Nine thousand years old [rebirth]

Xue Shu didn't prevent him from waking up suddenly. Facing those looking eyes, his body froze at first, then quickly got up calmly, lowered his head and said: "I had a nightmare, so I want to come and see Your Highness."

When being picked up, Yin Chengyu actually woke up with a start.Continue to pretend to be asleep, just want to see what Xue Shu wants to do again.He didn't expect to get such an answer, and now it was Yin Chengyu himself who was surprised.

In the previous life, it was not uncommon for Xue Shu to sneak into his bedroom in the middle of the night like this, and the reasons were often strange, but the reason for "I had a nightmare and wanted to come to see His Highness" like today has never happened before.

Yin Chengyu originally wanted to make things difficult for him, but now that he was too straightforward, it didn't annoy him much.

There's even a hint of humor.

He let go of his hands, adjusted a comfortable posture and leaned back, resting his chin with his hands, looked at Xue Shu over and over again, with a slight smile on his lips: "What dream did you have? It has something to do with Gu?"

Recalling the scene in the dream, Xue Shu frowned, shook his head, and was unwilling to say.

"Dreams are always reversed. Speaking out will not only pollute His Highness's ears, but also be unlucky."

With him around for a day, how could His Highness be alone and helpless?

Yin Chengyu looked at him for a while, and saw that he was resisting, so he didn't force it anymore.He took out a soothing sachet from the side of the pillow and threw it to him, and said with a smile: "How grown up, I have come to seek orphans after having a nightmare. Take it and get out."

Seeing Xue Shu put the sachet into his bosom, he swept his eyes sideways, and said again: "If there is another time..."

Xue Shu lowered his head and waited for his next words, but he didn't hear the following words for a long time.He raised his eyes, but saw Yin Chengyu standing up and waving at him: "What are you doing here, when someone else comes in and sees you, you should go to the jail for a while."

He stepped on the soft carpet with bare feet, rang the bell in the house, and called for someone to come in and serve him.

Seeing this, Xue Shu had no choice but to turn out the window, and his figure quickly disappeared in the darkness.

Yin Chengyu looked at his disappearing back, then looked at the silent guards outside, and couldn't help frowning: "These imperial guards are really embarrassing."

Actually let Xue Shu come and go freely in the palace.

After speaking, I was stunned for a while, and I always felt that these words were a little familiar.

He thought about it carefully, and his face became ugly—this was also said by Xue Shu in his previous life.

Whenever Xue Shu sneaked into his bedroom late at night and woke him up, when faced with his questioning, he would always say calmly, "Your Highness, you can't blame our family, it's all because those imperial guards are so useless."

It is indeed trash, Yin Chengyu thought.

Zheng Duobao led the young eunuchs into the inner room, and saw Yin Chengyu's gloomy face.

"Your Highness, are you tired?" Zheng Duobao ordered someone to carry the hot water behind the screen, and extended his outer robe for him, leaving only his middle coat.

Yin Chengyu shook his head, chased away Xue Shu's shadow, and went to take a bath and rest.

Xue Shu didn't leave, he stayed outside for another midnight.

Looking at the little eunuchs in the bedroom carrying hot water in and out, he guessed that Yin Chengyu was taking a bath.After a while, the candlelight in the inner room went out, Zheng Duobao quietly exited, and closed the door.

Looking in the direction of the bedroom, he took out the sachet from his arms, put it on his nose and sniffed it.

The sachet is filled with calming herbs, which have a pleasant medicinal smell.But I don't know if it has been kept by the pillow for a long time, and it has been contaminated with the smell of Yin Chengyu, and there is also a faint smell of Xueling plum.

Xue Shu treasured the sachet away, and did not return to the West Factory until the night was about to subside, just in time for the patrolling guards to change their shifts.

He didn't rest, but changed into the crimson python robe bestowed by the emperor, took him to Weixi River, received another hundred rounds of service, and then went to Dashiyongfang.

——The Chen Mansion is in Dashiyongfang.

As soon as Dongfang showed a faint light, the vermilion lacquered gate of Chen's mansion was kicked open by the Xichang guards. The drowsy concierge came out to check the situation.Taking a deep breath, he turned around and was about to report to the inner courtyard.

Just after taking two steps, he was kicked from behind and fell to the ground.

Fan Yi gagged the doorman and looked at Xue Shu.

