Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 167 3.74 Your Majesty also wants to take the opportunity to clean up

Volume Three

3.74 Your Majesty also wants to take the opportunity to clean up

April passed in the blink of an eye. After these days of hard work, Zhou Yang finally had time to take a good rest. He didn't hear any news from Northern Xinjiang. It was probably due to busy business. Dongfang Bing never came back, and he didn't. Just out of sight and out of mind, until the afternoon of the first day of May, Zhou Yang was really confused when he saw the familiar figure who had entered the main courtyard.

"I've met the princess!" After saluting, he looked at Princess Yongchang and Dongfang Bing, who were dressed in men's casual clothes and put on makeup. It was difficult to see the original Princess Yongchang and Dongfang Bing without careful attention. He really didn't understand. "I wonder what important things are going on today that can make Your Highness Come here in person and still have to put on makeup like this?"

"Things are a bit troublesome." Dongfang Bing did not go around in circles. He entered the study room in the main hall of the front yard with him and signaled Dongfang Bing to arrange for isolation around him. Then he said, "The news about Prince Water of Northern Xinjiang has come back. The first-level head skill can be checked. Sixty thousand miles away and nearly three hundred miles away, the Tatars were almost cleared, and countless cattle, sheep and livestock were seized. A formal battle report will be sent in two days.

However, the civil servants insisted on being accused of "taking provocations and mobilizing troops without permission" and insisted on punishing Lord Shui. They even brought up the old story of the separatist feudal town; Wu Xun had nothing to show for it. The reason is that they only emphasize that "the matter is urgent and there is no time to report". Compared with that group of poor people, their reasons are obviously too weak. "

"Huh?" Zhou Yang realized something was wrong immediately, "What's your Majesty's attitude?"

"All the impeachment talks will be left unpublished, but it does not mean to stop those poor people." Dongfang Bing entered the room after making arrangements, "According to convention, 'leaving the news unpublished' means basic approval. But before it’s time to take action, especially for some major matters, there is usually enough time left for brewing, or preparing evidence.”

"Is this already the case?" Zhou Yang immediately realized something was wrong, "Princess, have you ever entered the palace and asked His Majesty? I mean, this matter is not that simple. Don't just take it at face value?"

"No, I didn't expect that someone would dare to do anything in such a huge victory." Princess Yongchang frowned and said, "In today's small court meeting, except for Uncle Niu, the Minister of War, the other five ministers almost unanimously requested Your Majesty Regarding punishment, Liu Lun from the Ministry of Rites was the most enthusiastic. The Ministry of Punishments and the Ministry of Works only seconded the proposal, but did not say much.

If the matter is allowed to drag on, by the time of the Great Court Meeting on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, these poor people will definitely be able to come up with something like "ten thousand people petition" or "all the people in the court say they can be killed". If such a time comes, I'm afraid It's too late for anything - huh?What do you think? Is there something hidden in this? "

"Zi Yang, although the princess knows a lot, it is not convenient for her to directly intervene in such military and national affairs. Most of the news in the military is from peripheral aspects." Dongfang Bing said softly, "After all, this 'harem interferes with politics' The hat is too big for the princess to ask directly; if you know something, you might as well tell it now, don't forget that you are also a military commander."

"It should be that these old foxes are hiding something, deliberately digging holes to gain more benefits." Zhou Yang did not mean to hide anything, he told him about his arrangements a few days ago, and then said in the eyes of the two women in disbelief. , "Since Your Majesty didn't say anything, there should be other arrangements."

"Is this so?" Princess Yongchang said in disbelief, "Kaier has been unable to eat for several days because of this matter. I can't believe why no one came to say anything about such a big thing?"

"Princess, it's just because the matter is so big that no one said anything." Zhou Yang said with a smile, "Except for those people at the core of Wu Xun, plus their heirs or heirs, there was no rumor about the whole matter. When I was there, When we made the arrangement, I didn’t expect that they would keep it secret to this extent. Now that I think about it, I really want to take advantage of it—but, what’s going on with His Majesty?”

"What's going on?" Princess Yongchang paused, turned her head and looked away.

"Don't be careless. The court must now be divided into two parts: His Majesty and the Supreme Emperor. For example, Shenwu General Feng Tang is in charge of the Royal Forest Army to protect the Dragon Head Palace. He must be loyal to the Supreme Emperor at critical moments." Zhou Yang said angrily, "Why, Your Majesty also wants to take the opportunity to clean up those things that are not eye-catching?"

"You -" Princess Yongchang glared at him angrily, "You can say these things? If the rumor gets out, it will be easy to chop your head off if it spreads out. Now that I know these things, I will go and talk to Kai'er right now to save him from worrying anymore. If the emperor has such a big victory, he can indeed take the opportunity to solve many problems."

