Chapter 60: On the reward of meritorious deeds, and on the punishment of crimes

Xie An saw Xi Jian walking towards him, the heroic and tall figure did not show any old age, but the momentum was precipitated but there was a hidden deterrence, "It is the duty of the old minister to suppress bandits for the country, San Lang has lurked in the lair of the pirate for half a year, and he is really a young hero, so tonight's celebration banquet is for you and others." Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Xi Jian didn't open his mouth, these words seemed to hold Xie An up to the clouds, but everyone had never heard that the Xie family had any friendship with the Xi family, tonight Xi Jian gave Xie An face like this, everyone was stunned for a moment, and they could only think that what Xi Jian said was true.

Xie An has been living abroad for more than half a year, and he actually went to the lair of the Haikou in the East China Sea to be a spy, originally this Huan Wen lurking in the Star Tower was already surprising enough, and I don't know how the Xie family was willing to let a ten-year-old boy risk his life.

And seeing that the slender boy actually ruined a marksman, and he was still famous in Shi Zhao, this kind of thing, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like Xie An did it.

"The old man still wants to listen to another song of ambush on all sides, I have heard the Penglai score of the Xie family's collection, and I have heard Xie Yuzhang play the remnants of the song in the past, but it is a pity that the Si people have passed away. That day, I listened to the rapid strings of Jiangyin at the dock, and it was like a fantasy. ”

Xi Jian never mentioned Xie Shang, Yu Liang drank silently, and the Yu party didn't dare to echo when they saw that the head of the family didn't speak, but they had already been impressed by Xie An in their hearts.

Jin Shi people value the family, look and talent, Xie An is extremely outstanding except for the door is a little behind, but the Xie family is already the third generation to Xie An, if this young man marries with a high-ranking family, he will definitely be hot in the future.

Sima Yan was already excited, and Xu Ling said it vividly, and he felt even more immersive, he asked Xie An, "People slaughter people like hemp, was Ahri afraid at that time?" And listening to General Xi say this, you must not have revealed your identity, how could that person let you go when you were a homeless person like an ant? ”

Without waiting for Xie An to speak, Huan Wen took a pot of wine and stuffed it to Xie An, and replied for him: "This spy is naturally anonymous, and this kid is like a fish in water in the Haikou's lair, and even the Haikou master has to give three points, so when Shi Jilong sees him, he can't wait to bring this talent back to Xiangguo, how can he be willing to kill him?" ”

Huan Wen said it easily, but he still had palpitations when he recalled the scene where Shi Huzhang hung on Xie An's head, so much so that he became a shadow for him, at that moment, he felt that he was a waste of firewood, and Xie An was still smiling at him at that moment.

It was really like the moment the door of Huangquan Mansion opened, Xie An was standing on the other side between yin and yang, surrounded by lycoris like fire, and life and death were only in one thought.

"Can you not exaggerate too much?" Xie An hurriedly brushed away these words of praise and asked in a low voice, "The time I saw Liu Sheng, he said that I was rewarded by Shi Zhao with a lot of money, and General Fang Cai Xi said that the killer post has my picture, I am so famous in Jiangbei, why don't you tell me?" ”

Huan Wen patted him vigorously on the back and whispered in his ear: "Aren't you afraid of worrying, Liu Zheng doesn't know that you are back in Jiankang, and you don't go to Jiangbei, and their killers don't dare to cross the river. ”

Xie An was still not at ease, so he grabbed him and asked, "What is the Killer Station?" ”

"You smart man still want to ask me? The post is a post station, it is naturally an organization, from Luoyang, Xiangguo in the north and our Jiangbei have this kind of outlaw organization, they all say that they are mixed food, and the level of killing is uneven, don't you worry, how can there be so many masters like me in this world? ”

Huan Wen said, he couldn't help boasting, and Xie An had several blank eyes.

Xie An is the absolute protagonist tonight, which is unexpected by everyone, Xi Jian doesn't seem to care about being robbed of the limelight by the young man, and he is the one who lifts Xie An to the sky.

Xie An's ears were gone, and his heart sank slightly, and he guessed that this was one of the results of the private meeting between Director Wang and Xi Jian, and Xi Jian must have known that he had become Director Wang's student.

