Hypocrites

The palace was too empty, so that the ventilation was not smooth, and the airflow accumulated into a gloomy and cold atmosphere, which made Jiang Zhi feel uncomfortable.This reminded him of the previous His Majesty, the current Deposed Emperor, the beloved Tianlu Pavilion - the high lighting in the atrium, the shelves full of books, the hot tea and the fragrance of bamboo books and ink all make people feel comfortable and at ease.

Everyone loves Tianlu Pavilion, but the new emperor wants to move to Fengque Terrace to show the difference between him and the deposed emperor.Wouldn't it be justifiable for the Fengque Terrace left by Emperor Ling to be inherited by his own son.

Jiang Zhi sneaked a glance at the new emperor.That young face, lip shape and eye shape are indeed somewhat similar to that of Emperor Ling, and he is also powerful, long-armed and long-legged, and very similar to Emperor Huan.If one were to talk about what the descendants of the royal family should look like, it seemed that the one in front of him could explain everything.

Before the new emperor came to the throne, Jiang Zhi had never met him, but heard a rumor or two.The second son of the Prime Minister's Mansion is not loved by the mistress, and he is not allowed to appear on the stage, and has been confined at home all year round.It now appears that this is a means of protection.

After the change of the Golden Temple, there were rumors in the court that Emperor Ling was not orthodox, and the influence caused by Qiu Zhiyuan was very difficult to calm down. Jiang Zhi wanted to find an opportunity to persuade Liang Heng to start purging, but he didn't expect Liang Heng's sudden disappearance of the Zen seat, which made him feel guilty like a thief.

Just thinking about how to solve this matter, Duan Boyu moved out the edict of Emperor Ling, so everything went with the flow—the eunuchs were right, the emperor was indeed a fake, but don’t worry, the late emperor already knew about it. There is an arrangement, the real dragon emperor is in my prime minister's mansion.

The eunuchs dared to use the topic to slander the late emperor in order to cover up their own crimes by stealing the sky and changing the sun. It is really annoying, and it is hard to vent the hatred in the heart unless it is frustrating!Now that he had been buried in half, he dug up the body and exposed the body for three days, then threw it to the dogs in the wilderness!

It was really earth-shaking, shocking beyond words.

In the imperial edict in Duan Boyu's hand, there is actually a complete Golden Seal of the Kingdom.Ever since the golden seal was stolen, only the emperor's private seal was used to seal the country's books. Although the golden seal was inexplicably recovered on the day Liang Heng disappeared, there must be no chance for Duan Boyu to steal the seal in just a few days.Explain that this edict was written before the Jinxi was stolen, and the Emperor Ling was still alive at that time, so I am afraid it was not a forgery.

Even so, Jiang Zhi still felt that there was something suspicious.He had thought that most officials agreed with him and was waiting for someone to question him.Unexpectedly, Duan Boyu moved out of the Empress Dowager Gui Palace again, and the Empress Dowager was his own sister, so if he really wanted to collude with him, he would have nothing to say.Then Ruyang Cui Xian testified.

Who is Cui Xian?Whatever prestige Shen Jin enjoyed back then, he also had the same reputation among literati.Before Shen Jin was promoted to the crown prince's junior teacher, Cui Xian was the first to be promoted by the four masters in the world.He is older, with profound experience, and his disciples are all over the government and the public.

Since Cui Xian was the gentleman pointed out to Shaojun by the first emperor, he recognized Shaojun, and his students in the court also followed the new emperor.

Jiang Zhi was still suspicious, and Jie Yun found him in private: "Brother, you have been so smart all your life, why were you so confused for a while? Could it be that you couldn't see it? Three years ago, the party was imprisoned. On the surface, it was the leader of the eunuch party. In reality, why did you lack the emperor's order?" The minions of the Eunuch Party and the disciples of the Shen family were wiped out, but now that the tide has ebbed, Cui Xue can be completely beheaded and still retain an extraordinary right to speak. Times are stronger than people!"

Jiang Zhi decided to keep her mouth shut for the time being.

