The prince is hard to serve

After this analysis, Yan Wenhao's complexion was extremely ugly.

He got up suddenly, and said: "I will write a letter and send it back to the capital to the father, so that the father will send someone to find out the truth."

Xie Jingyu shook his folding fan and said: "Since Mr. Mu has already mentioned it to Ziling, I think it must be true, but we don't know what the situation of the Xiongnu is now. If we can be clear, we can also think of a way to learn from them. Start internally and cut Helianxuan's way first, then Shi Buyuan will be able to deal with it easily."

Turning his head to look at Mu Ziling, Yan Wenhao thought for a while and asked, "Qian He, when did father-in-law mention this to you?"

When there were no outsiders, Yan Wenhao would call Mu Jiyan his father-in-law. At the beginning, Mu Ziling would feel that it was inappropriate and told him not to call him like that, but after listening to it a lot, he gradually got used to it. Just let him go.

So at this time, Mu Ziling didn't respond to his title of 'father-in-law', but began to think seriously.

Although Xie Jingyu was surprised, but only for a moment, he quickly calmed down and returned to the business at the moment.

Thinking carefully about the time I spent talking with my father, after a while, Mu Ziling's expression suddenly changed, and he became a little dazed——

He remembered that that day happened to be the day when he was nearly killed by the poison that Xu Ziqi asked Wang Qi to put in the incense burner... And it was the afternoon of that day, when he was talking with his father in the study, chatting When it came to government affairs, his father mentioned it to him.

Yan Wenhao's gaze had been fixed on Mu Ziling. At this moment, seeing that Mu Ziling hadn't answered him for a long time, and suddenly became a little absent-minded, he couldn't help frowning, and raised his hand to pat Touching the back of Mu Ziling's hand, he called out in a gentle voice, "Mom, what's wrong?"

After a while, after realizing it, Mu Ziling shook his head, smiled at Yan Wenhao, and then he started talking about a day.

That day, after all, was the day of his rebirth, and he would always be very emotional.

However, although Mu Ziling had tried his best to conceal his emotional changes, making his tone appear light and flat, Yan Wenhao still saw the flashing change in his eyes.

Hearing the days when Mu Ziling blurted out, Yan Wenhao remembered what he learned when he asked Xie Jingyu to investigate Mu Ziling, and recalled what happened to Mu Ziling that day, and what punishment he suffered. Feeling a little pained, he looked at Mu Ziling fixedly, his eyes became softer and softer, and then wrapped Mu Ziling's hand into his own, and said softly: "It's all over, be gentle, I am here."

Looking up at Yan Wenhao, Mu Ziling was slightly taken aback, and after regaining his senses, he nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, I know."

He knew that Yan Wenhao had misunderstood what he was thinking just now, but he couldn't explain it. After all, what he was thinking was really crazy and he couldn't tell anyone.

Yan Wenhao watched Mu Ziling quietly for a long time, seeing that he was really not telling lies to perfuse himself, but that he was really fine, he was relieved, and he raised his hand to try Mu Ziling's forehead temperature, and at the same time asked: "Does Qian He feel tired?"

Taking his hand off, Mu Ziling said with a smile: "Don't worry, I just caught a little bit of cold. I just drank some medicine, and my body feels much better. I don't have a fever anymore."

After pausing for a while, he pushed Yan Wenhao again, and continued: "Go ahead and write a letter. In any case, we should report this matter to His Majesty as soon as possible. After all, we have found some direction. If we can avoid A war is good for the common people, and it is always the common people who suffer when the flames rise."

"it is good."

After answering, and then looking at Mu Ziling for a while, Yan Wenhao nodded, then walked to the desk, rubbed the ink, and wrote the letter.

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Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

On this side, the governor's office.

The waterside pavilion was full of hustle and bustle. Although it was not night yet, there were already many people sitting around. The air smelled of wine and sweetness, the melodious sound of the piano, and several outstanding singers. The prostitutes were drinking with them, and their laughter made the party here a bit more decadent.

Now it's autumn, and it's raining cats and dogs, the temperature is a bit low, but the clothes of these courtesans are still thin and clear, occasionally a gust of wind blows, and you can clearly see the white, creamy skin The skin, partly visible, is coveted.

The crowd frolicked with the singing girls for a while, and when they were half drunk, a middle-aged chubby man sitting on the right suddenly said: "Now the guard of honor of the imperial envoys has arrived in Yangzhou, although due to the heavy rain a few days ago, the mud They will stop in Yangzhou for a few days, but no matter what, at most five or six days, the guard of honor of the imperial envoy will definitely come to Suzhou."

As he was talking, he saw the singing girl leaning on his arms picked up a glass of wine, handed it to his lips, and looked at him with a clever smile, with a shy blush on his face, this middle-aged man Seeing you, he finally felt a little flustered, stopped talking, saw him smile, and drank the wine by the hand of the Geisha in his arms, then bowed his head and kissed the Geisha, and couldn't help but touch it again. Take her full breasts.

"My lord." The geisha bit her lips lightly, smiled with blushing cheeks, then raised her hand and tapped on the middle-aged man's chest, then leaned forward, leaning softly in his arms.

The scene in front of him made Shi Buyuan, who was sitting in the upper seat, suddenly laughed. Although Shi Buyuan is already in his fifties, but he has been well maintained, and he will not look too old, but he is also full of energy .

