Royal rice bug, worm worm!

The Baixi stage in Pingkangfang has dozens of rows of stone steps and stands made of wooden frames on the southeast, northwest, and four sides, which can accommodate thousands of spectators.

There are four diagonal buildings at the four corners. The building is three stories high, with ten private rooms on each floor. The middle of the third floor has the best view.

What Wei Yu ordered was the one in the middle of the northeast corner.

The eldest prince and the second prince were driven away by Li Hong, and only Li Xi stayed in the private room to accompany the queen mother.

The second prince was quite happy, and after placing Concubine Chai in the private room, he happily ran to the next door martial arts hall to watch the fighters boxing.

The eldest prince was also very happy, and wanted to go to Hu Xuan Pavilion to see the burly maiko, but he was dragged back by Concubine Dou Shu within two steps.

"Look at Zheng Jiarou, what a beauty, what glory? What else does his Zheng family have besides being noble? How can it compare to my Dou family, why let her be the queen?"

Across the stands, Concubine Dou Shu looked at the other party with a look of resentment.

The eldest prince muttered: "Who told father to like her, there is no way."

"you--"

Concubine Dou Shu glanced at him coldly, "It's not that you don't live up to expectations! If you hadn't dug your own grave, how could it be their mother and child's turn today? Just look at the little eunuchs in the Taiji Hall, how flattering they are to Li Xi, and how they treat you! Indifference, can you bear it?"

The eldest prince curled his lips, "Hey, mother, if you want to say this, you will have to refute it. You don't know that even when I was in glory, those little inner eunuchs flattered Xiaobao, but they never paid attention to me." inside."

"You're quite proud, aren't you? You still call him Xiaobao! I don't know when you got so close to him!"

"I have to curry favor with him!"

"You—" Concubine Dou Shu lowered her voice, "There is a huge opportunity in front of you, just say do you want it?"

The eldest prince clicked his tongue: "What chance do you have? Is it possible that you can still let me be the prince?"

Concubine Dou Shu smiled coldly, "Just wait and see!"

Yueling, a hundred miles away.

In the dim clean room, Princess Jinyang was kneeling on the futon and was offering incense when the heavy wooden door was pushed open with a dull sound.

The person who came was wearing a yellow robe and a thick black smock, and walked behind her step by step.

Princess Jinyang didn't turn her head back, nor was she surprised. She had already guessed who it was.

Haoyue took off her hood, bowed three times to the memorial tablet on the incense table, and said slowly: "This junior came uninvited, and I hope the Eldest Princess will not blame me."

"It's all here, what's the point of blaming it?" Princess Jinyang still didn't look back, looking at the memorial tablet expressionlessly, "I won't agree to what you said."

Haoyue smiled and said: "When I received the letter from the Eldest Princess that day, I thought about it carefully. It was indeed too risky. It's better to take it slowly."

Princess Jinyang sneered and said, "Don't tell me you came here today just to visit me?"

"In today's young year, it's only right for the younger generation to come to kowtow to my aunt... 16 years ago, if my aunt didn't help me, I wouldn't have survived."

Princess Jinyang suddenly turned her head, her eyes were serious, "You really know!"

Haoyue's expression was no longer calm, and she said in a deep voice: "Yes, I know, I should have known, didn't I? The younger generation just doesn't understand why my aunt and grandma didn't tell me the truth all these years, but made me face white I have survived as an orphan to this day!"

"I'm not sure." The eldest princess of Jinyang lowered her eyes, "The princess concubine gave me two children, one was born in the prince's concubine, and the other was the only son of General Bai. You are cousins, with similar ages and looks. They are similar, and they are all wearing the clothes of the eunuchs, and the palace servants who delivered the letters in the chaos can't remember who is who."

"What about the other one?" Hao Yue asked in a hoarse voice.

"Dead, died from acne." The eldest princess of Jinyang spoke very calmly.

"Actually, you know it very well, don't you?" Haoyue raised her arm and pointed at the memorial tablet, "You tell me to the late emperor and the late crown prince, am I surnamed Li?"

Princess Jinyang turned around and said nothing.

The answer is already obvious.

Haoyue twitched the corners of her mouth, put away the sadness in her eyes, and said, "I'm here today, besides visiting my aunt, I also want to ask you to write a handwritten letter."

"to whom?"

"The guard of Chongxuan Sect, Xia Qing."

Princess Jinyang frowned, "You want to sneak into Miyagi?"

Haoyue said sadly: "I just want to visit the place where my father used to live, and I want to burn stacks of paper money for him, for my mother, and for the dozens of people who died tragically in the Eastern Palace."

Princess Jinyang shook her head, "If you want to burn paper, you don't have to go to the East Palace."

