retaliate

Chapter 302
Zhong Sui is in the duty room, and two small officials are reporting official affairs.

There seemed to be a lot of affairs in the East Palace, but the prince was too busy to take care of himself, so he didn't dare to interfere in political affairs.So no matter how many things there are, it's just... nothing to do, nothing to do.

"Mr. Zhong."

Shi Gui is here.

Zhong then waved his hand, and the two petty officials left.

"sit."

Shi Gui sat down.

The tea was served and everyone went out.

"I know I haven't started calling yet." Shi Gui pointed to the outside.

"How about your Highness?" Zhong Sui asked.

Shi Gui said: "Your Highness is in good spirits today."

"How about Zuochunfang?"

"The newcomer is a bit arrogant, but Mr. Zhong asked him to deliver the documents, which is a good way."

"The old man doesn't like such methods."

"Yes, but it's difficult, Your Highness."

"Let those people calm down, and the days of Your Highness here will naturally cease."

"Mr. Zhong, there are many things...you can't help yourself!"

"From the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, a family of five surnames has been constantly testing the emperor, and constantly grabbing power and benefits. Today, it is already a giant. The old man wants to ask, if this continues, what are you going to do?"

"Mr. Zhong, I'm just waiting to protect myself."

"Self-protection? If this goes on like this, the emperor will decline. You will either take the risk, or the emperor will make a decisive blow."

"Mr. Zhong's remarks are biased. I have never thought of that in the family for many years."

"This time, that time."

"If that's the case, how can we sit back and watch His Highness suffer?"

"It's His Majesty's tricks, let you be afraid!"

"Mr. Zhong, you need to be careful what you say, if someone from His Majesty's side hears..."

"The old man is selfless and fearless!"

"But what about Your Highness!"

Zhong Sui looked at Shi Gui, "Are you sure Yang Xuan is dissatisfied with His Highness?"

"Yes." Shi Gui lowered his voice, "I'm afraid Mr. Zhong didn't know about it, but when Yang Xuan was in Northern Xinjiang, he was very close to King Wei."

Zhong Sui's eyes turned cold, "Really?"

Shi Gui nodded, "Our people saw it with their own eyes."

Zhong Sui waved his hand, and Shi Gui took his leave.

After Shi Gui left, a middle-aged man came in.

"how?"

The man was Wei Chu, a guest of the crown prince, and he was on good terms with Zhong Sui.

Nominally, the prince's guests are of a higher rank than the prince Zhanshi, but the prince Zhanshi is in charge of managing the affairs of the East Palace, and the duties of the prince's guests are only to advise the prince and etiquette.

It seems that the status is respected, but the current prince is in a difficult situation, what is the advice?
The prince didn't go out when he had nothing to do, and hid in his own place to read, and his etiquette was even more meticulous.

Therefore, Wei Chu, the prince's guest, was useless.

Zhong Sui glanced at him, "The old man tried a lot, but the family of four surnames still refused to stand up for His Highness."

Wei Chu sat down and put his legs aside, this is Ji Si, which is extremely rude.But if it's a close friend, it doesn't matter, on the contrary, it adds more casualness and kindness.

"Yang Songcheng watched His Majesty singing and dancing in the pear garden, while watching His Highness suffering in the palace. What was he thinking... The old man thought that he wanted to wait and see what happened."

"That's his grandson."

"Mr. Zhong, why pretend to be ignorant? The so-called grandson has to retreat to the end before Yang's interests." Wei Chu said flatly: "Yang wants to profit from it, but at the same time he is reluctant to help. This old man often thinks, If His Highness is able to do what he wants one day, how can the Yang family deal with himself?"

"Even if His Highness is wishful, the Yang family with four surnames is still a giant, what can His Highness do?"

"Hey! So, regardless of His Highness's success or failure, the Yang family will be safe and sound."

"This is the way of the family's long-term survival. There is no friendship, and there are only...benefits!"

Wei Chu shook his head and sighed, and suddenly asked, "How about the newcomer?"

Zhong Sui said, "It's hard to say where you stand."

"Want to ride the wall?"

"The old man ordered him to deliver the documents. This is beating. The people at Han Shitou's side will be willing to dig a hole for our newcomers. Of course, the important thing is that His Highness is not sincere in praying, and His Majesty reprimanded him..."

"It's a mistake, His Highness, to move."

"It's just cat and mouse."

"Why so?"

"He knows, Your Highness knows."

"Okay! The old man has been lingering in the brothel recently, what is the new guy's name?"

"Yang Xuan."

"The one who just came back from the Southern Zhou Dynasty?"

"Yes, it's him."

"That's considered a talent, why bother to get into this filthy place like the Eastern Palace."

"You have to know that for the superiors, those who can be used by me are talents."

"Yeah! So this is also the reason why the old man is unwilling to go any further. The prince's guests are very good now, no matter what he does, he has a lot of money and food, and he can often go to the brothel. A few poems can be exchanged for the favor of a beautiful woman. Wouldn't it be great! "

Zhong Sui looked at him, "Your Highness is in a difficult situation, you should do your best to help."

