No wonder Chen Ke was so cautious. The content of this confession was really too important. It was best not to leak it.
After glancing at the little flag officer, Chen Ke said calmly: "You can stay here for now. When the adults come and ask you questions, you can go back to the imperial prison and keep an eye on him."
When the little flag official heard this, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face. Chen Ke was obviously trying to support him by saying this. If he is lucky and can meet Li Huan later, and if he can fall in Li Huan's eyes, then this little flag officer
Not to mention anything else, there is definitely no problem in being promoted to at least one level, and it is not impossible to even become the official of hundreds of households in one step.
On the long street outside the Jinyiwei Yamen, Li Huan came on horseback. He saw Li Huan coming from a distance. The Jinyiwei captain standing at the Yamen Gate quickly came up to him and held the horse for Li Huan. At the same time, Li Huan
Huan got off his horse and strode towards the Yamen.
When he walked into the hall, Chen Kezheng, who had already received the news, stood there respectfully, saluted Li Huan and said: "It is my fault for disturbing your lord."
Li Huan waved his hand and said: "How can there be so many right and wrongs? Tell me quickly what's going on. I'm in a hurry to get back to you."
Li Huan was also quite curious as to what happened that made Chen Ke rush to ask him to come back to the office.
Chen Ke took a deep breath and handed the confession from the interrogation to Li Huan.
Li Huan glanced at Chen Ke, took the confession, and then looked through it carefully. Soon Li Huan raised his eyebrows, and a fierce murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
"Haha, I really didn't expect that this major conspiracy case could involve this person, but it's normal to think about it, after all..."
Just as he was about to say something, Li Huan glanced at Chen Ke and Xiaoqi Guan, who was standing there respectfully, and said, "The news has been blocked."
Chen Ke immediately said: "Sir, it has been sealed."
Li Huan nodded and said: "Then continue to interrogate me. I don't believe that such a big case only involves this person. Let's see if there are any other accomplices."
Chen Ke looked serious and said: "I obey my orders."
As he spoke, he glanced at Li Huan, who was sitting there, carefully looking at the results of the interrogation again. He didn't know what he thought of, but a smile gradually appeared at the corner of his mouth.
british government
As the funeral of the British Duke Zhang Mao was successfully completed and he was laid to rest, the British government, which had been struggling for several days, finally returned to calm.
On this day, Guo Liang, Marquis of Wuding, came to see Zhang Lun.
In the study, Guo Liang looked at Zhang Lun, who still had a look of exhaustion on his face, and said, "My lord, I have just left. From now on, my lord, you will be the backbone of our noble family. My lord, you must take good care of yourself."
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Upon hearing this, Zhang Lun smiled at Guo Liang and said, "Thank you, Lord Marquis, for your concern."
As he spoke, Zhang Lun took a sip of tea and said, "Master Hou came to see me today. Is there something wrong?"
Guo Liang glanced at Zhang Lun, hesitated and said: "The Duke has been busy with the funeral of the old Duke these days. I guess he doesn't care much about the outside world."
Hearing what Guo Liang said, Zhang Lun couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and his heart thumped. Could it be that something happened in the past few days that he didn't know about?
Thinking of this, Zhang Lun straightened up his expression, looked at Guo Liang and said: "Wu Dinghou might as well talk about it!"
Just by looking at Zhang Lun's reaction, Guo Liang knew that Zhang Lun must not have received the news. Although this matter was about to spread among the nobles, considering that the British government was really busy with old people these days.
It is reasonable not to know about Duke Zhang Mao’s affairs.
Thinking of this, Guo Liang chuckled and said: "There is no need to be nervous, Lord, it is not a bad thing. If you really want to talk about it, it is still a good thing for our Xungui Group!"
Zhang Lun became even more curious after hearing this, and looked at Guo Liang with curiosity in his eyes.
Guo Liang continued: "It turns out that this news only spread yesterday. It is said that... well, it is said that Duke Cheng Guo took his wife and daughter to the imperial city yesterday and met with His Majesty and the Queen."
Zhang Lun raised his eyebrows, and then said doubtfully: "It seems that Duke Cheng has never brought his wife and daughter into the palace in the past few years. If he does it so solemnly this time, is there something wrong?"
