Chapter 247: The New House
King Shou left with a stomach full of doubts.
He felt that he seemed to have gained something from coming to Fang Mansion today, and he felt that he had gained nothing, so he thought about the conversation with Fang Zheng carefully, and found that Fang Zheng was trying his best to clear himself and King Fu from beginning to end as the crown prince, and then turned his gun and pointed at King Ying.
This kid is cunning enough!
King Shou looked up at the sky, and secretly put a question mark on the name Fang Zheng in his heart. The war between the DPRK has become fierce, and at such a critical time, it is either a friend or an enemy, and no one can be neutral, especially a person like Fang Zheng, if he finds that he is a great threat to him, he must only use a means to get rid of him.
Fang Zheng kept sending King Shou out of the door, watching King Shou's car gradually move away, and an innocent smile appeared on his face.
Time, he only needs time now, when his wings are not full enough, he can only be left and right, and he can't be offended, because he knows that he and the fat man are not capable of fighting with the prince or the king of Shou, and the emperor does not want to see his several biological sons fall into each other and kill each other, but ...... In case the emperor dies, none of these princes are fuel-efficient lamps, and when the disputes gradually become clear and the barriers are clear, how should he and the fat man deal with themselves?
Time, time is the most important thing, he needs time to create a self-preservation circle for himself and the fat man. In this way, even if there is any wind and rain in the future, he will not be at a loss, like a big girl who has been stripped naked, and has no ability to resist.
King Shou's car had disappeared at the end, and Fang Zheng walked back with a smile.
"My lord, my subordinates have news." An abrupt voice sounded in Fang Zheng's ears.
"Wow!" Fang Zheng was so frightened that he flicked back, looking in horror, only to see Wen Sen looking at him inexplicably.
Fang Zheng gritted his teeth and kicked his ass without hesitation.
"How many times have I said it! Appear in a normal way! I'm scared to death, you're sitting in my seat, aren't you? Don't! β
Fang Zheng scolded while kicking.
"Your Excellency...... Subordinates are wronged! Your subordinates have been standing by your side! Vinson didn't dare to fight back, and argued aggrievedly.
"Why didn't I notice you next to me? Are you a ghost? Silently, it is clearly a deliberate attempt to frighten the official......"
After kicking a few times, Fang Zheng snorted coldly and said angrily: "What news?" Go ahead. β
Wen Sen rubbed his buttocks and said in a low voice: "According to the investigation of his subordinates, Ye Wenjiang was indeed killed by the British king's servants that night. At that time, the king of England saw that Ye Wenjiang's sister Ye Linger was quite beautiful, and suddenly became a heart to rob, and the servants deliberately argued with Ye Wenjiang in order to please the king, and then beat him to death. Ye Wenjiang's body was originally sick. He died in a few punches, and when the king saw that he was killed, he hurriedly ordered the servants to return to the palace in a hurry, and then Ye Ling'er was picked up by the people of the prince's mansion in a panic......"
Vincent didn't dare to say the rest. But his meaning is very clear, behind this case, it is indeed the prince who is fueling the troubles, wanting to make Fang Zheng and the King of England turn their faces into enemies.
The prince did achieve his goal, and in order to save Ye Ling'er's life in the Yueyue Tower that day, Fang Zheng also had to turn his face with the King of England.
But the prince has a plan. Fang Zheng has also been through the wall ladder, and the gains and losses of one place and one corner are very normal for the whole chess game, and the person who laughs last laughs the most beautifully.
Ye Wenjiang's case seems simple, but in fact it is extremely complicated, and it affects the whole body, even if Fang Zheng knows the murderer, he does not dare to act rashly for the time being.
This case. I'm afraid it's going to drag on for a while, how can I explain it to Ye Ling'er? In her eyes, she is an iron-faced and selfless official who is not afraid of power, but is a clean official so easy to do? Bao Gongquan Chen Shimei. Lao Bao must be very painful, just like Fang Zheng now.
