Su Yan carried the chicken legs and trotted all the way to the Nanhu pavilion. He saw seasonal fruits on the dining table, and Amama was focused on playing with the birds. He couldn't help but sigh: In this academy, Amama treats me the most sincerely!
It was completely silent in the afternoon, except for the soft sound of rain falling on the eaves.
Su Yan sat next to Ah Yu, gradually feeling sleepy.
"Sir, do you want to wake them up?" On the misty water corridor, Yansheng held an umbrella beside Zuo Qing and asked softly.
"It's not raining heavily, so it won't be a problem."
Yansheng thought he was about to leave, but unexpectedly he turned around and walked towards the pavilion.
Zuo Qing took off his cloak and covered them. When he saw the chicken bones in Su Yan's hand, he couldn't help but smile.
Yan Sheng thought to himself: "They are really a pair of people who are destined but not meant for each other. One of them keeps silent about it, treating it as a joke about marriage, while the other wants to mention it but dare not mention it. Alas...it's really depressing!" Just as he was feeling sorry for them, he suddenly felt a heavy weight on his shoulders.
Subconsciously holding up an umbrella to catch up.
Both of them returned to Lanshan Courtyard with solemn expressions, stepped into the courtyard gate, and met the two plainclothes guards. Yansheng hurriedly greeted them and turned around with a flattering smile: "Thank you for your hard work. My Lords have prepared a banquet. Please move."
drive."
The two guards looked at each other and then looked back at the people inside the door. They heard a voice coming from inside: "Don't eat too much and get in trouble."
The guard bowed his hands towards the door and left with Yansheng.
After Zuo Qing tidied up his clothes, he opened the door and went in. He met the prince standing at the desk, looking at him with a smile: "Sir, please let me wait."
Zuo Qing responded respectfully: "Although Your Highness has been waiting for a long time, he also drank a lot of my good tea. Let's call it even."
"From the time I can remember, you are the only one who dares to talk to me like this."
"Your Highness has heard too many words that are pleasant to your ears. Wouldn't it be irritating to occasionally hear things that are not pleasant to your ears?"
Wei Zixu smiled bitterly: "In the deep palace, flattery can be found everywhere, but once you fall from your high position, those people will be the first to add insult to injury! Sir, can you understand my fear?"
How could Zuo Qing not know that the prince's fear was not what he had to worry about? To this day, everything is just for taking advantage of him.
"Back then, the position of the East Palace had been vacant for several months. My father's choice was the Third Emperor Brother, but Mo Fei's few words actually changed my father's mind! At first, the qualifications of the Third Emperor Brother were far ahead among the princes, which shows Mo Fei's methods.
How terrifying! If I hadn’t tried so hard to please you, the person who takes over the East Palace today would be the puppet prince he trained, and the Rong Kingdom in the future will be his Rong Kingdom!” Wei Zixu punched the bookcase with an angry look.
Open, "I have bowed to him for three whole years, and finally got rid of him. Now I am fighting to the death, and I must eradicate the Mo thieves and clean up Kyoto!"
"Your Highness is brave and resourceful, which is a blessing to the country." Zuo Qing praised him as usual and offered tea.
Wei Zixu frowned, "Sir, I'm not here to hear your nice words. I've been listening to you in the palace for more than ten years. What I want to hear is useful and crucial!"
Zuo Qing put the tea cup on the desk, selected an ancient book from the bookshelf, flipped through it, strolled to the tea desk in the center, looked up at him, and asked clearly: "Your Highness, this trip is for Liang Luan."
thing?"
Wei Zixu hurriedly stepped forward: "Liang Luan has fallen. Now these three provinces and six ministries are almost all in your hands. When will you take action?"
"It's not the right time yet."
Wei Zixu had long expected that he would say this, and thought of a way to deal with it: "Sir, he is a steady person and will not take action until everything is absolutely certain. However, I have trouble sleeping and eating these days, and I have Murphy's eyes and ears in front of me.
There are all the princes who are eyeing me, and it’s really miserable... Why don’t you, sir, give me a clear plan, so that I can make full preparations in advance.”
