Zhi Xuan

Zhi Xuan acted quickly.

On the third day of the fox merchant's departure, the deer delivery team set off from Zhidi.Along the way, there was a lot of fanfare, and everyone who passed through the clan fiefdoms would preach the son Xuanren's filial piety and present the monarch Bailu.

In order to spread the news more widely, Zhixuan ordered the government to summon the merchants who came and went in the city, and spread it around through the mouth of the merchants. The news must be spread throughout the country, and even to other vassal states, in the shortest possible time.

Under Zhixuan's operation, before the team arrived at the destination, the news had already spread wildly. Even the Western capital gathered their eyes, wanting to know whether the rumors were true or not, and that Young Master Xuan really sent a white deer to the monarch?

When Xi Yuanhou heard the news, he didn't say a word in the hall, and no one could guess what he was thinking.

Doctor Chao Zhongqing had mixed reactions, and it was rare for the Mi brothers to say nothing, but their faces were rather ugly.Su Hu, Fan Xu and others are happy to see the success.

First the rhinoceros horn was offered as a tribute to the Central Capital, and now a white deer was offered to the Marquis of Xiyuan. When the news got out, Young Master Xuan's good reputation would definitely be improved to a higher level.

When Mrs. Mi heard about this, she just sneered and didn't express anything.When Young Master Kang came to greet him, he didn't say a single word, which made the latter's throat full of words that he had prepared, and he couldn't get in or get out, not to mention how uncomfortable it was.

Seeing her son like this, Mrs. Mi sneered even more.

How he blamed her before, and how he blamed her, but now he started to pretend, it's a joke!

Why didn't she realize that her son was so stupid and self-righteous before.No, it should be said that all of Mi's bloodlines are like this, and she is no exception.

Facing Young Master Kang in front of her, and thinking of the news that Mi Wu had sent before, Mrs. Mi felt even colder in her heart.

Eldest brother is thinking too well, do you really think others won't notice?And let her do it in the monarch's mansion, and the people who are the Yang family can't be arranged? !

At this time and at that time, Mrs. Liang's matter was not written by her alone, and she had just concealed it for more than ten years.Now let her deal with Yang Shi, and even get rid of Yang Shi's children, this is dizzy!

She has long since fallen out of favor, and her status in the Monarch's Mansion has plummeted.The Yang family is not the case, and is now favored by the monarch.Let her, who is out of favor, get rid of the one who is in favor, and she can figure it out.What's more, she remembered clearly how her family treated her after she fell out of favor.Not to expose it on the spot is already the best of humanity, don't expect her to do more.

As for son Kang, she could see more and more clearly that this son is very stupid, so stupid that people are pitiful.

Seeing Young Master Kang's impatience, Mrs. Mi finally said: "Don't think about being the son of the world. Things that don't belong to you are not yours in the end."

Young Master Kang suddenly raised his head, his face full of disbelief, he clenched his fists, and his expression was even more ferocious,

"Why did mother say that?"

"Isn't it right?" Mrs. Mi looked at Young Master Kang carefully, her indifferent eyes extinguished the latter's anger little by little, and replaced it with a bone-chilling chill.

"Mother, what's wrong with your son?" Young Master Kang said with difficulty.

"I gave birth to you badly." Madam Mi suddenly covered her lips and smiled, her eyebrows and eyes were curved, just like the pretty girl who fascinated Xi Yuanhou back then.In the eyes of Young Master Kang, it was somehow strange.

"Mother, don't say that, my son can't afford it." Young Master Kang lowered his head, the chill in his heart getting deeper and deeper.

"Okay, you were born by me, you don't need to pretend in front of me. I know what you're thinking, and tell you clearly, it's impossible. Even if it is done, it won't be you who will benefit in the end. You and me, Both of us, mother and son, will become puppets, and life may not be easier than it is now."

Mrs. Mi's words are already clear, but it's a pity that Mr. Kang is obsessed with obsession.Not only did he not understand, but he also resented her.

