The side of my neck was numb, and his melancholy voice suddenly sounded in my ears: "Stay with me."
[The lady is coming]
Zhao Wufu angrily said: "...I am so old! Isn't Li Xiu your disciple? You are gathering the party to disrupt the government!"
Old Man Cui blew his beard and stared: "A martial artist! What do you know? Mr. Li passed the imperial examination in the sixth year of Tiande, and his talent is eight battles high..."
Zhao Wufu squinted his peach blossom eyes: "Tsk, tsk, Li Xiu's 'talent' lies in bed, right?"
Old Man Cui's fingers trembled: "You... you... are vulgar! Vulgar!"
The chubby Zhou Henghe said angrily: "Master Cui, calm down, calm down, anger is very harmful to the body..."
Zhao Wufu sipped his tea happily: "I am right, Li Xiu is a good player in the romantic nest..."
Zhou Heng said gently: "Mr. Zhao, please say less."
Zhao Wufu blew the foam on the tea leaves: "Fat Zhou, you are so frivolous. I know very well that Li Xiu is your in-law, and you would rather he be the emperor's master..."
Fatty Zhou had a kind face: "Master Zhao, what you said is wrong..."
Amidst the roaring noise, his low laughter was particularly abrupt: "You three once served as assistants to the government and held high positions of power, so you regarded this king as nothing?"
At that moment, it was extremely quiet in the palace, and the flowers and leaves of crabapples outside the window were blowing in the wind, rustling endlessly.
"I don't dare."
He slowly unfolded his plain fan: "Master Cui?"
Old Man Cui pondered for a moment and replied: "The new emperor is smart, but he is still young. I am deeply aware that it is very important to choose a person with both ability and political integrity to serve as the emperor's tutor..."
He asked calmly: "Master Cui recommends Li Xiu?"
Fatty Zhou took a step forward and said with a smile: "Wei Chen and Lord Cui both recommended Lord Li Xiu of the Ministry of Rites. Lord Li comes from a scholarly family..."
He waved his hand impatiently and asked: "Master Guan also recommends Li Xiu?"
Guan Zikuan, who had been silent all this time, said briefly: "Wei Chen recommended Xu Ting, a bachelor of Hongwen Hall."
Zhao Wufu shook his head: "Xu Ting's head is made of lumps of elm wood. He is very incomprehensible to the world. How can he teach a wise king and a holy master?"
Old Cui sneered: "Li Xiu can't do it, and Xu Ting can't do it either. How can Marquis Jingyuan have any ideas?"
Zhao Wufu's peach blossom eyes were filled with smiles, and he prostrated himself on the ground: "I am a humble minister, but His Highness the King of Qin will obey you."
The tea cup was greasy and white like jade, faintly showing the color of the sky after the rain. I poured a cup of fragrant and clear tea soup and gently placed it on his hand.
"I have already planned this matter. Please step aside first." He looked at me intently, his eyes filled with tenderness as soft as water waves. "I...I have important matters."
The Fourth Auxiliary Government remained motionless.
After a long while, Mr. Cui didn't look sideways and said solemnly: "Your Highness, the new emperor's enthronement ceremony will be held tomorrow..."
He waved his hand impatiently and asked, "Can King Dingnan come to the capital in person to congratulate you?"
Old Man Cui was startled and replied: "King Dingnan has come forward to plead guilty. He has difficulty speaking and walking, and the road is far and difficult, so he cannot come in person. We will send envoys here..."
He smiled brightly and squeezed the back of my hand quietly, "I haven't seen Xue Xu for many years, but I miss you very much... I am issuing an edict to ask the King of Nan to come to Beijing."
[The lady is coming]
The sunlight was as light as flowing golden gauze. He and I lazily leaned on the brocade couch under the window. The golden sunlight covered his long eyelashes, like a golden butterfly resting in his eyes. I took a sip of jasmine tablets, He smiled and said, "Senior brother, these four assistants you picked are so interesting!"
The golden butterfly suddenly flew away, and he was shocked: "Rong'er, you..."
I listened to him and whispered: "Brother, did you tamper with the late emperor's edict?"
