I don’t know how long it took before we went to the imperial study room.

I also forgot how long I stood in the ice and snow. His thick fur coat was always draped on my shoulders. The warmth was indeed not cold, but there was a chill spreading from the deepest part of my chest, slowly spreading throughout my body.

I felt as if I was frozen. No matter what he said to me or what he did to me, I forgot to react.

Until he held my hand.

This time his hand was cold, and there was an almost biting coldness on my fingertips. I shivered and looked up at him. He didn't say anything, and his face was pale because of the cold.

The bright red lips were the only bright color on the face, and the cold hands held me until we walked to the door of the imperial study room.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Qinghan standing in the corner of the imperial study, looking down at the book.

Hearing the sound of the door being pushed open, he raised his head and calmly saluted Pei Yuanhao: "I pay my respects to the Emperor."

On the other hand, Pei Yuanhao stood at the door a little surprised, as if he didn't expect that after seeing the scene just now, after the emperor took me to stay outside for so long, he would actually stay in the imperial study, and he was calm.

It was like a frozen lake in the wind and snow. Although the sky and the earth were shaking in the violent storm, he remained calm and unwavering.

The cold hand held me tighter, and Pei Yuanhao led me in: "Are you still there?"

"The emperor summoned his ministers to discuss this enke issue, and the ministers dare not slack off."

Pei Yuanhao frowned slightly and looked at him for a while, then a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Okay." After saying that, he led me to the table, and Liu Qinghan also came over. Pei Yuanhao

I unfolded the scroll on the case, and it clearly listed the invigilators and examiners of this imperial examination, including the list of guards in the examination room. It was detailed and clear, and I saw Liu Qinghan's name at a glance——

Captain of the light carriage?

Did he assign Liu Qinghan as an examination room guard?

My brows furrowed, but before I could say anything, Pei Yuanhao had already said, "Why didn't Fu Qing come?"

"It's snowing and cold. The teacher has an old illness and can't get up. I hope the emperor will forgive me."

"Oh, it's me who made things difficult for him."

"I don't dare. This is the topic that the emperor previously ordered for the teacher to prepare for this scientific examination. Please take a look at it."

Pei Yuanhao reached out and took the scroll he handed over, opened the note and unfolded it, a smile flashed in his eyes.

I glanced at it subconsciously, and there were a few simple words written on it - If the mind is wrong, the body will be killed.

My heart moved slightly, "If the heart is not right, the body will be killed." This is a saying in "Zi Zi", but it is not a classic sentence. If you want to say it is a classic sentence, this sentence is both before and after, but Fu Badai is more biased.

After breaking up the past, I chose this sentence.

However, I understood immediately.

The beginning of a disaster is easy to get rid of. If you can't get rid of it, avoid it. If you want to get rid of it, you can't get rid of it. If you want to avoid it, you can't avoid it.

I couldn't help but smile in my heart.

Fu Badai is blind and he is far away from Jixian Hall, but it does not mean that he cannot see anything. On the contrary, he can see more clearly and even more thoroughly than others.

When Pei Yuanhao came to the throne, it was indeed thanks to Taifu, so he continued to favor the Shen family in the years after that, and even Shen Rou could challenge the queen in the harem. But now, Taifu Shen is in power, and Concubine Shen has given birth to another royal child.

Second son, the Shen family has reached its peak, and this time is often the most sensitive period for the emperor.

Taifu Shen formed a party in the court for personal gain, prevented the emperor from carrying out political reforms in the south, and increased taxes in the south of the Yangtze River. In fact, he had already touched the emperor's disobedience. If he did not take action, what Pei Yuanhao would do next would happen again.

Constraints.

The disaster caused by relatives is not the beginning, but it cannot be avoided and must be eliminated!

Fu Badai's question is not just for those students.

"Fu Qing's question is interesting."

Pei Yuanhao looked at those words and said with a half-smile. Liu Qinghan said calmly: "The emperor's selection of talents from the new scholars is a national matter that cannot be neglected, so the teacher has thought twice about this topic.

, I made a decision, just to live up to the emperor’s trust.”

"Yeah." Pei Yuanhao nodded, but his eyes fell on another roll of paper in his hand: "What is that?"

Liu Qinghan hesitated for a moment and then said: "This is the topic Wei Chen was thinking about."

"Oh?" Pei Yuanhao raised his eyebrows and said with some interest: "I didn't expect Liu Qing to be so diligent and share my worries. Let me see."

He stretched out his hand, Qinghan hesitated again, and finally lowered his head and handed the paper over: "Wei Chen is scared."

Pei Yuanhao opened it and took a look, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

I didn't know what he wrote in it. Although I wanted to read it, because it was written by him, I didn't dare to rush over and read it. Instead, after Pei Yuanhao pondered for a while, he handed the piece of paper to me: "

Qingying, take a look too."

"Yes."

I took it nervously and unfolded it. There were only two simple words on it, but it made my heart skip a beat.

Go strong.

Looking at these two words, my heart is beating fast.

