In the end, how to reward the empress still has to think about weighing it, so this matter will be pressed for the time being, and it will be discussed later.

Next is the complicated political and military affairs, and the atmosphere above the court has not been happy and optimistic for too long because of Li Yi's punishment and Xu Zhengye's retreat to Jiangning.

Judging from the pieces handed here and there, the situation is getting worse and worse.

Although there has not been such a catastrophe as Xu Zhengye for the time being, the embankment of thousands of miles collapsed in the anthill, not to mention that the inside of this "embankment" is no longer solid and solid, especially after the sage stretched out his sword to the Pei family, the Changsun family and other families.

The backlash brought about by such measures has begun to emerge on the bright side.

The people's hearts were shaken, and the government decree was blocked...... The crusade is endless.

The empress made many countermeasures to this, and she was cautious and diligent, but in this caution she began to become more and more suspicious.

She had to be suspicious.

When Wei Shuyi returned to Beijing yesterday, he told her that "Li Yi plotted rebellion, and someone had written to remind and instigate him, and the letter stated that the saint wanted to use He Wei as the new commander to replace Li Yi, so Li Yi was able to set up a situation to kill him in advance".

and Chang Suining's suspicion of King Rong's Mansion.

And regardless of whether the mastermind behind this matter is Rong Wangfu or not, it can be concluded at the moment that there is a female cadre by her side.

When the grain and grass transported to Shouzhou was robbed by the Xu army, the empress was already suspicious, suspecting that someone had leaked the route of grain and grass transportation.

She tried to make an inventory and replaced a group of people, but now it seems that ...... The real suspicious person has not been identified.

Therefore, she will continue to investigate and continue to search.

At this moment, the empress looked at the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, listened to those voices that were very different, and gradually felt that few people were truly credible.

The dragon chair she sat on seemed to be high and majestic, but it was like being placed on the ice, on the edge of the cliff, and she held the imperial power in her hands, but at the same time she was driven by this power, and she did not dare to be careless, and did not dare to give true trust to anyone.

This was the supreme power she had willingly exchanged for everything she had, but she gradually realized that it was more difficult to keep it for a long time than to get it.

Because there were too many matters and too mixed disagreements, this early dynasty lasted until near noon, which has been the norm for several months.

Rao was like this, and the Holy Book Emperor still summoned all the ministers to the Ganlu Hall to continue the discussion.

Yao Yi was not left behind, and Dali Temple still had a lot of official business that he needed to take care of.

He followed many officials out of the main hall, and saw that most of them had tired looks on their faces.

Of course, Mrs. Chu is also very tired, and at this moment, there are two civil officials supporting the old lady on the left and right, and several other officials are accompanying him, caring about his body.

Most of these are Mrs. Chu's protégés, and they all call him a teacher.

「…… Why should the teacher be angry with those people for the sake of a girl's reward?"

"Yes, teacher, I'm waiting for ......."

"The spring science examination is imminent, and the teacher is already very tired, so why bother to be angry about trivial things, if you are angry, it is not worth it."

"A girl with a foreign surname is okay to give the county lord, and the county lord also has a high-grade food, which can be regarded as a generous reward......

Mrs. Chu's face sank when she heard this, and she shook off the official's support, and said angrily: "Since it is so good to be the county lord, then you take off this official uniform and put on a skirt, and go to receive this generous reward, when I need to be friendly again in Dasheng in the future, you remember to be the first one, and then thank Long Enhao!"

......The official was stunned when he heard this, opened his mouth, and said with a smile: "The student is a Jinshi, and he should serve the community with his own talents......

Mrs. Chu's anger did not decrease: "Do you also know that being the county lord is yielding? Is it a waste of talent? Can you serve the community? Why can't other girls repay? She can go into battle to kill the enemy, and she can protect the people of the next state, so you can kill it too!"

The official's face turned red for a while, and he hurriedly waved his hand to apologize: "Teacher's anger...... It's the student who lost his word."

The officials who had been scolded by Mrs. Chu in the court, passing by here, saw this scene, and suddenly their hearts were much more balanced.

Although the old lady has a poisonous mouth, he scolds everyone equally.

Mrs. Chu shook off the other protégé who was holding him away.

The official looked dazed, he didn't dare to say a word.

「…… Not a word to hear! It's annoying to listen to! Don't follow me!"

Mrs. Chu threw away his sleeves, leaving a group of protégés looking at each other, staring at each other with big eyes, and finally only turned into a sigh.

A group of people walked together, and only then did they name the scolded official and said, "Today's teacher's tone seems to be particularly unpleasant...... Why is the word "county lord" so obstructive to the teacher's eyes?"

He thought about it carefully, and the teacher suddenly started to go crazy in the face today...... No, it's because I heard the words that the Chang family girl will be named the county lord.

Although I don't quite understand the reason, it seems that the word "county lord" is a key word that triggers the teacher's scolding, and it must not be mentioned in the future.

