Raising Wolves

Chang Shun listened to Lu Qingze's words and went back to sleep peacefully. When he woke up the next day, he heard that Lu Qingze had left His Majesty's bedroom in the middle of the night and slept alone in a warm pavilion.

The moment the news reached his ears, Changshun only felt a "pop", and his little golden bowl shattered.

Lu Qing helped Ning Juan to preside over the overall situation in the past few days, and went to Wenyuan Pavilion early in the morning.

When Changshun came in a hurry, he only saw the shadow of the sedan chair leaving.

It was too late to ask questions, Chang Shun stood guard outside the young emperor's sleeping hall tremblingly, with a mournful look on his face.

Your Majesty couldn't control Master Lu last night because of that bowl of medicine, right?

If Lord Lu is not happy, His Majesty is not happy, and if His Majesty is not happy, neither should anyone else.

His little golden bowl will not be taken back by His Majesty, will it?

Chang Shun was lamenting the little golden bowl he had just received two days ago, when the door behind him creaked and was pulled open.

Chang Shun's heart beat violently, and he turned his head in fear: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Ning Juan was wearing light yellow pajamas, with untied long hair, looking a little slack, not as noble and indifferent as usual, but like some kind of beast that just had a meal, exuding a lazy temperament.

Although I couldn't tell what mood he was in from his face, but based on Changshun's familiarity with Ning Juan, he reckoned...it seemed pretty good?

Mr. Lu ran away in the middle of the night, so he's in a good mood?

Ning Juan ignored Chang Shun, leaned against the door with folded arms, and watched the direction Lu Qingze drove away. After a while, he curled his lips and looked away: "I heard that you have taken a fancy to a four-entry mansion?"

Changshun's heart skipped a beat again.

The eunuchs in the palace saved up their savings and went out to buy houses, shops, and villages, all in order to have a shelter in the future.

He followed Ning Juan, and besides his salary, he also received a lot of rewards, so he couldn't help thinking about buying a house, and he just took the opportunity of going out of the palace to visit it a few days ago.

Unexpectedly, this would reach His Majesty's ears.

Your Majesty doesn't think he has any small thoughts, does he?

Chang Shun swallowed, and replied dryly: "Yes, yes, this servant is just thinking about..."

"Today, the house is yours, go to Sun Er to get the title deed."

Ning Juan's voice was cold, with a bit of the youth's unique clearness, and it was in his ears neither high nor low, and Chang Shun was stunned for a few moments before he reacted suddenly and hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty." !"

Ning Juan glanced in the direction Lu Qingze was leaving before turning around and closing the door.

Judging by His Majesty's performance, last night's progress should be pretty good?

Then why did Lord Lu suddenly leave in the middle of the night?

Changshun pondered happily, and after pondering for a while, he stopped thinking about it and went happily to lead his own mansion.

Who said His Majesty is scary?

Knowing that he went to see the mansion, His Majesty actually ordered someone to buy the mansion ahead of time, waiting to find an opportunity to give it to him!

Throughout the day, a lot of miscellaneous news came.

For example, His Majesty's health has improved a bit, and he is no longer drowsy.

Lu Qing kept his ears to the outside world and worked overtime in Wenyuan Pavilion until midnight.

I don't really want to know about Ning Juan.

He held the pen all day today, and he always felt that the touch in the palm of his hand was not right.

...Although there was no direct contact last night with a layer of fabric, but the thin summer pajamas can block anything!

What should be felt, what should not be felt, is felt.

The enthusiasm, enthusiasm, and vitality of a teenager belonging to this age.

Lu Qing was withered and peaceful, like a cold winter glacier, almost had the illusion of being burned.

So much so that he washed his hands today, trying to get rid of that weird feeling.

It's just useless.

He really lost his head last night, and in that chaotic heat, he really taught Ning Juan.

For a few moments, it seemed that the teacher-student relationship was misplaced and flattened.

