"Uncle!" The girl stopped feeding the dried fruit in her mouth and looked at him, "Are you busy writing advice with Qiao Xiangye these days to prepare to write to Your Majesty?" ”

Wei Tongzhi looked at her for a moment, and couldn't figure out how much she knew, so he coughed dryly and said: "Someone must do this kind of thing, if you don't do it, I won't do it, so who will do it." "He said something incomprehensible and not detailed, and he stopped at the point.

"There are always things in this life that people have to do even if they put life and death aside, and even more so as to be a courtier, how can they not do it out of fear?" Wei Tongzhi looked at her and said.

The girl broke a small piece of dried fruit and threw it into her mouth, and said, "Uncle, you don't have to try, I know everything, you and I open the skylight and say something bright, this matter is not advisable." ”

"You know everything?" Wei Tongzhi was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes became meaningful, "Yes, you girl is indeed very well-informed." ”

"Since ancient times, he has done things in his position, and he must do what he should do, but don't interfere more with what he shouldn't do." The girl chewed the dried fruit and said while eating, "There are tens of thousands of incumbent officials in Da Chu, from the small officials of the ninth grade of sesame seeds to the members of the first grade, and there are officials to advise, uncle, this is not something you should manage." ”

"This matter ......," Wei Tongzhi shook his head, "I can't tell the official." ”

"Why can't you advise?" The girl asked.

Wei Tong knew: "This matter is not a matter made public by His Majesty, it is a private matter, and the official has no way of knowing, so naturally he can't admonish it." ”

Wei Yaoqing smiled: "Since it's a private matter, how did the uncle know?" ”

Wei Tongzhi took a deep breath: "We have our own way, everyone knows this kind of thing, so I won't talk about it." ”

Wei Yaoqing untied the kettle on his waist, probably chewed too many dried fruits, choked in a panic, drank a sip of water, and said: "Listening to the news is a matter of convention, this is not a big mistake, but it is a crime to listen to the king's affairs." ”

"Yes, this is a crime, so even if the teacher knows, he can't tell the official about it, revealing the secret of the Son of Heaven, which is a big crime." Wei Tong knew, "So the official can't do such a thing." Moreover...... The less people know about such things, the better. ”

"There are a lot of people who know, even those officials, do you think ...... Do you really not know about it? Wei Yaoqing shook her head, "Uncle, you are a smart person, you should understand what I mean." ”

"Because I don't dare." Wei Tongzhi smiled bitterly, "This matter is a life of nine deaths, and I am ready to die when I do this." ”

The girl smiled, put the kettle on the soft collapse beside her, ate almost, and sat there lazily against the wall of the car: "Uncle, why do you say that you are still saved, is Qiao Xiangye not saved?" ”

Wei Tongzhi saw her laughing, and he somehow laughed too, so he asked her, "Then tell me why?" ”

"What about a person like Qiao Xiangye, he is loyal and courageous, he is loyal to His Majesty, loyal to the Li family, Your Majesty has done something wrong, he must come forward to admonish, even if this matter is very dangerous, the danger is not nine deaths, but ten deaths, he will not retreat, full of blood, put life and death aside, knowing that he is going to give his life, but he still will not retreat." Wei Yaoqing's eyes were a little stunned, but it was only for a moment, and then she looked at him and said, "Uncle is different from him." ”

Wei Tongzhi snorted lightly: "It sounds like you are very familiar with the teacher." ”

Wei Yaoqing smiled noncommittally, her eyes darkened: of course she was familiar with people like Qiao Huan, or she could see the figure of another person through Qiao Huan, a person she admired and admired but could never fully understand and never learn. Her grandfather was such a person, and although it was hard to understand at the time, she didn't feel anything. probably thinks that her Zhang family is as noble as promised, and she will not be contaminated with right and wrong, and it doesn't hurt that her grandfather is loyal at all, but on the night of the Zhang family's annihilation, her grandfather and the clansmen were tied up and captured, so she realized that such loyalty would despise her own life and death, if it wasn't for her, she would admire such a person, but if it was related to her, she would be sad and sad. It's like everyone praises a hero, but after a hero is righteous, what about his family? Maybe you can understand it, but you still feel sad. Even if that night, even if the whole clan resists, she may not be able to escape, but even if she kills two more to resist, she will feel that she will not lose, she has such an idea, naturally she will never be able to become a person like her grandfather.

"Uncle is different from Qiao Xiangye, nine deaths and one life, uncle is willing to fight hard in exchange for glory and wealth, but if it is a dead end, uncle does not have to go to death." She said.

