Chapter 80: Knock on the mountain

Ye Chang slept for a long time and woke up in the afternoon, recovering a bit of energy.
After eating, he took Qian Han and the disguised Su Fengnuan out of Rong'an Palace and drove to the Criminal Ministry. Passing through the most prosperous main street in the capital of Southern Qi, he happened to state that he came out of the Hongfenlou and bumped into the carriage of the Royal Palace of Rong'an.
The statement waved his hand to stop the carriage. Seeing the statement, Qianhan immediately reined the horse and greeted him, "Second son."
The statement was leaning on his side with his hand on the shaft of the car, looking at Su Fengnuan who was sitting beside Qian Han, and asked, "Who is this person? Why haven't I seen it before?"
Qianhan said, "The newly promoted guard of the son."
"Oh?" The statement looked at Su Fengnuan inquisitively, looking for a long while, but didn't see what was going on, just an ordinary appearance, thin and thin. He asked, "Didn't your ancestors have been treating you as a guard over the years? Except for you, who are not close to outsiders, how can a new guard be promoted now?"
Qian Han didn't know how to answer the conversation for a while, and looked back at the carriage.
Ye Chang opened the curtain from the inside, glanced out, lazily raised an eyebrow at the statement, "You didn't return home last night? Really live in Hongfenlou?"
The statement nodded, "Yeah, didn't you say that I couldn't sleep and come to Hongfenlou?"
Ye Chang looked at him with a smile and said meaningfully, "It looks like you slept well yesterday?"
The statement "pooh" said, "What crooked evil do you think in your mind? Is the prince the kind of abrupt beauty? I chatted with Serse for a while last night, the rain was too heavy, and my mother found it for me. One room is intermittent."
Ye Chang looked at him, "Did I say anything else? Just ask if you are sleeping well, who is thinking of the evil?"
The statement choked.
Ye Chang laughed, "There is really no silver in this place." When the words fell, he dropped the curtain.
Speaking of eating Karma, he scolded Ye Chang as a secretly in his heart, his eyes turned too fast, even though he didn't say what he said just now, didn't his eyes mean that? He raised the curtain again angrily and asked, "Why did you suddenly promote a new guard?"
Ye Chang leaned against the wall of the car, with one leg stretched out, and one leg supporting the car while sitting lazily. Hearing this, he asked, "Have you heard about the imperial decree of the emperor today?"
The statement has been staying in the Hongfenlou, and came out when he woke up. Naturally, he didn't hear about it, and immediately asked, "What is the imperial decree?"
Ye Chang looked at him and said, "The imperial decree ordered me to vigorously investigate the case of the shipwreck of the painting boat on the East Lake and the murder of Master Lingyun, and the Ministry of Justice and Dali Temple cooperate with me."
Stated amazement, opened his eyes, "Is there such a thing?"
Ye Chang nodded, looked at him and said, "You have always been the most well-informed, but now you have just stayed in Hongfenlou for a night, so you just closed your eyes and listened. It seems that the Hongfenlou's Hongxiu Xiangfen has turned your fascination to the north, south, east and west. Up."
The statement coughed sharply and stared, "I don't have anything to talk about. I just asked you about the promotion of this new guard."
Ye Chang glanced at Su Fengnuan and saw her head down slightly, her face straight, and her expression dull, like a qualified guard. He smiled and said, "These two big cases have been handed over to me. , The speculation of the people's heart, it is a sensation. I am thinking about my life, shouldn't I promote a guard?" After a pause, he said, "Not only promote him, but bring him out today, obedient and well-behaved."
He said that he would no longer explore the new guard, and asked him, "Where is the woman you are hiding?"
Ye Chang said, "Go away."
"Gone?" The statement raised his eyebrows, "Why did you leave?"
Ye Chang sneered, "Why can't I leave? My Rong'an Palace is not a perfume treasure. She can't be used to staying. I'm fine with my fever, and she naturally left."
Statement, "Don't you like her? Why don't you keep her?"
Ye Chang looked at him, "You have asked too much." The words fell, "I'm going to the Criminal Department for official business. Put your curiosity away first. Turn around and wash your mind with the smell of powder, I still need you to help me, come to Rong'an Prince's Mansion to discuss it later."
