Besides, Yun Meng took Qing Yao and did not return to the West General's Mansion first, but went to the Wensi Courtyard on Cross East Street. I saw that the lanterns outside the courtyard were also covered with plain yarn, and the front of the door was very deserted, and the steps were full of dead leaves, but no one cleaned them.

The gate of the courtyard was closed, and the corner door next to it was hidden, Yun Meng stepped forward and knocked lightly on the door three times, but no one answered, Yun Meng called again, "Is there anyone?" Still no one answered, Yun Meng felt strange, so he gently pushed the corner door open, stepped into the courtyard, just walked a few steps, there was a whispering sound to the ear, Yun Meng listened carefully, it turned out that there were two people talking about something, only to hear one of them say: "You said that this person is really ignorant of current affairs, now even our Royal Highness has to let General Huan three points, he can be good at fighting General Huan everywhere, this is good, see how he cleans up?" ”

Another person responded: "That is, I thought that this master would soar in the future, and we can follow the light, but now others don't talk about walking around with him, but they are afraid to avoid it." ”

The person who spoke before said: "Now I hope that His Highness will take back this courtyard as soon as possible, or if he can transfer our brothers and sons, we can also avoid this bad luck." ”

When Yun Meng heard this, he couldn't help but sigh lightly, he didn't want to alarm the two people in the whisper, the courtyard was suddenly quiet, and after a while, he saw two heads poking out from behind the rockery, looked at Yun Meng, and then walked out of two attendants, one of whom Yun Meng recognized, it was the one who received Yun Meng in front of the door last time. But the man pretended not to know Yun Meng, and shouted: "The palace is important, who are you and others, dare to trespass." ”

Yun Meng couldn't cry or laugh, suppressed the anger in his heart again, and arched his hand and said: "This father-in-law, you are polite, we actually met a few days ago, you may be a noble person who forgets things." In Yunmeng, Xiajingzhou, I came to visit my brother Yin Yuan, and please say hello. ”

The chamberlain raised his eyelids and glanced at Yun Meng, snorted and said, "Well, it seems that I have seen you, and I don't need to pass through, you can go in by yourself." ”

Yun Meng said with a smile: "Father-in-law said that he was joking, Nuo is a big palace villa, you let me go down there to find my brother?" ”

The chamberlain replied impatiently: "In the study, you went last time, and you saw it at the end of this verandah, we have other important matters, you can do it yourself." With that, he and another chamberlain walked straight out of the courtyard and left.

Qing Yao shook his head on the side and asked, "Childe, what do you say is wrong with these people?" A few days ago, he was very attentive, but today he has such a bad attitude? ”

Yun Meng smiled bitterly: "You also heard the whispers of the two of them, it was clearly Brother Yin, it seems that Brother Yin has offended his teacher, and he may have lost his power now, and even the minions have changed." Let's go, don't worry about it, you and I will go in and ask Brother Yin, and we will all understand. ”

So the two of them went straight to the study along the verandah, and strangely enough, they did not meet any of the people in the courtyard along the way. Seeing that the door of the study was open, Yun Meng stepped into the house, and saw Yin Yuan crouching on the bookcase and writing hard, at this time it was late autumn, and the coolness was getting stronger, but Yin Yuan was only wearing single clothes, barefoot and shoes, and his hair was scattered. Yun Meng called out "Brother", Yin Yuan looked up and saw that it was Yun Meng, and a smile suddenly appeared on his haggard face. Yin Yuan hurriedly put down his pen, got up and walked to Yun Meng's approach, grabbed Yun Meng's hands and asked, "Brother Xian, why are you here?" ”

Yun Meng sighed: "Hey, it's hard to say." Seeing this, Yin Yuan first beckoned Yun Meng to sit down, and wanted to pour a glass of water for Yun Meng, but the teapot was empty, and he called out a few times, but no one answered.

Qing Yao stepped forward and took the teapot from Yin Yuan's hand and said, "Sir, you may not know that Mr. is the only one in this mansion now, and the others don't know where to go." Or Qingyao waits for Mr. and Childe to have tea. Yin Yuan frowned, smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Qing Yao turned around and went out to make a sencha, but he didn't say anything. Yin Yuan took a robe, draped it over his body, and tucked his loose hair behind his head. He asked with a smile: "Brother Xian, you just left for a long time, and then returned to Jiankang, look at the tired look on your face, did you encounter some knots that you can't untie?" I wouldn't have known what happened to my brother so quickly. ”

Yun Meng sighed, got up and looked into the distance, and said with sad eyes: "Brother, can you understand what it means to be 'like a world away'?" Do you say that the Great Jin Dynasty is really exhausted, whether it is the Northern Expedition, or the restoration of mountains and rivers, is it just a delusion, but in fact, it will not be realized in the end. Is it true that people can't be honest with each other? Is it that Yun Meng can't see the current affairs clearly, or am I too simple? ”

Yin Yuan sighed, stood up and walked to Yun Meng's side, patted Yun Meng's shoulder lightly and said: "Why is Brother Xian so depressed, although Brother Wei doesn't know what happened to Brother Xian, but Brother Wei still firmly believes that the flow of loyalty and righteousness should still be the majority, although there will be some clowns who jump off the beam, and the little ones occasionally make waves, but evil does not prevail over the good, and there will be a day when the sea and the sky will be wide after all." If you have a knot, tell your brother about it and see if he can help you. ”

