Xing'an Bo Mansion has recruited ten or twenty servants.
For such a news, the whole court did not have much reaction. When Maqiao was recruiting people, he put out the sign of military merit, but cleverly concealed the background record, even if there was a censor who was full
I couldn't get along with him, but now that Xu Dang has put up a fight, Zhang Cai, relying on his many years of experience in the Literary Selection Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, is about to be promoted to the position of censor of Youqiandu, and has recruited several powerful writers.
With a smooth censor at his disposal, there is no need to worry about winning the lawsuit.
Therefore, there was a change in the selection of the Minister of War, and this incident caught the superiors by surprise. Although Yang Yiqing and Liu Yu were both governors, their qualifications and military achievements were far different, and there was an uproar for a while. Even Li Dongyang was restrained.
Unable to stop, that evening when he returned home from Wenyuan Pavilion, he asked the boy waiting in front of the door: "Is there any letter from Shaanxi today?"
"Master, there are no Shaanxi ones. They are all unimportant. They have been sorted and sent to the study."
Li Dongyang and Yang Yiqing were not only brothers in the same school, but also close friends. They exchanged letters very frequently on weekdays. When he learned that there was no letter sent from Shaanxi, he frowned and nodded slightly. When he was about to enter, who knew that the boy said something again?
Another sentence.
"But Uncle Pingbei has just been here for a while and insisted on waiting for me, so Madam asked someone to serve tea in the small flower hall."
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Li Dongyang scolded him angrily, but he forgot that he was the first to ask if there was a letter, and hurried to the small flower hall. When he got to the door, he heard faint voices coming from inside, followed closely by the familiar figure of Xu Xun
He laughed, but he gestured to the boy waiting at the door to come over, and then asked in a low voice: "Who is accompanying the guest?"
"Reporting to the master, it's the young master."
When he learned that it was his heir Li Zhaofan, Li Dongyang was stunned for a moment. Then he thought that there was only one man in the house who could entertain guests now, and a slight sadness suddenly appeared on his brows. He waved his hand and asked people to leave, and then he walked over
Beside the door, at this moment, the voices inside could be heard clearly.
"There is Xie Da Sicheng in the North Prison, and there is Zhang Da Sicheng in the South Prison. Both of them are well-educated Confucians, so now the atmosphere in the South Prison and the North Prison is austere. Based on the origins of my brother's family education, it is the same everywhere.
, so there is no need to abandon the near and seek the distant. The two great Sichengs and I have some connections. As far as I know, Xie Dasheng and Yuan Fu were born in the same year, and they were both common people. They also had the same poetry and literature as Yuan Fu.
On the other hand, since Yuan Fu is busy with government affairs and has no time to give advice, it’s the same thing when Brother Shi goes to the North Prison to ask for advice..."
Hearing this, Li Dongyang finally couldn't continue listening in the corner. He coughed lightly and opened the bamboo curtain himself and entered the door. Seeing Li Zhaofan who was accompanying him, he immediately stood up, while Xu Xun took a step slowly before applying.
Then he stood up, smiled at himself and cupped his hands, and said with a smile: "I came back a little late, so I kept Uncle Pingbei waiting for a long time."
"No, Shixiong and I are about the same age, and we talk quite freely."
Similar age?
Li Dongyang saw that Li Zhaofan was really in high spirits, and it was obvious that he was very involved in the conversation with Xu Xun. He couldn't help but sigh secretly. Both of his biological sons died young, and his heir Li Zhaofan was the second son of his elder brother Li Dongming, but after all, too much
He was young, and after adopting this son, he was already the second minister of the cabinet. The Wenyuan Pavilion was busy with government affairs, so it was impossible to pay too much attention to his education and character. Even though Mrs. Zhu was virtuous, well-educated and sensible, she could not be too harsh on his heir.
Therefore, Li Zhaofan, who has already reached the top of his class, is no match for the sophisticated Xu Xun in terms of human nature and sophistication. I don’t know if he has revealed something that shouldn’t be said!
"You go see your mother."
After sending Li Zhaofan away, Li Dongyang sat down. Facing a man who was as sensible as himself, he was too lazy to greet him and said bluntly: "Uncle Pingbei is here because of Yang Suian's affairs?"...
