One of the passers-by

The next day is the seventeenth day of the first lunar month.The New Year's Eve has passed, and the Xue family's second, third, and fourth bedroom men and women are busy packing their luggage and leaving Beijing for the return journey.Afterwards, according to the performance appraisal at the end of the year, they were promoted or transferred, or they were appointed to their original positions.

After Baqiao Yiyi bid farewell, Xue Ji went back to the Ministry of War to be on duty, while Xue Yan and Princess Pingyang entered the palace to greet the queen, and by the way mentioned the matter of abducting that had been discussed last night.However, Princess Pingyang did not propose Anjifang to take care of everything as Xue Yan thought.Instead, discuss with Empress Wei how to assist the court to complete this matter.

Empress Wei is kind-hearted by nature and loves the people like a child. She has long been dissatisfied with these kidnappers who ruined the families of others for their own selfishness.It's just that she is in the harem, even if she is full of righteous indignation, she is still beyond her reach.Now that she heard the remonstrance of Princess Pingyang, Empress Wei naturally had no objection.Immediately sent Xiaohuangmen to the Xiande Hall of the East Palace to send a message to ask Emperor Yong'an for his holy will.

Due to the encounter between Duke Wei's Mansion and Pei Mansion, Emperor Yong'an has also paid close attention to this matter recently.Hearing that Empress Pingyang intended to intervene, Emperor Yong'an simply put down the unimportant government affairs at hand and returned to the Lizheng Hall, wanting to hear Princess Pingyang's opinion on this matter.

Princess Pingyang was like this, and she talked about the gossip of everyone last night in a simplified way.At the end, he said with a smile: "Women and children like me, although we have the intention to punish these black-hearted people, but we don't know where to start. I hope that your majesty and all the ministers will think hard and come up with a proper way. Jifang is willing to raise money for the imperial court, and express our heart."

As a noble daughter of the royal family, Princess Pingyang is more scheming than Xue Yan.It is a good deed to call on all states in the world to suppress the crime of abduction and to rescue the abducted children.Since it is a good deed, it is suspected of inviting people's hearts.

Your Majesty is the lord of the world, and it is everyone's expectation for the imperial court to suppress the evil of kidnapping.When the people in the government and the public heard about this, they would also praise Emperor Yong'an for his virtue.In comparison, although Princess Pingyang is an expensive princess, but as a minister, although she is trusted by His Majesty for her contribution to saving her, there are some things that should be avoided.

Furthermore, cracking down on abductions is not something that happens overnight, in one city and one place.The reason why some kidnappers act rampantly, have no scruples, and have been evil for many years without being accepted is because they themselves are local tyrants, and even collude with the local government. There are still scandals that are not pursued.

Anjifang is a disaster relief place established spontaneously by Empress Wei and Jingzhong Gaoming to sympathize with the suffering of the people.Although there is an inscription written by His Majesty, it is not an imperial government office after all, and it is even more unfair to use a few words to get the cooperation of the state governments.What's more, Anjifang is far away from the capital, so it is impossible to sit and control the affairs of the world.If good intentions help the people but are deceived by local scoundrels, not to mention wasting money, you will lose your reputation.

Another thing is Princess Pingyang's selfish speculation - the fight against abduction involves the whole world, as the saying goes, it will affect the whole body. If you want to achieve results, you must have the cooperation of the local government and Lifang, otherwise it will be impossible.

That being the case, it is better to ask the imperial court to participate in it from the very beginning, and Anjifang retreats as a supporter.As long as you can assist the imperial court to complete this matter, do you still worry that the reputation of Anjifang will not spread all over the world?

To behave in the world is to measure oneself, just like a game of chess, one should always plan step by step, and use the lightest and cheapest means to pursue the maximization of benefits, so as to achieve twice the result with half the effort and gain both fame and fortune.Why is it necessary to take so much effort that is thankless, toil and arouse people's suspicion?

However, Princess Pingyang didn't want to discuss this plan with Xue Yan in detail.Because Xue Yan is still young, Princess Pingyang doesn't want Xue Yan to be exposed to too many schemes and lose her innocence.Anyway, as a parent, as long as you take care of your son, you don't need to go into details about some trivial matters.

Emperor Yong'an and Empress Wei didn't know about Pingyang's careful thinking, or they didn't pay attention to it if they knew it.The focus of everyone's attention is still on the fight against abduction.

Although Xue Yan didn't know Princess Pingyang's plan, she also felt that Pingyang's suggestion was old-fashioned.I also thought that Xu Yan, the censor doctor, is now doing disaster relief in the pass, and his act of helping the affected people redeem their sold children also has something in common with the abduction incident.Then he opened his mouth to suggest: "Yan'er thinks that this matter can be started from within the pass. It would be great if the crackdown on abductions can be linked with the performance evaluation of officials."

After Emperor Yong'an saw Xue Yan, he remembered another thing. "This morning, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment brought a small portrait of the Twelve Princes of the Pei family. I see that the technique of the small portrait is different from the various painting techniques that are popular in my Da Chumu. It is so lifelike. It’s as if you’ve seen a real person. The Secretary of the Ministry of Justice told me that if all the painters in the Ministry of Justice had this wonderful painting brush, it would be much easier for my court, Da Chu, to hunt down the most important criminals.”

"...I don't know how many apprentices Yan'er is willing to accept?"

Xue Yan smiled when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "It's just a small skill, so why should I cherish it. If your majesty has orders, Yan'er will definitely give them all."

Emperor Yong'an nodded with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "Since that's the case, I will make it clear with the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. At that time, I will send a few clever painters to learn painting skills from you. I hope Yan'er will teach you patiently."

Xue Yan sat down seriously, and said solemnly: "Yan'er must do his best."

