Chapter 120

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date="2021-09-03"

title="Chapter 120"

weight="134611"

series = ["The Tyrant’s Beloved Empress"]

mode = "manual"

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When the son of Heaven became angry, he buried millions of corpses.

The local corruption case dragged out by Shi Xun is not only directly related to Shifu, but also to officials who are in close contact with Shile, especially Chu Anliang and two or three generals who have come forward to plead for Shi Lecheng. What's more, he wrote a self-guilt book to confess his guilt, desperately leaving his relationship with Shile.

It was just that the emperor's anger did not dissipate, and there was a jittery voice above the court hall, and every day we could hear which adults or generals had been invited into the Dali Temple, and some of them could come out even after they went in. Some went in, but there was no more news, and when the news came out again, they had already been convicted.

As early as when Zhao was uprooted, people had seen the iron-blooded means of the emperor, especially this time the emperor was obviously aimed at rectifying the local military offices, all aimed at the meritorious deeds of the generals, and the civil ministers in the court were trembling in a sweat, but no one had the courage to stand up and remonstrate.

Some of the meritorious generals who are not so open-minded are even more scared to report illness at home and panic every day for fear that the knife and axe hanging from the top will fall on their heads one day. On the other hand, it was Xue, the great pillar country, who was refuted because of his lingering illness and his resignation from the throne of the great pillar country. The emperor appreciated the meritorious service of Xue Zhuguo, not only retained his position as a pillar country and allowed him to be raised in Beijing, but also sent an imperial doctor in the palace to Xue Residence to feel the pulse and rewarded a number of valuable medicinal materials.

Xue also felt the mercy of the saint and supported the sick body to the court, repeatedly thanking the king for his grace. After returning to Xue Residence, he said that he could not get out of the illness, and the door was closed. Like Xia Zhu Guo and Shen Tu Zhu Guo, they do not care about the government, but only care for the aged.

Shi Le is in contrast with the outcome of the other three who asked to sue Laozhu, and the meaning of the emperor is clear.

Chu Anliang in the mansion of Jiao Zuo was so angry that he dropped a valuable tea set: "he is forcing me to give in!"

Today, of the four pillar countries, only he is still in power. The children of the Chu family have not been able to meet each other these years, and they all depend on him, so they are no stronger than the other five families. He has been planning carefully over the years for fear that one careless move will lead to a loss of the whole game. At the beginning, Shi Le was trying to persuade him to secretly send troops to help scrap the crown prince, but he did not send anyone to him for the sake of safety. However, he did not expect that he was not involved in the case of rebellion, but he was still forced to hand over the power of the army at the end of the day.

Anyone who has a brain can see that the emperor has not yet asked the Dali Temple to close the case, and it is clear that he wants to force him to take the initiative to resign!

"if I had known so. If I had known this, I might as well have gone against the useless prince in the first place! " Chu Anliang has been a pussy all his life, and he has been depressed all his life, but now he is roasted by the emperor on the fire, and finally he can't hold back his grievances over the years.

"Pillar country is angry, be careful that walls have ears." The confidant was startled, opened the door and looked outside, did not see the figure just relieved, and carefully checked the doors and windows, just lowered his voice: "those who keep abreast of the times are handsome, now we are unable to stand alone, if we hold on and refuse to bow our heads, I am afraid it is …". " He didn't finish what he said later. I'm afraid Xing Ji of Dali Temple was waiting for them.

Over the years, Chu Anliang had a close relationship with Shi Lezheng. Shi Lezheng and his son had been locked up in Xing Prison in Dali Temple for more than half a month, and who knew what they had vomited. If Chu Anliang refused to bow his head, he was afraid that if the emperor casually came up with a piece of evidence, he would be able to ask them to go to Xing Prison.

His confidant couldn't help being a little scared when he thought of it. He had done a lot for Chu Anliang over the years, but it was difficult for him to get out. If something happens to Chu Anliang, I'm afraid he won't be able to do well. So he advised more and more carefully: "put up with a moment of anger, you can achieve great things."

Chu Anliang hated it so much that he gritted his teeth for a while, but he finally accepted his fate and closed his eyes and said, "you're right. You stay in the green mountains, and you're not afraid of firewood."

On March 20, Chu Anliang, a big pillar country, took off his official hat and clothes, and only pleaded for guilt in plain white clothes. Since Chen Qi was hindered by the friendship between him and Shi Le Zheng for many years, he knew full well that the other side had made a mistake, but he covered up for him. I have been tossing and turning in the house these days. I can't sleep. I feel ashamed to his Majesty's trust, and I don't deserve this official suit, so I would like to resign my office to make up for my sins.

