Although the west side of Lingzhou City is far less affluent than the north side of the city, but Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, most of the officials and subalterns live here, and the inside story of the turmoil spread quickly to large and small wine shops. Wang Lvting and Sun Yin chose a restaurant that specializes in Jiannan Shaochun, sat on the second floor near the bar, and ordered a famous Beiliang hump roast, the conversation downstairs was inseparable from Wenquan Street just now The farce on the Internet, at first, was to scold His Royal Highness for his unscrupulous behavior, humiliating Dong Yueqi Huang Bingcao and a loyal Weiyuan General Hong Yuan, not only relying on his status as Lingzhou General to force everyone to kneel, They were also asked to expose their upper bodies, so that the three of them were so angry that they did not hesitate to remove their armor, so as to show their hearts, they were determined to leave Beiliang, and not to work hard for the Xu family. Then some clever subordinates joined in, only to realize that the matter was not so simple. It turned out that the daughters of Dong Zhou's family rode horses in the street, provoked His Royal Highness first, and mobilized soldiers to "encircle and suppress" this mausoleum. General Zhou, this made the outsiders who scolded Xu Fengnian for not being a thing all the time restrained, and still muttered that it was just a dog biting a dog, and it was not a fun thing. Later, as more and more subordinate officials who knew the inside story revealed the truth, gossip kept pouring into various mansions and restaurants in Lingzhou. Only then did the truth come to light, and Lingzhou, with its strong folk customs, became silent for the first time. Those who were the first to scold His Royal Highness the most viciously were a little stunned with guilt.
Seeing it in his eyes and hearing it in his ears, Wang Luting felt relieved, put down his chopsticks, saw that Sun Yin who was opposite Zhuo was still indifferent, picked up a chopstick full of fragrant hump meat, and put it in his mouth. Wang Lvting asked with a smile: "This is your best strategy? I didn't know what His Highness said at the time. He didn't draw a knife or kill someone, but he was able to make Dong Yueqi face His Highness's back and kneel down voluntarily. Life and death pressured him and Dong Yueqi bowed his head. Two old guys who have experienced many battles, one hugged his armor and cried bitterly, and the other started beating his grandson in the street, which is interesting and interesting."
Sun Yin shook his head and said: "It's true that I have the best policy, but His Highness gave the best policy. In this way, Dong Hongqiu and the others will not say anything if they are convinced, and they will worship without saying anything. Continue to be grateful to the second generation of the Xu family for not forgetting their merits. This is more reassuring than any verbal promise to the upright military officer. Their respective circles can temporarily keep their own place. Thanksgiving, they are willing to know what they are like. His Highness took a step back. But more importantly, there was a crack in the closely-knit Lingzhou military officers. The serving military officers who have been personally involved in the battlefield, and those general-seeded younger brothers who rely on the merits of their parents to become officials, will inevitably start to look at each other in their hearts. , can no longer be as close as before. As for the most familiar clerk Yazao who sees the wind and turns the rudder, he sees that everyone seems to be in harmony with the gods, and he naturally acts honestly. No one is stupid. General Lingzhou even Dong Yueqi, who is backed by General Zhong Hongwu Wouldn't it be easy to deal with them submissively, and deal with them, the low-ranking shrimp soldiers and crab generals? The more His Royal Highness carries the Shang Fang sword, the more he lifts it up and does not fall on people, the more it will make people fearful. Now His Highness still didn't borrow the majesty of the King of Beiliang to slash Dong Yueqi Huang Bingcao with that Shangfang sword, but instead reminisced about old feelings and moved them with reason. But His Royal Highness, a ruthless person who dared to touch even Zhong Hongwu, No one praised his city before, and I knew that General Lingzhou was not a bodhisattva. Everyone guessed that sooner or later a bloody disaster would happen in Lingzhou to scare chickens and monkeys, and blood must be seen. Master Jinglue didn’t move, Zhou Jianshu, who was kneeling in Lingzhou Zhizhong from beginning to end, didn’t move, and now even the arrogant captain behind Dong Yue didn’t move, Luting, who do you think is next?”
