On the carriage, Tang Wanyuan closed his eyes and recuperated, but Shi Yuanji opened the window and looked around. Looking at the flow of people outside the window, his expression gradually changed from boredom to worry, and suddenly became serious.

"There is no need to be afraid, Hu Dan is very old and can be trusted. Tang Wanyuan opened his eyes slightly, put his hands in his sleeves, and said leisurely.

"Of course, I can also trust Senior Hu. Shi Yuanji nodded yes and continued to look out the window anxiously.

"What's there to see out there? Look at your expression, it's like you've seen a ghost. Tang Wanyuan said suspiciously.

"There is no hell, but there are many more victims in the capital. ”

Shi Yuanji looked out the window without looking back, his eyes full of doubt and sadness.

Tang Wanyuan sighed softly: "Those royal families in Hedong are indeed excessive, annexing land to create a large number of displaced people, and they all came to Fenghao. No wonder His Majesty wants to rectify them, these people never take the country and society in their eyes. ”

Shi Yuanji listened and did not speak. His brows gradually became nervous, and after a while, he said casually: "Lord Taichang, have you ever heard of harvesting and cutting?"

"I've heard of it, what's wrong?" Tang Wanyuan asked suspiciously.

"Look outside. ”

Tang Wanyuan looked in the direction of Shi Yuanji's finger and couldn't help but be surprised.

On the side of the street, groups of victims begging along the street have become a climate. Every one or two hundred paces in this group of victims, there was a strange-looking child, either with mutilated limbs, or with ruined facial features, or with a strange body shape, or even blind eyes.

These weird children are also begging, and their broken bowls have more copper plates in them due to their physical disabilities.

"You mean......" Tang Wanyuan slowly stabilized from his shocked emotions and said in a trembling voice.

"I just guessed. Shi Yuanji's eyes were attracted by the victims and refused to leave. "After all, I only heard people talk about it when I was in my hometown, and I never saw it. ”

"However, since General Ouyang can build a defensive line to hinder the victims, it is not surprising that other more terrible things have happened. ”

Tang Wanyuan said anxiously: "Evil, evil." Waves of unsettled waves have risen again and again, why doesn't the emperor have a stable life. ”

"Speaking of the emperor, Shi Yuanji, do you have any way to cure His Majesty's illness?"

Shi Yuanji didn't answer immediately, he saw Yuanrang walking slowly on the street, followed by Nayu's maid Xiao Tao.

Yuan Rang and Xiao Tao held hands and walked through the crowd. Some of the brave victims had already gathered around, begging and begging.

There was a disturbance on the streets, and Shi Yuanji couldn't hear the words of Yuan Rang and Xiao Tao clearly. But judging by their expressions, it seemed that all the money on them had been thrown into the broken bowls of the victims. And when the money bags are empty, they can only flee.

"The second senior brother can be regarded as enlightened, and he knows that taking the banshee to go shopping is a little embarrassed. ”

Shi Yuanji was slandered in his heart, and finally turned his head to look at Tang Wanyuan, his eyes were a little cold: "Lord Taichang, you have checked and filled in two things for me, and I will also promise you two things." ”

"First, Your Majesty has given me access to a lot of secrets, which also means that I have the opportunity to plot to usurp the throne. I'm not going to do that, though. ”

Tang Wanyuan didn't expect Shi Yuanji to be so direct, he originally wanted to remind the Emperor of the Mandate of Heaven in person, but now it seems that the Emperor of the Mandate of Heaven has already discussed this matter with Shi Yuanji.

"Second, Your Majesty is not sick, but cursed by the Xi Stone, and I can't do anything about it. ”

After Shi Yuanji finished speaking, Tang Wanyuan's leisurely attitude could not be maintained.

How could Tang Wanyuan's expression not be noticed by Shi Yuanji? Shi Yuanji continued: "You don't keep fantasizing that Your Majesty is just having a strange illness, and you can just take some medicine, okay?"

"In fact, I hope so, too. In that way, the peace can be more stable, and our people will not suffer from the chaos, but now ......"

"Let's take it one step at a time. Shi Yuanji lowered the curtains and began to close his eyes and recuperate. "Your Majesty is very clever and knows this, and I hope that Lord Taichang will understand. ”

"yes, let's take it one step at a time. Tang Wanyuan looked helpless, pretending that nothing had happened, and just waited for the carriage to arrive at Hu Dan's mansion.

Hu Dan looked at the letter and a package that had just been delivered to his desk, and was slightly surprised. However, it didn't take long for him to regain his composure, opened the letter and took a quick look at it, and said solemnly: "Lord Taichang is really far-sighted, and can think of things that we can't think of, so I will do what Your Majesty says." ”

"The prime minister is polite. Standing in front of Hu Dan was the Kui Wood Wolf of the Twenty-Eight Star Monarch, although this Kui Wood Wolf was conveying the emperor's will, there was no trace of arrogance, but it was very polite.

