Qi Zi saw that Eunuch Shen seemed to be having a hard time speaking, so he hurriedly said, "Father-in-law, please speak quickly."
"I see you are smiling," Shen Jing said easily, "It seems that you are also interested in this. If Mr. Yue is willing, I can propose to His Majesty that... the Qi Commander's Mansion be designated as a row."
As soon as these words came out, Qi Zi looked at Lu Fangxuan unconsciously; while Zheng Shiyan wiped his sweat and glanced around.
Lu Fangxuan frowned, his expression serious, and he squeezed the bamboo recliner tightly with his hands, making a crisp creaking sound.
"Thank you, Eunuch, for your kindness," Lu Fangxuan said a little impatiently, "It's up to you to do this."
Shen Jing smelled a bit of danger and hurriedly stood up and bowed: "Young man, I will do my best. Take care, Mr. Yue... and say goodbye." After that, he bowed to the other two people and left in a hurry.
After being silent for a long time, Lu Fangxuan suddenly sighed bitterly, rubbed the white hair on his head, and looked at the white wall in front of him in a daze.
Qi Zi's legs were numb from standing, but he still tightened his cheeks, like a mouse out of its hole, not daring to cause any trouble. He twisted his neck towards Zheng Shiyan. Zheng Shiyan looked at him, not knowing what to do.
"Qi Zi, what kind of trick are you playing!" Lu Fangxuan slammed the table immediately, making Qi Zi tremble all over.
"I have told you many times before that we need to wait and see in this dispute over Xing Zai, and there is no need to rush for success. It would be better for you to find Eunuch Shen privately, and you must choose Xing Zai with us... He is a member of the Liu Party. , even though they have been groveling for many days, they are here to find out our details after all. If they see me competing with all parties for credit, wouldn’t Liu Thief know everything!"
"You can refuse." Qi Zi found a reason for himself.
"Rejecting is even more outrageous! As soon as he hears my words, he will guess that there is a gap in me, that I am different! Don't you understand this?" Lu Fangxuan yelled.
Qi Zi was silent.
Lu Fangxuan breathed heavily and sat back on the recliner again. Thinking about his past actions, he closed his eyes; after a while, he still didn't make a sound.
Zheng Shiyan suspected that he was asleep, so he winked at Qi Zi and signaled him to leave quickly.
Qi Zi curled his lips, nodded glumly, and then walked out of the corner door. Zheng Shiyan was afraid of disturbing Yue Gong's peace, so he tiptoed and prepared to leave.
"Be careful with Qi Zi these days," Lu Fangxuan suddenly spoke. He was not asleep.
Zheng Shiyan felt that this was not quite right, but he still respectfully accepted the order and quietly retreated. Just as he approached the door of the main hall, he faintly heard Lu Fangxuan muttering to himself: "It seems that I can no longer count on him..."
Wan Heshun's illness finally recovered. But before that, he asked Hu Qi, who was in the palace, to write a notice on his behalf, and with the approval of all the officials, it was distributed throughout the city. This notice is now posted on the wall and reads as follows:
'On the orders of King Wan Heshun of Jiankang County, Duke Lu Fangxuan of the State of Yue, and Ye Yongjia, the prefect of Nanjing, I would like to inform the people: We originally wanted the emperor to live in the palace, but the palace is old and has not been inhabited for a long time, and weeds all living things. There must be obstacles in everything. As for the Jiankang Prince's Mansion, it has a garden, a meeting place, and bedrooms, which are enough to worship the Nine Dragons. All the attendants can also be ordered to enter. I am announcing this to everyone to calm the people and not to spread any more rumors! '
The people gathered around several floors to watch, and Cai Xianqing was also crowded in the middle. He didn't pay much attention to it at first, but when he saw the words "Nanjing Magistrate", he wondered: "This matter is related to the safety of Nanjing and the safety of the country. Why is there no trace of him?" '
He walked out of the crowd and thought, 'He didn't say anything, why don't I pay him a visit and find out his thoughts? ’ He clapped his hands, made up his mind, and headed towards the Yamen.
"Prefect Ye!" Cai Xianqing came to the study room with a smile and shouted loudly.
Ye Yongjia hesitated for a moment, then stood up and returned the greeting: "Oh, you haven't been here for a long time."
"Nothing else," Cai Xianqing, regardless of his identity, pulled out a chair and sat down in front of him, "just talk about Qian Xing. You don't even want to deal with this matter! I want to ask, what are you doing? What do you think?"
Ye Yongjia smiled bitterly and asked him instead: "What is Mr. Cai's attitude towards this?"
Cai Xianqing grinned: "You don't understand me? To be honest, I don't care about this, but the two parties in Wanlu are putting the survival of the country at risk, haha, bullshit! I only rely on you, Tinglong. , we don’t pay any attention to those miscellaneous party members.”
"But you must express your feelings," he turned the conversation to Ye Yongjia, "otherwise the conflict between the three parties will be like a flood!"
Ye Yongjia said thoughtfully: "I have discussed this with Mr. Wei. I have always supported the Liu Party to gain power, but it is just a fake person. Today Liu Zhennian comes in person, and I am in a dilemma."
"Why?" Cai Xianqing asked with interest.
"His trip will definitely lead to the death of Wan Lu. If I don't resolutely follow him, I may not be able to save my life. Mr. Wei told me, 'Liu Zhennian entered the court with troops and horses, mutilated Zhongneng, killed countless people, and the palace was covered with blood. , the government and the public are in such chaos that the people cannot enjoy peace for a day; this man has the heart of a wolf, if he only helps him, how can the loyal ministers in the world survive, and Nanjing will inevitably fall into a sea of fire.' When I think of this passage, I always feel like a knife is wrenching my heart. …”
"Tinglong is not a person who only eats corpses." Cai Xianqing also became serious when she saw his troubled and anxious eyes.
"If I join the Liu Party, what's the difference between me and Wei Chong? Is it because of my struggle that I won't end up with such a reputation?" Although Ye Yongjia's tone was decisive, these words were like questioning himself, in his doubtful heart Tossing and turning.
"That's wrong." Cai Xianqing supported the young magistrate. "In ancient times, there were many people who bent their bodies to serve traitorous ministers. It is not uncommon for their party to be destroyed in the end. Why should we be so harsh?"
To Ye Yongjia, this was just a feeble excuse.
"Please don't comfort me," Ye Yongjia gritted his teeth, "How can I survive in this world if I take refuge in such an evil person? Is there no other way?"
Actor Cai thought for a while, then slapped his head: "That's not true. Wan Dang won't trust you, and neither will the Lu Dang. No one can protect you unless you do nothing and just die."
"I'm going to die, but I..." Ye Yongjia wanted to continue saying, 'I still have to do something for the people of the world,' but he stopped - he felt that he was no longer worthy of being righteous.
Cai Xianqing was looking at him like this, but he was happy: "Tinglong, you are really strange. One moment, you are ruthless and merciless in helping Wan Heshun; the next moment, you are righteous and unwilling to serve the traitor; what do you think? ?”
What did he think? Ye Yongjia looked at the piles of approved documents on the table in confusion, seemingly unaware of himself. He regained his strength many times, but he still couldn't get out of this narrow alley in half-light and darkness.