Fang Zheng groaned for a moment, and suddenly looked up at Wen Sen, his eyes were straight. Seeing that Vincent's whole body was creepy, he unconsciously took a step back.
"Uh...... My lord. My lord! What happened to you? Vinson said cautiously.
Fang Zheng looked at Wen Sen and said with a serious face: "Old Wen, how do I treat you on weekdays?" How about our shadow brothers? β
"The adults treat their subordinates like a mountain, and the subordinates and brothers are very grateful to the adults." Vinson said without hesitation.
This is not a lie, Fang Zheng is really good to his subordinates, no matter what benefits, always remember to give a share to his subordinates, this year two taels of silver can feed a family, since the shadow subordinates have followed Fang Zheng, one by one like a rich man, there are benefits and oil and water tasks, Fang Zheng let them go to fish, and even gave them some subsidies from it, the way to control the next way, one is the might, the other is the benefit, under the grace and power, the shadow treats him naturally as if he was a reborn parent.
Fang Zheng took a closer look at Wen Sen's expression and found that he didn't look like he was lying, so he said: "Old Wen, even if I don't say it, I believe you also know that now the situation in the capital is chaotic, the princes of the Quartet are ready to move, and rumors are flying all over the sky, you must also understand my position, yes, I want to help King Fu fight, although King Fu is cowardly, but he is kind-hearted and kind to others, I believe that if he becomes the Son of Heaven, the people will have a good life, so, at this critical moment, I hope you and the shadow brothers can help me, Help King Fu ......"
Wen Sen was puzzled: "My lord, my subordinates have always obeyed your orders, but my lord has an order, and my subordinates dare not obey ......."
Fang Zheng shook his head and said: "No, no, no, the nature is different, I am your leader, it is the emperor's holy decree, that is to say, what you listen to is actually the emperor's order, Lao Wen, we have been working together for a year, we have been getting along well this year, except for me kicking you a few times just now, in fact, our friendship is quite deep, I hope you and my brothers can help me as a friend, without thinking too much about other reasons, do you understand what I mean?" β
Vinson was silent.
Fang Zheng said it a little vaguely, but the meaning was very clear. The shadow is a spy agency, and the spy agencies have always been firmly in the hands of the emperor, directly responsible to the emperor, such as the Ming Dynasty's Jinyiwei, the East Factory and the West Factory, etc., the head of the secret service is generally a figure who is extremely close to the emperor, not ordinary people can take it, Fang Zheng was favored by the emperor by mistake, and became the head of the shadow, now the emperor is old and sick, and every move of the shadow agency is more concerned, Fang Zheng said this to Wen Sen, which means that he wants to catch the shadow in his own hands, And not in the hands of the emperor.
Well said. This is called impromptu arbitrariness, after all, the emperor is seriously ill, his daily energy is limited, and there are not many things that can be taken care of.
It's not nice to say, it's called disobedience. The imperial court spent a lot of money to cultivate a spy agency. Fang Zheng wanted to take it all over. It is used as a weapon to fight for power and position, if those officials and ministers in the DPRK and China know, Fang Zheng will not be able to cut off ten heads.
When Fang Zheng said this, he was also uneasy in his heart.
He was afraid that Vincent would refuse. I am afraid that someone will go to the emperor to tell the emperor, and I am even more afraid that the shadow brothers will think that he has bad intentions, so they will no longer listen to his orders.
But he was also calm in his heart, and he needed a powerful state apparatus like Shadow to clear the obstacles for him. What he wants to do is harmless to the emperor, to the court and to the world, he didn't think about rebellion, nor did he think about forcing the palace, on the contrary, he wanted to hold the shadow firmly in his hands, just to prevent others from committing rebellion, in his heart. In addition to being a promising emperor, the emperor is also his father-in-law, a lonely and stubborn old man, and now this old man is getting worse, and his sons have started his idea. At this time, Fang Zheng felt that he had the responsibility to defend him, and since he wanted to defend him, Fang Zheng himself had to have strength.
