[R18] Will drink wine – “About Wine” Chapter 249 [English]

Chapter 238: Ru burning

Mingli Hall was not calling for service at the moment. Cen Yu lowered the curtain and led Li Jianting to sit down. He returned to his normal expression and said, “His Highness shouldn’t have been allowed to come because of illness, but the matter is urgent and I have to urge His Highness to come over.”

Li Jianting sat down and said, “Teacher, it doesn’t matter if you say so.”

Cen Yu felt uneasy, listening to the intermittent applause outside, and cautiously raised the bamboo curtain by the window. After making sure that there was no one in front or behind, he said to Li Jianting: “The Dancheng field tax case is about to be concluded, involving many officials. Liang Miaoshan has already started to inspect the Tuncheng field tax, followed closely by the Dicheng Hua family. Your Highness is alone in the palace, and the ministers and others are very anxious.”

The harem is a forbidden area, and foreign ministers are not allowed to enter.Li Jianting had been poisoned some time ago, and the cabinet was worried that the Queen Mother would jump over the wall in a hurry and threaten the Crown Prince’s life.

Li Jianting’s snow-white cheeks were still covered by a velvet collar. She frowned slightly, and the flower in the center of her eyebrows moved slightly as she said, “The Dancheng field tax case has been settled, and the fields have been measured. It is an urgent time and cannot be delayed. Teachers, there is no need to slow down the process for me. Just follow the law.”

Cen Yu used to have a deep prejudice against Li Jianting, but the prince behaved dignifiedly and was very eager to learn. He treated them with respect and respect as a teacher. Now he was willing to put his life aside for Mintian.Cen Yu’s heart was filled with ups and downs. He raised his robe and knelt down in front of Li Jianting. When he kowtowed, he faintly choked with sobs and said, “Your Highness… I’m really… wronged by Your Highness!”

Li Jianting stood up and supported Cen Yu, saying, “Teacher, please get up quickly.”

Cen Yu wiped his tears with his sleeve and said, “Your Highness is paying attention to your safety in the palace. If the Queen Mother dares to threaten Your Highness, I will risk my life.”

Li Jianting sighed: “I am nothing but a teacher. Marquis Helian of Trent City and the Han family of Wucheng are family friends. This job is dangerous.”

Seeing Li Jianting being so calm with him, Cen Yu felt very sad when he thought of Han Cheng.He, the courtiers, claimed to be loyal ministers, but they made the prince trapped in the palace and lived a life of precarity. For a while, he burst into tears and said: “Han Cheng holds the army in his hands… I dare not act rashly, and I have suffered a lot from your highness.”

“Han Cheng spends public money and the government and the public know that he is also narrow-minded and unwilling to tolerate others. It is the teachers who are in trouble. As the capital army, the Eighth Battalion has followed the old ways in recent years and has done nothing since Xi Gu’an was still there in the Xiande Year.” Li Jianting said this and lowered his voice. The army and the Queen Mother share weal and woe. It is really difficult for the teachers to punish Han Cheng.”

Cen Yu couldn’t believe that the prince saw it so clearly, so he said: “Now that the commander-in-chief is still in Qidu, and the Qidong garrison is outside the city gate, the situation has become urgent, and I must remove Han Cheng as soon as possible.”

Li Jianting said: “The marshal accompanied the eldest wife to Guining, and the accompanying garrison was only a few thousand people. If he really took action, I was afraid that Qidong would not be able to rescue him in time, and the situation would be in danger.”

There are 20,000 sergeants in the Eighth Battalion, who are not only familiar with the streets and alleys of Qudu, but also control the opening and closing of the city gates. Han Cheng also has Jin Yiwei as his eyeliner, who can keep an eye on Qi Zhuyin’s movements at any time.That day in prison, Qi Zhuyin confuses the situation and deceives Han Cheng. Half a month has passed and Han Cheng has already reacted.

Li Jianting stood up and saw Fuman still being beaten through the gap in the bamboo curtain.She’s expression remained unchanged, but her eyes were quite cold, and her tone towards Cen Yu was still gentle: “I have a plan to get rid of Han Cheng.”

Cen Yu immediately said: “Your Highness, please speak.”

“The inner court has been like a decoration since the Xiande Year, and there is no one in the East Factory, so Han Cheng got carried away,” Li Jianting said, “If you want to remove Han Cheng, you must have the help of the internal eunuchs.”

