Cheng Ping's legacy

The harem and court halls were all stirred up, but the East Palace was completely clean.

In addition to the osmanthus trees, many peaches, plums, and crabapples were planted outside the Gui Palace. When the flowers are in bloom, the warm wind blows and the flowers fall.

Xuanyuan Mian was playing chess with Pei Xingzhi, Xuanyuan Mian seemed to be restless, even if Pei Xingzhi deliberately kept his clumsiness, most of his sunspots were still swallowed up.

"Why is Your Highness worried?" Pei Xingzhi asked in a low voice, glancing at his expression.

Xuanyuan Mian didn't hide it any more, just picked up a sunspot to play with, and didn't drop any more.

"But it's about the noble concubine?" Pei Xingzhi had been working as an aide in the East Palace for some time, so he knew that Xuanyuan Mian was friendly with the King Yong brothers, and even treated Concubine Lin Guifei preferentially.

Xuanyuan Mian shook his head: "The Cainu case...the criminal officer will do his best to investigate, and it will be done impartially, there is no difficulty."

Pei Xingzhi frowned: "If you pull a hair and move your whole body, people in the world often think that boudoir girls are useless, but they are just playthings. If you say something rebellious, even if you are a wise and mighty sage, isn't it born by a boudoir girl? Even if you are a sage, Isn't it very kind to the Dugu family?"

Xuanyuan Mian smiled: "Gu used to follow Yafu in disguise, and heard a saying among the people, which is very interesting. It is said that 'after the death of the aunt, the aunt and uncle will be married from generation to generation'. It can be seen that the mother's natal family should not be underestimated. .”

Pei Xingzhi said yes, and heard Xuanyuan Mian say: "No matter how this matter is convicted, the position of imperial concubine... I am afraid Lin will not be able to sit anymore. As for Jin'er..."

Xuanyuan Mian smiled, and said slyly: "You said that you asked him to use the position of mother concubine in exchange for the status of his sweetheart's wife, how do you think he would choose?"

Pei Xingzhi also said with a smile: "Since His Highness wants to set up this bet with the humble minister, there must be something to win?"

"Oh?" Xuanyuan Mian looked at him sideways and settled down, "I don't know what Pei Qing is asking for?"

Pei Xingzhi looked down and saw that his two long dragon tails had been cut off at the waist, and he was at the end of his life. He laughed and said, "I see that Your Highness is unhappy, so I accompany you to take care of yourself every step of the way. Unexpectedly, His Highness took advantage of you."

"If you intend to lose, Guzi will not stop you. Well, if you lose this bet, Pei Qing, you will leave Beijing to find a great talent for Guzi. It must be an ambitious young talent. Let him Go to Longxi alone to open up the western frontier. In the future, Liangzhou will set up a capital protection mansion, and the imperial court will be able to handle it with ease."

Pei Xingzhi responded simply: "No, if Your Highness loses... I wrote a pamphlet earlier, and it will be published soon. I would like to ask Your Highness to write the preface in person."

Xuanyuan Mian looked at him indiscriminately, and smiled slowly: "It seems that Pei Qing thinks that Gu must lose in this round."

"Don't you think so yourself, Your Highness?" Pei Xingzhi smiled gently.

Xuanyuan Mian shook his head, and threw the sunspots in his hand back into the bowl, "This gamble seems meaningless, so how about this, as long as you guess Gu's intentions, Gu will allow you."

Pei Xingzhi waved his hand, and Huai En led the waiter to retreat: "Your Highness talks about the skills of a country, and the world is like chess. In my humble opinion, Your Highness is best at taking advantage of the situation and acting with strength. This time the noble concubine involved I don't know if His Royal Highness expected the case of picking a girl, but it gave His Royal Highness a good opportunity. His Royal Highness King Yong valued love over profit, and he might not be willing to give up the position of biological mother and noble concubine for Na Jinshe, but he would definitely be willing to abandon the prince for his mother... Lord."

