Reincarnation of the powerful minister

South study.

Su Yan stood alone in the middle of the room, lowered his head and focused his eyes, looking at the soap-colored boots exposed under the hem of the crimson clothes, he felt in a daze that it was like a dark sky that was not illuminated at all when the city was full of flames and the clouds were shining in the sky.

When the flames burnt out the prosperity and gradually annihilated, the blackness will stretch out its temporary body and engulf the entire city again.Only when the brilliance blooms next time can it be driven away again.

No wonder there is an old saying that fortune and misfortune depend on each other, one ebbs and another grows, and it is also said that the sun is in the middle of the day, and the moon is full and the moon is full, Su Yan thought silently.He was inscribed on the gold list as a young man, and within five months of being an official, he was promoted twice and jumped three ranks in a row. He broke the Ye Donglou case and became famous. Every now and then, they are major events that have stepped on politically sensitive points, and I don't know how many people feel like they are on their backs.

Because the emperor showed his kindness and support for him, these victims of interests did not dare to act rashly on weekdays, so they could only chew their tongues and complain in private, waiting for the opportunity to counterattack.Now that the opportunity came, with one stroke of Wei's butcher knife, they attacked in groups, and even the grasshoppers fell to one side following the strong limelight.

In just these two days, there were no less than a dozen books on impeachment by the court, and they were piled up on the imperial case.

Zhu Helin also secretly revealed information to him, saying that Wei Jun's elder brother is Wei Yan, Marquis of Xian'an, and Wei Yan's wife, Qin Shi, is the Queen Mother's sister. Immediately after the incident, she went to the Palace of Compassion to meet the Queen Mother and stayed there for a long time just came out.They must have filed a complaint, and I don't know how the Queen Mother will react.

However, King Yu was also in the Palace of Compassionate Ning at that time, if Su Yan wanted to know the details, he would have the cheek to ask Uncle Four.

Su Yan was a little strange, and asked casually: "As a prince, if you want to know what the queen mother wants, you still have to go through King Yu?"

Zhu Helin's face showed embarrassment, and he couldn't stop talking.

Su Yan hurriedly said: "I asked nonsense, you just pretend you didn't hear. I will ask the prince myself, don't bother the young master."

Zhu Helin was a little frustrated, and said, "It's okay to tell you—the imperial grandmother doesn't like me very much."

Su Yan didn't ask why, but only touched the prince's shoulder comfortingly.

Zhu Helin grabbed his retracted hand and continued to press it on his body, "According to the people in the palace, my mother was not favored by the emperor's grandmother back then, so she hated the house and black, and didn't like me."

Su Yan was speechless.

Zhu Helin took the opportunity to hug him, and whispered in his ear: "Do you love me? Come on, love me a little more."

Su Yan patted him on the back, smiled and pushed him away: "The prince is 14 years old, so I have the nerve to act like a baby!"

A muffled sound of "pa" in front of him brought Su Yan back to his senses.Only then did he realize that because he suddenly thought of the prince, he lost his mind in front of the imperial court.

——The prince was clearly sitting beside him, looking at him with a pair of youthful eyes.

Emperor Jing Long slammed the memorial in his hand onto the desk, "Tell me, what's going on? Tell me one by one. Fourth brother, you come first."

King Yu sat on the armchair at the bottom, lazily supporting Yi with his right arm, and rested his gauze-wrapped left hand on the table next to the armrest.

"It is true that there are assassins who assassinate Feng Anhou, but they have nothing to do with the ministers."

"No one said anything to do with you, it was Su Yan." The emperor tapped the dozen or so memorials on the table with his finger, "Did you see that, they all impeached him, saying that he colluded with the world and reckless, scheming Dead soldiers, assassinate political enemies."

"Hehe." King Yu smiled disapprovingly, "The younger brother was also on the spot, why didn't he see any collusion with Jianghu Caomang? He stopped the younger brother, but he explained it afterwards, saying that he was worried that the assassin would jump over the wall in a hurry and hurt him." Assassinating the crown prince after Feng Anhou, I didn't think too much about it in a hurry, I just hope that my younger brother will keep the crown prince safe first."

