The queen mother put on her clothes late at night and asked across the tent, "What's the noise?"
Hua Xiangyi opened the tent, helped the Queen Mother out of the fragrant and warm quilt, and whispered, "It's a student of Taixue who wants the emperor to take back the appointment."
The queen mother got up, and the maids on both sides gently raised the lights and curtains. Hua Xiangyi helped the queen mother to the Luohan bed with the waist horseshoe hoarding, and the cushion heater was brought up together, and she also warmed the cheese for the queen mother.
The queen mother poked the spoon, frowning slightly: "Why is it so sudden?" She pondered for a long time, "The appointment was made yesterday, and tonight there is a commotion. It's too fast."
"The trouble is still too school." Hua Xiangyi leaned on the queen mother and said, "Auntie, too school is the direction of the world's writing. This time it is the patriarch, so it's not easy to come forward."
The queen mother was scooping the cheese, and although her face was stained with age, her makeup was even more extraordinary. She gradually put down the bowl, leaned on the soft cushion, stared at the glazed lampshade, and after a while, said, "Yes, Shen Wei is now guilty of notorious crimes, and the elders of the pavilion cannot come forward and scold the students. If the students force the emperor Recovering the fate, then this time, Aijia is dumb and eating Huanglian."
"Aunt." Hua Xiangyi said, "The emperor released Shen Zechuan, but it was not his original wish. Now, because of this order, he has got the name of 'dizzy' for no reason.
"That's all right," said the queen mother, "when Wei Concubine is pregnant with a child, Da Zhou will have an imperial heir. Since the imperial heir is the capital of the country, as long as the Ai family has an imperial heir, they will still be the great empress dowager of Da Zhou. The emperor is ill. Since then, I have long since separated from Aijia, and if I get angry this time, it's just a tantrum due to illness, let him make trouble."
After Emperor Xiande became ill, he gradually ceased to obey the Queen Mother's will. Although they were all trivial daily matters, they had already shown signs of eccentricity. The queen dowager sits in the palace, with Pan Rugui next to her, and the old Huage in the previous dynasty.
Emperor Xiande can't do it, so it's better to change it.
The queen mother did not like the king of Chu and did not do anything else, just because the king of Chu Li Jianheng had reached the crown, not a weak child, nor a child who grew up under her knees. How can such a person ascend the throne as obedient as the grandson who was raised by himself.
"What's more, today's request is to hit the emperor's face." The queen mother said calmly, "The emperor has been on the throne for nine years, food, clothing, expenses, and everything. He has to go through the Ai family. Now he wants to be an independent and domineering emperor. For this reason, he had the courage to show his favor to the Xiao family. He refused to let Shen Zechuan go, and wanted to keep the King of Chu. But the Ai family knew him. Well, on the contrary, it appears to be both ends of the mouse, and offends both sides thoroughly."
"Didn't the emperor imprison Shen Zechuan for so many years for the Xiao family?"
"What is confinement?" The Empress Dowager took Hua Xiangyi's hand and said earnestly, "Confinement is a lifeline. The emperor thought that he had made a face for the Xiao family, but in fact he had caused a disaster. Xiao Jiming lost his younger brother, What Libei wants is the death of Shen Zechuan. As long as Shen Zechuan does not die, it will hurt the heart of the 120,000 cavalry. Think about it, Xiao Jiming is so dedicated to his life to prove that he has no second thoughts, even his younger brother. Dare to stay in Yedu. He treated each other so calmly, but the emperor turned his head to take the death penalty and locked up the person in order not to offend the family. The emperor was still so innocent. This time, in order to protect the King of Chu, he refused to thoroughly investigate the case of Xiao Fuzi and cut off Pan Rugui's follow-up. He was afraid that Ai's family would be grumpy, so he reluctantly released Shen Zechuan. - He thought that the Xiao family would be sympathetic to his difficulties, but Xiao Jiming is far away in Libei, and he will never be happy when he learns about this."
"If that's the case," Hua Xiangyi said, "Could it be that the people who incited Taixue to make trouble this time are also the Xiao family? This time, forcing the emperor to take his life back, it can make the emperor and the Hua family have a gap, and can call the patriarch again. I can't show up with my aunt, and I can borrow a knife to save Shen Zechuan."
"If it were so clear and clear." The Queen Mother brushed aside Hua Xiangyi's hair and said with pity, "Xiao Jiming is still one of the four generals in the world. This son has always acted cautiously. If he did it, he would not be so easily called. People hold it, and Libei has no dealings with Guozijian."
"I can't guess." Hua Xiangyi leaned against the queen mother and said coquettishly, "Auntie told me to listen."
