After all, living in the Hou Mansion is no better than living in the palace, the yard is small, and the house is also small.
The emperor sent all the servants outside, leaving only Gu Shaojun in the room, closed the door, and the two of them stayed inside for a long time without coming out, and the room was so quiet that even a voice could be heard I don't see, what the two of them are doing in the room, the palace guards outside are like a mirror in their hearts, knowing it clearly.
The palace people were very emotional. The quarrel between Gu Shaojun and the Minister of Rites, his grandfather and grandson, could be seen by anyone with a discerning eye. It was clearly Gu Shaojun who first found fault with Xie Shangshu. He made a mistake first, and they thought the emperor called him He will be punished if he comes over, even if he is not punished, a reprimand must be inevitable, but the result... Who would have thought that the two of them would have sex in the room!
This Gu Shaojun is really capable, a man, the way to please the emperor is almost as good as Daji Baosi.
However, it is not to blame that the emperor favors him. He has just made a great contribution to countering the rebellion. Naturally, the weight in the emperor's heart is different from that of others. I am afraid that other ministers in the court will have to walk with their heads down when they see this Gu Shaojun. , with the emperor backing him, who would dare to provoke him.
It was getting dark, and there was no light in the room, and the night outside soon seeped in, covering everything in the room with a hazy black veil.
However, the eyes of the two have adapted to the darkness, and they are very familiar with each other, so even if there is no light, it will not affect anything. Moreover, in the darkness, the atmosphere becomes more ambiguous, and the emotions are more relaxed.
It's been a long time since the two slept together, and this time, it's because both of them felt each other's devotion, it's no longer the same as before, or it's because Gu Min deliberately did it, the time is shorter than ever before. It will take a long time.
At the last moment, Gu Min leaned over Shen Ying's neck, both of their buns were loose, and the black hair was tangled up on the pillow and couch, and it was impossible to tell who belonged to whom.
Gu Min kissed Shen Ying's face contentedly, and asked with a sigh: "Does the emperor like this?"
Shen Ying's breathing has not yet slowed down, she just closed her eyes and did not speak.
Even though he didn't get an answer, Gu Min didn't ask any further questions. People's subconscious reactions can't be fooled. He could feel that Shen Ying liked him like this.
The two of them didn't speak for a while, so as not to spoil the warmth at the moment, they kept hugging each other for a long time, until Shen Ying became impatient and pushed Gu Min's chest to make him stand up and stop pressing her.
"go out."
Gu Min remained motionless like a statue, "In a while, I heard people say that this can increase a woman's chances of conceiving. Let's try it too."
Shen Ying was so angry that she wanted to bite this skinless and faceless man to death, pushed him away with all her strength, and cursed: "Try your size! Why are you crazy? Have you ever seen a man who can have children? I want to give birth to you!" I'm not going to give birth anyway!"
Gu Min got up, glanced at Shen Ying's flat belly, and said with a bit of regret, "What if?"
"If it happens, I'll go to hell!" Shen Ying didn't like the feeling of being sweaty and sticky on her body, so she turned sideways to pick up the clothes that fell on the floor and put them on herself. He kicked the culprit, "Stop talking about your dreams, let someone outside bring hot water in, I want to take a bath."
Gu Min knew that Shen Ying liked to be refreshed, and the two of them hadn't had dinner yet, it would be bad if the emperor was hungry, so he didn't bother Shen Ying Wencun any more, just picked up a long gown and put it on, the clothes were not properly dressed So he went out swaggeringly, for fear that people outside would not know what he and the emperor had just done.
Gu Min asked the eunuch to bring two buckets of hot water over, and ordered someone to prepare dinner and send it to Shen Ying's room. After he finished serving Shen Ying to take a bath, he washed himself briefly, and just in time, the dinner was also delivered.
The meal in the evening was relatively light. Shen Ying drank half a bowl of millet porridge and another bowl of sea bass soup. The strength he lost just now had almost recovered. There was also a plate of goose oil rolls with loose flesh on the table that looked good, so Take a piece with chopsticks and take a bite.
In the end, the dim sum was too oily, not to Shen Ying's liking, but it was not good to waste food, so he put the remaining half into the plate at Gu Min's hand, "This dim sum is good, try it."
Gu Min glanced at him suspiciously, "Your Majesty, there are still several pieces of this dim sum, you have already bitten this piece and let me taste it?"
"What's the matter? You can't eat it after I bite it? How dare you despise me?" Shen Ying raised her eyebrows dissatisfiedly at him, and said confidently, "I made it for you with my own hands. Do you want to eat it or not?"
"Eat, as long as it is from the emperor, even if the emperor spit on it, I will eat it." Gu Min picked up the half piece of goose oil roll with loose flesh and put it in his mouth. After chewing and swallowing, he said calmly. , "It really tastes good."
Shen Ying is very satisfied with Gu Min's well-behaved performance, look, he is so good at controlling people, Gu Min can tame even a wild horse by him.
However, it's not enough to just be obedient in front of him. Shen Ying put down her chopsticks, looked at Gu Min and said solemnly: "You should keep a low profile in your actions in the future. Tell yourself, what are you doing today? The old Xie family Two less nerds, who can’t carry their hands on their shoulders, are not enough for you to punch one. If someone finds out what you did today, they may be accused of bullying your colleagues and bullying others. When the time comes, you will let me be Handle it impartially, or cover up favoritism? This will not be allowed in the future, you know?"
Gu Min couldn't help looking at Shen Ying, and asked, "Is the emperor treating me like a childish naughty boy?"
