The Regent makes me unstoppable [Transmigration Book]

Shen Ying secretly scolded Gu Min in her heart, she is scheming.

However, it also gave him a hint that Gu Min should have already firmly believed in his favor by now, and he has begun to be pampered.

People, they are so greedy, it is a good time for the fire to cook oil, and the flowers are blooming, how could they be willing to let others share a piece of the action.

If it is proposed to take Ling Qingheng into the palace at this time, I am afraid that Gu Min will not have any objections on the surface, but there is no guarantee that there will be dissatisfaction in the dark. After all, Shen Yingcai said that he will only favor Gu Min in the future. If he backtracks so soon , Maybe all the previous efforts were in vain.

I don't know if Ling Qingheng can get it done, he can't lose Gu Min because of a small loss, he won't do this kind of business that loses his wife and loses his army.

So it is really difficult to let Ling Qingheng enter the palace to monitor people.

Shen Ying was thinking of a way to get the best of both worlds, when suddenly a young eunuch hurried in and knelt down to report: "Your Majesty, Beizhen Fusi came to report that King Pingyang had smallpox in prison, please decide how to deal with it."

Shen Ying was startled, and stood up. Smallpox is an incurable disease, and it is extremely contagious. Once it spreads, it is no joke, and it is unknown how many people will die.

Gu Min also pretended to be concerned and confused, and asked first: "How can a person get smallpox if he stays in the imperial prison?"

Shen Ying also said: "Yes, what is going on?"

The little eunuch said: "Back to the emperor, Jin Yiwei said that the grandson of an old man in prison who was in charge of delivering meals to King Pingyang got smallpox. The old man had contact with smallpox patients, so King Pingyang was unfortunately infected."

Shen Ying asked: "Then what is the situation of King Pingyang?"

The little eunuch said: "Returning to the emperor, he is still in prison, because he is a repeat offender, so Beizhen Fusi dare not deal with it without authorization, and ask the emperor to issue an order to express how to deal with it."

"Confused!" Shen Ying patted the table and said angrily, "What kind of disease is smallpox? Can people afford to wait for the disease? Why don't you quickly move King Pingyang out of the imperial prison and ask the imperial doctor to see him?" , be sure to cure King Pingyang's illness!"

The little eunuch: "Yes, this servant is going to deliver the emperor's oral order!"

Shen Ying raised her hand and said, "Wait a minute! Let Jing Zhaoyin carefully investigate the number of smallpox patients in Beijing, and make sure the epidemic is under control. Officials at all levels must cooperate with each other and report the situation to me every day. , there must be no mistake!"

The little eunuch took the order and went out. Shen Ying turned around and saw the worried expression on Gu Min's face, patted his arm to comfort him and said, "Don't worry, I will let the imperial doctor do his best to treat King Pingyang, Pingyang The king is in good health, so he should survive this calamity safely."

Gu Min forced a smile, "On behalf of King Pingyang, I would like to thank the emperor for his concern."

Shen Ying: "Then you can heal your wounds at ease, and I will go back to the palace first."

When the emperor's royal driver left Lanyue Zhai, Jiang Shuiping sneaked back. Gu Min no longer had the slightest worry on his face, and asked calmly, "How is the father-in-law now?"

Jiang Shuili said: "Those Jinyi guards believed the prince really got smallpox. Liu Chengyi has temporarily blocked the prison. But I'm afraid that the imperial doctor will tell the truth after going to see it, which will ruin our plan."

Gu Min said calmly, "Don't worry, I won't."

Jiang Shuiping was puzzled: "Why? Would the imperial doctor help us cover it up?"

"The judge of the Supreme Hospital has received the favor of my adoptive father. He will help with this." Gu Min straightened his clothes and walked out of the room leisurely. It’s human nature to block this sword.”

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The level of medical care in ancient times was extremely backward. Sometimes a random cold could kill a person, and the plague was even more disconcerting. Sometimes a plague could end a dynasty. For example, the plague in the late Ming Dynasty, The Black Death in Europe and so on.

