[Red House] Lixian

Zichen Hall is the place where the emperor lives daily, and he often summons his confidants to come to Zichen Hall to discuss matters.

The Xuanzheng Hall is where the government is discussed, and all officials pay homage to it, which is called the Outer Dynasty.And the discussions in the Zichen Palace are also known as the inner court. The ancients said that entering the cabinet to pay homage to the generals means that entering the cabinet means being able to join the inner court and become the core figure who truly presides over the operation of the imperial dynasty.Generally speaking, except for some pen servants, only first-rank officials can enter Zichen Palace.

After all, behind Zichen Palace is where the harem is located.

On this day, the sage was looking through a sealed folder, and only Liu Sheng, the chief internal officer, was serving him.

"Xiao Shengzi, go to the Ministry of Education and call Qian Wenliang and the others."

"Yes." Liu Sheng swept the dust away and was about to walk out the door when he heard the saint shout again: "Wait..."

Walking back again, serving respectfully by the side, he sighed secretly in his heart: "Your Majesty is getting older, and his heart is getting softer, and he is less decisive in doing things. The matter of the Zhen family has been pending for a few days. Haven't made a decision yet." On the surface, the chief executive remained silent, waiting for the sage's decree.

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The sage put the secret bag in his hand into the brazier, closed his eyes: "You burn these things, and then pass on my order to reprimand Concubine Zhen, which can be regarded as a wake-up call for the Zhen family."

Does this mean to protect Zhen's family again?Liu Sheng understands the status of the Zhen family in the hearts of the saints, and his heart is awe-inspiring, thinking whether he has offended the Zhen family in the past.But his eyes turned to the stack of memorials beside him, and he said softly: "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang said that these memorials are all related to the Zhen family."

The sage sneered: "Zhang Shaobo must have seized the opportunity to deal with the fifth child! Is it the prince's idea?"

Liu Sheng didn't say a word, as if he didn't know what to do.

Since three days ago, the memorials to impeach Zhen's family fell into Zhongshu Province, Hongwen Museum and other places like snowflakes, causing a commotion.

What allowed servants to occupy fertile land, what secretly sold official positions, what manipulated market prices together with merchants, what forced good people to death because of antique calligraphy and paintings, etc...

After Wei Qian and Huang Yuan read through the letter, they also sent a second letter with Lin Ruhai, also talking about the Zhen family.Let Lin Ruhai also use his connections to drag the Zhen family back, and at the same time reveal the "Wei Yan Secret Book" in his hands.

Lin Ruhai was aware of the impact this secret book would have on the Zhen family, and wanted to ask for it, and report it along with the evidence at hand.But Jia Mei's mother and daughter refused to let go, and they didn't want to expose the salt case at this time.It is necessary to test the attitude of the saint first.Moreover, the main purpose of talking about this secret book at this time is to completely confirm the authenticity of this secret book.If the Zhen family is to be overthrown in the future, this secret book will be a killer weapon if it is revealed.It was even possible to lift Wei Yan out again and give him a high point of pursuit.

Of course, this all takes time to brew.

Wei Qian is not in a hurry, and can wait slowly after completing this secret folding.

Therefore, Lin Ruhai took some evidence provided by Wei Qian's long-term residence in Jinling, and divided two lines with Huang Yuan to hint to his friends in Beijing and China for help.Lin Ruhai is a fine person, he didn't ask his friends to come forward directly, but asked them to send the handle to the prince.Just a sneaky whisper,

The prince is now worried that the family of the five princes is getting stronger, so he immediately called on the younger half of the court to attack the Zhen family with the help of this incident.

Of course, there are also several other princes who add fuel to the fire.

Jia Amnesty and the Seventh Prince were drinking tea in a teahouse with a smile on their faces.Jia She said leisurely: "The Zhen family is the biggest backer of the fifth prince. If the Zhen family falls and the fifth prince loses power, he will be excluded from the team of fighting for the dragon immediately. The prince will use the two ministers of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites, plus the prince and Taifu. The three ministers of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Finance and several Jiangnan governors took turns to appeal, and the forces behind this are enough to make the saint vigilant."

"Winning both sides is a good opportunity for the rise of the hall. In the future, the hall will also order people to increase the fire. It is best to let them both be rejected by the father." The seventh prince has also managed his own power in recent years, his eyes are shining, and he is planning His actions tomorrow morning.

"Your Highness, no." Jia She quickly persuaded: "At this time, Your Highness should be quiet and not move, and you must not write a letter to make trouble. Anyway, the third prince and the fourth prince have already made a move, we just sit and watch. If your majesty is now angry with the Zhen family In the future, when I come back to my senses, I will miss the kindness of the old matriarch. Now everyone who does it will be angered. And dealing with the prince will also lose the way of being a minister, revealing His Highness's thoughts. So what His Highness has to do, It is a word of 'filial piety', and it is best to put His Majesty first."

