Xu Yan on the other side didn't have the leisure mind of Emperor Huiping.

The eldest princess Huazhen is the sister of Emperor Huiping, Huo Zongyuan is the treasure on the tip of her heart, this time Huo Zongyuan's ribs were trampled off, and he was injured in many places, and he didn't know how to complain to the eldest princess Huazhen. Thinking that after returning to the palace, she might usher in the anger of the eldest princess Huazhen, Xu Yan felt a headache.

He didn't regret his actions that day, but he didn't want to be noisy by the eldest princess Huazhen, so he smiled bitterly: "Brother Chen has angered the imperial sister this time, should the imperial brother sit idly by?" ”

"You!" Emperor Huiping smiled, "That kid is Hua Zhen's treasure, and his temperament has become like that, as long as it's not too much, don't worry about it." You're already a prince, and I'll let you clean up the mess when you go back, when you're still a child? ”

Xu Yan just smiled and said, "Brother Huang, naturally he has always been the same as before." ”

Emperor Huiping was also helpless, "Hua Zhen said that the kid just teased a girl, why did he provoke you to be so ruthless?" ”

"He touched the bottom line of his brother." Xu Yan raised his head, "If I had changed someone else, I would have already been crushed and ashes." “

The attitude in the words was clear, and Emperor Huiping knew Huo Zongyuan's character very well, so he naturally believed Xu Yan, and said helplessly: "That's it, I'll ask someone to accompany you out of the palace and back to the house, Hua Zhen can't make too much trouble, you should also be more restrained, don't always provoke that child." ”

Such a homely tone made Xu Yan's heart move slightly, as if he was still a child, if he was naughty and annoyed his father, or caused trouble outside, or annoyed any sister, the imperial brother always stood in front of him, reprimanding him for his ignorance on the one hand, but helping him deal with the aftermath on the other hand.

At that time, he was still a heroic prince, an emperor who had just ascended the throne, and he was high-spirited and noble.

But now? Xu Yan glanced at the person on the dragon throne and sighed in his heart.

Emperor Huiping is twenty years older than him, and now he is only forty years old, he has laid a good foundation since he was a child, and there are groups of imperial doctors waiting around him, and there are the best supplements in the world to raise, which should be in his prime, but now he is gradually revealing his old and beautiful state, although his face is still young, the spirit is not as good as before, and his actions are obviously not as neat as before.

Emperor Huiping was ignorant of this, he took pills every day, his face was ruddy, and whenever he felt tired, he pushed on the fatigue of government affairs, and still regarded those pills as treasures.

He urgently summoned Xu Yan back this time, naturally under the banner of the "Four Library Canon" book collection, after finishing the homely words, he leaned back on the chair and said: "I have seen all your twists and turns, Wuchuan, Taining, and Zhending provinces are the places where the collection of books gathers. ”

"Brother Huang has won the award," Xu Yan smiled, "Since Brother Huang sent his brother over, Brother Brother should do his best, anyway, Brother Brother has always had a reputation for being fierce and vicious, and there is always a way to scare the literati." ”

——Let a person who is accustomed to battlefield expeditions go to take charge of the collection of books, Emperor Huiping will naturally not take a fancy to the limited bit of literature and ink in his stomach, but wants to use his fierce and evil name, both soft and hard, grace and power, to make those collectors enthusiastically contribute books as much as possible.

Emperor Huiping laughed when he heard this, pointed at Xu Yan and scolded with a smile: "It's still the same as before, the sword is powerful, and the mouth is not forgiving!" Then he softened his laughter, "Towards the end of the year, the matter of collecting books here in the capital is also a mess, Cheng'an is weak after all, and he can't take care of it, now that you are back, let's sort it out first." ”

The Cheng'an in his mouth is the current His Royal Highness King Wei Xu Cheng'an.

King Wei is the eldest son of Emperor Huiping, the side concubine, this person is three years older than Xu Yan, Xu Yan was raised in Emperor Huiping's mansion when he was young, and he has a lot of dealings with him, and he knows the face of this person with two faces and three knives. In front of the foreign ministers, Corporal Lixian, looking like a virtuous king, in fact, his stomach is full of bad water, and the hidden gun trap is impossible to prevent, and he is ruthless, if it weren't for Emperor Huiping's unprincipled partiality for the prince, I'm afraid that the mediocre prince would have died a hundred and eighty times.

