Aspirations

Chapter 56
Lian Ruohan witnessed the whole process, but she did not find Li Dingshan and Song Chaodu, nor did she know that Dong Si and Dong Qiniang were also nearby, but she saw the appearance of Gao Jianyuan and Yan Hao.

After Gao Jianyuan and Yan Hao appeared, Lian Ruohan left the Gongyuan and came to the inn.

Hearing what Lian Ruohan said, Xia Xiang squinted his eyes and smiled without saying a word.Zhang Hou, Shen Bao, and Cao Shujun were all stunned, but no one thought that they just posted a black list with the words "Xia Xiang fell off the list", which triggered such a major incident, and also alarmed Jian Wang, In front of the hall, all commanders and King Qing, the matter is really big.

But the question is, how did King Jian and the front of the palace instruct King Shu and King Qing to know about this, and why did they come?Zhang Hou and Shen Bao looked at each other, and suddenly there was a chill in their hearts. Before posting the list, did Xia Xiang expect that this matter would be turbulent and attract the attention of all parties?If this is the case, Xia Xiang is really amazing.

"King Qing governs the Ministry of Rites, so King Qing intervenes in this matter. It is reasonable and in line with the rules. Why did the king also intervene? Also, the imperial examination was originally a matter of the Ministry of Rites, and it was also the responsibility of the Shangjing government to gather people to make trouble. Where is the jurisdiction, what's going on in the front office of Guan Dian? It's a mess, it's a mess." Cao Shujuan was still immersed in the excitement of Lian Ruohan's arrival, and wanted to rush out Yulianhuan and Ruoer to let Miss Lian choose, listen to When Lian Ruohan mentioned what happened at the gate of Gongyuan, his mind was completely attracted by the twists and turns of things.

"You can only make money from chaos. I see that although the king does not govern the Ministry of Rites, but there is a fraud case in the examination field. As a prince, whether it is to share the emperor's worries or seek justice for the Kaozi, as long as he comes forward, there will always be a legitimate reason." Zhang Hou quickly analyzed the purpose of the various people's appearance, put his hands behind his back, and walked a few steps in the room, "King Qing is one step later than seeing the king, so it can be seen that someone notified the king early. Of course, it is not ruled out that King Qing deliberately Delay until the right time to show up. There is no need to mention the yamen of Shangjing government. Even if Fu Huo and Fu Shaoyin came, in front of two princes and a palace commander, he would not be able to please him. What's more, Fu Shaoyin I can't wait to pretend that I don't know about this, and I can't avoid it. The front of the palace instructs Ye Shisheng to command Ye Dianshuo, and he should be under the orders of the third prince. His appearance is equivalent to the appearance of the third prince."

"Of the four princes of Jingxing and Qingyun, although only Prince Qing appeared, there were three princes, Jingwang, Qingwang and Xingwang, who intervened. Only the fifth prince, Prince Yun, did not see him and did not hear his voice. Could it be that the five princes really Are you out of it?" Shen Bao rubbed his forehead and looked at Xia Xiang with great admiration, "As soon as Brother Xia made a move, he stirred up the situation in the capital, you are just a commoner now, and he really entered the courtroom. It's uncertain how big the situation will be. Now above the court, the prime minister covers the sky with one hand, excludes dissidents, and suppresses Zhongliang. Someone should come forward, and the court will be clear. "

"Hey..." Zhang Hou couldn't help sneering, "Brother Shen is really good at joking, Brother Xia has an unknown future, he doesn't even have a name, how can he be an official? Even if he was lucky enough to get a high school jinshi this time, and he was awarded an official by the Ministry of Personnel, at most It's a seventh-rank, and if you want to fight with the first-rank officer Hou Pingpan, where is the chance of winning? Can you count the second-rank and third-rank officers who were exiled from Beijing by Hou Pingpan?"

"Haha, thanks to the love from the two of you, how can Xia dare to be compared with Hou Xiang?" Xia Xiang laughed and continued the tea for Lian Ruohan, "Little lady, listen to your high opinion, Ye Dianshuai is here for the third prince. ?"

Lian Ruohan picked up the tea, raised it to his mouth and put it back, with a pair of beautiful eyes thoughtful: "I have a few things I don't know, and I ask Xia Langjun to teach me one by one. When I passed by the Gongyuan, I saw the black list. , I sent someone to King Jing’s mansion to see the king, and those who didn’t want to send left before leaving, and when they saw the queen, they arrived, so it can be seen that someone has already told the king, is this person you?”