"Yuan Fu is my elder for more than forty years. Didn't this Pingbei Bo offend me? Just call me Shi Zhen. I think when the late emperor gave me these two words, there were really not many people who called me."
." Xu Xun thought that Zhu Houzhao never remembered these two words. Except when he went to Nanjing this time, from Zhang Mao to Lin Han and Zhang Fuhua, he often called him this. At other times, he almost never had the opportunity to use this word. He immediately
He mentioned it with a smile. Without waiting for Li Dongyang to agree or change his mind, he said seriously, "I have received the letter about Sui'an a long time ago, and I have asked Babaili to send a letter to him as soon as possible. As a result, Bi'an replied to the letter and said,
The three towns in Shaanxi originally had many evils, and he had been reluctant to accept the order before. If he could govern Shaanxi for another one or two years, he would be happy with it, so I did not fight for it anymore."
It turned out that Xu Xun had known about it for a long time, and even Yang Yiqing had already known about it, and even made a statement!
Although Li Dongyang remained calm on the face, he was shocked in his heart. He knew Yang Yiqing's temperament very well and did not care about the gains and losses of the moment, but Xu Xun was able to do the same. This was not sophistication, but a monster. At this time
At this moment, he calmed down and asked in a deep voice: "Since you say that, then it will be in vain for others to continue to fight?"
Xu Xun picked up the teacup and skimmed off the foam with the lid and took a sip. Then he smiled nonchalantly and said: "Your Excellency, the emperor has already favored Mr. Wangge. If we continue to fight over this matter, it will be a thankless task."
That's all. And the reason why the emperor hired Liu Yu instead of Sui'an was not because Liu Yu had anything to do, but because Sui'an had done so well in the three towns of Shaanxi and it would be uneasy to transfer him back. So I asked
Sui'an, don't keep working hard, choose your successor first.
In addition, if Sui'an's request for Huaiyan and other suggestions reaches the cabinet, please ask Yuan Fu to clear it up for him, so that it can be handled smoothly."
"So, you came here today just to let me and Xini?"
Seeing Xu Xun smiling and saying nothing, Li Dongyang couldn't help but let out a deep sigh. At this time, the waiter outside asked that dinner was ready. He looked at Xu Xun who stood up with a flick of his clothes. Even though he knew that this
He had no intention of staying at home to eat, so he still had to say: "It's getting late, I'll go back after dinner."
"I should have left the food before leaving, but if people see me getting so close to Yuan Fu like this, some people will scold you, and some people will doubt me. It would be better for me to find another place to eat."
Xu Xun smiled and cupped his hands, and then said softly, "Yuanfu, don't worry, I will often be an uninvited guest. If I don't want you and Xini in the future, I won't come easily. Of course, when Yuanfu sends me out later,
Showing some annoyance seems to make others happier."
Although Li Dongyang was very willing to make such a gesture, he was a little embarrassed when Xu Xun brought it up first. When he saw someone off at the second gate, he saw a carriage parked there, and Xu Xun walked straight out.
Walking up the steps to the carriage, he couldn't help but ask: "Shizhen usually rides in and out of the palace on horseback. When did she switch to this carriage?"
"Thank you, Yuanfu, for your concern. It's nothing special. It's just that I'm tired from riding horses back and forth all day long, so I take a carriage ride to relax for a while." At this point, Xu Xun smiled and said, "Besides, the person I offended is really Hai.
Let’s go, it’s dark everywhere this night, if anyone unexpectedly goes against me, it’s more convenient to go by carriage.”
After hearing these words, when Xu Xun bowed his hands and saluted, he boarded the car and left. Li Dongyang, who stayed where he was, didn't have to pretend but frowned. However, his frown was not because of anything else, but because he was chewing on the deep meaning of Xu Xun's last words.
After thinking about it for a while, he couldn't figure it out, so he decided to put it aside and ignore it for the time being.
Now there is no Dongchang under the command of Wang Yue for their cabinet to drive! Speaking of which, Wang Yue and Fan Ting died mysteriously on the way to Nanjing, but there was no one who advocated for the investigation!…
It was already close to the curfew season, and the heat of the day was gradually receding. Cool breezes were blowing from all directions, blowing in through the bamboo curtain in front. It was cool and blocked from wind and sand. In addition, the carriage was quite stable, and it was very comfortable to sit in it.
