Walking out of Lin Tiande's mansion, Yang Zhen glanced at the sky again, then exhaled deeply, and waved his hand to the brothers waiting outside: "You all go back first, then I can go alone." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"But my lord......" Everyone around them was stunned when they heard this, and then they wanted to say something with some anxiety, but they were interrupted by Yang Zhen waving his hand: "I have made up my mind, so I don't need to say more." It's not like I, Yang Zhen, haven't fought with the enemy single-handedly, and the Mongolian White Lotus Sect can't help me, and now the thieves in the capital who hide their heads and tails can still hurt me? ”

He said that it was indeed the truth, which made his subordinates dare not insist anymore. And they also knew that the governor had decided to do so, and because the thief had designated that he was the only one who could go to the appointment, he didn't say anything more, but solemnly bowed his hand to Yang Zhen.

Fortunately, this is already the north of the capital, and it is only two or three miles away from the Xianqingguan, so I am not afraid of what the other party will do on the road. In fact, Yang Zhen came to see Lin Tiande in person, precisely because he happened to be on the way. Otherwise, in the future, time is so urgent, he will only let his subordinates pass a message, although the effect is not as good as coming in person, but Lin Tiande and they will not dare to disobey the yin.

After making such an arrangement, Yang Zhen stood up, controlled the reins of the horse again, and drove the horse towards the direction of Xianqingguan that he had already determined......

Yamen of the Ministry of Urban Industry in Beijing.

As the time gradually approached the New Year's Festival, even the major yamen in the capital were much more leisurely at this time. Although Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty made a rule that only the afternoon of the Chinese New Year's Eve would be released, after two hundred years, these impersonal rules have long been changed. Therefore, as early as a few days ago, many officials, big and small, who were not in important positions, took leave and returned to their hometowns for the New Year.

Today's Ministry of Industry Yamen is also much more deserted than before, and only after the Lantern Festival will everything get back on track.

Of course, there are exceptions to this, Yang Chen is the one who has not been idle even in his childhood, just because he has another errand on his shoulders - the construction of lanterns and colorful buildings for the Lantern Festival to the Governor's New Year's Festival.

When it comes to important celebrations and festivals in later generations, each city will engage in municipal engineering, set up archways, hang lanterns in general, today's Beijing city in order to set off the atmosphere during the New Year's Festival, will also set up some symbols of the prosperous times, the color building of the Qingming Dynasty, and wait until the Lantern Festival, it will be funded by the government, and the lanterns will be set up in the important places in the city.

This is a job related to the face of the imperial court, especially this year is still the tenth year of today's reign, and this celebration must not be sloppy, so the burden on the official who coordinates the governor's project is naturally not light. And this time, the responsibility fell on Yang Chen, a young man.

Yang Chen has been relatively smooth in the officialdom in recent years, on the one hand, he has the meaning of his brother Yang Zhen's foil, on the other hand, his own ability is not weak, and he is very low-key and down-to-earth, so he is even more appreciated by his colleagues and bosses.

It's just that once this person has made achievements and progress, in addition to appreciators, there will naturally be people who are jealous, and now Yang Chen's top boss, Zuo Yunqian, a waiter from the Ministry of Works, has some opinions about him. But because Shangshu Yang Wei is still very important to Yang Chen, he is not too difficult.

This time, the Ministry of Industry had such a hard time but no credit, but once it was an errand that made a mistake but had to bear a lot of responsibility, Zuo Yunqian took the opportunity to push it on Yang Chen's head.

In this regard, Yang Wei, an old and sophisticated scholar, could naturally see it, but he did not lose face as his deputy in order to help Yang Chen, but just passed the order to let everyone in the Ministry of Industry obey Yang Chen's dispatch. In this way, firstly, it can be seen how capable Yang Chen is, and secondly, it will not make him too embarrassed, after all, there are many experienced people in the yamen to help him, and he is not afraid of messing up the errand.

But even so, Yang Chen's responsibility is still not small, so even if today is a small year, he is still busy in his public office, constantly calling the chief and other officials related to this errand to discuss the details, and at the same time he has to do some comfort and encouragement, after all, it is indeed a bit harsh to let them stay in the yamen at this time.

This busyness made Yang Chen not even have time to eat lunch, until it was more than half of noon, and the relatives around him finally had a little free, and hurriedly took the food box that had been prepared earlier: "Master, you better use the meal first and then do things, otherwise you will be hungry, and things will be delayed even more." ”

When Yang Chen heard this, he realized that he was already hungry, so he smiled: "I made you have a heart, I was so busy that I forgot about this business." As he spoke, he helped him take out a few simple but inconsistency side dishes, which his wife had prepared for him in the morning.

