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At the end of June, the case of enclosing land in the suburbs of Beijing broke out. Jing Zhao Yin Shen Xiuyan sued Zheng Yin, the minister of the Taipu Temple, for having no law of the king. He privately raised horses in the name of the royal family, expelled the people wantonly, and harmed the emperor's reputation.

Due to the long-term unannounced investigation and complete evidence, Zheng Yin pleaded guilty in court, but was dismissed by Jiang Zhao and thrown into prison.

In addition to the mastermind Zheng Yin, the case also involved more than a dozen imperial court officials, including several royal family members. Jiang Zhao was furious and furious, and ordered to deal with it according to the law.

Zhao Heng, on the other hand, had nothing to do with himself, and felt that the case had nothing to do with his lineage, but judging from the series of evidence presented by Shen Xiuyan, he was also implicated in the Zhao family collateral line, which made him unable to argue.

The Zhao family is powerful, with many collaterals, and a prosperous population. Under the iron and steel evidence, even Zhao Hengze himself can't guarantee that he can escape unscathed. Come with a firm attitude.

Fortunately, although the emperor was furious, he still had reason and did not pursue his intentions, which made him a little relieved.

But anyone with a discerning eye can see that after this incident, His Majesty has become more determined to clear the court.

She was in a fit of anger, and no one dared to speak disobediently. They could only watch her make use of the topic to make a mess of the already turbulent court.

But when he went to the court, something happened again. Jiang Zhao fainted in public in the court hall, and the officials were in a state of confusion.

After being diagnosed and treated by the imperial doctor, it was said that His Majesty was overworked and sick from overwork, coupled with his anger, he completely lost his body and needed a period of rest and recuperation. He also suggested that His Majesty should not ask about political affairs, and be careful not to make things worse.

The sacred body of the king is linked to the country and the country, so it must not be ignored.

However, there are many political affairs, and His Majesty has to give immediate instructions. If she doesn't ask about the government affairs, the world will be in chaos.

This matter is not only related to Jiang Zhao's physical condition, but also related to major political affairs and the fate of the Meng Dynasty. Even a powerful person like Zhao Hengze did not dare to make more judgments and just kept silent.

In the end, after Jiang Zhao woke up, he summoned the left and right prime ministers, Marshal Lu, Doctor Yushi and others to discuss. Several ministers temporarily formed the Nei Zhang Si, and invited Emperor Taizong's only surviving brother, an old sage who was nearly seventy years old. Wang Jiangmao, as the nominal head of the Internal Chapter Department, supervised the crowd to review the memorials for the emperor.

In the past, Jiang Zhao was diligent in government affairs, no matter how big or small, as long as it was submitted to the imperial case, he would have to look at it one by one.

But with the Nei Zhang Si, the memorial will be advanced in the department, and several ministers will discuss and make decisions together. Only the ministers who have no solution to the dispute will be presented to her for review, which greatly reduces her burden and gives her more. sickness time.

Thus, Jiang Zhao finally ushered in her first long vacation after assuming the throne.

Because the imperial doctor said to rest, Gao Sheng'an stopped all the concubines and princesses who came to Xihe Palace to visit, and persuaded them to go back with good words. As for the ladies and wives who sent posts outside the palace to visit the palace, they even refused one by one.

When Qingshi came in from outside the hall, Jiang Zhao was reading a book under the window, with a relaxed expression, not showing the slightest sign of being sick.

"Your Majesty is very at ease." Qing Shi took the medicine bowl and placed it on the table beside him.

Jiang Zhao raised his eyes to look at her, and said lightly: "It's rare to have free time. You don't have to face verbal battles, and you don't have to face a table of memorials. Finally, you have some fun of being an emperor. How can you be uncomfortable?"

Qing Shi said: "Your Majesty is hiding away, why care about the waves outside?"

Seeing Jiang Zhao chuckled without any intention of explaining, Qing Shi couldn't help but said: "You want to pretend to be sick to deceive the courtiers, we dare not have any objections, why do you want to ban Xihe Palace?

Jinniang can't go out for the past few days, and the palace servants from the Princess's side have invited her several times, but they have been blocked by your oracle. If you don't know, you may think that something happened in our palace. "

"What could happen?" Jiang Zhao didn't think so, "I just want them to guess, the more they can't figure it out, the more comfortable I will be.

