Captain Gao, who once had to be looked up to even by the ministers of Dali Temple, is now kneeling in front of him, bowing his head and bowing his head. This is really a trick of fate.
The Minister of Dali Temple clasped his hands behind his back and looked down at Captain Gao with emotion in his eyes: "Master Gao was once my backbone, with countless disciples. What a glorious sight? How could he be so confused now and be in the hands of a little Qin Feng?"
"Qin Feng is swaggering, just let him go. There will always be someone to punish him morning and night. As the saying goes, it's not that he won't retaliate. The time has not yet come. Now you go out in person, a dignified captain, to deal with a dude. If you win, you will win. If you don't use force, you'll never recover if you lose... Why bother?"
Facing the preaching of the Minister of Dali Temple, Gao Ming shook his head and felt desolate: "He wanted to ride the wind, but the wind came; he wanted to go boating, but the waves came. I didn't lose to Qin Feng, but I lost to Qin Feng. Those who cover their hands with rain..."
The Qing of Dali Temple wanted to give Gao Ming some respect due to their friendship in the past.
Upon hearing this, his expression suddenly changed.
At the same time, Lieutenant Hei, who was standing outside the door, stepped in. He took the imperial edict from Gao Ming with his left hand, and threw a transfer letter into Gao Ming's hand with his right hand: "The post of Wailang of the Ministry of Rites has been filled by someone. . In recognition of your hard work and merits, I have appointed you as the magistrate of Pingyao County, which happens to be your ancestral home. Please take a job and go back to enjoy your life!"
The Minister of Dali Temple sighed. With his understanding of Gao Ming, how could Gao Ming not know what it meant to say these words in public? Gao Ming just refused to give in and insisted on fighting for this.
At this time, for Gao Ming, there was not much difference between the two vastly different official positions of Wailang, a member of the Ministry of Rites, and Pingyao County Magistrate.
Fortunately, Emperor Liang remembered his old love and did not kill him immediately. It was not easy.
Under the sigh of the Dali Temple minister and the supervision of Heiwei, Gao Ming didn't even have time to pack his luggage. In less than an hour, he dragged his family and took two carriages and embarked on a journey to retire and return home. , in fact, they were “bombed away” directly.
Forbidden Palace, Harem, and West Flower Hall.
In the pavilion surrounded by thousands of flowers, Princess Qiyang lost her usual unruly appearance and became extremely well-behaved: "If Gao Ming knew how to behave, he could at least stay in Kyoto and serve as a minister of etiquette. It would be better now. He would be demoted directly back to Pingyao County. ”
"The battle at Tianji camp is huge, but it's just thunder and no rain. I heard... Zhao Li, the commander of the Dragon and Tiger Army, even pushed his son Zhao Yulong to Qin Feng."
"Sent troops to arrest people in the street. It's strange that the saint didn't even mention such a big sin."
The eldest princess, who was lowering her head to embroider a fan, smiled softly, and said softly: "It's hard for a saint too. Little Beixi County just defeated Chen Si. It's such a huge achievement that a saint can't turn a blind eye? Feng Qin Feng Shihu asked the Longhu Army to surround Tianji Camp. The first step was to beat him, and the second step was to balance the merits and demerits. This was the best decision. But Captain Gao, on the other hand, was not safe at the end of the festival, which is embarrassing... You think so, The royal concubine."
The imperial concubine sitting opposite was wearing a red cloth golden phoenix robe and a bright phoenix crown on her head.
She is nearly forty years old, but she is as young as a twenty-eight-year-old woman.
Crescent eyebrows show heroic spirit.
Sleeping phoenix eye, bottomless.
There is also a red flower print embroidered between the eyebrows.
The extremely gorgeous imperial concubine, with an aura of supreme nobility in every gesture, joined in the fun with the eldest princess. Holding the jade hand with the seal of the Sixth Palace, she was clumsily threading the needle and thread. The embroidery on the round fan was also nondescript, with three points resembling a phoenix and seven points. Like childish.
