There is a kind of scholar

Chapter 896: The Queen acts as a matchmaker, and the former prince is still alive?

In a blink of an eye, it was a few days later.

The big news that Su Xian created in Pinyu Pavilion in Youzhou has already spread throughout the world.

The people in the city of Shendu were furious and discussed it for several days, and the topic remained hot.

Unexpectedly, the heated discussion did not turn out to be what Su Xian and Tang Shuwan were worried about - damaging Su Xian's reputation. Instead, it turned into a good talk!
Why?

It turns out that in the minds of the ancients, husbands who are paired with beauties, beauties, daughters, and princesses should never be ordinary people, otherwise they will feel unworthy.

So who can be worthy of these beauties and beauties?

There are three types of men. The first type is a talented man. As the saying goes, a talented man matches a beautiful woman. It has always been a perfect match and is talked about by people.

The second type is heroes. People think that heroes should be matched with beauties, and that is exactly what they should be.

The third type is those who are in high positions, and those who are in high positions are matched with daughters and princesses, so that they can live up to the kindness of beauties.

Su Xian's status is rather special. First of all, he is a gifted scholar, especially poetic talent, who is recognized as a leader in the world.

Secondly, he can be regarded as a hero. Whether he is dealing with floods and plagues or going deep into the hinterland of the Liao Kingdom, he can take the lead and solve problems. What is this not a heroic act?
Finally, Su Xian is also considered a high-ranking person. If the founding county princes of the Liang Dynasty and the powerful first-rank Taiwei are not considered high-ranking people, then who is?
Su Xian combines talents, heroes, and high-ranking people into one, and his status is too special. His romantic news will only make people talk about it and spread it as a good talk.

Furthermore, Su Xian never robbed a girl from his relatives. He wrote poems in a brothel to comb the courtesan's hair. In the eyes of the world, this not only conformed to the current rules, but was also an elegant thing.

As for the twenty oirans of Lian Yu and the exaggerated rumors of the hundred girls of Lian Yu, they added infinite mystery and reverie to this beautiful story, giving it a legendary color.

Of course, there are also people with evil intentions who intend to confuse right and wrong and tarnish Su Xian's reputation.

Fortunately, once this kind of voice comes up, it will be drowned out by the voice praising Su Xian. Like a small stone thrown into the lake, it will not stir up much waves...

Just like that, amidst the turmoil, Su Xian packed up his luggage and slowly returned to the capital of God.

In fact, he didn't want to go back so soon.

He did such ridiculous things in Youzhou, and Tang Shuwan and Liu Huixiang must have been very angry, as well as those acquaintances, such as parents-in-law, the Queen, Lanling, and colleagues from major yamen, etc... How to deal with these people? is a big problem.

His idea is to stay in Youzhou for a while, and after the limelight has passed, it will not be too late to go back slowly.

However, Su Xian received a letter sent eight hundred miles away, which was written by the Queen herself. The Queen said in the letter that the internal guards had discovered important clues about the remnants of the previous dynasty, and asked Su Xian to return to the divine capital immediately to discuss the matter.

"That's all, I have to go back early and late. Pack your bags and set off tomorrow!"

After Su Xian gave the order, the group set off south the next day. After several days of sailing, they finally arrived at Luoshui Pier, dozens of miles east of Shendu City.

Here they abandoned ship and landed.

Su Xian planned to sneak into the city in a carriage, and then secretly return to the Marquis Mansion to coax the two ladies and try to calm their anger.

Unexpectedly, the Queen guessed that he would land here, so she sent someone to wait here, and saluted Su Xian: "Your Majesty has spoken, please come to the palace immediately to see the emperor."

Seeing this, Su Xian had no choice but to follow this person to the north of Shendu City, enter the Imperial City from "Youguang Gate" and come to a small city - "Yuanbi City".

The Imperial City is located in the northwest of Shendu City. The northern wall of the Imperial City and the west wall are also part of the Shendu City wall.

Ordinary people entering and leaving Shendu City usually pass through the "Baihu Gate", "Jianguo Gate", "Changxia Gate" and so on in the south of the city.

As for the west wall of Shendu City, because it is close to the Royal West Garden, no city gate has been opened.Although there are several gates on the eastern wall of Shendu City, there is a cemetery just outside the city, and generally no one can enter or leave from here.

This time, the empress sent someone to directly let Su Xian enter the city through the gate of the imperial city in the north of the city, which shows the empress' eagerness and her favor for Su Xian.

Su Xian only took Yang Zhilan with him. After entering Yuanbi City, he walked south for a while and came to a majestic city gate - Xuanwu Gate.

After passing the Xuanwu Gate, there is the harem area.

After passing through an imperial garden, we came to the Queen's bedroom, the Huiyou Hall.

"Taiwei, please, Your Majesty is already waiting in the side hall." The person who led the way had already been replaced by a female officer beside the empress, leading Su Xian to the front of the side hall.

"It's work."

