Since the first year of the Apocalypse, the wind and rain in Daqin have been smooth, and the government and the opposition have been in the same dust, and there have been two relatively large cases, one is the Qin Tianjian incident of that year, which caused a lot of uproar, saying that the four princesses will mess up the country in the future, but His Majesty the powerful emperor forcibly erased this matter, and at the same time wiped out a lot of heads;

In the Fengbo Pavilion case, more than a dozen officials were demoted and dismissed on the surface, and seven people from the military department were beheaded, but in the dark, there were still some key people in key positions who were purged in advance, but because those positions involved the safety of the palace and the impact was too bad, the news was blocked very much.

On that rainy night, Zhang Ning, the general of the Praetorian Guard, ushered in Gonggong Lin in the palace and also ushered in his own death. Li San and Li Changwei, who were previously prisoners, Chen Liu and Chen Jingwei took His Majesty's handwritten decree and directly killed this person in the rain, and then reported that he died of illness.

On the same rainy night, the fish dragon helped Liu Wu and Liu Si, galloped on horseback, and on the playground of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, he picked Chu Ren, the deputy commander of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, with one shot, avenged the revenge of being Yin ten years ago, and also completed the mission delivered by His Majesty.

It was also after this rainy night that many people in the upper echelons of the Great Qin Empire knew the name of the dead grass old Song, or began to face this name squarely, and those people also wanted to know who the murderous masked young man beside him was, but they had nowhere to ask.

Song Xiaoxiao stood on the shore of the Royal Garden Lake, quietly looking at this big lake called Lihai, wearing a green shirt swaying slightly in the lake breeze.

When a eunuch and palace maid passed by him, they would humbly turn sideways to avoid him, and people now knew who he was, knew what kind of future he would have, and did not hide the envy, curiosity and even admiration in their eyes.

Song Xiaoxiao didn't seem to notice anything, her face didn't have the coldness she had when she killed last night, and she couldn't see the nervousness that the reckless characters in the rivers and lakes should have after entering the palace, and her expression was chic and calm.

A golden carp leaps out of the sea, leaps over the dragon gate made of garlands made by the palace maids, and then happily falls back into the water.

In the eyes of many people, Song Xiaoxiao is in today's capital, just like a fish jumping into the sea at this time, and his fame will rise to the top.

But he didn't think so.

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More than ten years ago, he was a young scholar who entered the Beijing Examination Academy but was led into the capital by the current emperor; more than ten years later, he was a green shirt and a scholar who stood in the night of the capital city with countless heads under the sword, standing on the lakeside thinking about the past years, thinking about the future ahead, and naturally having a different taste in his heart, and did not feel that there was any attraction about the Qingyun Road, but he still wanted to return to the old days when he studied hard day and night and devoted himself to the Tao.

The silence on the lakeside was broken by the sound of footsteps, and the second prince, who looked like a delicate and handsome man, slowly walked over with two close guards.

The second prince's gaze fell on the somewhat whitish cyan robe washed by the middle-aged man by the lake, and after being slightly stunned, he smiled and half-squatted and saluted, and said softly: "I've seen Uncle Song." ”

The second prince of Great Qin has never heard of the affairs of the court, and he is dedicated to seeking Taoism and cultivating the law, and he is favored by the saints, and the people love and admire him, even if he meets His Royal Highness the Prince, he just calls his uncle lightly, how can he ever use such a close title to a man?

"The grass people don't dare. ”

Song Xiaoxiao gave in sideways, saying that she was afraid in her mouth, and her face was full of panic, but her figure flashed slightly, and the lake breeze moved the corner of her green shirt, where was there a feeling of being afraid of daring, but there was a sense of alienation and vigilance in polite respect.

Seeing Song Xiaoxiao's reaction, the hands of the second prince Ying Ce on his waist stiffened slightly, and the two guards behind him changed color, but before they could make any moves, Ying Ce smiled and preemptively responded: "Speaking of which, when I was a child, my father asked the guards to carry me out of the palace to play, and I saw my uncle a few times in the gambling house, but after all, I was young at that time, and then I gradually forgot that Uncle Song had hugged his nephew, so why should I see him like this today." ”

"His Royal Highness's words really frightened the grass people, how can the grass people be virtuous, how dare they call themselves the elders of His Majesty the Prince. ”

Song Xiaoxiao responded with a smile, the lake reflected the sky and then fell on his handsome and plump face, where was the slightest deliberate humility and small color, but he just guarded the status of the monarch and the minister, and did not dare to take that step forward.

Ying Ce showed favor three times and twice, Song Xiaoxiao blocked back three times and twice, the atmosphere by the lake suddenly became a little tense and even depressed, Ying Ce quietly looked at the face of this middle-aged man, thinking about the anger shown by his father from last night to today, showing his intention to protect this person, and more and more confirmed that this person's status in the eyes of his father is extremely important, waved his hand to stop the whispered advice of the guards around him, and continued with a smile: "My fourth sister went to study in the academy, and I only asked about cultivation, and never cared about the court. ”

He looked at the sea-like lake, looked at the lotus leaves disturbed by the underwater swimming fish, and asked, "Is that young man easy to use?"

"Your Royal Highness the Second Prince, I didn't use him, I just asked him to help me. Song Xiaoxiao replied: "It's hand in hand, not use." ”

"If it's hand in hand, then he'll become your brother too?" asked Win Ce as he turned his head and frowned slightly.