Among them, Xu Xun was swaying, gradually becoming a little sleepy. It wasn't until he heard a call from outside that he opened his eyes.
"What's up?"
"Sir, I checked my waistband and it's a small flag from Fusi, Jinyiwei North Town."
"Have someone come over here."
At this time, the carriage had stopped. Xu Xun saw the driver in front got off the car and rolled up the curtains. Using the light of the lantern outside, he saw clearly that the little flag approaching was clearly following Li Yifeng. He nodded and said,
A guard led people forward, but they stopped five steps in front of the car. After the little flag saluted, he immediately handed over a letter with both hands and said: "Sir, this is what my Li Qianhu ordered me to deliver.
Come."
Xu Xun asked his servant to take the letter. He learned from the little flag that Li Yifeng had no other instructions, so he ordered a reward. After taking the letter from the guard, he waited until the curtain fell again and the carriage started slowly.
He opened the letter and read it under the light of the bright tile lamp in the car. The sleepiness he felt just now was instantly swept away. After holding the letter for a long time, he folded it close to his body and put it away, and lay down again.
Go down.
Liu Jin was so cunning that he actually came up with such a way to deal with Han Wen!
Although Ma Qiao vowed to do so, some people with martial arts tend to believe that it is better to make their own decisions than to be slaves to others. Therefore, there are only eighteen people who have written letters of resignation and are willing to join Xing'anbo Mansion.
The best ones are not among them. Maqiao doesn't have much regret about this. There are many children of military households in the capital. With Xu Xun's current status, he can't choose what he wants at the first glance? And the dozen or so people who stayed behind
They were each assigned a room, and several sets of ready-made clothes and shoes were delivered to them. They all settled down quickly. However, the expected visit to Uncle Pingbei seemed to be far away.
Jiang Shanfei naturally has a lot of patience. He is pretending to be a simple and honest person this time, so he cannot ignore everyone like he did at the inn before. Although he is in the room most of the time, he occasionally straightens his back and goes to chat with people.
Sentence. That night, when he was talking to Lu Mang, a capable man in the next room who was quick to respond to any news, someone broke in from outside.
The man who came in was the man who lived in the east wing of the row of three rooms with the two of them. He could not change his bad language. As soon as Jiang Shanfei met him, he knew that he must have a criminal background in the government. Now he had no choice but to hide in Xu's house.
Jiangyang Thief. After this man came in, he sat down, grabbed the teapot and drank a lot. Then he put down the teapot and wiped his mouth and said: "Here comes the work. Let's go to meet our new master tomorrow morning, and then escort him to the Zuoguan Hall."
The camp!”
Lu Mang, who had been so popular with Jiang Shanfei before, his eyes immediately lit up: "So fast?"
"Hey, if there hadn't been a news from outside, I heard that it would take a while just to identify the origins of us people. Do you think it's so easy to get into this rich family?" He lowered his voice as he spoke, and looked furtively.
After looking around, he said mysteriously, "A key criminal escaped from the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. I heard that that person was very likely to be harmful to the Lord, so the house was on alert as soon as the news came. Now it's
Night watchmen have also been set up on the roof, and there are people watching from outside our yard. Who is that gentleman? Even the guards of the West Factory are good at it. It is said that they ordered a search throughout the city, and all the city gates were beaten.
Even if you have great abilities, you won't be able to escape by calling that person."
Jiang Shanfei was as surprised as the others, but he was really shocked in his heart. An escape from the Prison Prison of the Ministry of Punishment had never happened in so many years. In addition, his incident had been over for a while. Those jailers were worried about being held responsible and would try their best to avoid it.
Report it to the higher authorities, and Tu Xun is familiar with him, and he has the temperament of "one more thing is worse than one more thing." In this case, this matter should not be exposed so easily, and it is enough for him to do things outside...
When he thought that after Xu Xun checked outside, he would probably turn around and check home, he couldn't help but secretly clenched his fists.
"This is really surprising! So if we can confront that guy and take him down, wouldn't it be a great achievement?"
Jiang Shanfei was no longer interested in listening to what the two people were talking about. He chatted with them for a while on pins and needles, and then went back to the room on the pretext of needing to rest early to recharge. As soon as the door closed, he immediately started to prepare.
