Empress Dowager Guide

Chapter 124
Ji Wenxuan's stature is not high, and he was extremely thin due to the long-term and heavy burden of common affairs. He was even more frail in the large scarlet official robe, but the hale and hearty light in his eyes made people feel uncomfortable. Don't dare to look directly.

Sheng Shaoqing could feel Ji Wenxuan's arms in his sleeves trembling slightly. Ji Wenxuan stood up and still looked at Sheng Shaoqing with burning eyes. Sheng Shaoqing couldn't help saying softly, "Prime Minister, just don't worry, if I'm here one day, I won't disappoint the Prime Minister." of."

Xue Wuji withdrew his gaze, and asked, "But Fengchun is the territory of King Qinghe after all, if we rush to investigate, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of criticism."

"Although the assassination of King Qinghe before has been found to be a misunderstanding, many people in the clan have criticized the result, thinking that the Dali Temple deliberately covered up the truth, and this time it was on the territory of King Qinghe. If something like this happens, I'm worried."

Princess Lin Yang nodded before Xue Wuji finished speaking, and said, "Master Xue's words are true. After all, the third uncle was appointed by Emperor Wu back then, and his status is different from other kings, so his every move has attracted a lot of attention. These years The third uncle has been seeking immortality and medicine, not asking about worldly affairs, and this has slightly dispelled the suspicions of the previous emperors."

Princess Lin Yang's words are not polite, and the adults and even Sheng Shaoqing are well aware of this. After all, this prince was once trained as the heir of the empire, and the subsequent heirs have no doubts about such an existence. It is impossible, but this kind of suspicion was controlled within a reasonable range by the self-restraint of several former emperors and the superior performance of King Qinghe, which made Qinghe Palace so prosperous and full of children and grandchildren.

However, this old man's physique is really good in the clan. He survived three emperors successively, and he is still enjoying the happiness in the palace.

But Wang Ting suddenly stood up and said: "Princess, please be careful, don't tarnish the reputation of the former emperors for nothing."

Princess Lin Yang looked at Wang Ting helplessly, why did Wang Ting fight with her today?

On the one hand, Wang Ting received the signal of Princess Lin Yang's impatience, and on the other hand, received the message that Lu Shichang was eager to compete with him, so he quickly put down his flag and confessed, "However, the princess's words are not rude, and this matter still needs to be resolved." It’s the long-term plan.”

Seeing that Wang Tingming called for gold to withdraw troops, Lu Shichang also withdrew his bluffing fangs and said to Sheng Shaoqing, "This matter can be said to be big or small, and it can be said to be small or small. If King Qinghe investigates it rashly, it may make people think that it is the court. Being suspicious of King Qinghe has caused a lot of unnecessary trouble. But whether King Qinghe is also involved is still to be investigated, and it is even more inappropriate for him to send someone to investigate. Therefore, if King Qinghe himself can write a letter asking the court to thoroughly investigate the matter, It's the best."

Xue Wuji frowned, "As far as I know, all the affairs of the Qinghe Palace are now handled by the old princess. It is easy to convince the king of Qinghe, but the old princess... I'm afraid..."

Princess Qinghe's Wu family was born in a noble family. When the two families were negotiating marriage, King Qinghe was the most popular candidate for the crown prince. After Princess Qinghe married into Prince Qinghe's mansion, Prince Qinghe was pushed to the top of the debate.

Even if King Qinghe missed the throne later, the old concubine did not lower her noble head, and continued to entertain and entertain as usual without any signs of decline. This also made many villains who wanted to take the opportunity to step on King Qinghe to please the new emperor rest their minds.

However, King Qinghe became more and more obsessed with cultivating immortality, and the old concubine could only shoulder the burden of the palace alone, and worked hard for many years, which led to the present prosperity.

Such a person has both ambition and means, and will never allow anyone to tarnish the reputation of her Qinghe Palace. If she wants to take the initiative to write a letter to thoroughly investigate the chaos in the fiefdom, it is tantamount to putting their face on the ground and letting people trample on it. .

When King Qinghe was assassinated earlier, the old concubine was dissatisfied with the explanation given by the late emperor, so she knelt in the rain for a long time and asked the late emperor to re-investigate thoroughly. The late emperor was forced to do nothing, so she had to ask Dali Temple to reopen the case file. Shen Qishi was at that time Within three days, the "murderer" was found and handed over to the old princess. In a rage, the old princess whipped the assassin to death with a leather whip, and threw him into the mass grave overnight.

The old concubine still didn't get enough of her anger, and threatened that if anyone dared to bully the Qinghe Palace again, they would be like this assassin, and they would die without a whole body, and would not be reborn.

