Chapter 42: Lectures at the court
"Nothing to worry about. What are you doing in Mucheng? Yunlan said that he couldn't contact you. Murong Zhi lay upright on the bed, her palms gradually clenched. People who practice martial arts don't have too long nails, so they don't pinch the blood or anything like others say. She was just worried, worried about whether something had really happened to him during the time she couldn't be contacted.
Chu Zhaonan has been on many missions, and every time Murong Zhi didn't say anything, he was faintly worried. That kind of concern has become a habit for a long time, and I can't tell what it is for. Or rather, what kind of emotional expression is it?
"It's not a big deal, it's just that I met an old patriarch of Qiang Jiang, and then we chatted a few words." Hua Lan's matter has come to an end, so there is no need to tell her again. Besides, even if he said it, this person would at most coax him to get from Hualan. It was absolutely impossible to see jealousy in her eyes.
Maybe many people don't believe it, the owner of Liuli Village, who has always known everything, is an emotional idiot, and can see the ambiguity between others at a glance, but he can never see the problems around him. He remembered that Feng Yiluo had teased him before and said that he would encounter a strong opponent after entering the palace, and from the current point of view, there is only the emperor, what kind of strong method is it, Chu Zhaonan really wants to know.
Murong Zhi didn't want to talk much, even when she returned to Chu Zhaonan, she didn't say a word. I was confused for a while before I picked up the next sentence: "If you're tired, go back and rest, it'll be a long time later." "Actually, she just wanted to sleep. Chu Zhaonan didn't tear her down, gently pinched the plain white palm in his hand, stood up and left.
Qing Ruifan was now sitting on the dragon chair, and when he saw the two people who were obviously-for-tat below, he was a little speechless for a while.
As early as when the matter in the southwest did not subside, it was not big news that Yang Fan impeached the Taifu Li Yu, and Yang Fan wrote some excerpts one after another asking the emperor to punish him severely. Qing Ruifan has already worked very hard to suppress it, but it is useless, Yang Fan is an official, and the hard bones of the literati have inherited it completely.
"Your Majesty, Weichen has explained the situation several times, and attached the letter evidence of Taifu's treason, and asked the emperor to make a judgment as soon as possible." Yang Fan was also anxious. He handed over no less than six excerpts back and forth, each of which was justified and well-founded, including Li Yu's correspondence with the Yueshi people, as well as the translation, he did not falsify, but every time Qing Ruifan avoided the important and trivialized, and never answered positively. Several requests to see him were also denied, which made him very anxious. Although Li Yu didn't make any moves, he didn't believe him and wasn't nervous.
Prime Minister Chu Lan stood aside, looked at Yang Fan with a righteous and indignant face on the side, and slowly hooked the corners of his mouth. I have long observed that Yang Fan is upright by nature, and he is indeed worthy of the pedantic and stubborn characteristics of a literati. Although it is said that behind him is Concubine Wanniang, who has been with the emperor for many years, but who doesn't know that the emperor is now full of heart on the queen?
He wants Yang Fan. If the impeachment of Li Yu goes well, then he will sell Yang Fan and Concubine Wan a favor, and what he wants to do in the future will also be a smooth sailing, and the pillow wind in the harem will still help to some extent. He didn't believe that Yang Li'er would have no status at all after following the emperor for so many years.
Even if it doesn't work, it can pull Yang Fan down. The Prime Minister's Mansion does not have any power in the harem, and it is too late to install it now, Yang Fan has a backer, naturally he has capital, and now it has some weight in the eyes of the emperor, rather than seeing him as a climate, it is better to borrow the emperor's hand to accept him.
"I've read Yang Qing's recital, but I can't listen to all the words of one person for such a major event, so if Mrs. Li has something to say, let's make it clear now." Qing Ruifan felt that his ministers had nothing to do, obviously there was a flood in the south of the Yangtze River and a drought in the north, so it was just a matter of ignoring this group of people, and now they will not let go of the enemy one by one.
Li Yu's temperament is unknown to others, but Qing Ruifan knows best. Back then, Qing Haoxuan sent him to the Northern Desert in order to temper his will, Li Yu sent people to follow him throughout the whole process, and when he was dying, he had the opportunity to kill him, as long as he was dead, he would not have the current situation, but Li Yu didn't, and even secretly helped him find a water source, such a person collaborated with the enemy, and he didn't believe it if he killed him.
"The Emperor Mingjian. Although Lao Chen went to the Yue clan when he was young, he never had the heart of collaborating with the enemy. The evidence that Yang Yushi said came from nowhere, and asked the emperor to hand it over to the Criminal Department to find out. "Li Yu is a hard bone, but he also knows that Yang Fan has never liked to find fault with nothing, since he wants to check things, then it is better for everyone to shake them all out and find out.
"Taifu, this is the analysis of those letters by the Criminal Department, the letters are indeed Yue's language, the content involves the Han and Qin Dynasty's military arrangements in the north and the benefits provided by Yue's, and the handwriting is indeed Taifu's according to the identification, what evidence does Taifu need?" Yang Fan pressed step by step, took out the transcription of the chapter he had prepared before, and handed it to Li Yu with a respectful face.
