This sentence hit the point, Xu Yingping's eyes widened, and he couldn't answer for a long time.
Taking advantage of the victory, Shen Jue pursued, and said sharply: "Why is General Xu silent? If you are really loyal to His Majesty, why should you hold the military power in your hands for more than ten years and refuse to let it go? Now that His Majesty is fully fledged, it is a good time to show off your grand plans. Xu Why is the general unwilling to delegate power? Do you want to threaten His Majesty, or do you want to be the Supreme Emperor?"
"Old Shen Ge, be careful with your words." Xiao Yulan said with sharp eyes. She wanted to eradicate Xu Yingping, so she presented evidence to make people speechless, and pulled out the words of the Supreme Emperor, in order to prevent people from remembering the gossip about Xu Yingping and the Queen Mother a few years ago?
The fact that she was unable to support her mother because she was young was a pain in Xiao Yulan's heart.
Shen Jue knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, and sincerely admitted his mistake: "It is the old minister who has lost his head, please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Xiao Yulan's tone was cold: "This is not an example."
Shen Jue was forgiven, and turned his spearhead at Xu Yingping, aggressively: "General Xu, as Cao Cheng said, you and I have been at odds with each other over the years, and there has been a lot of friction with each other. You should know why this old man is like this. Think about it carefully. In the year, everything that His Majesty vigorously promoted was blocked by you, and it is clear from the sky what your intentions are."
"Don't bother to blame me, don't you have a conscience?" Xu Yingping was blown away by being forced to ask, and asked angrily, "You ask yourself, are you really loyal to this young brat all these years? Don't joke, Luo Yao is pressing you first. , Later, Luo Yao was gone, and those people he left behind were enough for you to have a headache. When you pulled out those who were in the way, you suddenly found that the brat had grown up and it was difficult to deal with it. You could only swallow your anger, thinking that you could not be the emperor yourself, You can still be a powerful minister, how about you resign and return to your hometown?"
Shen Jue took off the black gauze hat without changing his face, and immediately said loudly: "Okay, in front of my colleagues, what's the harm in taking off this black gauze hat? General Xu, do you dare to return the military power to His Majesty?"
Xu Yingping's face was full of astonishment, she never thought that Shen Jue would put all his eggs in one basket, could it be that before he knew it, Shen Jue was really willing to serve Xiao Yulan?
"General Xu, don't you dare?" Shen Jue pressed again, lifted his heavy clothes, strode up to Xu Yingping, faced him face to face, and sneered, "A general of martial arts is nothing more than that."
"Shen Jue, don't go too far!" Xu Yingping raised her head and said angrily as she was unfamiliar with the battle.
Shen Jue was not afraid at all, and his face was full of contempt: "General Xu thinks the old man is too much, because the old man said what you think. You just don't want to give up military power, you just don't want your majesty to be strong, and you don't want your majesty to rule the world. Xu Yingping, you What a dirty heart."
Once this high hat is worn, who can stand it.
Xu Yingping spoke incoherently: "I didn't, Shen Jue, don't talk nonsense, the old man didn't hand over the military power because he didn't have a military talisman with him!"
When Shen Jue heard this, he laughed so hard that tears flowed down his face. He pointed his fingers randomly, but all of them fell on Xu Yingping: "Listen, listen, what's this called? It doesn't hinder you if you don't have a soldier amulet with you." Promise first, so many of our colleagues are watching, can you go back on your promise? Xu Yingping, Xu Yingping, I thought you were much smarter before, but I was blinded by thinking about it. "
Xu Yingping blushed, and realized that this excuse was too clumsy when he said it, as if he was indirectly admitting that he just didn't want to hand over military power.
Not to mention how to overcome the current difficulties, even if there is a final false alarm tonight, Xiao Yulan will not tolerate him again.
Xu Yingping's mind was spinning rapidly, thinking of ways to save himself. Xu Dang, who wanted to come forward to intercede for him, was ready to move, but he blocked him with a look.
If he was unfortunately disposed of by Xiao Yulan just like that, then those people who pleaded for him would end badly.
If you don't come out now, you can still save your life.
As long as there is a life to live, that is already the most fortunate thing in the world.
Xu Yingping regained her demeanor, faced Shen Jue squarely, and said in a serious tone, "As long as I hand over the military power, you will also resign and return to your hometown, and never set foot in Changle City?"
Shen Jue thought that he was in a better situation than Xu Yingping, even if he agreed to leave Beijing, there would be hundreds of ways for Xiao Yulan to beg him to come back, so he nodded heavily: "Yes."
"Okay, with the testimony of my colleagues, I, Xu Yingping, promised to hand over the military power tonight. I will personally go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation tomorrow morning and offer the military talisman with both hands. Immediately, please Your Majesty justify the name of the old minister." Xu Yingping turned to bow to Xiao Yulan with a serious expression. Asking for the gift, as if going all out.
A gleam flashed in Shen Jue's eyes, and he said not to be outdone: "Tomorrow at the same time, the old minister will go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to hand in his resignation notice. In the meantime, please ask General Xu to wait for me. You and I will bear witness to each other, so we can laugh away our grievances."
Xu Yingping thought to herself: I'll fuck your mother with a smile, old man, don't think I don't know what's going on in your belly.
It's all torn apart, Xu Yingping doesn't care much about his bad attitude: "Then you have to hurry up, the old man never waits for others, whether you can keep up depends on your own ability."
Shen Jue could still laugh: "General Xu is too worried, I will definitely arrive two steps ahead of you, so I can wait for you."
Xu Yingping sneered and didn't answer, Shen Jue was calm and unhurried, his momentum was as strong as ever.
The two stood in the center of the hall, and the invisible confrontation momentum spread to the surroundings. With equal killing intent, both of them had murderous intentions towards each other in their hearts.
Luo Wenge, as the original initiator of the whole scene, saw that the scene ended with a seemingly happy ending, and he felt no joy at all.
He failed to pull Xu Yingping off the horse, but helping Xiao Yulan regain military power was also an unexpected gain.
Shen Jue couldn't say for sure, he said he was willing to resign as an elder and return to his hometown, but it can be seen that the Shen party headed by Wen Tianzhong was not surprised, it should have been prepared for a long time.
Shen Jue dared to be so open and aboveboard, he must have left behind, for example, let Xiao Yulan personally invite him to return to the court, then under what circumstances, Xiao Yulan had to make such a move?
From Luo Wenge's point of view, if Shen Jue asked to resign, then he would not give the other party a chance to come back.
We have to ask the Linjiang Tower to find out the news again to see what tricks Shen Jue wants to play.
The two old foxes who were still facing each other in the middle of the hall had no intention of coming down, as if they wanted to catch old and new enemies.
Luo Wenge looked at Shen Jue who stretched his hand into his sleeve, wondering what the other party would come up with, but he couldn't wait.
The closed palace door was suddenly pushed open, and another high-pitched voice shouted: "The Empress Dowager is here."
The whole hall was in an uproar. Since the beginning of non-interference in government affairs, every New Year's Eve dinner, the Queen Mother would eat fast and chant the Buddha without showing her face. It meant that Xiao Yulan would handle all the previous affairs. This was the first time that the Queen Mother came to the middle way.
He must have heard that the dinner party was such a mess, and he was in a hurry to come over to smooth things over. If the two old foxes were to continue fighting, the inner half of the court would have to rest, and by then Xiao Yulan would not be far from the Emperor.
Spring is approaching, things are so busy, how can there be no one in each department?
Furthermore, if the enemy country Beijiang knew about this matter, they would be so unhappy that they would not be able to sleep.
The queen mother thought about going back and forth, but couldn't finish reading the Buddhist scriptures, so she greeted Taobi, and hurriedly moved to the Hall of Peace, fortunately, she was in time.
The Empress Dowager arrived, and all the officials stood up to greet and salute. The Empress Dowager walked all the way to the front of the hall, passing by Luo Wenge, and took a second look at him. She had already received the news that he agreed to cooperate, but she dared to design Shen Jue and Xu Yingping at the same time. Still feeling dissatisfied.
"Mother's queen." Xiao Yulan came down from the high platform, followed by Shen Ruqing and the queen.
The queen mother responded softly, her eyes swept across the queen's face, and then she looked at Shen Ruqing: "The Ai family heard that the dinner party is very lively, and I haven't been there for many years, so I came here to have a look, and I didn't disturb your majesty, right?"
Xiao Yulan said with a hearty smile: "The empress is joking with the son, the empress can come here, and the son can't wish for it, why do you feel disturbed?"
The episode of the queen mother's arrival made Shen Jue and Xu Yingping stop, and they stopped exposing each other.
Shen Jue cupped his hands: "The Queen Mother is well."
"Ai's family is very good, I wonder if old Shen Ge is doing well recently?" The Empress Dowager's beautiful face showed a different kind of intelligence, and she looked at Shen Jue with radiant eyes.
Shen Jue stared at the queen mother, and suddenly smiled: "Ms. Shen is fine, and the queen mother is very concerned."
