Yang Yuanzhi was carried to the soft couch, rested for a while, and then relieved herself, looked at the uncompetitive student in front of her with gloomy eyes, and said weakly: "Those who protect the world are cheap and responsible. His Royal Highness is the prince, and he must take the world as his own responsibility, not indulge in wine, nor be discouraged. Otherwise, how can you be worthy of the trust of the first emperor......" Yang Yuanzhi said as she spoke, and she burst into tears.

Zheng Chang also knew that he had said the wrong thing, but he was usually the most rigid and self-serving, and refused to admit his mistake, but said: "Now the Taoist teacher in this world also understands that it is the villain who is in charge, and the gentleman avoids it." Although I have the heart to kill the enemy, I can't go back to heaven! ”

Yang Yuanzhi frowned, panted and said, "This is what the old man wants to say." There was a big incident in the imperial court last month, does Your Highness know about it? ”

"When is there no major event in the imperial court? I don't know which one the teacher is talking about? Zheng Chang asked with a muttered mouth.

"Lao Yu is talking about the unprovoked attack and impeachment of the prince of Youyan by court officials. This matter is very troublesome, even the old man has heard of it, I don't know what His Highness thinks about it? ”

Zheng Chang thought for a while and said, "When the teacher said this, it is indeed a big deal. The students knew that these officials were nothing more than a rabid dog, but I had a law that would not be punished for words, and the students had no choice but to restrain the officials they knew from following suit. ”

Yang Yuanzhi heard this, knowing that the conversation had been provoked by herself, and said to the servants in the house: "You all retreat first, I have something to say to His Highness." ”

Most of the eunuchs and palace maids in the room didn't know the old prime minister who had retired a few years ago, and when they heard him give such a bold order, they all stood in place with their faces on their faces. Their master, Zheng Chang, knew that the teacher had something very important to say, so he waved his hand and motioned for them to exit the door.

More than a dozen envoys in the study listened to the order, and immediately left the study with their hands and feet, and only Zheng Chang, Yang Yuanzhi and Qiu Yi were left in the huge room.

Seeing this, Yang Yuanzhi opened his mouth and said: "Prince Youyan is a relative of the emperor and a national cadre. Those officials made groundless accusations, which were both disrespectful and falsely accused. His Royal Highness is in charge of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Punishment, so why can't he find out who is behind this matter? What's the conspiracy? And how to deal with it? ”

Zheng Chang was obese, and it was already very difficult to stand for a while, so he found a chair and sat down, and said, "Do you still need to check this?" Those officials were either members of Zheng Yao's party, or some obscene villains who were attached to the eunuchs. At present, the situation in the capital teacher also knows that Wang Zhonghai colluded with Zheng Yao and did something to persuade the Yamen of the Good Division, which made people inside and outside Luoyang panic. This is a great rebellion against the ancestral system, but the saint actually let it go. Why? Isn't it clear that he wants to make Zheng Yao the crown prince, and he is afraid that internal and external officials will talk too much, and use the hands of eunuchs to suppress speech! ”

Zheng Chang chattered as he lowered his head and played with the bright yellow strap tied around his belt, untying the strap for a while and tying it into a knot for a while, looking irritable. Qiu Yizhi peeked at the incomparably noble prince in front of him - seeing that he was extremely obese, the five-clawed golden dragon embroidered robe he was wearing was propped up tightly by his stomach, and his face was also fat and full of meat, and the two pieces of fat on his cheeks swayed as if they were about to fall off his face.

