Zhang Fenghan said smacking, staring at the note for a long time, his face changed: "What does this mean? What is the hidden danger of Ur bone?"
Ling Ran frowned, as if he didn't know where to start. After a while, he gestured with some hesitation: "It's a poison of the Northerners. His Royal Highness King Yan fled to Yanhui Town when he was young, and was persecuted by the witches of the Northerners. Up to now, the Chen family is still trying to find a solution, but it has not been able to completely cure it.”
Zhang Fenghan said incredulously: "Is there such a thing? Are all the hospitals dead? This"
"Fenghan Gong, please be safe," Du Wanquan interrupted him, "Because of the ancient Silk Road, I used to walk around the northwest area a few years ago, and I have heard about the barbarian voodoo techniques. Ur bone seems to hurt people's intelligence, I think General Zhong is also concerned about this, worried that His Highness is thinking too much."
"The national disaster is on the horizon, and the Marquis of Anding is still hurting his muscles and bones and rushed to the northwest. How can King Yan be a pity on himself? Du Gong's statement is chilling," Zhang Fenghan said solemnly, "Furthermore, Master Luran also said this. He has been poisoned since he was a child, and now I can't see anything abnormal about him, and it may not have much influence in the future. If General Zhong can't trust King Yan, can he still find someone else to take over the wooden sign of Linyuan?"
Since the capital was besieged, Zhang Fenghan has become a loyal supporter of King Yan. The umbrella hanging by his hand has just been taken from someone's car. When he mentions King Yan, his brain becomes hot and he can't wait to say "My Royal Highness is The best in the world" proclaimed to the world.
At this time, the old Lingshu still did not relieve his anger after talking about it, and continued: "This time is different from two hundred years ago. At that time, it was the imperial court's tyrannical levies and the loss of the people's hearts, and then the heroes of the Quartet rose up, but now it is foreign enemies entering, the emperor. Although some of the emperor's methods and decrees are too violent, they can be regarded as diligent in government and love for the people. There is no fault. In this chaotic world, if the Linyuan wooden plaque falls into the hands of someone else, who can guarantee that he will not disagree? His Royal Highness King Yan is heaven. Huang Guizhuang, who can succeed the throne and flee to the East Capital when the crisis is facing, he did not go to Luoyang, but was on the tower! If such a person is not worthy of entrusting the Linyuan wooden sign, who else is worthy?"
Du Wanquan was used to being smooth, so he didn't choke with him. Hearing this, he just smiled and said, "I believe that His Royal Highness Yanwang's character and talent are beyond reproach, but about the body, we laymen don't count. I don't think it's better. Let's all listen to Miss Chen, order some food and drink, and wait for Miss Chen's letter to arrive before making a decision, okay?"
Zhang Fenghan's expression softened slightly, and he shook his head and laughed at himself: "I am old, but I still have a violent temper. Duke Du, don't take it to heart."
Before he could finish speaking, the three of them simultaneously heard the sound of flapping wings coming from outside the window.
Du Wanquan smiled and said, "Say Cao Cao and Cao Cao will be there."
Du Cai pushed back the window and opened the window, and a small wooden bird came in, lightly pecked on the table twice, and fell down. This wooden bird is even more special than General Zhong's, because the latter was sent by a trusted person, but Chen Qingxu's bird was released from the army road in the northwest.
The belly of the wooden bird is "sealed" in a special way. It is not the symbolic seal of General Zhong, but a series of tightly stitched dark locks with twenty-seven holes, which need to be pierced with fine needles in sequence, otherwise it will Ignite the remaining purple gold in the belly of the wooden bird, and those who don't know the key to unlock can't get anything.
The craftsmanship of this specially-made wooden bird is extremely complex, and even there are not many in Linyuan Pavilion, and even Chang Geng doesn't know about it. When the Westerners were besieging the city, he was worried about the security of wooden bird communication.
Du Wanquan took out a silver needle, and the other two pairs of eyes landed on his hands at the same time. For a moment, Zhang Fenghan suddenly felt a little nervous in his heart.
"Wait a minute." Just when Du Cai opened the wooden bird seal and hadn't taken out the letter, Zhang Fenghan suddenly stopped him.
Du Wanquan and Lingran looked up at him together.
Although they both belong to Linyuan Pavilion, Duke Fenghan, who has been in the Lingshu courtyard all the year round, is not familiar with Chen Qingxu, a younger generation who has been wandering around the world. There is a premonition that the outcome may not be so satisfying.
