Lin Yizhe couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard Prince Gong's voice, and he immediately understood what was going on. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"The younger generation has seen the prince." Lin Yizhe bowed to Prince Gong.

"Hurry up, please." Prince Gong said with a smile.

Lin Yizhe did not get up, but glanced at Prince Gong, turned his head, and turned his gaze to Wen Xiang again.

Seeing Lin Yizhe's gaze turning back and forth on the two of them, Prince Gong and Wen Xiang both looked at each other and smiled.

Wen Xiang saw that Lin Yizhe was still kneeling there, walked forward quickly, and helped him up.

"Kunyu! You...... Wronged! Wen Xiang held Lin Yizhe's hand, full of desire to comfort him, because his heart was too excited, his lips trembled, and the last thing he said was just such a simple sentence.

Lin Yizhe looked at Wen Xiang in front of him, and found that his eye sockets had become deeper, his eyes were covered with fine bloodshots, his hair was almost white, and his face was full of haggardness, which looked much older than before. He understands that in the days from Huang Tifang, the excerpt who can kill him, to the time when he met Wen Xiang today, Wen Xiang's suffering is beyond his imagination.

"Zhongtang...... Tired! Lin Yizhe clenched Wen Xiang's thin fingers, tears flashing in his eyes.

Seeing that although Lin Yizhe had experienced the catastrophe of life and death, his eyes were like children looking at their loving fathers, without the slightest resentment, Wen Xiang knew that he had understood his suffering, and his heart was full of relief.

"Wen Xiang, without further ado, let's go into the garden and report back!" Prince Gong's voice came from the side, "The Queen Mother is waiting anxiously at this time." ”

Prince Gong's words immediately reminded Wen Xiang, Wen Xiang nodded again and again, and said to Lin Yizhe: "Come, Kunyu, you also enter the palace with us." ”

"Let's let Kunyu go back and settle down, change clothes, and then hand over the sign to meet you." Prince Gong said with a smile.

Wen Xiang realized his gaffe, he smiled self-deprecatingly, and said to Lin Yizhe: "Yes, Kunyu, you can go back and prepare for it, and go into the garden to meet you." I'll go over with the prince first, and I'll call you for the front station. ”

Hearing Wen Xiang's words full of love, Lin Yizhe was moved in his heart, nodded his head again and again, and Prince Gong on the side also smiled.

Lin Yizhe left the Wenxiang Mansion and returned to Xianliang Temple. The servants were surprised that he got out of the car and was picked up, but they didn't know what was going on, but they went to the pavilion on their own and settled down, and when Lin Yizhe came back, they had already cleaned up Lin Yizhe's residence.

After Lin Yizhe came back, he rested a little, calmed down, changed into official clothes, took a waist card, went to the Huangcheng Gener Railway Station, and got on the train.

The small train was speeding up on the railway, and there were many officials on the train, and many people greeted Lin Yizhe affectionately when they saw him.

These people have no way of knowing what kind of scene he has just experienced.

Soon, Lin Yizhe and the officials who handed over the sign to the audience arrived at the residence of the Empress Dowager Cixi in the Old Summer Palace, which is also the current government center of the Qing Empire.

Lin Yizhe and the officials came to the corner gate as usual, and the guards of the forbidden palace checked his waist card, and said to him with a smile: "Lord Lin, the will has already been spread in the garden, if Lord Lin comes, you don't have to meet immediately, just wait for the decree at the palace gate." ”

Hearing the guard's words, several officials who came with them were surprised.

Lin Yizhe thanked the guards, he entered the corner gate, led by a little eunuch, through the pavilion and water pavilion, to the front of the palace, and was about to kneel, but the little eunuch whispered to him: "Lord Lin, the queen mother didn't say that you should kneel." ”

Lin Yizhe was stunned, and was wondering to himself, but the little eunuch took out a small water bottle from his sleeve, handed it to him, and then left in a hurry.

Lin Yizhe stood there a little dazed, those civil and military ministers in court clothes were waiting at this time, seeing Lin Yizhe standing there alone, they couldn't help but show surprise on their faces, and they all saluted with attention.

Lin Yizhe didn't squint, he put away the water bottle and stood there without saying a word.