Under the questioning gazes of Zhang Hou, Shen Bao, and Cao Shujun, Xia Xiang shook his head.He also wondered who knew about seeing the king, and seeing the king appeared first, indicating that seeing the king knew better than the next few people.

Although Xia Xiang is also very clear, in the course of what Lian Ruohan said, there must be main and secondary, and there are parts that are intentionally omitted, but generally not bad.King Qing was the one who invited Jin Jia to come to pay his respects, so he was not surprised by the appearance of King Qing, and why did he come to see the king?

But no matter who the King saw was entrusted by him, this person was helping him.Seeing that Wang will definitely not be an enemy of Wen Changju because of his failure, nor will he come to the Gongyuan gate to make trouble, nor will he find an opportunity to make a big fuss from the black list incident, and then take the initiative to attack. Seeking profit from chaos, I see that the king has no such mind.From this, it can be concluded that there must be someone behind the scenes who cooperated with his list and deliberately made things worse.

So who is this person?

"It's not me." Xia Xiang shook his head, "I'm also wondering about this."

"Little Miss Lian, no matter who asked to see the king first, let me ask you, did you send someone to invite the king to come here because you wanted to help Brother Xia?" Shen Bao smiled, his eyes full of joking. I mean, "I wonder if even the little lady is married?"

Lian Ruohan smiled sweetly, and said generously: "The little girl is not married yet, but... I sent someone to see the king, not to help Xia Langjun, but to have other plans. Xia Langjun, do you want to see King Qing? Is it your request?"

Shen Bao smiled and said, "I have learned the straightforwardness of Lian Xiaozi."

Cao Shujun heard the sarcasm in Shen Bao's words, and said dissatisfiedly: "This shows the true nature of Miss Lian, Brother Shen, don't compare Miss Lian with the vulgar fans of the world."

"Where do I have it?" Shen Bao deliberately matched Xia Xiang and Lian Ruohan, "I just want to be a matchmaker for Lady Lian and Brother Xia. The two are a match made in heaven..."

"If you two want to argue, please go outside, Xia Langjun and I are talking about national affairs." Lian Ruohan's face sank, showing a slightly unhappy look, and glanced at Cao Shujun and Shen Bao, "The two are please Now, or shut up?"

Cao Shujuan hurriedly shut up, it was not enough to shut up, he even took out a piece of paper and stuck it on his mouth, the implication was that he would not say more.Shen Bao smiled apologetically, drinking tea without saying a word.

Xia Xiang remained calm, thinking that even the little lady was so powerful, just now there was a majesty that was beyond words, which made people daunting.

Zhang Hou's mouth twitched, and his disdain was obvious. She was just a businesswoman, and she dared to speak out about national affairs.Deliberately turned around and went out, not wanting to listen to Lian Ruohan's ignorant so-called rhetoric, but also wanted to hear Lian Ruohan and Xia Xiang's inferences about the Gongyuan incident, so he stayed again, but he also deliberately pretended to be casual, a few people together. Among them, he became the most uncomfortable one.

Seeing Cao Shujun's funny appearance, Xia Xiang couldn't help but smile: "Whether King Qing was invited by me, Cao Saburo knows best."

"Yes, yes, I know, I know." Cao Shujun took the paper from his mouth and said impatiently, "King Qing was indeed invited by Xia Langjun, and this person is Mr. Jin Jia."

"It turns out that Xia Langjun knew Mr. Jin Jia, no wonder..." Lian Ruohan nodded slightly and looked at the tall acacia tree outside the window. Mr. Jia is a wonderful person, I remember having a relationship with him back then in Quanzhou, when he was treating people, he used a strange formula, and finally cured the patient, and he recited it for a while."

Zhang Hou picked up the teacup and drank it with a puzzled expression on his face: "Brother Xia, the third prince does not control the front office of the palace, and why did Ye Dianshuai come here? Could it be... the emperor's will?"

"Marshal Ye is most likely to be here because of the third prince." Xia Xiang also speculated about the appearance of Ye Shisheng, the commander in front of the palace. The commander in front of the palace was in charge of the forbidden army, and was in charge of guarding the palace and the capital. The position was extremely important. He must not take on this heavy responsibility, "It's just that although he is entrusted by the three princes, he is only doing things that are loyal to the king, not serving the three princes."

