box of hearts

Chapter 32 Suo Nanzhi (13)
The door went in to report, and not long after, a strong voice came out over the wall: "Where is my brother? Where is my brother?" I saw a big man rushing out of the gate, with a dark square face and a sharp smile between his eyebrows. Holding a cinnabar-colored mole, she stepped forward and grabbed Wu Ran's hands.

Wu Ran then went into the room, and poured beans into the bamboo tube in the future.Cooking beans burns Osmunda, and the beans weep in the cauldron.During the brief silence, for a moment, Wu Ran thought that Qiu Ruogu would kill him.

But Qiu Ruogu smiled, very sincerely.He put his hand on the top of the chicken wing wood square table, his eyes were as hard as ancient wood, "Brother Yu, back then, Brother Yu only showed off his blood and courage to take the head of your enemy for you, but when the incident happened later, it was you who were willing to take the risk Only by asking the queen for mercy, I, a death row prisoner, was pardoned on the occasion of the Qianqiu Festival. In order to avoid suspicion for so many years, you and my brother have never moved. Nowadays, although the virtuous brother is expensive as the steward of the Ciqing Palace, he must win before the master. Always be cautious and be a man with your tail between your legs. It is the foolish brother who enjoys the glory of the virtuous brother, rich in clothes and food, beautiful wife and beautiful concubines, and lives happily. Every time he thinks about it, he feels very disturbed. Today, the virtuous brother is willing to open his mouth. Brother Yu is a chance to pay back, not only does Brother Yu shirk it unreasonably, but he also wants to thank the virtuous brother Gao Yi."

Two tendons protruded from the corners of Wu Ran's cheeks, and he struggled for a while before letting go, "I heard that there is an only son under the elder brother's knee?"

Qiu Ruogu was startled, biting his cheeks fiercely, but the corners of his mouth turned up, "I'm just 12 years old this year, and my temper is just like that of his old man back then. He is not afraid of the sky and the earth, and he spends his whole day either dancing with knives or playing with guns. Listen, right now You're tossing around in the backyard." Listening carefully, there was indeed the faint sound of metal and stone colliding.Qiu Ruogu shook his hands with a smile, "I don't know what sins the father did to raise such a useless thing."

There was a sense of sadness and desolation on Wu Ran's face, which was so strong, "I'll tell you the truth, brother, although I'm a worm in the palace, but I'm a dragon when I leave the palace, and even first-rank officials have to be polite when they see our family Three points. As for money and property, to put it bluntly, although it is not more expensive than the court, it is not shabby compared to the rich in Beijing. It is a pity that the younger brother is an eunuch, no matter how powerful he is and how much money he has. It was all in vain. This big problem, thanks to the blessing of the elder brother, finally helped the younger brother to solve it today." After speaking, he left his seat, like kneeling and kowtowing to Qiu Ruogu three times in front of the royal masters, or in front of a grave.

Qiu Ruogu accepted the gift safely, the red frown between his eyebrows never moved, and then he also got down from his seat, paying homage to his sworn friends one by one.

This cumbersome ceremony happened between a man who seemed to be the most masculine and a effeminate eunuch. No one could testify for them, except for the three-foot blue sky above their heads.

Then the clanging stopped in the courtyard, and after a while, a group of people, old and young, walked into the living room.The old man was wearing a servant's Tsing Yi, bowed his body and bowed, "Master, the young master is here."

"Father." The younger one was only a ten-year-old child, with a machete in his hand, and when he caught a glimpse of a visitor, he lowered his voice shyly and saluted again, "My son pays homage to my lord father."

Qiu Ruogu stared at his son with a smile for a long time, then turned to look at Wu Ran at the other side of the square table, and said earnestly, "This is the dog——Qiu Zhicheng."

Wu Ran, on the other hand, first looked at Qiu Ruogu for a long time, and then slowly looked back at the child, "From now on, your surname is Wu, and your name is—" He paused for a moment, and said very lovingly, " Wu Yi."

This sentence made a pair of young eyes widen. The child didn't know who the white-faced man sitting next to his father was, he didn't know the first and last name changed by that high-pitched voice, and he didn't know that his fate had been swept away. Into the fierce struggle in the field of power, from this start, there will be only tricks and death.

12.
When Wu Ran was on his way back, the white-hot midsummer changed due to some undercurrent.On the second day of July, although the summer heat will not disperse for a while, it is already the beginning of autumn in the constitution.

At dusk, the clouds that cover the sun press down on the Forbidden City.As soon as you enter the city, the palace of the Red River is full of shadows, like a group of beasts inhabiting the wilderness. There are two giant beasts in a confrontation, and you can see at a glance that they are sworn opponents.The two buildings are located inside the Meridian Gate. One is the cabinet in the southeast corner, and the vermilion lacquer gate has peeled off.Only a crossbow away, another set of courtyards is completely new, with a radiant atmosphere, and a large plaque with black characters on the yellow ground hangs high, and the inscription "Chongding Courtyard" is written on it.The courtyard is surrounded by three pavilions, with Danying carved Jue, painted buildings and flying scorpions, value rooms, guest rooms, meeting rooms, document rooms, confidential rooms, etc. This is the office of the regent king and the country.

Whenever there were no three, six or nine great dynasties, Qi She spent most of the morning in Chongding Courtyard, where he was on duty to approve public documents, meet ministers, hold regular meetings, and have lunch.He ate lunch later than ordinary people, mostly in Weichu, and then went straight to Qianqing Palace non-stop to explain state affairs to the young emperor.After the work is over, most of the time they still go back to the Chongding Court to review the remaining memorials, and often stay until the key is released before leaving the palace.

