Others didn't know that something was happening, so they were naturally busy arranging hot water and serving Concubine Qiong to wash. The maid saw that she was unhappy, knelt down and admitted her mistake, "Niangniang, Liu'er is wrong, you shouldn't have a long brain to spread nonsense, the harmful maid was misunderstood, and the slave maid also saw that Niangniang was worried about the Nine Emperors, so she was anxious and didn't notice it for a while, begging Niangniang to give me a chance, you punish me, don't drive me away." ”

"You go down first, I don't want to pay attention to this matter today, but you know what to say and what not to say, right?"

"The slave and the maid know that the slave and the maid will not talk nonsense, and the mother does not want to see the slave and the maid, so the slave and the maid go out immediately. ”

As he was talking, his henchman Yun'er came back, "Niangniang, it's done, the Nine Emperor Princes have no doubts." ”

Seeing that Liu'er was still kneeling on the ground, "You go out first, think carefully about what is wrong." ”

When Liu Er went out, "Niangniang" As soon as she spoke, Concubine Qiong raised her hand to stop her, "Let me rest first, I don't want to talk about it today." ”

Yun'er had no choice but to stop talking and take care of her hair, "Yes." ”

It was a sleepless night.

The lights of the Qinzheng Hall were lit up for most of the night, and Long Yingwei led Bai Qing and Shen Qiu, the priest of the Xue Palace, to enter the palace overnight and had a secret conversation with the emperor for two hours.

It was late at night, and the emperor was not young and strong, and he was gradually a little overwhelmed, but at this time he was gradually calming, but his head, which had not been angry for a long time, was a little unbearable and aching.

His Royal Highness is neatly dressed, with a short beard, and the one in his thirties is Bai Qing.

Bai Qing commanded the royal secret guard Dragon Shadow Guard, guarded the emperor's safety, and supervised the enemies in the shadows, and now that something went wrong, he also blamed himself.

"Your Majesty, this matter is a dereliction of duty, the other party has been planning for a long time, and now we are passive, I am afraid that we will startle the snake. Although the Dragon Shadow Guard is a secret guard, it has long been famous, and he is afraid that the enemy will be on guard, and he is even more afraid that the other party's hand has already reached in. ”

His Majesty leaned back in the chair and supported his somewhat tired body, "You want Xie Ling to cooperate with you." ”

"Your Majesty is wise, Xie Shaoqing is in a keen spirit, and he is a fresh face, the other party can't guard against it, and his ability is undoubted, he is a superior candidate. ”

"Shen Qiu, what do you think?"

Although the beard is gray and there are old people in their fifties, they are in good spirits, that is, Shen Qiu, the sacrificial son of the Jixia School Palace, who is well-dressed and well-belted, and is not young, but he is still romantic.

Jixia School Palace is the highest school in Chu State, the temple school palace in the hearts of the people of Chu State is equivalent to a product of the big man, the sacrificial son is the third grade, in charge of the affairs of the school, above the sacrificial son, there are two emperors. The emperor is selected by the sacrificial wine, the most mysterious, and has always been undertaken by the most talented people, and the ability and knowledge can be the emperor's honored teacher. Monitor the direction of the wind, set things right, only respect the emperor's order, come out in case of chaos, and participate in the decision-making of major events when necessary, with great authority, which is the spiritual power of Dachu and the desire of the people.

A hundred years ago, Emperor Wei was not benevolent, the people were not happy, when the emperor came out of danger, and then abolished Emperor Wei, respected Prince Huairen as the emperor, the spirit of the subjects of Great Chu was shocked, and they worked together, with the joint efforts of the new emperor and the emperor, eighty percent of the losses were recovered in three years. Capabilities, rights, and responsibilities can be seen.

