Changle Floating Life

Ning Wang Pei Shouye had been suffering from the wind and cold occasionally since he sent his brother out of the city in September, and it gradually got worse in the past month, and he was already bedridden.

Lan Shan said: "I'll go to Prince Ning's Mansion at night to see if he's pretending to be sick."

At this moment, a person from the Qingshang Hall came to see him outside.This person brought copies of Pei Zhaoye and Qinghe county magistrate Pei Kai's memorial.It turned out that Wu Xiaocun was worried that the Yichen would steal the playbook halfway, so he copied a copy specially for the people in the Qingshang Pavilion who followed him to hand it over to the Hou Mansion.

After Ye Jianqing took it, he took it apart without saying a word, and recounted it to Lanshan while reading it.When they heard that it was Yuan Huaike who was causing trouble in the Northland, both of them gasped.After reading it, Ye Jianqing resealed the memorial, and found a note written by Wu Xiaocun from the cover: Duan Wang is possessed by the god of decline, and he brings a bloody storm with him, Lord Hou thinks twice before acting.

Seeing him silently turning the note into powder, Lan Shan asked curiously, "What's the matter, what did Master Wu write?"

"It's just talkative." Ye Jianqing picked up the notebook and was about to change into court clothes and enter the palace to meet the saint.

After entering the palace, I just felt that the atmosphere was very chilling. I don't know how many battle reports Pei Zhan has received during this period of time.When he arrived at Yanbo Hall, Eunuch Gao asked him to wait in the side hall first, and the emperor's roar could be heard almost clearly in the side hall.

"Tell them to guard me. No matter who they are, those who leave their posts without authorization will be executed!"

After Ye Jianqing entered the palace, he handed over the copy in his hand.Pei Zhan looked gloomy when he saw the seal: "Who opened it?"

"I".Ye Jianqing raised his eyebrows: "If you don't look at it first, how can you weigh it?"

Pei Zhan had a dark face, and wanted to have someone drag him out and beat him to death.But as soon as the memorial was spread out, the eyes were already attracted.After looking at the ten lines at a glance, his expression did not ease at all, but became more serious: "This is from the hands of King Duan and Pei Kai? Why didn't I see it before? How did you get it?"

According to the memorial, only Yunzhou City fell, and the situation would not be too bad.But the situation on the front line was completely different from what he had heard, which aroused his deep suspicion.If it was just bandits and refugees rioting, not King Duan's rebellion, then why did all the states and counties say that they had been attacked, cry poorly together, and ask the court for food and pay?

Once the emperor's suspicions are committed, it will be endless.Ye Jianqing decided to cut the mess quickly: "This is a copy. Prince Duan was afraid that someone in the capital would overshadow the sky with one hand, so he made a copy for his ministers. As for where the original copy is, His Majesty can naturally go up the river to find out who has the courage, Prince Even dare to withhold secret documents."

Pei Zhan's eyelids twitched, and he slammed the playbook onto the imperial table. Just as he was about to have a seizure, suddenly a palace guard was crying and howling outside. "What's the matter?" Pei Zhan asked impatiently.Eunuch Gao walked in from the outside: "Your Majesty, someone is trying to assassinate the crown prince in Zongzheng Temple."

Ye Jianqing was kneeling on the ground, but when he heard this, he straightened up suddenly.Pei Zhan also stood up, and asked anxiously: "Is the prince okay?" Eunuch Gao replied: "The prince is fine. One of the servants died." Pei Zhan breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately walked to the door: "Prepare the chariot. Go to Zongzheng Temple."

The emperor walked a few steps, but unexpectedly turned around and said to Ye Jianqing who was on the ground, "You also follow."

A group of people went to Zongzheng Temple.It was Ye Jianqing's first time here, so he couldn't help but look around, but he saw a sentry post at five steps and a post at ten steps, and the guards were heavily guarded.Pei Zhan drove straight in and arrived at the small courtyard where the prince was confined.It was a small courtyard house with rockery and flowing water in the courtyard, which was more delicate than the courtyards of ordinary big families.Ye Jianqing couldn't help but wonder in his heart, is the prince going to jail, or enjoying the blessings?