It seems that General Xi Jian's vision is still good, even if the Yu clan is dominant, but the highest authority in the Jiangzuo clan still belongs to Wang Dao, Wang Dao's roots in Jiangzuo are deeper than the Yu clan, Xi has always wanted to seek a balance between the cold door and the high gate, as long as he takes advantage of Wang Dao's east wind and his own troops, he can be invincible, and it is a fragrant bait that everyone is fighting for.

The Hanmen clan can do Xi Jian's part, and they have already reached the top.

Moreover, Xi Jian is extremely patriotic, respects Sima's family, and is a pillar of the country and a model for the ministers.

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After all, the celebration banquet is to be rewarded, because of the matter of the Haikou made the court have a sense of crisis, Xi Jian got the Jingkou across the river from Guangling as the garrison of the troops, and thereafter, the Wu land east of Jiankang is the scope of Xi Jian's soldiers and horses.

Guangling and Jingkou are in hand, and Jingkou occupies the channel to Jiankang, which can be described as another important military town.

This reward was simply given to Su Junyi, who had to build a town west of Jiankang - Liyang, to write down Ma Wei, and Xuancheng, which looked across the river from Liyang, was served by Huan Yi as the Taishou.

From the internal history to the Taishou, Huan Yi's careful management has finally paid off.

The reward Xie An next to him was also a little overheard, he and Huan Wen's rewards are all in kind, although the gold and silver wealth is a vulgar thing, but it is so vulgar that people can't refuse, but the reputation is in hand, just like the resume of finding a job in later generations, this kind of merit will be on the day of the election of officials, as if it has been booked above the five products.

It's just that Huan Yi still doesn't seem to be in a hurry about his own family and the crown election, and Huan Wen is not in a hurry.

As for Xie An, others sighed in their hearts, this is needless to say, everyone is waiting for Xie Saburo to grow up, so that they can talk about marriage, the interests of the family are intertwined, and the marriage event should be the first one, and now that the reputation of the Xie family is damaged, it seems that they have to rely on this little Saburo to turn the tide.

Everyone has a heart for gossip, so everyone is privately speculating about Xie An's future marriage, and seeing Ma Yan of the small master company and his smile, I can't help but think that this little master has a friendship with Xie An as a classmate, could it be that Xie An will marry a princess in the future?

This is one of the best pedals.

Calculate the princesses of the right age now, not only the eldest princess of Nankang, Sima Xingnan, who is the concubine's concubine, but also the princess Luling and Princess Nanjun Mourning born to the concubine, and Princess Xunyang, the sister of Sima Yu, the king of Huiji.

After the reward, it is already the time to drink, in the middle of the month, the autumn breeze is coming, the music is playing, the dance is like flowers, some people are drunk and reserved, some people are like falling into a dream, Xie An sat calmly in a corner, upright and self-conscious, his eyes were lowered, like a person outside the world.

At this time, the Empress Dowager Yu returned to the banquet, she was supported by someone, and that person was the eldest princess Sima Xingnan who invited herself to keep filial piety in the imperial mausoleum, Xie An saw that Sima Xingnan was dressed gorgeously, and he didn't seem to be a person who was guarding filial piety at all, and the wine he was about to swallow was almost squirted out in a mouthful.

Is this eldest princess going to take advantage of the gathering of scholars to steal the selection of horses?

Huan Wen saw that he had been sitting like a bodhisattva for a long time, and he almost squirted wine, and he didn't know what funny things he had done, so he hurriedly came over and asked, "I've been secretly watching you for a long time, what kind of fun do you have to tell my brother?" ”

"What are you peeking at me for?" Xie An really wanted to steal the dust to slap his smiling face, but when he saw the purple eyes with a playful smile twinkling with a smile, he immediately moved in his heart, rolled his eyes and said, "What you should be looking at is the upper seat." ”

"Attendance?" Huan Wen said in his heart, who else can he watch besides Sima Yan? Yu Liang and Xi Jian are too serious.

"Look." Xie An led his gaze and looked at it together, the eldest princess was smiling and chanting to dress up for Sima Yan, the scene was a little sparse, and she didn't let her report when she came, and most of the people who were already slightly drunk at the banquet didn't notice her.

