Fortunate Young Gentleman

Chen Huang's decision was not beyond Tang Ning's expectations, but it was just earlier than he expected.

Emperor Chen was dissatisfied with the Tang family two years ago. In the past two years, under his suppression, the Tang family's influence in the court was not as good as before. According to Emperor Chen's character, he had no control over these important people. The family will not reward excessively, nor will it suppress excessively. If you give a stick to a sweet date, the Tang family has been beaten so many times, it is time to give a date to comfort them.

Unfortunately, Zhao Man became this sweet date again.

Although she is indeed very sweet, she already has her own name and no one else can eat her or even look at her.

After eating, Tangning hugged her and asked, "Are you sad?"

"Are you right, Father?" Zhao Man looked up at him, then shook his head and said, "No, in the eyes of Father, I am a princess first, and then her daughter. Aren't all emperors like this in ancient times? ?”

This sentence is a bit of a generalization. In fact, there are a few emperors who value love and righteousness, but Emperor Chen obviously belongs to the majority. From Tang Ning's understanding of him, what he cares about most is not which prince or princess. The only thing he cares about most is himself.

Nothing is sacrificed in order to achieve his goals.

Tang Ning patted Zhao Man's shoulder lightly and said, "Don't worry, I will take care of this matter."

"I'm not worried." Zhao Man looked up at him and said with a smile, "Because I know that I still have you."

A man who cannot protect his wife is not a man, but this time is different from before. This marriage is something that Chen Huang is happy to promote, just like he sent her to Chu State to get married. At least it cannot openly violate Chen Huang's wishes. .

Whether or not the Emperor Chen's wishes were followed is the fundamental difference between this matter and the Liu Feng incident, and the methods adopted are naturally also different.

Today is Shangyuan, and the streets of the capital have been overcrowded since early in the morning.

One day ago, the news that Princess Pingyang was about to be betrothed to the eldest son of the Tang family had already spread. The first people to learn about it were naturally the circles of powerful people. Although these families were not proud to marry princesses, His Majesty's marriage was not just a whim. The Tang family has been languishing in the court for two years. This may be a sign of their re-emergence.

The capital is neither small nor big, and one day is enough for the news to spread in the capital.

When Princess Pingyang was married to the Chu Kingdom, she attracted widespread attention in the capital. Later, the Chu Kingdom had a coup and the mission to send her relatives returned without success. The common people sometimes talked about this miserable princess, and initially they all held the same attitude. Blessing mentality.

Tang Ning left her house around noon and when she arrived at the entrance of a busy market, a beggar squatting on the street corner immediately stood up.

Tangning threw a piece of broken silver into his bowl and took a letter from his hand.

The streets of the capital, restaurants and brothels, and the entrances of certain officials and wealthy families who need special attention are all monitored by Beggar Gang disciples on a daily basis.

The more times he received help from Su Mei, the more he realized the importance of intelligence.

He may not have as many magical powers as Su Mei, and he has spies in the palaces of powerful officials in Beijing, but the people under Su Mei are definitely not as free as the people under him. They can squat under the walls of other people's houses from morning to night and stare at them without attracting attention. People pay attention.

The Tang family is naturally his focus. When and where the Tang family members went and how long they stayed, the Beggar Clan keeps detailed records every day. The core disciples of the gang have been assigned to Ren Pingsheng since two years ago. Those who are forced to study and read and don't actively improve themselves will have no choice but to live at the bottom and make ends meet.

No one is perfect and no one is perfect. Keep an eye on him morning and night. Even if his reputation is very good, you can still find something that others don't know.

For example, when Tang Jing was in a bad mood, he would go to a brothel to vent his emotions. It was said that he also had some special hobbies that few prostitutes in the major brothels in Beijing could tolerate.

Naturally, these gossips cannot appear openly in newspapers, but people have always spread the news. Tang Ning did not let anyone publicize this matter in a big way. This was just a test for Chen Huang to see if he could still Do you have any conscience as a father?

In the imperial study room.

Chen Huang flipped through several memorials, rubbed his wrists, and asked, "Is it the Lantern Festival today?"

Wei Jian stood behind him and said, "Your Majesty, today is the Lantern Festival."

"The capital is only bustling every year today. It's a pity that I can't see it." On the night of the Lantern Festival, there was a festival in the palace. Emperor Chen shook his head, picked up a memorial again, looked at it, frowned, and murmured Said: "Tang Jing..., he actually has such a bad side..."

He pondered for a moment, not knowing what he was thinking. After a while, he closed the memorial in his hand, threw it aside, and never mentioned it again.

Outside the imperial study, on the square, an official hurriedly walked towards the imperial study, but was stopped midway.

He looked up at the people in front of him. When his eyes moved to the person in front of him, he immediately bowed and said, "Taishi ordered me to see Concubine Hui."

Concubine Tang Hui looked at him and asked, "Your Majesty just took a rest. What do you want from Your Majesty?"

Taishi Ling said respectfully: "To return to your Majesty, your Majesty ordered someone to send the horoscopes of Princess Pingyang and Tang Jing yesterday. The Taishi Bureau has already calculated them and is about to report to Your Majesty."

Concubine Tang Hui looked at him and asked, "The two of them have been childhood sweethearts since childhood. They must be very compatible with each other, right?"

Taishi Ling opened his mouth and said awkwardly: "Back to your Majesty, the Taishi Bureau has calculated several times and found that the princess and Mr. Tang have different horoscopes and conflicting fates..."

Tang Huifei glanced at him calmly and said, "I have had people calculate it long ago. Princess Pingyang and Tang Jing are very compatible. They are a rare good match. Did your Taishi Bureau calculate it wrong?"

"You are joking, how could the Taishi Bureau..." The Taishi Ling looked at Tang Huifei and saw her cold expression. His heart skipped a beat and he immediately understood.

The marriage of Princess Pingyang and Tang Jing is not as simple as it seems on the surface. It involves the Tang family, Tang Huifei, and Prince Duan. Countless people are looking forward to this marriage. If the Taishi Bureau tells the truth, wouldn't it offend all of them?

None of them is someone that a small Taishi Ling can offend.

He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "Maybe, maybe the Bureau of Historians really miscalculated."

Tang Huifei looked at him and said, "Since you miscalculated, take it back and recalculate it a few times. When you get it right, you can hand it over to Your Majesty."

The Historian bowed and said, "I obey your command."

Tang Huifei glanced at him and turned away.

The Historian stood in the square with hesitation on his face and even more indecision in his heart.

The result of the Bureau of Historians will not be wrong. If you don't report it truthfully, it will be deceiving the emperor. At that time, even if you use the excuse of miscalculation to prevaricate, you will not escape punishment.

But if you report it truthfully, I'm afraid the punishment will come earlier. After all, the Tang family has been silent for two years. This is an opportunity to come back into the public eye. How can they let it go?

If they messed up the situation because of the Bureau of Historians, how can they let themselves go?

The Grand Historian considered it over and over again, finally gritted his teeth, turned around and walked in the direction he came from, muttering to himself as he walked: "The eight characters conflict with each other, the fate is incompatible, it's very unlucky..."