"Mother doesn't want to be the wife of the country?" Young Master Kang asked in a low voice.

"I think so, but it's a pity that I don't have a good son." Mrs. Mi was still laughing, her flowers trembling like crazy.

Mr. Kang didn't understand what was so ridiculous about what he said, but Mrs. Mi pointed at him and laughed non-stop. She stopped after a while, grabbed his collar, approached him, and said: "I have been foolish all my life. I was used by my elder brother. My husband cheated, and I have to blame for what I am now. If you are smart, listen to me and don’t go the same way as your two uncles. You are the king’s son, the first son, and it’s better to be useless than to be brainless. "

"Mother really thinks so?" Young Master Kang gritted his teeth.

"How else?" Madam Mi replied.

The four eyes met, the mother and son looked like two fighting beasts, their eyes were full of fierceness.

"My son doesn't agree with my mother's words!" Young Master Kang took the lead to avert his eyes, but his words were still strong.

Mrs. Mi stared at him for a moment, then suddenly lost interest, let go of her hand, and said, "It's up to you."

She said everything she had to say, but if her son didn't listen, there was nothing she could do.

It is useless to press the head of the cow without drinking water.

Those who deserve to die will die, and those who deserve to die will sooner or later die.

The only thing in common is that no matter whether she succeeds or fails, she is doomed to fail.

Mrs. Mi didn't want to say any more, and son Kang didn't stay for long, and the mother and son broke up unhappy.

But before leaving, Young Master Kang hesitated to speak.Mrs. Mi knew what he was thinking, and said directly: "Tell you two uncles, I won't say what shouldn't be said, I am still Mi's daughter after all."

"promise!"

Young Master Kang was in a complicated mood. He walked out the door, looked at the servants and maidservants guarding the door, recalled what Mrs. Mi had said just now, his heart was briefly shaken, and then he shook his head vigorously, becoming firm again.

No, he can't be afraid, let alone retreat.

Years of wishes have come to nothing, why not take a gamble!

He would rather die by the sword than live like this, always bowing his head to Xuan, absolutely impossible!

After Mr. Kang left, Mrs. Mi sat indoors, looking at the open wooden window.The breeze flowed in, carrying the fragrance of spring flowers, reminding her of the time when she first entered the monarch's mansion.

That year was also spring, and the flowers bloomed early.

She was wearing a wedding dress and entered the mansion at dusk.

She saw her husband, dressed in a black robe, tall and straight, with a handsome face, both heroic and arrogant.She also saw Mrs. Liang, a soft and gentle woman like water, who made people feel close to her just by looking at her.

She is a daughter of the Mi clan, she could have married into a big clan and be the housewife of a single clan.But she followed the arrangement of her father and elder brother to enter the monarch's mansion and became the monarch's wife, with a nice name, but she was still a concubine!

Mrs. Mi closed her eyes, and a smile appeared on her face again, not a sneer, but pure and sweet, just like when she was a girl.

She was wrong, really wrong.

Only when I looked back did I realize that Mrs. Liang, who died young, was more sober than her, let alone Mrs. Yang, who was able to go farther.

Now that she understands, what can she do?

Even if time is turned back, as a Mi family daughter, she will not have a second choice.

She is destined to die, but before she dies, she can still do something for her son.

No matter how disappointed, she was born after all, how ironic.

Madam Mi opened her eyes, got up and walked into the inner room, opened the dressing box, and took out a flat wooden box from the interlayer of the box.

The box was unscrewed, and inside was a light red powder.

Mrs. Mi picked up a handful with her little finger and put it into her mouth.

The powder melts in your mouth and is slightly sweet.

Knowing that Mrs. Liang likes to eat sweets, she told her brother specifically, and not long after, the elder brother sent someone to deliver this box.Just a little at a time, added to sweet soups and pastries, can debilitate.

Even the doctors couldn't find out about this medicine.

