According to Yu's mother, she and Yunzhi have been unable to contact Yu Yuanqiao and Yu's father for a few days. The last time Yunzhi saw Yu Yuanqiao, it was when Yu Yuanqiao was on vacation, when the two went to the 'buffet' of Qiaozhi Restaurant together, and Yu Yuanqiao went back after that, and the two never saw each other again.

It stands to reason that whether it is a father or an eldest brother who has lived in the military for a long time, a letter from home will be sent in four or five days at the latest. But it's been almost a month since I returned from Yuyuan Bridge, and not even a letter or a single message has been delivered.

Yu Yuanqiao is calm, but Yu's father is irritable and high-spirited, so abnormal, Yu's mother is worried that her husband is causing some trouble in Kyoto...... But he has never been able to contact Yu's father or Yu Yuanqiao.

"I asked my husband." Yun Zhi smiled reluctantly and said, "But he is just a civil official, and he is soft-spoken, and the only news he can hear is that they are still in Kyoto, as for what they are doing, why they can't be contacted for a long time, he can't inquire." ”

The head of the Bai family nodded, and his eyes lingered on the letter sent to the Yu Mansion: "Now there is a way out of the things recorded in the letter. According to the letter, the Yu family boy will go to Northern Xinjiang to serve as a general in ten days. The comparison between the general and his current official position, from the bright side, is promoted. ”

"In that case, the emperor shouldn't, at least not be angry with him over trivial matters, unless... He made a big mistake or was made a scapegoat. ”

Bai Jian had already understood the meaning of the eldest patriarch's words, Father Yu's upright character who couldn't tolerate sand in his eyes was used by the emperor or other people who wanted to protect the eldest prince, and this use even affected Yu Yuanqiao, the eldest brother of the Yu family.

Bai Jian's martial arts were enlightened by Yu's father, it can be said that Yu's father is more than half of his teacher, although he is not as close to him as he was when he was a child, but Bai Jian still respects Yu's father as an elder who is also his father and teacher.

Bai Jian understood, Yu Mu and Yun Zhi obviously understood, they glanced at each other, Yun Zhi couldn't hide the panic in her eyes, she picked up the teacup and took a sip of it, and said, "I'll let my family ask again... After all, he is also a civil official of the imperial court..."

"No." The patriarch shook his head, "It will startle the snake." Moreover, no one can say for sure what is going on now. ”

It's hard to do... The patriarch's leisurely temperament for half a lifetime suddenly became a little anxious, if you ask about anything else, it's okay, if you can't inquire about it, you can directly ask Feitianlou. But this matter is obviously a stumbling block for Feitianlou, and the back road of Feitianlou is broken, which is equivalent to cutting off all the back roads...

First of all, their Bai family itself has no intention of interfering in the affairs of the court, and the hidden piles buried in various places and industries before are also afraid that their frizzy juniors will do something, so they can know in advance and come up with a perfect plan through these dark piles. And this time... Obviously, it can't be solved by a few hidden piles.

The Bai family is like this, and the Yu Mansion is no better than them. Yu's father is upright by nature and likes to be outspoken, as long as he thinks you are wrong, then you are wrong, regardless of the occasion, regardless of the official position, even if the other party is the emperor, he dares to speak out loudly in front of all the civil and military officials in the early dynasty.

He has long said that according to Yu's father's temperament, it is okay to be the head of a martial arts family and enter the imperial court? He is not qualified in this life. But Yu's father still got that opportunity, so it was difficult for him to think about it. This catastrophe about Yufu will happen sooner or later, and it is nothing more than a matter of size and time.

The entire hall was extremely silent, everyone lowered their heads and pondered silently, and at this moment, Bai Jian suddenly interrupted everyone's thinking.

