My country, you can pinch it

As soon as the Lantern Festival is over, the Spring Festival is over.

And no matter how unwilling King Duan was, he had to leave Beijing to go west. This fiefdom was not good, but it was better than Yongliang anyway.

He knew more about etiquette than Liu Ke, and before leaving Beijing, he entered the palace first to bid farewell to the emperor.

Zhu Yuanfeng backed away silently, walked out of the hall, and guarded the gate for the father and son, looking at the silver clothes of the palace indifferently in the distance, the snow had stopped, but there was still no sunlight in the sky. darker.

King Duan's eyes were swollen, and he walked out of the Dacheng Palace with vain steps. Zhu Yuanfeng glanced at his face, and then bowed respectfully.

Duan Wang obviously cried hard, and cried so hard that he couldn't help himself, but the gloom and unwillingness on his face before he stepped into the hall faded a lot, and he couldn't even see the disheartened heart, and the eyes soaked with tears The light of hope was shining, as if he had been comforted by his heart, and he had taken a powerful reassurance.

Zhu Yuanfeng was secretly thinking about what the emperor had said to him, when he saw King Duan stop and said to him, "Mr. Zhu."

Zhu Yuanfeng's heart skipped a beat, and he said respectfully, "His Royal Highness Duan Wang."

"You are more promising than Qin Hai. Serve the emperor well. When this king returns, it will be in your own interest."

After Duan Wang finished speaking, he strode away without waiting for Zhu Yuanfeng to reply, his high spirits could not be hidden from his back.

This appearance didn't look like a down and out prince who was about to be demoted from Beijing, but rather like a prince waiting to be enshrined. He suddenly became curious about what happened inside.

"Yuan'er." There was a call from inside, Zhu Yuanfeng quietly entered the hall to wait, the emperor raised his eyelids, "Prince Duan is gone?"

"Yes."

"How do you feel about him?" Zhu Yuanfeng couldn't help frowning at the emperor's thoughtless words, but in the end he said honestly, "Back to the emperor, the servant saw that the footsteps of King Duan leaving were relatively brisk, and besides... ..."

"Ok?"

"He ordered his servants to serve the emperor well, and when he comes back..."

"Come back?" the emperor repeated, and then let out a heavy breath, with deep dissatisfaction pouring out of his eyes, and he scolded, "What a smug thing!"

Zhu Yuanfeng didn't make a sound, the emperor waved his hand, and he went down.

However, Zhu Yuanfeng had already made a rough guess in his mind with just a few words, and immediately felt that it was extremely ridiculous.

The court has not yet stabilized, Dashun is still crumbling, and the voices of the people all over the world are covered by the sky, but at this moment the emperor is already thinking about abolishing the crown prince and setting up another crown prince, and he is looking for profit, hypocrisy and incompetence generation.

Thinking of this, he stroked the floating dust on his arm, his eyes gloomy, he turned to Xiaoqi and said: "You will go out of the palace later, the emperor has some rewards, you bring them to my family for me."

"Yes."

Zhu Yuanfeng is the chief eunuch, he doesn't need to be by the emperor's side all the time, he also has a special side hall for resting, he puts down the dust, and his own little eunuch brings tea cups.

Holding the tea, he said casually: "Students have gathered in the capital recently, it must be very lively."

"That's right. A few days ago, the servant was ordered to leave the palace. I saw a lot of scholars, and they were waiting for February Chunwei to enter the Golden Palace." Seeing that Zhu Yuanfeng took the initiative to speak, the little eunuch couldn't help being flattered, and quickly replied.

Zhu Yuanfeng smiled, "It's not easy for ten years." There was melancholy in his eyes, but also a trace of nostalgia.

"It's a pity that our father-in-law Zhu has no chance to take the imperial examination in this life. When the miscellaneous family went to announce the decree, they passed by the book alley. They were all scholars rushing to take the exam. It seems that everyone is about the same age as the father-in-law Zhu. What a pity!" At this time, When Qin Hai walked in, the little eunuch who delivered the tea shrank his head and looked at Zhu Yuanfeng worriedly. The latter shook his head, beckoning him to go down, and bit his lip to back away silently.

Zhu Yuanfeng still drank tea by himself, lowered his eyes and did not answer.

Everyone knew that Qin Hai and Zhu Yuanfeng were at odds. The former provoked several times, but the latter remained unmoved. It seemed that he was at a disadvantage, but later the emperor's generous rewards came down.

