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The old emperor was startled: "Xia Dongcao? Oh, I remembered it. Xia Dongcao seems to be a student of the Royal Academy."
Yan Qi nodded: "He is still a top student. Xia Dongcao is studying geography. Xia Ming and Xia Dongcao and their daughter join forces, so they can thoroughly investigate the matter of the emperor's grandson."
The old emperor scratched his head: "Where is Xia Dongcao? Where are the people? If Xia Ming is arrested, isn't Xia Dongcao in danger?"
Yan Qidao: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I have hidden Xia Dongcao."
The old emperor was startled, stared at Yan Qi, and suddenly smiled.
"Why is the emperor laughing?"
"Yan Aiqing, are you the hidden beauty of the Golden House? I heard that Xia Dongcao is a beauty."
"The Emperor is the Supreme Being. How can he behave like this with such gossip?"
"Haha, although I am the Nine-Five Supreme, I am still a man."
Yan Qi sweated profusely.
The emperor is a bit old and dishonest.
However, the emperor's guess was correct.
There is really something unspeakable fun between him and Xia Dongcao.
The old emperor teased Yan Qi a few words and returned to the topic: "How to deal with Xia Ming's investigation of the emperor's grandson? Promote Xia Ming, compensate for his losses, encourage him, and then make him the governor of Southern Xinjiang. How about ? Is it interesting enough for me to do this?"
Yan Qi shook his head: "Absolutely not?"
The old emperor asked: "Why not?"
Yan Qidao: "The emperor commended Xia Ming in such a high-profile manner, which means that Xia Ming is not guilty. If Xia Ming is not guilty, doesn't it mean that Cao Chunqiu is not guilty? If Cao Chunqiu is not guilty, it means that the emperor has completely overturned the previous conclusion. . Guess, how can the Eight Wise Kings not be vigilant? Once the Eight Wise Kings are vigilant, they will alert the enemy."
The old emperor nodded repeatedly: "What Yan Aiqing said is absolutely true, so what should I do?"
Yan Qidao: "Demotion, demote Xia Ming."
"derogatory?"
The old emperor was startled: "Belittle Xia Ming? What kind of trick is Yan Aiqing doing?"
Yan Qidao: "In the past, didn't the emperor want to kill Xia Ming? Now, the emperor will grant amnesty to the world in the name of the dragon's health."
"Xia Ming also pardoned him, and took this opportunity to demote Xia Ming from a third-rank official to a fourth-rank official, and ordered his family to get out of the capital and go south to the chaotic place - Hongcheng, giving Xia Ming a hard job. He appointed Xia Ming as the prefect of Hongcheng."
“Southern Xinjiang is hot and scorching, plagues are prevalent, the soil and water are unsuitable, the roads are impassable, the mountains are overlapping, the folk customs are fierce, and there are many ethnic groups.
enlightenment. These places have suffered from headaches throughout the ages. No official is willing to serve in southern Xinjiang. "
"As for Hongcheng, it is a chaotic place in southern Xinjiang. Moreover, it is a border fortress. Naturally, no officials are willing to go there. If you are not careful, you will lose your life."
"It is precisely for this reason that Xia Ming was demoted to Hongcheng as the prefect. The Eight Wise Kings will never see any clues. Regarding this arrangement, the Eight Wise Kings will not have any doubts and will be very satisfied."
"After Xia Ming arrived in Hongcheng, he immediately recruited personnel and inquired about the news. After he became familiar with him, I can send some people to investigate and collect information. If God has eyes, there will definitely be news about the emperor's grandson."
The old emperor sighed with emotion: "Okay, what Yan Aiqing said is every word, I have been taught it. I will follow what you said. You will go to court tomorrow and you will report it and mention it. I will pretend to ponder it. It will be approved by itself. Well, there is also..."
The old emperor sighed and asked Yan Qi: "How will I get along with the Eight Wise Kings in the future? Does Yan Aiqing have any ideas?"
Yan Qi blinked: "As usual."
The old emperor thought for a while: "It's as good as usual, but I am really incompetent."
