Chapter 157: Fueling the Flames
The general in the palace commanded the Imperial Forest Army, was the highest commander of the Imperial Forest Army, and directly obeyed the emperor.
When Cai Tong heard this, his eyes changed. And the forty officials behind Shen Yutong have already gathered around, although they are still trembling in their hearts, but the two adults are already sitting not far away without fear of life and death, so they naturally have no one who does not fight to the death!
When Cai Tong saw it, his face became more and more pale.
If it was just now, he could have forcibly killed Shen Yutong and taken the three of them, but now there are two people sitting in the sedan chair behind him, and his identity is obviously not low. What's more, King Jin's gold medal is here, he can't ignore King Jin's gold medal, right?
Yan Song also knew that something was wrong, and the forty officials all held the hilts of their swords, as if as long as the Imperial Forest Army moved, they would immediately draw their swords and face each other, looking fearless. He shrank his head and quietly hid behind Cai Tong.
Shen Yutong looked at Cai Tong's iron-blue face, his heart was extremely comfortable, and he said coldly, "General Cai, this official is busy with official business, please hurry up!" β
Cai Tong naturally understood what the other party meant, it was nothing more than worrying that there would be trouble to drag on and have a long night. His eyes flickered violently, neither soft nor hard, and he hesitated in his heart. Listening to Yan Chongli's tone of transmission, he vaguely knew that things were not easy, but he couldn't think of a solution to the current embarrassment for a while.
In the confrontation between the two parties, a faint voice came from the sedan chair not far from Cai Tong, "Lord Shen, this official also invited you to have a drink, don't let us wait for a long time!" β
Now that it has come to this point, it is natural to give it if you can give it, and let others apologize for it.
As soon as Shao Yi's voice fell, Cai Tong's face changed instantly. He could hear whose voice it was! But I know that my heart is even more uncertain. Shao Yi has always been good at drilling, but now he dares to touch him and the eldest princess Yan Chongli behind him, then things are not as simple as imagined!
Shen Yutong immediately agreed, 'yes', turned his head to look at Cai Tong, and said in a deep voice: "General Cai, Lord Yin has already spoken, if you don't get out of the way, this official is not welcome!" β
The situation has completely reversed, just now it was Cai Tong's domineering and awe-inspiring sharpening of the sword, and now it is Shen Yutong's sword out of the sheath! Although the momentum is inferior, it is more aggressive and arrogant!
Listening to Shen Yutong's almost ultimatum words, the corners of Cai Tong's face twitched suddenly, his eyes flashed coldly, he hesitated, twisted his brows and gritted his teeth: "It's okay for you to take it away, but I have to send someone to follow!" β
Shen Yutong frowned slightly, and was about to refuse, when another voice came from the sedan chair behind him: "Okay, that's it, Lord Shao, let's have a drink?" β
"Okay, I'm going to have a good ...... today"
"Okay, I have a thousand taels of silver on me, let's enjoy it."
"Hehe, Master Wei is really wealthy......"
With a word, the two sedan chairs swayed and lifted up, passed past the group of servants and royal guards, and walked towards another restaurant in the distance.
Shen Yutong respectfully waited for the two adults to leave, then turned his head to look at Cai Tong and said lightly: "It's okay to send people, just two." I will report this matter to our Lord Lin, and then submit an official document to the general of the palace and the cabinet. In addition, General Cai must be prepared, and it is said that someone in the court will inevitably participate in you! β
Cai Tong, who originally thought that the matter was over, immediately looked gloomy when he heard it, like ink that had not been used for several years, and the black one could drip water!
The general in the palace will report it, after all, it is a family ugliness that cannot be publicized, and at most two sentences of reprimand. But the cabinet is different, the cabinet governs the world, and the Imperial Forest Army dares to mess around in Jinling, isn't it a slap in the face? What's more, if you have to play him to the emperor, even if you have the eldest princess as a shield, you will inevitably be punished!
But now he is completely unreasonable, let alone has the strength to come hard, so he can only knock out his teeth and swallow it in his stomach!
"You, you stay, the others follow me!" Cai Tong's eyes swept over Shen Yutong, turned around and ordered two people at random, and then strode away!
Looking at Cai Tong, who was full of gloom and indignation and unwilling to leave, Fu Yang and Fu Qingyao felt comfortable in their hearts, intuitively raised their eyebrows, and secretly admired Wei Qiao's methods in their hearts.