He said that he stopped talking, and looked straight, "We people, originally thought that Qi Shu Jinqiu would enter the imperial court first, but you didn't expect you to do it first." When the words fell, the curtains were put down, and I walked away and said, "Okay, I'll be at night. Go to Rong'an Palace to find you."
Seeing him retreat, Qianhan waved his whip and walked forward.
When the carriage walked not far, the statement raised its voice and asked, "Hey, what is your new guard's name?"
Su Fengnuan was silent.
Qian Han immediately replied, "Second Young Master, his name is Qianye, the night of the midnight."
After stating that he had finished the product, he felt that the name was uncommon, so he ignored it and walked to his own house.
When the carriage went far, Su Fengnuan spoke, and asked in the carriage, "Are these brothers who have close friendship with you around you so difficult?"
Ye Chang chuckled, "Do you think he is difficult?"
Su Fengnuan said, "I am too curious."
Ye Chang smiled, "Mrs. Anguo died early, leaving him alone, without even a sibling. The new wife of Anguo is a fertile man. After marrying Anguo, she has given birth to three or four. Children, although his identity is the eldest son in the Anguo government, but without the care of his mother, his identity is really not embarrassing. Especially the sons of the new wife are also the first daughters, he grew up in the Anguo government, It is conceivable how difficult it is? Anyone who comes close to him will naturally have to investigate carefully, and gradually develop a suspicious temperament."
Su Fengnuan also vaguely knew something about the Anguo government, nodded, and said to him, "The other person is still very good. Yesterday, I returned to the city with a horse, just as the gate of the city was about to be closed. It’s the city gate. Whether it’s asking for help in your mansion, or asking for help in the grandpa’s mansion, it’s annoying and not appropriate. I asked him for help. This second son is interesting enough, remembering that he beats a horse in Lingyun Town. Breaking into the city almost stepped on the favor of the old woman who bought the medicine and rescued me."
"Huh?" Ye Chang immediately opened the curtain when he heard that, and looked at her, "Is there something? Why didn't I hear you yesterday?"
"Forget it, I didn't remember until I saw him today." Su Feng Nuan said.
Ye Chang snorted softly when he heard the words, "How many things do you hide from me, I'm less and less of a place in your heart." After the words fell, he lowered the curtain gloomily.
Su Fengnuan was speechless and funny, "You are really unreasonable, you are trivial, can I tell you that it's impossible?"
Ye Chang stopped talking.
Su Fengnuan didn't bother to care about him either, the pattering rain gradually stopped, and after the heavy rain, the streets were still deserted.
After a while, Ye Chang said, "Statement likes Se Se, Se Se may not be distracted by him."
Su Fengnuan thought, and said, "Se Se is one year older than me, so I should really think about this." After a pause, he said, "However, the Anguo Government is a hereditary public secretary. Even though Se Se is intentional, the Anguo Association allows the statement to marry me. Sese enters the door?" After the words fell, he said again, "Sese is not a concubine."
Ye Chang laughed, "You think it's far away."
Su Fengnuan said with dissatisfaction, "Even though Se Se was placed in Hongfenlou, she is not an unidentified person. Although it is not comparable to the Anguo Government, she is not a concubine. First of all, I disagree. "
Ye Chang smiled and said, "Let's talk about it, the horoscope hasn't been written yet. It is stated whether you want to marry or not, whether or not Se Se wants to marry, the window paper has not been penetrated, and it is too early to say anything else. What's more, I will not marry a wife. It's easy, and don't think about it easy."
Su Fengnuan smiled, who is this?
The carriage came to the entrance of the criminal department, Qian Han and Su Fengnuan got out of the carriage, Ye Chang opened the curtain, got out of the carriage, and said to the guard at the door, "I want to see Lord Shen."
The man said quickly, "Ye Shizi wait a minute, I'll go inside and report." After speaking, he ran inside.
Not long after, two men in official robes walked out of it. One was a middle-aged man, probably in his fifties, he was medium in height and slightly fat, but he was very energetic; the other was younger and three. He is more than ten years old, thin, with official robes worn on him. Although he fits, he looks a little empty, his face is a little straight, he has no beard, and his overall look is more solemn.