Haoyue paused for a moment, then said: "Grandmother doesn't know yet, the sage gave the Black Bat Order to Cousin Lanlan."

Princess Jinyang's fingertips trembled.

Her face was hidden in the shadows and could not be seen clearly.

Haoyue slowly expressed her current mood, "Our saint, this is to let the Chai family kill each other!"

"Cousin Lanlan cherished the ambition of being a man since she was a child, and brother Shen is kind and loyal. Aunt and grandma, who do you think the Chai family will fall into in the end?"

The eldest princess of Jinyang said in a deep voice: "No, their siblings have been close since they were young, so they definitely won't..."

"I can't stand the sage obstructing it, and I can't stand Wei Yu and Li Xi's black-hearted instigation back and forth." Haoyue poked her heart with every word.

"Grandmother, what you are most worried about has already happened, do you want to sit and wait for death?"

Princess Jinyang closed her eyes.

……

In Pingkangfang, after the performance of a play, the stage suddenly split from the middle, and a huge boulder slowly rose.

The boulder looks like a map of Daye, with eight big characters engraved in the middle——

"Auspiciousness descends from the sky, and everything returns to its original owner."

There was an uproar.

The common people got up one after another, stretched their necks to look at the stone, and the voices of discussion became louder and louder.

Li Hong shot the case.

Wei Yu was faster than him, jumped directly from the third floor, and landed steadily on the boulder.

When the common people saw him, they immediately stopped discussing, and some subconsciously looked upstairs to look for Li Xi's figure, but unexpectedly, they saw Li Hong.

For a moment, everyone's original curiosity turned into fear.Someone wanted to sneak away, but was stopped by Long Wujun.

The entire Baixi Theater was completely surrounded by the Longwu Army, and no one could leave.

The people panicked even more.

Li Hong glanced at the head teacher under the stage.The other party lowered his head, gritted his teeth, with an expression of death.

Li Hong turned his head and gave instructions, and the captain of the Longwu Army took the order and left.

On the boulder, Wei Yu pressed his hand to appease the emotions of the people,

Wei Yu randomly stepped on the boulder twice.

The people exclaimed——

"Heavenly auspiciousness, you can't trample on it like this!"

"Wei Shaoqing, come down quickly!"

"Yeah, come down quickly, or God will be angry!"

Wei Yu raised his eyebrows, and asked loudly, "Are there any scholars here?"

"Students here!" Under the stage, the students held their hands together.

After the Baigong Academy incident, Wei Yu got a blessing in disguise, and now he has a very high prestige among literati and students.

Wei Yu said: "Have you ever read the "Historical Records"? Seeing this huge stone, Wei remembered a part of it."

Someone responded: "Wei Siqing is talking about "The Family of Chen She"?"

"Exactly." Wei Yu smiled, scanned the stands, and spoke slowly.

"Then Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were originally poor people who were incorporated into the banished team. Because of the heavy rain, the time limit was missed, and they didn't want to be beheaded, so they came up with the idea of ​​'Great Chu Xing, King Chen Sheng'."

"Since you can store books in the belly of a fish, and you can pretend to howl like a night fox with a lantern, why can't someone hide this stone here? Can't this play be deliberately arranged by someone?"

The people looked at each other in blank dismay, and suddenly understood something, but they were not very clear.

"I think this play is quite interesting, who made it up?" Li Xi held the railing and waved to the common people.

"Little King Fu!"

"Little Fu Wang is indeed here!"

"Caomin has seen King Fu!"

"Little prince, have a happy New Year's Eve!"

I can't say why, but the people feel very relieved when they see him.

"All good, all good!"

Li Xi wanted to jump down majestically like Wei Yu, but Li Hong grabbed his collar and threw him to the stairs.

Li Xi rolled his eyes, so he had no choice but to walk up the stairs not so handsomely, and dragged the head of the theater troupe to the stone by the way.

"The play is very exciting. Tell me, who made it up? Maybe give me some rewards."

The class leader bit the bullet and said: "This, this play is not a random fabrication, but, it is a satire on current events..."

"Oh, irony, then tell me, which one is irony and which one is metaphor?" Li Xi smiled and held his collar by the back, making him look backstage.

The leader's eyes widened suddenly.

How could his family be here?

Haoyue clearly said that she wanted to keep them safe for the rest of their lives!

Li Xi whispered in his ear: "Are you dead as a Longwujun? Have you thought about the consequences of slandering your majesty? Are you going to pay your whole family for a Haoyue who is not what you look like?"

The class leader's legs went limp, and he slumped on the ground.

The common people didn't know, and they thought what Li Xi had done to the class leader.

