Chapter 140: The situation in the capital suddenly changed overnight
Overnight, the situation in the capital suddenly changed.
The cold breath quietly blew into the backyards of many famous families.
Ruan Aizhi received Li Shaoqing, the imperial eunuch, late at night. The two stayed up all night in the study. Several letters of request left the minister's house one after another and were sent to various friendly homes in Beijing.
"Master Ruan's kindness is as great as a mountain, and Shaoqing doesn't know how to repay it. If Master Ruan can be of use to me in the future, Shaoqing must do his best!"
Ruan Aizhi waved his hands without caring. : "Don't take it seriously, Mr. Li Langguan. The king's prison is in trouble, and I, Ruan Hezhi, will do my best to rescue him. This is the past of kindness between me and your mentor, so you don't need to worry about it. Before he was imprisoned, he asked you to find him. I don't want to leave tonight, I will stay in the house for the time being and listen to the news from the palace after dawn," Ruan Hezhi said for the sake of Li Shaoqing's safety.
Li Shaoqing bowed and said, "Young Master alone, Shaoqing, makes the decision."
Ruan Souzhi nodded and called the housekeeper to the house, "Take Master Li to rest and settle down."
"Yes, sir." The butler responded, bowed to Li Shaoqing and said: "Master Li, please!"
Li Shaoqing said goodbye to Ruan Aizhi again: "I'm sorry to leave."
Ruan Hezhi nodded.
Li Shaoqing went to the side yard to rest with the steward of the Shilang Mansion. After a simple wash, he lay on the bed unable to sleep at all.
The scene where the prison guard Wang Yu was taken away by the imperial army reappeared before his eyes. In Wang Yu's desperation, he rushed back and forth and said with his lips: go find Ruan Weizhi.
Li Shaoqing wanted to ask a few more questions about the reason, but was stopped by Wang Yu's eyes at that moment.
A thunder awakened the unstoppable destiny; a bolt of lightning ignited the raging fire in the darkness.
Li Shaoqing seemed to see some kind of "elephant" on this night when the Emperor and Stars appeared, which further confirmed the concerns he and Wang Yu exchanged on the observatory.
He couldn't sleep, so he got up and walked out of the house, walking quietly in the yard.
There are night crows calling in the trees.
Li Shaoqing's mind moved and he silently counted the crow sounds.
At this time, two servants passed by outside the courtyard wall. He carefully identified them and found that they were a man and a woman.
Looking up at the sky, there happened to be a bright moon emerging from the dark clouds.
A dark light flashed in Li Shaoqing's eyes. He immediately stood on the spot and made predictions based on the sounds of crows, the voices of people in the universe, and the moonrise and clouds that he heard in his ears.
Heavenly fire approaches the palace, and Suzaku becomes angry.
Wang Yu, the supervisor of Qin Tian Supervisor, had calculated that Li Shaoqing would suffer a disaster of some magnitude, but he did not foresee the changes in his own body in advance.
Li Shaoqing was worried about his mentor, and the results of the hexagram made him feel relieved.
Judging from the results, Wang Yu's calamity was full of blessings and misfortunes. Although it was dangerous, he was able to turn the danger around in the end.
Since his life is not in danger, in Li Shaoqing's view, those losses due to luck are not worth mentioning.
No wonder Master Wang asked him to look for Master Ruan.
“We really can’t stay in this capital any longer.” Thinking of Wang Yu’s previous advice, this time, Li Shaoqing finally understood. When the fate of heaven and earth changes, even if a person has the ability to master the heavens, he still needs to follow the trend in order to have a good ending.
After Wang Yu's beloved disciple was settled, Ruan Hezhi called his son to him, "I have asked the servants in the house to send out several other letters. There is another letter in my father's hand. If you don't feel comfortable handing it to someone else, please take it with you personally." If you go to deliver the letter, it must be delivered to King Xian before tomorrow!"