"Mr. Shen Ge should pay more attention to your body. Your health is the foundation of the country. Your Majesty is still young. In the future, there will be many places that need Mr. Shen's support. I hope that Mr. Shen can help you impatiently." The queen mother said in a scene Said, Shen Jue's face immediately changed, very peaceful and quiet.
Such peace was maintained until Shen Jue said: "The Empress Dowager thinks highly of Shen, and His Majesty is no longer a child of a few years old. He will handle government affairs as smoothly as he married a wife and had children. In the future, Shen can teach it, and it is rare. And less."
The queen mother took Xiao Yulan's hand and held it in her hand, smiling melancholy: "Yes, the Ai family's son has grown up and will grow bigger and bigger in the future, so there is no need for the Ai family to worry about it, but in the eyes of the Ai family, he is You are always a child, does Shen Ge understand?"
Shen Jue's gaze stayed on the Queen Mother's hand, and he looked away after a while: "Shen understands."
The queen mother nodded in relief, and turned her eyes slightly to look at Xu Yingping who was silent, her attitude was relatively cold: "General Xu, long time no see."
Indeed, it’s been a long time since there were rumors of the two of them having sex. So far, Xu Yingping has only seen the Queen Mother less than five times. Even the emperor’s wedding a few months ago, Xu Yingping failed to meet her as he wished. Xu Yingping knows exactly what it means , the Queen Mother deliberately avoids suspicion.
It's hard to see now, but things are different.
She came here specially to protect Xiao Yulan, not to protect his position as a great general. Back then, they were also childhood sweethearts, childhood sweethearts.
If it wasn't for the first emperor's shameless attack, they would be a pair of Bi people who raised their eyebrows.
Dozens of years passed in a blink of an eye, Qingsi was no longer there, her face was no longer there, and the two were also their masters, and they only had official accents, Xu Yingping felt very bitter.
Xu Yingping froze: "Queen Dowager Wan'an."
The queen mother patted the back of Xiao Yulan's hand twice, and after comforting her son, she turned to Xu Yingping: "General Xu has made great contributions to the Ning Dynasty over the years. The Ai family has never forgotten it. Always remind your majesty that the general is an upright man. The late emperor fought for more than ten years, and guarded Changle City for dozens of years. He has worked hard and made great achievements. He is a great hero. No matter what happens in the future, His Majesty must treat him kindly."
Xu Yingping's face turned red from these words, she pursed her lips tightly and did not speak.
Seeing this, the Queen Mother did not let Xu Yingping go, and said: "Your Majesty is familiar with historical events, and can distinguish right from wrong. Knowing that this is wrong, I still obeyed in order to show my filial piety to Ai's family. Maybe some people say that Your Majesty is foolish and filial. He only agreed when he could balance several relationships. General Xu, ask yourself, has His Majesty treated you badly in these years?"
Xu Yingping was even more speechless.
Xiao Yulan did not treat him badly, and even married his daughter as a queen, which is an unattainable good thing in the eyes of the people in the world. To be the emperor's father-in-law is so majestic and majestic.
The fact is that the empress has been handed over since a long time ago, and Xiao Yulan married his daughter to balance the previous dynasty, and everything she did was for herself, not to mention the establishment of the Three Law Departments, and the special investigation of the Taohuawan case was clearly intended to kill him.
Who can tell these truths?
Xu Yingping didn't believe that the queen mother couldn't see it, and she didn't say it when she saw it. In the final analysis, the son was more important.Xu Yingping sighed: "What the Queen Mother said is true."
"Ai's family came late at night to prevent this farce from continuing. The general and Mr. Shen Ge just keep their promises. Don't mention the rest. The dinner is over." The queen mother made a final decision, without giving anyone a chance to refute, and said , "It's dark and the road is slippery, and it's snowing outside. My lords, be careful where you step."
No one expected the dinner to end this way, and there were mixed feelings.
All officials bid farewell to Xiao Yulan and the Queen Mother, Luo Wenge also retreated, not daring to stay longer.
Shen Jue and Xu Yingping voluntarily stayed. With the Empress Dowager here, if they don't make it clear, there will be endless troubles.
The new year's imperial examination is the best time for Xiao Yulan to recruit talents. Because of this intrigue and cheating by the two old foxes, the empress dowager would send shadow guards to assassinate the two of them.
But outside the palace, as the Queen Mother said, the snowflakes were flying so fast that people couldn't even open their eyes.
Luo Wenge walked out of the palace under the double escort of Luo An and Jiang Lin. As soon as he left the Hall of Peace, he saw Xie Wenxuan and Murong Yu waiting at the gate of the palace.
Luo Wenge walked over quickly, accidentally bumped into his colleagues, and apologized repeatedly. When he came to the two of them, he frowned and said, "You two walked very fast."
"We run fast, and we don't want to be scolded by the teacher." Murong Yu said.
Luo Wenge thought of the senior scholar Yang Taiqing who was watching the whole process coldly, and said with a smile: "You didn't open your mouth. Senior scholar Yang wouldn't scold, but I got the limelight."
"Speaking of showing off, Master Luo did a lot of homework behind me and Xie Wenxuan." Murong Yu squinted at him, with a hint of accusation.
Luo Wenge couldn't help laughing: "No, it's just that I thought of a way to force out Qujing's tricks that day, but I didn't expect to have today's harvest."
Murong Yu pursed his lips in disbelief, if he said that he never thought of the current situation, it would be like coaxing children to play.
How can you be the chief judge of the joint trial of the three divisions without any real skills?
He didn't want to say it, and Murong Yu didn't pursue it, he just said: "It's a pity that Cao Cheng just disappeared like this."
Luo Wenge turned his head to look at Murong Yu: "Do you think Cao Cheng has more value?"
"Don't you think so?" Murong Yu asked.
Luo Wenge pressed his fists to his lips and coughed lightly, his voice was low: "If he is willing to speak in front of His Majesty, then we will ask him, and he will talk, just in case he won't be able to wait for us."
Murong Yu instantly understood what he meant, and based on Cao Cheng's performance in front of the hall, it is estimated that Shen Jue would arrange for people to kill people to silence him overnight when he returned to the mansion, so as not to expose more.
Cao Cheng has worked hard for Shen Jue these years, so he naturally knows a lot. If Cao Cheng is allowed to live, the people who are lurking everywhere to get information for Shen's party will be in danger.
Shen Jue was thinking of his own people, he had to kill Cao Cheng if he didn't want to.
What Murong Yu could think of, Luo Wenge thought of it long ago, he said: "Before we interrogate Cao Cheng, no one will know where he is. Your Majesty is doing things, you should rest assured."
Murong Yu and Xie Wenxuan looked at each other. Xiao Yulan's growth in the past few years has been seen, and her ability has become stronger and stronger. He said that there should be no surprises for Xiao Yulan to save Cao Cheng.
Xie Wenxuan only spoke when the two were silent: "Do you two think His Majesty will receive something tomorrow morning?"
Luo Wenge and Murong Yu rarely nodded at the same time.
Xie Wenxuan helped his forehead: "Let's wait and see."
"You don't believe them? Those cruel words were spoken so loudly in front of your colleagues, it would be too embarrassing if you didn't carry them out." Luo Wenge said.
Murong Yu also felt this way: "Elder Shen Ge and General Xu are not people who can't afford to lose, can they change after saying it?"
"Didn't you find that the queen mother drove them away, and neither of them came out?" Xie Wenxuan lowered his voice, and paid attention to the officials who walked past them quickly.
Luo Wenge naturally realized that Xiao Yulan would not agree to treat the words before the palace as non-existent because of this, but that was the goal they wanted to achieve from the very beginning.
Murong Yu was the first to express his opinion before Luo Wenge: "You are wrong. I once heard my grandfather say that the Queen Mother is not simple. She looks like a legendary woman with a flat bowl of water, but she is actually very protective of her calf. When she was seven years old, she His Majesty, who was still the prince, climbed a tree naughtily and did not attend class, and was caught and beaten by the late emperor. As a result, the late emperor was turned away by the queen mother that night. , was able to enter the palace again, you think about it, how difficult it is for His Majesty to get such an advantage today, will the Empress Dowager let it go easily?"
Xie Wenxuan felt that these two things were not comparable, and said indifferently: "Things are different, and people are also different. The queen mother must take the overall situation into consideration. It may not be possible to let your majesty gain military power or let old Shen Ge resign. There is only one of the two."
"You just like to play against me." Murong Yu said angrily.
Xie Wenxuan was helpless: "This is not a counter-tune, it is seeking truth from facts."
Murong Yu rolled his eyes angrily, Xie Wenxuan couldn't explain it, so he turned to Luo Wenge and asked, "What do you think, Master Luo?"
"Me?" Luo Wenge was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "I'm not going to guess, I'll know the result tomorrow morning, there's no need for you two to be angry about this."
Seeing that the exit of the palace road was imminent, Murong Yu had no intention of going with Xie Wenxuan, and greeted Luo Wenge before walking quickly: "There is still hot food waiting for me at home, I will go first, Master Luo, see you tomorrow morning."
"Lord Murong, slow down, the ground is slippery." Luo Wenge warned in a warm voice.
