Chen Pingan looked up at the night and did not look back for a long time.
He stood under the eaves, holding a charcoal cage in his hand.
Gu Can cried heartbrokenly, like a wounded cub.
Even though Chen Ping'an had looked at Gu Can again, he still didn't speak, and just let Gu Can wail there, with tears and runny nose all over his face.
Gu Can kept crying until her body twitched, and she cried until she ran out of energy. Then she started whimpering, gathered some energy, and started howling again. It was like she had lost all her energy from crying.
Chen Pingan asked slowly: "Why don't you plead with me? Is it because you know it's useless? I don't want to lose the last chance, because by opening Tan Xue's mouth, I will not only be clean with the Spring Court House, but also with your mother.
, it’s the same with you Gu Can, the last bit of the lotus root is gone, is it? I finally know that even if Tanxue is here, I may not be able to survive in Shujian Lake now. I will replace Tanxue with Chen Ping’an.
, when you are the door gods of the Spring Court House, maybe you two can continue to live as before, but it is a little less happy, and you are not able to tell me confidently, 'I just like killing people'? But it is inexplicable compared to what day.
Is it still profitable to give a monk who I have never met and have no grievances against him, just slap him to death, and then let the whole family run away to reunite under the ground?"
Gu Can didn't say anything, didn't wipe the snot and tears on his face, and just stared at Chen Ping'an blankly.
Chen Pingan sighed, walked to Gu Can, bent down and handed over the charcoal cage in his hand.
Stepping in the snow, every step made a squeaking sound.
Gu Can didn't answer.
Chen Ping'an squatted down and looked at Gu Can face to face, "Little slug, it's okay, tell the truth, I'll listen."
Gu Can grabbed a handful of snow, turned around, smeared it on his face, then turned back and choked: "Chen Pingan, you are the worst person!"
Chen Ping'an burst into laughter and hesitated for a moment, "In your Shujian Lake, I am indeed a good person. Either a good person is smart, or a bad person."
Gu Can's tears suddenly burst into tears, "You Shujian Lake, your Spring Court House, you two! Chen Pingan, you like to say things like this, let's not do this, okay..."
Gu Can covered her face with the backs of her hands and sobbed.
Chen Pingan said: "Go back."
Gu Can punched Chen Pingan in the chest, causing Chen Pingan to fall to the snow.
Gu Can stood up and staggered away.
After running out for more than ten steps, Gu Can stopped without turning around and sobbed: "Chen Ping'an, you are more important than the little loach. It has always been like this. But from now on, it will no longer be the case, even if the little loach dies.
, are better than you."
Chen Ping'an was sitting in the snow, looking at Shu Jian Lake.
The mind is as still as water.
Standing up and shaking off the snow flakes on his cotton-padded clothes, Chen Ping'an walked towards the ferry and waited for the arrival of Tan Yuanyi from Lisu Island. With Liu Zhimao's resolute and resolute style, he would definitely send a message to Lisu Island with his sword as soon as he returned to Hengbo Mansion. However,
Suddenly thinking that the spy leader of Dali Luboting in the middle of Aquarius Continent would probably not arrive by boat, but would communicate with Liu Zhimao in advance and secretly sneak into Qingxia Island. Chen Pingan turned around and went directly to Hengbo Mansion.
.
Spring Court Mansion.
The woman was wearing a snow-white fox fur and was waiting anxiously.
After looking at Gu Can's figure, he hurried over and asked, "How is it, where is Tan Xue? I didn't come back with you?"
Earlier, when the two of them were making dumplings together in the kitchen, Gu Can's expression suddenly changed drastically. She fell to the ground and covered her heart, as if she was seriously ill.
At that time, the woman knew that something was wrong. It was probably Tanxue who had gone wrong outside the Spring Court House.
Gu Can raised his head and said in a daze, "Dead."
The woman was stunned, thinking she heard wrongly, "Cancan, what did you say?"
Gu Can repeated: "Dead."
The woman said sternly: "Dead? Just like that? Tanxue is a dragon in the Nascent Soul Realm, how could he die?! Apart from the old bastard named Liu from Gongliu Island, who else in Shujian Lake can kill Tanxue?"
Snow!"
Gu Can looked at her mother's face and said, "And Chen Pingan."
The woman said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about! How could Chen Ping'an kill Tan Xue, and what qualifications does he have to kill the little loach that no longer belongs to him? Is he crazy? This heartless little bitch, he was
He should starve to death in Mud Bottle Alley. I knew he had no good intentions when he came to our Qingxia Island and suffered a thousand blows..."
Gu Can suddenly said: "Chen Pingan may be able to hear it."
The woman immediately closed her mouth and looked around in panic. Her face was as pale as the snow on the ground and the fox fur on her body.
Gu Can remained silent.
The woman hugged him and cried, "My poor son."
Gu Can's face was expressionless. His body and soul were extremely weak now. After walking in the snow between Chunting Mansion and Shanmen, his hands and feet were already cold.
Returning to Hengbo Mansion again, Liu Zhimao hesitated and asked his confidant butler to invite Zhang Jing.
Then he went to the secret small sword tomb that was similar to a sword room, where the top-grade messenger flying sword was stored. After carefully considering the words, he sent the letter to Tan Yuanyi, the owner of Lisu Island.