"You kid," Wei Tongzhi shook his head, "I don't think it's lifeless. ”

"What is Qiao Xiangye going to do?" The girl was silent for a moment, and suddenly asked him, "Do you kneel down in front of everyone and ask for a letter, or do you go to Your Majesty to secretly hand over the fold to the book?" ”

Wei Tongzhi sighed: "Such a thing...... Naturally, you can't make a big deal about it, and now the people in the city are already panicking, and if everyone makes a fuss about it, I'm afraid it will force the people to rebel, and the world will be chaotic. ”

"That's even worse, in private, I'm afraid that Your Majesty will not only not listen, but will be annoyed and angry Qiao Xiangye's hand stretched out too long. When the time comes, tsk...... "Wei Yaoqing sighed twice, "Qiao Xiangye is old again, if something happens in the palace, it is normal for people to be old." ”

"What if Your Majesty listens?" Wei Tong knows.

"Da Chu originally came from taking the Liu family's country, everyone knows why the Liu family died, and Your Majesty, as a descendant of the Li family, must know more." Wei Yaoqing said, "Your Majesty will not know the reason you want to persuade?" She shook her head, "Not necessarily! ”

Wei Tongzhi listened from the sidelines, did not interrupt her words, and motioned for her to continue.

"Everyone knows the truth, but Your Majesty just moved his thoughts, to put it bluntly, it is just an obsession in his heart, the prince and the queen mother died one after another, Your Majesty has changed a lot, in addition to guilt, several highnesses are that virtue, in the final analysis, Your Majesty is worried about the fall of the Great Chu River, and there is no successor, at this time, someone takes advantage of the void to enter, and Your Majesty has evil thoughts, which is really normal." She smiled, "Once the evil thoughts move, it will be difficult to break them back." At least an emperor like Emperor Qin and Han Wu can't jump out of such an obsession, does my uncle think that His Majesty is even more powerful than Emperor Qin and Han Wu? ”

His Majesty is naturally not as good as an emperor like Emperor Qin and Han Wu, although it is not him, but I don't know why, Wei Tongzhi is still a little embarrassed.

"Of course, my uncle understands these truths." Wei Yaoqing broke a piece of dried fruit and handed it to Wei Tongzhi, "There are some things that my uncle may not know very well, but my uncle knows that most of my yard was burned by thieves at night!" ”

Wei Tongzhi took the dried fruit and threw it into his mouth: "Even my study has been turned over, and I don't know who did it, but fortunately, after the people from the government came over, there was no accident." ”

"I turned my uncle's study through me." The girl laughed.

Wei Tongzhi instinctively gasped, and then coughed again and again, Wei Yaoqing hurriedly reached out to help pat, and with a lot of force, Wei Tongzhi coughed up the half of the dried fruit, and looked at her with a little palpitation, "This half of the dried fruit almost killed me, and I don't dare to take your things casually in the future." ”

"Don't worry, uncle, with me, don't talk about dried fruits, even bigger bones and thinner fish bones can be photographed for you." The girl handed the hydration bladder over.

Wei Tongzhi shook his head, glanced at the water bag, didn't take it, just said, "So what happened that night?" ”

"It's the people from the Huaiguo Mansion who are chasing and killing me, I'm not afraid, I'm afraid that they will attack my family, so I specially borrowed a courage from Lord He Taiping He to scare me." Wei Yaoqing said.

"No," Wei Tongzhi wondered, "Why did the Huaiguo Mansion attack you, what happened?" ”

"Does Uncle know how the eldest lady of the County King's Mansion died?" Wei Yaoqing asked him.

Wei Tongzhi shook his head, his face became more and more solemn, and he probably realized something, Wei Mansion seemed inconspicuous, but it was far from being as peaceful as he imagined, and he might have already become a thorn in the side of others.

"I know a thing or two." Wei Yaoqing said, "Uncle knows that I have a slight talent in Yin and Yang Arts. ”

Wei Tongzhi looked at her: "Just slightly?" You are humble. ”

"In short, I know one or two, someone used forbidden techniques to take away the eldest lady's longevity and add a few years of life for himself." Wei Yaoqing said, "Has anyone never been curious, countless imperial doctors and fu doctors have said that Huaiguo Gong Xue Xingshu lived for a short time, but he died early, why is he still alive now?" ”

Wei Tongzhi was silent: "Outside, it is said that Xue Xingshu cultivates his self-cultivation and cultivates flowers and trees, so he lives a long time." ”

"It's true that self-cultivation can help people live longer, but there is always a degree to everything," Wei Yaoqing said, "Huai Guogong's illness cannot be solved by self-cultivation." ”

"That sounds like a point." Wei Tongzhi nodded.