These two brothers, Yang Chen and Yang Zhen, are completely different in temperament, if Yang Zhen wants to eat in the yamen, he will only let people go to a famous restaurant in the city to book a few tables of wine banquets, and then invite the brothers around him to eat together. As for what it costs, it is really nothing to him, the governor of the brocade guard, not to mention his money, just the monthly income is not in vain, it is enough to eat like this for three or five months.

And Yang Chen is extremely honest and conservative, although Gongbu Langzhong also has a lot of power in his hands, but he has never used this for his own personal gain, to be honest, if it weren't for Yang Zhen's brother who often helps, he may not be able to live in the capital.

But even so, Yang Chen's food and clothing on weekdays are also very simple, there are only a few sets of official clothes and regular clothes of the government, and most of the food is prepared at home. If you can have five dishes today, it is still a blessing for the new year.

After swallowing a few small plates of steamed buns that had already been cold, Yang Chen slapped his hand and put his spirit back into the matter at hand. After looking through the file at hand, he said to the attendant who was waiting: "Go, call Master Zheng, who is in charge of the lantern tree in front of the royal street, I still have some details to discuss with him." ”

The attendant hurriedly agreed, and turned away. Just a moment later, he came back with a bitter face and reported: "Master, Master Zheng hasn't come to the yamen for two days, and the little one asked the others, and they don't know why Master Zheng didn't come." ”

"Huh? And what's going on? Yang Chen frowned unconsciously, if this person was not there, this errand would really be difficult for him to implement.

As the governor and coordinator of various celebrations, Yang Chen is more like a general contractor, he only grasps the overall situation, and then issues the requirements to the officials below, and after they reflect their respective problems, he will solve them as a whole. Therefore, once this intermediary communicator is missing, this part of the errand will be a little difficult to handle.

However, thinking of the relatively lazy atmosphere in the court now, as well as today's day, Yang Chen can also understand that who doesn't want to have a good reunion with his family during this New Year's Festival?

But understanding is understanding, errands always have to be done, so he said: "Then send someone to Zheng's house to ask, even if he doesn't come, there must be an explanation." ”

"Yes, the little one will arrange for someone to go to Master Zheng's house." The entourage hurriedly agreed, and went out to arrange it again.

Yang Chen shook his head lightly at this time, and looked at other things again, at this moment, he didn't know what kind of trouble his brother was facing, let alone what kind of changes would happen next......

Compared with the hustle and bustle of the road just now, the area north of the city is much more deserted. Especially near Xianqingguan, the destination of Yang Zhen, there are only a few half-collapsed earthen houses, and there are no people in sight.

At noon, the sun that should have been warm and mellow was shining with a palpitating white light on the ground at the moment, but I don't know if it was due to psychological effects, or because it was colder here than elsewhere.

When Yang Zhen arrived here, he immediately stopped, and then the people on the horse looked around with some vigilance. Since the other party proposed to let him come alone, I am afraid that there should be some conspiracy trap waiting for him, and he must be careful step by step to prevent people from being in trouble.

But after such a glance at the past, Yang Zhen didn't see anything wrong, let alone the appearance of the enemy hiding in it, because the terrain here was extremely flat and open, and even those buildings, because of the appearance of being half-upside down, could also make people grasp the situation at a glance - there was indeed no ambush here.

Since there is no problem outside, the enemy should be waiting for him inside.

Yang Zhen thought about it, and set his eyes on the Taoist temple in front of him, which occupied a lot of land and was already dilapidated, and it was obvious that no one had come to worship for many days. Although the plaque above this Taoist temple is still there, it is also crumbling, and the three words "Xianqingguan" are also covered with a thick layer of ash.

The door was hidden, and judging from the dust marks at the door, it was obvious that someone was waiting in it. After seeing this, the corners of Yang Zhen's mouth were hooked, and the other party seemed to have hidden all the killing moves inside. But since he has taken precautions, he is not afraid of any conspiracy and tricks they will come up with.

Thinking of this, he jumped off his horse and strode towards the Taoist temple, pressing his hand on the broken door, only to hear a creak, and the door opened, revealing a slightly deep environment inside......

At the same time, on the street not too far from where Yang Zhen was, the patrol post of the Beicheng Terracotta Division was walking listlessly forward. Compared with the officials, these soldiers who are in charge of the security in the city seem to be more difficult and helpless, after all, in addition to the day, there are errands at night.

At this time, just around the corner in front of him, a middle-aged scholar came running in a hurry, and it seemed that he had encountered something terrible. As soon as he saw this line of patrols, his face suddenly showed a look of ecstasy, and he hurriedly rushed over, and said in an eager and stammering voice: "A few military masters, there are people there...... Killing people, go ahead...... Go and save people......"

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