The breeze is coming, and the night is cold.
Xiao Chiye's killing intent made the sound of "Erlang" dispel eight points. He was silent for a while, and calmed down in the coolness.
Shen Zechuan looked back at Ge Qingqing again, without the slightest panic on his face, and said, "It's not something that can be done in an instant if you want to run so much silver. No matter how clean he does it, he can't hide it from the sky. Tonight, he will mobilize people out of the city. , Go to Qinzhou first, inquire carefully along the way, and record all the large-scale goods transactions from Juexi to the Northeast in the past two years, and let someone tell me."
Ge Qingqing was always worried after receiving the news, but seeing Shen Zechuan chatting and laughing freely, he couldn't help feeling a little relieved and calmed down.
"Chenyang," Xiao Chiye gestured with his robe hanging on his shoulders, "Take them to the same hall in the city first, hang a sign for medium-sized horses, and distribute the official document for arresting Jiangyang robbers, saying that the robbers have fled Juexi, and the forbidden army is inconvenient to chase after them. I took it and entrusted it to Jin Yiwei. Tomorrow morning, I will personally go to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment to make a report."
The gates of the city are closed, and it is not possible to leave the capital at will. Jin Yiwei is also involved in the important task of investigation and arrest. Usually, when out of the capital, the field service must first report to the Ministry of Punishment and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and then wait for approval. Xiao Chiye gave Ge Qingqing a reason to bring people out of the capital, avoiding the follow-up questioning by the Ministry of Punishment.
Ge Qingqing was ordered to leave immediately, Chen Yang led the way, and the two of them left the house first.
Shen Zechuan was wearing thin clothes, Xiao Chiye took the person back, and when he brought him in, he saw that he was still thinking, and said, "Mr. Xue Xiuzhuo's business is inseparable from Xue Xiuzhuo, but since he is willing to transfer the person away, it means that Mr. It is still useful to him, and he will not rashly kill Mr. Xue. There are too many things hidden in the Xue mansion, I have to think of a reason to ask for a special search order from the emperor. "
"If you want to mobilize the banned army, you must have a big case with solid evidence. Today's temptation still relies on Jin Yiwei." Shen Zechuan did not sit back in his seat. Tea, but only took a sip, and the rest was given to Xiao Chiye.
Xiao Chiye finished drinking and said, "Xue Xiuzhuo is cautious about everything. He doesn't accept Bing Jing, who is usually respected by foreign officials. During his tenure, he was the cleanest in the eyes of the inspectorate. He is rarely impeached, so even Jin Yiwei may find it difficult to find a reason to investigate him."
"If you investigate with great fanfare, you will startle the snake." Shen Zechuan played with the teacup, thinking in the bitterness, "He is in the light, we are in the dark, as long as Xue Xiuyi's move is hidden, we will still be the attacking side. Gong It's easy to talk about external affairs, but internal affairs should be more careful. Since he has already murdered the emperor, and Mu Rufengquan's sister and brother are helping him, he knows the emperor's every move like the back of his hand, so people have to guard against it."
Xiao Chiye thought for a while and said, "Didn't Feng Quan become the eunuch of the Si Lijian and the head of India? With his qualifications, he will definitely be criticized by both the internal and external court. Fuman is gearing up under him, and Hai Liangyi hates eunuchs. Feng Quan's current palm print is incomparable to the power of Pan Rugui's period. If he is trapped inside and outside, he will not be able to take care of himself, and he will not have the energy to serve Xue Xiuzhuo any more."
"Stabilizing the emperor is also the key," Shen Zechuan said. "There can be no rumors about the emperor's heir."
Since Li Jianheng ascended the throne, he has been severely scolded by officials, and he has been in danger one after another. He does not have a good political record, and his reputation among the people is not as good as that of the previous emperor. If the rumor about the emperor's heir leaks, people will definitely fluctuate. In any way, it is not conducive to maintaining a stable situation.
"Whether Xue Xiuzhuo is holding a real dragon or a fake dragon," Xiao Chiye put his finger on the bone wrench and stared at the glass lamp, "The emperor of Da Zhou can only be Li Jianheng. Even if he wants to establish a prince in the future, he must establish Li Jianheng. son."
The Xiao family is now slightly better than the Hua family and maintains the momentum. Xiao Chiye walked steadily, and Xiao Jiming, who was in Libei, also held steady. They played secretly with the family in Zhongbo and Qidong, and the fight was not fierce. It was because of the mediation of the straight minister Hai Liangyi in the middle, which barely stabilized. The trend of infighting between two tigers. However, the biggest barrier for Hai Liangyi is Li Jianheng. Li Jianheng is willing to believe in him, respect him, and know his non-duality, so he did not immediately fall to the queen mother in the tug of war, and Li Jianheng was willing to take out all the matters in the court and Hai Liangyi. After deliberation, this is the fundamental reason for Hai Liangyi to sit firmly in the cabinet after entering the new dynasty.