Murong Yu turned around and gave him a bright smile, waved his hands, and ran faster while holding the umbrella.
Luo Wenge glanced at Xie Wenxuan beside him, and asked, "Why don't you chase after him?"
"There is nothing to be done if there is a disagreement. When the results come out tomorrow morning, it will be clear at a glance which is right and which is wrong." Xie Wenxuan said indifferently.
Luo Wenge chuckled when he heard that, it's not good to comment on Xie Wenxuan's attitude, as individuals have different temperaments, there is no need to ask others to be the same as themselves.
On the way out of the palace, Luo Wenge and Xie Wenxuan also parted ways, getting into their carriages and returning home.
As soon as he entered the gate, Luo Rong, who hadn't slept for half the night, rushed over: "Master, you're back so early?"
It is indeed early compared to previous years. The royal family of the Ning Dynasty stipulated that officials should stay in the palace for the dinner on New Year’s Eve until the time when the emperor watched the New Year’s fireworks and had a bowl of hot dumplings before deciding whether to go or stay. , I am willing to stay in the palace with my father-in-law leading the way, and I can also go out of the palace and go back to the house if I want to.
It was not yet Youshi, Luo Wenge returned home, something was wrong.
Luo Wenge took over the small heater, buried his face in the fur collar and walked towards the main hall: "Something happened to the dinner party, so we can't continue."
Luo Rong seemed to understand but nodded, and asked again: "The young master must have eaten well, why don't I serve you a bowl of dumplings from the kitchen?"
Luo Wenge paused, and said in an interesting tone, "Do you have any noodles?"
"Young master wants to eat, I'll ask the cook to order a bowl." Luo Rong said.
Luo Wenge didn't know if Xiao Yulan would come over tonight, so to be on the safe side, he ordered: "Two bowls of noodles and a drawer of steamed buns, take them to my room, it's best to keep them warm."
Although Luo Rong thought it was strange for him to ask for two bowls of noodles, he did it without further ado.
Luo Wenge stayed in the main hall for a while, and after explaining to Luo An and Jiang Lin what they should pay attention to tomorrow morning, he went back to his room alone, waiting quietly for Luo Rong to deliver supper.
Before he reached the gate of the courtyard, the wind and snow blew even harder, and the snow covered his calves, making it very inconvenient to walk. Before he entered the room, he looked at the sweet-scented osmanthus trees in the courtyard that were about to be crushed by the snow, and felt that Going on like this, if he wants to go out tomorrow morning, he can only walk. Thinking of this, he stopped and turned around to go under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree.
The snow is too thick, if it is not cleaned up, the sweet-scented osmanthus tree will be crushed.
This sweet-scented osmanthus tree should be quite old, and it is about the size of a bowl. It is impossible for him to push it alone.
Luo Wenge looked at the sweet-scented osmanthus tree and thought about a way, until his room, which was not so bright at first, suddenly lit up, and a tall and slender figure appeared on the window.
Xiao Yulan came over.
Luo Wenge wondered why Xiao Yulan came so quickly, and walked towards the door, closed the umbrella and opened the door, stretched out his head to take a look, and sure enough, he saw Xiao Yulan wiping the snow on her body with a handkerchief.
Xiao Yulan paused slightly, looked up at him from afar, and said softly, "Why are you slower than me?"
"Spend more time chatting with Xie Wenxuan and the others on the way." Luo Wenge replied, and didn't close the door quickly after entering, and opened it slightly to wait for Luo Rong.
Seeing his movements, Xiao Yulan raised her eyebrows and asked, "Who are you opening the door for?"
Luo Wenge put down the small heater and returned to the warm room, and it became a little hot to hug him again. He glanced at Xiao Yulan: "Did Your Majesty eat and drink enough at the dinner party?"
Xiao Yulan thought of the plum blossom wisps that he hadn't drank for two mouthfuls, and the dishes that were so cold that he didn't touch two chopsticks, so he said angrily: "No, King Yun is too anxious, and he doesn't let people have a full meal before going to the theater."
"Yeah, I'm coming back hungry, so I'm sure I'll make people go to supper." Luo Wenge said, raising his eyes inadvertently, and saw a lonely lantern approaching not far from the gate of the courtyard, and two figures walking cautiously, He turned his head to look at Xiao Yulan.
There was no need for him to speak anymore, Xiao Yulan quickly dodged into the secret door and hid herself.
Luo Wenge put down the tea he had just poured, and when Luo Rong came over, he couldn't help thinking about what was interrupted by Xiao Yulan, saving the sweet-scented osmanthus tree that was crushed by the snow.
You can't let His Majesty the emperor eat free food, and let the other party help him later.
Luo Wenge was dazed for a moment, thinking of the few joys in childhood, one of which was snowball fights.
Later, when I grew up, electronic products were everywhere, and no one would be bored to play with him anymore. I said from my heart that he still likes snowball fights very much.
"My lord, I'm coming in." Luo Rong's question interrupted his memory, his breath became foggy, and it was very cold outside.
Luo Wenge walked over and opened the door more thoroughly: "Come in quickly."
Luo Rong and the servant put down the food box and left. Before leaving, they followed Luo Wenge's order and closed the courtyard door.
This creaking sound seemed to be a signal to Xiao Yulan in the secret door, and the other party bullied Luo Wenge when the door was closed, trapping him in the door and her arms.
Luo Wenge turned around in Xiao Yulan's arms, and looked at the person: "What does Your Majesty want?"
"I didn't think about it." Xiao Yulan said, leaning over to rub the tip of his nose with him, and pinching his waist honestly, "Do you want to know what happened after you left?"
Luo Wenge pinched Xiao Yulan's cheeks with both hands: "Don't your majesty think it's better to chat while eating?"
The corner of Xiao Yulan's mouth was pulled and the words leaked out: "All right, all right, let me go first, and I will listen to you whatever you say."
Luo Wenge just pushed Xiao Yulan to the side of the table, and after successfully making the other party sit down, he turned to sit on the other side, opened the food box, and brought out the food inside.
Luo Rong said that he was preparing for supper. The supper was very rich, rich broth, vegetables and eggs, and there were several pieces of meat lying next to the eggs. There were shredded carrots and cucumbers beside the eggs. It whets my appetite.
Xiao Yulan took the chopsticks, looked at the bowl in front of her that was bigger than her face, and sighed sincerely: "Guy Geer's food is really good."
"If your majesty likes it, you can come here often." Luo Wenge brought out the steamed buns, and found that Luo Rong had carefully prepared chili oil and balsamic vinegar, which were a perfect match.
Xiao Yulan laughed: "I still want to say that I will abduct you to the palace on the grounds that your food is not good."
Luo Wenge added chili and vinegar to the bowl, and stirred with chopsticks: "Then Your Majesty is going to make a mistake."
Xiao Yulan picked up the steamed stuffed bun, and said, "If the mountain doesn't come, I'll be there, if I come, I'll be on the mountain. It's good if we can be together."
Luo Wenge felt amused by Xiao Yulan's lack of airs: "Your Majesty is really wronged by what he said about himself."
Xiao Yulan smiled, and didn't say whether she was wronged or not. She also imitated his example and added seasoning, eating a few mouthfuls of buns, noodles and soup, feeling very satisfied.
The taste of being fed to a half-starved stomach was really good, Xiao Yulan ate a few more mouthfuls before saying: "Shen Jue's elder position and Xu Yingping's military power will be delivered to me tomorrow as promised."
It was hit by Murong Yu, but the two of them were not cheap, there must be other reasons for agreeing to do so, Luo Wengejing waited for Xiao Yulan to finish.
"The title of General Zhenbei can be hereditary, and Xu Yingping canonized as Marquis of Wude. Of course, this must also be hereditary." Xiao Yulan said.
Luo Wenge appraised this condition carefully, Xu Yingping was looking for a protective umbrella for the Xu family, without military power and leaving an empty title, it was somewhat better than ordinary people.
Since Xu Yingping offered generous conditions, Shen Jue wouldn't fall behind, right?
Luo Wenge asked: "What did you promise Shen Jue?"
Xiao Yulan took a sip of soup: "Him? He wants to resign and return to his hometown after one month, to resume his post before the imperial examination, and appoint an imperial examination invigilator."
This is a beautiful idea, if it is really like Shen Jue's idea, what is Xiao Yulan's intention of agreeing to his resignation?
Trying to take advantage of this matter to gain military power?That's really nonsense.
Luo Wenge bit the bun: "He didn't think this request was a little too much?"
"He didn't think that there was a sense of charity when he said it, which made me and the queen mother want to laugh." Xiao Yulan didn't know where Shen Jue's confidence came from, thinking back to talking about the picture just now, he became murderous towards Shen Jue.
Halfway through eating, Luo Wenge felt warm all over, and drank some hot tea: "Has Your Majesty ever thought about letting him go and never return?"
Xiao Yulan gave him an appreciative look: "Of course I have thought about it, Shen Jue thinks that the people in the faction are well hidden, so I will show him what it looks like to dig three feet into the ground."
