Prime Minister dare not be

Chapter 34

Xie Shu asked him: "I heard that Lu Cheng brought someone outside, how did you get in?"

"Lord Lu, he was invited to drink tea by the King of Wuling, and the two left talking and laughing."

Xie Minghe's face suddenly turned ugly.

Xie Shu winked, and each elder had a shiny sword on his shoulder.

An elder couldn't hold back any longer, and cupped his hands at Xie Shu and said, "What the Prime Minister said is very true. The old man is old and has long wanted to retire. When he returned, he recommended someone else to replace my official position. The Prime Minister can rest assured."

Xie Shu took a sip of tea: "I don't need to worry about the recommendation, the elders, I have already arranged the candidates."

Xie Minghe was about to get angry again when he heard that, the knife on his shoulder weighed down a bit before he shut up.

Xie Yun and Xie Ziyuan hurried in with someone, saluted Xie Shu and said: "The officials have gone to the Drunken Horse Pavilion to search for evidence, and Xie Jun has also been detained."

Xie Shu nodded.

Xie Minghe scolded angrily: "The old man has figured it out, you want to use these distant relatives to deal with us, don't you?"

"Yeah, an illegitimate child like me who has no food, still feels that he gets along better with distant relatives. However, in the future, Xie's relatives will only be close relatives but not blood relatives, so there will be no such thing as distant relatives or close relatives." Xie Shu stood up and looked at Walk outside the door: "Clean up here."

Xie Minghe stared at her back, furious.

On the morning of the second day, the emperor found that there were several people missing in the courtiers, and felt that the atmosphere was not right.

Xie Ziyuan went out to play, and handed over the criminal evidence of Xie Minghe and Xie Mingzhang, and wanted to reverse the case for Xie Shu: "The prime minister has been wronged and wronged, please make it clear to your majesty."

Huan Peisheng seconded the proposal: "Your Majesty, please return the prime minister for justice."

The emperor finally realized what was wrong, and started rubbing his forehead again.

Wei Yizhi said: "Fortunately, the truth of this matter has come to light. Since the military salary of the Xuzhou military camp was corrupted by Master Situ, then use his assets to pay for it. Otherwise, our Dajin army will be unstable. Wouldn't it be a big deal?"

At the border between Xuzhou and Qin, the emperor was quite nervous when he heard that the army's morale was unstable, and immediately said: "Xie Minghe and others should be dealt with strictly. As for Mr. Xie... except for the military salary, the rest of the matter is enough to ask for guilt." ?”

Xie Ran came out and said: "Return to Your Majesty, that day, I was forced by Xie Minghe and others to give false testimony to frame the prime minister. In fact, the prime minister is loyal to the sun and the moon."

Xie Shu had goosebumps on his own arms.

As long as there is no overwhelming support, the emperor feels that he can still struggle: "Then let's wait until the prime minister is confirmed to be innocent after verification."

Xie Shu finally spoke in the courtroom after many days of silence: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness, this case has been clarified. Xie Ziyuan, Xie Yun and others have made great contributions, so I invite you to play. The official positions of Xie Minghe, Xie Mingzhang and others, As far as the merits are concerned, these people will be the substitutes."

There was silence in the hall, and a group of distant relatives who were no different from a poor family used force to restrain their close relatives and climb up to the throne. This kind of method is a bit chilling.Everyone has decided to cheer up and take precautions in the future.

The emperor was silent for a long time, weighing the pros and cons again and again, feeling that it would take some time for this group of people to secure their seats, which might not be a good thing, so he nodded: "Zun Zuo, let the officials arrange it." Seeing Xie Shu, he ordered Eunuch Xiang to call out and go to Concubine Yuan Gui for comfort.

Xie Shu came out of the palace gate, and as soon as she walked on the palace road, an eunuch trotted over to salute her: "This servant is the attendant in front of His Highness Ninth Prince, and this is the medicine that His Highness ordered the imperial doctor to give to the Prime Minister, saying it is for the Prime Minister. of."

Xie Shu laughed twice: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness." After all, his arrogant temper is obviously an apology and a reward.

The eunuch said again: "Your Highness said that there is something in the medicine, please take a closer look."

After leaving the palace, Xie Shu boarded the carriage, opened the paper bag, and found that there was a small note inside, and she was delighted when she saw what was written on it.

Sima Ting actually asked her to stay away from Wei Yizhi so as not to ruin his reputation as a virtuous king.

"He is good?" Xie Shu tore the note into pieces.

