A trip starting from the courtyard

Chapter 665

Shen Congxing, Marquis of Weibei, muttered in a low voice, "This code name sounds a bit weird."

The crown prince Zhao Zongquan didn't respond to his brother-in-law's weird words at all, and said to the governor of Kaifeng, "This matter will be hard for Lu Qing, how about Congxing and Zhonghuai as assistants?"

Unexpectedly, this fat job has his own share, Shen Congxing hurriedly said happily,
"Sir, take orders."

"Sir, take orders."

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Gu Tingye was stunned for a moment, but still took over the errand.He planned to push this matter off. Although there is a lot of money, there must be a lot of offended people, and he is not short of money, so the disadvantages outweigh the advantages, but the other two accepted it, and he was just playing support. Just hang around with it.

Zhao Zongquan then summoned the Secretary of the Imperial City to point out Zhao Dechao, "How is the investigation of King Yan's treason going?"

Zhao Dechao cupped his hands and replied, "His Royal Highness, Duke Qin has already recruited all." As he spoke, he handed over a case file, the crown prince took it and opened it, and read it from beginning to end. Since five years ago, King Yan had already started to plan the case file. The matter of the flag.When I turned to the last page, I listed the list of the party members of this "rebellion case" and the factions and families they belonged to. A total of 5 officials Wu Xun's children were involved, including 65 civilian officials and 32 noble military generals. Home.
Ying Guogong Zhao Ceying took the case file from his father, and when he saw the list of people who participated in the treason, he frowned and said, "Why are there only five nobles participating, and they are all low-ranking shabby households?"

Imperial City Secretary Zhao Dechao cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Hui, today's nobles are busy with business, and all they care about are yellow and white things all day long. How can they go into the muddy water of King Yan?"

When everyone heard the words, the first thing they thought of was the cotton cloth business. If they put themselves in their shoes, they could earn millions of guan a year. Their mouths were full of greasy food, and their daily life was no worse than that of the emperor. Wang is the younger brother who carries bags.Even if King Yan became the emperor, the nobles could be promoted to one rank of title at most, but if they lost, they would be ransacked and beheaded, and the price/performance ratio was too low.

There is no harm without comparison.

Thinking that he is also a marquis now, but with two steel coins in his pocket, Shen Congxing felt unbalanced. He picked up the list and looked it over carefully, and sighed, "If people from the Duke of Qi or the Marquis of Xiangyang participate Okay. I heard that this cotton cloth trading company has earned more than 5000 million guan so far. If you can take the opportunity to win it, then your highness will not have to worry about money."

The business of hundreds of millions of dollars, everyone in the hall is not jealous, all looked at His Highness the Crown Prince, Zhao Zongquan waved his hands and said, "We are not on a firm footing, this matter needs to be discussed in the long term, there is no rush."

Ying Guogong Zhao Ceying said, "Father, there are more than a dozen nobles participating in the cotton cloth trading company. It is impossible for these people to all agree with Qi Guogong's government. I think we can tentatively win over a few companies. This cotton cloth business will definitely be closed in the future. The imperial court, when the time comes, the voice of opposition will be much smaller."

The prince thought for a while and nodded, "Yes."

Everyone discussed the specific details for a while and solved a big problem. Prince Zhao Zongquan was in a good mood, and asked someone to bring some snacks, took an osmanthus cake, and took a bite, "Cer, Congxing, Zhonghuai, the infantry guards How's the order going?"

Ying Guogong Zhao Ceying cupped his hands and said, "Return to Your Highness, the rectification has been completed, and 15698 old, weak, sick and disabled people have been eliminated. There are now a total of 45875 sergeants."

Prince Zhao Zongquan nodded in relief. He finally had a large army in his hand, but when he thought that there were only more than 4 people, worry immediately appeared on his face. The entire Song Dynasty had more than 100 million troops, and the capital also had more than 20. The nobles join hands. There are dangers everywhere, and the position under PG may change hands at any time
Hearing the prince's worries, all the confidantes also frowned.

Li Jixun cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, there are 140 million troops in the world, including 82 forbidden troops and 63 Xiang troops. As long as we control all the forbidden troops, we will be safe and sound.

The Forbidden Army of the capital is divided into three divisions. The commander of the capital in front of the palace is the Marquis of Xiangyang, who is almost seventy years old. When he comes back from this patrol, His Highness might as well give the Marquis of Xiangyang a lieutenant.The position of the head of the palace is now vacant. "

As for the guard Ma Junsi, everyone knows that this is the queen's influence, and it is not suitable for the prince to conflict with the queen at the moment, so he can't move for the time being.

