Emperor Que Shaohua

In the battle of Taiping Canyon, Pinwutang lost troops and generals. Of the [-] subordinates sent out, only eight came back, and most of them were wounded. The ordinary warriors who followed were all wiped out.Jin Tiesi was even more horrible. Among the ten participating players, only Jin Tuopan, the leader, survived, and his left hand was cut off.

This time, a total of [-] families of the Central Plains sect sent their disciples to join forces with Jing Yuwei. Although it cannot be said that they have completed their achievements in one battle, they have brought considerable influence and shock to the Liao and Jin Dynasties, the Yu and Zhou Wulin, and the imperial court.

Apart from Prince Jing's Mansion, Jingyu Guard was the first to receive the good news. This time, Shen Ling felt that the messenger was too slow, so he directly sent a letter to King Ning who was still in Yuzhou with a flying pigeon, and he immediately brought Yu Chiyan's handwritten letter to the palace. Your Majesty.

Emperor Tianyi's mood is quite complicated, not only because this is the best news he has received recently, which to some extent eased the anger and haze caused by corruption in the household department, but on the other hand, it is also because he has regained Langhuan after many years. The help of the emperor represents the aspirations of the people who belong to the Jianghu outside the imperial court.The intrigues between the palace and the imperial court are one after another, never ending, he has forgotten that he had blood in his early years, but from Yuchiyan's concise documents, he can still feel the fierce battle that just ended eight hundred miles away , and the kind of indomitable spirit that only belongs to the chivalry of the rivers and lakes.The trend of righteousness, going to the border, all this belongs to Langhuan, and once it returns, it can still awaken the shock of the past.

He thought of King Jing. For the eldest son of the past, he first had high hopes, then he grew jealous and wary, and finally turned to shame and resentment. All kinds of emotions were aimed at both the queen and himself who had been deceived. Perhaps it was also because of King Jing. refused to bow his head.He once thought that if Luo Yanhua completely let go of his dignity and pleaded, would he soften his heart, or would he kick him away, but neither would happen, he couldn't forgive the queen's betrayal, and Luo Yanhua is indeed a person who is difficult to humiliate, facing his own rage without even a trace of guilt or timidity.

He slowly suppressed the turmoil in his heart, even if he was not allowed to use the name of Lang Huan, he could still do it to this extent. "North of Hanzhang, west of Luoshui, dark stars will rise to assist our emperor." He can now confirm that King Jing is indeed very helpful to the emperor.

After returning from the Wulan paddock, Emperor Tianyi summoned King Jing twice in one month to ask his views on several political matters.Luo Yanhua's answer was to the point, the implication was that he did not want to intervene in the government affairs, and with His Majesty's sageness, he could make his own decision.This attitude reassured Emperor Tianyi, but at the same time he was vaguely uncomfortable.Following the glass of poisoned wine, King Jing seemed to have decided to completely restrain his sharpness in the court and never show it again.

The emperor paced back and forth in the imperial study, thinking about whether he should award some rewards to Prince Jing's mansion. He has always been generous when rewarding meritorious ministers, but for no reason today, he felt that these superficial articles were a bit boring. Tomorrow is July [-] , King Jing should go to the palace to ask for medicine, so he decided to inquire about the details first.

The topaz Ruyi that was originally placed on the imperial case had been rewarded to Lin Chen during the hunt, but now it was replaced with a piece of white jade paperweight, as soon as he held it in his hand, he could feel a cool and moist touch, whether it was for viewing or playing, it was all the same. It's up to him to decide, one day he doesn't want to use it any more, throwing it on the ground to see it shatter, it's all up to his own mood.He thought coldly, broken jade is just a matter of thought, if it is a piece of tile, no one will pay attention at all, maybe it can be preserved instead.

In the afternoon of the same day, Luo Pingyuan was talking to two officials at the posthouse. One was the commander-in-chief of the Yuzhou Prefecture, a military general of the third rank, and the other was the inspector of the Yujin Grain Road, a civil servant of the fifth-rank household department. The clothes are embroidered with lions and white pheasants respectively.