"Ah, ah, Uncle Cai, take me away, take me away, I can't stay......" Seeing that Cai Tong was leaving, Yan Song was stunned for a while, but then his face turned pale, and he immediately shouted and chased after him.
"You stay." He had just taken a few steps when a servant pulled him past him and said coldly.
Cai Tong paused, the anger in his heart suddenly rose, his eyes flickered, and his right hand holding the hilt of the knife creaked.
The teeth seemed to be shattered, his face twitched fiercely, Cai Tong snorted and stepped forward again, striding away. It's just that the soldiers who followed him were terrified, and the footprints from the military boots were too deep!
Shen Yutong didn't care about Yan Song, who was shouting, and hurriedly ran towards Fu Yang and Fu Qingyao, and he recognized Fu Qingyao at a glance! After all, her outfit is almost unique, and anyone who has heard of it can be recognized.
Shen Yutong trotted over and reached out to untie the rope, "Yunya Gongzi, Miss Fu ......"
"Don't move!" As soon as Shen Yutong touched the rope, Fu Yang turned around and said loudly.
Shen Yutong was stunned for a moment, Fu Yang couldn't swallow it in his heart, and said coldly: "I want the general in the palace to come and personally untie it for me!"
Shen Yutong sweated on his head when he heard this, although the general in the palace was a second-grade general, he was a person who was generally respectful of the first grade. Isn't it too child's play to let such a big man untie the rope for you?
However, seeing that the two of them looked at each other as a matter of course, Shen Yutong's heart suddenly moved, and he hurriedly said: "According to what the son said, when will the two of them say hello." β
When Fu Yang saw that Wei Qiao didn't come forward, he knew that the matter was endless, and the surname Suo no longer thought about the restaurant, and said to Shen Yutong: "Then untie it for my aunt." β
"No, if you don't understand, I won't understand." Before Shen Yutong could speak, Fu Qingyao snorted coldly.
Fu Yang has never been able to twist Fu Qingyao, so when he heard this, he nodded and said, "Okay, let's go to the Yushitai." β
"Yes!" Shen Yutong was shocked in his heart, and said respectfully and calmly on his face. Why was he shocked, Fu Qingyao is Fu Li's sister, this is well known, and everyone saw it with their own eyes at the Wei and Chen Chamber of Commerce. That Fu Yang's identity is about to come out - Fu Ge Lao's son!
Shen Yutong secretly said in his heart that this was the case, and hurriedly sent the two of them more respectfully. An eldest princess, compared to Fu Ge Lao, is far from enough!
So, the group took Fu Yang and Fu Qingyao, pressed Yan Song, and walked towards the Yushitai in a mighty way.
At this time, Wei Qiao and Shao Yi were already eating leisurely in a restaurant by Mochou Lake.
Wei Qiao stared at the Mochou Lake downstairs, sparkling, rippling waves, from time to time there are flower boats swinging leisurely past the eyes, occasionally silk bamboo spread fluttering into the ears, a gust of breeze hit, the curtains are light, very comfortable.
Shao Yi also looked out the window with a wine glass, and said with emotion: "Young people are good, today they are looking for mountains, walking on the green and tomorrow, boating on the lake, poems and songs, beautiful women and good scenery, I really envy others." β
Wei Qiao smiled faintly, turned his head and said, "I heard that the adults have more than a dozen rooms in their homes, and there is no one to be happy with?" If you really envy others, why not give it a try for yourself? β
Shao Yi smiled, seemed to be a little proud, and said: "Dissatisfied with Wei Gongzi, there are indeed a few heartfelt, hehe, it's a pity......"
Seeing that Shao Yi's expression turned from smug to lonely almost instantly, he couldn't help but be stunned, and said, "My lord, why is this?" β
Shao Yi glanced up at him, and said with a smile: "The son will know later." β
Wei Qiao nodded and smiled lightly, his eyes turned to Mochou Lake again, looking at the sparkling lake, he suddenly remembered that he had also made an appointment with Wu Qingning, if he accompanied her to swim in the lake, it must be very interesting, well, it would be better if he brought Li Xiluan...... As soon as Wei Qiao's mind was crooked, he really went down...... Shao Yi held the wine glass, lowered his head, and his eyes flickered slightly.
This time is also a gamble, when he received Wei Qiao's letter, he hesitated for a long time, but finally gritted his teeth and took it. He knows the identity of 'Cloud Cliff' clearly, although the other party is the eldest princess, but in Shao Yi's opinion, he can fight the old and cunning Fu Ge Lao at all. You must know that Fu Ge Lao has been in two dynasties, and he has done more than 20 auxiliary wind and rain without moving, how can he be compared to ordinary people!
