Huo Yixiao withdrew from the imperial study.

Gonggong Wu sent him outside and called "Fourth Son".

Huo Yixiao paused and asked with his eyes.

It was already night, the inside and outside of the imperial study were brightly lit, Huo Yixiao was standing in the light and shadow under the corridor, his eyes were reflected, and his expression was indifferent.

Gonggong Wu looked at him and sighed secretly.

He was trying to figure out the holy will and wanted to persuade Huo Yixiao to say a few words.

Whether it is a father and son or a monarch and a minister, Huo Yixiao will come back with the emperor, and it is not a matter.

If you don't punish, you don't comply with the rules, you will be punished too much, and it hurts your feelings.

Huo Yixiao is obviously a very smart person, but in this matter, he often goes all the way to the dark.

made the emperor feel uncomfortable, and Huo Yixiao, who spoke poorly, may not be very comfortable.

But Gonggong Wu suddenly couldn't persuade him anymore.

A seventeen-year-old boy, his facial features gradually faded into greenness, and he became more and more like the emperor when he was young.

At that moment just now, Gonggong Wu was even a little vague, as if he saw the emperor back then.

Counting up, the current age of the fourth prince is one or two years younger than when the emperor participated in the succession and step by step under the layout of the former queen.

Gonggong Wu's heart softened.

This way of getting along with father and son is not a one-sided thing, although the fourth prince is inappropriate, the emperor has indeed been not meticulous enough in recent years.

The situation of the fourth prince is completely different from that of other highnesses.

Gonggong Wu didn't persuade those, but said, "I heard the servant who went to invite the fourth prince before, you slept all afternoon today." You should pay attention to your routine, because if you sleep too much during the day, you won't be able to sleep well at night. The gentleman of Xi Yuandian also mentioned before that you often get sleepy when you teach during the day for more than a year. ”

Huo Yixiao smiled and said, "It's just that their lectures are not as interesting as Mrs. Xia's." ”

Gonggong Wu looked melancholy.

Look, that's it, talk to him well, the fourth son can reply with a sentence that seems serious, but is actually heart-piercing.

If these words were to return to the emperor as they were, the emperor would be angry again.

Huo Yixiao looked at Gonggong Wu's helpless expression, and still said: "I just said it in passing, in fact, I have nothing to do during the day, and I fell asleep after lying down for a while, so I don't have to do anything." ”

When Gonggong Wu heard this, he went down the steps.

When Huo Yixiao went back, Gonggong Wu returned to the imperial study.

The emperor stiffened his face, flipped through the case file from his head, and when he heard footsteps, he didn't raise his head, and said, "Call Huo Huaiding." ”

Wu Gonggong should go down.

Soon, Huo Huaiding rushed to the imperial study.

He didn't know the news of Shunpingbo's arrival in Beijing before, and it wasn't until the emperor asked the yamen to transfer the case file that he received some rumors.

After inquiring back and forth, he knew that Shun Pingbo had entered the palace.

This person came from afar, except for suing the emperor, he couldn't make a special trip to pay New Year's greetings.

Huo Huaiding was worried, he didn't eat well at night, the case was naturally fine, what he was worried about was Huo Yixiao.

It's just that if he is not summoned in the palace, he can't come to see the emperor by himself.

With such great powers and watching every move of the imperial study, he is probably more anxious to reincarnate than Shun Pingbo.

Entering the imperial study, Huo Huaiding saluted the emperor.

The emperor gave him a seat and got straight to the point: "Uncle Shun Ping shouted to his grandson that he was wronged, and I also asked Yi Xiao just now, I want to hear your thoughts." ”

Huo Huaiding said: "The minister thinks that Ji Ji's crime is unforgivable. ”

The emperor snorted and laughed: "Don't be sloppy, you know what I want to ask, talk about the Ding'an Hou Mansion." ”

"The Hou Mansion of Ding'an has reached the end, the minister is in Lin'an this time, because he needs Mrs. Hou to identify the portrait of the murderer, and he has been to the Hou Mansion," Huo Huaiding considered the words and said, "Some of them have declined." ”

"Oh?" The emperor was very interested in his description.

Huo Huaiding explained: "The mansion built at the beginning of the dynasty occupies a lot of land, but today's population can't support such a large mansion, and the people are not prosperous. It's no wonder that the two brothers Wen Zifu and Wen Zilan who can support the family business now, and the rest of the women and children, the eldest among the juniors, are so old. ”

The emperor touched his beard and waited for Huo Huaiding to continue.

"That Wen Zifu and Wen Zilan are not as talented as their eldest brother," since Huo Huaiding said it, he simply said it to the end, "Wen Ziliang's talent was praised by the First Emperor's Palace, and it is not surprising that others can't catch up."

Of course, that is also compared with Wen Ziliang, compared with other officials in the DPRK and China, these two are still somewhat capable.

Yes, there is something that needs to be reported to the emperor, Shuntianfu Tongzhi Wan commented on the old, you and the officials have been approved a year ago, and the minister thinks that Wen Zifu can take over the position of Tongzhi, what do you think? ”

The emperor's eyes widened, and he said angrily: "What do you want me to do?" ”

Huo Huaiding only didn't understand the emperor's anger, and arched his hand: "Originally, the position of the same knowledge of the Shuntian Mansion does not need to be personally selected by the emperor, and after the officials are selected, you can approve it."

After Kechen recommended Wen Zifu, the officials also hesitated, after all, they were Wen Ziliang's younger brother, and they still had to discuss.

This person wants to be finalized, or does the emperor want you to nod. ”

The emperor slapped the table case heavily: "With Xiao Hu, you also follow him Hu?" ”

Huo Huaiding got up, knelt down in front of the emperor, and said respectfully: "The minister was ordered to patrol Jiangnan, to supervise the local administration, rectify the rule of officials, and also to find useful talents for the imperial court, so as not to let them be buried in the place. The minister thought that Wen Zifu did have the ability to succeed Shuntian Tongzhi. ”

The emperor looked at Huo Huaiding with a dark face.

After a while, he gave Gonggong Wu a look.

Gong Wu agreed, retired the other attendants, and only stayed to serve.

Only then did the emperor say: "You get up first, don't tell me about those high-sounding ones, just say Yixiao and Wen Yan, what's the matter with these two children?" ”

Huo Huaiding got up according to his words, sat down again, and said: "It looks like it's a love affair, I think it's because I had some friendship in Beijing before, and the minister suspects that Yi Xiao was going to Jiangnan with the minister before, and it wasn't necessarily that he was annoyed to stay in Beijing, maybe he wanted to see Wen Yan." ”

The emperor twisted his eyebrows: "Why don't I know what friendship they have?" ”

Huo Huaiding said: "The minister didn't know before. ”

The emperor snorted.

"Actually, no one knows, the minister asked Xuan Zai, and he didn't know at all, Yi Xiao's thoughts may not have been confided in anyone," Huo Huaiding let out a long sigh and said, "Maybe it's been hidden, maybe it's ignorance before, but now it seems that Yi Xiao and Wen Yan can get along." ”

The emperor gritted his teeth and asked, "So, you just turn a blind eye?" Where did you put me? Other girls can, but it's a warm feast! I shouldn't have spared their siblings in the first place! ”

Huo Huaiding took a deep breath and said, "For so many years, Yi Xiao rarely said what he liked, ...... you"

In the second half of the sentence, Huo Huaiding did not say it.

The anger on the emperor's face dissipated, and he leaned back in his chair, also silent.