Chapter 119 If so, what about the fight for the throne?
Early in the morning, the sound of martial arts practice could be heard from next door.
"It's really Long Wilbur, he gets up at the sound of cock-crow."
Xiao Jin covered his mouth and yawned, then turned around and asked, "What are you doing, sir?"
The maid went to ask, and came back and said, "Mr. Xu is still sleeping."
"He's so fat and white, but he still sleeps?" The girl shook her head, "It's true that there's no comparison."
……
For breakfast, Jiang Qingzhi asked someone to prepare noodle soup.
Use yesterday’s bone soup as the soup base, add the meat slices, pour a spoonful of red oil, and finally sprinkle a handful of green chopped green onions.
The aroma is mouth-watering.
"Wow! It tastes good."
Xia Yan is here.
"Give Mr. Xia a bowl." Jiang Qingzhi ordered.
"I don't mind eating first." Xia Yan seemed really hungry, so Jiang Qingzhi gave him the noodles he hadn't touched.
"Refreshing! Great!" Xia Yan was sweating profusely from the spiciness, but he didn't stop.
After breakfast, they sat down to drink tea.
"Prince Yu was confined yesterday. I asked about it and was told that he was innocent and it was just that His Majesty suddenly had an attack. Later I learned that the Crown Prince had asked to see His Majesty yesterday and expressed his concern for his two younger brothers through the wall."
Xia Yan shook his head.
Jiang Qingzhi sighed, "There is no family affection in heaven."
"Who said it wasn't!" Xia Yan saw how cute Duoduo was on Jiang Qingzhi's lap, so she reached out to touch her.
"Mr. Xia, be careful." Jiang Qingzhi warned.
"You weren't even born when I had a cat."
The old shit scooper stretched out his hand confidently.
Duoduo waved his claws like lightning.
"Meow!"
"Ouch!"
The old shit shoveler retracted his hand and looked at the bloodstains on the back of his hand, and couldn't help but get angry.
Jiang Qingzhi burst into laughter.
"Laugh?" Xia Yan suddenly said in a deep voice: "His Majesty is not afraid of the Crown Prince and is quite caring. Qingzhi, you are now close to the two princes, and you are a threat in the eyes of the Crown Prince. From now on, once... that day comes, you must know that the emperor has a strong desire for revenge, so you must be careful."
"Mr. Xia, you worry too much." Jiang Qingzhi smiled carefreely, "At worst, I can just flee far away when the time comes."
"You! You are almost as free and easy as I was back then." Xia Yan said shamelessly.
This shameless old man... Jiang Qingzhi knew that the prince would not live long, so he didn't care about this threat.
After Xia Yan left, Hu Zongxian spoke up, "My Lord, the prince must be careful."
"I know." Jiang Qingzhi said calmly: "I will not be a threat to him, and he will not be a threat to me either."
So what if the prince is blessed with a long life by his butterfly?
If he really wanted to target Jiang Qingzhi, would Jiang Qingzhi just sit there and wait for death?
Hu Zongxian was startled and pointed to the sky, "Could it be that Lord Bo is helping one of the two princes... to seize the throne?"
"I've said before, if no one offends me, I won't offend anyone." Jiang Qingzhi smiled and said, "If anyone offends me, I will definitely offend him!"
If that day really comes, what will happen if he helps Prince Yu to succeed the throne?
Will we lose?
Jiang Qingzhi's eyes were full of confidence.
……
Xia Yan returned to the palace and prepared to teach Prince Yu who was under house arrest.
A eunuch stopped him halfway.
"Mr. Xia, the prince wants to see you."
Xia Yan raised his head slightly and said, "Lead the way."
He was once Zhu Zai'an's teacher. When the two met, Zhu Zai'an stood up and smiled, "Long time no see, Mr. Xia."
After Xia Yan was imprisoned, the prince did not speak for him.
The atmosphere was a little awkward when we met at this moment.
Xia Yan was silent.
