Space-time SWAT

Su Dongchen sat alone in the carriage, took out the red sandalwood box, opened the lid, and looked at a jade pendant inside.

Carved in purple jade, exquisite and clear, one side is a unicorn Turui, and the other side is a dancing phoenix. Although it is very precious, it is not particularly rare.

He held the piece of jade and pondered it carefully.It is certain that the jade pendant is related to Yanli, but there is still very little information. Is it the craftsman who carved this jade pendant or the shopkeeper who sold this jade pendant?Is it related to the origin of this jade pendant or does it have another story?After thinking for a while, he still didn't understand why, so he sent the jade pendant into the space, "Du Li, analyze it for me."

"Okay." The little fat man was very happy, holding the jade pendant and entering the depths of the space.

Su Dongchen leaned against the wall of the room, closed his eyes and meditated, thinking about his actions after returning home.

After a while, Du Li's milky voice sounded in his mind, "Father, this jade pendant seems to be related to the Zheng family in Xingyang, which is the family of the Empress Yuan and the grandfather's family of the first prince."

"Oh?" Su Dongchen was slightly surprised.

After the death of the Yuan Dynasty, the Zheng family of Xingyang fully supported the prince.The whole family of the Empress Crown Prince died unexpectedly. All the members of the Zheng family in Xingyang left Beijing immediately and retreated to the clan land. Only those who were officials in the court remained neutral for more than ten years. On the contrary, it made the emperor trust him more.

The emperor has always expressed his longing for the Empress Yuan and the crown prince who died young. Eight years ago, he issued a decree to call the youngest daughter of Empress Yuan's stepmother into the palace and make her a Concubine De, second only to the Empress.When she entered the palace, the emperor was in his prime, and no newborns had been born in the palace for several years, but she became pregnant shortly after entering the palace, and gave birth to a little princess who was exactly like the Empress Yuan.The emperor was ecstatic when he got a daughter, thinking that the little princess was the reincarnation of the Yuan Dynasty, so he doted on her and bestowed the title "Jing Min" upon birth, and all the proportions were the same as the first-rank princess who was born in the first place.

In the harem, Concubine De has always been honored and favored, and the emperor really dotes on Princess Jingmin.In the previous dynasty, officials from the Zheng family in Xingyang held high positions and were deeply trusted.All these things show that the Zheng family of Xingyang holds a very important position in the emperor's heart.And the prince has passed away for more than ten years, and they already have no one to support. So, which prince they prefer now, that prince has a great confidence to sit on the supreme position.In the past few years, there have been countless moves to win over the Zheng family in Xingyang, but the Zheng family has always remained neutral and never wavered.

Su Dongchen thought of this, and made a decision, "Find a chance, I want to meet Zheng Yicheng, the chief minister of the cabinet, but I must not let anyone know."

Zheng Yicheng is a great Confucianist in the world, and his disciples are all over the government and the public. At the same time, he is also the biological father of the Yuan Empress and the grandfather of the former prince.I don't know how many people have wooed him over the years, and if they couldn't woo him, they forced him to express his position on the matter of establishing the reserve, but he kept silent and was very rigid.Although those people became angry from embarrassment, they didn't dare to push him too hard when they thought of his grandson, the Crown Prince, who died so badly back then. They were afraid that if he got ruthless, he would harm his power and the loyal prince instead.

This made the emperor very happy.

The Zheng family in Xingyang has been passed down for more than a thousand years from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the present. There have been important ministers in all dynasties. There are dozens of them who have been prime ministers. There are countless.Generally speaking, most of the descendants of the Zheng family in Xingyang are great Confucian scholars, civil servants, celebrities and nobles, and have little contact with families of military generals.Since ancient times, civil and military affairs have been different, if he, the general in charge of the Xishan camp, has contacts with the chief minister of the cabinet, making the emperor think that they are linked together, then the Anguo government and the Zheng family in Xingyang will be in great danger.

