In the early morning of the next day, Shen Ruoliao was just about to go to the morning court, but at the door, he saw Dai Sigong get off the sedan chair and walk in the door.

"Lord Shen, long live the words clearly, tell you to rest at home for a month; And knowing that you must not be able to stay, I ordered me to come and watch you. Do you want to resist and disobey? ”

Qiu'er doesn't go home; Staying at home was torture instead.

"My injuries are so healed, I haven't even left a scar, what a ......

"Hey, the old man has been practicing medicine for decades, and he has never made a mistake, I know how your injuries are recovering. Go into the house and I'll show you again. ”

Dai Sigong carefully examined his knee and the injury behind him, and nodded.

"Not bad. It seems that it is right for me to send a subordinate to stare at you in the past two days, so that you can't help but practice and hurt your knee again. If you don't appreciate it, you have to blow him away; The old man had to get up early today to rush to you. ”

"Just now I said that it was ordered by the emperor," Shen Ruoyu said with a smile.

Dai Sigong sat down and said seriously: "Lord Shen, the old man is here today, and I have another question I want to ask you." The last time you fainted in the Qianqing Palace, when the old man checked your pulse, he noticed a powerful evil qi in his body, which was caused by severe poison. It's just that I've never seen this poison before. Lord Shen, can you tell me what this is, and I can go back and study it, and if there is any good medicine? ”

Shen Ruoyu thought about it.

"Xiang, do you know?"

"**Incense? Is that the legendary Poison Gate Guanyu? ”

Shen Ruoxiao was slightly stunned: "You also know the four gentlemen of the poison sect?" ”

Dai Sigong smiled. "Not only do you know, it's like thunder, and it's not in vain. Lord Yao can be called one of the top three national players, and in some respects, even the old man is out of reach, but it is a pity that he entered the Yanwang Mansion; When it comes to attainments in medicine, your grandfather is the first person in the world, and he has no opponent. ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "** incense is my grandfather's originality. ”

Dai Sigong pondered for a moment. "Is that the poison in you? How to take it? ”

"It's a long story, and it's of little use to you to say it, but it's not that I'm glad to drink it as a sweet wine. Master Yao also cut my pulse when I was poisoned, and told me that I was certain to die. ”

He told Dai Sigong in detail what Yao Biao had said. Tai Hospital made the fairy frown, thought for a long time, and muttered:

"It's not easy. It stands to reason that I should have given you a letter to your grandfather right away, asking for a detailed prescription. But now that the north and the south are at war, the letter to Beiping can't be sent, so it must not be able to count on Lord Yao. Do you know your grandfather's address? ”

Shen Ruoyu shook his head. "I've never been to Lushan, let alone met my grandfather."

Dai Sigong asked, "In that case, how could the poison created by your grandfather make you swallow it?" ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "I can't say this clearly, anyway, he didn't feed me." - Sir, do you think it will be dangerous for this poison to remain on me? ”

"What do you say?" Dai Sigong asked rhetorically.

"What's the danger of that?"

"It's hard to say," the old lady sighed, "After all, I don't know anything about this ** incense." Even the prescription for nourishment can't be prescribed for you, in case the five elements of yin and yang are not in harmony, it will be a bad thing. I can only continue to observe and watch it develop from time to time. My advice to you is to find your grandfather as soon as possible and ask him to figure out what to do. The bell must be tied to the bell. ”

"Since that's the case, then I can only resign myself to fate," Shen Ruoyu shrugged helplessly, "Now I don't have time to go to Lushan to search the mountain, and I will return to the battlefield in a few days." ”

Dai Sigong smiled slightly: "In the afternoon, I will go back to the hospital." The Son of Heaven has already allowed Mr. Fang to come and take over and look at you in my place. ”

Shen Ruoyu smiled helplessly: "Old man, you help me beg the emperor to let me go to my job tomorrow." If I'm so bored at home, I'm going to hit the wall. ”

When Fang Xiaoru came, Dai Sigong took his leave.

