Chapter 358: Dilemma

When Liu Jin went to court, Lu Shijie took the opportunity to say goodbye. He didn't dare to go to Yang's mansion directly. Fortunately, there was a secret message channel between Su and Yang Ling. When he arrived at an antique shop at the entrance of the Hutong, Lu Shijie called out the shop owner and looked at it pretended to be a good look. When he took a banner and drew it into the antique shop, got in the car and went straight to Xuanming Palace, the news had already been reported to the Duke Wei's mansion from the back door.

Liu Jin secretly lets out the news, and this matter can be big or small. If Liu Jin is reported to be greedy and traitors and use his power for personal gain, then these secret comments will be useless, and all officials are not afraid of Liu Jin because they have never implicated the nine tribes because of an official's corruption.

But if the crime is too serious, he is given the charge of forming a clique and chaos, or even the charge of usurping the throne and rebelling, Liu Jin is in his hand and everyone will be in danger. It is hard to say what choice they will make between justice and selfishness. If Yang Ling takes the lead in charge and suddenly finds ambush everywhere in the enemy camp, and half of the people who come in are subordinates, then the entire army will be wiped out and there will be no day to turn over.

Therefore, before understanding the mentality of all officials, before estimating how much the role these letters and Cambodia have had, we must not take risks and take risks. Lu Shijie saw this article very clearly, so he told the antique shop owner that this message must be delivered to Yang Ling no matter what, otherwise the fall of the building would be just a matter of a blink of an eye.

When he was about to arrive at Duke Wei's Mansion, Yang Ling had already gone to court. The spy knew that the matter was of great importance and was so anxious that he had to pay homage to the two mistresses of the family and tell the importance of this news. But the palace was not allowed to enter casually. During the court meeting, small officials could not enter the palace to pass documents. Especially as soon as they entered the Zhonghe Hall, all officials discussed politics. Even if the news was sent to the palace, who would dare to notify Yang Ling in full view of the public?

Han Youniang was anxious after hearing the news. But she didn't know how to worry about her husband. She wanted to let Tang Yixian go, but although all the civil and military officials in the court knew that Tang Yixian was the most beloved of the emperor, she had not yet married, and the leopard room was Zhengde's private residence, so it would be okay to go in and out. If she went to the palace, it would be more than the courtesy.

Gao Wenxin couldn't think of a solution. He was worried, but suddenly he remembered that there was a woman named Zhuge hidden in the house. He immediately took her young lady to see Cheng Qiyun. Cheng Qiyun knew that today was the decisive battle between Yang Ling and Liu Jin, but based on the plan set by yesterday, after repeated consideration, he expected that once the crime was committed, all officials would respond, and at least the emperor would detain Liu Jin first and confiscate the house to confirm that the factory guards would enter the palace. The gods left some evidence without knowing it, and the major matter would be settled.

So although today is the final battle, Cheng Qiyun is not nervous. I don’t know if she is practicing internal skills, mental techniques, and physical strength will become stronger or worse, or if she is practicing day and night in Jiangnan, the secret techniques she taught to Yang Ling are getting better and better. Yesterday, she was extremely beautiful by Yang Ling, with soft bones and soft muscles. Miss Cheng was sleeping in spring. She was just getting up and was dressing up lazyly.

I suddenly saw Han Youniang and Gao Wenxin. Although Cheng Qiyun was much older than Han Youniang, the "concubine" was still a little guilty when she saw her mistress. Only when people care about something particularly, they would worry about gains and losses.

The poor female devil in the inner factory was a big scheming. She was just flirting with Yang Ling last night. Suddenly, she saw the mistress running over. She stood up timidly when she saw a cat. Her face was flushed, thinking that the eldest lady was trying to make things difficult for her.

Cheng Qiyun was nervous, and when she heard Han Youniang explain the reason, she was also shocked: the court was intrigue, and all the officials and ministers were involved in it. Success or failure was based on early preparations, and it was determined in a moment. The inner factory secret spies four Bu, but they almost knew the enemy today and were defeated in a mess.

At this time, the sun was shining brightly. And today the battle between the officials was the Liu Yang. In the morning court, no one would talk about trivial matters. I am afraid that the morning court meeting was over at this moment. The emperor had to rest for a while and Liu Yang confronted him in the hall. This matter was urgent. Cheng Qiyun thought nervously for a moment, and suddenly saw Han Youniang's face was anxious, and her big eyes were filled with tears. She suddenly had a plan and hit her with her palms: "There is a way!"

