Qiu Xiao was silent for a while, not knowing what to say. Lu Ming shouted "oops" and said: "Brother, what can't be said, those dog officials, relying on their power to occupy my sister-in-law, I couldn't hold back for a while, I killed it, the government is wanted, I don't know where to go." My brother fled with me into the ridge. ”

Qiu Xiao sighed again and said, "I'll tell you carefully."

It was five years ago, when he was still Emperor Daizong, the government was pressing, coupled with natural disasters, the people were struggling to make a living, and there were white bones everywhere. Fortunately, I can do a little physiognomy to touch the bones and look at the faces of those children who have just been born to dignitaries, and I can be regarded as having a full meal to eat.

That year, I married a wife, who expected that the county Cheng took a fancy to my wife's beauty, while I was away, I wanted to do wrong, my wife had a strong temperament, unbearable humiliation, wiped her neck and killed herself, my younger brother Lu Ming just came back, saw this scene, and killed the county Cheng in a rage.

Lu Ming originally planned to join the army, because this matter was completely ruined, otherwise with his ability, it would definitely be easy to be a general. I'm all involved. After Qiu Xiao finished speaking, he shook his head again and again and sighed.

Lu Ming said loudly: "Bird, my brother is talking nonsense again, if it wasn't for my brother back then, I would have starved to death, how can I still be today?"

Sometimes the little money my brother earned was not enough for his family, but he still gave me some so that I didn't starve to death.

I don't know a few words, but I know who is good to me, and I will be good to whom. That dog official dared to touch his sister-in-law, I chopped him to death with a knife, if my brother hadn't stopped me, I would have chopped up his body and fed it to the dog! ”

"After so long of friendship, you still don't know what to do?"

Su Ang smiled lightly and said, "Under Su Ang." I think there is a book on astrology on the table of Mr. Wang. Mr. Mo Fei still knows about this? ”

Qiu Xiao was just about to speak, but Lu Ming had already rushed to say: "Hehe, I won't tell you, my brother is the most powerful thing in addition to touching the bones and looking at the face, the most powerful thing is stargazing, my brother says that it will rain tomorrow, and it will rain if it means that the day is fine, then it must be sunny, and there has never been a mistake." ”

Qiu Xiao listened to Lu Ming's words, and was quite proud. Su Ang's heart was full of ripples, if such a person is placed in the troubled times, I am afraid that he will shine, when Wuhou burned the Sima clan in the fire, wasn't it because of the heavy rain that made him fail?

"Sir is so talented, it's a bit condescending to hide here." Su Ang was sincerely impressed.

Qiu Xiao just shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Now that five years have passed, Daizong has died, the new emperor and Uncle Yang have forcibly reformed, and the laws and regulations have become extremely strict, and the day when the two of us will go out of the mountain is far away." But speaking of which, it is a fortunate thing for the people of the world, not worrying about food and clothing, a good thing. ”

Su Ang nodded. Qiu Xiao asked, "I don't know if I want to live here or ......?"

"After I have worshiped my parents, I want to go out and find an errand, and besides, this is also my mother's command, and I should obey it. Why don't you go out with me, you committed the case when you were the emperor, and now you are the new king, maybe you have already been amnesty. ”

"I also wanted to go out, but in the past few years we have often covered our faces and gone out of the mountains to exchange food in the market, but we have never heard of an amnesty, so we dare not stay in the foreign minister's house, lest we cause trouble. Later, I heard that the government had introduced joint sitting again. I must know that in this way, it will be more difficult to get out of this riding ridge. Qiu Xiao sighed.

Lu Ming skinned the wolf and said, "Hey, what if you don't go out?" What do you want here, don't worry about food or clothing, you don't have to pay bullshit taxes, and the little food you are busy with all year round is given to the government, and the people just go to drink the northwest wind! ”

Qiu Xiao said: "Don't blame your feet, my younger brother speaks recklessly. ”

Lu Ming glanced at Qiu Xi, stopped talking, and continued to bow his head and go about himself.

"Sir, are you willing to throw away all your talents here?"

"I am unwilling, but I can't help it. What I have learned in my life, touching my bones and looking at my face, watching the stars and measuring the rain, what else can these things do except fool the people? ”

"Sir doesn't know, I have always followed the teacher to learn art, the teacher is mysterious, when I went down the mountain, the teacher divined, said that soon after the Ying confused heart, I am afraid that there will be a turmoil in the world. Isn't there just a place for what Mr. has learned? ”

Qiu Xiao stared at Su Ang tightly, and suddenly bowed down and said, "Don't you want to take advantage of this opportunity......

Qiu Xiao stopped before he could finish speaking. Su Ang just smiled and didn't speak, which could be regarded as a response to Qiu Xi's words.

The conversation between the two of them like a dumb riddle caused Lu Ming to be impatient for a while, and said loudly: "Can you talk well, I don't understand!" ”

Su Ang and Qiu Xiao turned their heads together to look at Lu Ming, who was full of indignation, and laughed together. provoked Lu Ming to complain again.

And said that it was late autumn at this time, and Uncle Yang returned to the house after dispersing during this time, and since the first court meeting, the emperor sent someone to take away all the official documents on his house, so Uncle Yang now accompanies Zihua from the first courtyard to the last backyard when he returns to the house every day. The forbidden army in the backyard had already been sent away by Uncle Yang, and this place was empty.

When the official document was just taken away, Uncle Yang still felt a little unaccustomed, and slowly he was completely freed, without the trouble of mundane things, he could just write his own experience in governing the country, and by the way, according to his own understanding, he made up for the "Book of Shang Jun" that had been somewhat lost, and spent more time with Zihua, quietly waiting for their child to be born.

