In the past few days, hundreds of miles of urgent documents have been pouring in, but after turning his head for a moment, he can see the fast horse that transmits the documents galloping by, which shows that the situation on the side of Northern Qi is becoming more and more anxious.

After all, the Northern Wei Dynasty began to garrison the border, and no matter how secretive such a move was, it would always be known by the other party's spies, and it would have been reported to the Northern Qi court. But the strange thing is that the young son of heaven of Northern Qi doesn't seem to be concerned, and what he does every day is still drinking and having fun, hunting and playing, but the 200,000 army is still stationed in place, and there is no sign of a class teacher.

This time can be described as a great opportunity for the Northern Wei Dynasty to capture the Northern Qi in one fell swoop, it can be said that the opportunity is fleeting, but once the Northern Wei Dynasty makes a move, it will inevitably attract the attention of the northern Turks and the southern Chen State, and it has to be guarded against here.

Although the northern Turks were critically ill due to Ashina Daman Khan, and the rivalry between uncles and nephews became more and more fierce, while the other tribes hated each other because of water and grass and personal grudges, and attacked each other, and the war was in a state of stalemate and had no time to look south, the Chen State in the south was still watching from the sidelines.

Moreover, Chen Guokong is east of Jiangling, south of the Yangtze River and other places, and recently there are even good news that Chen Guo has gradually conquered the leaders of the barbarian group in the land of old Chu, which has almost calmed the troubles on the southwest border, coupled with the wealth of Jiangnan and other places, even if the rebellion of the leaders of the southwest barbarian group is more expensive, it has not hurt the root, so it is entirely possible for Chen Guo to take the opportunity to go north and profit from it.

This forced the Northern Wei Dynasty to consider whether it had a secret communication with Chen State when it conquered the Northern Qi Dynasty, and divided the Northern Qi to govern it.

But Chen Guo is not the only option, and it can even be said that they are the party with the most benefits in this battle.

The snipe and the clam compete, the fisherman profits, and Chen Guo, what he wants to do most is the fisherman!

Even so, the Northern Wei Dynasty is now ready to send an arrow and has to be sent, so the current national policy is to gather the strength of the whole country to conquer the Northern Qi for a while, and the second is to cede a number of important towns in the south of the Northern Qi to the Chen State, as a condition for the two countries to cooperate or not to disturb each other.

But if Nan Chen is really allowed to carve up many important towns in the south of the Northern Qi Dynasty, it is equivalent to Nan Chen planting a nail in the land north of the Yangtze River, even if the final battle between the Northern Wei and the Northern Qi Dynasty is won by the Northern Wei Dynasty, then this nail is nailed to the feet of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Therefore, it can be seen that gains and losses are the mutual transformation of vested interests.

Therefore, now for the Northern Wei Dynasty, the most important thing is to decide the generalissimo of the southern expedition here, and the ministers of the court are swaying between the king of Shuo Xiao Shu and the governor of Xiangzhou, Dugu Hui, the empress dowager has issued an order to guard the Yanyun dragon guard of Huaishuo when the queen mother is still in Kyoto, and the marshal of the Yanyun dragon cavalry guard Xiao Tang has returned to Beijing, but now the royal car has already moved to Luan Luyuan, but still has not seen Shuowang Xiao Tang rush to face the saint, what is even more strange is that even the imperial court can not find out the slightest bit of news about the king of Shuo, Xiao Tang, and everyone speculates that Xiao Tang is more auspicious than this。

Seeing that the days are passing, the so-called fighter plane is fleeting, and it is really a blessing and a curse to drag on for a long time, which also leads to the gradual weakening of the support of the courtiers who once supported Xiao Tang, the king of Shuo, and the voice of Dugu Zhi, the governor of Xiangzhou, taking over as the generalissimo of the southern expedition, is getting higher and higher.

At this moment, several horse governors have asked for orders to enlist in the army, which led the family members and elders of their respective families to which the horse governors belonged to come to beg the empress dowager to suppress this will, and cried in the empress dowager's ear, that is, they did not want the horse governors to join the army on the front line.