Compared with Fu Badai's question, these two words are clearly admonishing, but when these two words appear in the imperial examination questions, the waves caused by these two words are by no means weaker than my current heartbeat. After all, his qualifications are still relatively junior.

Many things in the court are not so clear, and I don't know how to do things in a roundabout way.

Pei Yuanhao said with a little smile: "Qingying, how do you think Liu Qing's question went?"

I didn't dare to look at the man next to me, but I felt that his breathing was obviously messed up.

And Pei Yuanhao still looked at me with a smile.

I was silent for a long time, and finally said softly: "Weichen thinks... it's a bit radical."

As soon as these words came out, his ears turned red. I wanted to say something else, but I heard him say softly: "Master Yue said that this question was indeed taken rashly. I hope the emperor will forgive me."

Pei Yuanhao smiled faintly: "What is there to blame? I am very relieved that you can share my worries like this."

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Liu Qinghan's face turned redder and his head dropped lower.

I stood nearby. Although I didn't watch indifferently, I could see clearly that this imperial examination was the focus of everyone, including Fu Badai, who had put a lot of effort into it. It was obvious that they all wanted to attract their own talents through this imperial examination. If Taifu Shen strengthens his party members through this time, it will be almost impossible to overthrow him again, so this time can be said to be a crucial move.

The problem is that Taifu Shen formed a clique for personal gain, and the old officials in the court were left without food. Even young officials like Huo Liancheng, Qi Fang, and Gao Tianzhang were firmly suppressed by Taifu Shen. No matter how hard the new officials tried, they were not enough. Deal with that big tiger.

But——

I raised my head and looked at the two men in front of me.

Pei Yuanhao and Liu Qinghan were facing each other on both sides of the book desk. One monarch and one minister looked at the books in their hands. Compared with the wind and snow outside, it was really rare to be calm here; although there were not many words. , but I seem to see some undercurrents in their every word and every look.

I vaguely felt something.

At this moment, the sound of people walking through the snow came from the sound of wind and snow outside. Before I could raise my head, I heard Eunuch Yu’s voice ringing outside——

"Your Majesty, Lord Shen has an audience."

Shen Gong?

The three of us all raised our heads. Liu Qinghan's face immediately showed a look of disgust, and his thick black eyebrows were knitted together. I glanced at him subconsciously, and he also looked at me and immediately lowered his head. .

Pei Yuanhao smiled slightly and said: "Xuan."

The next moment, I saw someone coming in from the outside.

He is also a very popular minister now, with power over all the government, but he is still lean, perhaps because he spends too much energy. He is also wearing a heavy fur coat, which makes his sharp head and high cheekbones look a bit funny. Eunuch Yu He took off his coat and immediately came over and knelt down and said, "I pay my respects to the Emperor."

"Tai Tu Ping Shen."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." He stood up slowly, and his bright and restrained eyes immediately looked at me and Liu Qinghan. Perhaps because he still carried the aura of ice and snow outside, the chill that followed made me feel a chill.

Trembling, he immediately stepped forward and saluted: "Greetings to the Grand Tutor."

"Yeah."

He glanced at us. Although he was not tall, half a head shorter than Qinghan, he felt condescending and arrogant. Liu Qinghan just lowered his head, not even looking at him, and was about to leave. I

Just as he was about to walk out, he heard Pei Yuanhao say: "You two, please step aside first. I and the Grand Tutor have something to discuss. By the way, Liu Qing——"

"Yes."

He smiled slightly: "Don't forget what I just told you."

The blood in Qinghan's face suddenly faded, almost blending in with the snowy scene outside. He slowly leaned over and said: "...Yes."

After he exited, I followed him. After I stepped out of the threshold, I turned around subconsciously and saw Taifu Shen walking to the front of the case. He seemed to be about to say something to Pei Yuanhao, but he raised his head and barely said anything.

He glanced at me with traces.

That glance, like the gust of cold wind outside the door, made me shudder.

The door is closed.

The snow outside is falling more rapidly. It has never snowed so heavily at this time. It seems that only this white and cold thing is left all day long. I saw Liu Qinghan walking forward without looking back. On the snow

In addition to Taifu Shen's footprints, they were the footprints he took along the way Taifu Shen came from, step by step, so clear.

I subconsciously said: "Qinghan."

He paused, stopped, and looked back at me.

The snow was falling, and he was standing in the middle of a patch of white snow. He looked so thin in his blue gown, but he had a feeling of stubbornness and isolation, and his clear eyes became increasingly silent.

The uneasiness in my heart became more and more serious, and I subconsciously said: "You and the Emperor——"

As soon as the words left my mouth, I stopped myself.

This is really crazy, how can you ask him this question in this place.

I bit my lower lip and said, "You--remember Mr. Huang?"

As soon as he heard the word "Huang Ye", there was an unexpected look on his face. He didn't know why I suddenly mentioned this old friend. I was about to walk over and say something when I saw a bright red figure behind him in the white snow.

A dazzling figure came over: "Qinghan!"
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