Iron Armored Emperor

In Weiyang Palace, Gu Lie had a hearty meal in the bath hall and bedroom, and played chess in the small study with Di Qiye in his arms.

Di Qiye used his troops like a god on the battlefield, but on the chessboard, he often lost to Gu Lie.Di Qiye didn't admit that his skills were inferior to others, he thought that Gu Lie was used to taking one step and counting twenty steps in everything, and this kind of person playing chess with others was simply cheating.

Gu Lie smiled without saying a word, raised the hand that patiently rubbed Di Qiye's waist, ate him another car, and continued to rub.

Gu Lie won the seventh game within three moves.

Eat, eat, eat, will eat, Di Qiye's old and new grudges welled up in his heart, picked up his general, violated the rules and drove straight in, directly pressed on Gu Lie's commander, and told Gu Lie: "If this is a battlefield, I've already won."

Whoever wants to slowly walk the sun or the field like a horse, his general Di is best at winning by surprise, defeating the enemy with one move.

His general clearly regretted his move, but Gu Lie was not annoyed, knowing that Di Qiye had lost his patience, he stretched out his hand to tidy up the chessboard, and he backed up his general: "You are right."

Hearing this, Di Qiye's unwillingness to admit defeat was a little wide, and he leaned on Gu Lie's arms boredly, his eyes fell on the table, and he saw that among the piles of local toys he brought back to Gu Lie, the ones that were particularly rich and noble It was only then that he remembered the jade cup and said to Gu Lie: "Lan Yanzhi's grandfather gave me a jade cup."

Gu Lie followed the sound, looking at the jade cup with a pair of peach blossom eyes, and heard Di Qiye continue: "When I entered the door, he asked the maid to make tea for me, and the jade cup he specially ordered to use may have been intentionally given to him from the beginning. I didn't want to accept it, but the old man cried a lot in front of Lan Yanzhi's parents' grave, so I accepted it with great kindness, but I regretted it in my heart. I always feel that this jade cup is expensive."

Hearing that Di Qiye was soft-hearted towards the old man of the Lan family, Gu Lie subconsciously hugged the man in his arms even tighter, almost strangling Di Qiye to death, and then said in a calm tone: "The Lan family is in the former court, it is Fu Ke A wealthy businessman from the enemy country. The Lan family has several family heirlooms, one of which is a jade cup, the body of which is as crystal clear as snow, with bright red near the mouth of the cup. The top of the lid of the cup is the inlaid flawless orb, which is also completely red with the lid of the cup."

"The whole jade cup looks like red plums covered with white snow, so this cup is called 'Jingxue Hongmei'. Once an eminent monk was lucky enough to see it, he gave this jade cup a widely spread nickname, 'Glass World' "White snow and red plums*" is to say that the body of this jade cup is as clear as snow, and it is as clear as the pure and dust-free glazed world in Buddhist legends."

"So this jade cup is missing a top."

Halfway through hearing it, Di Qiye got out of Gu Lie's arms, searched for the red orb, found it and pressed it on the lid of the cup, and it fell into the groove perfectly, which happened to be the last time Gu Lie said.

The fully restored jade cup is indeed as in the legend, as if plum blossoms were spread on the white snow.

Di Qiye raised his eyebrows and said, "What a coincidence. Now that the jade is complete, it should be returned to Zhao. The family heirloom of the Lan family should not be let me."

Gu Lie asked, "Are you really not going to stay?"

Di Qiye was surprised: "What are you staying for?"

"As the saying goes, the elders can't deny the gift. After all, this jade cup is the only thing that a family member of your status can give you," Gu Lie said slowly, "Of course, that's what Mr. Lan meant when he gave it to you."

Di Qiye shook his head and said, "If the jade cup with the top is missing, I'll keep it. Now that the jade cup is in good condition, you say it's priceless, why don't you return it to the Lan family and continue to pass it on for generations? It’s meaningful to say it. Giving it to me, since the inheritance is broken, it doesn’t mean much to me.”

Of course Gu Lie wouldn't persuade him too much, he hugged him back again, rubbed his waist and shoulders, and said calmly: "Then do whatever you want."

Now that he had made up his mind, Di Qiye put the matter aside. He was already tired, and after being rubbed and pressed by Gu Lie, he was so comfortable that he fell asleep. He relaxed, as if he was complaining to Gu Lie. Puzzled: "Every time Rong Sui sees me, he seems to be holding back a smile. He has been in the army for three years, why is it getting more and more strange?"

