Don't be clouded

On the sixth day of May, Chen Jing fell into chaos from early in the morning.

The extermination case of Chongzhou governor and Changshi was a hot topic at the beginning, but it has long since become silent.So far, the definite culprit has not been caught, and the only suspect is still dead.

Yesterday morning, the upstart General Ji sued Yushitai to the Ministry of Punishment, but no one in the court took it seriously, after all, there was no reason for one official to sue another official since ancient times.

But this morning, the incident was so bizarre that it could be recorded in the history books.

A lot of papers popped up all over Chenjing overnight, and they were pasted on the doors of every house without warning. The black and white words were all in the tone of the people of Chongzhou, telling the suffering in great detail.

Not only that, but on the imperial street outside the inner city, there was also a joint complaint that was nailed into the watchtower.The white cloth fluttered like a spirit-calling banner, and everyone who saw it felt chills on their backs.

Coincidentally, Emperor Yuan Hui, who was returning from Xuanqing Temple, bumped into him.

Many people witnessed on the spot. At that time, the imperial chariot stopped for a long time, and Habayashi took the complaint from the watchtower and sent it to the emperor's carriage.After a while, until the east was slightly bright, and the morning court had been delayed for half an hour, Emperor Yuan Hui ordered to start again.

Everyone thought that Emperor Yuan Hui's refraining from speaking out on the spot was to make the matter smaller.

However, the situation of the early court came from the palace later.

In the early dynasty, headed by the prime minister, several officials played together to impeach Yushitai.Not only that, but also presented a large amount of conclusive evidence, which silenced Yushi Zhongcheng who was in the Dunhua Palace, and could only kneel down.

Although I don't know what Emperor Yuan Hui thought, but he made an order on the spot, ordering a secretary to thoroughly investigate Yushitai, and he will never tolerate it.

As soon as the morning passed, these things had already spread to every corner of Chenjing, and the spread became more and more evil.In the end, it has become the lingering soul of Chongzhou, begging the king of Hades to return to Yang to avenge his grievances, and the ghosts calling for souls upstairs and the paper on the side of the road are the work of those dead ghosts.

Even the children kicking shuttlecocks on the side of the road made up jingles, such as "the sixth day of May" and "the ghost opens the coffin".

Looking at the whole Chenjing, there is almost no peaceful place, even Xuanqing Mountain is in a hurry, after all, an abbot passed away only yesterday.

The only thing that can be called calm is the Ji Zhai in the north of the outer city.

The smell of medicine in Ji's house has never been broken during this period, and you can smell it when you pass under the wall. I don't know how many herbs are mixed together to make a pot of rich medicine soup.

And in summer afternoons, Ji Bieyun himself was sitting by the small stove, decocting medicine with a fan.

The heat is steaming, so the boy is dressed thinly.In addition, it was close to the fire source, so even the clothes were not fastened obediently, and half of the chest was exposed.Some of the wounds inside were exposed, and the bleeding had stopped, but the scabs had not yet formed.

The young man had quite a lot of wounds, and some old wounds that had healed up were pressed under the new wounds and fused together with the skin, which was no longer obvious.

Ji Bieyun fanned weakly.

That arrow this morning tore his wound open again, and it still hasn't healed.However, he didn't feel distressed, it was just a pity that his heroic appearance could not be seen by others.

The main reason is that I regret not being seen by Guanchen.

That arrow was so handsome, he almost thought he could draw the bow and shoot the moon down.

If the monk saw it, although he would not show any expression, he would definitely praise him.

Sighing, Ji Bieyun continued to fan the stove.

The smell of the medicine went straight into his nose, and when he thought that the pot of medicine would finally enter his mouth, he felt a little sad.The prescription some time ago was just bitter, but last night Xu Yang asked the doctor to add some blood-enriching herbs, which added a hint of sour taste. He took a sip this morning, as if he was being tortured.

"Boss? Why are you here! I'll come, I'll come, you go and rest for a while." The young servant Qingshuangben walked to the kitchen yard with a basket of vegetables, and when he saw him decocting the medicine himself, he hurried up and snatched the fan , trying to drive him away.

"You don't need to look at the stove right now, go and have a rest."

Ji Bieyun is now a wounded man in the family, and is watched everywhere, not allowed to do this or that.

After the arrow was shot that morning, the pressure that had been accumulated for a long time was instantly relieved. After returning home, he fell asleep for several hours in the dark before waking up.The spirit is well-raised, but I have nothing to do, so I went here alone, and saw that no one was looking after the stove, so I sat down and made medicine for myself.

