I'm still so majestic

I thought in my heart that I should speak clearly as soon as possible, but I didn't see Fu Zhihuai in the next few days, and even He Ji disappeared.

When asked, he only said that he was on leave.

With such an obvious avoidance, Yan Ji had no choice but to give up.

After that, there were more and more court affairs, and most of his thoughts were distracted, so this matter was put on hold for the time being.

A few days later, one third of the winter moon passed, and Yanji's birthday was approaching.

Although there is no banquet to celebrate this year, the usual etiquette is still indispensable. The ministers of the four borders and the nine kingdoms are not as good as the capital, and the congratulatory gifts have entered the capital one by one. Shao He lightly selected a few pleasing objects and put them in the Xuanjing Hall. Other convenient pass into the treasury.

Yan Ji took a look at the things left by Shao He, and they were all ordinary objects, nothing special about them.On the contrary, Xie Wenzhuo was very interested in the pair of gold and silver two-color bells, so he took them and put them on for the two animals in the temple, one big and one small.

At first, Yanji thought that Mrs. Xie was just in a whim, but at night, when she found that Er Gouzi could no longer come over to scratch the door silently under the sound of the bell, she realized what it means to be really dark to the bone.

The old rascal can always make the best use of everything in this kind of thing, but there is nothing he can do.

Winter month eleven.

The plum blossoms in Xuanjingdian are in full bloom.

In the early morning, Shao He folded a few plum blossoms and put them in a vase, put them on the table, and said with a smile, "The color is good. Seeing that His Majesty's birthday is coming soon, it is also suitable for the occasion."

Yan Ji touched the petals with her fingers, raised her eyebrows and smiled: "In my opinion, Xiao Shaohe has good eyesight."

His Majesty's habit of flirting with people when he has nothing to do has happened again.

Shao He thought so, but couldn't help but blushed, and lowered his head in embarrassment.

Yan Ji was tempted to move by such a little innocent, and just about to continue, a deep voice rang in his ear: "Your Majesty, if you don't go to court again, it will be too late, and it will be hard to say."

The meaning behind the word 'late' is very profound.

Yan Ji rubbed his nose and hugged the stove: "Then let's go."

Even so, it was too late when we arrived at the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Yan Ji sat down, looked down, and saw Fu Zhihuai and He Ji standing below at a glance.

Fu Zhihuai looked good. Seeing him looking over, he raised his eyebrows and smiled, as usual.

Yan Ji was relieved a little, and straightened up: "Can all the ministers play?"

Daqi's courtiers were originally "nothing to do, and something to do is a big thing", and many of them were trivial matters. Over the years, they were frightened by Yan Ji's unreasonable appearance. Those messy problems have not been corrected. few.

Yan Ji is not afraid of their nonsense now, and waits patiently. Soon, people gradually speak up, but there are really two things that make people worry.

One is that the Minister of the Ministry of Officials is old and unable to do what he wants, so please return home.

The second is that there is a play in Dongjiaguan. The holy light suddenly appeared half a month ago in Daochi Fangguo. The prophet descended from the sky and communicated with Yin and Yang.Now it is famous all over the world, and it is said that this person is a man of heaven, and Chifang is the country of heaven.

The Ministry of Officials has always been the most important department to support the forces, and there are many people coveting the position of minister, and it is difficult to decide who will be promoted, so it can only be put aside.

As for the second matter, when Yanji heard it, she felt very complicated.

The Prophet, the Blessed One.

With all due respect, such a character setting is really rustic.

But soil to soil, the effect is excellent.

The ancients were in awe of ghosts and gods, and would rather believe their existence than their non-existence, otherwise this person would not have gained such a reputation in just half a month.

Yan Ji lowered his head, and soon had a solid understanding of Yun Muzhi's next thoughts——

Use the memory of the previous life to support the prophet and control the fear. When the prophet is convinced by the world, the spearhead will be directed at Daqi.

But it's not that easy.

Yan Ji smiled: "Prophet, what do you think about this?"

Su Mou opened his mouth first: "The things about ghosts and gods have always been illusory. It's not so much the fate of heaven, it's better to say it's human strategy."

After he finished speaking, someone immediately said: "Your Majesty, I think you should be cautious about this matter. After all, this person's predictions have come true, and the things predicted don't just happen in Chifang. Let's not say that Chifang is not How can it be possible to reach out so far at the same time when it is strong and powerful, so to speak it is the peak of prosperity?"

The court reconsidered for a while.

Yan Ji nodded: "Ai Qing is absolutely right."

The person who spoke just now showed joy, and just as he was about to continue speaking, he heard the emperor above speak again: "But what the grand master said is also reasonable."

All the ministers were silent, wise and silent.

Yan Ji raised his eyes: "So, there is no need to worry about this beforehand. This person has only appeared for half a month, and no one knows what happened... Honglu Temple found a reason to send someone to Chifang to see what he is like. .”

The Minister of Honglu Temple bowed down.

There was a bit of hesitation on the face of the officials, thinking that it was a bit inappropriate for His Majesty to be so indifferent to this matter.

Yan Ji naturally didn't care what they thought, and said: "Since there is nothing to do, let's leave the court. Now Dongyue, this matter is not very peaceful every year, so I will trouble the ministers to waste their hearts... Let's leave."

