Don't go down if you have a kind [Rebirth]

Unconsciously, the shadow of the sun slanted to the west, and the chill returned.

The two little girls, sugar cake and candied fruit, came to find me, one wrapped a robe around me, and the other put a hand stove in my hand.

"It's time to go back and take the medicine, Your Majesty." Candied fruit said.

"Is Your Majesty going back to Xuanyang Palace tonight?" Tang Gao asked.

I stood up and walked towards Shibo Terrace: "When I go in and take the medicine, I will go to Suihan Palace to celebrate the New Year in a while, and then I will come back. I won't go back to Xuanyang. I have to go to court tomorrow morning. The distance here is shorter. "

The two hurriedly followed me.

"Oh, that's right," a flash of inspiration flashed in my mind, "Who are you two to put powder on my face, the kind that wants our empress dowager to pinch and praise me for gaining three catties as soon as she sees her?" !"

"..."

There was a creaking sound from the wooden window above his head, and Lord Wei poked out half of his face: "...I see Your Majesty."

"Don't kneel." I took three steps in parallel and climbed up the small building.

I even forgot that Wei Pei was not at the Daming Hall this morning, but came here to examine the secret scrolls.

The foundation of Shibo Terrace was built from white stones, and the east and west pavilions were built on it, and the central Shibo Tower was built. Except for a few bedrooms and study rooms that were built out for people to live in, the rest were filled with books.Wei Pei came out, raising his sleeves with the smell of old ink: "Your Majesty, there are files in the case of Jiang Wei and Qi Shuyuan, and the files in Hongdu Mansion, Dali Temple, Ministry of Justice, and Yushitai are all in the files. After comparison, it can be inferred that what happened back then is almost the same as what King Jin said. But I found that Emperor Wen wanted to eradicate Hongdu Mansion, probably not just because he was afraid of Hongdu Mansion's growing power."

"What?" At this time of the day, my mind has already started to spin.

Mr. Wei's dark circles are not lighter than any of his colleagues, but he is still very energetic: "I found out that Emperor Wen's court had repeatedly checked the old cases of the Eighth Family of Emperor Wu. The government's repeated investigations failed, so Emperor Wen secretly ordered the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and even many local government offices to conduct secret investigations..."

"Check what?" I asked.

"Investigate, Your Majesty, Emperor Wen suspected that there are still descendants of the Eighth Family." Wei Pei took a deep look at me, "Emperor Wen did not trust the Hongdu Mansion, and believed that when the Eighth Family was investigated, the Emperor Wen did not follow the emperor's order to eradicate the weeds. , and for the next hundred years, have been secretly providing blessings to the descendants of the Eighth Family."

"Well..." I said, "It's also understandable. When the family is ransacked, some innocent women and young children are unavoidable. It is said that the people in the Hongdu Mansion are all the children of ordinary people who are educated. I have seen the official methods of handling affairs."

Wei Pei shook his head slowly, and pointed to the case file in my hand: "But this did anger Emperor Wen. When Emperor Wen ascended the throne, there was such a case. Your Majesty, look..."

I looked down: "!"

When the case file looked up, there was a hand-painted physical evidence map: a dagger.The drawing is clear and detailed, with a lifelike mayfly carved on the handle of the dagger.

"In the first year of Emperor Wen, an assassin broke into the palace, and this dagger was seized from the assassin. In the whole dynasty, Emperor Wen asked people to trace this pattern," Wei Pei explained, "Your Majesty, 'Mayfly', It is the Eighth Family."

I was stunned: "...Why, it's already today, and the descendants of the eighth family still have grievances and want to seek revenge? Then it's understandable that they want to find my grandmother, my master, and your teacher. After all, the old man has experienced Emperor Wen's dynasty, so he is closer to Emperor Wu's dynasty, but why are you looking for King Jin?"

