One of the passers-by

Xue Yan pondered for a while, smiled and said to Emperor Yong'an: "Don't say it's a lawsuit before the imperial court, it's just that the common people have their own opinions when they encounter disputes. General Yan is the chief marching officer of Hebei Road, in charge of the five camps in Youzhou. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, countless talented people under his command. Besides, General Yan is extremely seasoned regardless of his scheming, otherwise, how can His Majesty trust and reuse him?"

Emperor Yong'an heard Xue Yan's words, looked over immediately, frowned and asked, "What do you want to say?"

"What I mean is that General Yan will return to Beijing in two days. If you have any questions, you can directly ask General Yan. Now you are pressing General Wei. General Wei is not a roundworm in General Yan's stomach. How do you know what he is? What did you think? Maybe, as General Yan said, he sold fake wine just to confuse the Turkic people in order to disintegrate the power of the Turkic army." Xue Yan said with a smile.

"Even so, General Yan's demeanor has lost its integrity. On the contrary, it has made the surrounding barbarians wary of me. It has spoiled my majesty's majesty in the heaven, and the loss outweighs the gain." Wei Wei Zhen said with a frown. "A gentleman should stand upright, and the court should be more like this. Otherwise, how can the people's confidantes and the four fields submit? In the opinion of the humble minister, the sale of fake wine is no longer a trivial matter of competing with the people and disregarding human life. Whether our dynasty is in peace with the Turks, General Yan, as the chief culprit, must be severely punished. Otherwise, if things go on like this, I will no longer have any credibility among the neighboring countries.”

Emperor Yong'an always attached great importance to Wei Zhen's advice.Hearing these words, he frowned unconsciously.

Wei Wuji, Duke of Zhenguo, looked at the expression of Emperor Yong'an, and said clearly: "General Yan disregarded the life and death of the people and sold fake wine. Of course it was wrong. But he led the Youzhou army to defeat the Turkic invaders, and captured the prisoners of war. Countless, this is also a great contribution. If it is an attack, it must be rewarded, otherwise I am afraid it will hurt the hearts of the soldiers on the border."

"There is nothing wrong with rewards and punishments. But in the final analysis, the reason why the Turkic army invaded our border is because of Yan Junji's sale of fake wine. If he is rewarded for this, then the frontier generals will follow suit. What will I do? A counterfeit wine dealer with the power of the whole country?" Wei Zhen waved the wat board in his hand, and said very sadly. "Your Majesty, it's time to stop, I, Da Chu, have lost all my prestige!"

Emperor Yong'an remained silent, and looked at Zhongshuling Fang Xuanyi and Hubu Shangshu Xu Hui.The latter two were former ministers of Emperor Yong'an's hidden residence, just like Wei Wuji, the Duke of Zhen, and even Emperor Yong'an's character of emphasizing love and righteousness.However, as Wei Zhen said, this is a big matter, and a little carelessness in handling this matter may cause damage to the reputation of the imperial court, which is something that none of the ministers want to see.

Emperor Yong'an was vacillating in his heart, and in the end all the ministers didn't agree to come up with an ugly character.We have to wait for Yan Junji to return to Beijing to continue his post, and after hearing his personal defense, we can make a conclusion.

Unexpectedly, two days later, when Yan Junji went to Beijing, he returned to Beijing alone.Instead, he brought a team of personal soldiers, escorting a hundred or so top-grade war horses seized from the battlefield.

Those war horses are all fat and strong, and they are extremely handsome, and they are no worse than the bloody horses passed down in the Han Dynasty.It seems that Emperor Yong'an and other battle-hardened people love something in their hearts.That Yan Junji was also very obedient. After seeing Emperor Yong'an, he first showed off so many horses, and then said a lot of flattering words without leaving any traces. Crying: "I behave recklessly, I know I'm guilty. But I can't see your majesty being wronged. Since your majesty ascended the throne, the Turkic Khan has bullied our court and the court is unstable. Not long after your majesty ascended the throne, he led his troops to attack our Da Chu At the border, although the Duke of Lu defeated the Turks in Jingyang, the Turkic army approached the Weishui River, and finally forced His Majesty to sign a white horse alliance with him. I have a great dynasty, and disasters happen year after year. A heavy treasure, given to these barbarians to ensure the stability of the frontier fortress. This is the reason why our generals who led troops to fight did not fulfill their duties. That's why the humble ministers lost their minds and mixed alcohol with fake wine and sold it to the Turkic people, thinking that they would drink too much If you break your body, you will never be able to invade our Da Chu border again."

