In this life, I will drink the long wind

Advantage, Your Highness, are you sure you want to play like this? "

Yan Chen nodded: "It doesn't matter, if it comes, it will be safe."

Yao Lingyun raised his eyebrows, and said casually, "Don't play tricks if you lose."

There was a sense of carelessness in the calm and calm voice, and the chess pieces landed on the chessboard were disorderly, Yan Chen picked up a black piece and turned around: "Although the black piece has the upper hand, but in this chess game , Random placement is not the best strategy, does Xun Qing know that the proud are often defeated?"

Yao Lingyun didn't take it seriously at all, and said: "You can't let one person take all the advantages. The so-called prosperity must decline, the way of chess, the two sides come and go, so that you can get the fun of it."

Ha, Yan Chen chuckled lightly and dropped a child.

"I'll tell you this time, don't play tricks if you lose."

The light rain was sparse and pattering, and the small raindrops that had gathered for a long time, as if they were finally overwhelmed, fell from the eaves and splashed on the ground.

Time passed silently.

But on the chessboard, the fighting is fierce, and the white pieces come from behind, quietly nibbling away at the black pieces.The long dragon that Heizi gathered at first was completely cut off by Baizi because of a mistake, and trapped in a corner.

Yao Lingyun simply gave up most of the country, and wanted to make a comeback from another side, but it was too late after all, and he was powerless.

"How?" Yan Chen put down the chess pieces and asked with a low smile.

Yao Lingyun held the white chess piece in his hand, his eyes were contemplative, the white chess piece set off his hand like jade, it was very beautiful.

The question was heard, and from the other party's tone, Yao Lingyun could hear that Yan Chen's question was just a casual joke, not a serious inquiry, but it would be boring to point it out, so he answered in a polite manner, saying: "It's not the end Pan, everything is still unknown, and it is too early for His Highness to draw conclusions at this time."

"Oh? Then the prince will look at Xunqing's tricks."

But before Yao Lingyun made another move, Yao Mengxuan rushed in from outside the door.

A look of horror, never seen before.

Eight hundred miles to the south, it was played in a hurry, and it was sent back to the capital on a fast horse.

Huguang and Huguang were suddenly flooded, flooding the land for three hundred miles. In just a few days, countless people froze to death in the flood.

A rush of paper is like pouring a spoonful of boiling water into hot oil, and the entire Eastern Capital is agitated by it.

The flood in the cold winter was unheard of, and the whole country was shaken.

☆, the hall loses morals

A flood made the mess in the capital even more messy.

Those who are interested are thinking about waiting and watching. If they are intervening at this time, will they break the game or enter the game?

Bells and drums rang, and the cold wind howled, and the hot air exhaled was quickly blown away by the cold wind.

With the canopy on Yan Chen's head, he stepped in from the Yuanhe Hall, stepped from the last seat of the officials to the main seat of the main hall step by step, and all the civil and military officials knelt down to worship.Yan Chen stepped on the imperial road, walked to the middle of the road, stood in the middle of the imperial road, slowly bent over to the seat, and then sat down on the side chair on the high platform. Sweeping it over, he said, "Get up."

The eunuch who was accompanying him immediately made a high-pitched announcement, and all the officials rose up after listening to the announcement.

Yan Chen looked at the officials below the ranks, recalled the secret report he heard yesterday, his face did not show any emotion, and he only said in a deep voice: "Everyone has a copy to play quickly."

As soon as Yan Chen's words fell, Zhao Ming, the official censor, immediately came out and said: "Your Highness, I have a copy."

Yan Chen was surprised, but he didn't show it at all, he only slightly raised his hand to signal Zhao Ming to continue.

"In the twelfth lunar month of winter, Huguang was flooded, and our country was shaken. Everything that the court has done in recent days is for this matter. Your Highness, you have worked hard these days, forgetting to eat and sleep. You stay up all night every day. Everyone sees the floods in the south that are being dealt with in a timely manner." At this point, Zhao Ming turned his head, his face sinking like water, and his sharp eyes swept over everyone one by one, wanting to look into everyone's heart. "On the day when Jizuo was sent back to the capital, His Highness was only responsible for supervising the country, so he did not have the right to immediately open a warehouse for disaster relief, but even so, Your Highness, you immediately allocated tens of thousands of taels of money from your private treasury, making Dai Gui The Vice Commander of the Forbidden Army who was alive left for Huguang that night to relieve the urgent need, which may not be known to all of you present."

