Madam, protect me!

Although the prince of Han did not practice cultivation, he still had some knowledge of the various schools of thought.

This was the knowledge they would have learned when they were young.

When the School of Diplomacy was strong, it overwhelmed all other schools, and even the Confucianists had to avoid its edge.

At that time, it was still the Warring States Period when hundreds of countries were fighting.

The School of Diplomacy traveled between countries and could manipulate the situation on the continent at will, helping the country where they were located to annex and annihilate other countries.

The five major dynasties, including Daxia, had their current territories with the help of the School of Diplomacy.

However, with the end of the Warring States Period, the countries began to recuperate. There were no major wars for hundreds of years, and the School of Diplomacy had no stage to display their abilities, so they gradually disappeared.

To this day, Confucianism is flourishing, and there are many people practicing the School of Legalism, the School of Military Science, and the School of Mohism, but the School of Diplomacy has almost completely disappeared.

The Prince of Han was surprised and asked, "The Zongheng family actually has a legacy?"

Lin Ting nodded and said, "All the schools of thought actually have a legacy, but there are very few descendants of the Zongheng family and the Yin-Yang family. I just met one by chance..."

The Prince of Han was a little excited and asked, "Can you introduce me to someone?"

Lin Ting looked embarrassed and hesitated, "This..."

The Prince of Han frowned and asked, "Why, can't I?"

After a lot of hesitation, Lin Ting nodded and said, "The gentleman doesn't want to be disturbed, but since Your Highness wants to meet him, I'll go and talk to him..."

...

Night.

Song Mansion.

Because of Yiren's matter, Li Nuo and his wife stayed at the Song family tonight.

Yiren's mood should not have calmed down yet. Li Nuo walked into her yard and knocked on the door. Her voice came from the room: "The door is not closed, come in."

Li Nuo pushed the door open and saw her sitting at the table, still staring at the candlelight in a daze.

Li Nuo walked over and asked, "Are you still thinking about what happened during the day?"

Yiren lowered her head and said nothing.

Li Nuo sat down opposite her and said, "Don't think about it. You didn't kill that person. They just wanted to use you to avenge me."

Song Yiren was not actually thinking about that person.

Knowing that the person was supposed to die, she felt no burden in her heart.

What she cared about was that Li Nuo would lose all his cultivation if he saved her.

Although he also had a talent for martial arts, martial arts practice was very difficult. Even if his talent was good, he would need more than ten years of hard work to achieve a little success.

And he simply didn't have time to practice like a warrior.

She looked up at Li Nuo and said, "I'm sorry."

Li Nuo asked in confusion, "What's wrong with that?"

Yiren lowered her head again and said, "I ruined your practice."

Li Nuo realized that she was thinking about this.

There was nothing to worry about. If she really killed the person, Li Nuo would protect her out of selfishness, which might have an impact on her cultivation.

The killer was someone else. She was just wronged. It would be strange if she could destroy his cultivation.

He waved his hand and said, "It's nothing. Whether it will affect cultivation is still uncertain. Even if he really can't cultivate the law, he can still cultivate martial arts. At most, he can bring more guards when he goes out. My father doesn't have cultivation either. How many people in Chang'an hate him, he is still fine..."

Song Yiren looked at him and saw that he was calm and indifferent. She made a decision in her heart.

If he can't cultivate, she will work hard to cultivate and protect him in the future.

At most, she will protect him for life.

She stretched out her hand to Li Nuo and said, "Give it to me."

Li Nuo asked, "What do you want?"

Song Yiren said, "My music box."

Li Nuo was not stupid enough to ask her why she took it back. He just smiled and said, "It's at Li's house. You can go and get it yourself tomorrow."

Song Yiren added, "And my paintings."

Li Nuo shook his head and said, "That's for Jiaren. If you want, I'll draw some more for you."

Although she didn't speak, she nodded.

Seeing that Yiren was in a better mood, Li Nuo left.

At the gate of another courtyard, Su Qing leaned against the door, watching Li Nuo leave, sighed softly, and didn't know what she was thinking.

Song Zhe stood beside her and asked, "Do you think Yiren is going to leave?"

Su Qing snorted and said, "Why go? My heart is in Chang'an, and it's useless to go anywhere..."

She stopped talking about these things, looked at Song Zhe, and asked, "What exactly is the matter you and Li Xuanjing talked about in the past?"

Hearing this, Song Zhe sighed and his eyes fell into memories.

The matter in the past was nothing more than some young people who had been familiar with the books of sages since childhood, passed the imperial examination, entered the officialdom for the first time, and wanted to make a career with great fanfare.

For example, the reform of the imperial examination system allowed more people, especially poor students, to change their destiny through the imperial examination and change the current situation where the court was controlled by the powerful and the nobles.

For example, punishing traitors and eliminating flatterers, and jointly writing to His Majesty to request that the corrupt officials in the court be eliminated.

Another example is the abolition of the inheritance system of titles and the abolition of all privileges of the rich and powerful.

And the land reform, which allocated the land occupied by the noble families to the poor people.

