It was late at night, and the bustling city of Luoyang stopped the hustle and bustle of the day and gradually calmed down.

Although there is no curfew at night in the imperial capital, there are almost no pedestrians on the brightly lit streets, a crescent moon is cold, a few stars are cloudy, and the imperial city palace in the distance is lit up with lanterns, which is even more majestic in the dark.

From time to time, small groups of soldiers with bright armor and halberds and swords walked by in the silent streets, they were well-trained and well-paced, and they were the elite of the forbidden army of the Gongwei Beijing Division.

In the Xuanshu Hall of the Imperial Palace, Emperor Chen Zhao Chang was reviewing the folds on the case, and the little eunuch on the side held a silver hairpin in his hand, and lightly lit up the oil lamp on the case.

The great eunuch Zhao Delu bowed down from outside and quietly approached, and called in a low voice: "Your Majesty...... The commander in front of the palace made Mazud meet outside the palace. ”

"Hmm......" Emperor Chen raised his head from the pile of folds, rubbed his temples as if he was a little tired, and said in a deep voice: "Xuan him in."

Ma Zude walked into the hall with a calm step, knelt down to greet Emperor Chen, and leaned over and said: "Your Majesty, there is news from the national teacher, the last time the national teacher went out of Beijing, Your Majesty let the ministers ...... Make every effort to find out the whereabouts of the national teacher. The subordinates of the subordinate ordered Yu Linwei to cooperate with Yu Linwei, as well as the scouts of various states and counties in the world, and now it has been ascertained that the national teacher appeared in Dengzhou, Shandong two days ago. ”

"Oh......" Emperor Chen raised his eyebrows, stood up suddenly, and said with a calm face: "You say it again, where did he go?"

Seeing this, Mazud's heart tightened, he lowered his head, fell to the ground and carefully repeated.

Emperor Chen picked up the oil lamp on the case, took two quick steps, and stretched out his hand to pull the curtain on the wall next to the case, revealing a huge map of the territory.

He held an oil lamp in one hand and groped around the map with the other, looking intently.

Mazud lowered his head and didn't dare to breathe, the eunuchs held their breath, and the hall was so quiet that they could even hear a needle falling on the ground.

"Bang... Bang "...... Emperor Chen found the location of Dengzhou on the map and tapped twice with two fingers.

"Here...... Seaside? Dengzhou is close to the sea, this old ...... Is the old gentleman going to sea? What does he want to do? Emperor Chen took a breath and seemed a little angry.

He turned around and put the oil lamp on the table, and when he saw Ma Zude still lying on the ground, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said gently: "Calm down, you did a good job this time, you have to learn to be clever in the future, and you will be worried about me...... You sent an order to the scouts of all states and counties, pay close attention to the national teacher's every move, and report as soon as there is news! ”

Ma Zude stood up as if he had been amnestied, Emperor Chen's face was cloudy, and his fingers lightly tapped on the table: "Our old gentleman, I don't want to worry at all." The sea is stormy and the waves are strong, if there is a mistake, let me ...... What will be the face of the emperor under the nine springs in the future? You are going to ...... Take good care of the national teacher, don't let me ...... In the name of inhumanity! Matsu Denono said yes, Emperor Chen waved his hand tiredly, and he hurriedly retreated carefully.

Emperor Chen sat down slowly, rubbed his eyebrows again, his eyes slightly closed and gently leaned on the back of the chair, sometimes frowning, sometimes smiling at the corners of his mouth, and sometimes a trace of anger appeared on his face, not knowing what he was thinking.

Several eunuchs and palace maids around were cautious, and even walked lightly on their toes, for fear of touching their heads.

After a long time, Emperor Chen opened his eyes, looked around, and beckoned: "Delu, I, I'm a little tired, you come, give me a beat, and the others should stand down." After speaking, he lazily stretched out a leg and put it on the side of the pier.

A group of eunuchs and palace maids bowed down and withdrew from the Xuanshu Palace, Zhao Delu bowed closer, knelt on the ground, held Emperor Chen's thighs in his arms, and gently beat them with his fists.

"Delu, I have a lot to worry about every day when I run this huge country, but there are always some people who don't let me worry, do you know which two kinds of people in this world are the most difficult to manage?" Emperor Chen asked slowly.

