Qing Ping Le · Double Songs

In the early spring, when it was warm and cold, before dawn, all the officials were waiting outside the door of the Erhui, all wearing outer shirts to keep out the cold.Hu Chengliang and Sun Hong were very close and didn't know what they were talking about, they were nothing more than innocuous and polite words.Rong Che and Rong Yeli were sitting in two carriages, and many people who were clinging to him naturally went to greet the eldest son of Jingyuan Palace. Wei Changdong also had a meeting with Princess Qingping at this time.

As soon as he got into the carriage, Wei Changdong said in a low voice, "I heard the wind last night, His Majesty was furious, saying it was because of the affairs of the officials." He opened the corner of the curtain and looked at Sun Hong. After exchanging greetings, he went to look at Cui Yushi who was standing in the dark, and said, "Looking at Cui Botao's posture, I'm afraid the court will be uneasy today."

Rong Che said calmly, "You can hear all directions even if you don't leave the house of the Duke."

Wei Changdong said helplessly, "Since my father returned to Beijing, the mansion has been extremely peaceful. Even I can't guess what my father's plan is. It seems that my father is on guard against me."

"Be careful yourself."

Wei Changdong smiled brightly, "I should go down too. Although Rong Yeli is your elder brother, he is narrow-minded. You should be more careful in the palace."

Rong Che nodded and watched Wei Changdong get off the carriage.There was a sign of the sunrise in the east, and the father-in-law from Chaowen Hall came out to announce the entry of the officials. After the officials were on duty in the main hall, the Empress Fang stepped into the hall with the support of Eunuch Li, and the officials immediately felt a sense of coercion. It was on the top of the head, so that the officials breathed cautiously and only dared to glance at the soles of the queen's boots from the corner of their eyes.

The ministers held their breath and waited for the queen to sit down before kneeling down and saying, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

The queen looked down at the ministers and her voice was cold, "All of you are my good ministers and the pillars of the country, but what have you done without telling me? How many of you kneeling on this court are sincere to me in your heart? I have been with you every day for more than ten years, and what I have seen are all hypocrisy, so I will ask you, isn't this Great Summer your Great Summer?"

"Your servant deserves death." Everyone lay on the ground and did not dare to get up. They always felt that the queen's words were meant for themselves. Seeing the stormy posture of the queen, they were afraid that they would burn themselves.

"You deserve to die." The queen's voice became colder, "Cui Botao, I know you have something to say, so come out and say it, I'll let you say it all at once today."

Cui Botao was not afraid, went out to bow down, got up and said, "I want to impeach Sun Hong, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, for violating the law of Xia Lu's 'six internal organs'."

Although Sun Hong had heard about the impeachment for a long time, but Cui Botao's crime was serious enough, he hurriedly shouted, "Lord Cui, don't spit blood on people." Since then, I have strictly fulfilled my duty, and I will never do such a rebellious thing, please Your Majesty to be aware of it."

The queen sneered, "If anyone else wants to come out, let's all come out together."

Another person came out of the censor class, kneeling down and said, "I impeached the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and his left and right servants, used power to seek personal gain and set up a name, and even deceived the superiors and the inferiors to bring disaster to the court."

Sun Hong quickly quibbled, "Yushitai has always had grudges against veterans, and this is the real use of power for personal gain."

The Censor Banlie came out again and continued to impeach the Ministry of Officials. Everyone knew that the Ministry of Officials was about to change. What's more, Sun Hong had intensified in recent years. It is his own fault that he is down today. The most important thing at this moment is to figure out the holy will and act according to circumstances.Sun Hong was still arguing, but the queen looked on coldly and said nothing.

Sun Hong's forehead was dripping with sweat, and he was in a panic. He wanted to draw this matter on his personal anger, but he forgot that the holy meaning was unpredictable. He was the only one talking about it in the hall, and the surroundings were even quieter. horrible.

"Your Majesty, the old minister was wronged, please Your Majesty look into it."

"You want me to investigate clearly, don't you? Well, I will grant your wish." The empress said in a condescending voice, "I will temporarily put Sun Hong in the prison and wait for his release."

"Your Majesty, the old minister was wronged." Sun Hong cried and was dragged down.

"Yuanjia." The Empress called out, and Rong Ling came out and knelt down, "I order you to thoroughly investigate the Ministry of Officials within five days, and anyone involved in this case will be held accountable and will not be forgiven lightly."

"My son leads the order."

