Prince Consort

After that dispute, Xie Ze'an and Zhao Chongzhao fell into a period of neither embarrassment nor embarrassment.

Xie Ze'an didn't shy away from Zhao Chongzhao's words, but took Li Minglin with him in everything.Although Li Minglin is young and unstable, he has very good ideas, especially in the reform of Taixue.Li Minglin's thinking was relatively open, Xie Ze'an had a few in-depth talks with him, and then entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, and entrusted him with full authority over the affairs of the Imperial College.

This exchange brought disaster.

Li Minglin and Shen Jingqing were not at odds, Shen Jingqing was in charge of the official department, and this year-end assessment made the Taixue people stuck to death.Li Minglin was unhappy, but he didn't quarrel with Shen Jingqing either.He went to Xie Zean first.

Xie Zean fell silent after hearing this.

Ever since Shen Jingqing and Cai Dong presented hundreds of paintings advocating the Qingmiao Law, Yao Dingyan treated them differently. a seat.These two people now have a pivotal position in the new party.

It was the two of them that he disliked the most.

Xie Ze'an said to Li Minglin: "Is there really no problem with Taixue?"

Li Minglin said: "At the beginning of the reform, of course there were people who didn't adapt, but it was definitely not that bad." People are at their own peril."

Xie Ze'an: "..."

That standard maybe, probably, should have appeared because of him, right?

Xie Zean coughed softly, and couldn't help but argue for himself: "It is better to have standards than no standards. The stricter and more detailed the standards, the less likely they will be exploited by those who want to."

Li Minglin nodded when he heard that, but he quickly shook his head and said: "The first two years were fine, but the past two years have been bad. The Ministry of Officials has added a lot of new law content as indicators. This set of standards has become a tool for the new party to eliminate dissidents." !"

Xie Ze remained silent for a moment, looked at the sky outside the window, and said, "I will talk to Mr. Yao about the Taixue, you should go back first."

Li Minglin agreed, and suddenly seemed to remember something, and said to Xie Zean: "I heard that His Majesty and Mr. Fu Wang went to swim in the lake today. The water in the lake is really weird. It doesn't freeze in winter. No wonder everyone likes to go there." .”

Xie Ze'an was stunned, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is only 20 years old, you should love to play." He looked at Li Minglin, "You guys should like to go too, right? There are so many things this year, I haven't attended any parties, Fu Yan Nian has been scolding me for becoming a minister and denying people."

Li Minglin's heart became hot, and he immediately said: "Next time, we will ask Xie Shangshu to go with you."

Xie Ze'an said, "That's a good thing."

Li Minglin still wanted to find something to talk about, but Xie Zean obviously didn't want to talk, so he could only leave obediently.Xie Ze'an sat in his original position for a while, then got up and poured himself a cup of hot tea.The hot tea slipped down the throat, but the taste was a bit cold.Teenagers, who haven't seen many people, haven't traveled to many places, and haven't experienced many unforgettable things, are just a few oaths that are blurted out casually, how can they be true.

Xie Ze'an put down his teacup, stood up and put on his cloak, stepped into the wind and snow, and walked out of the imperial city step by step.

The twilight is all around, the sky is covered with gray clouds, only the sunset in the sky is still gorgeous.

Xie Ze'an was walking on the imperial street, when he heard someone yelling to give way.He retreated to the side of the road and looked ahead, only to see someone coming on horseback, with an anxious expression on his face, holding a weak, semi-conscious young man in his arms, rushing back to the palace without stopping.

Xie stood there quietly for a while, then turned back to the palace gate to ask for a horse, rode out of the city gate, and went to visit Mr. Ye Weng.Mr. Ye Weng seemed no different from the last time we met. He closed his eyes and sat by the pond fishing.

Xie Ze'an got off his horse, beckoned the boy next to him to take a fishing rod for himself, and sat beside Mr. Ye Weng to catch fish.

Both of them were very calm, and neither of them spoke.Xie Zean caught the fish first, it was a plump crucian carp, it looked delicious.