Lu Qingze's heart lake was disturbed by unprovoked stones, so he simply put aside all distracting thoughts and devoted himself to government affairs.

It was getting late, and most of the elders of the pavilion were old, and they couldn't beat the young people, so they left one after another.

Wei Herong was the first to leave, probably because he cared about Wei Qiao, and Feng Ge was always the last to leave. In order to have some secret voice communication with Lu Qingze, a teammate of the royalist party, and ask about His Majesty the Emperor Condition.

After everyone left, Lu Qing also finished flipping through the two piles of notebooks in front of him, wrote a small note with a pen, and handed it to the guard standing beside him: "Find these files for me, and bring them all. "

The guard took the order, turned around and left with a small note in his pocket.

During the wait, Lu Qing stood up and stretched his muscles, hesitated for a moment, then turned his head and asked, "How is Your Majesty today?"

Those who are still waiting in Wenyuan Pavilion are all Ning Juan's people, otherwise Ning Juan would not let him stay here.

Hearing Lu Qing's question, the guard immediately said solemnly: "Your Majesty has a headache and weakness, and has been bedridden for a day. I hope you can go back as soon as possible."

"..." Lu Qing was not stupid, and replied lightly, "Oh."

Just stop making a sound.

Guard: "..."

His Majesty bid him so, and he did.

But it didn't seem to work, Master Lu's reaction was so cold!

Lu Qing put his hands behind his back, slowly turned twice, stretched his body, and did not wait too long, and the things he needed were brought up.

The dossier contains the biographies of the officials of the Jiangyou faction, their family conditions, and the biographies of the officials of the Ministry of Officials. There are densely packed small characters on them. Lu Qing sat down, squinted his eyes and patiently flipped through the files. Sure enough, he found a few intersecting clues. .

Lu Wei had been the magistrate of Hongdu Mansion in Jiangyou for several years. At that time, Jiao Huan, the governor of Jiangyou, was only a small county magistrate.

Jiao Huan was extremely cowardly. After being caught, when he was interrogated, his eyes turned white, and he fainted on the spot, which made Zheng Yao so angry that he wanted to scratch his skin. He was really cowardly and incompetent. .

Jin Yiwei investigated Jiao Huan earlier, but found nothing, so they thought he belonged to Pan Jingmin.

Now looking through the intersection of time, Lu Qing just discovered that Jiao Huan has a half-brother.

The deceased wife of this half-brother also had a younger brother who had... an improper relationship with Lu Wei, who was the prefect of Hongdu Prefecture at that time.

Lu Qing was silent for a moment, puzzled for a second by the prevailing south wind in this dynasty, and continued to check following that date.

In Pan Jingmin's account book, the records about Wei Herong were probably erased by Wei Herong who knew their purpose when they went to Jiangnan. Lu Qing and Ning Juan left the capital for several months, and he was even very calm.

But according to this record, and the intersecting relationship in the account book, even if Wei Herong cannot be caught, other people can be caught based on multiple relationships.

Not long after Lu Wei was transferred back to the capital, he transferred Jiao Huan, who seemed to have nothing to do with him, to the prefect of Shandong.

A few years later, with the help of the Ministry of Officials, Jiao Huan was promoted to an official and made a fortune, and was promoted to Jiangyou Chief Envoy.

During this period, the name of the man who had a relationship with him appeared in the account books of Pan Jingmin and Jiao Huan, but this name seemed insignificant, and he died of illness a few years ago, so he was not noticed.

After flipping through the thick file, Lu Qing rubbed his swollen temples, wrote another note, and handed it to the guard: "Please pass it to Commander Zheng, and ask him to send someone directly to get these people account book."

After determining the scope of candidates, let's go straight to work.

The person who was staring at the Weifu came to report that last night, a well-covered carriage entered the Weifu, and the person inside must be Xu Shu.

It is inevitable that Xu Shu will be in danger in the inner courtyard of Weifu.