"Aren't you acting like an unreasonable brat?" Shen Ying gave him a look, "Xie Shangshu said something to urge me to stand up as soon as possible, but he is also sincerely planning for me, you are lucky, almost When we fight with others, I have to help you to make amends in the end, do you think the two of us are like brats who got into trouble outside, and the parents go to say hello to others?"
Gu Min turned around, picked up the handkerchief, and wiped the corners of his mouth, "So in the emperor's heart, I am such a person who doesn't know how to measure."
Shen Ying blinked, what did Gu Min mean by that?Could it be that, what reason did he have for arguing with Xie's grandfather and grandson?
But it's a bit strange when you think about it. Gu Min usually likes to be jealous, but that's just with him in private. In the past, in front of outsiders, Gu Min behaved without arrogance or impetuosity. He never listened to him. He said that he took the initiative to have conflicts with others, and the ministers of the court and China had a good impression of him.
Moreover, Gu Min doesn't look like the kind of person who will stick his tail to the sky once he succeeds. Could it be that he did it on purpose?
"What do you mean?" Shen Ying turned around, looked at Gu Min and asked curiously.
"Now is the time for employing people. If the emperor wants to win over the ministers in the court for his own use, it is inevitable that he will reward them more." Gu Min smiled slightly. Which one of you is not old and cunning, if the emperor can't establish his prestige at this time, they will think that you are weak and can be bullied, and after a long time, they will not take you seriously. The combination of grace and power is the way to control the subordinates, but now the emperor If it is not convenient to suppress the minister, then the minister can only help the emperor to be this villain, and the minister will rely on the emperor's power to run amok in Beijing, and the ministers are afraid of the minister, that is to say, they are afraid of you, the emperor."
Shen Ying understood, it turned out that Gu Min had this idea.
That's right, when dealing with those old fritters, you must not blindly win them over. You must first let them know that they are afraid of you, and then they will respect you from the bottom of their hearts.
Just like when Empress Dowager Liu was in power before, Empress Dowager Liu was just a woman in the palace. Wasn't it because Guo Jiuchen led Jinyiwei and Dongchang's followers to frighten the officials, so that the officials respected her?
Shen Ying stared at Gu Min in a daze, with mixed feelings in her heart. It turned out that Gu Min had been silently planning for him, trying to help him stabilize his rule, even at the expense of infamy, but he was wrong to blame Gu Min.
The corners of Shen Ying's mouth were slightly pursed, and she looked at Gu Min with a smile on her face and said, "It sounds good, but I don't believe it. Don't you have any selfishness against Xie Shangshu? There are so many ministers in Beijing, why do you insist on that?" Take the Xie family to build prestige? The Xie family is still loyal to me."
"Your Majesty knows everything, and nothing can be hidden from His Majesty's insightful eyes. Naturally, there is a little bit of selfishness, that is, by the way, to warn other ministers, whoever dares to make a premise on the Emperor in the future will be against me." Gu Minbian said He raised his chin slightly, with a tone of pride instead of shame.
Shen Ying couldn't bear to see, so she stretched out her hand and pinched Gu Min's chin to make him lower his head, "Didn't I tell you just now that it's good and bad, and choosing a concubine is just an expedient way to win over the family, why do you want to stop it? Just now you said that you have a sense of proportion, but now you don’t understand the reason?”
Gu Min held Shen Ying's hand instead, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, the only way to win over a family is to establish a queen and choose a concubine."
Seeing that he seemed to have a plan in mind, Shen Ying wondered, "What can you do?"
With an inscrutable tone, Gu Min played riddles mysteriously: "After two days, the emperor will naturally know."
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On the fifth day after Shen Ying returned to Beijing, the operations of various ministries of the imperial court had almost returned to normal, and the backlog of government affairs had almost been dealt with, and the burden on him was finally relieved.
It's just that the palace can't go back for the time being, because Concubine Feng's torch burned several palaces, and there are too many craftsmen repairing the palaces, fearing that there might be assassins mixed in, so for the sake of safety, Shen Ying has to continue to live in the Marquis of Linyang's mansion for a while.
I heard from the people below that Concubine Feng went crazy the day she burned the palace, because she heard that her son had died, and she couldn't accept it for a while, so she went crazy with phlegm. Pillow, crying and laughing and calling my son.
People in the palace commented that Concubine Feng was also a poor person, she was widowed at a young age, after Gao Zongxu died, she lived tremblingly under the Empress Dowager Liu for so many years, and all her life depended on King Qi's son. Life is completely hopeless, and no one can accept it.
However, no one knew that King Qi was not dead. After Shen Ying asked Ling Qingheng to kidnap King Qi out of the palace, he found the corpse of a boy who was about the same size as King Qi. After changing the boy's body into King Qi's clothes, he disguised himself as The illusion of King Qi's drowning made Concubine Feng think that her son was dead, but she actually ordered Ling Qingheng to send King Qi out of the sea.
Because if King Qi was not sent away, King Qi and his mother, Concubine Feng, committed the crime of conspiring to usurp the throne, and they would surely die if they stayed in Beijing.
King Qi is only eight years old, and what an eight-year-old child can understand, but he is only listening to his mother, Concubine Feng. As long as he stays away from Concubine Feng's instigation, King Qi can regain his life.
Shen Ying couldn't bear to let an eight-year-old child become a victim of the struggle for imperial power. After all, King Qi and his body are also close relatives, so Ling Qingheng sent him away from Daying, and taught King Qi to forget about these conspiracies in the capital. Calculations, grievances, right and wrong, from now on, he lived his own life.
