"Gong Jin, look at how well I wrote this note, haha..."The pedestrian Si Si Zheng Xue Kan walked into Xia Yan's mansion excitedly. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Xue Kan and Xia Yan are fellow scholars, and at the beginning they also worked in the pedestrian division, and their personal relationship is very good, and they are one of Xia Yan's few friends.

At this time, Peng Yue happened to be a guest in Xia Yan's Mansion, and Peng Yue also worked in the pedestrian department when he first joined the office, so he was quite familiar, so he didn't shy away from it and read it together.

"Shang Qian, you are putting yourself to death!" I saw Xia Yan's face gloomy.

"Why, what I have said, for the benefit of the country and the people!" Xue Kan's face was full of puzzlement. It turned out that Xue Kan had no children because Zhu Houyu had no children, so he suggested that Zhu Houyu first select a royal clan member to be trained in the capital for the needs of the society.

"Lord Xue, today's saint is because Wuzong has no children, so he entered Beijing as the emperor as a vassal king. Let's ask which emperor is willing to let the vassal king ascend the throne, especially if the current saint has personal experience. Peng Yue paused, and said in a low voice: "Besides, the emperor has been on the throne for many years and has no children, he has been deliberately avoiding this matter, and he doesn't want others to mention it. Curse the Emperor? ”

"Huh? This... How good is that? Xue Kan was shocked, "I have already handed over this fold today, and only left two manuscripts, one here and one for Peng Ze to see, he said that this is very good, and persuaded me to advise the emperor." This... How so? ”

At this moment, Xia Yan and Peng Yue were shocked: "You actually handed over the fold?" ”

Xia Yan patted his leg anxiously, sighed, and paced anxiously to the side: "Shang Qian, you... You've mistaken me! Everyone inside and outside the court knows that you and I are on good terms, if the time comes... Zhang Xuan framed it again, saying that I instructed you to play a twist and turn, but I am afraid that you will not be blind when the time comes! ”

"Not a possibility, but a certainty." Peng Yue finally thought of the whole story, "Zhang Xuan will definitely frame you, who is Peng Ze?" He is the secretary of Taichang Temple, and Taichang Temple specializes in managing ceremonial sacrifices, how could he not know the danger. I'm afraid he's trying to take revenge, as far as I know..."

"He is Zhang Xuan's comrade!" Xia Yan said indignantly.

"Ahh Yikes... Peng Ze villain, I have always regarded him as a friend all these years..."Xue Kan regretted it at this time, "Gong Jin, I hurt you... I... I'm sorry for you..."Xue Kan wept bitterly as he said this. He was originally a righteous man, usually very sincere to his friends, and always anxious for others, but now not only did he suffer, but also dragged his good friends into the water, and his heart was full of pain.

"Lord Xue, don't worry, this matter... There are also remedies. Even so, Peng Yue's expression was still a little sad.

Xia Yan and Xue Kan couldn't help but light up when they heard Peng Yue say this.

"Lord Xue can try his best to make this matter bigger, and try his best to let the emperor personally intervene in this case, of course... I'll do my best to help out of this..."Peng Yue continued, "When the time comes, Lord Xue will only need to insist that Peng Ze instructed you to play... Of course, this sentence should be said at the most critical time, and it is best to be heard by the emperor. ”

Xia Yan heard this, although he felt that it was not a very good method, but after all, it was feasible, and now he could only be a dead horse as a live horse doctor.

"But it's just that Lord Xue can't escape the blame, and when the time comes, I hope that the two adults can mobilize their friends to maneuver around, and try to avoid making His Majesty excessively angry with Lord Xue." Peng Yue also felt a little uncomfortable when he said this.

"That's it... It's not a pity for me to die, who let me..."Xue Kan waved his hand, his expression a little depressed, "As long as Gongjin is fine." ”

"It's not that simple, I just said that if things go well, if they don't go well, then..."

The moonlight was as cold as water, and there was only a long sigh in the room.

At this time, Zhu Houxi held the transcript in his hand, trembling with anger. He has always been worried about the matter of the emperor's heir, but he didn't expect this Xue Kan to put forward such an opinion, which really made him angry.

"Your Majesty, as far as the minister knows, this is written by Xia Yan at the behest of Xue Kan, Your Majesty can immediately order that Xue Kan be arrested and imprisoned, interrogated, and asked him to confess the mastermind, and then punish all of them, so as to cut off the mouths of others." Zhang Xuan tried his best to hold back the joy in his heart.

