Hearing that she was going to go back after the matter was over, Ye Linchen was stunned for a while, and his eyes covered the melancholy that flashed in his eyes.

Time passed little by little, and it was summer. Since the beginning of summer, the weather has been getting hotter and hotter day by day, and it has not rained. Even the Jiangnan area, which should be cool in summer, is extremely hot, and Xie Yaoguang, who has always been afraid of cold, may not be as greedy as she is in the summer of previous years.

Recently, more and more ice cubes have been sent into Xie's house day by day. Holding a fan, he lazily lies on the bamboo couch in the water pavilion, and there are seasonal fresh fruits and sour plum drinks in the ice book on the side. In her hand, she was holding a stack of news that had just been sent to Beijing, and this news was without exception saying that all state capitals were actually in disaster.

It's just that the officials at the bottom are unwilling to report the matter at all, and many people even take this opportunity to raise food prices. After reading the news in his hand, Xie Yaoguang couldn't help but sigh. No matter how well the people above fight, the bitter ones are still these ordinary people below.

When Gu Qingzhi came, Xie Yaoguang had just finished reading the best letter in his hand. Seeing her coming, he handed over the letters, and said in a deep voice, "Look at these." ”

Hearing this, Gu Qingzhi took the letter handed over with doubts in her eyes, and as she finished reading the letters one by one, the anger in her eyes grew. Although as an imperial historian, she should know better than others what the human nature of these people in the imperial court is, but when she saw so many tragic things all of a sudden, she couldn't help but be surprised. She knew that this was just the tip of the iceberg, and that there were deeper and darker things hiding in the corners and peeking at everything.

"How are you going to put this merit on the king?" Gu Qingzhi picked up the watermelon cut in the ice book and took a small bite, looked at Xie Yaoguang with a raised lip and smiled, "Since King Ding came back from his inspection of the Yellow River, it has caused a lot of praise in the court. Now he has been able to compete with King Shou. ”

"Angelica angelica, the tree is a big wind. Sometimes it's not a good thing to be brothers. Xie Yaoguang got up and picked up the white porcelain bowl and the silver spoon clanged against the wall, with a hint of worry in his tone.

Hearing this, Gu Qingzhi put down the porcelain bowl in her hand, raised her eyes and looked at her suspiciously, "You mean that King Shou's harmony with King Ding is all pretending to be now?" What the hell was he thinking? ”

"He knew it wasn't going to work against me. Linchen is much easier to deal with than me, I guess he thinks that without Linchen, I am a lost dog, no matter how powerful it is, it is useless. What worries me the most now is that he is secretly contacting people to deal with Linchen. Qingzhi, do you know anything about Xu Fuguo? Xie Yaoguang laughed at the end of the words, and his eyes were stained with ridicule.

"Xu Guogong? How many years has the Xu family been at home, I have basically not seen him a few times over the years, except for the ceremony, but I think that the Xu family has been hiding from the world for so many years. Do you think that the Xu family was probably also involved in what happened back then. Picking up the bamboo bone fan on the side, his fingers rubbed the treasure pattern on the fan, "What are you going to do now?" It's not your style to let these people go easily. ”

As soon as the words fell, Xie Yaoguang leaned back lazily and covered his face with the wide sleeves of his robe on the back of the chair, "Of course not, I'm waiting for a suitable time." Do you remember the account book that Lu Huan gave you? It won't be long before it will be useful, and Lu Huan won't die in vain. I told Pei Huai that day that the Xue family's ship should also be repaired, and he is a smart person who should know what I mean. ”

"Pei Huai can be praised by you, I think he must have the ability. Now that King Ding has the Lu family secretly helping him, and Marquis Li assisting him, how can he not be better than King Shou. At present, King Shou is only afraid that if he is dissatisfied, he can only endure it for the time being, I think you can arrange a meeting between Lu Taishi and King Ding. Gu Qingzhi pursed her lips and smiled, and looked at Xie Yaoguang gently. Book Bar

Hearing this, Xie Yao smiled on his lips. It's time to arrange for them to meet, and now the Lu family will be a very useful blade.

After making up his mind, Xie Yaoguang immediately sent people to the Lu family and the Dingwang Mansion to deliver the letter. The letter only said that there was something to discuss, and the other Xie Yaoguang did not write specifically. The day of the meeting was set for three days later, and the location was set in the Xi family's courtyard on the outskirts of the city. The annex is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and there is only one waterway to pass through, making it a perfect place for discussion.

Three days later, Xie Yaoguang instructed Zhuo Jing to arrange a number of people, and then go to the tea house first. Stepping out of the carriage and looking around, you can see the lush green bamboo, and you can smell a few cicadas from time to time.

When the steward of the tea house saw her coming, he came up and bowed and said, "Miss Xie, you are here." A few of your friends haven't arrived yet. ”

"It's okay, I'll go take a look. Hard work Zhao is in charge. Xie Yaoguang nodded at him with a smile.

Knowing that his son-in-law and this Miss Xie Jiayan not only have the friendship of brother and sister, but also have a lot of business contacts between the two families on weekdays. When he received the letter from Gongzi the day before yesterday, Steward Zhao cleaned up the entire tea house, and everything that should be needed was ready to wait for Xie Yaoguang's arrival.

Step up to a gazebo with the best sight in the village. The mountain breeze blows and rustles the bamboo leaves, sending a piece of coolness, and the waterfall behind the pavilion drives its launching car to rotate to dispel the heat that envelops the body. When the person who came first was not Ye Linchen but Li Qi, Xie Yaoguang showed some doubts in her eyes, and it was only a moment of kung fu that she quickly covered with a smile.

Seeing that Li Qi was coming, Xie Yaoguang stepped forward and rolled his sleeves, "Master Li." ”

"Why do you have to do such a courtesy? I have the same friendship with Qin Yan, and I have nothing to do with you. Li Qi glanced Xie Yao up and down, and his tone was a little cold. Maybe I should call you Uncle Li? Thank you for maintaining the Gu family. ”

Xie Yaoguang looked at Li Qi who was surprised on the side, and said slowly: "You're not wrong, it's me." I didn't die. ”

The words fell into his ears, and Li Qi's eyes were filled with consternation. Seeing him like this, Xie Yaoguang sighed, picked out a few key points of the situation back then, and said it before the others arrived, Li Qi and Ye Linchen were far away from the capital to lead the troops to fight, and they had no idea about the matter. By the time the two of them returned, King Qin had already died, and the Gu family had been destroyed. No one in the court dared to say anything about it, even if they had a good relationship with the Gu family of King Qin in the past, everyone was in danger. The two didn't know the truth, even if they went to Emperor Li to ask for it, the argument was always that the two of them rebelled and intended to usurp the throne.

After that, Li Qi was disheartened, resigned and retired and Ye Linchen's brother died, and his beloved fate fell for various reasons, so he invited himself to be stationed in Yanmen and watched the situation between Korea and China coldly.

After listening to Xie Yaoguang explain the reason for the year, Li Qi slammed his fist on the pillar with grief and indignation. He really couldn't imagine what kind of mentality his teacher had when he drank the poisoned wine. It is even more impossible to imagine that Xie Yaoguang has spent all these years.