Lin Piao was still waiting for him next door, Shen Hong was naturally not in the mood to play with the little emperor, so he said gently: "Your Majesty's dragon body is valuable, you can't stay outside for a long time, for fear of causing trouble and making the country uneasy, let's go back to the palace first, homework is important, if Your Majesty is bored, you can spend a moment outside the palace, which is also reassuring." ”

When the little emperor heard Shen Hong say this, he fell into a slump and did not dare to refute anything, so Shen Hong called someone in, escorted His Majesty back to the palace, and told the little emperor not to run out of the palace easily.

But despite all that, the little emperor still came often, and it can be seen that his mother's family was very supportive of his behavior and did not stop him in any way.

When it came to the New Year's Day, it was close to Shen Hong's birthday, and the little emperor even came to ask about Shen Hong's birthday, saying that he wanted to congratulate him on his birthday, and even said that he regarded Shen Hong as a teacher, a teacher for one day and a father for life, and the birthday should always be celebrated.

Shen Hong naturally knew that it was very unreliable to be a father to the emperor, and thanked the little emperor for his kindness, but he also politely rejected his hint that he was eager to recognize his godfather.

When Lin Piao heard this, he praised Shen Hong: "You did the right thing, it's awesome, you didn't go up just because the little emperor said something nice." ”

"Your Majesty is Your Majesty, and your courtiers are your courtiers, so how can you confuse it, there will always be only me who respects him, and no one who respects me."

Lin Piao nodded, feeling that Shen Hong was very able to hold on, otherwise it would be serious if he fell into this pit.

There are still many people fighting with the little emperor, and the little emperor naturally wants to recognize his godfather, but once the little emperor sits on the throne, the first person to be liquidated is Shen Hong.

In winter, when there were no flowers during the New Year's Festival, they gathered together to have a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, set off firecrackers at night, watched the fireworks, and when the firecrackers sounded, the air was filled with a faint smell of gunsmoke, making the taste of the New Year strong to the extreme.

After that is Shen Hong's birthday, this is his first year as the first assistant, before the grand occasion can be said to be the threshold is going to be broken, this year the threshold is really broken, there are two pillars and the Qi family reasons, Shen Hong and they are good, there are too many military generals, plus literati, come and go, the little emperor has secretly run over, causing everyone to see the emperor, all began to salute, and when the emperor is about to leave in a sedan chair, the attendant carrying the sedan chair is not careful, drank a few glasses of wine in the house, and when he walked out of the threshold, he did not pay attention, and stumbled on the doorOn the threshold, the sedan chair fell down and smashed on the threshold, breaking the threshold one piece.

Fortunately, the little emperor was fine, and he did not fall, but the sedan chair slipped on one side, and he slipped out of it and sat on the doorstep.

The ministers were already sending off the little emperor, but when they saw this, they hurriedly rushed to rescue the driver, and several military ministers had a strong temper, so they picked up the attendant and gave him two punches on the spot.

Although this attendant should be punished for doing something wrong, he was a relative of the little emperor's mother's family, and he was stuffed through the back door, and he was a distant cousin of the little emperor, and he was a retinue by the little emperor's side on weekdays, and he took care of everything and did everything around him, and the little emperor was not good to blame him, and the little emperor's mother family was also very defending.

In this way, in the early spring, Shen Hong pretended to be sick, but he still went out with Lin Piao, and everyone only said that the head and the assistant were unwilling to form a party, and it was not easy to have too close contacts with the courtiers, so it was not easy to talk too much.

Shen Hong has been with him for more days, and his kite tying skills have increased a lot, Lin Piao took the kite he made out, and every time other noble girls saw him, they had to ask which master made it, Lin Piao was fooled every time, so because of his identity, he didn't want to elaborate, but no one dared to ask, only when Jingyang bumped into him flying a kite, he smiled when he saw him say this.

I felt that it should be done by Shen Hong, but I was surprised that Shen Hong would actually make a kite for Lin Piao, they were so affectionate and sweet, and the boudoir was full of fun, which made Jingyang a little envious.

At the end of spring, Bai Ruoxian returned from the end of his worries.

