marriage order

Chapter 12
When the teachers and students left the Furong Garden, it was already dark, and the rain was still falling quietly, like a fog, and it would not drench people into drowning chickens.Pei Qu didn't wear a coir raincoat, but just rode in a chic way, while Nanshan was wearing a tight jacket, and whispered in front of him, "The rice is going to be soaked."

Pei Channel: "If it clears up in a few days, take it out to dry and you'll be fine."

It sounds like I have rich life experience and have suffered a lot in foreign countries.Nanshan then asked, "Did the teacher encounter such a thing when he was in Fanbang?"

"It's hard to grow rice that suits your appetite. You can only save some rice every year. Sometimes it will be spoiled by insects when it rains continuously, so you can only take it out to dry." Although it’s gone, it’s rice after all.”

"So the teacher grows vegetables because there are very few edible vegetables?"

"No, it's just that I'm not used to it." Pei Qu said calmly, "The school has land, which is always vacant. Once I heard that Jiang Zhengshi was coming, so I wrote to trust him to bring some seeds. He They brought me two bags full, and I planted them. The soil is different, and there are some that cannot be planted, but most of them have taken root and sprouted with fruit. Farming is as beautiful as reading. The reason is simple and similar. It’s not all about hard work, it also depends on the right time and place.”

"Teacher, do you believe in the right time and place?"

"You don't think it's important?"

"Important." Nan Shan thought sullenly, "But it's not all."

"It's good for you to think like this." Pei Qu said, and changed the subject without pausing, "I see that you are agile, you can play chess and draw, and you once worshiped Guan Bai as your teacher, but you are just a genius. As a teenager, with no family support, it seems a little strange to learn all these years."

"I have a relative." Nanshan said dryly.

"The relative who is the matchmaker?"

"No, it's another relative."

"You seem to have many relatives."

"Well, a lot of relatives." Nanshan pushed down the bamboo hat, "They have helped me a lot."

"Is Master Shen also your relative?"

"Hey?" Nanshan didn't expect him to say this suddenly, and said, "No, no, how dare a student date relatives with the host."

"Master Shen's background seems to be very similar to yours, do you know where he is from?"

Although there are many rumors, Pei Qu is sure that Shen Fengge is also a young man who lost his father, and his background is at least pitiful.He was born in the Ming Dynasty, and later took the examination of the system department. Just one year after he became an official, he moved from the Secretary Province to the Yushitai to supervise the Yushi Lixing, inspect counties and counties, and correct prisons. Since then, his official career has been prosperous without any obstacles.

What he and Nanshan have in common is that they both seem to disappear for a period of time, and outsiders have no way of knowing how they spent it.It is precisely because this period of life experience has been completely wiped out that it has attracted speculation.

Over there, Nan Shan seemed to be thinking for a long time, and said mysteriously: "The host is a mystery, and I don't know where he is from."

She was really cunning.

Pei Qu thought, it would be extremely difficult to get some truth out of her mouth.But he still didn't give up, and asked: "How do you think about Master Shen?"

"Does the teacher want me to talk about good and evil?" Nanshan thought for a while and said, "He is not a good person, but he can't be considered a bad person either." She said calmly.

While speaking, someone came running towards him on horseback, Nan Shan took a closer look and saw that the person was the deacon of Shen's residence, so he couldn't help frowning.She reined in the reins, and the man and the horse came up to her.The deacon got off his horse and said: "The host is here to invite, the Southern media official will go with a certain one."

Unexpectedly, Pei Qu said first: "At this time, the workshop is closed, and a certain official from the South Media Center intends to rest here. If the host has nothing to do, let's talk about it tomorrow."

But the deacon replied: "It's okay to close the workshop, I can bring the Southern media official there."

Nan Shan sat on the horse, quietly watching the two of them deal with each other.But Pei Qu didn't refute the deacon again, just glanced at her, and said: "I have something to say to the Southern media official, please wait a moment."

He got off his horse, and Nan Shan followed suit.Pei Qu took her two feet away, stopped and asked softly, "Are you going?"

Nanshan nodded.

Pei Qu raised his hand to straighten her hat, and said gently: "He is not your superior, you can refuse."

