Zhongshuling suddenly changed his mind, and when it came to the appointed date, he came to see Chao Whale alone, and did not bring gold, but sent a bunch of apologies. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Originally, the colleagues in the yamen said that each person could make up a little gold, and everyone understood that the emperor had a lot of people close to him, and General Chao had to take care of it, and this bit of gold might not be enough. But...... Alas, Zhongshu Province is Qingshui Yamen, we are a group of poor officials, it is really not enough to smash pots and sell iron, we can't even want a home for a Zhongshu people, right? So, I have to do it, General Chao is not strange, this is a little meaning, please General Chao for tea. ”

Zhongshuling handed over a small bag, Chao Whale took it easily, swiped it twice, and felt that it was only a few taels, so he stuffed it back into Zhongshuling's hand, "There is no merit, I understand this truth...... What if I had less? There are few real cronies of the emperor, and they are picky, maybe they don't need everyone to do anything. ”

Chao Whale's so-called "less want" certainly does not mean the little gold in his hand.

Zhongshuling didn't feel that the little gold in his hand was too little, so he pushed it back, "A little tea money is not a tribute." No matter how much gold we can't get together, we blame me, I talk too much, I think others can have a little extra money in their hands, but I didn't expect that they are as poor as me. ”

Chao Whale pushed back perfunctorily, and no one took a small bag of gold, and no one let go.

"What about Nan Zhijin? Zhongshu Province doesn't care about him? ”

"Offending Long Yan is an unforgivable sin, Nan Zhijin is looking for himself, and he can't complain about others, what can we do? What Your Majesty will do with it, we have nothing to say. ”

Chao Whale was completely confused, and subconsciously still pushed each other with Zhongshu Ling, but he didn't know what to say.

"That ......" Zhongshu Ling looked very embarrassed, "That...... General Chao, the box of gold from before ......"

"What's wrong?" Chao Whale was immediately alert, and his hand stopped pushing, firmly grasping the small bag of gold.

Zhongshuling was even more embarrassed, "I'm thinking...... No, no, my colleagues in the province of Zhongshu entrusted me to ask, what is the gold...... It's still in the hands of General Chao and didn't send it out, right? ”

After all, Chao Whale was young and inexperienced, so he immediately said: "Of course it's still there, didn't I say it, that box of gold is not enough for the gatekeepers." ”

Zhongshu Ling breathed a sigh of relief, withdrew his hands, and left the small bag of gold in General Chao's hands, "That's good, since Nan Zhijin doesn't need to be rescued, Jinzi ...... Can you give it back to us? There's no hurry, and General Chao doesn't need to do it himself, I'll send someone, when will it be convenient? Okay tonight? Then tomorrow night, tomorrow, before the second watch, I will send someone. That, I'll go first, General Chao stays, stays. ”

Zhongshuling left with a smile, leaving General Chao standing there dumbfounded.

When the guest walked out of the room, Chao Whale reacted, angrily threw the small bag of gold on the ground, and ran out, not to chase the book, but to meet the emperor, who had fallen into the clouds and could not figure out what was happening.

After going out for a while, the whale turned back again, picked up the small bag of gold on the ground, and stuffed it into his arms, which was money after all, and could not be thrown around.

The whale's residence is a small courtyard in the Tired Hou Mansion, which has a door to the outside and is also connected to the mansion, but for safety, the door inside is sealed, and the whale has to go around half a circle outside to enter the mansion.

When running on the road, Chao Whale saw Zhongshuling's sedan chair, chased after it in a fit of anger, did not stop, did not speak, took out a small bag of gold and threw it through the curtain.

There was a sigh in the sedan chair, and when Zhongshu Ling covered his forehead and came out to watch, General Chao had already run away, and the sedan chair man was at a loss, not daring to ask, and carried the sedan chair forward normally.

Chao Whale ran all the way to the gate of the Tired Marquis's Mansion and was stopped by the guards.

"Hey, fifth brother, it's me, don't you recognize me?"

The guards refused to give way, "Recognize, that's not okay, the top just issued an order, from today onwards, everyone must enter the house with a waist card, and no one can be an exception." ”

"What waist card?"

"You are a soldier in our guard camp, go find General Cai."

Chao Whale could only run to the next house to find Cai Xinghai to get the waist card, as soon as Cai Xinghai saw him come in, he handed over a jade waist card, "One waist card per person, if you lose it, you won't make up for it, don't come to me if you can't enter the Tihou Mansion in the future." ”

Chao Whale took the waist card and carefully put it away, "What's wrong?" In the past, you could enter the house with your face, but now you have to look at the waist card. ”

"It's nothing, it doesn't hurt to be cautious, Your Majesty's safety is more important than everything."

Chao Whale nodded, remembering that he had something to see the emperor, he turned around and ran away, Cai Xinghai shook his head in the back.

Chao Whale was a little frizzy, but the person was not stupid, and soon saw that it was not "nothing", the soldiers who did the waist card lined up in a long line, he was a special case just now, and the soldiers who had received the waist card came out in a line, and then led out by the officer.

If in normal times, Chao Whale must ask to understand, but today there is no time, all the way back to the Tired Hou Mansion, panting and shaking the waist card to the guards, and is allowed to enter, and when passing the second and third doors, they have to show it again, those guards first look at their faces and then look at their waist cards, all of them have serious expressions, as if they don't know him.

