Yan Cigui.

Early summer has arrived.

Flowers are in full bloom in the yard, and the night wind blows over, full of flower fragrance.

But the people kneeling in the room couldn't smell it.

It was obvious that the window panels facing the yard had been removed, and the wind was in the right direction, but he still didn't smell anything.

He held his breath.

After following his master for so many years, he knew clearly that his master had lost his temper.

In fact, the master's temper is not bad. He sometimes gets angry, but he rarely loses his temper.

In his opinion, the master is just a fox hiding in the night, strategizing.

Others only saw the bloody storm, but no one could see that there was such a fox behind the storm.

The more you calculate and get more, you will naturally get used to it.

Therefore, the master rarely loses his temper.

Even if there were a few surprises in the planning, it wouldn't be a big deal.

The master has said that God's calculations are not as good as those of humans, and it is impossible to truly have a perfect plan. It doesn't matter if something goes wrong, just reorganize the layout and guidance.

With such a mentality, I only get angry occasionally, and I really don't get angry.

After so many years, this time, the master actually...

why?
Was it really Duke Fu who caused all this?
This, how is this possible?
Jin Guiren was obviously angry.

He stood up, walked to the porch, and looked at the garden quietly.

This time, he sorted out the events of these days all over again.

The more he organized, the heavier his heart sank.

Many details that he had not noticed before emerged bit by bit in front of his eyes, and at the same time, there were also doubts: Why?
Xu Jian is indeed cheating the prince.

From the Guyue tribute wine at the gratitude banquet to the flower wine in Chenmi Hutong.

why?
Because he kidnapped the prince from outside Yumenguan?The stabbing he received because of the rescue?Because the muscles and bones are completely injured and there is no possibility of conquest anymore?
Jin Guiren is not sure.

It's not surprising that those conflicts would break out when faced with others.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was very worried about Xu Jian and felt extremely uncomfortable.

But on the other side is Xu Jian.

Jin Gui and Xu Jian didn't have much dealings with each other.

If he knew better, he would not underestimate the enemy and let Xu Jian take advantage of such a big loophole, but it was hard for him to believe that Xu Jian would attack the prince for those reasons.

Liu Jing puts interests first, but Xu Jian does not.

Xu Jian looks exactly like Xu Mang.

In Xu Mang's heart, loyalty to his family, country and the world is greater than heaven.

Xu Jian, who was raised by Xu Mang, would hate the prince because he injured his leg while saving the prince?
A king is a king and a minister is a minister, let alone a leg. Xu Jian can risk his life to protect the Holy Emperor and the Crown Prince. This is his duty and his perseverance.

So, why?
Don't talk about fighting fire with fire, give the incompetent prince a few hard blows to force him to straighten up.

Not to mention whether there is such a way, it would not work if Xu Jian came to do it.

Jin Guiren knew the prince too well, and the prince's temper could not be manipulated like this.

The harder Xu Jian pushed, the greater the gap between the prince and Xu Jian.

Thinking of this, Jin Guiren's breath tightened.

Naive!
It's him who is naive!
When Xu Jian followed the prince to the Ministry of Rites to observe the government, his attitude was responsible and positive, so the prince plunged into it and immersed himself in all kinds of boring documents. He also sent an article about his experience of the government to the imperial study every day.

What did he say then?

They said that Xu Jian was naive, that Xu Jian did not give Li Shao the right medicine, and that Xu Jian could not guide people step by step.

Ah!
Looking back now, I realize that he was the only one who was naive!

Xu Jian didn't want to guide the prince properly at all, that person was irritating the prince from the beginning to the end.

Otherwise, how could the prince be led astray by Liu Xun?
However, Xu Jian's private thoughts were completely hidden from Chen Cang, and no one could say that he did something wrong.

Even if someone went to the imperial court to complain, they could not find anything wrong with Xu Jian!

Jin Guiren pursed his lips.

At that time, he was actually watching the excitement.

Watch Xu Jian push the prince out, watch Liu Xun lead the prince to fool around, watch Xu Jian and Liu Xun brothers fight...

How happy I was at that time, how angry I am now.

He hid it deeply, Xu Jian hid it even deeper than him.

He just said, why did Xu Jian put his hand into Chenmi Hutong for no reason? It turned out that he knew the prince was living and drinking inside early in the morning.

Seeing that Xu Jian had a good nose and checked closely, I thought of feeding Chen Mi Hutong to Xu Jian, which would just solve some hidden dangers. However, I didn't expect that I would feed him out and bring in a hungry wolf.

Step by step.

Xu Jian used his layout and his chess pieces to dig another hole for him!

Really, if you kill someone with a borrowed knife, you will see blood with one knife!

