Emperor Phoenix Policy: Feng Qingtian

Chapter 315 Splendid Mountains and Rivers
There was no sound in the study room, and after a while, Pei Xiu slowly looked away, and went to help Li Yi up himself, "It's not that I don't believe in your loyalty, why are you making such a poisonous oath?"

Li Yi felt his back was drenched in cold sweat. He calmed down first, and then asked in a low voice, "What's Xiangye's plan?"

"Leave the [-] private soldiers outside the imperial capital to defend the imperial capital, and leave another [-] troops in the Tanzhou area near the imperial capital. If the emperor is in trouble, they will respond at any time. The others will spread out in a circular line to block the Zhong family army and other troops from all over the country. King Jingqin at the barracks."

Li Yi thought for a while, "Then Jiangnan, should we send someone there..."

Li Yi made a gesture of wiping his neck, Pei Xiu's pupils shrank, "No need."

Li Yi wanted to say something else, but Pei Xiu stared at him coldly, "With Wuming, even if the queen is seriously ill, no one can kill her."

"Then turn off the nameless tune."

Li Yi carefully observed Pei Xiu's face, and tentatively said, "As long as the Prime Minister agrees, there are plenty of ways for me to transfer Wuming away..."

"The truth says no!"

Pei Xiu's voice rose sharply and was extremely fierce, which startled Li Yi and Mr. He. Mr. He winked at Li Yi, and Li Yi smiled shyly, "Your Majesty, I would like to obey the Prime Minister's wishes."

Pei Xiu glanced at him gloomyly, and said coldly, "Send troops to trap Song Mansion, Qi Mansion and Wu Mansion."

He was talking about Master Qi, Song Ming and Wu Qingshan.

"Yes, Mr. Xiang."

Li Yi thought for a while and asked again, "What about Zhongshan Prince's Mansion?"

"Don't care about it on the surface, but send people to watch it secretly. It is inappropriate to confront the Zhongshan Palace now. Anyway, His Majesty's will to appoint the Zhongshan King's grandson as the crown prince has never been announced. To the outside world, he is an insignificant child. "

"Yes, Mr. Xiang."

After arranging everything, Pei Xiu seemed a little tired, and raised his hand weakly, "Back off."

Li Yi and Master He bowed their heads and retreated. As soon as they left the Prime Minister's residence, Master He immediately said, "Master Li, you almost angered the Prime Minister just now."

Li Yinong's brows tightened, "I just want Master Xiang to cut grass and root out, is there something wrong with that? I don't know why Master Xiang wants to save His Majesty's life."

"It is impossible for Xiangye to kill His Majesty, I heard..."

Master He whispered a word in Li Yi's ear, and Li Yi's face changed greatly, "Really?"

Master He nodded, "It's absolutely true."

Li Yi's face was very ugly, and he murmured after a while, "Although Xiangye finally agreed to raise troops and achieve a great cause in one fell swoop, there is such a reason? Isn't this too emotional? I don't believe it, Xiangye is not Such a loving person."

"That's just part of the reason. Master Li doesn't have to worry about it. No matter what the reason is, as long as the Prime Minister agrees to do something, the great cause will be successful. The prosperity and wealth of the Li family and the He family will be indispensable."

Li Yi didn't say anything more, but his face was still a little ugly. He got on the horse, flicked his whip, and rode away.

Master He watched his figure leave, then looked back at the gate of Xiangfu, and then slowly got on the sedan chair.

In the study, Pei Xiu was sitting on a chair. Although his back still looked straight, he looked exhausted.

Whether he likes it or not, he has come to this point after all!

He sat for a while, when there was a sudden knock on the door, Pei Xiu looked towards the door and saw Wu Yueniang standing there with a cup of soup in her hand.

Pei Xiu looked at her for a moment before saying calmly, "Come in."

Wu Yueniang came in with the soup and put it gently on the table. Pei Xiu gave her a cold look, "Where's Zi'er?"

Wu Yueniang took out a pen and paper and wrote a line: "Miss Zi'er feels a little uncomfortable."

