Celebrating more than two years of peace in the world

Chapter 236 The Medicine in the Gourd

"Teacher, why are you in such a hurry?" His Royal Highness the Third Prince didn't understand, but his footsteps followed Fan Xian's. They came out from the back door directly, and got into the carriage without waiting for the guards to ask.

"Go back and find out what's going on with He Zongwei. Also, tell me about the situation in Dali Temple." Fan Xian asked Wang Qinian directly.

Wang Qinian did not hesitate to take out the paper with his left hand, and took out a Black Feather Wolf Howl specially used by the Overwatch Council with his right hand. He opened the She Gai, dipped some ink that could be used for a short time, and said while writing, "The last time Dali Temple After the attack on the court, the changes have not been very big. After the Shaoqing of Dali Temple was dismissed because of the fraudulent exchange of Chunwei, there is still no new Shaoqing. The third rank even wants to be promoted to the position from the second rank, but no one has been taking this position, and the reason is unknown."

The so-called unknown reason is nothing more than His Majesty's refusal.Fan Xian still understood.

"The Shaoqing of Dali Temple is set to have one from the third rank and one from the fourth rank, but now after the only one Shaoqing has been removed, there will be no Shaoqing. Now there are only three ministers in Dali Temple looking at the temple, and among them One is He Zongwei." When Wang Qinian said this, he had finished writing the letterhead in his hand, and handed it to Wang Shisanlang, "Hurry up and go back, to the eighth place."

"Yes!" Wang Shisanlang turned and walked out of the carriage.

Fan Xian and His Royal Highness the Third Prince were sitting in the carriage. Fan Xian took a deep breath and lay down slowly in the carriage.

"Hahaha..." Fan Xian shook his head suddenly.

"Teacher... what does this... mean?" The third prince was puzzled.

"The old man wants to protect his own baby, but I patriarchally thought it was to protect Li Hongcheng. It turns out that Prince Jingnan still has such a skill, which is wonderful." Fan Xian clapped his hands and applauded, "I said, why doesn't he object to three When the prince saw Roujia, he just wanted me to see this scene."

The third prince was confused.

"Sure enough, if you want to know this matter thoroughly, you have to ask someone." Fan Xian opened the curtain of the carriage and said, "Sang Wen, go to the Yan Mansion."

"Yes!" Sanvino said.

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At this time, a hurried person appeared from the corner, dressed in plain clothes, with a bamboo hat on his head, his face could not be seen clearly, she looked left and right, and after making sure that the carriage would not come back, she turned around and left Walking in through the back door, the guard didn't know who it was, and immediately stepped forward to stop him, "Who is it! This is Prince Jingnan's Mansion!"

That person who was not tall covered his appearance, so he didn't look like a good person, but she still searched for a moment from her bosom, and took out a token directly. After the guards saw this token, their complexions slightly changed. After a change, he asked in a low voice, "But the prince's friend?"

"Your Princess' friend." The girl said coldly.

"Please." The guard bowed to greet him.

The girl ignored the two guards, turned around and entered the compound.

Entering in a hurry, the young girl didn't slow down her pace. She knew the yard very well, and she walked very smoothly through the side road and the courtyard, until she stopped at the place where the poetry club was, and she didn't let anyone lead her the way during the whole process.After stopping, she looked at the people in front of her, took a deep breath, and saw the person she was looking for at a glance.

At this time, the poetry meeting has already started. He Zongwei in front of him with his hands behind his back, looks like a member of the imperial court, admiring the poems brought by various so-called literati and talented women, not forgetting to comment on some poems that he still likes , and Li Hongcheng followed behind He Zongwei and praised.

The girl wearing the bamboo hat looked around the audience and found the person she was looking for. After walking in sideways, she found the little girl who was reading a book behind the curtain where the third prince stayed. The girl gently tugged, The owner of Roujia County was even more taken aback. After seeing the girl, she immediately covered her mouth, and the two snickered before turning their heads and leaving the place.

Princess Roujia is not very old, King Jingnan is considered old, but now he is only 12 years old.She snickered and was dragged here again, so she simply dragged the girl in the bamboo hat into her boudoir. This is basically the safest place in the entire palace. After all, there are royal guards outside the door, and no one can come in at will. .

"How is it!" Princess Roujia looked at the girl in front of her happily, and the girl took off the bamboo hat directly.It was none other than Fan Xian's eldest daughter, the jewel in the palm of the Fan family, Fan Shuning.

