Hearing that Zhang Ben had captured a group of assassins pretending to be the Tiger Ben Army and the Jingshi Army, Dong Xuan hurried to the county government from his home.

As soon as he arrived at the county government, his butt was still hot, and he heard that Wu Han and Choshi were coming.

Dong Xuan hurriedly asked people to find Zhang Ben, and then he took Zhang Ben out of the county government together to welcome the arrival of Wu Han and Cho Period.

When they got outside, when they saw Wu Han and Cho Period, Dong Xuan and Zhang Ben bowed their hands and said, "Da Sima, Cho Wei Wei!" ”

Wu Han glanced at the two of them, waved his hand, and motioned for the two to come to the mansion to talk.

Entering the lobby of the county government, Wu Han was not polite, and sat in the center with a grin.

Choshi sat next to him, and below him were Dong Xuan and Zhang Ben.

"I heard that County Lieutenant Zhang arrested my people?"

Wu Han didn't have any extra nonsense, and asked straight to the point.

Zhang Ben hesitated for a moment, and said with a smile on his face: "Da Sima may have misunderstood, those people arrested by the lower officials are dressed mysteriously and secretively, and they are also sneaky, they claim to be the Jingshi Army, and the lower officials think they are ......" Before he finished speaking, Wu Han interrupted: "What are their names?" ”

"Well, there is a person who claims to be Gao Peng, saying that he is the post of a military marquis......" "That's right, it's indeed my subordinate, let County Lieutenant Zhang release him!"

"This ......" Zhang Ben's face was full of surprise, he really didn't expect that those men in black were really the Jingshi Army.

He cleared his throat and asked, "Da Sima, why don't you go to the prison and take a look at it and make sure that they ...... Is it really your subordinate? ”

Wu Han asked impatiently, "Are you arresting them near the Spring Breeze Pavilion?" ”

"yes!"

Zhang Ben nodded blankly.

"That's right, let them go!"

"This ......" Zhang Ben turned his head to look at Dong Xuan.

Dong Xuan's eyes drooped, he didn't even look at him, the implication is that you can solve the trouble you caused yourself.

Seeing that Zhang Ben did not immediately agree to release him, Wu Han's eyebrows stood up, and he asked in a condensed voice, "What?"

What doubts does County Lieutenant Zhang still have?

Or do you think that I, Wu Han, instigated my subordinates and wanted to plot against them in the capital? ”

"No, no, no, Da Sima misunderstood, and the lower officials had no such intentions!"

Zhang Ben swallowed his saliva, waved his hand and called an entourage to ask him to hurry to the prison to pick up people.

"Wait!"

Choshi raised his hand, and when he saw Zhang Ben looking at him with blank eyes, he smiled and said softly, "By the way, bring my people out as well." ”

Get! It seems that those tiger ben are also real! Zhang Ben is now a head and two big, he really can't understand what those Tiger Ben and Jingshi Jun secretly ran to the vicinity of Chunfeng Pavilion to do, and what he can't understand is that these few people actually alarmed Da Sima and Wei Wei, so that these two big men actually came to the county government to pick up people in person.

It didn't take long for Gao Peng, Li Zijing and others to be taken to the door of the lobby by the county soldiers.

People stood outside the door, their heads hanging in frustration.

Zhang Ben asked cautiously, "Da Sima, Cho Weiwei, ...... them Is it really your subordinate? ”

Choshi turned his head to look at it, then nodded to Zhang Ben with a smile and said, "That's right! That's them. ”

Wu Han looked at Gao Peng, couldn't help but snort coldly, and said loudly: "You guys are really capable now!" A few county soldiers in a company captured you, it's really embarrassing! ”

Hearing this, Zhang Ben's head couldn't wait to hit the ground.

Gao Peng and the others were all red-faced, and their heads hung even lower.

Gao Peng whispered: "Da Sima, at that time...... If it weren't for Zijing stopping us at that time, we would ...... We're not going to rest on our laurels! ”

When speaking, Gao Peng also deliberately glanced at Li Zijing.

Li Zijing was originally a subordinate of Wu Han, and he was later recruited to the Tiger Ben Army, and Wu Han was naturally no stranger to him.

He turned his gaze to Li Zijing.

