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"My lord, the guard Zhan is back."

Gongsun Ce rushed in quickly, finally making the people in the study stop wandering.

Anxiety was replaced by joy, and Bao Zheng beamed with joy, especially when he saw Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang who entered later.

Zhan Zhao's eyes were full of excitement.His body trembled, and he knelt down to salute: "Zhan Zhao has met your lord."

"You...you are back? You are back."

Bao Zheng's trembling voice caused Zhan Zhao's heart to heat up, and even his eyes to heat up: "This subordinate has made adults worry."

"Don't worry about it." Bao Zheng strode forward to help Zhan Zhao up, and then patted his arm vigorously, "It's good to be back. It's good to be back. I'm more than happy that you can come back safely."

"This subordinate was able to come back safely this time, thanks to the help of Young Master Bai." Zhan Zhao said, looking at Bai Yutang at the side.

Bai Yutang knelt down to salute, and was immediately helped up by Bao Zheng.Bao Zheng said: "Young Hero Bai is a hero and courageous person, he has repeatedly helped my Kaifeng Mansion in danger, I really don't know how to be grateful."

Bai Yutang said: "My lord, don't say that. Yutang has always admired my lord's nobleness. I can do something for you, Yutang can't ask for more. Besides," his gentle gaze caught Zhan Zhao's calm eyes, and he laughed a few times, He said, "Besides, Zhan Zhao and I are life-and-death friends, and his affairs are mine. From now on, as long as your lord has room for Yutang, feel free to speak up."

Bao Zheng felt relieved and wanted to say something, but Gongsun Ce interrupted.Gongsun Ce said: "My lord, now is not the time to reminisce about the past. That one is still waiting in the flower hall."

"Have you found that one?" Bao Zheng's expression suddenly became serious.

"The one?"

Bai Yutang looked at Gongsun Ce and Bao Zheng in puzzlement, and saw that Zhan Zhao nodded emphatically under Bao Zheng's questioning face.Then Gongsun Ce made a "please" gesture, Bao Zheng saluted and hurried out.

Zhan Zhao wanted to follow, but was held back by Bai Yutang.

"The one you are talking about is the young master in black clothes who came back with us just now?"

Zhan Zhao nodded.

"Master Bao is so impatient, it seems that he has a lot of background. Who is he?"

"Brother Bai will go together, you will know."

Bai Yutang quickly found out who the young man in Xuanyi was, when the beauty in the sapphire skirt that he had brought to Kaifeng mansion threw herself into the young man's arms with a coquettish cry.Everything happened so fast that Bai Yutang couldn't react for a moment.Until everyone knelt on the ground and shouted long live three times, he still stood there in a daze.Fortunately, Zhan Zhao pulled him back to his senses in time, and Bai Yutang knelt down like everyone else.

"Let's get up. Get up." Zhao Zhen waved casually, and pulled Concubine Yu to sit together.As soon as he sat down, he saw Bai Yutang dressed in white clothes.After taking a look twice, he asked, "This is...."

Concubine Yu said in a soft voice: "The concubine and concubine of Shicai got lost with His Majesty, all thanks to this young hero who welcomed the concubine to Kaifeng mansion."

"Oh?"

Zhao Zhen looked at Bao Zheng, and Bao Zheng hurriedly answered, "This is Bai Yutang Bai Shaoxia who trapped Wuyi in the empty island."

"Bai Yutang?" Seeing that Zhao Zhen's expression was obviously taken aback, he almost stood up.

Bai Yutang knelt down: "The grassroots Bai Yutang has seen His Majesty."

"It turns out that the famous Chinchilla with a bad temper and worse temper than a donkey is you!"

Zhao Zhen's unconscious quick words caused Zhan Zhao to cough strangely.

Do you want to hold back or not?Worse than a donkey?

Bai Yutang gave Zhan Zhao a cold look from the corner of his eye, and spat hard in his heart: Dead cat!Destroy my image, I want you to look good! (0: Please! Bai, do you have an image to speak of?)

Zhao Zhen raised his hand to signal: "Pingshen. I often hear Zhan's guards mention you, and know that you are a chivalrous man. I saw you today, and you are indeed a talent."

Bai Yutang cupped his hands and replied, "Your Majesty, I appreciate it."

Bao Zheng said: "Long live Qi Zuo, Young Master Bai has chivalry in his heart. When the Zhan guards went out on business, it was all thanks to Young Master Bai's help. In recent years, Kaifeng Mansion has benefited a lot."

"I have heard a lot about this matter." Zhao Zhen nodded with satisfaction, "I have long planned to honor the reward. How about today..."

"His Majesty."

Zhao Dizhen Zhanzhao looked puzzled and asked: "What's the matter Zhanwei? I want to reward Bai Yutang, aren't you happy?"

