Chang'an, Imperial Palace.

There is a square garden behind the Mingde Palace, and there is a cottage next to the garden.

The room was filled with smoke and a faint fragrance. The dawn of the morning pierced through the panes, illuminating these diffuse white smokes, quite meaningful.

The owner of the house, Yuan Benxi, dressed in a plain linen dress, stood at the high table, looking at the spiritual tablet behind the incense burner, his eyes were deeply sunken, and it seemed that he had not slept all night.

"The spiritual position of the ancestor Wen Chongru and the saint Dong Zhongshu"

The word Wen Chong is the Confucian name of the empress. On the day Dong Zhongshu died in battle, the capital received an obituary, the court was shocked, and the monarchs and ministers began to discuss matters such as funeral and posthumous sealing, so as to comfort the soul in the sky.

Yuan Benxi did not participate in these trivialities.

After hearing the bad news, the frail second gentleman changed into mourning clothes and sat at his desk for a whole day, silent.

The disciple held a funeral for the teacher, and he could have not worn mourning clothes, but only had to mourn for three years. But looking at his situation at this time, it should be that the two funerals were guarded together.

He is known as a national scholar, with unparalleled wisdom and ambitions, but in front of his master, he is always respectful, abides by the way of his disciples, and does not dare to exceed the slightest etiquette.

It is not because Dong Zhongshu is extremely strong and domineering, but because he has read the scriptures and books, respects loyalty, filial piety and righteousness from the bottom of his bones, practices himself, and sincerely respects his teacher. Serving the king and his teacher wholeheartedly was his perseverance as a Confucian scholar.

Because of this, among the many disciples, Dong Zhongshu appreciates and trusts Mr. Two the most.

Now that Dong Zhongshu has fallen, the saddest person is undoubtedly him.

He has been ill for many years, he has been deficient in qi and blood, and the death of his beloved teacher has made him heartbroken, and his face is even more pale and ugly, and there are signs of deterioration.

The deceased has passed away, the heroes are withering, is it really time to metabolize and abdicate to make way for the virtuous......

Thinking of the teacher's last words, he fell into deep thought.

In terms of respecting teachers, he is the first person who deserves to be under the Confucian throne. Dong Zhongshu passed the mantle to Ren Zhen, so should he stand up and support the little junior brother?

He closed his eyes, thoughtful as usual, his face tired and a little old.

At one moment, he suddenly frowned, opened his eyes, and his eyes bloomed with a superb cold light.

Before long, there was a creak, and the door was pushed open.

Gentle words sounded from behind him like a spring breeze.

"Senior brother, it's too dull in this house, going out to bask in the sun more is good for your body."

Call Mr. Two a junior brother, who else can he be?

Yuan Benxi didn't say anything, squinted at the spirit position, and didn't even turn to look at Yan Yuan.

The teacher died in battle, and the enemy of the killer was of course an immortal real person, but before he went to the battlefield, he worshiped the gift of his eldest disciple Yan Yuan, and he was scarred. If it weren't for this, even if he was defeated by the Immortal True Person, he would still have the ability to protect himself and retreat with his whole body, and he would never die in battle.

In this way, the culprit is still Yan Yuan.

As for the teacher, the positions of the two are clear and irreconcilable. At this time, Yan Yuan came to find Yuan Benxi, what was his intention?

Seeing that Yuan Benxi was indifferent, Yan Yuan entered the room and sat down, looking at the filial piety clothes on his body, his eyes were sarcastic, but his voice was still kind, "I knew that the teacher passed away, except for me, the second junior brother must be the most distressed, sure enough!" ”

Yuan Benxi frowned, his expression was cold, and he turned his back and said, "Is there something wrong?" ”

Yan Yuan restrained his smile, picked up a small handful of herbs from the tea table, and said casually: "Your vision and scheming are stronger than mine, so I want to hear it, what do you think about the teacher's death in battle?" ”

Yuan Benxi snorted coldly, turned around and took away the herbs on the paper, "In terms of scheming, I'm not as vicious as you." Whatever you want to say, just say it, you don't have to beat around the bush. ”

Yan Yuan raised his head, looked at him squarely, and said seriously: "You have read the military report, you should know the situation on the battlefield at that time. Don't you think that the reason why the teacher died in battle is because the little junior brother has no way to command, and he can't save him when he dies? ”

Yuan Benxi sat opposite and didn't talk.

