The light clouds and lonely geese fly together, and the cold day and twilight sky are red.

After Xia Mu reported to Guo Xing, he left the bustling Governor's Mansion.

As soon as he went out, Ahsan and Luo Kedi, who had been waiting for a long time, greeted him. Xia Mu nodded to indicate that he was fine, and the big stone in the hearts of the two of them fell to the ground.

"Brother Xia, I heard that Jinyiwei has a specially arranged residence, but it's nothing for a group of men to live in, but Miss Ahsan?" Luo Kedi doesn't have any opinions, and he doesn't suffer if Miss Ahsan lives with him!

Xia Mu knew what was going on in his heart when he looked at this kid, and seeing Ah San's worried expression, he couldn't help but say happily: "It's okay, Brother Yang said that he has a big mansion in the capital that no one lives in, so we can go to live in his house and help him guard the house." ”

Ah San's face turned red when he heard this, and he hurriedly said, "Lord Yang is really thoughtful. ”

The three of them walked down the street, only to see that there were fewer and fewer shops on both sides, but the road was still wide, the traffic was busy, people came and went, it was not lively, but until they went to the East Avenue of Chang'an Street, there was no one else, although the road here was also extraordinarily wide, but there was no one dwelling, both sides were magnificent and tall yamen, and the pair of mighty Pixiu at the door was particularly solemn.

Xia Mu knew that they must have arrived at the concentration of the central government in the capital of the Ming Dynasty. I wanted to hurriedly look for the Yamen of Fusi in Beizhen, but I just turned left, and I saw one of the yamen with blue-gray stone walls and eaves of the same color, but it only exuded a ghostly atmosphere, which was very different from the tall and majestic buildings around it and the antique buildings.

"This is it!" Xia Mu looked at the gloomy yamen, the corners of his mouth rose, and he said softly, "This is our Beizhen Fusi Yamen." ”

Luo Kedi also looked proud: "It's really majestic and solemn!" Even if you walk through the door, your legs will go weak with fright. ”

"This Jinyiwei's Beizhen Fusi is just not ordinary!"

Xia Mu asked Ah Sang to wait at the gate of the mansion by himself, and he and Luo Kedi went in to report, and then went to Yang Wan's old mansion together.

Ahsan nodded, and waited alone against the wall of the mansion.

Xia Mu followed Luo Ke's enemy into the gloomy Beizhen Fusi, and saw the team wearing flying fish suits and brocade guards with embroidered spring knives on their waists, shuttling freely.

As soon as the two came in, the brocade guards in the court put down their men and looked at the two.

Xia Mu was calm, and first hugged his fists and said: "Brothers, in Xia Mu, the fourteenth Fusi of Xintianbei Town has jurisdiction over 100 households. ”

One person in the crowd hurriedly walked out when he heard this, but it was a big man in brocade clothes with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, it was Xue Hua of the 14th Thousand Households, and his brother was Xue Cheng, the pacification envoy.

He had already received a letter from his brother, and learned that a brother had come to report, and it was the brother who calmed Yang Wan's life, so he didn't dare to slack off, and greeted him with a smile: "It turns out that Brother Xia is here, brother, I'm waiting!" ”

Many Jinyi guards were shocked when they saw Xue Qianhu calling these subordinate hundred households brothers, and naturally knew that this origin was not so simple, and they hurriedly accompanied the smiling face.

Xia Mu knew that this was Xue Hua's betrayal of his favor, but he didn't dare to be proud, so he hurriedly bowed and smiled: "The younger brother has seen the elder brother." ”

Xue Hua saw that this kid knew how to measure, and he was also happy in his heart, so he hurriedly took Xia Mu and Luo Kedi to hand over the official documents, and gave him a detailed introduction to the various situations of Beizhen Fusi along the way.

Just when Xia Mu was busy for a long time and was about to say goodbye after everything was done, a brocade guard outside hurriedly ran over and panted at Xia Mu: "Oh no, a girl named Ah Sang outside said that she was Brother Xia's maid, and she was molested by Yan Xiaoye!" ”

Xia Mu exploded as soon as he heard the bombardment of his brain, and some of their relatives of Jinyiwei dared to tease? I'm really impatient!

At that moment, Xia Mu walked out angrily, but Xue Hua secretly complained bitterly and didn't stop him. also hurriedly ran out.