What's more, if other people don't know, how can my aunt not know? There is nothing wrong with me at all. "

Qing Shi asked: "What is the ban? It's just that you don't want to deal with courtiers, concubines and princesses. Why is Jinniang gone? You can't be afraid that she will reveal the matter of your pretending to be sick, right?"

Jiang Zhao put down the book, got up to pick up the bowl of concoction that Qingshi sent, and poured it into a flowerpot near the window.

"She asked you to ask me?" Jiang Zhao asked lightly.

Qing Shi shook his head and said truthfully: "She didn't ask, but I asked her if she had any objection to His Majesty's decision.

Jin Niang also turned to you and said that His Majesty has his own rules for doing things, and those of us who are slaves should just follow the rules. "

After finishing speaking, she sneaked a look at Jiang Zhao's expression, but saw Jiang Zhao's expression moved slightly, everything was just as usual.

Putting down the medicine bowl, Jiang Zhao twirled his fingers, and said casually: "If An Le misses her, he can come and visit by himself. After all, he has the name of master and apprentice, and he can't hide his identity as the princess. It's really cool to let the left and right palace people be smarter." No, someone else will take her with her."

After hearing this, Qing Shi gradually came to his senses, and asked in surprise, "Your Majesty... did it on purpose?"

"Intentionally what?" Jiang Zhao raised his eyelids, his eyes were like ink, and said with a smile that was not a smile: "Intentionally issued a ban on the pretext of illness, intentionally not letting her out of the gate of Xihe Palace, intentionally refusing to see her, intentionally putting her under house arrest stand up?"

Qingshi thought so in her heart, but she didn't dare to say so, she lowered her eyebrows and said: "I dare not guess like this."

Jiang Zhao took two steps, then returned to sit under the window.

She doesn't go to court recently, and she doesn't bother to dress up. She is wearing a moon-colored dress without even a flower. Her waist is stretched out with a silk ribbon of the same color. Two strands of her long hair are casually tied behind her head. Mixed into the thick ink to render the ordinary hair, it has a bit of elegance and elegance. Just from the appearance, it doesn't seem to be in the slightest.

But when she raised her eyes to look at Qing, she obviously didn't mean to be angry, but it made people feel extremely coercive, even though Qing Shi never only regarded her as his master, at this time, her heart would inevitably be chilled and her legs weak.

"Just guess like that." Jiang Zhao's voice was light and low, with a rising end, as if complacent, "Because I really think so."

Seeing Qingshi's face suddenly changed for a moment, Jiang Zhao restrained himself, and said in a soft voice: "I know that my aunt has a good relationship with her, and it is reasonable to think of her in everything.

But please rest assured, aunt, I was only joking just now, I have other plans regarding the ban, and it is only these few days, everything will be as usual from now on. "

Qing Shi thought, but I didn't see that you were joking, but since Jiang Zhao explained, no matter what the true or false intentions were, Qing Shi could only accept it completely, and no longer doubted it.

And what Jiang Zhao said was indeed true, and a few days passed without being salty or insipid. In July, the three armies set off with money, and Xu Dingyuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, personally guarded the gate. Jiang Zhao transferred two teams of imperial guards, led by He Yuansheng Team accompanying.

And Yuan Qi, who was specially arranged by Lu Cangyu, was also in this queue.

The military salary came first, followed by the embankment funds. Jiang Zhao sent a total of [-] soldiers to escort him, and ordered the state capitals along the way to clear the way. It was a big fanfare, and he was always vigilant.

After all these things were arranged, Jiang Zhao lifted the ban on the Xihe Palace and restored the right of the palace people to enter and exit. However, he still avoided the courtiers' request for an audience, and stayed deep in the bedroom, refusing to meet.

On the day when the ban was lifted, Xie Jin did not go to the Qingyuan Hall to be on duty, but went to see Jiang Zhao again.

After hearing that His Majesty fainted in the court, Xie Jin was so frightened that her heart almost stopped, but Jiang Zhao ordered that only Gao Sheng'an and Qingshi were allowed to accompany her, even Xie Jin had a snag in front of her bedroom.

Xie Jin didn't think much about it, let alone knowing that she was pretending to be sick, so she could only think about it day and night.

Although Qingshi's heart was towards her, but without Jiang Zhao's orders, she did not dare to spoil the big event.

Xie Jin went to the imperial doctor to inquire again. Zhang Shi was an honest man who only obeyed His Majesty's orders, and he didn't reveal half of the extra words.

Xie Jin doesn't know what the rumors outside have become, but within the Xihe Palace, gossip about the health of His Majesty's holy body occasionally leaks out, and no one stops it. It is even more difficult to hear Xie Jin's ears. sleep.

