Because Wen Lan is a member of the household department, she is the same as Yan Xi in the past, even though her rank is low, she still wants to attend the early court.And because of the special functions of the supervision of the six departments, all the six departments can directly participate in the emperor's court meeting during the event.

Therefore, although Wen Lan's official position is under Yan Xi's, today she listened to the entire court meeting in the main hall.

After Sanchao left the palace, Wen Lan stood guard at the bottom of the jade steps, waiting for Yan Xi.

He said excitedly: "Half of the officials above the third rank have been impeached at the court today, which is really satisfying!"

Yan Xi held the handkerchief in his hand, smelling the fragrance of the medicine, his face gradually relaxed. After a long time of heat, his voice was a little lazy: "I heard that there is also your book in it?"

Wen Lan nodded, looked around, and whispered as she walked: "The household department is a local official, in charge of taxation, household registration, mountain forest herding fish, salt marsh, output, etc., among which there is a lot of oil and water. I looked at the household departmentThese days, I found that those people have long been accustomed to the filial piety of the people below. What's more, they don't restrain themselves in front of me."

Yan Xi frowned slightly when she heard this, and was also unhappy in her heart.

Because the Ministry of Works is mainly engaged in renovation projects, it seldom sends out money, but mostly asks for payment from the accounting department.In this way, compared with the Ministry of Households, there are a lot less money transactions, and there are fewer bribery and corruption.

Yan Xi sent the umbrella to Wen Lan and reminded, "Brother Wen, have you mentioned these matters in your daily reports to His Majesty?"

The sun on half of Wen Lan's body was blocked by the umbrella, her complexion stretched slightly, she nodded and said, "I've reported everything."

Yan Xi held an umbrella and walked forward with Wen Lan.

The square in front of the main hall is empty and there are few people, so it takes some time to walk.

Just keep your voice down a little, so others won't be able to hear you, so it's a good place to talk.

Yan Xi asked in a low voice: "Can Your Majesty deal with it?"

Wen Lan shook her head, and said dejectedly, "Most of them are not sent out, only some innocuous criticisms of 'I got it'."

Yan Xi pondered: "If His Majesty has some approval, your paper will be transferred to the Inner Pavilion, and then it will be published and circulated everywhere. Everyone will know who you participated in. Your Majesty will not publish it, it is to protect you."

Wen Lan nodded first, then shook her head: "If all I do is fruitless, what good is my job? Since I am a subject, I can't share your father's worries, so what's the point of letting your father worry about you?"use?"

Yan Xi persuaded: "Da Jing has been more than two hundred years old, and the accumulation of bad things has become a disease. It is impossible to achieve governance overnight. Your Majesty knows what you have reported. You just need to wait for the right time. Once the time is right, you can plan a blow.Immediately."

Wen Lan's eyes lit up: "Now is the time! Most of those moths are caught in this surveillance incident. Many people were imprisoned in the court today because of their personal virtues, and they were all ordered to leave the court and think about their mistakes at home. This is the time!"

The more Yan Xi heard, the more something was wrong, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he said tentatively: "Brother Wen, do you want to join them all?"

Wen Lan stopped in her tracks. He looked at Yan Xi solemnly, and said in a very deep voice, "Yes. Only when they have a lot of ginseng can they have no time to react."

Yan Xi also stopped his pace, took an umbrella to block the guards' probing sight in the distance, and said: "But if they don't fall, they will gather to fight back."

Wen Lan looked serious under the umbrella: "The opportunity is rare, light rain, you and I have been in the cold for more than ten years, don't you just want to plead for the people?"

Yan Xi also said in a solemn voice: "If you want to achieve a big event, you have to plan it slowly. The people you want to participate in don't have a comprehensive plan, and it is very easy to make mistakes."

Wen Lan pondered deeply and walked forward.

Yan Xi held up an umbrella and walked side by side with him.

They walked a long way, and when they crossed the Jinshui Bridge, Wen Lan stood in the middle of the bridge, and the river wind in the scorching heat could only bring this coolness.

Wen Lan's eyes were hotter than the scorching sun, and he said: "Time doesn't wait for me, Wei Yu! Do you know that the military salary paid by the imperial court to border guards has been decreasing year after year? Now the annual salary of the Northern Plains Snow Walking Army is less than half of what it was five years ago."The brothers in Beiyuan can’t eat enough, and they are fighting with their lives.”