The blood on the ground was still wet.The prince was frightened, but he did not fall ill.Seeing Pei Zhan entering, he rolled from the bed to the ground with a plop, and cried, "Father, help me!" Pei Zhan's face paled a little, but his tone was very cold: "What did you do that is immoral? Others will chase you here and kill you!" you?"

The prince just hugged the emperor's dragon leg and cried blindly.In the end, Pei Zhan was a little bored, kicked him, and said sarcastically: "Speak up to business! If you don't say anything, leave!" The prince quickly let go of his tears and said cautiously: "Father, I have a sympathetic report. This year's Lantern Festival A while ago, my third brother came to see me and asked me to write him a letter..."

Before he finished speaking, Pei Zhan was furious: "Didn't I say that no one is allowed to visit? How did he get in? Where is Zong Zhengqing?!"

Eunuch Gao hurriedly went outside to call Zong Zhengqing.

The prince wept and said: "The third brother asked me to write a letter of greetings to a person, saying that he wanted to make friends with this person. I didn't think much about it, so I wrote it to him, and the content was just greetings..."

"Stop talking..." Pei Zhan pointed at him with trembling fingers, "Is this person Yuan Huaike?"

The prince bowed his head as a tacit consent.

Pei Zhan felt dizzy for a while, and immediately collapsed to the ground.Ye Jianqing and Eunuch Gao quickly helped him up, while the prince grabbed the ground with his head, really wanting to smash a hole in the ground.

"That's enough! You are a body to be punished, especially if you are not vigilant and self-reflective, and even get involved in conspiracy. You are a bit lucky, why didn't the assassin kill you. You are enough to kill yourself." Pei Zhan kicked the prince's head hard while struggling on the ground.

The prince was bleeding profusely from his head, and he cried out, "I dare not betray my ancestors, the gods of heaven and earth know it."

The emperor was lifted up while panting.He was heartbroken, and shed old tears: "People should know the truth. I want to get rid of you, but you have no heart. If your mother knows..."

The prince just whimpered.Ye Jianqing interrupted Pei Zhan, and said softly: "Your Majesty, Zong Zhengqing is here." Pei Zhan took a breath, swept his dragon robe and turned to go out, and said to Zong Zhengqing who was prostrate on the ground: "It is the responsibility of guarding the land, you should take care of it." If there is anything wrong with your territory, come see me with your head up."

Pei Zhan walked out of Zongzheng Temple quickly, not even interested in looking back. "Pass down my oral order, Jing Zhao Yin Zuo Fengmian will bring the traitor Pei Shouye to see me immediately."

Seeing Eunuch Gao taking small steps, Ye Jianqing sneered and said, "Your Majesty, it's better to invent the edict, Lord Zuo won't be too embarrassing." Depriving the prince of his title for no reason is not a trivial matter.

Pei Zhan glanced at him and said, "Is this the result you want?"

"I only know that the country is in trouble, and King Duan was framed innocently. The crown prince is humble and weak, and the kings are in power. Although peace is now, his death can be waited for."

Pei Zhan looked up at the sky and said, "You still want to say, if Princess Zhen Guo is still alive, it will never be the same as today."

Ye Jianqing remained silent.

"You are right, she is Dinghaishenzhen." Pei Zhan smiled bitterly: "But the rise and fall of the nation is tied to an old woman, isn't it dangerous enough?"

In fact, the conspiracy surrounding Princess Zhen Guo has never stopped.When you are looking at the world uneasily in the midst of rich clothes and fine food, one round of conspiracy ends and the next round of conspiracy starts again and again.I'm tired of this.

Ye Jianqing silently lowered his head.

"You come with me." Pei Zhan staggered onto the dragon chariot.Yu Jia returned to Yanbo Hall again.As soon as he entered the hall, Pei Zhan put aside a roll of yellow silk and wrote down the decree "to capture the traitor Pei Shouye and bring him to Dali Temple for interrogation".He ordered Eunuch Gao to send the decree to Jingzhao Mansion as soon as possible.

After Eunuch Gao left, he waved to Ye Jianqing and said, "You will write the following decree for me. I'm afraid I might ruin it."

Ye Jianqing didn't know, so he stepped forward, knelt down beside him, dipped his brush in some ink, and heard Pei Zhannian say: "The Edict of Abolishing the Prince." The brush landed on the yellow silk with a "slap", staining Gong Jin.Pei Zhan was condescending, squinted at him and said, "So there are still characters you dare not write."