Not to mention his methods, that is, his protΓ©gΓ©s and former officials all over the world, huge and complex network covering almost the entire Great Qi, even the emperor has to carefully consider it again and again in the face of Shoufu before he can make a decision!
But harvest and risk coexist, there must be risk when there is harvest, and the risk he took was to offend the eldest princess, offend Yan Chongli and be appreciated and promoted by Fu Ge Lao.
But it's all worth it! Shao Yi thought secretly in his heart.
Looking up at Wei Qiao, who was a little distracted, Shao Yi frowned slightly, thought for a while, and said in a low voice: "Wei Gongzi, Shao has the courage to ask, how sure are you in this matter?" β
If the young man in front of him answered that he was not sure, then Shao Yi would definitely not be able to sleep tonight.
Wei Qiao was stunned for a moment, retracted his senses, smiled faintly, and said, "Lord Shao, you are too worried, this time it is not us, it is the immortals who fight." β
"Immortal fight?" Shao Yi frowned, a little unsure of what Wei Qiao meant.
Wei Qiao held the wine glass and said with a smile: "It's just to fight for power and the strength of both families." β
In fact, it is to fight for the father and mother, and then the seven aunts, eight aunts and nine aunts add up to fight together.
Shao Yi was stunned, then smiled and said, "Yes, it is still Wei Gongzi who has unique insights." β
Wei Qiao nodded with a faint smile, and turned his head to the lake again.
In fact, he didn't tell the truth, it was indeed a small thing when this happened, but after the small things gradually expanded, Wei Qiao found that something was wrong. Originally, he was puzzled, thinking that someone was asking him for trouble, but when he thought about it, he felt that it was impossible.
Thinking about the recent events in the court, Wei Qiao vaguely understood that this was some people throwing stones to ask for directions, testing all sides, and doing pre-war fire reconnaissance. Maybe it was one side and two parties at the beginning, but it was estimated that more people would join the ranks of the temptation, and now Jinling, Wei Qiao estimated that almost all the eyes of the high-level of Daqi were focused on the Yushitai.
What's the big deal in Jinling right now? People who have a little bit of a way in Jinling know it!
- Establish a prince!
Wei Qiao had to sigh at the minds of these big people, so many things can be derived from a small thing.
Royal Palace, back garden.
The old man in the Chinese costume held the black chess pieces between his fingers, landed on the chessboard with full of energy, and said with a smile, "How about this move?" β
- Emperor of Great Qi, Zhou Yanzhao.
He was vigorous and his face was plump, without a trace of the appearance of being terminally ill and dying soon.
Opposite him sat a monk, turning Buddhist beads in both hands, looking at the chessboard with a smile: "It's a bit overkill." β
- Cloud Buddha Temple, Master of Indokong.
The emperor was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's a little." β
Master Yinkong glanced up at him, shook his head and smiled, "I'm afraid there are more elements in the assessment." β
The emperor's chess pieces fell again, looked up at him with a smile, and said, "I knew that I couldn't hide it from you, an old monk." β
The two are playing dumb riddles with their hearts, but the protagonist is Wei Qiao.
Master Yinkong smiled faintly, pinched the chess pieces and said, "You are not the only one who plays chess. β
The emperor's eyes flashed, and he immediately said with a smile: "The more people who play chess, the more interesting it is, not to mention, until the end, who knows who is the one who plays chess?" β
Master Yinkong held a Buddhist bead in his hand, and his face was compassionate, compassionate, and compassionate. The fingers were unconsciously much faster, and the more helpless the face became. After a long time, he nodded slightly, and said with a sigh: "Are you really ready?" β
The emperor looked at the chessboard with a deep gaze, his expression was indifferent, and he did not answer the words of the master of the Seal Sky.
After a long time, Master Yinkong sighed lowly and said, "For more than ten years, I think you are ready." Anyway, the old man will go out to travel after five days, and I hope to see all my old friends in my lifetime. β
The emperor was stunned for a moment, raised his head in some surprise, and suddenly there was a hint of strangeness in his eyes.
This strange appearance was obviously for Master Yinkong, but Master Yinkong shook his head and said: "The edict left by the first emperor, let him return to dust and return to earth, everything in the world has a certain number, and cause and effect do not need to be forced." β
The emperor smiled indifferently at Master Yinkong's face, and said, "Okay, if you want to leave, no one will stop you, and I will also send someone to show you in the Cloud Buddha Temple, you don't have to worry." β
Master Yinkong folded his hands, recited the Buddha's name, and got up to take his leave.
