There is a kind of scholar

Chapter 1030
Two days later.

In the city of Shendu, the topic of Lanling recruiting a son-in-law has become less popular, but it is still a topic of conversation among people after dinner.

On the streets where people come and go, you can see some young people from time to time, looking up to the sky and sighing, shouting to the sky as if no one else is watching: "God, are you blind?!"

They are still worried about Lanling becoming a monk.

Passers-by were not surprised and just laughed and cursed: "Another idiot!"

East Palace.

The entire East Palace was decorated with lanterns and streamers.

For the past two days, the prince's face has been smiling, glowing and full of energy.

Today, the prince and his concubine held a banquet in the main hall. The key guests at the banquet were Qian Zhongshu and some of the ministers who followed them.

Singing and dancing are flying above the main hall, and the sound of silk and bamboo is melodious.

Everyone exchanged cups and cups to celebrate the success of this plan.

"My dear concubine, and Qian Zhongshu, you have all worked hard."

The prince was already a little drunk. He stood up, raised his glass and said to the two of them:
"Although the young lady has not... found someone to marry as we planned."

"However, she eventually became a monk... Hahahahaha... It's good to become a monk, it's wonderful to become a monk. After becoming a monk, you can no longer interfere in political affairs... burp."

"I'd like to drink a glass to you two. Thank you for your... advice. I hope you can continue your efforts. In the future... I will thank you deeply!"

The Crown Princess and Qian Zhongshu were also very excited. They raised their glasses, touched them in the air, said "cheers" and drank them all in one gulp.

After drinking, everyone sat down.

The Crown Princess's face turned red. Looking at the excited Crown Prince, her smile faded slightly: "But, Your Highness, the Yuzhen Temple where I live is too close to the Imperial City..."

After hearing this, the prince's expression changed slightly. Yes, this is indeed a big hidden danger.

He was holding chopsticks in his hand and was about to pick up the vegetables. He slowly retracted his outstretched hand and sat there deep in thought.

Qian Zhongshu was a little drunk, waved his hand and said loudly:

"Your Highness, Madam, please don't worry. In any case, Princess Lanling has become a monk and she will never be able to enter the court again."

"Although the Yuzhen Temple is close to the Imperial City,... the 'Luoshui' in the middle is like a natural chasm. Now that Princess Lanling has moved out of the Imperial City, it will not be that easy if she wants to go in again."

"Your Highness and Concubine, don't worry. I can guarantee this with my head - we have driven Princess Lanling out of the court, and she will never interfere in political affairs again!"

After hearing this, the prince and princess nodded slowly.

That's right, although the empress loves Lanling, there should be a limit.

Lan Ling has already become a monk. If the Queen still allows Lan Ling to intervene in government affairs...it seems a bit unreasonable.

Unexpectedly—

at this time.

A servant broke into the main hall and bowed to the ground: "Your Highness, Your Highness, I just received news that all the ministers from the six departments... gathered at Yuzhen Temple!"

"What did you say?"

The faces of the prince, princess, Qian Zhongshu and others changed drastically, and they jumped up one after another, especially the prince, his brows were frowned, as if he had heard the news of the catastrophe.

"Six ministers gathered at Yuzhen Temple? What are they going to do? Is the source reliable?" the princess asked hurriedly.

"Reporting to your Majesty, the news is absolutely reliable, because the six ministers did not cover it up, and they directly entered the Yuzhen Temple in front of the people on the street." the servant replied.

"This is impossible..." The prince murmured to himself: "Since you have become a monk, you should devote yourself to practice. Why do you dare to meet the six ministers openly?"

"presumptuous!"

Qian Zhongshu suddenly shouted loudly, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

I just heard him say loudly: "Those six ministers are so confused! Princess Lanling has become a monk to practice on her behalf, and they still bother her!"

Qian Zhongshu's position is "Zhongshu Ling", in charge of the Zhongshu Province. In terms of rank, it is the same as Lanling's "Shangshu Ling".

That is to say, his rank is one level higher than the six ministers, and one level of official rank crushes people, so he dares to reprimand the six ministers without any scruples.

I saw him looking at the prince and the princess, and said majestically:
"Your Majesty, please don't be impatient. I will go to the palace to meet the Holy Spirit and ask Your Majesty to severely punish the six ministers and give Princess Lanling a peaceful environment!"

"Okay!" The prince clapped his hands, with a hopeful look on his face: "Then I'll trouble Qian Zhongshu to go away. Both the orphan and the beloved concubine are waiting for your good news."

"..."

Just as he was talking, another servant rushed into the palace. Before he could greet him, he loudly reported: "Your Majesty, in an emergency, Your Majesty severely reprimanded Liu Shizhong and even spanked several ministers in court!"

The prince and princess were startled again.

