In Beiyang City, a figure strode out of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Although it is a time of peace, there is no peace everywhere in this city.

The high-ranking prime minister ended up being cautious and cautious.

Leaving one's own door is tantamount to stepping into the field of vision of others, and any disguise at such a time is useless.

It is a little frustrating to say that staying at home honestly does not mean more than half a point of privacy.

He knew that a cook who had been working in his own room for ten years had already been bought by others, and he could see some clues even if his eyes changed slightly and his movements were slightly cautious in the officialdom.

If the person who is bought is not trained and trained for a long time, he usually begins to change his eyes and dare not look directly at others, and he is cautious for fear of making a slight mistake, these are the most basic reactions of people, and the things hidden in the heart of people who suddenly become cautious are even more unsightly.

And Li Si has always been cautious, he can see that these are not because he found that the other party is secretly observing him, but because the size of the braised pork in his meals has begun to become consistent in recent days, and he has not mentioned these things before.

These subtle differences may seem insignificant, but they are all abnormal in the eyes of the Prime Minister. He didn't go to verify, didn't talk to the other party, and didn't expel him from the Prime Minister's Mansion, turning a blind eye to it.

Because even on weekdays, what he says can be said, and what he does is what a courtier can do.

If it is to buy something, it is naturally to give something, or to promise some status.

Li Si, who is the prime minister, understands that what others can give, he can give the same, even in the face of His Majesty the Emperor.

But this is just a waste of effort, how many eyes and ears are there around this Prime Minister's Mansion openly and secretly?

It is no secret what dishes I ate in the morning, what porridge I drank, how many longans I put in the porridge, whether the longan went or never went, and even the braised pork cut into half-inch pieces or one-inch pieces.

And the act of leaving the house by himself must soon reach the ears of others.

However, these are indifferent to him, he is cautious in his words and deeds, and for more than 30 years as an official, every word he says and every action he makes cannot be used by others to shake his position.

Who is the Prime Minister? A person of high power will always have a lot less trouble if he hides more words in his heart.

Compared with the prime ministers of other countries, Li Si is only middle-aged, which means that he has put in more effort than others.

Hard work is often not worth mentioning in front of many people, but his current position proves that his efforts are useful.

But until now, he has found that compared to his own efforts, there are some things that he can do without help.

When he thinks about things, he usually thinks a lot, and he does things without leakage, which is not exclusive to Li Si, but the position of prime minister must have.

One person is above 10,000 people, the head of a hundred officials, and as a prime minister who can threaten the existence of the emperor, he has to walk on thin ice more than others.

If it's a little bit wrong, people will grab the handle and make a big fuss.

What kind of demotion and demotion of officials, punishment and punishment, those are all trivial matters.

It was precisely because of these that he was shocked to find that he had encountered something that even he couldn't solve, such as His Majesty the Emperor's marriage, and for example, the eldest prince summoned him late at night to talk about it.

He is in a high position, and he is really above 10,000 people under one person, but this is power, if he talks about status and identity, he is far inferior to the eldest prince.

The eldest prince seems to be just a prince, a member of the royal family, with a noble status, and does not have the right to command hundreds of officials like a prime minister, but this is only for now, everyone in the court knows it, and this matter is not yet a foregone conclusion.

Is it really a high-powered prime minister who remembers his old feelings and is willing to saddle up for the degraded prince?

There has never been anything like this. Not only the prime minister, but also other people, officialdom is like a battlefield, not to mention the rapid changes, but also ups and downs.

The prime minister and the prince should not meet in private, and between these points, both the eldest prince and the prime minister himself are extremely clever.

But this time, he had to go to Gongzi's Mansion.

He had not seen the letter, but he heard the sound of a horse, and he was very sick.

In the past ten years, only when Emperor Zulong died, this city has opened half of the gate and let the horse into the city and gallop in the capital, which reminds him that something big has happened.

Although the small things have not been interrupted during this time, the big things have not been worth such since last year.

The four realms are stable, the eight directions are peaceful, it will not be the beginning of the war, although he does not know, he can guess what is going on.

It doesn't matter what other people think about it, what matters is what the Imperial Doctor thinks.

Just now he had learned that Cui Ren was going to Gongzi's Mansion, which was extremely bad for him.

He suddenly felt that his recent reminder or warning had become a little stupid, and he had never committed such stupidity in his more than thirty years as an official.

It turned out that I had always been cautious, but I had a hard time being cautious.

Walking alone in the street, and at the end of the street, a horse-drawn carriage came slowly.

Li Si stopped, his face calm, and looked straight ahead.

When the carriage came to the other party, a father-in-law stepped down from the carriage and saluted, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is invited." ”

The prime minister nodded slightly, "Lead the way." He got into the carriage with him.

In the Childe's Mansion, the eldest prince Chunqiu looked at the only black spot in the white chess box and was thinking carefully about something.

A middle-aged woman walked from outside with a long knife in her arms, stepped forward and said, "The prime minister has been summoned to the palace. ”

The eldest prince smiled slightly, didn't pay attention to this matter anymore, but said: "He'an County, check what is the relationship between the county guard and Cui Ren." ”

The man departed. The eldest prince walked out of the palace and did not go to the palace, but walked towards the south of the city.

