Emperor Que Shaohua

In the afternoon of the next day, King Ning really entered the palace again, because the imperial physician said that he needed to rest for half a month, so his official duties were suspended recently, but the number of visits to the palace to greet him was more frequent than usual.

There were quite a few courtiers waiting to meet, so Luo Pingyuan didn't delay much. After saluting to the emperor, he said a few words, and then went to the harem to visit Concubine Rong. Of course, the main reason was to find Luo Xuening.

After finishing a round of government affairs, Emperor Tianyi talked with the assistant governor Xue Songnian for a while before ordering to drive to Zhiting Palace.

He was sitting in the imperial chariot, still thinking about the conversation just now.Xue Songnian is an outstanding talent, refined and elegant, and at the age of 47, he occupies an important position and has been highly regarded in recent years.In the eyes of the emperor, this auxiliary political faction was a little conservative, and he was always reluctant to say a word if he was not sure, but of course the affairs of the state should be entrusted to prudent people; At first the impression was very inconsistent, but I didn't pay much attention to it.It's because compared with those civil servants who are proud of being outspoken and admonishing, every time Xue Songnian advises, he can often speak to his heart, which sounds much more pleasing to the ear.

For example, today, Xue Songnian implicitly proposed that the Ministry of Household Inspection is of course very necessary and meets the needs of the people, but whether the requirements and efforts should be controlled within a certain range.There are difficulties in various places, and the local officials who find out the omissions do not need to be held accountable too much, the time limit is relaxed, and those who make up for it in time can even be properly rewarded, so that the Yu Zhou Prefecture will not be too alarmed and other troubles will arise.You must know that if the pressure is tight, the officials will turn the pressure down layer by layer, and the people will suffer instead, and the court will still blame it in the end.He said: "Your Majesty cares deeply about Li Shu and regards the common people as his own sons, but the officials in the prefectures, counties and townships of various places are the ones who work for His Majesty. It is still necessary for the imperial government to issue government orders through them so that they can go smoothly. Now the household department is already in panic. , I also hope that your kindness will be great, and you will treat each other a little more leniently, so as to reassure the hearts of the officials."

Emperor Tianyi sneered and said: "This group of villains who deceive the subordinates and conceal the truth from the superiors, all of them spoke nicely when they presented the book, reported the favor of the king, comforted the concubine Li, who really did it when they went to the local office, didn't they just want to fill their own pockets? I have made up my mind, Xue Fuzheng doesn't need to say much."

In fact, he was unavoidably shaken a little. In Xue Songnian's words, he mentioned two things that he was most concerned about. One was that the war was not over, and the court should not act too much. It is best to maintain a stable situation everywhere; There will inevitably be more and more people who come to me for persuasion or supplication, and it’s fine if they are too annoying. I’m afraid that more sticking points will be left. At that time, instead of getting a good reputation, they will be resented.

After all, the root cause of the problem lies in the corruption of local officials.

Thinking of this, he had some expectations for this subject to become a scholar.A group of good seedlings can always be selected from the hundreds of new Jinshi, and the more talents that need to be used, the better.

While thinking about it, the imperial chariot had already arrived at the harem, and he saw Concubine Li wearing a goose-yellow palace dress, leading two maids out of the imperial garden, and when he saw the imperial chariot, he avoided the side of the road.

"Did Ning Xin just go to the garden?" Emperor Tianyi said, Concubine Li has been listless since she fell in front of the Lanting Palace and had a miscarriage. In recent days, her mood seems to have improved a lot, and she is in the mood to dress up again. Also comfortable.

"Your Majesty," Concubine Li bowed gracefully, "The concubine was originally enjoying the chrysanthemums in the garden, but by chance the Princess dragged His Royal Highness Prince Ning into the garden to write and have a heart-to-heart chat in the Fengwan Pavilion, so the concubine came out and was about to return to the palace." As he spoke, he looked at the emperor with expectant and tender eyes.

"Go, I will visit you tomorrow night." Emperor Tianyi waved his hand.It was only then that he remembered that Luo Pingyuan should have brought a copybook for Xue Ning today, and he was probably enjoying the discussion at the moment.It must have been Luo Xuening's idea, she didn't want to stay in the palace properly, but came to the Imperial Garden coveting elegance.

Concubine Li went back to the palace happily, Emperor Tianyi remembered that little bet, and became a little interested, and said to Wu Yong: "Stop, follow me to the imperial garden."

Fengwan Pavilion is an octagonal exquisite pavilion, surrounded by a green bamboo forest, which creates a somewhat winding path in the corner of the imperial garden. The bamboo leaves rustle in the wind, which makes people feel cool from the bottom of their hearts. quiet.

There were a few court ladies waiting outside the pavilion, and when they saw the emperor they all knelt down to salute, Emperor Tianyi waved his hand to signal that they don't need to make a noise, alarming the prince and princess inside, they strolled in along the zigzag path paved with colorful cobblestones.