After the two arrived, the slightly fat official, Shangshu Shen Minghe of the Criminal Ministry, handed over to Ye Chang, "Ye Shizi came so soon, and the officer has missed a long way to welcome him, forgive me."
The thin man was Lu Yunqian, the servant of the Criminal Ministry, and he also gave Ye Chang a closed smile, "I heard that Ye Shizi was seriously ill yesterday, and today the emperor handed it over to such a serious case. I thought the world would take a day off. I thought of my son coming so soon."
Ye Chang also folded his hands to the two and greeted them with a smile, "Shen Shangshu, Shilang Lu came out to welcome him personally. This really flattered my son. The emperor's fate has been added, and there have been two cases in succession, I'm afraid I will find out more quickly, and then come out the third. I really dare not delay."
The two nodded again and again, "Lingyun Town has been in a lot of chaos recently, so I should check it out."
Ye Chang smiled, "The chaos is more than Lingyun Town? But let's start with Lingyun Town first."
The faces of the two were all together, Shen Shangshu said, "Ye Shizi, please speak inside."
Ye Chang nodded.
Qian Han and Su Fengnuan followed Ye Chang to the entrance of the Xing Department Hall, the three of them walked in and closed the door, and they could only stop there.
The sound insulation in the Xingbu Hall was very well done. Even if Su Fengnuan could hear martial arts within ten steps, he couldn't hear it at all. She thought it was the Ministry of Justice.
Ye Chang stayed inside for about half an hour, the door opened, and he walked out first and said to the two people, "The two adults don't have to give it away."
Su Fengnuan looked up and saw that Shen Shangshu's face was a bit solemn, and his complexion was not as good when Ye Chang came. It is estimated that Ye Chang's words have put pressure on the Xing Department. Lu Shilang's face was the same as Ye Chang's arrival, and he couldn't see much.
Although Ye Chang said that they don't need to send him away, they still insisted on sending him out of the Criminal Department.
Ye Chang got on the carriage, left the criminal department, and went to Dali Temple.
Rong'an Palace's carriage left, Shen Shangshu and Lu Shilang did not go back immediately, but stood at the door, watching his carriage clearly heading to Dali Temple. The expressions on both faces are somewhat worthy of speculation.
When Shen Shangshu saw that the carriage had disappeared, he looked up at the sky and said, "If the day changes, it will change."
Shilang Lu also looked up at the sky, retracted his gaze, looked at Shen Shangshu, and said, "I didn't understand Ye Shizi's meaning too well. I hope you can raise me something."
Shen Shangshu also retracted his gaze, looked at him, smiled and patted him on the shoulder, and said, "When I say my old age, this Shangshu's position is yours. Although you are somewhat upright, you are like a mirror in your heart. For many years, I don’t understand, what else do I need to mention?"
Shilang Lu shook his head, "Of course, there is no need for an adult to mention something about the Criminal Ministry. It's just that Ye Shizi doesn't understand it."
Shen Shangshu looked at him, "Oh? Tell me where you don't understand?"
Lu Shilang said, "Ye Shizi said such a sentence. With a sword in his hand, it is impossible for one person to die. Maybe one, maybe two, maybe countless. Let's help him with some swords. Next The official is dull, I really don't understand, how can I help him keep this sword?"
Shen Shangshu laughed "Ha" and said with emotion, "Ye Shizi, the rumors are misleading."
Shilang Lu waited for him to solve his doubts.
Shen Shangshu smiled and said to him, "During the conversation today, what do you think Ye Shizi made you feel?"
Shilang Lu thought for a while, and said, "Ye Shizi looked loose and casual, without a hint of arrogance. But what he said was not at all random. I can't say what it feels like."
Shen Shangshu nodded, "What you said is pertinent, and there is nothing wrong with it." When the words fell, he glanced around, saw no one, and said in a low voice, "Let me tell you, he, can live in Beijing for so many years It's not just the emperor's pampering. There is an old saying that in ancient times, the gentleman's grace is like a poison, and Ye Shizi has inherited the gentleman's grace for so long, but has not been poisoned to death by the poison.
