Dongyin

?It was seven days after the news reached Fucheng, and that day was the 23rd day of the first lunar month.

After the morning remonstrance, Duan Hong left Su Jiali alone in the study to speak.At this time, a spies reported that King Chen was indeed disguised by Wei Ming, and that on the night of Lantern Festival to force his subjects to submit, he poisoned Chen Xiang and the two princes to death at the banquet.Chen Guo ministers resigned one after another on the second day, and Wei Ming agreed one by one.

Su Jiali was shocked when he heard this, and after the spies left, he looked at Duan Hong suspiciously, but saw that the latter looked calm.

"I've heard about this for a long time." Duan Hong didn't seem to care, "I got a secret report this morning, that Taoist Hua Xu died."

"..." From Su Jiali's point of view, the former is of course more important, but Duan Hong avoided talking about it, and said, "People who do a lot of evil have more than enough to die. It's just Wei..."

"I forgot." Duan Hong couldn't help laughing and said, "My lord has been holding a knife and gun for a long time, so he must not know that besides being kind and poisonous, Hua Xu is more good at being sophisticated. Wei Ming was able to sit on the throne quietly and hide it from others for a long time. In the end, it still depends on Hua Xu's influence in Chen Wang's palace. Wei Ming pretends to be Chen Wang and don't say anything in advance, and those who fool the people will be abandoned by the people one day."

"Yes..." Duan Hong's words are too obvious, Hua Xu has the power to hide from the world in Chen Guoneng, and he also has it in other places and even in Qi State.Now that he is dead, it will virtually reduce the pressure on Duan Hongsu's Qing Dynasty party, and Wei Ming will have to use real swords and guns in the future.

"I originally thought that Zhou Ye's arrogance back then was a great treason." Duan Hong thought about it, "I don't think the arrogance of the generals is even worse than that."

"It's just the barking of dogs and wolves, He Zhenlonghu?" Su Jiali said, "The future will be long, Your Majesty, don't be impatient."

Duan Hong was silent for a while, then nodded, and said, "How do you feel about Marquis Jin'an's performance in Fucheng these past few days?"

"Your Majesty is considerate in his actions, and he is even more respectful and courteous to His Majesty. All the generals say so."

Duan Hong stared at him for a while, then sighed, "He has changed too."

"There are more old people in this court, and the power will be tighter. Your Majesty should open his eyes and ears, and select talents and talents."

"That's what I think," Duan Hongdao said, "The second day of February is a good day for promotion. I have already drawn up an edict to nominate you as prime minister. I will leave this matter to you then."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Su Jiali hurriedly got up to thank him. After he finished, he said, "It has been more than two months since the prime minister passed away. The mausoleum that was previously selected for him at his ancestral home was blocked by a huge stone one month after it started. Your Majesty chooses another site for the mausoleum."

"Did the prime minister say anything about this before his death?"

"The prime minister cared about his family and country all his heart, and didn't say a word about what happened after his death."

Duan Hong changed his mind, and Mao Sai suddenly said, "Then bury it in Jiulong Mountain, and move the prime minister's ancestral grave together!"

Su Jiali really didn't understand that Nine Dragon Mountain, such a far away place would consume a lot of manpower and material resources.

"You don't know," Duan Hong said quite proudly, "I passed by Jiulong Mountain before, and by chance, I found out that it was the treasure house of the previous dynasty. It's just that there are aliens guarding it, and I'm afraid that the news will leak out and attract people." The feudal princes waited and watched, but did not move. Jiulong Mountain is a rare treasure land of geomantic omen, and after serving as a loyal prime minister, you can also send troops to defend it openly in the name of the Mausoleum. It really kills two birds with one stone!"

"..." Su Jiali was stunned for a moment, before returning to God and saying, "Your Majesty is wise." Duan Hong came back this time to be more stable, unlike before, when he wanted to finish what he had to say.

"If you have nothing to do, go down first." After finishing speaking, Duan Hong stopped him as if he suddenly remembered something, "Do you know any famous doctors in Fucheng?"

"Your Majesty's dragon body is unwell?" Su Jiali raised his eyebrows and said, "The imperial physicians brought from the palace are all excellent in medical skills. Why do you need to seek medical treatment from the people?"

"It's my cousin." Duan Hong said, "She has been sick for a long time, and the imperial doctor has seen her several times, and they all said that it is a common illness, just take a few more medicines and it will be fine. But I think she is getting worse."

Seeing her puzzled look, Su Jiali smiled faintly and said, "I heard that Miss Biao is also quite accomplished in medical skills. She has not been treated for a long time. I am afraid that there is something wrong with her. Your Majesty still has to ask the person concerned. Your Majesty, leave."

There is no problem, Duan Hong looked at him, thought for a long time, but still found nothing.

In the afternoon of that day, Duan Hong just finished eating, and Duan Yu began to hand over the accounts of the Jin Kingdom. At this time, Duan Hong was not in the mood to listen. He stared at him for a while, and then said, "The flowers in the garden are blooming, you can go for a walk with me stop."

Since the end of December last year, it has been sunny.The warm sun in early spring, especially in the afternoon, makes people lazy and sleepy.Duan Hong didn't speak, and no one dared to say anything. When she arrived in front of the garden, she looked at the willow trees with a little bit of fresh green inside and said, "It was the same at this time last year. It turned out that it was sunny for more than two months, and I had to go to the mountain to ask for help." rain."

Duan Yu bowed his head and said yes, and the eunuch next to him hurriedly said, "No, thanks to Wanzai, the rain fell in an instant, and it lasted all night."