"It's important to send someone here at this time." Nan Shan's lips curved up slightly, "Teacher, don't worry, the students are not children anymore." She looked up at him slightly, as if to reassure him.

But Pei Qu's hand was still resting on the brim of her hat, Nan Shan moved his hand away, seeing his uneasy brows in the rain and mist, he couldn't hold back for a while, raised his hand and pressed it lightly: "Teacher's frowning is so ugly! "After she finished speaking, she realized that her actions just now had crossed the line, so she quickly withdrew her hand and was about to turn around in embarrassment, but Pei Qu suddenly pressed her shoulder and asked, "You have known Master Shen for a long time, haven't you? "

Nanshan still had a relaxed expression on his face, he raised his head and opened his mouth to tell a lie.

Pei Qu looked at her steadily through the rain and fog, and said gently and calmly: "Don't lie, if what you tell is a lie..."

"So what?" Nanshan has always been a liar, she smiled and said lightly, "The student is not familiar with Mr. Shen."

As soon as the words fell, Pei Qu suddenly bent down and lowered his head, getting very close to her.The sound of breathing between the two can be heard, and the noses are almost touching.Pei Qu asked, "Aren't you familiar?"

Nanshan's heart skipped a beat, and he replied stiffly, "I'm not familiar with you."

It seemed that there was a lot of silence under the wide brim of the hat all of a sudden, as if Nanshan could hear his own heartbeat.Although she was an extremely calm little monster, she was still blindfolded in the next moment.

Pei Qu's lips that were half an inch away from her suddenly pressed against her. Although it was just a taste, Nanshan was taken aback by the strange touch.She immediately regained her composure and took a step back, turned her head to glance at the deacon of the Shen residence who was still standing not far away, and tried hard to calm herself down.

She glanced at Pei Qu angrily, but Pei Qu said lightly: "I said, if you lie, then—"

"Teacher is really ridiculous." Nanshan interrupted him, turning his head and leaving in anger.She quickly got on the horse and said to the deacon of the Shen residence, "Let's go."

The sky was dark, and the horses ran away, leaving only Pei Qu's horse standing alone in the rain.Ma'er turned to look at his master, Pei Qu looked calm, not as turbulent as his heart.

When Nanshan arrived at Shen's Mansion, the rain became very heavy, she was covered with moisture, her shoes were all wet, and she stood alone in the West Hall waiting for Shen Fengge.

The waiter brought over hot soup and rice, and said that the host would come back later, and asked her to eat first.Nanshan sat down after the case was filed, took his rice bowl and lowered his head to eat.She ate unconsciously, very mechanically.Her body gradually warmed up, she sighed, and as soon as she looked up, she saw Shen Fengge walking towards the door.

She threw down the bowl and stood up, Shen Fengge sat down, glanced at her, and asked straight to the point: "How did you know that the fish carp has a problem today?"

Nanshan explained the facts, and then asked, "Has the host tried poison?"

"I've tried it." Shen Fengge also bluntly said, "I suspect that the poisoner is one of our own."

"Do you need someone to check?"

"You start with the handyman. The handyman is arranged by the people in the county. Shaofu Pei should have a list."

Nan Shan nodded, but he was a little absent-minded when he heard Pei Qu mentioned.

Shen Fengge looked at her and said: "You seem to be a little troubled, do you want to tell me?"

Nan Shan shook his head and said hurriedly, "No."

At this time, Shen Fengge caught a glimpse of the red string tied around her wrist, and that red string was tied with a small nuclear carving, which was the one that Pei Qu held in the palm of his hand.

What he was worried about happened in the end, so he said: "I think Pei Shaofu may have recognized you. He probably felt very guilty about what happened back then. Now that he recognizes you, he may want to make up for it with all his strength, so You don't need to be too troubled. Secondly, I hope you can clarify your heart. I said you should know how to distinguish between public and private. You have done a good job before, and I don't want you to lose in this matter. "

Nan Shan lowered his head and asked with some self-abandonment, "What if you lose?"

I will save you.Although Shen Fengge thought so, what he said was: "I will kill you."

Nanshan didn't answer.She had heard Shen Fengge say the same words many times over the years, and it seemed a little numb to listen to it now.But Shen Fengge immediately said: "The premise is if I am still alive at that time."