Luo Wenge continued to eat, and said vaguely, "Is Cao Cheng okay?"
"I can't say whether it's good or not, my soul is going to be scared away." Xiao Yulan replied.
Luo Wenge wanted to know why Cao Cheng was like this, and realized how much disagreement there was in those words in front of the palace, and how much Shen Jue had been betrayed, Cao Cheng should understand how dangerous his situation is.
If Xiao Yulan hadn't hidden him, ten Cao Chengs wouldn't be enough to kill him.
At this time, Xiao Yulan didn't bother to ask, and gave Cao Cheng enough time to imagine.
The things that a person imagines under fear are all to frighten himself, and the more he thinks about it, the more afraid he becomes.
Cao Cheng was able to scare himself so badly overnight, when Luo Wenge and the others went to interrogate him, Cao Cheng would tell the truth, and Luo Wenge and the others would go to interrogate him without any effort.
It's just psychological warfare.
Luo Wenge just thought of Cao Cheng's expression of being too scared to sleep, so he couldn't help laughing: "If the interrogation goes well tomorrow, I would like to thank Your Majesty for your help."
Xiao Yulan understood what he meant: "In any case, won't it be more beneficial for you to catch that chess piece by prying Cao Cheng's mouth open?"
Luo Wenge nodded, that's right, as long as Qu Jing is caught, he believes that those Shen Dang who are hiding in the dark and doing things secretly will be exposed to the sun.
What can be seen with the naked eye is much easier to deal with. It can be seen that Qu Jing is indeed a very tricky and important person.
"I've had someone investigate Qu Jing, but I haven't seen the problem for now." Xiao Yulan said this for no other purpose, to let him understand how deep Qu Jing's morality is.
Luo Wenge put down his chopsticks and took a sip of tea contentedly: "He's as cunning as a fish, so I'll drain the water to see how he can dance. Murong Yu is already checking on him. There will be traces."
Xiao Yulan didn't speak for a while, and finished eating noodles in two or three bites: "You are very confident in catching him."
"He is too important, we must be caught." Seeing Xiao Yulan also put down his chopsticks, Luo Wenge leaned forward and asked, "Is your majesty eating well?"
Xiao Yulan didn't understand why, so she nodded blankly: "Eat well, what do you want me to do?"
Luo Wenge put away the bowls and chopsticks and put them aside, opened the door, and pointed to the sweet-scented osmanthus tree in the courtyard: "Did you see that tree?"
Xiao Yulan's eyesight is very good, and besides, wherever there is shade in his courtyard, a lamp is carefully placed to prevent him from getting up in the middle of the night, so the courtyard is bright enough, and the cold snow is also reflected a little bit of warmth.
"I want His Majesty to clear the snow off that tree with me." Luo Wenge said.
Seeing the accumulation of snow, Xiao Yulan suddenly had a bad thought in her heart, turned her head and said with deep meaning: "Do you really want me to help you?"
"Well, I'm a bit difficult to shake this tree." He looked at Xiao Yulan, and found a flash of interest in the other's eyes.
Why is it interesting?
At this moment, Luo Wenge couldn't understand Xiao Yulan, and couldn't figure out the other party's careful thoughts.
Xiao Yulan followed beside him: "Let's go, I will help you."
"Wait." Luo Wenge stopped Xiao Yulan from pushing him, looked at the other's thin clothes, "Your Majesty, wait for me to find you a fox fur."
"No need." Xiao Yulan held his hand, making him feel the heat in his palm, "I'm strong and strong, so it's okay if I don't wear clothes, but you should wear more."
Luo Wenge was very obedient and put on the fox fur. He was actually a bit hot, but he thought that not wearing it would cause typhoid fever and cause a lot of trouble, so he put it on anyway.
"Has Your Majesty ever played snowball fights before?" Luo Wenge walked around the corridor towards the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, and asked Xiao Yulan while looking back.
Xiao Yulan's handsome face was illuminated with a special charm, her voice was deep and gentle: "No, do you want to teach me?"
Luo Wenge did not expect Xiao Yulan's childhood to be so miserable, he sympathized: "Your Majesty was often unhappy when you were young, right?"
"Fortunately, Mr. Luo Ge will tell me some interesting customs and customs, and occasionally he will talk about interesting things he and his father met on the way to the expedition. I think it's quite interesting."
"At the beginning, I didn't choose a companion for His Majesty."
"It's not impossible," Xiao Yulan said, "My father suggested it, but it was refuted by Luo Ge. I still remember what Luo Ge said at that time. He said that a king must endure loneliness, because sitting on the throne You will always be alone."
Luo Ge saw it too clearly, Luo Wenge stretched his brows and smiled slightly: "How does Your Majesty see it?"
"Before I met you, I had this kind of thought. After getting to know you, I gradually stopped thinking so." Xiao Yulan said truthfully.
At this time, the two of them walked under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree. The trees were lush and leafy. Even if it snowed heavily, the snow on the ground under the tree was not too much, which could well cover the two of them.
"Then I'm very honored." Luo Wenge raised his hand to catch the snowflakes, looked up at the night sky that was still snowing, and turned to look at Xiao Yulan, "Your Majesty, tonight is New Year's Eve."
"Do you want me to give you lucky money?" Xiao Yulan approached him and asked.
The corners of Luo Wenge's lips curled slightly: "Is Your Majesty ready?"
Xiao Yulan said it confidently: "I'm ready, it's very rich, I wonder if Geer can catch it."
"How rich is it?" Singer Luo Wen leaned on the tree trunk, it felt good and not too cold.He turned to look at Xiao Yulan, "It's too expensive, I don't want it."
Xiao Yulan felt that he was going to have bad intentions, and slightly distanced the two of them: "You will like it very much."
Luo Wenge felt that Xiao Yulan's retreat was a bit wrong, and he twitched his brows slightly, wanting to back away: "That's not sure, it doesn't mean that if His Majesty likes me, I like it."
"I carefully selected this for you for several days. If you say you don't like it, I will be very sad." Xiao Yulan raised her lips and said.The moment he left under the osmanthus tree, the palm wind swayed slightly, the osmanthus tree shook for a while, and the snow piled down in piles, hitting the ground and blooming white flowers.
Luo Wenge hid quickly, not letting the snow hit him, he looked at the ground and then at Xiao Yulan, his brows raised: "Aren't you childish?"
Xiao Yulan stood in the snow looking at him, and said with a smile, "You're not childish, don't you want to do that too?"
Thoughts were exposed, Luo Wenge didn't quibble, and said straightforwardly: "I haven't done anything yet."
"This is called preemptive strike." Xiao Yulan also said confidently.
Luo Wenge bent down and grabbed a handful of snow, forming a snowball in his palm: "Then it's only natural that I want to fight back."
Seeing the snowball in his hand, Xiao Yulan retreated subconsciously, and said without hesitation, "What do you want to do? Let me tell you, I don't know how to play snowball fights, but I can learn quickly, so don't take me for a fool."
Luo Wenge sneered, and threw the snow ball in his hand as promised, ruthlessly and quickly: "Then I will bully you severely before you learn it."
Xiao Yulan dodged sideways, and imitated his example and pinched the snow ball: "You said this, if I want to learn it, I will bully you."
Luo Wenge has never been afraid of anyone in a war of words, let alone the person in front of him has had something shameless and impetuous, so he said harshly: "Then try and see who bullies whom."
Xiao Yulan really aroused his desire to win, the moment he pinched the snow ball, he said: "Don't lose your temper when you are bullied miserably later."
Luo Wenge was also pinching the snow ball, raised his jaw and said arrogantly: "I should say this to Your Majesty."
Before the words fell, the two shot at the same time.
Under the snowy night sky, snow balls flew wildly, and the two of them had a great time in the snow. The ground next to the sweet-scented osmanthus tree in the courtyard was full of pits and pits, and the two of them were exhausted.
In the end Xiao Yulan was deliberately pushed into the snow by Luo Wenge.
Luo Wenge gasped and said, "Who is bullying whom?"
Xiao Yulan's breathing didn't change much, and she still wanted to support him so that he wouldn't be unable to breathe.
"It's you who bullied me. I said earlier that you took advantage of me and coveted my body. You still don't admit it."
Luo Wenge let out an 'ah', his face was not red and his heartbeat was normal: "I didn't have such an idea before, so I definitely can't admit it."
Xiao Yulan understood the meaning behind his words, and now she has it.
"Did you have fun?"
Luo Wenge stared at Xiao Yulan with a gentle expression, nodded slightly, and slowly put his head on Xiao Yulan's chest: "Thank you for willing to play with me."
"As long as you're happy, I can play with you a few times." Xiao Yulan put her palm on the back of his head, slowly comforting him.
This New Year's Eve was slightly different from what they had imagined, but in the final analysis, it was quite satisfactory.When the child is born, it is the new year.
Xiao Yulan raised his face and caught a lot of snowflakes through the gaps of the already light osmanthus leaves. He sighed softly: "I really hope that you will be by my side for the rest of my life."
Luo Wenge thought about what was going to happen, and felt sad, and his tone was not sure: "I think so too."
