"Your Majesty, the news that Wang Ge's hometown has just submitted that Wang Ru has died, and he suddenly fell ill and died. ”

In Qingfeng Palace, Emperor Zhengxi had just received the tea handed by the little palace maid, and Liu Changhuan suddenly came in and bowed down.

Hearing the news, it was like a thunderstorm in the middle of the day. He took a sip of tea and spat it out, "Hot—are you going to burn me to death?"

With a roar, the tea cup fell to the ground and smashed on the head of the little palace maid who had just served tea.

The little palace maid fell to her knees, trembling all over, and kowtowing like pounding garlic.

"Pull it out - shoot it!"

The red-clad and white-pants waiter pounced, and the little palace maid in green and white pants was immediately dragged out by the upside down.

The screams of the palace maids echoed in their ears.

Duanyi was first surprised, then calm, she looked at it coldly, and did not open her mouth to intercede for the palace maid.

Emperor Zhengxi listened lazily, as if the scream had slowly calmed his restless mind.

Duanyi Niangniang had already served him another new cup of tea with her own hands.

Emperor Zhengxi slowly blew the tea leaves that floated on the water, and looked at Liu Changhuan slowly: "Wang Ru, this is dead, what do you say outside?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the news from Wang Ge's hometown said that he died of a violent illness. Otherwise, the minions haven't had time to check yet. ”

"Let's find it out - since the Wang family said that he died of a violent illness, it was a violent death. If there is any other speculation outside, you should pay attention to it and press it. I don't want to hear any other gossip. ”

Liu Changhuan bowed: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the old slave will arrange it in person." ”

Emperor Zhengxi put down the teacup and got up, "Go to the front hall, don't let me feel at ease for a moment——"

Behind her, Duanyi Niangniang knelt down, a trace of horror flashed in her good-looking eyes, she looked at the disappearance of the royal car, stood up and looked behind her: "Hurry up and go to Xiangguo Mansion, things are not good-"

"Wang Ru is dead. In the library of the Hanlin Academy, Xiao Hanlin cried as soon as he entered the door, "Teacher, why do I feel more and more that you are not a human, but a god." How can you expect everything so accurately?"

Old Hanlin turned up from the deepest pile of ancient books, bringing up a puff of dust, he was no longer as sloppy and invisible as usual, but stood upright, patted the dust, flicked the crown, and bowed respectfully in the northeast direction, "Wang Ge Lao is worthy of Wang Ge Lao, as I expected, I am here to pay tribute to Wang Ge Lao." ”

Xiao Hanlin's face suddenly lost the ignorance of the past, he seemed to suddenly understand something, and looked thoughtfully at Wang Ge's old house in the northeast, "Wang Ru's body is not strong, but how can he die of illness as soon as he comes back? Moreover, everyone in the court saw that he was good and dignified, why did he suddenly die? The students suspected that he had died a strange death, could it be that Wang Ge Lao had killed his grandson with his own hands?"

"Much smarter, you kid, now you have learned to figure out the hearts of the world!"

Xiao Hanlin's face turned red, "Teacher, but the student doesn't understand a little, Wang Ge's family is two generations of single inheritance, this Wang Ru is the only grandson of the Wang family, is Wang Ge Lao really willing to kill Wang Ru with his own hands?"

Old Hanlin shook his head, "You're still too young, it's normal for young people not to understand this. I hope you don't understand this too soon. Wang Ge Lao did this, and he also had his last resort, he was to protect the Wang family, in order to protect the reputation of the Wang family for several generations, Wang Ge was old, he didn't often go to court, Wang Ru died, but there was still Wang Zhenshan, Wang Zhenshan still had to live. However, Wang Ge Lao's move was not entirely for the sake of the Wang family, he was for the righteousness of this heaven and earth, and it was the great righteousness! This righteous character has the duty of being a minister and a high-ranking official, and he has to devote himself to the emperor's society after death; and as a man, standing between heaven and earth, he has to give up his private reputation and clear his name for the sake of the common people in the world and for the sake of being a man of faith. If it was only for the former, I wouldn't respect him so much, and the most valuable thing is the latter. Just imagine now, looking at the government and the opposition in Dongliang Kingdom, there are still a few such people who will make a living for the people of the world, for a fair and honest conscience in their hearts!"

Xiao Hanlin was stunned again.

After a long time, he woke up like a dream, "Teacher, this word of loyalty, a word of righteousness, why is it so difficult to rely on this to establish a life!"

"It's difficult—" Old Hanlin sorted out the books, his fingers stagnating between the annals of the previous dynasty, "Have you finished reading all of them?"

Xiao Hanlin nodded, his brows furrowed, "Teacher, this knot in my heart still hasn't been solved, why does Wang Ge Lao have to give up this grandson? If it were me, I would rather give up myself, but I would rather give up my only bone and blood with my own hands." ”

"This is Wang Ge Lao's style of acting - everything strives to be flawless, even if it is ......" shook his head and sighed, "Don't say it, don't say it, the things in this world, it's unspeakable, even if you see it through, you can't say it all, justice is in the hearts of the people, justice is also between heaven and earth, Wang Ge Lao's painstaking work, I hope Your Majesty can understand-young man, alas, you have to know, things won't end like this, let's see, there is a big drama behind." ”

As he spoke, he walked out the door of the stack.

Xiao Hanlin was at a loss again, he saw through it, but he didn't say it thoroughly, what does this mean, teacher?

Before he came today, he finally felt that he had become smarter in front of the teacher, but why did he seem to change back after a conversation, and he seemed to be more stupid?