He is now a tool used by Emperor Jiajing to slap the faces of scholars and officials all over the world, a rat crossing the street.
Zhu Zaigang asked someone to serve tea and asked about Xia Yan's recent situation.
"Mr. Xia is so talented, this shouldn't happen." Zhu Zaizhen sighed, "I am going to go to my father and ask him to order Mr. Xia to come to me..."
"Your Highness." Xia Yan interrupted him, "Your Highness is surrounded by talented people now, I will not join in the fun."
After all, Xia Yan was once the Prime Minister, and he had held the power of the country for many years, and he had a high prestige. This person was with Prince Yu, and he helped Prince Yu a lot. Pull him over, even if he was left idle in the East Palace.
This was the method discussed by the Crown Prince and Qin Li.
The prince was even preparing to suggest that Xia Yan be given the position of Zuo Shushi. Qin Li smiled and said that he was jealous. Xia Yan would surely be grateful when he heard this.
This old Xia Yan!
"Wait for me to finish speaking." The prince smiled, thinking that the old gentleman was still so arrogant and impatient. "I am short of a left scholar. Would Mr. Xia be willing to take over?"
The Prince's Left Secretary is not a simple position. He will be an important official in another position.
The prince smiled and waited for Xia Yan's old eyes to turn red before he stood up and thanked him.
Xia Yan stood up.
"I was originally aloof and arrogant, looking down on the people of the world."
Xia Yan said: "After I was imprisoned, few people in the world spoke up for me. I should have died, but someone met me by chance and risked his life to save me just because he said: I believe in Lord Xia's impartiality..."
Who is that person?
The prince frowned.
Xia Yan thought of the small river outside Tongzhou City, and the young man said to him sincerely: Regarding the proposal to reinstate the trap, I believe in Mr. Xia's impartiality.
"In this world, there are finally people who believe in you. One person is enough!"
But what does that have to do with me recruiting you... The prince was puzzled.
"In fact, after I was released from prison, I gave up on this world and didn't care about life and death." Xia Yan cupped his hands, "But that man is now alone, while his opponent is very powerful and outnumbered. How can I bear to see him in such a predicament."
——If that person wasn't in the capital, I, Xia Yan, would rather die than stay in the palace. As for your recruitment, Prince, I, Xia Yan... don't care!
"Thank you, Your Highness." Xia Yan bowed and took his leave.
Walking out of the hall, he looked outside the palace and said with a smile: "What's wrong with everyone fighting?!"...
Jiang Qingzhi felt that he couldn't be better.
After returning to Datong, he must lie low and keep a low profile for a while to avoid becoming the target of public criticism.
Get up in the morning, exercise, and eat breakfast.
"Long Wilbur!"
A woman screamed from the other side of the gate.
"Get out! No entry without permission!"
The servants drove the woman out and closed the door.
"What's the matter?" Fu Cheng asked, and reported to Jiang Qingzhi with a happy face, "Master, several matchmakers came outside early in the morning. It can be seen that Master has become a rich son-in-law in the eyes of the people in the capital. Congratulations!"
"I'm not fat."
Jiang Qingzhi put down his chopsticks and said, "Jia Lan and I are going out today."
"Yes."
Sun Chonglou looked eagerly, "Master, where are you going today?"
"Let's go to the temple."
Da Ding seems to be acting abnormally recently. Jiang Qingzhi is worried that something might go wrong, so he prepares to go to the temple to burn incense, worship Buddha, and ask for a fortune...
There are three temples in the northwest of the capital, the most famous of which is the Huguo Temple.
Jiang Qing never went to Huguo Temple in his later life, but he had eaten Huguo Temple snacks, and he didn't feel very good after eating them. His travel companions said that Beijing is a food desert.
But when you walk into the community, you'll find that the real food is in these alleys.
Jiang Qingzhi's home is not far from Taipingcang, and across the street from Taipingcang is the Huguo Temple.
