In any case, a woman who is willing to sacrifice her life to fulfill her husband's ambitions must not be too small-minded, and a man who can cherish such a wife and give up the throne for the sake of his wife and children will not be too insidious.

Han Ji stood out of the porch and looked at the hazy sky for a moment, and there was a sound of footsteps behind him.

He turned around and smiled, "Sister-in-law is okay?" ”

Zhao Jun nodded, walked to the courtyard under the plane tree and stood still, and said, "Thanks to you for bringing me tea and tea sets last time, if you are not in a hurry to leave, let's drink two cups?" ”

Han Ji smiled: "I can't go out until late at night." ”

Zhao Jun also smiled and went back to the hall with him.

The entire Biling Palace is used by Zhao Jun, Lu Minglan has been accompanied by Fu Shu to the side hall next door, only Shi Qing Yongxin is in the house, and there is also a eunuch with a big cinnabar mole behind his ears called Hu Jin, seeing the two of them coming in, he immediately went down to serve water and boiled tea with Shi Qing.

Han Ji sat opposite Zhao Jun at the end of the Hu bed, although it was simple, but everywhere he looked was cleaned up, and there were even two big pillows made of old clothes on the Hu bed. Such simplicity makes people feel very close.

"I don't really want to set foot in the court again." Zhao Jun slowly washed the tea set and said, "Maybe in your opinion, it is a bit hypocritical to put this kind of words on your lips, after all, I used to be so close to the position that sits in the world." How rare it is for someone who could have had more to be able to gain after losing. You may still think that I am still a little hypocritical. ”

"No, it won't." Han Ji watched him push the teacup in front of him and said, "I think if I were you." After seeing so many people around him die because of himself, he will never want to touch this position again. Of course, if I had been a little more greedy, maybe I would. But I think the reason why you really rejected my offer was not because there were too many people who died in vain, but because you didn't have enough trust in me. ”

Zhao Jun put his hands on his knees, looked at him, and did not speak.

Han Ji continued: "Your current situation can be described as extremely bad, and the palace struggle is one of your concerns. Second. No matter how the emperor punishes you, it still can't change the fact that you are a member of the Zhao family, you have a reputation for benevolence and righteousness in the government and the opposition, but there are very few people left who are really loyal to you and you also trust.

"Today's Great Zhou political affairs are in the hands of the cabinet. Military power is in the hands of the four major powers. Although the Zhao royal family is famous, they have no real power. Although you have ambitions, after the death of the Marquis of Anning, the King of Chu, and the Empress one after another, you are worried that even if you leave the palace, you will become our puppet.

"You are the most different from other Zhao royal families. It is you who have the world in your heart and arrogance, and you will not be willing to be our puppet. So you'd rather not have this throne, not to cooperate with me, but also to maintain the last dignity of your abolished crown prince. Is that what I'm talking about? ”

The water in the kettle suddenly made a sound, and Zhao Jun stared at Han Ji as if he hadn't heard it.

"In the past few years, I have heard a lot of things about you, patrolling the field in the spring, arresting An Ninghou, countering King Chu and King Zheng in the palace, and then King Chu died in vain, I thought you were still the smart but sunny little brother of the Han family in my impression, but now I feel more and more that you don't just know how to make tea and play chess. Speaking of which, you might as well sue me directly, why do you suddenly want to rehabilitate King Chen? ”

Han Ji's eyes burned, and he raised his lips in the candlelight, "I also prepared for you to have this question, I just want to ask my brother, why did you think of writing such a sacrificial text in front of the first emperor's spirit?" Just as my brother didn't believe that I was thinking about my honor's future, I also didn't believe that my brother's sacrifice would be done on a whim. ”

Zhao Jun was silent, his eyes getting darker and darker in the jumping candlelight.

As soon as the room was quiet, the rustling sound of camphor trees and sycamores outside the window became clearer.

Zhao Jun lowered his head and lifted the water that had been boiling for a long time, slowly poured it into the teapot, and said: "I have lost too much in my life, and there are too many people who are ashamed, I can no longer be sorry for Minglan." If my ascension to the throne brings her only disaster, instead of the world that she expects to restore clarity in my hands, I have no reason to accept your persuasion. ”

Han Ji raised his lips: "I understand my brother's concerns very well. If I were in your place, I might be more cautious. It's just that my brother didn't know if he ever thought that if we want to discipline my brother, why don't we take this opportunity to elect a new monarch by ourselves?

"This world is King Chen and the martyrs of the Zhao family together, King Chen has passed away for many years, it is impossible to compete with the Zhao family for the throne, and the nobles and the cabinet have fought for so many years, no one wants to kill again, if it is not for the emperor's insistence, the heart of defense is too heavy, and it will not make everyone endangered, the things in this world, isn't it that people respect me a foot, I will respect people?

"Aspirants don't necessarily want to be emperors, but since you have been preparing for so many years, brother, it's a pity not to be right. The Great Zhou Dynasty should have come to clean up a long time ago, it is true that without my brother, we will support this country to be safe, but if my brother can join, wouldn't it be more responsible than standing by and watching? ”

Zhao Jun stared at him for a moment, lowered his eyes and made tea.

The aroma of tea soon permeated this small space.