Chu Anliang, who was a lot of years old, knelt haggard and cried bitterly in the Chongzheng Hall, asking Xiao Zhige to allow him to resign to pay for his guilt.

No one in the court dared to speak for him, but many generals hurt their kind and looked vaguely moved. Xiao Zhige sat on the dragon seat and had a panoramic view of the changes before and after the people, and he knew that he could only come here this time, otherwise he would go too far and be afraid to arouse the general's grievances.

Standing in the front row of an Changqing and his line of sight, and then look at the tearful Chu Anliang, already understand the situation. He took two steps forward and personally helped Chu Anliang up. Warm voice comforted him and said, "your Majesty is a holy and wise monarch with a clear distinction between reward and punishment." Although Zhu Guoyi has made a small mistake, he has not committed a big crime. Why should he blame himself so much? "

When an Changqing handed over the steps, Xiao Zhige went down and nodded and said in a quiet voice, "what the king of wild geese said is that Shi Le Zheng's crime has not yet been linked to his relatives. Chu Zhu Guo is just a good friend, so there is really no need to do so. Now the four big pillars, Xia Zhu and Shen Tu Zhu, are old and honored, and Xue Zhuguo is lingering in his sickbed. Only Chu Zhu Guoshang can still serve the country, and you must never say again if you resign from office. "

His words of conciliating and covert threats almost stopped Chu Anliang from speaking. Clutching his chest and panting for a long time, he knelt down trembling and said, "it's not that the old minister is unwilling to serve the country." it's really that the old minister is old, and these days he is tired and tired because of the teacher's music, which is no longer useful. Only ask your Majesty to have mercy on the old minister and allow him to go home to recuperate. "

The two asked for retention and insisted in front of the courtiers, and at last Xiao Zhige sighed helplessly, "that's all. Chu Zhuguo has decided to go, and I can't force me to stay any more."

The words grudgingly approved his invitation to resign, but it was nice to ask him to stay, but what he did was a matter of praise and criticism. In the end, he did not even leave the honor of Dazhu, but gently ordered Han Zhang to help people to the side hall to have a rest, and then asked the royal doctor to come and feel the pulse.

After the scattered dynasty, an Changqing and Xiao Zhige went to Chongzheng Dian Dian to deal with official business. When several ministers in charge of the meeting left, Xiao Zhige threw it away, stretched out his long arm and fished an Changqing into his arms. He was not very happy and said, "this Chu Anliang is really a slippery old thing."

After Shi Lezheng and his son got out of Xing prison, Xiao Zhige ordered the Dali Temple to interrogate them severely, but they spit out a lot of things, but the things about Chu Anliang were all trivial things. You can convict him, but it won't hurt his bones.

Although Xiao Zhige is tough in court, he has always been fair, so even if there are courtiers dissatisfied, he cannot say a "wrong" word.

Chu Anliang's charge was insufficient, and even if Xiao Zhige was an emperor, he could not punish his crime at will, otherwise it would be unfair and unable to convince the public.

"he is a scumbag, and if he hadn't been careful, he wouldn't have lived to this day." An Changqing relaxed and leaned back in his arms, but the pen in his hand did not stop: "but this time it was not bad to force him to ask for his own old age." At least on the face of it, he can't do anything more. "

Xiao Zhige sneered: "this old fox has a big heart. As long as he is not dead, he will not admit defeat."

Before the abandoned prince conspired to rebellion, he had a secret relationship with the abandoned prince, but he dealt with the head and tail cleanly and did not ask Xiao Zhige to find evidence. At present, although he is forced to resign for his retirement, he has no choice but to say secretly that he is making up his mind again.

An Changqing rubbed him on the cheek and said with a smile, "from now on, send someone to annoy him. I can't hold it back." Otherwise, if he holds it back for the rest of his life, don't we have to guard against him for the rest of our lives? "

Xiao Zhige smiled and rubbed him with the stubble coming out of Baxin, but he praised him very seriously: "the Wild Goose King is really resourceful, and he has to rely more on the Wild Goose King for everything in the future."

Last night he haunted an Changqing for another night. He seldom got up late in the morning and went to the courtyard before he had time to shave his beard. Thanks to the fact that the Dragon Throne is far apart, can't see it clearly. Otherwise, a hat with a disheveled appearance is indispensable.

An Changqing was tickled and disgusted to push people away: "go and ask Han Zhang to shave your beard."

Xiao Zhige refused to go, and the two laughed for a while before they got back to business. An Changqing handed him a copy of the fold: "Taichang Temple Qing said that the examination papers have been approved and will be released soon."

