Chapter 340: The Clumsy Little Garden
“…… The old man did not live in the city, but built a small garden under the Burial Star Mountain five miles outside the city, which is not only quiet but also quite elegant. Then I invited Su Xian...... Sir is wronged, how about settling here for the time being?"
Since both sides had been introduced, they were led by Meng Ying to the south of the city. Along the way, he casually introduced some local scenery and mountains, and also told his own arrangements to ask for Su Mo's opinion.
Although he was a member of the Tao, he was a layman. The external name is "Mu Clumsy", which is actually his Tao name. This is only known to people in the same way, and outsiders will never know.
After the fat man and Zhang Yue separated, they contacted through this door, and finally they were the wooden layman who was contacted.
In fact, at the beginning, he listened to the fat man's description of Su Mo and didn't believe it very much. After all, after all these years, he had never seen any immortals and gods. Even some legends are just rumors spread by village husbands and fools.
Therefore, for him, cultivation is more about seeking peace of mind, and then he can prolong his life.
But after seeing Su Mo just now, this contempt suddenly reined in, and he didn't dare to show half of it anymore.
Because he faintly felt that the breath on the young man in front of him was obscure, but it was like a mountain and a sea, and he seemed to have some kind of indescribable depression towards him, and he couldn't help but be shocked.
From this, we know that there are really such characters in this world. At this moment, it was expected to be respectful to Su Mo in every way.
However, Su Mo didn't care much about what he thought, and when he asked, he nodded with a smile, and said indifferently: "Very good, the guest is as you please, but it is annoying to the layman." ”
Mu Zhuo hurriedly waved his hand, and he was not tired. In his heart, he secretly admired that this Su Immortal Master was really a real person, and he was so easy-going in dealing with people, how could he be like some people, and his eyes would be raised to the sky with a little ability.
What's even more valuable is that Immortal Master Su is still so young. Although the legend is that he is reincarnated, he is still a young man after all. A young man, who is so capable, can still maintain this kind of humble heart, this is called bearing.
Thinking like this, his face became more and more respectful, and he and He Ying were beside Su Mo left and right, but they were always half a body behind and did not dare to cross. And the fat man followed behind him, just like he did in Wuqing.
The three of them were scattered, keeping an eye on the movements of the front and back, left and right, but this was a habit in the army.
Meng Ying praised it out loud when he saw it in his eyes: "Sir, these subordinates can be called the elite of a hundred battles, and they are extraordinary. ”
Su Mo smiled slightly, but he was not humble. While listening to the flattery in Meng Ying's words, he was secretly thinking about what Cheng En said when he left.
Yang Yiqing: This name seems to be somewhat familiar, so it must be a celebrity. Well, Cheng En's father is a big official in the capital, and some friends in the officialdom in this northwest can be regarded as the meaning of the topic. I just don't know where this Yang Yiqing comes from, otherwise I won't leave an impression on myself.
Thinking of this, his feet paused slightly, and he turned his head and waved at Huzi. Huzi hurriedly ran over and said respectfully, "Young master." ”
Su Mo nodded and said, "You go to the city and go to that Yang Yiqing Yang Mansion to inform Cheng Gongzi and inform us of our whereabouts." Well, be careful. ”
The last sentence was slightly accentuated, and Huzi understood, bowed down and turned around.
Meng Ying waited for him to finish his instructions, and then led him again, as if he said casually: "Lord Yang is honest and upright, and he is a rare upright person." If you think that the friend of the gentleman must also be the descendant of the gentleman. ”
Su Mo raised his eyebrows and glanced at him slightly. This is a little rude, after all, the two sides have just met, so there is a bit of spying when they talk like this.
"Is the layman familiar with that Lord Yang?" he didn't reply to him directly, but instead asked rhetorically.
Meng Ying also seemed to be a little aware, the embarrassment on his face flashed, and he stroked his beard and smiled: "It's not familiar, I've only met a few times." However, this Lord Yang Yiqing's official reputation is very good, and he is quite popular among the local people. Even most of the time, the people were reluctant to go to the Yamen when they had disputes, but went to Lord Yang's mansion. For this, it is said that it is very criticized by the inspector of the envoy, hahaha. ”
He laughed as he said this, as if it were a fun story. Su Mo couldn't help but be even more curious, and couldn't help but say, "Oh? That's because this Lord Yang has some arbitrary power." ”
Meng Ying shook his head and said with a smile: "Actually, it's not much of an arbitrary power. As the governor of Shaanxi and the imperial envoy of the left deputy capital, Lord Yang is doing the matter of promoting inspectors, and it is reasonable to occasionally ask about a few cases. It's just that there are many rich and noble people involved in civil cases, and if they are punished by the prosecutor, they will naturally be a little biased. But when you get to Lord Yang, where will you care about this? This naturally leads to resentment. In the final analysis, it is nothing more than the word profit. ”
Speaking of this, he paused, and suddenly sighed again: "Lord Yang is also supervising Ma Zheng's affairs, and in this place near the border fortress, more energy is still focused on border military affairs. It is rumored that the Son of Heaven once intended to be part of his trilateral affairs, but for some reason he disappeared later. In fact, Lord Yang is more suitable for this position, and he is always more pragmatic than others. It's a pity, it's a pity. ”
He shook his head and sighed as he spoke, but Su Mo suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his heart, and finally remembered who this Yang Yiqing was.
