At the beginning of the light snow, the cold air in the palace was accumulating, and this Tianwei was really difficult to resist. But Fan Xian sat in a wheelchair, very warm, the high-necked coat he was wearing to block the wind and snow, and even a little hot, he had already been mentally prepared for the emperor's question, and he never expected his family to smuggle Fan Sizhen out of Beijing, how many people would be hidden.

"The former rì has just received the letter and has settled down in Shangjing. ”

Fan Xian glanced at the little eunuch behind him, intentionally or unintentionally, and at this time, the emperor was walking in front of him in a hurry, so he didn't notice the eye contact between the two behind him.

The little eunuch is that Hong Zhu, he looked at Fan Tisi's smiling eyes, but somehow he suddenly felt a chill in his heart, and he felt a little scared - Hong Zhu knew that this Tisi Lord was telling himself, and some words could never reach the ears of others - this little eunuch had been following His Majesty recently, and he deeply understood that the companion should have a silent attitude, so he quickly lowered his head, not daring to meet Fan Xian's gaze.

Hong Zhu also wanted to climb the mountain of Fan Xian in his heart, where did he dare to go around preaching things that were unfavorable to the Fan family.

"That's it?" the emperor said lightly as he walked towards the lake, "I thought that although many things were well known to everyone in the world, there were some superficial things that had to be done. ”

Fan Xian lowered his head, turned his neck, and let the cheeks rub against the soft bristles on the collar: "Your Majesty has a question, and the minister doesn't dare to say half a lie." ”

The emperor suddenly stopped, and the little eunuch hurriedly grabbed Fan Xian's wheelchair, not daring to stand side by side with the emperor, Fan Xian did not sit firmly, and his brows furrowed.

"Don't lie to me...... Do you dare to blatantly lie to the people of the world?" The emperor turned his head and looked at Fan Xian with a smile, a few wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were not only a little smiling, but also a little questioning.

Fan Xian raised his head and looked into the emperor's eyes with some impoliteness: "How foolish people are in the world...... The ministers are only loyal to His Majesty, but not to those people. ”

"But someone once said......" The emperor's eyes suddenly became a little strange, "the people are precious, the society is secondary, and the monarch is light." ”

"Nonsense, I don't know who is so bold. Fan Xian frowned slightly, of course he knew who would have such courage, the original creator was Mencius, and the plagiarist was his mother.

"Your brother is still wanted by the Criminal Department. The Emperor laughed twice, turned around and walked on, and said, "Aren't you afraid that I will punish you?"

Hong Zhu pushed the wheelchair and followed, Fan Xian listened to the squeaking sound of the wheels, had a headache, shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, you will be able to understand the hardships of the ministers." ”

"Bitterness?" the emperor sneered: "I'm afraid that the second child will feel that he has a hardship and can't complain now, right?"

"Ah...... The minister is guilty. ”

Fan Xian knew that he should play a slight horror at this time, just like those courtiers who were close to the emperor in the Qing palace drama, but he clearly knew that it was the emperor's own intention to get the second prince off the horse, and he was just a knife. And in the emperor's heart, he is not a simple courtier, after all, that relationship is working.

So he didn't have a trace of fear at all, nor a trace of nervousness, so that no matter how much he played his acting skills, he was still superficial after all, a little exaggerated, and the three-word flip-flop was a little longer, and the sense of drama was too strong.

The emperor lowered his voice and scolded: "It's just a show, and I don't know how to be serious!"

Fan Xian replied with a bitter face: "The minister is guilty." ”

Over and over again, the minister is guilty, and the minister is guilty, these boring words, fortunately, at this time, the three of them have already gone up the wooden bridge in the lake and temporarily stopped talking. Although Kyoto is already quite cold, the first snow weather, the lake is certainly not to the desolate journey of freezing, and it is still green and cold under the bridge. Although the wooden bridge is smooth and firm, but the wheelchair is pressed on it, there is always a feeling of instability, Fan Xian grabbed the handle of the wheelchair with both hands, stared at the gaps between the wooden bridges, and thought that if the little eunuch behind him suddenly became a killer at this time, he would be miserable.