Yun Meng looked at Yin Yuan, smiled knowingly, and said: "Brother is still open-minded, determined and natural, and can see everything very openly, despite suffering adversity, he can still not forget his original intention, and the younger brother is not as good as ah." ”

Yin Yuan smiled bitterly for a while: "Now the situation is confused, the direction is unknown, although in the officialdom, it is deeply trapped, unable to extricate itself, like a lonely boat in the water, either going downstream, but there are shallows and reefs everywhere, or going upstream, but there are huge waves splitting the surface." It's hard but not afraid, but I don't know if everything is worth it? ”

Yun Meng asked suspiciously: "Why does my brother feel this way, can you also tell my younger brother?" ”

Yin Yuan replied: "There is still no need to say it, everything is already like this, and it is a big deal that Yin also followed the example of the ancients, hung up the big seal, and then became a person who returned to the mountains." ”

Yun Meng continued: "In fact, even if the elder brother doesn't talk about it, the younger brother can guess one or two, is all this related to the family teacher?" ”

Yin Yuan nodded and said, "After all, I can't hide it from you, and the reason why my brother doesn't tell you is because I'm worried that some words will hurt your master-apprentice relationship." ”

Yin Yuan sighed lightly again and said: "This is actually where the junior brother is confused, if it weren't for some things, the junior brother wouldn't have this idea." ”

Yin Yuan looked at Yun Meng and asked, "Really?" Let's talk about what happened to the virtuous brother! ”

Yun Meng stomped his feet and said, "Okay, then the little brother will tell the elder brother what he has experienced in the past few days." So Yun Meng told Yin Yuan in detail about all the experiences after leaving Jiankang.

Yin Yuan stood up as he listened, the robe that was originally draped on his body also fell to the ground, and he said excitedly: "Brother Xian, as you said, it seems that we have all underestimated General Huan, I said why Du Shuo's case is anticlimactic, but it is over, it turns out that the crux of the problem is here." ”

As he spoke, he walked to the bookcase, tore up the resignation he was writing just now, and then turned to Yun Meng and said: "If it weren't for the words of the virtuous brother, who was really ready to give up for my brother, now, I must not let the chaotic ministers and thieves continue to do these things of deceiving the world and stealing their reputation, even if it is an iron wall, Yin will have to touch it." ”

When Yun Meng saw Yin Yuan like this, he hurriedly got up, waved his hand again and again, and said, "Brother, please calm your anger." Maybe things don't go the way my brother thinks, or maybe the teacher has his troubles. ”

Yin Yuan turned to look at Yun Meng, and said excitedly: "Brother Xian can't hide it from you anymore, just in the short ten days since you left Jiankang, too many incredible things have happened, and if you don't see it with your own eyes, Brother Wei can't believe it." Yin Yuan told Yun Meng how the saint died suddenly, but the palace did not mourn, and later Huan Yuan told Yun Meng how to come to Jiankang, liquidate dissidents, and coerce the empress dowager to set up a new emperor.

Yun Meng was stunned on the spot, although he was extremely reluctant to believe all this, but reason told Yun Meng that everything was connected to a complete and huge conspiracy. Yun Meng didn't understand that the teacher was already a very popular minister and had a heavy army, so why did he follow Dong Zhuo and Cao A to hide the Son of Heaven in order to order the princes? Could it be that the Northern Expedition that he kept saying was really a cover to win the hearts of the people? Is it ...... to yourself? Yun Meng didn't dare to think about it anymore, and he was very depressed in his heart.

Yin Yuan comforted Yun Meng softly: "Brother Wei knows that after Brother Xian learns all this, it must be difficult to accept it for a while, after all, you have a deep relationship between master and apprentice, but there are some things that must be said as a brother, I don't want to see Brother Xian still being kept in the dark." ”

Yun Meng was still silent, and Yin Yuan continued: "Brother Xian's teacher is more important than you, and he is carefully cultivated and honed, but when have you really been reused, you have just wandered away from the outside over the years, how much do you know about the important things in the General Mansion of Zhengxi, do you really know your teacher's thoughts and disciples?" Maybe it's not just for my brother, but also for you, or even the king of the East China Sea, no, now it should be the current saint, these people may just be pawns on the chessboard of this great general. ”

"Brother, don't say it again, Yun Meng is not stupid, he just doesn't want to face it." Yun Meng almost choked up. "Can you allow the little brother some time, Yun Meng has the heart to talk to the family teacher, Xiao Yi is at stake, the family teacher attaches great importance to reputation, if he can get lost, wouldn't it be better to turn the conflict into a jade silk? On the contrary, if the family teacher is still stubborn, and the younger brother has fulfilled his responsibilities as a disciple, he will leave the place of right and wrong at that time, accompany his father-in-law and mother to live in seclusion in the mountains and forests, and never ask about the affairs of the world again. ”

Yin Yuan grabbed Yun Meng and said: "You are the brother, but the virtuous brother can't be so depressed, and the virtuous brother is full of talent, so why worry about having no place to show." ”

The two of them are sighing for a long time, expressing their feelings. Qing Yao hurriedly ran in and said, "Mr. Yin, there is a holy decree in the palace. "It's a pity that Yin Yuan is a talented person, kind and upright, but he will fall into a bigger and more dangerous trap.