Hearing this, Guo Liang stroked his beard and said with a bit of smile and admiration in his eyes: "Why don't you just say that Duke Cheng is old and seeking the country? I'm afraid you can't think of the reason why Duke Cheng went to the imperial city this time.
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Seeing the curious look on the British Duke's face, Guo Liang did not show off, but exclaimed: "Cheng Guo Gong actually begged your Majesty, hoping that your Majesty could find a marriage for his daughter."
I don’t know why, but after hearing what Guo Liang, the Marquis of Wuding, said, the British Duke Zhang Lun was suddenly startled, and there was a vague feeling in his heart.
On the contrary, Guo Liang, who had not noticed the change in the expression on Zhang Lun's face, was now full of admiration and wonder, and said with great emotion: "My lord, you may not have thought that Duke Cheng actually wanted your majesty to give Li a gift."
Huan is engaged to the apple of his eye..."
With a snap, Zhang Lun's expression changed drastically. His worries came true. Almost as soon as he heard Li Huan's name, Zhang Lun couldn't help but slap his hand on the table.
It even caused the tea on the table to spill out.
Zhang Lun's huge reaction stunned Wu Dinghou Guo Liang. He looked at Zhang Lun in confusion and said: "My lord, what are you..."
Zhang Lun's face was very ugly. Just imagine that the son-in-law Chenglong Kuai, whom the British Duke favored, was snatched away by Cheng Guo Duke. How could this not make Zhang Lun angry?
Thinking of his grandfather's death, Duke Cheng Guo was by his side. Apparently, in order to find a strong supporter for the British government, Duke Cheng Guo also heard about his grandfather's desire to marry Li Huan.
Originally, if my grandfather was still here, my grandfather might have mentioned this matter to the emperor by now, but who made my grandfather die, and my family couldn't care about it for a while.
I thought that after finishing my grandfather's funeral, I could consider looking for an opportunity to see if I could ask the emperor to help me get married.
However, who would have thought that Duke Cheng would act preemptively and enter the palace first to seek an audience with His Majesty.
Noticing Guo Liang's look, Zhang Lun took a deep breath, tried his best to squeeze out a smile on his face, and said slowly: "It's okay, this is a good thing. If we can really marry a new noble like Li Huan,
It will definitely be of great help to my distinguished future."
Hearing what Zhang Lun said, Guo Liang nodded and said: "Yes, I think so too. Why didn't I think of this? Otherwise, I would say that the Duke of the country is scheming. If it were me, I would definitely do the same."
I tried every possible means to get married to Li Huan..."
Zhang Lun heard Guo Liang's praise of Duke Cheng, but he was so angry that it was Duke Cheng who thought of this. It was clearly his grandfather's first thought, and he never thought that Duke Cheng would be the one who thought of it first.
One step forward.
Taking a deep breath, Zhang Lun looked at Guo Liang and said: "Marquis Wu Ding, is there any accurate news from the palace? Your Majesty has already decreed a marriage for Li Huan and the Chengguo Duke?"
Hearing this, Guo Liang shook his head and said, "Not yet, but I heard from Duke Cheng that His Majesty has already agreed. As for the decree, I think it will come down soon."
Guo Liang said with a smile: "These are what Duke Cheng Guo said after drinking. But from our point of view, Duke Cheng will definitely not joke about such a big thing. Besides, it has already spread among the nobles. If
If you say it's a joke, then the girl from Duke Chengguo's family will really lose her reputation and become a laughing stock."
Zhang Lun couldn't help but snorted coldly when he heard this: "Huh, what a good Duke Cheng, he is really good at calculating. Does he want to create an established fact and force His Majesty?"
Guo Liang didn't know the reason. Hearing this, he glanced at Zhang Lun in surprise and said, "My lord, what are you doing..."
Zhang Lun took a deep breath and said, "It's okay, I just thought of something."
After seeing Guo Liang off, Zhang Lun returned to the living room. What Guo Liang had just said echoed in his mind. The more he thought about it, the more angry he became. He immediately grabbed the tea cup next to him and threw it to the ground.
With a bang, the teacup shattered into pieces.
Soon after hearing the news, the Duke's wife Su rushed over and walked into the hall. She saw Zhang Lun sitting there with a gloomy face and extremely unhappy, and the ground was covered with debris.
