Bully

Get up early and see the morning glow all over the sky, the colors are magnificent and amazing.Nature is so wonderfully crafted that it is very pleasing to the eye.

Ming Chuan put on court clothes, noble and gorgeous like the morning glow in the sky.

"I think I seem to have grown taller." Ming Chuan stood on tiptoe, then fell down again.

Yan Ke stood behind Ming Chuan and looked at Ming Chuan in the mirror.Compared with the beginning of spring, Ming Chuan is thinner and looks slender.If you don't look into his eyes, you will look like an emperor.

"Your Majesty will hold a coronation ceremony in a few days, and he is an indomitable man."

Ming Chuan said with a smile: "Others only remember that after I am crowned, I can be in charge of the government. This is the first time someone told me that I have grown into a man."

Yan Ke smiled lightly, and after a while, Yan Ke suddenly said: "I have something to tell Your Majesty."

Ming Chuan looked back at him: "Say it."

"The slave's family members have come here, and the slave wants to go out to the palace to meet them."

"Your family?" Ming Chuan asked, "I've never heard of you before."

"The slave's family was in decline, so he entered the palace after many twists and turns. A distant relative has been looking for me for many years, and only recently found out that I am in the palace. He asked someone to pass the news and wanted to see me."

"Family reunion is a good thing." Ming Chuan said: "You can choose a day to go out and have a look."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yan Ke knelt down, smoothed the folds of Ming Chuan's clothes, and said, "It's time for Your Majesty to go to court."

All civil and military officials had arrived, and Rong Shang stood beside the dragon chair, watching Ming Chuan approach step by step.

When he was seated, all the officials knelt down and saluted. This was the first time Ming Chuan went to court in nearly half a month.A few days ago, all the officials in the hall were still thinking about whether His Majesty could survive, thinking about all kinds of things after the change of the sky.The appearance of Ming Chuan now not only deters people with floating minds, but also calms the hearts of the government.

Ming Chuan looked down and looked at the crowd. Wei Ji stood at the front, dressed in a red court dress, making him extraordinarily handsome.He was the only one who dared to look at Ming Chuan without any scruples while standing under His Highness.Ming Chuan saw a pity in his eyes, maybe it was a pity that he survived.

Ming Chuan scolded him a few words in his heart, and moved his eyes away.

Some people stood up and reported some ordinary affairs intermittently, Ming Chuan listened and responded, most of them were decided by the national teacher.

Suddenly, Master Sun, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, stood up, walked to the front of the hall, saluted, and opened his mouth to cry out for grievances.

This servant of the Ministry of Rites is Concubine Shen's father, he is much older than Ming Chuan remembered, and he shouted that it was strange that His Majesty fell into the water, and Concubine Shen's death was really wronged.

Ming Chuan looked at the national teacher, Rong Shang's face was calm.Immediately afterwards, someone retorted, "Concubine Shen is arrogant and domineering, causing His Majesty to fall into the water and damage the dragon's body. The crime is unforgivable. Your Majesty is merciful and pardoned her mother's family, but you are still entangled here. It is a waste of Your Majesty's grace! "

"Things are definitely not as you said!" Lord Sun suddenly became violent, pointed straight at Rong Shang, and shouted: "You forced my daughter to death! Concubine Shen has been in the palace for many days, and she has never seen Sheng Yan once." , because you stopped His Majesty from allowing him to set foot in the harem. Previously, you repeatedly stopped His Majesty from choosing a concubine to be the queen, clearly because you did not want His Majesty to have an heir! Your Majesty fell into the water and Concubine Shen died. These things are all with you Nothing to do!"

What he said, the civil and military officials of the whole dynasty were stunned.Many ministers speculated that Rong Shang stopped His Majesty from choosing a concubine because he didn't want the little emperor to get the support of the ministers in the court, and he didn't want him to have an heir for the convenience of control.However, none of these conjectures dare to be put on the surface, Mr. Sun is still the first person to make it clear.

Ming Chuan frowned, he felt something was wrong.

Rong Shang's expression remained unchanged, and he said: "Whether Your Majesty is lucky enough to visit the harem is a secret matter of the palace, how does Lord Sun know? Or, Lord Sun has already stretched his hands into the palace."

