"Zirui, how can you have such an idea, you must know that this kind of thing can't be said nonsense!" , Xia Yan's voice was violent, but his voice trembled slightly. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Don't be angry, Lord Xia, this is just a guess on my part...", Peng Yue saw Xia Yan's attitude, and the suspicion of him in his heart dropped slightly, "I just feel that something is wrong, and there is something unclear in my heart, so I hereby ask my lord..."

"Are you asking me? Obviously suspicious of me! Xia Yan pointed to the stone table in front of him with his fingers, and his brows were twisted into a knot.

"It's me who is wrong, I shouldn't talk nonsense, but Lord Xia... You don't need to be so nervous...", Peng Yue pretended to smile easily, but the doubts in his heart became heavier and heavier.

"I'm nervous? Ah...", Xia Yan breathed a long sigh of relief, looked at Peng Yue, and then slowly stood up and said with a smile, "Zirui, tell me why you suspect that I am involved in this matter?" ”

"This...", Peng Yue snorted, slowly got up and paced to Xia Yan's side, "I'm not suspicious, it's just a guess..."

"Guess?" , Xia Yan fiddled with the flower branches in front of him, and didn't look up at Peng Yue, "It's hard to succeed because Guo Xun was my mortal enemy when he was alive, and I have always looked forward to his death, even Guo Xun's imprisonment this time can be said to have my factor in it... So you're going to have this kind of speculation..."

"That's really one factor..."

"Then it's not very reasonable...", Xia Yan turned around and smiled, "Guo Xun has a lot of political enemies in the court, and I hope he will die not alone, and Guo Xun is imprisoned this time... I'm not alone, am I? ”

"Yes, what Lord Xia said is reasonable, but... I won't be suspicious of Lord Xia because of these things...", Peng Yue looked at Xia Yan, and he also looked quite calm at this time.

"Oh?" , Xia Yan's heart moved, but he forced his composure, "Then tell me, what else will you guess about me..."

"Lord Xia, in fact, as soon as I entered the door and talked about Guo Xun, your attitude made me suspicious...", Peng Yue turned sideways slightly, and also focused his eyes on this blooming flower, "The officials of the DPRK and China are well aware of the open and secret struggle between you and Guo Xun, and even you yourself have no secret about it, but now that Guo Xun is dead in prison, you are so calm, as if everything is in your expectation, do you say this is normal?" ”

Hearing this, Xia Yan couldn't help but change color, but fortunately, he was not facing Peng Yue at the moment, so he was not noticed by Peng Yue, "Haha... Zirui, you really blame me for this, if you want to say that Guo Xun has fallen, I am indeed happy in my heart, but when Guo Xun is already imprisoned in prison and is only about to be stabbed in the head, I am overly excited about his death, and I am afraid that it will attract even more suspicion. ”

"Lord Xia, if you say this to others, it may be convincing, but for me, it is not the case..."Peng Yue paused, and the flower branch in his hand that he picked down casually at some point was thrown to the ground by himself at this time, "I still remember the last time Lord Xia told me that as long as Guo Xun is not pulled into the guillotine and his head is not cut off, things will change, and his heart will not be stable for a moment..."

"Oh?" , Xia Yan wanted to subconsciously deny that he had said this, but this idea was really stored in his mind, and after all, the person in front of him was Peng Yue, so he didn't need so many scruples, "I seem to have said this kind of thing, but based on this statement alone, you expect it to be me, so it's too arbitrary, right?" ”

"I said this is just speculation, not a conclusion...", Peng Yue turned around at this time, he clearly saw the unconcealable panic in Xia Yan's eyes, "Also, last time I went to court with you, you asked me where Guo Xun is locked up now, and then he kept muttering about Jinyiwei and Lu Bing..."

"Lord Xia, you said... Have you been to Lu Bing's Mansion recently, or... Have you ever met Lord Lu Binglu? Peng Yue's question simply made Xia Yan stunned, because this series of analyses really made him powerless to fight back, "Fortunately, the person in front of him is Peng Yue", Xia Yan thought.

"Zirui, you tell me this... What is it for? Xia Yan, who found that he was already completely in a passive position, couldn't help but smile bitterly twice, and he was not ready to cover up to Peng Yue anymore.

"Lord Xia, didn't you ask me why I had that kind of conjecture?" , Peng Yue smiled and stared at Xia Yan motionlessly, "Lord Xia, in fact, since you asked me this question, I have already determined in my heart, if you are not weak-hearted, you will not ask me..."

"Haha... Ok ok... Why are we two so nervous! Xia Yan sat back in his seat with a smile, and made a gesture of invitation with Peng Yue, "Come here and do this... Tell me, come to me early in the morning and hold on to this matter, why is it? ”

"What can I do for you...", Peng Yue laughed dryly, and sat opposite Xia Yan, for Xia Yan's tacit attitude, Peng Yue knew that he was no longer defensive against himself in this matter, and there was no need to defend himself.

"For me?" , Xia Yan sighed a little embarrassed, "What, what's wrong with me?" ”

"Okay, let's not talk about those empty twists and turns... Guo Xun died in prison, the emperor was furious, and ordered the relevant officials such as the Criminal Department and Dali Temple to investigate the matter clearly, so you are really not worried at all? Peng Yue sat here at this time, and only then did he really show some worried looks.

"Worried?" , Xia Yan lowered his gaze, and there was some hesitation in his expression, "I don't think the emperor can track down anything..."

"Oh? Lord Xia is so confident? Peng Yue softened his tone slightly, "Lord Xia is cautious, there must be a thorough arrangement..."