Naturally, the bamboo forest is not very deep. After two or three turns, you can vaguely see the corner of the maple-red pavilion shaded by green bamboos.Emperor Tianyi was about to step into the pavilion, but stopped again, accompanied by the rustling of bamboo leaves, the conversation in the pavilion floated into his ears.

"Brother Wu Huang, what do you think of my handwriting?" This was Luo Xuening's crisp voice, "Even if they don't resemble each other in spirit, they still look similar in appearance."

"Let me see," Luo Pingyuan said with a smile, "Chen Heling's handwriting is more upright, and it's not easy for girls to follow suit. Zhao Fanxi's is more suitable, soft on the outside and strong on the inside, with a clean frame. I brought several As for personal writing, Xue Ning might as well choose one of them. They are all talented, but Chen and Zhao are the best."

"It's all the current science's theory. Isn't this the question raised by the father? I thought Brother Wuhuang would bring some ordinary poems and essays." There was a rustling sound of paper turning in the pavilion, Luo Xuening must have been a little curious, He said again: "I didn't know before, when did Brother Wuhuang know the reference Juren? Since he is a talented scholar and his handwriting is so good, he must be in Jinbang High School."

Emperor Tianyi was just listening casually at first, but at this moment he didn't realize he was paying attention, and took a small step forward, wanting to hear Luo Pingyuan's answer.

"It's normal to say how we know each other. When I first returned to Los Angeles, I went out with that guy Lin Chen, and I met Zhao Fanxi by chance. At that time, I thought his poems were well written, so we chatted a few words," Luo Pingyuan said, "Later But I accidentally found out that he and Chen Yuanfu and his friends were going to enter the concubine this autumn, but they encountered some troubles before the exam and almost couldn't leave. I helped me when I saw the road was rough, and I recognized them all." There was something in his voice. Sighed, and seemed to have a hint of helplessness, "Speaking of which, the talents and learning of these friends are excellent, and they should be enough to pass the exam. I'm not exaggerating, Chen Yuanfu is really the number one scholar, and he has the ambition to serve the country. The pulse has always been prosperous, and he is in the middle of Jieyuan. But the first exam nine years ago, when he woke up in the exam number, the answer sheet was stained with ink for some reason, and he was dismissed. The second time six years ago, the original exam He got it safely, but he still didn’t get it. Friends who passed the exam asked him about it, and they only said that he made a taboo in the answer sheet, but he was still dismissed; some people said that the real reason was that he didn’t know how to master the joints, and the opportunity was taken by others Yes. He was disheartened at that time, and he failed to take the exam three years ago. This time, he mustered up the courage to come, but in the end he made a villain before the exam, and he was sick and insisted on leaving. I don’t know the result. Woolen cloth."

He smiled and said: "They have just moved their residence, and they don't have the poems and essays they usually have at hand. I also forgot them yesterday. When I went to ask for them, I only had these few essays that I memorized after the exam. If the imperial sister wants to write poems and essays, I will ask them to write a few more in a few days."

Luo Xuening was moved when she heard this, and said softly: "Brother Wuhuang, since he has real talents and learning, I believe he will be on the list in this subject. After hearing what you said once, I also hope that some of them can pass the exam, otherwise they will be admitted in the future." Seeing the words on this policy theory will feel sympathetic."

"I shouldn't have said so many off-topic things to you. I was also emotional for a while," Luo Pingyuan laughed. It is most suitable for you to write. By the way, since you think it is good, remember to owe me a sachet."

The two of them were a little serious just now, but at this moment they resumed talking and laughing, Luo Xuening said with a smile: "It's just a sachet, I embroidered it and gave it to you. But first, I have to wait for the princess to practice her calligraphy and copy it for the emperor." Only the scriptures will come, so wait slowly."

Standing behind the emperor, Wu Yong saw that he was just silent, so he naturally held his breath.The two people in the pavilion no longer discussed the imperial examinations, but just tasted the calligraphy of several people casually, whose calligraphy was plump and smooth, and whose calligraphy was more agile and elegant.Princess Danyang loves poetry, so Luo Pingyuan recited Zhao Mian's little order when they first met in Mingyue Tower.

Emperor Tianyi listened for a while, felt that he had enjoyed himself so much, he didn't enter the pavilion right now, turned around and gave Wu Yong a little signal, and the two walked out of the bamboo forest along the way they came, leaving the bamboo rhyme and ink fragrance behind.

In the evening of the next day, Princess Danyang sent a servant to King Jing's mansion, and sent some embroidery patterns to King Ning, asking Brother Wuhuang to choose one he likes to embroider on the sachet.Luo Pingyuan asked the waiter to sit down and have tea, and took a small stack of papers to look through them one by one. There were evergreen pines and cypresses, winter plums reflecting snow, green bamboos, and the last one was a chubby little doll with double rings. Wearing red clothes and tiger-toed shoes, he held a golden carp in his arms.

