Reincarnation of the powerful minister

Yuan Bin's name is like a thunderbolt to any person in the court.

He was the late emperor's confidant, and he led Jinyiwei for 20 years and dominated the government and the public.He is loyal, courageous and fierce, and has made many contributions in escorting him. Even the civil servants and officials who are most at odds with the prison and guards have little criticism when talking about Yuan Bin.

After the late emperor passed away, Emperor Jinglong ordered Yuan Bin to continue to serve as the commander of Jinyiwei, but he was always depressed because of the late emperor's driving a crane, and after four or five years, he went to beg for resignation.Emperor Jinglong couldn't keep it again and again, so he had to be awarded the honorary title of Governor-General of the Five-Army Commander-in-Chief, and lived in Nanjing with his salary.

After Yuan Bin became an official, Feng Que, who was in charge of Jinyi Weiqian at that time, had the opportunity to be promoted to the chief official of the palm seal.

It's a pity that Feng Qu'e is capable but has no character. During his seven or eight years in office, he ruined the reputation of the Jinyiwei that Mr. Yuan once established, and finally tried his own tricks.

Fortunately, after Su Yan took over the task of cleaning up Feng's party, with the help of Shen Qi, he reorganized the Jin Yiwei, and the situation improved a lot in the past two years.

Shen Qi's abilities are extraordinary, so she may not be able to compete for the position of Commander in terms of merit.Emperor Jinglong used his talent to hate his heart, and suspected that he might repeat the mistakes of Feng Qu'e, and kept pressing him to prevent him from making any further progress.

Those with strong abilities were dissatisfied with their minds; those with satisfied minds were not capable enough. Emperor Jing Long regretted that there was no Yuan Bin in Jinyiwei, so the position of chief official of the palm seal was always vacant.

Facing such a master-level senior, Shen Qi didn't realize that she withdrew her hostility, and saluted with cupped fists: "Jin Yiwei Tongzhi, Shen Qi, the head of Beizhen Fusi palm seal, has met Yuan Dudu."

Yuan Bin put his hands behind his back, looked up and down at Shen Qi sharply, and asked: "Are you here on business in Nanjing?"

The emperor ordered him to go to Henan to inquire about the enemy situation of the Liao thief, but he came to Nanjing privately to knock on the door.Shen Qi's heart shuddered when she heard the words, but her expression remained calm, and she replied: "Yes."

Yuan Bin sneered slightly: "The errand given to you by the emperor is to follow a young and handsome servant of the Ministry of Rites of Nanjing every day, drink the wine he bought, and eat the dishes he ordered?"

Shen Qi clenched her fingers tightly on the handle of the knife, and said indifferently: "Even the Dudu won't be able to ask about what the subordinates are doing. If the Dudu has any doubts, he may ask the emperor a question or two."

An old man who has long since retired from his job, would rashly write to the emperor to ask what happened because he had a little doubt about the personal morality of the current leader of Jin Yiwei?Shen Qi bet that he would not do this.

Yuan Bin stared at Shen Qi with judgment, and after a while he said meaningfully: "If you don't go back to the capital, you will really be in trouble."

Shen Qi was in a daze for a moment, then raised her eyes to look at the old man in plain clothes, and the other party had disappeared suddenly.

He pondered the meaning of Yuan Bin's words, and felt faintly vigilant, feeling that he was indeed indulging in personal affairs, and spent far more time in Nanjing than expected.

I can't stay any longer, but I can't bear to leave, and I can't bear to let the person I've been dreaming of leave my sight again.

- Shen Qi gritted her teeth and made up her mind.He walked quickly towards the market for a short distance, took a last look at Su Yan's figure buried in the soup through several stalls, and silently recited a blessing that his adoptive mother often said to him when he was young: "If you don't end up with Sitai, all evil will not invade." ", and then resolutely turned away.

Quickly gathering his men to spy, Shen Qi galloped out of Nanjing, and with a heart that had warmed up and then cooled down again, she embarked on the return journey north to Beijing.

Su Yan drank a bowl of Hu spicy soup without taste, and returned to the empty rented house.Xiaobei was packing up his clothes, because they moved back from the palace as soon as the prince left.

