Reincarnation of the powerful minister

For the year of Guisi, for Xian'an Hou Weiyan and Feng'an Hou Weijun, it was really a bad year.

First, Wei Jun was assassinated many times, but the assassins failed to catch him, injured Prince Yu, ran into the prince, and even lost his arm.He wanted to vent his anger on Su Twelve, who was protecting the assassin, and got involved with his brother Wei Yan, who was reprimanded by the emperor in public.

For a whole month, the bustling streets and alleys of the capital reverberated with the loud scolding voices of the eunuchs and eunuchs. If the Queen Mother hadn't been able to see it, she begged several times before the emperor reluctantly agreed to take back the order. Throw it into the year of the monkey and the month of the horse.

The Wei family could not lift their heads inside and outside the court for more than half a year.Wei Yan simply became deaf and dumb, and left after the court, not daring to fart.Wei Jun has half his life left, and he will still be sick in bed for a long time, let alone do those evil things that bully men and women.

The world is hot and cold, and the gate of the Hou's Mansion, which is usually full of traffic, suddenly became much more depressed.It also depends on the fact that Mrs. Qin still goes to the palace to accompany the Queen Mother from time to time, the Wei family's momentum is in a slump, but it is not yet in a slump.

No, taking advantage of the festive Chinese New Year and Concubine Wei's visiting relatives, the Marquis of Xian'an began to decorate with lanterns and festoons again, and it was full of laughter again.

Concubine Wei brought hope of revitalization to the whole family, but she herself was not in a good mood.

She left the maid in the courtyard, and as soon as she entered her mother's room, she took off the sable fur trimmed cloak with pink and embroidered bird patterns, and tied it into her mother's arms just like when she was a child, and complained bitterly: " Mom, your niece is always aggrieved, living a life like this... People see my appearance, who knows how ugly I am! My man, I can’t even see each other all day, and I am so tormented that I am a five-backed beast , as if I lost my soul. It’s really hard, Mom, look at my face..."

"Oh, my eldest son—" Mrs. Qin was about to feel distressed, and suddenly coughed heavily, "Don't speak the Qingzhou dialect! Before entering the palace, your mother will give you a thousand and one warnings, you must speak the official language, or you will be looked down upon!"

Concubine Wei burst out in tongues out of desperation, but now she came to her senses, blushed with shame, and said stiffly: "Anyway, no one heard it... Let's talk business, mother, sit down and talk."

After the mother and daughter were seated, Mrs. Qin asked eagerly: "What's the matter, isn't the emperor doting on you very much? You just added a little prince, didn't you?"

Concubine Wei's expression was resentful: "What pets and loves are all fake, the most is the ruthless emperor's family!"

"Tsk, talk well, don't be full of resentment, what can you solve?" Mrs. Qin persuaded.

Concubine Wei calmed down a little, and explained to her mother in detail how she had been neglected in the past few months, and she couldn't even see the holy face.

Mrs. Qin frowned deeply: "I can't. Mother sees that even after giving birth, you are still as beautiful as before. The emperor didn't dislike it long ago, why did you suddenly dislike it?"

Her complexion changed, and she leaned into her daughter's ear with a strange expression, and asked in a low voice, "Is that... something wrong?"

"...Which aspect?" Concubine Wei looked at her blankly.

"Cough! It's all about it! Men, at this age..." Mrs. Qin was very embarrassed.It was not only her son-in-law and nephew who were gossiping about this, but also the king of a country. It was inevitable that she would feel guilty and frightened. If she hadn't been facing her daughter alone in a secret room, she would never have asked.

Concubine Wei understood, and was more embarrassed than her mother, "Oh my mother, what are you talking about, the emperor is very good!" Then she gritted her silver teeth unwillingly, and added: "It's just a cold temper, don't do anything .I don’t know how to describe it...Anyway, my mind is not in the harem.”

"The emperor manages a lot of things every day. He is different from an ordinary husband. As a concubine, you have to be more cautious." Mrs. Qin said.

