mottled

Cut it off, I don't care if you are the king of heaven.

The son under the umbrella looked indifferent: "Are you Xiaolian's younger brother?"

Cold-blooded did not answer.

"He looks like a gentleman, but you..."

He didn't finish his sentence, he was a little harsh.

He was cold-blooded and didn't want to pay attention to him, so he cupped his hands and walked towards the six doors.

Don't forget to slander when you leave, Diaofu.

Some people deserve to be single all their lives.

(three)

Zhu Xiaolian bumped into the two young masters on the corridor, the scholar was taken aback, it was too late to go back, so he turned his back to the two and said silently, you can't see me, you can't see me.

Zhao Zhen nodded to Shen Zhishu, and Master Shen took the umbrella and left.

"Why don't you turn around?" Zhao Zhen stood on the spot with his hands behind his back, smiling softly.

"Greetings to the emperor, long live the emperor." Zhu Xiaolian bent his legs, but still did not dare to turn around.

"Out of the palace, I'm only the sixth son, so why bother to be formal."

"……Yes."

Sun Tzu's Art of War says that if the enemy does not move, I will not move.When the enemy moves, I move first, and then come first.Also with static braking.

The two are competing.

Zhao Zhen showed a smiling face: "How are you doing recently?"

Zhu Xiaolian suddenly turned around and looked at him, with his lips tightly closed, as if he had a lot to say but couldn't say.

Among them, there must be a few greetings to Zhao Zhen's ancestors.

"You look good in this color." Zhao Zhen looked at him, "This brown yarn was originally a tribute from the palace, but many people in the harem don't like this color... Now it seems that they don't know what to buy."

"You don't want to use this to humiliate me." Zhu Xiaolian grabbed his brown gauze dress, frowning, "I have nothing to do with you."

Zhao Zhen's smile was inexplicably aggressive: "We have."

Zhu Xiaolian's face was red, his whole body was trembling with anger, but he couldn't speak.

Years in the palace, upside down, violent and lewd, things have passed and the nightmare is still there, Zhu Xiaolian took a step back, his eyes were red.

Zhao Zhen couldn't bear it, but before he could speak, he heard Ling Ran's voice behind him asking, "Brother, who is this?"

Zhao Zhen turned his head and saw Bao Zheng.

Master Bao performed the surprised expression very well, and quickly saluted, Zhao Zhen waved his hand and said: "No need, it's just the sixth son."

"Then... Please tell the story in the front room, Mr. Six?" Bao Zheng smiled just right, Zhao Zhen nodded, Master Bao said softly to Zhu Xiaolian: "Go find someone to make tea."

Zhu Xiaolian felt relieved, and left in a panic. Zhao Zhen watched his back until he disappeared. When he recovered, Bao Zheng was smiling at him.

"Why is Master Bao laughing?"

"My eldest brother is a bit different now." Bao Zheng looked at Zhao Zhen, "He was a very proud person before."

"It's too proud to be a man, sometimes it's not good." Zhao Zhen replied calmly, and Bao Zheng smiled: "It's just that if you like him because of his pride, but don't want him to be proud, it would be strange."

Zhao Zhen was taken aback, then smiled for a moment: "He's fine no matter what."

Bao Zheng nodded: "But these words should not be told to me."

Zhao Zhen opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.

Bao Zheng sighed in his heart, they were all so clumsy.

The front hall of Kaifeng Mansion is small, clean and simple, like Bao Zheng, occasionally a seasonal flower is inserted in a vase, which makes the cold hall show a rare vitality.

Zhao Zhen looked around and was satisfied.

Zhu Xiaolian served the brewed West Lake Dragon Well Tea, which was rich in aroma, Zhao Zhen remembered that this tribute tea was only available in the palace and the Grand Master's Mansion.

The scholar lowered his head and served tea for the sixth son.

Zhao Zhen just stared at him, but didn't move or speak. He didn't want to put each other in a place where there was no room for mercy, although he didn't know when he became such a soft-hearted person.

There was still a faint imprint on the scholar's finger, which Zhao Zhen saw.

Bao Zheng also received tea, he asked Zhu Xiaolian: "Do you want to sit aside?"

Zhu Xiaolian nodded, and the three of them sat facing each other.

"It's good tea." Zhao Zhen took a sip, implying that the tea was sent by the Grand Master's Mansion, and people must have an inexplicable relationship.But Bao Zheng didn't shy away from it. To put it bluntly, no one knew that Pang Tong had something to do with him, and General Pang, who was naturally flamboyant, wanted to tell everyone in the world.

Zhao Zhen said: "I came this time to discuss something with Mr. Bao, and there are many people in the court.

Bao Zheng said in his heart that you pretend, if you pretend again, it's fine if you pretend to be dead, but he still listened politely.

"I don't know if Mr. Bao has heard of the Li family's army's refusal to dismiss the decree?"

"Is there such a thing?" In fact, Bao Zheng probably knew it in his heart, "The Li family's army has always been loyal and brave. Although this retreat affects morale, it is better than self-inflicted damage. It is not unforgivable."

"This statement is wrong." Zhao Zhen said, "His crime is resisting the order."

This word is as poisonous as a snake.

