Pick all the cold branches

The war situation in the southeast affected many people's hearts, and relevant memorials were continuously sent to Beijing, filling up the imperial cases.

Most of them came from Shangshu to impeach Prince Jing.

There are various opinions, some accuse His Highness Prince Jing of exceeding his authority and interfering in local political affairs, some accuse His Highness Prince Jing of colluding with rebels, and even impeach His Highness Prince Jing for keeping women in the army for adultery...

Jia Yu sat quietly in the hall and frowned impatiently when he heard several cabinet ministers and the eunuchs who were in charge of ceremonies arguing in front of his father.

The second brother has been away for so many days, the sky looks cold, the heavy snow has fallen in the north this winter, and it won't be long before the Yuanchun Festival.

It's just that this year, the second brother may not be able to come back...

But he has never lived a year without his second brother.

Even during the three years when the second elder brother stayed in the imperial mausoleum, as long as he wanted to visit, it was extremely easy.

But this year is different than ever.The southeast front line is not the imperial mausoleum, and the second brother is not going to hide his strengths and bide his time to seek good fortune and avoid evil. Even if his father allowed him to go, he could not go.He had to stay in Beijing and guard this dragon pool and tiger den for his second brother.

And someone else is different, you can rely on love and love to stay with the second brother, you can get the care of the second brother, you can solve problems and talk with the second brother, and you can have a drink with the second brother. ...

There was a sudden tingle in my heart, and a little depression appeared between my brows.

Jia Yu fiddled with her sleeves restlessly, subconsciously clenching her teeth tightly.

He was not worried that his father would believe these false accusations.

Don't say anything else, but let's just say "in the promiscuous army". If it is true, the second brother has really started to indulge in womanizing, and the father will probably wake up laughing in his dream. He can't wait to issue an imperial decree immediately Back in Beijing, he will be rewarded heavily.

But he was really afraid that these people would be so chattering to put pressure on his father.

Chen Shiqin was not the only one who was unwilling to finish the battle in the southeast as soon as possible.

And Cao Guolao.

No matter how powerful Ren Si Li Jian is, a eunuch is still an eunuch after all.

Cao Guolao is different.

Those who entered the court through the imperial examination were known as disciples of the emperor, but they were actually students of the chief examiner.

And Hu Jingcheng, governor of Zhejiang Province, is also such a student.

The mess in the southeast, with Hu Jingcheng struggling to maintain it, can neither allow the Japanese pirates to invade the country, nor kill all the Japanese pirates to block some people's money. compromise between the balance.

Now the father turned his back on him and used his second brother to break the balance.

Chen Shiqin was naturally not happy, but how happy could Cao Guolao be?

Especially Cao Guolao used to be the teacher of the second brother.

Father is forcing Cao Laohu to stand up and fight Chen Shiqin head-on.

The reason why Cao Min was able to be the chief assistant of the cabinet and sit still until now is precisely because this old man does not fight with Chen Gonggong.Cao Guo is so experienced that he can bear the word formula, and when the new king succeeds and the old dog dies, everything will be solved.

He used to think that this was the safest way.

However, Father Huang suddenly decided not to bear it anymore.

Perhaps it was because Chen Shiqin started to make a fuss about Qilang openly, and the displeasure of this young son being controlled by the eunuch party finally completely angered his father.

However, his father's methods are much more ruthless than his.

The father dared to throw the second brother out to lick the blood with a knife.If it were him, at most, he could only say a few harsh words in front of Cao Guolao as before, and he would never want to touch a hair of the second elder brother. No wonder he ended up being ridiculed by his father...

His thoughts gradually became a little loose, and Jia Yu couldn't help feeling depressed, only then realized that he had been holding his breath, and immediately sighed.

He heard Jiashou calling him softly.

"Fourth Brother... Fourth Brother..."

This kid Qilang is still the same, heartless and heartless. He became a king and married, but he hasn't seen any progress. He doesn't even have a sense of his current situation.

Jiayu suddenly had a headache, and glanced at his younger brother in disgust, "Can't you eat less? In order to fight this Japanese pirate, the second brother's house is almost emptied, and you still eat desperately—"

Jiashou was still holding half of the unfinished pastry in his mouth. Hearing such a reprimand, he was startled, and hurriedly vomited it back into the plate aggrievedly, but couldn't help but peek at it when he lowered his head.

