Beautiful and miserable be aesthetics

Chapter 116

"Your Majesty, what are you talking about?"

Xiao Zhizi got up when he heard the commotion, and hurried over to serve him.

Ying Jingjue pressed her fingertips against her temples and rubbed them, "My headache and dreaming problems seem to be getting worse. The prescription prescribed by the imperial physician has not worked for a long time."

Xiao Zhizi waited for him to put on his boots, "How can it be so fast? Your Majesty has been working too hard recently, and has been working hard on the frontier affairs. You are young, you will be fine after relaxing for a few days."

Ying Jingjue: "How can it be so easy? I only know when I sit in this seat..."

Only then did I know how many serious illnesses and hidden dangers there were in the Dasheng Dynasty. If there was no major change and a chance to completely clean up this dynasty, it would only slowly decline.

Now is a chance for a cleanse.

After getting dressed, Ying Jing decided to ask: "After I finish discussing the matter, you can go find a few old people in the palace, preferably people who used to be by my father's side when he was a prince. "

Xiao Zhizi: "Yes, Your Majesty, is this?"

"I was raised under the empress dowager's lap since I was a child, but I have never met my own mother. The emperor never mentioned it to me." He didn't even know his mother's name.

"Maybe I have seen my mother before, but after the serious illness, I forgot about it. I have dreamed many times. I don't know if it is a sign I want to remember. After I woke up, I called my little uncle. Maybe I have other mothers." relatives of the family."

Xiao Zhizi was startled, "Yes, the servant will definitely find all the people he can find."

Xinuang Pavilion.

"Your Majesty, the situation in the frontier is improving. Do we need to reconsider the previously shelved plan?" Zuo Cheng cupped his hands.

Hubu Shangshu: "I think this is not the best time."

The old Hou patted his beard, "Your Majesty, I think you can give it a go. Since you took the throne, the regent has rarely appeared in front of everyone, let alone the court. You have invited him several times, but they are just calling you sick." .”

"Whether it's true or not, those courtiers in the court who are not so loyal to the regent may have already murmured and wavered in their hearts. You can take this opportunity to replace them, or gather them together."

Ying Jing decided: "A minister who is loyal to the regent?"

He laughed, "Since ancient times, ministers have been loyal to the king. I didn't know that the court still has the saying of being loyal to the regent."

Several confidant ministers in the warm cabinet immediately asked His Majesty to appease his anger.

Ying Jingjue tapped the table lightly with her fingertips, "I heard that Ye Mingqin was stopped from going to the Regent's Palace recently?"

Hubu Shangshu: "Yes."

"Maybe it's because Mr. Ye is too businesslike and offended the Prince Regent."

Ying Jingjue glanced at him: "There is something in Aiqing's words."

Hubu Shangshu: "Master Ye is not a thing in the pool, but a good official who is honest and loyal to the emperor. Although she has some relationship with the Prince Regent's House and is a woman, she is more desperate than ordinary men, and sometimes I sigh to myself."

The emperor is suspicious.

Ying Jingjue is no exception.

However, what the Minister of the Household Department said made him trust Ye Mingqin a little more. Ying Jingjue pondered for a moment: "The Minister of the Household Department lacks a position, let her try. Keep an eye on it, if you have a different heart..."

Hubu Shangshu: "I understand."

Good news from the frontier, but the war consumes too much money and food. The Minister of the Ministry of Households handed over an expense account book for nearly half a year, "Your Majesty, the treasury is empty, and the Beiyi have no intention of a truce. If this continues..."

Ying Jingjue: "Does Ai Qing know where the most money is?"

Hubu Shangshu: "What does Your Majesty mean?"

The young prince revealed his ambition: "The regent's henchmen don't take bribes in a day or two. Where those moths are, how can there be no rice, grain and money."

Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Officials: "Is Your Majesty going to start an investigation? But I'm afraid it won't be easy for the Regent."

"You don't need to worry about Lian Shenwei, I'm responsible for the court, you can find out privately, and win in one fell swoop." Ying Jingjue's eyes darkened, "He said for a long time that he would not be sick, and I can't figure it out. What's the latest news?"

The old Hou thought for a moment: "There is nothing else, but I heard people say that the regent's confidantes often buy a lot of precious supplements, such as blood swallows, jade ginseng, etc. These things are precious, and when they are not available in the capital, they will go out to buy them." .”

"Is the regent really sick?"

The old Hou Ye shook his head: "Except for those expensive supplements, I haven't seen other medicinal materials purchased by the Prince Regent's Palace."

Hubu Shangshu's face turned cold: "Extravagant."

"If you want to come to the Prince Regent's Mansion, every inch of land is expensive, and it's not short of this money."

Ying Jingjue's tone was light: "But the imperial court is poor."