An official said, "The teacher has always cherished talents, and I think he really recognized the talent of this Chang family girl...... Don't you know that the teacher has to go to the Tai Tower once every ten years to see the picture of the mountains and forests and tigers?"

"Speaking of which, this Chang family girl is really extraordinary, Wen Ke is famous for her paintings, and Wu can go to the battlefield to kill the thief head...... someone sighed: "It is indeed a very talent."

The official who had not spoken all this time seemed to suddenly understand something when he heard this.

He suddenly sighed: "Such an extraordinary talent, there was a ...... in the past."

And they all looked at him, and did not know who he was talking about.

The official sighed again: "His Royal Highness the First Prince."

That's the teacher's favorite student.

Perhaps, the teacher is thinking about his students.

The teacher is old and has an irritable temper, and even if he misses it, he won't say that he misses it, but he will only turn into a temper attack.

"His Royal Highness the First Prince...... several officials sighed along: "God is jealous of the great talent......

If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had not died early and rightfully succeeded to the throne, how could there be such a situation now?

Taifu loves talents, but he is extremely picky, many talented people are mediocre in his eyes, and the love of talents that has nowhere to be placed is all given to that student.

How much mercy there is, how unwilling it is.

Taifu's temperament has become more and more moody since then.

……

「…… Willing to be a puppet with others, send to death in vain, and read all the books into the dog's belly! It's white!"

Sitting in the official sedan chair, the moody Mrs. Chu suddenly scolded in the sedan chair.

No one responded to him.

But if she is there, she will definitely have no skin and no face, and she will reply seriously - yes, I am a dog student, and you are a dog teacher.

He could still think of the student's disgusting look when he talked back.

If he can't dodge, the next time she will take advantage of his sleepiness to pull his beard, and say that he will catch lice for him and get his appearance done...... Which house lice will grow in a beard!

The sedan chair was very quiet, Mrs. Chu's old figure was thin and straight, he tilted his head slightly, his eyes gradually became a little foggy, his mouth was still scolding, but his voice was hoarse: "Bai has taught ......."

can't give him a pension to the end, what kind of student is he!

……

The official sedan chair sent Mrs. Chu back to the Ministry of Rites, but the person didn't stay long before he came out again.

It's not that you leave early, it's that you take a vacation.

The name of the leave is very well known to everyone - fighting with others in the morning to exhaustion, dizziness, sore throat, and need to go home to rest.

[The app that has been running stably for many years is comparable to the old version of the book-chasing artifact, which is used by old bookworms.]

Fu had no choice but to wave his hand in annoyance, and asked people to put down the sedan curtain: "Go home!"

Spring is coming soon, and as the biggest examiner, if he gets together with these individual students and is used by someone with a heart to make a fuss, it will cause trouble.

He wasn't afraid of trouble, but these people couldn't afford it.

Guozijian is the same, but it's just going to be a New Year, and the officials haven't had a holiday yet, so students should be more diligent in studying, what kind of vacation is it?

He can't even see it!

Thinking of this, I thought that the girl didn't paint a picture for him in the end, and I felt depressed.

"Words are not true!" Mrs. Chu blurted out, "It's exactly the same!"

After finishing speaking, he was suddenly stunned.

It's all the same wordless and untrustworthy.

The painting is also similar, and the more I look at it, the more similar it becomes.

Nowadays, even going to the battlefield to kill the enemy is ......

"How can it be so similar to ......," Mrs. Chu muttered to herself, "What a strange thing."

……

In just a few days, the success of the Chang family girl has been confirmed by the imperial court, and it has become even more sensational.

Chinese New Year's Eve was approaching, and the imperial court intended to calm the people's hearts, so it tacitly allowed the saying of "bringing stars to the world" appeared in the market.

On this day, the Taifu rested at home, and heard that the children and grandchildren of the family were going to go to the incense to pray for blessings, praying that the gods and Buddhas would bless everything in the coming year, and that the war would subside as soon as possible, and invite him to go with him-

Mrs. Chu frowned: "No, no, no."

What's the use of praying to God for such things? Since the gods regard all beings as equal, why should they favor and favor the world? What kind of war is not war, the gods don't care.

It is only the people of the world who can save the world, not the people of heaven.

And how many stupid people in the world would rather abandon themselves, but also again and again, again and again, three times without exhaustion to save this world under the tiger's mouth, in fire and water.

Some juniors boldly persuaded: "Grandfather, when you celebrate the New Year, you should only be auspicious......

Mrs. Chu was about to say "not going" again, but when the words came to her lips, a nightmare from last night suddenly flashed in her mind.

Or he thinks about it day by day, and in the past few days, he will always dream of the dangerous scene of the girl on the battlefield......

Seeing him twist his eyebrows, the junior laughed dryly, and didn't dare to persuade again: "Since grandfather doesn't want to go out, then ......."

