Imperial City, Daming Palace.

It's only less than September, and the autumn leaves haven't fallen yet, but in the Daming Palace, the earth dragon has already burned.

The palace people and the guards, where they walked, sweat was visible on their foreheads.

In the palatial hall, an old man and a young man sit in the hall, with a red catalpa wooden chessboard in the middle, and the two are obviously playing against each other.

The old man has a white face and a sallow face, but he has a momentum that looks at the world, this person is the Emperor Zhao Zhen, and the person who plays against him is his youngest son, King Ning of the Great Qian Dynasty.

Emperor Taishang held the white chess made by Bai Yujing in his right hand, looked at King Ning in front of him for a long time, and said kindly: "Xi'er, why are you absent-minded today, you were not so indecisive in chess in the past. ”

King Ning looked bitter and replied respectfully: "Father, my sons have been busy with official business recently, so I am uncertain, and I ask my father not to be surprised." ”

The Emperor Taishang frowned when he heard this, and asked with concern: "Aren't you in the Ministry of Rites, how can you be busy if you are not a year or a festival?" ”

King Ning's eyes froze, and he was happy in his heart, but his expression remained unchanged, and he replied: "Father, a few days ago, Jia Zhen of Ningguo Mansion was gone, and now it is Jia Yun who inherits Ningguo Mansion, and my father also knows that Jiafu is a relative of the world, and the Ministry of Rites naturally cannot be neglected." ”

Although the title examination of the Great Qian Dynasty is in the management of the Zongren Mansion, it still has to be verified by the Ministry of Rites in the end, and the canonization of jade and the like also needs to be remade, so the Ministry of Rites cannot be idle.

Hearing this, the Emperor frowned, pondered for a moment, and asked, "Jia Yun? But that Jia Yun of the Gong Wei Division? He didn't go to the side branch of the Ningguo Mansion, how could it be his turn to inherit the title, it was just nonsense. ”

King Ning replied solemnly: "Father, there is no one in the Changfang of the Ningguo Mansion, and Jia Yun is the eldest son of the Ningfu Chief, and it is normal to re-enter the house." ”

Emperor Taishang frowned and said, "Remember you said that Jia Yun seems to have been expelled from the clan?" ”

When King Ning heard this, he replied: "Jia Yun was indeed expelled from the clan, but Jia Fu asked Jia Yun to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors and inherit the title. ”

Because of Jiafu's commotion, it added a lot of trouble to the Ministry of Rites.

When the Emperor Taishang heard this, his face suddenly turned ugly, and he was dissatisfied: "This country's mansion has a big business, can't you even find someone who inherits the title, so you have to make a joke?" ”

When King Ning heard this, he looked like he wanted to speak and stopped, and the Emperor Taishang frowned when he saw this: "What is there to say directly." ”

King Ning's face was embarrassed, and he replied after a moment of silence: "Father, Jia Zhen of the Ningguo Mansion originally had a son-in-law named Jia Rong, but Jia Zhen's death was related to it, so he has been imprisoned and will be exiled in the near future, so there is no one in the Ning Mansion to inherit it."

The royal brother was furious because of this incident, and wanted to take away the title of Ningfu, but fortunately his grandmother interceded, so he was extrajudicially gracious, but he said that Jia Zhen could not inherit the title if he had no heirs, and Jia Mansion had no way to let Jia Yun recognize his ancestors and inherit the title. ”

"Bastard, how can such a disobedient and unfilial person be gracious, I don't know what it is, and only that bastard can do it, a virtuous person." Emperor Taishang opened his mouth and scolded, as for who to scold, King Ning knew in his heart.

Hearing this, Emperor Taishang raised his eyes and looked at King Ning, and he already understood in his heart that daring to love Jia Yun was the meaning of Emperor Chongming.

As we all know, Gong Weisi is the guard of the Son of Heaven, and naturally people who are not confidants cannot be in charge, so Jia Yun is a person of Emperor Chongming.

After a moment of silence, the Emperor Taishang said: "That's it, the son inherits his father, but he can't find fault." ”

King Ning was stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect the Emperor Taishang to accept it so easily, didn't he know what Jia Yun meant by attacking the lord?

Jia Yun's attack on the lord, its meaning is obvious, Jia Fu is the head of the army, although it has been lonely in recent years, but it has a lot of influence in the army.

