On the day of the beginning of winter, they finally arrived at Jinguan City, the first city of Jingzhou.
It has already started to snow in November in the north. It is wet and cold. Jinguan City is located in the place where the mountains meet. It has been shrouded in cold air for many years. Chu Jinglan's old illness is on the verge of relapse, but since he has penetrated deep into the enemy camp and has more important things to do, he can't care about this.
When they first arrived, King Qiyang put on a lot of pomp, with a ten-mile guard of honor, a hundred paces of red silk, and an endless stream of flowers and fireworks. I'm afraid that even if the emperor arrives, it's nothing more than that. After he personally sent them to the residence, he even invited Chu Jinglan to attend the evening reception banquet. Those who didn't know the inside information thought that a powerful official had come, so he was so exhausted to please him.
Leaving aside the discussion of others, we still have to go to the reception. After all, Deng Tianguan’s play has just started, and it’s not good for Chu Jinglan to smash the scene. Besides, some things will take a long time to reveal their flaws. He made a fool of himself.
But to Chu Jinglan's surprise, Ye Huaiyang took the initiative to express that she didn't want to go. She must know that since his hand was injured, she has become a clingy spirit. He went in and said that he was afraid that he would not be able to take care of himself, but today was a bit abnormal.
Naturally, Chu Jinglan didn't think she would stay in the mansion obediently, so she asked bluntly, "It's getting late, where else do you want to go?"
"I can't hide anything from you." Ye Huaiyang smiled and explained honestly, "The Ye family also has farmland shops in Jinguan City, I'm going to see the manager and learn more about the situation here. "
"Take the Shadow Guard." Chu Jinglan dropped these words and went to change. Ye Huaiyang was stunned, then hummed softly, her face shining like a jewel.
At the beginning of You Shi, the two went out together, one went to the Qiyang Palace and the other went to the Yejia Qianzhuang.
As the most splendid mansion in Jinguan City, people who have been there say that its luxury is indescribable, but when Chu Jinglan and Pei Yuanshu stepped into the gate, they saw nothing but ordinary scenery, as if they had been deliberately erased. trace.
The banquet was set in the front hall, and dozens of tables were splendidly set up. All the officials sitting on the table were well-known officials from Jingzhou. Chu Jinglan stepped into the hall with his head held high, and King Qiyang hurriedly walked down the steps to greet him.
"My minister Deng Tianguan sees the prince."
A circle of people followed the mountain and called Qiansui. Chu Jinglan said lightly and took a seat. Pei Yuanshu also sat on the lower left of him. The moment the singing and dancing began, the maids filed in with the dishes, and the reception was formal. start.
Doing many things in this cold north inevitably requires a glass of wine to warm up, and the banquet guests are no exception. Deng Tianguan brought a glass of wine to respect Chu Jinglan in the opening scene.
"I heard that the prince was returning to the dynasty a long time ago, and I always wanted to visit you in the capital, but I couldn't make it because I was too busy with worldly affairs, so I couldn't make the trip. I didn't expect that the prince was ordered to come to Jingzhou for inspection. The first glass of wine must first respect the hard work of the lord, the lord, I will do it first!"
After all, he raised his head and drank it. The wine was very strong, but he did not leak. He looked very arrogant. There were already faint cheers from the crowd below, but Chu Jinglan only looked faintly. Looking at him, he didn't mean to raise a glass.
"King Qiyang's kindness has been accepted by the king, but I suffered some minor injuries on the way here, and it is inconvenient to drink. I hope that King Qiyang will forgive me."
Deng Tianguan's face stiffened slightly, but it was only a momentary event, and soon he laughed again as if nothing had happened.
"Where is your lord, since you are injured, you should not drink alcohol, but this minister has not considered it carefully. But then again, what is going on? Is the injury serious? Do you need a few famous doctors to diagnose and treat you? a bit?"
Chu Jinglan twitched the corners of his lips and said, "I just met a few robbers who don't have long eyes. It's just a minor injury. King Lao Qiyang is concerned."
"That's good, that's good." Deng Tianguan smiled and returned to his seat, his eyes flashing away.
