Chapter 76
On December 25th, the sky was pitch dark, it was the hour of Yin.
At about three in the morning, Duofu was woken up. He sat on the bed with a messy head of hair and mumbled something for a while. Not to mention Zhuixing and Zhuyue, even Wang Yuanyuan was confused and didn't hear what His Highness said at all.
Xuanyu Fu said: Give me another ten minutes of nap, it’s cold outside, I’ll have fried chicken burgers for breakfast, no drinks.
What Wang Yuanyuan and others heard was: a string of unclear and garbled characters.
They didn't come closer to call out again. It was still early anyway, so they let His Highness take his time. After half a cup of tea, Xuanyifu's eyes finally became clear. They were no longer dazed as before. He turned around and looked at the three people waiting by the bed.
"Your Highness is awake?" Zhuyue asked first.
Xu Duofu hummed, "Put on your clothes and pack up."
"What did your highness just say?" asked the star chaser.
Xuan Duofu was stunned. "Did I just speak?"
Zhuixing knew that His Highness had just forgotten about it. Xuanyunfu reacted, thought carefully about what he had just said, and then shook his head: "I forgot."
"It's just what to eat in the morning." Wang Yuanyuan replied. This was all the prince could think of in the morning.
Xuanyun Fu hurriedly replied, "I remember now. I want to eat fried chicken burgers without sauce. The egg yolk and milk sauce is a bit greasy. I want something sweet and sour."
"I'll go to the kitchen and tell them." Zhuyue said hurriedly.
Here he washed, combed his hair and got dressed. In winter, especially today at the morning court, he had to wear the imperial robe, which had several layers. Although it was heavy, it was warm. Xuan Fu did not wear the outermost layer of the prince's robe, which was a mixture of bright yellow and vermilion, as he had to eat breakfast later.
Zhuyue came back first, with some snowflakes still on her hair.
"It's cold outside. Your Highness, would you please wear a fox fur coat today?"
Manyu Fu asked: "It's snowing?" Then he asked: "What time is it now?"
Answer them one by one month by month.
Xuanyunfu thought that it was only 3:30 in the morning, so he said to Wang Banban: "Ask Lingguan to take people to Zuoye Gate to open the palace gate early, search the bodies, and lead the ministers to wait in Xuanzheng Hall. Light some charcoal in the stove in Xuanzheng Hall so that everyone will not freeze."
We are a group of old men and the New Year is coming soon. Don’t get sick from the cold.
Wang Yuanyuan should go out and explain.
Those who serve His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the Eastern Palace closely all know that His Royal Highness has a kind heart, and this move is not really intended to win over the ministers. His Royal Highness himself is a very good prince.
If anyone thinks Your Highness is weak and can be bullied, they can give it a try.
The left door slowly opened.
The minor officials waiting outside, especially those from the Eastern Palace, were allowed to attend the morning court by His Majesty because His Highness valued them so much. The Eastern Palace officials never dared to be late or frivolous, and they were all very well-behaved and cautious.
Wen Erdan, He Tong and others were in a hurry when they left the house. It was not snowing at that time. Not long after they arrived at the palace gate, it began to snow. Poor officials naturally could not afford expensive items such as fox fur, so Wen Lianglu and Xu Muchu invited them to get on their carriages to avoid the snow.
Officials from the Eastern Palace, although they were divided into different groups, were still very united and helpful when they went out. It was only a short while after they got on the car that they heard some noise outside. The Wen family servant approached the car and reported, "Sir, the palace gate is open."
"So early?" Wen Liangluo had a puzzled look on his face. Did he miscalculate the time?
"I heard that it was His Highness who asked to open the gate early."
Wen Liangru smiled knowingly, "Your Highness is kind-hearted. Let's go."
Once the gate was opened, the Jinwu Guards searched the people and allowed them to pass through. In fact, umbrellas were not allowed in the palace except when it was raining, unless the emperor recognized an official for his meritorious service and granted him special pardon. At this time, the eunuch from the Xuanzheng Hall came to lead the way and said, "I greet you all. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has ordered that you can wait in the main hall first."
The ministers entered the hall, which was warm. They saw a stove in the hall, which looked like it had just been lit. To be honest, it was cold and snowing outside, but it was warm inside. Most of the ministers were moved by the kindness of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Because, nowadays, it is not about being soft-tempered.
