After Fang Xiaoru settled the three of them, he left the house and went outside, only saying that he went to the palace to meet the emperor and did his daily routine.

He went out all afternoon; After the ceremony, he came back, sat at the dinner table that had been waiting for him for an hour, apologized to his wife, children and guests, and said that he was diligent and studious, forgetting to sleep and eat, and of course he was a minister who could not worry about his stomach, so he had to aggrieve everyone to starve with him. However, this is the honor of the courtier, because long live the Son of Heaven is starving with him, for the sake of learning, for the sake of enlightenment.

At the dinner table, Nangong Qiu boldly made a request and asked Mr. Fang if he could allow him to use his study. She had seen the entire mansion of the Fang family, and it was as poor as a wash, and she had not visited a family that was richer than the Fang family. There were no rare ornaments that could attract her, she naturally paid full attention to the collection of books of this scholar of Hallym University, and was surprised to find that if the collection of books could also be valuable, all the wealth of Fang Xiaoru's family was gathered in this study, and it was definitely a family wealth.

"Mr. Fang's savings in the book collection can be regarded as rich as a country." She said.

Fang Xiaoru was obviously surprised by her request, and was even more surprised by her comment, and asked at the moment:

"Nangong girl also loves to read?"

Nangong Qiu said: "Love is love, but it's a pity that I see too little." I used to read only a few books at home for 16 years. I have a lot of books that I want to read, but I have never seen them, and now, sir, you have so many good books, only I can't think of them, and there are none that I can't find, so I want to ask if you can allow me to read them......"

Fang Xiaoru smiled and said, "The girl smiled; Fang's collection of books is really pitiful, how can it be called a rich country; The place with the largest collection of books in the world is the Wenyuan Pavilion of the Imperial Palace. Emperor Taizu Gao painstakingly collected books from all over the country, some of which were left in the palace of the previous dynasty, and more of them were lost to the people because of the war, and there were few pages missing, so it was extremely difficult to sort out and repair. The emperor hid all the books collected and sorted out in the Wenyuan Pavilion, so the Wenyuan Pavilion is the national library of my Ming Dynasty. When you get there, it's really only what you can't think of, and there's nothing you can't find. In comparison, Fang's study is simply a drop in the ocean. ”

"Wenyuan Pavilion ......" Nangong Qiu muttered yearningly: "Can I go to Wenyuan Pavilion to read?" ”

Fang Xiaoru smiled in surprise: "Of course not; Wenyuan Pavilion is the place where the Son of Heaven reads, and ordinary people are not allowed to enter. Even the crown prince and the prince can't enter and leave Wenyuan Pavilion casually. They all had special places to study, with the crown prince receiving scriptures in the Wenhua Hall and the prince in the main hall. Only the close ministers and Hanlin scholars who needed to stay by the Son of Heaven to consult could enter the Wenyuan Pavilion with the Son of Heaven. In addition, only the editors appointed by the Son of Heaven can use the Wenyuan Pavilion and compile the book in the Wenyuan Pavilion. ”

"Can you come in, sir?" Nangong Qiu asked.

Fang Xiaoru said: "Thanks to Long Live the great grace, Fang was able to enter and exit Wenyuan Pavilion every day and serve Long Live to study. ”

"If only anyone who wants to read could have books to read, if only Wenyuan Pavilion could be open to ordinary people like us." Nangong Qiu whimsically opened the way.

Fang Xiaoru smiled gently: "Although the girl's wish is good, it is not in line with the etiquette system; How can the place where the Son of Heaven study be open to the common people? If the girl doesn't mind, she can use Fang's study at will, and I will be happy to love books as a confidant. There is only one premise, please don't mess up the order of the books. ”

Nangong Qiu smiled: "That's no problem, I'll be very careful, I'll pay attention to their order, and I won't stain or wrinkle them-please don't worry, sir." ”

Fang Xiaoru smiled and said, "I'm very relieved; Ruoxiao, I know you love to read too. There is also Mr. Yuan, those who practice the mandate of heaven must read the scriptures and history. I will be deeply honored that the three of you can use Fang's study with confidence and boldness. ”

Shen Ruoyu saw that Fang Xiaoru had been constantly glancing at him, and guessed that he must have something to say to him alone. After dinner, seeing that Nangong Qiu had dragged Yuan Hui into Fang Xiaoru's study impatiently, he returned to the master's room with Mr. Fang and closed the door tightly.