Marquis Anning gritted his teeth to pick up the pen, but his arms trembled regardless of the occasion, the Neiguan acupoint was in unbearable pain, and he failed to pick up the pen several times.

Terribly, it was poisoned at this critical moment!

Ye Jianqing brushed the big acupoint on his right arm with his left hand without showing any trace, and with his hands behind his back, he concealed and said: "Your Majesty, this imperial edict should be drafted by the Zhongshu Province, and I dare not overstep it." The power is to write imperial edicts.

"What's the matter, don't you dare to write? If you tell you to write, just write." Pei Zhan glanced at him sarcastically, and then dictated: "Although I am ashamed of Yao and Shun, I will never give my surname to my son, and now I want to abolish it." To make the world safe..."

God knows how much he wanted to write this edict by himself!

However, Marquis An Ning leaned over, supported the ground with two trembling arms, and said restrainedly: "Your Majesty, this is not in line with etiquette. Such a major matter should not be drafted by a minister. Even if it is an order from your majesty, a minister cannot interfere in politics without authorization. If I do this, how is it different from King Ning’s dark room scheme? Since your majesty knows that the reserve position is related to the overall situation, why not discuss it with the ministers before making a decision?"

Pei Zhan wanted him to be the target of public criticism.

He is not afraid that he will become the target of public criticism, he is only afraid that King Duan's ascension to the throne will not be justified.

What's more, if people use the means for the end, then when they are really successful, the end itself will lose its original value.

This is why people try their best to pursue the right way.

Pei Zhan narrowed his eyes, and said seductively: "You really don't know? The enthronement edict was drafted by your grandmother in front of the late emperor's bed. Send him to the reserve position by yourself. Such credit is enough for you Eat it for a lifetime."

Every word sees blood, every sentence punishes the heart.If words could kill, then Ye Jianqing would have died thousands of times today.

He finally collapsed on the ground completely powerless, vomited a mouthful of blood, and then said weakly: "A gentleman does what he doesn't do, and the grandmother of the minister is different from the minister."

There was a familiar scent of sandalwood in the darkness, and Ye Jianqing knew that he was going home.

After struggling for a long time, he gradually woke up from the chaos. When he opened his eyes, he saw Xiao Lanshan and Li Sihai surrounded by his bed.Lan Shan quickly stretched out his hand to help him up, seeing his eyes looking for something in the room, he said: "The leader is decocting medicine outside. Why do you enter the palace straight and come out sideways?"

It's really a pot that doesn't open.Li Sihai tapped her on the head, and asked Ye Jianqing: "Young Lord, what happened in the palace? Master Jing Zhaoyin Zuo sealed Prince Ning's mansion in the evening."

Ye Jianqing was really sober now: "Is King Ning really sick?" Lan Shan shook his head and said, "King Ning disappeared out of thin air. Mr. Zuo is digging three feet in the palace to find someone."

He is a good boy, knowing to hide early.

Ye Jianqing simply recounted everything that happened in the palace.When they heard that he did not write the "Edict to Abolish the Prince", the two had very different reactions.Xiao Lanshan was obviously extremely disappointed: "You're so stupid, it's a matter of once and for all, there is no such shop after passing this village. By the time I get all those bullshit ministers, the day lily will be cold."

"I don't know how to learn!" Li Sihai thumped her hard on the head, cupped his hands at Ye Jianqing with admiring eyes, and said, "Young master did the right thing! The emperor has his own destiny. Do things quickly and don't worry about mistakes." The mystery of Tao. Do things with integrity.”

A scent of medicine wafted over, and Master Gu entered the room with a bowl of soup and medicine.Li Sihai and Xiao Lanshan immediately knew each other and left.Ye Jianqing was a little embarrassed and said, "Who... brought me back?" Gu Su handed him the medicine bowl, and said, "Eunuch Gao of Yanbo Palace sent you back with his imperial chariot."

The medicinal soup was bitter and fishy, ​​Ye Jianqing swallowed it in one gulp, and wiped the corner of his mouth: "It's okay, uncle." Gu Su took the empty bowl and put it beside the bed, but rolled up his sleeves, and saw that his arms were exposed. A tooth print.Ye Jianqing was taken aback for a moment before remembering that he probably lost his mind from the pain when he came back.He hurriedly withdrew his arm and said, "The dog bites."