Fortunately, Jing Zhaoyin came to report the next day, saying that there were not many patients with smallpox in Beijing, and a total of more than a dozen were found. The patients and those who had been in contact with the patients had been moved to the Taoist temple on the mountain outside the city for isolation. Wang was also sent there together, and the imperial doctor was doing his best to treat him.

Only then did Shen Ying let go of her hanging heart.

However, King An received Shen Ying's order yesterday, and immediately sent someone to investigate Ling Qingheng's background after returning to the mansion. After the investigation, he couldn't wait to enter the palace to tell Shen Ying.

In addition to reporting Ling Qingheng's background to Shen Ying, King An also brought a pair of talking budgerigars to Shen Ying. The two parrots, one with blue feathers and the other with green feathers, had round heads and fleshy bodies. , and said "the emperor is auspicious", very naive.

Shen Ying took a feather and stood in front of the cage to tease the parrot with great interest, "You mean, that Ling Qingheng's identity is nothing more than a maid from a Nanfeng restaurant?"

King Anjun said: "Yes, I sent someone to investigate carefully. He came to me through the relationship with the Duke of Wei. His ancestral home is Fengling. The family was originally a businessman. Fengguan, I have been a maid in Beijing for two or three years, but because I am weak and sick, I don’t show up very often, so I don’t even know that there is such a beauty in Beijing!"

King An Jun clapped his hands after speaking, which seemed to be a great pity.

Shen Ying sneered silently, the more no problem can be found, the more it shows that there is a problem. This Ling Qingheng must have come prepared, lurking in the capital for many years, that's why he hid his true identity so well.

King Anjun asked: "Since Ling Qingheng has a clean background, when will the emperor plan to let him enter the palace?"

Shen Ying glanced at King An, there was no need to explain the truth to the heartless King An, and he might not understand it.

"Who said I want to let him enter the palace?" Shen Ying stuck her finger into the cage, the parrot was not afraid of him, and took the initiative to reach out to touch his hand affectionately, Shen Ying felt it was funny, and smiled , "In your name, help me buy a house outside the palace, then buy out Ling Qingheng's body deed, and settle him in the house. When I am free, I will go out of the palace to see him."

King An's eyes widened and he was very confused, "Your Majesty, why did you do this? Since you like Ling Qingheng, you just take him into the palace, why bother to keep him outside the palace?"

"Can you keep your voice down?" Shen Ying turned her head and glared at King An with dissatisfaction, "I'm afraid that Jun Shu will be unhappy if he finds out."

King An was almost furious, clenched his fists and said, "It's unreasonable! Even the queen can't stop the emperor from accepting a concubine, and he's just a lowly male favorite, so why not be happy? It's just putting the cart before the horse! Your majesty, you can't just do that Let him alone! You are the emperor!"

"Okay, I'm happy to pamper him, and you don't mind my business." Shen Ying said indifferently, "Anyway, you just do what I say, and I will reward you heavily if you do it well."

King An Jun said disapprovingly: "Hey, I don't want to reward you or not."

Shen Ying was afraid that King An would ruin his good deeds, so she couldn't help emphasizing it again: "Remember, it's in your name to build a house for Ling Qingheng, don't say it's me, and don't expose me to Ling Qingheng in the future. identity of."

King An's eyes rolled, as if he was trying to understand something, he moved to Shen Ying's side and said with a thug smile: "I understand! It's just like in the play, the emperor goes out of the palace in micro-clothes to fall in love with a commoner woman, your majesty You want to play that with Ling Qingheng, right? Haha! Zhao Xi, yes! You still know how to play!"

King An's displeasure at Shen Ying's refusal to take Ling Qingheng into the palace just now disappeared immediately. When he thought that in the future, Gu Min might know that the emperor who only favored him had already had the expression of a little lover outside the palace. If you can't, just look up to the sky and laugh three times.

This is the Shen Zhaoxi he is familiar with!How could he be hanged from a tree.