Master Sun was immediately stopped by the question.When everyone looked at each other, Wei Ji suddenly said, "The national teacher's words are wrong. Your majesty is the majesty of the world, and your majesty's affairs are the world's affairs. Why talk about private matters."

As soon as he spoke, several people followed suit.Ming Chuan wondered if it was really a problem with the Imperial Teacher, why so many people turned against him in just a few months after Wei Ji returned to Beijing.

"The death of Concubine Shen is related to the safety of His Majesty's dragon body, please investigate thoroughly."

"Please investigate thoroughly."

Rong Shang scanned the hall, and said slowly: "Then let's investigate thoroughly."

Lord Sun bowed his head and bowed again, "Thank you for your grace."

"Return to Your Majesty," Zhang Xinyuan, who had been inconspicuous in the crowd, said suddenly, "No matter what, Master Sun's spying on the inner chamber is true, and it should be punished as a crime."

Master Sun turned his head and saw that the person who spoke was Zhang Xinyuan.He was a little panicked, he couldn't bear the sadness of bereavement on his face, and subconsciously went to see Wei Ji.

Just as Wei Ji was about to speak, Rong Shang said, "Sun Sheng, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, spied on the inner chambers, with ulterior motives, and was sent to the prison to wait for his fate."

As soon as he finished speaking, the guards in front of the palace came forward, and he was suddenly paralyzed with fright, yelling something indiscriminately.

Ming Chuan looked at Wei Ji's expression, Wei Ji was as immobile as a mountain, very calm.Ming Chuan couldn't help sighing that Wei Ji was so ruthless that he gave up as soon as his own people said they would.

What Ming Chuan didn't know was that Sun Sheng was not one of Wei Ji's own.Ming Chuan, who was harmed by Concubine Shen, fell into the water and almost died.This is a serious crime against the Jiu Clan. Even if Concubine Shen dies, her mother's family will inevitably be held accountable.Under such circumstances, Sun Sheng took the risk of doing the opposite, blaming others for His Majesty's drowning, so as to protect himself.

Wei Ji just took the opportunity to muddy the water.

"I wonder if Your Majesty has a candidate for a thorough investigation?" someone asked from below.

On one side, a minister recommended an official who was Rong Shang's person.The people at Weiji were unwilling.Someone recommended Wei Ji's people, and Rong Shang's people quarreled even more.The two sides were at a stalemate, seeing the sun rising higher and higher, Ming Chuan missed the ice mirror in the dormitory a little bit.

Suddenly Ming Chuan grabbed an ornament at hand and threw it out. There was a lot of movement, and everyone in the hall fell silent instantly.

Ming Chuan went to see Rong Shang's expression, and saw that Rong Shang's expression didn't change, so Ming Chuan felt relieved, and said, "My lords are eloquent, and it's more lively than the monkey show I watched a few days ago. A thorough investigation will be selected. Come out, what do all the civil and military people in the dynasty do for food!"

The only voice in the hall was the voice of the little emperor, Ming Chuan raised his chin and said, "Wei Ji, tell me, who can do the thorough investigation?"

Wei Ji didn't understand the little emperor, but he felt that he couldn't do anything bad, so he mentioned someone in his camp.

"Pull the person down and behead him!"

Everyone in the hall was startled, Wei Ji frowned, "May I ask what crime this person has committed, Your Majesty?"

Ming Chuan said: "I don't care what crimes he committed, I just don't like him."

Wei Ji said: "Your Majesty's move is a foolish act." He spoke without scruples, and many ministers lowered their heads and watched their noses and noses and their hearts.

Ming Chuan sneered and said, "I am a faint king, and General Wei is a courtier. Aren't we a pair of monarchs and ministers very commensurate?"

Wei Ji squinted his eyes and lowered his head, "Your Majesty was joking."

Ming Chuan snorted, "I'll ask you again, who can do the thorough investigation?"

Wei Ji calculated in his heart that people definitely cannot choose the side of the national teacher, but they cannot choose their own side either.The little emperor was erratic, but Rong Shang would make use of the problem. When the time came, he would really kill someone, and the gain outweighed the loss.