Yan Xi's heart tightened when he heard it.

Just as he was about to answer the conversation, he suddenly remembered that Song Beiming, who he had seen in private, was generous and didn't seem to be worried about spending, so he couldn't help being suspicious.

The more Wen Lan said, the more she was filled with righteous indignation: "The coastal defense line in the east has not been repaired for five years, and the military salary has not been deducted! Japanese pirates often harass, and it is all thanks to the Lin family's hard work! But now half of the Lin family's army isNot incorporated into the regular army, the general Lin Lang has not been named a commander so far, and one of the four commanders of Da Jing is still missing. There is a 2,000-mile coastal defense line on the eastern front! Seeing that autumn is coming, if there is no support at this time, autumn food will be lost.If you collect it, you will be robbed by Japanese pirates!"

Although Yan Xi's chest was agitated when he heard it, he knew it was a novel and it was difficult to empathize deeply. He cautiously followed the situation and reminded Wen Lan to keep her voice low.

Wen Lan lowered the volume, and her voice trembled uncontrollably: "Look at their quarrel today, and those who have lost their morals have troubles, but they all picked themselves clean! At the end of the court meeting, the wind direction suddenly turned to Tan Mo!Those silverfish knew that sooner or later they would turn to mass participation in impeaching the clean government, but they were thieves shouting to catch the thieves and took the lead in participating in the private property of the King of Hexi! The surveillance storm abruptly turned to the struggle between the country and the country!"

Shang Baiheng said, "We are following the pattern", Yan Xi and Shang Baiheng have deduced this kind of situation change before.

So Yan Xi knew it well and was not shocked.

On the contrary, Wen Lan's reaction surprised Yan Xi.

His mind was like lightning, and he immediately realized that the "potential" that he and Shang Baiheng were concerned about was not exactly the same as the "potential" specific to each person.

And since Yan Xi and Shang Baiheng are standing in the positions of the chess masters, they have to pay no attention to the cost of individual chess pieces.

At this time, Yan Xi was seeing the chess piece following the situation and walking up to him.

Wen Lan.

It was actually his only good friend in court, Wen Lan.

Yan Xi knew that she should not persuade her, because the situation would always introduce a pawn that would break through the situation.

But he couldn't bear it, after all, this is a living individual.It is the hard study of a student for more than ten years, and the accumulation of several generations of a family.

Yan Xi opened her mouth, she had to say something.

Wen Lan suddenly raised her voice: "Every time it's time to fight for the country, other things will be left alone! The time is urgent!"

Yan Xi was still calm, and he persuaded again: "This is an old trick of Baiguan, brother Wen, don't worry."

However, Wen Lan's eyes were red with righteous indignation. He moved closer and said in a low voice, "Hexi Wang is a dignified eldest son of the emperor. He was so frightened that he cried bitterly in the hall today. It is disrespectful! In the eyes of those people,Even the prince is just a pawn!"

Yan Xi did not avoid the contact of others like in the past, but endured such a distance, and helped Wen Lan analyze: "King Qi has also arrived at the palace today, so what about him?"

Wen Lan burst into tears: "It's the king of Qi who is so angry! He cleared himself up in two or three sentences. He was taken care of by the Jiang family, and a group of civil officials spoke out to protect the king of Qi. The poor king of Hexi, who was impeached by all officials today,Whether those properties are unwarranted or real, he is no longer able to argue. What a pity! The eldest son of the emperor is like a plaything to the courtiers."

After Wen Lan finished speaking, she let out a big sigh and flung her sleeves away.

Yan Xi knew it was a book, but the national scholar in front of him was also a real national scholar.

Yan Xi was a little moved, followed Wen Lan's pace, and persuaded: "The country is not something we can participate in, Brother Wen, you have to be careful."

Wen Lan swished around, grabbed Yan Xi's wrist, and said in a deep voice, "Wei Yu! How many party disputes have there been in the past, but which one caused the prince to be involved? This time is different, if no one stands up, those people willStealing the sky and changing the day, turning the surveillance turmoil into a dispute between the crown princes. If the eldest son of the emperor loses, who among the princes can compete with King Qi?"

The power among the current princes is clear at a glance, and there is no dispute about Yan Xi.He covered Wen Lan's face with an umbrella so that the guards would not see the tears.

