Emperor Sacred Book ordered Zhongshu Province to prepare an edict to show the joy of the sacred heart, and sent it to Tuyuhun with gifts such as cloth and jade, and gave the name Murong Shouping to the new prince of Tuyuhun, who had just been born and had the bloodline of the Dasheng Ming family.

"Princess Gu'an did not live up to my expectations, and gave birth to a prince with my Dasheng blood for Tuyuhun." In the Ganlu Hall, in the study, the Holy Book Emperor said with a slight smile.

Most of the officials who were left to deliberate have retreated, and at this moment, only Ma Xingzhou, the secretary of the Zhongshu Order, remains.

Ma Xingzhou raised his hand and saluted: "This is a happy event, and you should congratulate Your Majesty." ”

The smile on the face of the Holy Book Emperor deepened slightly, and he asked casually: "Speaking of which, the princess of King Rong and Li Lu have been married for more than a year, I wonder if there is good news coming back now?" ”

Ma Xingzhou mentioned slightly in his heart, bowed down and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, not yet." ”

For more than a year, Ma Wan has not been able to get pregnant, but for the Ma family, this is not a blessing.

Ma Wan's family affair was carried by the emperor's expectations, but Ma Wan failed to satisfy the emperor...... In the more than a year that she had been in King Rong's Mansion, she had not found any information that could be called useful in the eyes of the emperor.

In Ma Xingzhou's view, this is probably because the Rong Wangfu has long been wary of the granddaughter of his Ma family, although the emperor has not bluntly criticized anything for this, but in such a situation, it is difficult for Ma Xingzhou not to worry, the emperor will have a suspicion of the Ma family, and even suspect that the Ma family may secretly defect to the Rong Palace......

And if Ma Wan is pregnant, there will be a more intuitive binding of interests between the Ma family and the Rong Palace, which will inevitably further aggravate the emperor's suspicions.

Therefore, Ma Xingzhou, who was loyal to the Holy Emperor, had vaguely reminded his granddaughter of this matter in a letter a long time ago, and handed over a prescription with him.

"Li Lu's body has never been too good...... Emperor Sacred Book sighed lightly, then raised his hand and retreated.

That's the time to talk alone.

Ma Xingzhou didn't dare to be careless, and made a solemn and respectful attitude.

"Ma quite knows, now that King Rong's reputation has become ......" There seemed to be a hint of mockery in the majestic tone of the Holy Book Emperor: "He seems to have done nothing, but there are countless people of insight who have thrown him away, and he is growing stronger in 'passivity', and neither I nor the people of the world can find fault with him that is worth mentioning." ”

At the mention of this, Ma Xingzhou's expression was not optimistic.

Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if King Rong himself has no dissenting intentions, but in the long run, the overall situation of the world and the hearts of the people will push him to the center of the whirlpool...... At that time, will he refuse?

And the next moment, the emperor said in an almost determined voice: "Not only that, but there may be an eyeliner who has been secretly loyal to him for many years, and it is very hidden. ”

Ma Xingzhou raised his head slightly: "I don't know what Your Majesty is referring to......"

The Son of Heaven turned his head slightly and looked at the right side of the dragon case, which was empty at the moment.

Ma Xingzhou was slightly shocked: "The saint is suspicious of Yu Chang Waiting? ”

"Yu Zeng was my son's confidant before his death, and he was very loyal to the old, which is one of the reasons why I chose to reuse him." Emperor Saint said slowly: "And everyone in his family is under my control, so under my previous thorough investigation and purge, I have not been able to really suspect him......"

Ma Xingzhou couldn't help asking: "Then this time, why did the sage suspect that Yu Changzhi was involved with King Rong's Mansion?" ”

"I found out that Yu Zeng, who was still a child many years ago, was sold to Beijing through a man before entering the palace, and two of the three children sold by the man in the same batch happened to be sent to the prince's mansion at that time as servants...... Only Yu Zeng was sent to the palace. ”

Ma Xingzhou's eyes were thoughtful, so to speak, before Yu Zeng entered the palace when he was young, two of the children who were sold in the same batch as him entered the Rongwang Mansion to do things?

"Some people, in order to sell at a high price, will send better-looking children to the mansion or ......palace of the powerful," Ma Xingzhou said objectively: "Based on this alone, it seems that it cannot be concluded that Yu Changshi is related to the Rongwang Mansion." ”

And if this speculation is true, doesn't it mean that as early as more than 20 years ago, King Rong, who was still a teenager, had already started to install eyeliner in the palace? The indifferent King Rong in the eyes of the world...... Could it be that he has been doing a drama for more than 20 years?

"This seemingly insignificant coincidence alone is really not enough to confirm anything." The Emperor of the Holy Book said, "In addition to this, I have indeed found no other evidence...... If it weren't for that, I wouldn't have been suspicious of Yu Zeng until now. ”

She was not a dumb person, on the contrary, she admitted that she was suspicious, and in the future, she had to continue to be suspicious-

If an eyeliner that can be easily detected is missing, she has stayed by her side for many years and she has not noticed, then this imperial city has already changed owners.