Fang Xiaoru sat down beside Shen Ruoliao and went straight to the point:

"I was really touched by your heart. Long live the early dynasty let the ministers discuss the reduction of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and ordered me to draft an edict, from the New Year's Day, the tax of Jiangsu and Zhejiang will be regarded all over the country, and shall not be heavier than one bucket per mu, and no longer quasi-official land private tax. Your suffering has not been in vain. ”

Shen Ruoyu blushed: "That's the emperor's benevolence, the ministers are reasonable, what does it have to do with me?" ”

Fang Xiaoru smiled approvingly: "You don't have to be modest, the emperor has already told us everything, nominating and commending you." The matter of reducing the tax in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, I and Qi and Huang have had this intention for a long time, but in the end, you mentioned it first. We have been just thinking about what kind of words should be used to tell the emperor about the hardships of the people, only you, who directly pulled the emperor outside and experienced it immersively. It is better to hear than to see, and long live this time is really deeply touched, otherwise there would not be such a great determination, and I can't wait to implement reforms. Your 100 military sticks, and a day and a night of cold punishment and kneeling, are finally worth it. ”

"Of course; Don't talk about these, even if you really kneel for three days and three nights, and then come to a hundred, I can have such a result, I am also satisfied, this is called a well-deserved death. ”

"Compared with some people, they only know how to fight for power and seize the throne, and they don't care about the people's livelihood and suffering, so if he really succeeds in sitting on the throne, isn't it a disaster for the people in the world." Fang Xiaoru said.

Shen Ruoyu asked: "Mr. Fang, in addition to the reduction of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, has the emperor said anything else in the past two days?" ”

Fang Xiaoru said with a smile: "Also, I want to promote you to be the governor of the Twelve Guards, the chief of all matters related to the Royal Forest Army, and directly obey the orders of the Son of Heaven." However, the emperor is reluctant to let you go, so he still orders you to serve as the emperor and take charge of the Yulin Guard. It was also announced this morning, the next time you enter the palace, the commanders of the 12 guards will obey the orders in front of the court, you must first swear in front of the Son of Heaven, receive your seal, and then go to the pro-military guards to inspect them. ”

Shen Ruoyu was dumbfounded when he heard this: "This is too-...... me Where is the reason for a three-level jump? What's more, I'm a royal guard who doesn't interfere in politics in the first place, but I am rewarded so much? ”

Fang Xiaoru said with a smile: "What, aren't you deliberately interfering in politics?" And rightly so. ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "What else did the emperor say?" ”

"Why, you don't have enough rewards? Want to ask for a seal for your wife? ”

Shen Ruoliao blushed: "No-I mean, in addition to the reduction of taxes in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, did the emperor say anything else that has nothing to do with me, for example, redress of unjust cases or something?" ”

Fang Xiaoru was slightly stunned, and the smile on his face disappeared. Shen Ruoyao's heart cooled down, becoming as cold as the three words Liang Rushui.

Fang Xiaoru looked at him solemnly and asked in a low voice:

"The emperor did mention that he wanted to rehabilitate Lan Yu, the Duke of Liangguo. Don't you tell me that you also brought it up to him? ”

Shen Ruoyu cautiously replied: "No, I didn't bring it up." ”

"That's what Lan Yu's daughter who hid in the Qinglou proposed to the Holy Lord?" Fang Xiaoru became a little stern, "Ruoxiao, it must be the Qinglou that you took the emperor to, right?" How can you take the emperor to that kind of place? ”

"Mr. Fang......"

