As soon as the New Year's Eve is over, the Master of the National Teacher will retreat and practice, but the news exchange has not stopped.As soon as the man calmed down, he began to think about the past year.

In the prisoner exchange case, He Jingzhong, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was dismissed from his post, thinking that he was a parent and son, and was relegated to Yuezhou as an internal official. He Wenxin followed the law to rectify the law;All officials involved in the case, including Zuo Cheng, Lang Zhong, and Wailang, from the Ministry of Punishment are all guilty of the same crime.

Although King Yu was not involved in anything, but among the six departments of the imperial court, he was able to handle these two with ease. He lost two ministers in one case. Apart from regretting and distressing, he hated Xie Yu to the bone.

Although it seems that the prince has been hit many times recently and the king is in high spirits, but with this case, the losses of both sides are not much different.On the prince's side, the mother and concubine were demoted, lost the court debate, lost the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Officials, and was moved to Guijia Palace by the left.

On King Yu's side, Duke Qing was brought down in the land invasion case, and the empress was even more coldly received in the palace, and now there is no Minister of Criminal Affairs and Minister of Officials.

People say that one is ebbing and the other is growing, but the strange thing is that these two people are fighting like a raging fire, and they are constantly disappearing, but no one has seen where they grow. At most, Yu Wang can be regarded as a little closer. It's just the relationship between Prince Mu's Mansion and Prince Jing.

But at this time, the crown prince and King Yu didn't have the time to calm down and settle accounts. They are now focusing all their energy on one thing, and that is how to fill the vacancies in the punishment department and the official department with their own people, and take ten thousand steps back. In other words, no one can let the other party's people get on.

The prince is currently thinking about it in Guijia Palace, and he dare not directly intervene in this matter, so he can only pretend to fight with others. It would be a lot of effort to only get [-] points, while Yu Wang took the position because the two former ministers who fell were recommended by him Yes, Emperor Liang is currently in a period of low evaluation of his ability to recognize people, and naturally he can't say that the wind is like the wind, and the rain is like the rain, so the two have been arguing for a long time, but they can't come to a result.

It's easy to say that the Ministry of Officials has just left a minister, and there is no problem with the operation of the organization for the time being, but the Ministry of Punishment has been boiled down by half, and it may be difficult to continue without a person in charge.

"Find a few trustworthy people and fill in the vacant seats."

"Yes."

Looking out the window, Mu Yanshan smiled. Mei Changsu didn't come well, but he came well.He could find out that the people in the previous six departments followed the two kings at his behest, but he couldn't find out that the people he valued were all his confidants.

It's great to replace all the useless people and replace the confidantes!

……

In the blink of an eye, Xiao Jingrui's birthday also arrived.

Mei Changsu sent Gong Yu to assassinate Xie Yu in advance, and the injured Gong Yu was rescued by Qin Banruo. Knowing the secret, it turned out that Gong Yu was the orphan of the killer Xie Yu sent to kill the child. King Yu was extremely happy when he knew the news. To trip Xie Yu is to break the crown prince's biggest arm.

King Yu hurried to find Mei Changsu, and Mei Changsu gave King Yu a plan.

Gong Yu also used Yan Yujin to come to Ningguo Hou's Mansion to celebrate Xiao Jingrui's birthday, Meng Zhi, Xia Dong, and Mei Changsu also came to Hou Mansion one after another.

On the other side, in the palace, Mu Yanshan was urgently recruited into the palace by the emperor.

"Today is that child Jingrui's birthday." The old emperor opened his cloudy eyes and looked at the bright moon outside the window.

Mu Yanshan walked over and saluted slightly, "Yes. In addition, the Southern Chu Mission has entered Beijing, and I'm afraid they will visit Ningguohou's Mansion tonight. What happened more than ten years ago may be revealed tonight. When the minister heard the news, , Nan Chu and his party have already entered the capital, so it is not convenient to do anything."

"Forget it, let's expose it. That girl in Liyang did it herself, so I can't control it anymore." Emperor Liang stood up and handed the soldier talisman to Mu Yanshan, and a trace of ruthlessness flashed in his cloudy eyes, "Go and thank you." Yu's military power is taken back, remember, it must be justified."

Mu Yanshan's eyes flashed, and she took the military talisman, "Yes." It doesn't matter how indulgent Xie Yu's work is, the emperor's suspicions have been there since the moment he bestowed the military power, including herself.Xie Yu's mistake was that he joined the prince's party.Before His Majesty died, he went to stand in line with heavy soldiers in his hands. His Majesty wanted to make an example to others.

This night is destined to be full of turmoil.

During the meeting, the Southern Chu Mission came to visit suddenly, and Yue Xiuze wanted to challenge Zhuo Dingfeng. Face-to-face challenge is the rule of the world, and Zhuo Dingfeng was forced to agree.Xia Dong and Meng Zhi also secretly observed Zhuo Dingfeng's sword edge to see if he was the one who killed the waiter.