Shilang Lu looked at Shen Shangshu, "That Ye Shizi..."
Shen Shangshu straightened up and said, "Ye Shizi told us that the Ministry of Criminal Justice has been on the same line since he took the two major cases. He is bound to find out the murderer behind this case. The sword came out ruthlessly. It’s unpredictable to hurt anyone. But there is one who shouldn’t hurt and the one who can’t afford to hurt, but he has been blamed for what he has done in public, and we can’t avoid it.

Shi Lang Lu suddenly.
Shen Shangshu patted him again, "So, handle the case well. This case is the first case that Ye Shizi stepped into the court. It can't be smashed. Otherwise, there is no need for others to take our swords, and Ye Shizi will kill you and me first. Give his head to the emperor to be discouraged."
Shilang Lu took a breath of air, and said in a low voice, "My lord, isn't it? Ye Shizi is just investigating the case. How can you have such great power in your hand? You are a high-ranking third-rank, and a low-ranking official fourth-rank, you can also be regarded as a member of the Korean Central Committee. Isn't Ye Shizi a threat?"
Shen Shangshu looked at him and said, "You know in your heart that it's one thing, but it's another thing if you don't turn your mind. Since the emperor has handed over such a big case to Ye Shizi, then he is determined to rectify the outline. Who would dare to use the painted boat on the East Lake as a wreck to kill the grandson king and grandson, and bring trouble to the East Palace? Who would dare to murder Master Lingyun and interrupt the great practice of Lingyun Temple? The rituals of Lingyun Temple are supported by the court."
Shilang Lu was shocked and speechless.
On the carriage, Su Fengnuan asked Ye Chang, "What did you say to the two adults, Shen Shangshu's face has changed?"
Ye Chang smiled and said, "In and out of Beijing, officials protect each other, who is who is, who is who is in the face, who is behind, is more chaotic than the red thread that Yue Lao pulls. I don't care about it. How to hold the thread, you have to pick it up to stand firm. So, without putting a little pressure on them, how can I deal with it? If this case is broken, I will not want to get involved in the future."
Su Fengnuan nodded and said, "Shen Shangshu can't help but frighten him."
Ye Chang said, "To be able to sit in the position of Shangshu of the Criminal Ministry, he is not so capable, he can see it open." The words fell, and said, "Six Shangshu, none of them is to scare. It's just that current affairs are here. Don’t dare to offend me for fear of burning your body.

Su Fengnuan sighed and muttered, "The capital is really bad."
Ye Chang was silent and said, "The capital is not good, but if I am here, you will just stay."
Su Fengnuan was completely speechless.
When he arrived at Dali Temple, Ye Chang got out of the carriage and went to report.
Not long after, three people came out from inside. One was about fifty years old, with a Chinese character face and a kind face. He held a string of Buddhist beads in his hand. It was Dali Temple Qing Peng Zhuo; one was in his forties with a long face and a straight eyebrow. With a more solemn expression, it was Zhang Ye, Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and another person was very young, in his twenties, with a handsome face, and extremely scribbled, and he was also Zhu Yue, Shaoqing of Dali Temple.
All three walked out quickly.
Ye Chang stood at the door, watching the three walk out quickly, and smiled and arched his hands, "Thanks for the three adults to come out, Ye Chang is flattered."
Peng Zhuo said with a smile, "Where does Ye Shizi speak? I heard that Shizi was seriously ill yesterday, and received the emperor’s decree early this morning, but did not come in the morning. I thought that Shizi would take a day off today and do the errand tomorrow. My son, I didn’t expect Ye Shizi to be here today.
"Is the son of the world well?" Compared with Peng Zhuo's words, Zhang Ye was concise.
Zhu Yue didn't say a word, he just bowed his hand, even saving words.
Ye Chang smiled and said, "Don't dare to delay investigating the case. After resting for a long time, and the body is better, he hurries to come."
In a word, the two people returned and smiled at Zhu Yue as a greeting.
The three hurriedly invited him in.
Qian Han and Su Feng Nuan still stopped at the door.
