Minister Gu Ming can't take care of himself

In the Hall of Qinzheng, candlelight was flickering, Xu Guanchen knelt in front of the desk, holding a pen to ponder over his words.

The nib of the pen was stuck on the imperial edict, and it was stained with ink.Xu Guanchen came to his senses and pressed it with his finger, but instead of wiping it off, it made the ink stains dizzy even more.

The left and right silk books are dirty and can no longer be used, so there is no scruple.Xu Guanchen supported his head with one hand, and wrote down each word on it, which could be regarded as a draft.

After finishing the last word, Xu Guanchen put down his pen and pushed the silk script in front of Xiao Zhi: "Is it okay to write like this?"

This is an edict addressed to General Yanbei Zhong, Xu Guanchen's uncle, not an edict to be investigated, but an edict to follow the power of the matter urgently.

There is an explanation to be made at Xiling, of course there is an explanation.But along with the edict to stay in office, there was another edict in secret, in case Xiling suddenly went to Yanbei to launch an attack.

If Xu Guanchen were to write it, General Zhong could recognize his handwriting, which could be regarded as reassuring to General Zhong.

Xiao Zhi turned to look at him, but saw a smear of ink on his face - Xu Guanchen propped his head and wiped it inadvertently.

He didn't answer, Xu Guanchen asked again: "Is it okay to write like this? Do I need to find a token..."

Xiao Zhi pressed the wet ink on the silk with his fingertips, and wiped it on the other side of his face.

Xu Guanchen pushed his hand away and complained, "It's dirty."

While pinching his face, Xiao Zhi looked down at the imperial edict he had drawn up: "Just write it like this."

Xu Guanchen responded, and picked up a piece of silk again to write.

While copying and sketching, he asked, "What are you going to do here in Jinling?"

"Your aunt and cousin have been wronged, so stay in the mansion for a while. The two women in Duan Wang's mansion didn't go out very often."

"Ah."

After a while, Xu Guanchen said: "That assassin Chen Zhou, I actually met him..."

Xu Guanchen raised his head and thought for a while, then said from memory: "He's a shy person, he doesn't like to talk a lot, and he doesn't seem like someone who is brewing revenge and waiting for an opportunity. It should be accidental that my cousin hit him. This matter, Have to check again."

"Yes." Xiao Zhi mentioned something intentionally or unintentionally, and he didn't know whether he was telling the truth or irony, "The one named Xu has done a good job."

Xu Guanchen didn't think about it, he just said: "Really? Mr. Xu is really thoughtful."

"Yuan Ce was assassinated last night, and he found the assassin at noon today. This Xu, seems to have contributed a lot." Xiao Zhi sneered, "Xiling made things difficult, and he tried his best to mediate it. I think there will be a message back in the morning. .”

Xu Guanchen came to his senses, raised his eyes and said, "Where did he... fall?"

Xiao Zhi just smiled and rubbed his head.

"That's right." Xu Guanchen patted his forehead, "Uncle is still waiting in Funing Palace, I forgot it for a while."

"The disposal of Zhongfu and Duanwangfu will take a few days. Let Xiao Jue stabilize them first, let Xiling dry for a while, and uncle for a while."

Xu Guanchen looked at him angrily, and said, "Well, what are you doing leaving uncle alone?"

Xiao Zhi pinched his face again: "Show Xiling a show."

"That's it." Xu Guanchen thought for a while, "Even if you don't want to see Uncle, I'd better bring him a note. It's already a palace ban, and Uncle can't go back to the mansion, so let him rest in the side hall."

He took a piece of paper casually, wrote "Don't worry, uncle", and asked the serving eunuch to bring it to General Pei.

After Xu Guanchen finished writing the imperial edict, he put down his pen and blew it dry: "You can stamp it."

Xiao Zhi focused on pinching his face: "Just put it on the case, you can cover it yourself."

What a stupid emperor.

