Traitors of the Manchu dynasty, why do you make me an emperor through the ages Chapter 164 The old uncle in the green hat didn't recognize the eldest nephew!
Chapter 164 The old uncle in the green hat didn't recognize the eldest nephew!
Zheng Guan, who had thrown away his round-necked black silk robe and was left with only a white silk midfielder, stood on the court.
His stature is tall and strong, which cannot be compared with ordinary people.
However, at this moment, Zheng Guan was surrounded by many officers and soldiers holding long swords. In front of him was the majestic Song Qiaonian, who was dressed in crimson robes. Around Song Qiaonian, there were officials in crimson robes, green robes and green robes scattered like a peacock in full bloom. .
A bleak autumn wind blew past, carrying the brown grass clippings and swirling away, and the atmosphere in the field suddenly cooled down.
Lu Bu looked at Song Qiaonian from a distance, his teeth itched with anger at his appearance, and he covered his mouth and said to Li Qian: "Master, if the Deer Ming Banquet is over soon, I'll find someone to give him a sap..."
"Don't be impulsive."
Li Qian shook his head gently: "If you beat him, Song Qiaonian would not suspect that it was you, and would definitely think of the person who had an enemy with him. You beat him up and ran away, but you made others suffer."
He looked at Zheng Guan quietly: "For example, he."
"Alas~"
Lu Bu sighed. He also knew that Li Qian was right, but he was holding his breath in his heart.
"Don't worry."
Li Qian looked at Zheng Guan with a smile on his face: "I will arrange the rest later. It is enough to understand the situation today."
The situation on the field is now extremely clear.
In addition to Zheng Guan standing up to leave, there was another person who had already stood up excitedly, Yan Zhenqing.
He just stood up and wanted to chase Zheng Guan, but when he heard Song Qiaonian's words, he suddenly froze again.
For this honest man, it was naturally difficult to understand the meaning of Lord Budang's words. He thought that Song Budang really didn't care about it.
This is more embarrassing. If Zheng Guan can stay, then can he continue to be impulsive?
However, the attention of many people is naturally not on Yan Jieyuan, but on Zheng Guan.
At this moment, Zheng Guan's expression was obviously serious. He frowned and stared at Song Qiaonian in front of him: "I wonder whose brother the Lord is compatible with? Maybe I do know him."
The officials all pouted, are they panicking now?
What did you do early?
Just wait! You will regret it later!
Song Qiaonian smiled slightly: "Brother Zheng Qin and I have a close friendship. We are as close as brothers and we have many contacts."
Many officials were startled, and then someone exclaimed: "Could it be Mr. Zheng, the Zhengbutang who became an official a few years ago?"
"That's right, it must be Mr. Zheng!"
"Master Zheng is a member of a generation, and there are countless people in the officialdom who have received your favor!"
"Indeed, I have been an official for half my life, and the one I admire the most is Mr. Zheng. I have always regarded Mr. Zheng as my elder!"
"I didn't expect Song Butang to have such a close personal relationship with Mr. Zheng..."
When Zheng Guan heard Zheng Qin's name, he was obviously startled for a moment.
Song Qiaonian looked at his expression and smiled slightly: "How about it? Do you know Brother Zheng Qin? If not, I will..."
Zheng Guan had a strange expression. After hesitating for a moment, he still uttered two words.
"know."
"know?"
Many officials were startled, and Song Qiaonian stopped what he was about to say.
"Does he really know Mr. Zheng?"
"It stands to reason that Mr. Zheng is a highly respected elder even in the Zheng family, right? How could he know a young boy like him?"
"Maybe it's true! We outsiders naturally don't know about the Zheng family's own affairs."
"Anyway, I don't believe that he, a member of the Zheng family who came to the capital to take the Qiu Wei exam, can meet any big shot in the Zheng family..."
Officials have different opinions and opinions.
Song Qiaonian frowned slightly and looked at Zheng Guan: "I didn't know Zheng Qin, Brother Zheng is yours..."