"Uncle, I'm waiting for the practice of Yin and Yang Arts, or will balance heaven and earth, this forbidden technique is far from being as simple, Shouyuan is increasing, and there are more troubles, for example, the big array of ghosts under the flower garden of Huaiguo Mansion needs to change day by day, otherwise it is very easy to attract the evil things of the whole Chang'an City, and attract the attention of people who practice Yin and Yang Arts." Wei Yaoqing smiled, "The so-called raising flowers and planting trees is such a principle, this grandfather doesn't have the slightest intention of cultivating himself." ”

"In addition to trouble, there is still a limit to this kind of longevity increase, and the effect of this forbidden technique will not be as good as once and for all, so he must find another way to do it once and for all."

Hearing this, Wei Tongzhi suddenly said: "So you mean that Your Majesty has evil thoughts and has nothing to do with Huai Guogong, and it is very likely that Huai Guogong met His Majesty privately and told His Majesty that there is a way to seek the so-called immortality?" ”

"Yes, this powerful family in Beijing has their own business behind it, Huaiguo Mansion previously monopolized the business of Wushisan in Chang'an City, although this thing is not good, but it can also be used in medicine, so the laws of Dachu have never forbade it, and the Xue family has been doing this business, there is a very important medicine in Wushisan, and Huaiguo Mansion needs a lot of cinnabar, which seems reasonable, but this amount is obviously too large, and the uncle should also know about this kind of thing, and the officials were investigating before." Wei Yaoqing said, "The amount is not the right version." ”

Wei Tongzhi nodded: "I have heard about this. ”

"Cinnabar is also the most important raw material in the alchemy family of the thirteen families of yin and yang." Wei Yaoqing looked at Wei Tongzhi, "Uncle understands what I mean, and in this way, many things can be explained." ”

Wei Tongzhi's expression became more and more solemn: "Therefore, under the guise of the business of Wushisan, the Xue family needs a large amount of cinnabar, which is supplied to the Jianghu warlocks to study the forbidden arts, and the forbidden techniques studied by the Jianghu warlocks have added longevity to Huaiguo Gong, so he can live to this day when he died early." And he needs the method of immortality once and for all, the Ministry of Officials checked the amount of cinnabar used in Xue Mansion before, and the cinnabar of Xue Mansion naturally could not be provided in large quantities, if he wanted to continue, he sought refuge from His Majesty. ”

"The amount of cinnabar used in the Yin and Yang Division has been deducted for a long time." Wei Yaoqing said, "Liu Tianshi, who specializes in alchemy, hasn't gotten cinnabar for a long time. His Majesty is now reusing the Xue family, and we, my uncle, will not forget the matter of the second sister! So, I asked my uncle not to get involved. ”

Liangzi has already been settled, it can be said that the Wei family has already offended the Xue family, and His Majesty is reusing the Xue family.

"If my uncle intervenes, four or five heads will not be enough to cut off everyone in my Wei Mansion." Wei Yaoqing said, "That's why I didn't let my uncle die, not only because this matter was dangerous, but also because my Wei Mansion had already become a thorn in the side of others, and at this time, I couldn't cause trouble." ”

"That's why." Wei Tongzhi nodded, obviously shaken, and after thinking for a moment, he suddenly sighed, "The Xue Mansion has formed a bond with my Wei family because of the matter of the second girl, and it barely makes sense." But why assassinate you? Speaking of which, Xue Xingshu's seniority is so different from yours, why are you staring at you, is it too narrow-minded? Or is there another reason? ”

"Because Grandpa Guo thinks that I did the accident in the Xue family." Wei Yaoqing said, "It's not just Miss Xue San's accident, he also thinks that the Xue family's affairs were turned out by me?" ”

"Why?" Wei Tongzhi stared at her, "Did you do it?" Got proof? ”

"Nope." Wei Yaoqing shook her head, and the answer did not mean that there was no evidence, as for how Wei Tongzhi understood it was his business, he only said, "I probably think that I am so powerful that I can turn my hands into clouds and rain with my own strength, and make him Xue family chicken and dog restless!" ”

Wei Tongzhi moved his lips, as if he wanted to say something, but after all, he shook his head, and finally sighed: "That's it, since he has identified you, I'm afraid it doesn't make sense to be reasonable." ”

Wei Yaoqing nodded: "Yes!" After a pause, she said, "In addition, today I am looking for my uncle, in addition to persuading my uncle not to get involved, there is also a matter to discuss, which is related to Qiao Xiangye, and I want to ask my uncle to talk about Qiao Xiangye." ”

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