Chapter Forty-Eight: The Black Magpie Flies South
Zhang Jibai never imagined that he had no official or quality when he was in the court, and now with his own retired identity, the dignified veteran of the Three Dynasties, Qingguo Gong would come to his Zhang Mansion in Changning City.
What is the purpose of Qingguogong's trip? Came to this Changning City to explore the previous Changning City earthquake and vision? Or is it something else that Zhang Jibai can't think of?
Although after the earth in Changning City shook that night, Zhang Jibai had already informed Changning Zhixian in time not to report the earthquake in Changning City and the vision in his back garden, whether the imperial court knew about the vision of Changning City at this time, Zhang Jibai was still not sure in his heart.
Just because when Xiao Jingming got the throne, there were many strange things in the temple, and after Xiao Jingming ascended the throne, there were frequent natural disasters.
For example, Xiao Jingming relied on heterogeneous magic to usurp the throne, so he caused disasters in the world for many years...... The crown prince Xiao Jingcheng was detained in the palace, and the true dragon son was bound, which caused the injustice of heaven and earth and the flood raging......
At first, the source of these news was transmitted to the place where the Luo Xingmen people gathered in Yong'an City, and then it began to spread from the place where the imperial city was located to the surrounding states and counties. The hearsay retouched it, and subverted the rights and wrongs of the prince and the king of Jin, and finally it was the Praetorian Guard Tian Guoguang Qiao Shan and others who worked together to exterminate all the remnants of Luo Xingmen in Yong'an City, which stopped the appalling rumors and spread again.
In recent years, relying on Zheng Gong's purging of political clarity, Xiao Jingming also secretly sent people to investigate in detail the people who spread pagan cults, and the Criminal Department was very decisive in suppressing rumors in various states and counties.
Zhang Jibai thought of this, and expected that Yin Yuqing, a small local Changning Mansion, should not make trouble for himself at this juncture. Even if Qingguo Gong knew some rumors, I am afraid that the ears and eyes of the Criminal Department and other institutions were involved.
So, if Qingguo Gong came this time, if it was really because of this vision of Changning, what is the meaning? Does the emperor also know about Changning City?
Zhang Jibai handed over Maoyue to his nurse to take care of, the spirit of Maoyue has been good in the past few days, Zhang Jibai knows that she has a rough life, there must be an unknown past, wait until she is better, and then make a wedding ceremony to marry Maoyue into the door.
In the past few days, Zhang Jibai has been quietly looking for someone to pick the date according to the birthday of the two of them, the wedding is still frugal, but he also has to buy some festive things, these trivial matters have always been handled by Zhang Jibai himself.
It's almost the Mid-Autumn Festival, the autumn wind is cool, the sun is still raging in the air, Zhang Jibai's mind is a little worried at the moment, if there is any more political turmoil, can he leave the ancestral foundation of Changning Zhangfu and join hands with Maoyue to join hands with the world?
When Qingguo Gong came, Zhang Jibai looked outside the gate early, and only saw an ordinary sedan chair carried by two people from a distance, slowly stopped outside the gate of Zhang's house, lifted the sedan curtain, Qing Guogong walked out in person, Zhang Jibai knew that the sedan chair was sitting in Qingguogong.
Zhang Jibai expected that Qingguogong's trip was not an official matter in the court, but such a low-key behavior still made Zhang Jibai unexpected, and he couldn't help but worry. Zhang Jibai saw Qingguo Gong, and only made a simple salute outside the door, and welcomed Qing Guogong in without the slightest delay.
When the two entered the inner hall of Zhang's mansion, Zhang Jibai naturally dismissed the people around him, leaving only himself and Qingguo Gong in the inner hall, drinking tea and catching up, after some greetings and comfort, Qingguo Gong slowly walked into Zhang Jibai's side and said slowly: "Do you know the whereabouts of Fang Jiannan?" ”
Zhang Jibai was dumbfounded, thinking that Xiao Jingming was still entangled here, he slowed down and said, "I haven't seen the Southern County Lord since the emperor ascended the throne!" If you see the lord of Nanjun coming to the cold house one day, Ji Bai should tell the emperor! I don't know why Qingguo Gong said this? ”
Qing Guogong looked at Zhang Jibai's face, knowing that he had always been upright, and what he said must be true and false, he couldn't help but look lost for a while.
"Hey, Fang Jiannan, this little woman, it's really a headache for the old man!"
Zhang Jibai saw that Qingguo Gong was like this, and asked puzzledly: "Qingguo Gong, Ji Bai has the courage to ask, does the county lord have anything to do with our dynasty?" ”
"Since the emperor ascended the throne, rumors about immortals and demons have been flourishing in the countryside. In recent years, there have been droughts, floods, or frequent visions within the territory, all of which have been rumored to be supernatural because of the events of the emperor's accession to the throne. You know that. “
When Qingguo Gong said "frequent visions", his eyes could pause, Zhang Jibai knew that the matter of Changning City, no matter how to cover up the truth of that night, the rumors of the people would still disappear.
"Since Qingguo Gong came to the door today, he must also know about the affairs in my house, how dare Jibai hide it? Indeed, on that night a few months ago, there was a sudden earthquake in Changning City, but there was a vision in my house. ”
Zhang Jibai and Pantuo, Qingguo Gong smiled with reassurance, and only said four words: "The black magpie flies south"
Zhang Jibai was stunned, "I don't know what Qingguo Gong said?"
"Recently, the East Palace has been ill, whether it is the harem or the market, for a time there were rumors that the emperor had repaired the Nanyuan Annex in recent years, saying that it was built for the county lord, but the regulations and style were still above the East Palace."
Speaking of this, Qingguo Gong paused, sighed a long time, and then said slowly:
"Zheng Gong has been assisting the saint in recent years, and if he hadn't suppressed it vigorously, I'm afraid that the remnants of the prince in the court would not have been cleared up quickly. However, until the other day...... The old man realized that Zheng Gong was not what I expected......"
Zhang Jibai frowned when he saw that Qingguo Gong talked about Zheng Gong, remembering that when he and Bai Yinfeng assisted King Jin to assist in the affairs of the court, the shrewd and capable Zheng Gong, sure enough, this person was too calculating, and it was difficult to see his true heart.
"Zheng Gong, this person has a lot of scheming, but if he is just seeking power, he can still be checked and balanced, if he is not planning my race......"
When Zhang Jibai said this, he was facing Qingguo Gong with four eyes, just this glance, Zhang Jibai was in his heart, and at the same time, he was worried about the fate of the country.
"However, what do these court affairs have to do with meeting the Nanjun Lord? The county lord has already ascended to the upper realm, I am afraid that he will never come down to my mortal world again, Qingguo Gong mentioned Zheng Gong again, and Ji Bai is really confused! ”
Qingguo Gong was gloomy, and Zheng Gong looked for Qin Xin and Xiao Jingming, as well as the East Palace was weak, and there was a vision of the black magpie flying south, and Qin Tianjian advocated the intention of establishing the county lord as the East Palace and told Zhang Jibai, when the fire flowed in August, Zhang Jibai heard the cold sweat flying...... (To be continued.) )