There were earth-shattering events in the palace and outside the palace, the entire capital almost turned over, and the Taihe Hall was murderous, but in the Wenhua Hall not far from the Taihe Palace, Xue Bilong and Yan Zhiyuan were still leisurely playing chess.

In the past half a year, Yan Zhiyuan has been dealing with the three dynasties, stationed in the south of the Yangtze River, and requisitioned and transferred silver and two, far away from the capital and the right and wrong of the court, which also gave him time and opportunity to carefully weigh the political situation. It seems that the current king is a promising king, not only shrewd and intelligent, but also deep and informal, and has won the support of the ministers of the court. If Cao Ze continues to do evil, he will be destroyed and destroyed, and it will be just around the corner. I can't follow him anymore. Although he did a good job of collecting silver and wanted to make up for his past mistakes, he was still apprehensive about this summons from the king.

When he got up early this morning, the wolf smoke all over the capital pricked his nerves deeply, and the experience of infiltrating the court bureau for many years told him that the big things that happened in the palace were mostly related to Cao Ze and Xiao Yan. It's untouchable! He wanted to close the door and avoid guests, but he didn't really think that Xiao Zhi would summon him into the palace today to report on the silver collection. Yan Zhiyuan had no choice but to enter the palace, and unexpectedly met his former colleague, Xue Bilong, whose family was exiled to a remote place.

Well, how did he come back.

The shouts one after another, the smell of blood, the heavily armed soldiers and panicked guards who passed by at the door of the store from time to time. Yan Zhiyuan carefully observed everything around him, and his heart became more and more uneasy.

"Lord Yan, be careful, I've already eaten you two in a row."

"Oh, yes." Yan Zhiyuan smiled, a little absent-minded.

Xue Bilong is different from him, before Xiao Zhi wants to get rid of Cao Ze today, he asked Sima Ni to secretly bring him back to the capital, so as to stabilize the court situation later, and he participated in the planning of the whole thing. Coming to Wenhuadian to accompany Yan Zhiyuan to wait for the summons was also Xiao Zhen's will. At this moment, seeing that it was not early, it was estimated that things were almost done over there, so he stood up, stretched his waist, and spoke casually: "Cao Ze was still a general yesterday, a first-class duke, and a hereditary prince, and today, I'm afraid he will become a prisoner." ”

"Huh?! - Master Xue, what do you say? Yan Zhiyuan was taken aback!

Xue Bilong didn't seem to hear his question, and walked back and forth in the temple, "Alas! Iniquity! The auxiliary ministers who put on a show and show do not do it, as an old minister of the previous dynasty and do not know how to respect themselves, but they prefer to form a party for personal gain, plot misdeeds, bully the king and oppress the ministers, and poison the people. Will it end well? Don't think that the king is still an ignorant child! ”

Yan Zhiyuan was even more flustered, "This ...... This ......" he stammered and stammered, and he didn't say a word for a long time.

Xue Bilong suddenly stopped in front of him: "Lord Yan Zhiyuan, I don't know if you have thought about it, if Cao Ze is guilty of usurping and rebellious, how will the king think of you?" ”

Yan Zhiyuan was covered in a cold sweat, and hurriedly stepped forward to grab Xue Bilong, and said in a trembling voice: "Lord Xue, I, I, ah, you, you know me, I don't have any second thoughts about the king!" ”

"Hmph...... To say that in the past six months, you have been in Jiangnan, handling the matter of requisitioning silver, and dealing with the three dynasties, you can be regarded as doing your best, and you have not joined Cao Ze's party and participated in his rebellion and usurpation, which is not bad. However, as an auxiliary minister, you were entrusted by the former king with the important responsibility of being alone, ranking above Cao Ze, and for more than seven years, you did not think about repaying the kindness of the previous king, and were loyal to the will to protect the country, but you helped to abuse, and were willing to be Cao Ze's vassal, ignoring the military plan. Today, Cao Ze has ended up in disrepute, Yan Gong, how should you deal with yourself? ”

After saying a few words, Yan Zhiyuan was like five thunderbolts, he didn't care about the dignity of the minister and the identity of the auxiliary government, and pulled Xue Bilong's robe and almost knelt down:

"Master Xue, you, you have to save me!"

"No one can save you except yourself."

"Ah...... Xue... Sir, be clear. ”

"I expect that at this moment, Cao Zexiao said that they have been arrested, and the king will send this matter to the Taihe Palace, you hurry up and go to see the guilty pleas, maybe the king will be extrajudicial to show mercy."