Mubai said at this time: "When Wuling King left earlier, he said that he would invite you to Changganli for a drink, my lord, will you go?"

"Alright, let's go and thank you first." Xie Shu sighed slightly after finishing speaking: "But this time I borrowed a lot from him, and it can't be repaid with a glass of wine."

There was a guqin by Wei Yizhi's hand, and when Xie Shu came in, he was bowing his head and plucking the strings.The backyard of the restaurant is like a patio. The warm winter sun falls from the bare branches of the ginkgo tree, shining on half of his face.

Xie Shu sat down beside him: "Why did you remember playing the piano?"

"It's a song composed by your father." Wei Yizhi glanced at her, but his subordinates didn't stop: "Listen carefully, do you hear anything?"

Xie Shu listened for a while: "It's quite tactful."

Wei Yizhi laughed: "It's a bit of progress." He took the sheet music and flipped it to her, "I found something interesting, you must read it."

"what?"

"Here, every piece of music has a date at the end, there is a song called Hate Parting, written in the fifth year of Yuanhe, and another called He Xinsheng, composed in the sixth year of Yuanhe, I remember you were born in the sixth year of Yuanhe, right? "

Xie Shu nodded.

Wei Yizhi sighed: "I think this score was written by your father for you and your mother. He is not a person who is dedicated to Taoism."

Xie Shu twitched the corner of his mouth: "It's probably a coincidence."

Wei Yizhi shook his head: "Many songs are entrusted with lovesickness, and there are many lamentations among them. It was during the famine in Jingzhou. In my opinion, your father is a very affectionate person, maybe you just don't understand it. "

Xie Shu was silent.

Many years have passed, thinking of that meeting, I only remember the strong smell of medicinal herbs in the yard.

The maid passed by, but she didn't enter the door. She looked at the figure lying on the couch through a bamboo curtain, thinking of her deceased mother, so she couldn't open her mouth to call her father.

The person on the couch turned sideways to look at her suddenly, but before she could see what he looked like, he turned over again.

"Let's go." That was all he said.

She didn't know this father before, and because of her mother, she didn't want to know him, but looking back now, it seemed that there was still a lot of regret in that sentence.

"Oh, if I had known earlier, I wouldn't have given you the music score. Now you've even dug up my family affairs."

Wei Yizhi glanced at her with a smile: "Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in all battles."

Xie Shu snorted, it was clear that he was playing with his own ideas, but the Ninth Prince was worried that he would ruin his reputation, which was irrational.

The sound of the piano was melodious, she took a sip of water and wine, and her mood gradually calmed down. Looking at Wei Yizhi again, she felt a little grateful again.

At least at this moment, he excluded others and only regarded her as Xie Shu.

Xie Minghe's matter came to an end and there were twists and turns.He was really cunning and cunning, and the evidence in the Drunken Horse Pavilion was actually fake.

Xie Ziyuan was about to rely on this to take Xie Mingzhang into custody, but he didn't expect things to change suddenly, so he hurried to discuss with Xie Shu.

"Sure enough, it's smart to prevent being used by us early in the morning."

Xie Ziyuan asked: "Then should I continue to press Xie Minghe?"

Xie Shu shook his head: "After all, he is an elder in the clan, and he is getting old. It's not good to spread the word, and with his personality, you may not be able to force him to ask anything. It's better to start with Xie Jun, let my cousin go, He has the most experience with interrogation."

When Xie Ran received the message from Mubai, he was feeding the fish in Liuyun Pavilion, squatting thin and thin by the pool, looking very frail.

"The prime minister is really embarrassing me. I am such a kind person, why am I always arranged to extract confessions? I think I couldn't do it when I tortured Le'an back then."

Hearing these words in Mubai's ears, he thought about what he did at that time, silently staring at the fish in the pond and pretending to be stupid.

Jiankang in the middle of winter, with heavy snow falling.

Xie Shu stood in the courtyard wearing a big cloak, looking at the distant relatives of the Xie family who had just stepped into office and came to see him, thinking of the clansman who knelt on the ground in front of him when he first took office as prime minister, it seemed like a dream.

Mubai held her newly established family rules and read out one by one: "From now on, the Xie family will select talents internally, regardless of blood relationship, those who are both talented and virtuous will have merit in recommending themselves, and recommending others will also have merit. Avoid suspicion and fighting, and avoid bullying by the same clan. Knowing the rituals of the Zhou Dynasty, you can go up to serve the king, know how to advance and retreat, and go down to care for the heirs..."

