Rebirth, guarding the mute at the tip of my heart

There are two large iron smelting furnaces in the Arsenal. The craftsmen are hammering away inside them all day long. It is not only hot but also poorly ventilated. Except for those who work there, other people in the Ministry of War rarely come here on weekdays.

But today is contrary to the norm. The gossipy mind is not only shared by the common people in the capital, but also by these officials and clerks.

And because of their status, they can often come into contact with the center of gossip, and tell them about it back home, or brag about it with friends while drinking, which is also very good.

A subordinate who worked in the main hall of the Ministry of War, under the pretext of delivering paper and pen, ran to the weapons camp very actively, and glanced at the sweetheart of the legendary wise king from time to time. He did not walk out until he was discovered by Jiang Xin.

After a while, a minor clerk came running in and actively asked all the young masters Jiang and the masters if they were short of anything. After getting the answer that there was nothing, he did not leave in a hurry, but followed Jiang Xin slowly and tried his best to please him.

One after another, they came to the weapons camp very diligently and looked at him furtively. Even if Jiang Xin was a thick-skinned person, he could tell that something was wrong.

After another clerk found an insignificant excuse to come around and leave, Jiang Xin finally couldn't help it and asked the old master next to him: "Master Xu, what happened today? Why are they running around?" He also looked at him with a strange look...

Master Xu is already over 50 years old. He is just an old man who only knows how to study weapons. When he heard Jiang Xin's question, he was even more confused than him. He said with a blank face: "Aren't they here to deliver something? What's wrong?"

"..." Jiang Xin twitched his lips, shook his head and said, "Nothing, I'm going out to get some fresh air. It's a bit stuffy."

Master Xu heard this without any doubt and quickly asked him to take a rest. He also said with some emotion and envy: "Young people have a good foundation and are full of energy! They are not like us old men who are weak. Now that the weather is getting colder, it is just right for him to stay in this weapons camp."

"That's right." Another old man nodded in agreement, "I'm old now. When winter comes, I don't want to go home anymore. I just want to stay by the warm stove and spend the winter here!"

"Me too."

"..." Jiang Xin touched his nose and looked at a group of masters whose average age was no less than 45 discussing the comfort of the weapons camp. He was too embarrassed to admit that he also felt that the temperature here was just right, so he went out with a stern face as if nothing had happened.

As soon as I went out, I shivered in the biting cold wind.

"Sir, put on your cloak quickly. It's cold outside because the temperature has dropped today!" Ah Gui was waiting in the outer hall. When he saw Jiang Xin coming out, he quickly came over with his cloak and put it on him, mumbling, "If you catch a cold, Your Highness will definitely punish me."

"It's okay." Jiang Xin smiled, and seeing Agui's nervous look, he had to put on the cloak.

The cloak was specially prepared for him by Xie Ze, and it was made of the finest material.

Jiang Xin has been afraid of cold since he was a child. When the weather was still warm, Xie Ze prepared several cloaks for him to change into, for fear that he would catch a cold.

Jiang Xin put on his clothes obediently and was about to ask Agui outside to find out what was going on when he saw a clerk not far away secretly looking at him. After thinking for a moment, he called the man over.

"..." The clerk thought he was secretly watching without anyone noticing, but he didn't expect to be caught in the act. He walked hesitantly in front of Jiang Xin and asked awkwardly, "Master Jiang, what do you want?"

Jiang Xin was Xie Ze's study partner and followed Xie Ze to the Ministry of War to do work. He did not have a formal official position, so people in the Ministry of War were used to calling him Master Jiang.

At the beginning, many people in the Ministry of War did not have a good impression of this companion who came in with the help of Xie Ze, but they had to smile at him because of Xie Ze's prestige.

But ever since Jiang Xin drew the blueprint of the Tianji Crossbow, the people in the Ministry of War no longer dared to look down on him. They respectfully called him Young Master Jiang with all their heart, and some even secretly complained in their hearts why His Majesty hadn't given Young Master Jiang a suitable position in the Ministry of War.

What would happen if we don't coax such a talent and let him run away?

The clerk thought this silently in his heart, but did not show any expression on his face. He just looked at Jiang Xin with some trepidation.

"..." Jiang Xin paused, and said awkwardly: "Why did you keep peeking at me today?"

