Opposite the entrance hall

The snow in Lin'an falls every three days and stops every five days. After a stop, the winter moon has passed. The coldest month in winter should be the coldest time. When the snow suddenly begins to fall, the sun suddenly breaks through the clouds and heats up. Although it is still It was too cold, but it was much better than the previous few days.

The sky is dim, and everything is pitch black, only some lanterns under the eaves are glowing with candlelight, and the small halo of light swings back and forth along the wind, which looks a little ominous in the early morning, and the wind outside the car is blowing, Ji Si took a deep breath, but when he opened the car curtain, he was still shivered by the cold wind. He shrank his neck and breathed in his hands, straightened his clothes and walked forward.

Emperor Chengde's order to call all the officials to court came suddenly. He had been ill for several months. During this period, the three princes were handling official duties. There was no news from the palace. No way, especially the people from King Liang's faction. King Liang has been in the palace for a while, and there has been no trouble at all. I only heard that the emperor sent people to strictly guard and not allow others to come in and out.

The crown prince also stood still. At the beginning, he kept handing out papers to ask the emperor to scrutinize the matter, but in the end, all the papers disappeared, as if he suddenly forgot about it. The rain is about to come and the wind is all over the building, and there are ulterior motives everywhere.

There will be a good show in today's court.

Ji Si thought so in his heart.

He didn't sleep all night last night, so he came early. When he arrived outside the palace gate, Fang Qingrong was alone. Fang Taifu was upright, holding a lantern in his hand, illuminating the world centered on him, and the surrounding people. The darkness was dispersed by the light, the old matriarch was a little thin, standing outside the palace and looking up at the towering palace gate, the court clothes were blown up by the wind, compared with this palace gate The person seemed a little small, he didn't know what he was looking at, his eyes were extremely solemn and serious, his expression was a little nostalgic, and he looked a little lonely from a distance.

Fang Qingrong looked at the palace gate, and Ji Si was standing not far away watching him, knowing that there was a coughing sound in his ear, he hurried up, helped him against the wind and said worriedly: "Teacher is all right. "

Hearing the sound, Fang Qingrong covered his lips with his hands and bowed his body to cough. He looked back at Ji Si behind him and waved his hands, "It's all right, I just took a breath of cool air. It's nothing serious."

After confirming again and again that nothing happened, Ji Sicai carefully let go of his hand and stood aside.

"Ji Shilang came quite early today." Fang Qingrong cleared his throat.

"The emperor went to court for the first time after recovering from illness, so I dare not delay it," Ji Si smiled and stood side by side with the others, and followed him to look up at the palace gate, "I was a step late last time, I thought it was a special purpose." Come earlier to be the number one, but I didn’t expect to be behind the Taifu, I made a mistake, next time I might have to stay at the gate of the palace.”

He was joking, it wasn't funny at all, but Fang Qingrong still had a smile on his face, and he was a little more happy after sweeping away the worries just now. There was no communication, and the few conversations were limited to a few words, but for some reason, he thought of a person. Obviously, the two had completely different appearances and temperaments, but they were so similar in some places.

"What is Ji Shilang looking at?" Fang Qingrong asked.

Ji Si's movement remained unchanged, and he kept staring at the palace gate seriously, "I'm looking at what the master was looking at just now."

"Then did you see anything?" Fang Qingrong asked again.

"I saw a lock," Ji Si asked in a deep voice, "What did the Taifu see?"

Fang Qingrong looked away, looked at the palace door in front of him, looked at it for a while before saying: "I saw a door."

"Door?" Ji Si repeated.

This time Fang Qingrong didn't continue this topic, but talked about other things with a smile, "Ji Shilang and his party in Kashgar this time can be said to have narrowly escaped death. He did his best for the great Jin, and today's court meeting will inevitably be rewarded. Congratulations in advance."

"This trivial matter of mine is nothing. The big drama of today's court meeting is not on me. I think it will be very exciting."

"Oh," Fang Qingrong pretended to be unaware, with a curious look on his face, "Is there any big event going on today? Then really take a good look. I don't always know the news when I'm old. Isn't it Lin'an recently? What happened again? It's convenient for Ji Shilang to tell me to listen."