No matter how the third prince is eager to take power, he will not be able to win over Ye Shisheng now. Let’s not say that Ye Shisheng is an upright person. I only know that the emperor does not know the prince. Although the emperor is seriously ill, he is not critically ill. The third prince is in the courtroom. No matter which minister you have a good relationship with, or which ministers depend on the three princes, it doesn't matter. The princes and ministers have no military power, and once the hands of the three princes touch the forbidden army, they will be suspected of treason.

The emperor will never allow anyone to conspire to usurp the throne, and as a man of the three kings, he will not do so.Besides, there are still several princes who are eyeing tigers, so Xia Xiang speculates that Ye Shisheng was only entrusted by the third prince.

Lian Ruohan nodded again and again: "What Xia Langjun said is very true, Ye Shisheng was most likely moved by the so-called righteousness of the third prince, and came to the Gongyuan to protect Wen Shangshu and others comprehensively. In terms of his duties, he did not exceed it. It's just that However, he offended King Jian and King Qing, and the third prince effortlessly made Ye Shisheng unhappy with Wang Jian and King Qing. If Ye Shisheng wanted to stand in the court in the future, he would have no choice but to fall to the third prince. "

"The third prince is brilliant, he is really a great talent." Zhang Hou sighed sincerely, with a look of longing on his face, "If there is a chance to join the third prince, it will be a big deal."

"Second brother, how can you do this?" Shi'er's eyes widened, "The third prince and Hou Pingpan took advantage of the emperor's serious illness to take advantage of the emperor's serious illness, to control the government, to dominate the government, to exclude dissidents, and to bring disaster to the country and the people. Isn't it just a joke? Don't you hate people who tend to be the most powerful in your life?"

"Shi'er, what do you know? You can't say it like that. The third prince has great talents and great strategies. If he succeeds, Daxia will be even more prosperous and prosperous. The reforms promoted by Hou Xiang are also for the country and the people. A lot of them are just different political opinions, so it cannot be said that Hou Xiang is an adulterer. On the contrary, some people criticize Hou Xiang because they are not as talented as Hou Xiang, and they are far less talented than Hou Xiang, and they are not as far-sighted as Hou Xiang. It's just jealousy and jealousy. The so-called gentleman is magnanimous, and the villain is long and affectionate, when did Hou Xiang say something to these people?"

"I didn't say anything, just exiled from Beijing and exiled to Lingnan and Hainan." Xia Xiang smiled indifferently, disagreeing with Zhang Hou's lofty remarks, how Hou Pingpan is a man, the court and the public have already made a conclusion, and how many righteously speak out When a scholar was dismissed or demoted, and all opponents were expelled from the court, this shows Hou Pingpan's heart, and the reforms that Hou Pingpan implemented, on the way to Beijing, what he saw and heard along the way were all the common people. The scene of displaced people selling their children and selling their daughters, the peaceful and prosperous age of Daxia has been devastated by Hou Pingpan's reforms.

"Brother Xia, if someone dies and eats a vegetarian meal, and their virtues do not match their position, they will be dismissed or demoted for the sake of the emperor and the common people. You can't blindly think that Hou Xiang is excluding dissidents. If it is the other way around, if someone disagrees with Hou Xiang in politics, but takes power and ascends the throne, Does it count as being jealous of the virtuous and talented?” Zhang Hou smiled calmly and talked eloquently, “It’s the first thing to do things differently. Second, no matter what the final result is, as long as the original intention is for the country People, even if they take a detour and go the wrong way and kill countless people by mistake, it is worth it. Heaven and earth are not benevolent, and all things are dogs; saints are not benevolent, and people are dogs... In front of the Great Way of Heaven and Earth, in the eyes of saints, people and grass There is no difference between the dogs that are pierced, and they are treated equally."

"What Zhang Langjun means is that even if the flood is raging, as long as you think that what you are doing is right for the country and the people, you will not hesitate to drop countless heads?" , but also quite talented and ruthless, if he is in power, it will be a big problem. Thinking of his inscription in the Taiping Residence, a thought flashed in her mind - if possible, kill Zhang Hou before he rises. Fang is the best policy.

"Haha, I strode forward, just staring at the avenue in front of me, who cares about the ants under my feet?" Zhang Hou laughed and pushed the door out, "Farewell! I'm going to pay homage to an old friend, tomorrow the Yellow List will be released, When the dust settles, the winner will be decided."

Shi'er hesitated for a moment, then Chong Xia Xiang and the others smiled helplessly, and followed Zhang Hou away.

Shen Bao shook his head and sighed: "Brother Zhang and I are getting farther and farther away... Brother Xia, why don't you persuade Brother Zhang?"