Nan Shan raised his head to look at him suddenly, Shen Fengge said calmly: "I probably won't live long, if that day comes, you should remember to go to Grand Master Yuan."

"Grand Master Yuan?" Nan Shan had no idea that he had friendship with Grand Master Yuan.

But Shen Fengge suddenly raised his hand to press his forehead, and there was a rare expression on his face: "It seems that he can't, the old man is in poor health recently, and he probably won't live long." He said with a faint smile, "I believe you are strict with your words. , I mentioned Grand Master Yuan to you. That is my benefactor, please remember this."

"The host and Mr. Pei..."

"Although Mr. Pei is from the same family as me, he is not trustworthy. The Pei family members are all living beings, so it's hard to guess what's on their minds—" Shen Fengge said flatly, "I underestimated Pei Liangchun a while ago, and I was fooled. "

"What did Pei Yushi do?"

"The poisoning this time is probably also related to him." Shen Fengge continued lightly, "His appetite is much bigger than I imagined, and he is not just Yushitai's dog. So close to the core."

Nanshan was a little startled, had Pei Liangchun already surpassed many officials in Yushitai and became the emperor's confidant?
Shen Fengge ignored her surprise, and continued: "At today's banquet, you messed up the game, so you are likely to be watched more severely. You should be more careful in the near future."

Nan Shan nodded: "The host should also be careful."

Hearing her ardent instructions, Shen Fengge said casually: "If it was really the game he set up, he would not easily set up a second game if he responded after a disastrous defeat. I still have time." And this person is none other than the current Holy Majesty.Although no news has been received from the outside world, there are indications that this person's physical condition has begun to decline.

Calling Pei Qu back to the country, skipping the Shenfeng Pavilion to cultivate new confidantes from under the Yushitai, and getting the King of Wu to return to the capital... probably was the emperor's last plan and effort.

The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier, and Pei Qu was tossing and turning in bed. Mosquitoes in the tent disturbed people's sleep on the one hand, but the main reason was that someone's insomnia caused him to be overwhelmed with thoughts.He simply sat up and meditated with his eyes closed in the dark tent.

Pei Qu, who had no spirit of reflection, did not repent at this time of "bullying" his apprentice during the day, and what he had in mind was something else entirely.The banquet held in Shangyuan today was invited in the name of King Wu. Would most of the people who are willing to come be willing to be in King Wu's team?Although Shangyuan seems to have a close relationship with King Wu, they haven't seen each other for more than ten years. Are they really that close?Shangyuan has been running secretly in the cracks for survival all these years, just to pave the way for King Wu?
Shangyuan's team invitation today always looks a bit like weeding out dissidents instead of recruiting fellow travelers.

The emperor had his own set of ideas in mind, which would also include future successors; and the forces behind Shangyuan and Mrs. Wu Wang should not be underestimated. At this sensitive moment, the best way is not to move, not to stand in line , wait and see what happens.

In fact, most of the prominent figures in the court at present pretend to be ignorant while pretending to understand.On the surface, although they have nothing to do with any faction, they are only loyal to the imperial court wholeheartedly, but secretly they may have their own choices, such as Pei Qu's father Pei Jin'an, Grand Master Yuan, or even Shen Fengge.

Perhaps it was because of Shen Fengge's secret standing in line that caused serious suspicion that he was counted against today; of course, it is also possible that someone wanted to destroy Shen Fengge's superior position, and planted a frame to frame Pei Qu, killing two birds with one stone.

Pei Qu is well aware of his current situation.In the eyes of the emperor, his use value may not be great, and the emperor may have brought him back just to keep an eye on him, in case he is secretly involved with anyone.So what he has to do is to do his "job" well, no matter what hand reaches out to grab him, he can't move.

Being an official has nothing to do with growing vegetables, but occasionally they have similar principles. It is wisest to guard your own vegetable fields when necessary, and you will usually be beaten if you look around and covet other people's fields or do something wrong.

After clarifying this point, Pei Qu himself has no troubles.It was his poor and lovely apprentice who seemed to be in deep trouble.He could see that she had a good impression of him, but she kept a vigilant distance all the time, refusing to take a step closer or reveal her feelings.

