Gel makeup

Chapter 257
Du Sizhong continued, "What can the queen do? Stop asking about the accounts, and change the law of the ancestors? Can she change it? Can the king let her go if she does this?"

Yao Yuantu was timid, "So I can only be the sinner?"

"In the last palace change, it was the empress who ordered Chen and Jiang to serve as servants. Don't you know why they were killed?"

Du Sizhong couldn't say more, he couldn't say that Siqing's repeated concessions to Jiang Zuo's account and his preservation of Yao Yuantu were because Yao Yuantu helped Fu Linchuan in the counter-case.At this point, Du Sizhong said: "Senior, let me take my leave first. Please think about what I said."

Although Du Sizhong urged Yao Yuantu not to stand out in the south, Yao Yuantu refused to listen.Three days after Yao Yuantu entered Beijing, there was a lot of discussion between the court and the central government because of Jiangzuo's accounts. A few days later, today's court ordered to re-check the accounts of the inner treasury to show concessions. The biggest concession Si can make is not for Yao Yuantu, but to quell the court.But Yao Yuantu refused to give in, and immediately impeached the inner twelve prisons for corrupting ink.

On October [-], Yao Yuantu's residence in Beijing was sealed, and Tang Peng, who was ordered to assist in the seizure, secretly took away the letters Yao Yuantu had brought to Beijing that he had communicated with Fu Linchuan.After receiving the letter, Tang Peng immediately handed it over to Siqing. Siqing didn't expect Yao Yuantu to be so bold, and he still kept traces of his relationship with Fu Linchuan, so he couldn't help feeling a little scared.

Tang Peng whispered: "Some letters were not signed, and some letters were signed with different names. But I saw that they had similar handwriting, so I took them all."

Siqing looked through the letters, and only one was signed "Fu Linchuan" at a later date, and the rest were signed "Lu Yuan", and some were signed by other names of Fu Linchuan.She looked at the anxious Tang Peng through the screen, and smiled, "I thought you didn't know." It was about Fu Linchuan saving Tang Peng twice. (Previously see Chapter 63 Where to Meet and Chapter 130 Nine Good Fortunes)
Tang Peng bowed again, but dared not answer.

Si Qing said: "It seems that you have checked my past before I returned to Beijing behind my back, and you have found a lot of things. If you had told Ding Fan all at once, I would have died long ago without a burial place."

She never mentioned her relationship with Fu Linchuan to Tang Peng.

Tang Peng kowtowed without words, Si Qing said: "You should be clear, knowing too much is not a good thing, it is better to pretend not to know. If you do nothing today, you are not afraid of being silenced by me?"

Tang Peng really didn't know how to answer, Siqing sighed, "Go down first."

Tang Peng was about to leave when Siqing said again: "I know what you are worried about. If you don't talk about the past, you don't complain about it. The imperial court searched the old place of Dingfan in Jingjiang Prefecture. There will be no evidence that you have an old relationship with Dingfan. It was not before. Not now, and not in the future.”

Through the thin curtain, Tang Peng couldn't see Siqing's face clearly.He got her promise, but his face still couldn't tell the emotion, turned around and backed away silently.

After Siqing got the letter, she burned it directly, neither letting Xiao Yi know nor Fu Linchuan.Si Qing thought that it would be best for the Inner Court Secretary and Yao Yuantu to take a step back, but it was a pity that Yao Yuantu seemed to be stimulated to go further, this time targeting the former Ninghua Palace Zhongguan Wang Hean.

When Shen Jiangdong received Lin Zhizhong's letter again, the imperial capital had turned cold. His old illness relapsed and he was recuperating at home, and he didn't go to court much recently.

After Yao Yuantu entered Beijing, there was a big commotion, and Chaoli was paying attention to it.Jiang Feng came back from the Dengshikou health center, brushed his hair and said, "At noon today, Mrs. Cheng Guogong took me to a banquet, and her granddaughter was engaged. I didn't eat well, but I listened to Yao Yuantu's words." Things. It's so strange that everyone cares about him so much!"

Shen Jiangdong smiled and said: "Caring about him? Since Emperor Wuzong, literati formed associations and made alliances, which had a great influence on the court. Since Zheng Yiqin and Xu Wenchang disappeared, only Yao Yuantu, a senior member of the Gushan Society, was left. There are countless things behind it.”

Jiang Feng combed his hair and put on a bead hoop, "What kind of club? What kind of alliance?"

Shen Jiangdong said: "Scholars in the court can't get used to the lord, and the lord can't screw the king. The scholars in the court were not in harmony, and then separated into the northern and southern factions. The northern and southern factions were also at odds with each other. For example, Li Yuanzhen and Li Xiang belonged to the Chu school. , Yao Yuantu, Xu Wenchang, and Zheng Yiqin are all Zhejiang School. The Zhejiang School is headed by the Gushan Society, and the Gushan Society is even more disharmonious. Then Zheng Yiqin advocated the restoration of the ancient times, and his articles seemed to be not sons, like Wei Jin and not Wei Jin. Mr. Lin Zhizhong was different, he advocated by Ou Zeng made great achievements by following the law..." (text from Xie Guozhen's works)
"Speaking in human language, I don't understand." Jiang Feng could read and write, but he didn't understand the art of the time, and he hated grammar the most.

