83_83538 Suzhou Night.

Since the Lantern Festival Poetry Meeting, it has been deserted for a few days, and until today it is another hustle and bustle.

It's just that unlike the poetry club of the academy, the people present today are all big figures in the court, but the poetry club is all young talents, and they all come to chant poems against each other, rather than discuss national affairs.

Tonight said that it was to pick up Qi Yao, but in essence, it was more like an apology from Jiangsu and Zhejiang officials to Qi Yao, probably because of Shen Wuyan's case a few days ago.

When Shen Wuyan's case was tried a month ago, many officials sneered at Qi Yao, but there were also many disrespectful words, but now seeing that Shen Wuyan had no place to maneuver, he had already regretted it.

After all, Qi Yao is a close confidant of Meng Chong, the eunuch in charge of the seal, and Meng Chong has a good relationship with the current powerful cabinet chief and assistant, so offending Qi Yao is equivalent to offending Gao Gong.

At first, he helped Shen Wuyan to speak, just because of the little spirit of the scholar, he has always hated eunuchs, but he can also use this to win a good reputation, and Shen Wuyan has always been respected by young literati, and he can be promoted.

Now that it seems that Shen Wuyan really can't fight this eunuch, so he doesn't need to insist on the so-called justice, but it is better to remedy it in time, which will inevitably cause trouble.

Now that the other party has returned from the capital, most of them have already obtained the edict to kill Shen Wuyan, if they don't know each other, they really can't say it.

So when he got that Qi Yao was going to return to Suzhou, from the governor to the magistrate, officials of all sizes came to the door every day to ask Zhao Zhenji to organize and come over to pick up Qi Yao.

As the governor of Zhejiang, Zhao Zhenji has been wandering officialdom for many years, from Yan Song back then to now, but he has also experienced ups and downs, and he naturally knows what his subordinates are thinking.

Zhao Zhenji, who had always been strong-tempered, sternly refused the requests of these colleagues, and on several occasions he almost beat these low-character officials.

It's just that the time is getting closer, and Zhao Zhenji is gradually loosening, and he no longer refuses to send some gifts to the Weaving Bureau, until two days ago, he also agreed to come over to pick up Qi Yao.

said that it was to catch the wind, but in fact, Qi Yao had been back to Suzhou for some time, and saying this was nothing more than putting a face on himself, lest he would be too faceless, and the mentality of the officials was probably like this.

For Qi Yao, the center of all this, it was very enjoyable, thinking back to the white eyes before. At this time, these self-proclaimed scholars and doctors also have to grovel in front of themselves.

Many of them have official positions that are much higher than their own, and some of them are even much more senior than themselves, but everything is useless at this time, and they have to be respectful to themselves.

Qi Yao, who was sitting opposite Zhao Zhenji, had a smile on his face, looking at the behavior of these officials, he was very useful.

Lightly swept over the officials, Qi Yao raised his glass slightly, and said with a light smile: "Xiaguan...... A glass to all adults......"

Zhao Zhenji was stunned for a moment, his face was slightly angry, and he said in a deep voice: "Father-in-law Qi doesn't stand up for toast?" …… What do you mean by that......

Without waiting for Qi Yao to speak, the governor of Zhejiang hurriedly walked from the side, he patted Zhao Zhenji's shoulder, and said in a low voice: "Governor Zhao, why be polite...... Father-in-law Qi came from afar, and he was already extremely appreciative, so why stand up......"

Hearing him say this, several officials immediately echoed him, which made Zhao Zhenji blush, and said in a deep voice: "Anyway, this old man doesn't drink wine...... Whoever likes to drink ......"

The governor of Zhejiang snorted lightly, smiled coldly, and then picked up the wine glass and walked towards Qi Yao, he saluted respectfully, and then smiled: "I'll do it first to respect ......."

Seeing this, Zhao Zhenji's face changed greatly, he got up suddenly, and shouted angrily: "You shameless person, ashamed to collude with me......"

was scolded by Zhao Zhenji like this, and the governor of Zhejiang was also a little surprised, after all, the other party was the governor of one party, the official of the feudal territory, and the second-class member of the dignified court, and he suddenly regretted what he had just done.

But after thinking about it, what about the second-rank master, his backstage is just the former first assistant Xu Jie, and Xu Jie's has now been knocked down by Gao Gong, although the Duke of Qi in front of him is not a big official, but behind him is Gao Gong.

Thinking like this, he no longer had any worries, and then chuckled lightly and said, "No one wants to be with Governor Zhao...... You are so blushing and thick-necked, how can you have the style of a literati...... My subordinates advise you to leave quickly. ”

As he spoke, he burst out laughing.

Qi Yao on the side suddenly showed a trace of embarrassment, he glanced at the annoyed Zhao Zhenji, but he was already happy in his heart, but there was still a trace of sympathy on his face, and then he got up and sighed in a low voice: "This matter...... It's really inappropriate for the lower officials to do it...... Governor Zhao ......"

"Hmph......" Zhao Zhenji suddenly waved his sleeves, and then got up and walked towards the door, which made Qi Yao's face suddenly ugly.

