In the Yangshen Pavilion, dozens of large and small exquisite wooden objects are piled up. Emperor Yin Guang was dressed in civilian clothes, rolled up his sleeves, and was concentrating on making a small dragon boat with a hammer and chisel.

Not far away, the little eunuch Yu Fu took a saw and carefully sawed the wood into the planks that His Majesty wanted. The delicate-looking little palace maid Wenxiu was carrying a small lacquer bucket and was painting a finished wooden model of the Yonghe Palace. Seeing this scene, I am afraid that most people will think that this is a woodware factory, and they would never think that it would be the emperor's bedroom.

Yang Jingzhong, the chief administrator of the Great Interior, hurriedly walked in from outside the Cultivation God Pavilion, and the two little eunuchs standing at the entrance of the hall hurriedly fell to the ground. Yang Jingzhong didn't squint, walked straight to the back of Yin Guang, who was busy doing carpentry work, and bowed down, "The old slave greets the emperor." ”

Yin Guang turned around and was overjoyed, "Father Shang came just in time, let's see how I am doing with this dragon boat?"

Yang Jingzhong looked at the wooden boat, his eyes lit up, "Oh, the emperor's skill! The emperor's skills in making woodwork are becoming more and more exquisite, so that the old slave can see that this wooden boat is so well done, it can be called ingenious, it is really breathtaking." ”

Wenxiu, the little palace maid not far away, lowered her head and muttered in a low voice, "It's nothing new to pat the horse, it's like these two sentences every time." Yu Fu smiled secretly on the side.

Yin Guang nodded with satisfaction, "Well, let's say, Father Shang, what do you have to tell me?"

Yang Jingzhong smiled on his face, "Your Majesty, the old slave has two things to do. One thing is that now several vassal kings are secretly befriending some officials in the court, and the existing internal envoys are all taken care of by the temple people, and they cannot deal with civil and military officials, let alone deal with all the things inside and outside the palace. Therefore, the old slave asked the emperor to transfer capable people from the pro-army guard mansion and the Yiluan Division to set up a new organization, the 'East Internal Guard Division', which is responsible for inspecting and arresting, correcting the impeachment of hundreds of officials, and directly reporting to the emperor. ”

Yin Guang stopped the carpentry work and looked up at Yang Jingzhong, "Father Shang, this Eastern Internal Health Division has bypassed the Three Law Divisions, is this power a little bigger?"

Yang Jingzhong said with a smile, "If the emperor is not at ease, the old slave will dare to ask to personally manage this Eastern Internal Health Division, how about it?"

Yin Guang frowned for a moment, then nodded, "Okay, then this matter will be handed over to Father Shang." So what's the second thing?"

Yang Jingzhong stretched out his hand and stroked his white hair, and then said, "King Pingxi paid tribute to the emperor with twenty female sumo wrestlers, and the old slave didn't know what to do, so he asked the emperor to make a holy judgment." ”

Yin Guang was puzzled: "What do you mean by the female sumo wrestler? Since it was the prince of Pingxi who paid tribute, then bring it in first and let me take a look." ”

Yang Jingzhong bowed down and said, "The old slave obeys the order." ”

Yin Guang looked at Yang Jingzhong's distant back and showed a cold smile.

Located in Nanping County, Jiangnan Province, the Ximen family mansion is a typical Jiangnan garden, the pond is beautiful, the pothos is shady, the pavilion is exquisite, and the antique color is ancient.

In Changchun Garden's study, the head of the family, Ximen Yuanjie, was angry, slapped the pear blossom wood desk, and scolded angrily: "Yuhai, you really disappointed your father! You actually colluded with Yuxue to secretly let Yushuang go, do you know that by doing this, you not only ruined your father's plan, but also ruined the future of our Ximen family? Now, the king of Lingnan has ruined the marriage contract, and we have lost another opportunity to climb the dragon and the phoenix to soar into the sky. What a rare opportunity it is, but to miss it like this, Dad is really unwilling, it's so sad!"

