The evening sun burns on the horizon. The reflected palaces and palaces are full of light. Majesty and nobility go hand in hand.

Here, for the last almost ten years, is the center of power in the entire Eastern region! Within the four seas, all nations are coming! This is the ruling center of the Zhou Empire!

Ning Xi, the son of Yongxing, was wearing a dark red dragon robe and was twenty-nine years old at the time. Wandering alone in the palace behind the Qianqing Palace. The sky overhead, as if to cover the eaves of the palace, is even darker in the evening.

Yuan Qi, the chief eunuch, came in with a few little eunuchs. The little eunuchs carried beautiful silver food boxes in their hands.

Yuan Qi was gray-haired at this time. Nine years have passed since the coup d'état of that year. Old Eunuch Yuan persuaded in a low voice: "Long live, drink some porridge!" You didn't eat at noon. ”

"Alas! Where can I eat at noon! Ning Xi let out a long sigh, walked to the table and sat down, and said, "It would be nice if Mr. was in Beijing." ”

Yuan Qi gestured to the little eunuchs and motioned to spread out the food box and prepare for the Son of Heaven's meal. Lowering his head, he suggested: "Master Jia is in Jinling, and the road is far away. If you have any questions, why not ask Her Royal Highness the eldest princess? ”

The old eunuch is a politically discerning person, and his level is about that of the eunuch who holds the seal of the celebrant and the eunuch. It's just that he is not allowed to get involved in politics by the internal supervision of the DPRK, and he can't display his talents.

He is the old man of Ning Xi's mother, and he has served Ning Xi for many years, and he will occasionally mention Ning Xi politically a sentence or two.

Ning Xi gulped down the porridge, he was also a little hungry, and said, "I can't ask Sister Xiao." Otherwise, if something happens to the Yellow River River in the future, the government and the opposition will definitely hold her responsible. ”

Recently, the Yellow River has been flooded. Lu Yanxin, the governor of the river, wrote a letter requesting that a large amount of money be allocated to maintain the embankments along the Yellow River. However, Peng Shijun, the secretary of the household department, proposed a segmented and time-sharing governance plan because the treasury was difficult to support.

He was worried about it.

The opinions of Bachelor Cai, Ji Cheng and others in the south study are to support Governor Lu: Once and for all! Water control is related to people's livelihood and should not be careless. However, the three academicians in the Military Aircraft Department all agreed with Peng Shangshu's opinion. Old Cheng Mou Country.

He was indecisive for a while.

In his heart, he was inclined to the opinion given by the south study. As a student of Jia Huan, he still has this vision. But he was very hesitant to force the three scholars of the Military Aircraft Department, Zeng, Xiao, and Yin.

Ning Xi's temperament is still soft. Moreover, he could not come up with a solution to the problem of water and silver.

This is only on the surface, and the difficulty of judging things on a case-by-case basis is on the surface. At a deeper level, it also involves the political game of the court!

The Military Aircraft Department is dissatisfied with the South Study to check and balance its existence, and intends to test it. If Qi Chi is in power, the role of the South Study is naturally very small. However, now that Zeng Jin is in power, he wants to run in with the tentative Nan Shufang and divide the boundaries of each other's powers.

At the same time, it is also a factional dispute. Governor Lu was a respected scholar of successive dynasties, and he sat in the position of governor of the river for more than 20 years, focusing on the management of the Yellow River. But he will basically be classified into the He Shuo and Jia Huan series.

Peng Shijun has a big enmity with Grandmaster Fang and Jia Huan. How can you not object?

When Yuan Qi heard this, he understood the troubles of the Son of Heaven, lowered his head and lowered his eyebrows, and said: "Long live, the Xuanzong Dynasty has a rule for the matter of governing the river." You can call the old people of the day to inquire. "The Son of Yongzhi has made great efforts to control the rivers of the country. It's good to find one.

Ning Xi was suddenly overjoyed, put down the dishes and chopsticks in his hand, groaned slightly, and instructed the waiter, "Summoning the green beauty to see me!" ”

This back-handed candidate made Eunuch Yuan stunned for a while. It's not that it's inappropriate for the green beauty to take the blame. Qingmei served the Yongzhi Emperor for a long time and served as a bookmaker. She's qualified to do that. Instead, he always felt that it was not a good thing for the Son of Heaven to come into contact with Qingmei.

However, the Son of Heaven Chrysostom, how did he persuade the Son of Heaven to take back his fate?