"I still remember that Cui Jing was assassinated twice, both of which were on the way to act on my secret orders, and among the officials and servants who may know about it, I have purged him several times, but under the retrial, I have not found out the assassin ......" Emperor Sacred Records said: "Among the people I can think of now, there is only one person left with him." ”

"If I change to someone else, I am not afraid of wrongful killing." Between the emperor's majestic eyebrows, there was a hint of sigh: "But now, there are very few credible people around me, Yu Zeng has helped me a lot over the years, Si Gongtai is my second pair of eyes, and I don't want to wronged him." ”

Hearing this, Ma Xingzhou was full of emotions, and just waited for the emperor to continue.

"Therefore, I need Ma Qing to help me confirm the truth of this matter."

Ma Xingzhou, who already had a premonition, knew in his heart that it was time for him to show his loyalty.

He bowed and bowed: "But by the saint's sign—"

"I need Ma Qing to send a letter to Yizhou, and I revealed in the letter that I have become suspicious of Yu Zeng, so that the princess of King Rong will secretly pay attention to explore whether there is any evidence of correspondence between King Rong's mansion and Yu Zeng......

Ma Xingzhou hesitated and said, "Wan'er alone, I'm afraid it's not enough to find out what ......."

"She doesn't need to really find anything." Emperor Sacred Book said: "Just let the Rong Wangfu find out that she is investigating this matter, in other words, I need to borrow the hand of the Rong Wang's concubine to let the Rong Wangfu know, I have already become suspicious of Yu Zeng." ”

If her suspicions were true, and Yu Zeng had really been lurking for so many years, then he must have a lot of secrets of the Rongwang Mansion in his hands.

At such a juncture, no matter how good this chess piece is, King Rong's Mansion will never dare to risk letting Yu Zeng return to Beijing alive, in case she uses Yu's family to blackmail Yu Zeng into revealing the secrets of King Rong's mansion-

Ma Xingzhou's heart was awe-inspiring.

Therefore, the emperor took advantage of the reason of supervising the army to transfer Yu Changzhi out of Beijing, firstly, out of vigilance during the verification period, and secondly, in order to confirm the emperor's suspicions to the Rongwang Mansion......

He couldn't help but say: "If everything is really as His Majesty guessed, the Rong Wangfu tried to kill people and kill people......"

"He's still useful, and I'll do my best to preserve him." The Holy Emperor's tone could not be heard to rise and fall: "If he really can't keep him, it is also his due destination." ”

The spy was originally used to pull it out, whether she pulled it out with her own hands or by the hands of the person behind it, the result was always the same.

She has sent an order to go to Jiangdu, and asked the supervisor Qin and his party to wait in Jiangdu for the return of the anti-Japanese army and the Chang Assassin Shi, and before that, Yu Zeng would stay in Jiangdu.

If Yu Zeng is really King Rong's person, then this trip can be regarded as giving him the last chance to meet with Ah Shang's master and servant, if Ah Shang has the heart to recognize him, perhaps, King Rong will soon learn of Ah Shang's existence......

If Yu Zeng was a traitor, she would no longer have to worry about Ah Shang turning against King Rong.

Ah Shang is the most taboo of betrayal, once he knows that Yu Zeng is the eyeliner that King Rong placed next to Ah Shang in the morning, then, Ah Shang will no longer have the old feelings when he treats King Rong.

And King Rong is now rebellious, and when Ah Shang is unwilling to choose him, he will not be able to tolerate the current Ah Shang.

At that time, Ah Shang will know that the best choice is to return to her.

Therefore, in a sense, she hopes that Yu Zeng is the traitor at this time, and a Yu Zeng, if it can be exchanged for Ah Shang and King Rong There is no possibility of joining forces, it is undoubtedly cost-effective.

The Holy Emperor, as always, carefully calculated the winners and losers in this process.

When Ma Xingzhou left the Manna Temple, it was already dark.

When he returned home, he would write a "family letter" to Wan'er.

The mission of this letter is to "expose the holy will", and with it, Wan'er's position is exposed.

Yes, the Ma family's position has never been a secret, no matter whether there is such a thing or not, the Rongwang Mansion's vigilance against Wan'er will not be reduced by half a point...... But there is always a difference between some window paper, whether the front is pierced or not.

Especially in this current situation, if you are a little careless, if you anger the Rongwang Mansion, whether Wan'er will be in danger of her life is only in the thoughts of those people......

Thinking of his granddaughter's repeated mention of King Rong's benevolent words in her letter, Ma Xingzhou sighed deeply in his heart.

Benevolence, good and evil are of course important, but what is more important than it is the current position of the overall situation.

As early as the moment he decided to let his granddaughter marry into King Rong's mansion, he should have expected today......

It's just that he didn't expect that in just over a year, the situation would evolve so quickly......

Perhaps all this has been rehearsed a long time ago, driven by one incident after another and frequent natural disasters, it has finally evolved from the personal dissatisfaction and suffering of the people to the disaster of the entire dynasty.