Wang Lvting smiled knowingly and said: "It can only be the gang of subordinates who have troubled Lingzhou officialdom for a long time. Although you and I know that His Highness will not stare at them, they don't know, they only feel that they are disappointed. The knife on the head must not fall, and it makes life worse than death."
Sun Yin nodded, looking lonely.
Wang Luting asked in a low voice: "Your Highness has such mental skills, but you still don't want to come out to be an official?"
Sun Yin asked back: "What kind of official? The magistrate of one side in charge? The prefect of the seven counties of Lingzhou? Or the staff of the governor's mansion?"
Without waiting for Wang Luting to persuade him, Sun Yin sneered and said: "I can't be good at all. People value self-knowledge, and self-knowledge is the only way to know others. I, Sun Yin, have high eyes but low skills. As a county magistrate, I have no one to rely on, and I don't want to waste my time on it." When dealing with those local tyrants and subordinate officials, it is easy for them to deal with me. Even if His Highness is my backer, these stubborn people have some hidden ways to cut flesh with soft knives. , the policy cannot be issued, and finally the economy in my jurisdiction is in decline, and the people are not able to live. Let alone the umbrella of the people when they leave office and get promoted, I am afraid that they will be stabbed in the spine by the people in the county every day. Is it possible that I, Sun Yin, will become a county magistrate? Is it impossible for His Royal Highness to send a large number of capable subordinates? As for assisting the prefect and serving the governor, Sun Yin's skills are not much better. His Highness may be a master of love, worthy of your Wang Lvting, worthy of Dong Yueqi and others have changed their impression of him, and it is worth the death of 300,000 cavalry on the frontier, but it is useless to Sun Yin."
Wang Lvting was a little sad, it was like a relationship between a man and a woman, there was a woman who was obviously nice, but she just didn't like it.
The two left the bustling restaurant. Compared with the previous Lingzhou City, there were obviously many more elegant scholars with Gao Guanbo and foreign accents. Wang Lvting walked into a secluded alley with a heavy heart. Sun Yin didn't like extravagance , Wang Lvting found him a clean house hidden in this alley, and Sun Yin, who was a little drunk, laughed at himself: "Sun Yin has learned long and short skills and written pros and cons. He thinks he is out of the box and surpasses the ancients." It's a pity that the dragon-slaying skill that was ridiculed in the classics is really useless in Beiliang. Lu Ting, you don't have to persuade me, just shrug off His Highness's solicitation and become a school teacher in the Zijin Wang family. I'm sorry, I've admired you for a while, and I'll pay you off as Sun Yin's patronizing Zijin all these years."
Wang Luting gritted his teeth and said: "Sun Yin, how can you be a school teacher all your life with your talent and learning? In the history, it is only natural that Wang Luting is missing, but Sun Yin is absolutely impossible without you! When I can weave golden hazel, I will fight to the death." I will also take you to... "
Before Wang Lvting finished speaking, Sun Yin said angrily: "Shut up!"
Alleys and alleys criss-cross in this residential area, but at night, it is deserted and lonely. A cough in the dark around the corner was particularly harsh. Wang Luting's face turned pale as if struck by lightning. Sun Yin sighed, they stopped, and saw a young man in a mink fur felt hat stepping out of the shadows, and greeted them with smiles.
Wang Lvting knelt down slowly and shut up.
It is really unpredictable in the world to be rich and then overturned.
Xu Fengnian smiled and said: "If you, Wang Lvting, don't have this kind of affection, but only know how to seek officialdom, that is, the next Yan Jiexi Jin Lanting, this son is really worried about putting you in such an important position in the Golden Hazel Weaving Bureau, get up Bar."
Sun Yin helped Wang Lvting up, and said calmly: "Sun Yin, Your Highness is telling the truth, you can rest assured to do your golden thread weaving in the future, don't feel guilty about me, this is the end of the matter, Sun Yin also said something from the heart, my life After meeting His Highness, he has actually been thrown on the Daozu. It may not be able to keep it. If there is no accident, he will die quietly in all likelihood. Only Sun Yin dies, to you, Wang Luting, to Beiliang The imperial court has an explanation. At that time, you kidnapped me to Lingzhou and asked me why I seemed to die generously, and this is the root cause."