"Guo Xun is indeed sick in prison, this can be testified to, he has been overindulged in alcohol over the years, and his health is not good, and...", Xia Yan looked at Peng Yue and smiled bitterly, "And after all, he is a repeat offender, he has committed so many capital crimes, even if his status is prominent in his lifetime, he can't have any special care and treatment, the bad environment of the edict and prison is a well-known thing, and... The emperor didn't say that torture could not be used during interrogation, anyway... He's still alive and well after the interrogation..."

"Alas...", Peng Yue sighed lightly, and was silent for a while, "Even if these things make sense, but the emperor ordered that if the investigation is not revealed, the officials involved in the case will have to follow the bad luck, can you guarantee that their mouths are very strict?" ”

"It's... The law doesn't blame the public, if it can't be found, there are so many officials involved in the case, the emperor can't punish them all, right? Xia Yan said very slowly, as if he had been thinking, "And you have to believe that I won't do those stupid things that will leave a handle on people, Guo Xun does have a problem with his body, and he was tortured during the interrogation, but this is all the problem of the trial officials, and the later detention only deliberately lacked some care and care, the emperor can't blame those jailers for the crime, right?" Do you believe what I say? Or do you get it? ”

"Hmm... I understand...", Peng Yue nodded at Xia Yan, "Indeed, it seems that this way... There's nothing to worry about, as long as no one deliberately frames them, there shouldn't be any problems..."

"Deliberately framed?" , Xia Yan frowned. "Who would deliberately frame him? How is it deliberately framed? ”

"I just said that there is such a possibility...", Peng Yue smiled with relief, "But if you want to frame, it is not too difficult, after all, Lord Xia, you can list the reasons why you may be suspected, and the whole thing is not that the needle can't be inserted, the water can't be splashed, if someone really splashes dirty water on you, maybe you can really splash a few drops..."

"It's okay, the officials who know about it are all my protégés, and they won't talk nonsense, and besides, I haven't ordered anything excessive, or anything excessive, I really want to track it down... There won't be any major problems..."

"My lord, the crux of the matter is not what you have done excessively, but what you have done, as long as you do, no matter how big or small the matter is, it will always fall into the hands of others, and the most important thing is... The emperor will feel uncomfortable because of this...", Peng Yue's expression was solemn, and his tone also had a sense of lamentation, "Sometimes the emperor is uncomfortable in his heart, although he will not have an attack, but when this dissatisfaction continues to accumulate in his heart, wait until the day of the outbreak... I'm afraid it's too late to regret it..."

"Zirui, what do you mean..."

"I mean, you have to worry not only that this matter will be found on your head, but also that you should be careful not to let the emperor suspect you...", Peng Yue looked around and lowered his voice a little, "You already have a reason to be suspected in this matter, if the emperor is also jealous in his heart, and in the end he doesn't find out anything, I'm afraid it's not a good thing for you." At this point, you will slowly experience it yourself..."

"And what do you think I'm going to do?" , Xia Yan grabbed Peng Yue's hand at once, "You tell me what to do..."

"I don't know...", Peng Yue sighed and shook his head, "I'm afraid that the more deliberate you are, the easier it is to make people suspicious, so your best thing to do is not to do anything..."

"Then what's the use of you telling me this...", Xia Yan sighed lightly and let go of Peng Yue's hand, "Since that's the case, I'll just treat it as if nothing happened..."

"Lord Xia, in fact, I am reasoning with facts, although I am talking about this one thing, but you also need to pay attention to other things...", Peng Yue looked at Xia Yan and said meaningfully.

"Oh? What do you mean by that? ”

"Lord Xia, the last time in the court, the emperor did not arrive for some reason, so you brushed your sleeves and left, this matter... You've been too reckless...", Peng Yue said this, his expression a little displeased.

"But the emperor is inevitably too disagreeable...", Xia Yan was also a little excited when he heard Peng Yue mention this matter, "I am obsessed with cultivation all day long, and my situation was better before, but now I can even delay the political affairs of the early dynasty, how can I get this?" ”

"But do you know that you will make the emperor very unhappy by doing this?" , Peng Yue sneered, "If you make the emperor unhappy, I'm afraid you won't even have a chance to advise in the future!" ”

"That's in charge!" , Xia Yan was a little indignant at this time, "As courtiers, we don't care about this kind of thing, so what do we want to do as courtiers!" ”

"We should be courtiers for the world and the common people! This is the big festival, this is the ultimate goal, even our careful service to the emperor is to better realize the ambition of seeking well-being for the common people of Li, is this answer enough? Peng Yue's emotions were also very excited at this time, "Lord Xia, I know that you have ambitions, which is why I have been following you and supporting you, but sometimes we also have to think about what is worth it and what is not worth it." My mentor Yang Yiqing Yang once said to me that officialdom is difficult to do, but ideals and conscience cannot be disappointed, and I think sometimes we need to really understand what ideals and conscience mean..."

"You're right, I'll pay attention in the future...", Xia Yan listened to Peng Yue's words, and his emotions eased, "It's just that sometimes it's difficult to control the emotions in my heart, and when I meet the emperor... I can't help it once in a while..."

"Lord Xia, although Guo Xun has been eliminated now, it does not mean that there are no more enemies in the DPRK and China, you must know that there will be many people who are eyeing the position of the first assistant of your cabinet...", Peng Yue looked at Xia Yan and sighed lightly, "Lord Xia, only by maintaining our current status can we do more for the people and the world, without our current status, we can't do anything..."

"Hmm... I will remember what you said...", Xia Yan nodded, but unconsciously contradicted in his heart: What is he doing this for, he has been compromising for so many years, climbing to the top, is it necessary to keep compromising in order to keep this position?