Raising wolves

Changshun listened to Lu Qingze's words, and went back to sleep peacefully. When he woke up the next day, he heard that Lu Qingze had left His Majesty's palace in the middle of the night and slept alone in a warm pavilion.

The moment the news came to his ears, Chang Shun only felt a "snap" and his little golden bowl shattered.

Lu Qingze helped Ning Juan to preside over the overall situation for the past few days, and went to Wenyuan Pavilion early in the morning.

When Changshun came in a hurry, he only saw the shadow of the sedan car leaving.

It was too late to ask questions, and Changshun stood tremblingly outside the young emperor's dormitory, looking like a mourning concubine.

Your Majesty wouldn't be able to control it because of that bowl of medicine last night, would he be strong against Lord Lu?

If Lord Lu is not happy, His Majesty is not happy, and His Majesty is not happy, so don't think of others.

His little golden bowl will not be taken back by His Majesty, right?

Chang Shun was lamenting that he had just received the little golden bowl that he had just received two days ago, when the door behind him creaked and was pulled open.

Changshun's heart beat fiercely, and he turned his head in fear: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Ning Juan was wearing light yellow pajamas, with long hair untied, and looked a little lazy. He didn't have the dignity and indifference he had on weekdays. Instead, he looked like some kind of beast that had just eaten, exuding a lazy temperament.

Although I can't tell how I am feeling from the expression on my face, but with Changshun's familiarity with Ning Juan, I guess... it seems to be pretty good?

Master Lu ran away in the middle of the night, feeling good?

Ning Juan ignored Changshun, folded his arms and leaned against the door, staring at the direction that Lu Qingze was driving away. After a long while, he curled his lips and looked away: "I heard that you have a fancy for a large mansion with four entrances?"

Chang Shun's heart throbbed again.

The eunuchs in the palace saved up their savings and went out to buy houses, shops, and Zhuangzi, all for the sake of having a place to live in the future.

He was by Ning Juan's side. In addition to his salary, he also received a lot of rewards, so he couldn't help but think about it. He wanted to buy a house. He took the opportunity of leaving the palace to visit it a few days ago.

I didn't expect this to reach His Majesty's ears.

Your Majesty doesn't think he has any thoughts, does he?

Changshun swallowed his saliva and replied dryly, "Yes, yes, this servant is just thinking about..."

"The house is yours today, go to Sun Er to get the land deed yourself."

Ning Juan's voice was cold, and it also contained a bit of the clear air that is unique to a young man. It burrowed into his ears neither high nor low, making Chang Shun stunned for a few moments before he reacted suddenly, and quickly thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you Your Majesty. !"

Ning Juan glanced in the direction where Lu Qingze left, then turned around and closed the door.

Judging by His Majesty's performance, the progress last night should have been pretty good?

Then why did Master Lu suddenly leave in the middle of the night?

Changshun pondered happily. After pondering for a while, he no longer thought about it, and happily went to lead his mansion.

Who said His Majesty was scary?

Knowing that he was going to see the mansion, His Majesty actually asked someone to buy the mansion in advance, waiting for a chance to send him!

This whole day, a lot of miscellaneous news came.

For example, His Majesty the Emperor's body is a little better, and he is no longer lethargic.

Lu Qing did not hear anything outside the window, and worked overtime in Wenyuan Pavilion until the middle of the night.

I don't really want to know about Ning Wan's news.

He held the pen all day today, and he always felt that the touch in his hand was not quite right.

...Although there was no direct contact with a layer of fabric last night, but the light and thin pajamas in summer can block anything!

Feel what you should feel, what you shouldn't feel.

The enthusiasm, fiery, and vitality of a young man of this age.

Lu Qing was withered and peaceful, like a cold winter glacier, almost giving the illusion of being burned.

So much so that he washed his hands today, trying to get rid of that weird feeling.

It's useless.

He was really dizzy last night, and in the chaotic heat, he really taught Ning Juan.