Xu Fengnian looked at Sun Yin, "I can give you a chance to use your dragon-slaying skills, but I can't guarantee that it will be ten or twenty years, or it won't work in the end, but for you, Sun Yin, at least it will be There is a chance, do you want to make a big deal with me?"
Unlike Wang Lvting who is like a concubine, Sun Yin has always dealt with it calmly, and said with a smile: "If it was before today, Sun Yin would not believe it, but at this time and here, I am willing to listen to His Highness's opinion. If Sun Yin thinks it is profitable, it is better than business." Done. Anyway, Sun Yin only has one life, and he is full of outdated knowledge, no matter how much he loses, he won't lose much."
Xu Fengnian, who appeared alone, turned around and left, Sun Yin followed slowly, and Wang Lvting, whose hands and feet were limp, could only lean against the wall, gasping for breath.
Wang Lvting, who was standing there, thought that Sun Yin's life and death were uncertain, and the best scenario would be to leave one life behind, but he didn't expect that Sun Yin would turn back with a smile after an incense burn, with bright eyes and a radiant spirit.
Sun Yin held the hand of the young Patriarch of the Zijin Wang family, and said with a smile, "Lvting, this is the last time we will see each other in this life."
Wang Lvting said sadly: "Your Highness still wants you to die?"
Sun Yin shook his head and smiled, "The worst policy."
Wang Lvting breathed a sigh of relief, "Could it be that you want to be his confidant? To advise His Highness in the future?"
Sun Yin still shook his head, "Zhongshi."
Wang Luting, who had already tasted the bitterness of talking too much, had a cloudy face, and Sun Yin, who knew what he was thinking, still smiled and said: "It's still the best policy. His Highness once again gave Sun Yin a pleasant surprise. Luting, you Don't think too much, you can't think of it even if you think about it, if it weren't for this, how could you fool old foxes like Zhang Julu who have such a small hole."
Wang Luting held Sun Yin tightly, and said with a smile, "I won't bother others, as long as you live a good life. Then Wang Luting will wait for you to go to the capital and win three yuan in the capital. At that time, no one in the world will know you!"
Sun Yin said in a low voice: "I was watching the fire from the other side, and I had nothing to do in my free time. I have a long and short strategy for the situation in Beiliang in my mind. Let's go back to my residence. Sun Yin will write it out for you. With this thing, If you are a golden thread weaving, it will be justifiable. After that, I will write some rough drafts about the trend of the court. I will write them out for you. When the time comes, you can polish it a little bit, and you may not be able to achieve the step of Lingzhou governor in the future. I will do it tomorrow. If you want to go back to Huangnan County, you have to stay in Zhoucheng, we will have a long talk tonight, how about it?"
Wang Lvting said with a smile: "I'm used to sharing the bed with the young lady. If I fall asleep, be careful that I will touch you."
Sun Yin laughed out loud.
Wang Lvting had never seen Sun Yin laughing so comfortably.
In another alley, Xu Fengnian and Xu Beizhi walked side by side, followed by Pei Nanwei.
Xu Beizhi said slowly: "According to the news from the spies around the two, what Sun Yin learned was the rare dragon-slaying technique rather than the dragon-riding technique. My grandfather had this kind of thought before, and told me scatteredly about it. However, I just didn’t dare to pay for it. Are you really willing to let him go to the capital to be a pawn that he might never use in his lifetime?”