Yes, when King Jin died, he was holding a brass pipe battle report in his hand.The Daxing battle report is hidden in the organ tube when it is transmitted. According to the urgency of the reported content, it is divided into gold tube, silver tube, copper tube, and iron tube. Among them, the copper tube and iron tube are generally sent to the commander and deputy general. It's almost there, so it won't be sent to the desk of the prince in the town.King Jin holding a brass battle report is a bit weird, not to mention that there is no word on the battle report, and there is a pattern of mayflies drawn with blood in the middle, four of them, connected end to end, surrounded by a group.

In my previous life, the pattern of four mayflies was printed on my blank memorial with cinnabar.

Things are different.

Wei Pei said slowly: "It's not seeking revenge. Your Majesty, you said that the daughter of the Jiang family appeared in the army of King Jin and admitted that she was in Xumi Temple when Mr. Jiang died. Is this true?"

I was annoyed: "Can I still make it up? I don't even believe me. Zhao Guang also saw it downstairs that day. Is it his granddaughter? He has no idea?"

Jiang Pingrong suddenly disappeared from the army, and his shadow couldn't be touched, which made everyone's head big. On the one hand, he suspected that he was mentally ill, and on the other hand, he suspected that King Jin just randomly found someone to pretend to be the queen. I have met Jiang's daughter a few times.The old man Zhao Guang seemed to be fine except that he was in a hurry on the tower that day and saw his granddaughter missing afterwards.

Wei Peimo said silently: "The whereabouts of the daughter of the Jiang family, I also want to check, but your Majesty has a marriage contract with her, and I hope your Majesty will personally approve this matter."

I thought for a while: "Okay, you should be quiet and don't let others know. By the way, Song Fei and Xiao Guan are also with you. I forgot to say that when Xiao Guan escaped from the Jin King's army that night, Song Fei gave him If I'm not mistaken, Jiang Pingrong pointed the pursuers in Song Fei's direction and provided cover for Xiao Guan, if that's the case, you should also ask."

It turned out that Xiao Guan also found King Yan, and he and Wei Pei came to Beijing with King Yan's army that day, but he stumbled outside the city looking for Song Fei, and did not enter the palace.It is said that baboon Song was very deadly, and when he was carried out from the pile of corpses, he was still alive, and he was rescued by the only breath left.It's just that he is still in a coma and has never woken up.

Wei Pei should be right, he still wants to speak and continue to stuff the case into my ears.

I hurriedly said: "Okay, don't be busy, it's Chinese New Year, hurry back and eat."

Wei Pei said bluntly: "There is no one in the minister's house, so there is no need to go back. Your Majesty, please allow me to take some of the case files here to Hongdu Mansion for further investigation."

"Still checking today?" I said in surprise, "How about this, I'm going to Suihan Palace for dinner, you come with me."

"Your Majesty," Tang Gao suddenly said from outside, "Master Xue, please see me."

I hastily blocked it back: "Ask him to meet again tomorrow, why don't you let him celebrate the New Year?"

Tang Gao said again: "Your Majesty, Mr. Xue is here to find Mr. Wei, and he wants to invite Mr. Wei to have a drink."

Me: "... looking for you?"

Mr. Wei definitely doesn't want to go anywhere, he just wants to go back to his Hongdu mansion and read the case files under the oil lamp, but after several years of influence in the officialdom, he already understands that it is not easy to let his temper and brush off other people's behavior under such circumstances. In order to save face, I had to choose the lesser of two evils: "Yes, I dare not bother Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager, so I will resign."

……

It was already dark, and fine snowdrops were falling again.I looked down through the window from the small building, and I saw Xue Shang holding a glazed lamp and a big blue silk umbrella, standing in the snow, picking up Wei Pei.These two pillars used to be like the two pillars on the east and west sides of the hall, eight poles couldn't get together, but now they are getting better, it really is a different thing in the world.

Isn't Hongdu Mansion planning to do something with the Xue family?

I shook my head, and went to the Suihan Palace by myself, stepped out of the Zibo Terrace, and suddenly thought of something: "TangGao, don't follow, go and clean up the West Pavilion, and let the inner palace be prepared for the good king. I’ll take some of my clothes back and put them there first.”