"My Ministry of Officials is rotten to the root. What about my Ministry of Rites? What about the Ministry of Industry?" The Minister of Rites and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry hurriedly came out to kneel and prostrate, shouting guilty, "Don't worry, Yu Shi's impeachment report this time Without you, but how good is my censor? It's a big joke that the impeachment book makes Shi cover the sky with one hand." She said again, "Qingping."

"The minister is here."

"I order you to clean up my censor platform. What I want is a censor platform that monitors all officials to see and hear. I want honest censors to be used by the court, not a censor platform that catches the wind and does whatever it wants." , do you remember?"

"The minister leads the order."

"I am really sad today." The empress looked exhausted, "Get up." After the officials got up, she said again, "You should take this as a lesson, and don't take chances to do anything wrong."

"My ministers, please follow His Majesty's teachings."

"Do you still have invitations?"

Qian Shu, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, came forward and said, "The scientific examination is approaching, and the number of Jinshi subjects is the largest this year, and the students have also entered Beijing one after another. Your Majesty will please decide who will be the chief judge this year."

"Yuan Jia's purge of the Ministry of Officials this time is to protect the foundation of the imperial court officials. It just so happens that she will also preside over this year's scientific examination, mostly for the imperial court to select available talents."

"My son leads the order."

"I'm a little tired, so I came here today. When I go back, I will bow down and reflect on myself to serve the court." The queen got up and was supported by Eunuch Li and walked down the high platform, and walked out of the Hall of Chaowen amidst the kneeling shouts of all the officials.

Today, when the twists and turns in the court reached Changning Palace, Rong Cheng was reading a book with Bai Qingtong in the study. After Jing Yu came in to report, she just smiled and said, "Miss Huang kills two birds with one stone."

Jing Yu asked, "Are there any articles for this scientific examination?"

She shook her head and said, "There won't be any articles, but Miss Huang can use this to intervene in the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, and then use the case of the Ministry of Officials to intimidate the Ministry of War to eliminate the court."

"The princess's foundation is not stable when she first returns to the capital. Is it too short for His Majesty to only give you five days?"

"It is precisely because of the unstable foundation that His Majesty only gave her five days. I also didn't want the emperor to have too much involvement with the three provinces and six ministries, but with the ability of the emperor, five days is enough."

"Your Majesty's mind is unpredictable, and fortunately, the princess doesn't have to bother to go to court."

"Our Changning Prince's Mansion is famous for its carelessness." She laughed again, "But there is one thing I have to ask Miss Huang, it's just that it's not the right time, I'll talk about it when Miss Huang is busy announcing me into the palace." She said Looking at the quiet and desolate Bai Qingtong, he said to Jingyu, "Go down." Then he started reading again.

Rong Ling acts resolutely and vigorously. When she first arrived at the Ministry of Officials, she interrogated non-stop. As she expected, Liu Changqing was only forced by Sun Hongcai to join him. The rest of the people involved in the case were punished as crimes, and the ministers and colleagues sighed for a while.

Except for this big case that shocked the government and the public, the whole capital was a little calm, and the Duke's mansion was still closed to welcome guests, and Wei Guogong even shirked all entertainment because of his health.The Jingyuan Palace was also silent, except for attending the court, Rong Yeli and Rong Che rarely saw each other for a few days, and each had his own thoughts and ideas.

Only Princess Anle of the Changning Palace occasionally took Bai Qingtong out for outings. In February, the spring breeze blew all over the branches, and the peach blossoms were in full bloom. Rong Cheng rode a horse to roam the green hills outside the city. Bai Qingtong was also in a good mood at this scene, and Rong Cheng didn't dare to ride too fast, so she followed slowly.

Rong Cheng saw Bai Qingtong's mood at the moment, and said, "You can go for a walk and I'll wait for you here."

Bai Qingtong was taken aback, and said, "Ah Cheng doesn't have to be like this."

Rong Cheng smiled, his eyes sparkling, "If my legs and feet are convenient, I will never waste this beautiful scenery. With Xia Feng and Dong Ge here, you don't have to care about me, and you can ride here without worry."

Bai Qingtong didn't refuse to hit the horse and went away, the steed galloped freely and freely, the scenery quickly passed by in front of his eyes, but it was completely in sight, and soon Bai Qingtong's figure disappeared.The light in Rong Cheng's eyes dimmed, and his brows calmed down as soon as he twitched. There was the sound of horse's hooves behind him, and it was not until the indifferent and unhurried voice sounded in front of him.

