Ancient promotion routine

"I don't dare to make irresponsible remarks. I have little knowledge and little talent, and I haven't made much progress in calligraphy."

Zhang Yanjin saw that the emperor had written the word "East Palace", and felt a little sweat in his heart.

He knew that the emperor had something to say, but he couldn't let him say it. Since the emperor pretended not to understand, Zhang Yanjin had to accompany him to pretend.

"You don't even know the word Donggong. It seems that you have to go home and study more."

Zhang Yanjin couldn't understand what the emperor said more and more. Does this mean to make myself think about my past behind closed doors?

Although the Ministry of Rites has neglected his duties today, he also saved Sheng Jia

"The emperor's handwriting is naturally unique, but I don't understand it. I read characters like flowers. I only know whether they are good-looking or not. I don't know whether they can be used as medicine or edible. I only know If you don’t know its meaning, you naturally don’t know how to comment on it.”

Since the emperor was playing charades, Zhang Yanjin directly expressed his opinion. He didn't know the distribution of the various factions in the court and the power of the prince. How could he know which one was good, which one was bad, which one could be used and which one could not.

But they all take what they need, and each is their own master.

"Looking at characters is like looking at flowers." The emperor looked at Zhang Yanjin with a big smile, and said, "Your boy is indeed a cunning one, but you don't want to be deceived today."

Zhang Yanjin looked up at the emperor. Did the emperor tell him to go home and face the wall to reflect on his past, or he had something to explain, so he just said no, he had to go around in circles like this.

Zhang Yanjin thought in his heart, does he have a chance to choose?

"Come over here, I'll write you another adverb, don't you want to open some kind of academy?"

The emperor raised his pen and said, "Go get some rice paper."

Eunuch Xu left in response.

Hearing the emperor's words, Zhang Yanjin was startled, the emperor was indeed investigating something.

It took only a while for Eunuch Xu to fetch the paper, and the emperor's writing had just been inscribed.

Although Zhang Yanjin is a businessman who doesn't like to suffer, the emperor is even more unwilling to suffer. However, the sugar and dates given by the emperor, no matter it is sour or sweet, as a courtier, he must accept it.

"Your Excellency will leave." Zhang Yanjin said.

"Let's go, this word is easier to use than any teacher you invite."

Zhang Yanjin heard the emperor's bragging, although she was not angry in her heart, she knew it was the truth.

When the emperor mentioned the name of the academy, it meant that the academy had the emperor as a mountain to rely on. People with winks would not dare to provoke him, but it was convenient for Zhang Yanjin to do things.

Zhang Yanjin went out of the palace and sat in the carriage, remembering that the emperor just said "go find Han Wei" and there were many speculations, the emperor didn't even believe Eunuch Xu.

Although it was only a moment to turn around, the emperor really expressed the meaning with the shape of his lips, if Zhang Yanjin was not so close, he really couldn't understand what the emperor meant.

Han Wei has such a weight in the emperor's heart, which is also unexpected by Zhang Yanjin.Originally thought that Han Wei was just the emperor's eyeliner among the people, but now it seems that he was mistaken.

Han Wei is probably the emperor's most trusted personal guard. Even the emperor's investigation of the royal family is handed over to Han Wei, which shows how deep the emperor's trust in Han Wei is.

King Wei entered the East Palace, and immediately began to renovate it. It turned out that the East Palace was clean, like a big courtyard of an ordinary family, and there was no luxury at all. The flowers, plants and trees planted in the yard were taken care of by the palace people. It's nice and the yard is alive and well.

King Wei and the prince have opposite personalities. Although he is a bit gentle, he does have an unconcealable arrogance in his bones. He first ordered people to lock all the prince’s belongings in an abandoned yard, and then ordered the people under him to lock the prince’s belongings in an abandoned yard. One of the items should be moved to the prince's mansion.

The emperor just smiled when he heard King Wei's actions, and buried himself in the memorial.

"Cough cough."

From time to time, the sound of coughing could be heard from the Tai Chi Hall, intermittently drifting to the ears of the guards outside.

Then it passed through the thick city wall and spread to the ears of those who cared.

When Zhou Qihui returned home, he changed from his previous decadent and low-spirited attitude on the rooftop, and looked at his elder brother who came back from other places with a smile on his face.

"Brother, this method of yours is really easy to use, and it has an effect so quickly."

Seeing the two sons getting along well, Zhou Qin felt relieved. He originally didn't want to take the risk of telling Qi Hui about the plan, but Qi Ye insisted on explaining it clearly, saying that it was only in this way that the family could be together without any grievances. .