Zhao Ming publicized all of Yan Chen's actions in recent days, publicly or privately, in front of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty.

"Your Highness has done so well for the country and the people, but what did the people say recently?" Zhao Ming sneered, then beat his chest and stamped his feet, and said sadly, "It is because of the immorality of the great hall that disasters fell from heaven and the people were displaced. "

"It's ridiculous, it's a joke!"

"Since the day when Your Highness took an overview of the government affairs, I have helped the whole country to go up and down the river to clear the sea and bring peace to one faction, but now it is only because of a flood that I have negated all the past actions of Your Highness?"

The source is right and left, the words carry three points of meaning, and the remaining seven points are guessed by the listener. This is the way of being an official, and it is also the way of being a person.

Especially in the officialdom, such knowledgeable and interesting people will always be particularly appreciated.Who doesn't have any secrets in this world?Some things, some words, if made clear, will damage the distance between people.

People who are officials understand this truth very well, so they all follow this invisible boundary.

However, Zhao Ming, the imperial historian, has always been an outlier in the officialdom, and he always says what he has.

Back then, he even dared to reprimand Qi Emperor, reprimanding him for only knowing about marching and fighting, but not knowing how to cultivate the people's livelihood. At that time, Emperor Qi was furious and wanted to cut him with his sword, and almost executed him on the spot. Fu An, the ex-manager, risked his life to stop him, and Zhao Ming was afraid that he would die at that time.

It was precisely because of this battle that Emperor Qi realized his own shortcomings, and then changed his policy strategy, focusing on a series of easing policies, slowly erasing the war from the hearts of the world, and only then did he have the current prosperous age.

Of course, Zhao Ming is not a person who is completely ignorant of the world and the importance.

Zuoxiang Ning Yongxin had a gash on the back of his left hand because he was protecting Zhao Ming at that time. Emperor Qi cut a gash, although it was not serious, but the scar remained.

So in the past few years, Prime Minister Zuo's private life has become more chaotic than before. Although Zhao Ming disdained it, Yushitai never came forward to impeach him.

He has a heart in his heart and is willing to devote himself to the world.

Standing at the side of the hall, Xie Heng, Minister of the Ministry of War, with his eyes lowered and not squinting, took advantage of the gap when everyone was not paying attention, raised his eyes and glanced in the direction of King Ning, stepped out, and said: "These are just civilians. Rumors, why should Mr. Zhao take it seriously?"

Zhao Ming smiled: "Whether this rumor originated from the people, others don't know, but don't the adults here know? Thank you, sir, we are human beings, we must have a conscience."

Every single word is heart-piercing.

"Zhao Qing." Yan Chen opened his mouth, interrupting the whispering in the court hall shortly after Zhao Mingyan, and after the hall returned to silence, Yan Chen said lightly, "Be careful in your words in the court hall. "

After a pause, Yan Chen settled his voice and said: "Floods in the south, the people are displaced, and it is a cold winter, it is not easy to keep out the cold, and there are corpses of people who freeze to death every day in Huguang and Guangxi. I have enough time to discuss it." Not much more, let’s wait for useless information to be discussed later.”

Zhao Ming bowed back after hearing the words: "The minister's performance is over."

Xie Heng also saluted and returned.

Yan Chen's face was sinking like water, and he continued: "Although the food and salaries for disaster relief have been sent out a few days ago, at this moment, the most important thing is to rebuild after the disaster, build water conservancy, and build river embankments to prevent the spring flood season in the coming year. Do you have any recommendations?"

Zhongshu ordered Qin Xiangjun to stand out immediately after hearing the words: "Your Highness, the old minister is willing to go."

Hearing this, Yan Xu frowned slightly, he was the last one to arrive at the morning court, and after the salute, he stood among the officials and listened carefully without saying a word.

Yan Xu seemingly unintentionally raised his head to look at Qin Xiangjun, and met Li Qing silently on the way.

Zongzheng Shaoqing came out to write the editorial, but he was not in a hurry to speak. After thinking about it for a while, he said helplessly: "Although Mr. Xiang is in the Ministry of Education, all the officials know that you are good at this. The best candidate, but my lord is old, and the road to the south is long and windy, I think it would be inconvenient for me to go there."