Xue Shu swept across the elegant and unique mansion, and said in a deep voice: "Bring Chen He over here and search."

In an instant, hundreds of soldiers split up and went to various courtyards.

Xue Shu sat down and waited on the chair brought by his subordinates, and Wei Xihe stood beside him.

But after a while, Chen He was dragged up from the concubine's bed, and his clothes were twisted and sent over.

As for the rest of the Chen family, they were kicked up one after another and rushed to the courtyard.

Chen He had seen the scene where the factory guard took people, but he never thought that he would end up like this one day.

He looked at Xue Shu who was very unfamiliar, and then looked at the clothes on the fan servants that were different from those of the Dongchang Jinyiwei. He held back his anger and said, "Who are you? You actually broke into the imperial court's mansion at night!"

Xue Shu looked at him coldly, but didn't speak.

Seeing this, Wei Xihe said: "The Xichang is acting on the orders of the emperor, Mr. Chen should save his tongue, and when he returns to the Xichang, there will be plenty of opportunities for you to speak up."

"Xichang?" Chen He was stunned for a moment, and then shouted: "I want to see Your Majesty, I want to see Your Majesty!"

Although he has passed the age of ears, his body is still very strong, and he struggled and twisted.

Seeing this, Wei Xihe sneered, and winked at the guards who were escorting him, and the guards stepped up their strength, pressing the man down on the ground with his head down.

How did Chen He suffer such humiliation, and immediately cursed.

Wei Xihe walked up to him with a limp, and looked down at him: "Your Excellency Chen, even if you scold him, you will have to return it when you return to the West Factory."

While talking, the factory guards who were searching around had already returned with the letters. Xue Shu took a look at them and got up: "Take them all back to the West Factory."

Hundreds of soldiers came quietly, but when they left, everyone knew about it.

Dashiyongfang lived in many court officials, and the distance between the residences is not too far, and the news of Chen's residence has already been spread.Neighbors left and right sent people to inquire, and when they heard that Xichang was working, they were shocked and frightened.

Work in the West Factory.

How many years have you not heard this sentence?

Xichang was established during Xiaozong's period, and in its heyday its status was still higher than that of Dongchang and Jinyiwei.The scope of jurisdiction extends from the court officials to the common people in the market, including all of them.Every time the Xichang fan servicemen were dispatched to handle errands, the common people would even shut their doors in fright, which clearly shows their ferocity.

Later, when Emperor Longfeng succeeded to the throne, in order to appease people's hearts, he gradually weakened the power of Xichang.

Over the years, the West Factory has been like a vain establishment. Only the veterans who have experienced the Xiaozong period know how the West Factory was rampant back then.

Now that the West Factory is out again, Emperor Longfeng actually wants to reuse the West Factory? !

At the court meeting on this day, several ministers successively impeached Xue Shu and Xichang for acting insanely, arresting court officials Yunyun indiscriminately.

All in all, it is to oppose the emperor's reuse of Xichang, let Xichang release people, and severely punish Xue Shu.

Gao Xian, who was standing beside the dragon seat, lowered his head, with a cold smile on his lips.

He said that Xue Shu's arrogance will not last for a few days.

Emperor Longfeng listened to these ministers impeaching Xue Shu one by one, with no expression on his face.After a group of ministers finished speaking with righteous indignation, they just threw down a stack of letters: "Xue Shu only followed orders, but you are all filled with righteous indignation because of Chen He. Could it be that you are also involved in the Yan Yin case?"

The second assistant Shao Tian who was standing at the front picked up the letter and read it, his expression changed immediately: "Your Majesty, calm down, we are not trying to excuse Chen He, it's just that Xue Shuxing is too arrogant."

Officials close to Shao Tian also echoed: "The establishment of the West Factory during Xiaozong's time aroused public resentment and almost caused a catastrophe. Your Majesty must not repeat the same mistakes!"

However, the more they impeached Xue Shu, the more determined Emperor Longfeng was to protect him.

He glanced at Gao Xian next to him, but what he thought in his mind was that the East Factory had been less low-key than the West Factory these years, but these people had never impeached Gao Yuan, what does that mean?

It shows that the people around him have long colluded with these courtiers.

Emperor Longfeng's face darkened, and he raised his hand to stop the ministers' persuasion: "I have made up my mind, so there is no need to say any more."

