Emperor's Trophy

Yun Zhen and Ji Huaisu walked into Duke Lu's mansion side by side. Soldiers on both sides stood in silence, and they walked through the center to the main hall of Duke Lu's mansion.

Ji Huaisu smiled softly and said to Yun Zhen: "You look really good in Dali Temple's official uniform, why do you wear Buddhist beads on your wrist? I remember you didn't chant Buddha before, and I have a string of Seven Treasures Buddhist beads, which are still good. How about having someone send it to you later?"

Yun Zhen was expressionless and completely ignored him.

But Ji Huaisu still smiled and said to him in a low voice: "Longxiang Camp Yun Jiangning has left the camp, Commander Gao Xin seems to have suppressed it and did not report to the Ministry of War. Actually let the tiger go back to the mountain?"

Yun Zhen said with a sullen face: "Without him, there would be others. There is a young master, a queen mother, and a regent in Beiqi. He has been subject to my dynasty for many years. How did he think of aggressively invading Dayong?"

Ji Huaisu said: "I know, if you beg me, I will tell you."

Yun Zhen said lightly: "Jiang Ning will find the answer for me."

Ji Huaisu said: "You trust him so much? Those who are not of my race must have a different heart."

Yun Zhen said: "Everyone can't be like you, blinded by profit, right?"

Ji Huaisu glanced at him with a smile: "Indeed, I have to admit that you in this life are cuter than before, and he must be sincerely loyal to you now. But what have you given to the other party? It is comparable to the innocence of his biological father." Power, his country, his people? Time changes everything, and power catalyzes the process."

Yun Zhen said: "Do you always have to confirm that the other party can give you enough in return before you pay?"

Ji Huaisu admitted frankly: "Yes, it's just that you gave me the most precious thing, and I didn't cherish it."

Yun Zhen sneered.

Ji Huaisu said: "Have you thought about how to explain it to the emperor? Gao Xin suppressed it, it must be because he wanted to report to the emperor, to see what the emperor means, if you are not careful, you will be accused of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, you have to act cautiously .”

Yun Zhen said coldly: "Are you going to expose me?"

Ji Huaisu smiled wryly: "It will never be me, I just care about you, the emperor is holy, don't lie to him, make it self-defeating, and it will not be good for you if you lose your love with the emperor."

Yun Zhen turned around and quickened his pace, ignoring him at all.

The two of them walked to the main hall of the Duke of Lu's mansion in a blink of an eye, where the Duke of Lu and his three sons were already kneeling under the hall, guarding officials and forbidden troops everywhere.

Ji Huaisu stepped forward and asked for an imperial decree, proclaiming: "Li Kena, the Duke of Lu, handed over foreign officials, communicated with foreign countries, bullied the weak, conspired to seize people's property, minted coins privately, conspired against the law, failed the holy grace, and resigned. Confiscated, Li Kena and his three sons were imprisoned in Dali Temple for strict trial, hereby."

Duke Lu Guo kowtowed and limply accepted the order to thank him, and Yun Zhen ordered the Dali Temple yamen to go forward and take the locks of the four of them and take them directly to Dali Temple.

Ji Huaisu turned to him with a smile and said, "The next step is to search the house. It is best to focus on the study, warehouse and other places to see if you can find any letters, account books and other things for your trial."

Yun Zhen said lightly: "I know, there is no need for the county king to teach me so hard."

But Ji Huaisu whispered to him: "Actually, the emperor has known about this matter for a long time, and the censor has sent a secret letter to join him, and the evidence is solid."

Although Yun Zhen wanted to leave as soon as he wanted to, but on the one hand, he still had to sit down and watch the situation of the raid, and on the other hand, Ji Huaisu was much more involved in government affairs than himself. When he spoke, he indeed grasped the information he wanted to know the most.He has only been in Dali Temple for a short time, and he has only done the matter of accepting the birthday ceremony of Enbo Mansion when he took office, and the second matter is the search and trial of the Duke of Lu Mansion.

It has to be said that Ji Huaisu is far superior to himself in terms of government affairs knowledge, but if he cheats, he will never tolerate him.

Ji Huaisu probably also knew his bottom line, so he didn't try to sell it anymore, but continued: "A group of Japanese pirates were suppressed at sea last month. It is said that the letters between Duke Lu and his son and them have been found from the ship."

"They hooked up with the Japanese, got a lot of our country's copper coins out, and even took a lot of Buddha statues and melted them, mixed with lead sand, and then minted coins privately, and then flowed into the market, exchanged for official copper coins, and sold them to the Japanese, and filled their private pockets with silver. , leading to a tight shortage of copper in the market, but their family property is getting richer and richer, and they only say that they are in the sea-going ship business.”

"The emperor was actually very angry, but he didn't attack it. In the past... it happened after the holy birthday. I thought it was to endure the Longevity Festival. This time I was also quite surprised, so you know why the emperor suddenly had an attack before the holy birthday. ?"

Yun Zhen didn't know, and he didn't plan to tell him if he knew. He also hurriedly read the file in the car today, and he was also extremely shocked and indignant.

