After the rainy season, the ambiguity of the dampness still remains between the bedding.
The hot spring has been renovated, and the sparrow is small and complete. Xiao Chiye put on his clothes and fed the horses and Hai Dongqing, and Fengshan at three o'clock could only hear the sound of dripping water from the eaves. He opened his clothes and blew the mountain wind for a while, and the coldness of early spring gradually calmed down the excitement that had lasted all night. He was sober, but the tide became more viscous, followed by a kind of relaxation and tenderness after indulgence.
This is the joy of indulgence in desire.
Xiao Chiye removed the saddle on the back of Lang Taoxue's lapel and made a violent gesture. Meng immediately spread his wings and flew, throwing out the eaves of the mountains and forests.
Xiao Chiye turned and entered, the hot flashes in the room continued, Shen Zechuan lay on the pillow, covered with the quilt, and couldn't tell whether he was asleep or not. The half-exposed right ear was still wearing an earring, Xiao Chiye dropped his hand to remove it for him, and rubbed his auricle, which was red from the buckle.
Shen Zechuan made a sound, but he was not yet asleep. He lay on his back for a moment, opened his eyes slightly to look at Xiao Chiye, and said in a hoarse voice, "... It's time to go."
Xiao Chiye rolled over and lay beside Shen Zechuan, looked at him, and said, "It's still early for a rest today."
Shen Zechuan hummed and said, "There is still something to do with the prison."
"Busy man," Xiao Chiye clenched his fingertips and pulled towards himself, "you were once promoted to Beizhenfu, and then promoted to Tongzhi, and now the people you have to face are the noble sons who are hereditary and irreplaceable. It's so inconvenient to get up, someone must stumble you."
Shen Zechuan said: "It's not easy to be a close minister of the emperor."
Shen Zechuan was lying on his stomach like this, with the word "Satisfaction" written on the corners of his eyes and brows. The two looked at each other for a moment, like the warmth after a shower and a gust of wind, and the kiss was light and slow. They met frankly in this humble hut, as if they could put aside the so-called mature and prudent and become a young man of the same age after leaving the capital for a few hours.
Xiao Chiye said in a low voice, "This place is too small, the sky is blocked by red walls, the mountains are surrounded by cities, and the waves and snow can't run happily... When you return to Libei in the future, I will take you on a ride on Hongyan Mountain."
Shen Zechuan pressed on his chest and said, "Is the moon from the north as round as Duanzhou?"
Xiao Chiye thought for a while and said, "I've forgotten... Is the grass in Duanzhou as high as it is from the north?"
Shen Zechuan also said: "I have forgotten."
They suddenly laughed out loud, dispelling that little sadness. Shen Zechuan smelled Xiao Chiye, and Xiao Chiye pressed his chin on the top of Shen Zechuan's hair.
Xiao Chiye said, "Let's go together."
Shen Zechuan said, "Are you going home?"
Xiao Chiye tightened his arms and said, "Go home... and ask Master Ji Gang to come with you. Libei is so big, there are places to live."
Shen Zechuan laughed, lowered his eyes and said, "Master wants to go back to Duanzhou, but I'm afraid he won't be able to go with him."
Xiao Chiye also lowered his eyes and said to him, "As long as you leave the capital, you can travel to the ends of the earth."
Shen Zechuan met Xiao Chiye's gaze and said, "The wolf cub should be in Libei, otherwise, it's a pity that the flesh will come back to life."
Xiao Chiye's eyes were quiet, and he said, "Li Bei has a big brother, Li Bei Tieqi has a father, only horse racing is suitable for me."
Shen Zechuan raised Xiao Chiye's chin, stared at him, and said, "The genius bestowed by heaven must be useful, but the time has come. Ce'an, Libei's hopes are all in these two words."
Xiao Chiye laughed in a deep voice, turned over suddenly and pressed him down, facing his balance, and said, "Do you want me or not?"
Shen Zechuan had a sore back and pinched the back of Xiao Chiye's neck when he was relieved, and said hoarsely, "Give it to me or not?"
Xiao Chiye bowed his head and kissed him, pulling up the quilt.
* * *
After the rain that night, it turned hot.
The cabinet demanded that Pan Xiangjie be removed from the post of minister of the Ministry of Industry, and the Metropolitan Prosecutor's Office read more than a dozen books of Pan Xiangjie.
