Youyan King Zheng Rong had returned to Guangyang seven days ago. Because Qiu Yizhi was tasked with presiding over the review of the Tianzun Sect classics, he had never seen Zheng Rong again, except for the day when King Youyan arrived in Guangyang City and went out of the city to greet him according to the rules.

On this day, the Tianzun Sect classics were finally reviewed one by one, and it happened that they came to the mansion to play, so Qiu Yizhi went to the Youyan Mansion with her to ask her father-in-law for peace, and also handed over by the way.

The two of them each held more than a dozen volumes of clean transcriptions, and walked through the room all the way to Zheng Rong's study, and were just about to speak loudly, but Zhang Long, who was guarding the side, raised his hand to stop him: "The prince is talking to Mr. Zhongli, and he ordered no one to disturb him." His Royal Highness Yi and Lord Yiran also ask to come back another day, and the prince will report to him at the end. ”

Since it was ordered by his father-in-law, Qiu Yizhi was helpless, so he knelt down on his knees and was just about to kowtow to the door of the study, but he heard Zheng Rong's voice in the room: "Is it Yizhi?" You're in...... Oh, and Yiran, you don't have to come in, go down and rest. ”

Qiu Yi thought that his father-in-law and his master must be discussing confidential matters, so it was also a proper meaning that the lord of Fanbang could not listen to the side. He turned his head to look at the county lord Yiran beside him, but saw her pouting, put the book she was holding in her hand on the ground, and didn't speak, so she jumped and went to the house where the princess was.

Qiu Yizhi carefully picked up the book that was thrown on the ground, and stood up, but his hands had no time to tidy up his clothes, so he tiptoed twice, slightly shook off the dust on his knees, and then said loudly: "Qiu Yizhi came to ask for his father-in-law." Zhang Long, who was standing on the side, was also clever, and hurriedly helped open the door of the study, so that this Youyan Wang Yizi could enter the house.

As soon as Qiu Yizhi entered the house, the door behind him squeaked shut. The windows are open all around the study, and the sun is shining today, and the room is still very transparent and bright, but the windows and doors are closed and there is nowhere to ventilate, so it looks extremely stuffy.

Yi Zhi's eyes quickly scanned the study, and saw that in the huge room, except for his father-in-law Zheng Rong, his master Zhong Likuang and himself, there was no fourth person, and he thought: "Sure enough, I am discussing a major matter, although I was reprimanded a lot in Bozhou that day, my father-in-law still has no heart to see outside." ”

Thinking of this, Qiu Yi's heart couldn't help but feel a little happy and proud, and she was about to bow down to her father-in-law and master, but she heard Zheng Rong say: "Excuse me, Yizhi and stand and talk." ”

When Qiu Yizhi heard this, he hurriedly used his knees and barely straightened his body, but he held twenty or thirty abridgements in his hand, his center of gravity was unstable, and he still stumbled forward, which provoked Zheng Rong and Zhong Likuang to be a little embarrassed, and the tense and serious atmosphere eased slightly. Qiu Yizhi took the opportunity to say: "On the orders of my righteous father, under the guidance of Master Zhongli, Yizhi has completed the review of the cult collection, and I am here to hand it over. With that, he stepped forward and placed the book in his hand neatly on Zheng Rong's desk, and then returned to the same place.

Zheng Rong's face had already returned to solemnity, he took the top one, flipped through a few pages and put it back in place, and said casually: "Okay, you have done this very carefully. ”

This review of the Tianzun Sect's collection of books and classics was originally an important task that Qiu Yizhi vigorously proposed to handle, and he braved the scorching heat to work hard for nearly a month, but in exchange for such a lukewarm praise from his father-in-law, Qiu Yizhi felt a little discouraged in his heart.

But I heard Zheng Rong continue: "The summary of these volumes you got is abridged...... Very well, this king and Mr. Zhongli will study it in detail. But there is another important event today......" As he spoke, he picked up the thin pages on the table, handed them to Qiu Yizhi, and continued, "Take these things down and take a look." ”

Qiu Yizhi listened, hurriedly stepped forward a few steps, and took it respectfully with both hands, seeing that it was just a report issued by the imperial court to the yamen of all provinces and prefectures across the country every month. The crumpled report in Ke Yizhi's hand was obviously re-flattened after Zheng Rong, the king of Youyan, raised it in anger. Qiu Yizhi knew that his father-in-law was the most deep and calm, so what could make him so angry? With three points of curiosity and three points of anxiety, I read it carefully.

