A Thousand Hills

Chapter 134

Judging from Zhu Yan's experience as an official over the years, even the Fifth Prince would have to say that this is a talented person.

Xie Moru said, "Zhu Yan is in trouble."

The Fifth Prince also said, "It's not true, is it?"

"Of course not, Xingyun has no intentions for him at all." Xie Moru handed a cup of honey water to the fifth prince, and said, "If it wasn't for someone with a heart to spread rumors, this matter wouldn't have spread so quickly."

At this time, the fifth prince only thought that Zhu Yan or the Zhu family or Jiang Xingyun had formed some kind of enemy, the fifth prince said, "I don't know who is so wicked to spread such rumors."

Xie Moru said, "With such a name, surname and location, it is impossible to say that someone who spread rumors has some quarrels with our family."

The fifth prince has always been a man of action, he said, "I have already asked someone to investigate."

Xie Moru asked, "Zhu Yan has been back to the emperor for so long, I heard that His Majesty often calls him to speak, does His Majesty have any good errands for him?"

That is to say, my daughter-in-law asked, just like that, the fifth prince sent all the palace people away before saying, "I heard that my father intends to build a navy in Fujian, and Mr. Zhu was an official in Fujian. Although his official position is not high, But he has some experience in dealing with pirates. He has been an official in Nan'an Prefecture for several years and has a good reputation, and it seems that the father wants him to go to Fujian again."

Xie Moru frowned, "According to his age, if he goes to Fujian, he will be a deputy at most."

The Fifth Prince said, "He is a prefect in Nan'an Prefecture, if he goes to Fujian again, he will be a magistrate."

Xie Moru was puzzled, and said, "There are governors and governors on top of the prefect, even if they want to train soldiers, they will not be handed over to a prefect."

"You don't know that. Military training is not an easy task. A few strong men are brought in. They can only wield hoes on weekdays, but they can't fight. The shortest period of military training is three years, and the longest period is five years. Unpredictable and unpredictable, this adds another level of difficulty. I reckon that this matter of military training should not be part of Mr. Zhu, but he is a magistrate of a local government, and he is also a fat job." The fifth prince is an official in the court , Since Bi Xie Moru was well informed, and then analyzed by himself, he talked to Xie Moru about some court affairs.

Xie Moru's heart moved, and he said, "Speaking of Fujian, there are often bandits. It was originally a job that everyone avoided, but because of the military training, it became a fat job."

The fifth prince laughed, "Before, I often encountered bandits. This time, since I have to train soldiers, there will be bandits. The one on top of my head is a military general, and has little to do with civil servants. Not to mention that the risk of being an official is greatly reduced. No better than anyone else, even the Emperor Father will pay special attention to it. If you are safe and sound for a few years, at least you can hang your name in front of the Emperor Father, and you will not worry about not having good opportunities in the future."

"Tell me, these rumors suddenly spread in the market, does someone want to replace Zhu Yan?"

The fifth prince thought for a while, and said, "How can some rumors affect the state affairs? You think too much." Scratching his chin, the fifth prince said, "It's even harder to say that you want to replace Zhu Yan. Who doesn't know that this is a fat job? Not all the sons of the rich and powerful families in the imperial capital have good jobs. But it's too petty to use gossip to ruin Zhu Yan's reputation."

"If you still don't believe it, just wait and see." Xie Moru said, "People can do anything in order to get promoted and get rich."

The fifth prince was rather disapproving of this villain's tricks, and said, "It's too stupid to do such a thing. Besides, if people know it, their reputation will be ruined for a lifetime."

Xie Moru said to the fifth prince, "When it is found out, it doesn't matter who it is, and it will be sent directly to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment."

The fifth prince laughed, "Our family has this convenience." The Taizhang is in charge of the Ministry of Punishment.

The two of them were talking, and it was time for dinner. After dinner, Xie Moru ordered Wisteria to find a set of "The Immortal Handbook" and show it to the fifth prince. The fifth prince took it, looked at the title of the cover, and asked casually, " What book? A novel about fairy tales and strange things?"

"No, this is the family biography of Li Shizi. I borrowed it to read it before, so I copied it." Xie Moru said, "Didn't you say that His Majesty intends to train a navy? Of course Tang Immortal went to sea Although the notes have nothing to do with military training, they are mostly records of events at sea, you can take a look at them at your leisure, and if your majesty has any inquiries, you can also say something about it."

The fifth prince was very loyal to his father, he turned two pages and said, "Since you have this book, why don't you dedicate it to your father?"