Han Youniang was overjoyed, grabbed her wrist and said anxiously: "What are the tricks of sister? Tell me quickly and listen."

"Oh, madam, it hurts so much, it hurts," Cheng Qiyun screamed as she sucked in the cold air.

Although Han Youniang is a female, she practices fierce and domineering skills. The qigong she learned is hard qigong, and her strength is quite strong. After getting overwhelmed, she held her little hand and turned her slender jade wrist a little blue. Han Youniang hurriedly let go of her hand and apologized repeatedly.

Cheng Qiyun said: "Madam, come to the palace quickly with your imperial robes and clothes. You are the Duke's wife, and you will be with your husband. The safety of yourselves will fall on you."

Gao Wenxin also knew the court etiquette. He was stunned when he heard this: "But the young lady has no tooth cards, and she has not been summoned, and she is a woman. In what name is she entering the palace?"

Cheng Qiyun said: "That's okay. Madam, go and dress up quickly, and I'll arrange the rest!"

When Han Youniang heard this, she hurried back, took out her imperial robes and dressed neatly, and had a carriage prepared at the door. When Cheng Qiyun saw her coming out, she immediately pulled her into the carriage. Xingchi rushed straight to the capital at lightning.

The car was running fast and bumpy. Cheng Qiyun and Han Youniang sat side by side with secret advice: "Madam, let's go directly to Ximen, Ximen Palace Guards, and the eunuchs have subordinates. When they arrived at Ximen, they said that the Duke's wife had something to ask for the Princess Yongfu to see him and let them go in and report it. After the lady entered the palace, she quickly went to the Emperor's Temple and told her the matter immediately, and asked the Princess Princess to find a way to inform the Duke of the news no matter what.

If the Duke of Guo has already accused Liu Jin of committing chaos in politics and planning to rebel, and all officials retreated privately and did not dare to respond, causing the Duke of Guo to fall into danger, then he should notify the Duke of Guo, and say that there is accurate information and ask the Emperor to verify it so as not to punish him in court."

Speaking of this, she stopped and thought to herself: "Ordinary officials fight, victory or defeat is just an official position, but at the level of an adult, they are all wealth. Major cases involving civil and military officials in the court cannot be solved by finding an ordinary scapegoat. If the general situation is irreversible, I will try my best to take everything on myself, and the adult may get rid of it."

Seeing that she was halfway through her words, Han Youniang suddenly became ignorant and said anxiously: "Sister, I... ask for a princess, will she see me?"

Cheng Qiyun came back to her senses and smiled and said, "My wife only said that it was the construction of the Emperor's Temple in Xijiao. Regardless of whether the reasons are consistent, as long as the news is delivered, your highness will definitely see you. If it weren't for the inconvenience of her current status as a practitioner, it would be possible to greet her in person."

Young lady was a little surprised, but she heard her husband praise Cheng Qiyun for her quick and alertness many times. She and her husband actually knew what happened, so she trusted Cheng Qiyun very much. He nodded when he heard this. Looking out the window, he saw new buds and green trees passing by, and the carriages gradually increased, and the city gate was approaching, and the carriages were slowing down. Young lady was anxious and wished she could put her wings into the palace. Cheng Qiyun also lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and shouted outside: "The guards can open the way ahead, and there must be no delay for a moment!"

The morning court meeting has indeed dispersed now. Today there is a sumptuous palace banquet to start. Who would eat pancakes and stews to make your stomach? So almost no one told me during the morning court. After the incident, the emperor returned to Zhonghe Palace and ate some snacks and tea to make your stomach.

The Chinese military servants in the court were waiting outside the hall for the afternoon meeting, and each of them was indifferent. They looked different. Those who heard in a hurry that Liu Jin actually held his own books, although they wanted to eat his flesh and drink his blood, but at this time the handle was in the hands of the people, they couldn't help but feel uneasy and became timid.

