"Don't say it anymore," Xiao Chengjun's body tensed, "Between you and my brothers, there is no need to say this." ” Xiao Chengjin looked at his brother and smiled slightly, "Brother, I know that you have been blaming yourself all these years, in fact, I knew that the pastry was poisonous back then, so I only ate one bite." ” "What are you talking about" Xiao Chengjun's eyes widened, and he only felt a buzz in his head, Xiao Chengjin, who was so small, would know why did he still eat all these years Why didn't he tell him "Ahem" Xiao Chengjin held his brother's hand tightly, for fear that he would be angry, "My body is not good, I was brought out of my mother's womb, I haven't said it for so many years, I just want my brother to take care of me more, brother, don't blame me" Xiao Chengjun closed his eyes and took a deep breath, "I don't blame you.
"My younger brother has been very smart since he was a child, and it is possible to see something from the face of the palace maid who serves pastries, and this kind of action, in the final analysis, is to protect his brother.
The second prince has been in poor health since he was born, and he started drinking medicine when he was not weaned, this Xiao Chengjun knows, but even if he only eats one bite, the poison is extremely harmful to his already weak body.
The younger brother said this just to make him less self-reproachful.
Coming out of the Ivy Pavilion, Xiao Chengjun was a little confused.
Lou Jing waved away a group of people, took him to the mountain, found a secluded mountain rock to sit down, hugged the person into his arms, patted his back gently, looked up at the mountains in the distance, and said softly: "Grandfather was seriously injured on the battlefield, I stayed in front of the bed for three days and three nights, and still couldn't save it, I thought at that time, if only I could die for my grandfather." ” Xiao Chengjun buried his face in Lou Jing's chest, clutched the clothes on his back tightly, and listened to him quietly.
"But everyone has his own life, and even if I try my best, I can't save him, so I can only let the person who took him pay for it with blood," Lou Jing's eyes flashed with cold light, and his voice became cold, "When my grandfather was breathing, I didn't give him a vigil, so I took 30,000 horses overnight and killed them directly to the Tartar camp, cut off the head of their general, and brought it back to my grandfather as a sacrifice." ” Xiao Chengjun was stunned, when the old An Guogong passed away, they all said that he was shot after killing the Tartar general, but it turned out that the general was killed by Lou Jing, "Why don't you report to the imperial court" "Why" Lou Jing looked down at her husband, who had calmed down a lot, and chuckled, "Because I killed my grandfather's lieutenant in the Tartar camp."
"The Tartar general, who even he can kill, can't easily trap his grandfather and take away his closest people, whether he does it himself or not, don't even think about running.
Xiao Chengjun looked up at him, and the court only said that An Guogong was killed in battle, but he didn't know that there was another hidden story in it, who wanted to harm him "The matter of the temple is a matter of life and death, and nothing is so simple," Lou Jing dropped a kiss between his handsome eyebrows, "Just like that poisonous pastry, the first ones to die must not be the real murderer." ” Xiao Chengjun bowed slightly, the incident back then, after finding out, a concubine with a low status was executed, and it was over, and anyone with a discerning eye knew that this matter was inseparable from the concubine who had a prince.
It's just that Emperor Chunde protected it, and in the end, he didn't find Chen Guifei's head.
Lou Jing took out the booklet from Xiao Chengjun's arms, turned to the first page, and pointed to a person's name to show him, "This person may be available." ” Xiao Chengjun followed his finger and looked at it, it said "The Book of the Ministry of War, Sun Liang", and couldn't help frowning, this person is the protégé of the right minister, with outstanding ability, and has always been very valued by Chen Shichang, otherwise he would not have been the highest secretary of the Ministry of War under the Shangzhong Province.
"Why" Xiao Chengjun stared at the name, thinking carefully about Sun Liang, but he didn't think of a reason that could be used for him.
"Sun Liang rarely makes friends with people, but he has a close friend," Lou Jing smiled mysteriously, leaned into the ear of the person in his arms, and whispered a name, "Wang Jian." ” Xiao Chengjun's eyes widened suddenly, Wang Jian, it was the Jinzhou assassin they talked about when Yu Shi died, and the good official who died unjustly in prison because of the heavy rain that poured down the Great Wall a few years ago.
Wang Jian is a protégé of the left minister, he is very honest, loves the people like a son, and the things of that year are, to put it bluntly, the result of the game between the right and the left.
Wang Jian and Sun Liang are neither from different disciplines nor from different townships, how did these two get acquainted "How do you know" Xiao Chengjun was very surprised, these two belong to different factions, even if they really intersect on weekdays, they must be very secretive, how did Lou Jing know This thing is really an accident, when he was in Jinzhou, Lao An Guogong got a sweaty horse, Lou Jing was very coveted, Lao An Guogong said to his grandson, if he can find out a big secret of Jinzhou's assassination history, give him this horse.
Lou Jing sent people to squat outside the Assassin's Mansion for three months, and found that every month someone would send a letter from Beijing, and Wang Jian had no relatives in Beijing.
So, taking advantage of a dark and windy night in the moon, Lou Jing personally knocked out the messenger outside the city, and only then did he know that the letter was actually written by Sun Liang.