"I'll go. Grandpa, I'll go. He said two in a row, I will go, looking at everyone's eyes firm and deep, "I knew a scholar before, he is now the Tanhualang of this palace test, and he is a celebrity of the big and small officials in Kyoto, I can ask him to inquire." ”

The patriarch nodded after a deep sigh, and at the same time warned Bai Jian to focus on safety and not to affect others. This point, even if he doesn't need to be reminded by the eldest parent, he knows it. was hurriedly summoned over, and in the blink of an eye, he was about to rush to the next location, and when Bai Jian led the horse and was about to leave, everyone came out to see him off.

A large group of people watched him without saying a word, sorting out his baggage, checking the harness... He finally couldn't help but burst out laughing, diluting the strange atmosphere surrounding them a lot: "Why did you all come out to see me off?" It makes me feel like I'm going to do something big and never come back, and when I went to the rivers and lakes as a teenager, I didn't see you so worried. ”

Hearing this, several parents of the Bai family laughed, waved their hands and signaled everyone to go back, there was no need to send this bastard boy who didn't know anything, only Yun Zhi didn't move, standing in place and looking at him. It wasn't until Bai Jian turned over and got on the horse that she asked: "The scholar you said..."

"......"Bai Jian coughed twice and said softly, "That's the scholar you thought." Then he raised his whip and ran on the road ahead.

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“... So, is this the reason why Brother Bai was able to find me? ”

After listening to Xiuzhu's narration, Zhao Yu asked. However, Xiuzhu naturally didn't explain so much to him, and simply said what happened to Yu's father and what he needed to do, although Zhao Yu heard it in a fog, he finally understood that Bai Jian needed his help in something. He has always been taken care of by Bai Jian, and suddenly gave birth to an emotion of 'I am needed'. His heart was hot, and it was ironing.

Bai Jian nodded sullenly, and explained the stakes again. Anyway, Zhao Yu is this year's Tanhualang, and his future is limitless, but the matter entrusted to him is a little not so righteous and bright, and it is reasonable and understandable if Zhao Yu pushes it.

After patiently listening to the explanation, Zhao Yu nodded and gave Bai Jian a 'reassuring pill': "Brother Bai, don't worry." You and Miss Yu have taken care of me for so long, but it's just to do some small things, and it's okay to wrap it up on me, just... Even if I can make friends, they are all civil officials who are trying to cut corners, and this matter in the Yu Mansion... I'm afraid it's hard to inquire. ”

That being said, he's already starting to look for a candidate. Thanks to his constant entertainment in the past few days, most of the officials who took the initiative to make friends with these students who did not have official positions, and he could sketch a rough picture of their temperament and temperament.

At this time, a man with a goatee, short stature, and dark yellow skin appeared in Zhao Yu's mind, this person's official position is not big, but he is familiar with the big and small gossip in Kyoto, and he seems to be a frequent visitor to every party, and he is very familiar, so Zhao Yu and him can be regarded as familiar.

The goatee's surname was Chang, and Zhao Yu told Xiuzhu the address of the goatee, so the carriage turned around and sped away towards the mansion of the Chang adult.

When I arrived at Chang Daren's accommodation, it was already dark, and it was time for dinner, Zhao Yu knocked on the door and handed the greeting post that had been prepared long ago to the little maid who answered the door, but he was playing a drum in his heart, I don't know if this adult with a lot of meals happened to be at home at the moment.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for the door to be opened again, and the little maid who had just received the prayer gestured to Zhao Yu to follow, and walked along the cloister for a while, he saw this Chang adult who was sitting in the pavilion admiring the moon and watching the lake to eat, if it weren't for the fact that he was still holding two little maids with gorgeous faces and plump bodies, Zhao Yu almost thought that he had mistakenly walked into an elegant and artistic conception of ink painting.

The two politely exchanged pleasantries, Zhao Yu paved countless topics, and then trembled to start a Yufu introduction, but he didn't expect that Chang Daren, who was just leisurely pouring himself a drink, suddenly put down his cup, and a pair of small eyes projected a shrewd light.

