A tree of peach blossoms pressing the prime minister

Chapter 26

"Yes." Zhan Lu agreed, opened the blank booklet and prepared the pen and ink, and Shen Zaiye began to write slowly.

King Jing and King Yu have always been friendly on the surface. As someone second only to King Jing in power, King Yu will not willingly hand over the throne to King Jing. Whenever he has the opportunity, he will definitely step on him.

Jiang Taohua gave King Yu this opportunity today, and the emperor would be furious when the news came to the palace tomorrow, and then it would depend on King Yu's own ability.

As for him, he still has a big gift ready, waiting for King Jing.

In today's court, the emperor is not as diligent in government affairs as before because he prefers Concubine Lan, but gradually distributes power to several princes.The crown prince has not yet been decided, but the sacred heart has always been biased towards King Jing, and King Jing has always felt that his father valued him the most, so he waited confidently, and only after the emperor went west more than ten years later, he would be able to ascend the Great Treasure.

However, now something went wrong.

The dignified prince went to the gambling house to gamble in broad daylight, and he owed the gambling house 20 taels of snowflake silver.

"20 taels!"

A cup of tea fell under his feet, causing King Jing to take two steps back, but he had no choice but to stand up, step on the broken porcelain, and bowed his head, "Father, calm down!"

Emperor Mingde's face was flushed with anger, and he slapped his hand on the desk suddenly: "How can you tell me to calm down! 20 taels of silver is enough for my soldiers on the frontier of the Wei Dynasty to feed and clothe them for a whole year, but you waved your hand and said nothing!" Throw it into the gambling house, tell the court officials how to think of you, let the people all over the world think of you?!"

King Jing was also angry, he couldn't understand why he went to gamble!After much deliberation, he still feels that it's a disaster for a beauty. If it wasn't for that girl, he wouldn't be able to...

However, even with that girl here, why is he so confused!

He stretched out his hand and slapped himself, and King Jing knelt down directly, regardless of the broken tea on the ground, and kowtowed repeatedly: "I know that I have made a big mistake, and the crime is unforgivable, but please take care of the dragon's body." , don’t get angry. The imperial doctor said that your body..."

"You don't need to worry about my body!" Emperor Mingde said bitterly, "You go back to the mansion to think about your past, and you are not allowed to go to court for a month!"

"...My son thanked my father."

After leaving the imperial study room, King Jing was drenched in sweat, and he walked steadily with the help of his entourage.Just as he was about to leave, he saw Heng Wang Mu Wugou walking towards him.

Looking at him deeply, King Jing didn't intend to say anything more, the two looked at each other with a smile, bowed their hands in salute, exchanged a few friendly words, and Mu Wugou went into the imperial study.

"What a Prince Heng." Mu Wuji continued to walk forward, gritted his teeth and whispered: "Before Prime Minister Shen said that he was ambitious, but this king didn't believe it. Only now did I realize that this wolf wrapped in rabbit skin can really bite people. !"

"Speaking of Prime Minister Shen, do you want to meet him?" Sui said in a low voice, "I heard that he handed over the papers to the emperor this morning, and then sent someone over, asking the prince to talk about it after he leaves the palace."

Shen Zaiye?Mu Wuyin raised his spirits: "We must see each other for sure. Shall we go to his house?"

"The prime minister said to be waiting at the gate of the palace."

"Come on!"

Shen Zaiya was the person he wanted to win over early in the morning. He sent a beauty there before, but he didn't expect to catch Princess Zhao by mistake and caused him trouble. Fortunately, he was generous, not only did not bear the grudge, but also helped him to bear the blame.

If such a person can be completely used for his own use, why worry about him not being able to dominate the East Palace?
The Xiangfu's carriage was parked outside the palace gate, when Mu Wuyin arrived, he clasped his hands slightly and got into the carriage.

Shen Zaiye set up a tea table and looked at him with a smile: "My lord has worked hard."

Glancing at the steaming tea, Mu Wuyin sat down suspiciously: "What is the prime minister looking for this king?"

"What happened in Daxi Casino, and you didn't go to the morning court, I guess that after the morning court, you will be reprimanded by the emperor." Reaching out his hand for tea, Shen Zaiye said: "So I waited here specially to make the prince feel at ease. "

King Jing was taken aback for a moment, and then he was overjoyed: "Prime Minister is willing to help me?"

"I am an official by the emperor's grace, and my allegiance is only to the emperor and the great Wei." With a slight smile, Shen Zaiye said: "It's not a helping hand for you, but in the current government and opposition, only you are qualified to inherit the throne, so I do it for you." Some things are normal."

"What did the prime minister do?"

Shaking the teacup, Shen Zaiye didn't answer him directly, but instead asked: "Does the lord think that the crown prince in the emperor's heart must be yours?"

The position of prince.

King Jing pursed his lips, thought about it seriously, and then said: "Before this king was always confident, but something happened today, and this king has seen something clearly. Father, he... may not really think it is me. "

Not being able to go to the morning court for a month sounds like a light punishment, but King Heng is already in the stage of gathering power. Isn't he giving him a chance to grow his wings?When he went back a month later, what the imperial court would be like, my father had never thought about it for him at all.