"I read a storybook two days ago called "The Handsome Little Prince and the Domineering Dali Temple Shaoqing". Others said that it was written about Wei Shaoqing and me. I took a look and it was indeed similar."

Li Xi shook his head viciously, "I'm really handsome, and brother Shuyun is indeed a bit domineering."

Seeing his funny appearance, the people couldn't help laughing, and then began to blame themselves for the suspicion of Li Xi just now.

Their little Fu Wang is so amiable and cute, how could he harm innocent people?

Li Xi's voice changed: "But it's just a resemblance. According to the scriptures, I'm too weak to ride a horse. I like to wear pink clothes. When I cry, I hold my knees and cry..."

Everyone burst into laughter.

Their little King Fu, who can defeat a horse king and control a vicious dog, is so majestic, he is not a monster!

"It can be seen that what is made up is made up, and you can't believe it." Li Xi leaned over and patted the face of the class leader, "You say, don't you?"

The class leader looked at his wife and children, gritted his teeth, and nodded, "Yes, what King Fu said is...just, just hearsay, a random fabrication."

Li Xi refused to let him go, "Where did you hear that? Tell me! Brother Shuyun is temporarily acting as the Minister of Dali Temple. If there is such a thing as murder and murder, he will not let it go."

"Time, time is long, those people died and died, and the retribution they deserved has long been there."

"Oh, so that's the case. It can be regarded as the sky has eyes, and the retribution is not good."

Li Xi straightened up and smiled brightly, "The queen mother and the saint are upstairs now, and they asked me to come down to reward the class leader. Today, it is fate that you all can watch the show here together. The Longwu army has prepared delicious wine and melons outside, one for each , have fun with you!"

When the people heard this, they were greatly relieved. It turned out that the Longwu Army surrounded this place to reward them with food and wine!

Wei Yu lowered his voice, and said: "In "The Family of Chen She", the second generation of Qin Dynasty, the people are struggling to survive, and Chen Sheng and his like can only fight to the death. However, my great cause is now the country is peaceful and the people are prosperous, and I am working hard to govern now, which is a sign of a prosperous age. , What is the intention of engaging in this kind of theory of gods and ghosts?!"

Every word and sentence, like a heavy hammer, knocked on everyone's heart.

Yes, the saint is a good emperor, the queen mother has always been kind and generous, and the new queen is also a kind person who cares about the people.

Xiao Fu Wang is even better, all kinds of good, I don't know how many people are secretly looking forward to him being the prince!

What are you fussing about?

A monstrous storm was temporarily suppressed by Li Xi and Wei Yu like this.

only temporarily.

The Longwu Army moved overnight to arrest those involved one by one. The Criminal Ministry and Dali Temple jointly interrogated and pulled out a series of "radishes".

Haoyue was not idle either, and the second move came soon.

On the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, heavy snow fell suddenly on Hebei Road, houses in counties in the north collapsed, and thousands of people were buried in the heavy snow.

On the 25th of the twelfth lunar month, a landslide in Jiannan Road destroyed hundreds of hectares of tea gardens, and countless tea farmers suffered heavy losses.

Twelfth lunar month 26...

Twelfth lunar month 27...

True and false news flew into Chang'an like snowflakes.

It snows heavily every year in Hebei, and the imperial court has long had a countermeasure. Although the tea gardens in Jiannan Road were destroyed, fortunately no one was hurt, it can be resolved.

However, under the dissemination of people with good intentions, the people fell into a huge panic, as if the sky was about to collapse.

Some people mentioned "Auspiciousness from Heaven", and others mentioned the play on Xiao's Eve.

More and more people are secretly discussing in private, is it a warning from heaven, angry at the saint who killed his brother and father, is he unworthy to be a king?

Immediately afterwards, the private discussion moved to the public.

Later, a piece of gossip that was not taken seriously at first gradually spread——Prince Li has an orphan who is still alive...

Tai Chi Temple.

Li Hong didn't sit upright behind the dragon case - he hadn't had a good rest for three days in a row, so he couldn't sit upright.

The six ministers and the Minister of the Dragon Pavilion sat in a circle, and each of them had a stack of papers on their desks, with various plans written on them.

Wei Yu and Li Xi were by the side, they listened a lot and talked a little, and would carefully write down what was important.

The king of Weinan County interrupted several times, mentioning the rumors in the market, and wanted to ask Li Hong how to solve it.

They, the veterans, knew what happened back then. It was not what the common people suspected. If it continues like this, the reputation of the saint will be ruined.

"Saint, this kind of matter must be resolved as soon as possible. The sooner the better, you must know that three people become tigers. Once rumors spread, false ones will become true."