For a few moments, it seemed that the relationship between teachers and students was misplaced and was smoothed out.

Lu Qingze's heart was disturbed by unprovoked stones, so he simply put aside all distractions and devoted himself to government affairs.

It was getting late, and the elders of the pavilion were mostly old.

Wei Herong was the first to leave, probably because of Wei Qiao, and Feng Ge was always the last to leave. In order to have some secret voice communication with Lu Qingze, who was also a royalist teammate, he asked about His Majesty the Emperor. Happening.

When everyone was gone, Lu Qing also finished flipping through the two piles of memorials in front of him that looked like hills, picked up a pen and wrote a small note, and handed it to the guard standing by: "Help me find these files and bring them all. "

The guard took the order, turned around and left with a small note in his hand.

While waiting, Lu Qing stood up and moved his muscles, hesitating for a moment, but still turned his head and asked, "How is your majesty today?"

The people who are still waiting in Wenyuan Pavilion are Ning Juan, otherwise Ning Juan would not let him stay here.

Hearing Lu Qing's question, the guard immediately said in awe, "Your Majesty has a headache and has been bedridden for a day. I hope you can go back as soon as possible."

"..." Lu Qing was not stupid, and replied lightly, "Oh."

Stop making a sound.

Guard: "…"

His Majesty told him to say so, and he said it.

But it doesn't seem to be of any use, Master Lu's reaction is so cold!

Lu Qing put his hands behind his back, slowly turned twice, stretched his body, and after waiting too long, the things he needed were delivered.

The dossier contained the lives of officials from the Jiangyou faction, their family situations, and the lives of officials in the Ministry of Personnel. It was filled with small characters. Lu Qing sat down, squinted and patiently flipped through the files. Sure enough, he found a few clues that intersected. .

Lu Wei had been the prefect of Jiangyou Hongdu for several years. At that time, Jiao Huan, the governor of Jiangyou, was only a small county magistrate.

Jiao Huan is very weak. After being caught, he was arraigned, his eyes went blank, and he fainted on the spot. Zheng Yao was so angry that he wanted to scratch his skin. He was really weak and incompetent. .

Jin Yiwei had investigated Jiao Huan before and found nothing, so he thought he was from Pan Jingmin.

Now looking over the time line, Lu Qing just found out that Jiao Huan has a half-brother.

This half-brother's deceased wife also had a younger brother who had an... illicit relationship with Lu Wei, who was the prefect of Hongdu at that time.

Lu Qing was silent for a while, feeling puzzled for a second by Nanfeng, who was still popular in this dynasty, and continued to check according to the date.

In Pan Jingmin's account book, the records about Wei Herong were 80% erased by Wei Herong who knew their purpose as early as when they went to the south of the Yangtze River. Lu Qingze and Ning Juan left the capital for a few months, and he could even be very calm.

But following these records and the relationship that had been linked in the account book, even if Wei Herong couldn't be caught, he could still catch others based on multiple relationships.

Not long after Lu Wei was transferred back to the capital, Jiao Huan, who seemed to have nothing to do with him, was transferred to the prefect of Shandong.

A few years later, with the help of the Ministry of Personnel, Jiao Huan was promoted to official position and made a fortune, and was promoted to the political envoy of Jiangyou.

During this period, the name of the man who had a relationship with him appeared on the account books of Pan Jingmin and Jiao Huan, but the name seemed inconspicuous, and the man died of illness a few years ago, so he was not noticed.

After turning over the thick file, Lu Qing rubbed his swollen temples, wrote another note, and handed it to the guard: "Please give it to Commander Zheng, and let him send someone directly to get these people. 's ledger."

Determine the scope of good candidates, go straight to the job.

The people staring at the Weifu reported that last night, a well-covered carriage entered the Weifu, presumably the person inside was Xu Shu.

Xu Shu stayed in the inner courtyard of the Wei Palace alone, which was inevitably dangerous.

