Shi family.

The original mansion has become much deserted today, but the people of the Shi family don't care about these at all, and the whole family is filled with a panicked apocalyptic atmosphere.

The slave held his breath and stared lightly, for fear of being caught by his master's family for a mistake, so he used it as a tool to vent his anger and directly torture and kill.

The people in the main family were even more panicked, Mrs. Shi was in a hurry in the house, and the concubines and young ladies on the side were restless together, and they seemed to have seen the tragic situation of being charged into the sect division in front of them.

In the study, Shi Dingzhong, the real helmsman of the Shi family, and Shi Zijun sat opposite each other, while the staff of the house accompanied them, discussing countermeasures.

"The proprietor, according to the opinion of his subordinates, Your Majesty has not made a ruling in court, and allowing you to write a letter to defend yourself tomorrow means that you have the intention of taking it lightly, and you don't need to worry too much."

Shi Dingzhong shook his head, "Having said that, who would dare to bet?" ”

He sighed and stood up, "This Chongning Dynasty has been in the past twenty-three years, and I have been there for twenty-three years, how can there be anyone who is too big to fall." How is the former emperor, the so-called internal and external affairs, His Majesty asked him for advice, and then, if it wasn't for his own interest and took the initiative to go into hiding, I'm afraid it would be difficult to have a good death. How was Su Xiang in the past? The protégé is full of dynasties, famous all over the world, has many meritorious achievements, and is known as a generation of virtuous ministers, and then, His Majesty's mind changed, his appearance was in tune, and he returned home directly, even if he cooperated like this, he had to be secretly instructed by His Majesty and Qin Xiang's efforts to chase and kill, and he sought peace with death, in exchange for Gou An of the Su family, and he could not die well. How many ministers who used to be extremely promising, asked for beheading, and exiled those who were exiled, and now Zhongjing has long been unable to hear their names. ”

He turned his head to look at the staff, "I'm just afraid, this step is wrong, and I will follow in their footsteps." ”

Shi Zijun couldn't help but slap the case angrily, "You said that the imperial history of the dog day, how did you know those things!" ”

The staff shook his head slightly, it was pointless to dwell on that at the moment, he pursed his lips and pondered, and said tentatively: "Why don't you go and find the British duke?" ”

Shi Dingzhong stood by the window and looked out of the window for a long time, "You say, is it possible that this hand was promoted by the British public?" In the hall today, he didn't say a word! ”

Shi Zijun's face changed, but the staff shook their heads, "Unreasonable." The proprietor had promised him an answer in a few days, and there was no reason why he could not wait for that day. And if the proprietor's position is gone, how useful is the proprietor to him! ”

Although this sounds very unpleasant, but it is true, Shi Dingzhong will not be dissatisfied with this point, and nodded, "This is reasonable, but I am suspicious." If it weren't for the British duke, Prime Minister Qin and I didn't have any bad relations, and Concubine De's side didn't move today, could it really be that little imperial history's personal move? ”

Shi Zijun snorted, "Father, Mr. Zhang, I think it's that Xia Jingyun, this person has a deep enmity with my Shi family, and his thoughts are deep, he must be behind his back!" ”

Shi Dingzhong and his staff silently ignored this stupid speech, that Xia Jingyun was just a teenager in his twenties who had never even had a spring season, and he had just learned something, where could he handle such a thing.

I don't even say if I can do it, I don't dare to think about it!

It was said that Wei Yuanzhibu's bureau was about the same.

"Proprietor, so, I mean, you see that the British Commonwealth is one of the only few of the founding nobles who have maintained their position without falling, and now that the momentum is high, you have a statement of surrender with him, why don't you go and consult him?"

"Hey, one of these is that the British Duke has not said a word today, if I rush up again, the position under his command will be weakened in the future, so I want to see if I can do it myself. Secondly, I am worried that Your Majesty will let me go in the daytime, perhaps because I also want to see who I am colluding with and who I am complicit with. ”

Shi Dingzhong's words made the staff couldn't help but sigh secretly, it seems that this important minister with infinite scenery is actually trembling, walking on thin ice!

Just when the three of them in the room were at a loss, there was a knock on the door.

The housekeeper stood at the door stiffly, saw Shi Dingzhong's frighteningly black face, and said in a trembling voice: "Master, there is a food delivery man who said that he wants to see you about the lives of our family, and the little one dare not slack off." ”

With a wave of his hand, two guards came over with a man in coarse cloth clothes on the left and right.

Although the man was dressed in coarse cloth and made by man, he did not care, but showed a high pride.

And when the light poured on his face, allowing Shi Dingzhong to see his face clearly, Shi Dingzhong's face immediately changed, "Let go of your hand!" It's none of your business here, go down! ”

The housekeeper and the nurse hesitated, Shi Dingzhong immediately glared at him, and the three of them immediately slipped away.

