Shaodi Chunxin

After Deng Xuan and others were dragged away, Fu Yuanqing came out of Xinuang Pavilion after a while.

He knelt on the floor of the Xinuang Pavilion for a longer time, limping, holding on to the door of the palace before he crossed the threshold, Debao followed him outside, his eyes were red: "Old Ancestor, how are you doing? "

Fu Yuanqing said: "Deng Xun was fined with one year's salary. The rest of the people were given twenty sticks and three months' salary. Lu Xuezhen... Lu Xuezhen's official was dismissed and he was fined to serve in the army."

"This...how did this happen?" Debao was dumbfounded, "These are all Hanlins from the Imperial Academy."

"Hurry up and send someone to the Meridian Gate, Lai Liqun won't be able to delay it for so long. Don't let him beat Deng Xuan, it will be out of control." Fu Yuanqing said.

"Yes! I'll go in person!" Debao hurried to the Meridian Gate.

Fu Yuanqing stood at the gate of Yangxin Palace, watching Debao's back going away, feeling dazed for a while, just now when he dealt with him in the palace, the coercion of the young emperor came to him, he had never been so strong, and he had never been so naked.

The young emperor has been well-behaved and calm since he was a child.

So much so that over the years, raising him and raising him... almost forgot that what he raised and raised was not a docile cub, but a bird of prey like a wolf or a tiger.

Perhaps because he was about to lose his crown, the young emperor gradually revealed his true face, no longer restrained, no longer pretended, those fangs and sharp teeth that had been hidden by him were finally exposed.Impatient to find prey, to shock the gang.

As the sun was setting to the west, Fu Yuanqing looked at Chonglou outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation until he was in a peaceful mood, and then slowly walked towards the Supervisor's Room.

Cao Ban'an had already met him outside the supervisor's room, took him by the wrist and led him to the Arhat couch, cleaned his hands and wiped his sweat, and finally stopped and took off his soap boots.

"The old ancestor has suffered." Cao Ban'an sighed.

"You always say that I suffer." Fu Yuanqing replied, "I'm just like you, and I don't suffer much."

"We were born in the palace, with rough skin and thick flesh." Cao Ban'an smiled, "We deserve to suffer. Our ancestors are different. You used to be..."

When he said this, he stopped.

Seriously press the acupuncture points on Fu Yuanqing's calf.

"Have you visited Li Cailiang's father-in-law recently?" Fu Yuanqing asked him.

Cao Ban'an hummed softly: "A few days ago, I sent some spring pancakes to Master. Although the life in Chaotian Temple is simple, Master said that there is no need to serve the master, and it is more comfortable than being in the palace."

He rolled up Fu Yuanqing's trouser legs and carefully inspected Fu Yuanqing's knees.

There are already some faint traces of red and purple.

Cao Banan took out a bottle of medicinal wine from the drawer next to him, poured some into his palms, rubbed his hands until they became hot, and then covered them lightly. Fu Yuanqing couldn't help trembling. Press in circular motions.

"Master also asked me to tell you, thank you for taking care of me. He has nothing to do in Chaotian Temple. He copied a copy of Zhang Tianshi's "Xuan Yao Pian" and placed it in the Zhenwu Hall for incense. Waiting to send it to the palace later , to avoid disasters and evil for you."

"Eunuch Li has kindness to me." Fu Yuanqing replied to him, "He is a kind-hearted old man. When Emperor Xiao was alive, he gave him a lot of advice. Later, when the Fu family was in trouble, he also sent people to visit him many times. Visit me in the Clothes Bureau."

"Master mentioned it, and it was mostly regret and guilt." Cao Ban'an said, "He said that if he had put his heart into it, you wouldn't have suffered so much in the clothing bureau and suffered from a whole body of illness."

On that cold morning, the scene of the late Emperor Tuogu came to Fu Yuanqing's mind.

He is like the smallest mayfly in the world, standing at the foot of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Dressed in heavy shackles.

Feet are bare.

Then I saw Li Cailiang descending the steps. The pity and intolerance in Li Gonggong's eyes were the kindness he had seen for the first time since his disaster.

In fact, before that day, he had almost given up.

