Harem: Biography of Concubine Qin

Chapter 141 Helping Xiang Ming
Originally, the court was full of joy, but Xiang Ming's bad luck made everyone avoid him.

The emperor not only reprimanded him in court in the early court, but also said that the name Xiang Ming was disrespectful, and he must have no good fruit this time.

This man was admitted to Enke champion at a young age, but he became the censor of Youqian capital seven years later, and he has always been pretentious.

Originally born in a slightly cold family, and independent, disdain to associate with ordinary officials.

His rebellious and withdrawn temperament has long been disliked by some people.

Now when something happens to him, there are a lot of people clapping their hands behind their backs and laughing.

Xiang Ming was bored drinking at home, and the emperor ordered him not to go to court, but to wait for orders at home.

He also knew that he was doomed this time, so he simply stayed drunk at home and ignored the affairs of the court.

It doesn't matter if you're drunk, but if you're drunk, you don't have to see what you think is right, being abandoned by the emperor like a shoe.

He wrote letters again and again, hoping that the emperor would listen to his advice.

Unexpectedly, the emperor rejected it every time.

This time when all the people in the court were singing their praises, the emperor finally couldn't bear it anymore and scolded him in public.

He thought, that's all right.

The emperor demoted him to a local place so that he could do something for the local people, which was better than being in the court but not being able to display his ambitions.

What kind of censor is a censor whose words are not listened to?

Xiang Ming sat in the corner of his inner room, raised a jar of wine with one hand, and poured it into his mouth.

His youthful face was unshaven, and he looked particularly vicissitudes.

"master."

The servants outside did not dare to open the door to come in, so they had to call him from under the window.

After screaming seven or eight times, I heard the sound of the wine jar rolling on the ground inside.

Xiang Ming hiccupped and mumbled, "Do...what?"

"master."

The servant under the window said anxiously: "Master Chen has come to see you."

"Chen...Master Chen?"

Xiang Ming was a little confused, and couldn't remember that he had ever befriended an adult surnamed Chen.

There are not many people with the surname Chen in this court, and the General Wuji who has won the emperor's heart the most is one of them, and what's more...

But no matter how he thinks, he can't think of anyone here who is friendly with him.

Xiang Ming shook his head. It's such a time. Who else would come to see him if he was neither close nor familiar?
Don't use anything to show your prestige, it spoils his drinking in vain.

Xiang Mingchao shouted out of the window: "No see, no see, just ask him to leave a name card."

Wait until he wakes up tomorrow and see who this person is.

The servant under the window answered yes, and then there was the sound of distant footsteps.

After a while, the footsteps sounded again, appearing in a hurry.

"Master, that lord refused to leave a name card. He said that if the master is so willing to degenerate, he would not bother to let someone like you defile the name card."

The servant who spoke didn't mean to be shy at all, and he didn't know whether it was the fact that Xiang Ming was rejected by the emperor that made him lose his respect for his master, or he also felt that what the visitor said was right.
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My master is now like a lump of mud, still soaked in wine.

There was no sound in the house for a long time.

The quiet air is filled with the smell of wine, the fragrance of new wine and the rot and sourness of old wine are intertwined.

After a long time, the familiar sound of wine jars rolling sounded again.

Xiang Ming staggered out of the room, he opened the door, and the sun shone into the dark room and shone on his face.

He blocked his eyes with his sleeves, blocking the glare of the sun.

"Where is Mr. Chen?"

His voice was low, and the smell of alcohol in his mouth sprayed into the air.

The servant smelled the sour clothes on his body and hurriedly said, "I'm sitting in the living room."

Xiang Ming frowned, thinking to himself.

It seems that this person's official position is not low, otherwise the servants would not dare to ask him to sit directly in the main hall.

He shook his head to make himself more conscious, and staggered down the steps.

"Master, master, why don't you change your clothes first?"

The servant quickly stepped forward to help him, and when he got close to him, his face twisted.

He couldn't stand the smell, let alone that handsome Mr. Chen outside?
"Then change it."

Xiang Ming thought for a while, then turned and walked into the house.

The servant waited on him and wiped his body with clean water. It would make the guests wait a long time to take a bath at this time, so he had to do this to drive away the smell of alcohol.

He put on clean casual clothes again, straightened his hair, and helped him to meet the guests in the main hall.

Xiang Ming walked outside the main hall, and saw a handsome young man sitting high in the hall.

His skin is white, with sword eyebrows and star eyes, just like Pan Anlan's mausoleum in ancient books.

He picked up a cup of tea and put it to his lips to taste it carefully.With a calm and relaxed look, it seems that there is no waiting at all.

Isn't this the one who is very popular in the court now, General Wuji Chen Wenyi?

Xiang Ming frowned slightly, stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't know about General Chen's visit."

Chen Wenyi is a third-rank general of Wuji, one level above him, so he should salute.

Who would have thought that Chen Wenyi got up quickly, stepped forward and saluted him upright.