He waved his hand to the maid behind him, and she silently withdrew.
But Su just walked up to Zhang Lun, looked at Zhang Lun and said, "What's going on? Who is this person? He is so brave, he dares to anger our Duke!"
Zhang Lun glanced at Su and snorted softly: "I'm afraid Madam doesn't know that Duke Cheng Guo actually went to see His Majesty before us and asked for a marriage from Your Majesty."
Su's face couldn't help but change after hearing this, the smile disappeared from her face, and she said with a solemn expression: "Husband, you mean that Duke Cheng Guo actually wants His Majesty to marry Li Huan to their family.
daughter?"
Zhang Lun nodded slightly.
Su Shi immediately said angrily: "This...how could Duke Cheng be like this?"
Zhang Lun immediately told Su Shi what happened when Zhang Mao died that day and Duke Cheng Guo was present. Su Shi was even more furious.
Previously, she thought it was Duke Cheng who thought of it himself. Although she was also very angry, at most she was angry that Duke Cheng had taken a step ahead of them. But after understanding what happened, Su became even more angry.
Because Cheng Guogong's actions were clearly intended to get ahead of the British Duke's family, and wanted to steal such a big help from Li Huan to his own family.
Taking a deep breath, Mrs. Su looked at Zhang Lun and said, "Husband, this matter must not be settled like this. What do you decide to do?"
Zhang Lun looked at Su and said, "Since Duke Cheng can go to see His Majesty, why can't we go to see His Majesty?"
Zhang Lun said with a sneer: "Besides, His Majesty has not officially issued the decree yet. As long as it is not really confirmed, there is still room for change in this matter."
Su Shi's eyes lit up immediately after hearing this and said: "Yes, yes, let's go see your Majesty. After all, it was grandpa who proposed it first. Your Majesty must also know what grandpa meant. Let's just say it is grandpa's last wish and ask your majesty for it."
Aunt Jin and Li Huan will grant me a marriage, let’s see what your majesty says.”
The couple made up their minds, immediately put on their fancy clothes, and at the same time, Su headed straight for Zhang Jin's residence.
The purpose is very simple, that is, to take Zhang Jin to meet the queen. Since Duke Cheng Guo can take the nine girls from the Duke Cheng's family to meet the queen, then why can't the British Duke take Zhang Jin to meet the queen.
In the imperial city, Zhu Houzhao, who had a rare moment of leisure, was currently greeting Empress Dowager Zhang at her place.
Sitting with him in Yongfu Palace, Zhu Houzhao listened to the chatter of Queen Mother Zhang with a smile on his face.
Suddenly, Queen Mother Zhang looked at Zhu Houzhao and said: "The Emperor, Shouning Marquis, and Jianchang Marquis have been much more peaceful these days than before."
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he couldn't help but raise his brows, glanced at the Queen Mother Zhang, nodded with a smile and said: "What the Queen Mother said is that I also found that the Marquis of Jianchang and the Marquis of Shouning were indeed much more at peace, and even the people in the court were impeached.
Their memorials suddenly decreased a lot."
Hearing what Zhu Houzhao said, Queen Mother Zhang said with a smile on her face: "I have said that Yanling, Heling and the others have not been very sensible in recent years. Now they have obviously grown a lot, and they will no longer cause you any trouble.
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Zhu Houzhao was quite disdainful in his heart. What kind of temperament did Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling have? Could he not know?
It is said that dogs cannot change their habit of eating shit. The reason why Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling have been so peaceful these days is entirely because of Li Huan.
Although it was unclear what Li Huan did to Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling, Zhu Houzhao did not forget what Li Huan had said to him after he had them imprisoned.
But if the changes that have happened to Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling now have nothing to do with Li Huan, Zhu Houzhao would not believe it at first.
But no matter what Li Huan did to the two of them, Zhu Houzhao didn't care. What he cared about was that the two people just didn't cause trouble for him, especially if they didn't cause trouble for Li Huan.
Empress Dowager Zhang praised Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling brothers in his ears. Zhu Houzhao just nodded along with Empress Dowager Zhang's words, with a smile on his face.
Suddenly Qiu Ju's voice came from outside the palace: "Your Majesty, the chamberlain guarding the door has sent news that the British Duke, his wife and aunt are asking to see Your Majesty and the Queen."