With the suffering of King Jing, although Qin Hai, who was originally inclined to the Luoying Temple, was not reprimanded, his favor is not as good as before. Just look at the recent errands, those who offend others, and all the troublesome work is handed over to Qin Hai, while Zhu Yuanfeng You only need to serve the emperor comfortably to see who is better.

This defiant speech made Qin Hai's teeth itch with anger, and he said sarcastically, "Didn't Eunuch Zhu always like to read books? What's the matter, he hasn't worked hard lately?"

Everyone thought that Zhu Yuanfeng would get up to avoid Qin Hai's sharp edge as usual, but they didn't expect this time to say: "Eunuch Qin said that he has been slacking off recently. Although he has no chance for scientific research, he should study wisely and be polite, so as not to make people laugh and be generous, like a barbarian Generally speaking, if you don't understand etiquette, you will embarrass your master."

Is this a counterattack?

Qin Hai was an eunuch since he was a child. Although he could read but didn't read much, what he did was even more contemptible. Every time he did something for the emperor, he had to be reprimanded for it.

He didn't seem to care, but in the face of Zhu Yuanfeng, who is well-educated and not like an eunuch, he always lags behind. Hearing this, he snorted coldly: "Smart teeth, I'm not an Israeli servant."

Zhu Yuanfeng didn't care about this kind of talk, instead he said mockingly, "It's no more sinful than Qin Gonggong pulling people's flesh and blood."

Qin Hai's face darkened on the spot, the hand holding the teacup turned pale, and finally angrily smashed the teacup on the ground, and cursed at the little eunuch who just served the tea: "This is going to scald the miscellaneous family to death!"

The little eunuch quickly knelt down and kowtowed to plead guilty: "Eunuch Qin, forgive me, this slave deserves to die!"

Everyone knew that Qin Hai was just making use of the topic, the tea was lukewarm, how could it be hot when he just took it in the mouth, it was nothing more than seeing the little eunuch talking and laughing with Zhu Yuanfeng, and venting his anger.

"Come here, drag it out, palm..." Before he finished speaking, Zhu Yuanfeng put down the teacup, knocked it lightly on the table, and looked at Qin Hai. His eyes were cold and unreasonably frightening. Said: "Eunuch Qin, the emperor is not in a good mood recently, and I don't know when he also thinks the tea is hot like you."

Zhu Yuanfeng looks upright, neither humble nor overbearing, even though he seldom attends bed now, he is still favored and let him serve him personally. He usually doesn't blow the pillow wind, but once it blows, it doesn't blow the person to death, which can't reflect the prestige of Chief Supervisor Zhu.

Qin Hai seldom waits in front of the imperial court now, and the emperor doesn't like to see old bark, so he is often sent out to do some shameful things. After all, those outside are afraid of someone lying in front of the imperial court to confuse the public, just like this lamp Tea.

After seeing Qin Hai choking, Zhu Yuanfeng didn't take advantage of the victory to chase and ridicule him, but said to the little eunuch on the ground: "Get up, are you going out of the palace soon?"

"Yes."

"Then bring back two books for the miscellaneous family."

The little eunuch quickly kowtowed and said, "Eunuch Zhu, tell me that the servant will definitely bring you back."

"Let's name Guzhuan and Minghuangji. I like reading biographies recently." Zhu Yuanfeng said, getting up and walking towards the main hall.

King Duan left the capital, and people left for cold tea.

In Prince Ning's Mansion, Shang Jinling looked at the letter in his hand, then put it aside, and stood up.

Liu Ke also read that letter and was surprised, "Lingling, are you going?"

"Of course not." Shang Jinling replied, "I have nothing to do with him."

The letter was sent by Fang Jinyu. After Yang Shenxing impeached Duan Wang at the New Year's Eve banquet, the case was handed over to the three divisions for joint trial. According to the law and many criminal evidences, Yang Shenxing was finally imprisoned for the crime of dereliction of duty and disorder. death penalty.

Naturally, the Yang family was also implicated, but although they were convicted and demoted from the capital, and their descendants were not allowed to enter the court as officials, Liu Ke kept his promise to Yang Shenxing. When there is a comeback, of course it depends on whether the descendants of the Yang family are up to date.

Fang Jinyu is not from the Yang family, but he was implicated by the Yang family and gained fame. He worked so hard to feel proud that he would become a master one day, but in the end it turned out to be nothing, and the resentment and hatred in it could be felt through the letter paper.

Shang Jinling went to see him again because he was stupid. He never recognized this so-called younger brother.

"Then where are you going?" Liu Ke asked.

"I went to the book alley. Someone in the palace visited Brother Yuanfeng's family yesterday." Shang Jinling said.

