"After a light rain, the small lotus turns, and the pomegranate blossoms are ready to bloom." [From Song Su Shi's "Ruan Lang Gui: Early Summer"]

In the blink of an eye, it was the beginning of summer.

The light rain outside the window is at the beginning of the break, and the breeze is blowing, bringing a little coolness. A hook of the light moon, shallowly reflected in the river, the sky is sparsely dotted, and quietly hidden in a few thin clouds.

A few early lotus plants hang their heads slightly in the southeast direction, and the rain drips down from the lotus canopy and falls into the pond, creating layers of ripples.

"Lord Ouyang won't stay any longer?" He Kuan smiled and poured wine into Ouyang Jie's wine cup.

Ouyang Jie stretched out his hand to hold the wine jug, and said with a smile: "I should return to Beijing to recover after being out for more than a month." ”

"Then what should Zhao Xun do?"

"Take it back to the capital and see how the Holy One is released."

He Kuan raised the wine cup and drank it all in one gulp, his tone was quite emotional, "Once this place is parted, it is estimated that the grass people and adults will meet indefinitely." ”

"Brother Shu He's words are wrong, if Brother Xian goes to Beijing for business, he is not disgusted with the cold, and he will definitely welcome each other in the next place."

"Then thank you first," he said and poured wine into the wine cup, "Brother Boqing, the foolish brother respects you!" As he spoke, he drank it all again.

Ouyang Festival didn't drink much, so he drank less, but at this time, it was also difficult to resist, and he drank it all in one go.

"There is a question below, it is related to Brother Xian, and I hope that Brother Xian will forgive me for the crime of Tang Abrupt."

"But it doesn't hurt to say it." He Kuan said with a smile.

This time, he picked up the wine jug and poured wine into He Kuan's cup, "Brother Xian, who is it?" He put down the flask and looked at him with a fixed gaze.

"People from Nanyang, do some small business to support your family, hasn't Brother Boqing ever been to He's house?" He smiled and lifted the cup to take a sip.

Ouyang Jie shook his head, smiled and poured him again, "I grew up in the capital since I was a child, and I have never seen the world, but I have also read a few books, like Shu and Brother Shu, there are only two in the book. ”

"I want to hear about it."

"One is Tao Zhugong, and the other is Lu Buwei, the middle father of the First Emperor."

Hearing this, He Kuan laughed, "I also want to be Tao Zhugong in Xia, but unfortunately I was rejected by Xi Shi two years ago; I also thought about being Lu Buwei, but I didn't find Zhao Ji. ”

Two years ago, Xiao Zhan came to Nanyang with Chun Yu Nian, the meaning couldn't be more obvious, his parents liked that girl very much, and he also felt that person was clever and cute. But I didn't want to touch my nose and didn't say anything, and I was blessed with an untimely death. At that time, I teased her if she wanted to be Zhao Ji, but she never thought that it was only for a year, she really married Zhao Huan and became the queen. He also sighed with emotion for this, this emperor's woman will not be funny in the future.

Ouyang Jie smiled when he heard this, and poured himself a drink, "Other people's life experiences can't be reproduced, it is impossible for everything to be the same, and I was rejected by Xi Shi just because I have no husband today." As for Zhao Ji, yes or no. He put down the wine cup and looked at He Kuan, "On that day, when he was hunted down, Brother Shu's retainers said to the Assassin, 'I have what you want', how does he know what the Assassin wants?" Moreover, if Brother Xian broke into the military camp of 10,000 people alone, what good plan did he offer? ”

At that time, He Kuan entered the tent, and when he saw that he was also in the tent, he smiled and said: The grass people originally had a plan to offer, and if they didn't want Lord Ouyang to be here, then there would be no need for the grass people.

Zhao Guan had heard of the power of the He clan in Nanyang, and with the support of the 50,000 troops behind Ouyang Jie, there was no need to owe anyone favors, so he just said thank you, sir.