Vinson hung his head. After thinking for a moment, he finally looked up and smiled. The smile was meaningful: "The shadows are up and down, and I am willing to serve the adults!" β
No matter what angle he stands, Vinson felt that there was no reason why he should not help his old boss.
So Vinson's answer was a happy one.
Fang Zheng smiled with relief, everything was silent.
Patting Wen Sen's shoulder, Fang Zheng solemnly promised: "I promise...... I won't kick you anymore! β
Vincent's head was full of black lines, and he sighed: "My subordinates suddenly felt that I was too impulsive just now...... My lord, can you go back? β
"Dare! I can't kick you! β
The clothes want to wet the apricot blossom rain, and the wind blows the willow wind.
A spring rain, the Jinling City washed clean, the sky was gray, and the scattered hemp rain like flying dust fell lightly on the body, as delicate and gentle as a sympathetic person caressing the face, making people feel relaxed and happy.
Fang Zheng stood at the door of the new house, his eyes wide open, and he was amazed.
This house originally belonged to Pan Shangshu, and after Pan was ambushed, the emperor gave it to Fang Zheng, but unfortunately, Fang Zheng played an oolong that day, and actually connived at the people to set fire to the house and burned it.
Under Changping's crying, Fang Zheng had no choice but to grit his teeth, pay out of his own pocket, and rebuild this new house in the same place.
Changping is concerned about the other party's industry, the silver of the white flowers is spent, the manpower and material resources are sufficient, and after a few months, a magnificent new house has risen from the ground.
"Not bad, not bad! If this house is sold, there is no 200,000 taels, we will definitely not do it! Fang Zheng boasted.
Changping happily pushed Fang Zheng: "What do you say?" Not a million taels are sold! This is our Fang family's industry, and the loser is only thinking about selling the house all day long......"
Changping happily stared at the sign with gold characters on a black background on the door, with four big characters on it: "Loyal and Yonghou Mansion".
Changping blinked his eyes wide, and said happily: "In the future, when we have children, let them be born here, grow up here, let's play with them, teach them to read and speak, and then watch them grow up slowly, until they marry a wife and have children, we have to educate them from an early age, to be diligent, to be ...... duty"
As Changping spoke, he turned his head to see Fang Zheng absentmindedly knocking on a pair of stone town gate lions outside the gate, smacking his mouth from time to time, muttering in his mouth, as if calculating how much the pair of lions would be worth if they were sold.
Seeing this, Changping's pretty face couldn't help but sink, pinched Fang Zheng hard, and continued coldly: "...... I also want to educate our children, don't learn from his father when they grow up in the future, everything will be sold out, and if they can't sell it, they will be burned. β
Fang Zheng was pinched and grinned, seeing Yanran on the side, Xiao Lu and Sister Feng laughed and said nothing, they couldn't help glaring at them angrily, and then said to Changping dissatisfiedly: "Hey, didn't we talk about burning the house, don't you mention it again?" β
Changping wrinkled his nose and snorted, "Don't mention it? Think beautifully! Not only do I want to mention it, but I will also write this down in the future and pass it on to our children and grandchildren from generation to generation, so that they can all know that the Fang family has such an unobtrusive ancestor......
Fang Zheng smiled and said, "Speaking of children and grandchildren...... Hey, why haven't your stomachs moved? Ladies and gentlemen, your husband and I work hard every day......"
Changping and the girls blushed when they heard this, Changping pinched Fang Zheng fiercely, and said in shame: "In broad daylight, you stand at the gate and say this, do you want to be ashamed?" β
After speaking, Changping looked left and right and saw that there was no one around. So he snorted, pulled the girls to the inner courtyard, and enjoyed the fun of visiting the new house.
Fang Zheng rubbed his arm that was pinched painfully, and he couldn't help but feel worried, and his wives didn't move. What the hell is going on? It's been a few months since we got married. It is said that there should be a melon and two dates, right?
Thinking of this, Fang Zheng turned around and strode after him, shouting as he ran: "Hey, wives." Don't be shy, tell me, have you ever felt nauseous and want to vomit recently, and you want to eat sour ......"