"The minister doesn't understand this, but the minister trusts the judgment of His Majesty and Commander Bai. Xie Ling Xie Sister Yan is undoubtedly the most outstanding son of the Xie family, Xie Ling has taught Xie Lao Taifu since he was a child, and the old minister saw that although he did not grow up in Kyoto, his demeanor is not inferior to the prince and grandson, his eyebrows are open, and his heart has a spiritual essence. When investigating the case, there is a degree of advance and retreat, and the bamboo is in the chest, and the subtlety can be seen to discover the inappropriateness as soon as possible. With this demeanor, I don't have to worry about having no descendants, so I should use it. ”

The emperor also had this idea, "It seems that you admire him very much, since you all recommend him, then let him participate in this matter, and see if Taifu Xie really cultivated a Bai Ze for me." ”

"Your Majesty is wise. ”

Seeing that His Majesty relaxed a little, Shen Qiu brought up another matter. "Your Majesty, there is one thing that must be decided as soon as possible in order to stabilize people's hearts. ”

"What's the matter, tell me. ”

"What the minister wants to say is the matter of the prince, and now the princes are getting fuller and fuller, and their hearts are settled, and disputes are inevitable, so it is better to settle them as soon as possible. ”

As soon as he mentioned this matter, the emperor was distressed, "I have been thinking about the matter of Lichu, but I need to think about it, and I will have to wait a few more days." ”

Bai Qing is against "the matter of spies, I don't know how many people are involved, and the parties of all parties don't know how to get into. ”

Shen Qiu stroked his beard, "In this case, we must find an appropriate time, but Your Majesty must consider the candidate as soon as possible." ”

"The Emperor's Order hasn't appeared yet?"

"No, but there has been news recently, and the minister has been puzzled, and he only understands today. ”

"What's the news?"

"Ordered me to secretly investigate the upper and lower officials and students in the school palace, and then wait quietly. ”

"I think they also got the news, so you just do it, be careful. Sacrificial wine or no news?"

"The priest has not sent a message for two years. ”

Speaking of which, there was another silence.

"You two don't go back today, rest in the side hall, tomorrow morning, thank you Ling, you discuss together, although this matter must be fast, but not chaotic. ”

Although the two reacted instinctively, Da Chu had been stable for several years, and it was a little difficult to react to such a crisis for a while.

The two of them withdrew from the hall, and Shen Qiu sighed with emotion, "Since childhood, I have taught 'be prepared for danger in times of peace', and I have never wanted to be pampered for too long, and I have never done this, fortunately, these young people are smart, otherwise if the country has a crisis due to our carelessness, it is really difficult to escape the blame." ”

"I hope that the signs can be curbed as soon as possible without hurting the country, which is also a great blessing for you and me. ”

Bai Qing sighed with emotion, although he blamed himself, and his heart was a little excited, since he took over the responsibility of guarding the safety of the royal family from his master at the age of twenty-five ten years ago, but there was no big deal, and now the sword in his hand has also been used, and he has been forced to make a mature and steady heart, and he can't hold back the unbearable in his heart.

The two went out, and the emperor couldn't hide his tiredness.

"Your Majesty, rest early, there is something to discuss tomorrow. ”

"Where's Concubine Qiong?"

"Concubine Qiong didn't summon the imperial doctor over there, so it's okay to think about it. ”

"Well, let's go to the apse of the study tonight and rest. ”

"The minion will arrange this. ”

The sky was faint, someone had already come to visit, only to see that he was wearing a black cloak, the lights were on and off, and he couldn't see his face clearly, but listening to the voice, it was a young man, who had already been instructed by the gatehouse, opened the door a small crack, led him in, passed by the garden, and saw a man and a woman practicing swords in the garden, although they did not use internal force, they could feel the tricks ten steps away, and the two nodded slightly.

Jiang Yu returned the salute and followed the doorman to a courtyard.

When I arrived at a courtyard in the east, "Childe go in, the seventh master is inside." ”

"Thank you. ”

An expressionless guard led him to the main hall, and at a glance saw that the man was already fully dressed, sitting leisurely drinking tea, and when he came in, a yawn was halfway and put away.

