The ancient city in the twilight is quiet and warm. The warm night breeze brings the sound of the rushing river, and the lanterns on the city walls swim like shooting stars. The three-storey city tower on the city wall of Jinping Gate is outlined by the lights to outline a complete outline, which is particularly tall and magnificent.

In front of the city tower, many palace maids and eunuchs half enclosed an open space. Zhu Pingjin and Luo Yuhong leaned closely together. Their gaze looked beyond the gap in the battlements in front of them and at the surging river in the distance.

At the pontoon, there was a lot of people. Dozens of thick straight cables were tied to iron stakes on the shore, pulling diagonally at the dismantled pontoon. Large ships and small boats surrounded the fracture, and artisan sailors struggled to dismantle and tow away the bridges and pontoons.

Because the water level of the Jialing River rose sharply in the evening, and the pontoon bridge was in danger of being washed out, Gao Dengtai, who had just been appointed to the Boryeong Prefecture yesterday and was temporarily appointed to the Boryeong Prefecture, immediately made a decision to remove the pontoon bridge overnight. After Zhu Pingjin got the report, he took his wife to the upper floor of Jinping Gate to watch and relax.

"The pontoon affects shipping and has no investment prospects. In the future, stone bridges or iron bridges will be built, and the Firearms Bureau has built a large manpower forging press, which will be able to make angle steel and I-beam sooner or later. Luo Yuhong said softly.

Zhu Pingjin asked: "After taking a carriage, you are willing to increase the investment of the Road Bureau?" ”

"Yes. Isn't the Road Bureau short of funds? However, I would like to calculate my shareholding based on the initial share capital. ”

"The company's assets have not been re-evaluated, and you directly increase your capital and shares, which is robbery!" Zhu Pingjin suddenly stopped doing it, "Besides, the Chengdu (Du) Shun (Qing) Expressway will be charged soon, do you want to go down the mountain to pick peaches?" ”

The wife revealed her true intentions:

"Heartache for your private money? When the car robber Road Fighter has made cash flow, you can spend all your time drinking? ”

"You ......" Zhu Pingjin was speechless for a while.

"We're a pair of drumsticks, what else are we going to do with each other?" Luo Yuhong lightly opened Zhu Pingjian's red lips and exhaled like an orchid, "What's yours is mine!" It's mine...... It's still mine. ”

"Come less! I sent Yang Xuetao back to Chengdu and asked you to isolate him for review, why didn't you cooperate and send a lot of people, including that Li Liangde? ”

Zhu Pingjin suddenly asked sharply, hoping to achieve the effect of deterring his wife. It's a pity that he was disappointed, because his wife didn't care at all.

"Yang Xuetao has been developed into the organization by me! So is Li Liangde! The people I sent were! ”

"You don't trust me!"

Zhu Pingjin got angry and wanted to shake off his wife's hand, but unfortunately he failed. The hands were clenched so tightly that they couldn't shake it off at all.

"The foundation of a relationship between husband and wife is mutual trust!" Zhu Pingjin had no choice but to emphasize again.

"Trust? Bah! If I had left it alone, you would have been with the goblins in the secret room...... Men, always like twenty years old, this is your physiological basis! Are you and I an uninformed housewife? ”

The wife's voice is a little loud.

Zhu Pingjin glanced around weakly, and then changed the subject: "Your organization? What organization? What is the purpose? Who is in the lead? Who are the members? How is the division of labor? Confession and leniency......"

"Ready for revenge?" Luo Yuhong smiled contemptuously and said the answer.

"What an organization, salarymen! Anyone who receives a salary from this girl is a member of the organization! Performance appraisal, do you understand! If anyone pretends to be stupid, hum, this girl will want him to understand! ”

The two were arguing, and Zhang Wei came over and reported behind them:

"Shizi, Miss Luo, the adults have arrived."

"Castle Tower!"

Zhu Pingjin finally shook off his wife's hand and walked in front alone.

