College.

Lai Cheng stood up and wanted to push the window open, thought about the old dean's recent physical condition, and then sat down again, and after sitting for a while, he stood up again, pacing back and forth in the room.

"What the hell are you trying to say?"

The old dean smiled and said: "The world's famous heaven is not afraid of the earth, what else do you have to say that you dare not say?" ”

"Sir."

Lai Cheng looked at the old dean: "What does Your Majesty want to see?" ”

He used a reading word.

The old dean shrugged his shoulders: "What Your Majesty wants to see, I can't see it, because I'm not tall enough." ”

"But within Daning, the person who can almost see what His Majesty wants to see can only be you, sir."

"It's much worse."

The old dean gestured: "Your Majesty is so tall, I stand on Your Majesty's shoulder and look into the distance, and I can't see where Your Majesty's eyes can see." ”

Lai Cheng sighed: "The atmosphere has been very bad recently, very bad...... Those old noble families were originally honest, but now they are becoming more and more active, and His Majesty issued an order yesterday to demote Shen Leng's first-class marquis to a second-class marquis, and some people have begun to gossip. ”

The old dean was still smiling, and his smile was a little cold.

"Sir."

Lai Cheng was a little anxious: "When Shen Leng leaves Beijing, I will go, Mr. will not allow me to go, and you will not go, we all know that Shen Leng will go to the Yingxin Building to say goodbye, except for Lord Han in the whole building, Lord Ye is Lord Ye, as a result, Lord Han and Lord Ye were transferred out of Chang'an that day, one went to the grassland and the other went to Northern Xinjiang, especially the matter of the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate, His Majesty and the cabinet did not disclose a word, and the ministries and the government did not have any news to prepare for the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate, so what could be prepared in such a hurry?" ”

The old dean shook his head and did not speak.

That day, outside the Yingxin Building, he and Lai Cheng sat in the carriage and watched Shen Leng leave the Yingxin Building alone, walking away along the street, Shen Leng's back blurred quickly, he walked a little chic, regardless of fame and fortune, but the old dean and Lai Cheng could see how depressed the back was, and what the child was most afraid of since he was a child was not being abandoned?

And he did not abandon the whole world.

Now, it seems as if the whole world is going to abandon him.

"The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are all looking at you and me."

Lai Cheng was a little annoyed: "If you don't go, I won't go, those who want to go won't go, I don't believe this is your own idea, sir, why is Your Majesty?" ”

"It's my own thoughts."

The old dean shook his head: "No one has abandoned him." ”

Lai Cheng's eyes widened slightly: "Then what are we doing?" ”

The old dean shook his head and said nothing.

Lai Chengleng paused, and suddenly couldn't help it, turned around and strode away, puffing up.

Lai Cheng left, and the old dean let out a long breath...... He said to himself: "Your Majesty, when is he a cold-hearted person, but he has to do this, Your Majesty has to take a look and look carefully." ”

But the old dean also wondered, why did His Majesty suddenly want to take a look?

This is not a matter of urgency, because the second prince is still young, and His Majesty is not old, so it is not time for the alternation, why is Your Majesty in a hurry?

He firmly believes that His Majesty is not a thin and cold person, so he did what he thought was right, since His Majesty wanted to take a look, then he would help His Majesty to see, his incomprehension was different from Lai Cheng's incomprehension, Lai Cheng did not understand why His Majesty did this, and the old dean's incomprehension was why His Majesty was in a hurry to do this?

So the old dean was clouded with a shadow in his heart, but he couldn't just talk to anyone.

It has been half a month since Shen Leng left Chang'an City, and in the past half a month, His Majesty has issued a total of four wills related to Shen Leng, the first will needless to say, demoted Shen Leng to a first-class marquis and ordered to leave Beijing immediately, and the second

The will is to transfer Han Zhaozhi, the third will is to transfer Ye Liuyun, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty all know that only these two big men saw off Shen Leng that day, and the two of them were also transferred out of Chang'an on the front foot and the back foot, His Majesty's heart suddenly became cold and hard, and many people had to guess, how wrong Shen Leng had done?