Yan Zhiyuan was quite obedient, said "Master Xie Xue's advice", and then flew towards the Taihe Palace.

It didn't take long to hear the paging voice from the Taihe Palace: "Xuanyan Zhiyuan goes to the palace!" Yan Zhiyuan came to the palace and knelt on the ground, peeking at it, there was another person kneeling beside him, but it was Xiao Jie, the king of parliament.

Xiao Zhi was in a very bad mood at this time.

finally knocked Xiao Yan unconscious and put down Cao Ze's rebellion, but he still had to deal with the next things non-stop.

"Eh, I should rest for a while, even the king should have labor security, and the eight-hour work week must be implemented!" Cao Ze, Xiao Yan and others have been taken, and the soldiers who came to rescue the driver patrolled the capital in an orderly manner under the command of Xie Lan, and the rebellion has been basically suppressed. Xiao Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile.

"The king has only one special job, the kind of job that stands on the edge of the cliff and falls straight to pieces if he doesn't do it well." Song Qinglian replied, "Before talking about labor security, the most important thing is to save your life." ”

Xiao Zhi smacked his lips, and under Song Qinglian's repeated urging, he simply sorted out his appearance and washed his face indiscriminately. Fang Fei meticulously combed his hair for him, put on a white jade hair crown upright, and changed into a dark red robe, the previous body was swept away, and he was the handsome King of Qi again.

Seeing Xiao Jie, Yan Zhiyuan and Yan Zhiyuan both came, Xiao Zhi sat on the couch casually, and asked with a smile: "Xiao Jie, you get up first!" He asked again, "Yan Zhiyuan, are you guilty?" ”

"Minions...... Convicted! Yan Zhiyuan wanted to argue for himself, seeing that Xiao Zhi was still as leisurely as ever, but he couldn't figure out his intentions, and he didn't dare to say anything, so he just knelt on the ground in fear, waiting for his fate.

Seeing that he confessed his guilt and was sick and thin, Xiao Zhi felt that he was very pitiful, and his tone softened, "There are a few crimes, tell me about them!" ”

In the final analysis, people live for their own interests, and the so-called loyalty and filial piety of Confucianism is also out of love for their reputation. If you have common interests, you will be called brothers, and if you have a conflict of interest, you will part ways immediately. These truths, Xiao Zhen, who was a thief in his previous life, are clearer and more thorough than anyone else. In all fairness, Yan Zhiyuan's approach is excusable, the previous situation was unclear, so it was naturally self-preservation, and he would do the same himself.

It's just that now, Xiao Zhi is the lord of Qi State, and Yan Zhiyuan is an important minister, but he fled at a critical time, which is absolutely intolerable from the king's point of view.

"The slave is the auxiliary minister, and he is entrusted by the first king to be alone, and his duties are not effective, which makes the thief Cao Ze unscrupulous, bullying the king and disrupting the country. The slave is ashamed and ashamed, and begs for the holy judgment. ”

"Let me ask you," before Yan Zhiyuan finished speaking, Cao Ze cut him off and said, "Since you know that Cao Ze is treacherous, why is he silent, and his subordinates have repeatedly violated the ban on enclosing land for land exchange, why do you not say a word?" Xue Bilong impeached Cao Ze in order to defend the dynasty, why did you compare yourself with Cao Ze and frame Zhongliang? Listening to Xiao Zhi's questioning, not only Yan Zhiyuan repeatedly kowtowed to ask for guilt, but Xiao Jie, who was standing next to him, was also bloodless.

"Xiao Jie, the king of politics!"

Xiao Jie was startled and quickly knelt down. "The minions are here!" Because he was too panicked, the corners of his robe were not lifted and he almost tripped and fell. Without waiting for Xiao Zhi to ask, he said in a trembling voice, "The slave knows that his sin is as heavy as a mountain, and the sin of the slave is heavier than that of Yan Zhiyuan, and he is willing to ask the king to punish him severely!" ”

"From the opponent's point of view, I admire Cao Ze and Xiao Yan very much, Cao Ze's military achievements are great, love and righteousness, even if there is a rebellion, there are many henchmen who are willing to follow. Although he was a little arrogant and didn't have much respect for me, he handled government affairs very properly, and he was one of the few people who had both civil and military skills. Xiao Yan is even more ruthless and thoughtful. Recalling the previous agreement between the two of them in the General's Mansion, Xiao Zhi said lightly, "I thought that if these two people really succeeded, with the ability of these two people, the Qi Kingdom would not decline." ”