Zhan Zhao bowed his head, "I dare not."

"Then I will seal Bai Yutang as..."

"Wait a minute, Your Majesty." Bai Yutang abruptly interrupted, knelt heavily and said, "Your Majesty, please take back the holy family, and don't grant rewards to grassroots."

"Why is this?"

"Cao Min's temperament is very different from Zhan Zhao's, and he is absolutely not suitable for being an official. Besides, Cao Min is used to the happy life of traveling all over the world, and he doesn't want to be burdened by official positions, and loses his temper. Therefore, Cao Min implores His Majesty to withdraw his order, Your Majesty's heart The grassroots have taken it."

"This……."

Bao Zheng broke the siege and said: "Your Majesty, since Young Master Bai said so, let's let go of the reward for now."

Bao Zheng glanced at Concubine Yu suddenly, Zhao Zhen understood, and said: "Concubine Yu, I asked Bao Qing's family to send you back to the palace first."

Concubine Yu asked, "What about Your Majesty?"

"I have something to tell Baoqing, I will return soon."

Concubine Yu nodded, bowed to Zhao Zhen, and left after being bowed down by the crowd.

As soon as Concubine Yu left, Bao Zheng strode forward immediately, lifted his robe and knelt down, "Long live the private visit but encountered a dangerous situation and was assassinated, it is Bao Zheng's fault, I beg you to forgive me."

"What does this matter have to do with Bao Qing?"

"Bao Zheng, as the prefect of Kaifeng, is not strict in governance, so he deserves to be punished."

Zhao Zhen smiled knowingly, and said: "Okay. I went out on patrol without escorts, and I have done it before. Bao Qing don't mention it again, if the trouble comes to the Queen Mother, I will not be able to eat it. No one will No good."

"Long live Hongde's greatness does not count the faults of humble ministers, and Bao Zheng feels deeply. However, this assassination is not a trivial matter, and it must not be taken lightly. For the safety of the Holy Dragon, I am afraid that this matter will not be covered up. It is better to hand it over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice immediately. Strict investigation, so that the rebels can be captured as soon as possible, and the holy world can be restored."

Zhao Zhen pondered for a while, then slapped the folding fan on the desk and the corner, "No."

"Long live, the trouble is big..."

Zhao Zhen raised his hand to stop Bao Zheng from continuing, and said: "I understand what Ai Qing wants to say. I am no longer a child who knew nothing when I was enthroned in my teens. I am still very clear about the important relationship."

"I dare not."

"I have my own plans for this matter. Of course, I really need the full support of Bao Qing and the Kaifeng Mansion. I don't know if you are willing to help me?"

"If I can work for Long Live, I will die forever."

Seeing everyone kneeling down and bowing down, the calm smile on the young emperor's face was even stronger than before. "Heh, don't be so serious. Get up. I'm not asking Yan Luo to kill me. Death is absolutely unnecessary, as long as you all do the errands I've given you well."

Bao Zheng asked: "I don't know what the holy will is?"

"First of all, this matter is completely sealed off. Except for Kaifeng Mansion, I don't want to hear it from anyone else."

"Follow the holy will."

"Secondly, I will issue an order to Bao Qing immediately. You should go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to thoroughly check the files of past documents on my behalf. If there are suspicious wrongful cases, you should know what to do."

"I understand." Bao Zheng hesitated for a moment, then asked, "However, forgive me for being dull, I don't understand why Wansui mentioned this suddenly? Could it be..." His dark face was obvious.

Zhan Zhao said: "My lord's guess is not bad. Long live's assassination this time is most likely caused by an unjust case. It's just..." After thinking for a while, he said, "The assassination of the holy car will be because of this, it must not be a small case It must be a big case of exterminating the family, and it is more likely to be a secret case of the imperial trial."

Zhao Zhen got up, and his expression became serious, "I have only been in power for a few years, and I ask myself that I have never done anything wrong or worried about it. But if the queen mother made a wrong judgment when she was in power, I dare not say so. In addition, I There is no other purpose in asking you to keep it a secret."

Bao Zheng said: "Your servant understands. The Empress Dowager is already very old, and Long Live will definitely not want to be bothered by political affairs."

"I think there should be another reason for Long Live. If there is an unjust case, the Holy One must want to overturn the case and at the same time spare him the crime of assassination."

"The one who knows me is the guard." Zhao Zhen smiled heartily.

"Otherwise, the Holy One will not let the assassin go easily."

Bao Zheng was startled, "What? Long live let the assassin go?"

Zhao Zhen cast a displeased glance at Zhan Zhao.Zhan Zhao hurriedly bowed his body and said, "This humble minister talks too much."

Bao Zheng said anxiously: "Long live, this matter..."

