Chang'an City, University Scholar's House.

The scholar Mu Zhaotong has not been home for nine days, for so many years, when it comes to dedication and dedication, no one in the entire court dares to say that he is comparable to the scholar, so in many cases, even the old dean of Yanta Academy feels that he can't understand Mu Zhaotong, and he has always been unable to understand.

You said that he was a traitor, and the old dean was the first to disapprove, and the emperor naturally didn't think so.

The affairs of the cabinet are the affairs of the world, he handles them in an orderly manner, small things can be decided, and major matters can be divided into important things, even the emperor has said that if there is no Mu Zhaotong in the cabinet, I don't know what the chaos will be.

In fact, if you think about it, who would dare to question the status of the university scholar Mu Zhaotong in the cabinet? So no one will question his decision, if he changes to another person, his qualifications and prestige are insufficient, then no matter what decision is made, there will be people to make irresponsible remarks, especially the people below who are consciously equal in status, no one will obey anyone, if Mu Zhaotong retreats, which of the new people can really serve the public?

I'm afraid I'm going to quarrel all day long.

Therefore, the emperor has been on the throne for 20 years, and Mu Zhaotong has also been immobile in the cabinet.

Madame sat at the window and looked at the door, thinking that the lord didn't know if there was a way to deal with it, His Majesty said that he would take the lord and her to the east of Xinjiang, this time to the mountains and rivers, there is no year that he can't come back, this year is outside, what happens in the court, the lord has no way to control it, that's it, but at this juncture, His Majesty wants to take them and his wife on his eastern tour, who can guess His Majesty's thoughts?

The dead have been sent out, she has no desires, if she can avenge her son, then what does it matter if the two of them are away from home? I heard that the mountains and rivers in Dongjiang are beautiful, the sea is open and open, it is not bad to be buried there, they are all old people, they are afraid of death, they have to die after all, and they will finish their unfinished work before they die, and they will have no regrets when they leave.

When she looked at the door, Huancai, the personal maid beside her, had been standing there quietly, and the lady was often in such a daze, sitting still for half a day, she had always been by her side, quiet like a dummy.

"Are there any people around?"

Madame asked.

Huan Cai lowered his head: "I left a few powerful ones." ”

"Did Hua Ziqi think Sumeru was dead?"

"Yes."

Huan Cai lowered his head: "Hua Ziqi is an unfamiliar wolf, when his wife sent him to the East China Sea to learn swordsmanship, after returning he became more and more domineering, he always looked down on Sumeru, Sumeru naturally looked down on him, and the contradiction between the two deepened. ”

"Sumeru Yan is a usable person, and he also knows the measure, he is the only one I have raised in the past twenty years to make me feel at ease, as for Hua Ziqi, since he has already believed that Sumeru Yan used death to figure out how fast Shen Leng's knife is for him, there is no need to stare at the next thing, he will go himself, he will kill Shen Leng to prove that he is stronger than Sumeru."

Madame was silent for a while: "Now Sumeru Yan is a real dead person, only you and I know that he is alive, and I know that the one who died outside Kuohai County is fake, it's time to transfer Sumeru back and let him follow the master, Dongjiang and his party, Your Majesty is afraid that you will move, Your Majesty will think, no one in the world can stop you, at least you have to ensure that the master survives." ”

"Yes."

Huan Cai asked, "What about Hua Ziqi?" ”

"He definitely won't kill Han Zhaozhi."

Madame snorted: "I learned some swordsmanship from those barbarians outside the East China Sea and also learned some things that can't be put on the table, he thinks that this so-called method of striking the east and the west is created by those barbarians in the East China Sea, and it has reached such a point, what's the use of keeping it?" If he kills Shen Leng, then naturally someone will kill him, he can't kill Shen Leng, and he will also create opportunities for others. ”

Madame slowly closed her eyes: "What the master is doing is to rule the world, don't let him be distracted by family affairs." ”

She waved her hand: "You can go too, leave Chang'an." ”

"Slaves are not going anywhere."

Huancai raised his head: "The life of the slave and maid is given by the lady, where the lady is, the slave and the maid are there, if something happens to the lord and the lady in Dongjiang this time, the slave and the maid will avenge the lady and the master." ”

"You girl!"

Madame sighed: "How can you have such a stubborn temperament...... That's it, you stay with me, don't think about revenge, this is not hatred with Your Majesty, there is no hatred, the lord wanted to seek not the world but the minister, and the lord has never had the idea of being disloyal to Daning, even if the lord became a minister of Daning, the cabinet...... Small things can be decided, but what about big things? ”

Mrs. said slowly: "The master just doesn't want to be swayed, he pours his life's talents, small things can be decided, big things can also be decided, ask the mountains and rivers and ask the four seasons, but there is no need to ask others." ”

Huancai doesn't understand, she just thinks that she is Mrs. Person, and she listens to whatever Mrs. says, so people like her are the easiest to believe in other people's words, but they don't think deeply, so the so-called not seeking power in the world is not plotting rebellion? What Mu Zhaotong wants to do is kill the emperor, he and his wife are just deceiving themselves.

Weiyang Palace, Baoji Hall East Warm Pavilion.

The emperor has been sitting there for more than an hour, and finally stood up and moved his arms and shook his neck, the old dean Lu Congwu and the general Yuan Shu glanced at each other, and then the old dean stretched out his hand, and Yuan Shu reluctantly took out a silver ticket from his body and reluctantly put it in the old dean's hand.

"What are you doing here?"

The emperor was curious.