Yao Mengxuan also came out and said: "My lord Li is right, and the trip to Jiangnan is not only a long way, but I am afraid that the journey will not be peaceful. If my lord makes a mistake, it will be the blessing of the imperial court."

Yan Chen nodded in agreement, then got up, turned his head slightly to Qin Xiangjun and said: "My lord is righteous, my prince is here to thank you on behalf of the Huguang disaster victims, but Li Qing and the right minister are justified, so I won't work this time, lord .”

Qin Xiangjun was disheartened and retreated to the ranks of his officials.

Ning Wang Yanxiao then came out, and said calmly: "I am a martial artist, and I listened to each of you adults when I went up to the left and right, and there is nothing important recently. Let me go to Nanfang, and Lord Xiang recommends a few Those who are good at water control will accompany them, and the royal family will sit in the town to reassure the people."

King Ning's words made sense.Everyone nodded when they heard it.

Yao Lingyun, who hadn't spoken for a long time, also came out at this time and bowed.

"The royal family sits in the town to calm the hearts of the people. The prince's words are reasonable, but..." Yao Lingyun paused, turned his head to look at Yan Yu, and continued, "I think the second prince is more suitable for this candidate. .”

Both Yan Xiao and Yan Yu were startled, and looked sideways.

Under the eyes of the officials, Yao Lingyun talked eloquently: "The Second Highness lived in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time when he was young. To the people in the southern regions, the Second Highness is the most representative figure of the imperial court. If the Second Highness comes forward at this time, it will calm people's hearts. Besides, the Second Highness has a very good personal relationship with Zhuqi Mountain Villa, the leader of the southern rivers and lakes. If the Second Highness goes there, I believe that he will be able to get the full help of the Jiangnan martial arts. If this is the case, won’t the follow-up be twice the result with half the effort?"

What Yao Lingyun said was understood by those present after a little deliberation.

But the reputation of His Highness Second Highness in the south of the Yangtze River is unmatched by anyone in the royal family, if this battle is added, it will definitely be unshakable in the future.

But because of this, thinking from the position of His Majesty, shouldn't it be more appropriate to prevent His Highness from going to the south at this time?

Although the officials didn't show it on the surface, they all speculated in their hearts, could it be that Mr. Xun's words were just for disaster relief?

Apparently Yan Yu also thought the same way, looking at Yao Lingyun with extremely serious scrutiny.

Yao Lingyun smiled at him, then turned his head to look at Yan Xiao, and said with a calm smile: "Besides, not long after Ning Wang Fang returned from the northwest expedition, the court sent the prince to the south again, I am afraid that I will be laughed at by the world. No one is available."

Yan Chen was noncommittal, but looked sideways at Yan Yu and said, "Second brother, do you have any objections?"

Yan Yu pondered for a moment, then came out and said: "My brother has no objection."

"Okay." Yan Chen said, "Then the matter is settled, and the second prince will go to Huguang."

Yan Xu, who was hidden in the crowd, stared at Yao Lingyun with a pair of smart eyes, and the corners of his mouth slowly rose uncontrollably.

What a good Yao Xun.

"Prince Ning has made great military achievements, and in the south of the Yangtze River, the second prince is also the aspiration of the people. It is not a big problem to let him add bricks and tiles to the original foundation. But if one of them is to combine the two, your highness, you That's the real crisis."

East Palace.

After everything was handled properly, Yan Chen, who was finally able to relax, finally returned to his bedroom.

Hearing Yao Lingyun's words, Yan Chen nodded to express his understanding: "The second younger brother is the best choice at the moment. I believe the second younger brother will handle it properly and try our best to erase the shadow caused by the flood in the hearts of the people."

Yao Lingyun hummed lightly, holding Yan Chen's right hand with both hands, rubbing gently on the acupuncture points on the back of his hand, and said: "This matter has been properly handled at present, and we will only wait for the report from the second prince in the future. As a supplement, right now, we can spare time to think about the immoral things that have been widely circulated among the people recently."

When Yan Chen heard about this matter again, his mind couldn't help but fluctuate slightly, and there was a sudden rise for no reason, but he quickly suppressed it, and asked: "What do you think about this matter?"