The eunuchs and palace maids who had come to clean and arrange the pavilion in advance saluted from afar, and then dispersed without a trace, not daring to follow the attendants.

The emperor sat on the cushioned stone bench, and motioned Fan Xian to take a cup of hot tea and drink it with his eyes, but he slowly peeled the pine nuts with two fingers, and the little eunuch Hong Zhu retreated to the edge of the pavilion with interest, one to look at the wind, and the other to prepare for the masters in the pavilion at any time.

"How's it going?" the Emperor asked.

Fan Xian seemed to be scalded by the tea in the cup, frowned, and immediately responded: "Your Majesty refers to the minister's injury, or is it ......?"

"The latter. ”

Fan Xian responded directly: "I'm ready to do it, the court order has been issued, this matter has not passed through the hospital, it shouldn't attract too many people's attention." ”

The Emperor nodded.

Fan Xian continued to explain the details: "All the goods that are still in the country should be intercepted, but they are just ...... I am afraid that the people of the Northern Qi will know the rumors, and I will also make a lot of money from it, after all, the Cui family has also hoarded a lot of goods in the north......" In these words, he hid very important information, and he would not tell the emperor if he was killed, this was his plan to share the spoils with the emperor of Northern Qi.

"There are a total of three routes to the north, and at present, the four places have begun to control zhì, and the manpower in the courtyard on the side of Neku, because they have been with the people on that side for too long, they are not very relieved, and they are useless for the time being. ”

He frowned, and said the plan that Yan Bingyun had drawn up in great detail, but before he finished speaking, the emperor had already waved his hand and said, "I ...... No details, just results. ”

Fan Xian paused for a moment and said, "Please rest assured, at the latest, in one year at the latest, you should be able to restore most of the incoming items in the inner library." ”

The Emperor shook his head indifferently: "It is impossible for Neku to restore the pomp and circumstance of the past...... I think you understand why. ”

Fan Xian lowered his head.

The Emperor asked, "I came to ask you, why are you sure that I will support you in attacking the second and eldest princess?"

"Because...... The imperial court needed silver. ”

After a long silence, the emperor snorted from his nose and said, "The imperial court wants to do things, and it has to expand its borders...... You need silver, and Yun Rui has taken out the inner treasury too much over the years, and I can't stand it anymore, so I want you to take over this mess. You didn't disappoint me, first of all, you had the courage to take over, and secondly, you were ruthless enough to not be afraid because of the other party's identity...... This is where I take you. ”

"Xie Majesty Xià appreciation. Fan Xian could only thank him, because he was talking about the eldest princess, after all, she was her mother-in-law, and of course she couldn't comment on it.

The emperor put a pine nut on his lips and slowly chewed the fragrance, the wind and snow outside the pavilion stopped, and there was a slight chill in the quiet.

"Ye has returned to Cangzhou. I let the prince be the commander of the forbidden army, I heard that there is a lot of discussion in the capital, have you heard anything?" the emperor asked seemingly casually.

Fan Xian smiled bitterly and responded: "Discussion is naturally inevitable, after all, it seems to be out of line." ”

"Your opinion?"

Fan Xian was shocked, thinking about such a thing, how could it be his turn to give advice, and hurriedly said: "The saint seeks to be calm, how dare the minister speak to himself." ”

"Say, I forgive you for your innocence. The emperor didn't look at Fan Xian's delicate face, but just focused his eyes on the cold tree in the palace garden.

Fan Xian calmed down, he knew that it was very difficult to talk to the emperor, Wei Xiaobao was fake Jiu Zhenyi, but after all, he was caught by Kangxi with braids, and what he did secretly, he stole into the palace, the agreement with Northern Qi, and the conversation with Sean...... These are all hidden from the emperor in front of him, if the incident happens, who knows what kind of fate will be?

