The rain has been falling, and the flowers in the gardens all over Kyoto have long been in full bloom, gradually falling, and sinking into the mud.

Regarding the matter of the investigation of the household department, the palace is still waiting for a result, which has made the officials in the court bitter, and now, the officials naturally know that whoever wants to bring down the household department must fall first. It was not the turn of Lord Fan, who was far away in Jiangnan, to speak, and the old Lord Fan in Beijing showed enough hole cards.

Who wants to do such an idiotic thing?--What's more, the prince has already done a good example of idiocy.

Among the officialdom, the biggest is the emperor's golden mouth, and the second is the so-called unspoken rules, and now the household department is shaking between these two affairs, but no matter how it shakes, it just refuses to fall.

Fan Jian just refused to resign to end the matter, even if there was a rumor in the palace, His Majesty was ready to make up for it with a rare Houjue, the Fan family was still stiff, and for a while, all the officials in Beijing couldn't help but admire Fan Jian's confidence in their hearts.

In fact, Fan Jian did not stiffen, when the household department had involved enough officials, when the prince began to turn his attention to other aspects: such as self-preservation, such as dragging several of his brothers into the water, the household department Shangshu did not return to the household yamen again, but began to drink tea in the mansion more leisurely, go to the village to see the landscape, and occasionally go to the good mansion to disturb twice.

It is inconvenient for him to go to other mansions at this time, because at the pass of the household department, he does not want to cause trouble for others, and others dare not get too close to him.

However, Jingwangfu is an exception.

King Jing is the queen mother's own son, the youngest son, the emperor's younger brother, has been silent for so many years, honest, making flowers and plants, and the palace knows what his attitude means, so he has never cared much about him.

Fan Jian has always been good friends with Prince Jing, and it is normal to go to his mansion, on the other hand, with King Jing's xìng personality, he is not afraid of anything at all.

Then one day, Fan Jian entered the palace and had a deep conversation with His Majesty in the imperial study all night, and sincerely confessed his thoughts to His Majesty.

He analyzed from all aspects and thought that it would be more appropriate for him to continue to serve as the head of the household. On this issue, he did not hide anything from the emperor, the so-called love stack, not a love war, in such a seemingly peaceful, but in fact complicated situation, Fan Jian analyzed himself and the court one by one, and advised His Majesty that the will to investigate the household department should be withdrawn, only in this way is the best choice for Qingguo.

This is the way to go, such a virtuous person does not avoid himself, so bright and upright, even the emperor felt a little surprised.

The next day, I heard that Prince Jing also entered the palace, and in the rumors, this ridiculous prince muttered in the Queen Mother's Hanguang Hall for a long time, and finally even quarreled with the Queen Mother's ancestors, as for the content of the quarrel, no one knows.

............ That night, the Queen Mother and the Emperor Xi à watched the excerpt together, in the free time of knocking melon seeds, the Queen Mother told the emperor about King Jing's entry into the palace, the emperor smiled, did not say anything.

The queen mother's meaning is very clear, and Fan Xian's attitude is still the same when he first entered Kyoto, the old Fan family has done so many things for the old Li family, and they can't be treated too badly, and let the old man enter the palace every day to quarrel, this appearance is not very good-looking...... The most important thing is that the ancestor of the Queen Mother knows that his grandsons are only afraid that they are not very good-looking in the affairs of the household department.

Fan Shangshu always thought that the emperor would always care more about face than his courtiers, but he didn't expect that the first one who felt unbearable was the queen mother.

But the effect is pretty much the same.

The next day, the decree came down, although in order to maintain the system of the imperial court, there was no clear revocation of the holy decree of the household department, but under the pretext of the imperial government, the emperor transferred most of the ministers in the joint inventory team back to the original ministry, and there is no doubt that the inventory of the household department will be weakened a lot.

The officials breathed a sigh of relief, the so-called hello, hello, everyone, it's just a muddy court, why do you have to make you live or die?

Everyone also knew in their hearts that the reason why the strength of the palace to check the household department was weakened must be related to the big trouble of King Jing in the palace. Thinking of this, the ministers' hearts couldn't help but feel a little strange.

Fan Mansion and Jingwangfu have been friends for generations, this is a well-known thing in the world, but now it is not the same as rì, since last autumn, there seem to be many problems between the two families, first Fan Xian and the second prince of the war involved the prince of Jing Wang Li Hongcheng, and later Miss Fan was shocked by the world by the Northern Qi national teacher Kuhe as a closed disciple, and the marriage between the two families also came to an end...... But when King Jing entered the palace, could it be that the relationship between the two families had been restored as usual? The civil and military officials sighed, feeling more and more that Fan Jian was a little unfathomable.

