Rewind the clock to two hours ago.

In the eastern part of the city, there is a newly built Taoist temple.

The Taoist temple is called Qianyuan Temple, and there are only three people in the temple.

Guan Zhu Taiyi Zhenren, plus two disciples, the breeze and the bright moon.

But just such an ordinary Taoist temple, after half a month of operation, has become a full market, and there is an endless stream of people who come to ask the Tao, including many princes and nobles.

It's all because of the godlike Taoism of the Lord and the reputation he accumulated during the public trial of the Qian Gongzi case.

It's the same today, Taiyi Zhenren sits behind the curtain in the room, the breeze is on the side, the bright moon is outside to maintain order, and there are already a lot of people waiting under the corridor at the door.

One by one, people walked into the view, came to the futon and sat down through the bead curtain, and told Taiyi Zhenren about their troubles.

They are respectful, they are respectful of the divine Taoist in front of them, and they are even more afraid of the ethereal providence.

The Taoist priest of the fairy wind Dao bone held the dust in his hand, spoke softly, and after winning a burst of thousands of thanks and a large amount of money to worship, he sent away one guest after another.

"Next!"

The breeze snorted softly, and a man wearing a hat walked in, accompanied by a guard.

Qingfeng is not surprising, after all, Xunxian asked, which is a little inappropriate for some nobles, especially literary masters, so there are many people who hide their faces here on weekdays.

When the two of them came to the room, Qingfeng stood aside and watched the man take off his hat.

"Ahh

He covered his mouth and looked at the young man sitting on the futon with a shocked expression.

Taiyi Zhenren also stood up directly in shock, looking at the person in front of him with a gloomy expression.

He seems to be an outsider, but in fact he has a heart that longs for fame and fortune, and he knows a lot about the affairs of the court, he really doesn't dare to imagine that the person in front of him will appear in Zhongjing City, and dare to swagger in front of him.

Xia Jingyun smiled faintly, reached out and pressed it lightly, motioned for the other party to sit down, and said softly: "You have two choices now." ”

"First, go to the police, or let someone report me directly. There is an 8 out of 10 chance that you will get a big bounty from the Imperial Court. ”

"Why is it ninety-eight, because when you appeared in front of the magnates of Zhongjing City that day, I recommended it, and it depends on how the court and the prince will choose. It would be a pity if he chose to kill by mistake rather than let it go. ”

Xia Jingyun smiled slightly, "Although you have a ninety percent chance of getting a heavy reward, you may have to weigh it yourself if you can't get this Taoist temple, and if I have a backhand for you to die on the street after you get the heavy reward." ”

Daoist You Fang, who was known as Taiyi Zhenren, hurriedly smiled, and was about to speak, but was held down by Xia Jingyun again.

"The second way, still cooperate with me, my methods, you have seen it with your own eyes, and you have also witnessed my ability."

Xia Jingyun said with a smile: "The most important thing is that my promise will never be fulfilled." ”

"Now, you choose!"

Daoist You Fang did not hesitate, or had already hesitated as early as when Xia Jingyun had just spoken, and immediately stood up, leaned over and knelt down on Xia Jingyun's knees, and honestly lay on the ground, "Childe's words, the villain is terrified!" The villain is willing to be a lackey for the son's door, and serve the dogs and horses for the son! ”

Qingfeng also hurriedly knelt down.

Xia Jingyun walked over, personally helped the Taoist priest You Fang up, and smiled slightly, "You are talented, and you will be of great use, how can you only do the work of dogs and horses." ”

Daoist You Fang hurriedly flattered and said modestly: "Serve the son, no matter how big or small!" ”

"I didn't say it casually, there is a big thing that I want you to do."

"Poor Dao Taiyi, I've seen Your Majesty!"

The big sleeves are fluttering, the dust is gently shaken, and a meridian hairpin on the head is indifferent to the dust.

Immortal wind bones, neither humble nor arrogant, before the worldly emperor, there is also a calm bearing.

Dongfang Ming looked at the Taoist in front of him, and his thoughts couldn't help but return to the white day that changed his fate.

If it weren't for the appearance of this Taoist, Qin Sichao's crime would have been finally revealed, perhaps, he would have been abolished and killed, and all his dreams would have been cut off in that day.

It is even more impossible to have the supremacy status that we have today.

However, can he remember that this Taoist appeared with Xia Jingyun that day, and cooperated tacitly, what does this have to do with it?