Xiao Chengjun looked at him helplessly, and finally knew why Lou Jing grew into such a treacherous character, it was completely the strange way of teaching his grandson to the old An Guogong, "Didn't Wang Jian find out?"
"Of course not," Lou Jing said proudly, "I sealed the letter after reading it and stuffed it back, and pretended to rob and took away all the money and silk from that person." ” Xiao Chengjun couldn't help but chuckle, and the gloom in his heart dissipated a lot, "I'll try Sun Liang another day." ” Lou Jing saw him smile again, and finally felt relieved, and rubbed his face against Xiao Chengjun's face.
When he returned to Beijing in the evening, Lou Jing did not follow him to the Min Palace, but went back to the Vermilion Bird Hall, asked Cheng Xiuru to prepare a generous gift for him, and carried him to Shen Lian's mansion.
"What kind of wind blew the prince here" Shen Lian's slightly gloomy eyes swept around Lou Jing's body, and when he saw him holding a valuable Lilly, the smile on his face couldn't help but deepen.
"Since I left the palace, I haven't come to visit my father-in-law," Lou Jing sat down with a smile, put the things in his hand on the table between the two, and pushed it over there, "Don't blame my father-in-law." ” "Your words are too polite," Shen Lian took something with a smile and raised his hand to the little eunuch behind him, "You might as well say something directly." ” Shen Lian has always been straightforward, begging him to do something, as long as the things he sends are worth this price, he will do it if he can, of course, if he can't do it, he won't return the gift to you.
"I heard that my father-in-law wants to supervise the repair of the river, and the business is too big, so my father-in-law must need a partnership," Lou Jing took the tea from the little eunuch and said with a chuckle, "The dowry that the royal family gave me is useless." ” Shen Lian narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "The prince said that he was joking, this matter has not yet been decided, and our family can't say for sure, the prince might as well ask the right minister, maybe it is more likely." ” In fact, in the court today, the right minister Chen Shichang has already made some concessions, and discussed with him in private, as long as he agrees to put those refugees into forced labor and suppress the Qinghe River, it will be beneficial to both of them, and this errand to supervise the river will be given to him.
It's just that this river repair is a profitable business, and Shen Lian doesn't want to share the soup with others.
"The right minister wants to be conscripted," Lou Jing shook his head, "It's better to earn more with your father-in-law." ” "Oh, how do you say this" Shen Lian was stunned, he was not against conscription, after all, conscription does not need to pay wages, and it can save a lot of money.
"River business, you don't need to say it, my father-in-law naturally knows it," Lou Jing dipped his fingers in some tea and drew a circle on the table, "If it is a levy for labor, the court will know that the cost is small, and the amount of silver allocated is so much, but if it is a hired laborer, the household department will give at least 200,000 taels of silver."
With that, he drew a big circle outside the circle.
Shen Lian's eyes lit up, he didn't read much, but he still knew which one made more money.
"Besides, the conscription will be criticized by the history books, and the Lou family has been wise for several generations, so I don't dare to take this risk," Lou Jing sighed, "Don't hide it from my father-in-law, I am at odds with my father, once my father grasps this kind of handle, I am afraid that he will open the ancestral hall and drive me out of the house directly." ” Shen Lian sneered, a good Chen Shichang, and said that the old thief was suddenly kind, but it turned out that he was asking him to clean up the mess with his name, "Since the prince can afford our family, as long as our family can handle this matter, there will be no loss of the prince's share." ” There are many eyes and ears in the inner servant, and he has also heard of the discord between the father and son of the Lou family.
Lou Jing's words undoubtedly handed over his handle, and immediately brought the relationship between the two closer, not to mention that Shen Lian had no ill feelings towards this prince of the country, if he didn't levy conscription, the money he had to invest in the early stage would be doubled, and he couldn't swallow it alone.
Lou Jing said goodbye and left, Shen Lian immediately summoned the little eunuch to inquire about the emperor's whereabouts, and got the news that Emperor Chunde was still in the imperial study to approve the folds, and immediately changed his clothes and went to the palace.
Shen Lian was originally a eunuch in the palace, often serving pen and ink in the imperial study, and could enter and leave the inner palace at any time.
"You came just in time, the right minister also said that you should supervise the affairs of the conscription, I think it is decided."
Emperor Chunde handed the excerpts to Shen Lian, since he abolished the crown prince, he had to approve these excerpts himself, he was really a little impatient, and wanted to settle the matter quickly.
"Your Majesty," Shen Lian didn't take the fold, and knelt directly on the ground, "Conscription must not be levied."
Emperor Chunde looked at Shen Lian in surprise, this civil official's death-like words, coming out of Shen Lian's mouth, were a little indescribably weird.
"Some corrupt officials want to be greedy for a few more silver, so they ask the emperor to levy labor," Shen Lian said, crying and crying, "Your Majesty, slaves and maids are not literate, but the harm of servitude is known, in case of civil change, this infamy will have to be borne by the emperor, the emperor is the emperor who blesses him, if he ruins his reputation for a lifetime because of such a trivial matter, it is difficult for the slave and maid to apologize for their death."
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