……

The ground floor of Jinping Gate Tower has a large space. However, due to the tense war in northern Sichuan all the year round, a large amount of grain, crossbow arrows and other weapons to defend the city were piled up here, leaving limited space for people to move.

In front of the pile, Zhu Pingjin and Luo Yuhong sat side by side, Liao Daheng, Liu Zhibo and Chen Qichi sat on the left side of the head, Zheng Anmin, Shu Guoping and Sun Hong sat on the right side of the three palace officials, Cheng Xiangfeng and trainee secretary Li Changxiang were at the back. The only special person is Song Zhenzong, who arrived today, and he stood beside the leader with a sword as he used to be a personal soldier for Zhu Pingjian.

A nameless maiden sat at the top, and the three palace officials were accustomed to it, but the three foreign officials couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable. But the foreign officials are now poor and short-sighted, so they have to shut up and be shrunken turtles.

"The spring night breeze is peaceful, and it is a good day to visit the river and watch the scenery; Recruit each other all night, but work hard for the society! Zhu Pingjin smiled and explained the subject.

In an instant, there was some sadness in his expression.

"State affairs are difficult. I just received the Jingshi Express, and the Ministry of Rites has been building a altar to prepare for the emperor's personal sacrifice to Inspector Hong and the 130,000 loyal and brave soldiers of Songjin! ”

"How unreasonable!" Liao Daheng was suddenly furious, "How can someone sacrifice before he dies!" If the news spreads, wouldn't it help the arrogant and demoralize our army! ”

Liao Fu was angry, but Liu Zhibo was unexpectedly calm. He shook his head and said, "In the eyes of the courtiers, Inspector Hong and the 130,000 soldiers are already dead!" ”

Chen Qichi also said: "It is said that the military department once sent reinforcements from Shanhaiguan and Guangning Zhutunwei to aid Jin, but not long after it went out, it was defeated again. Now the soldiers have no fighting spirit, and Jiliao has no soldiers to send! Xia Guan also heard that after the Spring Festival, Wang Qiaonian, the general of Donglin, had led 30,000 Qin troops out of the pass (Note 1) to Luo (Yang), and used the general army to congratulate the people and supervise the dragon, and attacked the thieves from the north and south with the Zuoping thieves in the north and south......"

"He madman?" Liao Daheng laughed and said, "He went crazy in Xiangcheng last time and lost Fu Du; This time, Mo won't go crazy again, where did he lose Wang Duhu? ”

Liao Daheng openly ridiculed the domineering of He Renlong, the commander of the Qin army, the future fate of Wang Qiaonian, the poor skills of the Donglin Party, and the incompetence of the emperor and his ministers.

No one answered such a joke.

The long silence plunged the small tower into a deathly silence. After a long time, a voice finally broke the dead silence.

"The state is in danger, and the courtiers are tied. What should I do in the future, Xiaguan and so on...... It's really stupid, and please make it clear to the prince! ”

It was Liu Zhibo who spoke.

This dignified four-grade high-ranking official, two Jinshi, at the historical moment when the temple is about to fall, can't help but cry. Mourning is greater than dying. Perhaps for an idealist like Liu Zhibo who cherishes his family and country, the shattering of the beautiful political ideal of "governing the country and leveling the world with one family" is far more painful than the fate of the country's ruin.

"Lord Liu is right! I'll ask the prince to make it clear! Whatever the son says, we will do! Chen Qichi stood up.

It's a little bit away from what Zhu Pingjin wants, it's just a little bit close!

Zhu Pingjin was silent. He wanted to add another bundle of dry wood to the fire: "All of you are ministers of the court, full of poetry and books, and know loyalty. The imperial court system, the government comes from above. The prince of this world is only a feudal king, and he does not dare to be arrogant and talk nonsense, which will ruin the name of your lords......"

Liao Daheng has been with Zhu Pingjin for a long time, and he knows the thoughts of this prince very well.

He knew that the role he was going to play today was still a bad guy, an outright traitor hidden among the many loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty; A reckless person who pierces the truth and shakes out the bloody and cruel reality.