Li Jianheng is not important, but after he ascended the throne, "Li Jianheng" became very important. He is in the center of the open gun and the dark arrow. He is the cage that the three parties jointly restrict each other, and he is also the dagger that the three parties jointly attack each other.
Xue Xiuzhuo had already emerged, and Shen Zechuan couldn't help but wonder if there was anyone behind Xue Xiuzhuo while he was looking for a breakthrough point.
* * *
A few days later, it rained lightly, and Xue Xiuzhuo took a shower.
Wearing a azure and solid silk robe, he called on Qi Huilian in the small building. Qi Huilian munched on the food without even looking at him.
Xue Xiuzhuo didn't come to the table, and he did the disciple ceremony. When he saw Ji Gang sitting by the window grinding stones, he said to the left and right: "Ji Lao's injury has not healed, so he should not eat spicy food, so let the cook in Duanzhou make a new table of dishes."
"Don't bother," Ji Gang said in a deep voice, blowing dust, "I won't eat it."
Xue Xiuzhuo didn't speak, and the waiter had already stepped back and asked the cook. Xue's family is from Jincheng, and he is not used to the Chinese and Bo flavors. This Duanzhou cook was specially hired by him for Ji Gang.
It was raining lightly outside the building, and in April, there were delicate apricots, and the pink and white in the courtyard were turned into mud by the rain. Qi Huilian was full of food and drink, wiped his mouth, got up and looked at the desolation in the courtyard, and said, "Don't waste time, he is very stubborn, if he doesn't eat, he won't eat, you can ask someone to prepare some steamed buns and pickles to satisfy his hunger. ."
Xue Xiuzhuo smiled: "The two seniors came to my house as guests, I can't take it lightly."
"Then open the door," Ji Gang carved nose and eyes on the stone, "We can go back by ourselves."
Xue Xiuzhuo's expression remained unchanged, and he said, "It's been spring cold recently. I think Shen Tong knows that he doesn't have a place to settle yet. How can he settle down the two seniors well?"
"You don't have to use your accent in front of us. Imprisonment means imprisonment. Imprisonment." Qi Hui walked a few steps, and the chain on his ankle made a sound. I'm old, he's disabled, what do you want to do when you take our two old, weak, sick and disabled in your hands?"
Xue Xiuzhuo leaned over himself, picked up the chopsticks he put on the ground for Qi Huilian, wiped it with a handkerchief, and said, "Mr. used to be a shining figure in the Spring and Autumn Period. The Zhaosin Temple pretended to be crazy and sold fools for 20 years. Now, I want to ask your husband to be the emperor again. First, I can make up for the regret that I did not see the prince's enthronement ceremony. Second, I can clear the grievances of my husband and let him redress. Returning to the eyes of everyone with dignity. Are these two reasons not sufficient? I am a person who respects and admires Mr.
"I'll be the emperor again," Qi Huilian took a step back while dragging the chain, and a laugh came out of his throat, "You want me to be the emperor again? You are so loud! Now that the world is peaceful, and the emperor's name is justified, when there is Hairen. Watching Assistant Gu, what do you want me to do with Qi Huilian? I'm crazy and stupid, and I can't be of great use at all!"
Xue Xiuzhuo put down his chopsticks and said, "Mr. is slandered, and this is the only way to end up like this. The Queen Mother controlled the government during the Yongyi period, which led to the reverse of the Zhou Dynasty and the rampant corrupt officials. This was especially true during the Xiande period. The capital, in the eight cities, made waves throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the people everywhere were miserable. Then the Zhongbo army was defeated, and the six states were filled with sorrow and starvation. The gentleman spent twenty years in the Zhaosin Temple, and now he has come out, but he has lost his life. With the heroic and heroic spirit of scolding Fang Qiu in those days, don't you even have the heart to compete with Hai Liangyi?"
Qi Huilian turned around, leaned against the window, and watched the rain beating on the apricot blossoms. He was silent for a moment, and said, "Twenty-five years ago, I wanted to compete with Hai Liangyi. We went to the scientific examination together, and he was so inconspicuous. , I was even in the third grade. I was proud of my youth, did not understand the detours of officialdom, was framed by others, and was reprimanded from the capital. I felt that I had no face to see the elders of Yuzhou, so I was depressed for a few years. Later, Hai Liangyi was promoted and promoted, but the prince did not worship him. It was to welcome me back to Qidu from Yuzhou. Since then, I have been the Grand Master of the East Palace and the Minister of Officials. Hai Liangyi has been defeated by Qi Huilian all his life, but he is a gentleman. He is the only one who still has the heart to redeem, so focus on this, I am not as good as him! There is no high or low between us, only mutual sympathy. It's a shame that the sky has no eyes, we are people who can't work together even if we have the same path. I am trapped Twenty-five years ago, you are right, I no longer have the heart to compete with him now."
