Chapter 337: The Verge

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Early the next morning, the front of Suzaku Gate was almost crowded with bustling people. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 infoEvery young face has hope, and all of them stretch their necks and wait for the list. When several scribes posted the list of Zhu Mingbang of the Ming Jing Provincial Examination, everyone immediately rushed up. In a short time, people laughing and crying, beating their chests and feet, and kneeling and prostrating almost abound. In addition, there are many people who gather around to watch the excitement or catch their sons-in-law under the list, and they are particularly quick to catch those handsome young men.

Thirty old Ming Jing, fifty young jinshi. Juvenile Jinshi is good, but the unmarried juvenile jinshi that can emerge every year is almost rare, let alone the juvenile Jinshi who is two years in advance. If you really want to catch your son-in-law on the list, you still have to look at the young men of the Ming Classics. So, for a while, the pulling, blushing and breaking free, and noisily shouting about how beautiful their little lady was, made the scene more and more lively.

He Cheng was almost squeezed out of the crowd, and he was busy covering his head, and finally found his name on the list, and couldn't help laughing. Before the members of the family who caught his son-in-law on the list noticed, he quickly left as soon as he was short, and came to an ox cart parked far on the side of the road.

There were a few silver bell-like laughter from the ox cart: "Looking at my brother-in-law's red face, it is obvious that he has been hit." Congratulations to my sister and brother-in-law!! ”

Hearing this, He Cheng couldn't help but feel his cheeks slightly hot, and then heard another laughing voice in the car: "This is indeed a happy event worth celebrating." After the triumphant victory, it will not be impossible to explain to him. However, the recent tension in the capital is not suitable for big celebrations. Why don't we hold a small banquet in Yiyuan tonight to thank Mr. Song for his teachings? When Brother comes back, I'll do another big one. ”

"Okay." He Cheng answered, paused, and couldn't help but ask again, "Do you want to go to Dongshi for a walk?" Recently, I got a new mission, and I need to go to Pingkangfang, so I'll send you there. Li Hui handed over a lot of things that Sun Rong was responsible for to deal with him, and recently it was the time when the storm was surging in secret, and he couldn't ignore it at all. Even if it was a good day for him in high school, he couldn't afford to leave his errand and drink indiscriminately to celebrate, like everyone else.

"Sister, let's go see the fabric? Not only do we have to make more bright spring shirts, but we should also make a few new spring shirts for the eldest brother before he comes back. Two days ago, Sister Du specially showed me the colors of the spring shirts that the king of the county was going to make—to make them some similar clothes, and the eldest brother should be very happy. There are also accessories sachets, and I also learned the same incense pieces from the ladies of the palace......"

"Or you're careful. Ah Tao is at this age, when he is quite tired, he should do a few of the same clothes as him. When the three of them stood together, they looked like master and apprentice. By the way, there is also Mr. Song. Wouldn't it be more interesting to have three generations of masters, apprentices and grandchildren? Just thinking about it, I can't help but laugh. ”

He Cheng, who was riding a horse and walking slowly by the ox cart, couldn't help but think melancholy: Why don't you do more with him? He is also Mr. Song's apprentice and eldest brother's junior brother.

When approaching Pingkangfang, the two sisters of the Wang family happened to meet Princess Yong'an, the county lord of Shouyang, and Yang Shen, Yang Atao, and Xiaolangjun, who came out quietly and playfully. Worried about the safety of your lord and the county lord, Wang Luoniang simply invited them to go to Dongshi to play tricks together. The two little ladies agreed with flashing eyes, and Yang Shen, who had tried to persuade them but failed completely, couldn't help but quietly breathe a sigh of relief.

No matter what age the young lady is, when she visits the clothing store and the gold and silver jewelry store, she can't help but be happy. In a few moments, the carriage was almost filled with the fabric they liked. Even Princess Yong'an, who was accustomed to wearing tribute clothes, couldn't resist the temptation, and chose a lot of grandpa, aunts and sisters. Not to mention the lively Shouyang County Lord, almost all the clothes of the whole family have been prepared, and even the younger siblings in A-Niang's womb have never forgotten.

Although the head and face of the gold and silver jewelry shop are slightly lacking in material quality, the lifelike jewelry of flowers, birds, fish and insects is not as good as the palace system, but it is better than a variety of patterns. The four little ladies then asked the shopkeeper to take out the most expensive jewelry in the store and carefully select it.

At this time, several female dependents walked slowly from outside the shop. The leader had a slight look of pride on his face, and whispered something "pitiful" to the others. Although her expression did not match her words, the rest of the ladies seemed to be convinced of her, and they bowed their heads repeatedly, as if they had no doubt about everything she said.

The sensitive Yang Shen vaguely heard them mention words like "concubine", and couldn't help but glance up at them. And after the proud lady saw Princess Yong'an and the county lord of Shouyang, her face immediately changed completely, and she called with a smile and affection: "I didn't expect to be able to see your lord and the county lord here, it's really a coincidence." ”

Princess Yong'an had no impression of this person, and raised her eyebrows slightly, which seemed to have a bit of the demeanor of Princess Changning, but lacked the amazing momentum of her sister. And the county lord of Shouyang did not shy away from asking: "I don't know which family's foreign wife?" "They are still young, and they only remember the high-ranking officials above the third grade and the relatives of the noble family. As for the others, it doesn't make sense to remember or not to remember at the moment.

The female dependent seemed to be asked, hesitated for a moment, and replied: "The concubine is the inner family of the Wang family of Jiangxia County. ”

"Isn't it the princess of Jiangxia County?" The county lord of Shouyang frowned. Even if they are high-grade county kings and children, they don't have to deal with them. Even when the princess of Jiangxia County saw their aunt and nephew, she had to come over and talk affectionately, not to mention that it was just an unknown concubine?