Since he is going to start cutting power, he has to take other actions besides Lian Shenwei's henchmen.

He is no longer the prince who was slaughtered by others. He is a king, and even Shenwei is a minister. Killing and taking is all rewards.

"The regent is my teacher, and he should share the burden for me. If you want to continue to open all the treasure shops in the capital, you should raise the price of selling to my teacher to the highest."

This is the first time he formally confronts Lian Shenwei.

Ying Jing decided to pause, "If you buy other medicinal materials except supplements, you don't have to worry about it."

After the discussion, the afternoon was almost over, and the sky had already darkened. When these ministers left, Ying Jing decided to get down from the chair.

He is young and not tired at this time.

"Little Zhizi."

"His Majesty."

"Have you found the people you were looking for?"

Xiao Zhizi wondered: "Of the old people left beside the late emperor, after looking around, only Eunuch Li is left. According to the ancestral system, he is the late emperor's slave. They have to be guarded in the Lingling Hall, and they cannot see you."

Ying Jingjue was silent for a moment, "Forget it, it's not too late next year."

The cold winter passed, and the ice and snow melted.

Wild geese fly from the south with spring in their mouths.

Chou Che was at the frontier, he didn't need any help, so he found a city and used it as a place to rest for the time being.

Li Ningfeng was required to help collect medicinal materials, but it was always inconvenient to pass things to the capital without telling the truth. It took Tiannan nearly two months to go back and forth between the border and the capital once, and brought a lot of medicinal materials that were not available in the Central Plains. potted flowers.

The leaf shape of this flower is like a sword, symmetrical from left to right. It looks like a fan when viewed from the front, and straight as a pine when viewed from the side. A cluster of white flowers with red pistils blooms in the middle.

Like fire like snow, very beautiful.

Lian Shenwei looked at it for a while, "Clivia?"

"Are there any varieties with this color?"

Most Clivias have red or orange flowers in full bloom, but this one is rare.

Tian Nan: "Mr. Qiu gave it. Oh yes, there is another letter."

Lian Shenwei opened it and read it. The letter was very short, with a few words:

[Seeing the words as faces, Ximian kisses:

After several months in the frontier, the scenery is very different, and I am very happy.

One day, I saw Clivia growing different flowers, which grew on the top of the mountain. The leaves were like swords, and the buds were white, standing against the wind.

Clivia, born with integrity, is a longevity flower.

This flower is a gift, and I wish you a long and healthy life every year.

Qiu Che stayed. ]

Tian Nan: "I thought the flower would die on the road, but I didn't expect it to bloom as it got warmer all the way."

Ah Xun yelled, eagerly thinking about the new 'plant pet', Lian Shenwei stretched out his hand to block it, and scolded: "Go and play."

A'zun turned his back in aggrieved way.

"He also sent the bird, and the flowers are also sent by him, so I'm afraid I'll be bored," Lian Shenwei shook his head, folded the letters, and put them together.

He couldn't hear, but he became interested in these letters he had received in the past, and often took them out to read.

But Feng Ke didn't know where he went, and there was no news at all.

It is already spring now, his body has been carefully nourished, and it has stabilized a lot, and he can also spare energy to raise flowers and plants.

Lian Shenwei moved the flowers near the window sill, "Grow flowers to nourish energy, I'm not in good health now, I don't know if I can live."

Tian Nan nodded hurriedly: "It's definitely possible, this flower is very resistant to life." The road was bumpy, except for a little wilting, nothing else could be seen.

Lian Shenwei turned his back to him, couldn't hear what he said, but turned his head to warn Ah Xun not to touch the potted flower.I don't know if the food has improved, but this bird is growing fast and has extra energy.

Azun was so angry that he shut himself up.

"master."

While talking, Ming Zhu presented today's lunch.

A few simple side dishes, a bowl of porridge, and a cup of steaming ginseng soup.

When Lian Shenwei sat down to eat, Ah Xun flew to the table and stared at him as he ate.

These dishes are very good in other houses, but Tian Nan frowned after just looking at them, the master has already started to eat.

After the two of them went out, Tian Nan pulled Ming Zhu aside.

"Is there only ginseng soup? It's just ordinary hundred-year-old ginseng."

Mingzhu pursed his lips: "Before you left, the tonics in the capital showed signs of raising their prices, and then they got higher and higher. I went outside the capital to look and found that it was the same."

"I have to look at the master, I can't leave for too long. There is not much money in the mansion, most of it was spent on the master's supplements, and there is not much left now."

"Why is it so expensive?"

"It is said that the supply is tight, but what I found out is actually..."

Mingzhu pointed to the direction of the palace.

The anger in Tiannan's heart rose instantly, he held his breath and asked, "Did Zhuangzi's harvest not come up?"

