first minister

Chapter 194
On a cold night in the middle of winter, with a lonely lamp in the study, one person sits alone.

It wasn't that Feng Xiuyun didn't want to add fragrance or chaos to her red sleeves, the main reason was that Xia Jingyun felt that letting Feng Xiuyun accompany him to read Su Yanyan's or Rouge's love letters was a bit too inappropriate, so he comforted her back to sleep.

What the Su family said in the letter is not too deep, because the really deep things are not dared to say to the outside world, let alone written in the letter.

However, Xia Jingyun, who had a face-to-face in-depth conversation with Mr. Su, could still easily understand the meaning behind many of the words in this patriarch's personal letter.

At the end of the reading, the Patriarch of the Su family wrote a complex emotion in a very concise tone:

[There are more in the back]

Start a new line: [Do not omit]

Xia Jingyun smiled, wondering who was behind it.

With moderation, authors must exercise restraint.

So Su Yanyan's letter was written very neatly.

[The winter in Zhongjing is very cold, please keep warm.

The spring is just around the corner, I hope you will win the laurel.

I also hope that the sky and night are as cool as water, and I lie down to watch the Altair Vega. 】

This poem was attached to Su Yanyan by Xia Jingyun in his letter to the Su family asking for help. He only told Su Yanyan and her maid about the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, and it was a tacit understanding and agreement between the two.

This kind of tacit understanding and agreement is the most capable of capturing the hearts of talented girls.

While lamenting Su Yanyan's deep love and righteousness, he opened the letter from old owner Zhao.

What came into view was the beautiful handwriting, which was actually written by Yan Zhi herself. It seems that the old master Zhao is indeed teaching as promised, without hiding anything, and is really serious about teaching.

What I said above are all serious matters, mainly about the available information on the downfall of Shi Dingzhong.

At the end of the letter, Rouge only wrote a sentence with extreme restraint.

[The slave family will definitely live up to the entrustment of the young master, and hope to do my best for the young master as soon as possible.May your son be well. 】

Hey!
Really scum!

Xia Jingyun sighed, despised himself, and slowly calmed down.

Regardless of their love for children, the messages in these two letters are very important.

The old master Zhao is worthy of being the former emperor who sat firmly on the white-clothed mountain and knew the affairs of the world. He didn't hide anything, and a few pieces of information were very important and crucial. It is not an exaggeration to say that with the things in his letter, if he handled it well for an important minister in the court, he should be able to overthrow Shi Dingzhong.

Although the Su family's information is not that detailed, the Su family has other talents. In addition to some peripheral information, two names were named for him. After all, things still need people to promote.

A supervisory censor, a clerk of the central cabinet, are all humble and powerful people.

The most important thing is that these two people have nothing to do with the Su family or Concubine De.

Xia Jingyun looked at the letter, as if he could cross mountains and rivers, and meet the wise and experienced eyes of the two old men.

After a moment of silence, he opened the letter from Gongsun Jing again.

Soon, Xia Jingyun, who originally only wanted to respect the achievements of other people's labor, widened his eyes just like Dongfang Bai this afternoon.

Even rubbed it.

Fuck!So explosive?
He read it three times carefully.

A thought could not help but arise in my heart, is this the news that Gongsun Jing can find?
Immediately, he quickly reminded himself not to look down on people like those villains.

He opened the study door, looked at the young man waiting not far away, "Go and invite Mr. Su and Mr. Gongsun over."

After a while, Su Yuanshang and Gongsun Jing came over together.

"Sit down first, just wait a moment."

Xia Jingyun didn't lift his head, and wrote vigorously.

There was nothing uncomfortable about the two of them, so they sat down casually and chatted in a low voice.

After a while, Xia Jingyun let out a deep breath, rubbed his wrists, blew on the ink, and handed over the paper he just wrote.

"This is the information I just collected, please take a look first."

Su Yuanshang took it first, glanced at it, his eyebrows twitched, and looked at Gongsun Jing in surprise, then silently digested it, and passed the paper over again.

Gongsun Jing also took it over, looked it over, and was a little surprised at Xia Jingyun's own intelligence channels.

He smiled, "My lord, with such sufficient preparation, this matter can be accomplished!"

Xia Jingyun nodded, as if he accepted this conclusion, "Mr. Gongsun, how did we get these two pieces of information?"

Gongsun Jing smiled and said: "It's just a coincidence. On that day, two brothers in our mansion happened to help the Zhuangzi outside the city to carry the New Year's expenses. When the carriage was being repaired at the carriage and horse shop outside the city, two people were chatting. Our people went over to eavesdrop on a few words, but they were discovered by the other party and immediately avoided. But we immediately followed the clues and found out that Shi Dingzhong was in a private room for concubines. A Zhuangzi specially raised five or six beautiful people for him. In the outer room, a minister of the Ministry of Rites did such a thing, hehe!"

Xia Jingyun asked again: "Then what about his son's kidnapping of civilian girls and his careless disregard for human lives?"