Shen Ying rolled her eyelids speechlessly, this guy is really good at brainstorming.

He didn't want to expose his identity in front of Ling Qingheng, he just wanted to test Ling Qingheng's details, the enemy was clearly in the dark, so that he could take the initiative.

It's not as superficial as King An said.

Shen Ying was thinking about how to deal with Ling Qingheng when she suddenly heard some movement in the cage, raised her head and saw a blue-feathered parrot riding on top of a green-feathered parrot in the cage, and the two birds were doing something wrong in front of them After describing the actions, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Hey, Shen Han, are you a male and a female pair of birds?"

Prince An scratched his head, "I don't know, maybe?"

King An called his entourage who knew birds to come in, and after a pair of lovebirds finished their work, he opened the cage to help them verify their bodies, only to find that both were males!

Shen Ying couldn't help laughing at that time, she didn't expect that even parrots are gay these days.

After laughing, he frowned again, and immediately took care of it.

"Come here, send this blue-feathered parrot to Gu Shaojun, and say that I gave it to him to relieve his boredom." Shen Ying pointed to the parrot with a smile and said, "Just use the pure gold birdcage in my warehouse Pack."

After hearing this, King An said unhappily: "Your Majesty, this bird was given to you by a minister. How can you give it to Gu Shaojun? I'm still here!"

Shen Ying said confidently: "Since you gave it to me, it belongs to me, and I can deal with it as I want."

King An was so angry that smoke came out of his nostrils, and he muttered softly: "I have good things in the future, and I will never give them to you again!"

When Shen Ying heard his complaint, she didn't feel relieved, and said, "You take this green-haired one back."

King An was surprised, "You don't want it anymore? Why should I take it back?"

A strange smile appeared on Shen Ying's lips, "After Ling Qingheng is settled, you can give him this bird."

King An Jun looked at Shen Ying, and inexplicably felt that the smile on his face was a bit piercing, as if there was a hint of conspiracy.

A bird for Gu Min, and a bird for Ling Qingheng. Is there any meaning here?

Of course King An couldn't figure it out.

Shen Ying looked at the pair of male birds in the cage playfully. Don't they look exactly like Gu Min and Ling Qingheng?

The protagonist Gong and the protagonist Shou are a couple in the original novel, but because of his time travel, the fate of the three of them has been changed.

So what if it's the protagonist, isn't he being toyed with by applause as a cannon fodder who originally wouldn't survive three chapters?

Now Gu Min and Ling Qingheng are both inside the palace and outside the palace, they are both birds trapped in a cage by him, this is really interesting.

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Although the status of being an emperor is respected, even if he has no real power in his hands, at least everyone respects him on the surface, but there are many troubles caused by his status as an emperor.

One of the things that made Shen Ying hesitant the most recently was whether to fight the Tatars who repeatedly harassed the Daying border.

The ministers were divided into the main war faction and the main peace faction. For the past two days, they had been arguing in his ears every day. The public said that the public was right and the woman was saying that the woman was right.

Most of the main fighters are military generals. In the eyes of military generals, protecting the frontier and defending the land is the mission of the soldiers. They are dignified and generous, and the heavens and the kingdom will not allow those Mongolian Tartars to be presumptuous.

The Zhuhe faction is a civil official group headed by the cabinet. The reason is that fighting wastes money and money. Now that it is summer, it is the time when the Tatars are at their strongest, and the northwest has been suffering from drought for a month. The flood season of the Yellow River is coming. There are countless places, but the treasury is empty, and it is really difficult to support the large-scale war. It is better to negotiate with the Tatars and reward more property.

Both sides had their own reasons, and it was difficult for Shen Ying to make a decision for a while.

He was not a born emperor, he was born and raised in the royal family. Before crossing, he was just an ordinary commoner.

He was born in a peaceful age and had never experienced war, but he studied history. There are only a handful of battles that can be won without bloodshed.

