The two brought Xiao Anheng and Xiao Anzhu to pay special respects to the Queen Mother, and the three-day winter holiday was over. Xiao Zhige threw himself into the busy affairs of the government again. And An Changqing went to court for the first time, and assisted Guanglu Temple in organizing the winter festival, which was greatly appreciated. After getting a lot of good reviews in the market, no one had any opinion on his previous court.
Many people even felt that with the King of Yan at the top, the emperor's temper was much better. Occasionally, there are courtiers who fail to understand Xiao Zhige's deep meaning, and dare not ask Xiao Zhige. Now there are more ways - I dare not ask the emperor, but I can go to find King Yan for some advice.
In this way, the next courtiers did their errands well, and there was no need to worry about eating and hanging, and Xiao Zhige finally stopped throwing knives at some courtiers who could not do well on errands all day long, saving a lot of effort. It's all a joy.
The only thing that feels bad is probably An Changqing. He is well-liked in the official circles now, and he goes to court every day before dawn, and when the court is over, he either goes to the imperial study to criticize the book, or is invited to a banquet by his colleagues. After Baijian's entertainment, in the evening, he has to accompany the young prince and princess to have dinner. And when it comes to rest at night, it has to meet the strong needs of His Majesty the Emperor. Although most of the time he himself is not too firm to refuse, but the culprit is none other than Xiao Zhige,
An Changqing felt that these days were a bit difficult.
Especially when he was tossed for most of the night the night before, and not long after he closed his eyes, Han Zhang and Wang Yu came to call. An Changqing was so sleepy that she couldn't open her eyes, she frowned and snorted impatiently, then pulled the quilt to cover her head.
Seeing this, Wang Yu didn't dare to urge him any more. He looked at Xiao Zhige with an embarrassed expression. He saw Xiao Zhige waved his hand and said in a low voice, "Your Highness is tired, you don't need to call him today."
After he washed and changed clothes, he went to dig An Changqing. An Changqing was covered in the quilt, Xiao Zhige was afraid that he would suffocate himself, so he pulled the person out a little, tucked the quilt for him, and tucked Mrs. Tang, who was just right, at his feet, and then went up with a spring breeze on his face. towards.
Everyone was a little surprised that they didn't see King Yan up this morning. Someone asked a question tentatively, but Xiao Zhige answered in a rather good-natured manner, only that King Yan was slightly unwell and would not come today.
Only then did everyone feel at ease, thinking that King Yan was unwell, and it was time to visit him and show his fellowship.
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But on the other side of An Changqing, he slept enough, and it was already bright outside. Xiao Zhige should still be in court at this time and has not come back.
Wang Yu waited on him to wash and change clothes, and after having breakfast, An Changqing rubbed his still sore waist, thinking in his heart that this kind of life must not continue, otherwise, he would probably die on the dragon bed sooner or later. At the moment, he couldn't care about anything else, he hurriedly cleaned up, and took Xiao Anheng and Xiao Anzhu out of the palace and returned to the palace.
With the prince and princess with him, An Changqing's battle out of the palace was no small matter.
After the dynasty was dispersed, not only did Xiao Zhige know that King Yan had left the palace, but also all the officials. Everyone looked at the emperor's sudden sinking face, and then thought that King Yan did not come to the court earlier today, and looked at each other for a long while, all speculating that it was false that King Yan was unwell, and that it was true that His Majesty and King Yan were having trouble.
However, they also guessed in their hearts and did not dare to show it. On the other hand, Ji Anmin replied in the imperial study room after reporting the events of Enke's holding, and couldn't help but persuaded: "It is said that the husband and wife quarreled at the head of the bed and made peace at the end of the bed. Your Majesty should not delay the business for a moment. The ice play in the twelfth month still needs King Yan presided over…”
The meaning at the moment is that if His Majesty annoys King Yan, he has to coax people back quickly, and there are still other things to do.
