Reincarnation of the powerful minister

The eunuch who was ordered to pass the imperial decree walked into the open gate of the Su Mansion, and saw the flowers and leaves in the courtyard were broken, and the furniture in the hall were smashed and overturned. What's up?"

Su Xiaojing poked his head out from the porter's room, still in shock: "A group of robbers came last night and smashed up the house. Fortunately, the adults have something to go out, otherwise their noses would be cut off!"

The eunuch who delivered the decree said sharply: "Under the feet of the Son of Heaven, such a thing can happen! What kind of robbers are so rampant that they even dare to attack the mansion of the official, and there is no law! Have you reported the case to the Military Division?"

"I went to Dongcheng Bingma Division this morning. After they listened, they scribbled a few strokes on the paper and said that it had been registered. They asked me to come back and wait for news. Until now, there has been no news!" Su Xiaojing said angrily. Hurriedly said.

The eunuch who delivered the decree shook his head: "The soldiers and horses of the five cities have become more and more slack in the past two years. Our family must report this matter to the emperor. Since Mr. Su is not here, let someone take over the imperial decree."

"I'm the only one left in the family now." Su Xiaojing pointed to herself, "As a servant, I'm not qualified to accept the imperial edict."

"It's okay, the emperor explained that if Mr. Su is not here, the family members will be the same. By the way, doesn't he still have a concubine room? The emperor said that there is no main house, and the concubine room is also considered a family member. Ask her to come out to receive the order Bar."

Concubine?Su Xiaojing suddenly thought of Wu Ming's cold face, he looked like eating frozen pears for three or nine days, and asked him to come to receive the order, and the eunuch had to faint from fright.Besides, I don't know where Wu Ming went to play around these few days, he didn't even drive the adult's carriage, and left without saying goodbye again, he really is an unfamiliar white-eyed wolf.

Su Xiaojing replied with resentment: "What kind of concubine, heartless, unattractive, and unattractive, I will be divorced by adults!" He pocketed his clothes forward with both hands: "The little one dare not touch this imperial decree. If you bother my father-in-law, I will put it aside." Here, I will carry it around, tie a knot and hang it on my body, and I will give it to my lord when he comes back."

"...there is not even a table for the imperial decree. Those who hear it are sad, and those who hear it cry." The eunuch passing the decree raised his orchid fingers, wiped the corners of his eyes, and put the imperial decree into Su Xiaojing's pocketed clothes, "Yes, car There is no need to give horse money, our family will return to the palace and report to the emperor."

As soon as the eunuch who delivered the decree left, Su Xiaobei poked his head in from outside the gate carrying the big bags bought at the market, and said to Su Xiaojing who was knotting the hem of his clothes: "Well done, Xiao Jing! It's the first time I found out that Your brain is still useful, so you don't have to use it to cook hot pot for the time being."

Su Xiaojing shouted: "Brother Bei, what are you talking about! Last night those murderers smashed the door and came in. Fortunately, I remembered the adults' orders and ran away from the side door with the packed things, otherwise I would end up like these tables, chairs and cabinets. It's too lawless, let's hurry up and leave the capital together with the adults!"

Su Xiaobei stepped forward, handed him the things he had bought, and wrapped the imperial decree in a fur skin, and put it in his arms, "You clean it up at home, I'll go find Mr. Su."

Before leaving, he turned around and said again: "Be careful, use your brain when you encounter problems, otherwise I will get into trouble in the future, and I will still use your brains to cook hot pot!"

Hall of Mental Cultivation.After hearing the eunuch's report, Emperor Jing Long's face turned livid, and he suddenly grabbed the yellow-glazed porcelain teacup with dark dragon patterns engraved on the table and threw it violently, smashing it to pieces on the gold brick floor.

All the maids in the hall were so frightened that they fell to their knees and couldn't get up, saying "Long live God calm down".

Emperor Jinglong's elegant appearance is well known inside and outside the court.Lan Xi had served the emperor for more than ten years, and she rarely saw Longyan get angry, let alone to the point of smashing things. She was stunned and didn't know how to persuade her.