He has been in the Huanyi Bureau for more than a year, and has received countless eyes and spurned.The words of sages and sages I have read all seem funny and perfunctory in front of the word survival.A person, not even a person, how can we talk about integrity, benevolence and righteousness?

It was Li Cailiang who tucked his sleeves in the salute, and it was his "Little Master Fu" that let him know that he is still a human being, so he should have a conscience.

Fu Yuanqing went to see the young man squatting on the ground.

"Ban'an, if the late emperor hadn't ordered me to be the chief inspector of ceremonies, this position would have been yours at that time."

"Grandpa, don't say that."

Cao Ban'an changed his left leg, and the knee on this side was more bruised.

He rubbed and said: "I was only a young prisoner at that time. It was only because I was Li Gonggong's apprentice that there were such rumors. Later, when the imperial decree came down, I heard that you were in charge of the supervisor of ceremonies. I don't know how happy I am. .”

He rubbed for a while, Fu Yuanqing's knees were finally warm and red, and he seemed to have regained some vitality. Then he carefully put down his trouser legs, put Fu Yuanqing's legs on the couch, and covered them with a small mattress.

He poured water outside, washed his hands, brought a pot of hot water in from the side room, and asked, "Old Ancestor, why don't you go back to the room to make some porridge tonight? I've asked the people below to prepare it." .”

"Okay." Fu Yuanqing looked at the sky and agreed.

Cao Ban'an moved Zhang Xiaoji to Fu Yuanqing's side. He had followed Fu Yuanqing for many years, knew his habits well, and knew that the old ancestor couldn't be free, so he went to get some internal affairs reports and put them in his hand.

Fu Yuanqing looked at the internal affairs expenses for the first three months after the beginning of spring.

Cao Ban'an's thinking is quick, and he manages all the internal affairs accounts, supervisors and departments neatly.I wrote a good hand again, and made some comments next to it, all of which are to the point and quite insightful.In the Imperial City, there is a Forbidden City, six yamen for female officials, 24 yamen for internal prisons, tens of thousands of palaces, and Cao Banan has been in charge of the expenses since last year.With ease, there are almost no mistakes.

"Ban'an, you've worked hard." Fu Yuanqing said.

When he said this, Cao Ban'an was making tea. After listening to his words, he was quiet for a while, staring at the pot of water on the stove. Then he said in a low voice: "When the first emperor made the prince, you and all the adults came to the prince's mansion to congratulate .I'll lead the horse for you, that's what my ancestors said."

The water in the pot was steaming, making a humming sound.

Cao Ban'an took a handkerchief from the side to wrap the handle of the pot, picked it up and made a cup of health-preserving tea for Fu Yuanqing.

"At that time, you were still laughing, and you were the second young master Fu who had just won Tanhua. I was just a eunuch in the prince's mansion. I didn't ask for anything except to serve the master with my master and beg for food." Cao Ban'an smiled and bowed his head. Yan, "But tell me, everyone can be Yao and Shun."

He put the bowl of tea by Fu Yuanqing's hand.

——Everyone can be Yao and Shun, and if he is good, he can also bring peace to the world.Eunuch Cao must not underestimate himself.

"The little one is in my heart." Cao Ban'an didn't say anything perfunctory, "You said I worked hard. But the little one is not as good as your ancestors. If the little one knows how to settle accounts, I will work harder and be able to take care of you. It would be the best if you don’t have nothing to rely on.”

Fu Yuanqing actually knew that Cao Ban'an was a reliable person.

Since he joined the Rites Supervisor, Cao Ban'an has been quietly by his side, regardless of praise or reputation.

For many years, they were not so much superiors and subordinates as partners.

However, this was the first time he had heard Cao Ban'an talk about this in many years, and he couldn't help but feel a little shocked in his heart.

After being silent for a while, Fu Yuanqing said: "Ban'an, I will retire after the treasure seal is returned to His Majesty. The supervisor of ceremonies and the inner court... I will leave it to you."

Cao Ban'an was stunned, knelt down and said, "Don't say that, old ancestor. Cao Ban'an didn't have the slightest presumptuous thoughts."

