"Old slave Zhan Zhu meets with the Sixth Prince."
Outside the palace gate, Zhan Zhu saluted respectfully.
Under the lowered head, a hint of sadness could not help but appear.
The scenes from the first two encounters could not help but come to mind.
Xu Yi chuckled and slightly cupped his hands in return: "Eunuch Zhan, you're so polite."
Zhan Zhu slowly straightened his back and said with a smile: "Although I am deep in the palace, I have heard about the many deeds the Sixth Prince has done for the people these days. I really admire them."
Xu Yi's expression remained unchanged, and he chuckled: "Eunuch Zhan, please don't make fun of me. After all, what I did is just some trivial things that are difficult to decorate. How can it be spread everywhere?"
Zhan Zhu shook his head and joked: "Look, it's obviously the Sixth Prince who is making fun of me."
The words are over.
Zhan Zhu's face straightened and he spoke slowly: "In the past few days, the Sixth Prince has killed Han Tong, erected two monuments, destroyed the Qingzhou Feng family, and yesterday found more than 20 large and powerful trading firms."
"Where are these things so small?"
"Who in the palace doesn't know the name of the Sixth Prince now? In comparison, the same is true for the people of Chang'an City."
Xu Yi's heart froze, and then his expression straightened.
Facing the direction of Taiji Palace, he raised his hands and said solemnly: "Without His Majesty's permission, how could Yi be able to do such things to benefit the people?"
Zhan Zhu looked at Xu Yi, who was full of righteousness. Unknowingly, Xu Yi's status in his heart rose again by one or two levels.
suddenly.
Zhan Zhu slapped his forehead fiercely and laughed at himself: "Look at my brain, I have neglected business. The Sixth Prince will quickly follow me into the palace to meet the Holy Spirit."
The words are over.
Zhan Zhu saluted respectfully, then turned around and walked quickly towards the palace gate.
He has just said what needs to be said, and has also reminded what needs to be reminded.
Next, let’s look at Xu Yi himself.
Looking at Zhan Zhu's back as he walked quickly towards the palace gate.
Xu Yi couldn't help but have a look of gratitude in his eyes.
At the same time, I couldn't help but murmur in my heart: "It is indeed so."
It doesn't take a while.
After a routine search.
The two of them walked leisurely on the palace road.
After entering the palace gate, both Xu Yi and Zhan Zhu consciously closed their mouths.
Walking room.
Xu Yi looked around him from the corner of his eyes from time to time.
I don’t know why there are bright lights everywhere in the palace.
But Xu Yi couldn't feel any light.
When the entire palace fell into Xu Yi's eyes, it seemed like it had transformed into a wild beast hiding in the darkness, which could pounce out from the darkness at any time and devour anyone it chooses.
I don’t know how much time has passed.
Xu Yi walked through the palaces under the leadership of Zhan Zhu.
Finally, he stopped under the steps of a particularly bright hall.
"Sixth Prince, please wait for a moment while I let you go and report." Zhan Zhu bowed and saluted, waiting for Xu Yi to nod.
Walk slowly towards the steps.
Xu Yi stood at the foot of the steps and raised his eyes to look at the plaque hanging above the main entrance of the hall.
An antique door plaque is engraved with three large golden characters.
"Da Dao Palace." Xu Yi's eyes narrowed and he murmured in a low voice.
It doesn't take a while.
Two figures walked from the Avenue Hall.
One is Zhan Zhu.
The second one is Xu Zhen, the king of Jin.
Xu Yi felt a chill in his heart and couldn't help but regain his energy.
"Huh~!"
Before the two of them walked down the steps, Xu Yi let out a heavy breath.
I have already made all the preparations in my heart.
"Sixth Prince, please come into the palace to see the Holy Spirit." Zhan Zhu paused and said loudly.
At the same time, Xu Zhen continued to walk down the steps slowly without slowing down. @
When he was about to pass by Xu Yi, he opened his mouth slightly and said two words silently: "Be careful."
"Yes!" Xu Yi bowed his hands in salute.
Taking advantage of his sleeves to cover his face, he responded silently with an expression: "An.
Heart. "
Then he slowly walked towards the steps.
"Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince has arrived." Zhan Zhu once again preached in front of the palace gate with his unique male duck voice.
The words just fell.
A majestic voice came from the closed palace door: "Come in!"
Accompanied by Emperor Zhengde's "yes".
The originally closed palace door was opened silently in an instant.
As the palace door slowly opened.
The scene in the Avenue Hall slowly unfolded in Xu Yi's eyes.
Inside the majestic Avenue Hall.
A middle-aged man wearing a white silk robe faced the altar and slowly knocked the wooden fish in his hand.
In an instant, a strong scent of incense hit Xu Yi directly.
Not only did the scent of incense not make Xu Yi feel any discomfort, but after sniffing it carefully, he felt a sense of peace of mind.
