Zhao Yu looked at Xue Conggui with a bewildered expression, and said in his heart: "The dignified prime minister, I was so stupid, I really ate lard at the beginning, and I would take the initiative to take refuge in him." ”

Zhao Yu didn't know about the impeachment of Xue Conggui by hundreds of officials, so he thought so.

Xue Conggui is now a mud bodhisattva crossing the river and it is difficult to protect himself, where can he still take care of maintaining Zhao Yu, now he is thinking about throwing the pot, it is best to let Zhao Yu help bear most of the blame, so that he can be freed from this incident.

Liu Wei met Zhao Yu's gloomy and uncertain face and asked, "Zhao Yu, what else do you have to say now?" ”

Zhao Yu breathed a sigh of relief, sorted out the chaotic thoughts, and said: "The minister dares to ask Your Majesty, is the policy offered by the minister a policy for the benefit of the country and the people?" ”

"Hmm."

Seeing that Zhao Yu only returned to normal after a moment of adjustment, Liu Wei nodded with satisfaction and said truthfully: "It is indeed a national policy to benefit the country and the people. ”

"It's just a pity..."

Liu Wei sighed helplessly and said: "The Manchu Dynasty's civil and military capabilities are limited, so it is difficult to smoothly implement this national policy. ”

When Xue Conggui heard this, he immediately stepped forward and said, "The minister is willing to share your Majesty's worries." ”

Xue Conggui had the intention of behaving well in front of Liu Bian, so as to fight for himself a chance to make meritorious contributions, but after Liu Bian heard this, he shook his head helplessly, and said with a wry smile: "Prime minister, don't say much, this joke is really not funny at all." ”

Xue Conggui immediately made a big red face, and retreated again.

Liu Bian's eyes looked at Zhao Yu's body for a long time, Zhao Yu saw this, and wanted to defend himself a few words, but saw that Liu Bian's gaze at him was extremely empty, obviously entering a state of contemplation, so Zhao Yu had to swallow back the words that had come to his mouth.

After a long time.

Liu Wei silently withdrew his gaze, his hands hidden under the imperial case had gradually clenched his fists, and said: "Zhao Yu, as a military general, but you secretly communicate with the prime minister in private, I ask you, are you guilty?" ”

When Zhao Yu heard this, his face showed grief and indignation, but he still nodded unwillingly, and said: "The human and material evidence is there, and the minister has no way to refute it. ”

Zhao Yu felt like a mirror in his heart, since Xue Conggui had already stood up as a witness, he would definitely have a piece of physical evidence in his hand that was enough to put him to death.

Zhao Yu is a lieutenant of the military academy in the Beijing camp, in the eyes of outsiders, he is a high-powered general in the Beijing camp, but in the eyes of Xue Conggui, he is just an ant that can be manipulated at will.

Liu Wei hooked the corners of his mouth and said, "Zhao Yu, I know something about you, I know that you are a capable person, but your ambition is also not small..."

Seeing that Zhao Yu wanted to open his mouth to defend himself, Liu Wei immediately waved his hand and interrupted him: "Don't explain, explanation is a cover-up, but anyone who has the ability is not willing to live under others for a long time." ”

"Actually, it's understandable, who would be willing to do things under the hands of mediocre people?"

Liu Wei said, took the hand hidden under the imperial case, lifted the imperial pen placed aside, and deliberately stopped for a moment in front of a holy decree with the word Zhao Yu written on it, and said: "Zhao Yu, if I give you a chance to live, can you grasp it?" ”

Zhao Yu slowly raised his head, looked at the pen in his right hand, silently looked at his Liu Wei, and kowtowed heavily: "Your Majesty, the last general is willing to be a lonely minister who is only loyal to His Majesty." ”

"I really didn't see the wrong person."

Liu Wei looked at the blank holy decree, smiled slightly, put the imperial pen aside, got up and walked down the imperial steps, came to Zhao Yu's face, personally picked him up, and said: "Although there is only a word difference between a capable minister and a loyal minister, but the two are not the same, I value not only ability, but also loyalty, since Aiqing wants to be a lonely minister, I will give you an errand." ”

Zhao Yu bowed down and bowed to Liu Wei, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, please speak, and the ministers will listen." ”

Liu Wei smiled slightly, and said: "Tomorrow morning, I will allow you to go to the court to discuss matters, and then the prime minister will bring up the old matter again, and once again ask for the implementation of the policy of apportioning the land into the mu, and you need to unswervingly stand up and make your position clear, and your position is to spare no effort to support the prime minister's reform policy, how about it?" ”

When Zhao Yu heard this, he nodded without thinking, and saluted: "The minister obeys the order." ”

"Okay."

Liu Wei patted Zhao Yu's shoulder with a smile and said, "I really didn't see the wrong person. ”

Liu Wei looked sideways at Xue Conggui and asked, "What does the prime minister think?" ”

Xue Conggui, who pretends to be smart, has already offended all the officials and gentry in the world to death, and now he has only one way to go to the dark, and when he heard this, he naturally nodded again and again, and said, "Very good, very good." ”

What is a lonely minister? After Xue Conggui, Liu Wei pointed out a clear path to Zhao Yu and asked him to be the second person without friends.

Either die immediately, or die later, which is more important, Zhao Yu naturally carried it very clearly, when he saw Liu Wei mention the imperial pen, Zhao Yu's heart was almost in his throat, and later heard that Liu Wei was willing to leave him a way to live, he was naturally like a drowning man, and grabbed this last life-saving straw.

After this incident, Zhao Yu finally recognized the reality, the prime minister is a pig teammate who can only cheat his father, and the emperor and Yuwen Chengdu are the real trustworthy people.

Liu Wei looked sideways at the sky outside the window and said, "It's not early, so I won't leave you behind." ”

"The minister retired." Xue Conggui and Zhao Yu saluted and retreated.

Yuwen Chengdu cast an inquiring glance at Liu Bian, and Liu Bian naturally saw his thoughts, so he smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, there is Dongchang here, he can't run." ”

Yuwen Chengdu nodded, and then silently retreated.

After leaving the palace, Zhao Yu rode home on horseback in despair, and along the way he saw many new faces, and these fresh faces seemed to be quietly watching him.

After some covert observation, Zhao Yu finally determined their identities.

"Dongchang...," Zhao Yu muttered to himself.

When Zhao Yu rode into the alley in front of his house, he was surprised to find that those fresh faces seemed to suddenly disappear out of thin air, and just as he was wandering, he suddenly saw a very familiar face appear in front of him.

"Gu Bin..."

Zhao Yu sighed helplessly, turned over and dismounted, and greeted Gu Bin, who was standing in front of his door with his hands in his hand.

When he got closer, he frowned and looked at Gu Bin and said, "Could it be that you are also here to spy on me?" ”

Gu Bin rolled his eyes and said, "I'm spying on you?" Hey... You don't look in the mirror and take a look, are you worthy? ”

Zhao Yu sneered embarrassedly and said, "Then why are you here today?" ”

"I have nothing to do today, I want to come and see how you look deflated." Gu Bin said.

"You already know everything?" Zhao Yu asked.

Gu Bin arched his hand in the direction of the palace and said, "Your Majesty Shengming, if you are careful, I think it is better to save it." ”

Zhao Yu nodded thoughtfully, and sighed: "Yes, Your Majesty Shengming, Zhao is convinced." ”