Lu Zheng walked up and said to Wang Zhonghe, who was playing the flute in the courtyard, "Are you the only one here?" ”

Although Wang Zhongsi is young, he knows that this forbidden place is not something that ordinary people can enter, and since the two people in front of him can pass through the guards of the Jinwu guards and come here to visit him, it means that it is not accidental.

Wang Zhongsi arched his hand at this time and said: "It is true that I live here alone, and a few palace maids and sisters come here every day to deliver meals, and those meals are not bad, but who are the two of you?" ”

Lu Zheng knew that Wang Zhongji was young at this time, so he said bluntly: "Long history Lu Zheng, this is Xue Jungong. ”

Who expected Wang Zhongsi to say: "Lu Changshi and Xue Jungong must have something important to do when they enter the palace, such an official position is not small, why did you come to see me?" ”

Lu Zheng thought about it, this truth can't be said to him, so he said: "After entering the palace, I saw that this place was quiet, so I came to visit, we did have something important to do in the palace, how could you come to this palace as a young man?" ”

"Who said that only the noble emperor can come here in this palace, I am a commoner, but I have the favor of nobles, although I am young now, I am the adopted son of the current emperor, even if I am not so preferential as those princes, but I also have my place under this dignity."

Lu Zheng was secretly excited, feeling that Wang Zhonghei in front of him was straightforward and unflinching, and his personality was the same as Wang Haibin.

At this time, Xue Ne carefully observed the flute in Wang Zhongsi's hand, and found that it was a jade flute, and there were many textures carved on it.

Wang Zhongsi saw that these two officials were asking long and short questions, and it didn't seem to be some uninvited guests with other thoughts, so he said: "If you two come to see me, then sit in the house." ”

When Lu Zheng heard this, he and Xue Ne walked into the house, the room was also very spacious, which showed that His Majesty had pity for Wang Haibin's death, Wang Zhongsi poured tea for Xue Ne and Lu Zheng as soon as he entered the room, and said: "Since the two elders have stooped here, how can I not be inconsiderate." This time I brought out the best tea here, which is also my respect. ”

Lu Zheng took a sip and said, "The top grade in the palace is really not ordinary. ”

Lu Zheng saw that there were some books on the table, and there were many in the cabinet, so he asked, "Are you studying with the princes now?" ”

Wang Zhongsi said: "Master Chu asked me to study with Siqian, and now I am teaching the chapters in the Book of Rites. ”

Xue Ne listened to Wang Zhongsi talk about his daily life in the palace, and was very relieved to see that Wang Zhongsi was not left out in the palace at all. After that, Lu Zheng still asked Wang Zhongsi a lot of words, and Wang Zhongsi also said everything, and he replied to everything he saw and heard in this palace in the future.

Xue Ne suddenly asked again at this time: "Except for us coming here for the first time, who have you come into contact with in this palace?" ”

Wang Zhongsi blurted out and said: "In addition to studying with Siqian in the Hongwen Pavilion, in terms of low status, they are palace maids, ordinary eunuchs, and if their status is high, they are princesses and county kings." ”

Xue Ne nodded with satisfaction, and said to Wang Zhonghei: "You have someone to take care of in the palace when you are young, so you can naturally be carefree, but one day you have to go outside the palace, which is different from here. What is the talent of the world is the cornerstone of your ambitions. For example, it can penetrate people's hearts, calm troubles, and save suffering. ”

Wang Zhongsi didn't understand a little when he heard this, but he had also heard these words from Master Chu Wuliang, so he just nodded without asking for much understanding. Then Xue Ne and Lu Zheng got up to leave, and Wang Zhongsi sent them to the door.

After Lu Zheng and Xue Ne walked out, Lu Zheng said: "Your Majesty seems to be consistent with our approval, and Wang Haibin can rest assured that he will treat the heirs of meritorious generals well." ”

Xue Ne smiled and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, how can you not understand people, if you don't care for the heroes, let the other generals think of it, and the loyal heir of the king will be for the generals to see." ”

After speaking, Xue Ne carefully glanced around again, and continued to whisper: "You can't say what you just said in this matter, if someone hears it, it will be a big crime to leak it." ”

Lu Zheng said as he walked: "I don't know what happened to Wang Maozhong?" ”

Xue Ne replied: "It is estimated that he is pleading guilty in front of His Majesty, this person will definitely not sit still, maybe Your Majesty will open the net, and Wang Maozhong's guilt will really be exempted." ”

At this time, Lu Zheng was full of doubts and Xue Ne was ready to leave the palace, and before he got into the carriage, he saw an official in a gold and purple robe preparing to get into the carriage, and he looked back in an instant, and Xue Ne recognized this person as Wang Maozhong.

Then Wang Maozhong got into the carriage and drove towards the outside of the palace, and then Xue Ne and Lu Zheng drove behind him, and after leaving the palace gate, Wang Maozhong's carriage drove to a deserted street.

Lu Zheng was a little puzzled as he drove the carriage, how could the dignified General Wang's mansion be on such a cold street, but if you think about it, there must be a mystery in it. Suddenly, the carriage stopped in front of it, and Wang Maozhong stepped into a shop, and then the door of the shop was closed.

