At that time, Yin Jizhou negotiated with Ye Yuancen under the Yellow Desert Desert.

On the other side, Yuguo, Beijing, July.

The once prosperous capital is now white, the shop doors on the streets are closed, and the pedestrians are sparse and silent. The corners of the eaves of the house are meandering out of the white silk clusters, the gray and white lanterns are hanging high, and the word "lay" is capitalized one by one, and the eyes are all deserted.

General Ye spread the news of his death in battle, the whole country mourned, the whole city was vegetarian, and the market, banquets, and silk and bamboo orchestras were forbidden.

The two people in Confucian robes and plain clothes on the street had a calm face, and walked through the street and knocked on the back door of the cloud and water through the alley.

Yunshuijian is the oldest teahouse in Beijing.

When you enter the back door, you can see that the places are antique, carved with insects, fish, birds and beasts, and the house is extremely spacious. On the first floor, square tables, chairs, and benches are placed to entertain tea and wine, and a wooden staircase is painted with dark red lacquer.

The two pushed open the private room on the right-hand side of the second floor, and there were already four people inside.

Those who come greet each other, and those who sit greet them.

The two who came were Taixue Confucian Wen Xie and Li Yushi.

"The teacher is seated." Shi Ruyi above got up and gave up his seat, together with Ling Duan on the side, after Jiang Yanshen and Li Yushi sat down, the other four people sat around, all of them were students who had been enrolled in Taixue for one year, dressed in green clothes and with wide hair.

Except for Shi Ruyi and Ling Duan, the other two are Jiang Zhi and Leng Zhirun.

Li Yushi sat down, and after inspecting the surroundings, he spoke slowly, and his voice was mellow and long: "General Ye died on the battlefield, except for the news in the capital, there are rumors in various places. We should be good at teaching and should not participate in the affairs of the imperial court. But Taixue is the head of the colleges, representing the official and academic respect, and since ancient times, there has been the responsibility of 'Qing Yi', so the four of you speak on behalf of Taixue. ”

Li Yushi is a Taixue sacrificial wine and holds an important position, while Wen Xie is not in the court, but he has taught the princes and has the reality of a prince.

Shi Ruyi knew the weight of the two teachers' words, so he let go of his courage and said: "The students think that the fluctuations in various places are small, and the undercurrents in the imperial court are big. "The capital is a place where rumors gather, and everyone will know some rumors, whether true or false.

Wen Xie is not confused after the New Year, but his eyes are clear and radiant. He remained silent, waiting for the rest to speak.

"That's right, half a month ago, the imperial court convicted General Ye and his family of collaborating with the enemy and treason, and directly beheaded hundreds of people...... There must be something going on in this matter! Jiang Zhi said loudly, like thunder in the room, which made people hear it very clearly. Jiang Zhi looked at a few people with strange eyes, opened his eyes, turned his head around to look at a few people, noticed his recklessness, and his voice snorted, "I heard what my cousin said......"

Jiang Zhi's cousin is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the Jiang family has been an official for generations, and it is estimated that Jiang Zhi will be no exception in the future.

If the Ministry of Rites says so, then Ye Yuancen's statement that he has grievances can be confirmed.

The other three students had solemn faces and no words.

Li Yushi raised his eyes, his voice became cold, and asked Shi Ruyi: "Ruyi, what do you think?" ”

Each student came to represent the ideas of a group of students. And Shi Ruyi has a close relationship with several children of the family, and he is also the top three in Taixue.

Shi Ruyi shook his head and said that he didn't dare to say anything about it.

Jiang Zhi has a straightforward personality and may discuss court affairs at home, but other families who have been in officialdom for a long time are cautious and orderly and dare not speak up.

At this time, the corners of Wen Xue's mouth rose slightly, but his tone was cold, not as kind as he looked: "All beings are the pillars of the future, why don't you dare to speak!" ”

Shi Ruyi frowned slightly. The other three were all frightened, and Li Yushi sat silent.

After thinking about it, Ling Duan said bluntly: "In addition to General Ye, there seems to be a clue on the Prime Minister's side now. Recently, the Prime Minister's Mansion said to the public that the Prime Minister was overly sad and contracted a summer illness, and closed his doors. I told a few of my classmates to visit the prime minister, but I couldn't get in. Therefore, there are rumors in the city that the prime minister is missing. ”

The Prime Minister is missing? It is possible that people will disappear, but once the prime minister, how can he disappear, there is no reason.

Wen Xie nodded in agreement. Now the second prince is in charge of the government and suppressed the prince's faction, the prince is young, only nine years old, weak, and has no power as expected. Cangguo is still eyeing the northern desert, colluding with the southern countries, Yu is really troubled by internal and external troubles, and it is as dangerous as a tired egg!

A dark shadow swept through the street outside the house, heading straight for the palace.

"See the prince!" The guards held their breath and listened to orders.

"Hmm." With a cold voice like the melting snow, the second prince Yi Wang was bound by a plain white mourning dress, a plain hosta tied with his hair, and his body was tall and straight.

"Lord Qi, Mrs. Wen and others have discussed in Yunshui. No real action has been taken. ”

"Just because they don't have it doesn't mean that everyone doesn't. Isn't the prime minister one of them? The second prince gently hooked the corners of his mouth and stared ahead.

The incense burner on the side slowly spewed smoke, and the straight rise suddenly twisted and turned, and the confusion spread.

The kneeling guards heard the regent's words: "Yuan Wuwei, Ye Yuancen, you want to escape the shackles of this king, but this king won't let you get your wish!" This king has time to worry about you. ”

Outside the imperial study, the sun was blazing, and a group of people came over with a child less than ten years old, and the waiter shouted softly: "See the prince!" ”

The child's eyes darkened, waved his sleeves, and called others and said, "Father, I want to see him." ”

The waiter replied cautiously: "Back to the prince, the emperor is working inside, and you will go to the Zangjing Pavilion to study." ”

The library is the place where the future emperor concentrates on reading.

At this time, the little prince was sitting crookedly on the rattan chair to enjoy the shade, and only a white single coat was left on his body.

The soft and glutinous voice seemed to be coquettish: "Taifu, how long will it take to watch?" I've been reading all morning! ”

"Your Majesty, there is still an hour." The voice was gentle as spring rain, as crisp as a pearl falling to the ground, and the children listened to it and lost their minds.

After a while, he began to peek at the person next to him again, Tai Fu Sheng's elegant and handsome, his eyebrows were picturesque, the blue jade crown was buttoned in his hair, and a copper hairpin was through. A few strands of green silk hung down and meekly rested on the brocade white robe.

The whole city is vegetarian, and the officials are no exception, monotonous and boring white, but Taifu can wear a different style.

The plain clothes are outlined with embroidery, noble and elegant, Yan Zizhen has a long figure, standing aside and holding the scriptures and thinking deeply.

"Taifu, why do they all let me be wary of the second brother? He won't let me hang out with him. The little emperor's face was full of doubts.

After all, he was a ten-year-old child, and he couldn't calm down. With such a vague court, how can he go on peacefully.

"Your Highness, pay attention to your own claims." Yan Zizhen put down the book and walked to the side and sat down, poured tea and drank himself, and looked ahead.

"You are the son of heaven in the future, and you must keep your body and mind away from anyone."