Concerning his own reputation, Wu Qingbo Li Wei finally showed a certain degree of efficiency, and in just two days, he invited Zhenyuan Marquis Gu Huan and Taining Marquis Chen Liangbi to his house for a banquet according to Yang Zhen's wishes. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Although the two marquis are higher than Wu Qingbo in terms of status and power, but now the queen mother's father invites a banquet, and it is naturally impossible for them to refuse, who knows if this is the meaning of the queen mother or the little emperor Wanli?

Especially when they arrived at Wuqingbo's Mansion and saw that Yang Zhen, the brocade guard, was still participating in this banquet, they felt a little strange in their hearts, could it be that there was really something inside this?

However, the two marquis who have been in the capital for a long time know very well some routines in the officialdom, even if they are muttering in their hearts, they still laugh and laugh with Wu Qingbo and Yang Zhen and greet each other, so that people can't see anything unusual at all.

After saying a lot of things that were not nutritious, the banquet began in earnest, and everyone moved to a hall in the Earl's Court, where a banquet was set up, a way of dining that only nobles of noble status would maintain. Seeing this scene, the faces of the two marquis also showed appreciation, and they couldn't imagine that Li Wei, a businessman, would actually understand this way of entertaining nobles after that.

However, Yang Zhen, the first feeling he had when he entered this very spacious Xuan Hall was a burst of comfort. At this moment, it is the height of summer, the red sun is scorching outside, even in the guest hall where he was gossiping just now, although there are a lot of ice basins around him, it is still quite stuffy, but this hall is shady and cool, and the strange thing is that looking around, there is no ice basin or anything to cool off here. This is just like the air-conditioned room of later generations, but it is impossible for such high-tech products to appear in this era.

After each of them sat down, Yang Zhen directly raised his own question: "Uncle, if it's not that I, Yang Zhen, am rare and weird, I really haven't figured it out, why is it so cool in your Xuan Hall?" ”

"Haha, Yang Zhenfu, you are the leader in the brocade guard, and your vision is naturally far superior to ordinary people, why can't you even see the clues? To tell the truth, this is also the trick that the old man accidentally got to cool off during this time, and it is also one of the reasons why he invited the two marquis to come over to talk about it today. Good things always have to be shared. Wu Qingbo stroked his beard and smiled as he spoke, looking a little proud.

As soon as the two of them said this, the Marquis of Zhenyuan and the Marquis of Taining also discovered the abnormality. These two are not as careful as Yang Zhen, although they felt that it was very cool here just now, they only said that there were more ice basins in the hall, and now they looked around, and found that there were no ice basins in the hall, which also aroused the curiosity of these two people: "This is indeed a bit mysterious, and I hope that Wu Qingbo can give you advice." Honestly, it's a hot day. ”

"Hehe, in fact, it's not a special method, I ......" Wu Qingbo was about to tell the truth, but when he saw Yang Zhen's eyes lit up, obviously he had discovered something, so he changed his words: "It seems that Yang Zhenfu has seen the clue, so please ask Yang Zhenfu to solve the doubts of the two princes." ”

Yang Zhen knew that this was Wu Qingbo selling himself a favor, and it was indeed not a bad thing to be able to show his skills in front of the two marquis, so he glanced at the four walls of the hall and said: "If it is as expected, the secret of being so cool in this hall is only on the four walls." Although this wall looks no different from other places, it is actually made of bamboo, and living water is introduced into it, so the entire Xuan Hall is cooled. ”

"Yes, yes, Yang Zhenfu is really as wise as a torch, and he saw through the mystery at once, and the old man admires it." Wu Qingbo sincerely stroked his palms and exclaimed. Then, he said a little strangely: "But I don't know where Yang Zhenfu got the clue from?" ”

"It's very simple, a few people look at this wall, it may not be a problem to change some other decorations without hanging calligraphy and paintings, but some faint water traces are still very revealing. Bamboo is hollow, but it is also easy to penetrate, so as long as you distinguish carefully, you can always see some problems. Yang Zhen truthfully expressed his views and ideas.

And this analysis once again made Wu Qingbo praise. Although the other two marquis felt that this looked a bit like Yang Zhen and the two had already discussed and praised each other, they naturally would not be disappointed at this moment, and they also echoed and praised each other.

Such a small episode not only made Yang Zhen a little limelight, but also invisibly shortened the distance between several people, so the next banquet was also very smooth.

Seeing that the atmosphere was harmonious enough, Yang Zhen glanced at Wu Qingbo and signaled that he could get to the point. Although Wu Qingbo was very relaxed on his face, and he was also very close to the two marquis, but in fact, he had been a little worried in his heart, and when he saw that the time had come, he unconsciously had a trace of strange nervousness on his face, even the wine glass he had just picked up, and he shook out most of the glass of wine because of this distraction.