Xiao Zhige's face was blackened, but what Ji Anmin said was true, and it was true that he annoyed people. He could only cough for a reason, and said: "I know, does the Censor have something to report?"
Ji Anmin quickly shook his head and stepped back.
As soon as the outsiders left, Xiao Zhige couldn't sit still, got up hastily and went back to Qianzheng Palace. Wang Yu and two wet nurses also followed him to the palace, and now there are only a few palace servants left in the Qianzheng Palace.
Xiao Zhige caught a young eunuch and asked, "What did King Yan say before he left the palace?"
The little eunuch said hesitantly, "Your Highness explained that His Majesty doesn't have to look for him, and the morning will be the same as before."
Xiao Zhige's heart skipped a beat, feeling that most of his guesses came true. Last night, he was so excited that he asked for it three times, and finally made everyone cry. An Changqing was probably angry because of this.
He paced around twice with his hands behind his back, then turned back and asked, "Did your lord say when you'll be back?"
The little eunuch shook his head: "Never."
As soon as Xiao Zhige turned around, he wanted to go out of the palace to look for someone, but then he thought of An Changqing and said that he was not allowed to go looking. The steps that were taken were taken back. He pondered for a moment, summoned Han Zhang, and ordered him to go to Sanweizhai and the sugar shop to buy some cakes and pine nut candies and send them to Yanwangfu.
Han Zhang responded with a smile, and immediately took the token and went out of the palace to buy it.
***
After returning to the palace, An Changqing was refreshed and brought Xiao Anheng and Xiao Anzhu to see their grandmother.
Yu just received a notification from the servants, and was about to go to the front yard to take a look, when she saw that An Changqing had already brought her two children. The two wet nurses were holding a child each, with a little Yu Xiao by their side.
Yu Xiao's identity is not good for entering the palace, so she has been staying in the palace these days, occasionally going to Hu Zhifei's small medical clinic for a few days. He happened to be at the mansion today, and when he heard that An Changqing brought his brother and sister back to the mansion, he happily followed.
When Yu saw her grandson, she couldn't stop laughing, hugging this and the other, and she was reluctant to let go. Xiao Yu Xiao also didn't see the two brothers and sisters for a while, and seldom got together with Yu's side to tease the two little dumplings.
When the two brothers and sisters were tired from playing, the nurse took them down to rest. Yu Xiao liked children, so she followed.
Only then did Mrs. Yu have the heart to talk to An Changqing about business affairs: "Why did you come back all of a sudden?"
In the past, if An Changqing wanted to return to the mansion, he would always send someone to deliver a letter first. Most of the time, Xiao Zhige also accompanied him. I have never seen such a situation where I brought my two children back to the house alone today. Yu shi inevitably wondered if he was having trouble with Xiao Zhige.
There was no trouble, but the reason was not easy to explain. An Changqing's ears warmed, and he coughed: "No, it's just that the palace is a little annoying. His Majesty was also coming, but he was busy with government affairs. body."
The Yu family did not suspect him and believed his explanation.
After An Changqing had dealt with her mother, for fear of her further questioning, she sat in the Shou'an Courtyard for a while before heading to the front yard. He didn't intend to be angry with Xiao Zhige, he just felt that he had to live a life with few desires, otherwise it would be bad for his health.
Just after returning to the front yard, Han Zhang came again.
The fat white chief eunuch came over with two familiar wooden food boxes, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty heard that the prince brought the prince and princess back to the palace, and specially sent slaves to buy them and deliver them."
Two food boxes, one with An Changqing's favorite pastries, and the other with pine nut candies that were not bought during the winter festival, probably just out of the pot, the pine nut candies still had a warm burnt aroma.
"Your Majesty didn't come?" An Changqing stretched his neck to look behind him, always feeling that Xiao Zhige was hiding somewhere beyond words.
Han Zhang smiled and said, "Your Majesty is afraid that the lord is still angry, so he didn't come."