Emperor Ningwu was a man of strong tactics. He did not treat officials harshly, but rewarded them according to their merits. If a minister did his job well, it was their duty and he would be rewarded accordingly. If a minister did a good job, his merits would be remembered and he would be promoted in due course. If a minister did a good job and his character was to the emperor's liking, the emperor would not be stingy with his praise.
To put it bluntly, his father can be quite corny sometimes.
This is a good thing. If the job is done badly, even if the person dares to fool around, it will be useless no matter who pleads for mercy. Emperor Ningwu will punish even the person who pleads for mercy. Anyone who dares to cry out for injustice will be punished more severely as he is a die-hard.
If the evidence was not conclusive, Emperor Ningwu would not have taken action.
There is another point that all officials are afraid of - sometimes there is no evidence, but Emperor Ningwu is unhappy, and he will drag the minister out and beat him with a stick if he disagrees with something. He will do it outside the Xuanzheng Hall, in full view of everyone, and he will take off his outer trousers and beat him with a stick.
Who can tolerate an official, especially one with a good family background, who has a noble and arrogant character? Therefore, some censors once scolded Emperor Ningwu for being arbitrary, self-willed, a tyrant, etc.
Emperor Ningwu listened to the cursing with a gloomy face, and greeted the censor's nine clans. The censor's cursing immediately stopped with a red face, and he bowed his head to the ground, not daring to say another word.
Naturally, the rivers of blood and the tyrannical behavior only happened in the first two years after the emperor ascended the throne. After that, Emperor Ningwu punished the court officials with thundering means. Now, everyone is obedient and sensible. Those who are blind are just dragged out and beaten with twenty or thirty boards to teach them a lesson.
It has been a long time since the nine clans were executed.
Under the current harsh rule, His Royal Highness's actions today seemed particularly soft. Some old officials did not change their expressions when they saw His Royal Highness's actions, but in their hearts they thought: It was just a small favor and childish behavior.
East Palace.
Xuan Fu finished his chicken burger, put on the crown prince's outer robe, listened to Ling Guan's report that all the ministers were in the Xuanzheng Hall, and it was almost time, so he put on a fox fur coat and got into the sedan chair.
"It's cold and snowing outside. The eunuchs sweeping outside the East Palace should be more diligent in their shifts today."
Wang Yuanyuan responded, "Don't worry, Your Highness. There are charcoal fires in the eunuchs' and maids' rooms."
Now there are only four places in the Right Palace where people live: His Majesty's Purple Palace, the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace, and the residences of the two concubines Yu and Yi. His Majesty and the Crown Prince are sympathetic to their servants, and the treatment of slaves and eunuchs serving in each palace has also been improved. Even so, the accounts reported by the Internal Affairs Office are compared with the annual expenses of Emperor Minghe and Emperor Zhongrui when they were emperors.
The savings are not just a little bit, but 70%.
It can be seen that there were many people in the right palace before, and the master was extravagant.
At five in the morning, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arrived for the morning court session. Zhao, the chief steward of Xuanzheng Hall, called out, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived—"
All the ministers stood in wait, lowered their heads, bowed and said: "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. May His Royal Highness live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years."
Manyu Fu sat down and raised his hand, "No need to greet each other."
After that, it was the old order. The censors from the Censorate made an opening performance to warm up the situation. Xuan Fu quite liked to judge these "trivial" cases. He was the master of clear soup!
I immediately felt less sleepy and full of energy.
Today, the Censorate reported that Prime Minister Lin allowed his son to ride a horse in a busy city.
Xuanyuefu said "Wow" and listened to the official from the Censorate explaining the whole story. He quoted scriptures and talked about many great principles, but he didn't mention the key points. Xuanyuefu asked, "Who did the son of the Prime Minister bump into while riding a horse in the downtown area?"
"No one, but your highness, this behavior is bad."
"That's right." Xuanyun Fu nodded. "Prime Minister Lin is recuperating in the mansion. How about this? Let me tell you to denounce Prime Minister Lin's son and give him ten spankings, okay?"
