Your majesty, please stay in the cold palace

Yan Zheng lowered his head and looked at the emperor's expression from the corner of his eye. He still had a faint smile, and he couldn't see through the emperor's heart more and more.

But Yan Xu still wanted to keep it, so he was about to speak, and Guo Heng did.

"Commander Yan did make mistakes. Although the mistakes are not serious, in the military camp, any mistakes may lead to serious consequences. He has been in the camp for many years, and he knows his mistakes. He is still a minister of the late emperor, so he must be punished slightly. Big ring."

Having said that, Guo Heng paused for a moment, and Yan Xu's heart fell high.

He heard Guo Heng call his name, "Yan Xu, the commander of the reserve battalion, listens to the order!"

"The minister Yan Xu is here."

"The commander of the reserve battalion, Yan Xu, has no ability to lead troops, and punishes his subordinates severely without distinction. However, he has been in command for many years and has worked hard, so he will be retained as the commander of the reserve battalion for the time being."

Yan Xu and Yan Zheng were just about to breathe a sigh of relief, but Guo Heng said again, "However, Yan Xu has led the reserve battalion for many years, but he still doesn't know how to lead troops. It is an unforgivable crime! He was supposed to be sent to Nanping Muyuan The Lieutenant General's Office has studied hard, but Nanping is too far away, and the reserve battalion still needs him. Now let him go to Yingyangwei in the western suburbs to study hard, and the reserve battalion will be temporarily led by Tang Haoran, the deputy commander. I respect you." Yang Wei's experience?How long are you going?

Yan Xu couldn't help asking, but Guo Heng said: "I will personally test Commander Yan, and return to the reserve camp after Commander Yan learns how to train soldiers."

Yan Zheng's heart is already cold, experience and study?It's just a disguised form of seizing Yan Xu's power.Unexpectedly, Guo Heng's mind was so deep that he could come up with such a method.But the emperor's golden words, words out of the mouth, has no chance to change.Moreover, Yan Xu has not been dismissed, and he can no longer propose to let others take over.

But, how could he be willing?

"Your Majesty, Tang Haoran is seriously injured. I'm afraid he won't be able to command the barracks, and he needs help. I see that Captain Zheng Yi in the reserve battalion has followed Commander Yan for many years. He is brave and resourceful. Let him assist Vice Commander Tang."

Guo Heng readily agreed to deal with Yan Xu, and it took away a big stone in his heart. He will try his best to satisfy Yan Zheng's demands, is it a kind of appeasement?And he believed that Tang Haoran could solve this trivial matter.

When he returned to the palace, Yan Zheng had a gloomy face all the way, thinking about the chess pieces in his hand.It seems that Guo Heng's fear of him is already very obvious, and his movements have to be quickened.It's a pity that Chengcai is not here now, otherwise you can discuss it with him.

Yan Zheng does not admit that he is old, but he has to admit that Guo Heng has grown up.The changes in this year made him a little surprised.

On Kong Qingshu's carriage, Kong Qingshu once again expressed his appreciation to Xu Chengze, "Is this also your idea for the emperor? It's amazing! Look at Yan Zheng's face, it's so gloomy that water can drip from it."

With a bit of pride on Xu Chengze's face, he said with a smile: "Master Hou, this idea is not the idea of ​​the lower official. The emperor's idea is much better than the lower official's."

Kong Qingshu nodded, "Your Majesty is a good emperor, and my Daliang will definitely prosper. It's just..."

He said seriously, "Nephew, your performance today is a bit aggressive. I'm afraid Yan Zheng has already hated you. It will be very troublesome for you to be targeted by him."

Xu Chengze smiled faintly, "The purpose of being a lower official is to help the emperor deal with Yan Zheng's party. With me as a target, making Yan Zheng ignore other people can be regarded as achieving the goal of being a lower official."

Kong Qingshu shook his head, "Why don't you think about it, if something happens to you, the emperor will feel so sorry for you."

Xu Chengze didn't expect Kong Qingshu to speak so bluntly, and he blushed all of a sudden.Slightly lowering his eyes, he said angrily, "Where did Lord Hou say that? The emperor felt pity for his subordinates since he was a child, but, it's just..."

Kong Qingshu said with a smile: "Nephew, don't be nervous. I don't care how you are with the emperor, but you don't want to be too blatant, otherwise you will give Yan Zheng a chance."

Thinking of the last time he stayed in Ninghe Palace and was read by Yan Zheng, Xu Chengze nodded solemnly.

"I heard that Qing Ping went to Shan County, how is everything going? The emperor ordered me to shut myself up and think about my mistakes. Qing Ping went out of Beijing, but I couldn't send him off.

"

Speaking of Kong Qingping, the smile on Kong Qingshu's face became softer.

"Don't worry, everything is fine in Qingping. In a few days, there should be news."

Sure enough, in just three days, Kong Qingping came back from passing on a letter from Shan County. Song Xiuqi, the prefect of Hejian Prefecture where Shan County is located, was corrupt and perverted the law, exploiting the common people, causing a large number of victims to be lost. Fu Yin went to Hejian to take office.

Guo Heng in the Jinluan Palace was furious, and he threw Kong Qingping's memorial out without the need to strictly enforce the government. He said angrily, "Kong Qingping is so courageous, he dared to kill him first and then play it! Who gave him the power? Luo Mingjun!"

"say,,

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"You send someone, eight hundred miles, hurry up, and bring him back to me!"