Chu Huan hurried in and whispered a few words, and handed over the letter he had just received.The two local officials only saw the Fifth Prince unfurl a small folded paper scroll and read it once. A touch of joy appeared in their indifferent expressions, and their brows relaxed instantly, as if they had learned something that made them happy from the bottom of their hearts. thing.However, this expression only appeared for a short moment, and soon calmed down as usual. Both of them were a little curious, but seeing that King Ning didn't mean to mention it, it was naturally difficult to ask.

It was evening when Luo Pingyuan sent away the last official who asked to see him.So far, his affairs in Yuzhou have been dealt with almost. Liu Kedu has roughly checked and returned the property of the shop that Liu Kedu took by accident. In addition, a large box of loan sharks was burned on the street. The news spread like wildfire. Everywhere, people can hear the people praising the Holy Lord as the sky, the candle shining thousands of miles away, and the five princes praising the five princes for their insight and decision-making for the people. There are quite a few people who even came to kneel outside the post house, wanting to submit petitions and ask for justice.

Luo Pingyuan set aside 5 taels of the confiscated gold and silver for Jing Yuwei, and the rest was transported back to Luocheng together with rare calligraphy and paintings, and sent to the treasury and palace. The Liu family's mansion was handed over to Yuzhou Prefecture.

Luo Pingyuan originally wanted to stay for a day or two to see the local customs, but after receiving the good news from Shen Ling, all he wanted in his mind was to return to Luo City as soon as possible.He didn't expect that besides Xuanshuang, the emperor's brother would also unite with the sects of the Central Plains, and taught the Liao and Jin who had been in trouble for years a lesson, and did not disclose these arrangements to himself in advance.He really wanted to go back soon, sit under the tree in Lancangju, and question Jing Wang Xingshi carefully, including the cooperation between Langhuan and Jingyuwei, the account books of the servant of the household department, and all the things he had seen and heard in Yuzhou .

He instructed his subordinates: "Leave two people to finish the chores, and the rest will follow me back to Beijing tomorrow morning."

When it was the middle of the month, King Jing originally wanted to enter the palace in the evening. The last thing he wanted to face Emperor Tianyi was this day of the month, but he had to go, so the shorter the process, the better.However, the emperor's oral order came from the palace the day before, and the servant in charge of the summons greeted him with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty said that His Majesty will enter the palace tomorrow, and he will send chariots and horses to pick him up. His Highness just needs to wait in the mansion." That's it."

King Jing agreed.He recognized the servant in front of him as Zhang Chengjue, who had been with Wu Yong since he was a child, and now when Wu Yong couldn't tell where he was from, he was the one serving the emperor, and he was already a quite powerful manager in the palace.

He said: "Staff Lao Zhang came to this trip in person, please sit down and drink a cup of tea."

"Don't dare to bother Your Highness, I need to go back to the palace quickly to return to my life," Zhang Chengjue said with a quick smile, "Except for Zhang Taifu in the early years, I haven't seen anyone picked up by His Majesty with the carriages and horses in the palace. Body, the grace of heaven is mighty, that is nothing to say."

He said he was rushing back, or sat down to drink tea and eat snacks, and waited for a while before getting up to leave, with a heavy purse stuffed by Manager Yang in his sleeve.

On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, at the beginning of the hour, the horses and chariots in the palace arrived at Prince Jing's Mansion.Luo Yanhua took Guan Ling and Qingming into the car together.The four horses pulling the carts are all snow-white in color and generally tall and short. The interiors of the carriages are beautiful, spacious and comfortable, where you can sit or lie down.

Emperor Tianyi must have received the message from Jing Yuwei from outside the Yumen Pass as a reward.Going to Chonghua Palace like this is really ostentatious. In the eyes of others, they thought he was favored.King Jing only thought that there would be one advantage of riding this chariot today: If the crown prince wanted to send someone to harass him, he would probably not choose to intercept him on the way. Attacking the royal driver in the palace is equivalent to directly challenging the king's prestige. Luo Wenxiao is not so impatient Hold your temper.