As soon as he finished speaking, before the censor spoke, one of the old ministers couldn't help it, with tears in his eyes, saying that the censor X didn't know the inside story. This old minister couldn't help but make a few remarks for the son of Prime Minister Lin today.
Xuan Duofu understood instantly, and they were waiting for him here. The smile on his face, which had just been watching the fun, faded a little, and he asked the other party to explain the whole story.
According to this gentleman, during the period when Prime Minister Lin was recuperating, several candidates from the south wrote essays and submitted them to Prime Minister Lin as the spring examination was approaching. Prime Minister Lin loved talents very much and read the essays of the candidates from the south during his recuperation. He found out that a candidate named He Chunshu actually came to Prime Minister Lin for help, as he had nowhere else to turn and was about to be killed.
When Prime Minister Lin saw that the matter was of great importance, he sent his son to check it out. Since saving people was urgent, he rode his horse in the busy city for a while and did not bump into other people.
Xuanyi Fu's face was calm, "You've been talking for a long time, but you still haven't told me how He Chunshu was forced into a desperate situation."
"This is about His Majesty, I dare not say anything."
Many blessings: ...
His eyelids twitched and he felt something was not good. This person's next words must be a trap for him. Even if it was not a trap, it was paving the way for Lin He to leave Liuyuan and become the chief examiner.
"In that case, don't say anything for now." Xuanyu Fu said.
Minister:…
"I still—"
"Don't say that." Xuan Xuanfu interrupted loudly, his face dignified, "Let's put it this way. Xuan Huaimin went to the residence of Prime Minister Lin. Prime Minister Lin didn't teach his son well and let his son drive a horse in a busy city. He was given ten strokes of the cane. Is the censor satisfied?"
Censor: ...
He and Prime Minister Lin are in the same party. Today he is just using a small matter to attract a big one. He doesn't really want to sue Prime Minister Lin's son. And the prince had spanked the palm of his hand ten times before, and now it has become ten spankings. He even asked him if he was satisfied. This is really making him take the blame.
The censor looked at the others anxiously. Lord Fang stepped forward first and bowed, "Your Highness, it seems there is something fishy going on here—"
"Master Fang, you didn't hear it just now. It's about my father. I don't know the details, but he doesn't dare to say it. It's a big deal. You want to tell it in public. How do you know the inside story? What do you want to use my father to clarify to Minister Lin's son?" Xuan Fu became more and more angry as he spoke. He stood up and pointed at the person who had just echoed the censor, "Hello, you guys, you bully me because I'm young. Do you think you can get involved with my father?!"
"Someone come."
Outside the palace, the Jinwu Guards approached with knives.
Many people's faces turned pale, and they didn't care about anything. They waved their hands and said, "Take all three of them out and give them ten beatings. I told you not to talk about it, but you still dare to mention it. Do you think I'm too young to understand what you are doing?"
"Take them out and beat them up. After that, all three of them will be sent to jail. I will make the final decision after I investigate."
The one who said he dared not say anything at first suddenly reacted and shouted loudly: "He Chunshu and the scholar in the same room——"
The Jinwu Guard dragged the man and covered the man's mouth with one hand.
Xuan Fu stood on the steps, extremely angry, his hands shaking, "Well, I won't let you say it, but you insist, I'll drag him down and give him thirty beatings, and he'll be dismissed from office."
There were also accomplices who wanted to stand up and make explanations - they wanted to force His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to ask Prime Minister Lin to leave Liuyuan today, but just as they started, three people were killed. However, if they ignored them, these three people would be beaten in vain, so they might as well fight to the death.
Unexpectedly, a louder voice said, "Your Highness is right. Since this concerns the Emperor, it is not convenient for you to discuss it. It is better to let the East Factory investigate it. If we investigate it thoroughly, we will have solid evidence and no one will be wrongly accused. As for the three of you who contradicted Your Highness today, Your Highness's punishment is just right."
When Lin Dang saw that it was Zhou Ruwei, the other officials said, "Mr. Zhou is right.", "Mr. Zhou is right.", "Your Highness, calm down."
The situation is hopeless, there is no chance to struggle. And the most important thing is to hand it over to the East Factory for investigation. The East Factory has a good reputation outside. The most important thing is that this matter is not easy to investigate in detail. If it is really found out...
Zhou Ruwei has a very cruel heart.
