Qi Ning groaned slightly, and then said: "Your Majesty, I don't want to make a statement on this matter, it all depends on the emperor's holy judgment." ”

Long Tai scolded: "I summoned you over, didn't I want to discuss with you, but you were vague." ”

Qi Ning smiled and said, "Originally, there was not a good opportunity to attack the Sima family, since Sima Changshen took the initiative to ask for the order this time, why didn't the emperor take this opportunity to cut him off." We also have good arguments, as the emperor said, this is not that the emperor deliberately wants to cut his title, but because the Manchu Dynasty knows about it, in order to maintain the credibility of the Sima family, it is difficult to do so. ”

Longtai laughed: "This reason is actually not bad. He held his chin lightly, thought for a while, and then said, "I'll see what Sima Lan will say later." ”

Qi Ning leaned closer and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, is there something I don't know whether to ask or not?" ”

"Huh?" Long Taiqi said: "What's the matter? ”

Qi Ning smiled strangely, lowered his voice and said: "The emperor spent candles in the cave room last night, and he had to deal with two brides in one night, and he has to deal with government affairs today, isn't it ......?" ”

"Get out." Long Tai scolded with a smile: "You should be like you who don't know moderation? I'm in good health. Then he lowered his voice and said, "I didn't go to Yongchun Palace last night. ”

"Yongchun Palace?"

Longtai explained: "Sima Yunqiong has stayed in Yongchun Palace, and I have already named her the imperial concubine according to the queen mother's wishes. ”

"So, the emperor stayed in Fengyi Palace last night?" Qi Ningqi said: "Isn't Sima Yunqiong alone in the empty room? ”

Long Tai said: "I didn't want to go to Yongchun Palace, and I heard that she was injured yesterday, so I just have a reason not to go." ”

"Hurt?"

"After she entered the palace yesterday, she went to the imperial doctor to see her leg." Longtai said: "The imperial doctor reported to me that Sima Yunqiong had a needle pierced into her calf, and I don't know when it was pierced. ”

Qi Ning immediately thought of yesterday's scene, when Sima Yunqiong was waiting for the steps, he suddenly fell, and now it seems that someone was pricked in the leg at that time, but at that time, who made the move? In my mind, the bewitching Dongqi palace maid quickly appeared.

At this moment, I suddenly heard a voice outside: "Emperor Qi, Zhenguo Gong asks to see!" ”

Longtai immediately sat upright, Qi Ning also quickly retreated to the front of the case, lowered his hands and stood up, Longtai and Qi Ning looked at each other, and then said, "Xuanzhen Guogong come in." ”

Sima Lan was dressed in an official robe, his figure was slightly rickety, and his complexion didn't look very good, when he came in from outside the door, he saw Qi Ning and paused, but he still stepped forward and bowed to the emperor and said, "The old minister sees the emperor." He was about to kneel down and salute, and Long Tai had already said: "The old man is old, so there is no need to be formal." ”

Sima Lan arched his hand and said, "Old minister thanks." ”

"Wait for the brocade clothes, bring a chair to the old man to sit down." Long Tai commanded.

Qi Ning came over and brought a chair over, put it behind Sima Lan, and said in a respectful tone: "Old Guogong, please sit down." ”

"There is a labor brocade waiting." Sima Lan nodded and smiled at Qi Ning, and Longtai waited for Sima Lan to sit down before asking, "The old prince entered the palace today, but what is the matter?" ”

"Your Majesty, the old minister is here to ask for guilt!" Sima Lan made a gesture and wanted to get up, but Long Tai had already raised his hand and said, "Old Guogong just sit down and talk, you don't have to get up." Then he frowned and asked, "The old prince came to ask for guilt?" Where does this begin? ”

Sima Lan looked at Qi Ning and sighed: "Jinyihou, yesterday Sima Changshen drank a few more glasses of wine, launched a drunken madness, and dared to stop the household department from running errands. However, this thing has been committed, and it is too late to regret it, so the old minister can only enter the palace to ask the emperor for his guilt. ”

Long Tai and Qi Ning glanced at each other, thinking that Sima Lan really wanted to intercede for Sima Changshen today, Long Tai remained silent, picked up the excerpt and said, "Does the old prince know about this excerpt presented by Zhongyi? ”

Sima Lan bowed his head and said: "The old minister knows, and this is also the old minister ordering Sima Chang to be cautious and present." Yesterday outside the palace gate, Sima Chang Shen ignored the emperor's wedding, swaggering, and said to Jinyi in advance, even the promise of the husband is also worth a thousand gold, not to mention Sima Chang Shen. After a pause, he said: "So this is the excerpt of the request to cut the lord, and the emperor is also invited to make a holy judgment." ”

Long Tai thought for a moment before he said: "Old Guogong, the Queen Mother also mentioned this matter to me. Since the founding of the Great Chu, it has been the four hereditary candidates, and if it really takes away the loyalty and righteousness, this is ......! ”

"Your Majesty, the old minister begged the emperor to approve this excerpt." Sima Lan said: "A promise is not a child's play. Since Sima Changshen made a promise in front of hundreds of officials, if the emperor does not allow this excerpt, how will the Sima family gain a foothold in the court in the future? ”

Long Tai was a little surprised, looked at Sima Lan, and wanted to make sure whether he was sincere or false.

