Reincarnation of the powerful minister

The sky was gloomy, and it was snowing heavily.Snowflakes fluttered between the sky and the earth, blinding people's sight.

The carriage stopped outside the gate of the Taimiao. Su Yan was wearing a cloak and covered his head and face with a hood. When he got out of the carriage, the top of his head and shoulders were immediately white.

Fu Bao held up an umbrella to cover him from the snow.

Su Yan reached out and brushed the snow off his shoulders, took the oil-paper umbrella, and said regretfully, "This heavy snow did not fall in time. It would have been better if it had fallen last night. At least it would have stopped the fire in Kunning Palace."

Fu Bao nodded and sighed: "Yes, things in the world are always so wrong."

After he took the waist card of the Eastern Palace for inspection by the guards guarding the gate, he took an umbrella and walked with Su Yan through the glazed gate, the jade belt bridge, the halberd gate and the square in front of the hall, and went directly to the nave where the gods of the emperors and empresses of all dynasties were enshrined.

Taimiao is under the management of Neifu Shrine. There is one eunuch with palm seal and more than ten other servants.Because the snow was falling too hard, these servants hid in the sacrificial office to warm up the fire, leaving two on duty to stand outside the gate of the nave, responsible for delivering three meals to the prince who was ordered to be punished.

Fu Bao stuffed some money into the two guards and sent them to avoid, then pushed open the door of the palace and called Su Yan to come in.

In the huge hall, only a charcoal basin was lit in front of the altar, and Zhu Helin knelt on the futon next to the charcoal basin, staring blankly at the amulet of Empress Xiaohuici in a daze.

Su Yan took off his cloak and shook it, handed it to Fu Bao, stepped forward and called softly, "Master."

Zhu Helin came back to his senses, without turning around, he wiped his face with his hands indiscriminately, wiping away the remaining tears, "You are here."

Su Yan dragged a futon from the side and knelt down beside him, "Fu Bao told me what happened."

Zhu Helin took a deep breath, and tried his best to calm down the trembling after crying, "The lanterns we picked together last night, now there is no place to hang them."

Su Yan sighed, put his arms around the prince's shoulders, and said nothing.

Zhu Helin turned sideways and hugged Su Yan tightly, and buried his face into his neck: "Qinghe, I feel bad..."

"I know." Su Yan patted the prince's back.

"I feel uncomfortable, not only because I lost the palace where my mother lived and all the relics ... but also because I am not a competent prince, and I have disappointed my mother's spirit in heaven."

Zhu Helin's body trembled violently. Su Yan hugged the fifteen-year-old boy, feeling the loneliness and confusion deep in his heart for the first time.

Tired of learning and fun, self-willed, and unruly, Zhu Helin is actually aware of these problems, but he doesn't want to change, he doesn't want to be bound by the rules of etiquette, and he doesn't want to be as strict as his father.He is the crown prince, but he doesn't like to be called a loner. Even though he survived an assassination and survived, his thoughts and actions have matured a lot, and his nature is still unruly.

On the one hand, he knows that as a prince, his every move not only represents himself, but also represents the majesty and decency of the royal family. Anxiety, concealed in an arrogant temperament, easily unwilling to show others.

At this moment, in Su Yan's arms, he let go of the strength and pride that belonged to the prince, and poured out the pain deep in his heart like an ordinary boy.

Su Yan stroked the gradually plump and firm muscles on the young man's shoulders and said sincerely: "If you regard 'Prince' as a position, you are indeed not perfect, and you are not even up to the standard of virtuous, but you work harder than any other person to gain a reputation for being virtuous." The princes are more real, more flesh and blood.

"Empress Holy Spirit, I can't guess what she thinks. But I can tell you, Zhu Helin, I have never been disappointed in you. I chose to board your ship not only because of personal friendship, but also because I believe you are The next Mingjun can continue to create a prosperous world. You have vision, talent, and courage. What you lack is only the polishing of your heart and experience in dealing with things.

"I bet my life and property on you, it doesn't mean that I'm a desperate gambler, but I believe in my own eyes - by the way, I have the cheek to say that I have always been very accurate in seeing people."

Zhu Helin's eyes were wet, and his muscles were tense because of these words, so hot and swollen, his heart was full of blood, and even a fiery young heart, he wanted to jump out of his cavity and land on the other side's body clinging to him. inside the chest. "Qinghe..." He choked with sobs, "Do you really believe that I... can achieve the peaceful and prosperous world in your mind?"

"Of course!" Su Yan replied without hesitation.