"Zhaonan, you can talk about it." Unexpectedly, Qing Ruifan was promoted to Zhejiang Xuanfu Envoy after he was called, and he was still a rookie who had just returned to the Dynasty, this sudden promotion gave everyone a feeling of seeing flowers in the fog, but Chu Lan was not, Chu Lan's heart jumped suddenly when he heard the incomparably familiar name, and he subconsciously had a bad premonition.
"Yes." Chu Zhaonan was dressed in a military uniform and came out of the queue after listening to the words. "The minister has listened to the decree and verified, although the letter is in Yue's language, but the content is different from what Yang Yushi said, the last recipient is the general of the Yue's Liuqu, but General Liuqu has died of illness three years ago, and the reason is that I hope Taifu will explain it first." Chu Zhaonan stood in front, his eyes clear and bright. Chu Lan's expression was in his eyes, after so many years, that kind of contempt that arose in his heart had always made him very uncomfortable, but now it was different, from now on he would make him regret it.
"When the emperor was still there, our letters to the frontier were often intercepted, and the long-leaked information made the Yueshi people gradually understand our situation, which caused a lot of impact on the security of the frontier." When Li Yu heard Liuqu's name, he subconsciously looked at Qing Ruifan, and the latter replied to him with a reassuring expression and asked him to cooperate. "Lao Fusu is good friends with General Liuqu, and he has never been out of the pool for more than ten years, and now although the general is dead, the border security also needs to be guarded."
"The Yueshi has always had the custom of talking to the heavenly people, and it is often through letters, the reason why the old minister uses the Yueshi language and writes the general's name is to avoid the Yueshi people from being suspicious, because of the respect for the deceased, they will not open the envelope, and the special mark can only be recognized by the people on the border." Li Yu's mind is sometimes deep and unreachable, and when Qing Ruifan knows about it from Long Wei, he has to admire, such a person has the demeanor of an emperor.
"Regarding this, the minister asked people to print rubbings to go to the Northern Desert, and all the soldiers defending the city in the Northern Desert can testify that this is the handwriting of Taifu Chuanxin, and the misunderstanding can be solved here." Chu Zhaonan also slowly took out a letter from his arms, "This is a handwritten letter from the general who guards the city, if Yang Yushi doesn't believe it, he can check it himself." Chu Zhaonan remembered that when Mu Er handed over the letter to him before, when he talked about the spirit of those soldiers, it couldn't be better, and he had a fight with Liulizhuang.
When Yang Fan saw this, he still softened. He knew it might be fake, but he didn't know it was so bizarre. It is impossible for the border city guards to deceive people with their lives, and Li Yu also has a certain prestige in the court.
"Please ask the emperor to condemn the crime." At this point, Yang Fan didn't defend anything, just knelt down with a faint twist of the corner of his robe, and his voice was calm, he was the kind of person who knew that he had made a mistake.
"It's okay, Yang Qing is also kind. It's just that the next time you speak, you have to investigate first, and then talk when you have the bottom. Qing Ruifan sat up straight, his eyes sharp. Yang Fan's temperament knows that it is best for this matter to pass like this, and what to do after that is a matter of the future. He doesn't judge a person for one thing.
Fenglan Palace.
It was already evening at this time, the sunlight outside slowly shone in, and there was a faint aura on the body of the people in the kitchen, and the light and dust were slowly flying in the air, lining it quietly and steadily, Murong Zhi gently lowered his sleeves and looked at the dishes in front of him. Today, I'm also in a good mood and think of what to eat. Just brought the table and was about to raise the chopsticks, then I heard that Qing Ruifan was coming over. Her head was tilted, and she put down her chopsticks and waited.
During this time, Qing Ruifan has always been in Yongyuan Palace or in the palace of a certain concubine, rarely comes, Murong Zhi is also happy to be idle, every day he catches Yunshuang to practice boxing, but he has never fallen behind in any effort, and he has made a little progress. I don't know which tendon Qing Ruifan is going to come over today, anyway, she's fine, just wait.
However, from the setting sun to the beginning of the lanterns, Murong Zhi knocked on the edge of the bowl and waited, she couldn't wait any longer, so she simply called Yunshuang: "Yunshuang, leave this dish behind, and the rest...... If you don't mind, divide it, and if you mind, pour it. Murong Zhi just felt that it was a pity for the food, Lixia and Yunshuang brought a tray to remove the food, Murong Zhi took the chopsticks herself, and swallowed the meal that had been cold.
As the night deepened, Murong Zhi practiced in the pavilion after eating, and then asked Yunshuang to close the door and lock it, and then gathered everyone in the courtyard. She really didn't have anything big to do tonight, so she had time. It's been a few months since I entered the palace, and it's time to rectify it, whether it's Liulizhuang or Fenglan Palace, everything should be in order, and infighting is absolutely not allowed.
"I've been in the palace for so long, and I haven't had time to say anything to you, so I just have time today, so I'll talk about it together." Murong Zhi was actually a lazy person, if it weren't for the lessons passed down in the market when he entered the palace before, he wouldn't have said it with such fanfare.
"I'm not afraid of someone telling me or bragging, I think the emperor has greeted everyone before, I was born in the rivers and lakes, and I have learned some kung fu, if someone wants to betray me or do something, I have a way." Murong Zhi believes in the truth of giving a stick and a radish again, and he has always implemented it well. Looking around at the people below, all of them lowered their eyebrows and were silent, and she paused slowly before continuing: