Zhang Yunzheng and Ji Wenzhao returned to the table with some reluctance and sat down. Ji Wenzhao calmed down and said, "Since you are out with her, you must listen to her."
Zhang Yunzheng said stubbornly: "Why do you listen to her? You listen to her master!"
Ji Wenzhao laughed and said, "You don't have to try to excuse her. If she is really the one who has survived the calamity of life and death, most of her pretentiousness just now is to go crazy with alcohol, and she wants to remind me."
Zhang Yunzheng rolled his eyes at Ji Wenzhao: "Who are you?! Why did she mention you?!" He didn't know the background of Ji Wenzhao's previous life, so naturally he didn't take Ji Wenzhao seriously.
Ji Wenzhao chuckled, "I'm an extraordinary man. In terms of intelligence, there should not be many people in the whole country who can beat me."
Zhang Yunzheng made a strange face: "You are so immodest!"
The fourth prince hurriedly said: "Ji Guoshou is indeed a man of extraordinary intellect, and the people behind the Zhenbei Hou Mansion once tried to prevent him from going to the prince."
Ji Wenzhao looked at the fourth prince: "How do you know?!"
The fourth prince was a little embarrassed: "I... I saw your chess style, and I know that you are not a narrow-minded person, and you won't vomit blood because you can't solve the life-and-death calamity."
Ji Wenzhao smiled so much that his teeth were bared, he clasped his fists at the fourth prince and said, "You can be counted as someone who knows me!"
The fourth prince hurriedly returned the gift: "I admire your talent and vigor..."
Zhang Yunzheng pursed his lips: "Why do you admire him? Want to vote for the crown prince? What kind of intelligence is this? An idiot is almost the same!"
Ji Wenzhao laughed, then sighed and said, "Good scolding! I really made a mistake at that time. If I really took that step, I probably won't be able to live now."
Zhang Yunzheng snorted, "You do understand."
The fourth prince was afraid of Ji Wenzhao's embarrassment, so he comforted him, "It's not likely..."
Ji Wenzhao smiled wryly and said to the fourth prince: "I don't know anything else, but I will definitely not agree if the prince robs the food from the fourth prince's family and sends it to Beirong. The prince is a person who rebels against me. His fate will not be much better than that of Su Changting."
The fourth prince was stunned: "What's going on here?! He sent it to Beirong?! I thought he was just bullying. I've been in... the countryside, I haven't heard of it..."
Ji Wenzhao sneered: "Master got the news that the Shen family army at the border had intercepted 300,000 catties of grain from the dowry of the fourth princess. Here, the fourth prince knelt down and begged to guard the tomb. It was later found out that the granary of his natal Jiang's family had been emptied. More than 200,000 catties of grain have been lost. Who would dare to rob a prince's family? Where do you think the grain went?"
The fourth prince was angry: "It's so shameless! If I had known..." He stopped and took a sip from his wine glass.
Ji Wenzhao sighed and said: "It's a pity that the fourth prince is disabled. He dared to go to the emperor to make such a big fuss. Let the emperor find out the reason himself, and he has a rift with the prince. He is also a man with schemes. I don't know if he intends to take the throne..."
The fourth prince resolutely said: "He doesn't want to!"
Ji Wenzhao asked the fourth prince strangely: "How do you know?"
The fourth prince said: "I know him... I played chess with him. He is a cripple and doesn't want to be emperor at all!"
Ji Wenzhao also nodded: "If a smart person can live a good life, why bother to be an emperor? He is uncomfortable all his life. If according to what Miss Shen Er said, people really have to worry about what they do, and being an emperor is a mistake. How many lives! How many people have to suffer after death! The higher the official position, the greater the responsibility, and the more damage to the cultivation base in the future, it is really terrible."
The fourth prince nodded repeatedly, and Ji Wenzhao said: "The key now is to save the country's destiny and resist Beirong. I wonder what kind of trick that Second Miss Shen has?" He looked at Zhang Yunzheng with deep eyes.
Zhang Yunzheng still didn't give up: "I have to ask her master!"
Ji Wenzhao shook his head to Zhang Yunzheng: "She can say those words because she is reassuring everyone present, why don't you reassure me?"
The fourth prince said in disbelief: "It can't be her, right? She is so young, I also think she should have a master..."
Ji Wenzhao thought for a while: "It should be her! It's because it's so impossible!"
Zhang Yunzheng gritted his teeth and said, "Pretend to be smart!"
Ji Wenzhao looked at Zhang Yunzheng with a smile: "You defend her so desperately, you must know her details!"
Zhang Yunzheng shut his mouth tightly and stopped talking.
The fourth prince is still puzzled: "Why is it 'too impossible', but it's her instead?"
Ji Wenzhao said to the fourth prince: "If I hadn't met today, I wouldn't be able to remember the past. This Second Miss Shen is very famous. A long time ago, she lost her reputation because she was stupid and undereducated. , that is, when the princes confronted each other later, the queen made a fool of herself, and the four princesses lost their appearance..."
The fourth prince said: "How old was she at that time? Wasn't she instigated by someone?"
Ji Wenzhao said: "If you are instigated by someone, the instigated person must be an extremely smart person who can perfectly interpret the intention of the instigator, otherwise it will be self-defeating. If you are instigated by someone, would you choose a six or seven-year-old girl to act?" ? Even though she is very clever, she is only a child after all, isn't the risk too great?"
The fourth prince nodded, and said with lingering fear: "It would be too scary if it was really her, at such a young age..."
But Ji Wenzhao took the opportunity to brag to himself again: "It is possible to be talented, I felt smarter than adults when I was six or seven years old..."
Zhang Yunzheng rolled his eyes: "Boasting!"
Ji Wenzhao looked at Zhang Yunzheng: "Second Miss Shen is from the residence of the Marquis of Zhenbei. The Marquis of Zhenbei is the number one military general in the court. He must be feared by the emperor. In addition, the crown prince will not tolerate it. There must be many eyeliners in the residence. If the Second Miss Shen and that Uncle Yan wants to go out of the mansion and go to the border. How much preparation do you have to make? How easy is it to have people, horses, money and food? If they seek help from people in the mansion, they are looking for a dead end. Now they can make this trip, they must have the help Let me see, is there any company in the capital that has enough manpower and wealth to help Second Miss Shen achieve her goal?"
Zhang Yunzheng looked at the sky and said he would not answer.
Ji Wenzhao laughed at Zhang Yunzheng: "There is only one family! At the end of the year, Marquis Pingyuan of the capital was stabbed and seriously injured but remained silent. What does this mean? It was the emperor who beat Pingyuanhou! Marquis Yuan went to the Marquis of Zhenbei's mansion... So, you belong to Marquis Pingyuan's mansion! Besides, no matter what your status outside is, you must be the closest relative of Marquis Pingyuan! Otherwise, this matter is of great importance, How can he entrust someone who is not close to his family?"
The fourth prince saw that Ji Wenzhao didn't know the background, so he deduced it very closely, and said with great admiration: "You are really a person who has insight into the world."
Ji Wenzhao smiled and said, "It's just human nature! He said his surname is Zhang."
Zhang Yunzheng snorted: "Who would not have thought of such a simple matter? I shouldn't have said my surname is Zhang!"
Ji Wenzhao said: "A person's surname is inherited from his ancestors, and ordinary people will not change it easily. At most, you can use the surname Li from your mother's family."
The fourth prince's heart skipped a beat, fearing that Ji Wenzhao would deduce that he was the fourth prince from his claim to be Mr. Jiang, so he quickly lowered his head and took a sip of his wine. In fact, Ji Wenzhao always remembered that the fourth prince was a cripple, and he never leaned on the fourth prince with normal legs and feet. He only thought that Mr. Jiang claimed to be acquainted with the fourth prince, so he should be a relative of the fourth prince's relative, Jiang's family.
Zhang Yunzheng said: "Since you want to go with us, don't tell others."
Ji Wenzhao said to Zhang Yunzheng in that self-righteous tone again: "On the contrary! I'm going to talk to my teacher tonight!"
Zhang Yunzheng stared and said: "Why?! You want to ruin our business?!"
Ji Wenzhao said condescendingly to Zhang Yunzheng: "What is your business? This is a major national event! If there hadn't been a series of tricks a few years ago, I found out that Su Changting was framed and murdered because of his innocence, and changed his intention to seek refuge. Today's words , I may not be able to listen to it. In the past few years, I have watched the prince's actions with cold eyes, and I am really afraid! It can be seen that the second lady Shen knew the prince's heart at the beginning. Now she says that the Beirong will make a large-scale invasion, how can I not believe it!"
The fourth prince also nodded drunkenly: "Our dynasty has been suffering from drought for many years, and the northern Rong also has little rain. It was time for the south to commit plunder. What's more, Tugu Khan is the most powerful overlord in the north for hundreds of years. In order to devour my Nanchao heart, it is not surprising."
Zhang Yunzheng was disdainful: "Why did you go so early? If she didn't tell you, you wouldn't be worried."
Ji Wenzhao put his hands on the table and sighed: "She is not the first person to say this. The third prince has been shouting at the court, but unfortunately few people support him. The emperor doesn't like military conquests, he just wants to defend. In the name of streamlining officials, eradicating dissidents and supporting party members, the entire court will not worry about foreign aggression, but will be entangled in internal strife, and the atmosphere will be smoky. If the Beirong really invades with heavy troops, my court will be in danger! I will tell my mentor, The country's decline is imminent, and we can't sit idly by! If the court can immediately mobilize supplies to inform the public... "
Zhang Yunzheng interrupted: "Don't always count on the court! The biggest traitor is standing there!"
Ji Wenzhao tapped on the table with his fingers: "In the current situation, even if I gather my mentor's disciples, I can't compete with the prince."
Zhang Yunzheng clicked his tongue: "Running to the court hall to quarrel at this time is meaningless! It's better to ask someone to collect some food and send it to the border."
Ji Wenzhao thought: "What we can do is far more than that..."
Zhang Yunzheng said: "No matter what you say, don't reveal our identities!"
Ji Wenzhao nodded and said, "She saved my life, how could I repay her kindness? I will definitely keep the secret. I will go to the border with you just to see what I can do."
The fourth prince said staringly again: "Ji Guoshou has the heart to serve the country loyally..."
Ji Wenzhao waved his hand: "Don't talk about national players, it's just fighting on the chessboard. Only when you really go to the battlefield can you see who is the master and who can take the initiative. Mr. Jiang is my confidant, so just call me Xiuming."
The fourth prince knew that Ji Wenzhao's character was refined, and calling each other's name was a form of respect, so he should tell each other his own character at this time, but the fourth prince hadn't picked up the character yet, so he hurriedly said, "I'm not yet a weak crown, so I should just call me Young Master Jiang. "
Zhang Yunzheng saw that these two people were getting close, and knew that the fourth prince didn't want to reveal his identity, so naturally he wouldn't tell the truth.
The three of them drank for a while, Zhang Yunzheng and the fourth prince were only eighteen...nine years old, far from Ji Wenzhao's drinking capacity, and gradually became sleepy. Ji Wenzhao took them to the guest room and asked them to take care of them to take a bath and rest. He went to find Yan Jing energetically and talked secretly all night.
The next day, Shen Wen slept soundly until the sun was up, only to be woken up by Yan who broke through Su Wanniang's block: "Hey, little drunk! Wake up!"
Shen Wen opened his heavy eyelids, and with a bitter taste in his mouth, he murmured, "What time is it?"
Su Wanniang handed over the warm towel, said with a smile: "It's almost noon, Miss is really drunk."
Shen Wen groaned, struggled to get up, took the towel and wiped his face. She covered her face with wine yesterday and made a big talk on the phone, which was a play on the occasion, but she couldn't let Su Wanniang Yan and the others know, otherwise they would feel that she was too insidious.
Being stayed by Ji Wenzhao at that time, Shen Wen saw an opportunity, in a hurry, he could only play by ear, and because of drunkenness, he gambled a lot.
Based on her previous life experience, she knew that Ji Wenzhao was a very confident genius, good at strategy, capable of latitude and longitude, and he had built a world for the crown prince... But he has a bottom line: he is a nationalist, with a paranoid view of Han culture and the country. love. He absolutely does not allow anyone to use Bei Rong's hand to push the prince to the top, and seeing that the prince also has this intention, he can break up on the spot without compromise. Shen Wen knew that as long as he pointed out that the Southern Dynasty was in danger of being killed by Beirong, Ji Wenzhao would be tempted to help him. He has no power or power now, but behind him is Yan Jing.