The Empress Dowager originally did not approve of letting several horse governors join the army, so this matter was suppressed by the Empress Dowager as soon as it appeared, but she didn't expect these children to be indomitable, either trying to enter the famous military book one after another, or tirelessly asking for war.

Although the Empress Dowager was annoyed by these children, she also looked at these children differently in her heart, the country was in a dilemma, and they knew how to stand up as captains of horses, and I have to say that they were all good children who were dedicated to the country.

In the end, out of consideration and assessment of the current situation, the Empress Dowager still granted the invitation of the second and third horses, and allowed them to go to the hospital with the army.

I have to mention that there is also the figure of the Empress Dowager's counterbalance here, as long as you think of the two horses and the three horses are the sons of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War, you can know where the Empress Dowager's intentions are.

In wartime, the most jealous of the country and the suspicion of the generals, in the court, the officials are stable and the hundred officials, and in the opposition, the military department supervises the march, so that at all times, the power must be concentrated in the hands of the royal family as much as possible.

Now that the sons of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War are in the military camp, how can they not do their best for this southern expedition?

In this way, not only can the situation between the DPRK and China tend to be stable, but also the filial piety of these children can be fulfilled. Of course, the Empress Dowager also has a selfish intention in it, after all, these two children are still the captains of the horses appointed by herself, and they still have to be arranged in the big tent of the Chinese army, and try to keep them away from the main battlefield.

As for the eldest concubine Gao Chen and the fourth concubine Liu Ji, the empress dowager had already discussed with the eldest concubine to let the eldest concubine stay in the court and cooperate with her to stabilize the situation in the central court, so she did not agree to let the eldest concubine go out with the army;

As for Liu Ji, the fourth horse, he is still too young to travel with the army, so he is no longer among the expeditions.

After issuing these resolutions, the next most important thing for the Empress Dowager is to decide on the choice of the generalissimo of the Southern Expedition.

Originally, she wanted to let Xiao Tang, the king of Shuo, but this important task, if he sat in the Chinese army, not only could he suppress the governor of the state town, but the choice of the other three marshals could also be selected according to the original plan.

But if Xiao Tang didn't arrive in time, the situation would have changed differently.

Under the pressure of the courtiers, the Empress Dowager has also sent a message, if the Shuo King Xiao Tang fails to arrive in time in the past three days, the Empress Dowager will issue an edict to order the governor of Xiangzhou, Dugu Hui, to take over as the generalissimo of the Southern Expedition.

......

Regarding the worries of the Empress Dowager, several of the horse commanders who were punished as halberds in the garrison camp naturally couldn't understand all of them, and they were all immersed in their own joys and worries.

The Empress Dowager was invited by the Governor of the Horse to join the army, and some people were happy and some were worried.

Not to mention that the four horses Liu Ji was chased and beaten by the four princesses, and finally persuaded the four princesses to go back, and the second and third horses, who were immersed in the joy of enlisting in the army, also encountered all kinds of hardships and sorrows, and the second horses were difficult to forgive Her Royal Highness the second princess, and the third horses were counted out hatefully by their father and several uncles and elders in turn.

Among them, except for the eldest colt Gao Chen, who is still quietly his halberd and abides by his duties, the other captains are all tired of dealing with this matter.

Two more days have passed since the day Liu Ji and the four princesses had a quarrel, and Liu Ji and I, as well as the two halberdiers outside the Lingwai, ended their duties for today's execution, and after handing over the work with another group of people, they were about to return to the camp separately, but they temporarily received an order to inspect the field.

Although such sudden additions to the task command also happened from time to time, this time the order was still a little later than usual, because the time had just passed, and the sun was about to set, and it would be dark in a short time.

When Liu Ji heard this, he couldn't help but complain, if it was dark to inspect the wilderness, it would be a chore, not to mention, maybe there would be a danger of encountering ferocious beasts, which had to be taken seriously.

I saw that it didn't take long for the sky to get dark, and I couldn't help muttering to myself, if the patrol was late, I was afraid that there would be a possibility of hesitation or failure to make an appointment with Wan'er tonight.