It was time for lunch. Emperor Yong'an ordered the meal to be prepared in the Lizheng Hall, and at the same time ordered Xiaohuangmen to go out of the palace to announce the order Fang Xuanyi, Minister of the Household Department Xu Hui, Minister Youcheng Wei Zhen and Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, etc. The courtiers went to the palace to have an audience.

Xue Yan knew that Emperor Yong'an announced that these ministers entered the palace to discuss the matter of fighting abduction, so he picked out some methods of fighting abduction known to later generations and narrated them according to the current conditions.But one hammer to the other and the stick to the other, so I can say whatever I think of, but fortunately, Emperor Yong'an is accompanied by the left and right historians.Left Shi Jiyan, right Shi Ji Xing, and Empress Wei and Princess Pingyang are checking the leftovers to fill in the gaps, so let's make it clear.

After lunch, Emperor Yong'an took a thick stack of jute paper to Xiande Hall to discuss matters.Princess Pingyang and Xue Yan had nothing to do, so they wanted to go to the Tai Chi Palace to pay their respects to the Supreme Emperor.When Empress Wei heard the words, she ordered the palace servants to bring the prince and King Wei, and followed Pingyang's mother and son to Taiji Palace to pay their respects.

Because of the cold weather and slippery roads, Queen Wei was pregnant again, so everyone took sedan chairs instead.The five sedan chairs traveled unhurriedly all the way to the Taiji Palace, and they heard the sound of pipa, silk and bamboo from a distance.In the Taiji Hall, there are soft songs and graceful dances, and there are faint sounds of women's laughter.

I haven't seen you for a few days, but the Taishanghuang still can't leave the song and the wine.Seeing Empress Wei and Princess Pingyang coming in with the younger generation to pay their respects, the Supreme Emperor waved his hand to signal Gong E Nv Le to step down.Smiling to Xue Yan, he said: "I heard from Pei Ji that the reason why the Twelve Lords of their family can be found is thanks to Yan'er's skillful painting skills. I didn't know that Yan'er still has this talent. Someday I will be free How about a little portrait of my grandfather?"

Princess Pingyang and Empress Wei smiled at each other unconsciously.It's not just admiring the Taishanghuang's leisure and ease, but also respecting the Taishanghuang's well-informed.

Xue Yan said with a smile: "What's so difficult about it. If the Supreme Emperor likes it, I can just draw a picture for the Supreme Emperor now."

Hearing the words, the Supreme Emperor was a little surprised and said, "Oh, don't you need to prepare anything?"

"It's enough to have drawing paper and a carbon strip at hand. It's just a meticulous sketch. It can't compare with the works handed down from generation to generation by those painters. You have to match your mood."

The Supreme Emperor then said: "In this case, ask Gongbi to bring a pen and paper, and you can draw a picture for me."

After a pause, he smiled again: "Wait a minute, I need to freshen up."

So everyone in the hall smiled and watched the Supreme Emperor get up and leave the banquet, and went back to the inner hall to change clothes and freshen up.

Prince Zhuang Xi and Wei Wang Zhuang Tao pestered Xue Yan and said, "I want it too! I want it too!"

A child's mind is always simple.Even if they are as high as the prince and king of Wei, they will respect Xue Yan because Xue Yan can play snowball fights, and can invent new ways to play and eat.But these pure thoughts will slowly dissipate with the passage of time.Therefore, Xue Yan also cherishes the way he gets along with the prince and King Wei at this time.

It happened that a palace servant brought a pen and paper, so Xue Yan painted portraits for the crown prince and King Wei before the Supreme Emperor returned.

It is said to be a portrait of the prince and King Wei, but it is actually a sketch of a scene in the palace.Both the crown prince and the king of Wei nestled next to Queen Wei, and Queen Wei knelt down leisurely, holding the two children in her arms.The older prince still cared about his image, and sat down next to the queen quite reservedly, while the younger king Wei simply sat in Queen Wei's arms, smiling quite brightly.Princess Pingyang sat at the side, smiling sweetly at Xue Yan who was sketching for everyone.

When the Taishanghuang came back after changing his clothes, he saw the scene of warmth in the palace.I don't know what I thought of, but my old and decrepit body slumped behind the twelve large lacquered screens, with a sad face.

After about a cup of tea, Xue Yan's sketch was finally finished.King Wei, who couldn't sit still by nature, rushed forward and looked down at the drawing paper in front of Xue Yan.But when he saw himself and the elder brother of the prince snuggling up beside his mother, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "Brother Yan is so amazing, I have never seen such a similar figure painting."

After speaking, he sent the drawing paper to Empress Wei, and said with a showy face: "Look, Ma'am, Cousin Yan's drawing is really good."

Empress Wei took the drawing paper with a slight smile, Prince Zhuang Xi also looked at Empress Wei's hand, and praised: "The figure painting is so vivid. It really is lifelike."

The Supreme Emperor turned around from behind the screen, and said with a smile: "I was not here just now, what did Yan'er do, which made Xi'er and Qingniao praise so much. Tell me to take a look too."

Empress Wei hurriedly held the drawing paper in both hands and handed it to the Supreme Emperor.The Supreme Emperor looked at it silently for a while, and said, "This painting is very good, so let me put it here. I will take a look at it in my spare time."

Seeing what the Supreme Emperor said, Queen Wei naturally couldn't say anything more.It was King Wei who was a little bit reluctant.But thinking that I can still beg my cousin Yan to draw something else, so I won't say much.

After that, Xue Yan painted a portrait for the Supreme Emperor.Then Princess Pingyang laughed and said, "It's cold in winter, and I'm impatient with Chang'an's winter. Why don't we go to Tangquan Palace?"