The end of the year is approaching, and good news finally came from Jingzhou. Under the pressure of the imperial court, the remnants of King Qiyang who were like a mess of sand have surrendered, and the rebel materials are also on their way back to the capital. The serious troubles of the confidants in the north have finally been eliminated, and everyone in the court and the opposition is happy.
Of course, Chu Jinglan made the first act. He risked great danger to go deep into the tiger's den, and took down Deng Tianguan's head without a single soldier, saving the scene of Chu soldiers killing each other and bloodshed, so brave and decisive. Few people can do it, which is really admirable.
Under the pressure of public opinion, the emperor finally decided to summon Chu Jinglan at the court meeting that day.
When he woke up in the morning, Ye Huaiyang took out the court clothes that had been idle for a long time in the cabinet, and dressed Chu Jinglan neatly in person. He also put on accessories such as the Chaozhu and jade hat, and then looked at it carefully from a distance. The embroidered robe with sea water and river cliff patterns dangling in front of her eyes, extremely upright and respectful, she suddenly felt a little dazed—it was the first time she saw him dressed like this.
Chu Jinglan saw that she was stunned there, took her to her chest with one hand and straightened her collar with the other, and said, "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, I just think your husband is so handsome." Ye Huaiyang leaned over with a smile and placed a sweet kiss on his side face, "Be careful on the road and come back early."
Chu Jinglan replied in a low voice, and immediately let go of her hand to take the jade wat, suddenly seeing her shaking, she hurriedly leaned back to her arms, frowned and said, "Doesn't it feel good?"
"No, I just didn't wake up." Ye Huaiyang yawned a long, misty look between his brows, not very awake.
"Let them serve you, and you go back to bed for a while."
"Well, good." Ye Huaiyang didn't force herself, rubbed her eyes and went to the inner room, leaving the rest to the maid.
Others say that after marriage, she is more diligent than when she was a girl. Whenever Chaotun goes to the window, she has to get up to serve her parents-in-law and husband. Now, at home, I was still sleeping at night, but when I got to the palace, I started to feel lazy. No, I was so sleepy and yawning after changing clothes for Chu Jinglan. sigh.
The one who lives in Lanyan Pavilion got up a long time ago to prepare meals for the prince. How can you do this, miss...
Crescent Moon was about to enter the room to persuade Ye Huaiyang to say a few words, but she lay down again in such a blink of an eye. An emerald hook jade, like the one worn by the prince, but the silk thread on it was broken...
After pondering for a moment, Crescent Moon suddenly blushed.
I'm afraid that the prince was so cruel last night, that the young lady couldn't stand it before she broke it, right? This is not the first thing that has been broken since I returned to the palace for half a month. It was as big as a jade inkstone and seal, and it was as small as a trousers. The guard thought it was an assassin...
Thinking about it, Crescent Moon felt more and more embarrassed, and quickly tucked the quilt for Ye Huaiyang and went out.
She slept until the sun basked in the sun, and at the same time in the Golden Palace, several ministers were already arguing.
"Reporting to the emperor, Wei Chen believes that King Lan has done a good job in quelling the rebellion, and should be rewarded."
"Wei ministers object, although the death of the traitor Deng's is the key to pacifying the Jingzhou army, but King Lan's act of killing first and then filing is really unacceptable. If the officials of the prefectures all over the country are effective, what king's law is still there. At all?"
"Lord Li's words are very reasonable, and Wei Chen agrees."
The situation in the courtroom is heating up. Many ministers are arguing endlessly with each other. Some of them are sharp and can always choke and turn pale. Chu Jinglan stands indifferently amid the noise. , let him be slandered, and stand still, as if nothing can affect him.
The strange thing is that the emperor didn't react, just looked at him condescendingly, the corners of his mouth were faintly raised, revealing a gloomy air.
"Your Majesty, this minister has something to play."