Li Hong didn't even raise his head, "Hasn't it already spread?"

The king of Weinan County was anxious, "Even if you don't care about your own reputation, you still have to think about the foundation of the great cause!"

"The foundation of the great cause is here." Li Hong nodded his notes on the case, and said in a deep voice, "The most important thing right now is the thousands of disaster victims in Hebei Province, and the livelihood of the tea farmers in Jiannan Province! Let's talk about the rumors later!"

The king of Weinan County was stunned.

The six officials were also stunned.

Taking advantage of this chance, the Ministers of the Household Department, Ministers of the Ministry of Officials and Ministers of the Ministry of Industry gathered together to talk small things.

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry sighed: "I didn't expect the sage to care about the people so much. I used to be the one who made the picture!"

Previously, he seemed to be neutral, but in fact he was more inclined to the old officials and the powerful faction.He thought that Li Hong's suppression of the powerful was to get rid of old ministers and gain power.

Wang Zheng, Shangshu of the Household Department, Wang Rongrong's grandfather, looked at Xiao Yu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials, "What do you think of Shangshu Xiao?"

Xiao Yu stroked his beard and said cryptically, "My Sanlang is on good terms with King Fu, even if I don't want to be King Fu, my descendants won't be obedient."

Wang Shangshu nodded, "My Rong Rong is the same."

The three old foxes smiled at each other and reached some kind of agreement tacitly.

It's almost New Year's Eve, but there is no New Year's atmosphere from the palace to the public.

The courtiers are busy.

The people are nervous.

It seemed that a catastrophe was approaching.

Li Hong stayed in the Tai Chi Hall for three days, and Wei Yu stayed with him for three days.

Seeing their tired faces, Li Xifei got on the horse and went to do what he should do.

Aren't the people suspicious?

Then let them know what the court is doing, what the sage is doing, and why his brother Shu Yun can't even sleep!

A huge list was posted all over Chang'an, sent to Luoyang, and spread to all prefectures, prefectures and counties along with the residence newspaper.

There is not a single word of politeness on the imperial list, only a clear list of disasters suffered since the founding of Daye, the imperial court's response measures, the funds allocated by the Ministry of Households, and most importantly, what happened to the victims.

The living rebuild their homes.

The dead rest in peace.

The sky didn't fall, and God didn't have time to warn, everything was just maliciously manipulated.

At the end of the list, Li Xi said: "Buy some New Year's goods, care about your family, and don't think about the sun, moon, and stars in the Milky Way when you have nothing to do. It's better to celebrate the New Year."

It just... makes sense.

In the heavy snow, someone stood at the end of the long street, looking at him with a smile.

Li Xi walked over unsteadily with his belt in his hand, raised his eyebrows and said, "Your Majesty, where are you waiting?"

Wei Yu's eyes were gentle, "Well, I'm waiting for my family to buy New Year's goods, warm sweet wine, and go back to have a New Year's Eve dinner."

Li Xi's heart tightened, pretending to be relaxed, "There are still a few days left, what kind of New Year's Eve dinner?"

Wei Yu looked at him, opened his mouth, but didn't say anything.

Li Xi stood there in a daze, her gaze fell on his shoulder.

He was still wearing the fox-collar cloak that he gave him today, and the snowflakes were flying one after another, sinking into the fur collar and turning into crystal drops of water.

Wei Yu seldom wears this dress.

Because it is very expensive and garish.

The last time I wore it, it was Li Xi who lost his temper.

Wearing it this time is because Wei Yu is leaving.

"I don't like this dress anymore." Xiao Fu Wang muffled.

Nothing good happens every time you wear it.

Every time I wear it, I just want to coax him.

Wei Yu took a step forward, took his hand, and said softly, "I promise, I will come back safely, and we will meet at the Qujiang Pool on the Lantern Festival, and we will go to the garden and enjoy the lanterns together, okay?"

Li Xi lowered his eyes and asked, "Is making meritorious deeds so important?"

"If it was in the past, I would definitely say that it was important. Now, it is not the most important thing to me."

"Then you still fight for this first!"

Wei Yu sighed: "If the elite faction is slack in government, it is forcing the sage to compromise. The officials of the common people are weak, and there are only a handful of people who can be trusted. If I don't go out, the disaster relief in Hebei Province will only fall into the hands of the elite."

"Isn't there still the second brother, uncle is also good, and Cui Yuan, anyone can go out, why must it be you?" The reason is very clear, Li Xi just wants to be self-willed in front of Wei Shaoqing.

Wei Yu raised Li Xi's face, met his clear eyes, and said, "I want this opportunity, and I need to be qualified enough to stand by your side."