In the main hall, the lights are bright, the singing and dancing are leveled, the surrounding is full of carved beams and paintings, the beauty of the workmanship, the desire of the poor and luxurious, there is no one in the palace of the world who can stand out.

At the top of the main hall, on the dragon chair, there was a middle-aged man wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, although his figure was slightly bloated, but he had a heroic spirit, although there was a smile on his face, but others did not feel close, just in awe.

"Your Majesty."

There was a white-haired old man in the hall, wearing a red-robed official uniform, which was enough to see that his rank was not low.

And the person he called His Majesty in his mouth was the Tang Dynasty sage who sat on the dragon chair and enjoyed the song and dance.

The saint smiled on his face, and a beautiful hair trembled, and said, "Yao Aiqing, please hurry up." ”

He then said with some reproach: "How many times have I told your old man, you don't have to worship me." You are the humerus of the empire, the old man of high life, and the star of fortune. ”

The red-robed old man who was called Yao Aiqing by the sage stood up with his back bent, his body trembling a little, and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." Your Majesty's change of the law, and the fact that you don't worship the king when you are over the years is rare is a benevolent and righteous act, and it is Your Majesty's great love for the people of the world. The old minister eats the king's favor, and he has already received the grace of the king, how dare he accept this favor with a cheeky face? ”

Yao Aiqing continued: "The old minister knelt down to worship His Majesty, not because of the law, because of His Majesty's identity, but because of the benevolent government that His Majesty implemented today. ”

The sage laughed and said: "What a Yao Xiaohong, he looks at the selflessness of the Grand Duke on weekdays, and never slaps the horse, but today I found out that your flattering skills are not lost to loyalty and sage." ”

The old eunuch Zhongxian on the side was not ashamed, but proud, and while adding wine to the saint, he responded with a smile: "What Your Majesty said is true." Master Yao's scholarly family, he has been familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics since he was a child, and he became famous in the Tang Dynasty at a young age, how can a slave and maid be compared? ”

Hearing that the saint compared himself with a eunuch, Yao Xiaohong was nothing, but the son on his side was a little aggrieved and couldn't help it, but he was quietly stopped by Yao Xiaohong.

Yao Xiaohong glanced at him, and Yao Erlang sat back.

Yao Xiaohong arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister is not flattering, but from the bottom of his heart. In fact, it is the benevolent government promulgated by His Majesty today, benefiting the people of the world, and the old minister thanks His Majesty for the people of the world, and respects His Majesty for the people of the world. ”

"Hahaha." The sage stroked his beard and laughed, and said to Yao Xiaohong, "The people of the Tang Dynasty are all my children, treat their children well, what is this?" ”

"Your Majesty is benevolent."

Yao Xiaohong bowed again, but the saint waved his hand and said, "Okay, Yao Aiqing, take a seat, and concentrate on enjoying today's song and dance." This is a new piece composed by Yuefu. ”

"Whoa."

"Aiqing and I enjoy this song."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The ministers talked and laughed, and waited until the sun was no longer there, the sky was dark, the candles were lit in the palace, Zhongxian took the letter from the little eunuch, walked to the saint in small steps, and whispered quietly.

Yao Xiaohong saw all this, but he pretended not to see it, and still drank and enjoyed himself.

When the saint stood up, the ministers did not dare to sit any longer, but all knelt on the ground, and even the dancing girls and musicians stopped and knelt before the saint.

The sage smiled and said: "I am a little tired, go first, all Aiqing can continue here, don't let me sweep away your Aiqing's Yaxing." ”

How dare the ministers say anything, they shouted in unison: "Congratulations to Your Majesty." ”

The saint smiled and left the main hall with his hands in his hands.

It was not until long after the saint had left that everyone got up and sat down again.

It's just that there are not as many smiles on his face as just now, and there is a lot less laughter, obviously the happy and harmonious scene just now is for the saint to see.

"Father?" Yao Shilang (Note 1) asked.

Yao Xiaohong nodded and said, "Let's go, go home." ”

After the saint left, Yao Xiaohong was the biggest official here, and when he saw that he had also returned home, those who had a better relationship, or those of the same faction, or his protégés and former officials all came up to send him off.

Yao Xiaohong smiled slightly, refused everyone, and said: "Your Majesty let you have a good time, we should obey, the old man is old and in poor health, so he will retire first, you don't have to send each other." ”

Seeing that Yao Xiaohong's tone was soft, but he said it resolutely, everyone stopped insisting and said, "Congratulations to Yao Xiang." ”

As for the other courtiers who didn't come up, they were led by another person, sitting on the other side and standing still, sneering and watching Yao Xiaohong's departure here.

The man had a goatee, much younger than Yao Xiaohong, and he was only forty or fifty years old, drinking wine one by one, looking full of energy.

Faced with Yao Xiaohong's departure, he was neither happy nor sad, so he just sat there and drank.

Yao Xiaohong glanced at him when he left, and there was no extra emotion in his eyes, so he left after reading it.

The father and son of the Yao family walked along the long road, along the high palace wall, walked out of the palace, and only got into their own carriage after leaving the palace.

