Prime Minister's Office

The light fragrance of ink filled the study, and Sima Li reviewed the official documents, and took up the pen to record the important things presented from various places in the past few days.

The door of the study creaked softly, and a man in brocade walked into the room and saluted Sima Li.

"Big brother, little brother came to visit."

If Ye An'an was here, he would be very familiar with this voice. On the day of the spring hunt, this was the voice of the man who conspired with the Assassins in the woods.

Sima Li put down the pen in his hand: "Why does the third brother have the leisure to come to me today?"

Seeing that he was leisurely and complacent, as if he didn't know that the world had been turned upside down, Sima Lian couldn't help but say: "Now that Tang Huai has taken the opportunity to make trouble, Chen Sui, Qi Min and others have been imprisoned and exiled one after another, and the people in the court are panicked and gossip, why is the eldest brother still so leisurely?" It's hard to ......"

Sima Li took a sip of hot tea and said lightly: "Is it difficult?" Do you believe the gossip out there?"

"My brother naturally doesn't believe it, but the old ministers of our faction will be demoted at best, and exiled from their families. Now it is said that our Sima family is bright and bright, and the breeze is on his sleeves, but in fact, he has already climbed the East Factory secretly. ”

Sima Li blew away the tea leaves and said leisurely, "Do you think it's just our family that is involved?"

Sima Lian frowned and pondered: "The squire of the military department, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army and others were also sent down by the emperor, but this was because of his negligence in his duties, which led to the assassination of the princess before he was punished. ”

"Yes, yes, but it depends on who takes them."

Sima Li was taken aback: "Big brother, do you mean that Tang Huai wants to replace his own people?"

"The current situation of the DPRK and China, it seems that Tang Huai is taking the opportunity to eradicate dissidents, but for him, the most important thing is to eradicate dissidents and replace the important positions of the DPRK and China with his own people, what he really wants is to take power. As for not moving my Sima family," Sima Li snorted coldly, "It's nothing more than wanting the Sima family's reputation to be ruined, isolated, and to make my Sima Li ruined." ”

Sima Lian was taken aback: "How can that be good?" People are terrible, our century-old reputation in the family cannot be ruined in the hands of the ministers!"

"How's that good?" Sima Li sighed, "Now that the crown prince is not in abundance, the former eunuchs of the harem are in charge, and now the important positions in the court and the central government are all planted with Tang Huai's eyeliner, what can I do before the overall situation?"

He leaned back in his chair and sighed, "Only when the crown prince ascends the throne can we have a bright future." ”

Sima Lian was a little hesitant: "But looking at the prince's current appearance, he has a great intention of attaching to Tang Huai, I am afraid that he will ......."

"Afraid of what?" Sima Li glanced at him, "The eldest husband can bend and stretch, Han Xin can suffer the humiliation of his crotch, the prince has his own plan, but as long as the prince inherits the throne one day, everything can be reversed." We are relatives of the prince, and Brother Ping is the prince's accompaniment, the two grew up together since childhood. As long as we are by the prince's side, we will definitely be able to suppress the East Factory. ”

Sima Li nodded, and then sighed: "That's the case, but the prince of a country clings to the eunuchs, what is this disgraceful......"

Sima Li didn't think that the prince was too flattering and sycophant, and he didn't have the style of a gentleman. But the crown prince is from an orthodox background, the king of Qin is still young and a concubine, and the emperor only has these two sons under his knees, so there are no other candidates besides the prince.

Sima Li shook his head: "How is it over there?"

"The spies came to report that Tang Huai and the eldest princess had gone out for a walk a few days ago, and returned to the house in the evening, and never came out again, everything is as usual."

"This assassination failed, and it also alarmed the saints. Now it is inconvenient for us to have other actions so as not to be exposed. You only send more people to monitor Tang Huai, and reply immediately if there is any change. ”

Sima Li responded: "Yes, then the younger brother will leave first." ”

Sima Li got up and said, "I'll send it to you." ”

The two chatted about some daily family affairs while walking, but as soon as they walked to the front yard, they saw a figure hurriedly walking out of the courtyard.

"Stop."

The man paused when he heard Sima Li's voice, and only turned around to salute after a moment.

"Father is well."

Sima Lian called: "Brother Ping, where are you going in such a hurry?"

"Sanbo is well."

Sima Li paced forward: "Where are you going?"

"Back to the father, the son is going to ...... Go buy books. ”

"Buying books?" Sima Li narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at his uneasy appearance and said coldly, "When did you learn to lie?"

Sima Changping hurriedly bowed: "My son doesn't dare." ”

"Say! What the hell are you going to do?"

"Son...... I want to go to the Tang Mansion Annex. The princess was assassinated last time, and I don't know what happened now, and the son wants to go and see her. ”

"You are presumptuous!" Sima Li scolded angrily when he heard this, "Princess Jin Zhi Yuye, in the boudoir, where you can see it at will!" If this gets out, you're going to have to lose face!"

"My son didn't dare, my son just wanted to find out outside the courtyard, and he never thought of meeting the princess."

"Where is the boundary of the factory where you can go if you want to? How can you be so frivolous and sloppy!" Sima Li scolded angrily, "Her Royal Highness the princess has the factory to take care of her, so naturally she will not make mistakes, if you keep my duty for me, you are not allowed to go!"

"......"

"If you really can't rest assured, when the eldest princess returns to the capital in a few days, you invite a sign to go to the palace to see me, and now give me back to the house immediately, don't make trouble for my father again!"

Sima Changping hesitated for a moment, and finally reluctantly responded: "Yes." ”

Sima Lian looked at Sima Changping's departing back and sighed: "Don't be angry, eldest brother, Brother Ping has always followed the rules and regulations, and only when he encounters the eldest princess will he care about it." Brother Ping is interested in the eldest princess, which is a good thing. ”

Sima Li stroked his long beard: "How can I not know Ping'er's temperament, but now that the DPRK and China are in turmoil, the situation is turbulent, as the son of the Sima family, if something happens, how will I face the ancestors and ancestors." ”

"Brother Ping is smart and clever, why doesn't my brother let him join the ranks, so that he can share some of the burden for us."

Sima Li let out a long sigh: "If this is really the case, I don't have to worry so much." It's just that Brother Ping has a simple temperament and is not suitable for the treacherous life of officialdom. I only wish that he could stay away from strife and live without worry, and there will be nothing else to ask for. ”

Sima Lian said with a smile: "Brother is confused, born in a family like ours, with cold lips and cold teeth, where can anyone be alone." Besides, as long as the prince is there, he will definitely use Brother Ping'er's marriage to marry the eldest princess, which is not only to win over the Sima family, but also to win over the eldest princess. At that time, Brother Ping will also enter the game. Now you can protect him, but can you protect him for a while, can you protect him for a lifetime?"