He plucked out the feathers on Wei Herong's wings little by little outside, and while Wei Herong was suffering, he focused his attention on him, so that Xu Shu could be safer.

As for Wei Herong's key evidence, it's up to Xu Shu.

After sitting with his head down for too long, when Lu Qing got up, his eyes suddenly darkened, he almost fell back to his seat, and the lips exposed under the mask turned pale.

A few guards around were startled and rushed up to help. Lu Qing pressed the table, waved his hand, closed his eyes for a moment, and slowly walked out of Wenyuan Pavilion.

The sedan chair waiting for Lu Qing to return to the Qianqing Palace was already waiting outside.

Ning Juan was sticky all day long, and it was not bad to be able to endure not to send someone to urge him to go back.

But Lu Qing didn't want to see Ning Juan at the moment.

It is not easy to go out of the palace. Now, both inside and outside the court, it is rumored that he has a deep relationship with Ning Juan's teachers and students, and His Majesty the emperor even let him temporarily take power.

No one knows that he has been living in the Qianqing Palace for the past few days. Right now, Ning Juan is "not in good health". If he leaves, it will inevitably lead to countless speculations from the people below.

It doesn't matter what others think, Wei Herong can't think too much.

Lu Qing was silent for a while, and ordered, "Go to the Eagle Room."

Several guards were dumbfounded: "Huh?"

Lu Qing got into the sedan chair calmly and gracefully, his thin lips moved, and he calmly spit out four words: "I'm going to walk the birds."

When the sedan chair went to the eagle room, Ning Juan also received a message from the guard: "Go back to your majesty, Lord Lu said, let you rest first, don't wait for him, he will go to the eagle room to walk and walk the birds."

Ning Lan: "…"

Okay, let's take a walk.

The shy teacher is so cute.

For last night's sake, Ning Juan's lips curled into a smile, and he decided to be more patient and considerate. Lu Qingze would go to the Eagle's House to watch the birds, and he was going to sit down with Lu Qingze later. Talk about the night.

However, waiting left and right, Lu Qing seemed to be fascinated by the broken bird and never came back.

The veins on Ning Juan's forehead jumped, and after waiting for a long time, he said coldly, "Shunzi."

Changshun glanced at Ninglan's face, and began to worry about the house and the golden bowl flying together: "...The servant is here."

"Go to the Eagle Room and tell the teacher that I have fallen asleep, and he can come back."

After Ning Juan finished speaking coldly, he rolled his sleeves and went back to the room.

Changshun: "…"

It might be his delusion that he actually saw a trace of complacency from His Majesty.

After Changshun came to pass the message, Lu Qing delayed for a while before Shi Shiran said goodbye to Xiaoxue and returned to the Qianqing Palace.

Immediately, he walked straight to the warm pavilion where he took a break last night, and didn't plan to go to Ning Juan's bedroom.

No matter how stupid Changshun was, he could see that something was wrong. The atmosphere of these two was too weird. He racked his brains and followed behind Lu Qingze, trying to help His Majesty the Emperor say a few more words, but he felt that he couldn't get in.

The atmosphere between His Majesty and Lord Lu is truly unstoppable.

Ning Juan leaned against the window and looked at Lu Qing with no expression, and then took advantage of the moonlight to return to the Qianqing Palace and walk around his bedroom.

He took a breath: be patient.

As a result, the next day, Lu Qingze went to Wenyuan Pavilion before it was completely dawn, and he did not return in the middle of the night.

The guard who came to send the message lowered his head, felt His Majesty's icy gaze, and did not dare to breathe: "Master Lu said that he is playing with birds and loses his mind, so please don't wait for him."

Ning Juan snapped the pen in his hand.

It was a mistake to slaughter the broken bird without taking advantage of Lu Qing.

Was his performance that night too obvious?

Or did it go too far?

But he didn't put Lu Qingze on the bed and stripped him naked, how could it be considered excessive?

Where is this.

On the third day, Lu Qing still left early in the morning and did not come back after dark.

