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Chapter 310 Yangzhou Skinny Horse
Li Beichen took a sniff of the tea cup, squinted his eyes and said, "Good tea. Xu Fuhai, help Meng Xiang up."

Xu Fuhai immediately stepped forward and helped Meng Xiang stand up, "Meng Xiang, this old slave is here to help you, please slow down."

Meng Xiang stood up with Xu Fuhai's strength, but he felt a little weak in his legs.

Li Beichen glanced at the seat on his lower left.

Xu Fuhai quickly helped Meng Xiang to sit down.

"Bring tea to Prime Minister Meng."

Xu Fuhai brewed tea and handed it to Meng Xiang with both hands, "Meng Xiang, the emperor gives you tea. Where is Longjing in Mingqian?"

Meng Xiang also held the tea in both hands: "Old minister, thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Beichen drank tea by himself, didn't speak, and raised his head after a while:

"I have Prime Minister Lao Meng to take charge of matters in the south, and we will do as you said in court. In addition, the plague is prevalent in the south, and the Imperial Hospital has recently recruited many new people. I will send two imperial doctors to go with you and listen to your orders. .”

Meng Xiang hurriedly thanked him.

Li Beichen looked at Xu Fuhai who was on the side: "Xu Fuhai, you will arrange for someone to go to the Imperial Hospital to settle this matter in a moment. Be sure to pick two people who are in good health and have good medical skills and go with them."

Li Beichen: "Meng Xiang, you go back and discuss with the adults who went with you. What other plans for the trip to the south of the Yangtze River need to be improved, and they should be finalized as soon as possible. I will return to the palace at night. Disaster relief in the south of the Yangtze River , fighting the epidemic, and ensuring production must not be missed. If we need support from other departments, we should mention it as soon as possible before we start."

Meng Xiang stood up and replied respectfully: "I obey the order."

Xu Fuhai personally sent Meng Xiang out and down the steps, and ordered a soft sedan chair to send him out of the palace.

When Xu Fuhai came back, Li Beichen was squinting his eyes and leaning on the back of the chair, wondering what he was thinking.

He immediately ran behind Li Beichen in rags: "The old slave rubbed the emperor's shoulders."

Li Beichen: "The matter in Tianxiang Tower seems very strange. It doesn't seem like a coincidence. Call Chen Ning into the palace, ask him a question, and ask him to accompany him for lunch at noon."

Xu Fuhai: "This old slave feels unusual. Meng Xiang just went to the south of the Yangtze River to do business for the emperor. This kind of incident will make Meng Xiang uneasy and provoke the relationship between Meng Xiang and the emperor. It is really unpredictable."

Li Beichen: "Look at the results of the investigation at Dali Temple. If this was done by someone behind the scenes, the other party is really a master of murder. If it's a business, it will chill Meng Xiang's heart and chill Meng Xiang's party. It also chilled the hearts of the old ministers and caused the monarch and ministers to disagree. But if you favor Meng Qing, you will lose the justice of Dali Temple, and you will definitely lose the hearts of the people, and it will cause the monarch and the people to renounce."

Xu Fuhai: "This scheme is really vicious. Whatever you do will benefit the other party, and it will hurt your muscles and bones anyway."

Li Beichen: "This man was probably not killed by Meng Qing. Although Meng Lang is lustful and likes to listen to dramas and prostitutes, he is extremely filial to Meng Xiang. He is not an arrogant and domineering master on weekdays. Last time he broke Chen Ning's hand The horse I bought was given by Meng Qing according to his father's words. I heard that it is Meng Qing's most cherished hard-earned horse."

Xu Fuhai: "I think so too. It is rumored that Meng Qing is a horse-loving, lustful, arty man. I heard that Meng Ran, the youngest son of Prime Minister Meng, is one of the four big dudes in the capital, arrogant and domineering. I heard that he also Go, share a box with King Jin and King Wei, not far from the tea room."

Li Beichen did not ask Xu Fuhai how he knew.

As his eyes and ears, Xu Fuhai has naturally established his own information network for so many years.Many people who expected to be favored took the initiative to find contacts and send first-hand news.

