Dafeng Night Watchman

Chapter 423: Chapter 423: Meeting Lin'an

Wang Zhenwen frowned slightly and responded in a deep voice: "Come in!"

He knew that with the general knowledge of the daughter of the emperor, she would not disturb him at this time unless it was important.

The door of the study was pushed open, and Wang Simu stood at the door, bowing gracefully, with a perfect posture: "Dad, Lord Xu has an urgent matter to see."

Sun Shangshu and others, who thought that the "Lord Xu" mentioned by Wang Simu was Xu Qi'an, suddenly lit up their eyes and became very interested.

Although this troublemaker was annoying, his ability and means of making trouble had long won the recognition of the officials in the court.

What was Xu Qi'an's intention in visiting the palace at this time?

Wang Zhenwen was also refreshed and said: "Please let him in."

Wang Simu turned his head and looked to one side. A few seconds later, Xu Erlang, with a swollen nose and face, walked out from the side of the door, stepped over the threshold, and bowed: "This subordinate greets all the adults."

It turned out to be him... Qian Qingshu and others shook their heads.

Xu Cijiu is a very good talent, with outstanding knowledge and courage, but he is far behind his elder brother.

In their eyes, Xu Cijiu is a very outstanding and promising junior. And Xu Qi'an is a terrifying opponent in their eyes.

The weight is incomparable.

Wang Zhenwen's eyes flashed with disappointment, and then he recovered and nodded: "Sir Xu, what do you want to see me for?"

Xu Xinnian took out a stack of secret letters from his sleeve, walked to the table, and pushed them to Wang Shoufu: "These things must be useful to you, Sir."

Wang Shoufu glanced at them, picked them up without much care, flipped through them, and his eyes suddenly froze.

He quickly scanned the first secret letter, and impatiently unfolded the second and third letters.......

After reading them all, Wang Shoufu remained sitting, motionless, as if in a daze, or as if thinking.

Sun Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice and Qian Qingshu, the Grand Secretary, looked at each other. The latter leaned forward slightly and asked tentatively, "Master Prime Minister?"

The Minister of Personnel and others also exchanged glances. They realized that these letters were extraordinary.

Wang Shoufu packed up several secret letters and handed them to the nearest Shangshu Sun. Seeing him reaching out to take them, he hurriedly reminded him, "Be careful."

Sun Shangshu was stunned, seemed a little surprised, nodded, and then focused on the letters and unfolded them.

Looking at them, he froze in vain and slightly widened his eyes.

After a few seconds of silence, he suddenly unfolded other letters in a hurry, with rough and impatient movements. Seeing Wang Shoufu's eyebrows raised, he was afraid that this old man would damage the letters.

And Sun Shangshu's performance fell into the eyes of several Grand Secretaries and Shangshu, making them more curious and confused.

They were eager to know what was recorded in the letters.

"Good, good! With these things, we can win over a large number of forces without giving up our interests. Doesn't His Majesty want to investigate? Ha, even if he investigates until next year, he won't find anything."

Minister Sun sneered repeatedly.

"Show me."

The Minister of Personnel took the lead in grabbing the letter and unfolded it. After more than ten seconds, he excitedly said "wonderful" three times.

"I thought about collecting evidence of Yuan Xiong and others to fight back, but there was too little time, and the other party had already dealt with the beginning and the end, so this approach didn't work. This, this is just someone sending a pillow when you want to sleep."

In the study, the big guys read the letters one by one, and changed their previous heavy expressions and showed excited smiles.

Wang Simu stood at the door, watching this scene quietly. She saw her father and uncles go from solemn faces to excited laughter after reading the letters.

Although the letter belonged to Xu Qi'an, her father could not ignore the favor of Erlang for delivering the letter. She breathed a sigh of relief and became more confident about her future.

Wang Shoufu took back the letter, put it on the table, and then looked at Xu Erlang, saying in a gentle tone: "Lord Xu, where did these letters come from?"

Sun Shangshu, Xu Shangshu, and several university scholars all looked at Xu Erlang.

Xu Erlang bowed and said, "My brother's place."

It was indeed him... Sun Shangshu was in a complicated mood, so complicated that he didn't even know what he felt. There is no doubt that he hated Xu Qi'an.

The feud in the Sangpo case, the little bastard had repeatedly opposed him, and the most extreme one was to write poems to scold him and nail him to the pillar of shame.

Yes, it was not kidnapping his son, but writing poems to scold him.

According to the rules of officialdom, this is a fight to the death. In fact, Sun Shangshu also wanted to kill him and kept working hard for it.

Until the Yunzhou Massacre, it was a turning point.

Some people are like this. You hate them to die, but you can't help but admire them sincerely because of some things.

And now, when the Wang Party is in danger of survival, Xu Qiyan actually sent such an important thing. You know, if this thing falls into their hands, this crisis is equivalent to a narrow escape.

This favor is very big, and Shangshu Sun can't refuse it.

Qian Qingshu and others were surprised and not surprised. These secret letters were left by Cao Guogong, and who killed Cao Guogong?

Surprise is that they don't believe Xu Qiyan will help them.

