Drunk House Chapter 127

Chapter 127 Join forces (one more)

Yan Li received the news that Su Xingze had moved into the Minister's Mansion of the Ministry of Officials that day, and he was shocked and angry.

Called the staff and asked with a sullen face, "What's the matter? How did Su Xingze live in Shen Xian's mansion?"

The staff didn't know what was going on, it was too sudden, "Your Highness, I've never heard that Shen Xian had any relationship with Jiangzhou Governor Su Xu, and I don't know what's going on with my humble position, Shen Xian has always been a maverick, you know that..."

"Go and check!" Yan Li dropped a teacup.

The staff members trembled and responded quickly.

Talents from all over the country who came to Beijing have attracted a lot of attention, especially the great changes in Jiangzhou a while ago.

Not only the eldest prince Yan Li paid attention, but also the second prince Yan Lin, as well as the other ambitious fourth and fifth princes, without exception.

Emperor as well.

On this day, after the morning court, the emperor called Shen Xian to the Imperial Study Room, stared at him for a while, and asked, "Shen Aiqing, I heard that Jiangzhou talents live in your residence?"

Shen Xian cupped his hands, his face was as usual, with a straight face and no smile, "Return to your majesty, Xie Yuan's student, you know, I and Xie Yuan have a friendship in the same subject, and he came to trust me to take care of his students, how can I not give him this face?"

"Huh?" The emperor was surprised, "Is he Xie Yuan's student?"

Shen Xian nodded.

The emperor suddenly said, "I just remembered, Xie Yuan has been staying in Jiangning County all these years, and it is said that he had a temper with Su Xu, and Jiangning County was governed by Xie Yuan for a large part because he never closed his house at night and did not pick up his belongings."

Shen Xian remained silent.

"Su Xing is Su Xu's son. It's not surprising that he worships Xie Yuan as his teacher." The emperor was a little dissatisfied with Donggong's actions for a while, and wanted to take Su Xing to teach Donggong a lesson.

Although the emperor didn't think it was a big deal that the huge beam lacked a talented person like Su Xingze, he didn't think that having one more him could change the situation. Even if he was Xie Yuan's student, Xie Yuan was indifferent to fame and wealth. Can Xie Yuan teach any ambitious people?

The emperor felt relieved and asked, "How is Su Xingze's talent and character?"

Shen Xian did not hesitate to praise, "In my opinion, it is very good. I can only say that it is worthy of being Xie Yuan's student. He was the number one scholar in the golden autumn scientific examination. He entered the Imperial Academy and trained for a few years. After he came out, he would be able to become an assistant minister of the country."

The emperor didn't expect Shen Xian to give Su Xingze such a high evaluation. He didn't take it seriously at first, but when he heard the words, he became a bit interested in exploring, "Oh? If Taifu Qin heard what you said, would you think he would jump? Taifu Qin taught Zhou Gu that Jin Qiu wanted him to be the champion."

Shen Xian paused for a moment, as if he had gotten stuck, "Well, I can't say for sure."

Although Zhou Gu is confused, anyone with a discerning eye will know that he is a piece of jade, otherwise he would not have been thrown by His Majesty to the East Palace to accompany the Crown Prince to study with him. Back then, His Majesty did not place as much power as he does now, nor did he suppress the Crown Prince.

The old protector of the country, Old Jiang Lai, could see clearly that he took precautions and sent Zhou Gu to the East Palace, which can be described as farsighted.

At this time, Shen Xian couldn't help but admire the old Huguogong. He and Princess Sheng'an are not ordinary people, and they can handle His Majesty's temperament firmly.

The emperor smiled, "Since you said so, then I'd like to see who will be the No. 1 scholar this year."

Shen Xian also wanted to know.

Out of the imperial study room, Shen Xian strolled outside the palace, and met the eldest prince Yan Li who had just come out of the Concubine Xian's palace and was about to leave the palace.

Shen Xian glanced at the First Prince, then cupped his hands, "Your Highness."

Yan Li returned the gift, "Master Shen, have you just met your father?"

Shen Xian nodded.

Yan Li knew Shen Xian's temper, and it was useless for him to talk around the corner, so he simply asked directly: "I heard that Su Xingze lived in Mr. Shen's mansion, can I ask, what is the relationship between this Su Xingze and Mr. Shen?"

Yesterday, he asked his staff to send someone to investigate. After a long time of investigation, he only found out that Zhou Gu accompanied Su Xingze to the Shen residence, and Shen Xian left Su Xingze behind. These years, the Duke Huguo's residence has no friendship with the Shen residence, and they usually don't move around. This time it's really strange. He guessed, could it be that the Duke Huguo's residence and the Shen residence have some secret relationship with the Shen residence that others don't know about?

The subordinates couldn't find any more inside information in a short time, so Yan Li simply stopped Shen Xian to ask.

