It's no wonder that Min Xiuwen suffers from gains and losses, he was originally a small official who was crawling around in the local area, but he was suddenly transferred to Menxia Province in Chang'an, and he has not fully adapted psychologically, and he has to carefully deal with complex factional struggles, and the embarrassment is conceivable.

However, it was his choice to come to Chang'an to be an official, and danger often coexisted with opportunities, in order to go further in the officialdom, Min Xiuwen was willing to take this risk.

Although he is a newcomer, the basic situation of Chang'an has long been speculated, including that the person arrested in the Shenwu Army is Chen Qianli, and it is also a conclusion drawn through speculation and analysis. And now, the fifth Qi Xianggong, who was sitting opposite, actually harbored misfortune in his heart.

The governor of Menxia Province is Wei Jiansu, who has always been at odds with Xia Yuanji and Fifth Qi, and this time he took the initiative to show his face in front of them, in order to leave Menxia Province.

If Min Xiuwen is a normal selection and transfer, then it will be fine, in fact, although his political achievements are beautiful enough, it is still not qualified to be promoted to such a key position in the matter. As far as he knew, his transfer was closely related to Prime Minister Fifth Qi, and was even done by Fifth Qi personally appointing the cronies of the Ministry of Officials.

In this way, Min Xiuwen's body has been deeply branded with the marks of Xia Yuanji and Fifth Qi. If Wei Jiansu had stayed in Jiangnan and not returned, or had already died in Jiangnan, he wouldn't have had to roar so urgently to slap Fifth Qi. Now, Wei Jiansu is back, not only back, but also with merit, the rectification and purge of Menxia Province is inevitable, in order not to become the object of purge, he can only rely on Xia Yuanji or Fifth Qi.

In the current political hall, Xia Yuanji is not in good health, and he drank a few more bowls when he greeted Wei Jiansu yesterday, I am afraid that it will be difficult to see each other for six or seven days, and now all the hopes of Min Xiuwen are pinned on the fifth Qi.

Fifth Qi only held on to the question of whether to go west or north first, and Min Xiuwen had to pretend to cooperate with him.

The subordinates thought that the trouble of Anxi and the trouble of Hebei were in the elbow and armpit, and the latter was in the heart. Although the elbow and armpit are important, compared to the heart, isn't there a strong man who breaks his wrist?"

Fifth Qi's eyes shone with a strange brilliance, and he said:

"You may not know that the abolished prince has entangled a large number of party members and has been making frequent disturbances in Anxi, tell me again, which one is the elbow and which is the heart?"

"Waste, waste prince?"

When he boarded, Min Xiuwen was blindfolded, and his brain wasted a long time before he reacted, isn't the abolished prince Li Yu, the eldest son of today's son?

"The abolished prince is not ...... Still alive?"

Fifth Qi neither denied nor nodded in acknowledgement, only sighed, looked up at the ceiling, and said slowly:

"Doctor Qin is facing a dilemma, why don't you and me? Many things are beyond human reach, okay, let's go back if there's nothing to do, I'm tired......"

There seems to be infinite loneliness in one sentence, which is not like the shrewd and capable Fifth Qi in Min Xiuwen's impression. However, now he can't care about the changes before and after the Fifth Qi, and what makes him even more frightened is the implied meaning of the Fifth Qi's words.

In a hurry, Min Xiuwen, who has always boasted of being able to calm down, couldn't help but ask:

"Could it be that each has a destiny?"

As soon as these words came out, he immediately realized that this was not what he should have said, so he hurriedly made amends:

"The subordinates have no complaints, please forgive the sins!"

Fifth Qi didn't care, and only waved his hand lightly, signaling that he could go.

Out of the middle hall of the political affairs hall, the sunlight was dazzling, Min Xiuwen subconsciously squinted, and his clothes were already soaked in cold sweat. On this sunny spring day, he felt cold all over his body.

What Fifth Qi said just now is that he has a heart but is powerless, and everyone might as well have their own destiny. Min Xiuwen really couldn't figure it out, how could a strong Xia Yuanji and Fifth Qi be so decadent?

Min Xiuwen is not a person who sits idly by, since Fifth Qi can't do it here, then he has to find another way. Walking out of the imperial city in a daze, he suddenly realized that this bustling Chang'an Avenue was so unfamiliar, as if he had never integrated into it, as if he would always be a guest living here.

No, you must not sit still like this, Min Xiuwen told himself over and over again. It took him more than 20 years from studying in enlightenment to becoming an official in the examination, from a small official in the county court to the current subordinate in the ministry, wearing a scarlet robe and carrying a silverfish bag, and it took another 20 years. How many twenty years is left in his life? He didn't want to be defeated like this, return to Shuzhong in disgrace, and die of old age.

Suddenly, he thought of another person, since the extremely powerful Fifth Qi couldn't save himself, I'm afraid there was only this person left.

This person is, of course, Qin Jin. However, although Qin Jin is behind the scenes, in the eyes of outsiders, the official position is just a royal historian, but who doesn't know that this person is the real helmsman of the Tang Dynasty!