Finally, Liu Zhimao came to the lobby where there was a colorful lichen pavement, a national specialty. With a flick of his hand, he picked up a ball of water mist and sprinkled it on the ground. A picture of the entrance of Qingxia Island Mountain appeared.
The heavy snow has stopped, and the scene looks a bit dead.
Liu Zhimao lowered his head and stared at the scene of water mist.
During this period, I raised my head and looked out the door several times.
Liu Zhimao smiled helplessly. Among the nearly a thousand monks on Qingxia Island today, only one Zhang Jie dared to obtain the order from Hengbo Mansion. He still came here in a hurry and would never rush to fight the wind. As for whether he, the island owner, could
He has a grudge in his heart, but this old guy Zhang Ding never cares about it.
Liu Zhimao sighed.
Almost all of the old brothers who fought side by side for the first time died. They either died on the battlefield of opening up new territories, or died from endless sneak attacks and assassinations, or they were unruly and rebellious and were beaten by Liu Zhimao himself.
Of course, most of them died of old age. In the end, only Zhang Ding was left, the last old man on Qingxia Island.
Liu Zhimao walked straight through the water transportation scroll and came to the gate. He hesitated for a moment, stepped out of the threshold, and waited for Zhang Dao over there.
As a monk in the Dragon Gate Realm under the Earthly Immortal, in Shujian Lake, which has more than a thousand islands, even if you don’t talk about his friendship with Liu Zhimao, he actually occupies the mountain as the king and is the owner of the island, which is more than enough. In fact, Liu Zhimao has spent the past two years
After annexing more than ten large islands, including Sulin Island, using the method of making distant and close attacks, Zhang Qi, the minister who supports the dragon, had the intention to choose a large island as the place to open his mansion, but Zhang Qi declined twice.
, Liu Zhimao no longer insisted.
In the early stage of meeting when both of them were in the sea-viewing realm, Zhang Jing, who was born as a genealogy master, was not only Liu Zhimao's friend, but also the strategist behind Liu Zhimao's advice. It can be said that Qingxia Island was able to survive safely in the early days.
During the difficult time, in addition to Liu Zhimao leading a group of ministers who gathered around him, and taking ruthless attacks again and again to eradicate the enemy and frighten the heroes, Zhang's decision-making was crucial.
The reason why Liu Zhimao has always been very courteous to Zhang Zhi is not only the hard-earned love during the difficult years, but also the fact that after Zhang Zhi established a foothold in Qingxia Island, especially Liu Zhimao, he climbed up step by step on the road of spiritual practice.
Leaving him far behind, Zhang Ding never hesitated to say many things he thought he should say. He simply turned a founding figure who should have rested on the credit book and enjoyed it into a temple that was careless about life and death and annoying.
Liu Zhimao, the remonstrator, was really annoyed several times by Zhang Zhi's lack of dignity, immediately attacking the country and dismounting to defend the country. Can the rules be the same? But Zhang Zhi still went his own way. After Liu Zhimao became Yuan Ying, he treated Zhang Zhi
He is becoming more and more alienated, but he is in charge of fishing, secret treasury and two rooms, and he is doing the things of a local official in the name of a capital official. It is obvious that Zhang is not lovable, so it is hard to say that he has been in a difficult situation in these years, but
Compared with those who worship Yu Hui and other descendants of Qingxia Island who have infinite scenery, Zhang Zhen has fewer and fewer opportunities to show up on Qingxia Island. He does attend many celebration banquets, but he never speaks or flatters Zhenjun Zhejiang.
, and won’t throw any cold water on it.
As his mind wandered, Liu Zhimao felt a sense of long-lost sadness when he thought of these old events.
It's finally here.
When Zhang Jie saw Liu Zhimao, he still walked slowly and leisurely.
Not only that, he even held a solid snowball in his hand. This shows how leisurely Zhang Zang walked on the way here, and how anxious the person who called him was.
The chief steward of Hengbo Mansion, who was also a monk in the Dragon Gate Realm next to him, was really upset when he went out to find Zhang Jing. But when he saw Mr. Zhenjun waiting outside the door, his heart skipped a beat and he immediately regretted it.
The number of times I urged Zhang Ding along the way was really too many. Fortunately, I didn’t complain, otherwise I would have probably fallen into trouble.
Liu Zhimao waved to the butler to stay away from the lobby, and the latter immediately bowed and left.
Zhang Qi cupped his fists and saluted, "I've met the island owner."
Liu Zhimao smiled and raised his hand and pressed it twice to indicate to Zhang that he didn't have to be so open-minded.
The two of them crossed the threshold one after the other. Zhang Ting looked at the scroll suspended above the beautiful lichen and remained silent.
Liu Zhimao got straight to the point: "It took you and the fishing house eight years to help me find the reincarnation of the golden elixir female cultivator. At that time, you advised me to detain her on Qingxia Island, but never on her body.
In the future, once Liu Laocheng returns to Gongliu Island and finally breaks his skin, he will reveal the matter. With this move, maybe I, Liu Zhimao, can save my own life. I didn't believe it at the time, so you argued with me.
You also said that you are a woman's benevolent and it is very ridiculous to speculate on Liu Laocheng's character. Now it seems that you may not be right, but I am definitely wrong."
