"The old slave Zhan Zhu pays a visit to the six princes."

Outside the palace gate, Zhan Zhu saluted respectfully.

Under the lowered head, a touch of embarrassment couldn't help but appear.

I can't help but think of the scenes from the first two meetings.

Xu Yi chuckled and bowed slightly: "Father-in-law Zhan is polite." ”

Zhan Zhu slowly straightened his back and said with a smile: "The six princes have done many deeds for the people these days, although the old slave is in the deep palace, he has also heard of it, and he really admires it. ”

Xu Yi's face remained unchanged, and he chuckled: "Father-in-law Zhan doesn't want to make fun of me, what I did was just some trivial things that were difficult to get into the hall of elegance after all, and how could it be spread everywhere." ”

Zhan Zhu shook his head and quipped: "According to the old slave, it is obvious that the sixth prince is making fun of the old slave." ”

The words fell.

Zhan Zhu's face was pale and he said slowly: "Over the past few days, the six princes, punished Han Tong, erected two monuments, destroyed the Feng family, and found more than 20 big *** firms yesterday. ”

"What's wrong with these things?"

"Now who in the palace doesn't know the name of the six princes? In comparison, the same is true for the people of Chang'an City. ”

Xu Yi's heart froze, and then his face turned straight.

Facing the direction of Taiji Palace, he arched his hand and said solemnly: "If there is no His Majesty's permission, how can Yi make such a move to benefit the people?" ”

Zhan Zhu looked at Xu Yi, who was full of righteousness, and unconsciously, Xu Yi's status in his heart rose one or two steps again.

Suddenly.

Zhan Zhu slapped his forehead violently, and laughed at himself: "Look at my brain, I have neglected the right thing, the sixth prince quickly followed me into the palace to face the saint." ”

The words fell.

Zhan Zhu saluted respectfully, then turned around and walked quickly towards the palace gate.

He has already said what should be said, and he has been reminded of what should be reminded.

Next, it's up to Xu Yi himself.

looked at the back of Zhan Zhu walking quickly towards the palace gate.

Xu Yi's eyes couldn't help but flash a look of gratitude.

At the same time, I couldn't help muttering in my heart: "Sure enough." ”

It didn't take a while.

After going through a routine search.

The two walked unhurriedly on the palace road.

Since entering the palace gate, whether it is Xu Yi or Zhan Zhu, they have all consciously closed their mouths.

Walking room.

Xu Yi looked around from time to time with the corner of his eye.

For some reason, the palace is clearly lit up everywhere.

But Xu Yi couldn't feel the slightest light.

When the entire palace fell into Xu Yi's eyes, it was as if it had become a wild beast hiding in the darkness and could pounce out of the darkness at any time and choose people to devour.

I don't know how much time has passed.

Xu Yi walked through the layers of palaces under the leadership of Zhan Zhu.

Finally stopped at the foot of an exceptionally bright hall of the stairs.

"The six princes, please wait for a while, and let the old slave go and say goodbye." Zhan Zhu bowed and saluted, waiting for Xu Yi to nod.

Walk slowly to the steps.

Xu Yi stood at the foot of the steps and raised his eyes to look at the door plaque hanging above the main entrance of the main hall.

An antique door plaque is carved with three golden characters.

"Great Avenue Hall." Xu Yi stared at him and muttered in a low voice.

It didn't take a while.

Two figures walked from the Great Dao Hall.

One of them is Zhan Zhu.

The second is Xu Zhen, the king of Jin.

Xu Yi's heart sank, and he couldn't help but mention the spirit again.

"Whew~!"

Before the two of them walked down the steps, Xu Yi exhaled a heavy breath.

I was well prepared in my heart.

"Six princes, please enter the temple to face the saint." Zhan Zhu paused and said loudly.

At the same time, Xu Zhen's pace did not slow down and continued to slowly walk down the steps. @

When he was about to pass by Xu Yi, he opened his mouth slightly and said two words silently: "Be careful." ”

"Yes!" Xu Yi bowed.

While his sleeves were covering his face, he responded silently with an expression: "Ann."

Heart. ”

Then he walked slowly to the steps.

"Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince." In front of the temple gate, Zhan Zhu once again preached with his unique male duck voice.

As soon as the words fell.

A majestic voice came from inside the closed door of the temple: "Come in!" ”

Accompanied by Emperor Zhengde's sigh.

The door of the temple, which had been closed, was silently opened in an instant.

As the doors of the temple slowly opened.

The scene in the Great Avenue Hall also slowly unfolded in Xu Yi's eyes.

Inside the majestic avenue hall.

A middle-aged man in a white silk robe faced the altar and slowly knocked the wooden fish in his hand.

In an instant, a strong incense gas directly hit Xu Yi.

Not only did the incense not make Xu Yi feel any discomfort, but when he sniffed it, he actually felt a sense of peace.

Even the tiredness that had been accumulated for many days and was not easy to fade away was quietly dissolved at this time.

