Like Pearl and Jade

Chapter 62

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Because of the disappearance of the prime minister, Gao Luo had a fierce internal struggle. A small number of people believed that the matter was done by the Dafeng Kingdom, but this statement was suppressed as soon as it came out.

Can this kind of words that may cause international disputes be said casually? They have no basis and no evidence, and the Prime Minister disappeared in Gaoluo. Judging from the evidence left at the scene, this incident also points to a party that is in conflict with the Prime Minister. This black pot, Dafeng, may not be willing to bear it.

Dafeng officials attached great importance to this matter, and even the soldiers in the frontier entered a state of high alert. If Gao Luo dared to commit a crime, they would counterattack.

The situation in the frontier was tense, and the interior of the court was not much better. The cause of the incident was that Wei Ting, the Jiedu envoy of Qingbei, sued the Qingbei garrison general for collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country.

Wei Ting was born in the upstart, and he is quite talented. After being appreciated by Sima Hong, he recommended him in front of the late emperor. Later, because Concubine Wei was very favored by the late emperor, he even took the late emperor to reuse Wei Ting, and was once promoted to Qingbei Jiedu. Make.

Not long after he was promoted, the late emperor died of a serious illness. With the support of the Sima family, he has been sitting in the post of Qingbei Jiedu for the past five years. If he hadn't jumped out and sued Zhao Jin now, Jin Yang would not have made any plans. move him.

Zhao Jin is different from Wei Ting. Zhao Jin is from a real poor family, but he is a rare general. With his military achievements, he was awarded the third-rank Anbei General and guarded Qingbei Prefecture.

The two were summoned by the emperor and did not dare to delay. When they rushed to the capital, the capital had just entered early summer.

"General Zhao, please," Wei Ting turned around and smiled at Zhao Jin before entering the palace gate.

Zhao Jin looked angry and annoyed, but at the foot of the emperor, he couldn't say vulgar words. He just took off his saber and handed it to the guard at the Suzaku Gate. Then he didn't look at Wei Ting, and strode in. Palace gate.

"Hey!" Wei Ting sneered when he saw him like this, and followed.

The two walked one after the other, and the eunuch who led the way kept his head down and never said a word to the two, which made Zhao Jin unsure of the emperor's mind.

He is a third-rank Anbei general. Since he was stationed in Qingbei Prefecture, he has rarely returned to Beijing, and he has never met the emperor alone. He has no connections in Beijing, so he really doesn't know much about the emperor's temperament.

He also knew in his heart that compared to Wei Ting, who had the support of the Sima family behind him, his return to Beijing this time was probably more fortunate than good fortune. But even so, he had to make it clear to the emperor. Whether the emperor believed it or not, at least he asked for a clear conscience, and hoped that his family would not be affected by it.

It is rumored that the emperor is the prince of benevolence, and at this moment he also hopes that the emperor is as kind and benevolent as the rumors, so that his family can save a life.

"General Anbei, Lord Jiedushi, the Qiankun Palace is coming soon," the eunuch who led the way stopped and finally spoke to the two of them, "I have to offend the two adults first."

"It should be." Wei Ting knew in his heart that they were not close ministers before the Emperor. If they wanted to meet His Majesty, they must search their bodies in advance to avoid carrying sharp weapons on them.

Because both of them were third-rank dignitaries, it was Long Jingwei who searched the two of them. After the search, Long Jingwei clenched his fists and apologized to the two of them, and then stepped aside.

Seeing this, Zhao Jin couldn't help thinking that the emperor's guard was so strict and observant, that His Majesty must be a benevolent prince.

After the two of them were searched, the eunuch led the two of them and continued to walk forward. Halfway through, the eunuch suddenly stopped and said urgently: "Hurry up and avoid, Feng Jia is here."

Zhao Jin was in a trance. He only saw a group of people walking in front of him. The first one was a beautiful woman in an apricot-yellow palace dress. .

The sound of footsteps was getting closer, and he heard a very nice voice coming into his ears, soft and soft as if with a hint of sweetness.

"Wei Chen has seen the Empress."

