Chapter 4 You are a cowardly disease
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"Mr. Liu, what are you kidding?" Feng Xiang shouted that he was wronged, and replied with a sad face: "The younger generation is a Western Election Official, and he is a native of Dali Mansion in Yunnan, and he has never been out of Yunnan for half a step, how can it be that he is sent by the imperial court to make a detailed annihilation?" ”
"Of course I do." Liu Xuanchu said calmly: "It is precisely because the old man learned from the second prince that you are the western election official he promoted for the prince, a native of Dali Mansion in Yunnan, that the old man strongly persuaded the prince to meet you." Otherwise, Wang Shirong had already suggested that the prince should execute Lord Lu immediately, and he would be in trouble. ”
"Thank you, Mr. Liu." Feng Xiang broke out in a cold sweat, only then did he know that he had already walked in front of the ghost gate again, and hurriedly thanked Liu Xuanchu, and asked tremblingly: "Mr. Liu, since you know this, why does Mr. Liu still suspect that the junior is an eyeliner or a fine work sent by the imperial court?" ”
"Since you weren't sent by the imperial court, how did you know that the prince was suffering from a heart disease?" Liu Xuanchu asked calmly: "You are a Dali talent, an alternate county commander, you have never been out of Yunnan, and you have never been in contact with the secret music of the imperial court, how can you know that the prince is sick?" ”
"Back to Mr. Liu, the younger generation was judged from the newspaper published by the imperial court this year." Feng Xiang replied honestly. This time, Liu Xuanchu was taken aback, and after a while, he asked in surprise: "The newspaper publicly released by the imperial court?" In addition to a small number of excerpts from the official recitals, that is, some news of the emperor worshipping the heavens and worshipping the ancestors, how can you know from the above where the prince's heart is sick? ”
"It's simple, analyze." Feng Xiang said with some pride: "Mr. Liu doesn't know, all kinds of so-called secrets, in fact, at least eighty percent can be found out from public channels, and the younger generation relies on these seemingly trivial details to analyze the prince's heart disease." ”
"Oh, the old man is going to ask for advice." Liu Xuanchu asked: "Lord Lu, did you analyze the prince's heart disease from those trivial details?" ”
"Back to Mr. Liu, before April this year, seven of the twenty-one palace newspapers of the imperial court involved Yunnan-Guizhou affairs." Feng Xiang was not modest, and replied directly and truthfully: "Four of the Di newspapers mentioned that the wind and rain in the Yunnan-Guizhou area are smooth, the border troubles are eliminated, and the country and the people are safe; Of the other three, two mentions that Yungui Tusi was naturalized and subject to the jurisdiction of the imperial court; The last one appeared in the excerpt of the recital of Wang Xu, the head of the household department, saying that the Yulu and military salaries in Guizhou, Yunnan Province need more than 3 million silver, of which the local tax revenue accounts for only one-tenth of the expenditure, and the rest of the expenditure has to be provided by other provinces, the expenditure is really huge, so the court is requested to abolish part of the Yunnan-Guizhou garrison, streamline the number of Yunnan-Guizhou officials, and use the financial expenditure of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces! ”
"But the newspaper also said that Wang Xu's recital was refuted?" Liu Xuanchu asked with blazing eyes. Feng Xiang smiled slightly and replied, "Mr. Liu, since the imperial court has refuted Wang Xu's recital, why did it publish its contents on the Di Bao?" In addition, the imperial court newspaper said that the border troubles of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces were eliminated and Tusi was naturalized, doesn't this imply that Yunnan and Guizhou provinces no longer need so many garrisons? Mr. Liu, the juniors connected these things, coupled with the news that the prince asked to hand over the governing power of the two provinces, Yunnan and Guizhou, can the students still not analyze the heart disease of the prince? ”
When Feng Xiang explained, Liu Xuanchu didn't say a word, a pair of brilliant eyes just stared at Feng Xiang's eyes tightly, until Feng Xiang finished speaking, Liu Xuanchu stared at Feng Xiang's eyes for a long time, then nodded slightly, and said, "Let's go, the old man will lead you to see the prince." After that, Liu Xuanchu led the way without looking back, and Feng Xiang was up and down in his heart, and he didn't know if his explanation had passed, so he just followed Liu Xuanchu up the mountain.
