Changle Floating Life

Chapter 33 This son is going to be Zhe Kanlang

After the suburban sacrifice, the heavy rain continued and the roads were muddy. The ministers and workers who went out to worship the heaven with the driver could not return to the city for a while, and temporarily took shelter from the rain in the fasting palace.

At this time, Yujia has visited Changyang Palace.Some ministers jokingly said: "The emperor is lucky, the wind is clean, and the rain master sprinkles the way. Sincerely don't deceive me." As soon as he finished speaking, a colleague reached out to cover his mouth and said, "Say less." Everyone bowed their heads and sighed, pretending to be suffering.

Everyone suffered for a day in the dark and rainy weather, and the rain finally stopped in the evening.The decree came, you can go back to the city.When this group of mud-covered and distraught ministers filed in from Nanxun Gate, many people were shocked and wished they could poke their eyes blind.

Even with the heavy rain, it still couldn't cover up the bloody smell all over the city.The swords and halberds of the Habayashi Army on both sides of the imperial road reflected their equally cold faces.Someone discovered that the commander of the Habayashi Army was not the garrison of Gyeonggi, or even the people of Jingzhao Mansion, but Zuo Fengmian, Shaoqing of Dali Temple, who was floating like a ghost.

"Zuo Shaoqing, why did you go overboard?" Someone raised his voice and asked.Zuo Fengmian leaned back on the horse, and said calmly: "It is His Majesty's imperial decree that Fengmian came here personally to clear the way for all the lords. It is very windy in the capital today. Be careful, the wind blows your waist."

I believe that it will not be long before everyone will know what happened on the night of the winter solstice.Knowing that the prince is under house arrest, knowing that the two governors in the capital have died and one was injured, and knowing that the commander of the "Silver Sword Guard" and General You Jinwu have been replaced.Knowing that on that stormy night, if King Duan hadn't led the army to rescue him, the sage would have been in danger, his ministers would have lost their courage, and the ancestral temple would have almost collapsed.

The second day after returning to the city was supposed to be the day of going to court, because Yu Jia was still in Changyang Palace, so he stopped for a day.In fact, Pei Zhan was already in the Forbidden Palace at this time, he just came back a little later than the officials.

In Yanbo Hall, the prince is dressed in white on the ground.At this moment, he only felt that he was unlucky, and hated that it was Pei Zhaoye who came back first, not Gu Tingrang.If it is the father's person, he must be sure to calm down the situation.

With a pitiful look in Pei Zhan's eyes, he asked in a hoarse voice: "I heard that the princess concubine failed to vote in Yanzuo Palace this morning, and she is still in a coma." "The imperial doctor said that she will not die for a while." Ask about the princess first, and answer nervously.His unemotional answer made Pei Zhan angry, and bounced a letter on the table to the ground: "This is the word of the princess, you can read it yourself."

After reading a few words, Pei Jianye was suddenly furious, and couldn't help tearing up the transcript of the letter: "Bitch! So she hurt me!" At first, he was still wondering whether the second child really seemed like Fei Changfang. , can settle Tianxuan and Tianshu Second Battalion in such a short time?But it turned out that this bitch was eating inside and outside.At this time, his head was also considered to have a bright light, knowing that he must never admit it: "Father, there is not a single word in the letter that is true. I don't know why this bitch wants to frame my son, and my son is wronged!"

"Shut up!" Pei Zhan patted the imperial table and scolded: "If it wasn't for her, I don't know if I would be able to sit in this golden palace today. Such a good daughter-in-law, I really shouldn't have pointed it out to you! What did I say when I left How can you be worthy of your dead mother!"

Hearing the emperor talk about Empress Minhui, the prince finally couldn't help crying, and kowtowed: "It's my son's fault. Please forgive me this time."

Pei Zhan heard the "dong dong dong" kowtow, but his face became more and more cold. He instructed the little yellow gate to show him a jade belt: "There is no seal of the inner palace on this jade belt. It is not a reward from me. Where did you get it from?" Pei Jianye's face changed drastically, he hesitated for a long time, and then said: "It was rewarded by the queen mother."

"Nonsense!" Pei Zhan felt it was extremely unimaginable: "I have been married to your mother for [-] years, and I never knew she had such a jade belt! You secretly communicate with generals, intending to force the palace to usurp the throne. Do you dare to do it or not? Why do you slander me? Your mother?"