The heavy snow outside the palace had not stopped, and the Jinwu Guards had already enforced the law and beat the three gentlemen. Because their mouths were blocked, they did not cry out in pain. The muffled sounds from the sticks hitting their bodies mixed with the whistling of the cold wind, like the crying of ghosts. The fire in the palace was burning brightly.
The ministers didn't know whether it was hot sweat or cold sweat, but some of them felt their inner clothes were a little wet.
After that, the morning court went much more smoothly. Xuanfu issued an edict that the chief examiner of the spring examination would be Prince Li, and he also appointed two deputy examiners. The ministers had no objection - His Highness had already issued an edict and sealed the decision, so what did they have to object to?
Until Chief Steward Zhao said: "Dismiss the court——"
Everyone respectfully saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince off, and then, as if waking from a dream, they walked out of the hall. Outside, there was a vast expanse of white snow. The three adults were no longer visible, and the snow was pure white, with no traces of blood or beatings, as if nothing had happened.
The friends looked at each other, not daring to exchange a few words in private. Some sighed, some were frightened, and some were elated. Taifu Hu stood among them, actually a little confused, because the prince in the hall this morning was too unfamiliar, very much like the emperor, which made him a little afraid.
The officials in the Eastern Palace behaved as usual. Wen Erdan thought: Those three really saw that the emperor was not bullying His Highness, so they deserved to be beaten!
They first went back to the East Palace to rest for a while, tidy up their clothes and appearance, and then they had to discuss government affairs in the morning.
Xuanyuefu returned to the warm room, and Wang Yuanyuan came close to help His Highness take off his outer robe. These robes and crowns were a bit heavy, making His Highness look very majestic. However, His Highness did not ask him today, "Am I very majestic today?" Instead, his eyes were red and he said nothing.
Wang Yuanyuan felt extremely sad and her eyes were a little wet.
Zhao Erxi stared at him and signaled with his eyes: His Highness is feeling upset and you are adding fuel to the fire.
Wang Yuanyuan replied: You are right, I couldn't help it, you serve me first.
Zhao Erxi took over the work that Wang Yuanyuan had not finished, and he was very familiar with it. He handed the crown to the eunuch and said softly, coaxing a child, "Your Highness, relax. It snowed heavily today, and the imperial kitchen cooked a sweet soup and rolled some taro balls."
Xuanyu Fu's voice was a little muffled. He hummed and said, "Okay, I'll have one bowl."
Zhao Erxi pretended not to hear His Highness's sobbing. As he walked out of the palace, his eyes were also a little wet. He and Wang Yuanyuan looked at each other, neither laughed at the other, but sighed silently. Zhao Erxi said, "Let His Highness be alone for a while."
"Um."
The Manfu sweet soup was served. It was a milk base with a spoonful of rose sauce. It tasted sweet. It was filled with taro balls, grass jelly, tender tofu, lotus seeds, and red beans. It was still warm. After eating a bowl of Manfu, all the grievances in his heart disappeared.
He was just thinking about his father and dad.
Those people didn't take his words seriously and treated him like a child. They bullied him because he didn't understand those conspiracies and tricks and set traps for him to fall into. What he said was like fart.
If both fathers were here, who would dare?
Xuan Fugang felt like crying, mainly because of the emotions brought up by his two fathers. "Today is the 34th day, and I don't know if it's cold in Qianzhong. Wang Yuansun said it rarely snows in Qianzhong, so it's not cold, but what if the weather changes?"
Wang Yuanyuan was listening nearby and said calmly, "Your Majesty and the Governor have brought their own people with them, so they will definitely not get cold."
"I know. My father and the emperor are very powerful and capable. They have the aura of the protagonist." Xuan Fu said this, looking at Wang Banban with a fierce look, "Find Lin Xian to meet him, and send those three to the East Factory. Don't send them to the Sky Eagle Temple."
"I know. After the fight, the Jinwu Guards detained it. Just now, someone from the Tianying Temple came to ask for it, but Huai Min refused to give it to him." Wang Yuanyuan was very happy to see that His Highness had cheered up again, and she spoke fluently.
Many Fukua: "Well done."