However, Shen Ying is only merciful to King Qi, and he will not let off any other rebellious officials and thieves such as Du Qianren and King Yong, especially King Yong.
Before Shen Ying heard Fangrui talk about King Xin's forcible occupation of the people's good land in Minghua Pavilion, he had already planned to cut down the vassal. This time, it was rare to get the handle of King Yong, and it happened to be from King Yong.
However, King Yong was not so restless. His grandfather was the fourth son of Emperor Taizong. In terms of seniority, Shen Ying still had to call him uncle.
Not only did King Yong hold the iron certificate of the alchemy book bestowed by Emperor Taizong, which saved him from death, but he did not personally participate in the conspiracy, but only lent troops to Du Qianren, so after being escorted back to Beijing from the fief by Lin Zhenyue, King Yong kept saying I misbelieved Du Qianren's lie and thought that the emperor was dead, so the Shen family would fall into the hands of his relatives, so I lent troops to Du Qianren to support King Qi. He was only guilty of negligence and dereliction of duty. ?
How to convict King Yong, cut his throne justifiably, and convince the other vassals that they can't find fault, has become the most troublesome thing in Shen Ying's mind recently.
It just so happened that King An returned to the capital from the Yulong Mountain palace on this day. When he arrived in the capital, he didn't even return to his county mansion. Hearing that the palace was burned, Shen Ying could only live in Linyang Hou's mansion, so he rushed to the capital without stopping. Linyang Marquis Mansion.
Prince An Jun was deceived by Shen Ying to go to the palace, so naturally he knew nothing about Shen Ying's plan. He thought that Shen Ying was really assassinated and died, and he blamed himself for it for a long time. Later, he was put under house arrest by Empress Dowager Liu In the palace, every day was filled with trepidation and anxiety. In the end, he became ill because of his nervousness. It was not until a few days ago that he heard that Shen Ying was not dead and had returned to the capital safely to put down Du Qianren's rebellion. The disease is slowly getting better.
King An Jun entered the Linyang Marquis Mansion, and under the guidance of the eunuchs, he went into the study and saw Shen Ying. His eyes silently condemned Shen Ying.
Shen Ying was afraid that if she laughed it would make King An even more angry, so she could only hold back her laughter, and said in a tactful tone: "What's the matter? Why do you look at my eyes like looking at a heartless man? I heard that you were sick in the palace. Is it okay? I have a hundred-year-old mountain ginseng tree here that North Korea paid tribute to, and I will let you take it back to nourish your body later."
"The emperor still asked me what's wrong?" Prince An said angrily, "How dare you hide such a big thing from me? Do you know that I was almost scared to death by you? You know that I thought the corpse they found was really yours." , how sad am I?"
Shen Ying walked over, grabbed King An's arm and pushed him down on the chair, "I know, I know everything, but I was afraid that you would be worried, so I didn't tell you."
King An Jun stared at Shen Ying, and asked incomprehensibly, "You didn't tell me because you were afraid I was worried? Why? Do you consider me a brother or not?"
"Of course I treat you as a brother! Think about it, my fraudulent death is so dangerous, if I take one wrong step, I will be forever lost. If I tell you, if I fail, won't it implicate you?" Shen Ying finished speaking solemnly. , shook his head and sighed, "The reason why I called you to the palace was because I was afraid that you would be poisoned by Du Qianren if you stayed in the capital, and if you were in the palace, the Queen Mother might still make you emperor. I think about you so much, you But it turns out to be blaming me, which really chills me."
After listening to Shen Ying's tortuous inside story, King An didn't turn the corner in his mind, and asked in a daze, "So it's for my own good that you don't tell me?"
"If you don't believe it, forget it." Shen Ying turned around pretending to be disappointed, but was held back by King An, "I believe, I believe! I knew it, you will not be disrespectful!"
"Of course." Shen Ying looked at the King An who was already smiling happily, and said sincerely, "Actually, in my heart, I have always regarded you as my biological brother."
King An was very moved, his eyes turned red when he looked at Shen Ying, "Zhaoxi, you have suffered."
"Fortunately, everything is over." Shen Ying nodded with a smile, but what she thought in her heart was that it would be fine if all the ministers in the court could be coaxed like Prince An.
King An suddenly slapped his forehead, as if he remembered something, "By the way, I have something urgent to tell you. The queen mother has sent people to seek help from the princes of various places, and she is going back to Beijing to deal with you!"
Shen Ying calmly said: "I know, Changping has already written to me."
King An's eyes widened, and he stood up in surprise, "Changping is also yours?"
"Otherwise?" Shen Ying said with a smile, "She is my own younger sister. If she doesn't want to face me, how can she face that old witch who wants to push her into the fire pit? Now she helps me keep an eye on the Queen Mother, who will do whatever she wants. It is within my control. I knew she would not let it go, but it is only the end of the battle, so there is no need to make a fuss."
"Your Majesty, you seem to be a different person, completely different from before." King An looked at Shen Ying with a gaze that looked at a stranger, "I seem to know you, and it seems that I have never known you before." you."
Shen Ying patted King An on the shoulder, "Who made you and I were born in the Tian family, if you want to survive, you can only fight with your life."
"Forget it, with my brain, don't even think about fighting with anyone, as long as the emperor takes care of me and makes me a rich and idle person." Prince An scratched his head and said heartlessly, " By the way, Your Majesty, I heard that the palace was set on fire? This place is so small, how can you live here? My county palace is much bigger than this one. Why don’t you move to my place? I just came all the way, Seeing that this mansion is deserted and deserted, there is not even a stage, you go live with me, there are many people and it is still lively!"