Xu Guanchen glanced at him, stretched out his hand, held up the heavy seal, and pressed it on the silk book.

He put the seal back, and asked casually, "What if I seal the others?"

"What do you want to cover?"

"For example, rewarding thousands of gold and silver to the Duke's Mansion, and drawing two hills to the Duke's Mansion..."

"Which two hills do you want?"

Xu Guanchen laughed, nudged him with his elbow, and asked casually: "You have countermeasures, why did you lose your temper just now?"

"I don't like them." Xiao Zhi would never say that before he came in, he had dropped many things.

"so."

"Hurry up and work in court." Xiao Zhi wrapped his arms around his shoulders and breathed on his neck, "If you stand below, you won't lose your temper."

Xiao Zhi pinched his face and pressed his lips with his thumb: "I went to see your master today, what did your master say?"

Xu Guanchen thought about it for a while: "The prescription has been changed, let me check the pulse in a few days."

"Didn't I tell you to stay away from me?"

Every time Xu Guanchen went to see his master, Yu Qingzi would tell him like this, as if he was afraid that Xu Guanchen would be broken, but this time——

Xu Guanchen thought about it seriously: "It seems not."

Xiao Zhi picked him up and said: "It's getting late, don't do evening classes tonight, just rest behind Qinzheng Hall."

"it is good."

At this time, the two of them were in the front hall of the Qinzheng Hall, separated by a door, the main hall, the outer hall, and the inner room.

Xiao Zhi carried him out of the inner room, passed the main hall, and inadvertently glanced to the side: "Do you think the dragon chair on the jade steps looks good?"

Xu Guanchen was puzzled: "Huh?"

"Today you do this evening class."

Xiao Zhi carried him up the jade steps, put him on the dragon chair smoothly, put his hands on the armrests on both sides, and blocked him in the middle.

Xu Guanchen was in a bad mood, he raised his eyes to look at him, but saw him leaning over, trapping him tightly.

Xu Guanchen pressed the gold-cast dragon patterns on both sides of the chair tightly with both hands, leaned on the back of the chair, and squeezed out a sentence from his throat: "Fun...faint..."

Xiao Zhi was in a good mood, bowed his head and kissed his forehead: "Since you are a foolish king, please ask the Taoist leader to give pointers. If it fails, then ask the Taoist leader to suppress it."

He smiled: "The little Taoist priest taught me."

……

In the early morning of the next day, Xu Guanchen woke up, lying on the couch, his first reaction was to raise his fist and slam it on the bed: "Bastard Xiao..."

There was no one around, so Xiao Zhi got up.

Xu Guanchen was stunned for a moment, lifted the curtain in front of the couch, and fiddled with the clear water in the copper basin, it was still lukewarm.

Eunuch Xiao Cheng heard the movement, knocked on the door, and came in with tea and willow branches.

Seeing his appearance, Eunuch Xiao Cheng smiled and said: "There is news from Tingyun Town again. Several courtiers entered the palace at dawn, and His Majesty just got up and went to see him."

"Okay." Xu Guanchen chewed willow branches with tea in his mouth, "How is Tingyun Town?"

"The slave doesn't know."

"so."

After Xu Guanchen washed his clothes, he straightened his clothes and went around to the main hall.

The main hall was discussing matters, and he stood far away, behind the pillars outside the hall, watching from afar.

Xiao Zhi was sitting on the dragon chair where the two of them had a lot of trouble last night, Xu Guanchen couldn't help turning red in his ears and cheeks when he remembered what happened last night.

Xiao Zhi didn't change his expression, his sleeves rolled up, he should still be holding the rosary that Xu Guanchen strung and gave him, otherwise he would have lost his temper and threw things.

He was thinking that Xu Guanchen was still asleep in the back hall, and it would be really bad if he woke him up, so he held the rosary.

Not long after, Xiao Zhi seemed to see him in a blink of an eye, and raised his hand to beckon a young eunuch to come closer.