He didn't know what was going on, so he could only ask this. However, he felt strange after saying it, as if the sentence seemed a little ambiguous.

Not only did he feel this way, but even the clerk standing in front of him felt the same way. He was so frightened that his face changed and he stood at attention immediately, saying hastily, "No, no! We didn't peek, we definitely don't have any bad intentions towards you! I, I like girls!"

Are you kidding? This is the person that their highness loves the most! Even if you like a man, you can't like Mr. Jiang. What's the difference between this and seeking death? !

Jiang Xin: “…”

The clerk who was talking was so talkative that he said: "..." He wanted to slap himself in the face!

"What exactly happened?" Jiang Xin asked with a serious face. Seeing how nervous the clerk was, he wondered if there was any new change in the rumor from last time?

Although he thought so, he was not too worried.

Anyway, the catapult is about to be made. Even if the affair between him and His Highness is really exposed, with His Majesty's solemn words in front of him, there shouldn't be any big problems.

Just as Jiang Xin was still thinking, he heard the clerk finally explain hesitantly: "Sir, you have been busy with other masters all day today, and you may not know that at the morning court today, His Royal Highness the King of Virtue..."

Jiang Xin listened in a daze as the clerk finished describing what had happened in the court today, and then he told him hesitantly that the matter had now completely spread, and that they had heard it from the waiter at the restaurant when their colleagues went to pack up their meals at noon.

Now it's been an afternoon, and I'm afraid even the villagers in the nearby suburbs have heard about it.

Jiang Xin: "..." What about waiting for him to get the credit in exchange? His Highness's actions are too fast, aren't they?

After the clerk finished speaking, he looked at Jiang Xin's confused expression, and was a little unsure whether he knew about His Highness's feelings or not. After hesitating for a moment, he comforted him:

"My lord, don't worry too much. His Highness only said that he wants to pursue you. He doesn't mean to force you to be with him. He will definitely not ignore your wishes. If you..."

"I have something else to do, so I'll go back first." Before the clerk could finish his words, Jiang Xin hurriedly left the Ministry of War with Agui and headed straight for Prince Xian's Palace.

Your Highness will confess directly in front of all the civil and military officials today. It is obvious that they are already together, but he still insists on saying that he is pursuing him, just to put him in the position of the most innocent victim.

In this way, no matter whether it is the attacks from the court officials or the scorn from the people, their targets will only be his Highness, and they may even sympathize with him.

However, he had clearly said that they would face it together. He didn't want His Highness to be embarrassed by the ministers, didn't want His Highness to be punished, and didn't want others to say anything bad about His Highness!

"Young master, please slow down!" As soon as the carriage stopped, Jiang Xin jumped down anxiously, and Agui followed behind him but couldn't catch up.

Xie Ze was in the study at the moment. He almost laughed out loud after listening to his subordinates' report about Lu Wuliang's movements.

Ever since Ashin met Lu Wuliang the last time he went to check the shop, he sent people to keep an eye on that guy's whereabouts.

I didn't expect that this man had been well behaved for a few days, but today he was drinking and getting drunk in the inn. After hearing what I had done, he actually wanted to attack him to whitewash his original slander.

Of course, as you can imagine, the final result was naturally failure.

However, Xie Ze did not expect that after the incident came out, so many people would be optimistic about him and Ashin. He thought that he would at least be scolded for a while before the matter gradually passed.

When the fact that he and Ashin are together is announced in the future, everyone will subconsciously think that Ashin can't stand his pestering and will at most say a few words about him.

His reputation is just like that anyway. He has too many lice but is not afraid of itching. He is used to being scolded.

I didn't expect that so many people would be willing to stand up and speak for him, and many people think that he and Ashin are a good match. I have to say that these people have good vision.

So, when Jiang Xin anxiously ran to the study, what he saw was Xie Ze, who looked happy and satisfied...

"Ah Xin?" Xie Ze was even happier to see Jiang Xin coming back. He quickly stepped forward and hugged him in his arms, smiling and saying, "Why did you come back so early today?"

In order to get the new weapons out as soon as possible, Jiang Xin almost wanted to sleep in the Ministry of War these days.

Xie Ze was planning to pick him up by car in a while, but he didn't expect him to come back at this time.

