Fragrance with blue sleeves

Chapter 1

As a minister of the dynasty, Shangshu Sheng's right servant Bai Xingjian naturally understands the truth of being an official. He is dedicated to his duties, and every time he goes to the court, he only says what should be said, fulfills his duty, and never crosses the threshold; In addition, □□ Taiping, because he doesn't want to be in the limelight and doesn't grab attention, naturally there won't be a brochure inexplicably appearing to participate in him.

Bai Xingjian is indifferent to the officialdom, and does not belong to any faction. In the court, she only knew Su Qi, the Minister of Dali Temple, since she was a child, so the relationship is still close. Walk side by side, invite him to go to the house to taste new tea or drink, and retreat together.

Every time Bai Xingjian walked on the white jade steps in front of Chaoyang Hall, and his sleeve brushed against the lampstand and railing standing beside him, there would always be a few court ladies who couldn't help but take a second look.

It's a pity that although Bai Xingjian is a beautiful woman, he is not outstanding in this court. A large part of the reason is not only because he is low-key, but also because of the existence of another person - Minister of the Ministry of War Ye Tianxiang.

Ye Tianxiang can be regarded as a legend of the dynasty.When he was 19 years old, he was named on the gold list, and he was the number one scholar in civil and military affairs in front of the Zhaohe Hall. At that time, the people who attended the meeting probably remembered the appearance of Ye Tianxiang, who was dressed in brocade clothes and luxurious clothes, and stood in the court calmly to accept the position of minister. The emperor was very happy at that time, and he was officially appointed to replace the Minister of the Ministry of War who had returned home without even taking a one-day inspection period.

Moreover, Ye Tianxiang is not only named because of his talent, there are rumors in the world that "the night is like a picture", which means that this person has outstanding appearance and is a beautiful man who is one in a million.At that time, the Ninth Prince Bai Liyao once joked, which was regarded as a classic by the world: "If the number one scholar smiles, most of the men in the world will lose their sleeves."

Secondly, he has a straightforward personality. He has been an official for seven years, and he still dares to compete with the emperor in the court, which often makes the emperor unable to step down.This may be why the Jinshi in the same class as him have already been promoted, but he is often promoted and demoted, and finally stays in the position of not being promoted.For this reason, I don't know how many old officials shook their heads, sighed and persuaded, but Ye Tianxiang still had that temperament, when others couldn't persuade him, he gradually got used to it and didn't care about it.

Put this person aside for now, and then look back at Bai Xingjian. She looks gentle and dignified on the outside, like a gentleman, and has attracted many women in the capital. However, since she became an official seven years ago, there have been countless matchmakers who have come to propose marriage. Counting, almost broke through the threshold of the Bai Mansion, and listed all the unmarried women in the capital. Bai Xingjian shook her head all the time, and never agreed to any of them, not even a concubine, only two closest Personal servant girl.

Mrs. Bai also didn't understand her son's attitude, and she often complained: "Yueming, you are the only child of the Bai family. You are 24 this year, but don't you want your parents to hold their grandchildren?" Bai Xingjian could only smile awkwardly at this time , thinking in my heart, mother, you may not be able to hold your grandson in this life, while covering up the past.

Regarding the reasons why Bai Xingjian did not get married, there have been a hundred and eighty theories in the market. Some people say that he hates getting close to women, and some people retort that he still has two personal maids. Therefore, he is indifferent to intercourse, and he is unwilling to get married. No matter how bizarre the rumors are, in short, there are all kinds of tricks.Every time Bai Xingjian heard such words from the servants in the mansion, he didn't stop him, he just smiled wryly, because the real reason, only he knew in his heart, the reason why he didn't marry for a long time was because of one person——

That person happened to be Ye Tianxiang.

What the Ninth Prince said was right. When I saw Ye Tianxiang for the first time, Bai Xingjian was only a seventeen-year-old boy, but he fell in love at first sight for no reason, and he broke his sleeve completely, so that he couldn't get out of the trap for so many years.

Ye Tianxiang is two years older than himself, isn't he also unmarried?Bai Xingjian often comforted himself like this while dealing with various matchmakers.

And this matter, there are no more than two people in the world who know about it, besides Bai Xingjian herself, the other is Bai Xingjian's childhood sweetheart, Su Qi.