He called the minister of Dali Temple to come forward, handed over the list given by Xue Shu to the minister of Dali Temple, and asked Dali Temple to investigate the people involved in the Yan Yin case one by one.

Changlu Salt Envoy's job vacancy is fat, and there are not many officials of all sizes who have handled Changlu Salt Administration in the past ten years, let alone the annual salt inspector inspection salt class.The officials standing in the court at this moment, even if they have no chance, they will always be infected by acquaintances, relatives and friends.

Now that Emperor Longfeng has made a list, it is clear that he is going to settle the old score.

For a while, everyone had no intention of arguing about the West Factory, and their hearts were pounding.Especially the officials who have been involved in the salt administration are all panicked.

Even Dali Siqing looked at the densely packed names on the list, and his heart trembled.

I am afraid that there will be great turmoil in this court.

Today's court meeting ended in a hurry, and a group of courtiers came out with gloomy faces, as if mourning.

When Yin Chengyu received the exact news, a group of officials had already been sent to the Xing Prison of Dali Temple.

"Is Uncle okay?" Yin Chengyu asked.

"Yu Shilang asked his subordinates to bring a message to His Highness, telling you not to worry."

In the list that Xue Shu presented to Emperor Longfeng, it was naturally impossible to miss Yu Chen.

Yu Chen was the previous transfer envoy of the Changlu Salt Envoy. During his tenure, private salt was not so rampant, and there were no omissions in the salt class.It's just that the Changlu Salt Administration has long-standing malpractices, and he can only fix the big ones and let go of the small ones.It wasn't until Wan Youliang took over that greed was insufficient, and private salt in Changlu became rampant ever since.

If you really want to investigate it carefully, Yu Chen is not completely irresponsible, but at most it is a dereliction of duty.

This is also a strategy he had discussed with his uncle long ago.

Emperor Longfeng had been dissatisfied with him and the Yu family for a long time, since that was the case, he might as well retreat bravely and avoid the edge for the time being.

Grandfather Yu Huai'an was already the chief assistant of the cabinet, and he was also the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. So far, he is just a minister of the Ministry of Industry.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, it would be nice to get out.

Yin Chengyu thought for a while, and said: "In the name of Gu, send some quilts to Dali Temple, saying that Gu is worried about the relapse of my uncle's old illness, so there is no need to avoid suspicion."

Since Emperor Longfeng wanted to feel at ease, it was natural that the acting should be sufficient.

The turmoil lasted for nearly ten days before it subsided.

Dali Temple has arrested a large number of officials. At the daily court meeting, a group of ministers have to confirm with trembling, who is missing from the court today; let alone some low-ranking officials who are not qualified to participate in the court meeting. When he was taken away by Dali Temple officials, no one even knew about it.

For a while, the Dali Temple Xing Prison was overcrowded.

Dali Temple was so busy going around, interrogated for several days one after another, those who had convincing evidence of guilt were directly detained, and those who were innocent were released.

It was not until the day before Yin Chengyu's full moon banquet that Yu Chen was released.

But Emperor Longfeng was so angry that his heart throbbed when he looked at the booklet presented by Dali Siqing, and then at the account presented by Xue Shu who copied his home.

These ministers are really bold!

On weekdays, he would put on airs to persuade him, with more truths than one, but in the end, how many people were involved in a single case?

Even if he builds a garden, he will be talked about all day long. As a result, the money these people are greedy for is enough for him to build ten gardens!

Emperor Longfeng was furious, immediately recalled Fang Zhengke, and ordered him to lead ten censors to patrol the salt in Lianghuai and other places, and thoroughly investigate the salt administration.

At the same time, [-] soldiers were dispatched from Xichang, with Wei Xihe as the head of the stall, accompanying Fang Zhengke and others.

——Originally Emperor Longfeng wanted Xue Shu to go in person, but Xue Shu recommended Wei Xihe to replace him on the grounds that the trial of Chen He had not been completed.Now that Emperor Longfeng was suspicious of Gao Xian, Gong Hongfei and others, he would naturally not send people from Dongchang and Jinyiwei there, so he agreed to Xue Shu's recommendation.

On the fifth day of April, Wei Xihe escorted Fang Zhengke and his entourage out of Beijing with a soldier from Xichang.

Also on the same day, Yin Chengyan's full moon banquet was held in Jiaoyuan.

The author has something to say:

Your Highness: There will be another time...

Gougou (surprise): Can there be a next time?