Lin Piao was very curious when he heard the news: "What kind of official is he coming back?" Is it all arranged? ”

"There is no arrangement, if there is no just vacancy for him in Beijing today, if he is a petty official, he will not be willing, surrender his identity, it will be difficult to get up again in the future, he will definitely not be willing, he is not coming back to be an official, but Ding Wei ended, saying that he misses his old friend, and wants to meet the new emperor and mourn the emperor, so he came on purpose."

"This old thing is quite good at tidying up feelings."

Shen Hong laughed when he heard Lin Piao say this: "If you want to come back, you must always make some good-looking gestures, so that you can wait for the opportunity to move." ”

Lin Piao thought of something in his heart, but he only thought about it and didn't say it, he felt that Shen Hong's life was the life of a natural ruler, his relatives died early, there was no worry, there was no filial piety, once he was developed, he would not experience this calamity again.

But that's not what he said, if Shen Hong was to choose by himself, maybe he would rather be filial piety, or at least let his parents be by his side for more than ten years, which shows that there are gains and losses in the world.

"At least I don't know what he plans to do now, you sit in his place, I don't know if he will hate you, he is old, it is better to look away, if he hates you wholeheartedly, he will only lose himself in the end."

Shen Hong nodded: "I hope he has seen it." ”

……

Although the Ling family had fallen, the emperor had left him with affection, so that he would not have to find another place to live after he returned.

The servants were busy packing up everywhere, and Bai Ruoxian stood on the steps, looking at everything that was familiar, as if the prosperity of the past was still in his eyes, and the figures who used to come and go here overlapped, but now the courtyard was deserted, and the mansion was covered with dust.

He knew that Shen Hong was so powerful, and when he returned to Shangjing, he realized that Shen Hong was already so powerful, and even if he had put in so much effort in the past, he could not be praised by everyone in Shangjing, but now there is no one in Beijing who does not think Shen Hong is good.

Shen Hong is very rigorous in his work, and he also knows how to please the people, free literacy, and reading allowances, once these things are implemented, there is no one who is not grateful to Shen Hong, he is already as powerful as this, but he is still gentle, and he does not make mistakes, so that people can't grasp his handle.

The only drawback is the unclear relationship between him and his sister-in-law, but now his sister-in-law is a figure who has made a heavenly bow and a □□, and no one will believe this in the end, and even if someone believes it, both of them are people who have accumulated good virtues, and no one will want to delve into it.

He also didn't want to admit that Shen Hong was so much younger than him, but he did better than him.

"First go to see Your Majesty, then go to see old friends, find a way, and meet the Queen Mother in private."

Bai Ruo made a clear plan first, and he had to find the loopholes before he could find the opportunity.

The servant looked at him cautiously: "My lord, are you going to come to visit?" ”

Bai Ruoxian was the first assistant in the past, and only others came to visit him, and there was no reason for him to visit others.

Bai Ruoxian said: "It's good to make an appointment to meet in the small courtyard, don't make a noise, and alarm too many people." ”

He has been an official for half his life, and this is his Vanity Fair, and he knows what is best for him.

As a courtier of the first emperor, it is not uncommon for him to come back and inquire about the murder of the first emperor.

The Empress Dowager looked indifferent, but she still covered her face with a handkerchief and expressed her grief: "The facts of that day were sudden, and we were in this side of the palace, and we heard that something had happened to Your Majesty, and the people who came asked the ladies to stay in the palace, so I presided over the overall situation and checked the people, so that we did not see the last of Your Majesty." ”

"The queen mother mourned, and when the minister heard about this in his hometown, he was shocked and mourned in his heart, but because Ding Wei could not rush back, he could only kowtow in the direction of Shangjing in his hometown to mourn, and hurried back as soon as he could set off."

The Queen Mother said: "Master Bai has a heart. ”

Bai Ruoxian didn't want to probe too much with the Queen Mother, and after meeting the two of them, although the little emperor didn't promise him anything, his attitude towards him was quite good.

