At the end of the summer of the 33rd year of Dayu Jingyun, thousands of strange soldiers of the Northern Frontier Army stole out of Jinmen Pass, attacked the camp of the Rong Army at night, beheaded thousands of enemy soldiers, and successfully burned down its main granary. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 After this battle, the army of Rong was forced to retreat twenty miles before re-encamping. The danger of Jinmen Pass has been solved so far.

When the good news came, it immediately caused a sensation in the government and the opposition.

This is the first good news from the Jinmen Pass since Song Xingye led the Northern Army to leave Beijing, and it is the good news that the people of Dayu have been looking forward to for several months.

On the top of the Golden Palace, all the Dayu courtiers were vying to express their congratulations and praises to fully demonstrate their loyal and patriotic hearts. Emperor Haoxing Xiaoqi is a dragon-faced Dayue, while sitting on the dragon chair and listening comfortably, he is secretly wondering how to use this great victory to raise Prince Ding's status in the court again, and finally make him another force that can restrain the military and civilian officials.

After making up his mind, the emperor issued an order in court to appoint ministers to go to Jinmen Pass to comfort the soldiers in the north and reward those who had made meritorious contributions in this battle. In addition, Prince Ding's recommendation of the coach was meritorious, and he was specially promoted to the title of Auxiliary Prince.

For a long time, although the prince who came back after a long illness occasionally went to the court to discuss politics, after all, he did not have any real power, and he could still be regarded as an idle prince. However, today the emperor gave him the title of Auxiliary Prince, and although he still has no actual official position, he has actually been given the power to supervise hundreds of officials. In this way, with the respect of the prince and the power of the government, the status of this prince can really be called under one person and above ten thousand people, and his edge has overshadowed Leng Yiqing, the chief assistant of the dynasty, and even more than all the military figures who have become increasingly powerful because of the war with the Rong State.

Heaven descended Longen, the flattered Prince Ding hurriedly knelt down and thanked him, and claimed that he was frightened, and did not dare to take credit without authorization, the real hero of this time should be the general Song Xingye and his generals under his command, at the same time, the Privy Council and the Ministry of War also made great contributions, and asked the emperor to reward them together.

Hearing the obvious words that Prince Ding used on them, the faces of the privy envoy Tang Huan and Zhang Guangshi, the secretary of the military department, couldn't help but show triumph, and they were secretly glad that they were lucky enough to hug the towering tree of Prince Ding.

Leng Yiqing watched coldly from the sidelines, but in his heart he felt sorry for those two ridiculous stupid talents, who were played with in the palm of his hand without knowing it, and the end must not be much better.

It's just that the emperor rewarded this fake prince like this today, which is really too unusual, could it be that this fake prince is really the emperor's person? Or does the emperor think that he must be his own person? Looking at this prince's expression, it seems that he did not expect the emperor to suddenly entrust such a heavy task, and it seems that there is still a lot of work in this.

Fortunately, he had already sent someone to send the invitation to Prince Ding's mansion yesterday, and it was not a rush to tie up with the new auxiliary prince. Moreover, Prince Ding has also ordered someone to reply, and he will go to the garden he has just repaired to sit as a guest today. This will be an excellent opportunity, when he needs to get to the bottom of this prince, and at the same time thoroughly find out who the person behind him is, if it is not the emperor, then there is a possibility of further cooperation between them.

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In front of Prince Ding's mansion, the prince's carriage had not yet stopped, and Fan Cheng, the chief butler who had already received good news, came out of the gate, and personally helped the prince get out of the car, while sending a series of compliments.

Haoxing Mingrui patiently listened to his nonsense, Fang Han smiled and asked, "Are the congratulatory gifts for the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion ready?"

Fan Cheng nodded hurriedly and replied: "It's all ready, and the little one was sent over early this morning." ”

"Well, that painting was chosen, too?"