Although Yan Jing retired, he had been an official for 20 years and had a strong foundation. He was a very threatening opponent to Lu Taifu. To persuade Yan Jing, only Ji Wenzhao, her second sister-in-law must not be counted on...
Yan Shi came over and said, "You're talking nonsense, so my brother Ji also went to the border with us. He went to look for my grandfather last night and came back in the morning."
Shen Wen's goal was achieved, he felt relieved, nodded, then hugged his head and shouted: "I have a headache!"
Yan Shi smiled: "It deserves it! Can you drink that wine casually? You didn't eat much beforehand, so it's no wonder you weren't drunk!"
Su Wanniang asked: "Then why weren't you drunk back then?"
Yan replied proudly: "Some people are born with a capacity for alcohol, you can't accept it."
Shen Wen held his head and said, "I hate you!"
Yan Shi giggled: "Of course, it also has something to do with the fact that we had a wedding banquet and our stomachs were full of greasy food."
The two helped the whining Shen Wen out of bed, and after washing, they put a turban on Shen Wen's head, and then Su Wanniang asked: "Miss, you said a lot of things yesterday, how do you know those things? of?"
Yan said in a low voice, "Did you watch it in the Palace of the King of Hades?"
Shen Wen knew what he said, Ji Wenzhao was the person she prepared for the third prince, the future important minister and good minister, yesterday was a reminder to Ji Wenzhao not to let him go out of the mountain, but I couldn't say it clearly, so I nodded and said: "Yes, In the Palace of Hades, I saw what happened in the next millennium... "
"Really?!" Yan Shi and Su Wanniang said in unison, Shen Wen hugged her head: "Headache!" Her body circulation is too good, she uses too much alcohol, gets drunk easily, and has a headache when she wakes up.
Su Wanniang smiled: "Then you can tell me more about it in the future."
Shen Wen asked: "Aren't you afraid?"
Su Wanniang shook her head: "This makes sense, otherwise you are only dreaming, how could you know so many truths?"
Yan Shi also encouraged Shen Wen: "It is a good thing to know more, and what I heard from you is quite reasonable..."
The two supported Shen Wen to have lunch, one on the left and the other on the right. As soon as they left the yard, they found that the servants around them were very busy.
A maid came over and said: "Please come this way." They walked into a living room, Ji Yan's eyes were a little red and swollen, he stood up from the chair, greeted him and said: "Lunch is ready for you, come and serve it quickly Bar."
Yan Shi took her hand: "Why don't we advise Senior Brother not to leave."
Ji Yan shook his head, led them to their seats, and said: "My husband told me this morning, and then he went out again. I'm pregnant, so I can't be overjoyed and sad. I have to calm down. I don't feel particularly uncomfortable now."
Yan said sadly, "Cousin, I'm sorry."
Ji Yan asked people to serve tea, smiled at Yan, and said in a low voice: "Do you still remember that year, you said you were going to the capital to pick up Senior Brother Ji? No one in our family went out, only the third uncle and the others. In the end, You persuaded them to take the two of us to the capital together."
Yan Shi nodded embarrassedly: "I caused you to be scolded."
Ji Yan shook his head: "No, that was the happiest time in my life, especially when we came back with my husband. Before, I was very afraid of him leaving, but after that time, I am not afraid anymore. I think he will go back in the future. It doesn't matter where, I can go to him and be with him... "
Several women at the table said at the same time: "No!"
Shen Wen said: "What if there is a war at the border?!"
Yan said: "You are so delicate, how can you go to that place?"
Su Wanniang said: "You are a mother now, you have to take care of your children."...
Ji Yan nodded with a smile and said: "Okay, you are right." He ordered the food to be served, and began to persuade them to serve food.
The three of them had dinner, and Ji Yan said to Su Wanniang: "I have already asked someone to take your brother to the academy, don't worry, my uncles and brothers are all there, I have passed the word, Xiaoya will be taken care of by them of."
Su Wanniang hurriedly said, "Thank you Madam."
Ji Yan smiled slightly: "Miss Su, you are welcome. If there is anything you want me to do, just tell me."
Su Wanniang thanked them again, and someone came over and said that Mr. Zhang and Mr. Jiang over there had come to invite some of them to talk to them, and Mrs. Ji Yan said goodbye to them.
