Chapter 17: Urgency

On this day, Wen Minghui, the commander of the forbidden army, caught up with Qian Hongzuo on the way to the court. The formal request to see the king is actually a request to see the queen mother and the king, which requires a bunch of procedures such as submitting forms, approvals, and sorting, and what Wen Minghui wants to tell is not a formal state affair, but a trivial matter for the king to ask him to send an officer of the forbidden army to accompany Xie Xiangcun to Taizhou to find relatives. Wen Minghui is different from other ministers who are not allowed to enter the inner court of the palace without being summoned, as the commander of the forbidden army, it is easy for him to enter and exit the former court and the inner court, so he simply picked up the king when he went to the court, chased him to the sedan chair, and wanted to escort the king back to the inner palace, and at the same time tell the king about the things he wanted to return by the way.

When Qian Hongzuo saw Wen Minghui catching up, he originally wanted to stop the sedan chair, after all, Wen Minghui's status was noble. But Wen Minghui said: "The minister asks the Holy Lord for permission to escort you back to the palace by the last general, and by the way, I will say a few words to you." He also signaled the palace maids and chamberlains accompanying the guard of honor and the guards with knives to continue walking.

Wen Minghui walked beside the sedan chair, and Qian Hongzuo said to him: "General Wen has something to say, please speak." ”

Wen Minghui said: "Have you ever remembered: Did you ever order the last general to send capable officers of the forbidden army to Taizhou to look for relatives with Xie Xiangcun, who had rescued him?" ”

Qian Hongzuo said with concern: "Remember, do they have any news?" ”

Wen Minghui said: "The two forbidden army officers sent have already returned, so the last general is here to return today." ”

Qian Hongzuo was pleasantly surprised: "Great, Xiao Xie is finally back!" I thought it would take a long time to find after many years. ”

Wen Minghui was stunned for a moment, and then explained: "It's just that the two forbidden army officers have returned, and Xie Xiangcun has not returned." ”

Qian Hongzuo's heart shook suddenly, and he said eagerly: "Why didn't Xie Xiangcun go back?" What happened? ”

Wen Minghui said: "According to the two officers, after they arrived in Taizhou, it was difficult to find them because of the vague clues. It was up to them to make the decision, using the forbidden army dragon card to order the local yamen to assist, and Xie Xiang deposited the reward money, wrote the relevant clues into a proclamation, posted them everywhere in Taizhou City, and asked the officials from door to door. Not only in the city, but also in the towns and villages under the jurisdiction of Taizhou. After looking for half a month with great fanfare, but found nothing, all the officials replied: There is no one to look for in the jurisdiction. The two forbidden army officers believed that they could not find such a momentum, indicating that the person they were looking for was not in Taizhou at all. Because he was in a hurry to return to the saint, he returned to Hangzhou. That Xie Xiangcun didn't give up, and didn't want to come back, so he stayed and continued to look for it. ”

Qian Hongzuo slapped his palm on the beam of the sedan chair and scolded: "Stupid! ”

The sound of this broken shout shook the roof tiles, and everyone was shocked on the spot. The person who carried the sedan chair did not know whether to put down the sedan chair or continue to move forward, and stood in place with the sedan chair, not knowing what to do.

Wen Minghui was also so frightened that his face changed, although he didn't know what was wrong, he still bowed down and said: "The last general is stupid, if there is anything wrong, please teach the saint." ”

Qian Hongzuo said in a fierce voice: "King Gu is not blaming General Wen, but he didn't expect that the two officers who were sent to escort would be such stupid bastards!" Searching for relatives is a private matter for the subjects, when have you used the escort of the forbidden army? Need help with Dragon? The Lone King sent them, naturally not here. ”

Wen Minghui was shocked when he heard this, because he originally thought that Xie Xiangcun had a meritorious role in saving the driver, so the king was extra gracious and sent officers of the forbidden army to assist him in finding his lost family. It never occurred to me that the king was not here.