He stood up. He carefully hid everything he had brought with him on his sleeves and calves under the soles of his shoes. Finally, he stood in front of the bronze mirror with a polished surface. His face, which had been completely damaged by the scar, revealed a deep determination.
Early the next morning, when Xu Xun walked out of the second door as usual, a dozen or so neatly dressed servants were already waiting there. Although there was no time to teach them any big rules in a few days, a group of them knelt down and kowtowed.
They finally looked presentable, but they still looked noisy. Seeing these people in such a state, Xu Xun nodded slightly and said a few words casually, then got on his horse, followed by a few young soldiers and the guards recommended by Maqiao.
One by one, they got on their horses, and the others also got on their horses and followed closely. Jiang Shanfei stared at Xu Xun in front, and didn't even notice anyone approaching from the left or right.
"After all, you are so generous. A horse like this is worth at least twenty taels of silver if you leave it outside..."
"Yes, yes, he will take us to the military camp as soon as he leaves. He really doesn't intend to use us as slaves."
Jiang Shanfei didn't have the patience to answer these questions, so he fooled around with it. Seeing the horse in front of him start to go out, he quickly followed the horse with his belly. He had been a gangster, so he was naturally very good at horsemanship, which was necessary for escape.
When he was preparing to take action with all his heart, he didn't notice that he was only controlling the horse with his legs, and his hands were not holding the reins at all. Lu Mang and the other man who were on the left and right of this scene all saw it, and they looked at each other and exchanged words.
After a wink, they turned their heads away as if nothing had happened, and each made a gesture to his or her own person.
Going out from Wu'anhou Hutong is Xuanwumen Street, and then out of Fuchengmen Street. There are densely populated streets and markets along the way. Jiang Shanfei has wanted to take action many times, but he has never underestimated the opportunity and can only hold back his temper.
After exiting Fuchengmen Street and onto the official road, avoiding several groups of farmers and hawkers who rushed to Beijing to sell vegetables for the market in the early morning, and seeing that the people around him were gradually sparse, he calmly controlled his horse and moved forward slowly.
Now the speed was getting faster, and among the people waiting, people were distinguished by their equestrian skills. Before he knew it, he was only five or six people away from Xu Xun at the front. He walked steadily for a quarter of an hour, and saw the person in front of him.
A carriage and three or five people came around the corner. The group slowed down a little and turned to the right. Now the formation was a little scattered. Finally, he caught the opportunity and raised his right hand, and suddenly he was made of a few grains of fine iron.
The chess piece was knocked out.
Seeing that the three people in front of him couldn't get out of the way, and the horses under him couldn't help but go crazy from the pain, he immediately controlled the horse with his legs and jumped forward, already holding the waist knife that he had been issued before in his hand. However, just as he used a thunderbolt,
Before he could cover his ears, he pulled out his saber and struck it with a slash, but he was shocked to find a light movement in his hand. At first, he checked that there was no problem with the saber, but at some point it turned out to be only half of it, and it seemed that it had not been opened.
It was an over-sealed blunt weapon. He was so angry that he knew he couldn't let go of his energy at this time, so he just changed from chopping to chopping, and hit Xu Xun's head and neck hard. Unexpectedly, a knife stretched out from the side, and he picked it up.
, actually blocked his sword without missing a beat.
Cao Qian's sword came out very fast, and he blocked Xu Xun's body. Seeing that the sword failed, Jiang Shanfei dropped the sword casually, stepped on the stirrups with his feet, and curled up like a cat to hide.
On horseback, he dodged the two knives coming from the left and right, and immediately jumped forward, his shoes and elbows all showing sharp edges, without paying any attention to the shouts of the assassins behind him...
Seeing that Cao Qian in front could not be avoided, after he was knocked down, it was Xu Xun's turn. As soon as he showed a smile, he only heard two pops, followed by a burst of severe pain in his back and sides.
The shape actually fell involuntarily. Immediately afterwards, he heard a cold voice: "Capture this person, life or death, there will be rewards!"
Seeing that a group of people on the left and right were already surrounding him, he thought that he had no power to fight back. At this moment, Jiang Shanfei knew that he had been hit by an arrow, so he used up his last strength and threw a copper coin dart, taking advantage of others.
As he was escaping, he saw Xu Xun in front of him. He picked up the dagger with a flick of his calf and threw it out. Then he suddenly fell to the ground. Despite this, he still struggled to raise his head to see the last shot he had just made.