"Uncle Wu Qing, why are you so shallow, it's only been a few decades of wine, and you're a little drunk?" The Marquis of Zhenyuan, who had been dealing with those Qiu Ba generals in the Beijing camp, was used to talking quickly, and when he saw this, he couldn't help but quip.

I didn't want to do it this time, but it didn't do it like before, it just caused Wu Qingbo to laugh, but I saw that his face was grim, and he put the wine glass back down. This time, the Marquis of Zhenyuan's heart was shocked, and he only said that he had offended the abbot in words, and he felt a little remorseful.

Wu Qingbo didn't notice the other party's thoughts, and only sighed after brewing his emotions for a while: "The old man is really flattered to invite the two Hou masters to the old man's appointment today." In the past few months, the old man's life has been really difficult, and even when he meets friends who still have some friendship in the past, the other party always has something strange. ”

"Look at what Wu Qingbo said, with your identity, does anyone dare not give you face? I think the man is crazy and lost. Zhenyuan Hou said with some disapproval.

"Yes, the old man was also strange before, how could such a strange situation occur, although the old man doesn't like to boast, but now the queen mother and the emperor are very close to me, why do those people want to keep a distance from me? It wasn't until not long ago that I got an answer from Yang Zhenfu, but I was victimized. ”

"Huh? Is there anyone in this capital realm who dares to calculate your Uncle Wu Qing? Tell me, who is that man? As long as you report your name, I, Gu Huan, will definitely seek justice for you Wu Qingbo. In order to make up for his previous negligence, the Marquis of Zhenyuan immediately patted his chest and promised.

He opened his mouth, and of course Taining Hou Chen-Liangbi was not easy to watch, so he also echoed: "Yes, there is such a bold person who dares to assassinate Wu Qingbo, and I, Chen, will not let him go." ”

"The old man thanked the two marquis for their righteous words. But I can't complain about this matter, it's true, hey, ......" Speaking of this, Wu Qingbo sighed again, full of embarrassment that he wanted to say and stopped.

The more he had such an expression, the more it aroused the curiosity of the two marquis, especially the Marquis of Zhenyuan, who couldn't help but urge again and again: "Uncle, what difficulties have you encountered, just say it." You are an official of the same dynasty as us, and you are also a noble, what can you not say in the open air? ”

Seeing him ask again and again, Li Wei had already found that the opportunity was ripe, so he said with a wry smile: "To be honest, if there is no way, the old man will not dare to find the two marquis masters to talk about this." But it's not a small thing after all, and you really need to know. Have you ever heard of the Xiangshan female corpse case last year? ”

"Xiangshan female corpse case?" The two marquis glanced at each other, and then shook their heads in unison, saying that they had not paid attention to this matter. Indeed, it is impossible for a high-ranking person like them to pay attention to such a topic that the people in the market talk about, even if there are many dead people, even if they hear it, they will still be in and out of the right ear.

Seeing that the two of them looked confused, Yang Zhen spoke at the right time, roughly explained the situation of the case he knew, and then added: "It's not a secret, this case is now investigated by the lower officials." Moreover, under the investigation of the lower officials, it was found that this case was still very related to Wuqing Bofu. ”

"What?" When the two Hou Masters heard this, they both looked incredulous. The deceased is only a lowly (Nuchang) (Nu Branch), how can this be related to the earl who is not low-status, and it is also related to the emperor's grandfather, the father of the Queen Mother: "Yang Zhenfu, are you wrong?" ”

At first, Xia Guan thought that he had made a mistake, but after he had the courage to ask to see Wu Qingbo and spread the words, he found that this was indeed the case. However, it was not Wu Qingbo himself who was involved in the case, but someone in the mansion who did such a criminal thing, but he took the blame on Wu Qingbo. ”

"And such daredevils? What a sin deserves death! Taining Hou said in his mouth, but he thought about it in his heart, this matter is so unbearable, how could Wu Qingbo and Yang Zhen say it in front of the two of them? Looking at today's banquet, it is obvious that they also intended to invite the two of them to talk about this matter, what kind of medicine are they selling in the gourd?

As if seeing the doubts in his heart, Yang Zhen paused for a moment, and then said in a deeper voice: "And after some interrogation, Xia Guan learned the truth of the matter from that person's mouth. The result was even more shocking, it turned out that he was not the only one who committed this case, but also the other three accomplices. And the names of those three people are Gu Ming, Gu Lang, and Chen Ding! ”