To catch a thief, to catch a phoenix first

At the end of February in the second year of Taiyi, the Empress hosted a banquet for all the officials in the Hall of Qiming, and punished King Qing Han and the Lin clan.The purpose is very simple, to distinguish between loyalty, rape and corruption.

Of course, the regent Shi Hongyi was also included. On the 24 white marble steps, Shi Xianyu sat casually on the dragon chair, with his slender fingers crossed on his knees, playing with the bright red Danko on his fingertips.

It was just over a month ago that the rebels were put to death and beheaded at the Meridian Gate.It's ridiculous, he planned everything to seize the throne one day and add a dragon chair, but in the end he became a stepping stone for others.

The golden dendrobium wine is fragrant, and there are many shadows on the temples.

The two dancers brought by the regent came back after changing their clothes. They were all dressed in water-red gradient long-sleeved dance clothes, with plum blossom and tinsel makeup painted on their eyebrows, which was very charming.The elegant pearl hairpin is pinned in her hair, but she looks even more charming than a flower.

The music sounded, and this was a song "Song of a Beautiful Woman". The two girls embraced the pipa and danced with their water sleeves, sometimes bouncing the pipa with precise rhythm. She presented her dancing posture and showed off her piano skills.

Willow waist swayed, blurred eyes.

The two danced in an interlaced manner, dancing lightly in the hall.After a long time, at the end of the song, they stopped the dance slowly and finished the dance in the posture of butterflies.

"Not bad, rewarded."

The empress was noncommittal, and just muddled through, this is not the most important part of tonight, of course there is no need to worry about it, just the "second reward".

One reward is for appreciation, and the other is for tipping.

"Your Majesty, I have an unfeeling request, and I hope that Your Majesty will allow me to speak frankly."

"Teacher doesn't need to be too polite, please speak frankly."

In order to avoid suspicion, there was a bead curtain between the emperor and his ministers, and the agate beads glowed with a cold and soft light, hazy, and only the female emperor could be seen sitting on a sandalwood-patterned dragon-painted golden chair with her legs crossed.

He was wearing black clothes, court clothes that hadn't touched the ground, and the toes of his shoes were slightly exposed.

It was a pair of brocade boots with cloud patterns, and the snow-white jade feet in the boots made people imagine.The auspicious cloud and nine phoenix gold hairpins are parted between the ink hair, and a little cinnabar between the fingers scorches the eyes.

The person who spoke was an old man in his fifties, at the age of half a foot in the coffin, but he was full of energy. He cleared his throat when he got the answer, and then he said what he asked for.

The attitude is very arrogant.

He is not satisfied with this empress at all, a mere daughter's family is far inferior to her third brother, what kind of throne is she?It's just making people laugh. I don't have that ability, so I want to be that brave.

"In addition to studying hard, Quan Er Han Chuang has practiced swordsmanship and rhythm for many years. Your Majesty, please allow Quan Er to perform and assist in performing arts, thinking that I can do my part for the banquet."

But it is not enough to stay in the position of Tai Tuo for a lifetime, what he wants is the end of the Zuo family.

The young empress was in a high position, and she looked down at him through a thin bead curtain: "Oh? The Zuo Taifu has a heart, and the Zuo Gongzi is good at this, so let's be sure."

Singing and dancing gracefully, luxurious and luxurious.

When the atmosphere of the banquet was in full swing, the dancers in the center of the hall suddenly dispersed. One of them was dressed in red and held a sword, singing and dancing.

Due to the distance, that person danced very fast, his figure was agile and elegant, his cloud sleeves fluttered and his sword blade pierced the air, everyone exclaimed, and saw him turn around and leap up, on the flat ground, he jumped five feet above .

Young master Zuo, who was nearly young and weak, stretched out his delicate and powerful wrist, and his slender knuckles held the bronze hilt effortlessly.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and after a while, they were afraid, if this Mr. Zuo suddenly had the desire to assassinate... that would be fun.

Fortunately, he only had a glimpse of his phoenix eyes, and a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he turned over and pulled up several sword flowers. His feet seemed to be stepping on cotton, but he was not lacking in strength, and his whole body was as light as a flying swallow in front of the hall.

After half a song, the dance steps gradually slowed down, Shi Xianyu squinted his eyes halfway, and then he saw clearly the bright crimson plum blossom painted in the corner of the young master's eyes, reflecting the snow-white complexion.

Boys and daughters, have fun.Her eyes shifted to Zuo Qingyun, the aunt in the palace behind her. It was said that they were born of half-brothers. In addition, the concubine always went to the palace since she was a child, so the two were not close.

Grand Tuo Zuo has a son and a daughter, the former is a descendant, and the latter is a concubine. He has always favored his son Zuo Zihong, and will not allow him to be slighted or wronged. I don't know what new trick this one is playing today.

The children of the family performed at the celebration banquet, and with the status of Grand Tutor Zuo, they enjoyed endless honor and salary, and there was no need to flatter and ask for rewards at all. In this way, the purpose could not be more obvious.

At the end of the song, he stopped dancing, looked forward firmly, leaned over and said in a loud voice: "Zihong is showing his ugliness, I wish Dahong prosperity and strength, and I wish your majesty the best health!"

