"Smack!"

In Tianji Pavilion, a crisp sound came from Zhao Yuan's study, breaking the tranquility of the night.

"Say, who is instructing you to do this?" Zhao Yuan, who was furious, pointed angrily at Qin Wei, whose cheeks were red and swollen, and said sharply, "Ben Hou has warned you a long time ago, never lie in front of me, let alone be clever in front of me, otherwise Ben Hou will make your death ugly." ”

At this time, there were three people in the study, two standing and one sitting.

Among them, Zhao Yuan and Qin Wei stood in front of them, and those sitting on the side silently "watching the play" were Dongfu Shilang and Master Jia.

"Master Hou, my subordinates don't dare to ......"

"Don't you dare?" Zhao Yuan said coldly, "The news that Liu Xunyi was taken into the heavenly prison is a secret of the imperial court, and few people know about it even in the imperial court. As for the news that Su He and Liu Xunyi intersected, there were even fewer people who knew about it. Apart from you, who else will leak Liu Xunyi's news to Su He?"

"I'm ......" Qin Wei subconsciously glanced at Master Jia, who was watching coldly, and repeatedly wanted to speak and stopped.

"Do you know how angry the emperor is about this matter?" I don't know if he deliberately acted for Lord Jia, Zhao Yuan, who is usually calm and introverted, jumped like thunder today, with a terrifying posture of wanting to eat Qin Jian alive, "When Chen suddenly asked Prince Rong to let Liu Xunyi participate in sending off his relatives, Prince Rong had no defense at all, if he hadn't been in danger and made a decision immediately, I am afraid that this matter would have already been exposed." In the early hours of this morning, the emperor asked the ministers of the eastern and western prefectures in person, why did Liu Xunyi have anything to do with Su He? At that time, all the ministers could not tell the matter clearly, and Benhou, as the lord of the Tianji Pavilion, entered the palace with an edict, but he did not know how to answer. Qin Wei, why don't you tell me, should Ben Hou hide it and not answer, or should he answer truthfully?"

"This ......" Qin Weicheng was terrified, how dare he talk nonsense?

"If you don't answer, it is the crime of bullying the king, and if the emperor finds out the truth in the future, you will definitely die. Zhao Yuan continued, "If you answer truthfully, it is to admit that I knew about the relationship between Su He and Liu Xunyi early on. In other words, by default, it was me who leaked the news of Liu Xunyi to Su He, which was also a dead end. ”

"That'...... How did the Hou Ye answer the emperor in the end?" Qin Wei couldn't hold back the curiosity in his heart and asked cautiously.

"Does Benhou have a choice?" Zhao Yuan asked rhetorically, "If I don't admit it to death, there is no need for the emperor to investigate deeply, and Xifu will take advantage of the topic to play and investigate to the end, maybe this basin of dirty water will be splashed on the prime minister's head." ”

"Hou Ye admitted?" Qin Wei was shocked.

"Ben Hou would rather die than deceive the king, I will only reply truthfully, admitting that I know a little about the relationship between Liu Xunyi and Su He, but I swear that I have not revealed any news to Su He. ”

"And then?"

Facing the panicked Qin Wei, Zhao Yuan couldn't help but let out a sneer: "How do you know that you are scared? The emperor has ordered Ben Hou to investigate thoroughly to the end, and screen all the insiders in the Tianji Pavilion, and would rather be in vain!"

"I ......"

"So far, how long do you want to be hard-mouthed?" Zhao Yuanhu glared and scolded, "If you don't confess and confess, don't blame Benhou for not being able to keep you." Although Liu Xunyi escaped, the emperor's anger did not subside, but the humiliation was even worse, someone must pay the price for this matter! Qin Wei, Ben Hou knows that you are angry, but you shouldn't be stupid enough to execute Liu Xunyi Ling Chi, right?"

"Hou Ye, help!" Qin Wei's legs were weak in fright, and he fell to his knees and begged for mercy again and again, "I just want to rescue Brother Liu, and I never want to cause trouble......

With just these words, Master Jia's eyes lit up, and the bloated body leaning on the back of the chair leaned forward slightly, and a hint of scrutiny flashed in his eyes when he looked at Qin Wei.

"Sure enough, it's you!" Zhao Yuan's eyebrows tightened, and his tone was full of grief and indignation, "You are as rebellious as Liu Xunyi, the more Benhou doesn't let you do anything, you just want to do it, and your head will be hot and you will mess around recklessly." In the end, it will not only harm oneself, but also affect others. ”

"I'll admit it's a bit reckless, but I'm doing things by myself...... It shouldn't affect others......"

"You're already tired. Master Jia interjected, "You are from Dongfu, and your fault is Dongfu's fault." In other words, one of your small crimes will be sent to the emperor...... It will become a big crime for the prime minister. The official assumes that you are not the mastermind, and the matter is only a board at most, but if you can't find the mastermind, the prime minister will have to bear it with all his might. Do you understand what this official means?"

"Shhh

"Why was Liu Xunyi thrown into the prison, and why did Tianji Hou run to reprimand him overnight, just to prove his innocence and draw a line with Liu Xunyi early. Master Jia said with a smile, "Liu Xunyi's life is good, and you find a Mongolian as a backer, what about you? Are there any Mongolians behind you? If Dongfu draws a line with you now, your fate will only be more miserable than that of Liu Xunyi at the beginning." ”

"If the prime minister can give up Brother Liu that day, he can give up me today. Qin Wei said unwillingly, "If I don't try to save him, won't Liu Xunyi die in vain?"