No one will feel comfortable if the handle is held in his hands. Liu Jin originally ruled others with authority, but he was unwilling to show this trump card. He also knew that once this matter was told, it would become the target of public criticism. Not only those who are loyal to him will be disloyal, but those who are forced to be restrained will hate him to the core. As long as you find an opportunity, you will backfire. But even if you drink to quench your thirst, you will not care about it now. He must first deal with the crisis in front of you.

Zhang Cai and Liu Yu are not stupid. People like Li Dongyang, Yang Ting and other heavyweights will not inform them. Because they are the real main force of political struggle. Others are just minions who are waving flags and shouting. Even the emperor cannot take it lightly if there are too many minions. They want to threaten and fight for these minions.

If they directly send a threatening letter to people like Li Dongyang, with their political experience, official connections and vision, they will never be restrained. Although this time it may dispel their idea of ​​capturing Liu Jin in one fell swoop and let them withdraw their troops. They will inevitably notify Yang Ling to protect this only person who can restrain Liu Jin.

So Li Dongyang and others were not aware of it. Although they saw the officials' expressions and the atmosphere was depressing, and they seemed to be seeking revenge differently, they thought these people were because of the tension in today's decisive battle, so they did not think deeply.

At this moment, Emperor Zhengde was having a meal in the Zhonghe Palace, but his mood was very bad, and Zhengde could not eat a few bites. Perhaps this little emperor sitting upright in the Zhonghe Palace and holding the power of life and death in the world was not a qualified emperor, but he was the most qualified friend.

Although he grew older, Zhengde was still the same as Zhu Houzhao who was furious and chasing the country uncle who was holding a crown next to his seriously ill father. He was still the same as Zhu Houzhao who was thriving in a car with the soldiers and was stinking with horse manure and sweat. He was still the same as Zhu Houzhao who had just succeeded to the throne and had no foundation, but would rather fight against all the civil and military officials than kill several servants around him. He was still the same as Zhu Houzhao who was dressed in a frock dress. He heard that Yang Ling was not dead and was very happy and climbed to the wall with the emperor's honor.

Today, no one forced him to do anything, but the civil and military officials were carried on the stage to fight against the stage. Two people who were trusted and trusted by his relatives and right-hand men. These two people, one in the inner court and the other were Xunqing, were not ministers who could usually go to court, but they were all the ministers and ministers in the court who were attracted by them and could control the political situation. Now these two people want to impeach each other, how can Zhengde be in a good mood?

"Oh!" Youyou sighed, Zhengde threw down a piece of snack in his hand and stood up and said, "If you take it down, I have no appetite. Xuanwen and military officials will go to the palace!"

The eunuch who was waiting beside him was not Liu Jin. Liu Jin was doing a "fighting warm-up exercise" in the Silijian, and he was not convenient to show up at this critical moment, so he sent a group of confidants to the emperor to repay his every move and expression at any time so that he could know what he was doing.

The eunuch was about to bow and leave the hall when he suddenly rushed into a small yellow gate outside. He went forward to see the driver and knelt down and said, "I will report to the emperor, Marquis of Anguo, Marquis of Jianchang to see him."

Zhengde was stunned: These kings, princes, princes, and ministers were all lords. Except for the palace, they did not need to go to court at all. What did they do?"

The two marquis asked for a meeting at the same time, but it was difficult to refuse, so they continued to do it again and said, "Xuan and the others entered the palace!"

At this time, Han Youniang and Cheng Qiyun had just rushed out of Gao Laozhuang and had not yet turned onto the official road to enter the city...

The officials outside the hall were waiting for the decisive battle. Yang Ling had the highest title, stood at the front of the python robe and jade belt, and the leader Qunlun, and the three great scholars had to take a step back. Liu Jin was about to stop and came to the Zhonghe Hall with a nervous mood. He stood next to Yang Ling, and the two friends who had not yet made their fortune looked at each other, their eyes full of ice and snow...

In the Zhonghe Hall, Emperor Zhengde couldn't smile bitterly, and his originally nervous mood was dissipated by these two marquises. The ministers outside the hall stretched their necks but did not see the emperor summoning them. However, they saw that the two marquises rushed over and were summoned by Zhengde into the palace. They couldn't help but wonder. These two brothers stabbed the generals out. What were they doing at such a critical moment?

