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Chapter 77 74

In October of the third year of Chengguang, the case of rebellion by Da Sima Xie Qing had to be dropped because there was no conclusive evidence.However, it is an irrefutable fact that Xie Qing received the rebellious king's soldier talisman privately.

In the first month of the fourth year of Chengguang, Xie Qing, the great Sima, was moved to be the prime minister, and Yuan, the son of the Xie family, was made the great Sima.

Da Sima and the prime minister are equally honorable in name, but in fact, everyone knows that the power of the prime minister has been emptied many years ago, and it is Da Sima who really holds the military power in the court.

So far, the former emperor's old friend, confidant and close minister have completely lost power.

It's just that the emperor still seems to be very nostalgic.Xie Qing became more and more silent, he didn't care about anything, and Zhao Yanzhi never criticized him, and he was always supported by a high-ranking official and rich salary; as for Xie's family, he was not affected at all.It is said that Xie Xiang's action of destroying relatives for the sake of the country's righteousness was very appreciated by the emperor. After Xie Qing left office, the Xie family became more dignified.

In April of the fourth year of Chengguang, Grand Sima Xie Yuan worked hard and made great achievements. He wrote a letter to the Marquis of the City, the eldest son Xie Chengzhang, and the eldest son of the Marquis, Princess Shang Zhiyang, Zhao Yu. the trend of.

But all of this has nothing to do with Xie Qing.

Xie Qing became more and more silent, fiddling with the flowers and plants in the garden every day, mixing incense and wine, brewing tea and playing the piano.Earlier, Nan Ji finally couldn't stand the frightening days and her husband's mediocrity and reluctance to make progress, so she reconciled with him and returned to her natal family. It is said that she has married again; Xie Qing didn't seem to feel much about this news, just Someone wrapped a big gift for her and never mentioned it again.

However, Xie Qing's heart would ache when he saw that small piece of magnolia magnolia in the garden.

It was Zhao Yanzhi who got it for him back then, and only a few trees were planted with all his efforts.He still remembered that Zhao Yan only took him to look at it as if offering treasures, and after the flowers matured, he asked someone to move two of them to his yard.Now under his careful care, the flower grows gratifyingly and is fragrant, and the young man he took care of with the same care has grown into a heroic emperor, but he will no longer rely on him to say that there is a pair of people in a lifetime.

The rain started pattering down, Xie Qing raised his head, and at some point, cold rain fell all over his face.

Yu Changqing took an umbrella and went to the dean. He was relieved when he saw Xie Qing, and he said, "I guess you are here. Huaifang, although it is spring, the rain is still very cold. Turn around and feel cold." Invading the body, you are going to be sick again. Is the medicine of Miracle Doctor Ji delicious?"

After Nan Ji left Xie's house, Xie Qing found that there were no other women in the house except a few maidservants.This time it was convenient, so Yu Changqing moved in.At the beginning, Xie Qing was worried that his close relationship with him would affect his future, but Yu Changqing said with a hearty smile: "Changqing has no intention of becoming an official, and the biggest ambition in this life is to be a clean-up guest in your house. , as long as you can still support me, I'm not considered hopeless; besides, I almost have the word 'Xie Qing' written on my face, don't people know I'm yours if I don't live in your house people?"

Xie Qing turned around and smiled at Yu Changqing, and said, "Qing was negligent. Changqing, let's go into the house."

As soon as Xie Qing returned to the house, Liuyun brought him a bowl of thickly boiled ginger soup, Xie Qing took it with a good temper and drank it down.Since Xie Qing brought Liu Yun out of the aggrieved courtyard where he lived for many years last time, Liu Yun has been by his side all the time.Usually, he keeps quiet and concentrates on taking care of Xie Qing's daily life, and occasionally plays the piano to relieve boredom.

Xie Qing thanked Liu Yun, and complained to Yu Changqing with a smile: "Tomorrow is the big court again, so I have to show my face and get up early again."

Now when Xie Qing was able to meet Zhao Yanzhi, there would probably be only the once-in-a-lifetime Grand Dynasty, and some large-scale sacrificial celebrations and other activities that he had to attend.Usually Xie Qing is silent and doesn't say a word, so it seems that he and Zhao Yanzhi have not spoken a word for more than a year.

Cheng Ming was still accompanied by the prince, and Hou'er was still raised by Empress Xie's side. Except that Xie Qing never set foot in Guangming Palace, nothing seemed to have changed.Almost every time Cheng Ming came home, he would tell Xie Qing interesting stories about Ah Sui: Ah Sui was scolded by his husband again, Ah Sui was very talented in archery, Ah Sui asked his uncle why he didn't go to see him.Xie Qing always had a joyful expression on his face, but he was sad in his heart and wondered when he would be able to see Ah Sui and Huai Qing again.

Yu Changqing looked worried, hesitated for a while, looked around and said, "Huaifang, I haven't played Liubo for a long time, why don't we have a game tonight?"

Xie Qing didn't understand how Yu Changqing changed the topic to Liubo Opera, but he still responded with a smile.

After lunch, Xie Qing took out his favorite set of Liubo chess, and Yu Changqing warmed the freshly brewed pepper paste, and the two happily fought and drank, which was also very comfortable.

Xie Qing has been winning all the time, and he is in high spirits; Yu Changqing has been repeatedly defeated, but he still relentlessly dragged Xie Qing to play round after round.Unknowingly, it became deeper and heavier, Xie Qing's face was a little red because of drinking, Yu Changqing suddenly felt that since Xie Qing came back from Xingyang, his complexion had never been so good.