An Changqing was relieved, took the things happily, and sent Han Zhang back to resume his life.
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After returning to the palace, An Changqing finally lived a clean life. In the morning, he went up as usual, and in the back, he and Qi Wei went to the river to watch the ice play rehearsal.
Ice play is also a custom of the Daye New Year. One is to celebrate the approaching Spring Festival, and the other is to show the strength of Daye. The people in this ice play rehearsal are all elites selected from the army. Thousands of people walk on skates according to the formation, or like exploring the sea, or like a golden rooster, or like a phoenix spreading its wings... The scene is spectacular and pleasing to the eye.
This year, because of Xiao Zhige, the soldiers who participated in Bingxi are basically from the Yanzhou army, and a small number of them are selected from the guards or the children of the generals. These two groups of people are not convinced by each other. The ice began to show signs of disappearance. It was supposed to be a collaborative exercise, but it turned into a competition between two groups of people.
Yanzhou has many soldiers and naturally has the upper hand. On the Ye Jing side, Shen Tuliang was the leader. Although they were at a disadvantage, they did not lose their momentum at all. The good golden dragon formation was twisted and twisted. When An Changqing and others arrived, they saw that the dragon head and the dragon tail almost fought.
Qi Wei shouted to stop, and everyone off the field found that An Changqing and the others were coming. The Yanzhou officers and soldiers were forbidden, and immediately followed Qi Wei's order and rearranged the formation. But the group of Ye Jing disciples led by Shen Tuliang were not convinced by Qi Wei. Especially Shen Tuliang, he is the grandson of Shentu Xu of the Dazhu Kingdom. Although he did not join the army, he also practiced martial arts since he was a child, and he is outstanding in martial arts.
With a move of his feet, he slid in front of An Changqing like a galloping light, and clasped his fists and said loudly, "We also ask King Yan to decide for us. The Yanzhou Army, relying on His Majesty's power, doesn't take me seriously at all! "
The Yanzhou army was all under Xiao Zhige's command. After Xiao Zhige ascended the throne, Yanzhou soldiers naturally raised their eyebrows. In addition to the soldiers who stayed in Yanzhou, many outstanding soldiers were transferred back to the army. They kill the enemy at the border all year round, and they are stronger than the children of the pampered Guards and military generals, both in momentum and means. Therefore, in the selection of Bingxi this year, the Yanzhou Army made a big deal and became the leader.
The biggest finale formation of this year's skates is the Golden Dragon Soaring, which requires 2,200 people to form the formation together. The Yanzhou army had 1,500 people, and on the Yejing side, the Imperial Guard plus the children of the generals had only 700 people. Can only do dragon tail.
The Yanzhou Army was naturally elated, but Ye Jing's children, who were used to being the first name in previous years, inevitably had a gap. Later, during the rehearsal, various frictions were encountered, and this gap gradually turned into dissatisfaction. Before An Changqing and the others came today, they had just argued once about how the golden dragon should take off, but neither side could convince the other. When the formation was set up, it was like a mass of scattered sand. Fight in one place.
This was the first time An Changqing came back to watch Bingxi's rehearsal. Seeing this, he frowned and called the leaders of both sides to ask.
The Yanzhou Army was led by a general, and An Changqing knew it, so he told him to report the situation truthfully. The sergeant glanced at Shen Tuliang next to him and said, "I was instructed to rehearse the formation, and I was named the leader by General Qi. I did my best. But Master Shentu and the others looked down on us, because they were dissatisfied with us being the leader. , even during the rehearsal is not very cooperative."
Shen Tuliang said angrily, "Nonsense! It's clear that you are arrogant and arrogant because you have His Majesty's backing!"
The general was also displeased, and stared at him and said, "Your Majesty rules the army strictly, when did we take advantage of His Majesty's power?!"
