"The mother concubine is resting, and the son is going back!" After bowing to Concubine Chen, Gongliang stopped and withdrew. Looking at the back of his departure, Concubine Chen fell into deep contemplation, she actually didn't want to interfere in this matter, but she also knew that even if he didn't interfere, the potential danger was not far away from him. Now, I only hope that Ye Xuemei can help him.

At night, a blue-roofed sedan chair carried Yang Nan to his house. After watching the excerpts of the day in the criminal department, he was a little tired, and when the sedan chair man carried the sedan chair, it swayed, so that he quickly fell asleep. When he woke up, no one had lifted the curtain for him, but through the curtain he saw the dim candlelight outside. He was still thinking about where the housekeeper had gone, why didn't he come to lift the sedan curtain for him, and in desperation, he had to lift the sedan curtain himself.

When he lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and walked out, he found that the sedan chair had not been carried to his mansion, and there was a person standing in front of him, and that person was Mu Wanggong Liang Yanqing.

Gongliang Yanqing looked at him, smiled lightly and raised the wine jug in his hand, "Lord Yang, can you have a drink?" ”

Yang Nan immediately arched his hand and said: "What did the prince say, since the prince has an invitation, then the lower official and the prince will have a drink together!" After finishing speaking, he raised his glass and drank a glass with Gongliang Yanqing. After drinking, he asked: "Xia Guan was originally going back to the house, but I didn't expect those sedan chair drivers on the road to carry Xia Guan here!" Dare to ask the prince, did those palanquin men offend the prince? ”

Gongliang Yanqing shook his head with a smile and said, "I haven't offended, it's just that this king has some things that he wants Lord Yang to do for this king!" ”

Yang Nan arched his hand and replied: "If the prince has something to say, as long as the lower officials can do it, he will definitely not refuse!" The implication is also very clear, if you can do it, you can do it, and if you can't do it, you can't blame him!

Gongliang Yanqing didn't directly say what he wanted him to do, but said: "This king remembers that Lord Yang is the champion of the eight years of clarification. ”

Yang Nan said in surprise: "Yes, the prince has a good memory, and Xia Guan is the champion of the eight years of clarification!" ”

"Lord Yang is the only champion of the three yuan in the final clarification dynasty, although the king was young at the time, but I also heard my father mention it, Lord Yang tried that article, my father couldn't put it down back then, and appointed you as the champion. Counting up, in the hundred years of the Song Dynasty, there are less than ten people who can connect the three yuan, and Lord Yang really admires this king! ”

When it comes to the matter of Lianzhong Sanyuan back then, Yang Nan is still a little proud, but his words are still very modest, "In fact, everything is the love of the first emperor!" ”

"That's right! I think that my father knew how to make good use of people, and he has always been a capable person. ”

After Gongliang Yanqing said this, a trace of displeasure appeared on Yang Nan's face. These Gongliang Yanqing were all captured in his eyes, he sighed deliberately, and continued: "Yu Xiyi, the secretary of the Criminal Department, colluded with the eldest brother to remove Shangshu from his position, I thought that the imperial brother would leave Shangshu's position to Lord Yang, but unexpectedly, he actually recruited Wan Delin back. Judging by the meaning of the imperial brother, he should soon be appointed as the secretary of the criminal department. ”

Yang Nan tightly clutched the green jade wine glass that was almost transparent in the moonlight, and said against his will: "Wan Shilang was honest and honest during his official period, his political achievements were outstanding, and he was deeply loved by the people, so it is not surprising that he will take over as the secretary of the Criminal Department!" ”

"Really? I'm afraid that hearing is false! ”

Yang Nan has worked hard in officialdom for many years, how could he not hear the meaning of Gongliang Yanqing's words, and when he saw that he was halfway through his words, he immediately asked: "Has the prince heard anything?" ”

Gongliang Yanqing sighed deliberately and said: "That's it, I still don't mention it, after all, I just heard about it, there is no evidence, it should be the king's nonsense!" ”

After listening to half of the words, if he didn't listen to it at this moment, Yang Nan's heart would be like a cat scratching, and he hurriedly asked: "If the prince has anything, just tell the lower official directly, the lower official promises that without the permission of the prince, he will never reveal half a sentence to others!" ”