Yin Zuoxiang entered the main hall under the leadership of Liu Changhuan.

The royal case is full of folds.

Emperor Zhengxi buried his head in the folds and was busy silently.

Yin Zuoxiang knocked on it, got up, and sat down slowly.

Wait for His Majesty to speak.

Emperor Zhengxi didn't speak, and after approving a recital, he took another one. The twisting hill was low in front of me like snow.

Yin Zuoxiang is not in a hurry, and the emperor is not in a hurry.

The monarch and the ministers were consumed in silence.

Liu Changhuan's body was like a piece of dead wood, standing quietly outside the door.

For a long time, I couldn't hear the conversation in the temple.

Liu Changhuan was anxious in his heart, His Majesty suddenly summoned Yin Zuoxiang, and the inner court was busy sending people around, why did His Majesty not say anything when he entered the main hall?

He felt that he was really getting more and more confused about His Majesty's thoughts.

For the inner servants who serve in close proximity in front of the emperor, this is the most frightening and helpless thing.

It's like a blind man walking in the dark, touching and touching, maybe when he steps on it, his head will fall to the ground.

Overhead, the scorching summer sun was shining, and the entire inner courtyard of the palace was immersed in a hot summer heat.

Liu Changhuan kept wiping his sweat.

Yin Zuoxiang is also wiping his sweat.

Liu Changhuan is a great khan.

Yin Zuoxiang is slightly sweating.

Yin Zuoxiang also began to beat the drum in his heart, what His Majesty was going to say and ask, in fact, he had already guessed a few points, and he had already prepared the answers.

It's just that I didn't expect Your Majesty to prepare such a cold dish today.

It's a dish that's hard to digest.

Yin Zuoxiang finally couldn't bear it anymore, and slowly knelt down, his head on the ground, "Your Majesty, the minister is panicked - the minister is here to accept the guilt." ”

The vermilion imperial pen in Emperor Zhengxi's hand stagnated, the yin owl on his face flashed, and he smiled: "Oh, my Zuo Xiangguo, I am actually panicked? And take the initiative to accept the guilt? What crime do you have, why don't I know, and take the initiative to accept the guilt?"

Yin Zuoxiang raised his head and looked at the body on the dragon chair with deep eyes, "Your Majesty, the minister is old, he is old, his body is not as good as before, and his brain is much unable to keep up with the past." His Majesty suddenly summoned him, and the old minister hurried over, but His Majesty let the old minister sit without saying a word. This is a situation that our monarchs and ministers have never seen in decades - it is the old ministers who are afraid. What did the old minister do badly, please make it clear to Your Majesty, so that the old minister is dead, and he will die well. ”

Zhengxi slowly put down the pen and looked at Yin Zuoxiang's old face with interest, "Oh, you don't understand, do you really not understand or continue to pretend with me? Since you want to play dumb riddles with me, but I don't have the patience to play with you—let's open the window and say something, I came to ask you, what about Wang Ru, how deep is the hand you stretched out behind your back?"

Yin Zuoxiang looked surprised, and then kowtowed, "The old minister is wronged-the old minister is really wronged-Your Majesty, you know clearly, Wang Ru is the grandson of Wang Ge, the grandson of Wang Ge, the oil and salt are not in the iron plate, this is known to the whole world, how can the old minister be swayed-Besides, the old minister values Qin Jian's talent in his heart, and has repeatedly recommended him in front of His Majesty, but the old ministers are all upright and open-minded, good is good, bad is bad, and the old ministers are all for the sake of the court and society- Besides, as the prime minister of the country, he is in charge of the country, so he should discover and promote useful talents for the imperial court everywhere! This is the duty of the old minister, and isn't it also His Majesty's expectation of our courtiers?"

"Yin Zuoxiang, you really don't have it?"

Zhengxi's eyes burned at the wrinkled old face under the Dingyu case.

Yin Zuo's face did not change, "The old minister did not." ”

"Then I can let go of this heart. The emperor muttered, "Since it is not you, who is it? Among them, who is it that has plunged his claws into this altar of troubled waters? ”

A stone fell to the ground in Yin Zuoxiang's heart, the panic was completely eliminated, and he knelt firmly.

Sure enough, the emperor got up and walked down, and came to support him with his own hands, "Zuo Xiang, please get up, it's hot outside in summer, but the blue brick floor in this hall is extremely cold, be careful to kneel for a long time and your knees hurt." ”

Yin Zuoxiang got up slowly, "Your Majesty, Wang Ru died suddenly, and the old minister was also very puzzled in his heart, but it's a pity that Wang Ge is old, but now he wants a white-haired person to send a black-haired person——"

"Tell me to go down, the Wang family has been loyal and good for generations, dedicated to the country, Wang Ru is young and promising, conscientious, and went thousands of miles to handle the emperor's errand, and the water and soil are not adapted, resulting in the death of his life, I am very sad in my heart, and I am very sad in my heart, and I am called to the civil and military capital of the Manchu Dynasty to go to the Wang family to pay tribute, and you will also go, and send me a ride. ”

Yin Zuoxiang took the order and slowly withdrew.

Liu Chang welcomed his head and saw that Yin Zuoxiang took a deep breath as soon as he left the palace gate, and a smile appeared on his face, knowing that Zuoxiang was safe, and the anger in His Majesty's heart had subsided, and he couldn't help but secretly let out a sullen breath.

This hot summer, why do you feel so hard?

He bowed in and served.