Chapter 1188 Queen Mother: Didn’t she go to block the door?
Yan Ruyu went to the Cui Mansion and ended up beating up Cui's old man, Cui Yan, and Lord Cui Yu. The news spread throughout the capital overnight.
During the morning court session, a censor who was determined to correct the atmosphere in the court immediately reported the matter.
Although Xia Fengxiang was helpless, after listening to the censor's report, he learned that there was no Su Changan, no Maomao, and no Yu Kuangjuan in the story, only Yan Ruyu.
And somehow, the story turned out to be that Ruyu had beaten Liu Kan and Xun Kuang before, and Cui Yan said a few unpleasant words about them. Cui Yu even submitted a memorial to the emperor to rectify the laws and punish Yan Ruyu severely.
So, the deputy commander whose bloodline of Yan family was awakened came directly to the door and not only slapped the old man of Cui family, Cui Yan, but also beat him so hard that he was lying in bed and couldn't get out of bed.
At that time, Su Wenqing, Yang Shanchang, Mu Xu and others were all present in the court.
Most of the old ministers who had served in the previous emperor's court felt, for some reason, that this taste was familiar.
During the previous emperor’s time, the first thing to do at the morning court session was for the censors to stand up one by one and report the evil deeds of Commander-in-Chief Yan.
Now it's her daughter's turn to have this happen.
Xun Kuang was also in the court at the time, his eyes were still purple. When he heard about Cui Yu's miserable condition, he silently reached out and touched his eyes, lowered his head and dared not say a word.
I was just wondering in my heart, how could such a good deputy commander become like this?
But it seemed as if all this became natural when he thought of the appearance of Commander Yan, and he immediately shook his head in amazement.
Xia Fengxiang knew the truth.
The Cui family is sensible.
They couldn't tell anyone that the Queen brought people to their Cui family and beat them up.
The Cui family didn’t dare to tell anyone about this, and they couldn’t tell anyone about it.
However, the Cui family originally made up a reason, but they didn't expect that a servant of the Cui family would mention Deputy Commander Yan, and then the news spread.
It just so happened that the recent incident of Yan Ruyu beating Liu Kan and Xun Kuang has not yet passed, so I guess this is the way it was said.
However, Xia Fengxiang was too lazy to correct it, because Ruyu really did it, and the rumors were not false.
But Xia Fengxiang happened to see Xun Kuang shaking his head, so he said, "Xun Kuang, go talk to Yan Yunxiao about disciplining Ruyu."
The emperor took one look and was convinced.
Xun Kuang looked up, confused.
Especially when I thought I had heard it wrong, I looked at my teacher and saw him pointing at myself.
Dugu Ruyuan from the Dali Temple also stood up immediately and told all the civil and military officials about Bai Gui's affairs in front of the entire court.
It also revealed that Bai Gui had colluded with gangs and caused chaos under the emperor's feet.
And that’s not all that was discovered.
Because taking advantage of the chaos, many court officials contacted the people of Jianghu.
Among them, Bai Gui revealed that there were some people who had secret correspondence with the King of Shu in the past.
Connecting with people in the underworld is nothing; what you do together is more important.
There are some things to do with the King of Shu, but they should not be brought to the court.
But Dugu happened to get his wish and reported it to the court, and Bai Gui and the gang leader gave him a list.
After all these things were brought out, the court was in a state of panic, and since it involved the King of Shu, it was naturally destined that this morning court session would not end as quickly as usual.
There is a morning court session in the main hall.
Su Changan also received memorials from the Shen Ce Palace, the Imperial Guards, and the Chixia Army early in the morning.
Matters involving the people of Jianghu can be handled by Su Changan alone, and they cannot be brought up at the morning court.
And what was sent to Su Changan were naturally these.
only.
Su Changan looked at the commander-in-chief of the Shence Army Li Xizhi, the deputy commander-in-chief Li Jinxiu, Wu Xingba who had returned to the position of commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guards, and Qi Qiuqing, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Chixia Army.
They were all acquaintances, so Su Changan naturally did not treat them as outsiders. Even with Wu Xingba, he had actually met him many times. After all, the Imperial Guards were responsible for guarding the imperial city, and they would come to Su Changan every now and then to report on the change of guard.
When Su Changan got up in the morning, his hair was messy and he didn't go to tidy it up. He was yawning while looking at the four people.
Su Changan looked at the four people and casually waved his hand to ask them to sit down. Xuanxia, Xiangluo and others immediately brought up tea.
Su Changan asked, "Have you all had breakfast?"
The four of them were used to Su Changan's casual behavior and nodded.
Su Changan did not hesitate to say, "Some elders outside dislike my thinness, so they send food in every day. But why are you looking for me? It's quite rare for the four of you to come together."
As Su Changan spoke, he opened the memorials sent by the four people.
Li Xizhi glanced at Wu Xingba and Qi Qiuqing and said, "My queen, the old Heavenly Master and his men are planning to hold a martial arts competition. When the people in the Divine Strategy Palace heard about it, some of them were eager to participate."
