A glance at the spring breeze

Coinciding with Yin Jian's birthday, envoys from the Northern Yasukuni came to visit.

In the court hall, all civil and military officials gathered.

Yasukuni has been a subsidiary state of the Yin Dynasty for 300 years.The territory of Yasukuni is vast, but most of them are dangerous mountains and rivers. The winter is long and cold throughout the year, and the environment is much harsher than that of the Central Plains. Therefore, it is impossible to cultivate rice in large quantities, resulting in a large land and few people.Only people gathered in the Fengdu area of ​​Yasukuni, which is close to the Central Plains.

But Yasukuni has steep mountains as natural barriers, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. In addition, although there are few people in Yasukuni, everyone is proficient in riding and shooting.The founding ancestors of the Yin family decided not to attack northwards under various considerations, and the war ceased. The northern border was finally drawn to the south of Yasukuni.Yasukuni also knew that its strength was not as good as others, so it honestly became a subordinate state of the Yin family.

This time the Yasukuni congratulatory mission has more than [-] people, and the leader is Tu Hansong, the sixth prince of the Yasukuni. I heard that this person is honest, honest and upright.King Yasukuni has been on the throne for a very long time, and now he is in the year of Er Shun, and the six princes are also close to forty years old.They are six years older than Yin Jian, but the skin and flesh of Jingguo people have been ravaged by the severe cold and strong winds of the northern country, and they are not as pleasant as the Central Plains people, so they always look old.The sixth prince's face was flushed, his skin was dark and rough and lacklustre, compared with Yin Zun's smooth and heroic face, he seemed to be more than ten years older than Yin Zun.

Above the court hall, the vast Yasukuni envoys brought congratulatory gifts and kowtowed three times and nine times to Yin Jian on the dragon seat according to envoy etiquette. Said: "Prince Jing Sixth, Hansong, was ordered by his father to come here to congratulate the supreme supreme, the holy heaven, the auspicious merits, the immeasurable heaven and earth, the hero, the treasure, and the god of martial arts."

Hearing this, Yin Jian coughed lightly.

This title is really shameless.

To say that this long list of titles comes from the titles of every large royal ceremony since Yin Jian came to the throne.Since the world is peaceful all year round, the weather is good, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, Yin Jian, as the emperor, has to order the Ministry of Rites to organize a large-scale sacrificial ceremony to sacrifice to the sky every now and then, to show that he follows the way of heaven and conforms to the hearts of the people, and is the emperor chosen by heaven.And every ceremony, the Ministry of Rites will carefully select a wise and martial title for him, to show that the imperial power is bestowed by heaven, and everyone in the world must obey it and cannot violate it.Appellations such as supreme supreme, auspiciousness descended from heaven, many treasures and supernatural powers.Yin Jian doesn't like these vain titles, and he doesn't like holding large-scale sacrificial ceremonies at the expense of people and money, but the ancestors say so, as long as he delays for a while, all civil and military officials will kneel down and write a letter begging him to order the sacrificial ceremony. God, otherwise he would say that he violated the way of heaven and the precepts of his ancestors, and the heavens would punish him. The consequences would be unimaginable, and it would be an act of subjugation.Yin Jian had no choice but to respond one by one.

In these years, apart from Ruan Lan who can string together these appellations verbatim in sequence, only members of the Yasukuni Mission can call him that.

Bite the bullet and listen to the six princes respectfully and politely say his name so wise and mighty, Yin Jian didn't blush at all, he still looked like a confident and majestic emperor, Yin Jian's voice Hong Liang and sweetly said to the people below: "Everyone has traveled thousands of miles to visit, and the journey must have been tiring. The embassy station has been carefully arranged, so you can rest in peace in Beijing. Come here, and you will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver and ten boxes of jewelry. .”

Manager Zhang on the side then shouted: "A thousand taels of silver and ten boxes of jewels will be rewarded to the envoys of Yasukuni!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" After speaking, the sixth prince knelt down again, and the fifty people behind him also knelt down.

Kowtowed three times and bowed nine times again. In fact, there was really no need to do it again, but seeing that the people below were doing it neatly and seriously, Yin Jian really didn't have the nerve to interrupt.

The sixth prince got up and said: "This time, I came here and brought a birthday gift for His Majesty, Your Majesty, please take a look!"

After speaking, he pulled the covered red silk cloth, and the carefully prepared gift was presented in the eyes of everyone.

There are three big boxes of fine iron saddles, special products of Yasukuni, high mountain Longxuan tea, and a painting.

All officials were surprised.

Minister of the Ministry of Industry said: "It is true that Yasukuni is very sincere in coming here this time, and actually used the fine iron saddle specially used by his army as a congratulatory gift. In this way, it is clear that he has surrendered to our court, and his loyalty is really a lesson!"

"Yes, I heard that Yasukuni has always been good at casting fine iron, but it produces very little every year, but this time it sent such a large amount. There is also this Longxuan tea, which is said to only grow and be picked on the snow-covered mountains in Yasukuni The environment is very dangerous, and there are not ten cans a year."

"It's really loyal."

"good."