Luo Kedi was also indignant, rolled up his sleeves, and wanted to teach the crazy man who didn't know what to do.

Outside the house, the warm sunset casts on the rain-drenched bluestone road, but it reveals a quiet coldness.

Xia Mucai walked out of Beizhen Fusi, and saw that Ah Sang was blocked by a strange man.

The man was wearing a big red dress, and he looked good, but he was not serious at all, I saw him blocking Ah Sang's way, bullying him forward, and took two steps closer: "Miss is as beautiful as a fairy, Xiaosheng admires it, forgive me for being abrupt, dare to ask Miss Fang's name, how old is it, and whether she is married?" ”

Xia Mu was stunned, this broad daylight, Lang Lang Qiankun, actually dared to flirt with the little girl of the good family in front of the Fusi Gate of Beizhen in Jinyiwei, this person's identity can be seen!

Xia Mu was not carried away by the anger, he hurriedly stopped Luo Kedi, he stepped forward and stretched out his hand to stop the man, and said with a smile: "This brother, but the maid under the maid has offended, if there is, then I will compensate the brother for her!" ”

Yan Shaoting didn't expect to bite the gold halfway, glanced at Xia Mu, frowned slightly, but a smile appeared on his lips for a while, he didn't put Xia Mu in his eyes at all, and insisted on stepping forward to hold Ah Sang's hand: "I don't hide it, I have a deep love for Miss Xia." ”

The coldness in Xia Mu's eyes suddenly condensed, he said that a man must protect two things in his life, one is the dignity of a man, and the other is a man's woman.

Now that this kid has trampled on the two things he wants to protect, there is no need for him to continue to treat each other with courtesy!

Thinking that he suddenly twitched the embroidered spring knife in his hand, he saw that the cold light appeared, the knife rose and fell, and it had already reached the man's neck, and he said coldly: "My knife has killed a lot of people, I don't mind killing one more." ”

Yan Shaoting laughed angrily when he heard this, and his pretty face turned pale: "It's really funny, in this big capital, who dares to put a knife on the head of my little pavilion elder!" ”

Xue Hua's forehead was dripping with cold sweat at this time, and he hurriedly stepped forward to mediate, and whispered to Xia Mu: "Brother, bear with it, this is the grandson of the old Yan Pavilion of the Dynasty, and it is also the Jinyi Guard of our Beizhen Fusi." ”

As soon as Xia Mu heard that this person was Yan Song's grandson, the coldness in his eyes condensed a little, but he put away his knife and hugged his fist at Xue Hua and said, "Brother Xue, my brother still has important things to do today, so I will leave first!" ”

After speaking, without waiting for Xue Hua to say goodbye, he pulled Ah San, who had tears in his eyes, away. Luo Kedi hurriedly followed, and before leaving, he didn't forget to glare at Yan Shaoting fiercely.

Yan Shaoting looked at Xia Muyuan's back, a slight sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, but he didn't care, turned around and walked into the Fusi Yamen in Beizhen.

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Yang Wan's old mansion is also easy to find, it is in the east of the city, and it is also a big mansion with three entrances and three exits.

After all, the Jinyiwei Zhenfu envoy is also a dignified four-rank imperial court member, and there are 100,000 Jinyiwei brothers under him, compared with the third-grade commanders of the Praetorian Guard, none of the Jinyiwei Zhenfu envoys have real power.

And the old mansion seems to have been uninhabited for a few days, Yang Wan went south and north, the first three months were in the desert, the last three months may be in North Korea, and he is not in the capital all the year round, and this house is empty, and there is not even a housekeeper.

Ah Sang knew that the young master was still angry, and the cause was himself, so he hurriedly picked up tools and went to clean the house.

Luo Kedi didn't dare to approach Xia Mu, who was angry, and played with the embroidered spring knife in the courtyard alone.

It's night, flying flowers are green, and the bright moon is hanging high.

There was a sudden knock on the door of the Yan Mansion, and a man with a square head and a round face, nodding in front of the old housekeeper with a smile, walked into the Yan family compound.

At this time, it is spring to summer, and when the fragrance of Yanfu flowers is strong, the coolness gradually fades.

Yan Shifan was worried about one thing in the room.

Half a month ago, Yang Jisheng wrote a letter to impeach Qiu Luan, and was deposed by his father and son, but not long after Yang Jisheng left, Li Mo, the secretary of the ministry, took advantage of the opportunity of Bingchen's external inspection to attack and annihilate their father and son.