Liu Shizhong was a neutral faction in the court and never participated in court disputes. He was also a smooth person. How could he offend the queen?

Unbelievable.

Qian Zhongshu, who was about to enter the palace, also stopped and asked: "What's going on? Why did your Majesty reprimand Liu Shizhong? And why did the minister of court fight?"

The servant reported: "The reason is that Your Majesty summoned Princess Lanling to the palace to discuss matters..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the prince stared with a look of horror on his face: "What did you say? Your Majesty summoned... the young lady to the palace to discuss matters? What matters were discussed?"

The servant continued: "Back to His Royal Highness, it is said that the discussion is about national affairs. At the same time, Liu Shizhong and some ministers are also present."

"How... is this possible..." The prince seemed to have been hit hard, staggered and fell backwards.

"Your Highness!" The Crown Princess and the palace maids and eunuchs hurriedly supported the Crown Prince, preventing him from completely falling to the ground.

Qian Zhongshu felt a little relieved when he saw that the prince was fine. Then he glared at the servant and shouted sternly: "Go on, what's going on?"

The servant hurriedly said:

"Liu Shizhong and some ministers raised objections to His Majesty's summoning of Princess Lanling. As a result, the Queen was furious and severely reprimanded Liu Shizhong, and even slapped the ministers in court."

"This?"

The prince, princess, and Qian Zhongshu looked at each other.

They all saw looks of shock and unwillingness in each other's eyes.

In their memories, the Queen had never severely reprimanded Liu Shizhong, and in recent years, there was no incident of a minister being spanked in court.

And the reason why Liu Shizhong and others were severely punished was that they questioned whether Lan Ling could enter the palace to discuss matters after becoming a monk...

The signal revealed by this incident was extraordinary. If Qian Zhongshu entered the palace rashly, he would be severely reprimanded by the empress, and even be punished.

Then...doesn't it mean that the plan they had worked so hard to plan, the plan they had high hopes for, went bankrupt in such a confusing way?
The servant added:
"The Queen finally said that if anyone dares to point fingers at Lan Ling's entry into the palace again, the Queen will disregard past feelings and no matter who it is, they will be severely punished!"

After hearing this, the prince's energy that he had finally accumulated suddenly disappeared again, and he lay in the arms of the prince, as soft as an eggplant beaten by frost.

Although the Crown Princess also looked disappointed, she was more sensible and ordered the servants, dancers, musicians, etc.: "Everyone, please step aside."

Qian Zhongshu's enthusiasm for entering the palace and meeting the saints was completely extinguished, and he looked dejected. He had been busy for so long, but he didn't expect that his efforts were in vain.

……

……

In the following time, Su Xian was at leisure.

Considering the volatile situation in Nanchen, in order to avoid emergencies and to ensure that Chen Keyan can successfully ascend to the throne of God, it is better to prepare early.

While he secretly deployed his troops, he said goodbye to everyone in advance:

First of all, it was Tang Shuwan, Liu Huixiang and other wives. He did not dare to reveal too much. He only said that he would go south to Nanchen soon in order to attend the funeral of Emperor Chen.

Although the two ladies were worried, it was not a big deal. After all, Su Xian was surrounded by masters such as Yang Zhilan...

After appeasing all the ladies, Su Xian walked back to Li Qingniu's courtyard.

Li Qingniu, wearing an apron around his waist, was cooking porridge in a smoky kitchen. When he heard that Su Xian was about to go to Nanchen, he immediately removed the casserole that was about to cook porridge from the stove and put it aside.

"Master, what is this?"

Su Xian didn't understand. He had been cooking the porridge for so long and it wasn't ready yet. Why did he suddenly remove the stove?All the hard work just now was in vain.

Li Qingniu didn't say anything. After putting down the casserole, he wiped his wet hands clean on his apron, then looked at Su Xian seriously and said:

"Let's go to Nanchen. Take Zhou Wei and nine-tenths of the masters in the valley with you!"

"Nine out of ten?!"

Su Xian was startled, raised his hand and touched Li Qingniu's forehead with the back of his hand: "Master, do you have a fever?"

In the past, whenever Su Xian traveled far away, he would be protected secretly by a large number of Butterfly Valley experts. However, at most, only three to four tenths of the experts would be used.

Therefore, when Li Qingniu offered to take away nine-tenths of the masters, Su Xiancai was so surprised that he even thought that Li Qinniu had a fever and his head was burned.

"so rude."

With a serious face, Li Qingniu patted Su Xian's hand away, and said calmly: "As a teacher, I am worried about your safety."

Su Xian was stunned, then bowed with a smile and said, "Disciple, thank you Master for your concern, but I don't need nine-tenths of my master. I am only going to Nanchen to attend the funeral of Emperor Chen."