As soon as I thought of this, I couldn't help but sigh secretly.

Military orders are like mountains, how can there be a reason not to carry them out because of resentment in their hearts?

After inspecting the equipment, since it was a field patrol, we had to carry bows and arrows, knives, torches, and some water and dry food when it got dark, and we still went to the area assigned to us in groups of four to do the inspection.

Halfway through, the sky gradually darkened, and from time to time you could hear the chirping or low panting of birds and beasts along the way, and it happened that the terrain here was biased towards the valley, and these sounds reverberated back and forth, one after another, if it was the first time to patrol the field, it was already frightened and shivered.

Although he is used to this situation these days, Liu Ji still sounds a little creepy this time, his body can't help shaking, he clenches the halberd in his hand, and secretly cheers himself up.

My position with Liu Ji happens to be in the middle of the team, and I seem to have seen some clues from this queue mode, because every time I go out on patrol duty, my position with Liu Ji will always be arranged in the center of the team, which is almost a state of covert protection, and it is obvious that the entire garrison knows what our identity is.

patted Liu Ji on the shoulder behind him to cheer him up, Liu Ji looked at me and added a little more courage in his heart, and his gradually slowed pace began to speed up again, and he became more and more energetic when he walked.

After the four of us had walked another part of the road, and it was completely dark, we lit each other's torches, replenished some rations and water, and then proceeded, and after inspecting the path below the hill in front of us, we returned the way we came.

Seeing that the task was about to be completed, several people did not feel relieved, and the nerves that were originally a little tense were slightly relaxed because they didn't meet any smiles all the way, and they lost the restraint they had at the beginning.

In fact, since the second and third horses were transferred, Liu Ji and I have almost been able to form a team, while the other two people have changed from time to time, even if they are familiar with these two people one moment, it will be difficult to meet these two people again the next moment.

So apart from the usual chatter, Liu Ji and I basically don't have much intersection with the other two people.

It's just that tonight these two are commensurate with the temperament of the two of us, and after a few words, several people are familiar with each other, and there is a person named Luo Heng inside, but he is an unforgettable talkative person, because he is a little more courageous and courageous than ordinary people, and we will not be more distant when we talk to us because we are the captains of the horses, which is why Liu Ji and I can talk to him.

This Luo Heng is only nineteen years old, and he has been in the garrison camp for almost a year, he was selected from the local military camp to the reserve army of the Kyoto garrison battalion, because before being selected into Kyoto, he must serve in the local military camp for one year, and select outstanding soldiers from them to be selected into the military camp in Kyoto, and after the military camp is selected, he will become a reserve army.

"Hey, Brother Luo, do you know where this is?"

Liu Ji and Luo Hengnian are similar, and they are both hot-blooded teenagers, easy to make friends, the two of them have become acquainted with each other, and seeing that the night here is a little weird, they can't help asking.

Luo Heng observed the next four weeks by himself, and combined with the calculation of the time he had traveled along the way, he said:

"This place should be 'Guigu', because there are often Zigui birds inhabiting the forest, and you can often hear cuckoo calls, and its sound is similar to 'It's better to return', so the locals named it 'Guigu'!"

"I see!"

Liu Ji nodded hurriedly yes, and suddenly felt a little more fond of this small valley.

I followed behind Liu Ji, and when I heard the words, I didn't feel a slight smile.

"Shhh

Luo Heng, who was leading the way, suddenly lowered his figure, and immediately extinguished the torch in his hand, signaling us to silence, obviously there is a situation ahead!

We immediately extinguished the torches in our hands, and we all bowed down and burrowed into the overgrown haystacks, one after the other, and then we slumped down in the haystacks of the small hills.

Today, the moon is hidden among the dark clouds, there is not much moonlight, and the surroundings are also gloomy, but the sound of swords clashing faintly from the path in the distance is still getting more and more intense, so that we can quickly find the direction from which the sound came from.

When we followed the reputation, I could vaguely see four or five black figures fighting back and forth, the sound of swords clashing and shouting, which made me clearly understand what was happening in front of me.