Concubine Wei sighed: "It's true that there are many opportunities, but anyway, I could come to Yongning Palace two or three times a month ago, regardless of staying overnight, at least I have to make a facade, so I can hold my head up in the palace. But now, even watching Zhao'er is always asked to take her to the Hall of Mental Cultivation."

"Where are the other concubines? Also, is there a newcomer in the palace?"

"Concubine Shu, Concubine Xian, and Concubine Hui are colder than me. As for newcomers, they haven't drafted girls in recent years. Where did they come from?"

Mrs. Qin had no choice but to comfort her daughter again: "Some men are like this. Their ambitions cannot tolerate the love of their children, and they don't love beauties and love the country. Especially as the emperor, he wants to shepherd the people and is willing to devote more energy to the harem. It's the concubine's blessing; if you can't tell the difference, the concubines can only suffer and suffer."

Concubine Wei choked up and said, "How long will this last! Before sending me into the palace, my mother and the Queen Mother's aunt didn't say that. You said that I am young and beautiful, so I will definitely be favored and help the Wei family to flourish; Auntie She also said that as long as I listen to her in the palace, she will help me to give birth to a dragon heir..."

"Didn't you already give birth to a dragon heir? This is the first and only prince in the palace since Zhu Helin was born!" Mrs. Qin's face became much calmer, "The most important goal has been achieved, me and My sister didn't bother in vain, you shouldn't have the slightest complaint against us.

"Also, if you are favored, that's the icing on the cake. Even if the emperor no longer favors you, he doesn't favor other concubines. From this point of view, you have not lost anything, and you are still your noble concubine. You can only obey the emperor. Try every means to serve thoughtfully, but don't be arrogant, you know?"

Concubine Wei pursed her lips and nodded unhappily.

Mrs. Qin patted the back of her hand in relief.Concubine Wei thought about it but was unwilling, and said: "I'm thinking about it, the one the emperor wants to favor may not necessarily be a concubine, or even any woman inside or outside the palace."

Mrs. Qin was surprised: "What?"

Concubine Wei curled her lips and said: "The emperor had a headache two days ago, I thought I could take advantage of the sickness to invite pets, but Lan Xi invited back all the concubines who came to say hello, and I didn't even see the emperor's face Yes. Later, a little maid I bought came to deliver the news that the emperor even drove the imperial physician out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and only saw Su Yan!"

"Meet...who?"

"Su Yan! Mother forgot, that Su Twelfth who made my second uncle miserable!"

Mrs. Qin's face darkened, she frowned and said, "It's him! Didn't he say he was kicked out of Beijing, why did he come back again?"

"Not only did I come back, but it was also very beautiful. I just had a sickness on my front foot, and I don't know what kind of magic was performed, so that the emperor's head didn't hurt for no reason. I went to the East Palace on the back foot and stayed overnight. Mother, tell me , that kid Zhu Helin is well versed in human affairs at any rate, and he will get married in a year or two, and the emperor doesn't care if he just hangs out with a young foreign minister with a wicked look?"

Mrs. Qin pondered for a moment, then slapped the table and came to a conclusion: "This is more than just a disaster. It's a monster, it's Su Daji!"

Concubine Wei agreed very much, "I also feel that he is a disaster star, if we don't get rid of him, our Wei family will have no peace."

"But the problem is that both the emperor and the crown prince are protecting him. Clean it up on the surface, come back after being demoted, and do it secretly. See what your second uncle looks like now."

"Could it be that we have a dignified family and three princes, so we really have nothing to do with a yellow-mouthed child?"

After pondering, Mrs. Qin said, "Mother has to discuss this matter with your father."

Concubine Wei showed an imperceptible contempt, "My father? What can we discuss with him."

Mrs. Qin said: "Although your father can't come up with any ideas, your elder brother found him a military adviser a while ago. He is a very strategic gentleman and is well-known in Qingzhou."

The old family naturally has a sense of reliability. Mrs. Qin has personally tested him several times, and she is not only satisfied, but also amazingly talented. He knows everything about astronomy and geography. He is also good at using count.

Concubine Wei was somewhat disapproving: "Brother is a simple-minded person, what kind of help can he find?"