Gongliang Yanqing saw that the play was almost done, so he said: "This king heard that Wan Delin hired the dart bureau to transport ten boxes of goods from Jiangning to Kaifeng, and these ten boxes of goods are all gold, silver, and wealth!" ”

"Gold and silver?" Yang Nan exclaimed, "Is what the prince said seriously?" ”

"How could this king make a joke about such a thing? This Wan Delin looks honest and honest on the surface, but in fact, he is secretly searching for people's fat and ointment, and the local people are complaining about him! ”

"But the Ministry of Officials will be assessed next year, and he will ......" When he didn't finish his words, he thought that Wan Delin was the nephew of the Empress Dowager Wan, a relative of the emperor and the country, and the officials naturally wrote how good they were.

"As soon as this king thinks that such a person will take over the squire of the criminal department, he is not worthy of the adult!" As he spoke, the corner of his eye kept glancing at Yang Nan. The latter kept his head down, unable to see his expression clearly, but he could also see his clenched hands, and his mood was definitely not calm.

After being silent for a long time, Yang Nan finally raised his head again, "The prince brought the lower officials here, presumably not just for this matter, the prince might as well say it if he has something to say!" ”

Gongliang Yanqing hid the smile in his heart and said, "This king is not worth it for Lord Yang." However, if Lord Yang is willing to succumb to such a money-greedy villain and let him command, it will be as if this king has not said anything today! ”

Yang Nan gritted his teeth tightly. How could he be willing to let the Shangshu of the Criminal Department fall into the hands of others, but Wan Delin is the nephew of the Queen Mother, even if he is unwilling, what should he do?

Gongliang Yanqing saw through his thoughts and said to him: "If Lord Yang is unwilling, this king is willing to help Lord Yang!" ”

"Even if I can sit in that position, I'm afraid I won't be able to sit steadily!"

Gongliang Yanqing looked at him and said quite vaguely: "It's man-made, even the person sitting in the highest position may not be able to cover the sky with one hand!" ”

"What's in it for the prince?"

Gongliang Yanqing replied: "Doesn't Lord Yang know about this king? This king does things, and he never asks about favors, doesn't ask about accidents, only asks about here! As he spoke, he pointed to his heart.

Finally, after experiencing a fierce spiritual struggle, Yang Nan knelt down to Gongliang Yanqing, "If the prince can help the lower official get what he wants, the lower official will definitely be the first to look forward to the prince in the future!" ”

Gongliang Yanqing hurriedly helped him up from the ground, "Lord Yang is serious, this king will definitely promote this matter for Lord Yang!" ”

On September 16, after Wan Delin left the early court, he did not return home, but hurried to Wanshou Palace. After arriving at Wanshou Palace, he did not see the Empress Dowager. It turned out that the Empress Dowager Wan went to worship the Buddha, and the inner supervisor stopped him and said to him: "During the Empress Dowager's worship of the Buddha, no one is allowed to disturb!" ”

Wan Delin forcibly suppressed the anxiety in his heart and said: "This official has 100,000 urgent things to find the Queen Mother, and I hope that my father-in-law will make it convenient!" ”

After glancing at Wan Delin, the inner supervisor said again: "Lord Wan, you know the rules of the Queen Mother's worship of the Buddha, and no one is allowed to disturb it. In another hour, it should be out! ”

An hour, where can Wan Delin wait for an hour, yes, he hurriedly took out a few gold leaves from his arms and stuffed them into the hands of the waiter, "This official really has a very urgent matter, and I hope my father-in-law will report it!" ”

The inner eunuch knew Wan Delin's identity, but he also knew that the Queen Mother couldn't be disturbed when she was worshipping the Buddha, and when he didn't know what to do, he suddenly saw Ruoqiu coming out of it. He was overjoyed and hurriedly greeted him, "Auntie, you can come!" ”

Ruoqiu said with a displeased face: "What's the matter, the Queen Mother can't worship the Buddha with peace of mind!" ”

"It's Lord Wan, saying that there is something urgent to find the Queen Mother!"