Rubbing the cup, Master Chang waved his hand away from the two maids, and when there was no one around the pavilion, he looked around at Zhao Yu and said, "This old saying is good, this so-called... The hero is sad to pass the beauty level, right? Brother Zhao for that Miss Yu..."

Zhao Yu, who was recognized as soon as he took the lead, was directly dumbfounded, and didn't know how to answer Chang Daren's words. Fortunately, Master Chang didn't ask him to answer, and then said: "Tell you that you can, after all, Brother Bai is this year's Tanhualang, and there are infinite possibilities in the future." He stroked his beard and smiled shrewdly, "I know everything on my side, is Brother Zhao here also giving me a promise?" ”

"Okay." Zhao Yu pondered for a moment, and then agreed: "In the future, if there is any use for Lord Chang to get me, Zhao will tell me truthfully." ”

In a fluttering sentence, Zhao Yu not only sold a promise to Chang Yu, but also limited this promise to 'truthful confession', Chang Yu also noticed Zhao Yu's careful thinking, and glanced at him with some surprise, it seems that it is indeed terrifying, this Zhao Yu looks soft and easy to bully, but in fact, it involves issues of principle but does not give in at all, and he is a seedling who is a good official.

Thinking like this, Master Chang's tone couldn't help but soften a little, and he began to tell him about Father Yu and Yu Yuanqiao.

Yu's father and Yu Yuanqiao were indeed detained. But this is completely 'done' by Yu's father alone.

According to the 'gossip' that Chang heard in the court, in fact, the emperor did not plan to do anything to Yu's father, but was embarrassed for a civil official.

While everyone was silently watching from the sidelines, only Father Yu refuted the emperor in a loud voice. Originally, Yu's father's character, two of the ten days had to be on the way to refute the emperor, the emperor knew that he was used to being 'presumptuous', and he didn't take his refutation too seriously before, but for some reason he was furious that day.

The Son of Heaven is mighty, and the ministers kneel and worship. But Father Yu, who even dares to refute the emperor bluntly, can he be expected to have a good reputation among his courtiers? There are few people who sincerely intercede for him, and the only few who come out are either military attaches like Yu's father, or civil officials who have no right to speak.

There were a lot of good words and bad words, and the emperor was still in a rage, and this anger even implicated Yuyuan Bridge. Both of them were temporarily detained by the emperor and locked up with civil officials, but the edict on how to deal with them has not yet been issued.

Northern Xinjiang is a place where people eat people and don't spit out bones, after saying this, Yu's father stopped for two days, and the emperor didn't continue to mention this stubble, and now... Yu's father offended the emperor again. That edict without time, I don't know if it will be re-filled and issued.

That's all Chang knew about it, and he was a little hesitant and incomprehensible when he said it, but after Zhao Yu listened, combined with what Bai Jian told him, he had completely understood.

The prince who sat high on the dragon chair made a set for Qiaozhi's father to drill. I'm afraid that the only person who knows about that civil official is Father Yu.

The civil official is just the scapegoat of the first layer, the emperor prepared all the evidence, hid it in his hands, and waited for Yu's father to jump into the trap before it came out little by little, telling him to lose the sympathy of his colleagues first, and then turn Yu's father and Yu Yuanqiao, who had lost power, into the scapegoats of the eldest prince...

The weather in early autumn was not too cold, but Zhao Yu shivered out of thin air.

He remembered that day of the temple test, he knelt down in the bright and magnificent Taihe Palace, his ears rumbled, the face of the Son of Heaven was hidden under the crown, and his voice was majestic and inviolable. ... ... After the nervous temple test, he was appointed by the Holy Lord as Tanhualang, and it was at that time that he dared to raise his head for the first time and take a look at this legendary Son of Heaven.

As he imagined, it was so majestic and faintly gentle.

But it wasn't until today that he knew that the words that the Son of Heaven was ruthless were true. What is hidden under that face is never a faint warmth, but a more iron-faced 'interest'.