Memories and doubts are intertwined, thinking of this, his expression is calm with a little coldness, "You said there is auspicious offering?" ”

Taiyi Zhenren took out a box from his sleeve, "This morning, there is a crane from the poor Taoist Gate Kunlun Mountain Yuxu Palace, carrying a box and a letter, which is written by the poor Taoist master, saying that at dawn a few days ago, on the plaque of the Yuxu Palace, a Ganoderma lucidum actually grew, and it grew up overnight. ”

Dong Liang looked at Dongfang Ming, and when he saw that he nodded slightly, he stepped forward to take the box, turned around and handed it over.

Dongfang Ming didn't stretch out his hand to take it, just looked at him calmly.

Dong Liang glanced at His Majesty in confusion, and immediately blessed his heart, he opened it first, and handed it over after confirming that there was no problem.

Dongfang Ming took it at this time, looked at the box in his hand, and it was indeed a small Ganoderma lucidum inside.

It's not uncommon for a figure like him, but it's a rare thing, especially at a time when there is still a lot of criticism about his succession.

The thought turned in his mind, but he didn't make up his mind for a while, so he had to praise the delay in amazement, "This thing is really magical, like auspicious clouds, and it seems to have the effect of calming the mind." ”

Taiyi Zhenren said: "This thing has light at night, it is very slippery, it is not burning, it is not burning, it is not to avoid soldiers, it is not a way, it is not a Ming monarch." ”

Dongfang Ming looked at the small Lingzhi in the delicate box in his hand, "When did you say this thing was born?" ”

Taiyi Zhenren spoke: "Ding Mao day, dawn." ”

Dong Liang had lost a big face before, but now he finally regained a little of the level of consciousness that the great eunuch beside the emperor should have, and exclaimed: "Isn't that the time when Your Majesty will succeed to the throne?" ”

"Fusheng Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable!" Taiyi Zhenren made a Dao Yi, "Mingjun is out, and the way of heaven has its own induction!" ”

Dong Liang knelt on the ground and shouted, "The Son of Heaven respects the ancestors of heaven and law, there are those who are immoral, the way of heaven warns, there is a Ming monarch, and the sky is auspicious." Congratulations to Your Majesty! ”

Dongfang Ming laughed, and the laughter echoed happily in the side hall.

"The bounty is fifty, the silver is five hundred, and the jade is a pair, and the name [Dingzhen Guan Miao Master]!"

Hearing this, Taiyi Zhenren also laughed happily in his heart.

Looking at the immortal wind Dao bones, the Taoist respectfully thanked him for his reward, and Dongfang Ming, who was in a good mood, smiled and teased: "Dao Chang also likes power? ”

Taiyi Zhenren said respectfully: "Your Majesty respects the world alone, rules over all the people, is the supreme in the world, the emperor of the world, the emperor of the world, and the poor Tao is also the person of the world. ”

The supreme of the world, the emperor of the world.

Dongfang Ming chewed these four words and smiled loudly, "Well said!" ”

"Did you hear that? Someone is offering auspiciousness today! ”

"Silence! Nursery rhymes are still being spread in the city! ”

A yamen, when the yamen was released, the three men walked out together, and as soon as someone opened his mouth, someone immediately reminded him.

The rest of the people rolled their eyes, "It's okay today, why don't you go to the hook bar and listen to the music." ”

"Okay, good, go together!"

At the beginning, the collapse of the Fenghe Pavilion was just a small turmoil for the huge Zhongjing Qinglou industry, and the Liuyun Tianxiang Pavilion was still advancing day by day, and Wanfang Building was also in and out.

The three of them were just ordinary officials, so they naturally couldn't afford to go to places like Liuyun Tianxiang Pavilion, so they casually found a green building, found a private room, listened to the singing downstairs, and drank first.

"Now it seems that there is no chance of repeating this situation, right?"

"Today's angry reprimand, Xiao Xianggong's admission of mistakes and retreat, the ministers returned to their hearts, and the situation in the capital is probably completely stabilized."

"Yes, today we have all started to offer auspicious rui, and above the court, everyone should have accepted the new dynasty."

"It is estimated that Your Majesty and the Central Committee will soon have their hands free to clear the rebellion."

"Hey, speaking of which, Concubine De and the King of Jiaodong County still don't know where to go, this is a big hidden danger, right?"