He plucked the feathers from Wei Herong's wings little by little outside, causing Wei Herong to suffer, and at the same time focused on him, so that Xu Shu could be safer.

As for Wei Herong's key evidence, it depends on Xu Shu's.

After sitting with his head down for too long, when Lu Qingze got up, his eyes suddenly went dark, and he almost fell back on the seat, and the lips exposed under the mask turned pale.

Several guards around were startled, and rushed up to help, while Lu Qing pressed the table, waved his hand, closed his eyes for a moment, and walked out of Wenyuan Pavilion slowly.

Waiting to pick up Lu Qing, the sedan chair back to Qianqing Palace was already waiting outside.

Ning Juan was sticky and sticky all day long, so it was considered good enough not to send someone to urge him to go back.

But Lu Qing doesn't want to see Ning Juan at the moment.

It is not easy to go out of the palace. Now both inside and outside the court, it is widely rumored that he has a deep relationship with Ning Juan's teachers and students, and His Majesty the Emperor even let him take over the power temporarily.

It is well known that he has been living in Qianqing Palace for the past few days, and Ning Juan is "not in good health". If he leaves, it will inevitably attract countless speculations from the people below.

It doesn't matter what others think, Wei Herong can't think too much.

Lu Qing was silent for a while, and ordered: "Go to the Eagle Room."

Several guards were dumbfounded: "Huh?"

Lu Qing got into the sedan chair calmly and gracefully, his thin lips moved, and calmly said four words: "I'm going to walk the birds."

While waiting for the sedan chair to go to the Eagle Room, Ning Juan also received a message from the guards: "Go back to Your Majesty, Master Lu said, let you rest first, don't wait for him, he will go to the Eagle Room, walk, walk the birds."

Ning Juan: "..."

All right, let's go for a walk.

The shy teacher is so cute.

For the sake of last night, Ning Juan smiled a little, and decided to be a little more patient and caring. Lu Qingze went to the eagle house to watch the birds, and was going to sit down with Lu Qingze later, and have a good time yesterday. Let's talk about the night.

However, after waiting and waiting, Lu Qing seemed to be fascinated by the broken bird and never came back.

Ning Juan's forehead was throbbing with veins, he waited for a long time, and called out in a cold voice, "Shunzi."

Chang Shun sneaked a look at Ning Juan's face, and began to worry that the house and the golden bowl would fly away together: "...the servant is here."

"Go to Yingfang and tell the teacher that I have already fallen asleep and he can come back."

Ning Juan finished speaking coldly, flung his sleeves and went back to the room.

Changshun: "..."

It may be his delusion, he actually saw a trace of humiliation from His Majesty.

After Changshun came to deliver the message, Lu Qing delayed for a while before Shi Shiran said goodbye to Xiaoxue and returned to Qianqing Palace.

Immediately, she went straight to the Nuan Pavilion where she rested last night, not planning to go to Ning Juan's bedroom.

No matter how stupid Chang Shun was, he could tell something was wrong. The atmosphere between these two people was too weird. He racked his brains and followed behind Lu Qingze, trying to say a few more words for His Majesty the Emperor, but felt that he couldn't get in.

The atmosphere between His Majesty and Master Lu is really hard to settle down.

Ning Juan leaned against the window, watching Lu Qing with no expression on his return to Qianqing Palace under the moonlight, and walked around his bedroom.

He took a breath: hold on.

As a result, the next day, Lu Qingze went to Wenyuan Pavilion before it was completely bright, and did not return in the middle of the night.

The guard who came to deliver the message lowered his head, feeling His Majesty's cold gaze, and did not dare to breathe: "Master Lu said that he is playing with birds and loses his mind, so please don't wait for him."

Ning Juan snapped the pen in his hand.

If Lu Qing didn't take advantage of it, he didn't pay attention. It was indeed a mistake to kill that broken bird.

Was it because his performance that night was too obvious?

Or did it go too far?

But he didn't press Lu Qingze on the bed and strip him naked, so how could it be too much?

