my demon

"Thousands of gold bone."

An old man looked at Fan Zuosi with a pensive look on his face: "At the elegant banquet, you deliberately wore red clothes and black clothes, and your words squeezed you, but you gave the Pei family and Yu family a face. Isn't it true that Prince Duan is manipulating the little emperor behind his back?" The old man was none other than Fan Zuosi's eldest brother, Fan Bixing, the current head of the Fan clan.

Fan Zuosi shook his head: "Brother, if you are not at the banquet, you will know it if you are. The little emperor spoke fluently, reacted quickly, without any pause, and said everything casually. If it is to suppress the old man, he has already planned it. King Duan has worked so hard to trick us into Beijing, just to play us? Just to show us that he, a co-prince who has been in charge of the army for many years, actually wants to support the little emperor? If he wants to stand up, it's not like this .”

"I thought it was true. It is true that the assistant prince asked for a family marriage for his nephew, but the little emperor may have his own ideas."

"Not to mention the weirdness of the rain. Later, I went out and looked at the sky. In any case, it should not have rained that day. I asked other people in Beijing that there was no rain at all that day. Could it be that there really was a road dragon king?" , follow the emperor's edict to make rain?"

"There's also that free chapter, Fengxingcao, the little emperor's leisure chapter, which is engraved with Fengxingcao, the little emperor's taboo, brother, please taste it carefully."

"Then there is Pei Rongyun. He came to Beijing with me all the way, and he was indeed selected by the head of the Pei family temporarily. His knowledge of poetry and prose is very common, but he likes to carve a few seals. I just said a few words for his appearance. He is so ingenious, how could he have imagined that the little emperor would be able to take out a piece of paper in such a way that he could lift Pei Rongyun up and make it into a thousand-mile horse bone."

"Yu Kehui, before this incident, I only heard that the Yu family has a small number of people, almost no one in the direct branch, and they are not in harmony with the local prefect. Knowing that I brought people to Beijing, Yu took the initiative to find him, saying that he has a girl who is just the right age. , hoping to bring them, I didn't inquire carefully at the time, and I saw his face, Luo Han's eyebrows and eyes, hooked nose and thin lips, he is a late bloomer, promising and dignified appearance, so I took him."

"After the banquet, I asked someone to inquire about it, only to find out that the reason why the Yu family was in discord with the prefect was precisely because the prefect insisted on marrying the daughter of the Yu family and forcibly gave up the employment. Then Yu Kehui had no choice but to do this. If we I knew earlier at that time that if we could turn around, Yu Kehui might not be forced into a corner, and we would not lose all face at the banquet that day, and be completely defeated."

Fan Bixing pondered for a while and said: "Not necessarily, Yu Kehui is eccentric, very eloquent, average in learning, but quite miscellaneous, and may not be willing to accept charity from others for no reason." He thought for a while but smiled: "The emperor ordered It is indeed appropriate for him to go to Honglu Temple and serve as a foreign trader, and he is very knowledgeable."

Fan Zuosi said: "Isn't it? It's impossible for King Duan and the emperor to grasp the situation of the Fan family so quickly and know that he is going to come out. In my opinion, who will I introduce first that day? I guess the emperor adapts to the situation and will come out on his own." Find a reason to reward, it just happens to be the son of the Pei family, as for the Yu family, it's all a coincidence."

Fan Bixing asked: "Can they get into the job smoothly now? Will the cabinet let it go so easily? And Marquis Cheng'en? Such a fat job, they are willing to let people from our family intervene? What's more, it is appointed by the little emperor, so there is no help. The handwriting of the prince."

Fan Zuosi said: "Successfully reported for duty, the cabinet issued an order to the Ministry of Officials on the same day, it is said that the madam passed away at Chengenhou's mansion, and Chengenhou was overwhelmed with grief and fell ill."

Fan Bixing thought for a while before asking: "With your ability, how about meeting the little emperor?"

Fan Zuosi looked hesitant and said, "I can't see you."

Fan Bixing was stunned, and said in disbelief, "What do you mean?"

Fan Zuosi was very frustrated: "I remember every word the emperor said exactly that day, and I also remember the emperor's face clearly, but when I came back afterwards, I couldn't recall the conclusions drawn by the minister at that time. It’s hard to be sure.”

"In so many years, this is the first time I have encountered such a situation. I can clearly remember the face, but I can't meet each other."

"Personality is born from the heart, people cannot be judged by appearance, and face-to-face is based on face-to-face physiognomy. Memories of facial features are absolutely inaccurate."