Once there is a war, it means that countless soldiers and civilians will die. It’s okay to win, but if you can’t win, not only the money and blood you paid will be in vain, but you may also face compensation. Waiting for the price of losing power and humiliating the country.

But if they don't fight, it will make the Tatars despise Daying's authority even more. Spending money to buy Taiping is like cutting meat to feed tigers. Ying couldn't be more clear about this.

Shen Ying had never felt so much about the matter that the emperor's words were more important than Mount Tai. The lives and deaths of thousands of people were only in his mind, and he dared not and could not make a hasty decision like this.

However, after realizing that Guo Jiuchen's party advocated peace talks with the Tatars, Shen Ying became more inclined towards the main fighters. Although the price of launching a war is unknown, he even disdains to be with these people who are greedy for life and fear of death.

But we can't fight unprepared wars, the treasury is empty, and where the money to support the war will come from is a big problem.

After hearing the dispute between civil servants and generals again, Shen Ying couldn't bear it anymore and shut up all the ministers. What he wanted to hear was for them to tell him how to raise money.Even children understand the truth, but a group of old men with white beards don't understand.

Or in other words, they were pretending to be ignorant with their understanding, and when Shen Ying asked them where their military wages came from, everyone fell silent.

Shen Ying looked at these dignified ministers, and couldn't help but want to laugh. They said that the magistrate was cleared for three years, and a hundred thousand snowflakes of silver. The sky is full of hype, and they are loyal to the emperor and patriotic at every turn, but when they really want to contribute to the country, they hide faster than rabbits one by one.

Shen Ying was too lazy to face the waves of hypocrisy, and impatiently told the ministers to get out of the political hall, and let his ears be clean for a while.

Shen Ying got up and moved her body. She originally wanted to go to the Imperial Garden to relax while it was still early outside, but she suddenly thought that the King of Anjun said when he entered the palace yesterday that he had already settled Ling Qingheng outside the palace. Well, the house was set up next to the Prince's Mansion in Anjun. If he wanted to meet Ling Qingheng privately, he could go directly from the Prince's Mansion in Anjun, so that no one would notice.

Shen Ying thought, since staying in the palace is bothersome, it is better to go out of the palace for a walk, without the troubles and troubles in the palace, maybe the mood will become more open.

So taking advantage of the twilight, Shen Ying changed into civilian clothes, asked Wan Zhongquan to stay in the palace to help him cover, took Shuoyu and a few guards with him, quietly left the palace, and went directly to Anjun Palace.

King An Jun opened a secret door between his palace and the house where Ling Qingheng lived. Through the secret door, he could go straight to Ling Qingheng's garden.

Shen Ying greeted Prince An, then took Shuo Yu alone, walked through the secret door to the next door.

From a distance, I heard someone playing the piano in the garden. Following the sound of the piano, I found a four-cornered pavilion not far away. There were lights hanging on the corner of the pavilion, and a man was sitting inside playing the piano.

Shen Ying waved her hand to tell Shuo Yu to stay where she was and wait, then walked towards the gazebo alone, and when she approached, she didn't make a sound to disturb the person playing the piano, she just stood quietly outside the gazebo and listened to the sound of that person's piano.

After the others finished playing, Shen Ying patted the palms of his hands twice with the folding fan in his hand, and praised: "Listen to Junqin tonight, it's like listening to fairy music! Good piano skills!"

The man playing the piano looked back at Shen Ying. It was a very outstanding face, with handsome eyebrows and slender eyes, gentle and refined. The evening wind blew his loose blue shirt like flying, and his thin figure made him look kind of handsome. The weak aesthetic feeling is unique.flow.

The man expressed some confusion about the sudden appearance of outsiders in the garden, but he was not overly alarmed. He asked gently and politely, "May I ask who you are?"

Shen Ying had already chosen a flower name for herself, and directly used the dialect, and said with a slight smile: "My surname is Zhao, and my name is Xi. I am a guest minister of the Prince's Mansion in Anjun, and I heard the sound of a zither in the next courtyard. , very sweet, so I searched for it without authorization, and hope that the young master will not blame me for being abrupt."

