Thousands of Mountains

When Qi Yanzhi arrived home, he changed into his regular clothes, and after eating, he looked tired but couldn't rest. The emperor's faint tendency, the queen's increasingly uncontrollable ambition, and Zhao Lun, the current performance of his favorite student, made him feel everything. It's all out of control.

Unknowingly at night, he called the servant who was urging dinner to come several times, but he yelled them out. The wife also came to the study to ask him what was the matter. Seeing that he was worried, she quietly closed the door, leaving him alone. with.

But the servant came to pass the message again, "Master, Mr. Zhao came to the front hall and said he wanted to see the master, and he had something to discuss."

Qi Yan was stunned, and then returned, "I have already told him today, there is no need to discuss matters, if you reply to me, just say that I have rested."

The servant agreed, turned around to answer the question, and turned back after a while, and then said, "Master Zhao said that he acted recklessly today and offended the master, so he came to plead guilty to the master. If the master has rested, he will also stay there." In the mansion, we will go to court with the master tomorrow, and we can talk to the master on the way."

Qi Yanzhi was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, but his displeasure became more serious, and he finally said, "Let him in."

Zhao Lun was still dressed in white clothes, as if he was not stained with half a speck of dust, he walked in lightly.

She cupped her hands and said to Qi Yanzhi, "Teacher, today the students have overstepped in front of the empress, I implore the teacher to punish them."

Qi Yanzhi said, "Why should I punish?"

Zhao Lun lowered his head and said in a deep voice, "The teacher should punish the students for being disrespectful."

Qi Yanzhi: "Why are you disrespectful?"

Zhao Lun: "Today, the students follow the empress's thoughts and fall in love with her."

Qi Yanzhi sighed, "Zhi Xin, since you know this, why do you act like this?"

Zhao Lun raised his head, looked deep into Qi Yanzhi's eyes, and said, "The queen's heart and the teacher's heart lead to the same goal by different routes."

Qi Yanzhi suddenly slapped the table, "You're talking nonsense!"

Zhao Lun seemed completely undisturbed, and remained calm and calm, "Whatever the teacher planned, the students will go through fire and water to help them with all their strength."

"You..." Qi Yanzhi stared closely at Zhao Lun, panting heavily, "You are so courageous! Do you know that the word "planning" in your mouth alone can send this old man to prison and punish the nine clans!"

Zhao Lun knelt down, "Teacher calm down, the students just confessed in front of the teacher, and they didn't have any intentions."

"What a frank confession, is the teacher in your heart someone who cheats and schemes secretly?"

Zhao Lun raised his head again and looked at the teacher with piercing and resolute eyes, "No, teacher, in my heart, the teacher's talent is outstanding, no one can match him; the teacher is broad-minded, and he is dedicated to the common people of the world and the people's society. Therefore, Students admire it, admire it, and follow it until death."

Qi Yanzhi supported the desk, trembling slightly all over his body as if he couldn't stop, pointing his finger at Zhao Lun, "Who taught you these rhetoric? As a teacher, I have always taught you to hide your strengths, bide your time, cultivate your moral character, and keep a low profile. Now, you Is this the opposite?!"

Zhao Lun got up on his own, approached Qi Yanzhi, helped the teacher to sit behind the desk, then stepped back and stood up, saying, "Since I was eight years old, I have been able to study with my teacher. Now that I am eighteen, the poems and books taught by my teacher I never forget the truth in my heart, now I am able to enter the official position, discuss world affairs with the emperor and many colleagues, and it is only because of the teacher's love that I can show my ambitions in the court, but," Zhao Lun suddenly paused, The deep voice continued, "I know that the teacher has a lofty ambition in his heart that has never been realized, but teacher, suppressing the ambition will not make it disappear, it will only make it stronger. The students have been with the teacher for many years, and they know that the teacher The suffering of enduring, the current situation, students think that the teacher does not have to bear it anymore, but it is time to act."