Zhang Jing said expressionlessly: "It's rare that the island owner is willing to admit his mistake. I wonder if the sun will rise from the west tomorrow morning."
Liu Zhimao stretched out his hand and nodded at the old gangster, and said with an angry smile: "With your bad temper and bad mouth, if it had been someone else, I would have killed him ten or eight times."
Zhang frowned and said, "Then I would like to thank the island owner for not killing him."
Liu Zhimao was about to speak when he suddenly pointed at the scroll and said, "Look carefully."
On the screen, Gu Can was kneeling in the snow outside the door.
After the accountant opened the door and said that sentence, he raised his head, holding the charcoal cage with both hands, and just looked up.
Liu Zhimao's face looked gloomy and uncertain.
Zhang Jing said: "I advise the island owner to withdraw, but I guess it will be useless."
Liu Zhimao first stretched out a finger and tapped somewhere on the scroll, then waved his sleeve and really removed the scroll.
Liu Zhimao said: "What do you think of Chen Ping'an?"
Zhang Ding thought for a while, "It's terrible. If he were Shu Jian Hu Yexiu, he should have nothing to do with the island owner."
Liu Zhimao nodded and said: "I won't tell you some of the secrets between me and him. It's not that I don't trust you, but it's probably better if you don't know. But there are some innocuous little things that can be used as fun."
, let me tell you."
Zhang Jing no longer deliberately used words to attack Liu Zhimao.
What Liu Zhimao calls trivial matters is definitely not trivial.
Liu Zhimao then detailed the conversation he had with Chen Pingan after they left the mountain gate, and how they ate the winter solstice dumplings at Spring Court House together, and then went their separate ways and did their own things.
Liu Zhimao said: "Why do you think Chen Ping'an deliberately brought me along to scare the woman and give me a huge favor in vain? He must hide the truth from the woman and let me, Liu Zhimao, be the good guy for once?"
Zhang Qing thought for a moment and hit the nail on the head: "It's not complicated. From the moment he moved out of the Spring Court House, Chen Ping'an has been drawing a clear line with Gu Can's mother-in-law, but the method is relatively gentle, and both sides have steps to avoid making trouble.
It was too stiff, but at that time the woman would probably be relieved and could not guess Chen Ping'an's intentions. After that, Chen Ping'an went to the Spring Court Mansion from time to time to have a meal to appease people's hearts, and the woman gradually felt at ease and was in a kind of
Thinking that the most 'comfortable' state of mind, Chen Ping'an would not kidnap Gu Can and cause Gu Can to 'go astray' and become a good person seeking death. Moreover, Chen Ping'an still stayed in Qingxia Island.
The amulet of Chun Ting Mansion was like having an extra gatekeeper. Of course she liked it. After that, Chen Pingan went to Chun Ting Mansion less and less without leaving any trace, because the accountant, Mr.
It was indeed very busy, so the woman became even happier. It was not until tonight that Chen Ping'an roped in the island owner and sat together at the Spring Court House dining table eating dumplings. She finally realized that they were strangers.
"
After Zhang Jing said these words that were almost the truth, he asked: "As an outsider, I just paid more attention to Chen Ping'an, and I can see through it. Let alone the owner of the island, why do you ask? Why are you afraid that I will sit down?"
Having been on the bench for so many years, without using my brain all the time, she is no different from the woman in Chunting Mansion who likes to call herself the imperial wife. Is she rusty? Besides, my brain is not enough anymore. I help the island owner manage the secret treasury and fish.
Two rooms is still barely enough, right? Is it because I feel uneasy with the secret warehouse in my hand, and am afraid that I will see the trees fall down on Qingxia Island and the hozens scatter, so I roll up my bed and grease the soles of my feet, carrying a lot of
The treasure has run away? Tell me which confidant you plan to hand over the secret warehouse to. Don’t worry, the island owner, I won’t stay away. However, if the person is not suitable, I will throw cold water on the island owner for the last time.”
Liu Zhimao laughed and scolded: "Stop talking nonsense here!"
Zhang Ding said slowly: "What is that? It's not that I, Zhang Ding, look down on myself. I really can't be of much help in the current situation. If I were asked to be a dead soldier, I would not agree, even if I knew
My life is not long, but at least I still have a few years to live, which can be regarded as an ordinary life. Over the years, I have enjoyed blessings and sufferings, and I have not eaten less. I don't owe you and Qingxia Island anything."
Liu Zhimao did not answer Zhang's question, and sighed for no reason, "You said that if Shujian Lake was full of people like Chen Ping'an, we old and immortal guys would be scolded and worshiped at the same time.
How can a wicked person live in peace? How can he live in such a prosperous life?"
Zhang Jing smiled and said: "Island Master, there are not many people like this."
Liu Zhimao turned his head and looked at this old monk from the Longmen Realm, whose soul was decaying and drifting away, and looked at it for a long time.
Zhang Jing just didn't speak.
Liu Zhimao said: "Zhang Ding, find a good and auspicious day, and then at the end of this year, don't wait until spring, quietly leave Shujian Lake, go farther, find a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters, and spend the last sixty years peacefully.
time."