Changning Bo Weiyu is the son of Wei Yan's late ex-wife, and he is the stepbrother of Concubine Wei Gui. The relationship between the two is not close.Concubine Wei is conceited of her intelligence and beauty, but she doesn't like her eldest brother's honest and honest appearance.

"But he really did the right thing." Mrs. Qin got up and said, "I will tell your father about the situation you mentioned, and I will also discuss it with Mr. He."

"Mr. Crane?"

"Yes, that gentleman believes in Buddhism at home. He calls himself Yunhe Layman, and he is called 'White Crane in the Cloud', so he is also called Mr. Crane."

Concubine Wei ignored it, she didn't take it seriously, she got up and said: "Then mother and father discussed it slowly, I went back to the room to rest."

Mrs. Qin smiled, "Later, mother asks the maid to lead a person to your room."

Concubine Wei was startled: "Who? It's not Mr. He!"

"What nonsense are you talking about! Doesn't your mother know how to defend men and women at this age? It's Ruan Hongjiao, a famous courtesan in the capital. Let her teach you some techniques of seduction, so that you can win back the emperor's heart."

Mrs. Qin left, and Concubine Wei muttered behind her: "Young lady, the future empress, I don't mind losing points for learning any whore tricks." But in the end she was still a little moved, and she took the maid back to her room.

At dusk, King Yu came back from Tiangongyuan and ordered to pass on the meal.

Shi Cui Ti, head of Prince Yu's House, saw that the lord's family looked relaxed, and even seemed a little happy, so he took the opportunity to ask him for instructions on offerings to the palace, thanking them, and banquets outside the palace during the Chinese New Year.

King Yu was impatient to listen to these trifles, and waved his hand: "You can discuss things with Chang Shi on your own."

Cui Ti nodded in response, and said: "Manpower is tight during the Chinese New Year, and a group of servants have been recruited. Among them, Lianjiazi asked to be a nurse or guard. It happened that a few guards had retired from illness and Ding You, so they just filled the vacancy."

The number of guards in the palace is limited, after years of reduction, now there are at most 300 guards for the vassal king and 500 guards for the prince.The imperial court also set up a "Guard Commander" to command the guards of the palaces to prevent the tail from getting too big.

Compared with the Zhenbian Wangjun, which had tens of thousands of armored soldiers at the beginning of the founding of the country, it is simply heaven and earth.

When King Yu left his fief Datong and returned to Beijing to be raised in captivity, the [-] Jingbei Army, instigated by some middle-level generals, almost mutinied because of their anger on behalf of the commander.Fortunately, King Yu discovered it in time, and quickly extinguished the flames before they ignited, and the news did not reach the court.

Otherwise, I'm afraid they won't even be able to keep the five hundred guards.

In the end, King Yu returned to the capital with only a few hundred personal soldiers who wanted to follow him to death, and became an idle prince for ten years.Among them, Han Ben was once the messenger he rescued from the dead, and later became the commander of the palace guards.

It was also this Han Ben who stopped in front of the horse when he almost lost his mind and wanted to rush out of the Gyeonggi boundary marker recklessly.

King Yu said: "Leave it to Han Ben and let him screen people. Pass a word for this king, 'Raise the threshold, rather lack than abuse'."

Cui Ti took the order to retreat.

After dinner, King Yu was about to go to the martial arts field, and he saw a large circle of people from a distance, and when he approached, he heard the guards chattering comments.

"This kid, looking handsome and handsome, has such a ruthless attack that he was able to draw with Commander Han."

"Come on, it's clear that Commander Han released the water."

"Why, seeing someone young and handsome? Hahaha."

"You're just kidding. Is Han Tiemian the kind of person who loves fragrance and cherishes jade? It's almost the same for you."

"Tsk, don't tell me, I always feel that the one who released the water is actually the new kid, what's his name... There are a few tricks where he can clearly take advantage of the victory to pursue and directly determine the outcome, but he wasted a great opportunity. Could it be that he is afraid that if he wins, the commander will lose face?"

"Where is it, I think that kid is using the old trend to use the old, and the new trend is too late, so he missed the opportunity."

"...is it interesting?" King Yu asked standing behind the guards.