After thinking about it for a while, Wei Ji said, "Xu Chengyu, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, is young and promising, so he may be competent."

Ming Chuan looked at Rong Shang, Rong Shang nodded, Ming Chuan said: "Very well, Xu Chengyu will be promoted to Dali Temple Secretary and take full charge of this case."

"Your Majesty is holy." Manchu Wenwu said together.

So far, the court meeting has come to an end.

Ming Chuan went down to court, and took off his court clothes impatiently.Yan Ke took a thin blanket and told Ming Chuan not to be too close to the ice mirror, as it would be easy to get sick when it was cold and hot.

Rong Shang took a step back and returned to Zichen Palace. When he came back, the little emperor was eating happily with an ice bowl in his arms.

Seeing Rong Shang, Ming Chuan put down the ice bowl and asked, "I did a good job today, right?"

Rong Shang nodded, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty's majesty and majesty have impressed many people."

Ming Chuan was a little proud, but after thinking about it, he was a little worried, and said, "Where is there any conspiracy in the matter of my falling into the water, what does Wei Ji mean?"

"What does he mean? It's just an excuse." Rong Shang said: "These things are messy and unreasonable. If you don't want to deal with them, just ignore them. Xu Chengyu will enter the palace later. You just think he is here to play with you."

Ming Chuan thought of Xu Chengyu, and said, "Why did Wei Ji choose Xu Chengyu?"

"Xu Chengyu just fell out with Xu Shoufu, and Yuemo is no longer on my side." Rong Shang glanced at him and joked: "It is rumored that Xu Chengyu has a close relationship with His Majesty, and His Majesty will definitely be reluctant to drag Xu Chengyu down and beheaded." .”

Ming Chuan snorted, "Wei Ji has a lot of eyes, and you also have a lot of eyes. You smart people are too tired to panic."

Rong Shang touched Ming Chuan's head, but did not speak.

Xu Chengyu really entered the palace in the afternoon, nominally to investigate the incident of the little emperor falling into the water.

Ming Chuan summoned him in the side hall. There were all kinds of snacks, tea and fruits. The big ice mirror was put aside, and the room was cool.

Xu Chengyu came in sweating profusely, and when he saw Bingjian, he immediately smiled.Ming Chuan ordered someone to serve another plate of jerky. He likes to eat this very much recently. It is a delicious and spicy snack, and he can take it with him.

So the two of them each held a plate of dried meat, Ming Chuan said: "I heard people say that since you became the young minister of Dali Temple, you have repeatedly solved strange cases in the capital, and your reputation has grown greatly."

"In his position, plan his affairs." Xu Chengyu said: "The capital is at the feet of the emperor, these things must not be sudden."

Ming Chuan nodded, and said, "What do you think about the matter of me falling into the water?"

Xu Chengyu thought for a while and asked, "Can Your Majesty tell me in detail what happened before and after falling into the water?"

Ming Chuan talked to him, and finally said: "Actually, this incident was indeed just an accident. Concubine Shen just wanted to invite favor."

Xu Chengyu was silent, and said: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, does this matter really have nothing to do with the national teacher?"

Ming Chuan opened his eyes wide, "Of course it doesn't matter! Xu Chengyu, you have to be careful."

"Your Majesty, forgive me." Xu Chengyu said: "Recently, people in the court are panicking and rumors are frequent, so I have to be cautious."

Ming Chuan said: "Forget it, get up."

Xu Chengyu sat back again and said: "Of course I don't believe that this matter has something to do with the national teacher. The national teacher that I and my father know is not such a person."

Ming Chuan picked up dried meat to eat again, and said, "You said there are frequent rumors in the court, what kind of rumors are they?"

"It's nothing more than that, saying that the weather is going to change." Seeing that Ming Chuan's expression was normal, Xu Chengyu also relaxed, and said: "As far as I know, there have been a lot of visitors to the General Protector's Mansion in the past few days."

"Speaking of this," Ming Chuan said, "I've thought about it for a long time but I haven't figured it out. When Wei Ji didn't come to Beijing, Fengping was calm. Why did so many people turn to him as soon as he came to Beijing? Could it be that the national teacher really So unpopular?"

