In the twenty-second year of Dahua, the historian recorded that the master of the Bo Academy, Weng Shixiao, returned to his house in a sedan chair in front of the Anhua Palace, and since ancient times, this is the first person.

The next morning, His Majesty the Emperor, as usual, discussed the military, government and civilian affairs with the ministers, and asked his personal eunuch Qiu Sihai to announce his retirement from the court. Just as Zhu Chengyuan got up, an official of the Imperial History Observatory walked out of the queue, bowed his head and leaned over and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has something to do." ”

As soon as the emperor saw that it was from the Imperial History Tower, he knew that it was not good, and he had to be spurred again, so he frowned and said, "What happened to Zhang Aiqing?" ”

The official surnamed Zhang said: "I heard that when the master returned to the house yesterday, he was in a sedan chair outside the Anhua Palace. ”

The emperor said: "Well, what's wrong with the sedan chair I gave you?" ”

The official replied: "There is nothing wrong with Your Majesty giving a sedan chair, but it is against etiquette to let the master take a sedan chair outside the Anhua Palace, please think twice." ”

The emperor was displeased and said: "The master has been thinking about my country for decades, and now the master is old, what's wrong with taking a sedan chair?" If you have such a meritorious service from your master, let me carry your shoes!" ”

Baiguan was so frightened that he quickly knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty is angry." ”

At this time, a Imperial Historian of the Imperial Historical Observatory stood up and criticized: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks it is impossible. Even in the early days of the founding of the country, the master fought against the six countries and won a great victory; Even if he has cultivated generations of young talents for our country, thirty percent of the civil officials above the court are his students; Even if he insisted on walking nine paths for His Majesty despite his old age, he felt the suffering of the people. In the eyes of all of you, these are no better than the ancestral etiquette. Therefore, the ministers and the lords felt that it was better to let the master and his old man die of exhaustion on the road than to violate the etiquette of the ancestors. ”

A sentence slammed into this hall with a sonorous and powerful force, and the officials who were about to attack were speechless. Is the master's exploits really not worth the chance of this ancestral ritual system?

In the emperor's view, the ancestral ritual system was created by people, and it can also be broken by people, and the rules and regulations were originally established for the stability and harmony of the country, so how could they in turn restrain the ministers who were loyal and good. The emperor looked at His Royal Highness and everyone, no one dared to squeak anymore, so he glanced at the impassioned Imperial Doctor, his eyes were full of satisfaction, the Imperial Doctor raised his head slightly and winked at His Majesty the Emperor, and lowered his head quietly.

After the tide receded, the emperor took a short rest in the Qingyuan Palace, and the person standing next to him was the Imperial Doctor Xiuwen, who had just attacked His Majesty the Emperor. The emperor spoke: "The impassioned words just now are good, I thought about it all night yesterday, right?" ”

Xiuwen leaned over and said, "Back to Your Majesty, sort of." ”

The emperor nodded with satisfaction and said, "Xiuwen, the imperial historian is not easy to do, have you ever thought about trying it in another place?" ”

Xiuwen still lowered his head and replied: "The minister listens to His Majesty, and His Majesty will let the minister go wherever the minister goes." Since ancient times, the holy monarchs have obeyed and have no disputes; The monarch in the matter has a dispute, and there is no flattery; Those who are tyrants have mending, and there is no brushing. ”

Emperor Zhu Chengyuan looked at Xiu Wen with a smile and said, "Then do you think I am a holy monarch, a middle monarch or a tyrant?" ”

Xiuwen knelt down again and bowed: "Your Majesty is the emperor of the world. ”

His Majesty the Emperor stepped forward to help him up and said, "Okay, don't shoot the sycophants." To get down to business, going to the cabinet a lot lately will be good for you in the future. ”

……

Lin Mansion, Ye Chen and Chen Bing trotted into the front hall, looking at the people in front of them, Ye Chen smiled and said, "Lord Huangfu, are you here to see if I drank yesterday?" ”

Huangfu also smiled coldly: "Yes, I have nothing to do today, so I will stop by to see if I am sober up." ”

