Although Yan Shu was demoted, in exchange for the partial return of Empress Dowager Liu, Zhao Zhen had more rights to do what he wanted to do.

He acted steadily step by step, suppressing the political power of the Empress Dowager Liu E in the court and cultivating his loyal ministers.

is not impatient or impatient, showing the stability and courage that a generation of emperors should have.

In March, the official Zhao Zhen interviewed the Chongzheng Palace to select the new science and technology jinshi to select the pillars of the country.

In April, in the name of the official birthday Qianyuan Festival, the world was amnesty, exempting the people of the world from the taxes owed over the years, and promoting agriculture and mulberry farming and weaving.

In June, Zhao Zhen personally visited the Wuju Riding Shooting Range, pointed at the martial champion, and gave the golden sword.

In August, Zhao Zhen personally supervised the construction of water conservancy, the control of floods in the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, and guided the dredging of the Bianhe River.

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Zhao Zhen deployed his own forces, and Prime Minister Ding Wei also used the power in his hands to maneuver between the Queen Mother and the official family.

He has been the capital for many years, and the official relationships he has made in private are intertwined, and they cannot be sorted out one day.

He wanted to take advantage of the struggle between the queen mother and the official family, overthrow the emperor and the queen mother, and monopolize power, but it is a pity that the queen mother Liu E is a smart person, and she has never given power easily to others for many years.

Now that the official family is getting bigger and bigger, his life is becoming more and more difficult.

On this day, Zhao Zhen and Ye Pei changed into two literati clothes and went out of the palace. They followed Chen Zhongyi, followed by two guards, and walked to the southeast of the city, from Panlou East Street downstairs in the east corner.

I saw that there were shops on both sides of Panlou East Street, buying and selling calligraphy, paintings, texts, and playing rhino jade, etc., which was also very lively.

Ye Pei and Zhao Zhen were one after another, wandering aimlessly. Ye Pei entered a calligraphy and painting shop, took a fancy to a painting, and looked at it carefully with appreciation.

The shopkeeper of the painting shop saw that Zhao Zhen and Ye Pei were dressed extraordinarily, and they must be the sons of rich families, so they warmly greeted and introduced: "The son is really discerning!" This is Gu Kaizhi's "Female History Map" of the Eastern Jin Dynasty! ”

Ye Pei didn't know how to paint, but he just felt that the painting was good and appreciated it carefully, and when he heard that the shopkeeper said that it was the work of Gu Kaizhi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, he nodded frequently: "Oh, I see, it's really a boutique." ”

When the shopkeeper heard Ye Pei's words, he knew that she didn't know how to paint, and he was even more full of nonsense: "Yes! Son. If you look at the color and brushwork of this work, it is indeed a treasure among treasures!

It is not easy to spread from the Eastern Jin Dynasty to our dynasty, and only a noble son like you can see the truth. I see that the son knows the goods, which one is in your house? I'll let the guy send it to you? ”

Ye Pei was just about to reply, but Zhao Zhen pulled Ye Pei's robe sleeve, pulled her aside, and whispered: "Pei'er has heard of Gu Kaizhi's "Female History Map"? ”

"Naturally, I have heard of it, how can I not know such a famous painting? It was an eye-opener for me to see the real thing today. I want to buy it and fill up your Baowen Pavilion! ”

When Zhao Zhen heard this, he couldn't help but cover his mouth and smile: "Pei'er, you really don't know how to draw." Do you know that Gu Kaizhi created this illustrated picture scroll based on Zhang Hua's "Women's History", and there are twelve original works. ”

Ye Pei couldn't help but interject: "There are only two in the store now, which should have been lost for a long time." ”

Zhao Zhen smiled even more: "Where is it lost for a long time?" These are clearly two facsimiles! ”

"How so?"

"Gu Kaizhi's original works are ink and color on silk, and these two are ink on paper, aren't they copies of this dynasty?"

"Oh?" Ye Pei secretly glanced at this work again, and sure enough, it was ink on paper, and it seemed that he had indeed been deceived.

But she still insisted stiffly: "Even if it is a fake, I look at his painting "Feng Yuan as a Bear", the characters are vivid and the images are realistic, you see, the ferocity of the bear, the timidity of other palace people, and the bravery of Feng Jieyu are all presented vividly, and it is also a good painting!" ”

"Then what is the allusion to "Feng Yuan as a Bear"?"

Ye Pei said with a serious face: "I naturally know that 'Feng Yuan is a bear' is from the Book of Han." Legend has it that when Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Yuan and the harem watched the tiger circle fighting beasts, and a bear escaped from the tiger circle, and he was going to the temple to hurt people when he crossed the railing.

The nobles and Zhaoyi on the left and right were all scared away, only Feng Jieyu was not afraid of danger, and resolutely stood in front of Xiong to prevent Xiong from harming Emperor Han Yuan. The left and right guards quickly killed the bear.

Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty asked Feng Jieyu: 'Everyone else is scared away, why are you so brave in front of the bear?' ’

Feng Jieyu said: "Although I am afraid, I am even more afraid that the beast will hurt Your Majesty, and the concubine is incompetent, so I can only block it with my body." ’

Emperor Yuan was very moved when he heard this, and named her Zhaoyi, Feng Yuan, who was later the Empress Dowager of Xindu. ”

Zhao Zhen smiled evilly and said, "Well, the story is well told. This Feng Yuan's matter of blocking the bear savior is the same as the story of Ye Jieyu blocking the sword for the official family in this dynasty! ”

Ye Pei blushed for a while, and said angrily: "Sixth brother, you are necrotic!" ”

Zhao Zhen laughed and asked, "Does Pei'er really like this painting?" If you like it, I'll buy it for you! ”

Zhao Zhen asked the shopkeeper: "What is the price of your "Female History Picture"? ”

The shopkeeper didn't know that the other party had already seen that it was a fake, and he touted it, "Childe knows, these two paintings are the treasures of the store, I didn't want to sell them, but I see that the two sons have a relationship with this painting, and I cut the meat and ......sell it cheaply."

