The matter was satisfactorily resolved, and Chen Wu said to Shao An: "I'm done for you, remember to help me find out who the assassin is." ”

"Don't worry, definitely." Shao An smiled, and then saw Sun Yi coming, and arched his hand, "Master Sun, let's leave." ”

"Shao Xiang, please stay." Sun Yi respectfully invited, "Xiaguan has a big birthday today, since Shao Xiang is here, don't you sit down and drink a glass of wine?" ”

This posture is to show that there is something to say. Shao An let Chen Wu go first, stayed by himself, sat on the main seat with Sun Yi, and drank together.

Sun Yi and Shao An drank a few glasses of wine, and when they saw that there was no one left and right, they took the opportunity to say: "Shao Xiang, you can't talk about your brother now." ”

"Oh, why?" Shao An took the wine glass and asked casually.

Sun Yi approached Shao An in an unfathomable manner and said in a low voice: "Doesn't Shao Xiang want to help him go to the next level?" ”

"I don't think it's better for him, it's more dangerous." Shao An knew Li Hongyi's ability, not to mention martial arts, and then if he became a privy envoy, then he would directly face the attacks from civil officials, the emperor's suspicion and suspicion...... Brother, can he really sit firmly as the first person in this general?

"What about him, does he want to?" Sun Yi asked the core.

"Him?" Shao An was stunned for a moment, tilted his head slightly and glanced at Li Hongyi, only to see that his brother was drinking with several generals, dancing with his hands, and he couldn't help but say anything. Seeing him so proud, Shao An suddenly realized that his brother might want to reach the top.

When they were young and ignorant children, King An asked them what their future aspirations were. Shao An was young at that time, and he just wanted to travel all over the world and travel all over the world. Then assist my brother and become a military advisor. But Li Hongyi is different, Shao An clearly remembers that his brother said at that time that he would defend his family and the country in the future, make meritorious contributions, and become famous!

When Li Hongyi said this, he had obviously never even been on the battlefield, but he was full of confidence that he was determined to win, and he did not know where this confidence came from. Later, Shao An used this to tease him, but he practiced martial arts more hard, and even began to ask Shao An to learn the art of war.

Shao An shook his wine glass lightly and showed a faint smile, "If he is willing, then I will leave, which is the best choice." ”

"The emperor won't let you leave, and I can't afford to take over the prime minister's job." Sun Yi sincerely persuaded, "Shao Xiang, only if you are in the court for one day, your brother can be safe for one day." ”

Looking at Sun Yi, who was so "bothered" for himself, Shao An was suspicious again, and suddenly asked, "You are really concerned about my affairs." ”

Sun Yi didn't seem to hear the suspicion in Shao Xiang's tone, but replied very humbly: "Today, the prime minister saved the life of the official, and the official reciprocated the favor." ”

Seeing Sun Yi's cautious appearance, Shao Anxin thought that maybe he was really too suspicious and too wary of everyone. Maybe Sun Yi is really just just a simple concern.

"Okay." Shao An raised his glass, and Sun Yi also hurriedly raised it. The two clinked glasses and drank together.

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After this incident, Shao An announced to all the officials that he was familiar with the Guards Division. By the way, he also chose the lower three teams among the upper and lower teams of the Guards Division, and severed relations with Zhang San in public.

So public opinion was one-sided, although Shao An saved Sun Yi's life, but he was still criticized by righteous people. However, Shao An, who was in the center of the storm, remained unmoved, completely ignoring the evaluation of the outside world.

Of course, there are still people who support Shao An. For example, Sun Yi, Ni Hongyu, Peng Yuanping, Dong Qiming and others of the Xiangdang Party have inextricable interests with Shao An, and they naturally support them. There are also people like Liu Ruqing and Uncle Qin, who agree with Shao An no matter what he does. There is also Feng Che, he thinks that hearing is false, seeing is believing, and he has not really understood, so he said that he will not comment.

As for the emperor, he reprimanded Zhang San and the Guards on the surface, and appeased Sun Yi, but the emperor did not severely punish Zhang San.

And Li Hongyi has completely stood on the opposite side of Shao An. Shao An thought that he and his brother would always go hand in hand, but the reality was the opposite. That's fine, Shao An thinks that at least his brother and him are safe.

Outside the window, the rain was pouring down, and the raindrops fell on the corrugated walls, making a "tick-tock" sound. It's June, and summer is coming quietly.

Li Hongyi left again and went to the border pass. Xiou raised troops again and invaded the border towns. The emperor was furious, named Li Hongyi as the general of Fuyuan, commanded the three armies, and went to suppress it. This was Li Hongyi's first time as the commander-in-chief of the three armed services, and he accepted orders in the face of danger without any fear. Shao An was also very pleased to see this. My brother is finally able to take on the heavy responsibility.

Li Hongyi led the army to the battle, and Shao An was also preparing grain and grass for the army in the rear.