Shen Jiangdong smiled, "In short, they have different ideas and are always arguing. I also hate this thing. I think Mr. Fu and Liang Fen no longer know how to write, because they don't like this style. Speaking of returning to Zhushe, after Emperor Wuzong , They often held meetings in Yinshan, Huqiu, and Jinling. Someone became an official and became the lord. Especially Zhenquan..."

"I just said not to drag the text—"

"Okay! Don't drag the text. Their every move, some trivial matters, also lead to mutual fighting. The upper and lower parties compete with each other, and the disputes are incomparable. You see, for example, the Gushan Society of the Zhejiang School is the most powerful one among all societies, and it is now in decline. Now, after His Majesty succeeded to the throne, Zheng Yiqin formed a cabinet, Yao Yuantu sealed the border, Xu Wenchang became the chief minister, and Du Sizhong was promoted to a cabinet bachelor. Do you think about what the court was like when the Zhejiang School was at its peak before the late emperor?"

Jiang Feng chuckled and said, "That's due to Mr. Fu's identity problem, otherwise there will be another national father and uncle among the Zhejiang people."

Shen Jiangdong said: "After the late emperor left, in fact, Jingguo public love and some people in the Chu Party of Zhejiang Society got mixed up. The kings who respected Kang'an originally hated their associations and alliances, and also hated Jingguo's auxiliary government blocking their way. That’s right, is there any reason not to use Lord Yasukuni, Yu Yun, and the Great Prison?”

Jiang Feng said: "Interesting, interesting! Emperor Wu Zong was afraid that the vassal kings would rebel in the local area, so he brought them back to the capital and didn't call them the vassals. Once they return to Beijing, it will be convenient for them to direct the court."

Shen Jiangdong said: "Can you stop talking about taboos? I haven't finished yet! The discord in the Gushan Society led to Yu Yunhe's tragic death, Zheng Yiqin and Lin Shiyi parted ways, and their morale was lost. In fact, the court was very happy You see, no one from the Lin family came out to be an official. Your Majesty respects their Lin family very much and praises him for being noble. Ye Xiang was from the northern faction before, and he had a good relationship with Xu Wen from the Gushan Society. He Xiang is from the southern faction. Yao Yuantu of the Gushan Society is good. He Ye and the two argued together, and completely broke up the once powerful Gushan Society of the Zhejiang School."

"So now the cabinet ministers headed by Fan Ziran in the court come from their own ways, and Yao Yuantu is the only one left in the Gushan Society, and he still doesn't know how to restrain himself. King Xiaojing and Dingfan have made a big noise, and His Majesty must be more careful about forming alliances behind the scenes. Yao Yuan If Tu bumps into a place that shouldn't hit, I'm afraid my life will be lost?"

Shen Jiangdong nodded.

Jiang Feng talked about the situation he had heard from Lingzhen before, "Jing Guogong, Yu Yunhe case happened, Zheng Yiqin turned against the water and came out of the Gushan Society, and wanted to use Mr. Fu to completely step down the Gushan Society, Yao Yuantu rescued the Gushan Society Mr. Fu, Mr. Fu still feels sorry for Yao Yuantu, the last time before leaving the Imperial Capital in Nannei, the Empress talked about Yao Yuantu's accounts, Mr Fu once asked Her Highness, 'Can I forget this time'."

Shen Jiangdong said: "This should not be the reason for the Queen's retreat. The accounts of the internal treasury must not have been checked. However, Yao Yuantu's impeachment of Wang He'an this time is really confusing. Although Wang He'an, the official promoted by the Ninghua Palace, is the Queen's servant, Xie In 21 years, Ning colluded with Dingfan to set up bombing points in the East Palace to kill the queen. He died in the rebellion long ago. It is possible to say that he had accounts with the Bureau of Weaving and Shipbuilding, but it would be a one-step death to muddy the water through him. Chess. Yao Yuantu didn't play any cards, right?" As he spoke, he handed Lin Zhizhong's letter to Jiang Feng.

Jiang Feng took the letter and unfolded it, and Shen Jiangdong continued: "Before Yao Yuantu left Yuhang, he even thought about reopening the old case of Lord Yasuo, Yu Yunhe, to muddy the water, and then take the opportunity to stay and pour out his own dirty water. So He doesn't care about Yu Yunhe's case. What he cares about is how the case can be used by him. But if he really stirred up an old incident and involved Mr. Fu, he might have been silenced by the empress now. I think the empress tolerated him For a long time."

Jiang Feng said: "I don't know if it was Lin Zhizhong or Du Sizhong who reminded him?"

"Du Sizhong still dare to say it?" Shen Jiangdong shook his head, "Du Sizhong is the best at seeing the wind, and his neck shrinks the farthest. I think if Yao Yuantu came forward and called out Yu Yunhe to overturn the case, he might live for two more years."

