The Captain Wang heard someone calling him, and the voice was very familiar. He quickly looked around and found that the person calling him was Qiu Yizhi, the adopted son of the current emperor. He quickly ran to Qiu Yi and gave a military salute. , said: "It turns out that Prince Yi is here. I wonder if you have any advice?"
Qiu Yizhi also hurriedly returned the salute, but said: "I remember you were still working as a guard of the palace a few months ago. How did you suddenly change and become a general?"
Captain Wang scratched his head and said with a smile: "Several of the guards who used to follow the emperor are now retired. Let's talk about our leader, General Zhang. News has been passed down from above that he will be promoted to be the right general of the Forbidden Army! It's just that The emperor felt that once he came, he would be on an equal footing with the three marshals and generals Cui Nan, Wei Hu, and Dai Luanxiang, and he would be promoted too quickly, so he suppressed him."
Qiu Yizhi didn't expect that just over a month after he left the capital, so many changes would occur in the center of the imperial court, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
But he heard the captain Wang say again: "I haven't seen Your Highness Yi for a long time, why are you here today?" He didn't know that Qiu Yizhi had been sent out by the emperor to be the county magistrate.
Qiu Yizhi didn't want to tell him about this, so he said: "The emperor sent me to Guangyang to do some things. Why don't you come back now? But your soldier stopped me outside the city."
Before Qiu Yizhi finished speaking, Captain Wang immediately glared at the soldier who was blocking the carriage and cursed: "You kid, don't open your eyes! Do you know who this noble man is? He stretched out a little finger, which is thicker than your waist. How dare you block his drive and don’t want to eat tomorrow? "
With this curse, he scolded a tall and thick soldier until he stood aside with his head hunched over, like a primary school student who had made a mistake.
Qiu Yizhi waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. Isn't he loyal to his duty? You can't embarrass him!"
Wang Duwei immediately said "yes".
Qiu Yizhi nodded and said: "Since you are here to make the decision, I will go to the city right now. Is it okay?"
After all this tossing, who would dare to say "no"? In this way, Qiu Yizhi led Yuchi Jiming into Luoyang, the capital.
Qiu Yi had important matters at hand and was not in the mood to revisit the beauty of Beijing, so she went straight to the residence of her master, Zhongli Kuang, who was also the prime minister of the dynasty.
Zhongli Kuang was originally an unknown scholar in Youyan Dao. He had great talents, but he failed to win the first place in the capital several times. Zheng Rong, who was still King Youyan at the time, admired his reputation for a long time and visited him several times before hiring him as an aide.
And since Zhongli Kuang joined Zheng Rong's sect, he has also been helping him wholeheartedly, truly telling everything he knows. It can be said that Zheng Rong's success in revolting and ascending to Dabao was only based on Youyan Dao's strong financial resources and the incomparable fighting power of Youyan's army - both of which were built with great effort by Zhongli Kuang.
At the same time, Zhongli Kuang also served as the teacher of Zheng Rong's sons. Now these powerful princes would treat him as a teacher when they saw him. Therefore, no matter which son of Zheng Rong succeeds to the throne, Zhongli Kuang will be indispensable as the title of imperial master. The supreme honor of "grand master" of the current dynasty is already waiting for him in the future.
Therefore, when Zheng Rong completed his work, he instantly promoted Zhongli Kuang, who still only had the title of a mere civil servant, to the position of prime minister. This was an unprecedented event, but the ministers in the DPRK did not have any objections.
So Emperor Zheng Rong planned to give Zhongli Kuang a mansion next to the imperial city so that he could consult state affairs at any time. However, there is no open space in the neighborhoods next to the imperial city, and they are all the residences of senior ministers in the court. There is no more open space for construction.
However, the emperor had made up his mind and personally selected an official's residence and ordered the Ministry of Punishment to thoroughly investigate the official's daily behavior. Unexpectedly, he did not expect that a huge corruption would be investigated and punished. So Zheng Rong was not polite and disposed of the man casually. After his mansion was renovated, he was given to Zhongli Kuang to live in.
This house is very grand, and it is close to the imperial city. From time to time, there are soldiers patrolling around to check passers-by, so it seems very quiet in the bustling city.
Qiu Yizhi was about to go up and tell her name, but turned around and saw Yuchi Jiming still following her. She thought to herself: I am about to discuss confidential matters with the master, and it would be bad for this little girl to hear it.
So he said to Yuchi Jiming: "Jiming, filial piety comes first among all good deeds. Since you have returned to the capital, you should first go to your father to say hello. When I finish this work, I will also meet your father. ”
Qiu Yizhi's words had nothing to consider in terms of emotion and reason. After hearing this, Yuchi Jiming agreed without hesitation and said: "My father has been very busy every day since he became an official. He doesn't know where others are." , I’m afraid I’ll have to find him again.”
Qiu Yizhi smiled and said: "After all, he is running for the Yuchi family! I think he is not in the Ministry of War, but in the Ministry of Punishment. Fortunately, both places are not far from here, so you can go and find him yourself. What if the Yamen guards don’t let you in... With your Qinggong, I’m afraid they won’t be able to stop you!”
These two words he said made Yuchi Jiming feel happy. He only heard her smile "hehe", turned around and ran away without knowing where she was.
So Qiu Yizhi straightened up his clothes, walked around the big stone lion in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion, walked up the steps, and reached out to knock on the door. But I heard a guard soldier shouting from the side: "Who are you? This is the Prime Minister's residence, don't mess around here!"
Qiu Yizhi was startled after hearing this, and then he remembered that today is different from the past, and his identity as a master was completely different from what he was a few months ago. So he said to the soldier in a pleasant manner: "I am Qiu Yizhi, the magistrate of Shanyin County. I have something important to come to see the Prime Minister."
