The winter solstice is the day of the year with the shortest days and the longest nights. After the winter solstice, the days get longer and the nights get shorter. The ancients called the winter solstice a day of great auspiciousness.There is even a folk saying that "the winter solstice is as big as the new year". On the day of the winter solstice, even the poorest families will prepare new clothes and meals for sacrifices and celebrations.

The whole city of Shangjing was celebrating.

A grand palace banquet was held in the palace as in previous years. The royal family members, court officials, and even their families all had the honor to go to the palace to attend the banquet and have fun with the emperor.

Although the palace banquet is lively, it is not as comfortable as at home. Every move is watched by someone, and you must always pay attention to your words and deeds, lest you break the rules and offend the emperor. For everyone, it is actually more comfortable to have a meal at your own home..But on the bright side, you have to thank the emperor Long En with a face of honor. For those who attend the Winter Solstice Banquet every year, it is really a boring process and very boring.

But this year is different.

Because the famous Duke of Wei's heir was going to attend with Duke of Wei, this made the boring palace banquet in the eyes of many people suddenly full of wind and rain.Passers-by who are keen on eating melons are looking forward to the Winter Solstice Banquet like never before.

When that day came, the scene did not disappoint them.As soon as Wei Guogong Xu Qian appeared, countless pairs of eyes looked over, and everyone's eyes fell on the handsome young man in red with a bright smile behind Xu Qian.

Apart from the curiosity of the people who eat melons, 90% of the eyes are filled with resentment, hostility, dissatisfaction, and scrutiny.

——Who made it so that 99% of the people here have been to the "Secrets of Shangjing" and were wiped out by this prince?

It would not be an exaggeration to say that the whole hall is full of his enemies.

As if unaware of the weird atmosphere, the young man in red walked into the hall with a particularly bright smile.He looked around frankly, and his tone was even more innocent:

"What is everyone looking at me for?"

The scene was silent for a while, and no one opened their mouths to answer this unreliable question-what are you doing?Did you not know what you did before?Offending so many people and still daring to appear in front of everyone, he is really not afraid of being beaten by gangs!

Someone snorted uncontrollably: "The palace has its own rules, don't bring in the habits developed in the countryside."

This remark did not name names, but it was no different from naming names.Who doesn't know the life experience of this son of Duke Wei?He is the only one who can be regarded as "from the countryside, without rules or rules".

Before Su Ying could speak, Wei Guogong Xu Qian put on a serious face: "Master Li has the best rules, it must be a family tradition."

The face of the person opposite immediately turned blue.Who doesn't know that his father dotes on his concubine and kills his wife, and he himself is also a concubine in the upper echelon?When did this surname Xu start to play tricks like a tongue-in-cheek woman?

His voice was frozen like ice: "I don't dare to be. I heard that the son of your family is keen on rumors in the market, and enjoys writing story books, but is ashamed of reading. This is Wei Guogong's negligence. Only by reading can you know etiquette and rules. ParentsAizi has a far-reaching plan for it, Duke Wei should think carefully about it!"

Good guy, this is a scolding of Wei Guogong and his son.The son doesn't know how to read, don't know the etiquette and the rules, the father is permissive and unreasonable to teach the son, and the son doesn't teach the father's fault.

Of course Xu Qian also knew that it was right for his son to study and improve.But his son has been homeless for many years, and he has no face to force his son to do anything, he just hopes that the other party is safe and happy.As for offending so many people with the release of "Shangjing Secrets", doesn't Xu Qian know that it is not good?But with the emperor hinting and encouraging behind him, what can he do?He wanted to pretend to be confused, and pulled his son out of the fire pit, but he found that Li Mingjin in the prison had a suspicious background. He was probably the son of the kings. He had been raised in their house for so many years. If the emperor found out, he would suspect that they had something to do with the kings, that is unclear.At such a moment, the Xu family could only continue to follow the emperor unswervingly, and tried every means to show their loyalty to the emperor, so that even if Li Mingjin's life experience was exposed, he would not be implicated.That being the case, the emperor supported and encouraged the "Shangjing Secret", how could he stop his son from doing it?

For this reason, it doesn't matter even if he is hated by the Manchu Dynasty now, at least it can be regarded as a lonely minister who has established a loyal emperor. Any emperor would like such a role.As long as the next emperor is not offended, the new emperor will not offend the Xu family either.

Although he thought so in his heart, Xu Qian couldn't bear to be accused of being rude and unruly to his son.

He immediately started a verbal war with the opponent.

Xu Qian, who used to be the prince's companion in the upper study, is not an ordinary martial artist, but a talent with both civil and military skills.In a spat of words, he was no worse than a professional censor. In addition, the other party was not upright and full of stains. He poked every shot accurately, and it didn't take long for him to retreat in front of Xu Qian.