"Brother Boqing, this cat has a cat's way, and a mouse has a mouse's way, if everything is asked clearly, I'm afraid I won't be able to do this business."

"It's natural, it's abrupt." Ouyang Jie hugged his fists to make amends.

He Kuan raised his hand and straightened his robe, "It's okay." ”

"Is Brother Shu He His Majesty's man?" He put a smile on his face and looked at him steadfastly.

He Kuan's hand froze, glanced at him, and continued to pour wine into his cup, "How can you see it?" ”

"The purchase and escort of materials needed for war are generally not allowed to pass through the hands of others, but Da Sima has delivered them to you, which shows his trust in you. But he can't be the master of this matter alone, and he needs to explain it to His Majesty, who is not so gullible as someone to trust others. Moreover, Zhao Xun was captured by your life, and this matter is even more suspicious. He looked at him and said slowly, "I originally wanted to ask Brother Xian what good advice he offered to the king, but now I have thought of it too." ”

"What's the solution?"

"Kill the second son, welcome the eldest son!"

Hearing this, He Kuan couldn't help laughing, lifted the wine cup and touched it on Ouyang Jie's cup, "It is worthy of being a great Situ, he is really thoughtful, and he respects the lord below." As he spoke, he raised his head and drank his wine.

Ouyang Jie shook his head, "It's not that I'm thoughtful, but that Mr. left traces everywhere and deliberately let me guess it." ”

He Kuan didn't say anything, and poured the wine to himself.

"The former dynasty He offended Emperor Huan in the matter of abolishing the prince, was demoted to the people, and will never be an official, so far for more than 30 years, this day has long changed, who is willing to be that inferior person?" Ouyang Jie continued.

Shinong is the last businessman, and the merchant is the last.

Hearing this, a ripple finally appeared on He Kuan's calm face, "Do you really know me so well?" ”

Ouyang Jie shook his head, "I just know a little bit about His Majesty's style of acting, and after I return to Beijing next time, I will definitely nominate Mr. in the court." ”

He Kuan raised his eyes to look at him, raised half of the corners of his mouth and smiled: "Your Majesty really didn't see the wrong person!" ”

"Actually, why bother so much, just tell me directly." He raised the wine cup and took a sip, perhaps drunk, his expression was a little helpless, and his tone was quite emotional, "It's just that I don't believe it, our majesty is too suspicious." ”

Zhao Huan needs He Kuan to make a contribution in this matter, and he also needs a witness, Ouyang Jie is the best candidate.

"He is the Son of Heaven, and we are courtiers."

Ouyang Jie smiled, "I don't think you can be this Lu Buwei." ”

Zhao Huan is so suspicious, he is not a yellow-mouthed child, and now that his wings are getting fuller, who dares to be his "middle father"?

"I don't have Zhao Ji either." He laughed.

"It's a pity that there is no girl of the right age in the next family, otherwise it will be good to marry Qin and Jin with the virtuous brother."

Hearing this, He Kuanlang laughed, "The society is not stable, and I have no intention of starting a family." ”

"Crown-sounding."

After speaking, the two laughed in unison, and at this time the moon had set in the west, and the sky was white......

……

Zhao Xun, the second son of King Xiannanhuai, killed his father and usurped the throne and colluded with traitors to assassinate Qincha, and was escorted back to Beijing by Dasitu Ouyang Jie, and was sent to Tingwei the next day. Although Zhao Xun did not admit that he had killed his father and usurped the throne, he could not refute it in the face of "conclusive" evidence.

"This time to pacify Nanhuai, Da Situ has made a lot of contributions, what reward does Aiqing want?" Zhao Huan on the platform asked with a smile.

Ouyang Jie bowed and saluted, "Your Majesty, this time Nanhuai is pacified, and it is not the work of the ministers alone. ”

"Oh? What do you mean by that? ”

"When the minister was in Nanyang, he was almost killed by assassins, but fortunately he was saved by He Kuan's retainers in Nanyang, and when Zhao Xun fled, he was also captured by He's life."