Seeing this, the governor of Zhejiang sneered and said, "I really don't know how he became the governor with such a bearing...... Father-in-law Qi should not have the same knowledge as him, you and I eat and drink. ”

Qi Yao hurriedly smiled in response, but then frowned again, and asked in a low voice, "Governor Xu didn't come?" ”

As soon as he asked like this, a guard hurriedly ran outside the door, his face was clear, obviously he had been beaten, he hurriedly leaned into Qi Yao's ear and whispered for a while, and suddenly Qi Yao's face changed greatly.

"You said they went to the Weaving Bureau?"

As soon as he spoke, Qi Yao realized that he had lost his temper, so he hurriedly covered his mouth, and then left his seat in a panic, and as the guard walked out of the door, he left a group of officials with strange faces to reprimand.

As soon as Qi Yao walked out of the door, his face suddenly changed greatly, and he hurriedly asked, "What happened...... Guizi hasn't been found yet? ”

The guard nodded hurriedly, obviously also frightened, and hurriedly replied, "Guizi hasn't been found yet...... However, after the adults left, someone from the prefect's yamen surrounded the weaving bureau, and then they brought us back to the yamen, and now we have been released again......"

"What the hell are they going to do?" Qi Yao shouted angrily.

Such a low shout suddenly caused a commotion in the Deyue Tower, Qi Yao's heart tightened, and he waved his hand lightly, saying; "You go back first, and report the situation as soon as possible......"

"There's no need to rush back......" Before Qi Yao could turn around and walk into the Deyue Tower, he heard this familiar voice.

Looking back, the two old men with gray temples were dressed in court clothes, and dozens of catchers with torches behind him immediately surrounded him.

The officials in the building obviously noticed this change, and the governor of Suzhou immediately rushed out, pointed at the old man and shouted: "Xu Shangzhen, are you going to rebel?" ”

The prefect Xu Shangzhen glanced at the governor, chuckled, and said, "When Zhao Zhenji was the governor of Suzhou, he was much more capable than Your Excellency...... It's also much smarter. ”

Qi Yao didn't bother to pay attention to the bickering of the two, but just said in a deep voice: "Governor Xu, what do you mean by this?" ”

"What do you mean...... Xu Shangzhen chuckled lightly and said disdainfully: "Presumably Father-in-law Qi knows a little eunuch named Guizi." ”

"Katsuko?" Qi Yao's face suddenly sank, and then he said, "Guizi...... What's wrong with Guizi, he disappeared a few days ago, and it turned out that he was invited by Governor Xu. ”

Xu Shangzhen smiled playfully and said lightly: "Guizi has recruited everything...... How did Gonggong Qi force him to kill Shunzi, and how did he contact Zhang Quan to transport this batch of goods called silk and satin, which were actually firearms, to Liaodong...... In order to frame the Li family and the Shen family, how vicious the intentions are. ”

"What evidence do you have?" Listening to these words, the governor of Suzhou was already pale, including the officials standing behind him, among them, the governor of Zhejiang, who humiliated Zhao Zhenji, was the most miserable, and he had already collapsed on the ground and could not get up.

Xu Shangzhen waved his hand and smiled: "The evidence is naturally there...... Not now, though. ”

"What are you going to do?" Qi Yao's pupils shrank and said coldly.

Xu Shangzhen took a deep breath and sighed lightly: "Father-in-law Qi wants to figure out, not what the official wants to do, but how His Majesty wants to decide...... The fold will be handed in shortly. ”

Qi Yao suddenly sneered and said disdainfully: "The little prefect is so arrogant...... It's also a shame that you have been the prefect for decades, and you have never been promoted...... It's really ignorant. ”

Xu Shangzhen couldn't help but be stunned, and suddenly said angrily: "The old man is also for the country and the people as the prefect, what's wrong...... Father-in-law Qi, please point it out? ”

Qi Yao sneered, and then didn't say any more.

Xu Shangzhen sneered, and then shouted: "Arrest this castration, send it to prison, and open the court tomorrow for trial......"

……

After all, the sky in the capital is still not very stable.

It's really uncomfortable to rain and stop in the past few days, but for Shen Shixing, all of this is nothing.

After carefully reviewing the written notes and making sure that there were no mistakes, he handed it to the servant and handed it out.

Wang Xijue, who had not spoken for a long time on the side, sighed at this time and said, "The song will definitely be sent to the cabinet first, and then to the celebrant supervisor...... I can't get to His Majesty at all. ”

"Why did you send it to Your Majesty?" Shen Shixing glanced at Wang Xijue, who had a sad face, and said with a smile: "This recital is not written for Your Majesty......

Wang Xijue pondered for a while, and suddenly realized, and then his face changed slightly, and he said in surprise: "This is a seamless strategy......

Shen Shixing shook his head and said lightly: "But it's not seamless...... Now I have to go to the palace to meet someone...... Let him know about it......"

As he spoke, Shen Shixing hurriedly held up his umbrella and walked out of the door.

……

Inside the Qianqing Palace.

Before the emperor came over today, Meng Chong was already waiting on the side, and glanced at the martial girl who was sitting lazily on the side, and he frowned slightly.

This extremely popular person next to His Majesty saved his life for no reason a month ago, but now he can't figure out why.

The martial girl probably also saw the change in Meng Chong's expression, so she just chuckled lightly and said, "Gonggong Meng doesn't need to think about it...... It's just that I can't get used to the domineering state of the high arch. ”