Yesterday, the young emperor summoned Xu Zongren urgently and told him that tomorrow the Taishi student might be besieging the Mongolian Yuan peace delegation because of his assassination. As the Minister of Rites, he was in charge of the minister of the Ministry of Rites, so he naturally knew the seriousness of the student's trouble, which would have an impact on the formulation of the court's policies and a weather vane for the people. What's more serious is that there are thousands of juren in Lin'an City in Beijing, and these people are the best among scholars from all over Jiangdong.

According to the imperial examination system of the Song Dynasty, the examination was held for three years. All the examination students took the provincial examination every autumn. The candidates from Zhongxiang gathered in the capital at the end of winter. The Ministry of Rites presided over the national unified examination at the beginning of the spring of the following year. Because last year, the emperor issued an order to hold a court examination. The provincial examination for the examination in spring was held, and the candidates who passed the examination were held in the autumn, so many scholars who were backing themselves gathered in Lin'an City. If they had a fight with the students from the Imperial College, things would be a big deal.

Therefore, after hearing the news, Xu Zongren was very nervous and wanted to send someone to persuade him, but the little emperor refused. Instead, he had to let the matter develop and then let him deal with the aftermath. He was very confused. He was better to put out the fire before it could be burned. I believe that a child would know it, and of course the little emperor would not understand it, but he did the opposite!

But when the little emperor told the reason, Xu Zongren laughed. He remembered that from Qiongzhou, Liu Mengyan and Wang Jiweng went to persuade him to surrender, but not only failed to complete the task, but was also fooled by the little emperor. The two thought that the court had formed an alliance with Annan and Chameng to fight against the Mongol Yuan. As a result, Kublai Khan launched a war against the two countries that lasted for three years. Not only did he consume a lot of troops and money, but he also died of Sodu and A Shu and other generals, and also made King Tuohuan in Zhennan.

The war initiated by the Mongol Yuan involved almost all the troops of its Yunnan province, Huguang province and Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, greatly reducing the pressure on Qiongzhou, winning them a precious time for breathing and development, and creating conditions for today's counterattack on Jiangnan. At present, the young emperor wanted to use the same trick again and continue to fool Liu Mengyan. One was to figure out who was assassinating himself; the other was to distract him from his relationship with Chen Yizhong. After all, collusion between inside and outside is the most difficult to deal with.

The last time the young emperor took action personally, and with the cooperation of the Bureau of Affairs, he fooled Liu Mengyan and Wang Jiweng, and Wang Jiweng could not help but succeed. The boy was not only impatient, but also very happy to be successful. As a result, he was also killed by his subordinates who could not bear it because he was drunk and beaten his subordinates. However, Liu Mengyan was more calm and cunning than Wang Jiweng, and was much more difficult to deal with. Now he is wary of the little emperor, so it is difficult to succeed if he takes action.

Xu Zongren always gave the world an image of being frank and bold and fair and honest, but he was not the confidant minister of the young emperor. He happened to be in charge of this matter and was once a colleague of Liu Mengyan. Therefore, he fell in love with him and decided to face Liu Mengyan. In order not to see the flaws, he decided not to stop the behavior of the Tai student. Later, he appeared in the form of a life-saving straw to carry out the aftermath, and took the opportunity to say some "truth" and bring him into the pit...

"This time the Taixing army was not Han Mou's idea, right?" Seeing that Liu Mengyan was silent for a long time, he sulked after drinking two glasses of wine, Xu Zongren poured it out for him again.

"This... this is not my idea, it is Brother Sang, otherwise who can mobilize a large number of troops!" Liu Mengyan knew that he could not take the responsibility on him, nor could he say that it was Chen Yizhong's idea, otherwise he would have to push him to Brother Sang at the moment.

"Oh, so that's it. Brother Sang is also confused. He can't even understand such a simple matter. If Han Mou presided over the peace talks, there wouldn't be such a naive problem." Xu Zongren said with a smile.

"You must never say this if you ask for your heart, otherwise..." Liu Mengyan waved his hands repeatedly to stop him.

"Haha!" Xu Zongren laughed dryly and drank all the wine in his glass.

"I think there is still hope for this peace talk?" Liu Mengyan felt quite embarrassed, but he still hoped that he would give himself a clear idea, and then he was diligent in pouring wine for Xu Zongren.

"It's hard!" Xu Zongren said with a sip of wine.

"There is no room for relief?" Liu Mengyan frowned. He knew that the more anxious he was, the other party would be posing and raising the price, so he pretended that he couldn't do it.