"Your punishment, in the eyes of the Queen Mother, may be to punish you for taking the emperor to eat a bad stomach. But in my opinion, it should be a punishment for you for taking the emperor to visit the Qinglou. You don't eat a hundred sticks at all. ”

Shen Ruo was embarrassed: "Mr. Fang, I didn't take the emperor to the Qinglou, how dare I, how ugly it was to hear that word." I just secretly invited the top girl to the ship, and no one saw us with the emperor. The emperor was drunk, and I wanted him to relieve his boredom, but the girl said that she was Lan Yu's daughter, and she wanted the emperor to give her father justice, and I didn't expect this. Where did you hear about Miss Lan? If it's a rumor out there, then I really should eat the military stick again. ”

Fang Xiaoru said: "This is what the emperor said. After the early dynasty, he left me, Qi, Huang and Wei Guogong behind, and asked us about Lan Yu's rehabilitation, saying that he learned that the Liangguo Gong rebellion was completely because of Hu Weiyong's involvement and the framing of the Yanshu people, and he learned that the Liang Guogong still had a pair of illegitimate children alive and became untouchables, and his son was a servant actor, and his daughter was even more in the Qinglou. No one knew that Lan Yu still had a descendant alive, who would tell the emperor the news? I can guess that it was the orphan who said it himself, and the emperor either listened to Lan Yu's son singing, or went to the Qinglou to see Lan Yu's daughter. Knowing the identity of the emperor, they stopped and shouted injustice. And only you can think of pulling the emperor to the market to eat indiscriminately, the fact that you often go to the Yuchun Tower is also spread in the capital, who do you think you can hide? ”

Shen Ruoyu couldn't even raise his head, and said softly:

"Mr. Fang, I often go to Yuchun Tower, but I'm looking for a friend, I've never touched any woman there, I can swear to God, what I said is true."

"Of course I know that you are measured," Fang Xiaoru said solemnly, "otherwise, I would have stopped dealing with you a long time ago." It's just that sometimes you're really outrageous. Lan Yu's case can't be overturned under any circumstances, do you understand? ”

Shen Ruoyu raised his head in surprise: "I don't understand; Why? ”

Fang Xiaoru said: "First of all, Lan Yu has been wiped out by the Nine Clans; Even though Princess Shu is still there, the twin siblings are illegitimate children, and it is impossible for anyone to confirm their true identities. What's more, the Lan Yu case is different from other cases, it is very similar to another Hu Weiyong case. Emperor Taizu Gao's personal "Records of Rebel Ministers" was issued to the world, and the details of the rebellion on the confession recorded in it were extremely detailed, unless there was indeed a conspiracy in advance, otherwise innocent people were hastily trained into prison, and no matter what, such a complete and precise story could not be made. Now that he says that Lan Yu is an unjust case, isn't that equivalent to saying that Emperor Taizu Gao is deceiving the world, and even Emperor Gao single-handedly planned this unjust prison to kill Lan Yu? No one knows what the truth is, and there is no point in knowing him. If Lan Yu was really wronged, could it be that the crime was not the fault of Emperor Gao? ”

Shen Ruoyu was a little gloomy. Fang Xiaoru is right, this case is not a simple question of what the truth is.

At the same time, he thought of another question: Didn't Liang Rushui say that Lan Yu's rebellion was purely a rumor spread by King Yan? Since the details of the rebellion on the "Records of the Rebels" are complete and detailed, and it is not like they were made up after the fact, if Lan Yu is really wronged, then it means that someone deliberately murdered General Lan, so he carefully created a story of rebellion that was true enough to be false, and told it into Emperor Gao's ears at the right time.

This person is really well-intentioned, calculating, ruthless and shrewd and calm.

Yanwang ......

If it's King Yan, then it's easy to explain. That King Yan had started his rebellion preparations a long time ago, and by killing Lan Yu, he had cleared the biggest obstacle on his way to raising troops and seizing the throne. There is also what Liang Rushui said, King Yan spread rumors that Lan Yu forced the concubine of Yuan to sleep, which aroused Emperor Gao's disgust; Such a cruel and vicious, chilling Yan King. Therefore, today he will openly defy the world's condemnation and compete with his nephew on the battlefield, so that he can have such a ability, with 800 dead soldiers, and quickly develop into today's invincible and powerful Yan army of 350,000.

