Chapter 171: The Matter Is Imminent
Xiao Huaiyuan's face was ugly.
He felt that he was calculated by Fang Zheng again, since he met Fang Zheng, he never seemed to take advantage, that guy was always able to stand in the perspective of a victim, maximize the benefits he wanted, and do everything possible to let others help him carry the black cauldron. What's even more maddening is that he never seems to be ashamed of it, as if it was a matter of course.
Xiao Huaiyuan deeply felt that before he reached the shameless realm of Fang Zheng, it was better to keep a little distance from him, otherwise it would always be himself who suffered, and it might affect everything he did in the future and lose confidence in the beautiful side of human nature. - There shouldn't be many people like Fang Zheng in this world, right? Thankfully, not much.
Xiao Huaiyuan, who had been searching in the cellar for a long time but found nothing, said goodbye to Fang Zheng with a blank expression. As for the hundred-year-old wine tightly held in Fang Zheng's arms, Xiao Huaiyuan didn't even look at it. It's not that he isn't interested, but he knows that what Fang Zheng likes definitely doesn't have his share, it's better to be out of sight.
Fang Zheng was very satisfied with Xiao Huaiyuan's curiosity.
To be honest, he didn't plan to share this good wine with Xiao Huaiyuan at all, although the two worked together to be thieves, but everyone's purpose was different. He didn't find what he was looking for, but he did, and there was no reason to share what he fancied with him. What is "thief also has a way"? It depends on how you understand this, Fang Zheng thinks that the meaning of this word is to tell those who partner with thieves to first understand what they want, and then draw a line, what I want, no one wants to touch, what I don't want, you can take it, this is called "thieves also have a way", no rules are not a circle.
Fang Zheng has always been proud of his super comprehension ability, and he feels that he is gifted and a very wise person.
After Xiao Huaiyuan left, Fang Zheng found two skins filled with water in the cellar, carefully poured the wine in the jar into them, and then lifted his coat and carefully tied the skins around his waist.
As for the other treasures in the cellar, Fang Zheng reluctantly glanced at them, and finally decided to give up.
You can't do too much to take advantage of things, pay attention to proportions in everything, you can't have both fish and bear's paws, and it's difficult for mature women and Lori to fly together......
Patting the skin bag on his waist, Fang Zheng felt very full, after coming out of the cellar, he didn't say hello to the prince, Shi Shiran walked out of the door of Yihong Garden, he planned to go back. The stupid literati inside shook their heads and chanted poems against each other, Fang Zheng didn't plan to mix blindly with them, it was better to be a low-key person, he memorized so many classic and wonderful Tang poems and Song lyrics in his previous life, and read a few poems casually, are those literati still alive?
As for the reaction of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to find that the century-old wine that he had used to show off to his guests was missing......
cough, Young Master Ben is very busy, and he doesn't have time to pay attention to such a trivial matter, besides, this matter was done by Xiao Huaiyuan, what does it have to do with Young Master Ben?
After getting into the carriage, Fang Zheng hurriedly instructed the coachman to catch the carriage, and the carriage left Yihong Garden quickly.
Fang Zheng was smiling happily in the carriage, a little fox who stole a chicken but was not caught by the hunter, he must have been in a very happy mood at this time.
"Lord Fang, can you slow down? Subordinate motion sickness......" Without warning, Wen Sen's extremely ordinary face stretched out from the back of the carriage to Fang Zheng, his face full of discomfort and pain.
"Wow-" Fang Zheng shouted in horror, and the carriage drifted away amid Fang Zheng's screams.
"Bang!"
“………”
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Pan Shang Shu Mansion.
Zhao Hu landed on one knee and knelt in front of Pan Shangshu, like a believer kneeling down to worship the god he believed in, pious and single-minded.
Pan Shangshu stretched out his withered hand like orange peel and gently pressed it on Zhao Hu's shoulder, his voice hoarse and dry: "Zhao Hu, you shouldn't have come here......"
Zhao Hu is the leading general of the Shenwu Army, he has a resolute face unique to a soldier, and like all soldiers, he is calm, cruel, stoic and obedient. He has all the temperaments that a soldier should have, and he is more prominent.
