"If I ask the emperor to dismiss him from office, if someone else has murderous intent on me, casually accuse me of a crime, let him come out as a witness, and testify against me casually, the emperor has always had doubts about my identity, if it happens, I will be executed, if it doesn't work, it will only be the death of a common people, and the other party will not have any loss."

"A seven-grade petty official, in the eyes of the government and the opposition, is no different from the common people?" Duan Heng sat in front of Xiao He, poured his own tea, and brought it to his mouth.

"It's different." Xiao He brought the teacup to his mouth and took a sip gently, "Since he is an official, the emperor will have some scruples in his heart, and the officials who come forward to testify will have something to do with the formation of a party and a private business, and the emperor's trust will be reduced, relatively speaking, my chances of winning will be much greater." ”

Xiao He put down the teacup, "Isn't it all like this?" Although in the end, once he fails, this person will definitely be sacrificed, in the eyes of these officials, human life is worthless...... but even in the eyes of the emperor, what is the life of these officials?

"Your tea, is it from yesterday?" Duan Heng drank a whole cup, and suddenly said to Xiao He, "Yes, I took a sip and felt that the taste was wrong and put it down, Xia Guan didn't expect His Royal Highness King An to be so thirsty and drank the whole cup," Xiao He's face showed a sly smile.

Duan Heng realized that he was retaliated against by the person in front of him, "Okay, you ......" Duan Heng stretched out his hand and just wanted to knock the head of the person in front of him, but suddenly thought, "Then why don't you kill him directly, you won't have so many worries." ”

Xiao He picked up the teacup in his hand, walked to the window and spilled it, "He didn't hurt my life, why did I hurt his life......"

……

The waiter was demoted, and the affairs of the Ministry of Rites fell on Xiao He all of a sudden, Duan Heng is a prince, and there are few things to deal with on weekdays, and if there is anything to do, he will come over to help Xiao He read the file together, with his help, official affairs have never been delayed.

Mu Churan was still as usual, and summoned Xiao He into the palace every three or five days. If you have nothing to do, you can find faults and mention the mistakes in his play, from the choice of words to the use of words, to the stroke by stroke, and the handwriting to the font. Mu Churan testified one by one, and even specially called Xiao He to the palace to discuss calligraphy with him, Xiao He was always in the palace during his busy day, running around, and people were naturally thinner.

But fortunately, Mu Churan never mentioned the events of that day again......

Duan Heng has always been an idle master, he didn't stay in the capital for a few days, and then he went out of the customs again, I heard that he went to find some sword-casting master, Xiao He didn't have Duan Heng by his side, and he couldn't be even busier, but the number of times Mu Churan summoned Xiao He did not decrease at all.

Even if Xiao He is fast in handling official affairs, there are always one or two things in a day that are more tricky and difficult to control, and he has to pinch the time to read the files of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War, and he is covered in dust, and it is so dark that his eyes can't see before he leaves the gate of the Ministry of Rites.

The night poured into the streets, and the street market in the distance was melodious and brightly lit, but none of this had anything to do with her.

After only a few steps, Xiao He found that he had been followed, Xiao He's martial arts qualifications were still shallow, but the light skills were good, although they were not as good as Duan Heng Mu Churan They had practiced martial arts for many years, but there were few people who could match her in light skills.

After passing through a few alleys, Xiao He still didn't get rid of the people behind him.

Is it someone sent by Mu Churan?

If he has something, he can directly summon himself into the palace, why send someone to follow.

Xiao He was a little scared, whether it was fists and feet or blades, he couldn't be considered proficient, if he was short-handed, he would only have a dagger on his body, whether he could beat the people behind him was unknown, so now, what should he do?

Xiao He glanced back, but he still didn't get rid of it, the light skills of the people who followed him must be no worse than his own, and it was really not easy to get rid of him.

Xiao He's right hand holding the dagger in his sleeve tightened, settled down, and walked towards the market in front, night had just fallen, the people on the street were dense, Xiao He relied on his short stature, quickly rushed into the crowd, and disappeared.

Xiao He saw the highest pavilion in front of him, and walked directly into the main entrance, there was Feng Laiyi, the business of the Qinglou was so good, it was overcrowded, seeing Xiao He enter the door, the old bustard hurriedly greeted him, Xiao He was not stingy, and took out a silver ingot from his arms, "Find the highest room, find two girls to accompany me." When the bustard saw that the corners of the silver's mouth were about to reach the root of his ear, he took the silver, turned around, called the two girls, and followed him up to the third floor.

Xiao He went up to the third floor, opened the window directly and looked down, there were a lot of people on the street, but only a few people didn't seem to be wandering around, looking around, and seeing that a few people who were shouting while looking were lost with their companions, then the rest of the people, who just looked around and didn't make a sound, were the people who followed him just now.