Gu Lie was very clear in his heart, and Rong Sui smiled, probably remembering Gu Zhao calling his mother in private.

But Gu Lie will not take the initiative to expose this matter.

He was willing to wait for Di Qiye to find out by himself, and if Di Qiye never found out, there would be no harm.

So Gu Lie decisively slandered Rong Sui: "That kid has a weird temper."

Hearing what Gu Lie said, originally Di Qiye didn't care much about people other than Gu Lie, so he casually interrupted the conversation, and the two slowly started talking about recent government affairs and tomorrow's court affairs.

The next day when he went to court, all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty greeted Dingguo Hou who had returned to Beijing in surprise. Even the prime minister Jiang Yang couldn't help saying to Di Qiye, "It's good to be back." The minister suppressed enough.

In other words, Gu Lie deliberately promoted a relaxed and open-minded atmosphere, and he really "used" these ministers to a little slack.

Di Qiye casually cupped his hands in return, thinking in his heart that Gu Lie might be about to tighten the skin on some people.

This morning, the main topic of discussion was the small country of the Southern Man, which was the one that was beaten up by Di Qiye, who was mixed into the Southern Border Protectorate Army, for disturbing the frontier.Their lord wants to send envoys to Da Chu, saying that he is willing to bow down to Da Chu and offer tribute to Da Chu every year in exchange for Da Chu's support and protection for them.

Great Chu entered the prosperous age, this is not the first small country to surrender, and it will not be the last. Point to agree.

So after discussing the business, the court was about to leave, but Zuo Chenglan, the right servant of the Ministry of officials, stood up and pleaded guilty.

The three people with the highest positions in the Ministry of Officials: Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Chen Yu, is all-round and exquisite, the servant of the right, Zuo Chenglan, is gentle and elegant, but the servant of the left, Ao Yisong, has become the only one in the Ministry of Officials who is hated because he was appointed by His Majesty to be in charge of the performance appraisal of officials. As a result, the object's reputation was not good, and he was squeezed out by others, and he was often scolded behind his back.

But no matter how other officials praised Chen Po and Zuo Chenglan, in the eyes of Ao Yisong, who had suffered many secret losses, Shangshu Chen Po was a slick cunning, while the right servant Zuo Chenglan was a gentle scum.

If you say that Chen Xi just doesn't offend anyone and is as slippery as a loach, but Zuo Chenglan is a complete scum.

Zuo Chenglan is obviously from the Zuo family, Chu Gu's servants are of such a good background, and they occasionally show their prototypes, but they are more disgusting than the most vulgar bum.This person has no bottom line, for example, Zuo Chenglan is very contemptuous towards Di Qiye, but it is not because Di Qiye is suspected of being Gu Lie's favorite, but because he thinks that Di Qiye should not be a xx and wants to stand up In Zuo Chenglan's eyes, the memorial archway, especially Di Qiye's reputation gained during his tours in recent years, is a disgustingly fake nobility.

The so-called, long time in the abalone restaurant, anti-zhilanxiang.

It's just that Gu Lie's rule was strict in the past few years, Zuo Chenglan didn't act rashly, and he was really smart and capable. He occasionally made some small tricks, and the surface and the inside were watertight. No matter how hard Ao Yisong was secretly shaded by him, there was no evidence at all. Ao Yisong thought that this person just loves yin and yang, but he is not dereliction of duty, so he can't join him at all.

This time, it wasn't Ao Yisong that Zuo Chenglan wanted to run on, but Di Qiye.

I saw Zuo Chenglan coming out of the queue, still in that gentle and refined manner, knelt down on the ground full of apology, and pleaded guilty to Gu Lie: "Your Majesty, yesterday my daughter went out for an outing with her mother's friend. Marquis Dingguo’s carriage back to Beijing met on a narrow road. I never expected that the little girl would dare to block the way of Marquis Dingguo’s return to Beijing and offend Marquis Dingguo. It’s because of my lack of discipline that I dare not ask for forgiveness from Marquis Dingguo. crime, please majesty to punish this humble minister."

He didn't mention a word about his daughter's prestige yesterday by relying on Yan's carriage and family background, he just admitted his mistake.

Since the two cars met on a narrow road, it is obvious that no one is wrong, so why bother to apologize?

What he said made the officials think that it was Ding Guohou who was so powerful that Zuo Chenglan, the right servant of the official department, was so scared that he had to blame his own daughter.