However, at the same time, the emperor issued a rather unpredictable personnel appointment - He Zongwei, the imperial historian of the Imperial Inspectorate, was promoted to the imperial history of the left capital and joined the ranks of the household department.

He Zongwei was a famous genius in Kyoto who was as famous as Hou Jichang among the four sons of Fanmen, because he had always been good friends with Guo Baokun and had a relationship with the Ministry of Etiquette, in order to avoid discussions, he postponed the pace of entering the office, and waited until the opportunity of the fifth year of Qingli, but because of the death of his relatives at home, he was forced to abandon the exam.

So this famous genius has never participated in the scientific examination, and in people's hearts, he is indeed a person who is extremely unlucky.

But on the other hand, He Zongwei's luck was very good, he was friendly with the Guo family, met the prince, and became famous in Beijing, and later in the fifth year of Qingli chūn was "coincidentally" involved in the collapse of the former prime minister.

In fact, people know that this is just He Zongwei, who is good at swinging, and stands in line very well, standing on the side of the prince for a while, and standing on the side of Xinyang for a while...... But now it has become the imperial history of the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate!

Such a young person has achieved such an official position, people can't help but be a little dumbfounded, why does His Majesty appreciate this person so much?

In fact, this kind of precedent is not without zài, such as Fan Xian...... Xiao Fan is younger than He Zongwei, a bigger official, more power in his hands, and a greater reputation.

But the problem is that now everyone in the world knows that Lord Xiao Fan is a prince in the dark, and his reputation for civil and military affairs is world-famous, so it is not surprising that he can have his current status, but what is the matter with this He Zongwei?

Some gossipy officials couldn't help but laugh and think, didn't His Majesty find another illegitimate child?

No matter what the officials and the people speculated, but all in all, this talented man from Kyoto who had been hidden in the carriage of the second prince, in the mansion of the eldest princess, and in the study of the Metropolitan Inspectorate, finally officially appeared on the stage of history, and will continue to shine in the next few years.

Young, handsome, talented, positional, and appreciated by His Majesty, at this time, the left capital of Yushi He Zongwei is like a rising sun.

And Fan Xian, who is far away in the south of the Yangtze River...... I'm afraid it's a black hole that will swallow the sun. I'm afraid that no one will believe that last year, Fan Xian once beat this current celebrity in the DPRK into a pig's head with a black fist.

This is He Zongwei's lifelong shame, because he knows that the little Fan who is far away in Jiangnan looks down on himself from the bottom of his bones. But now that His Majesty can afford to look down on himself, then he has to do something for His Majesty.

――――――――――――――――――――――― made His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's anxious situation finally alleviated, but the 400,000 taels of silver still have to find a way to smooth it out, last night the Queen Mother scolded her grandson in the Hanguang Palace, and then told him, Your Majesty Xià is in a bad mood, the imperial grandmother can block it for you this time, it doesn't mean that she can block it for you in the future.

The prince regretted a little, in fact, after Fan Xian entered Beijing in the past two years, he has been doing quite well, honestly, peacefully, even women rarely play, but two years ago, he was indeed a little ridiculous, leaving so many tails, making people grab a lot of them.

Thinking of this, he began to hate the Tobe Shangshu who grabbed his tail tightly and made his tail extremely painful.

Fan's family!

Compared with the second prince who made him extremely resentful in previous years, the crown prince finally determined at this time that in the next few years, his biggest enemy would undoubtedly be the Fan family, whether it was the old one or the small one.

Investigating the affairs of the household department has made the East Palace and the Fan family close to each other, and this time it is the Fan family who has the upper hand, whether the prince is willing to settle the matter peacefully or not, with Fan Jian's intelligence, he naturally knows that if the prince ascends the throne, the Fan family will not have too many good fruits to eat.

The crown prince is not the emperor, and he has no feelings for the old woman who is far away in Shanzhou.

As for Xiao Fan, because of the matter of the Ye family back then, this was an enmity between Dai Tian, and it was impossible for the prince to expect Fan Xian to stand on his side, or even to hope that the other party would not oppose him on the issue of succeeding to the throne.

Now that the main contradiction has been established, the rest of the contradictions are secondary contradictions, and all the unhappiness of the past is something that can be waved away at will.

So when his cronies came to the second prince to invite him to get together on the Liujing River, the prince was slightly hesitant and agreed to this proposal.

He sneered, knowing that his second brother also knew that if he wanted to deal with Fan Xian, his own strength alone was far from enough. There is only one chair, whether it is the prince's or the second's, everyone can show the dagger afterwards and grab it again, but at present, at least ensure that this chair will not fall under the third child's ass.

In the current situation, the two sons of the emperor must abandon their previous suspicions, unite, and unite a force that can be united in order to defeat the perverted wild species far away in the south of the Yangtze River.