"It's been raining non-stop these days." Shao An looked outside worriedly, and said to Liu Ruqing, "You go to Qintianjian and ask, what's the situation?" ”

"Yes." Liu Ruqing nodded, he always stood firmly on Shao Xiang's side in the secret guard incident, and was finally appreciated by Shao An, transferred to the prime minister's side, and became a scholar in the fifth grade.

When Liu Ruqing first arrived at Shao An's side, Shao An gave him a handkerchief, and the corner of the handkerchief was embroidered with a bright plum blossom.

"It's your handkerchief." Shao An asked.

Liu Ruqing looked at the plum blossoms above and could only admit it. He couldn't figure out how his handkerchief got into the prime minister's hand.

"This is what I found from King Jin's secret chamber." Shao An said very blandly, "You went to King Jin's study to rummage through things, didn't you?" ”

Liu Ruqing was immediately stupid, he didn't expect Shao An to know about this matter a long time ago, and he couldn't bear it for so long, he hurriedly knelt down and defended: "Big, big, great, the lower officials have not rebelled, let alone participated in anything about King Jin." ”

"I know that you have nothing to do with the rebellion, and I also know what you are looking for when you go to the secret room. This official will not pursue this matter, but if you want to follow me in the future, you will not make an example. Shao An got up and helped Liu Ruqing up, he naturally knew that this child was still haunted by his father's death. He ventured to the secret chamber of the King of Jin, just to find out something about his father.

It's a pity that things are people, how can you find any clues about things that are so far away?

At this time, Liu Ruqing was scared into a cold sweat by Shao An's showdown. How dare he disobey, and hurriedly agreed: "Yes, the lower officials don't dare anymore." ”

"Why have you been on my side?" Shao An suddenly asked.

Faced with the discussions of all kinds of people, Liu Ruqing didn't know why he believed in Shao An so much. He laughs: "Sometimes, hearing is false, and seeing is not necessarily believing. Xia Guan just followed his inner feelings. ”

Shao An also smiled, "Then, why do you bother about your father's affairs?" Just follow your heart. ”

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Shao An came to Ding Yi's tomb again. After Ding Yi's death, all the guards buried him on the northern slope of the city, where more than a dozen guards had been buried, some of whom had died in the war or some of whom had been killed during the mission. The hidden guard has no father, no mother, no wife and no children, so he can only be buried here, waiting for his teammates to come to worship.

However, among these tombstones, there is another bright and white white jade stele, Uncle Qin looked at this new tombstone, there is no inscription, no life, and no name of the person who erected the tombstone. There are only two big characters engraved on it - Ding Yi.

"It turns out that his name is Ding Yi." Uncle Qin said.

Shao An shook his head lightly and said, "Ding Yi is not his real name. No one knew what his name was, where he came from, and would never know. ”

His name, his deeds, his everything...... The official history and wild history will not record a word, but it will be recorded in the hearts of all the hidden guards.

"Why did he go to die?" Uncle Qin asked.

"For Zhang San, and for the hidden guard." Shao An said, "Ding Yi saved his life, which is kind to me, and it has eased the contradiction between the hidden guard and me." In the future, I can only turn a blind eye to the hidden guards. ”

"What about you and Zhang San?" Uncle Qin asked, "Is it really broken?" ”

Shao An smiled: "I can't hide anything from Uncle Qin's eyes." ”

"You are not a heartless person. Is this done for the above? ”

"This assassination was directed and acted by the emperor himself, but it was just to kill Zhang San as a warning." Shao An said slowly, "In the future, there will be conflicts between civil officials and hidden guards, and breaking off diplomatic relations with him will also save me from being in a dilemma with him in the future, and both of them will be embarrassed." Secondly, the above is also reassuring. ”

"Lettered?" Uncle Qin asked. After all, even Uncle Qin didn't believe it, the emperor was so smart and suspicious, how could he believe it?

Shao An smiled and said: "What does it matter if you believe it or not, the point is that Brother Zhang believes it." ”

Shao An also finally understood that the king of Jin cut off his robe and broke his righteousness, which was not a decision, but a fulfillment. He severed the friendship between them, and also cut the string of suspicion in the emperor's heart.

Now, he is finally able to cool down and cut off the friendship without hesitation. is so resolute, just like King Jin back then.

"In addition to him, does the prime minister still have someone he cares about, in the hands of the emperor?" Uncle Qin always felt that a Zhang San would not let Shao An throw a rat into a bogey, there must be other more important people.

Shao An sighed slightly: "Yes." His gaze gradually became deep and distant, but he did not know how to escape from the emperor's control and escape from the capital.

Seeing that Shao An didn't say who that person was, Uncle Qin didn't ask again, and sighed: "Since ancient times, monarchs and ministers have ...... Hey, you have to be careful. ”

Shao An nodded, now the relationship between him and the emperor is like a tight string, maybe it will be broken one day. Shao An looked up into the distance, he knew that the road ahead would be more and more difficult, but he had to go alone, forge ahead, and keep going......