"Your Majesty...... The minions only know how to serve His Majesty, and the minions are dull and really don't understand these things. Zhao Delu lowered his head and whispered.

"Hmm...... In this world, people who practice martial arts are the most difficult to manage, especially those who practice martial arts to the top. This kind of person looks gentle and humble on the surface, but in fact, no one is convinced, and even the husband is angry and kills the king. There is also a kind of scholar, this kind of person is even more hateful, duplicity and will reverse black and white, the pen in their hand is comparable to a knife and gun, not only killing but also punishing the heart. Delu...... Do you think these two kinds of people should be killed! Emperor Chen said to Zhao Delu as if talking to himself.

Zhao Delu was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak, and buried his head lower. Emperor Chen said to himself: "Chivalry violates the ban with martial arts, Confucianism uses literature to mess with the law, and the most hateful thing is that someone can combine the two into one, both civil and military, first-class in the world, hum...... Do you really think I can't do anything? ”

Emperor Chen glanced down at Zhao Delu, who was silent, and sighed, "Delu...... In my heart...... Bitter! I, although rich all over the world, sit on these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains. But...... I don't even have a person to talk to, I'm a real loner. The first emperor handed over this thousand catties of burden to me on his deathbed, and I couldn't sleep at night without knowing the taste...... Everyone in the world thinks that being an emperor is the most comfortable, and they all envy me, envy me, and even ...... There are always some people who want to harm me. In fact, being an emperor is a first-class drudgery in the world, who can know and understand my difficulties, I feel bitter in my heart......"

Zhao Delu was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak, but he just tried his best to beat Emperor Chen's legs.

After not listening to Emperor Chen for a long time, he secretly looked up, only to find that Emperor Chen had his head resting on the back of the chair, and he didn't know when he was already asleep......

Dingding Prime Minister's Mansion, the candle on the case is bright. Ding Wenruo sat on the side of the desk with one hand on her cheek and didn't know what she was thinking, and the other slender hand was on her knee, occasionally stretching out a finger as white as jade, gesturing something on her knee, her cheeks were slightly flushed, and her slender eyelashes covered her eyes, stunned.

"Wen Ruo, it's so late, why don't you go to sleep?" Ding Feiyong put down the pen in his hand, picked up the teacup placed aside, took a sip, and asked with a smile.

"Oh...... I...... I'm not very sleepy tonight, so I'm going to ...... Sleep, and my father rests early. Ding Wenruo woke up suddenly when he heard his father's question, and replied in a little panic.

"Hmmm! Go ahead......" Ding Feiyong glanced at Ding Wenruo lovingly, and couldn't help but say again: "Actually...... There are countless talented teenagers in this world, are those two teenagers amazing to you today? You have been following your grandfather since you were a child, what kind of person has you never seen, how could you have been so distracted? ”

"Father...... You...... Don't talk nonsense! Ding Wenruo was peeped through, a touch of crimson appeared on his soft face, and he whispered in disgust, stood up and walked to the inner hall.

"Okay, okay, for my father, don't talk about you, talk about the two ......of them," Ding Feiyong smiled while holding his long black beard. Ding Wenruo couldn't help but slow down when he heard this.

"That young man named He An has a noble character and perseverance. His calligraphy is unique, integrating the strengths of the famous masters of the past dynasties, and there are gold and stone drums between the ink, which is faintly in the style of everyone...... With such attainments at a young age, even if there is a famous teacher's guidance, he must have quite extraordinary talent and understanding. You must know that calligraphy, in addition to diligent practice, there is no shortcut, only the boring and boring copy of the post day after day, so the tenacity of this character can be seen. In today's conversation with him, he did not blindly agree with many problems, and his attitude towards problems and methods of solving them were neither radical nor negative, but he showed maturity that did not match his age. Only those who have experienced the hardships of the world will mature as soon as possible and be so calm at this age. He should have come from a humble background and been poor since childhood......"

Ding Feiyong watched Ding Wenruo listen attentively, deliberately stopped talking at this time, and picked up the teacup with a smile and took a sip.

Ding Wenruo was listening attentively, but her father's words stopped, she turned her head to see the smile on her father's face, and stomped her feet coquettishly: "Father, you are smiling...... It's so annoying, hurry up, people still have to go to sleep! ”

Ding Wenruo's mother died early, Ding Feiyong was very doting on his baby daughter, and even dared to slap the prince Gu Qingzhou for the sake of his beloved daughter.