Song Xiaoxiao remembered the conversation that night, and the battle with Luo Fan, and laughed at herself and said: "Someone looks at the world as if it is colder than me. ”

He looked at Ying Ce's eyebrows and said seriously: "Your Highness, he doesn't want to be known, so he also asks His Highness to keep this little secret for him." ”

Ying Ce was slightly stunned and then said mockingly: "Does that idiot think that this matter can be hidden for a long time?

Song Xiaoxiao replied: "As a representative of the academy as an official disciple of the academy, he walks in the secular world, sooner or later he will become an official disciple of the academy, and then he naturally no longer has to be afraid of being plotted by others." ”

Ying Ce remembered the evaluation of Luo Fan in the letter from the fourth princess, frowned and asked, "Why do you all have such a high opinion of him?"

Song Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "Because he's worth it." ”

The expression on Ying Ce's face softened unconsciously, but his voice still seemed a little cold and mocking: "The fourth princess asked him to find me and come to me to do things conveniently, but I didn't expect him to just think that kind of appearance was not exciting enough, so he had to choose such a way to appear in the capital." ”

"But no matter what, he is my sister's walker, my sister's spokesperson in Chang'an City, my sister told me to take care of him, then he is my person......" Ying Ce looked at Song Xiaoxiao with a smile, "Uncle Song, you use my people so hard, should you say hello to me in advance?"

After all, the verbal confrontation is still a psychological confrontation, and the second prince is naturally the best woman in this area among the younger generation, but in front of the old Song, who is accustomed to seeing blood and blood, he doesn't want to take the slightest advantage, only to see Song Xiaoxiao smile freely, and said: "If he is the person of the second prince, wouldn't the second prince go against his original intention, only ask about spiritual matters, and not participate in the court?" And I believe that the second prince should also be able to see that that little guy will never become anyone's person, he is just his own person." ”

After several attempts, he didn't find the slightest opportunity to take advantage of, and he didn't even find the gap to tell the truth, Yingce was silent for a moment, waved his hand and motioned for the guards behind him to leave, looked at him and said with a solemn expression: "Uncle Song......"

Song Xiaoxiao avoided again and repeated: "The grass people don't dare." ”

Song Xiaoxiao shook his head and said seriously: "Everyone in the world knows that after today, it is impossible for the old Song to be the grass man who is hidden in the people by his father, and he is no longer just the leader of the first gang in the capital. Whether it is the head of the guard, the minister, or the outside, there will be a place for you in the world. ”

"When you were a dead grass old Song Dynasty, those ministers dared to recruit you in the name of the eldest brother or the third emperor brother to convince you, and now that you have jumped out of the sea, do you think you can stay out of the matter from now on?"

Ying Ce looked at him quietly, and his tone was sincere and unsubtle: "They are all smart people, and I'm not stupid, so I won't do anything that my father doesn't like us, but we have to do something." ”

"There are many cultivators in Daqin, and we get together to discuss the cultivation methods with each other, and I hope you can support me. ”

"You hugged me when I was a child, and you hugged my sister, we don't participate in the court policy, just practice, why not?"

Great Qin doesn't care about the succession, who succeeds to the throne is all in the words of His Majesty the Emperor, His Majesty the Emperor, who seems to be old and weak, but is actually extremely sober, will not allow his wife and children to do any battles that hurt the country and exceed the limits of his patience, but he wants to see who performs better.

In this world, in those histories, there are very few examples that are as transparent and open as the Great Qin Imperial Family, but what Ying Ce said to Song Xiaoxiao by the lake today, his behavior has always been like this, but it is extremely inconsistent with ordinary people's imagination of such palace conspiracy.

Song Xiaoxiao was silent for a long time, looked at him and said in a harmonious voice: "His Royal Highness the Second Prince is really similar to your mother, extremely intelligent, I know that any temptation and temptation for a rough person like me is meaningless, but it is more appropriate to use the tone of the rivers and lakes, but I am just a small fish in the sea of Daqin, even if I am lucky enough to turn into scales, I just want to follow my own path, and it will not help the cultivation of the second prince." ”

"Uncle Song is too humble, you must know that over the years, I have never seen my father believe in a person like this...... Moreover, he pressed the amazing academy preparation candidates in the gutter of Dongcheng for several years, and I think my father must feel extremely guilty about you in his heart. ”

Ying Ce looked at him firmly and said, "The most important thing is that you are in the sea of Daqin, so even if you jump out of the sea, you will eventually fall back into the sea, and you will have to choose which way to swim one day...... So isn't it the best way to stay out of things and just practice?"

Before he finished his words, Song Xiaoxiao smiled, Yinglang was compelling, raised his arm and waved his green sleeves to point to the big lake, and said: "I am a small fish, but I don't like to stay in the pool, even if it is a pool as big as the sea, it is still a pool after all, so if I really need to choose which way to swim, or in the end I will simply choose to go ashore." ”

Ying Ce frowned slightly and said, "Fish will die of thirst when they come ashore." ”

"But you can breathe enough air before you die. Song Xiaoxiao said with a smile.

"Uncle Song insists that the court is the one that pool, but can you find a bigger pool in the world than my Great Qin?"

"Although the rivers and lakes are smaller, they are more relaxed and casual, in comparison, I would indeed rather be far away from the rivers and lakes than stand on the temple. ”

Ying Ce frowned and looked at the middle-aged scholar in Luotuo green shirt by the lake, and suddenly found that he was not very able to understand some people, and sighed: "There are not many sinister rivers and lakes. ”

Song Xiaoxiao smiled slightly and said, "But the rivers and lakes are far enough, so they are free." ”

Win Ce shook his head and said, "What kind of freedom can you have?"

Song Xiaoxiao looked at him with pity like a junior, and said, "Freedom not to choose." ”

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