In the Zhonghe Hall, I saw the old man Luo who was blessed with a strong and white skin and flesh, still saying there: "Emperor, the old minister has received the favor of the country for generations and enjoys the salary of the court, and his descendants. He is loyal to the emperor. He heard that the emperor wanted to establish the Independent Commission Against Corruption Office to eliminate corruption and Qing officials. The old minister was old and afraid of misleading the emperor's envoy, so he sent his ministers Youwei to come. I hope he could have a good deed and be loyal to the emperor.

Who knew that yesterday, Lord Huang Jing and Huang criticized the court for being arrogant and bullied the censor. The emperor, the child was indeed young and ignorant, but the old minister was quite strict in his family. The child really did not dare to act recklessly. If there was an extreme act, it must be... it must be because he was instigated by the Duke of Weiguo, or the official was full of bad deeds and the child was jealous of evil and was heartbroken for the Ming Dynasty to produce such a scum, so he had violated the rules. The emperor.........."

"Okay, okay, I know that your public body is a country and is loyal. Huang Jing said that the Marquis of Anguo does not need to take it to his heart. I will not hold him accountable. You can go home with peace of mind."

"Thank you, thank you, and you have been impeached by the minister, the old minister wanted his son to resign from the ICAC office and go home to think about his mistakes in the closed door, thank the emperor for his magnanimity."

"Uh.....Okay, I agree."

"Thank you, thank you, thank you," An Guohou fell to the ground with a big rock. His wife only gave birth to two daughters and had no son. When she married a concubine, she had taken a house for two years since she was twenty years old, but she could not give birth to one. The old man was 68 years old this year. It was not until eighteen years ago that the sixteenth concubine gave birth to a precious son for him. The incense of the Luo family was all directed to this precious egg and passed on it.

Now that Liu Yang is fighting, the war is in danger, who knows whether his son will be implicated? With Liu Jin's mentality, it would be strange if he is in power and does not rectify them. Marquis An Guo also knew that Huang Jingdi's words would not make the emperor hold these princes accountable, and Huang Jing was just expanding his momentum and creating the impression that Yang Ling fox pretended to be powerful. But what he wanted was Huang Jing's words, taking this opportunity to completely withdraw from the battle circle to avoid being affected.

The Marquis of Anguo had just thanked him, and the Marquis of Jianchang, who was in the same mind, came out again. As soon as he opened his mouth and spoke, Xiaohuangmen came in and reported: "Report to the Emperor, Zhu Gang, Duke Chengguo, and Qin Yunpei, the prince-in-law, asked for a meeting."

The legs of civil and military officials standing outside the Zhonghe Hall were sore. They saw that the royal relatives, ministers and ministers, who were rare in daily life, were like martyrs, and they came out of nowhere. They entered the palace one after another. In the end, Emperor Zhengde was also impatient and issued an order not to let them in again. However, when asked, "The Independent Commission Against Corruption will be dissolved, no responsibility will be held accountable," so as not to all the aunts and aunts will come to poverty.

Then the eunuch of the emperor came out of the hall and proclaimed loudly: "The emperor has an order to promulgate all officials to enter the hall."

"Dong, dongdongdongdongdongdongdongdongdongdongdong...", like a war drum, everyone's hearts were beating anxiously. Those who were concerned about state affairs and were worried about losing their official positions were ready to speak, clenched their fists and their throats and hair dry. Because they had been standing for too long, there were still a few who were anxious to go and make convenient. The high-ranking officials stripped away their power and weaved them into the sacred halo of the earth, which was no different from ordinary people.

At this moment, two pretty girls in gorgeously dressed in the harem hurriedly towards Zhonghe Palace, followed by four palace maids and eight small yellow gates. They were not that they could not keep up with the speed, but they just did not dare to surpass those two girls. These two girls were Princess Yongchun and Princess Xiang'er.

Cheng Qiyun was really guessed correctly. Princess Yongfu tried her best to practice. She did not hesitate to practice and seized the title of the princess just to marry Yang Ling. Although the princess is noble, Yang Ling's love for Youniang is known to the world. She wants to marry Yang Ling and it is impossible for her to please Youniang. If she heard that Han Youniang asked for a meeting, if it was not the current status of a Taoist monk, it would be strange if she didn't greet her in person.

