Sir, I can do it!

Wei Zhao held his breath and concentrated, not daring to breathe, lest Chang Sun Ke would kick Jiang Shi away in a fit of anger.

He stepped forward cautiously, trying to pull Jiang Shi back, but the woman didn't know where the strength came from, so she insisted on not pulling.

Unexpectedly, Changsun Ke did not get angry, but said indifferently: "I am not your son."

Jiang looked up at Changsun Ke, tears gushing out: "No, you are, you are!"

The surrounding villagers knew that this was an adult from Nanfu, fearing that Jiang's madness would anger him and be beaten and scolded, they hurriedly said, "Don't blame your lord, Sister-in-law Jiang is ill, let's go to the doctor right away."

No matter how everyone persuaded, Jiang clung to Changsun Ke and did not let go, even Wei Zhao was helpless.

The doctor came in a hurry and was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly took out the silver needle to give it to Jiang.Just as the doctor approached, Changsun Ke suddenly raised his hand and tapped Jiang Shi's back, and Jiang Shi fainted immediately.

"She will wake up in an hour."

Wei Zhao hurriedly called the two young women to take Mrs. Jiang back to the house, left another ingot of silver, and said, "Please trouble the two sister-in-laws to take care of it, we will come back another day."

After explaining here, he hurried back to the yard to see Changsun Ke.This person has always been expressionless, and he can't tell if he is angry at this time.He said: "Aunt Jiang is not feeling well, let's go back too."

Changsun Ke nodded and said nothing.

There was no words all the way until Wei Zhao said at the gate of the Hou's Mansion, "Aunt Jiang just lost her son, she was emotionally agitated, and she was a little confused for a while, my eldest grandson, don't blame her."

Changsun Ke gave him a strange look: "Why should I blame her?"

Thinking of the picture of the town house, he immediately turned dark: "Am I scary? Are you afraid of me?"

Wei Zhao quickly waved his hands and shook his head: "I'm afraid what you are doing."

"This is the best." Changsun Ke jumped out of the car and left without looking back.

Wei Zhao hurriedly shouted: "I'll ask the coachman to take you back!"

"No need."

Wei Zhao pouted: "Why is this person like this..."

Yuan Emperor Li Huai is admiring a picture of mountains and rivers in the Xuanming Hall of the Imperial Palace.This picture was made during the heyday of Emperor Jing of Chu State and has been kept in the imperial palace.When Emperor Wei of Chu fled south, he did not forget to take this picture with him.Later, when Wei Ru attacked Chu, the state of Chu was destroyed, the palace was looted, and the map of Jiangshan was missing. The jade seal passed down for thousands of years was also missing.This map of mountains and rivers was also found by Nanfu not long ago, and Emperor Yuan was very happy for this.

"The mist is vast, and Bailian soars into the sky. There are thousands of mountains and ravines, majestic peaks and ridges, what a magnificent picture of mountains and rivers. Chu Kingdom was in great prosperity, and all nations came to court. This situation and this scene are also what I wish in my heart."

Lu Ding stood aside with his hands down, and couldn't help but be shocked by the prosperous mountains and rivers presented by the map of Jiangshan.

"Emperor Chu Jing accepted advice from the virtuous, tried his best to reform and strengthen the people, and made the people prosperous and the country prosperous. , is indeed an unprecedentedly prosperous and prosperous age.”

Li Huai nodded in agreement, and sighed again: "It's a pity that since Emperor Jing, there have been more mediocre people. Although they can be conservative, they have no progress. Although there was a revival in the time of Emperor Chu Heng, he was frightened by the situation and controlled by the situation. Princes and nobles, peace will not be revived."

"I believe that Emperor Heng of Chu did not come at the right time. Before Emperor Heng was revived, Emperor Xian and Emperor Ai were two dynasties. The king's color made him faint, and he appointed treacherous and slanderous people. He abandoned the law and indulged in selfish desires. Emperor Heng tried his best to treat it, but the chronic illness went deep into the bone marrow, and it took a while to clear it up. However, Emperor Heng died of a sudden illness, and the new master was weak, so that the power of the world fell into the hands of the nobles.