Cen Yu changed his face and said with horror: “The Pan Party has only been in chaos for ten years, but it has ruined the government to this extent. The cabinet boss worked hard to restore the internal government.Your Highness, these eunuchs are of no use!”

“Wrong, teacher,” Li Jianting turned around and said to Cen Yu, “It is really the emperor’s fault that the eunuch party disrupted the government.The eunuchs are the emperor’s servants. They can use them, but they cannot reuse them.”

Li Jianting was taught by Xue Xiuzhuo and was very familiar with Pan Dang from the Yongyi to Xiande years. Like Kong Qiu, Cen Yu and other cabinet courtiers, she was also wary of eunuchs.But being a minister and being a king are two different things. The forces around authority are like undercurrents. It is impossible to completely eradicate them. Only by using them can they be contained.

“The Cold Food Festival is coming, and as usual there will be a banquet for hundreds of officials in the palace. When the time comes, Han Cheng will unload his sword and come in.” Li Jianting raised his hand and pulled out the golden hairpin from his hair, “It’s the right time.”

As the commander of the Jinyi Guards and the governor of the eight battalions, Han Cheng had the right to carry a sword when he came and went. However, in the Tianchen year, Li Jianheng was assassinated in front of the imperial court. Shen Zechuan made an exception and became Li Jianheng’s imperial guard. The right to carry a sword was divided. The sword-bearing guards at banquets were all appointed by the emperor.Now that there is no emperor in the Zhou Dynasty, Han Cheng must put down his sword and go to the banquet.

Cen Yu looked at the gold hairpin. The fingers holding the gold hairpin were slender and extremely pale because he had lived in a deep courtyard for a long time.The prince was so thin that he was bone-thin, and his wrists were covered with brocade, exposing her hard bones.

Cen Yu lifted his robe and knelt down, sobbing on the ground: “Han Cheng possesses martial arts skills, what if he suddenly gets angry and hurts His Highness?”

“The commander-in-chief won a battle in the border county in the spring. Yuan Fu could give him a special seat as a reward. Han Cheng was the governor of the army, so he could sit side by side with the commander-in-chief.Li Jianting thought deeply about this matter, “The built-in eunuchs are led by Fuman and Fengquan. As long as Han Cheng steps into the palace gate, he will come and go.””

When Cen Yu heard this, he truly understood the power of the prince!

The rivalry between Fuman and Fengquan started as early as the period of Emperor Tianchen. This time Fuman investigated the case and put Fengquan first, which was precisely to eliminate dissidents.He wants to ascend to the top of the Inner Dynasty and become the Chief of Ceremony after Li Jianting ascends the throne.This person is good at flattery and has defected in battle several times. If he is left alone, as long as the situation changes and Han Cheng takes huge profits, he may do bad things.Li Jianting took Feng Quan back to his side because after being imprisoned, Feng Quan would never collude with Fu Man.The two of them are afraid of each other, so they will urge each other, and even continue to compete with each other on this matter in order to win the trust of the prince.

Han Cheng has the military seal of the military and the Jinyiwei belt. As long as he dies, the Eighth Battalion and the Jinyiwei will fall into chaos, and the crisis in the capital will be solved.But when Han Cheng unloads his sword and goes to the banquet, he will definitely leave behind his confidant Jin Yiwei outside the palace. The opportunity to kill him is very short. If he misses, when he raises his arms and calls out, the courtiers in the palace will be in danger.

“Teacher and Yuan Fu need to arrange this matter carefully, and no leaks will leak out,” Li Jianting said, leaning down and helping Cen Yu up, “Success or failure depends on this one move.

The cold wind suddenly rolled up the bamboo curtain. Cen Yu met Li Jianting’s gaze, nodded heavily, and said in a deep voice: “I will live up to His Highness’s grace from heaven!”

Fuman, who was in the rain, was beaten to the point of being temporarily deaf in both ears and bleeding from the corners of his mouth. While he was crying, he saw Cen Yu stepping out of the door and looking at him with a cold face.he said in a daze: “I know my mistake, sir, sir…”

Cen Yu dusted off his sleeves and said, “If it weren’t for Your Highness’s kindness, I wouldn’t be able to spare you today. Forget it, go down.”

Konoe immediately retreated and stood back under the eaves of Meiri Hall.