The late emperor was benevolent, and did not pursue the old concubine's crime of abusing lynching, but quietly asked Shen Qishi to give some silver taels to the death row prisoner's family as comfort.

After all, the original sentence was chopping in half, not being whipped to death and leaving the corpse in the wilderness.

Because of this, Shen Qishi picked up the title of "Shen Duan Qing Tian" for nothing, and the first emperor also rewarded him with a hush money: he was promoted to a higher rank.

From this, Shen Qishi summed up the true meaning of his life: a good job is not as good as a chance.

As long as he doesn't offend anyone, he can grow old safely in the position of Dali Siqing.

But, unfortunately, the matter that Sheng Shaoqing entrusted to him before made him almost offend all the aristocratic families in the capital.

Princess Lin Yang was a little hesitant to speak, but after thinking about it, she still said, "If you adults have difficulties, let Lin Yang try. Although the third aunt is strong, she is not unreasonable. If you want to come to Lin Yang to move it personally, and understand it with emotion and reason, maybe it will work."

Ji Wenxuan and several adults fell silent. Princess Lin Yang's proposal seemed to be the best solution to the current predicament.

No wonder the queen mother brought the princess here. Only then did Wang Ting realize the queen mother's intentions belatedly, but it was too late.

It was close to dawn when the crowd dispersed, but Ji Wenxuan didn't feel sleepy at all, and invited his guests to discuss matters together overnight.

Soon, the news that the imperial court's spring plowing ceremony would be held in various prefectural capitals spread throughout Great Liang.

Ji Wenxuan's policy theory is perfect without any loopholes. Sheng Shaoqing would sigh every time he took it out and read it. Prime Minister Ji's decision to do this is definitely not a hasty decision in a day or two. He sorted out the nuances of the practice test by category.

Even how to release the news, who would react in what way, and how to deal with it, Ji Wenxuan pointed out a clear way for Sheng Shaoqing in his policy.

If this person does not become the prime minister, he must be the best in other industries.

Sheng Shaoqing finally understood why it was difficult for the system to get a glimpse of Ji Wenxuan's heart, because this person might not be the reincarnation of Bigan, with such a clear and exquisite heart.

The spring plowing ceremony cannot be missed. At this moment, Sheng Shaoqing is sitting on the carriage continuing to Chenliu, Princess Lin Yang returned to the capital for more than three days, and Xia Yuhuai also settled down in Fengchun.

Although it was shameful that Li Lingfeng was hacked to death, he was still an official of the court when he died, and he was not punished. Xia Yuhuai had no choice but to ask his family to bury Li Lingfeng with the ceremony of the county magistrate.

Because of Xia Yuhuai's arrival, the people of Tiancai Club have also restrained a lot, they dare not lie to people in the streets and alleys, and switched to the guerrilla sales model of shooting and changing places.

Sheng Shaoqing laughed secretly when he read the memorials that Xia Yuhuai delivered on time every day. Li Dabao really took the essence of modern business warfare.

The most high-end business wars often use the simplest methods.

But Xia Yuhuai also asked her a more difficult question: how to break the superstition that Fengchun was deceived by the people?

After all, the main reason why many people are willing to go bankrupt is that they have seen the so-called "miraculous effects" of the Celestial Color Stone, and these miracles are God's gifts to them. They dare not disobey God's will, so they can only obediently surrender their wealth .

When Xia Yi first discovered Tiancai's deception, Xia Yuhuai's tough tactics suffered a lot, so he didn't dare to act rashly after arriving in Fengchun. Even Lu Qingfeng, who was gearing up for a long time, was suppressed by him for a long time, and he was not allowed to act recklessly. presumptuous.

It is easy to get rid of the sky color, but it is difficult to get rid of the ghosts in the hearts of the people. Once a little carelessness arouses public anger, the fire will burn even more.

In the past few days, he has been visiting with his wounded personal server, and asked many farmers who are deeply involved in it and still feel that they are blessed by the gods. He didn't want to "speak wild words", it would be bad if he angered Shishen, and Shishen would punish him!

"My lord, we also kindly remind you, don't be ignorant of good and bad, and finally offend Stone God, that will be a catastrophe!"

"Seeing that you're new here, you don't know if you think about it. Our county magistrate, Mr. Li, was punished for offending the God of Stone."

Xia Yuhuai pretended not to know and asked, "Why?"

Several farmers who were enjoying the shade under the shade of a tree gathered over, chattering about Mr. Li, Xia Yuhuai suddenly asked, "But I've heard it in other counties too, saying that Mr. Li gave way to the sky. The president of the lottery?"