Zhang Ding frowned and asked doubtfully: "Has the situation gotten this bad?"
Liu Zhimao hesitated for a moment and said frankly: "At present, it is not the worst, but things are unpredictable. It is the general trend that the Song family of Dali will take over Shujian Lake. Once Dali gets a brain cramp one day, or feels uncomfortable,
Liu Laocheng has divided too much and wants to make up for it with me. Qingxia Island will be settled by Qiu Hou. At that time, Da Li will find any reason to kill me. This will not only make Shujian Lake happy, but also gain more than a dozen big islands.
If I were the one in charge of the affairs of Da Li, I would definitely make it, and I might start sharpening it right now."
Liu Zhimao patted Zhang Zhi's shoulder, "I'm not trying to win people's hearts. If you weren't Zhang Zhi, you'd be nothing but a mediocre Dragon Gate monk. How could I, Liu Zhimao, be such a mother-in-law and mother-in-law, nagging for a long time?
In my free time, can’t I practice in seclusion? I accidentally cultivated into the Jade Pu realm. Damn it, Da Li dared to sharpen his knife, and he was reluctant to kill the donkey. He was also in the Yu Pu realm, and Ruan Qiong,
I’m almost going to praise the Song family of Dali. As a Nascent Soul, I am only half a step behind. Compared with Ruan Qiong, I am really half a step away, which makes people mad.”
"Speaking of which, you taught me how to win people's hearts back then."
Liu Zhimao put his hand away from Zhang's shoulder, straightened his clothes again, and said with a smile: "I hope that one of the old guys around me will have a happy ending. Anyway, it's a small effort, so don't thank me.
, otherwise you will be out of sight."
Zhang Jing suddenly started to curse: "You old bastard, you were really beaten to death by Da Li or Liu Laocheng. Then I hid. Sixty years later, how could I catch up with you on the Huangquan Road and accompany you?"
You want to talk?"
Zhang Ding shook his head and said softly: "I won't leave."
Liu Zhimao looked at this stubborn guy and said a digression, "You can be friends with our accountant. When you are smart, you are so smart that you don't even look like a good person. When you are stubborn, you can be a friend."
Like a fool who has lost his mind."
Zhang Jing said: "Your character is not right now, and it is not conducive to practice. You can only travel a hundred miles at half a mile. Now you fall down in one breath. It will be difficult for you to get up again in this life. How can you reach the upper five realms? There are so many
We have weathered the storms and waves, but don’t we still know that how many of our opponents died at our hands with just one breath?"
Liu Zhimao exclaimed, "Sure, Zhang, you've started teaching me lessons again, and you dare to talk to me about spiritual practice. Do you really think that we are still the two young people who were in the sea-viewing realm back then?"
Zhang Jing smiled and said: "When I entered the cave realm, I could be considered a fool. You, Liu Zhimao, were already quite old at that time. There was nothing you could do about it. You wild dog-eating wild cultivators in the mountains and swamps couldn't get away with it."
They are just much worse than our Genealogy Immortal Masters."
Liu Zhimao laughed and said: "You have been a wild cultivator in Shujian Lake for so many years, but in the end you are still willing to call yourself the Immortal Master of Genealogy?"
Zhang Dao murmured: "There is something that I have always kept in my heart and never told anyone. I followed that guy named Liu Zhimao. From the first day I came to Shujian Lake, I hoped that one day I could see it with my own eyes.
That Liu Zhimao established a sect in Shujian Lake as a wild cultivator. So over the years, I often went to a place where Liu Zhimao and I first established a foothold in Shujian Lake, a small island with the same name as Hengbo Mansion.
Hengbo Island, a land the size of a palm, was later given to an enemy of Jindan who was regarded as invincible at the time. He directly used his magic weapon to destroy it. I was really pissed off. At that time, I was carrying Liu Zhimao, who was not discouraged at all.
A person rows a boat over there and weeps silently there. It is painful to cry."
Chen Pingan and Tan Yuanyi arrived at Hengbo Mansion almost at the same time.
Just one light and one dark.
Liu Zhimao personally went out and led the accountant, who was holding a charcoal basket, into a secret room. The walls and floor were actually covered with snow and money, and only four futons were placed there.
Tan Yuanyi, the owner of Lisu Island, was already sitting on one of the futons, closing his eyes to rest. After Liu Zhimao and Chen Pingan walked in side by side, he opened his eyes, stood up, and said with a smile: "Mr. Chen's name is like thunder."
Chen Ping'an asked a confused question, "Does Island Master Tan, your colleague from Green Wave Pavilion, Li Baozhen, who is currently in Qingluan Country, know about the current situation of Shujian Lake?"
Tan Yuanyi said: "Every once in a while, there will be some exchange of key intelligence. If Mr. Chen does not want to be mentioned too much in the intelligence, I can personally polish it."
Chen Pingan naturally needs to express his thanks.
Tan Yuanyi said some kind words. After all, Mr. Chen is the mountain king of Longquan County and a close friend of Wei Bo, the righteous god of Beiyue. Inside the Green Wave Pavilion, everyone has long admired Chen Ping'an's name.
In fact, instead of being surprised and grateful, Chen Ping'an began to worry about tonight's secret meeting.
