When the banquet belonging to the nobleladies in the eldest princess's mansion had just begun, Dong Cunke, who was a bo, returned to the Changningbo Mansion with a heavy heart after attending the court meeting.

I entered the study and sat behind the desk. Not long after, a servant came in with a cup of freshly brewed hot tea, placed it on the desk, and waited to serve it at any time, but he impatiently waved it away.

Then Dong Cunke leaned back in the chair, closed his eyes, frowned deeply, didn't know what he was thinking, and occasionally there were bursts of sighs, looking very worried.

About half an hour later, there was a knock on the door outside the study. Dong Cunke opened his eyes and asked tiredly, "Who?"

Outsider: "Uncle, it's the old man." ”

Dong Cunke sat up straight, took a sip of tea, and said, "Mr. Jiang, please come in." ”

"Tianshan Snow Eagle" Jiang Hanyu pushed the door in, and he was not polite, he sat directly on the guest chair, and said with a smile: "I heard that the uncle has returned home, and I wanted to talk to the uncle about it, but I heard the steward say that the uncle seemed to be in a bad mood, so the old man came to take a look." ”

Dong Cunke sighed and said: "I bother Mr. Jiang to remember, it's the old man's." ”

Jiang Hanyu waved his hand and said, "Where, where." But I don't know what is the person who is upset by my uncle?"

Dong Cunke said: "It's that peerless son, who else can there be?"

Jiang Hanyu was curious and asked, "What happened to this peerless son?"

Dong Cunke nodded and said, "But it's not that he wants to do anything, it's that the prince wants to do something." A few days ago, at the court meeting, the prince vaguely hinted that he wanted Li Zhian to handle the plum blossom theft case. was pushed back by Lin Weizhong and Zhao Jishan, and hit a soft nail. But during today's court discussion, the prince mentioned the matter again, but the two old foxes compromised surprisingly. ”

"If it weren't for the old man mobilizing the doorman and trying his best to return, maybe he might really follow the prince's wish. This made the old man really puzzled, what the hell were the two old foxes thinking, why they were surprisingly compromised together, so he always felt that something bad might happen, but he couldn't figure it out, which was really annoying. ”

Jiang Hanyu frowned and thought for a while, and said, "If you do it with someone, the old man thinks that he is not afraid of anyone." But this court's plan is really not what the old man is good at, and the uncle has been up and down in the sea for decades, can't he think of the reason?"

Dong Cunke shook his head and said: "I don't understand, according to common sense, there shouldn't be such a thing, don't the two of them know what it means if the case is really supervised by the Absolute Prince? Maybe with this matter taking the lead, in a few years, there will be a strange thing that controls the government and politics with one hand and involves the rivers and lakes with the other, which will not do them any good." ”

Jiang Hanyu was silent, and it wasn't until a long time later that he suddenly thought of something, so he smiled and said: "Although these things are not what the old man is good at, the old man has a little friend who knows this well." It just so happened that I had come to Beijing to visit the old man in the past two days, and the uncle might as well ask him how he was? ”

Dong Cunke's eyes lit up slightly, and he asked, "But I don't know who Mr. Jiang's little friend's surname is?"

Jiang Hanyu smiled and said: "It's the Pinghu Bai Xiaosheng who wrote the "Weapon Spectrum", this person is extremely resourceful, and he is a rare Zhiduoxing in the rivers and lakes, maybe the uncle will have something to gain from him?"

Hearing this name, Dong Cunke was slightly disappointed in his heart, thinking who it was, it turned out to be just a person from the rivers and lakes, if he knew everything about the rivers and lakes thoroughly, the old man would not deny this. But how could he, a man from the rivers and lakes, understand this matter of the court?

Although he thought so in his heart, he didn't bring it out on his face, and said with a smile: "Bai Xiaosheng's name, the old man has heard of it for a long time, but he has never had the opportunity to see it. But I don't want to be in the old man's mansion, there is such a person, why didn't Mr. Jiang tell the old man early?"

Jiang Hanyu smiled and said: "He was just passing by the capital, and he heard that the old man was doing things for his uncle, and he hadn't seen him for many years, so he came to visit the old man." Stay for a few days and leave, and it's not good to disturb the uncle. ”

Dong Cunke hurriedly said: "Mr. Jiang is too outward, hurry up and invite this Bai Xiaosheng." ”

Jiang Hanyu nodded slightly, stood up, walked out of the door, and said to the servants who were waiting outside: "Go to Zhu Mingxuan in the back garden, invite that Mr. Bai here, and say that the old man has something to talk to him." ”

The servant answered and took the order.

Jiang Hanyu turned back to the study, drank tea with Dong Cunke, and chatted casually.

Not long after, someone came to report that Mr. Bai had arrived.

Dong Cunke casually ordered, hurry up, please.

