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Jinyi lowered his head, arrived at the Huai'an Palace, walked forward quickly to knock on the door, and handed over the name of the prince.

"Taifu is here?" In the Huai'an Palace, Zhu Xinzhi looked at the greeting post handed over in surprise, then frowned and looked at Pei Xie Tang beside him.

Pei Xie Tang leaned over to take a look and blinked: "Where are you going to meet this old man?" ”

"The main hall." Zhu Xinzhi said: "Taifu's status is noble, I can't be too snub to others." You wait for me here, and I'll come when I go. ”

"I don't, I'll go with you." Pei Xie Tang wrapped his arms around him and called softly, "You take me with you, okay?" I promise I won't mess with you! ”

"Nonsense! I'm going to see the courtiers, and what I'm talking about is a major event in the court, and there must be no secrets, how can you listen to it? Zhu Xinzhi shook her off, and at the end, he felt as if he was too much, this person was just too playful, and he softened his voice again: "You wait for me here obediently, where do you want to go, let the lonely bird take you there." ”

"You said it all, I'm just a girl, it's not a big deal for me to listen to your government, I won't tell my father!" Pei Xie Tang refused to compromise.

Zhu Xinzhi still refused: "No." ”

"I just want to look at you and listen to you. My prince is so handsome when he is serious about his affairs, you let me feast my eyes! Pinching Zhu Xinzhi's sleeve, Pei Xie Tang was pitiful and coquettish.

Zhu Xinzhi looked sideways and didn't speak.

"With or without it! If you don't take me, you'll never come again, you don't believe me at all anyway! Pei Xie Tang put aside his hand and gritted his teeth angrily.

Zhu Xinzhi was a little amused: "Do you think your threat is very useful to me?" ”

But this time, the tone was less threatening.

A moment later, in the main hall of the palace, Zhu Xinzhi pointed to the small couch behind the screen: "You just sit here, you are not allowed to move, you are not allowed to make a sound, if you let the Taifu see you, you don't think about entering the gate of my Huai'an palace in the future." ”

"Okay." Pei Xie Tang leaned over and took a small bite on his cheek: "Lord Wang, you go." ”

Zhu Xinzhi went out.

There were no candles in the inner room, and it was impossible to see what was awake inside, but through the dim light at the gate, the shadows of the people outside could be seen. Pei Xie Tang sat up straight, there was no one, and all the expressions on his face were removed, leaving only a piece of seriousness and seriousness. She was thinking, what did Meng Tingping come to Zhu Xinzhi for at this time, could it be that it was also for Ran Chenglin's corruption case? Could it be that someone from the Meng family is also involved?

Soon, a shadow followed Zhu Xinzhi into the main hall, and Zhu Xinzhi's voice came from his ears: "Taifu, it's rude, Xinzhi is busy talking to a few military officers about border defense. ”

"It's okay, I know you're busy." Meng Tingping said with a smile.

After Zhu Xinzhi invited him to take a seat, someone came in to serve tea, Meng Tingping took a small sip, but obviously didn't pay much attention to it, put down the teacup, and said: "The old minister came to the palace today to ask the prince for something." ”

"As long as it's Taifu's favorite, just take it." Zhu Xinzhi smiled: "Taifu is not an outsider. ”

"You don't even know what I want." Meng Tingping laughed, and was very impressed by Zhu Xinzhi's attitude of treating him as a guest.

Zhu Xinzhi said with a smile: "Taifu has seen a lot of gold and silver jewelry, Linglang jade is not eye-catching, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, there are many Tibetan pearl pavilions in Taifu's mansion, what can be seen by Taifu in my house, that is still my honor." ”

"You ...... mouth," Meng shook his head with a smile.

There was silence in the room, and after a while, I heard him say, "I want to ask the prince for an account book in the Ran Chenglin corruption case." ”

"Why?" Through the screen, Pei Xie Tang couldn't see Zhu Xinzhi's expression, only saw the teacup in his hand put down, and he sat up straight: "Taifu should know that this account book is the key to this case, and I have submitted it to my father, although my father will return it to me later." But after giving it to me, it will be transferred to the Criminal Department. ”

"I know." Meng Tingping nodded.

"Then what does Taifu want this thing for?" There was a ghostly light in Zhu Xinzhi's eyes.

Meng Tingping sighed: "It's not for the Meng family's unscrupulous descendants!" ”

Zhu Xinzhi was silent.

In Ran Chenglin's corruption case this time, it was indeed turned over from the account books to several junior officials of the Meng family's grandchildren, but the amount was not large, and it was not as much as the New Year's gift that local officials gave him on weekdays, Zhu Xinzhi did not plan to pursue it, and Emperor Xuanqing did not plan to pursue it, but I don't know why, Meng Shuping would be so concerned.

"Lord Wang, I know that I am a little embarrassed for you at this time, so I can only do it myself." Meng Tingping's face was full of shame, he arched his hand, and lowered his head: "This old face of my Meng family has been lost by this group of unscrupulous descendants!" ”

"Don't be angry, Taifu!" Zhu Xinzhi lowered his eyes and covered the look in his eyes: "When the account books are returned, I will give it to you." ”

"Thank you!" Meng Tingping sighed, and at the end, he added: "I know that the prince has always been a good official who is honest and honest. The prince should not be contaminated with filthy things, this account book was given to the old father, and I will send it back to the criminal department the next day, without going through the hands of the prince. If His Majesty asked, His Highness only said that he could not resist the coercion of me to check the file, so he had to give it to me. I am alone in the responsibility of any guilt. ”

"Yes." Zhu Xinzhi smiled.