Dali officialdom, especially the spies placed outside the Dali Dynasty, attaches great importance to rules and laws. Tan Yuanyi's so-called "polishing the pen" is an exception. If it were replaced by Shanze Yexiu of Shujian Lake, it can certainly be understood as doing business between the two parties.
The foreshadowing and sincerity, but Chen Ping'an happened to be someone who was very familiar with some of the operating rules of Da Li. There was no way, his former mortal enemy happened to be the original owner of Green Wave Pavilion, the empress of the palace, who was the most powerful in the Da Li Dynasty.
Since Tan Yuanyi dares to break the rules, even just a little bit, it means that he needs to quietly make up for it with Chen Ping'an. This is also part of doing business, just talking about business. Many friends are broken by a piece of money.
On the topic, turning against one another may not necessarily be due to the unkindness of those so-called friends. It is also the fault of "being unclear". As for the order of talking about it here, and whether it is right or wrong, it is often because of blindly acting on emotions and misunderstandings.
When one misunderstands oneself, both sides suffer.
The three of them sat down together.
A leader of the Great Li spies, Crossing the River Dragon.
A Shu Jianhu Yuanying monk, a local snake.
A passer-by who is both a native of Longquan County in Dali and an accountant enshrined in Qingxia Island.
Chen Pingan sat cross-legged, spread his hands on the charcoal cage, and asked directly: "Due to the accident in Old Dragon City, the Song family of Dali owes me gold and copper coins. Does Island Master Tan know?"
Tan Yuanyi nodded, "This is the top secret of Lubo Pavilion. Of all the spies and dead soldiers hidden in the middle of Aquarius Continent in Lubo Pavilion, I am the only one who has access to some general information. It belongs to the part of Da Li's official document that is deliberately unclear, so the specifics are
I’m still not qualified to know the inside story.”
Chen Pingan asked again: "Are the Da Li military forces, such as the two cavalry that arrived at the border of the Zhu Ying Dynasty, all very dissatisfied with Island Master Tan?"
Tan Yuanyi's face changed slightly.
Da Li was a martial artist, from the temple to the rivers and lakes to the marketplace. The people's toughness was no lie, so they were always ridiculed by Aquarius Island as the "barbarians of the north."
The surname of Shangzhuguo in Dali has most of its roots in the military. He evenly controls a group of frontier army cavalry who are used to fighting "old wars". No one can completely control a frontier army, usually two or three powerful men.
Surnames check and balance each other and form alliances. Of course, there are also surnames like Yuan and Cao that hate each other.
If it weren't for Cui Xun, the great master of Da Li, the civil servants of Da Li would never have had a chance to succeed. Even though Xiu Hu had been running the court for a hundred years, a big joke was made last year. One of the Southern Expedition Cavalry of Da Li was in the capital.
The messenger aggressively went to the Ministry of Finance to ask for money. The Minister of the Ministry of Finance, who was a bit higher in rank than this person, personally came to receive him. Of course, the Ministry of Finance had to follow the procedure, first vomiting bitterness, then crying out for poverty, and finally shaking hands.
If you don't have money to spread, if you are involved in the officialdom, the most you can do is to say some heartfelt words in private to try your best to turn around. If you don't have any friendship, then it is just love. If you have the ability, you can come to the household department to mess up the situation.
The guy who visited the Ministry of Finance to ask for money had a mediocre relationship with the Ministry of Finance. He listened to it for a long time, held back his temper, and endured it until the end. He finally started to explode, banging the table, staring, pointing at the nose of a minister of the Ministry of Finance, and scolding.
He was so bloody that he told the facts clearly about the feats of his cavalry that destroyed the country one by one, and then reported the tragic casualties of the soldiers in which country and on which battlefield one by one. According to the national counselor Cui
In Han's words, this means that "military men also have to speak polite words that civil servants can understand." Finally, he asked the Minister of Household Affairs whether his conscience had been bitten by a dog, and he dared to hesitate and act like a boss on the matter of military pay, and then put it to the test.
They talked about how much money was left in the Ministry of Finance, which made the Minister of the Ministry of Finance lament that you just came to work as an errand in our Ministry of Finance.
The final result was, of course, that the man returned home with a full load, and there was also an unexpected surprise. The Minister of Household Affairs allocated a sum of money that was not urgent and gave it to the cavalry whose forces were entwined in the capital.
But before the man could leave the capital with the good news, he was dragged back. Not only that, but also the minister of household affairs and his immediate boss, the minister known as the God of Wealth in Dali, gathered together.
Sitting on the main seat was an embroidered tiger, the national master Cui Chan.
At that time, Cui Chan was drinking tea and said with a smile: "How dare you, the Ministry of Revenue, to delay the money given to our poor scholar, the teacher of Dali?"
That’s right, I was educated in a village school at first. Are you really willing to use pen and knife these few times? We, Da Li, are already so unable to expose the problem?"
Ignoring the shivering Minister of Hubu, Cui Chan turned to look at the white-haired but energetic Minister of Hubu, "Master Han Dacai, who is to blame for Da Li being so poor? Blame me? Or you?"
Unexpectedly, the old minister was not afraid and pointed at Song Yan, "How dare you blame the Imperial Master? I am older, but my addiction to officialdom is even greater. Besides, our household department is not poor, and we have a lot of money, but we just don't want to part with it.
