Once magnificent, now brilliant

The eldest prince and Qi Xiang could be said to be heroes who saw the same thing. They had already found some clues from the homes of several candidates.Many of them thought that they had a bright future after being dismissed from office, but they didn't expect that when something went wrong and they were dismissed, they were kicked out of the game as they had agreed to be one.This time the eldest prince pretended to do favors to them, these fools took the bait and told them all about it, and hoped that the eldest prince would support them in the future and restore them to their posts.

And the eldest prince knew that these people were all grasshoppers after autumn, and none of them could escape, and the promised benefits should be maximized as much as possible, anyway, they are all lifeless to enjoy.

The emperor looked at the eldest prince's notebook and fell into deep thought.It is really difficult to deal with the third prince's uncle, the eldest son of Prime Minister Zuo, and the queen's younger brother.But with Qi Xiang's worries about the future ahead, the emperor must not muddle through this time. He must tear off a piece of these people before their wings are full, in order to protect himself and the Rong family's foundation.

That's fine, he already felt that Prime Minister Zuo was too powerful and would become a worry, and if he could take the opportunity to weaken it, he would feel more at ease.Fortunately, he hasn't established a crown prince yet. If he has already established the third prince as crown prince, then today's matter will be even more difficult.

Eunuch Li came to exchange tea for the emperor, and asked cautiously, "Your Majesty, do you want to call back the person we sent?"

The eldest prince has already found out, and there are witnesses and testimonials, so the emperor doesn't need to investigate further.

The emperor drank a cup of tea in silence before saying: "No need, let them continue to investigate. Hong'er is only a prince with limited rights, so the investigation may not be complete. Instruct the secret guard to investigate the matter clearly for me. The evidence is complete, and no clues will be missed. Don't disclose Hong'er's notes first, so as not to scare the snake and make it difficult to investigate."

"Yes, I understand." Eunuch Li took the teacup, "People from the empress's palace came to invite them. They said that the empress personally stewed pear and white fungus soup. Please go and taste it."

The emperor showed disgust and thought for a while before saying: "Then go."

After a hot pot meal, Qi Xiang was sweating, but his body couldn't be blown away, so he had to go back to the room and take off his coat to cool off slowly.It's this season, but Shizhou has completely banned Qi Xiang from eating cold food, even cold tea.

Bai Junyu's armor was delivered this afternoon. General Fengbei did not give permission for Cailuo Clothing Store to repair the armor of General Fengbei's barracks, even if Qi Xiang had the Iron Heart Vine in his hand. Collect a batch of armor and send it to Cailuo for them to try to repair, and finally decide whether to cooperate with Cailuo for a long time after seeing the results.

Qi Xiang can understand, after all, he is his own soldier, even if there is a relationship between his son and Taifu, he has to look at it himself before counting.Qi Xiang respects such a rigorous General Fengbei, at least he regards the lives of his soldiers as human lives.

The armor styles of Dachuan and even the various tribes are not too different. They are first cast into iron sheets, and then threaded together with threads to form armor.The advantage is that the iron armor is strong enough. The disadvantage is that if by accident, the tip of the weapon is inserted into the gap between the armor plates, it will still be stabbed. That is to expose the weakness.It is indeed difficult for a soldier with mediocre martial arts to kill him with one blow, but if he really meets a master, it is easy to kill him in the air.

Since it is going to be done, Qi Xiang must be foolproof, and he has a general understanding of the structure of Bai Junyu's armor, so he knows how to change it.

"It's getting dark, don't bother with this, it will tire your eyes." Bai Junyu brought in chrysanthemum tea that had been brewed for him.

"Let me take a look." Qi Xiang touched the armor with countless battle marks and asked, "Has this armor been with you for many years?"

Bai Junyu sat beside him, "I have followed me since my first expedition."

"How does it feel to go out for the first time?" Qi Xiang put the armor aside and planned to start making it tomorrow.

For Bai Junyu, the memory was a bit far away. After thinking for a while, he said: "I don't seem to feel anything, I just did what I should do. At that time, you had already left Beijing, and the middle of Beijing was oppressed. It's easier said than done in Beijing."

I couldn't help Qi Xiang at that time.

Every time I think about it now, I still feel guilty.

Qi Xiang was very calm, and asked again: "What about killing people for the first time? Will you be afraid?"

When Bai Junyu was young, he also went to the military camp to practice in the middle of the capital. He also encountered injustices on the road, but he never hurt anyone.

"I'm not afraid." This Bai Junyu remembers it very clearly, "It's just that I was recalling what happened to the few of us in the school that night. Studying is hard, but it is the most comfortable place. Leaving the school, entering the court, stepping into the battlefield, facing They are all practical issues. I also realize more and more that the self in school is naive and even naive, no matter how good he is and avoids the edge.”

Qi Xiang smiled, Bai Junyu's acceptance was as good as he expected.And when he killed the first time, he had no memories, only hatred and a little bit of pleasure, he didn't think it was relief, and he didn't think it was revenge, because that level was far from enough for him.