Although the sun is scorching, the cool breeze blows from time to time, and the lotus pond is not far away, so it is not sultry. Lin Yizhe just stood for a while and was nothing, but after a long time, and there was no place to lean on, his legs began to be sore and painful.

Before long, the melodious bell came from afar, Lin Yizhe hung his head, and only saw a pair of official boots walking past him, making a slight rustling sound.

As the minutes passed, Lin Yizhe was still standing in place, his knees felt a little numb, and his neck became sore and unbearable because he always maintained a posture, and sweat dripped down his forehead one by one.

A group of officials rushed out and walked in front of Lin Yizhe, and Lin Yizhe was in good spirits: The ministers who were summoned have left, should they be summoned themselves? But after waiting for a long time, the hall was still quiet.

Lin Yizhe's heart became more and more vigilant, could something have happened? Although this kind of hidden torture of staying in one position for a long time is nothing to him, the torment of inner waiting makes him a little unbearable.

Under the scorching sun, Lin Yizhe was sweating profusely and his mouth was dry, he remembered the water bottle that the little eunuch gave him, so he took it out, pulled out the cork, and drank it.

The bottle was filled with water specially transported from Yuquan Mountain by the royal family, which was sweet and sweet, Lin Yizhe drank a few sips, the heat was relieved, and some anxious mood gradually calmed down, and his mind returned to the crisis in front of him.

Wen Xiang and Prince Gong had been in for a long time before him, and they hadn't seen each other for so long, could it be that there was some unexpected situation?

Thinking of what happened before, Lin Yizhe couldn't help but be a little worried.

He is still not sure what kind of impact Huang Tifang's fold on Huang Tifang, which almost killed him, will have on the psychology of the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces.

And this excerpt on Huang Tifang is likely to be a signal for another ****-scale attack by conservative diehards against the Westernists!

Huang Tifang dared to make such an excerpt, perhaps because he was supported by the conservative diehards!

Thinking of the harm Huang Tifang caused to himself this time, Lin Yizhe gritted his teeth with hatred.

At the same time, there is deep introspection.

Perhaps, it's time for me to adjust my strategy against Qingliu.

Even a businessman like Hu Xueyan knew that it was for him to buy Yushi, so why didn't he do the same?

Like this time, if you have an inside line in the rumor-clearing officer, you won't be so passive......

When Lin Yizhe was galloping thousands of miles, a little eunuch walked up to him and called out to him: "Lord Lin, the Queen Mother announced that you have entered the palace." He came to his senses.

Lin Yizhe went straight to Daya Zhai under the leadership of the little eunuch, at this time his heart had gradually settled down, and when the Queen Mother saw him in Daya Zhai, it seemed that at least there would be no more head-killing.

Lin Yizhe was led to Daya Zhai, and the little eunuch bowed down and sang: "The Empress Dowager, Lin Yizhe, the Minister of the Sea, asks to see you." ”

I only heard an old eunuch inside say loudly: "The queen mother has a decree, announce him to see him!" Lin Yizhe stepped into the door, and saw the Empress Dowager Cixi dressed in civilian clothes, standing behind the desk and painting, Liu Chengyin next to him was grinding ink and waiting, and there was no one else in Daya Zhai except them.

Lin Yizhe didn't see Prince Gong and Wen Xiang, and couldn't help but be stunned again.

When he was "punished" outside just now, he didn't see Prince Gong and Wen Xiang come out?

At this time, Lin Yizhe couldn't think about it, he grabbed two steps, knelt on the ground and said: "The criminal minister Lin Yizhe knocked on the queen mother, and the criminal minister died!" ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi didn't hear what he said, she looked at the drawing paper, picked up the pen and sketched for a while, then put down the pen and smiled: "Liu Chengyin, what do you think?" ”

Liu Chengyin praised: "Lafayette's brushes are vigorous and introverted, although everyone's work cannot be compared." ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi smiled slightly and said, "You, you will pick up the good ones and say, hehe, Lin Kunyu, how about you come and see the painting I just painted?" ”

Lin Yizhe saw that her face was full of smiles, and she was in a very good mood, and she didn't say anything about Huang Tifang's impeachment of herself, and she couldn't help but wonder secretly in her heart. He replied anxiously, got up and leaned in front of the Empress Dowager Cixi, looked at the red sandalwood bookcase, and saw a bent and strong green pine painted on the paper, the branches were abundant, as if they wanted to go straight into the sky, except for the green pine in the whole painting, there was nothing else, it was a large blank space, although this painting was simple, but the pen power was really good.