"Jiang Zuo's accounts are messed up, so neither the inner court nor Yao Yuantu can be blamed. It's hard to tell how many people were involved," Jiang Feng said. "

Shen Jiangdong smiled, "Since the explosion in the East Palace last time, how many people are left in the inner twelve prisons? Almost all the old people are dead, and there are not many middle-class people who want Yao Yuantu to die."

On the next day, Du Zhijian Heshun confronted Yao Yuantu on behalf of the Inner Twelve Prison, and brought back news for Siqing: In order to continue to stir up trouble, Yao Yuantu threw out the grievances of Yu Yunhe, the most deeply involved official in the Yasukuni case. suppress.

Although Yao Yuantu wanted to divert his attention through Yu Yunhe's case, so that the accounting matter would no longer be a burden to him, but it was in Siqing's favor.After repeatedly confirming that he was throwing out Yu Yunhe's grievances instead of using Yu Yunhe's case to continue Luo Zhi, Si Qing said to Ling Zhen: "If he can use Yu Yunhe's case to open the door to the investigation of Mr. Yasukuni's old case, I will protect him." .”

What Siqing didn't expect was that two days later, the court received a memorial to impeach Yao Yuantu from various parties, including Zhejiang, and Xiao Yi, uncharacteristically, ordered Yao Yuantu to commit suicide and quickly settle the case.What is intriguing is that Yao Yuantu was convicted of embezzling ink, but his home was not ransacked.Everyone knows that if his house is copied, his death will become a joke.

This can't help but remind Siqing of the Fuzhou case in which Xining got Jiang Feng involved in the bureau in 17 years, and she feels distressed.She knew that Fu Linchuan had been rescued by Yao Yuantu no matter what, and she knew that it was because of Yao Yuantu's death that he was pushed to a dead end, but she seemed to have no choice.

Just as Yao Yuantu tried to reopen Yu Yunhe's old case, he was ordered to die by Xiao Yi, as quickly as if he was killing people, such a coincidence made it hard for Siqing to accept.She really couldn't understand why Xiao Yi still tried his best to avoid Lord Yasukuni, Yu Yun and the old case after King Xiao Jing's rebellion.

The weather was getting colder and colder, and Siqing often nestled in the small study of Ninghua Hall in a daze.That night the north wind howled and the doors and windows slammed, she was wrapped in a silver fox cloak and put a bonsai against the window, Ling Zhen came in and rubbed her hands: "The bonsai is dirty, come here."

Siqing smiled, Lingzhen stepped forward and said: "Girl, I know what you want to say. Don't quarrel with Your Majesty."

Siqing paused, "He killed the man without telling me anything. I was not only unhappy, but also scared."

Ling Zhen said: "Yao Yuantu...doesn't he have the intention of harming the girl?"

Siqing said: "How do you know that the memorial that scolded me has nothing to do with the previous He family?" Lingzhen said: "Miss still has Mr. Fu's words in her heart."

Siqing said: "That's right. I don't understand why the third brother can't wait to put out the fire every time there is a reason to overturn the case against Lord Yasukuni and Yu?"

Ling Zhen said: "Miss, you should understand that if you don't fight with Dingfan for these few years, it will be fine. After fighting with Dingfan for these years, Yao Yuantu will not be able to get out of this predicament anyway. He is really smart. You should go back."

Siqing smiled, "He can't leave, he's gone, he has no power or power, and he's not at the mercy of others. Now that people are gone, what do you make those who know it think? No matter what he is saving people for, he has saved them." Uncle Fu once. Now that people are gone, I will avenge my kindness and kill people to silence them."

Ling Zhen consoled, "Mr. Fu won't think so!"

"It's because Uncle Fu is not in Beijing and doesn't know about it," Siqing said, "otherwise, based on what I know about him, he wouldn't stand by and watch."

Ling Zhen thought for a while, "Girl, I think the reason His Majesty couldn't bear Yao Fuyuan is that he let the Weaving Bureau and Shibo Department become He's private treasury. On this one, he can't survive. Ning Shouhou fell , he can't survive. Even if Ning Shouhou is down, he can't change his family. So his end is not something that the girl can control."

Siqing opened the window, the cold wind blew in and made Lingzhen shiver, Lingzhen said: "Close the window. The girl hasn't eaten much today, it's really uncomfortable to turn around and breathe the cold air in her stomach."

Siqing closed the window and said, "I want to eat pea yellow."

Ling Zhen had no choice but to ask, "What to eat in the cold weather..."

"I want to eat pea yellow."

"Okay, okay!" Lingzhen had nothing to do with Siqing, and quietly backed out.

Siqing was staring at the dressing table in a daze, when suddenly a plate of pea yellow appeared beside her, Siqing turned her head, turned around again, and did not speak.

Xiao Yi touched Siqing's arm with the plate, but Siqing didn't take the plate, just said: "Is there anything else to say?"

Xiao Yi smiled, "There's a lot to say, it depends on what you want to hear."

Siqing didn't want him to pretend to be confused, so she said directly: "About Yao Yuantu, third brother, do you have anything to say?"

Xiao Yi was silent, "Siqing, the overall situation is the most important thing."

A new cat was raised in Siqing Palace, called "Big Orange", and upon hearing this, it rushed out and jumped into Xiao Yi's arms.

(End of this chapter)