This incomprehensible look made Jiayu's eyes turn black more and more.

Not to mention that it is such an important occasion to discuss matters in front of the cabinet, and the result of this discussion is afraid that it may affect the life and death of the second brother on the front line. Just why did the emperor ask the two of them to come over and listen, why didn't he call Sanlang, Those two from Liulang?I'm afraid this little Qi'er never thought about it.

Thinking of this, Jia Yu suddenly felt helpless, and couldn't help but give up and sighed, "Forget it, who asked you to spit it out of your mouth, it doesn't look good... just eat it if you want to eat it."

Immediately, as if he had been pardoned, Jiashou quickly stuffed the half piece of snack that he was reluctant to part with into his mouth, chewed hard for a while, and then swallowed forcefully.

He was still wiping his mouth when he heard his father's voice thundering from above.

"What do you two think, say it out loud, don't whisper and bite your ears."

Jiashou hadn't swallowed a mouthful of snacks, and almost choked himself, clutching his neck nervously, unable to make a sound even when he opened his mouth.

Jiayu sighed speechlessly in his heart, so he could only pick up the tea in front of him, handed it to Jiashou's mouth, and responded.

"I don't have any ideas. I just see that Qilang's dim sum plate is almost empty, so tell him to eat slowly and don't choke."

Having said that, he still hasn't forgotten to wipe the dim sum scum on the corner of Jiashou's mouth.

Jiashou drank two sips of tea, finally swallowed the mouthful of snacks that blocked his throat, then scratched his head guiltyly, and grinned at his father in embarrassment, showing a pair of canine teeth.

Seeing this scene, all the cabinet ministers showed embarrassment.

Although the Holy Majesty rewarded His Royal Highness King Zhao in the name of his achievements in Northern Xinjiang, the Seventh Prince is just a half-grown child who has nothing to do, and anyone with eyes can see it.

In terms of aptitude, the current His Highness King Zhao is far from His Highness King Jing.The so-called "war of two kings" has nothing to argue about at all.

The facts were before his eyes, but Eunuch Chen insisted on supporting His Royal Highness King Zhao, and his heart was clearly revealed.

It is precisely because of this that His Majesty the Emperor specially called His Highness King Zhao to sit in front of the imperial court.

Chen Shiqin actually didn't want His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince to show up any more.If you show up more, you will naturally be unable to hide your clumsiness, and there will be more criticisms.

However, His Majesty the Emperor wanted His Highness the Seventh Prince to reveal his faults, and he slapped Chen Shiqin in the face.

But the son is still the son after all, it is impossible to say that there is no expectation.

Even the cabinet ministers headed by Cao Min had their own speculations in their hearts, thinking that the Sacred Heart actually had expectations and preferences for His Royal Highness King Zhao.

The Holy Majesty took care of this youngest son as a guarantor.

In case something happens to His Royal Highness King Jing, or if His Majesty is not completely satisfied, His Highness Zhao Wang will be His Majesty's second best choice.

Of course, all of this is only on the premise that His Royal Highness King Zhao can understand and make progress.

What your majesty wants is a young son with seven orifices, who can turn the tide and hold up the overall situation so that the world will not fall into the hands of the eunuchs, and who can be sympathetic to the father and assist the elder brother to protect the peace of the country and the foundation of the world.

Such an exquisite heart that understands the general situation and advances and retreats originally existed in the Fourth Highness.It's a pity that His Highness Fourth was born weak, otherwise His Highness Seven would not have suffered this crime.

Among the remaining sons of the Holy Majesty: the eldest prince is weak and incompetent and has been imprisoned; the third prince is a master who is obsessed with music, poetry, painting, and entertainment, even more than the empress of the Southern Tang Dynasty; He was a talented person, and he was frightened when the king of Zhuangmin County disappeared. He was fine on weekdays, but he was prone to anxiety when there were many people. Yes, most of the time I am bored in my own palace, and I rarely even participate in the celebration of the court meeting... In fact, the Holy Majesty does not have much choice.