"So laissez-faire, cousin really paid her heart."

Rong Cheng looked back with a smile, "Why do you have time to chat with me, and don't care about the affairs of the court?"

"I haven't seen you for a long time, so I came here to say hello to my cousin." She said seriously again, "Does my cousin know what happened in the hall today?"

Seeing her expression like this, Rong Cheng suppressed his smile, "What happened that requires you to go there yourself?"

Rong Che's voice was a little lower, but he still said unhurriedly, "Your Majesty put Pei Qingyang into the Ministry of Industry."

Rong Cheng raised his eyebrows and said, "The Minister of the Ministry of Industry is getting old and will soon be dismissed and returned to the field. Does His Majesty mean that the Ministry of Industry should be handed over to him? It seems that Pei Qingyang has a lot of ambitions, and he wants to use this to jump into the Three provinces."

"I'm afraid that the three provinces are not enough and I want a prince."

Rong Cheng smiled, "What a big appetite. Our Majesty originally favored this good-looking Mr. Pei, but secondly, he didn't want all civil and military officials in the court to follow the lead of the East Palace, and was worried that our imperial sister would control the government." She asked again, "Have you entered the palace to see the imperial sister?"

Rong Che nodded and said, "Sister Huang is particularly chilled by this matter."

"I think so." She saw Bai Qingtong coming back from a distance, and said again, "It's not convenient for you and me to enter the palace these few days, it's best that the imperial sister can come out of the palace by herself, if we enter the palace at this moment, His Majesty will inevitably beat us? "

"I came to see my cousin for this purpose," Rong Che said, "After fifteen days, Huang Jie will visit the examination room together with Mr. Qian from the Ministry of Rites and Mr. Jing Zhaoyin and Wu. What Huang Jie wants to see is my cousin."

"Okay. Ah Che, you should pay more attention to the movement of Prince Jingyuan's mansion during this time. I always feel a little uneasy when Duke Wei is so quiet."

"Recently, Wei Changdong and I have rarely seen each other to avoid suspicion, but I heard him say that the Duke only paints in the mansion every day and there is no change, and he and I are also deeply suspicious."

Bai Qingtong had already sped forward, Rong Cheng said with a smile, "How about we visit the Duke's mansion at night?"

"Right on my mind."

Rong Cheng saw that Bai Qingtong's cheeks were flushed, with a smile on his face, and said, "I heard that the newly opened Wangchun Building in the city is nice, is Qingtong interested in visiting?"

Rong Che glanced at her very lightly, with a very faint smile on the corner of his mouth, she tightened the reins, turned her horse's head and galloped towards the city gate, a voice drifted over, "I'll go ahead and wait for my cousin at Wangchun Building."

Rong Che had gone far away and Rong Cheng tilted his head and smiled, "I'm afraid I need Qingtong's help tonight." When Bai Qingtong came back, he happened to hear the words Ye Tan Guogong's mansion, so he nodded in agreement without asking why, and Rong Cheng explained again Said, "Xia Feng and Jing Yu are inconvenient to expose, only Qingtong is troublesome." After speaking, they entered the city gate together with Bai Qingtong.

Wangchun Tower, as its name suggests, you can see the spring scenery of distant mountains when you go up to the south, and you can see the vast mist in the east if you sit on the east.Now it's spring and it's sunny after the drizzle. There are a few egrets flying on the lake, and groups of spring swallows can be seen playing under the willow branches.

When Rong Cheng stepped up the stairs of the Wangchun Building, he saw Rong Che sitting on the east side, looking at the spring scenery in the distance. She took a seat and Rong Che refilled her tea and another cup for Bai Qingtong, and said, "Miss Laobai is here tonight."

Bai Qingtong said, "The princess is polite."

The three of them drank tea in silence, admiring the scenery, when Rong Cheng looked away and glanced across the long street downstairs, his eyes lit up, and he saw Pei Xian and Hai Chao stepping into the Wangchun Building together.The two were led upstairs by Xiao Er, but they didn't see the three people covered by the reed curtain. They also chose the lake view seat on the east side, separated from the three people only by a curtain.

The two reminiscing about the old days were all insignificant gossip, and they lowered their voices occasionally when they pointed out the current problems. When Rong Cheng and Rong Che met their eyes, Rong Cheng smiled and said, "Qingping, look at the willow buds after the rain, it's so tender." cute."

