early morning.
In Taishu Pavilion, Wen Yongxing was pacing back and forth in the pavilion, with unbearable anxiety on his face.
In contrast, Zhong Lilin was standing aside, carefully wiping the jade Xiao in his hand with a silk handkerchief.
He wiped it back and forth many times, and seemed to be finally satisfied. He gently put the jade flute to his lips and started playing.
Although the blowing was a little stumbling, the sound of the flute was still heard.
"What a great song "Smoke and Willow Snow"."
A sassy female voice came from outside the pavilion. Zhong Lilin and Wen Yongxing looked up and saw a woman wearing dark blue wide clothes and long hair in high braids walking up the wooden pavilion corridor.
She is not particularly tall, just about the level of a teenager, but if she is a woman with a well-proportioned figure, she will naturally appear taller.
Wen Yongxing looked at the woman and showed a friendly and gratified smile.
"Sir Souji." He smiled and cupped his hands.
"Ning Yun has met Lord Pavilion."
There was no exaggerated makeup on the woman's face, but her eyebrows were drawn on to make her facial features that might have been too delicate appear slightly more heroic.
Simeng, National Law Department, General Director, Jiang Ningyun.
She is already very white, and when she puts on the robe of the Director-General of the Department of National Justice, she is even more eye-catching.
"Master of the Pavilion."
Jiang Ningyun turned his head and saluted Zhong Lilin.
Zhong Lilin on the side seemed not to see her and was still playing his jade flute.
But the woman who was called the Chief Secretary actually stood with her hands behind her hands, standing beside Wen Yongxing, quietly listening to this somewhat broken Xiao song.
Finally, the song ends.
A few sparrows hovered in the sky for a while, and finally fell back to the trees in the Taishu Pavilion courtyard.
"This song "Smoke, Willows and Snow" can be heard to be quite emotional for the Pavilion Superintendent."
Jiang Ningyun gently clasped his hands and said.
Zhong Lilin's face was a little stiff. He gently put down the jade flute in his hand and said seriously: "What I just played was "Evening View of Bianzhou", not "Smoke, Willows and Snow". Sir, the Chief Secretary was ridiculous."
…
The three of them looked at each other in silence. For a moment, Wen Yongxing reconciled with some embarrassment and said: "Master General Secretary, come on, let's go to Taishu Pavilion first."
Zhong Lilin also raised his hand to make an invitation gesture, and followed Jiang Ningyun into the bookstore with a somewhat depressed expression.
It was still the bamboo desk of the Book Pavilion, and it was still the old pavilion supervisor and a chief secretary of the Taishu Pavilion. The atmosphere between the three of them was far more comfortable than when they and Tantai Fu were sitting together.
"Lord General Secretary, Mr. Zhong and I have heard about what happened yesterday. We really didn't expect that the Holy One was assassinated on Flower Street, just a short distance from the palace. I wonder how the investigation by the Department of Justice is going now?"
Wen Yongxing took the tea case brought by his servants and was about to pour tea for Jiang Ningyun. Jiang Ningyun stood up quickly and gently held the teapot in Wen Yongxing's hand:
"Mr. Ge, let Ning Yun come."
She carefully and carefully poured the tea for Wen Yongxing and Zhong Lilin, then carefully put the teapot back on the table, gently stretched out her hand to push the spout away, and then continued: "Your Majesty is traveling incognito for a short trip, and the National Law Department is also We have no clue yet, and we are already investigating the human puppet, but... we haven’t found anything that can be called a clue yet.”
Jiang Ningyun knew very well that he might never find any clues.
Wen Yongxing nodded, and Zhong Lilin on the side suddenly spoke up: "Master General Secretary, I wonder if the National Defense Department has intervened in this investigation?"
As soon as he finished asking, Jiang Ningyun sighed softly and shook his head: "We haven't intervened yet, but something unexpected happened. The National Law Department has treated this case as the top priority."
It is impossible for Sansi to enter Han Dongwen's harem when he meets the Holy Emperor.
Therefore, Taishu Pavilion is the place for this conversation.
Today Jiang Ningyun is here to plead guilty and take responsibility.