"...Your Majesty, all of this is my fault. Please punish me, Your Majesty, and don't damage the reputation of the imperial court because of me alone."

If Yan Junji hadn't said these words, Emperor Yong'an would really have to punish him considering the influence of the government and the public.However, Yan Junji's crying once made Emperor Yong'an think that Yan Junji had been under the tent since Jinyang raised his troops, and he had never complained for many years.He also has great military exploits, respects his duties, and is even more loyal and never has a second heart.

Emperor Yong'an let out a long sigh, only feeling quite a headache.He waved his hand and said: "Forget it, forget it, you can step back for now. How to deal with you, I want to discuss with the court officials... You said that you are guarding the frontier in Youzhou well, why are you so worried?" Woolen cloth!"

When Yan Junji heard what Emperor Yong'an said, he couldn't help but feel secretly happy.Gein, if Emperor Yong'an really wanted to punish him, the court would have already made a decision.Now Emperor Yong'an is so hesitant, maybe he doesn't want to deal with him seriously, but because of the court's reputation, the court and the public will criticize him?

While Yan Jun was thinking about it, he bowed respectfully and bid farewell to Emperor Yong'an, and exited the Lizheng Hall.When he came out, he happened to see Xue Yan who had been reinstated from the palace on the palace road.

Yan Junji stepped forward with a smile, cupped his hands at Xue Yan and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time, how is Xue Shizi?"

"Hello, General Yan." Xue Yan said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for more than a year, General Yan is full of energy and has become more and more majestic."

"According to Xue Shizi's auspicious words, I also feel that I have noble people to help me, and I will be even more successful in the future." Yan Junji looked at Xue Yan, and said meaningfully: "A certain duty does not often come to Beijing. It is inevitable that there will be some treacherous young people. People slander rumors and slander in every possible way in front of His Majesty. But... fortunately, Your Majesty is wise enough to be able to distinguish who is a loyal and virtuous minister and who is a villain who is afraid of chaos."

Xue Yan smiled lightly, and said calmly: "What General Yan said is very true. There are loyal and virtuous ministers in this world, and there are villains who fear the world will not be chaotic for their own selfishness. Even if someone claims to be smart, To confuse the audience. What is true is true, what is false is what is false, and the truth will come to light one day. Let’s just wait for Lu Yao to know the horsepower, and see people’s hearts over time.”

Yan Junji licked his tongue, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect to see you in a year, but Xue Shizi's literary talent is even better."

"Your Majesty intends to ask me to study in the Imperial College and learn the words of a sage. I think my literary talent will be even better by then." Xue Yan said something, looked up at the sky and said, "It's getting late, Your Majesty is still waiting I'm going to resume my job, so I won't chat with General Yan for the time being. When I have time some other day, I'll treat General Yan to a drink."

"Well, I like Shizi Xue's wine the most. If there is no Shizi Xue's wine at the banquet, I'm afraid I won't feel like it." Yan Junji said, smiling sideways: "Don't delay Xue Shizi, Please go first."

Xue Yan also stepped aside to make way, and said: "General Yan is a first-rank general in the imperial court, and my humble minister is no more than a sixth-rank Qianniu guard. How dare I ask the general to make way for me. The general should ask first."

"...I haven't seen you for a few days, and Xue Shizi has become more and more polite." General Yan hooked the corners of his mouth, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Forget it, then I'll go first."

Xue Yan bowed his head and smiled, stood where he was, and waited for Yan Junji to pass by before turning around and leaving.

When they arrived at the Xiande Hall, Emperor Yong'an was frowning, pondering to himself what he should do to get Yan Junji out of this muddy water.Hearing that Xiaohuangmen had passed on Xue Yan's meeting, he put aside his troubles and announced Xue Yan's entry into the palace.

Xue Yan took off his boots and entered the palace. After paying homage to Emperor Yong'an, Fang mentioned the business——

The question is about when His Majesty and the Supreme Emperor will move to the palace and live separately. "Now it's the end of the new year. What the Supreme Emperor means is that it is best to move there before the end of the year. In this way, His Majesty can move into Taiji Palace immediately, and His Majesty can preside over the grand court meeting on the first day of the first month of the third year of Yong'an in Taiji Palace. It also means that It’s a new year with a new atmosphere. Just like this, there are only less than 20 days before the end of the year. I asked Qin Tianjian, and Qin Tianjian said that there are no good days in the past twenty days.”