It turned out that it was Zhou Qihui who knew the "blood pearl" that Princess Yuyang had cheated from him, so he asked his elder brother to go outside to find a way to solve the family's predicament. He didn't expect that he would be played by a woman in the palm of his hand. The eldest brother decided to wait for the opportunity to win the game.

To that Princess Yuyang, he was just acting on occasion, but for Zhou Qihui, this is something he is very good at.

"Father, although King Wei became the crown prince this time, the families that supported King Jin and King Zhao will never let it go. We still have to make plans early." Zhou Qiye said.

Although he returned to Beijing this time according to the plan, there were indeed too many unexpected things, such as the woman King Wei asked him to bring back.

"Well, what Qi Ye said is right, but it's not at this moment, you go back to your room to rest, and we can discuss it tomorrow."

"Yes."

"I'll go with eldest brother." Although the matter has passed, Zhou Qihui is still a little afraid of his father. If it weren't for the help of his eldest brother, he would have almost destroyed Ruiguo's mansion this time, and his father would definitely not let him go easily. Right now, eldest brother Dad didn't say a word when he was present, if the eldest brother left, he would definitely not have any good fruit to eat.

"go Go."

Zhou Qin sighed and said, although this youngest son was a little reckless, he could still distinguish between good and bad, inside and outside, and Zhou Qihui dispelled his original intention of preaching.

Zhang Yanjin came directly to Han Wei's prefect's mansion after leaving the palace, but before he arrived, he was stopped by General Zhao halfway.

"My lord, Mr. Han is waiting for you in the mansion." General Zhao said.

He didn't believe Han Wei's words at first. There are three places he would often go to after leaving the palace. One is the Shangshu Mansion, but the Ningguo Duke's Mansion, and the third is the restaurant. Where did Han Wei come from when he said that the Lord would go to the Prefect's Mansion? Confident, but Han Wei passed his own three moves, so Xiao Liu could only follow Han Wei's route to stop people.

"What's the matter with you?" Seeing General Zhao sitting in the carriage without saying a word, Zhang Yanjin asked curiously with his head bowed in thought.

General Zhao was very clever, but it was the first time Zhang Yanjin saw him bewildered.

General Zhao took this opportunity to tell the story of his bet with Han Wei, so maybe he could get an explanation from adults.

Zhang Yanjin did know the reason, and his answer was very simple and impressed General Zhao, "The emperor must have notified Han Wei a long time ago. It is not surprising that he knows that I am looking for him."

General Zhao let out an "ah" and looked at Zhang Yanjin in disbelief, thinking that he was tricked into running errands.

This Han Wei knows how to choose people, he knows that General Zhao's kung fu is good, but why Han Wei didn't wait for him in the prefect's mansion but went to the Shangshu mansion.

"Well, you old boy, you actually lied to someone." General Zhao got off the carriage and went straight to the backyard.

Han Wei was drinking tea, when he heard General Zhao's words, he spouted a mouthful of tea, and bumped into General Zhao who was rushing towards him.

"Little general, this is not right. I won three tricks from you. That's right. Since you agreed to me, you have to do what I say, but you still have to do what I said. gotta do it."

"My lord, we can be sincere." Zhang Yanjin stepped forward and said with a smile.

"Sir Shang Shu said, little general, Han Wei will pay you for this."

General Zhao saw that Han Wei's attitude was still sincere, so he stopped pursuing it and went to his room to change clothes.

"Master Han doesn't see you outside. I don't know why Master Han is here today?" Zhang Yanjin said.

Han Wei naturally knew what Zhang Yanjin meant, so he cut straight to the point, "The tea in your lord's house is pretty good, it seems to be something from the palace."

"This is the Lianyuan tea bestowed by the emperor. My family doesn't often buy tea from outside and I drink less tea because of my wedding."

"Lianyuan tea was originally a kind of tea unique to the imperial palace. Later, the emperor rewarded a courtier to celebrate his meritorious service. Therefore, this tea is also called princes' tea, which means killing." Han Wei looked at Zhang Yanjin meaningfully.

"My lord, although my official position is a little higher than yours, I'm not at that high level. If you have any news, just tell me."

Zhang Yanjin didn't believe that part of Han Wei's nonsense. Although the emperor gave the tea, since Han Wei could taste it, it means that the emperor gave the tea to Han Wei. At most, it was just a signal transmission. Why didn't I find out that the prefect likes to play tricks.