"Huh...I still recognize the fine iron saddle and Longxuan tea, but I don't know what this painting is...?"

Someone guessed: "It must have a lot of background."

Yin Jian glanced at His Highness, and saw He Wei, Minister of the Ministry of Officials standing in the front row of civil and military officials, his expression frown slightly.

Before entering the palace, all the congratulatory gifts brought by the envoys must be reported to the Ministry of Rites. Whoever gave the gift and what kind of gift was given, all of them are written on the congratulatory gift list and presented to Yin Zhen early. Xian still had to pretend to be very surprised, and to praise those envoys greatly.

But this time, he did have some surprises.

No, it should be a surprise.

What surprised me was not the boxes of fine iron saddles, nor the cans of Gaoshan Longxuan tea, but the painting.

The Sixth Prince of Jingguo said: "It is said that one day in ancient times, when the Shangxian Lord passed by the paradise of Jiagong Mountain, he was attracted by the winding scenery in the mountain and stopped. He immediately took out a pen and paper, and drew this picture of the fairy scroll Jiagong's glittering wonders that has been passed down through the ages. Because the four seasons in Jiagong Mountain are like spring, and the images depicted in the scroll give people a feeling of being in the spring breeze, so this fairy painting is also called the Spring Wind Scroll by the world."

An official asked: "How can we prove that this painting is real or fake?"

Sixth Prince: "It's not difficult to prove it, just take a look."

"Can you prove it at a glance?"

"It's so amazing? Let me see."

Someone really only took one look at the painting, and wondered: "Why do I just take a look at the auspicious clouds in the painting, and feel it drifting slowly in the painting?"

The sixth prince explained: "This is the painting method of immortals, and ordinary people can't learn it no matter what. This is also why the picture of Jiagong's swaying wonders makes people feel 'like spring breeze', because just looking at it, this painting The objects in the middle of the scene will follow the thoughts in the mind and dance with the wind."

All the civil and military officials present were amazed by the origin and painting skills of this painting, and those who stood close were even more amazed, as if they had already felt the "like spring breeze" of the spring breeze.

Only a few high-ranking and powerful officials, when they heard the name of this painting, felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy, sweating profusely on their foreheads and backs.

More than ten years ago, this painting was the heirloom of Ruan Chongxian, the former official minister!

How did it fall into the hands of the northern barbarians?

Speaking of the former Minister of the Ministry of Officials, wasn't he the deadly enemy of His Majesty during his lifetime!Their sons are still imprisoned in the palace!

Those officials who are full of praise and smiles are either promoted to Beijing in recent years, or they are too young to know their origins.

Of course Yin Jian knew who the painting originally belonged to.

It reminded him of some unpleasant memories.

The officials were very good at observing words and expressions. Seeing that Yin Xian on the Dragon Throne had not spoken for a long time, they also stopped discussing and waited quietly for the Holy Majesty to speak.

Although Yin Xian was unhappy, he still said politely according to the usual practice: "This painting is indeed beautiful, and it must have taken a lot of effort for your country to obtain it."

The sixth prince didn't answer, just smiled "haha", looking so bright and simple.

"Everyone should be tired after traveling here, you can go down and rest as much as you can, and invite you to the palace for a banquet tomorrow."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The sixth prince said, "I will take my leave."

The mob in the back also bowed neatly and said: "I will leave."

Even the waist was bent in a neat arc, so respectful that there was nothing wrong with it, Yin Jian almost thought that they were going to have a long and torturous ceremony of three kowtows and nine bows.

Fortunately, they withdrew directly.

Afterwards, envoys from all over the world came to the palace to congratulate, and the congratulatory gifts were all kinds of rare treasures, including gemstones and agates from the Western Regions, golden Buddha statues from Dongying, and jade reliefs from the South. Speaking of it, these things have long been familiar to him, he lacks interest, and the only thing that impresses him now is the painting sent by Yasukuni.

After the meeting with the envoys was over, Yin Xian returned to the imperial study.

Manager Zhang hurriedly handed him a cup of hot tea, and Yin Jian knew that the tea had the effect of moistening the throat and clearing the throat as soon as he smelled it.For the sake of the meeting, he spoke in a clear voice almost all afternoon, and his voice was almost hoarse.

But fortunately, he was just talking, but Manager Zhang raised his voice and yelled all afternoon.

"Are you tired today? Make some for yourself in a while." Yin Jian took a sip of tea, and instantly felt his throat was extremely moist, "Otherwise, he would be speechless tomorrow."

"Yes."

Manager Zhang responded and brought the medicine and gauze: "Your Majesty, it's time to change the medicine."

Yin Jian stretched out his left arm, and Mr. Zhang rolled up his sleeve, exposing his gauze-wrapped arm.

Manager Zhang carefully removed the layer of gauze and found that the wound had scabbed over.

Yin Jian said: "It seems that it is almost healed."

Manager Zhang shook his head: "The injury lasted a hundred days, and the assassin's sword cut His Majesty's bone, and it won't be healed in a while."

Yin Jian lowered his eyes, and there was a little sadness in his bottomless pupils: "How is Ruan Lan?"