The latter hurriedly said: "Big ...... Da Sima, the villain thinks that just for a little misunderstanding, he will ...... I fought with the county soldiers, this ...... It's good to say it, and it's ...... It will also damage the prestige of Da Sima and Lord Weiwei! ”

Wu Han smiled angrily and said, "Li Zijing, you now know how to think about me and Cho Weiwei!" ”

Li Zijing knelt down with a puff, kowtowed forward, and said in a trembling voice: "Villain...... The villain knows his mistake! ”

Although Li Zijing used to be a subordinate of Wu Han, he is now a member of the Tiger Ben and a subordinate of the Cho period.

Seeing that his subordinates were reprimanded by Wu Han, Choshi said slowly: "Duke Wu, the account between us hasn't been settled yet!" ”

Wu Han blinked, laughed, waved his hand and said, "Between you and my brothers, what else can't get by?"

I'll talk about it later, I'll talk about it later! ”

Cho Qi glanced at Wu Han, and said to Li Zijing slowly and methodically: "Tiger Ben directly serves the Son of Heaven, if you want to kneel, you can only kneel to the Son of Heaven!" ”

When Li Zijing heard this, his body was like a spring, and he suddenly jumped up again.

Choshi stood up and bowed his hand to Dong Xuan and said, "Dong County Order, my people, I took them away, today's matter, that's the end of it!" ”

Dong Xuan and Zhang Ben hurriedly got up and said together: "Xiaguan Gong sends off Cho Weiwei!" ”

Seeing that Choshi was gone, Wu Han didn't stay any longer, got up and walked out.

Dong Xuan and Zhang Ben hurriedly said again: "Xiaguan sends off Da Sima!" ”

Seeing Wu Han and Cho Qi leaving, Dong Xuan turned his head to look at Zhang Ben and asked, "What the hell is going on?" ”

Zhang Ben was also a question mark, and he said with a sad face: "In the small alley near the Chunfeng Pavilion, Gao Peng and Li Zijing are sneaky, and many of them are still wearing night clothes, which really don't look like good people, I ...... I didn't think much about it at the time, so I had them all arrested and returned to the county government.

Who knows...... Who knew that they were really the subordinates of Da Sima and An Chenghou. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Ben also shook his head again and again, secretly unlucky.

Suddenly, he suddenly thought of something, and whispered: "After that, I sent someone to investigate, Dong County Order, guess who, who was eating in Chunfeng Pavilion at that time?" ”

"Who?"

"An Chenghou and Zhou Fang."

"Zhou Fang?"

"It's the messenger sent to Luoyang by Kui Huan."

"Oh!"

Dong Xuan showed a sudden look.

Zhang Ben rolled his eyes and asked, "Dong County Order, you said that Gao Peng, Li Zijing and others appeared there, is it for Zhou Fang?" ”

Dong Xuan's eyes flashed, and he nodded thoughtfully.

If this is the case, then the actions of Gao Peng, Li Zijing and others can be explained.

Zhang Ben was surprised: "Could it be that His Majesty is planning to do something to Zhou Fang?" ”

"Impossible!"

If His Majesty wants to kill Zhou Fang, he will not secretly send someone to assassinate him, and if he finds a reason or excuse, he can execute Zhou Fang openly.

"If it weren't for His Majesty's order, it would be a private decision between Da Sima and An Chenghou, this is not a trivial matter! If Zhou Fangzhen has three longs and two shorts in Luoyang, His Majesty will blame it, and in the end it will be our county government that is unlucky! ”

After a pause, Zhang Ben asked again: "Dong County Order, I think this matter needs to be reported to Your Majesty when it is tomorrow morning!" ”

Dong Xuan shook his head again and again and said, "It's not proper! Your Majesty favors Da Sima and An Chenghou, if I report this matter in the court, what will Your Majesty do? ”

His Majesty is reluctant to punish Wu Han and Choshi, and if he does not punish Wu Han and Choshi, His Majesty will not be able to explain it in front of the ministers.

Isn't this a deliberate embarrassment to His Majesty?

Zhang Ben asked in a low voice, "That...... We just don't do anything?

Turn a deaf ear to? ”

Dong Xuan pondered for a moment and said, "Tomorrow, I will find a chance to talk to Gong Deng." ”

Zhang Ben nodded again and again and said, "That's very good." ”

The next morning, Liu Xiu was in a good mood, with a smile on his face, and when the state affairs were almost discussed, Liu Xiu said: "Three days later, it is the fourth prince who is full of Zhou, and I plan to set up a banquet in the palace, what do you think?" ”

The fourth prince Liu Yang is the prince born to Liu Xiu by Yin Lihua, and Liu Xiu also has some preference for Liu Yang, the fourth prince, because of his love for Yin Lihua.