"Han's strategy, rest for a few days and then go back to Jiangbei. Now that the students and the people have just besieged the inn, the people's sentiments are already in a raging momentum. Who dares to propose peace talks again? If you don't be beaten to death as a traitor, you will be impeached!" Xu Zongren raised his glass and smiled, as if he was saying goodbye to him.

"That's all, but I'm asking my heart to reply as soon as possible, and I will turn back and report my life as soon as possible!" Liu Mengyan nodded and said, drinking the wine in the glass, as if he had made up his mind.

"Okay, when I go back, I will ask Your Majesty to issue an imperial edict as soon as possible and issue a civil document to send you back. Han Mou can wait with peace of mind, but do not leave the inn if there is no need to do anything, so as not to cause trouble!" Xu Zongren happily agreed to his request and gave advice.

"Then please beg for your heart!" Liu Mengyan regretted it when he agreed. He was just testing the truth and the false, but he made the false come true. Of course, it can be seen that Song Ting had no intention of talking again. Thinking of his return without success, not only Brother Sang could not let him go, but Empress Dowager Nanbi had no good expression, and his life was difficult. He couldn't help but sigh.

"It would be a good thing that Han Mou could return home earlier, so why sigh?" Xu Zongren said in confusion.

"I don't know what I want to ask for. I hope that the two countries can stop their wars this time. However, I hope that the world will not go as expected. Someone assassinated the king and destroyed everything overnight." Liu Mengyan looked like a compassionate person and said in pain.

"The Han Dynasty's plan is wrong!" Xu Zongren put down his wine glass and said seriously, "If you hadn't planned to assassinate Your Majesty, how could this result be? Your Majesty is still kind, otherwise you would have been imprisoned!"

"I am wronged by asking for my heart. I will never know the assassination. Otherwise, how could I stay in the inn and suffer such an unrestrained disaster!" Liu Mengyan said in a grievance, "This may be someone who wants to frame our court to destroy the peace talks!"

"The assassin has confessed. It was the time when the Mongol Yuan sent a conspiracy to assassinate His Majesty. The confession was sent to the imperial court. His words were concise. Will you still be wronged?" Xu Zongren said angrily.

He thought in his heart that this guy was really treacherous. He pretended to leave first and tried his trump card again and again. Fortunately, he was reminded by the little emperor in advance to deal with it. At this moment, he thought he was able to make plans and began to continue to discuss the peace. But at this moment, the initiative was already in his hands, but he still had to make things difficult for him, otherwise he would not believe it easily. To the words of the little emperor: He is just a cheap person, and it is not enough not to cheat.

"Please beg your heart and drink it." Liu Mengyan quickly raised his glass and drank the glass. Seeing this, he smiled apologized and said, "I don't suspect that there is a falsehood, but I am the deputy envoy of peace and peace, and I don't know anything about the assassination. Even if I pray for it, I am afraid that I will not believe it. But in fact, I suspect that it was done by others and blamed my court."

"I heard Han Mou say that, it seems that this is possible. It is not that Han Mou heard something before?" Xu Zongren pondered for a moment.

"I've seen a few former colleagues. I heard that someone was dissatisfied with Your Majesty's suppression of the old officials of the court, so I wanted to be unfavorable to Your Majesty. But I don't know the details, but I didn't expect that they were so bold, which really shocked me!" Liu Mengyan sighed.

"Yes, I have never had any incident of assassinating the emperor in the hall for three hundred years since I was established." Xu Zongren said in agreement, "As soon as the Han Dynasty knew about this, can anyone know who was the mastermind?"

"I'm joking about it. How could such a confidential matter be leaked to others, and I won't tell you. At first, I only thought it was a rumor, but I didn't ask in detail." Liu Mengyan said with a wry smile and shook his head.

"Han Mou, you didn't deceive me to divert your attention, right?" Xu Zongren said in confusion.

"Don't misunderstand me. I mentioned this matter only to say that there are still doubts. If I think it is because of this, it will inevitably be too hasty, and it would be a pity to make the peace talks fail!" Liu Mengyan quickly explained.

"After that being said, Your Majesty is furious. When the government and the country are in full swing, it is almost impossible to reopen a peace talk." Xu Zongren thought about it and shook his head.

"If I write to your Majesty at this moment, I will restart the peace talks..."

"Is Han's plan trying to destroy my reputation and trap me for being unkind and unrighteous?" Before Liu Mengyan finished speaking, Xu Zongren slapped the table and said angrily, and after that, he turned around and wanted to leave.