"Ha, it's man-made, don't do what he thinks, as for who did it." Yao Lingyun raised his eyebrows with a long ending, "It doesn't matter."

Yan Chen's complexion didn't change, he thought the same way, raised his left hand, put it on the hands of Yao Lingyun rubbing his right hand, patted lightly, motioned for people to stop, and asked again: "What do you think?" , How should we wash away this immoral words next."

Yao Lingyun took advantage of the situation and lightly squeezed Yan Chen's palm, withdrew his hand, tapped his chin instead, and asked: "Does the non-existent stigma need to be specially washed?"

When the question came out, no one spoke for a while.

It was Yao Lingyun who spoke again, his voice seemed to come from a very distant place, every word carried an irresistible power, that power pulled Yan Chen's nerves, and made him a little lost due to recent days The biased thinking is redirected back to the right path.

"To put an end to rumors, just like water control, it should be sparse rather than blocked. The best way is to allow the public to fully discuss and talk about it. The more exaggerated, the credibility will be greatly reduced, and then when they are about to lose interest , with actual actions as evidence, inadvertently, step by step, release the truth of the matter, and slowly reverse their views."

As if suddenly thinking of something, Yao Lingyun suddenly laughed: "Of course there is a better way." While speaking, he glanced sideways at Yan Chen, then shook his head rather weakly, pretending to be regretful, and said, " But this method, His Royal Highness Dehou Liuguang, you will not agree to it."

Seeing someone put on a look like "Quickly ask quickly, quickly ask me, I can't hold back the expression of wanting to say something", Yan Chen couldn't help laughing, and said kindly: "Xunqing might as well say it, let the prince carefully consider each one's strengths."

"Naturally, new and more explosive rumors are released to divert them. As long as the common people live a good life, they are not very interested in who is the emperor. On the contrary, the romantic affairs of the ministers in the court and China can arouse their interest."

As he spoke, Yao Lingyun couldn't help showing a little anticipation on his face.

But as soon as the words fell, a deep gully appeared between Yan Chen's brows, Yao Lingyun immediately stretched out his finger and pressed Yan Chen's brows, and shouted: "Hey, don't frown, I'm not just saying that , I know that the ministers represent the facade of Daxiang. If the ministers have a bad reputation among the people, it will definitely affect the public's impression of the imperial court. It is very inappropriate to act like this. .”

Yan Chen, who hadn't had time to say anything, blinked and said, "I haven't said anything yet."

"But you frowned."

Yao Lingyun's voice was faintly mingled with grievances, Yan Chen heard it, his heart softened, and he was at a loss for a moment, so he simply followed the trend: "Okay, okay, you are always right."

"of course."

I don't know when it started snowing outside the house. In recent days, it has been snowing intermittently.

Occasionally, the north wind howls past in the courtyard, and its force is so strong that you can hear it even if you are indoors.

Indoors, on the vase in the corner, several plum blossoms cut in the early morning, did not wither, but bloomed brightly, and the fragrance of plum blossoms came head-on with the cold wind from outside.

It was freezing cold.

But there are earth dragons around the bottom of the room, so people don't feel cold when they are in it.

Hearing the sound of the wind, Yan Chen's complexion changed again. In recent days, his complexion was once very unsightly, especially when there was no one in private, a person who was originally very clean and elegant, would look the same as the weather outside. It seems that a storm is brewing.

Seeing this, Yao Lingyun put away his expression of laughing at Yan Yan just now, and turned solemn and gentle, and said, "Ah Chen, do you still remember the broken chess game we played at the Prime Minister's Mansion that day?"

Yan Chen really wanted to smile at him, but he couldn't smile at Yao Lingyun no matter what. Also, Yan Chen in front of Yao Xun didn't need to hide at all, all emotions could be magnified and expressed .

Therefore, Yan Chen did not hide it, and laughed at himself, his voice after being infected by emotions became even more hoarse and astringent: "How can I forget, what you said that day was very right, the three parties are competing for power, how can one person take all the advantages Don't, no, even God can't see it, this winter flood is like a white piece that you dropped easily, and the opportunity is lost."

Yao Lingyun looked at Yan Chen, and there were many emotions in those eyes that were always calm.