Even the tiredness that had accumulated for many days and was not easy to fade away was quietly relieved a lot at this time.
From the corner of Xu Yi's eyes, he inadvertently glanced at the two incense burners next to Emperor Zhengde, which were smoking.
Putting aside how much it costs to refine the elixir, the daily silver required for these two incense burners would probably be an astronomical figure.
It's really as terrifying as two gold-eating beasts.
Xu Yi composed himself, raised his hands and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, Xu Yi, pays homage to you!"
The sound of wooden fish in the Avenue Hall has not stopped.
Emperor Zhengde, who had his back to Xu Yi, did not react at all and continued to slowly tap the wooden fish.
Xu Yi's expression remained as usual, and he still maintained the posture of bowing with his hands in hand.
At the same time, the originally wide-open palace door was slowly closed by someone from the outside.
Time seems to have stopped at this moment.
Apart from the constant sound of the wooden fish, there was no other sound.
A full two-quarters of an hour passed.
Emperor Zhengde just stopped the wooden fish in his hand.
In the brightly lit Avenue Hall, as the sound of wooden fish stopped, it fell into complete silence.
Xu Yi's body remained motionless and he respectfully said again: "I, Xu Yi, pay homage to Your Majesty."
The respectful voice echoed in the Daodao Hall for a long time.
Emperor Zhengde stood up slowly and looked down at Xu Yi.
Seeing Xu Yi's forehead covered with sweat, I don't know whether it was from standing for a long time or from the horrible sweat.
He couldn't help but nodded slightly and said, "Pingshen."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty." Xu Yi stood up slowly, letting the sweat drop from his forehead fall naturally.
Even if the sweat drips down and the eyes are filled with bitterness, he doesn't look away.
Emperor Zhengde seemed extremely satisfied with Xu Yi's performance.
"Come with me."
After finishing speaking, Emperor Zhengde turned around and walked to the side hall.
"According to the order." Xu Yi responded solemnly.
Then his pace was always two steps behind Emperor Zhengde.
In the side hall.
Emperor Zhengde walked towards the imperial court.
On top of the imperial case were two boxes of incriminating evidence written by Xu Yi.
After taking a seat.
Emperor Zhengde spoke slowly and said: "I have already seen what you presented to me through the hands of King Jin."
After the words were finished, there was nothing more to say.
Xu Yi still stood two steps away from Yuan with a respectful face.
There was an expression of eagerness on his face.
Emperor Zhengde took a deep look at Xu Yi, and then slowly said: "You are Jing Zhaoyin, and you are also the commander-in-chief of disaster relief appointed by me. In your opinion, how should we deal with these aristocratic families?"
Xu Yi heard this and hurriedly raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, there is a severe drought in Guanzhong, and hundreds of thousands of people have left their homes and become homeless!"
"I once went out of the city and went deep into the place where the victims gathered."
Xu Yi paused and slowly sniffed.
I don't know when it started, but his eyes were already red.
Layers of water mist vaguely appeared in the eyes.
"Huh~!"
Xu Yi exhaled a heavy breath without hesitation.
Then his eyes were red and he choked with sobs: "What I saw along the way, it's... it's true... I really don't know how to express it."
"Along the way, there are corpses everywhere...everywhere! Skinny and skinny.
...swollen all over...whose body is incomplete..."
"I... What I saw along the way, besides corpses and starving people everywhere, was... countless children."
"They...they are kneeling on the ground...with grass tags on their heads, waiting...for kindhearted people to come and buy them."
"But...but there are disaster victims everywhere outside the city, and there are no kind-hearted people anywhere."
"I...I saw with my own eyes that two...two villages exchanged their sons for food!"
"I...I will never forget...I will never forget the eyes of the child who was exchanged. I will never forget...I will never forget..."
Talking and talking.
The mist in his eyes condensed into tears, which quickly ran across Xu Yi's cheeks.
Xu Yi's chest rose and fell violently dozens of times, as if he was trying to calm down his emotions.
But for some reason, the more he calmed down, the faster his chest rose and fell.
From the beginning to the end, Emperor Zhengde's expression did not change at all.
He still looked at Xu Yi expressionlessly, and the depths of his eyes were full of scrutiny that ordinary people could not easily detect. @
suddenly.
Xu Yi folded his hands and said with tears: "Your Majesty, this severe drought is a natural disaster! But it is also a man-made disaster!"
"It seems that the 60th family just embezzled some disaster relief funds! It seems that they just took the opportunity to annex some land!"
"But their behavior! It has really shaken the foundation of the country!"
"Your Majesty just asked me how to deal with those aristocratic families."
"In my opinion! All nine tribes should be killed!"
The words are over.
Xu Yi raised his head and looked at Emperor Zhengde, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I am requesting an order! Capture those aristocratic families personally!"