On the Liujing River, chūn is as thick as a woman's eye wave, gradually becoming more and more enthusiastic, as if summer is coming.

On a flower boat, the crown prince and the second highness drank and enjoyed the scenery, and it seemed that there had been no unhappiness between the two of them over the years.

The second prince took the initiative to stretch out his hand, so he naturally had to express his position first, and he first apologized for the disgraceful fall of Yan Xingshu, the secretary of the criminal department, in the investigation of the household department.

Of course, it is not very clear that although the prince can be an idiot sometimes, most of the time he is still a smart man, and it only takes a little bit to become it.

The prince also sighed, and said that after Fan Xian entered Beijing, he suppressed him a little less.

The two brothers glanced at each other, and they both saw the faint worry and helplessness in each other's hearts.

The power in Fan Xian's hands is too great, and the old guys standing behind him are too powerful, and more importantly, it seems that there are some people in the palace who are falling to him now.

Li Chengping, Xiao San has been following Fan Xian's side, what does his father mean by this arrangement?

The crown prince and the second prince fell into silence at the same time.

In the end, the second prince slowly spoke, and laughed softly: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, I heard that Fan Xian opened a branch of Baoyue Building in Suzhou, and there are two girls in it who are very famous, one is a little girl who snatched it from Hongcheng's hand, and the other is a little interesting, I heard that it is...... A slave girl in the Emperor's Brother's Mansion. ”

The crown prince lowered his eyes, gritted his teeth, and snorted coldly: "Our eldest brother, in the imperial study that day, wasn't he also talking for Fan Xian? It seems that he is really a little afraid of the eldest princess from Northern Qi...... Second brother, you have been friends with your eldest brother since childhood, why didn't you see that he was a poop ear?"

The second prince raised his eyebrows and smiled, hehehe, and did not continue to say anything.

At that time, the warm breeze on the river was blowing gently, the flower boat was swimming slowly, and the willow branches on the bank could not bear the gradually hot weather, hoping that the rain that had stopped in the morning would fall again.

The two people by the window of the boat had gentle expressions, but in fact, they had their own ghosts, but they had to sit together to discuss things.

"He Zongwei will continue to check the household department. The second prince smiled and said, "Please rest assured, he is measured." ”

The crown prince snorted coldly, including the Ministry of Rites, including He Zongwei, these people were actually close to the East Palace at first, but later they were all pulled over by the eldest princess and the second prince, and now He Zongwei has gained a firm foothold in the court, so how can the prince not hate?

He said coldly: "Don't forget, He Zongwei is a popular and famous, but he is an authentic slave with three surnames, now he is on your side, who knows how he will stand after rì?"

The second prince looked at the deep chūn scene outside the boat, sighed and said, "Don't worry, he won't throw himself to Fan Xian's side." ”

"But with his current position," said the prince, "it seems that there is no need to continue to stay under your door......" he said mockingly: "In the final analysis, this position was given to him by his father." ”

The second prince was slightly stunned, knowing that what the prince said had a taste, but he was also lazy to refute, and said with a smile: "It is inconvenient for him to come today, it is precisely because of the reason you said that since he is already a courtier, of course he must pay attention to keeping a distance from us." ”

"Still. The second prince turned to look at the crown prince, his face was still a harmless and gentle smile, but there was a trace of disgust in his heart, for this guy he had always looked down on, but now he was forced to join hands, and his heart was also a little uncomfortable.

"I invite Your Highness to come today, because someone wants to see you. ”

The prince was stunned for a moment, frowned and said, "Who has such a big shelf, and dares to call this palace to come to see him." ”

............ "Shouldn't I do it too?"

There was a gentle, clear and seductive beautiful woman's voice in the back compartment, and as soon as this voice came out, it seemed to immediately cover the beautiful natural sound of the wind blowing the river willows and the birds flying lightly, which was extremely beautiful.

The prince's face changed, a complicated emotion flashed in his eyes, he was stunned, and only after a while did he slowly stand up, salute the back compartment, and laughed at himself: "After my aunt entered the palace, I haven't seen Cheng Qian, and Cheng Qian thought that my aunt was not happy to see me. ”

The eldest princess Li Yunrui lifted the bead curtain and walked out slowly, looking at the prince with a smile.

The prince was nervous for no reason, and he didn't dare to look directly at the beautiful face that was not like a mortal.

............ "This time the household incident, it seems that we have all been fooled. The eldest princess Li Yunrui showed a slight tiredness on her face, but she couldn't hide her brilliance, and suddenly she laughed and said: "My son-in-law, it's really interesting, set up a bureau for us to drill, fortunately, Prince Jing made a fuss, otherwise things would have made a big fuss, and we couldn't catch the evidence that the household department had stolen the national funds to the south of the Yangtze River, and it was really difficult to explain to the Manchu Dynasty civil and military." ”

The silver of the household department has been turned around in Jiangnan, and it has already returned, so naturally it can't find anything, although some silver taels are still left in the money village in Jiangnan, but the amount is not large, and there is no loophole in Fan Jian's hands.