However, the other side of the glorious and sacred in stark contrast: the prosperity of Beiping, the gratitude of the army and the people, the means of governing the army of King Yan, and the ability to lead the troops; In particular, his literary brilliance is outstanding, corporal Lixian, eloquent and strategic, broad-minded, and extraordinary; Otherwise, how could Shen Ruoliao have the desire to die for him.

Is this the case, if King Yan has no ambition to usurp the throne, he may not be able to establish such a glorious image, and he will be like King Shu at his best, just a Confucian prince who is benevolent and loves the people.

Why didn't he understand the logic behind this all the time - how could such a Yan King be willing to rule in a corner and be subservient to others? How can you not keep your eyes on the throne and spy on the world? How could it not be that he had the belief and ambition of flying dragon in the sky since he was a child!

Under this ambition, neither etiquette nor family affection is insignificant, and his nephew is just a thorn in his side. Even the moral conscience can be destroyed with his own hands, so King Yan looks at General Lan's Wei Huo Zhicai as if Lan Yu himself faced the Xifeng Pass of the year, whether you are the Great Wall of Xiongguan in my Daming Dynasty, the one who blocks my horse's hooves, die.

The Yan King he admires, the Yan King who is willing to "carry the jade dragon to die for the king" - will it really be you?

This question made him think coldly, and his heart was flustered.

Fang Xiaoru said again: "Hu Weiyong sat and died more than 20,000 people, and Lan Yu also sat and killed more than 20,000 people. Even the evidence of Hu Weiyong's rebellion is conclusive, and there is no wrongful accusation at all, and how many of the more than 20,000 people were implicated and unjustly killed in vain, and the number is innumerable. If Lan Yu's case is simply an unjust case, you should be able to imagine how great turmoil such a rehabilitation would cause in the imperial court. Can the foundation of the country afford it? Moreover, it is impossible to be fair. Therefore, you don't have to make any more attempts in this matter, Lan Yu must rebel, and it must not be an unjust case. ”

Shen Ruoyu didn't say anything.

Fang Xiaoru saw his gloom and patted him on the shoulder.

"Don't be discouraged. You have the idea of rehabilitating Lan Yu, and you are also kind. There may not be a solution to this matter. I have proposed it privately to the Holy One. So many people have already died, even if they are rehabilitated, people cannot be resurrected after death. It is better to find the descendants of their surviving families, and the court will be lenient and give them houses and land, and their children can choose their talents to grant official positions. As long as the living are safe and happy, it is the greatest comfort to the dead. Therefore, the emperor should now be discussing with the two lords Qi and Huang, as well as the Duke of Wei, how to settle the twin brothers and sisters who have been found by the Duke of Liang. ”

"It's okay," Shen Ruoyu sighed, "In short, just let them stop begging for a living in the Qinglou opera troupe." I've done a good thing. ”

Fang Xiaoru nodded meaningfully and smiled: "If you want to make any suggestions to the emperor in the future, think about it calmly first, think about all the factors clearly, and don't act rashly." Young people are simple and impulsive, and many things are not as simple as you think. After all, the emperor is the emperor, the imperial power has the prestige that the imperial power must maintain, a hundred military sticks and a day and a night of punishment and kneeling, don't heal the scars and forget the pain, don't teach a long lesson, there will be trouble in the future. ”

"Is the gentleman persuading me to protect myself? This doesn't quite look like your principle," Shen Ruoyu said with a smile.

Fang Xiaoru said gently: "There is no one way to do anything, before doing things, use your brain, and find the most effective and safest method, isn't it better?" I'm not advising you to shrink your head, but what I like most about you is straightforwardness. Haven't I loved you? ”

"Alright, Mr. Fang; I see. I'll have a brain in the future, and I'll have one ass, how can I sit if I don't get beaten. ”

Fang Xiaoru laughed. He looked around and casually asked:

"Why, Madame is out of the house?"

Shen Ruoyu hesitated, a little embarrassed. He coped:

"Well, go to a friend's house."

"Knock on the door?" Fang Xiaoru was a little strange: "You finally rested at home for two days, she didn't accompany you well and ran out to visit the door?" ”

“…… What's the point of accompanying me......"