Ji Si squinted his eyes, and understood that this person was trying to trick him, and he blinked with a pure heart, "I also heard others say that, but I don't know the details. You also know, Taifu, that Kashgar and Lin'an are thousands of miles away. How could I possibly know."

Both of them pretended to be ignorant and tested each other, Fang Qingrong couldn't help but look at Ji Si more. Although he was an official in the same dynasty as Ji Si, he had very few personal relationships, and most of his knowledge and understanding came from other people. More and more I feel that this person is a bit different from the rumors, but it makes sense, after all, it is not easy to climb up to the position of the prince and the servant of the household department.

He twirled his beard and laughed.He casually mentioned, "Doesn't Ji Shilang not know about King Liang?"

Ji Si was not sure what kind of medicine his teacher sold in his gourd. This matter was not a small matter, so he said it in such a tone of what he had eaten yesterday, which made people confused for a while, and he hesitated for a while before being cautious He replied, "It's so hot that it's impossible not to know about it, it's just..."

Speaking of this, Ji Si stopped, with a perplexed look on his face, "This is not a trivial matter, the subordinate officials dare not interrupt, if you are careless, you will lose your head, you can't say it."

As he was talking, Fang Qingrong smiled and narrowed his eyes without making a sound. After a while, he said softly: "The prince has suffered this time. Fortunately, the poison did not kill him. Maybe it was destined in the dark, but it is also auspicious." People have their own nature."

After hearing this, Ji Si raised his head abruptly. He finally understood. How could Fang Qingrong not see what he doubted himself? Maybe he knew more than himself. He was about to say something more. Fang Qingrong suddenly coughed, and Ji Si Si panicked, and hurriedly patted the back of the person for comfort, her brows were tightly frowned, and her eyes were full of worry.

"Thank you, Minister Ji." Fang Qingrong waved his hands, his face pale.

Ji Si withdrew his hand and stood aside, staring at the hunched and frail figure of the old man in front of him, he almost uttered all kinds of words, but in the end he just clenched his fists and said in a deep voice: "Teacher is not feeling well, the winter is cold and windy, don't come here in the future It's so early."

"Once this person gets old, he has to obey his old age." Fang Qingrong smiled, "Old, old, this court is now your young people's world, and it's just me and Qi Xiang who are thick-skinned. If you don’t move your seat, others may say behind your back that the two of us have not returned to our hometown when we are old, which is absolutely disgusting.”

"Teacher and Prime Minister Qi are role models for my generation. North Qi is virtuous, while south is talented. Your reputation is known to three-year-old children on the roadside. Thousands of literati and students in the Jin Dynasty respect you two. I wish you two How can I think so if I give you some pointers."

"Ji Shilang is too famous." Fang Qingrong looked at the vermilion palace gate in front of him, and said in a deep voice, "I have been an official all my life, but when I think about it, I have nothing but being an official. It's a bit boring."

Ji Si frowned, and didn't quite agree with these words, "It's not easy to do one thing well, let alone doing so well like the Taifu, how can it be considered useless? The Taifu won the top spot, Establishing a new law to revise the history of Jin Dynasty, no matter which one of these is an achievement that others cannot achieve, use a pen as a sword, and swear to kill the court, you are a hero of the Great Jin."

Fang Qingrong glanced sideways at the person beside him, twirled his beard, and said with a smile: "It is said that Ji Shilang is very good at speaking, and I just saw it today."

Ji Si also smiled with his lips curled up, and the two chatted a few words. The people around came one after another, so it was hard to say anything else. Ji Si found an excuse to leave first, and he searched for Qi Ran in the crowd. Finally, I saw the figure in the corner, and I was about to lift my foot to go there, but I saw Pei Zhan next to him, and immediately turned a corner and walked towards Du Heng's place.

Du Heng looked at the person who suddenly appeared in front of him, pursed his lips and squinted his eyes and asked.

Ji Si leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Can you beat Pei Qixiu?"

The latter ignored him, just frowning with a dazed expression, not knowing what this man wanted to do, just about to ask, but heard Ji Si answering by himself, "Forget it, he punched you down. If you can’t pick it off the wall, you’d better live on and don’t go looking for death.”

