At this moment, a person bent down and knelt in front of Emperor Pingwu and said, "Father is angry!" Today, the third brother drank and was rude, and he did not lose the filial piety of his filial son who missed his parents! "It was the Fourth Prince Sima Ren who spoke.

Emperor Pingwu's anger did not subside, and he said: "Your third brother is drunk and rude, if you are partial and untrue, I will punish you together!" ”

Sima Ren's expression remained unchanged, and he said: "The son does not dare to be partial, he will truthfully present it to his father, and ask his father to decide!" Emperor Pingwu said: "Tell the truth!" The fourth prince said: "Erchen met with the third brother last night, and the third brother talked with the son-in-law about his father's trip to the west, and he missed his father very much, and he cried during the banquet!" The third brother was drunk and out of shape, and he should have used wine to kill his sorrows after missing his father and queen mother. The father returned to Beijing safely, and the third brother and his sons were very happy, hoping that the father would see clearly! ”

The third prince Sima Zhi often drank heavily, his nature was pure, and his literary talent was superb, he was born to the late favorite concubine Zhang Guiren, although Emperor Pingwu often reprimanded him, but he did not mean to dethrone. This time he returned to the palace on his western tour, and in full view of everyone, Sima Zhi was drunk and lost his temper, so he was angry and intended to abolish his throne. When the old emperor heard the words of the fourth prince, his anger suddenly subsided, and his expression eased.

One of the people walked out again, and Emperor Wangping Wu bowed down and bowed. Just look at her head and snake bun, her hair is like a cloud, her lips are like a cloud, her skin is like clotted fat, her eyes are like the water that goes east of the spring river, her jade face is like a flower blooming in early April, her wealth and honor are difficult to hide the heart of the ice soul and snow, and her plain clothes and light makeup do not lose the color of the country and the city, this woman is Sima Lan, the princess of Changle.

Sima Lan said slowly: "My father is above, what the fourth brother said is true, yesterday the daughter and the third brother and the fourth brother got together during the banquet, the third brother missed his father, he said a lot during the banquet, and the daughter was also moved when she heard it, the truth of what the fourth brother said, I hope that my father will calm his anger, take care of the dragon body, and lead the people to fight against the chieftain!" ”

Emperor Pingwu loved Princess Changle the most among all the princesses, and after listening to her words, he nodded again and again and smiled: "Well, Lan'er said it well, I am very relieved, Zhi'er, listen, I will not punish you for the time being, if you commit it again in the future, I will not be spared!" ”

Sima Zhi said yes again and again, got up and retreated, and the four princes Sima Ren and Princess Changle also retreated, and everyone's hanging hearts fell. Everyone secretly admired Sima Ren's brotherly filial piety, and Princess Changle was good at handling the relationship between father and son, avoiding a dethronement turmoil, and everyone was as happy as ever.

After the courtiers and Emperor Pingwu completed the ceremony, the old emperor and Empress Dong changed to the dragon chariot and went back to the palace to rest.

After Xue Heng took over, he said goodbye to the officials and returned home. The Xue Mansion had prepared a banquet up and down, receiving the wind and washing the dust, and Xue Zhongbing was waiting for Xue Heng in front of and behind him. Xue Heng instructed him to go to the study to talk after dinner.

After the dinner, the family members dispersed, and in the dead of night, Xue Zhongbing came to the study in the inner hall of the backyard, and only Xue Heng was sitting on the Taishi chair in the house, and the maids had already been dismissed.

Xue Zhongbing said: "Daddy, you are tired of going for more than a month, and the child is worried about it every day at home, you should rest early, and the child will retreat first." ”

Xue Heng's face was gloomy, and he asked, "I've been away from home for so long, don't I have something important to tell my father?" ”

Xue Zhongbing was so clever, as soon as he heard what his father said, his father must have known about the assassin's trouble in Tianxiang Pavilion, so he said truthfully: "There is one important thing, the child didn't want to bother his father tonight, he planned to ...... tomorrow."

