The shadow of the country

The simple and happy life of Yilan and Mu Yan didn't last long, but it was quickly broken.On an ordinary afternoon, Yi Lan was still busy reviewing memorials, while Mu Yan stood by his side helping to serve tea and ink.Suddenly a eunuch came to report, saying that Mr. Ye, the doctor Zuo Jianyi, asked to see him.

The position of Zuo Jianyi doctor is in charge of admonishing and discussing, and he belongs to Menxia Province. Although he only has the fourth rank, he is indeed an indispensable official position in the court.Mr. Ye has an upright personality, speaks out and dares to advise.Every time the book is published, it is outspoken and righteous.One excerpt often made the first emperor angry for several days.Although the words are not pleasant to listen to, but if you think about it carefully, his suggestion is the most reasonable and thoughtful.Although Master Ye was sometimes too stubborn and stubborn, he was indeed talented, so the late emperor appointed him as the last minister before his death, and Yi Lan respected him very much.

Hearing that Master Ye asked to see him, Yi Lan hastily passed him in.Master Ye entered Weiyang Palace respectfully, and was about to present the booklet.But when he looked up and saw Mu Yan by the emperor's side, his complexion suddenly sank, "Marquis Zhongning, since the late emperor has made you a marquis, you should follow the royal ancestral system. As a foreign minister but living in the palace, and in Weiyang Gong Li waits on His Majesty's side, what does this sound like?"

Mu Yan also knew that it was really against the rules for him to do this, but Lord Ye couldn't help but embarrass him when he said it face to face: "Master Ye is right...Since the emperor has something to discuss with Lord Ye, I will step down first..."

In the face of the ancestral system, even the emperor will appear a little insignificant.After all, it was a rule established by people hundreds of years ago.Facing Mr. Ye's direct remonstrance, Yi Lan couldn't say anything more, so she could only watch Mu Yan retreat silently without saying a word.After half an hour, Yi Lan and Ye Da finally finished their discussion.Mu Yan just stood outside and waited for half an hour.

As soon as Master Ye left, Yi Lan immediately sent someone to call Mu Yan back.Mu Yan returned to Weiyang Palace, walked to Yi Lan's side calmly, and helped him sharpen the ink as before.Yi Lan didn't speak or draw a pen, just sat on the dragon chair and watched Mu Yan do all this.

After a while, Mu Yan felt a little uncomfortable being watched by him, "What's wrong? Why are you staring at me all the time?"

Only then did Yi Lan look away, and sighed helplessly: "Only when I sit on the throne, I know that the emperor can't do whatever he wants. It's the ancestral rules at every turn. If you follow the rules of the palace, what Master Ye said just now , There is really nothing wrong with it. Most of the time, the emperor really can't have any selfishness. So in the future... I'm afraid I have to wrong you."

Mu Yan smiled slightly at this time, "So it's because of this, it doesn't matter, you are doing the right thing. I have nothing to help you in government affairs, but I also know that you have just ascended the throne, and it is time to employ people. Besides Lord Ye is right. Don't worry, I won't bear any grudges against him, let alone blame you."

Only then did Yi Lan smile calmly, stood up from the dragon chair, and kissed Mu Yan's face lightly, the kind without the slightest lust.I don't know how to express the gratification and emotion of understanding.But he just felt that with this person, he had nothing else to ask for.

Since Master Ye gave direct advice, Mu Yan's time with Yi Lan has been greatly reduced.Originally, Mu Yan could accompany him every day, but now he has to avoid suspicion, at least every three days before he can accompany Yi Lan in Wenzhi Palace for a while.

In fact, Mr. Ye didn't know that Zhongning Hou is very popular now, and he is very close to the emperor, but he knows that as a minister, he should act impartially, so he did not hesitate to bluntly violate the superior, and jointly wrote a memorial with a group of ministers, saying that Zhongning Hou has no laws and palace rules. Relying on the emperor's favor and trust, she will be spoiled by favor.I ask the emperor to abide by the ancestral etiquette, and do not let the foreign ministers disturb the emperor's audio-visual during the imperial approval, otherwise he will resign collectively and return to his hometown.

