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Chapter 220 The Power of the Common People

The old military god guessed right, Xia Jingyun did mean to defile himself.

Since entering Beijing, he has done a lot of things, all of which have been accomplished, but it has inevitably aroused the suspicion of Emperor Chongning.

Although the matter of Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites was cleverly avoided by my elder sister with quick wit, the 17 taels of silver yesterday was the real deal. With such a skill, the Emperor's heart is deep, and he has already seen Emperor Chongning's suspicion, how can he not take it seriously.

It is not scary for a courtier to be talented, but if a courtier has both great talent and no flaws, as if he is perfect, how many emperors would dare to use such a person?

This is not a great idea, he has seen enough of it in historical stories.

After Shi Dingzhong passed the catastrophe safely for the first time, he already understood that what His Majesty wants is not a moral gentleman, let alone a perfect courtier, what he wants is a courtier who is loyal to him and can do good things for him, and it is best for such a courtier to have strengths and weaknesses that can be checked and balanced by him.

Instead of letting him find out slowly and really pinpointed his own dead spot, he might as well choose one and send it up on his own initiative.

As for Ning Bing's matter, he did have some regrets. He died because of himself, and he also wanted to send this poor woman a ride, so the combination of the two came up with this idea.

But in the final result, he was not sure. He could only believe that a master with the pinnacle of power and skill like Emperor Chongning would be able to receive his shallow signal.

When he returned to the Marquis Mansion with his thoughts, he saw a servant in the palace hurriedly led in by Gongsun Jing just after he sat down.

"Eunuch Jin! Long time no see!"

In front of Xia Jingyun, Jin Zhong didn't have any airs at all, he saluted with a smile on his face, then raised his chest and cleared his throat, "Your Majesty tells me!"

Xia Jingyun hurriedly saluted.

"Being reckless! If there is another time, I will never forgive you lightly!"

After Jin Zhong finished reading, he hurriedly said: "Young Master Xia, it's over."

Xia Jingyun wiped his forehead with his hands, pretended to be sweating profusely, and said nervously: "Eunuch Jin, does Your Majesty have anything to say?"

Jin Zhongruo smiled meaningfully and said: "Your Majesty has summoned Concubine De to dinner!"

Feeling relieved, Xia Jingyun personally took Jin Zhong's hand and sent him out the door.

Seeing Xia Jingyun's intimacy that does not seem to be fake, who has always been regarded as a disabled person, Jin Zhong, who is rarely recognized by scholar-bureaucrats, suddenly felt a little moved.

When today's incident was introduced into the palace, the attitude of these servants towards it was completely different from the reaction of the outside world's unanimous accusation. They couldn't help agreeing with Mr. Xia, Qi Qi sighed with emotion, valued love and righteousness, and did not dislike his background. Mr. Xia is indeed a good person!

Sending a little silver and sending Jin Zhong away, Xia Jingyun walked back to the mansion, looked at Gongsun Jing and others who were worried, and grinned, "Pass through safely, everything is under control! It's all right!"

Bai Yunbian pursed his lips, and left arrogantly with a look of disbelief.

In the next half day, Xia Jingyun dealt with Wei Yuanzhi, Wang Ruoshui and others, but then, an unexpected person came to the door.

For the first time, Xing Shigu, the captain of Jingzhao Mansion, took the initiative to board the gate of Jiang Anhou Mansion, and expressed his great appreciation for Xia Jingyun's actions today.

According to his words, the higher one goes, the higher one goes, the more catastrophic it will be for the empire and the court. After seeing Xia Jingyun's performance today, he believes in what Xia Jingyun once said.

This proactive statement naturally made Xia Jingyun very happy and polite, and at the same time, it also made Su Yuanshang thoughtful.

In the study, Su Yuanshang looked at Xia Jingyun, "Did you have this intention before? I didn't even realize it for a while."

What he said was that Xia Jingyun established a friendly image towards the common people and the servants, so that the common people, or those who were powerful but lowly like the servants in the palace, would have a better impression of Xia Jingyun.

Xia Jingyun waved his hands dumbfounded, "Don't think that I can calculate everything like a monster, it's just that there are some considerations that are better than nothing, but I didn't expect the response to be surprisingly good."

He smiled and said: "The aristocratic family is corrupt and greedy, and has become a moth of the country. But the court cannot live without a family, and there will always be a new family, so what should I do? Naturally, I will change a group of families, so I don't care what these so-called dignitaries think of me at the moment. As long as your Majesty passes the gate, as long as the people value me on the other side, no one can shake my foundation. All my calculations are on these two ends."

Su Yuanshang frowned slightly, "The common people are weak and weak, can they fight against the aristocratic family?"

"Aren't the soldiers all from the common people? How can you say that they are weak and weak!"