Fuman walked forward on his knees, kowtowed to Cen Yu repeatedly, and said, “My lord is teaching me that I will never dare to do this again.”

Li Jianting opened the curtain and came out. Seeing Fu Man’s face covered with tears, he said as he lowered his sleeves: “Go ahead, pack up, change into a clean robe, and wait in front of the hospital.”

Fuman raised his arms to wipe the tears from his face, looked at Li Jianting’s exposed shoes, kowtowed a few more times, and said, “I obey my orders.”

When Fuman stood up, he awkwardly picked up his wet robe. Through the heavy rain, he saw that there was no look of disgust on the prince’s face, only a touch of pity.

* * *

Kong Qiu didn’t dare to make any announcements during the preparations. They all talked in private homes and didn’t know how to gather in groups, so they visited individually with their names.The rain stops and falls, and in the blink of an eye it’s the Cold Food Festival.

Feng Quan was tortured in prison and has been recuperating in recent days. Today, he ordered flowers for the prince and bowed in front of the mirror. When he raised his hand, he showed the traces of torture on his wrist.

Li Jianting didn’t close his eyes, he looked at Feng Quan as if he was scrutinizing it.

Feng Quan shook his hand slightly under Li Jianting’s gaze, and pointed at the wrong place. Li Jianting raised his finger, pinched Feng Quan’s wrist, and brought the flower back to his forehead.

“What did the doctor say these days?”

Fengquan listened to the sounds of the palace ladies moving around, avoided Li Jianting’s eyes and said, “Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. The doctor said there is nothing serious.”

Li Jianting stood up, and the maid behind her covered her with a robe.She turned her head and looked at herself in the mirror. She always seemed to be staring at herself in the mirror, as if she was looking for something.

“You can tell me the details of the Siyuan Bureau after the banquet.” Li Jianting straightened the golden hairpin on his temples, no longer looking at the shadow, but turned to the palace door.

Fengquan understood and stepped forward to support Li Jianting.

Li Jianting walked a few steps and stepped on the light on the ground. She lowered her eyes and looked at the light. The polished floor reflected the sky outside the door, and she seemed to be standing among the clouds.At this moment, she felt strangely childish, as if she was nostalgic for this scene, and stood there for a long time.

Fuman outside bowed and stepped up, waiting by the door and said softly: “Your Highness, the time has come.”

Feng Quan felt that his arms were slightly heavy. The wind after the rain blew the golden hairpin on the prince’s temple, and the butterfly swirled and lightly hit the cloud bun.

Li Jianting stepped out.

* * *

Han Cheng drove to the palace gate and saw Marquis Helian when he got off.Marquis Helian had been waiting for a long time. When he saw Han Cheng coming, he hurriedly greeted him and entered the palace side by side with him. He said, “How come you don’t care these days? The Metropolitan Procuratorate is now impeaching me and saying that I am occupying people’s fields. Isn’t this a lie and provocation?”

Han Cheng turned the walnuts in his hand and said, “Do you believe what you said to Cen Yu? He has the account given by Pan Lin and has an estimate of the land tax in Bacheng.”

“Then we have to think of a way,” Helianhou followed Han Cheng closely and whispered, “They want to imprison the Queen Mother. Now I can’t even see the Queen Mother.”

The Empress Dowager Han Cheng Xindao was like a clay Bodhisattva crossing the river, and she could not protect herself. This account has been pursued to Trent City. Seeing Kong Qiu and his unyielding posture, she will not tolerate it as before.He couldn’t sleep all night over this matter. He touched his beard and said, “I’m worried too. Is there any use in being anxious?” He glanced at the eunuch leading the way and whispered to Marquis Helian, “The prince is ill, but he’s fine. What can I do?”

“What kind of loyal person is Fuman?” Marquis Helian walked quickly and sweated a little. “You eunuchs don’t recognize the word loyalty. What kind of poison is Ji Zhui? I don’t believe in his trick. He must have played a role in it and didn’t dare to offend the cabinet. Now don’t you go to serve the prince? They are all very mean.”

Han Cheng saw that the place was approaching. When the eunuch retreated, he put the walnuts back into his arms, nodded slightly to the guards, and said to Marquis Helian: “After the banquet is over, go to the mansion with me and tell me that there are many people here and this is not a place for discussion.”

Marquis Helian was so anxious that he had no choice but to respond and followed Han Cheng into the palace.