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"Boom!" Summer rains are pouring down. In the night sky, lightning pierced the sky from time to time, like a net cracking.

"Whew! Swish! ”

In Kunning Palace, Empress Zhen was reading a collection of poems under the exquisite and bright lights. On the desk, there are new words she has just recorded. The handwriting is beautiful and smooth.

It was a few months ago that Jia Huan sang the water dragon chant in the world: it looks like a flower or a non-flower, and no one regrets to follow the teaching. Leaving home behind, thinking about it is, ruthless and thoughtful...

On that day, she and the Son of Heaven were in the palace of King Yan, and their lives were normal, and she would do some needlework at night. Now that she is the queen, she no longer needs to do needlework. Rather, it is to restore the habits of life when she was a girl in Jinling.

However, now that she is rich, she also has troubles.

After a while, the personal maid came in from outside quickly, knelt down, and reported: "Niangniang, long live send someone to deliver the message, he is resting in the West Garden tonight." ”

"Humph!" Empress Zhen's pretty face was frosty, she snorted coldly, threw the poetry collection in her hand on the desk, and said, "Okay, don't learn, his master's set, he learns very quickly." Tomorrow, call the green beauty to come to the palace to see me! ”

Do you really think she doesn't know what he's doing in Xiyuan? Pamper the green beauty! Princess Xiao doesn't even say anything about this matter! Green beauty is ominous! She is not Queen Yang, if Qingmei dares to be a demon, she will dare to kill her.

She's not an intolerable woman! However, her husband, who was obedient to her in the past, had several concubines after ascending the throne. is no longer the original intention for her, so she is left alone. How could she not be angry in her heart!

The maid replied, "Yes, mother! ”

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The autumn wind is bleak and the waves are surging. In the west of the capital, on the fragrant mountain, the maple leaves are dyed golden red. On this day, Xiao Pi, a scholar of Wenhuadian University, and Qu Wei, a protégé of Hanlin and the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, climbed the mountain to enjoy the scenery.

In a small pavilion in the mountains, Scholar Xiao and Qu Shilang looked at the beautiful scenery of Beijing and chatted with wine. The child servants were waiting outside the kiosk.

Scholar Xiao tasted the wine and said with a leisurely smile: "Maozhong, the emperor and queen are out of harmony!" ”

Qu Wei smiled slightly, poured wine for Scholar Xiao, and said, "The green beauty is really a demon!" Fascinate two generations of emperors. "He had seen the green beauty that day.

Scholar Xiao smiled and shook his head. Since ancient times, it has been difficult for Qing officials to cut off family affairs. The affairs of the emperor and queen, at his level, seem to be the same as family affairs. He said softly: "For some people, I'm afraid it's an opportunity. ”

Qu Wei smiled and nodded. The Yongxing Son of Heaven has always been weak, and he is fortunate to have a young beauty known as inner charm, but he is afraid that he will repeat the mistakes of the past. He knew that Scholar Xiao was talking about those people. Peng Shijun, the head of the household, is counted as one.

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The capital, the sky is cloudy. In the alley of the Ten Kings Mansion in the east of the city. This area is famous for the concentration of the residences of the imperial family of the imperial dynasty.

In the Weiwang Mansion in the eastern section of the alley, Ning Ke, the king of Shu, was invited to participate in a drinking party within the royal family here.

After the lively and gorgeous singing and dancing banquet, Ning Ke went to the small pavilion behind the main hall to rest. At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and a handsome young man came in from outside the door, dressed in a brocade robe, and saluted, saying, "Hello Uncle Jiu!" ”

"Shimmer is here!" Ning Ke is in his thirties, has a beard, and describes him as haggard. Lean back in your chair and greet casually.

Since the death of Empress Yang, he has been tormented in his heart all the time. He wanted to avenge his aunt, but because of his wife Xiu'er and his own strength, he couldn't do it at all. I can only use wine to drown my sorrows.

Ning Shuo, the son of King Jin, was nineteen years old at the time. In that coup d'état nine years ago, Jia Huan broke through the Jin Palace, killing Ning Pai, the king of Jin. But he did not kill the male in his house.

Ning Shuo nodded, exchanged a few words with Ning Ke, and said, "Ninth Uncle, Empress Dowager Yang has been dead for so many years, and you don't have any resentment about Jinshang?" ”

Ning Ke sat up straight in surprise and glanced at Ning Shuo deeply.