During the competition, Zhuo Dingfeng stopped in time, and the last clue was broken.

On Yuwang's side, check out the government soldiers and prepare to surround Ningguohou's residence.

On the way, a Princess of Southern Chu, called Brother Xiao Jingrui, exposed Xiao Jingrui's identity. Princess Liyang couldn't accept it for a while, recalling the past, she burst into tears.

"Mother, is what they said true?" Xiao Jingrui couldn't believe it, he didn't believe his own background, he was actually a child of Nan Chu, couldn't believe it, and knelt on the ground.

Gong Yu laughed at himself, "It turns out that this is how the murder of our family came about." His tone was filled with endless hatred, and he explained the story of the year to the people present at the top of his voice.

Xie Yu became furious and stationed troops in the mansion. Such a scandal made him decide to kill everyone present. The Xie Zhuo family was doomed to turn against each other and become enemies.

"Master Xie, are you going to kill the woman or me!" Zhuo Dingfeng has devoted himself to Xie Yu for more than 20 years, but today he wants to kill himself, it is really amazing.

"The ancestors of this dynasty said that those involved in demons should be killed immediately. This demon girl is in my mansion, using qin music to confuse and confuse people. Brother Zhuo, this is my waiting mansion, and I have the responsibility to exterminate witches." Today It is destined that you will not be allowed to leave the Houfu.

"Responsibility for exterminating witches? Where did Xiehou put this seat?" Mu Yanshan's eyes were cold, and her voice was like the cold wind of the twelfth lunar month, piercing to the bone.As he spoke, he threw away the people who were blocking his way, and behind him was a large number of elite soldiers.

Xie Yu didn't expect Mu Yanshan to come here at all, although he was nervous, but he had to do it now, he gritted his teeth and said, "My lord, if you lead troops into my Ningguohou's mansion in the middle of the night, aren't you afraid that I will sue the Holy Majesty? !"

Mu Yanshan smiled slightly, "Why are you still alive to meet the emperor?"

Immediately, his voice frightened the entire army, "Ningguo Marquis Xie Yu secretly stationed troops in the mansion with the intention of plotting rebellion. I respectfully follow the holy order to take back Ningguo Marquis Xie Yu's military power, deprive him of his title, put him in prison, and wait for his punishment!"

"The soldiers of Xie Yu's mansion listened to the order, unleashed their weapons, and retreated to the camp." Shouted outside the door.

"Tonight is finally over, everything should be over." Mei Changsu muttered to himself in a daze.

"Ninghou Lord, please!" Mu Yanshan smiled slightly, Xie Yu was unarmed by the soldiers before Xie Yu could react, and escorted out of Ningguohou's mansion.

"My lord, please stay!" Princess Liyang bowed her head and saluted, her tears fell down the grass, she raised her sleeve to wipe it off, then looked around, and said, "I have something to say to Xie Yu, may my lord wait for a while? "

Mu Yanshan remained silent, and waved her hands to let the soldiers go down, as if she had acquiesced.Princess Liyang patted Xiao Jingrui's hand, left him where he was, walked slowly to Xie Yu, and signaled him to follow her.

The two turned to the other side of the rockery together. After avoiding everyone's eyes, Princess Liyang looked directly into her husband's eyes and said in a low voice: "I saw that you are so aggressive, and you have to take such risks. If you kill someone by killing your mouth, you will guess what you have committed, which is beyond what the eldest princess can undo. May I ask, what will happen once you are convicted of the crime?"

"People die and lose their reputation. I'm afraid Xie's hereditary title is gone."

Princess Liyang stared at him and sighed softly: "If the matter has come to this point, the father-in-law and mother-in-law know about it, and the ancestors of the Xie family know about it, what will they think..."

Xie Yu sneered: "Winning the king and defeating the bandit has been common since ancient times. How could the ancestors not know it?"

"Didn't you ever think about trying your best to keep Xie's lintel from getting dusty?"

This time Xie Yu quickly understood what she meant, his heart twisted, and he gritted his teeth secretly. "The meritorious service of the Xie family, the name of the past dynasties, can it be destroyed in one go?"

Princess Liyang's eyes were serious, and she handed the long sword in her hand to her husband, "This is the only thing I can do for you and the Xie family. Since you have failed tonight and have no way out, you might as well die Be straightforward, so as not to lose the heroic spirit of the Xie family."

Xie Yu looked blank, and murmured, "As long as I die, will everything be all right?"

"At least, I won't let it come to the surface of the lake. King Yu is just a political enemy, not an enemy. He just wants you to fall, and he doesn't have to pull out the entire Xie family. I will ask Brother Huang to allow me to become a monk. , took the children to leave the capital and go back to seclusion in the beneficiary. In this way, Prince Yu will not waste his time on us any more." Princess Liyang's expression was gloomy, and her eyes were filled with desolation, "I can't protect your life, but at least I can Protect your reputation. If you feel lonely under the spring, then I will come to accompany you after I settle the children, okay?"