Emperor Yong'an frowned when he heard the words, and said, "The sage often says that the Taoist doesn't talk about strange powers. My Dachu royal family has its own protection from the heavens, so why should we care about the zodiac and the black ways...Since it is the meaning of the Supreme Emperor, then let it go."

As he said that, he thought of another matter, and asked, "By the way, everything is in place at Xingqing Palace?"

Xue Yan said, "It's all settled."

Emperor Yong'an nodded, and asked some trivial matters such as decoration and decoration of the Xingqing Palace, because he said with a smile: "The Supreme Emperor is old and doesn't like to move around. The purpose of repairing Xingqing Palace is also to give the Supreme Emperor a place of peace of mind. Therefore, all affairs in the Xingqing Palace should be in line with the wishes of the Supreme Emperor."

Only in this way can he move to Tai Chi Palace with peace of mind.

Hearing what Emperor Yong'an said, Xue Yan agreed for a while, then took out an account book from his sleeve, and said, "This is the annual income of the glass shops in the eastern and western cities. Yan'er has rubbed a few copies and sent them to It has been sent to the various mansions. This belongs to His Majesty. Afterwards, there are also bonuses for this year, which have also been sent to the palace."

It's been a long time since I heard this news, Emperor Yong'an almost forgot about it.Seeing that Xue Yan brought the account book, he motioned to the eunuch who was waiting on the side to take it and put it on the table.Without taking a closer look, he still smiled and asked Xue Yan, "Isn't this year's income probably quite a lot?"

Xue Yan said a number, and then said another number, still smiling back: "This is what His Majesty can get."

Emperor Yong'an was startled when he heard the words, and blurted out, "Why are there so many?"

"Not counting the number of glass replacements for the various palaces and gardens in Zhuangzi, but only saying that since this glass shop and several other shops opened in the eastern and western cities, all the officials in Beijing have been chasing after them, and they have replaced the window paper. Those Glass ornaments are also very popular. After the news spread to the state capitals, my mother also opened these semicolons to the state capitals by the way. In addition, some Hu merchants in Beijing are quite rare about this, and they bought a lot of them to return to China. There are more and more sales. This is only because of the busy establishment of branches in various places this year, and the source of customers is not very stable. I am afraid that the income will increase several times next year."

However, after two years, the market has become increasingly saturated, and the income has stabilized accordingly.

Emperor Yong'an turned over a few pages of the account book on the imperial case, and said inwardly, "It's just a few shops. I didn't expect the income to be so huge, and it's almost half of the imperial court's tax."

"That's because the year is not good this year. In order to help the people, the imperial court exempted many state and county taxes. When the year is better next year, this little money will be nothing." Xue Yan replied with a smile.

The two monarchs and ministers spoke a few more words, and until lunch time, Emperor Yong'an took Xue Yan to the Taiji Hall to accompany the Supreme Emperor to have lunch, and then released Xue Yan out of the palace.

Five days later, on the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month in the second year of Yong'an, everything in the palace was compromised, and Emperor Yong'an and Empress Wei personally presided over the relocation of the Supreme Emperor to the palace.

On this day, after abdicating the throne, the Supreme Emperor, who lived in seclusion for more than two years in Yong'an Emperor, will move to Xingqing Palace.

In Chang'an City, the official roads from Chengtian Gate of Taiji Palace to Jiuxian Gate of Xingqing Palace are under martial law.The gates of all the squares were closed, and only the Imperial Forest Army guarding Chang'an City stood quietly on both sides of the official road with weapons in hand. The warm winter sun hung high in the sky, emitting a bleak light.Reflected on the bright light armor and the edge of the sword on the body of the Imperial Forest Army, the murderous look became more and more awe-inspiring.

On the spacious and quiet official road, teams of palace eunuchs carried or carried things commonly used by the Taishang Emperor in Taiji Palace to Xingqing Palace.The long line is shoulder to shoulder, this side has entered the Xingqing Palace, and the other side has not yet left the Taiji Palace, so many twists and turns, I want to be busy.

The moving of this day lasted for more than six hours, and it has not stopped since the dawn of the day and the curfew at night.The people living in Yongxing, Anqing and Daningfang listened to the sound of cars and horses on the official road outside the square, felt the bright candlelight outside at night, as if it was daytime, and deeply felt the sky of the imperial court. changed.