Wei Chu smiled wryly, "How do you think this old man can help?"

Zhong Sui sighed, "I guess I can't either."

"If you want to say that the old man is useless, just say it."

"Those who are useful are unwilling to make a move, while those who can make a move are watching."

"Mr. Zhong." A petty official came in, "Young Supervisor Han sent someone here."

Wei Chu sighed: "This is a major incident. You, you, why bother to spoil Yang Xuan's official career."

Zhong Sui was a little surprised, "That's right, this person is young, but he is going straight to the sky, and he has few setbacks. The people from Han Shitou's side tried to trick him, and he must not be able to bear it... Forget it, but the old man has done something."

The person here is a servant.

"Han Shaojian said that today's documents were delivered in a timely manner."

After speaking, the person left immediately.

Zhong Sui was a little stunned.

Wei Chu clapped the case, "Go and ask."

A small official ran away.

Zhong Sui frowned and said, "Why do you think there is something in Han Shitou's words?"

Wei Chu laughed and said, "It's strange to show weakness. What happened outside the pear garden?"

The little official will come back later.

"Yang Zhongyun's thigh was injured, and he is on duty to deal with the injury."

Zhong Sui rapped on the table with his fingers, "Inquire about it...that's all."

Wei Chu said: "If you are caught in the wrong place by that side, you can say that it is spying, and the other side can say that the prince is insane and wants to spy on His Majesty's whereabouts. His Highness will lose ten catties as an apology."

Every time the emperor lost his temper with the prince, the prince would always lose more than ten catties, turning into a bolt of lightning.

"Then Yang Xuan..."

"Wait and see how things change." Zhong Sui said, "Let me ask you."

……

Debride the wound, apply medicine, and tie it up with a clean cloth.

Someone nearby sent a cloth towel, "Zhongyun, wipe off your sweat!"

It was Feng Shengtang.

Yang Xuan took the cloth towel and found it was ice.

He took another look at Feng Shitang, and wiped the sweat off his forehead with a cloth towel.

Gao Yue felt a little uneasy on the sidelines, but he didn't dare to ask Yang Xuan.

The little official from Zhong Sui's side came again.

"Mr. Zhong asked Yang Zhongyun how his leg was injured."

……

pear orchard.

The emperor didn't read the prince's blessing article, and didn't even ask Han Shitou to recite it.

Han Shitou came out and handed over the documents to someone for disposal.

"What about those two?"

The two servants accused by Yang Xuan came over.

"Young supervisor Han, the villain is incompetent!"

The two knelt down to plead guilty, and the servants around them shook their heads slightly.

Someone said in a low voice: "Two idiots, you can even miss a rookie."

"It also scratched the newcomer's thigh, so stupid."

"Look at how Young Supervisor Han will deal with them."

"The news that the newcomer was cheated by our side came from the East Palace later, and His Majesty will probably be annoyed."

Han Shitou looked at the two of them, and said calmly, "You can miss a little thing, and it's a big joke. If we don't deal with you two, who will do things with your heart in the future?"

The faces of the two of them were ashen.

"Ten sticks per person!"

The two looked up, unable to restrain their joy.

Generally speaking, if there is less than thirty sticks for such mistakes, ten sticks would be a lighter treatment.

Han Shaojian is really kind!
Later, an eunuch found Han Shishi.

"Young supervisor, isn't the ten sticks too few? I'm afraid those people will have nothing to fear in the future!"

Han Shitou looked into the pear garden and said calmly: "If we messed up our errand, we wish we could beat those two idiots to death. But if that's the case, what will happen to the East Palace? They will laugh at us, and even Your Majesty."

On the surface, the emperor and the crown prince are loving fathers and filial sons, but everyone in the palace knows that if they have this ability, the crown prince will definitely kill the emperor.

He turned around and looked at the eunuch, "We can lose face! But Your Majesty, absolutely not!"

The eunuch was sincerely convinced, "The young supervisor has a good opinion."

"This is the case for now, but you have to pay attention..."

"what?"

Han Shitou said calmly: "It's not easy to bump into people. We thought it was not simple. What's even weirder is that it actually scratched Yang Xuan's thigh."

The eunuch's heart trembled, "Young Prison means..."

"If they fail, they will be bought over there."

"This……"

"Your Majesty can't make any mistakes. There are many things...it's better to be wrong than to let go!"

"The young supervisor has a good opinion." The eunuch felt that such a safe and decisive way is the best way to deal with it... First of all, Han Shitou got the name of kindness.Then he quietly looked for an opportunity to make a move and disposed of the two idiots.In this way, two possible small problems were solved internally, and there was no further trouble.

No wonder His Majesty values ​​this person so much!

The eunuch applauded secretly in his heart, but thought of one thing, "Young supervisor, after all, Yang Xuan was hurt today, what if there is a disturbance in the East Palace?"

Han Shitou frowned, "Let's see this!"

He hoped that Mr. Xiaolang would stop the fight, and even more hope that Zhong Sui would take care of the overall situation and suppress this matter for the sake of the prince.

……

In the value room.