Xiao Yulan thought of the turbulent court,
Taking advantage of the victory, Shen Jue pursued, and said sharply: "Why is General Xu silent? If you are really loyal to His Majesty, why should you hold the military power in your hands for more than ten years and refuse to let it go? Now that His Majesty is fully fledged, it is a good time to show off your grand plans. Xu Why is the general unwilling to delegate power? Do you want to threaten His Majesty, or do you want to be the Supreme Emperor?"
"Old Shen Ge, be careful with your words." Xiao Yulan said with sharp eyes. She wanted to eradicate Xu Yingping, so she presented evidence to make people speechless, and pulled out the words of the Supreme Emperor, in order to prevent people from remembering the gossip about Xu Yingping and the Queen Mother a few years ago?
The fact that she was unable to support her mother because she was young was a pain in Xiao Yulan's heart.
Shen Jue knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, and sincerely admitted his mistake: "It is the old minister who has lost his head, please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Xiao Yulan's tone was cold: "This is not an example."
Shen Jue was forgiven, and turned his spearhead at Xu Yingping, aggressively: "General Xu, as Cao Cheng said, you and I have been at odds with each other over the years, and there has been a lot of friction with each other. You should know why this old man is like this. Think about it carefully. In the year, everything that His Majesty vigorously promoted was blocked by you, and it is clear from the sky what your intentions are."
"Don't bother to blame me, don't you have a conscience?" Xu Yingping was blown away by being forced to ask, and asked angrily, "You ask yourself, are you really loyal to this young brat all these years? Don't joke, Luo Yao is pressing you first. , Later, Luo Yao was gone, and those people he left behind were enough for you to have a headache. When you pulled out those who were in the way, you suddenly found that the brat had grown up and it was difficult to deal with it. You could only swallow your anger, thinking that you could not be the emperor yourself, You can still be a powerful minister, how about you resign and return to your hometown?"
Shen Jue took off the black gauze hat without changing his face, and immediately said loudly: "Okay, in front of my colleagues, what's the harm in taking off this black gauze hat? General Xu, do you dare to return the military power to His Majesty?"
Xu Yingping's face was full of astonishment, she never thought that Shen Jue would put all his eggs in one basket, could it be that before he knew it, Shen Jue was really willing to serve Xiao Yulan?
"General Xu, don't you dare?" Shen Jue pressed again, lifted his heavy clothes, strode up to Xu Yingping, faced him face to face, and sneered, "A general of martial arts is nothing more than that."
"Shen Jue, don't go too far!" Xu Yingping raised her head and said angrily as she was unfamiliar with the battle.
Shen Jue was not afraid at all, and his face was full of contempt: "General Xu thinks the old man is too much, because the old man said what you think. You just don't want to give up military power, you just don't want your majesty to be strong, and you don't want your majesty to rule the world. Xu Yingping, you What a dirty heart."
Once this high hat is worn, who can stand it.
Xu Yingping spoke incoherently: "I didn't, Shen Jue, don't talk nonsense, the old man didn't hand over the military power because he didn't have a military talisman with him!"
When Shen Jue heard this, he laughed so hard that tears flowed down his face. He pointed his fingers randomly, but all of them fell on Xu Yingping: "Listen, listen, what's this called? It doesn't hinder you if you don't have a soldier amulet with you." Promise first, so many of our colleagues are watching, can you go back on your promise? Xu Yingping, Xu Yingping, I thought you were much smarter before, but I was blinded by thinking about it. "
Xu Yingping blushed, and realized that this excuse was too clumsy when he said it, as if he was indirectly admitting that he just didn't want to hand over military power.
Not to mention how to overcome the current difficulties, even if there is a final false alarm tonight, Xiao Yulan will not tolerate him again.
Xu Yingping's mind was spinning rapidly, thinking of ways to save himself. Xu Dang, who wanted to come forward to intercede for him, was ready to move, but he blocked him with a look.
If he was unfortunately disposed of by Xiao Yulan just like that, then those people who pleaded for him would end badly.
If you don't come out now, you can still save your life.
As long as there is a life to live, that is already the most fortunate thing in the world.
Xu Yingping regained her demeanor, faced Shen Jue squarely, and said in a serious tone, "As long as I hand over the military power, you will also resign and return to your hometown, and never set foot in Changle City?"
Shen Jue thought that he was in a better situation than Xu Yingping, even if he agreed to leave Beijing, there would be hundreds of ways for Xiao Yulan to beg him to come back, so he nodded heavily: "Yes."
"Okay, with the testimony of my colleagues, I, Xu Yingping, promised to hand over the military power tonight. I will personally go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation tomorrow morning and offer the military talisman with both hands. Immediately, please Your Majesty justify the name of the old minister." Xu Yingping turned to bow to Xiao Yulan with a serious expression. Asking for the gift, as if going all out.
A gleam flashed in Shen Jue's eyes, and he said not to be outdone: "Tomorrow at the same time, the old minister will go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to hand in his resignation notice. In the meantime, please ask General Xu to wait for me. You and I will bear witness to each other, so we can laugh away our grievances."
Xu Yingping thought to herself: I'll fuck your mother with a smile, old man, don't think I don't know what's going on in your belly.
It's all torn apart, Xu Yingping doesn't care much about his bad attitude: "Then you have to hurry up, the old man never waits for others, whether you can keep up depends on your own ability."
Shen Jue could still laugh: "General Xu is too worried, I will definitely arrive two steps ahead of you, so I can wait for you."
Xu Yingping sneered and didn't answer, Shen Jue was calm and unhurried, his momentum was as strong as ever.
The two stood in the center of the hall, and the invisible confrontation momentum spread to the surroundings. With equal killing intent, both of them had murderous intentions towards each other in their hearts.
Luo Wenge, as the original initiator of the whole scene, saw that the scene ended with a seemingly happy ending, and he felt no joy at all.
He failed to pull Xu Yingping off the horse, but helping Xiao Yulan regain military power was also an unexpected gain.
Shen Jue couldn't say for sure, he said he was willing to resign as an elder and return to his hometown, but it can be seen that the Shen party headed by Wen Tianzhong was not surprised, it should have been prepared for a long time.
Shen Jue dared to be so open and aboveboard, he must have left behind, for example, let Xiao Yulan personally invite him to return to the court, then under what circumstances, Xiao Yulan had to make such a move?
From Luo Wenge's point of view, if Shen Jue asked to resign, then he would not give the other party a chance to come back.
We have to ask the Linjiang Tower to find out the news again to see what tricks Shen Jue wants to play.
The two old foxes who were still facing each other in the middle of the hall had no intention of coming down, as if they wanted to catch old and new enemies.
Luo Wenge looked at Shen Jue who stretched his hand into his sleeve, wondering what the other party would come up with, but he couldn't wait.
The closed palace door was suddenly pushed open, and another high-pitched voice shouted: "The Empress Dowager is here."
The whole hall was in an uproar. Since the beginning of non-interference in government affairs, every New Year's Eve dinner, the Queen Mother would eat fast and chant the Buddha without showing her face. It meant that Xiao Yulan would handle all the previous affairs. This was the first time that the Queen Mother came to the middle way.
He must have heard that the dinner party was such a mess, and he was in a hurry to come over to smooth things over. If the two old foxes were to continue fighting, the inner half of the court would have to rest, and by then Xiao Yulan would not be far from the Emperor.
Spring is approaching, things are so busy, how can there be no one in each department?
Furthermore, if the enemy country Beijiang knew about this matter, they would be so unhappy that they would not be able to sleep.
The queen mother thought about going back and forth, but couldn't finish reading the Buddhist scriptures, so she greeted Taobi, and hurriedly moved to the Hall of Peace, fortunately, she was in time.
The Empress Dowager arrived, and all the officials stood up to greet and salute. The Empress Dowager walked all the way to the front of the hall, passing by Luo Wenge, and took a second look at him. She had already received the news that he agreed to cooperate, but she dared to design Shen Jue and Xu Yingping at the same time. Still feeling dissatisfied.
"Mother's queen." Xiao Yulan came down from the high platform, followed by Shen Ruqing and the queen.
The queen mother responded softly, her eyes swept across the queen's face, and then she looked at Shen Ruqing: "The Ai family heard that the dinner party is very lively, and I haven't been there for many years, so I came here to have a look, and I didn't disturb your majesty, right?"
Xiao Yulan said with a hearty smile: "The empress is joking with the son, the empress can come here, and the son can't wish for it, why do you feel disturbed?"
The episode of the queen mother's arrival made Shen Jue and Xu Yingping stop, and they stopped exposing each other.
Shen Jue cupped his hands: "The Queen Mother is well."
"Ai's family is very good, I wonder if old Shen Ge is doing well recently?" The Empress Dowager's beautiful face showed a different kind of intelligence, and she looked at Shen Jue with radiant eyes.
Shen Jue stared at the queen mother, and suddenly smiled: "Ms. Shen is fine, and the queen mother is very concerned."