After the first day of the Hong Kong Certificate of Education examination in March, 23 of the examination papers have been read and ranked. Because of the matter of Shi Le Zheng's father and son, everyone's eyes are on this, and they are not in the mood to care about how to try. Now that the matter finally calmed down, Taichang Temple Qing just handed over the discount to ask for the temple test and the arrangement of Qionglin's banquet after that.

The list will be released at the end of March, and the palace test will be held in mid-April. After the temple examination, Xiao Zhige points out another three people from the top ten examination papers, that is, the number one, the second place and the flower exploration, which are combined into Sandingjia. There is a tradition of holding Qionglin banquets in all the great dynasties, and inviting Xinke Jinshi to drink with Shengshang. Of course, this time is no exception. Qionglin banquet is a state banquet, and Xinke Jinshi is also the pillar of the country in the future, so it is also a happy event worth celebrating, and everything has to be prepared early.

Xiao Zhige said, "Let the Qionglin banquet be more lively. A group of people have just been sent out in front of them, which happens to ease the hearts of the ministers by the wedding event, so that they will not dare to speak loudly and tremble all day long." 、

It was obvious that he had been bluffing calmly all day long, and now he justifiably blamed the courtiers for being afraid of him. An Changqing glanced at him wordlessly, became more and more sympathetic to his colleagues, and said, "then do it more lively."

In March 25, Gongyuan released the list.

Early in the morning, the wall of the Gongyuan list was crowded with people who came to see the list. after the exam, they stayed in Beijing to wait for the list to be released, looking forward to it every day, and finally looked forward to this day.

Lists of emperors were posted one after another, and all looked eagerly for the names of themselves or their relatives and friends. An Changqing also sent someone to look at the list early in the morning, but he did not go out because there were too many people, only Anfu was sent to see it.

Zhou Helan was sitting next to him-they bumped into each other when they came to Gongyuan, and they came the same way.

An Changqing joked, "I thought you were winning and you wouldn't be nervous."

When Zhou Helan came, she was still light and light, and she didn't even frown. Now when Anfu went to read the list, he showed a bit of nervousness. He clenched his hand on his knee and looked out from time to time.

"I wasn't nervous." When Zhou Helan saw this, she no longer hid it, and a glimmer of color appeared between her eyebrows: "it's just that after the exam, I went to a few banquets and found that this time I was in the middle of crouching tigers and hidden dragons. I thought there was no suspense about Lianzhong Sanyuan, but later I found out that I was sitting in a well and watching the sky. I'm afraid I won't live up to my lady's expectations this time. "

When an Changqing transferred the handkerchief of Lianzhong Sanyuan embroidered by an Xianyu to him, he said that he would not disappoint an Xianyu, and that he would win three yuan this time, and propose marriage to the Yanwangfu in the beautiful scenery.

It was just that when the matter came to the moment, he was afraid that he would not live up to an Anyu's expectations.

An Changqing filled the tea for him and asked, "if you don't win the championship, what are you going to do?"

Zhou Helan's fist-clenched hand tightened again. Zhou Helan lowered her eyes and said, "if I fail to win the championship, I will still send a matchmaker to propose marriage. If the young lady does not give up, I will certainly earn a life for her in the future and not make her look disgruntled. If she thinks I am useless, I will not complain if she chooses someone else to discuss her marriage.". "

An Hyun-Yu is getting older, and at this age, her ordinary daughter has already married, become a woman and have children. However, she has been unable to get engaged for a long time, and she has returned a marriage before. Although no one dares to gossip because of the power of the wild goose king, the words will not be very pleasant when they want to mention them. Zhou Helan has always wanted to ask her to marry herself in a glorious manner, so that she will not be broken up again in the future, saying that "even if she is sheltered by a brother, it is difficult to find a good marriage at this age." it would be better to take advantage of such sour words as someone still wants to marry earlier.

He spoke earnestly, and an Changqing looked satisfied. if Zhou Helan said, "if you don't win this year, then you will take the exam next year, then you will propose marriage again in the middle of the exam." if he has won the exam, an Changqing will not agree to this marriage.

Now he can put himself in the shoes of an Xianyu, even if he is not in high school, he is also a person worthy of trust.

While they were talking, they heard a sudden uproar outside, and the voices of Anfu and the Zhou boys came one after another.

"I got it. Prince Zhou got it!"

An Changqing was delighted and opened the curtain, which was even more urgent than Zhou Helan: "what is the rank?"

Anfu and the boy went through a sea of people to read the list. after seeing the ranking, they did not gasp evenly and then came back to report the good news. They were so excited that their tongues ended with excitement: "medium, medium …". First name! "

The Zhou family eagerly added: "the Childe is at the top of the list!"

Zhou Helan's expression was stupefied for a moment, then closed her eyes and calmed down, maintaining a calm way: "back home, there is a lot of reward today!"

