The breeze is dust-free, the moon is clear like silver, and the scenery is clear for two or three people.
A former literary figure admired the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival and thought of his hometown. He wrote a short sixteen-character sentence of "The breeze is dustless, the moon is like silver, a glass of sake, three people facing each other", which is still astonishing to this day.
Ye Xiayou always liked to be in his own yard, with a piano, a glass of wine, and a stream of clouds, arty and elegant.
It's just that the scene now is still the same as it was ten or a hundred years ago, the things are not the same as the people, and the peach blossoms still smile in the spring breeze.
He Qingshan carefully examined the meaning of Ye Xie's words, but even though Ye Xie added the four words "borrowing a knife to kill someone", He Qingshan, who was actually quite smart, still couldn't figure out what the so-called "knife" was. , who is the person "killed"?
Of course, it is impossible to know the law and violate the law and kill people in an unconventional manner. However, He Qingshan is increasingly confused about why he wants to get an explanation for what he just said the day before. Why is Teng Xiao being used again today? Could it be that he is planning to use Teng Xiao to gain leverage from the government? Shofu’s hand-made knife?
Naturally, he was a little disgusted with Ye Xieyou's pretense of being vague and profound. He Qingshan, who couldn't figure it out, said impatiently: "If you want to tell me, just make it clear. I don't have time to speculate with you here. Yes." During this time, I can go to the restaurant to talk about the story, and I can also earn some money for us two, so why don’t you think I’m here to play with you?”
"I want to follow Aunt Xia'er." The little girl's dissatisfaction came from the window outside the house. "Aunt Xia'er told me that she would take me to the palace to play."
"Go to your grandma's legs." He was already a little dissatisfied with the fact that Xiao Cha Ni had been wandering around the night and being a little distant from him in the past few days, but now he said angrily, "I can take you in too."
The little girl who was sent out to boil water said plausibly, "You take me to act in a play for others. Aunt Xiayou wants to take me to the play."
He Qingshan was speechless for a moment, wishing he could go out and repair the little girl with her elbows turned out. However, when he saw Ye Haoyou smiling slightly, he snorted coldly, "Heat your water, you're delaying me from soaking my feet." , I won’t let you go to bed tonight.”
She was a child after all, but she still grew up in front of He Qingshan. She couldn't live without her only relative in the world. The little girl died down and lost her voice.
Ye Haoyou was very happy with this big and small talk, and said with a smile: "You always scare the children, and they won't kiss you when they grow up."
He Qingshan pouted, not wanting to continue this topic, "Okay, okay, tell me what you are going to do and how to use Teng Xiao?"
Ye Xieyou took his time and corrected He Qingshan's words, "What do you mean by using it? How about asking him to help?"
He Qingshan, who was on the verge of going berserk, almost gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words between his teeth, "Did you say it or not?!"
Ye Xiayou, who always likes to tease He Qingshan's curiosity, stopped joking and said: "Children from official families usually spend their time hanging around when serving in the court. I am an official in the same court, and we don't see each other when we raise our heads and look down when we see each other." No matter how big the interests are, most of them will recommend each other, so that these dandies, who are actually mostly rich and impoverished, can get a professional title at the bottom first. After a few years, they can gain enough reputation and operate secretly, and be directly promoted to the inner court. For pre-selected officials, it will all depend on their personal wishes when they are selected into the cabinet or assume office in the East Palace.”
"but."
As soon as the conversation changed, everyone knew that the turning point played by these two words was the most important thing.
"If there are interests involved, Teng Wuji's political opponents will not be so nice on the surface. They are all eager for this leader of civil servants to move."
Seemingly having figured out the key, He Qingshan fell into deep thought and pondered: "So, what you are saying is that you want to start from Chunwei and let Teng Xiao or Teng Wuji step down?"