Even so, Princess Yongfu, who did not know the purpose of Han Youniang's arrival, was also heartbroken. She stood in the gate and looked at her, wondering what the first lady of the Yang family had to come to find her. "Is it because the emperor's brother clearly expressed his feelings to Yang Ling that Mrs. Han came to meet her?" Thinking of this, Zhu Xiuning couldn't help but blush and was nervous. But she also felt that the emperor's grandmother had just passed away. Although the emperor's brother was a little ridiculous, it was not so outrageous.

Just as I was thinking about it, I saw Han Youniang wearing a big red dress and her crown belt came in a hurry. Since it was during the mourning period for the mother of the country, the dress of the wife was red, so an extra white silk was tied around her waist.

As soon as the two met, Han Youniang visited the ceremony and immediately followed Cheng Qiyun's instructions to explain the crisis. Princess Yongfu heard that her lover was in trouble. How could he let him get into a trap? But a person from the empty sect suddenly ran to the front palace to find a man. That was really unreasonable. In desperation, Yongfu immediately ordered someone to call the girl immediately.

At this time, Princess Yongchun and Zhu Xianger were practicing palace etiquette because the eldest in the inner palace was the Empress Dowager. She should have presided over Zhu Xianger's enthronement ceremony. The emperor gave the crown and awarded the gold book, but the Empress Dowager had been ill in bed. The ceremony had not been completed. Now the Empress Dowager is the lord of the harem and is preparing to hold the enthronement next month. The two princesses were wearing all the clothes for the princess to attend the ceremony and were practicing there. Suddenly, they heard that their sister was summoning each other in an urgent matter, and the two good sisters rushed together.

Princess Yongfu told them again that she had to give Yang Ling a word no matter what. After hearing this, the two immediately set up the Zhonghe Palace. Yongchun thought about it halfway and became more and more anxious. She had already broken up her sister's big trouble. If something happened to Yang Ling this time, what should I do for my sister's life? It's better to eat than not.

As soon as she thought about this, anyway, the princess had the emperor's brother "Gong Ben" in front of her. When she lifted her skirt, she didn't care about the little lady's appearance. She spread her legs and ran away. Zhu Xianger followed her. The group of uterine eunuchs behind her were much cooler than Zhengde ran wildly in women's clothing last time.

While running, Princess Yongchun sprained her ankle because she ran too fast, and the pain made her squat on the ground and her tears were filled with tears. Zhu Xianger hurriedly supported her and asked, "What's wrong? Do you want to see the imperial physician?"

Yongchun flattened his mouth and wiped his tears, saying, "Don't worry about me, go and find Yang Ling. If I miss my sister's big trouble, I will never forgive myself for the rest of my life. Go and go quickly, hurry up."

Zhu Xianger hesitated for a moment and said to the two palace maids who had caught up with him: "Look for someone quickly, carry Princess Yongchun back to the palace and ask for the imperial physician!"

After saying that, he raised his skirt, spread his legs and ran wildly, and ran to the front of Zhonghe Palace. He was about to see the civil and military officials entering the palace to see him. Zhu Xianger was happy and anxious, and forgot that this was the inner palace. She screamed: "Yang Ling!"

In the palace, a woman screamed and called her name as Duke Wei. Who is this?

"Swish", hundreds of eyes were heard and looked at Yang Ling and Liu Jin, just as they were about to walk up to Danbi, stopped and turned their heads back. They saw a little girl running quickly with her skirt. Her hairpin was running wildly, and she saw that the robe was a princess.

The princess is an inner wife. The dresses in the major ceremonies are almost the same as those in the queen. They are also phoenix crowns and robes. However, although the bead crowns are called phoenix crowns, they do not decorate the nine dragons and four phoenixes. There are only large flowers and small flowers, and pearls and zodiacs. Because the big dress is too thick, she wears a silk robe and a plain garment, a mid-lane, a collar, a crepe, a sleeve, a hem, a knee covering, and a robe, a robe, a palace skirt, etc. outside. The little princess ran and sweated heavily and her pretty face turned red.

The pearl crown on her head had long been crooked, and she also helped her to hold it up from time to time. The tassels on her crown were swaying like two colorful exercises. The golden and jade pendant tied to her chest ran along her curved breasts from time to time. As the officials outside the hall gathered to block the way, she jumped directly onto the Dan Bi and rushed towards the corridor.

