Half a month after He experienced the murder case, a letter from Dali Temple was secretly sent to the emperor, and He Anchang, the political counselor of Zhongshu Province, sent it personally. The emperor talked with He Anchang in secret for a long time, only hearing the sound of pens falling in the study. Immediately following the court the next day, Zuo Kaizhi, Minister of the Dali Temple, filed a lawsuit against He Jingwen for his murder, asking for an order to supervise and interrogate Xin Wen, the son of King Qin, and blame King Qin for his negligent discipline and suspicion of connivance. The emperor remained silent, Xie Jingsheng, the chief envoy of Liaoyuan in Qingping, followed closely behind, and wrote to Xin Wen that although he had no official position, it was inappropriate for him to sell officials and donate nobles, and he also abducted foreign government officials as prostitutes , is already in jail. The emperor was very angry, and ordered Dali Temple to immediately accept the eldest son Xin Wen, to blame King Qin for half a year's salary, and to close the house to think about his mistakes.
Xin Wen went to prison, but the case was presided over by Zuo Kaizhi, under the supervision of He Anchang, Xie Jingsheng, Fu Mingxue, the censor of Zuo Du, Tai Shubo, the Commander of the Jingwei, and Hou Rongcheng, the You Shaoqing of Dali Temple.
"The two princes came in overnight, it seems that the prince is determined to protect King Qin." Xie Jingsheng watched Fu Mingxue and Grand Uncle Bo talking in the courtyard upstairs, and said, "Tai Shu Bo is tricky."
"But he is also the best person." He Anchang looked at him together, and said: "As the commander of the Jingwei, Grand Uncle Bo is in charge of guarding the capital and guarding the palace. He was the one who got rid of it first. What I care about is Fu Mingxue."
"The Censor of Zuodu?" Xie Jingsheng raised his eyebrows slightly, and glanced at him, "You don't look like someone who will be reported by the Inspectorate."
He Anchang said indifferently: "I am natural. But you can't."
"If I'm still working in the capital, it's fine, but now that I'm releasing Qingping, what can he do with me?" Xie Jingsheng said innocently, "Besides, I have always reported to the public to enforce the law, and I never do anything against the court's guidelines."
"You did a lot of things in the capital." He Anchang turned around before going back to the case, "Be careful to let Jin Yiwei clean up."
"I obey." Xie Jingsheng smiled, but his eyes were fixed on Tai Shubo, like an eagle catching a rabbit.
He Anchang can ignore Taishu Bo, but Xie Jingsheng can't. Compared with Fu Mingxue, Tai Shubo is more important to the prince. Grand Uncle Bo has 30,000 troops in command of the Jingwei Commander, and this is the only military force that the prince can fight against the king of Tang, who has been released from the feudal domain. These 30,000 people are not too many to fight, but if one day they are used to take down the capital, they are more than enough. If King Qin is the Prince's eye in the capital, then Tai Shu Bo is his vicious dog. At present, the crown prince cannot be taken down, but Xie Jingsheng is extremely happy to lose one of his hands and two people.
However, after a few days of investigation into this case, there has been no progress. The reason is that the official daughter sent by Xin Wen in Tai Shu Bo's order to check the capital has been unable to count. He is already a little urgent, and the emperor is very dissatisfied with this. Tai Shubo was even more distressed and couldn't tell. He clearly found the right place, but he couldn't find the person who sent it to him before. Someone had already cleaned up the traces, so he must swallow this bitterness.
Just when Bai Jiu entered the palace to play chess with the emperor, during the period he saw the emperor's expression was not good, and after a while, he heard the emperor say: "Look at Taishu Bo."
Holding the chess pieces, Bai Jiu was concentrating on the chess game, and said indifferently: "Master Taishu is strict and fair." After speaking, he raised his head slightly, and smiled at the emperor: "Looking serious, he is a person who follows orders."
"Act according to the order." The emperor squinted and read the words again.
Bai Jiu pressed down the chess piece slowly, "Master Taishu has never made any mistakes in guarding the palace."
"How do you know that nothing went wrong." The emperor took a step forward and said, "Isn't the Duanyang Palace Banquet a problem? If he had been watching carefully, such a thing would not have happened."
"It's inevitable." Bai Jiu narrowed his eyes and said, "Master Taishu has been the commander of the Jingwei for decades, and His Highness the Crown Prince and the princes are all valued by him, and the friendship with His Majesty's monarchs and ministers has lasted for a long time. Go. Your Majesty will count it as hard work if you make such an unimportant mistake once or twice."
"It's kind of you." The emperor smiled and nodded at him, "I have a selfless relationship with him, and he also speaks for others. I think he has been guarding the capital for decades, so it's time for him to rest. The old man is the most suitable for taking care of the sky." year." Bai Jiu smiled and didn't answer this question. The emperor thought for a while, and said quietly: "Besides, he has always been close to the prince. If the prince comes back, I'm afraid he will be sad again. The prince has worked hard with the queen mother to worship the Buddha, and he shouldn't suffer the pain of parting in this life."