The size of the new house has not changed, but it is obviously much more luxurious than the original Pan Mansion. Whether it is garden flowers and plants, or stone carving and woodcarving, the materials are very meticulous, Changping is the palace to grow up, the selection used, are the best materials, the craftsmen invited are also directly subordinate to the Ministry of Craftsman, this house in the premise of not violating the system, has been built as luxurious as the palace.
Fang Zheng stroked the wall inside the gate. The wall is made of stone, and it is said that it is the best white marble transported from Dali, and it is carved with auspicious beasts. The craftsman is a master, and the auspicious beasts on the wall are carved vividly, as if they will fly away at any time.
"This loser. How much did it cost? Fang Zheng smacked his mouth in distress, his face full of bitterness.
The loser girl took a few other wives, happily I don't know where to visit, and accompanied Fang Zheng. It is a newly invited old housekeeper, surnamed Cui. The old man is about sixty years old, his hair and beard are gray, but his spirit is good, and his appearance is full of energy, which the young man can't compare.
Seeing Fang Zheng muttering to himself, Steward Cui smiled and said, "Master, when building this mansion, everything was arranged by Her Royal Highness the Princess......
"Slowly, slowly!" Fang Zheng glared and said, "Master? Who...... Who is the master? β
Steward Cui was stunned and said, "You, you are the head of the family, of course you have to call the master." β
"I'm not old enough to do that, am I?" Fang Zheng's old face fell, and then he said with a straight face: "You are still like the subordinates over there in the old mansion, call me young master, I am not yet twenty, old man, if those women and compatriots hear it, how can you secretly promise me?" β
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"Steward Cui, you go and make arrangements, there will be a few guests coming later, all of them are ministers of the court, don't be lazy, clean up the front hall."
"Yes. Old...... Ahem, young master. After Steward Cui responded, he turned around and went to make arrangements.
Old and young master? Damn, it's better to call the master.
Fang Zheng walked around the new house with great interest for a while, and after a while, the next person came to report, and the guests waiting for Fang Zheng came and were waiting in the front hall.
Fang Zheng's eyes lit up, lifted the hem of his shirt and ran towards the front hall.
Today, Fang Zheng wants to do a very meaningful thing, and the result of this thing will definitely be the best of both worlds, so he has to pay attention to it.
Three steps and two steps to the front hall, where the guests are sitting together drinking tea and chatting.
Fang Zheng put up a smile on his face, and said with a smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, I'm really sorry, the lower officials have been negligent, forgive the sins, forgive the sins." β
The guests invited by Fang Zheng were some of the ministers of the court.
This is a group of ministers who pride themselves on being clean in the DPRK, some of them are officials, some are servants of various ministries, and some of them are foreigners, and these ministers have one thing in common, that is, poverty.
They may not have outstanding political achievements, or they may be dull and conservative, but they consider themselves upright, never accept bribes, and never be greedy for half a tael of silver. So much so that they could only live on the pitiful money of the court, and the family seemed to have suffered a disaster, but they admitted the reason for death, and they were unwilling to charge an extra cent of money that did not belong to them.
To be honest, Fang Zheng has a headache with this kind of person, the white silver is so cute and dazzling, some people don't want it, isn't there something wrong with it? If you have money, you don't care where it comes from. Spending on yourself is king.
Fang Zheng invited these poor officials to the new mansion today, naturally he had his purpose, and this purpose was related to silver.
"Lord Fang is polite, today's new house is completed, the old man and others are here to congratulate you, hehe."
The person who spoke didn't have to guess to know that it must be the head of the poor officials, the leader of the beggar gang, and Wei Chengde, the secretary of the military department.
Fang Zheng deliberately looked at the hands of the ministers, and saw that they were not carrying any moldy cakes, expired snacks and other poor and sour gifts in their hands, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, otherwise he would be as disgusting as swallowing a live fly.