Han Wei smiled and said nothing, but dipped his hands in tea and began to draw on the table. The characters didn't look like words, and the pictures didn't look like pictures, but Zhang Yanjin managed to recognize it from Han Wei's hands.

"Master Shangshu, the capital seems to be peaceful now, but in fact it is indeed undercurrents. Presumably, my lord has a deeper understanding of these than the lower officials." Han Wei said.

"Everything comes and goes, highs and lows. If there is too much difference between the two ends, and if they start to become extreme, the danger will be multiplied. These adults should have a deeper understanding than me. , Your Excellency has been handling various cases in the capital all year round, and he must have seen all types of cases."

Zhang Yanjin also played riddles with Han Wei, Han Wei must have the news he wanted, since Han Wei wanted to go around in circles, Zhang Yanjin accompanied him around.

Since the emperor asked him to come to Han Wei, he naturally asked Han Wei to come to him too, but he was a step too late, the only thing the emperor wanted to do was to consolidate the imperial power, but what kind of medicine did Han Wei sell in the gourd? , and Zhang Yanjin didn't know the price, so naturally he wouldn't open his mouth first.

Trading is about rules, and so is this talking set.

"Sir Shangshu is flattering me. I am just an official the size of a sesame seed. How can there be a gentleman who has a lot of knowledge, but today I came here because I imagined that my lord would ask for advice."

When Han Wei said this, he no longer had a smile on his face, but became serious.

"Master Han, please tell me." Zhang Yanjin said.

Han Wei's complexion changed so quickly that Zhang Yanjin had a feeling that Han Wei was like an executioner who was drinking and talking about life on the front foot, and could step on Xingtai with the back foot.

And Zhang Yanjin was like the piece of meat on Han Wei's cutting board.

This feeling was really strange, Zhang Yanjin wondered in his heart whether the emperor asked Han Wei to help him, or asked Han Wei to supervise him.

"Has your lord seen this?" Han Wei took out some beads and put them on the table.

Zhang Yanjin couldn't help being shocked when she saw these imitation "Blood Pearls". This Han Wei had a good trick, and he was able to touch her here.

"My lord, don't be in a hurry to speak. This bead has helped me a lot, and I have found some clues. I think these clues will be of some help to my lord's investigation." Han Wei said.

"Master Han, please tell me." Zhang Yanjin naturally wouldn't admit that these things were made by herself. The emperor obviously cared about the origin of these things. If she admitted it, she would not be putting a knife on her neck.

"I was ordered to secretly investigate the death of the prince, and found that this bead appeared in the homes of the children of the royal family in various aristocratic families, and then some people hid these things, and some people threw them away, and the person who threw them came from the princess mansion. "

Zhang Yanjin heard what Han Wei said, which was consistent with what she had investigated.

"Your Excellency, you mean that only the Princess Mansion has lost this thing, while the others have put away this bead?" Zhang Yanjin asked.

Princess Yuyang can recognize the fake thing at a glance, which means she has the real thing in her hand, and those who regard the fake thing as real are because they have never owned anything.

Han Wei left Shangshu Mansion after saying these words, and told Zhang Yanjin that if he had other matters, he would come to Shangshu Mansion to find Zhang Yanjin by himself.

Regarding this, Zhang Yanjin did not express anything, the emperor's trust in Han Wei showed that this person was the emperor's confidant, what Han Wei meant was what the emperor revealed.

Looking at the beads on the table, Zhang Yanjin recalled some previous things, Your Majesty, are you going to do it yourself?

In the Taiji Hall, Eunuch Xu was called out by the emperor to guard the gate, leaving only Yuyi Li and the emperor.

In this huge room, apart from the boundless emptiness and silence, there is only white smoke rising from the incense burner.

Doctor Li slowly opened the censer, took out a little soot from inside, put it on his mouth and licked it.

"It's the same again this time?" The emperor asked softly.

"Yes. You can't light this cigarette any more." Li Yuyi shook his head and said, even if he is capable enough to be valued by the emperor, he still can't get rid of this poison.

"But if I don't light this cigarette, how many days do I have left?" The emperor asked.

"Your Majesty, although this smoke can overcome the poison of blood pearls, it is indeed a poisonous substance. Your body is not as good as before, because the poison has reacted in your body." It was not like the rumors that nothing was found in the palace, he also found the remaining blood pearls in the emperor's palace, but because the time was not long, the impact on the emperor was not great, but the emperor was originally suffering from an old disease, and there was no time at all. Awaiting treatment.

In order not to let outsiders notice, Li Yuyi used this incense called medicine but poison.

