The wealth of rebirth is deep in the mountains

Chapter 124
Eunuch Lu naturally saw the appearance of the brothers and sisters clearly, but now he pretended not to know anything, and saluted with a smile, "His Royal Highness is finally back, and the Emperor has mentioned it several times."

The crown prince nodded and replied, "Father Lao has been waiting for a long time."

As he spoke, he walked into the hall under the guidance of Eunuch Lu, but for some reason, he always felt that something was wrong, subconsciously stretched out his hand to touch his chest, but turned to throw away the little doubt in his heart...

In the Yangxing Pavilion, the ladies of the palace had just evacuated their lunch, and a few old officials accompanied the emperor to drink tea and gossip.

The current country name is Chengde, and Emperor Chengde is the ruler of success. These years, he has grown older and behaved benevolently and gently. He rarely gets angry, and rarely punishes ministers. Instead, he is supported by all officials. Apart from political affairs, Occasionally, he talked about trivial matters in the market, and coaxed Emperor Chengde to laugh a few times.

At this time, the eunuch reported loudly to the prince to see him.The midday sun shone in from outside the main hall, and Feng Ze walked in stepping on the golden white marble floor.The whole person seemed to be in a halo, and the golden dragon embroidered on the black robe seemed to fly out of the circle, which made his figure more tall and straight. His domineering arrogance made Emperor Chengde, who was over half a century old, secretly clenched his fists hidden in his sleeves in excitement.

"My son pays respects to my father, my son is not filial, and I have been trained for a year, and my father will worry about me."

"Okay, okay, get up quickly." Emperor Chengde stretched out his hand to help the prince up, looked at his son carefully for a while, nodded and smiled, "The prince has benefited a lot from this year's cultivation."

An old minister just praised him, "His Royal Highness has been intelligent since he was a child, talented in literature and martial arts, and proficient in everything. This time, he has come back with a great inner accomplishment."

"Exactly, the old minister was still thinking about the big exam next spring, and there is no one to preside over it. How about begging the emperor to appoint the prince as the chief examiner?"

Another old minister also smiled and said, originally the big exam in next spring was a place where aristocratic families, upstarts and poor families competed, and the stalemate was stalemate for several months without deciding the winner. Now that the prince returns, it is the best result to send it out directly as a favor.

Although the parents always talk about how good other people's children are, their own children are the treasures of their hearts. Even if they are clumsy, they are clumsy and cute. What's more, the prince is really excellent. As his father, Emperor Chengde, he heard the old minister say this, and his expression Obviously with a smile.

The veteran thought that the horse shot was successful, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

I don't want the crown prince to salute a few senior ministers, but after sitting down, he didn't even take a sip of tea, so he refused, "My son thinks that his talents and learning are limited, and he can't convince the public. He is really not qualified for the exam next spring. However, My son heard that there is Xunfeng Yushi Li Lin among the deputy examiners, Mr. Li is a clean and honest official, and his character is upright, if he is the chief examiner, he will definitely be able to select talents with both political integrity and ability for Dayuan."

Several old officials were a little surprised. Li Lin was a third-rank official, and he was also the number one scholar back then, but he has been traveling outside for the past few years and rarely wandered around in the capital. Strictly speaking, he is considered a poor family.

What is the purpose of the prince's proposal just after returning today?Could this be a sign that the humble family is about to rise?
Emperor Chengde glanced at his son, but he interpreted the words "A son becomes a devil" vividly, "Since the prince proposed, Li Lin will be the examiner for the next spring exam. I heard that Li Lin's mother is over sixty years old. , widowed for many years to raise their sons to become talented, is indeed a role model for women of the Dayuan Dynasty, and passed the decree to bestow the title of second-rank wife, a reward of 100 taels of silver, 200 taels of silver, eight brocades, and a pearl."

A eunuch who was guarding the corner of the hall stepped forward and knelt down to receive the decree, then got up and quickly wrote the decree, asking Emperor Chengde to look it over and seal it, and immediately sent it out of the palace gate.

Several old ministers looked at each other, they were a little envious of Li Lin's good luck, but more importantly, they added three points to the crown prince's weight in their hearts. After all, all this was only because of the crown prince's words.

A few people are also old and mature, so it's time to change the topic quickly.

Emperor Chengde only had two children, the prince and Princess Minhui, and he praised the prince just now, so naturally it was the princess' turn now.

One of the old ministers, who also taught in the study room, couldn't help but said, "Princess Minhui read the book the day before yesterday, and heard the old minister praise the prince for memorizing "Yuan Shi" backwards when he was ten years old. He also stayed up all night and was able to recite it when he got up early. It's really hard work." Clever. It's a pity that the princess is a woman, otherwise she must be the prince's arm..."

"Ahem," an old official heard his companion getting more and more excited, and hurriedly coughed twice to remind him. The teacher in the study room stopped in time, and when he woke up, he found Emperor Chengde bowed his head to drink tea, and his expression was obviously not as gentle as before. , so I regretted it.

It is said that parents always have a preference for their children, just like five fingers cannot be equal in length.Don't look at Emperor Chengde's obedience and obedience to the crown prince, treating Princess Huimin as if he was an eyeball, he was really alienated to the extreme, and people often mistakenly think that the princess is not the emperor's own.It would be fine if they were placed in an ordinary family with many children and many women, but the emperor only had such a son and a daughter, so this appearance is a bit weird.

Fortunately, the prince loves his younger sister very much, and the mother of the princess also occupies the position of concubine, so there is no discussion among the people in the world.