"Is that really the case?"

"The minister does not dare to pretend to be meritorious, so that His Majesty misses out on his talents, and has asked people to wait outside the palace, hoping that His Majesty will announce it."

Zhao Huan leaned back on the chair behind him, thought for a while, and said, "Xuanren come in." ”

"Xuan He Kuan's audience—"

The voice of the internal official came out layer by layer, and after a while, I saw a man in a dark robe bowing in, he entered the main hall, and immediately knelt on the ground and bowed, "He Kuan, the grass people, I have seen my emperor!" Long live our emperor! Banzai! Hooray! ”

The left and right civil and military faces looked at each other, and this person's voice was loud and calm, not at all like a person who faced a saint for the first time.

"Flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Da Situ said that you saved his life and captured Zhao Xun alive, but is there such a thing?"

"It does."

"In that case, what reward do you want?"

"The grass people are a husband, and it is a great fortune to be able to make a meager contribution to His Majesty, and I dare not ask for extravagant rewards."

"If everyone in the world has your enlightenment, it will be my great luck."

"The grass people are willing to serve His Majesty!"

Zhao Huan smiled, the expression on his face was very playful, he looked at the people in the audience, "What do you think?" ”

Everyone looked at Wei Zhang, and Wei Zhang had no expression on his face. In fact, everyone can understand that once He Kuan enters the court, he will be the person next to the emperor, and the person who can capture Zhao Xun alive will definitely not be a fuel-efficient lamp, and they can even guess that this person is Zhao Huan's person, Ouyang Jie's recommendation in the dynasty is just to play a play with Zhao Huan in front of everyone. Wei Zhang didn't say anything, and the rest of the people in the Chunyu clan didn't dare to speak easily. For a while, the court was silent.

"Your Majesty—"

At this time, I don't know who suddenly shouted, which startled everyone, and when they turned around, it was Shangshu Ling Chen Yi, who only heard him say: "The minister thinks that it is a great luck for His Majesty to be able to share the worries of His Majesty with such a good talent as Mr. He, and it is a great luck for His Majesty and a great luck for the Yong Dynasty!" ”

Chen Yi is not very capable, and during the Ming Emperor period, because of his sister Chen Shuyuan, he entered Shangshutai and did some miscellaneous things such as water and fire in the palace, thieves, etc. Due to coincidence, when hunting in the pasture, he blocked the attack of a wolf for Emperor Ming, and he was promoted from Liucao Shangshu to Shangshu Zuocheng. Later, because Chen Shuyuan was favored, he himself was also a good hand at observing words and feelings, and Emperor Ming was promoted to Shangshuling in his later years. Such a small role, the Ouyang clan can't look down on it, let alone the Chunyu clan, so when Zhao Huan ascended the throne, he immediately went to befriend Nie Gan, and now he can barely be regarded as the emperor.

"The minister seconded the proposal!" Nie said.

As soon as Nie Guozhang came out, the officials of the entire Shaofu sequence agreed with this matter. Shaofu ministers, to say that the right, is not much, but is the closest person to the Son of Heaven, there is a good saying, "near the water tower first get the moon, the sun flowers and trees meet the spring early", want to get the favor of the Son of Heaven, in addition to their own ability, but also have a recommender. Therefore, as soon as the Shaofu sequence came out, other wall grasses naturally followed suit.

Wei Zhang was not a person who did not know the general situation, nor was Chun Yu's party, so he took the lead in congratulating the emperor on his good talent. And the people were recommended by Ouyang Jie, and the Ouyang party would not oppose it, so they all followed the republic.

"Where are the vacancies for officials in the DPRK and China?" Zhao Huan asked.

"Shangshu is still alone." Wei Zhangdao.