Thinking that the army was controlled by Zhang Yongwu, but Zhang Yongwu took refuge in the Eight Wise Kings, the old emperor felt mixed emotions and felt very uncomfortable.
"Yan Aiqing."
"I'm here!"
"Luo Fengbiao is dead. Is there any way to take advantage of the Nine Sect Admirals? If the Nine Sects cannot take back their rights, I will be on pins and needles."
The old emperor began to worry about the selection of the nine admirals.
Because, the selection of the nine admirals requires Zhang Yongwu's signature.
After all, Zhang Yongwu is the military marshal.
Without his consent, it would be difficult to do this.
However, Zhang Yongwu defected to the Eight Sage Kings again.
This is more difficult to do.
Yan Qi thought for a long time and smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, I have an idea about this matter, so Your Majesty does not need to worry about it."
After discussing for a while, the emperor was exhausted, groggy and unable to open his eyes.
Yan Qi said: "Your Majesty, please rest. I have resigned."
The old emperor said: "It's getting late today. There is no need for Yan Aiqing to go back. She will stay in the palace and come back tomorrow. Someone, please take Yan Aiqing to Fuyuan Palace to rest."
Yan Qi couldn't bear to brush off the emperor's kindness: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The old emperor was very happy: "General Gao, I'm tired. Please help me to rest first..."
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Yan Qi followed the palace maid to Fuyuan Palace.
He will definitely not live in the palace, just following the little palace maid behind him when he has nothing to do.
, wander around.
Fuyuan Palace is located in the northeast corner of the palace.
It is the place where the princes and ministers stay overnight in the palace.
It is an honor for the minister to live here.
Because, sometimes, ministers came to discuss matters with the emperor and discussed them until midnight.
After a busy day, I am physically and mentally exhausted.
The minister is old and has no energy to work hard.
The purpose of Fuyuan Palace's existence is to allow these ministers to rest and stay overnight.
Yan Qi will not rest in Fuyuan Palace, but there is no place to go. She just wants to have fun, look at the scenery and open her eyes.
On the way to Fuyuan Palace, we passed by a land of pines and flowers.
Plum blossoms are in full bloom in winter.
However, there are only a few dozen plants, which are enclosed and seem to be cherished and well protected.
Around, wax flowers and pine flowers are planted.
Yan Qi stood on the bridge, admiring the plum blossoms, and asked the little palace maid: "Why are there still so many plum blossoms? Although they are in full bloom, they are so few that they are not large enough. Why not remove them and replace them all with wax flowers? Wouldn't they be integrated?" ?”
The little palace maid said: "The gardeners said the same thing, but the ladies in the harem have said that the emperor has given an order that these flowers are very important and no one is allowed to remove them."
"Not only that, the emperor also ordered the gardener to take good care of it. If a plum blossom dies, the gardener's head will be chopped off."
Yan Qi smiled: "The emperor handles the affairs of the court, but he still cares about the plum blossoms in the harem? Isn't his control too lenient? Hey, I think the emperor just scares people."
The little maid shook her head and said solemnly: "No, no, no, the emperor is not trying to scare people. The emperor often comes here to admire the plum blossoms. He would even cry after watching them for an hour."
Yan Qi frowned: "Why are you crying?"
"this……"
The little maid hesitated: "I don't know either..."
Seeing that the little maid refused to tell the truth, Yan Qi snorted: "You little maid, you are chewing your tongue and telling me these trivial things. Look, I will go to the emperor and file a complaint against you."
The little maid was very scared: "Master Yan, don't do it. I was wrong. Master Yan, don't do this."
Yan Qi snickered in her heart, but deliberately said with a tigerish face: "Then tell me, why is the emperor standing here crying? Tell me the reason?"
The little maid said: "Because Concubine Yun particularly likes plum blossoms. After Concubine Yun passed away, Princess Yunyue planted plum blossoms here to commemorate her mother. The emperor liked Concubine Yun very much and often came here to commemorate her."
Yan Qi asked: "Who is Princess Yunyue?"