She had recognized him early on.Before he recognized her, she had already planned to approach him in the name of talking about marriage, and even pretended to be a stranger.She turned herself into left-handed, changed her writing habits, and even disguised her identity... These deceptive appearances were all defeated by her eyes.

Pei Qu finally understood why she felt very familiar with her when they met again in Nanshi for the first time. He had never seen other people have such a pair of eyes, which were dark and bottomless, as if they could swallow countless secrets but none of them could be understood. Can't spit it out.

What worries Pei Qu is - where is she trapped?He could vaguely guess something, but he didn't have the courage to prove it.Once this matter is confirmed, he doesn't think he can deal with it calmly.It was his decision to send her away back then, just as he commented in Nanshan on the corridor that day: "The teacher is too cruel, it is very sad to throw her out after being rescued."

That day he confessed to her about Chao Ge, which was also the final test and confirmation.Nanshan's words and tone always have a hint of pretending to be relaxed, as if he is really listening to other people's affairs, but in his heart... he also feels aggrieved.

She has lost her sense of taste these years, and she has developed such a skill. Does this... have anything to do with Shen Fengge?
If she followed Shen Fengge, whose team was she standing in these years, and who was she against?When the court changes in the future, what fate will she have as one of the pawns?
Pei Qu deliberated for a long time, and finally came to the conclusion that she could not be allowed to stay by Shen Fengge's side anyway, so he had to do everything possible to marry her.

People who read a lot are always a little bit stupid, especially when it comes to relationships.It is clear that he was clear about his position a moment ago, but he immediately became unreasonable and confused in this moment.

His meditation behavior was finally interrupted by countless mosquitoes in the tent.Mosquitoes seem to become much more vicious and greedy on rainy days. Even though they are full of blood, they still "buzz" and circle around their ears and refuse to leave.

Pei Qu tried to kill a few of them to warn others, but his skills were so bad that his hard work was useless. He slapped more than a dozen hands empty-handed, and the palms of his hands hurt. No dead mosquitoes either.

He seriously missed Nanshan again.

With such dexterity, Tu'er must not have such troubles.

As he thought, Nanshan was indeed not troubled by mosquitoes, but he tossed and turned all night because of the teacher's "improper" behavior.

She can't clarify her emotions. From nine years ago to now, she has experienced too many things.From being disillusioned to rekindling hope, putting away one's guard and boldly trusting someone, to slowly closing oneself, to being disappointed, complaining, and even giving up on oneself, until now it has become a harmless appearance of humans and animals, as if it has lost its heart and lungs .

Over the years, she has understood how fragile the relationship between people is.The entanglement can't be broken no matter what, most of them are evil fate, which makes people feel upset.There was a nine-year break between her and Pei Qu, and they reunited in this way, connected by a teacher-student relationship, what about the future?
It seems that she doesn't have to think about the future, and she only lives in the present as if she has lived for a long time.

The present cloud of black mist does not allow people to enjoy life well. It would be great if it could clear up like the sky outside.

When she turned over for the last time, she saw the morning light outside, so she got up, washed up briefly, and planned to sneak out of Shen's mansion in a refreshed manner.But before she reached the door, she was arrested by the deacon.The deacon said: "The host invites the southern media officials to have breakfast together."

Nan Shan bit the bullet and went back to the main room, breakfast was already set on the small table at the bottom.There are still fish carp on the low table in front of Shen Fengge, he doesn't seem to mind at all being known as the weakness of eating fish carp, he loves a certain food to the extreme, probably he is willing to die on it.

Shen Fengge didn't greet her or talk to her, so Nanshan stuffed his breakfast whole into his stomach, intending to leave early.But as soon as she stood up, Shen Fengge raised her head and said, "Come here."

Nan Shan bowed his head and walked over, Shen Fengge took a budding honeysuckle flower from the fish carp plate and handed it to her.

Nanshan didn't answer.Shen Fengge said: "Do you know why you have to pick it early?"

Nanshan did not return.

Shen Fengge said blankly: "Because it can avoid the ending of withering after blooming."

This sentence is very meaningful, as if using flowers as a metaphor.

Nan Shan stared at the green honeysuckle, and immediately understood what he meant, so he replied: "If it doesn't bloom, it will wither in the end. This is what Nan knows."

