Reincarnation of the powerful minister

When Su Yan woke up, he found that there was no one around him, and was neatly tucked in by the horns.

He chatted with Jing Hong for a long time last night, and finally fell asleep in a daze, not knowing when the other party left.He probably followed Fuyin's order, he thought, Ah Zhui has always been methodical and reliable in his work.

Seeing that it was getting late, Su Yan got up and prepared to write a notebook, followed the procedure of the Inspectorate to deliver it to the palace, and kowtowed to the face saint.The emperor promoted him back to the position of You Shaoqing in Dali Temple, but the official position of the censor was still retained. It would be more convenient for the censor to have a special channel for advice.

Before the scriptures were finished, the edict from the palace arrived first, and he was called to Shen Shichu to enter the palace to face the saint.

This decree came at a coincidence, probably also to inquire about the progress of the Honglu Temple case.Su Yan asked the two servants to pack the New Year's gifts for the emperor and the young master, and entered the palace gate in a carriage, and was immediately led to the East Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace by the servant who received him.

There is no charcoal basin in the Nuan Pavilion, and the "earth dragon" is used.That is to say, when the palace was built, a fire path was left under the ground. In winter, ignited charcoal was poured in to heat the floor tiles in the palace, and the room temperature rose.There is a smoke exhaust hole at the end of the underground fire path, which leads to the outside of the hall, so there is only warmth in the room and no smoke.

As soon as Su Yan entered the Nuan Pavilion, he felt warm and hot air rushing towards him, and shivered comfortably.

Emperor Jinglong was reclining on the kang table of the Luohan couch, reading a book.

The emperor didn't wear a coat or a belt, but wore a loose ochre-yellow robe with large sleeves. The swastika and swirls of lotus petals were secretly embroidered on the robe, which had the meaning of auspiciousness and purity.There is only a small jade hair crown on the head, and a pair of small gold hairpins are inserted on both sides, which has a bit of the leisurely charm of Yanju.

Su Yan was about to kneel down to salute, the emperor raised his eyelids to look at him, and turned the book again, "Forget it. This is a heavy bag with something brought to see me."

Su Yan took back the big bag from the sweaty waiter, and said, "It's a New Year's gift for the emperor. I know that the emperor has everything in the world, but after all, during the Chinese New Year, I chose to celebrate the festival." food, things, talk about your heart.”

The emperor closed the book and waved his hand.A servant came forward to take away the book, put it back on the bookshelf, and then bowed out of the Nuan Pavilion and closed the door of the hall.

There is only one monarch and one minister left in the Nuan Pavilion.The emperor lightly tapped the kang table with his fingertips: "I look at Qinghe's heart."

Su Yan put the big bag on the kang table, opened the fur skin, took out everything, and introduced:

"This is a Minzhong bead lantern, which was brought by my servants from my hometown. "Long Wu Zhi" calls it the first among lanterns, and it is suitable for the emperor's Lantern Festival.

"This is Lu'an pineapple tea. I love the olive fragrance when it returns to sweetness. It is brewed with green olives, and the fragrance is even more intense.

"This is the cheese made by the minister himself. It is made by adding the wine and floral dew to the milk and steaming it. It has a unique flavor. The emperor may as well taste it.

"This is……"

There is also an octagonal box with lacquer paintings of pine cranes, which are filled with walnuts, hazelnuts, persimmons, lion oranges, phoenix oranges, Huacai cakes and other New Year's fruits. It is not expensive, but it is carefully selected and extremely thoughtful.

The emperor watched and listened with a slight smile, casually took a dried persimmon from the box, took a bite, and said, "It's not sweet."

Su Yan was startled: "How come? I tried it when I bought it."

The emperor put the persimmons to his mouth: "Eat and see for yourself."

Su Yan subconsciously took a bite, the taste was smooth and sweet.

The emperor chuckled.Su Yan suddenly realized: "The emperor is teasing the minister!" Seeing the two bite marks next to each other on the persimmon, his face became inexplicably hot, and he felt that this act was too intimate, not to mention monarchs and ministers, ordinary friends would not be like this.

The emperor didn't care, he ate the rest of the persimmon cake by himself, put the persimmon stalk on the table, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and said, "I know that you are called into the palace, so why?"