Ye Haoyue nodded, "The imperial court attaches great importance to talents. Since the reign of Emperor Tianwen, our first prime minister Liu Hewen has advocated paving the way for the common people in the world and opening the door to convenience. Emperor Wu Jian's old ministers spared no effort in serving. For twenty-five years, he proposed that "those with ambitions should jump over the dragon gate", paving the way for civilian students all over the world, allowing many knowledgeable people to enter the Xingtan and the Imperial Academy, and eliminate the root cause of the disadvantages of officials' monopoly on government affairs. This series of measures has The most important thing is the imperial examination, which gives the poor students with no connections a chance to make a comeback. Such a high priority is given by the court, and the punishment for malpractice for personal gain is even more severe. You say, if someone..."
Even though Ye Xiayou didn't say anything clearly, the smart man like He Qingshan suddenly understood, with a look of surprise on his face, and his heart beating wildly. He took a few steps forward and almost touched Ye Xiayou's face, and they could hear each other's breathing clearly.
The well-informed storyteller said in a trembling voice: "You...you want to...want to kill this family!"
Without showing any disgust, Ye Xiayou deliberately leaned forward and smiled sweetly, "Who told Teng Wuji to scold my brother back then?"
The tone of this woman who was always jealous and fussy was indescribably gentle.
"It's never too late for a gentleman to take revenge, but a little girl has to take revenge sooner or later."
His breathing increased with his heartbeat, and He Qingshan was absent-minded for a moment. He realized his loss only when Xiaocha entered the house carrying a bucket of hot water, and got up again.
However, Xiaocha didn't take it seriously, as if to show off, "I heard everything."
Ye Xiayou couldn't help but smile and joked: "The little girl shouldn't be called Xiaocha, she should be called Little Rabbit."
The little girl was embarrassed and said "hehe".
The storyteller, who has traveled all over the country and has seen a lot of things, still can't calm down the beating in his heart like a drum. When he regains consciousness, he seems to be still in a daze. He no longer avoids the little girl who just kicked her out. She suppresses her voice, as if from her throat. The voice squeezed out, "Ye Xiayou, yesterday you said you wanted to ask the imperial court for an explanation. Can I understand that you meant asking the current emperor for an explanation? Today you said you want to take action against the current chief minister. You...you don't think so. rebel!"
"What nonsense did you say?"
Ye Xiayou smiled and scolded, "I don't have the ability, nor the idea. Why rebel? I'll behead you, eldest sister."
He Qingshan, who was still panting for a long time and couldn't calm down, stood blankly and snapped his fingers, saying seriously, "Ye Xia Yu, I hope you can speak clearly and stop trying to talk to me about what you want and what you want to do."
This storyteller who has seen a lot of worldly events glanced at Xiaocha next to him, who was obviously too young to understand the depth of it, with a solemn expression on his face, "It doesn't matter that I am alone, Xiaocha is my master's only root, I can't Let her make no mistakes."
Ye Xieyou laughed dumbly, shook his head and said: "You, you, you really have read too many stories, why do you have to think about those illegal and treasonous things?"
The second young lady of the Ye family, who has a beautiful breast and a beautiful belly, seems to be talking about something very common.
"Just like when I offered wine to the Imperial Academy, if I also bring down the Chief Assistant, do you think I am powerful?"
Naturally, He Qingshan wouldn't make any comments. Yesterday's words of "imperial court" were like a slap in the face that made her sigh at the madness of this woman. Now she is casually trying to bring down the chief minister of the dynasty. Could it be that this is why she doesn't eat minced meat? As a storyteller who lives at the bottom of society, I cannot understand the competing interests among these high-ranking officials and noble families.
Also not wanting He Qingshan to answer, Ye Xiayou continued: "The reason for this is that I just want the current Holy Master to know that I am in the Ye family. I will not do it unless I don't want to do it. I will definitely not dare to do it. If I can, Even the high-ranking chief assistant is easy to deal with."
"You are a madman!"
This is He Qingshan's evaluation after thinking about the pros and cons for a long time.
Ye Xiayou's eyebrows curved, "Thank you for the compliment."
"You are hopeless."
Ye Xiayou didn't say anything, just pursed his lips and smiled softly.