Meng Tingping arched his hand: "Lord Wang, I have received this favor." ”

Zhu Xinzhi smiled faintly, obviously not taking it to heart.

Meng Tingping carefully observed his expression, and saw that he was indeed not suspicious, and his heart gradually relaxed. He is good at everything, but he has a very strong heart for juniors, which Zhu Xinzhi has always known. Using the descendants of the Meng family as an excuse is really a foolproof choice.

After that, the two chatted intermittently about the court situation, and what they said was nothing more than some of the most important things in the court.

Finally, even Emperor Xuanqing recently mentioned the Fang City that he wanted to establish.

"After the prince, what is the purpose of Your Majesty's move??" Meng Zhenping frowned: "To demolish the houses of the generation along the river and change them to Fang City, it will be a lot of work, how to resettle the relocated people, how to plan, how to attract business, it is a burden for the imperial court, and now the middle of the court is fighting every year, and the treasury is tight, which is really difficult." ”

"It is precisely because of the tight treasury that it is imperative to open the market." Zhu Xinzhi thought about it and said: "Fang City will definitely bring a short-term prosperity, firstly, to calm the hearts of the people, not to let the people fear day and night that the Northern Wei people will come at any time, and the courtiers will also be more confident; Second, as soon as the fang market opened, the flow of money was large, which was convenient for the imperial court to grasp the silver money and increase the treasury. ”

"I heard that His Majesty intends to involve the household department in the control of Fang City." Meng Tingping's eyes lit up.

Zhu Xinzhi smiled and took a sip of tea: "There are thousands of furrows in my father's chest, how can I guess what he means." ”

"It's a pleasure to talk to Shinzhi today." Meng Tingping understood that he couldn't talk about it, so he arched his hand: "I'm going home, believe it, don't send it." ”

"Taifu walks slowly." There was still a person standing behind the screen, and Zhu Xinzhi really didn't want to send it again, so he just stood up and sent it to the door.

Meng Tingping's figure left the main hall, Zhu Xinzhi immediately turned to the back of the screen, and saw that the person was really sitting obediently, but his body obviously fell to one side, and his head was also resting on his neck little by little, and at the same time, he was relieved, but he also felt very funny.

He stepped forward and patted her head gently: "You are the one who said you were going to listen, and so is the person who is dozing off here now." We've been talking about the imperial court, you must be stuffy. ”

"It's not broken." The person in front of him opened a pair of sleepy eyes: "It's just a little sleepy and want to sleep." ”

"I'll send you home." Zhu Xinzhi stretched out his hand to her.

Pei Xie Tang grabbed his hand, his eyes were wet, and the corners of his mouth had a strange smile. Zhu Xinyi turned his head and suddenly became puzzled: "Are you really so sleepy?" Otherwise, sleep in the side room of my house? ”

"Let's go home, lest my father say that I have no rules." Pei Xie Tang stretched: "The floor of my ancestral hall can't be patronized anymore, otherwise, I will kneel out of a hole." ”

"Excuse me." Zhu Xinzhi laughed.

She came there voluntarily, and the floor was impatient to see her, okay?

Pei Xie Tang boarded the carriage, but pressed his shoulder: "You have been busy lately, you don't need to send me, I can go back by myself." ”

"You really don't need me to send it?" He was a little worried.

Pei Xie Tang nodded very firmly: "No, you go and get busy, Ran Chenglin's case must have cost you a lot of effort." ”

"Not really." Zhu Xinzhi had already stopped, but when he heard the words, he got into the carriage again, sat beside her, reflecting Pei Xie Tang's puzzled face, and he smiled: "Speaking of this, I have a little bit on my mind, I just want to talk to you, and I also want to ask you what you mean." Chengyin, in your mind, what kind of person do you think Meng Tingping is? ”

"An important minister of the court." Pei Xie Tang said without thinking: "Your Majesty trusts him very much. ”

"Yes. His father trusted him, so in the past, he asked him to be the crown prince. Zhu Xinzhi looked at his knees lightly, looking very dazed: "I always thought that Taifu was a good official with good character and uprightness. But today ......"

"But today, in order to protect the descendants of his Meng family, he asked you for key evidence related to the case." Pei Xie Tang pulled the corners of his mouth.

When she heard it behind the screen, she felt that she had heard it wrong, not to mention Zhu Xinzhi, who had always regarded him as a respected elder.

One can imagine how shocked Zhu Xinzhi was at the moment!

Zhu Xinzhi nodded: "Not bad." Taifu dotes on the children of the Meng family's junior generation, and I have always known it, but I didn't know that he would be so out of proportion. ”

"Perhaps, the descendants of the Meng family are just an excuse?" Pei Xie Tang was so little by him, and suddenly woke up.

Zhu Xinzhi glanced at her approvingly.

He lowered his head, took out a thin book from his arms, and handed it to Pei Xie Tang.