Ning Wan's patience was exhausted.

It just so happened that it was time for him to "walk down the ground" as diagnosed by the imperial doctor. After changing into his normal clothes, he was ready to go to Wenyuan Pavilion to arrest people in person, and to see how Lu Qing went to the Eagle Room to play with birds.

As a result, before he stepped out of the Qianqing Palace, he bumped into Lu Qing, who was just like nobody else at the door.

The eyes of the two met, and they paused for a moment at the same time.

Lu Qing deliberately avoided Ning Jian for two days, except that he felt a little embarrassed and didn't want to get along with Ning Jian face to face, but he wanted to make Ning Jian sober himself.

Ning Juan's emotional dependence on him is a bit too much, and he doesn't want Ning Juan to have any misunderstanding.

He will accompany Ning Juan as promised until the day he truly enters the world, but he has to let Ning Juan get used to the days without him.

After all, he wasn't prepared to stay in the center of the whirlpool of power all the time, and being a powerful minister would basically have no good end.

In two days, can this little brat calm down?

Lu Qing guessed, holding a few booklets in his hand, and without looking at Ning Juan's expression, he calmly said: "It's a coincidence, I just want to find Your Majesty, come to the study."

Contrary to what Lu Qing expected, the two days consumed Ning Juan's little patience, making his anger even more majestic.

However, after holding back the anger for two days, the moment he saw Lu Qingze's face, he almost disappeared.

His Majesty the Emperor spurned his own disappointment in his heart, followed Lu Qingze obediently, and walked into the study step by step.

The atmosphere was tense in the past two days, and the guards and palace people who were extra careful in what they did: "..."

It's great that Lord Lu is back!

Thank you Mr. Lu!

When he entered the study, he saw that Lu Qing was still ignoring him. Ning Juan pulled his sleeve and whispered aggrievedly, "Teacher."

"What kind of coquettishness, look at this."

Lu Qing glanced at him, sat down sideways, nodded on the chair, and motioned for Ning Jian to sit too, before putting the things in his hands on the table and pushing them with his two fingers.

Obviously, I don't want any extra physical contact.

Ning Juan's eyes turned cold, but there was no strange color, and he opened it and looked at the few books.

After reading it, he raised his head again and stared straight at Lu Qingze.

"I've caught Lu Wei's handle, and there are still some clues about Zhang Dong, the minister of personnel. It's not fatal, but it's enough to pull people off the horse and temporarily suspend him."

Lu Qing's expression was calm, but Quan Dang didn't notice Ning Juan's gaze, and said indifferently: "Lu Wei is Wei Herong's capable general. If he breaks, Wei Herong will not feel better. Wei Herong has been defended before. Pan Jingmin, who concealed the suspicion of the epidemic situation in Jiangyou, this time we are using the knife against Lu Wei, he is not good and can't make any more shots, take the opportunity to insert people into the bureau."

Ning Juan still stared at him without blinking, and nodded, "Okay."

In fact, Lu Qingze didn't need to mention this.

Lu Qing uses Ning Juan's people, and he will report everything to Ning Juan. He is clear about what Lu Qingze has been investigating these days.

That gaze was too existential, but Lu Qing couldn't ignore it even if he wanted to. He couldn't stand being stared at, and suddenly raised his head to meet Ning Juan's gaze: "What are you looking at?"

Ning Juan thought about it for a while, and then a smile appeared in his eyes: "Teacher, do you care about what happened that night?"

Lu Qing's eyelashes trembled, and he calmly took a cold cup of tea next to him and took a sip: "No."

"That's good, I saw the teacher avoided seeing it, and thought the teacher was minding this matter," Ning Juan's narrow eyes lowered, his aggression was weakened a lot, and he looked innocent, "I almost forgot. "

Lu Qing was speechless for a while, feeling as if he had been turned against the First Army, and couldn't say anything.

Why does this little brat have the smell of tea in the tea for no reason?