Su Ying looked at the scene in front of him curiously, admiring and regretting at the same time: Obviously he is the protagonist of the topic, but Xu Qian went straight to it, so there is no room for him to play?

——In ordinary people's logic, all these troubles were actually caused by Su Ying. If he hadn't opened books and published scripts to make troubles everywhere, the Xu family is still a stable Wei State government, and it would not be full of power.Everyone is an enemy.But no one in the Xu family blamed him.

——Is this the fact that the original owner was willing to hand over this body to him, with the only wish being to protect the safe family?

Su Ying withdrew his gaze, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"...I have to say, it's quite decent."

Although Xu Qian fought fiercely, but his opponent was more than one person. After the first one retreated, other people entered the battlefield one after another, all kinds of yin and yang.

For a moment, he was a little overwhelmed.

Today is the winter solstice banquet, and this place is the imperial palace. Although the emperor and empress have not yet arrived, everyone should not lose their composure.But who made Su Ying pull too much hatred?Seeing his leisurely smiling face made people feel angry.

Just sarcasm, instead of rushing forward to use force, it is already the result of considering that there must be no loss of manners in the court.

As a result, a bunch of Ming Dynasty insinuations and yin and yang strangeness came to the face.It mainly revolves around Su Ying and his "Secrets of Shangjing".

They say one sentence to another, and their voices are full of emotion——

"Your Majesty is really amazing. "Secrets of Shangjing" became famous in a short period of time, and now it has been sold outside of Shangjing."The farther and farther it spread, the more outrageous the facts. I heard from people below that people in remote places believed stories that had been distorted countless times, thinking that the court was full of corrupt officials, princes and officialsIncompetent people, as well as unruly people use this to lure the people into rebellion." "From this point of view, the story of the story is very harmful!"

——In this way, isn’t it true that Su Ying himself, who created these harmful stories, is harboring evil intentions?

——The people who have read his script dared to resist even the imperial court, so what should be the crime of the person who created the script?

Everyone here understands the subtext here.

Only the righteous master didn't seem to understand the connotation at all, and only understood the literal meaning. Su Ying raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise: "Can "Secrets of Shangjing" still have such an effect?"

His astonishment was tinged with interest, as if he had discovered an interesting addition in the process of playing.

For a moment, everyone suspected that there was something wrong with their ears.

……No way?There should be no one who was almost labeled as an anti-thief with evil intentions, and still think it's interesting, right?There won't be such a big-hearted person in the world, right?

... So they must have misheard his tone!

Probably because this person was too hated in their hearts, so they heard his shocked and terrified tone as full of interest?

It's too uncomfortable to be angry for a long time but to run into soft nails. After talking bad things for a long time, it turns out that people can't understand the subtext at all. Isn't it frustrating?

Could it be... This guy is pretending to be stupid on purpose, right?People who think in this way are even more ruthless when they speak: "Your Majesty is really in a good mood. I am still thinking about the script at this time. I don't know if Your Majesty will think more highly if he knows that "Secrets of Shangjing" has such a skill."Son?"

Faced with such obvious schadenfreude and ridicule, Su Ying got up and left the meeting happily: "I didn't expect everyone to be so interested in "Secrets of Shangjing". Fortunately, I had the foresight and just happened to bring the latest issue of "Secrets of Shangjing" with me."A new issue. It was originally intended to be given to His Majesty to appreciate... Since everyone is so interested, it is better to enjoy it alone than to enjoy it with others."

Saying this in an inexplicably proud tone, he somehow conjured up a stack of pamphlets in his hand, and handed them out one by one in front of everyone: "Come on, everyone, don't be too polite, this is the latest issue that just came out.It hasn’t been released by the public yet, so it’s your luck to be able to see it first~”

Before they could react, everyone who had a booklet stuffed in their hands was at a loss: "???"

...What are you doing?!

...Is it because you can't understand the dissatisfaction in everyone's words, and use this clumsy way to please people...Or, the content of this script is full of slander against them, and this is deliberately provoking them face to face!

— No matter how you think about it, this is a deliberate provocation!

Only those from the countryside would use this kind of trick that can't be put on the table to provoke, no matter how outrageous the content of the script, they will not fall into the other party's tricks and lose their manners in the palace!

With a sneer in his heart, someone readily opened the booklet.

After reading the first few lines, I found out that it was another series of articles by fake princes, rather than slandering their content. Many people didn't realize it themselves, and they subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

After reading the beginning, um, it’s interesting, let’s read on!

The False Prince series is indeed full of wit and wit. Anyway, the emperor hasn't come yet, and the palace banquet hasn't officially started yet. It's boring for everyone to sit here. Why don't you just read the storybook to pass the time.

Before they knew it, they read page after page.

Suddenly, someone's fingers trembled involuntarily, and his face began to turn pale, which looked like a sudden illness.Soon, there will be a second, third, fourth... More and more people have similar "symptoms".

