Taihe Temple

Xiao Jingyan sat upright, patted the music on the table, and slowly glanced at the rows of heads staring at the bottom of the circle, half of them were new faces, although he had watched it for so many days, he still felt awkward.

From his point of view, it is particularly obvious that the old and new factions are divided.

Wu Qingwen straightened his back, which had been slightly bent, and grasped the temperament of the old minister just right, not angry and arrogant, and disdainful of the fledgling group of boys next to him.

The silence of the whole hall was terrible, no one took the initiative to stand up, one by one they wanted to hang their heads to the soles of their feet, and no one knew where the emperor had just read the recital.

After a long time, Xiao Jingyan coughed lightly: "Zheng Zonglin has confessed truthfully, and the ambitions of Daqi are obvious, how do you think Aiqing should deal with this matter?" ”

Gan Qiuyang took a step forward, he was the first batch of new factions promoted by Xiao Jingyan, directly under Xiao Jingyan's supervision history, he was in the limelight, he was the leader of the rising stars, he was sleek and sophisticated, and he made friends with many powerful people in just two months.

He bowed his head and glanced at Wu Qingwen and the others on the right, before he said: "Emperor Qi, Weichen believes that although the envoys of Daqi are at fault first, they cannot be forgiven, but the princess of Daqi has done her duty since she entered Beijing, and she has not had a different heart, and now is not the time to tear her face with Daqi, it is better for both sides to take a step back, and the Daqi envoy should be punished for his crimes, but the princess of Daqi can treat each other with courtesy, which shows the demeanor of our great country, and can also use the princess of Daqi to restrain the monarch of Qi, the best of both worlds, and can ensure the safety of both parties." ”

What he said was to the point, Xiao Jingyan pondered for a moment, this is the most conservative method at present, but it is also the most cowardly method.

- Everyone is blatantly hitting the turf, you are still timid, compared with the first emperor who disagreed with the four sides of the town, he is still too much worse, Xiao Jingyan himself knows very well in his heart, but he has no choice but to give in.

The previous generation fought too fiercely, and the conquests were endless, and now he really can't withstand a war.

"Do you Aiqing still have this music?"

Shen Dezhong secretly poked Wu Qingwen on the elbow and whispered: "Wu Xiang doesn't have anything to say?" ”

With a curled beard and glared at him, Wu Qingwen noticed that the eyes around him were gathered, and the good-looking old man snorted: "Back to the emperor, the old minister has a problem." ”

Before he could speak, Xiao Jingyan had already begun to support his forehead, as an important minister of the Three Dynasties, he really didn't know what to do with the stubborn old man, he cleared his throat with a suppressed voice, and he raised his hand to signal Wu Qingwen to say something directly.

"Dare to ask the emperor, the regent has canceled the marriage contract with the princess of Daqi, as a princess of a country, it is not a proper way to stay in the palace for a long time for no reason, can the emperor make arrangements?"

Every time he hit the nail on the head, Xiao Jingyan's face changed slightly: "The marriage contract is given by my relatives, and it is also my relatives' retreat, there is an old saying among the people, a twisted melon is not sweet, although the regent has accepted the order, but he has always regarded the princess of Daqi as a guest, and has never exceeded the rules. ”

"What objections does Wu Xiangke have?"

The nasolabial folds at the end of his eyes drooped down, Wu Qingwen didn't seem to be satisfied with this ambiguous answer, and after a moment of silence, he picked up his court clothes and bowed down, both civil and military.

Xiao Jingyan was stunned for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "What does Wu Xiang mean?" ”

Kowtowing heavily, Wu Qingwen looked up at the immature young emperor who was still visible on the top of the high position, and shouted: "The old minister is bold and refutes the emperor's intentions, Daqi has no intention of inheriting friendship with me at all, every step of the monarch of Qi is calculated, and now it has been bullied to us, the emperor endures and endures, in exchange for the monarch of Qi, it is a big hidden danger, no matter how the princess of Daqi arranges in the future." Lao Chen suggested that prevention should be taken before it happens, and it would be better for the princess of Daqi to return to Qi as soon as possible. ”

The people present are all shrewd people, and after a little careful thought, they understand the sound of this martial arts, which is a change of law to say that the emperor is still young, whether he should be soft or not, whether he should be rigid or not, and he is a little indecisive.

It is not as good as the first emperor to make great efforts, and it is not as good as the regent to act resolutely...... All in all, it chilled the hearts of the old ministers again and again.

Shen Dezhong arched his hands, almost unable to stand steady, and secretly gave Old Man Wu a stick of incense in his heart, and said in his heart: He is tired of being alive, he has repeatedly touched the emperor's scales, and if he is replaced by someone else, ten heads will not be enough to cut off.

Sure enough, Xiao Jingyan's complexion changed when he heard this, and he had to suspect that sooner or later he would be killed by Wu Qingwen's anger, and he almost gritted his teeth and endured the emperor's anger: "Zuo Xiang feels that I am a nest, and I have been forced by the monarch of Qi to defend again and again, and I have lost the emperor's demeanor?" ”

Everyone in the hall knelt down consciously, silently begging the emperor to calm his anger.

For a long time, Wu Qingwen lowered his head, didn't say a word, and looked like a broken jar that looked like death, and he didn't know that he was really tired of living, and he was bent on dying.

Xiao Jingyan: "Wu Xiang replied!" ”

Old Man Wu continued to pretend to be dead and silent, acquiescing.

