In the fifth year of Taihe, October Yiyou, the beginning of noon.

Chang'an, Wannian County, Changle Fang, Mu Xiangfu.

Mu Qingchen turned over and dismounted, pushed the door and entered the house. Wang Shiwen didn't expect the head of the family to return at the beginning of the afternoon, so he hurriedly went out to greet him.

Mu Qingchen dismissed the servants around him first, his face was full of anger, he pointed at Wang Shiwen, who had been with him for many years, and asked, "You received the golden silk red sandalwood order from Li Xiang?!" ”

Wang Shiwen's head was confused for a while, and he didn't know what to do. He had never seen the head of the house make such a big fire, so he had to kneel on the ground in panic in a hurry. He pondered for a while, and then hurriedly took out the wooden order from his bosom, he looked at this seemingly simple token, and never thought that this thing was actually made of golden silk red sandalwood.

Wang Shiwen was so frightened that he paused again and again, "Shiwen didn't think too much about it at that time, and mistakenly thought that this thing was just a wooden card, and it was also considered to give Li Xiang's housekeeper face, so he accepted it." I can't imagine that this thing is so valuable...... Shi Wen, Shi Wen is a capital crime! ”

Mu Qingchen snatched the red sandalwood order over, his fingers trembled and pointed at Wang Shiwen, and he was so angry that he didn't know what to say. When the sage heard Li Zongmin's expression when he talked about this, he couldn't forget it, "You, what is this thing you are doing?" You almost made me lose the trust of the saint......"

Wang Shiwen knelt on the ground, did not raise his head, and did not dare to come out.

He gave his orders clearly, and he did not accept anything he gave away, and in the end, he made extraneous branches because of this. It's just a gift to accept, only one thing is accepted, and the rest is returned.

Mu Qingchen threw the red sandalwood order in front of Wang Shiwen, and said lightly, "This thing was given to you by Li Xiangxiang, I will never use it, you can use it for yourself......" After speaking, he brushed his sleeves and bypassed him and went straight to the main hall.

Wang Shiwen cried and picked up the Rosewood Order, and Mu Qingchen's fall actually knocked the Rosewood Order into a crack. He was dressed in an inner lining that was already soaked with sweat, he knelt down and kowtowed to Mu Qingchen's back, crying bitterly, "Ah Lang, this is going to make Shi Wen feel guilty and die......"

Mu Qingchen stopped silently, he put his hands behind his back, looked up at the clouds in the northern sky, and sighed physically and mentally exhausted.

Wang Shiwen...... What's wrong......

If I had told him to be tighter; or that he could detect Li's repressive attitude towards himself one day earlier; Yesterday, when Shanhe was on fire, he was planning to recruit soldiers from Jingzhao Mansion, if he could have discovered the fire in the north of the city earlier and went to investigate in person, would it be different if Yanying asked the right question today? Can Wang Fan's position as Jing Zhaoyin be kept? Does everything conspiracy not have to start from scratch? Are the high hopes that the saints have for themselves still the same?

If, if, if......

At the end of the day, it's your fault.

Mu Qingchen's eyes drooped, turned around, waved his hand and said weakly, "You get up......

Wang Shiwen was already a little disheveled, and the hem of his robe was dirty. Mu Qingchen was a little unbearable, so he ordered him to come over with a new one.

Mu Qingchen slowly walked to the main hall with a brazier, and only then did he realize that his hands were cold. He pulled over a chair and sat down at the brazier and stretched out his hand to bake the fire. I didn't remember that I hadn't eaten lunch yet, but my mind unconsciously returned to the temple.

Now that the Bull Party is in power, although he has no suspicion of the Bull Party, it is obvious that because he has rejected Li Zongmin's generous gifts, he has already been included in the target of suppression. Mu Qingchen was worried, a pair of thick eyebrows couldn't help frowning, since he was ranked as Zaifu, his temples had a few more strands of hair.

And now Wang Fan has known about the plan to remove Zheng Zhu, but he has been transferred from the position of Jing Zhaoyin...... This made Mu Qingchen sigh in his heart Such a coincidence, could it be that the sage's plan to eliminate the rebellious party has been known to the eunuchs?

Mu Qingchen shook his head again, feeling that something was not quite right. This appointment is really Li Zongmin's intention, Li Xiang from the prime minister, he and the North Division have drawn a clear line, like well water does not interfere with river water, and there is nothing to do with each other.

So this transfer of Wang Fan should be a warning to the Niu Party, and it is also a dismount!

At present, thieves are raging in the city, and Shanhe is under fire again, and the new Jingzhao Mansion Yin should not be vacant for too long. However, this is also a hot potato, and the person recommended must be a capable person to serve the public. But...... Mu Qingchen was in trouble for a while, if he recommended people who were not from the Niu Party, I am afraid that it would only make the Niu Party more jealous of him, and even the conspiracy would leak.

Mu Qingchen was a little desperate to find that he had fallen into a dilemma, if he recommended the Niu Party, then the strategy of using the Jingzhao Mansion soldiers to eliminate the wings of the eunuch party would not be able to be implemented; If you recommend others, it will inevitably trigger the Niu Dang's revenge on you in the court. At present, he is weak and weak, and he is restrained from side to side, as if he is dancing Hu Xuan dance with shackles.

At this moment, Wang Shiwen changed into a new robe and hurried over. He was about to ask if he wanted to prepare some food, but was interrupted by a newly recruited servant who hurried into the main hall.

