In the bright hall, Chen Shou invited the ministers.

There are really a lot of people who came today, and at a cursory glance, there are more than 100 people, most of them are unsatisfactory idle officials who have been suppressed by Wei Yunse's party for many years, and a few are directly from the Wei party.

Those who know the times are Junjie, and Wei Yunse has been at a disadvantage after several battles, so naturally someone will change the court.

Chen Shou treats these people more politely and gives examples to others, so these people are very close to Chen Shou, and Chen Shou also toasts them with a glass of wine from time to time.

The power of the capital is still there, and it has been continuously replenished, and the Taoist temples in the suburbs are full of strong men.

The Imperial Horse Supervisor and the Golden Feather Guard are not inferior to the Left Sentinel Battalion, which is controlled by civilian officials, which has been clearly seen in the last war.

And the forbidden army with the largest number of people, everyone has already seen it, is a bunch of waste.

Chen Shou went to the crown scarf, his hair was scattered, and he sat in the banquet with his legs open, looking like a classic minister.

On both sides of him, there was a beautiful concubine Liu Er Tao'er wearing a fox fur, nestled in his arms, with her wrists lightly relaxed, pouring wine and vegetables.

During the banquet, there were also singers and dancers he invited from Bianliang's painting boat at a high price, dancing.

In the hands of Miao De, the Teaching Workshop Division is equivalent to being in the hands of Chen Shou, these women who have fallen into the dust, looking at Chen Shou is a fragrant bait. is working hard, and strives to make Chen Changzhi take a fancy to it, so that he can get rid of his cheap status.

Otherwise, if Chen Shou didn't nod, no matter how rich he was, he wouldn't be able to redeem them.

I heard that there is a concubine in Chen Chang's mansion, who is from the Teaching Workshop Division, which makes these beauties more attentive to him.

Halfway through the drink, Zhang He came in from the side, walked up to Chen Shou silently, and said, "My lord, the goods from the west have arrived." ”

Chen Shou nodded, "Send it to the Taoist temple, hide it in the basement." ”

This shipload of goods is not trivial, and Chen Shou himself is also a little blushing.

It's not the drunkenness, but the nervousness, because these goods are all contraband.

The situation in the world will be chaotic, and the arrival of troubled times may be a blink of an eye, and those who do not prepare will inevitably have a black eye when the time comes.

After the banquet was dispersed, Chen Shou took people and sent everyone out of the house, and everyone prepared a thin gift.

Yuan Xiannian, the head of the Criminal Department, deliberately hesitated, and waited until everyone left, before he stepped forward and smiled at Chen Shou: "Uncle Zhongyong, my father came from his hometown three days later, he has always admired adults. ”

This Yuan Xian is in his forties, and his father is estimated to be fifty or sixty years old, so it is strange to admire him, but Chen Shou still agreed with a smile.

Although the official position of the criminal department is not big, it is really a fat difference, Yuan Xiannian has the courage to change the court, and he still wants to give him some face.

As long as he doesn't harbor evil intentions, he should have to hand over some names or something, and Chen Shou is still happy to accept it.

Even if it's just a few people from the Wei Party, it's not bad.

Yuan Xiannian saw him so appreciative, turned his head and left with a smile, Chen Shou immediately ordered: "Go to the Fenglin Restaurant and arrange a few spies outside the Fenglin Restaurant, observe day and night, and report anything unusual in time." ”

Zhao Hong nodded, and immediately set off to make arrangements.

At the beginning, there were only about a dozen people from Qin Fengying who came to Bianliang with Chen Shou, but during this time, many Qin Fengying soldiers came to Bianliang with the caravan.

Their age is the best disguise, and few people will suspect a group of children who are playing.

Seeing off everyone, Zhang He took Chen Shou to the Taoist temple on the outskirts of the city.

The Taoist temple is heavily guarded, with layers of high walls, like a fortress.

You can't see any clues from the outside, but once you enter, you know that this is simply a small city wall, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Chen Shou rode his horse and came to the innermost, Zhang He took him to a rockery, and turned out a secret door from the foot of the vine-covered mountain.

After entering, I lit a torch and saw that the inside was quite spacious.

Zhang He patted the wooden box, picked up a piece of brown paper, and said, "My lord, this is a list, there are a total of 800 shields, 200 bows, and 20,000 arrows, all of which are good steel arrows." Because they were all prohibited weapons, they were afraid of being found on the road, so they were transported with this batch of ships. ”

Chen Shou nodded and said, "It's not a way to do this for a long time, I have to follow Your Majesty's words, under the banner of transporting tribute to Your Majesty, and bring it to the capital privately." ”

"What is the tribute?"

Chen Shou said with a smile: "Let's just say that it is ice water taken from the Tianshan Mountains and used for alchemy." ”

This trick is tried and tried, and asking for an edict from the emperor is like playing.

"It's a bit risky to transport so much at once, so let's halve it next time." Take your time. ”

Zhang He nodded and asked, "The grain that the General's Mansion wants, some of which have not been raised recently, and this year's harvest is not good, and grain is being collected everywhere." ”

Chen Shou's face sank, and he said: "It's not necessarily a bad harvest, everyone is busy harvesting grain, because far-sighted people see danger." If troubled times come, those who have food can quickly gather a group of people and horses. ”

"My lord, what shall we do?"

Chen Shou said in a low voice: "Can you find a channel from the Jingxiang area to buy grain from the Southern Tang Dynasty." ”

Zhang He was taken aback, his own adults really had no taboos, and even Nantang dared to collude.

Chen Shou also knew that he was taking chestnuts in the fire now, but the situation had reached this point, and the cautious approach would no longer work.

Especially if you are poor and white, you have no foundation at all, and you need to let go of your hands and feet.

If you seek to blame everything, you don't have that condition at all, you are just waiting for death.

Chen Shou said in a low voice: "Those people in the Southern Tang Dynasty, as long as they have money, there is nothing they dare not do." If the money is enough, it is not impossible for them to sell themselves. There must be a way, but it is still necessary to buy off the local officials, and it is better to arrange our people. ”

"How can our people be officials?"

"Spend money to buy!" Chen Shou said in a low voice: "Qin Fengying won a few imperial examinations before, I'll try to see if I can work it." ”

"Is it necessary to take this risk, my lord?"

Chen Shou was silent, is it necessary... It's too necessary, if you don't rise up and develop, when troubled times come, the first person to die is yourself.

If you are comfortable now, how comfortable you are today will be how ugly you will be when you die tomorrow.

Even Concubine Wu can feel the instability of the world, and Chen Shou, who is in Bianliang and has come into contact with the heart of this country, understands better than anyone that the pillar stone has rotted, and it is a matter of time before the building collapses.

Closing the mountain gate, Chen Shou looked around left and right, this place was very secret.

The sky was covered with dark clouds, overwhelming the man, and a restless euphoria flowed through his body.