Zhu Helin kept gasping, and finally pushed him away, wiped his face vigorously with his cuff a few times, and said solemnly: "Kneel down, facing my mother."

Su Yan didn't know why, but he still obeyed and knelt down with the god card of Empress Chao Xian upright.

Zhu Helin adjusted his hat and clothes, knelt side by side with Su Yan, and said reverently to the god tablet: "Mother, have you seen the person next to me? His name is Su Yan. I am the only one in this world except father The most important person besides him. He trusts me, cares about me, and is willing to entrust his life and future to me; and I also trust him, like him, and want to do my best to realize his wish. I swear that I will never have sex with him for the rest of my life. Negative, I will never leave my head forever, please ask the queen mother to be a witness!"

He turned his head and ordered Su Yan: "Kowtow to my mother, three kowtows."

Su Yan felt that in the prince's wish, everything else was easy to say, but the sentence "I will never leave my head forever" seemed inappropriate, like an infatuated man and woman vowing to each other.

Annoyed at his hesitation, Zhu Helin glared and said, "Hurry up, kowtow!"

Su Yan couldn't be urged, so he put his hands on the ground and kowtowed to the divine tablet.

With a serious face, Zhu Helin stood up and kowtowed three times with him, then held Su Yan's hand, and looked at him for a moment: "Qinghe, from now on, you and I will be one body of sex and fate, and I will not do anything. I will keep it from you, and you can tell me whatever you want without any taboo."

Su Yan nodded: "Then I'll just say it straight. You killed the three palace servants in the fire scene last night. It's not a wise move, but it's justifiable. Now that it happened, it's useless to regret it. Now we have to consider, It is what kind of consequences it may cause, try to prepare for the worst, and then plan the best countermeasures."

Zhu Helin said: "Father also said last night that it is a minor matter to kill a few servants who have made mistakes, but it is a major matter to destroy their character. If someone makes a big fuss about me, saying that I am cruel and immoral, and unworthy of the crown prince, everyone will say it." Jin will inevitably shake the East Palace."

"Frozen three feet does not happen overnight. If you want to bring you down, it is not enough to just make a fuss about it. The other party also knows this, and it is more likely to create momentum."

"Positive?"

Su Yan's knees hurt from kneeling on the futon, and he couldn't help moving.Zhu Helin hurriedly pulled him to sit down cross-legged, and heard him continue: "Yes. I think, it's not a day or two for civil servants, especially a few grand masters, to criticize you, saying that you are stubborn and don't like reading, and you are afraid of future Difficult task, isn't it?"

Zhu Helin nodded, feeling a little upset, "Those Taifu's lectures are really boring, and I can't blame them all."

"The point is not here, it is that they are worried that you will not be able to take on the heavy responsibility. In other words, they have already acquiesced that you will take on the heavy responsibility of Jiangshan Sheji in the future. They just want to further correct and transform you. Especially the princes and princes, the emperor The Lord chose Li Chengfeng Li Shangshu from the Ministry of Officials, Yan Xingyan Shangshu from the Ministry of Rites, and Yang Ting, a scholar of the cabinet, for you, it is really well-intentioned."

"What's the point?"

"The Ministry of Officials has the most real power, the Ministry of Rites is the most noble, Master Yang is the backbone of the cabinet, and he is close to Li Shangshu. These three are half of the important officials in the court! These people are now the princes and tutors, etc. When you ascend the throne in the future, they will be the Taifu, ranking among the three princes, even if it is for their own future, they will try their best to protect your position as the heir apparent."

Zhu Helin thought about it, and nodded again: "Indeed, Taifu Li and Taifu Yan scolded me the most, but I can tell that they all hate iron but not steel. It's not like some speech officials and censors who listen to a few light words , but belittled me to shit."

"So, what I should be more worried about now is the people outside the court. I heard a lot of rumors in the market this time when I returned to Beijing. It seems that someone deliberately spread them to build momentum and damage the foundation of the people of the young master. If the incident of last night is used again by someone with a heart, I am afraid that it will spread the rumor, and the more it spreads, the more outrageous it will be. It will not only kill three palace servants who made mistakes, but kill thirty or three hundred people. How did the curiosity come about?"

Zhu Helin was shocked: "It's not that the common people are out of their minds, do they believe such outrageous rumors?"

Su Yan smiled: "Master too overestimated the discernment and judgment of the people, and underestimated people's love for gossip and novelty."

The same is not true for future generations, all of whom have received at least nine years of compulsory education, most of whom are still highly educated, still listen to wind and rain, lack the ability to think independently, and follow the herd mentality.

However, due to the bombardment of information on the Internet in later generations, it is also a fact that people are even more confused about the truth and the truth.

