Nine thousand years old [rebirth]

Xue Shu was summoned to Qianqing Palace.

The hall was burning with ambergris, and the rich fragrance filled the air. Emperor Longfeng was leaning on the Arhat bed, and two young court ladies were kneeling beside him and beating his legs.

Seeing Xue Shu coming in, Emperor Longfeng raised his eyes to look at him: "This time you went to Tianjin Wei with the prince to investigate the case, what did you gain?"

He asked this question tactfully, but both of them knew that Xue Shu's trip was to act as the emperor's eyes and ears to control the prince.

Xue Shu gave a brief account of his trip to Tianjin Wei, and took out a copy of the confiscated accounts from his sleeve and presented them: "This is the confiscated account, please read it over, Your Majesty. The confiscated matter was handled by the minister himself, and the criminals and their family members have been interrogated one by one. , to ensure that there is no hidden omission."

Emperor Longfeng flipped through the account book, looked at the number on it and nodded in satisfaction: "That's right."

He sent Xue Shu to Tianjin Wei, first to guard against the prince, and second, to try him.

Such a young eunuch who is quite capable and has not yet established a foundation in the palace is exactly what he needs.People like Gao Xian and Gao Yuan have been with him for a long time, and their hearts have become big and wild.He was not old yet, so he hurriedly started to make friends with the prince, and he really thought he didn't know.

The promotion of Xue Shu now is just a wake-up call for these people.

Emperor Longfeng put the account books aside, squinted his eyes and looked at Xue Shu: "You came just in time, I just couldn't make up my mind about something, and I wanted to find someone to ask."

"I will tell you everything I know." Xue Shu bowed his head.

Emperor Longfeng told him about the debate in his study just now: "You have been to Tianjin Wei, what do you think of this strategy of punishing crimes with money?"

Xue Shu thought for a while and said: "Since we can pay several times the fine, the family must still have more money."

He didn't say who was right and who was wrong, but he said it in Emperor Longfeng's heart.

Several times the fine sounds like a lot, but for those wealthy businessmen and families in the south, it is nothing more than a drop in the bucket.I have heard that the wealthy families in the south are extravagant, and the combined wealth of those big rats may be more abundant than the national treasury.

Emperor Longfeng's heart suddenly became biased again.But he didn't show it, and continued: "If we really investigate, those wine bags and rice bags in the court are really useless. Besides, if we really go to war, I'm afraid many people will be beheaded..." He sighed: "The world is afraid Say I'm cruel."

"According to my observations during this trip, Fang Yushi is upright and upright, and he is very familiar with the salt administration, and even the prince has a lot to rely on." Xue Shu did not shy away from it, but faced Emperor Longfeng's temptation directly: "It's just that Mr. Fang is a literati. If you don't have the strength to restrain a chicken, your majesty can send Dongchang Jinyi guards to frighten you. If you come to the south, who would dare to cause chaos? The rebellious ministers will use heavy punishments, and your majesty will clean up the filth and clean up the salt administration. Will it be said to be cruel? If there are such rumors, I am afraid that there are villains who are treacherous."

His words won Emperor Longfeng's heart.

Emperor Longfeng became more and more satisfied, but he still had some doubts: "Your opinion is similar to that of the prince. Tianjin Wei has been together for nearly a month. What do you think of the prince?"

"I don't dare to talk about His Highness the Crown Prince." Xue Shu folded his hands and lowered his eyes, using the shadows to hide the anger in his eyes: "But I have something to report to His Majesty, which is related to His Highness the Crown Prince."

"Oh? Let's hear it." Emperor Longfeng sat up slightly, with a look of interest on his face.

Xue Shu then told him about the battle against the pirates at Dagukou.

"In the battle of Dagukou that day, the prince did not report to the Ministry of War, but directly sent a letter to Xiao Tongguang, the commander of Guangning Guard, and dispatched thousands of people to help Tianjin Guard. Later, the prince took down the pirates and counted the stolen goods, but the prince did not let the minister handle it. Two warships with [-] materials and three cargo ships with [-] materials, the goods on them were divided between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Commander Xiao."

According to the law of Dayan, these stolen goods should also be registered and filled into the national treasury.

It's just that the defense station suffered a lot from fighting pirates, and it has almost become a routine to supplement with the seizure of stolen goods.The entire imperial court turned a blind eye to this, and it has always been the case that the people do not raise officials and do not investigate.

Now that Xue Shu reported it, Emperor Longfeng only felt that although he didn't understand the key points, but such a trivial matter could be reported to him, it showed that he and the prince didn't get along very well this month.

In other words, he was not won over by the prince.

Emperor Longfeng immediately felt relieved, and said: "Although the prince's move is not in accordance with the regulations, it is not too much."