Bai Ruo left the palace first, and then made an appointment to meet with the people from the Criminal Department, but it was difficult for him to find the Dali Temple, although they all said that Shen Hong and Li Lingyue were not in harmony with each other, but after all, they were fellow villagers and had the same interests, and Li Lingyue would inevitably inform Shen Hong of the news.

He identified Shen Hong first, and then it was much easier to start looking for clues.

"The lord said that Shen Hong left the palace at that time and went to find his sister-in-law?"

The expressions of the people sitting opposite him were a little subtle, for now Shen Hong was in a high position and power, and Lin Piao had also become a figure admired and loved by everyone in Daning.

The man's expression was subtle, and he said no more, but said, "Your Majesty has been gone for a while before this, but no one knows where he has gone." ”

"Who knows?"

"No one has seen it, no one knows it, and there is no evidence of any evidence, and I am afraid that His Majesty felt that the banquet was noisy and a little stuffy, so he found a clean and no-man's place to stay."

Bai Ruoxian felt strange in his heart: "No, if Your Majesty wants to leave the table, the people who are waiting next to him must always follow, even if they don't follow, they will always hear Your Majesty say where they are going." ”

The right attendant of the Criminal Department shook his head: "It is just that there is no news, so I said that this matter is very strange, but there may not be any inevitable connection between the front and back, the poisonous wine was drunk after coming back, and the poison was under the five kings, this is all a conclusive thing, and the five kings themselves admitted it after they were found out, and he was conceited that he had a false edict to save his life, and he was very frivolous, and when the fake edict was discovered by several old ministers, he fell to the ground in shock and speechless, and kept crying why, and he has always been very puzzled, how could the throne be in front of him and still fail. ”

Bai Ruo listened to him first: "When the five kings were exposed, they fell to the ground in shock and speechless? Then shout why? ”

The right attendant of the Criminal Department nodded: "That's exactly what happened, and later he was suspended in prison for a day, refused to bow to the law, and shouted that he was wronged, saying that he didn't know what was going on." ”

Bai Ruoxian thought for a moment: "He doesn't know? ”

Seeing him like this, the right attendant of the Criminal Department smiled: "Lord Bai can't believe this kind of nonsense? There is no one in the prison who does not cry out for injustice, and he has done everything that has lost his conscience, but in the end he is the most pitiful, and even the birth of a noble man is not spared. ”

Bai Ruoxian said: "I'm just wondering how his methods can make them so inferior, so that people can see through them at a glance." ”

The right attendant of the Criminal Department said: "It's not inferior, it's done some kung fu, but the five kings are arrogant and not smart, and only the last trick to invite the person who imitated the edict showed his feet, and it was not a real thing in the end, and it was normal for someone to find out that he was wrong or missing, so it fell short." ”

The right attendant of the Criminal Department had a bright eye, and said with a somewhat alert smile: "Lord Bai doesn't want to overturn the case for the five kings, right?" ”

Bai Ruoxian smiled lightly: "I'm just asking, I wasn't in Beijing that day, I didn't know many things, and I really couldn't feel at ease if I didn't ask the ins and outs of the matter." ”

After chatting with the right attendant of the Criminal Department, Bai Ruoxian already had some ideas in his heart.

His Majesty left the table halfway, and then Shen Hong left the table again, and no one dared to guarantee that they would not see him.

It's just that Shen Hong was in a hurry so soon, what was the reason why he had to kill His Majesty?

Naturally, he knew a lot about it in his hometown, and it could be seen that if there was peace today, His Majesty would not want to keep Li Huchen, and if there would be another incident in the future, it would be to protect Li Huchen, so he planned to kill His Majesty?

Bai Ruoxian felt that it was really strange, and he had to find a way to find out where the emperor had gone when he disappeared at that time.

Chapter 217

The right attendant of the Criminal Department smiled, and looked at Bai Ruoxian, Bai Ruoxian was his elder, but now as soon as he returned to Beijing, he asked about these things, although it was reasonable, but thinking about it, he still felt that there was something puzzling about this matter in his heart.

But no matter what he wants to do, it's his own kung fu that is wasted, and he asks if he likes to.