Of course, Ji Huaisu didn't expect to hear anything from him, but he saw an official coming up from below and said: "Because today is the Duke of Lu's mansion hosting a banquet to celebrate the [-]th birthday of the Duke and his wife, the forbidden army came to surround you just now. Later, many of the guests who came to the banquet were still seen in the flower hall, and please show me how to deal with them."

Ji Huaisu got up and said with a smile: "Register your identity at the door, press your fingerprints, and you can leave, but we have to go and apologize. Master Hou will go with me?"

Yun Zhen snorted coldly: "Go and be a good person yourself, I won't go."

But Ji Huaisu came over and shook his arm and said, "Listen to me, let me speak. It's good for you to follow me in a posture, don't make enemies out of nowhere." Like many times in the past, Ji Huaisu was a gentleman, cool and pleasant He can always deal with people with the most perfect demeanor, but Yun Zhen is always the willful Zhao Xinhou who is too lazy to socialize.

A group of officers below looked at them. Yun Zhen couldn't throw his hands on the spot, so he had to stand up along with him, and then slowly retracted his arms, and walked out with him, while whispering: "Don't do such things. Is hypocrisy okay? It's disgusting."

Ji Huaisu smiled and said: "In the past, there may have been hypocrisy, but now it is indeed sincere, and it is all for the king's plan."

Yun Zhen heheed, and walked to the flower hall and garden where the guests were entertained, and sure enough, he saw that all the guests were sitting inside, whispering, and when they saw Ji Huaisu coming, some of them who recognized him had already stepped forward and said, "See you, my lord." Pass the lord." Most of the people didn't recognize Yun Zhen, they just looked at the handsome official wearing the third-rank Shaoqing official uniform of Dali Temple with a sword on his waist and guessed his identity.

Ji Huaisu smiled, bowed politely and politely: "Xiao Wang is on a mission today, and together with the Shaoqing of Dali Temple and Zhaoxin Hou Yunhou, inspected the Duke of Lu's mansion. Because the matter is of great importance, before checking and checking, I feel wronged. My lords, now that the criminal has been detained and his property is being searched, all adults, please verify your identities one by one, press your fingerprints, and then you can evade."

Everyone saw that Ji Huaisu was so modest and amiable. He was doing business according to the order, so there was no need to apologize. On the contrary, they were all afraid of disaster, and they didn't know what the Duke of Lu had committed!I just wished I could leave in a hurry so as not to be implicated and thought that I was in the same party as the Duke of Lu, so I quickly returned the greeting with a smile: "The prince is on a business, we should avoid it, thank you, the prince."

Everyone got up quickly, and waited for Ji Huaisu to leave. Immediately, they rushed to the door, registered one by one, pressed their fingerprints and left.

However, two young princes came forward and bowed to the two of them. The first one looked refined and elegant, and said with a smile: "Master Hou, the student Tan Wenwei, last time I was sent off by Lord Hou all the way, but after arriving in Beijing, I have not been able to Thank you very much, I am really ashamed."

Yun Zhen saw that it was indeed the two brothers Tan Wenwei and Tan Wenbao. He was really too lazy to care, his face was still as cold as ice, and he didn't answer, but Ji Huaisu smiled and said: "Tan surname, but the two newcomers from Cheng Enbo's house who came to Beijing." Young master?"

The Tan Brothers were flattered, and quickly laughed and said: "Exactly, the students pay homage to the prince."

Ji Huaisu said with a smile: "So that's how it is. It's Xiao Wang's lax restraint. Your son was shocked today."

Seeing his kindness, Tan Wenbao felt good about him, and quickly said: "The prince is on business, as it should be. It's okay for the young ones, but the sister-in-law is with the female relatives in the inner courtyard, so I'm afraid she will be surprised."

Ji Huaisu smiled and said: "So, Xiao Wang will send someone to escort Lingmei over immediately, the two young masters will wait a moment."

The female guests and female family members in the inner room were also withdrawn from the guards. Only one person took the list of servants and drove the servants to the other courtyard.

The female guests were still in shock, and didn't care to say goodbye to the Duke's wife who had just woken up and was crying all the time. They hurried over to report their identities, pressed their fingerprints, and left with their father and brothers in their house.

Suddenly, he saw a straight-haired handsome boy in green silk and asked, "Which one is the daughter of Cheng En Bo's Mansion?"

Everyone turned to look at Tan Zhen, Tan Zhen's heart skipped a beat, she gathered herself together, and walked out with her two maidservants, seeing the boy smiling and bowing: "Miss is disturbed, my county king is here today to pass the decree, Brother Ling was afraid that you would be frightened, so he asked our county king to send someone to escort you there, Brother Ling is already waiting in front of you."

Only then did Tan Zhen feel relieved, and the other female guests beside him breathed a sigh of relief, and they all laughed and said, "Miss Tan and the two brothers really love their siblings, but I wonder which county king is here today to announce the decree?"

The boy bowed again: "The king of my county is titled Hejian. Today I am on business. Because I am ordered by the emperor, I can only follow the rules. I have disturbed all the delicate guests. I have ordered the generals to let the wives and young ladies go immediately. Please respect the honored guests." Wan Haihan."