The new emperor cared very much for the veterans of the three dynasties, and often summoned him and Jieyun to observe a few words and give some rewards.It is not important to enter the palace today, His Majesty just thought of him again.But Jiang Zhi couldn't take it anymore, he was getting older, his back was sore and his legs were numb after standing for a long time, this had to remind him of the kindness of the monarch and his ministers sharing the same bed in Tianlu Pavilion.

As expected of Duan Boyu who taught Duan Yanyou, he always had a smile on his face.He knows how to express various meanings with a smile, but he doesn't know how to sit for Jiang Zhi.

The eunuch with a mottled chin next to the new emperor noticed Jiang Zhi's peeking, and gave him a fierce look, Jiang Zhi had no choice but to bow his head and ears resentfully.

"Your concern is reasonable, I will discuss it with the prime minister again." The new emperor woke up from his contemplation, and said perfunctorily.

Seeing that Jiang Zhi had run out of words, he would get annoyed by talking too much, so he had to leave.

His legs were trembling when he walked down the Fengque platform.He met Duan Boyu and Cui Xian head-on.Mr. Cui is not as good as the rumored immortal. On the surface, he is just an ordinary official with a straight robe and black ribbon.

The two passers-by passed each other, neither of them staying for the other.

When Duan Boyu and Cui Xian entered the Fengque Hall, their treatment was very different.

"Uncle, teacher, please be seated."

Duan Boyu smiled and said: "I met Jiang Zuo Jian just now, did His Majesty call him into the palace to face the wall?"

Duan Yanyou said: "Jiang Zhi has a lot of opinions all day long. He thinks that the execution of the eunuch in Beisi Prison is a crime of improper punishment, so I think twice. Hmph, that eunuch is a person close to Emperor Fei, and even the one who changed the baby back then. Participant, Qiu Zhiyuan's confidant, execution is considered cheap."

"Your Majesty first ascended the throne, you should keep a low profile," Duan Boyu pointed out, "Jiang Zhijieyun is an official promoted by the abolished emperor. Among the young people, Deng Yilang and Song Zhisu are also old with the abolished emperor. Although the situation is gone, Flipping the small water splashes is no problem."

Seeing Duan Yanyou's disdain, Duan Boyu raised another issue, mentioning that Cui Xian did not want to be an official, and begged to return to his hometown to continue teaching.

Duan Yanyou was very polite to Cui Xian: "Teacher, what worries do you have? Shen Jin, the deposed emperor's teacher, can be the governor of the county, so my teacher will naturally not be inferior to him."

Cui Xian said: "The minister is already an octogenarian, his eyesight is dim, and he can't bear the heavy responsibility."

Cui Xian is a hero of his establishment, Duan Yanyou repeatedly tried to persuade him to stay but failed, so he had to make a gesture and send him away respectfully.

Without outsiders, Duan Yanyou took off his smiling mask and read a document on the case with a dark expression.

Duan Boyu understood clearly, and said, "Did the people sent to Ruyang catch Liang Heng?"

"Don't call me that name!" Duan Yanyou was furious.Then he calmed down and said mockingly: "Okay, call it whatever you want, this is what I gave him, it may be regarded as compensation."

After Duan Yanyou recognized his ancestor and returned to his clan, he should change his name and surname, and take Wang Pang as his name according to the royal family's etiquette system.But the name Liang Xuan left behind during his lifetime was only "Heng". Except for the name Liang Xuan personally drew up, no matter how many proposals Duan Boyu made, Duan Yanyou was not satisfied.

He wanted "Heng" like crazy, but this name was given to someone else by his father.Sometimes he hated his father too.

"I will catch him sooner or later," Duan Yanyou said flatly, "and let him enjoy himself for a few days."

"That's exactly the reason," Duan Boyu said with a smile, "a mayfly can't shake a tree, and a mantis arm can be used as a chariot. The general situation of the world belongs to His Majesty. If you dispatch the two guards of Taige, there will be results in a few days."

"Taiwan Wei is Shen Yu's subordinate," Duan Yanyou said, "I can't do anything about it."

Duan Boyu said: "The ones that can be used are knives, and the ones that cannot be used are tumors. Your Majesty made a decision early on, leaving the cabinet guards to serve, and the disobedient dogs will be eradicated as a warning to others."

The guard Zuo Duhou is on duty under the eaves.Duan Boyu retired from the hall, and Duan Yanling followed him off the high platform.