But in this era, it is easy to spread rumors to destroy people's reputation, and it is not difficult to dispel rumors and wash one's reputation.They have a navy, don't we have a mouthpiece?

Su Yan asked: "If the rumors among the people are rampant and intensified, and some officials in the court are instigated by clever words and driven by interests, they also attack the crown prince, and even ask His Majesty to choose a worthy man, how should I respond?"

Zhu Helin slapped the floor fiercely, and said angrily: "They have such boldness! Aren't they afraid of the young master's troubles, aren't they afraid of provoking the father's anger, and they will give each of them a hundred court sticks to kill them?"

"However, there are some officials who are very determined, and they wish to come to the court, so that they can leave a name in history."

"...Establishing the elders but not the younger ones, and establishing the sons but not the concubines, this is a custom, how can it be easily changed!"

"Yes, it won't be changed easily, but it doesn't mean it will never change. They can't bring you down once, so they will catch you again and again, and make trouble for three or two days. Isn't the emperor bothering you? Won't you be powerless? Wan The Empress Dowager is also here to join in, who do you think she will support? Is it the eldest grandson born to a former daughter-in-law whom she doesn't want to see, or the second grandson of her own niece?"

Fu Bao was terrified when he heard it in the corner, wishing he could rush over and cover Su Yan's mouth, stomping his feet secretly and said: Master Su!The young master lets you speak freely, you really don't shy away from anything!Can you say that?Don't say that it hurts the young master's heart and makes him angry.In case someone hears it, hand it in front of the Queen Mother, how many heads do you have to cut off!

The embarrassment of the queen mother is Zhu Helin's embarrassment. He blushed for a moment and almost glared, but in the end he just leaned over, covered Su Yan's mouth, and said in a low voice: "I know the seriousness, Qinghe, so Qinghe , don’t risk your own life to enlighten me again, I’m really afraid of you!”

Su Yan grabbed the back of his hand, moved it away, panted and said, "It's good once you've got the hang of it."

Zhu Helin was also panting, nervous for him, "Tell me, what you say I should do, it's all up to you."

"I just calculated along this line and said the worst outcome, but the current situation has not reached that point yet." While speaking, Su Yan gradually had an idea in his heart, and smiled slightly, "They want to be in the 'violence' We make a fuss on one word, and we do it on another word, to see whose article is more colorful and touching."

He leaned close to Zhu Helin's ear, whispering softly...

Zhu Helin's eyes widened when he heard this, and he nodded repeatedly.

At the end, Su Yan said: "The soldiers will block the water and cover them with earth. Even if they are blocked, I still feel passive. Settle this matter first, and when we find an opportunity in the future, we will take the initiative to attack and fuck them hard!"

Zhu Helin was very close to him, smelling the fragrance from his collar, feeling the heat on his temples and ears, his cheeks became hot uncontrollably, and he shuddered slightly, sending a tingling sensation like electric sparks all the way to his lower abdomen.

However, when Su Yan said "fuck them hard", in order to emphasize his tone, he patted his thigh with the palm of his hand.

In the crisp sound of "snap", Zhu Helin grabbed the hem of the clothes and pulled them between his legs like a fire, and piled the fabric into a weak and wrinkled ball, covering the vital parts.

He glanced down quickly, and saw that Su Yan hadn't noticed, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and sat stiffly waiting for the tide to recede.

Su Yan was dissatisfied with his lack of response, and asked, "What do you think?"

"Huh?" Zhu Helin was a little flustered.

"Take the initiative to attack!"

"Attack...Of course my master wants to attack, I'm just worried that if you don't want to, you will beat and scold at that time..."

Su Yan frowned and looked at him: "I suggested it, how could you refuse it. Are you distracted and didn't listen to me at all?"

"I've listened to it," Zhu Helin quickly replied, "I know what to do next, don't worry, my young master is capable of writing and martial arts, he can attack violently, and he can also sell miserably."

Su Yan was relieved now, stood up and rubbed his knees: "Then I'll go first, you continue to kneel."

He walked to the corner of the hall, took the cloak from Fu Bao, and put it back on his body.

Zhu Helin stared at the cloak, and the more he looked at it, the more familiar it became, and he suddenly remembered, isn't it the collar that his father covered him from head to toe on the city tower last night?What good things did the two of them twist and turn inside, I haven't asked clearly yet!

Immediately jumped up, and approached angrily: "Su Qinghe! What were you and Father Huang doing on the tower last night!"

Su Yan felt guilty for a moment, and replied: "The emperor called me to accompany you to watch the fireworks."