"It's true!" Pei Jianye tried his best to distinguish in a hurry: "I stole it from my mother's harem when I was young. At that time, I only heard that it was the relic of Empress Xuanyi. I was just curious and wanted to play with it. Later, there was no chance to return it. As for the Minister of Communications, that’s not the case.”

His face did not seem to be fake, Pei Zhan was half-doubtful, and turned his eyes to the square jade locket again, dizzy for a while, and his head was full of noises of "retribution and retribution".He touched his forehead and pondered for a long time, then asked again: "I will find out about the jade belt. You answer honestly, did the third child participate in this matter?"

"No! It's not about keeping the business!" The prince was decisive, showing a deep brotherly love.Pei Zhan sneered and said: "Whether you participated or not, I didn't believe you just because you said it. If I find any clues, you two brothers will go to prison together as companions! Well, you go back to Zongzheng Temple and wait for your release."

The prince was dejected and turned to leave. Pei Zhan shouted coldly: "Come back! Put on the shackles and handcuffs!"Pei Zhan originally wanted to say: Letting you go back to Zongzheng Temple is for your own good, and now any moth in the palace can kill you... But when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them again.He was so disappointed that he no longer had the ability to comfort him...

After the prince left, Pei Zhan asked the palace supervisor, "What is King Duan doing? Tell him to come and see me." Because General You Jinwu cooperated with the prince's rebellion and was dismissed for investigation, King Duan temporarily took charge of guarding the Forbidden Palace. Palace tour.

Pei Zhaoye was indeed searching for evidence in the East Palace, and Ye Jianqing was with him.The two were checking the prince's letters when someone suddenly reported that the princess had woken up and wanted to see Ye Jianqing.

"See me?" Ye Jianqing looked blank. He had seen Li from a distance more than ten years ago when the prince got married, and he hadn't seen each other since then.With Pei Zhaoye's consent, he went to the side hall of the East Palace.At that time, the setting sun was like blood, reflecting the decadent state of Yanzuo Palace that "the prosperity is gone".

The concubine Li had obvious bruises on her neck. After exchanging a few words with Ye Jianqing, she suddenly thanked you: "Young Master, thank you for delivering the letter the night before." Shaking his head: "It's nothing, it's just a matter of raising your hands. This time, I would like to thank my mother for killing relatives righteously."

The tent was blowing without wind, and Ye Jianqing seemed to hear Li's weeping.When you meet someone who is not good, even though you cover it up in every possible way, you still can't hide your sadness and regret.The same is true for Prince Pei Jianye. He is the state reserve, but he can't even subdue the women around him. He is in a high position, but the higher he flies, the harder he falls.

Li Shi said: "I don't have the face to see Your Majesty. Please ask Duan Wang or Lord Hou to bring a word. I want to become a monk in Xishan. If Your Majesty refuses, I will lead the monk to practice in the palace."

Ye Jianqing was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Why is your mother doing this? Women have three obediences, and there is no way of self-discipline. I heard that your majesty has no intention of blaming your mother. If the holy will is unclear, why not retreat?"

"My heart is already cold, and I don't want to stay in the palace." Leaning against the head of the bed, Li Shi asked coldly: "Why did the young master stay in this wrong place? Obviously, he can fly far away."

Talking too much is really a big taboo, but because she was grateful for her timely exposure of the prince's conspiracy this time, Ye Jianqing also answered sincerely: "I want to know the truth about the princess and grandma." Li Shi said sadly: "The truth It won't do you any good in your future life. Some white lies in the world are for your own good." Ye Jianqing has already heard enough of this argument.Starting from his princess grandma, from Nuanxue to Qingyun, from Pei Zhaoye to Gu Su, from Li Sihai to Shen Wei, they all woven him into a cage of lies in the name of "for your own good", and he will never be freed.

"He's honey, I'm arsenic. There are no good or malicious lies in this world. There are only lies that have been exposed and lies that will be exposed. I want to know the truth. Even if the truth is unacceptable to me." Ye Jianqing He replied, "Otherwise I wouldn't be able to go on."

The Crown Princess sighed and said, "So what if you know? There is a saying that the prime minister hides the prime minister, and the son hides the father..."

"That's wrong!" Ye Jianqing interrupted her: "The state owns the country's laws, and the family has its own rules. If Grandma Princess is really guilty,

I can't defend her either..." He choked up a bit when he said this, recalling the "two evils in the world" comment he heard that night, he gritted his teeth and said, "As long as it is not an unwarranted crime, I will make atonement to the world for her." of. "

I'd rather die than surrender.Pei Yongzhen, who has passed away for many years, unexpectedly left such a terrible problem in the world.After a long time, the figure behind the green gauze tent sighed: "I thought I was the only one who was a fool, but you are also an idiot. Well, let me tell you everything I know about Queen Xuan Yi and Princess Zhen Guo..."

