Beijing, Taihe Palace.
Emperor Taikang sat in the main hall and said with a somewhat desolate tone: "It's only been a few years!! I don't even know who the master is!!"
Xia Cheng stood aside with a bow.
"Your Majesty, it's not that this old slave is too talkative, it's that the Emperor is treating those scholars too favorably right now! That's why they have lost their bearings!"
This time, Emperor Taikang rarely became angry.
Instead, he said aloud: "You can't punish the scholar-officials! After all, a king needs these scholars to rule the world! It is precisely because of this that the problem of arrogance has appeared! This situation has appeared since the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties !! "
Then he said in a voice that could only be heard by himself: "Share the world with the scholar-bureaucrats, not with the generals, nor with the common people!! This is the root cause of this cholera!! This is an inhumane The situation is solved!! "
"By the way, how is that brat doing now?"
I don’t know what you are remembering? Emperor Taikang turned his eyes to Xia Cheng, who was standing aside, with a hint of tiredness in his voice.
Upon hearing Emperor Taikang's inquiry, Xia Cheng respectfully replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the young Marquis is at his residence now and has not gone out. The person who sent the message has not been seen. The Emperor asked him to shut up and reflect on his past~"
Hearing Xia Cheng's words, Emperor Taikang smiled coldly and thought about his faults behind closed doors. He, the prince, only has this little potential! ! After thinking about it behind closed doors, he didn't even investigate the tricks played by children in advance. Now he was guarding against this and that, maybe that boy was his son.
In his words, it was just a fool's errand. Jia Qi didn't do anything wrong. If this matter had happened when he was in power, he would have sent people to Fusang to declare a challenge.
And that bitch Zeng Shutang colluded with the Japanese pirates and punished ten tribesmen, but he didn't even feel relieved.
"By the way, it seems that Lin Ruhai's group of people who went down to Jiangnan were assassinated!! The situation is not clear yet, and the news has not been sent back! But it should be within the next day or two!! "
Emperor Taikang waved his hand, "The emperor probably already knows, the secret guards under him are not just for free!"
Xia Cheng smiled awkwardly. This matter was really well said. The group of people under Emperor Mingkang were really not just for a living.
In Daming Palace, Emperor Mingkang looked at the secret fold in his hand, and his frown never relaxed. Finally, he threw the secret book in his hand straight into the brazier set aside.
"Xu Yuantu!!"
Standing in the royal study room, he shouted twice coldly.
Dai Quan on the side hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Xu hasn't come back yet!!"
When Emperor Mingkang heard Dai Quan's words, he paused and finally sighed. He had forgotten that that guy was assigned to Lin Ruhai to protect the safety of the imperial envoys.
"Hou Xiwu went to Champion Hou's Mansion??"
The air in the imperial study seemed to become heavier with Emperor Mingkang's words, and Dai Quan felt a chill rush up his trouser legs, making him shiver.
"It only takes a stick of incense!!"
"What did they say?"
Emperor Mingkang asked casually.
When Dai Quan heard this, he smiled bitterly. The champion was no different from other places. They had sent some people there before, but those people never brought them any useful news.
As time went by, they were able to realize that those people were probably taken care of by Jia Qi. As for why they were not killed, it was probably because of their face.
"Your Majesty, you should know the situation over there~"
When Emperor Mingkang heard Dai Quan's words, he clenched his fists. At first, he didn't pay much attention to the situation in the Hou Mansion. After all, it hadn't been long since Jia Qi returned to the capital, but their relationship had really changed a lot.
This kind of change was something he didn't expect. Generally speaking, things in the world are unpredictable. Who could have imagined that Jia Qi would one day turn against him.
Speaking of this matter, I still felt a little helpless. He had chosen Jia Qi as the marquis against all opinions. Originally, he was still his own person, but he didn't expect that he would have to be careful about this kid now.
Not allowed
Not to mention that it’s just fate, there are no permanent friends, only eternal interests.
This is not to say that Jia Qi has a disloyal heart, but a fear caused by the gradually emerging power of the other party. If the other party is really disloyal, it will threaten his position.
"Are all Han Kaigui's people in place now?"
Dai Quan nodded slightly, and the Datong part hurriedly and slowly arrived, and finally it was in place the day before.
"The people from Xuanfu and Jizhou have withdrawn?"
"Back to the Emperor, the evacuation has already begun. The advance troops should have arrived at various towns and returned! However, the Supreme Emperor has left 20,000 people from Jizhou with him!"
Emperor Mingkang narrowed his eyes after hearing this.
Emperor Taikang knew what he was doing. His father would not give up all the military power in the capital.
Even in the previous camp on the outskirts of Beijing, most of the soldiers there were supporters of Emperor Taikang.
After experiencing this change, he and his father's strength have been adjusted. Previously, Emperor Taikang and
The emperor of Ming and Tang Dynasty opened a car in Ligui County, Dongfang, Yancheng, so now it is 46 kilometers earlier.