"Come back!" Zhou Yang took a few steps forward angrily and hugged her tightly. "Even if you just come here to ask for some information, you still have to leave the information fee, right? Anyway, it has reached this point. I There are some things that I want to know about, so just treat it as an exchange of information!" "You -" Although Princess Yongchang is also good at martial arts and usually does a lot of boxing and archery, in front of Zhou Yang, she and ordinary weak women are not as good as each other. It's no different. "How can you make me feel at ease about such a big thing? I'm still waiting at Kai'er's place. I have to go."

"Dongfang, thank you for your hard work!" Zhou Yang interrupted her unceremoniously, nodded apologetically to Dongfang Bing and said, "Anyway, you are not unfamiliar with what this princess knows, so why don't you go and tell her."

"Don't worry, princess, my subordinate will be over soon!" Dongfang Bing looked at the status of the two of them with a strange expression, and then looked at Princess Yongchang for instructions, then he cupped his fists and bowed, "No wonder these days, the juniors of various Wuxun families All of us are staying at home, I thought the problem in Northern Xinjiang was too big and they closed the door to hide, but it turns out they were held down by those old guys just to prevent the secrets from being leaked."

These words also made Zhou Yang react. He had no source of information these days. He originally thought that the group of Wu Xun was playing the trick of "employing people first and using them later". Now it seems that this is not entirely the case. If it is for To keep it secret, as a soldier, he naturally understands the methods involved, and "physical isolation" is considered the most reliable.

"Okay, if you have anything to ask, you can ask, but I can't guarantee that I can tell you." After Princess Yongchang watched Dongfang Bing leave, she turned to look at Zhou Yang seriously and said, even claiming to have returned to the official "my palace", "Don't forget, there are some things you shouldn't ask, like what you just said."

"If you are still secretive and hiding in front of your family, then you are too tired to live, right?" Zhou Yang said angrily, and after saying that, he stood up with her in his arms, and entered the West Cross Courtyard through the inner courtyard. Garden, "Okay, when I saw Bing'er leaving just now, she took away the few people you brought with her, so be careful, there is no one else in this garden except you and me."

After Zhang Dehui bought four courtyards in the entire hutong, Zhou Yang no longer had to pile everyone in his courtyard as before, so he rearranged the entire residence, which also made the current Zhou family compound a bit more elegant. The flavor of the "deep house compound" in the feudal era.

The main room in the main courtyard originally had his own residence, but now it has been cancelled. The main hall is naturally still the living room, but the two rooms on the east side have been converted into study rooms, and the two rooms on the west side have been converted into VIP restaurants. Usually it is just him, Qingwen, and the Li brothers. If you can enter, Qingwen directs the Li family brothers to be responsible for even cleaning. The function is to occasionally entertain distinguished guests, such as today's Princess Yongchang.

All the male and female servants who originally stayed in the East Cross Courtyard were sent to the westernmost courtyard, leaving only twenty soldiers and servants, plus the Li brothers living in the nine wing rooms against the east wall. This is Zhou Yang's own "outer courtyard". The entire yard is basically a small barracks and training ground, and is also used to receive some less important guests.

He usually lives in the main house in the outer courtyard. The two bedrooms on the east side are his bedrooms, the inner one is his own, and the outer one is Qingwen's. But she usually only comes here at night and stays in the inner courtyard during the day; the two bedrooms on the west side are study rooms, or It is called the "outer study" and can naturally also be used as the "reception room"; the kitchen continues to be retained, but the valets such as chefs are only on duty during the day, and the five reverse rooms are the "duty rooms".

The original west span courtyard has become a complete "big garden". Except for the five greenhouses, all the buildings have been demolished and replaced with various flowers and green plants or flower stand pavilions. Even in the heat of May, this place can still provide Feeling the slightest chill, Zhou Yang naturally dragged Princess Yongchang here, which was suitable for talking about business or love.

"What do you want to ask?" I don't know if it was because there were only two of them. Princess Yongchang softened and let him hug her and sit on the lounge chair in the pavilion. "If it is about this matter in Northern Xinjiang, I don't know more than you. If If I hadn’t come here today, I might still have been kept in the dark.”

"We might as well talk about these things later." Zhou Yang also knew that it was useless to be anxious, so he just lowered his head and savored the enchanting beauty in his arms, and his hands were not idle at all. The princess' body stiffened until she completely fell into his arms.

"Good man, please spare me." Seeing his moves getting bigger and bigger, Princess Yongchang knew that she couldn't stop her, so she could only plead and say, "It really can't be done. If you want me, you will only get into trouble. Although the Huang family has long been in decline. , if I really follow you publicly, you will not be able to resist the remaining network resources of Grandmaster Huang Xu once he exerts his strength."

"Then you have to kneel this time."

"You are so presumptuous, my dear princess, how can you - no, I agree."

(End of this chapter)