After getting into the carriage, Yao Xiaohong no longer had a smile on his face, and sat down in the carriage with a tired face.

"Father."

Seeing that his father was exhausted, Yao Shilang just wanted to offer condolences, but was stopped by Yao Xiaohong.

Yao Xiaohong rubbed his eyebrows, soothed for a while, and said, "You are also almost forty years old." It is said that forty is not confused, forty is not confused, why are you still so frizzy? Look at An Wenhan, with his average age, it is already a big problem for the old man. ”

Yao Shilang said: "Father, aren't you making others angry and destroying your own prestige? ”

Yao Xiaohong frowned and said, "What does it mean to increase the morale of others and destroy their own prestige? Everyone is for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, how can anyone else have their own people? It's just a difference in political opinions, so why fight to the death? ”

Yao Shilang muttered, "He just has a good father." ”

Yao Xiaohong raised his eyebrows and slapped Yao Shilang's head directly, making him cry out in pain.

"How do you speak? He has a good father, don't you have a good father? Your father and I have achieved the goal of being the court's chief assistant, what else do you want? ”

Co-author An Wenhan has a good father, your father and I are not good?

Yao Xiaohong wanted to scold again, but his hand was raised in the air, and he still didn't fight, he sighed, sat back, and said, "That's it, rotten wood can't be carved." ”

Yao Shilang was beaten and suffered, and said: "My father beat him, he was the stupidest child, and he said the wrong thing." ”

Yao Xiaohong waved his hand and said, "I don't blame you. What's been going on in the city lately? The news that the barbarian teachers in the north are coming, they should also hear some rumors, do they have any movements? ”

"Nothing."

"Ugh." Yao Xiaohong lifted the curtain of the carriage, looked at the streets of Tianjing, which were still bustling at night, and sighed, his eyes full of worry.

"Oh, yes." Yao Shilang suddenly opened his mouth and said, "I heard that the embroidery division is in trouble. ”

"What's the trouble?"

Yao Xiaohong lowered the curtain and looked at his fourth son.

"Zheng Kang of the Northern Party and the son of Liu Shangqing's family on our side are dead."

Yao Xiaohong frowned again and asked, "Are they all dead?" Did the killer get caught? ”

This matter involves two high-ranking officials of the imperial court, and it has a great impact, and whether or not the murderer can be caught and when the murderer can be caught is related to many things.

After saying that, he smiled himself, but it was just a wry smile.

"Since you said you're in trouble, it looks like you haven't caught it yet, right?"

"yes, not yet."

"Who's in charge of this?"

"It's Guan Jici, Guan Commander." Yao Shilang replied.

"He." Yao Xiaohong smiled, "That's fine." ”

"But ......"

"But what?"

"But it was not Commander Guan who was personally responsible, but handed over the matter to a subordinate named Deng Qing."

"Deng Qing?" Yao Xiaohong thought about the name in his mind to no avail, and said, "That's it, since he arranged it, he must have his own plans." ”

After thinking about it for a while, Yao Xiaohong said, "If there is no result tomorrow, you can send someone to ask and see if you need help." These are extraordinary times, and the capital cannot afford to lose. Got it? ”

"Got it." Yao Shilang responded.

"What do you think Zheng Kang and Liu Shangqing should do?"

Yao Xiaohong asked Yao Shilang, as if asking for his opinion.

But Yao Shilang knew that his father was not asking for his opinion, but examining him.

Yao Shilang's mind turned, and he arched his hand and said, "I may have to trouble my father to write a letter to each of them to express condolences." However, when the two families held funerals, they both sent a condolence. ”

Yao Xiaohong was noncommittal and asked, "Liu Shangqing's side, is it thin?" ”

Yao Shilang said again: "Then the son will go to condolence in person, which can be regarded as giving the Liu family enough face, and they will definitely be grateful to Dade." ”

"What about the Zheng family?"

"The Zheng family has a different position from us, and they rarely have contact, so it doesn't matter if we don't go."

"Nonsense!"

After listening to Yao Shilang's words, Yao Xiaohong said angrily: "Elm pimple." ”

Yao Shilang was puzzled and asked, "Please also ask my father for advice." ”

Yao Xiaohong said: "The embroidery department is His Majesty's private soldier, and His Majesty naturally knows what happened in Tianjing City. At present, the barbarians in the north are coming, and the foreign enemy is current, and the capital cannot be chaotic. ”

"When the real murderer is ambushed, His Majesty will meet the prince, and no matter how bad it is, the prince will go to mourn and calm the people's hearts. When the prince goes, but we don't send people, what do you make them think? How do I teach you on weekdays? Don't think about your party strife all day long. No matter how much you want to fight for profit, it is to wait for the world to be peaceful before fighting. Surrounded by wolves, how to fight? ”

Yao Shilang suddenly realized, and arched his hand and said, "Thank you father for your advice." ”

Yao Xiaohong exhaled and looked at his fourth son, his expression a little complicated.

That is, he is his own son, and he is too lazy to explain it to others.

After speaking, you can understand, how much you can understand, that's your own ability, you can be happy naturally, if you can't succeed, then you can't blame him, the opportunity has been given, you don't cherish it, what can others help you?