Pei Zhaoye was flipping through the letters in the East Palace study, his eyelids twitching wildly.He didn't know what Li Shi had to say to Ye Jianqing who had never met, but it was not easy to send someone to monitor, so he felt a little uneasy.Just as he was speculating wildly, a decree came from outside, asking him and Ye Jianqing to face the saint in Yanbo Hall.He walked outside the side hall, just in time to see Ye Jianqing coming out, with an inescapable heartbreak on his expression, so he asked with concern: "What's wrong with you? What did your mother say to you?"

Ye Jianqing's dull eyes moved to his face, and he waved his hands hastily: "It's nothing, it's nothing. The empress said she wants to become a nun."

This is really superfluous.Pei Zhaoye frowned.He originally wanted to enter the side hall to talk to the princess, but the yellow gate from Yanbo hall behind him urged him: "Your Highness, let's go."

The two arrived at Yanbo Hall together.Pei Zhaoye entered the palace first, and the emperor only said "I've worked hard this time" and "do a good job". He didn't say a word about how to send the prince, and he didn't have a word of comfort for his son whose palace was about to be demolished. .Pei Zhan chatted a few words with him, and actually announced Ye Jianqing to enter the palace.Pei Zhaoye's scalp was numb for a while, and he said first: "Father, if it weren't for Mr. Ye's help this time, I would not be able to..."

Pei Zhan was very amiable: "I just want to reward him. He can ignore the past, he is really a person who knows the general situation."

No matter what, Pei Zhaoye didn't believe the emperor's nonsense, and watched Ye Jianqing go up to the palace three times and nine times.After he finished kneeling and worshiping, Pei Zhan said a few words of praise, "Did you talk to the Crown Princess just now?" Ye Jianqing bowed his head and said, "Return to Your Majesty, yes. The matchmaker of the Crown Princess was Cao Min's grandmother, and the Crown Princess entrusted Cao Min Send a word to His Majesty, the crime is serious, and if you want to practice with sin, please allow Your Majesty."

The princess is disheartened and wants to become a monk?Pei Zhan was also taken aback, and turned cold: "I see. Did you say anything else?" "No." Ye Jianqing bowed his head.

Pei Zhan looked down at his deformed spine from above the throne, as if he wanted to press himself in the dust, he said slowly: "Don't be so panicky, as if you want to hide in the cracks of the bricks. Kiss the Prime Minister to hide , your grandma's crime has nothing to do with you. For the sake of your father's sacrifice for the country and his life's loyalty to the king, I am going to restore your title of Marquis of An Ning, please accept the order and thank you."

A palace supervisor walked up to Ye Jianqing holding a yellow silk.Pei Zhaoye secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and was happy for him wholeheartedly.

"Your Majesty," Ye Jianqing suddenly raised his head and said, "If you really want a reward, the grassroots don't want to restore your title, just ask for one thing."

This was beyond Pei Zhan's expectation, because he asked, "What's the matter?"

Alarm bells rang loudly in Pei Zhaoye's heart, and he felt that something was wrong, but the people in the hall did not dare to intervene presumptuously.

Ye Jianqing kowtowed heavily and said, "Your Majesty, please re-examine the case of Princess Zhenguo's Mansion. There are many suspicious points in this case, and there are inside information that have not been found out."

The air above the hall was almost stagnant.His request was unexpected, but reasonable.Pei Zhan's voice turned cold and said: "This case has been retried after the first trial, and it has already been closed. Zhao Nanxing has already fled in fear of crime, and there is no charge, so there is no retrial!"

I knew he was going to say something like this!Ye Jianqing suppressed his anger, took out a booklet from his sleeve, and held it up over his head: "Ning's daughter and Zhao's wife are willing to make the first accusation! This is Miss Ning's handwritten pleadings, Your Majesty please have a look." The woman who was seriously injured in the fire?" Pei Zhan was dubious and ordered someone to accept the pleadings.According to the pleadings, the Ning family has been protected by the Zhenguo Princess Mansion for many years, and only then did they gain momentum. They do not believe that the princess is such a person, so they are willing to make the first complaint, praying for a retrial of the case, so that the truth can be revealed.