Shen Fengge put down the bud with a calm expression but gritted his teeth.He found that she either didn't speak now, or she was very blocking when she spoke.Is this what she learned from her "good teacher"?

Respectfully, Nanshan bowed and saluted, said his farewell very boldly, then turned and left.

It rained all night, and there was a lot of water on the ground.When Nanshan rode a horse "Da Da Da" to Wannian County, Shangyuan also set off from the Princess Mansion and arrived at the mansion of King Wu.

King Wu's house has been vacant for many years. Although it has been furnished in advance, it is always somewhat unpopular and empty.At this time, King Wu had already had his breakfast and was sitting under the trellis to teach his son Li Jiayin to play chess.

The sun came out in the east, and the sky gradually became hot and dry, but the cool breeze under the rattan flower trellis was very comfortable.Despite the weather, King Wu still wore a lot of clothes, and even covered his knees with a thin blanket.On a handsome face, there are bloodless thin lips, and even the eyebrows are very pale, and because of the sickness, the expression and posture are particularly distant, like Zhongnan Mountain in the evening fog.

Hearing that his sister had arrived, King Wu didn't get up, but his son jumped up and said happily, "Auntie is here!" Then he ran forward.

The deacon followed behind and shouted: "Lang Jun, be careful!"

Wu Wang didn't interfere with the child, he held the chess pot and looked at the chess record absently.

Seeing Yuanyuan's little nephew running over there, he didn't show his closeness as an aunt.She disliked this child to the extreme, she said lightly: "Jiayin, where is your father?"

Jiayin replied with a smile, "I'm reading the chess record."

Shangyuan ignored him and went straight to the mansion.Helplessly, Jiayin is always clinging to her like a lump, and she can't get rid of it even if she shakes it off.Although the little guy has short legs, his steps are fast, as if he must keep up with his aunt.

Jiayin's mother married the king of Wu more than ten years ago, and she failed to save her life when she gave birth to Jiayin.This woman's background is not simple, as the precious only daughter of Jieshuai in the feudal town, she has been doted on since she was a child. , so all the love for the younger generation is devoted to the grandson Jiayin.

Good news, good news, Shangyuan silently clenched his fists while saying the child's name in his heart.

One big and one small quickly arrived under the flower stand, King Wu slowly raised his head, the smile on his thin lips was also thin, even a little silly.He smiled faintly: "Sister is here."

Shangyuan didn't even sit down, but looked down at him condescendingly, but said with a pleasant face: "My brother is so leisurely, playing chess over there for so many years is not enough, now that I'm back in Xijing, do I still want to go on like this?"

"Sister knows, I don't have any big ambitions, and this chessboard is enough." He was still lazily holding his chess jar, and continued, "Not to mention my body, what else can I do?"

Shangyuan followed his words and continued: "There are many famous doctors in Xijing, and there is always someone who can cure your illness."

King Wu still smiled like that, and said to Jiayin: "Jiayin, go and read the book for a while."

Just as the good news was about to respond, the deacon over there hurried over, stood still and saluted, and then said: "Someone is coming from the palace, please come into the palace, Mr. Xiaolang."

Jiayin heard the sound and looked over, King Wu steadily dropped a chess piece on the chessboard, and Shangyuan slightly raised the corner of his lips, his face was a little ugly.

Hearing that Li Jiayin, the only son of the King of Wu, had been summoned into the palace by the Holy Majesty, all kinds of thoughts were surging in the court, and the regular counselors were in high spirits when they went to court for several days in a row, afraid that they would miss a word and miss the shock information.

Who knows when the Holy Majesty will make a crown prince on a whim?The position of the Eastern Palace has been vacant for a long time. The Eastern Palace official office in the northeast corner of the imperial city has been assigned only a few people these years.Over the years, the yamen on the other side of Anshangmen Street have proudly regarded them as non-existent, and the Dushui Supervisor to the south of the yamen is a group of "craftsmanlike" petty officials. Be friends with Guanglu Temple, which provides food and has constant bad reviews from the court.