At this time, Ruoqiu saw Wan Delin, his face softened slightly, bowed to him, and said, "Is there anything wrong with Lord Wan looking for the Queen Mother?" ”

Wan Delin hurriedly gave her a hand, then leaned into her ear and whispered a few words to her, Ruoqiu's face became serious again when she heard it, "What Lord Wan said is true?" ”

"If it's fake, I don't have to be in such a hurry to find the Queen Mother!"

"Lord Wan, please wait here, the slave and maid will go in and tell the Queen Mother!" After finishing speaking, she hurriedly got up and went to the Buddha hall, and after a while, a message came to Wan Delin to enter.

After Wan Delin entered the Buddha hall, there was a smell of sandalwood in his face, the cigarette came out of the small hole at the top of the incense burner, and in front of the incense burner stood the statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva with a solemn face, and the good wealth boy stood beside him. Immediately afterwards, he saw the Empress Dowager Wan kneeling on the futon to worship the Buddha.

After learning that he had come in, the Empress Dowager Wan twisted the Buddhist beads in her hand, and after Ruoqiu saw it, she hurriedly stepped forward to help her up.

After Empress Dowager Wan got up, she saw Wan Delin and asked, "Tell me, what kind of goods were robbed?" ”

Although Wan Delin was anxious, but at this time, he was a little scared and didn't know what to say. Empress Dowager Wan said unhappily: "Since you don't want to say it, what are you doing here to find the mourning family?" ”

Wan Delin was frightened in his heart, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "The ten boxes of goods that have been robbed are full of gold and silver!" ”

"Ten boxes of gold and silver?" When the Empress Dowager Rao heard this, she couldn't help but be shocked. She continued, "What are you doing with these ten chests of gold and silver?" ”

Wan Delin clasped the gap in the floor tiles with his hand and said, "Delin wants to surprise my aunt!" ”

When Empress Dowager Wan heard this, she sneered: "The mourning family feels it, but the joy is not half a point!" After that, she patted the arm of the chair heavily, "At this time, you still dare to deceive the mourning family?" ”

When Wan Delin heard this, he hurriedly put his head on the ground, "Actually, it was no problem at first, but I didn't expect to arrive in Kaifeng territory, I don't know which open-eyed robber robbed the property!" ”

Empress Dowager Wan said angrily: "Before you went to Jiangning, what did the mourning family tell you? The mourning family said, there is no shortage of gold and silver in ten thousand families, what is lacking is official prestige and reputation, after you go to Jiangning, be a good official, you are good, you are greedy for ten boxes of gold and silver! ”

Wan Delin was horrified and continued: "It's all because my nephew didn't control his reason for a while! Don't dare again! ”

After all, it is her nephew, even if the Empress Dowager Wan is unhappy in her heart, she doesn't admit that she is too harsh, so she said: "That's it, if you lose it, it's lost, isn't it ten boxes?" There is no shortage of these! ”

"But those robbers seem to know that the belongings belong to their nephews, and they heard the dart master say that when they robbed them, they also said that they wanted to trouble their nephews!"

"What? Who are they? But did the dart master say that he missed his mouth? ”

"Probably not, those dart masters have their own rules, and besides, I personally ordered them before they took the darts. They are categorically not going to say it. Speaking of this, he stepped forward on his knees, pulled the sleeve of the Empress Dowager Wan and said, "Aunt must save me!" ”

"Save?" Empress Dowager Wan sneered: "Delin, you did those illegal things without telling the mourning family before, and now you want the mourning family to save you, you have a good idea!" ”

After hearing this, Wan Delin hurriedly said: "Auntie, just look at your father's face, save Delin!" ”

Thinking of her elderly brother, Empress Dowager Wan's heart couldn't help but soften, and she said to Wan Delin: "Tell the mourning family what happened in detail!" ”

Wan Delin heard Empress Dowager Wan say this and knew that he was ready to intervene in this matter, so he didn't dare to delay any longer, so he told the story in detail.

It turned out that Wan Delin handed over the goods to the dart bureau, and the dart masters escorted them all the way, all of which were inconspicuous paths, so there was no situation. Until two days ago, some of them fell ill, thinking that they were about to arrive in Kaifeng City, so they rested in the inn for two days and saw the doctor. When their condition was relieved, they were back on the road. But just yesterday, suddenly a group of people came, wounded the dart master, and robbed the goods, and said that they knew who the real owner of the goods was, and they would definitely reveal the matter.