Chen Zhongyi interrupted him and said hatefully: "Don't say so much, you just make an offer!" ”

The shopkeeper deliberately opened a high price, gritted his teeth and said, "Ten taels of gold!" ”

"So expensive?!" Chen Zhongyi was speechless.

Zhao Zhen said: "You ordered the guards to go back and fetch it for him!" ”

Chen Zhongyi didn't dare to say anything more, and said to the shopkeeper: "My master has agreed to buy your painting, and he will send someone over to take the money and take it away, don't sell it to others!" ”

The shopkeeper of the painting shop laughed so hard that his jaw almost dropped, "Yes, yes, how dare the villain sell it separately, I will definitely put it away and wait for the nobleman to come and pick up the painting." ”

At the same time, he thought to himself: In addition to a wronged leader like you, where else can I find a second person with such a high price? Haha, I really made a lot of money today, I knew that I should have asked for it higher, maybe the two of them would agree.

Regardless of what the shopkeeper thought in his heart, Zhao Zhen and Ye Pei left the store early.

On the way, Zhao Zhen pretended to groan, frowned and said to Ye Pei: "Pei'er, you can't run a family like this, and you will be the mother of the country in the future, won't all the treasury of my dynasty be lost by you?" ”

Seeing Zhao Zhen's serious and worried look, Ye Pei was angry and laughed, ignored his sleeves, and walked straight forward.

Zhao Zhen chased after him with a smile, he wanted to hold Ye Pei's hand, but he didn't want Ye Pei to jump far away in a few "Qiankun steps".

Before Zhao Zhen could understand what was going on, he saw that Ye Pei had already stopped in front of the two people who looked like vendors.

Zhao Zhen hurriedly chased after him, only to hear Ye Pei ask, "How long have you been following us?" ”

Zhao Zhen immediately saw that these were two chamberlains dressed up.

Seeing that their identities had been revealed, they bowed down and said, "Please forgive the officials and county lords, we can't make big salutes outside." Weichen did not have malicious intentions, but the queen mother was worried about the safety of the official family and the county lord, so she sent ministers and others to escort her! ”

Ye Pei snorted and said hatefully: "We still need you two waste escorts!" How do your martial arts compare to the 'Yin and Yang Twin Evils'? ”

When the two of them heard the "yin and yang", they were too frightened to speak.

"'Yin and Yang Shuangsha' is not my opponent, the two of you should go back to the palace early to restore your life, and I and the official family will go to Sui Di to see the smoke willows, what should you be guilty of following and destroying our Youxing?"

"Weichen doesn't dare!" Both chamberlains bowed their heads. They know that the Queen Mother is getting old year by year, but the official family is getting older and older year by year, and one day the official family will be in charge of the government, and as the Queen Mother's eyeliner to monitor the official family, there will naturally be no good fruit to eat. Therefore, I can't help but feel uneasy.

Ye Pei's face turned from gloomy to sunny again, and said: "I know that the two of you are also involuntarily, some things can be dealt with on errands, why make everyone unable to get off the stage?" We're just out to play, and we won't do anything to damage the royal face, so let's go back after a stroll, right? ”

Saying that, Ye Pei followed the example of Senior Brother Lu Chang, took out some loose silver from his purse, and handed it to the two of them, "I will invite you two to drink these coins!" ”

The two chamberlains didn't dare to take the money and looked up at the official Zhao Zhen. Zhao Zhen instructed: "What Lord Ye means is what I mean, what she rewarded you, you can take it, know what to say when you go back, what to do best!" ”

Only then did the two chamberlains dare to take the money, and said with great gratitude: "Thank you to the official family, thank you to the county lord Ye, the villains know what to do, and the villains will retreat!" ”

Seeing that the two attendants walked away, Ye Pei pursed his lips and smiled with Zhao Zhen in tacit understanding.

Of course, this chamberlain didn't dare to return to the palace, so he only walked around a few more times under the east corner tower before walking back to Ouchi to resume his life. What the Queen Mother Liu E learned was that today, the official family and Lord Ye went out of the palace privately and bought a fake painting back.

Seeing that no one was following, Zhao Zhen and Ye Peicai walked to the real destination of their trip, a secluded courtyard in the west of the city. Chen Zhongyi and others waited outside the door, and the little waiter who opened the door led Zhao Zhen and Ye Pei in.

Ye Pei came in to look at this courtyard, and saw that it was very chic, facing a stone shadow wall of Taihu Lake, and there were more than a dozen koi fish in the goldfish pond behind it.

In the middle of the yard, there are two Longhua streams, planted with various flowers and trees such as peonies, moon seasons, and hibiscus. The surrounding houses are gray bricks and green tiles, surrounded by Xiangfei bamboo, simple and chic, quiet and noble.

In the middle of the flower hall with a large door was arranged, a lyre with a broken belly, and a young man who looked like a scribe was playing the lyre.

And the piece he played at this time was "Guangling San" made by Ji Kang, one of the "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest", the sound of the piano is melodious and pure, giving people an incomparably high and unworldly feeling.

Behind him was a table with the four treasures of the study, and a piece of Chengxintang paper was spread out, on which were written a few ink-colored words. There is a wolf hair on the pen mountain, which seems to have just been brewing.