It's just a waste of money, so you can't blame me. If you want to blame it, blame Song Yan. From beginning to end, our household department followed the requirements of the National Master and handled that sum neatly. Not one copper coin is much, not one copper coin is enough.
Young Master. It’s just that Song Yan has done something bad. A good man can only do his job. Song Yan, hurry up and show some of the backbone of our Ministry of Household Officials."
That money-seeker who came from the border army stared wide-eyed, what the fuck is a high-ranking official from the Sixth Department of Yamen doing like this? He is no better than the rough guys from our frontier army.
It seems that all the shameless people and words in the world actually have the same virtue?
Cui Chan took a sip of tea and smiled at the old minister: "Okay, don't beat around the bush here to find a way out for your subordinates. Song Yan made a big mistake, but it didn't cause him to lose his official position. He was evaluated several times in Beijing and was pretty good."
. Just take out three years’ salary and put it into that sum of money.”
Song Yan, whose knees were weak, said if he was granted amnesty, "My subordinates are willing to pay ten years' salary..."
The old minister slapped his head and said, "You are a coward and an idiot, seeking your own death."
Cui Chan was still not angry. He was holding the tea in one hand and the lid of the cup in the other, waving to Song Yan and saying: "This is not the rule of being an official. After I go back, I will come back to life. I can calm down and ask the old minister for some advice on being an official."
The way. Don’t always think that your immediate boss only relies on his ability to make money to establish himself in the center of the temple."
The old minister left the hall with his surviving minister.
The two of them wiped their sweat together, and the old minister was so angry that he kicked the servant's leg and cursed in a low voice: "If I were thirty or forty years younger, I could kick the shit out of you."
The latter couldn't help but smile bitterly. Is this the same old minister who likes people all day long?
The guy who was making a big fuss in the Hubu Yamen swallowed his saliva. After all, he was a smart man who could get money from the Hubu. He imitated the old minister and acted like a rogue. "Master, you can't kill me. It's my duty."
Where.”
Cui Han nodded, "What you did is not only right, but also very good. I will remember your name and keep up your efforts in the future. Maybe you will be very promising. At least you don't have to go to the Yamen and buy a new suit."
After you leave here, you go to the Hubu Yamen to ask for the new clothes that bring shame to the frontier army. This money is not money you should spend. It is the money owed to you by the civil servants of the Dali court. You are at Song Yan's place
Except for the small amount of money that should be allocated to teachers, the rest of the military expenses obtained through begging can be taken out of the capital."
The guy's face was full of bewilderment, "Master Imperial Master, is this really all?"
As for why the majestic Grand Master Li knew about such a trivial matter as buying clothes for him, he couldn't think too much about it at the moment.
Cui Han smiled, "Of course it's more than just that. This incident distracted me, and especially made me feel a little unhappy. Since you, an errand runner, can't be blamed for it, Han Shangshu is too slippery.
He didn't give me a chance to make the Hubu Yamen suffer, so I had to talk about your general. On the way south, he made some eye-opening or blinding accounts. I plan to settle with him Su Gaoshan.
Forget it, you tell him that the imperial court will deduct his contribution to destroying the Yeyou Kingdom, so the hunting envoy who should have been in the bag is a little bit in doubt. Next, he and Cao Ping will advance together to attack Zhu.
Ying Dynasty, remember to work harder. If you can lead the army to attack the capital of Zhu Ying Dynasty, it will be a great achievement. As a woodcutter, doesn't he like to chop up dragon chairs and use them as firewood? That chair,
I can promise him today, as long as Su Gaoshan takes the lead and sees the high wall of the capital, the most valuable chair in the middle of Aquarius Continent will be his firewood. The flames that swallowed up the chair will be the one he raised.
If you are a fire python, you can hope to become a golden elixir."
The man from the frontier army looked extremely ugly.
This is obviously to force General Su to break into the hinterland with all his strength.
Cui Chen put down the tea cup, "I still have things to do, and so do you. I won't invite you to drink tea. One or two cups of tea won't make you less anxious."
The man hesitated to speak, and finally gave up the plan of further discussions with the Imperial Master. If he dared to make trouble in the Ministry of Revenue, he was forced by the situation and had to jump over the wall. There was no point in doing so here.
Before leaving, the man plucked up the courage to say, "Master Imperial Master, can you delay me any longer and allow me to say a word?"
Cui Chan smiled and said, "That's two sentences."
The man smiled straightforwardly and said: "I have always heard that the big shots in the court like to talk nonsense and rely on themselves to guess. The Imperial Master also talks around a lot, but not much. Although things are going wrong today.
It makes the Imperial Master a little bit sad, but to be honest, I still feel quite happy."
Cui Han waved his hand, "You can brag to others in the future, but don't go too far. If some people are friendly with me, Cui Han, and call each other brothers, it's better not to talk about it."
The man admired him from the bottom of his heart, clasping his fists and saying, "Master Imperial Master is really a god."
hard to imagine.
A man from the frontier army asked for money from the Ministry of Revenue at the end of last year. Such a small matter, which had nothing to do with Shujian Lake at first, will eventually directly affect the general situation and fate of tens of thousands of wild cultivators in Shujian Lake.
