The door of the Hanlin Academy's library was gently pushed open, and a delicate face quietly poked into the door, and his eyes purred around, and the library was densely packed with bookshelves and mountains of books on the shelves, and it was more difficult to find a person quietly in a huge library. Thanks to Xiao Hanlin's deep knowledge of Old Hanlin's habits, he knows which area he will be wandering in recently.

Sure enough, when he turned around a few times, he saw a gray-haired head hidden among the ancient books loaded with anecdotes on all sides.

Xiao Hanlin knows the temperament of the old Hanlin, and you had better not make a noise to disturb this old man when he reads, otherwise he will definitely be scolded and punished for cleaning the entire library.

Xiao Hanlin looked at the "Old Things in the Front Palace" in his hand, and then looked at the serious and indulgent appearance of the old Hanlin, he really couldn't help but admire this old man's concentration is not ordinarily good, why can he plunge into the book and no longer move, but he always looks at everything and feels that it is not so interesting, at most he looks at the flowers and looks at the excitement, just like this "Old Things in the Front Palace", the old gentleman said that it is too interesting, and he can read a lot of people's hearts and historical vicissitudes, but he saw the absurdity of the emperor of the previous dynasty and the chaos of harem life.

"Why can't my heart be still?, when will I be as quiet as an adult?" he asked softly in frustration.

"Monkey cub," Lao Hanlin suddenly laughed, closing a yellowed and even blackened ancient book in his palm, "Your frizzy temperament is clearly brought by the mother's womb, and it is really difficult to change in a short time, but as long as you are willing to study hard with me, it will take ten or twenty years, and I am guaranteed to let you change people." ”

Xiao Hanlin was disappointed when he heard it for so many years, for so long, wouldn't his hair have turned white, he couldn't wait, he hoped that he would immediately become as knowledgeable, full of economy and funny and intelligent as the old gentleman in front of him, especially as long as he picked up a book, he could immediately completely indulge in it and read it with relish.

"Why, I've finished reading it so soon?" the old gentleman noticed the "Old Things in the Front Palace" in the young man's hand.

Xiao Hanlin held up the book: "It's not as interesting as you always say, I finished it in two days and two nights." I think the things in the temples and rivers and lakes are still a little interesting, those harem women crying and crying and making trouble, fighting, are all trivial things, and those servants, I also feel very boring and dull after reading more of their stories, not as interesting as the rivers and lakes, and not as exciting as the emperor's story of the love of his children, I think it is really boring. ”

Old Hanlin took the book, rubbed his old hand on the spine of the book, and smiled: "Sure enough, I am still too young, and I look too superficially at the ups and downs of the world." But it doesn't matter, when you really experience the ups and downs of the world like me, I believe you will never find this book boring again. ”

Xiao Hanlin was distressed, "But where am I going to go through all this......?

He was about to say that the world was peaceful, but in the middle of speaking, he suddenly realized that something was wrong, if it was peaceful today? Kyoto is still peaceful for the time being, but everyone knows that the situation in the southwest is dragging on day by day in the midst of war. Who knows what the people are suffering there. Even the streets of Kyoto are now popping up with refugees.

This made him worry suddenly, and he also remembered the real purpose of coming to Lao Hanlin, and he had some doubts in his heart, and he needed to be solved by the old gentleman.

Old Hanlin seemed to have seen through the young man's intentions a long time ago, and slowly put the book back on the shelf, "I can't see the situation in front of me clearly, right?"

Xiao Hanlin's brows furrowed: "The student heard a rumor today. But it looks like it could come true, because everyone is talking about it solemnly, and it's exactly like the real thing. ”

Old Hanlin looked at Xiao Hanlin, Xiao Hanlin knew that in addition to being on duty in this Hanlin Academy, the old gentleman liked to soak in the pile of old papers and be accompanied by books, and he was generally reluctant to go to those civil and military officials to get together when he had nothing to do, so he definitely didn't know the latest news outside.

Xiao Hanlin was not in a hurry to tell the old gentleman the rumors he had heard, but asked: "Last time, you said that when Your Majesty invited Bai Feng and General Bai today, it was seven points false and three points true, and the second time you sent Liu Yuma to invite it, it was three points false and seven points true, and now the students are confused, how much will it be true and how much false will it be this time?"

The old gentleman's eyes flashed with a childlike light, as if the essence of the books he had read in his life had been turned into the light of wisdom and accumulated in a pair of big eyes.

"Did you hear any rumors?" asked Old Hanlin rhetorically.

He used "rumors" instead of "rumors" as Xiao Hanlin said.

Xiao Hanlin nodded: "They are all discussing, it seems that His Majesty will give an order soon, so it shouldn't be groundless." ”

Old Hanlin shook his head: "No, it's just a rumor." Since it is a rumor, it can only be ten times false. Not really. ”

Xiao Hanlin was stunned, "No, the whole dynasty is secretly saying that His Majesty is going to send a talented soldier named Wen Qingxiu to Qingzhou Mansion to ask Bai Feng to come out of the mountain." They analyze it with noses and eyes, exactly like the real thing. ”

Old Hanlin smiled: "You remember, the more you look, the more impossible it is." What kind of person is Your Majesty, the true dragon emperor, and a person who is very deep in the city, so he will not let his subordinates control him. Even if His Majesty once had this idea, there are people who, before His Majesty's thought is spoken, understand this and draw a knife to cut off the possibility of this idea becoming a reality. Because the person who wields the knife has long understood His Majesty's temperament and way of acting. ”

Xiao Hanlin couldn't help but be speechless, my good girl, just such a rumor, there is such a deep inside story behind it?

