Zhou Wenlian promised his father that he invited Prince Gu and the county lord into his own house in the backyard, and then bowed to the two, and Prince Gu picked him up with a smile and said, "Slow down, don't be in a hurry to salute." Come, sit down first, let's talk slowly. ”

Zhaohua said: "Daddy, that Yun'er will wait for you outside." Gu Wangye beckoned her again and again and said, "No, no, Yun'er, don't go, just listen here, and you have to listen this time." Zhaohua had to sit down in the room.

Gu Wang Ye began to ask Zhou Wenlian with a smile: "How have you been doing all these years?" I've tasted your steamed buns, which are good, but if you want to say that you are the best in the world, it is not enough. Zhou Wenlian was stunned, suddenly remembered what he said five years ago, and smiled embarrassedly: "At that time, it was also a moment of righteous indignation, how could the prince still take it seriously!" ”

Gu Wang Ye said very seriously: "I have never despised everything you said, back then I pretended to be a scholar rushing to take the exam and talked to you, you have said so many things, I can remember every sentence in my heart!" I don't believe you've forgotten everything. Zhaohua looked at his father again in shock and exclaimed, "Daddy, when did this happen, why don't I know!" Gu Wang Ye smiled: "Five years ago, you were only eleven years old, you only knew how to catch butterflies in the garden and fish by the pond, how do you know what your father did?" Zhaohua pursed his lips helplessly, rolled his eyes in anger, and thought: "Yes, I only remember that Daddy, your old man replaced my butterfly with a caterpillar, and threw stones into the pond to splash other people's skirts of water when they were fishing!" ”

Zhou Wenlian sneered: "I shouldn't blame the prince for not helping me back then, the prince also has his own difficulties, I am a little scholar, I shouldn't be so disrespectful to the prince." The prince spared my life, and I am already very grateful. ”

Gu Wang Ye smiled: "You, call me 'Wangye' one by one, in the end, you still hate me for not helping you back then?" Zhou Wenlian sneered: "Don't dare." ”

Gu Wang Ye laughed "haha" and said: "Don't dare doesn't mean you don't want to." You have hated me in your heart for five years, I am very pleased, I am still afraid that you will not hate me, hate well, hate to say that Yin has not forgotten, it is good to forget. I've always been afraid that you've lived too steadily and comfortably in this small Anning County, and you've forgotten your ambitions back then. ”

Zhou Wenlian's face suddenly became very bad, and he glared at Gu Wang Ye angrily and said, "Hmph! Remember, my scientific expedition has been cut off, and the prince still came from the capital to mention these things to me after so long, if it is just to sprinkle a handful of salt on my wounds, then your purpose has been achieved, if there is nothing else, the grass people will send the prince out. What kind of people are the prince and the county lord, if they turn around and get sick in our small place, won't the grass people have to bear the blame again? The grass people implore Lord Gu to let my family go. ”

Zhaohua heard that there was a thorn in his words, and immediately slapped his hands on the table and stood up and said angrily: "My father has come to see you, you don't listen to him and be so cynical after he finishes speaking, do you think he is idle!" My father's affairs in the court are enough for him to be busy, he must have something important to see you from so far away, you are so ignorant, you don't know how to understand him! ”

Zhou Wenlian was suddenly reproached by the county lord who was born, and he was still childish when he heard her scolding, and he was still milky, and it was not easy for him to argue with her, so he simply turned his head and ignored it. Gu Wang Ye laughed and pulled Zhaohua to sit down and said, "Okay, don't get angry, don't get angry!" Gu Wang Ye smiled and patted his daughter's head, and then said to Zhou Wenlian: "Zhou Gongzi, I didn't protect you back then, I couldn't protect you at all, don't say that Your Majesty didn't allow you to take the scientific examination, even if he rejected the Luan family, you were admitted to the Juren, you don't want to get a serious official position, when the Luan family excludes you, maybe being an official is not as happy as you selling steamed buns!" ”

Speaking of this, everything that happened in Shining Sky City immediately came to his heart, and Zhou Wenlian said angrily: "Isn't he incompetent? He is the Son of Heaven, in charge of the world, just a Luan family......" He said this, suddenly shut up, and spat out heavily: "Lord Gu, I have always been innocent, Your Majesty in order to prevent candidates from relying on power relations when they run papers, specially sent the prince to pretend to be a scholar who rushed to take the exam to mix in with us, to find a really talented person, he can have such an idea, he should be a Yin Jun, and there is such a powerful assistant in the court, there is such a powerful assistant as Gu Wangye, why, why don't you dare to touch the Luan family?" He scolded my sin, I don't blame him, it was my own mouth that I said something that shouldn't be said, I deserve it, to put it seriously, even if I behead me, it's nothing, but I just can't figure it out, he acted like two people before and after, what happened to affect him? ”

Gu Wang Ye patted his thigh, pointed at him and said with a smile: "Not bad, hehe, it's really good, it is worthy of the person I fancy, and I thought of the most critical issue at once!" You're right, it's true that something has affected him. ”

Zhou Wenlian couldn't wait to ask, "Then what is it that affects Your Majesty?" ”

Prince Gu didn't tell him directly, but asked: "I came to see you recently, I want to ask you again, if I invite you to my Gu Wangfu as a staff member, let's find a way to solve this matter together, and eradicate the big trouble for Your Majesty, are you willing?" ”

Zhou Wenlian was surprised: "I was only allowed to go now, why didn't you mention this matter back then?" What the hell are you guys up to. ”