Yang Yiqing, the word Yingning, the name of the An, alias Shi Song, the Ming Dynasty Nanzhili Zhenjiang Fu Dantu (Jiangsu) people, ancestral home Yunnan Anning, Ming Dynasty Wenchen, politician. When he was a teenager, he was called a "prodigy", and at the age of 14, he took the township test and was recommended as a Hanlin Xiucai. Compared to him, I don't know how many so-called geniuses like Su Mo are going to die of shame.
And these are nothing, what really made Yang Yiqing's name go down in history was after Zhu Houzhao, the Ming Wuzong, ascended the throne.
After Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne, he favored the eunuch Liu Jin and others. Especially Liu Jin, this father-in-law Liu once ascended to a high position, even if he made great achievements, he was determined to be a famous minister who left a name in history. It's just that this public ambition is not to mention, and along with the sky-high ambition, there is even more sky-high greed.
In the past few years, not only has he expropriated and extorted bribes in all kinds of ways, but he has also cracked down on the oppression that is slightly unsatisfactory, as if he wants to make up for all the scenery in the first half of his life.
In this way, with Yang Yiqing's temperament, where was he willing to get used to his faults? As a result, he was directly forced to resign and go home without asking.
Then, the rebellion of Zhu Ningyao, the king of Anhua, finally involved the sins of Liu Gonggong. So, Yang Yiqing's opportunity came. was first reactivated by Zhu Houzhao, and contacted Jingyang Bo Shenying and his own Qiu Ying, and successfully quelled the rebellion within only ten days.
Then, it was he who personally came forward to lobby the eunuch who served Zhu Houzhao with Liu Jin back then, and Zhang Yong, who was also one of the Eight Tigers, exposed Liu Jin, and finally succeeded in taking Liu Jin down. And because of this, he also moved to the position of the head of the household department and added the prince Shaobao. Later, it was changed to the official department.
In the office of the secretary of the ministry, he spared no effort to restore the officials who were persecuted by Liu Jin in the past, and gained a lot of favors; Until the eventual Scholar of Wu Yingdian University and Cabinet Counselor.
It can be said that the rise of this Yang Yiqing Lord Yang is almost entirely due to the power of that Liu Jin and Liu Gonggong, which can be regarded as a miracle.
Su Mo couldn't help but feel a little playful when he thought of this. This Lord Yang doesn't seem to be as upright as he seems, otherwise when he became the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, he would not have spared so much effort to rehabilitate those officials.
You must know that although Liu Jin used his power for personal gain and harmed many people at that time, if you really want to talk about it, there are definitely some scum among them.
But Yang Yiqing still gave all the rehabilitation, the reason for this is of course aimed at Liu Jin, but why not build momentum for himself to accumulate strength?
"Cunning and cunning!" Su Mo muttered softly with a smile on the corner of his mouth. Just smiled, and suddenly frowned. I vaguely felt as if I had neglected something. It's just that when I think about it again, I can't think of anything.
When he was in a trance, Meng Ying, who was leading the way next to him, suddenly raised his hand and pointed ahead, turned his head and smiled: "Mr. Su, we have arrived." ”
Su Mo suddenly thought about it, and when he looked up, he couldn't help but feel a sense of relief. But I saw that the mountains and rocks were scattered, and the flowers and trees were there. In the shadow of the cascading dense forest, a row of eaves is faintly revealed. A clear spring flowed out of the mountain, circled the hidden garden, and flowed from the east.
Such mountains and rivers depend on each other, water and wood complement each other, combined with the gentle mist in the mountains, it is really a good place for a fairy.
This is the little garden you are talking about? Su Mo looked at it with a half of his eyes full of fascination, and couldn't help but turn his head to look at Meng Ying, speechless and jealous in his heart.
It's so depressing! I finally got the name of a fairy after performing so hard. But looking at the place where he lived, and comparing it with the garden in front of him, Su Shenxian suddenly felt that he was so hurt.
Looking at Meng Ying on the side, his face was forcibly suppressed, and this sadness quickly turned into depression. Isn't it just a dilapidated house, and Lao Tzu will have it in the future. No, it has to be better than that!
The next moment, Su Shenxian was suddenly full of fighting spirit again, full of enthusiasm.
I praised casually and casually, and it didn't take long for me to arrive at the door. A subordinate had already come out to greet him, and led the horses of several people down to settle them. Meng Ying personally led everyone into the door.
As soon as you enter the gate, you will be greeted by a wall. The wall is carved with a cloud pattern mountain scene, and there is a big "Dao" word in the middle, which makes people feel a sense of dust at a glance.
When you turn around the wall again, there is another scene in front of you. The flowers and stones are scattered, the corridor is tortuous, and there is a vermilion pavilion in the corner, and there is also a secluded lake in the eye, which is scattered with sparkling waves under the reflection of the sun. Sure enough, a good place for a hermit.
Everyone was fascinated by it, and they followed Meng Ying all the way, but they were not in a hurry. When I turned the corridor, there was an arched portal, and two maids were walking out talking and laughing. When he looked up and saw Meng Ying and the others, he couldn't help but be shocked, and hurriedly retreated to the side to give a salute.
Meng Ying didn't care, waved his hand and took care of himself and led everyone to continue walking inside. After they walked over, a few intermittent words came from the wind behind them, as if they were secretly talking about Su Mo and the others. When these words came into his ears, Su Mo didn't care about it at first, but then stopped suddenly, and his face changed dramatically in an instant.