Not only does Zhu Pingjin need this role, but he also needs this role. Because of this role, he can make great contributions to the prince in front of the prince. With this great achievement, he can justifiably remove the post of chief of the general staff, a military staff, and instead seek the position he dreams of - the founding chief assistant, and it is best to decide on it at this Boryeong meeting!

When Shizi ridiculed Liu Zhibo and Chen Qichi with the words of "loyalty", the opportunity that Liao Daheng had been waiting for for a long time finally arrived.

Liao Tycoon stood up, his face was angry, and he didn't know whether it was true or false.

"The son, the people speak of loyalty, and the officials also speak of loyalty; The book speaks of loyalty, and history also speaks of loyalty. Loyalty is the most spoken word in the world! As a result, how many people did you see who were loyal?

The ministers of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China are corrupt and pervert the law, form a party for personal gain, are sanctimonious outside, loyal and courageous, and their stomachs are full of bad water of male thieves and female prostitutes! Isn't it their sin that the state is so degraded?

And what about the squire? Resisting the payment of rent and taxes, bullying the villagers, dancing and writing on the face, passing on poems and books, and privately taking away people's wives and daughters! Is it not their fault that the people rise up?

The truly loyal people, such as Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chengzong, and Fu Zonglong, were all defeated and died, and none of them ended well!

Our majesty, I want to ascend to the great treasure at the beginning of that year, get rid of the eunuchs, and the world is looking forward to it, thinking that the Lord will be reincarnated. Who knew that fifteen years had passed, and the emperor first used money and dragon tin to take bribes; The second use of warm body benevolence, mouth honey belly sword; Use Xue Guoguan again, mediocre and shameless; Now that Zhou Yanru is back again, he is still a bastard! The situation is getting worse, the country is getting worse (CU), and the Ming Dynasty has become the trend of the sunset. His king sinned twice; His ministers ,......"

Liao Daheng, the governor of Sichuan, was like a shrew on the street, scolding Zhu Pingjin and his wife and the officials of the court and the palace officials seated, and the gentle and elegant minister's demeanor was gone. He not only scolded the courtiers and gentry, but also linked the immorality of today's son with the calamities and strange phenomena such as the rise of drought and locusts in the world and the widespread spread of thieves. He quotes at length from the Emperor's edict to prove that he did not make something out of nothing.

In the end, Liao Daheng gave his own conclusion: these disasters were not simple natural disasters, but because the emperor was immoral, so God used these disasters to warn the Son of Heaven. If the Son of Heaven cannot correct his mistakes in time, then Heaven will inevitably send even greater disasters!

When Liao Daheng was nakedly making nonsense, Zhu Pingjian's eyes were not idle for a moment. Liao Daheng and Sun Hong have already chosen to take refuge, and the remaining four are the objects of his investigation today. Their performance today will directly determine the success of this Boryeong meeting, and also determine their status in Zhu Pingjian's heart. Liu Zhibo's lips trembled, as if he had something to say; Chen Qichi sat alone, as if he had made up his mind and not come out; Zheng Anmin nodded frequently, as if he agreed very much; Shu Guoping looked directly at Zhu Pingjian, as if he knew this Shu prince on the first day.

Liao Fu said cautiously. Traitors mislead the country, it is not Your Majesty's fault! ”

After Liao Tycoon finished speaking, Zhu Pingjin snorted painlessly, which could be regarded as distancing himself from Liao Tycoon's radical remarks.

"The son of the world is fallacious! The Son of Heaven loses the country, sooner or later! Liao Tycoon yelled. For the sake of his future, he risked his life today.

"The lower official asserted that within two or three years, the shame of Jingkang will reappear in the Ming Dynasty! Those who die tomorrow, thieves and thieves, these two will be one of them! ”

Liao Tycoon's clear judgment froze the air on the city tower.

"Ladies and gentlemen, do you have any advice?" Zhu Pingjin smiled and asked, "Those in the world have their own saints to worry about. But in my Shu land, there are also tens of millions of people! ”

Note 1: This refers to Tongguan.