Just as Shen Ying opened her mouth and wanted to say "no need", she heard a cool voice from outside, "Prince An Jun hasn't returned to Beijing for a long time, why don't you go home and have a look, in case your house has been People set fire to it?"
An Junwang sneered disdainfully, "How is it possible, who dares to burn down the king's county mansion?"
Gu Min lifted the curtain and came in from the outside, and said with a sneer, "Someone dares to burn the palace, let alone your mere county palace?"
King An was still wondering which ignorant person dared to contradict him, and was about to reprimand him. When he saw that the person who came in was Gu Min, he suppressed the words that came to his lips. He heard about it on the way back to Beijing. This time Gu Min made great contributions in suppressing the rebellion and was promoted to the commander of Jinyiwei. He is now a hot and powerful minister, and this is still in Gu Min's family after all, it is not wise to fight against him.
King An Jun snorted coldly, "If anyone dares to burn down this king's mansion, it must be you, Marquis of Linyang."
Gu Min bowed to Prince An Xuxu, "Prince An was joking, but it's getting late outside now, and the officials advise Prince An to go back to his residence as soon as possible, the capital is not very peaceful recently."
King An Jun glared at him, "How dare you drive me away? The emperor hasn't spoken yet! Do you still have the emperor in your eyes?"
With a headache, Shen Ying raised her hands and rubbed the center of her brows. The two people seemed to be incompatible with each other. They were about to quarrel when they met. He was about to try to persuade them, but Gu Min said with a smile: "Jun An, don't worry, come down!" The official has something to say to you, and when you finish listening, you will want to go back home."
King Anjun was suspicious, "What are you talking about?"
Gu Min strolled up to King An's side, turned his head and said something in King An's ear, only to see that King An's face changed instantly after hearing it, he first looked at Gu Min in horror, then Guilty glanced at Shen Ying, and immediately bowed his head and bid farewell: "Your Majesty, I have something to do at home, so I'll go back first, and come to pay my respects to the Emperor some other day!"
After finishing speaking, he fled out of the study, as if there was a ghost chasing him behind him.
Shen Ying pointed at the door and asked Gu Min in surprise, "What did you tell him? Like a reminder?"
Gu Min smiled lightly, "It's nothing, it's just a gossip."
Shen Ying didn't believe it, she leaned on her waist with one hand, pointed at Gu Min dissatisfiedly and said, "Who are you lying to? A gossip can scare people away? I've never seen Shen Xuan being so afraid of a person, you There must be something to hide from me, and you still haven't told me honestly!"
Gu Min said: "Your Majesty, I'm here on a mission."
Shen Ying didn't react, "What's wrong?"
"I have a way to help the emperor win over the aristocratic family." Gu Min unhurriedly took out a booklet with a yellow cover from his sleeve and presented it to Shen Ying, "The method is all written in this booklet, please have a look at it .”
Shen Ying took the booklet, opened it and looked at it silently, "On a certain day in a certain year, the minister of the Ministry of Industry accepted a bribe of 5000 taels of silver from Wu, a timber merchant; Zhuang; on a certain day in a certain year, Mrs. Xianping Hou put usury..."
Shen Ying turned a few pages and stopped. What is written in this booklet is a way to win over the aristocratic family, it is obviously a dark history that can kill the aristocratic family!
In addition to accepting bribes and offering bribes, opening a gambling house and lending usury, which obviously violated the court's criminal laws, this booklet even records that a certain official chatted with his concubine at night and said a few words to complain about the court. Adultery... This is an extremely private thing that happens in a family's house.
I really don't know where Gu Min got the news from.
Shen Ying closed the booklet and asked suspiciously, "Is what's written on it reliable?"
Gu Min said: "These are all the information collected by Jin Yiwei from various officials and dignitaries in Beijing over the years. Although it cannot be guaranteed to be [-]% reliable, there are still groundless rumors. There are still some, like There is still a cabinet full of such booklets in Fusi's dark room in Beizhen."
Shen Ying: "..." With all these dark histories, the lives of the aristocratic family are really in their hands. If they are told to go west, they will never dare to go east. No wonder those officials are so afraid of Jin Yiwei. Knowing that they are so What a secret, can you feel guilty?
Shen Ying sighed to herself: "It's a pity that Jin Yiwei doesn't become a paparazzi."
"Paparazzi?" Gu Min raised his eyebrows in disapproval after hearing this, "Your Majesty, although Jinyiwei's reputation is not very good, everyone who can enter Jinyiwei is also strictly screened, and the physical standard is 'Tiger Back, Wasp Waist, Praying Mantis Legs', is it inappropriate for you to use a newborn 'puppies' as an analogy?"
"I made a mistake. Is it okay to call you 'Wolfdog Team' from now on?" After Shen Ying finished jokingly, she suddenly had a bad premonition, walked up to Gu Min, and looked at him suspiciously, "Wait a minute , you don’t have my black history, do you?”
Gu Min pondered for a while, then said, "It's optional."
Shen Ying asked with a question mark face: "What is dispensable?"
"It means," Gu Min took Shen Ying's hand, patted it on his palm, and said earnestly, "If I'm in a good mood, it won't exist; if I'm in a bad mood, it will exist."
The author has something to say: Gu Shaojun: This Marquis is indeed in love with his brain, but if someone thinks that he can become a queen and regent by relying on his love brain, then the situation is small.