Du Heng: "..."

The few people were far away, although Qi Ran couldn't hear what Ji Si said to Du Heng, but there was still a smile on his brows and eyes, and the aura around him softened a bit, his eyes moved to where Ji Si was from time to time After watching it many times, Pei Zhan also noticed the clue. Looking in that direction, Yan Huaizheng, who happened to jump out suddenly, blocked his sight tightly.

He looked at Yan Huaizheng, then at Qi Ran who was beside him with a smile in his eyes, and jokingly said with his shoulder, "Do you know what you look like now?"

"Like what?" Qi Ran asked back.

"Like a peacock spreading its tail."

Hearing this, Qi Ran gave him an angry look, turned around and walked towards the civil servants' team.

Everyone lined up and entered the palace, each with a strange mood. Emperor Chengde hadn't been to the court for a long time since he fell ill. Several months passed, and he was about to go to the court for no reason. The civil and military officials in the court were not sure what his intentions were, so they hung up Concerned, for fear that something big will happen, they looked calmer and calmer than the other on the face, and they had been thinking a lot in their hearts, and even looked at each other with a trace of suspicion, lest the news would be delayed and miss some big event.

In contrast, Ji Si seemed much calmer. He didn't say anything on his face, and he had many plans in his heart. He just looked back from time to time and pretended to glance at Qi Ran casually. The latter glared at him. It was not fun, everyone had different thoughts, it was not until Sun Hai dragged his slender voice that everyone reacted, and hurriedly performed the grand ceremony of the monarch and his ministers, bowed three times to Jishou and shouted long live, after the ceremony, there was a stinky and long daily report .

Ji Si has long been used to it, his eyelids were heavy and he even yawned when no one was paying attention, and the sound of coughing fell on the ears of everyone in the hall. After a long while, he heard Emperor Chengde say: "I'm not feeling well this time. , Thanks to all the loves who handle the affairs of the court, I can rest in peace without any worries. It is the blessing of the Great Jin to have such virtuous ministers as you. install."

"Blessings of ministers and others." The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty spoke in unison.

Emperor Chengde covered his lips with his hands and coughed twice, and said hoarsely, "Ji Si, Kong Lingqiu."

The person whose name was called frowned, a little surprised that Emperor Chengde used him and Kong Lingqiu as a talking point first, stepped out and stood side by side with Kong Lingqiu, glanced at the person beside him from the corner of his eye, and the two bowed Salute to: "The minister is here."

"This trip to Kashgar, the two of you have implemented the New Deal quite effectively. Every inch of land in Kashgar is the territory of the Great Jin, and every commoner is a citizen of the Great Jin. Spears should be directed outwards. Only by listening to the voices of the people is it possible The best policy, you two did a good job, Xiao Changyu and Yao Youwei both handed over the papers, saying that you did everything by yourself, and Kong Aiqing even expressed condolences to the people of Kashgar to show that the Great Jin is based on good governance and people's livelihood. Although I am far away in Lin'an But my heart is in Kashgar, and I am fortunate to have Kong Aiqing relieve my worries." Emperor Chengde's deep voice came from above his head.

"This is a matter of the minister's duty. The king's salary is the worry of the king. The minister dare not ask for credit, but he does his best. The new policy is proposed by the minister. He should only do it himself, not for himself, but for the people of Kashgar and the great The prestige of Jin as a country, our Great Jin is a state of etiquette in a great country, and the people of Kashgar are like robes, suppressing by force is not as good as subduing people with virtue."

Ji Si slightly raised his head and glanced sideways, then squinted his eyes and listened silently.

"Well said," Emperor Chengde coughed twice, "The New Deal has been done beautifully. If you pay more attention to the follow-up matters, I will reward you very much."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Emperor Chengde smiled and nodded, "Ji Si."

"The minister is here." Ji Si hurriedly replied.

"I heard that you suffered a lot in Kashgar this time, and almost died."

As soon as the voice finished speaking, Ji Siai cried out with a sad face: "Your Majesty, I almost lost my life in Kashgar. That Meng Dalang is really abominable. It's not wrong to say that it was extremely vicious. If it wasn't for my cleverness, I almost wouldn't be able to come back."

