As night falls, Wang Xie's room facing the river on the second floor of Fengyue Building has been rented out all year round.
Standing on the terrace, you can overlook the snow-capped mountains, which look like dormant dragons, and the stars above them are as bright as the end of the world.
The eldest son of the prime minister's palace stands on the mountain with his hands tied:
"It is said that in ancient times, a divine dragon came from the sky, and its blood energy stretched for thirty thousand miles. It was exhausted and fell into a deep sleep. Countless years later, the Kunlun Mountains were formed, nourishing the nine states in the world, especially making Longyin City the world's largest city. A first-class prosperous place, people living here live much longer than other places."
Behind Fang Zhishan, stood Rong Qingshu, a descendant of the Rong family, also looking at the beautiful scenery:
"The Kunlun Mountains are a specialty of Longyin Stone. The imperial city built with a large amount of these stones will emit a warning sound when it senses the blood of the Grand Master warrior. This is why the city is named Longyin City."
He is slightly thin and frail, but his eyes are big and his skin is fair, making him look younger.
People often think that he is only sixteen or seventeen years old, but in fact he is already over 10 years old, several years older than Fang Zhishan.
"When the Grand Master enters the city, there will be a dragon roar warning. It is true. However, the dragon coming out of the sky... is a matter of strange power and chaos. The world likes to spread rumors. Maybe it was just a big snake that appeared in the past, so it was rumored like this." Rong Rong. Qingshu sneered and continued.
Fang Zhishan turned back and glanced at Rong Qingshu. The children of the Rong family have always been arrogant. They have three sects and are extremely powerful.
Today's Queen Mother and Empress are all from the Rong family, and their disciples and former officials are all over the government and the public. There is even a saying in the market that the Rong family and the Qin family rule the world together.
The prime minister of the dynasty, Fang Du Wei, even had good relations with the Rong family... It can be said that without the support of the Rong family, even if Fang Du Wei reluctantly took the position of prime minister, he would not be able to exercise his power in the court smoothly. Implementing the executive order is also difficult.
"At least it's true that it's a good place to live and maintain health. The other courtyard of the Duke's Mansion is also built in the Kunlun Mountains. This can't be false, right?"
After Fang Zhishan finished speaking, his eyes condensed, showing some envy:
"It is said that the other courtyard is close to Jingjing Zhaojian Nunnery. Standing on the high pavilion, you can see the masters doing morning classes, practicing martial arts and instructing the female officials in the palace to practice."
"That's true." Rong Qingshu was slightly impressed. In fact, he had never seen it. Even if the other courtyard was close to Ji Jingzhao Jian'an, who would dare to risk the wrath of the Queen Mother to do such a thing?
It doesn't even count as stealing fragrance and jade. It doesn't have the slightest trace of meat, but it is very likely to be punished by the palace and hated by the Queen Mother from now on. The gain outweighs the loss.
"It's just that during this period, even if you are in the other courtyard, you won't be able to see the master's wife... The Queen Mother is recuperating in the nunnery, and the master's wife will accompany her and will not leave her for a moment."
Rong Qingshu pointed to the young officials who were drinking and eating with the girls in the room, "Today's admonishment chapter of the Admonition Court was sent to the nunnery by Longyin Guards."
Fang Zhishan knew that Rong Qingshu was entertaining several young officials from the Jian Yuan today, and that he came to accompany them was just a formality to save face.
Rong Qingshu invited him here naturally because if these young officials wanted to make progress, it was always a good idea to make friends with the prime minister.
The Rong family really... was about to reach into the admonition courtyard again. Fang Zhishan's smile remained unchanged and he asked casually: "Then today's rumored admonishment chapter was submitted by our Sima Shiyi and all his colleagues? "
Sensing Fang Zhishan's intention to pry, Rong Qingshu didn't hide anything and snorted coldly, "The person he was admonishing was the lawless Prince Langya. Because of his status as the crown prince, he was so arrogant that he killed him on the first day he returned home. Tang Zhong, the chief steward of the palace, broke into Kyoto Palace today and robbed more than ten prisoners in the prison."
"What!" Fang Zhishan seemed to have just heard about it. He loosened his palm and almost dropped the wine glass. He said in disbelief:
"I know that the Crown Prince of Langya has returned to the capital. I haven't seen him for eight years, but he is so arrogant and domineering? Sima Shiyi and all of you are afraid of offending the Crown Prince by speaking up."
Collecting relics and admonishing the court, although the rank is low, the scope of authority is very wide, and it can go directly to the superiors to recommend virtuous people, but it is a force that all parties in the court are willing to win over.
"Because of this, I entertained Sima Shiyi at Wang Xie Fengyue Tower and invited you to accompany me... No matter how much Prince Langya wants to take revenge, he must be a little more cautious."
Rong Qingshu bluntly stated his intention, reached out and patted Fang Zhishan on the shoulder, laughing loudly.
"You, you, you... plotted against me again."
Fang Zhishan showed a helpless smile on his face, returned to the wine table, and filled his glass:
"Sima Shiyi and you all adhere to the three admonitions, which makes Fang Mou admire him so much that he has a glass of wine to express his respect."
"Don't dare!" Sima Shiyi's name was Sima Xi. Today was the first time he helped Rong Qingshu with something, and he was toasted by the prime minister's son. He was immediately flattered and felt like he was truly on a high branch.
The other young Isanyuan relics also felt very excited and quickly stood up and drank the wine in their glasses.
"Sima Shiyi, are you from Qingzhou Sima family?"