Xue Heng said: "Let's go, tomorrow I will go to the court early and discuss with the Holy Lord how to pacify the enemy." ”

Xue Zhongbing will find the Inhuman mage on the order of the prince, the assassin made trouble in Tianxiang Pavilion, the mage came to the rescue at the banquet, and found the assassin left in the Jade Pei Palace, and the white-clothed scholar Li Yuebai let the assassin go, and then broke up with him unhappily and other things, and told Xue Heng.

Xue Heng's expression became more and more solemn. He was silent for a while, then sighed and said: "Son, your wisdom is deeply inherited by your father, if you are aggressive, good at management, and think that your father has accumulated the prestige, if you become a person with power over nine princes, one person and ten thousand people, what is the difficulty?" But there's something I want to tell you. ”

Xue Zhong folded his sleeves and bowed again: "Father's teachings, children keep it in mind!" ”

Xue Heng said: "The jade pendant palace silk you got is a sharp weapon to rectify the opponent, tomorrow in the court, you only need to present this thing to Your Majesty, no need to say it explicitly, see how the old thief responds!" However, the origin of the assassin has not yet been ascertained, so it is not to be asserted that it may have been a murder with a knife! You must be careful on weekdays, and there must be no mistakes, for the Father, you are the only beloved son. Others envy our Xue Mansion to win the favor of His Majesty, wealth and respect can not be added, but they don't know that a high-ranking person, just like a person in a gorgeous crown and beautiful clothes walking on a rugged and dangerous road, step by step is frightening, if there is a slight mistake, it will be a punishment of swords and axes, disaster to relatives, and scolding for the world. But why do we know that there are tigers in the mountains and prefer to go to the tiger mountains? ”

Xue Zhongbing thought for a while and replied: "The power is famous and rich, and the world loves it." ”

Xue Heng shook his head and smiled: "Son, you only know one but not the other. The eldest husband was born in the world, and when he was good at dancing with long sleeves and daring across the world, how could he be subservient to others. If you want to soar in your career, you must observe your words and emotions when handing over people, figure out the likes and dislikes of others, not be angry and arrogant, and be convincing without words. Those who stand in my way will be eliminated, and they are good at using the power of others to get rid of their opponents. Think twice before you encounter something, your joy and anger are invisible, and if you don't communicate with others, even you can't be gullible! Only in this way can we be famous and famous, and we are heroes! ”

Xue Zhongbing heard the last sentence inexplicably, he only felt funny but didn't dare to laugh out loud, pretended to frown, and asked, "If you don't believe in yourself, who do you believe?" ”

Xue Heng said: "Ordinary people are easily deceived, others say a few good words, praise a few words, or cry and pretend to be pitiful, if you soften your heart, credulously believe in your own feelings, and become a slave of emotions, it is easy to fall into the trap of the opponent." Don't trust yourself, think twice with your wit, and never act recklessly! ”

Xue Zhongbing's heart was shocked, and he couldn't help but be deeply impressed, his father had stood tall in the court for decades, and he had eliminated countless political enemies.

Xue Heng then said, "Son, you have caused trouble, do you know? Xue Zhongbing said secretly: "The assassin left the Jade Pei Palace, and he can take the opportunity to rectify the opponent, he should help his father and eradicate his political enemies, how can he get into trouble?" ”

He asked, "I don't know, so I ask my father for advice." ”

Xue Heng said: "You exchanged letters with the prince, the saint became suspicious, now that the father of the family is high and powerful, how can Your Majesty not be wary, the father of the family deliberately closes the door on weekdays, and knows that the person who is in power is in danger, you and the prince are too close, the saint suspects that I instigated you to secretly communicate with the prince, and the saint is worried that after a hundred years, our Xue family will gradually become uncontrollable!" Your actions are precisely to provoke the fire and burn yourself, so that Your Majesty is suspicious, which is really counterproductive! ”