After listening carefully, Empress Dowager Wan said, "Is there anything left at the scene?" ”

Wan Delin stretched out his hand and took out a brown wooden card from his arms, and said: "When those people were leaving, they accidentally dropped this waist card, which is the same as a ghost drawing, I don't know what it is!" ”

Empress Dowager Wan took it and held it in her hand, Ruoqiu saw it, and couldn't help blurting out: "Evil Fire Sect!" ”

Wan Delin was puzzled: "What evil fire sect? ”

"What do you know is that this fire cult is a cult that uses flame as its emblem, enshrines the god of fire, and gathers its followers. It is said that everything in the world is evil, and only fire can wash it away. There were several fires in Kaifeng City, all of which were caused by this evil fire cult. His Majesty sent people to clear it several times, and just a few days ago, the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion received a secret report that they had found the Evil Fire Cult in a lair in the city. When they sent troops to encircle and suppress them, those people got the news in advance and escaped in the secret passage in the middle of the house! ”

Wan Delin said suddenly: "So it is the cultists of the Evil Fire Sect who robbed me of my goods, but I have never had a grudge against them, why would they target me?" ”

Empress Dowager Wan waved the Buddha string in her hand, and said with cold eyebrows: "You have no grudge against them, it doesn't mean that others are too!" ”

"Aunt is saying that someone instigated the Cult of Fire to be my enemy? Who could that be? ”

"Think about it carefully, did you offend anyone when you were in Jiangning?"

"Jiangning's officials are very good with their nephews, but there are only one or two who are not interesting, and I don't deal with them." After that, he told the names of the people who didn't deal with him, one prefect and two county officials.

Ruoqiu thought for a while and said to the Empress Dowager Wan: "Empress Dowager, those people are all in Jiangning, and it will take a lot of time to come and go, so it's better to let it go first and start with the Evil Fire Sect!" Find the 10 boxes of gold and silver that were lost first! ”

After hearing this, Empress Dowager Wan bowed her head and said, "That's right! You go and ask Yingyi to inquire and see if there are people in the Sifang City who have entered the city with ten boxes of goods recently? ”

Ruoqiu hurriedly nodded and said, "Yes!" With that, he retreated and went to look for Yingyi.

When Wan Delin heard that Empress Dowager Wan went to find Yingyi, he knew that she was ready to intervene in this matter. He knows best what this aunt means, as long as she makes a move, there is nothing that cannot be done. Yes, he breathed a sigh of relief and said to the Empress Dowager Wan: "Nephew, thank you aunt for coming to the rescue!" ”

Empress Dowager Wan looked at him and snorted coldly, "If there is a next time, even if you break your legs on your knees, you will not want to mourn your family and save you!" ”

Wan Delin hurriedly replied: "Yes, aunt! My nephew must be a good official in the future, and I won't dare again! ”

After Ruoqiu passed the words of the Empress Dowager Wan to Yingyi, Yingyi did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly sent someone out to inquire. After this inquiry, I learned that some people did push ten large wooden barrels into the city yesterday, because they said that they were pickled vegetables at home, and the soldiers did not check them carefully. Now that I think about it, those ten barrels are most likely those ten chests of gold and silver.

Yingyi hurriedly told the Empress Dowager Wan all about this, and the Empress Dowager Wan asked, "Where did those people settle down after entering the city?" ”

Yingyi said: "Empress Dowager Qiqi, those people are all in a lair in the west of the city, and coincidentally, it is the place where the previous Evil Fire Sect gathered!" ”

After hearing this, Empress Dowager Wan smiled coldly, "These people are really bold, they dare to run back!" Yingyi, how are those people's martial arts? ”

Yingyi replied: "The slave maid's people have never fought with them, but I think their martial arts are not very strong, and the slave maid's people are enough to deal with it!" ”

Empress Dowager Wan bowed her head and said: "Then you go and deal with this matter cleanly, and don't leave any trouble!" ”

"Yes!" Yingyi responded, and then the Queen Mother said: "You go and call two worshippers to go with you!" ”

The worship in the mouth of the Empress Dowager Wan is the people from the rivers and lakes recruited by the Wan clan with all their financial resources a few years ago, these people are strong in martial arts, and some people are even on the master list.