Li Qingniu stared with a pair of wise bull eyes and said with a smile:
"Don't be fooled by your little thoughts. When you go to Nanchen, in addition to attending the funeral of Emperor Chen, you also have plans to support your Nanchen mistress to become the empress, right?"

"Master, why are you..." Su Xian was shocked, but he soon felt relieved. The last time he took Li Qingniu to Nanchen to treat Emperor Chen, he was afraid that he would have seen the clues.

"Don't be surprised. As a teacher, I'm not in the mood to gossip about this kind of thing." Li Qingniu said proudly.

"Thank you, master, for keeping the secret." Su Xian bowed solemnly, and then said: "Master is still in the capital of the gods, and his wife is pregnant. If only one-tenth of the masters are left, isn't it too safe?"

Li Qingniu waved his hand and said confidently:
"That's enough. I have lived for my teacher for a long time, and I can still distinguish priorities. Although your trip to Nanchen seems to be smooth sailing, you are afraid of accidents. If there is an accident... more manpower will provide sufficient protection."

"Although I was almost angered to death by you, a scoundrel disciple, on several occasions, no matter what, you are still my disciple, and I cannot stand idly by at times like this."

"The people in Butterfly Valley are not so easy to mess with!"

After Su Xian heard these words, his heart suddenly felt warm, and he felt like he was being protected.

It is true that the master-disciple relationship between him and Li Qingniu does not seem to be good. Su Xian privately calls Li Qingniu a "bad old man", and Li Qingniu also likes to call Su Xian a "bad disciple".

But at the critical moment, this cheap master is still reliable, and he directly dispatches nine out of ten masters in Butterfly Valley... This powerful fighting force is enough to sweep the world!
To be honest, Su Xian was really moved, but there was no need to say more about the feelings between men. He just bowed respectfully: "Thank you, Master!"

"Yes." Li Qingniu nodded with satisfaction, stroked his beard and said:
"Go and get busy. You should have a lot of things to do. Don't bother me anymore these days."

"..."

After leaving the Hou Mansion, Su Xian rushed to the Henan Mansion Office and had a long chat with his father-in-law, Tang Ju.

After leaving the government office, he visited relatives and friends such as the Tang family, Lin family, etc., and then the Penal and Prison Department Yamen, the Internal Guard Yamen and other places...

Seeing that it was still early, Su Xian came to the Longwu Army camp again.

Yan Dashan was training soldiers on the school grounds, when he heard of Su Xian's visit, he left all the soldiers and rushed over.

"Emperor!"

After Yan Dashan entered the tent, when he saw Su Xian, he gave a hearty shout, then bowed his head.

He was wearing armor, covered with sweat, and had a dark complexion, but he was full of energy and had a burning gaze.

"Huh? Are you doing your old habit again?" Su Xian shook his head.

"Oh." Yan Dashan also reacted, smiled honestly, and handed over his hands instead: "General Yan Dashan, please pay your respects to the Taiwei."

"Mighty Lord, I haven't seen you for a few days, and you've become even more tanned. Girls don't like this." Su Xian patted Yan Dashan's thick shoulder heavily.

"The Lieutenant is joking..." Yan Dashan looked a little embarrassed and quickly changed the topic: "I wonder why the Lieutenant suddenly arrived here?"

"Sit down and talk first."

After the two of them sat down as guest and host, Su Xiancai said:
"In a few days, I will go south to Nanchen. I came here to see you before I leave. I also invited some friends to have a drink with me tonight, so you can come too."

"Yes, the general will definitely attend the banquet tonight." Yan Dashan asked again: "I wonder if the captain has any other instructions? The general will go through fire and water, no matter what!"

Su Xian couldn't help but smile when he saw that he was so "teachable" and waved his hand: "I do have something I want to entrust you with, but it's not to the point of going through fire and water."

"Lieutenant, please speak." Yan Dashan hurriedly straightened his sitting position.

"I am going to Nanchen. I don't know when I will be able to return. After I leave, I hope you can take care of the Hou Mansion. If there is an emergency... you must protect the safety of the Hou Mansion."

Yan Dashan immediately stood up, clasped his fists tightly with both hands, and made a crisp sound. His expression was extremely serious and serious, and he bent down and said:
"Please rest assured, Lieutenant, even if the general dies, we must protect the safety of the Marquis Mansion!"

Su Xian looked moved, and quickly stood up, helped him up, and said with a smile: "I feel relieved with your words, but it's not that serious. Don't keep talking about the word 'death'."

After finalizing the matter and chatting for a few more words, Su Xian said goodbye and left.

Yan Dashan was training the soldiers, so Su Xian didn't want to disturb him too much. He just agreed to have a good drink tonight, and then there would be plenty of time to chat.

After walking out of the Longwu Army camp, Su Xian went to the palace city and saw the queen in the royal study.

(End of this chapter)