Is there any relationship between the two?Liu Ke was dumbfounded.

Shang Jinling said: "The last time we were in Yongliang, we made an agreement. If Brother Yuanfeng sends someone to visit his family, I will go to Book Lane to look for the books he bought."

"Is that okay?" Liu Ke was startled.

"Of course." Shang Jinling picked up the two tokens and smiled at Liu Ke, "Chunwei is close at hand, let's see if there is any gain, and go to the bank by the way."

The capital city is full of literati and poets, near Chunwei, the book alley is full of candidates, blue and white shirts, student scarves and hats, and romantic folding fans, even if you don't see the scrolls, you can smell the fragrance of ink.

But even though they are both candidates, Shang Jinling didn't have the time to wander around. Instead, he walked into the largest study room in the capital and watched the people coming and going. He stood by the counter for a while, feeling a little undecided.

The shopkeeper next to him saw that he had a tender face, was good-looking, and was well-dressed. He looked like a rich man, so he smiled and said, "Master, you come from a foreign country, right?"

Shang Jinling turned around, "I'm here to rush for the exam."

The shopkeeper understood, and asked, "What kind of books do you want to buy, young master? The scientific research is on the shelf over there. It's not a small boast. The most complete book in the capital is in our house."

Shang Jinling glanced at it, seeing so many people crowded there, he lost interest, "It's already February now, it's useless to hold Buddha's feet temporarily, it's better to read some miscellaneous notes to adjust the mood, shopkeeper, I heard that the capital city All the important people in the movie like to come to you to pick up books?"

As soon as the shopkeeper heard this, he knew that he was another arrogant and talented man, so he couldn't help laughing and said, "Master, you have good eyes. If nothing else, Eunuch Zhu from the palace sent someone to buy two biographies from me yesterday."

Shang Jinling feigned surprise and said, "Eunuch Zhu? Eunuch?"

"Hey, hey, it's the superintendent, the big celebrity beside the emperor, my son, be careful to speak out." The shopkeeper looked around and reminded.

Shang Jinling raised his hand and arched it, indicating that he understood, but asked more curiously: "Is this Eunuch Zhu still reading?"

"Oh... I used to be a scholar too." The shopkeeper didn't want to say anything more, Shang Jinling was also interested, and said, "What biography, does the shopkeeper still have it?"

"Yes, it's not a scientific examination book, and few people buy it."

"Bring it to me to see."

Shang Jinling looked at the title of the book on the blue and white cover, and said, "It's interesting, let's take these two books."

So the shopkeeper persuaded while wrapping the bag: "Young master, listen to the little one. No matter how talented you are, you have to review the past to learn the new. Chunwei is only a few days away, so you should study hard. You can read these miscellaneous books after the exam." Although he Persuading, but he acted swiftly, and quickly wrapped up the two books.

Shang Jinling thought it made sense, so he said, "The shopkeeper, do you still have questions from the previous two sessions?"

"You haven't seen it?" The shopkeeper was shocked.

"Uh... I just came to the capital." Shang Jinling said a little embarrassedly.

The shopkeeper shook his head and sighed, "My lord, read it quickly." He ordered Xiaoer to bring two volumes and stuffed them to Shang Jinling, saying in a word, "Work hard."

Shang Jinling left dumbfounded with the papers and books.

In the evening, Liu Ke looked at the two books and wondered, "Is there anything important about this?"

Shang Jinling was reading Minghuangji, and pushed another famous ancient biography to him.

"Reading?"

Shang Jinling nodded, "Divide the labor and cooperate, hurry up."

Liu Ke was a little reluctant. His biggest headache was reading, but there was nothing he could do about it, so he roughly flipped through two pages. unofficial history."

Unofficial history is good, as a story, when Xiaotuanzi saw it, he immediately brought up a plate of melon seeds.

In the sound of clicking, unconsciously, the book is almost finished.

After the two of them put down their books, they rubbed their brows and looked at the melon seeds all over the table. Shang Jinling asked, "How do you say it?"

Liu Ke took a sip of tea and said, "I guess, Father must have given Brother Duan a secret order before he left."

"For example..."

"Go back to King Jingqin or something."

"The mill hasn't been pushed well yet." Shang Jinling sighed lowly, looking at Liu Ke teasingly with speechless and ridiculous eyes, "I just want to unload your donkey."

Liu Ke snorted coldly, "That depends on their abilities!"

Shang Jinling nodded, and touched the book with her fingers, "By the way, brother-in-law and sister should be here too."