After Fang Xiaoru beckoned him to sit down, he asked him:

"Ruoxiao, you left Chengdu the day after His Royal Highness the King of Shu received the news of Emperor Gao's death, am I not mistaken?"

"That's right," Shen Ruoyu nodded.

"And then you never went back to Beiping." Fang Xiaoru said: "In this way, maybe you don't know that His Royal Highness King Yan led the guards into Beijing to mourn after receiving the funeral report?" ”

"Funeral?" Shen Ruoyu shook his head: "I really haven't heard of this. ”

Fang Xiaoru said: "Emperor Gao's edict said: 'All kings are in the country, don't go to Beijing', but His Royal Highness King Yan violated Emperor Gao's edict and went to mourn for thousands of miles, and also brought thousands of people to protect the pro-army. ”

Shen Ruoyu asked cautiously, "Mr. Zhengxue, this is also human nature, right?" ”

Fang Xiaoru sighed: "Who knows, is it human nature, or is there another hidden feeling?" - Anyway, though, it was too much for him to take with him the guards and pro-soldiers. This posture is not like a funeral, but like a forced palace. Therefore, when today's son did not allow him to enter Beijing, he sent troops to intercept King Yan in Jiangbei, and he had to retreat to Beiping. ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "Sir, you are too worried. King Yan is the emperor's own uncle, how could he force his nephew's palace? ”

Fang Xiaoru looked at him attentively: "Do you really think so?" ”

"What's really fake about this?" Shen Ruoyu said, "I know King Yan, he is generous and very courageous, it is impossible for him to do such a thing." The prince must have been too anxious at the time, and he was too sad, so he didn't think about it, so he brought all his people with him. ”

Fang Xiaoru pondered for a moment and said, "Ruo Xiao, tomorrow you and I will enter the palace, meet the Son of Heaven, and tell Wan Sui about the situation of King Yan." ”

Shen Ruoyu was stunned when he heard this, and when he saw Mr. Fang's expression, he realized that he was not joking, and asked in a lost voice:

"Enter the palace?!"

Fang Xiaoru said: "In the afternoon in Wenyuan Pavilion, I have already explained your situation to the Holy Lord, and the Holy Lord learned that you are working under King Yan, and I really want to ask you about the situation of the Fourth Emperor Uncle. I have promised long live that tomorrow I will take you into the palace to meet the Son of Heaven. ”

Shen Ruoyu was abrupt and surprised: "Mr. Fang, this is a bit ...... If the emperor has any problems, let me tell you, don't you just tell the emperor again, you don't have to ask me to enter the palace, right? I'm a flat-headed commoner, the second child in the hotel, how can I enter a place like the palace......"

Fang Xiaoru smiled kindly: "Emperor Taizu Gao is also from cloth, and he still sits on the dragon chair of the Supreme of Ten Thousand Vehicles, and has achieved a great cause for thousands of years. Today, Corporal Zi Lixian, who is frugal and frugal, will never despise the common people, but he appreciates your civilian status more; In other words, a son of an official eunuch, flamboyant, scheming, and nine out of ten out of ten words are false. Long live is to learn about the true movements of King Yan through you, an ordinary person in Beiping. ”

"You mean, I'm going to have to go tomorrow?"

Fang Xiaoru nodded and said, "Yes; Because the Holy One has already decreed it, you must not disobey it. ”

Shen Ruoyu had no choice but to agree: "Okay, that's the only way to go." It's just that I don't know anything about the etiquette in the palace, and I will definitely make jokes everywhere like Qiu'er, so you can remind me when the time comes. ”

Shen Ruoyu left Fang Xiaoru's room and returned to the room where he and Yuan Heng lived. Very late, Yuan Heng and Nangong Qiu came back from the study; When Nangong Qiu fell asleep in the room where he lived, Shen Ruoyu told Yuan Tingyu what Fang Xiaoru had told him as it was.

Hearing that Shen Ruoyu was going to enter the palace to meet the Son of Heaven for the first time when he came to Yingtianlai, Yuan Jue opened his mouth and said:

"Sure enough, I said that your future fortune will be in Yingtian. Now it seems that this is slowly being realized. You kid can really do it, this is the rich life that you cultivated in your previous life, right? ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "Mr. Yuan, don't be joking, let's help me think about how to deal with it." ”

Yuan Hui pondered for a moment and asked, "Ruoxiao, do you know what King Yan thinks about this throne in his heart right now?" ”

Shen Ruoliao shook his head: "I don't know." The prince didn't say a word to anyone - no one knew, not just me. ”

"That's going to be easy. Anyway, you don't know anything, what can the emperor ask? ”