Xie Ze'an said, "I won."

Mr. Ye Weng said, "Your mind is disturbed."

Xie Ze'an said, "Can't I just calm down and go fishing?"

Mr. Ye Weng said: "If you can really calm down, you won't talk about winning or losing."

Xie Ze'an was stunned, and said with a wry smile, "Mr. is always more reasonable than me."

Mr. Ye Weng said: "It is rare for you to get to this point. If you go forward, there will be thorns every step of the way, and it will be difficult to walk an inch."

Xie Ze'an silently looked at the ice holes dug into the water.In winter, sitting here and fishing is really a pain.If he hadn't realized that the road ahead was difficult and dangerous, how could he have come here to find peace.

Xie Ze'an said, "If I lose my Sacred Heart, will it be more difficult to walk?"

Mr. Ye Weng said: "No matter who it is, it will be difficult to leave without the Sacred Heart." He raised his eyes and looked at Xie Ze'an, "With the relationship between you and that person, it is absolutely impossible for him to turn his face and be ruthless towards you. How could you be so ask?"

Xie Ze'an said: "It is always good to plan ahead."

Mr. Ye Weng said: "You are not so much practical as you are too worried. If you don't prepare everything, you will never be at ease—because you actually don't believe in anything."

Xie Ze'an was startled, and retorted with a smile: "I don't entrust many things to others."

Mr. Ye Weng said: "That has nothing to do with you." He turned his eyes and looked at the fish floating on the water, "When you really encounter something related to yourself, you never dare to place your hopes on others. Even if it is just hope If the other party can speak for you, you will not have this kind of "expectation". You will only find countless reasons for the other party not to stand up and speak for you. Because you don't believe in anything - you dare not believe."

Xie sat quietly for a while and said, "Maybe you are right."

Mr. Ye Weng said firmly: "I think people never make mistakes."

Xie Ze'an didn't speak any more.

No matter how hard he persuaded himself to "give it a try", he still couldn't let go of his guard, and he was still ready to leave at all times.Unlike Zhao Chongzhao's directness, every time he saw Zhao Chongzhao getting close to others, he was very calm, and he would only say "Oh, it really is like this" in his heart.No matter how much Zhao Chongzhao showed he cared about him, he would think of four words when people like Zhao Yijing appeared: But that's all.

In the final analysis, it was because he couldn't really trust Zhao Chongzhao.

He persuaded others so well, but he couldn't persuade himself.But he hid all this too deeply. If he hadn't had a quarrel with Zhao Chongzhao, he wouldn't even be able to feel dissatisfaction or anger.

He couldn't even find out by himself, and Zhao Chongzhao naturally couldn't find out.

He has been a human being in two lives, he trusts others a lot, and he doesn't trust others a lot.Sometimes he doesn't know whether to denounce his own naivety or regret his own reason.

When you are naive, you always believe what you shouldn't believe, and when you are rational, you always doubt what you shouldn't doubt. Once you come and go, you miss many good things that you should be able to catch.Like this time, he thought he could grasp it firmly, but in fact there was nothing in his hand...

Xie Ze'an was in a daze when he heard the little boy behind him say, "Someone is here."

Xie Ze'an raised his head and saw that it was Xie Dalang who had been back to Beijing for a while.Xie Dalang looked solemn, and stood at the door looking at him from afar.

Xie Zean put down his fishing rod and walked over, asking, "Why are you here, Dalang?"

Xie Dalang took out a pen and paper and wrote: "Someone is going to kill you."

Xie Zean's heart skipped a beat, he raised his head and looked at Xie Dalang.Xie Dalang had worry and anger on his face, but these emotions were quickly suppressed by his calmness: "They mistook Li Minglin for you, and they were going to kill you. But my people arrived in time, Li Minglin was fine, and the assassin was also arrested." Two lives."

Xie Zean frowned: "Is it really aimed at me?"

