Chapter Forty-Eight: Confusing Truth with Falsehood

After the three ministers left, Prince Ding stayed under the guidance of Gonggong Zheng's eyes. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The emperor pointed to the Jindun on the side and motioned for him to sit down and speak.

But the Prince of Ding immediately bowed down in fear and said, "The grass people don't dare. ”

"Eh-" The emperor frowned unhappily, "From today on, you will no longer be Li Jin, but my seventh emperor brother, Prince Haoxing Xiaoyu, remember that there must be no more mistakes in the title in the future!"

"Yes, the younger brother thanked the imperial brother. Prince Ding immediately sat down on the Jindun with great interest.

"You handled the situation in front of those three courtiers quite decently, and I am very satisfied. But remember, there will be more and more occasions like this in the future, and you only have to do what I tell you to do. If you do well, I will let you, the prince of Ding, continue to do it in peace. ”

"Yes, the younger brother must obey the royal brother's holy commandment. ”

When the emperor saw that this fake brother was teachable, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and said softly: "Okay, you go down first." ”

Prince Ding hurriedly got up and saluted and withdrew from the palace.

Fang walked out of the palace gate, Gonggong Zheng flashed out on the side, and said with a smile: "The old slave is happy to the prince! The prince has just returned to the court, and he has been honored by the saint, which is really gratifying!"

Prince Ding hurriedly walked to the front of Gonggong Zheng and said in a low voice: "Thank you Gonggong for your advice, the little man has the honor of seeing him in front of the palace today." The villain must be grateful to Dade, and he will never forget his father-in-law's generous gift in this life!"

Gonggong Zheng's face flashed with a hint of usefulness, nodded slightly, and at the same time lowered his voice and said: "This time in front of the palace to recommend Song Xingye, you behaved very decently in front of those three important ministers of the court, and did not arouse their suspicion in the slightest, and the Holy Lord was also very satisfied with this. However, you must know that these three courtiers did not know Prince Ding before, so you can easily fool the past. And in the future, you will stand more and more on the court, and there are still some people among the ministers who have not only met Prince Ding back then, but also had some dealings with him, if you want to deceive the eyes of these people, you need to use more heart, and even have to work hard!"

"Yes, the villain understands. The villain had memorized the background information of the courtiers sent by his father-in-law, and had been practicing and imitating Prince Ding's handwriting. In addition, the villain is also looking at some military strategies left by Prince Ding, in case of emergency. ”

Gonggong Zheng nodded with satisfaction when he heard this, "Tomorrow, our family will also send someone to send some newly collected information, all of which are the list of generals and background information who served under Prince Ding in the past, especially the part about Song Xingye, you must read it carefully, remember it one by one, and don't be sloppy." The saint will summon Song Xingye in a few days, and he will surely announce that you will go to the temple together, and you must consider how to deal with it at that time, and you must not allow a trace of omission. ”

"Father-in-law, rest assured, the villain will live up to his holy hopes. ”

"You must also remember that if you really encounter a difficult situation, you should say that you are unwell and your mind is not clear, and you should find an opportunity to get out as soon as possible, and never let people expose your false identity to your face. Gonggong Zheng gave another important exhortation.

The villain made a note of it. ”

Gonggong Zheng sent him away with a gift, but he still couldn't help but feel a little uneasy in his heart, he always felt that the emperor let a small flat-headed common man pretend to be the dignified Prince Ding, and he also wanted to stand on top of the court with all the courtiers, this idea was too unbelievable. If anything goes wrong, not only will the life of the fake prince be lost, but I'm afraid that the head of him, the head of the Ouchi who is in charge of handling this matter, will also be moved.

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As soon as he stepped into the mansion gate, Fan Cheng, the new chief butler of the palace, greeted him and saluted with a smile on his face: "The prince is back!"

Prince Ding just said "um" and walked in the direction of the study.

Fan Cheng followed behind all the way, and kept muttering: "Today, several dignitaries and nobles have sent gifts, including the Jingguo Mansion, the Xiangguo Marquis Mansion, and the Ningyuan Marquisβ€”"

Prince Ding waved his hand a little impatiently, "You just know these things in your heart, and if you return the gift, don't bother the king again!"

"Yes, my lord. ”

Fan Cheng had also seen at this time that the prince Ding, who had been ill for a long time and had entered the palace for the first time, was a little uneasy. It's no wonder that it's okay to let a fake lie on the bed and pretend to be a patient, but if he is allowed to stand on top of the court to play a real prince, it is really a bit difficult. Although there is Gonggong Zheng behind his back, but if he really wants to answer the government in front of the emperor, if this person himself does not have a little bit of courage to learn, I am afraid that he will not be able to mix it up for a day.

However, it seems that today's Prince Ding should have been successfully fooled, but I don't know if Gonggong Zheng is still satisfied with his performance? I hope that he, the fake prince, can continue to be fooled, so that his true housekeeper will also do more and more prosperous, at least those who came to give gifts recently have become more and more aware of the rules, and have never forgotten to prepare a heart for him, the chief housekeeper of the palace......