"Your Majesty..." Zhang Xuan looked at Peng Yue, who was kneeling on the side, and didn't care. During the interrogation, Xue Kan was vague and refused to say who the mastermind of the case was, and always insisted that all the words he played were for the country and the people, and there was no crime. ”

Zhang Xuan paused, and found that Zhu Houxi's face was even more ugly. "Your Majesty, but during the interrogation, Xia Yan and Sun Yingkui and Cao Bian have been deliberately obstructing, and the minister suspects that they may be involved in planning this case, and Xue Kan has been ambiguous and unwilling to say anything when asked about the three of them in the process of being interrogated."

When Zhang Xuan said this, he glanced at Zhu Houxi with his spare eyes, then lowered his head and said no more. He was determined to put Sun Yingkui, who usually refused to be attached to him, and had spoken against him in private, and Cao Bian also dragged him into the water.

"Aiqing has worked hard, since this is the case, then Xia Yan, Sun Yingkui, and Cao Bian will all be imprisoned. If you don't investigate this case thoroughly, I vow not to give up! Zhu Houxi said indignantly, obviously Zhang Zhang's sentence "to cut off the mouth of others" said to his heart.

After Zhang Xuan left, Peng Yue, who was kneeling on the side, tried his best to hold back the joy in his heart, and his brain was running fast. He was originally here to report to Zhu Houxi about Caoyun, but he didn't expect to encounter this scene.

For Peng Yue, this is a godsend. In order to defeat Xia Yan, Zhang Xuan deliberately came here to make a big deal out of it, thus angering Zhu Houxi, but he didn't expect that his move was exactly what Peng Yue wanted. "Since he dug his own grave, I will dig this grave bigger for him." Peng Yue said secretly in his heart.

"Your Majesty, Xue Kan's move is indeed ridiculous, and the minister suggested that Your Majesty personally intervene in this case, so as to show that Your Majesty attaches great importance to this case, so that after the case is over, it will be more able to cut off the mouths of others." Peng Yue knelt on the ground, spoke earnestly, and tried to make a look of thought for Zhu Houxi.

"Moreover, this case is very serious, if Your Majesty does not personally intervene, I am afraid that there will be torture to extract confessions, involving innocent people, and hurting the vitality of the imperial court." Although Peng Yue knew that this sentence should not be said, he was afraid that Xue Kan and them would not be able to endure the torture, and he also wanted them to suffer less.

"Okay, Aiqing's words are reasonable, if you haven't confessed today, then tomorrow in the court, I will personally interrogate you, I want to see who dares to talk about the emperor's heir in the future, hum!" Zhu Houxi flicked his sleeve robe, showing incomparable anger.

"Lord Xue Kan, I'm sorry for you." Peng Yue said secretly in his heart and sighed silently.

Sure enough, on the second day, Zhu Houxi really decided to interrogate the matter in person. Obviously, the matter of the emperor's heir is his heart disease.

"Xue Kan, why are you saying it repeatedly?" Zhu Houxi sat on the dragon chair and tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart, "You first said that this piece of music was indeed written by you alone, but yesterday you said that someone was involved in planning this matter at the same time, but you refused to say who it was..." Today, I will interrogate in person, if I don't explain clearly..."Zhu Houxi glanced down fiercely, "Don't disperse!" ”

Xue Kan was lying on the ground at this time, with a lot of whip marks on his body, although he changed into a new prison uniform, Xue Kan deliberately exposed the scars, and Xue Kan's hair was messy, and one side of his face was red and swollen, so he must have suffered a lot in prison.

"Your Majesty, this recital was indeed written by a minister..."Xue Kan was trying to concentrate his strength, "but the reason why I played it was all instructed by Peng Ze, he said that he had already told Lord Zhang Xuan about it, and Lord Zhang Xuan also expressed his full support for me!" ”

Zhang Xuan was dumbfounded when he heard this, and looked at Peng Ze, only to see Peng Ze trembling with fright, and beads of sweat the size of beans kept pouring out from his forehead.

"Your Majesty, during the interrogation, Peng Ze also tortured me." Xue Kan swallowed, "Peng Ze said that as long as I say that the mastermind of this case is Xia Yan, he and Lord Zhang Xuan will ensure that I am safe from prison." Your Majesty! With that, Xue Kan fell on the ground and cried bitterly.