"Xiao Changyu said it all in the booklet," Chengde Emperor said in a calm tone, "Meng Dalang wanted to get rid of you and put the blame on Anaang, Xiao Changyu would definitely not be with you as a Beijing official." The domain army fights, and when the time comes, I will design it to make me suspect that the Jixiao cavalry battalion is related to the frontier army, and my tongue will be lost. As a result, there will be a gap in my heart, so I will be suspicious of the Xiao family, the monarch and his ministers are at odds, and Ana Ang can't protect himself. Would it become something in his Meng Dalang's pocket? This scheme is so vicious, if Xiao Changyu hadn't used the truce letter signed with the frontier army to draw a clear line with Nandian, I would have almost fallen into the scheme."

This truce is indeed used to silence you.

Ji Si sneered a few times in his heart.

From the very beginning, Xiao Changyu and Xiao Changsheng kept their hand. He originally thought that Xiao Changsheng forced Xiao Changchen to sign a truce so that the two sides would not conflict. The matter of the close relationship is taken out completely, one is to block the rumors and make it difficult for Emperor Chengde to find a reason, and the other is to prevent the fact that the Xiao family brothers have an affair with General Nandian from being exposed one day, so we should bury a line in advance , to show the loyalty of the Xiao family.

As a king, he is most afraid of powerful ministers, not to mention that the Xiao family holds one of the Quartet garrisons. Emperor Chengde is very jealous. It is the effect of killing chickens and monkeys.

Ji Si knew that the emperor was ruthless, but he always had some inexplicable gratitude and closeness to Emperor Chengde in his heart, but after he really knew the truth, those gratitude and closeness became complicated. In the past life, I have been depressed, complained, and resentful, but I still want to live more than anyone else.

But in the end, things backfired and became a luxury.

In fact, it's hatred, no one can do it without hatred, Ji Si is no exception, he bit his lower lip, forced down the resentment and indignation bred by hatred in his heart, suppressed the discomfort and said with a smile: " Your Majesty is so clever and thoughtful, Meng Dalang used his tricks in front of you, it really made people laugh out of his own strength, no wonder, people from a mountain country like Nandian really can't get on the stage, and they still want to fight with me Competing, but the heart is higher than the sky and the fate is thinner than the paper, this time I ruthlessly annihilated their prestige to show my great Jin Tianwei."

These words were too flattering, and other people in the court looked at Ji Si with strange eyes, or looked at the joke, or sneered, or looked on coldly, but Emperor Chengde was amused by him, and laughed loudly, his sickly pale face looked He became much more energetic, "Well said, this time you also made a great contribution, and you should be rewarded. Let the imperial doctor show you what is the root cause of the disease, and let Sun Hai tell you what medicinal materials you need."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ji Si frowned, and repeatedly bowed to thank him. When he retreated to the queue, he slightly raised his eyes and met Qi Ran's gaze, only took a quick glance and then hurriedly moved away.

Emperor Chengde glanced at the people below, and rubbed the center of his brows wearily. Suddenly, the discomfort of ants gnawing flesh emerged little by little, a chill rose from his back, thin sweat broke out on his forehead, and he swallowed Salivating, he rubbed his fingers irritably, and raised his hand to signal Sun Hai.

The latter stood beside him, and immediately discovered that something was wrong with Emperor Chengde. During this period of time, Emperor Chengde's limbs were sore and weak from time to time, tossing and turning, shortness of breath, and his temper became more and more unpredictable. Because of the side effects caused by overdose and conflicting medicinal properties, a little recuperation is needed. Using mild and nourishing medicines together with his homemade incense can gradually improve the situation and strengthen the body. The little eunuch who kept vigil last night forgot to burn It smells good, I thought it was nothing serious, but unexpectedly something happened.

Sun Hai immediately knew what Emperor Chengde was signaling, stepped forward and shouted in a dragged voice: "My lords, there is still something to play, if there is nothing else, then..."

Before the words fell, a person stood out from the crowd, bowed and saluted, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I have something important to announce. The prince broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people. Today, I want to read the book of King Liang. King Liang is a minister. To murder the crown prince is to be disloyal, to mutilate siblings for a brother is considered unrighteous, to harass a father for a son or brother is to be considered unfilial, such an unfaithful, unrighteous and unfilial person will damage the royal family's heavenly prestige."