It's just that the emperor in front of him is really a little unfathomable, if Fan Xian doesn't occupy that natural advantage, he definitely doesn't dare to play with the other party, the so-called advantage is that he knows the true relationship between the other party and himself, and the other party doesn't know that he knows this - so Fan Xian can pretend to be a courtier and play pure loyalty, and the more sorry the other party feels about himself, the greater the benefits he can get.

"His Royal Highness does not want to stay in Beijing. Fan Xian said very directly: "And it is not in accordance with the rules for the dignified prince to use the demote, the most important thing is that the palace is the heart of Qingguo, so you have to be careful." ”

This was very direct, and even a little out of bounds, but the emperor didn't have much reaction, just said coldly: "Don't you want to? ”

Fan Xian's face was embarrassed, knowing that the eldest prince went to Fan's mansion to visit him, and he didn't hide it from the emperor.

"Don't mess with the second child, if he settles down. The emperor closed his eyes and put a tail on what had happened in Kyoto some time ago.

"Yes. Fan Xian nodded, the goal he wanted to achieve had been achieved, what else was there to make trouble?

"You have done a great job in this incident of the Hanging Temple. The emperor suddenly said faintly: "But you, as the director of the Supervision Yuan, actually let the assassins into Kyoto, before the incident, some rumors in the two places were not found, this is your dereliction of duty, the two offset, I have to reward you for those useless things, you don't have a grudge." ”

"I don't dare. Fan Xian replied seriously: "It's a dereliction of duty...... As for the injury, it was also the minister's learning and art that was injured by the white-clothed swordsman. ”

The emperor suddenly became interested and asked, "The swordsman...... I haven't found out who it is, but you've fought with him, can you guess something?"

............ There was a sudden cold wind outside the pavilion, and Fan Xian's back suddenly became numb, and a drop of sweat flowed down his neck and dripped down the inside of his underwear. He didn't know what the real purpose of the emperor's question was, but he felt that if he was not careful, he would lose everything.

The white-clothed swordsman is a shadow, no matter what reason Chen Pingping did this game, of course he would not tell the truth to Emperor Sù before ventilating with himself. But if the emperor vaguely guessed this, how should he answer? If he said that he did not know, would he shake the position that he had so hard established in the emperor's heart?

It was just a moment of consternation, Fan Xian did a great job of covering up the past, and said in surprise: "Didn't Your Majesty say that the white-clothed swordsman is the younger brother of Sigu Jian?"

The emperor sneered: "Back then, Dongyi City was in turmoil, and he was ruthless under the sword, and he didn't know how many people in his family were killed, and it is said that a brother escaped from it...... I guessed, when the rì is above the tall building, that Huang rì a sword, if it weren't for the sword intent of the sword, my eyes would be blind. ”

Fan Xian's heart was a little relieved, knowing that he had made the right bet, he smiled and said, "It's a pity, if you can hold the evidence...... In the coming year, in the name of sending troops to Dongyi City, the minister's injury is worth it. ”

These words scratched the itch of the emperor, and the emperor's favorite thing was this shameless method, and he said with a smile: "After Sigu Jian was cured by Fei Jie, he never became an idiot again, how could he admit this account? First of all, he did not admit that he still had a younger brother alive in the world, and then he sent a letter of state, expressing his shock and condolences for my assassination, and expressing his disbelief in the cruelty of the assassin......

The middle-aged man was talking to himself, but he found that no one responded to his rare humor, and when he looked back, he found that Fan Xian was looking at him very seriously, and the little eunuch outside the pavilion was even more half-leaning and didn't dare to speak.

Looking at this scene, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, thinking about the people who dared to mess with him like her after so many years...... Sure enough, there are no more.

The emperor's mood was a little gloomy, and he slowly asked, "Fan Xian...... When you are upstairs, why did you save Ping'er first?"