"Who said I didn't want to go out?" Mrs. Chu glared at him, "Let's go."

The young man was stunned for a moment...... Did he even persuade his grandfather?

Such wonders must be written down in the history of his family, and they must be recorded!

……

The Chu family went to Dayun Temple.

Mrs. Chu and his family went to the Daxiong Treasure Hall to make incense, and went to find Wuji alone, wanting to talk about Buddhism with him.

But before the Dharma could be discussed, as soon as the two met, Mrs. Chu saw the monk smile and said, "You are finally here, there is something waiting for you for a long time."

When Mrs. Chu was puzzled, Wu Jue turned around and took out a painting box and handed it to him, making it clear that this was Chang Suining's confession when he left Beijing.

Mrs. Chu's eyelids jumped, and she almost cursed: "...... Why did you hand it over to the old man now?"

This person was his student's former staff, and according to his seniority, he could have slapped the other person in the head!

Wu Jie's face was innocent: "The poor monk is entrusted by others, and he is loyal to people...... At the beginning, I only waited for the Taifu to come to offer incense, and then handed it over......

Mrs. Chu: "What if the old man doesn't come to incense for the rest of his life!"

In the face of the old lady's anger, Wu Ji did not panic at all, and even looked mysterious: "Aren't you here? That's what chance leads to this."

Hearing this, Mrs. Chu no longer quarreled, and left with the painting in her arms.

Wu Jue breathed a sigh of relief.

He admits that he is a noble man who forgets things...... When I saw this old man, I suddenly remembered about painting.

Fortunately, there is also a mysterious Dharma to protect his body and open his wisdom, which is really Amitabha.

Wu Jue recited the Buddha, folded his hands, faced the half-open window, looked in the direction of the south, and prayed in a low voice: "May the gods and Buddhas protect Your Highness and calm down the chaos as soon as possible."

He was not jealous of Qiao Yang's family when he received a letter from His Royal Highness.

It must be known that only people who do not know the truth need His Highness's letter to explain, and he and His Highness are each other's confidants and have their own tacit understanding, what else do they need?

……

As soon as Mrs. Chu got into the carriage back home, she couldn't wait to open the painting box.

He unfolded the painting, and when he was only halfway there, he moved suddenly.

Then, the old man's movements of the painting were faster, and the painting was soon presented in front of his eyes.

It is a picture of a secluded mountain, bamboo and stone.

When he was begging for a painting in Dengtai Tower, he said that he wanted a painting with bamboo and stone, and hang it on the bedside to nourish his nature.

One is that he loves bamboo and stone, and the other is ...... His student was the best at painting Meilan bamboo and stone, and his personal style was very distinct.

At that time, he saw that the tiger picture under the female baby was so similar to his student, so he subconsciously wanted to see if this female baby also painted bamboo and stone, how similar it could be?

Now, he finally saw it.

Mrs. Chu's eyes widened in disbelief, and the hand holding the scroll trembled slightly.

How so?

He began to scramble to examine the frame and details of the painting, trying to determine if it was possible to copy the painting.

Half a day, to no avail.

Huge suspicion and confusion filled his chest, and his ears buzzed, making him feel flustered and confused for no reason.

The old man reluctantly lifted the heavy winter curtain and shouted, "Stop!"

Outside the car, the wind was blowing, mixed with the snow particles that had just begun to fall.

The coachman hurriedly reined in his horse: "Lord Lang?"

Seeing this, several other carriages also stopped, and the juniors of the Chu family got out of the car and surrounded them.

"What's wrong with you, grandfather?"

"What's wrong with my father?"

Looking at those pairs of nervous eyes, Mrs. Chu barely regained a sense of truth for a long time, but through them, she looked at the far south.

"I'm fine......," he explained to his children and grandchildren, and lowered the curtain, "Keep going."

He sat back and picked up the painting again, his fingertips were cold, but he felt that the painting in his hand was extremely hot.

He had never believed in ghosts and gods, and if anyone mentioned it to him, he would scoff at it and be disgusted by it.

But at this moment, he suddenly prayed that there were ghosts and gods in this world.

Even if this is enough to completely collapse the path he has been serving all his life, he is willing to pray for this, hoping that the heavenly gods and Buddhas and ghosts and gods will have the possibility of opening their eyes...... Whoever can return his pupil to him will believe in prostrating himself!

As long as he can give his students back!

……

The snow in Beijing stopped and fell until Chinese New Year's Eve.

The snow in the Northland had stopped, but the snow had not been cleared everywhere.

In this realm of ice and snow, there was a man who rode in front, led a team back, and dismounted outside the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate.

"The Governor is back!"

With the sound of the word, along the way, there were soldiers and officials who came to greet the young man who had been away for half a month and went to personally inspect the defenses in various places.

Accompanied by the others, the young man walked towards the Metropolitan Protectorate and asked, "Is there any letter from the south?"

These were the first words he said after dismounting.