Thinking of meeting the men who saw her drunk yesterday, Shen Wen felt a little embarrassed. Yan Shi didn't notice Shen Wen's embarrassment, and whispered to Shen Wen on the road: "I'm really worried about my cousin, she's the kind of person who is obedient and honest on the surface, but crazy in her bones, otherwise we won't get along well all the time. It would be fine if Senior Brother Ji came back after he went to have a look, but with Senior Brother Ji's temper, I think he might want to meddle in his own business. In case he doesn't come back, my cousin has a child, but dares to throw everything away and go What about the border?"
Shen Wen looked at Yan Shi and said angrily, "Why are you not conscious at all? You are such a person, and you still complain about her?"
Yan said dissatisfied: "At least I'm the same on the outside! People can see clearly, unlike her, who is so hidden, and no one knows when she will go crazy... Well, if you lost face because you didn't drink enough yesterday, put your anger on I'm useless, and I didn't pour the wine for you. I told you that you were drunk, and you were disobedient... "
Shen Wen covered his face again: "I don't want you to mention this matter again!"
Su Wanniang sighed: "It's too late to regret now, Miss, fortunately, Mr. Ji believed what you said."
Yan said in a low voice: "Yes, those words about Bei Rong's invasion should be said! It's just that you shouldn't say that the throne is a big cesspit, and the emperor is a stinky manure..."
Su Wanniang quickly said, "It's not that ugly."
Yan said: "Anyway, that's what it means. You also said a lot of things that are enough to be pulled out and beheaded, more than once! You can be chopped off several times..."
Shen Wen hugged his head again: "I have a headache..."
Walking to a living room, they entered the door, and the fourth prince and Zhang Yunzheng were sitting inside. Everyone has been on the road for many days, and they are very familiar with each other. They are not too polite, and they all sit down when they enter the door.
Shen Wen looked at Zhang Yunzheng carefully. Zhang Yunzheng scolded her at the banquet yesterday. If he knew that she did it on purpose, he would probably scold her even more. She was going to hear Zhang Yunzheng call her a "stupid pig" or something, or blame her for being so thorough, but Zhang Yunzheng only looked at her with a frown, and there was not much anger in his eyes. Shen Wen was very thankful, and smiled dryly at Zhang Yunzheng, who moved his eyes away.
At this time, Zhang Yunzheng recalled the scene he saw yesterday again. For some reason, when he thought that Shen Wen would leave one day, he could no longer speak harshly to her. He always wondered: How could Shen Wen leave? She is so light, she just needs to run away if she can't be beaten, and no one can hurt her. Is it limited by fate? Did she come back as a ghost to avenge herself and have to go? ... Zhang Yunzheng felt a sore throat.
The fourth prince said: "Young Master Ji left a message saying that he needs to prepare for a day and leave tomorrow morning. We are still staying here today."
Yan frowned: "Another day of delay!"
Shen Wen said: "We have time, if this is the case, we should send a message to Duan Lang outside the city and the others."
Yan volunteered: "I'll go, I'll go."
Shen Wen looked at Yan Shi: "Shouldn't you go see your parents?"
Yan sighed: "If I go back, my mother will cry for a whole day, and if I say leave, she will cry for another day. So I have been waiting, and when I go back in the afternoon, she only needs to cry for half a day before she has to go to sleep..."
Everyone laughed: "What kind of statement is this!"
Shen Wen said: "We have enough time, you go quickly!"
Yan said dejectedly: "That's all right." He said to Zhang Yunzheng: "Go and tell Duan Langzhong and them." After saluting, he left first.
Zhang Yunzheng asked Shen Wen impatiently: "What are you going to do?"
Shen Wen yawned and said, "Why do I feel that the sun is so bright? I can't keep my eyes open. I have to go to sleep."
Zhang Yunzheng looked at her and shook his head: "You are really promising!"
Su Wanniang said: "Miss wants to sleep, let her sleep!"
Zhang Yunzheng muttered something in a low voice, and before everyone could react, he said: "Then I'll go first!" Get up and go out.
Seeing Shen Wen's confused look, the fourth prince said to Su Wanniang: "The academy here is very famous, do you want to go and have a look with me?"
Su Wanniang also wanted to see where Su Chuanya would go to school in the future, so she looked at Shen Wen, and Shen Wen waved: "Go, go, I'm going to sleep, and you don't need to watch over."
