The changes in the Changsun family happened one after another, which was enough for the people in the market to drink. The first one happened after Changsun Xi was sent to his hometown, and the heir of the Changsun family failed again. Privately, the Changsun family had various disputes.
The elders held a meeting to discuss the candidate for the successor. After the discussion, it was natural and not unexpected that Chang Sun Yue would be the successor. However, there was a small episode, and it was the elders and seniors who finally decided that Chang Sun Yue would be the successor.
Important reasons for heirs.
The rules of the eldest grandson's family are relatively traditional. They have always been inherited by the eldest son or eldest grandson. In other words, the more concubine the eldest grandson is, the youngest in the family. In front of her is the eldest grandson Wuming, who is the biological father of eldest sun Xi. It is always the turn of events.
She didn't get it, but Changsun Wuming made a big fuss in the ancestral hall because of her daughter's matter. He angrily wanted to seek justice for his daughter. When he got angry, he said it was Changsun Wuzheng's conspiracy. For a while, there was a turmoil and people were in trouble.
Everyone knows that because of this incident, Changsun Changfu removed all his posts and locked him up at home to think about his mistakes. After this incident, Changsun Wuming and his brother's family became enemies. The eldest son was imprisoned, and the eldest grandson returned.
In my hometown, the youngest son has no interest in the family business, so no one is qualified for the position of heir except the eldest grandson Yue. And when this bad news reached the ears of the eldest grandson Wuming, it was undoubtedly a heavy pinch of salt in the wound, or a handful.
Mixed with chili salt, he never got sick again and became as thin as a handful of bones.
Since then, the eldest grandson has become the only heir of the eldest grandson's family. She has transformed from the poor little girl who was dependent on others to the most favored eldest daughter of the eldest grandson. However, she is still an approachable big sister who appears wherever there is trouble and is willing to help others.
The respectable image was carried forward in the academy! This made many men admire her, and at the same time improved the reputation of the eldest grandson's family outside. This actually made the eldest grandson's husband's attitude towards her change greatly. Compared with before, it can be said that
Heaven and earth. Su Yan always laughs at her, like a pheasant turning into a phoenix!
From then on, she got a nickname - Phoenix
Every time he meets Chang Sun Yue, someone will greet him enthusiastically: "Hello, Phoenix!"
"Phoenix, have you been looking for food?"
"Phoenix, when are you going to find a male Phoenix?"
The trouble between Changsun and the Mo family was finally over, and it was March 15th in the blink of an eye.
As Yansheng said, Zuo Qing is trying his best to smooth over the scandal about the eldest grandson's family. Although it is difficult for everyone to talk about it, but as time goes by, I think this matter will pass sooner or later.
The bustling streets, with peach blossoms in full bloom on both sides, and the teahouses and restaurants extending to the end are still as lively as at night. In the second floor wing of Yunlai Pavilion, Su Yan sat by the window, biting his chopsticks, holding his chin in his hands, looking down at the crowd downstairs, listening to
The important news that Yanzhen got from the palace was used as an appetizer, but it was a very tasty appetizer.
Back then, the marriage between the Mo family and the Sun family was a marriage granted by His Majesty. If any other ordinary woman had soiled this marriage order, she would have been given death long ago. Now being able to save a small life is considered a blessing. But what Yan Zhen said
But it is not this matter that has been known to everyone for a long time, but that after the incident, His Majesty suppressed the Changsun family overtly and covertly, making it difficult to do business, and has closed several shops.
After all, the eldest grandson's family almost ruined the family fortune for Rong Guo to gain a foothold in the Six Kingdoms. Now it's really sad that the granddaughter has fallen like this!
Yan Zhen whispered to her: "Mo Fei lost face in this matter, and the officials who opposed him secretly applauded, and there were private discussions among the public, and they even retold Mo Fei's old stories.
Come out." Seeing Su Yan's eyes widened with an expectant look, he suddenly felt a sense of accomplishment and continued: "I think that when His Majesty was still a prince, Mo Fei had already planned for him. Just a few years later, the late Emperor
He died suddenly and suddenly, and there were rumors that it was Mo Fei." He lowered his voice to the lowest level and said, "I will seize the throne for you!"
Su Yan quickly covered his mouth: "How dare you say such things, and you will die?!" Although he was scolding, his voice was kept as low as possible.
Yan Zhen opened her hand easily, not bothering to be heard: "It's not like outside, it's very safe!"
Safety? How safe can a brothel be? Su Yan hurriedly closed the window and checked outside the door. He was relieved when there was no movement, and went back to teach him a few words.
Yan Zhen continued to tell her: "After this incident, maybe he was powerless. Now he has handed over all the affairs of the academy to Zuo Qing. In other words, Zuo Qing will be the real leader from now on."
"Why are you so weak-minded? I think I was so upset after someone poked me in the back that I no longer have the ability to manage the academy." Su Yan said with a cold snort, "To put it nicely, he is the head of the academy. He has not been Zuo Qing all this time.
