After the parade in the streets, there was a banquet of deer ming set up by His Majesty, and officials of all sizes came to the banquet.

For this banquet, Miao Tailor racked his brains. In order to keep Ji Ying from looking shabby and looked down upon by those big people, she personally selected a set of blue-background dark pattern magnolia embroidered robes, a pair of cyan court boots, a jade belt, and took out the white jade crown that her grandfather had treasured for many years to tie her hair. Ji Ying was dressed up by Miaomiao, although she couldn't compare with Rong Shen, but she didn't lose her value.

The deer banquet is in "Xiaoya? The music of "Deer Song" began. The emperor sat on the dragon chair, looked around, and saw that the seat of An Pengyue, the Marquis of Hanzhang, was still empty, and asked the consul eunuch Yu Hai: "What about the Marquis of Hanzhang?" ”

Yu Hai replied: "An Ruichen, the prince of Hanzhang, has already gone to invite him personally." ”

The emperor didn't bother to care about it and continued to watch the ceremony.

According to etiquette, the three of Ji Ying bowed to the emperor, toasted and thanked, and then toasted to the princes and nobles: the high prince, the king of Chu who hid a knife in his smile, the king of Qi who was still angry, and the princes.

Ji Ying was about to walk in front of Boweihou Li Xingzhi soon, and she had already felt Li Xingzhi's cold eyes. Of course, Ji Ying knows that it will be a matter of time before she faces Li Xingzhi, but with her psychological quality, it may not be enough to bear this pressure.

Time doesn't seem to have any obvious effect on Li Xingzhi, he is still fat and thin, with a purple flower and jade belt, and he is in good spirits. His facial features are clear, especially the two sword eyebrows, even if he doesn't have any expression, he is ruthless and resolute. There was a little gray hair on his sideburns, and a few fine lines on the tips of his eyes, but he sat there naturally, still like a wolf rising up at any moment, which was intimidating.

It's close, it's close, it's about to be in front of Li Xingzhi.

Ji Ying was breaking out in a cold sweat, her hands were shaking uncontrollably, and she secretly warned herself that at this time, no matter what happened, she couldn't show any feelings and arouse the suspicion of others.

"Ji Ying, are you alright?" Rong Shen on the side first saw Ji Ying's strange appearance, and took her arm and asked quietly.

Ji Ying forced herself to calm down, broke away from Rong Shen's support, and replied, "It's okay, it's just too much to drink." ”

Ji Ying respectfully toasted Li Xingzhi, and her tone was no longer rippling: "The grass people have heard that the Hou Ye is invincible on the battlefield, and they have long admired it. It is a blessing to see your face today! ”

Li Xingzhi couldn't see joy or sorrow on his face, so he only asked lightly, "Oh? But Ben Hou thinks that the champion seems to be very nervous? ”

Ji Ying's cup spilled two drops of wine, and he still maintained a smile on his face: "The grass people are panicked, they are not strong enough to drink, and they have lost their temper in front of the Hou Ye." ”

Suddenly, the emperor's voice came: "Li Aiqing, I remember that you also studied with Fang Yanqing for two years when you were young, Ji Ying is Fang Yanqing's closed disciple, speaking of which, you are still in the same door!" ”

This sentence made Ji Ying palpitate again. Two days ago on the street, she impulsively reasoned with Li Yuhan, making Li Xingzhi lose face, although Li Xingzhi was not present at the time, but this matter will definitely fall into his ears. Ji Ying regretted that she just wanted to pump herself.

Li Xingzhi glanced at Ji Ying playfully, and replied to the emperor: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister is a martial artist, and he has no benefit in the article, how dare he insult Mr. Zhuo's reputation?" I'm afraid that even if Wechen has the heart to seek a teacher, Mr. is in the spirit of heaven, and he is unwilling to accept Wechen. ”

"Where?" The emperor smiled and said, "Aiqing is the commander of the army with both civil and military skills, and he is really too modest - Ji Aiqing, what do you think?" ”

Ji Ying didn't know how to answer for a while. She didn't want to meet the horse, but she couldn't offend Li Xingzhi, so she swept the emperor's interest, so she had to reply cautiously: "Your Majesty, Bowei Hou is a meritorious senior, how do you know, how dare you put a beak in vain?" ”

The emperor seemed to be in high spirits, and he didn't care about Ji Ying's perfunctory, and smiled.

At this time, an attendant ran in, panicked, and immediately attracted everyone's attention. The chamberlain knelt on the ground, his face pressed against the ground, and reported in fear: "Dingyuan General An Ruichen reported that just now, Han Zhanghou was assassinated in the bedroom by gangsters!" None of the items on the house are lost! General An was weeping blood outside the door, begging to see His Majesty. ”

Everyone in the audience was taken aback. The emperor stood up with a bang, threw the wine glass to the ground, and shouted: "It's the opposite, it's all the opposite!" My capital already allows the villains to come and go freely! Tomorrow, I'm afraid my head will move too! ”

All the ministers bowed down in fear, saying that "the emperor is angry". The crown prince threw an eye knife at the king of Chu, but unfortunately the latter knelt quietly next to his seat and did not seem to receive it.