Xie Moru said, "This is something handed down by the Yong'an Houfu family. Although Li Shizi borrowed it from me to read it, if you want to offer a book, it is better for Yong'an Houfu to give it. It would be bad for us to intervene."

The fifth prince's heart moved, and he said with a smile, "You reminded me that our family and the Li family are not strangers, they are serious aunts and uncles. Since Cousin Li lent you to read it, he must not hesitate to lend it to the emperor." Let's take a look, not to mention that books are originally used to pass on cultural knowledge. I asked Cousin Li, he is not a stingy person. It has just passed the new year, and he must not know that the father intends to build a navy in Fujian. What's the matter?"

Xie Moru said, "That's also good. You should first see if this book is useful or not, so don't waste your energy."

"I know." The fifth prince couldn't wait to read it. He read a few lines and said, "Why don't you say it's a book written by a god, so that people can understand it at a glance."

Xie Moru smiled, "It can be seen that this is a god who understands."

The fifth prince read a few lines, and suddenly asked, "Have you seen Ziyu Qingyun from Cousin Li's house?"

"Isn't it just a flute? What's there to see? There are ten or eight flutes in our house, and three or five jade flutes."

The fifth prince held the book and said, "What's the matter, Cousin Li's is a divine flute."

Xie Moru smiled, "I haven't seen a miracle with my own eyes, so I don't believe it."

"Don't say that in front of Cousin Li, he will be angry." The fifth prince told his wife worriedly, and said, "Tomorrow I will go to Zhushulou to see if there are any books about sea. Move some back to see."

After some gossip, the two of them took a break at night.

The five princes heard the rumors, and the Zhu family even heard the rumors. Zhu Yan is not stupid. His mother even went to his yard to ask him, "But it really happened?" Zhu Yan said, "There are some rambling gossip outside. Mother also believes it? Not to mention that Miss Jiang has escaped into Buddhism, do you think she didn't even care to be the fourth-rank side concubine of the eldest son's mansion back then, so how could she have a crush on her son? Besides, where is the Wanmei Palace? I don’t know how many palace attendants there are, how can anyone allow blasphemy! It’s clear that there are rumors and slanders, and the mother doesn’t defend her son, how can she ask her son whether it’s true or not?”

Mrs. Zhu was very anxious, and said, "It wasn't you before..."

"Earlier when my son returned to the imperial capital, he didn't know that she was the person who led the cultivation. Now that he knew she was noble, my son didn't dare to have other intentions." Zhu Yan said coldly, "Mother doesn't need to mention it again."

Zhu Yan got up and went to discuss with his grandfather. Master Zhu's heart sank, and he said, "Your errand is only a few days ago. Why are you so careless?" Master Zhu didn't investigate the truth of the matter. From his point of view, it is meaningless to be true or false. The grandson seems to have gained a bit of dignity in front of the imperial court. If he is involved in this matter, the hard work of the past few years will not be in vain.

"It's not because my grandson is not cautious, I'm afraid it's someone with a heart." Zhu Yan was a little dizzy about Jiang Xingyun's matter, but he was very clear about this matter, and sneered, "Since there are grandson and Miss Jiang mixed in here, Wanmei Palace is also involved, and the person who spread the rumors presumably is sincerely plotting against the grandson, and I'm afraid there may still be a gap between him and the Fifth Prince's Palace."

Master Zhu understood what his grandson meant, and said, "I don't know if the east wind from the Fifth Prince's Mansion can be borrowed." Since it is related to the Fifth Prince's Mansion, the Zhu family can only be regarded as an ordinary family in the imperial capital. The Fifth Prince's Mansion is different. Huang Guizhou, if the fifth prince can be invited to help, the Zhu family will not need to worry about this matter.It's just that his family has no friendship with the fifth prince's mansion, not to mention, it's a bit of an excuse to rush to talk about it.

Zhu Yan suddenly thought of Xie Moru's warning to him to be restrained and cautious, and suddenly his heart was churning, and he was a little uncertain.After pacing back and forth in the study for several times, Zhu Yan said, "In our house, it's not like being still."

Master Zhu said, "How about you settle your marriage soon?"

Zhu Yan was stunned, he fell in love with Jiang Xingyun and didn't mention it, as far as he was concerned, Zhu Yan was a young man with great vision, and he had been an official in other places all these years, except for Jiang Xingyun, no woman could fall into his eyes.Master Zhu said, "Your marriage is certain, and the rumors will disappear."