After speaking, he stood up, took a few steps outside, and then turned around.

"Also, Mr. Fu came to the study."

……

Back in the imperial study, Yan Ji sat down behind the table, waiting for Fu Zhihuai with a blank expression.

Soon, there was a notification from the palace people outside the door, Fu Zhihuai walked in, and smiled after seeing Yan Ji's expression: "Why is it like this, who made you unhappy?"

Yan Ji glanced at him with a smirk, and seeing this, Fu Zhihuai showed a kind of flattery on his face, and stepped forward to put the wooden box in his hand in front of him: "Okay, okay, I shouldn't just leave without saying anything." News, this is for me to make amends, see if you like it or not?"

Yan Ji stretched out his hand to open the wooden box, his eyes showed surprise: "Have you returned to Lizhou?"

Lizhou is the hometown of Fu Zhihuai.

"My father returned to his hometown a few days ago, and I accompanied him, so I was delayed for a few days, and that's why I asked for leave." Fu Zhihuai said, "Also, seeing that the winter month will be halfway through, and this year's end will not be far away, the official road is not far away. Taiping, and I am in the aspect, and I have a lot of grievances on weekdays, so I was afraid that something would happen, so I invited General He to go with me."

That's all explained.

"That's it." Although Yan Ji didn't believe it, he couldn't say much, "Uncle suddenly left Beijing, and I didn't go to see him off, it's really rude."

Fu Zhihuai shook his head: "He's used to being at ease, that's why he resigned his official position early and lived in seclusion. If it wasn't for his birthday, I would have sent a letter from my family to invite him to Beijing. He might not come. After staying for so long, I couldn't sit still and said Fishing in mountains and rivers is more satisfying.”

Yan Ji nodded.

In fact, he knew in his heart that Fu Xingzhang walked so simply, except for the reasons Fu Zhihuai said, it was to avoid suspicion.

Fu Xingzhang's magnanimity made Yanji feel that he was a bit of a soldier.

He only nodded, and Fu Zhihuai didn't speak.

It was so quiet all around.

In the silence, Yan Ji gradually remembered what he wanted to say to Fu Zhihuai before, hesitated for a moment, and looked up at him: "Ming Cheng, I called you here this time, actually..."

"I know, are you trying to say that Chi Fang's prophet?"

Fu Zhihuai said: "I was resting in the teahouse beside the official road before, and I also heard about this incident. The former name is Bai Ming. The legend has a certain temperament, and the premonitions are all true. In this place, his name is already known to everyone.”

"Yun Muzhi is troublesome." Yan Ji nodded, "However, Ming Cheng, how much do you believe the rumors?"

"I don't believe it at all." Fu Zhihuai didn't hesitate, "But what that person said when he went to court today was indeed good. Chi Fang couldn't reach so many places. I'm a little curious about how Bai Ming could have predicted those things."

"……This is a problem."

Yanji nodded: "Honglu Temple will send people to Chifang to meet Bai Ming in a few days. There are too many people who are good at acting in this world. I'm afraid they will be deceived. I want you to disguise yourself and go see it." look."

"Okay." Fu Zhihuai responded.

Yan Ji hummed, then glanced at him again: "Mingcheng..."

As soon as the words were spoken, Fu Zhihuai laughed first: "Your Majesty, there is no need to be too nervous. Soldiers come to block you, water comes to cover you, and each has its own path."

"...Yes, but..."

"Well, by the way, when I came here earlier, I saw a new dim sum shop opened on Baima Street. The chestnut cake looks good. I'll bring it for you to try next time."

"Okay, but..."

"Also, it's been cold these few days. I brought some fox cloaks from Lizhou, and I'll bring you one later."

"..."

After being interrupted several times in succession, no matter how slow Yan Ji was, he understood what Fu Zhihuai meant.

He sighed, raised his eyes and met Fu Zhihuai's eyes seriously: "Mingcheng, listen to me first."

But Fu Zhihuai avoided his sight, as if he hadn't heard it, and laughed: "When did I not listen to you well? Yan Xiaojiu, I just came back from Lizhou in the middle of the night yesterday, and I came to court in a hurry this morning. I'm tired, so I'll go back first, remember to eat what I brought back for you."

"Bright……"

Fu Zhihuai didn't listen to what he continued, turned around and left the door after finishing what he said earlier.Yan Ji looked at his back through the window, like ink dots, the corners of his clothes rose and fell in the cold wind, from a distance, it gave people the illusion of fleeing.

Yan Ji sighed, lost the intention to read the memorial, and looked down at the wooden box.

There was only one bag of food in it, which was Lizhou's sugar cake. Fu Zhihuai brought it once before, and Yan Ji tasted it. Since then, he fell in love with that taste, so Fu Zhihuai would bring it with him every time he returned home.

Yan Ji stretched out his hand to open the oil paper, took a piece and put it in his mouth.The sugar cake melted in the mouth and melted between the teeth, Yan Ji tasted it, but slowly frowned.

In the past, Lizhou's sugar cake was sweet but not greasy, and you could taste some mint in the depths, but now the coolness was gone.

He picked up the teacup to wash down the sweet smell, and closed his eyes.

After all, it is different from before.