life in a hurry

Today's early court is another confrontation between An Guohou and Ning Wang, and the two are still arguing endlessly over the disaster victims and relief food.The emperor seemed to be out of spirits, watching the two of them quarreling silently.

However, many ministers tried their best to figure out the emperor's silence.

Everyone's words and deeds may be the same, but because of the different identities of that person, the meanings represented by those words and deeds will be different.

Why the emperor is silent, why is he silent, what does this silence mean, people can't help but think deeply.

An Guohou was the late emperor's brother-in-law, and the emperor had always been on good terms with Chen Feiqing. Even the emperor's own sister wanted to marry Chen Feiqing. It seemed that An Guohou's mansion was firmly in the upper hand.

However, King Ning is the emperor's uncle and the former emperor's younger brother after all.

Anyone who is not confused at all will know that these two people should either be eradicated together, or else neither of them can be moved.It is best for powerful ministers to check and balance each other. It is not terrible to have two tigers, but the fear is that only one will dominate.

But besides that, there is a tiger, or rather, a phoenix.

It is a well-known fact that there are three pillars in the court and China, but the Yao family is extremely low-key, at least in the court.In the quarrel between An Guohou and King Ning, people from Yao's faction seldom got involved, and even if they did, it was only a matter of peace, acting like a peacemaker.However, everyone is a genius, and no one can see that the peacemaker is a fake, and it is true to stir things up in the name of persuading peace.

But now, An Guohou and the Yao family had an accident, but Ning Wang suddenly stood up, and An Guohou questioned that Ning Wang and the Yao family were not clear, this is really a muddy water.

Each of the three factions has its own characters, and their foundations are solid, so whoever wins and who loses depends on the emperor.

The emperor has always had no likes or dislikes. He is very filial to the queen mother, very close to King Ning, and even more so close to An Guohou, especially his son.

But now, he is silent.

Marquis An Guo and King Ning were arguing happily when the emperor suddenly sighed softly and said, "Fei Qing, come up."

Both An Guohou and Ning Wang stopped, and followed all the officials to look at the emperor, and then at Chen Feiqing.

Chen Feiqing walked out of the ranks obediently, and said, "The minister is here."

The emperor said: "Come up, come to my side."

All the ministers: "..."

An Guohou hesitated to speak.

Chen Feiqing looked at the emperor, then at his father, then at King Ning, and found that no one was going to say anything, so he had to go up from the side and stand beside the emperor.

The emperor looked at him carefully and said, "You don't seem to be in good spirits."

Chen Feiqing said: "Fortunately, the emperor seems to be not in a good spirit."

All the ministers: "..."

The emperor smiled and said: "It's normal for me to be in a bad mood. Every day I quarrel here and there, it's endless."

When all the ministers heard this, they all knelt down as accusations.Even An Guohou and Ning Wang knelt down.

Chen Feiqing followed suit and knelt down.

All the ministers of the court knelt down, and the palace eunuch also knelt down.

For a moment, the hall was full of kneeling people.

The emperor still smiled and said: "I see that you are talking vigorously, and you are idle when you are idle, talking to Fei Qing, what are you doing?"

No one spoke.

The emperor asked Chen Feiqing to get up and asked, "Tell me, who should be held accountable for this matter?"

Chen Feiqing said: "This matter has not been clarified yet, and I have nothing to say."

The emperor sighed again: "You know that nothing has been found out about this matter, and you have nothing to say, so I don't know what your father and King Ning are arguing about for two days. You haven't investigated the matter yet, let's put it away first." I may be confused, I don't know what to do, to put the crime on someone, and then use this crime to go back. "

Ning Wangdao: "I also want to find out the matter, but as soon as I said it, An Guohou detained the crime. In order to distinguish myself, I had to argue with Lord Hou."

An Guohou said: "I don't like to charge anyone with crimes. It would be great if King Ning is willing to investigate this matter personally, but this matter involves the Queen Mother's family and ministers. The person who investigates the case must be fair, strict, impartial, and King Ning accepts the case. The gift from the place where it was issued is a fact, shouldn't I say that?"

King Ning sneered, and said: "Master Hou is not only trying to tease me, but also the Queen Mother?"

Marquis An Guo said: "This Marquis is just discussing the matter as it stands. It is inevitable that Ben Hou is not thoughtful when he is a rough person. The Emperor and the Queen Mother know it. The prince is a scholar and has always been thoughtful, so there is no need to pick up the words and provoke."

The emperor looked at the two of them, and asked very gently: "My people are starving to death. It turns out that the first thing that the lord and the lord think of is to distinguish themselves first, and by the way, help the queen mother to distinguish together. Should I thank you for the queen mother?" two?"

An Guohou and Ning Wang said in unison: "Your Majesty—"

The emperor interrupted the two of them, and said to Chen Feiqing: "Feiqing, how do you think this matter should be done?"