Xiang Ming was very astonished, "What does General Chen mean by this? The lower official is only a fourth-rank censor, and now he is being punished by the emperor, and he will be relegated soon."

He laughed, "Why does General Chen have to salute me, it's an understatement."

Chen Wenyi said: "Since Mr. Xiang has not received the order, he is still the censor of the fourth rank Youqian capital. The ancestor's rule is to pay respect to the censor. Although this official is higher than your lord, doing this salute is not considered self-respect. light."

Xiang Ming sighed, stretched out his hand and said, "General Chen, please sit down."

These days, he was used to the ridicule, avoidance and sarcasm of others, and seeing Chen Wenyi still treat him so politely and humbly, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"General Chen just said that to my servant, that's not what he said."

Chen Wenyi slightly curled his lips into a smile, "I'm rude, I'm rude. I heard that your lord is drunk at home, so it's already rude to pay you a sudden visit. If your lord doesn't see me, I have no choice but to act violently."

Facts have proved that his aggressive method is very effective.

Xiang Ming has always been upright and self-proclaimed.

He could tolerate the emperor's punishment and dissatisfaction with him, but he could not tolerate others looking down on him.

The sentence "I don't bother to let people like you defile famous posts" completely woke him up from the alcohol.

He knew that Chen Wenyi's visit was by no means malicious.

Otherwise he wouldn't have to salute himself or explain it at all.

Xiang Ming smiled wryly and waved his hands, "It's okay. It's just that I'm in such a situation now, why does the general come to find me?"

The Chen family is the most attractive tree in the imperial court.

Chen/Xihai's third-rank and first-class bodyguard is nothing more than a high-ranking guard, and he doesn't participate in government affairs.

Chen Wenyi is the real deal, a general of the third rank Wuji who has military power.He is in charge of the green battalion in the capital, and he is training a batch of shotgun teams.

I heard that there was even a woman in the shotgun team, a widow brought back from Suqian in the disaster area by the concubine Qin in the palace, named Ouyang.

When it comes to this concubine Qin, that's even more remarkable.

She was only 15 years old, and she was made a concubine less than half a year after entering the palace.It is no exaggeration to say that most of Chen/Xihai's existence today depends on this daughter.

Chen Wenyi relied on his own military merits, but it is undeniable that without the face of the concubine Qin in the palace, he may not have the opportunity to make meritorious service in front of the emperor if he has this ability.

The three members of this family, front and back, won the trust and love of the emperor.

Seeing that tall buildings are rising, there is a faint aura of approaching the Tong Jia clan and the Hesheli clan.

But this family is notoriously low-key in the court, and they never play awe-inspiring outside and fight for power.

When he was still sitting securely in the past, Chen Wenyi didn't come to beg him for anything. Could it be that now that he is down and out, what else can Chen Wenyi need his help for?

Chen Wenyi said: "It is precisely because my lord has come to this field that I come to help."

Xiang Ming seemed to be a little drunk. He suddenly remembered that his mentor, Wang Xi, who took the Enke exam seven years ago, had mentioned Chen Wenyi.

They went on tour together with the emperor in micro-clothes, and Wang Xi praised Chen Wenyi for his wisdom and bravery, as well as the cool breeze of the moonlight.

Could it be that the mentor asked him to come to rescue him?

"May I ask General Chen, is it Lord Wang Xi who invited the general?"

If it is a mentor, why doesn't he come in person?
Chen Wenyi shook his head, "Master Wang and you have the name of teacher and student, but Mr. Xiang is the number one scholar, so why not the emperor's disciple?"

According to this theory, the emperor is also his teacher.

Chen Wenyi said: "My lord Wang has different political views from you, I am here on behalf of someone who has the same political views as you."

Xiang Ming's eyes widened, "Who is it? Does he also think that the customs should be opened and trade with the West?"

Chen Wenyi nodded.

Xiang Ming burst out laughing, "I, Xiang Ming, also have a confidant! Who is it, who is he?"

"My lord, don't ask for now. The most urgent task right now is to help your lord keep his official position."

Xiang Ming said: "My political views are not used by the emperor, so what's the point of me being an official? What's the use of keeping this official position, I'm just a puppet!"

Chen Wenyi sneered.

"Are you running away from him because your ambition has not been fulfilled? The person who asked me to help you will be helpless if you lose your lord."

"My lord is still so young, why should I give up my ambition like this?"

Yes, at least he is not alone, and there are people who share the same political views as him.

Although Chen Wenyi refused to say it, it must be a minister with whom he had good friends.

Why didn't he express his opinion when he wrote the paper?

Xiang Ming thought about it and laughed again, that's right, fortunately he didn't say anything, otherwise there would be two people being punished at home now.

Chen Wenyi looked at him coldly, "Master Xiang is not drunk at all, do you still want to pretend for the rest of your life?"

How could he be drunk, such an upright person who would rather bend than bend.

He will always look at the world of the Qing Dynasty, and even the world farther away, with the most sober eyes.

This is what Chen Wenxin said in the letter to him.

(End of this chapter)