The emperor dropped the teacup, still angry, and swept the excellent Guozhou stone inkstone presented by Concubine Wei to the ground.

He took a long and deep breath before gradually calming down his emotions, and said coldly: "The Marquis of Feng'an is rampant and lawless, and the Marquis of Xian'an also has the fault of not teaching. The eunuch, the supervisor of ceremonies, is at the gate of the two Marquis's mansions every day at the time of day, on behalf of me. I loudly denounced their crimes, but I didn’t stop, just continued to denounce them day by day.”

Lan Xi was secretly startled when she heard this.The Hou's Mansion is located in a bustling market, the eunuch in charge of warning has a loud voice, he yells angrily for an hour every day, the scolding spreads all over the market, everyone can hear it.The two marquises who were reprimanded had to kneel and kowtow inside the door according to the etiquette, and listen to the training in silence.

It is said that beating people does not slap people in the face, and this way of dealing with it is more embarrassing and humiliating than stripping clothes and beating the court staff at the Meridian Gate.Especially Marquis Feng An, who is famous for saving face, so if he is pointed at his nose and scolded every day, he won't be scolded for the remaining half of his life!

The two marquises of the Wei family were disgraced. I'm afraid that for a long time later, they would not be able to hold their heads up inside or outside the court, let alone be as domineering as before.And once the officials know that the Wei family does not have the Sacred Heart, they will gradually alienate and treat them with disdain.Even if the Wei family had the Empress Dowager as their backer, they couldn't stop the slanting decline.

——The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics.No matter how filial the emperor is, how can the empress dowager speak? After all, she is still in the harem.

But the emperor was still puzzled, and continued to say: "Go back to the queen mother, and I think it's inappropriate to give Wei Shi the promotion, so there is no need to mention it again. Tell Wei Shi, let her be her noble concubine with peace of mind, and take good care of the prince. As for the affairs of the foreign court and the mother's family, it's better to worry less!"

These words are already a severe blow to Concubine Wei, tell her clearly, if it is not for the sake of the little prince, you will not even be able to keep the position of concubine.Lan Xi could almost imagine the look of thunder on the imperial concubine's empress after he passed on the oral order, followed by crying and making a scene, flooding Jinshan.

However, Lan Xi knew that once Emperor Jinglong's lenient heart became cold and hardened, even a rock might not be able to compare with it. No matter how much Concubine Wei cried this time, she might not be able to get the emperor to look down on her.

He bowed deeply, and said calmly: "Your servant obeys the order."

As soon as Lan Xi took two steps back, the emperor stopped him again: "Order someone to pass on my oral order, Xuan Jinyiwei will command you to deal with Shen Qi, see you in the South Study Room."

When Su Xiaobei found Su Yan out of breath, he was eating taro ball and bean curd in the snack shop at the entrance of Jingxiang.

A large bowl of bean curd, soaked in iced grass jelly honey water, mixed with taro balls, barley and watermelon, sprinkled with finely chopped fried peanuts, every spoonful is sweet and icy, Su Yan is delighted to eat it.

Su Xiaobei walked quickly to his side and whispered in his ear: "My lord, just now a eunuch from the palace came to deliver the decree, and the decree is now in my arms."

Su Yan said nonchalantly: "Don't worry about that for now, you're sweating from running, be careful of heatstroke."

"Come, sit here." He kicked the foot of the stool, turned his head and called to the shopkeeper, "Another bowl of taro ball and bean curd!"

Su Xiaobei sat down with sweat on his face, took a spoon and swallowed half a bowl, belched out a mouthful of scorching turbid air, felt cool and calmed down, and said gratefully to Su Yan: "Thank you, sir, for your concern." , this decree..."

Su Yan drank the last sip of the fairy grass honey water in the bowl, and said with a smile: "You don't need to read it, it's the decree to demote officials, it's all official formulas, just put it in the ceremony and take it away."

Su Xiaobei said again: "Your Excellency is very predictable. Last night, a group of villains pretended to be thieves and came to smash the house. Fortunately, Your Excellency avoided the disaster in advance, otherwise they would be murdered. The eunuch who passed the decree today was also very angry. Said to report this matter to the Holy One!"

