"Get out, I'm tired, I need to rest!" The emperor's tired voice sounded like heaven to Shen Mingxi, and every time the emperor scolded him, he listened to his advice and decided to implement it.

Shen Mingxi saluted respectfully, exited the upper study, turned around and strode towards the outside of the palace.

Emperor Yongchang grabbed Liu Guangzhong's twist and turn fiercely, fell on the table more than a dozen times, and the paper was torn, then he stopped, and the stuffiness in his chest dissipated a lot, and he sat down and thought calmly.

In the afternoon, Xiao Yi heard that Liu Guangzhong asked the emperor to marry his son and marry his daughter, and his face changed at that time.

Why did the baby daughter he just found marry the son of Liu Guangzhong, a criminal minister?

What's more, Liu Guangzhong's son Liu Yongqi does not have a wife yet, but he already has two concubines, how can her daughter marry such a gentleman?

Mei Dun scolded Xiao Yi again, almost whipped him, but in the end, he stopped with a smile: "Don't you still have a daughter?" ”

Xiao Yi has been like ashes since Mei Duo's death, and when he is with Zhao Yulan, he is just Ying Jing'er, and he doesn't have much affection for his daughters, and when he heard Mei Dun's words, he didn't rebel, but nodded meekly: "You are the child's uncle, just do as you say." ”

If Xiao Qiyun knew her fate, it would have been decided like this, and I don't know how to feel. Now, she is tossing at home, just because she doesn't believe that her mother Zhao Yulan will commit suicide by taking poison. In order to find the murderer who poisoned her mother, the inner courtyard of Xiao Mansion was almost three feet old.

The wise man must have a mistake, and the fool also has a thousand thoughts, not to mention that Xiao Qiyun is not such a stupid person, and it really made her toss a lot of clues, although she doesn't know how to track and pursue, but Ah Lai and Xiao San understand, not to mention Xiao Yi, this time, he provided the clues to Guo Gonggong, and said that he was willing to help from the side, so that the truth surfaced as soon as possible, Guo Anan was like a treasure, and stepped up to urge his subordinates to solve the problem.

The next morning, Emperor Yongchang asked the eunuch Bingbi to read out Liu Guangzhong's recital, and he wanted to hear what the reaction of the imperial court was.

Yang Jian was the first to speak, and he indignantly accused Liu Linshen and his son of the crimes, condemning Liu Guangzhong who is now at the end of his strong crossbow, and even dares to negotiate conditions with the imperial court, threatening the emperor to agree to his wishful thinking: "Rebellious ministers and thieves, everyone will be punished, how can there be a glimmer of life, so that they can survive and resurrect?" ”

The emperor thought it was funny, he bowed slightly, and looked at Yang Jian's pale head fixedly: "Yang Aiqing, then you say, what should I do next?" ”

"The minister thinks that a minister who can speak well should be sent to tell Liu Guangzhong, so that he can recognize the situation, don't be a dying struggle, and obediently come back to confess his guilt and surrender the law, and the court may leave a glimmer of room for his family, otherwise, hum!"

Yang Jian's emotions drove everyone, and many courtiers echoed him.

"But, Yang Aiqing, who do you think has such eloquence? Did he go alone, or did he go with a large army? ”

The loyal ministers were stunned, not everyone can go with a large army, first of all, they have to be able to lead troops, but if they don't bring the army, they can persuade Liu Guangzhong with their incorruptible tongue, this ability is too demanding, and it is difficult to find such a person in the court.

"I think it's not easy to use force at this moment."

"Oh, that's a single-handedly sword mountain and a sea of fire, who does Yang Aiqing want to recommend?"

"The minister thinks that Guo Hao, a member of the ministry, can do it."

Don't say that Emperor Yongchang doesn't think so, the officials present are not optimistic about Guo Hao, and Zhang Mian, the left attendant of the ministry, came out of the class and said: "The minister thinks it's impossible, Lord Guo is too upright and doesn't know how to take a detour, in case he falls out with Liu Guangzhong, it is easy to make things deadlocked, and it will be even more difficult to clean up later." ”

"Who does Zhang Aiqing think is okay?"

Yang Jian quietly retreated to his original position, secretly proud in his heart, as long as he waited for the argument to be more intense, he proposed to let Shen Mingxi go, the grievances suffered by his brother-in-law, and the loss of face he had, this grievance was all spread out.