"Don't dare, Lord Wei is serious, the lower officials invited you to come today, but there is something to discuss. Belch...... It's too restrained to talk here, you might as well move inside, the humble house has built a new pond, and a pavilion has been built on the pond, let's enjoy the rain and tea in the pavilion. Isn't it a graceful thing? β
Hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.
Fang Zheng sighed in his heart. To deal with this group of old-fashioned and stubborn Qingliu, probably only the word elegance can cater to them. They don't want to think about ponds, gazebos. What is not made of silver? Where can you go if you don't have money? Bah! I despise them.
The new house is very large, bypassing the cloister of carved and painted phoenixes, a locust forest that has just been planted and has just sprouted, and the winding path is secluded. Suddenly, a sparkling pond appeared in front of everyone.
The ministers made a fuss all the way and kept asking questions.
But Fang Zheng himself is also here for the first time, how does he know? Then I heard the exclamations of people among the ministers from time to time.
"Ahh Isn't this the white stone from the East Sea? I heard that this stone is as warm as jade, warm in winter and cool in summer, extremely expensive, and it is a good baby! β
"Huh? This bamboo is dotted with spots, could it be Xiangfei bamboo? This bamboo is only born in Dongting Jun Mountain, which is very precious. It was so far away that it was attracted by Lord Fang, and Lord Fang was so good! β
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The more Fang Zheng listened, the darker his face became, he didn't understand any bamboo or stone. He only understood two key words: "expensive" and "expensive".
Until I heard a certain minister exclaim again, "Isn't this Mo Lan?" Ah! This orchid is produced in Dali and is extremely precious. If you look at its shoulder, it's actually a flying shoulder. This is the best in Lanzhong......"
Fang Zheng was so angry that he finally couldn't help but blurt out: "Damn! This loser ......."
"Huh? Losers? The ministers were puzzled and asked in unison.
"Ahem, ladies and gentlemen, go this way, go this way...... Alas! Money, money! Fang Zheng cried and sighed and led the ministers to the pavilion.
A row of weeping willows was planted along the edge of the pond, and the weeping willows gently swayed with the spring breeze, like a girl's slender hand, caressing the calm pond water, swinging in circles and ripples, which was pleasing to the eye.
Fang Zheng walked in the front, and suddenly his eyes lit up.
"Wow! What a cute puppy......" Fang Zheng ran to a willow tree with joy and picked up a puppy that seemed to have just been born and had not yet opened its eyes.
This is the only thing Fang Zheng has seen in this new mansion so far, this puppy is not known which person raised it, and I will ask him for one to play with later......
Holding the puppy in his arms, Fang Zheng walked towards the ministers with a smile on his face, and said with a smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, this dog is very likable......
Before he finished speaking, Fang Zheng looked up, but saw that the ministers had horror in their eyes, and they hurriedly retreated, at the age of seventy or eighty, they ran like flying.
Fang Zheng touched the puppy's head inexplicably, and said strangely: "Don't be so afraid, right?" This dog doesn't even have teeth, is it afraid of this? The ancients were also less daring...... Hey, little one, I'll give you a name, well, how about calling you a mouse? Doesn't it sound good? That...... Moe? β
Steward Cui's exclamation suddenly came from behind him: "Young Master, stand still!" Don't move! β
When Fang Zheng heard this, he immediately felt that danger was approaching him, and he couldn't help but tremble, he didn't dare to turn his head back, and said loudly: "What...... What's wrong? β
There was no need for Steward Cui to answer, and the low whining of some animal was heard less than a foot away behind him, and the voice was not very friendly.
Fang Zheng felt bad, and with extremely slow movements, he gently twisted his neck and looked back......
Depend on! A big black dog more than a meter tall was baring its teeth at him, with a fierce and bloodthirsty light in his eyes, staring at the puppy in Fang Zheng's arms for a moment...... Moe.
The joke is too big.
Fang Zheng swallowed his saliva with difficulty, forced himself to make a smile, and tried to communicate with this unfriendly black dog: "...... This brother is invited, uh...... Me, I was just passing by......"
The black dog's attitude has not improved, but it stares at the little Mengmeng in Fang Zheng's arms more fiercely.