Fan Shuning calmly pressed Princess Roujia's shoulder and said, "My father should have seen what your father said, but now things are much more complicated than I thought."

Princess Jiarou narrowed her eyes, "Why?"

"Because of that person." Fan Shuning pointed to He Zongwei outside, "Although he didn't rise up suddenly, I didn't know that that person had conflicts with my father, and the note sent by Uncle Wang Qinian clearly marked it to investigate clearly. All the information about He Zongwei, after I saw it, I immediately understood the meaning of the information, this person is likely to have conflicts with my father."

"Then..." Princess Roujia looked at Fan Shuning, "This... If my brother gets close to him, Master Fan leaves again, what should I do!"

"Don't worry, since my father is ready to help you, I certainly won't stand idly by, but tell me, is what you told me true?" Fan Shuning asked.

Princess Roujia said, "I've heard it with my own ears. There's nothing wrong with it. Shuning, if I'm really sent to Northern Qi, I'll never let Li Hongcheng go!"

"Surely there will be no such thing!" Fan Shuning clenched her small fists, but in fact she had no other choice, and asked tentatively again, "Then what is the prince thinking?"

"Father always listens to Li Hongcheng. He used to hang around with the Second Highness, and Dad told him about him, but he couldn't help but let him go. Now that he wants to hang out with the Crown Prince, Dad can't say anything. After all, now The court situation is chaotic, and I can't tell, but I know one thing, this guy wants to use me to surround the prince, and the prince wants to get married, so he betrayed me immediately!" Rou Jia grabbed Fan Shuning's arm, and she The delicate arms trembled.

Fan Shuning curled her lips, "If this is the case...my father may give you an unexpected solution."

"What do you mean?" Princess Roujia asked.

Fan Shuning sighed, "We will see the real chapter at that time. Now, there is no rush. Wait for this He Zongwei and see what kind of medicine he sells in his gourd."

Fan Xian's sedan chair stopped at the back door of Yan Mansion, this time Fan Xian did not go in, but waited here directly.

He didn't need to report, nor did he need any other operations. He just had to wait here, because someone would definitely tell Yan Bingyun about this matter, and within a short while, Yan Bingyun had already walked through the back door. After getting out, he first looked at Fan Xian's carriage before stepping into the sedan chair.

"You changed it according to Mr. Fan's carriage?" Yan Bingyun saw it right away.

Fan Xian nodded, "Why did you see it at a glance?"

"You changed the carriage but not the wheels?" Yan Bingyun pointed to the tire below, "The household name on it is still there."

Fan Xian understood, and didn't continue to ask. Instead, he turned his head and looked outside, and asked, "How much do you know about King Jingnan's affairs?"

"How much do you know?" Yan Bingyun asked.

The meaning is obvious, I know everything, but there are some things I can't say.

Fan Xian nodded. He knew the reason why Yan Bingyun did this, and he also knew the meaning of Yan Bingyun's question. He took a deep breath, turned his head and asked, "How much do you know about He Zongwei?"

"It's about the same as what you can ask in the eight places." Yan Bingyun said, he didn't directly point out some of his investigations on He Zongwei, but calmly said something that seemed nonsense but was actually very useful. The words in the ears of the third prince were "I know the same as Ba Chu." or "I know as much as Ba Chu knows." But what Fan Xian heard was.

"I've already started researching He Zongwei a long time ago. I couldn't find much useful information. I can only rely on you to dig it out slowly."

"How much do you know about King Jingnan?" Fan Xian asked.

"I know a lot, for example, Miss Fan has already intervened." Yan Bingyun said.

Fan Xian frowned and looked at Yan Bingyun, "Is this the reason why you really intervened?"

"Here's the duty, here's the word." After Yan Bingyun said this, he turned his head and got out of the carriage.

The third prince looked angrily at Yan Bingyun who got out of the car, and pointed towards Yan Bingyun with a slightly stiff finger, "He he he... Teacher, why is this person so rude?"

"Because he is using his head to vouch for me." Fan Xian looked at Yan Bingyun calmly, "So, he is angry."

"Why is he entitled to be angry?" the third prince asked.

Fan Xian glanced at the third prince in surprise, and patted his knee, "Yes, this Yan Bingyun, I'll talk about him well then!"

The third prince also nodded indignantly, "Take care of him!"

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After sending the third prince to the palace, Fan Xian was completely fine. He strolled towards the Fan Mansion, and he had nothing to worry about, so he let Sang Wen and Wang Shisanlang go back with the carriage first, and Then he and Wang Qinian walked back to Fan Mansion.