Wang Shoufu exhaled, his face unchanged: "What does he want?"

Xu Erlang bowed: "After the court affairs are resolved tomorrow, my elder brother will visit in person."

Wang Shoufu pondered for a few seconds and nodded: "Okay."

At this time, Wang Simu whispered: "Dad, in order to get these letters, Erlang and his elder brother almost turned against each other. The wound on his face was caused by Xu Qi'an. Erlang just didn't take credit."

Wang Shoufu was stunned, and carefully examined Xu Erlang, his eyes gradually softened.

Qian Qingshu and others looked at Xu Erlang, then turned their heads to look at Wang Simu, their expressions were quite strange.

They were all old hands in the officialdom, and they immediately tasted a lot of information.

If Xu Qi'an didn't want to, Xu Cijiu couldn't get it even if he risked his life. After he retired from the officialdom, he consciously found a backer for the Xu family... Qian Qingshu thought of this and his heart was warmed.

In his opinion, it was a good thing that Xu Qiyan was willing to extend an olive branch. Although he was Wei Yuan's confidant and Wei Yuan and Wang Dang did not get along, if Wang Dang needed Xu Qiyan, he would definitely not refuse with the relationship with Xu Xinnian, and the two sides could reach a certain degree of cooperation.

Xu Qiyan was a handy and easy-to-use tool.

After the Jingcha Years, most of the officials in the court had similar concepts.

If Wang Dang could master this tool, it would definitely be of great use in the future.

This boy was very good at verbal battles. If he could be promoted, he would be invincible in the future. Well, he seemed to have an ambiguous relationship with Simu's niece... The most important thing was that if Xu Cijiu was accepted, Xu Qiyan, this tool, could be used by us... Minister Xu of the Ministry of Personnel pondered.

Others had similar ideas, and quickly weighed the pros and cons and speculated on the relationship between Xu Xinnian and Wang Simu.

Wang Shoufu coughed and said, "It's getting late. Divide the secret letter and let's go our separate ways."

He didn't look at Xu Xinnian again.

......

Wang Simu sent Xu Xinnian out of the imperial city before dusk and gave Xu Erlang a lot of medicinal wine and powder for treating bruises. After returning home, he heard his elder brother, second brother and mother talking in the hall.

Wang Erge said in a relaxed tone: "Dad and uncles seem to have a plan. When I saw them leave, their steps were light and their brows were no longer solemn. I chased them out and asked, and Uncle Qian said not to worry."

Wang Da Ge smiled and said: "Dad also deliberately asked the housekeeper to notify the kitchen to make fried meat in the evening. He hasn't eaten this dish for a long time to keep healthy."

Wang Erge clapped his hands: "This shows that Dad has let go of all his worries and is relaxed."

Mrs. Wang listened and smiled: "Si Mu is right. Your dad has seen all kinds of storms. Don't worry."

Seeing Wang Simu come in, Wang Erge smiled and said: "Sister, Dad just left the house and told you a good news. Uncle Qian said that he found a way to break the deadlock."

After a pause, he said: "What about that kid? Second brother wants to take this opportunity to test him and see if he can share the hardships. You take me to find him, and I will say that the Wang Mansion has suffered a great disaster and the future is bleak. See what his attitude towards you is."

He was talking excitedly when Wang Simu interrupted him coldly: "Compared to my second brother who only talks big here, I am much better."

Second brother Wang glared: "Sister, how can you talk like that?"

Big brother Wang was in a good mood and was happy to praise his second brother. He smiled and said:

"The character of the scholars in Yunlu Academy is trustworthy. But your second brother also has good intentions. If he wants to try, let him try."

Wang Simu pursed his lips, sat down and took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "The way to break the deadlock of my father and uncles is the evidence of corruption and abuse of power by several adults in the court."

"How do you know?" Big brother Wang was stunned.

"Because it was brought by Xu Erlang, and he paid a huge price for it." Wang Simu felt sweet and distressed.

"What Xu Erlang brought..." Wang Erge muttered.

"This, this is a rich bargaining chip, and he just contributed it like this?" Wang Dage also muttered.

Mrs. Wang looked at the faces of her two sons and realized that the Xu family boy that her daughter liked had made a decisive contribution in this matter.

......

In the next three days, the officialdom of the capital was turbulent. At first, the neutral faction watched the royal party suffer from the oppression of the imperial power with a cold eye, and the royal party was in a panic. The "imperial power party" represented by Yuan Xiong and Qin Yuandao was sharpening its knives.

But as the situation developed, the Dali Temple first chose to join the royal party, and joined forces with the Ministry of Justice to whitewash the royal party officials who were imprisoned, and started a tug-of-war with the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Subsequently, many people in the six departments turned against them and impeached Qin Yuandao and Yuan Xiong for abusing their power. The war burned to the two of them.

Then, several powerful figures in the noble group also wrote letters to impeach Yuan Xiong and Qin Yuandao.

In a short period of time, various groups jumped out to protect the royal party, while the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple were stuck with the "royal party offenders", and could not get a result, which also cut off the subsequent plans of Yuan Xiong and others.