The scarlet dress reflects the red face, even if he is only twelve years old, he dresses up a little, and the charm is already between the eyebrows.

I didn't think about it, Huan Wen glanced at it and said, "What is there to see the little girl?" ”

……

Xie An couldn't help but smile and said, "Didn't you boast that you would marry a princess in the future?" This is the eldest princess of Nankang, the sister of the little lord. ”

I saw the eldest princess bowing slightly, Sima Yan whispered something in her ear, and the Empress Dowager Yu coughed hurriedly, asking the two to pay attention to the identity in front of the person.

Then the eldest princess raised her head and followed the direction of Sima Yan's gaze, Ying Ying glanced at Xie An with a smile, proudly picked up the wine jug in front of the Empress Dowager Yu's case, and walked towards the seat.

Empress Dowager Yu suddenly felt that it was right for her to follow Mrs. Nanyue's advice for most of the past six months, and to eat a vegetarian cultivation, otherwise she would have been angry with her rebellious children a long time ago.

The eldest princess first gave a toast to her uncle Yu Liang and Xi Jian, which was as light as drinking water, and then Shi Shiran walked to Xie An's seat and said with a smile: "Respect the little hero." ”

"Eldest princess, don't make fun of me." Xie An glanced at Huan Wen and said, "The eldest princess also wants to give Huan a cup of talismans, he has a lot to contribute." ”

The eldest princess brought fruit wine brewed at the beginning of this summer, and even Sima Yan was only allowed to drink fruit wine, but when she saw the wine in Huan Wen's hand, she couldn't help wrinkling her nose and sniffing like a cat: "This wine is really fragrant." ”

Seeing that she reached out to grab it, Huan Wen hurriedly took a step back, "Children can't drink." ”

"Who's the kid?!"

This can be regarded as provoking the eldest princess, although it is the first time to see her, but the eldest princess's temperament is not more delicate than the average little lady, and Huan Wen is not a person who pities the fragrance and cherishes the jade, and argues endlessly over the issue of drinking at her age.

Finally, the two of them looked at Xie An together, "Ahri, you say!" ”

didn't expect Xie An to have disappeared in place, and secretly ran away as early as when the two of them were arguing.

The two searched around, but they didn't think that Xie An had gone to find Wang Biaozhi.

Wang Biao's face was tired, and Wang Shu sat next to him, who was concentrating on eating and drinking. The first thing Xie An asked when he saw Wang Biaozhi was: "Who is under the command of the Xuanwu Battalion?" ”

Although he drank a little wine, his face was still pale, and when he raised his eyes, his eyes were cold, and Wang Biaozhi was uncomfortable.

Wang Biaozhi sighed and said, "Yu's, Yu Liang's second brother Yu Bing is in charge. ”

"Sima Zong can't intercept and kill, so he's ready to make a move? Give Song Yi to the Yu family, the Empress Dowager Yu will naturally not listen to her arguments in anger, and the woman's jealousy will make Song Yi be killed by the Empress Dowager Yu when she returns. Xie An frowned, "So what are you waiting for?" Hiding all the evidence, let my brother Shang bear the infamy? ”

Wang Biaozhi was silent for a long time and said: "Liu Shengken confessed everything that colluded with the Qianren, but he never said anything about Sima Zong, so we have to wait for him to show his feet, he is a prince." ”

The two spoke very quietly, but Wang Shu, who was slightly drunk on the side, felt that Xie An was as cold as ice at the moment, as if he had changed from the handsome little Langjun of Fang Cai, could it be that Xie An was getting whiter the more he drank?

"Fuck the big picture!" Xie An scolded in a low voice, and when he was about to leave, he saw Yu Yi walking over with a smile.

The people of the Yu family, because Yu Yi focuses on calligraphy, so the popularity is the best, but Rao is he can't get Xie An's good face at the moment, he smiled at Wang Biaozhi instead, "It seems that this wine is really a bad thing, we San Lang endured it all night, and now I finally have some temper on my face, let me tell you, Sister A is just a momentary anger, and when Song Yuan is arrested back for the first trial, won't it have nothing to do with Renzu?" Song Yuan is not as good-looking as Renzu. ”

Wang Biaozhi sighed: "Zhigong, you are really lacking in heart, don't mess with this kitten." ”

The two were talking, and then turned to Xie An, and found that he was long gone, and looked around, and found that he was standing in the court, beside him was playing music and dancing, but he was standing still, his eyes were heavy, and there was a sense of loneliness that everyone was drunk and I was alone.

