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As soon as Shen Shi arrived, Wang Hong, who was wearing the prime minister's clothes, left the prime minister's mansion smoothly. Yu Lin barely controlled his facial expression and said, "You really know that His Majesty will find Yao Zhen to copy Gu Si's family?"

"En." Wang Hong put his hands in front of his belly and put them into his sleeves, got into Yu Lin's carriage, and the carriage started to walk.

Yu Lin shouted to the people outside: "Slow down, it's too crazy."

The coachman said respectfully, "Yes."

"It doesn't matter." Wang Hong cleared his throat, "Hurry up, it's important that His Majesty wants to talk to you. It's because of the holy will. It's very good for you to answer like this. But I'm afraid that Your Majesty will fall into the villain's tricks."

Yu Lin said: "Then how do you know His Majesty will look for Yao Tingwei?"

Wang Hongdao: "Yao Tingwei and Gu Siquan had a feud. Your Majesty just came to Jiangzuo. At that time, there was no imperial court, and Yao Zhen was not yet a Tingwei. Your Majesty advocated the marriage of the northern and southern families. The Yao family is a rich family. Yao Zhen's daughter married Gu Siquan, the wedding ceremony was extremely lively, but the girl died unexpectedly half a month later. The autopsy revealed that she died of poisoning caused by eating pork and lily tea."

This girl is the best proof of the intermarriage between a rich family from the north and an indigenous family. She died like this only half a month after her marriage, as if she had slapped the entire northern family.Yu Lin said angrily: "The Gu family is also a famous family, how could they not even understand this common sense."

"In the end, the overall situation is the most important thing. Your Majesty was just General Jiandong at that time, and he felt inferior to others, so this matter is over. I just pity that girl..." The carriage was bumped by a stone, and Wang Hong fell forward. Yu Lin supported him.

"Are you okay?" Yu Lin hurriedly supported him.Unable to bear even a little jolt, it seemed that Wang Hong was really hurt.He couldn't help but said: "Is that place really that dangerous? You are so injured, and His Majesty can come out safe and sound, it's really evil."

Wang Hong sat like mud, panting for a while before saying: "It's okay, it's just that I'm relatively useless, cough cough cough..."

Yu Lin looked at his appearance of Xizi holding his heart, and wondered whether he entered the palace this time to persuade His Majesty or to harm His Majesty.

The northernmost side of the palace is Honghua Palace, the royal collection of books. Chen Huai talked with Yao Zhen halfway for a while before arriving at Honghua Palace. , there was still a fire in his stomach, and he said angrily: "No, let's continue."

The third-rank secretary supervisor is an old man in sixties with a gray beard. He is in charge of the secretary department and the writing department. He is an amiable person and holds a neutral attitude between the northern and southern families.There are many people that such a big official wants to win over. Yang Maojie is a well-known Confucian, but he doesn't stand on either side.Normally, he would get closer to Yu Lin, but he would be at ease. Chen Huai came here this time to ask him for advice on how to deal with the current conflict between the nobles in the two places.

"The emptiness is to know the true feelings, and the static is to know the true feelings." Yang Maojie stroked his white beard and said: "Shangshu makes the heart as clear as a bronze mirror, with unique vision, and is a rare talent for the younger generation."

Knowing the friendship between the two of them, Chen Huai removed the Jian Ce from his hand, unfolded it while looking at it, and said, "This pair of wise eyes can't see clearly what I'm thinking."

Yang Maojie took out the book "Han Feizi" from the shelf, put it in front of Chen Huai, and said calmly, "You don't see what you want."

When Chen Huai saw the familiar booklet, his face became long, and he said: "Except for the prime minister, you are the only one who dares to preach to me, but after all, why do you keep provoking me with "Han Feizi"?"

"Don't want to listen to the old man's nagging anymore? That's fine, just ask Your Majesty to listen to what Shang Shuling has to say."

Yu Lin was greeted by the servant of Huangmen, and saluted Chen Huai and Yang Maojie one by one. Yang Maojie knew that the matter was serious when he looked at him like that, but seeing Chen Huai's resentful appearance, he said, "Your Majesty, I have something important to announce. "

Chen Huai understood, and said: "Everyone back down, the Minister ordered you to stay."

Everyone retreated, Chen Huai was sitting upright, as if waiting for the teacher to teach, Yang Maojie opened "Han Feizi" and watched it.

Chen Huai: "..."

Yu Lin: "..."

After a long time, still no one spoke, Chen Huai coughed a few times in embarrassment, and said, "Don't bother Mr., I'm leaving now."

"Your Majesty, please stay." Yang Maojie put down his simple policy, looked at Yu Ze, frowned and said, "Yu Ze, aren't you busy?"

Yu Lin bowed and said, "You have to say what you want first."

