Chapter 77: Fire and Water

Lin'an City, Qinghefang, Shi Miyuan Mansion.

Outside the study, the sergeant on duty was sweating on his face, and his chest was wet, but he still didn't dare to slack off. In the study, it was extremely cool, even a little bone-chilling, and the heat wave outside was rolling, a world of difference.

“…… The world has been turbid for a long time,...... The ministers and their disciples all grabbed His Majesty's wealth and went away, leaving his great and bad dynasty alone. …… The villain is clever and skillful, the gentleman is righteous and righteous, and the sky and people are sometimes different, Qin Hui 19 years, Shi 16 years, Sima Guang 9 years, the gentleman's difficulty must be so ...... in the sky"

Shi Miyuan sat on a chair, holding a Lin'an tabloid to watch, his face was pale, and his hands trembled slightly.

“…… Zhao Guicheng, the heir of King Yi, is an idler in the countryside, a scoundrel, talentless and virtuous...... There is a vision of dragon scales, and the house is full of fragrance when he is born, how ridiculous! There are thousands of lives in the world, but one person was born with dragon scales and a house full of fragrance? Gai Qi is just spreading false rumors and spreading rumors. The reason for this is that a certain minister of the DPRK and China wants to push his concubine to the throne......"

Shi Miyuan's face was red, and he slapped the stone table with a "snap".

"Nonsense! Nonsense! Check, check it for me right away, lock them all up! ”

The subordinates were silent and hung their heads silently. Yu Tianci whispered softly, breaking the silence.

"Shi Xiang, this kind of tabloid, I don't know its name, and there is no way to find it. Or think about it, how to deal with it. ”

Yu Tianci said in a low voice, carefully looking at Shi Miyuan's face.

Yu Tianci was a Jinshi in the sixteenth year of Jiading, and served as a staff member of Prime Minister Shi Miyuan's office.

Three years ago, in the summer of the fourteenth year of Jiading, Zhao Guihe, the son of the late Zhao Luan, the king of Yi, became the prince and changed his name to Zhao Hong. Shi Miyuan was at odds with Zhao Hong, and secretly instructed Yu Tianci, who had a friendship with him, to find children of the royal family to enter the palace.

In the fifteenth year of Jiading, Yu Tianci found the tenth grandson of Song Taizu in Yuezhou (Shaoxing), Zhao and Ju, Zhao and Rui brothers. The following year, Shi Miyuan secretly took Zhao and Ju to Qingyuan Mansion and ordered Yu Tianxi's mother Zhu to teach him court etiquette. In August of the same year, Shi Miyuan brought Zhao and Ju into the palace, and was the heir of King Yi, and changed his name to Zhao Guicheng.

It can be said that Yu Tianci, who is shrewd and capable, is Shi Miyuan's confidant.

"Nonsense! If this tabloid spreads to the palace, the official family still doesn't know what to think of the old man? There is also the heir of King Yi, how can he be the old man's...... This...... Isn't this a mouthful of nonsense and a spurting of blood? ”

Shi Miyuan sat down in frustration, and only after a moment did he raise his head and look at his staff suspiciously.

"Fearing Zhai, I brought Wusun to Lin'an City back then, and no outsiders knew the details of this, right?"

Yu Tianci's heart was shocked, he looked around, took a few steps forward, and whispered in Shi Miyuan's ear.

"Shi Xiang, when the lower officials brought back to Wusun from Shaoxing, only the lower officials and the chief of the whole security department knew. Xia Guan also wondered, how could this tabloid know so much. ”

Wusun is the name of Zhao Guicheng, the heir of King Yi, when he was in the countryside, and the chief of the whole security is Zhao Guicheng's uncle and a chief of security in the countryside of Shaoxing. Back then, Yu Tianci met Zhao Guicheng in the countryside of Shaoxing and brought him into Lin'an City.

Shi Miyuan glanced at Yu Tianci a few times and withdrew his gaze.

"You said these rumors, could it be that Zhao Hong made people spread them?"

After venting his anger, Shi Miyuan quickly calmed down.

Yu Tianci was loyal to him, and it was impossible to betray him. Yu Tianci didn't have the courage, let alone the need.

"Shi Xiang, with Zhao Hong's idiot, I'm afraid he doesn't have these brains. Behind this, I am afraid that someone is secretly working hard. ”

Yu Tianci frowned, and said thoughtfully.

"Someone's in the back?"

Shi Miyuan frowned and snorted coldly.

"Zhao Hong is not a fool, can a fool make "Qinyuan Spring" and "Linjiang Immortal"? You and I, including the ministers of the court and the central government, can anyone do it? ”

"Yes, yes, Shi Xiang said yes!"