Xue Ne and Lu Zheng didn't dare to stand at the door of the store, so they hid on the side, but Lu Zheng could see that this was a restaurant, but it was very cold compared to the restaurant on the prosperous street. Xue Ne said at this time: "Wang Mao Zhong just met His Majesty in the palace, and now he is meeting others here, and it is not a fair thing to think about. ”

Looking at the Zhumen of the restaurant, Lu Zheng said again: "Wang Maozhong came here, if you want me to see what kind of bad people are in contact with, this person has one thing on the surface and one thing behind him, he really disregards the grace of God." ”

Xue Ne stared at the door of the restaurant, and when he saw that Wang Maozhong had not come out for a long time, he said: "Let's go back to the house, there is no point in secretly investigating Wang Maozhong now." Just now, we followed this on a whim, but now we can only see a red door. ”

Xue Ne was about to get into the car, at this time the Zhu Gate opened, and it was Wang Maozhong who came out of it, followed by a person who looked like a businessman, and said respectfully after arching his hand at Wang Maozhong, and Wang Maozhong's face was sad.

At this time, Lu Zheng said to Xue Ne: "I think this Wang Maozhong is also colluding with officials and businessmen, otherwise why that businessman should be so respectful by Wang Maozhong's side is not due to the intertwining of interests." ”

Xue Ne watched the actions of the two, at this time Wang Maozhong and the merchant got into the carriage again and drove into the distance, Lu Zheng couldn't see Wang Maozhong's intentions at all, and he didn't know what secrets there were.

However, since Wang Maozhong is here, the secret is inseparable from this place, Xue Ne and Lu Zheng walked over and saw the locked Zhu Gate, and then saw that Wang Maozhong's car had already driven away.

Lu Zheng sighed at this time: "There are so many places related to Wang Maozhong, how many dens does this person have in this Chang'an City?" ”

Xue Ne patted Lu Zheng's shoulder and said, "It's okay, even though Wang Maozhong is rampant at this time, what about the future?" So many ministers are aware of this man's evil deeds, and His Majesty's patience is limited after all. ”

When Lu Zheng and Xue Ne returned to the house, when the two sat down, Lu Zheng looked at the sky for no reason, thinking about the events of the past few days, Xue Ne saw that he was thoughtful, so he leaned over, handed Lu Zheng a cup of tea, and said: "You have also seen the affairs of the capital in the past few days, it is not up to you and me to control it, the forces of all parties in the far away Saishang are meager, but they can change, and if you want to get involved in the major affairs of the court here, you almost have to pay the price." ”

Lu Zheng didn't say anything, he just thought, and suddenly he had some thoughts, so he said to Xue Ne: "Now Your Majesty does not investigate Wang Maozhong's crimes, and those who do things go around to find Wang Maozhong's crimes to no avail, so Wang Maozhong's matter will be considered over?" ”

Xue Ne said: "It must be over, I heard that because of Wang Maozhong's matter, His Majesty also summoned the ministers of the court to express their views in the palace, and only a few of them denounced it, and the others were silent." In this way, Wang Mao Zhong must have bought some important ministers. ”

Lu Zheng was very puzzled, he was still in full swing to impeach Wang Maozhong before, why did the dust settle at this time, so that Wang Maozhong escaped justice again, it seems that the facts are really as Xue Ne said, and there is still a lot of room for maneuver in the middle. Lu Zheng drank all the tea and asked, "What does Yao Xiang mean?" ”

Xue Ne said: "Although Yao Xiang has an opinion on Wang Maozhong, due to the lack of evidence, just relying on Cui Riyong and Jiang Jiao's concerted efforts to impeach can't explain anything after all. ”

In fact, Wang Maozhong did enough work to suppress these things, so he successfully escaped this catastrophe, and it turned out that Wang Maozhong has a deep foundation and will never fall overnight.

After this incident, Wang Maozhong will not show any more horses, he will deal with all matters involving violations of the laws of the imperial court, and will not leave any more disasters for impeachment.

Moreover, the relationship with his colleagues will also enter a mild period, in addition to the general ministers who have nothing to do with him in the court, and give benefits, he will also try his best to deal with the eunuchs and eunuchs who have power in the palace. Originally, when Wang Maozhong helped Tang Xuanzong to calm down the internal trouble, Wang Maozhong, Gao Lishi, and Yang Siqiao were all followers, and now it should not be difficult to build a relationship.

In short, in addition to Wang Maozhong's entanglement with Ge Fushun's forces, he will not do less of this popular thing.

Lu Zheng had such a hunch at this time, Wang Maozhong would be more restrained for the time being, and would not be too showy, and those cases would be stuck again. Once the turmoil of Wang Maozhong's affair passes, people's hearts will still fluctuate.

However, Xue Ne seemed to have nothing happening, sitting quietly alone, and these worldly changes seemed to be undisturbed in his eyes. Lu Zheng could also see that Xue Ne's heart was also jealous and hateful, otherwise he would not have come with him to find evidence of Wang Maozhong's crimes, he was tired enough these days, running around with him, but unfortunately there was nothing to gain. Xue Ne fell asleep on a chair at this time, and the courtyard was silent.