Yan Yuan continued: "Li Mubai will not appear out of thin air, this thing is very strange, I suspect that Cai Jiushi secretly colluded with that group of rebels. I heard that there are also famous kendo remnants in the barracks, and their strength is strong, which can confirm this even more. ”

Moreover, since Li Mubai is willing to contribute to the imperial court, why should he let the teacher face the fierce enemy? This is clearly to make the teacher make a fool of himself and see his jokes. Li Mubai has the kung fu to attack Chen Changsheng, will he not be able to save the teacher? ”

After saying these inferences, he sighed and pretended to be sad, "It's a pity that our teacher doesn't know anyone, and he loves Cai Jiushi in vain, but at the most critical moment, he was calculated by his beloved apprentice!" ”

Yuan Benxi was expressionless, just looked at Yan Yuan quietly.

Yan Yuan was uncomfortable, and said with a dry smile: "Second brother, you are thoughtful, but help me analyze it, is that the case?" ”

Yuan Benxi spoke, "You just want to say that I can't support the little junior brother." ”

In a few words, to the point.

No matter how suspicious Ren Zhen is and how unjustly Dong Zhongshu died, these analyses should not come out of the mouth of the gloating Yan Yuan. He came over specifically and said this, he had his own purpose, to put it bluntly, he just wanted to separate the relationship between Ren Zhen and Yuan Benxi.

Dong Zhongshu's last words, Yan Yuan had heard about it a long time ago, and he understood the teacher's sinister intentions, so he couldn't help but guard against it.

At present, although Ren Zhen's cultivation is not yet in the climate, he has interfered in the government affairs, won the trust of the empress, and led the troops to fight on the front line, and made great achievements in blocking the enemy. If this continues, the Northern Tang Dynasty and the opposition will all support Ren Zhen, which will be a big trouble.

Yan Yuan knew that Yuan Benxi respected his teacher the most, and once he followed his last words and vigorously supported Ren Zhen in front of the empress, the situation would only get worse. Let these two juniors join forces, as a saint of literature, it will be difficult for him to interfere in the court, and he can only continue to be a master in the world.

Therefore, he couldn't hold his breath and came to explore Yuan Benxi's tone.

When he first entered the capital, Confucian Sheng was still alive, and Yan Yuan also went to Blowing Water House to show his goodwill, wanting to join forces with Ren Zhen to fight against Confucian Sheng and Mr. Er. The world is unpredictable, who would have thought that the Confucian saint died in battle in a blink of an eye, and the original ally Ren Zhen became a pawn left by the Confucian saint and would oppose him.

The old enemy finally died, and he must no longer let Ren Zhen get the support of Confucianism and sing against him on stage.

At this time, Yan Yuan was not embarrassed by a word, and his eyes were calm and waveless.

"You are a national soldier, you know the righteousness, and you respect the teacher the most. Cai Jiushi ignored the laws of the imperial court, colluded with traitors, and killed our teacher, you just need to answer me, do you dare to use such a person? ”

He wanted Yuan Benxi to come forward and persuade the empress to retract her appointment, remove Ren Zhen from the battlefield, and return to the capital. At that time, he will take action again, detain Ren Zhen, torture him, and do not worry that he will not be able to bend into a trick.

Yuan Benxi understood the stakes, blinked, and asked rhetorically: "If you are the main general, can you hold Lujiang City?" ”

Yan Yuan was silent.

Yuan Benxi continued to ask: "Even if he colludes with the traitors, those traitors are still fighting bloodily to protect the Tang Dynasty." Replace him, can you command the rebel? ”

Yan Yuan was speechless.

Yuan Benxi didn't think about it, and asked again: "Li Mubai is a hidden killing move, once it is exposed, whether he can save the teacher or not, it is impossible to seriously injure Chen Changsheng again." The teacher is willing to defend the city to the death, but you accuse the junior brother of fulfilling the righteousness, which is also considered to respect the teacher? ”

These three questions were sharp, and even though Yan Yuan was eloquent, he was also speechless when asked.

Yuan Benxi rolled his eyelids and said coldly: "Send off." ”

"You ......"

Yan Yuan was angry, took the case, and said coldly: "Yuan Benxi, you have no backer, I advise you not to be ignorant of current affairs!" ”

With that, he brushed his sleeves away, and the momentum was menacing.

Looking at his distant back, Yuan Benxi had a complicated expression and stood up.

Although he repelled Yan Yuan, he knew in his heart that the doubts that Yan Yuan said did exist. Cai Jiushi is a person who has the value of use in front of him, but he must not be guarded against.

Especially when Li Mubai appeared out of thin air, he was puzzled when he read the military report before.

After Yan Yuan's trouble, he had to come forward in person and make a good plan with the empress, how to contain Ren Zhen and prevent him from completely losing control.