Zheng Chang breathed a sigh of relief, and continued: "The teacher just said that Uncle Youyan is the pillar of the country, and after so many years, from the first emperor to the father, there has always been only a reward, no punishment. Like Uncle Huang, who has high prestige and is in charge of the army, he will also be attacked by villains out of nothing. If I have the title of the eldest son of the emperor like me, I can't be careful every day. The students still want to learn from the appearance of the three emperors of Heluo Wang, Taoguang and obscurity, and be a prince of peace with peace of mind. ”

Yang Yuanzhi looked at this student who did not grow up in disappointment, and said patiently: "The old man just said, His Royal Highness should think more about the Han community, there is a way to benefit the life and death of the country, how can you learn from those mountain villagers to escape from the world because of a small setback?" What's more, if the government is really controlled by the eunuchs of the traitorous ministers, then His Royal Highness will not be able to get it even if he really wants to be a prince. ”

Zheng Chang was still constantly playing with the annoying clothes: "Of course the students understand the teacher's words." But at present, Zheng Yao holds the power of the palace guards and the forbidden army, and Wang Zhonghai is very trusted by his father. If the student makes a mistake and is caught by them, they will immediately send troops to arrest me, and then indiscriminately charge me with rebellion, and then the student will be speechless. ”

"Alas! Your Highness has finally got to the point. If you want to stabilize the country, you can't do it without military power in your hands! Yang Yuanzhi let out a long sigh, pointed to Qiu Yizhi, who had been standing on the side for a long time, and said, "Does Your Highness know who this person is?" ”

Zheng Chang squinted his eyes and saw that Qiu Yizhi was wearing a neat but not luxurious dress, and his face was quite delicate, but there was no common flattery or fear on his face, but with a trace of unpleasant arrogance.

When Zheng Chang saw it, he was unhappy, and he was reprimanded by the teacher early this morning and had nowhere to vent, so he happened to take Qiu Yizhi out of anger and said, "The student is about to ask." Where did this rough man come from, he didn't understand the rules at all, and he couldn't even understand the knife when he arrived at my prince's mansion. If it weren't for looking at the teacher's face, and there was no need for Bengong to speak, the next person would have beaten him out a long time ago. ”

Qiu Yizhi is also a high-minded and arrogant person, if Zheng Changfang had only said a few words from other people's mouths, he would have already ridiculed him. But today he was not afraid of Zheng Chang's noble status, but he was burdened by the heavy responsibility of his father-in-law, and he hindered the face of the old prime minister, so he had to endure the fire in his belly and stand aside silently with his head bowed.

Yang Yuanzhi listened to Zheng Chang's words, and she was also angry, but she no longer had the strength to be angry, so she only lay on her side and said: "Your Highness can't talk like this, you must have the bearing of Corporal Lixian." This is the righteous son of Prince Youyan, whose name is Qiu Yizhi, and there is a letter from the prince to bring to His Royal Highness. ”

Qiu Yizhi heard the old prime minister say this, took out a letter from his sleeve, did not raise his head, did not say a word, only handed it to Zheng Chang with both hands.

Zheng Chang saw that Qiu Yizhi was still so rude, his anger increased a little more, and the fat on his face seemed to solidify into a ball, and he "hummed" in his nostrils and said, "What Yizi?" Isn't he just a messenger who delivers letters? "After that, it was almost a split hand, and the letter in Qiu Yi's hand was taken.

He took the envelope, and instead of cutting it through the seal with a paper cutter, he tore it open with his fat fat hand "Sla", pulled out the letter and read it slowly. Reading and reading, the coagulated fat on Fang Cai's face slowly dissolved, and the corners of his mouth also put a smile on his mouth, and finally the two eyes that were not very big had narrowed into a line, buried deep in the eye sockets, and I didn't know if he could still see the handwriting of Youyan King Zheng Rong on the rice paper.

Reading until the end, Zheng Chang finally breathed a sigh of relief, and with a smile on his face, he picked up the important passages in the letter and re-read them several times. Only then did he put down the letter, looked at Qiu Yizhi with a smile on his face and asked, "What is written in the letter, but what the emperor intended?" ”

Qiu Yizhi saw that Zheng Chang was so moody, so he deliberately teased him, and asked: "Zai Xia is just an errand runner, and the prince's letter does not dare to open and read, how can you know what is written in it?" ”

So Zheng Changzhong picked up the letter again and took the trouble to repeat Zheng Rong's greetings to himself, his panic when he encountered impeachment, his worries about the court situation, and the most important of which was his strong support for his bid for the crown prince.