Fan Bixing stayed for a while and asked again: "Where is King Duan?"

Fan Zuosi said: "The lion's eyebrows connect with the heart, and the pattern of phoenix eyes and swallows is extremely noble and powerful, but there is love."

Fan Bixing asked: "Have you ever met such an incompatible person before?"

Fan Zuosi said: "It has never happened before, but that day, I met a person who was almost silent the whole time. I heard the little emperor called him Mr. Jiu Yao, and respected him as a teacher. He has deep eyes, blond skin, thick eyelashes and golden pupils. Xiu Wei is too ordinary, at first he could not look directly at the bright light like the sun, but when he got close to him, he felt cold, and he couldn't avoid him. I heard that this person was named Wu, so I couldn't recognize him."

Fan Bixing murmured, "My surname is Wu."

Fan Zuosi said: "This trip is amazing, but this little emperor should not be underestimated. I think that if you really marry a Fan's daughter into the palace, you may not be able to get the heir. The emperor always wants to be in charge, and instead makes my Fan family a concubine." After a family, it becomes more and more difficult."

Fan Bixing was silent for a long time, and heaved a long sigh: "It is no longer feasible to send a daughter of the Fan family as a concubine. Let me tell you that all the students of the Fan family under the age of 40 will be admitted to the chamber to take part in the examination."

Fan Zuosi was startled and said, "Will the elders of the clan want to make life difficult for you by violating the ancestral precepts of farming and studying?"

Fan Bixing said: "If you want to talk about the ancestral precepts, the Fan family has passed down to this day. If there are not a thousand, there are hundreds. How can we stick to the rules when the times change. If you are poor, you will change. If you change, you will be successful. If you are general, you will last for a long time. My Fan family has been established for thousands of years. , have been Tao Zhugong, and Wen Zhenggong, and change with the trend, this is the essence of my Fan family's ancestral training."

"The general trend of selecting scholars through the imperial examination cannot be changed. Today, scholars in the world are proud of the three-yuan ranking. The top six-yuan list is the top scholar in the world. We are still holding on to the handicapped and will eventually be eliminated. The little emperor's intention is obvious. The imperial examination is the most important thing, whether it is him or not, even if the prince has this idea, it is inevitable, let alone the cabinet, the ministers of the cabinet will only firmly control the officials among themselves. The emperor needs another force To break the existing rules of the court and introduce the aristocratic family, but it is inevitable that one can only enter through the imperial examination."

"Today, Pei Rongyun and Yu Kehui are the daughters of the emperor, so our Fan family should be the daughters of the world and take the lead!"

Fan Zuosi stared at Fan Bixing dumbfounded, and Fan Bixing's eyes sparkled brightly: "I was worried that this little emperor would be a puppet, and he could only enter the descendant clan from the daughter of Fan's family and try to enter the game. , I, Fan Jiazi, how can I not have a place? There is a saying in the Book of Changes: A gentleman hides his weapons in his body and waits for the time to move, it is time!"

Xiao Yan didn't know that the two brothers of the Fan family made an astonishing move to turn the Fan family's ship around, and how much disturbance it caused in the Jiangnan aristocratic family. If he didn't heal, he went to the Cifu Palace to serve again.

But Empress Dowager Sun refused his attendant. I heard that in the Cifu Palace, candles were still held all night even in the middle of the night, and the lights were brightly lit. The palace people accompanied the Empress Dowager day and night.The Empress Dowager always recited the scriptures and practiced meditation. According to reports from the Palace of Cifu, it is said that after reciting the Diamond Sutra a hundred times, one can sleep peacefully for a night, so the Empress Dowager Sun became more and more devout in her recitation.She had heard that Marquis Cheng En entered the palace once, but she also heard that Marquis Cheng En could not afford to be ill, so she had to send the imperial physician to visit him.

Xiao Yan also understood now: "Cousin?"

The Lich said: "Well, let her recite scriptures devoutly every day, and she won't have time to worry about you. If she continues to have distracting thoughts and only wants to seize power, it will be difficult to sleep peacefully."

Xiao Yan sighed slightly: "I heard that I often dream of the late emperor and some old people in the palace."

Lich said indifferently: "I did too many bad things in the past."

But there is no doubt that Cheng Enhou fell ill, Empress Dowager Sun devoted herself to chanting scriptures, and the pressure in the harem eased instantly. Xiao Yan did start to have more time in the previous court. King Duan was the auxiliary minister. He ordered someone to invite the little emperor to teach him military affairs.

