: Don’t treat with idealism
The place where Xia Xun was temporarily detained was outside Bei'an Gate behind the palace, not far away in the Xianglin Temple, which was not very popular.
In a Zen room, Xia Xun was looking at a portrait of Bodhisattva on the wall with his hands behind his hands. The Zen door creaked, and a police officer from the Metropolitan Procuratorate walked in carrying a food box. He bowed to Xia Xun and walked over.
At the table, he opened the food box and gently placed the plates of dishes on the table.
Xia Xun walked back and looked down. There were five or six dishes, all green and green. He couldn't help but frown and said, "Why are they all vegetarian?"
The messenger said respectfully: "My lord, this... is a temple, and it is not appropriate to serve meat or meat."
Xia Xun snorted and said: "The temple can be used to lock up prisoners, but shouldn't they be allowed to eat wine and meat?"
The police officer said awkwardly: "My lord, this is not a prison."
Xia Xun flicked his sleeves and said, "Then am I here to cultivate myself?"
"this……"
"Change the dishes and bring a jug of good wine!"
The messenger didn't dare to contradict him, so he had no choice but to agree, put the food back into the food box, saluted Xia Xun, and left.
After a while, Xue Pin, the minister of Dali Temple, hurried in. When he saw Xia Xun, he was all smiles. He first gave Xia Xun a long bow, and then said haha: "My Lord, forgive me, my Lord, forgive me.
The official is not thinking carefully and is worried that the Duke is a little angry and the weather is hot, so I have prepared some light meals for you. Since the Duke likes to eat meat, he will change it immediately, change it immediately! "
Xia Xun glanced at him with a half-smile and said, "Master Xue, you are very polite to a guilty minister!"
Xue Pin said with a genuine smile: "The Duke of Guo was joking, but there are some things that have not been investigated and come to light. How could the Duke of Guo have anything to do with the White Lotus Sect? During the reign of Taizu, Xiaguan was on duty at Dali Temple. At that time,
..., tsk tsk tsk! But if there is an accusation, you will be arrested first and then investigated. As long as you are caught, you will be sent to the imperial prison. If you are in the imperial prison, you will die if you are guilty, and you will be skinned if you are not guilty. Your Majesty, your Majesty will place you in your place.
In such a quiet place, it is obvious that even the emperor does not believe that the Guildhall has colluded with the White Lotus Sect."
Xia Xun smiled: "Master Xue, be careful and make mistakes!"
Xue Pin said with a smile: "No, no. I'm not trying to curry favor with the Duke. If the Duke is not convicted for a day, he will still be my Ming Dynasty auxiliary to the Duke. I respect the Duke and respect him. That's all."
It’s as it should be.”
The two of them talked for a while, and then the messenger came in again carrying a food box. The food was placed on the table, steaming hot and fragrant.
Stir-fried mutton, two-cooked pan-fried fish, soft chicken soup, shrimps with pepper and vinegar, goose meat, steamed chicken with five flavors, steamed pig's trotters, stir-fried yellow cabbage with egg white, seven of the eight dishes are meat dishes, and are prepared separately.
There was a drawer of small buns stuffed with sugar, a bowl of fragrant rice, and a pot of wine. When I reached out and touched the tin wine pot, the wine was still warm and exuded a strong aroma.
Xia Xun smelled the aroma and said with a smile: "It tastes good. These dishes are not made by the chef of Dali Temple, are they?"
The officer was honest and answered truthfully: "When I return to my father-in-law, Mr. Xue is worried that the food prepared by the cooks in Dali Temple is not in line with my father-in-law's taste. All the dishes are prepared by Liu Yishou, the master chef of 'Heminglou'"
Made by myself. Those dishes just now were not to the Duke's liking, so I hurried over and asked Liu Yishou to buy another one right away!"
After hearing this, Xia Xun took a deep look at Xue Pin and said with a smile: "Mr. Xue, Yang thanked you for your kindness!"
Xue Pin heard this and said quickly: "Where is it? I just talk about it, how can I not get it done?"
Xia Xun sat down at the table and said to Xue Pin, "Master Xue, do you want to have something to eat together?"
Xue Pin quickly waved his hand and said: "Xiaguan has already eaten. Thank you for your kindness. Sir, please take your time. I still have something to do with Xiaguan's case. Farewell, farewell!"
Although Xue Pin is betting on Xia Xun, there is no need to take such a big risk. Now if he drinks and eats meat with him, it will not be good for him if his crime is really proven.
Xue Pin led the messenger out and closed the door again. Xia Xun took a chopstick of vegetables, sipped a sip of wine, and frowned slightly. Although he was calm and composed here and put on a show, in fact, he was just for the sake of it.
Just to show his innocence, Ji Gang and Chen Ying, two people with sores on their heads, pus on the soles of their feet, and bad things all over their bodies, were really not sure what they could do when they came together.
This kind of worry is not without reason. Although he is confident that he has repaired the problem in time, he is not completely sure whether there are really no flaws.
Did Ji Gang wrong him this time?
No!
He does have something to do with the White Lotus Sect. Even contrary to what most people think: "If the Peng family really has a close relationship with the White Lotus sect, they must have hidden it from Duke Fu." He knows the Peng family clearly.
