Your Majesty has a white moonlight

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Yan Qinghe's worries seemed superfluous.The scientific examination was approaching, even if the emperor really wanted to invite him to meet, they didn't have much time to talk about love.But Yan Qinghe always suspected that the emperor deliberately ignored him, and immediately laughed at himself for worrying too much.

The emperor had many things to worry about, so he didn't have the heart to be sad for the time being.A few days ago, the emperor and Wang Huairen were discussing the matter of border trade. After finishing the business, the emperor suddenly said lightly that the eldest prince has excellent qualifications, is intelligent and stable, and is a good candidate for the crown prince.On the second day, the important ministers were summoned to discuss the establishment of the prince.

The rumors in last autumn were so colorful that the emperor didn't express his opinion at all.It was so easy for the matter to cool down, and the emperor suddenly settled down.The people in the capital were happy and worried at the moment, but Yan Qinghe was not surprised because he got the emperor's news early.He just thought that the "good thing" that the emperor said about that day was exactly this matter.

Yan Canghong and Yan Qinghe talked about this matter, and said: "The edict has not yet been issued, and the canonization will take about June." He socialized with his colleagues, drank some wine, and was relaxing at the moment, and said: "Now the Zhao family It should be beautiful again."

Yan Qinghe thought about it: "Your Majesty, you don't want to call the Zhao family too good-looking, right?" Zhao Shangshu was an old minister of the late emperor, and the emperor always deliberately suppressed them and promoted newcomers.

"That's right, look at their current prosperity, but they still have something to worry about." Yan Canghong said, "Let's not talk about the current dynasty, just count the same as the previous dynasty. There are a few princes who were awarded the title at a young age and finally succeeded the grand dynasty. ? The emperor is still young..."

The eldest prince is just eight years old, and the other two princes are only literate, and the other is still a baby, and their aptitude has not yet been revealed.What's more important is that the emperor is in his prime, and it is unknown how many more princes he can add. Although the crown prince has been established, the battle has just begun.

Yan Canghong was tired, so he chatted casually with his younger brother and went to rest.Yan Qinghe closed his eyes and meditated, but what appeared in his mind was the scene of the emperor taking him to see the eldest prince in winter and snow.

It's the emperor again.Yan Qinghe always thought of the emperor recently.This kind of thinking has nothing to do with longing or admiration, but it lingers like a longing.

Yan Qinghe was pitying the emperor.Saying this would make people laugh, and even cause trouble, but it was true—he was afraid of the emperor and sympathized with the emperor.He thought of the emperor because he pitied the emperor.The more he feared the emperor before, the more he sympathizes with the emperor now.

After all, the princess is a child, and the beloved things are gone, no matter whether it is an object or a pet, or even a person, she forgets it in a blink of an eye, and has a new favorite.But the emperor's thoughts are broken, how long will it take to let go?

In the beautiful spring, Zhao Sheng was imprisoned at home and studied hard for more than a month. Finally, the master nodded and said that his writing was not bad, so he got the opportunity to go out to breathe.Instead, he didn't go to the place of Fireworks and Willow Lane, so he wandered to Yan's Mansion.

Yan Qinghe was too busy with his own affairs, seeing this living treasure gave him a headache: "What is Mr. Zhao doing here again?"

Zhao Sheng called Qu and said, "My books are all warmed up, I'm here to soak up the aura of the No. [-] Scholar, and I didn't make a special trip to disturb you, Second Brother Yan."

Yan Qinghe saw that he was funny, and saw his high spirits, and thought he was very cute.He greeted Zhao's father and brother casually, and the matter of the prince was inevitably mentioned in the chat.

Zhao Sheng said: "It's too sudden, even the mother didn't get the approval letter in advance." He said: "Father seems to be frightened, I don't see how happy he is, and he often frowns."

"Stop saying a few words." Yan Qinghe said helplessly, "Be careful not to cause trouble for your family."

"What's the matter?" Zhao Sheng didn't take it seriously, "I won't talk nonsense, I just told you that I can trust Second Brother Yan."

Yan Qinghe only clicked a sentence.He knew that Zhao Sheng had a flamboyant temper and was childish, but in fact he was clever and transparent, and he understood human relationships and things.He nodded, and said casually: "After a while... I got two orchids from Fujian, and paired them with pots from Junzhou. I will invite your third brother to have a drink and enjoy the flowers."

At this time, the spring breeze is blowing, and the beauty of peach thousand petals will begin to reveal.For more than ten days in a row, there were thin clouds and blue sky, and it was just until... the day when the scientific research ended, the sky began to sink, and a spring drizzle began to fall.

The emperor was in a good mood that day, and was even flipping through the collected poems sung by the examiners.The emperor smiled and said: "It's not as good as the sentence 'spring eats leaves'."

Jing Mingzhao replied: "The ministers and others are dull, so it is naturally difficult to catch up."

The emperor wanted to say something more, but Liu Shan walked up to the emperor and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, urgent report from Yongzhou."

The emperor's smile was still on his lips, but his brows were gloomy.He said to Jing Mingzhao, "Go down."

The light rain was still falling at night, and the sky was overcast and dark.The lamps were lit row by row, and the lights flickered in the rain.

The whole Zhao family was in panic.Zhao Shangshu was taken away suddenly at night, and there were guards in front of the door.Zhao Sheng didn't understand, so he went to Zhao Ji with his clothes on.

"Third brother, third brother?" His tone was so urgent that he seemed to be asking, "What's going on?"