The soldier sneered and asked, "I wonder if your Excellency has ever made an appointment with my Prime Minister?" When he spoke, he deliberately added an accent to the word "Your Excellency".
Of course Qiu Yizhi could hear the sarcasm in this man's words, but he said patiently: "I'm with you, Mr. Zhongli... Prime Minister Zhongli is old and never makes an appointment. Please also ask this soldier to go and inform you. Just say that Qiu Yi is here and the Prime Minister will definitely meet him."
But the soldier said: "Everyone here who wants to see the Prime Minister has an old relationship with the Prime Minister. No appointment? Not to mention you as a county magistrate, even your state pastor and governor have to be rejected! You think you are the emperor? I have several princes under my knees..."
After Qiu Yizhi heard this, he smiled bitterly and thought to himself: He and the princes he mentioned were really close brothers. However, he could not reveal his identity, so he sighed secretly, and then said: "But I don't know how to make an appointment with Prime Minister Zhongli?"
But the soldier said with great disdain: "You are a seventh-grade official, but you also want to meet with my Prime Minister? What a joke. If you have anything to do, report to the Yamen of Yousi first, and then be taken into the mansion by the ministers of various ministries!" After that, he He cursed again, "What kind of sesame and mung bean official wants to meet my prime minister without an introduction!"
He cursed so loudly that Qiu Yizhi finally couldn't hold back the anger in his heart. He stepped forward and shone the soldier in the chest and backed away, scolding: "Keep your mouth clean! What's the matter with the magistrate?" Yes? He is also a serious Jinshi, appointed by the emperor!"
The soldier refused to suffer at all, and also pushed Qiu Yi, and then cursed: "What's wrong with the county magistrate? What's wrong with the Jinshi? Do you know that an official like you is being sold in Luoyang City? ! Let me tell you, I am the seventh-ranking official in front of the prime minister, and I am the same as you. What’s so great about it!”
Qiu Yizhi became even more angry when he was pushed like this. She was about to go up and fight with him, but she heard someone behind her shout loudly: "Who is acting wild here? Don't you understand the rules?"
The gatekeeper was facing the main gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion. He followed the sound and immediately left Qiu Yizhi behind. He put on a smile and walked forward to greet him. He immediately knelt down and smiled at the person who spoke: "Oh, it turns out that the main hall is here. , are you here to find my prime minister?"
The "His Highness" calmly said "hmm" and said, "I have agreed with Mr. Zhongli that I will go into the palace to see my father." He paused and said, "I said, are you here?" I've been here for more than a month, why don't you understand any of the rules? Can you afford to lose the dignity of the court?"
The soldier put on a flattering smile, turned to the side, pointed at Qiu Yizhi and said: "This is because His Highness has wronged me. The one who doesn't understand the rules is the magistrate from Shanyin County. He didn't agree with me beforehand..."
"Your Highness" heard him halfway and immediately interrupted: "What? You said he is from Shanyin County?"
"Yes, yes, who knows where this Shanyin County is!" the soldier continued.
This "His Highness" ignored him, left a group of attendants behind him, walked straight to Qiu Yizhi, the magistrate of Shanyin County, grabbed his hand, and said: "It turns out that Yizhi is here, why don't you go to the capital first?" Let me know so that your brother can be prepared."
It turns out that the "His Royal Highness" in the mouth of others is Zheng Xin, the eldest son of Emperor Zheng Rong.
Zheng Xin was the eldest among the emperor's three sons, and he was a direct descendant. His literary and military talents were quite impressive. According to the rules of the Han Dynasty, he should succeed to the throne, but his father never had any intention of making him the prince, which made him very anxious, but he was helpless. For this huge matter, he discussed it countless times with several masters and think tanks in his palace, but they were unable to do anything. He really couldn't figure out the emperor's thoughts, so he had to immerse himself in government affairs, just to keep his father's heart in mind. Leave a good impression of being loyal and capable.
Among the three sons of Emperor Zheng Rong, Qiu Yi only had the best relationship with his third son, Zheng Miao. Although his eldest brother Zheng Xin and his second brother Zheng Sen treated each other with courtesy, they could not be called very close.
However, he had just been angered by the villain, and when he was feeling aggrieved, he couldn't help but be very moved when he saw his elder brother being so enthusiastic about him. He hurriedly broke away from his big hands, clasped them tightly, and said: "I have an urgent matter, and I want to share it with you." The adoptive father reported that he wanted to ask the master for advice first, and then go to see the emperor with the master, but he didn't want to be blocked here, alas! "
Zheng Xin is also a smart person. He thought to himself: Although his sworn brother is not on the royal list, he is highly valued by his father because of his resourcefulness and boldness. At the critical moment of his succession to the throne, will he say a word? , maybe it's the difference between the world - why not take this opportunity to sell him a favor.
So Zheng Xin smiled and said: "Brother, don't be the same as them. These are mean people who look down on others. If you are angry with them, will your lungs explode because of the weather? Aren't you going to see Master Zhongli? I'm just in luck If you need to find him, let’s go in together!”
After saying that, he personally pushed open the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion, took Qiu Yizhi's hand, and walked through the door side by side.
The arrogant and domineering guard guard just now was so frightened by this scene that he froze in place. It took him a while to react, and he immediately trotted in after Zheng Xin and Qiu Yizhi. Relying on his familiarity with the internal structure of the Prime Minister's Mansion, he took a shortcut and ran to the central hall, found Zhongli Kuang, and whispered in his ear: "Prime Minister, Your Highness... and the magistrate of Shanyin have arrived." (Unfinished) to be continued)