"However, the prince does have the same ambitions as the Son of Heaven," Shen Ruoyu said worriedly: "The prince has great ambitions, this is a good thing to say that good things are good things, and bad things are also bad things, the Son of Heaven has not thought of going north to conquer Tatar, and the prince has been thinking about it for a long time." This alone was enough to arouse the suspicion of the imperial court. I'm afraid I'll fall into their trap and accidentally say it. ”

Yuan Jue said: "Ruoxiao, listen: King Zhou has been demoted to Yunnan by the imperial court. What does this mean? It shows that the imperial court has begun to vigorously reduce the feudal domain, and it is inevitable to attack King Yan in any case. When you enter the palace this time, the real situation of King Yan, in fact, whether you say it or not, the result is the same. ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "It's different; Even if they have to do something to the prince sooner or later, there is a difference between early and late - for the prince, of course, the later the better. That way, at least he still has time to prepare for a rebellion. ”

"You really want King Yan to raise his troops, so you say?" Yuan Jue asked with interest.

Shen Ruoyu was slightly stunned, hesitated, and said, "I didn't say that; War is not a good thing after all. I'm just saying that unless the time comes, if the court doesn't recruit him or provoke him, it won't be bent on making the prince as miserable as the king of Zhou, and it would be an injustice for the prince to raise an army to seize the throne; However, if the court pushes people too much, the prince should always rise up to defend himself. ”

"At that point, it's actually hard to tell the difference between the two," Yuan Jue sighed softly. "Ruo Shao, when you enter the palace tomorrow, you don't have to be restrained, and you don't have to worry, even if you say that the prince has a clear usurper, the court will never immediately attack King Yan."

"Sir, are you divisive again?"

Yuan Jue said: "These things don't need to be signed, they can be judged by common sense." The court is obviously eyeing King Yan, and it will want to pull it out quickly, this is inevitable, but it is not straightforward, but the completely harmless King Zhou is abolished first, and the persimmon picks the soft pinch, which is the reason. He was afraid that King Yan was ambitious, and he knew that King Yan was really ambitious, but he didn't have the courage to attack King Yan immediately. Therefore, even if you tell the emperor that King Yan intends to rebel tomorrow, he will try his best to take a detour and continue to cut other vassal kings, and will never move King Yan. Yan Wang has time. ”

Shen Ruoyu asked, "Mr. Yuan, do you want to see the prince raise troops?" ”

Yuan Hui smiled: "Everything has a providence. I had no choice but to worry about it. ”

"Sir, if King Yan is finally destroyed, you will not accept Master Daoyan's invitation to return to Beiping with me. You've definitely figured out what you've figured out. ”

Yuan Jue smiled and said, "I calculated that your main fortune is in Yingtian; Calculate that in ten years, you will be in no land. How can you believe my hexagram more than I do? ”

Shen Ruoyu asked, "When today's son is twenty-two years old, is it?" I think I've heard of it. ”

"Yes, twenty-two years old, a scholar, very good at writing poetry."

"King Yan can completely follow the example of Zhou Gongfu to become the king." Shen Ruoyu said.

"Wishful thinking," Yuan Jue said, "Even if King Yan is willing, the emperor will definitely not be willing." He would fidget all day long, for fear that his Duke Zhou would have ulterior motives. ”

"Listen to what you mean, is this soldier a must-start?"

Yuan Jue said: "Ruoxiao, think about it carefully, what problem are we talking about?" It's a question of the throne. Has the question of the throne, ever settled, peacefully? What is the final outcome of those so-called peaceful settlements? ”

Shen Ruoyu sighed slightly and said, "I don't know; Actually, I've never thought so far before, and I can't figure it out for a while. - Sir, then you say, do the emperor and Mr. Fang already know who I am and who my father is? Will they take my word for it? ”

Yuan Jue said: "You are in the Shu Palace, Chengdu, and you get along with Fang Xiaoru, you don't see any clues, does he know your life experience?" ”

Shen Ruoyu shook his head and said, "I didn't know these things myself; I didn't pay any attention at all. ”

Yuan Jue said: "I expected that they must know. The Son of Heaven must know. As for whether they believe you or not, at least, the Son of Heaven is willing to summon you to the palace for questioning, regardless of how much curiosity accounts for it. One thing is for sure: he is more eager to know all the details of the Yan King than he is curious about you. ”

Shen Ruoyu thought about it, shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Forget it, no matter what, let's go to the palace tomorrow to see the Son of Heaven." ”