The two of you came and went, almost fighting in front of An Changqing,
An Changqing's face sank immediately, and the two guards were immediately separated, An Changqing said solemnly: "I asked you to come up to clarify the actual situation and mediate conflicts, not to ask you to fight in front of this king! As the leader, don't think about how to ease the conflict, but also take the lead in making trouble, and wait for the next person to lead the ten army sticks!"
The participating generals and Shen Tuliang wilted.
"Why is there a conflict today? Tell the truth first." An Changqing said again.
The two talked about the situation separately. An Changqing listened, and then asked someone to fetch a pen and paper, and told them to draw the formation of the golden dragon flying on the spot.
The two of them were more energetic, and after hearing the words, they quickly drew the envisioned formation. The participants will discuss the method with everyone. The dragon will come out from the southwest, go west to the north, and then change the formation to the dragon bowing its head, and then go out from the northeast. However, Shen Tuliang thought that this formation was too simple. He wanted to leave from the southwest, travel from west to east, and then change to a dragon tumbling formation, and leave from the northwest.
An Changqing and Qi Wei had a serious discussion, but felt that the formation of the participating generals was more suitable. It's not that the formation proposed by Shen Tuliang is not good, but it is not suitable for actual drills. Although the more dazzling the ice play performance, the better, but it should also be ensured properly.
An Changqing clicked on the picture of Shen Tuliang, and said, "Shen Tu has a good idea, but it is difficult to realize..." After all, he also stayed in Yanzhou for a long time, and followed Xiao Zhige to read a lot. The military book, carefully analyzed the pros and cons of the two formations for him.
Shen Tuliang's expression collapsed, but he had to admit that what he said made sense. Although his formation was well-drawn, it was a bit on paper.
The general next to him glanced at him proudly, but before he could be happy for too long, he heard An Changqing continue: "The formation remains the same, but the team has to be re-arranged."
"General Qi, you will disperse all the Yanzhou army, mix with all the imperial guards, and re-arrange the dragon head, dragon body and dragon tail."
Qi Wei immediately took the lead. An Changqing just looked at them again and said: "There is no king in the world, and there is no king on the coast of the land. Your Majesty is the emperor, whether it is the Yanzhou Army or the Imperial Guard, or the children who have not yet joined the army. They are all soldiers and soldiers of His Majesty. They should not be so clear. Fortunately, today is His Majesty's future. If he comes, the two of you will not be able to escape a hundred military sticks each. Pie, it won't take sides."
When An Changqing said these words, he was not only beating the two of them, but also taking the opportunity to express his attitude.
Since Xiao Zhige's accession to the throne, many soldiers have been promoted in the Yanzhou army, and it is inevitable that there will be friction between these new nobles and the old nobles. One side felt that he was a close confidant of His Majesty and acted in a flamboyant manner; Although no conflict has erupted for the time being, but just by looking at the ice play exercise, the two sides are clearly divided, and it is clear that there is a lot of grievances.
If it is not handled well, I am afraid that the grievances between the two sides will deepen. From this small ice play exercise, it will become a struggle between the old and the new forces. This was not the situation he and Xiao Zhige wanted to see.
"King Yan is right."
Suddenly, a deep voice came from far away, Xiao Zhige came over with his hands behind his back, and looked at the two kneeling on the ground with dark eyes: "King Yan is soft-hearted, I will only punish you with the ten army sticks, I will spare you for a while. If you commit the crime again, go and get a hundred battalions yourself."
Then he looked at Qi Wei next to him: "And you, lead the ten army sticks together."
Qi Wei's grievance: "Your Majesty clearly sees that this minister did not fight and cause trouble."
Xiao Zhige smiled coldly: "Could it be that you didn't pull the strings?"
Qi Wei: "…"
Pulling the side frame is still pulling it. After all, it is my own person, and people's hearts are inevitably biased. Qi Wei knelt beside the two with a bitter face, and said sullenly: "I accept the punishment."
Xiao Zhige raised his chin slightly: "Go and receive the punishment now, I'm watching."