But there was no tension in the courtyard, and the familiar eunuchs were still guarding outside the hall, except for reminding Chao Whale not to run around, they didn't say anything else, let alone look at his waist card.

It was now afternoon, the emperor must be discussing business with a group of people, Chao Whale was waiting outside, he couldn't be a eunuch like a few hours, waited for a while, sat on the steps, looked at the tall locust tree that was withering in the middle of the courtyard, suddenly felt a little cold, and suddenly regretted a little, should not have thrown that small bag of gold back to Zhongshuling.

The voice in the hall was high, Chao Whale could hear it, and the people inside were talking enthusiastically, and it was very likely that the emperor had found a suitable general of the navy.

"I should learn something too." Chao Whale muttered, reading and writing was immediately rejected, he preferred to be a general, and he was a general who commanded the entire army, majestic, "You can also rob a Hun woman as a wife...... " He laughed twice, and he already had the goal of "snatching" in his heart.

Today's deliberations ended relatively early, it was not dark yet, the people in the hall retired one after another, most of the Chao Whales recognized it, it was still the King of the East China Sea, Cui Teng, and those people, only a few generals were new faces, arguing while walking, but they were full of energy, all of them were very proud, obviously received the grace of the saints, and were extremely grateful.

Chao Whale watched them leave one by one, and nodded meaningfully.

When the eunuch Xuan Chao Whale saw the driver, the Chao Whale immediately jumped up and trotted into the main hall, and the eunuch behind shouted: "Study, Your Majesty is in the study, what are you anxious about?" ”

"When did Your Majesty go out? Why didn't I see it? Chao Whale asked as he walked out of the hall and ran to the back study.

The emperor was reading again, and Chao Whale was so impressed that he couldn't read a single word unless the knife was on his neck.

After reading a volume, Han Ruzi put down the book and said, "You nodded frequently when you saw those generals just now, you must think they are good, right?" ”

"Well, they are tall and strong, their skin is tanned more than mine, and they look like generals who can really fight, but I don't think Your Majesty is necessarily satisfied with them."

Han Ruzi smiled: "Can you guess what is on my mind?" ”

"I can't guess, but I know Your Majesty's preferences. Like Chai Yue, Fang Daye, and Deng Cui, who can be generals, which one is not full of confidence? No one said that they were elated when they met His Majesty, those few people had a posture, but they seemed too happy, not calm enough, in His Majesty's mind, they were only afraid that it would be difficult to be called a general, at most...... It can be regarded as a person like General Fan, but he is not as tall and powerful as General Fan. ”

Han Ruzi was really surprised, "You kid...... You can sell it for a good price if you take it out. ”

"Your Majesty is really joking, who would buy this thing?" Chao Whale smiled, not understanding what the emperor meant.

Han Ruzi didn't explain, and said: "No matter what, you must be strict with the outside language, and you must not leak anything about me at will." ”

"Of course, General Cai has long reminded us that even if they are all people around His Majesty, they are not allowed to talk about His Majesty's affairs with each other, let alone outsiders, he said that this is the most basic rule, if he hears anyone chewing his tongue, he will be expelled immediately, and he will never be hired."

Cai Xinghai is a eunuch who has been in the palace for a long time and knows a lot.

Han Ruzi nodded, "The gold from Zhongshu Province was sent to you?" ”

Chao Whale then remembered why he came in a hurry, and patted his head, "It's a strange thing, Zhongshu Ling not only didn't bring gold, but also wanted to return the former gold, and cried to me that he was poor." ”

After listening to Chao Whale's narration, Han Ruzi fell into deep thought, Zhongshu Province must have noticed something, so he suddenly stopped, looking back, he didn't do anything in the past few days, and the only move that might leak his thoughts was the note that was approved yesterday evening.

Zhongshu Province sent a chapter through the Ministry of Officials, hoping to remove Nan Zhijin from the list, and Han Ruzi made a reply at that time, asking the prime minister to put forward a disposal opinion.

"Go and bring me all the pieces for today." Han Ruzi ordered, the conversation was more lively in the afternoon, and he hadn't had time to read many pieces yet.

Chao Whale moved quickly, and after a while, he and the two eunuchs brought a few stacks of concertos, all piled up on the desk.

Han Ruzi checked one by one, and finally found the lower layer of the second stack of concertos, and his reply was still there, followed by a piece of paper with the suggestion of Prime Minister Shen Mingzhi written on it.

Shen Mingzhi severely reprimanded Nan Zhijin's recklessness, thinking that he was no longer worthy of being a scholar in the middle school, but smashing the crystal bottle was not a felony after all, and there was no need to remove his name.

Han Ruzi put down the music, no one could discuss, so he could only meditate on his own, and after a long time, he said: "Summoning the scholars to Nan Zhijin." ”

Since Nan Zhijin was detained in the Tired Marquis Mansion, this was the first time the emperor wanted to see him.

The eunuch went to deliver the decree, and Chao Whale couldn't help but ask, "Does Your Majesty understand what is going on?" ”

Han Ruzi nodded, did not answer, and did not let Chao Whale leave.

After reading the prime minister's suggestion, Han Ruzi came to the conclusion that Shen Mingzhi didn't know anything about Nan Zhijin, and it was only Nan Zhijin himself who made the officials of Zhongshu Province suddenly change their minds, and the key to everything was on this old official. (To be continued.) )