"I'll go ask questions about politics, Banban. Lin Xian doesn't need to see me when he comes. Just say a word to him. I'll support him. Ask what needs to be asked. If necessary, use torture to extract a confession. Of course, don't force a confession. Ask for the truth, whether it's true or not, and don't wrongly accuse him."
"Catch that scholar He Chunshu first, before anyone else gets there first."
Wang Yuanyuan agreed one by one, without saying much, "Your Highness, I will personally go to the East Factory to pass on the message. Please hurry up, otherwise Lin Xian will have trouble coming back and forth."
"Yes, then there's no need to come." Xuanyufu said.
Wang Yuanyuan hurried out of the palace in the heavy snow and went straight to the East Factory to find Lin Xian. She told him the most important things first. Lin Xian selected someone as soon as he heard it. Wang Yuanyuan said, "Do you know where the scholar He Chunshu lives? Just go there?"
"You are really stupid, Brother Wang. We, the spies from the East Factory, don't just eat for free." Lin Zheng said with a smile.
Lin Xian said that his brother was unruly. Wang Yuanyuan didn't care about this and said in a few words: "I will go with you. On the way, I will tell you what happened this morning. Your Highness was wronged today. Huai Min will send three people over later..."
Lin Zheng originally thought that they were just arresting a troublemaker, but after hearing this, his face darkened and he turned pale with anger. "Did you really think that the governor had left and our East Factory was empty, and you bullied little Duofu like this?"
"You have to call him Your Highness." Lin Xian reminded.
"It's all the same. He is the son of the governor. His Highness Duofu called me Brother Lin Zheng." Lin Zheng changed his words and went to the secret report office himself. When he came out a little while later, Lin Xian had already ordered horses and men. He said to his brother, "If you want to capture him alive, you take the men and I will sort out the files and make room. When the man arrives, we will interrogate him directly."
The East Factory has detailed files on all officials of this dynasty.
When Wang Yuanyuan saw that the East Factory was efficient, she immediately said, "Then I won't go either, so as not to burden you. I'll just wait here. Your Highness must want to know what's going on."
Lin Zhengfeng had disappeared in a hurry.
Taiji Palace, Xuanzheng Hall.
Xuanyifu changed into his casual clothes and felt much more relaxed. The morning's discussion of government went smoothly. The cabinet kept silent about the morning court. The eight cabinet members were now missing two - Prime Minister Lin and Lord Fang were not there. Xuanyifu saw the empty seat and said naturally, "Someone come forward and sit down so we can talk."
Zhou Ruwei had taken the first seat of Prime Minister Lin a few days ago.
Now only Lord Fang's position is vacant. When His Highness said this, the cabinet looked at each other. Lord Ning did not come forward, and Yan Ning's qualifications were not good enough, so another person stepped forward to fill the position.
The morning meeting went smoothly. Xuanyu Fu asked if there was any snowstorm in Wuzhou. Zhou Ruwei said that he had not received any reports from the local authorities. Xuanyu Fu nodded and said, "Pay special attention to it."
My father said that there are often snowstorms over there in winter, and if we need silver to support him, he can provide disaster relief money.
Zhou Ruwei suddenly realized why His Highness asked this, but he didn't say anything after thinking about it. When the morning meeting was over, Zhou Ruwei found the tax report of Wuzhou in recent years and handed it over. Xuanyuefu took it and had a headache. Zhou Ruwei explained: "In recent years, Wuzhou has collected 480,000 taels of silver in taxes every year, but His Majesty only collected 350,000 taels from Wuzhou, and the rest was used to treat the snow disaster and build people's livelihood..."
No wonder there were no memorials from the locals. It was almost the New Year. He heard from Liu Qiang that it sometimes snowed in October in Wuzhou Sumaguan. Also, his father said that there was no need to send people to Wuzhou to monitor the disaster relief silver, which showed that he trusted the local officials very much.
Xuanyi Fu nodded and asked Lord Zhou to go and rest and eat first. He slowly read the memorials, each of which was signed: Fu Xue.
This is a good name, it sounds like he is very good at controlling snow.
"Your Highness, Master Yan is here."
"I'll go over there. Shall we have hotpot today?" Xuanyifu went over there holding the memorial.
Zhao Erxi said: "Yes, the imperial kitchen has prepared spicy hotpot and bone soup."