But this time it became clearer.

From today onwards, no one in the ruling and opposition parties dared to doubt that Emperor Yong'an came to the throne by killing his brothers and forcing his father to abdicate.

After the Supreme Emperor moved out of the Taiji Palace, Emperor Yong'an, who had been on the throne for three years, finally, under the personal supervision of the Supreme Emperor, moved to Xingqing Palace 23 days after the Supreme Emperor moved to Xingqing Palace, which is the [-]rd day of the twelfth lunar month in the second year of Dachu. Entered the Tai Chi Palace.

The relocation of this day also added a strong stroke to the history of Da Chu.It means that the influence of the Xiande Dynasty in the imperial court has finally dissipated, and the Yong'an Dynasty, which has worked hard to govern, is wearing heavy make-up and going to the court without any fetters.

After moving to the palace, it was the end of the new year, and the imperial court began to seal the pen.Because of the big event of two generations of emperors moving to the palace and living separately, no one cared about the trivial matter of Yan Junji's return to Beijing to report his duties but had no results.

In the twinkling of an eye, it was the [-]th of the twelfth lunar month, because the Supreme Emperor had just moved into Xingqing Palace this year, and he also knew that relatives and friends would visit the house to congratulate the folks, the older the Supreme Emperor, the more he liked the noise and noise.Then he discussed with the Supreme Emperor: "Since the grand court meeting on the first day of the first lunar month will be held in Taiji Palace, the family banquet on New Year's Eve this year will be held in Xingqing Palace. It also means to congratulate me on moving to a new house. They are all my family members. Come down and have fun all night, that's all."

Emperor Yong'an was grateful for the kindness of the Supreme Emperor to move away from the palace, and heard that the Supreme Emperor's small request would not be refused.Not only did he agree immediately, but even the palace banquet on New Year's Eve was placed in Xingqing Palace.The euphemistic name is: "Since my father likes to be lively, let the civil and military people of the Manchu Dynasty also be lively."

But they didn't know that Emperor Yong'an's move was to coax the Supreme Emperor to be happy. After all, the Supreme Emperor's sudden relocation from Taiji Palace also meant to hand over his authority.If you live alone in Xingqing Palace, you may feel desolate and desolate.The second is to show off your benevolence, filial piety and caring.

You must know that in order to repair the Xingqing Palace, the Supreme Emperor will be satisfied.Emperor Yong'an not only spent all his money in the internal treasury, but even allocated hundreds of thousands of money from the treasury, and also had glass, blue bricks and glazed tiles donated by the Duke of Wei for free. , and finally such a Xingqing Palace was built.

Although it may not be comparable to the grandeur and grandeur of the Luoyang Palace, it is exquisite, unique, comfortable and comfortable, and it is also incomparable to other palaces such as Taiji Palace.

Tell these courtiers to take a look at the Xingqing Palace during the New Year's Eve banquet, and they will know that they have absolutely no intention of neglecting the Supreme Emperor.

Even though Emperor Yong'an had a strong mental quality, he could kill his brothers and seize the throne without caring about how to ask for instructions, but if the situation allowed, he also wanted a good reputation.

And asking the Supreme Emperor to personally acknowledge his act of benevolence and filial piety would be the best.

Thinking about it this way, it coincided with the Taishanghuang's mood of wanting to have fun.So the father and son made a plan immediately, and the palace gave a banquet on New Year's Eve, and it was placed in Xingqing Palace.

At that time, not only will there be congratulations to the Taishanghuang on his housewarming, but also the Taishanghuang will play the pipa, and Emperor Yong'an will personally dance to the song Qingwang Breaking the Battle.

In this way, it is expressed that there is no quarrel between father and son in the Tian family, and that the flesh and blood are in harmony.

In order to achieve this goal, Emperor Yong'an not only shamelessly ordered the prince and all his sons to practice this dance, but also tied Xue Yan who had nothing to do with it.

And he said convincingly: "Father likes you the most, and he treats you no worse than grandsons such as princes and blue birds. The saint does not say that colorful clothes are filial piety to entertain relatives. If so, you are also filial piety for the emperor. Filial piety, why do you push back and forth, don't you really show filial piety to the Supreme Emperor?"

Xue Yan could only stare dumbfounded when he looked at the serious and nonsense Emperor Yong'an.I don't know how to deal with it.