"Do you have a letter for what you were looking for?"

Duan Yanling replied, "Nowhere to be seen."

Duan Boyu frowned, and thought about it: "Then Liang Heng can only carry it with him. You remember that after you catch the person, first torture him to find out the whereabouts of the object."

"Perhaps it has been destroyed."

"It's a pity," Duan Boyu sneered, "It was just rubbing flour."

Ruyang.

Liang Heng and Shen Yu failed to get out of this Sifang City in the end.When he was about to arrive at the city gate, Shen Yu found signs of the stalker, probably because the two companions sent to attack the Shen family lost their news, and the assassins lurking in the city took action one after another.

They diverted to the market instead and walked into a restaurant.Diners there were scattered like flowing water, and everyone seemed to have similar faces. Sure enough, after walking up to the second floor, Shen Yu looked down from the window, and several people with different expressions who were looking around were blocked in front of the door.

Not many people, but somewhat familiar.This is not a good sign.Shen Yu was familiar with people whose names he couldn't name, most of whom he had met in Zhangyi Palace, he asked Liang Heng to look at the window, Liang Heng said: "It's from the guard..."

A few people in front of the restaurant pushed through the crowd and squeezed into the lobby, and the shop assistant came up to him: "Guest officials, please..."

The leader raised his hand and pushed the shop assistant back. The shop assistant saw that these people were not friendly, and searched around as if he was looking for someone. He was afraid that they were coming to seek revenge and collect debts, so he hurriedly wiped the soles of his feet.

There are artists playing and singing in the hall, making a lot of noise.

"Where!"

Several people looked to the second floor, and there were two silhouettes behind a screen.When I was about to go upstairs, suddenly there were two playing and singing artists, an old man with a hooked back and a young girl, walked in to perform.Several people stopped for a moment and looked at each other.

Not long after, the artist came out after receiving the reward, and the two were still eating and drinking inside.Several people took up a corner in the corridor, waiting for someone to come out, and took them away from the crowded place.

However, with the passage of time, I gradually realized that something was wrong, overturned the seat screen and broke into the room to see, there were two playing and singing artists, the old and the young, on the seats.

"Not good! Lost!"

Liang Heng was bound in the tight skirt of the singing girl, sweating all over.The carriage drove steadily and non-stop across the stone road and stopped somewhere.

The wind is saturated with water vapor.

It is a canal in the city.Several passenger ships and a painting boat were temporarily docked.A veiled hat was handed over to Che Yu, and Liang Heng put it on to cover his face.

"The city gates on all sides are being checked," Shen Yu said. "This channel leads to the Tuohe River. The waterway is inconvenient to block, and it is generally allowed to pass without hindrance. We will leave the city from here."

Last time in Rongcheng, he also escaped by water. Liang Heng prayed that luck would still be on their side this time, but his hope soon came to nothing. The guests waiting to board the boat were interrogated one by one.Liang Heng didn't expect that Zhangyi Palace would mobilize officers and soldiers to search and arrest so quickly, and he panicked.

Shen Yu whispered: "They searched for two people, I'll go to the back, and you get on the boat alone first."

"No!" Liang Heng immediately grabbed his sleeve.

"It's only two or three people away, I'm looking at you." Shen Yu pulled out his sleeve.

As Shen Yu said, Liang Heng was wearing a woman's dress, and he was on the boat alone, and the officers and soldiers passed in front of him without paying attention.Liang Heng controlled his breathing nervously behind the soap gauze covering his face.

After getting on the boat, he immediately turned around to look for it. Shen Yu changed into the linen clothes of the old man who plucked the strings, and hid himself inconspicuously in the crowd.The officers and soldiers entangled the two young friends in front of him, interrogating their identities and addresses, and even Shen Yu couldn't get on the boat for a while.

Liang Heng was very anxious, but Shen Yu was very calm.As long as the guards are not there, the officers and soldiers will not know each other and will not pose a threat.

Unfortunately, the two young people were taken out of the team, waiting to be verified.Shen Yu reported Ding Kou's address in Zhuojingfang, passed the customs easily, and stood on the gangway with one foot, when he suddenly heard a voice: "Shen Yu?"