Where is this.

On the third day, Lu Qing still left early in the morning and did not come back after dark.

Ning Juan's patience was exhausted.

It just so happened that it was time for him to "walk on the ground" as diagnosed by the imperial doctor. After changing into normal clothes, he was going to go to Wenyuan Pavilion to catch people in person, and see how Lu Qingze went to the Eagle Room to play with birds.

As a result, before he stepped out of Qianqing Palace, Lu Qing bumped into him at the door, who was like a normal person.

Their eyes met, and they paused for a moment.

Lu Qing deliberately avoided Ning Juan for two days. Apart from being a little embarrassed and not wanting to get along with Ning Juan face to face, he just wanted to make Ning Juan sober himself.

Ning Juan's emotional dependence on him was a bit too much, and he didn't want Ning Juan to have any misunderstanding.

He will accompany Ning Juan until the day he really ascends to the world as promised, but he has to let Ning Juan get used to the life without him.

After all, he was not prepared to stay in the center of this power vortex forever, and the ministers in power basically would not end well.

Two days can calm this little brat down, right?

Lu Qing guessed, holding a few booklets in his hands, without looking at Ning Juan's expression, and said calmly: "Coincidentally, I just want to find His Majesty, so come to the study."

Contrary to what Lu Qing expected, the two days consumed Ning Juan's little patience and made his anger even more powerful.

But after holding back the anger for two days, the moment he saw Lu Qingze's face, he almost disappeared.

His Majesty the Emperor cast aside his disappointment in his heart, obediently followed behind Lu Qingze, and walked into the study step by step.

The atmosphere in the past two days has been tense, and the guards and palace people who are extra cautious in everything they do: "..."

It's great that Mr. Lu is back!

Thank you Master Lu!

After entering the study, seeing that Lu Qingze was still ignoring him, Ning Juan tugged at his sleeve, and whispered aggrievedly, "Teacher."

"What are you being coquettish about, look at this."

Lu Qing glanced at him, sat down sideways, nodded to the chair, motioned Ning Juan to sit down too, then put the things in his hands on the table, and pushed them over with two fingers.

Obviously, don't want any unnecessary physical contact.

Ning Juan's eyes turned cold, and he didn't show any strange color. He opened the pages and looked at the few books.

After reading it, he raised his head again and stared straight at Lu Qingze.

"We've caught Lu Wei's handle, and there are some clues about Zhang Dong, the servant of the Ministry of officials. It's not fatal, but it's enough to dismount people and suspend them temporarily."

Lu Qing looked calm, pretending he didn't notice Ning Juan's gaze, and said calmly: "Lu Wei is Wei Herong's capable general, and Wei Herong won't feel good if he breaks. Wei Herong has protection before Pan Jingmin concealed the suspicion of Jiangyou's epidemic situation, this time we are going to attack Lu Wei, he is not good, and he can't do it again, let's take this opportunity to insert people into the official department."

Ning Juan still stared at him without blinking, nodded: "Okay."

In fact, there is no need for Lu Qingze to specifically mention this matter.

Lu Qing used Ning Juan's people, and would report everything to Ning Juan. He was very clear about what Lu Qingze had been investigating in the past few days.

That gaze was too existential, and Lu Qing couldn't ignore it even if he wanted to. He couldn't stand being stared at, and suddenly raised his head to meet Ning Juan's gaze: "What are you looking at?"

Ning Juan thought about it for a while, and a smile appeared in his eyes: "Teacher, do you care about what happened that night?"

Lu Qing's eyelashes trembled, and he calmly took a cup of tea that was cold next to him, and took a sip: "No."

"That's good. I saw the teacher avoiding it, and I thought the teacher was concerned about it." Ning Juan's long and narrow eyes drooped, his aggressiveness was weakened a lot, and he appeared innocent, "I almost forgot about it. "

Lu Qing was speechless for a while, feeling as if he had been reversed, unable to say anything.