"It turned out to be Mr. Zhao, nice to meet you." The man got up and bowed, "I have nothing to do, playing casually. It was just for my own entertainment. It's rare for someone to appreciate it. How can I blame you for being abrupt."

Shen Ying cupped her hands in return: "May I ask what your name is, Young Master?"

The man smiled and said, "I'm Ling Qingheng."

Shen Ying thought it was really you, and said calmly: "Is Mr. Ling the master of this garden?"

Ling Qingheng shook his head, "No, Ling is just living here as a guest."

Shen Ying unfolded the folding fan with one hand and placed it on her chest.Before him, he shook his head twice, "It turns out that you and I are both passers-by here, acquaintance is fate, I wonder if Mr. Zhao will be lucky enough to listen to Mr. Ling playing a song again today?"

Ling Qingheng smiled and said: "Of course, it's rare to meet a bosom friend in life. I don't know what Mr. Zhao wants to hear?"

Shen Ying strolled into the gazebo, sat down on the stone bench opposite Ling Qingheng, and jokingly said: "It's all right, but I have a lot of worries in my heart recently, and I ask Mr. Ling not to play those sad and lingering tunes, so as not to be disturbed." I couldn't help but burst into tears when I heard this, and let Mr. Ling see the joke."

Ling Qingheng thought about it for a while and said, "Then I will play "Xiaoyaoyou" for Mr. Zhao."

"Xiaoyaoyou" is a Taoist classic, and the piano music adapted from it naturally conveys a spirit of freedom, open-mindedness, self-forgetfulness, and unrestrained.

Shen Yingping leaned on the railing of the gazebo, closed her eyes and listened to the sound of Ling Qingheng playing the piano, as if there were high mountains and flowing water in front of her eyes, and the shadows of the sky and the vast ocean passed by, her mood gradually became clear and cheerful, as if walking in the clouds, Feng Xu Yufeng A sense of ecstasy.

After playing the song, Shen Ying opened her eyes and nodded gratefully towards Ling Qingheng, "Thank you, Mr. Ling, for playing this piece for me. Mr. Ling should be a believer, right? Otherwise, at your age, you shouldn't be able to play this song." The realm in "Happy Journey."

Ling Qingheng readily admitted: "Mr. Zhao has good ears. Indeed, because Ling was weak and sick since childhood, my parents sent me to a Taoist temple to recuperate."

Shen Ying waved her fan, pretending to test Ling Qingheng casually with words: "If you are a believer, you should be detached from the world, and you should be far away in the mountains and forests. Why do you come into this world of mortals?"

Ling Qingheng smiled and said: "If your heart is bound, you will not be able to find peace even if you are outside the world. If your heart is free, even if you are in the world of mortals, there will be no one and nothing to restrain you."

Shen Ying nodded approvingly, "That's a good point! Whether it's the world or the world, it's just a human thought. As long as the heart is not fettered, why should it be divided into the world? This is the way of nature."

"I didn't expect to meet Mr. Zhao's confidant here today." Ling Qingheng looked at Shen Ying with some approval in his eyes, and asked, "Then I wonder if after playing, did Mr. Zhao feel worried? Dissipate a little?"

"I feel a little more relaxed, but to tell you the truth, my troubles can't be solved with Taoist methods." Shen Ying smiled helplessly.

Ling Qingheng got up, picked up the tea that was boiling on the stone table behind, poured two cups of tea, and offered Shen Ying a cup, "If Mr. Zhao doesn't want to say it, Ling won't force it, but Ling firmly believes that as long as you follow your heart It will bring peace of mind.”

Shen Ying was still worried about Ling Qingheng, so she just held the tea in her hand and didn't drink it, "Then what if someone gets hurt because of your decision?"