"He's my nephew." Zheng Guan's face was full of weirdness, he scratched his head and said, "I call him uncle every time we meet."
After finishing speaking, another bleak autumn wind blew by, but this time the wind was different from the last time...
??
Damn it?
How old is Mr. Zheng? Is it enough to be your grandfather?
You said he is your nephew? Are you his uncle?
The atmosphere in the venue suddenly became awkward, and all the officials and officials could only think about.
Although there is a big age difference, there is such a contrast in seniority.
Everyone also knows that this situation is actually quite common, especially among some big families.
An old man and a young man treat each other as brothers, a middle-aged man watches his grandfather being born, etc.
only……
What a coincidence this time?
I happened to bump into the young uncle of Zheng Butang who became an official??
The official who had just said that he admired Zheng Qin the most and regarded him as his elder was even more embarrassed and wanted to find a way to slip in.
The officials present all lowered their heads and held cups of tea and drank heavily. For a while, there was the sound of drinking tea, covering up the embarrassing atmosphere... No, it was not an embarrassing atmosphere, but Song Qiaonian's embarrassment.
At this moment, his face turned green and white, and the hand trying to hold the tea cup was already frozen in the air.
Just now he was calling Brother Zheng, and now he is actually the nephew of this little civil servant! It’s really embarrassing for him to be sent to his grandma’s house!
At this moment, another unscrupulous person shouted at the top of his voice: "It's a misunderstanding! It turns out that the flood flooded the Dragon King Temple, and the old uncle didn't recognize his eldest nephew!"
One after another, suppressed squeaking sounds came from the crowd. Even Yan Zhenqing, who was standing awkwardly, turned red and hurriedly turned around and sat down with his head lowered.
Only his trembling shoulders revealed that he was suppressing a smile.
Naturally, those who dare to laugh out loud are Juren. Many officials have received professional training and cannot laugh.
It's just that they are really uncomfortable holding it in.
Song Qiao Nian suddenly stood up, his scarlet robe billowing, but his face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.
His eyes were like a falcon, and he scanned the many perpetrators, but he did not find the culprit.
Song Qiaonian's knuckles turned white from the pinching. He turned around and said to Wang Jin, who was smiling like a Maitreya Buddha: "Lord Ling Yin, I have something to do today, so I won't stay with you much longer."
"The next deer roaring banquet will be hosted by Lord Ling Yin!"
Many officials were shocked and couldn't help but laugh and stood up to try to persuade him to stay.
But Wang Jin smiled and nodded to Song Qiaonian: "Sir, please go slowly. I won't send you far."
"Farewell." Song Qiaonian* cupped his hands coldly, crossed the table, and strode towards the door.
"Huh? Song Budang?"
"this……"
"Song Budang? Why is this necessary..."
Many officials were extremely anxious, but Song Qiaonian was already like a bastard - he was determined.
"Song Budang? It doesn't have to be like this, right?"
Even the straight-tempered Zheng Guan was shocked: "You and my nephew are brothers, shouldn't we get closer?"
"I'll just take over this job. If you go to Xingyang again one day, I won't need my nephew to pick you up. I'll treat you to a nice meal myself!"
These words were so upright that everyone present could not tell whether he was being sarcastic or sarcastic, or was trying to comfort Song Qiaonian.
"Haha~"
A stiff smile appeared at the corner of Song Qiaonian's mouth, and he wanted to say some harsh words, but when he thought of Zheng Qin and the Zheng family, he swallowed his words again.
"I really have something to do today. Let's talk about it another day when I go to Xingyang!"
With that said, he walked out of the courtyard without looking back.
"What a weirdo..."
Zheng Guan shook his head in confusion and returned to his desk.
The officials are sweating profusely. Please keep your moral integrity!
Song Qiaonian got angry and left, and the situation here inevitably cooled down.
Wang Jin, Jing Zhaoyin, did not go to heat up the atmosphere. Instead, he sat directly on the main seat and announced the start of the Luming Banquet with a smile.