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately raised his brows and showed a bit of smile in his eyes. As for the purpose of the British Duke's visit, Zhu Houzhao already knew clearly when he heard that the British Duke's wife and his aunt also entered the palace together.
There is no airtight wall in this world. The fact that Duke Cheng Guo entered the palace yesterday could not be hidden from the British government. Even Zhu Houzhao himself could imagine what kind of reaction the British Duke would have if he knew about Duke Cheng's actions.
With a slight smile on his lips, Zhu Houzhao stood up and said to the Queen Mother Zhang: "Mother, I don't know what business the British Duke has when he comes to the palace to see me at this time, so I won't be here to accompany my mother."
After hearing this, Empress Dowager Zhang couldn't help but sigh softly: "That's all, since the emperor has something to deal with, let's go."
After leaving Yongfu Palace, Zhu Houzhao said to Qiu Ju: "Go and order someone to take the British Duke to Qianqing Palace, and take his wife and the hibiscus girl to see the queen. Please order the queen to entertain you well."
Qianqing Palace
As the residence of the emperor, generally speaking, unless you are an important minister, you are not qualified to see the emperor here.
However, the British prince naturally had no such concerns. Under the leadership of Qiu Ju, Zhang Lun walked into the Qianqing Palace.
For Zhang Lun, this was the first time he entered a place like the Qianqing Palace to meet the emperor after inheriting the title of Duke of England.
Thinking of his purpose, even Zhang Lun became a little nervous. What should he do if the emperor had already agreed to Duke Cheng's request but didn't agree to his request?
With these thoughts flashing through his mind, Zhang Lun had already entered the Qianqing Palace. When he saw Zhu Houzhao, Zhang Lun hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to Zhu Houzhao and said: "Your Majesty, Zhang Lun, pays homage to your Majesty."
Zhu Houzhao glanced at Zhang Lun, nodded slightly and said: "If you love me, please forgive me and get married."
After being seated, Zhu Houzhao looked at Zhang Lun and said: "I am very sad that the old Duke died for the country, but the deceased is gone. I will look forward to everything. In the future, the British government and all the nobles will still need love." Your Majesty, you will be in charge. I love you and you must take care of yourself."
Hearing this, Zhang Lun bowed to Zhu Houzhao with a moved expression and said: "Your Majesty cares for me, I am very grateful to you."
After appeasing Zhang Lun, Zhu Houzhao said, "Aiqing is entering the palace at this time, but what's the matter?"
Zhang Lun hurriedly said: "This time I enter the palace, one is to thank the emperor for his great kindness, and the other is related to my grandfather's last wish. As soon as I closed my eyes, my grandfather's words rang in my ears, so I could only shamelessly come to ask for help from your majesty. "
Zhu Houzhao smiled slightly and said: "Oh, I don't know what's wrong with you, if I can do it, I will definitely do it for you!"
Zhang Lun heard this and said hurriedly: "I pay my respects and thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhang Lun coughed lightly and said with some embarrassment: "Your Majesty also knows that when my grandfather was dying, all he wanted to do was find a son-in-law for Aunt Jin. At that time, my grandfather fell in love with Li Huan. My lord, I never thought that my grandpa died and did not have time to deal with this matter, so I have no regrets. I don’t want grandpa to leave like this with regrets, so I come here to ask your majesty to grant a marriage to Aunt Jin and Li Huan."
Although he already knew the purpose of Zhang Lun's visit, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but sigh when he heard what Zhang Lun said.
However, Zhu Houzhao had already made plans in his mind, and he seemed quite calm when he heard this. He glanced at Zhang Lun and said: "You said this, of course I remember that the old Duke was indeed talking about this when he was dying. .”
Zhang Lun was overjoyed when he heard this. If the emperor remembers this, everything will be much easier to handle.
However, the next moment, Zhu Houzhao said with a look of embarrassment on his face: "It's just that I promised Duke Cheng Guo not long ago that I would marry Li Huan for the daughter of Duke Cheng Guo. This..."
Zhang Lun's expression changed and he said in shock: "Your Majesty, Duke Cheng Guo...he is not shy. It was obviously my British Duke who planned to marry Li Huan first, but he took the lead and begged your Majesty. If grandpa was still here, If so, you must go find Duke Cheng and say..."