Princess Yong'an ignored the wishes of the daughter, and walked away with the Wang sisters who looked at each other. Unexpectedly, this woman followed unrelentingly, undisguised her inexplicable eagerness: "The concubines of this shop often come over, and his family's gold and silver mistakes are really good." If you are interested, how many can you ask them to try? Of course, it's just fun to wear. ”

Yang Shen was about to step forward to stop him, but suddenly felt that there was an extra note in his hand, and he couldn't help but look sideways at the maid of the Jiangxia County Royal Mansion who was walking by quickly. He silently grabbed the note, thought for a moment, strode over without hesitation, and said in a loud voice: "Your lord, county lord, when you just came out, the princess of the county asked you to go back to the house too early. It's not too early now, so I'll send the two back to the county king's mansion. The king of the county is still waiting to send your lord back to the palace! ”

Princess Yong'an and the county lord of Shouyang couldn't wait to get rid of this son immediately, so they listened to his words and turned to leave. The Wang sisters also hurriedly followed. The widow couldn't follow them any further, and couldn't help but look at this little young man with an extremely strange face, and frowned.

Soon after, this came to Li Hui's ears. Yang Shen handed him the note and seriously stated what had just happened: "I don't know why, she seems to want to be close to your lord, and even despite your lord's disgust, she wants to paste it, which is really strange." ”

"She is Concubine Yuan Shu's niece, Yuan Sixteen Niang. Now in Chang'an City, it is quite popular among women who seek children and beauty. Li Hui said, "When she approached Wan Niang, she must have a plan." You and Shou Niang be careful, don't let her get close to Wan Niang easily. These days are likely to change in Beijing, and you must also pay attention to your safety and try not to walk outside. ”

"The child understands." Yang Shen watched him unfold the note, "Sir, there are also our people in the Jiangxia County Palace?" ”

After Li Hui read the note, he smiled and put it on the candle flame and burned it to ashes: "Of course." Nowadays, Chang'an City is full of our people. Even in the palace - Uncle and Yue Niang are our people, aren't they? "Cheng Qing is really in Jiangxia County Palace. Previously, he was watched very closely, but Sun Jinniang and Ah Yuan were separated from him, and they never found the opportunity to get close to "their own people". Fortunately, the king of Jiangxia County "has a big event imminent", and he also has a little more trust in Cheng Qing, so he allows him to live with his "family". So, they finally found the right moment to get the word out.

Although the king of Jiangxia County did not fully trust Cheng Qing, many of his plans were not told to him. But after Cheng Qing's inference, as well as observing his daily movements, there are finally more clues. Just trace the whereabouts of the king of Jiangxia and find out who he has conspired with recently, and you can judge who his comrades are. Moreover, especially those military attachés who secretly corresponded with the king of Jiangxia by giving gifts - it can be said that he "captured" Chang'an and "suppressed" the high-ranking officials and nobles.

After sending Princess Yong'an back to Daming Palace, Li Hui quietly went to find King Jing and Qin An, the Duke of Wu, and used their strength to consult the list of military attachés and related files. When the king of Jiangxia entered the capital, the sage sent away the military attaches who had followed his father one after another. For the sake of safety, they were neither allowed to go to the frontier nor allowed to stay near the capital. But after these two years, I don't know when, many people quietly came to the position that the king of Jiangxia "hoped" them to get.

In addition, there are many military attaches who are secretly used by the king of Jiangxia County, who are hidden even deeper, and their locations may be unexpected. All military attachés who are suspected of "befriending and rebelling" must be closely watched, and they must never be allowed to cause trouble. Moreover, it is very likely that the Sixteen Guards will need to fight on two fronts, and the person in command of the Sixteen Guards must be able to guarantee absolute loyalty and a wealth of experience in dealing with the situation.

Perhaps no one knew that before the Sixteen Guards officially left the capital, more heralds with secret orders quietly left Chang'an and passed the official documents of the imperial court to the nearby states of Zhichongfu.

Although it is true that many of the prefectures were called up to the battlefield early for the purpose of counterinsurgency, at the same time, some of the prefecture soldiers were also left to take charge of other affairs. All in all, there should be 20,000 or 30,000 people. These prefectures are not far from Chang'an, and in just a few days, they should be able to quickly assemble and rush to the capital.

In view of the recent rumors that have been rampant and the official documents and letters from Taiyuan Mansion have not been sent for a long time, Li Hui specially ordered his troops to follow the heralds in the northeast direction to protect their safety and pay attention to the situation of the post road. If there is any abnormality, immediately return to Beijing to report.

Day after day passed, and the two sides were planning step by step. Chang'an City, which seems to be calm, seems to be brewing a storm.

Finally, the day when the sixteen guards of the capital left Chang'an came.

Qin An, King Jing, King Pu and other royal relatives and noble officials personally sent them out of Beijing, and instructed them to rush to Taiyuan Mansion as soon as possible to escort them to stabilize the court and harem. The soldiers of the Sixteen Guards finally reacted from their shock, thinking that they had also been given the opportunity to go to the battlefield to win military merits, and they were extremely emotional. And the one who commanded this army was Chi Qing, the Duke of Eguo, who was finally invited. Because of the prestige of the old prince, even the sixteen guards have generals in command, and they all have to listen to his dispatch.

The old man in a Taoist robe took his wine gourd and pill bottle, and turned over on his horse with a red face. Before leaving, he glanced back, his gaze paused slightly on Li Hui, the king of Xin'an County, and then waved his hand: "Let's go!" After saying this, he poured a few pills, took the wine, laughed and left.

Li Hui turned around, just as the king of Jiangxia County was standing behind him.

The two looked at each other, and both smiled like a spring breeze. ad_950