An older man peered around and said mysteriously, "You know one thing, but you don't know the other."

"As for Mr. Li, he is greedy for money and lustful, he is fond of everything, even bullying men and women, because he is so used to being so arrogant, even Stone God dares not to look down on him, and even said that we Stone God is an evil god!"

Several people around nodded in agreement, "That's right! That's right!"

"The Tianshi envoy warned him many times, but he didn't take it seriously, and kept fighting against our envoy."

"The envoy Duozhai was kind-hearted. Seeing that the verbal warning was ineffective, he invited the stone god to descend miraculously, making many terminally ill people healthy overnight."

"Then did Master Li believe it?"

The old farmer shook his head regretfully, "Then Mr. Li is a stubborn and stinky rock at all, he doesn't believe it at all! He doesn't believe this rock-like fact in front of him, really!"

The rest of the people repeatedly asked the old farmer to take back what he just said. How could they say the word "stinky stone" in front of the stone god?
How bad luck!
How much it will affect their image in front of Stone God!
It's all his fault if he can't become a fairy later!

The old farmer really slapped himself twice, "It's the believers who offended, but the believers absolutely have no intention of disrespecting the God of Stone, please learn from the God of Stone!"

Xia Yuhuai sighed. Although Li Lingfeng did not cultivate his personal virtues, he was very clear about this matter. It's a pity
Xia Yuhuai continued to ask, "Then Master Li didn't believe it, why did he later say that Master Li himself gave up the position of county magistrate to that envoy?"

The old farmer shrugged his shoulders, and said indifferently, "Then how do I know, just now those nephews who are still my servants in the county government told me quietly when they were drunk, hey!"

"No! You are a newcomer from the county, why do you ask so many questions?"

Seeing that he had aroused suspicion, Xia Yuhuai had no choice but to pretend, "The stone god's reputation spreads far and wide. I also heard that there are miracles here so I followed here. I heard some rumors and wanted to ask you."

The old farmer excitedly said, "You people from other counties also know?!"

Xia Yuhuai could only nodded awkwardly, "Yes."

The people around were also very surprised, they kept getting closer and surrounded Xia Yuhuai, and kept asking how popular the name of the stone god was outside.

During a moment of pushing and shoving, Xia Yuhuai's pair of cards suddenly fell from his waist. The old farmer seemed to be getting older, but his hands and feet were much faster than Xia Yuhuai's. Xia Yuhuai, grinning in pain as he bent over and pulled the wound, stopped him loudly: "Give it back to me!"

The old farmer looked at the cards twice, "What is written on this sign?"

Xia Yuhuai wiped the cold sweat from his brow, heaved a sigh of relief, and was about to answer when a young man who appeared beside the old farmer snatched the pair of cards and said, "Xia—Yu—Huai."

"You are an official!"

"You are the new county magistrate who is here to replace Mr. Li?!!"

The crowd who had gathered just now dispersed in a rush, leaving only the old farmer and the young man who were talking staying where they were.

The old farmer turned his head and asked the young man, "Did you admit your mistake?!"

The young man frowned, "Uncle, at least I have been in school for a few years, so I can still know these words."

The old farmer knelt down with a "plop", the field was dusty, and the smoke and dust aroused by this kneeling made Xia Yuhuai, who was defenseless, choked back a few steps.

"My lord! My lord! The villain has no eyes! The villain can't recognize Master Qingtian! It's all the villain's fault!"

Seeing that his identity was exposed, Xia Yuhuai had no choice but to take back the pair of cards from the young man, and helped the old farmer up again, "I'm not some Qingtian master, I just come to relax on the field, don't be afraid, just say what you want. "

The old farmer rolled his eyes and only shouted grievances and ignorance, but he didn't know anything about the rest.

Xia Yuhuai said helplessly, "Then you should know what your name is."

"I -- villain, the villain's name is Li Shisan."

"Uncle Thirteen", Xia Yuhuai wanted to get closer and continued to ask, but Li Shisan pretended to kneel down again, "I don't dare, how can I be worthy of Master Xia's uncle, you just call me by my first name." that is."

Xia Yuhuai had no choice but to follow the good advice, "Li Shisan, was everything you told me just now true?"

Li Shisan was stunned for a while, "If the villain has a false word, tell the villain to be hit by lightning from heaven and die, and ask Shishen to throw the villain into hell!"

Seeing that this cunning old farmer couldn't ask anything, Xia Yuhuai turned his attention to the young man behind him.

"What about you? What's your name?"

The man bowed and said, "Responding to my lord's words, the villain's surname is Li, and his name is Xiaobao."

(End of this chapter)