Wang Shoufu bowed his hand to the officials, followed the old eunuch into the palace, and walked all the way to the side hall of the imperial study.

The old eunuch instructed the eunuch to serve tea, and said respectfully: "Lord Shoufu, wait a minute." ”

With that, he left.

Wang Shoufu sat on the chair alone, and this was half an hour.

He was not in a hurry, he waited silently, with a scarlet robe, a high hat, and gray sideburns.

His expression was calm, and he couldn't see joy or anger, but his eyes were sometimes in a trance, which made people realize that the old man's emotions were not as good as they looked.

Finally, footsteps came.

Wang Shoufu's slightly cloudy eyes lit up slightly, and he looked at the door.

The old eunuch in the python robe came in alone with a whisk in the crook of his arm, and said regretfully: "Lord Shoufu, Your Majesty is sad and unbearable, and if you lose decency, you will not be seen." ”

The light in Wang Shoufu's eyes, little by little, dimmed.

The old eunuch sighed: "Your Majesty, he needs time to calm down, you know, King Huai is his younger brother, and His Majesty has had a deep relationship with King Huai since he was a child." Now he's gone coldly........."

Wang Shoufu Mu Ne nodded, arched his hand, and left the side hall of the imperial study.

When he walked down the steps, Wang Shoufu didn't hold back, came back to his senses, and looked towards the imperial study, deeply bowed.

Then he strode away without looking back.

.........

Seeing Wang Shoufu leave, the old eunuch let out a breath of turbidity with relief, he was a little afraid of Wang Zhenwen's eyes, and there was a deep disappointment in his eyes.

He walked through the imperial study, entered the dormitory, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Shoufu has returned." ”

Emperor Yuan Jing said "um", did not open his eyes, closed his eyes to recuperate, and asked, "Who are the people who gather at the palace gate?" ”

The old eunuch said in a deep voice: "All those who should come have come." ”

Emperor Yuan Jing snorted coldly: "I know that these dogs usually bite each other, and half of them are playing. Hateful, hateful, damn it!"

He was angry for a while, regained his composure, and asked, "Is Yuan Xiong, the Imperial History of Zuodu, here?"

The old eunuch thought for a moment and shook his head: "I don't seem to see it." ”

Emperor Yuan Jing closed his eyes again, and after a long silence, when the old eunuch thought that the matter was over like this, he suddenly heard Emperor Yuan Jing say:

"Write down those who do not come today, and the same will be true for the next few days. ”

"Yes!"

..........

Dusk, in the golden afterglow.

Xu Qi'an led the little mare, and Xu Xinnian led his mount, slowly walking on the street.

He was accompanied by Zheng Xinghuai, the political envoy, and Shentu Baili, a five-grade martial artist.

"Lord Zheng, do you live in a post station?" Xu Qi'an's tone was implicitly worried.

With Zheng Xinghuai's official position, he must live in a post station in the inner city, with very good public security conditions, and a number of personal guards such as Shentu Baili.

It's just that their current enemy is Emperor Yuan Jing, and there are some things that have to be guarded against. The martial arts of the five grades are really not enough to see in the capital.

"Big brother, rest assured, and now the Zhenbei King slaughtering incident has not only pushed His Majesty to the cusp, but also pushed Lord Zheng to the cusp. Even His Majesty will not do unwise things at this time, and will be angry. ”

Xu Xinnian said.

Zheng Buzheng glanced at him in surprise, and there was a hint of praise on his bitter and hateful face, and said:

"Xu Yinluo, your cousin, is like a torch, and what he said is very true. This gesture of honor and disgrace will surely have a bright future in the future. ”

Xu Xinnian smiled faintly.

No, he is just used to being arrogant and pretending, in fact, his inner ability to bear is average, and he often dies socially, and he is not the kind of big country that collapses in front of him and does not change his color......... Xu Qi'an complained in his heart.

Zheng Bu didn't know Xu Bai's inner drama, and said quite reminiscingly: "He reminds me of the grace of Duke Wei when he was young." ”

No, Lord Zheng, does Wei Gong agree with what you said......... Xu Qi'an tugged at the corners of his mouth, pulled up a far-fetched arc, and finally remained silent.

Some things happen and they happen, and if they are not dealt with for a day, they will be stuck in the throat.

"You don't have to worry," said Zheng Bu's envoy, "a group of watchmen live in the station, you know." ”

Gong Wei is already on guard, with him taking care of Lord Zheng's safety, then I won't be worried......... Xu Qi's heart was relieved.