"I presumptuously, the emperor wants to inquire about the progress of the Honglu Temple case?"

"No, I want to punish you for deceiving the king."

a bolt from the blue!The crime of beheading!Su Yan's heart was pounding, and he quickly knelt down in front of the emperor's knees, "I will never deceive the emperor, the emperor will clearly see."

The emperor raised his chin with his fingers, looked at him, and said, "I went to Prince Yu's Mansion last night."

"...Could it be that His Royal Highness King Yu didn't admit it, saying that the minister framed him?"

"He is brave enough to admit it, together with your two new teeth marks." The emperor's complexion gradually darkened, and he came like a dark cloud in the sky, wrapped in thunder that did not know when it would fall, "Ke Meixian That night in Tang, he was not present."

Su Yan panicked and wanted to run away for a moment, and his thoughts raced, and he procrastinated: "I didn't say it was him. At that time, I—"

The emperor suddenly interrupted him: "I don't want to hear it."

"..."

"I want to hear the truth. But you talked about him yesterday, and you still want to cover it up in every possible way today. If I keep asking, you will be convicted of deceiving the emperor."

"minister……"

"Su Yan, you committed the crime knowingly, and you still want me to tolerate it outside the law?"

Su Yan was ashamed. On the one hand, he felt that he had failed the emperor's trust and love, and on the other hand, he would rather die than confess Shen Qi, and let him bear the emperor's exclusive anger.Such a dilemma, tormented on both sides, forced him to wish he had a heart attack and die on the spot.

But what kind of role is the emperor, Su Yan knows that his "close your eyes and see the wind fall" trick will not work here.

If he doesn't think of a way to disturb Huang's traitor-like atmosphere, he is afraid that the emperor will really call Shen Qi into the palace, question him face-to-face, and ask him to watch helplessly, why is Tianwei Ruyue.

There is one thing that Su Yan admired himself cheekily when he thought about it afterwards, that is, at critical moments, Jizhi rushed to the rescue like a loyal servant entrusted by his ancestors.

In the blink of an eye, he completed the transformation of his mentality from "su scumbags who are weak in reason" to "advise Su Yushi directly for committing crimes".

The transformation is fast and real, comparable to personality switching.

As soon as Su Yan grasped the emperor's finger hooked on his chin, he looked awe-inspiring like Lin Xiangru who forced King Qin Zhao to hit the fou, and said sonorously: "The calamity is approaching, and your majesty still has the mind to care about these trivial matters and the private affairs of children's love. What are the responsibilities and responsibilities of the monarch?

"Whether a person or a dog broke into the pool where the minister was bathing? This kind of trivial matter that even the miscellaneous officials in the county government dismissed, could it be compared to the killing of envoys from other countries, rumors of slandering the prince, and the prince's mansion? Hidden rape is more important?

"Emperor Wen Wen of the Han Dynasty was 'poor at midnight, he didn't ask about the common people and asked about ghosts and gods', so your majesty should follow his example, and ask about private affairs instead of state affairs?

"As a king, why do you abandon the foundation and pursue the end? Abolish the government because of selfishness? The minister is heartbroken! Heartbroken——"

Emperor Jinglong's face turned blue, he withdrew his hand and suddenly stood up, looking at Su Yan who was kneeling in front of him.

A scene that had given him a headache flashed in front of his eyes: a group of stern and selfless officials, holding the firm belief of "blaming the emperor outspokenly, it is my honor to be beaten and beheaded", kneeling in front of the emperor to die.

Your Majesty, the ancestral system cannot be violated, and the temple name of the first emperor cannot be lifted!

Your Majesty, Jin Yiwei's majesty is unbridled, the officials are fighting, and people are complaining and angry, why does Your Majesty condone this!

Your Majesty, the Eastern Palace is stubborn and has repeatedly refused to listen to the Taifu's discipline. How can it bear the weight of the society in the future?Your Majesty, please don't take the present doting as an excuse, and don't take the future chaos as a neglect!

His Majesty……

They beat their chests and stamped their feet one by one, tearing up when they talked about their anger, wishing to smash their brains against the pillars and achieve their fame in life.