The Prime Minister entered the North Palace, and His Majesty the Emperor was looking at the letter in front of him with a frowning brow, as if he was facing a great enemy.

It wasn't until Li Si opened his mouth to salute that the emperor came back to his senses and said, "Prime Minister, a major event happened a few days ago, did your Excellency know about it?"

"I don't know, please make it clear to Your Majesty. ”

"I really don't know?"

"I don't know. ”

The emperor nodded, and did not insist on asking about the temptation, but put away the letter and said: "Tonight, a ride came from He'an County, eight hundred miles in an expedited, and the news was transmitted four days ago. ”

Li Si frowned and asked, "He'an County?"

The emperor bowed slightly, and asked again: "How does the Prime Minister feel that this matter should be handled?"

Li Si didn't continue to pretend to be confused, the more confused he behaved at this time, the easier it was to make people suspect something, but thought for a moment and asked, "But what happened to the students who participated in the entrance test?"

The emperor nodded slightly, his face solemn.

Li Si hurriedly asked, "Is there a big problem?"

The emperor raised a hand to caress his forehead, looked up to the sky and sighed with reluctance: "There are heavy casualties. ”

Li Si said in a deep voice: "The misfortune of the country. ”

The emperor deeply agreed, and said: "This matter is an oversight on my part, forgetting that although Mr. Nine and Commander Lin have cultivated to attain it, they both have their own important matters. Mr. Jiu was the dean's student and served his own teacher as a good student, and Commander Lin shouldered the heavy responsibility of protecting the country, so he could not escort him all the way, which led to such a tragedy. ”

His Majesty the Emperor, when this kind of thing happened, he still wanted to push the black cauldron on these two people who couldn't be gnawed, Li Si nodded and said: "Your Majesty doesn't have to blame yourself, you should find out the real culprit and give an explanation to the courtiers." ”

The emperor couldn't stop nodding and asked, "The real culprit is naturally to investigate and give an explanation to the dead." But the living people have to be taken care of, with the meaning of the prime minister, how should the courtiers appease?"

Li Si bowed his head, "Your Majesty originally gave him the opportunity to serve the imperial court out of kindness, but now it has caused a tragedy. The minister thought that he should first send someone to retrieve the corpse and give him a thick burial, and then the new writer Lang inscribed the monument to praise the pillars of the future country. ”

Good fellow, serving the imperial court, and then singing praises to virtue, Li Si's proposal seems to be a matter of course, but His Majesty the Emperor can understand what he really thinks.

Originally, it was just the heir of a few officials, and it was only proposed by His Majesty to go out for training, although the spearhead was pointed at His Majesty the Emperor on the road, but no matter how the spearhead was pointed at, he didn't dare to stab it like that.

You must know that people are just suspecting, but you are not suspecting when you do this, it is a direct rebellion.

Although once it is suspected, it means that the reputation will be ruined, even if it is washed in the end, not many people will believe it, but who dares to frame the emperor without direct evidence?

Assassination can only find out the real culprit, and the emperor should be appeased.

But through the mouth of this prime minister Li Si, it was said that they did not go out to practice, but very cleverly said that they were going to visit Shu Lou for the sake of the imperial court.

This is an extremely dangerous thing to do, and it should be a great achievement.

And it is also necessary to inscribe the monument by the author Lang, singing praises for its merits, so that all of them are heroes, and if this matter is introduced to the people, it will not matter what order.

If this matter cannot be good, it will become His Majesty the Emperor plotting to kill the hero, which is not a small crime.

Originally, it was difficult for ordinary people to have any good feelings about the sons of official families, and if they really died, there were even many people who were not used to seeing them, but this turned from the second generation of officials to a great hero, who can bear this crime?

If you really do what Li Si said, then it will not mean the same thing at all.

The emperor slapped his thigh, nodded and exclaimed: "The Prime Minister is reasonable, so do it!" and then said with a smile: "The Prime Minister didn't mention that I forgot that the son of a hundred officials was involved in danger on behalf of the imperial court, which was a great merit, and this should be recorded in the merit book." ”

The Prime Minister frowned slightly, bowed his head and saluted: "Your Majesty is wise, and the heroic spirit of the deceased minister will thank Your Majesty." ”

The emperor pursed his lips lightly without a trace, how could this be said to be a heroic spirit again?

Seeing that Li Si was deducting the crime on his head more and more, the emperor was not in a hurry, but asked: "Since the deceased people have been pacified, what about the surviving ones?"

The prime minister bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty has its own arrangements, and the ministers dare not speak falsely." ”

The Emperor laughed twice, then looked at each other seriously and nodded slightly. Then he sighed: "Say something taboo, Prime Minister, you and I both know that the pillars of the country are in the next generation, in the spring, the dean and his old man changed the time of the admission test to autumn, this year the temperature in the city is low fast, counting the days This is the next month, and then it will be more grand." ”

The pillars of the country are all in the next generation, and this generation is just barely holding on.

Li Si smiled bitterly, thinking to himself which admission test of this spiritual academy was not grand enough, nodded and saluted and said yes.

The emperor changed his words for a moment, and then asked, "I don't know what the Prime Minister means, who should have done this assassination?"