Zhou Youyi was panting, sitting on the seat with his chest rising and falling violently,

King De was also angry enough, glaring at Zhou Youyi and eager to swallow the other party.

King De gritted his teeth and said:

"You stinky readers, do you really take yourself seriously? Talking about the way of a saint every day, isn't it still working for the emperor and me in the end? Who is in a position to point fingers at me and make irresponsible remarks? Am I doing the right thing, why should I leave it to you to comment? ”

周游艺 says:

"It's my duty to read books! Although we, the scholars, are loyal to the Son of Heaven, we are not raised by the Son of Heaven, but invited by the Son of Heaven! The reason why the Son of Heaven is the Son of Heaven and the Mandate of Heaven has not changed is not because of anything else, it is precisely because of us who read over and over again, day after day to instill the authority and wisdom of the emperor to the people of the world, otherwise what do you think so many people in the Taisho world rely on to know the emperor? Why kowtow to the emperor? ”

Wu Yousi saw King De and Zhou Youyi arguing, and said:

"It's not good for you to spread it out, although it's true."

Zhou Youyi sighed after hearing this, and leaned back in his chair.

King De stood up and shouted:

"It's not fun to eat, go home!"

Wang San and Li Si immediately followed and opened the way for King De, Li Sihai asked casually:

"Isn't the prince still going to the Ministry of Rites?"

King De said angrily:

"Where are you going? The good mood is all ruined!"

With that, he brushed his sleeves and left. Li Si followed behind with a disgraced face.

King De left first, Wu Yousi, Qi Rongxun, and Lan Ziyi did not get up to follow,

Lan Ziyi just didn't want to go back to the house with King De,

Wu Yousi asked:

"The matter has come to this point, no matter how much you say, you can't save it, the most important thing is how to deal with this matter, Zhou Xue has a high opinion?"

Although Zhou Youyi's breathing stabilized at this time, his anger still did not subside, and he replied angrily when he heard Wu Yousi's question:

"What's the high idea? In one day, the entire household was offended, and what else did you think. Originally, the right servant of the household department was still able to win it over, but today King De estimates that he will also watch from the wall. “

Wu Yousi says:

"Is that Lord Guo?"

Zhou Youyi took a sip of wine, his face returned to some blood, and said:

"That's him. He is a native of Lingnan and is from Yuelu Academy, and he is not on the same road as Liu Zhan. “

Wu Yousi asked:

"I heard that Shen Shilang is from Jiangnan, is they not in harmony?"

Zhou Youyi smiled and said:

"The great river runs through my Dazheng country, splitting the world in half, and the south is big, does everyone know it? They can't say that they are not at odds, they just come from different backgrounds. Shen Shutong is a scholar in Jiangdong, and his admission to the imperial examination is promoted by the old-timers of the Jiangdong Sandao in the middle of the court; Guo Lai was admitted to Yuelu Academy from Lingnan, and even after being admitted to the Jinshi, he worked hard for several years before he slowly got on the right track under the recommendation of the senior brothers of the academy. Even if the two have similar temperaments, it is difficult to come together with such a gap. “

Wu Yousi asked again:

"If you say so, Liu Zhan is not from Jiangdong, but from the north, and he is also from Yuelu Academy, why does Professor Zhou say that he and Shen Shu are all the way?"

周游艺 says:

"The students of the academy are not divided into their origins, but I am the capital of Jiangyou, Jiangdong scholars are close to the water building and get the moon first, and since ancient times, Jiangdong literati have dominated the world, and now Zhang Mingyue is the first assistant, and it is to vigorously support Jiangdong scholars to enter the office, almost covering the Jinshi in the annual examination, and the scholars in other parts of the country who want to enter the Jinshi can only be admitted to the academy, and it is possible to carry out the senior teachers and brothers. The most prestigious academy in the world is Yuelu Academy, every year the Jinshi out of Jiangdong Sandao is Yuelu Academy can be admitted, and the academy itself has become a base for foreign Taoist scholars to fight against Jiangdong scholars, but even so, there will still be many Jiangdong scholars admitted to the academy. Guo Lai is my senior brother's disciple, and Liu Zhan used to be under my disciple. It's just that Liu Zhan is proficient in finance, and in the early days of his official life, he presided over the salt tax and Kaifu trade in Jiangdong, during which he was mostly taken care of and promoted by Zhang Mingyue, and he became Zhang Mingyue's right-hand man, in fact, he was already a Jiangdong scholar. “