As soon as these words came out, Wu Xingba stood up and said, "My queen, although there are no great masters in the Imperial Guards, there are still a few masters of the seventh and eighth ranks, and some young people of the fourth, fifth and sixth ranks, who also want to try!"
Wu Xingba said this anxiously.
The main reason was that the imperial guards had indeed been suppressed a lot and had always wanted to show themselves. This was not an easy opportunity. Wu Xingba was still lying in bed sleeping early in the morning when he was woken up and urged to go to the palace to meet the empress.
Wu Xingba looked at Su Changan, thought for a moment and then said with a smile: "Our Imperial Army has never had a chance to really fight. We have always been privately said to be useless and inferior to the Chixia Army. The brothers are all grown men, who can listen to this? Knowing that the Chixia Army is going to participate, they all want to give it a try. But don't worry, Your Majesty, I can't guarantee that we will win, but at least we won't lose to the Chixia Army!"
While speaking, Wu Xingba glanced at Qi Qiuqing, and patted his chest at the end, "I promise, I will never embarrass you and His Majesty!"
Qi Qiuqing didn't look at Wu Xingba, but stood up and clasped his fists, "Your Majesty, according to the Great Xia Law, the Chixia Army is your personal guard army. You are now a respected figure in the martial arts world, and the soldiers don't want to lose your reputation. So after the commander-in-chief mentioned this last night, they all wanted to join. That's why I came here today to ask for your consent."
After saying that, Qi Qiuqing glanced at Wu Xingba and said, "As for what Commander Wu said, the Imperial Army wants to defeat our Chixia Army. Although I don't know what the Imperial Army thinks, the Chixia Army will definitely defeat the Imperial Army."
Wu Xingba looked at Qi Qiuqing: "Old Qi..."
But as soon as she opened her mouth, Qi Qiuqing glared at Wu Xingba with an unfriendly look.
Wu Xingba immediately changed his words: "You can't say that."
Qi Qiuqing asked: "Why didn't you say it first?"
Wu Xingba immediately said, "You are using the Empress's name. What? Aren't our imperial guards under the command of His Majesty and His Majesty? Will our participation bring shame to His Majesty and His Majesty?"
Qi Qiuqing asked back: "Will it not bring shame to His Majesty and the Empress?"
Wu Xingba immediately became unhappy: "Qi Qiuqing, you can do whatever you want to me, but don't joke with my brothers!"
Qi Qiuqing immediately turned cold and said, "Wu Xingba! You were the one who made fun of my sisters first! And don't force me to do anything to you in front of the queen!"
The two of them were talking to each other.
Li Xizhi smiled helplessly at the side. Both of them came from military families, were of similar age, and grew up together. Moreover, they went to the north to serve as soldiers together and both returned with merit.
However, Yan Yunxiao was impressed by Qi Qiuqing's ability to train soldiers, so he recruited her into the Chixia Army.
But Wu Xingba was simply injured and had no way of going to the north to serve as a general. Moreover, the old general in his family died of illness, so he inherited the family mansion and was left in the capital.
Normally, the Chixia Army and the Imperial Guards would become even more angry when they met.
I'm in Lingqi Pavilion today and I'm keeping all these.
Aunt Sun looked at the two of them, shook her head, carried the small table to Su Changan, took out the breakfast and placed it aside one by one.
And knowing the Queen's temper, I prepared something for all four of them.
Su Changan, however, looked at the two people arguing with each other. He naturally knew about the competition between the two in the capital. It was Ruyu who told him about it.
Su Changan asked Wu Xingba if he was not afraid of Aunt Yan?
Ruyu said, mother doesn't care about this, and said Bibi is a good thing.
Looking at these two people now, Su Changan looked at them, he remembered that they were both single bachelors.
At this banquet for noble ladies, Wu Xingba's mother, the old lady from Beiluhou family, was also there. She had always wanted to arrange a marriage for Wu Xingba.
"You two are quite a good match." Su Changan said this as he looked at Wu Xingba and Qi Qiuqing.
Hearing this, the two looked at the Queen.
Su Changan smiled and said, "Just kidding, you two can just watch this."
After saying that, he picked up the memorial and the red pen at the same time: "If you want to participate, then participate. Winning or losing is not important. Everyone has this passion, and I can't dampen it. However, the rules for this matter have not been completely finalized, but I heard that there will be different levels of arena. When the time comes, you should keep an eye on it and don't let anyone try to challenge the higher-level ones. After all, it's a duel, and swords have no eyes."
Ku Yue had mentioned the competition to Su Changan before.
When Su Changan came back last night, he heard from Xia Fengxiang that Yan Yunxiao had come to talk about this matter during the day and Xia Fengxiang agreed.
The court will not be too involved, but will help provide the venue.
What Xia Fengxiang meant was that the imperial court didn’t need to get too involved in the fun of the people in the underworld, even if it was in the capital.
Su Changan naturally didn't care about these things.
But he looked at Jinxiu who was standing behind Li Xizhi and asked, "Jinxiu is also going to participate?"
