The gentleman originally thought that he would bring Shui'er to meet a few more people, but she couldn't help it when she was drunk.

The servant of the Swallow House quickly cleaned up a relatively clean room, and until then Shui Er had been sleeping with her husband, causing the four girls to stare at her, until she was carefully carried into the room by her husband and lay on the bed.

The gentleman looked at the water silently, and after a long time, he reached out and left without rubbing her head.

The next day, near noon.

The location of the Swallow House is very convenient no matter where you go, and Mr. stepped out of the threshold of the Swallow Tower, walked all the way north along Suzaku Street, and was inconspicuous in the chaotic crowd.

There are three main roads that cross the east and west and Suzaku Street, from south to north, they are "Weijun", "Jiu'an" and "Changzhi". The further north you go, the closer you get to the Imperial City, bounded by Jiu'an Road, and most of the people you see after passing through Jiu'an Road are either rich or expensive.

If you don't pay attention along the way, you really can't see any difference, as long as you make a little comparison, it is not difficult to find that the streets of the northern city are much cleaner than those in the southern city, and there are fewer patrols and guards, or ornate or ordinary shops, and small vendors are rare, even if people wear clothes, they look better.

The gentleman who looks like a young scholar has gradually become different from them, attracting some people's fiery eyes. Among them, there are many young ladies from rich families, and there are even those who secretly follow all the way.

Since the reign of the new emperor, the national customs and folk customs of the Tang Dynasty have gradually been liberalized, and they are not as restrained and conservative as before, especially the younger generation is deeply affected, so it is inevitable that the young and vigorous will do some troubles.

It is also close to the entrance examination, and students from all over the world have settled in the capital one after another, and the poorer students are basically concentrated in the southern city, specializing in hard work. Those students who are favored by high-ranking officials, or who are originally from rich families, will haunt Beicheng and do some elegant things in groups, and there are many good sons-in-law among these people.

Although he was young, had a very good temperament, and had been single for decades, he never thought of finding a partner, and he found it troublesome, so he quickened his pace.

It was already time for the middle of the meal, and the gentleman finally saw the long-lost Jiuzhi Road, as well as the magnificent and conspicuous imperial gate, with dozens of black-armored guards lined up in front.

After only a brief look at the spot, the gentleman continued to walk, and in a short time came to a mansion, which was the residence of the current Tobe Shoshu.

The gatekeeper is still a pair of Xiao Si, much more majestic than the old man Wu's house in the noisy city. The gentleman stepped forward and showed them something, and one of them immediately ran in.

After a while, the man who looked like a butler came out, and happily took the gentleman into the door, led him to the door of what was supposed to be the study, and then withdrew alone.

Without thinking about it, the gentleman pushed open the door, walked straight in, closed the door again, and then a sound came from the ground not far away.

"The 336th generation disciple of the Holy Book Building, the Shangshu of the Household Department of the Tang Dynasty, the scope, meet the senior brother. ”

Tobe Shangshu bowed to the ground, and he couldn't see his face, but he was obviously extremely excited, and his body couldn't stop trembling.

The gentleman walked around him, came to the bookcase, and said, "Get up, sit down." ”

Without thinking too much, he got up and sat down in the seat that belonged to him, and said, "Sir, there is something important to find, if there is nothing important, it is better to leave quickly, I am not so idle." ”

The tone of his voice when he said this was very inconsistent with his previous attitude. The gentleman did not feel disrespectful to the scope, but was somewhat satisfied, but frowned again.

The scope understands what Mr. means, and Mr. has this kind of strange thing - Mr. wants to say that the scope is the Household Shangshu, and this is the Shangshu Mansion, and Mr. is just an ordinary visitor.

The gentleman said, "Wipe your mouth clean before you speak." ”

Guang Wenyan was stunned for a moment, touched his mouth with his hand, only to know that he had dipped some rice grain soup, turned his back, took out a handkerchief, wiped it carefully, and then turned back, and said, "Mr. Jean, see you smile." ”

The gentleman said bluntly: "How has the palace been all these years?"