Han Ji picked up the tea and sniffed it lightly, and said with a smile: "Although I haven't eaten my brother's tea for a few years, now that I taste it, it is still the same as back then." ”

Zhao Jun smiled, also brought tea, and said, "If you want to drink, there will be more opportunities in the future." ”

Han Ji stared: "Did my brother promise to leave the palace?" ”

Zhao Jun took a sip of tea soup, stayed at the bottom of his tongue for a moment, and then swallowed, and said, "Since it's all just for their own beliefs, I don't seem to have any reason to shirk it." After speaking, he fixed his eyes on him: "You guys do Liu Yaze's business first, before there is any movement between the northern and southern armies, it will be beneficial for me not to go out of the palace to paralyze the other party." ”

"We're going to do it." Han Ji straightened his waist when he heard this, "But please brother also be ready to echo at any time." ”

"Since I have promised you, there is no reason to change the hexagram." Zhao Jun said this, looked back at the direction of the side hall, and suddenly gathered a trace of sadness between his eyebrows, "Although I won't go out for the time being, I still hope that you can help me take your sister-in-law out first, the situation is changing, she is in a lot of danger here, if something happens at that time, I am afraid I will not have time to take care of her." ”

Han Ji thought for a while, "I'm afraid it won't work this time, there is no one in the palace, it will inevitably attract a lot of interrogation, and we have to find a good opportunity first." ”

Zhao Jun nodded, "Since I will hand it over to you, I will naturally arrange it with you." ”

Han Ji stood up: "It's almost time for me to leave the palace, if there is anything, you can ask Yongxin and them to pass on the message to me." ”

Zhao Jun got up and sent him outside the door, and watched them leave before coming back.

On the side of the Qianqing Palace, which is separated by several palaces, Liu Yaze came out after discussing with the emperor, and stepped on the verandah leading to the noon gate.

When he arrived at the foot of the South Third Institute, two palace people suddenly walked next to him, and he didn't see him turning a corner during the speed, so he happened to crash into one place.

The official next to him said "presumptuous", and the palace people immediately knelt on the ground.

Liu Yaze stopped and asked the two: "What's the alarm?" ”

Gongren Jia said: "If you go back to Liuge, there is a new batch of silk in the Internal Affairs Office, and the small ones will go to invite Gonggong Liu." ”

Liu Yaze just asked casually, and when he saw that it was no big deal, he planned to let him go. However, there was a sudden pause in his mind, and he asked again: "If it is dark today and the palace gate is banned, how can there still be silk in the warehouse?" ”

Gong said: "The silk goods that the Hua family has entered the palace late in recent months, and it is said that there is a section of waterway in the south that is not smooth, and there are always delays on the way, so the time to Beijing is relatively late." ”

No matter how late it is, the goods procured by the Internal Affairs Office must be transported into the palace immediately, this is that the imperial businessmen are afraid that something will happen, and the second is that it is disrespectful to the palace to delay and not enter the warehouse, which Liu Yaze understands. But there is something wrong with the canal that the Hua family walked, and it has been half a year, how can he, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, not know?

He suddenly had doubts in his heart, looked at these two palace people, and said, "Only the Hua family is like this, or is it the same for other procurement?" ”

Gong said: "There is only the Hua family." ”

Liu Yaze's suspicions became more and more intense. The Hua family has been like this repeatedly, could this really be a coincidence? Their family and the Shen family are in-laws, and now the Shen family has married the Fang family and the Han family, Shen Guanyu is now advocating with Fang Wenzheng to reinstate the prince, the Hua family is doing this, isn't there something behind it?

He stared at the same place for a long time, waved his hand to let the palace people retreat, and stood under the corridor before stepping out of the palace again.

The next day, he didn't have to go to the court early, he went directly to the yamen and summoned Lang Zhong, who was in charge of the canal water affairs below: "How has the canal water transportation been in the past six months?" What are the blocks? ”

Langzhong of the Ministry of Industry was a very diligent person, and immediately brought the record booklet, turned it down in front of him, and said: "In March, there was some obstruction due to the rising water in the south, and at that time, the Ministry of Engineering asked Cao to help dredge it, and it was blocked for 14 days. In the following months, summer and autumn followed, and there were no more bad reports. ”

"Taken a closer look?" Liu Yaze said.

Ministry Langzhong bowed his head: "The lower officials don't dare to talk nonsense." ”

Liu Yaze slowly tightened his teeth and let him retreat.

Since the canal has not been blocked, why does the Hua family repeatedly say that the water transportation is not smooth? They specialize in entering the palace at night, is there really anything boring?

He pondered carefully for a moment, and a pen in his hand was suddenly broken by him!

Of course, there is a cat! Zhao Jun has been deposed for many years, and it is always rumored that he has gone crazy, if he is really crazy, how can he come out and restore the crown prince? But Shen Guanyu and their intention was obviously to support him as the prince, if they had already investigated in advance, if they were not sure that he was not crazy, if they had already secretly entered the palace to form a consensus with Zhao Jun, how could it be that a large number of voices suddenly sounded in the court?

The Hua family's caravan entered the palace at night, it must have been to cover the outsiders entering the Biling Palace to meet with Zhao Jun!

He was suddenly shocked into a cold sweat, he had never noticed such a terrible thing! (To be continued......)

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