Now that the court has become a puddle of muddy water, Li Dang and Xu Dang are in a mess openly and secretly, all because of Qiu Luan.

And according to his father's wishes, it was time for them to give up their hatred.

At this moment, the old housekeeper said that the military counselor of the Governor's Mansion Guo Xing asked to see him.

Yan Shifan was stunned for a moment, this Guo Xing was the inner line that he finally planted in the Governor's Mansion, but something big happened in the Governor's Mansion.

That night, under the lights, I saw Yan Shifan listening to Guo Xing's words, and he was so shocked that he smashed the tea cup on the side of the case, and immediately asked the old housekeeper to call the housekeeper and ordered him to go down.

But he himself was fidgeting in the study, and kept muttering the word "account book" in his mouth.

Late at night, the guards of the Yan Mansion hurriedly went out and spilled their eyeliners, and the target was the old mansion of Dongeven Yang Qian.

And behind this silence, there is a pair of eyes that are closely watching the every move of the Yan family's father and son.

Going to court, retreating from the court, entertaining, ganging, casting nets, using tricks, flattery.

He patiently watched the old-timer's every move, always looking for flaws.

This person is none other than Xu Jie.

Xu Jie has been learning the tactics and methods of the Yan family's father and son for more than ten years, and gradually narrowed the gap between himself and his opponents in the speculation and observation day after day.

Today he has become a resourceful and unfathomable figure. But he still had to endure and be silent.

Because now that the Yan Party and Li Dang are fighting fiercely, if he makes a move at this time, it will inevitably not let Li Mo, who is older than him, take advantage of the loophole, so he is waiting for the moment when the final outbreak will occur. And now he has successfully paralyzed Yan Song and gained the trust of the emperor, but he knows very well in his heart that in order to achieve the final victory, the current conditions are not enough.

But there was an accident, this year's year of Bingchen's external inspection, Li Mo actually did it.

Xu Jie felt that it was the right time, and it was also time to show his strength at the tip of the iceberg in order to gain a greater advantage. But he didn't want to startle the snake, and he didn't want the showdown at the end.

So what is missing at the moment is a suitable target. After careful consideration, Xu Jie finally found this target.

That's Qiu Luan.

The reason why Xu Jie wants to get rid of Qiu Luan is that Qiu Luan is the one who has to give up the Yan Party, so that he will not touch the sight of the Yan Party, and he is also one of the accomplices who killed his mentor Xia Yan back then, so it is naturally not a problem to kill him.

More importantly, by defeating Qiu Luan, Xu Jie can obtain more capital, not only win the trust of the emperor, but also increase his prestige, win over hundreds of officials, and strengthen his political power.

In this way, kill three birds with one stone, why not?

But with Xu Jie's old scheming, he can't do it himself, and he must win over someone to be a gunman - that is the resourceful Yang Bo.

Yang Bo, a native of Puzhou, Jiajing has been a jinshi for eight years, with average grades, and he was assigned to a remote place as a county commander.

But how can a goldfish be a thing in a pool, and it will turn into a dragon when it encounters a storm!

This sentence is about Yang Bo, this person not only has a few brushes, but also is proficient in military affairs, and was later favored by Zhai Luan, a cabinet university scholar at the time, and transferred to the capital, first in the military selection department of the Ministry of War, and then went to the Ministry of Justice.

After several turns, he participated in the military aircraft and ranked in the high cabinet.

In the following ten years when the Yan Party was rampant, only he was favored and feared by Yan Song, and now although he temporarily left the political arena and was transferred to the left squire of the military department, he started the military full-time, but Xu Jie knew that with Yang Bo's power, it was unfathomable, and his status in the emperor's heart did not decline for a moment.

And there is another important reason why he wants to win over Yang Bo to suppress Qiu Luan. That is, the person Yang Bo hates the most in his life is Qiu Luan, for this reason, he did not hesitate to collect materials and write a letter to impeach Qiu Luan for 30 crimes, and more importantly, Yang Bo has no good impression of Yan Song and his gang.

The party is the same as the other, which is the anti-strict strategy that Xu Jie has always adhered to!

That night, Xu Jie personally visited the mansion of Yang Bo, the left attendant of the military department, and walked out with a smile three hours later, and Yang Bo personally sent it to the door.