oh? Hanguang-kun, but it doesn't hurt to say it. The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows and smiled, lining the osmanthus flowers in the thin porcelain on the table a little more extravagant.

"Today's tea, Hanguang likes it a lot, and dares to ask the Queen Mother to give some grace, so that Hanguang can often taste this elegant taste in South Vietnam. ”

The Queen Mother was amused by his words, "Hanguang-jun is really interesting, what's the matter? In the future, Nanyue and Da Zhou will be a family, just a little tea, Wei'er, and I bother you to prepare tea for Hanguang-jun." The Queen Mother turned her head to Sun Yanwei on the side, her eyes smiling meaningfully.

Sun Yanwei got up indifferently, a thin layer of red mist was reflected on Xinli's face, and she saluted gracefully, and said warmly, "Yes." Then he moved the lotus step and left.

Nanyue Jun glanced at her, Sun Yanwei also looked at him inadvertently, and when the eyes met, although it was unexpected, it was not rude, and he nodded and left.

The king of Nanyue had no intention of evaluating his clothing and appearance, but he was very satisfied with this demeanor, as the mother of a country, he had to withstand the wind and rain.

When Sun Yanwei left, the queen also said goodbye, the queen mother drank tea leisurely, the smile in her eyes faded a little, and said to Nanyue Jun, "Hanguangjun came to my Dazhou to marry the princess and relatives, it is a major event in the diplomatic relations between the two countries, I don't know too much truth and know that this matter is good for the people of the two countries, this is as a mother, I also have a few questions I want to try Hanguangjun." ”

Hanguang Jun, who knew that the banquet was not easy, nodded and said: "Although the Queen Mother speaks, Hanguang must know everything and say everything." ”

The Queen Mother smiled and clapped her hands, "Present the things." ”

Jiang Mi came up with a brocade box, and the Queen Mother asked her to open the box, which was a fist-sized white bead, "The name of this thing is Jiuqu, there are treasure courts, verandahs, long streets, seven palaces, and flowers and trees are sparse, but there is only a small hole at each end, and now there is a red silk thread, what is the way for Hanguang Jun to make the red thread pass through the beads?"