"Jing talk to His Majesty." Bai Jiu chuckled suddenly: "I lost again."
The emperor laughed, "You stinky chess basket, you have never won."
"Yes." Bai Jiuduan blew on the tea slightly, with a smile on his lips, and said warmly: "Never won."
Tai Shu Bo's dismissal came so quickly that people were almost caught off guard. He had served as the commander of the Jingwei for decades, and now he was suddenly dismissed, which made people unable to react. It wasn't the emperor who forced the withdrawal, but Xie Jingsheng wrote a letter saying that the uncle was too old to investigate the case effectively. The emperor said that Taishu Bo was too old to even investigate the case, so how could he guard the capital again? Taishu Bo couldn't explain it, but the emperor didn't rush it, he only blamed a few words. I don't want Grand Uncle Bo to ask himself to be old after returning home for one night.
Waste chess is useless, it is better to take the initiative to discard it, leaving a space for the latecomers.
Bai Jiu held Xin Yi's hand firmly and said, "Relax."
Xin Yi was led by him to practice calligraphy, blushing as usual, and whispered: "My lord is holding it too tightly." Bai Jiu responded and did not let go of his hand, Xin Yi's handwriting was still tight, so he could only say: " Jingyuan, hold it too tightly."
Bai Jiu just heard the general side face, "Practice calligraphy needs to be strong." As he said, he squeezed his fingers together, "Practice calligraphy seriously."
Xin Yi pursed his lips, "I'm serious."
"I'm talking about me." Bai Jiu smiled lowly, and took his hand to write a word "Yi" on the paper. Before he finished writing, Qu Lao said outside the door that someone was visiting. Bai Jiu just hummed and didn't leave.
Xin Yi said: "Since someone is looking for your lord..."
Bai Jiu wrote slowly, "I don't want to see you again." A forbidden word was written on the paper, and he said, "This word should be pasted on the gate." After speaking, he turned his head and thought for a while, "It's... not bad. You can use this word Write it well, and post it on the door."
Seeing that he seemed to really want to do this, Xin Yi couldn't help but hastily withdrew the sheet, saying: "Let's give others some connections." The position of the commander of the Jingwei was only vacant, and there were more people working their minds. There were always people coming to visit, but Bai Jiu never saw a single one. This person came and went, posting a handwritten letter by the two of them made Xin Yi feel hot and always feel guilty. "The crown prince still wants this position, does your lord want another person?"
"No need." Bai Jiu seemed to like pressing on his shoulder very much, and his subordinates hooked a rabbit out vividly, and said, "Xin Yi."
"Huh?" Xin Yi was still thinking, and didn't want to be called out by him, but he couldn't get a response. Can't help looking sideways at him, the two of them are so close, no matter how lightly Xin Yi breathes, it will fall on his cheeks, he is stunned for a moment, he didn't dodge it like a ghost, selfishly wanted to stay longer.
Bai Jiu held his hand and tapped the pen, and said, "A Xin Yi." Xin Yi's eyes fell back to the painting, only to see that the rabbit was carrying a carrot on its back, as if it was about to hit a tree stump, and then realized that this person was Call this rabbit Xin Yi. Immediately after turning the pen, a skinny vicious dog was drawn behind the rabbit, chasing after it ferociously. The rabbit panicked and wanted to bump into the tree stump, and the ink slipped, and a napping leopard was drawn in front of the tree stump. As a result, the rabbit is caught in a dilemma.
Xin Yi's dimples appeared slightly, and he said, "It doesn't look like Xin Yi."
Bai Jiu was still painting, and if he wanted to see a rabbit, he would run into a leopard, and a vicious dog would catch up with the rabbit, when suddenly a snake sprang out from the side, coiling the rabbit in his own territory. The vicious dog was caught off guard by the leopard, and the two began to bite. When the snake got the rabbit, he watched the dog and the leopard with cold eyes.
Bai Jiu casually dropped the pen.
Xin Yi asked: "Stop painting?"
Bai Jiu asked back, "Are you afraid of snakes?" Xin Yi shook his head, puzzled. Bai Jiu smiled, let go of him, took a step back, and said, "Turn around and let me have a look."
Xin Yi turned around, but Bai Jiu suddenly stepped forward, almost touching his body. Xin Yi blushed, and stepped back, leaning on the edge of the table with his hands, already leaning on the desk. But this time Bai Jiu didn't let him go, but put him on the table with his long legs stuck between his legs, pushed him close, and asked again: "Are you afraid of snakes?"
Xin Yi's heart was about to jump out, he clenched his fist and quickly put it on the tip of his nose, trying to block the blushing. Bai Jiu touched the side of his cheek with his fingers, and said, "Talk back."