"Farewell!"

Zheng Bu's political envoy gave up his hand and left with Shentu Baili.

Xu Qi'an watched silently, from Chuzhou to the capital, in just one decade, Zheng Xinghuai's back was already a little rickety, as if something was pressing on his shoulder, and he couldn't straighten his waist.

"Alas........" he sighed inwardly, touched the curve of the little mare's back, and rolled over his crotch.

Amid the sound of the horses, the brothers walked slowly in the direction of home.

"Lord Zheng is a poor man, Yuanjing's 19-year-old Jinshi, I heard Liu Yushi say that this person's father died early, and his widowed mother raised him with hard work. finally sent him to Guozijian and became a jinshi, but because of years of hard work, he squeezed his body dry, and died before his son returned to his hometown. ”

While the little mare was walking slowly, Xu Qi'an said: "Then because of the rigid rules and the lack of flexibility, I offended the former Shoufu and sent him to Chuzhou."

"He has been operating in Chuzhou for 18 years, and he has stayed there for most of his life. As a result, overnight, it turned to dust. ”

Xu Xinnian was silent for a long time, depressed in his heart, extremely uncomfortable.

He exhaled his depression and said with emotion: "Eighteen years of wind and rain, half a life of prosperity, talk and dry bones." ”

"Don't talk about that. As if to get rid of that depressed mood, Xu Qi'an raised an indecent smile:

"Leaving the old days, where did you get with Miss Wang? Is there a ......... Well, give it to you?"

Xu Xinnian's face turned red, and he said unhappily: "How vulgar this word is, I admit that I have a good impression of Miss Wang, she is knowledgeable, knowledgeable, and elegant, and can talk with me about the past and the present."

"Such a talented woman, except for Princess Huaiqing, I have never seen anything else. What's so strange about being a little tempted by her. ”

Brother, our brothers' tastes are the same, I also like talented women like Huaiqing, oh, in addition, I also like little fools like Lin'an, snacks like Cai Wei, women like Li Miaozhen, and pitiful little people like Zhong Li........

"Actually, I've been hesitant. Xu Xinnian said helplessly: "Wang Zhenwen is Wei Yuan's political enemy, and he may not marry Miss Simu to me." And I haven't decided to marry her yet. ”

Xu Qi'an no longer flamboyantly flammed, and muttered: "We have discussed this issue more than once. There must be a separation between you and me.

"You take your sunshine road, and I take my single-plank bridge. Oh, isn't Wei Gong just a single-plank bridge? I know your concerns, I'm afraid that Wang Zhenwen will be forced to go against me, and in the same room, right? On this point, Big Brother wants to tell you a way. ”

Xu Xinnian humbly asked for advice: "Big brother, please speak." ”

Xu Qi'an said hesitantly: "Embrace your wife and respect yourself." ”

"Big brother, what do you mean?"

"You marry someone else's daughter, which is equivalent to having a hostage, unless Wang Zhenwen doesn't care about this daughter-in-law, otherwise, no matter how bad your relationship is, he will not be really ruthless. If you grasp this degree, you will be invincible. Besides, you don't need to be completely dependent on the Wang family, just let the Xu family have multiple paths. ”

"Makes sense. Xu Xinnian nodded slowly.

Seeing that he seemed to have realized, Xu Qi'an smiled, looked ahead, and thought about his outer room kept outside.

I haven't seen her for many days, and I actually have some support for her........ The charm of Dafeng's first beauty seems a little strange, not as attractive as Luo Yuheng, but secretly imperceptible?

I really want to know where she came from.

Well, put the outer room in the confidante first, and wait for the dust to settle the matter of King Zhenbei, and then go to see her. Before that, you need to be cautious.

Zhong Li didn't pick it up first, and stayed in Si Tianjian, I will definitely have to go out frequently these days, and it will be inconvenient to take her with me.

Lin'an and Huaiqing didn't see each other first, I definitely won't be able to enter the palace during this time, and this matter is related to the royal family, so I am also involved, and I don't want to see them.

When I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard Xu Erlang puzzled: "Big brother, what does it mean to give each other?"

At first, he thought it was a mistake in the wording of the uneducated and vulgar big brother, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, so he couldn't help but ask.

Xu Qi'an thought for a while and replied: "Whether a man loves a woman or not depends on whether he is willing to teach her." ”

And this kind of saying? Xu Ci said: "Does a woman love a man or not? How can you tell it?" ”

After the eldest brother broke through to the realm of practicing qi, he continued to have peach blossom luck, and he could always hook up with stunning beauties.