"Speaking of which, why did His Highness make an appointment in the early morning today? It wasn't always the case in the past..."
Before Jiang Ningyun finished speaking, he heard a well-timed announcement from far away in the pavilion:
"Xuan—Old Wen Yongxing of Taishu Pavilion, Supervisor Zhong Lilin of Taishu Pavilion, Jiang Ningyun, Chief Director of the Department of National Law—"
"Holy—up—to—"
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Han Dongwen clasped his hands behind his back, followed by four soldiers and eight maids arranged according to common etiquette. A total of twelve people stood in two groups and bowed their heads respectfully to make way for them.
At the end of the road, Wen Yongxing and Zhong Lilin were already kneeling on their knees, clasping their hands and bowing their heads.
Between the two of them, Han Dongwen saw a woman at a glance. Her posture was the same as the other two. She was also kneeling on her knees, not looking directly at her.
"Old minister, please see Your Highness." Wen Yongxing took the lead in saluting.
Han Dongwen quickly walked up a few steps, bent down and helped Wen Yongxing: "Teacher, please get up quickly."
Hearing him say this, Jiang Ningyun on the side obviously felt a little strange.
teacher?
When did Han Dongwen regard Wen Yongxing as his teacher again?
"Your Highness, when discussing state affairs, I would like to ask Your Highness to allow the old minister to perform the courtesy of a monarch and his ministers. This will be more in line with the rules."
Just as Xiao Hongdou said at the beginning, Wen Yongxing would definitely give in like this in front of two outsiders, Zhong Lilin and Jiang Ningyun.
Han Dongwen didn't insist, he just nodded and turned around:
"Master Zhong, please get up too."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
When Zhong Lilin also stood up, Han Dongwen turned around and looked at Jiang Ningyun who was kneeling on the spot.
Who would have thought that the Chief Secretary of the National Law Department would be such a young woman?
Anyway, Han Dongwen didn't expect it.
"Ahem, Mr. Souji, please keep your body flat. You are a woman, so you don't have to kneel down."
"Your Highness, Ning Yun is a minister first, and a woman later. You must kneel down."
She spoke very seriously, which was beyond Han Dongwen's expectation.
Having said that, Han Dongwen also knew very well that the person Jiang Ningyun was kneeling in front of was not Han Dongwen, but her opponent Tantai Fu.
When fighting for power, if you make a mistake that would lead to death, let alone kneel down, as long as you don't die, it will be no problem.
Han Dongwen nodded: "Since you have this understanding, I will listen to your explanation on how the National Law Department can control Si Yang like this. Come with me to the cabinet to discuss."
Jiang Ningyun nodded and stood up. Just as the Xiubu soldiers following Han Dongwen were about to follow, Han Dongwen waved his hand: "You don't have to go in."
Several soldiers looked at each other and were about to say something, but Han Dongwen turned around and gently held Wen Yongxing's hand and said, "Teacher and Mr. Zhong are also invited to stay for a while. The assassination has not been investigated clearly, so students have to be careful, and We need to carefully discuss the details of handling the case, and Teacher Wan hopes to understand."
He paused and added: "After all, students are the kings of a country, and they should protect themselves for the country and the people. This is also the duty of students."
After hearing this, Wen Yongxing stood there stunned for a moment.
Han Dongwen is not simply afraid of death, but has the consciousness of being a king to protect himself for the country and the people?
What is this...
He nodded slowly, Han Dongwen smiled slightly, nodded in greeting, turned around and walked towards the Taishu Pavilion Cabinet.
Wen Yongxing looked at his walking back and suddenly felt something was different.
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Jiang Ningyun walked in front, and Han Dongwen followed her.
This is a rule set for safety. Whenever you are alone with the Holy Spirit, you must ensure that the Holy Spirit can see where you are and what you are doing.
The two of them passed through the wooden pavilion, and the servants had been pushed back. Jiang Ningyun gently raised his hand, lifted the bead curtain, and let Han Dongwen in.
"Your Highness, please."
Her voice was completely different from just now, with obvious toughness, which gave Han Dongwen a headache.
"Tell me what you want."