As soon as these words came out, the hall fell silent, the needle could be heard, the situation changed suddenly, and the thoughts were different.

Everyone kept their expressions on their faces, but in fact they already understood that today's good show is about to start, but what is surprising is that the person who knocked the gong was neither from the Prince's faction, nor from King Rui, nor Liang Wang's people are admonishing the doctor Wang Pingquan.

Wang Pingquan is a well-known stubborn temper in the court, and he doesn't know how to adapt at all. His way of being an official is to seek justice. People asked Fang Taifu and Qi Xiang to talk about each other with admiration and respect, which is enough to know that Wang Pingquan is indeed a good official.

Ji Si narrowed his eyes, the beginning of the scene was a bit unexpected but made him feel reasonable, he lowered his head and hooked his lips, inexplicably feeling that this was starting to be interesting.

Different from other people's thoughts of watching a good show, Emperor Chengde was very irritable and frowned, his body was unwell, coupled with Wang Pingquan's restless factor, every word and every word was drawn to the things he least wanted to talk about, his tone was already a little displeased, "There is not enough evidence for King Liang's case. I have sent someone to keep him under strict surveillance. It won't be too late to interrogate him after the Ministry of Punishment and Yushitai find clues."

"Your Majesty," Wang Pingquan pressed on step by step without leaving any room for Emperor Chengde to breathe, "There are all witnesses and evidence for King Liang's murder of the crown prince. The poison was found under the bed of the maid in the East Palace. It was interrogated together in Taiwan, and it was clearly written in black and white that the court lady was a spy sent by the King of Liang to the East Palace, and the stolen goods were obtained. The ambition of the King of Liang is already clear. If he dares to attack the prince today, he will dare to attack His Majesty tomorrow. Let's do it!"

"Wang Pingquan!" Emperor Chengde was furious, he slapped the armrest of the dragon chair heavily, pointed at the person, his face was somber with anger, his brows and eyes were violent, "Do you still want to think about it!"

The emperor was furious, and the court was in a state of panic. All the officials of the court knelt down and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, calm down."

Wang Pingquan was stunned for a while.He also knelt down on the ground.

Fang Qingrong lowered his eyes and said softly: "Your Majesty, although Lord Wang used inappropriate words, his original intention was for His Majesty and the great Jin. I hope His Majesty will appease your anger and not hurt the dragon's body."

"That's right," Qi Kuangshan said after taking over the words, "Your Majesty Wang and his ministers are all old ministers, and they definitely have no second thoughts about His Majesty and the Great Jin. There is something wrong with Liang Wang, and it really needs to be investigated and dealt with, Your Majesty." It is the wise and wise gentleman who naturally has a plan in mind, why should Lord Wang be in a hurry at this moment, it is nothing more than His Majesty is angry, don't do it again next time."

Qi Xiang's words in a few words not only conformed to Emperor Chengde's temper, but also handed Wang Pingquan a ladder. As long as this person follows this matter, he can turn the story. In the past, Wang Pingquan didn't have to find an explanation for everything. Personality, on the contrary, he is easy-going and does not compete with others, not to mention the six temples and five temples, even if placed in the entire court, he is a good look and master, but today this one is uncharacteristically not only does not follow Qi Kuangshan's steps, but kneels Bowing down again on the ground, he shouted sharply: "Your Majesty, please punish King Liang severely, and give an explanation to the people of the world!"

The voice fell, the forehead hit the ground heavily, and the "dongdong" sound of kowtowing was very clear.

Everyone had different expressions. Cao Weiyuan clenched the wat board slightly too high to cover his face. Speaking of this matter, the other main character was Li Hongyang, but what was strange was that he remained indifferent. This was obviously a good time to take advantage of the victory. You only need to press step by step, not afraid that King Liang will not get off his horse, but Li Hongyang seems to have suddenly lost his life, and he almost lost his life. The culprit is clear but not pursued. How do you look at this matter? Something is wrong.