Zhu Houzhao laughed secretly in his heart when he heard this.
However, he looked at Zhang Lun with a look of embarrassment on his face and said: "If Duke Cheng had not come to see me first, and I had agreed to Duke Cheng's words, Aiqing would have mentioned this matter today, even if it was to settle the matter with the old country. I will agree to your last wish, but now, my dear, tell me how I should deal with it."
Zhang Lun also had a look of embarrassment on his face.
At this moment, Zhu Houzhao said: "Why don't you two stop fighting? In order to avoid damaging the harmony between your two families, I will find a noble daughter in the clan to marry to Li Qing..."
Hearing what Zhu Houzhao said, Zhang Lun was completely stunned. He looked at Zhu Houzhao stupidly, how could he still do this? The British government and the Chengguo government fought, but in the end, he got the advantage of others.
Zhang Lun couldn't help but said anxiously: "Your Majesty, you promised me just now, how could you..."
Zhu Houzhao spread his hands and said: "But I also agreed to Duke Cheng. I have no choice. After all, two women can't work together with one husband. Let's imitate Ehuang Nvying."
Zhang Lun, who was in a state of confusion, his eyes lit up when he heard this, he suddenly raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, I think it's okay!"
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but glanced at Zhang Lun and said: "My dear, are you kidding? No matter what, your British Duke is also a top nobleman. How can a woman who was born in a British Duke be able to work with others?
If it spreads, wouldn't it harm the reputation of the British government?"
What is reputation or not? If you really want to talk about it, Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling made a big fuss in front of the British government, and the reputation of their British government has been damaged.
It was also that time that Zhang Lun deeply realized that reputation and everything else are false, and only what can be truly grasped in his hands is real.
If Li Huan hadn't come forward to help them solve the problem, the reputation of their British government would have been even worse. So Zhang Lun made up his mind to marry Li Huan, a new rich man, no matter what. Only in this way could he get married.
Able to stabilize the influence of their British government.
Taking a deep breath, Zhang Lun looked at the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, I think that my aunt can marry a young hero like Li Huan, even if it means working with others, it will be better than marrying an ordinary person, so I kindly ask your Majesty.
Call the shots.”
Zhu Houzhao nodded, glanced at Zhang Lun and said, "Ai Qing has no objection. It's not that I can't consider this, but how should I explain it to Duke Cheng?"
Zhang Lun was furious when he mentioned Cheng Guogong. If Cheng Guogong hadn't been unethical, how could he have agreed to let his biological aunt work with someone else? He really treated him as the British Duke.
Are you shameless?
Immediately Zhang Lun said: "Your Majesty, anyway, the British government has no objection to your majesty's decision. If the Chengguo government does not agree, wouldn't it be just right? They themselves did not agree, so it has nothing to do with your majesty.
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When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Zhang Lun. Zhang Lun had a good plan. He actually wanted to force the Chengguo government to retreat in spite of the difficulties. After all, not everyone could accept the fact that the official daughter of the duke would work with someone else.
Zhu Houzhao nodded with a smile and said: "Okay, if that's the case, then I will order Duke Cheng to come to the palace and ask for his opinion."
Duke Cheng's Mansion
Cheng Guogong leaned on the seat with a proud look on his face, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Lin'er, you haven't done a bad job for your father. Overnight, almost everyone among the nobles knows that
, now even if the British government knows about it, it will be too late to do anything."
Thinking that he had finally defeated Zhang Mao, his old friend, Zhu Fu was filled with pride.
Zhu Lin coughed lightly, looked at his old father's proud look and said: "Father, that's what I said, but as long as the imperial edict is not issued, things will eventually change."
Zhu Fu waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, Your Majesty has already promised to be a father. Unless Your Majesty goes back on his word, otherwise, this matter is a done deal and no one can change it."
As he spoke, Zhu Fu stroked his beard and said: "Our Chengguo Duke's Mansion is preparing to marry our daughter, hahaha... This time our Chengguo Duke's Mansion can finally beat the British Duke's."
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps, and the housekeeper was seen walking over with a servant.
When Zhu Fu saw the person coming, he couldn't help but be startled. Then he stood up and came to greet him and said, "Isn't this the high eunuch? Gao eunuch is here. Could it be that your majesty has some decree to convey?"