Seeing the cold weather, Xie Shu made a brief summary: "You all still have a long way to go. Because of your background, you will inevitably be squeezed out and suppressed in your official career in the future, but as long as we are united, the Xie family will be able to persevere."

Everyone said yes.

When everyone left, Xie Shu instructed Mubai: "Go and urge the person in charge to sell Xie Minghe's assets as soon as possible, and make up for the military salary of the Xuzhou military camp."

"Is the young master worried about the urging of the King of Wuling?"

"I owe him so much favor and haven't repaid it. The most basic thing has to be done well. I don't want to use family interests to repay it later."

Mubai muttered in a low voice: "Anyway, the King of Wuling is willing, doesn't he just have a plan?"

Xie Shu glared at him: "Don't talk nonsense."

In the blink of an eye, the new year came, and the emperor specially hosted a banquet in the palace, and the empress and queen mother also showed up.

The lights are bright, and the toasts are staggered.During the banquet, political affairs were not discussed, only the emperor was praised for his wisdom and martial arts, and the country was prosperous and peaceful.

Since the serious illness, the queen mother has become more and more friendly, and now the most worrying thing is the children and grandchildren.Before she came here today, she had received the empress' plea to be the master of the prince's marriage. After drinking for three rounds, she took the initiative to propose this matter to the emperor.

The emperor leaned slightly and asked, "Which daughter does the empress think is the best?"

"Your Majesty doesn't know that the crown prince has been in love with Wang Taifu's sister Wang Luoxiu for a long time."

The Wang family has a rigorous family style, and Wang Luo is well-known as a scholar, so he is indeed a good candidate.The emperor turned his head to look at Wang Jingzhi, and said jokingly, "I don't know if the Grand Tutor has a crush on my son?"

Wang Jingzhi hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty, your words are serious. Your Highness the Crown Prince is benevolent and gentle. It is her good fortune that Sister Sister has such a good fate."

The emperor laughed twice, and the matter was settled.

Knowing this result early on, Xie Shu was still a little bit perplexed when he thought of Wang Luoxiu in Wang's other courtyard that night.

But the prince is gentle and kind, maybe he is a good match.

When leaving the palace, Wei Yizhi followed her, walked to a place where there was no one else, followed her and asked, "Why are you a little unhappy today?"

Xie Shu made up his mouth and said: "I'm sorry for you. The people you originally wanted to marry were taken away by the prince. Maybe everyone else is laughing at you behind your back."

Wei Yizhi laughed: "Zifeiyu, how do you know Yuzhile? They're not me, so how do they know what I'm thinking?" After a pause, "It's better that they don't know."

When Xie Shu returned to the mansion, Xie Ran had been waiting in the study for a long time.

"Pry open Xie Jun's mouth?"

Xie Ran nodded: "Otherwise, how dare you come to see the Prime Minister? I have redeemed myself, right?"

In order to gain Xie Minghe's trust before, he was accused of joining Xie Shu with solid evidence, and it was not easy to cover up the past.What's more, the emperor was reluctant to throw away the power of the government, and he was even more picky about it.Xie Shu's resumption of power has been delayed for a long time without knowing it.

Xie Shu sat down and said, "I don't blame you either. The other aristocratic families are all eyeing it. It is impossible for His Majesty to monopolize the power of the government. Sooner or later, he will hand it over. Don't worry."

"Prime Minister is not in a hurry, what am I in a hurry for?" Xie Ran suddenly closed the door of the study, walked back and said, "On the way back, I met some children from aristocratic families and chatted for a while. The gossip seems to be spreading more widely."

Xie Shu's face became more solemn: "This time I was able to get through the crisis smoothly. He helped me a lot. It's not surprising that there will be gossip."

No wonder even the Ninth Prince handed her a note.

Wei Yizhi returned to the mansion, changed into court clothes, and was about to practice martial arts as usual, when a maidservant came to report that Mrs. Xiang invited him to the ancestral hall, her tone and expression were quite cautious.

He felt that something was wrong, and it seemed that his mother was angry again.

The ancestral hall of the Wei family is the heaviest place in the whole family. The nine ancestors of the family were punished, and the pain is still indelible.

Wei Yizhi walked in, and at a glance, he saw Mrs. Xiang standing under the tablet with a sullen face, looking like a mountain rain.

"It's getting late, why isn't mother still resting?"

Mrs. Xiang dismissed everyone and shouted, "Kneel down!"

Without saying a word, Wei Yizhi lifted his clothes and knelt down respectfully.

"Don't lie in front of your ancestors. Let me ask you, do you have a private friendship with Xie Shu as rumored?"

