Ji Kaisheng's exclamation immediately puzzled Geng Zhaozhong. He hurriedly bent down to pick up the name card and took a closer look! It didn't matter what he looked at, he was stunned on the spot.

"Adults, what's wrong with you?" Mara continues to play a good supporting role and do her duty.

"I ...... I ......" It was Geng Zhaozhong's turn to be dumbfounded.

"Eh, you...... You're not hurting the lower officials! Ji Kaisheng paused, took two steps back, and fell into his seat.

"Two, what's wrong with you!" Mara asked again, nervous and anxious.

"Alas......" Ji Kaisheng hid his face and sighed.

"Lord Ji, what's going on to lament so much? It's not a big deal, you tell the lower officials, I'll go back to the palace to report to Lord Baylor and ask him to think of something! Mara said the lines that had been prepared in advance.

"Brother Mara! Never! Never! Geng Zhaozhong suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Mara's arm.

"Don't panic, why not?" Mara looked demented, and turned to ask the one who was desperately pulling her, and was still proud of the spring breeze half a moment ago.

"I ...... It's all my fault for making a mistake for a while, but I actually ...... Unexpectedly...... "The new Yue Lao who fell into the trough, his face was like ashes."

"Lord Ji, Lord E, you are talking!" Mara was in a hurry.

"Well, I'll tell you!" Ji Kaisheng finally got up and left his seat, "pulled" the name post from Geng Zhaozhong's hand, pointed to the Chinese characters on it and said:

"Lord Mara, come and see, what is this?"

"I don't know!" Mara said deliberately.

"I'll tell you, it'...... It's a ...... Forgive your courage! Tianzi Haihan! When the words came to his lips, Ji Kaisheng suddenly hugged his fists in the north, which really made Geng Zhaozhong behind him tremble.

"Ah, so many words in one word?" Mara continued to act.

"It's not! That's one - I am! Ji Kaisheng finally said the answer.

"Ahh Isn't that my Mara carrying 'me' Zhaozhong! How dare I do this! Eas, you ...... You're making a big joke! You've hurt my Mara! Mara understood, turned around, and grabbed Geng Zhaozhong violently, shaking vigorously.

Finally, Lord E, who had been frightened half to death by the sudden change, was shaken so vigorously by the imperial guard of this kung fu, his head was clouded, and he knelt on the spot with a "poof"-

"Minister, ten thousand deaths!"

It turned out that Ji Kaisheng imitated Geng Zhaozhong's font, but replaced the word "Geng" with the word "I". The glyphs of the two characters are somewhat similar, and it is indeed easy to confuse if you don't look closely.

When Geng Zhaozhong kowtowed himself again, Ji Kaisheng said:

"Alas, it's all to blame for the fact that the lower officials didn't dare to leave the names of the two officials, and were ready to return the two [1], but they didn't expect to have such an incident...... Alas! Well, Lord Mara, please sit down with your forehead. I have something to say. ”

waited until Geng Zhaozhong sat back in his seat with tears streaming down his face, and then Ji Kaisheng spoke:

"Lord E, did you write this post in the concierge room temporarily?"

"It's ......" There was an old janitor in the gatehouse at that time to testify, so naturally he couldn't rely on it.

"Have you ever examined it for yourself after writing it?"

"Never ......" at that time, he was only interested in showing off his resourcefulness in front of Mara, and indeed he did not check it. And Mara immediately objected, and there was no time to check again for typos.

"You wrote these words by hand?" Ji Kaisheng stared at Geng Zhaozhong and asked.

"It's exactly ......" is indeed true, it is written by one's own hand!

Mara listened to it on the side, and also put down a big stone in her heart, and admired Ji Kaisheng's pen power very much!

"So far, the matter is in my house, and it has nothing to do with Lord Mara. Alas, the bad thing is why these two words are so close! Ji Kaichang sighed shortly, with a sad face!

"Ahh How dare the ancestral surname of the Geng family have the slightest proximity with the Son of Heaven? Please save me! Please Lord Ji to save my father and brother from fire and water! It's all because the younger generation is frivolous and mischievous, so it caused such a catastrophe! Woo woo...... "This fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy completely lost the heroism of being a high-spirited person just now, and he burst into tears with a handful of snot.

If this crime of disobedience[2] is confirmed, it is not an exaggeration that his Jingnan Wang's family will be executed with all the time!

"Well, I'm ...... Ask Mistress Mara! Ji Kaisheng deliberately pulled Mara in.

"Brother Ma save me!" Geng Zhaozhong knelt in front of Mara again.

"Alas, I'll just say that you, no one is right, but now it's okay, I'm also brought in by you. I also carry ...... Alas! "Mara is also in pain.