The procedure of the Deer Ming Banquet is that Jieyuan first sings "Deer Ming", and then the top five candidates perform a dance called "Kui Xing Dance" to celebrate everyone's success in the examination...
It's just that now everyone has no intention of celebrating. Everyone's mind is still on the farce just now.
After completing this series of procedures, Jingzhao Yin and Wang Jin followed the usual practice and asked many candidates to write poems...
However, what happened next was lackluster. Li Qian led Lu Bu and the old eunuch directly, left Feiyuntang using urine escape, and then left Huashui Garden through the front door.
"Master, this guy is so audacious! He must be severely punished!" The old eunuch did not change out of the servant's green clothes, but followed Li Qian like this, secretly applying eye drops to Lu Bu. .
"Master, don't listen to this treacherous eunuch's slander!"
Lu Bu put on a brocade robe and glared at the old eunuch: "Am I right?"
The sentence just now, "The flood washed away the Dragon King Temple..." was what Lu Bu said with a pinched voice.
"It doesn't matter."
Li Qian just laughed so hard that his stomach ached. Now that he thought about it, he still couldn't help but smile: "I didn't expect Zheng Guan to be so senior in the Zheng family."
"Hey, sir, you haven't seen the bad look on Song Qiaonian's face!"
Lu Bu chuckled: "It's like eating a dead fly!"
"If I were Zheng Guan, I would ask him to call his uncle on the spot!"
"Do you think everyone is as bad as you?" the old eunuch mocked disdainfully.
The two bickered for a few more times, and then Li Qian came back from his thoughts and turned to look at Lu Bu: "Fengxian, didn't you say before that you were going to show me places related to Cai Jing?"
What Song Qiaonian did today ruined his reputation as an emperor and really made Li Qian very angry!
He was already thinking about how to give these people some color.
"That is, that is, sir."
Lu Bu hurriedly left the old eunuch behind, followed closely, and said with a smile: "It's in Cai Jing's house!"
"Cai Jing's house?"
The old eunuch looked at him dumbfounded: "Are you crazy? How can you tell me to go in??"
"What do you know? Stop yelling!"
Lu Bu scolded him impatiently, then smiled at Li Qian and said, "Master, didn't our people just say that Song Qiaonian went to Cai Jing's house?"
"Although it's not night yet, there are guests in Cai Jing's house, taking up their energy. It's time to pass!"
"Bu has checked it for you several times, and there is absolutely no problem!"
Li Qian couldn't help but curl his lips. It was night again and he sneaked into the house again. It didn't sound like a good thing.
"Fengxian..."
Li Qian hesitated for a moment, then asked: "These people in this place you are talking about...are they serious or not?"
"Serious! Absolutely serious!"
Lu Bu patted his chest and vowed: "Master, don't worry! There is absolutely nothing more serious than this!"
Seeing him being so honest, Li Qian felt even more uneasy.
It's just that he didn't do it for anything else, but mainly for Cai Jing, the treacherous official.
Now that we have the opportunity to explore the outrageous things Cai Jing has done, how can we give up?
"Alas~"
Li Qian sighed softly and said helplessly: "If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you catch the tiger's cubs?"
"It seems we have to go this time."
The old eunuch was startled, and then said in admiration: "Master is really a real man! He will not hesitate to sacrifice himself for the sake of government affairs!"
Lu Bu took a step slower and also praised: "Master Shengming, with your courage and determination, there is absolutely no chance that anything will happen!"
The three of them walked through the bustling capital city and headed south.
Lu Bu was leading the way, and the street was filled with pedestrians, cars and horses, and shouts.
This situation continued until the three of them arrived near Cai Jing's mansion. There were far fewer people here, and they could only be seen here and there occasionally.
Lu Bu led Li Qian and the old eunuch to turn left and right, and finally came to the base of a wall.
It has green walls and black tiles, a fence about two people high, and there are no pedestrians around.
Lu Bu looked around, and then said: "Master, let's dig in from here!"
"Climb over the wall and get in..."
Li Qian looked up at the high wall and rubbed his hands: "Then give it a try."