"This dog's teeth are neat." A smile flashed across Gu Su's eyes.Ye Jianqing also felt that the lie was lame, so he had to change the subject: "Your Majesty's words are really disturbing. Grandma has lived through three dynasties and has countless honors and favors. I don't believe that she is greedy for such a little support."

Gu Su rubbed the top of his head, silent for a moment.

The two met each other for a long time, Ye Jianqing suddenly remembered a big event, raised his head and said: "Uncle, I'm going to see if Master Zuo has found King Ning. Can you do me a favor. I'm afraid that the prince will be assassinated today." ..."

"You want me to protect Pei Zhan, right. Okay, I promise."

Hearing that he was so straightforward, Ye Jianqing felt a little uncertain and peeked at him.Gu Su wiped a little medicine residue from his lips with his finger, said "Don't be brave" and got up to leave.

Ye Jianqing was left alone in the room covering his mouth, staring blankly.

After Jing Zhaoyin Zuo Fengmian received the imperial decree, he led his troops to surround Ning Palace in a daze.He didn't know what was going on in the palace, so he was very respectful even though he had the sacred decree in hand.At the beginning, he waited and shouted outside the palace, and from the afternoon to the evening, the gate of Prince Ning's palace remained motionless.Zuo Fengmian lost his patience and finally ordered someone to break down the gate of the palace.

The servants were frightened by the influx of soldiers and fled in all directions.After finally catching a person in charge, he only said that the prince was sick in bed and saw no outsiders.King Ning has not yet married, so it is unfair to raise several concubines in the mansion.Zuo Fengmian read the imperial decree in front of the steward of the palace, and said coldly: "Pei Shouye, take me to see him."

The steward stumbled all the way and took him to King Ning's bedroom. Jingzhao Mansion soldiers went in and searched randomly, and came out to report: "My lord, there is no one. The bed is neat and tidy." Zuo Fengmian squinted at the steward, who was frightened Had to pass out.

Master Zuo is the first time to enter Prince Ning's Mansion, thinking that if he does not do anything, he must hold on to something: "Search for me! Ask one by one, and don't let anyone suspicious!"

After so much tossing until dark, some government soldiers came to report: The Marquis of Anning is here.

Zuo Fengmian was a little unhappy, and said to Ye Jianqing who was hurriedly passing through the courtyard: "Master Hou, I'm working on a case, so I can't salute." What kind of case!Ye Jianqing didn't care whether he liked it or not, and dragged him to a place where there was no one else, and told him all about what happened in Zongzheng Temple this morning.After thinking about it carefully, Zuo Fengmian understood: "If King Ning is behind the scenes, as long as he is found and confronted with the crown prince, no matter how the two of them quarrel, it will be a death penalty."

To depose the prince, there is no other way but treason.This is also the reason why Pei Shouye instructed Yuan Huaike to rebel under the banner of King Duan.They wanted to plant the blame on Duan Wang, but they lifted a rock and shot themselves in the foot.

At this moment, a mansion soldier suddenly ran over with a lot of things and threw them in the courtyard. "Lord Zuo, I found pictures, countermeasures, and tortoises in a woman's room..." Zuo Fengmian and Ye Jianqing looked at each other, both ecstatic.

One more thing to add, apart from treason being a taboo, there is another taboo in the royal family, and that is—prophecy.

"There were also several puppets and grass figures in the room, all of which had their birthdays written on them." The soldiers said, picking up a few and handing them to Zuo Fengmian as if they were offering treasures.Ye Jianqing stretched out his head to look, and said in shock, "Isn't this your majesty's birthday?" The soldiers from the courtyard dragged another woman with disheveled hair and crying almost to death.The woman trembled in fright, and shouted: "It's none of the slave's business. It was King Ning who stuffed it under the slave's bed. It really wasn't me!"

Zuo Fengmian said coldly: "Private households are not allowed to hide Weihou and map prophecies. This is the No. 20 law of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Those who commit crimes will be sentenced to death."

Something is shining in the dark.Ye Jianqing bent down to rummage through the pile of sundries, and suddenly took out a string of golden sand beads from the puppet.A flash of light flashed in his mind, he slapped Zuo Fengmian on the shoulder, and said, "I know where King Ning is hiding, come with me."