"A few days ago, my father asked Fu Gonggong to inform me that he will hold a banquet in the palace for the next year's Lantern Festival, and entertain all the ministers in the court. But after the flood broke out, my father sent someone to inform me to cancel it. The test will still continue."

There was no fluctuation on Yao Lingyun's face, as flat as water.

"What? Are you frustrated and have no confidence?"

Yan Chen glanced sideways at the person, and said, "Of course not, but it's just a little emotional."

Yao Lingyun nodded to express his understanding.

Then, he leaned towards Yan Chen as if throwing himself into a trap, and Yan Chen immediately hugged him tightly, rubbing his head against his shoulder one after another.

After a long while, Yao Lingyun said again: "Have you finished your emotion now?"

A question, just a few words, was still a question, but it was pressed on Yan Chen's heart suddenly, making him suddenly stunned for a short moment.

Then Yan Chen nodded, but didn't let go of him, still hugging him.

Yao Lingyun laughed, pushed the opponent away and stood up, pulled him up together, pushed him to the left side of the table and sat down, took the chess pieces on the side, raised his hand and laid them down one by one .

Yan Chen lowered his eyes and recognized that this was the game they had not finished playing earlier, raised his eyes to look at Yao Lingyun in a little puzzlement, then lowered his head again, looking at this time again, the situation of Heizi is of course Okay, but the layout of Baizi vaguely shows the meaning of dividing troops.

Yao Lingyun smiled, picked up a white ball and dropped it.

As the white character in Yao Lingyun's hand fell, the situation in front of him suddenly changed drastically. A small piece of chess, like a rejuvenated hand, silently connected the white pieces who were struggling to see each other but could not be connected. The general situation was over. Bai Zi, came back to life.

Yan Chen admired it and said: "This is a wonderful move."

Yao Lingyun: "The Second Highness's trip to the south is beneficial to the country and the people. For you, it is not an opportunity."

Yan Chen picked up the black chess piece and made a move.He vaguely understood what the other party meant by what he said, but he still asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Yao Lingyun held the white stones in his hand, tapped the chessboard lightly, and analyzed: "Jiangnan is the second prince's home field, and he can calm people's hearts, soothe the secondary damage caused by the disaster as soon as possible, this is one of them. Second, the second prince is not in the Eastern Capital, which can more or less reduce his influence on the officials in the court. As the saying goes, those who win the hearts of the people win the world, but that is only for a dynasty. The most important thing in the struggle for imperial power has never been Public opinion, but the opinion of the courtiers, and in the end, we will still rely on the will of His Majesty the Emperor."

Yan Chen closed his eyes and pondered, nodded for a long time and said: "I understand what you mean."

☆, old age of a strong man

When it was time to light the lamps, Qin Xiangjun sat in the lobby of the mansion after dinner. After a long time, he suddenly got up and called people to change clothes and prepare the sedan chair.

The soft sedan leaves the house.

Sitting firmly in the sedan chair, Qin Xiangjun's thoughts returned to the scene of teaching in the residence of the Fourth Highness after the morning court.

It was a day like no other.

Because of the early court, Qin Xiangjun, who was absent-minded during the lecture, and the fourth prince Yan Xu, who was also wandering in the sky, smiled awkwardly when their eyes met, and then the two simply put away the lecture books and sat quietly chatting.

All over the world, poetry, books, rituals and music are all discussed.

Unknowingly, the topic of the two turned to this morning, and naturally they also talked about some matters about water control.

That was the ambition that had been hidden in Qin Xiangjun's heart for a long time, and it was also his obsession with becoming an official in the court.

Yan Xu, who was very interested in this matter, asked Qin Xiangjun many questions about water control, and as the two discussed in depth, every word and every word that the other party uttered seemed to poke Qin Xiangjun's heart.

"In the area of ​​the Yellow River, every spring and summer, large or small, there will be at least one indiscriminate flood problem. Repairing water conservancy and building dams, every generation has worked hard on this, but it still hasn't solved this hidden danger. , why?"

"It turns out that the focus is wrong... Teacher's words are thought-provoking."

"Teacher, you have this idea and awareness, why don't you let go and give it a try?"

"So that's the case, hey, it's a pity, time doesn't forgive people."

After a long sigh, there was a long silence.