Let this person into the house, Shi Dingzhong thought about it, and then asked his son to stand outside, personally guarding the door, not allowing people to approach, and then let the person sit down at the table, and then pour tea himself, "Mr. Xu, but what does the British public have to say?" ”

The person who came smiled, "Today, above the court, the grandfather did not say anything to help, Lord Shi will not have a grudge in his heart, right?" ”

Shi Dingzhong hurriedly said: "What is Mr. Xu talking about, at that time, the situation was not clear, and he ended up rashly, only afraid of falling into the enemy's tricks, and it was best to stand still." ”

"That's good. Is Lord Shi worried now? ”

As soon as Shi Dingzhong heard this, he immediately became sensible, stood up, and gave the other party a deep squeeze regardless of his identity, "Please teach me, sir!" ”

But the other party didn't hold it up in front of him, an important minister of the court, and quickly got up and gave way to the side, and then helped Shi Dingzhong up, "Lord Shi, you and your grandfather are now in the same breath, why do you have to talk about two families, what is there to teach or not, you say?" ”

"Yes, yes, yes! It's me who is confused. ”

The person who came smiled, motioned for everyone to sit down again, and said slowly: "Today's matter, after the grandfather went back, he has inquired in many ways, and it is indeed only the little imperial history who did it, so the key to this matter is His Majesty's attitude." ”

Shi Dingzhong sighed, "But the key is that Your Majesty's attitude is not easy to ponder!" ”

"Lord Shi doesn't think it's easy to figure out, but isn't there still a grandfather!"

The person who came smiled slightly, "Grandpa said, Your Majesty knows the way to be a king, and knows where a true king should set his eyes." ”

He nodded to the table, "What's wrong with being a courtier, living a little indulgent?" Can't enjoy climbing to such a high position? So who bothers to contribute to the country? What happened to the people who suffered hardship? Hundreds of millions of people, how many officials, these herbs and mustards are originally for the purpose of supporting officials, as long as they do not go too far and do not arouse public resentment, doesn't Your Majesty know how to sympathize with the courtiers? As for helping a group of family members, it is normal for people to do it, is it possible that if you become an official of the country, you will be ruthless? In that case, who would be willing to do their best for His Majesty and the court? These words can't be said to the outside world, but Shi Shangshu naturally understands them. ”

Shi Dingzhong nodded hurriedly, but did not speak, but continued to look at the other party expectantly.

"But Your Majesty is not a mud bodhisattva, there are people who turn a blind eye, and there are naturally those that he will never tolerate. You can't form a party against the imperial power; You can't be corrupt and let your majesty not be as rich as you; You can't completely fail to understand the above meaning, you can't implement the above ideas, and you become a waste that has more than enough success and more failure; You can't touch his scales."

After some analysis, the person who came smiled, "Master Shi, now you know how to defend yourself in the book, right?" ”

Although Shi Dingzhong was still a little apprehensive, after such an explanation, he was really relieved, and got up and gave his hand, "Thank you, Mr. Xu." ”

——

In the early morning of the next day, a self-defense chapter written by Shi Dingzhong, a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, was sent to the palace and placed on the desk of Emperor Chongning.

Emperor Chongning picked it up, read it silently, and muttered for a long time, "Come on, draft the will!" ”

At noon, Gongsun Jing hurriedly ran back to the Jiang'an Hou Mansion.

In the study, he found Xia Jingyun and Su Yuanshang, "The will has come down." ”

Xia Jingyun and Su Yuanshang raised their heads in unison.

"The Ministry of Rites Shangshu Shi Dingzhong, private morality is at a loss, the royal majesty is not strict, fined for three years, removed from his position as a scholar of Wenhua Pavilion, and deprived his wife of the second grade; His son Shi Zijun improperly kept domestic slaves and was fined 1,000; His nephew Shi Zixian was deprived of his qualifications and expelled from Beijing. ”

Xia Jingyun was slightly shocked, "It's gone?" ”

Gongsun Jing shook his head, "In addition, Zhou Yinglong, the imperial history of the Imperial History Observatory, is resolute and resolute, and he is straightforward and admonishing, and he will be promoted to serve the imperial history in the palace and give him a silver fish bag." ”

"That's the gag." Su Yuanshang sighed.

Gongsun Jing also sighed, "But what should happen next?" Shi Dingzhong made such a mistake, His Majesty took it so lightly and simply spared him, how could we move him! ”

Between the words, the prospects for this incident are already very unoptimistic.

Xia Jingyun smiled lightly, "Can't move him?" How can it be! ”

Gongsun Jing spread his hands, "The most powerful evidence in our hands has been thrown out, this rare imperial history that has nothing to do with us but can be used for us has also been used, plus after this incident, Shi Dingzhong has eliminated the hidden dangers, and the position is more stable, how can we do it?" ”

At this moment, Xia Jingyun struck a bolt of lightning in his head, and suddenly understood why the old owner of Zhao Zhuang did not put things such as the Shi family's private storage in the outer room and the abduction of people's daughters.

Perhaps, this wise old man has already figured out His Majesty's heart, and knows that such a thing cannot touch His Majesty's heart.

He looked at Gongsun Jing, "He has passed this level, it has nothing to do with the size of the crime, just because these crimes can't touch the heart of our majesty, but if it can touch his heart, even if it's a small thing, it can kill him." When the time comes, today's kindness will only turn into a greater sin for him! ”

He snorted softly, "Don't worry, the real battle has just begun!" ”

(End of chapter)