The imperial concubine didn't care at all. Instead, she became more and more energetic in embroidering, with a faint smile on her face and mouth.
"What the eldest princess said is absolutely true."
"It's just that after Gao Ming left, the position of Taiwei became vacant, and I don't know who can fill it."
"In terms of qualifications, merit, and prestige, we have to select from the six departments, nine temples, and five prisons. It is inevitable that there will be another round of verbal disputes and noisy meetings."
Hearing this, the eldest princess smiled and asked: "I think there is no need to choose, just the Minister of Punishment. Not only is he the most senior among the six ministers, but he is also a conscientious minister. Since that brat Qin Feng broke his My head, the whole Kyoto is in a state of turmoil, and only the Minister of Punishment can keep his composure."
The imperial concubine continued to play with the needle and thread in her hand, with a smile on her face: "That can't be done, the Minister of Punishment has a good relationship with my father. Besides, those of us in the harem, it's better not to have such idle thoughts, just play with needle and thread, and enjoy flowers and birds. If the saint knows about it, and you and I are discussing this in the harem, we should say that our hands are stretched too far, and we will inevitably be blamed."
The maid on the side saw that the imperial concubine had not yet put on the thread, so she quickly stepped forward to help: "My lord, I will help you."
The imperial concubine stopped moving her hand and glanced at the maid. She was smiling just now, but suddenly dark clouds came over her face, and she shouted: "Did you show off to me?"
The maid was so frightened that she knelt down and apologized.
The imperial concubine snorted softly and stretched out her hand: "You also have good intentions and share my worries. I don't blame you. Get up."
The maid was grateful and thanked her again and again.
Looking at the embroidery needle on the imperial concubine's hand, the maid gritted her teeth and wiped it on. Her hand was covered with blood and she didn't dare to say a word.
The eldest princess saw it and felt unhappy. She just glanced at the imperial concubine secretly and pretended not to see it.
The imperial concubine flicked the bloody embroidery needle away and took a new one from the thread bag. She stood up and nodded to the eldest princess: "That's it for today. The eldest princess also rested earlier."
The eldest princess didn't even raise her head, she just threaded her needle and thread smoothly on the round fan, as if she was taunting the imperial concubine for being unable to hold her breath: "I'm sorry for your trouble, my dear concubine. You also know that I don't have the habit of going to bed early."
The imperial concubine narrowed her eyes and smiled: "Then go back and take a look. You can't hide in your parents' house, can you?"
Click!
The eldest princess directly broke the embroidery needle in her hand, and the soft and kind expression on her face suddenly turned gloomy. Finally, in front of the imperial concubine, she threw the broken needle aside, shook her head and smiled bitterly: "The quality of this embroidery needle is too inferior. , I’ll have to mention it to the Ministry of Industry’s Manufacturing Office another day.”
A flash of pride flashed between the imperial concubine's brows, and she ignored the eldest princess, flicked her long sleeves, and walked away.
Princess Qiyang stood nearby, not daring to express her anger.
This is not the first time that the eldest princess and the noble concubine have had a confrontation.
It seems that he is smiling and speaking softly, but in reality, there is a turbulent undercurrent.
The two men have always had a winning streak with each other.
In the scene just now, the imperial concubine won face, and the eldest princess won face.
After all, the Minister of Punishment was on good terms with Lin Taibao, and the eldest princess deliberately pushed the Minister of Punishment to the position of Taiwei, in order to give the imperial concubine eye drops.
If the Ministry of Punishment gets the Taiwei, wouldn't the Lin family control two of the three princes?
It is equivalent to putting the sword directly on Emperor Liang's shoulder, the result can be imagined!
The eldest princess's words completely blocked the Lin family's road. Naturally, the imperial concubine wanted to stab the eldest princess in the back, deliberately making a fuss about the eldest princess's illness and the death of her husband.
