Chapter 29: The Damper
The four surnames of Huiji, Kong He Yu Wei!
Although it cannot be compared with the four surnames of Wu County, Gu Lu and Zhu Zhang, it is also a family of poetry and hairpins, and the lintel is only secondary. Among them, Wei Du of the Wei family, that is, the son of the gentleman who gave the ancestral house to the Heavenly Master Dao, Xu You has already received it. As for the He family, on the day Xu You left the Jin Tomb, he met Yuan Qingqi in the Fengxu Pavilion, and it was also from her mouth that she learned the inside story of the suicide of Princess Hengyang and the He girl.
There is also Kong's family, although Xu You has not dealt with it directly, but on the day Zhang Mozhang listened to Chunshui's singing, Kong's Kong Rui was in the hall, which can be regarded as indirect contact.
But who would have thought that the dignified He family, who would be a famous family, would even do the pickling of human trafficking, especially selling southerners to northerners as playthings, it is simply unconscionable, and pigs and dogs are not as good.
"What is the master book going to do?"
Bao Xi looked at Xu You and asked rhetorically, "What does Lang Jun think?" ”
Xu You put his hands behind his back and looked at the wall in the distance that was used to alert officials, and the lotus flower on it shone brightly under the sunlight, as if it had come to life.
Clear as water, straight as a lotus, bright as the moon!
Bao Xi understood what he meant, walked back and forth a few steps, and said: "What Zhou Ying'er said may not be true, he is just a tooth wit, even if he has some dealings with Li Qingyu, it is only for the sake of money." Such a secret matter can not be done accurately from the mouths of the shipwrights, at most, from the mouths of the shipwrights......"
Xu You shook his head and said, "It's because it's so secretive that Zhou Ying'er can't make it up." In fact, you and I both know that this is 90% likely to be true! ”
I don't know if it's a disagreement, Xu You and Bao Xi have never agreed on everything, and disputes have become the only way to solve the problem.
Bao Xi suddenly became impatient, and failed to fight with Xu You many times, making his right to speak in front of Gu Yun plummet, and it was difficult to maintain his usual calmness, and said angrily: "Even if it's true, but have you ever thought about it, the He family is now valued by the Lord, and it has been doubly wooed in the past ten years, and there have been two princes and three princesses who have married the He family, and the grace is incomparable, and even Xiao, Yuan, Liu, and Yu are beyond the reach of the four families." The Ming Mansion has just entered the official career, and the foundation is still shallow, but the White Snake case offended the Heavenly Master, the prince, and the Wei family. Qianzhou Zhi offended his colleagues in Yangzhou and the local scholars in Wu County, and also offended some ministers in the court. If you act rashly again this time and offend the He family, you ...... Do you want Fei Qing to be a lonely minister? ”
Xu You said coldly: "How many innocent girls have died in the White Snake case? Feiqing has eliminated harm for the people and gained fame, who can compare with the younger generation in the gate valve? Since you have entered the office, sooner or later you will have enemies, opponents, open swords and dark arrows, bloody rain and bloody wind, rather than passively falling into the killing one day in the future, it is better to enter now, hone your mind, at least you can hold the opportunity in your own hands, or advance or retreat, and be at ease. ”
"Opportunity?"
Bao Xi couldn't talk about him, and said helplessly: "I only see a dead end!" ”
Xu You found that Bao Xi had a big shortcoming, that is, he was scheming and decisive, looking ahead, and being cautious to the point of outrageous. But it's understandable to think about it, he assisted Gu Yun's father, he couldn't govern a county, and his knowledge and mind were limited to the small Dongyang County, or he stayed in Dongyang County and didn't break away.
"Survival in death, I don't know how many people come from! What's more, there is no dead end, Feiqing entered Yuanyang Jinglu because of the white snake, and then found that the dry bones in the house were like mountains, and he didn't intend to target the prince and others, there are many people in the world, what do you want to offend? As for Qianzhou Zhi, even Gu Shizhong came to Qiantang in person to talk about it, he is a close minister of the Son of Heaven and an elder of Feiqing, can he still deliberately harm him? If you want to talk about the risk, there must be one, but compared with the benefits, this risk is completely negligible. ”
These truths are simple and straightforward, Bao Xi actually knows it, but the path he designed for Gu Yun is a steady and steady, step-by-step path for the children of traditional gate valves, just like Gu Yun's father, who does not make mistakes, does not take risks, and does not make a head bird, and now it completely disrupts the plan.
"Who is right and who is wrong, it will be clear in the future." Bao Xi didn't want to bother talking anymore, anyway, neither of the two could convince anyone, and said, "Do you still want the Ming Mansion to know about the He family's buying and selling of women?" ”
Xu You shook his head and said, "I didn't mean that!" ”
Bao Xi was stunned, didn't react for a while, and asked with a little hesitation for a while: "Are you ......?"
"As you said, the He family is a combination of honor and favor, and it is easy not to be offended. Fei Qing has just been in the limelight in front of the Lord because of Qianzhouzhi, and if he joins the He family in the book, it will cause countless troubles. ”
Xu You is not a reckless and impulsive stunned youth, if you want to do good deeds, you have to protect yourself first. Sacrificing oneself for others and feeding tigers with one's body, that is the practice of a saint, he can't do it, and Gu Yun can't do it either.
However, there is still a difference between the two, Xu You only needs an instant to make the decision to tolerate and retreat, but Gu Yun will fight between heaven and man, be tormented by a disturbed conscience, and then give in under the pressure of the family's righteousness.