In fact, he had already learned from the spies that Chu Jinglan and the others were attacked on the way, and even the identity of the assassin was found out. Fortunately, Chu Jinglan did not have a major incident, otherwise he would have died on his land. No arguing. However, the current situation is not much better. Since Chu Jinglan came to Jingzhou alive, it is bound to find out that he secretly stationed troops and cast armor. If he wants to hide the sky and cross the sea, I am afraid it will take a lot of work.
Chu Sanghuai deserves to be Chu Sanghuai, this double-edged sword is really good, putting both of them in a dead end, but I don't know how Chu Jinglan will face it.
Deng Tianguan looked at Chu Jinglan again, and when he saw that he didn't move his chopsticks much, he asked with concern, "Northern cuisine is a little sweeter, but Wang Ye is not used to it?"
This question seems to have hit the switch of a certain memory precisely, and Chu Jinglan was slightly stunned.
"Don't drink alcohol, eat beef, winter bamboo shoots, seafood and other hair products, and don't eat spicy or greasy food. I'll ask Pei Yuanshu carefully when I get back. If you don't have a taboo, I won't sleep in the same bed with you at night."
It's really funny, could it be that he begged her to sleep with him? Who was the person who would lie on the bed with the quilt rolled up and refuse to move at night, and who would shiver and squeeze into his arms for warmth as soon as he came up
However, the ridicule returned to ridicule, and when facing the table full of delicacies, Chu Jinglan still only picked some light ones to eat.
"My lord?"
Deng Tianguan called Chu Jinglan again before he regained his senses, and said, "The singing and dancing in the palace of the Prince of Qiyang is very attractive. The prince watched it from a distance, but he forgot that he was in the banquet."
"Your Highness is wrong." Deng Tianguan looked at the dozen or so enchanting dancers on the dance floor, and he had a problem in his heart.
"By the way, I haven't introduced it to King Qiyang for so long. This is Pei Yuanshu, one of the ministers of the Ministry of Personnel Examination. This time, I came to Jingzhou to inspect the officials with this king."
Deng Tianguan followed his hand to look at Pei Yuanshu, and then nodded, "Mr. Pei."
Pei Yuanshu also clenched his fists in return: "Xiaguan has seen King Qiyang."
"No need to be polite, I have also heard the name of Master Pei. Since I came to Jinguan City and regarded it as my own home, whether it is public or private, if you need anything, feel free to bring it up, and I will lead Jingzhou up and down. All officials give you the greatest support."
Pei Yuanshu said indifferently, "Thank you, King Qiyang, and the lower official is grateful."
Both of them spoke in a strong official tone, and they were nothing more than trying each other's depths in front of everyone harmlessly. Everyone knew that King Qiyang would not really cooperate with them, and that this was before leaving. Mr. Pei, who was just transferred from the Censor's Desk to the Ministry of Personnel, is not a good thing, everything is just for the sake of looking good.
Chu Jinglan was not within this range, and with just one mouth, several officials present tense their nerves.
"In that case, Master Pei will go to the yamen to report tomorrow, presumably all the materials there are ready?"
There was a hint of arrogance and strength in his tone. On the right, a burly man in a military uniform was about to stand up to refute him, but Deng Tianguang stared back at him, and when he turned his head again, he turned into a smile that has remained unchanged for thousands of years.
"Chen months ago, when he learned that the prince was coming, he instructed them to collect the files, and they are now neatly stacked in the storeroom of the yamen, at the discretion of the prince."
"Very good." Chu Jinglan held up the tea cup and gestured across the air, with Ling Rui in his eyes, grasping every trace of Deng Tianguan's expression, "This king passed by Lingnan before, and I heard that there was a lot of resentment there, thanks to King Qiyang. It was only by sending troops to assist General Chang to suppress the situation that we have today's peaceful situation, and this king has thanked King Qiyang by using tea instead of wine."
"I don't dare." Deng Tianguan lowered his head in response, and then silently finished his glass of wine, his demeanor and actions were meticulous, just like counting the surface of a frozen lake in the middle of winter, without the slightest gap to drill.