Do you want to ask, does Wang Simu really like you? Xu Qi'an thought for a long time and said, "It depends on whether that woman is willing to welcome you." ”

What the hell is the big brother talking about......... Xu Ci failed to comprehend it, and studied all the way.

...........

"Cauldron ........"

Entering the house, I came to the inner hall, which happened to be dinner.

As soon as Xu Lingyin saw her eldest brother come back after a long absence, she didn't even eat, she walked on her short legs, greeted her in surprise, and then crashed into Xu Qi'an's arms.

Xu Qi'an's body shook, a little surprised.

I haven't seen you for a month and a half, and Xiaodouding's strength has increased to this extent?

"Have you made your mother angry lately?" Xu Qi'an held Xiao Douding in his arms and walked to the inner hall.

"Huh? Do I often make my mother angry? Xu Lingyin asked in surprise.

is obviously such a well-behaved child, and her mother said that she didn't know what was going on in her life, so she gave birth to a Xu Lingyin.

It can be seen that he is different from his eldest brother, second brother and sister.

Xu Lingyin still hasn't made the difference between his cousin and his own brother, and has always thought that the eldest brother is also born to his mother.

Xu Qi'an touched her head and didn't speak.

It seems that the cultivation method of the Force Gu Department can indeed only increase strength, and it will not have the effect of increasing IQ, otherwise Lina would not be what she is now.

Thinking of this, he looked at the curly ends of his hair, his eyes were like the blue sea, his wheat-colored skin, and his facial features were delicate in the small black skin of southern Xinjiang.

"I feel like you've changed a lot. Little Black Skin looked at him.

"Where is the difference. Xu Qi'an asked rhetorically.

Lina thought about it and shook her head, she couldn't say it, she just felt that when he walked, the coordination of his limbs and the way his muscles exert force had improved.

"Big brother, you're back. ”

The happiest is, of course, Xu Lingyue, with a smile on her beautiful melon seed face, and personally set chopsticks for Xu Qi'an's meal.

Xu Cijiu waited for a while, and saw that his sister-in-law didn't care about himself at all, so he did it himself.

"It's good to be back. ”

Second Uncle Xu has been examining his nephew, and seeing that he is safe and sound, his spirit is becoming more and more energetic, and his rugged face suddenly shows a smile.

"Hmm!"

The arrogant aunt nodded in agreement, and then said, "Lingyin, come down, don't delay your eldest brother's dinner." ”

My aunt wore a plain cardigan today, embroidered with plump begonia flowers, just as beautiful and plump as herself, outlining her full chest and slender waist.

The lower body is a goose yellow skirt, which makes her glamorous a little more elegant and intellectual.

After dinner, Xu Qi'an was invited into Xu Erlang's study.

Unconsciously, the two discussed important matters, and they had begun to avoid Second Uncle Xu, unlike when they dealt with Zhou Xianping, the servant of the household department, and the three masters discussed together.

The brothers thought this was good, the second uncle was not good at intrigue, and the more he knew, the easier it was to be distressed.

Because as an elder, he thinks about how to solve the problem, not waiting for his nephew and son to solve the problem.

Sheltering the heirs from the wind and rain is an instinct that every elder has, but Second Uncle Xu is not good at these, so it will only increase his troubles.

............

East Wing.

Second Uncle Xu sat at the table, took a sip of tea, and sighed: "Two bastards, I can't look down on Lao Tzu anymore." ”

The aunt, who was wearing a thin white dress, sat cross-legged on the bed, playing with her jade bracelet, and asked, "What do you say?"

Her legs were well-proportioned and slender, overlapping each other, and she was quite beautiful.

"Alas, something big happened in Chuzhou, and today hundreds of officials are making trouble in the imperial city, and the rumors are boiling. Second Uncle Xu frowned.

"What's the matter?" asked the aunt curiously.

"Women's families, why do you care so much. Second Uncle Xu glared at her

Just like the brothers don't want Second Uncle Xu to worry too much, Second Uncle Xu also doesn't want his wife to worry about it in vain.

...........

"Big brother, you haven't told me the details of Chuzhou City yet. ”

In the study, Xu Erlang sat at the coffee table with a cup of strong tea.

Xu Qi'an stood by the window, looking at the dark and silent courtyard, and said slowly: "The Chuzhou case is far more complicated than you think.........