"Mr. Shen Ge should pay more attention to your body. Your health is the foundation of the country. Your Majesty is still young. In the future, there will be many places that need Mr. Shen's support. I hope that Mr. Shen can help you impatiently." The queen mother said in a scene Said, Shen Jue's face immediately changed, very peaceful and quiet.
Such peace was maintained until Shen Jue said: "The Empress Dowager thinks highly of Shen, and His Majesty is no longer a child of a few years old. He will handle government affairs as smoothly as he married a wife and had children. In the future, Shen can teach it, and it is rare. And less."
The queen mother took Xiao Yulan's hand and held it in her hand, smiling melancholy: "Yes, the Ai family's son has grown up and will grow bigger and bigger in the future, so there is no need for the Ai family to worry about it, but in the eyes of the Ai family, he is You are always a child, does Shen Ge understand?"
Shen Jue's gaze stayed on the Queen Mother's hand, and he looked away after a while: "Shen understands."
The queen mother nodded in relief, and turned her eyes slightly to look at Xu Yingping who was silent, her attitude was relatively cold: "General Xu, long time no see."
Indeed, it’s been a long time since there were rumors of the two of them having sex. So far, Xu Yingping has only seen the Queen Mother less than five times. Even the emperor’s wedding a few months ago, Xu Yingping failed to meet her as he wished. Xu Yingping knows exactly what it means , the Queen Mother deliberately avoids suspicion.
It's hard to see now, but things are different.
She came here specially to protect Xiao Yulan, not to protect his position as a great general. Back then, they were also childhood sweethearts, childhood sweethearts.
If it wasn't for the first emperor's shameless attack, they would be a pair of Bi people who raised their eyebrows.
Dozens of years passed in a blink of an eye, Qingsi was no longer there, her face was no longer there, and the two were also their masters, and they only had official accents, Xu Yingping felt very bitter.
Xu Yingping froze: "Queen Dowager Wan'an."
The queen mother patted the back of Xiao Yulan's hand twice, and after comforting her son, she turned to Xu Yingping: "General Xu has made great contributions to the Ning Dynasty over the years. The Ai family has never forgotten it. Always remind your majesty that the general is an upright man. The late emperor fought for more than ten years, and guarded Changle City for dozens of years. He has worked hard and made great achievements. He is a great hero. No matter what happens in the future, His Majesty must treat him kindly."
Xu Yingping's face turned red from these words, she pursed her lips tightly and did not speak.
Seeing this, the Queen Mother did not let Xu Yingping go, and said: "Your Majesty is familiar with historical events, and can distinguish right from wrong. Knowing that this is wrong, I still obeyed in order to show my filial piety to Ai's family. Maybe some people say that Your Majesty is foolish and filial. He only agreed when he could balance several relationships. General Xu, ask yourself, has His Majesty treated you badly in these years?"
Xu Yingping was even more speechless.
Xiao Yulan did not treat him badly, and even married his daughter as a queen, which is an unattainable good thing in the eyes of the people in the world. To be the emperor's father-in-law is so majestic and majestic.
The fact is that the empress has been handed over since a long time ago, and Xiao Yulan married his daughter to balance the previous dynasty, and everything she did was for herself, not to mention the establishment of the Three Law Departments, and the special investigation of the Taohuawan case was clearly intended to kill him.
Who can tell these truths?
Xu Yingping didn't believe that the queen mother couldn't see it, and she didn't say it when she saw it. In the final analysis, the son was more important.Xu Yingping sighed: "What the Queen Mother said is true."
"Ai's family came late at night to prevent this farce from continuing. The general and Mr. Shen Ge just keep their promises. Don't mention the rest. The dinner is over." The queen mother made a final decision, without giving anyone a chance to refute, and said , "It's dark and the road is slippery, and it's snowing outside. My lords, be careful where you step."
No one expected the dinner to end this way, and there were mixed feelings.
All officials bid farewell to Xiao Yulan and the Queen Mother, Luo Wenge also retreated, not daring to stay longer.
Shen Jue and Xu Yingping voluntarily stayed. With the Empress Dowager here, if they don't make it clear, there will be endless troubles.
The new year's imperial examination is the best time for Xiao Yulan to recruit talents. Because of this intrigue and cheating by the two old foxes, the empress dowager would send shadow guards to assassinate the two of them.
But outside the palace, as the Queen Mother said, the snowflakes were flying so fast that people couldn't even open their eyes.
Luo Wenge walked out of the palace under the double escort of Luo An and Jiang Lin. As soon as he left the Hall of Peace, he saw Xie Wenxuan and Murong Yu waiting at the gate of the palace.
Luo Wenge walked over quickly, accidentally bumped into his colleagues, and apologized repeatedly. When he came to the two of them, he frowned and said, "You two walked very fast."
"We run fast, and we don't want to be scolded by the teacher." Murong Yu said.
Luo Wenge thought of the senior scholar Yang Taiqing who was watching the whole process coldly, and said with a smile: "You didn't open your mouth. Senior scholar Yang wouldn't scold, but I got the limelight."
"Speaking of showing off, Master Luo did a lot of homework behind me and Xie Wenxuan." Murong Yu squinted at him, with a hint of accusation.
Luo Wenge couldn't help laughing: "No, it's just that I thought of a way to force out Qujing's tricks that day, but I didn't expect to have today's harvest."
Murong Yu pursed his lips in disbelief, if he said that he never thought of the current situation, it would be like coaxing children to play.
How can you be the chief judge of the joint trial of the three divisions without any real skills?
He didn't want to say it, and Murong Yu didn't pursue it, he just said: "It's a pity that Cao Cheng just disappeared like this."
Luo Wenge turned his head to look at Murong Yu: "Do you think Cao Cheng has more value?"
"Don't you think so?" Murong Yu asked.
Luo Wenge pressed his fists to his lips and coughed lightly, his voice was low: "If he is willing to speak in front of His Majesty, then we will ask him, and he will talk, just in case he won't be able to wait for us."
Murong Yu instantly understood what he meant, and based on Cao Cheng's performance in front of the hall, it is estimated that Shen Jue would arrange for people to kill people to silence him overnight when he returned to the mansion, so as not to expose more.
Cao Cheng has worked hard for Shen Jue these years, so he naturally knows a lot. If Cao Cheng is allowed to live, the people who are lurking everywhere to get information for Shen's party will be in danger.
Shen Jue was thinking of his own people, he had to kill Cao Cheng if he didn't want to.
What Murong Yu could think of, Luo Wenge thought of it long ago, he said: "Before we interrogate Cao Cheng, no one will know where he is. Your Majesty is doing things, you should rest assured."
Murong Yu and Xie Wenxuan looked at each other. Xiao Yulan's growth in the past few years has been seen, and her ability has become stronger and stronger. He said that there should be no surprises for Xiao Yulan to save Cao Cheng.
Xie Wenxuan only spoke when the two were silent: "Do you two think His Majesty will receive something tomorrow morning?"
Luo Wenge and Murong Yu rarely nodded at the same time.
Xie Wenxuan helped his forehead: "Let's wait and see."
"You don't believe them? Those cruel words were spoken so loudly in front of your colleagues, it would be too embarrassing if you didn't carry them out." Luo Wenge said.
Murong Yu also felt this way: "Elder Shen Ge and General Xu are not people who can't afford to lose, can they change after saying it?"
"Didn't you find that the queen mother drove them away, and neither of them came out?" Xie Wenxuan lowered his voice, and paid attention to the officials who walked past them quickly.
Luo Wenge naturally realized that Xiao Yulan would not agree to treat the words before the palace as non-existent because of this, but that was the goal they wanted to achieve from the very beginning.
Murong Yu was the first to express his opinion before Luo Wenge: "You are wrong. I once heard my grandfather say that the Queen Mother is not simple. She looks like a legendary woman with a flat bowl of water, but she is actually very protective of her calf. When she was seven years old, she His Majesty, who was still the prince, climbed a tree naughtily and did not attend class, and was caught and beaten by the late emperor. As a result, the late emperor was turned away by the queen mother that night. , was able to enter the palace again, you think about it, how difficult it is for His Majesty to get such an advantage today, will the Empress Dowager let it go easily?"
Xie Wenxuan felt that these two things were not comparable, and said indifferently: "Things are different, and people are also different. The queen mother must take the overall situation into consideration. It may not be possible to let your majesty gain military power or let old Shen Ge resign. There is only one of the two."
"You just like to play against me." Murong Yu said angrily.
Xie Wenxuan was helpless: "This is not a counter-tune, it is seeking truth from facts."
Murong Yu rolled his eyes angrily, Xie Wenxuan couldn't explain it, so he turned to Luo Wenge and asked, "What do you think, Master Luo?"
"Me?" Luo Wenge was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "I'm not going to guess, I'll know the result tomorrow morning, there's no need for you two to be angry about this."
Seeing that the exit of the palace road was imminent, Murong Yu had no intention of going with Xie Wenxuan, and greeted Luo Wenge before walking quickly: "There is still hot food waiting for me at home, I will go first, Master Luo, see you tomorrow morning."
"Lord Murong, slow down, the ground is slippery." Luo Wenge warned in a warm voice.