The situation in front of me should be that there are four strange men besieging another man, it is too dark to see each other's faces, but their gender can be discerned from their shouting.

"Who the hell are they, why are they here, what are they doing?"

Liu Ji couldn't see through the reason for a while, and couldn't help but ask in a whisper.

"Depending on the situation, they should be people from the rivers and lakes, a group of four people, besieging one person, looking at the situation, it is a bit like a vendetta in the rivers and lakes. ”

Luo Heng has seen a lot of such situations, and under normal circumstances, as long as these people settle their grievances and divide the winners and losers, these people will also disperse.

Therefore, in most cases, if the patrol soldiers find out about this situation, as long as they are not secret agents who are trying to infiltrate the barracks to obtain secrets, they will generally watch from the sidelines.

"This is four against one, and it is really a victory. ”

Liu Ji couldn't help muttering in a low voice, obviously he had also seen the legends of assassins, and he still admired the swordsmen who acted chivalrous and righteous.

"Those four people are not weak in martial arts, and it looks like a vicious battle. ”

Luo Heng stared at the movement and couldn't help but speak.

"So, then we're just going to keep crouching here and watching?"

Liu Ji suddenly felt a little unbearable, if that person was defeated, would he be killed by those four people?

Suddenly, everyone's eyes were on the big colt who had been silent, as if waiting for his next decision.

Do you want to continue to watch from the sidelines, or do something?

I had been trying to see the faces of those people, but I found that the visibility was too low at this moment, so after seeing the intertwining of the figures, I began to see the flaws in their voices and movements.

Listening to the accents of a few people seem to be northerners, and occasionally I will hear them talk about some local slang, most of which are very short swearing, but it makes me recognize that these people should be from the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the accent implies that they are from the area of Xiangzhou and Bingzhou, and when I realize this, I can no longer take this so-called vendetta of the rivers and lakes lightly.

Do you want to make a move?

I stared intently at the movements of these people, because these people had been fighting for a long time, and they had never killed that person immediately, so it could be seen that the martial arts of the person who was sniped should not be underestimated, looking at the situation in front of me, as long as there was no accident, these four people should not be the opponents of that person.

But the accident happened at that moment, it seems that someone among the four people secretly cast a hidden weapon, this secret weapon does not seem to avoid relatives, and treats everyone equally, so it hits the hit, listening to the continuous exclamations, not close to the accomplices of these four people were hit by the hidden weapon, and even the person was not spared.

My heart sank to the bottom of the earth because of the exclamation of the besieged man, who was sure that the besieged man was someone I knew!

"Rescue people!"

I lowered my voice, but my tone was decisive and firm.

Liu Ji couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this, he had long been unaccustomed to this trick of bullying more and less, and when he heard the order of the big horse, he was suddenly full of strength and eager to try.

Luo Heng is an objective and calm person, and hurriedly reminded from the side:

"Now the enemy and us are equal in numbers, but the combat power cannot be equated, if we attack rashly, I am afraid that the net will be broken, and the gains outweigh the losses. ”

I smiled faintly and blurted out:

"The art of war has clouds: the law of using soldiers, ten to surround it, five to attack it, and to divide it if it is doubled, the enemy can fight, if it is less, it can escape, and if it is not, it can be avoided. It is not feasible to besiege and evade, so what can I do?"

Luo Heng reacted quickly, then took over the conversation and replied:

"In this case, you can't be defeated, you can only outwit it. ”

I pouted and smiled, and said:

"Yes, that's exactly what I want!"

Are they talking about fighting or not fighting?

Liu Ji on the side was like a second monk at a loss.

......

A hidden weapon, the besieger's body gradually slowed down, and the battle against those people gradually became a little powerless, but they still did not give up, and fought and left, thinking that as long as they went deeper, they could also have a chance to be reborn if they met the sergeants in charge of patrolling around them.

Seeing that these people were gradually starting to approach this valley, I saw that the time was ripe, and began to carry out the plan that I had previously explained!