"That's the case. I think it's okay to let go, so I let the assassin go."

"But what should we do if the assassins come back again? And the matter of the unjust case is just speculation by the Holy One. If not, wouldn't it be a return to the mountain?"

Zhao Zhen glanced at Bao Zheng coldly, and said decisively: "That is also my decision, and it has nothing to do with others. I believe that my vision is correct, and I have never missed anyone."

Raising his eyes and seeing Zhao Zhen looking at him majestically, Zhan Zhao not only responded with a clear smile, "Your Majesty and my ministers naturally trust His Majesty. But I don't know if Your Majesty trusts us?"

"Zhan Wei's words sound like a deep meaning."

"Your Majesty wants Mr. Bao to thoroughly investigate this matter. Presumably, a decree will also be issued at the same time. Mr. Yun can be involved in various cases, so as not to be made things difficult suddenly, and his hands are tied."

Zhao Zhen laughed loudly, and from time to time he clapped his folding fan in the palm of his hand to echo, "Bao Zheng, Bao Zheng, I'm beginning to regret that I lent the Zhanwei to the Kaifeng Mansion. I'm so jealous now, I'm so sour." .Look at him, his loyalty to you almost surpasses that to me, and he is in a hurry to ask for a special order for you before the imperial decree is issued."

Zhan Zhao said calmly, "Long live makes fun of my humble minister, how dare I be a minister?"

"You don't dare to be that?" Zhao Zhen raised his eyebrows, "Why do I think you are confident?"

"How can I be confident? I am sincere and fearful."

Although Zhan Zhao knelt down to salute, everyone could see the clearly distinguishable smile on his brow.

Zhao Zhen pulled him up and shouted, "Okay. Here we go again. Don't think that I can't see your expression if you kneel down and pretend to be 'scared'. Say you are loyal ministers, but I feel you Everyone in Kaifeng Mansion is more treacherous than treacherous ministers."

Zhao Hu suddenly knelt down with a plop and shouted, "Your Majesty has been wronged."

Zhao Zhen snorted coldly: "Why did I wrong you?"

Zhao Hu said: "The villain is not complaining for himself, but for the traitor."

"What?" Zhao Zhen waited with his eyes wide open.

"The villain's nickname in Kaifeng Mansion is 'Tiger Head Leng'. If someone as stupid as I am can be more treacherous than a traitor. Wouldn't the traitor have nothing to do with it? Then our adults and I will all have to go home to eat Your own? Your Majesty, please be careful, don’t make excuses to drive me away. If you don’t have your majesty’s salary, you will starve to death thousands of moths who are officials.”

The whole house roared with laughter.Chao Mahan's legs were weak from laughing, Zhang Long missed Zhao Hu with his fist, and he was already staggered.Although Bao Zheng had a look of blame and inappropriateness on his face, seeing everyone laughing heartily, he finally couldn't help turning his head and snickering twice.

"Hahahaha, the tiger's head is stunned, well said. Without treacherous ministers, there will be no so-called upright officials. Kaifeng Mansion is indeed a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger. I didn't expect such a stupid school to say such profound words. Okay, Zhen Guaranteed, even if there are no traitors, you will not be driven back to your hometown, and you will swear silverfish to the end."

The crowd laughed again.

Bai Yutang watched everything while smiling, especially when he saw Zhan Zhao's carefree expression that was completely released without any concealment, he once again confirmed what he thought in his heart: this His Majesty is really different.Judging from the situation, this is not the first time such a scene has happened, otherwise a person like Bao Zheng who strictly guards his status as a monarch and minister would never just laugh it off.And he also had a feeling that apart from the relationship between the emperor and Zhan Zhao, there should be another line involved in it—perhaps the line called "friendship".

The warm sun is not there, but the blazing heat conveyed by bursts of laughter seems to melt the coldness of people's hearts. Even the ice and snow outside the house can't stand that kind of heat, and it no longer falls, and the icicles drip.

Bai Yutang saw Zhan Zhao looking towards him, and it seemed that his face, which no longer had any real pleasure since he disrupted the normal order, showed himself that warm, heartless smile.His heart suddenly shook.

Family.

The cat is home.

So let go of all the knots, and finally no longer have any reservations.

Only at this moment did he understand why he was always thinking about Kaifeng Mansion.

Not just for the so-called responsibilities, but more for the homesickness of the wanderer.

It really does feel like home.There are relatives who are better than relatives, enthusiasm comparable to fire, surrounded by warmth, and rippling with joy, so that people will no longer shrink from fear and hesitation.Friendship, family affection, all emotions surround the tired body and mind harmoniously, without any pressure.How could he not heal the pain on his body?That's why he can be so strong, and can endure unbearable torture time and time again.

He still smiled at him.