Lian Ruohan said, "If Xia Langjun and Zhang Langjun were prime ministers, he would be more reckless than Hou Pingpan. You and Shen Langjun can join forces to kill his career."

As soon as this remark came out, Shen Bao was taken aback, and looked at Lian Ruohan as if he didn't know him: "Although the little lady is a woman, she is like a person in the court. Could it be that someone in the family is an official in the court?"

Lian Ruohan smiled sweetly, but did not answer Shen Bao's words, turned around and said to Cao Shujun, "Is there anything Cao Saburo wants to invite me to take a look at?"

Cao Shujun was seen through by Lian Ruohan, and he couldn't help it for a long time. He took out Yulianhuan and Ruoer, put them on the table solemnly, wrapped them in yellow silk, and pushed them in front of Lian Ruohan: "This is The two items were carefully crafted by me, and the little lady Bolian just smiled. There is only one small request, please choose one of the two."

Lian Ruohan smiled lightly, beautiful and pure, like a clear lotus emerging from water, she flipped her jade wrist, took the jade chain in her hand, and just glanced at it, she was pleasantly surprised: "Hey, it's ingenious."

Cao Shujun's heart was suddenly raised in his throat, and he couldn't hold back the joy in his heart. Even the little lady couldn't put it down. Could it be that she still likes the jade chain the most?In his opinion, whether Lian Xiaozi likes Yulianhuan or Ruoer is the same as whether he likes him or Xia Xiang.Xia Xiang already has a sister, and even the little lady belongs to him, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?

In fact, Cao Shujun didn't think much before he was reprimanded by Lian Ruohan, and he didn't dare to say how weak he was.Although the status of Daxia women is much higher than before, women are women after all and cannot be above men.He has no masculinity in front of Lian Ruohan, even if he does marry Lian Ruohan as his wife, he will be helpless for Gang, and will only have the fate of being oppressed and bullied.

Shen Bao also saw what Cao Shujun was thinking, and shook his head secretly. He was a bystander. With Lian Ruohan's strong character and cleverness in strategizing, Cao Shujun was far from her good match.

Lian Ruohan played with Jade Link for a long time, and only looked at Ruo Er a few times from beginning to end, but did not hold it in her hand. Her eyes wandered, and she smiled at Cao Shujun: "Does Cao Saburo want to do a business with me?"

Cao Shujun beamed with joy: "Miss Lian, the good times are often famous in the business house. Although there are jade cards, gold cards and silver cards, they are only the proof of the identity of the distinguished guests. If the owners of the branches of the company meet, they can only rely on letters. It is easy to forge, and one more emblem can be used as a proof of identity, I wonder if Miss Lian agrees with your idea?"

Lian Ruohan smiled without saying a word, picked up the jade chain and admired it a few times, then put it back, and stroked his hand lightly on Ruoer.After a long time, she smiled brightly: "Recently, there have been a lot of talented people in Shangjing. Not long ago, a little lady made lacquerware for me, which is more beautiful and more attractive than the previous tea packaging. Love it, I don’t want to have Cao Sanlang made the emblem for Haojingchangzai now, and Haojingchangzai needs everyone’s help, and he will be prosperous in the future.”

Xia Xiang just heard it and didn't think about it deeply, and he couldn't know that Xiao Jia, who he had never known whereabouts, was the little lady in Lian Ruohan's mouth who was not far away from him.

"The emblem made by Cao Sanlang is exquisite, beautiful, and practical. It is really a superior work." Lian Ruohan saw that Cao Shujun couldn't help but Xia Xiang remained calm, so he couldn't help smiling secretly, "It's just a good time now. Often the expansion is too fast, and there are problems with capital turnover. The emblem is so exquisitely made, and the materials are exquisite, it must be of great value, and Haojing is often unable to afford this expense."

"This, this..." Cao Shujuan was in a state of urgency. Seeing that the young lady had fallen in love with his jade series, he said he couldn't afford it. He almost opened his mouth to say that he could make it for free without charging any fees, but he didn't say anything. , but was stopped by Xia Xiang's eyes.

Xia Xiang knew that Lian Ruohan said this on purpose, and wanted to force him to speak. She is such a smart woman, so he had to laugh and grabbed in front of Cao Shujun and said, "If it is said that good times often appear in the capital turnover, The problem, I'm afraid no one will believe it. But since even the little lady is willing to change the way of cooperation, Cao Saburo and I have no objection. The production of the emblem can be free of charge..."

(End of this chapter)