The blue hair and the tasseled eyebrows were as bright as the eyebrows, and Coco was fifteen years old. Zhu Xianger was born with beauty. She was already eye-catching, but when she saw her goodbye, her actions really made all the civil and military officials dumbfounded and opened their eyes.

Zhu Xianger didn't care. When she was in Bashu, she only pretended to behave in front of her father. She was always naughty and casual in the mansion. At this time, the heavy responsibility was on her shoulders, so she didn't care about other people's faces. This rush to run, her heart beat softly and she ran to Yang Ling and screamed again: "Yang Ling!"

Then he screamed first, then his delicate body rushed over, and Yang Ling, who was stunned in the local area, fell heavily to the ground. The phoenix crown flew far away and the wig contour fell off. The little mouth happened to kiss Yang Ling's right cheek. Yang Ling was stunned and forgot how painful the back was. The warm fragrance and warm jade were in his arms, and he didn't feel anything.

In front of Zhonghe Hall, all the civil and military officials became clay puppets.

It turned out that the princess was wearing pointed-footed crepe-toe high heels, and there was an oblong sole heel at the back of the sole. The sprinting for a hundred meters apart, the little princess was strong and her pink legs and jade muscles were also a little trembling, especially the kind of shoes she didn't wear often, and she couldn't master the height and depth. When she ran down the Dan Bi, she stepped on the air and rushed out, which caused this kind of scene.

Quiet, for a while, then fell down in a large shape. The picture of being pressed by another petite large shape changed. Zhu Xianger's face turned red and bleeding, and she got up from Yang Ling in a panic, not caring about the image of a lady. Anyway, she had no image anymore. The little girl sat next to her and started crying loudly.

It was still quiet. Yang Ling sat up, with a red lip mark on his right cheek. He looked at the civil and military officials innocently. The civil and military officials also looked back at him innocently. Yang Ling looked at the little princess Zhu Xianger who was crying and wiping tears, and was innocent than anyone else. He had to laugh dryly and said, "Your Highness, Princess, I don't know what important things are to call me here?"

"You go to die, why don't you go to die?" Zhu Xiang'er was so angry that she was furious and hit her with her two pink fists with shameless face.

Yang Ling is a powerful Duke after all, and his status is no less than that of a princess. Moreover, a manly man can make a little woman beat her to a bruised face and lose her majesty? Yang Ling made a quick decision and ran away immediately with her head in her arms.

Zhu Xiang'er made him so angry that he was not willing to let go. He jumped up and chased after him. The heel of the shoe was broken and he limped and couldn't run. He started to ruthlessly and kicked off both shoes and chased them barefootly.

The civil and military officials lined up to watch. The princess chased the Duke barefoot, how spectacular it was!

The two little yellow gates who followed the eunuch Sili to pass the order were the two boys who heard that the emperor was going to join Yang Ling’s in-laws that day. When he saw this situation, 80% of the emperor wanted to promise this princess. No wonder he was transferred from Sichuan to the capital and added a princess. So that’s it! The two little yellow gates who finally learned the "truth" of the matter hurried into the hall to report to the emperor. Zhengde hurried out when he heard the news.

At this time, Yang Ling had already grabbed Zhu Xianger's white wrist and smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness, you fell down yourself, what do you have to do with me? You said I am so unfair..."

"I blame you! I blame you!" As soon as I saw the lip mark on Yang Ling's face, Zhu Xianger felt ashamed and did not admit that she was unlucky.

Emperor Zhengde stood above Danji, lifted up his Dantian Qi, and competed with his arms and his tongue, and his tongue burst into thunder, shouting: "Stop all!"

There is no one? They all moved, and there was only one who beat people and the land unit. Zhu Xianger was not the emperor's sister after all, so she dared not be too presumptuous. When she heard the emperor coming, her arrogance suddenly disappeared. She also remembered her purpose of being embarrassed. The little girl suddenly pulled back her hands, slid her eyes, and gave Yang Ling a fierce look, and whispered: "Your wife's message, don't mention the serious crimes such as forming a clique today, plotting rebellion, etc., remember! Remember! Wipe your face!"

"Huh?" Yang Ling didn't understand any of the two things.

Emperor Zhengde was also wondering when he stood on the steps: The weather is good today? It’s so crowded. All civil and military officials have come. The royal relatives who don’t usually show up have come. Why are there people in the harem?
To be continued...