Ye Chen understood in his heart that a person like Huangfu Leng, the head of the Inspectorate Department, now that there is an Anli secret spy case that has not yet been solved, it must be entangled in official business, how can he not be idle and have nothing to do, he must have something to do. Immediately, Ye Chen leaned over and said: "If Lord Huangfu doesn't dislike it, please move to my room, I have something to imagine Lord Huangfu to ask for advice, and I also ask Lord Huangfu to give advice." ”

Huangfu sneered, thinking that this Ye Chen was really smart, and he must have also thought that he would not go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, so he said with a smile: "Lead the way." ”

Ye Chen smiled knowingly, then turned around and led the way, without saying much along the way, he walked to the small courtyard where he and Chen Bing lived. Chen Bing followed behind the two of them, and he didn't think much about it, the only thing he couldn't forget was the big meat buns in the kitchen, which was really hungry.

After a while, the three of them came to the small courtyard room, Chen Bing was just about to follow up, Huangfu glanced at Ye Chen coldly, Ye Chen understood, and said to Chen Bing: "Bingzi, stay outside the door, be careful not to let other doors approach, and Miss Lin can't either." ”

Chen Binghu looked at Ye Chen suspiciously, but did not speak, obediently retreated, took the door with his hand, and stood motionless outside the door to guard.

Inside the house, Huangfu Leng didn't speak first, but just looked at Ye Chen quietly, and Ye Chen was uncomfortable by him. couldn't help but ask, "I don't know why I let Lord Huangfu come to the Lin Mansion in person early in the morning?" ”

Huangfu Leng still didn't speak, just looked at Ye Chen quietly, this time Ye Chen panicked, thinking that Huangfu Leng had discovered some secret again, and he was going to suspect that he was an Anli secret spy. But it was difficult to ask, so he looked left and right and said something else: "Do adults drink tea?" As soon as he finished speaking, he was embarrassed to find that there was no tea in his room with Chen Bing, just because the two of them did not have the habit of drinking tea, and there was only a pot of cold boiled water on the table in the room.

Huangfu looked around the room coldly, and then said with a smile: "Drink, I just happened to be thirsty." ”

Ye Chen said embarrassedly: "I'm really sorry, I don't usually drink tea, so there is no tea in the room, Lord Huangfu later, I will let Bingzi get it." After speaking, he turned around and asked Chen Bing to take tea.

Huangfu stopped him coldly and said, "Forget it, your polite words are too fake, I can't listen to them anymore." ”

Ye Chen sneered and said, "Lord Huangfu, don't blame, you are sluggish. ”

Huangfu Leng was just joking with him, how could he really blame him, if he didn't have this measure, it would be impossible to sit in the chair of the inspector for so long. Then he spoke: "Ye Chen, is your friend credible?" ”

Ye Chen knew that Huangfu Leng was talking about Chen Bing, and replied seriously: "Chen Bing, my brother, if you can't even believe him, I'm afraid there will be no one in this world who I can trust." ”

Huangfu nodded coldly and continued: "I received His Majesty's order early this morning, and it has something to do with you. ”

Ye Chen was stunned, before he came to the city of Annan Province, he was a rural peasant, how could the emperor's holy decree be related to him, I am afraid that this emperor is playing with himself again, so he said: "My lord, don't make fun of Ye Chen, let's talk about something, I have to go to the Yamen of the Supervision Department to see the case file in a while." ”

Huangfu was coldly interested, and said: "Yo, you just asked you to assist in the investigation of the case so attentively, haven't you always opposed entering my supervision department yamen before?" What's wrong now, enlightened? ”

Ye Chen leaned over and said, "Don't blame, my lord, I just want to end the case as soon as possible, so that I can go to the Dragon Armor Army to report as soon as possible, the military camp is really my heart's desire." ”

Huangfu Leng suddenly looked solemn, helped Ye Chen up, and said, "I did receive the will of His Majesty today in the early morning, and I didn't frame you. ”

Ye Chen looked at Huangfu Leng with a puzzled expression, but he didn't ask, but quietly waited for Huangfu Leng to follow.