At the top of the mountain, into the magnificent Pingxi Palace, Liu Xuanchu arranged by Feng Xiang to rest in the guest room in the front yard for a while, and explained to Feng Xiang to wait patiently, and he entered the west courtyard garden of Pingxi Wangfu alone. After a long time, two guards finally came in, and they saluted Feng Xiang very politely and said, "Lord Lu, please come with us, the prince will meet you in Liecuixuan." Feng Xiang nodded, trying to calm the excitement and nervousness in his heart, and then followed the two guards out and entered the palace garden in the west courtyard of the Pingxi Palace.
Walking along the twisting and turning path paved with marble for a long time, Feng Xiang was led by two guards to a large neat and smooth lawn, and there was a gorgeous pavilion on the edge of the lawn, among which sat a person, in his fifties, wearing a satin flat yellow robe, with a handsome face, and a striking scar on the bridge of his nose; Six or seven people on both sides were sitting or standing, some old and some young, some handsome and some ugly, and Wu Yingqi in Liu Xuanchu and Lu Yifeng's memories was also among them, all looking at Feng Xiang with abnormal eyes. Feng Xiang first scolded the dog Han Jian in his heart, and then hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down on his knees, kowtowed and said: "Lu Yifeng, the lowly magistrate of Yunnan County, knock to see the prince of Pingxi of the Great Qing Dynasty, and the prince is blessed with Jin'an." At the end, Feng Xiang added in his heart, "Dog Han Jian, sooner or later one day I will kill you!" ”
"Flat." Wu Sangui, who was sitting in the middle, said lightly: "Lu Yifeng, get up, get closer, and let this king take a closer look at you." ”
"Thank you, Lord Wang." Feng Xiang scolded in his heart again, then he stood up and carefully walked ten steps in front of Wu Sangui, letting Wu Sangui look at himself carefully. And after Wu Sangui looked at Feng Xiang for a moment, he suddenly turned back to Liu Xuanchu and smiled: "Mr. Maoyao, no wonder you appreciate this Lu County Order, sure enough, just like you, they are all people who can't look good, and they look ordinary, but in fact, they have a hidden strategy and a full stomach." If it weren't for Mr. Mao Yao, you told this king the magic of Lu County's order in advance, this king would have to look away once. ”
"! Lao Tzu used to be much more handsome than he is now! Feng Xiangtian's shameless heart roared - in fact, speaking in good conscience, if it weren't for the disgusting money rat tail on his head, although Feng Xiang's body was white and fat, it would be two or three points more handsome than the black and thin body in the past. Liu Xuanchu replied with a smile: "The prince has won the award, but Lu Xianling is indeed a rare young hero, full of learning and talent, and I hope the prince will treat him well." ”
"Mr. Liu and Lu Xianling are Wang Ba's eyes on mung beans." A very handsome young scholar laughed and said bitterly: "Although it is rare for Mr. Liu to praise people so much, but the prince just praised Lu Xianling and Mr. Liu are the same kind of people, Mr. Liu's words, is there some suspicion that the princess sells melons and boasts?" ”
"Mr. Wang, did the old man say that?" Liu Xuanchu asked calmly. The handsome scholar smiled more and more happily, and replied: "Mr. Liu, don't care, the junior didn't say that you said it yourself, the junior just said, there is this possibility, there is this possibility." ”
"Hahaha......." The other people present all burst out laughing, Wu Sangui, who had long been accustomed to his subordinates eating each other's dogs, couldn't help but laugh, and Liu Xuanchu stretched his face. At this time, Feng Xiang suddenly hugged his fist at Wu Sangui and asked respectfully: "Humble Lu Yifeng has the courage to ask the prince, I wonder if the prince said the phrase 'embroidered pillow'?" ”
"Of course the king said it." Wu Sangui replied inexplicably. Feng Xiang smiled, and then asked the handsome scholar: "Then may I ask Mr. Wang, when the prince said embroidered pillows, did you think of the next sentence?" ”
"What about that?" The handsome scholar is also a line. Liu Xuanchu, who was still stretching his face just now, laughed, "Mr. Wang, the next sentence of the embroidered pillow is usually a bag of grass in the stomach, and occasionally someone says more directly, the embroidered pillow - straw bag!" But don't worry too much, the old man can vouch for it, the prince is definitely not talking about you, and Lord Lu doesn't mean that, it's just association, association. Hahaha....... ”