"I'll leave this to you. After being lazy for so many days, it's time to get up and work." Lu Qing decided to skip this and calmly took another sip of tea, "I've been in the palace for so long, It's not very good, people say it is terrifying, I will go back to the house in a while, and I came here to send the account book, but also to say goodbye, lest you think too much."

Ning Juan suddenly felt that the heat that burned in the five days that day seemed to climb up again, and there was a trace of coldness hidden in the bottom of his eyes, and he nodded slowly: "Of course, I won't think about it too much."

Lu Qing is widening the distance between them again.

Apparently there was only a little progress that night.

The atmosphere was a little cold, but Lu Qing could also vaguely feel Ning Juan's dissatisfaction.

Are you dissatisfied that he is going back to the manor?

But it was time for him to go back, because Ning Juan woke up. In the past two days, some officials have begun to remonstrate and complained about his overnight stay in the palace for many days.

Lu Qing rubbed the tea cup, habitually trying to coax the child: "Guo Guo..."

Ning Yan suddenly felt that this nickname was indescribably harsh, symbolizing the identity distance between him and Lu Qingze, he stood up suddenly and interrupted with a sullen face: "Teacher wants to leave, it's as early as possible, in a little while, Gong Gong The door should be locked."

After saying that, the young emperor got up in a rush and walked out of the south study room.

The palace and guards guarding outside: "..."

what happened again?

Master Lu, what about Master Lu? !

Lu Qing sat in the same place, a little stunned.

Why is this child suddenly so arrogant?

He hesitated for a while, but followed him out, looking left and right: "Where did your majesty go?"

Changshun took out his little veil and wiped away the cold sweat: "Your Majesty has locked yourself in the warm pavilion and won't be able to come out, Mr. Lu, you and His Majesty are..."

Lu Qing shook his head, walked to the warm pavilion, tried to push the door, and found that it was bolted, so he could only knock on the door: "Guo Guo?"

Ning Yan sat in the warm pavilion with his back behind his back, the tip of his ears moved when he heard the sound, his body turned sideways, and he pressed his impulses with his lips pressed together. It was not like he usually did. Lu Qing called out, and he rushed over to open the door.

Lu Qing sighed softly, turned back and waved his hand, motioning Changshun to keep people away, before he said softly: "I didn't think too much, and I don't want you to think too much, it will affect our teacher-student relationship, Guoguo, I hope you remember..."

After a short pause, he said, "The teacher will always be your teacher."

After he finished speaking, he repeated it silently in his heart, wiping the teacher-student line that was almost blurred that night, and made it clearer again. He stood quietly for a long time, and it was quiet inside.

Seeing that the palace door was about to be locked, Lu Qing was helpless, and before leaving the warm pavilion, He Changshun ordered: "Remember to keep an eye on Your Majesty to eat and drink medicine, I will go first."

Chang Shun couldn't understand the relationship between the two of them more and more, so he wiped his sweat and replied, "Hey, our family knows."

Until Lu Qingze left, the door of the warm pavilion did not open.

Lu Qing thought that Ning Juan was still sulking and didn't want to see himself.

However, Ning Juan stood by the door, with a monstrous storm in his eyes, and it took a lot of effort to hold down the door without opening it.

The voice "Teacher will always be your teacher" got into his ears, and it was poisonous, causing him to hum in his head.

If he had just opened the door and saw Lu Qingze, he wasn't quite sure what he would do.

But it would definitely make Lu Qing understand the truth that "a teacher is not just a teacher".

The palace servants of the Qianqing Palace have been instructed not to chat outside.

Therefore, when Lu Qing left the palace, he was not accompanied by the rumors that "His Majesty left with a swirl of his sleeves, and the teacher and student are at odds".

Chen Xiaodao obediently closed the door and saw no guests. He and Lin Xi waited for Lu Qingze in the Lu Mansion for several days. Hearing a few words from the palace, he was very worried. Just fell back into the stomach.

