After Yan Biyun left, Su Jin fell into deep thought, Yan Shu's reaction was indeed very surprising, it was obvious that Yan Shu was unwilling to dwell more on this matter, of course, the evidence was indeed a little insufficient, and the confessions of one or two people alone were not enough to bring down King Teng.

Su Jin didn't believe that Yan Shu would cover up this matter, and pretended not to know and act as a peacemaker; Yan Shu's attitude can only show that King Teng's power is beyond his imagination, considering Yan Shu's experience of immersing himself in officialdom for decades, this matter must be beyond Yan Shu's ability, he is not unwilling, but he can't act rashly.

Su Jin decided, according to what Yan Shu said, it is better to study carefully obediently, and now that King Teng and others are afraid that they will have to rein in for a while, they will talk about it after the imperial examination; If even Yan Shu refuses to do it easily, what else will he be doing? Washing and sleeping is the right thing.

Su Jin began to read poetry and books hard, Yan Shu in the capital was not having a good time, since Yan Biyun's companion secretly delivered Zhu Lezi to the capital, Yan Shu has not slept well for several days.

Judging from Zhu Lezi's dictation and the two confessions he sent, King Teng is secretly planning something, even if his behavior cannot be characterized as a major crime of rebellion, but privately raising thousands of private soldiers and acting as the backstage of the underworld forces in Yingtianfu is also an extremely dangerous move, the latter is not enough, and the purpose of raising private soldiers is absolutely intriguing.

Yan Shu is an old fritter in officialdom, he has been trusted by the emperor for so many years, he has been in the middle of factional battles, and he is in an important position in the court, but he is not impulsive and brainless, he relies on the wisdom of officialdom.

If it should be moved, it will be moved, and if it is not changed, it will not be easy to take the lead, this matter is not yet the time to act, and then it is necessary to plan and then act, without complete certainty, and this matter must not be raised publicly.

So Yan Shu sent the letter to Yan Biyun, in fact, the letter was written to Su Jin, this stunned boy, although he is smart and changeable, but after all, he still owes too much heat in major matters, in case he startles the snake and causes a counterattack, he will lose his life in vain; Moreover, this matter must be secretly probed into the Holy Lord's mouth, and no one has the right and courage to make this matter public.

In view of this, Yan Shu entered the palace alone to ask to see the emperor, and mentioned King Teng to Renzong Zhao Zhen in the name of reporting on finances and taxes, so as to find out the emperor's attitude towards King Teng.

Yan Shu said: "Your Majesty, the minister heard that King Teng has been idle for a long time, and there are very few people in the royal family who are as smart and talented as King Teng, so why not grant him an official position to prevent Prince Teng from wandering around every day and wasting a good year." ”

Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "Why did the Yan Qing family say this, don't you know the teachings of Taizong, and strictly ordered the royal kings not to take real positions to participate in politics?" ”

Yan Shu said: "The minister naturally knows, but the minister listened to some gossip, saying that Prince Teng was too idle, and raised some idlers to wander around the streets of Yingtian, causing some right and wrong, and others did not dare to say much because they were people from the palace; Although this matter was not King Teng's original intention, the minister thought that it was related to the dignity of the royal family after all, and it was probably caused by leisure, so he said this. ”

Zhao Zhen groaned: "Yan Aiqing, these words have been said to me by others, but Zong Dan, this child, I still understand, Zong Dan accompanies me to learn, hard-working, seven years old like an adult, and I have a lot of experience, every time I say a deep comfort to my heart, but the ancestor has a training, can not be entrusted with a big task for the time being, I actually have a sense of guilt for him; Rumors and rumors from the outside world are inevitable, and I don't like it when I hear it, so I don't want to mention it. ”

Yan Shu consciously closed his mouth, he clearly felt the emperor's intention to protect King Teng; According to the emperor's attitude, I am afraid that this King Teng will not rebel if he does not raise troops, and the emperor will not punish him for raising some private soldiers; If I continue to talk about it, I am afraid that it will attract Zhao Zhen's dissatisfaction.

……

On the morning of August 29.

The early dynasty of the Chen Dynasty was not moved, and the ministers stayed in the court room early to wait for the high-pitched voice of the eunuch, but today the hour has passed, and they have not heard the shouts of the early dynasty.

The ministers talked a lot, I don't know why there is such a delay today, the emperor has always been on time, today there is no word to stop the court, and no one comes to inform him, it is very strange.

A group of people buzzed and whispered to each other like headless flies, only three of them did not move, sitting upright drinking tea, sitting on a large chair on the right, the old man with a purple gauze lacquered cage official hat, a scarlet official robe, a pair of thick-soled official boots, and a crane with wings soaring on his chest, which was the dress of a first-class officer, this person was handsome, and exuded a majesty when looking forward to it; This person is the prime minister Lu Yijian.