He coughed twice in a nasal voice, "Ahem, you're here." ”

Rolled his eyes, "Didn't you say that you came to you in the middle of the day?"

Two attendants came in with a tray, put on the porridge and side dishes, plus two plates of snacks, "I don't need breakfast, let's use some first, it will take a lot of effort to enter the palace later." ”

The two of them finished their breakfast and just finished their mouths, and the people outside reported that "Master, there is an inner servant here." ”

Jiang Yu put on his hood and followed Xie Ling to the main hall outside, and the inner attendant was Xiao Xuzi, who had not been passed by Xie Ling that day, "Lord Xie, Your Majesty will enter the palace immediately, there is something important." ”

"Xie Ling knows, but today Xie Ling wants to bring this son, and I hope that my father-in-law will bear with me. ”

That little Gonggong Xu is Gonggong Xu's apprentice, and he has also learned a lot of skills to observe words and feelings, when his master explained to him, he saw that the matter was urgent, and this Gongzi Xie had to be reused, as long as the request was not excessive, he agreed. "Where is Lord Xie, the adults have their own intentions in doing things, and the slaves naturally want to help. “

"I'm tired. ”

When he went out, the guard put a bag of silver into the hand of Xiao Xu's father-in-law, and then continued to follow with an expressionless face.

The east is getting brighter and brighter, and the two sisters are sitting down after a round of practice.

"The plan of the day lies in the morning, and sure enough, although talent is important, it also takes a lot of effort. ”

All the way to the outside of the hall, the sky was bright, Xie Ling asked him to wait outside the hall, and he went in first.

In the hall, there was a young general who I didn't know and an old man who had a relationship, thinking that he was a close confidant of His Majesty, and the two of them looked at him a lot.

"Ministers Participate in Your Majesty"

"You read the excerpt yesterday, although the conditioning is clear, but the evidence is not enough, can you verify it?"

At present, there are people in Binzhou who have infiltrated it has been determined, and many people involved have also been found out, which is inevitably startled, coupled with the problem of manpower, at present, we can only stand still, get the evidence, and you can tell Your Majesty. ”

The young commander said, "Although Binzhou is not a fortress for military danger, it is a key way to clear customs, and it is extremely important, so you can't make a mistake, it seems that the other party is indeed ill-intentioned." ”

Xie Ling took out a thick envelope from his arms, and Gonggong Xu immediately bowed down to take it and presented it to His Majesty, "Some of these are evidence sorted out by the ministers, and some are intercepted correspondence, Your Majesty will know it at a glance." ”

His Majesty read the letter with anger in his eyes, and handed it to Gonggong Xu for the two adults to circulate.

"It's so thorough, it's hard work, and it's not a small idea. ”

"Xie Ling, what are your plans?"

"Binzhou disaster relief case, which is different, will Qing Zheng for the throne, secretly to His Royal Highness King Ling, after the disaster relief funds were allocated, King Ling secretly ordered him to intercept 100,000 taels of silver, and the general Qing Zheng received the news is to intercept 250,000 taels, the changes are intriguing, entrusted my colleague Lin Shaoqing to the household department to check the details of some people, which is indeed greasy, just along the vine to touch the melon, touched a few. ”

"This unfilial son dares to withhold disaster relief funds privately, and I will definitely not spare him. ”

Shen Qiu persuaded, "Your Majesty is angry, since the matter of Binzhou has been investigated, and only the end is left, then there is no hurry, we must investigate it, and wait for the people from Dali Temple to bring people back, and then we will be held accountable." ”

"What Lord Shen said is that how to deploy and deal with it still needs to be considered by His Majesty. ”

"You said that you are Tuolin Shaoqing? It is rumored outside that you are not in agreement with the people of Dali Temple, it is a showmanship, it seems that you have other plans, you are doing well, and you can only get if you give up. In your opinion, who should be entrusted with this?"