Chen Feiqing said: "Immediately dispatch imperial envoys to the disaster-stricken areas to appease the people, redistribute relief food, and investigate the case at the same time."

An Guohou glared at him, and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I have already discussed this matter with the Minister of the Household Department, and the Minister of the Household Department has written a memorial for the emperor's approval. Once again, the relief food will be distributed from the rich provinces and counties near the disaster-stricken provinces and counties. Adjust the food nearby. I have also discussed with the Minister of the Ministry of War overnight to detain all the officers and soldiers responsible for delivering the food, and send credible people to escort the relief food again. But today, as soon as King Ning went to the court, he launched an attack, and the two ministers have not had time explain."

King Ning sneered, rolled his eyes at him, and said: "The disaster relief food that should have been distributed once was distributed twice unexpectedly, but Lord Hou still thinks that he is doing things neatly. Is it true that the door of the treasury is opened to the Marquis of Anguo? "

The emperor waved his hand and said: "The food needs to be delivered, and the case needs to be investigated. There is no need to say more. Fei Qing, who do you think should be sent as an imperial envoy and who will investigate the case?"

An Guohou and Ning Wang looked at Chen Feiqing at the same time, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty looked at Chen Feiqing.

Chen Feiqing was not afraid at all.

He has the confidence, knowing that his father will not do this matter, and King Ning is not the kind of person who will really accept bribes, so naturally he will do it in a business-like manner.

What's more, it's not the first time that the emperor has used him as a microphone.

He looked around at the ministers, and said: "One thing is nothing to do with two masters, this case was exposed by Lord Qin Zhengwen Qin, let him investigate."

An Guohou and King Ning objected almost immediately: "Your Majesty, Qin—"

The two looked at each other, and said at the same time: "Your Majesty—"

"The Emperor—"

The two stopped, and Lord Hou said, "My lord, let's talk first."

King Ning smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I have never seen you let me do good deeds."

An Guohou rolled his eyes at him impatiently: "Why does the prince talk like a woman in the market?"

All the ministers dared not speak anymore, especially those who were older and knew something about the past, they only dared to sigh in their hearts that An Guohou was really daring to speak.

Why did he dare to say it?King Ning had some unclear rumors, and in another rumor, he lost his throne because of the first rumor.

There are no other rumors, it is the broken sleeve, or the one that is more unbearable.

As a man, to put it bluntly, it's just a flirt, but it's nothing, and no one will take it seriously.But Ning Wang was not only serious, but also became the one who was played. He was abandoned after being played. After being abandoned, he rushed to beg. After begging, he was injured and sent back. This is very embarrassing. .

After all, he is a royal nobleman, and he is a good man, so he has to rush to be a woman.

Of course, these are all rumors, and the veterans have never seen it with their own eyes. There are so many people who can spread it, and the rumors seem to be true.

King Ning held back his anger, and when he was very angry, he laughed, and said, "Your Majesty is generous, and this king is also convinced. Since Lord Hou wants to let this king say the words that offend people, I will say it. Your Majesty, Your Majesty Qin It is true that he is talented in literature and is a top scholar, but talent is not equal to talent, Mr. Qin is still young, he is not thorough enough, and he has been working in the Imperial Academy, so it may not be appropriate to suddenly ask him to investigate the case."

An Guohou continued: "Your Majesty, I also think that Mr. Qin is really inappropriate. The officialdom in the south of the Yangtze River is complicated and full of twists and turns, and there are many people to deal with. Mr. Qin is an upright person. I'm afraid he can't handle it, but he is easy to be used and hurt. .”

All the ministers knew in their hearts that, to put it bluntly, no one dared to ask Qin Zhengwen to investigate the case.If he is really not talented enough, it would be fine if he can't find anything. I'm afraid that he is really serious and serious, and if he finds out something, he will relentlessly grab it. Only God knows what he can pull out.

The south of the Yangtze River is the most prosperous place in the country, and the sky is high and the emperor is far away. If the twists and turns in it are to be picked out by Qin Zhengwen, a fool, it's really--God knows what will happen.

Therefore, An Guohou and Ning Wang also panicked.

It's just that why Chen Feiqing said this sentence suddenly is worth pondering.

He is the son of An Guohou, and he is close to King Ning, and he is also the son-in-law recognized by the Queen Mother. Why does he seem to want to catch the three people in front of him? !

It is not impossible to say that it was ordered by the emperor, but the possibility is very small.Even if the emperor didn't care about An Guohou and Ning Wang, he wouldn't treat Yao like this.

Chen Feiqing was not worried at all, anyway, he felt that he would not be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door if he did not do anything wrong.Although he had seen a lot of corruption since he was a child, it is not an exaggeration to say that [-] people's homes were ruined due to greed for disaster relief food.

What is the reason for the army to fight a battle and kill tens of millions of people?It's just to protect the people.But those people waved their hands lightly, fattened their pockets, but harmed [-] people.There are only so many people in these people's families, and they can't eat and use up, but they are not allowed to eat or use others, and they are not allowed to live.

