Chapter 191: The Times
King Yu's long-planned court ceremony has finally begun.
Liang since the founding emperor began to preach the rule of etiquette, in Taizu, Taizong, Jingzong years have the court on etiquette, so far it is still a good story of Confucianism, as the saying goes, the reason is not clear, once there is a difference in the court, the two sides of the dispute will invite out of the opposition of the Confucian family, in the court to argue a clear understanding, the name of Confucianism, Su is the right way, it is also a grand event.
It's just that after Emperor Liang ascended the throne today, because of the Chiyan case of that year, many upright Confucians were degraded, which made everyone disheartened.
However, after all, the crown prince occupies the orthodox position of the East Palace, and Concubine Yue is also a person with extraordinary means, although King Yu caught them off guard, but they still invited many Confucian people in a short period of time.
In this era, the status of these Confucian families is very respectful, and even the crown prince has to go over from time to time to show his respect.
In the end, Mu Qing took the jade cicada given by Mei Changsu and invited Zhou Xuanqing, and King Yu rose to a great momentum, defeated the prince's side in one fell swoop, and won a great victory in the court's court, and Chen Yuanzhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was also deposed, and among the six departments of the court, the prince lost another arm.
This year's Liang can be described as turbulent, half of the six departments of the imperial court alone are unlucky, and now that the end of the year is approaching, there are waves in the palace again, and the queen suddenly fell ill.
The queen is the mother of a country, even if she is not usually treated by Emperor Liang, but her status is there after all, and the year-end ceremony must be attended, and it is not a trivial matter to suddenly fall ill now.
And not long after, Shao Shan got the information that Mei Changsu arrived in the Yanhou Mansion, thinking that the matter had been settled by him.
Yan Hou seems to have been addicted to alchemy cultivation over the years, not asking about the world, but in fact this is just a means of self-preservation for him, if he hadn't withdrawn from the court in time, I'm afraid he wouldn't be alive now, and now the resentment in his heart for Emperor Liang has accumulated in his chest, just waiting for the moment of outbreak, from the original horizontal knife to win love, to the death of King Qi, to kill the Red Flame Army, all of this made Yan Hou disheartened, just want to die with Emperor Liang.
Shao Shan has always been a cold observer of these things, just quietly watching the development of the situation.
Next, an explosive news spread all over the streets and alleys of Jinling City, and the brothel murder case that had been pending again made waves.
At the end of every year, it is the busiest time for the ministry, but because of the brothel murder case, He Wenxin, the son of He Jingzhong, the secretary of the ministry, is still in the prison of the ministry.
The Ministry of Officials is a powerful trump card in the hands of King Yu, it can be said that it is a money bag for him, King Yu naturally can't let things develop like this, and finally Qin is as weak as a planner, Qi Min of the Criminal Department replaced He Wenxin with a death row prisoner, but in the end the matter was revealed, and was caught by Xie Yu and Wen Yuanbo, Wen Yuanbo pulled He Jingzhong into the palace overnight to sue the emperor, so far the matter can't be covered up if you want to, and there is a lot of uproar in the entire Jinling.
Emperor Liang was even more thunderous and angry, the six departments of the imperial court can be said to be a face of the Great Liang, and now there is such a ridiculous thing, the criminal department and the ministry of officials are involved in the two second-grade officials, so that all the people in the world can see the jokes and point fingers, this is undoubtedly really a slap in the face of Emperor Liang, for such a thing, Emperor Liang is absolutely intolerable.
For the sake of a little He Wenxin, King Yu was directly cut off two arms by Xie Yu, which can be described as a heavy loss, and the joy of winning the court's debate was suddenly gone.
Shao Shan looked at the information in his hand and praised in a low voice: "Mei Changsu is really good!" ”
All this seems to be a game between King Yu and the crown prince, but from beginning to end, Mei Changsu is guiding and promoting, it can be said that the two princes plus a Ningguo Marquis Xie Yu are all being led by Mei Changsu's nose, from planning the murder case of Yangliuxin's brothel, to the current situation, it is completely under Mei Changsu's control, and his mental scheming can be described as leaky, which can be called terrifying, if Shao Shan does not have the advantage of foreknowledge, I am afraid that it will be difficult to escape Mei Changsu's calculations.
Suddenly, there was a report from outside: "Master Hou, the Nihuang County Lord is visiting!" ”
"Oh!" Shao Shan's expression moved, now that he thinks about it, Nihuang should have recognized Mei Changsu, so Nihuang's intention to come today is a little intriguing.
In the courtyard, Shao Shan and Nihuang stood side by side, just like in the plum garden of King Mu's mansion, the subordinates of the Jingbian Hou Mansion had already been ordered to retreat far away, and no one would disturb the conversation between the two.
"You already knew, didn't you?" Nihuang looked at Shao Shan and asked, "Otherwise, you won't let me ask him!" ”
"Know what?" Shao Shan was also looking at Nihuang.
"Know who he is!"
Shao Shan suddenly: "Mei Changsu?" Did he admit that he was Lin Shu? ”
"Yes, admit it!" Nihuang was stunned, at this time her heart was a mess, and she was glad that her Lin Shu brother was back, although he was unrecognizable, but he finally came back, and the worry was that now she has a marriage contract, and Emperor Liang personally gave the marriage in front of the whole world, and the matter cannot be changed.
The most important thing is that during this period of getting along, Shao Shan has overbearingly broken her heart defense and left traces in her heart, all of which are impossible for the Nihuang County Lord to ignore, because of this, she has fallen into a dilemma, and her inner torment has nowhere to tell, and she has arrived in the Jingbian Marquis Mansion unconsciously.
"Come back, come back!" Shao Shan said nonchalantly, "Isn't this exactly what you've been waiting for?" ”
"It's just that now things are wrong, and you and I have a marriage contract!" Lord Nihuang sighed, she didn't know how to face these two men now.
Shao Shan straightened Nihuang's shoulders and stared into her eyes: "The past is the past, even if he comes back, what if he comes back, his personality, methods, and appearance have completely changed, you have to distinguish clearly, it is only the vengeful Mei Changsu who came back, Lin Shu died thirteen years ago!" ”
"But ......"
"Nothing!" Shao Shan said categorically, "Nothing can go back to the past, you can treat him as a relative, as a friend, this is the best result, and it is also the result he wants!" ”
Shao Shan stared into the eyes of the Nihuang County Lord, and said word by word: "Lin Shu is just a piece of the past, I am your present and future!" ”