"Hahahahaha." The face of the handsome scholar turned from white to blue, and several people next to him were stunned, and then burst into laughter, Wu Sangui also leaned back with laughter, pointed at Feng Xiang and scolded with a smile: "Good boy, he is worthy of being a person that Mr. Mao Yao is optimistic about, and he really wears a pair of pants with him!" But you kid, as soon as you enter the Pingxi Palace, you dare to offend Mr. Wang Shirong Wang, don't you know that Mr. Wang is also the right-hand man of this king, you are in Qujing as the magistrate, you are not afraid that he will give you small shoes to wear? ”
"Go back to the prince." Feng Xiang replied without being humble or arrogant: "The humble position is to be an official for the prince and the second prince, and when Qujing is the magistrate of the county, as long as the humble post is loyal to the prince and the second prince, and does his best, then the humble post believes that the prince and the second prince will not be treated badly, let alone wronged." After that, Feng Xiang added with a smile, "When the second prince decided to assign a lowly post to take over from Qujing Zhixian, he also said that as long as the lowly post is loyal to the prince, then the humbleness does not have to be afraid of anything. Therefore, there is nothing to be afraid of. ”
"Really? Ying Qi, did you still say this to Lu Yifeng? Everyone loves to listen to good words, although he knew that Feng Xiang's words were deliberately praising himself and Wu Yingqi, Wu Sangui still laughed happily and turned back to his second son Wu Yingqi and asked. Wu Yingqi over there hadn't seen Han Jian's father's smiling face for a few days, seeing Wu Sangui smiling happily, Wu Yingqi didn't dare to be funny, and quickly nodded and replied: "Back to my father, the child has explained to Lord Lu like this, but the child didn't expect that Lord Lu really remembered his son's words in his heart." ”
"Not bad." Wu Sangui nodded, and praised Wu Yingqi for the first time in a few days: "The magistrate I picked this time is still a little different, and I finally didn't dare to give Lao Tzu eight taels of salt tax like the last time in Yanyuan County!" In the future, when you pick people, you have to have more eyes like this time, and pick more talents like Lu Yifeng. Wu Yingqi smiled and agreed, and nodded to Feng Xiang to express his appreciation. The few Wu Sangui confidants present were also smiling, knowing that Wu Sangui's mood had improved, and the bitter days had been spent in the past few days, but Wang Shirong was pale, and he glanced at Feng Xiang out of the corner of his eye, and he couldn't wait to kick Feng Xiang, the bastard, to death.
Finally waited until he had enough laughter, Wu Sangui sat up straight, put away his smile and asked Feng Xiang seriously: "Lu Yifeng, the pulse case you opened for this king, this king has already read it, and I think it is good, this king wants to ask you now, what kind of disease do you think this king is suffering from?" ”
Feng Xiang didn't answer, first look left and right, Wu Sangui understood Feng Xiang's thoughts, and said lightly: "It's okay to say it directly, the one here is either the king's henchman, or the king's brother or son, who can be trusted." ”
"That's it." Feng Xiang arched his hand, and pretended to be frightened and said: "However, before the humble position tells the name of the prince's illness, the humble position must first ask the prince to forgive the offense of the humble position." ”
"Tell me, don't be wordy." Wu Sangui waved his hand with an impatient expression. Feng Xiang hugged his fists again and thanked him, stood up straight, cleared his throat again, and then said solemnly: "Lord Wang, I think that you are suffering from the disease of cowardice!" In layman's terms, it's cowardice! Cowardice! ”
"What?" Before Feng Xiang's words fell, the faces of the people present, including Liu Xuanchu, changed. Wu Sangui first slammed it, then jumped up violently, and roared with a blue face: "What did you say? Is Lao Tzu a coward? Cowardice?! When Lao Tzu went to the battlefield to cut people, your father was still nursing in your grandmother's arms, do you dare to say that Lao Tzu is a coward? Cowardice?! ”
"Lord Wang, this Lu Yifeng is clearly deliberately sarcastic about you!" Wang Shirong took the opportunity to shout: "The student thinks that this Lu Yifeng should be pushed out immediately and slashed with a knife, let him see if you are bold or cowardly!" After that, Wang Shirong didn't care whether Wu Sangui agreed or not, and shouted directly: "Come on, push this Lu Yifeng out and cut it with a knife!" ”