Shanglin Night Snow

The scorching sun has baked the few new trees in front of the Chuigong Hall into a gloomy and sluggish state, and the green leaves on the branches tremble with the wind occasionally, wanting to fall but not falling.On the other hand, two old locust trees are newly blooming, and the fragrance is blowing after the wind blows.

Shao Chenye and a few colleagues came out of the hall, and saw an old man with gray beard strolling towards him. Not only did he have a cold face, but he also raised his chin a few inches, with an air of arrogance.Naturally, the only one who dared to be so defiant over the dynasties was the mentor of the Son of Heaven, Song Yan and Song Xianggong.

"Old man!" Shao Chenye cursed inwardly, but he had no choice but to follow the crowd to meet him quickly, and sang to the old man.

Song Yan folded his sleeves contemptuously: "In this hot weather, you don't want to come into the palace in groups to disturb you when you are free. The emperor has a lot of things to do every day, so you shouldn't bother with trivial matters, otherwise, if you work hard, you will lose your sage, and so on." He is a sinner!"

We all know that this old man is arrogant and confused, but Shao Chenye replied "yes" at that moment, and others ignored him.

The old man didn't know it, but he was still complacent. He took a step without looking sideways, but suddenly changed his face - standing still as if he stepped into a pit, his brows frowned.Everyone was amazed when they saw this, some even thought that he had a sudden illness and was about to call Huangmen to ask for an imperial doctor, but when he saw his neck move, he turned his face cautiously: "Did you hear that sound? "

Everyone didn't know why and looked at each other.

Fortunately, the old man went to the two old locust trees without further questioning, stopping to listen from time to time.

Shao Chenye and the others stood in a daze under the scorching sun, all of them in a daze, watching the back of the old man stop and go from a distance, but no one stepped forward to find out what happened, and no one thought of even temporarily going under the eaves to avoid the sun .

"Mr. Song, did you hear crickets calling?" But the little yellow gate standing in front of the palace saw the mystery at a glance and called his companion lightly.

Song Yan, who stopped under the old pagoda tree, stood quietly with his eyes closed as if no one was around, and listened with bated breath.After a while, his figure flashed and quickly moved a few steps to one side, moving like a rabbit - the vigorous figure was completely different from the usual bloated old man!

As soon as he stood firmly, his burning eyes pointed to the ground a foot away from his feet, but when he saw the dead leaves move, a touch of green gold faintly flashed.The old man was overjoyed and continued to stare with bated breath.After a while, I saw a green-backed big-headed cricket poking its head slowly from under the leaf!Excited in his heart, the old man did not dare to move rashly, he folded off a twig above his head, and cautiously reached forward to push away some fallen leaves. Unexpectedly, at this moment, a white light flashed in front of his eyes!When his eyes fell to the ground, he saw that the fallen leaf covering the cricket had been stepped on by a white round paw.

"Meow!" With a flick of his beard, he roared forward, and the eyes of the white cat that descended from the sky showed a fierce look.

"Old man's lapis lazuli bodhi head!" The old man exclaimed anxiously: this cat's claws are chubby, one claw will inevitably trample the crickets hidden under the leaves into insect mud!He stepped forward to catch the cat, but his old eyes were dim, and before the cat's hair could touch it, he hit the tree trunk first!After a clearly audible "boom", the top of the head felt cold, and gold stars burst out in front of his eyes.

The white cat was frightened at first, and struggled desperately when it was restrained by a big head down from the sky.

Song Yan was still moaning while holding his forehead, but being supported by Huangmen who rushed over, when he saw the lion cat that had just escaped from under the hat, it was staring at him with its teeth and claws, and he was shocked and angry.

"Old Master Song is not as heroic as he used to be!" Behind him laughed wildly.

The old man blushed, his beard trembled slightly, and he pointed at the evil cat with trembling lips, but he couldn't say a word.

"Patch, come back!" A clear voice came from behind.

"Meow——" the evil cat arched its back and raised its tail, and swooped forward to overturn the "hat" that had trapped itself, the culprit. Then he turned around and ran under the light-colored robe with gentle steps, and opened his mouth to show off something—it seemed to be still moving, but was pressed down by the cat's paw!Looking up and looking wet, it was obviously an invitation for credit.

"Cricket! The old man's green-gold bodhi-headed cricket!" Seeing the object clearly, Song Yan staggered and rushed forward without caring about taking the Futou from Huangmen.

Mu Yunqi bent down to pick up the lion cat, and Huang Men quickly rushed forward, leaned over and covered the "Green Gold Bodhi Head" with both hands, and grabbed it in his palms.