The emperor sent all the servants outside, leaving only Gu Shaojun in the room, closed the door, and the two of them stayed inside for a long time without coming out, and the room was so quiet that even a voice could be heard I don't see, what the two of them are doing in the room, the palace guards outside are like a mirror in their hearts, knowing it clearly.
The palace people were very emotional. The quarrel between Gu Shaojun and the Minister of Rites, his grandfather and grandson, could be seen by anyone with a discerning eye. It was clearly Gu Shaojun who first found fault with Xie Shangshu. He made a mistake first, and they thought the emperor called him He will be punished if he comes over, even if he is not punished, a reprimand must be inevitable, but the result... Who would have thought that the two of them would have sex in the room!
This Gu Shaojun is really capable, a man, the way to please the emperor is almost as good as Daji Baosi.
However, it is not to blame that the emperor favors him. He has just made a great contribution to countering the rebellion. Naturally, the weight in the emperor's heart is different from that of others. I am afraid that other ministers in the court will have to walk with their heads down when they see this Gu Shaojun. , with the emperor backing him, who would dare to provoke him.
It was getting dark, and there was no light in the room, and the night outside soon seeped in, covering everything in the room with a hazy black veil.
However, the eyes of the two have adapted to the darkness, and they are very familiar with each other, so even if there is no light, it will not affect anything. Moreover, in the darkness, the atmosphere becomes more ambiguous, and the emotions are more relaxed.
It's been a long time since the two slept together, and this time, it's because both of them felt each other's devotion, it's no longer the same as before, or it's because Gu Min deliberately did it, the time is shorter than ever before. It will take a long time.
At the last moment, Gu Min leaned over Shen Ying's neck, both of their buns were loose, and the black hair was tangled up on the pillow and couch, and it was impossible to tell who belonged to whom.
Gu Min kissed Shen Ying's face contentedly, and asked with a sigh: "Does the emperor like this?"
Shen Ying's breathing has not yet slowed down, she just closed her eyes and did not speak.
Even though he didn't get an answer, Gu Min didn't ask any further questions. People's subconscious reactions can't be fooled. He could feel that Shen Ying liked him like this.
The two of them didn't speak for a while, so as not to spoil the warmth at the moment, they kept hugging each other for a long time, until Shen Ying became impatient and pushed Gu Min's chest to make him stand up and stop pressing her.
"go out."
Gu Min remained motionless like a statue, "In a while, I heard people say that this can increase a woman's chances of conceiving. Let's try it too."
Shen Ying was so angry that she wanted to bite this skinless and faceless man to death, pushed him away with all her strength, and cursed: "Try your size! Why are you crazy? Have you ever seen a man who can have children? I want to give birth to you!" I'm not going to give birth anyway!"
Gu Min got up, glanced at Shen Ying's flat belly, and said with a bit of regret, "What if?"
"If it happens, I'll go to hell!" Shen Ying didn't like the feeling of being sweaty and sticky on her body, so she turned sideways to pick up the clothes that fell on the floor and put them on herself. He kicked the culprit, "Stop talking about your dreams, let someone outside bring hot water in, I want to take a bath."
Gu Min knew that Shen Ying liked to be refreshed, and the two of them hadn't had dinner yet, it would be bad if the emperor was hungry, so he didn't bother Shen Ying Wencun any more, just picked up a long gown and put it on, the clothes were not properly dressed So he went out swaggeringly, for fear that people outside would not know what he and the emperor had just done.
Gu Min asked the eunuch to bring two buckets of hot water over, and ordered someone to prepare dinner and send it to Shen Ying's room. After he finished serving Shen Ying to take a bath, he washed himself briefly, and just in time, the dinner was also delivered.
The meal in the evening was relatively light. Shen Ying drank half a bowl of millet porridge and another bowl of sea bass soup. The strength he lost just now had almost recovered. There was also a plate of goose oil rolls with loose flesh on the table that looked good, so Take a piece with chopsticks and take a bite.
In the end, the dim sum was too oily, not to Shen Ying's liking, but it was not good to waste food, so he put the remaining half into the plate at Gu Min's hand, "This dim sum is good, try it."
Gu Min glanced at him suspiciously, "Your Majesty, there are still several pieces of this dim sum, you have already bitten this piece and let me taste it?"
"What's the matter? You can't eat it after I bite it? How dare you despise me?" Shen Ying raised her eyebrows dissatisfiedly at him, and said confidently, "I made it for you with my own hands. Do you want to eat it or not?"
"Eat, as long as it is from the emperor, even if the emperor spit on it, I will eat it." Gu Min picked up the half piece of goose oil roll with loose flesh and put it in his mouth. After chewing and swallowing, he said calmly. , "It really tastes good."
Shen Ying is very satisfied with Gu Min's well-behaved performance, look, he is so good at controlling people, Gu Min can tame even a wild horse by him.
However, it's not enough to just be obedient in front of him. Shen Ying put down her chopsticks, looked at Gu Min and said solemnly: "You should keep a low profile in your actions in the future. Tell yourself, what are you doing today? The old Xie family Two less nerds, who can’t carry their hands on their shoulders, are not enough for you to punch one. If someone finds out what you did today, they may be accused of bullying your colleagues and bullying others. When the time comes, you will let me be Handle it impartially, or cover up favoritism? This will not be allowed in the future, you know?"
Gu Min couldn't help looking at Shen Ying, and asked, "Is the emperor treating me like a childish naughty boy?"