Su Dongchen put away the jade pendant and continued to rest with his eyes closed.He had just returned to the capital and had a lot of things to do. Seeing that Zheng Yicheng had to find an opportunity, he couldn't be impatient.

When they went out, they were mighty, and when they came back, there were more than half of the people there.The Diao Nu and those concubines who were brought out from Huining Bo's Mansion were all sent to the Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing to be locked up, and Li Quan would take care of them later.

Su Dongchen entered the mansion with a few entourages. After taking a bath and changing clothes, he sent someone to deliver Su Huilan's dowry booklet to Mr. An.The person who sent the things was a son of the family, named Hutou, who was born with a thick back and a hulking waist. He had a simple and honest face, but he was full of heart. At this time, he said to An Guogong in a simple manner: "Grandpa, Shizi, please take a close look at the dowry of the third aunt." Shanzi, let him use the keys of all the warehouses in the mansion. If the son wants to find something, he must go to see it himself to know if it works."

"The dowry list?" Duke An looked suspiciously at the booklet in front of him, "Is there any question?"

"There are many old objects with a history on it, which have been passed down from generation to generation... The son of the world said that these objects should not be married out. Besides, as soon as the third aunt passed through the house, the dowry was taken by Mrs. Huining. In just two years, half of the dowry was gone, either sold off or sent to a pawn shop, or sent out to please others, and now it can’t be found, so it can’t be taken back.” The tiger head bowed Bow, "The meaning of the son, the wife of the Duke is still in charge of the inner courtyard, and the money is transferred from the accountant of the outer courtyard every month, and the wife of the Duke arranges all the affairs of the inner courtyard. The treasury and the property outside are all in the care of the son, this is also to share the worries of the father-in-law and show a bit of filial piety."

When An Guogong heard this, he already knew it in his heart.He knew that Hu had selfish intentions, but because he was greedy for her youth, beauty, and charm, he always relaxed and didn't control her too much.But in the final analysis, An Guogong's mansion will belong to the eldest son in the future, and he wants to take care of it, and it is reasonable to prevent the Hu family from moving back to their natal family.Mrs. Hu would steal three to fifty thousand taels of silver from her private house every year. If the years are good, she will let go of her hands and pull them. There is also one hundred and eighty thousand taels. After more than ten years, it should be enough, and I can't indulge any more. up.

He thought for a while before nodding and said: "Okay, just follow what your elder son said. As for the treasury key, you ask him to come in person, and I will hand it over to him."

"Yes." Hu Tou withdrew respectfully, and quickly went to Taichang Courtyard to report.

Su Dongchen had already showered, and his hair, which he had wiped with a dry cloth, was still wet.He was wearing ordinary clothes, leaning on the Luohan couch, watching the important news from the secret guards inside and outside the capital that Fu Minghan had sorted out, and one of the news caught his attention.

Yan Fei, the second son of the Marquis of Anyuan, ran away from Niannian in his early years and wandered around the rivers and lakes for 12 years, but now he is back.

Anyuan Hou Yanzhen had married four wives successively.The first spouse was from the Zheng family in Xingyang, and she was a cousin of the Empress Yuan. She was weak, but she forced her to conceive and give birth to a child. She died of illness soon after, and her eldest son, Yan Lan, was also weak and sick.Marquis Anyuan kept his wife's filial piety, and continued to marry his uncle's cousin, Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen was eager to give birth to a son in order to grab the title, and gave birth to two daughters in two years, and died of physical decline.Marquis Anyuan kept his wife filial piety again, and then married Yao Shi, the younger sister entrusted by his friend before his death. Yao Shi gave birth to Yan Fei, who died of illness seven years later.Although he has the title of "ke wife", An Yuanhou married his aunt's cousin Wu Shi half a year later. Wu Shi "delivered prematurely" seven months after entering the house and gave birth to a full-term healthy daughter. Later, he gave birth to a son, Yan Min.Soon, Yan Fei's reputation for disobedience and filial piety spread. It is said that An Yuanhou was so angry that he used the board to teach his son several times, almost beating the talented Yan Fei to death.Yan Fei had a reputation for being greedy and lustful when he was young, and his marriage has never been settled.It wasn't until him that Mrs. Wu made a marriage for him. The woman was Mrs. Wu's niece of her mother's family. She came from a small family and didn't know a single word. Not long after, she didn't force her to marry until she became an old girl, and she looked down on this young master from the Hou family at all in her heart.Yan Fei was not a fool either, without saying a word, he ran away from home with the help of his mother's accompanying room. He hadn't heard from him for 12 years, which greatly embarrassed Wu.