"It's good that you are like this, you won't become a bloodthirsty person. If you see too much blood and life, it will easily become chaotic. Only by grasping the reason you should have can you keep yourself on the battlefield and prevent those who care about you People are sad." Blood, human life, seeing too much will make you numb, but the most basic reason cannot be lost, not afraid, numb, and bloodthirsty are not the same thing at all.

"Maybe it's because I have been thinking about it all the time, and I think twice about everything." It used to be a family member, but now there is another Qi Xiang.

It's really inappropriate for the two of you to talk about these beatings and killings. Bai Junyu said, "Let Bai Ru boil some hot water later, and I'll wipe you off."

It's better not to soak Qi Xiang's wound in water, just wipe it off.

"...I'll do it myself." Speaking of this, Qi Xiang felt embarrassed that it was a bit late.During this period of time, Bai Junyu has been helping him wipe his body. Fortunately, Bai Junyu has followed the rules and did not touch anything that should not be touched.In the beginning, all he cared about was Bai Junyu, and the injury was really uncomfortable, so he didn't think too much about it.Now that there is no pain in the body, and people have energy, it is inevitable that they will feel embarrassed.

"You can't wipe your back by yourself." Bai Junyu said, "And you're easy to catch cold if you move slowly, so let me do it."

Qi Xiang blushed and said nothing more.

Bai Junyu smiled inwardly, Qi Xiang looked embarrassed and behaved a lot better than usual.He has already looked at Qi Xiang's body without establishing a relationship with Qi Xiang. For him who is more rigid in this regard, the order is wrong, but he will definitely take responsibility.The first thing he should do now is to let Qi Xiangduo feel his concern, and it is best to feel his liking, so that when he confesses, Qi Xiang will not be so entangled in whether he likes him because of sympathy or gratitude .

In addition, he also thought about it, and when his legs can walk normally, he will confess to Qi Xiang.Confessing himself while sick always felt inappropriate and insufficiently respectful, even though he would recover.

During this period of time, through getting along with Qi Xiang, he also somewhat wanted to understand why Qi Xiang liked him but was so restrained, forbearing, and even concealed it for so many years.It's not because of embarrassment, nor because of her personality, but Qi Xiang never thought that they would be together.This is like Qi Xiang's style of handling things, he doesn't want to cause trouble for others.It is not easy for men to fall in love. If the other party has no intentions, it is indeed a big problem, and it is definitely not even a friend.

But he is not going to talk to Qi Xiang, it's useless to talk about it, it's more reassuring to take action, he just needs to be prepared and do it for Qi Xiang to see.

At this stage, his most urgent thing is to restore his legs to a normal state, so the time for practicing walking every day has also become longer, and he hopes to make better progress as soon as possible.

The speed of the emperor's investigation is not slow, according to Qi Xiang's suggestion, many people were pulled out at once.The news was also sent back to Beijing quickly.

The emperor has also repeatedly recalled how the exam questions were leaked in the past few days.Dachuan's previous exam questions were determined by the emperor. Generally, two or three questions would be set in the first three or four months.

He doesn't bother to pick the exam questions too much. He usually follows the current events in Dachuan, and Li Dian is basically the only one who can see these questions at the first time.But Li Dian is an old man who follows him, he can trust him, and he also believes that Li Dian doesn't have the ability and courage to form cliques and cheat for personal gain under his nose.

"Li Dian!" The emperor

call him.

Eunuch Li hurried in, "Your Majesty, is the tea cold?"

The emperor waved his hand, "I'm asking you, do you remember the last time when I issued the imperial examination questions, who might have read them in advance?"

The questions he set will not be told to the officials at the first time, they are all kept secret, and he will not inform the corresponding officials of the questions until the main examiner asks him to set the questions one month ago, and those officials should also keep them secret until the exam. Finish.

Eunuch Li frowned and tried to remember. He also knew that the emperor could trust him, but he was always the first to know the alternative questions.

"Your Majesty." Eunuch Li remembered something, "I remember that when you drafted the title, it was just in time to celebrate the empress's birthday. The third prince showed you the rules and regulations set by the Ministry of Rites, and said that the empress should not waste money. I couldn’t make up my mind, and I wanted to do it decently for the empress, so I came to you with the regulations and the estimated cost of money, and I asked the servants to retreat outside the palace to serve.”

In other words, he didn't know what the third prince said to the emperor and what he did.

With such a reminder from Eunuch Li, the emperor also remembered it.The third prince did come that day, and he also confiscated the paper on which the exam questions were written. The third prince will definitely see it.As for whether the third prince participated in it, it is hard to say, maybe the third prince just mentioned it to his uncle after seeing it, and the relationship between their uncle and nephew has always been good.Maybe the speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional, which is why this malpractice occurred.