The result of the blow, but before he could see anything, he only felt a sharp pain in the joints of his limbs. However, other people around him stepped forward and slashed at these places with several knives. When an anxious shout finally came out
When he came over, he couldn't help but groan, and he immediately forgot all the pain.
"Oh no, sir, you're injured. Take down the assassin quickly and return to the city!"
Finally, God help him. His copper coin darts and daggers are all quenched with poison. That bitch will definitely die!
On this day, the Wenhua Hall went to court and the Ministry of Household Affairs performed routine duties. However, after Han Wencai, who had lost a lot of weight, played a few things, Liu Jin suddenly quietly entered from the back door and walked up behind Zhu Houzhao.
, bowed his head and spoke a few words to the little emperor. Although Han Wen insisted on never becoming an official, he saw that the person he impassionedly wrote to ask for death was now rising in power. Forget about the anger in his heart, he stood up straight after Liu Jin finished speaking.
, he said coldly: "Although the emperor is visiting the Wenhua Palace, it is a breach of etiquette for someone from the Ceremony Supervisor to break in without reporting!"
"Hey, Han Shangshu has a good eye for finding fault with others." Liu Jin looked down at Han Wen with a smile, and when he saw Han Wen's sudden change of expression, he said slowly, "I wonder if Han Shangshu is your own household secretary?"
If something went wrong, how should we punish him?" As he spoke, he raised the stupid fold in his hand and said in a high-pitched voice, "We have just received the report. Among the silver coins that were withdrawn from the household this time and put into the inner treasury, it turned out to be
Counterfeit silver was mixed in. You, Han Wen, are the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. What crime should you be guilty of!"
Counterfeit silver has always been strictly prohibited by the imperial court. However, it has been banned repeatedly in the past dynasties. Instead, it has become rampant. Not to mention the Ministry of Household Affairs, even the treasuries of the chief secretaries have often had headaches. Since Han Wen took office,
When the Ministry of Household Affairs checked the money and food paid by households in various provinces, it was several times more detailed than usual. Therefore, when they heard this, the ministers below and the ministers of the Thirteenth Division were all shocked when they heard this, even though they did not speak Korean.
"You...you..."
"Dongchang has taken over the account of the person who paid the counterfeit silver, and he has confessed. What else do you have to say?"
Liu Jin looked at Han Wen triumphantly and saw Zhu Houzhao frowning. He was about to add fuel to the fire and strike a blow that would determine the victory when a burst of noise suddenly came from outside the hall. Zhu Houzhao was already annoyed, and when he heard the commotion, he immediately ordered people around him
Ruisheng, who was standing there, went out to see what was going on. After a while, Ruisheng hurried back, his face as white as a piece of paper.
"Your Majesty, Uncle Pingbei...Uncle Pingbei was assassinated outside the city!"
"ah!"
Zhu Houzhao was shocked and angry for a moment, and he jumped up all of a sudden. He couldn't care less about whether Han Wen was responsible for the counterfeit silver entering the treasury, and immediately asked angrily: "Where is he? What is the situation now?"
"It is said that the person has been sent back to Xing'anbo Mansion!"
"Come on, let's go take a look!"
Ever since Xu Xun was sent back by a group of people at a lightning speed, Xing'anbo Mansion has been in chaos. Although Xu Xun was not given another mansion after being knighted, everyone in this family has always called him Young Master, but everyone knows that compared to
Xu Liang, this master is the one who really speaks the truth. Just by seeing Xu Xun come back quietly, such a big turmoil in the court suddenly subsided, and no one would guess. If this person is really
It fell, and the Xing'an Bo Mansion, which had finally prospered, was in ruins. For a time, old people like Liu An and newcomers like Jin Liu were busy suppressing people in all directions and recruiting people, and finally faced a
The imperial physician went in for treatment. Before the two of them could breathe a sigh of relief after touching each other, someone ran in from outside like flying.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty is here!"
This action is too fast!
The two of them complained secretly, but no one dared to delay, so they rushed outside to greet them. However, Zhu Houzhao moved very quickly. Before they reached the gate, they met the group coming in on the north-south road. They were about to kneel down.
After kowtowing, Zhu Houzhao shouted at the head: "I have waived the customary etiquette. Come follow me and tell me what is going on!"