Reincarnation of the powerful minister

The smell of medicine in the house is heavy, because Shen Qi forced herself to get up before, to deal with the prince who came to snatch him, now her back hurts badly, like a Donghai dragon whose tendons have been stretched by Nezha, lying prone on the edge of the bed, newly torn His nails were wrapped in gauze again.

Gao Shuo half-kneeled outside the screen, and reported back: "Brother who delivered Mizhe came back and reported that the emperor knew about this matter, and immediately sent the imperial guards to stop the prince's carriage in the streets and alleys near Nanxunfang, and welcome the prince back. The palace is gone."

He hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help asking: "Although the prince is young, he is the heir apparent after all. Let's inform the emperor. If he finds out in the future, will he..."

Shen Qi's voice seemed to be tainted with the bitter scent of medicine, making it a little hoarse: "The Jin Yiwei only serves one master, and that is the current emperor. Since the emperor is worried that the prince is naughty, so he asked Jin Yiwei to take care of him, let's tell the truth and ensure the prince What kind of informant is the safety of the prince? Even if the crown prince wants to settle accounts, he has to wait until he succeeds to the throne."

"However, by that time..." Shen Qi laughed softly, "I'm afraid he can't leave us even more than today."

Gao Shuo nodded clearly and was about to leave.

Shen Qi asked again: "Did Master Su return home safely?"

Gao Shuo said: "Go back to the mansion. The humble official watched him enter the door, and brought a girl with him, who said he was Xinna's concubine."

"!"

Shen Qi was speechless for a moment.

Hearing the heavy and depressing panting in the inner room, Gao Shuo seemed to be facing a trapped animal grinding its teeth and sucking blood through the screen. He shuddered all over his back and lowered his head to wait for the storm to come.

The storm never came.After a long while, Shen Qi's voice sounded faintly: "Got it, go back and keep watching. Before going out, tell the housekeeper on the way, and go to Mr. Ying Xu's hospital after dawn, and tell him that the wound medicine is almost used up, please ask him Help me make some more. Take the bamboo pot on the table at your hand and let him analyze the ingredients of the ointment inside, and it’s best to make it according to the original recipe.”

Gao Shuo responded, and exited the room with the bamboo pot.

The room fell into silence again, Shen Qi pulled out the blood-stained gauze she was biting between her teeth, wrapped it around her fingertips again, picked up a bowl of linden flower honey water on the spring stool by the bed, and slowly finished it.

Wu Ming temporarily stayed in the Su Mansion, but this time he insisted on refusing to live in the main house. Instead, he settled in the wing room of the second courtyard. Farther away, obviously putting himself in the position of the nursing home.

Su Xiaobei and Su Xiaojing were satisfied with his acquaintance, so their attitudes became better. At first, they were annoyed that he left without saying goodbye, but after all, they were only thirteen or fourteen-year-old boys, and they soon relieved.After getting along for a few days, I feel that this person eats and eats whatever he wants, never puts forward any conditions, and there is nothing wrong with him except that he practices all day long and doesn't like to chat.

The days passed peacefully for seven or eight days. Su Yan sorted out the mess of Jinyiwei. It is run like an iron bucket, with no flies biting any seams.

Wu Ming also noticed that he was in a delicate situation, so he took the initiative to take over the job of the coachman, and insisted on taking him to and from various government offices and mansions.

Su Yan was originally embarrassed to trouble Wu Ming, but after experiencing an accident in which the carriage was almost pierced by a bamboo pole falling from the roof, he reluctantly agreed to his escort.

Fortunately, the accident never happened again. On the day he was about to enter the palace to report to the emperor, he received a letter from his family and a bag of clothes.

The letter came all the way from Fuzhou, and it was written by the original owner's father, Fuzhou magistrate Su Keren, saying that the whole family was overjoyed when they received the good news of his title on the gold list, and asked him to work diligently as an official in Beijing, and not rush to take leave for a couple of years. to visit relatives at home, so as not to leave a bad impression on the superiors because of private affairs.

At the back of this family letter, which is more politically correct than an official letter, is a short autograph written by his mother, Lin, asking for warmth and caring, much more humane than his cheap father who is an official.He also said that the seventh day of June is Su Yan's birthday. As a mother who is far away in the border area, she can't cook a bowl of longevity noodles for her son herself. appropriate.