Originally, Wei Huaigu and other important officials from aristocratic families held together to keep warm and would not easily abandon anyone. People like Fourier were only demoted and punished in the end, and they were not exiled. After Hua Siqian's downfall, Hai Liangyi was the prime minister of the cabinet. Although he reused Xue Xiuzhuo, who was from an aristocratic family, he also successively promoted several low-ranking scholars, among which Kong Qiu was the most conspicuous. However, this time the matter is very important. If Pan Xiangjie is not impeached, then Wei Huaigu must be impeached. The matter of the blockage of the official ditch must be personally responsible. This time, there is no way to find a substitute.
Judging from the current situation, the Ministry of Household is obviously more important than the Ministry of Industry. For the family, those who do the hard work can be thrown away, but those who manage the money must be kept. Not only Pan Xiangjie will be dismissed for investigation, but even his eldest son, who is the minister of household affairs, will be suspended pending participation.
Li Jianheng no longer opened his mouth easily in the courtroom. He called Xiao Chiye after the court, and the two of them went to the garden to watch the spring together.
"I heard that you went out of the capital in the rain a few days ago," Li Jianheng, dressed in a bright yellow uniform, picked up some preserved fruit from the table and gave half of it to Xiao Chiye, "What are you doing?"
"The school grounds are next to Fengshan Mountain, so I'm worried when it rains. It's only a few days since the Guangou incident, so I rushed to see it that night." Xiao Chiye didn't seem to notice that Li Jianheng sent someone to stare at him, and said with a smile, " The emperor of the school field also knows that a lot of money has been smashed by the Imperial Army, and if it is destroyed, my 20,000 people will have to go and make do with the Eighth Battalion."
"If you take the forbidden army to the school grounds of the Eighth Camp, the Ministry of Household will give you money tomorrow." Li Jianheng threw the preserved fruit into his mouth and said, "I can see it clearly these days, they are just guarding you. Wish I was as far away from you as possible."
Xiao Chiye laughed at himself: "It's all errands, where did they get so much thought?"
Li Jianheng remembered the last time when Xiao Chiye was besieged in the face, and immediately said: "They are full of bad water, and they are very ghosts. Let's do things, all of them speak beautifully, but they are actually designed to trick people. Don't Say you are me, and they still dare to coax me. This time I want to treat this Pan Xiangjie. He didn't do his job well and almost killed me. Guess what? The Princess Zhaoyue went to the palace to accompany the queen mother last night. The queen mother was sensible and said that she didn't care about the government, so she sent her away. You said she is a girl who is about to leave the cabinet, how can she understand these ways? It was not forced by Helianhou, the two of them are relatives by marriage! "
Xiao Chiye followed Li Jianheng down the steps and walked under the newly sprouting branches. He said, "Is the emperor determined to deal with Pan Xiangjie strictly?"
Li Jianheng said: "Of course, we must not forgive him lightly. Cen Yu's side is on the book, and there are pictures of victims in low-lying areas. It's too pitiful. As the emperor, I stay in the big house, just like the old man said. Many things can only be heard by others. Pan Xiangjie neglected the errand of clearing the official channel, and caused people so miserable, I will definitely punish him, and the elder Ge also means this."
He tasted the sweetness from the event of the big reward, and was praised by the official, and now he wants to use Pan Xiangjie.
"Elder Ge and I happen to disagree," Xiao Chiye said coldly, "Pan Xiangjie should be punished, but this person cannot be dismissed easily."
Li Jianheng turned his head and frowned: "With such a big basket out, if you don't deal with him, are you still keeping him for the next time?"
Xiao Chiye glanced at the clear sky above his head, remembered what Shen Zechuan said, and smiled suddenly, and said to Li Jianheng: "Of course the emperor wants to run him, but dismissing him is equivalent to breaking his career. Pan Xiangjie is very old now. , I still have credit for the position of Minister of Industry. Your Majesty, the blockage of the official ditch caused the swill to rise sharply, and it did damage the street, but the dam of the Kailing River was solid. In previous years, the dam was able to stabilize in case of flooding. There are very few, so it can be seen that Pan Xiangjie really put a lot of effort into this and didn't cut corners."
"But it is true that he neglected Guangou. There is no reason to spare him easily for the sake of Kailinghe."
"Your Majesty," Xiao Chiye said, "Today, the DPRK will discuss the allocation of spring ploughing, and the Ministry of Household is fighting with the local government. This matter has been deadlocked for half a month. If you wait any longer, the time will be missed."
