Chapter 548: Onion Cake

After Lu Yijian was buried in peace, the position of this prime minister attracted many people's attention. Recently, newspapers are also discussing who will become the next prime minister.

There are three most suitable candidates, Bao Zheng, Fan Zhongyan and Xia Shun.

Bao Zheng was not very active in this position, and Renzong rejected Fan Zhongyan a little. He did not want his prime minister to be too straightforward, so Xia Shu became the one with the highest voice and the most opportunity.

In order to get this position, Xia Shun had to win the support of most people in the court. So during this period, he strengthened the connection with Pang Ji, and on the other hand, he saw that Chen Yuan did not come out and Fan Zhongyan and others seemed a little confused in the implementation of the new policy, and he also made a compromise attitude, hoping that the two sides could repair the relationship to their former state, at least not such hostility anymore.

Xia Shun's attitude made the quarrels in the court much weaker, and Renzong was very happy.

There are many things that have made him happy recently. God had a large rainfall at the right time, which made the entire Song Dynasty's spring plowing successfully. This was at least a good start.

The matter of King Xiangyang was also over. Song Qi sent a battle report. During the entire battle, the troops of King Xiangyang were unable to compete with the new troops formed by Renzong. Di Qing defeated King Xiangyang with a marching speed. The only regret was that he was not able to capture him alive. This guy committed suicide in his newly built palace, so he could only send his body to Bianjing.

Di Qing's troops then advanced westward and had already headed to the Dangxiang area.

Dangxiang is now in chaos. Yelihuiqiuqi cannot intimidate the Dangxiang family without the support of the Song Dynasty. They are now in a mess and have no alliances or boundaries. The Dangxiang people living there are not struggling on the brink of death, but in hell.

Everyone who can escape is running away, thinking of ways to leave a place where people can no longer live.

This situation not only put a lot of pressure on Dangxiang, but also the surrounding vassal states. When they all saw that Dangxiang could not restore its previous stability without external forces, the envoys of Tubo and Uighurs took the lead in writing a letter asking the Song army to send troops to Dangxiang to solve the Dangxiang problem, save civilians from water and fire, and at the same time relieve their pressure.

Everything was as Chen Shimei expected, and those people came to invite themselves. Those vassal states, the civilians of Dangxiang, and even Yeliyuqiu himself wrote a letter to ask the Song army to enter quickly and help the entire Dangxiang nation retain its last breath.

Renzong sighed softly after seeing it, "Chen Shimei should let him come out. It is better for him to do the next step."

Xia Su stood below, looked up at Renzong's face, and immediately said, "Long live, I think that although Chen Shimei was wrong, even if he was punished severely, it would be a demotion. Besides, everything is clear about his affairs and there is no hidden at all. It is really not a proper way to drag it like this."

Renzong nodded: "I understand, but what is going on between the Grand Master and Chen Shimei?"

Xia Shuo had known that Lao Pang was going to deal with Chen Shimei, but he didn't know the reason, because there was no reason at all. He heard Renzong ask him, and hurriedly said, "Long live, the old minister is also unknown."

Renzong thought for a while and said sadly: "What I hope is that Chen Shimei can get along well with the Grand Master after she comes out this time. If he is released now, they may fight again. How many days will the Grand Master's birthday remain?"

Xia Shu said, "Long live back, the day after tomorrow."

Renzong waved his hand: "Let's talk about it next day. Let the Grand Master know in advance that Chen Shimei came out, and I'm afraid he will feel resentful. I want to go to celebrate the birthday of the Grand Master in person when he celebrates the birthday party, bring Chen Shimei with you, and you can go there too, to see if the conflict between them can be resolved."

Xia Xun replied: "Yes."

Xia Shun was very happy. Renzong said this to him that he clearly wanted to deal with this matter as a housework, and letting himself intervene in his housework is undoubtedly a relatively obvious signal.

Neither Renzong nor Xia Shu knew that Chen Yuan and Pang Ji were playing a life-and-death situation. Now Chen Yuan finally withstood Pang Ji's rounds of attacks. He was ready to fight back. Even if Pang Ji was willing to let Chen Yuan go, Chen Yuan would not let him go.

What's more, Pang Ji had no intention of stopping.

"Concubine, how are the things in the palace doing?" Pang Ji sat on his Grand Master's chair, swaying, showing that he looked very calm. In fact, he is very upset now, really upset.

The failure of several plans made all his original plans fail. Su Xiaoyou successfully entered the palace. Pang Ji believed that Chen Yuan would not give up. When he came out, he would attack him.

At that time, there was a Su Xiaoyou helping him in the palace, which was very unfavorable for him.

That's what Pang Ji thought. He wanted to deal with Su Xiaoyou's affairs before Chen Yuan came out, so that he would be much safer and could also attack Renzong. Sometimes, attacking the emperor was the best way to delay the opponent's offensive.

He never expected that Chen Yuan was going to take action.

Concubine Pang frowned: "That wild girl is very alert. She runs to the queen every day. The queen's attitude towards her has changed a lot now, and she really can't find a chance to start."

Pang Ji gasped deeply: "Daughter, if that girl gave birth to the child, if it was a dragon son, our days would be counted. I am not afraid of anything for my father. It doesn't matter if I have a bone in my body. It doesn't matter. It's just you,"

Concubine Pang suddenly slapped the table: "Dad, we don't need to talk like this, right?"