Seeing that he didn't care, Xue Shu bowed his head and said nothing more.

Emperor Longfeng liked his pace of advance and retreat more and more, so he did not hesitate to give him some sweets: "You go to Tianjin Wei for one month, and I see that the system of the West Factory is lax and the staff is lazy. Zhao Youwen, the admiral of the West Factory, is not young. I'm afraid it's a lack of motivation. In the future, the West Factory will need to rely on you."

The West Factory has been abandoned for many years, and what Emperor Longfeng said now is tantamount to reusing the West Factory.

Xue Shu was not overjoyed, but thanked him very calmly.

He said again, "I have one more thing to report to His Majesty."

"Say."

"When I ordered people to check the accounts, the total amount of gold and silver objects confiscated was more than 200 million taels, but the deficit dealt with by Fang Yushi was as high as more than [-] million taels. In order to find out the flow of the balance, the minister brought the The criminal Wan Youliang and others learned through interrogation that during the past two years, Wan Youliang would send tribute to Chen He, the servant of the household department, in the name of "Bing Jing Charcoal Respect" every season, with a total amount of [-] million taels. There are also some that have flowed to other places, and the ministers have listed the list, please look over it, Your Majesty."

He took out a list from his sleeve and submitted several correspondences.

The letter was naturally forged by the old Taoist priest.It has to be said that the old Taoist's forgery skills are superb, even if he compares the dossier with Chen He's handwriting and seal, he can't see any difference.

After reading it, Emperor Longfeng reprinted the letter on the case table, and said angrily: "Go, take all these people down. Let me interrogate them carefully! A servant of the household department took 200 million taels of bribes in two years. What a shame! How courageous!"

After receiving his order, Xue Shu bowed and curled his lips imperceptibly: "Yes. The West Factory is short of manpower. Is it possible that I seconded people from the Four Guards Camp and Jinyiwei?"

Emperor Longfeng naturally didn't bother to care about these trivial matters, he waved his hand and said, "It's up to you."

Xue Shu took the order, then bowed and retreated.

When walking to the gate of the hall, he met Gao Xian, the palm print eunuch.Gao Xian looked at him with a half-smile: "Officer Xue is young, so don't be too greedy to chew on, but support yourself."

Xue Shu glanced at him coldly, didn't speak to him, and strode away.

Seeing that his arrogance was so arrogant, Gao Xian lowered his face and looked at his back with gloomy eyes.

At this time, in Kunning Palace, Yin Chengyu was talking to Empress Yu.

Empress Yu was not yet confinement, she was recuperating in the warm pavilion, and the newborn Yin Chengyu was placed in the small wooden bed next to her.

Yin Chengyu teased Yin Chengyu while talking to Empress Yu.

After a few days, the little baby has grown a little, its body is round, its skin is pink and tender, and its eyes are wide open like obsidian.Yin Chengyu teased him with his fingers, and he stretched out his arms like lotus root joints to grab them.

Yin Chengyu's previous gloom and hostility completely dissipated, and the corner of his mouth curled into a faint smile.

When Yin Chengyan returned to the palace in the previous life, he was already six years old.

When he was just born, he was taken away from the palace by Mother Zhao, and lived incognito in a remote countryside.Zhao Mama fled in a hurry at that time, and didn't bring much money with her. She raised him by doing embroidery work, starching and washing clothes for others.

Yin Chengyu grew up in the countryside until he was six years old, and he couldn't even read a few words.And because orphans and widows in the countryside are always bullied by others, their temper has become surly and extreme.

At that time, he was already in poor health. In order to make Yin Chengyu grow into a qualified prince as soon as possible, he was determined to punish him severely with a ruler, and then he regained his temper.

It's just that he has no chance to see what he looks like when he grows up.

Fortunately, in the next life, with the protection of him and his mother, Yin Chengyu no longer has to suffer from being displaced.

Yin Chengyu took his finger out of Yin Chengyu's mouth, wiped it clean with a handkerchief, and asked about the full moon banquet.

Empress Yu said: "The full moon banquet is scheduled to be on the fifth day of April. Keep everything simple. I heard that there is little rain in various places this spring, and some places have been plagued by locusts. I will send someone to the relief hall for the money I saved. It will be for your brother." Accumulate blessings."

"That's fine." Yin Chengyu frowned when he thought of the disaster reported next, and sat at Empress Yu's place for a while, then returned to Ciqing Palace.

After Xue Shu came out of Qianqing Palace, he went to visit the leader of the Imperial Horse Supervisor.

With Xue Shu's relationship, Wei Xihe has already experienced his identity, took his identity badge, and entered the palace smoothly.It's just that he was ill and couldn't walk in front of the imperial court, so Xue Shu brought him back to Xichang directly, and he will be in charge of the prison in Xichang in the future.