"say,,

疋.

Yan Zheng's face turned blue when he saw the emperor's anger, thinking that this time is a good opportunity, he should do a good job of impeachment, except for Kong Qingping, it is best to bring down Kong Qingshu.

But his little calculation failed.When Kong Qingping came back, he brought back a large pile of ledgers from the Hejian government office, which carefully recorded how the prefect Song Xiuqi took bribes, how he curry favor with his superiors, how officials colluded with businessmen, how he exploited the common people...

Yan Zheng looked at the names recorded on it, all of whom he had devoted himself to plant in the court, and couldn't help feeling anxious.If so many people were pulled out because of one Song Xiuqi, it would be too much for the loss.

Above the court, he could only give up impeaching Kong Qingping, and turned to how to keep these people and minimize his losses.In the end, he had to give in and let Shan Hua, the second in the list of new subjects, go to Hejian to become the magistrate.Originally, he wanted to let Shan Hua stay in the Hanlin Academy for a year, and let Guo Heng make him a bachelor, so that he could go to the court to discuss politics and become his pillar, but now he has no chance.Although the prefect's officials are not small anymore, but far away from the political center of the imperial capital, Shan Hua's role has been lost for the most part.

To Yan Zheng's annoyance, Kong Qingping went to Shan County to punish a governor, exposing a large part of his officials, while Yan Chengcai went to Qingzhou for many days, but found nothing wrong.It was nothing at first, but when compared with Kong Qingping, Yan Chengcai's incompetence was exposed again.

A month later, Yan Zheng suddenly discovered that Yan Xu's dismissal was just the beginning, and that the governor of Hejian, the imperial governor Wenqun, and Xue Shan from Taichang Temple fell without warning, which caught him off guard.

Although he tried his best to keep the two people behind him, he was powerless in the end.

He touched his beard, Guo Heng became too fast!He was originally tepid, but now he is acting vigorously and resolutely, and every blow is sure to hit... What is the reason?Kong Qingshu?No, I'm afraid it's Xu Ruoxu who is right.He confronted himself tit for tat in court, and Kong Qingshu was there to help him, so he had to be cautious.He wanted to find his fault, but he was slippery, making it difficult for people to start.He asked Wen Qun to deal with Xu Ruoxu, but Wen Qun involved himself.

Not in court, but in private?

"Yan Fu!"

"Yes, sir."

"Let you stare at that Xu Ruoxu, what's the situation?"

"Master, keep watching! Xu Ruoxu lives in a house in Dongjie Hutong, and there are only two servant girls at home." "Oh? There are only two servant girls?" It's easy to deal with, "He usually With whom?"

"In addition to going to court every day, he occasionally goes to Lord Konghou's mansion, and he likes to go shopping. When he is free, he goes to the vegetable market and the like."

"Shopping? Vegetable market? It's strange."

"Is anyone going to his house?"

"Except for Confucius, no one goes there. There is a young man living in the house next to him, and he often goes to his house to look for his maid. The people living in the front yard and back yard are also ordinary people, and I have never seen him interact with them."

"Well, it seems that this Xu Ruoxu is fine, and he actually made the servant girl confused with a man!"

Yan Fu stopped talking, and waited for Yan Zheng to order, he knew that Yan Zheng must not simply ask.

Sure enough, Yan Zheng lowered his voice and said, "Yan Fu, you need to find some people..."

It was rare to take a rest, Xu Chengze still wandered in the market.Yi Na and A-Lian did not dare to let him be alone, and followed closely behind him.

Xu Chengze had no choice but to say, "You two! This is so bright, I am still a fourth-rank official anyway, who dares to do anything to me?"

Alian picked up the basket and followed behind him, and said with a smile: "My lord, what's the point of you shopping alone? Bring us, we can chat, protect you, and also buy groceries, what's wrong?"

Xu Chengze glared at her, "You! You are so eloquent, how can you look like a maid? You don't even listen to my master!"

A-Lian smiled even more happily, "Master, you are so young, what kind of a master is you? Besides, I'm eloquent, didn't I learn from you?"

Xu Chengze put on a straight face, "I'm young, and I'm also the head of the family, of course I'm the master."

"Aren't you afraid to call yourself old?"

"It's better to be old, those people in the province think I'm young and easy to bully."

Yi Na said coldly: "Who dares to bully you? I'm afraid they have no brains?"

Xu Chengze touched his nose, "Am I that good?"

Alian and Yi Na said in unison: "You have."

"hey-hey."

What should Xu Chengze do if he is suddenly a little proud?

But A-Lian and Yi Na were right, no one dared to bully him in the Inspectorate.Apart from his neatness in doing things, people can't find faults, Kong Qingshu's support for him, and the emperor's overt or secret preference, people dare not provoke him.

What's more, there is Wen Qun as a role model.From the very beginning, Wen Qun found Xu Chengze disliked, and Yan Zheng secretly ordered him to target him everywhere, but in the end, Xu Chengze found a fault and asked the emperor to punish him.

Now, the entire Inspectorate is wary of him, even Ji Yutang keeps him at arm's length.However, the days of being collectively isolated are not so easy.

Of course, Xu Chengze didn't care, as long as he could do things for the emperor, he didn't care about other people or things.

After walking for a long time, feeling a little hungry, Xu Chengze raised his eyes and saw the plaque of Zuixian Tower.I haven't been here for several days, so it's good to go in and see Brother Ruyi, and invite two female bodyguards to dinner by the way.