Zhao Hu said respectfully: "Boss, it's a very good time, and I can't help but come to see you." ”
Zhao Hu was actually adopted by Pan Shangshu, but this huge secret, outsiders have never known, no matter on any occasion, Zhao Hu always calls Pan Shangshu the boss and calls himself the last general.
Pan Shangshu sighed and said: "Now that there is a lot of noise outside and there are many eyeliners, if you come to my house to attract people's attention, it will not be good for our affairs." ”
Zhao Hu smiled calmly: "Boss, please rest assured, the last general came in and did not attract anyone's attention, Zhao Hu has led the army for many years, and this ability is still there." ”
A little smile gradually appeared on Pan Shangshu's face, and his eyes were full of love and relief when he looked at Zhao Hu. was kind at the beginning, but I didn't expect God to give such a rich reward. The Shenwu Army in Zhao Hu's hands, a total of nearly 50,000 people, all under his command, if he hadn't adopted him at the beginning, and helped him win the martial arts, he entered the army, and today he won the world, how could he have such a powerful help? God treats me well.
"You're good, you've always been good. If the old man's two sons can have your three-point ability, why do they have no successors today? Pan Shangshu sighed, the son is not like the father, and it has always been a piece of his heart.
Zhao Hu lowered his head, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and his eyes were full of ridicule.
The two sons of the old man are all rubbish. I only know how to drink, gamble and play women all day long, and I can't even compare to one of my little fingers. If the big thing of the boss is accomplished, he will be on the ninth five-year list, and after a hundred years, will he hand over this great country to these two wastes? Do they have the ability to govern this country well? Speaking of which, he is also the adopted son of the elder, he has been familiar with military books since he was a child, he has lined up in battle formations, and he still has military power in his hands, how can he compare with those two wastes? If I don't fight, how can I be worthy of myself in the future? I can't say, on the day of the incident, I took advantage of the chaos to find an opportunity to end up with them......
Thinking of this, a fierce light flashed in Zhao Hu's eyes, which was fleeting. The only one who has been kind to me is the old man, and his son has nothing to do with me. Regarding grievances, Zhao Hu is very clear, and his reason is terrifying.
Lowering his voice, Zhao Hu said respectfully: "Boss, please forgive the last general for being presumptuous, the last general has the courage to ask, how sure is the boss about this matter?" ”
Pan Shangshu smiled faintly: "Success or failure is always in the number of five or five, even if there is no last resort, plan and then act, I will do my best." ”
As he spoke, a little hatred appeared on his face: "...... If not, if it weren't for his repeated hard work, why would the old man have come to this point? ”
Looking at Zhao Hu's calm face, Pan Shangshu suddenly asked, "Zhao Hu, don't you regret it?" The old man did it, but it was a chaotic thing, so you weren't afraid that the world would scold you in the future? ”
Zhao Hu smiled coldly, Junchen? Tsunade? What is it to yourself? Thirty years ago, in order to survive, digging grass roots, gnawing tree bark, and even eating human flesh, when he was so hungry that he only had one breath left, where was the emperor who stood high? Have you ever cared about your own life or death? What right does he have to ask himself thirty years later to follow this ridiculous rule of kings?
Zhao Hu didn't answer Pan Shangshu's words, but the sneer on his face gave Pan Shangshu an answer, Pan Shangshu leaned back in the chair with satisfaction, he was already dying, standing or sitting for a little longer, he would feel very tired. But as long as he thinks of the crazy dragon chair on the Jinluan Palace, his whole person will fall into a state of excitement, his days are numbered, even if he can sit on that dragon chair for a day, even an hour, this life is not in vain.