4 ~ 6

(four)

Since the birthday banquet, most of the forces in the Grand Master’s Mansion have been weakened without Pang Tong’s military power. The emperor wants to consolidate the imperial power in one go. Shocked Zhao Zhen's heart, the remnants of the previous dynasty cannot be left behind.

In the battle outside the Great Wall, the chance of winning more with less is very small. The emperor is silently stabbing Li Jiajun's soft knife. Bao Zheng understands, Pei Donglai understands, all civil and military officials understand, even Li Mu himself understands, but the truth is the same thing, loyalty It's another story.

Whether he wins or loses, the winner of this victory is not him.

Bao Zheng tasted Longjing, lowered his head and looked down.

"If I inquire about the crime, the officials and the common people will definitely not accept it. Li Mu has indeed made great contributions in rescuing him, but if he sets a precedent of disrespecting the order, there will be endless troubles." With the dismissal of the Li family army, there will be a big vacancy on the front line outside the Great Wall, and there will be endless troubles."

"You mean you have to rely on him?"

"It's just the Li family's army relying on the grace to redeem their sins."

Zhao Zhen was obviously not satisfied with Bao Zheng's answer, but there was nothing to refute for a while, and the two drank tea in silence, thinking.

Zhao Zhen raised his eyes and met the scholar's eyes.

"What's your opinion, Young Master Zhu?"

"Me?" Zhu Xiaolian obviously didn't expect Zhao Zhen to ask himself, and he calmed down after being stupefied, "General Li resisted the order and took his position as general. .”

"Your intention is to change the chief general?" Zhao Zhen was slightly interested in his words.

"Kill one as an example to others."

Bao Zheng said: "The Li family army has no shortage of brave men who are loyal to the emperor. To punish General Li, but to treat Li family army with holy grace, it is the best of both worlds."

Zhao Zhen thought for a moment, then smiled at Zhu Xiaolian: "I can't see that Mr. Zhu still has such official experience."

Zhu Xiaolian didn't look up: "Xiaomin is just talking nonsense, so he can't enter the lobby."

Zhao Zhen asked again: "Why didn't you get the honor in the exam?"

Zhu Xiaolian didn't answer, Bao Zheng said from the side: "He has a free personality and can't bear those constraints."

With the emperor present, it was naturally inconvenient for Bao Zheng to say some flattering and colluding words in the officialdom.

Zhao Zhen smiled and understood in his heart: "I didn't know before, but besides literary talent, he also has such a personality."

The words were ambiguous, and Bao Zheng felt that he was a bit of an eyesore, so he coughed twice in embarrassment.

"Master Bao is not feeling well, you should take care of yourself." Zhao Zhen raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, thank you, Master Six, for your concern."

Zhu Xiaolian didn't hold back his laughter.

The fog dissipated, Master Shen Zhishu closed his umbrella and stood at the door, the tall and slender young man was a delight to the eyes in the bright spring day.

Bao Zheng and Zhu Xiaolian went out to see Zhao Zhen off, Shen Zhishu and Bao Zheng nodded to each other as greetings.

Zhao Zhen stood at the door with his hands behind his back, the streets outside the Kaifeng Mansion, where the people live in peace.

"Young Master Zhu." Zhao Zhen opened his mouth without turning around, "Do you still remember the picture of beauty you drew when you entered the palace?"

Zhu Xiaolian said that he remembered, his face felt a little hot.It is said to be a picture of a beauty, but it actually depicts a man, the gentle and jade-like young master he met in Shen's residence.

"It's too lonely to be alone." There seemed to be melancholy in Zhao Zhen's voice, but it was fleeting, "I drew another picture and hung it in the study together with the picture of beauties. I will show it to you someday... How are you looking?"

There were cautious temptations and a compromise under the pride of the emperor, Zhu Xiaolian was soft-hearted and couldn't bear to refuse, finally nodded and said: "Okay."

Zhao Zhen turned around and gave him a gentle smile: "You are so kind."

Shen Zhishu and Bao Zheng looked at each other, they were really abusive.

(Fives)

Bao Zheng has always felt that he is not a particularly decent person, he is full of poetry and books, but he always has a kind of liveliness that grows in the market. In the eyes of outsiders, this is Mr. Bao's approachability.

Gongsun Ce is different. His father is the magistrate of Luzhou. He is a scholarly family official, and his smile is full of grace.

This is also the reason why Bao Zheng is puzzled at the moment.

Gongsun Zhubo, who usually had a stern face and occasionally laughed, frowned today, shaking his head and sighing from time to time.

"Zhan Zhao, are you bullying Gongsun Ce again today?" Bao Zheng pulled the boy and whispered secretly.

"Although I often bully him, but today I really didn't." The boy distanced himself, "He seems to have been like this a few days ago."

Bao Zheng and Zhan Zhao look at me and I look at you.

"Gongsun Ce." Bao Zheng called out the first time but no one responded, and called again, "Gongsun Gongzi, Gongsun Master Bo."

Only then did Gongsun Ce come back to his senses: "You called me?"

Bao Zheng looked him up and down with a teasing smile, and concluded: "There is a problem."

"Bao Zheng, Gongsun Ce has something that I don't understand. I wonder if you, the most intelligent person in Song Dynasty, can give me the answer." Gongsun Ce's words confused Bao Zheng a bit.