Luo Pingyuan couldn't help smiling, and casually pointed to a picture with the simplest pattern of fish playing with lotus leaves.He rewarded the servant with ten taels of silver, then went to Lancangju, spread out the doll holding a fish on King Jing's writing table, and said with a smile, "Brother Emperor, Father Emperor has sent someone to ask for the copybook I sent you." went."

"So, it's going very well," King Jing smiled as he looked at the naive doll.This pattern was agreed in advance, Luo Xuening said that the golden carp is a metaphor for leaping over the dragon gate, which is also a good omen.He said: "The next step is to see if the emperor will react. The main reason why we can do this is because Yuanfu and others have real talents and real learning, otherwise it will be useless even if they go to Datian Ting."

During the general examination stage, in order to express his trust in the chief examiner, the emperor seldom directly intervened in the results of the review papers. He only personally judged the ranking of Yijia before the list was released, and because Emperor Tianyi wanted to arouse his interest, instead of recommending it, It is better to give the emperor a chance to show kindness in person, to win the hearts of talented scholars with heavenly grace, and to trust them more when they are appointed in the future.

He temporarily put this matter aside, asked Qingming to hold tea, and then said: "Pingyuan, I heard from Xiaoshuang that you want to interrogate Ji Tinghui?"

King Ning hesitated a little, he was indeed thinking about this matter, apart from Wen Zhongyu, a Kongtong disciple who joined Jingyu Guard, Feng Jingyi and his party were already discussing the date of farewell, and Ji Tinghui would be taken back to Huashan for disposal.

Luo Pingyuan was a little bit reluctant, but more importantly, before parting, he had to extract as much information as possible from Ji Tinghui about the situation inside the Kunlun Mansion, especially the information about Wei Wuze.Only by finding the ruthless, cunning and cruel Langhuan traitor and Kunlun Yin envoy can Qingluan be rescued and avenge his mother Rupin.He was just hesitating when to discuss this matter with the emperor. Unlike the scientific research, Wei Wuze's whereabouts involved too many past events, all of which were personal pains. He was worried that it would affect King Jing's condition.

A few days ago, I asked Xi Minghua about when King Jing would start his next recuperation. Guzhu Mengxian answered very carefully: "Sect Master Jiang's pulse has just stabilized, so I have to give him some treatment first. Dissolve the potency of the medicine you took before before you can start taking the medicine again. It’s too late this month, so it’s next month.” He then continued, “Let’s not talk about trivial things recently, I think he’s still thinking about the war in the north .At that time, there will be no big or small things. If I can't do it, I will have to let him sleep for half a month without waking up. There are so many worries in this world. I don't believe that I can't spare ten days and a half months of rest. .”

Thinking of this, Luo Pingyuan was a little worried. It had been more than ten days since Zhong Qiu was sent back to the mansion in a coma, and the symptoms of fever and low cough had also subsided, but he always felt that the emperor's brother's complexion was still pale, like Is not yet recovered.But since King Jing asked, he nodded and said: "I want to know what Wei Wuze has been doing all these years and where he is hiding. We always have to settle accounts with him. The Kunlun Mansion is now a frontal enemy, but the siege At Piaoxiang Restaurant, the shopkeeper escaped, and all he caught were shrimp soldiers and crab generals, maybe Ji Tinghui can say something useful."

"This person does have some status in the Kunlun Mansion. Wei Wuze has raised many dead men, but they were all trained according to his method, and Ji Tinghui is a confidant he personally selected and trained. He really cannot let him go." Jing Wang With a faint smile, "Wei Wuze has been lurking in the south of the Yangtze River for several years, often changing his hiding place and contact information, so he has not been found so far. I think it is impossible for Ji Tinghui to provide his specific location, but he may be able to ask for other information. , in a day or two, I will interrogate with you."

Luo Pingyuan's heart relaxed slightly, Jing Wang knew far more about the Kunlun Mansion than himself, and it would be more rewarding to have him present.He then said: "It's all according to Brother Huang. I think as long as the traitor tells us about Wei Wuze's whereabouts or movements, it will be much easier for us to investigate."

"Pingyuan, before the interrogation, I want to ask you something." King Jing watched his expression, paused before saying, "Have you ever thought about how to deal with Wei Wuze if you find him? I've been thinking recently , The Kunlun Mansion lost a Dharma protector, all the forces in Beijing were uprooted, and it was already unacceptable to the government in Yu Zhou, so how could you let it go, have you thought about how to deal with him next?"