His Royal Highness King Zhao was the last son whom the Holy Majesty had no choice but to place high hopes on.Therefore, the Holy Majesty has devoted no less effort to His Highness King Zhao than His Highness King Jing.After all, there is no turning back.But His Royal Highness King Zhao couldn't open his mind for a long time.It is conceivable that the Holy Majesty felt distressed.

All the courtiers secretly watched the indescribable expression on the emperor's face, not daring to speak easily.

Only Chen Shiqin was calm and relaxed.

This old eunuch is worthy of being a person who has gone through many ups and downs, and besides the one who served His Majesty the emperor, he is pampered and well maintained.

He only took a quiet look at the two princes, and then said with a smile: "The fourth highness's love for the younger brother really moved the old servant to tears."

Jia Yu refused to accept such a compliment, and immediately raised her eyebrows and let out a cold snort.

"Father's kindness is mighty, and teachers often teach with the words of sages. Those of us who are brothers will naturally remember it in our hearts and dare not forget it. Occasionally, villains will provoke, treacherous slander, and tell jokes about brothers fighting against the wall. , trying to disturb the audience, causing gossip and rumors to make people panic, it's really heart-wrenching."

Chen Shiqin has been in charge of Lijian and Dongchang for many years, covering the sky with one hand and pouring power into the government and the public. It can be said that whoever wants to die must die.The courtiers secretly called him the "King of Hades", but those who flattered him in person called him "Chen Duzhu", or even "Nine Thousand Years". Shout out "grandfather".

Now, the only ones who dare to give Chen Shiqin a soft knife face to face are His Royal Highness Prince Jing and His Royal Highness Prince Ankang.

In particular, His Royal Highness is still taking advantage of his poor health, so he is a little more "proud of being favored".

Chen Shiqin received such a cold slap from Jia Yu with a warm face, but he didn't feel angry, and kept smiling.

On the contrary, His Majesty the Emperor seemed very happy, and immediately responded loudly: "Damn the villain! Damn the traitor!" Then he cleared his throat, frowned, and admonished: "But today, here are all the ministers who seek the country, and they are the pillars of the country. What a villain and treacherous person, don't say any more."

Jia Yu almost didn't roll her eyes in public, she thought that her father was becoming more and more unreserved, obviously just now he had a very useful expression on his face, but he was so happy in his heart, he had to pretend to scold his son for acting.

He followed suit, "I obey the order." He raised his eyes to look at his father, and deliberately pouted to show an aggrieved face.

The emperor was also looking at his two sons, and after a moment of silence, he spoke slowly.

"It's been a while since your second brother left, and his book is already higher than a mountain, and even his teacher is going to sue him. Tell me, is it true that the father is wrong? Isn't it? Father shouldn't have let Jiafei go to Nanzhili from the very beginning?"

The old emperor is not finished yet.

Jia Yu stared at his father with disgust in his heart, but his eyelashes were hanging down, and his face was obedient and obedient.

"There are no wrong parents in the world, let alone the father? If you are unhappy, father, you can just punish the son and minister to vent your anger. Why do you need to ask such a question to embarrass the son?"

There seemed to be infinite sorrow in this voice, coupled with Jia Yu's weak appearance, it was really very pitiful.

The emperor laughed loudly when he heard it, "Listen, listen to his mouth."

The father and son sang together, it seemed that the father was scolding the son, but in fact, every sentence was scolding the courtiers for committing disobedience.

Where did the cabinet ministers dare to respond, they all lowered their heads, not daring to speak out.

The emperor quietly looked around the audience, seeing that no one dared to stretch their heads to stand against the thunder, he sighed, and the smile on his face became more and more strange.

"I'm not wrong, so my son can only be wrong. Otherwise, why are there so many memorials? You can't be wrong, right? You are so amazing. So many of you are scolding my son together! My son and I, there are only two—"

In fact, he didn't see how to get angry, but the resentment still overflowed from the sneer on the corners of his eyes and brows.

"Your Majesty, please calm down!" Seeing this, Cao Min hurriedly stood up trembling and knelt down, bowing his head and explaining, "The meaning of the ministers is not to say that there is anything wrong with His Highness Prince Jing, but to be afraid... His Highness is young and vigorous, and there is something wrong with him." Things, although well intentioned, are too radical..."