Li Huai said: "At the end of Chu, the war was in chaos, rituals and music collapsed. Although Qi State is in peace, Chu's chronic illness still persists. There are nobles fighting for power inside, and three kingdoms coveting outside..." Speaking of this, Li Huai sighed: "I want to Following the example of Emperor Jing, the current situation is exactly the same as that of Emperor Heng."

"The emperor's words are too much."

"What's your opinion, Mr. Xiang?"

"The first emperor set up the general inspection office to check and balance the power of the old aristocrats, and then gradually reformed the degree of selection of scholars. He set up a big exam to screen out the children of the old aristocrats, support the common people as the new aristocrats in the court, change the ills of the old aristocrats monopolizing official positions, and consolidate imperial power. Balance the power of the old aristocrats and the power of the emperor. Compared with Emperor Chu Heng, the emperor has taken the lead. However, the power of the old aristocracy is deeply entrenched and intertwined. It has little effect, but a single spark can turn into a prairie fire, and if there is a gust of east wind, it will become even more unstoppable."

"Our dynasty established the country with military force. From outside, the Chu family occupied Ningzhou to block Xihu, Han Qing stationed in Shuozhou to defend against Beiyan, Fei Yun township Dongzhou to occupy Dongyue, and Qi Xuan guarded Suixue to block Nanliang. Inside there are The soldiers of the Marquis of Zhenguo's Mansion and the wealth of the Feng family are naturally not afraid of the military disaster of the Three Kingdoms. The minister believes that if you want to fight against the outside world, you must first settle down inside. Only the four seas can be together."

Li Huai showed a smile on his face and nodded in praise: "Master Xiang deserves to be my big humerus."

He asked the inner eunuch to put away the paintings, and walked outside the palace gate.Under the sky washed by clear water, the red walls and yellow tiles are resplendent and resplendent.Flying dragons are engraved on the eaves, with golden scales and armor, imposing and majestic, as if about to fly into the air.

Li Huai raised his finger and pointed at the majestic palace city, and said: "Although I am the emperor, in the eyes of some people, I am just a bird jumping around in a golden birdcage. No matter how high you fly, there will always be an end , no matter what, I can’t fly out of this birdcage.”

Lu Ding said: "If the emperor flies out, those people should be in a hurry."

"But I want to fly out. Not only do I want to fly out, but I also want to flap my wings over their heads."

"I am willing to put my heart and soul to the emperor."

Li Huai said comfortingly: "Master Xiang is loyal, and I know it well. I hope Master Xiang will take care of the spring test."

"I obey the order. However, I have a suggestion for this spring test."

"Oh? Let's hear it."

"The minister thought that after the grand examination, the court examination would be added, so that when the scholars were admitted to the main hall, the emperor would ask the questions and the scholars would answer in court. The emperor could observe the words and deeds of the scholars according to their performance in court, and know their temperament, so as to Officials are appointed based on talent. In this way, scholars are all disciples of the emperor, which greatly prevents the old aristocrats from monopolizing talents."

Hearing this, Li Huai laughed heartily: "Master Xiang is really 'treacherous and cunning'. It seems that this is the east wind that Master Xiang said. Well, I will confirm this matter."

"Emperor Shengming."

A few rhythmic muffled sounds came from behind the bookcase to the north of the Xuanming Hall compartment.Li Huai twisted the mechanism, and after a few clear locking sounds, the bookcase slowly separated to the two sides, revealing a dark room.In the dark light, a man in black stood with his hands down.

On the night when the Meiyuan case happened, Hong Kun asked to see him, but Li Huai did not summon him. Instead, he wrote a secret order telling Hong Kun to put the overall situation first.Hong Kun was an ex-official of the late emperor, in charge of Beifu, with a high position and authority.Since Li Huai came to the throne, he has relied more heavily on Hong Kun, and consulted Hong Kun for his opinion on everything, big or small.

"how?"