At this moment, he was pushed aside and couldn't get in, so he had to ask: "How is it outside now?"

Qingshuang put the vegetable basket by the kitchen door, went to fetch water from the well, and replied: "The emperor ordered a thorough investigation of the Yushitai, and the chaos was turned upside down. Anyone who met at the door was talking about it."

Ji Bieyun said he was sick today and hid himself, so he didn't rush to the morning court to experience the bloody storm for himself.He is not good at fighting with the emperor and various forces in the court, but the prime minister is good at this kind of thing, so he doesn't have to go.

However, staying in the mansion, he was always a little worried.

"What time did Gu Shanyue go out today?" He asked.

Qingshuang whipped up a bucket of water and brought it to the kitchen.Ji Bieyun looked at others busy while he was doing nothing, felt a little embarrassed, and hurriedly followed.

"I'll go as soon as the day breaks, my master doesn't have to worry, Steward Xu will accompany me, and I will take care of myself." Qingshuang panted a little, and replied patiently, "What's more, Miss Gu is going to testify, so the government should not make things difficult She? Maybe I'll put it back after I finish asking."

Ji Bieyun leaned against the door and responded with a low voice.

After being silent for a while, watching Qingshuang busy up and down, he finally couldn't hold back, and asked again: "What happened to Xuanqing Temple?"

Qingshuang didn't realize it for a while, "What? Xuanqing Temple is still the same as usual. Although Zen Master Jueming passed away, it doesn't have much impact."

He couldn't ask any more questions, and felt a little flustered.

"Oh, by the way," Qingshuang suddenly remembered something, and added, "Master Guanchen's succession ceremony is coming soon, seems to be tomorrow? The day after?"

succession ceremony.

Ji Bieyun suddenly remembered that there was still this problem.He felt restless for a while, his feet were not obedient, and he wanted to go in the direction of Xuanqing Mountain, but his reason pulled him back and stayed where he was.

One is that it is not convenient for him to show up now, and the other is...he does not really want to see Guan Chen take over Xuanqing Temple.

It could be his own selfishness. After Guan Chen shouldered the responsibility of Xuanqing Temple, the distance between the two of them would only grow further and further.What's more, at the succession ceremony, Guanchen will definitely ascend to the altar of ruthless and desireless in the eyes of everyone, and he feels uncomfortable as soon as he imagines that scene.

However, if he didn't go, he would miss such an important scene.

Ji Bieyun was depressed, so he simply sat back by the stove, picked up the fan and continued to decoct the medicine.

He thought about it all afternoon and didn't make a choice. It wasn't until sunset, when everyone in Ji Zhai gathered around for lunch, that he temporarily escaped from the entanglement.

However, as soon as he picked up the chopsticks, Prince Xian killed Ji Zhai.

"You let the servants eat at the same table as you?" Prince Xian caught a glimpse of the meal when he walked to the inner courtyard.

Prince Xian is a distinguished guest, Ji Bieyun could not be neglected, and he didn't want to disturb other people's dinner, so he simply led them to the back yard.

"Out of sight, out of mind, let's cool down in the pavilion by the lake for a while, and I'll ask Uncle Hao to cook some delicate dishes."

The prince was noncommittal, but he also followed him, without saying a word along the way.

It wasn't until he sat in the gazebo and took a few glances at the pretty scenery that he stopped Ji Bieyun and said, "I heard you didn't go to court today?"

Ji Bieyun didn't answer in a hurry, he summoned the people brought by Prince Xian, and ordered them to go to the kitchen to get a jug of good wine, and then light the surrounding lanterns.Then I turned around and replied casually: "I'm sick, and I've taken a ten-year leave."

Mingwang sized him up a few times, and said, "I see you are healthy and painless, isn't this deceiving the emperor?"

Although he put on his clothes neatly and did not show a single wound, he always felt that the prince had something to say, as if he knew something.What's more, Zen master Jueming passed away yesterday, and the prince also went to Xuanqing Mountain, he must have seen Guanchen.

He sat across from him, deliberately smiled innocently, and planned to say: "What do you know?"

Prince Xian also smiled, making Ji Bieyun think he saw Emperor Yuan Hui for a moment.

I have to say that the two brothers look alike, but their temperaments are completely different. Prince Xian doesn't have the hypocritical disgust of the emperor when he smiles.

"Yesterday morning, I saw a man who looked exactly like General Ji outside the city gate, so I came to see him." Ming Wang didn't say anything.

Ji Bieyun now understands that even if Prince Xian is dedicated to being an idle prince, he is still a noble man after all.Born in the royal family and raised in the palace, how could he be insensitive to political affairs?In this way, it should be all guessed.