Su Yan said: "This matter must have been ordered by the Marquis of An. This old thief's methods are very vile and dirty, and he only has half his life left. He doesn't accumulate evil virtues like this, and he is not afraid of evil retribution. He died an ugly death."

He took out twenty coins and put it on the table, got up and said: "Since the imperial decree is issued, tomorrow I will go to the Ministry of Officials to receive the appointment document and set off for Beijing. At the end of tomorrow, you all pack up and salute, drive the carriage, and come here to pick me up. "

"Yes, my lord."

Su Xiaobei ate the leftover beancurd, while watching Su Yan walking in the shade of the trees beside the road, meandering towards the depths of the quiet alley.

He thought to himself, my lord doesn't even care about being demoted, it's really like what the book says, don't be surprised by favor or humiliation, and be at ease.With such a heart and demeanor, I can follow him, which is a blessing from my previous life!

Thinking again: Seeing the relaxed and relaxed look of the lord, the outside room must have served you well these two days, and she is not necessarily a prodigal, why not suggest to the lord to take her to take up the post tomorrow. Personal greetings, personal service.If she has a virtuous personality, it doesn't matter for Xiaojing and I to recognize her as the mistress.

Su Yan walked slowly to the entrance of Shen's residence, and saw a man wearing a flying fish suit riding a horse at the end of the alley, and asked the guard at the gate, "Where did Shen Qian go?"

The guard replied: "Back to Lord Su, Lord Qianshi has entered the palace by order."

He is the eyes and ears of the emperor, and he probably has some errands to do, Su Yan thought to himself.Just as he was about to step into the door, a carriage came rattling behind him, stopped, and got down a young man dressed as a servant, and said respectfully: "Lord Su, Your Highness King Yu is here to invite you."

"What can I do?" Su Yan turned around and asked cautiously.

"His Royal Highness knows that Mr. Su will leave Beijing soon to take up his post, and we won't see each other for at least three to five months, so he specially ordered the younger one to come and invite Mr. Su to come to the house and ask for the school's regulations."

Su Yan said: "Wait." Then he ordered the guard: "Go in and report to the steward, tell him to go to the desk in my wing and bring over the bound green booklet."

After a while, the steward went out with the booklet in hand and handed it to Su Yan.

Su Yan handed it over to the attendant: "Here, here are all the regulations he wanted. If you bring the things to him, you won't go."

The attendant took the booklet with a wry smile on his face.

The curtain of the carriage was lifted by a gauze-wrapped hand, revealing a handsome face of King Yu.He raised his eyebrows and looked directly at Su Yan, and said with a smile: "The lonely king guessed it, the servant will not move you, and the lonely king has to do it himself. Get in the car."

Su Yan shook his head and said bluntly, "I won't go."

King Yu said helplessly: "I still have wounds on my hands, what can I do to you? Why should I be afraid of me like a tiger?"

Su Yan still shook his head, thinking: At that time, Shen Qi's injury was more serious than yours, so she still "something" to me.

King Yu put down the curtain, got out of the carriage, walked up to him, and said in a low voice: "Don't you want to know what the Wei family did in the open and in the dark after the Lingguang Temple assassination incident? What do you think? You can avoid it for a while, but you can't avoid it for the rest of your life, so you can't go back to Beijing for the rest of your life!"

Su Yan was a little moved.He really wanted to know, where did the Wei family get the confidence to make trouble in the Ming Dynasty when their relatives were generally in decline.And if he wants to bring down the Wei clan, this is also an important joint that he must understand and face.

Now that there is this opportunity, King Yu, who is well versed in the inside story, is willing to confide his secrets to him. If he closes his eyes and listens because of some suspicion and avoidance, it would be too cowardly and not like a man.

He sighed lightly, and said to King Yu: "My lord just told me a story?"

King Yu smiled and said, "Of course not."

"..."

"In addition, invite you to drink a cup of tea and eat some melon and fruit ice cream. It's not too much. Master Su, do you want to reward me?"

Su Yan was still hesitating, but King Yu grabbed his wrist and pulled him into the carriage with a breezy expression on his face.