"Your Majesty, what the old minister said came from the bottom of my heart." As if he had seen through Longtai's thoughts, Sima Lan sighed lightly: "The emperor has given the prince to the prince for the sake of the minister's hard work for many years, which is Longen's might. Since Emperor Taizong to the present, the Sima family has served three generations of emperors, all of whom have received supreme grace, and this time Sima Chang Shen made a mistake, and he must also be punished. Not long ago, the emperor must have clear rewards and punishments, so that the government and the opposition can be clearly ordered! ”

Long Tai hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's just that the Queen Mother ......!" ”

"The emperor doesn't have to think about it, the queen mother's side, the old minister has already made it clear." Sima Lan said: "This excerpt, the emperor of Wanwang has approved it, and the old minister will be grateful." ”

Long Tai saw that Sima Lan's words were all about this, so he pushed the boat down the river and said: "Since the old prince said so, I will no longer insist on it, since this is the case, I will approve this excerpt." ”

Sima Lan got up and arched his hand: "Old minister, thank the emperor for his holy grace." ”

Longtai couldn't help but glance at Qi Ning, and saw that Qi Ning's face was also suspicious, obviously unable to guess what kind of routine Sima Lan, the old fox, was.

"Just sit down and talk." Long Tai said softly: "It's just that the title is taken away, so let's stay in the food town." ”

"Your Majesty, it is a matter of course to cut the lord and seize the city." Sima Lan said: "If you take away the title, but keep the food, it will make people talk more." ”

Longtai bowed slightly, but Sima Lan said in a tone of hatred: "Although Sima Changshen is not young, he acts recklessly and has a short temper. ”

"The old man said."

Sima Lan thought for a moment before saying, "Your Majesty, although Sima Changshen has a bad temperament, he still has talent. Knowing a son is not as good as a father, and the old minister is not shy about it. However, no matter how good the steel is, if it is not polished too much, it will be difficult to become a climate. If Sima Changshen can have more experience, he will definitely be able to serve the imperial court a lot. ”

"Experience?" Long Tai faintly felt that something was wrong, and asked, "How is the old prince going to experience Sima Changshen?" ”

"The old minister thinks that the most valuable experience is naturally in the army." Sima Lan snorted coldly: "Sima Chang has been rich and noble since he was a child, and he doesn't know the height of the sky, and he hasn't suffered hardships, so he will be self-righteous. If you can throw him into the army and share the weal and sorrow with the soldiers, you will definitely be able to sharpen his character. Moreover, Sima Changshen has also been familiar with military books since he was a child, and he also has a lot of experience in marching and arranging, if he can go to the front line and experience on the spot, he should still be able to make a difference. ”

As soon as these words came out, Qi Ning's heart sank, and at this time he finally understood Sima Lan's intentions.

After the fall of King Huainan, Qi Ning expected that the Sima family wanted to call for wind and rain in the court, and it was inevitable to get involved in finance and soldiers, and today the old fox took the initiative to ask the emperor to approve Sima Changshen's excerpt, Qi Ning felt that something was wrong, and then he realized that the old fox was the first to retreat and then advance, cutting Sima Changshen's title, but using this to let Sima Changshen enter the army.

The so-called military experience is naturally a high-sounding reason, as Sima Lan's eldest son, no matter which army he enters, with Sima Lan's support behind him, he will soon be able to form a force in it.

"Which army does the old man want him to go to?" Long Tai remained silent: "East China Sea Master? Xichuan Army, or ....... Qinhuai Legion? ”

Sima Lan sighed: "Your Majesty, the coup d'état in the Northern Han Dynasty, the situation is still unclear, but no matter how the situation changes, once there is a good opportunity, I still can't miss the opportunity, and I should immediately go on a northern expedition." In fact, Lao Chen has been planning this matter these days. The Qinhuai Legion can send troops to the Northern Expedition at any time, the meaning of the old minister can let Sima Changshen go to the Qinhuai Legion, only after the real battlefield, can Sima Changshen mature quickly, I don't know what the emperor wants? ”

Qi Ning sneered in his heart, secretly thinking that the Sima family was still going to get involved in the Qin Huai Army after all.

This is not an uncommon thing, now the Sima family hates the Jinyi Qi family to the core, the biggest opponent is the Qinhuai Legion, the Jinyi Qi family has a foothold in the court, there is an important reason is that because of the existence of the Qinhuai Legion, the Sima family does not dare to act rashly against the Jinyi Qi family, and is naturally afraid of the relationship between the Qi family and the Qinhuai Legion.

The two generations of the main generals of the Qinhuai Legion are all from the Jinyi Qi family, and the imprint of the Jinyi Qi family in the Qinhuai Legion is naturally extremely deep, and the current general of the Qinhuai Legion, Yue Huanshan, is also cultivated by the Qi family.