Therefore, instead of revealing He's pickling affair to make Gu Yun in a dilemma, it is better to pretend not to know and make further plans in the future. Xu You arched his hand and said: "Master book, in order to survive, Zhou Ying'er will definitely talk nonsense when she passes through the hall, if you want Feiqing not to fall into this quagmire, you must let Zhou Ying'er shut up!" ”
Only then did Bao Xi believe that Xu You really had no intention of interfering, and his mood suddenly became clear, and he said, "Don't worry about this, I have a way to make Zhou Ying'er forget what he just said!" ”
"That's good, but there's one thing, the master has to promise me!"
"You say!"
"Zhou Ying'er must live!" Xu You's tone was unquestionable, and he said, "Let him hand over the 150,000 money he has hidden in exchange for a chance to live!" You have to convince Fei Qing to convict him only for fraudulently obtaining money, and don't mention the so-called treason with the enemy! ”
Bao Xi's face changed slightly, knowing that Xu You still hadn't given up, he was entangled in his heart for a long time, and said, "Okay, I promise you!" ”
Leaving the county office, Xu You returned to Jingyuan and said Zhou Yinger's confession. Shoes Shuang has entered the Qinglou since he was a child, and everything he has seen and heard is a tragedy in the world, and his psychological quality is very strong, but he heard the word dog prostitute, and still burst into tears, and said: "Buying a female slave from Yangzhou, and then selling it to all parts of Jiangdong as a concubine and a maidservant, this matter has been going on for a long time." It's just the first time I've heard of it by selling his beloveds everywhere and smuggling them to the Northern Wei Dynasty, let alone any dog prostitutes...... People say that they are no different from beasts, and it is so! ”
The autumn equinox hugged the waist of the frost, gently stroked the back to soothe, raised his little face, looked at Xu You with blank eyes, and said, "Xiaolang, such an evil thing, is no one to care?" ”
Zuo Yan sighed and said, "What do you care?" The He family has two princesses and three horses, and they are all over the Jiangdong family, and only the He family has this honor. How can the royal relatives and people outside the law endure not to do evil? If you want me to say, the girl who was robbed can only consider herself unlucky! ”
Dong Solstice nodded hurriedly and said: "When I was in the Boat Pavilion before, I heard that after Princess Hengyang died of illness, the lord still intended to choose a girl from the He family as his daughter-in-law, if it wasn't for King Hengyang's strong opposition, now I'm afraid there will be another princess." It's really strange, there are not a few girls from other families who are outstanding, but the lord just took a fancy to the He family, could it be that there is something to pay attention to? ”
"There is exquisiteness, but it is not what you think, it has nothing to do with ghosts and gods, good luck and evil, and good fortune!" He Wei said with a smile: "Yangzhou has four surnames of Wu County, Gu Lu Zhu Zhang, and also four surnames of Huiji, Kong He Yu Wei, and the He family ranks low among the eight surnames, both in terms of background and strength, they are much inferior." The lord intends to marry the He family, which is to embed a chess piece in Yangzhou, and use the royal power to make the He family develop and grow rapidly, so as to balance the layout of other surnames on the big chessboard in Yangzhou. This is one! ”
Second, the He family is attached to the royal family, and in just ten years, it has completed the road that other families need to take a hundred years to complete. Think about it, how many clans like the He clan are there in the entire Jiangdong? But how can anyone who has a little ambition not be tempted and not covet? The Lord's good means, with only two sons and three daughters, can make dozens of clans like the He family kneel at the feet of the royal family and pray for mercy, and play with them in the palm of their hands. ”
Zuo Yan was convinced and said: "Everything in the world is in its wings!" If I hadn't listened to you, I still wouldn't have understood the truth! ”
Qiu Equinox's eyes were full of admiration, and he said: "He Langjun, you can even guess the mind of the Lord, you must be even more powerful than the Lord!" ”
The little girl's whispering, He Wei was not proud of this, smiled at her kindly, turned his head to look at Xu You, and said, "Does Qilang refuse to let go?" ”
Xu You quietly narrowed his eyes, lightly tapped his index finger on the desk, and muttered in his mouth: "He's, He's, it's really a tiger's butt that can't be touched......"
Several people looked at each other, not daring to make a sound, only He Wei drank tea indifferently, leisurely. After half a pillar of incense, Xu You raised his head and said word by word: "Qiyi, I need your intelligence!" ”
He Wei put down the cup, laughed heartily, his eyes were full of light, and said, "Qilang, I've been waiting for your words for a long time!" ”
From the first time they met, Xu You knew that He Wei had his own source of information, so he was able to know all kinds of inside information about Zhan Wenjun and Guo Mian, and he could also intercept the whereabouts of him and Zuo Yan and others in time. Some time ago, Zhou Ying'er absconded, he went out for a walk, and he got specific news, the intelligence source is accurate and fast, even if it is not as good as the boat pavilion, it is not much worse.
"Let's make it clear first, my information is bought with money, Shichiro shouldn't have too much hope." He Wei smiled slightly: "I'm just a monk who escaped from the north, and no matter how much money I have in my hand, I can't help but raise so many people to collect intelligence...... Perhaps only a big man like Guo Mian has such courage and financial resources. ”
This was Xu You's expectation, it was impossible for He Wei alone to organize a large-scale intelligence agency, and said: "Hurry up, where is all this nonsense!" ”
"It's a shrine hidden in the dark, and its name is Fengmen. There are all kinds of people in the damper, and as long as the price is right, they can meet any of your needs, and intelligence is just one of them. I forgot to tell you that my master and I were able to escape safely from the Wei State, and it also had a lot to do with Fengmen......"