The Imperial Court Newspaper is an important way to inform the whole country of the major events that have taken place in the Imperial Court and various localities, and it is not difficult for any earning official to figure out the situation in the DPRK and China as long as he carefully studies it. However, since the emperor Zheng Yong was addicted to pills and ignored political affairs, this newspaper has gradually become a barometer of drought and flood in various places, and one is more boring than the other.

Qiu Yizhi turned the first two pages, and it was just ordinary information about the promotion of ministers in the DPRK and China or the weather in various places, and there was nothing to look at. Turning to the third page, he was so frightened that his legs went limp, and he almost sat on the ground—it was written on nothing else, but the title of the Imperial Historian's Participation in the Impeachment of the King of Youyan. Qiu Yizhi didn't dare to look closely, so he hurriedly turned a few more pages backwards, and they were all densely packed with all kinds of impeachment titles.

Seeing this, Qiu Yizhi was already sweating profusely, turned back to the previous page, and swept a few titles, but it was: "Impeachment of Zheng Rong's support of the army from the center of gravity can not be asked", "Impeachment of Zheng Rong for privately moving displaced people with the intention of rebelling against the sparse", "Impeachment of Zheng Rong for transgressing the etiquette and arrogance of the twenty things", "Impeachment of Zheng Rong for being lawless and abusing officials in 16 matters", "Impeachment of Zheng Rong for colluding with the cult and raising thieves to fatten himself" and so on. The titles of the first few articles are still a little sven, and the next few are even more unsightly, and even foul language such as "giant rape smearing face", "traitorous villain", and "madness" are used.

Qiu Yizhi held this newspaper, his eyes widened and he looked down quickly, a bead of sweat fell on the paper, he reached out to wipe it, but he dissolved a large pile of ink, and finally didn't dare to look down, and handed the newspaper back to Zheng Rong with trembling hands. Then he knelt on the ground and said: "This is just a day of rabid dog barking for some tricky ministers, and I hope that my father-in-law will treat it as a chaotic wind, don't take it to heart!" ”

Zheng Rong sighed, still sitting behind the desk, raised his hand to support him, and said, "This is your filial piety, and this king is very pleased to hear it." But even if it is a mad dog, if you don't fight it immediately, over time you will think that people are afraid of it, and when the time comes, you will have to bite you back an inch, and the gains outweigh the losses. ”

Qiu Yizhi got up and replied, "What my father-in-law instructed. But Yizhi just can't figure it out, the father-in-law is both powerful and popular in the court, but somehow in just one month, so many nonsense impeachment pieces have emerged? ”

"This king is also at a loss. Why did so many imperial historians want to impeach this king for no reason? Zheng Rong sighed again.

Zhong Likuang sat aside and said with a smile: "How can it be for no reason? Youyan's military strength is so strong that the Han Dynasty has long been famous. However, this time, when he was ordered to go south to quell the rebellion, he easily extinguished the cult rebels. Don't forget, just one month ago, the official army of Henan Province was completely defeated by the cult rebels. Then this person with a heart will ask himself: 'If the king of Youyan has the heart of disobedience and leads his army south to cause rebellion, who else in the country can resist it?' 'The sins of the prince, but that's all. ”

Zheng Rong stroked his forehead and sighed: "This king is just doing things for the court and sharing worries for the saints, but I didn't expect to usher in such criticism." However, the ministers of the government and the opposition spoke in unison and attacked in groups, presumably there must be a master behind him! ”

"What the prince said is to the point." But I heard Zhong Li Kuang sitting on the side, shaking the folding fan, and said leisurely, "Although all of the imperial historians in the court and the central government are upright and outspoken, most of them are despicable and cowardly in their hearts. Who is the prince? It is the pillar of the country above ten thousand people under one person, and it is deeply trusted by the emperor, if there is no one behind them, how can they dare to give up their fame and life to impeach the prince? ”

"Hmm~ This king also thinks the same way, but I don't know who is the mastermind?" Zheng Rong listened very seriously, stroked the wisp of beautiful hair under his chin and asked.

"If the student's guess is right, there is no doubt that the master is the current emperor." Zhong Li Kuang and Zheng Rong have known each other for nearly 20 years, and they have long been a teacher and friend.