Xin Yi lowered his eyes slightly and shook his head. Bai Jiu pulled away his clenched hand and put it on his shoulder, pushed him down, and pressed the other hand on the back of his head, trapping him firmly and firmly within his own range, and then kissed him thoroughly. Xin Yi was pressed onto the table and was startled by the touch of the tip of his tongue. His fingers gradually tightened on Bai Jiu's shoulders, his complexion became more flushed, and he felt cramped that he would not be able to breathe.
Xin Yi was panting slightly when Bai Jiuchun left him, and Bai Jiu pressed his forehead against his, silently saying nothing. Xin Yi's breath gradually calmed down, and Bai Jiu's kiss seemed to have broken the skin on his lips, but Bai Jiu actually licked it again.
Xin Yi suddenly raised his head, and said loudly: "Hold on." His face was flushed with embarrassment, his eyes almost overflowed, and even his voice trembled.
Bai Jiu stuck close, and naturally felt a clear change somewhere in him, but she just didn't let go of him, and said, "Child."
Xin Yicai felt that this person was really bad, and he just wanted to be embarrassed. She couldn't help but put her hand over her eyes, and murmured: "I'm just dreaming, don't think I'm too embarrassed and angry."
Bai Jiu paused, then sharply asked, "What did you dream about?"
Xin Yi directly covered his face with his arm, and said, "My lord, Xin Yi is not here."
"Really." Bai Jiu reached out and grabbed his waist, letting his embarrassment hinder him, and said calmly: "If I can't find Xin Yi, I can only find fun with it."
Embarrassed, Xin Yi raised his hand to push Bai Jiu's chest, shrinking back and said, "I, I, I am Xin Yi!" After getting nervous, he stammered again, and Bai Jiu stared at him like a trembling animal. rabbit. Xin Yi couldn't bear Bai Jiu's staring at him like this, his neck was flushed with embarrassment, and the tips of his ears were so red that they were about to bleed.
Bai Jiu rubbed his fingertips on the tips of his ears, and said, "You are timid."
At the end of his speech, Xin Yi saw his gaze moving up to his lips again, so he couldn't help but immediately blocked his mouth, saying: "Broken, broken..."
Bai Jiu said: "Sorry."
It didn't look like an apology, but more like taking advantage of it calmly. Bai Jiu's fingers rubbed the tip of his ear and it was hot. Satisfied when the snake took over the breath, he let go the shrunken rabbit. The panic-stricken rabbit took its carrot legs and stepped out tremblingly, only to realize that he was already tainted with the snake's breath.
Taishu Bo is old, and the commander of Jingwei is vacant, and someone will take over. But this person is definitely not just a person, he also means which side's power. Xie Jingsheng kicked Tai Shubo out of his position without any concealment, and he was bound to be charged again.
It rained heavily the next day, and on the way to Dali Temple, the pulleys of He Anchang's carriage suddenly malfunctioned, and it crashed directly in front of a stone lion at the street corner. When Xie Jingsheng rushed to the hospital, he was bandaging, and his body was covered in blood from his right shoulder. The shoulders and arms were the most severely injured, the white skin was pierced by the wood debris, and the complexion was also very white.
"The wheels are in disrepair. The rain is heavy and slippery and accidents are likely." He An used his left hand to tap the bench, and said to Xie Jingsheng: "It's not a serious problem."
Xie Jingsheng didn't sit down, but squatted in front of him and stared at him.
He Anchang feels that Xie Jingsheng is not like Xie Jingsheng today, and he is not like him either. In just a few moments, he read something from Xie Jingsheng's eyes, and he was not angry. Seeing that Xie Jingsheng's shoulders were soaked, he said, "Go and wipe it off, you have water on you, I'm cold."
Xie Jingsheng smiled, got up and asked the little doctor in the clinic for a cloth, then stood in the hall and wiped it casually. The little doctor asked him to go to the inner hall to change clothes, but he didn't go, he teased him again, and changed back to Xie Jingsheng as usual.
He Anchang breathed a sigh of relief, but he was stunned after he was relieved, not knowing why he was relieved.
The doctor prescribed the medicine, Xie Jingsheng found a big cloak from somewhere and put it on He Anchang. He Anchang saw that it was still raining heavily outside, so he didn't refuse. He also had an injury on his leg, and he didn't want to trouble Xie Jingsheng, but unexpectedly, after Xie Jingsheng got the prescription and medicine from the doctor, he turned around and picked him up to go outside.
He Anchang frowned, "It's broad daylight."
Xie Jingsheng tightened his arms, "I'll take you home."
An unfamiliar carriage stopped outside, seeing Xie Jingsheng carrying him out, the driver of the carriage opened the curtain silently, Xie Jingsheng entered. Along the way, He Anchang closed his eyes and looked like he was sleepy, his face never recovered, and the two of them didn't talk much. He only reported the letter in front of the gate of the He residence, and within a short while, He Anchang and his family all came out to pick him up. Xie Jingsheng took him out of the car and handed him over. After a polite smile with Mr. He, he left.
Turning around, getting into the car and putting down the curtain, his face suddenly changed.