Happy Little Scholar

At midnight, the city gates of Kyoto were closed. Except for some special places in the city, lights were on, and the entire Kyoto fell into darkness and silence.

In the Viscount's Mansion, all the maids and servants had gone to bed, and the guards in the mansion rarely had to patrol and guard. Two big men stood at the door of a small courtyard with extremely serious expressions.

A certain room in the courtyard was slightly crowded at the moment.

"The news has spread in Kyoto, there shouldn't be any lies..."

"There has been no news from the palace since then. I'm afraid you may have been left in the palace."

"The palace is heavily guarded and there are countless experts. It is impossible to forcefully break in. No one knows the situation in the palace yet, but everything will be known after tomorrow morning."

"As long as you leave the palace, even if you are imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Justice, we may not be able to accomplish anything. However, after rescuing you, we can no longer stay in Kyoto and must escape immediately... It is just right to take the waterway, but before that, We still need to make some other arrangements..."

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The thin middle-aged man thought for a moment and spoke again: "Everything depends on tomorrow. There is no need to be too anxious at this time. Although King Shu has an extraordinary status, this matter also involves Prince Ning. Even if he is the emperor today, he must Considering Prince Ning, this matter will definitely be the focus of the morning meeting tomorrow. What we have to do now is to wait..."

"Wait a minute, my uncle doesn't know what to do in the palace!" Lao Fang slammed the table and said angrily.

Lu Luo glanced at him and said: "The matter is very important. If you are not careful, you will be doomed. Brother Fang should calm down first. Otherwise, not only will we not be able to save you, but we will also lose our lives in vain."

Lao Fang clenched his fists, breathed heavily, veins were pulsing on his forehead, but in the end he didn't speak again.

Except for brothers Lu Luo and Lu Mang, the room was full of people who had moved with Lao Fang from Qing'an Prefecture to the original Liuye Village in the capital. There were many people with hotter tempers than Lao Fang, but this time they met The matter was so unusual that everyone fell silent for a rare moment.

Not long after, the door opened and everyone dispersed. Ruyi walked out of the courtyard and took two steps to the courtyard next to her. Suddenly, a voice came from the courtyard.

"Well, the old man is working hard. You should go and rest quickly. The old man has a sleep and will go there to take a look tomorrow morning..."

"Thank you, second uncle." Ruyi breathed a long sigh of relief, closed the courtyard door, and sat on the stone bench in the courtyard. Miss Liu Er leaned against the stone table with her sword in her arms and said, "I will wait at the palace gate tomorrow morning. "

Ruyi nodded. That was probably the place where she could get the news the fastest. Although she preferred to go there in person, if things changed, she would need to make more preparations and must think about their future from now on.

"Remember to calm down when encountering trouble, don't be reckless." She reminded, but Miss Liu Er did not respond and walked to her room.

Xiaohuan stood at the door, with panic and helplessness on his face. Ruyi came over, hugged her gently, and whispered in her ear: "Don't worry, my uncle will be fine. Now go to sleep."

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A night of silence.

I don't know what happened in the house. Everyone became very strange. The maids and servants who got up early in the morning felt the strongest.

The second young lady went out before dawn, and the wife and Miss Xiaohuan also left in a car. Even the houses outside the house did not open their doors. It seemed that many people were missing from the house.

Especially when the sun rose, the old man had not moved the strange chair out to bask in the sun, which made the servants in the house even more confused.

Thinking that the lordship did not come back yesterday, the lady went out early in the morning, and so many people were not around, could she lead someone to catch...

I thought of a certain possibility and immediately expelled it from my mind. This is the master's business. Do not participate in the master's affairs. This is the first rule that you need to abide by when you are a servant in a wealthy family.

The Viscount's Mansion seemed to be calmer today, but there was an explosion in the court.

The matter of Qi's redemption of the city and the establishment of a prince gradually faded from the sight of the officials, but another matter was put on their desks.

Emperor Jing glanced at a thick pile of memorials to impeach Li Yi, the son of Chang'an County. He flipped through a few of them and then lost some interest. He said, "Please tell me what you think about this matter."

"Your Majesty, Li Yi, the son of Chang'an County, beat the prince of the dynasty in the palace in front of everyone. Such behavior is really too bad. If it is not severely punished, where will the royal family's face be, and where will your Majesty's face be!" The middle-aged official stood up and spoke righteously.

This person is the Minister of Rites. In addition to being in charge of education and diplomatic matters, the Ministry of Rites is also responsible for maintaining all matters related to national laws and regulations.