Shen Xian said directly: "This official and Xie Yuan were in the same discipline back then, and Su Xing was Xie Yuan's disciple."

Yan Li was taken aback.

Shen Xian cupped his hands, "I still have important matters, so I won't chat with His Highness."

Shen Xian, as always, turned around and left without saying much.

Yan Li looked at Shen Xian's back and gritted his teeth. He really didn't expect that Su Xingze was Xie Yuan's apprentice. In this way, it seemed impossible for him to take revenge on Donggong through Su Xingze.

He felt depressed, punishing Su Xingze, offending Xie Yuan, and disturbing the East Palace and Duke Huguo's Mansion were nothing, but Shen Xian, he was in charge of the Ministry of Officials, and at the end of this year the official assessment was held every three years.

It seems that if you want to deal with Donggong, you have to think of another way.

Yan Li walked out of the palace while thinking, left the palace, walked halfway, and met the carriage of the second prince Yan Lin.

The two people who used to ignore each other now stopped the carriage by coincidence, and Yan Lin poked his head out, "Brother, can you find a place to have a cup of tea?"

"Drinking tea is so boring, drink a bar!" Yan Li said: "There is a new welcome shop in Beijing, which sells drunken flower drinks. I sent someone to buy them. It is indeed more flavorful than other wines."

"Okay." Yan Lin had no objection, "The drunken flower drink is really good, suitable for light drinking."

So, the two brothers went to the welcoming house together.

The shopkeeper of the guest house is an old man. Seeing the distinguished guest, he was full of regret, but unfortunately he couldn't sell a sum of money. "You two young masters, I'm sorry, the wine in the shop is sold out today."

"Your supply of wine is too little." Yan Lin didn't believe in this evil, "Do you want to make rare things more expensive? This prince doesn't take this kind of thing. If there is no wine today, I have to conjure it up."

The shopkeeper took a closer look at the badge on Yan Lin's waist, and said "Oops" in his heart, thinking that someone who is not easy to mess with came here today, so he grimaced, "The drunken flower drink is really sold out, Second Highness, even if you kill the villain, the villain can't be changed by you."

Yan Lin's face was ugly, and he wanted to say, "The prince will kill you." But Yan Li asked, "When will it be available?"

The shopkeeper stretched out a finger.

"after one day?"

The shopkeeper shook his head and sighed, "Ten days later."

Yan Li: "..."

Yan Lin stared, "Why is it so hard to get your drunken drink? Could it be that the brewer is thousands of miles away?"

The shopkeeper nodded again and again, "You guessed it right, it really is, it's a long way, and it won't be there in a while. But..."

The shopkeeper had an idea, "Yesterday, a new batch of wine arrived. It's called Baihuaniang. It's not inferior to Zuihua Drink. It's even more expensive than Zuihua Drink. Why don't you two try it?"

Yan Lin said "hmm", "Is it really not worse than drunken flower drink?"

"Just try it and you'll know, villains dare not lie to you." The shopkeeper said quickly.

"Okay!" Yan Lin nodded in agreement.

Yan Li has no objection either.

The shopkeeper led the two of them into the private room upstairs.

The guest house is not only famous for drunken flower drinks, but also for its excellent dishes. Therefore, although it mainly sells wine, when there is no wine to sell, there are also a lot of customers, and many people rush to the dishes.

Yan Li and Yan Lin entered the private room and sat down, waiting for the shopkeeper to send someone to deliver the wine and dishes. When they opened the wine jar, the smell of wine was instantly wafting.

Yan Li loves wine and immediately said: "Good wine!"

Yan Lin had nothing to say, and nodded, "Well, it smells good."

"You two are slow to use." The shopkeeper was satisfied that his purse was rich again today, and he secretly praised himself for his wit. It is said that the wine was brought here as a gift from the master, and he didn't plan to sell it, but let's ignore it for now, let's talk about it after making money. Anyway, the master also said at the beginning that the sky is big and the earth is big, making the most money.

After a few cups of Baihua Niu, Yan Li and Yan Lin felt very comforted, Yan Lin took the initiative to ask Yan Li, "Brother, how about we join forces?"

Yan Li also had the same intention, "If we fight alone, I'm afraid we won't be able to pull down the Eastern Palace, but if we join forces, it's feasible." After he finished speaking, he narrowed his eyes, "But second brother, are you sure?"

"What's uncertain? Isn't the biggest stumbling block in front of us the Eastern Palace? Everyone knows what the father thinks about supporting you and me for the past two years. It's nothing more than a three-way check and balance, but brother, do you think that if this drags on, it will be really good for you and me? I'm afraid the position of the prince will become more and more stable in the future." , you and I will be shorter than him every day."

"That's right." Yan Li nodded, "Since you also have this intention, then we'll make an agreement to pull him off the horse first, and then we'll each have our own abilities."

Yan Lin raised his cup and clinked with Yan Li, "Success!"

(end of this chapter)

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