Di Qiye felt a little funny when the pot fell from the sky.

But before Di Qiye opened his mouth, Gu Lie warned: "As the right servant of the Ministry of Officials, you should always know everything you say."

Zuo Chenglan Shi Shiran said: "Your Majesty, forgive me. I was in a hurry, so that's all. My little girl didn't know that the nobleman in the carriage was Ding Guohou, so she asked why she gave way and said something rude, so I have to apologize to Ding Guohou .”

The officials suddenly realized when they heard this, but they all felt that the little girl's mistake was unintentional, it was not a big deal, and the atmosphere in the court became relaxed again.

And Zuo Chenglan was not in a hurry from the beginning to the end. Obviously, he was prepared. Once the test failed, he immediately used the excuse of urgency to make excuses, without leaving any excuses.

Gu Lie was very puzzled that Zuo Chenglan was so confident.

This person is usually useful in doing things, and he is not stupid. How dare he play such tricks in front of him?And still playing this trick against Di Qiye?What power does Zuo Chenglan have and what does he want to do?

Besides, Gu Lie planned to investigate Zuo Chenglan, but what happened, before he did anything, Zuo Chenglan made a preemptive attack on Di Qiye?

The more Gu Lie thought about it, the more confused he became, and the more he was confused, the more he felt that he had to investigate deeply.

Gu Lie can't be blamed for being confused, it's actually Ao Yisong's fault for carrying everything by himself and not complaining to the general, otherwise Gu Lie would have known that Zuo Chenglan had two faces.

And why did Zuo Chenglan dare to run on Di Qiye and test Gu Lie's attitude?Because his daughter went home yesterday and cried, saying that Marquis Dingguo looked down on her as the daughter of the right servant of the Ministry of Officials, and her words and deeds were quite disdainful and rude.A mere merchant from Yan's family taught her a lesson for this.

Zuo Chenglan acted cautiously and had never confronted Di Qiye before. His daughter's miserable cry aroused his long-standing hatred for Di Qiye.

In fact, Yan Liuying didn't say anything yesterday, and Di Qiye didn't even know that it was his daughter who was in the car.

Zuo Chenglan, an insidious scum who hid very deeply, fell into the hands of his lying daughter.

After the court was over, Gu Lie moved Gu Zhao and Zhuang Zui to his side: "Check it out!"

Gu Zhao took the order, and immediately took Zhuang Zui, changed into the clothes of ordinary people, and went to the west of the city.

As if it had been planned long ago.

Zhuang Zui couldn't figure it out, His Majesty asked them to investigate the right servant of the Ministry of Officials, what did the crown prince lead him to the vegetable market in the west of the city?

But when he walked into the vegetable alley, Zhuang Zui remembered that the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Chen Xi, had a reputation for loving his wife as much as his life, and especially loved his wife's cooking skills. He made his figure round and round, and he had to breathe for a long time when he took two steps. .

Chen Po's first wife is still the same as when Chen Po was just a poor scholar. She still used to go to the Chengxi market to buy vegetables in person, and then go home to make soup for Chen Po to wash her hands. The rules have not been changed for so many years.

Such a couple does not seem to have anything to do with corruption.

Gu Zhao skillfully made friends with the vegetable vendors, but are the vegetable vendors easy to get along with?Until Gu Zhao inquired about something that seemed useful, he and Zhuang Zui both had a bunch of vegetables in their hands.

They all said that the lady of the Chen family, who used to be the nicest person in the past, did not look down on them when she became an official lady, but she always had a sad face for some reason, and had several quarrels with people in the vegetable market.

Gu Zhao thought carefully, preparing for the next move.

Zhuang Zui reminded: "Master, are these dishes?"

Gu Zhao came back to his senses and smiled: "Let's send it to the orphanage."

A carriage stopped at the entrance of the orphanage, and a tall maid got out of the carriage and turned to help the person inside: "Miss, please slow down."

The lady in the car helped the maid out of the car.

"Who is that?"

"The subordinates don't know the appearance, but judging from the carriage mark, it should be Zhu Beihe's daughter, Zhu Yanhu."

"She comes here often?"

"My subordinates don't know. However, I heard that Ms. Zhu is weak, and Master Yan once told her fortune that she should do more good deeds, so she has been doing good deeds for many years."

The author has something to say: *The World of Glazed Snow and Red Plum Blossoms borrows the chapter name of the Red Chamber.