"What does this have to do with not revoking Pan Xiangjie's post?" Li Jianheng was not happy. "If he keeps his household, he will not be able to allocate funds. The group of people under Wei Huaigu can speak well, and the elders don't bother to talk to them. Even the officials of the Procuratorate can scold them for a draw."
"Household, the people who can run errands now are Wei Huaigu's disciples, so they naturally act in Wei Huaigu's way. But Pan Xiangjie's son Pan Lin happens to be the servant of the household department. If the emperor can tell Pan Xiangjie this time, he will stop. His Pan family is the kindness of the emperor, and he will definitely keep the emperor's kindness in his heart. Then his son is like the emperor's son. The emperor will deal with the Ministry of Housing later, and there is also a person in the Ministry who can talk. Besides, once Pan Xiangjie is dismissed and investigated, the Ministry of Industry will nominate another person to take up the post of minister, and the newcomer may not be more loyal than Pan Xiangjie." Xiao Chiye was shocked here, and Li Jianheng thought to himself.
Li Jianheng took a few steps and said hesitantly, "But if he doesn't get fired, there must be a punishment that can convince the public."
"Pan and Fei are relatives by marriage, and the Fei family is close to the Xi family. The most important thing is silver. The emperor will punish Pan Xiangjie to fill all the expenses for dredging the official channel, and then reward him with a court staff."
"Tingzhang?" Li Jianheng said in surprise, "He is so old, he can't be beaten to death!"
"Don't let him taste the taste of 'death', how can he change his past and be grateful?" Xiao Chiye laughed, "Let the official scold him enough, wait until the emperor summons him again, let alone let him fill the expenses, Even if the emperor asked him to bark in public, he would also be impressed."
Li Jianheng was happy, walked around and said to Xiao Chiye, "You still have a way!"
"Wei Huaigu also did the auditing of expenses this time. I'm afraid that he is not pure in his mind. He will make a name for himself in the accounts. The emperor still needs a third trial."
Li Jianheng really looked embarrassed and said, "This is an errand for the Ministry of Households. How can I have anyone? No other ministry can interfere in this matter."
"I just asked the Ministry of Household to do it myself. The officials above can't tell, but the officials below are really people who do errands for the emperor." Xiao Chiye plucked the branches, seemed to think about it, and said, "I am here. The second time I was at Zhaosin Temple, I met a competent official Xu, and he kept the account book of medicinal materials handed over by the forbidden army in front of him, and the elders of the pavilion were full of praise. Your Majesty, would you let him try it?"
Li Jianheng was overjoyed and said, "The pavilion is proud of it, so of course it's right! What's the name? Let him do it!"
Xiao Chiye said steadily, "This person's name is Liang Luoshan."
* * *
Xi Hongxuan was detained in the prison. He originally thought that with Li Jianheng's protection and Xue Xiuzhuo's help, he would be able to get out soon. Who would have known that for several days, and no one had provided the news, I guessed that something must have gone wrong in the middle.
Shen Zechuan came to the prison with a waist badge. He had drunk with Kong Qiu, and he was the fastest rising upstart recently. Qiao Tianya used a few pounds of wine to talk to the jailer.
Seeing Shen Zechuan, Xi Hongxuan got up quickly, and asked across the railing, "How is it? Why is there no news, has Pan Xiangjie done it? If he does, I should go out too!"
Although Shen Zechuan had a waist badge, he was not wearing an official robe. He was wearing a crow green uniform with a tight neckline. When he came in, his eyes were dimly lit, and his complexion was whitened by the uniform, which was a little cold.
"Still waiting to investigate Pan Xiangjie?" Shen Zechuan said, "There is nothing about Pan Xiangjie in the past few days."
"He is in charge of the Ministry of Engineering, and there is such a big problem in Guangou. If you don't deal with him, how can you justify it? The emperor can't explain it." Xi Hongxuan squeezed his fist and asked, "What went wrong?"
"Wei Huaigu held on to Pan Xiangjie in order to shirk his responsibilities. But you also know that when things go wrong, rabbits will bite people when they are in a hurry. What about Pan Xiangjie? In order to reduce the crime, the Pan family wants to cover the expenses this time. The porridge shed in the head has not been withdrawn, and the female family members of the Pan family have already gone to provide porridge to the victims. They have done careful facial skills, and they are in a posture of being beaten and scolded by others. They do not look at the monk's face or the Buddha's face. Punishment." Shen Zechuan said without a smile on his face, "The matter of delaying accounts by the Ministry of Household cannot be covered. For everyone's sake, Wei Huaigu should also admit his mistake and scold one by one, but he doesn't know how to advance or retreat. Second Young Master, If Pan Xiangjie doesn't get fired, and Wei Huaigu doesn't get punished, then this time, we can only use you."