Maybe it was found out, but if Marquis Xiyuan didn't ask, Mrs. Liang could only be sick, not poisoned.

Thinking of the doctors who died or passed away back then, Mrs. Mi raised the corners of her mouth.

After closing the box again, Mrs. Mi picked up the rouge that was put aside, and touched the center of her lower lip with her fingertips.The extremely gorgeous red and the bloodless white are reflected in the bronze mirror, outlining a desperate beauty.

After putting away the wooden bottle, Mrs. Mi lay down on her side and closed her eyes.

How Mrs. Liang died, so she will die.

She will also leave evidence to let Young Master Xuan know who was the one who killed Mrs. Liang back then.I just ask son Xuanneng to keep son Kang alive.Even if he can't stay, at least let him have a whole body.

If you rise up and rebel, you will be torn apart.

She didn't want her son to be reduced to this.

From the moment she heard about the plan, she didn't think her brother could succeed.The Mi family will be destroyed eventually, she doesn't want to see the family perish, and also wants to fight for a chance for her son, so she can only do this, and she must do it!

Mrs. Mi slowly fell asleep and slept very peacefully.

No one noticed that she was getting weaker every day.Even if it is noticed, because she has fallen ill many times before, it has not attracted enough attention.Others thought that she was too angry, so she was locked in the room every day and could not come out.

A doctor diagnosed something wrong and wanted to report it to Marquis Xi Yuan, but the latter was very impatient and asked him to prescribe the medicine without asking any further questions.

Under intentional or unintentional neglect, Mrs. Mi's physical condition became worse and worse. When the Zhidi team arrived in the Western Capital, she actually fainted in the corridor.

Because the timing was so coincidental, all the wives thought she was out of breath and laughed at her.When Mi Wu and Mi Ji got the news, they didn't plan to pay any attention to her when they thought of what the son Kang had brought back.

From Mi Wu's point of view, if Mrs. Mi really can't afford to be ill, it might be a good thing for Mi Shi.

Marquis Nishihara was even less interested in paying attention to his concubine who was no longer in his favor.His attention was all on the court, and he couldn't take a look at the woman he once loved.

On the day when Zhidi's team arrived in the Western Capital, crowds crowded both sides of the road from the city gate to the Monarch's Mansion.

Seeing the team carrying the banner enter the city, the crowd made a commotion.

"coming!"

"Look, it really is a white deer!"

"There was the rhinoceros first, and then the white deer. Young Master Xuan is really extraordinary!"

"exactly!"

Amidst the onlookers and discussions, the team carrying the flag and driving the cart moved forward.The deer in the car was probably used to being watched, so they ate the grass and beans leisurely, shaking their heads occasionally, without any signs of restlessness.

The one who led the team into the city was Niu Qi, who was also one of the lower officials who followed Zhi Xuan according to the king's order.

This time he came to the Western Capital City, he can be regarded as returning to his hometown with honor.

Before entering the city, Niu Qi was very excited. After entering the city, the excitement disappeared suddenly, and his eyebrows gradually frowned.

Entering the Western Capital City, he saw the mess in front of the square, the ditch piled with garbage, and the unpleasant smell wafting, which made him very doubtful whether this was the Western Capital City in his memory.

Why did it make him so uncomfortable for more than a year but less than two years?

Thinking back carefully, this city has not changed, the reason why he is not used to it is that he is used to the ground, and the clean and tidy new city.

According to Zhi Xuan's words, Niu Qi's current situation is that it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.

Anyone who is used to a clean and tidy environment is unwilling to return to a messy environment.Even if the situation in the Western Capital City is not necessarily that bad, even better than most of the capitals of the vassal states, compared with the New City, especially in terms of sanitation, there is still a huge difference.

The last time Zhixuan returned to the city, it was just in time for winter, and the situation in the city was not too bad.

When it was Niu Qi's turn, there was no ice and snow to cover the gutters, all the ditches had melted, the clan workshop was good, and the Guoren workshop could do just fine, but the common people's workshop was unbearable, and the slave workshop was unbearable!