Pan Shangshu half-closed his eyes, and his voice was full of exhaustion: "Zhao Hu, the old man watched you grow up since you were a child, and you are the person the old man trusts the most." The old man is here to tell you the bottom, before yesterday, there were already the leading generals of the Four Roads Army, who swore allegiance to the old man, so you don't have to worry that you are fighting alone, the old man has been in the court for decades, if you don't have eight points of certainty, how dare you do this thing to destroy the nine clans? But in your Shenwu army, how are you prepared? ”
"The henchmen and generals under the last general have gradually mastered the whole army, and there are those who are stubborn, who have been secretly relieved of military power by the last general, and they have been monitored, just waiting for the day of the incident, the last general will kill them and sacrifice the flag, please rest assured."
"What about the sergeants? Will they all come with you? ”
Zhao Hu smiled calmly: "The sergeants have no problem, they only care about who gives them food and who pays them silver, as for the court dispute, who is the emperor, it doesn't matter to them." ”
After a pause, Zhao Hu looked at Pan Shangshu, who was old and old, and asked in a low voice: "Boss, I don't know if the date for the incident can be set?" ”
Pan Shangshu's eyes looked out of the window, and his voice was distant and unpredictable: "It's soon, maybe it's just these days." …… The day the dragon goes to sea is the time when we start an incident. ”
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The carriage swayed incessantly from the bumps in the road.
Inside the carriage, Vincent sat across from Fang Zheng with a blank face, everything was as usual,—— except for a new bruise in his left eye socket.
Fang Zheng looked at Wen Sen with a trace of guilt in his eyes, and when Wen Sen pursed the corners of his mouth, like a wronged child, the guilt in Fang Zheng's heart became deeper and deeper.
The atmosphere of "cough cough ......" was very embarrassing, and Fang Zheng had no choice but to break the silence in the carriage.
"Do you know it's wrong?" Although he felt guilty, it had become Fang Zheng's habit to push the bad things to others, and it was already a subconscious reaction for Fang Zheng.
"Got it." Vincent was submissive, as docile as a little daughter-in-law who had just passed through the door.
"What did you do wrong?"
"Subordinates shouldn't appear in front of adults in such a scary way......" The bruise in his left eye socket told Vincent that the seemingly weak Lord Fang in front of him was very explosive after being frightened. When Fang Zheng was so frightened by the sudden appearance of Wen Sen that he screamed loudly, he didn't even see who the other party was, and without saying a word, he made an extremely powerful move of "smashing the yellow dragon" and hit Wen Sen's eye socket fiercely, which was a very painful lesson for Wen Sen.
Snorted, Fang Zheng reprimanded with a straight face: "It's good to know that it's wrong." I told you before that when you appear in front of this official, you must do it in the most normal way, you are good, you scare me every time, can you blame me for beating you? Do you think you were wronged by this punch? ”
"I don't understand, is it the virtue of doing what you do? Our shadow is an official legal organization certified by the imperial court, one did not steal or rob, and it is not a folk cult, can you be so sneaky? To put it nicely, you are called alert, but if you don't say it well, you look like a thief. You can be regarded as the second person in the shadow, they all say that the upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked, if our shadow can learn from you like this, okay, a nest of thieves, take the outside for a walk, like a group of people who parade the streets indiscriminately, the people will laugh off their big teeth, is it not ashamed? ”
The more Fang Zheng spoke, the more he felt that the punch just now was right, he was too conniving with his subordinates, and he suddenly appeared in front of him like a ghost in the future, scaring himself to death, who would pay for his life?
Wen Sen also buried his head lower and lower, and swept away the grievances of being beaten in vain, he felt more and more that Lord Fang's punch was right, he deserved it, and if the adult didn't beat this punch, God would not tolerate it.
"Why are you coming to me?" After the reprimand, Fang Zheng felt refreshed, and then asked the main question.
Wen Sen smiled flatteringly: "My lord, my subordinates have sent you information......
"What information?"
"Regarding Pan Shangshu's rebellion, I have already raised some eyebrows, and my subordinates have been investigating day and night, and it has been confirmed that there are two routes in the army that have not been very calm recently......" Wen Sen leaned into Fang Zheng's ear and whispered.
"Hey, this has made you find out, and your ability is not small." Fang Zheng's eyes lit up, and he had a deeper understanding of the ability of shadows in his heart. No wonder the prince wants to fight the idea of shadows, this group of people under his command is indeed talented. Speaking of such a heavily guarded place in the army, how did they find out the information?