Shen Mingzhao was very strange at first why Yang Jian would say such a stupid plan, and when he found that the people in the court were excited, and he hated to send a representative to scold Liu Guangzhong, and then escort him back to the capital to be punished, he thought that this guy must have held back his bad water.

He looked down and listened quietly, just waiting for Yang Jian to shake off his burden and reveal the mystery.

Donkey dung eggs are donkey dung eggs, no matter whether the bread is a layer of gold or silver, he Shen Mingzhao can use a hoe to hoe it, so that everyone can see the true face inside.

Soon after Shen Mingzhao came to the capital, Yang Jian began to target him everywhere.

Even if there is the influence of the festival between Shen Mingxi and Guo Hao, Yang Jian's jealousy and jealousy, and fear that Shen Mingxi will suppress him, is the most important factor.

Shen Mingzhao knows the golden mean very well, and during this period of time after entering Beijing, he was not in a hurry to show himself, but Taoguang was obscure, quietly observing the situation in the imperial court, and when he couldn't get by, he said a few words to the emperor, but often in one sentence, Emperor Yongchang gladly adopted, therefore, the less he talked, the more precious he was, and several ministers in the cabinet gradually began, intentionally or unintentionally, after speaking, they set their eyes on him, hoping to get support, even if they were not opposed.

Yang Jian is the first assistant, no matter how he can tolerate the existence of such a person under his command? Shen Mingzhao has just entered Beijing, the foundation is unstable, most of the people left by the old man Shen in the past are also old and have withdrawn from the power center of the imperial court, Yang Jian thought about it again and again, and still thought that it was most appropriate to do it now - he wanted to nip the crisis in the bud.

If you want to clean up Shen Mingzhao, Shen Mingxi must also be eradicated together, otherwise, this emperor's childhood attendant can reverse things at any time, and Yang Jian's efforts will fail.

Yang Jian saw that Shen Mingzhao was half-hanging his head, and even his eyelids were half-open, he couldn't help but feel worried in his heart, Shen Mingzhao was always like this, so that people couldn't guess his true thoughts, and once he spoke, no one could restrain him.

Guo Hao was denied, and then, the people who were recommended failed to convince everyone one after another, some people thought of Shen Mingxi, and felt that if Shen Mingxi made a great contribution, his recommendation might be able to enter Shen Mingzhao's eyes, although the people in the court were all members of the first and second grades, but as soon as Shen Mingzhao entered Beijing, he immediately stood out, just like the posture of the future first assistant, knowing that he was not capable enough, and he was not his opponent, so he thought about clinging to it.

Hearing someone recommend Shen Mingxi, Yang Jian's eyelids trembled slightly, since Shen Mingxi brought the Miao Jiang envoy into Beijing, someone has already proposed to let him serve in the Ministry of Rites, at the beginning it was only suggested that he be a five-grade Langzhong, the emperor did not agree, as a result, the latter proposal, the official position is getting higher and higher, and now someone actually asked him to be the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, if it weren't for the emperor suddenly transferred Shen Mingzhao into Beijing, the circumvention system does not allow fathers, sons and brothers to be officials in the same city, Shen Mingxi may have taken office.

Yang Jian didn't know at all that Emperor Yongchang once wanted to let Shen Mingxi first serve as the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and then Shangshu, to help him take charge of himself and control a department.

Emperor Jiayou is more straightforward, Yang Jian speculates on the intentions, often eight times out of ten, and now that Emperor Yongchang has been replaced, he is often very at a loss, and he doesn't know why the emperor would make such a move.

Hearing that seven or eight people agreed with Shen Mingxi to appease Liu Guangzhong, Yang Jian felt that the time was ripe, so he went out and said: "The minister thinks that Shen Mingxi, cough cough, no official and no position, if the name is not right, it is not good-"

Everyone thought that Yang Jian was going to raise objections, but they didn't want him to suddenly make a big turn: "It's better to promote him to the Ministry of Rites first, and then let him take Liu Guangzhong into Beijing and make a contribution, and then release him as the political envoy of the political envoy."

Because of the vast territory and special location, the political envoys of other provinces are all second-class, and only it is from the first product. Yang Jian's words shocked everyone in the court, and they felt that this also promoted Shen Mingxi too high, and even Shen Mingzhao's eyelids moved slightly.

Yang Jian was very satisfied with the sensational effect he had caused, he straightened his chest slightly, and saw that all the courtiers were talking in low voices, but no one dared to raise objections, so he quietly took a step back.