The female guests who came today are all noble ladies and well-known ladies, so they naturally understood. Looking at this boy with red lips and white teeth, although he is young, he speaks eloquently. It can be seen how modest and gentleman his master is, so they naturally responded with a smile. They all left in a hurry.

Tan Zhen's face was bright, and under the guidance of the boy, she also walked forward with her maid.

Sure enough, they walked through the long corridor and arrived at the front hall. Tan Wenwei and Tan Wenbao rushed up to meet her when they saw her: "Sister, are you surprised?"

Tan Zhen said sadly: "It's really about watching him rise from a tall building, watching him entertain guests, watching his building collapse... Just now, the drums and music are loud and the sky is rich and romantic. Prisoner."

Tan Wenwei also had lingering fears and said: "Exactly, when the forbidden army came in, they drove them all into the mansion without asking questions. Fortunately, the king of Hejian County was very kind and came to apologize to our frightened guests. When we saw Zhao Xinhou, we hurriedly Going forward to say hello, the King of Hejian County asked us if we were disturbed, so he went to pick you up."

Tan Wenbao said: "The king of the county is really humble in his treatment of others, and his manners are also top-notch."

Tan Zhen said: "Wait, where is the county king? You must thank me."

Tan Wenbao pointed to the corridor of the flower hall and said: "Just now, someone came to report the progress of the inspection, and I went to listen to the report over there."

Tan Zhen glanced over, and sure enough, she saw Marquis Zhaoxin turning his face and talking to a young man in royal clothes, with a sneer on his face.

The young man was dressed in a dark blue uniform of the dragon king, with a golden crown on his head, he was smiling and he didn't know what he was talking to Zhao Xinhou, but the corners of his mouth were crooked and his eyes were smiling, as if he was very happy.

Standing in the corridor, the two of them were both handsome and slender, like two jade trees in the garden, standing facing the wind, with a heroic look.

Sure enough...Tan Zhen slightly lowered her eyelashes. Sure enough, the demeanor of Hejian County King, although that liar is more handsome, but the natural nobleness of the royal family can't be pretended no matter what. This comparison is like It's like a fish eye meets a pearl.

She said in a low voice: "It seems that Marquis Zhaoxin and Prince Hejian are not incompatible like the legends say."

Tan Wenwei sighed and said: "Both sides are relatives of the clan, and affection on the surface is always important. Zhao Xinhou kicked and injured Hejian County King, Hejian County King's servants identified him on the spot, and Hejian County King immediately wrote a confession Responsibility, to remove it for Zhao Xinhou, this is the royal demeanor."

Tan Wenbao sneered: "Hypocrisy, just now we went up to say hello, that Marquis Zhaoxin kept a cold face, as if someone else owed him a lot, and now he was talking and laughing at Yanyan with the King of Hejian County. Snobbery."

Tan Wenwei hurriedly waved his hand to stop him: "They are on imperial missions! Are you crazy? Just talking nonsense here!"

Tan Wenbao was quick for a while, and regretted looking at it after he finished speaking. Fortunately, there were policemen busy running around, and no one paid attention to them. Fearing that they would cause trouble, he hurriedly brought Tan Zhen and Tan Wenbao forward to thank them and say goodbye.

Seeing the Tan brothers and sisters coming up from a distance, Yun Zhen said to Ji Huaisu with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Your concubine is here, why don't you hurry up to meet her, what are you doing here?"

Ji Huaisu said seriously: "I'm only for you, Mrs. Tan... Although the emperor is not close, he still protects them very much. After all, the mother clan is no better than others."

Yun Zhen let out a hehe, and watched Tan Wenwei come up and bow: "My lord, Lord Hou, thank you for your relief today, we brothers and sisters will go back now, I don't dare to disturb the two nobles on business, and I will prepare a banquet for another day, my lord Wanwang , Master Hou must be able to show his face to the banquet."

Ji Huaisu smiled and said: "Mr. Tan, miss, you are being polite. It turned out that Xiao Wang didn't restrain his servants, which surprised the miss. Let's go back quickly, it's getting late."

The three of them bowed and retreated. Tan Zhen saw that Yun Zhen had never said a word, his face was indifferent, and he was also surprised that such a rude person could be favored by the emperor, and he secretly admired Hejian County Wang Mingming for being kicked by him before. Although he is hurt, but still able to talk and laugh freely with him, it is really a very good self-cultivation.

But seeing that the twilight is really thick, the guards are still busy around, there are still women whimpering and crying in the inner courtyard, thinking that Li Fuying who just introduced Xiaoxi to himself and told him the secrets of her boudoir came, the building collapsed, and she wanted to come and get rid of it With the title of Miss Guogong Mansion, I don't know how to live in the future.As for the daughter of Grand Tutor Qu, it seemed obvious that she had already noticed that no one came to the banquet at all, she also felt cold-hearted for a while, she didn't dare to stay for a long time, and hurriedly left Duke Lu's mansion.