Before he finished speaking, the prince couldn't wait to say: "That's right! He cherished his family's life according to An Houguang, but he didn't consider my safety, my lord? The assassin he attracted himself caused his son and minister to be covered in dirt, not to mention I was greatly frightened... By the way, he intentionally hurt Uncle Si Wang's hand! I haven't investigated his crimes yet, but he still has the face to sue the villain first! If he curses harder than anyone else, he will be justified , then today I will also write impeachment papers to scold Feng Anhou, as many copies as he wants, I will write as many as I want!"

"Nonsense! As the crown prince, what memorial do you write to impeach your ministers?" The emperor reprimanded, then shook his head helplessly, "You have studied for so many years, and when you encounter problems, you will only mess around and have no rules at all. How can I rest assured in the future... ...Forget it, from tomorrow onwards, you will add one class to your course, every night from You to Xu, come to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to learn how to handle government affairs with me."

Like five thunders, the prince froze on the spot.Studying essays in the morning and learning martial arts in the afternoon, I thought the studies were heavy and I had little time for fun, but now I have evening classes, so I still have to live!He wanted to cry but had no tears, and he couldn't stop crying from the bottom of his heart: Qinghe, Qinghe, for you, I made a great sacrifice for you, my lord!If you want to release me again from now on, that's really... Heaven's intolerable!

Looking at the prince's face, the emperor knew what he was complaining about, and he couldn't help but rubbed between his brows with a headache.

King Yu thought leisurely: Can a widower raise a baby without putting in all his heart and soul?

Immediately afterwards, he thought that he also had a young son who was just able to walk under his knees, and a concubine who was bestowed by the imperial decree to marry him.

The concubine came to sleep with him according to the timing of her conception, and she became pregnant after sleeping once. After giving birth, she laughed three times: "The fate of the world is over!" I went to cultivate immortals, and I don’t know which mountain I went to to comprehend the "Golden Core Dao", but there has been no news of it...

A divorced man's reputation is not as good as a widower's!

Thinking of this, the smile also disappeared, King Yu looked at Su Yan standing in the hall with a gloomy face, and thought: I don't know if he likes children or not?Judging by his patience with Zhu Helin, he should like it.

The emperor glanced at it, and found that even his younger brother was starting to lose his mind, and his headache was getting worse. He waved his hand and said, "I've finished talking? Then leave."

The crown prince was eager to sneak away from the imperial study as soon as possible, and he was also reluctant to part with Su Yan. When he passed by, he quickly whispered in his ear: "Come and find me in the East Palace when you're done!" He glared at King Yu with a teasing smile on his face, and then left up.

Su Yan didn't dare to do anything wrong in front of the imperial court, he just pretended that he didn't hear the prince's order, watched his nose, eyes and heart, and stood with his hands down.

Emperor Jing Long got up and walked over from behind the table, stood in front of Su Yan with his hands behind his back, and asked, "Is what King Yu and the crown prince said true?"

"……true."

Su Yan peeped at the unmoved face of the emperor Bafeng from the corner of his eye, and added: "Basically."

The emperor sighed softly: "You and I are the only ones in the secret room. Heaven knows what we say, you know what I know, just tell the truth with confidence. Was the assassin who killed Feng Anhou ordered by you?"

Su Yan replied confidently: "No! But that assassin did have a relationship with the minister on several occasions. Marquis Feng An raped and killed his sister, ruined his family, and it is reasonable for him to avenge blood and blood. The so-called injustice has its head , the debt has a master, the way of heaven is reincarnation, who will the sky spare!"

"Do you think that I know that the Marquis of Feng'an bullied the people and committed many injustices, but still shielded him because of his status as a relative?" the emperor asked again.

Su Yan said without hesitation: "No!"

"Do you think that I am playing tricks on power, putting these nobles, civil servants, generals, eunuchs, and royal guards on the weighing pan, and moving them around like weights, so as to stabilize the monarchy and maintain the power of all the forces in the court?" balance?"

"..."

Seeing that Su Yan was silent, the emperor smiled faintly: "You dare not say it. That's right, you are so smart and know what to get to the bottom of and what to pretend to be deaf and dumb. But Su Yan, I want to tell you——

"I have never put you on the weighing pan, nor have I ever used you as a bargaining chip."