The crown prince nodded, the title of Taiwei is just a false title, and there are only dozens of extra salary per month, "Yes."

Li Jixun, the servant of Zhongshumen, continued, "As for the remaining more than 60 imperial troops outside the capital, most of them are in the hands of the Dukes of England, Duke Cheng and Duke Lu." He glanced at the people in the hall and said, "Marquis of Weibei and Gu The commander doesn’t even have a big lady in his family.”

Shen Congxing immediately glared at this fellow, he didn't understand the subtext of this fellow, and wanted him to betray his lust.
Prince Zhao Zongquan thinks this idea is very good. He wants to attract people. Throughout the ages, it has been nothing more than high-ranking officials, rich salary, money and beauties. Now they have few steel coins and beauties in their poor pockets. They are all short of themselves, so the rest is marriage. up
Prince Zhao Zongquan looked around at his confidantes with burning eyes, sighed secretly, only two of them had no wives, what a pity, turned to look at his own wife, and Crown Princess Shen immediately took over the conversation, as to which girl in the capital had not left the court, She has inquired very clearly recently that the first target is her little brother.

Shen Congxing frowned and said, "Let me marry a British princess?"

The Crown Princess Shen stared and said, "Why, you still don't want to? Zhang Guifen is the only daughter of the Duke of England, a jewel in the palm of his eye. No matter how many people begged for it, this matter is settled! I will go to the Duke of England to talk about matchmaking later."

As for the British Association will not agree ha ha!In the final analysis, Xungui is the younger brother of the royal family. If the eldest brother speaks, if he dares not listen, what will happen. Besides, this matter is also a good thing for British Duke, hello, hello, hello everyone.

Shen Congxing opened his mouth, but finally closed it.

When Gu Tingye saw the concubine sweeping towards him, he panicked. Cheng Guogong had such a big and thick appearance. Although all the daughters under his knees were married, no one had a niece or anything. His brothers were all made of the same mold. The girls should be the same, think about sleeping with a big bear for a lifetime, and forget about dying.He hurriedly waved his hand to show that he already had someone he liked, and planned to come to propose marriage in two days.

"Which girl?"

"The sixth daughter of the Sheng family."

Ying Guogong Zhao Ceying asked suddenly, "Is it called Lan?"

Gu Tingye smiled and said, "Yes, it's Sheng Minglan."

After thinking about the Sheng family, Prince Zhao Zongquan didn't have any impression, so he asked, "Which Sheng family?"

"Your Highness, this Sheng family is just an ordinary family of officials." Gu Tingye briefly introduced the situation of the Sheng family.

Knowing that the head of the family was only a fifth-rank official, and the ancestor had a Tanhualang, Zhao Zongquan was relieved, and did not force Gu Tingye, and asked if he needed help.

Gu Tingye immediately hit the snake with the stick, and said that if the courtship fails, he will ask the prince to help.

Zhao Zongquan was surprised, "With Zhonghuai's current status, the Sheng family will refuse?"

Gu Tingye smiled wryly, "The sixth daughter of the Sheng family grew up under her grandmother's knees. The old lady of the Sheng family is the only daughter of the Marquis of Yongyi. Your Highness also knows that I did some ridiculous things when I was young. I worry about the old lady."

Ciyuan Hall, Queen's Palace
The empress' personal steward walked into the hall, bowed and said, "Empress!"

Empress Cao put down the teacup in her hand and said, "What's the matter?"

The chief executive said in a low voice, "There is news from the Zichen Palace that the Duke of Qi has given the memorial, and the crown prince has already approved it."

Empress Cao was startled. Qi Hai made up his own mind about such an important matter without talking to her. He patted the coffee table again and said angrily, "When did Qi Hai return to the capital? Why did he resign?"

The general manager said, "I went back to the capital last night and said that when I went to Jingdong Road to check the salt affairs, I accidentally fell and couldn't move the right side of my body."

Empress Dowager Cao gritted her teeth and said, "You personally took Imperial Physician Liu to Duke Qi's mansion to treat Qi Hai. I heard people say that if this disease is treated in time, it can be cured immediately."

The chief steward bowed and said, "The servants lead the order."

A quarter of an hour later, the chief manager brought Imperial Physician Liu to Duke Qi's mansion, and was surprised when he saw Qi Hai lying on the bed.

Qi Hai's left eye was not fully closed, and his mouth was tilted. Seeing the two people slurring their words, "It's true. The chief prison officer, Doctor Liu." help to wipe
Without checking the pulse, the two of them knew that Qi Guogong was really paralyzed!

But now that they have all come, Imperial Physician Liu went forward to make a diagnosis. His face is white and his lips are dark, he is not bothered when he is lying still, his limbs are not warm, his phlegm is abundant, his tongue coating is white and greasy, and his pulse condition is slippery or slow. That's right, it is a symptom of stroke. .