"Han Feizi" was thrown on the desk with a slap, Yang Maojie said slightly angrily: "My important thing is your important thing, why are you such a bitch."

Yu Lin: "..."

Chen Huai: "..."

It was only then that Yu Lin suddenly realized that he was smiling.He said to Chen Huai, "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is waiting to be summoned in the corridor."

"What?" Chen Huai thought there was something wrong with his ears, and said, "Who are you talking about?"

Yu Lin said humbly, "Return to Your Majesty, it is Prime Minister Wang."

Chen Huai resisted the urge to shoot him dead on the spot, and ran out.

Yang Maojie said leisurely: "If the ruler releases his punishment and the envoys use it, then the ruler will control the minister."

Yu Lin kindly reminded him: "Master Yang, His Majesty is coming back soon."

Soon, the two came in, Chen Huai tried to support Wang Hong, but Wang Hong dodged humbly, the two walked side by side, with a distance of more than ten steps, the two of them moved like masters of the rivers and lakes. , It took a long time to walk in front of Yu Lin and Yang Maojie.

The two Wang Hongchao bowed to each other: "Yu Shangshu, Yang Shujian."

The two returned the gift.

Seeing his fragile appearance, Chen Huai was terribly worried, and said anxiously: "Okay, okay, sit down."

Three outstanding descendants of the family from the north gathered with the emperor. The emperor wanted to dominate one side, and the prime minister wanted to blend and peacefully coexist between the two families.Shang Shuling lives in seclusion to focus on the mountains and rivers, while the secretary Jian is the gentry from the north and the south. They are both at the helm of a ship named "Liang Chao".

Yang Maojie got up, took the bamboo slips and a pen, moved to the west-facing waiter's seat automatically, and said: "Your Majesty, please allow the old minister to be a writer."

Chen Huai arranged Wang Hong to sit on the south side, and said casually, "You just want to be happy." Looking at Wang Hong's sickly pale face, he said earnestly, "Why don't you come to me? Let your Chang Shi come with me." Just say it, and I'll go to your house."

"Your Majesty." Wang Hong said displeasedly, frowning.

Chen Huai stammered and said, "Okay, okay, it's all here, I don't blame you."

Yu Lin consciously sat facing north, treating himself as a stone that could not be seen or heard.

Chen Huai reluctantly went to the chairman, so Wang Hong was the chief on his right, and Yu Lin and Yang Maojie were on the left, which was very interesting.

"Okay, Yu Shangshu, just now you said you have something important to tell me, now you can talk about it." Chen Huai said flatly, but what he was thinking in his heart was: you brought A Shao to me with a sick body and let him Waiting in the corridor, I have written down this account.

Wang Hong was wearing casual clothes, and Yang Maojie could see the trickiness in it at a glance, with a smile hidden in the corner of his mouth, he took a pen to record.

Yu Lin said: "Let's ask the prime minister to talk."

Chen Huai looked at Wang Hong and said, "Ah...Prime Minister! What do you want to say?"

Wang Hong was injured that day, his breath was short of breath, and his voice was low, he said: "Your Majesty, I have something to report, please Your Majesty recall the people from Tingwei's Mansion."

Chen Huai's eyes darkened, and he said: "Why did the prime minister say such things? Yao Zhen has already found out that two days before the beginning of autumn, this alchemist entered Danyang County from the south gate. Someone saw him coming out of Wuyi Lane. The prime minister ! This matter must be investigated, someone wants to kill the king."

"Your Majesty, cough cough..." Wang Hong covered his mouth and coughed a few times. It took him a while to recover, and said, "No, your Majesty checked in the wrong direction. Not all Taichang Temple is full of His Majesty's people. There are a lot of people who may be doing something wrong. Moreover, Gu Dazai was at the scene at the time, if he sent someone to set up the formation, why didn't he stop the minister from resisting the decree? This just shows that it was not him."

Chen Huai felt as if he was being slapped in the head, and said angrily: "I haven't said that I want to investigate him, so you should defend him first."

Wang Hong immediately answered: "I know your majesty, but your majesty doesn't know me, it's my fault."

Yu Lin secretly glanced at Wang Hong.

Chen Huai shouted to Yang Maojie: "Don't forget, be careful I want your head." Looking at Wang Hong, his eyes were full of struggles, and said: "No one can ignore the existence that threatens his life, let alone I am the Son of Heaven. , How can I bear it? This alchemist came from Gu Zhai, so he can't break away from Gu Siquan, Prime Minister, you can't... use your emotions."

It was the first time Yang Maojie was treated like this by the emperor, and he was not angry. He obediently put down his pen, looked at the warm sunshine outside the window, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Wang Hong gritted his teeth secretly, this subtle movement was too far away to be seen.For the first time, he raised his eyes to look at the emperor in disregard of etiquette, relying on excellent self-cultivation to maintain the usual appearance of swaying eyebrows and eyes, opened his mouth, his throat was suppressed, and he was generally unable to say anything.