The fourth decree was yesterday, His Majesty issued another order to punish Shen Leng because of the investigation of the Tingwei Mansion, the first class Hou was demoted to the second class, and he was fined for three years, and all the properties under construction by the Sky Ticket were handed over to the household department, and the Sky Ticket was also fined a large sum of silver, and the signal became stronger and stronger.

Wanton Mao Zhai.

Half a month, the second prince came every day, His Majesty avoided it, the second prince knelt outside the door, the emperor came back from the next court, he was already kneeling at the door, kneeling until dark, after getting up after dark, he went to the palace of Concubine Zhen to eat, but he never mentioned Shen Leng's matter and did not mention that he went to kneel in the Maozhai, he came again after dawn, and the stubborn energy was exactly the same as the emperor.

When the emperor led the army to fight in the northern Xinjiang, some of his subordinates' military exploits were claimed by the descendants of the nobles, the emperor and the old emperor quarreled in the Dongnuan Pavilion, the quarrel was very fierce, and the emperor was deposed the military fief Yunxiao City the next day.

The Liuyun Club is gone, but the welcome building is still there.

Most of the Liuyun Society's brothers were transferred to the northern frontier, and they went with Ye Liuyun, and the black eye was transferred back to the palace to continue to be the deputy commander of his inner guard, and every day in addition to being on duty, he sat on the steps at the door of his own residence in a daze, ignoring no one's call, as if he had lost his soul.

The Liuyun Society Youth Hall no longer exists, and Yu Baifa also followed Ye Liuyun to the northern Xinjiang, and the entire Chang'an City became a little turbulent in an instant, but fortunately, there was no Liuyun Club and red crisp hands in the dark passage, and no one dared to be too presumptuous.

However, what is worrying is that some of the old nobles who have complained over the years have begun to emerge, they have no real power in the army over the years, and they have been suppressed by the Liuyun Society for doing some shady business, and after the Liuyun Society has disappeared, they have gradually become active, and some of the trading houses controlled by the Liuyun Society have been bought, and the business on the other side of the dock has also begun to become chaotic.

This shouldn't have happened, but it happened.

It was getting dark again, and the second prince, who was kneeling outside the Mao Zhai, looked at the sky, got up, turned around and walked out, stumbling a little.

The emperor looked at his son outside the window, and his heart was very painful, but he endured it.

The first thing he wanted to see, he saw it right.

Everyone didn't dare to speak for Shen Leng, but the second prince came, every day, except for the first day to find the emperor directly, he knelt outside every day, of course the emperor understood his son's thoughts, on the first day, the second prince quarreled with the emperor for the first time in history, the face was red, the emperor asked him to leave, he knelt outside the door from that day, and no longer spoke, in this way to tell the emperor...... I'm not convinced.

In the palace of Concubine Zhen.

The emperor walked into the palace gate, he didn't let Dai Fangzhou send someone to inform him in advance, so when he entered the door, Concubine Zhen and the second prince who were eating were stunned, Concubine Zhen got up to greet him, the second prince put down the dishes and chopsticks, walked outside to salute the emperor, and then saluted Concubine Zhen, turned around and left.

Concubine Zhen looked at the emperor, and the emperor smiled slightly bitterly.

"Why did Your Majesty come all of a sudden?"

Concubine Zhen asked.

"I came here to tell you that I have already decided to go to Taishan in three months, so you can prepare."

"Ready?"

Concubine Zhen didn't say anything this time, but nodded: "Okay." ”

So the emperor was shocked in his heart, and he was faintly afraid.

"You ......"

The emperor wanted to speak and stopped, and Concubine Zhen looked at the emperor, as if waiting for him to say something, but the emperor finally just shook his head and turned to leave.

Concubine Zhen looked at the emperor's back, her hands trembling slightly.

The night breeze was slightly cool, and the emperor coughed a few times when he went out

sound, speed up the pace.