Hearing the sound, Pei Xian and Yu Haichao were both startled, they gave each other a wink, unexpectedly they met the two princesses here, so they got up and stood by the reed curtain, "I'm going to attend An Le Princess, Princess Qingping."

Rong Cheng smiled and said, "I didn't expect to meet Mr. Pei and Liu here. It's such a coincidence. Why don't you and I sit down and have a long talk together?"

Princess Anle dared not refuse her kindness, the two adults opened the curtain and walked in, first surprised by the stunning Bai Qingtong in light pink clothes, and then came forward to greet each other again.

Bai Qingtong opened his mouth, with a cool voice, "Ah Cheng, I want to walk around here."

"Alright." She said again, "Dongge, let's go shopping with the girl."

"Yes."

After Dong Ge and Bai Qingtong left, the four of them had just filled the table, so Yu Haichao said, "Did the two officials disturb the elegance of the two princesses?"

Rong Cheng smiled and said, "Master Yu is too serious."

Yu Haichao gave Pei Xian a strong wink to imply that he would strike up a conversation, his eyeballs turned numb, and Pei Xian was still taciturn, rarely speaking except for necessary greetings.Because of the matter of Liang Daoquan's son, Pei Xian had a lot of complaints about Rong Che. In addition, he kept himself clean and had no desire for promotion or power.

Rong Cheng said, "Master Pei is as open-minded as he is, no wonder even Qingping is full of praise."

Pei Xian was a little surprised, he thought that Princess Qingping would not have a good impression of him after Liang Daoquan's case was perfunctory from the criminal department, so he just took it as Princess Anle's casual remarks.Yu Haichao was interested, and hurriedly asked, "I really want to know how Princess Qingping praised Mr. Pei? According to me, Mr. Pei is stubborn and rigid."

"Coincidentally." Rong Cheng smiled, "My cousin is also stubborn and rigid, no wonder she feels sorry for Mr. Pei." She played with the teacup in her hand and said, "But why do I look at Pei Your lord seems to be dissatisfied with Qingping."

Yu Haichao felt his hairs stand on end and broke out in a cold sweat, and he kept saying, "Princess Anle is wrong, he is wrong, he is the kind of person who likes to have a long face with everyone, just like me, also the same."

At this time, Pei Xian was also taken aback and finally spoke, "I dare not to be an official."

Rong Cheng looked at the faces of the three people calmly, remained silent for a while, and then said calmly, "The purpose of becoming an official in the court is to make the common people live in peace and the world to be peaceful. He Daxia stabilized the world and returned to his heart to talk about how to benefit the people. Although I don’t have official court affairs with you, I also know this truth, but what about you now?”

"My cousin taught me a lesson." Rong Che naturally guessed what she was thinking, since she intended to win over Pei Xian, then she naturally had to cooperate with her to finish the play.

Pei Xian hid his thoughts, and only said, "Princess Anle's lesson is, I will keep it in mind."

Rong Chengfu smiled, "Alright then, you two can talk about it."

Yu Haichao saw the situation and hurriedly said, "The princess said that we should be honest with each other as officials in the same dynasty, but this must be a misunderstanding, Boheng, don't you think so?"

Rong Che's eyes were indifferent and he said to the point, "I know Mr. Pei is dissatisfied with me because of Liang Daoquan's son."

Pei Xian still only said, "I don't dare, I don't dare."

"Because my cousin said something just now, I only said it once. Liang Daoquan's son is not that I want him to die, but His Majesty wants him to die. Mr. Pei, if you are me, what can you do?"

Pei Xianyuan made up his mind to prevaricate, he has always been a watertight man, how could he speak his mind for no reason in front of unfamiliar people, let alone the two princesses in front of him.

Princess Qingping's words sounded useless but they were straightforward. How could he not understand, but there was nowhere to complain about the resentment in his heart, but he couldn't help but feel a little admiration for Rong Che. Usually, he always thought that princes and grandsons were It's an empty show, and now there is Princess Anle's words and words, and Princess Qingping is frank and blunt, and he who has always avoided getting involved with power suddenly has the heart to make friends.

Entering the court to be an official is naturally full of ambitions, for the people of Liming and for the country and the country, but the bigger the official is, the more difficult it is, and the situation is often involved, and he is used to perfunctory things after a long time. As long as the Sacred Heart is satisfied, why should he bother? He thought it was dead, but he didn't expect it to be rekindled today.