How could Zuo Qing not know what he was thinking? Looking at the prince who was struggling in the court, he suddenly thought of Wei Zhen. They had played together and were brothers, but in the near future, they would inevitably face each other head-on.
One day to die!
Royal, that's what it is.
His eyes were cold: "Your Highness, there is no need to worry, we are only a few steps away from success."
"Which steps?"
The person opposite raised his lips, slowly sat down, turned around and took a boiling teapot from behind the screen, and poured it for Wei Zixu, "Your Highness, don't be anxious, let's taste the newly arrived tea first."
Seeing that he was so calm, Wei Zixu didn't want to act too hastily, so he gave him a sip to save his face. There was no trace of bitterness between his lips and teeth, and it slipped into his stomach and intestines, and there was still a hint of coolness. But now that he was so anxious, there was no leisure to enjoy the tea.
Then he said casually: "Sir, this place is indeed extraordinary. Even this tea is very special. I wonder where you found it? I will ask someone to find more and give them to you, sir!"
Although he was perfunctory, he told many lies to others, and his perfunctory words were also very refined.
"It's just honeysuckle, a specialty of the Zhao Kingdom. It's sweet in taste and cold in nature, so it's most suitable to drink in the hot summer. I've also added lotus leaf and dandelion in it to enhance the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying. If your highness likes it, I'll let you drink it."
Get ready and send them to the East Palace."
Wei Zixu waved his hand and said: "No, no, these are not as enjoyable as a bottle of iced plum wine! Only an outsider like Mr. can calm down and taste it. I, a layman, am just trying to be novel." So humble.
As he said that, he raised his eyebrows and returned to the old topic: "I wonder what those steps that sir are talking about are?"
Zuo Qing leaned against the table with a calm expression on his face: "The first step is to stand still."
Wei Zixu was confused and said, "Sir, please clarify."
Zuo Qing said: "Officials continue to be dismissed, Mo Fei must have become suspicious. His Highness has been in and out of the academy several times. Although he came in the name of supervising King Yao or visiting Su Yan, it is also very noticeable. How could Mo Fei not
Worry too much?”
"However, I have only come here no more than five times. Every time I come, I avoid the spy and choose the most remote road to visit Mr...."
"You have a special status. No matter how careful you are, you can't escape the eyes of others. What's more, His Highness betrayed Mo Fei's painstaking cultivation, secretly won people's hearts and cultivated dead soldiers, and worked hard to fight against him. He has long since become a thorn in his side.
A thorn in his flesh. Now he must focus on you, Your Highness. Once he has the evidence of the conspiracy between you and me, Murphy will definitely give you a copy of your Majesty! I don't want to see such a situation, so I ask Your Highness to guard your place.
Not going anywhere, not doing anything.”
"Then... how can we deal with him if we don't do anything?!" He didn't understand Zuo Qing's intentions and felt that he always had a deeper plan.
Zuo Qing said: "Just because he is not moving overtly does not mean that he is not moving secretly, so in the second step, I will send people to Liangshan to collect evidence of his collaborating with the enemy and treason. At the same time, I will hand over the evidence collected over the years to the adults of the six departments.
When all the criminal evidence is gathered, His Highness will lead the civil and military officials to go to Yongle Hall to expose Mo Fei's evil deeds. But in the ten days before that, you and I must deceive Mo Fei and don't make any move.
As soon as the day comes, His Highness immediately recommends to His Majesty that Mo Fei go to Zhao."
"Why ten days?"
"My people traveled day and night, and it only took three days to reach Liangshan, but it took ten days to send the weapons list to Zhao."
"Weapons manual? Sir, you actually have this thing!" The prince was shocked.
Zuo Qing said: "Of course it is a lie, but regardless of whether it is true or not, it will be true after it is passed to Rong State... The weapon spectrum has reappeared in Zhao State, and your Majesty must take it as your own. I want you to recommend him to Your Majesty, so
Once this happens, my people and the Six Ministries will have the opportunity to act separately."
Wei Zixu suddenly realized: "If the weapon spectrum reappears, my father will definitely get it at all costs. Sir, you want to divert the tiger away from the mountain!" He thought about it for a while, but felt that something was wrong, "It's just that I have to change someone to take the lead.