Xie Dalang wrote: "That place is the only way you go home, and you usually pass there at that time. Today Li Minglin was wearing an official uniform similar to yours, and happened to be there at that time. Come here and talk to you first, and I will interrogate those two assassins later."

Xie Ze'an said: "I sit on the position of minister at a young age, and I will inevitably attract people's envy. Dalang, don't think too much."

How could Xie Dalang not want to?He grabbed the pen tightly in his hand, squeezed it for a while, and then wrote: "I left after you guaranteed that you would be safe in the capital."

Xie Ze'an immediately assured: "This is the first time, absolutely never before."

Xie Dalang wrote: "My Erniang and I will not leave for the time being, we will talk about this matter when the truth comes to light. I will move to your house tonight to avoid any accidents."

Xie Ze'an said: "Da Lang, don't think about it, there is really only one time like this."

Xie Dalang pursed his lips tightly, unmoved in the slightest.

Xie Ze'an sighed: "Okay, just come here." He asked again, "Is Li Minglin okay? Did you go home?"

Xie Dalang wrote: "He suffered a little injury to his arm, which has already been dealt with, but I am afraid that he will be in danger again, so I let him stay in your house first." After writing, he paused, and added, "He I also want to wait for you to go back and ask about the situation."

Xie Ze'an said: "Then I will go back with you."

Xie Ze'an said goodbye to Mr. Ye Weng, and rushed back to Xie's mansion with Xie Dalang.

Who is so brazen enough to kill people in the capital?Should we praise them for their courage, or call them stupid?However, perhaps it is precisely because this kind of behavior is too bold that most people would not think of it at all, so the chances of success will be higher instead.

If the assassin came here with the intention of dying, he would have a better chance of winning.

Xie Ze'an's expression sank, he walked into the room and asked about Li Minglin's injuries.

Li Minglin's injury was not serious, he was filled with anger and anger: "What kind of person is so arrogant, dare to do this at the feet of the emperor!"

Xie Ze'an said, "I don't know either, I have to wait for the interrogation results."

Li Minglin hesitated for a moment, and asked: "Should I report this matter to Your Majesty?"

Xie Ze'an thought that Li Minglin had been affected, paused slightly, and asked, "Minglin, what do you think?"

Li Minglin realized that Xie Ze'an obviously didn't want to disturb Zhao Chongzhao, so he took the initiative to say: "It is not appropriate to publicize this matter before it is found out, otherwise it may startle the snake."

Xie Ze'an said: "I think so too. I want to leave the interrogation to my elder brother. Minglin, you don't have any objections, do you?"

Li Minglin shook his head and said, "No." The incident this time was obviously aimed at Xie Ze'an. Both the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple are crowded places. Once the assassin is sent there, news will definitely spread everywhere. Why do you want to check? ?Having seen Xie Dalang and others' ability to capture assassins alive, Li Minglin was inexplicably at ease with them.He took the initiative to assure, "It doesn't matter on my side. It is the left arm that is injured, and it will not be affected normally."

Xie Ze'an said: "I have wronged you Minglin, we must find out the culprit as soon as possible."

Li Minglin looked at Xie Ze'an worriedly: "Xie Shangshu, everything you do is good for the country and the people, but sometimes it may touch the interests of many people. You must be extremely careful in the future..."

Xie Zean's heart warmed, and he said, "I know." He glanced at Xie Dalang who was frowning, and couldn't help sighing, "You see, my elder brother can't wait to tie me up at home, don't go out. No more alarmist talk."

Seeing Xie Zean's helpless expression, Li Minglin found it fresh and interesting.Xie Ze'an like this is a bit different from when he was in the Ministry of Rites.In front of his elder brother, Xie Ze'an's performance seemed to be closer to his age.

Li Minglin said: "Then I'll go back first, lest other people get suspicious."

Xie Ze'an said: "It's getting late, let's have a meal before leaving. Drink a couple of cups to calm down the shock, so as not to sleep well at night."

Li Minglin readily agreed.