Zheng Rong was shocked when he heard this, and asked, "What do you say, sir?" ”

Zhong Li Kuang put away the folding fan in his hand, got up and said while pacing: "A few years ago, the emperor summoned the prince to Beijing to discuss matters, and the students had a discussion with the prince in the car, I don't know if the prince remembers?" Seeing Zheng Rong nodding, he continued, "The events of the day are one with today's events. What the saint asked for back then was just a sentence from the prince to support the second son of the emperor, but the prince did not listen to the words of the students and stroked the dragon scales, which finally led to today's disaster. ”

Zheng Rong listened attentively, and when he saw Zhong Likuang stopping, he asked, "How do you say this?" ”

Zhong Likuang said with a smile: "The prince has read the history books and is knowledgeable, how can he not know this little little trick?" I just don't want to think about the worst. The student is a corrupt Confucian, and his heart is vile, so he might as well say it clearly. He paused and continued, "The prince has a strong army in his hands, guarding the northern frontier, and if he can serve the country loyally, he will be a national barrier; If you turn against your heart, you will be in great trouble. Today, the saint is the elder brother of the king, and he is still able to control himself; Once he dies, the successor will call the prince 'Uncle Huang'. With such an uncle holding a male soldier, how can he sit firmly on this dragon chair? Alas~ It's a pity that the prince didn't listen to the students back then, and expressed his support for the emperor's favorite second son. Otherwise, although this disaster will come sooner or later, it will not cause this brother to make trouble! ”

Zheng Rong listened, stood up "Teng", and said: "The order of the elder and the young is the foundation of the country, and the duty of the courtier is also the duty of the courtier, how can this king ......" Speaking of this, Zheng Rong suddenly remembered that he was also moving the mind of abolishing the elder and the young, and suddenly became discouraged, sat down in the circle chair again, and asked, "What is the countermeasure now, I hope Mr. will teach me." ”

Zhong Likuang said "don't dare", but said with a smile: "Since it is the intention of the saint, with the heart of the prince and the country, it is better to push the boat down the river, hand over the military and political power of Youyan, learn from the precedent of King Heluo, and return to the capital to be a rich man with peace of mind!" ”

Zheng Rong shook his hand and said: "If this king hands over the military power in one day, it will be tantamount to putting fish and meat on the fish and letting others slaughter it......" Suddenly thinking of this Zhongli Kuang is extremely smart, how can he not know such a simple truth, and said with a smile, "Mr. said with a smile." In a blink of an eye, he saw Qiu Yizhi standing aside for a long time, so he asked, "Yizhi, what do you think?" ”

Qiu Yizhi heard his father-in-law ask, and he stopped talking: "Since the father-in-law asked, Yizhi didn't dare to hide anything, but he ...... Forget it, Yizhi still won't say it, so as not to be scolded again......"

Qiu Yizhi said this, so that Zheng Rong couldn't help but laugh and said: "I didn't expect that in this world, there are still things that you Qiu Yizhi dare not say." This king forgives you for your innocence, but it is okay for you to say. ”

Qiu Yizhi listened, cleared his throat and said: "In addition to the establishment of the throne of the ancients, there is also the saying of establishing a virtuous person. Besides, in the three dynasties of ancient times, it is not unprecedented...... brother and brother are not unprecedented," he said and peeked at Zheng Rong's face, and saw that he was expressionless, so he simply plucked up his courage and said, "It's better for the righteous father to ...... the situation."

"You are presumptuous!" Before Qiu Yizhi finished speaking, Zheng Rong slapped the desk with all his strength, and the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone placed on the table were all shaken, and even the neatly stacked Tianzun Sect book collection was scattered on the ground.

Qiu Yizhi was so frightened by Zheng Rong's blow that he even forgot to kneel on the ground to apologize, and he was stunned and motionless, and his legs were trembling.

But Zhong Likuang, who was sitting upright, said slowly: "What Yizhi said is exactly what the student wants to say. Today's saint is dim, and the two princes are not virtuous and incompetent, if the prince has the heart to ascend to the great unification, it is the blessing of the world, the blessing of the community, and the blessing of the people! If the prince has such a great ambition, the students will definitely do their best to drive away! ”

When Zheng Rong heard this, he sighed and said, "This king has never had such a plan, you two don't want to trap me in a place of disloyalty and injustice." That's it for today, but don't mention it again. This king has quickly sent Zheng Xin, Zheng Sen, and Zheng Miao back, and I will discuss it again when the time comes! ”