"Lu Xiang, what's going on today? Is there a word of prophecy in the Holy Church? Deputy Prime Minister Zhang Dexiang leaned into Lu Yijian's ear and whispered to him.

Lu Yijian snorted from his nose, and replied without raising his eyelids: "What's the hurry?" There is something important to discuss today, and the emperor is waiting for someone, so stay well. ”

Zhang Dexiang sighed, raised his eyes and looked at Du Yan, the privy envoy sitting upright on the left, and Yan Shu, the third envoy, who were also sitting upright, and seemed to have gotten the news as early as Lu Yijian.

When everyone got the news, they gradually calmed down, and they were dumbfounded, and some officials who got up too early took the opportunity to doze off, wanting to sleep back to make up for the fatigue brought by the daily court.

I don't know how long it took, a chubby figure appeared at the door of the court room and disturbed the silence in the court, the man was kind and kind, with a smile on his face, and he arched his hand when he entered the door: "Your Excellency has been waiting for a long time, the emperor ordered me to pass on the message, please go to the court to discuss the matter, Yanzhou Commander Xia, the transfer envoy Da Daren, as well as Lord Fan and Lord Han have all arrived." ”

Everyone hurriedly got up, and Lu Yijian smiled and said, "There is Lord Lao Nei, are the four adults here at the same time?" ”

The chamberlain smiled and saluted: "Before and after, Lord Fan and Lord Han arrived first, and Lord Xia and the huge people followed, but they worked hard, they hurried day and night, and they were going to the court as soon as they arrived in the capital, which is really admirable." ”

Lu Yijian smiled and said: "For the state is hard work and the courtier's share, let's go, Pope Mo has been waiting for a long time." ”

A group of people headed by Lu Yijian, through the Daqing Gate, walked along the long and wide bluestone water mill avenue, stepped on the high steps, came to the front of the Daqing Palace, after the purging of clothes, the fish penetrated.

There were already four people standing in the main hall, it was Xia Zhu, Pang Ji, Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan who came from the northwest front.

There can be no noise in the hall, Yan Shu's eyes only swept slightly over Fan Zhongyan, who was black-skinned and white-haired, and then came to their places as if nothing happened, standing solemnly waiting for the arrival of the emperor.

The loud voice of the chamberlain remembered that the weak and slender Zhao Zhen ascended the dragon seat from the side door, and the ministers knelt down and shouted long live the bow, Zhao Zhen waved his hand weakly, and said in a dumb voice: "Zhongqing is flat, give Lu Aiqing a seat." ”

The chamberlain brought a stool and put it in front of Lu Yijian, and after Lu Yijian thanked him, he sat on the stool with a big thorn.

"Zhongqing, there are a few important things to discuss today, you have already seen that the war in the northwest border has not ended, but I asked these four people to come back to the court, naturally there are important matters to discuss with Zhongqing."

The ministers have speculated and discussed, it is said that the northwest has been fighting in recent days, and they don't know whether they are victorious or defeated, and I am afraid that a large number of people in the court do not know about these news, because the news of the war in the northwest has long been blocked by the emperor's order, and no one else can know except for a few adults in the two central provinces.

"Don't make a noise, listen to the instructions of the Holy Lord." Ouyang Xiu turned his head and glared at the people who were talking, and scolded, these guys are becoming more and more presumptuous, and sometimes they act regardless of their decency, the emperor doesn't say it, he, the head of the court, can't ignore it.

Everyone is more vague about Ouyang Xiu, the gang of people in the House of Counsel are mad dogs, and if they don't do it, they will be bitten, and the members of the House of Counsel have privileges, and others must have evidence to participate in the performance, but the privilege of the House of Counsellors is that they can discuss according to rumors, rumors, and rumors. Even lies to impeach officials, it's terrifying.

Therefore, under Ouyang Xiu's reprimand, although the ministers were full of slander, they also had to obediently close their mouths.

Lu Yijian's face was like water, and he didn't seem to care about Ouyang Xiu's words and deeds, but the clenched old hands exposed the anger in his heart; This Ouyang Xiu, who is only in his thirties this year, can get the favor of the saint and become the head of the court, no wonder he is proud of the spring breeze and behaves flutteringly; But just because he was stunned, Lu Yijian didn't care, the most important thing was the person who recommended him, the Yan Shu who seemed to ignore everything, he was his fierce rival.

Lu Yijian has had several ups and downs in the sea for thirty years, and now he sits firmly in the position of the ruler of the political hall, and can be called the second person in the world, he has not experienced anything, who has not seen anyone, to say a word that is not an exaggeration, ordinary people only need to say it in front of him, and he can roughly determine what type of person this kind of person belongs to.

Naturally, he would not openly express his dissatisfaction on such an occasion, not to mention that the matter discussed today is extremely important, and it is a real major matter related to the society, no one is stupid enough to attack each other today, and there are actually other people at the head of today's spearhead.