When he chanted, Huang Wen spread out the paper and ink and wrote quietly, and when he finished chanting, Cai Yu ordered Huang Wen to hand over the scroll to Wang Yu for review, and asked: "Wang Qingjia, if there is a text error, you can ask the palace people to write it again." ”

Wang Yu read it softly, glanced at Huang Wen with some surprise, and said to Cai Yu: "This female historian really has a talent of Xuanji, and the words in the book are exactly the same as those of the lower officials. ”

Cai Yu nodded with satisfaction, and said to Huang Wen softly: "Okay, then report the good words of Wang Qing's family to Emperor E." ”

Huang Wen walked to the incense case in response, lit a fire and burned the scroll that had just been written. Cai Yu saw that the snow-white scroll was burned by the flames little by little, until it turned into flying smoke, and then he stretched his eyebrows slightly and looked at Wu Yingying.

Wu Yingying couldn't, so he had to chant a poem by Lu You to pay tribute to his deceased wife Tang Wan: "Red crisp hands, yellow vine wine, and willows on the spring palace walls of the city." The east wind is evil, the joy is thin, a sorrow, and a few years away. Wrong, wrong, wrong! Spring is like the old, people are empty and thin, and tears are red and silky. Peach blossoms fall, idle pond pavilion. Although the mountain league is here, it is difficult to trust the brocade book. Mo, Mo, Mo!"

This poem is sincere, it is a swan song for the ages, Cai Yu listened to it, he couldn't help but feel sad, his throat choked and couldn't make a sound, so he could only wave his hand to Huang Wen to hand the written book to Wu Yingying for proofreading.

Huang Wen took the handscroll over, just lowered her head, didn't dare to look at Wu Yingying, Wu Yingying snorted and intuted a faint smell of vanilla, unfolded the scroll, Juanxiu's font came into view, after browsing, she secretly praised this woman in her heart for her good quality, and said to Cai Yu in a deep voice: "Word for word." Cai Yufang waved his hand and ordered Huang Wen to burn the scroll to Zhaohuihou.

After the incident, Cai Yu beckoned the child led by Xiao Zhouhou to step forward, touched his head lovingly, and said: "This is the child of my eighth brother, Emperor E liked him very much when he was alive and accepted him as a righteous son." Tianhe, quickly salute the two gentlemen. ”

The child was about thirteen or fourteen years old, his dark eyes looked quite aura, but his expression was quite calm, he came over and first bowed to Wu Yingying, and then saluted Wang Yu, and said: "The boy thanked the two gentlemen on behalf of Zhaohui's mother." ”

Wu Yingying saw that he behaved moderately, not as arrogant as ordinary princes, he liked it in his heart, helped him up and said: "Empress Zhaohui is beautiful and wise, dignified and virtuous, we only hate not to see each other, and today I have the honor to pay tribute to the soul of His Majesty, which is the blessing of our courtiers." ”

Cai Tianhe glanced at Wu Yingying gratefully, retreated behind Cai Yu, and was still led by Xiao Zhouhou.

Cai Yu pointed to the monk again: "This is the abbot of Qingliang Temple, and his Buddhist cultivation is very profound. The monk came over and saluted with his hands folded, Wu Yingying and Wang Yu also returned the salute, Wang Yu glanced at the monk deeply, and said with a smile: "Little Elder, do you remember the old people in Jiangbei?"

The monk looked at Wang Yu in surprise and said, "The little monk has never been to Jiangbei, this benefactor laughed. ”

Wang Yu smiled and said, "Didn't you ask me a few years ago to build a seventh-level floating slaughterhouse somewhere in the south of the Yangtze River? ”

The monk hurriedly said, "The monks don't talk much, don't don't talk about it?"

Cai Yu saw that Wang Yu was unrelenting, and said: "Wang Qing's family probably recognizes the wrong person, the little elder lives in Jiangnan, and he has been in Jinling for the past two years, and he often comes to the palace, but I have never heard of anyone who has been to Jiangbei." ”

Wang Yu stared at the monk for a long time as if he didn't believe it, and finally said "oh" and said, "What the lord of the country said is very true, I really recognized the wrong person." Elders are no wonder. The monk hurriedly folded his hands and said Amitabha.

Seeing that the two of them had a misunderstanding, Cai Yu asked the little elder to stay in front of the incense case and continue to chant and pray for Empress Zhaohui, and he took Wu Yingying and Wang Yu to the imperial study.