"Shut up!" Zhao Ji looked stern, his eyes were red.

Doubt, fear and grievance came together, Zhao Sheng gasped and couldn't speak, so he had to go back.

His personal servant girl poured him hot tea, all the lights in the room were on, but he felt cold.The rain was too damp, wet, stuffy, and cold.

What happened to father?The eldest brother must know, and the third brother also knows.The brothers all knew it, but he didn't understand anything.

There was more than one person who stayed up all night.The secret report urgently arrived from Yongzhou Babaili lay quietly on the imperial case.

2 taels of silver were hidden in a deep ravine, a shed was built, soil was piled up, and grass was covered.The other 3 taels of tribute were paid layer by layer and flowed to Beijing, mostly to the private treasury of Zhao Hengfang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.

The pearls and jades are presented to the nobleman, and Zhao Shangshu is Liu Changcheng's nobleman.Three years ago, the road outside the city was paved, the waterway was dredged two years ago, and the embankment was built last year. They falsely reported the wages to reduce the cost, and even Zhao Shangshu's good son was in the household department to help them, and they cooperated tacitly, and cooperated internally and externally.The excess money was divided up, and except for the Yongzhou officials, the rest went directly to Zhao Shangshu, and some were bought as fertile land, which was hung under the name of the rich businessman and filial piety every year.

This secret report is clear and detailed, but Li Daocheng only said that it was "made in a hurry".Made two copies of the same content and sent them to the capital through different channels, fearing that the emperor would not be able to see them.

This incident also caught Zhang Jie by surprise, and he did not expect to find out to this extent. In the past 30 years, the Zhao family has been favored and sheltered a lot, but the hearts of the people are not enough, and they have amassed money from the official bank. Where is the law of the country?

What's more, it happened at such a juncture - just about to recruit newcomers, which is a major event; just after the matter of the crown prince was negotiated, the eldest prince's birth mother's natal family was about to collapse.

The power must be established, and the situation must not be unstable.It rained for several days in a row, it was spring rain as expensive as oil, and it was also a cold needle grinding on people's hearts.The case was handed over to Dali Temple, and Li Daocheng also returned to Beijing from Yongzhou.The emperor gave a reward, and because of his achievements this time, he wanted to keep him in the Ministry of Punishment.

Li Daocheng knew that this would inevitably make enemies, and he didn't like to mediate, so it was better to leave rather than stay in the capital.So he expressed his sincerity and complained again, and the emperor let him go back.

Such a big incident happened to the Zhao family, so that no one cared that the ignorant and ignorant Mr. Zhao Liu actually squeezed into the top three, worthy of being at the bottom.Chen Jinxing, who was with him all day long, did not have "the one who is close to ink is black", he lived up to expectations and was ranked second in high school.However, when the Zhao family was brilliant, he was "following the trend", and now that the Zhao family is down, he has become a "collaborator", his reputation will inevitably be damaged, and there are voices of doubt before he enters the official career.

The number one scholar on this list is from Guanzhong, thirty-eight out of thirty, and was known as a child prodigy when he was a child in his hometown.He was thin and plain-looking, but his articles and debates were first-class, and the emperor praised him for his ancient style.

Zhang Jie is quite satisfied with these people.He doesn't care much about what it has to do with the Zhao family.A young man who grew up in a small place in the south of the Yangtze River did not have the ability to form cliques.Being virtuous and talented and being able to be used by him is the most important thing.

New people come, old people go.Zhao Hengfang was tried and convicted, his family property was confiscated, and he was exiled in northern Xinjiang.Several officials' sons were dismissed from their posts, and their registrations were cut. They exhausted the last connections, and because Zhao Sheng hadn't been involved in the matter yet, he didn't know about it, so they didn't pursue it.With a flick of a pen, the officials pointed him to a small remote county in the south of the Lingnan. The journey was far away, surrounded by dense forests and surrounded by miasma. I was afraid that this young man would not die on the way.

There was an omission in the household department, and it was also dealt with. Yan Canghong fined his salary.Some people impeached Yan Qinghe, saying that he had a close relationship with Zhao Ji and often received and given gifts.

The Zhao family was overthrown overnight, and no one was an outsider.Yan Qinghe recalled Zhao Ji's cover-up and haggard look before, and it turned out that there was already a clue.He and Zhao Ji are not close friends, but they still can't help but sigh.

But Yan Qinghe still can't care about lamenting for others now, after this incident, he can't protect himself.The charges involved can be big or small.

Yan Canghong was relieved, and comforted him: "The emperor naturally has a decision in his heart. You are in good momentum now, so you don't need to worry."

But Yan Qinghe was still restless, he had ghosts in his heart, and he panicked when encountering things related to the emperor.

His business is suppressed because there are bigger things.Wang Huairen said that he was too old and sick to take on the heavy responsibility, so he wrote to resign.In recent years, Wang Huairen seemed to have a vague intention of retreating, but when it came to the real retreat, it was Zhao Shangshu——Zhao Hengfang who was brought up by Wang Huairen.

The zhezi turned his head back, and the emperor earnestly persuaded him to keep it.When he went up again, the emperor praised his achievements, saying that the prime minister is the hero of the two dynasties, and the country cannot do without him.On the third time, the emperor finally allowed him to retire with regret.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials temporarily took over Wang Huairen's class, and the people who were originally attached to the king's minister were all in a state of panic.More people were busy wooing the upstarts, but few people noticed that Yan Qinghe was withdrawn from the Ministry of Rites and actually given a literary servant to live in the palace.