In terms of management, he only needs to sit back and collect profits, and giving up the position of taking charge now is just to let Zuo Qing be justified, and his interests remain unchanged."
"You're still talking about me. I think you're also a talkative person. If the words you said get out, I guarantee you will have a hard time!"
Just as he was talking, the waiter came in with the dishes. Su Yan winked and Yan Zhen immediately shut his mouth.
Looking at the table full of dishes, Su Yan felt resentful and couldn't help cursing: "It's so shameless! I said you were treating me and you ordered such a large table, and they are all the most expensive!"
Yan Zhen smiled triumphantly and said: "Asking for help from others naturally costs money. Do you think there is free information in the world?"
"I'm so kind to you in vain. Are you still a human being?" After saying that, he picked up the bowls and chopsticks, as if fighting, "I still don't believe it. I can't compete with you in martial arts, and you will lose even if you eat me!"
As soon as they finished speaking, the two of them immediately jumped on the bench and started going back and forth. Su Yan didn't know when her acupoints were tapped. Yan Zhen dangled the big chicken leg in front of her and couldn't help laughing at what she was doing.
No, eating comes first!
Su Yan was so angry that he yelled: "You still have to be upright. How can you convince others with your villainous behavior? Untie it for me quickly, or I will make you walk around without food!"
Yan Zhen crossed his legs and looked at her with a playful smile. He bit into the chicken drumstick and was immersed in it when he heard a voice coming from outside the door, "You have to be merciful and merciful. How come General Yan is so merciless?"
"I saw people coming from the west building, swinging folding fans, and their faces were as warm as jade.
Yan Zhen gave him a cold look and was not in the mood to eat, so he simply crossed his arms and looked at him coldly.
"You came at the right time. If it were later, I wouldn't be able to hold on any longer!" Su Yan screamed miserably when he saw Xilou coming.
Xilou quickly put away the folding fan and tapped her on the back, then sat down next to her. Su Yan worked hard with his hands because he was trying to break the acupuncture points. At this moment, the acupoints were loosened and his hands were smashed out uncontrollably.
, happened to hit the person opposite him in the mouth. Yan Zhen covered his face in disbelief, and then hurriedly took out a delicate small mirror to see if his appearance was disfigured.
Su Yan relieved himself and took a sip of tea with satisfaction. During the break, he suddenly found a young man following behind Xilou, carrying a basket on his shoulder.
"Who is he?" Su Yan looked at the young man. He had a delicate face, somewhat like Xilou's beauty.
The young man stood up and bowed deeply to her: "I have just joined Wan Chao Fang as a servant. My surname is Qiu. Sir, please call me Chang Zhi." After that, his eyes smiled like a bright moon, along with the ordinary people nearby.
The scenery is very clear.
Xilou turned around and said something to Changzhi, who immediately nodded in agreement. Then he bowed slightly to Yanzhen and said politely: "I have admired General Yan for a long time, and I am lucky enough to meet you today. Why don't I let my younger brother do it?"
East, let’s have another banquet and have a good drink.”
Yan Zhen looked at the young man curiously. After a long time in his life, this was the first time he met someone who dared to invite him to drink. He couldn't help but sigh that it would be a long time before they met! However, he didn't feel comfortable leaving Su Yan and Xilou alone, so he decisively refused.
I met him, but I didn't expect that I would bow to him deeply and said respectfully: "I have always longed to be a general who serves the country, but unfortunately I have no merit. If I can be taught by the general, I may hope that I can become a general."
Please give me some advice, General!"
Yan Zhen blushed and said very helpfully: "Speaking of which, I am indeed qualified to teach you. If you really want to learn, I will charge a fee!"
Changzhi hurriedly took a step forward, saluted again, and almost knelt down on the ground: "I will worship you as my master from now on!" After saying that, he took a step forward, and Yan Zhen immediately hugged his shoulders.
They exited the door together.
Su Yan withdrew his attention from Changzhi and continued to enjoy his meal. During this period, he did not forget to ask Xilou: "You deliberately set aside the truth, do you want to say something to me?"
Xilou smiled at the corner of his mouth: "I do have something to ask of you. After the murder occurred in the back mountain, you and Xu Ziya went to the dark market. I think you should know something about the dark market, but you don't know.
Any thoughts on what’s unusual?”
After he mentioned it, all Su Yan's memories came back. Later, he listened to a lot of things about there, some that he had seen before, and some that were spread among the people. He originally planned to check it out, but it was a pity that she was just a person.
He's just a teacher, what's his talent?
Then he put down his chopsticks and said: "As we all know, most of the transactions in the dark market cannot be brought to the surface, but the common people only know one thing but not the other, especially the matter of selling people, let alone the powerful officials involved. It can be seen that there are
The secrecy is so great. Even if the Ministry of Punishment investigates, the powerful people will give each other some money and let each other know, and there will be no trace left."
"Don't tell people outside about these secrets. Even the people nearby don't know about them." Xilou was shocked by what Su Yan learned. "You live deep in the academy and rarely go out. How did you know?!"