He calmly recounted, telling Xu Ci bit by bit about his experience of traveling north, including empathizing with Zheng Bu's political envoy and seeing the scene of the white slaughter in Chuzhou City.

His tone was so calm, calm that he didn't dare to have the slightest fluctuation.

Great sorrow without tears.

"It turned out that he was also involved in ........."

Xu Xinnian was stunned. In his heart, the few feelings of loyalty to the monarch collapsed, and there was no longer any left.

"The purpose of the mission's return to Beijing this time is to tell the world about the crimes of King Zhenbei, heh, Lord Zheng does not allow a beast like King Zhenbei to be buried as a prince, and pass on to future generations in the name of the great protector of the country. Xu Qi'an sneered.

If the king of Zhenbei cannot be convicted, in Zheng Xinghuai's view, this is an unsuccessful revenge, and it is not considered to seek justice for the people of Chuzhou City.

"How should this "war" be fought?" Xu Qi'an took the school test.

"You're already doing it. Xu Xinnian said: "With the rolling trend to coerce Emperor Yuanjing, even if he is the emperor, he can't stop the surging general trend." Didn't he promise to see Wang Shoufu, just see what the result is tomorrow. ”

"It's a pity that I can't help too much with the affairs of the court, and it doesn't feel very good to put my hopes in people. Xu Qi'an sighed.

"Big brother, you've done enough........."

Xu Xinnian was about to say a few words of relief, when he suddenly frowned, paused for a long time, and his face slowly became solemn: "Big brother, the situation seems to be a little wrong." ”

Xu Qi'an turned around and looked at him.

Xu Xinnian said in a low voice: "According to what you said, if this case is a conspiracy between Emperor Yuan Jing and King Huai, then the mission's plan to catch him off guard would have failed from the beginning.

"Don't forget, Que Yongxiu absconded, and the secret agents of the King of Zhenbei also fled. Will these people bring the news of the fall of King Zhenbei back to Beijing? Perhaps he has already received the news in advance when you are full of ambition.

"Then, Emperor Yuan Jing has definitely figured out how to deal with it, don't doubt it, our majesty has been playing power tricks for so many years. He has to be serious, I'm afraid that Duke Wei and Wang Shoufu are not his opponents. ”

"You reminded me, it is. Xu Qi'an turned his body back, facing the dark courtyard, and did not speak again.

Xu Qi'an knew that the court was not his home field. First of all, political struggle is not to solve cases, let alone rely on smart brains to be able to cross the country, and to fight in the imperial examination, which is not a smart person.

But so many people go up and down every year.

Xu Qi'an would not be so arrogant as to think that he could fight with Emperor Yuan Jing in the court for 300 rounds.

Secondly, his official position is lower after all, and he doesn't even have the opportunity to go to court, which means that he is not qualified to go to the "front line".

"So this time, the position of the main force will be given to the Duke of Wei, Zheng Bu's political envoys, and those princes who are for fame and profit, or who have justice in their hearts......... However, I can still work outside the game. ”

..........

Stargazing Tower, Bagua Terrace.

The prisoner, who was dressed in white like snow and had white hair and white beard, stood on the edge of the gossip platform, standing with his hands in his hands, overlooking the entire capital.

The night breeze blew the corners of his clothes, stroked his white beard, and the fairy wind bone, like an immortal.

"I heard that the king of Zhenbei died in the north. ”

A deep voice sounded, low and flat, like a conversation between old friends, giving people a sense of inscruciation.

Behind the prison, a white-clothed figure appeared.

Da Feng forced the king, Yang Qianhuan.

The master and apprentice were back to back, both standing with their hands in their hands, and they were both dressed in white like snow. Not to mention, it's really hard to tell the difference for a while.

The supervisor said "um" and said with a smile: "Some people wake up laughing when they sleep." ”

Does the teacher refer to Wei Yuan, or is it ........ Yang Qianhuan muttered in his heart, his tone was still as indifferent as a master outside the world, and he learned to correct the "um".

Jianzheng has long been accustomed to this disciple's temper, and he doesn't pay attention to it, as long as Yang Qianhuan doesn't recite in front of him, "The sea is at the end of the sky, and the warlock is the top of me", Jianzheng doesn't bother to bother with him.

Yang Qianhuan continued: "The one who killed the King of Zhenbei was a mysterious master, who fought alone against the five masters on the ruins of Chuzhou City, and killed the King of Zhenbei in full view of everyone, avenging the hatred of the people. Then he pursued for thousands of miles and killed Geely Zhigu.