These words seemed to wake up Duan Hong, she remembered that Chu Xiying was still living in the small house next to the nunnery at that time.She started going down the mountain from the first watch, and the road was very slippery, and she didn't come down until the cock crowed.Duan Hong was thinking like this, he saw Duan Yu inadvertently, saw that his eyes were distracted, and he didn't know where his mind had wandered, "Yu'er, did you listen to what I just said?"

Duan Yu suddenly came back to his senses, and said in shock, "Return to Your Majesty, my younger brother is reading the memorandum with all his heart..."

"I said just now that we won't talk about state affairs now." Duan Hong said in a slightly heavier tone, "You have always been in charge of Jin's affairs, big and small. I trust you, so I don't need to read the memorial. When it comes to the point where you don’t care about the most basic family relationship, what’s the use of making great achievements? From tomorrow onwards, you don’t need to worry about Jin’s affairs anymore.”

"...Yes, my brother respectfully obeys the instructions."

Duan Hong glanced at him before entering the garden.Another scene in the garden, wintersweet blooming is not worth watching, but the fiery red of the garden lifts people's spirits.

The eunuch smiled and said, "This is the bonfire, also known as Yipinguan, also called Cyclamen. Director Gao said that this flower looks festive, so he grew more."

"That's right," Duan Hong nodded, and suddenly saw Ying'er carrying something to the west quickly, so he made a look at the other people, and then said to Duan Yu, "My brother and sister are pregnant again, and she is alone in the Hou Mansion. It is also difficult to take care of family affairs, and you should also write to express condolences from time to time."

"My brother-in-law knows."

Duan Hong looked at his low-browed appearance, no matter how good his mood was, he said, "I'm tired, the scenery in this garden is good, you can enjoy it again"

Duan Yu nodded and said yes, but Duan Hong walked two steps and said, "My cousin lives in the south pavilion now, you can take a look here, don't wander around."

"..."

But when Duan Hong returned to the house, he didn't feel sleepy, so he sat in front of the case and read the scriptures.After about half an hour, the eunuch just came back.

"Returning to Your Majesty, Miss Ying'er is indeed carrying Miss Biao's medicine. I have asked the cook in the west room, and it has been like this for the past few days."

Duan Hong put down his pen and asked, "Are you serious?"

"The servant looks at Miss Ying'er's sad face, it doesn't look like it's fake. The cook said that Miss Ying'er has been asking if there are any sweets that don't matter to add to the medicine these two days. But the people from the hospital I told you not to add other things to the medicinal materials, so I didn’t say anything.”

It turned out to be like this, Duan Hong thought it was funny, this ordinary person who dealt with medicinal materials was actually afraid of taking medicine, because he picked up a pen and thought about it, "I still have government affairs to deal with, you go and send a message that I will go to see her later .”

Duan Hong didn't go to Nange until after dinner, and it was almost dark at that time.Because of the early notice, the lights in the South Pavilion were brightly lit, and when she went, the seats were only withdrawn here, but Chu Xiying was not outside.

Ying'er said, "Miss thought His Majesty would come earlier, Baba waited for the whole afternoon, but before she went in to rest, the man came."

Duan Hong didn't take it seriously, but asked, "Has she ever taken any medicine?"

"Not yet... not yet"

"Go get it," Duan Hong said as he walked in, and he really saw Chu Xiying leaning against the table with a sullen expression, because he stepped forward and asked, "Are you feeling better?"

Due to his exhaustion, Chu Xiying didn't get up, but nodded and said, "Has Your Majesty eaten?"

"I've used it." Duan Hong stared at her seriously and said, "I ate red and white duck, broken chicken, bird's nest and eight immortals soup tonight, and what else..."

Feeling a little annoyed thinking about it, Chu Xi shook his head and said goodbye, "Then why are you here?"

"Watch you drink medicine." Duan Hong sat beside her, "The gang of old people in the Tai Hospital bullied me for not knowing medical skills, saying that you are a minor illness. But it's been so long since I haven't recovered, and they are arrested, and they must say that it is you Refusing to seek medical treatment. I’ll come and see if it’s true, if not, I’ll tell them to fuck off when I go back.”

Why don't you see her talking so much? Chu Xiying was so dizzy that his head was getting bigger. He only remembered the first few words, because he sat by the bed and said, "I drank it just now."

"How does Ying'er say it's different?" Duan Hong chased after her and asked.

"……misremembered."

Duan Hong was speechless, he just sighed and sat beside her.It wasn't until Ying'er brought the medicine in that she stared at Chu Xiying intently and beckoned her to drink it.

Chu Xiying was not ambiguous, she just closed her eyes and drank it all in one go.That boldness was beyond Duan Hong's surprise, she was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Stretch out your hand."

Chu Xiying was startled, and saw Duan Hong take out a kit from his sleeve, and poured it into her palm, it turned out to be two jelly beans.At that moment, she was overwhelmed with emotions, staring blankly at the two jelly beans for a long time before she said, "Hong'er, I want to ask you a question."

"what?"

"You know exactly what I'm going to ask."

"...Then you should also know my answer." Duan Hong's mind sank suddenly, he got up and said, "It's getting late, you should rest first, I'll come see you tomorrow."

Chu Xiying stubbornly grabbed her sleeve, and said, "Can you guarantee that this answer will remain the same?"

These words pierced Duan Hong's heart like a sharp knife, she turned around abruptly, and met her eyes in amazement.Time was frozen, Duan Hong's eyes changed from surprise to bewilderment to calmness in just a moment.

Then, Duan Hong lowered his eyes, and softly uttered two words that even she couldn't believe, "No."