Huangfu Leng continued: "Your Majesty's will, let me choose a suitable person to enter the rivers and lakes. ”

Ye Chen was even more puzzled now, he knew the duties of the Supervision Division, and arranging people to enter the rivers and lakes was nothing more than being a spy, investigating the affairs of the rivers and lakes and then reporting to the Supervision Division, so as to facilitate the review of the case at ordinary times. So Ye Chen said directly: "Lord Huangfu also knows that I was a small farmer before I came here, and I didn't know anything about detective intelligence, so I couldn't take on this big responsibility, and I asked Lord Huangfu to choose another talent." ”

Huangfu sneered and said, "How do you know that I want to choose you to be a secret agent in the rivers and lakes?" ”

Ye Chen looked at Huangfu and asked coldly, "Didn't my lord let me go into the rivers and lakes to secretly investigate the case of the Blood Knife Gate and Anli's secret spy?" ”

"You're only half right, and it's hard for you." Huangfu Leng walked to the table and sat down and continued: "I want you to enter the rivers and lakes as a newcomer, but it has little to do with the case of Anri's secret spy. ”

Ye Chen also sat down and asked, "What does the adult mean?" ”

Huangfu replied coldly: "Ye Chen, I know that your parents are not there, and I also know the reason. I can also guess what you are anxious to enter the barracks for, but at the moment the country needs you, Your Majesty needs you, and please listen carefully to my next words. ”

Huangfu coldly turned against the guest, poured a glass of cold water and pushed it in front of Ye Chen, and continued: "Now when our Huaguo is upright and has internal and external troubles, this external trouble refers to the countries around the four frontiers, and this internal worry is the rivers and lakes you are about to set foot in. The rivers and lakes are small, but when he is related to certain people and things, it is a big thing. After this incident of the Blood Knife Gate, you should be able to feel something different. Although the imperial court has a law, it is obviously not enough for many gangs or organizations. And around my Dahua, all countries are eyeing each other, and the country can no longer afford to toss. His Majesty is now eloquent and strategic, and he wants to use the power of the rivers and lakes to find out the intelligence of all parties, down to the county and town officials, and up to the emperor's relatives and relatives. ”

Ye Chen asked: "But as far as I know, these things have been done by the inspector divisions and yamen in various places, and what do you still need to do by cultivating the forces of the rivers and lakes, isn't it superfluous!" ”

Huangfu waved his hand coldly and continued: "This is not true, although the Yamen of my Inspectorate Division is all over the Nine Roads of Huaguo, but it is all on the surface, so there is no way to explore many things in more detail, which is also one of the disadvantages of our Inspectorate. It is also because of this enemy secret spy incident that His Majesty has been inspired. Use the momentum of the rivers and lakes, do the things of the rivers and lakes, and the power of the rivers and lakes. If you enter the rivers and lakes and become prosperous, then you will be a nail nailed by His Majesty in the interior of Huaguo, and wherever you nail it, it will be unbreakable. ”

Ye Chen was enthusiastically boiled by these words, but he thought about it, so he was one step further away from his dream of military camp, so he quickly shook his head and said: "Lord Huangfu is angry, it is really not suitable to take on this great responsibility, let alone delay the major affairs of His Majesty today, please also ask Lord Huangfu to choose someone else, I am only suitable to be a small soldier." ”

Huangfu looked at him coldly and said word by word: "This is not a discussion, this is Your Majesty's will." ”

Ye Chen was stunned, how could this be possible, obviously he just said that His Majesty asked him to choose one person to enter the rivers and lakes, which means that this matter has not yet been decided, and His Majesty does not know who and where the holy decree came from. Just when Ye Chen's thoughts were flying, he heard the emperor Fu come coldly: "I have played the names of you and Chen Bing, Your Majesty, if you don't agree, I, you, Chen Bing is guilty of bullying the king, you are going to be killed, as for me, at most, I will be deducted by His Majesty, if I don't care, I won't be short of money." ”

Ye Chen's face was embarrassed, how could this be discussed, it was clearly to inform himself, it was really an official bullying!