"It's so exciting, I can't wait to replace it. However, thinking that Xu Ningyan was also not in the limelight, I felt much better. Hehe, this kid has been taking away my chances, and hey, very hateful. Presumably watching the mysterious master in Chuzhou, he was also envious in his heart. ”

After speaking, Yang Qianhuan relied on the intuition of a four-grade warlock to notice the unprecedentedly turned back of the supervisor and glanced at himself.

Is the supervisor finally ashamed of what he has done wrong before......... Yang Qianhuan's heart was happy.

The eyes of the prisoner were full of pity.

...........

The next day, the ministers gathered again at the palace gate and went on strike to make trouble. They had a feeling of being played.

After making trouble for so long yesterday, I thought that His Majesty had compromised and invited Lord Shoufu to come in to discuss the matter. Who would have thought, Wang Shoufu's reply was: Your Majesty has not seen this official.

Ridiculous, thinking that by avoiding it, you can treat it as if it didn't happen?

With the fermentation of the incident, the case of King Zhenbei slaughtering the city is no longer limited to officialdom. In the market, all the three sects and nine streams heard about this and were shocked.

Taverns, teahouses, brothels, these places that can be called the center of news distribution, people come to listen all day long, and some people are talking.

"The king of Zhenbei is inhumane, 380,000 lives, a whole city, how ruthless is he so ruthless?" someone slapped the table and scolded angrily.

Now in the market, insulting the king of Zhenbei is already politically correct, and there is no need to be afraid of being questioned, because the entire officialdom is scolding. Whoever doesn't scold the king of Zhenbei is a mad beast.

scolded the king of Zhenbei, who is a reader who reads the books of sages and sages, and is a partner of justice.

"Do you know, it was Xu Yinluo who went to the north to investigate the case this time, and it was worthy of him, if it weren't for him, the crime of King Zhenbei would not have been revealed until now. ”

"There is no case in this world that Xu Yinluo can't find, and with Xu Yinluo, I feel that the court is still a good court, because the villains no longer have the possibility of getting away with it. ”

"But I heard that Xu Yinluo can't do anything about this court. ”

"It's okay, the civil and military officials will naturally take over Xu Yinluo, have you heard, Xu Yinluo's cousin, that Chun Hui Yuan, scolded at the gate of the palace for two hours yesterday, and scolded until dusk. Today I went again. ”

"That's amazing. ”

............

Inside the dormitory.

The old eunuch stepped into the threshold with a headache, and his angry old face turned pale: "Your Majesty, then, that Xu Xinnian is scolding outside again." It's hateful, it's killable. ”

Emperor Yuan Jing sat on the big chair, holding the Taoist Sutra in his hand, and when he heard the words, he responded lightly: "Kill him, then it will really be unstoppable, and the people will be angry." ”

The old emperor's face was calm, and he said, "Yesterday, what did Wei Yuan do?"

The old eunuch unconsciously whispered: "Duke Wei went to see Wang Shoufu privately at night.........

The implication is that the two tigers in the court have formed an alliance in private.

Wei Yuan and Wang Zhenwen symbolize the two largest parties in the court, and if they join forces, no one will be their opponents. Even His Majesty has suffered losses from the two.

At that time, the official mantle was very popular, and was later extinguished by the two of them. Those officials who were sold, and those who were sealed, in the past five years, most of the dismissals and beheadings were recovered by Wang Shoufu.

The old emperor smiled, as if he was disdainful, and asked instead, "Is there anything unusual in the palace?"

The old eunuch said in a low voice: "The wind is calm, but Princess Lin'an returned to the palace yesterday." And Princess Huaiqing ........"

The old emperor narrowed his eyes: "What's wrong with Huaiqing." ”

"I left the palace and went back to Huaiqing Mansion. ”

After being silent for a long time, the old emperor hummed and ordered: "If Lin'an comes to ask for a meeting later, let her go back." ”

..........

Day 3.

The ministers still gathered at the palace gate, but careful people will find that although the number of people has not changed, some of the ministers who hold great power have not come today.

Xu Qi'an was in the yamen of the watchman and met the chief of the guard in Princess Huaiqing's mansion. On the order of the eldest princess, I came to invite Xu Qi'an to go to the princess's mansion.

.........

PS: That, it could have been updated at five o'clock today, but the state is not bad, just a thousand more words. 6,000 words.

Thank you for the tip. Uncle Window is always interesting, and he speaks well, and I like to watch him talk in the group. This is the large size of the window speed. Trumpet is also the leader of the alliance.