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The trembling fingers were completely released, and the booklet in his hand fell to the ground with a slap. At some point, everyone's faces were pale.

Only Xu Qian, Duke of the State of Wei, who didn't read the story because he was the villain in the series of False Princes, felt uncomfortable when substituting in, still sat firmly.

Looking at the scene where everyone collectively "fallen ill", he put out a question mark: "?"

"What's the matter? Isn't the new story exciting?" Hao Da'er next to him asked the question in his heart in a more puzzled tone than him.

Su Ying's voice woke everyone up.

The man who recovered looked at him with horror in his eyes.

The distraught elders of the clan had already stood up, pointing at Su Ying with trembling fingers:

"You—how could you—"

"Crazy! Really crazy!"

"Unsightly! Great rebellion!! Traitors and thieves!!!"

Seeing that the faces of the people were either angry or frightened, and they even used words like "rebellious", Xu Qian realized that something was wrong.He suddenly looked at Su Ying, who had an innocent face beside him: What was written in this booklet?Does it involve the Holy One?

Before he could ask, there was a sudden commotion not far away, and shouts and screams could be vaguely heard.

Everyone who was aggressively trying to take Su Ying down for questioning suddenly turned their heads to look in the direction of the voice.

That is the Qianning Palace where the emperor usually lives.Under the night, flickering flames and human figures could be faintly seen.

A bad premonition suddenly came to their hearts, which changed the expressions on their faces, and some whispered.

"...Is there something wrong with His Majesty?"

Just as he was guessing, there was a commotion around, and suddenly, a group of palace guards rushed out, like a sudden hurricane, "Hula" surrounded everyone, and the shining swords and guns reflected on the palace lantern.Under the light, shadows are cast on everyone's faces.

Everyone's hearts suddenly sank heavily.

Under the cold scrutiny of a group of wolves and tigers, no one dared to say a word. Even the "great loyal minister" who tried to physically eliminate Su Ying, a rebellious minister and thief, chose to remain silent for his own life.

Even the guards guarding the palace were mobilized. There must have been a shocking change in the palace, and no one wanted to be involved in this turmoil.

But there are some things that they can't avoid if they want to.

"Master Zhang, Lord Li, Qinghe County King..." Soon, the leader of the guards came out in a row, looked around, pointed out several important ministers and respected elders of the clan, and issued orders, "FollowI'll go."

"But His Majesty summoned us? I wonder what's important?"

Someone trembled and mustered up the courage to test a sentence.

But the leader waved his hand impatiently and motioned to his subordinates: "What nonsense, hurry up and take them away!"

With such an attitude, anyone can see that something is wrong.

The few people who were already in a bad mood resisted more and more.It's a pity that everything is beyond their control.When the leader spoke, a group of guards immediately swarmed up, grabbing a few people as easily as chicken cubs, pressing them down and taking them away forcibly.

"etc."

A voice sounded suddenly.

Before everyone heard the sound and watched, Su Ying had already stood up and said loudly, "I want to go too."

His cheerful tone seemed to be going to a banquet, full of eagerness: "Add me, add me!"

——How could such a fun thing be without him?!

The chief of the guard looked at him with a wonderful expression, like surprise, shock, and admiration.Perhaps it was unexpected that someone would be so loyal to the emperor and go there regardless of the possible danger?It may also be thinking, there are such fools who can't see the situation clearly, do you think it is a good thing to go with them?

Wei Guogong Xu Qian got up immediately: "I am also together." He glared at his restless son, but said nothing else.Whether it was for the safety of his own son, the emperor whom he had been loyal to for half his life, or the future of the entire Xu family, he would not just sit here and wait for the dust to settle.He never lacked the courage to fight.

The two made such a statement, which immediately set off the embarrassment of the others—just now, they were denouncing the traitors and traitors, but when His Majesty seemed to be in danger, they all saved their lives. Instead, the traitors they called took the initiative to put themselves in danger?

They looked at Xu's father and son with resentment in their eyes.

If everyone chooses to stay here, no one can say anything wrong afterwards. After all, there are shining swords and guns around them, and they are forced to be threatened by others!But once someone is not afraid of life and death and faces difficulties, they are still standing still, which makes them extra cowardly, cowardly, greedy for life and afraid of death.In case the emperor is fine in the future, they will be the ones who have problems.

That being the case, it is better to go on a journey.With so many royal relatives, relatives and court ministers, even if there is a change in the palace, surely no one with a heart will raise a butcher's knife against them, right?

Thinking of this, they reluctantly opened their mouths.

Immediately, one after another "passionate" voices rang out at the same time: "Add me one more." "I'll go with you too!"Tianyan."

The historian in the corner was writing furiously while writing with emotion: I have a large group of people, and there are so many loyal ministers and filial sons!

Then he also shouted: "The old man is going too!"