Li Jinxiu quickly stepped forward and said, "Yes, so I came here today to seek the Queen's consent."
Hearing this, Su Changan looked at Li Jinxiu and said, "If you want to participate, go ahead. Why don't you come and tell me about this? I heard that you've been sparring with Sheyue, Sister Kuangjian and the others. Many martial artists have come this time. You can't miss this opportunity to spar with them."
Li Jinxiu immediately clasped her fists, not at all surprised that the Empress would agree.
but.
Looking at Su Changan, Li Jinxiu pursed her lips, obviously wanting to say something else.
Seeing his daughter like this, Li Xizhi shook his head helplessly, but did not interrupt.
When Su Changan saw Jinxiu's appearance, he looked at Li Xizhi.
After Li Xizhi smiled bitterly, he looked down at the dolls that Su Changan had casually thrown next to the coffee table.
These were all made by Su Changan before. Although some of them were distributed, there were still some left over that were just placed here.
Su Changan immediately realized something and couldn't help but smile and look at Li Jinxiu.
Wu Xingba noticed the doll and immediately stood up and said, "My queen, the dolls you made at the banquet for the ladies of honor have spread outside, and now all the mansions are coveting them. My mother also brought back the ones you gave her as a reward, and my little sister at home loves them so much that she thinks they are rare."
Su Changan smiled and looked at Jinxiu: "If you want it, just take it. If you act shy, Ruyu and the others will laugh at you."
Maomao, who was standing by, picked up a few dolls and walked up to Li Jinxiu.
Li Jinxiu lowered her head, her face flushed.
Even the deputy commander who commands thousands of troops is still a woman after all.
Li Xizhi said, "Madam, can I take some too? My wife at home was talking about it, but I didn't want to disturb you and the old man yesterday, so I didn't ask."
Su Changan nodded, but just before he spoke, he looked at Qi Qiuqing and said, "Sister Qiuqing, if you want, take a few too. There are only a few of them anyway, so you can divide them up as you see fit."
Qi Qiuqing immediately clasped his fists.
Su Changan suddenly remembered something after taking a sip of milk tea and looked at Qi Qiuqing: "Why didn't Ruyu come? Shouldn't she come to talk to me about this? Or is she still drunk after drinking that glass of wine?"
After Qi Qiuqing snatched a doll from Wu Xingba, she heard Su Changan's words and immediately looked at the Queen: "Your Majesty, don't you know yet?"
Su Changan was stunned.
Qi Qiuqing said, "Your Highness, I heard from the ministers this morning that Ruyu went to Cui's house yesterday and beat up Lord Cui and the old man of the Cui family. The girl didn't know what happened. After hearing about it, she didn't know what to do. Anyway, she went out early in the morning. I thought you knew about it."
Su Changan was about to speak up and ask why she was the only one left.
Wu Xingba immediately said, "It is said that the censors are angry, and some of the senior officials are angry too. Before I entered the palace, I heard from the brothers at the gate that some of the senior officials said that they would never allow the commander-in-chief to do something like that again, and they asked you and His Majesty to severely punish her this time. The last time was too light, otherwise how could Ruyu be so bold as to go to Lord Cui's house and take action."
After hearing this, Su Changan was silent for a moment and then asked, "Are those elders also involved?"
Wu Xingba nodded: "They said they were very angry. I don't know whether they participated in the memorial or not, but they should have also reported it together. After all, we can't let the incident with the commander-in-chief happen again. That's what they said."
Hearing this, Su Changan recalled the days when he was reported by these old men.
To be honest, it’s a headache!
So he looked at Wu Xingba and the others and said, "How could Ruyu do this? She is so bold!"
Maomao looked up at Su Changan with a puzzled look on his face.
Su Changan reached out and grabbed Maomao's face, then said righteously: "I must talk to her later!"
After saying that, he looked at Qi Qiuqing and said, "I don't know where to go."
Qi Qiuqing nodded.
Su Changan shook his head: "That girl is getting bolder and bolder!"
Having said this, he looked at Li Xizhi and said, "Uncle, send someone to look for her. If you bring her back, I will definitely scold her. She is here to beat me up! What is she thinking? How can she do such a thing!"
Li Xizhi immediately clasped his fists.
Su Changan spoke righteously.
The cat was grabbed by his face and his mouth was covered by his hands, so he could only struggle.
Everyone in the yard saw it and looked at each other.
Su Changan continued: "She"
But as soon as he uttered this word, Su Changan's expression froze.
Wait a minute.
That girl never drinks, but after talking with the old man last night, although she got drunk after just one glass, she has definitely changed, or to be more precise, she has become more content.
In that case.
Su Changan looked puzzled and couldn't help but mutter to himself, "That girl, could it be that she ran to the gate of Chengtian Gate to wait for the adults to leave the court, so she blocked them?"
Hearing this, everyone looked at him.
Su Changan looked at Li Xizhi and asked, "Did Aunt Yan block the door at that time?"
Li Xizhi nodded: "It's often congested."
(End of this chapter)
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