Emperor Zhengde slowly withdrew his gaze and said, "Do you know how involved these 60 families are?"
Xu Yi's chest rose and fell, and he quickly replied: "I know, but I don't care! The words His Majesty said in the court a few days ago are still echoing in my ears!"
"As long as I can share your Majesty's worries, I don't care about anything!"
The words are over.
Xu Yi bowed his hands heavily again.
Emperor Zhengde looked at Xu Yi who was saluting solemnly, with the corners of his mouth slightly curved.
Then he calmly said: "I already know your intentions, please step back."
Xu Yi stood up quickly after hearing this and opened his mouth several times to say something.
But he couldn't say a word.
Finally, he had to salute again and said: "I obey your order."
Wait until Xu Yi's figure completely disappeared behind the avenue hall.
Only then did Emperor Zhengde completely withdraw his gaze.
He took out a letter from the sleeve of his Taoist robe.
The clay on the envelope of the book had long since disappeared, and it was clear that Emperor Zhengde had already read the content written inside.
Emperor Zhengde took out a piece of paper full of writing.
He looked at it carefully again with an expressionless face.
And on that piece of paper, almost everything Xu Yi had done during this period of time was clearly written.
Kill Han Tong, set up two monuments, destroy the Feng family of Qingzhou, even those trading houses were closed down today, for what crime were they closed down.
There are also reactions from the public.
After a while.
Emperor Zhengde stood up slowly, raised the lampshade, and slowly ignited the paper he had read countless times.
After it is completely reduced to ashes.
He slowly took his seat and stared at the two pieces of evidence on the imperial case.
For a while, no one knew what Emperor Zhengde was thinking in his heart at this moment.
After a while.
Emperor Zhengde slowly withdrew his gaze and took out a piece of white rice paper.
Slowly pick up the pen and write.
From the speed of his writing, it is not difficult to see that after weighing for a day, he finally made the final weighing after meeting Xu Yi.
...
Outside the Avenue Hall.
Xu Yi said goodbye to Zhan Zhu and was led by a young eunuch.
Slowly follow the path you came from and walk towards the palace gate.
The way home is always smoother than the way out. .
The moment he walked out of the palace gate.
Xu Yi just let out a heavy breath in his heart.
The meeting with Emperor Zhengde seemed simple.
In fact, there are crises everywhere.
If Xu Yi dares to show the slightest bit of selfishness today, it is very likely that he will never be able to leave the Avenue Palace again in his life.
As long as he dares to make suggestions for Emperor Zhengde without good reason today, who will be killed and who will be left alive! I'm afraid that as soon as the words were spoken, the head on his neck would no longer exist the next moment.
Xu Yi calmed down and then looked outside the palace door.
The carriage that came had long since disappeared.
Fortunately, there was still a carriage that Xu Yi was very familiar with standing not far from the palace gate.
Don't wait for Xu Yi to take a step forward.
The carriage ran slowly towards Xu Yi.
As he approached, the car curtain was opened from the inside.
Xu Zhen's face full of fatigue was revealed. .
"Get in the car." Xu Zhen looked at Xu Yi and greeted calmly.
Xu Yi nodded, and after the carriage stopped, he jumped into the carriage.
Then the carriage drove slowly towards the opposite direction of the palace gate.
In the carriage, an oil lamp swayed slowly as the horse galloped. _o_m
The uncle and nephew were lined up on the left and right, and they closed their eyes and meditated at the same time in a very tacit understanding.
Two quarters of an hour later.
Wait until the carriage is completely away from the palace.
Xu Yi opened his eyes suddenly, lifted the car curtain and looked out.
Then he lowered the car curtain and looked at Xu Yi who didn't know when he opened his eyes.
He asked in a low voice: "Did the trip go smoothly? Did that person give you any trouble?"
Xu Yi lowered his eyelids and answered slowly: "It's not a embarrassment, it's just a matter of inspection."
"Is he suspicious of you?" Xu Zhen asked in a low voice, frowning.
Xu Zhen naturally knew what Xu Yi had done during this period and his prestige among the people.
As for Emperor Zhengde's personality and character, Xu Zhen can't say that he fully understands it. At least after so many years, he has more or less seen through it.
Xu Yi smiled noncommittally, and then replied in a low voice: "When did that person stop being suspicious?"
Xu Zhen frowned and didn't know what to say for a moment.
After a while.
Xu Zhen let out a heavy breath, and then said in a deep voice: "What are you going to do next? Folk prestige is a double-edged sword."
As Xu Zhen said, folk prestige is a double-edged sword for Xu Yi.
For Xu Yi, folk prestige is nothing more than a lubricant.
If it is lost, many subsequent plans will be extremely difficult to carry out, which is equivalent to half the effort with half the effort.
And gaining popular prestige will intensify Emperor Zhengde's suspicion of him.
In fact, Xu Yi knows better than anyone else. .