Su Qi, in the same year as Bai Xingjian, once had a marriage, but unfortunately, the woman died of illness before the marriage. She was only fifteen years old, and Su Qi has never married since then. It is much more convenient to refuse the matchmaker by guarding the spiritual seat of the deceased wife. .But you can rest assured that although Su Qi and Bai Xingjian have a good relationship in private, and neither of them has a wife, the relationship between the two is pure brotherhood (reread "brotherhood") and there is no transgression. The reason why Bai Xingjian was willing to tell Su Qi about this matter.

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□□Yixin At the beginning of the tenth year, it was still cold in spring, and the high-ranking ministers came in soft sedan chairs. There was no need to worry about the weather, but it was hard for the low-ranking ministers, who had to brave the wind and rain to go to the morning court every day , can also be regarded as a catastrophe.

Dali Temple Minister and Shang Shusheng You Pushe unfortunately did not have enough rank to enjoy the benefits of the top three officials. The only thing he could do was bring a servant boy by his side to protect him from the wind and rain.It's just that Bai Xingjian doesn't want to trouble her servants, so she often goes to court alone.

"Yueming, it's so early!"

Hearing someone calling his name affectionately from afar, Bai Xingjian knew who was behind him without turning his head, "Zixuan, you're early today too."

"Ha, it's not caused by the snow. Who knows when the snow will stop. I came out earlier, fearing that the road would be blocked by snow." Su Qi put away her umbrella and shook, shivering. "It's really cold today."

Seeing that he was wearing a white fox fur cloak, Bai Xingjian said helplessly, "It's not warm yet? But the fox fur is ruined." After he finished speaking, he looked up at the gray sky, where clouds were thickly piled up. Said, "This is the first heavy snow since the beginning of spring this year."

Su Qi was not as excited as he was, shrunk his neck, walked quickly a few steps to the Chaoyang Hall, squeezed together with the officials to keep warm, and finally heaved a sigh of satisfaction, took off his cloak, and revealed the court clothes inside.

Bai Xingjian was not as impatient as he was, but walked slowly into the hall.At this time, the time has not yet arrived, and the people in the hall are not yet there. Bai Xingjian looked outside the hall, and found that the snow was falling more and more, and the pieces were really like goose feathers, covering the sky and the earth.

Just at this time, a soft sedan entered the side door of the palace.The soft sedan stopped at the bottom of the steps, the bearer waited respectfully aside, the people in the car came out, wearing a black cloak with purple court clothes inside, Bai Xingjian only took a few glances, and knew it was the Ministry of War Shangshu adds fragrance at night.

I saw him take the umbrella from the bearer's hand, hold it up, and then approached on the steps.Seeing the black body in the vastness of the world, Bai Xingjian slowly approached, and couldn't help feeling a little dazed, as if only the blackness remained in his vision.

When the emperor came out, the people in the court had already stood up.When Ye Tianxiang came in, he glanced at Bai Xingjian lightly, then calmly took off his cloak, and ignored him again.But Bai Xingjian was a little distracted by him at a glance, and he calmed down before calming down.

The reason for today's early court was that the mountains in the northwest were blocked by ice and snow, and the people had no way to support their lives, and the roads were blocked by snow, and the capital could not send food and grass.

Emperor Baililan is only in his thirties this year, but he has been an emperor for ten years, so he naturally knows how to think carefully, "Although the northwest is remote, most of my dynasty's livestock is raised there. If it is cold and there is no food supply If the cattle and sheep are frozen to death, I am afraid that the price will be raised in the commercial houses this year, and even more afraid that there will be no market for the price, this is not a trivial matter."

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, it is necessary to recruit the people to go to the mountain and open a road to transport food and grass, so as to relieve the living worries of the people in the northwest." The person who spoke was an elder from the province under his door. Bai Xingjian glanced at him, and then said When I went to see Ye Tianxiang, I found that he still had an expression of nothing to do with me, I don't know if I agree with it.

"Your Majesty, I think that using the power of the people will make the people's hearts uneasy." At this time, someone from Zhongshu Province also came out to speak, "I heard that there is a tool in the northwest that can move forward without hindrance on the snow, so it is better to ask the craftsmen to make it. , and it would be better for the army to control the delivery of food.”

"If you promise wages when you gather the people, not only can you solve the problem in the Northwest, but you can also increase the income of the people. Let me ask Mr. Gu, what's wrong?"

"But in this way, not only will it be a waste of time for the people, but it will also be a waste of money. Dare I ask Mr. Zhao, if the people are killed or injured, won't it make things even more embarrassing for the court?"