Yang Xuan raised his gaze from the bandage on his thigh to look at the little official.

The little official said again, "Mr. Zhong needs to know why Yang Zhongyun was injured."

Gao Yue's eyelids were jumping wildly, feeling that something was going to happen.

Feng Shitang clenched his fists tightly.

Yang Xuan looked at the little official and spoke.

"It was because of my own fall."

……

"Young Supervisor Han."

The news from the East Palace came.

"how?"

"Then Yang Xuan said that the thigh injury was caused by his own fall."

Han Shitou looked up at the sky, lightly clenched his right hand behind his back, "Tell everyone."

Several eunuchs stood around with their hands tied.

Han Shitou walked slowly towards the pear garden.

"Whoever mentions this again, the dry well in the palace should also be buried."

……

It's down.

Yang Xuan limped out of Shaoyang Yard, facing the History Museum.Turn right, the front left is Menxia Province.

There are quite a few officials in the yamen, and everyone looked at the lame Yang Xuan curiously.

Walk to the front of the Xuanzheng Hall and turn left, and the officials of Zhongshu Provincial Yamen come out from Yuehua Gate one by one.

As soon as Zhongshu's assistant Zhou Zun came out, he saw the limping appearance of the prospective son-in-law.

Yang Xuan also saw the old man and hurried over to salute.

"How did you get hurt?" The old man looked a little annoyed, "You got hurt when you came to the East Palace, not stable."

"Yes!"

Don't force yourself to say what the old man said, he will soften when he thinks about his daughter.

Sure enough, the conversation changed, and the old man asked, "How is it in Zuochunfang?"

Yang Xuan said the truth here, "It's a muddy quagmire, and my colleagues have different ideas."

"Yeah!" Zhou Zun said lightly: "You are just overdoing it there, and you can be neither group nor party. But don't be too lofty, let alone use your methods in northern Xinjiang here, or you will become a target of public criticism. .”

"Yes." Sure enough, the girl still works.

"How did your leg hurt?"

"Little Xuanzi, my father-in-law cares about your leg! But as long as the third leg is not injured, my father-in-law doesn't care." Suzaku said happily.

"I went to deliver the documents today, and some accidents happened in the Liyuan."

Zhou Zun narrowed his eyes, "Didn't you say it?"

"Nothing."

"it is good."

After leaving the imperial city, Zhou Zuncai asked, "Is it important?"

"I can't delay you from marrying a girl!" Suzaku laughed loudly.

"It doesn't matter, it will be fine in a few days."

"it is good."

Zhou Zun returned home.

Dressed, showered, and then went to the back.

The weather was getting hotter, and Zhou Qin changed his residence, which was very cool.

Sitting on the couch, he just put on an unlined garment, and said comfortably: "Nothing is as cold as the wind."

"Aye." Zhou Zun saluted.

"How is today?"

"It's okay. But something went wrong on Yang Xuan's side."

"Oh! Who? Those people in the East Palace?"

"It's the Liyuan side. He must have been made things difficult for him, and his leg was injured."

Zhou Qin sneered and said, "The father and son come and go in the palace. What the emperor is afraid of is the four surnames of the family behind the prince. But we are powerful, what can he do?"

"The prince has become a channel for him and us...mainly to compete with Yang."

"Yes." Zhou Qin said contemptuously: "Yang Songcheng is also shameless, watching his grandson suffer indifferently."

"But the emperor is even more shameless, using his own son to attack and humiliate Yang Songcheng."

"Emperors who want to lose face all die early." Zhou Qin warned: "Tell him later that you don't want to get involved in the secret fight between the Liyuan and the East Palace. The cow beats the horse to death, and the horse kills the cow. Let's just watch the fun."

"Yes."

Zhou Qin coughed dryly, "The weather is really nice today."

Zhou Zunshun said, "Yes! The weather is sunny and sunny."

The old servant beside him couldn't help but roll his eyes, thinking that it's cloudy outside now.

Zhou Qin coughed dryly, "It's such a good weather, we should get some delicious food."

"I will order the kitchen to do it later."

"How can we have good food without good wine?"

"Aye!"

"Get it."

"Aye, you should drink less alcohol in your condition."

"Ah Ning said to drink less, but didn't say that he should not drink alcohol."

"But you just drank it yesterday."

"Yesterday, the old man made a good painting and drank wine to celebrate. Today, the weather is good, and the old man is in a happy mood."

"Aye!"

"Nizi! If you don't bring wine, the old man will be angry!"

Zhou Zun smiled wryly, "I'll let Ah Ning make a diagnosis later on!"

Zhou Qin shook his head, "Forget it, Ah Ning frequently needs acupuncture and moxibustion. This old man is too old to endure acupuncture."

Zhou Zun said quietly: "After a while, Aning will be married. If you want to get an injection again, you have to go to the Yang family to invite someone."

Zhou Qin couldn't help being furious when he thought about it, he took off his shoes and was about to whip someone.

A steward came in, probably because he was used to such scenes, and he still didn't change his countenance and said:

"Ah Lang, Mr. Lang, the prince is unconscious."

(End of this chapter)