Although most of them were smoked by alcohol.

That night they played until they had a good time and then went away. Xie Qing almost missed the court the next day because he slept late and got drunk.

Xie was still a little groggy when he woke up, he asked Liuyun to bring him a basin of cold water to wash his face, and after several splashes, his mind gradually cleared up.Xie Qing always felt that something was wrong, Changqing was obviously not a person who didn't know how to measure, and it didn't seem like he would do something like dragging himself to play until late at night.

But Xie Qing has no time to think about it, because the court meeting will be late soon.

Xie Qing hurried and finally arrived at Chengde Hall before the start of the court meeting. All the officials had already arrived, and Zhao Yanzhi had already arrived.Xie Qing was panting and slightly embarrassed, but before he could speak, the emperor relieved him of the embarrassment.

Zhao Yanzhi snorted coldly: "You are so arrogant."

Calculated, this was probably the first time that Zhao Yanzhi spoke to him outside of the routine for more than a year.

Xie Qing felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, but his face was calm: "Your disrespect."

Looking at Zhao Yanzhi's appearance, he still wanted to say a few words of sarcasm, but at this moment, it was time for the court meeting.

Xie Qing sat upright.As soon as the war of words started among the ministers, he fell into a trance as usual, preparing to survive the long court meeting in a daze.But today seems to be different; after talking about some topic, most people suddenly fell silent, only a few Xie family friends, Lu Zhiyuan and Xiao Xian were still arguing with each other.

Xie Qing was a little curious, and when he was curious, he became interested, so the words "plain flood" floated into his ears.

Xie Qing couldn't help frowning.Since he built the Yellow River in the second year of Xihe, logically speaking, there should be no more floods in the plain; in fact, although the plain has not been smooth every year, at least there has been no major incident in the Yellow River. .Now that the embankment has burst again without warning, something must have gone wrong.

Xie Qing listened carefully, and finally figured out the ins and outs from the wrangling of the officials.

The land that Xie Qing used to release the flood in the early years is really fertile and wild, no wonder some people are greedy.Just two years ago, a branch of the Xie family moved to Pingyuan, and they fell in love with the land at a glance, so they settled down there.Unexpectedly, in spring, the Yellow River was raging, and the ground where the seeds had just been planted was completely flooded.

Only then did the Xie family suddenly realize that such a good land was not wanted, it turned out to be a flood outlet.

So far, the patriarch has made trouble.Logically, he should have taken his clansmen to find another place, but he couldn't let go of such a beautiful place in front of him.When the elders of the clan discussed it, greed got the upper hand. Since everyone was reluctant to part with this good land, they decided to invite a knowledgeable person to see if there was any solution.

Coincidentally, Xie's family found someone who only cares about money and is not afraid of harming morality. That person promised to help them with this favor, which made Xie's family happy.The flood water cannot be discharged here, and naturally it has to be discharged downstream by force, and the river can only be moved a little.So in the summer of that year, that person took almost all the labor of Xie's family, and within a month, he destroyed the river channel that Xie Qingxiu had repaired beyond recognition.

In the second year, the flood did not rage again.Patriarch Xie was overjoyed, so the whole clan settled down here.

It just so happened that the Yellow River was also safe in those two years, and Pingyuan County downstream did not suffer any disasters.

Until today, it finally came to light.

Knowing the ins and outs of this incident, the old patriarch was so frightened that his hair turned white all night.He didn't dare to make a decision on his own, so he rushed to Chang'an overnight and found Xie Yuan.

Xie Yuan was also furious after hearing the whole story, but the deal was done, and he was powerless.His family members couldn't ignore it, so he made the decision to suppress this matter first, and then slowly figure it out after the limelight passed.

Unexpectedly, not long after, someone brought this matter to Lu Zhiyuan, the censor doctor.

Lu Zhiyuan was jealous of evil, and today, taking advantage of the presence of all the officials in the court, he immediately launched an attack, scolding Xie Yuan's face alternately green and red, unable to utter a word.The disciples of Xie's family are all over the government and the public, and there are quite a few who want to take the opportunity to hug their thighs.Seeing that the emperor didn't respond, someone jumped out to speak for Xie Yuan.Back and forth, the impeachment turned into a war of words, Xie family's disciples and friends took turns to fight, Lu Zhiyuan was old and lacked energy, most people were afraid of Xie's power and dared not speak up, only Xiao Xian fought with them.

Xie Qing felt unspeakably sad, for the innocent people in Pingyuan, for his ignorant clansmen, and for his younger brother who favored selfishness.He thought that A Yuan must have never seen a child prostitute, starved to death, and would not remember the history books about father and son cannibalism, otherwise, how could he do such a stupid thing against his conscience.Thinking of this, Xie Qing couldn't help sighing.

"...and the Xie family relied on their high position and power to seek their own self-interest to cause floods in a county, and thousands of people were displaced. Their crimes are immeasurable; The people's livelihood is the most important thing. Please behead the patriarch and bring the law to justice; severely punish the chief Sima, so as to make an example to others!"

Even if the Lu family's century-old noble family has deep roots, with the current power of the Xie family, Lu Zhiyuan's daring to say such words is admirable enough.All the ministers were silent for a while, even Zhao Yanzhi was silent.

"Second minister!" A voice that had not appeared in this hall for a long time suddenly sounded and echoed for a long time.Although the clear and pleasant voice was as usual, Zhao Yanzhi felt that the voice was harsh as if it was piercing his heart.