The two sides are obviously trying their best.

Bai Lilan smiled and watched the two sides arguing endlessly, but he didn't stop him. He tapped on the armrest of the dragon chair with his fingers. After a long while, with a wave of his hand, the ministers below immediately fell silent, and he said slowly, "I see you all The ministers are all very enthusiastic about this, and I am very happy, but, apart from the disciples of Zhongshu, I don’t know what the ministers of the Shangshu Province think?"

Everyone in Shang Shu Sheng looked at each other in blank dismay: As the head of the three provinces, Shang Shu Sheng's duty is not to formulate plans, but to do things according to the imperial decree. This time the emperor suddenly launched an attack. I don't know why?

"Shangshu Hubu, what do you think?" Bai Lilan asked.

"Chen, I feel that the words of the two lords are not unreasonable. I am dull and do not have a good opinion." The Minister of the Household Department replied tremblingly.

Bai Lilan didn't intend to pay attention to him, looked at the head below, and paused when his eyes fell on Bai Xingjian, "Where's Bai Aiqing?"

When Bai Xingjian heard the emperor calling him, he was startled, walked out slowly, and while organizing his words, said, "Back to the emperor, I feel that these two methods have their own merits, but no matter which method will take time, I'm afraid The disaster victims in the Northwest can't wait..."

"Oh?" The emperor became interested, "What do the Qing family think?"

"I feel that Liang Ting is needed to resolve this matter." As soon as this remark came out, Chaozhong immediately exploded.

Liang Ting, a country in the Western Regions that surrendered to the Communist Party many years ago, although he has not committed any crimes for so many years, the Queen Liang Ting of that year is dead, and the new successor may not have great ambitions.

"How?" The emperor ignored the noise and continued to ask.

"Then please ask the emperor to write a letter immediately, and give it to King Liang Ting, explaining clearly that I have suffered a disaster in the northwest, and implore Liang Ting to deliver food and grass to the northwest for me." Bai Xingjian stared at the ground, "Liang Ting is only a bay to the northwest of me. There are mountain ranges, and there is a mountain pass checkpoint, through which grain and grass can be easily transported without spending so much manpower and financial resources."

"Ridiculous!" The leader of the door retorted with a trembling voice, "Ling Ting's ambition, in this way, will it lead the wolf into the house?" The words expressed the aspirations of all the ministers.

Bai Xingjian opened his mouth, but didn't speak.

"Master Wang's words are wrong." Su Qi smiled slightly, took a step forward, and retorted, "You must know that since Queen Liang Ting joined, Liang Ting's military strength in the whole country has not exceeded [-], and Liang Ting needs to pay a large amount of iron ore every year. In exchange for cloth, grain, and livestock, there is even less resource to create a lot of wealth. How can such a small country dare to commit crimes as long as there is a demonstration?" After speaking, he gave Bai Xingjian an encouraging smile, and Bai Xingjian knew that Meaning, nodded, feeling helpless that his good wine was going to be rubbed off again.

The voice of discussion in the DPRK gradually weakened.

The emperor remained calm and did not express his opinion, as if he was waiting for Bai Xingjian to continue.

When Bai Xingjian talked about it now, he had actually run out of ideas in his brain. He mentioned Liang Ting, but it was just a sudden idea. He felt that Liang Ting was convenient to transport food, and he didn't think about the pros and cons. If it wasn't for Su Qi's help just now , Maybe they couldn't hold on to the scene long ago.

Seeing the emperor's anticipation now, Bai Xingjian was slowly breaking out in a cold sweat, "What's more..." The memories about Liang Ting were desperately replaying in his mind.

"...What's more, I heard that King Liangting has been longing for Princess Pingning for a long time." A voice came from two rows in front, Bai Xingjian looked up in surprise, Ye Tianxiang had a calm expression, "Isn't the emperor planning to Will the eldest princess get married this summer? Isn't it human nature for the future brother-in-law to help the brother-in-law?" The words were so bold that Bai Xingjian couldn't help but gasp.

Baili Lan smiled instead of anger, "What a 'human being', Ye Qing is really thoughtful, and is good at taking action where others can't think of." Then, he looked at Bai Xingjian and Su Qi again, and said, "It's just I heard that Ye Qing rarely helps others, why did he suddenly intervene to rescue Bai Qing today?"