"Forget it, forget it, I know it even if you don't tell me, just go out and leave me alone."

Seeing that Li Yuyi was driven out by the emperor again, Eunuch Xu comforted him as usual.

Seeing Doctor Li staggering away, he started to sneer. Others said that Doctor Li was incompetent, but in his opinion, Doctor Li was indeed the most capable one in the palace. The imperial doctor had a good face, but he didn't reply that there was nothing wrong, but the emperor summoned this imperial doctor alone.

"Go and call the prince."

Eunuch Xu's thoughts were interrupted by the emperor's words, and he answered "yes" respectfully.

Not to mention Li Yuyi, even if he has been by the emperor's side for so many years, he still can't see what the emperor is thinking.

Eunuch Xu came to this brand-new Crown Prince's Mansion, and stayed for a while. He had been to this place before, and the Crown Prince was in poor health. Every time he was summoned, the Emperor would ask him to come in person to prevent any accidents.

He had forgotten that the new crown prince was different, he could walk to the Tai Chi Hall by himself, but he came unexpectedly, Eunuch Xu did not miss the door.

"See His Royal Highness."

"Eunuch Xu is here to invite you. I don't know why Eunuch Xu is here." The prince asked.

"The emperor invites His Highness the Crown Prince to take a walk to the Tai Chi Hall."

The emperor looked at the prince wearing a yellow robe, with a smile on his face.

None of his princes were bad, Chuanshan's clothes looked a bit like his back then.

The present prince, the former King Wei, looks the most like the emperor when he was young.

Eunuch Xu closed the door of the Tai Chi Hall, leaving space for the prince and the emperor, and ordered the palace people walking outside to keep their footsteps quiet. ,

"Now my son has grown up." The emperor patted King Wei on the shoulder and said, with a very emotional expression.

Seeing that the emperor looked happy, the prince also let go of his heart, and said respectfully, "It's the emperor who taught me more."

"It is your own hard work and fate that you can have today, but it is far from enough to get here. You will be the one who will sit in the future."

The emperor pointed to the dragon chair behind him.

When the prince heard this, he couldn't help showing a look of panic on his face.

"Don't be nervous. I'm telling the truth. Now that I'm old, I'm afraid there won't be many people who can help you. In the future, you need to know people and be responsible."

The emperor's tone was sad, as if he was not joking, the prince looked up and saw the white hair on the emperor's cheeks and the blue mark on his forehead, and felt sad in his heart.

"I don't know many things, my son, and I still need more teaching from my father."

"Cough cough." The emperor suddenly coughed continuously, and he didn't know whether he was thinking of something too sad or because he was too excited. The coughing lasted dozens of times before it stopped.

The prince was stunned when he saw the bright red blood on the yellow veil, but when he was about to call for someone, his mouth was gagged by the emperor.

The prince had tears in his eyes, and he heard the emperor say, "My physical condition is getting worse and worse, calling the imperial doctor is useless, just remember what I said, you must make good use of people, now that you have just become the prince, The situation in North Korea and China has changed suddenly, and there are not a few families who support you, but you have to remember, cough cough."

The prince quickly brought over the tea from the dragon case, and the emperor took two sips of tea to barely stop his cough.

"You have to remember that this aristocratic family should not be too powerful, especially Han Rui Guogong's faction. These aristocratic families have profound backgrounds. If they are not properly controlled, they may overturn the government. Just remember, Zhang Yanjin is the only one who can resist these two."

After the emperor said this, he stopped talking and looked at the prince.

"Yes, my son, remember, never let the aristocratic family dominate, and will definitely use Shangshu Zhang Yanjin." The prince repeated the emperor's words word by word.

Although the prince wanted to take a position, he didn't want to use this method. What he wanted was power, but not the emperor's life.

But the crown prince forgot that he was born in the emperor's family. Only by stepping on someone else's body covered in blood can he sit in that position. Even if the current emperor and the former crown prince are in the blood, this is an unavoidable reality. .

The news that the emperor fainted after summoning the prince in the Tai Chi Hall quickly spread in the court.

When Zhang Yanjin received the news, he was investigating the case of Princess Yuyang. Based on the information given by Han Wei, he started to search from the princess mansion, but found that since Princess Yuyang was bestowed dead, the people in the mansion had not been released from the palace. All fled without authorization.

"My lord, there is news from the palace."

General Zhao handed the letter paper to Zhang Yanjin.

"General Zhao, please go to the prefect's mansion for the escape of the servant of the princess mansion. I will go to the palace first."

"Don't worry, my lord."