"Where is the reason for the national teacher?" Xu Chengyu said: "It's really unpredictable."

Ming Chuan seemed to be listening attentively.

"Since His Majesty came to the throne, the world has been peaceful for a long time, and the court has been orderly and orderly, and everyone has performed their duties. But as time has passed, people's minds have changed. Those with low official positions want to reach the sky in one step, and those with high official positions want to go to the next level. Who I don't envy the National Teacher's monopoly of power, and the power is poured into the government and the public."

That's a good point, the reason why Zhang Xinyuan got close to Wei Ji was because of this thought.

Xu Chengyu continued: "What's more, this year is the year of His Majesty's coronation. It is related to the important matter of the State Teacher's return to power. The turmoil is a matter of one night."

After hesitating for a moment, Xu Chengyu said again: "Before I advised Your Majesty not to touch General Wei, it was because General Wei did nothing out of the ordinary. But now...Your Majesty should make plans earlier."

Ming Chuan frowned: "What do you mean?"

"During the few days when His Majesty was in a coma, the national teacher did not show up, and there was chaos outside. I heard that many ministers headed by Wei Ji went to visit King Zhao."

Ming Chuan was taken aback, Ming Chuan was the only heir of the late emperor, and only the brothers of the late emperor were eligible to inherit the throne, King Zhao was one of them.

"That's because I'm almost not good, but isn't I better now?"

"So what?" Xu Chengyu said, "I've already thought about it, so I'm afraid I won't have a chance?"

After Xu Chengyu left, Ming Chuan was still in a daze and didn't recover.

Yan Ke came in with a gloomy expression.

Ming Chuan saw it and asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's not a trivial matter that the matter in the palace is spread outside the palace. The national teacher is investigating the people in the palace. Those who served in the concubine Shen's palace have already been arrested and sent to the Department of Punishment."

Ming Chuan turned his head and looked outside, layers of clouds covered the sun, Ming Chuan had a feeling in his heart that the sky was about to change.

The national teacher said that the investigation would really screen from the inside to the outside, from the people in the Mingchuan Palace, even the people in the Empress Dowager's Palace.Every day people are taken away and never come back.The court ladies and eunuchs were panicked, and this panic also infected Ming Chuan.

Ming Chuan was in the attic, the windows on all sides were opened, the curtains were blown, it was a bit damp, maybe it was going to rain.

The beauty-carved hibiscus couch was leaning against the window, Yan Ke came over and covered Ming Chuan with a blanket.Ming Chuan was so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyes, he vaguely saw that the person was Yan Ke, and asked, "Have you been to see your family?"

Yan Ke squatted beside him and said, "I've seen it."

Ming Chuan looked at him, then closed his eyes again, "Why do you feel that you are not very happy?"

Yan Ke was silent for a while, then said: "The servant is not unhappy."

"Happy is happy, unhappy is unhappy, there are only two of us now, are you lying to me or yourself?"

Yan Ke didn't speak.Mingchuan sighed softly, "I'm just a little unhappy."

"Why is His Majesty unhappy?"

Ming Chuan opened his eyes and looked at the sky outside, and said: "When I was ten years old, I experienced three palace changes in succession. At that time, many people died in the palace. At night, the inspectors walked around holding bright torches. , I don’t know how many corpses there are in Yuhe.”

Ming Chuan stopped talking, obviously not wanting to recall any more.Sleepiness was disturbed by memories, Ming Chuan opened his eyes and looked at Yan Ke, and said, "Read a book, I will sleep for a while."

"Yes." Yan Ke went to find a copy of "The Book of Songs" on the bookshelf.

"Kanqi beats drums, under Wanqiu. There is no winter and no summer, it is worth its egret feathers."

"The soup of the child, the top of Wanqiu... Xun is affectionate, but hopeless."

Ming Chuan fell asleep with his head tilted, Yan Ke watched him from his side for a long time, suddenly Yan Ke bent down, and put a very light kiss on his lips.

Standing at the door was Rong Shang, and the wind blew his clothes, making a rustling sound.Yan Ke straightened up and met Shang Rongshang's gaze.