Su Yan raised his eyes suddenly, looked straight at Emperor Jinglong's elegant and peaceful face, and blurted out: "My lord..."

"You do not believe?"

"No, I believe it." There was an indescribable undercurrent surging in Su Yan's heart, washing slowly but firmly against his chest wall, sending out a dizzying echo, "The emperor loves my humble minister so much, even if he violates the rules many times. I have never been held accountable for what happened, and made shocking remarks. Instead, I have always maintained the dignity of the minister, giving the minister an opportunity to realize his ideals and ambitions. The minister is grateful for this, but there is... nothing to repay."

When he struggled to utter the four words "I can't repay you", the emperor couldn't help closing his eyes, and after a few short breaths, he suddenly opened them: "Since you can't repay me, then repay me to the world!"

Su Yan heard the meaning of letting go and fulfillment in the emperor's words, and was extremely impressed. He prostrated himself on the ground and made a big salute: "Mr. Su Yan... Thank you, Your Majesty, for fulfillment!"

His gratitude from the bottom of his heart was like a sharp wire strangling into the emperor's heart, cutting out a fine wound, which didn't bleed much, but the dull pain left behind was endless.

The emperor took a deep breath and bent down to help him up.

Su Yan felt that the place where his arm was touched was astonishingly hot. The temperature from the emperor's palm seemed to permeate the official uniform and skin, scalding into his flesh and blood.

He staggered forward uncontrollably.

Unable to restrain himself, the emperor folded his arms and embraced him.

The two of them thought to each other that this hug should not be done, just like the ice layer that has finally condensed should not be broken through, otherwise they will have nowhere to stay and fall into the abyss of desire.

However - heaven and earth know, you know and I know.

The little tenderness that has been washed away from the great love and heavy responsibility, in this very short private time, why not retain a little bit, be attached to a little bit...

Su Yan struggled slightly, and the emperor let go of his hand as if awakened from a dream, turned around and pressed down on the hard desk.He took a few breaths and said: "I can keep the impeachment papers, and I can refute the ministers who criticized you at the court one by one. But the Queen Mother... I can't just protect you. It will push you into a more dangerous situation. Since ancient times, the more the emperor's favored ministers are known to the world, the more they will end badly, and you should be aware of this."

"I know. No matter what the emperor decides, I will accept it willingly without complaint." Su Yan said softly.

"The Wei family is in full swing, and there are some secrets behind it... that I can't explain clearly at the moment. But one day, it will be completely settled. Before that, I wrong you to avoid the limelight."

"I listen to the emperor, and I will implement whatever the emperor arranges."

The emperor picked up a booklet from the table and handed it to Su Yan: "Wei Quan, the governor of Shaanxi, told me that the northern enemy has repeatedly invaded and looted, and the horses are depleting. Now there are few horses to graze. It is better to remove the Shaanxi Xingtai. Servant Temple, Disciplinary Official."

Su Yan took the memorial, browsed it, and frowned: "Since Emperor Taizu implemented horse management, there were official herdsmen and civilian herdsmen, and Taipu temples were set up in various provinces to manage horse herds all over the world. The treasury allocates money for raising horses. The age is exhausting, why did it reach the point where there are no horses to graze?"

"I also want to ask him this question. War horses are an extremely important strategic material for a country's army. Without war horses, how can cavalry come? In recent years, the number of horses in various places has been decreasing. Wei Quan, as a governor, does not want to solve the problem. As soon as the bureaucrats have withdrawn from their work, should I, Da Ming, spend a lot of money to buy horses from Tatars and Xifans to serve as enemies?"

Su Yan thought for a while, and said, "The emperor showed me this brochure, do you want me to go to Shaanxi?"

The emperor nodded: "That's right. I want you to see if this Wei Quan really has a reason to abolish it, or is he a fool who cares about the tip and forgets the big plan."

"However, as the young minister of Dali Temple, it seems that my name is not right and wrong when I go to inspect the local governor..."

