Rong Lan

Everything progressed as expected, Chong Yi picked up the clearing books presented by the household department, a thick one.

Rong Lan said that day that it would take about ten days, and he would not know whether he could get enough military pay and armaments until the atonement money was paid off. Now that the ten-day period has passed, only this cold number is written in the book and reported to him. , but there was no sign of Rong Lan.

At first he talked about three or five days of recuperation, but later he complained that he had worked too hard before and had to rest for another five days. The reason for the leave sent today was even more capricious. He asked him to abolish it first, otherwise he would quit.

Zhong Yi weighed the heavy book in his hand, obviously he spent a lot of effort to write the accounts and sent them, but he said that he would not do it if he didn't waste it.It is estimated that the man was unhappy when he heard that he favored the queen for a few days, but it seemed to be Rong Lan's style of doing things.

Zhong Yi shook his head, for some reason, thinking that Rong Lan might be jealous, he felt a little flattered in his heart.It's a pity that just as he expected, it really wasn't enough to make up the money just by checking the old accounts.It seems that people still have to be invited by him in person before they can meet.

"Zhang De, drive to Rongfu."

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager just sent someone to send a message, saying that she wants you to go to Yishou Palace after you finish your work."

"What's the matter with me, Queen Mother?"

"It seems to be planning to give Princess Chongdie a marriage, and I want to ask the emperor what he means."

Chongdie, Chongyi's younger sister, the only unmarried princess of the late Emperor.

At that time, the late emperor was alive, and there was a saying in the palace that "butterfly wings fly together".

Who would have thought that Princess Chongdie would have a bumpy road to marriage, she had been married three times, and her unmarried son-in-law died strangely. Since then, no one in the world dared to accept the imperial decree of marriage even if they risked beheading.This delayed princess is in her twenties this year, and she has long passed the age of marriage, but she doesn't know which son is unlucky this time and will be killed.

Chong Yi sighed: "I don't care about Xiaodie's affairs, she doesn't want to, and no one can be her son-in-law's master."

Zhang De replied cautiously: "Your Majesty, this time the princess proposed to marry her."

"Oh?" Chong Yi was amazed, and strode towards Yishou Palace, "Which young master can fall into that girl's eyes?"

Zhang De trotted after him: "Back to the emperor, it's Rong... the son of the Rong family."

"Queen, I will not issue this imperial edict of marriage!"

"Does the emperor want to see his sister alone for the rest of her life?"

"Then the empress can bear to see her son lose his beloved?"

The queen mother closed her eyes and murmured softly: "The Ai family just can't bear it..."

Heavy Wing was vigilant: "What does the Queen Mother mean?"

"Yi'er, long-term pain is worse than short-term pain! You understand in your heart that you and him can only be monarchs and ministers in this life! It is also his blessing that Xiaodie has taken a fancy to him. Why don't you make your sister perfect?"

Chong Yi's eyes were instantly filled with grief: "Then who will fulfill me?"

The queen mother sighed, and said earnestly: "Most of the southern border troops are Miaonan people, and they are the old Rongshen troops. Although they have been reorganized, the influence of the Rong family is still there. Marry Xiaodie as Ronglan, and you can send troops to Beijue." No worries at all.”

Chong Yi sneered: "This is the real reason why the queen mother wants the son to marry me!"

The Queen Mother frowned: "In the past, there was no need to explain these things to the family, the emperor will take care of himself. Yi'er, you love him too much!"

Chong Yi's gaze was firm: "The queen mother doesn't need to persuade you any more! My minister still has court affairs to attend to, so I will leave first."

The queen mother watched the king whom she had single-handedly trained step by step, lowering her eyes silently.There are more infatuated people in your heavy family, but it's a pity that they end up losing their lives!

"Your Majesty, please see Li Shangshu of the Ministry of War!" As soon as Chong Yi stepped out of the gate of Yishou Palace, Zhang De rushed to meet him outside the palace.

In the imperial study room, Li Yongke anxiously waited for the emperor for a long time.

"I see the emperor!"

"What's the rush?"

Li Yongke held out a memorial to Zhang De: "Show the emperor, the weapon casting workshop in Taizhou caught fire three days ago, I just got the news, this is the memorial, please look at it!"

Heavy Wing swept over the memorial handed over by Zhang De, his eyes became colder: "Deport Taizhou Governor Huang Hai to Beijing immediately! I want to interrogate myself!"

Li Yongke: "Minister, obey the order!"

Chong Yi asked softly: "Is it possible that the batch of weapons will be delivered on time?"

Li Yongke rejoiced: "Going back to the emperor, the workshop has added fire prevention measures before the workshop. The fire only burned the periphery of the workshop and was extinguished. All the foundry craftsmen were spared. The construction period was not affected, and none of the other wooden weapons were burned."

Zhong Yi nodded in satisfaction: "You did a good job in the fire prevention and casting siege! After the first battle is won, I will reward you together with other officials."

"Thank you, Majesty Long En!" Li Yongke kowtowed to thank him, suddenly remembered something, and kowtowed again: "I dare to ask the emperor for a reward in advance for one person."

Chong Yi: "Who?"

Li Yongke said sadly: "Shangshu of the Household Department, Rong Lan! Although Rong Shangshu is only a young man, he is proficient in a hundred schools of thought and has the talent for managing the country! This fire prevention method is actually suggested by him in the morning to implement in various places. Your Excellency It is well known in the imperial court that he is in poor health. Before that, he dragged his sick body day and night and devoted himself to the emperor and Da Zhou. Now that he is seriously ill and is about to die, I am afraid that I will not be able to bear such a promising young man until the day when he wins the first battle. Passed away tragically, I implore the emperor to praise his achievements before his death!"

