humble minister

On the ninth day of February in the second year of Chonghe, Emperor Xuanjing passed away, and it was passed down to his fifth younger brother, King Shiyu of Shubian, as evidenced by the imperial decree.On the same day, the Han family, who had belonged to the royal family for many years, rebelled, but before the rebels broke into the palace, they were all taken down by the imperial guards led by General Jiang, and Jiang Bailang became famous in the first battle.

Everyone thought that the throne was still pending. After all, although the Han family was eliminated, the Duanmu and Jiang families were still there. If they insisted on supporting the child in Empress Duanmu's womb, it would be fine.But to everyone's surprise, after entering the palace, the young general Jiang called the King of the Frontier "Emperor" in front of all the courtiers. Now what the people don't understand is that this young general Jiang has long been the King of the Border people.

However, in this way, many people have doubts about the throne of the King of the Frontiers, that is, the Great General Pingbei, but the imperial decree is true, and someone has a strong method, so those discordant voices only sounded in the first few days, and then disappeared. No trace.

It's just that this "Emperor Xuanwu" who was called "Emperor Xuanwu" in history and the reign name "Wansheng" did three major things after he ascended the throne, two of which made all civil and military officials and even the people of the world dumbfounded.

The first thing to do is to completely eradicate the Han family and uproot it. For this, the melon-eaters said that they can understand it. After all, your Han family has danced for so many years, and it should be cleaned up.

The second thing surprised everyone, that is, the new emperor made such a decision on the second day after he ascended the throne—to redesignate the former emperor's Empress Jiade as "Empress Muyuan", and to establish the child in the empress' stomach as "Empress Muyuan". The future prince, as soon as this move is made, it shows that the new emperor has completely accepted his elder brother's wife and children. Now everyone can't sit still, and some stubborn old scholars even said "this is against the law of etiquette" However, they were all blocked by the new emperor's sentence "entrusted by the late emperor to 'take care of his wife and children'".So it didn't take long for the matter to settle down.

The third matter, logically speaking, has nothing to do with the general public, because the new emperor just appointed a prime minister, and he is a person who has not heard much about it.But it was just because he was someone who had not heard much about it that made the courtiers terrified. They deeply thought that the new emperor was stupid. Wouldn't it be confusing to choose an unknown person to be the prime minister?But when they "accidentally" heard about the true identity of the left minister from the right minister Li Qing from various channels, everyone shut up again.

What's more, as soon as the new Zuo Xiang took office, he drastically reorganized the entire court and even local officials, and the policies he implemented benefited the people all over the world. All these made everyone respect the new Zuo Xiang.

It's just that some people are definitely not included in this crowd, such as Duanmu's family, or Shi Xiang who was also kept in the dark.

So we were all in the limelight for a while, Lian Zuoxiang, isn't this being talked about in the mansion?

Lian Ying sat respectfully at the table, listening to the good friend and suave Prince Xiang babbling back and forth, nothing more than a few words that seemed to be ridiculed but actually concerned, such as the following sentences——

"Aren't you not involved in government affairs and state affairs, what is this now?"

"I didn't expect that you, like Jiang Bailang, recognized the fifth brother as the master, but my good fifth brother is not an easy master to get along with, and he is not afraid of killing the donkey?!"

"Hey, Mr. Tingyun, haven't you always been used to being idle and free? Why join in the fun at this time, really!"

Lian Ying waited for Shi Xiang to finish talking and get out of breath, and quickly stopped: "Okay, okay, I know you care about me, but I also have my own choice, and I will do it for the country. Everyone has to do this.”

When Shi Xiang heard him say that, he really wanted to give him a blank look, but he also knew that Lian Ying must have his own reasons for what he should do. He didn't say it before, and naturally he couldn't ask anything now, so it's better to ask him the purpose of this trip.

"Why did you come to me this time? I don't believe you're here to talk about the past." Shi Xiang looked at Lian Ying with raised eyebrows, and suddenly thought of a possibility and blurted out, "But I'm worried that Miss Xiwei and Duanmu's family will blame me you?"

Lian Ying frowned, this was something he had been worrying about all along, but right now there was something more important and urgent than this.

"I came here to ask you about someone." Lian Ying ignored Shi Xiang's sad face of "I'm sorry you didn't come to see me", and took a sip of tea before saying, "This person is from the Han family. Young master——Han Qiu."

"Han Qiu?" Shi Xiang frowned, why do people keep looking for this person these days?Although he was entrusted by the new emperor to interrogate the Han family, it doesn't mean that he really has the right to dispose of the members of the Han family, and this Mr. Han Qiu is not with him now.

"You said Han Qiu was taken away by Xiao Lang?" After hearing what Shi Xiang said, Lian Ying was a little surprised. Although Jiang Bailang is now famous and a meritorious minister, but if the emperor did not order him, He also absolutely must not mention the members of the Han family, so all this is Shi Yu's intention?

"If that's the case, then I'll take my leave first." After thinking about it, Lian Ying got up to leave, but was stopped by Shi Xiang, who only heard Shi Xiang say: "Actually, there was a young master who came to Han Qiu before..."

"Is that man injured on the face?" Lian Ji asked anxiously.

"You know him?" Shi Xiangqi asked.

"Anyway, that person is very important." Lian Ying left without looking back after saying this, and Shi Xiang, who was left behind in anger, almost ran away.

"This group of people is really... hey, they come to visit when they are useful, and when they are useless... hey, how miserable they are!"

Jiang Bailang had expected that Ah Ying would definitely come to him, so he couldn't be more calm in the face of the sudden visit of the new Zuo Xiang, but he was still very happy to see Ah Ying again, only what Ah Ying said It made him unhappy.