"You misunderstood, I sincerely." Fu Yuanqing sighed and explained, "With your keen mind, you should have known that I am continuing my life through dual cultivation."

Cao Ban'an kowtowed and didn't answer, which was regarded as tacit consent.

"...It's just a matter of time." Fu Yuanqing said vaguely, "I can only rest assured if I entrust it to you."

Cao Banan's eyes were red: "Old ancestor..."

Fu Yuanqing smiled reassuringly: "The left and right are fine right now, please go to the prison, if Fang Jing is still there, ask Fang Jing to bring the Great Desolation Jade Scripture. I'll look through it."

Cao Ban'an got the order and went to the office of the Sili Supervisor.

I went in and saw that Fang Jing was still there. Hearing what he said, I was stunned for a moment: "The old ancestor wants to read the Great Desolation Jade Classic?"

"Yes." Cao Ban'an looked at him, "Why, is there any problem?"

"Y-no problem." Fang Jing said, "It's this scripture, it's not at hand, it's in Tingtao Residence. It was fine before, why did the ancestors want to read this for no reason?"

Cao Ban'an scanned the prison and asked, "Where is Chen Jingren?"

"Go back. I will arrange someone to send it back after school."

Cao Banan sat down in the prison without saying a word.

Fang Jing looked at him inexplicably: "Brother Cao, you don't go back to the guard room to serve your ancestors, what are you doing sitting here?"

"I'll wait for you to listen to Taoju's Sutra of Obtaining the Great Desolation Jade."

"..." Fang Jing glared at him, quite nervous.

"Why, do you have an opinion?" Cao Ban'an asked, "The old ancestor asked you to wait for Chen Jing to send Chen Jing back after school. Now that Chen Jing is gone, you are still in the Supervisor of Rituals. What kind of idea are you playing?"

After Fang Jing heard this, he felt his energy loosen immediately.There was a layer of cold sweat on the back.

He sat down with dry laughs, and said to Cao Ban'an: "The cats and dogs in Renshou Palace dare to bully our supervisor of ceremonies with their noses and faces. Godfather is soft-hearted and doesn't care. I can't swallow this breath. No way. Give them some eye drops. Brother Cao, help me?"

Cao Ban'an pondered for a while: "It's agreed, don't get involved with the Si Li Supervisor."

"Don't worry, we won't be able to get involved with you." Fang Jing whispered, "The grandchildren below are all waiting to curry favor. Brother Cao gives me a wink, and someone will come forward to do it."

His voice became smaller and smaller, and a bunch of tormenting ghost ideas came out.

Cao Ban'an listened carefully and couldn't help laughing.

When he came out from the Prison of Rituals, the sky was already safe, the new moon was rising, and the stars were shining.

Cao Ban'an walked a few steps in silence, suddenly the sky brightened, a red light shone from behind him, and the shadow on the ground was clearly visible.Surprised, Cao Ban'an turned his head to look at the sky.

Among the seven stars of the Big Dipper, for some reason, a red star suddenly appeared.

It is so bright that it obscures the light of the surrounding stars.

Like a strange red eye, beating in the sky.

Cao Banan stared blankly.

An ominous omen loomed.

At the same time, the supervisor of ceremonies was also on duty, shrouded in a red light.

The red star in the sky was so bright that it slowly fell into the Big Dipper.

Fu Yuanqing had already stood up and walked to the patio to watch.

He is familiar with astronomy and geography, but such visions were only recorded by the Qin Tianjian during the Zhengtong period.

Yinghuo, the Lord has rebellious ministers, for chaos, for thieves, for mourning, for soldiers, the road is blocked, and his country will die.

The Big Dipper is the ruler of the country, the ruler of the emperor's auspiciousness, and the ruler of the emperor's longevity.

——Yinghuo goes retrograde and enters the Big Dipper, an ominous omen. 【Note 1】

The author says:

[Note 1] Yinghuo: It is Mars.In fact, Yinghuo's entry into Dou should be entry into Nandou.Yinghuo entering the South Dou, Yinghuo committing crimes, and Yinghuo keeping one's heart are all signs of great evil.The ancients thought that the appearance meant either the destruction of the country or the death of the emperor.