This time, King Wei also took the initiative to ask for help, more or less because he wanted to make more friends with Wenchen. Or if you want to make an obstacle in the name of the book, it's not impossible - the last time I framed Shen Ping for hiding the ban of Prince Zhaoming. Isn't the book an example?

It is a simple matter to frame an unjust prison with words, and it depends on how he uses his means to instigate the emperor.

Xu Yan frowned when he thought of King Wei, he was urgently recalled this time, but he didn't know what King Wei was planning?

Of course, Emperor Huiping didn't care about this, and asked, "On the Wulin Sect's side, how is it going?" ”

"The local terrain, the inside of the church, and the distribution of personnel have all been clarified. The younger brother planned to take advantage of his unpreparedness during the New Year to exterminate them in one fell swoop, and then ask the imperial brother to send troops to settle in, and he was not afraid that they would make a comeback. ”

Emperor Huiping approvingly: "Although the Wulin Sect is a plague of mustard, in the end it disturbs the imperial court, and your ability to spy on the enemy is unmatched, and I am relieved to leave this matter to you." As he spoke, he glanced at the drowsy sky outside, and said, "Don't be a few months, I'm afraid the concubine is thinking of you, let's go and say hello together." ”

Xu Yan obeyed his order, and the two brothers left the Yonghe Hall and went to the Yongfu Palace where Concubine Cui lived.

I don't know when the sun was hidden, and the sky was overcast, and lead-colored clouds gradually piled up, as if a heavy snow was brewing. It was snowing heavily in the suburbs of Beijing before, and now it's the same weather, and this year is really much colder than in previous years.

Although the palace corridor was swept clean, there were still dead branches and leaves on the side of the palace wall, and a cold wind gradually rose, and Xiao Xiao shook the branches and leaves and poured them into people's necks.

Xu Yan accompanied Emperor Huiping, and saw Emperor Huiping subconsciously tighten the ink-colored coat on his body, as if he was afraid of cold.

Xu Yan couldn't help but persuade: "Is the imperial brother still taking pills now?" ”

Emperor Huiping did not answer. Inside and outside the palace, up and down the court, how many people advised him not to take pills anymore, and after listening to it too much, his ears were calloused.

He didn't take a sedan chair, his steps rustled, "You have been in Luling for so long, and you have seen a lot of collectors, have you ever seen a copy of "Tongxuan Sutra"? ”

Xu Yan's heart jumped slightly, and he replied: "Most of the Confucian classics are hidden in the Luling realm, but I have never seen this. ”

"Hmm." Emperor Huiping nodded, "There are also a lot of scriptures over there, so I should ask more people to look for them." Cheng'an had previously entered a set of ancient and simple "Nanhua Zhenjing", which was found from Luling, and it can be seen that there are treasures hidden there. ”

Xu Yan had no choice but to say "yes".

The ancient and simple "Nanhua Zhenjing" was taken by Xue Wanrong from Xuancheng Zhenren, and he plotted to kill him with despicable means. King Wei did not have the unprincipled preference of Emperor Huiping like the crown prince, and if he wanted to compete for favor, he could only do what he liked, and try his best to make up his mind on Taoist matters.

He knew that the pill was damaging to the dragon's body, not only did he not persuade him, but he bothered to recruit Taoist priests to enter the palace, indirectly damaging Emperor Huiping, which was really not in line with the way of a son. And he is ruthless and vicious, unpredictable and unpredictable, and has no generosity and hard work.

How can such a person be a wise man, and how can he be worthy of this splendid river and mountain and the vast world?

When they arrived at the Yongfu Palace, the two of them entered to say goodbye, and saw Concubine Cui leaning on the beauty couch, and a girl next to her was talking to her in a soft voice.