"I have seen the Empress at the end of the day." He didn't dare to look up, and gave a respectful gift.

Then he saw the pair of pearl embroidered shoes parked in front of him, only to hear the empress ask: "Are you General Anbei?"

"Hui Niangniang, the last commander is right." He did not expect that the Empress Niangniang had heard of him, and there was a trace of excitement in his tone.

"I heard my brother mentioned you before, saying that you are good at warfare and have the ability to penetrate Yang at a hundred steps." Gu Rujiu looked at the middle-aged man in front of him. Although he was only in his early thirties, he looked like he was in his forties due to the hardships at the border. old age.

Zhao Jin remembered that the elder brother of the Empress was Gu Zhiyu, the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple. Before he went to Qingbei Prefecture, he had met with Gu Zhiyu several times. He did not expect that the other party would rate him so highly, so he folded his fist and said, "Yes. Uncle Guo praised it."

"Generals don't have to be humble," Gu Rujiu saw the look of gratitude in this weathered man's eyes, and couldn't help thinking in his heart, this general's mind is really simple. She glanced at Wei Ting who was not far away, and her tone softened a bit, "The two adults have worked hard all the way, and the two of you have important things to do, so I won't bother you much."

"Respectfully send the queen." Wei Ting felt a little uneasy in his heart. The queen's mother's attitude towards Zhao Jin was too gentle.

He didn't dare to think about it any longer, followed behind the eunuch and stepped into the door of the imperial study.

The imperial study room was very bright and spacious, and the floor was clean enough to show the shadows of people. Zhao Jin and Wei Ting immediately greeted the emperor at the top.

"Get up," Jin Yang threw a memorial on the case, "Master Wei sued General Zhao for collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country. I don't know what evidence is there."

Wei Ting hurriedly put the previously collected letters on the tray brought by He Ming, and then said, "Your Majesty, this is a letter intercepted by Wei Chen, please the emperor to investigate."

Glancing at the letters on the tray, Jin Yang did not reach for them, but said, "The letters can be forged. Does Master Wei have any other evidence?"

"This..." Wei Ting raised his head and glanced at the emperor. Seeing his indifferent expression, he didn't seem to have much emotion about Zhao Jin's matter. .

"Wei Chen also collected the treasures of the Gaoluo royal family in General Zhao's mansion. These things are not available to ordinary ministers," Wei Ting cupped his hands. superior."

"You found it at General Zhao's residence?" Jin Yang raised his eyebrows slightly and said neither lightly nor serious, "You and Zhao Jin are both third-rank officials, who gave you the right to search the general's residence?"

"Your Majesty, this is also a helpless move for Wei Chen, so I have no choice but to make this decision." Wei Ting was terrified, not expecting that His Majesty would attack this matter.

Although civil officials and military officers are often of the same rank, in fact, civil officials are more expensive than military officers. This is already the default thing in Dafeng officials, but in front of the throne, how can he say that the status of civil officials is higher than that of military officers? I thought that Qingzhou was already covered by you, Lord Wei, and the others were slaughtered by you," Jin Yang snorted coldly, "I have already handed over this matter to Zhang Xiang for thorough investigation. There is no edict to enter or exit.”

Zhao Jin was both delighted and surprised. He was delighted that His Majesty did not focus on civility and contempt for martial arts. He was surprised that the emperor did not listen to Wei Ting's words, but asked Zhang Xiang to investigate the matter thoroughly. Although Zhang Xiang has a gentle personality, he, like him, came from a poor family. At least from this point of view, when Zhang Xiang investigates a case, he will be a lot more impartial.

"Yes." Wei Ting's face was pale, and he gave a trembling salute. Along the way, due to the heavy guard, he had no chance to receive news from the capital, so he didn't know much about the current situation in the capital.

Before, Lord Sima said that as long as Zhao Jin was taken away and replaced by their guards in Qingbei Prefecture, he could be promoted. He thought it was a trivial matter, because when the late emperor was there, it was not because there was no garrison army because he was "suspected" of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, and he was suspected by the late emperor, so he didn't think much about it at all.

