Cen Xi stood at the foot of the jade steps, he didn't look up at the king on the throne, he only bowed his head and said, "On that day, Erchen went out of the palace to visit his friends, and he was accidentally chased and killed, and Shen Xiang happened to come to save Erchen." Because of the large number of enemies, Erchen and Shen Xiang had to flee into Yuju Mountain, and after resting in Yuju Mountain for a while, we parted at the foot of Yuju Mountain. ”

Regarding Cen Xi's few words, Emperor Cen was noncommittal.

"The capital is my Imperial City, where are the assassins and bandits at my feet?" Emperor Cen had a cold face and forced him to look at Cen Xi.

Cen Xi lowered his eyes, and he said respectfully, "Erchen doesn't know. ”

"I don't know?" Emperor Cen laughed angrily, "I don't know!"

Cen Xi knelt on the ground and said nothing.

Emperor Cen looked at the silent Qingjun young man kneeling under the jade steps, the more angry he became, the calmer Cen Xi became, and the burning anger became bigger and bigger, but when he was about to explode, looking at the tender and tough face, his anger was suddenly poured cold by ice water.

Emperor Cen closed his eyes.

"Xi'er, I am your father."

Cen Xi finally raised his head, he glanced at Emperor Cen, and then lowered his eyes.

His face was calm and said, "Erchen knows. ”

"You ......" suddenly had no need to continue, and Emperor Cen finally sighed.

"Someone came, the prince Cen Xi's eyes were lawless, disturbed the court, punished him for being banned in the East Palace for one month, facing the wall for reflection, and he was not allowed to leave the palace without any intention."

The guards who rushed in surrounded Cen Xi in the middle, and Cen Xi only saluted Emperor Cen lightly and left with the guards.

"Who is this kid like...... Cen Xi shook his head helplessly.

He had obviously hinted so clearly that as long as he gave in to him and admitted his mistakes, then even if he knew what small actions he had made behind his back, he could turn a blind eye and forgive him, but Cen Xi just refused to bow to him.

Ever since the death of her mother, he has refused to bow to him.

"Don't worry about the emperor, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still a fifteen or sixteen-year-old child after all, and his temperament has not yet been decided." Li Quan stepped forward and put the newly soaked dragon well in Emperor Cen's hand, "After a few years, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will naturally be able to share your worries for the emperor." ”

Yes, he is still a little young man, it is when he is high-spirited, it is Huigen who was born early, and his hatred for him can't be hidden after all, and he doesn't bother to hide it.

Picking up the teacup and taking a sip, the warm fragrance of tea flowed into Emperor Cen's heart, and he laughed somehow.

In the end, it's a hairy boy, and when he's naïve!

"That's right." Speaking of Cen Xi, Emperor Cen suddenly remembered another troublesome teenager, "How did Shen Qing do in Tuzhou?" ”

Hearing Emperor Cen ask about Shen Xiang, Li Quan's face couldn't help but look of admiration, and he said, "Shen Xiang is indeed the pillar of my Daqin, and in just one month, the disaster situation in Tuzhou and the surrounding cities and counties was all under her control, although the disaster relief money and food distributed by the imperial court have been delayed due to various times, but there are almost no displaced people who have escaped from the disaster area, which has never happened before." ”

Emperor Cen was not surprised by this, he only said meaningfully, "If she doesn't have such ability, why should she sit in the position of prime minister." ”

After speaking, Emperor Cen picked up the brush from the pen stand, opened the fold and carefully reviewed it.

Li Quan looked at Emperor Cen, he didn't understand what Emperor Cen meant, but he didn't think about it and silently stepped aside.

If he guesses the emperor's thoughts, I'm afraid he will die soon

"Really, is it because I'm getting old......" Emperor Cen, who was criticizing the folding, suddenly stopped writing and muttered.

In the golden hall, the empty cold wind blew in, and then blew out in the blink of an eye.

The Imperial City is far away from Tuzhou, I don't know what Emperor Cen is thinking in his heart, and I don't have the heart to think about it.

I stood on the top of a hill in Tuzhou, stood with my hands on my hands, and sighed for a long time.

"You're not going to do it, are you?" Du Rong finally couldn't bear it anymore, he put away the folding fan in his hand, and sighed directly when he interrupted.

I looked back at him pitifully.

"Hey, don't do this to me, I won't fall for it." Du Rong was frightened by my eyes, and couldn't help but take several steps back.

"The snow has stopped." I looked at him and said.

Du Rong nodded, "I can see it." ”

"The snow has stopped." I repeat.

"I know." Du Rong was helpless.

"I'm ......" my eyes were a little fluttering, "Du Rong, do you think my martial arts are still successful?" ”

Du Rong was not so sure, "If you have neglected to practice martial arts for the position of prime minister in the past few years, um...... It shouldn't be that you can't even beat a rogue ruffian, right? ”

I glared at him, glared at him fiercely, and I longed for two throwing knives to fly out of my eyes.

Du Rong's expression froze, and his tone sank, "You are not suitable to go to the battlefield." ”

I sat down on the stone bench and brushed the stone table with my sleeve, and I took out my prime minister's seal and placed it on it.

"Sit." I said to him.

Du Rong looked at the beautifully carved seal on the stone table, his eyes moved, and he sat down opposite me according to my words.