But Guanglu Temple is always getting bad reviews, full of malice, and always unpleasant to speak. The East Palace official office has had enough of such "neighbors", so when they heard the news that the Holy Majesty wanted to establish a reserve, they immediately put aside the mess Friends, actively sweep the front yard and wait for the arrival of the new master.

But wait and wait, after waiting for half a month, the Holy Majesty just called Li Jiayin to sit in the palace every day to inspect the little guy's homework, as if he had no plans.

It’s already midsummer, there are book drying stations in Xijing, pen drying brush drying, paper drying paper drying, and baby drying... Li Jiayin has been drying in the sun for two hours, and her whole head is about to droop. , but still relying on willpower to hold on, the small body stood upright, as if nailed to the brick floor.

The inner courtyard seemed to be very quiet, there was not even a wind, only the guards came and went, and the servants stood far away, staring at Li Jiayin intently, waiting to correct his standing posture at any time.

Li Jiayin was fined to stand today because she did not do her homework well yesterday.As the grand nephew of the Holy Majesty, he seems to be treated like a prince. The best teacher teaches knowledge, the strictest teacher evaluates homework, and the vicious servant is always watching him to correct his words and deeds.

Although the sage has not let go of his mouth until now, anyone with a discerning eye feels that this is already cultivating the emperor's nephew as a prince. Maybe after a while, a group of princes, princes, princes, princes and other officials will be born.

While Li Jiayin was basking in the sun silently, the Holy One was playing chess with others in the Hall of Yanying.There are many chess pieces lined up on the chessboard, and the chess game seems to be a bit intense.The Holy One lazily asked the servant beside him, "Are you still standing?"

The servant replied that Li Jiayin was still standing motionless, as if she had a lot of backbone.

The Holy Majesty said lightly: "Oh, looking soft and weak is a stubborn stubbornness." After speaking, he fell down again, and waved his hand to signal the servant to go out.

At this time, there were only two monarchs and ministers left in the Great Yanying Hall, and the one sitting opposite the Holy One was Pei Liangchun, the imperial censor.

"Has there been any movement in Xuanwu Town recently?" The Holy Majesty pretended to ask so indifferently, as if he wanted to say something, but Pei Liangchun was still cunning, and replied: "The feudal clans in Heshuo have made some small moves recently. As for Xuanwu, I don't know much about it. .”

Pei Liangchun wanted to change the topic to Heshuo Fanzhen, but the Holy Majesty didn't seem interested in Heshuo faction at this time, and said again: "It's time for Lu Zhan to come over."

"It takes about a good name for Lu Jieshuai to come to Beijing." Pei Liangchun responded immediately.

"Yes, name." The Holy Majesty dropped another son, and said casually, "Let his grandson be the crown prince, I wonder if this name is enough."

Hearing this, Pei Liangchun pondered over the chess game again.Your Majesty is frankly saying that he wants to appoint Li Jiayin as the reserve?So is this an invitation to stand in line, or a test?
Although there are 44 feudal towns in the world today, they are generally divided into four categories.One is the Heshuo Fanzhen, such as Weibo, Chengde, and Huaixi; the second is the Frontier Fanzhen, which is divided into Northwest and Southwest factions; In other words, the Xuanwu named by the emperor belongs to the Central Plains vassal town.

Most of the towns in Heshuo are proud vassals, who are suspected of separatism; the frontier vassals hold heavy troops to control the border all the year round, and the military affairs are heavy and the qualifications are the oldest; the southeast is relatively stable, and it is the main source of wealth for the entire dynasty. Even the vassal commanders are mostly "Confucian commander-in-chief"; if Heshuo, the frontier, and the southeast are connected, the center is the Central Plains vassal town.

The Central Plains feudal town is known as "the most important thing in the world, the total number of boats and vehicles, the control of the throat of Heshuo, and the transportation of water through Huaihu Lake". it goes without saying.

If Heshuo is a disobedient and crazy horse, Zhongyuan is a wild horse that pretends to be on a rope but can break free and gallop at any time.The Central Plains feudal towns did not completely follow the orders of the central government, and even the taxes and taxes were paid according to their mood, and sometimes they simply refused to pay them if they felt that they were not enough for their own retention, but the imperial court could only sneer at this, and dared not even speak nonsense.