Luo Yanhua was led to the Qingliang Hall, Emperor Tianyi always behaved inscrutable in front of his subjects, so as not to be caught out, so even though he had just given him a courtesy reception, he still had a dignified look when he greeted him, and asked him immediately after giving the seat. Started the battle of Taiping Gorge.

"Your minister also just got the news," Jing Wang said, "Shaolin, Huangshan, Wanhemen and other famous sects heard that our dynasty dispatched troops to fight Beiliao in Shao'an. They felt excited and hoped to defeat the foreign prisoners , so I learned that Pinwutang and Jintiesi wanted to attack the food team, and they were willing to go to help, this is the reason why my father made a wise decision, and the martial arts school has confidence in the court, and my ministers just contacted them."

Emperor Tianyi said indifferently: "You don't have to be humble, the martial arts sects have been scattered like sand these years, how could I not know that you have contributed a lot to being able to gather together to fight together?"

King Jing smiled, he no longer wanted to discuss Langhuan's grievance and the collapse of people's hearts caused by it in the arena. With no trust left, most of the martial arts comrades would naturally choose to be wise and protect their lives.Perhaps for the sake of the righteousness of the country, some people are willing to sacrifice their lives, but if they sacrifice their lives in return for injustice and persecution, will anyone still do it?What Emperor Tianyi wanted was for Yu, Zhou and Wulin to serve the imperial court against Beiliao and Yijin, but what the Langhuan internally needed most was to avenge the grievances of the former Suzerain Jiang Biyao and his companions who died and died. Do you want to fight for such an emperor and the court?That's why Mu Shaoqing would say that he doesn't recognize Luo Yanhua, nor His Royal Highness King Jing.

He couldn't make the emperor even more wary of Langhuan, so he said instead: "Father wants to come and hear about the name of Kunlun Mansion. In recent years, he has not only repeatedly invaded the sects of the Central Plains, but also has close ties with the Northern Liao and Yi Jindu. Many masters from the Western Regions invested in Pin Wu Tang and Jin Tiesi, and the martial arts comrades took action against Pin Wu Tang, not only for the war in the northern border, but also because the Kunlun Mansion bullied each other so much that everyone couldn't bear it."

Of course, Emperor Tianyi knew about the Kunlun Mansion, and he understood that the Central Plains sect and the Kunlun Mansion had formed a grudge, so he was willing to help Jing Yuwei. No wonder King Jing was able to facilitate this alliance, not entirely because of Lang Huan's power.After thinking about this level, I felt relieved in my heart, and my expression became gentle: "No matter what the reason is, I will always contribute to the country, and I will not treat them badly. You go back and report the list. All the sects involved have Rewards, compensation for casualties."

King Jing smiled and said: "Thank you for your kindness, father and emperor, and I will thank you on behalf of my fellow Jianghu." He stood up and saluted.

Emperor Tianyi waved his hand to stop him and asked him to sit down. Now that the matter was clarified, he wanted to hear King Jing's opinion on the case of the granary deficit.These days, he has been thinking about how to deal with the Ministry of Household Affairs. Qian Chongyi, who has the most responsibility, was born to his imperial aunt. He can be said to be a cousin of the clan. Some people in the clan also interceded.After Emperor Tianyi's anger calmed down, he actually hesitated, but if Qian Chongyi was given a lighter punishment, how would he punish the other officials of the household department who committed crimes?

He said: "The household department has just finished counting, and half of Taicang is empty." A sneer appeared on his lips, "You were also present when Qian Chongyi hosted the banquet. What's your opinion on this matter?"

"In the Biluo Garden of Qian Mansion, the mountains, rocks, plants and trees are costing a lot of money. Shi Lang Qian is indeed obsessed with fame and wealth." There was no sign of regret in King Jing's voice, "I just received a piece of news the day before yesterday. But it has something to do with this matter, I came to the palace today, thinking that I need to report to my father."

"What news? But it's okay to tell." Emperor Tianyi said.