Yu Tianci's face was hot, and he nodded again and again.

Zhao Hong's poems, whether it is the poem "Qinyuan Spring. Northern Scenery", or "Linjiang Immortal. Rolling Yangtze River East Passing Water", are masterpieces.

In the matter of knowing people and talents, Shi Miyuan naturally has his own unique side.

"The old man just wondered, he had been fighting with Zhao Hong for three or four years, why didn't he realize that he still had these skills? pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, coercing public opinion, but the old man has no way to deal with it. ”

Shi Miyuan's brows furrowed, as uncomfortable as eating farmhouse fertilizer.

The "undercover agents" sent to the Jeguo Mansion were driven out, and many plans that had not been attacked were also cracked and made public by the other party in advance.

He really underestimated the other party.

"Shi Xiang, everyone is full of gold, and they are ruined. If the gossip outside is allowed to spread, I am afraid that the affairs of the DPRK and China will be uncertain. ”

Yu Tianci's face was ugly, as if a cockroach was chewing in his mouth.

"It's not just a change, Zhao Hong has a son, the official family has a grandson, and his teacher Zhen Dexiu will also be transferred back to the center to serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites. The official family has a royal grandson, and while he is happy, I am afraid that he is going to make Zhao Hong the crown prince! ”

Shi Miyuan's words made Yu Tianci resigned and secretly frightened.

The muddy puppet official of the Great Song Dynasty only knew how to meditate and cultivate, and even paid attention to the affairs of the court.

It seems that the boiling gossip is actually a disaster for the world.

"Shi Xiang, Zhao Hong can't be made the prince!"

Yu Tianci's heart was shocked and he hurriedly said it.

"Fear of fasting, what does the old man do to stop him?"

Shi Miyuan shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Didn't you read the tabloids? Prince Jingxian became the prince in two years, just because he was a student of the old man. Zhao Hong, the prince of the fourth year, is still a prince, and it is clear that the old man and the queen are troubled. There was a lot of excitement inside and outside the palace, and it was rumored that the heir of King Yi was the illegitimate son of the old man. At this time, if the official family is not allowed to establish a prince, wouldn't there be no three hundred taels of silver here, which will make the world scold! ”

Although he has a clear conscience, the gossip is so lethal that it becomes darker and darker, making it impossible for him to refute it.

At this time, it is better to have less hard caps, so as not to make the situation more unfavorable.

"Shi Xiang, did you just watch Zhao Hong ascend to the position of prince? Wouldn't what we are trying to do fall short......"

Yu Tianci glanced around, and whispered softly, as thin as a mosquito.

"Silence!"

Shi Miyuan scolded in a low voice, and Yu Tianci hurriedly closed his voice.

"What can Zhen Deok so do when he comes back? Even if Zhao Hong becomes the prince of the Great Song Dynasty, what can he do with the old man? ”

Shi Miyuan snorted coldly, his eyes full of disdain.

"The power of the prince of this dynasty has been greatly weakened compared with previous dynasties, especially under the power of the prime minister. Even if he Zhao Hong ascends to the throne of the crown prince, what waves can he make? ”

Yu Tianci nodded again and again. The position of the crown prince is just a prince with more titles, and there is no change in real power.

Even if he is an emperor, he is not a puppet. The court is in Shi Miyuan's hands, and the emperor has to swallow his anger.

"Zhao Hong has taken a leave of absence from the Wu family, and he has offended Empress Yang. It's hard to say whether he can become a prince or not! ”

Shi Miyuan's face instantly became cloudy.

The government and the opposition criticized, but he didn't take it to heart. He will not sit still and watch Zhao Hong ascend to the throne.

"Wu and Zhao Hong parted ways, didn't Yang Guizhi personally nod? Why, she is still unwilling? ”

Yu Tianci's eyes widened in surprise.

"Wu Fu had to break off with Zhao Hong, and Yang Guizhi was forced to do so. With Yang Guizhi's strength that will be repaid, can she spare Zhao Hong? ”

Yu Tianci was shocked and nodded again and again.

Even the imperial examination has to be inserted, and the harem concubines dare to force the emperor to set up a prince when they are pregnant, Yang Guizhi's domineering is not comparable to ordinary concubines!

"Shi Xiang, the matter of Zhao Hongli being the crown prince ......"

Yu Tianci hesitated.