In the palace, Liu Xiu invited his ministers to participate in the Zhou Banquet, which had only been done once before, when the prince turned one year old.

When the second prince Liu Fu and the third prince Liu Kang were full of Zhou, Liu Xiu held family banquets, and only invited relatively close imperial relatives.

Fu Zhan arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, when the second prince and the third prince are full of Zhou, they all hold family banquets, but this time the fourth prince is full of Zhou, but they want to hold a state banquet, I'm afraid it's not appropriate!" ”

Song Hong lifted the wat board and said: "The prince is full of Zhou, and it is natural to hold a state banquet, and the four princes are full of Zhou, and they also want to hold a state banquet, Weichen thinks it is a little too extravagant."

His Majesty has always warned his ministers that the world is undecided, and that both inside and outside the palace should be thrifty, and Weichen deeply agrees. ”

When he said this, he was using Liu Xiu's words to suppress Liu Xiu in turn.

In fact, Liu Xiu has always been very thrifty, the crown clothes are not worn out, he will not make new ones, and his daily diet is just a few simple plates of home-cooked food, which is neither good for mountain delicacies nor seafood.

Even the concubines in the harem can be counted on one hand, and the daily use is very small.

As the Son of Heaven, it is not easy to be thrifty to the point of Liu Xiu.

Now that he wants to have a banquet for his favorite youngest son to invite foreign ministers, he will suffer from Song Hong's secret reprimand, how can Liu Xiu be happy in his heart.

Before Liu Xiu could speak, the counselor Wang Yuan raised the wat board and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Song Sikong is reasonable!" The four princes are going to hold a state banquet every week, so will the princes and princesses in the future follow suit?

Your Majesty takes the lead in extravagance, and the ministers follow suit, isn't this a sign of the destruction of the country? ”

Hearing this, the faces of everyone present changed, and they felt that Wang Yuan's words were too serious.

Syllable! Liu Xiu picked up a roll of music and slapped it heavily on the table.

Wang Yuan raised his head, looked at Liu Xiu, and said fearlessly: "I also hope that Your Majesty can lead by example." ”

Liu Xiu looked at Wang Yuan and didn't say a word for a long time.

Deng Yu cleared his throat and said: "The four princes are full of Zhou, and it is not a big deal for Your Majesty to hold a state banquet, and you don't have to be too harsh!" ”

In fact, Deng Yu doesn't like Wang Yuan very much, sometimes, Wang Yuan's criticism of His Majesty is indeed right, but sometimes, Wang Yuan just criticizes for the sake of criticism, and only a little thing can be exaggerated bigger than the sky.

Wang Yuan looked at Deng Yu, and said: "General Right's words are wrong, Your Majesty wants the world to be thrifty, if Your Majesty can't do it himself, how can you ask the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, and how can you set an example for all the people in the world?"

In His Majesty, there is never a trivial matter.

I hope that Your Majesty will be clear! ”

The last sentence he said to Liu Xiu.

Liu Xiu smiled, nodded, and said softly: "Fu Situ, Song Sikong, and Doctor Wang are reasonable, just stop if you grasp the matter of the Zhou banquet!" ”

"Your Majesty......" Deng Yu was about to speak, Liu Xiu waved his hand and said, "Okay, I have made up my mind, and Zhonghua doesn't need to say more." ”

Wang Yuan arched his hand and said loudly: "Your Majesty Shengming! ”

With that, he retreated back to his place.

Fu Zhan and Song Hong frowned secretly, they felt that it was inappropriate for His Majesty to set up a weekly banquet for the four princes, one of them was indeed a bit extravagant and wasteful, and second, this move was also a bit favoritism, the injustice of the Son of Heaven to the princes may also cause discord among the concubines in the harem.

Of course, catching the Zhou banquet was just a trivial matter, but being so involved by Wang Yuan became a sign of the country's demise, which was too alarmist, which made Fu Zhan and Song Hong unable to listen to it.

The two of them also wanted to explain to Liu Xiu, but they didn't mean it, but Liu Xiu didn't want to listen to it anymore, so the two of them could only retreat helplessly, secretly discussing in their hearts: This Wang Yuan, the ability to cause trouble is really first-class!