Xi Hongxuan was silent for a while, and said, "Wei Huaigu has lost his money. He suppressed this matter and did not lower his head, just because he was afraid that after admitting his mistake, the vacancy of the household could not be covered up, and Hai Liangyi took his life. According to his temperament, if he can't kick Pan Xiangjie to take the blame, he will force me to pay, and he can't let him suffer by himself. Damn, old sly!"
When they fought Xiao Chiye together, they all had to get a share of the eight major battalions. Now that Xiao Chiye has not been defeated, he has started a fight. Xi Hongxuan was unhappy. He had spent money on Xi Gu'an's affairs before, but luckily the salt mine at home was not copied, and the money was still rolling in. Anyway, the court did not know the private accounts of the Xi family. However, Wei Huaigu asked for money differently. The Eight Great Families knew the virtues of the Eight Great Families best. The Xi family sold salt and went to sea, and they kept a group of large ships in Yongquan Port. They all knew this very well.
"Spend money to eliminate disasters," Shen Zechuan said earnestly, "you are in prison, and the person who will do this for you outside has to choose someone you can trust. If the Wei family wants hundreds of thousands of money, the transportation of silver alone is a big deal. The problem, someone has to plan for you. Other things are urgent, so do it as soon as possible."
"Look for Yanqing!" Xi Hongxuan blurted out, and then hesitated again.
Xue Xiuzhuo also knew the details of the Xi family, so it was hard to guarantee that he had not thought of other things during the process. The mountains of gold and silver accumulated by the Xi family were the things that the previous generations had worked hard to save, and there were countless shops in Juexi and Hezhou. Xi Hongxuan can get the money, but he doesn't have anyone who can really entrust it to him. Xi Gu'an died, and several partial houses of the Xi family made the abacus crackle. Maybe Xi Hongxuan did not die in prison, but died at the hands of his family.
Xi Hongxuan suddenly said: "Lanzhou, you have been promoted to the same knowledge, and you are also in charge of the prison, and you have the privilege of entering and leaving the capital. Yanqing is now inconvenient in Dali Temple. I am afraid that he will be too conspicuous and cause people to investigate. What do you do with this matter? ?"
Shen Zechuan was quite surprised and said, "I have neither handled the billing nor dealt with Wei Huaigu, and I don't know your business outside, so how can I handle it?"
What you want is not clear!
Xi Hongxuan said: "There are shopkeepers designated by me in the salt field. They do things neatly, and you don't need to worry about the money. But if the amount of money is too large, it will be very troublesome to transport, and the hundreds of thousands of silver will be piled up into mountains. No, my family’s roads are all at sea, going inward. To the north is the Hua Family of Dicheng, and to the south is the Yan family of Hezhou, so I can only take the dry road. The dry road has to cross the thirteen cities of Juexi... Fuck him Old mother! So much money can't kill him Wei Huaigu! In short, I am not afraid of Juexi, but I must beware of Jiang | Qingshan. This person is a ruthless character, if he is caught, I will be stripped! "
Shen Zechuan agreed in no hurry, and said, "This matter is important, let's talk to Xue Xiuzhuo."
"No," Xi Hongxuan said, "Yanqing is not someone who can do this kind of thing. It would be bad for him to intervene. You just need to tell him and ask him to continue to try and intercede for me in the court. The emperor hesitated for a while. I'm going to kill Wei Huaigu first!"
After he finished speaking, he smiled at Shen Zechuan again.
"You don't have to panic, I know you have never dealt with business. I left an accountant in the house in Yedu, called Xi Dan, who is the old man who followed me. He will accompany you... I met him. , own arrangements."
Xi Hongxuan's mind turned fast, and he didn't dare to believe Shen Zechuan rashly. He remembered how Ji Lei was played to death, so he kept his hand, and only when he saw his own people would he really take the money. The keys of the Xi family are in a place that only he knows. Without the keys, all the treasuries of the Xi family cannot be opened.
"In a few days," Shen Zechuan said warmly, "I'll bring him to see you."