"Don't use force, don't use force!" shouted the old man, staggered to the front with the hem of his clothes in his hands, stretched his head and looked into Huangmen's half-closed palms, heaved a sigh of relief, turned around to take the scorpion, and stretched his head towards the sky : "Quick, put it here!"

Seeing that the official nodded, Huang Men carefully put the object in his palm into the Futou, and the old man covered the mouth of the hat with his sleeve, hugged it carefully like a baby in his arms, and bowed his head to thank the emperor for his kindness.

Mu Yunqi didn't think it was strange, and he spoke out with concern: "Looking at the collision just now, it was serious, so let's go to the palace and wait for the imperial doctor to come and see the injury."

The two monarchs and ministers walked back, but Shao Chenye and the others still stopped in the road. Even though they bent over to salute, there was still a lingering smile on their faces.He couldn't escape Song Yan's dim but shrewd old eyes, and he became annoyed again, and sternly reprimanded: "Fortunately, you are unkind, and you are not worthy of the title of gentleman!"

To make it boring, a few people covered their mouths and acted like birds and beasts.

After entering the hall, he saw the "Green Gold Bodhi Head" being put into the bamboo pot with his own eyes. The old man breathed a sigh of relief, and then he just put on his clothes and bowed upwards: "I made a fool of myself before becoming a saint today. It's all because of my old age and ignorance. Your Majesty forgive me."

Mu Yunqi smiled wryly: "Qing is acting, sometimes even I can't tell the truth from the fake." Speaking of this, he couldn't bear it: "At the beginning when Empress Shao came to the court to proclaim the regime, Qing had no choice but to pretend to be insane for self-protection, but now the world is changing. Time has passed, even if you insist on renouncing your aspect because you are old and weak, why bother to remain in a coma and be looked down upon and made fun of?"

The old man twisted his beard and smiled slyly: "Your Majesty, the courtiers are acting, but how do you know that my nature is not like this? Maybe in the past few decades, the ministers have always been acting!" The so-called obsessed with the authorities, compared to entering the game, the minister is now more willing to be a bystander, to be safe and not to worry about the pros and cons, isn't it good?"

Mu Yun thought about it for a while, and nodded: "That's right! If you are really important to me, you will inevitably be hated by the Shao party, and you will even be harmed..." His expression was gloomy, as if he was worried.

The old man cared deeply: "Your Majesty is worried about Ding Zhibai?"

One word revealed the mystery, and the people in the seat were almost startled: "This matter just came out last night. I have ordered the Imperial City Secretary to temporarily suppress the news and not allow it to spread outside. How did you know?"

"The matter has not been leaked, Your Majesty, there is no need to rush," Song Yan advised indifferently, "It's just that the minister is watching the matter and discretion. When I saw Shao Chenye and the privy Chengzhi and others entered the room, but Ding Zhibai was not there, I became suspicious. Look at it again." Shao Chenye's face was full of spring breeze, and his brows were beaming with joy, so he guessed that something bad might happen to Ding Zhibai."

Hearing this, Mu Yunqi sighed lightly: "Your eyes are as sharp as a torch, and you can discern every detail! Yes, Shao Chenye is proud because Ding Zhibai failed to show up to meet him today. He said to the outside world that he was lying on the couch with an illness and had to rest for a while. I just don't know if Shao Dang believes it is true or if he knows the inside story."

"What happened to Ding Zhibai?" Song Yan didn't care what Shao Dang thought.

Mu Yunqi got up and paced back and forth: "Last night, there was a barbarian who went to Ding's mansion to meet Ding Zhibai secretly. The Secretary of the Imperial City found a wax pill on him, with a note inside. There were only a few numbers and he only asked Ding Zhibai to help him. Er Zhukuan, the leader of the Qiang Hu Luomin tribe who was involved in the Guiyungu Tibetan soldier case."

"So... it involves treason!" Song Yan stroked his beard, "Then did the barbarians confess? How does Ding Zhibai defend?"

Mu Yunqi raised his eyebrows: "The barbarian confessed, Er Zhukuan hid in a mountain outside the city, but the Imperial City Secretary went to search and found nothing. Ding Zhibai completely denied having any contact with the barbarian, and Dao Na's messenger knocked on the door in the middle of the night to say He was ordered by Er Zhu Kuan to send a message for help, he was eager to find out Er Zhu Kuan's whereabouts, and he was afraid that if the news leaked, the villain would be there first, so he allowed the messenger to meet inside."