Bai Ruo first looked at his smile and stroked his beard: "It's not that I don't trust the Criminal Department, it's just that I don't know what happened before and after, and I suddenly heard this bad news, and I don't understand why things have become like this, so I want to find out, I ...... with the first emperor."

The right attendant of the Criminal Department nodded, and stuffed a peanut into his mouth: "I understand, I naturally understand, to say something disrespectful, Lord Bai is watching the first emperor grow up, and it is nothing if he wants to ask carefully." ”

The two chatted and felt a lot about the murder of Emperor Yu, and they saw many emperors who died when their families and countries were in turmoil, but it was extremely rare for an emperor to die when he was unified and united.

……

The second dog came from the house in the afternoon, came here, carried a tail of fresh things, took a dense bamboo basket and carried it with water, and when he arrived in the yard, he first put it under the porch, crossed his waist.

"Little sister-in-law, Shen Hong! I'm here. ”

Lin Piao and Shen Hong were reading a book in the room, Lin Piao was leaning on Shen Hong's arms to read the book, Shen Hong was holding him in one hand, holding a book in the other, gently resting on the table and watching, the incense rose from the stove wisps of green smoke, entangled and dissipated in the room, diffusing the elegant fragrance of the room, the room was quiet, only the faint sound of turning the pages sounded.

The two of them leaned on each other, which was the most reassuring time and the time when they were most absorbed in reading a book.

Suddenly, when he heard such a howl coming from outside, Lin Piao was startled, sat up for a moment, and then realized that it was the second dog, and gritted his teeth: "This second dog has been crying wolves all day long." ”

Lin Piao threw down the book and walked out, ready to scold him, but when he stepped out of the threshold, he scolded the ghost crying wolf and was attracted by the basket he put at his feet.

"What did you carry, such a big wet basket?"

Shen Hong also followed from behind, and when Ergou saw that they had come out, he opened the basket and said with a smile: "This is a big treasure, only a traitor like me can receive it, and Shen Hong has become the first assistant now, and this kind of bribe is also close to me." ”

Lin Piao was so pleased with what he said that he took a closer look at it, and found that they were two koi, but they were not the same as ordinary red koi, these were two golden koi, and their tails were relatively long, and their long tails were swimming in the water, which was very good-looking.

"Yes, it's so pretty, but I got you a lot of good things for the kid."

This bamboo basket is also extremely skillful, the silk is very fine, densely braided, about some special process, although there is a layer of moist water on the basket, but not a drop of water leaks out.

This kind of thing can be sold at a high price in modern times, not to mention that in this era, the golden koi is estimated to be auspicious from heaven.

Ergou smiled and said: "These two are the best, I will bring them to you, and when the time comes, find a Taoist priest who knows how to do it, find a location for the town of feng shui, and raise these two fish, which can be regarded as a great auspicious thing." ”

Lin Piao felt that superstition was useless, but the second dog was kind, and he naturally smiled and said: "You have a heart, with these two koi, our family is only afraid that the prosperity will be unstoppable." ”

"I can't stop it! You're the breadwinner of the family! Ergou smiled and looked at Lin Piao: "Little sister-in-law, you can watch the fish play first, and I'll talk to Shen Hong." ”

"Okay, you can go."

Lin Piao watched the fish under the porch, admiring the long tail of the fish, Qing Yu had never seen this bustle, and he also came over to look at it together, feeling very novel.

"It's so beautiful, this golden, I'm afraid it's not a dragon, I heard that a carp can become a dragon when it jumps over the dragon gate, and it's really extraordinary."

Lin Piao nodded and agreed with her remarks.

Ergou and Shen Hong entered the study, Shen Hong sat down behind the desk, and Ergou took a chair by himself and sat down diagonally opposite.

"Bai Ruo has come back first, and he is inquiring about the emperor and the five kings."

Shen Hong looked at him: "Who did he ask?" ”

"The people from the Criminal Department also read the dossier, and also asked the right attendant of the Criminal Department to go out to meet, and I saw that he asked carefully, and met with the Queen Mother and the Emperor, and asked the Queen Mother, but the little emperor did not ask."

Ergou thought for a while: "It's nothing to ask. ”