The fourth prince immediately smiled and said to Shen Wen: "Brother Wen, take a good rest."
Shen Wen flattened his lips depressedly, and muttered: "Why do I feel that you are urging me to leave?"
Su Wanniang glared at the fourth prince with a smile.
So, Shen Wen went to the house to continue her sober sleep, Zhang Yunzheng left the Ji Zhai and drove outside the city to tell Duan Zeng and the others so that they would not worry.
He originally said to Shen Wen, "Lazy pigs love to sleep!", but he didn't say it out loud.
Thinking of Shen Wen's obsessed look when he drank last night, Zhang Yunzheng looked down on him while walking along the street to see if there was anyone selling alcohol. Now is the year of calamity, wine needs to be brewed with grain, who has surplus grain to make wine? He walked all the way to the city gate, but he didn't see any family. For a moment, he didn't know what kind of stubbornness he committed, but he turned the car around again, walked to the city by another road, and asked people along the way where he could buy wine. After walking around for several streets, finally, I found a shop with a wine flag. Zhang Yunzheng got out of the car and went in to look. There were only a few small cans on the shelf. Zhang Yunzheng asked, "Is there any sweet wine?"
The shopkeeper was a fat man with a swollen face. He looked at Zhang Yunzheng and said, "You are a man, why do you want sweet wine?"
Zhang Yunzheng raised his eyebrows: "I'm going to buy it, can you control it?!"
The man pointed: "Just this can! Seventy taels!"
Zhang Yunzheng's eyes widened: "You want to rob?!"
The man sneered: "Do you know how much a liter of grain is now?! I should ask you for a tael of gold!"
Zhang Yunzheng scolded the bandits secretly, but he still took out the silver ticket and photographed the case. The man took the small wine jar and handed it to Zhang Yunzheng, saying, "Take it! Prodigal! It must be for women!" The people around laughed sarcastically. There was a sound. Zhang Yunzheng picked up the wine jar, got into the car in shame and anger, and left the city.
The fourth prince and Su Wanniang asked the location of the academy from a servant, and left the Ji residence, walking towards the academy.
Yan's Academy founded by Yan Jing is located on a gentle slope, with several rows of white-walled and blue-tiled houses hidden by the woods. The stone path winds among the forest attics, and the environment is elegant and pleasant. Some people say that there are many high school scholars in this academy, and students from all walks of life flock to it, which is related to the high-quality Feng Shui here.
The fourth prince wore Ji Wenzhao's casual clothes after bathing, and Su Wanniang put back the girl's headgear. Although she was dressed in ordinary clothes, she had an unsurpassed beauty. Walking in this mountain scenery, she was like a fairy descending from the earth, and the fourth prince was reduced to death. as a foil.
Young white-clothed students walked sporadically on the road. Many of them were around fourteen or fifteen years old. When they saw Su Wanniang, they couldn't help but look sideways, and then they blushed and their necks turned red. Continue to walk, but the pace becomes very slow.
Su Wanniang found out, so she had to lower her head, not daring to look anywhere.
The fourth prince whispered, "It's okay, they are all children."
Su Wanniang looked sideways at the fourth prince: "How old are you?"
The fourth prince sighed: "Why do I feel that I am much older than them, like an old man."
Su Wanniang whispered, "Don't get old before you get old! Look at our lady, she's just like a child every day."
The fourth prince shook his head: "She really deceived everyone." He wanted to ask Su Wanniang if she was afraid of Shen Wen, but he didn't ask in such a public place.
Su Wanniang pursed her lips and smiled, but didn't say much.
The fourth prince looked at those students and whispered, "I really envy them. It would be great if I could come here to study someday."
Ever since Su Wanniang was with Shen Wen, she felt deeply that the palace is not a place for people to stay, so she whispered: "When things are done, you can come."
The fourth prince looked at Su Wanniang with a smile: "Do you like coming here?"
Su Wanniang said seriously: "My younger brother is studying here, so of course I want to come."
The fourth prince smiled again, and said softly: "I thought you came because you missed me. It seems that I'm thinking too much."
Su Wanniang blushed, and whispered, "I thought you were inviting me, but it seems that I'm overthinking it."