How many of them are really the fault of Kuangjun, worrying about the country and the people, and how many of them are flattery and fame?

However, he couldn't let the officials die or be blamed. If they were blamed, they would become angry from embarrassment, which was equivalent to confirming all these accusations.

Now the thing he hates the most is played by the courtier he loves the most, so why not make him feel depressed in his lungs, whether it happens or not.

This Su Qinghe... I brought him back to his original post, why didn't I give him the title of censor!Keep yourself against yourself!

Su Yushi quickly finished cursing, knowing that this is a real crime, even if it is blameless in name, it will inevitably hurt his feelings, so he can only bite the bullet and play it to the end, earnestly said: "Your Majesty puts state affairs first! I have important matters report."

Emperor Jing Long really wanted to take off his "use it if it's good" censor's skin, and put him on his knees and give him a hard spanking, but he didn't feel interested.

This Su Yan, only when he treats him as an equal, will he be amiable. He is a submissive cat that snuggles on his knees; if he tries to push him down a little, he loses all warmth and puts on a businesslike face.

It seems to be telling the emperor with this gesture - you respect my wishes, don't force me, let's talk about feelings; if you want to use the emperor's status to exert pressure, then well, we are just decent monarchs and ministers.

Very cunning, very hateful!

It's also very... frustrating.

The emperor sat back slowly, sighed silently, and there was a trace of fatigue in his voice: "Forget it, I won't force you. Similarly, you don't care how I treat other people."

Su Yan was really flustered now.If the emperor doesn't trouble him, but seeks Shen Qi and Jing Hong to chase the emperor to death, what's the difference in the ending?

He hugged the emperor's legs and said earnestly: "The emperor has mercy! I will do my best for the affairs of the country, and I beg the emperor to put the overall situation first and solve the immediate disaster first. Before the foreign troubles are eliminated, I will break my own weapons. Wouldn't it make relatives hurt enemies more quickly?"

The words "Before the foreign aggression is eliminated, you break your own weapon" made the emperor silent for a moment, and finally asked: "You just said that rumors of slandering the prince are spreading, and there are traitors hidden in the prince's mansion, so what's going on?"

Su Yan hurriedly told the emperor carefully what had happened in the past few days and the situation he had investigated.However, he carefully erased the identity of Jing Hong's background in Zhuiyin's sword school, and only said that he was a master of the rivers and lakes who betrayed his teacher's school, and now he followed him with all his heart.

During this period, his knees were numb from kneeling on the hard floor tiles, even with floor heating, he couldn't bear it.

Seeing this, the emperor took him along and dragged him to the Arhat couch.

Just as Su Yan was talking about the key point, he couldn't hold on to Qingliu's airs anymore, so he obediently nestled on the other side of the couch.

The emperor felt that the Kang table was in the way, so he brought it to the round table next to him, along with the miscellaneous annual gifts on the table.He turned his head back to the couch and continued to recline comfortably, pulling Su Yan into his arms.

Su Yan was half lying in front of the emperor, blushing with embarrassment, and wanted to slip under the couch.

The emperor wrapped his arms around him, not allowing him to move around, and ordered: "Continue talking."

Su Yan said embarrassingly: "The courtiers sometimes kneel, some stand, and most sit. There is no reason to lie down."

The emperor said: "I am comfortable in this posture. Why, Su Yushi even has to take care of this private matter? Do you want me to say 'I am afraid of Yushi' like the first emperor?" Su Yushi left his name in history earlier."

Su Yan was so stunned that he had nothing to say, so he had to try his best to prop up his arms, so as not to let his whole body weight be on the emperor, he spoke intermittently.

He was a little uncomfortable, and his arms were gradually sore.The emperor seemed to be very happy, and while listening, he said, "No wonder King Yu has been very ill these past few days. I think he is quite clear-headed, but his mood is chaotic and his temper is violent. When he talked to me, his eyes showed a fierce look several times. , it turned out to be caused by the ecstasy of the flute, not his intention."

The four words "eyes showing fierce light" made Su Yan tremble, and seemed to understand Fuyin's intention immediately——

Is this to lure King Yu to fall in unwillingness and resentment, to attack the emperor out of control?With King Yu's force, if there is another ax sound and candle shadow like Song Taizong... it must be reversed!