"Old Wang, how long has it been since we walked around like this?" Fan Xian laughed.

"It's been a long time, my lord." Wang Qinian sighed, "But I didn't understand what happened today."

"What didn't you understand?" Fan Xian asked.

Wang Qinian touched his head, "I didn't understand it from the beginning."

"Hahaha..." Fan Xian said with a smile, "Old Wang, you shouldn't have looked at it from the beginning. The beginning of this matter has to be counted further away. If it was He Zongwei, it would have been earlier. I guess it can be traced back to the day when I entered the capital city and formed a beam."

Wang Qinian looked at Fan Xian slightly surprised with his mouth half open, "This... so early?"

"It's strange... I can only blame my good sister, who is beautiful and well-educated. She is loved by all the princes in the capital city. I also have to blame other people for their good luck. It's even more powerful." Fan Xian said, "This He Zongwei, although not a stubborn stubble, feels very uncomfortable..."

Fan Xian shook his body and said with a smile.

In fact, he understood that although this matter had nothing to do with him from the beginning, since Fan Shuning participated in this matter, he has been inseparable from Fan Xian, but it is also very obvious after thinking about it. She didn't know anyone. When she was studying in the palace, she naturally met Fan Shuning. The princess and his party were studying poetry and songs in the harem. This was the activity of two old men and two young girls. There is no comparison, but with more contacts on weekdays, the more boring the lectures above, the better the relationship between the two below, so when their relationship is good, Princess Roujia will definitely ask Fan Shuning for help.

What helped was the message from Yan Bingyun in Fan Xian's hand.

Northern Qi intermarried.

The emperor's decree has not yet been issued, but it is only a matter of time.

Thinking about it this way, Fan Xian also understood everything. King Jingnan wanted to protect his daughter, but he couldn't quarrel with his son at all, and His Royal Highness Shizi must sell his sister with a blank face, in order to live in peace. He Zongwei obtained some benefits from there, and was able to look forward to getting close to His Highness the Crown Prince, and if this was achieved, Li Hong would be a standard disciple of the Crown Prince, without a doubt.

Before Beiqi wanted to kill someone, it was Fan Xian.

After going back and forth, it basically came to Fan Xian's head. Fan Xian basically understood the ins and outs of this matter at this time, so he also understood what he was going to do next.

When he got home, Fan Xian picked up a wooden stick the size of a bowl from the side of the gate.

In the courtyard, the four beautiful ladies of the capital city were still playing cards, chatting and laughing happily. Everyone glanced at each other and saw Fan Xian.

"Master..."

"Brother? Why are you going!"

"You play with you, I have nothing to do and beat my daughter for a while." Fan Xian said, picked up a cucumber from the table, took a big bite, and walked to his own room.

No one knew what kind of medicine He Zongwei's gourd was selling, but he was not a doctor, and he had never prescribed medicine for others.

When He Zongwei walked to the East Palace, it was already late at night. He walked calmly, as if he was no longer the bloody kid who was scolded by Fan Xian before, but a swearing bureaucrat. After all, he was the prime minister of Dali Temple. Behavior and demeanor are very different now than before.

"Master Sicheng!"

"Master Sicheng..."

Along the way, palace maids, attendants, and eunuchs kept coming and going. When they saw He Zongwei, they began to say hello, and everyone was very respectful.He Zongwei just nodded, bypassed the rattan gate, and directly entered the main hall of the East Palace.

His Highness the Crown Prince was staring blankly at the books all over the wall. Standing under the bookshelf, his eyes were a little dull, until the sound of footsteps came from behind him, and then His Highness the Crown Prince slowly turned his head and looked behind him, "Oh... Zong Weft is here."

He Zongwei walked through the East Palace arrogantly, but he still did not forget his roots when he saw His Highness the Crown Prince, and nodded immediately, "Your Highness."

His Royal Highness is a relatively stable character. He just nodded his head calmly, then turned his head to look at his bookshelf again. The whole process was relatively simple and honest, but he was a little confused. He pointed to the bookshelf in front of him and asked, "Zong Wei, what books do you think I should read recently?"

The servants in the East Palace are similar to the servants in the Empress Dowager’s bedroom in the harem. They are very large. There are at least four or five eunuchs and maids who clean up this bookshelf. The books here are classified according to classification, year, author, annotations, etc. , so He Zongwei, who often goes in and out of the East Palace, also has a certain understanding of the books here. He calmly walked to the bookshelf, looked around, and then smiled and took out a book and handed it to His Highness the Crown Prince.