The full name of Huguo Temple is Dalongshan Huguo Temple, which was first built in the early Yuan Dynasty.
"Master, this was originally the residence of the prime minister of the former Yuan Dynasty, and was later converted into a temple."
As a member of the Imperial Guard, Dou Jialan is far more familiar with the capital than Jiang Qingzhi.
"The mountain gate is a little small."
Jiang Qingzhi, who was used to seeing grand buildings in later generations, was somewhat disappointed.
"It's not small in there." said Dou Jialan.
Jiang Qingzhi suddenly felt a gaze. He turned around and saw Cui Yuan surrounded by several followers, just behind him on the right side.
The two seemed unaware of the crowd coming in and out.
Cui Yuan sneered.
Jiang Qingzhi stretched out his hand and pulled it under his neck.
He grinned and said, "Old dog!"
"rude!"
A woman accompanying them shouted.
The woman looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a cold and arrogant look, and so did the maid beside her.
Jiang Qingzhi laughed, "Old Cui, you have improved a lot. You are the Prince Consort Cui, but you actually want a woman to stand up for you."
This statement is almost like Zhuge Liang humiliating Sima Yi as a woman.
Cui Yuan smiled strangely, and then said to the woman: "Princess, this man is Chang Wei Bo."
The woman had a protruding forehead. She looked at Jiang Qingzhi with her hands behind her back, "Are you Jiang Qingzhi?"
Jiang Qingzhi laughed, "Did your parents ever teach you etiquette?"
The woman sneered, "I am a member of the royal family, and you are only from the maternal family of His Majesty. How dare you look down on my Zhu family?"
"When I was fighting for my country, what were you doing, Zhu? When I was working for the country, what were you doing, Zhu?" Jiang Qingzhi sneered, not showing any sympathy for women at all. "For someone like you, I can only give you one word, no, one more word, parasite!"
The woman had probably never been humiliated like this in her life, her face turned pale, "Why don't you slap him in the face!"
The maid beside her strode over and raised her hand.
Jiang Qingzhi ignored her, looked at the woman and smiled, then said, "Jia Lan!"
Dou Jialan beside him waved without hesitation.
Bah!
The maid spun around and fell to the ground.
The woman was stunned, "You actually attacked my people?"
"What a stupid family must be to pamper a weirdo like you!" Jiang Qingzhi sighed.
"You are fine, very fine!" The woman gnashed her teeth at Jiang Qingzhi and said, "Wait until I go to the palace to ask to see His Majesty, and I will definitely make you suffer."
The woman stamped her feet, "Don't leave yet!"
Jiang Qingzhi walked up to Cui Yuan.
Cui Yuan smiled very kindly, "This is the cousin of the King of Jin. Oh, I forgot to tell you that the current King of Jin has no son, and his closest nephew is Zhu Shenjing. And this princess is Zhu Shenjing's aunt... Jiang Qingzhi, take care of yourself."
"Blue dermatitis!" Jiang Qingzhi said lightly.
"What did you say?" Cui Yuan looked at Jiang Qingzhi in disbelief.
"Hermaphrodite, blue dermatitis!" Jiang Qingzhi held a cigarette in his mouth, "Old Cui, go home and look in the mirror and see what you look like now."
Cui Yuan subconsciously touched his old face.
"When I first met you, you were still a gentle old man, but time makes people grow old! Now when I look at you again, your face is full of envy, jealousy and hatred, and your old face is twisted like a ghost..."
Jiang Qingzhi was amazed, "Jia Lan, let's go."
Cui Yuan stood there, and the attendant behind him said, "Prince consort, do you want to burn more incense?"
Cui Yuan stretched out his hand, "Mirror."
It was well known that Cui Yuan loved beauty, and his followers all carried mirrors.
He took the mirror and looked at it.
The old man in the mirror had gray hair and beard, a pair of dim eyes, and two big bags under his eyes.
There was actually viciousness in those eyes.
Bah!
The bronze mirror fell to the ground.
(End of this chapter)