Not only that, most of the nobles in Beijing are headed by the Jia family, such as today's henchmen inherit the title of Ningfu and are also the patriarch of the Jia family, which does not mean that Jiafu has taken refuge in Emperor Chongming.

Although the nobles in Beijing are close to the emperor, the emperor's health is not very optimistic, and he has ignored the affairs outside the palace all the year round.

Jia Yun Chengjue, it is inevitable to arouse other people's thoughts, after all, these nobles are only for the benefit of the family, with Jia Yun in front, they also have to think carefully, this is not a good thing for King Ning.

Emperor Taishang saw King Ning's uneasiness and said, "Jia Yun is just a yellow-mouthed child, and he can't afford the blessings of the Guogong Mansion. ”

When King Ning heard what the Emperor Taishang said, he immediately felt at ease, as long as his father's attitude remained unchanged, the rest would not be so important.

"Erchen knows." King Ning nodded in response, and immediately continued to play against the Emperor.....

At this moment, a "man" wearing a royal blue silk shirt walked into the hall, gently shaking the folding fan, unable to hide a graceful and luxurious atmosphere.

The "man" is handsome and abnormal, his eyes are black and white, blazing, and the white jade is the handle of the folding fan in his hand, and the hand holding the handle of the fan is so white that there is no difference between the handle of the fan.

The "man" stepped forward and knelt down in front of the Emperor Taishang and said, "Xi'er greets the Emperor." ”

Emperor Taishang smiled and said, "Little Sixteen is here, come here." ”

"Yes."

After speaking, the handsome "man" sat down against the emperor, looked at King Ning in front of him, and the "man" greeted: "I have seen the fourteenth brother." ”

King Ning looked at the "man" in front of him, and his heart became more and more bitter.

This "man" is not an outsider, it is the young daughter of Emperor Taishang, the sister of King Ning's mother, Princess Zhao Xi --- Leping.

Zhao Xi has been following the Emperor since he was a child, and he is very favored, and he made an exception to be named a princess at the age of eight, which was trained by the Emperor Taishang, perhaps it is the case that Zhao Xi has a strong temperament, and often considers himself a "man", and has done a lot of "deviant" things, and his brother has no way to do this.

After pondering for a moment, King Ning finally couldn't help but speak: "Xi'er, don't mess around, look at you like this, where do you still look like a daughter." ”

Zhao Xi didn't care, and muttered: "The palace is boring, casually stubborn and not worth a big deal, my father doesn't blame me, what are you anxious about." ”

After speaking, Zhao Xi turned his head and said to the Emperor Taishang: "Father, Xi'er will give you a beating on the back." ”

Immediately, Zhao Xi put down the folding fan in his hand, got up and walked behind the Emperor Taishang, and helped the Emperor Taishang hammer his back.

The Emperor Taishang glanced at her with a smile, and said angrily: "You will be clever and behaved, your brother is right, now that you are older, you can't mess around." ”

Seeing that the Emperor Taishang also "disciplined" her, Zhao Xi stomped his feet and said, "Xi'er didn't mess around." ”

The voice was aggrieved, and the Emperor Taishang softened his temperament when he heard it, and let Zhao Xi help him beat his back and rub his shoulders.

King Ning looked envious when he saw this, after all, the Emperor Taishang really favored Zhao Xi, and he was reluctant to even reprimand.

At this time, Zhao Xi saw that the emperor seemed to be in a good mood, his beautiful eyes turned, and he said tentatively: "Father, when will the son's servant be found, say it first, the father has promised, the son's minister must palm his eyes first, and if he is not a good son, don't want it." ”

The Emperor Taishang couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth when he heard this, and frowned, but in the end, it was his daughter's family, and there was no big deal, so the Emperor Taishang didn't say much, and said helplessly: "Since I have answered you, I will not break my promise, but I can't mess around." ”

Zhao Xi's eyes lit up when he heard this, and his heart couldn't help but be eager.......

King Ning was also helpless at this time, since the emperor had responded, he had nothing to say.....

After a long time, only the Emperor Taishang was left in the palace to sit in the hall, and the chess pieces on the chessboard were all withdrawn from the chess box one by one.

After taking a pill handed over by the chamberlain, the emperor's eyes flashed at this time, and he picked up the chess pieces from the chess box on the side and fiddled with them...........