Sick and dying? !Before death? !

Weng Ming only had these words in Zhong Yi's mind, Li Yongke said that Rong Lan was going to die, it was impossible!

The friendship between Li Yongke and Rong Lan is shallow. Rong Lan is about to die, and the people he cares about every day don't know. Could it be that Li Yongke knows better than him?

Besides, just now, his mother wanted to marry his beloved younger sister to Rong Lan, how could the mother let Xiaodie marry a dying person? !This is simply nonsense!

Chong Yi didn't believe it, he didn't believe what Li Yongke said.

"Retire first, I will consider the reward."

Li Yongke obviously couldn't understand why the emperor still had to think about it, although Rong Shangshu only dedicated himself to the court for more than a month, but the achievements were comparable to other people's records, besides, that person had already been so pale and thin that it was worrying.Ten days ago, he was invited to go to the Rong Mansion to discuss matters, and saw with his own eyes that Rong Shangshu was unconscious and was hurriedly carried into the mansion by his elder brother. The person in his arms was as thin as a butterfly, with arms hanging down, and his jade-white face was nowhere to be seen. Not even the slightest bit of anger, looking from a distance, he is so weak and vain that even a former military general who is used to killing and dying can feel shocking, but the king's heart is unpredictable, and he can't afford to offend Shengyan just because he can't bear it for a while.

Li Yongke withdrew his thoughts, knelt down and said, "Minister, leave!"

The reason Chong Yi needs to consider is simple: the reward Rong Lan wants is to abolish the empress, but Hai Shu cannot be abolished now.

He read again the leave note that Rong Lan sent today, there was a row of words written in charcoal on it, flamboyant: Chong Yi, you abolish it first, otherwise I will quit as Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs!

"Zhang De, change my clothes for me!"

"My lord, where are you going in this suit?"

"You stay here. Anyone who comes will be blocked by me. Don't let anyone know that I'm not in the palace."

"Your Majesty, it's dangerous for you to leave the palace without your guards, Your Majesty! Your Majesty—"

In Rong's mansion, Rong Xuan exited Rong Lan's room, closed the door gently, turned around and said to Mi'er who was guarding outside the door: "Xiao Lan is asleep, don't go in and disturb him now."

Mi'er nodded obediently while holding the things in her hands, and couldn't help but burst into tears.In the past ten or so days, her eyes have been swollen like walnuts, but when Rong Xuan said "Xiaolan is asleep", she was about to cry for no reason. How could the young master be asleep?

In front of the gate, when the butler saw the emperor coming in plain clothes, his legs softened, "Little Shen..."

Chong Yi raised his hand to support him, "You don't need to kneel, let the servants back down, I have something important to discuss with Rong Lan in secret."

"This..." Rong was in a dilemma, he didn't know what to say, when he turned his head and saw the eldest son Rong Xuan, he hurriedly dismissed the servants, and he also retreated far away.

"The final general will see the emperor." Rong Xuan bowed his fists to Chong Yi, but his attitude was not very respectful, and said softly: "Xiao Lan is sleeping, it is inconvenient to see the emperor."

Chong Yi didn't care much about Rong Xuan's attitude, and went straight to Rong Lan's room: "I'll wait for him to wake up."

Rong Xuan blocked Chong Yi's way one step at a time, "If the emperor has something to do, he can order the junior general, and the latter will work for the emperor on behalf of his younger brother."

"Rong Xuan, you're getting tougher." Chong Yi didn't want to conflict with Rong Lan's elder brother, so he turned sideways and kept walking.

Rong Xuan swung his sword horizontally and blocked it in front of Chong Yi's chest, "Your Majesty, Rong Xuan said that Xiaolan is sleeping, so it's inconvenient to see the Emperor! If the Emperor has something important, Rong Xuan can do it for you!"

Chong Yi raised his finger and pushed away Rong Xuan's sword, and looked at him at the same level: "You are so obstructive, but Lan'er doesn't want to see me?"

Rong Xuan didn't answer and asked instead: "The emperor met Xiaolan for the purpose of abolishing the empress?"

Zhong Yi squinted, with murderous intent in his eyes: "How did you know?"

Without saying a word, Rong Xuan raised his sword and carved the words "Abandoned Empress" on the ground.

Chong Yi was surprised: "You wrote the leave note?!"

Rong Xuan withdrew his sword, and turned his backhand again, pointing the tip of the sword at Chongyi Mingmen: "Your Majesty thinks that Xiaolan can still write?!"

Uneasiness suddenly surged in Chong Yi's heart, "Rong Xuan, I don't want to use force with you, you step aside, I want to see him!"

Rong Xuan presses on step by step, the blade of the sword is showing murderous intent: "The emperor wants to see him, why didn't he come before?!"

Chong Yi was forced to draw his sword: "It seems that if I don't fight with you today, I won't see anyone!"

As soon as his words fell, Rong Xuan had already made a move!The clash of swords, the duel of masters, the murderous aura enveloped the entire Rong Mansion in an instant.

"Brother Xuan, son, he..."

There was a sword in the front yard, and Mi'er came running from the back yard, panting, and suddenly stopped in the middle of speaking, and two sharp eyes shot straight at her!Chong Yi and Rong Xuan spoke in unison!

"What happened to Lan'er?!"

"What happened to Xiaolan?!"