Minister

160【Ten Years of Jiankang】

Zheng Chu, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and Mr. Zheng had also met Wei Chi in the earlier fraud case, and Wei Chi was not sure that he had made a good impression on him.But fortunately, when Wei Chi went to Dali Temple, he didn't have to report to Lord Shangshu first as the rules of the Ministry of Rites.The Minister of Dali Temple and Shaoqing of Dali Temple met him. People in Dali Temple are much more busy with the Ministry of Rites. Wei Chi has never dealt with the affairs of the Ministry of Justice before. Although he was Zuo Cheng when he first came, he still had to learn from scratch. .The minister of Dali Temple is called Dong Bizhen, and he is an old man who doesn't talk much. The young minister's name is Li Chongyang, and he is not young. He is the one who makes the usual arrangements.Now Dali Temple has a total of [-] judges. In the past, Zuo Cheng was in charge of seven of them. Because the judgments were terminated, the case had to be reviewed by Dali Temple. Now of course he dare not delegate power to Wei Chiqian, so Master Shaoqing manages five, right Chengzhang Jingzhong was in charge of the seven, let Wei Chi learn from Master Shaoqing first.

Master Li patted Wei Chi on the shoulder: "It's actually not difficult to resolve the case. The difficulty is to convince all parties. You are a smart person and you can learn quickly. If you don't understand, ask Master Zhang."

Wei Chi nodded quickly.

After working for a month, Mr. Zheng came suddenly, met Mr. Dong and Mr. Li, and arranged for Wei Chi to meet him alone.

Mr. Zheng said straight to the point: "You are a mediocre tune this time. Since you are here, you still have to work diligently. Whether it's the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Dali Temple, or the Metropolitan Procuratorate, who hasn't quarreled with others when it comes to business? You come here You have to get used to it. This is not the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, or the Imperial Academy. As long as you do it in a down-to-earth manner, you don’t have to worry too much about other human relations. We don’t pay attention to these things here, and we can’t pay attention to them. I’m here today, Look at you, if you do a good job, I will feel at ease."

When Mr. Zheng said this, Wei Chi naturally felt at ease.After all, being relegated from the position of giving lectures to the crown prince is still a shame. Since the boss is quite open-minded, let's eat honestly...

But Wei Chi didn't know that this position was not the result of the emperor still thinking about him. The good life of the person who gave him such a good life is coming to an end...

Xiang Fang's guess was right, Taifu Guo's last move completely angered Chen Xing.In fact, Chen Xing didn't want to make things difficult for Wei Chi. Since he had already decided not to kill him, he naturally wouldn't find excuses to make things difficult for him.But the Taifu was too worried. First, he was afraid of punishing Wei Chi and gave Wang Yunyi an excuse, and second, he couldn't bear this young man with a bachelor's degree.The Taifu himself is also a young man, so he remembers the grievances he suffered during the days when he was not sophisticated enough.Thinking of Wei Chi, who was much younger than himself, and thinking of him being able to go to Monan to fight, he felt that he really had to do his best to protect him.This insurance doesn't matter, I paid myself out.

Chen Xing didn't cut his rank, but he obviously started to neglect him. He stopped discussing everything with him, and handed over the approval notes directly to the cabinet.

Guo Taifu began to feel chilled, he knew that his official career was coming to an end.

But Chen Xing's dissatisfaction with him was far beyond his imagination. Chen Xing didn't give him a chance to retire, but left his fate in the hands of Zhou Wenyuan, the chief assistant of the cabinet.

Zhou Wenyuan was a student of Taifu Guo, and his official career was arranged by Taifu.Taifu Guo knew this student, his talent and vitality were outstanding, but he also knew that this person was different from him, and he couldn't allow himself to be above him.When Zhou Wenyuan became the chief assistant of the cabinet, he was not satisfied with being an extremely human minister, because there was a fat man surnamed Guo before him.Although this fat man has an empty name, he is the emperor's teacher. Even if the emperor trusts him, it is because of his teacher's face, and he is still inferior after all.

Mr. Zhou, who had endured for ten years, finally couldn't bear it during the Jiangnan fraud case, and personally pulled people to encourage Xu Ru-neng to overthrow the Taifu.

But he couldn't make the trip, Master Zhou had no choice but to withdraw to the cabinet again.

Of course the Taifu knew about Zhou Wenyuan's ambitions, but he didn't expect that there would be a day when two students would join forces to oppose him.

