"Master Hou, are you okay?"
As soon as Zhou Chen came out, Qin Yi and Zhou Huai greeted him. They were relieved to see Zhou Chen intact.
"What can happen? Let's go back."
Zhou Chen got on the carriage and left Xiao Qinyan's mansion.
In the hall of the mansion, Xiao Qinyan's face was stern, and the official's loyal uncle slowly walked to his side.
"Prime Minister, how was your discussion with Marquis Zhongyong?"
Xiao Qinyan snorted coldly: "This boy is much more difficult to deal with than me. He is young and has great ambitions. If he is not from the noble family, why would I look for him?"
Today's confrontation with Zhou Chen made him feel very uncomfortable. He was decades older than Zhou Chen, but he did not take any advantage in Zhou Chen's hands. On the contrary, Zhou Chen's lion opened his mouth and forced him to submit.
"Master Xiang, do we have to find him?"
"Otherwise? You have also seen the intelligence collected recently. He has recently gained power, and the officials value him. Moreover, he also has a strong say in the circle of nobles. The most important thing is that he has the military power we lack.
You can’t trust Qianfan yet.”
Xiao Qinyan rubbed his head and looked at his previous opponents to see which ones were not in high and powerful positions. Even Ke Zheng was defeated by him.
But this time, although he returned to the capital, his footing was not stable after all, and secretly there were Qi Mu and a group of people who wanted to unseat him.
Although he is not afraid, he still has to defend himself, so he is in urgent need of allies.
The reason why I found Zhou Chen was because I valued Zhou Chen's power and status, and at the same time, I felt that Zhou Chen could be better controlled than those old foxes.
But before he could get any benefit from Zhou Chen, Zhou Chen opened his mouth and even used force to pressure him, forcing him to agree.
Being forced by a junior in this way, if he hadn't been deep enough in the city, the negotiation would have collapsed just now.
"Where is the young master..."
"Forget it, Qianfan is very wary of me. Even if he really controls the Imperial City Division, he may not be able to use it to my advantage. Although Zhou Chen is a bit difficult to deal with, we have a common goal and he is ambitious enough.
, so you can still trust me until you achieve your goal.”
"According to the plan we specified before, this time I will not only defeat Qi Mu, but also cut off Qingliu's lineage, and even capture Qianfan's heart."
Xiao Qinyan looked fierce. He had just returned to Tokyo. As the saying goes, the three fires of a new official took office, he wanted to make these fires burn even more vigorously.
Zhou Chen sat on the carriage and cursed secretly: "Old fox."
In the confrontation just now, it seemed that he had taken advantage, but Xiao Qinyan's original goal was to get him into the car. Although he paid the post of deputy commander of the front department, in fact, even if he did not take it, Xiao Qinyan's subordinates
No one can hold this position.
But with the support of Xiao Qinyan's party, his chances of success have become greater.
In the eyes of those Qingli literati, the Hou Party was a rogue party that brought disaster to the country and the people, but Zhou Chen knew that Queen Liu Wan would listen to politics behind the curtain for more than ten years in the future, and the future Emperor Renzong, Zhao Zhen, would be a puppet emperor for more than ten years.
It's just that as a noble, he can't openly support the queen, so cooperating with Xiao Qinyan is also an option.
The squabbling and intrigues in ancient official circles were really annoying, so if he had a choice, he still felt that modern society was better.
Of course, ancient times also have their advantages, such as having three wives and four concubines, being a noble, very powerful, etc.
When Tao Xin was still discussing the two things Zhou Chen had ordered his men to do, Liang Yuan had already started taking action.
Liang Yuan gave full play to his playboy demeanor and directly took a few of his good friends to the Jiaofang Division, and then arranged for people to have conflicts with Shen Ruzhuo. Although Shen Ruzhuo knew these playboys
He is not easy to mess with, but in his own territory, he does not want to give in.
The dandy boys above Jiu Jin, under Liang Yuan's slight instigation, furiously beat up Shen Ruzhuo. Finally, someone from the Yamen came and took them all away.
However, Liang Yuan and the others walked by themselves, while Shen Ruzhuo was carried away.
Going to Kaifeng Mansion was the beginning of Shen Ruzhuo's nightmare.
Before the fight and trouble between Shen Ruzhuo and others was resolved, several prostitutes from the Jiaofang Division came to report Shen Ruzhuo, saying that Shen Ruzhuo used his power to force them to do things they didn't want to do.
Well-founded and very detailed.
Shen Ruzhuo, who was already in trouble, became even more troubled now. Although official prostitutes were looked down upon by others, if only a few official prostitutes reported on her, they would certainly not be a threat to Shen Ruzhuo.
But the problem is, there are also a few dandy boys from Liang Yuan, and they seized on this matter and put Shen Ruzhuo to death.