"Xu Ziya, he..."
Yes, how did he know? How could a student know the secrets of the dark market? The more Su Yan thought about it, the more strange it became. At that time, the person who was investigating the Houshan murder case was the Yunlai Pavilion that Xu Ziya proposed, and later he accompanied her to the Jade Stone
Fang. He was involved in the whole process of investigating the case. He seemed to be too active, which was not his style!
Now that I think about it, it seems like he deliberately threw out clues to lead him to pursue the investigation... What was his intention?
Su Yan suddenly felt extremely frightened, as if he was in a bottomless abyss. Everything around him was pitch black and he couldn't see anything.
What's strange about Xilou is that Xu Ziya is just a tool used by Zuo Qing to remind Su Yan, so why should he tell her the secrets of the dark market? He had no time to care at this time, so he interrupted her thoughts and said: "To tell you the truth, in
When we first arrived in Ruoshui, we started to investigate the dark market and discovered that some noble officials from Kyoto were involved, and even many children from aristocratic families were involved, and the one that concerned us the most was Tan Cen, the Minister of Civil Affairs."
"Tan Cen?" Su Yan searched hard for this person in his mind, but found nothing. He could only listen to Xilou's explanation: "Tan Cen is a disciple of Mo Fei, but he rarely interacts with him. We have placed people in the official department
After collecting some information, we found that he had never accepted a bribe from any official. Even in the affairs he handled, there were obviously many places for him to embezzle, but he did everything in an orderly manner. To outsiders, he was a
An honest official. But one time, our people followed him and found that he had met with the shopkeeper in the dark market several times. If he was really honest, why did he contact that kind of person? After that, we stared at him for a long time before confirming that Tan Cen was indeed
It has a lot to do with the dark market!”
"To what extent?"
"The cleaner it looks on the outside, the filthy it looks on the inside. Tan Cen is very careful in his conduct, and he is extremely cautious when meeting with the dark market shopkeepers. He chooses a very hidden place so that our people cannot hear what they are saying. But after several visits,
It can still be roughly guessed that Tan Cen should be the boss of the shopkeeper. Later, he sent a few trustworthy people to the dark market to investigate, and found that it was impossible to act without a showdown, and the guards inside were all hidden out of sight.
If you make a mistake, you will never come back."
"But, Xu Ziya and I went there once, and it wasn't as difficult as you said." Su Yan felt that he was exaggerating, otherwise how would he have gotten in.
Xilou explained: "It's easy to enter the dark market, but if you want to enter those stalls, don't even think about it! I also went there in disguise once, wanting to spend a lot of money to buy showdown cards, but I never thought about the people there.
I wanted to know more about all the eighteen generations of my ancestors. When I heard that I was not from Rong, I became even more vigilant. In the end, I had no choice but to run away."
"So, Zuo Qing will do everything possible to get a showdown in Changsun Xi's hands?"
Xilou's eyes were firm: "This opportunity is hard-won, you must seize it!"
Su Yan frowned after listening to his words, and finally couldn't help but ask him, "You have always been secretive about me, why did you suddenly talk about it?" She immediately became alert, "What are your evil intentions?!
"
"How can I be malicious to you? It's not too late for me to protect you!" Xilou's eyebrows were gentle, and his voice was intoxicating. He held the folding fan and beat it gently in the palm of his hand, looking like a young man.
With a casual attitude, he said, "Anyway, you are already aware of what we are doing, and you are tired of covering it up anymore. It is better to talk it out, and we can still discuss it."
"Are you trying to force me to help you?"
"That's what you're saying, how come I've become such an inhumane villain!"
The word impersonal suited Zuo Qing. When he thought of that ice-like person, Su Yan's mind was instantly confused and he immediately brought the topic back to the dark market, "Since you want to investigate Tan Cen, do you have a plan? Guang Guang.
A wooden sign is not enough. If you want me to pretend to be a prostitute and sneak in, who do you think would want me based on my beauty?"
"Don't worry," Xilou said softly, "We have already planned everything. When the time comes, all you need to do is take the Shouyan Pearl and follow me to the dark market."
Su Yan suddenly remembered that Xilou had given one as a gift, which was kept in the wooden box where the bell was stored. It had never been used. At this time, Xilou said again: "I will disguise myself as a general. This person is the eldest grandson."
Xun's good friend Yu Chengfeng has been serving in the border army. Although he holds an important position, he has rarely been to Kyoto, and most people here are not familiar with it."
"In the showdown with Changsun Xi, we really have to find a reasonable identity. Everyone is familiar with Changsunxun. He is a border town general who has never met him a few times. He has a title that can intimidate the enemy, and it is not easy for his secrets to be exposed. It's a good idea.
!" Su Yan nodded in approval of his plan.
Xilou suddenly frowned, a little worried, "Although we are well prepared, the dark market is too deep and there are still many dangers. We must always be vigilant."
After three rounds of drinking, the plan was made clear. It was night, so the two of them took advantage of the darkness, wrapped themselves in cloaks and returned to the academy.