Lin Yizhe knew that in his original era, for a long time, most of the historiographical treatises and literary works about Cixi only talked about Cixi's "disaster to the country and the people", and even imposed some evil deeds that had nothing to do with Cixi on Cixi. In people's minds, Cixi has become a mediocre, decadent, tyrannical, and brutal demon queen. Initially influenced by these "mainstream concepts", Lin Yizhe also had this impression of Cixi, but after contacting some friends in the cultural and museum circles, he learned that the Empress Dowager Cixi was actually a generation of talented women, she was skilled in literature and art, her singing voice was euphemistic and moving, erudite and talented, she was good at calligraphy and painting, calligraphy was good at calligraphy and regular script, and many works of painting were handed down.

Lin Yizhe likes traditional Chinese culture, knows how to paint, and has seen a lot of good calligraphy and paintings in his previous life.

In his impression, Cixi's hand-me-down works are mostly flowers, but today I saw her painting green pine, Lin Yizhe didn't know what her intentions were, and it was not easy to evaluate casually, so he took a trick and said: "The Empress Dowager's pen is strong, and the painting of this pine is strong and heroic, with far-reaching implications, and I admire it." ”

Empress Dowager Cixi's eyes flashed with a different color, and she smiled: "Lin Kunyu, you said that this painting has a far-reaching meaning, where is the far-reaching?" ”

"This pine year Lei Keduo, after wind and rain, into a towering wood, with the building, as the pillars of the material." Lin Yizhe replied, "People are the same, Mencius has a cloud: the heavens will descend on people, and they must first suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skins, empty their bodies, and act chaotically. The queen mother used this pine to explain that it was not easy to become a pillar, and the ministers were very impressed. ”

"Lin Yizhe, you are really smart, no wonder Wen Xiang values you so much." The Empress Dowager Cixi nodded and said, "However, you only see one of the layers, and if you look at it again, what else is in this painting?" ”

Lin Yizhe took a closer look at the green pine that had just been painted, and he noticed that several branches of this green pine seemed to have been broken, but new branches grew in the broken places, but the new branches were still very small, and he seemed to have realized that he was a little distracted for a while.

The Empress Dowager Cixi noticed the change in Lin Yizhe's expression, smiled leisurely, but there was a trace of coldness at the corner of her lips: "The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it; Heaps out of the shore, and the flow will be turbulent; Walk above men, and the crowd will not. Lin Kunyu, do you understand? ”

Lin Yizhe immediately understood, knelt on the ground, and said, "Thank you for the Empress Dowager's teachings!" ”

"Come on, get up!" Empress Dowager Cixi said, "It's good if you can remember." ”

Lin Yizhe got up and stood aside, the Empress Dowager Cixi sat down, looked at Lin Yizhe, sighed, and said as if complaining about him: "Lin Kunyu, it's not me talking about you, you are a person, you can do things, you can also make trouble, tell me yourself, so far, how many times have our sisters blocked you?" ”

"It's all the sins of the ministers! Ask the Queen Mother to punish her! Lin Yizhe sweated on his forehead and hurriedly said.

"There is no need for punishment." The Empress Dowager Cixi smiled and said, "Wen Xiang told me about your business, and I heard Wen Xiang say that you would rather die than be that Zhang Yuan and Wu Hao, right?" ”

"Back to the Queen Mother, although the matter of Zhang Yuan and Wu Hao is pitiful, the name of the rebellious minister and thief cannot be changed." Lin Yizhe said, "For one's own sake, he led the invasion of foreign invaders, disturbed the world, caused the lives to be ruined, and the bones were all over the field, which can be said to be difficult to redeem his innocent death." This is where the minister grits his teeth and hates, and the minister would rather die than do it. ”

"I also heard Wen Xiang say, you actually have a dead heart?" Empress Dowager Cixi asked again.