Mr. Zhou, who has been the chief assistant of the cabinet for ten years, naturally has a lot of ways to make a person feel uncomfortable, and Chen Xing's connivance doubles the persecution.

Guo Taifu is old, he is almost eighty years old, he no longer has the strength and experience to play games with his students.The old man began to withdraw from government affairs gradually, and finally his work was only left to give lectures to princesses and princes.The fat old man finally felt a little kindness when he looked at Chen Yuxiang.

"Princess, you have to practice your own copybooks from now on."

Chen Yuxiang put down his pen: "Take the prince out to play."

The palace maids led the prince back out and closed the door.

Taifu sighed: "Eunuch Xiang told me that the night Lord Wei was arrested, you went to the emperor and cried all night, begging the emperor to let him go. I am already old, and even my son went there before me." Oh, hehe, it’s not a good thing to live too long. I want to help you do this before I get old, so I can feel at ease.”

Chen Yuxiang smiled calmly: "Brother Huang promised me not to kill Mr. Wei, but he also asked me to promise him that I would never think about marrying him again in this life. If one day I have this idea, Brother Huang will Kill his heart from day to day."

"..."

Chen Yuxiang picked up the copybook and looked at the light: "Master Wei and I are not in the same family, so that's fine."

Both of them were silent, Yuxiang spread out the copybook, and wrote over the words that had been written before one by one.Between strokes, Chen Yuxiang suddenly understood that her brother didn't save Wei Chi's death because he felt sorry for him. If that was the case, why would he anger Taifu Guo?After that, she understood even more that the emperor would never marry herself to such a useless person.If he married Wei Chi, wouldn't the royal relatives in the north be even more alienated?I am a princess, and a princess has the usefulness of a princess.

The tears I cried that night were too naive, and I failed to witness so many cannibalism in the palace.

In the end, she and Taifu looked at each other speechlessly.

The eunuch outside the door shouted: "Princess, it's time for tea."

The Taifu stood up, and Chen Yuxiang looked at the ground. They knew that if they say goodbye today, they might just say goodbye.

"Princess! The master is gone!" Tangtang rushed in, "Princess!"

"Ah."

"Huh? You're still okay! Hurry up and beg the Tai Tuo!"

Looking at the maid with an anxious expression, Chen Yuxiang suddenly felt chills: "The Grand Tutor can't protect himself, how can..."

"Then if it's not the Taifu, who can we ask?" Tangtang grabbed Yuxiang's arm: "If we miss it, wouldn't we be disappointed in this life?"

Live up to it?we?Yuxiang smiled coldly: "..." Perhaps from the very beginning, Tangtang eagerly talked about Wei Chi to herself just for this day. Knowing that maids are also human beings, all human beings have to plan for themselves.

She and herself are no longer the little sisters who were childhood sweethearts. Chen Yuxiang didn't want to blame her. She knew that for Tangtang, if she married a civil servant, she would still have a chance to be favored. If she married a royal relative, Then she will always be just like a servant girl.She is actually a proud person, she will not be willing.Rather than saying that he chose Wei Chi, it might be better to say that Tangtang made the choice first.

Chen Yuxiang didn't want to blame anyone, she felt her heart was getting cold.

The sun in early spring is dazzling but cold, and I feel lingering fear after bathing.Yuxiang poured himself a cup of warm tea and held it in his hand—it's not a bad idea to forget each other in the world, right?

What is Jianghu?The so-called rivers and lakes do not necessarily make people forget each other. Aren't many places separated by thousands of miles are connected by rivers and lakes?Many people have not seen each other for many years, and it seems that they are about to really forget each other, but it seems that it is the world that makes these people appear in front of you almost immediately.

Xu Xiaonian has never met the relatives of his family in Jiangnan, nor has he ever imagined that he will see them one day.But when Feng's house was ransacked and the boat from Jiangnan arrived in the capital, Xu Xiaonian was not ready yet.At that time, Feng's residence had already put a seal on it. Although the house was searched, the Feng's family had to confiscate any unrelated items.Qi Yuan had already converted to Baiyun Nunnery, and it was inconvenient to take over, so Jiang Nan sent a housekeeper to take over the funeral affairs.On the day the steward arrived in the capital, Xu Xiaonian mustered up his strength and went to the pier to meet him, but the steward's boat stopped outside the city.Xu Xiaonian forgot that even though she was the second wife and not just a concubine, she could take care of some things with her husband's love, but she couldn't get on the table after all. The housekeeper went straight after seeing Qi Yuan from Baiyun Nunnery The yamen collected Feng Shixun's belongings, sold and moved the remaining things in the house, and didn't even see her.