The emperor didn't look up until Master Yinkong walked for a long time before he slowly raised his head, looked at the direction he left, and whispered to himself: "Edict, edict ......"
Master Yinkong walked out of the palace gate slowly, walked a few steps, and couldn't help but look up and sigh: "Everyone is miserable, and they still can't hide after all." β
Fu Mansion, Fu Li's study.
Fu Li and Fu Mingzheng sat opposite each other, Fu Li held the manuscript handed over by Fu Mingzheng in his hand, his brows furrowed together, and his eyes flashed from time to time.
Fu Ming was holding a teacup in his hand, gently blowing the tea leaves, his face was indifferent, but it was not so relaxed, especially when he saw Fu Li frowning, he was faintly uneasy.
After a long time, Fu Lichang let out a sigh, put down the stack of papers in his hand, looked at Fu Mingzheng with a somewhat complicated gaze, and said, "That's all?" β
Fu Mingzheng was stunned for a moment, and then said: "No, I have kept some of them." β
Fu Li nodded, his son has always been knowledgeable, his surname is meticulous and decisive, and he is not lacking in courage in doing things, and he is more than a step stronger than when he was young.
Fu Li understands Fu Mingzheng and naturally understands his scruples, but even if he writes this, in Fu Li's opinion, most of them are extremely difficult to implement.
"By the way, this is what you discussed with the Wei family boy?" Fu Li suddenly turned his eyes and asked.
Fu Mingzheng was a little surprised by Fu Li's affectionate title of 'Wei Family Boy', but immediately smiled and said: "It's to discuss some, these are the first drafts, and I'm going to let him see it and add some in a few days." This kid has not read much of the four books of scripture and history, but he has read a lot of miscellaneous books, some of which are unbelievable but extremely simple, and some of which are extremely simple, and what he thinks of are so complicated. In short, this kid is a leader in the younger generation, but he still lacks some heat. β
Fu Li nodded, he had met Wei Qiao once, and he also knew something about Wei Qiao's other things. Although Wei Qiao is far more mature than his peers, he seems to be trapped at home for a long time, he doesn't know much about external affairs, he has less experience than others, and the officialdom is deep, so he needs to be sharpened.
Fu Li thought for a while, then raised his head and said, "Well, then you can talk to him again." β
Fu Mingzheng frowned slightly when he saw that his father did not say anything.
Fu Li saw that Fu Mingzheng was not leaving, and sighed softly, and the father and son confessed that they had nothing to say to others, so the surname Suo said: "Although I don't know what you kept, but just with what you wrote, it is extremely difficult to promote." The first is the regulation of rights and duties, which will be extremely controversial. The implementation of responsibility to the people, it is estimated that the rebound is not small, as for the accountability sitting, it will definitely make waves. The establishment of the financial and budgetary yamen of the reading power is to manage the place vertically, and it is no longer under the management of the local yamen. Dali Temple, the chief of the imperial history platform is not restricted from entering the cabinet, which is all a matter of launching the whole body. Don't say that I am alone, even if the cabinet agrees, I can't implement it. There is also a thorn history county order to supervise, regular assessment, etc., if it is really to be implemented, it must be a big chaos in the world. β
Fu Mingzheng's brows also furrowed, and he said, "What if you take your time one by one?" β
Fu Li's eyes were a little dazed, and he said, "You also know about Yunya, right?" β
Fu Mingzheng nodded, although he was puzzled, he still said calmly: "What, what does this have to do with the seventh brother?" β
Fu Li was silent and said: "How can it be okay, it has been more than ten years, no matter how strong his patience is, it has come to the end, and his body is ......"
Fu Mingzheng was shocked when he heard this, his eyes showed shock, and he said, "Father, you mean ......" He pointed to the west. There is the direction of the Royal Palace.
Fu Li stood up, his eyes cast out of the window, his gaze was distant, deep and complex, flashing with bursts of indescribable light.
Fu Mingzheng didn't speak, he had a knot twenty years ago, this pimple not only existed in the emperor's heart, but also in Fu Li's heart, and similarly, there was King Jin and Wu Shuai. They are four people, the protagonists of that incident, the matter may be simple, but the process is too complicated for anyone to explain, and it is impossible to explain it. As long as all four are alive, this pimple will be there forever!