After reading the paper, Pei Zhan's face turned the color of an iron pot, and he snorted coldly, "We'll discuss this matter later." Ye Jianqing raised his head abruptly, and said loudly, "Your Majesty, there is news from Jiangnan that Miss Ning is seriously injured. Zhi, time is running out, and this matter cannot be delayed any longer. Or, His Majesty just wants to wait for death without proof?" He spoke in a condescending tone.Pei Zhaoye quickly interjected and reprimanded: "Shut up! Your Majesty has his own judgment, how can you wait for you to speak wildly! Still not pleading guilty?" Ye Jianqing stubbornly looked at the superior, with thorns in his eyes.

Such stabs made the emperor restless, so he said angrily: "Untouchables are not allowed to discuss court affairs indiscriminately. King Duan, how should you be punished for your disrespect?" Pei Zhaoye closed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "According to the law of this dynasty, the two Ten boards." The emperor then sneered a few times, instructing the left and right to say: "Don't delay?" After speaking, two or three palace guards came up to pull Ye Jianqing.Ye Jianqing just sneered.What a cowardly and pitiful person, who can only cover his bluff by hitting the board.

Pei Zhaoye was anxious and confused, and wanted to intercede for him, but he knew that the case of Princess Zhenguo's mansion was the emperor's betrayal, so he didn't know how to speak up.Ye Jianqing didn't care, was dragged out of the hall, hugged the threshold at the entrance of the hall, still screaming for grievances.The emperor became more and more annoyed. He looked around and said, "This man is so presumptuous, can he still be a Zhejian man? Forty boards, Duan Wang, you go and execute the execution yourself." Pei Zhaoye froze.

With just a "click", Ye Jianqing really broke the threshold of Yanbo Hall.

Without the shelter of the threshold, a biting new wind blows into the main hall with missing front teeth.All the people in the hall looked ashen and shrunk their heads.Before the emperor lost his temper, Pei Zhaoye stood up and shouted outside: "Come here, restrain the sinner's hands and feet." He saluted Pei Zhan, rolled up his sleeves and strode out of Yanbo Hall.

Ye Jianqing had been pinned to the ground, and his lower body was stripped of his clothes. Pei Zhaoye's eyes were dazzled by his white buttocks.He took the torture rod and couldn't bear to drop it for a moment.Ye Jianqing said softly, "Let's fight."

Pei Zhaoye really wanted to ask him: Is it worth it to suffer so much and endure so many trials just for the truth?But he finally didn't ask.

It didn't take long before the sound of heavy sticks hitting came from outside the hall.Pei Zhan sat high in the hall, listened for a while, and said to the outside: "Go and get the anaconda snake gall for him to swallow, don't beat him to death, I still have something to ask him."

The sound of the boards outside stopped, and then it was Ye Jianqing's voice: "Jianqing has his own courage, why use the gall of a snake snake?"

Pei Zhan gritted his teeth, wanted to get angry, but finally restrained himself, and smiled angrily: "As expected of Pei Yongzhen's grandson." After hitting him for twenty times, Pei Zhan said impatiently: "Okay, okay, small punishment and big punishment. , call him in."

Ye Jianqing was carried back to Yanbo Hall again, and lay prostrate on the ground.His clothes were stained with blood, and his hair was in a disheveled bun, but his eyes were still too bright.He was beaten more than once, but he is used to it.

Pei Zhan asked someone to unfold a picture scroll in front of him, and asked, "You didn't like reading scriptures since you were a child, but you are quite talented in painting and calligraphy. Let me ask you, is this painting authentic? Have you seen it before?" "

Ye Jianqing raised his head, and what caught his eyes was the blue and green landscape painting "Fishing in the Han River" copied from Zhao's house and seen in the lobby of the Ministry of Justice.He stretched out his hand to touch the picture scroll. In the lobby that day, because his attention was all on Zhao Nanxing, he didn't observe it carefully. "Facing the light." He spat out a few words in a hoarse voice.The palace inspector who was holding the painting changed the direction. After the light appeared on the painting paper, all the mountains, rivers and birds seemed to be moving, the paper was full of lake light, and the mist was boundless.

He looked and looked, and finally lost the strength of his whole body, and lay down on the lotus floor tiles.The palace supervisor put the painting away and put it in a box.Pei Zhan looked at him expectantly. "It's fake." Ye Jianqing exhaled.Pei Zhan also breathed a sigh of relief.Unexpectedly, Ye Jianqing said again: "It's also true."

The emperor slapped the imperial table and was furious: "How dare you play tricks on me?"