The fourth prince laughed: "The so-called heart-to-heart relationship is nothing more than that?"
Su Wanniang said in a low voice, "What people call thick-skinned is nothing more than that."
The fourth prince approached Su Wanniang, and said softly, "What kind of thick-skinned is this? When we are on the road and you pretend to be a woman again, I will call myself your husband, okay? We are a couple who have been married for more than ten years. Run away, otherwise, what if someone tricks you on the road? I’ll be your shield, should you thank me? Lady Su? Or, Lady Jiang?”
Su Wanniang finally blushed, and was about to reprimand the fourth prince for his boldness, but the fourth prince sighed and said, "Miss Jiang... If my mother hadn't entered the palace, she would be a middle-aged woman now, would she be called Mrs. Jiang?"
Su Wanniang knew that the fourth prince was sad, thought for a while, and sighed: "Life is a hard word anyway, either in the heart or in the body. I would rather choose to suffer in the body and marry into an ordinary family. Even if there is a disaster year, I have nothing to live with. It is better for the husband and the lord to escape together than to marry into a high school and compete with a group of women for husbands." Maybe he was poisoned to death.
The fourth prince nodded and said: "Then you have chosen the right person. My family is ordinary. In case of escape, I will be with you. Look, isn't that how we are now?"
Su Wanniang raised her hand and pinched the Fourth Prince's arm: "Cheek-skinned."
The fourth prince didn't look at Su Wanniang, and said: "I don't need to roll up my sleeves, but I can tell you that the place must be green. Don't you feel guilty at all?"
Su Wanniang lowered her head and smiled: "I originally thought that my younger brother would be the most cheating..."
The two talked and laughed in low voices under the frequent attention of the students, and walked along the path to the main building complex of the academy.
On the gate of a two-story building hangs a horizontal plaque of "Yueshulou", with gold characters on a black background, but it is already a bit old. The students inside and outside the door came in and out, and naturally they all glanced at Su Wanniang.
Su Wanniang said in a low voice: "Let's not go in, next time, I will wear a veil."
The fourth prince said with his hands behind his back: "Don't be afraid, follow me, no one dares to say anything." He felt that he was a big shot, so naturally he didn't dare to offend the stunning beauties around him.
Su Wanniang walked half a step behind the fourth prince, and when she saw that the always gentle fourth prince could put on such a bold gesture, she couldn't help but lower her head and smile, deeply feeling that her future husband was very handsome.
In a room above Yueshu, six people were having a secret conversation. Except for an elder with gray hair and beard, the others were all middle-aged people in their forties. This elder is Yan Jing, his thin face is deeply wrinkled, like a penance, he is serious and serious.
A person is saying: "...Nowadays, the servants of the Ministry of War in charge of military elections, chariots, and armors are all members of the Lu family or the prince. It turns out that the royal officials under the mentor's family have been newly cut. If war breaks out and the troops are mobilized, The transportation of grain and grass is all in the hands of the crown prince and Lu officials."
Yan Jing frowned, and another person said: "Every time the third prince proposes to increase troops and food for the Marquis of Zhenbei, the prince and other officials of the Lu family oppose it. Yesterday we just received a briefing from the dignitaries, saying that the prince proposed to build a canal to fight the drought. "
Yan Jing shook his head slightly: "In normal times, building ditches would be a way to alleviate the hidden dangers of the refugees, but now that Beirong is strong, and building large-scale construction projects will be like drawing the bottom line of our country's strength."
One person said: "Only the emperor and the prince can control the general situation of the government, and there are very few Qingliu officials left."
Yan Jing asked: "Does the third prince intend to get married?"
One person replied: "People say that he has long been interested in the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Zhenbei, but the emperor did not allow him to speak. However, there are rumors that Taifu Lu once asked someone to look for a relative for one of his granddaughters, and in his words, he had intentions for the third prince."
Yan Jing Fuxu sneered: "If Mrs. Lu had the intention of changing the reserve, she would not be so hasty. It must be to scare the prince. It must be that the prince wants to favor his concubine, and Mrs. Lu is dissatisfied."
One person said: "The third prince is indeed more dedicated to defending the country than the prince, but he is not good at strategizing and does not understand political affairs. Except for matters related to Zhenbeihou Shen's army, all suggestions are manipulated by his staff."