But after all, they are foreign ministers and cannot control the inner palace.No one was restrained in the Forbidden Palace, Xiao Yan went out of the palace frequently, and soon became familiar with the houses in the villa and Jin'oufang.

On this day, Zhu Rufeng sent in a post: "Yu Kehui found Duke Anguo's mansion and begged Duke Anguo to help deliver a message to the emperor. Duke An didn't dare to make decisions without authorization, so he only guided him, and only said that the mansion on the side of Jinoufang It belongs to Mr. Jiuyao, Mr. Jiuyao can speak in front of the emperor, so he handed over the post, begging to see Mr. Jiuyao."

Xiao Yan stretched out his hand to read the post, but the Lich stopped him again, took the post and looked at it before passing it to him.

Zhu Rufeng was a little ashamed to see Lich being so cautious, but Xiao Yan wondered: "Come here with my brother? Is this a person who is not enough to be an official?"

Lich said: "It should be something else, let me meet him. You don't need to come out, just behind the screen."

Zhu Rufeng took the lead and led Yu Kehui in after a short while. Behind him was a young man in blue shirt, described as still young, but just entering the hall, he felt that the room was full of light. The skin is more radiant than snow, the pearl is dizzy, there is a bookish air between the brows and eyes, but he just followed his elder brother to salute without saying a word.

This time even Xiao Yan who was behind the screen also recognized it, what kind of boy is this, it is clearly a stunning girl.

Yu Kehui bowed deeply: "Mr. Wu, once we met in the palace, the students admired his demeanor very much. Today, I took the liberty to visit, but it was because of my sister."

The lich sat in the hall, and only ordered him to sit down and watch tea: "Mr. Yu, please sit down, and Miss Yu, please sit down. If you have anything to say, please speak up."

Yu Kehui is also concise and direct: "Yongyang prefect Ji Menglu, the cousin of Ji Xiang in the cabinet, previously tried to hire my sister by force, and while I was not at home, he sent someone to my house to forcefully drop the dowry, and publicized that he was engaged to my family. I can't do it. I thought, I can only bring my sister to Beijing to seek help, but fortunately I was granted an official by the emperor a few days ago, but the power is so powerful, we are still worried, so I can only come to Mr. Wu to give me a clear way."

The Lich glanced at Miss Yu, and said calmly: "I see, Mr. Yu can go back with Lingmei first, and I will order Zhu Rufeng to report the result to you."

But Yu Kehui said: "That time, the prefect Ji's family has already entered the capital, like wolves and tigers. I am alone with my sister, but I am not at ease. Can Mr. Wu take him in for a while?"

Lich raised her eyebrows slightly: "I have a Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing, I can ask Zhu Rufeng to take you there to live there."

Yu Kehui got up happily, and bowed: "I dare not thank you for your great kindness, but Kehui will definitely sacrifice his life to repay the king in the future, and he will not hesitate to die."

Zhu Rufeng quickly left with the Yu family brothers and sisters, and indeed arranged a carriage to take them to the villa to stay.

When Xiao Yan came out, he sat beside the Lich, and went to drink from the teacup that the Lich had just taken but it was not missing at all. Stunning beauty, I didn't expect Yu Kehui to have such a beautiful girl despite her ugly appearance. Yu Kehui is not afraid of the difference between men and women, so if I come to you, could it be that he intends to marry his sister to you and marry you?"

The Lich was putting tea for him to eat, but when he heard Xiao Yan's words, he raised his head in surprise, and couldn't help laughing on his originally indifferent face: "The Yu family is also a noble family, and they brought their sister to Beijing, so naturally they want to find a way to send them off. The one who entered the palace, Mr. An, saw that he was a hot potato, so he pushed it to me. The Yu family dared to send their sister to live with me, of course, because you said that I was your husband. Naturally, you have a chance to live in my house. Mr. Mian. This Mr. Yu is bold, careful, resourceful, and decisive. He is indeed a talent."

Xiao Yan was stunned: "What?" After thinking for a while, it was true, and he couldn't help laughing: "So that's the case, then he really made a mistake. I didn't plan to marry a girl from the family."

The corner of the lich's mouth curled up, and he touched Xiao Yan's hair, thinking that with such a foreign appearance, everyone would only be afraid and alienated when they saw him, but this young boy was the only one who thought that others wanted to Marry a sister and get married.He was obviously clever, quick-witted, quick-witted, and proficient in political tactics on the day of the Linjiang Banquet, so why did he suddenly act stupid again?

Did he really think he would be a good match for that girl?