Ye Jianqing snorted coldly through his nostrils, and said: "From ancient times to the present, there have always been more fakes than genuine ones. "The Picture of Fishing in the Han River" was originally given to King Ning by Bai Qiongyu, the young emperor of the former dynasty, to celebrate the first birthday of his only son Bai Qingchuan I am very happy. When the white geese were garrisoned in Hanyang, the title of the painting was this. If the original work came out of Jinyihou’s mansion and was collected by the inner mansion, there should be a book collection seal, but unfortunately, the painting’s feet are clean, and there is no one.”

The emperor listened to what he said clearly and logically, and nodded unconsciously. "However, it would be too realistic to say that this painting is a fake. The ink has been smudged for at least five or sixty years. It is so well preserved and loved from generation to generation as a fake. It can only be said that this painting is The owner is extraordinary. These inscriptions are all sold out of gold and jade, and their skills are extraordinary. I am afraid that ten fingers can't count the number of people who can write gold and wrong knives. I heard that Pei Qing, the Marquis of Changle in the Taizong Dynasty, was good at this. Empress Xuanyi loves to collect paintings and calligraphy from the previous dynasty."

His implication is that this painting seems to have been copied by Pei Qing, Marquis of Changle.The facsimile is the original "Fishing in the Han River" by the young emperor of the previous dynasty.There were rumors about Chang Lehou in the Taizong Dynasty, saying that he had the blood of the previous dynasty and was Taizong's favorite younger brother.

Pei Zhan's emotions went through a lot of ups and downs that day, and after hearing what he said, something that was already crumbling in his heart finally collapsed.He stood up and said tiredly: "You go back, I don't remember what you said."

Ye Jianqing was helped out of Yanbo Hall, and Pei Zhaoye rushed to meet him.Just now he did it himself, although his hands were merciful, but he was as firm as a knife. "It's okay..." At this moment, the voice of the palace supervisor came from the palace: "Your Majesty bestowed medicine on Duan Wangfu, purple gold cinnabar paste, borneol, musk..."

Beat a board and give a sweet date.The two had to kneel down to thank each other, both dumbfounded.

The court battle on this day is really extremely dangerous, not losing to the fierce battle on the night of the winter solstice.Pei Zhaoye escorted Ye Jianqing out of the Forbidden Palace, but met unexpected people outside the imperial city.There are two five-flowered horses tied to the tall willows, standing Xiao Lanshan and Gu Su.Seeing him limping, Lan Shan ran up and chirped, "Who hit you? I'll beat him up." Pei Zhaoye coughed beside him, and Lan Shan saw him, backed up a few steps in fright, and never I dare not lean on it.

Pei Zhaoye and Gu Su looked at each other in twos, one was dressed in a court dress, with an overbearing aura, and the other was dressed in blue with wide sleeves, elegant and timeless.

Gradually from land to land, the occasion will be like this, with tigers roaring and dragons singing in the clouds.

Pei Zhaoye remembers Gu Su, the "miracle doctor" whom he met on purpose in Tai Hospital.He raised his eyes to look at Gu Su who was walking slowly over, and said: "I heard from Jianqing that without your help, the South Gate would not have been taken so quickly. I have written down your credit. But everything is worth everything." .Father may not pursue the death of the queen mother, but I will not."

Gu Su regarded him as nothing, and only frowned at Ye Jianqing: "You helped him put down the rebellion, and he beat you up? What a good way to repay a grudge with virtue."

Ye Jianqing lowered his head, speechless.

Gu Sudao: "This person is already in power, and it is no problem to become a big one in the future. You can retire after your success. Come back to Luofu Mountain with me to practice."

Pei Zhaoye's eyes widened, murderous intent suddenly appeared.

Ye Jianqing suddenly raised her head and said with red eyes: "Master, I won't go back."

The author has something to say: Zhe Kanlang:

Zheshen, the name of the allusion, is published in "Hanshu" Volume 67 "Biography of Yang Hu and Zhu Meiyun·Zhu Yun".When Huaili of the Han Dynasty ordered Zhu Yunchao to meet Emperor Cheng, please give him a sword to kill Zhang Yu, the Marquis of Anchang.Emperor Cheng was furious and ordered Zhu Yun to be beheaded.The cloud climbed the sill of the palace, resisting the sound, and the sill was broken.After being persuaded by the minister, Yun Shi was spared.When the sill was repaired later, Emperor Cheng ordered to keep the original appearance of the sill, in order to commend the ministers who gave direct advice.It is later used as an allusion of blunt remonstrance.