Seeing that Pei Xiu's complexion was not very good-looking, Wu Yueniang wrote again, "Zi'er's stomach hurts a lot due to the monthly affairs of my daughter's family, so Yingniang took her own initiative to bring her ginseng soup, and I hope the lord will forgive me."

As she spoke, she was about to step back when she was interested, and Pei Xiu stopped her, "You said before, if I were the emperor and she was the empress, it would be a match made in heaven, a match made in heaven?"

Wu Yueniang quickly wrote: "Master Xianglong looks like a dragon and looks like a phoenix, and your Majesty is a good match for the country and the city."

Pei Xiu's sharp and deep eyes swept across her smiling face, and Wu Yueniang wrote again, "From Yingniang's point of view, His Majesty is so magnificent and unparalleled, that only the Prime Minister is worthy of her in this world. Think about it from another angle." , Mr. Xiang is among the dragons and phoenixes among the people, he is amazingly talented, and in this world, only His Majesty is worthy of being called Mr. Xiang."

Pei Xiu's eyes softened a little, and Wu Yueniang knew that what she said hit his mind, so she continued to use a pen instead of her mouth, and said, "The Prime Minister wants to rule the world and beauties, then he has to be the emperor, otherwise he will be the emperor." Your majesty's arrogance, and there are other men in her heart, if you don't break her wings and break her backing first, how can she marry Xiangye obediently?"

"Don't look at your majesty's dignity and arrogance. In fact, who is a woman who doesn't expect to live in peace and stability under the wings of a powerful and reliable man? Which woman is willing to show her face, fight for power, and work hard. Your Majesty was in the harem back then. It's a good pleasure, if Xiangye didn't push her too hard, she probably wouldn't be desperate to fight for power with Xiangye."

Pei Xiu remained silent, Wu Yueniang had a gentle smile on her lips, and her graceful handwriting quickly appeared on the paper, "What a woman wants most is an affectionate and powerful husband, who will help her husband and teach her children. Willing, when she sees Master Xiang pampering her, loving her, caring for her, and treating her sincerely, she will be happy, a woman like His Majesty should be raised by the world, so that she can remain beautiful and unparalleled throughout the years."

"Of course, this is just Yingniang's idea. Yingniang just said casually, the soup is getting cold soon, Mr. Xiang, drink it quickly."

Wu Yueniang knows that she can't talk too much, lest Pei Xiu become suspicious, it is enough to say what should be said, Pei Xiu's little thoughts have been almost stirred by her, Da Zhou is about to be chaotic, and the opportunity of the young master has come !

Pei Xiu's long black eyebrows were slightly frowned, Wu Yueniang lowered her head, retreated respectfully, and thoughtfully closed the door.

As soon as she got out of the room, Wu Yueniang went to Zi'er's room. Zi'er was lying on the couch with a pale face. When she saw Wu Yueniang, she wanted to stay on the bed and salute.

Wu Yueniang quickly pressed her shoulders, shook her head at her, and signaled her not to make trouble.

"I don't know what's wrong with this maidservant's menstruation. Her stomach hurts so bad that she can hardly get up. I have to ask Miss Yingniang for help."

Wu Yueniang smiled softly, and wrote on the paper: Maybe my sister caught a cold before, which caused the pain. My sister has a good rest for a few days. It's just a soup, it's a small effort.

When Wu Yueniang wrote this, she glanced at the orchids on the window sill from the corner of her eye. They had slender green leaves and small light yellow flowers. They were very ordinary orchids, but nothing unusual could be seen.

Zi'er thanked and thanked, Wu Yueniang sat for a while, then said goodbye and left.

That night, Pei Xiu went to the most secret Qingxin Pavilion alone, and sat in front of a painting all night. Pei Zhong kept guarding outside the door, and he didn't respond when he asked him to have dinner. He didn't dare to go in if he wanted to go in.

It was not until dawn that the door opened, and Pei Xiu's slightly haggard face appeared in front of Pei Zhong, which shocked him.

"What's the matter, Mr. Xiang?"

"The truth is fine, go and invite a painter, and ask for the best."

After the night passed, Pei Xiu's voice was a little hoarse.

"Is Xiangye looking for someone to paint, or do you have a painting to frame?"

"There is a painting to be framed."