Xia Jingyun's smile was very meaningful, "The vast ocean of the people is enough to drown everything."
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The development of the matter was just as Xia Jingyun expected, and it was not as turbulent as everyone in the Hou Mansion said when he advised him. Countless things happened in Zhongjing City every day, and this conversation was quickly replaced by other things, and it was just chatting among some good people.

Moreover, Xia Jingyun is even more of a chicken thief. After returning, he secretly asked Gongsun Jing and Lu Yi to help spread the word through their own channels.

It mainly clarifies two points: first, Ning Bing is not a prostitute, but a civilian girl who has redeemed her body and then died in vain, so as to minimize the hidden dangers in it, so as to avoid future abuse;

The second is to take the lead in bragging that Mr. Xia is the only dignitary who treats us ordinary people as human beings, and focuses on a distinctive personality!
As a result, the aftermath of this matter gradually faded away, and Xia Jingyun and Concubine De not only suffered no substantial loss, but actually gained some benefits.

To say that the biggest consequence of this incident is that the brothel industry in Zhongjing City has suffered a heavy blow.

Many girls offered to redeem themselves that day, but in the brothel that night, the service enthusiasm and service quality dropped significantly, which made many pleasure-seeking customers quite dissatisfied.

Naturally, the boss would not condone, so many women were scolded and beaten, and the violent ones were even killed, and their bodies were thrown into mass graves.

Under the dark night, there are countless evils lurking, and no one can completely stop them.

When another morning comes, the light of heaven and earth reappears, as if everything in the darkness has disappeared, the prosperity of the world, the prosperity of the country and the people's peace, the entire Zhongjing City is decorated with lights and festoons, filled with the festive atmosphere of the Shangyuan Festival.

This is the last carnival of the New Year's Day, and it is also a psychological hint that most people will give themselves: let's have fun today, and start serious tomorrow!
The Shangyuan Festival Lantern Festival in Zhongjing City is also a famous grand event in Daxia. Countless people are willing to come to Zhongjing City regardless of danger, just to see the grand scene.

The imperial court also thoughtfully imposed a curfew. Tonight, the capital city had a carnival all night, but it was hard for the people in the patrol battalion and Jingzhao Mansion, and almost everyone was on standby all night.

Yesterday Xing Shigu came to visit, and later he couldn't help talking about it, his face seemed to be worried, Xia Jingyun even gave him some advice, making Xing Shigu feel like a treasure, and he left happily.

At such a time, Xia Jingyun didn't think about pretending to be aloof, studying alone at home, and gaining a reputation of being unmoved by wind and rain, so he asked Gongsun Jing to help arrange things in advance.

Seeing that he helped him speak out yesterday, Xia Jingyun didn't bother to care about it anymore, and took the light bulb with him, and a group of people took to the street together.

Walking out of his own street, he saw pine wood as a street lamp at the intersection, and there were armored patrol battalion soldiers standing beside him, so as to frighten Xiaoxiao.

In the South City and the East City, at some crowded intersections, some criminals would be tied up under the streetlights, with signs beside them that said crimes such as theft, robbery, and obscenity.

These people are not real-time criminals caught, most of them are petty criminals who were taken out of Jingzhao Mansion Prison in advance, and put here to frighten Xiao Xiaolai.

This was naturally Xia Jingyun's idea.

When everyone walked forward for a while, walked to the imperial street, and saw the scene in front of them, even Xia Jingyun felt a little surprised.

The wide Royal Street has been filled with crowds, and there is a din of people, laughing, shouting, roaring, and cheering, making up a huge din.

On both sides of the road, there are stalls one by one, with red lanterns hanging on them, and the past of wishes is like two red ribbons, spreading all the way to the palace city.

Above their heads, there are huge lanterns of different shapes.

The big ones can even reach several feet.

And near the palace city, there is a huge lantern of fifteen or sixty feet, dotted with many small lanterns, which looks like a fairyland.

In addition to this, there are floats sponsored by various well-known shops in the capital, which are pulled by huge wheels. There is a platform on it, with their own exquisitely shaped lanterns, and the signs of their own shops. A group of people are singing and dancing on the platform.

Some of them were even Hu merchants, and there was that beautiful Hu girl dancing Huxuan dance on the marching float.

The fluttering dresses, the exposed belly, the sexy navel, and the allure of the veil made the women immediately reach out to cover the eyes of the man beside them.

Xia Jingyun couldn't help but sighed: "As expected of the world-famous Shangyuan Lantern Festival, it's really amazing!"

Feng Xiuyun smiled, "In the past, the Shangyuan Lantern Festival was held for ten days in a row, and it was really lively. Until the last day, there were 8000 people who were known to hold strings and bamboos. They were heard for dozens of miles. From dusk to dawn, the lights lit up the sky and the earth, and it ended at the end of the month. Unfortunately, something went wrong later, and the court changed it to only be on the Shangyuan Festival, and the momentum was slightly weaker."