"Brother Ma, save me! I'm willing to go to the soup for you......" Geng Zhaozhong begged bitterly.

"What's the best way for me?" Mara looked very angry and tried to ignore it.

"Lord Mara, once this matter is revealed, you and I will not be able to get rid of it. With you, it is to carry the door and stick in; And I didn't post it knowing it, alas, we should have taken a good look at this post at the time! I was only concerned with the two adults at the time, why didn't I take a closer look! Confused! Ji Kaisheng was also in pain.

"In that case, Lord Ji save us!" Mara suddenly realized and took advantage of the situation to kneel down.

"Lord Ji, save me! My father and brother must be grateful for the great kindness of my adults! Geng Zhaozhong even kowtowed again and again.

"Okay, you two, get up quickly! I'll think of a way......" Ji Kaisheng finally spoke.

When the two of them sat down separately, Ji Kaisheng reluctantly said:

"So far, fortunately, only you and I know about it. For the sake of today's plan, one should not be said to be known to others. ”

"We get it!" Geng Zhaozhong and Mara nodded frequently.

"Two rules...... It can be seen that the king of Jingnan will still have two hearts? Ji Kaisheng's eyes suddenly looked like a torch.

"Huh? My father is loyal to the king, and he has no two hearts! Heaven and earth can be learned. Geng Zhaozhong reluctantly knelt down again and swore to the sky.

"Anyway, your brother has lived in Beijing for a long time, and the King of Jingnan is also thousands of miles away, so I believe what you say." Ji Kaisheng commented helplessly.

"No, no, no, my father also wrote a few days ago, asking Zhaozhong and his brother to serve the emperor wholeheartedly, not to make mistakes, and also to teach us to be loyal to our lives in order to repay the emperor's kindness! Therefore, my father has no disobedience to him! After Geng Zhaozhong finished speaking, he found that the other two people were just listening and did not express their position. This made him anxious, so he had to continue:

"That's it! Take 10,000 steps back to speak, even if the father and brother have this disloyal and unfilial heart, Zhao Zhongyong is a courtier of the Qing Dynasty, and he has no two hearts! ”

The two next to him still didn't respond! Then keep adding to the material!

"Once he becomes a prophecy every day, the Geng family is sorry for the Qing Dynasty, and I am the only one who wants to break the wrist of the strong man and break it with the old and young of the family! If you break your oath, you will be destroyed, and your children and grandchildren will be cut off! In a hurry, Geng Zhaozhong swore a poisonous oath.

"Well, I believe you! Forehead, please. Ji Kaisheng also expressed his attitude, which was regarded as giving him a reassurance.

"Three, I intend to inform the second son of the emperor, Lord Belle, what do you think?"

"Huh? Why is that? "It's Mara's turn to move the plot forward.

"Yes, why is Lord Ji like this?" Geng Zhaozhong was puzzled. What is the difference between telling the prince and telling the emperor?

"Lord Belle is a young talent, born with a crown, and a great responsibility from heaven, which is naturally different. Once the incident in the east window happens, only Lord Belle will be able to save us......" Ji Kaisheng said slowly.

"Can Lord Belle really save me?" Geng Zhaozhong was skeptical.

"If you and I don't want to save you, you will definitely save you!"

"Why?"

"Because, the three feudatories are far away in the sky, and the prince is close at hand, if there is something in the court, they will take care of each other, and the small can rely on each other, and the big can be determined. What do you say......"

"I ...... Got it! My Geng family is young and old, and I am willing to saddle the horse before and after, and be loyal to the second son of the Qing Emperor, Beile Ye Xuanye! Geng Zhaozhong once again pointed to the sky and swore an oath.

"Okay, in that case, you and I, swear to the sky!" Ji Kaisheng turned around, knelt facing north, and flashed the other two behind him.

"I'll wait for the oath!" There were two "poof" and "poof" sounds in the back, and it was clear that the two of them also knelt down.

"Today's matter, except for Xiao Ye Xuanye, no one else knows! If you break your oath, you will be destroyed! While Ji Kaisheng said the oath, he took out another name sticker from his arms and made a reversal with the one in his hand.

"Today's matter, except for Xiao Ye Xuanye, no one else knows! If you break your oath, you will be destroyed! When the oath sounded behind him, the original door sticker that had been reversed by Ji Kaisheng was blazing on the incense desk on the table.

Ji Kaisheng turned around, holding a half-burned door sticker in his hand, which happened to burn the word "carry", which naturally made Geng Zhaozhong see his "criminal evidence" turn into ashes.

"Thank you, Lord Ji! Thank you, Lord Mara, for saving your life! Geng Zhaozhong saw that the naming post he had written by himself was finally gone, his body was weak, and he bowed to the ground.