In fact, the imperial court had to rely on the Central Plains Fanzhen to prevent the Heshuo arrogant Fanzhen, and when necessary, most of the soldiers from the Central Plains were recruited, so it gave the Central Plains Fanzhen a good feeling of "I am really meritorious, please provide for me by the imperial court".

This feeling reached its peak when the rebellion of the kings was suppressed, and Li Jiayin's grandfather, Lu Zhan, the commander of the Xuanwu Army, was the hero at that time.

At that time, Lu Zhan was the commander-in-chief of the Xuanwu Army. He was dispatched by the court to lead troops to suppress the rebellion of the kings. He was arrogant because of his military exploits. In the end, the daughter "reined in the horse from the cliff" and entered the court to show her obedience. She was promoted to a noble in the same year.

Fanzhen commanders change frequently, but Lu Zhan has sat firmly in Xuanwu until now without any mistakes, which is really amazing.Moreover, the Central Plains faction has almost acquiesced in Lu Zhan's position as the boss now, causing Lu Zhan to look like he has only one Xuanwu in his hand, but behind him are almost all the towns in the Central Plains.

Xuanwu is too close to the Eastern Capital, so the Holy Majesty has to be a little wary.If the relationship between the imperial court and Heshuo is already torn apart, then the relationship with the Central Plains feudal towns is very delicate.

But if Li Jiayin is appointed as the crown prince, Lu Zhan will not act rashly in order to protect Li Jiayin's position. Not to mention the entire Central Plains, at least Xuanwu will have his heart towards the court, and there will be some subtle entanglements, to some extent It is said that the relationship between the feudal town and the imperial court will reach a balance.

But Lu Zhan is in Xuanwu after all, so it is impossible to protect this precious grandson all the time, and Li Jiayin is young, once he ascends the throne in the future, maybe he will be controlled by a certain force in the court.Because of this, when the Holy Majesty considered the relationship between the imperial court and the feudal town, he also had to consider the internal forces of the imperial court.

He has allowed Shangyuan to cultivate his own power secretly all these years, and he also regarded Shangyuan as a pawn.He knew that Shangyuan was not on the side of King Wu. If possible, this ambitious niece would like to become emperor herself, but she is a woman after all. The country cannot fall into the hands of a woman at present, but let this woman come to fight against the other party in the court. Force confrontation is also a good way.

It is nonsense for a child to be an emperor. He is not a genius and lacks experience and means. He must be assisted by someone, and assisted is often prone to problems.The balance result that the Holy Majesty needed at the moment was that Shangyuan could not seize the throne because he was afraid of the power of the feudal town, but he could fight against the internal forces for his nephew, so that his nephew would not become a puppet of a certain group of people.

Li Jiayin is really a good move.Pei Liangchun wanted to understand this, so he knew where he should stand, so he dropped a chess piece that he had hesitated for a long time, and the sage over there raised his eyes to look at him, and said meaningfully: "Qing lost on purpose. "

"Don't dare." Pei Liangchun bowed his head back to him.

The Holy Admiral put the chess pieces back into the jar one by one, changed the subject and asked again: "The one who spoiled the situation at the Furong Garden banquet last time... how about that—that matchmaker?" this person.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the matchmaker went to Wannian County Pei Shao's Mansion to ask for the list of banquet servants, and it seems to have found some clues."

"Oh, it's so powerful, it really is a living household registration."

"However, the minister has dealt with the clues before then, so it should be impossible to find out."

"If you can't find it, you will guess." Even the tone of the voice of the Holy One has the smell of a long-lived human spirit.

Yes, they did guess, and in the end they all guessed at him, Pei Liangchun.At this time, Pei Liangchun knew it well, but he pretended to be confused, so he didn't answer, and directly changed the topic to Nanshan: "According to many investigations by my ministers, the identity of the matchmaker with the surname Nan seems to be quite questionable. .”

"Oh." The Holy One responded lightly, and said, "Is she from your younger brother, or from Shen Fengge?"

Pei Liangchun found it difficult to answer this question.Because he suspects that Nanshan is Chaoge, and Chaoge was regarded as someone brought by Pei Qu before, but after Chaoge left, many things happened that he couldn't find out for the time being, and then he seemed to be very close to Shen Fengge.So it is not easy to judge who she is.