Su Xian cupped his hands and stepped into the side hall. He looked up and saw the Queen standing in the middle of the hall, with her back to Su Xian. The hall was surrounded by famous calligraphy and paintings, and the Queen was concentrating on them.

Beside the Queen, only Nangong Wan'er stood.

After Su Xian entered the room, the female official outside closed the door. In the large side hall, there were only Su Xian, the Queen, and Nangong Wan'er.

"Your Majesty, Su Xian, pay homage to your Majesty!" Su Xian paid his respects.

"Su Aiqing, you have finally returned to the court, and you are free from the courtesy." The queen turned around, graceful and intellectual, with a meaningful smile on her lips.

Nangong Wan'er also turned around and glanced at Su Xian, her eyes slightly complicated, but she quickly lowered her head, not daring to look further.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Su Xian accepted the gift.

"It's really hard for Su Aiqing to go to Youzhou. In fact, I also want you to rest in Youzhou for a few more days, but the remnants of the previous dynasty..."

The queen's smile remained the same, slightly accentuating the pronunciation of the word "hard work".

Su Xian suddenly looked embarrassed and had to pretend not to hear the Queen's teasing. He bowed and smiled and said: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. In fact, I am not working hard at all. It is my duty to serve the country."

Nangong Wan'er pursed her lips, glanced up at Su Xian secretly, and then quickly lowered her head.

"I remember, Su Aiqing currently only has one wife and one concubine, right?" the Queen asked with a smile.

"Uh...not bad."

Su Xian's heart moved and he thought something was wrong.

As expected, the Queen smiled, looked sideways at Nangong Wan'er, and said with a smile: "Su Aiqing, what do you think of Wan'er?"

Su Xian twitched the corner of his mouth, vaguely guessing the Queen's thoughts, glanced sideways at Nangong Wan'er, and replied: "Nangong Secretary has a dignified appearance, is respectful and diligent when dealing with others, and is gentle and fair when dealing with others. He is worthy of being..."

He wanted to say, "He is worthy of the name of 'Daliang Internal Prime Minister'".

But when I thought about it again, I felt it was inappropriate. It was okay to say such things in private, but it was inappropriate in front of the Queen.

His thoughts raced, and finally a few words came out of his mouth: "You are worthy of the name of 'Hero among Women'!"

Heroine?

Nangong Wan'er was stunned, and said to herself, "In Taiwei's eyes, I actually have this kind of... image, a hero? A hero among women? Am I not enough...gentle and beautiful?"

The Queen was also startled for a moment, then smiled and said: "Su Aiqing, I have the final say. How about betrothing Wan'er to you?"

Nangong Wan'er, who was in a daze, felt ecstatic after hearing this. The Queen ordered her to marry Su Xian, so she couldn't resist, right?

Just when she was about to agree, Su Xian's voice came to her ears: "Your Majesty, this is inappropriate!"

Nangong Wan'er immediately shut up and woke up. Fortunately, she was not impulsive just now, otherwise she would have made a joke and would have been teased by the Queen for a long time.

But in an instant, she felt another pain in her heart. Su Xian actually said 'not appropriate'...

"What's wrong?" The Queen smiled.

Su Xian's mind was spinning, and he bowed to the Queen:
"Your Majesty, Secretary Nangong is your Majesty's right-hand man after all. Staying by your Majesty's side is beneficial to the country. How can I steal love with a sword? This is one of them."

"Secondly, I already have a wife in my family. If Your Majesty grants a marriage and makes Nangong Si Ji my concubine, it would be unfair to Nangong Si Ji. Please think twice."

Nangong Wan'er heard this, the pain in her heart gradually disappeared, she thought:

"It turns out that the Taiwei is thinking about me...but in fact, I would rather go to the Marquis's Mansion as a concubine than stay in this palace with water as deep as the sea!"

The Queen nodded when she heard this and said with a smile: "What Su Aiqing said makes sense, so let's put this matter aside for now."

"Your Majesty is wise." Su Xian quickly offered a rainbow fart.

The teasing smile on the corner of the queen's mouth gradually disappeared, she straightened her face, looked at Su Xian and said:

"Although I have approved the plan proposed by Su Aiqing in Youzhou, I am still quite worried. What if the Liao Kingdom becomes stronger because of this, but..."

Su Xian hurriedly said:

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, there are many constraints in my plan. Even if the worst happens, I will do my best to eliminate the troubles in the north!"

"After hearing Su Aiqing's words, I really feel relieved." The Queen smiled and nodded, and then said: "In addition, I have another question, and Su Aiqing needs to tell the truth."

"My minister is all ears."

The smile on the Queen's face suddenly faded, her eyes were burning, and there was a bit of chill in her tone:
"The reason why Su Aiqing was able to cut through the mess quickly and resolve the crisis in Ping'an City during this trip to Youzhou must be related to the envoy of the Liao Kingdom, the prince of the Liao Kingdom, Nalan Jie."

"As far as I know, Su Aiqing and Nalan Jie have a very close personal relationship!"

"The reason why you were able to negotiate this matter is because..."