Zhang Fenghan clenched his cheeks and said slowly, "At the moment, the south of the Yangtze River and the coast of the East China Sea are all in the hands of foreigners. General Zhong Lao personally guards the front line, but he is just guarding it. He does not dare to act rashly. And war preparations, I don't have enough roots to cross the river now. I heard that the foreigners are brutal and cruel, and they have already set fire to the Jiangnan Academy. This is nothing. If the book is gone, it can be reprinted, and it can be re-published. But if there are no people, then It can't be helped."
When the old Lingshu said this, his voice trembled for a while: "The land of 'Sanqiu Guizi, Shili Lotus' is now a mass of scorched earth, and our treasury is empty, Ziliujin is in danger of leaking from all sides, if Linyuan Pavilion stands by, We might as well separate ourselves, go home and take our children, what kind of way do we go? What kind of life do we make? Since we can't be silent, the wooden sign has to come out. Although we are just peddlers and pawns, we don't want to be entrusted to other people. In today's world, there are geese in the court. Wang, there is Gu Shuai outside the fortress. Gu Shuai is not me, he has dealt with Linyuan Pavilion for a long time, but he has never expressed any intention of being close. With our vast and disordered resources, if you all pass by with His Royal Highness King Yan again for such unwarranted reasons, what will you do next?"
He said it with sincerity, and tried his best to pull Du Wanquan to his side, even the understanding was slightly moved.
But Du Cai is a good person, how can it be so easy to get hot-headed, on the surface he is eager and angry, but he still avoids the important points: "Actually, His Royal Highness Yanwang has a good relationship with Linyuan Pavilion since he was a child, even if he is a member of the pavilion, it is said that the capital city Wasn't the communication network built by His Royal Highness called Linyuan Pavilion when it was under siege? There is no difference between people who are useful to us in the face of national disaster, whether there is a ceremony of entrusting wooden plaques, in fact, it doesn't make much difference, right? "
"That's not the truth, Duke Du wants to be wrong," Ling Ran shook his head and said, "If there is no such wooden card, Linyuan Pavilion will only provide some small convenience in case of trouble. With this wooden card, the people in the pavilion can be It’s different. Linyuan Pavilion has been silent for two hundred years, and it is all connected and held together by this wooden plaque. In a chaotic world, everyone wants to be wise and safe. If there is no Linyuan wooden plaque, even if you and I, The power that can be used is nothing more than running errands and sending letters - I am afraid that it is not as useful as the larger Jianghu gangs."
These words were meaningful, and Du Wanquan's expression changed slightly.
Unlike Duke Fenghan, who was so poor that he was accompanied by dogs, he was a real family with great wealth. A barefooted man would not be hungry, but he would not be able to wear shoes.
If there is anyone in the audience who least expects the Linyuan wooden plaque to reappear in the world, it is undoubtedly Du Cai.
Knowing saved him face, until he clicked it, he didn't get it straight - the Linyuan wooden plaque can mobilize the most secret "Daofatang" in the Linyuan Pavilion. Anyone in the pavilion who refuses to accept the deployment of the wooden plaques and defected, the Daofatang They will chase that person to the ends of the earth, that is to say, without the wooden sign, Du Cai may only need to pay for some pocket money.
Knowing that, he put on his beads one by one: "Dong Gong, please bring out the wooden plaque of the Chen family."
Du Wanquan was silent for a while, then broke open the belly of the wooden bird, the last wooden sign fell off, and as soon as it landed on the table, it automatically merged with the other wooden signs, completing the word "Yuan".
Chen Qingxu rolled out the scribbled sea grain paper, and wiped it away with a clear hand. Seeing that the note said very briefly: "The Chen family will go all out."
Zhang Fenghan couldn't come back for a while: "Is it gone?"
Knowing and smiling helplessly, Chen Qingxu is a little taciturn. Usually it's okay to talk verbally. When it falls on paper, she has absolutely no patience to write long stories. In her hands, it was the words of Long Feifengwu.
"Since Miss Chen said so, the chronic poison in His Highness's place shouldn't be a problem." Jianran turned to Du Wanquan, "What does Duke Du mean?"
The Linyuan wooden plaque is divided into five pieces, and no one is qualified to veto it alone. At this time, it is already three to one. Du Wanquan knows that whether he agrees or not, the outcome is already set.
Du Cai smiled wryly: "Master understands you're polite—I heard that His Royal Highness King Yan is promoting beacon tickets recently. If there is a place for Du Mou, just say it."