Xuanyuan Zhaomin has four sons in total, apart from the prince Xuanyuanmian, there is only one prince, Prince Yong, and the other two sons are heirs.His Majesty Suai's youngest son is clever and cute, and he is always accompanied by him for drinking, feasting and traveling. On the contrary, the prince seems to be quite distant because of his involvement in political affairs.Originally, Lin Zhaoyi's mother was in charge of Fengyin with her son as precious, and Prince Yong's uncle was even a minister, with a high position and authority. Xuanyuan Mian's fear was justified.

Xuanyuan Mian raised the corners of his mouth: "Jin'er is getting older, and there will only be more and more people with ulterior motives around him. I heard that his cousin Lin Ze actually persuaded him to set up a Huixian residence in the palace, saying that he was imitating Lord Xinling. ... If you don't punish Lin Shi this time, Jin'er will not be strong-willed, and I'm afraid he will be tricked into going astray by them."

"Your Highness, being filial and sincere is a blessing in the world." Pei Xingzhi complimented.

Xuanyuan Mian smiled wryly: "I'm afraid few people will believe Gu's heart for Jin'er. Even at this moment, I'm afraid you are only pretending that Gu is a hypocrite, right? If Yi Huan..."

Pei Xingzhi caught a glimpse of the melancholy in his eyes, and tentatively said: "Your Highness will make a move in the future, do you want to inform Master Qin?"

"It's just a matter of thinking about it. It's not easy to change the title of king. Not to mention that the emperor will not agree, Gu actually can't let go of this heavy hand." Xuanyuan Mian watched the maid put away the chessboard with cold eyes, "Gu just wants to give King Yong would like to remind you, watch the government carefully, and experience it for a few years, don't be deceived by those villains with ulterior motives. What's more, even if Yihuan doesn't know Gu's intentions, he still believes in being a lonely person."

"I still don't know one thing," Pei Xingzhi said again, "Who is the mastermind of this case of picking girls?"

The expression on Xuanyuan Mian's face was gloomy: "Then I have to ask the Ministry of Punishment."

On the other end, Qin Pei resigned from the Ministry of Education in a muddleheaded manner, full of the warnings from his mentor just now—withdraw immediately and don't intervene in the case.

Not only that, Zhao Zixi also personally wrote a letter to Wang Shangshu. Qin Pei wanted to ask again, but it was obvious that his face was frozen, so he had no choice but to swallow his stomach full of questions.

After all, this matter involves foreigners, so it is really inappropriate to ask again.

Four years ago, the Turks were destroyed by Marquis Jiawu. It is said that the remnants of King Zuoxian had fled to Mobei, where he set up a royal court again.

The imperial court originally wanted to lead its troops to exterminate it, but was dissuaded by Xuanyuan Mian, who had not yet supervised the country at that time.The reason for the East Palace is that the war in the world has not stopped for ten years. Although it is not to the point of belligerence, it still recruits civilians every year.The news that the remnants of the Turks set up a royal court again and welcome a new king has not yet been confirmed to be true. Even if it is true, the Turks are now far away in Mobei, and they cannot harass the border for the time being.Therefore, it is better to rest and recuperate, to raise the strength of the people, while sending people to unite the countries in the Western Regions, and to inquire about the whereabouts of the Turks, and when the time is right, they will be wiped out together.

At that time, there seemed to be endless debates in the court, especially the two clans of scholars and commoners were the most fierce.Thinking about it, which of the big families is not a thousand hectares of fertile land, and many of the recruited civilians are their tenants, and the resumption of the war is of course not good for them; , That is, throwing pens into the army, making military exploits, if there is no war, how can they make meritorious deeds?

It is also true that, compared to the gentry's attitude toward the East Palace, the officials of the Han clan still have a little wait-and-see attitude towards the prince. Although His Majesty is dictatorial and the prince's position cannot be shaken, it is difficult to guarantee that there will always be some people who want to turn things around. In recent months, Yushitai The direction of the wind is evident.

Qin Pei frowned and said nothing, if it really had something to do with the Turks at this time, but after all the experiences, there might be some shocking conspiracy hidden, the purpose...

Looking towards the East Palace involuntarily, he saw that the towering eaves and beams were covered with clouds, and the wind and rain were about to come.