Lan Ziyi sat aside, hearing these words, he felt that his thoughts were confused, originally thought that the officials in the capital were the pillars of the imperial court, and they were also the guardians of the sage education, they must be some people who care about the world and are selfless, but when they heard Zhou Youyi say this, they knew that the ministers of the court and the central government were still dividing factions and fighting each other, and they were really disappointed when they thought about it.

Wu Yousi heard what Zhou Youyi said and asked:

If Guo Lai and Liu Zhan are not on the same path, why do Liu Zhan and Guo Lai support Zhang Mingyue's new tax reform today, while Shen Shutong opposes it? It stands to reason that Liu Zhan and Shen Shutong shouldn't be Zhang Mingyue's people? ”

Zhou Youyi smiled:

"Zhang Mingyue's new tax reform in Jiangdong's tax rate is the first in the world, and no other place can keep up with Jiangdong's tax rate. Once this new tax reform is implemented, the taxes paid by Liu Zhan and Guo Lai's hometowns will be lighter than now, can they not support it? ”

Wu Yousi nodded thoughtfully and asked:

"Then according to Zhou Pedant's opinion, how should this matter be handled?"

Zhou Youyi sighed and said:

"This matter can only be handled by the emperor, how else can we deal with it. What would the emperor think if he said that kind of thing? King De is looking forward to the emperor's early dragon funeral, the prince will get out, and he will be the emperor himself? This is going to kill your head. ”

Wu Yousi says:

"Unless this word reaches the ears of the emperor."

When everyone here heard this, they all turned their eyes to Wu Yousi, and Zhou Youyi asked:

"What did Wu Xiucai say about this?"

Wu Yousi says:

"The emperor has been bedridden for 20 years, and for many years, he has been served by Gonggong Long, and now Gonggong Long is in charge of the celebrant again, and the relationship between King Yide and Gonggong Long, while there is still time to hurry up and find Gonggong Long, there is still hope to recover."

Zhou Youyi was first furious after hearing this, and when he was about to scold, he remembered something, sat back in his seat, and said leisurely:

"Since ancient times, eunuchs have not interfered in politics without causing trouble to the world, and it is not the best policy for you to let King De rely on eunuchs, and he is already a handful of old people, so he will not do this kind of thing. Wu Xiucai, if you are willing to insult the livelihood of the scholars, you can humiliate it, forgive the old man for not accompanying him. ”

Wu Yousi smiled when he heard it, got up, and said:

"That doesn't bother Pedant Zhou."

Then he turned around and went out.

Qi Rongxun also saluted and followed Wu Yousi out.

Lan Ziyi saw that there was no need to stay any longer, and went out after saluting.

When the three of them left the Zhou Mansion, Wu Yousi asked:

"The matter is urgent, Xiaosheng wants to hurry into the palace to see Grandpa Long, what are the arrangements for Wei Hou and General Qi Shao?"

Qi Rongxun says:

"Rong Xun is willing to go with Mr."

Wu Yousi nodded as he listened, and then turned his gaze to Lan Ziyi,

Lan Ziyi's face was tired, he looked at the green river intently, and said:

"It doesn't take so many people to go to see Grandpa Long, you just need to tell him about it. Ziyi won't go. ”

Wu Yousi also nodded after hearing this, and rode to the palace city after Qi Rongxun and Qi Rongxun brought the horse brought by the servant.

Lan Ziyi watched the dust splashed by the horse's hooves gradually fade away, and he took the reins from the servant's hand and led the horse on the road.

Even if the spring is bright today, even if the warm breeze is intoxicating today, even if the willows on the side of the road are still clinging, even if the pedestrians are laughing, it can't make the haze in Lan Ziyi's heart dissipate.

Lan Ziyi has only been in Beijing for three days, but there are so many unpleasant things, especially yesterday when he was accused of breaking into the palace gate at night, Lan Ziyi feels ashamed and angry in his heart every time he thinks about it, and when he thinks of himself riding a horse on the bridge that night, he can't wait to rush over and slap himself. The impulsive feelings in my heart were like a flood that drifted towards me in all directions, almost squeezing my chest.