When it was time to leave the capital, the housekeeper found all these concubines and ordered some things.The servant girls and maidservants have already bought and bought them, and scattered them. The fourth and fifth bedrooms are from the capital, and the housekeeper scattered the money from the soft exchange. The families of these people are also quite satisfied, so they go to find their own way of life. up.As for Xu Xiaonian, when they welcomed her in, Feng Shixun's parents thought she was unclean and ignored her. Did not say a word.

When the house was raided, Xu Xiaonian occupied the second room and decided to rent an empty house on the outskirts of the city to arrange for everyone to spend their days. But at this moment, everyone has their own homes and left one after another.The money Xu Xiaonian got in the end was only a mere 100 taels, so how could he afford to run a family business?Xu Xiaonian had no choice but to retire from the big house, and went to the city to find an empty house to live.The house is in the leather market, opposite is the yard where the leather is boiled, and the black smoke mixed with the stinky smell makes people uncomfortable.After all, Xu Xiaonian has never done rough work, and Kong has the skills to play, play and sing, but he can't support himself. He sits and eats mountains and sky every day, feeling very panicked.

Just at a loss, the housekeeper of Feng's house came to the door, saying that a family wanted to find someone who could teach playing and singing to teach their daughter, and they were in charge of food and housing, three liang of silver a month.

Xu Xiaonian thought over and over again, but he had no choice but to go to the appointment.

When the appointed day came, Xu Xiaonian chose the neatest set of clothes to wear, thinking that he could finally bid farewell to this stinky yard, he felt a little better.The other party even sent a car to pick it up... It seems that they are a rich family, and Xu Xiaonian felt a little more comforted.

The car wobbled all the way but didn't go to a place with a big family. After walking west for a while, it stopped at a restaurant.

"His master is waiting for you upstairs." The butler helped Xu Xiaonian out of the car.

Xu Xiaonian was surprised, but he couldn't say anything, so he had no choice but to walk in obediently.

"Sister, do you remember me?"

Xu Xiaonian's hand to push the door was stiff.

"You won't be an official wife for a few years and forget all your good sisters...?"

Shi Xiaoxiao sat in the upper seat of the private room, with gorgeous clothes and a dazzling face.

Xu Xiaonian was speechless for a while.

"Sister, what do you want to think is that there is another big family? Sister, which big family will hire a singer to teach playing and singing, but do they want to teach their own daughter to be an actress? Haha, only our Goulanyuan can use it." on?"

"You!" Xu Xiaonian knew that he had been teased, and his face turned pale with anger, "Why did you bother to make trouble?"

Seeing Xu Xiaonian's ragged clothes, Shi Xiaonian was elated: "To add insult to injury? Could it be that my sister likes to boil leather?"

"You!" Xu Xiaonian didn't want to be insulted any more, and turned to leave.

Several people dressed in the palace appeared out of nowhere, pushed her away and closed the door.Xu Xiaonian fell to the ground, too surprised to speak.

"Good sister, do you think you are still the number one in the capital? Do you think you are still the wife of an official? I don't come here whenever I want, or leave whenever I want." Shi Xiaoxiao stood up slowly: "Do you know how brother-in-law died? ?”

Xu Xiaonian couldn't help shivering.

"Perhaps my brother-in-law never imagined that I would kill him with one word!" Shi Xiaoxiao laughed.

"You and I have been sisters for ten years anyway, and I have never treated you badly before! If I don't leave, you can't be the number one card, why do you treat me like this!" Xu Xiaonian was angry. She believed that Shi Xiaoxiao's novel was Really, but she didn't understand, really didn't understand, why this man was against her.

"How did Master die?" Shi Xiaoxiao looked at Xu Xiaonian on the ground with a sneer: "Master taught you more kung fu than I did here. Seeing that you have used it, you secretly hooked up with someone and married yourself .Master is so mad at you! Why did Master enter Ruyuyuan? She was sold by her husband! She is different from you, she is an upright lady! Became an official wife? Pooh!" Shi Xiaoxiao spat hard.