And as a close minister of the Son of Heaven, he has no choice.

In the cold wind, Ma Xingzhou, who was his grandfather, suppressed the unbearable color in his eyes.

This year, destined to spend in my heart, it is far more than the Ma Xiangfu family.

Tan Li's parents at home are also talking about their son who traveled far away.

"An envoy to a nation, an envoy to a foreign nation...... This is an errand for the glory of the ancestors, and others can't even ask for it. ”

"But it's also very dangerous...... Tan Mu worriedly: "I thought that I was just a civil official, and it was better than fighting with my life like a military general...... But how can it be so worrying now? ”

"Don't look at what kind of world ...... now" Father Tan couldn't help but sigh: "What generals, civil officials, and ordinary people are all boiling in the same pot, how many can sleep peacefully." ”

"It's still hot in the pot." Mother Tan rubbed the needle on the sideburns, and while sewing and mending the clothes in her hands, she said: "It's a pity that it's freezing this day, where can I stand it when I go to the northeast...... I heard that you can't touch your ears outside, and if you touch them, they will fall off. ”

They are from the Southlands, and Tan Li is the most afraid of the cold.

"Really?" When Father Tan heard it for the first time, he was immediately very uneasy: "Then when our son comes back, can he still keep his ears?" He doesn't freeze! If he has no ears, is he still allowed to be an official? ”

"How do I know ......"

is also worried about Tan Li, as well as Zhan Shilang.

The envoy to Dongluo this time, including Song Xian and Tan Li, was a total of five Jinshi.

Zhan Shilang was glad at first, but this time it was not him who brought Miao Miao, and he was replaced by Wei Shilang from Menxia Province.

However, this batch of seedlings has grown a lot, and it is much easier to bring than at the beginning.

More than half a year is not a long time, in other words, in the past, the officials who have just joined the government have just figured out a little bit of officialdom, and it is not their turn to be assigned important positions.

But this group of Jinshi is different, they have opportunities that no one has ever had before, and they also bear the hardships brought by this opportunity. The national situation at stake, forcing them to quickly fade away from the innocence of the literati.

At this moment, Zhan Shilang suddenly understood the feeling when he took Song Xian and others to Luoyang for disaster relief, and the teacher told him to "bring back all the seedlings and seedlings".

Speaking of the teacher, it was cold recently, and the sage exempted the teacher from the morning court, and he hadn't seen the teacher for a few days.

I haven't been scolded by the teacher for a long time, and my head is a little itchy......

Hey, this year, the officials of the Beijing division want to seal the annual holiday, but fortunately, it is still early to go down today, and the itchy Zhan Shilang has a total of them, so the sedan chair man changed the way and went to Chu Shangshu's mansion.

When I went, I realized that he was not the only one with an itchy head, and Qiao Sacrificial Wine was also there.

Oh, count the days, the country has begun to take New Year's leave...... Teaching is easy, and Zhan Shilang couldn't help but blush a little.

There is nothing to do in the Qiao Festival wine on vacation, and although the winter ice fishing is interesting, it can be done once every three days, and there is more sin.

In the rest of your spare time, it is better to come to Taifu to play chess, and you can also rub the charcoal basin - for some reason, Taifu's charcoal basin this year burns very generously, the charcoal is the best silver charcoal, there is not a trace of smoke, and there are two pots in one swing.

There is a pot next to the chess table, and he has no family, and he can still have a pot to himself.

Zhan Shilang saw the yellow-and-white dog sleeping next to the charcoal basin covered with copper wire smoked cage, and saw that it was still wearing a floral jacket, and couldn't help but feel strange, bent forward, and teased twice.

Ah Wu opened his eyes, snorted twice, probably too hot, and rolled over, with his feet facing the sky, revealing his fat belly.

Looking at the dog's face, Zhan Shilang hissed lightly: "This dog looks like it at first glance, how can it be a popular ...... among some people?"

Mrs. Chu, who was playing chess, responded casually, not only is it popular among people, but also if you take a closer look, there are some monks who are angry, and when he asked his subordinates to prepare dog food on the first day, he couldn't help but ask, is this dog eating vegetarian food or something else.

I don't know where this Qiao Yang found a dog that is so similar to the one who passed away earlier in Dayun Temple, but I am afraid that if that person is still alive in the future, he will not be able to give birth to such a similarity.

Zhan Shilang teased the dog for a while, stepped forward to watch the chess, and couldn't help but praise: "The teacher is really clever in these two moves......

Mrs. Chu said angrily: "Watching chess is silent, drink your tea." ”

Zhan Shilang smiled and responded "yes", only to feel choked by the teacher, and his whole body was transparent.

He was not born with a cheap temper, but the situation was exhausting, and occasionally he could hide for a while, sit in front of the teacher, eat a cup of hot tea, and listen to the teacher's usual lecture and feel less nervous.

The existence of the teacher, like Mount Tai, makes people look up and reassure.

4200 words, see you tomorrow~