Under the corridor of the main hall of Chengqian Palace, a group of people were standing at this moment, including eunuchs and palace maids. Many of them were usually prominent figures in the palace, but at this moment, everyone was holding their breath and their ears were numb.
He stood up and listened to what was going on inside, because there were two supreme beings, the Queen Mother and the Emperor, inside at the moment. If they offended either of them, they would not be able to eat and walk around. What's more, Zhu Houzhao just lost his temper, and there was news immediately after.
There was a clang when it came, and I didn’t know whether it was the Queen Mother Zhang or the little emperor who dropped the cup.
"Uncle Pingbei is here!"
Following this low voice, everyone in the shelter looked up and saw a chamberlain leading a young man in sideways.
I saw that he was wearing a Tang scarf on his head, a dark green silk robe on his body, and a pair of black shoes with white edges on his feet. At first glance, he looked neatly packed, but did not look luxurious at all. Bai Jiu had a pair of dark eyes on his face.
The paint was bottomless, making people forget about vulgarity at first sight. As the eunuch who led the shelter came in, a few scoldings came from inside. After a while, the double-layer embroidered tiger and leopard jacket that had just been put on
The door curtain was raised high, followed by two old eunuchs with a large piece of their clothes dripping wet and one or two tea stems hanging on their heads. They came out of the house in embarrassment. They were Li Rong and Wang Yue.
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Seeing this scene, other people lowered their heads one after another, trying their best to pretend not to see it, for fear that the two big bosses in charge of rituals would be upset. But Xu Xun, who happened to walk to the door of the main hall, and the two of them bumped into each other.
However, he did not dodge or dodge, his eyes swept over the heads and bodies of the two of them, and then he smiled and cupped his hands, and then turned slightly to give way.
The most embarrassed and unlucky look in his life was seen by the junior he despised the most. Li Rong could only gnash his teeth with hatred, but he had to pretend as if nothing had happened, but Wang Yue was not so interested in the famous firecrackers. He used fierce words
He glanced at Xu Xun, and then sneered: "Uncle Pingbei, thank you for your advice today!"
"It's easy to talk about it. Your Majesty is a senior. I still have a lot to learn from you."
Xu Xun replied with a smile. Seeing Wang Yue angrily walking away, actually getting ahead of Li Rong, he couldn't help but smile. Seeing Li Rong glance at him sideways, he quickly caught up with Wang Yue. He couldn't help but
He stared at the back for a while longer. At this moment, the door curtain that had just fallen was lifted up again by a hand.
"Uncle Pingbei, the Queen Mother and the Emperor announce your entrance." It was Liu Jin who came out to deliver the message. When Xu Xun bowed and agreed, he opened the door curtain to let people in, but when Xu Xun crossed the threshold, he almost said
A mosquito-like voice said, "Brother Xu, you are really playing too hard this time! The Queen Mother was so angry that she almost felt a heartache. The Emperor also scolded you for being bold. Please be careful later. This is not a good test."
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Of course Xu Xun knew what Liu Jin meant by this. Since he dared to instigate Zhang Zong to go to the Dongchang Yamen, he knew that with the personality of Shouning Hou Shizi, he would definitely confess this truth to the Queen Mother and the Emperor.
It was his idea, and it was absolutely unrealistic to expect that boy to stand up for him. So, he nodded gratefully to Liu Jin, and then walked steadily to the Dongnuan Pavilion, where there was only a layer of cyan hanging down.
The gauze curtain was opened, and Liu Jin got into the house before him.
"Queen Mother, Your Majesty, Uncle Pingbei has arrived."
"Lian is not blind yet. Of course he knows he has arrived. Isn't he standing at the door? Xu Xun, don't pretend there, let Lian come in and talk!"
Xu Xun then parted the gauze curtain and lowered his head to enter. He didn't even look up to see the expressions of the mother and son above him. He slowly stepped forward and knelt down to kowtow. He only heard a bang, and he thought who was giving it a heavy blow.
A slap slapped on the armrest. However, the angry roar that followed revealed who had given the hateful slap just now.
