Chronicle of Emperor Jing

Fighting back and forth in the courtroom, all the courtiers shouted for the country and the people, but in fact, most of them were running around for the benefit of the family.

After all, the world belongs to the emperor, not to the people of the world. For most courtiers, they have to take care of themselves before they can take care of others. There are courtiers who are really willing to work tirelessly for the country and the people, but not so many.

These, as long as the emperor is not a fool, all understand, so of course there are good stories between the emperor and his courtiers, but it is normal for them to come and go and wrestle with each other.

This is true between monarchs and ministers, and there are also many conflicts and contradictions between courtiers and courtiers.

The Wei family has been ups and downs in the court these years, with many relatives and friends, as well as political enemies.

Now, Wei Yan has opened the mansion, resumed his job, and the favor is not fading. The Wei family is about to rise again. There must be many people who want to suppress the Wei family.

Thinking of this, Qi Yuanheng felt a little troublesome.

Rumors are hateful, even if you try to clarify them, those who don’t believe will not believe it, but those who believe will still believe it.Moreover, this kind of gossip about the emperor's personal affair is the favorite of many people when they are bored. Even if the emperor wants to ban it, it may not be easy.

In just a moment, Qi Yuanheng thought so much.

Yuan Hongjing looked around, made a list of words in his mind, and then answered his question: "I'm thinking about it, the source of this matter is probably caused by the person who wants to dismiss the harem."

"Why, some people don't want to go out of the palace?" Qi Yuanheng quickly realized Wen Xian's intention.

"Some people are willing, and some people are not. This matter is not only related to the harem, but also to the future big positions. It is not unusual for some people to put in a lot of effort." Yuan Hongjing said.

Qi Yuanheng nodded clearly.

If the concubines really follow the emperor's wishes and all leave the harem, many people may not be able to intervene in the battle for power in the future. In this case, those concubines who have children are unwilling to leave the palace. Extenuating circumstances.

But the emperor's decree put the emperor in the position of righteousness, and other people had to act against his will. No matter how you say this, you will be a little short of breath.

However, if they can prove that the emperor did this out of selfishness, then they will become unreasonable for the emperor. If they come and go with each other, I am afraid that each other will take a step back in the end.

"But why did you choose Wei Qi?" Qi Yuanheng still felt a little strange.

He was not surprised that the emperor would only do this if it was spread about someone he had an affair with, but he still couldn't believe it when it was reported to Wei Yan.

"It is said that during the autumn hunting this year, the Marquis of Yongning lost his way in the hunting grounds. In a hurry, he sent people to search the hunting grounds. After finally finding Marquis Yongning, he rode back to the camp with Marquis Yongning." Yuan Hongjing explained. road.

"It's not surprising that there are other reasons for this kind of thing." Qi Yuanheng still didn't want to believe it, and couldn't help but find a reason for this.

"This is natural, but things like rumors can only fool people if they are true or false. If they are all true or all false, they will not have this effect." Yuan Hongjing has opened the random residence for these years. Nature knows a thing or two.

"I'll go back and discuss this matter with Wei Qi, and then we'll talk about how to react." Qi Yuanheng felt uneasy, and suddenly lost the mood to drink, and said goodbye immediately.

In the past few days, he lived in the Yongning Hou Mansion, and the housekeeper specially allocated a carriage for him, and assigned a coachman and servants to serve him for his travels.

The boy waiting in the lobby of Random House saw him come out quickly, and ran out the door in a hurry, asking the coachman to drive the carriage to the door.

When Qi Yuanheng went out, the carriage stopped right at the door, and the servant opened the door for him, waiting for him to get into the carriage.

Qi Yuanheng nodded, not in the mood to say anything more to him, and only ordered: "Go back to the mansion."

When Qi Yuanheng returned to the Marquis of Yongning, Wei Yan hadn't returned yet.

He stood in the middle hall, exchanged a few words with the butler, hesitated for a while, and said to him: "Send someone to the Guard Camp to deliver a message to your Lord Hou. If he has nothing important to do today, come back early." , I have something to say to him."

"Yes, Mr. Qi." Seeing his solemn expression, the chief steward didn't ask in detail what happened, and hurriedly sent someone to find his master Hou.

When Wei Yan received the news, he was a little confused about what was going on with him.

His position is really busy when he is busy, especially when the emperor has a whim, travels, moves, plays, or goes here and there, it will add a lot of workload to them, but as long as the emperor is honest Staying in the palace, not going anywhere, the matter of the Guards Battalion is actually not that complicated, they are all common things.

Wei Yan has been in the Guards Camp for nearly 20 years, and it has been many years since he was promoted and started to manage affairs. Naturally, these things can't trouble him, so he is not busy with official business these days. What he is really busy with is to win people's hearts. After all, he left After many years in the guard camp, the subordinates of those years have been promoted, and many newcomers have been recruited around them. They are not familiar with each other enough, and many things still need to be adjusted.

