On the tenth day of October, outside the gate of Shanhai Prison.

Although this trip to Cangzhou was only more than ten days long, Wang Shouye stood at the bottom of the steps, looking up at the plaque hanging on the lintel, but he couldn't help but feel like a world away.

"The king is on guard."

was sighing with emotion, and suddenly heard Lu Tai say happily behind him: "Lord Jianzheng has come out to greet us!" ”

Looking down, I saw Bai Changqi in a crimson official robe snoding his head, and almost all the officials of the Shanhai Prison behind him greeted him.

Seeing that it was such a battle, how could Wang Shouye dare to slack off?

Hurriedly crossed the threshold in a few steps, blocked the officials in the doorway, bowed down and said: "I am afraid of my humble position, I dare not be so courteous as a prisoner!" ”

Bai Changqi stepped forward and picked him up, laughing and said, "If you still can't afford it, who else in this mountain and sea prison can afford it?" ”

The news of the damage to the Buddha's light relics should have been transmitted a long time ago, but how could Bai Changqi look high-spirited?

Wang Shouye was puzzled, and said sincerely: "Despicable and negligent and careless in the enemy's rash advance, resulting in the loss of soldiers and ...... generals."

"Alas~!"

Bai Changqi raised his hand to stop Wang Shouye's self-blame, and said, "Who can demand everything from this kind of thing?" If you go to eliminate a great harm for the world, you will have no merit in the court! ”

"But after all, so many people died......"

"That's a mistake!"

Bai Changqi intercepted his words again, waved his sleeves and said: "During the peaceful years, there were hundreds of officials, soldiers and civilians who died at the hands of Hu Lu in the border area? If we don't have the determination to serve the country and sacrifice our lives, wouldn't this Shanhaiguan be useless?! ”

As he spoke, he turned to face the officials, and raised his voice angrily: "By today, I Bai Chamberlain might as well make my words clearer, whoever wants to be greedy for life and afraid of death, should be transferred out of the Shanhai Prison as soon as possible, so as not to miss Qingqing's life!" ”

The officials are really greedy for life and afraid of death, how dare they show it at this time?

Immediately, under the leadership of Li Fang, Qi Qi bowed his hands and shouted: "We are for the court, for Your Majesty, for the common people, and we will not hesitate to smear our liver and brains!" ”

Seeing this situation, Wang Shouye's mind suddenly flashed, and he stepped to Li Fang's side in two steps, and said loudly: "Strong words!" In the humble and humble opinion, you might as well erect a stone tablet outside the door, and write "greedy for life and afraid of death, don't enter this door", so that it can not only warn future generations, but also affirm the will of my mountains and seas to serve the country loyally! ”

"Good, good, good, that's how it should be!"

Bai Changqi said three words of 'good' in a row when he heard this, and Li Fang was also full of impassioned expression, nodding at Wang Shouye again and again.

One of these two people bears the name of the Xingchen clown, and the other is a eunuch, and they are the most enthusiastic about this kind of fame under the banner of righteousness.

After deciding on this matter in a few words, he planned to engrave the names and surnames of the people who sacrificed their lives for the country on both sides of the stone tablet.

Only then did everyone gradually disperse, and in the end, only Wang Shouye was left with Bai Changqi, and they went to the main hall of the West Cross Courtyard House together.

After the guests and hosts sat down, Bai Changqi's excitement gradually subsided because of the stone stele, so he ordered someone to serve fragrant tea while asking Wang Shouye about his experience in Cangzhou Mansion.

When it was said that the Buddha Light Relic and the Demon Seal were both defeated, resulting in the damage to the power of the relic, Wang Shouye hurriedly got up and confessed.

Bai Changqi was very light on this, smiled and waved his hand: "How can things outside the body be compared to the safety of the people in a city?" ”

After a pause, he said: "Actually, there has been news about the demon seal in the past few days, and it is no secret in the court - the impact of this matter on the court situation is so deep that I am afraid that it is far above the monk's path!" ”

Actually, it's not hard to imagine.

No matter how miraculous the monk's path is, it is also a matter for others, but the official seal is one of the symbols of the authority of the imperial court, and it is an indispensable tool for every imperial court official.

And this time, as soon as the official seal became a demon and rebelled against its master, it means that every official may face the demon directly!

Faced with this situation, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty naturally could not continue to pretend to be deaf and dumb to cover their ears and steal the bell.

In recent days, there has been a lot of discussion about gods, ghosts, demons, ghosts, and ghosts, and the mountains and seas, as the relevant departments, have also been frequently mentioned.

Li Fang, who was stationed outside the palace, was even recruited into the palace for several days to accept the inquiry of Emperor Jiajing.

And this feeling of being in the spotlight is exactly what Bai Changqi dreamed of!

For him, as long as he can be recognized by the imperial court and Shilin, even if the Buddha's light relics are completely broken, it will not be a loss.

After briefly introducing the public opinion dynamics in the DPRK and China, Bai Changqi pulled the conversation back again, leaned over slightly and asked: "Listening to what you just said, that Li Rusong has made some contributions, but this official is in the list of attachés, but how can he not find his name and surname?" ”

Wang Shouye hesitated slightly, then explained Li Rusong's origin in detail, and then praised him with more oil and vinegar.

This trip to Cangzhou made him more and more determined to keep Li Rusong by his side.

If he can take the opportunity to ask for an errand for Li Rusong in the Shanhai Prison, not only will it be public and private, but Li Chengliang will not be able to refuse.

Bai Changqi listened to his strong praise, and obviously was a little moved, but he did not make a clear statement, but just told Wang Shouye that Li Rusong might as well be invited to the dust washing banquet at noon the next day.

See, this means that you should see each other with your own eyes.

Seeing that everything that should be asked has been asked clearly, Bai Changqi told Wang Shouye to hurry up and put the details into a book, so that after the palace asked, he intended to serve tea and send the guests.

Wang Shouye hurriedly arched his hand and said: "My lord, there is still something to explain to you about my humble position - when I passed by Miao County that day, I heard ...... occasionally."

The fact that he learned the news in advance but concealed it and did not report it naturally cannot be revealed.

Therefore, Wang Shouye claimed that when he was passing through Miao County, he happened to hear Su Zhixian mention the case of abandoned babies, so he became suspicious, and assigned Zhao Kui to stay and investigate the truth.

"How can it be!"

When he heard that Zhao Kui found ten corpses of Chiguo in Tongzhou, Bai Changqi angrily took the case, paced back and forth in the hall with his hands upside down, and said undoubtedly: "You don't have to worry about this matter, this official will play the script, and order the Tongzhou government to find out this case!" ”

Looking at his righteous indignation, Wang Shouye thought that he was going to investigate the case thoroughly in person - it seems that he should have realized that there are huge interests behind this.

I was a little disappointed in my heart, but I also knew that it was human nature to seek good fortune and avoid evil, and it was purely a fool's dream to force Bai Changqi to investigate to the end.

Alas~

In the final analysis, I still don't have enough authority.

Otherwise, why bother with that and count on this, just focus on it to the end.

Well......

I don't know if the Yuwang Mansion can catch up with the line - after all, if you want to reach a high position in one fell swoop, Cong Long Gong is undoubtedly the best choice.

[And ......]