"Thanks to the adult, this is all the craftsmanship of the subordinates to eat, hehe, it's not satisfactory." Vinson smiled modestly.
"Yes, very good! Lao Wen, you have done a good job, I will help you remember your credits, and in the future, you will follow your own officials, be promoted, make a fortune, and hug women, all of which are indispensable! ”
"And the brethren who have received this information shall be given my commandment, and their merits shall be recorded in the merit book, and each of them shall be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver."
Wen Sen was overjoyed, and said again and again: "Thank you, Lord for the reward." ”
"Have you reported this to the emperor?"
"Not yet, my lord, you are the subordinate of the subordinate, and the subordinate must be the first to report to you if there is anything." Vinson, who had been beaten, was more well-behaved and sensible than before.
Fang Zheng smiled with satisfaction, Lao Wen is a good person, he knows the general situation, he doesn't take credit from his boss, of course, such important information has to be reported to the emperor by Young Master Ben himself.
"Old Wen, this official will reward you with another thousand taels of silver, and you must maintain your state of not being arrogant or impatient in the future, I am optimistic about you......"
Wen Sen smiled when he heard this, and the bruise on his left eye socket made the whole smiling face look incongruous, like a fly stung on the white and tender bun.
“…… Lao Wen, go home and get a hot towel to compress your eyes, before the bruises disappear, try not to laugh, it's ugly. Fang Zheng hesitated, and out of consideration for the overall image of the shadow, he decided to tell the truth.
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Inside the Imperial Study.
The emperor's brows furrowed tightly, looked at Fang Zheng who was laughing on the side, and said in a deep voice: "What you said is true?" ”
Fang Zheng hurriedly bowed, "It's true, it's absolutely true!" If Weichen has half a lie, he is willing to wash the emperor's dragon underwear for half a year......"
"What do you mean 'dragon panties'?"
"The underwear worn by the real dragon emperor is, of course, dragon underwear."
"Oh? And this statement? The emperor smiled and said, "Then what are you wearing?" ”
"Back to the emperor, Weichen generally doesn't wear underwear, hehe, ventilation ......"
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After pondering for a long time, the emperor shook his head and said, "No, he must be more than these two armies." Moreover, these two armies are in the border fortress, if you want to lead the army to attack the capital, you will be destroyed by me halfway, and it will definitely be too late in time. ”
"Uh...... Maybe it's more than that, but Weichen has ordered the shadow to be found out quickly, and in a few days, there will be news. ”
The emperor sighed and said, "How many more days?" Do you think he's going to make you wait a few days? I'm afraid that in just a few days, he will have to do it. ”
Fang Zheng was in a hurry when he heard this, the old thing surnamed Pan was a lot older, why was he still so anxious? Can't you wait a few more days before rebelling? He's ready, and we haven't even figured out the details of him, so how can we fight this battle?
"Your Majesty, what should I do then? The shadow side is still training manpower, and now the people who are sent out are some old brothers, and there are not enough people. ”
The emperor said lightly: "You just do your best, I have my own opinions." Saying that, the emperor smiled coldly, and a fine light shot out of his eyes: "I am ordered by heaven and have been in charge of this world for decades, can I easily overthrow a rebellion?" Hum! Pan Yi and I have known each other for decades, and he thinks he understands me, but he takes it for granted! ”
The emperor's tone was full of pride, looking at the world, looking at the heroes, and the momentum of being in the position for a long time emanated, which made Fang Zheng tremble involuntarily, this is the real king's spirit, right?
As a courtier, he must say a few words, and cooperate with this rare eruption of the king's overbearing spirit, so as to make Long Yan happy.
Fang Zheng scratched his ears and cheeks, his face flushed, and finally made him hold back two different sycophants: "Your Majesty...... The emperor is invincible, invincible, immortal blessings are eternal, and longevity is with Tianqi! ”
Hearing these two extremely clumsy sycophants, the emperor's momentum disappeared without a trace in an instant, and he said with a smile: "You...... You're really a good courtier! ”
Fang Zheng looked unyielding, and said with a flattering smile: "That's it, Weichen is notoriously loyal......