The three had no choice but to face the punishment. The ten army sticks are really nothing to those who practice martial arts. What is embarrassing is that they are beaten in front of everyone, which is really embarrassing. However, Xiao Zhige seemed to be able to see through their minds, so he specially sent Han Zhang to follow, and loudly repeated An Changqing's words, and then said in a high voice, "Execution."
The three of them climbed a bench each, because the emperor was staring not far away, and the executioners did not dare to release the water, and every stick hit hard.
Shen Tuliang looked at Qi Wei next to him, and gloated: "Your Majesty is really holy, and asks you to pull the sidelines next time."
Qi Wei said harshly: "I won't pull the sidelines next time, and I will beat you directly. Believe it or not?"
"Qi Wei plus ten army sticks." Xiao Zhige's ruthless voice came over.
Qi Wei: "..."
The sergeant couldn't bear it anymore, and persuaded him, "General Qi, don't say a word, we're hurting you." Then he went to see Shen Tuliang and said, "It's our fault, I apologize to you. Let's work together to rehearse the formation first. If there is still dissatisfaction, let's compare it when we wait."
Shen Tuliang scratched his neck: "Comparative, although we didn't kill Bei Di, it's not necessarily worse."
After speaking, the military sticks had already been beaten, and the three of them covered their butts. They were helped down, but they were much more harmonious than before.
Qi Wei endured the pain in his fart and disrupted the formation for them again, and then asked them to practice again.
Xiao Zhige and An Changqing watched from the side and said in a low voice, "Shen Tuliang is a man who dares to say what he does, and has a straight temper. I don't know if he will give it to old General Shentu if he asks for help. "
The Shentu family was an old family of generals, and almost every generation had male men who joined the army. Shen Tubo also immediately killed the enemy when he was young, and his son Shen Tuxu guarded Suzhou. Shen Tuxu is also smart. Since Xiao Zhige became the throne, he has asked to go home and be raised, and he has repeatedly hinted that the military power in Shen Tuxu's hands can be handed over at any time. Although Xiao Zhige intends to take back his military power, he is not ready to kill the donkey. Taking this opportunity to promote Shen Tuliang is a good choice.
"Shen Tuliang is good at martial arts. If he really didn't want him to join the army, he wouldn't have asked him to learn it in the first place." An Changqing said. Although Shen Tuliang did not join the army for some unknown reason, he felt that the old general Shen Tu still hoped that his grandson could inherit the cause of his ancestors.
Xiao Zhige nodded: "It's still too early to talk about this matter, it's better to discuss it later..."
Said and he changed a slightly sad tone again and said: "I guard the deep palace alone for six or seven days. King Yan is really cruel."
Might as well he suddenly mentioned this, An Changqing coughed uncomfortably: "It's only five days after the full calculation."
Xiao Zhige insisted: "Six days is not too short. Now when do you plan to return to the palace? If you don't come back, I will live in Yanwangfu."
An Changqing's ears warmed and glared at him: "I didn't say anything."
"Then go back to the palace tonight." Xiao Zhige hit the railway while it was hot: "I will ask Han Zhang to bring An Heng and An Zhu back to the palace first."
When the two children returned to the palace, they were not afraid that An Changqing would not return.
An Changqing actually misses him a little. Although sleeping alone at night is clean, but in winter, it is cold and he is afraid of the cold. Even if the earth dragon is burned in the house, his hands and feet are still cold at night. When Xiao Zhige was around, he could wrap him in his arms, as hot as a stove. Now that there is no heater, it will be fine for two or three days, but he is really not used to it when the days are long.
"What's the hurry, it's not early today, let's do it tomorrow."
Xiao Zhige smiled contentedly, brushed his palm over his earlobe, and said in a low voice, "Then I will stay in the Yanwang Mansion today, and I will return to the palace with Yanwang tomorrow."
If he didn't take people back to the palace in person, he was really worried.
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