Pang Ji saw that she was a little angry, and thought that it was indeed inappropriate to say that, and smiled awkwardly: "I have said nothing for my father, but I have said nothing for my father."

Concubine Pang's eyes showed cold light: "Dad, don't worry, my daughter has been in the palace for many years, how could Su Xiaoyou compare? After I return to the palace, it would be fine if she knew the appearance. If she didn't know the appearance and still thought about the things she shouldn't think of, I wouldn't let her live until the child was born."

Pang Ji nodded: "But, if Queen Cao protects her?"

Concubine Pang sneered: "Then get rid of it together. Anyway, I don't want that woman to stand on my head all day long."

The two of them were talking when they suddenly heard the doorman come in and report: "Trial Master, Empress, and the Queen send someone to send a gift."

Pang Ji immediately got up from the chair: "Let's go, let's go and pick it up in person, and the etiquette is still indispensable."

Empress Cao didn't send many gifts, and even if she gave her many gifts, Pang Ji wouldn't see them. For Empress Cao, this is what she meant, indicating that she had the Taishi in her eyes, and for Pang Ji, she could tell others that the queen remembered herself.

The person who gave the gift was the guards in the palace, led by Yang Yi, which really surprised Pang Ji.

Although Yang Yi is not of high level in the palace, he is a person around Renzong. He usually won’t let Yang Yi come to such errands, let alone Yang Yi is deaf, so it is not convenient to do such things.

When Yang Yi saw Pang Ji, he suddenly felt a little trembling. He had never framed anyone before. The nervousness of harming people for the first time was completely revealed on his face. His usual calmness could not be found at all.

Pang Ji looked at Yang Yi's face with a little surprised, but he didn't doubt anything.

He has been with Renzong for more than 20 years, and he is very clear about Yang Yi's character. Pang Ji never expected that Yang Yi would be the last stick to Chen Yuan's hand to send him to the grave.

He smiled at Yang Yi, clasped his fists and made a series of gestures, saying hello to Yang Yi.

Pang Ji knew sign language. He was a talented person. As Bao Zheng said, if he could put himself in a right position and not be troubled by the struggles in the courts, Pang Ji could have been the leader of the Song Dynasty.

Yang Yi calmed down after a moment, smiled at Pang Ji, and communicated in sign language, telling Pang Ji that he came because he also prepared a gift for Pang Ji. Although it did not catch Pang Ji's eyes, I hope Master Pang will accept it with a smile.

Pang Ji smiled and patted Yang Yi on the shoulder, without saying anything else.

Concubine Pang, who was beside him, said: "Dad, do we still have green onion cakes in our house? Take some for the queen, and the queen likes to eat that."

This is the old rule. Once Empress Cao tasted the scallion cake at Taishi Pang’s house, she praised it as more delicious than the ones in the palace. So every time Concubine Pang went home, she would bring Empress Cao some such pastries. After many years, the rules had been formed.

Pang Ji knew, and Yang Yi knew too.

Pang Ji immediately took out some from the kitchen. After looking at it, Concubine Pang said, "How can Daddy do this? You just want the kitchen to do something. When the guards run back to the palace, the queen can still taste it on the heat."

Pang Ji slapped his forehead: "Look at my head, I'm so busy."

So he immediately called the kitchen to do it, and asked Yang Yi and others to rest here. Everything was normal, just like every time he came to the Grand Tutor's Mansion.

The guards were very happy. They knew that when Concubine Pang asked them to go faster, they would always give some rewards. These rewards might be their monthly salary or two months of salary. In short, a trip was good and bad.

Yang Yi sat among the guards. Although his face had calmed a lot, his heart was turbulent.

A moment later, the hot pastry was brought up, the people from the Taishi Mansion had packed the package, and the guards went out after receiving the reward. Taishi Pang made a generous move, and several people gathered together, enough to let them go to the place where they could show their identities. While discussing where to go, Yang Yi turned around and gestured to them: "You go slowly, I will take the pastry back to the queen first."

The guards had been together for a long time with Yang Yi, and of course they understood this meaning. It was not the first time that Yang Yi took the initiative to provoke a chore and let them go and relax. Several people were immediately overjoyed and hurriedly clasped their fists to thank them.

Yang Yi galloped alone on his horse. After walking through two streets, he suddenly jumped into an alley and knocked on a wooden door in the alley a few times. When the door opened, Yang Yi quickly flashed in.

There is also a large steamer inside, and the steamer is also filled with hot scallion cakes!

Several people quickly took out the scallion cakes from Pang Ji's mansion from the box and replaced them with them. After that, Yang Yi went out and continued to rush.

Empress Cao saw the pastry brought from Concubine Pang’s house and pinched a piece and put it in her mouth: “Hmm? Why is the taste different this time from the last few times?”

Her brows frowned and looked at Yang Yi. Yang Yi stood there as if he knew nothing. Queen Cao sighed: "Forget it, it's useless to ask you."

A trustworthy palace maid next to him said, "I think the imperial concubine's house has changed the cook. Empress, why don't she remove these if she doesn't have the taste?"

When Queen Cao was about to nod, she suddenly laughed: "Forget it, let's put it here. This is the will of the imperial concubine, and it cannot be wasted."
Chapter completed!