Murong Yu turned around and gave him a bright smile, waved his hands, and ran faster while holding the umbrella.
Luo Wenge glanced at Xie Wenxuan beside him, and asked, "Why don't you chase after him?"
"There is nothing to be done if there is a disagreement. When the results come out tomorrow morning, it will be clear at a glance which is right and which is wrong." Xie Wenxuan said indifferently.
Luo Wenge chuckled when he heard that, it's not good to comment on Xie Wenxuan's attitude, as individuals have different temperaments, there is no need to ask others to be the same as themselves.
On the way out of the palace, Luo Wenge and Xie Wenxuan also parted ways, getting into their carriages and returning home.
As soon as he entered the gate, Luo Rong, who hadn't slept for half the night, rushed over: "Master, you're back so early?"
It is indeed early compared to previous years. The royal family of the Ning Dynasty stipulated that officials should stay in the palace for the dinner on New Year’s Eve until the time when the emperor watched the New Year’s fireworks and had a bowl of hot dumplings before deciding whether to go or stay. , I am willing to stay in the palace with my father-in-law leading the way, and I can also go out of the palace and go back to the house if I want to.
It was not yet Youshi, Luo Wenge returned home, something was wrong.
Luo Wenge took over the small heater, buried his face in the fur collar and walked towards the main hall: "Something happened to the dinner party, so we can't continue."
Luo Rong seemed to understand but nodded, and asked again: "The young master must have eaten well, why don't I serve you a bowl of dumplings from the kitchen?"
Luo Wenge paused, and said in an interesting tone, "Do you have any noodles?"
"Young master wants to eat, I'll ask the cook to order a bowl." Luo Rong said.
Luo Wenge didn't know if Xiao Yulan would come over tonight, so to be on the safe side, he ordered: "Two bowls of noodles and a drawer of steamed buns, take them to my room, it's best to keep them warm."
Although Luo Rong thought it was strange for him to ask for two bowls of noodles, he did it without further ado.
Luo Wenge stayed in the main hall for a while, and after explaining to Luo An and Jiang Lin what they should pay attention to tomorrow morning, he went back to his room alone, waiting quietly for Luo Rong to deliver supper.
Before he reached the gate of the courtyard, the wind and snow blew even harder, and the snow covered his calves, making it very inconvenient to walk. Before he entered the room, he looked at the sweet-scented osmanthus trees in the courtyard that were about to be crushed by the snow, and felt that Going on like this, if he wants to go out tomorrow morning, he can only walk. Thinking of this, he stopped and turned around to go under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree.
The snow is too thick, if it is not cleaned up, the sweet-scented osmanthus tree will be crushed.
This sweet-scented osmanthus tree should be quite old, and it is about the size of a bowl. It is impossible for him to push it alone.
Luo Wenge looked at the sweet-scented osmanthus tree and thought about a way, until his room, which was not so bright at first, suddenly lit up, and a tall and slender figure appeared on the window.
Xiao Yulan came over.
Luo Wenge wondered why Xiao Yulan came so quickly, and walked towards the door, closed the umbrella and opened the door, stretched out his head to take a look, and sure enough, he saw Xiao Yulan wiping the snow on her body with a handkerchief.
Xiao Yulan paused slightly, looked up at him from afar, and said softly, "Why are you slower than me?"
"Spend more time chatting with Xie Wenxuan and the others on the way." Luo Wenge replied, and didn't close the door quickly after entering, and opened it slightly to wait for Luo Rong.
Seeing his movements, Xiao Yulan raised her eyebrows and asked, "Who are you opening the door for?"
Luo Wenge put down the small heater and returned to the warm room, and it became a little hot to hug him again. He glanced at Xiao Yulan: "Did Your Majesty eat and drink enough at the dinner party?"
Xiao Yulan thought of the plum blossom wisps that he hadn't drank for two mouthfuls, and the dishes that were so cold that he didn't touch two chopsticks, so he said angrily: "No, King Yun is too anxious, and he doesn't let people have a full meal before going to the theater."
"Yeah, I'm coming back hungry, so I'm sure I'll make people go to supper." Luo Wenge said, raising his eyes inadvertently, and saw a lonely lantern approaching not far from the gate of the courtyard, and two figures walking cautiously, He turned his head to look at Xiao Yulan.
There was no need for him to speak anymore, Xiao Yulan quickly dodged into the secret door and hid herself.
Luo Wenge put down the tea he had just poured, and when Luo Rong came over, he couldn't help thinking about what was interrupted by Xiao Yulan, saving the sweet-scented osmanthus tree that was crushed by the snow.
You can't let His Majesty the emperor eat free food, and let the other party help him later.
Luo Wenge was dazed for a moment, thinking of the few joys in childhood, one of which was snowball fights.
Later, when I grew up, electronic products were everywhere, and no one would be bored to play with him anymore. I said from my heart that he still likes snowball fights very much.
"My lord, I'm coming in." Luo Rong's question interrupted his memory, his breath became foggy, and it was very cold outside.
Luo Wenge walked over and opened the door more thoroughly: "Come in quickly."
Luo Rong and the servant put down the food box and left. Before leaving, they followed Luo Wenge's order and closed the courtyard door.
This creaking sound seemed to be a signal to Xiao Yulan in the secret door, and the other party bullied Luo Wenge when the door was closed, trapping him in the door and her arms.
Luo Wenge turned around in Xiao Yulan's arms, and looked at the person: "What does Your Majesty want?"
"I didn't think about it." Xiao Yulan said, leaning over to rub the tip of his nose with him, and pinching his waist honestly, "Do you want to know what happened after you left?"
Luo Wenge pinched Xiao Yulan's cheeks with both hands: "Don't your majesty think it's better to chat while eating?"
The corner of Xiao Yulan's mouth was pulled and the words leaked out: "All right, all right, let me go first, and I will listen to you whatever you say."
Luo Wenge just pushed Xiao Yulan to the side of the table, and after successfully making the other party sit down, he turned to sit on the other side, opened the food box, and brought out the food inside.
Luo Rong said that he was preparing for supper. The supper was very rich, rich broth, vegetables and eggs, and there were several pieces of meat lying next to the eggs. There were shredded carrots and cucumbers beside the eggs. It whets my appetite.
Xiao Yulan took the chopsticks, looked at the bowl in front of her that was bigger than her face, and sighed sincerely: "Guy Geer's food is really good."
"If your majesty likes it, you can come here often." Luo Wenge brought out the steamed buns, and found that Luo Rong had carefully prepared chili oil and balsamic vinegar, which were a perfect match.
Xiao Yulan laughed: "I still want to say that I will abduct you to the palace on the grounds that your food is not good."
Luo Wenge added chili and vinegar to the bowl, and stirred with chopsticks: "Then Your Majesty is going to make a mistake."
Xiao Yulan picked up the steamed stuffed bun, and said, "If the mountain doesn't come, I'll be there, if I come, I'll be on the mountain. It's good if we can be together."
Luo Wenge felt amused by Xiao Yulan's lack of airs: "Your Majesty is really wronged by what he said about himself."
Xiao Yulan smiled, and didn't say whether she was wronged or not. She also imitated his example and added seasoning, eating a few mouthfuls of buns, noodles and soup, feeling very satisfied.
The taste of being fed to a half-starved stomach was really good, Xiao Yulan ate a few more mouthfuls before saying: "Shen Jue's elder position and Xu Yingping's military power will be delivered to me tomorrow as promised."
It was hit by Murong Yu, but the two of them were not cheap, there must be other reasons for agreeing to do so, Luo Wengejing waited for Xiao Yulan to finish.
"The title of General Zhenbei can be hereditary, and Xu Yingping canonized as Marquis of Wude. Of course, this must also be hereditary." Xiao Yulan said.
Luo Wenge appraised this condition carefully, Xu Yingping was looking for a protective umbrella for the Xu family, without military power and leaving an empty title, it was somewhat better than ordinary people.
Since Xu Yingping offered generous conditions, Shen Jue wouldn't fall behind, right?
Luo Wenge asked: "What did you promise Shen Jue?"
Xiao Yulan took a sip of soup: "Him? He wants to resign and return to his hometown after one month, to resume his post before the imperial examination, and appoint an imperial examination invigilator."
This is a beautiful idea, if it is really like Shen Jue's idea, what is Xiao Yulan's intention of agreeing to his resignation?
Trying to take advantage of this matter to gain military power?That's really nonsense.
Luo Wenge bit the bun: "He didn't think this request was a little too much?"
"He didn't think that there was a sense of charity when he said it, which made me and the queen mother want to laugh." Xiao Yulan didn't know where Shen Jue's confidence came from, thinking back to talking about the picture just now, he became murderous towards Shen Jue.
Halfway through eating, Luo Wenge felt warm all over, and drank some hot tea: "Has Your Majesty ever thought about letting him go and never return?"
Xiao Yulan gave him an appreciative look: "Of course I have thought about it, Shen Jue thinks that the people in the faction are well hidden, so I will show him what it looks like to dig three feet into the ground."
Luo Wenge continued to eat, and said vaguely, "Is Cao Cheng okay?"