Her face was slightly upturned, and under the dim moonlight, she could see the tears from the corners of her eyes seeping down the star-spotted sideburns and dripping all the way to her ears.

Xie Yu suddenly stretched out his arms, pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly, kissed her ear, and said in a low voice: "Li Yang, no matter what you think, I really like you..." Princess Li Yang held her tightly He closed his eyes tightly, but couldn't stop the tears flowing.

For more than 20 years, she has never responded to her husband's tenderness once, but at this moment, she put her hands around his waist.

Unfortunately, after a short hug, Xie Yu slowly pushed her away, as well as the long sword in her hand. "Xie Yu..."

"I'm sorry, Liyang," Xie Yu's face was hidden in the shadows, and he couldn't see clearly, "I don't want to die yet, I haven't reached the point where I have nowhere to go... Let the wind and waves that should be on the lake turn upside down Come on, if you don't fight until the last moment, who knows what the outcome will be? At worst, you lose cleanly, so what if you lose Xie's family lintel? When a person dies, there is really nothing... Even if I want to die, the last At least, I want to let myself die willingly!"

Regarding Xie Yu's answer, Princess Liyang's expression was a bit complicated, as if she was disappointed, but also relieved.In other words, even she herself was confused and didn't know what to do.

Xie Yu stroked her hair tenderly, turned around and walked out of the rockery first, and walked towards King Yu in a fairly steady pace. His eyes passed by the Zhuo family on the way, but he didn't stop, and walked straight to Mu Yanshan, sharply Looking at her with eyes, some meaning is unclear.

Mu Yanshan glanced coldly, and said coldly, "The Southern Chu Mission shouldn't be staying in the guild hall, why did they come to Ningguohou's Mansion?"

The people of Chu believed in the art of divination and devouring stars. A certain Emperor of Chu once abdicated and let the crown prince ascend the throne early because of the appearance of Ziwei's invasion of the emperor's star. Pulling Yu Wennian, he explained: "My lord, we are here only for the grievances and grievances of the past few years, and we have no other intentions."

"It's so good." Mu Yanshan nodded slightly, and said loudly, "Come here, take Princess Nanchu back to the guild hall, and send someone to take care of her."

Yu Wenxuan had been waiting outside the gate of the mansion, staying with the officers and soldiers of the patrol battalion who had the most unknown situation tonight, and was watched suspiciously all the time, but he seemed to be very stable and content.Hearing the order of the national teacher, he walked in immediately, and after saluting, he took away Yu Wennian who kept crying.

At this moment, the eldest princess also came over, leaning on her son's arm with a tired face, and softly asked him to accompany her to live in the princess mansion for a few days.

Xiao Jingrui answered with his head down, knelt down on the spot, and kowtowed deeply three times to the Zhuo couple, without saying a word, which caused Mrs. Zhuo to burst into tears, almost choking on tears.

Mu Yanshan took Xie Yu away, Yan Yujin was taken home by Yan Que, Xia Chun also came to pick up Xia Dong.Mei Changsu and Meng Zhi walked slowly in the corridor and met Xia Dong. "This night has always passed, but I don't know why, I always feel like being treated as a pawn. Commander Meng, what do you think?"

"I'm fine!" Commander Meng looked blank, and he had to say that Commander Meng was cute and silly.

"This illustrious and prestigious Yipinhou's Mansion may come to an end tonight." It was true even more so.

The next day, Meng Zhi was summoned by the national teacher to the mansion early in the morning, and he knelt at the door for a long while before being invited in.

The national teacher was dressed in a frosty white brocade robe, and her whole body was wrapped in a cold color; she raised her eyes slightly, and there were two dim rays of light in her eyes as deep as an ancient well, and there was an undeniable indifference in her plain eyes.

"General Meng, have you arranged a hunting session at the Jinxie paddock the next day?"

"Yes. It's the last spring hunt of the year."

Mu Yanshan squinted her eyes, and said in a cold voice: "Your Majesty will definitely invite the Dachu Mission to participate in this meeting. You can arrange it with King Jing and find a chance to suppress Yu Wenxuan, so that he won't think that I am a big Liang. The generals in the court are all powerful people like Xie Yu, who are born with wolfish ambitions for no reason."

Meng Zhi's heart trembled slightly, but he still nodded, "I obey."

Mu Yanshan waved him to stand up, and the servants immediately brought tea. The two sat down and drank together. Mu Yanshan's eyes revealed a look of worry, "Emperor Chu is in his prime. There are no major troubles except for the conflict between Burmese and Yi. But if my government continues to fight like this, once the threat to the powerful neighbors weakens, I am afraid that there will inevitably be a day when people will covet me."