Dali Temple is located in a high-level and heavy-duty area. Compared with the Ministry of Penalty, it also has excellent sound insulation.
Ye Chang stayed for half an hour before leaving Dali Temple.
Su Fengnuan glanced at the three of them. Peng Zhuo's complexion was not very good, and the smile that had narrowed his eyes earlier was a little stiff now. The other two looked as usual. Especially Su Fengnuan raised his eyes and fluttered slightly, but the youngest Zhu Yue seemed to feel it, turning his head to look at her.
Su Fengnuan pretended not to notice his gaze, followed Qian Han, and walked out with Ye Chang.
Ye Chang said goodbye to the three of them, got on the carriage, Qian Han and Su Fengnuan sat side by side in front of the carriage, and left Dali Temple. Instead of returning to Rong'an Palace, they headed straight for the palace.
The three watched Ye Chang's carriage walk away. Peng Zhuo looked at the direction of the palace and said stiffly, "Ye Shizi took the imperial decree and didn't go to the palace to see the emperor first. After resting for a long time, he went to the Ministry of Justice and came to Dali Temple. I only went to the palace now, do you know what does this mean?"
Zhang Ye shook his head.
Zhu Yue said, "Ye Shizi is knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger."
Peng Zhuo nodded, waved to the two of them, and returned to the courtyard.
On the carriage, Su Fengnuan asked Ye Chang in a low voice, "What is the name of the youngest Shaoqing of Dali Temple?"
"You mean Zhu Yue?" Ye Chang raised his eyebrows.
"Is his name Zhu Yue? At such a young age, he is already Shaoqing of Dali Temple. Isn't this position you can do by your background?" Su Feng Nuan asked.
Ye Chang said, "He is the grandson of the Xiangjun king. The daughter of the Xiangjun king married a poor student, surnamed Zhu, and had one son, Zhu Yue. The daughter of the Xiangjun king died of bleeding after giving birth to him. After two years, his father also died of illness. He grew up in the Xiangjun Prince's Mansion since he was a child. However, he can sit in the current Dali Temple Shaoqing, but he is not dependent on the Xiangjun King. He is Nanqi Yibai In twenty-nine years, the two champions, six years, step by step to achieve the position of Dali Temple Shaoqing."
Su Fengnuan was clear, "No wonder, with such a pair of smart and perceptive eyes, coupled with talented learning, the official journey will naturally go smoothly."
Ye Chang nodded, "His father is a poor school student, and his maternal grandfather is a noble family. The princes of the Qingliu are very kind to him, and the nobles will naturally not embarrass him if they interfere with the face of the Xiangjun king. Coupled with talents and learning, how can the official career be unsuccessful?"
Su Feng Nuan nodded and asked, "Is he married?"
Ye Chang raised his eyebrows, "What do you ask this for?"
"Just to ask, a brick was dropped in the capital, and ten people were hit, nine of them were officials, and the remaining one was an official's relative. Especially the in-laws were intertwined."
Ye Chang shook his head, "He hasn't married yet, and the matchmaker has stepped on the threshold of Zhu Mansion. He is the only one in his mansion, and he has no in-laws to serve. Secondly, he has a bright future at a young age. But he has not decided yet."
Su Feng Nuan stopped asking.
Ye Chang said, "He's not very good, don't make his mind."
Su Fengnuan was speechless for a while, did she look like she was hungry for marriage?
The carriage came to the gate of the palace, Ye Chang got out of the carriage, Su Fengnuan and Qianhan untied the sword, followed behind him, and entered the palace.
When I came here before, it was probably because I was Miss Su Mansion. Su Fengnuan felt all kinds of discomfort. No matter how sunny it was, his head seemed to be covered with clouds. Now that the guard dressed as Ye Chang entered the palace, there was no such cloud.
Entering the gate of the palace, I heard that the emperor hadn't slept all night last night, and stayed up until the morning, so he went back to the bedroom to rest, and is still in the bedroom. Ye Chang turned to the emperor's palace.
Arriving at the gate of the palace, without a report, it happened that Fengjia, the queen mother, also came outside the emperor's palace.
