first minister

Chapter 271 Confrontation and Exchange

"Hoohoo!"

Coming out from the back door of the Hou Mansion, Xia Jingyun was sitting in the carriage, panting, "These people are too crazy."

Chen Fugui drove the car himself, and said with a smile: "It's too late for others to be happy about this kind of scene, so the young master will hide and go away."

"What's there to be happy about? They're all welcome and send-offs that are not nutritious. If I really like to be greeted and sent off, why don't I go to the brothel?"

"what?"

"It's nothing, let's go, don't miss the hour."

For a family as big as the Qin family, if an heir dies, there will naturally be some people to take care of it. There is no need for Xia Jingyun to help with other things, and he is not even in the team, but goes out of the city directly and waits at the place of burial.

After the huge team scattered coins along the way and finally arrived at the place with the coffin, and completed the entire process of the burial, Xia Jingyun went up to offer incense with the rest of the team of relatives and friends.

Seeing that Xia Jingyun came over in person, the old Patriarch Qin was also a little moved, and stepped forward to be courteous.

Xia Jingyun said seriously: "No matter what, brother Qin's death has something to do with me, and it's also appropriate to come to offer a stick of incense. You don't have to be polite, Mr. Fengyang."

After finishing speaking, Xia Jingyun went over and respectfully respected a stick of incense.

After finishing the work, Xia Jingyun said to the new and old Patriarchs of the Qin family: "Mr. Fengyang, Patriarch Qin, you have a lot of things to do today, so don't disturb the younger generation. I will visit you another day. Farewell."

The Patriarch of the Qin Family nodded, "Master Xia, I'll see you off!"

The old Patriarch slapped him away, "There are so many people here, I'm going to be exhausted to death! Ask Ali to send it!"

When Qin Li was called, although she was a little confused, she didn't reject being able to get along with Xia Jingyun, so she walked down the mountain side by side with him.

Although there is no green shirt to match today, a pair of white clothes are also a good match.

Halfway up the mountain, the old Patriarch and the Qin Family Patriarch stood together, looking at their backs, the old Patriarch raised his chin, "What do you think?"

Looking at his father who was winking at him, the Patriarch of the Qin family suddenly had a flash of light in his heart, "Father, do you want A Li to be with Xia?"

"Why? What a match for a man and a woman!"

"It's not a matter of being worthy or not!" The Patriarch of the Qin family whispered: "Isn't she already with that girl from the Su family?"

"Already?" Qin's old Patriarch snorted, "The Su family has no old Mr. Su, what stupid things are they doing, and they have to wait for Xia Jingyun's imperial examination results to be finalized. We don't have to bother, if there is no problem, The old man went directly to Concubine De to propose marriage, and then sent someone from Sishui Prefecture to bring his parents over, and it was done straight away, all that matters is sincerity!"

The Patriarch of the Qin family couldn't help but nodded, "The results of the general examination have not yet come out, and the palace examination has to wait for a month. It is indeed sincere and wrong, father!"

He was almost entangled in, and he quickly came back to his senses and said, "That's why they took the lead, how about we do this?"

The old Patriarch gave him an angry look, "So if you say you are stupid, you will suffer from it from now on. Don't think it is wrong! What is our Qin family? We are businessmen! You go out to discuss business, and others come to talk, so you just Don't you want to go? As long as you don't sign a contract, you can grab it? Among these people, you can grab one. The Qin family has been stable for decades, and you are still entangled with morality and immorality. When the Qin family is ruined, you Hold a broken bowl and wear broken shoes to speak your morals!"

The Patriarch of the Qin family was stunned and speechless.
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Coming back from outside the city, Xia Jingyun first took a look at the main entrance, seeing that the battle was even hotter than Liuyun Tianxiang Pavilion, he immediately decided to go around the back door and enter the mansion.

When they arrived at the mansion, before they sat down, they saw Gongsun Jing walking over quickly, "My lord, Eunuch Jin is here, and His Majesty has called you into the palace!"

Xia Jingyun got up immediately, Chen Fugui was about to turn to the back door, but Xia Jingyun waved his hand directly, "Go to the front door!"