This time, for Emperor Mingkang, it was already a small victory.
Now the situation in the capital is gradually becoming clearer. A turmoil has also caused many forces in the capital to begin to shuffle. The first is the two emperors Taikang and Mingkang. The current situation is beginning to be divided between the civil and military factions.
Fan Yuanhe and Zeng Shutang were forced to turn to Emperor Mingkang, and now they were in a desperate situation.
Zeng Shutang was executed by the whole family, and Fan Yuanhe may never be able to return to the camp of Emperor Taikang again.
This also means that 99% of the forces in Emperor Mingkang's lineage are from the civil servant lineage, and the military's strength is only those in charge of the Yulin Army, the Five Governor's Houses, and Datong.
Emperor Taikang's power was 90% that of the Wu Xun lineage, and there were almost no civil servants at all.
Finally, there was Jia Qi, who became independent between the two emperors.
Of course, the outside world may not think so now. Hou Xiwu's visit is likely to make outsiders attribute Jia Qi to the camp of Emperor Taikang.
And it was difficult for Jia Qi to explain this matter. He couldn't tell Emperor Mingkang that Hou Xiwu came to invite me to join their camp, but I didn't agree!
In this case, Jia Qi couldn't say it, and even if he said it, Emperor Mingkang might not believe it.
That's why Cai Luan asked her earlier.
...
On the other side, in the east courtyard of the Champion House.
Daiyu originally had no intention of reading the storybooks that Xiangling brought over, but Xiangling's last words, like a drunkard's, aroused the interest of an alcoholic.
And when she opened the first storybook called The Legend of the Condor Heroes, the opening words captured her heart.
"The vast Qiantang River flows endlessly day and night around Niujia Village in Lin'an and flows eastward into the sea. Dozens of cypress trees line the banks of the river, with leaves as red as fire. It's August... "
The tone was plain and straightforward, but it gave people a feeling of being rushed to her face, as if the scene appeared directly in front of her eyes.
So once I turned it over, I couldn't stop at all.
At first, she was disgusted with the fact that the protagonist was a silly boy, but he met such a cute and elf-like girl. But when the boy shouted out that the great man of the country should serve the country and the people, she realized , why Huang Rong fell in love with Guo Jing, and fell in love with that silly Guo Jing.
This morning, Daiyu rarely made any fuss. There was only a wisp of wind on the desk as her fingertips passed through the words on the book, as if another world had opened.
"Who wrote such a good thing!! Why haven't I heard anyone talk about it??"
With the last volume, Huashan Sword Theory came to an end, Daiyu was still quite curious in her heart as to who the author was. If this book was spread, it would definitely become popular.
The morning passed quickly while flipping through the book, and she didn’t even respond.
Come over until the naughty little girl opens her door.
"Girl, does the storybook look good?"
The little girl looked around the yard with her smart eyes for a long time. When she saw no one, she ran into Daiyu's room and said to Daiyu with a smile.
Daiyu didn't treat Xiangling like she did others, because the little girl had a clean and clear mind.
Even if she forgot, she could still feel the other party's kindness without any calculation. "Girl, here's the storybook!! I sneaked out, and it's time for lunch soon! I'll put the things back!!"
Seeing Xiang Ling's cautious words, Daiyu was also a little nervous. After all, she stole the book for herself to read. If Jia Qi caught her, with Jia Qi's domineering temperament, Xiang Ling would suffer.
"It doesn't matter!! Or just tell him that I got the things myself!"
Xiangling blinked, "No, there is another pile there. I took the bottom one. We have already read this one, and the uncle usually won't pick the bottom book!"
Hearing this, Daiyu covered her mouth and smiled.
Then Xiangling took the book and stuffed it into her arms. Before Daiyu could ask who wrote the book, she ran away and disappeared in an instant.
The people in the room were stunned for a moment, and Daiyu's outstretched hand was still frozen in the air.
Zijuan and Xueyan on the side laughed out loud. This girl Xiangling was still the same, timid and timid like a chicken.
Seeing that Xiangling disappeared in a flash, Xueyan and Zijuan came to Daiyu and asked softly: "Girl, are we still going to have a meal today?"
When Daiyu heard the word "dinner", she couldn't help but panic, and then she said with a somewhat unnatural expression: "Go and clean up quickly. If he comes again, you two will drink porridge for me!!" 「
Hearing Daiyu's words, Xueyan and Zijuan looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh again.
It seems that the girl from home is really afraid of this Lord Marquis.
"Bah, you two little hooves, hurry up and go~~"
"Yes~yes~yes, girl, why don't you go and freshen up quickly? Those fairies outside are all dressed up in fancy clothes. If you don't dress up, you won't be outclassed by them~"
"Hun said, who wants to compete with them~"
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