The reborn sycophant

"He's old. Once a person gets old, he will be a bit confused. It is true that he was once a wise emperor, but he is better than the first emperor, or the Taizu of our Qi Dynasty. No matter how brilliant he was when he was young Didn't he make many mistakes when he was old? Let alone the first emperor, his Wu Dynasty collapsed because of his stupidity when he was old. Think about Taizu, Taizu is old Didn’t you trust Empress Chen by mistake, so that Chen’s relatives controlled the government for 30 years?”

Zhao Ji listened, a little silent.The imperial concubine said again: "Don't regard your father as a god. Although everyone says that the emperor is the son of heaven, but in the end, the emperor is just a human being. Humans make mistakes. When he was young, he was quick in thinking and thoughtful. He is indeed a wise gentleman, but the situation is different now, he is afraid. Do you know what he is afraid of?"

Zhao Ji nodded, and said with difficulty: "He is afraid of his old age."

"Yes, of course he will be afraid. He has sat in that position, tasted the feeling of being above ten thousand people, and mastered the greatest authority in the world, so of course he will be afraid of growing old. Especially... in Seeing his young and vigorous children staring at his position. Haven't you understood, if Jiang Li said that he could make a pill of immortality, your father would be like a moth , as if you can’t see the flame under the light, you will still jump on it.”

Zhao Ji fell silent again.

These, she actually knew.

"So let him toss about it, since that pill can make your father regain some confidence, even if it is a false prosperity, but he was happy at the time, and for a dying person, this is enough. "

Eyelashes trembled slightly, like flying butterfly wings, Zhao Ji finally closed his eyes and nodded.

"I will not become the same as my father in the future. What fairy pills, what asking for immortals, these are all deceptive things."

"Your father, at your age, probably thinks the same way. You never know what will happen in the world until the dust settles."

Somewhat indifferently said this sentence, in Zhao Ji's astonishment, Concubine Wan Gui patted her daughter's shoulder, and smiled softly: "However, the concubine mother is very happy that you can say such a thing now."

As for whether Zhao Ji in this life will become superstitious about ghosts and gods after many years, no one knows at this time, but two days later, when Zhao Ji wrote his doubts to Wei Chuyan as usual, he also wrote his doubts into it.

She didn't mention her father, she just asked Wei Chuyan: "Do you believe in ghosts and gods?"

Wei Chuyan was a little surprised at the time, she pondered for a long time because of that question, and replied to Zhao Ji: "I believe it."

Master Wei in the previous life did not believe in ghosts and gods, but in this life she does.

If there were no ghosts and gods, how could she have this second life?

This is the first time that Wei Chuyan responded to her letter, but what he said would make Zhao Ji feel puzzled. It is true that Buddhism and Taoism are prevalent in the world today, and the Qi Dynasty's annual sacrifice to heaven has never been left behind, but Zhao Ji's At a sufficiently high level, she deeply understands that those are just tools for the ruler to rule the people.

Emperors can support Taoism, believe in Buddhism, or directly elevate the status of Confucianism, but they themselves don't believe in it.

They should only believe in themselves.

Originally, Zhao Ji thought that Wei Chuyan could see the essence of these things clearly, but she never thought that Wei Chuyan, who had always been much stronger than her, would give such an answer.

So she teased Wei Chuyan a little in the next letter, to the effect that: I finally found something that you can't see through without me.

This is a little smug.

These things... It's not good for Wei Chuyan to talk to her too much. Fortunately, the girl is not very interested in these things, so she forgets about them.

I was busy until August and September, with the new wind blowing and the sky covered with dead leaves, Zhao Yu's health deteriorated day by day, so Zhao Ji took over the duty of supervising the country temporarily as the crown prince. Although he was the supervising country, Zhao Yu did not She was given too much authority, there was a prime minister in internal affairs, a lieutenant in foreign affairs, and a censor doctor who supervised all officials in the middle, leaving Zhao Ji with very little work, so she got some free time and gradually started to walk with some nobles .

Of course, it was some very normal movements. Zhao Yu was at a time when he was jealous, and it was impossible for Zhao Ji to make any sensitive moves at this juncture, so he just followed the example of the previous crown prince as he did in the early years. They only appear on some necessary occasions, and they don't get too close to those people. Those who advance and retreat well, and don't form cliques for personal gain, all of these fall into the eyes of Jiang Cheng, which is equivalent to falling into the eyes of the emperor. Every time it always makes the emperor feel at ease and a little bit regretful.

He knew in his heart that Zhao Ji was a good boy, but the previous lesson was still vivid in his memory, and he couldn't help being suspicious of anyone.

Especially, on the day when Zhao Ji became the heir apparent, he saw the child walking towards him solemnly, dressed in black, with a gold seal and purple ribbon, and the crown of the crown prince. His vigor made him feel joyful and proud Besides, it also made him feel tired.

