Renzi Scroll Chapter 40: The Beginning of the Line (1)
As soon as the imperial driver left the capital, it seemed that the entire capital city suddenly became quiet. This feeling made even Feng Ziying feel inexplicably scary.
The Emperor Qiu Xun took away the three personal guards of the Four Guards Battalion, the Warriors Battalion and the Banner Guards, plus the Shenshu Battalion who was escorted to accompany them, and more than 20,000 people were eliminated in the entire capital city at once.
It seemed that there was not much impact on the millions of people in the capital city, but the departure of these people caused the people in the capital who lived around more than 20,000 people to suddenly stop, and even the streets next to these residences stopped.
The street vendors in the city suddenly became much quieter. This influence seemed to have a conductive effect, making the entire capital city much quieter than before.
Feng Ziying originally wanted to meet Sun Shaozu for a while, but he was not given the chance at all.
On the first day after he returned to Beijing from Tianjin Wei, Sun Shaozu had already returned to Ping'an Prefecture in Datong Town. It is said that Jia She even went to see him off, which surprised Feng Ziying.
Now that Yingchun has married herself, the theory goes that Jia She and Sun Shaozu should have nothing to do with each other. However, Jia She still pursues Sun Shaozu so much. It seems that the relationship between the two is very unusual.
If I take the time, I should send a letter to ask Jia Lian about what is going on between Jia She and Sun Shaozu. He has been to Ping'an Prefecture several times.
Putting down the book in her hand, Feng Ziying paced back and forth with her hands behind her back a little irritably.
He was a little uneasy in the Yamen, and when he returned home, this feeling was even worse.
Wu Daonan actually followed him to Tiewang Mountain. It was said that the emperor wanted to summon him for an interview, but it was a bit out of line to just go with him.
This Shuntian Prefecture Yin doesn't care about the affairs of the Yamen, but likes to go to the emperor's side to have fun. In name, he serves as an adviser. Then you might as well resign as the Shuntian Prefecture Yin as soon as possible and become a minister of etiquette with a job in the Hanlin Academy.
Son seems to be Wu Daonan's best result, and probably Wu Daonan's favorite character.
It is a pity that the cabinet does not seem to understand Wu Daonan's thoughts and has never fulfilled his wish.
Wang Wenyan went to Long Jinwei's side, and there seemed to be some news from Zhang Jin's side.
This was one of the several times Feng Ziying negotiated with Zhang Jin, hoping to communicate with each other on the application.
It is not limited to the White Lotus Sect, but should involve a wider scope. After all, the capital city is a mixed bag, and various forces may slowly surface at this time.
Wu Yaoqing is still staring at the White Lotus Sect, hoping to find some clues, but during this time, the people of the White Lotus Sect have become more cautious and have not been able to make any breakthrough.
"Sir, Mr. Wei is here."
Baoxiang's words woke up Feng Ziying who was looking at the window, "Mr. Wei? Which Mr. Wei?"
"Mr. Wei Ruolan, Princess Yong'an..." Baoxiang quickly reminded him when he saw that his uncle was a little confused.
"Oh, Ruolan is here?" Feng Ziying suddenly realized.
He hasn't seen Wei Ruolan and Han Qi for some time.
The three friends who used to be friends are now growing apart.
Han Qi also had some contacts with Daguanlou because of the business, but Feng Ziying had already stopped caring about Daguanlou, and basically left it to Xue Pan, or the Xue family, or Baochai, so they didn't have much contact. Naturally,
There are fewer and fewer contacts.
As for Wei Ruolan, although she has the relationship with Princess Yongan, Feng Ziying does not have much contact with the royal family. King Zhongshun is an exception. That is because of the bond of Haitong Yinzhuang, such as King Zhonghui and Lian Zhong.
Princes like Wang and Feng Ziying have little friendship, let alone the eldest princesses like Yong'an and Yongning.
The relationship between Wei Ruolan and Wei Ruolan was due to the Wei family and studying together in the Imperial College. However, because they were getting older, Feng Ziying went to Qingtan Academy to study and then passed the Jinshi Observation Examination.
And Wei Ruolan was still in the Imperial College for a few years, and this gap gradually became apparent.
As long as they are no longer on the same level, this kind of communication will become increasingly distant and the relationship will gradually weaken. Fortunately, because of Wei Ruolan's relationship with the Wei family and the eldest princess, she barely got too far away, so she still has communication.
, like Han Qi, his father also had contacts with Feng Ziying in the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, so they still maintained this relationship.
"Ruolan, we haven't seen each other for a long time. Why are you so free today?" Feng Ziying happily walked out the door. Seeing Wei Ruolan, she put her arms around Wei Ruolan and asked, "How many months have we not seen each other?"
Wei Ruolan's originally gloomy look was relieved after seeing Feng Ziying's enthusiastic and cheerful attitude, and a smile appeared on her face as she walked arm in arm with Feng Ziying, "How can I compare to you? I'm just an idler, I can do anything at any time.
Take a break, what about you, Shuntian Fu Cheng? In this capital city, one person is inferior to ten thousand people. I have been to your Yamen twice, but I haven’t seen you. One time, I said you went to Tongzhou, and the other time, I said you went to Zunzhou.
Come on, I see so many officials in the government office, but I have never seen you so busy."