Su Xiaobei asked him: "His Royal Highness wants to leave some bodyguards for Sir, why is Sir determined not to accept them?"

Su Yan sighed, "I'm just a salted fish. If Mr. He has the intention of cutting grass and roots, the crown prince needs more guards than me."

Su Xiaobei comforted him: "My lord, don't worry, I learned a little bit of kung fu from..., even if I risk my life, I have to protect my lord." The word "Chasing Brother" came to his lips and swallowed again, afraid that his lord would be hurt by hearing it. Affection.

Su Yan replied with a smile, "Okay, my lord, I will rely on you" before walking into the dormitory.

He took out a large brocade bag with dark blue satin embroidered with dense ring patterns from his pocket, and spread it flat on his palm, hesitating whether to open it or not.

... Is it time to get desperate?Su Yan asked himself, if the prince lost his heart, it would be tantamount to exile.However, the emperor seemed to have a rift with me, and he refused to accept or reply to several letters, as if he had forgotten me in the retirement home in Nanjing.Should I open the kit now and see what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd, Zhu Geunkai, an old man who is used to hiding things?

He pondered for a moment, and finally found the answer in his heart——

No.

It's not exhausted, so be patient and wait.Waiting for the moment when I don't know if it will come and when it will come.

In the 17th year of Jinglong, in the spring of Yiwei.

The prince was summoned to leave the palace, and took his guards out of Nanjing City, where he lived alone in a hut in a mountain depression southeast of Zhongshan Mountain, and took responsibility for guarding the mausoleum.

Su Yan, who was the left servant of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites at the time, went out of the city to visit the prince in micro-clothes from time to time.The two often sit and discuss Taoism, practice literature and perform martial arts, and play chess or fish in their spare time.

Su Yan occasionally stayed in the mausoleum because the door was closed due to heavy snow, so he and the prince both fell lazy on the couch, hugging the cat and reading.

The prince laughed at himself: "The firewood in the brook is soft and warm, and the raccoon slave and I don't go out."

Su Yan joked and said: "Poor people who travel on a snowy night, I will not go out with the raccoon slave."

Prince: "The snowflakes in Yanshan Mountain are as big as a mat, and Li Nu and I will not go out."

Su Yan: "Where does Yanshan come from?"

Prince: "Uh, Zhong Shan, Zhong Shan's snowflakes are as big as a mat, and Li Nu and I will not go out."

Su Yan: "Every day the world is turned upside down, and Li Nu and I will not go out."

Prince: "..."

Prince: "I can't go on anymore, my lord admit defeat."

So Su Yan won the right to pet the cat, and the prince was responsible for cleaning the cat litter outside the house.

"Don't you like cats very much, saying that cats are ungrateful? Why do you want to fight with the young master." The prince pinched his nose and shoveled shit, and said angrily across the curtain.

Su Yan buried his face on Lihua's soft, fluffy belly just after taking a bath, and took a deep breath: "It smells so good!"

Shen Qi returned to the capital at the end of the first lunar month, and kowtowed to the face saint.

Emperor Jinglong received him in the imperial study, and there were also important ministers from the cabinet and the Ministry of War.

Shen Qi replied: "Wei Chen led his Jin Yiwei to conduct a secret investigation in Henan, and found out that the bandit army had a deep collusion with the Vacuum Sect. Then the talented military advisor next to Crazy Liao——Shi Sui, is one of the heirs of the Vacuum Sect .”

He made a detailed report to the emperor one by one on the deployment of the rebel army, the attack route and the collusion with local forces.

This military situation is very important and it came in a timely manner. The emperor nodded after hearing this, and rarely said a word of comfort to him: "Shen Tongzhi has worked hard, and he will go back to the mansion to rest, and he will be rewarded for his meritorious deeds in the future."

Shen Qi wanted to learn about things in Nanjing by insinuating, but all the ministers were by their side, obviously the timing was not right, so they retreated silently.

After leaving the palace, he went straight to Fusi of Beizhen, and summoned Wei Ying, who was staying behind, to interrogate him.

——Before Mr. Su left, one of the servants beside him fell ill, so he only brought one on the way.