He lowered his head to avoid Fang Xiaoru's inquiring eyes and asked:

"By the way, Mr. Fang, has the mystery of the person who unveiled the list been revealed?"

Fang Xiaoru was slightly stunned: "It was revealed two days ago, why don't you know?" ”

"Who told me? I was lying at home for two days, and no one came to see me. ”

Fang Xiaoru smiled: "I'm too busy." That old Xiucai finally wrote a letter asking the emperor to send him to Yan. As soon as I saw it, I realized that it was Gao Wei, the filial son of Liaozhou who Emperor Gao had once expressed, and a year ago he had written against the cutting of the feudal domain, suggesting that the vassal king should implement the policy of the lord's father's favor. At that time, I thought that this person was just a weak Confucian student, and he would be overwhelmed by his heavy responsibilities for holding such a weak position. Now it seems that I was biased. The Son of Heaven summoned him to the court, and he was really heroic and majestic. The spirit is strong, very similar to Liu Sanwu's demeanor back then. The Son of Heaven appointed him as the military counselor of the Pingyan army on the spot, and set off for Dezhou on the same day, reported to the general, and then went to Beiping to convey the holy message to the king of Yan, ordering him to surrender in armor. If the road is fast, you might be in Texas by now. ”

Shen Ruoyu imagined it for a moment and said with a smile: "Liu Sanwu - Gao Wei - really wants to meet this old gentleman." Thinking about Xie Jin and Tie Xuan back then, I am really full of talents, and I want to find anyone of any age. ”

"Well, there are still people like you," Fang Xiaoru smiled, "It's just the year of the weak crown, and you are already the pro-military governor of the second grade." ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "Mr. Fang, that is the Son of Heaven lifting me. My ultimate dream in this life is to be a Nanjiyun, and I'm thankful. ”

"Nan Jiyun?" Fang Xiaoru looked at him with a smile. "Sure enough, good ambition! However, you should be optimistic and keep your eyes on Guo Ziyi. ”

"It's better to be a blue jade of Liangguo Gong, right?" Shen Ruoyu's hippie smile.

Fang Xiaoru shook his head again and again: "The Duke of Liangguo has the talent of Wei Huo, but he does not have the integrity of Wei Qing. Even if he died unjustly, he was too arrogant. I hope you can learn from Guo Ziyi and Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan, start and finish well, and have no stain in your life. ”

"For generals to be like Guo Ziyi and Xu Zhongshan, it is indeed rare in ancient and modern times." Shen Ruoyu said, "I'll forget it, I'll still be my Nan Jiyun honestly." I am still very optimistic, I firmly believe that Wei Guogong can become Zhou Yafu, the Son of Heaven. ”

"Wei Guogong is indeed very similar to the King of Zhongshan, and he can build Zhou Yafu's exploits, without the suspicion of the fine willow camp." Fang Xiaoru said, "However, if that's the case, don't say it again in the future." It's not good for Cao Guogong to hear it; It's not good for the Son of Heaven to hear it. If you want the Son of Heaven to agree to the Duke of Wei to lead the troops, I am afraid it will take a while, and you must take your time to see the opportunity. ”

"I understand. I beg you, Mr. Fang, go back and let the Son of Heaven summon me to go to the court tomorrow." It's so exciting to discuss these things with a few of you, I'm almost suffocating to death when I'm alone at home. ”

Fang Xiaoru said strangely: "Didn't you often say that you want to find an opportunity to take a long vacation and accompany your wife at home?" Now is the opportunity, but you can't stay still? ”

Mrs. Shen Ruo had nothing to say.

Fang Xiaoru hesitated for a moment and said softly, "Ruoxiao, there is something wrong between you and your wife, right?" If you still trust me, don't lie it to me. Maybe I can help you. ”

Shen Ruoyu sighed: "It is difficult for a Qing official to cut off family affairs. Mr. Fang, don't ask; If you really want to help me, please help me beg the emperor to reinstate me immediately. ”