Su Yan looked at the exquisitely crafted summer shirt inside the package, and couldn't help sighing, "The thread in the hands of the loving mother, and the clothes on the wanderer's body", and then asked Su Xiaobei, who was waiting on the side, "Isn't today the first day of June?"

Su Xiaobei replied: "This year is a leap in May, my lord forgot, so today is the first day of May again."

Su Yan said: "Oh, then my birthday should be next month. In fact, I even forgot my birthday. My mother reminded me in the letter."

When his soul passed through, the original owner had already come to the capital to prepare for the exam.He lived alone in the inn for half a year and never met the original owner's parents.Although I have all the memories of the original owner, it's like watching a long movie. The joys and sorrows belong to others, and I have no personal experience with myself.It was only now when I saw Lin's handwriting that I felt a trace of long-lost family affection from the warm words and tender handwriting, so I decided to take over the responsibility of the original owner in this life and take care of the two elders as my own parents.

However, at the end of the handwriting, there is an vague sentence "When you become an official, you are an adult. The court is different from the school, and the rules are very strict. Don't repeat the old thoughts, so as not to be criticized for your conduct, remember", which made Su Yan very happy. After pondering for a while, I still don't understand what Lin's term "revival of old ideas" refers to?In my impression, the main character of Zhongyuan is quiet, studying and diligent, so there is nothing wrong with it?

If you can't remember it, don't think about it. Anyway, even if there is a problem, it belongs to the original owner and has nothing to do with him.Su Yan put the family letter in the study drawer, tidied up his clothes and appearance, took a thick book of memorials and supporting materials, took a carriage to the Meridian Gate, and entered the palace to see him.

When Emperor Jinglong came down from the early court, he heard from Lanxi that Su Yan, the right young minister of Dali Temple, had been waiting for him for a long time, so he sent him to see him in the imperial study.As soon as the words fell, the emperor pondered for a while, changed to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and ordered the servants to prepare tea soup and snacks in advance.

Under the leadership of the servants, Su Yan came to the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Seeing the surrounding layout, he knew that it was the place where the emperor always lived. Accepting the courtiers here was a way of showing his favor.

He bowed respectfully in front of the imperial court, and couldn't help stealing glances at the emperor—I haven't seen him for more than a month, but the emperor seemed to have faded a little, but his expression was still there, and his calm and peaceful face was like a deep spring. People are clear all over.

The emperor was also looking at him, and frowned slightly: "Why did you lose weight again? Your cook really wants to be punished? Thoroughly investigate Feng Dang's affairs. I also know the intricacies, and I won't rush you, but take it easy. "

Su Yan was grateful for the emperor's thoughtfulness, and said with a smile, "It's none of the cook's business, and I'm busy with official duties. It's just a bitter summer. If you don't have a little appetite, you'll be fine in autumn."

Wanting to pick it up and weigh it, to see how much lighter it is... This thought flashed through the emperor's mind.In front of the palace servants inside and outside the palace, he gave Su Yan a seat as if nothing had happened, and said: "Let me see the zhezi... Oh, it's so thick."

Su Yan presented the memorial and waited quietly with his hands down.

After carefully flipping through the pages, the emperor raised his eyes to look at him in surprise: "You have not only found out Feng Qu'e's henchmen, but you have screened Jinyiwei from top to bottom! The upper, middle and lower ranks made comments, and they were more careful than Jingcha, who evaluates the performance of officials. Why, do you want to replace Jin Yiwei with a new team?"

Su Yan knew that such inferences from one instance were actually in the Emperor's arms, and the Emperor might be satisfied with how much he knew the elegant meaning after listening to the stringed songs, but he still needed to do a lot of superficial work, so he said respectfully: "It's my minister who has too many things. But Feng Going to evil has been operating Jinyiwei for many years, and the roots are deep-rooted. If you don't sort it out thoroughly, it will be difficult to get rid of the stubborn tumors. I thought, picking one is picking, and picking a bunch is also picking. Why don't you take this opportunity to pick all the bad melons eaten by moths.