——Master Su gave instructions to the boy in his family letter, so the boy named Su Xiaojing came to Beizhen Fusi from time to time to inquire if Shen Tongzhi had returned.

——The news from the palace said that King Yu had taken a letter from Master Su and presented it to the Emperor, which made Long Yan unhappy.The emperor also pointed out that the prince "did not think about filial piety and was easy to make friends with friends".

These news made people feel sad and happy, Shen Qi listened to it expressionlessly, and then asked about the situation in North Korea and China in detail.

Wei Ying said: "The hearts of the people in the court are fluctuating because of the Bailu case. Although the crown prince was cleared of the crime of desecrating the imperial tomb, he also lost his sacred heart and was demoted by the emperor to guard the tomb. A group of civil servants and officials headed by Ge Lao Jiao Yang and Wang Qianhe were persistent in impeaching the crown prince before, but now they are thinking about Yi Chu."

"...Yi Chu?" Shen Qi's eyes flashed a gloomy light, and she leaned forward slightly, "What should I say?"

"On the first night of the New Year's Eve, a pavilion in the harem suddenly lit up with five colors of light, soaring straight into the sky and disappearing for a moment. Everyone who saw it said it was a vision from heaven. Immediately, the forbidden army entered the pavilion, found it and sneaked out to find it. The mother's second prince is sleeping soundly in the palace, so there are many rumors that the second prince Zhao is Ziwei's order, and he will surely achieve extraordinary things in the future."

Shen Qi took a piece of cotton cloth to wipe the knife carefully, and sneered without comment.

Wei Ying went on to say: "A few days later, there was an official of low rank who said in the book that 'the crown prince is tyrannical and immoral, and the second prince is brilliant and talented. Change to be virtuous, follow the destiny'."

Shen Qi said lightly: "This man's head is no longer on his neck."

Wei Ying showed a look of admiration: "Master Shen is very receptive! The emperor was furious when he saw the memorial, and beheaded that official for the crime of talking about the country's foundation and alienating the heavenly family."

Shen Qi said again: "This is a pathfinder. It stands to reason that his fate is enough to deter his companions, but the subtle thing is that this matter became the fuse instead. I guess after that, the voice of 'Yi Chu' not only did not disappear, but on the contrary It's getting worse and worse. The emperor can kill one or two, but he can't kill a group of people."

People are far away, but they can see the fall of a leaf in the capital and know autumn.Wei Ying admired Shen Qi so much, she nodded and said: "That's right! First one or two, and then three or four, until Yi Chu's shouts came and went in the court. They all say that they don't blame the crowd, how can they be punished."

Shen Qi thought for a while, then asked: "Is the chief assistant, Li Chengfeng, dying soon?"

There was nothing to be surprised about anymore, Wei Ying replied: "It is true that she is terminally ill. She has submitted five resignation papers, but the emperor rejected them all."

"It's just a process." Shen Qi didn't take it seriously, "He submitted it again, and it was almost done. If Li Chengfeng still had enough energy, the situation in the court would not have turned into this. He is the prince and grand master, and the elder of the two dynasties. With him backing the crown prince, other civil servants will hold back even if they have objections. Now that he is down, there is only one crown prince and Taifu Yang Ting left in the cabinet. Yang Ting has a gentle personality and is indecisive, he is no match for Jiao Yang and Wang Qianhe."

Wei Ying thought about it: "Let's not mention Xie Xini for now, Jiao Yang and Wang Qianhe have hugged each other tightly recently, and they also have a lot of contacts with those officials who asked for easy storage. I don't know what they are planning?"

Shen Qi smiled: "You only see Jiao Yang and Wang Qianhe, but you don't see the person behind them."

"Who is it?" Wei Ying asked.

Shen Qi didn't answer, but ordered: "Go call some brothers, set up a table of hot pot, and bring some jars of wine."

Wei Ying responded, turned around to leave, turned back, and asked in a low voice: "What is your lord thinking, and who do you plan to serve? You might as well reveal a thing or two, so that brothers can get things done in the future, and they will have an idea in mind."

Shen Qi patted his face with the scabbard with a half-smile: "We Jin Yiwei only recognize the emperor's orders... I will serve whoever ascends the throne in the future."

"What now?"

"Watch the fire from the other side."

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