"Shao, leave this matter to me. If your body is sick, you need to rest in peace." Chen Huai still didn't say a word. He wanted to say that he would not let anyone who hurt you live, but the words came to his lips. He swallowed it again, he was afraid that Wang Hong's way of monarch and minister would be different.

Chen Huai knew that Wang Hong was doing it for his own good, but why was he different from him?

After a long time, Wang Hong said: "Your Majesty, I dare to ask you, if Gu Taizai really did it, then your Majesty wants to punish his nine clans?"

Chen Huai said: "The prince's crime is the same as that of the common people."

"The Gu family's power is deeply rooted in Jiangzuo. Your majesty will find it difficult to find out whether the Gu family has any results. The local snakes can't be suppressed, and the consequences will be disastrous. There have been countless injustice cases in the past dynasties. This case is not bad. Your Majesty just kill the chickens to warn the monkeys." Wang Hong sighed. He said, "Most of the military salary this time was squeezed from the hands of the aristocratic families who went south. It was the minister who made a wrong move and was instead taken by the general. If your majesty overturns the chessboard in a fit of anger, what will the people of the world think of your majesty? The native families will definitely say that your majesty Is it because they took out the military pay from the Nanxia clan and angered Gu Siquan, and just accused him of punishing the Nine Clans, wouldn't His Majesty be partial to the faint king?"

Chen Huai said unwillingly: "But I can't swallow this breath."

Wang Hong took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed the discomfort in his chest, and said, "If you can't swallow it, you have to swallow it. Front-line operations need a strong and stable rear supply. The family who came with your majesty was forced to spend money and was furious. At this time, your majesty checked Gu Ji The two families are undoubtedly instigating a civil war, so why does Daliang need border guards to go to the death to defend the country? Just call the gold and withdraw the soldiers to fight in the nest, and then hand over the country."

Yu Lin glanced at Wang Hong worriedly.

Wang Hong stood up and went out, kneeling on the ground, "Your Majesty, it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years."

"Ah Shao, you get up first." Chen Huai hurriedly got down from the table to help him up, even if he was wronged, but his tone of voice was still gentle and slow, "But...they are clearly here for our people, to squeeze Military pay, using power for personal gain, if I don't help them vent their anger, it will chill their hearts."

"Your Majesty, I re-divided the land, opened up wasteland, bought Qiaozhou County, and gave the family a place in the south. Now the two ends of the balance cannot be balanced. Your Majesty only needs an imperial decree to balance it."

Yang Maojie's smile deepened, and he looked like a lazy kitten basking in the sun.

Chen Huai: "What should I do?"

"Give marriage." Wang Hong swallowed his saliva, with a tired look on his face, and said, "The clans in the south are deeply rooted here, and His Majesty's advocacy of marriage has gradually achieved results. The fusion of the clans of the two places has formed a model in which one prospers and the other loses. There will be no more conflicts."

The two still maintained an intimate posture of supporting each other, but it was Chen Huai who unilaterally clamped his hand, "It will take time, I can't wait."

Wang Hong still wanted to kneel down and beg, but Chen Huai was so powerful and he was still injured, so he had no choice but to give up, and said in a low voice: "Just drag a few people from Taichang Temple and behead them to show the public, and none of those who broke into the maze survived." , only we know about this, so...be patient, I beg you...Jing Yan."

He deliberately spoke in a voice that only the two of them could hear. Seeing them like this, Yu Lin awkwardly picked up the tea on the table and sipped it.

Chen Huai still wanted to persevere, but when he heard the last sentence "Jing Yan", he immediately gave up and just stared blankly at the person in front of him, as if he had acquiesced.

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On the first day after the Hungry Ghost Festival, Cen stood on the couch, half asleep and half awake, tightening his arms tightly, and opened his eyes only after feeling solid.

The handsome side face is close at hand, even from Cen Li's perspective, the horrific scars are clearly visible, like someone splashing ink on paper, so it cannot be ignored and is shocking.

Cen Li said, "Morning."

got no response.

The quilt and straw mat on the ground were gone, He Zhinian should have gone to get breakfast.Cen Li turned over, went to look for his hand habitually, wrapped his hands around his hand, and after a while grabbed his wrist to feel his pulse, and was almost disappointed.

He Zhinian brought breakfast, Cen Li had already packed up and sat by the couch in a daze.Wang Bing was still in a coma and could only eat gruel and water. After nearly a month, he lost a lot of weight.

He Zhinian gave the medicinal porridge to Cen Li, and went back to the table to serve the porridge with green vegetables. No one spoke during the whole process, and it was so quiet that only the wind could be heard in his ears.