The emperor who returned to the Mao Zhai entered the door and sat down, he had not eaten dinner, he was a little hungry but had no appetite, he saw that the emperor looked a little bad, and hurriedly sent someone to send the imperial doctor in, and the imperial doctor arrived after a while, the emperor continued to sit at the window in a daze, and the imperial doctor knelt there to diagnose the emperor's pulse.

Dai Fangzhou guarded the door, this summer, it was finally cooler at night, but he felt cold, inexplicable.

When the imperial doctor went out, he explained that His Majesty should have some depression in his heart, let Dai Fangzhou watch it, don't let people make His Majesty angry again, and then go back to grab the medicine, Dai Fangzhou thought about who would make His Majesty angry, I am afraid that only His Majesty himself.

Chang'an City, Wicker Lane.

The innermost courtyard was open, but there were three or four young and sturdy men standing outside the door, and the courtyard was very brightly lit, and there should be many people, but the voice was very soft.

"Times are about to change."

The person sitting on the throne has a noble identity, his ancestor was one of the founding princes of Daning, but then the strength of the family gradually declined, and now there are only four or five people in the whole family, and no one has done three products, his name is Xu Shaoyan, the ancestor Xu Ji, on military merit is second only to Tang rival important figures, after the founding of the country, he was first named Lu Guogong, and later changed to Tang Guogong, Xu Ji was given the surname Li, but the honor is only this generation.

Xu Shaoyan is only thirty-six years old this year, which is the age when he wants to do things and can do things, but his majesty today is different from the first emperor Li Chengyuan, Li Chengyuan intended to reuse the old noble family when he was in power to fight against Mu Zhaotong, and the Xu family also re-emerged in those years, but within a few years, the first emperor Li Chengyuan died, and now His Majesty has entered the Weiyang Palace, and His Majesty now prefers to use young people from poor families rather than their old nobles, so the momentum that has just raised his head has been pressed back by His Majesty.

"Shen Leng, this person, pull the whole body."

Xu Shaoyan took a sip of tea: "I sent someone to inquire a while ago, and probably inquired about something, Your Majesty means that in recent years, those people from poor families have been too powerful, and they don't know how to endure after gaining power, so it is inevitable that they will be a little arrogant, you think about it and understand, a group of guys from mud legs, suddenly have a position of power, of course, they will be presumptuous, just like a group of poor people suddenly have some money, and it is inevitable to buy this and that." ”

A group of people laughed, all with disdain on their faces.

"But we can't be in a hurry, and we can't be in a hurry."

Xu Shaoyan said with a smile: "If Shen Leng really falls, then it is not his business alone, if Shen Leng falls, the people of Shen Leng's faction will all suffer, Han Zhaozhi and Ye Liuyun have been transferred from Chang'an by His Majesty, this signal is actually obvious, but we can't rush ..... A few years ago, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince promised to reuse us, but His Majesty didn't wait to see the Prince, no matter how much he promised, it was useless, but now it's different. ”

Xu Shaoyan said: "As soon as Shen Leng falls, a large number of people will follow, and then there will be many vacant positions in the army, and many positions will be vacated in the imperial court...... There is also Meng Chang'an in Eastern Xinjiang, as long as Shen Leng falls, this person will fall. ”

Another said, "But we can't fathom the Divine Will." ”

The person on the other side nodded: "Your Majesty's thoughts, it's really hard to guess, in case we do something here to anger Your Majesty, it will backfire." ”

"I know."

Xu Shaoyan pressed forward and said in a low voice: "But I still have one more inquiry...... Your Majesty, you don't seem to be in good shape. ”

The faces of the crowd changed in fright.

"So."

The corners of Xu Shaoyan's mouth raised slightly: "Your Majesty is in a hurry to pave the way for His Royal Highness the Second Prince, at this time, we have to test it." ”

He leaned back: "If Your Majesty is suddenly gone, in the army, in the court, we can get back as much as we can." ”