The people at the bottom couldn't hold back a little bit. You must know that they had been rampant in Jingzhou for a long time, and faced Chu Jinglan's naked satire and provocation. He enjoys dancing and eating in a calm manner, with an awe-inspiring long body, which hides endless energy and power, which makes people dare not to be inferior to the previous ones.
Fortunately, these sensitive matters were not discussed later. After three rounds of drinking, Chu Jinglan and Pei Yuanshu retired from their seats on the pretext of travel fatigue, and the Jingzhou Party, which had been holding back for a long time, finally broke out.
"Master, he's just a lost prince, why do you have to be so patient with him?"
The one who spoke was the burly man just now. He was the leader of the direct line of the Deng family in the Jingzhou army. He was considered to be more than ten thousand people under one person. It was Deng Tianguan's reprimand.
"What do you know!"
He choked and said unconvincingly, "Although my subordinate is a military general, he also knows the reason why foreign monkeys can't be let loose on his own territory. What should others think if this is spread out?"
Deng Tianguan laughed in anger, stared at him and asked word by word, "Since you are a military general, you should know about the battle at Lingxiaoguan ten years ago, right?"
"I know, isn't it the battle that I led a certain general to attack the enemy camp at night with two thousand men and horses, and even kill three generals of the Yi people?"
Deng Tianguan coldly spit out a sentence: "That person is Chu Jinglan."
The big man suffocated violently, his face full of disbelief, and it took a long time to stammer out two words: "But he..."
"Isn't it?" Deng Tianguan snorted, his eyes seemed to be dipped in the cold night, and there was a bit of unpredictability in the coldness, "If I can easily teach you to understand, is he still Chu Jinglan? I am here today. Make it clear, he is not a good person to deal with, you all cheer me up, if there is any mistake, don't blame me for punishing him severely!"
"Yes!"
Seeing that everyone was ready, Deng Tianguan was relieved, and after another sip of wine, he turned his head and instructed the general manager: "Pick four beautiful dancers and send them to him."
Of course, the general manager understood who he was talking about, and he arranged it immediately.
As a result, when Ye Huaiyang returned to the mansion after half an hour, she was not greeted by the taciturn but very respectful shadow guard, nor Tang Qingfeng, who was on duty at night, but a group of Yingyingyan who were always making trouble. Yan.
"Guard Tang, we were ordered to serve the prince. If you don't let us in, how will we explain it later?"
"That's right, what kind of guard is as incomprehensible as you are!"
"In my opinion, it's better for which sister to solve him on the spot, hee hee..."
Tang Qingfeng has always had nothing to do with women, not to mention that he was sweating profusely. At this moment, a thin shadow suddenly floated into the corner of his eyes. He turned his head to look, and suddenly it was as if he had seen a savior. He rushed over, since the man was dressed in men's clothing, he just stood beside and whispered, "When you come back, there is nothing else to say."
The four women also turned around and looked around, and found that the person who came was just a white-headed and powder-faced boy. They all covered their mouths and laughed in disdain. Unexpectedly, the man glanced here, and a flash of phoenix suddenly flashed in his quiet phoenix eyes. Impatient, like the moonlight on a thin blade, clear and frost-covered, daunting.
The laughter stopped abruptly.
"Tang Qingfeng, the four women can't handle it well, so they deliberately kept it for me to come back, right?"
Tang Qingfeng immediately knelt down and said with a bitter face, "This subordinate is incompetent, please punish me!"
Ye Huaiyang glanced at him, didn't call him up, just turned his head and said to Ci Yuan, "Tie them all to me in the backyard firewood, and throw them out early tomorrow morning."
The four girls were startled, and they were about to ask her why she dared to do this. Who would have guessed that they were tapped before half a sound was heard, and then they watched each other being carried away without even a chance to struggle.
"Learn."
"Yes, my subordinates know."
Tang Qingfeng watched Ye Huaiyang walk into the room, and then raised his hand to wipe off the sweat. In just a few seconds, he had realized the truth - in the future, he would rather be rough with women than provoke the princess.
The author has something to say: The next chapter is high energy, early warning Didi Di-