"And, this time, I'm sure the owner of this knife is over there. Old Hanlin said and raised his hand to the left.

Xiao Hanlin thought of Zuo Xiangguo.

Could it be that the rumor that His Majesty wanted to send Wen Qingxiu to Qingzhou Mansion to invite Bai Feng three times was really a rumor? Moreover, the rumor maker was Yin Zuoxiang? Yin Zuoxiang cleverly interrupted His Majesty's plan with this method?

Now that I think about it, it seems that this possibility is not impossible.

Everything is possible.

The relationship between Yin Zuoxiang and General Bai Lao is incompatible, and this government and the opposition are well known.

"Then who will Your Majesty send to Qingzhou Mansion? And I don't think Old General Bai can be so willful anymore, isn't he really afraid of annoying Your Majesty and suffering a catastrophe? How can Your Majesty's authority be teased again and again?" Xiao Hanlin frowned, a little distressed.

Old Hanlin knocked on the door of the young man's head with a book, "You, do you really think that Your Majesty will send someone to Qingzhou Mansion again? Tell you, no." A large bag of nephrite jade appeared at this juncture, that is, a large package of explosives prepared for General Bai, the power of this package of explosives will blow up the entire Bai family into pieces and ashes. ”

Xiao Hanlin took a deep breath in fright, took a breath of cold air, and muttered to himself: "But some people say that this is a false accusation by someone else, since Bai Feng sent someone to give a big gift to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, he will definitely be very cautious, and he will also send a master of martial arts to escort him, how can he let people know under the blue sky and white sun? He was caught red-handed? This is clearly a frame-up! Your Majesty is so wise, how can he not see such a trick clearly?"

The old folds on Old Hanlin's face became more and more profound, like a knife carved on it, and he sighed: "Silly boy, you are still too young. If you want to cover it, or say that you want to add to the crime, no, the soldiers are not tired of deceit, no, no, it is not appropriate - anyway, these meanings are in it, first, nephrite is too precious now, and there are not many people in the entire Dongliang country who have this kind of cherished treasure, second, even His Majesty himself does not have a few nephrite artifacts, and third, the rumors of the battle of nephrite jade have not really subsided, and suddenly, a large bag of nephrite jade appeared in front of the world, and there was a rumor that Bai Feng gave Yuan Youxiang a gift! This in itself is a blow to His Majesty. His Majesty did not invite Baifeng to come out of the mountain again and again. At the same time, this person who was dragged into the water was the right minister of the Dongliang Kingdom, which was famous for his two-sleeved breeze--so the person who set up the bureau this time was very cunning, killing two birds with one stone, no, three eagles, or even four eagles! According to His Majesty's way of behaving, he would rather believe what he has than what he doesn't. As long as he was so slightly suspicious, then the favorable situation facing Bai Feng would be completely reversed. In the past, Yuan Youxiang could speak for Bai Feng, and it was reasonable to say that he could scold Yin Zuo, and he could openly confront His Majesty, all because he had no desire and was selfless in his heart, completely for the sake of a public word, and now he himself has been dragged into the pit, and it is difficult to protect himself, so the most powerful umbrella that has always stood on Bai Feng's side is now gone. Today's Bai family, as my old man expected, a catastrophe is coming. ”

Xiao Hanlin couldn't help but interject: "What's worse is that now the right prime minister can't get out of bed, this thing is really a coincidence, it seems to be coming in a pile." ”

Old Hanlin shook his head and vetoed: "No, it has nothing to do with him not being able to get out of bed, even if he can stand in the court now in good health." He still won't protect the Bai family anymore. He had to avoid suspicion. Even if he is selfless and upright, but he also has to avoid suspicion, a gentleman loves his name, Yuan Youxiang has been tough all his life, and he is currently invulnerable to gold and silver property, but he also has a weakness, he values his reputation, this is his weakness. ”

Xiao Hanlin didn't know when he broke out in a sweat.

Old Hanlin finally finished speaking, and Xiao Hanlin raised his hand to wipe his sweat.

"My lord, is there no one and no way to save General Bai's life?"

Old Hanlin reopened the ancient book: "Yes." Only himself. ”

Xiao Hanlin was confused, "Didn't you say last time that Old General Bai had only one way to die." Why do you now say that he can save the Bai family by himself?"

Old Hanlin shook his head and groaned: "Death is life, and life is death." Life and death, life and death—"

Xiao Hanlin naturally didn't understand what truth this ghost's words could tell him like a wall, but he knew that the old gentleman was refusing to waste words with himself again. He didn't dare to dwell on it anymore and turned to leave.

As soon as he stepped out of the vermilion gate of the Hanlin Academy, he heard a message: His Majesty sent someone to Qingzhou Mansion to behead the Bai family.

Xiao Hanlin's legs suddenly weakened, he gritted his teeth and stood firm against the door, and sighed in his heart: "The old gentleman is really a god - he doesn't go out of the deep door of the library, but he can always predict the world's major events——"