Now it seems that things are not simple, and the situation in Beijing is far more complicated than I imagined. And His Majesty doesn't seem to trust the Sima family very much, or else he wouldn't treat him with such an attitude, and he also handed over the matter to Zhang Zhonghan.

Zhang Zhonghan is a smooth old fox. He seems to be gentle and easy to talk. In fact, a student from a poor family can climb to the post of Prime Minister, how can he have less means

What's more, Zhao Jin, like Zhang Zhonghan, also came from a poor family. If Zhang Zhonghan wanted to keep the right to speak to the poor family, he would try his best to protect Zhao Jin.

The more he thought about Wei Ting, the more frightened he felt, but the emperor didn't seem to want to talk to him, so he turned his head and let him back out.

But when he came out, Zhao Jin remained in the imperial study. The emperor's attitude was enough to show that he made a wrong move this time.

After leaving the palace, he was taken to the annex by the Imperial Guards to live in the annex. There were guards outside. He wanted to pass on the news, but he didn't know how to use it.

He paced the room and circled the table several times, thinking about it and thinking about it without thinking of a solution.

"Now, I can only hope that Lord Sima can save me," Wei Ting sighed, it was early summer now, but his chest was still a little cold.

After nearly two hours, he saw that the Imperial Guard had brought Zhao Jin over. The two lived in the same yard, but one was in the east and the other was in the west.

Seeing the janitor's polite attitude towards Zhao Jin, Wei Ting thought of the icy expressions on the face of the praetorian guards just now, and his heart became more and more uncertain.

In the next few days, he couldn't eat well, sleep well, and actually lost a lot of weight. But even so, he was not summoned by the emperor, and Lord Sima didn't give him any news.

He knew he was done.

Since Tai Concubine Sun entered the body a few days ago, the Jing'an Palace has become more and more bleak. When Gu Rujiu stepped into this place again, he saw all the maids and eunuchs listless and lacking energy.

Gu Rujiu frowned, ignoring the palace attendant who saluted her, and walked towards the inner hall.

Grand Concubine Sun was still lying on the bed to recuperate. When she saw her coming in, she was out of breath and wanted to stand up to salute, but Gu Rujiu stopped her, "Lady down, concubine, are you feeling better?"

"Many thanks to the Empress for coming to visit, I've gotten a lot better," Tai Concubine Sun covered her mouth with a handkerchief and coughed lightly, then said, "Go out, Empress, and don't let me get sick."

"Don't worry, Empress Dowager, this palace has already asked the imperial doctor that your disease will not be contagious," Gu Rujiu said with a light smile, "You will be fine in a few days of rest."

Tai Concubine Sun stopped coughing, put down the handkerchief that was covering her mouth and said, "Niangniang is right." She took a sip of the throat tea handed over by the palace maid, and said slowly, "Niangniang is here today, I'm afraid it's not just for the sake of it. Will you visit my body?"

Gu Rujiu smiled and sat down on the chair next to her, gently waving the fan of flowers and wealth in her hand: "As expected of a concubine, she can always read people's hearts easily."

"The Empress's words are serious. After staying in this place for a long time, no matter how stupid people are, they have to learn to be smart," Tai Concubine Sun glanced at Gu Rujiu and said in a strange tone, "When the Empress has stayed for a long time, she will also have this ability. ."

Bai Xian, who came along with Gu Rujiu, frowned when he heard the words, and glanced at Concubine Sun dissatisfied.

Gu Rujiu smiled, and instead of taking the words behind Tai Concubine Sun, she said, "Bengong is here this time to ask what the imperial concubine saw that night."

Concubine Sun lowered her head and looked at her pure white hands: "I had a nightmare, dreaming of the ancients who have passed away."

"Oh?" Gu Rujiu said with great interest, "But Concubine Lin?"

Hearing the word "Concubine Lin", Tai Concubine Sun suddenly raised her head and said to Gu Rujiu, "Empress Empress, it's better not to mention the past."

Gu Rujiu looked at Grand Concubine Sun's solemn expression and smiled, "The concubine is right, there is no need to mention the past." She stood up, "Since the concubine is safe, this palace will be relieved."