But in Yan Xi's own eyes, there were already faint tears.He actually forgot to pull away when Wen Lan grabbed his wrist.

Wen Lan tremblingly said: "The Jiang family is behind the king of Qi! I don't know the account of the household department, as long as it involves the officials of the Jiang family! The Jiang family is the biggest moth! If the king of Qi wins, Jiang Zhang will have to manipulate it again."The court has been in court for decades. Da Jing can't stand it for many years, Wei Yu!"

Under Wen Lan's gaze, Yan Xi made the final persuasion: "But Wen Lan, you only have one person."

Wen Lan laughed loudly, let go of her hand, and took a few quick steps. His tears were wiped away, and his grief and indignation left nothing but blood. He looked at the sky, stared at the scorching sun and said, "Since suffering, evil has prevailed.Even if there is only one person, I will go too."

Yan Xi's chest was agitated by Wen Lan's righteousness.

But he was extraordinarily calm, he knew that the situation was irreversible, and he also knew that Wen Lan couldn't persuade her.

It's a pity that such a weak scholar wants to shake trees with mayflies and hit rocks with eggs.

Yan Xi knew that even if there was no Wen Lan, there would be others.

If not today, it will be tomorrow.

The dispute is already here, Huaxia's backbone has never been broken, and the current situation cannot make them kneel down and beg for mercy.

Whenever there is a crisis, someone will go to the center of the storm.

However, Yan Xi is not a grass after all, so he will not bear it.

He felt that the situation could be pushed further and stabilized.

Casualties are smaller.

Yan Xi had already fallen into that blood.

But his mind is beyond the novel.

If we say that Wen Lan is the one who is heading for the storm.

Well, Yan Xi's position is actually more dangerous than Wen Lan's. He is the center of the storm in this book.

He is in the game.

But he is also a bystander, he keeps every plot in his heart, does not substitute emotions, and is not deeply moved by anyone or anything.Even if he gets stuck for a while, he can quickly resolve it.

He can hold every chess piece tightly, and he can also throw away the chess pieces at any time.

At this time, Yan Xi was calm and passionate, and in the midst of conflicts, he finally showed some affection for the book. He said earnestly: "Brother Wen, I also collected evidence at the Ministry of Works. Go back today, I willSo I sorted it out, I will go to you to discuss it tomorrow, and you wait for me for a day."

"I can wait for a day." Wen Lan has always known that Yan Xi is calm, kind and forbearing. He never thought that Yan Xi would be willing to take risks with him. He was filled with emotion for a moment, and firmly held Yan Xi's hand and said, "Wei Yu! YouI am in the same year, and I am in the same robe! If you win this battle, you will surely be famous; if you lose, your name will be passed down through the ages."

Yan Xi didn't like being touched, but he didn't pull away Wen Lan's hand.

Although they talked a lot along the way, they stopped and walked in the middle, and they had umbrellas as cover, so they seemed to be talking and laughing.

Therefore, although the words were important, the performance was not abrupt, did not attract too much attention from the guards, and did not attract other officials to inquire.

Yan Xi and Wen Lan walked out of the Meridian Gate slowly.

He saw the carriage of Beiyuan Palace parked on the official road outside.

Yan Xi's heart skipped a beat, and she walked forward without looking sideways.

Wen Lan probed her head and said, "Hey, Wei Yu, look, General Fang is calling you."

"No." Yan Xi corrected Wen Lan, "You read wrong, let's go over there."

Wen Lan was dragged away by Yan Xi, she turned around and looked back, then grabbed Yan Xi and said, "General Fang is walking towards us."

Yan Xi said: "Brother Wen, I have something urgent to do, let's go quickly."

"Master Xuan stay here." Fang Xun swayed, standing in front of Yan Xi and Wen Lan.

Wen Lanhan smiled and said, "Let me tell you, General Fang is looking for you."

Sometimes Yan Xi really doesn't understand Wen Lan.

If we say Wen Lan is smart, but Wen Lan is extra careless in some details; if we say Wen Lan is careless, Wen Lan has a clear understanding of knowledge and the overall situation.

Yan Xi managed to smile at Wen Lan, and then asked Fang Xun, "What's the matter?"

Fang Xundao: "The little prince asked me to drive you off."

"Young Lord, you are too polite." Yan Xi immediately refused, "Besides, I can't afford the county king's car."