The man had a sword in his hand, and he had come prepared, and if he hadn't hid here, but had fought with him in a small alley on the side, the dagger in his hand would not have much of an advantage, no, or even no advantage at all.

The people downstairs obviously didn't expect that the person who was still following closely just now would disappear in the blink of an eye, patted his head in annoyance, and left in the direction he came.

Xiao He didn't dare to follow, the people who followed him were not familiar faces, and his kung fu background was unknown, and rashly following him was equivalent to getting rid of him in vain, at this time, it was better to be cautious.

After Xiao He entered the house, he directly faced the window, leaving the two girls behind him to look at each other but did not dare to speak.

Xiao He saw that the people chasing him were gone, so he went downstairs with confidence.

……

"Lord Xiao!" As soon as he came out of the Qinglou, Xiao He was stopped by the young man with a beautiful face in front of him.

Xiao He usually doesn't interact with people in the court, and when he saw that someone called him Lord Xiao, he was a little familiar, so he returned the salute.

"May I ask who you are?" Xiao He really couldn't remember who the person in front of him was, so he could only ask.

The young man in front of him smiled quietly, "Lord Xiao has a bad memory, since Lord Xiao was promoted to be the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, the lower official has taken over Lord Xiao's position as a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. ”

The person in front of him looked a few years older than himself, and he spoke to himself so rampantly, obviously a little dissatisfied, "Since you are a bachelor, you can complete your part in the Hanlin Academy, only excellent people are worthy of being remembered by others." Xiao He didn't have any good feelings for the arrogant person in front of him, and turned around to leave.

"Xiao Dacai is really excellent, going in and out of this place of fireworks every day, it's really worth learning......" Before the young man could finish speaking, he was already knocked to the ground, looking at the person on the ground looking straight ahead, he knew that he was obviously stunned.

"A mere fourth-grade official, nosy things are actually in charge of Lord Shangshu?" Duan Heng restrained the movements in his hand, squatted down and asked the person in front of him. With a playful smile on his face.

"If you beat the officials of the imperial court, you should be beheaded according to the law!" The person who fell to the ground saw that he couldn't beat Duan Heng, so he began to threaten him verbally, as soon as the person on the ground said this, even Xiao He couldn't help laughing, did Duan Heng's punch be too hard, and even His Royal Highness King An didn't know the one on the ground?

"Eh," Duan Heng patted the man who was paralyzed on the ground, "You're afraid that my eyes have been blinded, right, you don't even know this king?" Didn't your prime minister tell you? In this officialdom, not only must you fall into the ground, but also judge the situation, and the most important thing is to recognize who your master is! ”

Duan Heng pulled Xiao He and walked out of the market quickly.

In the early court on the second day, Duan Heng appeared in the hall unusually, you must know that Duan Heng, as the king of An, has no real power in his hands, so he can not go to the court with the emperor's permission. Last night's young minister's eyes were heavily blued, and he looked miserable.

Xiao He tugged at Duan Heng's sleeve, "How much force did you use yesterday to beat him like this?" "Besides, beating him is considered light, when you were imprisoned in the prison, and when the emperor came to the ministers to discuss, he took a heavy part of you, and he fell into the well alive." Duan Heng lowered his voice and said in Xiao He's ear.

No wonder Duan Heng said that about him last night, it turned out that this young man was also very scheming, so since this was the case, I would play with him.

"Eh, Duan Heng!" There were many people in the court, Xiao He could only whisper Duan Heng's name, Duan Heng lowered his head and leaned over, "Don't let that young man see your face, let's play with him." ”

There was a sly smile on the corner of Xiao He's mouth, Duan Heng saw that she was confident, so he simply played with her, anyway, he beat him, and if he was guilty, he would bear it himself.

Mu Churan sat on the throne on time, Xiao He's worries were obviously superfluous, King An's status was extremely high, above the left and right prime ministers, and the position he stood in was not at all a position where a small official of the fourth rank could see his face.

"King An got up early today, and he actually came to the early court?" Mu Churan was obviously a little surprised, even if King An went to court on weekdays, he was always standing by Xiao He's side, but today the sun came out of the west, and King An actually stood at the front according to the rules.

"Recently, the minister went out to travel, looking for the legendary sword-casting master, and found his most proud sword, and wanted to come to the emperor, so I came here early today."

"Oh?" People who practice martial arts really have a great interest in weapons, and Mu Churan obviously has a great interest in Duan Heng's words, "King An really knows what I mean, since this is the case, I remember that Lord Xiao also knows a little about weapons, and when the early dynasty comes, the three of us will see what kind of sword King An brought to me." ”