His Royal Highness finished the book, looked at He Zongwei with some doubts, and asked, "Are you ready?"

"Of course." He Zongwei said, "I've been preparing for a long time, and now I can start."

His Royal Highness cast a glance at He Zongwei, and opened the book in his hand. "What do you need me to do, you might as well say it boldly."

"For the time being, there is nothing that His Highness needs to do. If there is, he will definitely not be polite to His Highness." He Zongwei said.

"Okay." His Royal Highness walked around the table with a book, and sat down quietly. The corners of the book had some wear and tear. It seemed to be a book that was often taken out. He read it over and over again, and finally asked, "Have you been to that island?"

"I've been there." He Zongwei said.

"Then you must have seen this poem too." His Highness the Crown Prince spread out the book in his hand and placed it in front of He Zongwei.

He Zongwei looked at it and nodded, "It's a very good poem."

His Royal Highness smiled slightly, "That's natural, his courage and ability are not inferior to yours."

He Zongwei's complexion changed, he didn't answer, but let out a sigh of relief.

"Don't be dissatisfied. After seeing the wreckage, can you believe that you can come out of that island alive?" the prince asked.

"It's definitely possible to come out." He Zongwei's tone was a little stiff, obviously he didn't want to turn against the prince or have conflicts, he just said softly, "But it depends on how to come out like this, I really haven't thought about it. "

He changed the problem from ability to thinking. What He Zongwei meant was obvious. It's not that he couldn't do it like this, but he never thought about doing it like this.

"Then can you write this poem?" The prince asked, pointing to the four paragraphs above.

He Zongwei looked at the poem calmly.

"Toutianxiang is attacking the south of the Yangtze River, and the whole city is covered with golden armor."

Turned around and walked out.

His Royal Highness closed the collection of poems and put it there gently. At this moment, a court lady in blue clothes slowly appeared from the shadows. If Fan Xian was here, he would definitely find the clothes on this court lady. They were those maids from Xinyang Li Palace. clothing on the body.

"This He Zongwei, at a certain height, is really difficult to control." His Highness the Crown Prince said indifferently.

"Your Highness, let the servants..." the maid said in a low voice.

"Hey!" The crown prince said, "Don't worry, He Zongwei has reached his current level, it's not this palace who weighed in, but His Majesty the father. The reason why he can live in this position for so long is because of his hatred. And my father's support. If I easily moved him, wouldn't my naive appearance be exposed."

"Your Highness said so," said the maid.

"I've been by my aunt's side for so long, why haven't I thought that I usually wouldn't take the initiative to make a move, but it must be extraordinary. Now that I have no one to play with me, how can I make a move?" His Royal Highness laughed Said, "After all, the father's body is still strong, and if the palace moves around now, it will bring disaster to the fish in the pond."

The maid promised, "But this He Zongwei wants to fight against Fan Xian... Isn't it..."

"It's not difficult." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince smiled, "Father wants to support Fan Xian to become the most powerful minister, and if he wants to make Fan Xian a lonely minister, I will let him do it and let him be, but you also need to know , if there is number one in this world, there must be number two. The difference between number one and number two should not be too great. Don’t forget that the imperial father created it by himself in order to check and balance Chen Pingping. A prime minister, now just a prime minister of Dali Temple, is far from enough."

The maid understands.

"Don't worry, in this imperial court, except for the father, no one can hold a certain kind of power in his hands to dominate anyone. There must always be someone who stands up to fight, and these people who fight are endless. , Their mission is like this, so whether he is called He Zongwei, Yang Zongwei, or Wang Zongwei, it doesn't matter, this person's personality, hobbies, and ideas are not the point." The prince's fingers on the table swayed from side to side like playing a piano He got up and murmured, "The point is, this person must be on the opposite side of Fan Xian, just like that stupid brother of this palace, he must also be on the opposite side of me, so that Father can sleep peacefully at night. Sleep soundly, if one day there is no one facing Fan Xian, the most uncomfortable person in the whole world is not Fan Xian's enemy, but my father."

Tut tut...

His Royal Highness clicked his tongue and sighed, "Poor brother of my palace, at such a young age, he will be supported opposite to this palace, Fan Xian, Fan Xian, what you never imagined is that every step you take , Ben Gong is very clear, not because Ben Gong has more eyeliner than you, but because..."

Speaking of this, His Royal Highness stood up, turned around and said, "I miss my aunt, let's go and have a look."

"Yes!" the maid promised.

(End of this chapter)