Candied fruit said: "It's been cleaned up a long time ago. I'm afraid His Highness won't come back. If he doesn't come back this year, it will be for nothing. At that time, Your Majesty grew taller every year and couldn't keep up with making clothes."

I laughed and said, "Little girl, he is already an adult, where is he going?"

TangGao smiled: "This servant said the same thing, but she didn't listen, and insisted on the master of the inner palace to lengthen the robe, and make it longer. What are you doing as His Royal Highness?"

Candied fruit said seriously: "What do you know? We only found out that His Royal Highness King Liang was originally a tiger of the general family. If he can kill the enemy on the battlefield, he must be very tall. How could Lord Wei and Lord Xue be comparable in stature? "

TangGao stretched out her hand to pinch Candied's face: "Your mouth, in front of His Majesty, bumped into the two adults..."

The two of them have been used to it since they were young, and they are not shy in front of me, and they are lively.

Even if His Royal Highness King Liang really came back to wear that robe, it might be a little...

I smiled all the way to Suihan Palace.As soon as I stepped into the threshold of the Emperor's Lady's Gale Palace, I was shocked to realize that I was just talking to Wei Pei, and I forgot to take the medicine and the powder, and the two girls knew how to bicker without reminding me.

As a result, the queen glanced at me and started crying.

After crying, he looked at me and sighed.

I was telling jokes and stories at the same time, and I almost turned two somersaults on the same spot, and finally got rid of the smile.After the empress finished laughing, she began to worry about the major issues in my life: "In that case, the Jiang family girl, let's break off the engagement with her..."

I sandwiched the dumplings: "That's right, the Jiang family can't get together, so we have to get together, and there is King Liang."

"Oh, Prince Liang..." The empress was not surprised when she learned about King Liang's bizarre life experience, she just sighed for a moment, and then poked my forehead after she sighed, still worrying about my life's important affairs, " I think your heart is somewhere else, no one can control where your heart is, but you are the emperor, there is no one in the palace. No matter how poor or low, as long as you are a good family, the palace can accommodate you, you are still afraid of your mother Is it okay to bully her?"

...With all due respect, with your Gongdou level, if you bring in a random person, it may not be possible for anyone to bully anyone.I smiled and said: "Don't worry about it, I don't touch the ground all day long, so I only deserve to live with Zhezi."

The queen gritted her teeth, and said: "Don't hide it from your mother, tell me, Mr. Wei Pei... Are you... Fourteen, you can't act recklessly, otherwise you will be criticized and left a bad reputation forever."

"..." I almost choked to death on a dumpling, "It's nothing, who said that, pull it out and beat me to death."

A thousand ways to kill Xue Shang have flashed through my mind.

But Mr. Xue couldn't feel my killing intent towards him at all. Every morning, he was afraid that I wouldn't see him. , How to deal with the corpse of King Qi Er, whether sending food to Cangzhou will double the death toll of the hungry people in Minzhou, there is nothing in the world that he can't intervene in, he is so active and annoying, his father wants to be Ting covered his mouth: "The military affairs of the eight states should be in charge of by the Ministry of War. Is it because Jingzhao and Dali Temple are too busy with their official duties?"

Xue Shang didn't give his father face: "Your Prime Minister's words are wrong. The military department of the eight states can't control it at all. Over the years, the prince's army and the prefecture's army have long been out of the imperial court's control. The prefectures and princes competed for armaments and extorted money. As a result, the people are living in dire straits, and the princes of the town even raise their troops by war. For example, the king of Jin released the Qiang people into the pass without permission, and even colluded with officials from Liangzhou and Yunzhou to resell iron ore and trade horses with the Qiang people. All these things, my lords, have forgotten ?"

The Minister of the Ministry of War is a conservative old man, and hurriedly said: "The military of the eight states, the old officials are really powerless. The state government army and the king's army are all supported by the local government. If you want to talk about the root cause, you have to ask Lord Qian of the Household Department... "

Mr. Qian from the household department is a miser: "In the past, the money was indeed paid by the court, but since the 15th year of the first emperor, the treasury has been short-lived, so the land can find a way for himself. Now this matter has nothing to do with the officials. If you want to say, it is still a matter of government officials. I thought I should ask Lord Ren from the Ministry of Officials..."