The prince smiled and opened his mouth to relieve the siege, and talked with Emperor Chengde about what he had seen and heard on the way home, and finally said, "This year, there is a bumper harvest in various places, and some rough food was bought on the road of Erchen, and I will dedicate it to the emperor later."

"Okay, the prince has a heart."

Emperor Chengde's face became warm again, which relieved the fearful old minister, and hurriedly got up to leave.

After getting out of the Yangxing Pavilion and going down the white marble steps, several people looked at each other and nodded, and praised in a low voice, "The return of the prince is really a happy event. In the future..."

The remaining half of the sentence is not finished, but everyone knows that the emperor's benevolence is the greatest blessing for all officials and the people of the world.

In Yangxing Pavilion, Eunuch Lu had already kicked out the eunuchs and maids who were serving him, and then closed the door and stood silently outside.

Feng Ze kowtowed to his father again, and finally sat beside his father, like a normal father and son, and sighed, "Is the father's body still healthy? It's cold in winter, have you ever had a cough, and the child came back in a hurry. I have seen the pulse case of Tai Hospital."

Compared with a year ago, the emperor's temples are much whiter. As a son, I feel very distressed.

Emperor Chengde also relaxed his body, leaning on the bright yellow brocade cushion, his expression a little tired, "Father is fine, but you injured your leg earlier, how are you doing now?"

"I've recovered from my injury a long time ago. Back then when my father talked about Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon among the people, I didn't take it seriously. Now that I've been out for a year of wandering, I really understand a lot. My leg injury was healed by a local doctor in a mountain village, and the root cause of the disease has not been healed at all." Son."

"That's good," the emperor patted his son's shoulder, very relieved, "Lao Yang's letter mentioned that you went to the fields and hunted in person?"

Feng Ze's heart skipped a beat. He originally thought that Uncle Yang was just an old servant sent to him by his father, but now he heard that he was called by these two words. He didn't expect that this old servant really had some background.

He wanted to ask a few questions, but when he thought of the girl he loved in the northern mountains, he became impatient and changed his words, "Father, the child is in the northern region..."

The emperor interrupted him with a wave of his hand, and said with a smile, "You just came back, don't be in a hurry if you have something to do, go back and have a rest, it's not too late to talk in your spare time."

Feng Ze was taken aback for a moment, and wanted to speak, but seeing the tired look on the emperor's brows and eyes was getting stronger, so he got up and left.

Seeing his son go out, the footsteps gradually faded away, the emperor sat up again, and said in a deep voice, "Old man Yang please!"

Eunuch Lu outside the door hurriedly responded, and personally ran to the side hall to invite Uncle Yang, who was still in plain clothes, to come in...

In the East Palace, the eunuchs and maids were extremely excited because of the return of the master. Eunuch Fu, the chief eunuch, yelled loudly that everyone was busy. Suddenly he was surprised to see the master came back early, and hurried forward to serve him.

Unexpectedly, Feng Ze waved people away, and finally shouted, "Gao Ren, come in!"

Gao Ren was squatting on the rockery and gnawing on chicken legs, when he heard this, he rushed into the hall.

Eunuch Fu signaled to the eunuchs and maids to withdraw with a wink, and a team of personal guards stood guard at the bottom of the steps immediately.

In the main hall, Gao Ren threw away the chicken leg with a look of disgust, and said angrily, "Master, when are we going back? We can't even find any delicious food in such a big palace! Xiaomi is afraid at this time." It’s time to kill sheep and make soup!”

Feng Ze's heart was dry, he raised his hand and drank a cup of warm tea to feel better, and asked, "Did Xuan Ming send you the news?"

Gao Ren rolled his eyes, although he knew it was impossible to go back to Laoxiongling just after entering the palace, he still rushed out annoyed.

After a while, a little eunuch dressed as Xuan Yi walked in carefully carrying a tea tray.

"My lord, some clues have been found out about what you ordered. Although Zhan Shi Wang Pu committed suicide in fear of crime, and his relatives were all silenced, his concubine in the outer room who hid in the city confessed that he had seen him with him. The younger brothers of the third house on the side of the Su family come and go, and they are very frequent."

"Su family? Which Su family?"

Feng Ze raised his eyebrows, feeling a little confused for a moment.

Xuan Yi bowed his head, and said one more sentence, "My lord, this is the Su family, the mother family of the imperial concubine and empress."

A look of annoyance flashed across Feng Ze's eyes. He originally thought that if he found out who was behind the scenes who framed him, he would be able to tear away the boundless net that was vaguely tightened around his head.Unexpectedly, it is getting deeper and deeper into the quagmire...

Prime Minister Su has been an official for many years and has a very good reputation. He has presided over the exam seven times, and his students and officials are all over the government and the public, but he has never been domineering and loyal.Concubine Su Gui even taught Princess Huimin to take charge of the harem, and she never heard of any mistakes.

If it is said that the Su family has objections, I am afraid that the world will not be able to believe it.After all, the Su family didn't have the slightest reason to rebel and raise troops. Could it be that they want to support Princess Huimin as the empress?

Things have come to this point, it's like walking into a dead end, but there is no hope...

"Continue to investigate, there must be something strange about this matter."

"Yes, my lord."

Xuan Yi bowed and retreated, leaving Feng Ze silent for a while, and called for Eunuch Fu, "Where is the salute I brought back?"

Eunuch Fu was very thankful that he didn't throw away those packages that looked "rough" before, and quickly responded, "The slave has already been put in the bedroom, and His Highness will allow the slave to fetch it."

(End of this chapter)