Thinking that the emperor might be a high-ranking phoenix who came to deliver the edict, Zhu Fu couldn't help but feel excited. It seemed that the emperor was reliable. Yesterday he agreed to grant a marriage, and today the edict to grant the marriage came down. This is really fast.
Fast.
His eyes swept over Gao Feng, but he didn't see anything like an imperial edict.
Gao Feng naturally noticed Zhu Fu's gaze, and could guess what Zhu Fu was looking for. Gao Feng and Qiu Ju were concerned about the British government and the Chengguo government competing for Li Huan's son-in-law.
Naturally, they, the chamberlains who followed the emperor, knew this.
There was something faintly funny in his heart, but Gao Feng looked solemnly and said to Zhu Fu: "Duke Cheng Guo, Your Majesty has ordered you to enter the palace."
It turned out that it was just the emperor's oral instructions, not the people who came to deliver the decree.
Zhu Fu was a little disappointed in his heart, but he quickly cheered up, nodded to Gao Feng with a smile on his face and said: "Okay, Gao Gao, please wait a moment. After I change my clothes, I will follow the eunuch."
Enter the palace to see His Majesty."
Gao Feng nodded.
At this moment, Zhu Lin stepped forward, saluted Gao Feng and said with a smile: "Prince Gao, I wonder if your Majesty summoned my father to the palace, but what's the matter?"
Gao Feng smiled slightly, glanced at Zhu Lin and said, "The British Duke entered the palace not long ago, and he also brought his wife and his famous little aunt."
Although it was just a simple sentence, Zhu Lin's expression changed after hearing it. Zhu Lin was not stupid, and he immediately understood that the thing that their father and son were most worried about had happened.
Zhu Lin's heart tightened, and he immediately raised his hands to Gao Feng and said, "Prince, please wait a moment. I'm going to see how my father is doing."
Gao Feng smiled and said: "Young Master, please do me a favor."
When Zhu Lin saw Zhu Fu, Zhu Fu had almost changed into a gorgeous national uniform. When he saw Zhu Lin coming in a hurry, he couldn't help but raised his eyebrows and glanced at Zhu Lin and said: "Lin'er, you are not there.
What are you doing to accompany Chief Inspector Gao to see your father?"
Zhu Lin said hurriedly: "Father, something bad has happened. Just now, Supervisor Gao said that the British Duke has entered the palace, and he has brought his wife and Zhang Jin with him."
"What!"
Zhu Fu was immediately startled and said: "No, Zhang Lun wants to ruin my big event."
Zhu Lin said with a worried look on his face: "Father, do you think His Majesty wants to regret it?"
Zhu Fu took a deep breath and said slowly: "No hurry, no hurry, Your Majesty has spoken so well. Since he promised to be a father, how could he easily go back on his word? We will know when my father comes to the palace to see Your Majesty."
After saying that, Zhu Fu hurriedly met Gao Feng and followed Gao Feng straight to the imperial city.
Yuyao County, Shaoxing Prefecture, Zhejiang
There is a gorgeous manor on the outskirts of Yuyao County. This manor is completely modeled after Suzhou gardens, with pavilions, pavilions, exotic flowers and plants, and even a stream from outside the No. 1 scholar is introduced into the manor, directly running through the manor. The repaired building is called
An exquisite one.
Xie Yuan is the name of this manor, and Xie Yuan was built by the Xie family.
The most famous thing about Yuyao County is the Xie family who is a court elder.
Xie Qian had been in the central government for more than ten years, and he had been a cabinet minister for more than ten years. He even served as the dignified chief minister of the cabinet for a few years. His power was unprecedented.
Moreover, the Xie family not only had a pavilion elder like Xie Qian, Xie Qian's younger brother Xie Di, although not as good as Xie Qian, was also an official at the level of a member of the Ministry of War.
It can be said that the Xie family is an unparalleled and famous family in Yuyao County.
As Xie Qian was dismissed from office two years earlier, Xie Qian's reputation, which returned to Yuyao County, not only did not decline due to his dismissal, but became even louder, especially among scholars, who was recognized as loyal and not afraid of the traitors in the court.
Minister.