"Okay." The Empress Dowager has no children in this life, and the Wai family is not close, but she only loves Hua Xiangyi. She said, "My aunt taught you. You can see that we have eight cities in the periphery, surrounding the capital. The eight cities are the origin of the eight families today. Dicheng, which is south of the capital, has always been the city of choice for concubines. But only When I came to Ai's house, the Hua's family was the most prosperous and won the top spot among the Eight Great Families. A few years ago, when the late emperor ascended the throne, the Yao family was the most holy. Because the Yao family has three emperors, if it wasn't for Uncle Yao's time, it was bad. If he is talented, then Qi Huilian from Yuzhou may not be able to be the master of Yongyi. Besides, in the current Xi family, only Xi Gu'an has been promoted to the commander of the eight major battalions, and he is in charge of the children of the eight major battalions. The family has always been of low moral character and cannot become a great thing. After the death of Mrs. Xue, the Xue family has fallen, and now only Xue Xiuzhuo is on duty in the center. The rest of Wei, Pan, Fei, and Han will talk to the Ai family in the future. listen."
"I've heard about it from my father." Hua Xiangyi said, "Aunt told me this to refer to the person who secretly instigated Taixue this time, maybe someone else from the Eight Great Families."
"Ai's family is suspicious." The queen mother said, "Ronghua takes turns to enjoy it. It has been many years since the Hua family followed Ai's family. Now that the emperor is seriously ill, some people have other thoughts, and that is also possible. Call Pan Rugui over tomorrow morning and ask Jin Yiwei to conduct a thorough investigation in secret. Qidu is such a big place, and the Aijia does not believe that there are still impervious walls."
Xiao Chiye twisted the water on his clothes and followed Ji Lei into Mingli Hall.
It was late at night, and Emperor Xiande still hadn't slept.
"You've stopped thinking." Emperor Xiande took a note, glanced at Xiao Chiye, and said in a hoarse voice, "Why are you running around with Jin Yiwei."
Xiao Chiye was really wronged. He said, "They all instructed the adults to call Wei Chen, who thought it was an oral order from the emperor."
"After we went," said Emperor Xiande, "how did it go?"
Ji Lei immediately kowtowed and said, "Reporting to the emperor, the students who are studying at Guozijian have not been instructed by whom, not only talking about state affairs and slandering the emperor, but also attacking Eunuch Pan. The scene is very chaotic, and the minister wants to take someone , Governor Xiao refused."
It's not just refusal, that the Imperial Army has the same virtue as Xiao Chiye! Relying on the obstacles and preventing Jin Yiwei from taking people, he was about to roll on the ground! A group of military ruffians who eat and drink together have thick skins.
Emperor Xiande asked Xiao Chiye, "You stopped Jinyiwei from taking people?"
Xiao Chiye said, "If a group of students were to be imprisoned, most of their lives would be unpredictable. If their lives were lost, what would happen if the emperor's virtuous name was ruined?"
"They formed a party for selfishness, colluded with Yin people, and clearly intended to disrupt the court! If such people are not tried, what will Jin Yiwei do in the future?" Ji Lei said angrily.
Emperor Xiande coughed for a long time and said, "Ce'an is doing well."
"Your Majesty!" Ji Lei couldn't believe it. "These students gathered in a crowd to make trouble, and they even dared to shout the word 'treason'. If they can't handle it strictly, it will endanger the country and the country!"
"Frankly and honestly." Emperor Xiande said lukewarmly, "If they weren't pushed to a critical moment, they would not be able to study hard, what would they do with Jin Yiwei, what would they say? Then the remnants of the Shen family should not be released. If not... if not!"
Emperor Xiande broke the fold and coughed. After a little relaxation, he also returned to normal.
"...No matter what, the fine will still be fined. Half of the grain and silver of the Imperial Child Supervisor will be reduced, two meals a day will be replaced by one meal, and the penalty will be imposed for the first half of the year."
Ji Lei knew that Emperor Xiande had made up his mind, so he stopped talking. He knelt and said nothing, but Emperor Xiande knew what he was thinking.
"Jinyiwei is my dog." Emperor Xiande stared at Ji Lei, "As the commander of Jinyiwei, what kind of godfather or godfather do you recognize? I don't mention it on weekdays, but I forgive you and be respectful! Tonight I want you to comfort me. Taixue student, do you understand?"
Ji Lei kowtowed and said, "The minister obeys the order, and Jinyiwei only serves the emperor!"
The rain had lightened when we came out, and a little eunuch came to the office to hold umbrellas for the two of them.
Ji Lei looked bad, raised his hand to Xiao Chiye, and was about to leave. But Xiao Chiye didn't care at all and said, "Lao Ji, I have no choice but to do so. Yesterday, I was locked up on foot ground, so I didn't dare to move students rashly in order to come out to play."
Ji Lei looked at his bastard appearance, he was so angry that he had nowhere to let it go, and nodded randomly, just wanting him to leave quickly.
"But my Imperial Army, what do you think?" Xiao Chiye took the umbrella from the little eunuch, sent him back, and continued to walk outside the palace with Ji Lei.