Pei Liangchun simply said: "The minister thinks that this Nan surnamed matchmaker is the granddaughter of Li Chongwang who disguised his identity."

"Li Chongwang's granddaughter?" The Holy Majesty suddenly pondered for a while, and then asked seriously after a while, "Didn't that child die a long time ago?"

"Li Chongwang participated in the rebellion of the kings and his family was punished. It is impossible to keep alive, but it is said that the child survived."

After Pei Liangchun finished speaking, he waited for the Holy Master's reaction, but the other party only looked at him, pretending to be very curious and waiting for him to continue talking.

Pei Liangchun had no choice but to continue: "When Pei Shaofu came back from Huainan, he said that he picked up a child fleeing famine on the road and called her Chaoge, but—"

Having said that, it's almost the same. It's nothing more than that the family members, including Pei Jin'an, think that Chao Ge is not a child who survived the famine at all, but is very likely to be a surviving descendant of the rebellious Wang family. To avoid trouble, this Only then secretly forced Pei Qu to send her away.

The Holy One interjected: "If that child is Li Chongwang's granddaughter, then your whole family in the Pei family kept the truth from me, is that the reason?"

It was only then that Pei Liangchun realized that he had dug a big hole, and he had already jumped into it.

The Holy Majesty looked at him calmly, Pei Liangchun hastily put down the chess jar and retreated to his knees: "The minister and father didn't know about this back then, only the seventh brother knew about this."

Pei Liangchun almost held his breath and waited for the Holy Master to speak. He also gambled heavily today, but he didn't expect the Holy Master to push him into the pit again, and he almost fell into the pit and couldn't get up.

The heart was beating "chug chug", but the sage remained silent.Pei Liangchun couldn't see his expression, his heart was beating like a drum and he could only panic even more.His Majesty looked at him coldly, and saw his guilty conscience from the slightly trembling hands he pressed on the mattress, so he was no longer interested in letting him continue playing chess.

Both are from the Pei family, both Pei Jin'an and Pei Qu are more calm than this running dog in front of them.Although Pei Liangchun looked vicious, he was eager for quick success and could not hide. Such a person was the most suitable pawn, as long as he was pushed across the river and let him fight with all his might.

But the Holy One would not let Pei Liangchun go so easily at this time, he put all the chess pieces on the chessboard into the jar one by one, let Pei Liangchun have enough time, and then said: "I will investigate this matter in detail, you Just step back for now."

One sentence seems to be a simple way to send him away, but it is not the case when you look closely.

The Holy Majesty heard him mention this matter, but he didn't want to hear him explain how to determine Nanshan's identity, but planned to investigate it himself, which made a big difference.One must know that Pei Liangchun had already prepared a whole set of excuses before coming, and planned to tell Shen Fengge "help Nanshan change her appearance, disguise her identity for her", but right now there is no chance to speak.

So he said "Hey" nervously, without daring to lift his head, he stood up quietly, bowed his waist and walked back carefully.

A hint of sarcasm flickered on the corner of the Holy Master's lips, he clapped his hands and summoned the servant, and said, "Let Jiayin go back and rest, there is no need to come tomorrow."

"Here." The waiter's voice rushed to the front.Li Jiayin stood for more than two hours, but he really couldn't stand anymore, he heard the servant's footsteps in the distance, his eyes darkened and he fell over.

Fortunately, it was just sunstroke due to exposure to the sun for a long time, and after a little diagnosis and treatment, the little guy recovered, but he still looked a little weak.Because he couldn't stay overnight in the palace, the servant hurriedly sent him out while it was still early.

Exit the palace gate and go west through the Yanxi Gate to find the East Palace. There are extremely high stone walls on both sides of the side street, which feels oppressive and chilling.Li Jiayin peeped out quietly, and finally shrank her head back.For a child, the East Palace is not a paradise, but more like a prison.Climbing up the steps along the long promenade, you will finally be able to touch the core of the empire's power, and the majestic building on the platform is much higher than the stone wall of the side street. Looking from a distance, the corners of the eaves seem to pierce this place. In the evening sky, a line of blood was drawn abruptly.

The change of power seems to always see blood.Whose blood could it be?Li Jiayin didn't know.

(End of this chapter)