- Unless there is only one person left.
Jin Wangfu, Wang Yuanhui study.
Wang Yuanhui, Zhong Qi, You are synonymous.
Zhong Qi and You Tongyi sat down and looked up at Wang Yuanhui, who was staring at him.
Wang Yuanhui had a sneer on the corner of his mouth, and said, "You have also seen that this time the Yushitai is going to be in the limelight again." β
The wrench on Zhong Qi's thumb rubbed gently, and the slightest coldness in his eyes overflowed. Wei Qiao's unceremonious refusal and turning around and leaving gave him a great 'humiliation', if it weren't for his scruples and temporary inability to free up, he would have started to retaliate a long time ago.
Thinking that Wei Qiao had offended Yan Chongli, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart: "Yan Chongli is easy to provoke, just because he can endure the debauchery of the eldest princess, he knows that he is not a good man and a woman." What's more, it's not easy for the eldest princess to be as good as she can, hmph, you just wait for bad luck! β
You Tongyi had a different feeling in his heart, and he still clearly remembered the situation when Wei Qiao forced Wang Yuanhui to hurry while talking and laughing. He hesitated to say it in his heart, but seeing Wang Yuanhui's excited look, he still suppressed this idea. At this time, pouring cold water on Wang Yuan is tantamount to asking for trouble for himself.
Wang Yuanhui turned his gaze to the direction of Yushitai, his eyes flashed coldly, and the corners of his mouth smiled and said, "Isn't it too boring for us to sit and watch the play like this?" β
Zhong Qi gently turned his thumb upward, and said with a smile in his eyes: "What Brother Wang said is that I heard that Lord Wailangfeng, a member of the household department, has been fighting unevenly recently, and he often roars in court. β
You Tongyi's face changed slightly when he heard this, Zhong Qi really deserved to be the legendary smiling tiger, this trick was poisonous enough.
This household member Wailang Feng, is the third in the cabinet, the son of the old man who closed the city, and has been running behind the eldest princess's ass very diligently recently, if he knows that the eldest princess's son was taken by Yushitai, with the identity of his father, he can't say that he wants to make a big fuss about Yushitai in order to smile at Bo Hongyan.
The closure of the city is such an only son, although the management is stricter, but it is also tightly cared for, and the most is short-sighted.
Oh, quietly involved a pavilion elder, who still has a lot of weight and a surname.
When Wang Yuanhui heard this, he immediately smiled and said, "Brother Zhong's idea is wonderful, haha, it's wonderful......
Zhong Qi's face flashed with cold crumbs, he lowered his head, the wrench on his thumb continued to rotate slowly, and suddenly raised his head and said, "Zhong plans to have a banquet for Lord Shao in the evening, I wonder if Brother Wang is free to accompany him?" β
Wang Yuanhui's face changed, and he was immediately surprised and inexplicably said: "If you are free, you are free, haha, how can you not be free......"
You Tongyi's heart trembled, and his eyes were full of horror when he looked at Zhong Qi. -- This man is too ruthless.
Marshal's Mansion.
"Master, I didn't lie to you......" Xiu'er kept gesturing with her hands in front of the martial artist, her pretty face was excited, and she imitated Wu Qingning's smiling movements, for fear that the martial artist would not believe it.
The martial apprentice's eyes widened, and his face was full of incredulity while sitting in a wheelchair, even if Xiu'er was screaming and screaming, he still looked at Xiu'er with some unconfidence and said, "Xiu'er, I'm not wrong......"
Xiu'er is like a little spy, her little head shakes like a rattle, "No, no, I saw Miss laugh three times today, this is something that has never happened before......"
The warrior leaned on the wheelchair, touching his beard with one hand, and his face was still full of surprise. Thinking back to the corners of my daughter's mouth that pulled the arc just now, it was clearly a smile, but I always felt a little dreaming, so unreal.
His daughter is now nineteen, but except for when he saw Wu Qingning laugh when she was very young and could be teased in swaddling clothes, the rest of the time, there was almost no memory of her smile.
The martial apprentice has always been sorry for Wu Qingning, he has been on expeditions all the year round, Wu Qingning, who has no father and no mother, grew up alone, and when he has time to accompany her, Wu Qingning's surname has been decided, and he wants to change, but it is too late.
Looking at his daughter's cold and pretty face that had never smiled, the discomfort in the martial apprentice's heart was never mentioned to others, but those tiger eyes knew how he felt. Now my daughter can laugh, she really laughs!
(To be continued)