Emperor Jinglong smiled, "I've already thought about this title. Thanks to Jia Gongji, the right-handed censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He once recommended you to receive a seventh-rank supervision censorship." I did not agree to it at the time, but now it seems that it is a good cover."

Su Yan sighed: I still couldn't beat Jia Yushi's head massage Amway in the end!

"I plan to temporarily remove you from the position of the Shaoqing of Dali Temple in the name of suspension pending investigation, and demote you to the supervisory censor. You will also be named the Shaanxi patrol censor to govern the local area, rectify the administration of officials, and sort out the local horse affairs. , then report to me."

It can be said that it has plummeted from the fourth rank to the seventh rank.However, although the rank of the censor is low, the power is not small, and the shortcomings of the local administration discovered during the supervision process can be directly reported to the imperial court.Compared with later generations, it is almost the ICAC, Disciplinary Inspection and Supervision Team, Central Inspection Team and the like, which are quite deterrent to local officials.

Therefore, it is called "imperial envoy" and "angel" by the people, which means dispatched by imperial order and patrolling on behalf of heaven.In the opera, each person must hold a Shangfang sword, cut first and then play.

Su Yan joked: "Is this the imperial envoy? Is there a Shangfang sword?"

The emperor also smiled, and rubbed his earlobe and temples: "Shang Fang sword can be given, but you are not allowed to use it to cut people directly."

"The emperor is afraid that his ministers will kill innocent people indiscriminately?"

"I'm afraid you can't use a sword, so you cut off your hand."

After returning to the mansion from the palace, Su Yan took off his fourth-rank official uniform, folded it neatly, and said to the two servants: "Your lord, I have been demoted, and I have to be released!"

Su Xiaojing was dumbfounded: "Ah? Why? My lord is hardworking and capable, why should you be demoted?"

Su Xiaobei pursed his lips, and said in a deep voice: "I said that being with a king is like being with a tiger, and you will be demoted if you are demoted! Wherever the adults go, the little ones will follow, and you will never neglect."

"Small ones too!" Su Xiaojing expressed his feelings loudly for fear of being left behind.

Su Yan smiled and said, "It's rare that you are so loyal and willing to follow me. Then let's go together."

Su Xiaojing asked: "Where are you going?"

Su Xiaobei asked: "When will my lord leave, so I can take care of the things. Do you need to sell the property?"

"This yard will not be sold, maybe I will come back to live in it. It will take about two or three days from the decree to the departure. During this period, you will have to run errands, pack things, and buy utensils."

"Leave it all to us, and it must be done properly for the adults."

Su Yan nodded, suddenly thought of something, slapped his thigh and shouted: "Oh, I can't stay at home for these two or three days!"

Su Xiaobei was puzzled: "Why? Is it because we are not attentive enough in serving?"

"No, no, I'm worried about Wei's side. Although the emperor wants to demote my official position, it's not difficult for people with discerning eyes to see that this is to let me go out of Beijing to temporarily avoid the limelight and give me a lot of power. I feel even more resentful, and in a state of desperation, I want to go on crooked ways."

"What crooked ways?" Su Xiaojing asked in surprise.

"For example... hired a few hooligans to break in in the middle of the night and cut off my nose and ears. Do you know my court regulations that disabled people are not allowed to be officials?"

The two boys shook their heads together.

Su Yan said with a smile: "In these days, being an official also has to look at one's face. I heard that in the period of the first emperor, there was a number one scholar who was dismissed during the palace examination because of his ugly appearance."

Su Xiaojing opened his mouth wide: "Ah? Then what should I do?"

Su Yan thought for a moment, then clapped his hands and said, "Go hide with my brother for two days!"

Su Xiaojing asked stupidly: "My lord is an official in Beijing alone, where can I have brothers?"

Su Xiaobei secretly pinched him until he screamed in pain, unable to ask any more questions.When Su Yan left, Su Xiaobei scolded: "A flustered chicken, a bald mouth, ask a bird! As a servant, do you want to take down my lord's face and force him to admit that he went to the outer room! My lord said yes A brother is a brother, no matter who mentions it in the future, they will only say they are brothers, understand!"

With tears of pain in his eyes, Su Xiaojing nodded repeatedly.