The trial could not get a result, and impeachment memorials rained down in the court. Rumors began to spread in the officialdom that Emperor Yuan Jing was settling accounts after the autumn, and all those who forced him to issue the edict of guilt were to be liquidated.

For a time, people's hearts were unsettled and rumors were everywhere.

This was not over yet. The six departments of the Imperial Censor and the Imperial Censors headed by Zhang Xingying, like sharks smelling blood, excitedly wrote letters to impeach Emperor Yuan Jing for narrow-minded revenge, which damaged the dignity of the royal family and the majesty of the emperor.

The happiest thing for the Imperial Censor was to find fault with the emperor and then write memorials to criticize him. This meant that they were loyal ministers, and at the same time they could quickly become famous and gain reputation in the officialdom and the literati.

On the fifth day, after a rage in the palace, Emperor Yuan Jing stopped the incident and released the imprisoned members of the Wang Party. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Yuan Xiong was demoted to the position of Right Censor-in-Chief, and Liu Hong, the former Right Censor-in-Chief, took over his position.

Qin Yuandao, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War, was so angry that he could not get up from his bed.

........

On this day of rest, the prince, who had been watching the changes in the court, could not wait to summon Xu Shangshu of the Ministry of Personnel in the name of flower appreciation.

In the garden of the East Palace.

Sitting in the pavilion, the prince took a sip of wine and asked, "The changes in the court in the past few days are shocking. I still don't understand it. Please ask Xu Shangshu to solve my doubts."

Xu Shangshu of the Ministry of Personnel is both a member of the Wang Party and a supporter of the prince. It is most appropriate to summon him.

Minister Xu was wearing casual clothes, enjoying the cool breeze in the garden, with a faint scent of flowers, and smiled comfortably:

"There is no big mystery in this matter. A while ago, Xu Xinnian, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, sent a few secret letters left by Duke Cao."

Immediately, he told the prince everything.

The prince's breathing was a little rapid, and he asked: "Where are the secret letters? Are there any more? There must be more. Duke Cao has held power for many years, it is impossible that there are only a few."

If he can get those secret letters, his power will increase greatly, and the position of the prince will become more stable.

"I think so too, but it's a pity that Xu Qi'an is Wei Yuan's man..." Minister Xu smiled and didn't say anything else.

The prince's thoughts suddenly became active. Just because the royal party can't get it doesn't mean that he can't get it.

Now that I think about it, Lin'an's letter did work. Otherwise, why would Xu Qi'an pass the secret letter to Prime Minister Wang through his cousin?

Xu Qi'an didn't reply to the letter because he was avoiding suspicion. After all, his identity is sensitive.

I have to go to Shaoyin Palace and ask Lin'an to find a way to contact Xu Qi'an and test the waters. Maybe I can get more secret letters from him...... The prince felt that the wine was bland and his butt was on pins and needles.

He patiently talked to Minister Xu and sent him out of the palace.

He immediately went to Shaoyin Palace.

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Shaoyin Palace.

After lunch, Lin'an took a nap. She sat up in a single layer of clothes and stretched her waist lazily.

In the hot summer, her clothes were thin. Although she was not big-minded, she was actually not small. But compared with Huaiqing, it was a story of a cup of injury.

When she stretched her waist, she revealed a small part of her snow-white waist.

Her waist was beautiful and curvy, and her two waist dimples were sexy and cute.

After putting on a complicated and gorgeous palace skirt with the help of the palace maid, rinsing her mouth with tea and washing her face, Lin An waved a beauty fan and sat in a daze in the pavilion.

The close-fitting palace maid who was patted on the buttocks by Xu Qian'an read the storybook in her hand. While taking a breath, she secretly glanced at Her Royal Highness the Princess.

Compared with the depression of the past few days, Her Royal Highness has recovered a lot recently, but she is still a little listless.

"You said, if the lady in the book is not a girl from a wealthy family, would the poor scholar still like her?" Lin An waved the fan gently, staring into the distance, and asked suddenly.

The maid thought for a moment and said, "Maybe, after all, the scholar eloped with her."

Lin'an shook his head and said softly, "But someone told me that the scholar deliberately eloped with the daughter of a rich family, so that he could marry a beautiful wife without paying a sky-high bride price. A truly responsible man should not be like this."

The maid asked, "Then what should we do?"

Lin'an raised his head and said sadly, "I don't know either. I used to think that he was like that..."

At this time, the guard came from outside, stopped not far away, and said with a fist, "Your Highness, Xu Xinnian, a scholar from the Hanlin Academy, wants to see you."

Lin'an was stunned for a moment, and after a few seconds, she remembered that Xu Xinnian was the man's cousin. She frowned slightly. She had no intersection with the scholar, so what could he want to see?

After a few seconds of hesitation, he said, "Go and take him to the palace."

A quarter of an hour later, Xu Qian'an, dressed in a sky-blue brocade robe, wearing cloud-covered boots, and wearing a golden crown to tie his hair, disguised as a younger brother, followed the guards of Shaoyin Palace into the reception room.

Bian Bian sat behind the desk, straightened her waist, and asked the palace maid to serve tea. She said in a calm tone, "What does Lord Xu want to see me for?"