Fan Xian sat in a wheelchair and pleaded guilty, and was silent for a long time before responding: "At that time, if the minister was beside His Majesty, he could only block the sword in front of him, and he couldn't care about the knife behind him...... The Third Highness is dangerous. ”

"Oh?" the emperor laughed at himself, "Could it be that Fei's life is not as valuable as Ping'er's life?"

Fan Xian smiled bitterly and asked again: "The crime deserves death, the situation was tense at that time, and I didn't react for a while." ”

"When you rush in front of me...... The opportunity has been lost, aren't you afraid of death?"

After Fan Xian thought about it for a while, he finally said something rebellious, he looked at His Majesty's calm eyes, and said bitterly: "At that time, the minister thought, fighting for this little life, if he can block that sword, it will naturally be excellent, if he can't stop it...... Hey...... It's a great honor to be able to go to another world with your majesty to see the scenery. ”

The emperor was slightly stunned, and then laughed, and the laughter shook the sky and spread to the far outside the pavilion. The eunuchs and palace maids waiting in the corner of the garden in the palace couldn't help but look at each other when they heard the rare happy laughter of His Majesty, and they didn't know what kind of joke Fan Tisi told today, but they made the saint so happy.

The emperor stopped laughing, and the more he looked at the familiar expression between Fan Xian's eyebrows, the more comforted he became, and said in a slow voice: "When you go to Jiangnan, you pay more attention to yourself, don't rush to the front of everything...... I heard that you are also making such a fuss in the north, and the minister of the palace does not know how to spare your life. ”

Fan Xian felt slightly embarrassed, knowing that His Majesty's words made sense, the ministers of the country, how many of them would be as dangerous as they were to rì? It's just that he likes to be single and alone in his bones, and in the final analysis, he still doesn't trust others very much--However, there are still a few months before the trip to Jiangnan, and the emperor's parting message seems to be too early.

"陛xià. Fan Xian thought of something important, and said with some anxiety: "I said it at Concubine Yi's place before...... Is it a naughty joke?"

The emperor glared at him and said coldly, "You have no jokes. ”

Fan Xian was terrified: "The minister's teeth are not high, and his moral prestige is not heavy, how can he be the prince's teacher?"

The emperor laughed, looked at him and said, "I heard...... When you went to Beijing in Northern Qi, that little emperor dìdū respected you very much...... As for Dewang, why can't he be a person who even praises Zhuang Mohan? The Taifu of Northern Qi is just a descendant of Zhuang Mohan...... If it weren't for the fact that you were too young, I would have directly announced that you would enter the palace to give lectures, and who would dare to say anything?"

"But......" Fan Xian regretted his vanity and provoked his famous name, and replied in distress: "But Chen Ming Chūn is going to go to Jiangnan, and the third prince is not good at studying. ”

The emperor waved his hand: "Take Ping'er with you, I have already agreed with the Queen Mother." ”

Fan Xian opened his mouth wide and didn't say anything for a long time.

............ "Do it well." The emperor said calmly: "Jiangnan affairs, let it be in Beijing for another two years, and I will let you enter the middle school." ”

He stared at Fan Xian's eyes, and said in a soft tone, "I value you." ”

After Fan Xian was silent for a while, he nodded without pretentiousness, knowing that the conversation was over, he was ready to resign and go home. Unexpectedly...... The emperor waved his hand again and said lightly: "Today, there is a banquet in the palace, and you will have dinner in the palace...... I've asked someone to pick up Wan'er at your house. ”

Fan Xian was shocked again, he didn't know what this meant, or he couldn't explain anything.

"The Queen Mother wants to see you. The emperor said, coughing twice to cover up: "The old man wants to see what Wan'er's husband is like." ”

Emperor ————————————————————— left in the imperial chariot, and the pavilion was quiet, leaving only Fan Xian and the little eunuch who was now in charge of pushing wheelchairs.