When Pei Zhong came back with Zhang Tou, a famous painter in the imperial capital, Pei Xiu was already waiting for them in the small study. On the desk was a painting about one foot wide and three feet high. Wearing a purple gold crown, brocade clothes and jade belt, noble and awe-inspiring, with an unparalleled complexion.

Old Zhangtou guessed the identity of the woman in the painting with just one glance. There is only one woman in the world who can wear a purple gold crown. His heart moved, but he didn't dare to show it on his face.

At the age of five, he learned to mount paintings with his master and also learned to appreciate ancient paintings. It has been 50 years so far. It can be said that in addition to his superb skills, he has also developed a pair of sharp eyes. This painting is so new. I know that I have been painting it for a short time, although the position of the face is slightly worn, and I can tell that someone has been touching that face at a glance, but this painting has only been painted for a few months, and the style of the existing masters of Dazhou He knew that this one was obviously not made by a famous teacher, if he guessed correctly, it should be painted by Pei Xiang.

"How does Xiangye want to frame it?"

Pei Xiu glanced at the painter with unfathomable eyes, and the old Zhangtou felt like he was about to break out in a cold sweat. His shrewd and thin face squeezed out a flattering smile, "Since it is the painting of Mr. Xiang, it is natural to choose the best one." Master Xiang is assured of the finest mounting techniques, this time, the old man will mount the painting himself."

He hasn't mounted paintings himself for several years, and handed them over to his apprentices.

Pei Xiu's eyes darkened, "How do you know it's the real painting?"

Old Zhang's heart skipped a beat, and he said with an apologetic smile, "This painting is new, and the style is not made by a famous master, and it can be treasured by Xiangye, so it must have been painted by Xiangye himself."

The brush strokes are exquisite, the composition is exquisite and grand, and each stroke has been exhausted. The person in the painting has a noble expression, a pair of phoenix eyes are shining, and the corners of the lips are slightly raised. It seems to be smiling, but it doesn’t seem to be there. Mysterious charm.

I heard that Pei Xiang is not good at painting, but he can outline the unique charm of Her Majesty the Empress. There is only one explanation, this is Pei Xiang's sweetheart.

Old Zhangtou knew that he had broken a secret, and his heart was in a turmoil, but he had met many high-ranking officials and experienced a lot of wind and rain, and soon calmed down.

It's a pity that Pei Xiu only glanced at his expression and knew that he had guessed it.

Pei Xiu didn't care about whether he knew or not at the moment. Anyway, he was just a painter, and he didn't dare to tell the outside world if he knew it.

He likes her, so what?
He wants to marry her, so what?
It's not that she didn't think about giving up her power and becoming the emperor's husband, but it's a pity that Her Majesty's heart is on Wuming, even if Wuming left, she never gave him a chance.

What's more, now that Wuming is back, he has no chance!
He wants both the world and beauties!

Then you have to take a risk and fight. If you succeed, you can get the beauties of Jiangshan, and if you lose, you can die at her feet.

Since she valued the world so much and worried about the people so much, he would bet on the people in the world that she didn't want to start a war, and she didn't want the people to be displaced and their families destroyed.

"The painting is finished, you send someone to hurry up and send the letter and the painting to the south of the Yangtze River day and night."

Pei Xiu said coldly, only then did Pei Zhong see a sealed letter on the desk, on the cover it did not say who would receive it, but there were four words written in nonsensical and flamboyant words: Splendid Mountains and Rivers.

Pei Zhong responded in a low voice, and then thought of another question, "Who is it for?"

Pei Xiang stared at him coldly, that cold gaze poured down like a basin of cold water, which made Pei Zhong wake up with a jolt.

Brocade, Fengjin, Xiu, Peixiu.

Splendid mountains and rivers!

Pei Zhong opened his mouth wide in shock, and suddenly felt that the letter in his hand was so heavy that he could hardly hold it.

The letter and the painting were delivered to the Qingluan Courtyard in the south of the Yangtze River three days later in the early morning before dawn.

Feng Jin hadn't gotten up yet, and the one who received the painting was Wuming. When he opened the painting and saw the person on the painting clearly, his expression sank.

(End of this chapter)