Zhu Helin was so sore that he felt bitter, and glared angrily: "What kind of fireworks do you need to cover with the same big cloak? What kind of fish are raised in the big cloak, and what kind of waves are turned over?"

Su Yan thought that the tower was tall and dark, so he couldn't see it from the square below, and the tower on the opposite side was tens of feet away, so he couldn't see clearly.Unexpectedly, Zhu Helin hung up, took a Galileo telescope that had just been introduced to Daming, and took a clear look at the movement on the other side.Can't help but secretly cry out: If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have put on a cloak and a hood to keep out the snow, and this happened for no reason.

This brand-new cloak had never been worn by the emperor before, and there was no dragon pattern embroidered on it, so he thought no one would recognize it, who would have thought that the crown prince's eyes are bright and his nose is sharp, and he stares very closely, so he miscalculated!

Seeing that he was guilty, Zhu Helin even knocked over the vinegar vat, and rushed to pull the tie on his collar: "Take it off! Don't wear it! Put a futon on the young master, and the young master kneels until his knees are about to grow thorns."

Su Yan covered the lace with his hands: "If you lose or damage a gift from the emperor, it will be a death penalty! I think the futon is hard, so I will go out and ask the servant to send you two thick mattresses."

Zhu Helin saw that he was covering up again and again, and the sun burst into flames, and said: "Bah! You don't care about the young master, you are reluctant to part with the cloak! The prodigal disciple, a dead and heartless crook, it is useless for the young master to hold you all your life. You, don’t eat the fresh and tender cabbage, but rush to lick the old bacon.”

Fu Bao stomped his feet straightly: "Master, you can't say those obscene words in the market! You must not speak disrespectfully to the emperor..."

Zhu Helin insisted on pulling Su Yan's cloak.

Su Yan was so troubled by him that he suddenly remembered that when he went to the East Palace when he just returned to Beijing, the prince pestered him and kissed him, and forced him to sleep in the same hall.But after kissing for a while, the prince lost his mind and could only hold his face and smile silly, and he didn't even care about pulling him away.

In desperation, Su Yan said to Fu Bao: "Mr. Fu Bao, please turn around and look over there—"

Fu Bao followed his line of sight, turned around and looked over - what's strange on the wall?

Su Yan took the opportunity to poke his head over, and quickly pecked the Prince's mouth.

Zhu Helin was dumbfounded, he just blinked in a daze, his cheeks were flushed.When he realized that he was going to hug Su Yan and kiss again, the other party had already put on the hood and walked out of the palace gate, almost crossing the square with an umbrella.

And Fu Bao was still looking at the wall carefully, muttering: "Master Su is so smart, he can't read it wrong, there must be something tricky..."

Zhu Helin wanted to be angry and laugh at the same time, covered his mouth with his palm, and pressed the heart that was beating wildly back into his chest, thinking to himself: You still have a little conscience!If you don't kiss for a full quarter of an hour next time, don't even think about leaving.

He walked back to the altar again, knelt on the futon, and prayed to the former empress: "Mother, can your spirit in heaven use a supernatural power to entrust your father with a dream, and say...say...yes, just say you give I found a daughter-in-law, let him, who is a father-in-law, have some face and don't pick up ashes."

Fu Bao turned around in shock, with a look of being struck by lightning, his eyeballs were about to fall off, and he came back to his senses after a long time, crying: "My grandpa! My dear grandpa! Don't let anyone hear you..."

Zhu Helin said with a sullen face, "Master ordered you to find Su Yan, didn't you make arrangements in advance? He had already ordered the guards of the Eastern Palace to completely clear the nave in the name of preventing assassinations, and not even a mouse could hide. "

Fu Bao breathed a sigh of relief.

"As soon as he enters the hall, the guards will guard around the nave to ensure that no one can come close to eavesdrop." Zhu Helin said again, "Besides, if I messed around like this, if he doesn't get clear with his father in the future, it will inevitably take more time." Weigh it in, if I am so indiscriminate in front of my father, will he be able to handle it? If he can't handle it, then he has to restrain himself and be concerned about the young master's reaction."

Only then did Fu Bao realize that the prince's words and actions just now were partly out of his true nature, and partly made to threaten Mr. Su.

He started serving in the Eastern Palace at the age of six, and for the first time in eight years, he felt that he didn't fully understand Xiao Ye—or, that Xiao Ye had grown up too fast, leaving his childhood playmate behind.

... My mind has to catch up with the young master.Fu Bao secretly warned himself, otherwise, sooner or later, the young master will look down on me and find a more understanding servant to serve around me.