Fan Xian stared at the direction the emperor left, a touch of cold self-deprecation in his eyes flashed, he was summoned to the palace today, although the incident happened suddenly, he still had some small expectations, maybe the middle-aged man would let him go and see the painting? Maybe the middle-aged man would say something to himself?

Unexpectedly, in the end, it was still this kind of benevolent and loyal minister. There was a faint disappointment in his heart. Of course, he knew that the emperor's family was ruthless, and he had never treated the middle-aged man as his father...... The so-called disappointment is actually just a disappointment for the woman named Ye Qingmei.

Looking at the emperor's attitude towards himself, he knows that he is a person with little affection, at least ...... For my mother, I don't have the gratitude and nostalgia I should have. In other words, even if the emperor now has great trust in him, even if he has regarded himself as his closest courtier, he is still just a courtier.

If you really reveal your identity one day, you will no longer be a "loyal minister" who has a meritorious escort, but when it comes to the ownership of that chair...... Fan Xian sneered in his heart, he didn't have any interest in being the emperor, but being the director of the Supervision Yuan was his interest in raising a child. But when it is not his own problem, and the middle-aged man does not let himself stand in the sequence of permutations, this is a moral problem.

cāo！...... Lao Tzu is not rare to talk about you!

............ After scolding the emperor's mother, Fan Xian took a deep breath, knowing that his depression was indeed unreasonable. Because Ning Cairen was a female prisoner of Dongyi, the eldest prince was automatically deprived of the right to succeed to the throne by many people from his heart, not to mention that he was such a horn who could not see the sky, not to mention the bizarre death of his mother back then, there must still be some tails that were not cleaned, so that the emperor did not dare to recognize himself until now.

What made Fan Xian a little incomprehensible was: Obviously he had broken off this idea since the day he guessed his identity, why did he suddenly care so much today?

There was a soft tick, and a drop of snow water dripped from the eaves of the pavilion and hit the stone steps softly. The voice woke Fan Xian up, he raised his eyes to look at the early winter scenery outside the pavilion, sighed, and thought to himself, maybe it was the environment in this palace that was too depressing, so he would let himself think about those boring things that he didn't have to think about.

"Tisi...... My lord...... There are still some times when you have dinner and you can take a stroll around at will...... Stroll. The little eunuch Hong Zhu lowered his eyebrows and said, but his words trembled.

Can you wander around the harem at will? Isn't it better to recuperate in the plum garden, or to commit fewer taboos. Fan Xian shook his head: "Just take a look in this pavilion." He noticed the little eunuch's voice, narrowed his eyes, and swept over the little eunuch like two small knives, which made the little eunuch a little nervous.

"Cold?"

"Yes. ”

"Sweaty?"

“...... Be. ”

The corners of Fan Xian's lips curled slightly, and he smiled: "Don't be afraid, since Your Majesty is relieved to let you listen here, he naturally trusts you." ”

It is also said that the conversation between the emperor and Fan Xian in the rì pavilion today seems to be homely, but the information hidden in it is very "rich". For the first time today, Hong Zhu knew that the battle between the Supervision Yuan and the second prince, and the matter of the inner treasury, turned out to be the emperor's acquiescence, and Fan Tisi was extremely clever and secretly in line with the Sacred Heart!

If these things go out of the palace, I am afraid that it will cause an uproar.

"Slaves are not afraid. Hong Zhu replied pitifully.

Fan Xian looked at the little eunuch's pitted face, and suddenly asked curiously, "The eunuch is also evergreen?"

"Qing chūn pox?" Hong Zhu was slightly stunned, and immediately understood what it meant, and responded with some annoyance: "The small one is not clear." ”

It was quiet outside the pavilion, there was a palace maid walking around in the distance, the cold lake was awe-inspiring, the wind came slowly on the lake, and the pavilion was around him, slightly calming his heart, Fan Xian laughed: "You...... Is that Hong Zhu?"