With the sound of an old and loud voice, someone in front of him slowly came out, wearing a Confucian crown and red clothes. It was a pivotal figure in the Censor Desk - the Censor Doctor Gu Yong. I saw that he first bent down and saluted, then bowed his head and kept his sleeves still, just waiting for the emperor to speak.
"Precise play."
The emperor's lips were slightly opened, and the two words landed gently, and all the ministers in the hall immediately held their breaths, and there were no more voices of discussion.
Gu Yong saluted again, and then clenched the jade wattle tightly and said slowly: "Now the northern border troops are weak and weak, and they are deeply infested by the Yi people, which has always been a concern for the emperor, and Prince Lan has lived in the north for a long time. The situation is very familiar, and the Jingzhou incident has been handled very well, which is enough to show that he is extremely capable and can be regarded as the emperor's right-hand man. The old minister believes that it is more appropriate for him to handle the chaos in the northern border, and it will definitely remove all worries for the emperor."
When he said this, he actually skipped the clichés such as awards, and directly asked Chu Jinglan to participate in politics. All four were shocked for a while, but the emperor looked at him for a while with a smile instead of a smile, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said: :"Oh, really?"
Before Gu Yong could speak, another deep voice sounded: "Master Gu, are you saying that the generals in the northern border are ineffective in governing the army and the officials in the prefecture are not strict?"
It's Yue Ting.
Gu Yong seemed to have long expected that he would jump out, and said, "Master Yue thinks too much, this old man is just stating the facts, right and wrong have his own judgment."
"Then I'll tell you the facts." Yue Ting stepped out of the queue, and his blue-blue robe drew an arc behind him, "To deal with foreign enemies, the emphasis is on cooperation between the top and bottom. Although King Lan has lived in the north for many years, he does not I have never been involved in military and political affairs, so rashly intervening at this time will inevitably shake the military heart, thinking that they are not trusted by the imperial court. Instead of seeing results, it will cause unnecessary trouble, so I think the chaos in the north When it is resolved by itself, the court only needs to provide the necessary assistance."
"Master Yue is the head of the Chinese book, and his literary talents are unmatched. Now he says such nonsense words, which is really amazing."
Gu Yong is notoriously straightforward when he speaks, no matter if it is a high-ranking official or a royal family member, he has never spared half face. Yue Ting was blackened on the spot by his sarcasm, but he couldn't scolded him like this, and he became angry for a while. , said nothing.
Seeing this, Xie Yuan frowned inadvertently, and then said: "Master Gu, this is above the court, how can you..."
"Could it be that Master Xie thinks the same way?" Gu Yong turned to look at him, the old and Mi Rui's eyes seemed to penetrate his body, "Oh, I forgot, Yuzhou, one of the three northern states, is exactly the same. The area under the jurisdiction of Brother Xie’s clan…”
The implication is that he speaks for profit.
Xie Yuan's face became extremely ugly, but he did not refute him immediately, but secretly glanced at the emperor's expression, seeing that there was no difference in his expression, said: "Master Gu, although the Censor Station is in the role of impeachment picket, everything can be done. Pay attention to the evidence, you can't splash dirty water like this!"
The old god Gu Yong stroked his beard on the ground and looked at him with a playful look, which instantly made him furious, but when Gu Yong didn't speak, he refuted a few more words, and he seemed to be covering it up again, so he had to stop for the time being. Endured this bad breath, I secretly thought in my heart, the old man who is not afraid of the earth is really fierce when he bites people, but he is on the wrong side, let's see how the emperor will deal with him later!
Strange to say, the emperor seemed to say very few words today, but he didn't see the slightest anger. He just leaned on the dragon chair and watched them go back and forth, and there seemed to be some kind of excitement hidden in the deep pupils.
Something is wrong.
Chu Jinglan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he calmly observed the whole situation, his expression still did not fluctuate, at this moment, Wang Jian said leisurely: "I have a second opinion of Yushi Gu, Wang Lan is very brave, if he is there to assist, It will definitely save the emperor a lot of trouble."
Gu Yong's face suddenly froze, but to his surprise, the emperor agreed.