Shen Dezhong's palms were frightened into a layer of cold sweat, after all, after rounding up, Old Man Wu was still pushed out by him, if Wu Qingwen's blood was splashed in the Taihe Hall today, wouldn't he be able to sleep peacefully for the rest of his life.

Seeing this, Shen Dezhong almost crawled out, and said quickly: "The emperor is angry, Zuo Xiang didn't mean this, but he was too worried about the emperor, worried that the permanent residence of Princess Daqi in the inner palace would be unfavorable to our dynasty, after all, Daqi has been eyeing him for a long time, and he has to guard against it." ”

"Oh", Xiao Jingyan said coldly: "Lord Shen is helping Wu Xiang intercede?" ”

Shen De paused for a moment and shouted: "Don't dare, the emperor is clear, the military minister's words are inappropriate for a while, so that the emperor misunderstood, the heart of the old minister, heaven and earth can be learned!" ”

"I think that at some point, the style of the martial artist is becoming more and more similar to that of the emperor's uncle."

The ministers slandered in their hearts, this is a suspicion that the military minister who has always been upright is standing in line?

After a long time, the more he depicted it, the darker it became, and Shen Dezhong felt that today he was going to accompany Wu Qingwen, an old immortal, to fold here, and he was all an old bone, so why bother?

Shen Dezhong: "Wu Xiang, you have something to say, what kind of dumb person are you pretending to be at this time?" ”

Wu Qingwen was angry, and it took a long time before he said: "The heart of the old minister can be learned from heaven and earth." ”

Shen Dezhong: "......"

Isn't that what he just said?

"Retreat!" Xiao Jingyan snorted and strode away.

Everyone broke up unhappily, Shen Dezhong finally helped Wu Qingwen, and said for the rest of his life after the disaster: "Stubborn, you!" Why don't you know how to be flexible at all, the emperor is clearly tempting, now the situation is unclear, let's wait and see, the sky falls and there is no regent on top, if you have to rush up to make the emperor angry, you ......".

"Humph!" Wu Qingwen's legs were sore, he staggered a few times before he stood firm, and said dissatisfiedly: "I am a person who has half of my body into the ground, what am I afraid of, the emperor has endless troubles when he keeps the princess of Daqi, don't talk about it now, when will it be?" ”

Shen Dezhong felt that Wu Qingwen must have reached menopause, for fear that he would say something shocking again, so he hurriedly dragged the person out and whispered: "This kind of thing should be said by the regent, so far, the regent has not moved, and he must have thought about it a long time ago." ”

If Xiao Ci knew the thoughts of these old ministers, I am afraid that it would be another sneer.

As soon as the morning came, he already knew everything that was happening over there.

"What about Shen Xingbai?"

Yan Kuan said: "Shen Gongzi had already gone to the Boundless Mountain half a month ago. ”

Xiao Ci chuckled: "Shen Dezhong is willing?" ”

"Naturally I don't want to, so Shen Gongzi ran away from home and left a letter, I heard that Lord Shen vomited blood that night, and almost lifted the entire Shen Mansion."

It was indeed Shen Dezhong's doing.

Yan Kuan: "Does the master think that the martial minister is too reckless in the matter of the princess of Daqi?" ”

Xiao Ci groaned: "Wu Qingwen has his own judgment, blame him for being too stubborn, I didn't think that the emperor would listen to his advice at this moment, the result will only be counterproductive." ”

In the long run, I am afraid that I will completely lose my heart from the emperor, and with the current situation, I am not at ease without Wu Qingwen, the old bone to support Xiao Ci.

"Grind!"

Sit down at the desk, ponder for a moment, Xiao Ci slowly picked up the pen, repaired a book, and whispered: "Secretly send it to the Wuqing Wen Mansion, don't be noticed by others." ”

Yan Kuan was slightly stunned: "Master, this is trying to make friends with Wu?" ”

A glance swept over, and Yan Kuan went to deliver the letter.

It is impossible to completely befriend Wu Qingwen, and as far as Old Man Wu's conservative thinking is concerned, he will definitely not stand on his side, he is just a kind reminder.

Everything is a certainty, Xiao Ci believes that the gears of fate have just begun to run.

After changing into dry clothes and returning to the bed, the person on the bed looked a little better today than yesterday, at least his pale complexion was slightly ruddy.

Xiao Ci whispered: "Lazy worm, wake up, how long will you have to sleep?" ”

Every time there was no response, Xiao Ci was afraid, he was afraid that this person would never wake up, so he would sleep forever in front of him.

The eyelashes were slightly curled, the tip of the firm nose was slightly red, and although the eyes were closed, Xiao Ci could imagine how pitiful these clear eyes would be at first if they slowly bloomed.

lowered his head and kissed the corner of his soft lips, which belonged only to Xiao Ci alone, tired, lingering, hot on the tip of his heart, and the heat lingered for a long time.

As everyone knows, the outside is as calm as water, and Mu An's consciousness is in turmoil.

She returned to her previous world, and the first rays of sunlight rose in the morning, and she naturally woke up, got out of bed, washed, changed, and prepared for work.

All the movements are smooth, as if they have been done thousands of times, and there is not even a little pause in the middle, and the operation of the brain machinery is clearly a little uncomfortable, but this faint discomfort will always be easily suppressed by the comfortable and familiar environment around it.

"Alas", Mu An in the illusion shook his head: "What's wrong with me today?" What a strange thing! ”

yes, weird dead.

That's how your life is, isn't it?

Looking at the familiar and unfamiliar self in the mirror, she smiled: "Yes, I belong here, forever——! ”