Seeing Emperor Huiping and King Duan coming in, the girl's face showed panic, and she hurriedly knelt on the ground and saluted. Emperor Huiping and Xu Yan greeted the concubine, and the concubine asked them to sit down, and the girl raised her head timidly and said, "Since the concubine has something to do here, why don't you quit Roujia first?" ”

"It's rare for you to enter the palace, why are you in a hurry?" Concubine Cui smiled, took her hand, asked her to sit beside her, and said to Emperor Huiping: "This is the girl of the Marquis Wenzhong family, nicknamed Roujia, I saw her at the last banquet, and it suited me very much, so I often summoned her into the palace to talk to me, she is a clever and well-behaved girl." ”

Emperor Wenzhong, Marquis Lu Yuze, Emperor Huiping, knew that he lived by the shadow of his ancestors, and donated a four-grade official to his sons, but he would only enjoy happiness all day long, but in fact he achieved nothing. However, this Lu Roujia looks clever, and her appearance is also good-looking, and now she is shy, and she is born in two spirits, with her pink neck lowered, and there is indeed a gratifying place.

Emperor Huiping couldn't help but smile and glanced at Xu Yan.

His Royal Highness Duanwang, who is over twenty years old, has not yet married, this Lu Roujia is considered to be of the highest quality, and her background is not bad, and even better is that although there is a marquis in the family, she is mediocre, so that the Lu family and Xu Yan can marry, and they are decent and don't have to worry about giving birth to a moth, which is really in line with Emperor Huiping's wishes.

I think that Concubine Cui also put a lot of thought into picking out this girl.

However, Xu Yan didn't appreciate it at all, and only glanced at Lu Roujia, and then said to Concubine Cui: "My son has been away for half a year, and he has never been able to come to ask for peace, is the concubine all right?" ”

"It's all good, it's all good." Concubine Cui still held Lu Roujia's hand and said: "In previous years, you often ran to the north, and when you came back, it was dark and rough, but this time it's good, the south has a humid climate and beautiful mountains and rivers. ”

Emperor Huiping said with a smile on the side: "That said, next year I will ask him to go to Luling to relax and raise him for a few more years." ”

Xu Yan said: "The younger brother also wants to go to Luling more often, and I just hope that the imperial brother can be fulfilled." ”

"Oh?" Concubine Cui was surprised, "I usually only know how to run north, and I am not willing to go to a place where the mountains are warm and the water is soft, why do you want to go forward this time?" ”

"My son met a girl over there," Xu Yan's lips unconsciously smiled, "I want to marry her, and ask the concubine and the imperial brother to fulfill it." ”

His tone was mixed with sweetness and gentleness, and his tone was flat as if he was saying something ordinary, but when the voice fell into the ears of the other three people, it was like a thunderclap, especially Lu Roujia, who had always been gentle and elegant, and his demeanor was reserved, but at this time, he suddenly raised his head, and his two eyes fell directly on Xu Yan.

Xu Yan couldn't feel it, he sneered in his heart, and then set his eyes on the concubine.

The most surprising is none other than Concubine Cui.

Although she deliberately avoids suspicion, she loves Emperor Huiping far more than Xu Yan over the years, and she usually has a neither salty nor tepid attitude towards Xu Yan, but the marriage of her own son, no matter how much she avoids suspicion, how can she not be anxious? In the past, it was Xu Yan who pushed back and always looked down on the girl she found, but this time Xu Yan found someone by herself, how could she not make people happy?

"Which girl is it?" Concubine Cui is overjoyed.

Emperor Huiping was also surprised, he vaguely heard that Xu Yan was in Luling City, and occasionally took care of Jiang Wenying, and subconsciously thought that it was the girl of the Jiang family, and couldn't help but look up at Xu Yan.

Xu Yan said: "This person's concubine must have never heard of it, his surname is Shen Mingping, and he is a famous bibliophile in Luling City, but he has never stepped into the official career. ”

Concubine Cui really hadn't heard of Shen Ping, and just nodded when she heard the words, "It's not only a scholarly family, but also an elegant and virtuous girl, what does the emperor think?" ”

Xu Yan and Concubine Cui's eyes fell on Emperor Huiping at the same time, but they were shocked when they saw him.