"That's great." Xuanyuefu had been busy all morning and had a good appetite. When he saw his classmate Yan Jinjin, he handed the memorial to the eunuch and asked him to put it in the warm room so that he could look at it later.
The two of them first started to eat hot pot with relish.
"Are you angry today?" Yan Huaijin asked.
Xu Xuanfu was scalding some meat and exhaled, "Has it been reported to Chongming Hall?"
Yan Huaijin was stunned for a moment, knowing that Xuanfu had misunderstood, and said, "You didn't even pinch my hair today, and you were so serious."
"How can I be serious? I'm fine and recovered. I even smiled a little." Xuan Xuanfu realized that it was impossible for the people in Chongming Hall to know about the morning court in Xuanzheng Hall. The students were still very naive and had no means of communicating with the eunuchs. No eunuch dared to sell the court news to the young masters.
What can a eunuch get by colluding with a minister? Huge wealth, help taking care of your family outside the palace, etc. But no eunuch would dare to collude with the son of a minister, even if he is stupid.
Yan Huaijin didn't ask any more questions. He just scalded the meat for Xuanyuefu and said, "Be careful when scalding it."
"Hehe, Yan Jinjin, you are so nice." Manyu Fu blew air with emotion, put a big mouthful of meat into his mouth, chewed it, swallowed it, and asked curiously: "Am I really serious?"
Yan Huaijin: "Your brows are a little tight, and you also brought a memorial to the warm room today."
Many schools often say that studying during break time is a heinous crime.
"Hehehehe." Xuanyunfu laughed after hearing this, "I got fucked this morning, so I plan to work hard for a while and fuck myself."
Yan Huaijin: "Okay." He smiled again and said, "I wanted to tell you not to get tired, but you can't get tired with so much blessings."
"Hahahaha, you know me! Yes, when I get tired, I just lie down by myself."
The two of them were chatting at the side hall table, and soon the Crown Prince started laughing and joking, so he ate too much. Xuanyunfu touched his belly, asked Zhao Banban for some hawthorn, and went to the warm room but didn't sit down, but walked around slowly.
"Yan Jinjin, don't worry about me. Just play the grid and go to sleep if you feel tired."
"I know many blessings."
Xuan Xuan felt much better after Fu left. He lay on the couch, looking at the memorials in a daze. After a while, he found that they were all Wuzhou's annual reports. He then asked someone, "Ask the cabinet if there are any memorials from Wuzhou before?"
The young eunuch went to deliver the message.
After a while, a tray was delivered.
Xuan Fu looked at the years and found that Wuzhou was indeed very poor in the past. Every year, the grain tax was not paid in full, and the commercial tax of 70,000 or 80,000 silver coins was considered a lot. It was a well-known "poor and remote place". Emperor Minghe awarded such a land to my father as a vassal state, which showed that he really hated his father, the emperor.
After his father became a vassal king, the tax and silver reports remained the same - Xuanfu felt that his father was quietly making money and hiding the silver, otherwise the war would require silver, soldiers, food and fodder, and Wuzhou's poverty was a natural deception. After his father ascended the throne, the annual reports submitted were suddenly truthful.
The grain tax still could not be collected in full. The land in Wuzhou was not good for growing regular grains, so people could grow more miscellaneous grains, which was considered good enough for them to make a living. However, the commercial tax suddenly increased from tens of thousands to more than 300,000 taels of silver. Sometimes, when the situation was good, it could reach more than 500,000 taels of silver.
Lord Fu Xuefu lists the details of each year, and also includes the detailed expenditures used to control the snow disaster last year.
"My father is so awesome." Xuanyu Fu exclaimed.
Yan Huaijin raised his head and said, "You can also have many blessings——"
"Stop." Xuan Fu raised his hand and made a 'stop immediately' gesture. "I sighed like this because I want to say that if the whole world and the court were full of officials like Fu Xue, I wouldn't have to worry about anything. Why can't my father manage all the officials in the court smoothly?"
It’s all my father’s fault!
Yan Huaijin couldn't help laughing, "Don't say such things in front of His Majesty."
"Don't worry, my father won't beat me up. I'm my father's only baby son." Many Fu Zhen said something.
Yan Huaijin also became happy. Xuan Duofu was still fun to be so "lawless".