The men who were fighting were in the middle of the battle, and suddenly they heard that the grass in the nearby hills began to gradually converge to the middle from both sides of the distance, and began to make a burst of noise, as if there was a crowd surging, and this movement did not stop for a moment, and in a moment this movement seemed to occupy the commanding heights of the small valley in front of them.

A few people were shocked, thinking that this place was getting closer and closer to the nearby military camp, didn't they encounter an ambush lurking here?

Before these people could come back to their senses, a tall figure in military uniform suddenly appeared in the grass in the center of the commanding height, and they could only hear the long halberd in the officer's hand smash the boulder under him with a blow, making a violent sound, and then only heard the officer shouting:

"Who are you waiting for, dare to trespass into the garrison land, the archers are ready, and those who dare to trespass into the garrison will be killed!"

Immediately afterwards, I heard a burst of noise in the grass, as if there were many people and horses hidden in the grass.

This can frighten that group of people, tonight the moon is low, even if they are such martial arts masters, seeing such a formation, they can't help but be frightened, if there is really an ambush here, if ten thousand arrows are fired together, they will all be shot into hedgehogs in a moment.

Before they all stopped moving, they gathered together, abandoned the sniper, and began to slowly retreat.

"Gather the bow, put it!"

The officer was willing to let this group of people go, and immediately ordered ten thousand arrows to be fired.

The four of them were so frightened that they immediately fled, and before they walked on their front feet, there was a constant sound of bows and arrows whistling behind them, and in a moment of unfilial piety, more than a dozen arrow feathers flew in, either on the trunk of the tree, or landed where they had just stayed.

In a few moments, the four of them were frightened by this trick and fled far away.

Seeing that the purpose was temporarily achieved, I am afraid that if this group of people will come over in time to kill again, according to the plan, Luo Heng immediately released the fire feather arrow at this time, and the arrow shot straight into the air, and suddenly heard a whistling sound, accompanied by this rocket in mid-air to draw a beautiful arc, as long as the surrounding patrol troops saw this fire feather arrow, they would immediately quickly gather troops here for support.

Seeing that the plan was successfully implemented, I didn't waste any time, so I asked Liu Ji and others to control the commanding heights to support me here, and I immediately rushed down the valley to meet the person who was being hunted down.

When this man suddenly saw me approaching, he couldn't help but be suspicious, and for a while he couldn't tell whether he was friend or foe, and he held the long sword in his hand across his chest as a state of defense.

When I got nearer to this man, in order to confirm my suspicions, and to reassure him, I could not help crying out in a low voice:

"Ruby, are you Ruby?"

This person was also shocked when he heard my name, and then he came back to his senses, it turned out that this officer was none other than Gao Chen, the master of the horse!

"You, you're a big colt?!"

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When I heard this, I couldn't help but smile slightly.

Ziyu, this kid, is really honest.

She knew that if she said yes, then I would definitely stop what I was doing, and return to my heart, and make myself more in line with what the princess expected;

In the end, she chose to tell the truth, but for some reason, I was slightly disappointed.

Is this mean, princess, that she doesn't expect anything from me anymore?

Seeing the loss in my eyes, Ziyu suddenly had a feeling that she had done something wrong, as if because of her unintentional act this time, the distance between the princess and the colt was widened a little.

Ziyu was also a little panicked, a more important reason why she chose to tell the truth was that she might have discovered the reason why Her Royal Highness the Princess had been unusual these days.

Her Royal Highness may not know whether the expectations of the princess are right or wrong?

The princess was confused, so she deliberately didn't talk to the master of the horse these days, no matter what, just to sort out the answers to these questions?

How could she answer that question on behalf of Her Highness the Princess before she came to her own conclusions?

Therefore, Ziyu chose to tell the truth, but she never thought that it seemed that she had misunderstood something.

Ziyu was about to explain, but was interrupted by my sudden words.

"I'm full, I'm sleepy, it's time to go to sleep. ”

With that, I stood up and turned to leave. Just a few steps away, he said to Ah Zhengyan:

"Ah Zheng, you go and help me tidy up, tonight, I'll sleep in the study......"