.”
Zuo Qing raised his eyes slightly: "Who do you want to go?"
"King Yao has always had no disputes with the world. Only those who are not involved in any side are the least suspicious."
"Hmm... His proposal will indeed not arouse suspicion. In that case, please return to the East Palace and wait for my news. Once Zhao Guo is in place, I will immediately send a letter to the palace and you can take action. Wait until Mo Fei leaves Rong Guo.
I will send people to Liangshan to try to get the evidence before he comes back!"
"How do you enter the palace, sir?"
"There is a way."
The prince saw that he was confident and didn't want to ask further, so he nodded respectfully and was about to stand up. Suddenly he paused, raised his head and finally asked him: "Sir, do you really have no weapons manual?"
Zuo Qing said with a calm expression: "The weapon manual was originally a treasure of the Xuan family of Zhao State. It disappeared the day it was copied and executed. No one has ever seen the original, let alone me."
Wei Zixu had no doubts and said goodbye.
After Yansheng knelt down to see the prince off, he immediately came in and whispered: "Wu Shang has appeared!"
Zuo Qing's expression changed and he asked hurriedly: "Where?"
"Yunlai Pavilion."
"What happened?"
Yansheng sat down cross-legged and took a swig of tea. "Hey, it tastes good. What seasonings did you add this time?"
Zuo Qing couldn't laugh or cry, "Let's get down to business!"
"Either he didn't show up, but when he did show up, he brought a big box with him. Now he's sitting in the first-class cabin, holding the beautiful girl in his arms, drinking wine!"
Zuo Qing drank the tea with a solemn expression, stood up slowly, and gave instructions as he walked: "Notify the West Tower, summon all the adults, and meet in the secret room tonight."
"yes!"
The Yunlai Pavilion where the singing and dancing birds were dancing was very deserted at this time. Madam Xu was leaning on the railing on the second floor alone. When she saw him coming, she turned around and entered the door behind her. Zuo Qing immediately followed.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw two half-dressed women hugging the man on the bed, laughing and joking about going to the next step. Madam Xu coughed loudly, and the two women sat up like an electric shock and rolled up their clothes in a panic.
slip.
The man on the bed was extremely unhappy, but he dared not speak out. He simply covered the bed with the quilt and ignored everyone.
Zuo Qing coughed slightly, moved to the food table, and sat down with his back to him.
"Hey, I just walked away for a while and called my girl here. This young master really knows how to enjoy it!" Xu Niang said, sitting next to Zuo Qing and making him a cup of tea. Zuo Qing
But never touched it.
"What news can you bring when you come here today?" Zuo Qing held the tea cup, and his cold voice fell into the room, like an icy spring in winter, chilling the bones of his heart.
When Wu Shang heard that the voice was wrong, he thought he was worried about his debauched behavior. However, he had slept in the open for several months and had managed to hold his beautiful lady comfortably, but was abruptly interrupted. How uncomfortable! After thinking about it,
He was also interrupted, so he might as well give some face, sat up lazily, and sighed painfully: "My lord, you really don't understand the style. You should know that in a brothel, if the door is closed, it must be in the brothel."
You're doing good, why bother bothering me at this time! Is it possible that you haven't been to a brothel or experienced sex between men and women?" Seeing Zuo Qing turn around with a serious look on his face, he immediately apologized and said, "Look at my bad mouth, I'm actually telling lies.
!You are so busy with official duties, how can you compare with idlers like us... You don’t know, the girls here are more lively than the last, tsk! If you don’t call me two companions, I’m really sorry for the hard life I’ve had these past few months!”
"How do you think you can find me when you go to Yunlai Pavilion?"
Wu Shang smiled slyly and said, "If I can check Mo Fei, I can check you. The master in charge did a good job that day, and the other two also cooperated well!"
"In that case, why bother to come to me for cooperation again? Why not tell Mo Fei everything, and you can still get huge benefits."
"I, Wu Shang, am greedy but don't do anything I'm unsure of. Who is Mo Fei? He's a ferocious beast that eats people but doesn't spit out their bones! If I really go and tell the truth, we'll both be dead!"