With a light touch, Situ Yun thought deeply: "That's right, no matter which elder brother you are dealing with at this time, it is difficult to say the way of filial piety. Anyway, I am young and have just entered the Ministry of Industry for training, so I will quietly watch them fight well. "But this Lord Jia still has such thoughts?It seems that he still underestimated him.

Of course he didn't know, Jia Mei told Jia Amnesty when she contacted Jia Amnesty secretly.Jia Mei helped find Xuan Ning's whereabouts. With Jia She, the siblings had other ideas. Jia She was more enthusiastic about the seventh prince, and even Jia Mei wanted to stand in line directly.

Anyway, with Jia Amnesty standing in front of him, he would have an excuse to leave the Wei Mansion aside if something happened.And if it is done well, they will have a backer during the years when Wei Yan died and Wei Ying hadn't grown up.Even, it can pave the way for Weiying's future.

The sage pressed the memorial to impeach the Zhen family for three days, and the news in the Zichen Palace was closed, so outsiders could not know what the sage was thinking.

The fifth prince was panicked, and the prince was also anxious. On the fourth day of the court meeting, the prince jumped out to impeach the Zhen family. No matter what, the emperor had to give an explanation.

"You are still young after all!" The sage looked at the flushed and proud prince, feeling a little disappointed in his heart.After teaching for many years, why is the prince still impatient?Does this kind of thing need him, the prince, to do it himself?

After all, he is the crown prince, so he cannot be reprimanded easily.

When the saint was in a dilemma, the fifth prince saw his father's expression and hurried out to plead guilty for the Zhen family.

The third prince and the fourth prince looked at each other, afraid that the enmity between the two brothers was not too great.According to yesterday's agreement, they also began to make trouble, one person helped the prince, and the other helped the fifth prince, escalating the situation.

"Fifth brother has always been respectful and humble, and the Zhen family has always been loyal to the father, and they are cautious. How could such things happen? Could it be that someone framed them?"

As soon as the fourth prince opened his mouth, the third prince immediately jumped out: "What does the fourth brother mean, that the prince deliberately prepared these perjury evidence in order to frame the fifth brother?"

The four princes quarreled and quarreled, and the eyelids of the courtiers jumped, vaguely understanding that today can't be good.This is not aimed at the Zhen family, it is for the saint to choose one of the crown prince and the fifth prince!

The sage originally intended to favor the Zhen family, but if he favored the Zhen family, wouldn't it be tacitly tacit that these evidences were forged by the prince?

Feeling my conscience, although the sage has some complaints about what the prince has done in recent years, he has no intention of abolishing the prince.

To shake the position of the Eastern Palace for the sake of the Zhen family?

The saint hesitated again.

In the main hall, there were only the voices of the four princes arguing, and from time to time there was support from the prince's courtiers.At this moment, Prince Rui, who was standing at the end of the princes, became a clear stream, and the saint looked at him: "Old Qi, what do you mean?"

"Fifth Brother is dedicated to protecting the country and is known as a virtuous king. If you say that Fifth Brother is doing something with the help of the Zhen family, I will not believe it."

The fourth prince's expression brightened, and he only heard Situ Yun continue: "But the elder brother of the prince is only thinking about the country, and he can't tolerate chaotic officials and thieves to shake the country and the country. His heart is sincere, and I ask the father to learn from him. It's just that the elder brother of the prince is in the East Palace. The people below are deluded, how can those of us who are far away in Chang'an know what is going on with the Zhen family? Why not send someone south to find out, if the Zhen family has made a mistake, they will be punished directly, and if there is nothing wrong, they can also be cleared of their innocence. "

The sage sends someone, what to say when the time comes, isn't it what the sage means?

At that time, just find some scapegoats from the people under the Zhen family, say that they acted in the name of the master's family, and then reprimand the Zhen family.As for the people on the prince's side, they can also take the opportunity to cut off a few official positions for the crime of not finding out the true and false, and then assign the official positions to their own people.

The saint made a proper calculation, and his eyes fell on Zhongshu's servant: "Old Prime Minister, who do you think is the most suitable person to go to Jiangnan?"

"This..." The Minister of Zhongshu went through two dynasties, trying to figure out the mind of the saint, and immediately understood the meaning of the saint, considered a few names, and then the saint made a decision and ordered the two to go to the south of the Yangtze River for inspection.

"At that time, as long as they are asked to find a few scapegoats, the Zhen family will be saved temporarily." The saint scanned the crowd below, evaluating their respective camps.

"Lao Qi is not bad, whether it's unintentional or intentional, there is some brotherhood." The saint looked at the young Prince Rui: "Speaking of which, Lao Qi hasn't picked someone for his marriage."