"..." Jiang Xin saw that his Highness was not the least bit sad about being scolded and blamed, but rather looked very happy. He was silent for a while before he found his voice again. He said dryly:

"Why did you say that in the morning without telling me?"

"You know everything?" Xie Ze was stunned, then he smiled and held his hand and said, "I wanted to tell you tonight, but I didn't expect someone else to get there first. Well, let me tell you something interesting..."

"What?" Jiang Xin was stunned for a moment, and then he saw his prince raised his chin and signaled the secret guard in the study to repeat what happened in the inn today.

Jiang Xin: “…” Okay, now I know where His Highness’ obvious joy comes from.

However, knowing that so many people spoke up for him and did not reject or blame him because of their issue, Jiang Xin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

However, before he could relax, Jiang Xin couldn't help but frown when he thought of his Highness's reckless behavior. He looked at Xie Ze and said seriously, "After this incident, Your Highness, do you think that the public opinion is actually quite important?"

In the past, His Highness had always acted without scruples, and his reputation among people all over the world was really not very good.

But isn't it because His Highness wants to protect his reputation that he is trying so hard to put the blame on himself? His Highness obviously cares about his reputation, but why is he so unconcerned about his own reputation?

Fortunately, since his rebirth, he has solved two very satisfying cases, and in the process of solving the cases, people saw that His Highness still has a very humane side, so that His Highness's reputation has rebounded a little.

His reputation improved. When the news of Xie Ze pursuing Ashin spread, it was no longer criticized one-sidedly. In fact, many people who admired his character spoke up for him.

Jiang Xin hopes that everyone can see the good in his Highness, and it would be best if everyone could praise his Highness!

Xie Ze looked at Jiang Xin's serious expression and nodded in agreement.

You know what, it’s because Lu Wuliang has such a bad reputation that he can’t even take the opportunity to cause trouble. Isn’t it because no one believes what he says?

Thinking of Lu Wuliang, Xie Ze snorted coldly, and then said to his own Ah Xin seriously: "Ah Xin is right."

Jiang Xin's expression relaxed slightly after hearing this, and then he gestured and stuttered, "Your Highness, just now..."

[On my way back just now, I was thinking that the channels through which the people get information are too limited nowadays. If someone with ulterior motives stirs things up, it is easy to mislead people.

I thought that Your Highness could make a memorial to His Majesty to set up a special department, which would be directly appointed by His Majesty. Just like publishing a book, on the first and fifteenth day of every month, a book on current affairs in the capital would be published, reporting more interesting things in the capital or important decisions made in the court.

The book should not be entirely left to ministers to write. It can be divided into multiple areas. In the areas of miscellaneous talks and interesting stories, literate people can also be allowed to submit articles. Once selected, they can be published in the book.

In this way, some false news can also be clarified in this way! 】

He really racked his brains for his Highness! And he felt that if His Highness proposed this method, His Majesty would most likely agree.

Your Majesty, as the Son of Heaven, has control over the public opinion of the people of the world, which will definitely bring more benefits than disadvantages to him in regaining the imperial power.

Especially now, as the head of the ministers and a role model for students all over the world, Wei Daxueshi has too much say...

In fact, as early as in his previous life, he had always been thinking, how nice it would be to have such a place where people can speak freely. He has been wronged for too long and suppressed for too long, and he really wants to have such a channel to talk.

Xie Ze didn't expect Ashin to suddenly make such a suggestion, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that this was indeed a good thing.

Xie Ze pondered for a while, then took the initiative to join the discussion: "This book should also be different from ordinary books. It should be concise and not too thick. It should be able to be picked up and read after meals. It is best to be a few thin sheets of paper, so that it is convenient.

Since it is mainly about reporting current events, it is called a newspaper, and can be called the Capital Monthly Newspaper. "

Jiang Xin nodded, somewhat happy that his idea was affirmed, and felt that his Highness was indeed more thoughtful than him. Just when he was about to say something to praise his Highness, he saw Xie Ze continue:

"Since Ashin came up with this idea because he was worried about me, I will contribute to the first issue of this monthly report and publish the story of how Ashin and I met and got to know each other. This will also allow those who support us to get to know us better."

Jiang Xin: “…”