"This is even more amazing, a few days ago"

Gongsun Jing suddenly felt embarrassed, "A few brothers under our command have the habit of helping women in need. A few days ago, we went to the Fenghe Hall and happened to chat with a woman afterwards. The woman said that she came from a foreign country to seek relatives. She originally stayed at the aunt's house in the suburbs of the city, but unexpectedly Mr. Shi passed by and saw her relative's sister. She killed her uncle and cousin. It is said that her uncle and cousin are gone. Thing, more than one person died in Shifu."

"One of these two bought one secretly and the other snatched it openly, one was kept outside, and the other was taken home. They are indeed father and son!"

Xia Jingyun frowned slightly, "Could it be too coincidental?"

Only then did Gongsun Jing suddenly understand what Xia Jingyun was worried about, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, my lord, I asked, that girl has been in Fenghe Pavilion for a while, and these guys have visited before, so it's definitely not just arranged."

Xia Jingyun hummed and fell silent.

Gongsun Jing was eager to make contributions, and said: "Besides, no matter what, as long as the matter is true, we were going to bring down Shi Dingzhong, and it will be worthwhile anyway."

"We can't face this matter!"

Su Yuanshang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.

Xia Jingyun nodded immediately, "That's exactly what I mean too."

Gongsun Jing looked around in a daze, feeling that his brain speed was not enough.

Su Yuanshang explained to him: "In the previous conflict with the third son of the Lu family, His Majesty helped the son and gave us a captain of Jingzhao Mansion. He took the opportunity to take back three important positions."

"Then, in the selection of the Minister of Rites, His Majesty once again used the opportunity created by the young master to help our people to the position of minister of the Ministry of Rites. The goal of making the British public family take advantage of the opportunity to grow did not succeed."

"If this time, we are still the ones to come forward and sue the Minister of Rites, what will be the result?"

Gongsun Jing asked suspiciously: "Didn't your son say that it is His Majesty's plan to weaken the power of the British government and support us. Isn't our behavior in line with His Majesty's wishes?"

"No emperor likes to be figured out clearly."

Xia Jingyun opened his mouth slowly, with deep eyes, "There is a tacit understanding. He can choose to give it, but he can also choose not to give it. What's more, I am a commoner, so I turn my hands into clouds and rain in the court. I treat the court officials as nothing and Your Majesty as a puppet. I am afraid that it will backfire."

Then what are you doing all this hard work?
Gongsun Jing opened his mouth, but didn't say what was on his mind.

"However, Mr. Gongsun is right in saying that no matter what, it is in our interest to overthrow Shi Dingzhong, so these evidences and news can be used as long as they are verified and confirmed to be correct."

"As for the matter that we can't enter the game." Xia Jingyun looked at Gongsun Jing who was hesitant to speak, "We can find someone else."

"Looking for someone else?"

"Yes. Find someone who has nothing to do with us."

In the early morning of the next day, Chen Fugui quietly left Jiang'anhou's mansion, mixed into the bustling crowd of people in the city, twisted and turned, and after shaking off possible tails, he met Lu Yi in the backyard of a gambling house.

Relying on the secret support of the Marquis of Jiang An, Lu Yi's current underground world has expanded smoothly. Although the territory is only a few streets away, the strength under his hands is not weak.

That night, when the night was dim, Lu Yi was dressed in black, climbed over the wall and entered an ordinary house in the east city.

The New Year's Eve is very uneventful, because all the struggles and progress have a short tacit pause at this time.

Xia Jingyun does not have an official status, and does not need to visit and socialize. He originally planned to go to the bamboo forest to pay New Year's greetings, but the Jiang family has always had a tradition of spending New Year's Eve with the soldiers who can't go home, so this plan can only be postponed.

In addition to planning a big event, I didn't go to the temple fair or anything. I just went to the Surabaya Guild Hall to have a meal with my classmates. Under their excessive praise, I left blushing.

The first New Year's Eve in this world has been spent so easily and comfortably.

The only regret is that Feng Xiuyun insisted on sheathing her guns only when she moved to a new house, leaving Xia Jingyun with a little regret and emptiness.

Holidays are always short. On the fourth day of the first lunar month, Emperor Chongning, who was also busy for several days with fixed affairs such as offering sacrifices to the ancestral temple and rewarding the officials, sat in the Taiji Hall. The courtiers who were full of food were divided into two rows and filed in. The first grand court meeting in 24 years began in Chongning.

This kind of court meeting usually has no real meaning. Everyone just came back from vacation, and they don't have much business on their hands.

The monarchs and ministers gathered together, harmonious and beautiful, the emperor's kindness was mighty, and they sang meritorious deeds.

Just when everyone was thinking that this grand court meeting would pass in peace, life showed its unpredictable side.

"Your Majesty, I have the original performance!"

In the eyes of one after another, a figure flashed out from the end of the team, and said loudly, "I, Yushitai Censor Zhou Yinglong, impeached Shi Dingzhong, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, for the three major crimes! I beg your Majesty to investigate clearly, and punish this beast to show justice and show the glory of heaven!"

In the main hall, a needle can be heard immediately.

　Chapter 2 was not satisfactory, so I deleted and rewritten it, and tried to send it out early in the afternoon.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)