Ah Zheng glanced at me in disbelief, and then looked at Ziyu, whose face was a little pale on the side, afraid that I would urge, so he hurriedly said yes, and immediately went to the study first to help me make the bed.

Ziyu was anxious, and hurriedly said:

"Master Horse, Her Royal Highness the Princess is not ......"

"Ziyu, Ming'er is the Empress Dowager's birthday, and when the time comes, you will have to work hard to take care of the princess and send her to the palace. ”

After saying that, I dragged my somewhat tired body and went in the direction of the study.

The purple jade who stayed behind bit her lip in a little panic, tomorrow the Empress Dowager's Qianqiu feast, according to etiquette, the princess and the concubine need to go together, kowtow to the Empress Dowager, what is going on?

Ziyu sighed a little sadly, stomped her feet and went to the princess's garden, thinking that when the princess Ming'er woke up, she kowtowed to Her Royal Highness the princess and asked for guilt!

The moonlight is gentle tonight, but it is a lot of people's, sleepless nights!

Today's Empress Dowager Qianqiu feast, the little emperor decreed, today the Taihe Hall set up a night banquet, a big banquet for the ministers, in order to congratulate the Empress Dowager on the joy of a thousand years of birthday, and the people are happy.

The whole imperial city is full of joy, and even the civil and military officials are dressed brightly and neatly today, with happy faces, and whether they know each other or not, they all greet each other warmly and politely.

And in the harem, it is naturally very lively.

As long as the women inside and outside the palace have a rank and title, they all enter the palace to ask the empress dowager for a birthday, and whether it is a chamberlain or a maid in the harem, they are all in a hurry and orderly shuttling through the palaces, busy for the empress dowager's birthday......

Everyone is looking forward to tonight's exciting night feast.

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After the decision on the matters of the court meeting, the civil and military officials all went to their respective departments to finish the work in their respective departments after the meeting, and when it was almost Shen, they left for the Taihe Hall to welcome the Empress Dowager and the Emperor Xià Holy Driver, and after the hundred officials bowed to the Empress Dowager under the leadership of the Emperor Xià to congratulate her birthday, today's night banquet can be regarded as the official kick-off.

As soon as the court meeting ended, I was blocked by Yang Anyuan and Li Hao, whom I hadn't seen for several days.

Since taking over the post of Imperial Historian, I have been committed to handling the rebellion case confessed by the Empress Dowager and secretly investigating the truth of the prince's rebellion case and have been exhausted, and I have no intention of caring about anything else. Not only did he not take the initiative to contact them, but he also threw the responsibility of the crown prince and the prince to them......

Obviously, whether as a friend or as the concubine of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I have been derelict in my duties.

Looking at their stern expressions, I couldn't help but sigh slightly, the three of us could talk about everything before, but now it has become like this, is it the time that changes, or the hearts of people change?

I think they haven't changed, it's me, I.

"Do you want to talk to me about the rumors......

That's what came to my mind, after all, with the upright and pedantic nature of their readers, it was difficult to accept this.

How do you know, Yang Anyuan turned around angrily after hearing this, and stopped looking at me, while Li Hao grabbed Yang Anyuan and reminded him that the purpose of this time was not to quarrel, and it was obviously not him who was most worried about his senior brother before?

With a wry smile, Li Hao hurriedly played a round and said:

"Senior brother, you misunderstood, we saw that your face has not been very good recently, and we are worried that you are too embarrassed by yourself, so we ......"

Hearing this, my face was bitter, what I have done these days has finally worried these two brothers.

Ashamed of what he had just said, he hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted, and was quite grateful in his words, and said:

"Thank you two brothers for your concern, it's Gao Chen who doesn't know what to do, and he misunderstood the two brothers!"

After speaking, I stood silently to the side, speechless.

Turning around and seeing my depressed expression, Yang Anyuan suddenly let out a sigh of relief, he couldn't hate this kid after all.