On the contrary, He Qingshan didn't know what to say for a while, and the atmosphere suddenly became quiet.
Xiaocha looked at the two women in front of her who were sitting and standing silently, and suddenly said, "Aunt Rangrang, I think if you help Aunt Xia'er, you are the chivalrous person in those model plays you talked about."
He Qingshan rolled his eyes and said angrily: "I didn't say I wouldn't help, you little brat, go ahead and play, don't interrupt."
Turning to look at Ye Haoyou, He Qingshan asked: "Yesterday you said that Emperor Wen Sheng wanted to take back the rights of the four auxiliary ministers in his own hands, so he used the Ye family to attack the mountain and shake the tiger. Now that you have seen it, why do you If you don't take the initiative to hand it over, you have to be so tit-for-tat? That's the king of a country, what's the difference between you and treason?"
"Can you please stop using words like "rebellion" and "rebellion" all the time? I was born in Zhou Dynasty and have been deeply blessed by the emperor. I dare not do such a treasonous thing."
Ye Xiayou corrected He Qingshan's language problem, "Actually, it's not impossible. Teng Wuji, the chief minister who only knows how to get along with others, is just arranged by the emperor to play a balancing role among the ministers. It doesn't matter what his thoughts are. . And whether the great scholar Bai Xiaosheng, the king of Huainan, Wang Mao, or the old man in my family are all of the same age. For example, Mr. Bai, who is more than ninety years old and has to go to the court to listen to politics, they all understand in their hearts that we, the emperor, do things. Too arbitrary, how can the great cause that the four emperors worked hard to achieve be left in his hands with confidence? Just like one's own children, they will never be able to let them go wherever they want. Is it possible that when the time comes, the power will only be in their hands? Can people control what they do, just like they did before, turning a huge palace into a market?"
Ye Xiayou sighed, "The Great Zhou is the Great Zhou of their Wang family, but it is also the Great Zhou of the people of the world, including you and me. I dare not say anything if I don't pick up things on the way, but it is more than enough to live and work in peace and contentment. Is it possible that you are willing to let this prosperous age exist in our generation?" Has the hand gone downhill?"
He Qingshan remained silent.
Ye Xiayou said slowly: "Actually, at the beginning, I really didn't want to participate in this kind of struggle for power. It doesn't matter what the Holy One does, but you must not use me as a bargaining chip to kidnap the Ye family by granting a marriage. Later, After wandering around with San Geng for three years, I felt that it was just that. As long as I didn’t go too far towards the Ye family, at worst, if the momentum was not right, I would ask the old man to hand over his power. But this time, the Holy Spirit went too far. A little more, tell me, what kind of luminous monument did he use? Let this matter rise to such a level, it seems that we have been evading responsibility for the past three years. Even if it is the Holy Spirit, it is right to force the marriage? Is he not wrong? It is originally I wanted to come back and let the Holy One know that although I am a minister, you cannot treat me as a soft persimmon. Until what He Ge said the day before yesterday, I suddenly felt a little emotional. A good political power has been so misfortuned by others. It is worth taking history as a mirror, or it can be said that we are prepared for danger in times of peace. We are born in such a prosperous age, and we must not let this beautiful and prosperous city be destroyed in the hands of our generation like Fuying. Therefore, I want to let the Holy One know that prosperous times have their own prosperous times. Instead of engaging in intrigues and intrigues all day long.”
He Qingshan didn't understand this approach, "It's better to go directly to the palace to meet the saint than to waste your brains."
Ye Hao smiled and said, "You must have enough chips in your hands so that the Holy Emperor can listen to me calmly. Just like the late Emperor Wu Jiandi, if I didn't have that essay on farming, what do you think Did I have the privilege of entering and exiting the court freely back then? Only ability can determine your value and give you the right to make choices and decisions. Obviously, in the past few years since Emperor Wen Sheng came to the throne, it is actually my fault for sitting back and enjoying it too much. "
Ye Xiayou pursed her lips and smiled softly.
"Then naturally let the current Holy One know how far and wide I was back then."