"I have chosen, I have chosen, and the small one has been personally examined, it is the "Willow Pond Spring" by the flower doctor. ”

Haoxing Mingrui nodded with satisfaction, a hint of calculation flashing in his eyes.

When he returned to the inner room and changed into his court clothes, he took the prepared painting, and got into the carriage and went straight to the cold-clothed prime minister's mansion.

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Leng Yiqing set up the dinner in the newly built garden, the Hui Garden. Sitting in the pavilion in the middle of the lake surrounded by green trees, the wind is cool and quiet, and there is no risk of being heard.

As soon as Fang entered the table, Haoxing Mingrui took out the painting from his sleeve and handed it to Leng Yiqing: "This "Liutang Spring" was entrusted by Huafengshan to bring to Lord Leng, saying that it was a congratulatory gift for the completion of the new garden. ”

Leng Yiqing took the painting and said politely: "The flower god doctor is really too polite!

As he spoke, he slowly unfolded the painting in his hand to take a closer look. How could he have known that when he saw it, his eyes suddenly showed a shock that could no longer be concealed!

In the painting, a plain woman stands in the willow forest by the pool, carrying a small crescent-shaped basket made of wicker on the arm of her left hand, while her right hand is plucking a green willow leaf from the willow branch next to her. Not far from this willow forest, a simple blue-gray courtyard can be faintly seen, and a cluster of rare orchid grass is planted on the side of the low bamboo hedge, and the few sparse bamboos in front of the court add a bit of tranquility to this elegant place.

Haoxing Mingrui didn't know when he came over from the side, pointed at the drawing paper with his fingers, and said with envy in his eyes: "I think what is depicted in this painting is the scenery of Huizhou, right? In the painting, the smoke willows in the old garden and Hui Zhilan's heart complement each other, which shows that the words of 'outstanding people and spirits' are indeed true!" Then he muttered a little sourly, "This Hua Fengshan has sent so many paintings to me, but none of them can be as vivid and expressive as this "Liutang Spring"!"

It's a pity that no matter whether his words are compliments or jealousy, they are all in vain, because Leng Yiqing didn't listen to a single word! At this moment, his eyes were still firmly fixed on the painting, but the expression on his face was unpredictable and unpredictable.

Haoxing Mingrui couldn't help but secretly admire the calm kung fu of this Zuo Xiang, even if he was really indifferent to the old man, but knowing that his handle was being held in his hands, he could still be so calm, and he didn't show his timidity because of his weak heart.

After another moment, Leng Yiqing slowly put away the painting, made a look with endless aftertaste, and exclaimed: "It's really a good painting!"

Haoxing Mingrui nodded and said: "This painting is very consistent with this Huiyuan, it seems that Huafengshan still put a lot of thought into it." ”

It seems that this flower doctor is also quite familiar with Huizhou. Leng Yiqing looked at Haoxing Mingrui, with a somewhat exploratory taste in his eyes.

Haoxing Mingrui couldn't help but smile and said: "Hua Fengshan is naturally very familiar with Huizhou, all because his wife is from Huizhou!"

It seems that although this Jingyang City is not big, there are many people from Leng's fellow villagers. I just don't know where this Mrs. Hua is from Huizhou? Is it an old acquaintance with the old man of Huizhou who is yours?" Although Leng Yiqing had a smile on his face, there was a hint of ridicule in his words, obviously thinking that the lies made up by the other party were too clumsy and ridiculous.

Haoxing Mingrui was completely unaware of Leng Yiqing's strange attitude, and still shook his head very seriously and said: "Lord Leng thinks something is wrong! This Mrs. Hua is the old man from Huizhou that I once mentioned to you! As for where she is from Huizhou, I haven't asked in detail." However, according to my guess, the place depicted in the painting should be the former residence of Madame Hua. ”

This remark, which sounded like an understatement, was like a heavy hammer hitting Leng Yiqing's heart! I saw that this Zuo Xiang, who had always been calm and self-controlled, was completely stupid there, and he couldn't say a word for a long time.