serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 314 Closing
It was already late at night, and the front yard of Rong'en Hall was silent.

There were no lights in the outer study, and the moon was very bright tonight. A few pieces of moonlight poured in from the open study door and windows, illuminating the ground in the room brightly.

Jia She sat on the chair with his eyes closed, with a few pieces of paper scattered at his feet.

A gust of night wind blew up, and the pieces of paper were blown up. A piece of paper was blown to Jia She's body. If you look carefully, you can vaguely see that the papers are all secret words.

After a long time, Jia She slowly opened his eyes. He glanced at the paper on his body, brushed it off, stood up, walked to the door and looked at the moon above his head. There was a hint of exhaustion in his eyes, but soon he was touched again. replaced by light.

Suddenly, Jia She felt footsteps outside the courtyard door and quickly looked towards the door.

After a while, a huge figure cast into the yard, and Jiao Da slowly walked in.

Jiao Da, holding a box in his hand, walked to the foot of the steps and stopped.

Jia She said nothing, staring straight at the box in his hand.

Jiao Da opened the lid of the box.

Jia She stared at it and suddenly laughed out of control, "Okay, okay."

There was a human head in that box. It was the head of King Zhongshun who had been missing for more than ten days!

Jiao Da spoke: "Kill King Zhongshun, the Supreme Emperor will know that there is a big problem with his intelligence network, and this line will be broken in the future."

Jia She waved his hand: "This sacrifice is worth it. Without this trouble, the Supreme Emperor should be relieved."

Jiao Da reminded: "That Prince Yizhong still has contact with the Supreme Emperor."

Jia She smiled: "It's okay, just pretend you don't know about it. I will make arrangements when the time comes."

Jiao Da then nodded with confidence.

Jia She: "I just heard the news that the emperor has dispatched a group of elite sentries from Yulin to the capital. We can't stay in the capital anymore. You should evacuate the city immediately."

After thinking for a while, "Wanping has also withdrawn, and everything over there will be left to Gou'er."

Jiao Da's face became solemn: "Yes."

Jia She turned around and walked towards the study, walked a few steps, stopped again, and then walked back: "Send it to the prince's grave, and put a jar of daughter's red."

After hearing this, Jiao Da rolled his eyes: "Gao! By doing this, you can not only avenge the blood revenge of the past, but also destroy the relationship between the Supreme Emperor and Prince Yizhong."

Jia She nodded, and suddenly remembered: "The batch of Rakshasa war horses you want has arrived in the new city outside Zhangjiakou Pass."

Jiao Da was overjoyed and asked anxiously: "When can I enter Beijing?"

Jia She said angrily: "These are war horses, not cattle and sheep. Wait until the second batch of war horses from Guihua City enter the capital together."

Jiao laughed and said, "I'm not in a hurry. It's late at night, it's time for me to take a rest."

Jia She: "Be careful."

Jiao Da: "Yes." He answered and walked away holding the box.
The sun rose on August [-]th of the fourth year of Jianwu.

After working hard for most of the night, Zhao Zixun didn't lie down on the couch in the cabinet duty room to rest until the beginning of Yinshi. He got up before dawn to deal with urgent documents, and was summoned to Qianqing Palace before he had time to eat.

At this time, Zhao Zixun walked out of Qianqing Palace with a gloomy look and took a few steps forward. He stopped, turned around and looked at the palace door. An unspeakable sadness surged into his heart. Not only did he not argue After passing Wang Hetang, he couldn't even get the position of Second Assistant to the Cabinet.

Wang Hetang is the new first assistant of the cabinet, and Yang Ge is promoted to the second assistant of the cabinet. He still serves as the minister of household affairs.

He couldn't understand why the emperor would do this. It was obvious that the second minister of the cabinet could also serve as the official of the six departments.

Zhao Zixun shook his head with a wry smile, turned around and walked out of the palace gate to go to the Song Mansion to offer incense and keep Song Chengliang at his funeral.

"Mr. Zhao Ge!" Dai Quan's voice came from behind.

Zhao Zixun had to stop again.

Dai Quan walked over quickly, took a breath, and said to Zhao Zixun: "The emperor asked the Za family to show this thing to Mr. Ge." After saying that, he took out a piece of goose-yellow paper from his sleeve and handed it to Zhao Zixun.Zhao Zixun took it and took a look, his eyes widened immediately, and he was so surprised that he could not tell!
On the paper is Emperor Jianwu's handwriting: "To Zhao Zixun, a cabinet scholar and household secretary, first-class earl, and the title of prince and Taifu!"