Your majesty, you also know that you are embarrassing me... Bai Xingjian sighed secretly, thinking about how Ye Tianxiang would answer.

"Your majesty is really wise." Ye Tianxiang smiled, his eyes narrowed, and a flash of light flashed across his eyes, "It's just that Mr. Su did his best to help Mr. Bai just now, and the two of them are as affectionate as brothers and sisters. I was also very moved when I saw them. Befriend each other, maintain a strong relationship, make husband and wife feel ashamed, it is rare to see each other in court, so I want to help."

Couples married, married couples... In an instant, the court was quiet again, and the ministers were all trying to figure out the picture of this word.

"Thank you, Lord Ye." Su Qi couldn't help being a little angry because of the metaphor of "married couples" just now, and his tone became a little rushed.Bai Xingjian also turned pale.

Ye Tianxiang waved his hands like nothing happened and said no.

Bai Lilan looked at the three of them from the dragon chair, smiled and said nothing.

That's how the matter of transporting food was settled.After retiring from the court, Bai Lilan left Ye Tianxiang and the prime minister behind to discuss the specific matters to be negotiated with Liang Ting. The other courtiers thanked Long En and filed out.

"What a sweet night! How dare you say that in front of so many people, even the Holy One!" Su Qi and Bai Xingjian walked away from the crowd, and Bai Xingjian listened to him cursing all the way, "It's clearly mocking our behavior Too secret! What do you mean, him!"

"Okay, okay, are you done venting?" Although Bai Xingjian was angrily, she was a little more helpless, "It's because you and I didn't think so much, and I never thought of going there. In the eyes of others, maybe There are some clues." Otherwise, why would the maids be so excited when they saw the two of them walking together.

"I just can't get over it, why did you tell him Ye Tianxiang to tell us!" Su Qi didn't appreciate it, raised his eyebrows, "I said Yueming, you actually fell in love with such a person!"

Bai Xingjian was a little embarrassed, just about to wave his hand to say something, but heard a voice behind the palace wall beside him.

The two turned their heads and saw that it was a young eunuch leading Ye Tianxiang out of the palace wall. Ye Tianxiang saw the two of them and glanced at them.

Unexpectedly, Ye Tianxiang looked at the stiff two people, frowned and asked, "Master Bai, is your name Yueming?"

"Uh, yes, joyful Yue, tea for drinking tea." Bai Xingjian answered hurriedly, while secretly bumping into Su Qi, who also squeezed Bai Xingjian awkwardly.

Ye Tianxiang didn't pay attention to these details, just nodded and left.

When he walked away, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief, Su Qi gritted his teeth and said, "I'm afraid the words just now were overheard, otherwise how would I know your words!"

Bai Xingjian was stunned, blushing a little, "But it's not a good thing you did!"

"Hey, don't just talk about me, but he provoked me first!" Su Qi curled her lips, knowing that she was talking fast, but she didn't think that there were ears behind the walls, "Forget it, forget it, then don't mention it again, just now the voice said It’s very light, I don’t think the person surnamed Ye heard clearly, I guess I’ll forget it after a while.” He patted Bai Xingjian’s shoulder, “Okay, let’s go, I helped you once, and I agreed to go to you Damn, I've been waiting for half a year for that jar of 'Meiziqing'!"

Bai Xingjian turned her gaze helplessly, "It's okay, it's just because I helped Chaoshang once, I lost the wine and almost ruined my reputation."

Su Qi grinned, very happy.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he left the city gate, Bai Xingjian suddenly stopped, "Oh, no, Zixuan, I'm afraid you won't be able to drink Meiziqing today..."

"Why? Why did you suddenly backtrack?" Su Qi was dissatisfied that his beautiful fantasy was broken.

Bai Xingjian said with a mournful face, "Today, on the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, the matchmaker from the west of the city made an appointment to come to my house to play the violin..."

Su Qi's complexion changed, he patted Bai's shoulder, and said, "Good luck." After finishing speaking, before Bai Xingjian could react, he rushed towards the Su family's carriage, shouting, "Old Fu , go to West Street, go to West Street, Ying Ji is waiting for me to drink!"

Bai Xingjian watched his friend run away with a wry smile, and shook his head.

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The new article, which is in the same series as Qingshanlushui, is a story that happened in a certain dynasty and a certain generation, and those things about the courtiers.Those who like green mountains and green waters look forward to support.