"...Back then, His Highness's sister and I were both disciples of the teacher. I am not boasting. Among the students of that generation in Meihua Academy, there was not even a single named disciple who was named by the teacher.
Although I dare not say that all of them are incompetent, they are enough to look down upon the children of those aristocratic families."
Qi Yunzhou slowly talked about the events of that year while looking through the files.
"Speaking of which, I actually met your eldest brother first, and then I met His Highness's sister."
Speaking of this matter, Qi Yunzhou suddenly sighed and said with emotion: "I admit that your highness's sister is an extraordinary person. Back then, the teacher praised her, 'There are as many talents in the academy as stars, but no one can compete with the bright moon.'
, But please don’t blame me for speaking harshly, Your Highness. Without her, Meihua Academy’s achievements would never be what it is today.”
It was a bad behavior to speak ill of a dead person, but Qi Yunzhou still did it. After hearing his words, Huangfu Xiaoyuan's eyes were calm, not angry, but she did not answer him.
Qi Yunzhou glanced at her and continued: "That year before His Highness was born, the Huangfu family single-handedly controlled the entire Jiangnan martial arts world. Even the Jin Yiwei had to give three cents of face. The teacher ran an academy on his territory, so it was natural to save face.
I can't get along with the Huangfu family, so I never stop exchanging gifts and greetings during festivals, weddings and funerals."
Huangfu Xiaoyuan was slightly moved. She had also seen the Huangfu family in its early years when it was powerful, but what Qi Yunzhou described was obviously more majestic than the scene she had seen.
Being able to make a generation of Confucian leaders sell their face is much better than the Huangfu family who later had to deal with a Wan Dao Sect that was in trouble and owed favors everywhere.
But Qi Yunzhou added: "It's just that the teacher has always hated this kind of thing, so not long after I started, I took care of these mundane matters of human relations... To tell you something that His Highness doesn't like to hear, His Highness's father——
The master of the Huangfu family is very scheming, and although he is also a man of the moment, I really don't like him."
Huangfu Xiaoyuan just glanced over lightly: "Everything you said today is not what I like to hear."
In front of the son of a man, Master Luo would not necessarily say such things in front of the son of man, even if he came in person. Qi Yunzhou, the eldest disciple, is really better than his predecessor in a sense - judging from his face.
Qi Yunzhou smiled: "Don't be upset, Your Highness, this is not just for the next family. What happened back then ended up like that, and it has something to do with your father... It's strange, why can't I find him."
The topic of the past came to an abrupt end. Qi Yunzhou frowned and turned over the file in his hand several times: "Should——"
"It should be right here, is that what you think?" An unexpected voice came from outside the door.
Qi Yunzhou and Huangfu Xiaoyuan looked up and saw that it was Zhen Fu Xu Le.
"Xu Zhenfu?" Qi Yunzhou looked surprised. He really did not expect this person's arrival.
"This is Jin Yiwei's yamen, shouldn't I be here?" Xu Le's attitude was not polite at all.
No matter whether he is the eldest disciple of the old master or the favorite of His Majesty, he can't get anything good from Xu Le. Anyway, he is about to retire. According to his relationship with the emperor, this generation of the Xu family has this kind of virtue, so now
He doesn't have to be as careful as others when doing things.
Qi Yunzhou smiled awkwardly. It was true that they were the ones here. They shouldn't show surprise when they bumped into the real owner.
Xu Le's dissatisfaction was mainly focused on Huangfu Xiaoyuan. Most of Jinyiwei's power fell on this woman. However, after suffering the loss of recklessly taking sides in the past, he did not directly confront her now.
"If Dean Qi wants to find out what happened back then, I'm afraid he will be disappointed." Xu Le said inhumanly.
Qi Yunzhou chuckled: "Master Zhenfu, why do you need to be so outspoken?"
Xu Le said with a cold face: "I hold the position of governor and envoy, and have received great favor from the emperor. I can't bear to be blind here, right?"
Qi Yunzhou winked at the other party: "Sir, everyone knows what happened today. Everything is between permission and disallowance. Just nod your head and this matter will be over."
Xu Le sneered: "So what if I don't nod this way? What a coincidence. What I hate the most in my life are you Confucian scholars."
Qi Yunzhou's smile froze, and then he helplessly shrugged at Huangfu Xiaoyuan beside him, indicating that there was nothing he could do for the stubborn old man.
Huangfu Xiaoyuan stood up, looked at Xu Le and said, "I want to investigate this matter. Could you ask Xu Zhen to be accommodating?"
Xu Le said sternly: "His Royal Highness has betrayed his subordinates. These are the rules of the Jinyi Guards. How dare you use personal power to dethrone public service?"
"...In that case, let's discuss business." Huangfu Xiaoyuan was silent for a moment, and then took out the Thousand Household Token.
When Xu Le saw the word "Lu" on the token, his eyes widened with disbelief, and then his teeth ached. Although there had been rumors among the Jinyi Guards for a long time, no one had seen the real thing.
Now that he actually saw the token in Huangfu Xiaoyuan's hand, Xu Le gasped and wanted to curse, but at the same time, he suddenly felt a bit of schadenfreude in his heart.
Although he, Xu Le, has bad luck and has been like this in his life, but looking at it now, it is not obvious that Ying Wushang has really benefited so much. He is a dignified commander, and he has been around for most of his life.
This is a place where people look up to their noses, haha, it’s embarrassing for a person.
However, after the joke was over, Xu Le had to face reality. Now the other party is indeed stronger, whether public or private.
"I have seen you, sir." Xu Le bowed towards the token. Since the matter has come to this, he cannot pretend that he has not seen it.
Under Qi Yunzhou's sighing eyes, Huangfu Xiaoyuan put away the token and asked: "Why are there no files in the archives when... the former crown prince traveled to the south of the Yangtze River to study?"
"In response to my lord -" Xu Le raised his head and said in a calm tone: "After the case files were reviewed, they were never returned."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Missed?" Huangfu Xiaoyuan's eyes narrowed: "The Jinyiwei Case Archives is a confidential place, who is so bold?"
After Xu Le hesitated for a moment, he slowly said: "Former Jin Yiwei Qianhu, Qiao Shifang... Qiao Qianhu died suddenly, leaving no words, and the subsequent missing documents were never found in his home.
, must have been dealt with by him early."
"Is it him?" Qi Yunzhou was startled, but then it became clear. He said to Huangfu Xiaoyuan: "This person is my junior brother. He studied in the academy with us and was also a disciple of the teacher."
Huangfu Xiaoyuan nodded slightly. Since they were both disciples of the academy, he must have been taken under his wing by that person a long time ago. The matter of the file was probably that person's instruction.
"Why did she do this?"
Huangfu Xiaoyuan said and shook her head: "That's all, it doesn't matter what she thinks. Where else can I find the details of what happened back then except here?"
"Since there is no file record, we can only ask people who knew what happened back then."
Qi Yunzhou thought for a while and said: "There is no use asking the teacher, he won't tell, and the teacher probably doesn't know too much inside information."
Huangfu Xiaoyuan looked at Qi Yunzhou, who shook his head and said: "Your Highness, there is no need to look at me. I have already said that as far as the results are concerned, I don't know anything. If Your Highness wants to know the details, you can only go find that gentleman."
Huangfu Xiaoyuan was quick-thinking and immediately guessed that the person Qi Yunzhou was talking about happened decades ago. Most of the parties involved are no longer alive. The only one left is the newly appointed commander of the Jinyi Guards, Meng Yuan.
But after Meng Yuan was taken away by Aunt Axiu, no one knew where they went or how they could find him for a while.