() Gao Qiu and Liang Shicheng left one after another. After Cai You said goodbye, he walked along the long corridor of Baihua Building for a while, turned five or six turns, and found a courtyard gate in front of him.
On both sides of the courtyard gate are slender bamboos with emerald green raindrops. In front of the courtyard gate is a pair of white marble stone lanterns, with lights dimly lit inside.
There are many secret places like this in Baihua Tower, but this place belongs to Cai You himself.
Cai You did not reach out to knock on the door, but coughed lightly.
Immediately, the courtyard door was opened from the inside by a pair of beautiful hands.
Cai You took advantage of the situation and squeezed the hands, holding the woman in his arms, and a soft scream broke the tranquility of the small courtyard...
After a long time, Cai You sighed, and the woman's face emerged from his arms. It turned out to be the shopkeeper Ximen Qing had met at Baihua Tower, named Sang Sanniang.
Cai You left Sang Sanniang and ran straight into the house; Sang Sanniang gently closed the courtyard door and bolted the door carefully, then turned around and came to the house, where he saw Cai Youquan lying on his back like a noble concubine.
On the couch, with his hands behind his head and his eyes looking straight at the beams, he knew what the boss behind the scenes was thinking seriously about.
Sang Sanniang didn't ask anything, but sat by the couch, gently took his hands away from his head, and rubbed Cai You's shoulders. After a while, she moved Cai You's legs and tapped them for him.
"Sanniang, only here can I have a moment of peace." Cai You was extremely satisfied with Sang Sanniang's service. He closed his eyes and whispered: "Only here can I relax."
Sang Sanniang didn't pause for a moment: "Thank you, Master. This is what a slave should do."
Suddenly, Cai You grabbed Sang Sanniang's hand: "Sanniang, I'm serious."
Sang Sanniang shuddered and turned around to look at Cai You's face. Her eyes were a little flustered, and she didn't look like the shopkeeper of Baihualou at all. Although this man was already in his early forties, he was well-maintained and looked older than his actual age.
I am a few years younger, but the only drawback is that there are already some gray hairs on my temples.
"Master, slave..."
Cai You sighed: "Sanniang, you are thirty today, and you have been with me for more than ten years. Baihua Building has the scale it has today, and you have put in a lot of effort."
"It's ten years, eight months and five days." Sang Sanniang still remembered the night ten years ago when she met Cai You for the first time. She lowered her head and whispered: "I don't need a status, as long as I accompany the master."
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"Famous title... Everyone knows that I am the son of the current Grand Master. Who would have thought that the Grand Master's son actually opened Baihualou?" Cai You chuckled: "I'm afraid no one will believe me. How much is the honor worth?
Money?"
Sang Sanniang was silent for a while, then suddenly said: "Captain Gao and Eunuch Liang want me to deal with Ximen Qing, but they won't get their hands dirty. Master, you have to think about it..."
"So you were eavesdropping in the private room next door just now?" Cai You laughed and said, "These two guys will go up to the next floor. But every once in a while, Chuixuelou will send a batch of Jingyang Chun.
Although this wine has no official status within the ban, it is already the official favorite."
Sang Sanniang snuggled into Cai You's arms and said slowly in a very nice voice: "Ximen Qing is the official of the Imperial City Department and the celebrity in front of King Jia. Gao Yanei ate it last time when he chose the leader of the line.
A big loss."
"Oh?" Cai You said with a smile: "The guy in Gao Yanei's hobbies are different from ordinary people. How can he come to Baihua Building? Is he just accompanying an honored guest?"
Sang Sanniang then described the appearance of the distinguished guest and told what happened that night. Cai You's face changed slightly: "Fortunately, you handled this well, otherwise I might have caused trouble."
Seeing Cai You's expression, Sang Sanniang knew that he had guessed who the distinguished guest was accompanying Gao Yanei, so she obediently shut her mouth and stopped talking.
Since Cai You didn't reveal it, this distinguished guest is already higher than Cai You, so it's best not to mention it again: "About Jingyang Chun, I want to do this..."
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When the good news came from Gaizhou, the Privy Council was filled with surprise. No one expected that Ximen Qing and Guan Sheng actually defeated the seemingly invincible Niu Wenzhong.
Naturally, rewards will be given based on merit, but the Privy Council thought of discussing the matter with Captain Gao first.
Unexpectedly, the gate of the Palace Commander's Mansion was closed, and the gatekeeper, Yu Hou, dismissed the Privy Council officials with just one sentence: "The master is ill and bedridden."
Daojun Emperor Zhao Ji's oral edict also reached the Privy Council at the same time, and the intention was naturally to ask the officials of the Privy Council to come up with a result.
After thinking about it for a long time, the Privy Council proposed that Ximen Huo's official rank should be raised by two levels, from Guerrilla General to Ningyuan General, still in the position of supervising the army; Dadao Guan Sheng was previously the marshal of the expeditionary army, and his rank was undecided in a hurry, so he will be decided this time.
For General Xuanwei.
As for Qin Ming, Lin Chong, Sun Li and others who have made great contributions, they all have their own ranks and have left their posts.
Zhao Ji agreed without thinking.