"Back to the Queen Mother's words, as Wen Xiang said, the minister is indeed dead." Lin Yizhe's voice became a little choked, "Since the death of Aunt Chen, every time the minister remembers that Yin and Yang are separated and cannot serve on the side, he is very sad in his heart, and he hates to die to replace him." And the minister inspected Taiwan, the concubine Caiyue was infected with miasma, unfortunately died of illness, and the battle of expulsion of widows, and witnessed the martyrdom of his lover Eaya, and he was in pain...... This time, the minister was slandered by evil words, and when he saw the suspicion of the court, he was indignant in his heart, so he lived and died with the idea of Mingzhi, and went to Huangquan to cover it, so that he could meet with Caiyue and other relatives, and serve his aunt for a long time......"

Hearing Lin Yizhe's answer, the Empress Dowager Cixi remembered the tragic death of Eya, and felt guilty for a while. And thinking of Wen Xiang's "life and death question" to Lin Yizhe that happened just now, the guilt in her heart couldn't help but feel stronger.

And Lin Yizhe's words of filial piety just now also moved her.

"Don't think like that again, Lin Kunyu." Empress Dowager Cixi said, "I tell you clearly, from now on, the Qing Dynasty has not killed you Lin Kunyu's sword, you can hear clearly." ”

"Minister...... Thank you for the grace of the Queen Mother! Lin Yizhe knelt down again and thanked him, and a big stone fell to the ground in his heart.

The Empress Dowager Cixi saw Lin Yizhe talking, his knees were still trembling slightly, knowing that he had been standing outside for a long time, she couldn't help but feel a trace of pity in her heart, and said in her heart: "This person still has to use it, the beating just now is enough, if he is scared to do things from now on, it will be worth the loss." ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi smiled slightly and said, "Get up." ”

Lin Yizhe got up in thanks, the Empress Dowager Cixi looked at him, and said with a smile: "You are honest, there are many people who have offended, and our sisters all understand that if something happens in the future, our sisters will help you bear it, and you will let it go." It's just that you have to pay more attention to your actions in the future, this Shilin, pay attention to a balanced method, they are not a monolith, you are a smart person, this piece, you have to think more about it in the future, otherwise, they will stare at you all day long, you always want to deal with them, and you don't have to do anything. ”

Hearing that the Empress Dowager Cixi actually instructed him on how to deal with Qingliu, Lin Yizhe couldn't help but be surprised.

Of course, he knew that this "balance" technique was the only way for the Empress Dowager Cixi to control the forces of various factions in the court, and it was also one of the power techniques she was best at!

Seeing Lin Yizhe's stunned expression, the Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't help laughing, and said: "My method is for the sake of Wen Xiang's desire to accept you as a protégé, so I told you that you don't want to go to your heart." If it were someone else, I would never say such a thing to him. ”

"Thank you for the teachings of the Queen Mother!" Lin Yizhe hurriedly thanked him, his tone was extremely sincere, and in fact it was indeed sincere.

The Empress Dowager Cixi said "um", and inscribed on the painting "Mu Xiu is in the forest, the wind will destroy it, save yourself and improve yourself, or the material of the pillars" A line of big characters of dragon flying and phoenix dancing, and then stamped her two private seals, handed it to Lin Yizhe and said: "This painting will be given to you, I hope you remember what you said today, and always reflect on yourself, hehe, you kneel down." ”

Lin Yizhe got up and knelt down, held the painting high above his head with both hands, and retreated respectfully.

The Empress Dowager Cixi saw Lin Yizhe withdraw from Daya Zhai, a smile appeared in her eyes, and she bowed her head slightly: "Don't be yourself, so Zhang; If you don't cut yourself, you have merit; Not self-conscious, so long; Sure enough, it was in vain for the sixth master to cultivate. ”

After listening to the words of the Empress Dowager Cixi, Prince Gong and Wenxiang walked out from behind the screen.

In the Accord on the other side, the door curtain was raised, and the Empress Dowager Ci'an, supported by Li Lianying, also walked out.

"As Wenxiang said, if this son is really killed, I am afraid that I will regret death for the rest of my life." Empress Dowager Ci'an sighed.

"This time we can all put our hearts in our stomachs." Empress Dowager Cixi smiled, "It's not in vain that I painted this painting for a long time." ”

Hearing the words of the two queen mothers, Prince Gong and Wen Xiang all had relieved expressions.

"Congratulations to Wen Xiang for receiving a high apprentice." The Empress Dowager Cixi looked at Wen Xiang and said with a smile, "I just don't know when Wen Xiang asked him for a protégé post?" ”