Fang Zheng carefully picked up Mengmeng and said with a dry smile: "Uh...... This dog brother is a talented person, dignified, and you can tell at a glance that it is your flesh and blood, uh...... Let's discuss, I'll give it back to you, don't bother me, okay? β
As he spoke, Fang Zheng slowly put the puppy on the ground.
The black dog is obviously not a reasonable person, seeing that Fang Zheng put down its flesh and bones, he has no scruples, the fierce light in his eyes is even stronger, the dog's mouth is open, revealing two rows of white fangs, he roared lowly, and slowly walked towards Fang Zheng step by step, this is the precursor of the dog's attack, the situation is very bad.
Fang Zheng was shocked and hurriedly stepped back.
"Young Master! Quick, call it its name! Call it by its name and it won't bite you......" Steward Cui shouted anxiously in the back.
"What's its name?" Fang Zheng stared at the black dog and said in a trembling voice.
"It's like ...... Big Black? Still is...... Black bear? Steward Cui was immersed in the memories......
"Like? Depend on! I said, do you have a quasi-score? Fang Zheng was so anxious that he was about to cry, I'm going to play a "happy two-choice" at this time, isn't this fatal?
"Big Black! Black bear! Other...... Don't come here, cute and cute ......."
The black dog didn't buy it at all, and after barking at Fang Zheng twice, he bowed his two hind legs and pounced on Fang Zheng like a rabbit.
Fang Zheng screamed "wow" in fright, showed his long-standing escape magic skill, turned his head and ran.
"Help! Dead man! Call the policeβ"
The ministers who saw the opportunity to retreat far away were also shocked, and shouted one after another: "Quick! Hurry up and call someone to save Lord Fang! β
Steward Cui was so anxious that he stomped his feet, wanting to call people but was afraid that Fang Zheng here would have three strengths and two shortcomings, so he hesitated for a while and fell into a dilemma.
The crowd by the pond was as if they had exploded, and the scene was chaotic.
Fang Zheng exerted all his strength and began a long escape experience along the edge of the pond. A person and a dog run hard, facing the kind spring breeze, the thin rain, if Fang Zheng is smiling at the moment, it is a very meaningful "spring dog picture", but unfortunately Fang Zheng is frightened at this time, panic like a lost dog, no, the lost dog is behind him, he is like a rabbit chased by a lost dog.
Fang Zheng wiped his tears while running, what happened in this ancient world? It's just that people don't want to see me, even dogs don't want to see me, am I so guilty?
The ministers were in a hurry, and Wei Chengde hurriedly said, "Ladies and gentlemen, let's go up and help Lord Fang stop that dog......
The ministers were more daring than smaller, and they were stunned when they heard this: "Lord Wei, what are you kidding?" What if it bites us? β
"That is, the old man sees that Lord Fang is walking like a fly, running faster than a dog, and he must be fine."
Fang Zheng happened to be running around the pond, and when he heard the minister's words, he immediately pointed at the minister with grief and anger as he ran, and said sadly: "You...... You don't talk about righteousness! Wow...... Help me! It's catching up again...... You bite him! Did I provoke you? Why are you chasing me and biting alone? β
Steward Cui rushed forward and shouted, "Quick! Young master, jump in the pond! β
"No......" Fang Zheng refused without thinking, and when he glanced at it, he saw that the black dog was less than a foot away from him.
"No...... Wrong! Good idea! Fang Zheng jumped and jumped into the pond with a thud.
"Lord Fang has dived! Save the adults! A group of ministers shouted.
The black dog is indeed a good dog, the tenacity and perseverance of chasing and killing the enemy at the ends of the earth are admirable, and when he saw Fang Zheng fall into the water, he immediately jumped down without hesitation.
After Fang Zheng fell into the water, he suddenly remembered a very fatal question.
A dog can swim, but he can't......
After pouring a few mouthfuls of pond water, Fang Zheng had the last thought left in his mind: What kind of world! People are not even as good as dogs, these days are ...... No way!
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