The prince looked at his nose and his nose, and said softly: "Please also ask my aunt for advice." ”

"I'm just here for tea. The eldest princess smiled and said, "You are ...... after all Brother, you can spread out everything and say it, don't let outsiders see the joke. ”

When she said the word "brother", she focused on biting the tip of her tongue on the word "brother" and accentuated her tone, although it was a point, but there was no reason to reveal a trace of temptation.

The prince said in a trembling voice: "But if the household department can't catch the handle, Fan Xian is a person...... There is no loophole to catch, so we can only wait for him to cultivate his wings in Jiangnan, and if he returns to Beijing after that?"

"Naturally, the household department wants to check. The eldest princess's watery eyes stared at the prince's face, and said with a smile: "Brother Emperor takes a step back for the time being, and he must take a big step forward after rì, this His Highness doesn't have to worry, as for my son-in-law, you don't have to worry...... An Zhi, this person, it seems that oil and salt do not enter, but in fact...... It's easy to deal with him. ”

The crown prince and the second prince were stunned, thinking to themselves, where to start? People like Fan Xian, it's not easy to stink him, it's even more difficult to bring him down, it can't be eliminated from the jīng god, and it's even more difficult to eliminate from the **, why is the eldest princess so indifferent?

"My son-in-law. The eldest princess said gently: "It seems ruthless, but in fact...... The Tao is ruthless but affectionate. ”

After the end of the secret meeting on the Liujing River in the ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――, the second prince boarded the carriage under the escort of the eight generals, and went directly back to the mansion in the north city of Kyoto.

The second prince has been crowned king for many years, and now he has been married for several months, and his relationship with the princess has always been excellent, and there have been no bad rumors.

The princess's surname is Ye Ling'er.

In the bedroom, Ye Linger put on a thin lapse jacket for her husband, and in the past, she had a cheerful face with a faint sorrow.

The second prince turned around and looked at her, apologized a little in his heart, held her slightly cool hands, and comforted: "What do you want?"

"Today's ......" Ye Ling'er bit her lower lip, a trace of struggle flashed in her eyes as bright as jade, and she finally mustered up the courage to speak: "Where did you go?"

The second prince lowered his head and was silent for a moment, and replied very directly: "I went to Liujinghe to meet my aunt and His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Ye Ling'er felt a wave of warmth in her heart, as if it was such a big thing, since the second prince didn't hide it from himself, he really regarded himself as a caring person, and couldn't help but persuade: "Why bother?

After a few months of marriage, the second prince was gentle and considerate, and there was no domineering and shameless aspect of the royal family, on the one hand, because Ye Ling'er's background behind him was also extremely deep, and on the other hand, it was indeed because he had some affection for Ye Ling'er.

Qingguo's young generation has actually grown up in one place since childhood, such as Wan'er, such as these princes, such as Ye Ling'er and Miss Fan's family, the difference between the royal family and several henchmen is not obvious.

The second prince knew that his wife was thinking about himself, so he couldn't help but sigh and said, "There are many things that we can't help ourselves. ”

Ye Ling'er looked at him in a daze, and suddenly said, "In the past, it was His Majesty who pushed you out, but now, ...... Master, Fan Xian has already taken your place, why do you want to participate?"

The second prince sighed again, and after a long calm, he said: "If it is really as you said, my historical mission has been completed, and I really should not be involved in these things, but you should not forget." ”

He sneered slightly and said: "The master you talked about, the most famous Xiao Fan in our Daqing Dynasty, is actually ...... is the most vindictive character. ”

Ye Ling'er frowned slightly, and said sadly: "What kind of hatred can't be resolved?

Although the second prince secretly laughed at his wife's childishness, he was also lightly moved, hugged her into his arms, and comforted: "There is a lot of hatred between men, which cannot be solved by the friendship between the boudoirs. ”

He didn't explain in detail, but he knew that his hatred with Fan Xian was difficult to unravel, the few guards who died on Niulan Street, the matter of Baoyuelou, those dead jì girls, and many, many more, Fan Xian put the account on himself. Actually, this is also a thing that the second prince doesn't understand very much, obviously it's just that some unimportant subordinates have died, why does Fan Xian have such a big hatred for himself?

In order to protect himself, he must have power. Of course, the most crucial reason is ...... The second prince is still unwilling.

All the people are unwilling, but few people know the good intentions of Fan Xian in the far south of the Yangtze River.