"Don't push yourself too hard, if there's really any trouble, although we are soft-spoken, we can still help. ”

Yang Anyuan sighed slightly, and patted me on the shoulder with encouragement.

Recently, rumors about me have spread in the palace, not that I am sanctimonious and form a party, or that I have taken the opportunity of this investigation to enrich myself and be greedy and bloodthirsty. In private conversations, people were mostly ashamed of what I did.

Yang Anyuan and Li Hao have been with me for the longest time, and they know very well what my conduct is, and they can hear people talk about it in private, even if they are angry in their hearts, they also believe that the clear ones are self-purifying, and the turbid ones are self-turbid, and they will never question my personality.

originally wanted to turn a deaf ear to those gossips, but a new Shuji Shi Yuan Ke who had not entered the Hanlin Academy, dared to maliciously slander and spread rumors behind his back, many of which were insulting and Gao Chen's words, this scene happened to be seen by Yang Anyuan, he was angry for a while, rushed over and grabbed Yuan Ke's collar, and punched him in the face.

Now, Yuan Ke's brother Yuan Ji is already a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and he has wasted a lot of effort when Yuan Ke can enter the Hanlin Academy. Now that someone is bullying his younger brother, it is inevitable that Yang Anyuan will be punished more, and he will also threaten to drive him out of the Hanlin Academy.

If it weren't for the mediation of the scholar Che Huai, who only deducted Yang Anyuan for half a year as a punishment, and Zhou Wen, the head of the Hanlin Academy, made a final decision, which saved Yang Anyuan from being kicked out of the Hanlin Academy.

I was transferred north to the Imperial Historical Tower, and my recent thoughts have been spent on investigating the rebellion case, so I have neglected the Hanlin Academy. Later, when I heard Li Hao talk about this paragraph, I was a little lucky, but fortunately, the chess move was played properly at that time, which not only gained Zhou Wen's favor, but also made Che Huai willing to use it for me, so when I was not in the Hanlin Academy, I took more care of Yang Anyuan and Li Hao.

The world is like chess, and those who are far-sighted win, which is true!

Cast a grateful gaze to the two brothers, the brotherhood over the years, really can stand the test, they trust each other to the fullest, treat each other sincerely, and it is also a blessing that I have cultivated in this life!

"Thank you, brothers. ”

Between the words, I was also a little choked, these days' grievances and unwillingness, as well as sullenness, can be regarded as finding an outlet.

The three of them looked at each other, their eyes were a little sour, but the corners of their mouths were all smiling, and they hammered each other's shoulders, all of which were silent.

"These days, Your Majesty has been asking me when you will go back to the imperial study to teach your homework, and it can be seen that Your Majesty is missing you!"

Walking on the road, the three of us chatted for a long time.

Hearing Yang Anyuan's reminder, it was only then that I really woke up, I was really a little frivolous and impatient these days, and I only wanted to give an explanation to the princess, but I also forgot that I had other responsibilities to bear.

"Your Majesty, have you ever fallen behind in your schoolwork these days?"

I asked with some concern, but I saw Yang Anyuan and Li Hao's slightly helpless expressions.

Li Hao then said:

"These days, Yuanji has temporarily taken a few classes for your majesty, and after that, your majesty has been a little impetuous, and has no intention of doing homework, thinking that there must be doubts in your heart. It's just a pity that no matter how Brother Yang and I ask, His Majesty is reluctant to talk about it. ”

I frowned, and then I realized the seriousness of the matter.

His Majesty is the emperor who will control the country in the future, and the duties of the Taifu who taught His Majesty are very important, and it can even be said that it is related to the country.

The little emperor is still young now, and his heart is uncertain, if he is provoked by someone with a heart, he will inevitably have doubts in his heart, and then doubt Dou Dou suddenly, and after a long time, he will be suspicious of others, which is definitely not a good thing.

I couldn't help but feel ashamed, and said:

"I was negligent. ”

Yang Anyuan said:

"So, what do you mean?"

"After the trial of this rebellion case is concluded, I will personally ask the Empress Dowager to resign from the post of Imperial Historian and devote myself to teaching His Majesty his homework. ”

After all, I promised the little emperor that I would teach him how to be a king, and I want him to be a good emperor!