"Aren't you acting like an unreasonable brat?" Shen Ying gave him a look, "Xie Shangshu said something to urge me to stand up as soon as possible, but he is also sincerely planning for me, you are lucky, almost When we fight with others, I have to help you to make amends in the end, do you think the two of us are like brats who got into trouble outside, and the parents go to say hello to others?"
Gu Min turned around, picked up the handkerchief, and wiped the corners of his mouth, "So in the emperor's heart, I am such a person who doesn't know how to measure."
Shen Ying blinked, what did Gu Min mean by that?Could it be that, what reason did he have for arguing with Xie's grandfather and grandson?
But it's a bit strange when you think about it. Gu Min usually likes to be jealous, but that's just with him in private. In the past, in front of outsiders, Gu Min behaved without arrogance or impetuosity. He never listened to him. He said that he took the initiative to have conflicts with others, and the ministers of the court and China had a good impression of him.
Moreover, Gu Min doesn't look like the kind of person who will stick his tail to the sky once he succeeds. Could it be that he did it on purpose?
"What do you mean?" Shen Ying turned around, looked at Gu Min and asked curiously.
"Now is the time for employing people. If the emperor wants to win over the ministers in the court for his own use, it is inevitable that he will reward them more." Gu Min smiled slightly. Which one of you is not old and cunning, if the emperor can't establish his prestige at this time, they will think that you are weak and can be bullied, and after a long time, they will not take you seriously. The combination of grace and power is the way to control the subordinates, but now the emperor If it is not convenient to suppress the minister, then the minister can only help the emperor to be this villain, and the minister will rely on the emperor's power to run amok in Beijing, and the ministers are afraid of the minister, that is to say, they are afraid of you, the emperor."
Shen Ying understood, it turned out that Gu Min had this idea.
That's right, when dealing with those old fritters, you must not blindly win them over. You must first let them know that they are afraid of you, and then they will respect you from the bottom of their hearts.
Just like when Empress Dowager Liu was in power before, Empress Dowager Liu was just a woman in the palace. Wasn't it because Guo Jiuchen led Jinyiwei and Dongchang's followers to frighten the officials, so that the officials respected her?
Shen Ying stared at Gu Min in a daze, with mixed feelings in her heart. It turned out that Gu Min had been silently planning for him, trying to help him stabilize his rule, even at the expense of infamy, but he was wrong to blame Gu Min.
The corners of Shen Ying's mouth were slightly pursed, and she looked at Gu Min with a smile on her face and said, "It sounds good, but I don't believe it. Don't you have any selfishness against Xie Shangshu? There are so many ministers in Beijing, why do you insist on that?" Take the Xie family to build prestige? The Xie family is still loyal to me."
"Your Majesty knows everything, and nothing can be hidden from His Majesty's insightful eyes. Naturally, there is a little bit of selfishness, that is, by the way, to warn other ministers, whoever dares to make a premise on the Emperor in the future will be against me." Gu Minbian said He raised his chin slightly, with a tone of pride instead of shame.
Shen Ying couldn't bear to see, so she stretched out her hand and pinched Gu Min's chin to make him lower his head, "Didn't I tell you just now that it's good and bad, and choosing a concubine is just an expedient way to win over the family, why do you want to stop it? Just now you said that you have a sense of proportion, but now you don’t understand the reason?”
Gu Min held Shen Ying's hand instead, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, the only way to win over a family is to establish a queen and choose a concubine."
Seeing that he seemed to have a plan in mind, Shen Ying wondered, "What can you do?"
With an inscrutable tone, Gu Min played riddles mysteriously: "After two days, the emperor will naturally know."
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On the fifth day after Shen Ying returned to Beijing, the operations of various ministries of the imperial court had almost returned to normal, and the backlog of government affairs had almost been dealt with, and the burden on him was finally relieved.
It's just that the palace can't go back for the time being, because Concubine Feng's torch burned several palaces, and there are too many craftsmen repairing the palaces, fearing that there might be assassins mixed in, so for the sake of safety, Shen Ying has to continue to live in the Marquis of Linyang's mansion for a while.
I heard from the people below that Concubine Feng went crazy the day she burned the palace, because she heard that her son had died, and she couldn't accept it for a while, so she went crazy with phlegm. Pillow, crying and laughing and calling my son.
People in the palace commented that Concubine Feng was also a poor person, she was widowed at a young age, after Gao Zongxu died, she lived tremblingly under the Empress Dowager Liu for so many years, and all her life depended on King Qi's son. Life is completely hopeless, and no one can accept it.
However, no one knew that King Qi was not dead. After Shen Ying asked Ling Qingheng to kidnap King Qi out of the palace, he found the corpse of a boy who was about the same size as King Qi. After changing the boy's body into King Qi's clothes, he disguised himself as The illusion of King Qi's drowning made Concubine Feng think that her son was dead, but she actually ordered Ling Qingheng to send King Qi out of the sea.
Because if King Qi was not sent away, King Qi and his mother, Concubine Feng, committed the crime of conspiring to usurp the throne, and they would surely die if they stayed in Beijing.
King Qi is only eight years old, and what an eight-year-old child can understand, but he is only listening to his mother, Concubine Feng. As long as he stays away from Concubine Feng's instigation, King Qi can regain his life.
Shen Ying couldn't bear to let an eight-year-old child become a victim of the struggle for imperial power. After all, King Qi and his body are also close relatives, so Ling Qingheng sent him away from Daying, and taught King Qi to forget about these conspiracies in the capital. Calculations, grievances, right and wrong, from now on, he lived his own life.