He has never relaxed in practicing Baduanjin these days. At this time, he already has some basic skills and has almost reached the fourth form.
Nowadays, Li Qian's skills are no longer what they used to be. Although there is still a long way to go before he can climb over a wall, he is still confident about climbing over such a wall.
But before he could start, the old eunuch came up to him with a smile: "Master, let your slaves carry you up."
Lu Bu nodded hurriedly: "Yes, sir, he has to go outside anyway, so it's just right for him to carry you up."
The old eunuch's smile froze on his face, and he turned to look at Lu Bu: "Why do I have to show off outside?"
"Of course we have to let it go."
Lu Bu said confidently: "Master and I went in, what if there is an accident outside? What if there is someone outside when we come out?"
"If there was no one outside to respond, wouldn't it be that someone just happened to bump into me!"
"For the sake of my safety, you should stay here~"
"Can't you let your men keep watch here?"
The old eunuch said angrily: "Of course I will follow you in to protect the master's safety."
"It doesn't hurt to go with your companions."
Li Qian reluctantly advised: "Even if we have to look out for the wind, we can still ask others to come!"
Lu Bu was rarely obedient, but felt a little embarrassed: "Master, it's okay for the two of us to go in, but that place..."
He pointed at the old eunuch, bared his teeth and said, "It's inconvenient for him to be an eunuch!"
Li Qian felt his tooth hurt when he heard it. He couldn't help but pulled Lu Bu's arm and asked in a low voice: "Fengxian, tell me the truth!"
"What exactly is this place?"
"Could it be that Cai Jing secretly kidnapped some good girl and opened a place to receive guests?"
By the end of the sentence, Li Qian's face was already very serious.
If this is true, then Cai Jing, this big cancer, must be eliminated as soon as possible!
But Lu Bu chuckled: "Master, how can it be as mysterious as you said?"
"Even if Cai Jing wants to open a brothel to receive clients, he can't have it in his own house. Otherwise, wouldn't all the prostitutes come and go from Cai's house openly?"
"Then what happened to his home?"
Li Qian was startled and reflected for a moment, and it seemed that this was indeed the case.
"Then what is going on here? Why can't I enter?" The old eunuch was still very unhappy.
"You know nothing!"
Lu Bu couldn't help but said: "Anyway, as long as you know you are not suitable."
He quickly turned to look at Li Qian and defended: "Master, I really didn't target him intentionally. If I let him run in, something would definitely happen!"
"The people inside may want to kick us out, or we may even be exposed inside and be surrounded..."
"this……"
When the old eunuch heard that it might ruin the experience of His Majesty the Emperor, he hurriedly backed down: "Sir, why don't you wait outside?"
Li Qian glanced at Lu Bu suspiciously, then nodded to the old eunuch: "That's fine, don't move around here for now, we'll go back as soon as we go."
Lu Bu chuckled: "Master, I'm afraid you don't want to come back."
He rubbed his hands gently, glanced at the high wall, and said with a smile: "Master, I'll go over and help you see what's going on inside the wall first. Please wait here for a while."
"If it's safe inside, I'll slap you twice and you can go in after listening to the noise."
Li Qian looked at him helplessly and nodded: "Okay."
Lu Bu took half a step to run, put his foot on the wall, turned over with a kite, and flew over the top of the wall.
After a while, two crisp applauses came from inside.
Li Qian also rubbed his hands and tried to climb over the wall.
It's just that he obviously overestimated his skill. He spent a long time hanging on the wall, and it was difficult to get up even by holding on to the cracks in the bricks.
Fortunately, there were no pedestrians here, and no one noticed His Majesty the Emperor's embarrassment.
"Big companion, give me a hand!" Li Qian's old face turned red.
The old eunuch, who was still nervous and looking around, hurried over after hearing this, held Li Qian's thighs and butt, and sent him up to the wall.
I stood on the wall and looked into the Cai Mansion, but... I couldn't see anything.
Ahead is a dense forest with nothing but trees.