Putting down the wine glass in his hand, Shi Buyuan squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "Master Xu is worried that after the imperial envoy enters Suzhou and sees the scene in the city, he will punish you for treason and collaborating with the enemy?"

The Master Xu he was talking about was the middle-aged man who spoke earlier, his name was Xu Da, and he was the prefect of Suzhou.

Shi Buyuan's words made all the ministers present burst into laughter.

Gently shaking the wine glass, a man in a light-colored robe on the left smiled and said: "Haha, Mr. Xu, you are too timid. The imperial envoy will come whenever he wants. We are afraid of what he will do." ?”

The man's words were naturally echoed by several other officials.

Hearing everyone's laughter, Xu Da couldn't help but blushed. He looked away from the singing girl in his arms, hurriedly apologized and said with a smile: "That's not the case, I just didn't think of these last few steps, but still If someone spoils the plan, then the gain outweighs the loss, right?"

Raising his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, Xu Da smiled obsequiously, and continued: "According to the current state of Suzhou City, the imperial envoy must not see it. If you want to temporarily remove those foreigners It will take at least half a month. It is impossible to do it in just a few days. Master Shi, I don’t know if you have any tricks to stop the imperial envoys and let them stay in Yangzhou for a few more days so that we can Have enough time to prepare?"

Signaling the singing girl in his arms to fill his wine glass again, Shi Buyuan's expression was indifferent when he heard the words, without any disturbance, he took up the filled wine glass and fed it to a waiter beside him, watching him choke He looked very uncomfortable, so he laughed, then turned his head to look at Xu Da, and said slowly, "Since we are worried that the arrival of the imperial envoy will affect us, then we just need to make him unable to come again." , Master Xu can't figure out such a simple truth?"

Hearing the coldness in Shi Bu's original words, Xu Da dripped more and more sweat on his forehead, he shook the fat on his face, and said worriedly: "But if something happens to the imperial envoy at the border of the south of the Yangtze River, I'm afraid your majesty... ...What's more, without this imperial envoy, there will be a second imperial envoy, so it's better to make a play, just like before, just fooling around."

Xu Da's words made the several officials who were originally laughing stop their smiles, and they all began to ponder. After thinking about it for a while, they also found it reasonable, so they said, "My lord, what Mr. Xu said is also unreasonable." Although His Majesty asked the imperial envoys to "go out on patrol" on behalf of him to travel around and observe the people's sentiments, but in fact, His Majesty sent the imperial envoys to Jiangnan on purpose to investigate us. It's only because the officials were incompetent that day. Let the person who delivered the memorial get away by chance, and this will cause this matter."

Shi Buyuan heard that the old god was always there, and the expression on his face did not change at all. He raised his hand to signal the luthier to stop playing, and then smiled slightly. You have already been punished, so you don’t need to mention it again, as for what Master Xu said about fooling the imperial envoy, let me ask you, do you know who the imperial envoy who came here is?”

Looking at each other, Xu Da tentatively said, "Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, Jiang Xi?"

"It's him."

Pushing away the singing girl in his arms, Shi Buyuan stood up, glanced at all the officials present, turned his head to look at the hazy rain curtain outside, lowered his face, and said coldly: "You know, Jiang Xi, like Mu Jiyan, is the most difficult person to deal with. Although he is not as upright as Mu Jiyan and follows the rules in everything, he is also a loyal and observant person. You think he is Just like those officials in the past, you only need to stuff some silver and promise some benefits, and you can send them away?"

"This..." Xu Da sweated so much that he didn't dare to speak anymore. He really had such an idea at first.

Turning his head back, Shi Buyuan said in a cold voice: "If Jiang Xi and his party can enter Suzhou City smoothly, he will definitely investigate the matter thoroughly. On the way to Suzhou, he directly sent someone to deal with him, and then made the illusion of an accidental death. Even if His Majesty would suspect it, it would take time to send someone over again. It would take at least a month to come back and forth. Even two months, and this period of time is enough for the fourth prince to complete the plan."

Now that He Lianxuan has successfully persuaded Tubo, Jurchen and other four countries jointly dispatched troops to attack several key points on the frontiers of Dayan. In two months, there will definitely be wars in the frontiers.

Dayan has been peaceful and stable in the past 13 years. There has never been a real war. There are not many generals who can really fight in the front line. I have forgotten how to live in China, and it is impossible to resist foreign enemies.

From Shi Buyuan's point of view, once this battle starts, within half a year, he will be able to wear the imperial robe, sit in the world, and enjoy innumerable glory and wealth.

Seeing Shi Buyuan's sudden laugh, several officials in the water pavilion were a little puzzled. They looked at each other, and finally Xu Da was pushed out, and cautiously called out: "My lord, my lord?"

After regaining his senses from his imagination, Shi Buyuan suppressed his impatience, and ordered in a cold voice: "Send someone to act as soon as possible. I remember that on the way from Yangzhou to Suzhou, we will pass through a valley, so let's act there. After the event is over." , Let them push down the rocks on the valley to make it look unexpected." After a pause, he turned his head to look at Xu Da again, and said to him: "I will leave this matter to you."

Xu Da's chubby body shook when he heard this, and he lowered his head, a trace of struggle flashed in his eyes, and after a while, he respectfully replied: "Yes, I understand."