From last year to the end of this year, Su Gaoshan, the leader of a large Li cavalry team, had the same feeling that he had no money and was short of money.
Especially after they drove straight in and hit the central area of Shihao Kingdom, a vassal state of Zhu Ying Dynasty, they had no difficulty in taking over Shihao Kingdom. However, after weighing Cao Peng's troops and horses, Su Gaoshan was worried. No matter how he looked at it, he was the one
The pretty boy has a better chance of winning, and takes the first victory in conquering the capital of Zhu Ying Dynasty.
People can't suffocate themselves to death, especially a high-ranking and powerful general like Su Gaoshan, so within all rules, money is also required, and even more godly money.
So he focused on the Shujian Lake south of Shihao Kingdom.
I personally sent someone to Chishui City and had a meeting with Tan Yuanyi from Lisu Island.
It doesn't matter whether Su Gaoshan is Liu Zhimao or Ma Zhimao, who becomes the leader of Shujian Lake, as long as he gives money, as long as he has enough money, he can speed up the horse's hooves going south. Support this person, and those gangs of people crossing the street.
Whoever is unconvinced by the wild cultivators in Shushanze, that’s just right. When Su Gaoshan went south this time, not to mention the wild cultivators and the Immortals, they even leveled more than forty mountains of the Immortal Genealogy Masters. Now his subordinates don’t even mention it.
The number of monks assigned to him by Da Li was two hundred, which he could see clearly. Otherwise, the number would have exceeded a thousand. And as long as he planned to have a big mountain fight,
Behind his own army, in those places where he destroyed the country or was recognized as a vassal by the Great Li, the Genealogy Immortal Master bowed in front of him, and the Immortal Cave, he could still call three or four hundred more numbers, at least
With this number, everyone has to obediently fly into the clouds and ride the mist, and rush over and over to support Shujian Lake.
What's more, in the army, there is a giant sword boat specially equipped to target the monks on the mountain. It is a big thing built by the Mohist mechanics. It launches into the air and fires a volley, and thousands of flying swords fall like rain.
It's money, and it's a lot of fairy money. Every time he uses it, Su Gaoshan's heart is cut with a knife, and it feels like his own heart is being chopped out.
Every time he heard the civil servants making plans, saying that using the sword boat this time would outweigh the gains and losses, and finally told Su Gaoshan how much money he had lost, Su Gaoshan wanted to tear down all the old beams in the Zushi Hall and sell them.
If money destroys the mountain gate, then send people to dig three feet into the ground and loot it again. If you find a secret treasure place or the like, you may be able to save your money or even make a profit. This kind of thing, on the way south, there are still
It really happened, and more than once. Those old immortal monks on the mountain are like fucking rats digging holes, and each one hides deeper than the last.
When he thought of the belongings and savings accumulated by so many wild cultivators in Shujian Lake for hundreds of years, Su Gaoshan almost wanted to shamelessly go to that pretty boy Cao Ping and borrow a few more sword boats from him.
As for Su Gaoshan, who has the momentum of the Great Li Dynasty and is a general with a large number of troops, the simpler the better when doing things.
But for Lisu Island Tan Yuanyi, a great spy who was accustomed to calculating gains and losses on the edge of a knife, he really met a powerful general like Su Gaoshan, a real big shot who could rank among the top ten in the Great Li border army, a confirmed figure.
Tan Yuanyi, the future hunting envoy, is both happy and headache-y.
The surplus earned by Lisu Island over the years, as well as the little fairy money previously earned from Qingzhong and Tianmu Island, are nothing compared to the military expenses required for the rapidly expanding cavalry.
Su Gaoshan relied on war to support war, and it could no longer be maintained. After all, on the way south, in addition to the thunderous hooves of the Great Li cavalry, there were also the Great Li supervisory army and a group of civilian officials responsible for cleaning up the mess. The latter would try their best to avoid the military's response to the defeat.
The exploitation of the land is too heavy. Here, Cui Chan, the national advisor, has long formulated a set of almost cumbersome rules. It doesn't matter whether the frontier generals like it or not. It doesn't matter if it doesn't look good. Anyway, they have their own staff to help solve their problems, and if they violate the rules
, you have to pay a price, and you can withstand it with military merit. As long as you have enough military merit, if you encounter a stubborn city and cannot attack it for a long time, you will suffer heavy casualties. Once the city is successfully broken, the general can even order the massacre of the city, let alone the two-legged one.
People can still kill pigs and dogs without leaving any trace, but for this kind of venting of anger that violates the book of laws and regulations of the Southern Expedition, Da Li's military supervisors and those left-behind civil servants can only give advice at most, and will not persuade them to death, let alone impeach them.
Because this situation is still within the rules of the Imperial Master, you only need to take out the book, flip through it, and use the merit book and courage accumulated by killing enemies along the way, as well as the military merits of destroying the city, to compare with what is needed to massacre the city.
Calculate the price, it's enough, and you're willing to have your military achievements wiped out, and you're willing not to be able to get a newly-established official position in Da Li as a "hunting envoy", so just do it, and the Da Li court will never settle your scores in the future.