After the people were settled, it was getting late, so Xue Shu rested in Xichang.

He habitually wanted to light Xuelingmei to help him fall asleep, but then he thought that the scent might attract people's attention, so he restrained himself, only pressed the veil under the pillow, tossed and turned for a while before falling asleep.

I saw Yin Chengyu again in the dream, but this time it was different from tossing and turning between the beds in the past, it was another scene.

Yin Chengyu was dressed in coarse linen that did not match him, and sat silently on the porch with a very indifferent expression.His face was still morbidly pale, and his rosy lips were bloodless in the past. After coughing twice, he turned his face to Zheng Duobao who was beside him and said: "The wall fell and everyone pushed it, the tree fell and the monkeys scattered. Now I am gone." It is human nature for them to be so unreliable.”

Zheng Duobao said angrily: "But back then—"

"What are you talking about now?" Yin Chengyu raised his hand to interrupt him, coughed twice, and said in a flat tone: "No one else can be trusted, so don't think about it anymore. As long as I don't die for a day, there will always be a chance to turn around. "

Zheng Duobao wanted to say something more, but held back.He turned his head and secretly wiped away his tears, and said in a choked voice, "Then I'll make medicine for His Highness."

Yin Chengyu said "um", without looking back, and continued to sit on the porch.

The bleak autumn wind rolled up the fallen leaves and swirled past.His long hair was untied, fluttering in the wind, and there was only desolation and loneliness in his warm eyes.

Xue Shu wanted to get close to him, but when he moved his footsteps, he woke up.

Only those pair of desolate eyes still remained in his mind, making his heart clenched into a ball, sour and unspeakable.

Even though he knew it was just a dream, Xue Shu still couldn't control his hostility when he recalled it.

Such a man of gold and jade shouldn't be sitting on the porch in desolation.

He should sit on the high hall, unparalleled in dignity, and be worshiped by thousands of people.

Something surged in his heart, and he suddenly longed to see Yin Chengyu.

But the palace is not as numerous as Tianjin Wei's, and his current status is even more inconvenient for him to enter and leave the East Palace.

Getting up to check the missing time, Xue Shu found that it was not yet three o'clock.After staring at Leng Yue outside the window for a long time, she quietly left the West Factory and headed towards Ciqing Palace.

He didn't show up, but avoided the patrolling guards and found Yin Chengyu's bedroom.

What surprised him was that the lights in the dormitory were still on, the windows were half open, and the candle flames danced in the breeze.

Xue Shu changed to a big tree facing the window to hide, and he could clearly see the figure before the case was buried.

Yin Chengyu was wearing a black cross-collar gown, with his long hair half draped behind his back. He was flipping through the files and letters, taking a pen to make notes from time to time.

In the occasionally raised eyebrows and eyes, there is a clear breeze and bright moon, not stained with years of frost and snow.

The hostility in his heart dissipated, and Xue Shu hid among the trees, quietly watching him handle his official duties.

No matter how long Yin Chengyu was busy, he watched it for as long as possible.

By the time of the fourth watch, Yin Chengyu was still holding on without resting, and most of the files and letters piled up on the table had been processed.

He seemed to be a little tired, he raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose, but accidentally fell asleep with his forehead propped up, the long hair behind him slipped down to his chest, his delicate face was hidden in the shadows, only his delicate chin was exposed.

Xue Shu looked at it for a while, and saw that no one came in to wait for him to rest, so he guessed that he had specifically told him not to disturb him.

So my heart was about to move.

He waited patiently for a while, seeing that Yin Chengyu still hadn't woken up, he finally couldn't hold back, stepped on the shadow of the cold moon, and sneaked into the bedroom without a sound.

People who are asleep are unaware of this.

Xue Shu walked behind him, leaned over and stared at him deeply, as if wanting to engrave him in his eyes.After a long while, he stretched out his hand and hugged him horizontally.

His movements were very light, and he didn't wake up the person in his arms.

But the fast beating heart was screaming crazily, and the blood was rushing like a river, making his whole body hot.

But he didn't make any changes. Instead, he held the person in his arms firmly and walked towards the Babu bed in the inner room step by step.

When putting the man on the bed, Xue Shu felt a strong reluctance in his heart, as if somewhere in his heart was finally filled, another hole was dug out.

He tensed his jaw, and retracted his hand little by little under the order of reason.But because of the roar of the beast in his heart, he grabbed his wrist and lingered.

In the tense body, rationality and bestiality are pulling.

Just when he was hesitating, the long and slender hand he was holding suddenly moved——

Yin Chengyu held his wrist with his backhand, sat up with his strength, squinted at him, and showed no emotion on his face: "Bold thief, sneaked into the East Palace late at night, what is your intention?"

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