When we arrived at the main entrance, there were still visitors waiting at the entrance. Seeing Xia Jingyun, they immediately surrounded him.

But before they got close, Jin Zhong walked out with his sleeves wrapped around his eyes. Everyone was scared by the clothes on him immediately.

Xia Jingyun smiled and cupped his hands, "There is something important to do, I can't help it, I'm sorry, everyone, Haihan."

Immediately, he walked out together with Jin Zhong, and no one without eyes dared to stop him.

I only heard bursts of emotion coming from behind.

"As expected of Mr. Xia, His Majesty is summoning you again. It's really a holy family!"

"Isn't that right? He is still without an official or job right now, which is the treatment that many people have never had in their entire lives."

"Hey! Mr. Xia is among the dragons and phoenixes, who can compare with anyone? Let me put the words here. When he becomes a Jinshi, he will definitely be the highest in this subject."

"Of course, he is not the tallest, we are not convinced!"

That is to say, Bai Yunbian has been hanging out with his classmates and bedmates for the past two days, and he didn't come to the scene in person, otherwise he will say that he should be like this if he doesn't keep it together!

After walking about a hundred steps, I found the carriage parked at the entrance of the alley, and a small group of imperial guards guarding here.

Jin Zhong waited for Xia Jingyun to get into the car, Xia Jingyun said with a smile: "Eunuch Jin, let's sit up together for a while."

Jin Zhong shook his head, said respectfully but alienated: "Young Master Xia, the palace has its own rules, and I dare not ride with you in the same carriage, but servants and maidservants ride horses."

Xia Jingyun didn't force it, and put down the curtain with a smile, but the moment the curtain was lowered, the smile on his face disappeared instantly.

Jin Zhong's signal was very dangerous, and now he's in trouble.

Sure enough, as he expected, when he was led into the Qianyuan Hall, Emperor Chongning dismissed all the guards, leaving only Gao Yi to accompany him.

Then, looking at Xia Jingyun, his tone suddenly rose like a thunderbolt, "Xia Jingyun, you are guilty!"

When the emperor was angry, he laid down millions of corpses, bleeding and drifting. Under the halo of power, under the threat of life and death, even though he had just made preparations, Xia Jingyun couldn't help being shocked, and immediately leaned over, "I am terrified! I have always Loyal to the emperor, patriotic, self-denying and law-abiding, I don’t know what your Majesty said!"

"I don't know?"

Emperor Chongning snorted coldly, with a subterranean smile, "It is said that you, Xia Jingyun, are a genius from heaven, and you are rarely seen in the world with ingenuity and ingenuity. Is there something else you don't know?"

The emperor and women also have something in common. If he is irritable and scolds, you don’t need to worry too much, but when he is calm and eccentric or even ignores you, you should realize the seriousness of the problem.

Xia Jingyun also tried out the information he wanted, and immediately said: "Your Majesty is clear! I am definitely not using Your Majesty for my own self-interest, or even pushing Your Majesty into a difficult place. This matter is really self-protection. With Qin Sichao, oh no According to Qin Ni's calculations, he is afraid that if he is let go that day, the minister will be imprisoned the next day, and the sky will have no fruit, and the earth will have nowhere to go!"

"Still acting stupid!"

Emperor Chongning yelled and pointed at him angrily, "Don't you think there is another way to deal with this matter? Or do you think I am that stupid king who doesn't even care about his ancestors?"

The implication is obvious, I want to abolish the prince, this is something you all know, you won't wait for me to abolish the prince, and then report this matter?
It's about the country and the country, is it possible that I will still cover up the Qin family?
I'm sorry, I just thought you would. Xia Jingyun muttered in his heart, and immediately knelt down, knowing that it was his fault on Emperor Chongning's side, so he started to play a rogue.

"Your Majesty, I have absolutely no such intentions. I am young and immature, and worry about the king and the country. If there is something that is not thoughtful, I hope that your majesty will come down!"

Emperor Chongning said bitterly: "Sin? You have captured such a big traitor and traitor for me, and you have swept away a bright world for me. What crime will I condemn you? Don't people in the world smash my spine?"