I saw Bai Xiaosheng, who was dressed in a white scholar's suit, push the door in, give a deep salute, and say, "Student Bai Xiaosheng, I have seen Master Shangshu." ”

Dong Cunke lowered his rank to greet him, supported him, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Bai is polite, the old man has heard of Mr. Bai's name for a long time, a "Weapon Spectrum" stirs up the martial arts situation, Mr. Bai is talented, the old man really admires, please sit down, please sit down." ”

Bai Xiaosheng's eyes narrowed, his heart was slightly mentioned, and he said secretly: "This old guy is really not ordinary, the sentence 'stirring up the martial arts storm' can be said to be a sentence to break the role of the "Weapon Spectrum", and sure enough, as the previous family said, none of the people who are in the court are idle characters. ”

Thinking like this, he pretended to look slightly annoyed, and said with a slight smile: "Master Shangshu praises falsely, and the student is ashamed." ”

But he was no longer polite, and sat directly on the seat of Jiang Hanyu's head. didn't bother with Dong Cunke, showing a crazy look, which is completely different from the etiquette and etiquette when he entered the door.

Dong Cunke nodded slightly, a little satisfied. With a casual sentence of his own, he tasted three of them, and sure enough, he still has some fame.

After sitting back in his place, he heard Bai Xiaosheng ask Jiang Hanyu: "Snow Eagle Man is polite, I don't know what Snow Eagle Man is looking for?"

Jiang Hanyu laughed and said, "Can you change your random and rampant temperament? If people who are not familiar with you will definitely be angry when they see you like this." ”

Bai Xiaosheng said: "People respect me for three points, and I respect people for one point." In the next just because of the itching of the hand, he wrote a "Weapon Spectrum" at will, but was stirred up by Lord Shangshu, such a reputation, I can't afford it, if I let other people in the martial arts know these words, wouldn't I be like that 'Demon Xiucai', and become a public enemy of martial arts? At that time, being chased and killed, there is no way to go to the sky, and there is no way to enter the ground, where does the so-called come from?"

Jiang Hanyu smiled and said: "You, you, uncle is just a word of praise, you can hear these ways, I have already told you that with your temperament, it is not good to have more eyes, but you can't listen to it." ”

As he spoke, Jiang Hanyu turned around, looked at Dong Cunke, smiled and said, "He has always been like this, he is suspicious and suspicious, uncle forgive me." ”

Dong Cunke did not show any dissatisfaction, and said with a smile: "Where Mr. Jiang speaks, strange people must have differences, how can the old man not understand this truth, but I have to ask Mr. Bai to forgive the old man for his aphasia just now." ”

Bai Xiaosheng nodded slightly, and said, "It's not okay to accompany Master Shangshu in the next place, it's because I'm thinking too much." But I don't know what the two of them have said when they summoned Bai here?"

Dong Cunke was about to speak, but he saw Bai Xiaosheng waving his hand and said, "Master Shangshu, don't say it first, let me guess it and see if it is accurate?"

Dong Cunke and Jiang Hanyu glanced at each other, with a smile in their eyes.

Dong Cunke also wanted to weigh Bai Xiaosheng a little, so he said: "Then please ask Mr. Bai to tell me, what is the so-called matter when the old man is looking for you today?"

Bai Xiaosheng nodded slightly, thought for a while, and said, "It's definitely not because the Xueying seniors want to introduce the next to Lord Shangshu." ”

Dong Cunke said with a playful smile: "How can you see it?"

Bai Xiaosheng said: "Because Xueying's predecessor is a trustworthy person, when he first came to the mansion two days ago, Xueying's predecessor intended to introduce him to Shangshu, but because his personality was too loose and he didn't want to be someone else's doorman, he refused." The character of Xueying's predecessors can still be trusted. ”

Dong Cunke nodded slightly and said, "That's right, Mr. Bai, please continue." ”

Bai Xiaosheng continued: "Since it is not for the sake of introduction, it must be that Lord Shangshu has encountered some problems, and it is also a timely meeting in the next place, so the senior of Xueying recommends coming over to consult with Lord Shangshu." ”

Jiang Hanyu said: "This is true, but I don't know if Bai Xiaoyou can guess what to refer to?"

Bai Xiaosheng frowned and thought for a while, patted the folding fan in his hand, and said with a smile: "When I entered the door, I saw that Lord Shangshu had a worried face, and he looked worried. If you think about it, it's good, because it should be a temple thing. ”

Dong Cunke nodded slightly, and said: "The old man is a secretary of the ministry, and it is reasonable that his worries are related to the court. Do you know why the old man is worried?"

Bai Xiaosheng said: "It should be the plum blossom theft case, and it is related to the peerless son." ”

Dong Cunke was shocked, he really underestimated this Bai Xiaosheng, so he asked, "How can you see it?"

Bai Xiaosheng smiled, with a confident look on his face, and said: "Because recently, the most vicious of this plum blossom thief has involved noble and high-ranking officials. Therefore, it is impossible for the court not to pay attention to it. And the prince was ordered by the prince again and began to investigate the case. ”

"And Lord Shangshu wants to support the king of Fu'an County to seize the throne, although it is not revealed by the world, but those who have a heart will always understand. Therefore, Lord Shangshu and Jue Gongzi are natural opponents, and naturally they don't want Jue Gongzi to solve this case. Xuanyi now dominates the martial arts, and a lore against the Qinghua Society in the capital made him squeeze into the seven factions and eight gangs, becoming the top sect of the martial arts, and chasing the money gang. ”

"And the prince has a very close personal relationship with the current crown prince, if he takes the first step into the imperial court through this case, what kind of situation will it be? This is very unfavorable for Lord Shangshu, presumably Lord Shangshu is worried about this matter. ”