Xiao Zhen's unintentional words were in the ears of Xiao Jie and Yan Zhiyuan, who accused them of wrongdoing, and kowtowed again and again to admit their guilt, "Please punish the king." ”

"Yes, yes, you should be punished." The back and forth of the pleas made Xiao Zhi feel bored and hypocritical, and the anger that had been accumulated for a long time also broke out in an instant, and he said angrily, "The court situation is chaotic, you don't want to share the worries of the king for the courtiers, but go to be a wall grass, where the wind blows." You are in a high position, but you only know how to enjoy the glory, and you don't know how to take responsibility, what do you want, mascot? ”

Xiao Zhi was angry and angry, and pointed to the other people in the hall, "These people are all low-level officials, I'm afraid that they are people who you don't pay attention to on weekdays, but they are people who are really willing to give up their lives for me, aren't you ashamed?" ”

"Slaves know their mistakes."

"One of you is the king of parliament, and the other is an auxiliary minister. They are all my henchmen, and they all abandoned me at the critical moment, and you actually betrayed me! Speaking of this, Xiao Zhi couldn't help but have tears in his eyes, "People are also very scared in their hearts when they face so many strong enemies, they are so scared that they want to die, what if they die, they finally survived." ”

"Hey, your tone wasn't quite right from the beginning, crying, like a woman scolding a cheating boyfriend." Song Qinglian whispered on the side, "Let's talk about the point, let's talk about the point." ”

"Oh." Xiao Zhi touched his face, "I can't help it." ”

Xiao Jie is the clan member of this branch in the end, and serious treatment will only chill the family. Yan Zhiyuan is still a capable person, and he is still needed for the affairs of the Three Dynasties.

"Get rid of Xiao Jie's prince, remove Yan Zhiyuan's position as an auxiliary minister, and go to the prince." Thinking of this, Xiao Zhi sighed and said slowly: "According to the crimes of the two of you, dismissal is already a light punishment, Gu Nianer and others are either royal family relatives, or old ministers of the first dynasty, they have all made great contributions to the court, and give you a chance to atone for your sins-you two go to the Criminal Department to interrogate Cao Ze Xiao Yan, if there is any favoritism, I will punish it severely." With that, he glanced at the two at his feet. Xiao Jie and Yan Zhiyuan were already in tears, and said: "The king treats his ministers so leniently, he must do his best to repay." ”

"You must investigate carefully, and all corrupt officials related to Cao Ze's party will be severely punished and will not be tolerated." Xiao Zhi emphasized.

"Yes." After the two finished speaking, they withdrew.

Xiao Zhi saw the two of them retreating, and shouted again, "Song Qinglian! ”

Song Qinglian called, and Gao Ying said: "The minister is here!" ”

"Capture Cao Ze, you have the greatest credit, and you will be crowned as Bei Anbo, and you will walk with a knife in front of the emperor."

"I refuse." Song Qinglian was simply, "I'm not comfortable dangling in front of you every day." ”

"By the way, I don't want a bounty either." Wu Haoze interjected, "If you are promoted, you will not be able to manage the security of the capital, and you will not be able to see the wonderful fight scenes." ”

"Can't you guys save face?" Xiao Zhi was a little helpless.

"If you really want to repay us, why don't you give us a face." Song Qinglian smiled, "Actually, I'm very interested in your special way of crossing, and I want to find out." When you leave the palace, come with me for a full body check-up. ”

"A full body check-up? Is there anything else in this world? ”

"Of course there is no one in this world, it is teleported from our world through a mechanism, which is very precious." Song Qinglian stared at Xiao Zhi with deep eyes, "How?" In fact, you also want to know why you came back to life and came to this world. ”

"It doesn't matter if I know it or not, I just want to live." Speaking of being alive, Xiao Zhi suddenly remembered Guo Zhang's matter, his lover died, would he be as short-sighted as Liang Zhu?

Chatting with Guo Zhang, the scene of drinking and writing poems seems to have happened yesterday, and everything is vivid. Guo Zhang's personality is frank, quite talented, and has some courage to break through the shackles of the world - that's why he is willing to stay with Cuigu, which Xiao Zhi admires very much.

Everything started because of him, Guo Zhang should not be punished for his mistakes, he should help him.

"Since you are so strongly demanding" Xiao Zhi thought, he knew too little about the traverser, and he could also take this opportunity to know more information, as well as Guo Zhang.....

"Anyway, there are other things to do, so I'll help you by the way."