Ji Lei thought to himself what could it be? Is it nothing more than a group of rascals! Follow you, it's even worse!
He said politely: "My spirit is much better than before."
"That's right." Xiao Chiye said shamelessly, "I think the campus of the Imperial Guard is too small to be used. You can tell the Commander Commander for me, and see if you can allocate more space for the Imperial Guard?"
Ji Lei had heard that he was playing polo on the school grounds with the Imperial Army, but he never thought he would dare to ask for a place. It's just that he couldn't refuse on the bright side, so he said: "I'm afraid it's not easy to handle. The King of Chu expanded his mansion last month, and people even reported to the mansion office about the forcible occupation of the residence. Now there are people everywhere, Gu'an Where can I find a place for you, Second Young Master? Besides, even if there is a place in the city, it has to be granted to the Eighth Camp."
"Hey." Xiao Chiye said under the umbrella, "It's not up to us in the city, but outside the city. As long as the place is big enough, you can have fun."
Ji Lei finally figured out the meaning of the words. He looked at Xiao Chiye, smiled, and said, "Okay, Second Young Master, you have already seen a piece of land, haven't you? You are sloppy with me!"
"I'm here to ask you, Lao Ji." Xiao Chiye said, "You, Lao Ji, are the most honorable in this city. If you speak to Lord Commander, how can he refuse? Let's talk about it when it's done."
"Don't mention the money with me." Ji Lei finally eased his attitude, "I recognized a godson over there, and I was thinking about where to get him a good horse! When it comes to horses, who knows better than Second Young Master? ?"
"I'll send him a few horses to play with." Xiao Chiye said, "The horses matched by the Hongyan Mountains are no worse than mine. In a few days, I'll find someone to take them directly to your house."
"Wait for me to tell Gu An." Ji Lei said, "What's going on at the school? You wait for the news!"
The rain stopped when the two separated, and Xiao Chiye got into the carriage. Chen Yang looked at Ji Lei's sedan chair and said, "Does the Governor really want to give him the horse from the mansion? What a pity!"
"It's short of hands." Xiao Chiye kicked off his boots, and his feet were already soaked. "It must be on the school ground, it's too dazzling in the city. This old thief can't handle it if he takes his horse." He said coldly, "I'll let his son go to see his ancestors."
The carriage shook, Xiao Chiye wiped his face with a towel and asked, "Where's that person?"
Chen Yang said, "Then, that person?"
"Shen Zechuan!"
"I went back early." Chen Yang poured tea for Xiao Chiye and said, "I see that his steps are vain... How can such a body be used by Jin Yiwei?"
"Raising elephants." Xiao Chiye took a sip of tea and drank it, "Sick Yangziba has to work hard, he is definitely the kind of person who wants to be lazy."
The lazy person sneezed and sat in the dark for a while, wondering if he had caught a cold.
The door was suddenly pushed open, and a stout figure stepped into it. Xi Hongxuan was amazed when he came in: "This place is good, but Jin Yiwei can't touch it."
Shen Zechuan didn't look back, and said, "It's a good thing if you can't rent out a broken house."
"But it's hard to get the yard." Xi Hongxuan rubbed his hands and sat down, looking at Shen Zechuan, "This was given to the crown prince by the late emperor, and the prince rewarded Qi Huilian. It's an old yard that was sold after Qi Huilian's death. How did you get it? of?"
Shen Zechuan and Xi Hongxuan looked at each other playfully for a moment with tea.
Xi Hongxuan raised his hand calmly and said, "Look at my slut, why do you keep trying to find out more about people? I heard on the road just now that Pan Rugui was also beaten, and your hand is quite happy."
"Uncle Xi is the commander of the eight major battalions." Shen Zechuan said, "Besides this incident, it has aroused the suspicion of the queen mother, and the future life will not be so good."
"Xi Gu'an is not easy, I'm better." Xi Hongxuan put his fat palm on the table, he said, "Instead of waiting to speak to the central minister, it is better to ask the students to speak first and strike first. After this incident, you are the real one. came out."
Shen Zechuan took the chopsticks and picked up some vegetarian food: "The little trick of carving insects made Er Shao laugh."
Xi Hongxuan saw that Shen Zechuan had eaten, and then he touched the chopsticks and said, "What are you going to do after that?"
"Eat in Jinyiwei." Shen Zechuan said, "Ji Lei is Pan Rugui's godson, or Xi Gu'an's best friend. If you want to kill Xi Gu'an, how can you beat Ji Lei? Why don't you and I share a life? , let them be good brothers for life."
Xi Hongxuan laughed for a while, leaned on the table, and said to Shen Zechuan, "What kind of hatred do you have with Ji Lei?"
Shen Zechuan picked up the peppercorns and said without raising his eyelids, "I don't like the shoes he wears."