A guard replied naturally: "Yes, it is quite interesting. I bet on Commander Han to win, how about you?"

King Yu laughed and said, "I won't bet on anyone, because no one can win."

"How is it possible—" The guard who spoke turned around and saw that it was His Royal Highness King Yu, he was startled and hurriedly saluted, "Your Highness..."

King Yu held his arm to prevent him from bending his knees, then put his arms on the shoulders of the two guards and watched the fun with them.

On the field, Han Ben and the newly recruited young man met each other with firm palms, and each kicked back and retreated Zhang Yuan.Han Ben put his hand on his chest, which was throbbing with qi and blood, and said with a smile: "What a boy, he has good skills."

The young man was only in his prime, with a moderate build, a delicate baby face, a crescent-shaped dimple on his left cheek, and a pleasant smile.He bowed and clasped his fists and said, "It's the commander's kindness. He was afraid of hurting the little one, so he let the little one survive for a while."

Han Ben asked, "What's your name?"

The young man replied: "Commander, the younger one is named Yin Fu."

"What weapon do you use?"

"Return to Commander, the younger one is practicing the Wuding Mountain Opening Palm passed down from his family."

"——No, you are accustomed to using a sword." Among the onlookers, a deep and deep voice said, and a tall figure stood out from the crowd, "A short sword about one foot long."

Han Ben touched the ground on one knee and said respectfully, "I have seen Your Highness."

Yin Fu seemed a little astonished, he quickly reacted, and followed suit: "Cao Min kowtows to His Royal Highness King Yu."

King Yu ordered Han Ben: "Bring him a dagger."

He randomly took a whistle stick from the guard's hand, and said to Yin Fu: "Do your best, don't hold back your hand, if you can't survive three tricks, get out of here, this king doesn't recruit waste."

As soon as Han Ben heard it, he knew that King Yu saw that Yin Fu had kept his hand just now. This was to force the other party to do his best, so he made an appointment with three tricks——If their highness is serious, they will probably be present if they put on horses and hold long spears No one can go three strokes.This is to test the opponent's details on the martial arts field.

Yin Fu took the sword, his face became serious, and he tried his best to block the ten moves. At the No.11 move, the short sword flew out of his hand.

King Yu had basically figured out his martial arts methods, and asked, "Maybe you learned palms at a young age, but you changed to learn swords halfway through, and it was a murder sword. Where did you come from?"

Yin Fu clutched his wounded tiger's mouth, his face turned into deep pain, and he knelt down and said: "Caomin came from a family of martial arts, and his family changed drastically when he was young. Both his parents were killed by the assassins of Yinjianmen. He had no choice but to join another sect and learn swords. One day I will be able to avenge my family. Before my wish was fulfilled, Yinjianmen had been wiped out by the imperial court, and the grassroots revenge was avenged. I had already left the sect, but I had no means of earning a living, and I had no food or clothing. Place."

As he spoke, he announced the name of the sect and its leader, and he is a second-rate sword-using sect in the Jianghu.

Yu Dynasty Han Ben nodded.Han Ben knew that he was required to investigate and verify Yin Fu's identity and confirm that what the other party said was true before he could enter the palace.

Yin Fu nodded: "I beg the prince to take it in."

King Yu threw the whistle stick into the crowd, and said indifferently: "Stay here first, if your identity is true, I will let you be a guard."

Yin Fu was overjoyed and thanked him again and again.

"This kid is yours." King Yu said to Han Ben.

Then he turned his head and scolded the guards: "What should I do? I want you to watch the fun? A bunch of bastards!"

The guards were scolded kindly and comfortably, and scattered around with a smile on their faces, returning to their respective posts.

King Yu stood alone on the empty training ground.

Han Ben took Yin Fu away.

Yin Fu walked to the moon gate of the courtyard wall, and suddenly looked back at the center of the martial arts field: the former hero stood alone under the bright light of the brazier, with a long, abyss-like black shadow drawn behind him.

Yin Fu pressed the corner of his mouth lightly, turned around and kept walking, and disappeared outside the moon cave door in the blink of an eye.