She asked the maid to give the gift she prepared to Taifei Sun: "Then I won't disturb the palace, and the princess has a good rest."

"Empress Empress, walk slowly." Tai Concubine Sun sat on the bed and bent towards Gu Rujiu.

After Gu Rujiu left, Tai Fei Sun opened the box containing the gift, which contained a centennial ginseng.

"Hundred-year-old ginseng is really a good thing," Sun Taifei closed the gift box and said with a smile, "Our queen is worthy of being favored by her parents, a lucky person whom the emperor loves so much, and she is so generous."

"Prince Concubine, do you think the Queen Mother really doesn't check what happened back then?" The maid next to her took the gift box in her hand and asked worriedly, "If she doesn't check, what are you going to do? Wouldn't it be obsolete?"

"Young man, who is favored by the emperor, how can he not be curious," Tai Fei Sun laughed mockingly, "Isn't this palace full of curiosity when she was as old as her?"

In previous years, as long as the investigation is carried out, it is to pull out the radish and bring out the mud, and then involve the queen mother in it, causing a scandal in the royal family, wouldn't it be more interesting

When Gu Rujiu returned to the Zichen Palace, Jin Yang had already returned from the imperial study. Seeing her come in, Jin Yang said, "I heard that you went to Jing'an Palace again?"

"Grand Concubine Sun is sick, and the harem in the previous dynasty knew that if I didn't go, wouldn't others be gossiping?" Gu Rujiu walked over to him and took the notebook from his hand, "Why are you reading these miscellaneous books with me? already?"

"I'm cultivating our common hobby," Jin Yang smiled, grabbed her hand, rolled up her sleeves and said, "That old woman went crazy and made your wrist so blue, and it's not even there yet. spread."

"My Majesty, how can you say such a thing," Gu Rujiu put out a hand to cover his mouth, and said in a low voice, "What old lady, that's a concubine. If people know that His Majesty said such vulgar words If you do, then you will be ashamed."

"I'm afraid of losing someone," Jin Yang asked He Ming to fetch the ointment, then dipped his fingertips on the ointment, and gently squeezed the bruise for Gu Rujiu, "As long as you don't lose this beautiful lady."

"It's over, it's over, my name as the demon queen of calamity is to be taken seriously," Gu Rujiu giggled, and then said, "It's all your fault."

"An incompetent man can't keep his own country, so he blames women for being a disaster," Jin Yang smiled and shook his head, then said, "Don't move, I'll give you a good massage, otherwise it will hurt for several days. "

"Actually, the pain is gone for a long time, it's just scary looking," Gu Rujiu had no choice but to do it properly, letting Jin Yang rub his bruises and eat tofu, "Just now, when I came out of the imperial study, I touched him. We arrived at Wei Ting and Zhao Jin."

"What do you think of these two?" Jin Yang lowered his head and blew lightly on Gu Rujiu's wrist. He wiped off the ointment on other parts of her wrist with a handkerchief. After wiping it clean, he wiped his own hand and threw the handkerchief away. to the side.

"At first glance, Wei Ting has a beautiful scenery and a gentleman's style. Zhao Jin has a plain appearance, and his face is full of frost. "But as far as I know, Qingbei Prefecture has a harsh climate, with sandstorms in summer and snow and ice in winter. There are many people like Zhao Jin, but very few like Wei Ting."

How much energy does it take to raise oneself to be white, tender and smooth

If Wei Ting is really dedicated to the people, he can go out for a few laps and inspect the people's conditions. How can he maintain his beautiful middle-aged image with white face and beard under the wind and the sun? People who are born beautiful again will become rough-faced people when they go to places like Qingbei Prefecture.

After listening to Gu Rujiu's analysis, Jin Yang smiled and said, "It seems that you appreciate Zhao Jin more?"

"Don't Chen Jun know that I have an old grudge with the Sima family?" Gu Rujiu dropped his hand, squinted him and said, "Wei Ting is from the Sima faction, can I appreciate him?"