Cao Weiyuan didn't have enough brains to think of the twists and turns here, but he remembered what his sister said to him, if they can't take down Li Hongye this time, then they will be in Li Hongye's hands in the future. Trampling, life and death are all in that person's thought.

Although he is not very smart, Cao Weiyuan is not stupid. He knows that the reason why the Cao family is in such a state today is because his sister became the queen and his nephew became the heir apparent. When people are above others, one prospers all prosper, and one destroys all ruins. If Li Hongyang loses in this dispute, then the Cao family will also be finished.

Thinking of this, his eyes were a little ferocious, he bowed out of the row, and cried out with tears in his voice: "Your Majesty, the prince only got his life back from the gate of hell after a narrow escape. Weeping blood every day, unable to sleep at night, the whole person has lost a lot of weight. The prince is not only the prince, but also the prince of the Jin Dynasty. As the king of a country, His Majesty should take state affairs as the foundation, and the Jin Dynasty should be the main one. Where did Wuguo come from, I beg Your Majesty to give Wanmin an explanation, Liang Wang Li Hongye murdered the Prince of Jin, according to the law, he should be punished!"

As soon as this remark was made, other members of the Prince's group echoed, and they all said: "Your Majesty, please severely punish King Liang."

"Rule the country by law, act according to the law, please think twice, Your Majesty."

"The prince breaks the law and commits the same crime as the common people!"

"His Majesty."

"His Majesty......"

......

You talk to each other, quarreling endlessly in the hall, Ji Si stood a little tired, took advantage of others not paying attention, hammered his shoulder, lowered his eyes and yawned, then turned his head to look around, the prince's people were beaten That old man Cao Weiyuan took the lead, except for Ji Si and Yan's father and son, everyone took the lead, saying one beautiful sentence after another.

Ji Si couldn't help but look twice more, Yan Huaizheng and Li Hongyang were close, so he knew that this person had something to do with the one in the palace, the Yan family father and son were the best at judging the situation, but at this critical moment, he didn't make a sound to make it clear that it was Li Hongyang's intention.

Li Hongyang's meaning is actually not difficult to guess. He borrowed cakes to avoid the court meeting today, just because he didn't want to get involved too deeply. Since he was a child, he cared about the opinion of the empress, and everything he did was afraid that a queen who didn't pay attention would be unhappy. Ji Si used to I was also puzzled, the queen seemed gentle, virtuous, virtuous and talented, why was Li Hongyang so afraid of her, now thinking about her, her temperament may be much more complicated than he thought.

Let’s talk about Cao Weiyuan again, this guy is a master who sees the wind and turns the rudder. Li Hongyang didn’t say anything and gave him ten courages, and he didn’t dare to be the first bird. Then today’s general statement of Kang’s righteousness is awe-inspiring. It really doesn't make sense to instruct this person to know who it is without thinking too much.

Ji Si hooked his lips, feeling that what was going on here was much more exciting than he expected. He lowered his eyes to think, the sound in the hall didn't stop, making people's brains buzzing, and Emperor Chengde was so annoyed that he couldn't help being angry, and suddenly He slapped the desk, raised his eyebrows coldly, and shouted sharply: "I'm against you, Cao Weiyuan, are you going to rebel in front of the palace!"

The crime was a little serious, Cao Weiyuan's face turned pale, his legs trembled and he almost knelt down to beg for mercy, but he thought of what his sister said, if he compromised this time, the Cao family would be the next one to have an accident.

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth, knelt down on the ground, and said loudly: "Please punish Liang Wang severely, Your Majesty!"

"Should I severely punish King Liang or eliminate dissidents for your master?" Emperor Chengde sneered, "Do you really think that I don't understand what you are thinking! It is not good for me to look at you one by one if you say that King Liang is ambitious and has ulterior motives." Good lord, I am still the emperor of Dajin, and I still have the final say in Dajin, cough cough cough..."

Emperor Chengde coughed suddenly, his face was flushed red, veins popped on his forehead, his whole body seemed to be out of breath and he felt uncomfortable, everyone in the crowd panicked, and Sun Hai rushed to greet him while helping others While worried: "Your Majesty, pay attention to the dragon's body."