"Your Majesty..."Sun Yingkui also hurriedly cried and said, "Your Majesty, the two of us are indeed not involved in this matter, but the two of us asked Lord Zhang to avoid this case during the interrogation, which angered Lord Zhang..."

Cao Bian heard Sun Yingkui say this, and hurriedly received: "Your Majesty, Zhang Xuan usually forms a party, and the two of us just haven't attached themselves to him... Your Majesty, the two of us have been wronged! ”

Peng Yue was really taken aback, he didn't expect that the three of them would be able to say such things at this juncture. "This is a clear plan to fight to the death with Zhang Xuan. I really can't push people into a hurry when I see everything. Peng Yue said secretly in his heart.

"Your Majesty..."Xia Yan also opened his mouth at this time, "Zhang Xuan wants to get rid of me under the pretense of this matter, get rid of the people who refuse to be attached to him!" I don't know what Zhang Zhang's intentions are! Xia Yan suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhu Houxi with a firm look: "Your Majesty, Zhang Xuan... He's taking advantage of you! ”

Zhang Xuan was so frightened that he knelt on the ground at this time: "Your Majesty, the minister has been wronged... They... What they say is a false accusation..."

Peng Ze was already paralyzed on the ground in fright: "Your Majesty..." He didn't know what to say at this time, because what Xue Kan said was indeed true, he saw that Xue Kan was not recruited under torture during the interrogation, so he persuaded him with good words, telling him that as long as he planted the blame on Xia Yan, he could keep him safe, but he didn't expect to be smacked by Xue Kan.

Zhang Xuan knelt on the ground and swept behind him with a sharp gaze, Fang Xianfu, Wang Hong and others all knelt down: "Your Majesty, Lord Zhang has never instructed Xue Kan, has never formed a party to dominate, Lord Zhang has been wronged..."

Zhu Houxi's nose was almost crooked at this time, and he stood up from the dragon chair suddenly: "You still said that you have not formed a party!" ”

Zhu Houxi picked up the piece of music in his hand and threw it at Zhang Xuan fiercely, smashing it on Zhang Zhang's face impartially: "This is your thing, give it back to you now!" ”

Outside the capital, Peng Yue and Xia Yan saw off Xue Kan.

"You don't have to be melancholy, although I was deposed as a citizen, but my heart is to learn from Yang Mingxin, just this time back to my hometown, teaching and educating people, spreading doctrines, isn't it happy? Haha..."Xue Kan laughed, feeling extremely relaxed in his heart.

"Xue... Lord Xue, you can make good use of the newspaper I told you, it will be of great benefit to the dissemination of the theory. And I am about to ask the emperor to open a school, and you can take charge of this matter in your hometown when the time comes. Peng Yue comforted.

"In this way, thank you Zirui." Xue Kan smiled, suddenly turned his face, and said quietly: "Gong Jin, I hurt you this time, although you have been blessed by misfortune and promoted to the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, but in my heart..." ”

Moreover, Zhang Zhang's henchmen are scattered, and now Zhang Xuan has become a lonely person, this morning, Zhang Xuan handed the emperor an excerpt requesting Zhishi. Emperor... It's been approved. With that, Xia Yan stroked his beard and laughed.

"Zirui, didn't you also get promoted to the right squire of the household department because of your luck?" Xia Yan looked at Peng Yue, "However, the emperor also said that you have a merit in exposing the traitorous party, I don't know what you mean?" ”

"Haha... It was I who suggested to the emperor... personally inquired into the case. Peng Yue smiled embarrassedly.

Under the setting sun, the shadows of the three people were dragged for a long time.

And Zhang Xuan just like this, embarked on the same road he took when he came to the capital many years ago, but this time he went in the opposite direction. Yes, although he started from the council and had a certain speculative element, he was honest and self-disciplined in office and determined to reform. But he never understood why he had fallen into this position.

He thought he had lost to Xia Yan, but in fact he lost to Zhu Houxi. He didn't understand that everything he had was given by Zhu Houxi, and since Zhu Houyi could give it to him, he could naturally deprive him of it. He did not understand that the final result of the struggle lay not in how many people he had, but in who he had. It's a long road, and it's a long way to go. This road is destined to go down alone.