Since he was busy with such unhurried matters, it was actually not difficult to leave early.

When he received the news, he went to tell Commander Shen Da, and then brought the people back to the mansion.

After returning to the mansion, he went back to the main courtyard first, changed his clothes, and then went to the middle hall to meet Qi Yuanheng. After entering the door, he saw Qi Yuanheng in the east tea room, setting up tea sets and making tea. Seeing this scene, He laughed and greeted: "Brother Qi, is there something good to do today, so you are in such a good mood?"

Qi Yuanheng didn't notice him coming in. He raised his head when he heard his voice, glanced at him, stood up, raised his hand, and signaled him to sit down opposite.

Wei Yan didn't understand what he meant, and sat down in a daze.

Qi Yuanheng also sat down, took a small teacup, moistened it with tea, poured it out, picked up the teapot, and poured Wei Yan a cup of tea.

"Brother Qi?" He kept silent, which made Wei Yan a little worried.

"Wei Qi, I heard a piece of news, don't worry, I definitely don't believe this kind of thing." This topic, even if their friendship is so good, Qi Yuanheng still finds it difficult to talk about it.

"Brother Qi, please be frank." Wei Yan picked up the teacup, tasted it first, and then drank it in one gulp.

"There are rumors in the market that you have an affair with that person." After Qi Yuanheng said this with difficulty, he immediately interjected, "I definitely don't believe this. Someone must want to frame you, Deal with your Wei family."

Wei Yan didn't expect that what Qi Yuanheng wanted to talk about was actually this matter.

He touched the teacup with his finger, was silent for a moment, and suddenly said: "Brother Qi, if I say this rumor, it's not a rumor, but a fact, will you break up with me?"

Regardless of the facts, in the eyes of the world, such a relationship between him and the emperor must mean that he bewitched the king and flattered him.Wei Yan understood this truth that day. At that time, he didn't like the emperor, so he naturally didn't want to face this kind of accusation. Now that he has feelings for the emperor, these things are nothing, but Qi Yuanheng knew him well, and he She doesn't want him and Qi Yuanheng to become strangers because of this incident.

"Wei Yan, what nonsense are you talking about? This joke is not funny at all!" Qi Yuanheng asked with a deep voice, and put the cup in his hand heavily on the tea table.

Wei Yan didn't speak, just looked at him silently.

"Did he threaten you, coerce you?" Qi Yuanheng suddenly realized that Wei Yan's words were true, not joking, and immediately thought of this.

"No, I am also willing." The emperor threatened him, and when he threatened him, it was natural. , for him to go face to face with the emperor.

The emperor was willing to be patient with him, and sometimes he was willing to give in, but for others, the emperor's patience was really limited, and he didn't want Brother Qi to fall out with the emperor because of him, causing a lot of trouble.

"So, that person really wants to dismiss the harem for you?" Qi Yuanheng thought that he was used to seeing big scenes, but this incident made him a little out of control, but Wei Yan, the person involved, was so ignorant of these things. Calm, making his gaffe seem like a fuss.

He took a deep breath, tried his best to calm himself down, and slowly accepted this unacceptable fact.

"Yes." The emperor's real reason for disbanding the harem must not be known to anyone. Wei Yan consciously stood in front of it and admitted it.

"I don't believe that. You don't really believe what he said, right? The man who said that must be talking nonsense. Don't be sold by him and count the money for him."

Qi Yuanheng's original impression of the emperor was neither good nor bad. After all, the emperor did not make any major mistakes in the government, and when the power struggle with the empress dowager was fierce, he was willing to put the country as the most important thing. The emperor who sits on the front line in Yuncheng is not considered a fool no matter what. Now that this incident came out, his impression of the emperor quickly dropped.

Wei Yan is an upright and polite person, and he would never have such an idea. It must be the emperor who used tricks to succeed.Since the emperor has tricked Wei Yan, even if he wasn't a fool before, he is a fool now.

His position is so biased, he is all about Wei Yan.

"Brother Qi, these things are true, not rumors." Wei Yan picked up the teapot, poured him a cup of tea, poured another cup of tea for himself, and said seriously, wanting him to accept the fact.

Qi Yuanheng looked at him without speaking.

In the past, most of Wei Yan's attitude of being immovable and up to everyone's reputation was just pretending. Now, he discovered that Wei Yan was not pretending, but was really calm about this matter to an unimaginable level.

"Then what are you going to do?" He picked up the teacup, drank it in one gulp, and asked him angrily.

He was in such a hurry, but Wei Yan was not in a hurry at all. Comparing the two sides, it seemed that he was too overwhelmed.

"What should I do?" Wei Yan asked casually, after thinking about it, he understood what Qi Yuanheng was asking, "There is no need to bother, I don't mind such things."