"Back to Your Majesty, Eunuch Yu said that Your Majesty has been a little unhappy since he fainted that day. Is Your Majesty going to see Your Majesty?"

Yin Jian looked at Manager Zhang bandaging him: "Forget it, maybe it scared him that night. Let's go later in the evening."

Yin Jian tried his best not to go to He Yuxuan these days, otherwise if the assassin came to assassinate him again, Ruan Lan would suffer again.

That night, when he hurried back to He Yuxuan after repelling the assassin, he saw Ruan Lan lying lifeless in the corner.

Ruan Lan's face was pale, his hands were cold, and he looked as if he was about to float away due to his thin body.

Fortunately, Ruan Lan was just knocked out.

After that, he seldom went to He Yuxuan again. If he still had an excuse to see Ruan Lan a few days ago, but tonight will be the last time he will give Ruan Lan an injection, so he doesn't seem to have any excuse to go to see Ruan Lan in the future. him.

Yin Jian was silent for a while, and asked, "Can you find out the origin and whereabouts of the assassin that night?"

Mr. Zhang said: "We only found out how the assassins sneaked into the palace and the direction in which they escaped, but we haven't found any traces of them yet."

"Check it out as soon as possible."

"Yes."

"Are there any clues to the case of the female corpse thrown into the well?"

"There are no clues for the time being. Wei Wanpin seems to be frightened. During the questioning, she kept repeatedly emphasizing that she did not kill the court lady, nor did she drug Master Ruan. Therefore, the effective clues provided are extremely limited. The palace servants in Furong Palace didn't dare to say too much, for fear of causing death."

Yin Xian thought, it seemed that the Furong Hall was backed by General Youwei, and felt that when the limelight passed, they could continue to domineeringly and calmly, and did not want to cause trouble to the upper body.This trick is really clever to retreat.After all, it was only a court lady who died, and Ruan Lan was not an imperial official, so Wei Wanpin insisted that he would not touch her.

Emperors are often the most annoyed by their courtiers secretly speculating on the holy will, and Yin Jian is no different.

Yin Xanbian didn't want to follow their wishes, not to mention that he had already promised Ruan Lan that he would give him an explanation.

He put down the teacup and stroked his left arm which was still in pain: "Boss Zhang, do you think Ruan Lan can be a counselor?"

Director Zhang didn't expect that Yin Jian would suddenly ask him about such matters, so he had to think carefully: Advising the doctor is a fifth-rank official of the dynasty.If you say it's not small, you are an official of the fifth rank of the imperial court after all; if you say it's not big, this official title is only a false position and has no real power. However, if Master Ruan is expected to be in a high position and powerful as soon as he enters the court, it will be difficult to convince the public , the official department will definitely gossip, it is better to start with admonishing the doctor first, and take it slowly.

Director Zhang knows how to measure, and it is inconvenient for him to participate in the affairs of the court, so he said: "I don't know, but I know. As usual, if your majesty wants to add an official to Lord Ruan, there must be a legitimate reason, otherwise, it will inevitably lead to troubles." Hundreds of officials criticized..."

Yin Jian nodded, waved his hand and said, "You can rest assured. Advising doctors are mostly promoted from officials outside Beijing, but Ruan Lan is qualified."

Manager Zhang was puzzled, and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty means...?"

"I remember that ten years ago, Ruan Lan went to my fiefdom to control the flood of the Yellow River. Not only did she resettle the affected people safely, she also ordered to dig several clear canals to evacuate the flood. She was deeply loved by the local people. I was even inferior at that time." Is it a meritorious service to control the flood of the Yellow River?"

Ten years ago, Yin Jian was not an emperor, but a prince of Xiaoyao in Yudi.It was true that the Yellow River broke its embankment and caused floods that year, and Ruan Lan was indeed sent by the late emperor to control the floods.But in Mr. Zhang's memory, how could he remember that His Majesty King Yu ordered them to do such things as resettlement of the people and the construction of canals?

It seems that His Majesty has made up his mind to let Lord Ruan become an official. He has even found out the old events of ten years ago to find a reason for Lord Ruan to be promoted to a noble.He respectfully replied: "Your Majesty is wise."

Yin Jian stretched out his right hand with sharp phalanges and tapped on the table a few times, and after thinking for a while, he said, "That being the case, I will handle this matter after the banquet tomorrow, and wait for him to get over this."

After today's acupuncture, I believe that Ruan Lan will recover soon.

"Yes."

After the conversation between the two was over and Manager Zhang withdrew, Yin Jian folded his hands, leaned on the seat and closed his eyes to rest.

A flash of lightning struck outside the window, followed by bursts of thunder.

In fact, there is still a knot in Yin Xian's heart that he can't let go of these days, which makes him not know how to talk to Ruan Lan.

This pimple is seven days ago when Ruan's mother was brutally murdered in the garden in the east of the city.

Yin Jian raised his hand and pressed his right eye that had been beating continuously for the past two days.

Is something big going to happen?

—I hope he is worrying too much.

The author has something to say:

Xiaoshou will leave the palace immediately!