Seeing Yang Jian's flattering glance at him, Shen Mingzhao sneered in his heart, he wanted to kill his younger brother, others may not know, but as the eldest brother, he took his younger brother to study since he was a child, why didn't he understand Shen Mingxi's temperament? How could a flamboyant and unrestrained younger brother accomplish such a task? Liu Guangzhong doesn't need to be persuaded at all, he may be able to hold back his temperament, and he will not kill the envoy, but humiliate him fiercely, kill the majesty of the envoy, and vent his resentment, so that he will sit down and negotiate with the envoy to fight for the interests of his family.

Shen Mingxi, but a person who would rather die standing than live on his knees, as soon as Liu Guangzhong came up to insult this pass, he probably couldn't get through, and it was Shen Mingxi who lobbied King Miao to claim the domain, Liu Guangzhong hated him to the core, and the possibility of the two sitting together to negotiate was also very small.

The controversy in the court gradually subsided, and Emperor Yongchang turned his eyes to Shen Mingzhao: "Shen Aiqing, what do you think about ***?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that there is no need to send someone to persuade Liu Guangzhong, he is the minister of Jurong, *** is the land of Jurong, the emperor decreed, if he does not dare to rebel, he will obediently obey, as for other requests, it depends on the emperor's intentions, promise him, it is compassionate, do not agree, that is the should, thunder, rain and dew are all gentlemen, the minister expects that Liu Guangzhong will not dare to disagree."

Yang Jian didn't expect Shen Mingzhao to say this, his mind turned sharply, and he hurriedly went out to play: "Your Majesty, then, the envoy who announced the decree is none other than Shen Mingxi, looking at the imperial court, there are few people who are better than Shen Mingxi." ”

Shen Mingzhao was not in a hurry to object, until Emperor Yongchang's eyes focused on him again, and then he bowed slightly, and said unhurriedly: "The person who went to *** this time is none other than Xiao Yi Xiao Guogong." If Liu Guangzhong is a cunning fox, Xiao Guogong is a sharp arrow, although he went alone, but with the power of ten thousand troops, invincible, Liu Guangzhong did not dare to plunder his edge. ”

Yang Jian didn't expect that Shen Mingzhao would be able to think of Xiao Yi, a cold stove that had been shelved by the emperor and had been drying for more than ten years, and he objected: "Lord Shen, what if Liu Guangzhong is dying and struggling and refuses to bow down and be captured?" ”

"This is easy, the emperor only needs to let Lord Xiao take over Liu Guangzhong's position as the chief soldier, before others arrive, Wei Xianxian, the former subordinates, all of them will meet each other, Liu Guangzhong still wants to preserve his bloodline, and he will definitely not do the absurd act of letting the Ling family die without a place to bury."

When Emperor Yongchang heard this, he understood that the Shen family brothers had not consulted with each other, and Shen Mingzhao's and Shen Mingxi's suggestions had their own benefits, and they were much more feasible than Yang Jian's.

It seems that Shen Mingzhao still doesn't know that Xiao Yi is the son-in-law of King Miao now, if he knows, he will definitely give another suggestion, Emperor Yongchang waved his hand: "Ministers of this matter, think about it carefully, discuss it tomorrow, and after speaking, give the eunuch who is holding the dust next to him a look."

"There is a book to play, and there is no book to retreat from the dynasty-"

There were no ministers in the ranks, so Emperor Yongchang stood up and walked out.

At the same time, on the wide river, a big boat hanging an apricot yellow flag with the word "inner" written on it was going upstream, eating a sail full of wind, drumming around the wind, and the big boat was moving quickly in front of the water.

At the bow of the boat, there were two tall warriors, their eyes looking eagerly ahead: "Chief Manager Guo is really like a god, how could he have thought that this guy would change his name and surname and hide in the official office?" ”

"Ahem, if Mr. Guo can't think of anything, won't he become the same as you and me, hehe, stupid?"

"Hahaha, that's a good point, this time, we really have the intention to plant flowers and flowers, and we have no intention of planting willows and willows, and we originally went to investigate the garrison, but I didn't expect to catch the head."

"Hahaha, there are so many things that I didn't expect, and I let our brother get lucky to make a big contribution, this time, there should be a big reward, right?"

"You're just thinking about money, and this gambling problem should be changed."