Chen Feiqing is not Qin Zhengwen, he naturally knows what the consequences will be if this matter is really investigated, but that must not be a reason not to investigate.

If the scars are to be dug, they must be dug deep. If they are dug together, there is still a chance of survival.If you don't dig it, just cover it with herbs, and drag it down for a while, you will only die faster.

An imperial decree arrived at the Imperial Academy, and it was delivered by Chen Feiqing himself.

After receiving the order, Qin Zhengwen saw that Chen Feiqing didn't seem to intend to leave, so he also stood there motionless.

Seeing this, the other people in the Imperial Academy found an excuse to go out tactfully.

Chen Feiqing thought about it and said, "I recommended you."

Qin Zhengwen said expressionlessly: "Yes."

Chen Feiqing smiled instead, and said: "Master Qin, don't worry too much, I have no other intentions, and this is not a good thing, I'm not here to ask you for credit."

Qin Zhengwen said: "Sell the credit to the subordinates, and the subordinates have nothing to help the young master."

Chen Feiqing said again: "I'm a little embarrassed. For you, how should I say this is not a good job."

Qin Zhengwen said: "For the young master, pleading for the people's life is not a good thing, but for the lower officials, it is a bad thing to enrich one's own pocket."

Chen Feiqing covered her face and said, "I regret it now."

With Qin Zhengwen like this, I'm afraid he will be eaten alive as soon as he arrives in Jiangnan.

Qin Zhengwen looked at him for a while, and said dryly: "The meaning of the lower official is that he knows that the young master cares about the lower official."

It's hard to hear your meaning from your words!

Chen Feiqing waved his hand: "You don't need to explain, you are famous far and wide, I can trust you. I'm just afraid that there will be too much involvement in this case, and the lives of those who investigate the case may be in danger, do you understand?"

Qin Zhengwen suddenly laughed, and said, "Young Lord Hou also thinks that the officials are obstinate and ignorant of world affairs?"

Chen Feiqing hurriedly said: "No, no, I didn't mean that—"

Qin Zhengwen looked at him and said, "The lower officials just disdain to associate with wolves and squirrels."

Chen Feiqing was taken aback, and asked, "Who do you say is a jackal and a fox?"

Qin Zhengwen said: "Those who eat people are jackals, and those who are hypocritical are vampires. Most of the civil and military people in the Manchu Dynasty and even the people in the world are either jackals or vampires."

Chen Feiqing stared at him for a long time, thinking, no wonder Qin Zhengwen and Fu Nansheng seem so close, isn't this the same as Fu Nansheng three years ago? !

No, no, there are differences, at least not exactly the same.

Or rather, quite differently.

Three years ago, Fu Nansheng also believed that the world was dark, so he wanted to follow suit.

And Qin Zhengwen...

Chen Feiqing pressed his fist towards Qin Zhengwen's shoulder.

Qin Zhengwen was unprepared and was forced to take a step back.

Chen Feiqing quickly grabbed his hand, pulled him back to stand firm, and said: "Sorry, I was abrupt. In fact, the emperor has told me many times about you. You must be a pillar in the court in the future, but he is afraid If you are too rigid, you will be easily broken, so I have kept you in the Hanlin Academy."

Qin Zhengwen said: "I know."

Chen Feiqing smiled and asked him: "Master Qin seems to like raising rabbits."

Qin Zhengwen glanced at him, not surprised how he knew, but said: "My mother likes to eat, and the rabbits are born a lot, so they can be sold. The salary of the Imperial Academy is not much."

Chen Feiqing: "..."

How should I continue the conversation? Originally, I wanted to compare the common people to rabbits. I originally wanted to say that we should protect the docile and lovely rabbits together. You eat and sell them.

Chen Feiqing touched his nose, and said with difficulty: "There are still many people like sheep..."

Qin Zhengwen said: "Dogs guard the sheepfold."

Chen Feiqing said: "Hahaha, don't talk nonsense, don't delay Mr. Qin's explanation, let's leave as soon as possible after the assignment is completed."

Qin Zhengwen said: "People are people, so there is no need to compare ordinary people to livestock."

Chen Feiqing said, "Sorry."

Qin Zhengwen said: "I know the young master didn't mean that, but I just don't like making this metaphor."

Chen Feiqing said: "I do have some slips of the tongue."

Qin Zhengwen said: "I heard that the young master didn't like reading when he was young, it's inevitable."

Chen Feiqing: "..."

Who said that? !It must have been said by those old gentlemen in the Imperial Academy!Do they want to remember their grudges until now? !Everyone has their own strengths and I am not good at reading!But not bad either!

Chen Feiqing maintained his smile and laughed dryly.

Qin Zhengwen said: "Not much more."

Chen Feiqing understood this sentence, it was to see off the guests.