But if the military merit is not enough and you dare to massacre the city wantonly or trap the defeated army to surrender, it is easier to behead. The supervisor can directly order all the military secretaries in the army, even the confidant Wu Secretary Lang next to the general, the same need
After listening to the order given by the Imperial Master of Da Li to the supervisory army, the general who ordered the massacre of the city will be executed on the spot, and then he will be summoned to each Da Li border army. One head is not enough, and all the families in Da Li's native land will be killed together.
Help make up for it until it is enough. If killing them all is not enough, it doesn't matter. Da Li's Imperial Master has said that it is Da Li who has made an exception and showed mercy to you for your military career over the years.
But if Liu Laocheng didn't show up.
This deal is a good situation for all four of them, including Tan Yuanyi, Liu Zhimao, General Su Gaoshan, and Da Li.
As a result, Liu Laocheng, who had not been seen on Gongliu Island for two hundred years, appeared.
Therefore, the appearance of Liu Laocheng, the troublemaker, caused Liu Zhimao to lose control of Shujian Lake overnight. Tan Yuanyi's fate was no better than that of Gu Can and that beast on Qingxia Island. It was an unforeseen disaster.
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At this moment, Liu Zhimao looked at his eyes, nose and heart, as if the old monk was in trance.
Chen Ping'an raised his hand slightly and rubbed his palms, "Master Tan, how is your relationship with Su Gaoshan, the great Li general who attacked Shihao Kingdom?"
Tan Yuanyi said very frankly, "The relationship is very ordinary. What Su Gaoshan is interested in is the filial piety money and life money from the thousands of islands in Shujian Lake. If he can't get it, he may fall out at any time, even half of my own family is no exception."
Although military commanders can never interfere in the affairs of Green Wave Pavilion, there are more than ten spies like me in Green Wave Pavilion alone. Not to mention the cattle and horse stalls and bronze figures holding terraces of similar nature, which are not as good as Green Wave Pavilion.
The Boting is inferior."
Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "What's even worse is that the Green Wave Pavilion was originally built by the empress herself. Although he has become the adopted son of Grand Master Dali, he is not his biological son after all. The worst thing is that
It is the same spy who reached the high position of Island Master Tan in Lubo Pavilion. It is Li Baozhen's promotion path, which is destined to be smoother. On the contrary, it is a bit difficult for former court officials like Island Master Tan, who are experienced in Lubo Pavilion.
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Tan Yuanyi smiled and said: "The Imperial Master will not be partial when it comes to the Cow Horse Stable and Green Wave Pavilion."
Chen Ping'an hit the nail on the head and said: "Of course I won't be partial when it comes to Niumalan and Lubo Pavilion. But specifically, how about every confidant old man who was promoted by the empress in Lubo Pavilion? Maybe the Imperial Master is very generous, so he won't
, maybe the belly is not that big, yes. Maybe today in troubled times, I will use my talents, but not, maybe tomorrow the world will be peaceful, then yes. Maybe today I handed in the declaration of surrender and drew a clear line with the empress, but tomorrow there will be a sudden disaster, and I will be rejected.
It seems possible that someone who is too smart will be implicated."
Tan Yuanyi sighed and did not refute.
Liu Zhimao still looked calm and aloof from the incident.
Chen Pingan also sighed in his heart.
On Tan Yuanyi's side, it is meaningful to be able to untie the knot, but it is of little significance.
But even so, before starting the deal, I already knew that the result would be unsatisfactory, and tonight's meeting was still a necessary step.
Chen Ping'an needs to go through all the details revealed by Tan Yuanyi, one by one, to settle the doubts in his heart, and then summarize them to distinguish the seemingly vague, but traceable general trend.
Chen Pingan smiled and said: "The situation is indeed not very good, but friendship is born out of adversity. Island Master Tan and Island Master Liu, then let's be allies who cooperate sincerely? Let's start talking about the details and steps? The three parties will check each other's omissions and fill in the gaps?"
Tan Yuanyi sat up slightly and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Chen is willing to throw a peach, and Tan Yuanyi will definitely repay the favor!"
Liu Zhimao even spoke and said with a smile: "That's great!"
Late at night.
Chen Ping'an left Hengbo Mansion alone and returned to the mountain gate of Qingxia Island. He put the charcoal cage that had been extinguished long ago back into the house, hung up the sword gourd, put on the golden robe, and then put on the thick blue cotton robe outside.
, pulled out the sword fairy on the door, sheathed it and carried it behind his back, walked straight to the ferry, untied the rope of the small ferry, and headed to Gongliu Island.
The waterway is far away.
But Chen Ping'an was not in a hurry. He rowed a boat and the ferry broke through the water like an arrow.
Shujian Lake is so vast that even though the ferry was flying like a bird, at dawn, there was still no shadow of Gongliu Island.
The heavy snow flies away.
Chen Pingan rested for a while, then parked his boat somewhere in his heart. He held a chopstick and placed a white bowl on it, tapping it lightly, making a ding-ding-dong-dong sound.
Listen attentively.
He looks like a beggar on the street begging for food, but also like a young immortal who retreats into the mountains and forests, lonely in the clouds and wild cranes.
Chen Pingan was so pleased with himself that he put all the bowls and chopsticks away behind the incense stick.
Chen Pingan rubbed his cheeks and took a deep breath.