Zhu Yan shook his head, "If you plan on your own, my marriage is settled, and the rumors will probably intensify. Those villains can't make up any kind of gossip. It's not appropriate to get married at this time."

"Although it's better to be still than to move, if you don't do anything, you're just waiting to die." Zhu Yan is not an incompetent person after all, he quickly had a countermeasure, and said seriously, "Since it's a conspiracy, it can be broken by being upright and upright. The grandson's indulgence in rumors is in the hands of these villains. His majesty has been concerned about the coastal affairs of Fujian a lot recently. It is the right way for grandson to present the records recorded when he was an official in Fujian in previous years. Your majesty is busy with military and state affairs every day. But come here, there is no time to care about these trivial rumors."

Master Zhu nodded, "That's fine, take it easy, too." In the end, he blamed his grandson for his negligence, and made some villains find opportunities to make trouble.

The grandfather and grandson discussed it for a while, and Zhu Yan went back to the study to do his homework.

Zhu Yan stayed behind closed doors at home, and the fifth prince sent a steward to investigate in the public, and arrested a few people who were talking nonsense in the public, as Xie Moru said, they were directly sent to the Ministry of Punishment.It stands to reason that the Ministry of Criminal Justice is the place where major and important cases are tried. As for the few people arrested by the Fifth Prince's Mansion, they really cannot enter the Ministry of Criminal Justice based on their identities.However, who called the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment to be Xie?

Xie Shangshu doesn't even need to come forward for such ordinary people in the market. He ordered a Lang Guan to have a trial, and the Lang Guan's brow was sweating.Lang Guan knows best about keeping secrets in this line of work, and whispered to Xie Shangshu about the benefits and benefits, and there are indeed many benefits, and those who gossip are people in the market, but the stewards of the Fifth Prince's Mansion are not vegetarians, and the stewards also follow the vines to check. I found out some small bosses in the market, these people are in the market, everyone has a nickname, they are not afraid of anything on weekdays, the role of Hob Knife, but Lang Guan'er has extraordinary means, they are all interrogated, implicated in three parties, One side is the mansion of the Duke of Wei, the other is the mansion of the eldest son of the emperor, and the other is the mansion of Duke Cheng'en.

A said, "Officer Li from the Duke of Wei's mansion gave me five hundred silver and told me to talk about it outside."

Yi said, "Your Highness, Mr. Yu, who is next to you, give me 300 taels." Obviously not as generous as the Duke of Wei's mansion, and there will be harm if there is a comparison, and Yi feels that he has been hurt both physically and mentally.He may not be short of these two hundred silver, but he feels that he can be as good as A. A gets five hundred, and he gets three hundred. Your Highness, you are too picky.Thinking that His Majesty doesn't know people clearly, B feels that there is no pressure to betray His Majesty.

As for Bing, Bing didn't get any money, and he wasn't a man in the market. He was the steward of Cheng'en Gong's mansion, and he gave the steward of the Fifth Prince's mansion a face when he was talking nonsense outside.

What's the matter?

Xie Shangshu was not a Lang Guaner who was still in shock, so he tried to comfort this Lang Guaner a few words and ordered him to keep it secret, Xie Shangshu straightened his clothes and went to the palace.The fifth prince and Li Shizi were talking to Emperor Mu Yuan. Li Shizi smiled, "Changtai's second child always vomits whatever he eats, and the imperial doctor can't do anything about it. The experienced nanny said that after about two months of palpation, the baby will die." Okay. I was thinking about it, maybe this is naughty. I will spend more time with her in the mansion when I have free time, and less time when I go out. I only know when His Highness the Fifth Highness mentioned it to me. This book was handed down by the ancestors of the family. Yes, it was once banned in the previous dynasty. In fact, it was arbitrarily decided by the former emperor. Although it is a book written by gods, there is no such thing as alchemy and medicine in it. A rare travelogue."

Emperor Mu Yuan didn't know that the Li family had this book. He had always loved Li Xuan, his nephew and son-in-law, and said with a smile, "I only know that your father hired my beloved sister with Ziyu Qingyun back then. It turns out that Tang Shenxian passed down a set of books. Come on. How did the fifth son know about this book?" He was naturally happy that his nephew and son-in-law had presented the book, but how could this matter have anything to do with the fifth son?
The fifth prince said, "My daughter-in-law showed it to me." How virtuous his wife is, she always thinks about him.