"It's not impossible." Song Yan nodded, "Ding Zhibai has been in the Northwest for many years, and his reputation as a virtuous benevolent has spread far and wide. Er Zhu Kuan is a wise move to ask him for help when he is desperate, but..." Qian pondered, "Instead In other words, if it is said that Ding Zhibai used this convenience to win over the barbarians to serve him, it would make sense. But what is the original intention of this move is something people think about."

Mu Yunqi smiled wryly: "If Ding Zhibai is involved in this matter, he must have a party. After counting the courts, the most suspicious person is Shao Jingheng." He turned around and sat back, rubbing the center of his brows to get rid of the haze in his eyes, "However, if this is the case, there are some things that don't make sense. First, Er Zhu Kuan only thought of asking the Lord for help after the Guiyun Valley incident happened for a long time. Isn't it unreasonable? Second, since Ding Zhibai conspired with Shao, his encounter Unexpectedly, why is Shao Chenye so happy right now?"

Song Yan twisted his beard and narrowed his eyes: "Your Majesty agrees, or do you suspect that Ding Zhibai was framed?"

Mu Yunqi did not assert: "I have ordered the Imperial City Secretary to arrest Er Zhu Kuan with all my strength. I will not let the news go out at the moment, so as to prevent Ding Zhibai from being framed. Once the Jiaoqun Xiao catches this handle, he will pursue him relentlessly. Even if it can be proved that the person is innocent in the end, he can't stay in Beijing, so he will fall into the hands of the villain."

Song Yan nodded: "Your Majesty is thoughtful and reasonable." After a while of consideration, "Your Majesty still needs to be on guard. Since Ding Zhibai is now trapped because of a case, and Shao Chenye is in charge of the Privy Council, this must be for the sake of Dangerous thing!" After a pause, "I boldly speculate that if Ding Zhibaiguo was framed by the Shaw Group, then the Shao Group will launch an attack at this moment and want Shao Chenye to monopolize the military and political power. The internal reason is worth pondering!"

Straight to the point.Mu Yunqi was shocked, and frowned: "I think so too. Although Shao Chenye has a lot of bad deeds, Yushitai impeached him several times but failed, because the matter was small and there was no evidence, and there were a group of young people in the past. I argued and advocated it on the side, and Shao Jingheng later defended it vigorously, and I cannot easily depose him for the crime of ambiguity, which is really difficult."

Song Yan thought carefully for a while, and said: "I have a plan, which can relieve your majesty's worries, but it will take some time to plan, and your majesty must wait and see the situation quietly, and must not make Shao's uncle and nephew suspicious, otherwise don't talk about this plan If the success falls short, and if the enemy is stunned, or they will be urged to break the boat, the two will really cooperate with each other internally and externally, and it will be a big disaster."

Mu Yun prayed for uncertainty: "What do you want to do, it sounds dangerous?"

The old man smiled reassuringly: "This plan is really common, but it's just playing to one's own interests and attacking others' weaknesses. Although it took some effort to make the game, but when everything is ready, please enter the urn, and it will be a matter of course!"

Since he dared to assert, Mu Yunqi was also confident in it.

Seeing the situation, Song Yan turned his old eyes, and said mischievously: "I have dedicated myself to your majesty, should your majesty also reward me?"

Listening to the sound, Mu Yunqi said it was difficult: "If you are looking for top-grade fighting insects, you may be disappointed. I don't have time to fight tonight, and I haven't asked the palace to introduce them."

The old man laughed: "I have no intention of asking for fighting worms, but I just ask His Majesty to give you the group of fighting geese in Yujin Garden. The so-called playthings have lost their ambitions. Your Majesty has been in power for more than a year. It is time to work hard. So I will ask for a decree in the future This humble minister is bestowed upon to show His Majesty's determination to govern!"

"Fighting geese?" Mu Yun stroked his chin in disdain: This old man obviously took advantage of the fire to rob, but he shook off his reasoning in such a grandiose way!But the slander comes back to the slander, thinking that those geese have been idle in the garden for more than a year and haven't tried to fight. Now they are fat and fat, and they are no longer as brave as before. Even if they don't go with him, they will send them to Jin Fu and Guo Jian in a few days For consignment in the shop, it is better to be a favor with the water and save a lot of trouble, and it is a pleasure to do it.

The sun was setting on Xishan Mountain, and the wind coming in through the window finally felt a little cool.

"Meow----" Patch crouched on the window sill combing his fur, successfully attracting the gaze of the person leaning on the window looking at the sunset.

Mu Yunqi made up his mind, stretched out his hand and lifted the cat from the window sill: "You have been alone for a while now, since the night is cool, so let me go out with you today."