Xia Jingyun was too frightened to speak immediately, "Your Majesty, the sun and the moon can learn from your heart, and I only wish for the sages and sages in this life, and the country is peaceful and the people are safe!"

He finished speaking with his head buried, but he didn't hear the answer he imagined. When he was so nervous that he was almost out of breath, and couldn't hold back his thoughts to raise his head, Emperor Chongning's voice sounded above his head, "Raise your head."

He raised his head slowly, looked at the majestic face in front of him, which was once handsome but had a hint of old age, and heard him say: "You are very smart, and I am reluctant to punish you. But this time, you need to help me accept it." Good tail."

Xia Jingyun's heart jumped suddenly, and he understood what Emperor Chongning meant: he was asked to help design the abolition of the crown prince.

From the perspective of interests, he really has no reason to refuse.

But under the current circumstances, he has no room or leeway to bargain.

He could only nod his head, "Relieve the king's worries, serve as a minister, do your best, and do whatever you want."

"Okay! Between you and me, why should you be so polite?"

Emperor Chongning immediately put on a warm smile, as if the anger just now didn't exist, "Gao Yi, give me a seat!"

Then he leaned on the couch and asked cordially like a brother-in-law of an ordinary family: "How did Chun Wei do in the exam?"

Xia Jingyun still didn't dare to neglect, "It can be regarded as displaying my true strength, but I don't know what grade my true strength ranks among the candidates."

"Hahahaha!" Emperor Chongning seemed to have completely forgotten the unhappiness just now, and laughed a few times, "If you can get the top three in the general examination, I will nominate you as the champion. If you don't win, then don't blame me I won't help you anymore!"

Xia Jingyun hurriedly avoided the table and got up, "Thank you, Your Majesty Long En!"

Emperor Chongning raised his eyebrows, "Shouldn't you say a few words of resignation at this time? Tell me a few more words of truth?"

Xia Jingyun said: "I am quite confident in my ability to manage the world and help the people. If I really know how to win the top three in the test, I will be able to convince the public. The so-called man should not give in to others, why is it so pedantic and rigid, and refuses His Majesty's kindness. "

"I just like your temperament!" Emperor Chongning said with a smile: "Don't worry, you have made so many honors for the country and done so many great things for me, and I will remember them for you. After the palace examination, Give you a surprise!"

After finishing speaking, he seemed to have spent some energy because of today's change of face, and waved his hands after Xia Jingyun's polite, "Okay, let's go to Changle Palace to greet you."

Xia Jingyun walked out of the Qianyuan Hall, stood by the door, leaned on the wall deliberately and took several deep breaths, before he settled down, followed Gao Yi to the harem with his feet fluttering.

The guard at the gate reported the situation to Emperor Chongning, who smiled, as if he was satisfied with his majesty.

When they arrived at the harem, Concubine De got the news in advance, so she was naturally very happy, and immediately ordered Ren Haosheng to prepare a lot of melon and fruit snacks, and the two siblings had a hot chat together.

Xia Jingyun's mouth was full and he swallowed it with difficulty before he said, "Sister, tell me about the prince?"

Concubine De froze for a moment, then put down the fruit she was going to hand to Xia Jingyun, and said slowly: "The crown prince was born by the former empress. At that time, His Majesty was still in the hidden mansion, and he was established as the son of the eldest son shortly after his birth. After His Majesty ascended the throne, it was logical for him He became the prince. But with the death of the late empress, His Royal Highness the crown prince became more and more prosperous, without the conciliation of the former empress, he gradually became estranged from his majesty."

"The former queen's family background is not prominent, but it is not bad. The children in the family are also quite competitive, and they have received His Majesty's favor. Now, the uncles of several countries have their own power. Perhaps this is because His Majesty has always been worried and does not want to be honest. s reason."

Xia Jingyun nodded slowly, "Where are the main spheres of influence of the prince's mother family now?"

"The former queen was from Sixiang Prefecture, but her brothers are scattered all over the place now, and the strongest among them is Xiao Fengshan, the prefect of Longshou Prefecture."

After all, Xia Jingyun is an adult man, and he is not related to Concubine De by blood, so it is not good for him to stay in Changle Palace for a long time, so he only talked for a while, before taking his leave under Concubine De's reluctant eyes.