Ling Qingheng stood under the gazebo with his hands behind his back, with a tall body and wide sleeves, like a banished fairy: "That depends on whether your decision is beneficial to the majority or to the minority. I have heard There is a story about a person riding a horse galloping, the horse was frightened and could not stop, and when they came to a fork in the road, there was an old woman in her seventies on the left, and a pregnant woman on the right, how do you think that person should be chosen?"

"If it is really unavoidable, then I should choose to go to the left. After all, the right is equivalent to two people." Shen Ying thought for a while, then raised her head and asked Ling Qingheng, "How would you choose?"

"I have the same choice as you." Ling Qingheng said calmly, "If a decision is destined to hurt some people, but at the same time benefit more people, even if it is an unjust act, it is feasible."

After listening to Ling Qingheng's words, Shen Ying's heart suddenly became clear. It was not his original wish to fight, but if he could exchange for the peace of the border and protect the territory of Daying from being invaded, the necessary bloodshed and sacrifices would be worth it.

After Shen Ying figured it out, she stood up and bowed to Ling Qingheng again, "Listening to what you say is better than studying for ten years. Thank you, Mr. Ling, for clarifying my confusion today!"

Ling Qingheng helped him up, and said modestly: "Young Master Zhao is polite, I'm just saying it casually."

Shen Ying couldn't help but carefully looked at Ling Qingheng, thinking that this Ling Qingheng, who spoke and behaved very refined and open-minded, really didn't look like a person with sinister intentions, so what would be his purpose of entering the palace?

It's summer, and there are inevitably mosquito disturbances in the garden. Shen Ying felt the buzzing mosquitoes flying around her ears, and couldn't help but waved her fan twice. Seeing this, Ling Qingheng lowered her head and unwrapped a sachet from her waist , and handed it to Shen Ying.

"There are a lot of mosquitoes in summer. If Mr. Zhao doesn't mind, I have a sachet here, which can be hung on the body to drive away mosquitoes."

He was very kind, and Shen Ying couldn't refuse, so he took it over, "Then I will be disrespectful."

The two chatted for a while, and when Shen Ying saw that it was getting late, she bid farewell and made an appointment with Ling Qingheng to visit him next time when she was free.

Shen Ying left the courtyard and went out from Anjun Prince's Mansion. On the way back to the palace, she was still recalling the content of her chat with Ling Qingheng. Ling Qingheng was a clear and open-minded person, and I benefited a lot from chatting with him, and I didn't have to do it like I did in the palace. He has to pretend to be deep, and he has to say half a sentence to anyone he talks to, and there is no one to talk to.

The carriage drove to the gate of the palace, Shen Ying got out of the carriage, unexpectedly when she got out of the carriage, she saw Gu Min standing beside the palace gate, as if she had been waiting for a long time,

Shen Ying asked strangely: "It's so late, why are you here?"

Gu Min walked towards him, saluted and said, "I wanted to go to Yongle Palace to greet the emperor, but I didn't expect Eunuch Wan to say that you left the palace and went to An County Prince's Mansion. I was worried, so I came here to wait for you to return to the palace."

Shen Ying smiled and said: "I just went to chat with King An Jun for a few words, so there is nothing to worry about."

"It's cold at night, Your Majesty, be careful of the dragon's body." Gu Min untied his cloak, and tried to put it on for Shen Ying, but Shen Ying raised his hand to block it.

Shen Ying got rid of the doubts from Ling Qingheng today, she was light in body and mind, and didn't want to wear more cumbersome clothes, "No, I'm not cold, okay, let's go back to the palace."

After finishing speaking, he walked past Gu Min.

Gu Min turned his head and looked at Shen Ying's leaving back in silence, his nose flapped, and there was still some smell of Shen Ying's body in the air, besides the ambergris he was used to, there was also a strange scent Son, the smell is like orchid like musk deer.

He also noticed that when Shen Ying got off the carriage just now, there was always a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he was in a very happy mood, and there was a sachet that did not belong to him hanging on his waist.

The light in Gu Min's eyes darkened, so tonight, who did the emperor meet at the Prince's Mansion in Anjun?