Out of the corner of Xu Yi's eyes, he inadvertently swept over the two incense burners beside Emperor Zhengde.

Let's not refine the pill for a long time, just the silver taels required by these two incense burners every day will probably be a day's number.

It's really as terrifying as two gold-devouring beasts.

Xu Yi settled down, arched his hand and said solemnly: "Minister Xu Yi greets Your Majesty!" ”

The sound of wooden fish in the Great Avenue Hall has not stopped.

Emperor Zhengde, who was facing Xu Yi with his back, did not react at all, and still slowly knocked on the wooden fish.

Xu Yi's face was as usual, and he still maintained a posture of bowing his hands.

At the same time, the doors of the temple, which had been wide open, were slowly closed from the outside.

It was as if time had frozen at this moment.

There was no sound other than the sound of the wooden fish, which was constantly making noises.

Two quarters of an hour passed.

Emperor Zhengde stopped the wooden fish in his hand.

In the brightly lit avenue hall, with the sound of wooden fish stopped, it completely fell into a dead silence.

Xu Yi's body did not move at all, and he said respectfully again: "Minister Xu Yi greets Your Majesty." ”

A respectful voice echoed in the Great Dao Hall for a long time.

Emperor Zhengde slowly got up and looked at Xu Yi condescendingly.

Seeing that Xu Yi's forehead was covered with sweat that I don't know if it was because of standing for a long time, or after terrifying sweat.

I couldn't help nodding lightly and said, "Flat." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Long." Xu Yi got up slowly, letting the beads of sweat on his forehead slide down naturally.

Even if the sweat slides down and the eyes are bitter, he doesn't squint.

Emperor Zhengde seemed to be extremely satisfied with Xu Yi's performance.

"Come with me."

After the words fell, Emperor Zhengde turned around and walked to the side hall.

"Yes." Xu Yi responded solemnly.

Immediately, the pace was always two steps behind Emperor Zhengde.

Inside the side hall.

Emperor Zhengde stepped towards the imperial case.

On top of the royal case, there were two boxes of incriminating evidence from Xu Yi's hand.

After taking a seat.

Emperor Zhengde slowly spoke: "I have already seen what you presented with the hand of King Jin. ”

The words fell, and there was no follow-up.

Xu Yi still stood respectfully two steps away from the imperial case.

There was a look of deferencing on his face.

Emperor Zhengde glanced at Xu Yi deeply, and then slowly spoke: "You are Jing Zhaoyin, and you are also the commander-in-chief of disaster relief appointed by me, according to your opinion, how should you deal with these families?" ”

When Xu Yi heard this, he hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Back to Your Majesty, there is a great drought in Guanzhong, and hundreds of thousands of people have left their homes and been displaced!" ”

"The minister once went out of the city and went deep into the place where the victims gathered."

Xu Yi paused and slowly inhaled his snot.

I don't know when his eyes turned red.

Layers of mist loom in the eye sockets.

"Whew~!"

Xu Yi did not shy away from exhaling a heavy breath of turbidity.

Then his eyes were red and he choked up: "What the minister saw all the way, he should ...... Seriously...... I really don't know how to put it. ”

"Along the way, everywhere...... There are corpses everywhere! Skinny skinny.

...... Puffy ...... ...... with incomplete corpses"

"Minister...... What the minister saw along the way, in addition to corpses all over the field and starvation, was ...... It's countless children. ”

"They...... They were on their knees...... With a straw mark on his head, etc...... Waiting for the kind people to come and buy them"

"Yes...... But there are people everywhere outside the city, and there are no kind-hearted people. ”

"Minister...... The minister saw it with his own eyes, two ...... Two villages are easy to eat! ”

"Minister...... The minister will never forget it...... I can't forget the eyes of the child who was exchanged, and I can't forget ...... I'll never forget ......."

Talking and talking.

The mist in his eye sockets condensed into teardrops, which quickly swept across Xu Yi's cheeks.

Xu Yi's chest rose and fell violently dozens of times, as if he was trying to calm his emotions.

But for some reason, the calmer it is, the faster the chest rises and falls.

From beginning to end, Emperor Zhengde's complexion did not change in the slightest.

Still looking at Xu Yi expressionlessly, the depths of his eyes were full of scrutiny that ordinary people were not easy to detect. @

Suddenly.

Xu Yi threw up his hands and burst into tears: "Your Majesty, this drought is a natural disaster!" But it's also a man-made disaster! ”

"It seems that the Sixty family has just embezzled some disaster relief funds! It seems that it is just taking the opportunity to annex some land! ”

"But their behavior! But it really shook the country's foundation! ”

"Your Majesty just asked the ministers how to deal with those families."

"In the opinion of the minister! It should all be punished by the Nine Clans! ”

The words fell.