"Xu Xun, you are so brave! Since you knew that Zheng San was captured by Dongchang, why didn't you report it to the emperor? How dare you instigate the Shouning Prince to come to the door with a group of mobs!"
Empress Dowager Zhang reprimanded these two words angrily, and suddenly she felt uncomfortable in her chest again. Fortunately, Rong Shangyi next to her saw the opportunity quickly and quickly handed her a cup of hot tea to drink, which allowed her to regain her breath.
And Zhu Houzhao
Seeing that the queen mother was so angry, she couldn't help but get angry for a moment, so she just slapped her hand on the table in the same way. This time, she used more force than the Empress Dowager Zhang, and the powerful Jun on top was
Kiln tall plate
It suddenly fell over and rolled to the ground. It was smashed to pieces with a ping pong sound, and the plate full of pickled plums rolled everywhere...
"Xu Xun, you still haven't answered your mother's words!"
Although these words were a stern rebuke, they were far less powerful than Empress Dowager Zhang's blowing rebuke. So, while Xu Xun straightened up, he glanced at the side whose face was turning blue and white, and he didn't dare to look at him at all.
Zhang Zong said, and he raised his head calmly. Sure enough, Queen Mother Zhang turned pale with anger, while Zhu Houzhao's eyes flashed, sulky to sulky, but not furious. He knew better and lowered his eyelids.
, then he calmly
It's open..
"Reporting to the Queen Mother, what I want to say is of great importance. Can I let others avoid it?"
Before Queen Mother Zhang could answer, Zhu Houzhao said impatiently: "Everyone, get out, Liu Jin, and you go and guard outside. Ruisheng, you go and guard outside under the window. If anyone dares to eavesdrop, Lian will skin him!"
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Seeing that everyone was retreating one after another, Xu Xun said word by word: "Reporting to the Queen Mother, my courage is naturally given by you and the Emperor."
Xu Xun didn't need to raise his head to know the astonished expression on Empress Dowager Zhang's face at this moment, so he just paused slightly and said: "The Shouning Marquis Mansion wants to handle this matter."
Zheng San can be said to have turned the capital upside down, but there is no news at all. It was just a coincidence that I heard that Dongchang secretly arrested such a person. It was not that I was speaking ill of people behind their backs.
, if not longevity
Prince Ninghou personally went out to attack him unprepared, but he reported it to the Queen Mother and the Emperor. By the time he actually went to arrest him, Zheng San might have been dead long ago.
Seeing Zhu Houzhao thinking deeply, Mrs. Zhang
Later, he was doubtful, so he struck the iron while the iron was hot and said: "I know that the Queen Mother is blaming me for not letting Shouning Hou Shizi personally take action. In this way, the Zhang family has become the target of public criticism. But if I say something treasonous and unethical, I will do this."
The method is just for the sake of the Zhang family. This is the first time Shouning Hou has been involved in a big job of collecting military supplies. How come someone colludes with a profiteer? How can the profiteer be so bold and dare to use cotton robes that cannot be worn at all? How come
so fast
Was it revealed by Han Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue?"
He asked three rhetorical questions in a row. Even Zhang Zong said that this direct descendant of the Zhang family was stunned, not to mention the Empress Dowager Zhang who never liked to use her brain. On the other hand, Zhu Houzhao's eyes flickered and he suddenly said:
"You mean, someone originally wanted to make the Zhang family the target of public criticism?"
"The Emperor's Holy Ming!"
When Zhu Houzhao saw Xu Xun slapped her with flattery, he saw that Empress Dowager Zhang on the side looked confused, so he gave Xu Xun an angry look, and then he went over to her and explained to her in a low voice: "Mother, Xu Xun
What I mean is that because this matter has caused such a big fuss, maybe someone is plotting against Shouning Hou behind his back...".
"What, they are so brave!" Empress Dowager Zhang exploded immediately before Zhu Houzhao finished speaking. She couldn't help but stood up for a moment, "Let me go check it out, check carefully, who is so bold?
How dare you take advantage of my own brother!"