"Difficult! The fame of Concubine De and the King of Jiaodong County comes from the first emperor, and now that the first emperor has passed away, the King of Jiaodong County is just one of several princes. ”

"Speaking of which, isn't there still a champion who is even in the middle of the three yuan?"

"Shh

A few sneers rang out.

"You don't really think that he is a mere fourth-grade civil official, and he can do anything at such a time, right?"

"I can't say that, it is said that he has no trace of him now, and it is estimated that he is not even a fourth-grade civil official!"

"Hahaha!"

The laughter rang out louder.

——

Not far from this green building, there is a large mansion.

It was the mansion that Concubine De purchased for Xia Jingyun at the beginning, and Feng Xiuyun helped to purchase various furnishings and decorations behind her, but it was never used.

This time, they searched everywhere for the whereabouts of Concubine De and the people of Jiang'an Hou's Mansion, and this place was also searched for, but nothing was found, so they had to send someone to keep an eye on the entrances and exits.

But no one knew that as early as the time of decoration, Xia Jingyun, who was deeply immersed in the power plot palace fighting drama and believed in the way of the cunning rabbit three caves, asked Lu Yi to quietly buy a courtyard adjacent to the backyard of this house, and then made a secret passage.

At this moment, in the secret passage, there is a table, Concubine De is in the center, Xia Jingyun and Feng Xiuyun are on the left, Su Yuanshang is on the right, Chen Fugui and Lu Yi are with the rest of the guards, guarding the entrances and exits on both sides of the secret passage.

Su Yuanshang's eyebrows twisted into Sichuan characters, and he said worriedly: "Gao Yang's shot yesterday was very clever, and the prince's reaction did not surprise us, seeing the wind and rain in the city, people were panicked, but I didn't expect Xiao Fengshan to be really powerful, and he could easily break our game." ”

Feng Xiuyun tried to involve himself in such a topic, and said: "The key is that he can actually disregard personal honor and disgrace, and use this way to make the prince win the favor of the ministers. This relationship, this kind of trust and dedication, makes it very difficult for us to do. ”

Su Yuanshang couldn't help but glance at Concubine De and Xia Jingyun, just like the pair of sisters and brothers in front of them, if they trust each other inside and outside, and at the same time have the advantage of moral power and ability, others are really difficult to deal with!

Concubine De whispered to everyone: "There is no empirical evidence for the words of killing the king, and this nursery rhyme is just planting a seed of doubt in people's hearts, so that more people can try to explore the inside story, instead of accepting it ignorantly." We've achieved our goal, and what we're lacking now is momentum. ”

"Sister, this is to the point."

Xia Jingyun smiled, "We can't just rely on such a nursery rhyme to turn the tables, what we want to do is to use this nursery rhyme to remind the world, and lay the groundwork and leave a reason for the real counteroffensive liquidation in the future." When the tide reverses, there will be people who are willing to turn around and help us. ”

Su Yuanshang thought of the news he received today, and couldn't help but have a headache and said: "But if this momentum is to turn over, how easy is it!" ”

Xia Jingyun chuckled and said, "You may think that the cooperation between the prince and Xiao Fengshan is like the relationship between me and my sister, there is full trust, but you have overlooked one thing, there are some things that my sister and I can do, but the two of them can't." ”

Speaking of this, Xia Jingyun subconsciously paused, and then immediately continued: "Because the crown prince is now the emperor, the imperial power is unique, and he is the only one, the courtiers and the imperial power, there is no intimate trust and cooperation, either the courtiers overwhelm the emperor, or the imperial power overwhelms the courtiers, if Xiao Fengshan wants to deal with the relationship with the prince in the existing way, there will definitely be problems." We can make a fuss about this, well, actually, I've already started to make a fuss about it. ”

Concubine De lowered her head silently, and raised her head after a moment, "According to your previous analysis, if the British Duke is willing to help the prince, he wants to take the opportunity to be a powerful minister, between him and the prince and Xiao Fengshan, can we think of a way?" ”

Xia Jingyun nodded, "This is natural, if we don't break this alliance, it will be difficult for us to achieve the goal of quick victory." However, at present, the crown prince has just crowned the king of Linjiang County as the emperor's younger brother, and both sides intend to temporarily dilute this contradiction, and we lack an opportunity. ”

Looking at everyone's somewhat sad looks, Xia Jingyun showed a signature confident and relaxed smile, "I've already sent someone to find it, we have a way." What's more, counting the days, Yan Yan and Ah Li should also be about to enter the territory of Yunmeng Prefecture. ”

In Dongcheng, there is a courtyard, and the yard is not small, but the neighbors have little contact with it.