"What's the hurry?" Wang Shiwen said angrily: "Didn't knock on the door and went straight in? No rules! ”

After the servant was reprimanded, some trembled and said, "Ah Lang, family matter, there is ...... Someone is here to deliver the post! After speaking, he bowed his head and presented a famous thorn to Mu Qingchen's hands, and there was a lacquered letterhead folded in half under it.

In addition to the name card for greetings, there is an unwritten rule in Chang'an officialdom, such as handing over the name post, the poster must set up a banquet to entertain the recipient, and the last time should be a tea banquet. This thorn is made of peach wood, finely polished, and the back is carved with some tiger head fine lines, and the standard should not be affordable for ordinary people.

Mu Qingchen turned the famous thorn over slightly, and his eyes swept roughly. Wang Shiwen obviously noticed that a few questions then appeared in the eyes of the head of the family. I saw that the name thorn was engraved with three big characters of "Duji Yuwending" with a small seal.

Wang Shiwen since the head of the family ranked as Zaifu, seriously made up for the name and official position of the high-ranking officials and nobles above the fifth rank of the dynasty, he searched in his memory for a while, and remembered that this Yuwending seemed to be the current Zhengsanpin Imperial Doctor.

Wang Shiwen had heard that a few days ago, this Yuwen Ding selflessly punished the forbidden soldiers who committed the murder in Pingkangfang, and sent them directly to Wannian County to be put on death row. As a result, I didn't expect this matter to spread more and more widely, but it attracted a lot of praise from Nanya, both openly and secretly, and even Ma Cunliang, the flying dragon envoy of the Northern Division, took action to protect him. Now this Yuwending can be described as a hot Nanya celebrity in addition to the head of the family recently.

"Goshidai?" Wang Shiwen was puzzled, "There is still official business in the province of books, Yuwen Yushi is looking for Ah Lang at this time, what is the matter?" ”

Mu Qingchen quietly tore off the lacquer seal, unfolded the letterhead, and silently recited it. In fact, he didn't need to read it carefully at all, because the letterhead was only written in small block letters

"Talk with the order, and talk quickly. Ding ......"

Half a quarter later, Wannian County, repair the political workshop.

Different from the official residence of receiving visitors, Yuwending has a special business in the southeast corner of the city to repair the government workshop, although it is far away from the prosperous place in the north of the city, but the west boundary of the repair of the government square is Jinchang Fang, looking at the Qujiang Pond in the distance, the dignitaries often buy some other courtyards and the like here, and the most shabby house also has four or five deep, so the land price is also high.

After Mu Qingchen received the name card sent by Yu Wending, he didn't dare to delay at all, immediately went out of the house and got on the horse, and galloped straight towards the Xiuzheng Fang, without showing the secret sticker to anyone. It's not that he doesn't trust Wang Shiwen, but since the end of today's court, there has always been a faint uneasiness in his heart, which is extremely strong at the moment.

So he couldn't believe it and had to go and verify it himself......

Time was pressing, and Shangshu Province still had official business in the afternoon, so in order to avoid suspicion in others, he hurried all the way. Fortunately, Xiuzheng Fang is not far from Changle Fang, and it only takes half a moment to arrive.

Yuwending's private residence is located in the southeast corner of Xiuzheng Fang, covering a very wide area, with a wide door and exquisite animal rings. The high position here can overlook the Qujiang Pond, which is a good place for feasting and drinking, and it is very close to the Leyou Yuan, and the wild tour is also very convenient.

The walls of this house are made of terrazzo bricks on all sides, and the walls are covered with turquoise glazed tiles. And it seems that the owner is very concerned about the sanitation around the door, and often hires the cangtou to sprinkle and sweep here, although a few weeping willows stretch out from the courtyard, but there is no trace of dead branches and leaves in front of the door.

Mu Qingchen knocked lightly three times with the beast ring of the mansion gate, and after a while, a young servant who was about seventeen or eighteen years old came to open the door.

The other party seemed to have been greeted by the master a long time ago, and when he saw the gold and purple robe that Mu Qingchen was wearing, it was not as good as Mu Qingchen's greetings, so the young servant respectfully stretched out his hand to the mansion to signal.

After Mu Qingchen entered the mansion, the servants gently closed the door of the mansion and led the way. Mu Qingchen looked at each other quite vigilantly, there were not many servants and maids coming and going in the courtyard, and it was obvious that the master did not come to live here often. As soon as they passed through the moon gate, they saw the tall Yu Wending standing in the middle of the courtyard with his hands bowed, bowing deeply to Mu Qingchen.

Mu Qingchen arched his hand and said, "Guangping Mu Qingchen, I have seen the Yuwen Imperial History ......"

"Duji Yu Wending, meet Mu Xianggong!" Yu Wending did not wear an official robe, his head was inlaid with jade, and he said in a respectful tone, "In order not to attract people's eyes, I have not come out to greet him, and I hope that the public will ......forgive me."

Mu Qingchen shook his head and said that he didn't care, he looked at the few servants and maidservants waiting in the courtyard with some concern.

Yuwen Ding immediately understood, but he did not let the left and right people retreat temporarily, but waved his big sleeves to the deeper moon gate of the mansion, his temples mottled and his hair moved with the wind, his broad lips hooked a hearty light smile and said, "Time is urgent, please follow Ding straight to the West Pavilion to talk secretly......"

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