Li Shizi smiled, "Actually, Mo Ru's younger sister didn't know at first. I heard from her that she mentioned it when she was talking to Venerable Wenxiu of Xishan Temple. Later, Mo Ru's younger sister occasionally mentioned it to me, so I found it out." I showed it to her, she told me that she copied a set by herself.”

At this time, Emperor Mu Yuan believed that his nephew and son-in-law had offered the book sincerely. He smiled and talked with his son and son-in-law, and Xie Shangshu came. When the fifth prince saw Xie Shangshu, he asked, "Master Xie is here, have you found out the clues of those poor-tongues I sent over?"

Xie Shangshu glanced at Emperor Mu Yuan, and Emperor Mu Yuan asked, "What's the matter?"

Before Xie Shangshu could open his mouth, the fifth prince angrily told his father about the matter, and the fifth prince said angrily, "Father doesn't know, all these gossips have reached my son's ears. Wanmei Palace is The property of the son and daughter-in-law, how can people allow people to criticize it like this? Besides, if it was not planned by someone, such nonsense would not be spread. The son sent someone to the street to investigate and see who spread such bad intentions. Gossip about Mei Gong. After arresting three small bosses who were spreading gossip, they sent people to the Ministry of Punishment. Mr. Xie probably has a clue."

Emperor Mu Yuan's face darkened when he heard this, and Li Xuanzhi said, "I haven't paid my respects to the Queen Mother for a few days. Father, I'm going to Ci'an Palace now."

Emperor Mu Yuan said, "Go."

Li Xuan left, but the fifth prince did not move. He had to listen to who was secretly talking about his family.

Xie Shangshu saw that Emperor Mu Yuan had no intention of ordering the five princes to step down, so he told Emperor Mu Yuan exactly what happened during the trial, and Emperor Mu Yuan was furious, "These bastards!"

The fifth prince jumped up, "It's obvious, it's an outrageous act, where did you do it! Wei Shizi's daughter-in-law had already spoken ill of my daughter-in-law in front of the emperor's grandmother, and this time his family came to fabricate these gossip again. Cheng Engong What's the matter with the mansion and elder brother? I'm still called Uncle Cheng Engong? Eldest brother is my dear elder brother!" The fifth prince became sad when he said that.

When Xie Shangshu heard the complaint from the fifth prince, he secretly sighed: he is still too young.

Emperor Mu Yuan saw that the fifth prince was in love with him today, not for anyone else, this son is so caring.He is busy with the affairs of the Fujian navy, so his son brought his son-in-law to present the book written by the gods, how considerate.Emperor Mu Yuan was in a good mood, and suddenly heard the rumors, and several relatives and nobles were involved in it. Leaving aside the Duke of Wei's mansion, one of the prince's mansions of Cheng'en Duke's mansion is the uncle's house that Emperor Mu Yuan has treated favorably for many years, and the other is the mansion of his own son. superior!Emperor Mu Yuan's face turned pale immediately, his voice was cold and gloomy, and he ordered Xie Shangshu, "You should arrest someone! After arresting someone, continue the trial!"

Xie Shangshu didn't dare to say much, and was about to step back as soon as he responded, the fifth prince hurriedly stopped Xie Shangshu in anger, and said to his own royal father, "The sons of the Wei family don't care about it. The Cheng'en government should forget it. The father always respected Cheng Engong, and the emperor's grandmother was in the palace. Wouldn't it be sad to let the emperor's grandmother know about it? For the sake of the old man. It is possible to hide the emperor's grandmother, Mrs. Shouan's age Well, there is one thing that makes people worry. It’s okay for the elder brother, after all, he is the elder brother. It’s just that the father wants to say the elder brother for his son, and he is so unreasonable.”

Emperor Mu Yuan was furious for a while, and after hearing what the fifth prince said, he also slowed down a bit, Emperor Mu Yuan needs more face.In particular, he considers himself a peerless good father, and always thinks that his sons are brothers and sisters, and now the fifth prince, who is the younger brother, pleads for the eldest prince who is the older brother. How does the eldest prince, who is the older brother, do? Bad word for home!Also, the Fifth Prince would rather not pursue Cheng'en Gong's government because of the way Cheng'en's mansion behaved.

Emperor Mu Yuan was a little moved by the sensibility of the fifth son, so Emperor Mu Yuan wanted to punish Duke Wei's mansion severely, and said to the fifth prince, "Don't worry, I will not let these villains cause trouble."

Xie Shangshu took the order to resign, and exited the Zhaode Hall respectfully, silently applauding the Fifth Prince in his heart.

(End of this chapter)