Li Beichen's eyes narrowed dangerously: "Oh? There's another thing. When did the Meng family and King Jin get together?"

Xu Fuhai replied cautiously: "Back to the emperor, I heard that we got together temporarily. Meng Ran went to book a private room in Tianxiang Tower, but failed to book it. Later, King Wei relieved the siege and booked a large private room for the two of them. Passers-by played together. King Wei called girls for all the noble men in the box. The girl who died was called for King Jin. Later, King Jin returned to the house early, but the girl did not return to the box. When she was found again, she was in the tea room. Stay in the room with Meng Qing."

Li Beichen: "What's so special about that girl?"

Xu Fuhai: "I heard. I heard"

Li Beichen frowned, and asked very displeasedly: "What did you hear?! Just say it!"

The person who sent the news had never met Fugui, so he didn't know that his appearance was similar to Fugui's. He only said that his skin was delicate, his temperament was refined, and he was very beautiful.

Xu Fuhai said cautiously:

"I heard that the woman is a first-class Yangzhou thin horse, not an ordinary brothel woman. This kind of woman is specially trained by Yapo from the south of the Yangtze River to satisfy the educated literati and businessmen with huge sums of money. She is extremely beautiful and perfect. He is proficient in chess, calligraphy, calligraphy, painting, playing music, singing, poetry, and composition. In addition, he will also learn the ways of business and officialdom, and the etiquette of treating others."

In short, it is one of the many strange luxury goods.

But the form of existence is woman.

Li Beichen: "Are there all such women in Tianxiang Tower? Or is she the only one? How did Jiang Jingxian find such an extraordinary woman within two days?"

Xu Fuhai shook his head: "I don't know. I heard that the new oiran of Tianxianglou is even more extraordinary than the previous oiran, Mo Niang. When she dances around the capital, she looks like a fairy. This woman is different from the previous oiran. Expensive. It must be like Yangzhou thin horse."

Li Beichen: "That said, this matter is even more strange."

He was thinking about whether he should summon Jiang Jingxian to ask clearly, and whether he should use Meng Qing's incident to close Tianxiang Tower in advance through the hands of Dali Temple.

Considering the big plan to lure the snake out of the cave, Li Beichen was ready to stand still and wait and see what would happen.

Xu Fuhai asked tentatively, "Your Majesty, do you think you should summon Prince Jin to the palace for questioning?"

Li Beichen nodded slightly: "That's fine. Call King Jin into the palace for lunch. Chen Ning will ask him to come back an hour later. How is Xu Fang's affairs going?"

"If you go back to the emperor, everything will go well. The news sent said that Murong was fined ten boards, copied the "Palace Regulations" twenty times, and the "Heart Sutra" twenty times. The blood test results show that Fugui is safe and sound." Xu Fuhai lowered his eyes and said with a smile.

Li Beichen's eyes flashed: "Did you cover up the matter of contraceptives by the way?"

"It's covered up." Xu Fuhai immediately replied seriously.

Li Beichen tapped his fingers lightly on the table and said calmly: "Concubine He is kind-hearted and soft-hearted, so she missed the ten strokes. If it were Concubine Jing, she would definitely take the opportunity to beat her to death. Send Xu Fang to serve Murong, don't There's going to be trouble."

"Yes." Xu Fuhai responded.

Xu Fang is one of his two most trusted confidant eunuchs. He is smart and knows how to do things, but he is ruthless.

I thought in my heart, I have to have a good chat with Xu Fang when I have time, this is a good opportunity to perform in front of the emperor.

Li Beichen stood up, "Change into clothes and drive around Kunning Palace."

Li Beichen changed into fresh casual clothes and went to Kunning Palace, where he encountered the scene of his previous conversation with Mrs. Xie and Jiang Xian.

Sitting on the chariot going back to Qinzheng Hall, I thought of the ten words book that the Dean of the Hanlin Academy sent to Qinzheng Hall.

I had been preoccupied with dealing with Meng Qing's matters before, but I hadn't had time to read them.

Thinking of the title of Jiang Yue's vernacular book "The Domineering Master Falls in Love with Me", the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and there was a smile in her eyes: "Chuanfu nobles come to Qinzheng Hall."

(End of this chapter)