But no matter what, Peng Liang, the eldest uncle of the third prince, couldn’t get away with it—not to mention going to Huaifeng with Chai Huzhang himself, and the valet also helped to collect the money, what’s there to argue about?

It's just that I don't know how much Prime Minister Zuo participated in this matter. Others can easily say that if he wants to move Prime Minister Zuo, he has to think carefully before making a decision.

"Li Dian."

"The slave is here!"

"Immediately detain Peng Liang, let the hidden guards continue to investigate, and don't touch others for now." The emperor paused, and added: "The empress is ill, let her rest in peace, and no one is allowed to visit. The affairs of the harem will be handled by Concubine De Gui .”

This is tantamount to being a confinement queen in disguise. Eunuch Li couldn't see the direction of the wind, so he immediately responded: "I will do it now, slave!"

Empress Peng is the eldest daughter of the family, and her two younger brothers were born to the same mother.The eldest son, Peng Liang, has no serious business and is a second-generation ancestor who relies solely on his family for a living. In view of his family's power, no one in Beijing would dare to provoke him.Now she is not too young, there are a bunch of Yingying and Yanyan in the backyard, and they have given birth to several daughters, but they don't even have a regular wife.The second son, Peng Ji, is better than his elder brother, he is good at martial arts, and he is serving in the army now.Because he was seriously injured in the battle and it was difficult to have any heirs, the emperor also felt a lot of guilt towards him, so he arranged for him to be raised by a fat job.

But this time the emperor sent Peng Liang to prison, it was like pouring a bowl of water into the hot oil pan, the Prime Minister Zuo's mansion exploded, and the queen also made a fuss.

When the emperor sent someone to investigate, the eldest prince was not idle, and quickly handed over the paperwork, saying that after the investigation, the head of the Chai household was not only responsible for collecting the money, but also responsible for writing the model essays for the candidates' reference. Others helped to write the model essay, which is still under investigation.In addition to collecting money, Peng Liang is also a matchmaker.Over the years, he relied on his father and sister to live a life without hesitation, and made many friends, some of whom wanted to cling to Prime Minister Zuo.He has no official position, and if he wants to cheat, besides being instigated by someone, there must be someone behind him to cooperate and support him, so that those who want to use this to make a fortune can be emboldened and flock to him.

The queen had no way to see her, and dropped many things in the palace.

Prime Minister Zuo couldn't see the queen, nor could he see the third prince, so he could only ask to see the emperor, but was slapped in the face by the emperor.

The harem of the previous dynasty was in chaos, and there was a virtuous concubine in the harem who presided over the overall situation, and there was no chaos. However, everyone in the previous dynasty wanted to protect themselves. If they were not found out, they naturally kept their mouths tightly shut.

The common people soon became aware of such a big commotion in the palace, and the market became lively again. The eldest prince, who had been silent for many years, was wrongly accused of participating in fraud, and later proved that it had nothing to do with him. If Zuo Xiang and the third prince can be implicated, even if such a big matter does not need to be fabricated, the common people can

Discuss for ten days and a half months.

What the common people know, Qi Xiang will only know earlier than them, who let him have an official Bai Junyu in his family?

Qi Xiang chatted with Bai Junyu while wearing armor leisurely, "The eldest prince is confronting the third prince head-on."

"In terms of intelligence and status, the eldest prince is not inferior to the third prince. It's only because of his poor health that the third prince has the upper hand." Bai Junyu just discusses the matter. If the eldest prince is in good health, let alone the third prince, there is a dispute between the fourth prince. Lidu also said two things.

"This series of actions of the eldest prince seems to be taking the opportunity to return to the palace." Qi Xiang said.

Bai Junyu agreed, "It is very possible that the situation in Beijing and China will become even more chaotic in the future."

"This matter is chaotic if it is said to be chaotic, and it is not chaotic if it is not chaotic."

Bai Junyu smiled, "What's your idea?"

"The second prince is not enough, so don't pay attention to him. If the first prince returns to the court, it will be on the surface that the dispute between the first prince and the third prince will be revealed. The first prince is smart, but his health is not good. In comparison, he is not as good as the third prince." It's a big threat. And the emperor has laid down a heavy hand this time. Obviously, he doesn't want the third prince and Prime Minister Zuo to have more wings. We can just take this opportunity to separate the third prince and Prime Minister Zuo. Since it is in line with the emperor's wishes, It is also in line with the First Prince's wishes, and even more in line with ours."

"You want to see the emperor again?" Before Qi Xiang said that he wanted to push, he went to see the emperor.

Qi Xiang shook her head, "This matter can only be kept secret. It is too obvious that the four princes are benefiting from the fisherman's fortune, and it is easy to be self-defeating."

"So? What are you going to do?" Bai Junyu stared at Qi Xiang intently, Qi Xiang had an idea and wanted to show off, just like a cat that has seen fresh fish, cute and a little cunning.

Qi Xiang said: "Let them make trouble for two more days, and the night after tomorrow, you quietly invite the fourth prince here, I have something for him to do."

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