Of course, there was a more important reason why the Minister of Rites stood up.

His surname is Chen. The Duke of Chen's government has always had a close relationship with the King of Shu. If something like this happens, he will definitely side with the King of Shu.

"Shilang Chen's words are reasonable. Li Yi, the son of Chang'an County, committed an offense and seriously injured His Highness the King of Shu in front of all the officials. He must be severely punished!" Another official stood up and said.

"Shilang Chen and Master Wu are right!"

"The son of Chang'an County must be severely punished!"

"I second the proposal!"

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As soon as he stood up, several more people agreed and seconded the proposal.

The imperial censors in the court were very idle today. Impeachment and remonstration were actually their business. All officials had always stood on the opposite side of them. But today, all the officials were surprisingly united in their opinions. One after another, they rushed to express their opinions. It was not their turn to speak at all.

Of course, as the supervisory imperial censor, Li Xuan, the prince, was also one of the protagonists in the fight. The Imperial Censorate still had to save face. If they could keep silent today, they would not speak. If someone pointed this out later, where would they put their faces?

Today's event was not like the establishment of a crown prince or other disputes. The officials had different positions and were arguing fiercely. They wanted to fight. Today, everyone who stood up condemned Li Yi, the son of Chang'an County. The general meaning was that Li Yi was lawless and violated his superiors. He beat the prince in front of so many people in the palace. This was a bad behavior that had not happened in the country for decades. The culprit Li Yi should not be killed to appease the people's anger, to comfort the people, and to be humane...

In the process, they emphasized the misery of His Royal Highness the King of Shu. If His Royal Highness the King of Shu was not seriously injured, he might be lifted up for everyone to see, and he would definitely be able to attract enough allies.

In contrast to these people, the old generals all dozed off in the court. Li Mingze, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, had a calm expression from beginning to end and said nothing.

At this time, a young censor stood up, and a certain official from the Qin Xiang who was about to go up paused.

This censor named Song Lang was appreciated by His Majesty a few days ago, so his words must have more weight.

"Your Majesty, I impeach Li Xuan, the inspector of Gyeonggi Province. As a censor, he did not perform his duties as a censor, knowing the law and breaking it, and beating the prince together with the county magistrate of Chang'an, so he should be guilty of the same crime... Please make your decision."

After Song Lang finished speaking, he stood there quietly, and the voices in the court suddenly became much quieter.

Several officials in the Censorate felt a little shocked at the same time, and cursed in their hearts, this Song Lang is really bold, can this matter be mentioned in the court?

Prince Ning has only one son, if he is really "punished with the same crime", I am afraid that it will not take long for their Censorate's office to be demolished!

Is the position of Prime Minister Qin high enough?

Are the officials of Prime Minister Qin arrogant enough in the court on weekdays?

But none of them mentioned the matter of Prince Li Xuan just now, not because they forgot, but because they dare not!

Not only did the censors secretly curse Song Lang in their hearts, but the official who had just spoken out to severely punish Li Yi also had a dark face.

This young man was really talking about something that was not related to the topic. Everyone knew the truth, but after he made such a fuss, they had to put it on the table.

The first Minister of Rites who spoke up again stood up and said, "Everyone has seen that Li Yi, the son of Chang'an County, is the culprit of this matter. Prince Li Xuan may have been bewitched by him. What's more, he did not cause much harm to His Royal Highness the King of Shu."

The words of the young censor Song Lang suddenly changed the direction of the court, from convicting Li Yi, the son of Chang'an County, to acquitting Li Xuan, the son of Ning Wang, which made the officials secretly despise him.

A young official watched the officials in the court being intimidated by the power of Prince Ning, and could actually say such a false statement without blushing or breathing heavily. He sighed and was disappointed in his heart. What was Prince Ning like? Could he be greater than His Majesty and the laws of the country!

Thinking of his own lofty ideal of studying hard for ten years and vowing to do his best to serve the country, a trace of determination appeared on the face of the young official, and he stepped out and spoke his own voice.

"I second the motion!"

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Watching the performances of countless officials in the court, Emperor Jing finally waved his hand, and an eunuch took out a letter from his sleeve, walked down, and handed it to Prime Minister Shen and Prime Minister Qin who were standing in front of the officials and had never spoken.

Since ancient times, the left has been respected. Therefore, among the two prime ministers, although Prime Minister Qin has great power in the court, Prime Minister Shen's status is higher.