As for the results of the investigation, I am confident that I can still speak fairly and impartially, and all comments are well documented. The emperor can look at the supporting evidence brought by me.In addition, there are more than a dozen boxes of materials in Dali Temple. Any adults who have objections are welcome to investigate the files. "

The emperor raised the memorial: "Just looking at this memorial, you can see that you have put in a lot of thought and effort. Keep everything you brought, and I will order the supervisor to sort it out and list the items. Let me see, those who should be promoted should be promoted, those who should be reprimanded should be reprimanded, and those who should be questioned should be punished. Jin Yiwei has been muddy for many years, and it is time to clean it up."

Hearing that the emperor didn't mention the court and the cabinet, Su Yan knew that he wanted to finalize the new list of Jinyiwei officials himself, so that he could hold this sharp sword firmly in his hand.

I don't know what new arrangements the emperor will have for Shen Qi during this turbulent and clear card reshuffle?You shouldn't underestimate his contribution, right?Su Yan was thinking about how to ask for credit and reward for his brother quietly.

Ever since he saw Shen Qi's back injury, that horrible scene flashed before his eyes from time to time.Such a severe trauma, the skin and flesh are all peeled off, even if the treatment is done properly, no matter how effective the secret medicine sent by King Yu is, no matter how well the injury recovers, it will leave extremely serious scars, and if it is not done well, it will damage his skills and physique for the rest of his life .Every time I think of these things, Su Yan feels guilty and touched in his heart, and always wants to make up for him in other ways.

But Su Yan also knew that Emperor Jinglong had something in common with those emperors with deep palaces, and the other side of careful thought was hesitation and suspicion.So he couldn't ask for this reward openly, lest the emperor think that he and Shen Qi had any personal relationship or interests other than morality, which would affect Shen Qi's future instead.

After his thoughts turned hundreds of thousands of times in an instant, Su Yan sighed: "The punishment in the imperial prison is too cruel, and it is easy to torture into tricks during the trial. Especially the 'peeling, breaking the spine, frying, grooming', the cruelty is unspeakable, It's against the way of heaven. Your Majesty, please take it lightly at your discretion."

The emperor was slightly stunned, as if he had read his compassionate mood, and felt that what he said was very reasonable, he nodded and said: "You are right. You can see the severity of the prison sentence by looking at Zhuo Qi's injuries. Leaving fingers, pinching sticks, sticks and other light punishments, the rest will be forfeited. When it comes to 'washing up', how is that Jin Yiwei Qianhu named Shen Qi doing now? "

Just as Su Yan was about to answer, "He has been bedridden for a month, his life is safe, his injury has improved, and he will be able to get up in a month or two." The words were in his throat, and he suddenly woke up——

As early as in Dongyuan, Shen Qi became a superior official and surrendered to become the Emperor's spy, so there must have been constant connections between the two.Regarding Shen Qi's injury, the emperor can ask him directly, why bother to ask me?

Immediately changed the subject, and replied: "After taking care of my teacher's funeral, I visited Shen Qianhu and thanked him for saving his life. At that time, he was still seriously injured, and now it has been more than a month, and I don't know how he will fare."

The emperor said: "He made a contribution in this case and suffered a crime. I know it well, and I should be rewarded and punished. What do you think about entrusting Jinyiwei to him to take care of it?"

Su Yan pretended to be startled: "Is this too steep? Ah, I am not questioning the emperor's decision, but... Cough, although I feel that something is wrong, Jin Yiwei is on my way." Leading the army, naturally the emperor has the final say."

The emperor nodded indifferently: "Although Shen Qi is loyal and capable, after all, she lacks qualifications and is promoted too fast, which is not good for the overall situation. How about this, he will be the fourth-rank commander and take charge of Beizhen Fusi's affairs."

Su Yan was overjoyed in his heart, but his face was normal, and said: "The emperor's kindness is so great, I think he can understand the emperor's painstaking efforts, and in the future he will dedicate himself to his duties and serve the monarchy."

The emperor put the memorial on the case, got up and said, "You must be tired after talking for a long time."

Su Yan flattered him, "You won't get tired after talking to the emperor for a long time."

The emperor smiled slightly: "You are not tired, I am. Come, have some refreshments with me, and then talk about what you have done in the past month in detail, and have lunch at the Hall of Mental Cultivation at noon."