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials is even more experienced in Taijiquan: "In the final analysis, the national treasury is in short supply because of constant wars, frequent disasters, and water conservancy can't keep up. I don't know the Ministry of Industry..."

Not surprisingly, they can play this ball all day again.

But today Xue Shang suddenly flew out and kicked the ball to pieces: "I know that this matter has been going on for a long time, and it cannot be solved by the power of one government, but I have a plan."

"Oh?" I propped my chin, "Say."

"I have discussed with Lord Hongdu for many days, and think that your Majesty can gradually implement three strategies. First, use Qing and Xizhou's prefectural troops and Prince's army to try their swords, and cut troops..."

"Nonsense!" Everyone retorted, "Several reductions in troops, how to arrange these soldiers? It will definitely cause turmoil!"

Wei Pei also stood up and continued: "That's why there are two. Disarmament is not a one-size-fits-all decision. Every state has wasteland, which can be allocated to retired soldiers; due to the shortage of civil service in Xizhou and Minzhou, many water conservancy projects have stagnated for many years. , can just let the retired soldiers do this; moreover, the Gyeonggi Army needs to be expanded, and soldiers can be selected from the local army.”

Xue Shang said: "As Master Wei said, soldiers can choose these three ways according to their own conditions. The third is to generalize it. If this matter is implemented, it will not only gather local military power, but also have greater impact on people's livelihood. benefit."

The ministers were silent.After a while, Zhao Guang said: "There are indeed one or two reasons, but it's not easy to do. Who can lead this matter?"

Zhao Guang was right to worry, the complexity of this matter, I just thought about it a little bit, and my brain hurts to explode, who can do it, I will pay him a monthly salary that is ten times higher than the sum of the annual salaries of all the officials in the court .However, none of the lovers are people who want money or life. They all take the balance between work and life as their lifelong pursuit, so they ignore them.

Although Xue Shang made a suggestion, he himself didn't seem to want to do it very much. He said: "I think this matter is beyond the capabilities of one person. It is related to the military affairs of the eight states. Your Majesty can set up a general office in Kyoto and select several Famous generals and civil servants command all matters."

I was in a hurry to go down, and immediately made a decision and said: "That's the way, this general mansion... just call it the 'General's Mansion', Xue Qing, you take the lead, and the others will let me slowly add to you."

After filming, I ran to Shibotai, intending to sleep with my head covered for half an hour before getting up for lunch, but the man surnamed Xue followed him reluctantly, entered the small study, and said to me: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty As I have two positions, I can't be in charge of this matter, so I recommend someone to His Majesty."

Xue Aiqing's scalp tingles when she mentioned recommending me, which unlucky child is being targeted by him again?

"I recommend His Royal Highness King Liang. His Majesty issued an edict earlier stating that King Liang is actually the son of Jiang Fang, which erased His Highness's clan status. At this time, His Highness King Liang needs some compensation from His Majesty. For others, even more Your Majesty needs to give an attitude."

...Really, Xue Shang not only quickly accepted the fact that the Liang Wang was not his cousin, but also quickly chose a position after accepting it: he decided to be a Liang Wang party himself.

I muttered: "But he is far away at the border, how can he consulate?"

Xue Shang took out a letter from his sleeve with a dull head: "The minister has received news that the northern army repelled Prince Zhule's army in the eastern Qiang, and negotiated peace with the Apunu army in the western Qiang. Apunu has captured the gray fox. Successor to the throne, and wishing to make peace with our court, His Royal Highness King Liang will soon return to Beijing with the Qiang envoys."

When I took the letter, I was so angry that my nose was crooked.This kid is capable. He didn't write to me for such a big matter, but he wrote privately to important officials in the court. In his previous life, he was impeached by his colleagues every day. Can he blame others?