"Your Majesty can trust you, this Xingqing Mountain Palace still needs more patrols from the Imperial Forest Army, so that Your Majesty can rest easy. ”

Hu Dan's heart froze, his eyes narrowed slightly, but his face did not show it: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the Royal Forest Army will be loyal and reliable under the leadership of my Hu Dan." ”

"That's good. Kui Mu Wolf smiled like a grinning wolf, which made Hu Dan feel uncomfortable. "In the next life, take care. ”

With that, the figure of the Kui Wood Wolf gradually disappeared.

Hu Dan opened the package and saw a familiar bronze mirror. This is the treasure given by the first emperor to coincide with Hou Qiwuzhao, symbolizing the friendship between brothers. Now it has become a witness to a rebellion, and this rebellion was suppressed by Hu Dan.

Hu Dan put away the bronze mirror and sighed heavily, he really couldn't figure out what what Kui Timber Wolf said before meant?

Since the Emperor of the Mandate of Heaven ascended the throne, the Imperial Forest Army has been under the command of Hu Dan. Hu Dan trained strictly and never exceeded the limit, but now he was warned in this way.

"Your Majesty wants to take back military power? No, with Your Majesty's current physical condition, he can't take charge of the army. Or does he want to hand it over to Shi Yuanji?"

"No, Tang Wanyuan's persuasion has had an effect, Your Majesty will not let Shi Yuanji be too public. That's why? The army ......."

When Hu Dan thought of this, he couldn't help but suddenly realize that he was shocked into a cold sweat. He hurriedly walked out of the study, came to the main hall, and asked the butler, "Where is Hu Fashun?"

The housekeeper of the Hu Mansion was organizing the servants to do things, and the sudden question made him a little overwhelmed.

"Childe hasn't been back for a few days, and I don't know. Why don't you send someone to inquire?" The butler looked at Hu Dan's slightly anxious face and offered insignificant advice.

"Forget it, my father can't help it, let him go. Hu Dan said helplessly.

The fantasy of separation made Hu Dan's heart pound, and he had to walk slowly towards the study. Along the way, he only felt that his eyes were red and black for a while, and his steps were chaotic.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the housekeeper hurriedly came up to help, but was pushed away by Hu Dan: "I'm not too old to walk." ”

How dare the housekeeper continue to support, he had to look at Hu Dan worriedly, just afraid that he would make a mistake.

"I said, don't help me. ”

Hu Dan only felt that a pair of powerful hands were holding his crumbling body, and he was about to push it away, but when he looked back, he realized that it was Shi Yuanji supporting him.

Tang Wanyuan smiled and said: "The prime minister is really disobedient to the old man, he trembles when he walks, and he doesn't let people help him." However, you must listen to my advice, and people must be aware of current affairs. Look at me, my hair is gray, don't you just bend down and walk?"

The corners of Hu Dan's mouth looked slightly, as if he was helpless and self-deprecating: "What Master Taichang said is right, then let this kid help me back to the study." ”

"That's right. Tang Wanyuan didn't see it, but led the way in front and walked towards the study.

These two old foxes, when they talked, they were covered with clouds and mountains, and Shi Yuanji slandered.

As soon as he arrived in Hu Dan's study, Tang Wanyuan could no longer maintain a relaxed posture and sat down on the nearest chair.

"Lord Taichang, are you here for this kid's business?" Hu Dan was helped by Shi Yuanji to lie on his recliner and said naturally.

"Isn't it?" Tang Wanyuan looked anxious and complained at the right time. "They young people are so frizzy, why don't you stop them?"

Hu Dan nodded, with apology in his eyes: "The situation is complicated, the situation is urgent, and I am also in a hurry." What's more, no one would have thought that Dugu Ling would enter Beijing, which is too unexpected. ”

There was a strange silence in the study, and all three of them sat in their places, speechless for a moment. Hu Dan looked at the two guests with a smile, Tang Wanyuan frowned and looked uneasy, Shi Yuanji was polite and thoughtful and smiling, and there seemed to be an indescribable tacit understanding between the three of them.

"By the way, I think it's better to let this kid be the co-marquis first, and I'll talk about other things later. Hu Dan said, picked up the bronze mirror from the desk, and showed it to the two.

"This was given by the first emperor to the marquis, who would have thought that the close brothers, within a few years, still had a sword and soldier meeting. ”

Tang Wanyuan sighed, squinted his eyes, and seemed to fall into memory.