Dai Quan smiled and looked at the dazed Zhao Zixun: "How about it, don't you feel aggrieved now?"

Zhao Zixun blushed and was about to speak.

Dai Quan: "Elder Ge, let me tell you all about the Zajia family. This is the advice given by the chief minister before his death. It is not only to stabilize the situation of the court, but also to prevent you from being involved in the following disputes."

Zhao Zixun's heart skipped a beat and he looked at Dai Quan in surprise.

Dai Quan changed the subject: "As the old saying goes, 'clothes are not as good as new, and people are not as good as old'. Ge Lao is an old man next to the emperor, so he is naturally different from others. Wang Hetang's temper will sooner or later fall out with the noble military. To At that time, Your Majesty can directly appoint the cabinet minister as the chief minister of the cabinet. You have a good relationship with Ning Guogong and other distinguished generals, and you can easily handle the affairs of the court. With this matter, you can not only sit firmly in the position of chief minister, but also Can establish authority in the court!"

Zhao Zixun's eyes lit up and he nodded knowingly.

Dai Quan pointed at the piece of paper: "Your Majesty said, take this first. When you sit on the position of chief minister, I will stamp you with a treasure seal in front of all the civil and military officials in the Qianqing Palace! I will give you a double Happy arrival."

After Zhao Zixun heard this, he knelt down excitedly to thank him.

Dai Quan stepped forward to help him up, and said with a smile: "You will do something for the emperor now."

Zhao Zixun asked urgently: "What's the matter?"

Dai Quan's face became solemn: "Go to the Song Mansion and offer incense to the First Assistant on behalf of the Emperor." As he said that, he took out a small yellow cloth bag from his arms and said, "Here are the memorial inscriptions written by the Emperor. Let's burn them together."

"Yes." Zhao Zixun took it with both hands and walked outside the imperial city.

Looking at his retreating back, Dai Quan smiled. Song Chengliang's original words were: When it comes to matters in the court, either the east wind suppresses the west wind, or the west wind suppresses the east wind.You see clearly, use it when you are at a disadvantage, and distance yourself when you have the upper hand.Once selfishness overwhelms loyalty, dismiss him.

At this moment, a chief eunuch who was in charge of rituals ran over in a hurry and said a few words in Dai Quan's ear.

Dai Quan was shocked, "Where's the head?"

Grand eunuch: "I was sent to the clan mansion by the eunuch in charge of the mausoleum of Prince Yizhong."

Dai Quan: "Go to the Zongren Mansion and get the head." After saying that, he walked quickly towards Qianqing Palace.

Soon, the news that King Zhongshun's head was placed in front of the deposed prince's tomb as a memorial also reached Longshou Palace.

Xia Shouzhong stood motionless by the palace door, quietly looking at the Supreme Emperor in front of him.

The Supreme Emperor looked into the distance, his face was pale, and his hands were trembling slightly.

After a long time, the Supreme Emperor spoke: "Do you think he will be the emperor?"

Xia Shouzhong didn't dare to answer directly, so he could only say: "No one was left alive, it was clean and tidy. Our people checked the wounds and found that they were all fatal with one knife."

After a pause, "Prince Zhongshun was beheaded by a knife. Except for the broad-backed broadsword, only the standard waist knife of the border army has such strength. I heard that a group of Yulin border troops came from the Supervisor of Ceremonies."

Hearing this, the Supreme Emperor couldn't breathe and coughed violently.

Xia Shouzhong quickly stepped forward and stroked his back.

It took a while for the Supreme Emperor to regain his breath.

Xia Shouzhong: "The Supreme Emperor"

The Supreme Emperor pushed him away: "I've really been wrong in the past few decades. I usually don't say anything, but I show no mercy when I use my hands." At this point, he became excited again, "And that stupid woman! I told you, Tell her not to take action. Not only did she fail to take advantage of the emperor, but she also allowed others to fish in troubled waters. Now, two princes and a prince died."

After thinking about it, he asked Xia Shouzhong: "Do you know how the news was leaked?"

Xia Shouzhong: "I'm arranging people to investigate."

The Supreme Emperor: "No need to check, discard them all. Also, tell the Emperor and the Queen Mother that I am tired." After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the palace.

(End of this chapter)