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Qin Jin had lunch and walked aimlessly in the courtyard, the sun was shining today, and it was a rare good weather since the beginning of spring. Maybe it was a rain yesterday that poured out all the haze, and the sky was blue without a single white cloud. The weather was so good, but his mood couldn't get better anyway, because Chen Qianli's incident made him very sad and disappointed.

Just now, Chen Qianli asked someone to bring a message, hoping to see him for the last time.

Qin Jin's mood at this time was hesitant, he was hesitating, in what capacity he should look at this old friend who had fought side by side. But it was this old friend who planned several assassinations against himself in a row. Although Yuan Yizhen's Qianniuwei has only been established for a few days, its efficiency is very surprising. investigated Chen Qianli's private deeds, including other people involved in the case, and all of them were arrested and brought to justice in one day and night.

"Doctor, there is a person claiming to be Min Xiuwen outside the gate who asks to see you!"

"Min Xiuwen?"

Qin Jin worked hard to find this person named Min Xiuwen in his memory, and soon he was convinced that he didn't know this person named Min Xiuwen. However, with the duties of the guards, there should not be any cats and dogs, and when he thought of this, he asked the military officials around him:

"What's so special about this person named Min Xiuwen?"

"This person is in the middle of the door, and he claims to have a clever plan to help the doctor solve the difficulties of Anxi!"

"Anthy's trouble?"

Qin Jin immediately became vigilant, since this person named Min Xiuwen was doing things in Menxia Province, he belonged to ordinary courtiers, and it was absolutely impossible for him to know about the deposed prince's gathering in Anxi. Although he didn't point this out clearly, with Qin Jin's speculation, the implication in it couldn't be more obvious.

"If the doctor doesn't want to see him, let people blow him away!"

In the eyes of ordinary people, the subordinate is a big official, but it is far from enough to enter and leave the Zhongjun Marshal's Hall of the Shenwu Army at will.

But Qin Jin stopped the military officer.

"No, take him to me!"

What Qin Jin thought at this time was that if this person named Min Xiuwen really knew about the abolition of the crown prince, he would have to further seal his mouth, if he had to do it......

In a few moments, a scarlet-robed official was led into the courtyard.

Although it was still spring, the house was already a little stuffy, and Qin Jin was waiting in the courtyard.

This courtyard used to be the mansion of the former Sui general Yu Juluo, the scale is naturally not comparable to the idlers, although it is dilapidated, but the shape of the year is still there after all.

Qin Jin looked Min Xiuwen up and down, he was a decent person in appearance, decent height, and even decent in walking. I really can't understand how this person who seems to be decent in everything can take the initiative to plunge into the whirlpool of right and wrong?

"What do you think about Anxi?"

Qin Jin got straight to the point and went straight to the point, he just wanted to make this person named Min Xiuwen have no time to think more, and then he could ask about his flaws.

Min Xiuwen smiled slightly, as if he had already expected Qin Jin to ask such a question.

"The root cause of the Anxi rebellion is people, not in one city or one place. ”

"Oh, how so?"

Qin Jin already knew in his heart that this Min Xiuwen did know about the abolished prince Li Yu, but what was the purpose of him coming over so swaggeringly?

"You already know about the abolition of the prince, where did you find out?"

Min Xiuwen smiled slightly.

"The resume of the subordinate can be known by the doctor as long as he checks it, so why should he tell it from the mouth of the subordinate?"

Qin Jin was stunned for a moment, feeling that this person was a little bold, daring to face the problem head-on and refusing it head-on, which was not something ordinary people could do. To tell the truth, he just likes this kind of bold and careful person, and he likes to use this kind of person.

As a result, Qin Jin was also interested in Min Xiuwen, so he asked more directly:

"Since I know the whereabouts of the deposed prince, and I use this as an excuse to ask to see, I don't know why?"

At this point, Min Xiuwen suddenly knelt on the ground and began to cry.

"The subordinates asked to see the doctor, because they didn't want to lose the opportunity to serve the court and the doctor!"

Hearing this, Qin Jin smiled, it was the first time he had heard that someone was so ashamed, but looking at Min Xiuwen's expression, even if there was a fake, it was three or four points true.

"Get up and speak, if there is any difficulty, you might as well say it directly, since Qin Mou knows, he will never sit idly by. However, if there is any violation of law and discipline and corruption of the dynasty, I am afraid that Qin will not be able to help!"

Seeing Qin Jin's statement like this, Min Xiuwen shouted again and again as if he was about to be amnesty:

"The doctor can help me, the doctor can help me! The subordinates did not violate the law and discipline and corrupt the government, they were just involved in factional disputes and could not extricate themselves!"

Qin Jin couldn't help but laugh again, this matter was really new today, and the first time he heard that he was involved in the faction struggle, he was still reluctant. This person knew about the abolition of the prince, and he should be a member of Xia Yuanji's family, but why didn't he ask Xia Yuanji for help and ran here?