Most of the people in the team couldn't stand the smell, and they all speeded up their pace.

What about returning home with honor, majesty, and what makes the neighbors envious, all are thrown aside.They just wanted to cross Long Street as quickly as possible to avoid the bad smell.

As for chatting with people, it's impossible, absolutely impossible!

The nose is tortured enough, and you still have to open your mouth, don't even think about it!

Seeing that this team is so solemn, with serious expressions from top to bottom, without any complacency, everyone couldn't help but admire: Young Master Xuan is steady, and so are his subordinates.It can be seen that the young master Xuan Yingming is good at employing people, and he will be the master of Ming in the future.

The team quickly crossed the long street and arrived in front of the Monarch's Mansion.

A servant waited specially to take the cart away.Several people in the team followed immediately.They are responsible for taking care of the white deer, until the end of the deer offering ceremony, they cannot let the deer out of their sight.

Niu Qi got out of the car and went to the front hall with the servants.

Before presenting the deer, he had to present a letter to Prince Xuan.

In the main hall, Marquis Xiyuan sat at the head, and the officials headed by Liuqing sat on the left and right.

Niu Qi walked into the hall without squinting and saluted meticulously.

"rise."

Niu Qi bowed again and stood up, presenting a roll of bamboo slips with both hands, and said at the same time: "I report to your lord, Zhi, Feng, Lianggeng, son Xuan can't come, so I ordered my ministers to present books and deer."

Marquis Xiyuan unfolded the bamboo slips and read them from beginning to end.

Throughout the beautiful words, even the best officials in the court who are good at singing praises will be willing to bow down.

Knowing that Zhi Xuan was flattering, Xi Yuanhou felt a little better.

After all, no one doesn't like to hear a good word.

At the end of the bamboo slips, Zhi Xuan made a request that he would be allowed to lead two thousand new troops to garrison outside the city when he was crowned prince.

"I was ordered to form an army, and please review it, Your Majesty."

This request was reasonable, and it gave Xi Yuanhou a lot of face.

The last time Zhixuan brought thousands of people here without saying hello in advance, this time at least he said in advance, and there were only 2000 people, Xi Yuanhou couldn't think of a reason to object.

It's just that he didn't expect that the merchants accounted for the majority of Zhixuan's team last time, but this time it was different, they were actually soldiers and soldiers.Even those who transport supplies are young and strong, the kind who can go to the battlefield with a weapon.

"As requested."

Marquis Xiyuan agreed to Zhi Xuan's request, and the senior officials knew the content of the letter, and they didn't feel any difference.Thinking of the soldiers he lent to Zhixuan, he also wanted to see with his own eyes what kind of powerful army Young Master Xuan could train.

Only Mi Wu and Mi Ji looked unhappy.

When it came to Zhi Xuan, the two of them never had a good face, and everyone was used to it, and they didn't pay attention after a glance.

After leaving the court that day, Niu Qi did not rest immediately, but went to Liuqing's mansion non-stop to present the gift prepared by Zhixuan.To avoid suspicion, Mi Wu and Mi Ji were also left behind.

Young Master Xuan has long been in the habit of giving gifts, and the clan didn't pay much attention to it.As everyone knows, with the arrival of the gift, the news about Mi Shi's mobilization of troops was also sent to Su Hu and others' desks.

As Zhixuan expected, it's not that Su Hu, Fan Xu and others didn't notice the abnormality, but they didn't expect Mi Shi to be so bold.

"This is a rebellion, Mi Shi Angan!"

Several big bosses summoned their confidant retainers, discussed behind closed doors, and made the same choice as Zhixuan: follow the plan!

The only difference is that Zhi Xuan mainly targeted the main members of the Mi Clan, and did not intend to attack others.They did it even harder, not only wanting to destroy Mi Wu Mi Ji, but also taking this opportunity to make Mi Clan disappear completely, completely, including all other offshoots!