When the news came, the Imperial City Division was in a state of excitement. Although Bai Ying was still alive and well as the biggest shame of the Imperial City Division, the achievements achieved by Ximen's cheating officer were already unheard of.
King Zhao Kai was naturally very satisfied. Ximen Qing’s contribution was the contribution of the Imperial City Secretary. In the end, he was the one who promoted the Imperial City Secretary. The more Ximen Qingli’s contribution, the more important he was in the eyes of the officials.
The more capable the son is.
Xue'er, Pan Jinlian and others heard the news from Wu Song and breathed a sigh of relief. Regarding Wu Song's previous persistence, Xue'er graciously said "let's forget about it".
Wu Song shook his head secretly, but at least his eldest brother was safe, and Wu Song was relieved.
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"What? To comfort the army?" When Ximen Qing heard the news, a smile appeared on his face.
The army is stationed in Gaizhou Prefecture for reorganization. Weizhou has sent food and grass twice, which has solved the problem of starvation for the people in the city. In addition, the rice fields in Gaizhou are mature. Although the harvest is much smaller due to the war, self-sufficiency is not
What a big problem.
"That's right, every soldier has a bottle of wine and a pound of meat." Dadao Guan Sheng looked at the official document: "Weizhou Prefecture Yin will personally come over on behalf of the official family and deliver the Gaizhou customs defense."
"How long will it take for him to slowly come over?" Ximen Qing shook his head: "The army is almost reorganized, why not transfer it to Lingchuan County, after all, it is the closest to Zhaode Mansion. The first stop when coming from Weizhou is also there.
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Dadao Guan Sheng nodded silently, Tang Bin was still eagerly waiting for the army to kill him early, so he no longer had to continue acting in Baodu Mountain. Ximen Qing's arrangement was in line with Guan Sheng's wishes.
So Guan Sheng cast a grateful look, but happened to see Ximen Qing with his legs crossed, humming something unknown in his mouth, and wondering what he was thinking.
Guan Sheng immediately said that as the marshal of the expeditionary army, Ximen Qing, the supervisor of the army, had contributed more than him. It can be said that most of the strategies were proposed by Ximen Qing. They were often contrary to common sense, but Guan Sheng could only agree with them.
If you are in troubled times, Ximen Qing is an extraordinary counselor.
But Ximen Qing was so wild at the moment that he didn't look even remotely serious.
Are these ideas...really well thought out?
Guan Sheng was shocked by his own idea. How could there be someone in the world who could just bring up an idea and it would be a brilliant idea?
But the eyes of the person in front of me... Guan Sheng suddenly changed from gratitude to reverence. Qiu didn't even bother to read the official documents.
Guan Sheng didn't know that Ximen Qing relied on nearly a thousand years of knowledge. The most important thing was that he had played strategic games like this before time travel.
One Hundred and Eight Generals of Water Margin...well, who else but Ximen Qing would have the chance to turn the game into reality?
"I'm hungry...Is it time to eat? Why hasn't the food been delivered yet?"
Ximen Qing's complaint brought Guan Sheng back to reality. Except in terms of strategy, the military supervisor was just as busy as he was wearing clothes and opening his mouth. He looked like a young master from a rich family and had no proper consciousness at all.
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Jinwang Palace.
After Tian Hu heard the bad news, he stretched out his legs in anger and kicked the messenger in front of him.
Niu Wenzhong's failure ruined the hard-won situation... Those were the 100,000 elites selected from Tian Hu's army.
The demise of one hundred thousand elite soldiers meant that Tian Hu had to consider switching from offense to defense.
Fortunately, there is Huguan, which is naturally dangerous. The continuous mountains are easy to defend and difficult to attack. The Zhaode City behind it can provide strong support. As long as there are 20,000 soldiers garrisoned, not to mention the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of Guan Sheng and Ximen Qing, even if it is
Even hundreds of thousands may not be possible.
Tian Hu still has great confidence in Shan Shiqi, the guard general of Huguan.
"Invite the National Preceptor and Commander Bai to discuss matters!"
Tian Hu gave the order and sat on the dragon chair, slowly stroking the exquisite carvings with his hands.
No matter who you are, you can never pull yourself off this dragon throne!
At this moment, Bai Ying was discussing future arrangements with Group B No. 1 in the secret room.
Team B No. 1 took nearly thirty killers out, made a scene in disgrace, and escaped alone.
Although Bai Ying is dissatisfied, for him, as long as Team B's No. 1 is here, he can train usable killers at any time. What's more, there are dozens of elite killers lurking around him in the city, ready to listen to his orders.
Niu Wenzhong's death was bad news for Tian Hu, but it was good news for Bai Ying.
Because Niu Wenzhong had always looked down upon Bai Ying, even with Bai Ying's help, Tian Hu quickly expanded his territory. In Niu Wenzhong's mind, Bai Ying and his killers would always be just rats in the sewer.
As soon as Niu Wenzhong died, Bai Ying was sure to have a tighter grip on the lifeline of Jin.
Tian Bao and Tian Biao were both useless. Besides Niu Wenzhong, there were two other people Bai Ying was most wary of.
Palace commander Sun An and national preceptor Qiao Daoqing.