Lan Ziyi shook his head a few times, trying to concentrate, he warned himself in his heart not to think about these things, and gradually his heart seemed to calm down, and then he remembered the humiliation he had suffered in the palace in the past few days, although Lan Ziyi wanted to be loyal to King De, become King De's right-hand man, and assist King De to fight the world, but he also understood that from the first time the two met, they had already looked at each other unpleasantly, although Zhang Zhongtang was impassioned, and the way he said to be a minister was exactly what a righteous man and a gentleman did, Lan Ziyi wanted to do so, Even if you kill yourself, in fact, when you really want to do it, it is rare that you can't complete it.

Lan Ziyi sighed, stopped to stop this chaotic thought, he loudly warned himself not to think about it anymore, only this time he called out, which attracted the bustling pedestrians around.

Lan Ziyi's face was flushed after he found that everyone else was looking at him, and he quickly got on his horse and walked away.

In fact, he didn't know where he wanted to go, where he should go, could it be the Jiangnan Poetry Society outside the city? But the poetry club needs to have a good work to be recognized, so does Lan Ziyi need to write one? But now that I'm depressed, can I write it? The ancients used their poems to express their aspirations, and it seems that it is not impossible to thank you for the depressed mood. But remembering what Zhang Taiwei said, the poetry society actually only accepts the children of the Beijing family, so why can't he Lan Ziyi be accepted? Is it because of his status as a border army? It's impossible, it's impossible, the poetry club is all young talents, how can there be such a view of meritocracy? The point is to work hard to write a good work that will convince others.

Lan Ziyi sighed and said to himself:

"Although the capital is large, it is not as wide as the grassland outside the Saiwai, and my Lan Ziyi was born at the wrong time! Trapped here. ”

At this time, Lan Ziyi thought of the Tao brothers again, and for some reason thought that there would be a nameless fire rising in their hearts, obviously they were not wrong, and they were as close as brothers, why were they so alienated from their brothers after only three days in Beijing. Thinking of this, Lan Ziyi's chest hurt.

Suddenly, a gong sounded nearby, and Lan Ziyi was startled, and only then did he return to reality from his own recollections.

It didn't matter if Lan Ziyi was frightened this time, the horse under his crotch was frightened, and Lan Ziyi himself was also frightened, and the horse was even more frightened, so he rushed straight and galloped forward.

Lan Ziyi came back to his senses and found that he had unconsciously walked to the Heavenly Street, there were no pedestrians on the street, and it was a team of honor guards who were beating the gong in front of him, playing the tiger card of quiet avoidance, and were advancing on the royal road in the middle of the Heavenly Street.

Lan Ziyi was too late to control the horse, and shouted:

"Be careful of the people in front, the horse is frightened!"

As he spoke, he tried to keep the horse under control, but he still rushed to the team.

Fortunately, this team of guards was well-trained, and the two riders rushed out of the team to stop the horse, and several people under the horse had already grabbed the horse's halter, plus Lan Ziyi immediately tightened the reins and finally stopped the horse.

Lan Ziyi saw that the honor guards were gorgeously dressed, and the knights were all dressed in scale armor, shining with golden light, and the whole team was shocked by this sudden event, but he didn't panic, but stopped the team and surrounded the middle step.

Lan Ziyi thought in his heart which dignitary he bumped into at this time, and this time he was afraid that there would be another quarrel, so he hurriedly reported his name:

"Waiting for Lan Ziyi in Xiawei Pavilion, the horse was frightened by the sound of the gong just now and suddenly collided with the team, I'm really sorry!"

At this moment, a soft voice came from the step:

"What? Did the sound of the gong just now frighten the horses of the guard? What a sin. You don't have to worry, Wei Hou's father and son have made great contributions to the world, don't hurt Wei Hou. ”

Lan Ziyi asked:

"Dare to ask who is in the car?"

The rider guards who stopped Lan Ziyi slowly dispersed, and only one guard helped the guards lead the horses. One rider said:

"Don't you know? What was made in the car was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”