Ximen Yushuang's second brother, Ximen Yuhai, knelt in front of the desk, unconvinced, and protested, "Dad, the future of our Ximen family is in our own hands, and we shouldn't rely on exchanging women! As men, shouldn't we guarantee the happiness of all the women in the family? What's more, Yushuang is my own sister! The third sister doesn't like that prince and doesn't want to marry him, so what qualifications do we have to stop her from pursuing her own happiness?"

Ximen Yuanjie was furious, stood up and kicked Ximen Yuhai to the ground, "Presumptuous, you still dare to talk back?! You are confused, if my father hadn't married your second sister to the king of Pingxi, would I have been able to be this protector of the country? Can our family soar so quickly? There are people in the court who are good officials, your second sister is now the princess of Pingxi, and she wants the wind and rain to get the rain, so the Ximen family can have today, isn't it all relying on her? Who else is happier than her?"

Ximen Yuhai climbed a few steps forward, hugged Ximen Yuanjie's leg and cried bitterly, "Dad, do you know how unhappy the second sister is? Do you think that those who rely on the glory and wealth of others are so enjoyable? Do you know that when I decided to let the third sister go, why did the second sister support her so much? Because the second sister didn't want the third sister to follow her old path! Do you think the princess is so good? You only see her scenery in front of people, but she cries in the middle of the night and wets the quilt but no one can tell the pain of pain, do you know? The second sister told me that if she could have a chance to do it all over again, she would never be your daughter, she would rather choose to be an ordinary daughter-in-law than a princess of Pingxi!"

Ximen Yuhai cried and fell to the ground.

Ximen Yuanjie was furious, jumped on the ground and said, "You bastard, what's so bad about being a princess? What's so bad? When you have power in your hands, you have everything, understand? If Yushuang becomes the side concubine of the king of Lingnan, and then becomes the concubine in the future, I will have two daughters who are princesses of the domain, and the two vassal kings who hold real power are my sons-in-law. At that time, I will be the national teacher! The sons and daughters of our Ximen family will become the pillars of the imperial court, the pillars of the country, and the princes and prime ministers! Our Ximen family will be famous all over the world, rich in the world, and powerful in the world!"

Ximen Yuanjie raised his hands above his head, immersed in the dream of being famous in the world, rich in the world, and powerful in the world. Suddenly, he opened his eyes again, and his anger rose again, "But you have ruined this opportunity with your own hands, you have disgraced the King of Lingnan, and even more shame for our Ximen family! We have lost the possibility of using the King of Lingnan to make our career to the next level, and it has also made Yushuang a shame for my Ximen family!"

Ximen Yuanjie closed his eyes, lowered his head, his expression was painful, and his voice was low, "From now on, I will no longer have a daughter like Yushuang, I will only treat her as dead, and I will never have such an unfilial daughter!"

"Oh, Dong Weng, are you angry with the second son? Oh, the second son get up, get up, the ground is cold, ah. A middle-aged man wearing a square scarf, a folding fan in his hand, and a robe walked into the study and stretched out his hand to hold Ximen Yuhai on the ground, but was violently pushed away by Ximen Yuhai. Ximen Yuhai sat on the ground, snorted, turned his head and ignored him.

The middle-aged man was not embarrassed, he smiled and pulled a chair to sit under Ximen Yuanjie and lowered his hand.

When Ximen Yuanjie saw the middle-aged man, he complained as if he saw a savior, "Oh, Mr. Song, you're here, I'm almost so angry that I forgot to ask Mr. Song for an idea." ”

This middle-aged man is Ximen Yuanjie's master, named Song Shilong, who followed Ximen Yuanjie when he was just a small county magistrate. Song Shilong believes that Ximen Yuanjie has the ambition to be a hero, and he will definitely not live under others for a long time, so he assists him wholeheartedly.