In his eyes, the able one may still prevail, whether it is him or King Heng, whoever has the ability will be the crown prince in the future.Father and him are not father and son, but monarch and minister.

Seeing this fact clearly, his heart became half cold, and he wanted to hold on to the courtiers like Shen Zaiye more and more.

"It's a good thing for the prince to know clearly." Shen Zaiye said with a smile: "The emperor is ruthless and only sees success or failure. Everyone knows about King Heng's ambition. If you don't understand the situation, the position of the East Palace will really fall into the hands of others."

"Please Prime Minister for advice!" King Jing quickly sat up straight and looked at him sincerely.

Sipping tea calmly, Shen Zaiye reached out and handed him the notebook that was placed beside him: "This memorial has been copied twice, and the other copy has already been sent to the emperor."

Heart skipped a beat, King Jing hurriedly took it over to read it, and was overjoyed after reading it: "Master Xiang is very kind, what can I ask this king to repay?"

Shen Zaiye smiled: "You will become a generation of Mingjun in the future, which is the best reward for this humble minister."

King Jing was so moved by these words that he was speechless. After looking at him for a long time, he said: "If this king is the emperor in one dynasty, he will definitely live up to the prime minister's kindness today!"

Slightly nodding his head, Shen Zaiye agreed: "My lord, go back, I will take care of the rest for you."

"Thank you!" King Jing stood up gratefully and saluted, then got out of the carriage and watched him go.

Two days later, Jiang Taohua was finally able to move again, lying in the sun in the yard chewing red dates, very comfortable.

When Shen Zaiye stepped into the yard, he saw her cat-like appearance, curled his lips, and waved for the rest of the people to go down. He walked to the recliner by himself, and blocked most of her sunlight by sticking out his head.

"Master." Smiling at him, Tao Hua asked, "Is everything going well?"

Sitting next to him, Shen Zaiye said softly: "I told the Emperor Ming that Daxi Casino is a place of illegal gambling. King Jing made an unannounced visit and made great efforts to seal up the casino. Three big boxes came, I don't know what kind of thank you gift."

"Congratulations." Tao Hua smiled: "Win King Jing's trust, separated the relationship between their father and son, and incidentally made King Heng a thorn in King Jing's side."

Hearing this, Shen Zaiye felt uncomfortable again, and squinted at her slightly: "Do you understand what it means to be wise and stupid? A truly smart person should not talk too much, and don't say he understands too much."

Even if you understand his real intention, don't tell him so carelessly, okay?Very annoying.

"Concubines and daughter-in-laws don't have great wisdom, they're just a little clever." Tao Hua said, "Don't ask too much, sir."

Too lazy to talk to her, Shen Zaiye stretched out his hand and lifted her blouse to have a look.

There was finally no blood on the white cloth that was wrapped, and her wounds hadn't healed over the past two days, which made him a little worried.If he dies in this house, Nan Wang will really have no end with him.

However, such a serious wound, scarring is certain.

"Master." Taohua stretched out her hand to touch her clothes, and looked at him strangely: "Is your movement too smooth? In broad daylight, you should pay attention to the impact?"

"You are the lady of this mansion in name." Shen Zaiye squinted at her: "Even if I do you here, no one dares to say a word."

The corner of her mouth twitched, and the three words "shameless" were on her lips. Jiang Taohua endured it, but swallowed it back.

"Whatever you say is what you say! I recognize myself!"

Shen Zaye smiled, let her go with satisfaction, looked at the blood on her face, got up and said, "Until your wound is completely healed, I won't let you do anything, just take it easy."

"Thank you, Lord." Taohua smiled: "I also want to raise my body with peace of mind, but it's a pity that your yard doesn't seem to be very peaceful."

She was lying in the house these two days, and there were a lot of small movements in the yard.

"Whether the yard is calm or not depends on your ability and has nothing to do with me." Shen Zaiye said: "I will never interfere in matters between women. If you have no ability and are bullied, don't come to me call the shots."

"I don't ask you to be my master." Taohua pursed her lips and said, "It's just that I'm new here and don't know anything. It's not a problem to stand stupidly in the open and be tossed about by others. If it's convenient for you, thank you." How about I take a look at the roster in the mansion?"

Shen Zaiye raised his eyebrows: "Do you want to see the family background of the people in this yard?"

"Isn't this necessary?" Taohua smiled playfully: "At any rate, you must know yourself and your enemy."

She came late, and she didn't have time to inquire about the wealth background of each house and courtyard one by one. The fastest way is to take Shen Zaiye's place, because only he has such things as the roster.

After pondering for a while, Shen Zaiye waved his hand: "You can ask the maid to pick it up from Zhanlu later. I still have something to do, so I'll go first."

"Respectfully send you off." Taohua nodded, and didn't look up until he stepped out of the courtyard door, signaling Qingmoss to get something.

In the past two days, Shen was busy with official duties, no one favored him, and he didn't spend the night in Zhengchun Pavilion at night.Even so, the pressure on Jiang Taohua's body is not small, and she has delayed other people's chance to serve her bed for five or six days. If she hadn't been able to get out of this courtyard, she would have been taught a lesson in a different way.

Gu's is safe now, but other people have not allyed with her, and they have to bear it hard.

(End of this chapter)