Xu Yi raised his head to look at Emperor Zhengde, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please order!" Arrest those families yourself! ”

Emperor Zhengde slowly retracted his gaze and said, "Do you know how extensive these sixty families are involved? ”

Xu Yi's chest rose and fell, and he quickly replied: "The minister knows, the minister doesn't care!" A few days ago, His Majesty's words in the court are still echoing in the ears of the ministers! ”

"As long as you can share your majesty's worries, the minister doesn't care about anything!"

The words fell.

Xu Yi bowed again.

Emperor Zhengde looked at Xu Yi, who was solemnly saluting, and the corners of his mouth were slightly curved.

Then he said calmly: "I already know your intentions, so retreat." ”

Xu Yi got up quickly when he heard this, and opened his mouth several times to say something.

But he couldn't say a word.

In the end, he had to salute again and said, "The minister obeys the order." ”

Waiting for Xu Yi's figure to completely disappear behind the Great Avenue Hall.

Emperor Zhengde completely retracted his gaze.

From the sleeve of the robe, he took out a letter.

The mud of the letter envelope has long since disappeared, and it is obvious that Emperor Zhengde has already read the contents written in it.

Emperor Zhengde took out a piece of paper with handwriting all over it.

Expressionlessly, he looked at it again.

And on that paper, almost everything Xu Yi has done during this period of time is written.

Punish Han Tong, erect two monuments, destroy the Feng family of Qingzhou, and even those commercial houses were seized today, and they were seized on what charges.

and the reaction of the people, all of them.

A moment later.

Emperor Zhengde slowly got up, lifted the lampshade, and slowly ignited the paper that he had seen many times.

After it is completely reduced to ashes.

Fang Cai slowly sat down and looked intently at the two pieces of incriminating evidence on the imperial case.

For a while, no one knew what Emperor Zhengde was thinking in his heart at this moment.

A moment later.

Emperor Zhengde slowly withdrew his gaze and took out a piece of white rice paper.

Pick up the pen and write slowly.

From the speed of his writing, it is not difficult to see that after weighing it for a day, after all, after meeting Xu Yi, he made the final trade-off.

......

Outside the Avenue Hall.

Xu Yi said goodbye to Zhan Zhu, and then was led by a little eunuch.

Slowly follow the road you came from and walk towards the palace gate.

The way back is always smoother than the way to go.

The moment I walked out of the palace gate.

Xu Yi exhaled a heavy breath in his heart.

The meeting with Emperor Zhengde seemed simple.

In fact, there are crises everywhere.

But if Xu Yi dares to show a little selfishness today, it is very likely that he will never be able to walk out of the Great Dao Hall again in this life.

But if he dares to make an idea for Emperor Zhengde today, who to kill and who to keep! I'm afraid that as soon as the words are spoken, the next moment the head of Xiang Shangshang will cease to exist.

Xu Yi settled down, and then looked outside the palace gate.

The carriage that came from it was long gone.

Fortunately, there was still a carriage that Xu Yi was extremely familiar with not far from the palace gate.

Don't wait for Xu Yi to step forward.

The carriage slowly rushed towards Xu Yi.

Before approaching, the curtain of the car was lifted from the inside.

Revealing Xu Zhen's face full of tiredness.

"Get in the car." Xu Zhen looked at Xu Yi and greeted calmly.

Xu Yi nodded, and after the carriage stopped, he jumped into the carriage.

Then the carriage slowly drove in the opposite direction of the palace gate.

In the carriage, an oil lamp swayed slowly with the gallop of the horses. _o_m

The uncle and nephew are separated from each other, and they have a very tacit understanding while closing their eyes and recuperating.

Two quarters of an hour later.

The carriage was completely away from the palace.

Xu Yi opened his eyes suddenly, lifted the curtain and looked out.

immediately lowered the curtain and looked at Xu Yi, who didn't know when he opened his eyes.

He asked in a low voice, "Did this trip go well?" Did he embarrass you? ”

Xu Yi's eyelids drooped, and he slowly replied: "It's not embarrassing, it's just a scrutiny." ”

"He's suspicious of you?" Xu Zhen frowned and asked in a low voice.

What Xu Yi has done during this period of time and what his prestige among the people is, Xu Zhen is naturally clear.

As for Emperor Zhengde's personality and character, Xu Zhen didn't dare to say that he knew 100%, at least after so many years, he had more or less seen through a lot.

Xu Yi smiled noncommittally, and then replied in a low voice: "When did that person never be suspicious?" ”

Xu Zhen's brows furrowed, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

A moment later.

Xu Zhen exhaled a heavy breath of turbidity, and then said in a deep voice: "What are you going to do next?" Folk prestige is a double-edged sword. ”

As Xu Zhen said, folk prestige is a double-edged sword for Xu Yi.

For Xu Yi, folk prestige is tantamount to a lubricant.

If it is lost, many subsequent plans will be extremely difficult, which is tantamount to half the effort.

And gaining the prestige of the people will intensify Emperor Zhengde's suspicion of him.

In fact, Xu Yi understands better than anyone else in his heart.