"Your Majesty is actually willing to let you back?" Chen Xiaodao babbled around Lu Qing, "I thought His Majesty would keep you for a few more days on the grounds that you are weak."

Lin Xi also silently followed Lu Qingze, worried and signed a sign: Doctor Xu, did you really poison your majesty?

Both questions are not easy to answer. After all, it involves confidentiality, so Lu Qing said casually: "I accidentally made Your Majesty angry, and I shouldn't enter the palace again in the past few days." After a pause, he looked at Lin Xi, "Doctor Xu's matter, after all, involves the royal family. I'll tell you more about it later, okay?"

Lin Xi nodded silently.

During the time when he returned to Beijing, Xu Shu also checked him for muteness. Although Xu Shu talked very much about beatings, he was also one of the few people he knew well after he entered Beijing.

Chen Xiaodao muttered to the side: "I won't enter the palace again these days? Why do I not believe it so much..."

Chen Xiaodao, the crow's mouth, has always been very accurate.

In the early morning of the next day, a group of brocade guards in green civilian clothes and embroidered spring knives split into two groups. Half of them were under the command of the commander Zheng Yao. Amidst the exclamations, Zheng Yao patrolled around and waved his hand: "Take them all!"

His Majesty was in good health and returned to the morning. When he heard the news, the whole court was in an uproar.

The young emperor, who was still ill, had a pale face. He raised his hand and threw down several secret letters and ledgers, staring at Wei Herong: "Wei Qing, you are a good hand."

Lu Wei, the minister of officials, accepted millions of taels in bribes from Jiao Huan, the political envoy of Jiang You. The evidence is conclusive.

The founding emperor of Daqi hated corruption and bribery. He would be executed for 60 taels of corruption. Even if the emperors of the following generations relaxed a lot, according to the laws of Daqi, millions of taels would be enough to burn him to ashes. Countless times.

Wei Herong guessed who did the good deeds almost instantly. He didn't look at the account book that fell to the ground, and resolutely knelt down and pleaded guilty: "Wei Chen is not good at governing, please punish Your Majesty."

Lu Wei couldn't keep it anymore, and it was the best policy to cut it off decisively.

Ning Juan looked down at the ministers with different colors below.

First, Xiang Zhiming, the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, was severely punished, and then Lu Wei, the official of the Ministry of Personnel. These are all supporters of Wei Herong, who have a high status in the Wei Party. There are problems one after another, but Wei Herong does not protect them— This inevitably makes the eyes of some Wei Dang looking at Wei Herong become subtle.

Ning Juan sneered in his heart: "The case of Lu Wei also involves Zhang Dong, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel. I see that the first assistant of the Ministry of Health has many jobs, and the responsibilities of the Ministry of Personnel are too cumbersome, so let's add someone to help."

This open and above-mentioned stuffing of people is still the official ministry of stuffing!

Immediately, someone had an opinion: "Your Majesty, the responsibilities of the Ministry of Personnel are indeed complicated, and I may not be able to find a suitable candidate for a while..."

"Who said I can't find it," Ning Juan said lightly, "I look at Taifu Lu Qing and it is very suitable. Do you have any opinions?"

The voice below froze for a moment.

Mr. Feng Ge was the first to jump out and agree: "A few days ago, Mrs. Lu took power on his behalf, handled affairs patiently and meticulously, and had a clean character. The old minister agreed."

The Royalists also joined in, suppressing the opposition of the Guardians.

For a time, the situation in the court, where the Guardian Party was strong and the Royalist Party was weak, was reversed.

After the quarrel in the court was over, Lu Qing, who was still leisurely watering the flowers in the garden of the Lu Mansion, received the imperial decree from the palace in the noon and was promoted inexplicably.

The author has something to say:

Lu Qingze: He didn't open the door, he must be angry and didn't want to see me.

Ning Gougou: I can't hold back the door and throw at people.

Guard: Mr. Lu said he was busy playing with birds and didn't want to pay attention to you (was dragged down)