Xu Fengnian said with a smile: "From Tang Tusu, the great scholar of the Yinghua Palace, to the old chief assistant Liu Yanghou, and then to the current chief assistant Zhang Julu, the Liyang court, no matter how the methods of governing the government change, no matter whether it is Liu Dang or Zhang Dang, they hide in the The deep-rooted intentions are actually inherited in one continuous line and passed on from generation to generation, just like Liu Yanghou, the first member of the cabinet in Jizhou Han family, entangled with grievances and resentments. Whenever there is a chance, he borrows a knife from the emperor to kill people, implicating the nine clans of the Han family. Temple party struggles, the most important thing is inheritance, and the virtues are similar to those of the clan. Today's household minister Wang Xionggui is Bi Yaner's number one student on the surface, but I The master said that Wang Xionggui is not big and far inferior to Zhang Julu. The emperor and Yuan Benxi are probably willing to let Wang Xionggui take over the Zhang party, but they will never let him be the chief assistant. Zhang Julu and Huan Wen can also see this clearly. With Zhang Julu's personality , not afraid of being settled by the autumn queen after death, even if the whole family is copied and executed, he will not soften his heart. The emperor's intention to kill donkeys is used unscrupulously. In which dynasty or generation did not have one or two fat donkeys slaughtered? Zhang Julu is afraid of his policy strategy At that time, it will be changed by the court. At the time when Master let Jin Lanting go to the capital, he knew that this person was not worthy of the big responsibility, so he didn’t have the intention to blackmail Zhang Julu. But now that Yao Baifeng is openly reprimanding Jin Sanlang in the Imperial College, I guess Zhang Julu is also a little bit Be vigilant, maybe you are already planning to replace someone to assist Wang Xionggui, who will be in charge of the Zhang party in the future. It is just right for Sun Yin to go. Of course, Sun Yin's usefulness is far from that simple. Letting Sun Yin go to the capital is very bitter and rough, I plan to bypass Wutong Court and let Chu Lushan handle this great secret with his own hands."
Xu Beizhi smiled and said, "Are you afraid that the Indus Courtyard is inexperienced, or that the second princess is too hardworking? Or that you beat Chu Lushan's peregrine falcon with a stick last year, and rewarded you with a jujube in the New Year?"
Xu Beizhi suddenly saw Xu Fengnian's indifferent expression, and Xu Beizhi's intellect, he was startled and stopped joking.
Xu Beizhi sighed in his heart.
After all, they deliberately planned to add fuel to the fire of the imperial court, and Beiliang's own family did not escape the disaster.
Xu Fengnian suddenly laughed at himself and said, "It's so tiring to be His Royal Highness and General of Lingzhou. You say you want to be the emperor of the world, what kind of bullshit do you have to be?"
Xu Beizhi smiled and said, "An emperor who knows how to employ people is actually not as hardworking as you think."
Xu Fengnian turned the copper coin between his fingers and smiled.
Han Laoshan can't come soon, and reported softly: "Your Highness, I got the news that a pair of masters and servants who don't know the details entered the country from Hanshi County in Lingzhou, and threatened to meet His Highness who brought the fifth raccoon head back to Liangzhou. Hanshi County Two groups of more than 400 officers and soldiers were dispatched, but they failed to stop them. Your Highness, this is the image of the pair of master and servant."
Xu Fengnian was at a loss, took two pictures of papers with looks on them, and detailed words and deeds were written on the papers, after reading it, he handed it to Xu Beizhi, and said with a smile: "This dude is arrogant, he is carrying a peach blossom beauty folding fan in winter, saying yes To paint all the 20 women on the two reviews of Rouge, they are really so romantic. Look at Tangerine, she also looks like the kind of handsome man who can make a heroine fall in love with her. She is a bit better than you, are you jealous? Not jealous?"
Xu Beizhi asked puzzledly, "Since when did there be such a person in Jianghu? What realm?"
Xu Fengnian said casually: "Dare to come to Beiliang to wander around in such a big way, and point the finger at me, Xu Fengnian. Not having a first-rank realm is not courting death. Since he mentioned the fifth raccoon dog, his tone is extremely loud, so he probably refers to the mysterious realm. gone."
Han Laoshan asked softly: "Your Highness, Xu Yanbing is not in Lingzhou, what if I leave the city to intercept this person?"
Xu Fengnian sneered and said: "You don't need to go, just see if he has the ability to come to Zhoucheng, come, and then see if he has the ability to leave alive."