In the dead of night, the horse's hooves stepping on the bluestone slabs seem to be beating on the hearts of the people.When the men and horses of Jingzhao Mansion marched to Xifang, they encountered the Habayashi Army who were watching the night, and the leader of the team was Gu Tingrang.

Zuo Fengmian and Gu Tingrang crossed each other on wrong horses, and stopped their horses to stay in their bridles.Gu Tingrang said: "Master Zuo, are you still performing official duties at this late hour?" Zuo Fengmian turned around and said, "According to His Majesty's decree, arrest the traitor Pei Shouye."

Gu Tingrang was stunned for a moment.At this moment, Ye Jianqing, who came late, whipped his whip and rushed past the two of them.Zuo Fengmian was busy chasing him, and said anxiously: "Master Gu, let's just leave now."

Daxiangguo Temple had already closed its doors at this time.The little novice who was guarding the gate was woken up in his sleep and hurriedly opened the corner gate.Several vicious military masters rushed in and opened the door from the inside.There are shining torches and shining swords outside, and there are huge crowds of people.At the beginning, both of them were beautiful and handsome, but at a young age, one of them asked: "Can the master and the returning master be in the temple?"

Daxiangguo Temple, a generation of famous temples, was finally involved in the shadow of swords and swords that night. The "Xiangguo Frost Bell" was struck in the middle of the night, and the deep bell echoed in the night sky of the capital.

The presiding abbot took Zuo Fengmian and Ye Jianqing to the door of a meditation room, and the little novice was crying sadly: "Abbot, the master has passed away."

What? !Ye Jianqing rushed into the meditation room, and sure enough, under the ancient Buddha with the green lamp, the people on the futon closed their eyes tightly with compassion on their faces.Unwilling to give up, he went to probe the monk's breath, and was so angry that he raised his palm and threw it at the heavenly spirit cover.

The figure flashed, Zuo Fengmian followed, held his "assailant" hand, and signaled no!

The host recited "Amitabha Buddha" several times, and said bitterly: "I don't know what crime my brother has committed. The man is gone, so why do you destroy his body?"

Ye Jianqing broke free from Zuo Fengmian's restraint, and searched around in the Zen room, hoping to find a trace.It's a pity that the meditation room is as big as a palm, and it's extremely simple, without even a piece of paper.

how so?Is it really going to fall short?

Ye Jianqing stood dumbfounded in the meditation room, when a sentence suddenly sounded in his ears: "The underground of the temple was dug into a cave, and dozens of women were hidden in it for the previous abduction and trafficking." "Is there any tunnel in the temple?" The host shook his head, "I've never heard of it from Master."

Zuo Fengmian came up and let go of his hand, saying: "Young Master, don't be presumptuous. Host, I'm sorry, please ask the lower officials to search the temple."

Ye Jianqing walked away.

Among the countless pagodas in Xiangguo Temple, there is one that enshrines the spirit of Zhen Guo Princess.He walked into the dark pagoda forest and found the small pagoda without fail, and the one next to it was dedicated to Pei Zhaoye's biological mother.

Under the light of the torch, Ye Jianqing carefully took off her grandmother's spiritual tablet, wiped it with her sleeve, and put it aside.He condensed his palms, and with a sudden push, the stone pagoda was knocked down.

On the original ground, two big rocks were exposed. In the middle of the big rocks, there was a hole that only allowed one person to turn around.

The author has something to say: Let me explain the performance of Pei Zhan, the actor:

Emperor: To abolish the crown prince without due process can be regarded as an expedient measure. There is a high possibility that the edict will be rejected by the Menxia Province. Once there is chaos in the court, he can put the blame on Ye Jianqing.

An Ninghou: Adhere to procedural justice and require information disclosure.

Emperor: To use the trump card, I ascended to the throne abnormally back then, and I still relied on your grandmother's strength. You can repeat the old trick.

Marquis of An Ning: Ye Jianqing, who was physically and mentally exhausted from the poisoning, had no choice but to confess his sincerity, saying that I was different from my grandmother, and that I did not covet the merits of support.

In fact, he could say a little more harshly: It is because you are not upright enough that you have been criticized all the time, and you are aggrieved by sitting on the throne.Don't try to add trouble to Duan Wang, let him be like you.