Zhang Fenghan persuaded tactfully: "Duke Du, there are no eggs under the overturned nest. When the world is in turmoil, the chaotic people are not as good as the Taiping dogs, and the wealth of thousands of families is no different from quicksand flying water, but is this the truth?"
Du Wanquan, who was forcibly tied to the pirate ship by a bunch of poor ghosts, was still very worried, and said perfunctorily, "Yes, I am honored by the letter."
The three of them hurriedly ate a light meal with their own thoughts, and the drinks didn't change much, so they dispersed.
Just when they made this decision, Chang Geng also returned to the Hou residence.
Ge Chen was waiting for him in the study. Chang Geng ordered not to disturb him, so he walked in calmly and closed the door with his hand. The Hou Mansion was empty and there were few people, and a group of old servants who were deaf or had handicapped legs didn't know what to do. Whether to serve the master or to retire at the master's house, I often ask people to call me, and sometimes I have to do it myself, but there are also convenient places. For example, I don't have to guard the walls and ears.
Ge Chen got up as soon as he saw Chang Geng, his natural baby face was a little nervous.
Chang Geng was very calm, and waved at him: "Is it cut?"
Ge Chen responded and took out Zhang Haiwen paper from his arms.
"According to what you said, I secretly cut the wooden bird off by repairing the forbidden net. The note inside was replaced, and the seal guarantees that the repair will be flawless." Ge Chen pursed his lips and said, "When the new year closes Cao went to the north to find Miss Chen, and saw with his own eyes that she had put away the wooden bird, and then secretly caught it, and used a mold to unseal the seal inside. What does this mean on her note?"
Chang Geng didn't answer for a while, and unfolded the crumpled note.
The handwriting on it is exactly the same as the copy they received, only the content is different.
This note reads: "Chen has little knowledge, and after years of searching, he could not find a solution to the Ur bone. He has a lot of trust, and the matter of Linyuan's wooden plaque, I hope you all take care."
Chang Geng didn't feel touched after seeing it, so he thought to himself, "Sure enough."
Based on his understanding of Linyuan Pavilion over the years, in the end it was either three people or five people. Five people are very likely. There are many unique and extremely exquisite fire machine steel armor in Linyuan Pavilion, so there must be Lingshu Academy. The Chen family members who healed Gu Yun's eyes and ears back then took action in the name of Linyuan Pavilion. Gu Yun could not trust them unconditionally. There must be a connection between the old prince and the old clan, so there must be representatives of the military. The monk has always acted as a liaison with the four parties, and it may be counted as one, representing the Huguo Temple, then the other two are likely to be in control of "wealth", and the other is the Chen family in Taiyuan.
Among the five people, only Mingran and Lingshu Academy have a better grasp, and the other three parties are undecided.
Apart from Chang Geng himself, only Miss Chen understands the terrible thing about Urgu best. She has always been wrong to people, and it is impossible for her to support him because of her personal feelings. Those who control "wealth" are usually burdened by the family business. In this case, they are likely to shrink back. If Chang Geng, who represents the military, guesses that it is General Zhong Lao, then Zhong Chan may not necessarily help him. Speaking of which, the latter two people have their own ways, and it is difficult for him to reach them. Only Chen Qingxu will follow the army to the northwest. At that time, he will pass the book with a wooden bird, which will give him a chance.
Chang Geng put the sea pattern paper he was looking at and lit it on the brazier. The faint firelight illuminated his young and handsome face, making him look a little unreal.
"Big Brother" Ge Chen called him nonchalantly. This little round face was loyal to his Prince Yan, but he was not stupid. He could probably guess Chen Qingxu's encrypted wooden bird and Linyuan Pavilion's final decision. Regarding the matter, although Chang Geng had secretly exchanged notes, he had always had doubts in his heart—Chang Geng has always been open-minded and open-minded, and he has never done such a shameful thing, this time for Linyuan’s sake. Is this for power
"I don't have to get the Linyuan Pavilion." Chang Geng seemed to know what he was thinking, and explained to Ge Chen lightly, "But my time in the court is too short, although I have the support of the emperor for the time being, and return to Lord Jiang to wait. After all, the foundation is still shallow, and many things cannot be performed. Others can wait, but Ziliujin and Yinzi on the front line cannot wait. At this time, I can only retreat and seek the power of Linyuan Pavilion. If there is time, all problems can be solved slowly and openly, just because the foreigners won’t give us this time.”