"Back down," Emperor Chengde waved his hand weakly, and looked sideways at all the officials, "I have my own plans for the matter of King Liang, don't bring it up again, you all do your part, don't think that I don't know about those thoughts, The prince is really a good method, retreat!"

Cao Weiyuan and the others looked at each other and dared not speak out until Emperor Chengde left. People with different thoughts came out of the hall one after another. Ji Si rubbed his sore neck and fell to the end. When he heard the voice, he turned around and saw Yan Huaizheng following him, staring at Ji Si with a smile on his fox eyes, and stood side by side with Ji Si with a harmonious appearance, "Is Ji Shilang going back to the yamen of the Ministry of Households?"

"Isn't it the Zhengdan Festival soon? There are a lot of trivial matters in the yamen, but Yan Shaoqing is looking for me?" Ji Si smiled and exchanged greetings with others.

"It's nothing. I just saw Ji Shilang not saying a word and thoughtful at the court meeting. I thought it was because I was unwell. My colleagues came here to express their condolences. The beauty's frowning is really pitiful." Yan Huaizheng smiled. Undiminished.

"Yan Shaoqing actually noticed it." Ji Si didn't take his words seriously, but looked embarrassed, "Last night, I ate too much and felt sick to my stomach and wanted to go to the toilet. Would you like Yan Shaoqing?"

Yan Huaizheng: "..."

When Yan Huaizheng was thinking about how to reply to his words, Sun Hai raised his head just right, he nodded at the two of them, and then said: "Ji Shilang, Your Majesty is calling you over."

Ji Sichong blinked at Yan Huaizheng, with a kind face on his face, "Unfortunately, let's make an appointment next time."

After finishing speaking, Pidianpidian followed Sun Hai and walked away.

Staring at the back of the person leaving, Yan Huaizheng shook his head angrily and smiled, but when he looked back, he saw Qi Ran standing not far away, his eyes rolled around, and he walked over quickly, "Qi Shaoqing hasn't left yet. , are you waiting for me?"

"What do you think?"

Being teased lukewarmly, Yan Huaizheng was not angry but added: "The others are almost gone, they are not waiting for me, are they waiting for Ji Shilang?"

"Ah."

"..."

Now it's Yan Huaizheng's turn not to know what to say, he just wanted to tease Qi Ran, who knows that this person did the opposite, so that he felt a little shocked, and asked again uncertainly, "You Waiting for Ji Si from the household department, Ji didn't say anything?"

Qi Ran didn't speak but just gave him a cold look.

Yan Huaizheng recalled the rumors that the two did not get along, and then thought about Ji Si's obsequious dog-legged appearance, assuming that Qi Ran was here to trouble Ji Si, he convinced himself not to make fun of himself I found an excuse to say goodbye first.

Before the others left the palace gate, Ji Si first went to the front of the Kunyuan Hall, and saw an unexpected person, Concubine Duan, the mother of King Liang. Cun, this woman's vicious mind is exactly the same as her son's, Ji Si saw him from a distance and greeted him, but Concubine Duan hurried away as if she didn't see him.

Ji Si didn't take it seriously, got up and tidied his clothes and went outside the hall. The guards just happened to drag a little eunuch with a bloody face out of the hall. It wasn't until the person was dragged away that he reacted to Sun Hai's reminder.

"Your Majesty is in a bad mood today. Ji Shilang should be more careful about what he says later, so as not to offend him." Sun Hai has benefited a lot from Ji Si on a daily basis, so he will also remind him that what he said today shows the mood of Emperor Chengde Very bad.

"Thank you, Eunuch Sun, for making some suggestions." Ji Sike replied politely.

Entering the hall, there is a faint fragrance in the air. This smell is a bit like agarwood mixed with Sophora japonica flowers. After inhaling it into the nasal cavity, there is a feeling of comfort for the whole body. This is the first time Ji Si smells this smell, and it is similar to the one ordered by Emperor Chengde in the past. The fragrance was different. When he came in, he saw books piled up on the cabinet on the floor from the corner of his eye. There were still some blood stains on the floor. The court lady was kneeling on the ground to clean it. The atmosphere in the hall was a bit oppressive. Ji Si saluted and stood quietly at the side.

After a while, Emperor Chengde raised his eyes to look at him, "Stand over here."