"We'll have to wait a month," Ming Zhu calculated, "but even if it's collected, it won't last for a few days."

After all, you still have to buy everyday food, and you can't throw all your money into it.

Now the expenses in the mansion have been reduced to the minimum, and the warming and nourishing things in the medicine shop are ridiculously expensive. The century-old ginseng boiled today was found by her from the place where Feng Ke lived.

Even if it is saved, it will not last for three days.

Tian Nan's face was so dark that water dripped out: "If it weren't for the need for rice grain in the frontier three or four years ago, the master took all the money to buy grain in the south..."

The Prince Regent's House accepted bribes from corrupt officials, and they never refused, but the master didn't move a single cent of the money, and almost all of it was spent on the frontier and the people.

The two of them were quiet for a long time.

Tian Nan: "Save the money in the mansion. Before leaving, Mr. Feng emphasized both sides. The master's body depends on those expensive supplements. It must not be stopped."

"What are you going to do?" Ming Zhu was a little worried.

Tian Nan: "Don't worry about it, and don't let the master know."

The next day.

News spread that several warehouses in the palace had been burglarized.

It was rumored that the thief was shot in the arm by a patrolling guard, and the Holy One was furious. Now the guards of the imperial city are searching for people from house to house.

The Xuanjiawei was requisitioned, and the Prince Regent's Palace also received the news.

That night.

When Tian Nan came in with a water basin, Lian Shenwei was holding a book in one hand and leaning on the couch by the window.

The cup of tonic soup on the table did not move at all.

Tian Nan washed the handkerchief and handed it over, "Master, you should rest after drinking."

A corner of the veil came into view, Lian Shenwei raised his head, looked him up in a non-cold way, and his eyes fell on his arm.

"Where did you go last night?"

Tian Nan's hands trembled, but his voice was still steady: "Just guard outside the master's door."

With a snap, Lian Shenwei closed the book and threw it on the table, her tone sank: "Untie the belt and roll up the sleeves."

"Tiannan, I hate cheating."

"The stew in this tonic soup is Alhe snow lotus seeds, which are tributes from small tribes, and only the palace has them. You don't know it, but I do. These lotus seeds must not be bought outside."

"..."

Tian Nan's eyes turned red, he knelt down, and looked up at him: "Master, I was the one who stole it."

Lian Shenwei: "You used to hate thieves the most."

"...Master, the emperor secretly ordered that all the supplements bought by the Prince Regent's Mansion should be priced at the highest price. The mansion no longer has so much money to supplement your body. Mr. Feng said that your diet must be refined, The warm tonic cannot be cut off, and the subordinates have nothing to do..."

Tian Nan controlled the speed of his speech. After finishing speaking, he kowtowed, "Master, this subordinate has not been discovered. There are so many good things in the palace, you..."

"do not talk."

Lian Shen slightly closed his eyes.

Ever since he became deaf, he didn't take much care of the affairs of the government.Jing's decision to cut power was what he expected. Some corrupt officials he recruited at the beginning have stayed until now, just to let him practice after he ascends the throne.

According to the news that comes out every day, some of these people died, and all the money from the ransacking of their homes was collected into the national treasury.He knew that the treasury was empty, but Jing decided to embarrass him in this regard, which he did not expect.

This Liwei is not painful or itchy, it seems to be playing childish.

Tian Nan took two steps forward and begged in a low voice: "You should eat first, even if you are punished, the subordinates will have to watch you finish eating."

Lian Shenwei followed what he said, and said after drinking, "I don't need to waste it."

Tian Nan breathed a sigh of relief.

"The rest you stole, or else return it, or sell it for silver and send it to Jishantang."

"master!"

Lian Shenwei: "You can also choose to leave."

Tian Nan clenched his hands violently, met his master's calm eyes, and couldn't say a word for a long time.

He had thought about the day when Dong Chuang's incident would happen, but he didn't expect it to be so soon. If he chose not lotus seeds today, but other common tonics, the master would have discovered it later and used it for a few more days.

"Mr. Feng said..."

"I'm better. It's okay to break these things for a few days." After Lian Shenwei finished speaking, she turned her head to the side, which was a gesture of refusal to communicate.

This attitude was actually expected, Tian Nan was familiar with his temperament, so he had no choice but to step back with his things in hand.

When I walked to the door, I heard a faint voice: "There are wound medicines in Feng Ke's room, you go and get some, and heal yourself."

Tian Nan's nose was sour.

He said: "Master, let's go, don't stay in the capital."

There is no answer.

The young man sitting on the small couch in front of the window fiddled with the candles, picked up a roll of bamboo slips and spread them out, and beside them was a map dotted with circles, marking many places with vermilion pen.

Clivia on the windowsill casts an elongated silhouette on the window.