If the prince is involved in the conspiracy, the Holy Spirit will naturally investigate thoroughly.

I don’t know where those two gold bricks were moved from. The house is his house. How can he not know whether there are Li Mi’s gold bricks in it?

That golden note was undoubtedly written by Xu Jian.

Jin Guiren took a deep breath.

If things just stop here, he will not be angry, but will find Xu Jian interesting.

However, Xu Jian's nose was too sharp and her hands were too long.

If Xu Jian were to continue to dig deeper and get something from Jinzhong, it would not be comparable to the loss in front of him.

What shocked Jin Guixin even more was that Xu Jian was very courageous.

There were nails buried in the East Palace, and Xu Jian knew it all.

Xu Jian deliberately went to the East Palace, and also deliberately let him know through the nails at the prince's place that Xu Jian was forcing him to cut off his tail immediately!
Jin Guiren slowly exhaled.

It seemed that he had never fought against Xu Jian before. He did not understand Xu Jian, and Xu Jian would not understand him.

He hid it well for so many years.

Xu Jian was young and had just entered the court. How could he understand his habits?
It's like, they've fought against each other many times.

He dug pits for Xu Jian one after another, and Xu Jian also accumulated experience in dealing with them again and again.

Cumulatively, you are brave and generous!

He fed Chen Mihutong to Xu Jian.

Xu Jian bit off such a big piece of his meat.

One bite was not enough, a second bite was required!

The more Jin Guiren thought about it, the higher the fire in his heart grew.

Turning to look at the man who was still kneeling, he said solemnly: "Go and call Dao Heng."

The man shrank his neck, not daring to say anything, and just crawled out on his hands and knees.

It wasn't until he left the room that he stood up and raised his hand to wipe his face. His forehead was covered with sweat.

Dao Heng is resting.

Hearing the master's summons, he hurried over.

"Be careful," the man continued to wipe his sweat and followed Dao Heng's footsteps while lowering his voice, "The master is very angry."

Dao Heng glanced at him.

"I'm really angry. I haven't seen Master so angry in many years."

Dao Heng paused and asked: "How angry can you be? It's better than back then..."

The faces of the people beside him were ashen.

Can it be compared with that of the past?
Back then, I was so angry that I spit out a mouthful of blood, but could only swallow it alive.I didn't dare to show my face at all, I hid it all, so that those few people didn't notice the clues, otherwise...

Dao Heng smiled contemptuously: "If you can't compare to the past, what are you afraid of? What should I be afraid of?"

Who hasn’t been with the master for more than ten years?
Back then, when the master was so angry, he didn't take any action against them. Today, they are just being taken advantage of by the Duke of Fu. No matter how angry the master is, that's all.

After saying this, Dao Heng stepped into the room.

The other person stayed outside, feeling anxious.

He knew what Dao Heng said made sense, but he also felt that things would not be that simple.

Dao Heng entered and knelt down to reply.

Jin Guiren also sat down and added some tea to himself: "Did Xu Jian really reach out to Jinzhong?"

Dao Heng thought for a moment and said, "Princess Ning'an met Monk Mingjue during the day."

Jin Guiren frowned: "What did she see that old monk for?"

"It seems she wanted to donate merit," Dao Heng replied, "She asked Ming Jue for the list of funds sponsored by Guangde Temple."

Jin Guiren twitched the corner of his lips: "It's sharper than a dog's nose."

"You mean," Dao Heng hesitated slightly, "their purpose is to check the money? In Jinzhong, Shi Zhe is young and can't ask anything."

The dead old man of the Shi family was loyal to his master.

It's just that the master has been silent in the past few years, and Old Man Shi is getting older. Maybe he has lost his temper and died cleanly, without thinking about the merits of following the dragon.

Old Man Shi took all the secrets underground, and the master didn't bother to argue with the younger generations of the Shi family because they didn't know anything.

This is also the reason why Shi Zhe was safe and sound in Beijing after coming out of Shuntian Mansion.

Shi Zhe asked, but he didn't know. If they attacked Shi Zhe, they would alarm Shan Shen.

Shan Shen is not a fool. Once he finds something profitable, he can reach out to Jinzhong.

That would cause a lot of trouble.

"Those two gold bricks..." Jin Guiren hesitated.

Dao Heng had some thoughts on this: "No one knows where the gold bricks in Laoshi Lane have gone, but Wang Liuliu and Li Yuanfa were shouting fiercely at that time. Xu Jian was helping Shan Shen to check the Zhu family in Shuntian Mansion. He knew The BRIC thing is not unusual either.”

"He knows, but he hasn't seen it. How did he make the traces?" Jin Guiren asked.

Dao Heng deduced: "He is young and ignorant, but the Holy Spirit knows that if they have discussed the strategy of using gold bricks to divert attention..."