Prime Minister Shen took the letter and opened it with a puzzled look. After a moment, the expression on his face became a little strange, and he handed the letter to Prime Minister Qin who was standing beside him.

Seeing the expression on Prime Minister Shen's face, Prime Minister Qin couldn't help but have a bad premonition in his heart. He took the letter from him and cast his eyes up.

A moment later, when the letter came out of Prime Minister Qin's hand, his face began to look a little ugly.

As this letter circulated among the officials, the sound of gasps in the hall was endless, and the officials had different expressions. Gradually, the court became strangely quiet.

Many officials in the court looked at Prime Minister Qin and officials close to the King of Shu. Although they didn't say it clearly, the meaning was self-evident.

As an adult prince, he actually took the initiative to bully a young and stupid princess. When His Majesty was seriously ill, he not only didn't show filial piety in the palace, but held a banquet in the mansion. Thinking of what the King of Shu had done before, Prime Minister Qin, tell me, what kind of person do you want to help to ascend to the throne!

If a person with such a temperament really became the emperor, many officials felt that their lives were greatly threatened.

This is just one point on the letter.

In addition, what about Chang'an County's intermittent hysteria?

This note was sent from His Majesty. There is no doubt about its authenticity. The Imperial Medical Office has testified that the illness of Chang'an County Prince should not be false. Chang'an County Prince is actually suffering from hysteria, which has never happened before. People knew about this, but in this way, the mystery in everyone's minds was finally explained.

No wonder he would do such a thing. How could a normal person, other than a madman, beat the prince in the palace in front of all the civil and military officials?

Prince Li Xuan has always been close to him. Could it be that he was infected by Prince Li?

However, beating the prince is beating the prince. Hysteria is not a reason to beat the prince. Although the punishment will be reduced as appropriate, the King of Shu was injured in that way. If it was exposed lightly, how would the royal family retain its dignity?

But——————How could the stupid Princess Yongning be suddenly cured by him?

Princess Yongning's condition is unknown to everyone in the court and central government. A year ago, in order to cure Princess Yongning's illness, His Majesty ordered a search for famous doctors all over the world, and even promised a huge reward. The reward was as rich as any other. Everyone's heart is moved, but unfortunately, even the Imperial Medical Office believes that Her Royal Highness's disease is incurable, and countless famous doctors are helpless about it. As time goes by, this matter will be ignored.

But things in the world are so unexpected.

The King of Shu was beaten, and Princess Yongning was cured of her terminal illness, all by the hands of one person. Is this a reward or a punishment, a praise or a scolding? This water has been muddied by Prince Ning, and now it has undoubtedly become complicated. The relationship between the court and the court No one dared to interrupt casually anymore.

The eerie silence lasted for who knows how long. Emperor Jing waved his hand, and a eunuch who announced the edict took out the imperial edict that had been prepared and began to read it.

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Li Yi yawned, and when he opened his eyes, he saw a familiar old face.

He slept very comfortably. Li Yi sat up, tried to keep himself as far away from Chang De's old face, and said, "Is there anything going on this early in the morning, Mr. Chang?"

"Li Xianzi, it's time for you to leave the palace." Chang De said calmly with no expression on his face.

The maid had already brought toiletries. After Li Yi finished washing, he stepped out of the palace door. There was a warm breeze outside and the sun was shining brightly.

"How did you cure Princess Yongning?" Li Yi turned around and saw Chang De standing in the hall looking at him.

"Before answering this question, can I ask Manager Chang a question first?" Li Yi crossed his arms and looked at him and said.

"Say." Chang De said lightly.

"Do you know the Sunflower Book?" Li Yi looked at him and asked with great interest.

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When Li Yi walked out of the palace with brisk steps, Chang De, who was standing at the entrance of a certain palace and silently reciting the four words "Sunflower Collection", seemed to feel something. He suddenly turned his head and looked in a certain direction, looking into the void. In Yiwu's palace, the confusion on his face lasted for a moment before he slowly looked back.

At the same time, the head of the catering bureau looked at the servants standing in rows with a gloomy face, and said angrily: "Tell me, who secretly ate the white chicken that His Highness the King of Jin requested!"

People on a certain street in Kyoto were surprised to find that a smoothie shop that had been doing a lot of business in recent days was not open. After lingering at the door for a while, they left with some regrets.

In the backyard of the store, the woman in white had a calm face. Several strong figures were sitting there, looking in the direction of the palace. The atmosphere was extremely tense...