I touched my waist, the wine I stole from the prince is still there, or else, just pull the emperor into the water, so that even if the prince finds out about me in the future, naturally the emperor will help me carry this black cauldron, well, this idea is really good......
"Your Majesty, Weichen recently got a jar of peerless wine, is the emperor interested in giving it a try?" Fang Zheng smiled like a kind angel.
"Oh? It's hard for you to have such a heart for me, hehe, my sons are not as good as you. The emperor didn't know if he felt something, and sighed softly.
"Wechen is going to be your son-in-law soon, the family doesn't speak two words, and it is natural for a son-in-law to be filial to his father-in-law......"
At that moment, the emperor ordered Xiao Huangmen to put a wine cup and a few side dishes, and waved away the imperial food eunuch who wanted to come forward to test the poison first, and the two of them drank in the imperial study. Fang Zheng looked at the frightened look in Xiao Huangmen's eyes as he left, and couldn't help but feel a little strange.
Fang Zheng didn't know that the emperor had never set a precedent for drinking with his courtiers in the study, this was not in his previous life, if he wanted to drink, he only had to make a phone call and call a few buddies out. In ancient times, there were strict boundaries between classes, and to take a step forward was to challenge the rules set by the ruling class.
The emperor's willingness to drink with him in the study shows how deep his favor for Fang Zheng is.
A small cup of wine was in his stomach, and the emperor closed his eyes and tasted it carefully for a while, and after a while, he stroked his long beard and laughed: "Good wine!" I haven't drunk such good wine in years! ”
Fang Zheng poured it for the emperor again, and said with a smile: "Although this wine is light, you can hurt your body by drinking too much, the emperor should not drink too much, pay attention to the dragon body, or Changping will not scold Weichen to death in the future." ”
The emperor raised his head and drank another glass, and said with a smile: "It's okay, I have a sense of proportion." ”
Looking at Fang Zheng, the emperor felt full of joy, although this young man said that his temperament was a little slick and despicable, but he was still very good to himself, and the errands assigned to him were done very well, Changping married him as his wife, he found a good home, and he also got a good son-in-law, and after a few more years of training in the court, he must have a calmer temperament, and it is unknown whether he may be a minister of humerus in the future.
The old man looked at his son-in-law, and the more he looked at it, the happier he became. At this time, the emperor had forgotten how Fang Zheng had made him angry before, that every time he talked to him, he ended up in an unhappy situation, and he forgot how he tried every means to take advantage of himself and the court. Maybe it's because of the intoxicating wine, but now Fang Zheng is like a piece of natural jade in his eyes, and after a little carving, it is priceless.
Fang Zheng looked a little uncomfortable under the emperor's gaze, the emperor's eyes were so weird, could it be that he was beating my idea of this jar of wine? Can't blame him for spending the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, after all, this jar of wine is his own hard work, if the emperor wants, it doesn't hurt to give him half of it, I'm afraid that he wants to eat black and black, and he wants it all, I still want to keep some to go back and drink it myself, if he really wants it, give it or not?
"Fang Zheng, your wine tastes good, it's been a few years, right?" The emperor tried to be an elder and have a family relationship with him.
And so it was! Young Master Ben has no last resort, and I guessed it as soon as I guessed, and the emperor wanted to eat black.
"Your Majesty, this wine is a hundred years old, strictly speaking, this is not wine, it is an antique."
"Oh? There is a hundred years of wine in the world, I have never heard of it, where did you get it? "The emperor is beginning to be interested in this wine.
Fang Zheng hesitated for a while, and said embarrassedly: "...... Today, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince held a flower viewing party, and Wei Chen stole it from the cellar of His Royal Highness the Prince......"
"Poof-" The emperor's mouthful of wine squirted out far away.
"Wow - Emperor Shenwu! Have you practiced internal skills? Fang Zheng's eyes were blooming, and he expressed his admiration for the emperor's drunken squirting kung fu at the right time.
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