Women in deep palaces, despite their wealth and splendor, are seldom free. In this regard, there is no way for them to be as smart as Concubine De and as clever as Xia Jingyun.

Quietly returning to the Hou's mansion through the back door, Xia Jingyun finally had the time to invite out the "Taiyi real person" who had intentionally hung out for a while.

Different from Chu Chen's aloofness in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, this time, this one just knelt down in front of Xia Jingyun with a plop, focusing on being a well-behaved and sensible person.

It can't help that he is not well-behaved. Even people in the Jianghu like him have heard of Prime Minister Qin's name, but seeing that the invincible opponent is easily toppled under the hands of this young master, how dare he have the slightest pretense.

What's more, he has another hidden worry in his heart.

Xia Jingyun said calmly: "From yesterday to now, no less than three people have persuaded me to silence you."

The wandering Taoist lay directly on the ground, trembling all over, "My lord, please spare me!"

"But my son is a person who distinguishes between rewards and punishments. You have behaved very well this time. How can I treat a meritorious person like this. Get up and talk."

The wandering Taoist priest subconsciously got up and sat down as if he had been pardoned, but immediately jumped up as if his butt was on fire, and stood aside respectfully.

Xia Jingyun didn't force it, "Do you know why I didn't kill you?"

The wandering Taoist shook his head, "The heart of a nobleman is too small to guess."

"Because I want to sleep peacefully."

Xia Jingyun said: "In the hall yesterday, although we used some methods, they were all to find out the real culprit. You have contributed to this time and have no fault. If I kill you, I will inevitably feel ashamed."

"The nobleman is wise."

Xia Jingyun glanced at him, "I said this to let you know how easy it is to live peacefully and with a clear conscience."

Taoist You Fang was taken aback.

Xia Jingyun continued: "I don't care what you have done in the past, but you still have to choose in the future. I will give you two ways. First, reward you with 5000 taels and leave Zhongjing. From now on, what will you do with me and Jiang?" Anhou's mansion has nothing to do with it, it doesn't matter if you do evil or bluff, as long as it doesn't fall into my hands, I will pretend that I didn't see it; second, I will build a Taoist temple for you in the outskirts of the city, and you can live here, my son, Professor You can use those tricks as you like, but you must not do illegal or immoral things, once you are discovered by this young master, you will be killed immediately. Choose."

Taoist Youfang hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth, "Young one chooses the second one! Please rest assured, young master, from now on, young one will follow your lead and do your best to find out information for young master."

Xia Jingyun smiled slightly, "You are indeed a smart person. Go find Lu Yi, and he will help arrange the rest."

Taoist You Fang nodded his head, then stopped and hesitated and said, "Young master, what's your name?"

"Aren't you the real Taiyi from Yuxu Palace in Kunlun Mountain?"

Taoist You Fang was overjoyed, "Thank you, Young Master!"

When Taoist Youfang left, Xia Jingyun said to Chen Fugui: "Let Lu Yi go and thoroughly check this person's details to see if it can be used. If it is not suitable, let him handle it by himself."

Chen Fugui nodded in agreement.

At this time, Xia Jingyun leaned on the chair and stretched a lot.

Doing things is really tiring, even more tiring than doing hobbies.

In the past month, it seems like non-stop, and I can finally take a break.

Halfway through stretching, he suddenly froze upright.

What is the similarity between myself and this wandering Taoist, and between myself and Your Majesty?
Isn't this moment just like that moment?

Life, indeed, is still such a game full of confrontation and exchange!
What everyone can do is to save their own bargaining chips as much as possible in exchange for higher status and greater power.

Don't think about it, sleep is the best!

One night, after being completely relaxed and sleeping soundly, Xia Jingyun managed to recover most of his blood.

When he got up the next morning, another invitation was delivered to him.

The old head of the Qin family held a banquet at Mingyulou at noon and invited him to the banquet.

　I’m about to start planning the next volume of detailed outlines. I want to ask for leave to adjust. Think about it or forget it. Try to ensure that you don’t ask for leave and keep updating. However, the number of updates may be less in the past few days, but in the end the total amount will be supplemented to about 20 this month. of.

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