Gu Qingci

Rushing to Qingzhou, the horseshoes kicked the ground and splashed dust, listening to gossip along the way.

It seems that all the people in Daxing know that Prime Minister Yang has committed collusion with the enemy and betrayed the country.

All the mouths of gold, accumulating and destroying bones.

Rumors were flying all over the sky, it was no joke.

While resting at the post station, I heard two passers-by at the next table talking one after another.

"Hey, have you heard what happened to the Hulukou Reservoir a few years ago?"

"Of course I know. At that time, this matter was very troublesome in the capital. But wasn't the confession retracted later?"

"I don't know what happened now, and it was brought up again. Originally, the emperor didn't believe it, but now the evidence of collaborating with the enemy is solid, and the old matter is brought up again. I am afraid that I will be convicted."

My hands trembling slightly holding the teacup, I put it on the table.

"Don't listen to their nonsense." Wuxia comforted me softly.

Before leaving, I got on my horse and realized that the emperor had sent Wu Xia to accompany me.

Liu Yueying brought her personal maid to serve me. At first, she thought it was the grace of God, but no one knew that she was here to spy on me.

There was a wry smile on his face, "Nonsense is not nonsense, after all, you know it in your heart." The matter that has obviously been turned over is brought up again at this time, and the purpose of those people is too obvious.

I have very little personal relationship with Hu Zhongli, and I have never spoken to him in the four years since I entered the court. There must be other reasons why he hates me so much.

After a while, the two passers-by left first, and I returned to the carriage worriedly.

Although the prime minister's status has not been abolished, there are very few people accompanying him to Qingzhou this time, only Wu Xia, the former housekeeper of Yang Mansion, and a coachman.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but I always feel that there are some eyes on the road that seem to wrap me, as if some people have been following the carriage, but keeping a distance.

Hu Zhongli sent another killer to chase me?While thinking, his eyes moved to Wuxia.

"Wu Xia, do you feel...as if someone is following us?"

"Ah, ah?" She shuddered, which I caught keenly.

"No, I didn't feel it." Her hands grabbed the clothes.

Wuxia has tried her best to pretend not to know, but because her acting skills are too clumsy, I can see through it at a glance.

"Is it someone sent by the emperor?" He tilted his head and looked at her.

"Yes—what is it?" After the first syllable slipped out of her tongue, it quickly turned into a question.

"I really don't know why the emperor sent you to follow me. You are obviously more stupid than me." She curled her lips, indicating that she had already guessed the general idea.

"you!"

"You, you, as a maid, you must have the self-consciousness of being a maid. How can you be such a slave and stare at your master?" She said almost the same thing about me last time, and I will repeat the original words.

Wu Xia slumped a lot and didn't dare to reply. My mood that had been depressed for a long time finally brightened.

"Wu Xia, why can you be the emperor's personal maid? Is it because you are Pianqiu's niece?" Feel free to chat, Wu Xia talks a lot, maybe she can learn some secrets.

She didn't worry about what happened just now. After all, she was a person in front of the imperial court. She quickly adjusted her emotions, as if nothing had happened.Can this little girl use it?

"Of course it's more than that. I know a lot of unique skills."

"For example?" It must be a very powerful stunt, otherwise I really can't figure out why Liu Yueying, who pursues perfection and has an indifferent personality, keeps such a big speaker by his side.

"All the incense and spices used by the emperor are made by me." She raised her chin slightly, very proud and confident of her ability.

"The incense she uses for eating, reading, and going to bed is different, and just for going to bed, there are three or four different recipes, which need to be changed according to the results obtained from the imperial physician's pulse."

"What did she go to bed with lately?"

Wu Xia glanced up, and said while thinking: "The four kinds of keel, oyster, cinnabar, and amber are mixed with the soothing incense made of nanmu."

"Anshen... Has she been unable to sleep recently?"

Wu Xia curled her lips: "My lord prime minister is too bad, and I was tricked by you again. I can't say it. The emperor forbids me to say a word about her with you. Don't make things difficult for me."

Liu Yueying is so guarded against me that she doesn't want to tell me every time something bad happens.Save my life, but don't want me to know any more...

"Okay, let's put it another way. Do you know that going to Qingzhou with me this time is a very dangerous errand?" He deliberately put on a straight face and lowered his voice to create a dignified atmosphere.

"What kind of dangerous method?" Wuxia was influenced by me and fell into the trap again.

"Hu Zhongli sent people to hunt him down, and our lives would be in danger."

"I know, it's very dangerous." After answering me, Wu Xia pouted her neck, then lowered her head and pursed her lips, holding back her laughter so uncomfortable.

Why did she smile so happily when she heard my legitimate concern?

"The group of people following us outside are the people sent by the emperor. The emperor is worried that I will be killed before she gets the evidence, isn't it?"

Looking at her with narrowed eyes, Wuxia forced out a syllable from her nose when she asked questions one after another.

"Ah."

Satisfied, I got the answer I wanted to know the most, straightened my clothes and leaned back on the carriage, and stopped talking.

All the way to the north, the scenery outside has changed a little, but the difference is not big enough.It is estimated that there are still four or five days before arriving in Qingzhou.

In my body of guilt, what else can I think about other than being dedicated to overseeing the canal?

==

After the dream, the stairs are high and the curtains hang down.

The light gauze in Chaofeng Palace's study was blown up by the wind, and the end drew an undulating arc, gently sweeping the empty wine jars lying on the ground.