However, Shen Ying is only merciful to King Qi, and he will not let off any other rebellious officials and thieves such as Du Qianren and King Yong, especially King Yong.
Before Shen Ying heard Fangrui talk about King Xin's forcible occupation of the people's good land in Minghua Pavilion, he had already planned to cut down the vassal. This time, it was rare to get the handle of King Yong, and it happened to be from King Yong.
However, King Yong was not so restless. His grandfather was the fourth son of Emperor Taizong. In terms of seniority, Shen Ying still had to call him uncle.
Not only did King Yong hold the iron certificate of the alchemy book bestowed by Emperor Taizong, which saved him from death, but he did not personally participate in the conspiracy, but only lent troops to Du Qianren, so after being escorted back to Beijing from the fief by Lin Zhenyue, King Yong kept saying I misbelieved Du Qianren's lie and thought that the emperor was dead, so the Shen family would fall into the hands of his relatives, so I lent troops to Du Qianren to support King Qi. He was only guilty of negligence and dereliction of duty. ?
How to convict King Yong, cut his throne justifiably, and convince the other vassals that they can't find fault, has become the most troublesome thing in Shen Ying's mind recently.
It just so happened that King An returned to the capital from the Yulong Mountain palace on this day. When he arrived in the capital, he didn't even return to his county mansion. Hearing that the palace was burned, Shen Ying could only live in Linyang Hou's mansion, so he rushed to the capital without stopping. Linyang Marquis Mansion.
Prince An Jun was deceived by Shen Ying to go to the palace, so naturally he knew nothing about Shen Ying's plan. He thought that Shen Ying was really assassinated and died, and he blamed himself for it for a long time. Later, he was put under house arrest by Empress Dowager Liu In the palace, every day was filled with trepidation and anxiety. In the end, he became ill because of his nervousness. It was not until a few days ago that he heard that Shen Ying was not dead and had returned to the capital safely to put down Du Qianren's rebellion. The disease is slowly getting better.
King An Jun entered the Linyang Marquis Mansion, and under the guidance of the eunuchs, he went into the study and saw Shen Ying. His eyes silently condemned Shen Ying.
Shen Ying was afraid that if she laughed it would make King An even more angry, so she could only hold back her laughter, and said in a tactful tone: "What's the matter? Why do you look at my eyes like looking at a heartless man? I heard that you were sick in the palace. Is it okay? I have a hundred-year-old mountain ginseng tree here that North Korea paid tribute to, and I will let you take it back to nourish your body later."
"The emperor still asked me what's wrong?" Prince An said angrily, "How dare you hide such a big thing from me? Do you know that I was almost scared to death by you? You know that I thought the corpse they found was really yours." , how sad am I?"
Shen Ying walked over, grabbed King An's arm and pushed him down on the chair, "I know, I know everything, but I was afraid that you would be worried, so I didn't tell you."
King An Jun stared at Shen Ying, and asked incomprehensibly, "You didn't tell me because you were afraid I was worried? Why? Do you consider me a brother or not?"
"Of course I treat you as a brother! Think about it, my fraudulent death is so dangerous, if I take one wrong step, I will be forever lost. If I tell you, if I fail, won't it implicate you?" Shen Ying finished speaking solemnly. , shook his head and sighed, "The reason why I called you to the palace was because I was afraid that you would be poisoned by Du Qianren if you stayed in the capital, and if you were in the palace, the Queen Mother might still make you emperor. I think about you so much, you But it turns out to be blaming me, which really chills me."
After listening to Shen Ying's tortuous inside story, King An didn't turn the corner in his mind, and asked in a daze, "So it's for my own good that you don't tell me?"
"If you don't believe it, forget it." Shen Ying turned around pretending to be disappointed, but was held back by King An, "I believe, I believe! I knew it, you will not be disrespectful!"
"Of course." Shen Ying looked at the King An who was already smiling happily, and said sincerely, "Actually, in my heart, I have always regarded you as my biological brother."
King An was very moved, his eyes turned red when he looked at Shen Ying, "Zhaoxi, you have suffered."
"Fortunately, everything is over." Shen Ying nodded with a smile, but what she thought in her heart was that it would be fine if all the ministers in the court could be coaxed like Prince An.
King An suddenly slapped his forehead, as if he remembered something, "By the way, I have something urgent to tell you. The queen mother has sent people to seek help from the princes of various places, and she is going back to Beijing to deal with you!"
Shen Ying calmly said: "I know, Changping has already written to me."
King An's eyes widened, and he stood up in surprise, "Changping is also yours?"
"Otherwise?" Shen Ying said with a smile, "She is my own younger sister. If she doesn't want to face me, how can she face that old witch who wants to push her into the fire pit? Now she helps me keep an eye on the Queen Mother, who will do whatever she wants. It is within my control. I knew she would not let it go, but it is only the end of the battle, so there is no need to make a fuss."
"Your Majesty, you seem to be a different person, completely different from before." King An looked at Shen Ying with a gaze that looked at a stranger, "I seem to know you, and it seems that I have never known you before." you."
Shen Ying patted King An on the shoulder, "Who made you and I were born in the Tian family, if you want to survive, you can only fight with your life."
"Forget it, with my brain, don't even think about fighting with anyone, as long as the emperor takes care of me and makes me a rich and idle person." Prince An scratched his head and said heartlessly, " By the way, Your Majesty, I heard that the palace was set on fire? This place is so small, how can you live here? My county palace is much bigger than this one. Why don’t you move to my place? I just came all the way, Seeing that this mansion is deserted and deserted, there is not even a stage, you go live with me, there are many people and it is still lively!"