"If the official family insists on standing, let's take a step and drag it if we can. No matter how you say it, you have to give the emperor a step down. Xue Jiliang Chengda and they are here, so you tell them. ”

The position of the crown prince is not worth mentioning, the official family is not like a puppet, and Shi Miyuan did not take it to heart.

In his heart, he is planning a big game of chess.

"Got it, Shi Xiang!"

Yu Tianci lowered his voice and said:

"Shi Xiang, do you want to deal with the group of people around Zhao Hong? Give him a salary from the bottom of the kettle and cut off his back road! ”

got rid of these people, Zhao Hong wanted to make waves, and he didn't even have a helper, and he didn't stop fighting.

"No, you don't! Let them have a blast! A group of ordinary people, the pig slaughtering ragged, what can they do? However, the people in the court, Zhen Dexiu and Wei Liaoweng, should pay more attention. ”

Shi Miyuan frowned, and his words turned to Zhao Guicheng.

"Fear fasting, Wusun's side, there's nothing unusual, right?"

The rumors are boiling, and the two people who have the most influence are Shi Miyuan and Zhao Guicheng.

Shi Miyuan is high in power, rough skin and thick meat, and invulnerable. Zhao Guicheng is young after all, he is only nineteen years old this year, too young, I am afraid it will have some impact.

Shi Xiang rest assured, Wusun is unharmed, and he doesn't seem to be affected by anything. Besides, there is Zheng Gong's guidance over there, and nothing will go wrong. ”

Speaking of Zhao Guicheng, Yu Tianci was relieved.

Zhao Guicheng is young and old, and he is thoughtful, but his literary style is a little worse.

"Zhao Guicheng is old and serious, and he can endure his temperament. is this literary style, which seems to be much worse than Zhao Hong. ”

Sure enough, Shi Miyuan compared Zhao Hong and Zhao Guicheng.

"Wusun has a calm temperament, but he is ambitious and talented, and has many bad habits, which cannot be seen when he is young, but when he grows older, he will often indulge in pleasure......"

Shi Miyuan frowned, seemingly worried.

"Yes, yes, Shi Xiang said yes!"

Yu Tianci nodded again and again, with a smile on his face.

Shi Miyuan has been in charge of the government for nearly 20 years, and his eyes are naturally extraordinary.

"Shi Xiang means that Zhao Guicheng is embarrassed and wants to be replaced? Zhao Guicheng's younger brother Zhao and Rui...... How is it? ”

Yu Tianci's brain turned so fast that he even brought out the spare tire.

"That idle fool, greedy and lustful, not worth mentioning!"

Shi Miyuan shook his head, and then smiled.

"Where do you want to go? Zhao Guicheng has spent more than two years of hard work on his husband, and he can't give up easily. Besides, if you want to change Zhao Guicheng now, I'm afraid it's too late. ”

"Why is that?"

Yu Tianci was stunned again.

"The official family cultivates the Tao and alchemy pills, and the body is good for a while and bad for a while, who knows how long it can last?"

Yu Tianci suddenly realized, and unconsciously sweated.

It seems that Zhao Guicheng is about to come in handy.

"I heard that Yang Guizhi's niece seems to be very close to Zhao Hong. Is there such a thing? ”

Thinking of something, Shi Miyuan asked slowly.

"Shi Xiang, that's good. Yang Guizhi's niece is called Yang Yi, a famous beauty in Lin'an City, twenty-seven years old this year, and a widow. She does have something to do with Zhao Hong. There is another one who is engaged in grain trading, and he is also a young beauty, but he seems to have been to Huaidong recently. ”

Each has its own doorway, and Zhao Hong's romance is no stranger to Yu Tianci.

"This Zhao Hong, with a unique taste, and that Yin Wujing of Lin'an Mansion are like-minded people, hugging left and right, romantic, and really dead and unchanging!"

Shi Miyuan laughed, as if thinking of when he was young.

However, he didn't care about these women, and they couldn't stop and influence his plans.

"Shi Xiang, Zhao Hong is loved by the official family, but he has a son because of Zhao Hong. If something happens to the emperor and grandson......"

Yu Tianci's eyes suddenly turned hideous, and he said in a low voice.

Shi Miyuan raised his head and looked at Yu Tianci, Shi Miyuan nodded lightly.

"The old man went into the palace and explained to the officials and the queen. Zhao Hong wanted to fight with the old man, so the old man played with him. I want to see, how many pounds and taels does he have? ”

Shi Miyuan stood up, and his face quickly returned to calm.

He could see clearly that it must be Zhao Hong's group that slandered and slandered him.

The matter has come to this point, and he can only snipe Zhao Hong with all his strength, and the road will go to the dark.