On one side is Shen Ruzhuo, who has no powerful background, and the facts and evidence of the crime are all there; on the other side are several young masters from the Marquis and Earl's Houses.
The government office naturally knew how to make a decision, so they immediately took Shen Ruzhuo into custody and prepared for interrogation.
Although there is no result yet, everyone knows that Shen Ruzhuo is finished. With luck, if he can take care of things, he may be able to save his life, but if he can't, he is destined to be exiled for three thousand miles.
Shen Ruzhuo's fate caused quite a stir in the Jiaofang Department, with many people applauding him.
Within the Jiaofang Division, except for those newcomers who have just entered the Jiaofang Division and do not know who Shen Ruzhuo is, all the old people who have been in the Jiaofang Division for a period of time basically know what Shen Ruzhuo is.
people.
Most of the women in the Jiaofang Division are convicts. They were forced to come to the Jiaofang Division, but it does not mean that they do not have their own dignity.
In order to survive, they had to obey the rules of the Jiaofang Division, but they also hated people like Shen Ruzhuo.
Zhou Chen naturally heard about Shen Ruzhuo's fate. He called Liang Yuan over and praised and encouraged him a few words, which made Liang Yuanmei smile and excited.
Although this incident caused him to be scolded a few times by his father, it was completely worth it compared to getting Zhou Chen's attention.
Jiaofangsi!
After Shen Ruzhuo was arrested, Song Yinzhang's mood improved a lot. After coming to Jiaofangsi, no one finally bothered her anymore.
During the recent period, she seldom covered her face, and spent more time training with Zhang Haohao. The Jiaofang Division's July performance was coming soon, and she promised to help Zhang Haohao win the championship in one fell swoop.
Zhang Haohao's voice has always been a specialty of Jiaofangsi, and even officials have praised it. Now she has added pipa master Song Yinzhang, which makes her performance even more exciting.
On this day, Song Yinzhang and Zhang Haohao were training when they suddenly saw the chief officer of the Jiaofang Department. The Jiaofang envoy Yuan Changhe led several officials over.
Song Yinzhang and Zhang Haohao immediately stopped training, stood up, and saluted respectfully: "See Yuan Shizun."
Yuan Changhe waved his hand kindly: "Get up."
Then he said: "Ms. Song, this is Mr. Tao, Master Tao of our Ministry of Etiquette. Mr. Tao is here specifically for your business."
Song Yinzhang didn't know why, but he still saluted respectfully: "Mr. Song is here to see Mr. Tao."
Zhang Haohao followed suit and saluted: "Mr. Zhang meets Mr. Tao."
"No need to be polite."
Tao Langzhong had the same smile on his face, especially when he saw Song Yinzhang, his attitude became a little better.
He took a wooden box from the servant behind him.
"Ms. Song, this is your certificate of renunciation. From now on, you are no longer a prostitute of the Jiaofang Division, but a good citizen who has renounced your citizenship."
Song Yinzhang couldn't believe his ears: "What, what?"
Yuan Changhe saw Song Yinzhang losing his composure and hurriedly urged: "Hurry up and thank Master Tao."
Song Yinzhang woke up from a dream and hurriedly saluted Tao Langzhong: "Mr. Song, thank you, sir. May you be safe..."
At this moment, she began to speak incoherently. She didn't even know what she was talking about. She only knew how to say nice things to thank Tao Langzhong.
But Tao Langzhong was not dissatisfied at all because of Song Yinzhang's gaffe, and was still smiling.
"Ms. Song, you don't have to do this. This is proof. You keep it. If Mrs. Song wants to set up a household in Tokyo, she can purchase enough land. Once the procedures are completed, go to the Ministry of Etiquette to find me. I can help you with household registration matters."
Go to the household department to get it done."
"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir."
Song Yinzhang was so excited that her hands trembled a little. She had always thought about being able to escape her humble status, and this moment finally came true, which made her feel as if she was in a dream.
From now on, she, Song Yinzhang, is no longer a lowly official prostitute, but a truly good citizen.
Looking at the excited Song Yinzhang, Yuan Changhe and Zhang Haohao had different expressions.
As the envoy of Jiaofang, Yuan Changhe was an official of the Ministry of Rites. He knew something about his superior, Tao Langzhong, and he knew the Jiaofang Division even better.
It's just a small thing for Tao Langzhong to deregister a person.
But Tao Langzhong came in person, and his attitude towards Song Yinzhang was so friendly. It was not like he had taken a fancy to Song Yinzhang, so he understood that someone must have said hello to Song Yinzhang if he could leave his country, and the other party's level was still far away.
Far higher than Tao Langzhong.
This made him a little scared, but at the same time he was very lucky. Fortunately, during this period, he valued Song Yinzhang's pipa skills, so he was very tolerant of her and did not target her.
To be continued...