Immediately, he took a silver needle and pricked it for a few more times, prescribed another prescription, gave some precautions, and left with the Chief Manager.When the two left the Duke of Qi's mansion, the chief executive asked, "Can Duke Qi's illness be cured?"

Doctor Liu shook his head and sighed, "It's hard!"

When the two lamented that the world is impermanent, Qi Guogong was still alive and kicking half a month ago, and he became a useless person after a long trip, Qi Guogong has returned to normal, standing on the ground, stretching his arms and throwing his legs, saw the collar soaked in saliva, hurriedly greeted change clothes.

Princess Pingning was also busy asking the servant girl to bring warm water. Just now, the ginger juice was rubbed too much, and her eyelids were a little sore from the heat.
After the two of them washed up and sat down at the tea table, Qi's father said, "The empress is finally here. I didn't expect to send the imperial physician here."

Wang Lidong said, "Father is the money bag of the Song Dynasty. When the officials close their eyes, whoever controls the third department will be strong. It's no wonder that the queen is not in a hurry when father comes suddenly!"

Qi Haidao, "If the prince is still young, it is not a big problem for me to continue to be a ten-year prince, but the prince is already over 40, and he is not the queen's own son, what can the queen do!"

He was really not optimistic about the queen's plan, and the civil servants would not stand on her side. No civil servant likes to be put on the head by an old woman and tell them what to do.

Wang Lidong said, "If she loves to dream, let her dream. Don't try to use our family as a weapon."

In the TV series, Qi Heng, the idiot, the dignified heir of the Duke of Qi, actually went to do such a cannon fodder job as a censor, and participated in the battle between the emperor and the empress dowager beyond his capacity.

Being used as a spear by the queen mother, she was still complacent, she was the incarnation of justice, and she worked extremely hard. For this, she offended many nobles, and even fought hard with the emperor's favorites, indirectly slapping the emperor in the face.

It is true that the face of the emperor is so easy to beat. Even if the Song Dynasty does not kill civil servants easily, it is too easy to kill a person. Just throw it at the border where wars are frequent. Within two years, the Duke of Qi will have to hang white silk up.

Princess Pingning sighed, "Tomorrow I will go into the palace to find out what the queen has to say, and I just happen to have a look at the official family."

Qi's father also sighed when he thought of the emperor's kindness to him all these years, but it's a pity that he can't enter the palace now
Shing Mansion on Ji Ying Lane

The porter boy ran into the study and told, "Master, Second Young Master, Commander Gu is here to visit."

"Commander Gu?" Sheng Hong was stunned for a moment, he couldn't remember who was the commander in his list of relatives and friends.

"Which Commander Gu?"

"It's the second son of Gu Hou's family."

Suddenly, Sheng Changbai said, "Father, Zhong Huai has been promoted. I don't know which army commander he is now." He accused his father of a crime, followed the porter to the front hall, and saw Gu Tingye directing a group of servants to move forward Moving things in the hall, he walked forward and pointed to various wooden boxes, "Zhonghuai, what do you mean? I heard the report from the door, you have been promoted now?"

Seeing his good friend, Gu Tingye said happily, "I was just appointed yesterday as the Deputy Commander of the Guard and Infantry Division." Pointing to dozens of wooden boxes, large and small, he said, "This is a thank you gift. If it weren't for your guidance, I would Maybe I still don’t know where to hang around. How can I be as decent as I am today.”

Sheng Changbai was taken aback.I haven't seen him for a few days, and he has become the deputy commander of the Guards and Infantry Division. According to modern times, he has gone from a big soldier to the second in command of the big bacteria area! "I just said it casually, but there is no credit for it. Zhonghuai, you are highly skilled in martial arts and proficient in writing. Sooner or later, you will stand out and become famous."

Gu Tingye pulled Changbai to sit down, patted him on the shoulder and said, "You and I are not polite. Apart from thanking you, I have something else to ask for my visit today."

Sheng Changbai looked dazed, pointed at Gu Tingye, and said teasingly, "I said, well-behaved, why did you give me so many gifts? It turns out that drunkards don't want to drink." Thinking about Gu Tingye's recent situation, he said puzzledly, "Now you I have a high position and authority, and there is no shortage of money. I am just an eighth-rank official, so what can I do to help?"

Gu Tingye said eagerly, "Of course I can help. You must know that after I worked with the prince, many people came to get married. But these people are all profit-seeking people. Do you think I can get married? Dare to get married?"

Sheng Changbai said, "Has Zhonghuai fallen in love with a girl and wants me to be a matchmaker?"