Back then, Ximen Yuxue married into the Pingxi Mansion and became the princess, which made the Ximen family prosperous from then on, which was the handiwork of this Master Song. This time, Ximen Yushuang can have the opportunity to marry the King of Lingnan as a side concubine, and Master Song is also the driving force behind the scenes. Ximen Yuanjie has always relied on this person, and he can definitely be called a guest and a host.

In Ximen Yuhai's heart, he hated Master Song deeply, and Ximen Yuhai always believed that the second sister married into a wealthy family and became a princess, because the marriage misfortune caused by the excessive pursuit of climbing the dragon and the phoenix was caused by this Master Song. Now he's coming to harm my third sister again, isn't it an enemy?

Master Song shook his fan and asked with a smile, "Dong Weng, but you are troubled by the fact that the third lady was divorced by the king of Lingnan?"

Ximen Yuanjie accompanied the smiling face, "Oh, Mr. Song is really like Zhuge reincarnated, and he can guess it." It's hateful, Yuhai and Yuxue, the two children, are not sensible, and they have ruined my big things. I also complain that Yushuang, a child, is too willful and doesn't understand the hard work of his parents. What parent doesn't want their children to get ahead and enjoy glory and wealth? Hmph, I have decided to expel Yushuang from the house and leave her to fend for herself, and from now on I have nothing to do with my Ximen family. ”

Master Song took back the fan and said, "Dong Weng, don't do it." The third lady's marriage is still turning around, isn't there still a chance?"

Ximen Yuanjie's eyes lit up, and he leaned forward and asked, "Mr. Song, do you mean to make King Lingnan change his mind?"

Master Song smiled slightly, shook his hand and said, "Definitely." Why hang yourself from a tree? If you want to die, you have to find a few more trees to try, haha. Isn't it clear that there is another way to go?"

Ximen Yuanjie arched his hand and said, "May Mr. teach me, Ximen Yuanjie is grateful." ”

Song Shilong laughed, "Dong Weng, you, the authorities are fans." Since the third lady doesn't like the king of Lingnan, this letter of resignation has also been issued, so we will no longer fight this idea. Didn't the third lady like the little prince of the Tang family? I think sooner or later, the emperor will have to summon Old Man Tang back to Yong'an to be the national teacher. And I heard that the little son of the Tang family is very smart. When he was eleven years old, he won the second place in Jiangnan Province, and then he also won the second place in Wuju, which is a rare young genius in a hundred years, both civil and military, and a rare character. If one day, he can inherit the position of the Tang family's national teacher, and he will also be an uncrowned king. It may not be worse than this Lingnan king who relies on the shadow of his ancestors. Dong Weng, do you say yes or no?"

Ximen Yuanjie woke up like a dream, stroked his beard, "Oh, thanks to Mr. Song's advice." It's just in case, my second son-in-law, King Pingxi, is not a thing in the pool after all, and I have long had ambitions and intentions...... Ahem, if it happens. That old man Tang is loyal to the current saint, in case the two families turn their faces at that time, it will not be very good-looking. ”

Song Shilong said with a smile, "Everything is risky, in case the king of Pingxi does not succeed, the third lady of your family is the young lady of the Tang family, doesn't she miss the love of father and daughter?

Ximen Yuanjie stood up and slammed it to the ground, "The old man almost made a mistake, and he almost drove the little girl out of the house, thank you Mr. Song for teaching me, it's really high! ”

Song Shilong said with a smile, "Dong Weng praised it falsely, and Song didn't dare to be ashamed." This is really a blessing for Dong Weng, the daughters he gave birth to are all like flowers and jade, and he has become a princess and a princess if he is not a princess. ”

Ximen Yuanjie laughed, "Borrow Mr. Song's auspicious words, come here, set up wine in the flower hall, and the old man wants to get drunk with Mr. Song." Hahahaha......"