"We all have to thank Lord Baylor!" Ji Kaisheng reminded him.

"Yes, yes, Zhaozhong is a cow and a horse, and it is difficult to repay the kindness of Lord Belle!"

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A quarter of an hour later, Mara and Geng Zhaozhong left Ji Kaisheng's mansion as if nothing had happened, and hurriedly said goodbye to each other. The difference is that Geng Zhaozhong hurried directly to his house, and he no longer dared to wander around idlely. Mara, on the other hand, re-entered through the back door of the Ji Mansion after going around in a circle.

"Lord Mara, you have worked hard!" Zaijian Mara, Ji Kaisheng took the lead in giving gifts.

"No, no, no, Lord Ji skillfully used a trick to resolve one of Lord Bellor's hidden worries." Mara replied truthfully.

"However, the matter of the little girl Ji Lian ......"

"I ......" Mara was momentarily dumbfounded.

"Do you really mean that?"

"I ......"

"Or is it that Geng Zhaozhong is talking nonsense?"

"No, no, he didn't talk nonsense about this!"

"What does Lord Mara mean?"

"Me! Alas! If you can, please do it! Mara finally spoke her mind. At that time, he firmly believed that he must have fallen in love with Xiaolian at first sight.

"In that case, I'll tell the little girl about it." Ji Kaisheng was full of promises. You must know that as soon as this incident came out today, although it was for the sake of the young master Xuanye, he became a grasshopper on a rope with this second-class guard. As for Xiaolian's willingness or not, it really doesn't matter that much.

"Thank you, Lord Ji, for your good intentions!" Mara was overjoyed, but she didn't know the real thoughts behind Ji Kaisheng.

"Well, I'll do my best! I don't know if Lord Belle can be in the palace now? ”

"When I left the palace, I never heard that the master was going to leave the palace. At this time, he should still be in the second institute, and he will go to the Imperial Servant Bureau on business in the afternoon. ”

"Okay, I'll clean up and go into the palace to meet Lord Baylor. Lord Mara can go back to the palace first. Please remember, I'll talk about today's events when I'm gone! ”

"Huh! Listen to the arrangement of Lord Ji! Mara farewell! ”

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Half an hour later, just as Ji Kaisheng was rushing to the Xuanwu Gate of the Forbidden City with the painting of Tan Qian, which had just been stamped with his newly made inscription seal, a fast horse flew out of the Jingnan Palace, the capital, and galloped to Guangxi [3] with a secret letter hastily written by the Geng brothers......

[1] If the Qing people receive the name post, if their official position is lower and the visitor's official position is higher, they will often return the name of the person in its original state and dare not keep it, so as to show that they have a low position and dare not let the superior visit.

[2] Disobedience refers to offense and disobedience; The second refers to the meaning of disobedience and rebellion. Therefore, in the old era, the government regarded disobedience as the first felony.

[3] In the twelfth year of Shunzhi, Geng Jingzhong, the prince of Jingnan, and Shang Kexi, the prince of Pingnan, were all in Guangxi, and he went to Hengzhou from Wuzhou to relieve Li Dingguo from besieging Hengzhou. Later, he attacked Nanning, and Li Dingguo was defeated and Anlong. At the beginning of the thirteenth year of Shunzhi, Jimao and Kexi captured Guangzhou, angry with its people, and annihilated its Ding Zhuang. That is, the garrison in the city and the horses. Yingjingnan, Pingnan two feudal mansions, east and west, following Mao especially extravagant, extensive collection of timber and wood, quarrying high to seven star rock, no art in work; Re-establishment of the market private tax: the people are salty and bitter. Hu Zhang, the political envoy of Guangdong Zuobu, went to the official from Shandong, and on the way, he said: "The ministers heard that Geng Jimao, the king of Jingnan, and Shang Kexi, the king of Pingnan, plundered and humiliated the gentry and women, occupied the official party of the political envoy, and placed officials without authorization. The ministers thought about the ancient feudal system, and the Son of Heaven made the officials govern the country and pay their tribute and taxes, and they were not allowed to bully the people. The two kings were enshrined for merit, and it was advisable to look up to the body and worry about the people, and to appease the people. The two kings were returned to the official palace and the prisoners were released. Ji Mao's argument, but also negligent confession, Hu Zhang sat on a false argument and hanged, and was ordered to borrow death to seize the official. Over the years, Yang Yongjian, Gao Yaozhi County, moved to the interior, neglecting the major harms of Guangdong's indiscriminate labor and private taxes, saying: "One province is unbearable for two feudatories, please move to other provinces." "The court ordered Jimao to move to Guilin, but it was not done. In March of the sixteenth year, he was ordered to move to Sichuan. In July of the seventeenth year, he changed his life and moved to Fujian.