He didn't want to admit that he was jealous of Eleven for a moment.

This kind of jealousy is not aimed at a certain person. If there is another person who becomes the crown prince at this moment, he will also have the same jealousy for him.

In the final analysis, what he is jealous of is actually the power that these children have unleashed, what he is jealous of is the youth of others, and the infinite possibilities of others.

These are things he has lost, or is losing.

How could he not be jealous?

But at the same time, he is also a father who loves his children, and he is not a mediocre emperor. He is aware of his own changes, and while being more and more affected by these changes, he is also struggling.

Making Zhao Ji the crown prince was part of his struggle.

It is also the more important part.

Even though Zhao Ji was free, Zhao Ji still didn't have many chances to meet Wei Chuyan. On this day, he finally found an opportunity. When he left the palace and went to the private house, he heard the servants in the house say that Mr. Wei was not in the mansion.

"It shouldn't be. Didn't you say that she is not on duty today?"

Wearing a light red dress embroidered with a large cluster of blooming peonies, Zhao Ji was walking on the road flamboyantly, while walking out of the private house, Zhao Ji expressed doubts to the people beside him.

Gao Muen's face suddenly became very strange.

He is an eunuch, and he used to work as a secret guard, but after Zhao Ji entered the East Palace, because she lacked some trustworthy people around her, Gao Muen gradually came out from behind the scenes and took over the duties of the Great Eunuch of the East Palace. Start to take care of some things on the surface.The hidden guards naturally had a new leader, but although he was no longer involved in this aspect, he still had a solid foundation, and he still knew everything he wanted to know.

For example, today, he knew where Wei Chuyan went.

I know, but it's not easy to answer, so he is rare and hesitates.

Of course Zhao Ji also knew that he should know, so he asked another question, and Gao Muen bit the bullet and said: "Master Xiao Wei, she seems to have gone to Chunfeng Building to talk with people."

"Chunfeng Building?" The name flashed in his mind, Zhao Ji felt that he should have an impression, but he couldn't remember where it was for a while, so he was a little confused: "What is that place? Is it a restaurant, Chang'an And there are restaurants that I don’t know about?”

The "restaurants" mentioned here are not all the restaurants in Chang'an.

In their position, there are not many restaurants that can meet their identities. With Wei Chuyan's official position at this time, he should go to this kind of place that specially entertains dignitaries. Talking about things, the identity of the person who is qualified to talk about things with Wei Chuyan is naturally not simple, so Zhao Ji asked this question.

Then, she saw that the embarrassment on Gao Muen's face became more intense: "Master, this 'Chunfeng Building' is the place where the Ninth Highness took you to that day."

It was there, no wonder it is so familiar.Zhao Ji remembered the plaque he saw that day, and immediately his face turned cold.After a few steps, he stepped through the gate, got into the carriage, and directed to the driver: "Go to Chunfeng Tower."

Gao Muen rode behind and followed, although his face was still a little embarrassed, but he couldn't help feeling a sense of gloating in his heart.

It's rare to be able to watch Wei Chuyan's joke once.

He can be regarded as a "colleague". He has done things for the empress and His Highness together for so many years. From suspicion and contempt at the beginning, to shock and admiration later, he is gradually impressed by Wei Chuyan, whether it is martial arts or strategy. , he admitted that he was not as good as this evildoer.Sometimes watching Wei Chuyan, he would feel a deep sense of frustration.

Who, at such a young age, can disturb a huge court like this?

Therefore, he had some anticipation for what was going to happen in a while.

She didn't know that she had accidentally broken the small vinegar jar, and she didn't know that "danger" was gradually approaching her. At this moment, Wei Chuyan was sitting in a private seat on the second floor of Chunfeng Building, watching the enthusiastic bidding below from upstairs, listening Seeing the complimenting but not offensive words of the people on the side, I feel quite helpless.

In fact, she has not been less frequent in similar places these days.

On the surface, she is just a lieutenant in charge of the Northern Army, but in secret, she works for the imperial concubine, and she has been touched deeply. Some people will inevitably contact her, and she can push it once or twice for some entertainment, but she can't give it every time. push down.

Especially after Zhao Ji became the crown prince, those people wanted to start with her because they didn't want to contact Zhao Ji to avoid suspicion.

It can be regarded as the sequelae left behind.When Zhao Ji was imprisoned, she visited many ministers back and forth in order to make the play realistic. She didn't care much about those people's resistance at the time, and she just needed to use them to make a show.But now, when Zhao Ji has finally benefited, because the previous play was too realistic, many people now believe that she, Wei Chuyan, is Zhao Ji's person, and after that incident, she should still be in front of Zhao Ji's eyes. Reds.

So many people rushed over.

The author has something to say: Xiao Ji: Catch j.

A Yan: Helpless.