"Alas, what do you want money for? If one person is full, the whole family is not hungry, it is better to have a good time. His expression was gloomy for a moment, and then he became excited again, "The reward given by the emperor to Xiao Guogong back then was rich, especially in the wealthy *** food town, it is said that it is fat, you say, Xiao Guogong's gratitude to us is estimated to be less, right?" ”

"Hahaha, brother estimates, I can buy a house in the Imperial City."

"What do you want so many houses for?"

"Alas, although our family has no children and no daughters, there are many brothers and nephews, and they are all looking at us as uncles, there is no way."

The two of them said, walked into the cabin, went down to the first floor, through the window, and saw that the people inside were tied to the fixed bed legs behind their hands.

In the blink of an eye, it was the day when the emperor set up a banquet to invite the envoy of King Miao to dinner, accompanied by several senior members of the Ministry of Rites, several auxiliary ministers of the cabinet, and Xiao Guogong's family.

Xiao Guogong's father-in-law turned out to be the current King Miao, and the envoy was his eldest brother-in-law, the news had spread, and seeing him today only verified the rumors, and several courtiers were not surprised.

Emperor Yongchang sat on the mahogany inlaid chair under the yellow umbrella, and the ministers saluted and stood aside.

"Ahem, today I invited the special envoy of Miao Jiang to the banquet, let everyone accompany the guests, in advance, there is a small thing to say, that is, Xiao Guogong found a pair of children who were lost fourteen years ago, I remember that he is about to go to the *** important task, and I specially give his son as General Wu Liu, do you think so?"

Yang Jian was stunned, the emperor has already decided? He tried his best, and it was easy to arrange a good chess piece, so it was disturbed, he was a little angry in his heart, but he was helpless, not so much that the emperor did not like it, it was better to climb the pole, anyway, in the future, there is a chance: "The emperor is shengming!" ”

Well, no one went against the emperor and the Shoufu Alliance, and everyone present congratulated Xiao Guogong one after another.

"There is one more thing I want to tell you, this Miao Jiang envoy is Xiao Guogong's brother-in-law, hehe, therefore, Xiao Guogong is specially invited to enter the palace."

People continued to congratulate Xiao Guogong, and Emperor Yongchang waved his hand and let go of the seat.

In the palace, the queen invited Yuhe to dinner on behalf of the emperor, and the two princesses Ruilin and Ruijue, as well as Wen Jin and the queen's little sister, Zhou Yingcui, the youngest daughter of King Zheng's mansion, were also summoned into the palace to accompany them.

King Zheng was once in charge of the defense army in the north of Jurong, a few years ago, Liu Linshen took power, transferred back to the capital, and became an idle prince, Liu Linshen did not expect that he sent the northern Xinjiang general soldier Chen Mofeng, on the surface was to take refuge in him, but in fact he was the first emperor's person, and the people in Yongchang Emperor successfully ascended the throne and immediately sent a congratulatory table, which was attached to the first emperor's secret decree, indicating that he was loyal to the first emperor and loyal to the Yongchang Emperor. King Zheng asked for reinstatement, and Emperor Yongchang thought about it again and again, feeling that Chen Mofeng was indeed a loyal minister, not a remnant of Liu Linshen, so he used the excuse that his father-in-law was old and should enjoy Qingfu, and only promoted his title by one rank, and did not restore his military power. His intentions are obvious, that is, he doesn't want a powerful outsider, the tail is too big, and he himself has become a puppet.

In the past few years, King Zheng's eldest son, that is, the queen's brother, has been moving around and winning over a group of people, but they are all people who tend to be inflammatory, and they don't have much ability, and the emperor doesn't take it seriously, but King Zheng's Zhou family misunderstood, thinking that the emperor really didn't want them to suffer in the north, and became more and more bold.

Zhou Yingcui looks a little similar to the queen, but she doesn't have the dignity of her sister, but she looks lively and cheerful, she greeted Wen Jin with a smile: "Miss Qian, ouch no, I don't know whether to call you Miss Qian or Miss Xiao, I didn't expect it, you are really blessed with a great life, and you are left in the countryside, and you can be adopted by a second-grade master, hehe, there are two fathers in this life, and I heard that they love you very much." ”

Wen Jin was speechless, who wants to have two fathers, "I heard that you were also very bitter when you were a child, and you went up the mountain and down to the sea with a group of wild boys in the mountains, catching fish, touching shrimp and picking fruits?" Zhou Yingcui suddenly changed her words. What are these words? It seems that Wen Jin is naked and exposed to the public.

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