"Exactly..."
"Jia Yan once served in Qingzhou and praised: Sima's high family status, Qingzhou's new Hanlin..."
"Reward, reward, reward—"
Fang Zhishan immediately chatted with everyone at the banquet table, and while talking, he gradually became convinced that Rong Qingshu came to help his uncle, who was the governor of Kyoto, to vent his anger.
Secondly, Tang Zhong was in charge of some business in the palace and had some dealings. Tang Zhong helped Rong Qingshu bring some good things in from overseas.
Now that Tang Zhong is dead, it is impossible for Rong Qingshu to go to the palace to ask for it... The deal was originally made behind the palace's back.
Fang Zhishan could see clearly that when King Langya had just passed away, it was impossible for the Queen Mother to do anything to Qin Shou'an. Such rumors and advice would only disgust Qin Shou'an at best.
"Brother Rong, how do you think the Queen Mother will deal with Prince Langya?"
After the banquet was over, Fang Zhishan yawned as he watched the girl help Sima Xi to the guest room on the fourth floor, and asked while pressing his hands on his sore waist.
"A reprimand is indispensable, but that's it. Then Qin Shouan will have to hold his tail between his legs for a while..." Rong Qingshu did not continue and smiled, "Come on, let's drink some more."
"I can't do it anymore. If I continue to drink, I have to lie down. If I delay a little bit, my jealous man will come and kill me. Maybe it will affect the fish pond and give you a beating..."
Rong Qingshu laughed at Fang Zhishan's henpeck, but thinking about the shrew in his family who dared to attack him, he would be embarrassed...so he didn't dare to keep Fang Zhishan, who was shaky and not very drunk.
Sent a carriage.
Sitting in the carriage, smelling the smoke of Yuezhi incense, Fang Zhishan sat upright, opened his half-closed eyes, and looked clear and clear, not at all drunk.
In the tenth year after the Empress Dowager listened to the government behind the curtain, she established the Admonishment Court, with the functions of admonishing the officials on the left and right, admonishing, correct speech, and collecting relics.
The admonishment court mainly targets the various words and deeds of the royal relatives, nobles and powerful ministers outside the court.
This is completely different from the Yushitai under the control of the prime minister. The Yushitai mainly targets the appointment of officials, affairs of various departments of the imperial court, and Kyoto and local government affairs.
The Admonition Court was originally only responsible to His Majesty the Emperor and the Queen Mother. After these years, it was inevitable that some people would be inserted into it by various parties.
On the contrary, because Fang Duwei was already in charge of Yushitai, in order to avoid making people think that the prime minister had a single hand in public opinion and affairs, he had no nepotism at all with Jianyuan.
Rong Qingshu used the power of the Admonition Court to urge the Queen Mother to reprimand Qin Shou'an, which would make the prince's future behavior restrained, which Fang Zhishan didn't think was wise.
If Master Fang were to take action, he would definitely cater to Qin Shou'an and secretly lead Qin Shou'an to be more unscrupulous. Then sooner or later, he would cause a huge disaster, and even his status as the crown prince would not exempt him from the crime, but it is not impossible.
However, Fang Zhishan and Qin Shouan had no enmity. In his eyes, Rong Qingshu was narrow-minded and lacked courage. He was shrewd and good at calculations, but his spirit and state of mind were not considered superior.
In comparison, the long-lost Prince Langya has been a bit hard to see through since he was a child. He seems to be acting wantonly, but he often just tests the edges of some insurmountable bottom lines, stretches his legs and teases, and then comes back. Shrunk back, making it difficult for people to have attacks.
Naturally, I am more calm now. When we met in the early morning, I felt that Prince Langya was like a fairy. His charm and posture made people enchanted and bowed down to lay flowers for him. How could Rong Qingshu compare with him?
No matter what, it is impossible for Fang Zhishan to actually participate in certain actions against Qin Shouan because of his friendship with Rong Qingshu.
Returning to the Prime Minister's Palace, Mr. Fang, who was in the observation period, performance period, and repentance period, first greeted his young mistress honestly, received a scolding and a kick, and then went to find his younger sister Fang Zhimei.
Fang Zhimei was painting in the study room. Hearing his elder brother's shout, he quickly hid the paintings on the table and asked with a smile: "Brother, what's wrong at this late hour?"
"Nothing... I was drinking with someone tonight and we talked about Prince Langya. I remember he often came to play when he was young, but I haven't seen him for a long time..." Fang Zhishan walked into the study, glanced at the long table, and called Jiu Burp said.
"Yeah, what did you guys talk about?" Qin Shou'an has been back for so long, but Fang Zhimei hasn't actually met yet.
However, I heard from some maids and women in the Prime Minister's Mansion that just one look at someone by the Crown Prince can make someone's legs go numb, and they just want to bend over and hold their knees together.
"Oh, it's nothing. I just had some wine with Rong Qingshu... Did he come to invite you to attend some poetry and painting gathering? I think he is a toad who wants to eat swan meat..."
Fang Zhishan snorted coldly, hoping that there would be a brother-in-law who could completely suppress his sister and beat him every day. It would be great if Fang Zhishan could share the same pain.
"Brother, don't mention this person to me... tell me, what did you talk about about the Crown Prince?" As the daughter of the prime minister, Fang Zhimei has her own confidence, but she is not worried that Rong Qingshu can take advantage of the Rong family's influence. Make this marriage happen.
"belch--"
Fang Zhimei held her brother's shoulders and asked him to sit down, and poured some peach blossom dew for him to drink.