In the imperial tent of the Qianzhong border military camp, Zhong Yun sneezed several times in a row. Xu Xiaoman came in wearing only a single layer of clothes and armor. Hearing Zhong Yun sneezing, he said, "Do you have a cold? I'll call the imperial physician to come and see you."
"No need." Zhong Yun rubbed his nose, "It's not cold, it must be Duoyifu who is talking about me behind my back."
"What are you talking about? If he talks about us a lot, it means he misses us." Xu Xiaoman directly defended his son, "He is so filial, he must only think about us. I miss him a lot too."
Zhong Yun first put his arm around Xiao Man, intending to comfort her tenderly. Xu Xiao Man pushed Zhong Yun away and said seriously, "Let's just go to the hometowns of the two tribes this time to scare them so that they don't run away again in the future."
"If you don't have a cold, then come with me. I'll go to the sand table to practice and try a few more formations. I'll tell you in detail..."
Zhong Jue:......
He still felt that many people were whispering about him behind his back.
Tai Chi Palace.
In the afternoon, Master Hu came to give a class. Xuanyuefu was halfway through the class when Wang Banban came back. There was still snow on his shoulders and he looked serious. Xuanyuefu said to Master Hu, "Master, the class ends here today. Come back tomorrow."
Hu Taifu bowed and said, "As your Highness wishes, I will withdraw first."
Xuanyu Fu: I went to see Master Hu and he changed his position today? He is too good to me.
As soon as Master Hu left, Xuanyu Fu asked how Wang Banban was doing.
Wang Yuanyuan said: "Lin Zheng arrested people this morning. Not only did he arrest He Chunshu, but he also arrested all the candidates who were staying in the same inn. It seemed that He Chunshu was induced to seek help from Lin's mansion. The roommate was called Sun Jian. After being tortured, he quickly revealed that someone paid him to pass the exam this time, and asked him to spread the news and argue with others, making things worse but not too big. He said that the emperor was a traitor and ate and slept with Xu Xiaoman from the East Factory by his bed, and that his mother was killed by Xu Xiaoman..."
"Your Highness, Lord Xu is not such a person." Wang Yuanyuan knelt solemnly and said, "I dare to guarantee with my life that Xu Xiaoman will not act like this."
Xuan Xuanfu listened and thought with a cold face. He was stunned for a moment when he heard Wang Banban say that, but he quickly realized that Wang Banban didn’t know that he was his father’s biological son?
He first helped Wang Banban up and said seriously, "I believe in my father, Banban. I am my father's biological son."
"Yes, yes, yes, Your Highness is right. In fact, Lord Xu and Your Highness are not biological relatives, but they are like biological father and son. The grace of raising you is greater than heaven." Wang Yuanyuan breathed a sigh of relief and started talking nonsense happily.
Xuanyifu: ...Wang Banban is also illiterate.
Very good, no wonder it suits his taste.
After being interrupted, Duo Xinfu did not get upset. He said, "It is the truth. My father and my father love each other. But the purpose of the person who asked this scholar to spread the news is definitely not to praise the love between my father and me. He also wants to sow discord between me and my father. It is really vicious."
"This matter is not a big deal, it's just about my father's love life. If we really make a big fuss about it, it will be easy for people to take it seriously. This is what Lin He thought. If I really find out, I can't take it lightly or seriously. I have to cover it up for my father. But he is wrong."
"He dares to use my father, the Emperor, to build a reputation for himself. That's great."
If Lin He's script had gone according to plan, he would have accidentally discovered during his convalescence that some people among the people were involved in the emperor's private affairs and royal secrets. Even when he was seriously ill, he sent his son to investigate privately and keep it secret. In the morning court, he would have instigated discord and accused Xu Xiaoman of killing his "biological mother" in public. While he was wavering and panicking, someone would naturally propose that Prime Minister Lin be the chief examiner of this year's spring examination.
Kill two birds with one stone.
Even Wang Banbangang was scared. If ordinary people thought from their perspective, it must be the treacherous eunuch Xu Xiaoman who climbed into the emperor's bed for wealth and power, killed the prince's biological mother, and took the prince as his adopted son.
If the prince is filial, he should avenge his mother.
Pooh!
The author has something to say:
Your Highness Duozi: I am not made of dough!
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