Now, as soon as Yan Fei showed up, he took the Zhili Township Examination and was released from high school.

Soon, his experience was revealed.It is said that he studied hard for nine years under the teacher of the famous scholar Ling Bu in the south, and took part in the imperial examination in the south by borrowing his native place.

According to the news from Anyuanhou's mansion a few days ago, Anyuanhou was seriously ill, and Anyuanhou's son was critically ill, but none of them died yet.Mrs. Anyuanhou has been urging Anyuanhou, who is often in a coma, to write an excerpt. On the grounds that the son is suffering from a serious disease, please abolish Yan Lan's position as the eldest son, and at the same time please make the youngest son Yan Min the eldest son.

This matter was inadvertently spread by the servants of the Marquis of Anyuan, which immediately caused a sensation, and many elders from aristocratic families and Xungui's family sighed.Back then, the first Marquis of Anyuan was so resourceful, wise and decisive, he recognized the prince, stood in line decisively, narrowly escaped death, and finally won the merits of the dragon.Then there is the battle of the vassal king. He leads the household department, strategizes, and continuously guarantees the food, grass and military equipment of the front army. .It's a pity that after passing on for five generations, the previous generation and this generation of Marquis Anyuan are not so good. They are shrewd in doing things, but they are very confused when it comes to women. In addition, there is a strange old Mrs. Anyuanhou, which makes a mess in the backyard. It's a pity to see the good Hou's mansion fall down like this.

The current Mrs. Anyuanhou didn't feel that her family was about to lose.She has been planning for many years, raising and disposing of almost all the concubine sons, and successfully forced away the healthy and intelligent son Yan Fei, but the eldest son Yan Lan is protected by the Zheng family of Xingyang, so she failed several times.Now that Yan Fei has returned home in fine clothes, with his wife and children, he has a family and a career, which makes her plan even more uncertain.After years of planning, with blood on her hands, but now she has failed, how can she be reconciled?

Yan Fei's biological mother probably died at the hands of Wu, and Yan Fei was forced to almost die by her. Now that he is back, how could he not take revenge?

Marquis Anyuan has four other brothers, all of whom live in the Marquis' mansion now.The Sifang brothers all respected the eldest brother, but they were not convinced by the Wu family.Those sisters-in-law are even more contemptuous of her, having an affair with a man before marriage, getting pregnant before marriage, and bringing her belly into the house, what face is there for Mrs. Hou?

The Anyuanhou Mansion is now in chaos, many people in the capital are watching the show, and some people are already planning to win Yan Fei over.

Su Dongchen looked at Yan Fei's life and became very interested in him.They even have similar backgrounds, they are all sons of noble families, both lost their mothers when they were young, and both have a top-notch stepmother.

After thinking about it, he asked in his mind: "Du Li, can you contact Yanli's space spirit now?"

Du Li was very excited, "I can't get in touch for the time being. I don't know how he feels, but I can feel that he is getting closer to us, and he should be coming to the capital."

"That's great." Su Dongchen was overjoyed, couldn't help standing up, turned around on the ground a few times, but still couldn't control the joy in his heart, so he opened the door and stood out, bathed in the cool autumn wind, watching with a smile To the fiery sunset, he let out a long breath, and said silently in his heart, "A Li, are you here?"