As for the affairs in the national government, Uncle Yang has begun to rarely ask about it. At the second court meeting, the emperor canceled the long history and guard captains of Uncle Yang's mansion and reinstated their officials, so that the court and the central government had two mainstays, which could prevent the old nobles from taking power and not being good for the new law.

Uncle Yang encountered the first thing that was unfavorable to him.

The taxes in remote places such as Jiaozhou were finally sent to the treasury, but Uncle Yang didn't care much about these things, in fact, he had completely lost them to Dasi Nong since the second year, after all, this was his job.

About three days after the tax payment, Uncle Yang suddenly received a summons and asked him to enter the palace immediately. Uncle Yang felt a little puzzled, he noticed that the emperor didn't like him, so except for the early dynasty, he tried not to face the saint, and only asked anything, this sudden summons made Uncle Yang "chuckle" in his heart.

Zihua seemed to be aware of his abnormality, and while tidying up his court clothes, he asked, "Husband, is this trip ......?"

Although Zihua didn't finish speaking, Uncle Yang knew what he said, he just smiled, it was just his own feeling, it was not easy to say.

Since the Taiwei Mansion Weiwei Pu Xianyu officially became the imperial Weiwei and left the Taiwei Mansion, after all, the Weiwei is also one of the Jiuqing, although the official is not as big as Uncle Yang, but he is also a serious honorable position, how can he still give him a car? Fortunately, the emperor seemed to have taken into account Uncle Yang's going out and sent him a coachman.

Uncle Yang sat in a bumpy carriage with his eyes closed and walked through the street, not knowing whether it was for mental reasons or something else, he felt that the street today was much quieter than usual, and the noise was very muffled, as if he was being covered under something.

At last the carriage stopped, and the coachman lifted the curtain and said, "My lord, here we are." ”

Uncle Yang opened his eyes at this time, helped the carriage to get off the carriage, and couldn't help but sigh a little in his heart, "It's still Puxian Yu." The armor soldiers on both sides of the palace gate also seemed to have new faces.

There was already a lieutenant waiting by the door, and when he saw Uncle Yang get out of the car, he walked straight over, bowed his body and said, "My lord, the emperor is already waiting for you in the study." ”

"Okay, my father-in-law will take me over."

The two of them came to the study. Uncle Yang hasn't been here since the death of the first emperor, and at this time he only feels that some things are wrong. However, this study has indeed changed a little, the original wood paint that has been worn off has been painted again, red columns, green lintels, bright and translucent.

"My lord, the emperor said that if you come, he will let you go in directly, and there is no need to report it. I still have an errand to do, so I won't go in with you. The father-in-law bowed deeply and bowed, and slowly retreated.

Uncle Yang straightened the crown, walked in lightly with his shirt, knelt down and saluted: "Weichen knocks to see the emperor." ”

"Get up." A young voice came. Uncle Yang got up, and Huan Sheng was sitting behind the desk, on which there was an open roll of bamboo slips.

Uncle Yang realized that Huang Gongfu and Yan Yifan were also standing aside, and when the two saw Uncle Yang looking over, they turned their heads together to look at the side.

"Your Majesty, don't you know what the emperor is calling his ministers to do?" Uncle Yang was still hunched.

"Lord Yang has made a lot of achievements for the country and the people."

For some reason, Uncle Yang always felt that the emperor's words were a little sarcastic, but on the surface he was still praising him, so he naturally couldn't brush off the emperor's meaning.

"Your Majesty, everything Weichen has done is what he should do, and it is not a merit." Uncle Yang knew that he still had to pretend to be stupid when he should play stupid.

Huan Sheng snorted coldly after hearing this, put away the smile on his face, and said, "Lord Yang still thinks that he has made great achievements in this way, so big that he is the first to touch the law he has established." ”

Uncle Yang was in a fog by what the emperor said, and he didn't know how to deal with it for a while, he raised his head and glanced at Huang Gongfu and Yan Yifan, and the two of them looked funny with a smile on their faces, obviously looking at Uncle Yang's jokes.

"Your Majesty, the minister doesn't know what the emperor is talking about, and the minister thinks that he is impartial, no matter who or what." Uncle Yang was almost sure that what the emperor was going to say next was related to the two people next to him.

"He also said that he was impartial and selfless, come, you see, what is this?"

Huan Sheng grabbed the bamboo slip from the desk and threw it directly at Uncle Yang's feet, Uncle Yang bent down and picked it up, only to see that it was written:

My Emperor Shengming: Uncle Yang changed his orders and was greedy for taxes, so he privately levied money and grain, and the states collected nearly half of it. I hope that my emperor will make a clear decision!

Uncle Yang looked at the bamboo slips, snorted coldly in his heart, and said: "Your Majesty, I am afraid that someone has framed the ministers in this matter, and the salaries received by the ministers from the treasury are already enough for all the expenses of the ministers' mansions, so there is no need to go through such a lot of trouble." I hope that the emperor will be aware of everything, and don't fall for other people's big tricks, which will damage the emperor's holy name. ”

Huan Sheng suddenly calmed down, this letter appeared in front of him for a short time, and he hadn't even thought about it carefully, and now after listening to Uncle Yang's words, as he said, the reason why he was so angry was completely out of selfishness, because he really didn't like "powerful ministers" like Uncle Yang, such a person would only hinder his future path.

But he also knows that Uncle Yang's prestige is not small, especially in the hearts of the people, so he still has to keep Uncle Yang and can't touch him until the last resort.

"Well, for the sake of your faithful assistance to my father, there is no need to mention it, but you need to warn yourself at all times not to touch the law. Let's go down. ”

Uncle Yang bowed and retreated, heading towards the palace gate.