He had no choice but to ask instead: "Then why did the prince find Ji today?"

Prince Xian looked over quietly, although he was smiling, what he said was: "Come to buy people's hearts."

There was a chill on his body, and he shrank back.

Ming Wang smiled and said: "Actually, Master Guan Chen asked me to show you a clear path, and I am happy to sell this favor."

"Guanchen?" Ji Bieyun didn't hide anymore, and asked quickly, "What did he say?"

"He said to keep you from showing up during this time, and stop meddling in the investigation of the Yushitai. But I gave these words for him in vain. It seems that you understand this truth yourself." Prince Xian said.

It is really not appropriate for him to show his face. Although he has hidden merit and fame this time, in fact, everyone in the court can guess that this matter is related to him.What's more, Emperor Yuan Hui probably felt suffocated at the moment, and was worried that he couldn't find a place to vent it, so he better not waver in front of the emperor.

Guan Chen thought so thoroughly, as if he really watched every step for him, preventing him from making mistakes.

Ji Bieyun's heart was sore, but he shook his head on the face, "I don't understand this, unless you let him come to me by himself."

Ever since he talked to Xu Yang that day, he said in a fit of anger that he wanted to lock Guan Chen at home, but he has been unable to restrain this idea, especially knowing that the succession ceremony is coming soon.

Both of them are clearly in Chenjing now, and the distance between the city and the mountains outside the city is not too far, but it seems that they are in two worlds.

A young servant came back with a jug of wine and poured them separately.

There are lotus flowers in the lake. Although the buds haven't grown yet, there are already large lotus leaves.The wind blows and the shadows move, and the lake reflects the afterglow of the setting sun, adding a bit of leisure and elegance.

Prince Xian also knew that what Ji Bieyun said was a joke, but when he got interested, he wanted to make a joke too, so he said: "In another year, it will be twenty, right?"

The boy didn't feel anything wrong, nodded and said, "Less than a year."

"It's time to start a family." Prince Xian said suddenly.

Ji Bieyun almost choked his throat with a sip of wine, put down his glass abruptly, and looked over in disbelief.

"What kind of girl do you like? Based on your conditions, I'm afraid there are a lot of high-ranking families in Beijing who want to recruit you as a son-in-law." The prince said leisurely, "Or you don't like girls? Although you can't get married, it's not difficult. There are several men in the house, and no one dares to say you. If you can't find a satisfactory one, I can help you pay attention."

"Me!" Ji Bieyun rarely got stuck, "I...I don't want to have a family, it's good to be alone."

Prince Xian smiled inexplicably, took a sip of wine and said: "Do you like stronger or thinner ones? The face should be good-looking, at least not uglier than Master Guan Chen, what about the temperament? I reckon you should like calm and taciturn ones .”

Ji Bieyun had already grasped the edge of the table with his fingertips. He tried his best to restrain himself from being annoyed, and still kept a courtesy.

He smiled very reluctantly, "My lord, when did you become a matchmaker?"

But Ming Wang suddenly said: "Actually, Guan Chen also told me one thing."

Although this was said suddenly, but at least it changed the subject, Ji Bieyun couldn't wait to ask: "What's the matter?"

Mingwang replied: "He said he asked you not to go to his succession ceremony."

Ji Bieyun was stunned, a little at a loss.He also planned to take this opportunity to ask Prince Xian if he would go to the succession ceremony, and if he did, he wanted to disguise himself as a guard and take a sneak peek.

Guan Chen said that he didn't want to let him go... Could it be because he thought the same as him?

"I also asked Guan Chen why." Prince Xian glanced at him, "He just said, you will understand when you bring the words."

According to Ji Bieyun's understanding of Guanchen and Huizhi, this person doesn't like to express himself.Only when it touches on some extremely important things and has to be said, will he be willing to speak out.

This time, he actually asked an outsider to help with the conversation, thinking that Guanchen really resisted him to watch the succession ceremony.

Ji Bieyun didn't say anything, just poured a glass of wine silently, he couldn't drink more because of his injuries, so he raised his head and drank it all.

"Are you sad?" Prince Xian asked from the side.

He shook his head, and replied sullenly: "I was just thinking, with so many people in Xuanqing Temple, are they all useless except Guanchen?"

Mingwang didn't comment on his words, but still smiled when he spoke: "It doesn't matter that you are sad, but you should remember my kindness, and don't turn your face against others in the future."

Ji Bieyun was a little confused, looked over, "Why did the prince say that?"

"That's because," Qin Qin raised his glass, "Actually, I'm here to have a showdown with you tonight."