Why does this little brat smell like the tea in tea for no reason?

"I'll leave this matter to you. After being lazy for so long, it's time to get up and work." Lu Qing decided to skip this, and took another sip of tea calmly, "I've been in the palace for so long. It's not too good either, people speak fearsome words, and I'll be back home in a while, and I came here to deliver the account book, just to say goodbye, lest you think too much."

Ning Juan suddenly felt that the burning heat of that day seemed to climb up again, and there was a trace of coldness hidden in the depths of his eyes, and he nodded slowly: "Of course, I won't think too much."

Lu Qing was opening the distance between them again.

It was clear that a little progress was made that night.

The atmosphere was a little cold, and Lu Qing could vaguely feel Ning Juan's dissatisfaction.

Are you dissatisfied that he wants to return home?

But he really should go back, because when Ning Juan woke up, some officials had begun to complain in the past two days, dissatisfied with his complaints about staying in the palace for many days.

Lu Qing stroked the teacup, habitually trying to coax the child: "Guoguo..."

Ning Juan suddenly felt that the indescribable harshness of this baby name symbolized the identity distance between him and Lu Qingze. He stood up abruptly and interrupted with a sullen face: "Teacher wants to leave, so let's do it early. After a while, Gong The door should be locked."

After saying that, the young emperor got up awkwardly and walked out of the South Study Room.

The palace guards and guards outside: "..."

what happened again?

Master Lu, where is Master Lu? !

Lu Qing sat where he was, a little stunned.

Why is this child so angry all of a sudden?

He hesitated for a while, but followed out, looking left and right: "Where did your Majesty go?"

Chang Shun took out a small handkerchief and wiped off his cold sweat: "Your Majesty locked himself in the warm pavilion and can't come out. Lord Lu, you and Your Majesty are..."

Lu Qing shook his head, walked to Nuan Pavilion, tried to push the door, but found that it was locked, so he could only knock on the door: "Guoguo?"

Ning Juan sat with his back in the warm pavilion. Hearing the sound of his ears moving, he turned his body sideways and pressed his lips together. It was not like usual. Lu Qing called out, and he rushed to open the door.

Lu Qing sighed softly, turned his head and waved his hand, signaling Chang Shun to take the people away, and then said softly: "I didn't think too much, and I don't want you to think too much, which will affect our teacher-student relationship, Guoguo, I hope you remember..."

After a short pause, he said, "The teacher will always be your teacher."

After finishing speaking, he repeated it silently in his heart, clearing up the teacher-student line that was almost blurred that night, and stood quietly for a long time, the inside was quiet.

Seeing that the palace gate was about to be locked, Lu Qing was helpless. Before leaving the Nuan Pavilion, he told Changshun: "Remember to watch Your Majesty eat and drink medicine, I will go first."

Changshun couldn't understand the relationship between the two of them more and more, and wiped off his sweat, he replied, "Hey, our family knows."

When Lu Qingze left, the door of Nuan Pavilion was not opened.

Lu Qing thought that Ning Juan was still sulking and didn't want to see him.

Little did he know that Ning Juan was standing by the door, with a dark storm in his eyes, and it took a lot of effort to hold down the door and not open it.

That "teacher will always be your teacher" penetrated into his ears, as if poisoned, and made his brain buzz.

If he had just opened this door and seen Lu Qingze, he was not sure what he would do.

But it will definitely make Lu Qing understand the truth that "a teacher is not just a teacher".

The palace servants of Qianqing Palace have been ordered not to gossip outside.

Therefore, when Lu Qing left the palace, there were no rumors about "Your Majesty left in a huff, and the teachers and students were at odds".

Chen Xiaodao obediently closed the door and did not see any guests. He and Lin Xi waited for Lu Qingze in the Lu Mansion for several days. Hearing the few words from the palace, he was very worried. It just fell back into the stomach.

"Your Majesty is actually willing to let you back?" Chen Xiaodao babbled around Lu Qing, "I thought His Majesty would keep you for a few more days on the grounds of his weakness."