Just as Shen Ying opened her mouth and wanted to say "no need", she heard a cool voice from outside, "Prince An Jun hasn't returned to Beijing for a long time, why don't you go home and have a look, in case your house has been People set fire to it?"
An Junwang sneered disdainfully, "How is it possible, who dares to burn down the king's county mansion?"
Gu Min lifted the curtain and came in from the outside, and said with a sneer, "Someone dares to burn the palace, let alone your mere county palace?"
King An was still wondering which ignorant person dared to contradict him, and was about to reprimand him. When he saw that the person who came in was Gu Min, he suppressed the words that came to his lips. He heard about it on the way back to Beijing. This time Gu Min made great contributions in suppressing the rebellion and was promoted to the commander of Jinyiwei. He is now a hot and powerful minister, and this is still in Gu Min's family after all, it is not wise to fight against him.
King An Jun snorted coldly, "If anyone dares to burn down this king's mansion, it must be you, Marquis of Linyang."
Gu Min bowed to Prince An Xuxu, "Prince An was joking, but it's getting late outside now, and the officials advise Prince An to go back to his residence as soon as possible, the capital is not very peaceful recently."
King An Jun glared at him, "How dare you drive me away? The emperor hasn't spoken yet! Do you still have the emperor in your eyes?"
With a headache, Shen Ying raised her hands and rubbed the center of her brows. The two people seemed to be incompatible with each other. They were about to quarrel when they met. He was about to try to persuade them, but Gu Min said with a smile: "Jun An, don't worry, come down!" The official has something to say to you, and when you finish listening, you will want to go back home."
King Anjun was suspicious, "What are you talking about?"
Gu Min strolled up to King An's side, turned his head and said something in King An's ear, only to see that King An's face changed instantly after hearing it, he first looked at Gu Min in horror, then Guilty glanced at Shen Ying, and immediately bowed his head and bid farewell: "Your Majesty, I have something to do at home, so I'll go back first, and come to pay my respects to the Emperor some other day!"
After finishing speaking, he fled out of the study, as if there was a ghost chasing him behind him.
Shen Ying pointed at the door and asked Gu Min in surprise, "What did you tell him? Like a reminder?"
Gu Min smiled lightly, "It's nothing, it's just a gossip."
Shen Ying didn't believe it, she leaned on her waist with one hand, pointed at Gu Min dissatisfiedly and said, "Who are you lying to? A gossip can scare people away? I've never seen Shen Xuan being so afraid of a person, you There must be something to hide from me, and you still haven't told me honestly!"
Gu Min said: "Your Majesty, I'm here on a mission."
Shen Ying didn't react, "What's wrong?"
"I have a way to help the emperor win over the aristocratic family." Gu Min unhurriedly took out a booklet with a yellow cover from his sleeve and presented it to Shen Ying, "The method is all written in this booklet, please have a look at it .”
Shen Ying took the booklet, opened it and looked at it silently, "On a certain day in a certain year, the minister of the Ministry of Industry accepted a bribe of 5000 taels of silver from Wu, a timber merchant; Zhuang; on a certain day in a certain year, Mrs. Xianping Hou put usury..."
Shen Ying turned a few pages and stopped. What is written in this booklet is a way to win over the aristocratic family, it is obviously a dark history that can kill the aristocratic family!
In addition to accepting bribes and offering bribes, opening a gambling house and lending usury, which obviously violated the court's criminal laws, this booklet even records that a certain official chatted with his concubine at night and said a few words to complain about the court. Adultery... This is an extremely private thing that happens in a family's house.
I really don't know where Gu Min got the news from.
Shen Ying closed the booklet and asked suspiciously, "Is what's written on it reliable?"
Gu Min said: "These are all the information collected by Jin Yiwei from various officials and dignitaries in Beijing over the years. Although it cannot be guaranteed to be [-]% reliable, there are still groundless rumors. There are still some, like There is still a cabinet full of such booklets in Fusi's dark room in Beizhen."
Shen Ying: "..." With all these dark histories, the lives of the aristocratic family are really in their hands. If they are told to go west, they will never dare to go east. No wonder those officials are so afraid of Jin Yiwei. Knowing that they are so What a secret, can you feel guilty?
Shen Ying sighed to herself: "It's a pity that Jin Yiwei doesn't become a paparazzi."
"Paparazzi?" Gu Min raised his eyebrows in disapproval after hearing this, "Your Majesty, although Jinyiwei's reputation is not very good, everyone who can enter Jinyiwei is also strictly screened, and the physical standard is 'Tiger Back, Wasp Waist, Praying Mantis Legs', is it inappropriate for you to use a newborn 'puppies' as an analogy?"
"I made a mistake. Is it okay to call you 'Wolfdog Team' from now on?" After Shen Ying finished jokingly, she suddenly had a bad premonition, walked up to Gu Min, and looked at him suspiciously, "Wait a minute , you don’t have my black history, do you?”
Gu Min pondered for a while, then said, "It's optional."
Shen Ying asked with a question mark face: "What is dispensable?"
"It means," Gu Min took Shen Ying's hand, patted it on his palm, and said earnestly, "If I'm in a good mood, it won't exist; if I'm in a bad mood, it will exist."
The author has something to say: Gu Shaojun: This Marquis is indeed in love with his brain, but if someone thinks that he can become a queen and regent by relying on his love brain, then the situation is small.
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