Qian Zuohong suppressed his anger and explained to Wen Minghui in a calm tone as much as possible: "Xie Xiangcun's family has been separated for many years, and his father and mother were exhausted, so they sold him to Fangli Villa at a low price of four taels of silver. The so-called search for relatives is nothing more than the fulfillment of wishes. The lonely king is because Xie Xiangcun has just recovered from a serious injury, and his body is weak, so he is afraid that he will travel a long distance and have some accidents. What the lonely king wants to protect is Xie Xiangcun, who intends to let him travel smoothly and come back safely. These two forbidden army officers actually left him alone in Taizhou and came back to resume his life, they didn't know where their duty was to go to Taizhou, if Xie Xiangcun made a mistake, their lives would not be enough to compensate. ”

Wen Minghui teased his clothes and knelt down and said: "It's the last general's improper use of people, and his failure to perceive the holy will, if you want to blame it, you can only blame the last general." ”

Qian Hongzuo looked at Wen Minghui, who was kneeling on the ground in fear, and saw that he did not pass the buck to his subordinates, but deliberately took it for them, knowing that he was a person who could convince the public, he slowed down and said: "General Wen, please get up, the subordinates did something wrong, the fault is that they are not with you, and now is not the time to pursue it." The top priority is how to bring Xie Xiangcun back as soon as possible. ”

Wen Minghui said: "The last general ordered Ran Qiang, the deputy commander of the forbidden army, to bring the two officers who had just returned from Taizhou to pick them up, after all, they had followed Xie Xiangcun and should know more about his whereabouts." Let them bear the guilt and make meritorious deeds, and they will do their best. Ran Qiang is the person with the highest official position in the forbidden army except for me, and he is decent and trustworthy. ”

Qian Hongzuo nodded and said, "Be sure to let them leave as soon as possible, hurry up, and get to Taizhou as soon as possible." ”

Wen Minghui said yes again and again, and was about to retreat, but Qian Hongzuo stopped him again, and said: "You tell Ran Qiang, before going to Taizhou, go to Fangli Villa first, and ask Qu Liuqian for a letter, Qu Liuqing is Xie Xiangcun's master." Xie Xiangcun was anxious to find his relatives, and Ran Qiang persuaded him to come back, it may not be useful, and he can't be dragged hard, and it will be difficult to do it at that time. But Xie Xiangcun was extremely filial to his master, and asked his master to write a letter to persuade him, which was more effective. In addition, when he saw Xie Xiangcun, he asked the two officers who had accompanied him to persuade him well, because if Xie Xiangcun did not come back, King Gu would severely punish the two of them. Little Xie is kind by nature, and as long as they say it pitifully enough, they will definitely be moved by compassion, which makes it easier to persuade him to return. As for the matter of finding relatives, let Ran Qiang tell Xie Xiangcun that King Gu will arrange a special person to visit him for a long time, as long as his family is still in the world, there will be a day when he will find out. ”

Wen Minghui couldn't help but be surprised when he heard Qian Hongzuo think about things so carefully, because in the past, when he was in the court, Qian Hongzuo rarely spoke, at best he thought that he respected his mother, and at worst he said that he had not yet opened his mind, so he could only hide his clumsiness and couldn't interject at all. But Qian Hongzuo in front of him is not like an unassertive person at all.

Wen Minghui respectfully bowed again, and Qian Hongzuo nodded as a return gift, and said, "General Lao has arranged it." ”

In the Yangyuan Water Pavilion, Empress Dowager Xu and Qian Hongzuo are eating together, on weekdays, Qian Hongzuo feels that which dish is delicious, and he must recommend it to his mother, and then order the palace maid who is waiting on the side to clip some to the Empress Dowager Xu and let her taste it. And on this day, Qian Hongzuo was obviously absent-minded, he didn't eat anything, and he didn't have the same courtesy as he used to be to his mother. Empress Dowager Xu retreated, and Qian Hongzuo looked even more uneasy, because he knew that his mother was going to ask him about the future again.

Empress Dowager Xu asked, "Holy Lord, what's wrong with you today?" I don't think you eat, are these dishes not to your taste? ”

Qian Hongzuo realized that he had lost his temper, glanced at the dishes on the table, and disguised: "The child thinks that today's dishes are too plain and have no taste." ”

Empress Dowager Xu smiled secretly in her heart, didn't go around in circles, and asked directly: "Is it the matter of the mourning family's proposal to make a hoopoe man the queen, which bothers you?" ”

Qian Hongzuo's hands under the table slowly clenched into fists, and finally made up his mind to stop delaying but simply refuse this matter. said: "Queen Mother, I want to ask one thing, if this matter is not found out, I want to wait until it is found out." Then the queen was elected. ”

Empress Dowager Xu asked, "What's the matter?" ”

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