"Haha, I am old, why is it still a firecracker's temper? It's not too late to leave after I finish talking." Liu Mengyan smiled and left his seat to stop him, "Just ask for peace, now the Empress Dowager Nanbi is determined to seek peace, and you also intend to discuss peace in the emperor's mind. Isn't it a good thing that is in line with the will of the holy people, and the best of both worlds?"

"this……"

"Please sit down and have a drink." Seeing Xu Zongren hesitating, Liu Mengyan pulled him down and ordered someone to remove the remaining mat and redesign them.

"What do you think?" After the arrangement was completed, Xu Zongren did not let him slap himself. He also poured himself and disturbed him. After a while, Liu Mengyan saw him put down the wine glass before asking with a smile.

"The Han strategy is not without reason. Sharing the worries for the king is also the duty of a minister. It is not impossible to discuss peace, but Han strategy also needs to agree to me in a few things." Xu Zongren said seriously.

"Please speak with your heart!" Liu Mengyan sat upright and said.

"First, you write a letter to the name of the court prayer for peace as soon as possible to show that the assassination of Your Majesty is not done by your country. You are willing to send the prince as a charity; second, you publish a statement in various newspapers in the capital to clarify this matter to eliminate the hostility of the people; third, you will reduce the troops garrisoned in northern Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Jiangxi to show sincerity. If you can agree all the way, I can deal with it and promote peace talks!"

"I thank you for your help!" Liu Mengyan raised his glass and drank first, "I also know that I can send the princes to the ranks and reduce the troops along the river. It is not within my reach. I still need to inform the court, and all other things can be implemented immediately."

"Okay, if all Han strategy can be done, I will write to Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager to contact colleagues to strive for this matter!" Xu Zongren also said happily. The good thing was achieved, and the two of them drank happily until the evening. Liu Mengyan helped Xu Zongren, who was slightly drunk, to the sedan chair and sent it to the entrance of the inn.

"I didn't expect it to fall on him in the end. If I had known today, why would I have to be the first one?" Liu Mengyan looked at the sedan chair away and smiled bitterly. Thinking about the conditions proposed by Xu Zongren were more harsh, they were all out of public interest, and there was no self-interest in it, and it was in line with the actual situation and feasible. On the other hand, Chen Yizhong and his gang were all for their own selfish interests, and they actually did such a traitor, which was so crazy.

After thinking about it for a while, Liu Mengyan felt that Chen Yizhong was too insidious and selfish. He not only took the opportunity to extort himself, but also sold himself once the incident happened, and he took the opportunity to escape. It seems that Xu Zongren is more reliable. He decided to stay away from Chen Yizhong for the time being and not contacted him...

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Chen Yizhong was strolling anxiously in the house, and the lunch on the table was still there, although it was rich, but he had no intention of enjoying it. Since he felt dangerous after meeting Liu Mengyan last time, he has handled the Shuizhu courtyard and lived in a three-entry house west of Yu Street in the city. Although it is in the center of the city, there are all government offices nearby and the guards are the most tight, but most of the people living in the West Street are middle and low-level officials, so the inspection is not as strict as it is.

The most dangerous places are often the safest, which is also the experience summarized by Chen Yizhong's years of escape. Moreover, it is close to various yamen, which is convenient for inquiries. However, since the assassination of His Majesty, the investigation here has been strict and he has not dared to go out for many days. However, what troubles him now is that Yao Liangchen and Wei Tianzhong are confined to their homes, which not only cut off the source of information, but also cut off his financial resources. Now he is unable to make ends meet, and he has to sell the newly-handed Shuizhu Courtyard to relieve his anger. He even began to secretly sell official positions to some local rich men to raise funds.

"Is it dead or alive?" And none of these things seemed to be a problem in front of me. Seeing that the visitor who was inquiring about the news came in, he couldn't wait to ask.

"Lord, a family found a monk who participated in the Book of Changes that day to investigate the situation. He said that the little emperor avoided the attack of Sai Menghu at that time, and was then shot by the guards with crossbow arrows and fell to the ground in the knee, and was captured, but was not killed on the spot. Soon the little emperor appeared again in the hall, saying that the assassin had confessed that he had been sent to assassinate by the Mongol Yuan." The guest reported.

"Then are you dead now?" Chen Yizhong shouted in a angrily manner.

"Lord, the villain found out that he was detained in the military camp of the pro-guard brigade. The guards were tight. At least one team of soldiers were guarding day and night. Without the tokens in the palace, they could not see anyone. Even if the people from the Ministry of Justice go to interrogate, they will be searched before entering. They are not allowed to wear swords and must be accompanied by the commander of the imperial guard camp..."
Chapter completed!