"The girl that Mr. likes is indeed very good, since Senior Brother Li made her the queen, no matter where she can say a disadvantage. It can be said that all kinds of waste are thriving, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and only Senior Brother Li may have more time to talk. ”

The scope said: "It's just that I think her power in the court is too great, and the fame accumulated over the years has caused many civil officials to prefer her to the emperor." ”

According to historical records, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty was a woman, and her achievements during her reign were by no means comparable to later generations, and by 500 years ago, the female emperors of the Tang Dynasty had a hand.

Teaching women to be emperors, today's Tang Kingdom will never respect it, but there is a precedent, as long as the time is right, there will always be latecomers.

The gentleman said: "Don't worry, she will definitely not betray her junior brother." ”

He was convinced of Mr. Scope's words, saying that there was no need to worry about it—he had already decided in his mind to give up on this matter, because he was an example of someone who would never betray him.

Mr. said: "It seems that Yanzilou has not entered the palace for a long time to dance, although my sister has not said anything...... What's going on. ”

The scope said: "In fact, since the queen's faction has become stronger and stronger, the situation in the palace has been particularly tense. The Chu family has a special identity, and the swallow tower is valued by several generations of emperors, and has some say in the palace. Everyone Chu was afraid of getting into trouble, so they pushed everything they could. ”

The gentleman thought for something and said, "It's more than that. ”

"In fact, the queen faction has been able to stabilize the emperor, but the queen herself has never made any statement, otherwise I am afraid that the Tang Kingdom would have changed its name a long time ago. ”

The scope said worriedly: "That is, when these two factions were at a stalemate, I accidentally learned that there were actually people trying to gather forces and have bad intentions, so I know that there must be a rebellion." ”

The gentleman asked, "Who?"

The scope said: "The general of Yushan who guards the western frontier - Lin Zhen." ”

As soon as the name came out, the two fell silent.

There is such a legend in the world - after the end of the war against the Tang Dynasty, the Holy Book Building of the Tang Kingdom has declined, the three thousand disciples have all sacrificed, the inheritance of the exercises has been destroyed, and the Tang Kingdom can no longer have the world's strong cultivators, and now only the four generals are left to support it, as long as these four people die one after another, the Tang Kingdom will also be destroyed.

In fact, it's not much different.

Compared with the four great generals, the Qian family, the Swallow Tower, the range, and the other surviving disciples of the Holy Book Building are simply insignificant. When facing strong cultivators from all over the world, they can't provide enough security.

Therefore, if any problem arises with these four people, it may cause a devastating blow to the Tang Kingdom, let alone any rebellion. If this kind of thing is really allowed to happen, then it can be asserted that the Tang Kingdom is finished.

The silence will always be broken, and the gentleman said, "Senior brother should know about this, right?

The scope sighed and said: "Senior brother has decided to do nothing, and he can't do anything, just dealing with the queen faction is very difficult, and he has no spare energy to deal with other things." ”

The gentleman asked, "Even if he is lazy, he will not be like this, I know very well what he is capable of." ”

"This ...... It's better for the senior brother to ask the second senior brother in person. ”

The scope turned to say: "In fact, several people led by Gonggong Yu have been proposing to the emperor for a long time - to give birth to a prince with the queen, and it is thanks to them that the queen faction is suppressed. I also think that as long as the prince can be born, it can prove that the emperor and the queen are of the same mind, and it will be difficult for the queen faction to intervene. But who the second senior brother is, you also know it, senior brother. ”

As he said this, he looked at Mr. in great embarrassment.

The gentleman retracted his gaze, paced back and forth in the study with a deep face, and finally said, "I probably understand, since the junior brother feels that he doesn't need to pay attention, then don't worry about Lin Zhen for the time being." Even if he really wants to rebel, it won't be so easy for him alone. As for the rest of the things left to you, I think that's enough. Then the main question is—"

"Which side are you from?"