In the blink of an eye, Fan Cheng hurriedly packed up the small abacus that was "crackling" in his heart, stepped forward to open the door of the study for the prince, and urged the maid who was waiting here to serve tea, and only then did he, the big housekeeper, leave with peace of mind, and carefully closed the door of the study from the outside before leaving.

Prince Ding did not linger much in the study at all, and went to the quiet room in the inner room.

Opening a secret door in the ashram reveals another room. It is worth mentioning that the layout of this room and the items placed in it are almost exactly the same as the study outside, but the two are different from the inside and outside.

At this time, the person who was sitting in this inner study and was writing from his desk raised his head and asked Prince Ding, who walked in, "How is today, Mingrui? The emperor is quite satisfied with your performance as the new Prince Ding?"

Haoxing Mingrui nodded, but there was no joy on his face, "Uncle Seventh really knows a lot about this emperor! He is indeed extremely cautious, and he did not directly push his nephew in front of the hundred officials, but first asked me to meet with the three important ministers of the court, Prime Minister Zuo, the privy envoy and the secretary of the military department, in the Xuande Palace, thinking that it was to see their reaction to Prince Ding's re-entry into the court, and to try whether my nephew, the fake prince, could be played in a real way." ”

Xiao Tianjue frowned and looked at Haoxing Mingrui's almost solemn face, and asked, "What's the matter?" You are so sullen, but what went wrong?"

"It's true that there are some minor mistakes in etiquette, butβ€”" Haoxing Mingrui suddenly sighed and shook his head silently.

"But what really makes you feel uneasy is that there is something else, right?" Xiao Tianjue asked.

"Seventh Uncle, although I didn't stand in the vertical arch hall to face the ministers today, the three I saw in the Xuande Hall can also be called important ministers of the imperial court. Unexpectedly, at first sight, it really disappointed me! First of all, regardless of whether he has the talent, courage, and bearing demeanor that he should have as an important minister of the imperial court, just looking at the open and secret battles in front of the emperor is enough to make people feel chilled! The enemy country's soldiers are pressing the border, and Dayu is at the time of life and death, but these courtiers who shoulder heavy responsibilities only know how to intrigue and shirk their responsibilities, and the emperor's mind is even more focused on how to support puppets and check and balance the courtiers. In the hearts of these people, how can they really have the world?

Hearing Haoxing Mingrui's emotion, Xiao Tianjue just smiled coldly, "Do you think I don't know? As early as thirty years ago, the court of Dayu was already like this! Haoxing Xiaoqi will never be able to become a person who has the world in mind like your father!"

"Father-" Haoxing Mingrui's eyes were full of admiration, "If Father is still here, what kind of prosperity will Dayu be now!"

Xiao Tianjue stood up from behind the bookcase, walked to Haoxing Mingrui's side, patted him lightly on the shoulder and said, "Mingrui, what we are doing now is to set things right and complete your father's unfinished business!"

Haoxing Mingrui's heart fluctuated for a while, and he stood there speechless for a long time.

Xiao Tianjue sighed secretly, and deliberately changed the topic: "Just now you said that there were some small mistakes in the Xuande Palace, but it matters?"

Haoxing Mingrui came back to his senses at this time, shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter, in fact, it was all intentional by my nephew." If I, the false prince, had behaved flawlessly for the first time, I was afraid that it would arouse the suspicion of the already suspicious emperor. However, my pretentiousness has aroused the suspicion of another person, who may have guessed that I am a fake. I really didn't expect that among those faint officials in the court, there was a shrewd person who hid a handful!"

"I don't know which of those three courtiers actually has this eyesight?" Xiao Tian couldn't help but ask with interest.

"It's Prime Minister Zuo who is cold-dressed. ”

"Leng Yiqing?!" Suddenly hearing this name, Xiao Tianjue was stunned, "You just said-, this Zuo Prime Minister's name is Leng Yiqing?"

Haoxing Mingrui was also stunned, "Yes, Uncle Seven, do you know this person?"

Xiao Tianjue hesitated for a moment and continued to ask, "Do you know the origin of this person?"

"He is a native of Huizhou, the champion of Wenju in the fifteenth year of Jingyun, and married the only daughter of Su Wenqiu, the former secretary of the ministry. With the help of this well-connected father-in-law, Taishan, this champion can really be said to be on the rise, rising step by step. In addition, this person himself is also very knowledgeable and eloquent, which is quite appreciated by the emperor. Two years ago, the former prime minister Cao Yu was dismissed for greed, and Leng Yiqing, who was a scholar at the official residence at that time, was exceptionally promoted to the left prime minister. ”

Seeing that Xiao Tianjue had been silent since listening to his words, Haoxing Mingrui couldn't help but open his mouth and called: "Seventh Uncle-"

Xiao Tianjue sighed and said slowly: "This Zuo Prime Minister is cold-clothed, it is very likely that it is your sister Fangyin's husband and Yu'er's biological father!"