The courtiers under the jade steps spoke generously, and the little eunuch took the order, and walked up to Xu Guanchen respectfully with his hands down: "My lord, Your Majesty invites you to come over."

He was originally standing at the back, but now he wanted to go to the hall, so he could only go around to the front.

So he turned around and wanted to leave, only to hear the little eunuch say again: "Young master, this way."

The little eunuch led him, went directly behind, went up the jade steps, and invited him to sit next to Xiao Zhi.

Xu Guanchen was in a daze, not knowing whether he should go or not, he glanced at Xiao Zhi, then turned his head to look at all the ministers.

Xiao Zhi said: "I asked you to come here, but they didn't ask you to come here, let's see what they do?"

There was a sudden silence in the hall, Xu Guanchen's ears turned red, he glared at him, wishing he could turn around and leave, but finally he stopped and walked up the jade steps slowly.

Nothing.He told himself in his heart that during the palace banquet, he had already sat in the empress's position in He'an Hall, and it was okay to sit next to Xiao Zhi in Qinzheng Hall when discussing affairs in court.

Knowing that he was hiding outside because he wanted to hear about the affairs of Tingyun Town, Xiao Zhi took out a memorial from the case and handed it to him: "Look."

The ink is still very new, it should have been delivered this morning.

This letter was handed over by Mr. Xu.

According to what he said, he and Xiling have already had a very good talk, as long as they go in and send the Zhongfu and Duanwangfu away.

The words are sincere, every word weeps blood, begging the court to focus on the overall situation.

But after that, it was clearly aimed at Zhongfu.

Xu Guanchen was a little lost in thought.

Strange, from Yuan Ce's assassination the night before yesterday, to the capture of the assassin yesterday, to the court's resignation today.Tingyun Town sent back three notebooks, all of which were written by Mr. Xu.

What did Xiao Jue do?Even if it was the first time for him to run an errand, he shouldn't be so slack. Could it be that he was bluffed by the sudden change?

The performance of this Master Xu, seems to be the main peace faction in the court, but there are two or three points that seem to fall to Xiling.

He continued to look down, and it turned out that Yuan Ce was not seriously injured, but was stabbed by a dagger in his left shoulder.Thinking that Ye Hei couldn't see clearly, Chen Zhou thought he had been seriously injured, so he stabbed him and ran away.

Isn't this yuan policy still an idea of ​​fighting Yanbei?

The book made the situation in Tingyun Town very tense, saying that the Xiling people were already preparing to go back.That Yuan Ce, regardless of his wounds, must leave, and said harsh words, saying that he will not avenge his revenge, and will not die.

This is secretly putting pressure on Liang Ren.

At the end of Zhezi, he also said that the people of Xiling had set a deadline, tonight, to dispose of the Zhongfu, otherwise there would be an army in the northwest.

……

In the afternoon, after Qinzheng Hall was over, Xu Guanchen asked Xiao Zhi for an order to go to Zhongfu and Duanwangfu.

Xu Guanchen put on his coat and said: "I took the time to write a letter to Xiao Jue yesterday, if he replied, he should arrive today. It shouldn't matter to my cousin and aunt. I should explain the matter to them clearly. It doesn't matter. But the two wives of Prince Duan's Mansion should be terrified, I have a friend with Xiao Jue, so I still have to go there myself."

Before he had time to take a step outside, Tingyun Town sent another note.

The booklet was not handed over by Mr. Xu, it was Xiao Jue's.

One or two spots of blood smeared on the paper, Xu Guanchen felt something was wrong, so he leaned over to look.

It turned out that when Yuan Ce was assassinated, he only hurt his left shoulder. When Mr. Xu and Yuan Ce were discussing a solution, Xiao Jue rushed in with a dagger and stabbed his own left shoulder.

"This is a big matter, the third prince should be careful, don't miss important national affairs." Xiao Absolutely said to him, "It's because I didn't discipline him strictly, so I will return it to you now."