The man in black replied: "After Hong Kun received the secret decree, he wanted to torture the third son of Wei to extract a confession, but he was stopped by the eldest grandson before he could execute the torture. In recent days, Hong Kun has frequently mobilized his men, and it seems that he has taken precautions."

"Is there any movement from Wei Ru?"

"Marquis Wei hasn't seen any action yet."

Li Huai's eyes darkened slightly: "Changsun Ke left sooner. If Wei Zhao is punished, or dies accidentally, the Marquis of Zhen Guo will be even more furious."

"However, the eldest grandson has recently brought Mr. Wei San to investigate the Meiyuan case in private."

Li Huai frowned: "Elder Sun Ke knows my heart. When investigating the case, who knows what surprises will be found in the end."

Hong Kun and Wei Ru have always had a grudge against each other. Although they are in charge of the Northern Mansion, the power of the Wei family is even more powerful.Wei Ru is very protective of the cub, and it is related to the children of the Wei family, Wei Ru can be said to be vengeful.Although Wei Zhao was not injured in this matter, according to Wei Ru's temperament, Hong Kun would definitely suffer.

Of course, just letting Hong Kun suffer a little bit is not what Li Huai wanted.

"Hong Kun has been sitting in the Beifu supervisor's seat for a long time, and he has forgotten that he is just a dog of the Li family. I have indulged him for many years, and it is time to wake him up. Continue to stare at them."

"Yes."

"Is there any clue about Chuan Guo Yuxi?"

"Not yet. However, I recently received news that Princess Yiyang may still be alive."

Princess Yiyang, the daughter of Emperor Wei of Chu, her mother is the Xun family of Nanjun.When Emperor Heng of Chu enfeoffed kings with different surnames, he enfeoffed the most beautiful Liangzhou area to his sister-in-law Sima Qing as King Liang.For nearly a hundred years since then, the Sima family has been firmly seated in Liangzhou, and has been passed down for five generations.

When Qi State attacked Hou Chu, Sima Cong, the King of Liang, sent troops to rescue him, but they were defeated by Qi Guo’s iron hooves. The Hou Chu royal family was slaughtered, Nanjun fell, and only the Suixue Pass east of Fengxi was robbed.Since then, Qi State and Nanliang have used Suixueguan as the boundary and have not invaded each other for many years.At that time, most of the later Chu nobles in Nanjun fled to Nanliang, and the Chuanguo Yuxi was very likely among them.

The jade seal of the country is the most important weapon of the country.Those who can pass on the jade seal of the country, the imperial power is ordered by the heavens, and it is the orthodox of the heavens and the earth.The monarchs of the four countries sent countless people to find the whereabouts of Chuanguo Yuxi, but they all returned in vain.

Princess Yiyang, as a princess of the Chu Kingdom, must know the whereabouts of Chuanguo Yuxi.

"Send more people to find the whereabouts of Chuan Guo Yuxi, no matter what the cost!"

"Yes!"

Li Huai is the seventh son of Emperor Wu of Qi. His mother's family is not obvious, but his appearance is correct, with thick eyebrows and wide eyes. He is the one who most resembles Emperor Wu among the princes.In addition, Li Huai has a brilliant literary talent, is good at riding and shooting, and is considered outstanding among the princes, but he is also quite loved by Emperor Wu.

In the later years of Emperor Wu, the prince died, and the princes competed for the heir, which broke the balance between the imperial power and the old nobles that Emperor Wu had managed to maintain with great difficulty.At that time, the court of Qi State was filled with blood.And Li Huai, a prince without any foundation, was excluded from power without any accident.

When all the families are fighting for blood, Li Huai has already set up the chess game in secret.Designing to marry Wei Shuning, the daughter of Zhen Guohou's concubine, was the most critical step for him.From then on, a prince who had never been valued by courtiers emerged.

However, Emperor Wu already had a candidate for the crown prince in his heart, but it was a pity that he was one step too late, Li Huai forced the palace, Emperor Wu died violently, and the princes ended in misery.

Li Huai still remembers that before Emperor Wu died, he stared at him with cloudy eyes, pointed at his nose and cursed: "A wolf is as ambitious as a beast!"