The emperor felt his panic, stroked his palm back and forth, and comforted him: "He didn't make trouble, and I'm fine, don't worry."

The more Su Yan thought about it, the more worried he became. Last night, in order not to startle the snake, he planned to hide Fuyin's story from King Yu in advance. Was it a wrong decision?

He turned to the emperor for clarification.

The emperor thought for a while and said, "You said that when your guards inspected the room where Fuyin was located, they found something wrong with the residual wine in the bowl?"

"Yes, he smelled the smell of mandala from the residual wine. I have heard Mr. Yingxu mention that mandala can also make people confused and reduce willpower in addition to anesthesia and pain relief. I suspect that the mansion of Prince Yu Someone in the room became suspicious of Fuyin and wanted to use mandala as a trick. But my guard also said that this medicine has no effect on Fuyin, and I am afraid that if the person fails to induce a confession, he will be harmed instead." Su Yan said .

The emperor nodded: "King Yu's rule is very strict, and this matter must have been ordered by him. Even if it wasn't ordered by him, he should be vigilant and won't fall into the trap easily. As long as my younger brother doesn't fall into the trap of lust, It's very shrewd."

Due to personal grievances, Su Yan didn't think that King Yu was shrewd, but that he was coquettish, narcissistic and thick-skinned.

But since Emperor Jing Long thought that he didn't need to worry too much about King Yu, he didn't bother to worry about it.

"You sent the guards to keep an eye on Fuyin, and you did a good job. But in this way, I don't feel at ease if you don't have any guards around you. How about I send some skilled, reliable and capable Jinyi guards as your temporary guards? "

Su Yan originally wanted to ask the emperor to borrow a few guards. After all, he still cherished his life, so he was naturally given thanks.

At the same time, he wanted to follow Shane's excuse and slip off the couch.

The emperor pressed his palm gently on his vest.

Su Yan's sore and weak arms completely stopped working, and he lay firmly on the emperor's chest.

The emperor whispered in his ear: "Eight Thousand Jinyiwei, which one do you want? How is Shen Qi, Fusi of Beizhen?"

Su Yangang's nerves were relaxed, and he was hung up and beaten because of the emperor's words. He wanted to cry but said without tears: "No, no, no. Except him, anyone will do. I must avoid suspicion."

The emperor patted him on the back as if to appease, but also as if to threaten, "You know how to avoid suspicion."

Su Yan thought coldly, the emperor would definitely send eyeliners to keep an eye on him and Shen Qi, and once the two of them had any contact outside of official business, the small report would be sent to Yuqian's desk before the conversation was warm.Now if you don't want to avoid suspicion, you have to avoid it!

"Su Yushi doesn't seem to be willing? Or should I appoint Shen Tongzhi for you?"

"No, no! The minister's words come from the heart. Avoid suspicion, definitely avoid suspicion!"

Only then did the emperor ease his brows and eyes, put his palms around his waist, and said: "I said before that the bitterness of summer will be clear, why is it that winter is the season of fattening, and I don't see how much fat you are?"

Su Yan muttered softly: "What are you talking about, I'm not a pig."

The emperor sneered: "I want to stay with Su Yushi for dinner, will I violate some rule and want to criticize me?"

Su Yan also knew that the embarrassment just now made the emperor very angry. It is estimated that he would have to use this slander repeatedly to calm down his anger, so he pretended to be deaf and dumb and let the other party go, changing the subject and asking: "My lord What palace delicacies do you want to give me?"

The emperor said: "The Buddha you named jumps over the wall. You have worked so hard this year, and you can't even ask for leave to visit relatives during the Chinese New Year. This taste of hometown should be a little consolation for you."

Su Yan was stunned, moved by the emperor's thoughtfulness, and even more ashamed of his previous reckless behavior, buried his face in the other's chest, and said sullenly: "I am flattered."

The emperor laughed slightly: "It's true that you're 'favoured', but you're not necessarily 'surprised' at all, but you're skinny and slippery, and you're a coward."

Su Yan replied docilely: "Wang."

The emperor was taken aback, couldn't stop laughing, stroked Su Yan's shoulder, half sighed with emotion: "Qinghe...ah, Qinghe."