After quite a while, Daxiang's youngest prince stood up suddenly at that moment, facing the rising sun, he faded away his modest and docile appearance, revealing his ambitious and ambitious side.

"That is your life's pursuit, are you really willing to give up like this, my lord?"

Yan Xu stared fixedly at Qin Xiangjun with lowered eyes, the corners of his mouth raised, his eyebrows slightly curved, like pearls fainting, and there was a faint aura of calmness and prestige between his gazes, even with the usual soft brows, Feeling proud.

"My lord, this is an era where status is the most important thing. Only those who have climbed to the top have the qualifications to speak. For those who are inferior, no matter how outstanding your ability is, you can only obey. There is no chance, and the so-called ambition is also worthless." It's just empty talk."

"This prince also has what he wants in his heart, and he also wants to change the status quo."

"You, would you like to help me?"

When the sedan chair landed, Qin Xiangjun's figure flickered, and his thoughts were interrupted.

After tidying up his mood, Qin Xiangjun stepped out of the sedan chair, ordered his attendant to knock on the door and hand over the post, and was led into the hall to wait.

Not long after, Yao Mengxuan, the right minister in casual clothes, appeared in front of his eyes.

Qin Xiangjun got up and saluted: "Your Prime Minister."

"Lord Xiang." Yao Mengxuan bowed in return, and then raised his arm, leading people to sit back, "Your Majesty, there is no need to be too polite, please sit down quickly."

"If you're sorry to interrupt, I'd like to invite Mrs. Haihan." Qin Xiangjun sat down and responded with a smile, but his frowning brows did not relax at all.

After a brief exchange of greetings, Qin Xiangjun went straight to the point and said, "Presumably, the right-hand man also knows very well that the old man came here because of the flood in Huguang."

Qin Xiangjun would come to visit at this juncture, and Yao Mengxuan knew in his heart what the other party wanted to do.

Listening to Master Qin's straightforward questioning, Yao Mengxuan nodded and said, "That's right, but the truth is powerless to do what your lord wants."

"Lord Yao, although the old man is old, he has been exercising diligently in recent years, and his health is not bad. Besides, the flood in Huguang is a serious matter. The weather in winter is cold. The river has always been dry and there is little rain, but now there is a sudden flood. It doesn’t make sense, if I don’t go and see it myself, I’m really worried.”

All the stern words come from the heart, and Qin Xiangjun tried his best to fight for them.

"That's why this time, the imperial court needs you, my lord, to select a few people who are proficient in water conservancy to go south to inspect the river." Yao Mengxuan has always admired Qin Xiangjun, but he really didn't want to let the old man take risks, and repeatedly advised: " There is also the Ministry of Water under the Ministry of Works, He Ru, the doctor of the Ministry of Water, is your favorite disciple, and he has quite unique insights into the way of water control, so you don't have to worry about letting him go."

"My lord right minister, do you know what the old man has been studying hard for decades?" The question came out, but he didn't need the answer from the other party. Qin Xiangjun was excited and said loudly, "It is to control the water! Back then, the old man had no fame. The water control strategy proposed by others was neglected, so the old man worked hard to improve himself, but now the old man has become an official, but because of his age, he cannot enter the door. How can there be such a reason in this world? Ah? Death , I am not afraid, but you have to let me die a worthy death!"

Yao Mengxuan was shocked by every word and sentence, and then he was in awe.

But how can everything in this world go according to people's wishes?

Yao Mengxuan was speechless and sighed for a long time before he opened his mouth and said: "This matter has been decided, and the matter of flooding cannot be delayed. His Royal Highness has issued an edict before sunset, ordering all the imperial envoys to leave immediately and rush to Huguang. Now the mission to the south, I'm afraid We have set off, there is nothing to change, please do not think too much, my lord."

The disappointment on Qin Xiangjun's face was visible to the naked eye, and the wrinkles between his brows deepened.

Seeing people like this, Yao Mengxuan had no way to comfort him, he only advised: "Shaohua is fleeting, spring is born and autumn is killed, this is the law of heaven and earth, every age has its own things that should be done at that age, I hope the elders will think about it, moreover." Yao Mengxuan Staring at each other, "Why do you need success?"

Qin Xiangjun was stunned when he heard it. After a long while, he suddenly laughed.