"I can't say whether it's good or not, my soul is going to be scared away." Xiao Yulan replied.
Luo Wenge wanted to know why Cao Cheng was like this, and realized how much disagreement there was in those words in front of the palace, and how much Shen Jue had been betrayed, Cao Cheng should understand how dangerous his situation is.
If Xiao Yulan hadn't hidden him, ten Cao Chengs wouldn't be enough to kill him.
At this time, Xiao Yulan didn't bother to ask, and gave Cao Cheng enough time to imagine.
The things that a person imagines under fear are all to frighten himself, and the more he thinks about it, the more afraid he becomes.
Cao Cheng was able to scare himself so badly overnight, when Luo Wenge and the others went to interrogate him, Cao Cheng would tell the truth, and Luo Wenge and the others would go to interrogate him without any effort.
It's just psychological warfare.
Luo Wenge just thought of Cao Cheng's expression of being too scared to sleep, so he couldn't help laughing: "If the interrogation goes well tomorrow, I would like to thank Your Majesty for your help."
Xiao Yulan understood what he meant: "In any case, won't it be more beneficial for you to catch that chess piece by prying Cao Cheng's mouth open?"
Luo Wenge nodded, that's right, as long as Qu Jing is caught, he believes that those Shen Dang who are hiding in the dark and doing things secretly will be exposed to the sun.
What can be seen with the naked eye is much easier to deal with. It can be seen that Qu Jing is indeed a very tricky and important person.
"I've had someone investigate Qu Jing, but I haven't seen the problem for now." Xiao Yulan said this for no other purpose, to let him understand how deep Qu Jing's morality is.
Luo Wenge put down his chopsticks and took a sip of tea contentedly: "He's as cunning as a fish, so I'll drain the water to see how he can dance. Murong Yu is already checking on him. There will be traces."
Xiao Yulan didn't speak for a while, and finished eating noodles in two or three bites: "You are very confident in catching him."
"He is too important, we must be caught." Seeing Xiao Yulan also put down his chopsticks, Luo Wenge leaned forward and asked, "Is your majesty eating well?"
Xiao Yulan didn't understand why, so she nodded blankly: "Eat well, what do you want me to do?"
Luo Wenge put away the bowls and chopsticks and put them aside, opened the door, and pointed to the sweet-scented osmanthus tree in the courtyard: "Did you see that tree?"
Xiao Yulan's eyesight is very good, and besides, wherever there is shade in his courtyard, a lamp is carefully placed to prevent him from getting up in the middle of the night, so the courtyard is bright enough, and the cold snow is also reflected a little bit of warmth.
"I want His Majesty to clear the snow off that tree with me." Luo Wenge said.
Seeing the accumulation of snow, Xiao Yulan suddenly had a bad thought in her heart, turned her head and said with deep meaning: "Do you really want me to help you?"
"Well, I'm a bit difficult to shake this tree." He looked at Xiao Yulan, and found a flash of interest in the other's eyes.
Why is it interesting?
At this moment, Luo Wenge couldn't understand Xiao Yulan, and couldn't figure out the other party's careful thoughts.
Xiao Yulan followed beside him: "Let's go, I will help you."
"Wait." Luo Wenge stopped Xiao Yulan from pushing him, looked at the other's thin clothes, "Your Majesty, wait for me to find you a fox fur."
"No need." Xiao Yulan held his hand, making him feel the heat in his palm, "I'm strong and strong, so it's okay if I don't wear clothes, but you should wear more."
Luo Wenge was very obedient and put on the fox fur. He was actually a bit hot, but he thought that not wearing it would cause typhoid fever and cause a lot of trouble, so he put it on anyway.
"Has Your Majesty ever played snowball fights before?" Luo Wenge walked around the corridor towards the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, and asked Xiao Yulan while looking back.
Xiao Yulan's handsome face was illuminated with a special charm, her voice was deep and gentle: "No, do you want to teach me?"
Luo Wenge did not expect Xiao Yulan's childhood to be so miserable, he sympathized: "Your Majesty was often unhappy when you were young, right?"
"Fortunately, Mr. Luo Ge will tell me some interesting customs and customs, and occasionally he will talk about interesting things he and his father met on the way to the expedition. I think it's quite interesting."
"At the beginning, I didn't choose a companion for His Majesty."
"It's not impossible," Xiao Yulan said, "My father suggested it, but it was refuted by Luo Ge. I still remember what Luo Ge said at that time. He said that a king must endure loneliness, because sitting on the throne You will always be alone."
Luo Ge saw it too clearly, Luo Wenge stretched his brows and smiled slightly: "How does Your Majesty see it?"
"Before I met you, I had this kind of thought. After getting to know you, I gradually stopped thinking so." Xiao Yulan said truthfully.
At this time, the two of them walked under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree. The trees were lush and leafy. Even if it snowed heavily, the snow on the ground under the tree was not too much, which could well cover the two of them.
"Then I'm very honored." Luo Wenge raised his hand to catch the snowflakes, looked up at the night sky that was still snowing, and turned to look at Xiao Yulan, "Your Majesty, tonight is New Year's Eve."
"Do you want me to give you lucky money?" Xiao Yulan approached him and asked.
The corners of Luo Wenge's lips curled slightly: "Is Your Majesty ready?"
Xiao Yulan said it confidently: "I'm ready, it's very rich, I wonder if Geer can catch it."
"How rich is it?" Singer Luo Wen leaned on the tree trunk, it felt good and not too cold.He turned to look at Xiao Yulan, "It's too expensive, I don't want it."
Xiao Yulan felt that he was going to have bad intentions, and slightly distanced the two of them: "You will like it very much."
Luo Wenge felt that Xiao Yulan's retreat was a bit wrong, and he twitched his brows slightly, wanting to back away: "That's not sure, it doesn't mean that if His Majesty likes me, I like it."
"I carefully selected this for you for several days. If you say you don't like it, I will be very sad." Xiao Yulan raised her lips and said.The moment he left under the osmanthus tree, the palm wind swayed slightly, the osmanthus tree shook for a while, and the snow piled down in piles, hitting the ground and blooming white flowers.
Luo Wenge hid quickly, not letting the snow hit him, he looked at the ground and then at Xiao Yulan, his brows raised: "Aren't you childish?"
Xiao Yulan stood in the snow looking at him, and said with a smile, "You're not childish, don't you want to do that too?"
Thoughts were exposed, Luo Wenge didn't quibble, and said straightforwardly: "I haven't done anything yet."
"This is called preemptive strike." Xiao Yulan also said confidently.
Luo Wenge bent down and grabbed a handful of snow, forming a snowball in his palm: "Then it's only natural that I want to fight back."
Seeing the snowball in his hand, Xiao Yulan retreated subconsciously, and said without hesitation, "What do you want to do? Let me tell you, I don't know how to play snowball fights, but I can learn quickly, so don't take me for a fool."
Luo Wenge sneered, and threw the snow ball in his hand as promised, ruthlessly and quickly: "Then I will bully you severely before you learn it."
Xiao Yulan dodged sideways, and imitated his example and pinched the snow ball: "You said this, if I want to learn it, I will bully you."
Luo Wenge has never been afraid of anyone in a war of words, let alone the person in front of him has had something shameless and impetuous, so he said harshly: "Then try and see who bullies whom."
Xiao Yulan really aroused his desire to win, the moment he pinched the snow ball, he said: "Don't lose your temper when you are bullied miserably later."
Luo Wenge was also pinching the snow ball, raised his jaw and said arrogantly: "I should say this to Your Majesty."
Before the words fell, the two shot at the same time.
Under the snowy night sky, snow balls flew wildly, and the two of them had a great time in the snow. The ground next to the sweet-scented osmanthus tree in the courtyard was full of pits and pits, and the two of them were exhausted.
In the end Xiao Yulan was deliberately pushed into the snow by Luo Wenge.
Luo Wenge gasped and said, "Who is bullying whom?"
Xiao Yulan's breathing didn't change much, and she still wanted to support him so that he wouldn't be unable to breathe.
"It's you who bullied me. I said earlier that you took advantage of me and coveted my body. You still don't admit it."
Luo Wenge let out an 'ah', his face was not red and his heartbeat was normal: "I didn't have such an idea before, so I definitely can't admit it."
Xiao Yulan understood the meaning behind his words, and now she has it.
"Did you have fun?"
Luo Wenge stared at Xiao Yulan with a gentle expression, nodded slightly, and slowly put his head on Xiao Yulan's chest: "Thank you for willing to play with me."
"As long as you're happy, I can play with you a few times." Xiao Yulan put her palm on the back of his head, slowly comforting him.
This New Year's Eve was slightly different from what they had imagined, but in the final analysis, it was quite satisfactory.When the child is born, it is the new year.
Xiao Yulan raised his face and caught a lot of snowflakes through the gaps of the already light osmanthus leaves. He sighed softly: "I really hope that you will be by my side for the rest of my life."
Luo Wenge thought about what was going to happen, and felt sad, and his tone was not sure: "I think so too."
Xiao Yulan thought of the turbulent court,
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