In order to facilitate access to the books and atlases at any time, the imperial study room and the library are only separated by a wide water surface, and are connected by a beautiful green bamboo corridor bridge in the middle, which is taken care of by Huang Wen, the secretary of the study. A comfortable bamboo mat occupies most of the ground in the study, on which is a dark desk, at the left end of the desk are some Buddhist scriptures, tablets and anthologies that Cai Yu usually likes to read, and at the right end there are study utensils such as inkstones and pen grids, next to the desk is a purple gold red-crowned crane incense burner, and a charcoal stove inlaid with gold and jade is placed in the distance. The courtiers' recitals were usually sent when they were watched, and Cai Yu sent them away immediately after reading them.

After Cai Yu walked into the study, the whole person seemed to relax all of a sudden, pointed to the wide bamboo mat in front of the desk and said: "This is where I often read and write, which is quiet and comfortable, but it is a little simpler." You two secretaries, please be seated. ”

Wang Yu sat unceremoniously on one side, and Wu Yingying also sat on the other side.

Cai Yu took out a stack of folds from the lattice under the desk, handed it to Wu Yingying, and said, "Wu Qing, since you left Jinling, there has been no news of you in Gu's ears." Let's take a look at these things first. ”

Wu Yingying took the fold and looked at it, it turned out to be all the folds of impeachment of him, the name of the impeacher has been pasted with white paper, and the content is varied, some say that Wu Yingying supports the army and is self-respecting, trying to usurp the throne and stand on his own, some say that he is blocking the river without authorization to set up cards to collect taxes, cutting off the traffic between the east and the west, some say that he robbed the people's daughters and sold them into prostitution, and there are even those who say that he has a habit of breaking his sleeves and secretly accepted a pair of ** sent by the Song State spies.

Wu Yingying was furious after seeing it, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, what is said on this fold is simply incredible, and it is completely bloody. ”

Cai Yu said softly: "If Lone believed in these things, he wouldn't have shown them to you." As he spoke, he put those folds back and handed them to Huang Wen, who was serving behind him, and threw them into the charcoal stove in front of Wu Yingying and burned them.

Wu Yingying said: "Your Majesty, the minister asks himself if his conduct is not bad, please investigate these people who spread rumors and make trouble, and give the minister justice." ”

Cai Yu frowned and said: "The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it." Wu Qing is talented, both civil and military, and it is inevitable to be slandered, so you might as well be generous and don't worry about these people. ”

Seeing him like this, Wu Yingying no longer had his strengths.

Cai Yu said again: "The day before yesterday, Lu Yan sent a fast horse to send good news, saying that you have the talent to enter the prime minister, and also recommended you to serve as the Jinling Beacon Envoy, Wu Qing, what do you think?"

Wu Yingying's heart sank suddenly, and he still underestimated Yu Yan, this person clearly saw the combat effectiveness of the Jinfan Army, intended to annex the Jinfan Army, and monopolized Chizhou, so he played such a recommended trick, but it happened that there were countless bullets against him, Cai Yu believed in himself, but everyone was golden, and he was not at ease from afar, so it was better to put it in Jinling, and he could also check whether he was as unbearable as he said in the bullet chapter.

Thinking through this section, Wu Yingying said: "The minister is in the army and has never governed a place, so I am afraid that your majesty will be disappointed." ”

Cai Yu let out an "oh", lightly clasped the table with his fingers, and thought for a while: "The beacon envoy is mainly responsible for the security of the capital, and now is an extraordinary period when the army of the Northern Dynasties is pressing, so Wu Qing will do his best." ”

The matter has come to this point, if he shirks it, it will only make Cai Yu suspicious, Wu Yingying can only say in a deep voice: "The minister must do his best." ”

Seeing that Wu Yingying agreed, Cai Yu seemed to be relieved, turned his head and said to Wang Yu: "Wang Qing's family, I have been looking up to my name for a long time, since I have arrived in Jinling, I might as well live longer." "At present, the Song Dynasty is strong and the Tang Dynasty is weak, with Wang Yu's reputation and knowledge, it is naturally impossible to recite the Song Dynasty and surrender to the Tang Dynasty with two or three sentences, and it is as smart as Cai Yu who does not bother to persuade him to surrender, and just wants to put this person under house arrest in Jinling, and it can be used as a quid pro quo when peace is negotiated in the future.

Wang Yu arched his hand and said: "Thank you for your concern, the minister has a wish, I don't know if the lord can fulfill it?"

Cai Yu said with a smile: "You say come and listen, if it is in line with normal feelings, and it can be done alone, of course it is as you wish." ”

Wang Yu smiled and said: "Then thank the lord of the country first, the minister and Lord Wu will go together on this trip, and introduce each other as confidants along the way." In the huge Jinling City, the minister has no old friends to go to, can you let the minister live in the mansion of Lord Wu, and you can learn poetry and talent together. ”