Chuck, laugh.

Then he got up slowly and walked away.

A good sentence, why do you need to be successful, it turns out that I am persistent.

But how can decades of obsession be let go?

Seeing Qin Xiangjun's leaving back, Yao Mengxuan shook his head and sighed again.

In the old age of a strong man, although his ambitions are endless, his body functions still cannot keep up.

The era that belongs to them is slowly going away.

But fortunately, there are latecomers.

It started to snow again, and occasionally a cold wind whizzed past on the street, making pedestrians shiver in the cold.

Qin Xiangjun, who had left the prime minister's mansion, stopped in front of the soft sedan chair, and stood quietly for a while, letting the wind and snow hit his face.

Countless green mountains are separated by the sea, whoever goes with them but returns with them.

Qin Xiangjun laughed silently, and after a while, he suddenly said to the attendant: "You go to the residence of the Fourth Highness to upload a message."

There was another long silence, until the attendant raised his head to look at him in confusion, Qin Xiangjun opened his mouth quietly.

"That is to say, life is not like playing and having fun. Once a decision is made, it cannot be changed. What the superiors need is not only killing strategies, but also retaining appropriate kindness. Don't kill lightly, don't Choose easily, as if you are facing an abyss, as if you are walking on thin ice, he is still young, and I am a teacher on this road."

Under the blowing of the wind, the fluttering snowflakes swirled gently, blowing over the eaves of the sedan chair, the corners of the clothes, and the branches of the sleeping crabapple beside the road, and were rolled up into the air again.

"Be helpful."

☆, gossip

"Recently, there have been more and more rumors about your immorality among the people, and they have become more and more exaggerated." Yao Lingyun wrapped himself tightly, curled up on the furry bed, and refused to move at all.

Yan Chen, who was seriously annotating the submitted memorial with one stroke, did not raise his head, did not pause his hands, and casually continued: "What kind of exaggeration?"

There is no earth dragon in the freezing sky and snow, no matter how thick the fluff is, it can't stop the erosion of the cold. Yao Lingyun sniffed, complaining again in his heart about the wrong move of Emperor Qi not installing the earth dragon in the imperial study.

It is said that dealing with political affairs is not for pleasure, and the environment should not be too comfortable, so you can't suffer because of it.

Hey, Yao Lingyun let out a long sigh, and shrunk back even more deeply. This was probably the only mistake in his life by His Majesty the wise and mighty Emperor Qi. It really is that no one is perfect.

Yao Lingyun sighed with emotion.

"Huh? You don't know?" Seeing that the person didn't reply for a long time, and even let out a long sigh, Yan Chen couldn't help but look up at Yao Lingyun, and raised his eyebrows.

Yao Lingyun only thought that he was pretending to be mysterious just now instead of being distracted, raised his eyes, and looked at Yan Chen, and babbled a bit in embarrassment.

"No, it's just too ugly, I can't say it, I'm afraid Your Highness will punish you."

There is a faint light rolling in the dark eyes of the other party, and it is about to emerge, as bright as the moon among the clouds, as light as frost on the roof, Yan Chen Wangzhi's heart trembled, and it took him a long time to come to his senses, shaking his head and laughing, but He also followed the example of kindness, closed the memorial in front of him, and opened another, saying: "I forgive you for your innocence, but it's okay to find Qing."

"Your Majesty." Yao Lingyun changed his posture, still leaned on his sleeves, and said without changing his face: "According to the rumors in the market, it is said that Your Highness is a spirit of dragon and tiger, and the seven daughters of Yeyu, sometimes even Meat and vegetarian are not taboo."

Yan Chen was surprised when he heard the words, and then his eyes suddenly became soft and lively, and he raised his eyes to stare at Yao Lingyun again, and even slightly bent his eyes.

"The spirit of dragon and tiger is true. As for the others, they are indeed rumors. Rumors are always true and false, which is understandable." Yan Chen analyzed seriously, paused, and smiled, "That's it?"

The rumors were just casual rumors to promote the situation, they were unbearable, they should not have been stated in front of the parties involved, but after blurting out, Yao Lingyun himself felt that it was outrageous, but he didn't expect the other party to react like this, Yao Lingyun couldn't help but I froze for a while, but after thinking about it again, I felt relieved, with a clear conscience, why worry?