"Master! Here!" Lu Bu kept waving from below.
"good."
Although Li Qianying was happy, it was easy to go up the mountain but difficult to go down. It was not that easy to go down from the nearly three-meter wall.
"Master, I'm watching over you from below!"
Fortunately, there was Lu Bu below, which made Li Qian feel relieved. He moved slowly for a long time bit by bit, and finally jumped to the ground with a plop.
"Huh~"
Li Qian breathed a sigh of relief, and the purple cloud brocade short coat he was wearing had a few white marks on it.
"Master, this way."
Lu Bu stepped forward to support him and lead Li Qian the way.
At this time, the sky was dim and it was already seven or eight quarters of an hour after midnight.
The two of them walked through the dense forest paths with their waists bent, and Li Qian would reach out to swat away flying mosquitoes from time to time.
After walking for about half a quarter of an hour, the two of them came out of the dense forest on that side and came to... the forest on the other side.
"The Cai Qing family's home is too big." Li Qian couldn't help but complain.
I used a telescope on the city gate tower before and didn't notice anything. It was just a small area.
But when you actually walk inside, you can realize just how vast the area is.
"Master, it's right in front." Lu Bu pointed forward with a smile.
Behind a tall bamboo forest, there is a rugged rockery, which looks like a huge stone block with thick vegetation on it.
Looking through the dim light, the whole thing looks like a beauty holding a baby in her arms, gazing tenderly at the child in her arms under the red glow of the setting sun.
"What's so special about that?" Li Qian couldn't help but ask.
"It's very particular."
Lu Bu chuckled: "Master, someone will come to pick us up when we get there."
"But then I will have to humiliate you, sir. In order to facilitate my movement, I will have to change into servant clothes."
"It doesn't matter."
Li Qian had expected this for a long time. He couldn't be so arrogant when he was wandering around someone else's house, right?
The two walked through the bamboo forest and came to the rockery.
Lu Bu took Li Qian and came to a cave in the rockery by familiar means.
Li Qian looked around and found that they were in the arms of the stone beauty.
While he was looking around, Lu Bu had already been searching in the cave for a while, and found two clean blue servant uniforms under a large blue stone, and gave another one to Li Qian.
"Master, this is it. Let's put it on quickly."
"good."
Li Qian nodded and followed the good example.
The two of them changed several identities today. When they woke up in the morning, they were the emperor and the captain of the Yulin Guards. At noon, they became two new imperial examination candidates. By now in the evening, they had become the servants of Cai Jing's house...
It has to be said that life's circumstances are so unpredictable.
The two of them nestled in the cave and changed their clothes. After a while, there was a sound of footsteps in the distance.
Lu Bu stuck his head out to take a look, then quickly turned to Li Qian and said, "Master, here we come."
Li Qian became more and more curious.
What exactly is Cai Jing hiding?
The footsteps gradually approached, and when they got close, Lu Bu took Li Qian out of the cave.
Li Qian took a quick look and found that the person who came was a maid with plain appearance and graceful figure, wearing plain clothes and holding a lantern in her hand.
The little maid was not startled by Lu Bu who suddenly came out. Instead, she looked at Lu Bu with bright eyes: "Lü Langjun? You are here again!"
The tone was full of surprise.
Lu Bu smiled slightly, took half a step to the side, let out Li Qian's figure, and said with a chuckle: "This is our master, he is here to take a look today."
The little maid then saw Li Qian and was stunned at the first glance, her eyes almost shining.
Li Qian was a little frightened by her wolf-like look, fearing that the little maid would suddenly turn into a monster and pounce on him and swallow him whole.
"Ahem~" Lu Bu coughed slightly from the side.
Only then did the little maid come back to her senses. Xiafei turned her head with both cheeks and looked at Lu Bu. She covered her mouth and said with a sweet smile: "Don't be jealous, Mr. Lu Lang. Although your master is not as strong as you. But he is much more handsome than you!"
Lu Bu laughed, winked at Li Qian proudly, and laughed again: "How can I be jealous of our master?"