The friendship in the smile is so familiar and familiar.

That is the tenderness to relatives, as if gently wrapped in lotus leaves, as if using the fragrance to guide the warmth into the bosom, refreshing the heart.

Cat, why can you still laugh?Why are you still so calm?

Your hand still reaches out to me, you still tell me with your eyes and your smile that I am your relative.Relatives?I still have a place in your heart, don't I?cat...

No one noticed that Bai Yutang's hand held Zhan Zhao's, neither Zhan Zhao nor Bai Yutang himself.Because everything happens naturally and involuntarily.

Hands clasped, fingers intertwined, holding the entwined, it is already hard to tell what kind of friendship it is.

When Bai Yutang found out, it was when the amiable emperor came and squeezed between the two of them.Zhao Zhen grabbed Zhan Zhao and said to Bao Zheng: "There are Zhan's guards to protect you. Bao Qing, you should have no objection?"

Bao Zheng was stunned: "Your Majesty is protected by Zhan's guards, I really feel relieved..."

"Then it's settled. Zhan's guards will enter the palace tomorrow to escort them."

"Tomorrow?" Bao Zheng glanced at Zhan Zhao, showing a pity expression.

Zhan Zhao smiled consolingly at Bao Zheng, as if telling him not to worry, then knelt down, "Leader..."

The word "Zhi" hangs in the mouth, and a "no" resounding through the flower hall rushed out, covering all the lingering sounds.Zhan Zhao was surprised to see Bai Yutang rushing to kneel beside him at the fastest speed.

"Long live, please withdraw your order."

"Brother Bai!"

Bai Yutang didn't look at Zhan Zhao, but looked straight at Zhao Zhen, and said earnestly, "Your Majesty, Zhan Zhao almost died when he was out this time. He was seriously injured and has not recovered yet."

Zhao Zhen looked at Zhan Zhao with concern, "Guard Zhan, is this true?"

"The injury of the minister has healed. Your Majesty does not need to worry about the minister."

"You're pretending to be a hero again, aren't you?" Bai Yutang said angrily.

Zhan Zhao didn't back down either, and said in a deep voice, "It's my duty as a fourth-rank guard with a knife to protect the holy driver, and Zhan Zhao is just doing his own duty."

"Duty?"

Bai Yutang sneered, clasped his fists to Zhao Zhen and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know if it counts as a reward if you just wanted it?"

"how?"

"Just ask Your Majesty to grant the grassroots an official position and let the grassroots enter the palace to escort them."

Zhan Zhao couldn't help but growl, "Brother Bai, why are you gambling for a while? You obviously don't want to be an official."

"What if you don't want to? So what if you don't fit? People can change, and they must."

There is a different kind of bleakness in the clear eyes, which is light and thick at the same time, and the thickness can't see the bottom; when the obsession stirs up the obsession, it gradually becomes turbid, and in the turbidity, it becomes clear again, clear without waves.

"Hey, what's the matter? I'm not the only guard. Since the Zhan guard is injured, he should take good care of him." Zhao Zhen helped the two of them up, and said to Bai Yutang, "Bai Shaoxia's high righteousness, today I It’s really insightful. How can I ask for a life-and-death friend like you?”

"His Majesty……."

"Guard Zhan needn't say much. This is my negligence. Guard Zhan has been busy outside for many years and has never had a good rest. Soon it will be the end of the new year. I will give you a vacation during this time, so you can have a good New Year's Eve , you don’t have to interfere with anything.”

The determination in the smiling eyes made Zhan Zhao understand that the holy will has been decided.Zhan Zhao could only bow and say, "Zhan Zhao obeys the order."

"Okay, it's getting late. I'd better drive back to the palace, so as not to attract the attention of the queen mother."

Everyone knelt down and said, "Send off the holy car."

Zhao Zhen smiled slightly, stepped out of the flower hall, and turned back.He said to Zhan Zhao: "Ah, I almost forgot. Zhan Weiwei, where did you sell the sachet hanging on your body?"

"Sachet?" Zhan Zhao was puzzled, "I didn't hang such a thing as a sachet."

"Isn't there? Ah, that's incense, isn't it? This fragrance is very peculiar, faint and ethereal, and sometimes disappears. I like it very much, and I really want to give it to Concubine Yu. I will trouble you."

After finishing speaking, he hurriedly left the flower hall accompanied by Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce.Only a thousand monks and two monks were left puzzled.

"Brother Zhan has a scent? How can I smell it? Why can't I smell it?" Zhao Hu rushed to Zhan Zhao and sniffed fiercely.

Zhang Long pushed him away, "Crazy."

"You dare to hit me? Hmph, courting death!"

A group of people started fighting with each other, but none of them noticed that Bai Yutang's pale face was still looking out of the hall for a long time.