Jin Guiren did not answer this.

There is indeed a truth to it.

However, the thinking before and after is a bit strange.

Xu Jian cheated the prince twice in a row, and would he try to "loosen" the prince again?
"What exactly does he want to do?" Jin Guiren whispered.

According to him, although the prince's actions were biased, Xu Jian had no need to go against the prince.

Everyone in the court knew that the Holy Emperor favored the prince, and it was unlikely that he could be brought down by such a trivial matter.

Xu Jian saved the prince's life, and Ning'an's mother also saved the prince's life.

With the emperor's preference and these two kinds of kindness, Xu Jian accompanied the prince's six ministries to observe the government. Following this path, it was natural not to mention assisting the country, but it was not difficult to become a loyal minister of the new emperor.

As a son of a military general who could no longer conquer, such a result was already the best choice.

Jin Guiren took a sip of tea.

Although he would not let the prince touch the dragon chair, others did not know, and it was impossible for Xu Jian to know.

Then why did Xu Jian do something detrimental to the prince?
Unless Xu Jian sees through it.

He saw through the prince and the person hiding behind it.

Does Xu Jian really have such ability?
Even after spending an entire night, Jin Guiren didn't dare to be [-]% sure about this.

The only thing that was certain was that Xu Jian's ambition was greater than he thought.

The tea has gone cold.

Jin Guiren told Dao Heng: "If Xu Jian really plans to reach out to Jinzhong, or if he finds Su Chang's head, what do you think he will do?"

Dao Heng lowered his eyes and said: "Jinzhong is far away, Old Man Shi is dead, and the other Shi family members don't know the inside story, so it's not that easy for them to find out.

Arrange some deception for them. After a while, Shan Shen will give up.

Shuntian Prefecture had many things to do and only had so many manpower. He could not support the investigation of Jinzhong for a long time, and the local government in Jinzhong would not really cooperate with him honestly, leaving Shuntian Prefecture to investigate in their place.

As for Xu Jian, he was also powerless. He only had a few personal followers, and it was too difficult to check Jinzhong.

On the contrary, it's Su Chang's place..."

Su Chang was doing business in Beijing, under the noses of Shan Shen and Xu Jian.

"If Su Chang can't bear it, he has no choice but to give it up," Dao Heng said truthfully, "Even if Su Yi hears it, I'm afraid he won't be too happy."

Jin Guiren sneered.

Su Yi will definitely be unhappy, but is it enough to give up Su Chang?
Xu Jian is a crazy wolf and bites people too hard. He is looking for other ways to deal with the game and has been struggling until now. Only Chen Mi Hutong and Suchang can't feed him.

"Back off." Jin Guiren said.

Dao Heng resigned.

The master did not agree with his statement, but he did not disagree either.

From the looks of it, the master's anger should have dissipated a lot.

Also.

After so many years, the master has gone through many storms. Previously, he only despised Xu Jian and even got some opportunities. Now that he has calmed down, he will not be in trouble.

Tomorrow, he will go to meet Su Chang.

In the room, the person who had replied earlier entered again.

Although Dao Heng looked good when he went out, he stayed outside and felt unhappy all the time.

"Tell Wang Qi," Jin Guiren said calmly, and his tone was a bit lower, "The hidden ones should be the hidden ones. Those who have been exposed will not be kept."

Hearing this, the person waiting for the order suddenly raised his head and looked at Jin Guiren in surprise.

Sure enough, it was true, his hunch was right.

"What?" Jin Guiren didn't look back, but seemed to feel the surprise of the people around him, "Chengxi, do you have other ideas?"

Cheng Xi swallowed his saliva: "No, I will tell Wang Qi."

When Cheng Xi came out of the house again, not only was his face covered with sweat, but his back was also soaked.

He and Dao Heng had indeed been with their master for many years. After so long, they both thought that his master would miss their old friendship.

The truth is, there are no old feelings.

Chess pieces are chess pieces.

Those who are useless are abandoned.

He understood this many years ago when he first worked with his master.

Dao Heng also understood that he was just slacking off.

One mistake and someone bites the tail, that's the way to go.

Dao Heng did not know all this.

Early the next morning, he changed his clothes and looked like a very inconspicuous businessman, and went to West Street to look for Suchang.

The spice shop was not big, with a shop in the front and a back in the back. Dao Heng went straight to the back.

As soon as he stepped in, he felt something was wrong.

Su Chang was smiling all over his face, but his smile was a little weird.

Subconsciously, Dao Heng thought that he was ambushed by people from Shuntian Mansion or Xu Jian. He was eager to retreat and escape, but he never thought that the person blocking him was someone he knew well.

"Wang Qi..."

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