Qi Yanzhi sat upright, his breath was not as ups and downs as before, he stared at Zhao Lun's eyes for a moment without blinking, and then slowly opened his mouth, "Just now you said that I and the queen will reach the same goal by different routes, you know, the queen can't be with him For those who are with you, you can know that I and her are not at the same place."

Zhao Lun nodded and said, "Students understand, but we need a queen. Whether she is a pawn, a knife, or a shield, we have no choice but to play tricks on her."

Qi Yanzhi's eyes were slightly closed, and there seemed to be infinite pain in his voice, "A mistake in one thought back then, but now it is controlled by others. Stop thinking, do you know the price of this mistake? You only think of the queen as a pawn, a sword or a shield, but you don't know her. You are a lunatic, how can you control a lunatic, you are too naive!"

Zhao Lun said again, "As long as she has a plan in her heart, she must have a way to control it."

Qi Yanzhi closed his eyes and sighed deeply.

He sank deep in the grand teacher's chair, the candlelight danced slightly on his face, making his complexion flickering, he raised his hand, at this moment Fang called Zhao Lun to sit down.

He has been an official in the court for 20 years. Qi Yanzhi has grown from a small servant to the chief assistant of the cabinet. He has witnessed the current emperor from a high-spirited young man who is trying his best to govern the great country, to gradually sinking into alchemy and medicine, and surpassing in the illusion of nothingness. The deeper the trap, Liang Luoshu, the first assistant at the time, was full of arrogance, and he contradicted the emperor countless times in court. He burst into tears in front of the ministers, and bitterly complained about the evils of the alchemy. In the end, the emperor got rid of the first assistant in a fit of anger. The job was replaced by Qi Yanzhi who knew how to forbear and had a heart of awe.

The emperor wants a minister who can do things, but he also wants an obedient minister. He knows this well. In the next ten years, he has devoted himself to governing the country, but he has never contradicted the emperor. A big thorn in my heart, if it wasn't for the unstable foundation of the head and assistant at the beginning of the year, I wouldn't have been distracted by the empress' persuasion, and then the facts were far out of his control. No one knows what role he played during this period , except the Queen.

He hated that crazy woman to the extreme, but Zhao Lun said what was on his mind. He needed that crazy woman. At least on the surface, they had the same goal.

Qi Yanzhi opened his eyes, his eyes were deep and unknowable, he looked at Zhao Lun and said, "Seeking skins from tigers will never end well. Being a teacher is a precedent. Zhixin, you have a pure heart, so you don't need to wade into this muddy water."

What Zhao Lun said seems to have made up his mind, "I am the son of a businessman. It is the teacher who gave me a place to stretch my ambitions. The teacher's ambition is my ambition. Many things are inconvenient for the teacher, but it is possible to do it. I am The knife in the teacher's hand, I only hope that the teacher can hold me and swing it in all directions, the peace of the world depends on the teacher's hand, the teacher does not need to be kind."

Qi Yanzhi seemed to be inspired by the arrogant rhetoric, got up from the grand teacher's chair, and walked to the window with his hands behind his back. At this time, the doors and windows were closed tightly, and the window paper reflected the shallow shape of the lantern under the eaves of the outside porch. After a long silence, he finally said, "You and I need to be careful about everything. Now that the northwest frontier defense is tense, there are turmoil in the court. If there is any movement, the emperor will be furious. Although I am the chief assistant, others say that I have the power alone, and only when I am in it can I know everything. Everyone has ulterior motives, and whether they are enemies or friends is by no means superficial."

Qi Yanzhi turned around slowly, facing Zhao Lun, "Zhi Xin, from the beginning, no matter whether you succeed or not, you can only pretend that there is no redemption, do you understand?"

Zhao Lun also got up and bowed deeply to Qi Yanzhi, "Student, I understand."

