Late at night.

Xie Jinfu.

In the bright candlelight, Xie Jin paced back and forth in the study with his hands behind his back, sighing for a long time. Behind him stood a mahogany hanger, on which hung a golden shirt, which was extraordinarily magnificent, shining in the candlelight, which was the golden clothes that the emperor gave to the seven auxiliary ministers of the cabinet at the beginning of spring last year, representing the emperor's supreme favor.

Under the hall sat the eldest son Xie Zhenliang, his young face was full of heroism, and his hair was combed high under the bun and reflected in the candlelight. When my father came back from the palace today, he seemed restless, and he called himself to the study late at night to talk, as if something important had happened, but after listening to my father's conversation in the imperial garden today, it was only the emperor who consulted about the prince, and I really didn't understand why my father was so nervous.

Xie Jin was silent for a long time, stopped pacing, seemed to have made a lot of determination, turned to his son and said, "You go back and clean up, and prepare to go out tomorrow." ”

Xie Zhenliang was stunned: "Where are you going?"

Xie Jin thought about it and said: "I heard that Ye Feng and Zhang Idiot are now investigating the case in the Xi'an area, aren't you sworn goodbye and are still known as the four young people in the capital, you can go to them first, maybe your arithmetic ability can help them." ”

Xie Zhenliang was a little stunned for a while, his father has been very fond of himself since he was a child, but he doesn't seem to be keen on letting himself gain fame, but has been teaching the art of arithmetic himself, for more than ten years, his own arithmetic has long been out of the blue, once his father boasted after getting drunk, mentioning that his son's arithmetic has been difficult to surpass in the world. But he has been studying books since he was a child, without any martial arts, although his father never objected to him playing with diplomatic friends, but never let him leave him to travel, Xie Zhenliang has been following his father for more than ten years and has never been far away, and now his father has proposed that his son travel alone, what happened to make his father, who has always been calm and calm, have changed so much?

"Father," Xie Zhenliang couldn't help but ask, "Didn't the emperor already listen to your advice and become a prince, why would my father be so flustered and suddenly ask his son to travel far away?"

Xie Jin looked at his son's young face and sighed: "Do you think the emperor really listens to my opinion?"

Xie Zhenliang was puzzled, Xie Jin shook his head: "The emperor is a genius, the Sacred Heart is arbitrary, and such an important matter as Lichu must have been known in his heart for a long time, how can he be swayed by the words of the foreign ministers?"

He looked at his son with a puzzled face, and said: "The eldest prince is wise and humble, the house is kind, and most of the Chinese ministers in Beijing are willing to join him, but the second prince has been fighting in the army for many years, with great achievements in battle, and is quite prestigious in the army, and many generals in the army are counting on supporting the second prince in order to seek the way to advancement, if the emperor appoints the great prince, these people have no hope, and they will definitely follow the second prince to make trouble." ”

Xie Zhenliang seemed to understand a little: "That's why the emperor wants to say it through his father's mouth?"

Xie Jin nodded: "If the emperor listens to the minister's words instead of his own will, the second prince will still have the possibility of competing for the crown, and the army will be on the sidelines for the time being, as long as the emperor is given time, he can gradually control the situation, so as to make a smooth transition." Today in the Imperial Garden, I saw a figure flashing, vaguely Ji Gang, the deputy commander of the Jinyi Guard, he is the confidant of the second prince, and it is expected that now the second prince already knows the situation in the palace in the afternoon. ”

Xie Zhenliang said: "But in this way, my father will become the target of everyone." ”

Xie Jin smiled miserably: "The second prince has always hated us who support the great prince's ministers, and this is also something that cannot be helped. Fortunately, the emperor still needs me now, and I should be safe for the time being, and when Gonggong Zheng returns to Beijing in half a year, everything can be spent safely. ”

Xie Zhenliang's eyes lit up: "Is it the Three Treasures Eunuch Zheng and Gonggong Zheng?"

Xie Jin nodded: "Yes, he has always supported the eldest prince, although he is currently aiming to supervise the construction of ocean-going ships in Quanzhou, and he can return to Beijing in half a year, the emperor has great trust in him, and his reputation among the hundred officials is also very high." At present, there are Marquis Longping in Beijing sitting in the formation of soldiers and horses stationed in Beijing, and the second prince does not dare to move lightly. ”

"Longping Marquis Zhang Xin?" Xie Zhenliang was a little disapproving, "I heard that he forcibly occupied nearly a thousand hectares of land for personal gain, and there was a lot of uproar, and Yushi was preparing to impeach him, can such a person be trusted?"

Xie Jin smiled: "This is where he is really smart." When Jianwen secretly arrested King Yan by Zhang Xin, Zhang Xin urgently told King Yan that he knelt at the door of King Yan's mansion and begged three times to see, King Yan turned to let him take down the nine soldiers and horses, and launched the battle of Jingyan, so high, it is inevitable to attract people's attention, especially the emperor is suspicious by nature, after ascending the throne, he was quite jealous of the heroes, he once wanted to accept Zhang Xin's daughter as a concubine, and he politely refused, and now he does such a thing that is short-sighted, calculating the small profits, not like a person with a deep mind and a long-term plan, but the emperor will rest assured of him, which can save himself. ”

Xie Zhenliang couldn't help but admire, Xie Jin waved his hand and said, "You go and prepare, and set off early tomorrow morning." Your two brothers are in trouble in Xi'an, and you may be able to help them by rushing in time. ”

Xie Zhenliang bowed and retreated, still having doubts in his heart, how did his father know that his two brothers would be in trouble in Xi'an, thousands of miles away.

Xie Jin stood in the hall, watching the back of his son leaving until he disappeared. Turning to look at the golden clothes on the shelf, he sighed, as if recalling the glory of the past. At this time, a person walked in outside the door of the study, it was Xie Jin's wife, Xie Zhenliang's mother Xu. She slowly walked behind Xie Jin, her voice trembling a little: "Master, do you have to go to Liang'er?"

Xie Jin still looked at Jin Qiyi and didn't move: "He must go, as long as he is still in the emperor's plan, he can keep the Xie family." Isn't it true that I've been teaching him these arithmetic techniques for more than ten years?"

Xu didn't dare to say anything more, lowered his head, tears welling up in his eyes.

Xie Jin turned to look at her, sighed faintly, and said softly: "Let him leave this treacherous center of the power struggle, it will be safer, after all," he paused and looked at the dark night sky outside, just as a lightning bolt crossed by. With the sound of rolling thunder, he reluctantly continued: "The rainstorm is coming. "You have to find the latest chapters by yourself when you read books?