Because the owner of this courtyard is a eunuch in the palace.

Although the number of eunuchs in the Great Xia Dynasty is not as large as that of the previous dynasty, there are tens of thousands of people, and it is naturally impossible for so many people to live in the palace city.

Those who have money buy a yard and a house, and those who don't have money rent a house, or even a group of people share a house and dream of climbing up.

Jiang Lin is a rich eunuch.

After entering the palace for nearly 30 years, he walked slowly with seniority in the front, and befriended a righteous son of his father-in-law in the back, so he quickly got up and saved a lot of family business.

However, because this relationship is relatively secret, Gao Gonggong's fall did not implicate him this time.

Because of the ban, he was on duty in the palace for three days, and he was on duty for another day yesterday, and he returned to the house today.

Lying on the couch, let the few beautiful maids who bought it pinch their legs and feed the fruit, and couldn't help but sigh that the struggle is still worth it.

After a while, the butler brought a tray of prayer notes.

Jiang Lin sat up slowly, motioned to the maids to continue to help rub their legs, press their feet, and flip up these posts by themselves.

He hadn't climbed to the top of the chamberlain yet, and because of Shilin's reputation, no officials would come to cling to him, and the people who asked to see or greet him were merchants or rangers and the like.

But he enjoyed the feeling, and it was better to have someone ask to see him than to have no one to talk to.

He flipped through the envelopes, suddenly moved, and his pupils shrank quietly.

He pretended to glance around without inadvertently, and saw that everyone was busy with their own business, and did not pay much attention to him, so he turned over as if nothing had happened.

"It's all some kind of broken stuff, I've been scared in the palace for several days, and I'll look at these when I come out, bad luck! Burn it for our house! Bring a brazier and burn it in front of our family! ”

Looking at Jiang Lin, who was suddenly angry, although the housekeeper was puzzled, he also knew that the eunuchs were all people with distorted minds, just follow along, and hurry up.

After these prayer stickers were burned, Jiang Lin stood up and ordered: "Go to Jiyuan Building and buy a table of noodles for our family!" These days, our family is hungry! ”

Not long after, a few small servants from Jiyuan Building came with big food boxes and set up a table full of food in the room.

Jiang Lin, who had freshened up, learned the steps of the big man, walked over slowly, looked at the people standing in a row, ordered one casually, and then waved his hand impatiently, "I have seen a lot of people these days, if you want to be cleaner, just wait in front of you, and the rest of you will go down!" ”

When everyone retreated and the door closed, Jiang Lin's face changed suddenly, "Jin Zhong, if you want to die, don't pull me!" ”

Jin Zhong, who was disguised as a restaurant boy, didn't care about Jiang Lin's words, if the other party was unwilling to help him, he would not act according to the plan he provided, he smiled slightly, "I'm here to give you a splash of wealth." ”

"Fart!"

"Now that the crown prince has ascended the throne, what benefits have you gained? Didn't you? Dong Liang's house is the most narrow, and he can't do that kind of atmospheric thing. But if the king of Jiaodong County turns around and ascends the throne, does this benefit need to be said more? ”

Jiang Lin roared: "Then you have to have a life!" ”

"I dare to gamble with my life, are you still afraid?" Jin Zhong said with a smile: "Besides, don't forget, Concubine De has Xia Gongzi there, and you know his ability." And he is the most serious among the magnates in the entire Zhongjing City, who look at us cripples the most, once the matter is done, can he lose our benefits? ”

Jiang Lin was silent for a moment, "What can I do?" ”

Jin Zhong opened his mouth and said, "We want to know what is happening in the palace, no matter how big or small. ”

Jiang Lin glared at him angrily, and Jin Zhong smiled, "Of course, you pick up the big one." ”

Jiang Lin pretended to drink and eat food while whispering to Jin Zhong.

In the end, he suddenly said: "There is another matter, I don't know if it is useful." ”

"What?"

"It is said that last night, His Majesty stayed overnight in Zhaoyang Palace."

Jin Zhong's face changed suddenly, and he immediately showed a strong sense of joy.

It's a bit of a Kawen in the past two days, how to put together the foreshadowing of all parties, how to connect the plot and combine it more reasonably, it's very brain-consuming, plus there are too many things on the weekend, and it's even later, so it's this chapter today.

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