His tone was much better than it sounded at the court meeting, but he couldn't tell whether it was happiness or anger. Ji Si's heart sank and he quickly approached, respectfully saying: "Your Majesty."

"I went to Kashgar to suffer.",,, huyY.

"The affairs of the minister's duties, eat the king's salary, and bear the king's worries."

Emperor Chengde raised his eyes again to look at Ji Si, and asked calmly, "Did you find what tx was looking for for dg?"

Ji Si knew that this was the reason why he summoned him alone, the box in his arms became a bit heavy, and he thought a lot in a short moment, all the possibilities that would happen after the box was handed out were all Ji Si had thought about for a long time It's been over, but at this moment, there is still some hesitation.

It may be that Ji Si's silent and thoughtful appearance is too abnormal, so Emperor Chengde said, "Huh?"

Hearing the movement, Ji Si reacted, his eyes moved slightly, took out the box from his arms and handed it to Sun Hai.

Emperor Chengde took the box from Sun Hai and opened it for a look. Inside the box was a white medicinal herb with roots at the bottom and flower buds at the top. He asked in a deep voice, "Is this Jiujie Xuezhi?"

"No," Ji Si said, "it's just a common medicinal material. Although the medicinal effect is good, it can't kill human flesh and bones."

"Are you using a fake one to fool me?" Emperor Chengde's face was solemn, but there was no emotion in his words, "Ji Si, you are quite courageous, aren't you afraid that I will punish you for a crime of not doing things well?"

"Ji Si is afraid of death, but he doesn't want to lie to His Majesty. The Jiujie Xuezhi is just a rumor. Whether it is a cliff or an abyss in the deep sea, Ji Si can desperately seek it out from His Majesty, but this rumor is embarrassing."

"Then why don't you just say you didn't find it, instead you fooled me?"

Ask me what I do, ask your son.

Ji Si murmured in his heart, but continued to express his sincerity on the face, "My words are true, and I am careful in everything, and dare not fool me."

Emperor Chengde coughed twice, the little eunuch hurried forward and said a few words in Sun Hai's ear, Sun Hai frowned and waved his hand to signal for him to back down, and he also went over to pass the message.

Little Ji Si couldn't hear the two people's voices clearly, but the smile on Emperor Chengde's face gradually dissipated, and he said irritably: "If he wants to kneel, let him kneel, and if he can kneel to death!"

Ji Si tilted his head and could probably guess what was the reason. Emperor Chengde seemed to be a little moody since he got sick, and he let Ji Si go out after a short while, and the latter breathed a sigh of relief when he left the palace gate.

Wang Pingquan was kneeling straight outside the hall, his temples were covered with these few white strands, his face was solemn and his lips were tightly pressed, the cool wind blew, and the dead leaves on the ground dangled and fell beside him, like a piece of immortality. The stone tablet stood here, despite the wind and rain, and opened his eyes slowly when he heard the sound, his eyes met Ji Si who was looking at him, and after a while, he moved away and closed his eyes again.

Looking at this person, Ji Si had a past, stopped a step away from him, and sighed, "Master Wang, go back, this matter has nothing to do with you."

Hearing this, Wang Pingquan opened his eyes again. He looked at Ji Si standing in front of him, and said softly, "Master Ji, do you think I'm doing too much?"

Ji Si didn't speak, and he couldn't understand people like Wang Pingquan, who said he was sincere but actually full of courage.

His silence fell into Wang Pingquan's eyes as default, the latter didn't make a sound, just closed his eyes and continued to straighten his back and kneel outside the hall.

The wind picked up again and rolled the dead leaf in the air, and it flew away unsteadily, but was shaken off by a rush of footsteps, and fell in a corner where no one noticed.

The footsteps were hurried and chaotic, mixed with anxious shouts: "Miss Duanfei, you can't go in, you can't go in, the empress is chanting scriptures, you can't go in!"

Concubine Duan's angry eyes signaled the maids and eunuchs beside her to stop him, and raised her phoenix eyes and shouted sharply: "I want to go in today, let me see who dares to stop me!"

After the words fell, she was about to rush in aggressively, and she had just taken a step towards Qifeng Palace.