Xie Qian built a school next to Xie Garden and started a private school called Muzhai School, directly named after himself.
It is conceivable how many scholars could be attracted if a dignified chief minister of the cabinet opened a school.
It can be said that from the beginning, many scholars from the south of the Yangtze River came to study, listened to Xie Qian's lectures, and respected Xie Qian as their teacher.
There were hundreds of disciples under Xie Qian's sect with names and surnames. As for the scholars who were watching, they were probably no less than a thousand.
Suddenly, the Xie family's reputation in Yuyao became even louder.
Of course, Xie Qian's reputation became louder and louder. As the person who harmed Xie Qian, Li Huan's reputation was almost as bad as the wind in the local area. Everyone shouted and cursed him.
Not long ago, Muzhai Academy suddenly suspended classes for two or three months. It was said that Xie Qian suddenly felt unwell and was recuperating in Xie Garden.
When the news spread, many scholars prayed for Xie Qian outside Xie Garden, praying for Xie Qian's speedy recovery.
On this day, a carriage came creaking from a distance and stopped at the back gate of Xie Garden.
The man who was driving the carriage jumped out of the carriage, lifted the curtain, and saw an old man walking out of the carriage. He looked at Xie Yuan in front of him, stroking his beard and said with a smile: "We haven't seen each other for a few months, now think about it.
It’s more comfortable to be in this garden!”
Walking into the Xie Garden, the beautiful young maids saw the old man and stopped to salute him.
Xie Qian looked at these young and beautiful maids and couldn't help laughing. He stretched out his big hands and took one of the pretty maids into his arms. He pinched the tender and pretty face of the maid with his big hands.
He laughed loudly and said: "In this situation, this beauty, this beautiful woman, even if you give me a first assistant, I will not change it."
A pair of big hands naturally reached under the maid's skirt, and at this moment a voice came from a distance: "Brother, you came back without notifying me in advance."
When Xie Qian heard this, he looked up and saw an old man in green clothes striding towards him. Who could it be if it wasn't his younger brother who was implicated in his official career?
His big hand suddenly grabbed a handful of the tender skin, and he pushed away the maid who was screaming in pain in his arms, and walked towards Xie Di and said: "What if you inform me, but what if you don't inform me, just like I left quietly,
He came back quietly again, who knew that in the past two or three months, my brother was not in this Xie Garden."
Xie Di glanced at Xie Qian, as if he was sure that Xie Qian was okay, with a slight smile on his face, and then waved his hands to the maids around him, and in an instant, these girls left one after another.
Xie Qianxing went to sit in the pavilion next to him, glanced at Xie Di and said, "Nothing happened while I was gone."
Xie Di shook his head slightly and said: "What can be the problem? I just received the news from Beijing and was worried. Now that my brother has returned safely, I can let go of this."
Compared with the news sent back by the horse, Xie Qian rode in a carriage all the way. Although the waterway was convenient and the speed was not too slow, compared with the news sent back by a special messenger, the speed was naturally incomparable.
Not long ago, Xie Di received news from the capital. He learned that the emperor was unconscious and was rescued by Li Huan. At the same time, court officials were arrested and interrogated severely. Xie Di felt a cold sweat for Xie Qian.
.
Although Xie Di was not very sure why Xie Qian suddenly came to the capital, not long after Xie Qian entered the capital, news came from the capital that the emperor had been murdered. Xie Di was not a fool either.
It can also be guessed that the assassination of the emperor may have the shadow of his brother.
After listening to Xie Di's words, Xie Qian just glanced at Xie Di lightly and said: "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, and don't think about what you shouldn't think about. You just need to know that Brother Wei will not harm our Xie family."
yes."
Shady nodded.
Xie Qian stroked his beard and smiled and said: "The news will be spread tomorrow that I am in good health and ready to give lectures. Scholars who are interested in learning can come and listen to the lectures."
Xie Di said with a smile: "When my brother gives a lecture, it will definitely cause a sensation in the world. I don't know how many scholars will come to listen to the lecture."
Xie Qian had a smile on his lips, and his eyes were filled with pride and pride.
He moved to Jiangnan and became famous. Although he was no longer the chief minister, many of his former disciples and former officials were still in the court. Although his influence was not as great as before, few people could underestimate him.