Lin Xi also silently followed Lu Qingze, and signed sign language worriedly: Doctor Xu, did you really poison His Majesty?

Both questions were difficult to answer, since they involved confidentiality after all, Lu Qing said casually: "I accidentally offended His Majesty, and I probably won't enter the palace again in the next few days." After a pause, he looked at Lin Xi, "Doctor Xu's matter involves the royal family after all, so I will tell you in detail later, okay?"

Lin Xi nodded silently.

During the time when he returned to Beijing, Xu Shu also checked him for his dumbness. Although Xu Shu was very talkative, he was one of the few people he knew well after coming to Beijing.

Chen Xiaodao muttered to the side: "I won't enter the palace again these few days? Why do I not believe it..."

Chen Xiaodao's crow's mouth has always been very accurate.

In the early morning of the next day, a group of Jinyi guards in green casual clothes and embroidered spring knives were divided into two groups. Half of them were under the command of the commander Zheng Yao. Amidst the exclamation, Zheng Yao patrolled around and waved his hand: "Take them all away!"

His Majesty's health recovered, and he resumed the morning court. When he heard the news, the court was in an uproar.

The young emperor, who was still ill, had a pale face, raised his hand and threw down several confidential letters and account books, staring at Wei Herong: "Wei Qing, you are a good hand."

Lu Wei, a doctor in the Ministry of Officials, accepted millions of taels of bribes from Jiao Huan, the governor of Jiangyou, and the evidence is conclusive.

The founding emperor of Daqi hated corruption and bribery very much. If he was corrupt and accepted bribes for 60 taels, he would be executed. Even if the emperors of later generations relaxed a lot, according to the laws of Daqi, a few million taels would be enough to destroy him. I'm back.

Wei Herong guessed who did the good deed almost instantly, and without looking at the account book that fell on the ground, he knelt down and kowtowed to plead guilty: "The humble minister is not effective in governing, please be punished by your majesty."

Lu Wei can't keep it anymore, and it is the best policy to cut it off decisively.

Ning Juan looked down at the ministers with different expressions from above.

First, Xiang Zhiming, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, was severely punished, and then Lu Wei, a doctor of the Ministry of Officials, were all supporters of Wei Herong and had a high status in the Guard Party. Problems happened one after another, but Wei Herong did not protect them— —This inevitably made the eyes of some guards looking at Wei Herong start to become subtle.

Ning Juan sneered in his heart: "The case of Lu Wei also involves Zhang Dong, the servant of the Ministry of Officials. I think the chief assistant of Wei has multiple roles, and the responsibilities of the Ministry of Officials are too heavy. Let me add someone to help."

This kind of open and aboveboard stuffing of people is still the official department of stuffing!

Immediately, someone had an opinion: "Your Majesty, the responsibilities of the Ministry of Officials are really heavy, and I am afraid that we will not be able to find a suitable candidate for a while..."

"Who said I couldn't find it," Ning Juan said indifferently, "I see Tai Fu Lu Qing is very suitable, do you have any opinions?"

The voice below froze for a moment.

Elder Feng Ge was the first to jump out and agree: "A few days ago, Taifu Lu assumed the power on his behalf, handled affairs patiently and meticulously, and had a clean character. This veteran agrees."

The royalists followed suit and suppressed the opposition of the guards.

For a while, the situation in the imperial court, which had always been strong for the Guards and weak for the Royalists, turned upside down.

After the quarrel in the court was over, at noon, Lu Qingze, who was still watering the flowers leisurely in the garden of the Lu Mansion, received an imperial edict from the palace, and was inexplicably promoted.

The author has something to say:

Lu Qingze: If he doesn't open the door, he must be angry and doesn't want to see me.

Ning Gougou: Resist not to open the door and rush at people.

Guard: Master Lu said he was too busy playing with birds and didn't want to talk to you (dragged down)