"Who said that? If the emperor does not order Liu Xunyi to be executed for a day, this matter will take a turn for the better, what are you anxious about?" Master Jia sneered contemptuously, "Besides, drawing a clear line does not mean giving up saving him, and you are not a roundworm in the prime minister's stomach, how do you know what the prime minister is going to do? If you want to save people, you must first protect yourself, if you can't protect yourself, how can you save people? Don't you understand such a simple truth?"

"This ......"

In front of the treacherous and cunning Lord Jia, Qin Wei couldn't figure out his thoughts and intentions at all, so the more he listened, the more confused he became, so that he was confused and at a loss.

"Young people are not mature in their minds and do not handle things well, but they like to make their own decisions and insist on going their own way, which is really not enough to achieve and more than to fail!"

"I ......"

"Don't want 'me, me, me', this official asks you, do you understand why this official asked you tonight?"

Facing Lord Jia's aggressive questioning, Qin Wei subconsciously shook his head, and suddenly realized that something was wrong, so he nodded desperately.

"Now that you understand, you might as well talk about it. ”

"I ......" Qin Wei's heart was in turmoil, his tongue was knotted, and he could only turn his gaze for help to Zhao Yuan, who had a complicated complexion.

"You don't have to ask Tianji Hou for help in everything, he can help you for a while, but he can't help you for a lifetime. ”

Master Jia got up slowly, walked to Qin Wei leisurely, stretched out his fat and greasy right hand to gently support Qin Wei's chin, took out a handkerchief with his left hand, wiped the sweat on Qin Wei's forehead without hurrying, and said with a smile: "Don't be nervous! Back then, you and Liu Xunyi went to Yanmen Pass to rescue the official from the thieves. You are masters of the enemy, with courage, skill, and loyalty. But in the imperial court, you can't fight and kill all your life, run around all your life, you always have to find a place to settle down, fall off the leaves and take root, and slowly achieve your own fame, right?"

"What the adults say is very ......"

"Let me ask you, what is it that makes you famous?" said Master Jia again, "By the knife at your waist, by the horse under your crotch, or by your eyes to see the six paths and hear the eight directions? Or by the sword like a dragon, or by the sword like a tiger? If you want to take root in the imperial court, you rely on this. ”

After that, Master Jia stretched out a finger and poked it lightly at Qin Wei's head, and said: "The Privy Council commands the soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty, and they do the errand of the battlefield campaign, but the Privy Envoy and the Privy Envoy are gentle and courteous. No matter how strong a person's martial arts are, it is impossible to compete with everyone in the world. Therefore, the magic weapon of one and ten thousand is not in the sword, gun, sword, and halberd, but in the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone. Especially in the imperial court, a splendid article is worthy of the general's exploits in a hundred battles, a sentence, a twist, sometimes it is a golden iron horse, and ten thousand arrows are fired together. The eastern and western governments have been fighting openly and secretly for many years, when have you ever seen the privy envoy and the prime minister fighting each other with swords? It's not that they don't fight, but they just fight in places that you and I can't see. Now, you and Liu Xunyi have experienced the battlefield of swords and swords, and come to the court of intrigue, you can no longer hold on to the sword, let alone rely on your will and courage when encountering problems, but you must learn to bend and stretch, learn to retreat as advance, and learn to know how to change. Right now, it is the critical moment for you to break out of the cocoon and become a butterfly, you must be cautious, step by step, and you must not make a mistake into a thousand hatreds. ”

"The teachings of adults, remember the words of villains!"

Seeing that Qin Wei was thoughtful, Master Jia nodded slowly and asked, "Who else knows about Su He's rescue of Liu Xunyi besides you?"

"And ...... Little Prince. In front of Master Jia, Qin Wei couldn't raise the slightest idea of resisting or concealing it, so he could only answer truthfully, "It was the little prince who helped me infiltrate the Banjing Pavilion, so that I could meet Su He ...... smoothly."

"Little Prince?" Lord Jia frowned slightly, then glanced at Zhao Yuan and said in a low voice, "You mean...... Zhao Yu?"

"Exactly. ”

"Understood!" Master Jia muttered, "Right now, the Emperor is so worried that the Mongols have made him dare not act rashly, for fear that something will go wrong if he is not careful." The official expected that as soon as the princess and the Mongols left, the emperor would inevitably turn over the matter and investigate it. And you are the insider and participant of the whole thing, so it is very likely that the emperor will call you for a separate questioning. ”

"What do you mean...... A subordinate has a chance to enter the palace to face the saint?"

"Do you think it's a good thing?" Zhao Yuan reprimanded, "Do you know that 'a companion is like a tiger'? A good answer can save a life, if you answer badly...... There will be no dead body. ”

Zhao Yuan's words made Qin Wei's heart tremble, and his hands and feet were cold.

"That'...... How should the subordinates answer, dare to ask Lord Jia and Master Hou for advice!"

Hearing this, Lord Jia's eyes were fierce, and he said in a low voice: "This official wants you to put all the blame on the little prince." ”

"What?" Qin Wei was shocked.

"You have to be sure that you are acting on orders, and you dare not disobey. In this way, not only will your life be safe, but the prime minister will also be spared. ”

"Isn't that little prince ......?"

"Don't worry, the emperor loves Zhao Yu very much, at most he will only scold two sentences, and he will never hurt a single hair. Master Jia smiled confidently, "The most important thing is to let the emperor know that the initiator of this matter is from the Rongwang Mansion and not the Tianji Pavilion. In this way, the prime minister can get a little respite from the previous haze. King Rong's Mansion and Xifu are the same as a raccoon dog, Song Menghe and his relatives have made them out of the limelight, we can take this opportunity to severely suppress the arrogance of Xifu, and at the same time regain what Dongfu has lost. ”

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