Xue Xiuzhuo also fell silent. There was only the sound of rain and Ji Gang's scratching in the room. It rained heavily, and the apricot flowers fell even more chaotically, and a piece of residual powder was spread among the muddy water.
"I have only taught two people in my life, and I have devoted all my life to what I have learned. I am arrogant and unwilling to follow through. It is this kind of arrogance that makes me arrogant and hurts the first student." Qi Huilian looked at That residual valve of dirty water, as if looking at his own down and down half of his life. He said, "I, Qi Huilian, are not a god after all. Two students are enough. I can't teach others."
Ji Gang coughed violently, covered his mouth with a handkerchief, and complained, "Close the window!"
Qi Hui even shut those scenes out, looked back at Xue Xiuzhuo, and said, "I've said this, you don't have to bother! Let's go, don't stay here to get in the way."
Xue Xiuzhuo didn't move, he didn't look like Xue Xiuyi, he didn't even look like a son of an aristocratic family. He doesn't have the arrogance of Pan Lin and Fei Shi, and his status as a concubine has made him suffer for the past few decades. He has been polished into such a modest elegance.
"I admire Mr.'s talent, and even more admire Mr.'s way of knowing the world. I looked at Xiaolou three times and asked him to come out of the mountain because I understood his ambition. Mr. Hai Liangyi is indeed a gentleman with a high cliff, but a gentleman has never been able to. Live with the villain. Today's emperor is not taught by poetry and books, and he does not have the benevolence of the virtuous corporal. He is just a straw under the collapse of the great Zhou Dynasty, and he cannot become the king of sages. To entrust the safety of the Sheji to him alone is to confuse the respect and the inferiority, and to misunderstand the importance."
Qi Huilian said: "It is the duty of a minister to assist the monarch. Hai Liangyi is trying his best to turn the tide and reconcile the eight parties. He is a loyal minister, do you still want him to be a chaotic minister and thief who replaces the Li family and changes the dynasty? "
"The struggle between the aristocratic family and the poor family has been going on for hundreds of years. If you want to eliminate the evils, you must have the determination to break the boat." Xue Xiuzhuo got up and said, "Li Jianheng can't do it. , then in order to overcome the difficulties, it makes sense to change people."
Qi Huilian disagreed with him, and only regarded him as an aristocratic family who sought power and personal gain, and refused to talk to him again.
Xue Xiuzhuo stood silently for a moment and said, "My husband and I are also people of the same age. It's a pity that my husband doesn't believe me, but I also want to tell my husband that Shen Zechuan is a remnant of resentment, and he has nothing in his heart and only lives for revenge. He acts ruthlessly, is narrow-minded, and is far from the prince. To teach him with the heart of an emperor is tantamount to acting like a tiger. Even if he does something in the future, he will not be a good master."
Ji Gang suddenly put down the carving knife, glared at Xue Xiuzhuo, and said, "How much do you know about Chuan'er? You keep saying that he is a remnant, but I think you are all remnants of eating marrow! You shut up and go!"
Xue Xiuzhuo saluted and said, "If you regret it, sir, I will be waiting for you at any time."
He backed out, and the curtain went down.
Xue Xiuyi was wandering outside the yard and saw Xue Xiuzhuo walking back from a distance. He carried his umbrella and went down the corridor, but he happened to bump into the students who had left school.
The students from the brothel saluted him, and Xue Xiuyi threw the umbrella to the maid behind him. He looked at them one by one, and the maid said, "Is this the way you can go? Clashing against the uncle, I don't know how to behave!"
The students bowed their heads and retreated, and behind them stood a girl of seventeen or eighteen. Seeing her extraordinary beauty, Xue Xiuyi frivolously pulled her sleeves and said, "You are also a baby that Yanqing bought? What's your name?"
The girl glanced at Xue Xiuyi and didn't answer. Xue Xiuzhuo on the other end happened to be approaching, blocking Xue Xiuyi, and said with a smile, "Did Big Brother just come back? Go back to the hospital, it's raining heavily, don't get wet."
Xue Xiuyi patted his hand away and said impatiently, "Got it!"
Xue Xiuyi took a few steps and listened to the students behind him saluting and calling Xue Xiuzhuo "Sir". He looked back again, but saw the girl who was just right, looking at him.
Those eyes were neither afraid nor apprehensive, and after being discovered by Xue Xiuyi, they did not look away immediately, but Xue Xiuyi couldn't help but turn his head first.
The wind and rain hit his face, Xue Xiuyi shivered and walked away quickly with his arms in his arms.