In the past few years, the empress suppressed Situ Yun and did not want Situ Yun to gain the support of his wife and family. Later, the empress let go and Situ Yun kept filial piety for the nominal mother, so the marriage was delayed.So far, there is not even a princess, only a side concubine.

The saint was thinking about Prince Rui's marriage: "It seems that we will discuss it with Concubine Chen and Concubine Zhen later."

The matter that had been bothering him for several days was finally resolved, and the sage finally smiled. As for the instigator who caused the sage a headache, he has gone to Nanyang now.

With the sea breeze blowing, Wei Yan stood at the bow of the boat looking at the boundless ocean.

"According to the time, there should be a result in Chang'an? Take this opportunity to see the emperor's mind. As for the Zhen family, no matter what, they must hide their heads and hide for a few years. After Ying'er grows up, this enemy We take it easy."

Wei Qian was dressed in men's clothing, Jia Mei didn't want her to go south alone, even if Wei Qian showed her own skills, Jia Mei loved her daughter dearly, and she would not let her come to Nanyang alone to solve the problem of Canghai Trading Company.

Canghai Commercial Bank is a commercial firm jointly managed by Wei Mansion and Huang Mansion.When Wei Yan was alive, Jia Mei got involved in Nanyang business, and together with Mrs. Huang, with the help of her husbands, she ordered her subordinates to set up a firm.It mainly trades with Southeast Asian countries, and deals in fur, jewelry and other businesses.

However, not long ago, many people from the Canghai Trading Company were detained by the Nanyang Pengsang Kingdom, causing the company to lose a lot of money.The man hasn't come back yet, Jia Mei and Mrs. Huang managed to appease the family members, but there was nothing they could do about the overseas countries.

The cheapest is the outlander.

After leaving his hometown, he was helpless.Especially when traveling overseas, isn't it at the mercy of others?

This is the most dangerous point of Nanyang trade. Generally speaking, when a commercial firm hires people to go south, they sign a death contract, which is a desperate business.

Jia Mei has already discussed with Mrs. Huang, and plans to give money to the family members according to the agreement in the contract, and deal with it directly as death.At worst, another [-]% will be added. Anyway, the two families have made a lot of money, and they don't lack the money, just for peace of mind.

But Wei Qian disagreed: "Money is the second most important thing, and human life is the most important. If it can be saved, it is better to be saved." So Wei Qian went south in person. Of course, he also planned to go south to inspect the customs and customs.

Jia Mei strongly objected, even Mrs. Huang disagreed.

Therefore, under the pretense of praying for Wei Yan's soul, Wei Qian disguised herself as a man and boarded a commercial ship and went directly to Nanyang.

Even Jia Mei is still unclear about this matter.

"As long as Hongchun hides it properly, it should be able to hide it for a few days." His eyes fell on the turbulent water, reflecting a handsome man with a neutral appearance.

"I didn't expect Senior Sister Xuanyu to have some knowledge in disguise." It's not a spell, but a disguise with a mask as thin as a cicada's wings, with a little modification, Wei Qian can't tell that she is a woman at all.

"It was also I who used the black dragon to become an innate yin body, so I didn't have any troubles such as menstrual sunflower." At present, I am young, even if I am a little less masculine, I can justify it.

Looking at the water with a folding fan, Wei Qian sighed softly: "If I were a man, I would marry myself, so as not to have any troubles in the marriage contract in the future."

etc!Wei Qian thought about it, and it's not impossible.As long as you do well and play two roles, it is not impossible for you to marry yourself!

"During the worship hall, let Hongchun wear the wedding dress, and I will wear the groom's clothes myself. From now on, I will live in the deep house for a long time and walk outside as a man. Maybe I can still be appointed as an official and worship general, and there will be another generation of legends!"

Wei Qian's heart was burning, thinking about the possibility of pretending to be a man.In the cabin, a girl ran out: "Brother He, dinner is ready."

Xue Baoqin was dressed as a fisherwoman, and as soon as she came out, she saw the handsome young man in white at the bow of the boat, his cheeks flushed, and he stepped forward lightly.

Wei Qian was preparing to go south a few days ago, and happened to rescue Xue Baoqin's family who were in distress.Xue Baoqin's family is now preparing to go abroad to do business, so Wei Qian simply took their boat to Pengsang.

Going south alone, even the well-informed father Xue would never have imagined that a mere young girl would have such courage.

"Understood!" Wei Qian smiled calmly, and closed the folding fan: "I'm sorry for the little sister of the Xue family."

After dinner, return to the boat to read the information of Pengsang Kingdom and check the sea chart of the whole Nanyang.

A day later, the green coast can be seen faintly in the distance, and the dense coconut groves grow wantonly.

The legendary Pengsang Kingdom has arrived!