"What do you mean by that?"

I pushed the seal in front of him, "Didn't you guess?" ”

Du Rong frowned, "I said, you are not suitable for the battlefield at all now." ”

"I know that my injuries have been repeated under my tossing and turning, and it is difficult to get better, but you don't understand that this snow in Tuzhou is a God-given opportunity, and I won't let go."

When I first ascended to the throne, I wanted this opportunity to frighten the courtiers, and now that the opportunity has almost been delivered to me, how can I let it go?

Du Rong glared at me, I met his gaze, and did not dodge at all, and finally Du Rong was defeated.

He put away the seal and said to me, "I'll help you watch the affairs of Tuzhou." ”

I wasn't surprised when he replied.

"If I don't return, this phase will be given to you." I said bluntly, "I have asked Jiang and Wei to guard the city for me, you don't need to worry about Tuzhou." ”

Du Rong's face sank, he got up, didn't look at me, and walked away directly.

I chuckled twice on my own, staring at the snow that covered the mountains.

It's time to see the outcome of my bet with Du Rong.

At night, the bright moon that has not been seen for many days hangs brightly on the eaves of the county government, I sit on the main hall of the county government, my face is solemn, there are three women kneeling under the hall, each of them is delicate and lovely, and my left and right hands are sitting on Zhao Cheng and Du Rong respectively.

"Benxiang gives you one last chance, if anyone can name the spy who has repeatedly reported to the rebels, Benxiang will definitely give him a lot of money, if anyone can admit that he is that spy, Benxiang can also open the net and spare him from death." I knocked on the startled wood and asked the three of them coldly.

"My lord is wronged, how can the three of us master and servant be any kind of spies?" Song Xiao didn't know why the prime minister, who had always been kind and gentle to them, suddenly turned his face and arrested them to the county government in the middle of the night, "We are just a few weak women, and we haven't been in Tuzhou for long." ”

"My lord, that spy is Lord Zhao Cheng Zhao, didn't my cousin make it very clear?" Xiao Yu really didn't understand why Lord Shen Xiang was interrogating the three of them.

"Presumptuous!" I slapped the shocked wood on the public case, "I still dare to quibble above the court, can I not force a confession by my words and deeds?" ”

Xiaoyu was frightened by my momentum, and she hid behind Song Xiao, trembling all over.

"We are innocent in the first place, aren't we afraid that it will be unfair for you to do this?" Song Xiaoqiang pressed down the fear in his heart and looked directly at me sitting in the hall.

I looked at her with the same expression, "Okay, I'll convince you of this appearance." Come, bring the witnesses. ”

The official received the order, and brought a man who looked like a maid from the hall.

When Shang Xiaoqiu saw someone coming, his pupils contracted suddenly.

I looked at Shang Xiaoqiu and sneered, "Shang Xiaoqiu, do you know her?" ”

Shang Xiaoqiu nodded stiffly.

"What's her name?"

"Little ...... Chrysanthemum. ”

I looked at her coldly, but asked the maid I had brought with me, "What's your name?" ”

The maid glanced at Shang Xiaoqiu, who was kneeling in front of the hall, and replied fearfully, "The slave maid is called Xiaoju." ”

"Xiaoju, when Shang Xiaoqiu was in the Zhao Mansion, you lived with her?"

"Yes...... Be. ”

"Has she been out at night in the past month?"

"Nope."

"She was asleep at the time, so she didn't know." Shang Xiaoqiu immediately explained.

Seeing her quibble, I asked her, "Do you remember, Benxiang asked you a few days ago, why did you come all the way to Tuzhou, how did you answer Benxiang, do you remember?" ”

Shang Xiaoqiu didn't know what was wrong with her answer, and stammered, "Because of the harm... Fear of being hated... Foe... Man hunts and kills ......"

"Huh." I sneered, "Do you think it's stupid?" Daqin's rules, where the population migrates, must go to the local county government to show their identity documents, and record in the book, this phase turned over your and Xiaoyu's records, your ancestral home written on the document is Tuzhou, Xiaoyu's document is written on Zhejiang, Zhejiang slaves. ”

Shang Xiaoqiu was speechless, she looked at me in shock, she didn't expect that the words I seemed to ask casually that day would hide such a mystery.

"This prime minister ordered people to bury people in the Acacia Pavilion in the suburbs, and they told me that you have sneaked from the inn to the Acacia Pavilion in the middle of the night many times to meet Wu Yuewu, but is there such a thing?"

"I ......"

Without waiting for her to speak, I continued to ask, "You have a private meeting with Wu Yue, and you are planning how to use Zhao Cheng to get rid of your suspicion, and how to steal the troop deployment map of Tuzhou, but is so?" ”

"You ......"

"You and Xiaoyu don't know each other at all, but both of you keep claiming that the other party is related to you, do you think that your appearance will be deceived so easily? Xiaoyu, this picture asks you, what kind of relatives are you and Shang Xiaoqiu? ”

Xiaoyu looked flustered, and immediately started crying, crying while saying, "I don't know, I don't know, I didn't mean to ......"

I frowned, "Above the court, how can you wait for you to cry at will?" Come on, drag it out, and bring it in when she's cried enough. ”