Meng Zhi laughed cheerfully, patted himself on the shoulder vigorously, and assured him proudly, "Don't worry, my lord, King Jing and I are on the hunting ground, we must show our military might to open Yu Wenxuan's horizons, go back Stay in the south honestly for a few years. Besides, there is still Princess Nihuang in the south."

"It's always good to plan ahead and not leave hidden thorns. If Da Chu is more afraid, Daliang will be safer." Mu Yanshan swallowed a sip of tea, "A few days ago, I sent someone to check in your imperial army. That's right. Now that Xie Yu is in prison, and the patrol battalion in the capital is uncontrolled, you can help take care of it for a while, and make a decision after this seat discusses it with His Majesty."

"No problem, but my lord, please hurry up, I can't see it." He was originally going to protect the safety of the palace, and now he added a capital, neither of which is easy to do.

"Then you come up with an idea for me, whoever controls it is better."

Meng Zhi scratched his head, and thought to himself: I'm not going to be fooled by you. "How dare I come up with ideas casually, if I'm not careful, King Yu and the crown prince will tear me apart."

"What do you think of Prince Jing?" The national teacher was still indifferent just now, but hearing Meng Zhi's words, he couldn't help but smile slightly, and looked at him with cold eyes like frost and snow, "Don't worry, I must listen to the truth."

"He is a general."

"Gone?"

"Gone."

Well, Mu Yanshan didn't intend to ask anything from him at first, because she knew that before Mei Changsu had time to explain to Meng Zhi about the patrol camp, Meng Zhi was called over by herself.

"Recently, you should pay more attention to the protection of the capital. Although King Yu is in charge of the envoy's entry into the capital, you should also take care of it. Be sure to protect its safety. No one can have accidents in Daliang."

Meng Zhi nodded, he knew this in his heart.

"For Spring Hunting, the elite of the Forbidden Army must be dispatched with all departments. You must find a reliable person for the connection between the hunting ground and Gyeonggi. This year is an eventful autumn. The Spring Hunting is related to the safety of the emperor's relatives, so you should worry about it."

"Yes."

After sending Meng Zhi away, Mu Xuan took the black and embroidered cloak from the servant and put it on for Mu Yanshan, and stood aside respectfully, without interrupting Mu Yanshan's meditation.

With Yu Wang's cooperation, the matter was handled very quickly. On the third day, Xie Yu was imprisoned, and the whole court was shaken.

The collapse of a first-rank military marquis in an instant is considered a major case in recent years anyway.But to the surprise of some people who didn't know the inside story, neither Yuwang's side who cooperated with the case nor the prince's side who tried their best to protect him did not request a joint trial. This procedure should have been necessary in the first place.

Therefore, Xie Yu's case was indeed left to Emperor Liang alone to decide by the State Teacher's rectification, and no foreign minister was allowed to intervene openly.

Under such circumstances, Xie Qi's funeral was delayed accordingly.After a few small and low-key ceremonies, her coffin was parked in a quiet clean room in the Shanggu Temple in the west of Beijing, with an ever-burning lamp, waiting for her husband-in-law to pick her up and move her into the Zhuo family's ancestral grave.Xiao Jingrui's injuries hadn't healed yet, so he struggled to help his younger sister's coffin.Princess Liyang has asked her to become a monk and live in seclusion in the ancient temple to keep incense for her daughter.

Even Li Yang, who has experienced the ups and downs of life, can't bear the repeated blows in the past few days, and his illness is getting worse.And because he couldn't rest in rest, Xiao Jingrui's injury didn't get better.

Therefore, it was Xie Bi who had to grit his teeth and gather his spirits, and started to deal with some affairs again, taking care of his sick mother and his injured brother.

Xie Xu, who was studying at Songshan Academy, was shocked by the great changes in his family at this time, but he was not allowed to return to Beijing because Princess Liyang personally wrote a letter, and his teacher, Mr. Mo Shan, was entrusted by Mei Changsu to keep him, so there was no able to come back.

Disturbed by all these annoyances, Emperor Liang still went to the Jinxie paddock for spring hunting according to the original arrangement. Ten pieces, one handle of jade ruyi, and Meng Zhi also got some pearls and shells as rewards.

The prince and King Yu who returned empty-handed couldn't help feeling a little sour, but one relied on his status as the crown prince, and the other thought that the reward he had received in the past was far more than this, and wanted to show friendship and magnanimity, so he didn't show anything on his face. Prepare gifts, go to congratulate King Jing for his bravery, and save face for Daliang.

Some officials followed suit and naturally came to give gifts one after another.

King Jing only accepted the gift list from a few princes, saying it was "a gift from a brother but not a friend", and returned the gift according to the order, while the gifts from other courtiers declined one by one. Would like to talk more.

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