The little maid was not afraid that others would hear the noise here, but she advised Lu Bu: "Lü Langjun, when you enter here, please don't call me master again."
"How about you two treat each other as friends?"
"This..." Lu Bu was startled.
“Thoughtful.”
Li Gan smiled and said: "From now on, Lu Langjun and I are friends."
"My surname is Li."
The little maid boldly glanced at Li Qian, covered her mouth with a smile and nodded: "Yes, Li Langjun."
"You two, please come with me."
The little maid led the way, and Li Qian and Lu Bu followed behind.
The lanterns cast dim light, illuminating the swaying flowers and plants on both sides of the path.
The evening wind blew through the bamboo forest, and the bamboo leaves swayed.
The sound of rushing water came from the front. The little maid led the two of them out of the bamboo forest, and their eyes suddenly opened up.
The water waves hit the shore, and the lake was filled with sparkling moonlight, quiet and peaceful.
But Li Qian's eyes did not stay on the lake, but turned to a house next to the small lake.
The small house was located beside the lake, with bright lights shining through the walls.
It was obvious that someone was walking around frequently in the yard, because the lights were flickering.
The little maid led Lu Bu and Li Qian towards the courtyard.
As you get closer, you can hear bursts of laughter and laughter coming from inside.
Li Qian was still a little puzzled. Could it be that Cai Jing raped a good girl for pleasure?
Why are you still talking and laughing? There seems to be something wrong with this situation?
But no matter what, if you can go deep into Cai's house and get Cai Jing's secrets, it will be a worthwhile trip.
If Cai Jing makes trouble in Xingyang and Bianzhou in a while, he may be able to use this matter to counterattack, and even go further to shake the foundation of this thief...
When Li Qian saw the house, he subconsciously thought about how to deal with Cai Jing, who was already considered a relatively qualified politician.
But Lu Bu on the side kept staring at the door of the small courtyard.
"master……"
Just as he was about to speak, Li Qian looked at him and shook his head with a smile.
"Oh! Friend Li!" Lu Bu came to his senses and quickly changed his words.
The little maid in front turned her head and glanced at Lu Bu with a smile, then turned around and pushed open the courtyard door.
There was a creaking sound, and colorful lights shone from behind the door.
A sweet scent of powder came to his face, causing Li Qian to squint his eyes subconsciously.
When he calmed down and looked inside, he saw about a dozen women of different ages, including young girls and older beautiful women...
But the only thing they have in common is that they are all rare beauties. All of them are gorgeously dressed, with exquisite makeup, graceful figures, and jewels all over their bodies.
While Li Qian was looking at them, a group of women also heard the sound of the door opening and turned their heads to look at the door.
"Lu Langjun!"
A cooing sound came from the mouth of the woman closest to the door, which was both surprising and joyful!
"Ah! Mr. Lu Lang is here!"
"Lü Langjun, I miss you so much!"
"Lü Langjun, without you here, this meal won't be as delicious..."
A group of women ran toward the courtyard gate, some even shed tears with shallow eyelids. I felt pity for them.
Lu Bu was suddenly surrounded in the middle.
Only then did a woman notice Li Qian behind her, and her beautiful eyes lit up again: "Ah~ there is a handsome young man here!"
As soon as these words came out, the attention of the girls suddenly shifted.
Pairs of bright eyes stared at Li Qian, and a look of joy appeared on the faces of all the women.
"I didn't expect there was a husband!"
"The life of a junior official is so handsome..."
Suddenly, several women gathered around, some of them looked at Li Qian with a blush on their faces, but did not move shyly.
Li Qian was not confused by the scene of fragrant wind. He subconsciously took half a step back, took Lu Bu's arm and stepped back, and asked, "Who are they?"
Lu Bu chuckled and whispered to Li Qian: "They are all Cai Jing's wives and concubines."
Li Qian's mind was buzzing and he was confused for a moment. The image of Mr. Cai Jingcai subconsciously appeared in his mind.
Only this time, Cai Jing's head was covered with thick and dazzling green light.