Gu Wang Ye smiled: "Master Zhou, don't worry, wait for me to explain the reason to you carefully, and you will be able to understand." This is a big secret, I have put the whole Damu in your hands! This is a letter that His Majesty wants to secretly give you, seal you to do the history of supervision, and let you participate in the investigation of Prime Minister Luan, although this is a false name, but this letter is covered with His Majesty's jade seal, golden mouth and jade words, with this letter as evidence, if you can succeed in the future, you will be able to make a name for yourself in the world, and it will be famous for eternity. ”

"Show me." Zhou Wenlian reached out to ask for it suspiciously, Gu Wangye handed it to him, Zhou Wenlian opened it and took a look, the letter was indeed covered with a jade seal, and the letter was only useful except for some clichés: "Feng Dynasty Ancheng Anning County, Zhou's Wenlian is to supervise the history, eradicate the evil, and stabilize the livelihood of the people." "There is nothing else to say. Zhou Wenlian frowned and asked: "What is this, just kidding, if you want me to be a supervisor for thousands of years, is it just such a piece of bad paper?" ”

Gu Wangye hurriedly said: "Oh, you don't care what it is written on, as long as the national seal is stamped, it is a word, and the rotten paper is also a holy decree!" This is the emperor's royal pen letter, if I dare to deceive half a sentence, it is a big crime to punish the nine clans! I'm doing a good job as a prince, I'm crazy to make such a joke with you? Your Majesty has made such a concealment with deep meaning, and now a holy purpose is here, if you don't obey, you have to follow, so I will simply tell you to be white. Five years ago, His Majesty knew that Prime Minister Luan's old thief had been unconvinced, and he helped her daughter to the position of a concubine all the way, and on the other hand, he secretly formed a gang in the court, taking advantage of the fact that the first emperor did not let the Luan family inherit the throne of the prince, and stirred up a gap between His Majesty and the ministers, saying that His Majesty was too suspicious and did not trust the loyal ministers and good generals, for fear that others would overshadow the master. And His Majesty had already heard the rumors back then, saying that some people in the Luan family's relatives had been trading with the Yi people, saying that they were doing business, but the appearance was suspicious, because the ancestor of the Luan family, Luan Xun, in order to stabilize the dynasty at the beginning, also opened up the relationship with the Yi people through the means of business and trade, and the relationship was very delicate, Emperor Taizu has indeed always had doubts about the Luan family, and has always refused to let the Luan family hold power. But now, although His Majesty suspects that he has something to do with the royal family of Yiguo, he has not been able to catch any evidence. Therefore, it is inconvenient to move the Luan family at this time, one of the Luan family has a deep foundation, but His Majesty was also embattled at that time, and was on the cusp of public opinion, so there really could be no fluctuations. Outsiders can't know about these things. ”

Zhaohua only felt a headache when he heard this, rubbed his temples and sighed: "It turns out that even Your Majesty is afraid of public opinion. ”

Zhou Wenlian sighed: "People are terrible, although Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, but this power is also supported by the people and courtiers, and the people's hearts are obtained. ”

Zhaohua nodded, she couldn't digest so much information for a while, she was slowly recalling, hearing Zhou Wenlian's words, and thinking of what she talked about with Mu Suihan last night, she couldn't help but nod and said, "That's the truth." ”

Gu Wang Ye continued: "Gongzi Zhou, five years ago, I was just a private visit for His Majesty's micro-service, to investigate the people's situation, and secretly grab some evidence of the Luan family, but I met you, and the conversation was very fateful, and I gradually understood your personality and talent between day and night, I had already secretly written down your name, and I wanted to recommend it to Your Majesty, but I didn't expect that the old thief Luan actually knew that His Majesty was investigating him, and came back with a pistol, but instead instigated those poor students who had no way out to make trouble. Your Majesty's evidence was not obtained, but the troublemakers quarreled first, making a fuss all over the capital, and even scolded the current saints, Luan Lao Thief seized this opportunity, saying that someone deliberately made trouble, slandered and spread rumors, and did not choose to say anything, asking His Majesty to punish their crimes. Your Majesty was helpless, so he had to deal with these moves according to the law, Zhou Gongzi, what happened later, I don't need to say it! ”

Zhou Wenlian's heart was shocked, and he slapped his palm on the table: "It turns out that this matter is all Prime Minister Luan's conspiracy!" It's a pity that I thought that the lifters were all full of enthusiasm and justice, but it turned out ...... It turns out that there is no justice in this world at all, there are only conspiracies! We people are being fooled like fools! ”

This past incident that happened in Yitian City Zhaohua finally listened to the whiter, but Gu Wangye didn't finish talking about it, seeing Zhou Wenlian so angry, she felt very itchy, so she grabbed Zhou Wenlian's arm and shook it: "What happened behind it, you...... Can you tell me about it? Zhaohua used to be like this when she was coquettish to her father, she has always been willful, and she begged the old servant of the family to tell her a story, and she suddenly remembered that Zhou Wenlian was a foreign man, although he knew his father, but he and he met for the first time, it was not good to pull and pull like this, and immediately blushed.

Zhou Wenlian was stunned when she suddenly grabbed his arm, and in front of the old prince, he was embarrassed not to go over, in order to avoid everyone's embarrassing situation, he was calm, as if nothing happened, and explained this matter to Zhaohua seriously, as if he didn't take what happened to him at all.