By the side of the white clouds, he waved his fan coquettishly, and opened his mouth to chant, "The moonlight is shining all over the imperial capital, and the streets are connected by fragrant chariots and chariots. The words of the ancients are true!"

Xia Jingyun nodded slightly, "Let's go, let's go play too."

Chen Fugui and the guards of the Bai family, one on the left and one on the right, guarded the group of three people, strolling slowly at the lantern festival.

Xia Jingyun, Bai Yunbian and Feng Xiuyun were guessing lantern riddles with great interest, and suddenly saw a riddle.

[How to be black, type an idiom]

Bai Yun thought for a while, but couldn't answer. Xia Jingyun focused slightly, and was about to answer, when a voice sounded from the side, as mellow as an oriole and as clear as a mountain spring, "Is the answer unclear?"

Xia Jingyun subconsciously turned his head to look, just in time the other party was also looking sideways, the four eyes met, the other party smiled, "Young Master Xia, you won't be offended by taking your question away, will you?"

Xia Jingyun smiled and shook his head, "Miss Qin is extremely intelligent, and I am willing to bow down to you."

"The little girl's meager ability, how dare she be arrogant in front of Xie Yuangong."

Qin Li smiled and said: "It's better to meet by chance than to invite each other. I have always been close to Mr. Xia. Today, if I meet by chance, why not walk a few steps and say a few words?"

Reminiscent of Qin Li's identity, everyone immediately understood that she was going to say something important on behalf of the Qin family and Xia Jingyun, so they backed away a little wisely.

Bai Yunbian wanted to go up and introduce himself in front of the beauty to show off, and even thought of a doggerel, but Chen Fugui directly pulled his clothes away.

Xia Jingyun smiled at Qin Li and said, "I haven't thanked Miss Qin for the gift of the jade plaque yet."

Qin Li shook her head gently, "You don't have to thank me, I just hope that Mr. Xia will leave a calligraphy in Mingyu Tower some other day. If there is a chapter like Mingyue's, it will be considered that the little girl owes Mr. Xia."

Xia Jingyun smiled and waved his hands, "Articles are made naturally, and they can be obtained by chance. No one can say for sure."

Qin Li's eyes lit up, "That sentence just now, isn't it! Mr. Xia's poetic talent is really amazing."

Xia Jingyun smiled, "Why did Miss Qin come out alone with the maid?"

Qin Li understood the meaning of Xia Jingyun's words, and couldn't help blushing, but fortunately, she couldn't tell under the light, "Brother's matter was indeed his fault that day. The Qin family is willing to donate a sum of money to the Salesian Bureau to help them take in more boys and girls, so that there are fewer little girls who have fallen into trouble, as a thank you for their sins."

She looked at Xia Jingyun, "The Qin family doesn't want to become an enemy of the young master because of such a thing."

Xia Jingyun said softly: "With the strength of the Qin family, it's not because the Qin family is afraid of me, but because of the consistent family precepts and family traditions, one pays attention to harmony and wealth, and doesn't want to make enemies, right?"

Seeing that Xia Jingyun took the initiative to speak for her, Qin Li nodded, "After I go back, I will try my best to persuade my elder brother not to make any more troubles. In the future, there may be a day when fighting will turn into friendship."

Xia Jingyun looked at her, but didn't make any promises. He just said, "I don't want to have unnecessary conflicts with the Qin family either."

Qin Li turned her head and glanced at Feng Xiuyun, who was dressed in a long dress, who was glamorous yet noble, and then said with a smile to Xia Jingyun, "If that's the case, I won't bother Mr. Xia to travel with the beauty, and leave."

When Qin Li left, the stall owner quickly handed over a gift, saying it was a reward for answering the lantern riddles correctly.

This is Qin Li's answer, so it should belong to Qin Li.

Xia Jingyun looked around quickly, but there were so many people here, there was no figure of the master and servant.

He smiled helplessly, and was about to send someone to deliver it tomorrow, when he suddenly heard a faint call behind him, and turned his head following the sound, Qin Li stood under the eaves behind the stall, and said with a smile: "I'll send you off, return me a poem later!"

Xia Jingyun nodded with a smile and waved his hand.

After a night of carnival, Chongning officially bid farewell to the world on the 24th day of the first lunar month in the [-]th year. When the [-]th day of the first lunar month came, many dignitaries and almost all scholars in Zhongjing City were attracted by another big event.

The Spring Festival Banquet of the Guozijian, where the three masters of Tushan accepted their disciples, is about to arrive.

　Two-in-one, I wrote it hard yesterday, and see if I still have it today, and try to add more.

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