Luo Pingyuan couldn't help being stunned for a moment. He had considered Jing Yuwei's next plan. It is not appropriate to take any major actions at present. He needs to cooperate with Xuanshuang to rectify the boundaries of Luocheng and consolidate the situation. After the Kunlun Mansion collects more detailed information , and then determine the next step strategy.It will take some time to do this, and brother Huang can also calm down and recuperate.And he was eager to find Wei Wuze because he had waited for too long and was too unwilling to wait any longer, so he just wanted to find out this enemy without thinking, but he didn't think carefully about how to take revenge after that, he couldn't help but become confused.

Jing Wang listened to the emperor's brother briefly said his thoughts, and nodded slightly: "These are all right, but the current situation is complicated, so I have to think a few more steps. The evil envoy Wei Wuze formed an alliance with the prince nine years ago, and took advantage of the situation to make the Kunlun Mansion gradually Suppressing the Central Plains faction; although he has failed this time, his strength has not been greatly damaged. In addition, the East Palace is still there, so he will not be willing to withdraw from Yu Zhou, let alone wait for the Jingyu Guards to gradually wipe them out. Let us try to speculate on him The next step is to determine the situation first, otherwise it is very likely to fall into a passive position, and even if we find out where Wei Wuze is, it will be useless.”

Luo Pingyuan was a little ashamed. Hearing what Brother Huang said, he might have underestimated his opponent.King Jing saw that he just lowered his head and thought for a while, so he said: "Wei Wuze has a deep mind, and when he does things, he often hides and waits for opportunities. He is most used to taking advantage of the situation, and the crown prince also loves to kill with a knife, so they hit it off and use each other. Now The prince suffered a big setback, and in front of the imperial court and his father, he could only be fearful and afraid to do anything for the time being. If they want to counterattack again, they can only resort to military force. Ping Yuan feels that facing Jing Yuwei and Lang Huan, If Wei Wuze is reluctant to expose the strength he has been in business for many years and fight recklessly, but also wants to grasp the odds of winning, what will he do?"

Luo Pingyuan recalled his words, if it comes to his understanding of Wei Wuze, I'm afraid there are very few people in the world who can surpass the emperor's brother.The Kunlun Yin Envoy who was born in Youming is indeed always hiding in the dark, as if he is attached to Concubine Han and the Crown Prince, seeking benefits in their name.And now, who will he take advantage of?

A flash of inspiration flashed in his mind: "I think the most beneficial way for Wei Wuze is to choose to cooperate temporarily with Yang Envoy Wu Chaohuan. Now that the two countries are at war, Pinwutang suffered a disastrous defeat last month, and must seek revenge. Yu Zhou received support. He is likely to join hands with foreign captives through Wu Chaohuan, so that not only can he use the entire Kunlun Mansion, but he can also use the force of Pin Wu Tang and Jin Tiesi to attack Yu Zhou Wu Lin, causing serious damage to Jing Yuwei and Lang Huan. Threat." Speaking of this, he only felt a chill, that day when he encircled and suppressed Piaoxiang Restaurant and other strongholds, it was the sword that followed the trend, but perhaps it caused the Kunlun Mansion to completely surrender to the foreign captives, and became the internal response of the Liao and Jin Dynasties , Did I act too recklessly?

"Don't think too much, Ping Yuan, you didn't do anything wrong. The Piaoxiang Restaurant spied information for the East Palace and dispatched dead soldiers. Even if the murder of Huang Jue didn't happen, we wouldn't let it stay." King Jing smiled when he saw his brows furrowed. He patted the back of his hand, "Sooner or later Pinwutang will come to attack and retaliate. Even if the crown prince is not suspicious of his father and the restaurant is not wiped out by you, will they let this opportunity go? They must still borrow the help of the Liao people." They are trying to cause trouble for us. Now it’s just that the time is earlier and the attack is more ferocious.”

In his original prediction, when the war in the northern border was peaceful, Pinwutang and Jintiesi would be the first to be dealt with.In order to use as much as possible the conflict of political opinions between the Yin and Yang envoys of the Kunlun Mansion as a check and balance, he thought it would take a while before he actually took action against the prince.In this way, Wei Wuze, under the banner of assisting Yu Zhou Zhengshuo, will be a little more constrained in his actions.Who would have thought that Luo Wenxiao could not hold back and framed Luo Pingyuan first, but now that it is self-defeating, Wei Wuze has a reason to cooperate with the Liao people.

"Brother Huang, when will Liao and Jin invade?" King Ning asked, even though Luo Yanhua said calmly, he still faintly felt the seriousness of the situation.

"Ah Su flew a pigeon to pass the letter the day before yesterday, and the battle is just a few days away. Before the end, no one should move rashly, and they are all waiting and watching." King Jing said, getting up and walking slowly to the window. At this moment, his gaze seemed to be I cast it far away, is it the northern border where beacons are everywhere, or the misty and rainy south of the Yangtze River? "We just need to wait in the imperial capital, no matter whether we win or lose, the enemy will come."