The rise of the prince

Chapter 763
Li Xingzhou was very upset when he got home, he was still thinking about what happened just now, but when he went to find Qifang, he found that she had already settled down, and Shiyu was the one who helped her!

Seeing him dumbfounded, Shiyu was a little annoyed, "Don't you think I'm the kind of woman who doesn't understand the general situation? I can't understand her, but there is no reason for my own scandal to be publicized, so I have to cover it up."

Li Xingzhou was embarrassed: "My relationship with her is not what you think."

"Hmph, I don't know you yet." Shiyu said jealously, and then whispered: "Even if you like women, you also look for women from good families. How can you play with other people's wives." He groaned and pinched his waist Between soft meat.

"Uh..." Li Xingzhou was speechless, why no one would believe him, "I really don't want to forget it, thank you for your hard work."

Then Li Xingzhou met Qifang, told her about the road, and told her to be careful in the capital. It is estimated that in a few days, the southern officials will send her notebook to the emperor's desk.

"It seems that this Mid-Autumn Festival will not be easy." Li Xingzhou secretly said in his heart.

As long as this matter is in the court, he can solve it. As long as it doesn't get out, he can protect Fang.

On the second day, there were indeed a large number of memorials in the court hall, all of which were written by Qifang.

Some people said that she abused punishment, some said that she avenged private revenge, and some said that she was corrupt and broke the law, but no one dared to bring the matter to him.

Some officials of the Ministry of Rites also quickly took the opportunity to make generous statements, supporting these memorials from the south, intentionally or unintentionally pointing the finger at him, whether he appointed Qi Fang, or resisting the Ministry of Rites to oppose the appointment.

Qifang's father was from Zhongshushe, and the crowd was trembling with fear.

After they talked dryly, the old emperor looked at him slowly: "Is this really the case?"

Standing in front of everyone, Li Xingzhou cupped his hands and said: "There is nothing, Your Majesty, those who have been punished deserve what they deserve. Qifang just returned to Beijing to make a statement during the Mid-Autumn Festival. If the Emperor has any questions, he can summon her to ask her face to face."

"Your Highness, what you said is wrong. A small market manager is on a mission, how can he see the emperor, let alone a little girl!" Cheng Jin said, and he took a step forward.

In a centralized empire, a person's political rights almost depend on whether he can talk to the emperor, and Cheng Jin and Meng Zhiye were originally just officials, with no assignments and no real power, but since last year, the emperor asked them to act as the emperor Xiu Shuli, who can easily talk to the emperor, immediately feels that he is favored by the dragon, and he is at the height of the sky.

"The emperor's supreme body, managing the world's major affairs, thinking about the well-being of the people, no one will see it. If the little Zhima official also sees it in person, then the emperor will not be tired. Tired enough to hurt the dragon's body."

"Furthermore, that filthy and filthy woman, if the emperor sees her, won't she be filthy and unlucky!"

Li Xingzhou looked at him and said with a smile: "According to Mr. Cheng, the empress and concubine in the harem are also filthy women, which is not auspicious?"

"Well, Your Highness is arguing about reasoning and not talking about etiquette. The harem was established according to the ancient etiquette system. It conforms to the etiquette and law. Naturally, it is not dirty." Chen Jin stammered.

Li Xingzhou sneered: "What about my lord, my lord's mother is also a woman, so according to this theory, she is also filth, and the things born of filth are also filth from time to time."

"You!" Cheng Jin was so angry that his fingers were trembling, he was at a loss, he was slurring his speech, and he stammered, "This is... this is nonsense, this is dirty people's innocence."

Some people covered their mouths and laughed, and some people simply laughed out loud.

"Okay, be quiet!" The emperor above said suddenly, and everyone quickly fell silent. "Let's leave this matter open, and there is no need to repeat it in the future." He calmly made a conclusion on this, and no one dared to refute immediately, even Cheng Jin and others gritted their teeth and couldn't help it.

Li Xingzhou also breathed a sigh of relief, that's why he wanted to resolve this matter in the court instead of revealing it, as long as he was in the court, the emperor would definitely protect him.

After the court was over, Duke De followed up silently, and asked, "How are you going to deal with this matter?"

Li Xingzhou thought for a while: "Let's delay it first, but we can't compromise. Qifang will not go to the south for the time being, and change to the vicinity of the capital."

De Gong nodded in satisfaction: "I was afraid that you were impatient and couldn't tell the priority. Now it seems that the old man is too worried. After so long preparation and layout, everyone in the world is watching, and the north should be the most important.

Those old men in the south will help you deal with Zhou Xun first, after all, I am also the prime minister of the court! "De Gong waved his sleeves and said.

"Thank you Degong!" Li Xingzhou said gratefully.

Degong didn't say much, but parted ways with him, only to leave the Meridian Gate, and two more people came across, Xue Fang in purple clothes, and Tang Zhouwei, a chubby man with a smile on his face.

Xue Fang stood up straight, cupped her hands and said, "Your Highness, I don't have many polite words, and the courtiers have known the prince's difficulties since this morning.

In fact, our Duzhi Division and the Ministry of Household Affairs also have some problems with those wealthy officials along the coast. Every year, they hide a large amount of tariffs and seawater to fill their pockets. We know but can't do anything about it. "

"That's right, how many boats they take, those boats can go are all private transactions, and I don't know how much black money they have eaten!" Tang Zhouwei's fat face is rarely filled with anger: "Our household tax cannot be paid, so send people to investigate , the local area is full of collusion, and nothing can be found at all.”

Li Xingzhou nodded: "Thank you both!"

The car drove slowly all the way back to the palace, but Li Xingzhou felt much more relaxed.

After arriving at the palace, he consulted with Fang again, and said that he planned to transfer her to a yamen near the capital. Qifang refused to admit defeat and insisted on going to the south.

In the end, the reason why he cared too much about Qifang's life moved her.

Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, his quarrels with the Ministry of Rites and coastal officials were quietly suppressed. Li Xingzhou no longer mentioned it, and others did not dare to mention it.

His focus of energy shifted back to the deployment of the Northern Expedition again.

In this tacit and turbulent atmosphere, the Mid-Autumn Festival is here. Unfortunately, Wei Yubai and her army from the north failed to rush back.

Li Xingzhou was sandwiched between Shiyu and Qifang and enjoyed the ultimate yin and yang eccentricity. Two women play a scene, and his head is big.

On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the royal residence held a grand banquet, and held a grand poetry meeting in the reformed school of Yongyue Pavilion. The emperor and empress, important officials and officials of the court were all present, and my sister-in-law, Princess Qing'an, also came from the south. Hers is the head of the guard surnamed Jiao.

Li Xingzhou also had a lot of private conversations with his sister-in-law, from his family's squabbles to reforms. The atmosphere was a bit off, but the sister-in-law finally agreed to stand by him.

Li Xingzhou didn't copy any poems at this Mid-Autumn Festival poetry meeting, and he didn't perform any tricks to surprise everyone, but the significance was far greater than those.

As the most honored person, the old emperor gave a congratulatory speech at the poetry meeting, and said something on the scene. In the middle of the speech, he said that it was windy and asked him to go up and say a few words.

This kind of action made the hearts of all the people present thumping. The emperor's intentions were already obvious, so when he looked at the young man who said his congratulations from above, he knew it all in his heart.

"However, the prince wants to go north first and then south." Xue Fang cupped his hands: "Then we will help His Highness deal with the southern affairs, His Highness can rest assured, but I hope His Highness will not forget about the ministers and others after dealing with the North. "

(End of this chapter)