Yao Lingyun smiled, and continued: "There are also rumors that your Highness has not married for so long because you like Longyang."

"Of course not. The reason why this prince has not married is because he has something in his heart, and the person he admires is still unwilling to marry this prince." Yan Chen was unmoved, still smiling gently, speaking Shi slightly raised the corners of his mouth and put on a doting smile. At the end, he asked again, "Is there any more?"

The opponent's position is too high, and our side is losing ground.

Yao Lingyun laughed dryly, the eyes that were fixed on Yan Chen's face suddenly began to dodge, his eyes wandered left and right, and his voice seemed a little erratic: "Of course, there are rumors that His Majesty is so sick , but still rushed back to the palace from the palace, it is also because of your style, Your Highness, the evidence is that His Majesty only saw you after returning to the palace."

Yan Chen finally put down the imperial pen in his hand, started to pay the amount with his hand, so he meditated, after a while, he sat down and concluded: "Even the emperor father only saw this prince when he returned to the palace. It seems that this The source of the rumors is the people of the dynasty."

"Huh? Who is so bold? How dare to spread rumors about you, Your Highness." Yao Lingyun couldn't believe it.

"It's really bold. This prince has only seen such a bold person in his life. There is only one person." Yan Chen smiled, with warmth in his brows and eyes.

"I don't know who His Highness is referring to?" Yao Lingyun asked with a sad face.

Yan Chen seemed to have seen something extremely interesting, the smile on his face became even bigger, and he said slowly: "It's so far away from the sky, it's so close to us."

Yao Lingyun blinked, and pointed at himself in disbelief: "Your Highness, do you mean a humble minister?"

Yan Chen nodded.

"I'm so sad. Your Highness has misunderstood your pure and sincere heart." Yao Lingyun turned his head away, his acting skills were still not good as before, and he sneered, with the corners of his mouth curled up, "No, this minister's heart is about to die. Broken."

Yao Lingyun curled up, nestled on the couch, the white down softened the contours of his face, his eyes were crooked with a smile, his voice was low and soft, slightly aggrieved.

Seeing Yao Lingyun like this, Yan Chen suddenly leaned over and stood up, walking towards him.

The soft fluff reflected the blushing on the opponent's face, which was very pretty and delicious. Yan Chen solemnly held his right hand, leaned over while holding back a smile, gently pecked his earlobe, and said, "Are you going to break it?" ? Come and rub my prince."

Yao Lingyun looked sideways at Yan Chen, felt his warm breath slowly spraying on the side of the earlobe, causing a vague itching, and couldn't help but wince, just this moment, the opportunity was lost.

"Where do you touch Yanchen? Does your heart grow there?"

Yan Chen regained Yao Lingyun's hand that had been freed from the struggle just now, and carefully stuck the fingers of his left hand into the other's fingers, intertwined and clasped them tightly: "The heart is connected to the chest cavity, since the heart Pain, how can the chest be spared, my prince will take care of it." Pausing, pretending to be serious, "Also, Xun Qing dared to call my prince's name directly, he should be punished."

"Hey, don't scratch, itch, hahahahaha, stop Ah Chen, it's okay for me to admit defeat, Your Majesty, I have surrendered."

Yan Chen accepted it as soon as he saw it, leaned over and kissed the corner of Yao Lingyun's mouth, and then let him go.

"Since such rumors spread among the public, the common people were interested in it at the beginning, but as time passed, more and more disapproving voices became more and more disapproving. The common people began to raise doubts, and it was time to take the next step."

After the commotion just now, Yao Lingyun's whole body relaxed a lot, he was no longer curled up, his arms and legs were spread out, and the smile on his face was still there.

He looks really good when he smiles, with gentle facial contours, bland brows and brows, and eyes that are dark but not dark when talking about business, like the tip of a sword, showing the sharpness.

"En." Yan Chen looked at him and nodded.

"Last night, Mr. Xiang visited the prime minister's mansion, and after talking with his father, he left in a daze." Yao Lingyun suddenly changed the subject.

A sigh came out from Yan Chen's mouth.

"With the community in mind, dedicated to the whole world, Mr. Xiang is indeed a model for officials."

"But you still don't agree with him going to Huguang."

Yan Chen smiled,