Su Fengnuan glanced at the sky. The queen mother came to the emperor's palace at this time. Is this looking for the emperor? Or is it to block Ye Chang? She retracted her gaze and glanced at Ye Chang. Seeing his impermanence, she watched her nose and nose, and stood behind him with Qian Han.
After the queen mother got off the phoenix, Ye Chang gave the queen mother a gift, and her voice was as lazy as ever, with a smile at the corner of her mouth, "the queen mother is a thousand years old."
The queen mother was supported by the court lady. After her feet fell to the ground, she looked at Ye Chang with a smile on her face, "Is Ye Shizi better?"
Ye Chang smiled and said, "Thanks to the queen mother's blessing, she can be alive again."
The queen mother smiled and looked at him, "The Ai family heard that Ye Shizi took the emperor’s will this morning to thoroughly investigate the case of the shipwreck of the painted boat on the East Lake and the assassination of Master Lingyun? The emperor uploaded it ten times before, and you couldn’t enter the palace eight times. Today, the Aijia never heard of the emperor uploading you, but Ye Shizi came by himself. It seems that the emperor has found something for you to do, it's different."
Ye Chang glanced at the bedroom, no one came out, he smiled and said, "I still don't want to enter the palace. There are too many rules in the palace. Once I enter the palace, it takes me a layer of skin. It's just the shipwreck of the East Lake Painting Boat. The case and the assassination of Master Lingyun are linked together. The emperor gave the order and handed it to me, and the imperial decree has been issued. I can't resist the decree. But I want to punish the Nine Clan, although I am the only one in the Rong'an Palace. But the Nine Clan also includes you, the queen mother. Am I reluctant to let you be involved?"
The Queen Mother snorted, "With your mouth, the Aijia can't say about you, but since the emperor has handed over such a big case to you, you should handle the case carefully and don't let the emperor disappointed. No matter how you are not stingy, your body is also flowing. The bloodline of King Rong An can’t continue to be absurd. When your father was so old to you, he had led soldiers to fight long ago, and it has become a powerful force in the Northern Zhou Dynasty."
Ye Chang bends the corner of his mouth, "I follow the instructions of the Queen Mother."
The queen mother waved her hand, "What can the Ai's family teach you? The Ai's family is old. Since you have official duties to find the emperor, the Ai's family will not go in and disturb the emperor." After the words fell, she turned around with the maid's hand and went back to Fengyan.
Fengran got up and drove back to Ci'an Palace again, not paying attention to the two guards brought by Ye Chang from beginning to end.
Su Fengnuan watched the empress dowager Fengyan leave, raised her head, blinked, thinking that the result was that she heard Ye Chang enter the palace and came to block Ye Chang alone. After expressing his support for his investigation, he even went to the emperor's palace. Without entering the door, he turned back.
She did this to state that she and the shipwreck case of Donghu Huafang and the assassination of Master Lingyun had nothing to do with it?
However, following the imperial decree, her blindly obstructing it will not help.
The queen mother was able to call the wind and rain in the harem to check and balance the Nanqi Chaotang for so many years. Naturally, it is not a brainless person. The emperor can use Ye Chang. If Ye Chang handles the case well, then he will stand firm in the Chaotang. The clan that regards him as the centripetal force will definitely Therefore, taking advantage of the situation, coupled with the emperor’s support, to the point where it is sufficient to compete with the Guozhangfu, the royal family is strong, and the relatives will be weak. The queen mother has controlled the emperor for most of his life. After the emperor’s accumulated dissatisfaction erupts, the future of the Guozhangfu It is conceivable that she can imagine her future days.
Therefore, regardless of whether the case of the shipwreck of the East Lake Painting Boat Shipwreck and the assassination of Master Lingyun is related to Taihu Lake, the Queen Mother will not let Ye Chang's investigation go too smoothly. The Guozhangfu shouldn't. It is estimated that the empress dowager's statement of this kind is for the emperor and courtiers. It's hard to say in private.
At this moment, the door of the bedroom was opened, and a little ran out and bowed to Ye Chang, "Ye Shizi, the emperor invites you to come in and talk."
Ye Chang closed his sleeves and entered the emperor's palace.