"Have you ever experienced what it's like to run without a door?" Wang Shu, who had never spoken, suddenly asked the two, "There are so many praises for him present, but no one can help him solve the Xie family's dilemma." Not even the little lord. I heard that the two Langjun of the Xie family have been running around all day, so Xie Yi's temper has come up and he quarreled with me, if they don't run, do they want Xie Shangshu to go out? Even the last bit of dignity of the Xie family has been stripped away? ”

Yu Yi was in a cold sweat when he heard this, and Wang Biaozhi was impressed by Wang Shu, but Wang Shu continued to drink, and said to himself: "Just rush him to never laugh at me like Lord Situ, I will bet that his Xie family will be above your Yu family in the future." ”

Wang Shu's stupid rumors have been circulating for several years, but now he seems to be a person who has seen the world thoroughly, Wang Biao's heart can't help but praise his uncle's vision, and he is slightly relieved to see that Yu Yi is not displeased.

Yu Yi was very happy, "I'll wait for him to cross me on the ink soul list." ”

Wang Biaozhi thought that this person was the only lovely person in the Yu family.

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After the merit reward is completed, the culpability should be settled, this banquet is not over, although it should have ended after the reward, but the Empress Dowager Yu has not left, and everyone dare not leave.

Previously, Empress Dowager Yu was so moved by Xie An's poems and paintings that she left for a while, but now she came back again and returned to calm because she had been waiting.

Waiting for the prisoner who assassinated the first emperor, the stunning woman who was Wang Dun's concubine and became the emperor's favorite concubine.

After Song Yuan left the palace, Ruan Fu took her in, but fortunately, Ruan Fu had a high reputation, and Ruan Fu did not have an important role in the court, so he escaped the wrath of the Yu family.

Commanding the Xuanwu camp is Yu Bing, Yu Liang's second younger brother, compared to Yu Yi, who focused on calligraphy at the earliest, Yu Bing was favored by Wang Dao when he was a teenager, and he also served as Situ Zuo's long history, and now he is the history of Wu's country, and he is also in charge of soldiers and horses for Yu Liang.

Received the news that Song Yuan was taken down, Yu Bing had not yet entered the city, and now at the end of the banquet, Yu Bing rode without disarming his armor and did not abandon his sword, and returned to Taicheng on the dust outside Jiankang City.

In the slightly drunken warmth of the scholars, Yu Bing broke into the hall with a full body of murder and forbearance of anger, and the ceremony that should have been seen was seen, and in the expectant eyes of the Empress Dowager Yu, Yu Bingtie actually said nothing with a black face.

Xi Jian's eyebrows were slightly raised, Yu Liang's hand holding the cup tightened, and then he heard the voice of the inner supervisor coming through the music of silk and bamboo, "King Nanton has arrived!" ”

Sima Zong was finally late, because Sima Yi had been ill recently, and this banquet was originally the Sima Zong's replacement for his brother, but the reason for the delay was related to Yu Bing.

Sima Zong came suddenly, his silver hair was lightly draped like a flowing wave, there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, and there seemed to be a flamboyant blood mark on his forehead.

The first thing Sima Zong said when he saw Sima Yan was, "Little lord, this merit deserves a reward, but this crime should also be punished, right?" ”

Sima Yan has always had a good impression of this white-headed man, and he didn't know what he was saying, so he listened to it.

"Yu Bing neglected his duty and let the traitor Xie Shang rescue Song Yuan in front of the East Fence Gate, if it weren't for the fact that this king sent troops to relieve the siege, I am afraid that this Lord Neishi is only afraid that he will be killed by Xie Shang, a thief, I don't know if this crime should be punished?"

Sima Zong was not angry, he stepped forward, Shi Shiran threw something at Xie An's feet, and sneered: "This is the talisman jade plate left by Xie Shang when he rescued Song Yuan, everyone in your Xie family has it, you have to keep it for him." ”

(To be continued.) )