Yuan Shu sighed: "The minister made a bet with the old dean, how often will His Majesty stand up and move, the minister said an hour, and the old dean said at least an hour and a half." ”

The emperor paused for a moment: "You bet on me?" ”

The old dean and Yuan Shu hurriedly bowed their heads: "The minister doesn't dare." ”

"Do you dare to do it all?"

The emperor snorted, walked over and looked at the silver ticket in the old dean's hand, it seemed that he couldn't see clearly, reached out and took it up and looked carefully, and found that it was a fifty taels of silver, he stuffed the silver ticket into his arms, patted it, and then rummaged around on his body for a while, except for the silver ticket he had just robbed, there was no copper coin, so he beckoned Dai Fangzhou to come in: "Take twenty-five taels of silver and give it to the old dean." ”

The old dean was stunned.

"I've got a cut."

Yuan Shu snorted and laughed, as if the fifty taels of silver were not his.

"Good money."

The emperor smiled as he walked back and forth in the room: "I can get twenty-five taels of silver so easily, and I am in a much better mood...... I want to go out to invite the unjust general to dinner, so I will go to the welcome building. ”

The old dean: "Your Majesty's property, pay back for dinner?" ”

"Give me money, will I go to the welcome building?"

The emperor waited for Dai Fangzhou to bring someone in to change his clothes, and then beckoned: "Let's go, the weather is already warm, accompany me to go out for a walk, just follow on behalf of Fangzhou, don't bring any of the palace guards, don't stir up the crowd." ”

Dai Fangzhou panicked: "Your Majesty, how can this be done?" ”

The emperor pointed to Yuan Shu: "Do you know him?" ”

Of course, Dai Fangzhou knew, and bowed his head: "It's the general of Shantai." ”

"My platform is here, who can get close to my body?"

Tangtai subconsciously glanced at the old dean, the old dean bowed slightly, and Yuan Shu was relieved.

On the street outside Chengtianmen, the people come and go, the weather has warmed up and there are a lot of people shopping, the emperor walks in the direction of the deviation, not to the direction of the new building, as if he wants to walk everywhere temporarily, the boat is so frightened that he has not dared to relax, those small eyes look around, and everyone looks like an assassin.

After walking for a long time on the street outside the Chengtian Gate, His Majesty actually stopped in front of a rouge shop, and said to himself that I went to choose some small gifts for Concubine Zhen, and the old dean and Yuan Shu couldn't hold back their laughter, so where is the gift for Concubine Zhen, it is to give money to his daughter-in-law.

The emperor pretended like this, and the two of them cooperated.

The tea master was practicing swords in the backyard of the shop, and when he heard that the old dean and the general had arrived, he hurriedly ran to the front shop, and the sweat on his forehead was too late to wipe it.

As soon as she came in from the back door, she saw the emperor standing there, and she was so frightened that she wanted to salute subconsciously, but Yuan Shu quietly waved his hand at her.

"It's not a good business."

The emperor looked around, the business in this store was actually good, saying that the market was too much, but there were not many people who came and went to buy things, even if the rouge shops in the entire Chang'an City were counted, this one could also rank in the top five.

Seeing the tea master's cautious appearance, the emperor couldn't help but smile: "Don't be so restrained, you can help...... Help me choose a few small things, more delicate, I will take it back to your godmother, before coming out, she also said, you have not entered the palace to accompany her for a while, you and her fate, I heard the people below say, she reads and writes alone on weekdays, whether it is housekeeping or not, there is no smile, but when you enter the palace, she seems to have endless words. ”

Tea Ye remembered that the last time she entered the palace, Concubine Zhen stuffed her with a bag of things, which were full of precious rouge gouache in the palace, which were naturally more delicate and precious than the ones she sold, and Concubine Zhen looked serious: "This is all selected by His Majesty to give it to me, I can't use it, you take it and sell it." ”

Take it and sell it......

At that time, the tea master was so big in heart, he was stunned.

Seeing that she was still stunned, the emperor coughed a few times, and the tea master hurriedly lowered his head: "Your Majesty...... Master, don't choose it, my godmother here is not used to its practicality, send it over, and the godmother will send someone back for me to continue selling. ”

The emperor frowned: "I finally know how I spent the money the first few times, if you two dump it a few more times, my family property will be lost by you." ”

The tea master's face turned red.

The old dean looked outside the door, and Yuan Shu looked at the ceiling.

The emperor looked back at Dai Fangzhou: "When I go back, tell the people in the palace to let them go out, and just say what Concubine Zhen said, the rouge gouache in this shop is the best in Chang'an City, and after using it, I will treat her better." ”

Dai Fangzhou wanted to cover his face.

The emperor smiled, and was actually a little childlike: "If I don't become an emperor...... But if you do business, you should be able to do well. ”

He looked at Yuan Shu: "I've already bought it, why don't you buy some for Madame?" ”

Yuan Shu hurriedly bowed his head: "I took fifty taels of silver out of the house, and I lost." ”

The emperor took out the silver ticket and slapped it on the palm of Yuan Shu's hand in the platform: "If you borrow you, you will buy these seventy-five taels of silver, not less." ”

Yuan Shu was stunned: "This is ...... Fifty taels. ”

"Huh?"

The Emperor looked at him.

The old dean took out the twenty-five taels of silver and handed it to Yuan Shu: "Seventy-five is seventy-five, even if you owe me twenty-five, it won't be just seventy-five taels if you continue to talk about it." ”

The Emperor nodded, smiling kindly like an old father.