Song Zhe and Li Xuanjing were among those who promoted the reform.

More than ten Jinshi who promoted the reform with them were all involved in treason and killed, and only Li Xuanjing and Song Zhe survived.

Li Xuanjing was able to survive because the person who reported them was Li Xuanjing.

Song Zhe was able to survive because he was kicked out of the reform team by Li Xuanjing before the rebellion.

To this day, how could he not see that it was to protect him.

Song Zhe's eyes were filled with sadness, and he said softly: "It was the same then, and it's still the same now. He has always liked to face everything alone..."

It's late at night.

There are still many people in Chang'an who have difficulty sleeping.

The death-free gold medal in Li Xuanjing's hands was like a sharp sword hanging over some people's heads.

The death-free gold medal itself is secondary.

His Majesty has given him gold medals to avoid death over and over again, which is the most troublesome thing.

With the first piece and the second piece, there may not be a third piece.

If we want to completely overthrow Li Xuanjing, we may have to wait until His Majesty passes the throne and the new emperor ascends the throne.

But in recent years, His Majesty has become younger and younger, and has no intention of passing the throne to any prince.

When will this kind of hard life end...

Zongzheng Shaoqing's Mansion.

Pale lanterns were hung from the door to the middle of the mansion, giving the entire mansion a cold smell.

The entire Zongzheng Shaoqing's residence was also silent in sadness.

The only son in the family was killed, but the murderer was spared. This was a double blow to them.

Shaoqing Zongzheng was sitting in the mourning hall, looking forward with empty eyes, as if he had lost his soul.

He didn't know how much he had sacrificed for his only son, but he didn't expect that in the end, it would all be in vain.

Outside the mourning hall, there was suddenly a sound of footsteps.

Shaoqing Zongzheng looked at the figure walking in and stood up suddenly.

Even though the anger in his heart could not be expressed in words, and the fists in his sleeves were clenched, he still suppressed all his anger and said in a deep voice: "Master Li, it's so late, what are you doing here in the government office?"

To say that the person most hated by the entire Zongzheng Shaoqing family was definitely Li Xuanjing.

But even if they were anxious in their hearts, they didn't dare to show it at all.

Li Xuanjing walked to the opposite side of Shaoqing Zongzheng, found a chair and sat down, lightly dusted the dust on the hem of his official uniform, and then said: "I know that Master Shaoqing hates me, but don't rush to hate me yet, Fengyang There is another hidden reason for the death of the county son. Not only you, but also this official are part of their plan. "

Zong Zheng Shaoqing's eyelids suddenly twitched and he immediately asked: "Seriously?"

Li Xuanjing said: "I'm just telling you, it's up to you whether you believe it or not."

Shaoqing Zongzheng glanced at Li Xuanjing and slowly sat back in his chair.

Although he hated Li Xuanjing deeply before, he believed what he said.

With his power, there was no need to come in person to explain.

If he really wanted to, he could easily destroy their entire family.

After taking a deep breath, his tone became more respectful and he asked, "May I ask Mr. Li, who is the person who killed my son?"

After a moment, he looked shocked and said in shock: "Why, we have never sinned against them!"

Li Xuanjing said calmly: "Master Shaoqing has been in the officialdom for many years, why do you ask such a childish question?"

Zong Zheng Shaoqing quickly figured out that those people above did not care about whether there was any hatred or resentment in doing things, only whether they were suitable or not.

Shou'er is physically weak and is indeed a very suitable candidate.

It was strange that he was obviously an enemy, but when Li Xuanjing sat across from him, he still believed in his words.

Li Xuanjing stood up, looked at the coffin placed in the hall, and said: "The cause of the past and the result of today, Li Shou's fate is entirely his own fault. Mr. Shaoqing's next son, please don't dote on him like before." Already..."

Zong Zheng Shaoqing looked up at him, his face flushed. He had already lost his humanity. This sentence was a great humiliation to him.

Li Xuanjing threw something casually, and Shaoqing Zongzheng reached out to take it.

It's a white porcelain bottle.

Li Xuanjing said: "There is a pill in the bottle. After taking it, you can regain your glory for half an hour. Master Shaoqing, seize the opportunity. You still have a son in your life, but how to choose depends on you..."

After that, he left with his hands behind his back.

Several young women slowly gathered around.

A woman looked at Mr. Zongzheng and asked, "Master, is what he said true? Isn't this poison?"

Zongzheng Shaoqing pulled out the cork, poured out a pill from the bottle, and drank it without hesitation.

Even if it was a pill given to him by other relatives and friends, he would think twice.

But Li Xuanjing gave it to him, so he didn't have to doubt it at all.

Li Xuanjing wanted to kill him, but he didn't need this method.

Within a few breaths of taking the elixir, he felt an evil fire rushing through his lower abdomen. This was... a feeling he hadn't seen in a long time!

Thinking of what Li Xuanjing had just said, this elixir was only effective for half an hour. He didn't care that his son had just died today. He immediately gathered a group of concubines and said anxiously: "Quick, go to the room, you all come!"