In the eyes of outsiders, this arrangement is indeed reasonable, since the emperor wants to arrange his own henchmen, it is naturally better to arrange them by his side. But Nie Yan knew that if He Kuan was arranged into Shangshutai, although he was a minister, he would never be able to touch the real power.

"Your Majesty, the position of Shangshu Youcheng has been held by the guest Cao Li Dian, and there is no vacancy in Shangshutai." Nie said.

"Really? Then why didn't it report to the priest? Wei Zhang turned around and asked.

"This matter, the decision made by the lower officials only yesterday, originally planned to report to the Sikou Department for the record after this morning."

"Then there are no other vacancies?" Zhao Huan frowned and asked.

"Tingwei's office, it seems that there is one person on the right side of Tingwei." Ouyang Jie arched his hand.

"Zhang Qing, is the right supervisor of Tingwei vacant?" Zhao Huan asked Zhang Mian instead.

Zhang Mian bowed his hand and said: "There is indeed a vacancy, but the candidates for Tingwei are often selected from a family of lawyers. This is not to shirk, most of the officials in the Imperial Lieutenant Office are hereditary.

"This law is not something that anyone is born with, but an acquired law." Zhao Huan said slowly, "Besides, the right prison supervisor of Tingwei is in charge of the arrest, there is no need to judge the case, and I will have time to make up for it in the future." ”

Since the emperor said so, everyone could not argue anymore, so they only said that His Majesty was wise.

"If nothing else, then retreat. Da Situ and He Kuan came with me. ”

"Retreat—"

The internal officials announced their retirement from the court, and everyone could only kneel to see the emperor, and only slowly get up after the emperor left.

"Sir, the student did his best." Zhang Mian walked up to Wei Zhang's side and whispered.

"The old man has done his best," he sighed, "and in the future, you and I will have to be more careful not to be caught in any wrong." ”

"Students understand."

"The most dangerous thing now is your position as the captain of the court, so don't give that He Kuan a chance to be promoted, once you don't protect it, the next one will be the old man. Zhongya has now been disarmed and returned to the field, and the queen mother is mediating it, Chun Yuyan is also fighting for the country, Chun Yu's family can't fall for a while, but it is difficult for you and the old man to say. ”

Chun Yujia, the word Zhongya.

Tingwei is under the control of the great priest, when Chun Yujia brought Wei Zhang up from the local Tingwei Ping step by step, he had the grace of knowing him, so he followed him all the way.

"What do you mean, sir?" Is it to abandon Chun Yu's clan and leave?

He turned his eyes to look at Zhang Mian with a shocked face, "Zhongya is kind to me, I will not take revenge, but this matter has nothing to do with you, how you choose, the old man will not blame you." ”

"That gentleman is kind to Zhang, how can the student abandon him?"

Wei Zhang looked at the young man in front of him, couldn't help laughing, patted him on the shoulder and said, "The old man didn't look at the wrong person!" ”

Zhang Mian, a student from a poor family, used to do miscellaneous work such as transcription at Tingwei, and he relied on him all the way to get to where he is today.

"The student swears to follow Mr. to the death!" If it weren't for the fact that he was still in the palace at the moment, and still in front of many officials, Zhang Mian would have said this sentence on his knees.

Wei Zhang shook his head, "It's unlucky to talk about life and death, and the old man doesn't need your life." It's just that the old man is old, and he won't be able to sit in this position for a long time, I only hope that in the future, you will be able to sit in my position and say a word for Chun Yu's family. ”

There is no suitable time for Chun Yujia to act rashly, and the current situation of Chun Yujia has no possibility of recovery, and there must be someone in the court who speaks for Chun Yu's clan in order to make him invincible. He saw that he would be forced to do so in the past two years, and then only Zhang Mian could speak out, and he had to catch this person.

"Students understand."

Wei Chang nodded, "Your master and wife have made your favorite dishes, come home with me." ”

"Thank you, Master."