Since he dared to stroke the tiger's beard, Xu Xun, the instigator, naturally would not show any flaws at this moment. Instead, he said sincerely: "Your Majesty, now that the emperor has ascended the throne and has no brothers or sisters, it is natural for people to treat their wives well.
But after all, some people couldn't tolerate it. Not only that, the former Minister of Justice, Jiao Shangshu, beheaded Zheng Wang and others who had falsely identified themselves as relatives of the emperor. Some people even brought up the old incident with false rumors. In addition, Shouning Hou's military supplies scandal, for a while
Take the Zhang family
Pushing it to the forefront, it is really with ulterior motives! I have the guts to let Prince Shouning make such a fuss. Although there must be someone in the court who wants to make a fuss about it, but if we can take this opportunity to make the past events truly come to light, let those who are interested
After jumping out, the military affairs of Hou Ninghou, the leader, will naturally fade away."
Speaking of this, Zhu Houzhao suddenly realized that he was appreciative, and even Empress Dowager Zhang, who was initially irritated, could not help but be cold.
She calmed down. That case once caused her to lose her temper with Emperor Hongzhi, but Dongchang and Jinyiwei searched again and again, and in the end, it turned out that there were only two or three kittens and puppies that had been arrested, and the source was
As if in a place that cannot be touched
The empress dowager of the two palaces had no choice but to let it go. But now that she had lost her husband and her son had just sat on the throne, her family was being roasted on the fire. How could she sit back and watch?
"Xu Xun, get up and talk!" Zhu Houzhao saw that the surroundings around Xu Xun were full of broken porcelain pieces from the Jun kiln tall plate. He couldn't get over it for a moment, so he gave the order. He looked sideways at Empress Dowager Zhang without any objection.
He breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked with great interest, "Tell me, what should we do next?"...
Zhang Zong on the side said that Xu Xun had already stood up after kneeling for such a short while, but Zhang Ji had already knelt so hard from Bei'anmen to now that his waist and legs were weak. He couldn't help but feel resentful about the differential treatment. However, just
When he complained hard that he shouldn't have listened to Xu Xun's instigation to do this, he caught a sentence that shocked him.
"Your Majesty, this matter will have to fall on the shoulders of Crown Prince Shouning." Ning
God, do you want him to do it again? If he does something similar to what he did today with Dongchang, he might as well die!
The frightened Zhang Zong said that he shouted almost instinctively: "Queen Mother, Your Majesty, I am not even a little bit as capable as Uncle Ping Bei, I'm afraid it will be difficult..."
"Young Master Shouning Hou, don't be too modest. What you did today in front of Dongchang won people's hearts with a heavy reward, and you personally went into battle to boost morale. At the same time, you scared others not to dare to do anything. You are the noble son of the city, who is outstanding in martial arts.
Neither
No, but who has such courage?" When Xu Xun said this, he saw that Mrs. Zhang's face was really happy, and Zhu Houzhao also nodded slightly in approval. He did not look at Zhang Zong's face, which was as earthy and not nervous.
He continued slowly,
"Even if the adults in the court pursue the case and clear Shouning Hou's name, they can justifiably say that the prince is eager to save his father, and there are extenuating circumstances. Let him serve in the army for a while, calm down the discussion, and then come back.
That’s it. That’s it.
Given the prince’s courage, isn’t it easy to return to the dynasty with his military exploits?”
Zhang Zong said that he was just envious of Xu Xun's triumphant return, but he was dissatisfied with the promotion of Qi Jiliang and Xu Yanche. Hearing that Xu Xun drew a wonderful cake for himself, just now he wanted to ignore what the other party said.
They were all determined to refuse, but at this moment they hesitated. When Xu Xun whispered a few words to the Queen Mother and the Emperor in a low voice, he understood and made his choice immediately.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, for the sake of the overall situation, it doesn't matter if I make a few grievances!"
Seeing Zhang Zongyuan really falling into the trap, Xu Xun couldn't help but smile. Isn't it easy to rub this boy who has had a smooth life and has not experienced much in the world?.).