"Criminal Department, where is the book of the Criminal Department?" The emperor asked.

Someone replied tremblingly: "Your Majesty, Shen Wei, the former secretary of the Criminal Department, has been dismissed, and the position of the current secretary is vacant. ”

"Bastard! Are there no more people alive in the Criminal Department? ”

The man replied again: "Lord Yang Zhishi, now the minister Zou Hao is temporarily in charge of the Criminal Department." ”

The emperor sat on the dragon chair angrily, unable to speak for a long time, and Yu Hai was busy pushing the emperor's back. The emperor pushed Yu Hai's hand away, panted and said, "Okay, good, you guys are doing really well!" ”

The heads of the ministers in the room were lowered a little.

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief, and his head was much clearer, and he ordered: "Zou Hao, I order you to temporarily take the post of secretary of the criminal department, and work with Dali Temple to investigate this case!" ”

Zou Hao hurriedly agreed: "Thank you, Lord Longen!" ”

"The waiter of the criminal department is temporarily ...... For the time being, ......" The emperor looked around, and suddenly found that he couldn't find a suitable candidate for a while, and he couldn't help but be even more annoyed, "Zou Hao, you recommend individuals!" ”

Zou Hao is a very good observer, and he is either a relative of the emperor or a meritorious minister, either a princeling or a Chu king's party, who can offend? His head turned quickly, and he said: "Back to Your Majesty, the imperial court is the time to employ people, it is better to choose talented young people to serve the country. ”

"Ji Ying?" The emperor glanced at the thin figure kneeling on the side, obviously not satisfied.

"Father," the crown prince Zhou Xuan said, "Shangshu of the Criminal Department is a high-ranking official of the fourth grade, so it is unreasonable to be hastily appointed to the new champion who has no political achievements. And I have a lot of talents, and according to the ministers, the Longtu Pavilion has made remarkable achievements in the political achievements of Lord Sun, and he is the best candidate. ”

"Brother Huang is talking about Lord Sun Kuan?" Zhou Yan, the king of Chu, smiled harmlessly, but the words he said were full of knives, "Brother Chen remembers that a few days ago, I saw the true work of Wang Xizhi's "Lanting Collection Preface" in Lord Sun's mansion, and later went to visit again, but there was no chance to see him again, Lord Sun said that he gave the treasure to the imperial brother. If you have a chance another day, I will also ask the royal brother to give me a meeting, so that the courtiers can feast their eyes. ”

"You...... You're spewing blood! Where has the palace received any authentic works of Wang Xizhi! Please see it! ”

"Brother Chen's wronged, where did the 'blood spewing people' come from?"

"Shut up!" The emperor watched his two sons arguing, and he was even more impatient, "I know all day long that I am vying for power, and I haven't died yet!" Why can't you let me save a snack! ”

The crown prince and the king of Chu bowed to the ground and did not dare to say more.

The emperor sighed and asked Li Xingzhi instead: "Li Aiqing, what do you think?" ”

Li Xingzhi raised his head and replied: "The minister has been in the army all the year round, and he has always known about the affairs of the court, so he doesn't dare to say anything. Everything is up to Your Majesty's decision. ”

The emperor leaned back in his chair, thought for a while, and asked, "Ji Ying, if I appoint you as the squire of the Criminal Department and ask you to assist in the investigation of this case, do you have any objections?" ”

Ji Ying straightened up and glanced at Jiang Yichen, who nodded slightly. Ji Ying breathed a sigh of relief and replied loudly: "The minister will live up to His Majesty's trust!" ”

The emperor had no choice but to support his trembling body, lean on Yu Hai's body, and went to the direction of the harem. The crown prince and the king of Chu showed their loyalty and filial piety, followed behind the emperor and also left the banquet.

The banquet ended hastily, everyone had their own thoughts, and quickly dispersed.

Ji Ying hurriedly followed Zou Hao and thanked him: "Ji Ying is ashamed, I am grateful to have the support of adults." ”

Zou Hao put his hands behind his back and looked at Ji Ying: "Zhuangyuanlang doesn't have to thank me, if you want to thank the prince and the king of Chu, I am just Mingzhe to protect my life." It's an eventful time, and I hope that Champion can understand my difficulties. It's okay if you can't do an errand, don't offend people who shouldn't be offended, and don't do things other than your identity. Do it yourself. ”

Ji Ying was stunned by this sudden advice. Is this the way to be an official?

Behind him, Zhou Jue, the king of Qi, swaggered over and shouted, "Lord Ji, the servant of the Criminal Department", his tone was obviously full of ridicule and even sarcasm, which brought Ji Ying back to his senses.

Seeing that it was Zhou Jue, Ji Ying secretly sighed, "The road is narrow", and Shi Li said: "Weichen Ji Ying, knock on His Royal Highness King Qi!" ”