The wind crossed the window lattice, turned over the veil, and blew onto the person lying on the table.

He sat up and leaned against the back of the chair, pressing his slender white fingers on his sore temples alone. The sky outside the window was foggy, and he hadn't heard the chirping of birds for several days.

The study room of Chaofeng Palace has always been a place for the Queen to relax and relax. There are all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. She has never dealt with government affairs here, but this time she made an exception.

It's just that I avoided the endless notes and endless advice for a short time. It's okay to move the most important things here.

As a result, the father-in-law who came to return said that Yan Shoufu sent a word to the emperor.

What kind of bullshit is that? Could it be that he has been with Yang Li for a long time, and has also been infected with Yang Li's daring bad habits?

He drove away the trembling father-in-law, and drank a lot of wine by himself.

"Your Majesty is awake?" Pianqiu appeared not too early, not too late, just right.She's always just right.

"It's uncomfortable to be at this desk, do you want to go to bed and have a rest?"

"No need, there are a lot of things going on recently."

Pianqiu didn't persuade anymore, she took a cup from the table and poured the freshly brewed tea, put the wine jar outside, and guarded in the study.

Liu Yueying was looking at the report reported by the Rain Banner Army, which was related to Jiangnan County.The hand holding the brush paused slightly, and slammed it on the table.

"Pianqiu, tell me, an official is getting more and more powerful, what should I do?"

"The slave feels that he should first interfere with his hearing, then break his arm, and finally remove all the veins."

"His veins, before I ascended the throne, had already been weaved into a giant net and infiltrated into the Daxing Dynasty Hall."

Pianqiu understood it, nodded and said, "My servant heard from the nanny that before slaughtering pigs in rural areas, you must first divert its attention and interfere with its seeing the knife. If you directly come over with a knife, it will bark very loudly. If you run around, you may even injure people; as for the skinning and cramping, it must be put at the end."

Liu Yueying's hand unconsciously stroked the jade pendant on her waist, and she said while thinking: "You can't worry about your arms and tendons, you need to kill them with one blow; but what about interfering with the audiovisual? Since his audiovisual is in the arena, he must rely on the arena." solve."

"Your Majesty has never interfered in Jianghu affairs, why did he suddenly have power in Jianghu?" Pianqiu asked in surprise.

"It's just to use the ability of a man in the rivers and lakes to solve the eyes and ears of the courtiers in the rivers and lakes. No matter how much trouble they make, as long as they don't threaten the state and county administration, I won't bother to care about it." He said casually, as if killing people with a knife could not be easier thing.

"...Your Majesty doesn't seem to be worried about the Nanban invasion at all. Does it really have nothing to do with that Sha Yu and Prime Minister Yang?"

"It has nothing to do with her, and it has nothing to do with Yang Li." Liu Yueying replied without thinking, "This old thief Hu Zhongli, together with Zeng Ming, colluded with wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan, so that people in Jiangnan County stole a lot of taxes, and they filled their own pockets I am not afraid of being stuffed to death even if I am full of food."

"Your Majesty, rest your anger."

"Don't be angry. If Yang Li hadn't planned a complete proposal to recast copper coins, I'm afraid the people would have revolted because they couldn't afford food. If the Northern Qiang went south at this time, would Daxing be able to sustain it? Hu Zhongli can continue with another master." Xiaoyao, it doesn't matter what the world's surname is, maybe he still has the ambition to let the world be named Hu." His head was a little dazed because of the excitement, and he closed his eyes to calm down.

Pianqiu went around to the back of the chair to massage Liu Yueying's temples. Years washed away her loyalty and calmness: "Your Majesty calm down and drink some tea. The imperial physician has said many times in the past two days that always getting angry is not good for the dragon's health."

Liu Yueying sighed softly, her voice hanging in the air lightly.

"He and Zeng Ming are damned. Zeng Ming was too arrogant back then. After collecting money, he built his own ancestral hall to be more luxurious than that of his ancestors. Can I bear it? Hu Zhongli and Zeng Ming have a good relationship, and Yang Li's money making has started again." His cash cow, he only put her to death again and again."

"Daxing fought fiercely with the Northern Qiang. I stared at the northern side and took advantage of him. I took the opportunity to participate in another book. Maybe... Hu Zhongli conspired with Jiangnan County to instigate the Southern Barbarian invasion and then blamed the Right Prime Minister." Maybe." Liu Yueying's eyes darkened, rippling with dangerous waves.

"Your Majesty trusts Prime Minister You so much now?"

When Liu Yueying heard this, she turned her head and looked at Pianqiu. Pianqiu realized that the words were inappropriate, she lowered her head and said politely: "Damn you for talking about your majesty's private affairs."

After a while, there was a chuckle in the quiet study.

Liu Yueying supported her head and laughed.

"Go, follow me to the imperial garden."

[Borrowing a knife to kill someone, whose knife is borrowing, whose person is killing?Stay in suspense. ps. We often say that a person is strong, but what exactly is strength?In my opinion, being flawless and flawless is not powerful, they are just lucky and have not encountered hardships.Strong people have weaknesses and are vulnerable, but they dare to face these unbearable situations, know where they come from and where they are going, accept and digest them.It is precisely because they can overcome these negative difficulties and not hide in the darkness that they are truly powerful.The reason why Hu Zhongli and his ilk are so unbearable is that they have become muddy because of the mud. 】