The yellow box delivered early this morning was extremely heavy. Inside the box were about 44 original copies of official memorials, and [-] memorials were excluded.Piansheng was crowded with people from morning to night, so he could only see stitches. In the afternoon, he stayed in Qianqing Palace for a long time. Seeing that the application was over, there were still a dozen or so unread items on hand.The office hours of the Chongding Court are the same as the cabinet, and the official on duty will come in as usual to ask if he needs to summon a certain member of staff.

"No, tell everyone to leave work."

So the officials of the Chongding Court left their posts and returned to the mansion, and the courtyard was completely silent for a while. Only a yellow jujube tree hung its roots and claws in the dusk, full of antiquity, like a god dog guarding the owner under the window.Whenever there was any movement, the giant dog would immediately shake its mane.

The officer on duty who had just exited re-entered the room, stretching his hands out, "Master Shoufu, Mr. Shoufu, please wait for a message from the younger one. Mr. Shoufu, you cannot go in. My lord, my lord—" Immediately Shrinking her waist, she turned her face away crying, "My lord, I really can't stop you."

Qi She, who was in the room on duty, raised his jaw, temporarily put the vermilion pen in his hand on the Wufeng jade pen bed, and looked up.The visitor is sixty years old, tall and tall, with a white beard reaching to the abdomen, and a thin and hard face like a stone carving, even the dense wrinkles are not muddy at all, all are the knives and axes of time. Standing there, it is an outrageous mountains.

Qi She looked directly at the other party and leaned forward. This stop was very strange, and there was something indescribably similar to the old man - they were blood relatives.Qi She is his nephew, and he is Qi She's uncle, the eldest brother of the late Queen Wang——Wang Chaezhao.

Wang Chaezhao has a daughter who is the Empress Dowager, and two sons who are cabinet ministers. He also serves as the Chief Assistant of the Cabinet and Minister of the Ministry of Officials. He is a figure who makes the Forbidden City tremble three times when he coughs. bite!"

Shi Potian was startled, the huge sleeves of Yipin's bright red official robe were windy, and he threw a memorial in his hand onto Qi She's desk, knocking over the pen holder by chance.The world's most holy cinnabar pen tumbled and pulled out a bloodstain in a hurry, and fled in fright.

Seeing that the visitor was not friendly, Zhou Dun, who was waiting for the clerk, hurriedly came to say hello, "Old Mr. Yuanfu, if you have anything to say, slowly—"

"Get out!" Wang Quezhao squinted, "What are you!"

Zhou Dun's eyelids paused, then dropped again.He waved to the two little eunuchs behind him, and they all left silently.

There are two cooling ice sculptures in front of the big case, and Wang Chaezhao stands between the crystal cloud cranes and fairy grass, like a fairy on the cloud pointing to the world, pointing to Zhezi a little far away, "Why dismiss it?"

Without moving his eyes, Qi She maintained an indifferent courtesy, "I don't know what Yuanfu is talking about?"

"Hmph, Fang Kaiyin, the commander of the Zhenfu Division, has a vacancy [10], and Meng Zhongxian has already been filled. Wang Zhengxun, the right servant of the household department, who was vacant on the same day, why was the candidate for promotion proposed by the Ministry of Officials repeatedly rejected?"

"The power and responsibility of the cabinet lies in the 'plot drafting', that is, the cabinet ministers participate in the group, and then the chief Kui first drafts the memorials of the hundreds of officials, and writes the opinions on the handling in small ink, and attaches the book to be judged. After reading it, the Lord, If you agree with the bill, you can approve it with a Chinese ink pen, and if you disagree, you can return it. Yuan Fu has been in the cabinet for 20 years, and he is an old man who handles affairs. Why do you have to ask about such a rule?"

Wang Quezhao let out a rage: "There is no one else here, so I advise you to save your bureaucratic accent. When you were wearing open crotch pants, you were still peeing in my uncle's arms, and now you are serious about putting on a good face? Hmph, what's 'Master', the current Lord is just a young child, and everything is decided by you, the chief minister of the king, who should I ask if I don't ask you?"

"Since Yuanfu knows that this king is the chief minister, there is no need to ask any more questions. In terms of seniority, Yuanfu is the elder, but in terms of office, Yuanfu is the 'zai', and this king is the 'photographer', so he should be the regent." Opinion prevails."

"Hey, when I mentioned this, I think a few years ago when the Emperor Dragon was in charge of Bintian, there were two empress dowagers hanging down the curtain and the cabinet assisted the government. Why did a 'regent' suddenly appear overnight? Who doesn't know what happened? My son! Only those who rely on the west side are called 'Western Party', but it is a pity that the east direction has been respected in ancient times."

It was a hot day with hot flashes, but Qi She's tone was so dry and cold that there was no warmth: "'The morning of the rooster is the only way to get home'[11], the queen mothers of the two palaces will withdraw the curtain in the name of Lu and Dou[12] Returning the government is the fortune of the two palaces and the court. The heir is young, so he should rely on his uncle as usual. As for the honorary title of "imperial uncle and regent", it is based on the great defeat of the Tatars. You have made military achievements. Regardless of whether it is on the battlefield or in the temple, I only hope that the whole world will join hands with my lord. Talking about the conflict between the East and the West will cause people's hearts to fluctuate. Are you taking the lead to confuse the crowd?"

(End of this chapter)