"I was still young at that time, but I remember that when Feng Shixun came to pick you up in a sedan chair, Master begged bitterly, and you didn't even look at her! The day after you left, Master vomited blood and died before dawn! Master Too stupid to think that only men are cheap! Haha! Xu Xiaonian, I am so happy to see you like this today! Do you know why you have not had a child for so many years? Because I told Feng Shixun that as long as you eat If you take the blind medicine I gave him, you will never have it in this life! Do you know how happy Feng Shixun was at that time? Hahahaha! Look at your humble appearance now... Bah!"

"You!" Xu Xiaonian didn't expect it, and he didn't want to believe it: "Feng Shixun won't! He won't!"

"Why not? You are so filthy, but you are just a slut." Shi Xiaoxiao looked at Xu Xiaonian indifferently, and watched her slump on the ground, her face changed from pale to flushed, and then flushed to pale again.

That night, the master's face was the same, she held her hand trembling uncontrollably, rambling about her past.Shi Xiaoxiao didn't cry, she didn't believe in crying, but she believed in sadness. Master's sadness came from a man's betrayal, and even more from her most trusted person betraying her for a man.

Master did not shed tears, but the blood he spit out stained the bedding red.

So Shi Xiaoxiao has been waiting for this day, waiting to see Xu Xiaonian's desolate appearance after being betrayed, this is the greatest comfort.

"Drag her out," Shi Xiaoxiao swallowed comfortably, and waved at the two eunuch-like men, who quickly dragged Xu Xiaonian out of the house, who was lying limp on the ground: "Okay Treat her, don't let her die! Send it back where you brought it."

This restaurant has not been open for a long time, and there are mainly members of Huang Gui and Eunuch Huang, and the cheapest dishes cost ten taels of silver.This kind of vegetable price has an extraordinary meaning of contempt. Although Eunuch Huang has always been like this, he used to take care of others. Now he suddenly opened such a store, which makes people can't help but guess.

Guess it is about to change the solar term.

Even though Xiang Fang still has the seal of the Supervisor of Rites, Huang Gui already has a hundred confidences. He doesn't have to worry about Xu Wei anymore. With Mr. Zhou Ge, as long as Mr. Guo gets out of the capital, he can get his wish .

But Xiang Fang's understanding of Huang Gui far exceeds that of himself. Eunuch Xiang has been a servant for more than 40 years, served the first emperor, and also served Chen Jiao. out of the palace.He was going to visit Elder Zhou Ge, to save a way of life for the Taifu and himself.

Xiang Fang went out of the palace on the front foot, and Chen Xing received the report on the back foot.The report was a matter of Dongchang, so Chen Xing called Huang Gui for questioning.

Huang Gui carefully speculated on Chen Zhen: "What is the master's order?"

Chen Xing looked at him with a smile. This person was extremely outstanding when he was fighting for the throne. Chen Xing admired that fierce way of dealing with things for a while, but when he saw Huang Gui's report, he couldn't help but think of Huang Gui. It was Xiang Fang who single-handedly recommended him, and he did not hesitate to step on the crumbling Xiang Fang.

Huang Gui overlooked one thing - Xiang Fang is different from Guo Taifu, he knows the emperor too well, and he also knows himself too well.

Chen Xing was not really angry, but he still needed to test this Eunuch Huang: "Xiang Fang brought pickles? What's the meaning of this? Sending pickles to the Grand Scholars behind my back?"

Huang Gui fell on the ground: "If you go back to the master, maybe you want to appear closer."

Chen Xing laughed, Huang Gui was indeed not as smart as Xiang Fang.

Pickles - talents

The servant who has been with him for decades!I really don't need to kill myself.

"Well, go and be your errand." Chen Xing sat back at the desk, he couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry, just like the weather that was warm and cold, he couldn't figure out whether he should add clothes or not.

The author has something to say: Huang Gui just wanted Chen to feel that Xiang Fang expressed "closeness" to the ministers behind his back because pickles are a common thing.

But because Chen Xing and Xiang Fang knew so much, he understood that Xiang Fang meant "talent", and in this current situation, he flattered Zhou Wenyuan and begged him to let him go.

After all, Xiang Fang was his servant, and was forced to beg for mercy from the ministers, so the emperor's heart could not help feeling sympathetic.

This was the effect Xiang Fang wanted. He knew that it would be useless for him to beg Zhou for forgiveness, so he relied on his understanding of Huang Gui to let him spread the word on purpose.

As long as Chen Xing couldn't bear it a little bit, he and Guo Taifu could at least survive.