Jin Yang suddenly smiled, stretched out his arms to hug Gu Rujiu, and twisted around her like a candy: "Jiu Jiu is always so clear-cut."

"That's right, I can't do it with black and white, and it's okay to have a clear grievance," Gu Rujiu put his chin on Jin Yang's shoulder and said with a smile, "The frontier soldiers shed their blood for the country, while the civil servants gave him just a few words. Doesn't it make them bleed and cry when they snap their hats?"

"You're right," Jin Yang said solemnly, "We can't let these soldiers chill."

Jin Yang caressed Gu Rujiu's back lightly, feeling a little agitated. For a long time, he could always agree with him. With a wife like this, what more could a husband want.

The husband and wife reached the same point of view, so they also achieved the most wonderful harmony when exercising in bed. Therefore, in the early morning of the next day, even though the civil and military officials were arguing, Jin Yang continued to listen.

"Your Majesty, Wei Ting shouldn't be imprisoned!" Official A believes that no matter whether Zhao Jin is collaborating or not betraying the country, Wei Ting's heart is good, and he is also thinking of Dafeng, so it is enough to detain Zhao Jin in a different building. , Wei Ting should let it out.

"It's a bunch of nonsense. If you arbitrarily frame the court officials for the sake of Dafeng, can I also suspect that you are collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country?!" The generals expressed that they were very unhappy and depressed. Zhao Jin worked hard to guard the border for the country, but was framed by the civil servants on trumped-up charges. They felt wronged and bitter.

The two sides were quarreling with each other, and even some civilian officials were about to start fighting, but the scope of this action was limited to the circle of civilian officials, and it seemed that no civilian officials had taken the initiative to attack the military officers.

Seeing that these people were arguing really badly, Jin Yang said: "If you want to fight, go out and fight again, don't disturb the order of the court."

Hearing this, those who had already started, and those who were ready to do so, all died, and then stood honestly in place, waiting for the emperor to reprimand.

Who knows that the emperor seems to be in a particularly good mood today, and he did not get angry or punish them.

"I know that all of you adults are dedicated to the people, but there are national rules. If Zhao Jin is collaborating with the enemy to betray the country, he will be punished according to the law. But if Zhao Jin did not cooperate with the enemy and betray the country, then Wei Ting has framed the court and appointed an official, and he will be punished according to the law. You don’t have to argue on this matter anymore.” Jin Yang patted the armrest of the dragon chair lightly, “Now that the people of Weiting are in the capital, and Qingbei Prefecture is my Dafeng fortress, the most urgent task is to choose a competent minister to temporarily represent the Qingzhou Festival. degree."

The people of Sima's faction were a bit wrong when they heard this. Wei Ting had just entered the capital a few days ago, and the emperor would have someone temporarily take his place as Jiedu envoy. Isn't this a clear way to tell others that he doesn't trust Wei Ting

Otherwise, why would he only serve as a military commander for Wei Ting and not talk about the garrison general

Some smart people have noticed that the wind direction is wrong, while those with simpler minds just think that the emperor trusts Zhao Jin more. Both types of people have no opinion on the emperor's decision.

As for the officials of the Sima faction, although they were very opinionated, Jin Yang did not compromise.

Everyone is well aware that this temporary generation will soon become an official Jiedushi, but the emperor has made up his mind, and it is difficult for them to oppose it.

Jin Yang's move made many generals grateful. When they went down to court, the salutes of these generals were much larger.

Zhang Zhonghan looked at these excited generals and sighed in his heart. What happened between Wei Ting and Zhao Jin this time was not just a conflict between the two, but a confrontation between the emperor and Sima.

The Sima family is in danger this time.

"Zhang Xiang," Sima Hong stopped Zhang Zhonghan, "please stay."

"Lord Sima," Zhang Zhonghan smiled and bowed his hands to Sima Hong. He knew in his heart why Sima Hong stopped him, but he would not answer.

The Sima family was already a grasshopper in the autumn, how could he be tied to the same rope as this grasshopper

Who knew that Sima Hong didn't mention this at all, but talked about an old incident.

"Zhang Xiangke still remember the case of Concubine Lin poisoning the prince?"