Ruan Peining took the letter from his father Ruan Weizhi and nodded seriously, "Father, don't worry! I will deliver it to King Xian personally!"< br>
"The old prince is not in the capital now. He is recuperating outside. Go to the stables and choose some good horses. As soon as the city gate opens early in the morning, leave as soon as possible. Don't delay on the way." After the instructions, he handed over a horse that Li Shaoqing brought when he came. The jade ring was handed over to Ruan Peining, "His Royal Highness the King Xian once promised Wang Yu a prince's oral message. Now that the emperor's temperament is unstable and Wang Yu's safety is unpredictable, His Highness the King Xian will probably reach out to give Mr. Wang a hand when he sees this token. However, If His Highness is also in trouble, he can only think of other ways."
Ruan Peining put the things away, "I'm afraid it will be difficult for my father to attend the meeting tomorrow."
" It doesn't matter, there is still a minister on top of my father, so it won't matter for the time being, but you should go and come back quickly. Don't be afraid of being delayed for a day or two on government errands. It won't be easy to deal with after a long time."
"My child. Got it."
"Go ahead and pick some smart people."
After his son Ruan Peining left, the housekeeper came back to reply after settling down with Li Shaoqing.
Ruan Euzhi asked: "Mr. Li, have you made arrangements?"
"I told you, Mr. Li, everything has been arranged, but Mr. Li seems to be worried and has no appetite, and all the meals have been withdrawn. I left, leaving only a pot of hot water and a few snacks.
Ruan Weizhi nodded: "Master Wang has been sent to prison. I guess he has no appetite, so let him go."
Mrs. Ruan waited until her husband had finished explaining, and then brought the maid to bring warm soup.
"Master, after your work, let's drink some warm soup to replenish your health."
The maid put down the warm soup, Mrs. Ruan waved her hand, and the maid stepped back.
The couple sat down around the table. When Mrs. Ruan was serving soup, Ruan Hezhi sighed and said: "From tomorrow onwards, people in the house will be asked not to walk around casually. If someone invites you recently, can you recommend it? Then push it.”
Mrs. Ruan placed a bowl of warm soup in front of her husband and sat down aside.
"What's the matter? The matter in the palace is serious?"
Ruan Weizhi blew on the noodle soup and took a sip, "After the court meeting broke up a few days ago, Wang Yu and I met. Seeing that he seemed to have a sad look on his face, he was absent-minded when we invited him to have dinner outside the palace. When I asked him what was on his mind, he didn't say anything and just kept sighing. At that time, I didn't think much about it. "< br>
Seeing that the soup base was in her husband's bowl, Mrs. Ruan took another spoonful to him and said, "Then there were signs that he would be in trouble today?"
"I also said Not good." Ruan Hezhi thought for a while while drinking, "I looked for him when the Xie family was ransacked and imprisoned. After all, he was in Qintian Prison and could say a word or two about the Xie family's gods. It was a pity that that time , he just shook his head and said that there was nothing he could do about it. I guess the emperor’s mind had already been made up at that time.”
"When the Xie family was convicted, Mr. Wang gave me a message in private, saying that my family still had some luck and would not fall into despair. The court was almost full of quarrels over the death penalty and the punishment, and there was no decree from the emperor. I was at that time Although I feel relieved, I can't sleep or eat well even if the imperial edict is not fulfilled. Who would have thought that in the end, Wang Yu decided to change the death penalty to exile."
Ruan Weizhi couldn't help but sigh when he thought of the past. .
Mrs. Ruan Sun thought for a moment and asked, "Is it okay for the master to leave Mr. Li from Qintian Prison in the house?"
Ruan Euzhi shook his head and said, "It's okay. Mr. Li is young and has just started his career. He is just an official in the Qin Tianjian. The emperor should not care about him. Wang Yu has mentioned this person to me before, saying that although he is young, he is very talented and lacks experience. Originally, if there were no mistakes after this year, I wanted to promote him as the chief bookkeeper next year, but now it seems that this matter will come to nothing."
(End of this chapter)
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