Seeing that his baby daughter was angry, he hurriedly spit out a piece of tea in his mouth, and continued: "He An was from a humble background, although he was poor since he was a child, he was poor and strong, and he did not fall into the ambition of the clouds. He picked up the pen and wrote the beginning of the "Book of Changes" almost without thinking, "Tianxingjian, the gentleman is constantly striving for self-improvement", which shows that this person has ambitions in his heart, and he is by no means an ordinary man! He deserves the comment of the four words of noble character......

As for the one named Fan Dazhi, he seems to be honest and dull, but in fact he is exquisite, and this young man surprised his father even more. He can treasure many of the classics that are obscure and difficult to understand, and even that his father has forgotten for a long time. Under my deliberate temptation, he was able to memorize a large number of paragraphs, which was by no means a temporary homework, or a superficial effort to show off his knowledge and decorate the façade in front of others. You must know that you can't fake your knowledge, a person's depth of knowledge, you can see the clues between your mouth. My father had never seen such a wise man for so many years, and today he even had the idea of accepting him as a disciple. It's a pity that this man has a lazy temperament, and if he has a diligent disposition, his future achievements are limitless! ”

When Ding Feiyong said this, he shook his head with a look of regret and said: "In this world, there is really no one who is perfect. Although this guy is mediocre in appearance, he is far above He An in terms of intelligence. Don't be deceived by his vulgar appearance, the so-called great wisdom and foolishness are talking about this kind of person! All right...... Wen Ruo, everything that my father wants to talk about has been finished, and in the future, I can ask the two of them for advice and learning, the time is not early, you can rest quickly! ”

Ding Wenruo heard what his father said, and he couldn't help but think of the handsome young man in his mind, with a long jade body holding a pen, and his cheeks couldn't help but be hot. Thinking of the lazy and obese little fat man next to him, a smile flashed between his eyebrows, and when he heard his father urging him to rest, he answered in a low voice, turned around and walked briskly towards the inner hall.

Ding Feiyong blew out the light, walked out of the door, walked through a corridor, and walked slowly to his father's bedroom, and heard a violent cough before he entered the door.

He pushed open the door, and a servant had just served Ding Fengyuan and drank medicine, and the room was filled with a strong smell of medicine. Under the dim light, Ding Fengyuan lay on the couch, the former prime minister's eyes were now sunken, his hair was messy, and he was tormented by illness.

When the servant saw Ding Feiyong coming in, he bowed down and withdrew. Ding Fengyuan struggled to sit up, and coughed violently while holding his chest, Ding Feiyong sat on the edge of the couch and watched his father's face flushed, coughing heartbreakingly, and gently patted his back with his hand.

Ding Fengyuan's coughing neck was bulging, and he took out a snow-white handkerchief from his arms to cover his mouth, and the coughing stopped for a while, and he took away the handkerchief, which was red.

"Father's ......" Ding Feiyong was secretly frightened, not long ago, Cheng Ziya, the first head of Zhixing Academy, gave his father a golden needle to measure the acupoint, seeing that his condition had improved, why did he cough so badly now?

"Yong'er...... Being a father is already a ...... Terminally ill, in your heart...... It's also to blame your father for not allowing you to enter the court as an official in the first place. You Yunwen Yunwu...... Indeed, he is the pillar of the country...... It's a big deal...... But ......" Ding Fengyuan said with difficulty as his throat rolled, his voice slightly hoarse.

"Father...... Now that the court is treacherous and changeable, the child has long since faded that mind, you ......"

Before he finished speaking, Ding Fengyuan waved his hand and interrupted: "Since the death of the first emperor...... The Manchu Dynasty was only known to Li Xing...... One person...... It can be trusted. Imajo...... It is not as eloquent as the first emperor, and it is not as good as ...... The eldest prince is generous and benevolent. The first emperor was at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period...... Still...... But suddenly Long Nubin ...... Looking back on it now...... There are many things going on in this court...... It's weird......" Ding Fengyuan said this, and couldn't help coughing in pain.

After a long time, he gasped and said, "No matter what the future...... What happened to you...... Remember...... Li Xingzhi's apprentice...... Zhixingyuan ...... It's the only ...... that can be trusted."