Zuo Qing raised the corner of his mouth: "You are not stupid. Last time I said that you told me everything about Mo Fei, and I turned a blind eye to your matter. Now it seems that I have to give it to you."
It’s a big advantage, so I won’t waste the news you brought.”
"It seems that you have guessed what I was thinking."
"Otherwise why did you go to all the trouble to have someone inform me that it seems...about the gold mine?"
Wu Shang shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Zuo Qing is indeed Zuo Qing, he knows things like a god!" He pulled out the box from the inner bed, opened it and showed it to him, "In order to conceal the location of the gold mine, Mo Fei forged the topographic map of Liangshan, so
Even the ones from His Majesty are fake! I tried my best to copy this, so it’s true! I also collected all the information about local officials for you."
Zuo Qing and Xu Niang went over to take a closer look. At the same time, they found a small square box. Zuo Qing asked: "What is this?"
"The head of Liangshan County Magistrate."
"Ah! You bastard, you actually killed someone!" Xu Niang screamed and took a few steps back.
Wu Shang tilted his lips, "Don't pretend, you are no less good at licking blood from the knife edge than I am." He ignored Xu Niang's embarrassed expression and continued to say to Zuo Qing, "Although there is this topographic map,
But Liangshan is complicated and has many mountains. You have to find the final location of the gold mine yourself. I have already killed the county magistrate. I believe that with your Zuo Qing's ability, you can arrange for one of your own to replace him without anyone noticing.
At that time, if the inside and outside are combined, are you afraid that you will not find the location of the gold mine?" He folded his arms and thought for a moment, and then added: "Also, you must be familiar with Liangshan. It is located on the border, where there is a mixture of fish and dragons, and everyone is there. If you go, you can
Be careful."
Zuo Qing patted the terrain map with his hand and squinted slightly, "Nothing is more dangerous than Ruoshui..."
Wei Zixu passed by Nanhu and saw King Yao talking to someone. He couldn't help but move over because he recognized that the person talking to him was none other than Su Yan.
"You have been running to the academy every now and then for the past three days. Have you done all your homework?" Wei Zixu asked Wei Yao, pretending to be a brother.
When Wei Yao saw that it was the prince, he jumped up like an electric shock and said with a smile: "Brother, at my age, I stopped doing my homework a year ago."
"Then you can't neglect your studies. You have to learn from Mr. Su. You see how hard he works and he doesn't forget to prepare lessons in his free time!"
Su Yan glanced at the Jianghu Zhiyi brought by Wei Yao on the dining table, hurriedly waved his hand secretly, asking Amin to block it, and then smiled at the prince with an extremely dignified smile: "Your Highness, I'm just taking a look, where can I see it?"
Compared with the prince, the prince is talented and smart, so naturally he doesn’t need to work hard as I do, but... it’s not bad to work hard once in a while." As he said that, he looked at Wei Yao meaningfully.
The prince nodded with great approval and urged Wei Yao again: "You have always been used to leisure, but you cannot be so lax. If you fall into the eyes of others, you should be labeled as a prodigal son of the royal family. Let's see how my father punishes you!"
"
Wei Yao shrank his neck and hid aside, not daring to say a word.
Su Yan asked in surprise: "Your Highness, you mean that the prince has been labeled more than once?"
The prince suddenly became interested: "This goes back to five years ago. When Wei Yao got into trouble for the first time, he took off Zhong Shuling's trousers and was chased half of the palace by the Taifu. Finally, his father imprisoned him for three days.
The second time he got into trouble was when he set fire to the south gate during the Lantern Festival four years ago. He was imprisoned for ten days and copied the Diamond Sutra a hundred times. On the night of the New Year's Eve three years ago, he didn't
I was keeping the New Year's Eve well, but I ran to the Ministry of War Minister's Mansion. When I was caught, I was holding a broken weapon tightly in my hand. My father personally took it back and put me in solitary confinement for another ten days..."
"That's not a broken weapon, it's the Qingming Sword that my father promised to give me..." Wei Yao said weakly.