Su Xian felt a slight headache and hurriedly bowed and said: "Your Majesty, you are worrying too much. I do have a personal relationship with the Prince of Liao, Nalanjie, but how can personal relationships be confused with family and country affairs!"

Nangong Wan'er, who often accompanies the Queen, was shocked when she saw this.

He was afraid that Su Xian would lose his favor and suffer an accident.

Seeing that the queen's face was still slightly chilly, Su Xian continued:
"Your Majesty already knows the process of the negotiations in Ping'an City. Prince Nalanjie of the Liao Kingdom can distinguish between personal friendship and national interests. Naturally, I will not be worse than him. Your Majesty, please take a closer look."

The Queen suddenly smiled heartily, walked up to Su Xian, patted Su Xian's shoulders heavily with both hands, and said with a smile:
"It seems that I am overthinking. Although Su Aiqing is young and promising, she is neither arrogant nor impetuous, and she will not let her personal feelings influence the affairs of her family and country. I am very pleased!"

"Your Majesty is wrong."

Su Xian smiled bitterly in his heart. He knew that the Queen did it on purpose. To say it was "beating" was an exaggeration. It should be regarded as a reminder to remind him not to act recklessly.

How could Su Xian make such a stupid mistake in his two lives?

To some extent, everyone cannot act recklessly.

For example, the Queen, although she is the emperor of Liang Dynasty, and there is a saying in the Three Cardinal Guidelines and the Five Constant Rules that "if the king wants his ministers to die, they must die", but she will not let Su Xian die.

If she really does this, Su Xian will definitely rebel, and the consequence will be that she will be pushed off the throne of the emperor...

Of course, the Queen would not do this, let alone have such an idea. From this point of view, she echoed what Confucius said: "Do whatever you want without violating the rules."

Su Xian also barely reached such a state.

With his current position of power, he is able to "do as he pleases", but his free will does not include evil things such as "destroying human beings" or "killing people indiscriminately".

Of course, there is no such thing as "colluding with the prince of Liao to plot the great power of the country".

Because it is not necessary.

The Queen's favor for him is sincere, and Su Xianneng can feel that the Daliang Dynasty under the Queen's power is equivalent to providing him with a stage to display his talents.

As long as the queen does not change her mind, Su Xian will not have a second heart.

"I have ordered people to prepare a reception banquet for Su Aiqing. It is next door. As the afternoon is approaching, let's all go over." The Queen chuckled.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

At this moment, the Queen and her ministers came to the main hall of Huiyou Hall.

The queen sat on a dragon chair, with a dragon table in front of her, and the eunuchs and maids were queuing up to serve the dishes.

Su Xian was sitting on the left side of the lower head, sitting on the floor. There was also a low table in front of him, and the delicacies of the palace were served one after another.

In the main hall, the aroma suddenly hits your nostrils, and the aroma of wine overflows, making people's food cravings.

There must be singing and dancing during the banquet. Many palace dancers danced in the middle of the hall, accompanied by the melodious sounds of silk and bamboo. The eyes, ears, mouth, nose and tongue were all satisfied with the pleasure, and the guests and hosts were all happy for a while.

After the meal, the singing and dancing stopped, the leftovers were removed, and the palace maid brought the royal tea.

The queen waved back the maids and eunuchs who were serving, leaving only Nangong Wan'er to serve, chatting with Su Xian while drinking tea.

"Su Aiqing doesn't know that since you left for Hebei Province, the remnants of the former dynasty hidden in our territory of Daliang have continued to make trouble." The Queen's expression turned ugly when she mentioned this.

"Making trouble?" Su Xian said in surprise: "I remember, don't the people in the prefectures and counties along the Yellow River feel relieved?"

"The thieves failed to spread rumors that the Yellow River was about to flood, and they made a plan to focus on our dynasty's spring plowing." The queen said.

"Spring plowing?"

"Yes, the thieves are spreading rumors everywhere, saying that today our beam will suffer from drought, and the grain we have planted will not be harvested... It has made people panic."

"This is a big problem. I wonder if the culprit who spread the rumors has been caught? Has the rumor been broken?"

"Don't worry, Su Aiqing. My mother, together with the Internal Guard, the Prison Department and other yamen, have crushed the rumors of the thieves in one fell swoop, and the people are now at ease."

"I see……"

Su Xian nodded slowly and thought to himself:
"It turns out that something like this happened in Daliang during the time I was in Youzhou. Princess Lanling's abilities are pretty good. What they lack is just the knowledge throughout history."

Su Xian's heart moved. He remembered the letter written by the Queen that he had received when he was in Youzhou a few days ago. He turned to look at the Queen and asked:

"His Majesty once said in that letter that he had found important clues about the remnants of the previous dynasty. I wonder what they were?"

The queen slapped her forehead and almost forgot about it, only to see her complexion straightened:
"After you and the others smashed the conspiracy of the remnants of the previous dynasty, you accidentally got a clue. The legendary prince of the previous dynasty is very likely to be alive!"

"The former prince!?" Su Xian was shocked.

(End of this chapter)