People around them listened to several conversations between their masters and servants, and they knew that what was sitting on the carriage was Jinke Huiyuan. Many people who caught their son-in-law off the list looked at the carriage and were stopped by people around them when they tried to talk. "you can see clearly, this is the carriage of the Wild Goose King's House," they kindly warned. "

An Changqing's carriage is very low-key, only on the carriage curtain embroidered with a black background gold character "wild goose", the font is the same as the "GE" flag once used by the king of the Northern War.

Other people moved their minds to smell the words and looked intently, and found that it was really the car of the Wild Goose King's House, so they could only resentfully rest their thoughts.

On the contrary, an Changqing sent people back to Zhoufu, and then rushed back to the Wangfu to give an Yuxian the good news.

After Jie Yuan, Zhong Huiyuan, Zhou Helan became more famous than before. There are also many more invitations than before, and the family of the Marquis of the Lord, whose daughters are to be married, has thrown an olive branch to Zhou Helan.

It's a pity that Zhou Helan is like a slippery fish, dancing around with long sleeves, but no one's high branches are picked up.

On this day, the classmates held a banquet, and Zhou Helan was invited to go. The students who hosted the banquet came from the same academy as him, and their relationship was originally mediocre, but when they won Jinshi and became officials together, it was inevitable that when there was a need to help each other, the feelings of the classmates became heavier.

The rank of several sons who came to the banquet was not low, all within 50. If it was not unexpected, the Jinshi background could not escape after the temple examination, and if it was more powerful, it would be possible for the emperor to get green eyes in the temple examination, and it was not impossible for Jinshi and the first place.

In the days after the release of the list, some ordinary families almost rose to the sky, and many families that were previously difficult to see the rich and powerful handed out olive branches to them. In particular, those at the top of the rankings have become guests of honor.

When the children are drunk and warm, they will inevitably talk about some love affairs. The four joys of life are nothing more than "A long drought brings rain, and you know when you meet in another country." Wedding night, when the Golden list was named.

Now that the title of the Golden list is within reach, it is hard to avoid thinking about the beautiful wife and the beautiful family and the bridal chamber.

Ju Zi, who sat beside Zhou Helan, said, "Brother Zhou is the most blessed. If you even win double yuan, you can hope for one. I'm afraid it will attract a lot of Jiaoke secretly, and I'm afraid it will be a lot of good luck in the future."

Another answered, "I have heard that Brother Zhou has a long history with the Wild Goose King. Isn't it true that the Wild Goose King still has a sister who has not yet left the cabinet?"

"Brother Li speaks carefully." Before he finished, Zhou Helan frowned and interrupted him: "Marriage is the words of a matchmaker ordered by his parents." I'll wait for dinner and wine, but don't be frivolous. "

The first two sons were born in poverty, one won eleven and the other sixteen. It is hard to avoid being flattered by people these days, and the words are getting lighter and heavier. At present, Zhou Helan was poked face-to-face, and his face looked a little bit sarcastic.

Zhou Helan didn't like their temperament, so she poured the wine and turned to talk to others. It's just that I don't know who spread the words on this banquet, and it went so far as to become Zhou Helan telling the truth after drinking, saying that he had no intention to the goose king sister, but because of the gratitude of the wild goose king, he had to go to the wild goose king mansion to propose marriage after the palace examination.

Even in Shuangyuan, Sandingjia is expected to ride the dragon fast son-in-law everyone wants, after the news came out, many people believed it was true, the heart will inevitably be a little sour. However, due to the identity of the wild goose king, these words are only spread in private, but whenever it is mentioned, someone wants to take out a few sour words, say too much, and gradually someone becomes true.

When an Changqing knew about this, it was already mid-April and the temple test was just around the corner.

Shaoqing of Taichang Temple was only a few years older than him, and because of his respect for appeasing the argument about raising his son in the restaurant, he was often invited to have a drink. When had a drink recently, couldn't help telling him the rumor secretly.

"I saw Zhou Helan once, and his eyebrows were very clear and upright, and he didn't look like a villain who was so ambitious. It's just that the wind may not come without reason. When I heard that he had something to do with Prince and had something to do with your sister's reputation, I ventured to be a talker. "

An Changqing really frowned, then stretched out a moment later, raised her eyebrows and said with a smile, "Thank you for Shaoqing's kindness." If the matter had been told to me earlier, I would have to worry about how to deal with it. But now that the temple test is just around the corner, I don't have to worry about it any more. in a few days, the rumor will break itself. "

Shaoqing in Taichang Temple was puzzled: "does Prince have a brilliant plan?"

An Changqing smiled: "you just wait and see."

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Counseling: I'm a bad cop and a good cop. I'm a perfect match.