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The lights in the study room were always on until late at night, and the two figures reflected on the window paper one after another, with their gestures and gestures. It was not until the beginning of Yinshi that a man in white hurriedly bid farewell and left the Qi Mansion.

The candles in the study had just gone out at this time, Qi Yanzhi walked out of the door, and stood quietly in the courtyard, the sky was pitch black tonight, the moon was completely covered by clouds, the shadows of the trees in the courtyard were swaying, and a few ever-burning lamps in the corner reflected the only a little brighter.

Qi Yanzhi felt that he was also like the ever-burning lamp, burning with all his might. In the courtroom, which was darker than the night sky, this lamp wanted to light up a bright and clear sky... He laughed at himself slightly, and Burn the old bones like a fire, and see how much the light can light up and how long it can burn!

The watchman outside the mansion knocked again, he came back to his senses, and walked slowly towards the bedroom.

A black shadow on the eaves of the study house disappeared into the dark night with a swish.

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In the early morning of the next day, Chen Ji went to the morning court as usual, and only Yin Cen and Wu Ye'er were left in the study. Yin Cen looked at Wu Ye'er, who was getting bigger and bigger, and asked with a frown, "Are you sure? Qi Yanzhi said that the queen is a lunatic ?”

Wu Ye'er nodded confidently, "That's right, the original words are exactly like this, word for word, and when I said it, I gritted my teeth, wishing I could swallow the other party."

The cloud of suspicion on Yin Cen's face could not be dispelled, "According to what you heard, Qi Yanzhi and the empress had already had some affair, and it seems that he was deceived and used by the empress, so he was so resentful."

Wu Ye'er also raised her head and thought about it, and then seriously replied, "I don't know."

Yin Cen: "..."

Forget it, you are tall and mighty, as long as you have a good memory and high martial arts skills.

Yin Cen continued to analyze, "According to what Zhao Lun bewitched, they and the queen are still in the same camp and have a common goal, and they will start to act soon."

Wu Ye'er raised her head to think again, this time she nodded heavily.

Yin Cen said again, "What do you think their goal is? What will happen next?"

Wu Ye'er didn't even think about it this time, she shook her head heavily, then scratched her head, showing a very guilty, unbeatable, and pitiful expression, "They talked for too long afterwards, I... I fell asleep... ..."

Yin Cen: "..."

What should I do? I may not be able to fight well.

Yin Cen looked at Wu Ye'er in disbelief, and sighed, "One day you will be caught, don't say you know me."

Wu Ye'er nodded again, "Absolutely not, I don't know anyone."

God bless, fools have fools.

Yin Cen opened the door, Wu Ye'er ran out, went straight to the training room, turned back after running halfway, "Brother Pingshan, we haven't fought for a long time, why don't you do two tricks?"

Yin Cen was completely out of it, and waved his hand like a toothache, "Another day."

Wu Ye'er grudgingly hummed, Yin Cen was preoccupied all day long, Shen Cang seemed to disappear, Wu Ye'er was very unhappy, there was no one to play with except to monitor everywhere.

Yin Cen sat alone in the study, puzzled, but vaguely felt that everything seemed to be related to himself and Chen Ji.

Suddenly, his mind moved slightly, he thought of a person, and wanted to talk to him about analysis, after calculation, he hadn't seen Shen Cang for a long time, Shen Cang, Yin Cen recited his name in his heart, and found that he was different from the past The feeling appeared, from the moment he saw him standing next to Yun Ye, Yin Cen found that he could not reveal everything to Shen Cang. At this moment, his heart was filled with the names of Qi Yanzhi and the queen, but he felt that he could not tell Shen Cang. He could only chew and swallow this information by himself, and when he thought of Chen Ji again, he felt a sense of protection in his heart.

Yin Cen suddenly felt that he didn't want to hide anything from Chen Ji except his identity. Thinking of Chen Ji's open and sincere eyes towards him, he felt that in order to keep this person stupid, he was willing to give everything, for him, for him. The agency counted.