The empress did not change her face, straightened her sitting posture slightly, stroked her palms a few times, and said indifferently: "Excuse me. Mr. Zuo is very talented, and he is really a dragon and a phoenix among people. This song is the third plum blossom?"

I thought it was a simple vase, but unexpectedly the other party understood the song, Zuo Zihong was overjoyed, suppressed his excitement, and answered with a slightly trembling voice.

"Your Majesty's absurd praise, Zihong's lack of talent and learning, this move is just a trick. This song is exactly the three tricks of plum blossoms."

"It's a pity that Mr. Zuo picked the wrong time. Now it's not the time for plum blossoms. The man is dancing in naked clothes. I don't know what Mr. Zuo is thinking?"

The expressions of all the ministers were dim for a while, not knowing what the empress meant by her words, for fear that she would suddenly cause trouble and make everyone present feel uncomfortable.

The arrogant dude raised his head slightly, raised his chin, seemed to be provocative, but also seemed to be teasing: "I want to ask for a seat next to Your Majesty."

Hearing this, Grand Tutor Zuo was startled, his face changed greatly, and he stopped shouting: "Presumptuous! Zihong, don't talk nonsense! The discipline is ineffective, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!"

Unable to discipline?Could it be that the tricks were taught by Mrs. Zuo himself? The stage hasn't been set up yet, so everyone is addicted to theatre.

The seat next to him is naturally the empress of a country. He has a lot of ambitions, and he wants to win the Phoenix seal with just a mere dance. It's just a dream.However, she appreciates the straightforwardness.

At this moment, Shi Hongyi stood up straight, with a respectful and loyal appearance, bowed his head and clasped his fists, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for talking too much. This son is excellent in both civil and military skills. He was born like a tree with the wind, and his character is also extremely correct."

The aloof empress raised her eyebrows, she could vaguely guess what he was going to say, tsk, my dear brother, how shameless.

"The country cannot live without a queen. Your Majesty has been on the throne for a long time, and the great cause has not been accomplished. You should consider the matter of accepting the queen to fill the harem."

Well, they have already colluded.In the past six days as a rookie, except for Mrs. Lin who was beheaded by the Meridian Gate because of being implicated by the rebels, Mrs. Zheng was named a fourth-rank beauty, the highest position.

Poor Mrs. Zheng hasn't had the honor to meet Sheng Yan yet, and someone can't wait for someone to compete with her for favor.She is very ambitious, and she is still seeking the position of queen.

Shi Xianyu rubbed her chin, thinking, what kind of queen would she want?With a pair of ecstatic peach blossom eyes and a cold temperament, she is a beauty with a cold face and a warm heart.

A long-lost figure appeared in his mind——Wen Wanmeng.Bah, what is she thinking about?It doesn't matter whether it's the daughter of a powerful minister or the daughter of a general, but you can't let others' hearts and minds sleep by your side.

"Children have no faults. If that's the case, let's call him Zhaoyi and give him the word jade."

She really has no interest in Zuo Zihong, but whoever wants to use her, she doesn't mind using it in reverse. What about stepping stones, why not crush a few more pieces?

Zhaoyi of all dynasties lived in the Yuning Hall of Guanwa Palace, and it is quite appropriate to give him the word jade.

Zuo Qingyun was stunned behind him, and it took him a moment to react: "His Majesty gave this son the title of Zhaoyi of the second grade, bestowed jade with a single name, bestowed a residence in Yuning Palace, bestowed a hundred taels of gold, and entered the palace on a chosen day. this!"

He even gave up his face, how could she treat him like this?

Zhaoyi?Well, very well.Zuo Zihong suppressed his anger, his eyebrows became cold, and he was no longer enthusiastic.Damn woman, at such a young age, does she know how to feed noodles?

What did she take him for?A face that can be played with in the palm of your hand at will, and you can discard it if you want to!

But he doesn't want to, he wants to be a romantic thief, let this person hurt, and one day, she will be willing to canonize him as queen.

"Thanks—Your Majesty's grace."

"Your majesty is wise, long live long live your majesty."

The empress nodded slightly, and took a sip of the strong wine. The wine was mellow and mellow, and it was unbearably pungent when it entered her throat, but there were thousands of lingering rhymes in her throat.While drunk, she was helped back to the Zichen Palace by someone, the hangover did not make her blind.

On the contrary, it opened her eyes to learn that Grand Tuo Zuo had already boarded the same boat with Shi Hongyi in order to seek wealth and honor, and was about to seize the throne.Tsk, people who read the Four Books and Five Classics, why are they so hypocritical?

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In the first ten days of March of the second year of Taiyi, when peach blossoms bloomed, Zuo Taifu's son, Zuo's son Hong, entered the palace by order.

Once he became the head of the nine concubines, he was the only one who was dissatisfied. This envied others, and even made the five concubines in the harem jealous!

Of course, apart from jealousy, there is more curiosity, even the reclusive Princess Chen Xiang wanted to find out, to see what this man who dared to act presumptuously in front of Sister Huang looked like.

Afterwards, there was a fashion for red clothes in Dahong. Many aristocratic men followed suit, wearing red clothes, and dared to walk on the street with plum blossom makeup.

However, these are not important, the important thing is that the eldest princess Chen Xiang couldn't hold back, she ran to the palace a few days after she became a concubine, wanting to witness her true face, to see one or two of her demeanor.