Chu Jinglan's heart sank suddenly, and the situation in his eyes was surging, as if he saw countless sharp swords coming against the light, approaching him.
The emperor looked at him and smiled. He was as kind as an ordinary elder brother, but his voice was like a tune played by three thousand ice strings. No matter how you listened to it, there was a chill.
"I will wait for the younger brother to share my worries for me."
Chu Jinglan stared farsightedly, his thin lips were slightly opened, and he uttered four words lightly: "My brother obeys the order."
This turbulent court discussion ended like this. After the court, Yue Ting came to the imperial study.
As soon as he entered the door, the bright yellow figure swayed his eyes, and there were also colorful streamers in it. He raised his eyes a little and found that the emperor was playing with a taotie-patterned glass cup. When he got up, he didn't dare to look for a long time, so he closed his eyes and bowed his knees.
"I pay respects to the emperor."
"Well, Yue Qing came just in time. Uncle just presented the pair of cups. You also come to reward them."
Yue Ting didn't know the depth of what he said, so he glanced at Wang Ying slightly, and saw that his expression was as solemn as an ancient well, without the slightest ripples, making people unable to guess what he was thinking, so Yue Ting withdrew his gaze, Duanbu stepped forward to the side of the imperial desk and carefully admired the pair of glass cups.
"Lord Su Wen has a very good vision, and it is true when I see it today."
Yue Ting was not a flattering person, so he only made a symbolic praise, but Wang Ying suddenly attacked.
"Master Yue's vision is not very good, isn't that Pei Yuanshu still your first disciple?" He paused, then turned his head to look directly at Yue Ting and spit out a sentence, "What's the crime?"
Yue Ting didn't expect that he would dare to stand in front of the emperor. He turned his head and found that the emperor was also staring at him. His eyes were no longer as relaxed and casual as before, but as cold and threatening as a cold straw. He taught him to be cold to the core. .
It was here waiting for him.
Despite the chill in his heart, Yue Ting did not panic, he just knelt on the ground and whispered, "It's the minister who taught me no way, I beg the emperor to punish him."
The emperor raised his hand to help him, and his tone changed again: "Yue Qing, please don't say that, after all, you have come up with this double-edged sword, even if Chu Jinglan is not killed, it is a pleasure to solve King Qiyang. , how can I punish you for this hero?"
Yue Ting didn't get up and said, "This minister is guilty and dare not take credit."
"Master Yue doesn't need to do this. The emperor has always been clear about rewards and punishments. Your student affairs will not be implicated in you." Wang Ying said lightly.
Yue Ting kowtowed, half of his face hidden under the imperial case, with subtle emotions, "The emperor is wise and wise, but it is the teacher's fault that the teaching is not strict, and the student should take the responsibility for his mistakes. The emperor convicted the ministers."
Seeing his insistence, the emperor didn't say a word for a while, only looked at him with a meaningful smile, and there seemed to be a few very fine lights in his eyes, which fell on his top.
A stifling silence.
Yue Ting is indeed an old courtier who has experienced storms. Under such a compelling sight, he is still calm and motionless. There is a bit of sadness and disappointment between his eyebrows, but he does not mean to excuse himself at all. , seems to have decided that he did not complete the task assigned by the emperor and should be blamed for this, without any complaints.
After a long time, the emperor finally called him to get up and said, "Forget it, you can step back."
Yue Ting's heart was relieved, and he immediately kowtowed to thank him: "Thank you, the emperor, after the minister goes back, he will definitely examine my body three times and train the bad disciples strictly."
When he came out of the imperial study, the wind passing through the hall made Yue Ting's whole body cold, and the sweat on his back seemed to have condensed into ice slag, which caused a faint pain. He stood silent for a moment in front of the porch, shook his jacket, and then steadily stepped down the stone steps, his body straight as usual, until halfway through, he suddenly stopped in a dignified manner.
The glass cup... It's the glass cup produced by the official kiln in Yanzhou!