Women dressed as men: powerful officials

Chapter 172 Dragon Robe

After Wu Shiming left, Xu Yuan lay back on the bed.

After a good night’s sleep, Xuyuan felt much better.

The sound has returned to normal, but I still have some strength when walking.

Wu Shiming went out to inquire about the clothing shop, while Xu Yuan sat down at the table and painted patiently.

The toilet paper is not big.

She drew a lot, then pressed them on the table, blew out the candlestick and went out.

The sky has cleared up, but it is still cold.

Xu Yuan went to a teahouse next to the Grand Tutor's Mansion, asked the servant to knock on the door, and then waited with peace of mind.

Not long after, Shen Yichuan came in gracefully, waving a folding fan.

Seeing Xu Yuan looking like he had just recovered from a serious illness, he asked, "What happened? You didn't look so miserable when I saw you yesterday."

After Shen Yichuan finished speaking, he thought for a moment and said, "That's not right. I was even more embarrassed yesterday. At least my clothes are dry today."

"I'm sick, and I'm not well yet."

"Then why are you in such a hurry to come to me?"

"I want to know if anything happened in the court today." Xu Yuan paused and said, "About the Song family."

Hearing this, Shen Yichuan's expression changed slightly. He sat down opposite Xu Yuan, poured himself a cup of tea and said, "I didn't want to tell you at first, but since you asked, I'll tell you straight away."

Make a wish and nod.

"My father told me that this morning, the Prime Minister submitted two memorials. One was about your incident at Wenhua Palace yesterday. He said that the assessment at Wenhua Palace was biased and needed to be thoroughly investigated."

"What's the result?" Xu Yuan asked.

It was not surprising that Qi Chengen would say this.

There is only one chance to recommend someone to enter the Wenhua Palace every year, and there is only one quota, so most of those nominations are reserved for the disciples that one values ​​the most, which is equivalent to cultivating one's own power.

She was recommended by Qi Chengen. She was plotted against, which was a blow to the Prime Minister's Office. Qi Chengen would certainly not sit idly by.

"Tang Yi was dismissed from his post, but he never revealed the person behind the scenes. He insisted that he framed you because he couldn't stand your arrogance. He is now on trial at the Dali Temple. The emperor said that he would decide whether to re-evaluate you after the investigation is complete, but I guess the chances are slim."

The Wenhua Palace assessment is held once a year.

It is scheduled for the end of the year. After this assessment is over, it will be the assessment of the students of Wenhua Palace, called the final examination, and the annual assessment.

After the final examination, Wenhua Palace stopped teaching and instead sent students home to prepare for the New Year.

Whether it was the test questions or the final examination questions, they were all discussed several times by the gentlemen of the Wenhua Palace and then selected by the emperor.

If the test is to be conducted again, the questions must be re-drafted.

The imperial court will not change the rule because of one person, nor will it provide an extra assessment opportunity because of one person.

Xuyuan understood, "I understand, what about the second thing?"

"The second thing is a little strange."

As Shen Yichuan spoke, his voice lowered. He moved closer to Xu Yuan and whispered, "You know, the Song family belongs to the prince. For the sake of military power, the prince has always opposed Xie Xiaocheng's return to the capital. The Prime Minister's Mansion is related to the prince by marriage and has always maintained a neutral attitude on this matter. He mentioned it a few days ago, but today at the morning court, for some reason, he asked for Xie Xiaocheng to return to the capital as soon as possible. This is almost directly against the Song family. Don't you think it's strange?"

Xu Yuan looked normal.

Qi Chengen knew that the Crown Princess' unborn child was caused by Song Xiuyue. It would be strange if he did nothing.

The Qi family and the Song family had been on the verge of a falling out a long time ago, but they had been maintaining superficial harmony because of the Crown Prince.

If Qi Chengen does nothing now, he will soon be dominated by the Song family.

The purpose of transferring Xie Xiaocheng back to Beijing was to contain the Song family.

No wonder Qi Shengxin told her in the morning that Zhang Yue should come to Beijing.

Xu Yuan didn't say anything. Shen Yichuan pondered and said, "You haven't guessed it yet, have you?"

Make a wish and nod.

Shen Yichuan folded his fan and said angrily, "Why didn't you tell me?"

"Don't you already know this?"

"Too."

Shen Yichuan knocked on the table with his folding fan, glanced at Xu Yuan and said, "You came to see me for more than just this, right? If you have anything else, just tell me."

"There are two more things indeed."

Xu Yuan looked at Shen Yichuan and said, "I can't enter Wenhua Palace now, and entering the academy is next year, so I want to do some business and make some money."

"and then?"

"Lend me some money." Xu Yuan looked at Shen Yichuan and said sincerely, "Before I succeed, I will definitely pay you back with interest. I won't let you suffer any loss."

Hearing the latter part of the sentence, Shen Yichuan swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth and asked, "How much do you want?"

"The more, the merrier."

"Okay, I'll have someone send it to you tomorrow." Shen Yichuan nodded. Seeing Xu Yuan's face relax a little, he said, "If I lend you money, you should also tell me what kind of business you want to start, right?"

"Fabric, embroidery workshop."

"Why do that? It's better to start a rouge and powder business. At worst, opening a bookstore is also good."

Shen Yichuan paused as he spoke, and suddenly realized, "That's not right. Your intention is not to make money."

"Brother Shen is smart." Xu Yuan smiled and said, "Making money is indeed secondary, but money makes the world go round. Who would refuse money?"

Hearing Xu Yuan's words, Shen Yichuan's smile faded, "Xu Yuan, you will be suspected by others if you do this."

"I want to open a shop, so I have to consider whether this business is profitable. Who would doubt me if I conduct a normal investigation?"

Xu Yuan poured a cup of tea, smelled the tea, and then said: "Besides, more than 20 years have passed, no one will be so cautious."

Shen Yichuan was silent for a long time, then he said, "Be careful."

The Xu family case started when a servant of the Xu family got drunk outside and claimed that he had a calligraphy work by Prime Minister Xu that he could sell for a high price.

Prime Minister Xu was an excellent calligrapher and a world-renowned writer. His calligraphy was priceless, so the calligraphy in the servant's mouth was quickly bought.

After the buyer bought it, he invited relatives and friends to appreciate the calligraphy. Unexpectedly, the friend was also a calligraphy master. When appreciating the calligraphy, he found a small dot under four of the characters.

He put those four words together and it became a shocking statement: I want the throne.

Just like that, the news that the Xu family wanted to become emperor spread like wildfire. The emperor was furious and put the entire Xu family in jail.

A minister who was on good terms with the Xu family came out to refute that it was not Prime Minister Xu's handwriting, but the Dali Temple did not investigate. Instead, it received the emperor's order and went directly to the Xu family to search.

This search actually turned up a lot of things.

There were more than a hundred letters exchanged with Geshu alone. In addition, there was also a brocade dragon robe with a pattern of winding water, clouds and cranes.

The imperial robe was made according to Old Master Xu's body shape, and the flying dragon on it was embroidered with gold thread. The craftsmanship was complex and it took at least a year to make.

The Dali Temple therefore concluded that the Xu family’s intention to rebel was genuine and had been doing so for a long time.

This imperial robe, as evidence of the Xu family's treason, became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

The Xu family was thus convicted of treason.