Hearing my answer, Yang Anyuan and Li Hao looked at each other and smiled, with expressions that did not mistake me.

Yang Anyuan's eyes were blazing, patting his chest, and said:

"During this time, you can rest assured that you will leave your majesty to us. ”

Immediately, Li Hao also took over the conversation and said with a smile:

"That's right, Brother Gao, just let go and do what you want to do, no matter what, we will guard your majesty's side and never let anyone hurt your majesty. ”

I gratefully folded my fists and saluted my two brothers, saying:

"Then please leave it to the two brothers!"

"Hey, you and my brother, there's no need to be so polite. What's more, loyalty to the king and the country is a etiquette that should be observed by the ministers, and we have the unshirkable responsibility!"

"Yes, what Brother Yang said is very true!"

After speaking, the three nodded and smiled at each other.

"Speaking of which, there's something I need to remind you of. ”

Yang Anyuan remembered one thing and felt that it would be more appropriate to sue me.

"What?"

"These days, that Dugu letter has entered the palace, on the grounds of experiencing government affairs, he has come to the Hanlin Academy more often, and the two brothers Yuan Ji and Yuan Ke have been hospitable and courteous, and this person is polite and gentle, I don't know what this move is about?"

Retaining the group of chaotic people of the governors of the state and town in the capital for training is the decree of the Empress Dowager herself, and no one dares to say anything.

Although this group of Taibao was born rich and noble, they are mostly martial and fierce, and there are very few people who are both civil and military, not to mention that just like Dugu Xin, whether it is his appearance and family background, or martial arts, courage and strategy, he is unique.

What's more: If you talk about the name of the world's number one hypocrite, he Duguxin thinks he is second, and I don't think anyone dares to admit the first.

Therefore, when Yang Anyuan used 'polite and gentle' to describe Dugu Xin, I was not surprised at all, but I was a little disgusted.

With an indifferent smile, I immediately asked a rhetorical question and said:

"Then, what do the two brothers think, Dugu believes in this person?"

The two just shook their heads, and then, Yang Anyuan said:

"This person's eyes are sharp, and his joy and anger are invisible, which shows that the city is very deep. ”

When Li Hao thought of Dugu Xin, he couldn't help but shudder, and hurriedly said:

"I don't know why, when I see the man's eyes, even if he smiles, I shudder with fear. ”

I sighed slightly, it seems that these two brothers of mine are still very knowledgeable.

After all, in the future, I will still be an official in the same dynasty as Dugu Xin and others, no matter what, I have to deal with it carefully, he and I are destined to be eternal enemies and will not become friends, at least, we can't let the two brothers also be involved in these grievances, for them, it is better not to offend Dugu Xin, or not to offend.

"The two brothers know in their hearts, they don't need to get too close to this person, but they can't be too far away, just grasp the proportion. ”

Hearing my advice, the two of them nodded yes one after another, and now they also have a bottom in their hearts about how to deal with Dugu Xin.

When they reached the fork in the road, they exchanged a few words with the two brothers, and then parted ways.

I thought about the little emperor, so I temporarily changed the route, thinking that the little emperor would definitely study his homework in the imperial study at this time, so I went to the imperial study.

......

When I bowed in front of the emperor, the little emperor showed a look of joy on his face, and hurriedly told me to get up quickly, and said:

"Finally Tai Fu Pan is back, is the case about to be concluded?"

The two teachers of Yang and Li told themselves that as long as the case was over, Taifu would come back to teach him, so when he saw Taifu coming, he hurriedly asked.

I smiled slightly, although the investigation of the case was very smooth, but it was not yet at the end of the trial, and I was about to report the truth to the little emperor, but I saw that the little emperor's smile was gradually lost, but he looked preoccupied.

"Your Majesty, do you have any doubts in your heart?"

The little emperor saw my concerned gaze, and after a moment of silence, he still spoke:

"Taifu, if this case is concluded, will many people die because of it?"