Of course, Qiu Yizhi understood these contents, and not only knew the final attitude of his father-in-law, but even the decision-making process was also clear, but he pretended to be suddenly enlightened and said: "My father-in-law has always done what he says, and he has never broken his word. Besides, the letter mentioned such a major event, how can it be child's play, Your Highness can rest assured! ”

Zheng Chang nodded slightly while listening, his two small eyes narrowed into a straight line, and he raised the corners of his mouth and said: "With the support of the imperial uncle, then the palace will have a little more confidence in his heart." Oh......" he seemed to remember something, and said, "this prince turned out to be the righteous son of the emperor's uncle." Even so, that's also the righteous brother of this palace, it's really inappropriate to stand here, please sit and talk. ”

Qiu Yizhi saw that Zheng Changkong had the identity of the eldest son of the emperor, but he was not as deep as Zheng Xin, the eldest son of King Youyan, nor as brave and straightforward as the second son Zheng Sen, nor as brave and straightforward as the second son Zheng Sen, and he did not have the world's best martial arts bearing like Yu Chi Lianghong. He thought so in his heart, but he couldn't say this in his mouth, but he said: "I am just a grass people, how can there be a reason to sit in front of His Highness?" ”

When Zheng Chang heard Qiu Yizhi say this, his vanity was greatly satisfied, and he changed his face and said: "Gongzi has followed the emperor's uncle to send troops to release horses since he was a child, and it seems that he also led the troops south to quell the rebellion a few days ago, and made a lot of military achievements, and this palace has also heard of it." It's just that in the hindrance of the imperial court system, there is no meritorious identity, and after the major events have been decided in the future, this palace will definitely be promoted! ”

Qiu Yizhi heard this, and hurriedly bowed down to thank him. But I thought in my heart: My father-in-law and master always say that I am not stable enough, but the eldest son of the emperor has not yet been mentioned in the matter of being the emperor, and he is already thinking about rewarding meritorious deeds, and his words are more than ten times more frivolous than me.

Yang Yuanzhi, who was half-lying on the side, had recovered some of his vitality, and when he saw Zheng Chang speaking so frivolously and debauchedly, he put on a very serious face and said: "Today, the Holy Spring and Autumn Festival is prosperous, please be cautious in your words and deeds!" ”

Zheng Chang was taught a lesson and immediately shrunk, stopped talking, and listened to the teacher ask again: "This matter can be discussed in the long run, but the matter of impeachment of the prince by the imperial court at the moment, I don't know what His Highness will do?" ”

Zheng Chang's hand subconsciously rubbed his belt again, and said, "This...... There are not many officials in the government and the opposition who speak up for the emperor's uncle, and the emperor's uncle also personally performed the music a few days ago. In addition, a few petty officers I have installed in the military department also said that the Turks are about to move recently, and the front line is a little tight. Zheng Yao and Wang Zhonghai are not fools, and they know that now is not the time to embarrass the emperor's uncle. No, isn't there a lot less voice in the court to impeach the emperor's uncle? ”

"That's not enough!" Yang Yuanzhi said, "Although raising the soup to stop boiling is not as good as drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle, it is not a matter of adding to the picture. His Royal Highness is still in charge of the ministry. Let the meritorious examiner record those impeached officials for the crime of false slander and slander, and punish them for a year and a half as punishment! ”

Zheng Chang said softly: "These petty officials of six or seven grades are only less than two hundred taels of silver a year, and the penalty is just an itch in the boots, right?" It's better to demote him by one and a half levels. ”

Yang Yuanzhi said: "These imperial historians are not afraid of degrading officials, for example, although they have been demoted today, tomorrow if an article is correct, the grade will come back." But they are not as good as the local officials, they don't have so many extra incomes, they all rely on a little imperial food to support their families, and His Royal Highness punished them for their money, which is called the right point! ”

When Zheng Chang heard this, he immediately smiled, patted his thigh and said, "The teacher is really an old ......" He swallowed the words "old treacherous and cunning" into his stomach, "Old ...... Seek the country! The student summoned Liang Xunde and asked him to act according to the plan. It's also good to let Zheng Yao, Wang Zhonghai, and those little officials know my Zheng Chang's ability! ”