On that day, Mu Yan finally waited for a day to be able to accompany Yilan.In the Palace of Wenzhi, Yi Lan was correcting the memorial, while Mu Yan stood by and gently fanned him.Suddenly, with a "snap", Yilan threw a folder on the imperial case, followed by an uncontrollable anger: "Mu Yan, come and see, these ministers have started to write a letter to threaten me! It’s really motivating my whole body. I just want to keep you by my side. This group of people started to use some ancestral palace rules to suppress me! In this matter, I have already wronged you enough, enough to give in! They still What do you think? You obviously don't take the Emperor Zhen seriously!"

Mu Yan was stunned. When he was alone with him in the past, he never called himself "Zhen".But now when referring to these ministers, the word "zhen" is actually used.Mu Yan took a deep breath, picked up the joint memorial, and slowly put it down after reading it, "Yilan, don't do this. These officials are all outspoken and uphold their duties. They just scolded me this time. , but if you don't allow them, they will scold you next time. I... can't let them say something bad about you. "

"I just want you to be by my side all the time, and I don't want you to be wronged. But these people are still so aggressive! Look at them, they all call you a heinous sinner through the ages! You still speak good things for them?" Even Yilan is a person who takes things calmly and takes care of the overall situation, but there are always exceptions.Once Mu Yan was wronged, he could no longer calm down and think about countermeasures.Mu Yan is the person he cherishes the most and wants to protect the most, and it is also his weakness.

Mu Yan smiled shyly, and said, "Yilan, listen to me this time. You are the emperor and shoulder the responsibility of the people. Now is the time to employ people. If so many ministers resign and return to their hometowns at the same time, your former dynasty will be destroyed. What should I do? Don't colden the hearts of the veterans because of me..."

When Yi Lan heard the words "former dynasty" and "Jiangshan", she suddenly came to her senses.He is the emperor, and the people in the world rely on him.Since he has enjoyed the honor of the throne, he must not have his own selfishness.In other words, when his private affairs conflicted with state affairs, he had no choice but to sacrifice himself and Mu Yan. "Rule the world by one person, not serve one person by the world" is exactly the principle, no matter how cruel and unfair the emperor is, there must be no exception.

At this time, Mu Yan picked up the memorial and put it back in front of him, handed the ink brush over, and said softly to him: "Yi Lan, let's play it. Can you think about those people? How would the court run without those ministers?" How should the people be stable? I don’t want to drag you down, and I don’t want many ministers to say that you ignore the ancestral etiquette and are a stupid king... If I want to see them scolding you, it really makes me feel worse than scolding me. In fact, I My feelings for you are the same as your feelings for me. If that's the case, it doesn't matter if we meet every day."

Yi Lan took the Zhu Bi and looked up at Mu Yan. There seemed to be a pool of deep water in his eyes, filled with many emotions.But then he lowered his eyes and stopped talking.After thinking for a while, he picked up a pen and wrote a line of small characters at the bottom of the memorial: "Aiqing's words are good, and I will play them."

The brochure that Yi Lan had approved was distributed to six volumes.The six ministers were a little surprised when they saw the emperor's imperial criticism.I didn't expect the emperor to be so forthright in these matters, and I didn't expect the Marquis to accept their scolding so peacefully.If it were put on other relatives of the royal family, it is estimated that they would have already started to make a fuss.I heard from the eunuch guarding the door outside Wenzhi Hall that the emperor was furious when he saw the book, but Zhong Ninghou persuaded the emperor with a few words, and persuaded the emperor to allow it to be played.Although the ministers who jointly signed the letter were skeptical about this, but seeing that the Lord Hou was still obedient, the matter was let go.

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