That's why he hates his name and his words the most. He wants to get the Jade Seal of Chuanguo more than anyone else, and he wants to let the world know that his imperial power is entrusted to heaven.He wants to wipe out the Three Kingdoms and achieve eternal hegemony.

Li Huai took a deep breath and calmed down: "One more thing to do..."

The bookcase was closed to cut off the darkness. At this moment, he was that ambitious emperor again, an emperor who wanted to create a prosperous world.And the premise of all this is to remove the obstacles in front of you, so that your own reforms can proceed unimpeded.

Tongcha Beifu has been immersed in government affairs all year round and has close contacts with courtiers. Hong Kun enjoys the power and power, and it will be difficult to take it back if his heart is big.If the Tongcha Mansion cannot be used by the emperor, its existence will be meaningless.

Emperor Wu's establishment of the Tongcha Mansion was based on the trend. In the Emperor Wu's dynasty, the effectiveness of the Tongcha Mansion was indeed maximized.Whether it is Hong Kun of the North Mansion or Sun Yi, the Chief of the South Mansion, they are the people most trusted by Emperor Wu.Emperor Wu gave them absolute power, and they were absolutely loyal to Emperor Wu.The existence of the Tongcha Mansion also effectively suppressed the arrogance of those old nobles.

Li Huai narrowed his eyes, and said coldly: "The Tongcha Mansion is a good sword in the hands of the emperor, and he is used to it by the emperor. Now that the person who uses the sword has changed, no matter the person or the sword, it will take some time to slow down." Slow running-in can reach the peak state. Hong Kun is like the rust on the knife. Only when the rust is wiped off can the knife be brand new. As for Changsun Ke, a young man who is more ruthless than Hong Kun..."

"...Gao Gonggong, is the father there?"

The girl's sweet and lively voice interrupted Li Huai's thoughts unexpectedly, the cruelty in his eyes faded instantly, and was covered by a touch of tenderness.Before Gao Hai could answer, Li Huai came out and shouted: "Changle!"

Princess Changle is nine years old, lively in nature, her eyebrows and eyes are more like her mother's, although she is still young, she is already quite gorgeous.

Li Huai planned to marry Wei Shuning at the beginning, one of which was to consolidate his power, and he also admired Wei Shuning very much in his heart.The two respected each other as guests after marriage, and after Changle was born, Li Huai couldn't help but be overjoyed.He named her Changle, because he hoped that his daughter would live happily ever after.

When he seized the throne at the beginning, Marquis Zhen watched on coldly, neither supporting nor obstructing him.Of course it was because he married Wei Shuning.But it also made me sensitively aware that there seemed to be a layer of estrangement between Zhen Guohou and his father.

It wasn't until he ascended the throne that he inadvertently learned of an old story, an old story about Zhen Guohou's mansion and the Li family.It was also because of this incident that he began to guard against the Zhen Guohou's Mansion, and his relationship with Shu Ning became increasingly cold.

But for Changle, he still loves him, it seems that this can make up for the guilt towards Shuning in his heart.

"Father is busy all day long, and he hasn't been with Changle for several days." Princess Changle snuggled into Li Huai's arms, pouted coquettishly.

Li Huai pinched Chang Le's little nose, and said with a smile: "Father was negligent. Today, Father doesn't do anything, just stay with Chang Le, okay?"

Chang Le nodded happily.

At this time, an internal eunuch came to report that Concubine Feng Guifei had an upset stomach.

As soon as Chang Le heard it, her little face immediately collapsed.

Li Huai's face turned cold, and he shouted out: "The Tai Hospital can't be decorated!"

Seeing that the emperor was angry, the guard outside the door hurriedly retreated out.

Seeing this, Gao Hai winked at the little eunuch beside him, telling him to wait in the front hall.

"Be smart, and push the affairs of the palaces as soon as you can."

Gao Hai sent people away, and he was outside the Xuanming Hall, listening to Princess Changle's Chengjing laughter, and sighed insignificantly.