Good friend usually has a very active mind, he said it so clearly, why can't he turn the corner today, Gu Tingye can only say more clearly, "You know that my reputation was not very good before, your old lady must not look down on me .”
Sheng Changbai finally understood, and said in surprise, "Have you taken a fancy to my sixth sister?"

"Crack!" Gu Tingye slapped his thigh and said, "You must help me with this task."

Sheng Changbai couldn't tell whether to laugh or cry, "I really can't help you with this job, you are late, my sixth younger sister has already promised someone else."

"I promised someone? How come I haven't heard about it?" Gu Tingye's eyes widened, his face in disbelief, "Is it engaged to that Baishitan man? But I asked Shitou to find out, there is no such thing, Changbai , you don't want me to marry your sixth sister."

Sheng Changbai rolled his eyes, "It's not from Baishitan, it's from the Qi family in Xicheng. I didn't know about it until recently. You also know about my sixth sister's marriage. Grandma didn't let others interfere, so she decided half a month ago before telling the family. , we were all caught off guard at the time.”

Gu Tingye frowned and said, "The Qi family in Xicheng, the big family named Qi in Kaifeng, is Yuan Ruo's family, right?"

Sheng Changbai said, "It's uncle Yuanruo's family, his cousin Qi Xuan."

What the hell!

It turned out to be this family, Gu Tingye's head was a little big, and he asked casually, "Where did the two Liuli go?"

Sheng Changbai said, "I haven't passed the six ceremonies yet. Something happened at home a while ago, so this matter was delayed."

Gu Tingye's eyes brightened and said, "That is to say, the marriage certificate has not been exchanged yet?"

When Sheng Changbai saw the expression of his friend, he couldn't guess what he was thinking, but he was happy to see the result. Compared with Qi Xuan, he certainly hoped that Minglan would marry Gu Tingye, "Not bad."

Gu Tingye laughed and said, "That's great. Please help me say something nice to your parents and grandmother recently."

Sheng Changbai waved his hand to show that he understood.

"Then I have something else to do. I'll go first and come back another day."

Sheng Changbai didn't leave anyone behind either, and after Gu Tingye left, he asked the servant to deliver all the gifts into the warehouse, and then returned to the study.

Seeing his son coming back so soon, Sheng Hong asked strangely, "Zhong Huai left so soon? What can I do for you?"

When Sheng Changbai explained Gu Tingye's reason for coming, Sheng Hong said in surprise, "Minglan, you heard me right. He is the son of Marquis Gu, and now the crown prince's celebrity, will he take a fancy to my Minglan?"

Sheng Changbai said, "It's absolutely true!"

Sheng Hong said, "Then you told him that Minglan has already promised him?"

Chang Bai said, "I said it, but knowing that Minglan and Qi Xuan haven't passed the six ceremonies, I'm not reconciled."

Sheng Hong glanced at his son, but he couldn't guess what he was thinking. Gu Tingye is now the crown prince's confidant. In Xuan's words, at most it is money help, comparing the two, "I am not reconciled? This is not something he can do on his own, and the old lady will definitely not be able to get through it."

Sheng Changbai said, "He has a lot of ideas, and he looks like he has a plan in mind."

After a stick of incense, in Shou'an Hall, Mrs. Sheng listened to Sheng Hong's narration, and said dissatisfiedly, "You just refuse this kind of thing! Good girls don't marry again! What's more, for a prodigal like Gu Tingye, Ming Lan wants to marry this Such a person will be ruined for the rest of his life!"

Seeing the look in his father's eyes, Sheng Changbai hurriedly said, "Grandmother, Zhong Huai was absurd for a while when he was a child, but most of them were based on rumors, and now the prodigal son has turned back and corrected."

The old lady glanced at Sheng Changbai and said, "A few months ago, when I went to the polo field with girl Ming, I saw Gu Tingye, a rascal, having a drink with the boss of the brothel in the gazebo."

Sheng Changbai bit the bullet and explained, "Zhonghuai and this Wei Xingshou are close friends."

After looking at Changbai for a while, I didn't expect that after only a few months of being an official, I learned to open my eyes and talk nonsense. This court can really temper people, and the old lady Sheng sneered, "What about Gu Hou?" , died not half a year ago, who was mad at him to death? This kind of greedy, lustful, disloyal and unfilial bastard! How dare you say that he has changed his ways?"

Sheng Changbai opened his mouth and closed it again!
How to explain such a big stain?

Grab your head!

The room became unusually quiet.

After a while, Old Madam Sheng said in a deep voice, "You guys go, I'm tired and need to rest for a while."

(End of this chapter)