After nightfall, a group of more than ten people took advantage of the darkness to sneak into the hiding place of the cultist, and after a fierce battle, two of them came out of the mansion and ran to the small building behind the Tianqin Pavilion.

Yingyi, who was reading the intelligence inside, was taken aback when she saw them, and the two people tore off their face towels and said to Yingyi: "You still say that those people are ordinary people from the rivers and lakes, not at all!" Each one of them is strong in martial arts, if it weren't for the two of us to escape quickly, I'm afraid we would have died there! ”

After hearing this, Yingyi's face was full of disbelief, "You mean that everyone else is also dead?" ”

"What, do you think the two of us are lying to you?"

"No, Yingyi just thinks it's a little weird!" These offerings look like Yingyi is commanding on the surface, but in fact, their identity is above Yingyi, and they are very polite and can't be offended.

"Now, the strength of the two of us is simply not enough to subdue those people, and we must mobilize the strength of everyone!" After finishing speaking, the two left the small building, leaving Yingyi to think hard in place.

Such a big matter should not be decided privately, so he hurriedly entered the palace at dawn the next day and reported the matter to the Empress Dowager Wan. Empress Dowager Wan was taken aback when she heard this, "What did you say?" Even the offerings were injured? ”

Yingyi replied: "That's right, the worship said that all the power of the worship must be gathered to be able to completely wipe out those people. ”

Empress Dowager Wan's brows furrowed, it took a lot of effort to get these offerings, and now they have to use them all, in case something goes wrong, the loss will be too great. Yes, she looked at Ruoqiu and asked, "Ruoqiu, what do you think?" ”

Ruoqiu knew what the Empress Dowager Wan meant, so he said: "When the Jingzhao Mansion Yamen sent people to encircle and suppress before, those people were deeply hidden, but I didn't expect that now this is the clue. However, it's still a bit risky to send out all the offerings, so why don't you let them go for now! ”

When the Empress Dowager Wan heard this, she was about to bow her head and agree, when Wan Delin, who was walking at the gate of the palace, heard these words, she hurriedly stepped forward to stop her and said: "Don't, the longer it drags on, the more dangerous it will be!" ”

Empress Dowager Wan glared at him angrily and said, "Now that I know that I am in a hurry, what did I do earlier?" ”

Wan Delin hurriedly said: "My nephew knows that I am wrong, my nephew will never dare to do it again in the future, I must listen to my aunt's lesson!" ”

Empress Dowager Wan was quite helpless, if it wasn't for her own nephew and her favorite junior, she would not be willing to meddle in this matter. So, she said to Ruoqiu: "Go and get the map of Kaifeng City!" ”

Soon Ruoqiu took the map of Kaifeng City, this map was drawn with extreme precision, but all the large-scale mansions in Kaifeng City could be seen on it, and the mansion where the Evil Fire Sect was hiding was no exception.

After reading the map carefully, Empress Dowager Wan pointed to a mansion next to the mansion where the Evil Fire Sect was hiding and asked, "What is this place?" ”

Yingyi looked at it and replied: "Hui Yu Queen Mother, it is a mansion of King Xin, and it has been empty since his accident!" ”

Empress Dowager Wan's lips hooked up a thin arc, and said: "Very good, the mourning family wants to turn this place into a private artillery workshop within a day!" ”

Ruoqiu knew the Empress Dowager's mind best, so she asked, "But the Empress Dowager wants to use gunpowder to deal with those evil fire cultists?" ”

Empress Dowager Wan stroked the finely painted map and said: "Yes, as you said, I don't know what is hidden inside, and it is too risky to rashly send all the offerings there, it is better to use gunpowder, which is the safest!" ”

After hearing this, Yingyi's eyelids jumped fiercely, and she blurted out: "The Queen Mother wants to use the mansion next to her to blow up the mansion where those disciples are?" "The power of gunpowder is huge, and there are many ordinary people living near these two houses, so ordinary people are bound to be injured. Empress Dowager Wan really doesn't care about human life!