Hearing this, Ge Chen backed his back, and the doubts in his heart dissipated immediately, but he was a little embarrassed: "I understand this, Xiao Cao, oh brother, you should also take care of yourself, or don't wait for Hou Ye to return to the court. Now, you are tired again, so isn't he trying to trouble me?"
Said that he seemed to have imagined the specific process of Hou Ye looking for trouble with him, and he was so frightened that he shivered.
The color on Chang Geng's face softened a little: "I'll let this crisis pass, who would be willing to do such a thankless thing when the world is at peace? We can't work for them in vain, we have to let the emperor in the scenery. The best place is to give me a mountain top, make a peach blossom forest on the mountain, enjoy flowers in spring, eat peaches in summer, and there must be a hot spring at the bottom of the mountain. I plan to raise chickens and ducks all over the mountains and fields, and throw eggs directly into the hot springs to cook. "
Ge Chen's stomach "grumbles", Chang Geng was stunned for a moment, then the two of them laughed at the same time, Chang Geng jumped up: "It's too late, don't disturb Uncle Wang and the others, let's make some dumplings for ourselves."
Ge Chen was rather embarrassed and said, "No, not good, eldest brother, how can you let His Royal Highness cut the stuffing and roll the skin? This is too bad."
Chang Geng glanced at him: "Do you want to eat?"
Ge Chen said decisively: "Eat!"
The two of them sneaked into the kitchen of the Hou's mansion blindly, and drove the dozing old cook back to sleep. He ate more than 60 dumplings directly in the kitchen without being particular about it. Ge Chen was so hot that he cried out, "Ouch", vaguely as if he had returned to the rural youth when he was "in and out".
The good times are all in the middle of the night, and it is still startling step by step under the blue sky and daytime.
A month later, the beacon ticket was still not implemented, and even Emperor Li Feng was annoyed by the noise, and a silent purge gradually began.
First, the Superintendent’s Office connected with three folds, Prince Sanyan to cover the sky with one hand, and the military plane secretly detained the memorials of the officials of the DPRK and the central government, so that the resentment hindered the heaven’s hearing. The so-called beacon tickets are all nonsense. A disaster for the country and the people.
Prince Yan ordered all the records of the memorials uploaded and returned in the history of the General Machine Office to be placed in the court hall. All the returned memorials are recorded on the record. When and why they were called back, they were all reported to the Xinuan Pavilion in a briefing. There was a discrepancy in one copy, which made people speechless in court, and then Prince Yan asked Emperor Longan to be relieved of his post on the grounds that he was "inexperienced in talent and learning, and difficult to convince the public". Li Feng was not allowed as usual. His Royal Highness the Prince was young and vigorous, turned his head and said he was sick and resigned from the court, and ran back to the Hou's mansion to close the door.
The old fox spirit who sees people talking about people and talking about ghosts in the Manchu Dynasty is really no one so blatantly angry. Li Feng was dumbfounded for a while, but before he could go out of the palace in a small dress to coax, Prince Yan left, and an accident happened in the court immediately.
First, the military aircraft department was a mess without a leader. Every day, it was like a snowflake that was presented to Li Feng's desk. Everywhere was asking for money and money. Come, Li Feng investigated in a rage, and found that all of them had reached this stage, and there were still people who were exploiting and greedy for ink in the middle of military spending. A large number of small officials of the seventh rank were implicated, and even the gang of broken mouths from the Inspectorate were inexplicably half-fallen.
In September, an autumn rain washed the capital to death. Jiang Chong personally went to the Hou’s Mansion to send an order to invite Prince Yan back to the court. At this point, people with a heart seemed to understand something. .
At the beginning, some people were worried that the first batch of beacon tickets would not be issued. Unexpectedly, Du Wanquan, the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River, and others immediately contacted a group of non-governmental volunteers to help. Within three days, the first batch of beacon tickets was sold out.
Real money poured into the treasury, and at this point, no one spoke any more.
At the end of the seventh year of Long'an, the two armies on the Jiangnan front were still facing each other. The Marquis of Anding united with the Central Plains garrison to clean up the rebel mob and finally returned to Jiayuguan. The next day, the Western Regions coalition forces approaching the city retreated 30 miles away.
At the end of this year, Gu Yun wrote fourteen letters of close friends, respectively "new year's greetings" to the kings of the countries in the Western Regions.
This year, there were no lanterns and lanterns outside Jiayuguan, and the beacon fire was about to break out—the court finally sent the long-lost military pay and war preparations.
It's just that the escort has a special identity.
Gu Yun had just returned with a group of light cavalry patrols, and before he got off his horse, he heard that King Yan was coming.
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