Many scholars came to listen to the lecture because of his status. If they can be under his disciple Xie Qian, they will be greatly benefited in the future whether they are taking scientific examinations or serving as officials.
Xie Qian glanced at Xie Di and said, "Is there any latest news from Beijing?"
Xie Di pondered for a moment, thought carefully, and suddenly said: "There is no other news, but I heard that Bachelor Fei Hongfei's house was ransacked."
Xie Qian couldn't help but frown when he heard this. Fei Hong was certainly no stranger to him. He was also one of the most important ministers in the court. He was already a designated cabinet minister. It was not difficult to even become the chief minister of the cabinet.
Xie Qian and Fei Hong naturally had a good relationship, and their relationship was even much closer than most people imagined.
After a while, Xie Qian sighed softly and said, "It was me who got him involved."
Xie Qian said with emotion: "The Fei family in Qianshan is finished!"
Xie Di's face was full of sadness as if a rabbit had died and a fox had hurt its own kind, and he sighed: "Yes, the whole Fei clan of the huge Qianshan Mountain, I heard that only a few core clan members escaped, and the rest were all captured by the Jinyi Guards.
Now the Jinyiwei are confiscating Fei's property in Qianshan, and I'm afraid they won't be able to finish the looting in less than a month or two."
As he said this, Xie Di glanced at Xie Qian, who was sitting there, squinting his eyes slightly, the tea in his hand swaying slightly, not knowing what he was thinking.
Just as Xie Qian and Xie Di were talking about the Fei family in Qianshan County, Du Guang in Qianshan County and his Jinyiwei were watching the boxes of large boxes filled with gold and silver jewelry being carried out and loaded onto the carriage, with expressions on their faces.
It was full of dignity.
Xiao Qi, a guard in uniform beside him, whispered to Du Guang: "Sir, I really can't imagine that the cash that was not copied alone is more than two million taels. The Fei family is really too rich."
Du Guang snorted coldly and said: "What is wealth? It's not just the wealth of the people, it's millions of taels of gold and silver. It will take the Fei family several lifetimes to earn it, and that doesn't count the hundreds of thousands."
acres of fertile farmland, hundreds of shops, manors, and mines.”
The flag officer lowered his head, while Du Guang watched with cold eyes as the guardsmen carried boxes one by one onto the carriage. The guards in uniform around them pressed their hands on the hilts of their knives, monitoring the guards all the time.
soldiers.
With so much gold and silver wealth, there are too many people who are jealous of it. As the saying goes, wealth moves people's hearts. If someone is really interested, don't think it is stolen silver. There are still people who dare to make plans.
Therefore, from the beginning to the end, Du Guang did not dare to be careless in the slightest. Don't think that these guardsmen were reliable. Du Guang dared to say that if he had not sent guards to keep an eye on the whole process, these gold and silver wealth would not have been lost to these guardsmen.
It would be strange if it was divided up.
Seeing that all the gold and silver that had not been copied were loaded into the cart, Du Guang took a deep breath, cupped his hands towards the gloomy-looking Qianhu official of the guard station and said: "I wish Qianhu, let the brothers set off, this money
If it can be successfully sent to the capital, both the Commander and Your Majesty will receive commendations, and it will be possible for Zhu Qianhu to be promoted to Commander."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Ying glanced at Du Guang, then looked at the Jin Yiwei who were standing around, staring at their soldiers. He sighed in his heart, put away his little thoughts, clasped his fists at Du Guang and said, "I'll invite Du Bai then."
Hu helped me put in a good word for me in front of the Grand Governor."
Maoyan Lane Li Mansion
Li Huan was sitting there talking with Feng.
Feng looked at Li Huan and said, "Huan'er, mother hasn't asked you yet, how are you going to arrange your two uncles?"
Although she knew that Li Huan would definitely not treat her two uncles badly, Feng was still quite concerned. She looked at Li Huan and couldn't help but ask.
Li Huan smiled when he heard this and said, "Isn't it because my uncle asked my mother to kiss you?"
Feng rolled her eyes at Li Huan and said, "Your uncle is not stupid, it's just that my mother wants to know."
Even though Li Huan was joking with Feng, he also knew that Feng Yongguo and Feng Yongbang would not let Feng ask him such a thing. However, Li Huan really considered the arrangement between the two.
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