The bottom line is that he is a person from later generations and has a relatively objective understanding of the so-called White Lotus demon bandit, and is not very resistant. In addition, his sword skills were seen through by Monk Peng back then, which means that others can use them as well.
He concealed it because of all the tricks he had and his affection for Zi Qi.
However, who can he tell these reasons? Who knows his painstaking efforts to guide the Peng family to be good and to break away from the White Lotus Sect?
The fact is that the Peng family is not only the White Lotus Sect, but he also knows it clearly, but he conceals it.
He deceived the emperor, and also deceived the emperor by deceiving the White Lotus cult bandits who had been determined to attack the White Lotus Cult since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Once this matter was reused and Emperor Yongle who promoted him verified it to be true, what would happen?
That was the emperor, not his close friend Xia Xun. Even if Zhu Di was a close friend who had a life-long friendship with him, would he still argue with his brother if he learned that he was harboring a big enemy who was trying to seize his family property?
The White Lotus Sect exists like a plague. He can't tell anyone this secret. Even Ye An and Chen Dong, who are acting under Liu Yujue's orders, only know it but don't know why. He can't share this secret with anyone.
Sharing, unable to rely on anyone's help, the only thing he can mobilize is the "Hidden Dragon" that is now completely under his control!
"Qianlong!"
It has been more than six years since its establishment.
After six winters and summers, have you matured?
My fortune and life, Xia Xun, are all in your hands now. Don’t let me down...
Xia Xun raised his head, drank another cup of hot wine, and felt like a fire was burning in his belly!
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"Okay, okay, the handling was very appropriate."
Zhu Di closed a file and said to Xie Jin: "The handling is very good. With your help, I am like a fish in water. Haha, the world cannot live without me for a day, and I cannot live without you Xie Jin for a day!"
Xie Jin bowed and said: "Your Majesty, thank you. Your Majesty..."
"Hmm? Is there anything else?"
"Uh..., Your Majesty, regarding the auxiliary Duke Yang Xu..."
Zhu Di's face darkened, and he looked displeased: "Why, has the chief assistant of your cabinet already taken charge of the three judicial departments?"
Jie Jin hurriedly leaned over and said, "I don't dare, I'm scared, I mean..."
Zhu Di snorted heavily and interrupted him. But when he was about to reprimand him for sticking to his duties, Mu En appeared at the door: "Your Majesty, your Majesty's headache has started again!"
"What?" Upon hearing this, Zhu Di stood up in a hurry.
Mu En dared to interrupt when Zhu Di just opened his mouth. This was Zhu Di's personal order. Recently, Empress Xu's headache attacks became more and more frequent and her condition became more and more serious. Zhu Di was very worried. He once personally ordered Mu En
, no matter what he is doing, if the Queen feels unwell, report it immediately.
Xie Jin originally wanted to speak up for Xia Xun, but he didn't expect the emperor's backlash to be so fierce. Even he had to be scolded, but he was saved by the queen. When he saw Zhu Di leaving in a hurry, Xie Jin had to sigh and replied sadly.
Wenyuan Pavilion.
Jie Jin hurried to Kunning Palace and saw the imperial doctor Wen Di coming out. Wen Di turned sideways and saluted. Zhu Di hurriedly asked about the situation and learned that the Queen's headache attack today was not serious and that it had improved after injections and medicine.
, and then he felt relieved. He waved his hand and told Wen Di to leave, and then entered the palace with gentle steps.
The palace was full of palace maids and chamberlains. Seeing that the emperor was about to salute, Zhu Di hurriedly made a gesture of silence, waved his hand to tell them to go down, and all the palace maids and eunuchs bowed silently and quietly retreated.
Before Empress Xu fell asleep, the palace maid's movements caught her attention. She turned around and saw that the emperor was coming. Empress Xu immediately turned away angrily. Zhu Di knew that she was still angry with him about her brother-in-law, and couldn't help but
He sighed, walked over and sat down by the bed, and said softly: "You are not in good health. Don't worry about other things to avoid making your condition worse."
Empress Xu said quietly: "When it hurts, it hurts to death. The eldest brother is in confinement, the third brother died tragically, the fourth brother died young, and this little girl has to be a widow again. How can I, the eldest sister, bear to watch?"
Zhu Di couldn't laugh or cry, and said helplessly: "Look, I didn't say I wanted to kill him. How can I be a widow?"
Empress Xu turned around and asked, "If you didn't kill him, why didn't you ask him if he was wronged and then ordered someone to arrest him?"
Zhu Di smiled bitterly and said: "You women are always emotional. Who in the world has committed such a serious crime? If you ask him, is he willing to admit it? If you don't ask Yousi to investigate, why don't I come to investigate the case myself?"
Xu Hou said angrily: "But what the girl said is reasonable. No matter from which aspect, how can Yang Xu be related to the White Lotus Sect?"
Zhu Di asked back: "So, no matter from which aspect, why do you think I, the emperor, have received the report from the Jin Yiwei and not investigated him?"
"this……"
Empress Xu couldn't help but be speechless.
Zhu Di sighed and said: "Originally, I didn't want to say these words to you. This is a state matter, not a family matter. Queen, you are already involved in politics. But I really can't bear to make you depressed because of this matter. Patient
It’s more serious, that’s all, I’ll tell you my thoughts in detail, just this once, I won’t do it next time!”
To be continued...