"Ever entrusted by my father, my son has been trying to find out how many traitors Liao and Jin planted in our territory. Pinwutang and Jintiesi entered the country to make trouble, and it was because of the traitors who passed the news that they were able to succeed every time. Therefore, my son I asked my friends in the rivers and lakes to keep an eye out in the border cities, but there are people who often come and go with the Liao and Jin with suspicious behavior." King Jing said, "Every spring and summer, Liao and Jin are short of food in the country, so they often come from Liao and Jin. Zhangzhou bought a large amount of grain to make up for the domestic shortage. In recent years, they gradually only bought from three local grain merchants, and the price was higher than the normal price of local grain in Zhangzhou. The minister felt that this was unusual and sent someone to investigate Afterwards, it was discovered that the three grain merchants had been using the rice store branches opened in various places to collect information and provide it to foreigners in exchange for their long-term purchase of grain."

Seeing that Emperor Tianyi's expression became serious, he continued: "It's been two years since these grain merchants have had a relationship with the Ministry of Households. They buy grain from the warehouse as one of the sources of hoarding grain and rice, presumably for the purpose of communicating with court officials With the connection, the bid is as much as [-]% higher than that of ordinary grain merchants."

Emperor Tianyi's complexion darkened when he heard this. He looked at Qian Chongyi's account books, and it was true that the net profit of some grains sold was much higher than others. It turned out that there was such a reason.If you don't think about it, the more you think about it, the angrier you get. He asked through his teeth: "Is Qian Chongyi collaborating with the enemy?"

"It hasn't been found out yet," King Jing shook his head slightly, "I think it's not good for him to collude with the enemy in the position of Qian Shilang, but he is just greedy for huge profits, and neglects the intention of Zhangzhou grain merchants."

"Not at the moment. If it goes on like this, the handle is gradually being pinched into the hands of others. After a few years, can we let him go." Emperor Tianyi said coldly, "Otherwise it's just buying grain, so why bother to find him? Is this [-]% of the net profit easy to get? It’s so lucrative, so stupid!”

Jing Wang Moran, he had already thought of this level. In his opinion, the fact that the imaginary number of grain storage has been released now is really a blessing for Qian Chongyi and his family.Emperor Tianyi has always cared about the clan's face, but because of this, Qian Chongyi needs to be punished according to the law, so as to clarify the laws of the country and clean up the court atmosphere.

At this moment, Wu Yong hurried in, looking a little flustered.He saluted first, and then whispered in the emperor's ear: "Your Majesty, something happened in the harem. Just now, the concubine Li went to the Lanting Palace and fell outside the palace gate, bleeding a lot. The imperial concubine was furious and was investigating the reason. I just sent someone to ask His Majesty to move to the harem to see Concubine Li."

Emperor Tianyi's brows were furrowed immediately. Concubine Li entered the palace the year before last, but only this year. .There has been no baby in the palace for several years, and Emperor Tianyi is very happy to have a concubine pregnant at his current age, and he is very concerned about Li Concubine's child.He felt that there were already enough princes, but he hoped that Concubine Li could give him a princess.

Now that he heard that there was an accident, he immediately stood up, and Wu Yong reported it skillfully. Since Concubine Han wanted to investigate, there must be something in it.He was annoyed when he thought of what happened to the concubines in the harem, and his face, which was not very good-looking, was clouded.This room was only halfway through summoning King Jing, besides Zhangzhou grain merchants, he also wanted to inquire about some Jianghu sects.

It was still Shen Shi, and he said to King Jing: "You rest in the side hall, if I can't come back, I will send Wu Yong to send you out of the palace."

"Thank you, Father." King Jing knew what he meant, and said with a smile: "It's rare for my son to enter the palace, and I really want to visit Xue Ning, but Father is going to the Lanting Palace of Concubine Rong? Go and have a look."

He had just heard Wu Yong's words clearly. Concubine Li fell in front of Concubine Rong's palace gate. Today is destined to be troublesome. With Concubine Han's style, not only Concubine Rong is likely to be in trouble, but when Emperor Tianyi arrives in the harem, only I'm afraid he will be entangled too, it's hard to say whether Wu Yong can return to give him the antidote.

"Come if you want." His request was not too much, Emperor Tianyi didn't want to say more, got up and walked out.