"People are different. Maybe I was born with this kind of hard work. If I haven't finished the things I haven't done well, I can't keep it in my heart, so I have to implement it and do it well before I can sleep peacefully.
Feng Ziying explained: "We will have dinner at my place today. Baoxiang, please ask the chef to make arrangements. Ruolan and I will have a nice drink."
Wei Ruolan was slightly moved. He knew that Feng Ziying must have known that she was not going to the Three Treasures Hall for no reason, but she did not make excuses to shirk it. She didn't even ask about anything. She left the meal first. If anything happened, she would discuss it at the wine table.
The more you do, the more relaxed you become.
"Ziying, I..." Before Wei Ruolan could finish her words, she was interrupted by Feng Ziying: "If you have something to say slowly, if you can't explain it clearly, let's talk about it in detail at the wine table. How about it? Maybe I haven't talked to you for a long time.
You have a drink, today is a good day, the emperor and others have gone to Qiuyuan, and the pressure on my Shuntian Mansion has also been reduced a lot, and I rarely have a few days of leisure."
Wei Ruolan pondered for a moment, then nodded: "It's okay, you and I haven't been like this for a long time. I also have some things I want to ask. Please give me some advice..."
"Haha, as long as Brother Ruolan can trust me, I will tell you everything I know." Feng Ziying said loudly.
The two chatted for a while, and Feng Ziying saw that Wei Ruolan was trying to talk a few times. Although she didn't know what kind of difficulties the other party encountered, she probably had a big difference with Emperor Yonglong's Qiu Xiang.
Due to the relationship, Wei Ruolan's mother is a relative of the royal family and the emperor's biological sister. With this relationship, the Wei family cannot avoid these troubles even if they want to.
After the hot tea was brewed, Wei Ruolan picked up the teacup and said hesitantly: "Ziying, did you ever know that the emperor went to Qiuban in Tiewan Mountain?"
"Everyone knows these things, Ruolan, why do you ask such questions?" Feng Ziying said with a smile.
"Then Ziying, will you go to the Tiewan Mountain Palace?" Wei Ruolan asked again.
"There is no such opportunity for the time being. The emperor's summons is mainly from the important ministers in the court. I am not a court minister, but an official from the capital..." Feng Ziying paused, "Of course, I won't hide anything in front of Ruolan, so why?
It's possible, but we haven't received any notification from the emperor yet. If Ruolan wants to ask anything, just say it directly, without going around in circles like this."
"Hey, I'm afraid Ziying also knows that Jia Ci, like other clan members, has gone to the Tiewang Mountain Palace. This time the emperor wants to choose a heir apparent, and the clan members have to face the emperor's inquiries and opinions. Jia Ci feels quite embarrassed.
If you are not careful, you may cause a lot of trouble, so Jia Ci can't sleep at night and is restless, and the same goes for Brother Yu, so I want to ask Ziying for help to give me some ideas on how to avoid such trouble."
Wei Ruolan sighed, her face full of worry.
"Oh, this is something that people can't even ask for to prepare for their advisors. Why does the eldest princess think it's become a troublesome thing? But eldest princess Yongning and King Zhongshun and King Zhonghui also have to face it.
What? Are they also afraid of snakes and scorpions?" Feng Ziying asked.
"Ziying, you don't know something. Aunt Yongning is quite favored by the emperor, and all your cousins can only rely on her. The uncles of King Zhongshun and King Zhonghui are in great power, and they are too late to please them.
, they dare not say anything else, even if there are any words that are not conducive to them, they can only bear it in their hearts, but you also know that the relationship between Jia Ci and the emperor has always been estranged. The emperor has rarely seen each other, but now he has to express his opinion on this.
It’s not that I’m in a dilemma. If I don’t say anything, I’ll offend the emperor..."
Wei Ruolan looked confused.
"Ruolan, is it as simple as your family just not wanting to get involved in this matter?" Feng Ziying asked back.
Wei Ruolan was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Of course, you know my family's situation, and Jia Ci's identity is actually just a burden."
"Seriously?" Feng Ziying seemed not to believe it.
"Seriously." Wei Ruolan blushed.
"Okay, then I will give you an idea. Since you think that the royal family status is a burden and do not expect to benefit from it, then why do you care about offending the emperor? Your Majesty just shirks it and refuses to say it clearly. Originally, your Majesty belongs to the Emperor.
There is no favor there, so this time I am just more indifferent, but I can also avoid unnecessary annoyance, and the princes will not harass me in the future."
Feng Ziying looked at the other party and smiled lightly.
Wei Ruolan was speechless and didn't know how to respond for a moment.
It seems that what the other party said makes sense. Since everyone feels that the royal bloodline is troublesome and has not benefited much. Instead, it is only troublesome and cannot be trusted by the emperor. Then simply take another step to completely jump out of this trouble and get rid of this vortex.
, wouldn’t it be nice to be a bystander?
But there seemed to be something wrong with this, and Wei Ruolan didn't know how to respond for a while.
Feng Ziying also laughed secretly in her heart. How could this guy really want to stay out of this matter? If he really wanted to get rid of it, what would he have done so far? How could he come back to him for advice when the situation comes?
It is obvious that he is trying to find a best-of-both-worlds solution that will both reap the benefits and avoid the disasters, but he is still being pretentious about it.