"You already know that I'm taking refuge in the Fifth Prince?" Lian Ying asked as soon as he opened his mouth. Even though the Fifth Prince in his mouth is now the emperor, he still said it so "boldly" that Ben was indeed here. Asked about Han Qiu, but seeing Jiang Bailang, and thinking about how this person had supported the Fifth Prince without telling him and Shi Xiang, he was a little unhappy.

Jiang Bailang laughed like a haha, and then said: "Actually, I only found out about it recently, and I was surprised at the time. I didn't expect you, Ah Ying, to really choose to support His Majesty, but I'm still very happy afterwards, because this Then I can work with Ah Ying~ As for the fact that I chose to follow His Majesty, my thoughts and thoughts are actually similar to those of you, Ah Ying."

Lian Ying pursed her lips. Indeed, although the Jiang family and the Duanmu family are related by marriage, they are not as close as the relationship between the Duanmu family and the former emperor. Therefore, it is possible that Jiang Bailang had his own ideas since he was a child, but the attitude of the Jiang family when he did so So what?

After listening to Lian Ying's question, Jiang Bailang just laughed, and then said: "My Jiang family's allegiance has always been to the entire royal family, the entire Northern Dynasty, so what does it matter who is the emperor? Since His Majesty is the most talented and ability, then of course I will be loyal to His Majesty, what is there to hesitate about? As for father, hey, he still respects my choice, and what I am doing now does not disgrace the name of 'Jiang Family Loyalty'. "

"It's you, Ah Ying. The Duanmu family is not like the Jiang family. It's hard to guarantee that they won't care about your choice. What's more, the current situation of the Duanmu family is extremely embarrassing. There are even some rumors implying that His Majesty is usurping the throne. Uncle, he... To put it bluntly, he has always been a foolish and loyal person. I am afraid that he still misses the late emperor, and there is also Miss Xiwei, who really loves the late emperor. It is hard to guarantee that they will not harbor ill will after hearing these rumors. I am afraid that all of them will It has become your resistance to follow His Majesty, have you thought about how to explain it?"

"You said that my sister is...really in love with Emperor Xuan Jing? But Emperor Xuan Jing treated my sister so coldly. I thought, I thought..." Lian Ying was stunned. In the story, one is the happiness of his sister. He thought it was unfortunate and painful for his sister to be with Emperor Xuan Jing, so he made a concession, hoping that Shi Yu could give his sister the happiness that he should have, so that Shi Yu could also get it. The happiness I have always wanted.

But now, what did Bai Lang say now, what does it mean... It turns out that it was him who single-handedly destroyed my sister's... happiness?

"Ah Ying, you are still too slow when it comes to love." Jiang Bailang sighed quietly, watching Lian Ying who suddenly lost his mind and didn't know what to think, sighed secretly, in fact, he can't blame Lian Ying entirely, even if he didn't In doing so, with brother Shi Yu's temper, there is no reason why he would let go of what he wants.

He didn't want to expose all of this in front of Lian Ying, but recently Miss Xiwei was so calm, so calm that it made him worry, and more importantly, if no one came to clarify all this, then both of them would be deceived. In the dark, wouldn't the siblings only see a bigger rift in this way?Holidays will never be understood, so it's better for him to be a bad guy who tells the cruel truth.

"Ah Ying, I know you came here to ask about Han Qiu. Don't worry about this matter. I have dealt with it according to His Majesty's instructions. Both Han Qiu and Mr. Yan have been sent back to Qulan Town safely. You Don't worry about these two anymore, let's think about how to explain it." Jiang Bailang left after finishing speaking, he was also very busy these days, otherwise he would have been able to think of a way for Ah Ying.

Lian Ying glanced at the setting sun in the sky, his eyes darkened, maybe he really should talk to his sister first, some things cannot be avoided, you have to face it, no matter it is good or bad...

"You said Prime Minister Zuo entered the inner palace?" The new emperor, Emperor Xuanwu Shi Yu, who was reviewing the memorials in the imperial study, looked up at the chief eunuch with drooping eyebrows and frowned.

Eunuch Liu, the chief eunuch, was sweating all over his brow when he stared at the real dragon emperor, but he had to reply these words, otherwise he didn't know what kind of anger this unpredictable master would get angry.

"Return to Your Majesty, yes, Prime Minister Zuo entered the inner palace with the gold medal bestowed by His Majesty at Youshi today, and has not come out yet." Eunuch Liu timidly replied.

"Oh? Which palace?" Shi Yu re-approved the memorial calmly after listening to it. He still trusted Lian Ying.

"Return to Your Majesty, it is the Queen's... Yiren Palace."

"Crack", the golden pen broke in response.

"Yiren Palace? Alright, I'd like to see what my beloved Qing wants to chat with the Queen at this time."

It was obviously a faint voice, but for some reason, Eunuch Liu felt terrified when he heard it. He always felt that there was some inexplicable jealousy, anger and jealousy in and out of the words, which was really weird.

Could it be that the new emperor has long liked the queen?It's not like, does it mean that the new emperor likes the left prime minister?Hiss, there is a possibility.

In this room, Eunuch Liu was still thinking wildly, while shouting "Show the Yiren Palace", while Shi Yu in the other room was very irritable, because he suddenly found that after listening to Eunuch Liu's words, he had an uncontrollable anger. He didn't understand what it was, or he didn't dare to let himself understand it, which was why he was so irritable now.

Perhaps, some things have long been different from before...

The author has something to say:

Eunuch Liu... the truth...

I'm not afraid that the emperor hid it well, but I'm afraid that the eunuch has a high IQ, Orz...a silent tribute to Xiao Yuzi!