At this point, it is considered that the wink has softened.

His Majesty's meaning was very clear, scolding his son was no different from scolding himself.King Jing Jiafei was ordered by the emperor to go south, and everything His Highness Prince Jing did in the southeast was holy.His Majesty is determined to close the net in Zhezhi, and even more so to protect His Highness Prince Jing, and he will not hesitate to make Chen Shiqin unhappy for this.

That being the case, this is not a multiple-choice question.

Although Mr. Cao Ge was not willing to compete with Chen Shiqin, it was even more impossible to disobey His Majesty's holy will, not to mention that he was the teacher of Prince Jing Jiafei.He didn't have a second way to go.

Although Mr. Cao Ge knew the wink, some people didn't quite understand it from the beginning to the end.

"Father, you still have us, aren't we also your sons?"

Jiashou, who had been holding back for a long time, suddenly opened his mouth with a disappointed face, as if he was half a beat behind the times, and was still struggling with the meaning of his father's previous sentence.

As soon as this remark came out, everyone present was shocked.

An old man like Cao Ge who has been in battle for a long time is also full of embarrassment, smiling wryly and not knowing how to smooth things over.

On the contrary, Chen Shiqin's face was relaxed and relaxed, like a spring breeze.

Immediately, the emperor's face turned blue, staring at the confused young boy, he smiled instead of anger: "Yes. And you. I have a son like you—"

Father is really angry.

Jia Yu only felt a headache, and hated why she didn't stop this silly brother first.

Although the father loves his son dearly, he can do anything when he is angry.

If the father punishes Qilang at this time, I am afraid that it will irritate Chen Shiqin even more. No matter the situation or the second brother, it is not a good thing.

Jia Yu didn't have time to think about it, and he couldn't defend Jia Shou, but fortunately he pressed his heart and closed his eyes, and he tilted his head and fell softly towards Jia Shou.

This was really unexpected.

Jiashou was startled, and reached out to catch his fourth brother first. His hairs stood up in horror, and he yelled in a panic: "Fourth brother! Father...fourth brother—"

The emperor's eyes shook, as if he had woken up, and he broke free from the raging black swamp.

Shiro's fall reminded him too much.

It's just... Poor Shiro, who puts so much effort into his efforts, may end up in vain.Especially as a father, he really couldn't hope that this especially lovely son would get what he wanted.

"Qilang, help your fourth brother go to the side hall to rest."

The emperor took a deep breath, and opened his mouth again. There was no extra wave in his eyes. He stared at the panicked Jiashou who was surrounded by the attendants and helped the fainted Jiayu to leave the hall. A silent sweep of the scene.

"My son, I will discipline you well. Each of you should also discipline yourself well. Guarding the gates of the country and stabilizing the territory is the top priority. Don't be confused and fall into this kind of pit."

He can bite the word "Jing" very hard.

There was a moment of silence in the hall.

All the officials bowed their heads in worship, but no one dared to raise their heads first.

Only Chen Shiqin looked hesitant to speak, "Your Majesty is wise. It's just..."

"What do you want to say?" The emperor looked sideways at his wife who had been with him almost all his life.

Chen Shiqin bowed respectfully, lowered his head, and saluted, "There is a report in Dongchang. Now there seems to be a woman in the camp of His Royal Highness Prince Jing. She was originally a grass-roots bandit. It is said that she has some martial arts skills. His Highness is using her talents, but after all, it is against the law. Taizu's ban will even damage His Highness's reputation..."

"Kill that woman, use any method - do I still need to say such a thing?"

Suddenly, the expression on the emperor's face became ferocious, and even his facial features were all distorted.

He questioned everyone in front of him angrily, and swept all the memorials on the imperial case to the ground with a flick of his sleeve.

The cabinet ministers were as silent as cicadas, and they fell down more and more shiveringly, not daring to move even when their heads were hit by the flying memorial.

With a smile on his lips, Chen Shiqin responded softly with a posture of leaning over to receive the order, "Yes. The old slave is dull." Then he straightened up and stood straight in front of the emperor, without looking at the one who still couldn't afford to kneel down. Cao Min and the others took a look, and they saw that they were tall and slim, standing out from the crowd like chickens.