"Brother Cui and Brother Chen, how can they come here today?" In the Chu family, a middle-aged man greeted the door and immediately arched his hand and said, "It's cold outside, come in." ”

"It's been a long time since Duke Chu left Beijing last time." Cui Qingze stepped forward and asked with a smile, "Is Gong Chu okay?" ”

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "The old man's body has always been tough. ”

Cui Qingze said with a smile: "Chu Gong is so old and healthy, but he is really a national treasure." ”

"You two little guys, it's not the New Year yet, why are you here so early?"

As soon as the two of them stepped into the door, an old voice came from the front.

An old man with white hair and a face like a withered pine, holding a scroll in his hand, raised his eyes to look at the two of them, and asked, "Is Chen Yin's health okay?" ”

"I've seen Chu Gong." Chen Chong stepped forward and saluted, before saying: "My father is in good health, but he always forgets things, and he has been recuperating at home for the past two years." ”

The old man shook his head and said, "He, he was weak when he was young, unlike Qin Wen and Shen Ke, hey, don't say it, don't say it, don't say it, tomorrow is the first day ......of the new year, what are you going to do today?" ”

After Cui Qingze saluted, he smiled and said: "It's not that I'm worried that after the first day of the new year, there will be too many people who come to Chu Mansion and I won't be able to see Chu Gong, so I can only come over early to say goodbye." ”

"It's a very articulate one." The old man glanced at him and said, "Sit." ”

After the two of them sat down, the old man put down the scroll and asked, "I heard that the imperial court is going to build academies in various states to allow poor students to study for free?" ”

Cui Qingze was stunned, nodded and said, "There is such a thing." ”

"When the first emperor was still there, the old man mentioned this matter many times, but it was postponed on the grounds that the treasury was tight, when was the treasury not tight?" The old man glanced at the two of them and said, "Let these people raise money, who came up with the method this time, it's just wonderful......"

Cui Qingze's face was embarrassed, and he felt very uncomfortable when he heard it, today he came to say that the princess's governance was not in accordance with the etiquette system, but he didn't expect that before he could speak, Chu Gong actually praised the princess first, but he could only nod and say: "This method was thought up by Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”

"It's that little girl." The old man nodded when he heard this, and said: "What she has done in the past two years, the old man has heard about it, it is very good...... but it's a pity, it's a woman......

Cui Qingze's eyes lit up, and he immediately said: "Yes, although Her Royal Highness the princess has both ability and political integrity, but no matter what, she is just a woman, and in the future, this great cause will still fall on which prince......

The old man shook his head and repeated again: "It's a pity, it's a pity......"

Cui Qingze suppressed the joy in his heart and said: "Now that Your Majesty is in poor health, the princess has talent, and it is a good thing to manage the government on her behalf, but in this Kyoto, there must be a suitable prince after all, just in case, Duke Chu, what do you say?" ”

The old man glanced at him and said, "You mean the King of Shu?" Don't think that the old man is traveling, so he doesn't know what he does, King Xian, force the palace? Turning into a dragon when you encounter a storm? ”

"If the old man had been in Kyoto at the time, he would have to knock his head with this cane and ask him who taught him all this nonsense!" The old man picked up the crutch beside him, knocked it on the ground, and said, "Your Majesty didn't cut off his head, which is already extraordinarily merciful......

Cui Qingze was speechless for a while, and then said for a long time: "Duke Chu doesn't know, His Royal Highness was framed by someone, and he will definitely not do that kind of thing......"

"Okay, okay......" The old man waved his hand and said: "In any case, he is the eldest son of His Majesty, and he occupies the principle of the ancestral system, I only hope that he can introspect himself well in Shuzhou, and don't make mistakes, if he can reform himself, and he is assisted by virtuous ministers, he may not be able to become a Ming Jun......"

This is an obvious statement, Cui Qingze knew that although Duke Chu was angry with His Royal Highness's foolish things, his position had not changed, and he said again and again: "Your Highness is in Shuzhou, studying diligently every day, meditating on your own life, it has been a year, it has been a long time since it was not what it used to be, and it will definitely live up to Duke Chu's expectations......"

His voice changed and he said: "It's just that now Your Majesty's dragon body is in serious condition, the government and the opposition are in chaos, and there are ministers who are in chaos, and Your Majesty has not summoned His Royal Highness back to Beijing for a long time......

The old man didn't wait for him to finish, waved his hand to interrupt his words, and said, "Chaos? How does the old man think that the court is a rare time of clarity for decades; As for the ministers, several measures taken by His Majesty in the past year have eliminated many traitors in the court, so how can the ministers say that they are chaotic? ”

“------”

Cui Qingze opened his mouth, and suddenly he didn't know what to say.

Chen Chong took a sip of tea, looked at his nose and his nose, and quietly tasted the fragrant tea of Chufu.

"Duke Chu can know that a few days ago, there was an early warning of the celestial phenomenon of "Yingfu Shouxin", which was greatly disadvantageous to the king, and it was a traitor and chaos......

"Yingfu guards the heart...... Your Majesty has responded to these four words." The old man nodded, shook his head again, and said, "But Yingfu guards his heart, but it is not good for the emperor, and there is no intention of disrupting the government, right?" ”

"But ......"

"Could it be that the Heavenly Eunuch has come up with a new theory of astrology?"

Cui Qingze: "------"

……

"Chu Gong, the younger generation says goodbye......"

After a while, Cui Qingze and Chen Chong stood up, bowed to the old man surnamed Chu, and turned to leave.

Watching the two leave, the middle-aged man turned his head to look at the old man and asked, "Father, why are you ......?"

The old man looked at him and said: "Hearing is false, seeing is believing, the Chu family has been famous for a hundred years, the tree is difficult, and it is extremely easy to destroy, you should remember this......"

The middle-aged man leaned over respectfully, "The child is taught." ”

"Li Yi ......" the old man muttered, and then yawned, "Sleepy, sleepy, what's the matter, wake up and talk about ......"

In front of Chu's house, Cui Qingze took a deep breath, and finally calmed down.

Chen Chong shook his head and said, "The ending is already very good, at least Duke Chu is willing to say that sentence, and at a critical time, he will definitely speak for His Highness." ”

"It's not enough...... Cui Qingze muttered a long sigh of relief.

What he wants is not what Mrs. Chu says, but what he does, if this Jingguo Wengu, if he is willing to stand on their side with a clear banner, it is equivalent to them having won the support of the world's scholars at the same time, and the effect can be compared with a mere sentence?

As if thinking of something, Cui Qingze asked again: "Yingfu guards his heart, there is really no intention of traitorous ministers to disrupt the government?" ”

Chen Chong pondered for a moment and said, "Brother Cui goes back, you might as well read more books." ”

"Uncle Cui, Uncle Chen."

A voice came from the front, Cui Qingze turned his head, saw the person coming, a smile appeared on his face, and said, "It's Chu Ping, when you come back this time, why didn't you go to the mansion to go around?" ”

Chu Ping said a little embarrassed: "I plan to visit ...... in two days."

After greeting the two, Chu Ping entered the house, and Chen Chong and Cui Qingze got into the carriage.

Cui Qingze glanced at Chu Fu and said, "I heard that Chu Ping has often been with the child of the Wei family recently?" ”

Chen Chong looked at him, his eyes moved slightly, and then nodded slowly, "A few of them, they've been walking a little closer recently." ”

Cui Qingze patted his robe and said with a smile: "It's good to be close, it's good to be close......"