Ever since he learned that the Ninth Prince had heard the rumors, Wei Yizhi expected that this day would come sooner or later.He stared down at the ground: "Yes."

"You..." Mrs. Xiang turned pale with anger, "The Xie family is always against the Wei family, why do you want to befriend him?"

"Compared to Xie Mingguang, she is gentler. Let her be the prime minister, which is beneficial to the balance of the family, and also beneficial to the Wei family."

"Is this true?"

"It's true."

"Okay, then let me ask you, apart from this reason, do you have any selfish intentions?"

Wei Yizhi pursed his lips and remained silent.

"Say!"

"Have."

Mrs. Xiang was so angry that she paced back and forth in front of him, she seemed to be unable to speak, and it took a long time before she managed to speak again: "Do you...do you like him?"

Wei Yizhi hesitated for a moment: "Yes."

Mrs. Xiang staggered back, her eyes were full of shock, and she pointed at him after a while and said: "When you were young, you said you wanted to enter the camp and make great achievements in your family, but when you became an adult, you said you wanted to stabilize your family and not marry lightly. Cheng Aoxing, I only thought you were picky, but I didn't expect you to choose a man after thousands of choices! Now the Wei family only has you as a man, do you want the family to die?"

Wei Yizhi didn't say a word.

Madam Xiang restrained her anger and said in a deep voice: "You swear to the ancestral tablet now that you will never communicate with Xie Shu privately from now on, let alone have any unclear relationship with him!"

Wei Yizhi looked up at the ancestral tablet, stretched out his hand to untie the long whip around his waist, and put it up with both hands.

Mrs. Xiang was trembling with anger, and snatched it away.

Wei Yizhi took off his shirt, but still didn't say a word.

Mrs. Xiang looked at his clean and white back, there were only a few old wounds, but they were all from the war, but now he was willing to endure the whipping for a man.

She whipped it up hard: "If you have a son like this, you will be extremely disappointed!"

There are a few days off during the New Year holidays.Xie Shu lay idle for a few days, and the arrow wound was almost healed. When he looked in the mirror that day, he found that his face was round. It seemed that he had taken too many supplements.

After breakfast, Huan Ting sent a message, saying that he would invite her to enjoy the snow.Xie Shu had nothing to do, so he changed his clothes and prepared to go to the appointment. Unexpectedly, Fu Xuan came to the door.

He stood at the door with an embarrassed expression: "Can the prime minister go to see the county king?"

Xie Shu was puzzled: "What happened to your county king? Is he sick?"

"Bad, almost."

"No wonder I haven't seen anyone these days."

Xie Shu asked Mubai to go back to Huanting's invitation, put on his cloak, hesitated as soon as he walked out, "Is your county king in the old house or the Da Sima mansion?"

Fu Xuandao: "In the old house, Madam has been in a bad mood for the past few days, so the county king moved to live in the old house for a while."

Xie Shu laughed: "He knows how to hide every time."

Fu Xuan followed her pace, taking advantage of no one around, said in a low voice: "Actually... this time is for the Prime Minister."

Xie Shu stopped in his footsteps: "How to say?"

Wei Yizhi's whip was an iron whip, and Mrs. Xiang was in a rage, so she was naturally heavy-handed.Now he can't even dress neatly, he just wears a coat on his back, bored, he can only lie on the couch and read military books.

Xie Shu walked in and was really surprised to see this scene.

Never seen him so embarrassed before.

When Wei Yizhi heard the noise, he thought it was Fu Xuan, and turned to ask him to change his dressing, but found that it was Xie Shu, and immediately sat up.

Xie Shu came over to help him, just when his coat slipped off, and seeing the scars on his back, she took a breath: "Madam Xiang hit so hard."

Wei Yizhi was a little surprised: "You know?"

"Well, Fu Xuan told me."

Wei Yizhi sighed: "Tell me about such a shameful thing."

Xie Shu smiled, and turned to find the medicine: "This time I can get back the favor you gave me for giving me the medicine."

Wei Yizhi smiled and leaned back: "Alright, let me see how your skills are."

Xie Shu picked up the black ointment and carefully applied it along the welt marks. Even the intact flesh was red and swollen, and the wound was even more horrible.

She tentatively said: "If you told my secret, Mrs. Xiang might not be so angry. At most, she would dissuade you because of our hostile position, instead of thinking you are deviant."

Wei Yizhi turned a page of the military book: "My mother has prejudice against you, and I can't tell her before the time comes." He turned his head to look at her, "You can rest assured."

(End of this chapter)