The prince looked helpless: "The Qingming Sword has been broken on the battlefield a long time ago. The one my father promised you is a replica, and the one in the arsenal is the original one that is ready to be repaired. How dare you steal it? My father is really cheating on you.
You are so spoiled! And this time this year, you openly insulted the former Lord Attendant. Forget the insult, you actually insulted him outside Yongle Palace when so many officials were present. You really lost the face of the royal family!"
Wei Yao still wanted to argue, but the prince glared at him, and he immediately became silent. The prince sighed: "You keep getting into trouble again and again, and you do all the dirty things. Aren't you the prodigal son of the royal family? If it weren't for my father, the emperor.
I love you, I protect you, how can you be so relaxed today! Go back quickly and reflect on how to be a competent minister, and don't embarrass your father again."
Su Yan suppressed a smile: "It's not entirely the prince's fault. He is still young after all..."
"Yes, yes!" Wei Yao responded with a playful smile.
"What's right? If I had gone to your place this time, I wouldn't have known you were here. Let's see if I can give you a good treatment when I get back! Let's go back with me!"
Wei Yao's face suddenly turned white, and he asked tremblingly: "Penalty copy or halting horse step?"
The prince sneered: "It depends on your mood." After that, he flicked his sleeves and walked away.
Wei Yao looked at Su Yan in embarrassment and could only follow him obediently.
Su Yan sighed: "Poor, pathetic, Wei Yao is also like this!"
Ah Yu also felt aggrieved: "Your Majesty is just here to visit me, why is His Royal Highness so harsh?"
"No, tsk tsk, this book Strange Tales of Jianghu has hurt him. I don't know what kind of punishment he will receive when he goes back. Tell me, next time he comes over, should I make up for it?"
"It's not like sir, it's not intentional. The prince brought the notebook himself, so I can't blame you!"
"That's right!" Su Yan weighed the folded cloak in his hand and suddenly fell into deep thought: He obviously cares about her, why should he push him away? Now that he has been pushed away, why bother to provoke him again?
"Why are you so lost in thought? Be careful and fall into the lake." Following the sound, he came from the west building, carrying the gentle breeze and drizzle, the young master was like a jade.
Su Yan came to his senses and quietly handed the cloak to Amin, "I just woke up after sleeping for a while. Naturally, my eyes are sleepy and blurry."
"Are you crazy if you don't want to sleep in the pavilion if you have a bed?" As he said that, he looked closer at Su Yan, as if he really saw something wrong.
"Why are you so crazy? I just took a nap, why am I so cunning and mean?"
Xilou stared at the cloak Hidden behind Amin's back, and his expression immediately turned down. Seeing the seriousness of the situation, Su Yan hurriedly hinted Amin to leave, and then said with a smile: "Are you also infected by me?"
Xilou did not stop him from going to Ani to confirm the owner of the cloak. When he passed by, he caught a glimpse of a piece of fabric exposed. It was the finest brocade in Kyoto, something only Mo Fei had... He grinned and said: "
Maybe it’s because you are so attractive that I can’t resist you.”
Su Yan blushed, lowered his head in a hurry, and muttered in a low voice: "How shameless!"
"Shameless?" He came closer again and whispered, "You have never seen what shamelessness means!"
While he was talking, he put his hand around her waist. Su Yan trembled, and their lips and teeth were connected. She was full of uneasiness and anxiety, and stood there blankly, letting herself be manipulated.
He seemed to feel something strange about her. He stopped for a moment and whispered on the tip of her nose: "Don't be afraid. I just want to tell you that I have always only had you in my heart. No matter in the past or in the future, I just want to marry you."
He held her face in his hands and kissed her carefully. Su Yan felt a hint of coldness on her face. When he reached out to touch her, Xilou suddenly let go and turned around to leave.
Those were tears. Why was he crying? Was it because he found out that Zuo Qing had been here? What did he mean by the past?
Su Yan felt like she had a splitting headache. She stretched out her hand to support the stone pillar. Her mind was spinning. Zuo Qing's face and Xi Lou's face were intertwined and impacting her, trying to tear her apart.