Seeing that Longtai groaned slightly, Sima Lan smiled bitterly: "The old minister is chattering in front of the queen mother, hating iron is not steel, so the queen mother asked the old minister to ask the emperor to send Sima Changshen to the army." The old minister thought about it, and also felt that what the queen mother said was very true, so he dared to plead with the emperor. After a pause, he continued: "And the old minister thinks that with the current situation, the Qinhuai army really needs to be supervised by the central government. The old minister made it clear to the emperor that there were many factions within the Qinhuai Legion, and some people even plundered the people, if this went on for a long time, the consequences would be really unimaginable. ”

Qi Ning asked quietly: "Old Guogong, is the Qinhuai army in chaos now?" ”

Sima Lan nodded and said: "In fact, there have always been factions in the Qinhuai Legion, but Ling Zun's presence in Japan is enough to deter the arrogant soldiers and fierce generals of the Qinhuai Legion, and there will be no chaos." But after Ling Zun passed away, although Yue Huanshan led the Qinhuai Army on behalf of him, after all, he could not be compared with Ling Zun, and many fierce generals even Yue Huanshan couldn't hold it, and now it was an extraordinary time, if he couldn't rectify military discipline, once the war started, the consequences would be unimaginable. ”

"The old prince thinks that it is not bad to rectify the military discipline of the Qinhuai Legion." Long Tai groaned: "But is Sima Changshen suitable?" ”

"Your Majesty, as long as you make a will, Sima Changshen will go to the Qinhuai Army on behalf of the emperor to assist Yue Huanshan in rectifying military discipline, there should be no mistakes." Sima Lan said: "Sima Changshen still has the ability, the old minister did not recommend him because he was the son of the old minister, but to select a suitable candidate for the imperial court, the old minister is willing to guarantee Sima Changshen, if Sima Changshen makes a mistake, the old minister petitions the emperor to take away the duke's position." ”

Long Tai immediately said: "The old country is serious. Old Guogong, in fact, I also have something to look for, and it just so happened that you entered the palace today and wanted to discuss with you. ”

"I don't know what the emperor commands?"

"The case of King Huainan naturally can't stop here." Long Tai said solemnly: "What I mean is to ask the Criminal Department to continue to investigate this matter, but Qian Raoshun, the secretary of the Criminal Department, is overwhelmed and has been dismissed from office, and the post of Secretary of the Criminal Department is temporarily vacant." I thought that if I wanted to preside over the Criminal Department, I must choose ....... candidates from among the four hereditary candidates! ”

Sima Lan bowed slightly, but she was also silent.

"The old marquis of the golden knife is recuperating all the year round, and his two sons are also in the army, so it is naturally difficult to transfer back. On the side of Wuxiang Hou Su Yu, some people said that he had a relationship with the King of Huainan, so it was naturally difficult for him to take charge of the Criminal Department. Long Tai said slowly: "I thought about Sima Chang Shen ......!" ”

"Your Majesty, Sima Chang is cautious." Sima Lan said categorically: "Your Majesty, the wind is blowing outside, and the change in the imperial tomb is caused by the personal grudge between the Sima family and the King of Huainan. ”

"Oh?" Long Tai said: "Does the old man think that Sima Changshen is inappropriate? Is there a suitable candidate? ”

Sima Lan smiled and said, "The emperor said that the criminal department should be managed by the people of the four hereditary candidates, which is true. Thinking about it, the most suitable candidate now is only Jinyi. ”

"Jin Yihou?"

"Although Jin Yihou is young, he is both wise and brave, and he is a rare young talent." Sima Lan said solemnly: "And Jinyihou is an upright person, if Jinyihou is in charge of the Criminal Department, let him experience in the Criminal Department, it will definitely be a blessing for the court." ”

"But Jin Yihou is young, does the old man think he is suitable?"

"Ambition is not old." Sima Lan said with a smile: "The general Qi Jing was also young to fight on the battlefield, and made countless achievements, Jin Yihou is the general's son-in-law, and he must be deeply talented by the general, the old minister thinks that as long as he does everything with his heart, he can always do it well." ”

Long Tai nodded and said, "When the old prince says this, I will be relieved." Qi Ning, I ordered you to take charge of the Criminal Department and continue to thoroughly investigate the case of King Huainan, do you dare to take over this burden? ”

Qi Ning stepped forward and arched his hand: "Thanks to the trust of the emperor and the old prince, the ministers must do their best to live up to the emperor's grace." ”

Long Tai said: "Then pass on my will, and Jinyi will wait for Qi Ning to go to the Criminal Department to take up his post on the same day." He said to Sima Lan again: "Since Sima Changshen is willing to go to the army for training, the old prince will pass on the decree on my behalf, let Sima Changshen go to the Qinhuai Army, assist Yue Huanshan to rectify military discipline, and I will give Sima Changshen the title of former general!" ”

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