Yan Jing said in a low voice: "This may not be a good thing."...
The fourth prince brought Su Wanniang to the entrance of the study, and the person sitting at the table at the door said, "We are the guests of Mr. Ji Xiuming."
Ji Wenzhao is a well-known person in this academy, the man guarding the gate immediately got up and saluted, and let the fourth prince and Su Wanniang enter the study. The fourth prince looked at the collection of books one by one, sometimes picked them up and flipped through them, and occasionally sighed to Su Wanniang: "I know the title of this book, but I have never had a chance to read it, but it is here." "This book is very interesting, but it is a pity that it is not available now." Time." "I only have the first half of this book..."
Ji Wenzhao went to see Yan Jing last night, and first told his teacher in detail how that person used tricks to stop him from voting for the prince, and then said that this person passed by from now on and was going to the border to offer advice. Because of his calculation of heavenly principles, he discovered that the country would perish to foreign barbarians in three years' time. Although I don't fully believe it, but wanting to go to the border with them is also considered a kindness.
Yan Jing didn't believe in such prophecies at first, but in recent years the disasters have gotten worse. The news he has is that many places are empty and starving. Under such circumstances, if the Northern Rong invaded, not to mention Tugu Khan's long-standing reputation, even a mediocre enemy would have terrible consequences. Therefore, he did not refute Ji Wenzhao.
Ji Wenzhao saw that Yan Jing believed in what the Beirong generals had committed, and then said that the mysterious figure also deduced that the prince intended to ally with Beirong to destroy the Shen family army.
Although this matter was completely groundless, Yan Jing found that he could not categorically deny the possibility. The current court affairs are clearly a confrontation between the crown prince and the third prince. The third prince has been waving the flag for the Shen family army. No matter how I look at it, I think it is really possible for the prince to join forces with the Northern Army.
Yan Jing suddenly regretted that he had devoted himself to academics all these years and did not continue to manage the contacts in the past. When things came to an end, he realized that he could no longer call the wind and rain like he used to.
Yan Jing may not be as passionate as Ji Wenzhao, but he is more sophisticated than Ji Wenzhao. The destruction of the country and the destruction of the family is no joke! There are some things that cannot be left to a prince who has never even been out of the capital. If the prince is like a spoiled child who doesn't know the importance and does something like attracting barbarians to get rid of his siblings, he can't stand by and watch. Back then he was the prime minister and dared to raise objections to the emperor, now he naturally dares to question the crown prince. When it really comes time to see each other, it's not a question of who to support, but a question of saving the country. When this principle is presented, it is grand and upright, and no one can fault it.
The two talked all night, and Yan Jing agreed with Ji Wenzhao to go to the border to see the situation of Shen Jiajun, and also decided to call some confidantes together during the day to discuss the next court affairs before Ji Wenzhao left.
After talking with Yan Jing, Ji Wenzhao went home and informed Ji Yanshi, asking her to prepare supplies for the trip, and then went to visit a few classmates and friends, and asked them to help in peacetime. Thinking about coming back to attend Yan Jing's private meeting, he hurried into the Yueshu Building. When passing by the study, a person called out: "Ji Xianggong, your friend is in the study."
Ji Wenzhao was taken aback, and the man added: "Looking at the extraordinary appearance, and..." He lowered his voice: "Accompanies by a stunning beauty."
Ji Wenzhao thought, it must be someone from Shen Wen's business, thanked him with a busy smile, and walked into the study.
After walking halfway through the study, Ji Wenzhao saw the fourth prince who was browsing books in front of the shelf, Su Wanniang who was also reading with a book beside him, and a few students who were evasively peeping at the two of them.
Ji Wenzhao greeted hurriedly: "Mr. Jiang, Mrs. Su."
The fourth prince raised his head, smiled and said to Ji Wenzhao: "Master Ji, if I want to study in the academy in the future, Mr. Ji must accommodate me. Being able to come and read these books will make one's life worthwhile."
Ji Wenzhao said with a smile: "My teacher's family's collection of books has gone through several generations, and my teacher built this academy to share Yan's collection of millions of books with book lovers."
The fourth prince sighed: "With such a broad mind, he can be called a great Confucian."
Ji Wenzhao had an idea and said: "Oh, my mentor is in this building, I can introduce you to Young Master Jiang."