She didn't have the heart to teach the little princess. As soon as the ban was lifted, she went to Gao Sheng'an.

Gao Sheng'an felt that this was indeed not a good job, and wanted to politely refuse, but seeing Xie Jin's troubled expression, which was indeed overwhelmed, he couldn't bear it, so he comforted him: "Master Xie, don't worry, Your Majesty is fine, he just needs to rest, don't listen to those bastards talking nonsense, let Qing Shi clean up their mouths later!"

Xie Jin said: "Whether she is good or bad, I have to see it with my own eyes to feel at ease.

Chief Steward, I am a soft-spoken person, and I dare not trespass in the palace, so I still need your help to inform me, please! "

"Hey! You can't say this to offend the servant, can't I promise you?"

Gao Sheng'an stretched out his hand to hold Xie Jin's arm, preventing her from kneeling to him. He didn't know whether Xie Jin was playing tricks on him or if he really wanted to do this. With a bitter face, he could only agree.

Xie Jin was naturally grateful again, Gao Shengan sighed a few times, asked her to wait outside the hall, adjusted her hat, and walked into the hall with heavy steps.

Jiang Zhao was rarely at leisure, and he stayed behind closed doors, so he could only read and write.

When Gao Sheng'an entered the palace, Jiang Zhao was standing behind the table and writing. Seeing him coming in, he greeted him: "It's just in time, I have copied some scriptures, you have someone organize them into a book, and take them back to Huguo Temple to worship here." Before the queen mother dies."

"Slave complies with the order." Gao Shengan responded, stepped forward to look, and sure enough, she saw that she had finished writing a stack of papers.

As he started to clean up, he looked at Jiang Zhao from time to time, writing his manuscript.

Jiang Zhao was drinking tea next to him, seeing that he hesitated to speak, he asked, "Is there something unspeakable that makes you so sad?"

Gao Sheng'an grinned, but still chose not to go around in circles, and said bluntly: "Your Majesty, Mr. Xie is asking to see His Majesty outside the palace, and the servant came in to pass a message. If you see him or not, you will also give the servant a letter?"

He shrugged his neck, for fear that Jiang Zhao would attack him and vent his anger on him.

But Jiang Zhao just glanced at him, then nodded calmly, raised his chin and said, "See, how can I not see you, let her in."

Gao Sheng'an was stunned for a moment, and immediately put the collected scriptures into his arms, and went away.

Probably only in a split second, the palace door opened and closed, Jiang Zhao put down the teacup in his hand, and looked up, Xie Jin was standing at the door, looking at her motionlessly, as if estimating something that he hadn't seen for a long time. people.

"You're here." Jiang Zhao greeted her and waved, "Why are you standing so far away? Come closer."

Xie Jin's eyes were reddish, and there was some water in his eyes, and he walked up to her step by step.

Jiang Zhao did some calculations, and he hadn't seen him for about ten days, but the person in front of him was visibly thinner.Her heart sank, but she still smiled and said, "Gao Gonggong said you want to see me, what's the matter?"

Xie Jin didn't salute her either, his throat moved slightly, and he asked back: "Can't you see Your Majesty if you have nothing to do?"

As if he was stopped by her question, Jiang Zhao frowned slightly, and after a moment of silence, he said softly: "You also know that I have been in poor health recently, and I was afraid that I would give you a sickness, so I didn't meet you, don't you Think about it."

These words seem to be an explanation, but they are more like an excuse.

Xie Jin learned from her silence until she couldn't help but look over, then pulled the corner of her lower lip and asked, "Your Majesty is healed?"

"It's almost there, but it still needs to be nourished." Jiang Zhao didn't change his face, covered his lips with his fist and coughed lightly, "People eat whole grains, how can they not get sick, Zhang Shi is very good at medicine, you know it, don't worry about me .”

"The timing of His Majesty's recovery is really a coincidence."

"What do you mean?"

Xie Jin suddenly changed the subject, and Jiang Zhao also restrained his expression, looking at her steadily, with vigilance in his eyes.

"I said, Yuan Qi went to join the army, His Majesty recovered from his illness, the gate of Xihe Palace was opened, and His Majesty is willing to see me, but there are really too many coincidences." Xie Jin looked relaxed, the corners of his lips slightly raised , But what he said was all words of cruelty.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Zhao was distracted, his complexion changed slightly, and his gaze also went to the wrong side.