Fang Xun replied sternly: "The little prince changed to a green tweed car, which is shared by officials above the seventh rank."

Wen Lan heard the words and looked at the green woolen car, then at Yan Xi.

He stopped at Yan Xi's sweat-drenched temples, and he didn't know what to think, and turned to help Fang Xun: "It's raining, it's hot today, it's better to take a car."

Yan Xi asked Wen Lan dumbfounded: "If Brother Wen wants to ride, can I accompany Brother Wen?"

Instead, Wen Lan pretended to be leaving: "I'm leaving. The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Works are not in the same direction, so let's leave here. Today is the Dragon Boat Festival, and you and I have no relatives or reasons in Beijing.Do you have a festival meal together?"

When Da Jing established the dynasty, he established the rules of diligence, and there were very few holidays. In a year, there were only three holidays for New Year, Shangyuan, and Winter Solstice.Therefore, although the Dragon Boat Festival is an important festival, officials don't pay much attention to it because it has to be on duty. There are very few big banquets, and most of them are family and close friends gathering together.

Yan Xi used to spend every new year with Shang Baiheng and Zhou Ci.

Now because the Xuanzhai is surrounded by Song Beiming's eyeliner, it's inconvenient for him to call them over, and it's inconvenient for him to find them, so he responded to Wen Lan: "The light rain will wait for Brother Wen."

Wen Lan turned around and walked out of Yan Xi's umbrella, waving her hands as she walked.

The scorching sun cast Wen Lan's shadow down to the soles of her feet. This person frankly seemed to have no shadow.

Yan Xi suddenly felt an inexplicable feeling of reluctance. He walked a few steps quickly, put the umbrella into Wen Lan's hand and said, "Since I'm taking the car, I'll give you the umbrella. I'll pass the booklet to the palace today and ask for it tomorrow.You come to stay at my house tonight, and tomorrow we collect documents and evidence, face to face together, and act after we have a will, how about it?"

Wen Lan said briskly, "Okay!"

Yan Xi got into the car, feeling uneasy for a long time.

The car started to move, and he even raised the curtain to look, but Wen Lan walked very fast, and within a while, there was no one left.

Yan Xi lowered the curtain in a daze, only then did he realize that the car was extremely cool.

He touched the car seat, his hands were cold.

Going down, there is a handle, pull it out gently, and there is a box full of ice cubes inside.

Fang Xun heard the movement outside, and explained in a timely manner: "The little prince said that Lord Xuan is afraid of the heat, so he sent a message before going to the court to ask the palace to change a newly built county prince's carriage into a green cloth official carriage, and then put ice in the firebox.Master Xuan thinks it's still cool?"

It was only then that Yan Xi realized that he was holding the square handkerchief Song Beiming had given him all the way, even when he was talking with Wen Lan most excitedly, this handkerchief was also in his hand.

He stared blankly at the square veil, and told himself that these were all because of the need to dry.

Then he coughed lightly, and returned to his cold tone to answer: "It's okay."

Fang Xun said again: "There is also a set of six-rank official uniforms in the cabinet, which was ordered by the little prince a few days ago. Everyone is sweating heavily today, so the little prince asked someone to bring it. If Lord Xuan does not dislike it,You can change it first."

Yan Xi opened the small cabinet, and sure enough, she saw a set of blue official uniforms neatly folded inside.Not only the outer robes, but even the inner garments are ready.

The material of the clothes is soft and cold to the touch, and the original owner grew up in fine clothes, so Yan Xi could tell from the first touch that although this official uniform was made to be ordinary, it was actually made of ice silk inside and out.

Ice silk, breathable and heat-dissipating, cool in texture, not everyone can use it even the nobles in the palace.

Great value.

There is also a small bucket next to the cabinet. There is a cotton cloth on the lid of the bucket. You don’t need to open the lid to know that there is warm water in it.

It was for him to wipe off his sweat.

Yan Xi curled her fingers and squeezed the handkerchief a little tighter.

He didn't know how to understand Song Beiming's weird actions, so he thought elsewhere: Where did Song Beiming get so much money?

Everyone knows that the army's salary is tight, and they haven't lost a battle in the past five years; moreover, the snow army cries poor every year at the court meeting, and there are no reports of how many soldiers died of freezing and starvation.

Is Song Beiming really poor?

Or is Song Beiming really a prodigal dude?