Under the order of Lord Assassin Shi, several tigers and wolves immediately let go of Liu Yuan when they heard this, waiting for the next order of the adult.

"Alright, there's nothing going on here, you guys stand down." Cui Tingshi waved his hand and asked the official to step down.

"Yes, sir."

Although these officials are a little strange, Lord Assassin Shi will arrest people for a while, and release people for a while, but these are not what they can think of, they just need to know what Lord Assassin Shi says, and what they do is enough.

Really, these guys, their skills are not weak, in order to compete for performance in front of Lord Shi, they are not easy to start, Liu Yuan has a few places on his body that are very painful, and I don't know if he is injured, it is really unlucky, Liu Yuan muttered in his heart while sorting out the ripped up

Messy clothes.

"Hehe, Xiaoyuan, it's okay, I was just joking with you just now." Cui Tingshi smiled and patted Liu Yuan's shoulder comfortingly.

Joke? Is there such a joke? Liu Yuan was scared enough, when he thought of his buttocks blooming, he was still thinking about whether to send some silver to the executioner, Liu Yuan had seen a lot of them in books and TV in later generations, the water was deep, and those who were taken care of were only skin injuries when they were taken care of, but the executioner was ruthless, and a few boards could kill you for half a small life, and the bones could be broken.

Fortunately, it hasn't been used yet, Cui Xiong changed his mind that day, and he turned his face really quickly.

"It's nothing, it's nothing, thank you for your love." Even if there was something, Liu Yuan didn't dare to say it.

"Come, sit down, let's talk casually~~" After Cui Tingshi said to Liu Yuan with a pleasant face, he also asked the maid to serve him fragrant tea.

These literati are like this, knowing that Liu Yuan is anxious, but that set of so-called etiquette is still not exempt, seeing that the assassin in front of him turns his face faster than turning a book, Liu Yuan does not dare to urge him anymore, so he can only accompany him to drink tea and casually chat about some off-topic things related to printing.

"Xiaoyuan, I think your jade pendant is quite good, ancestral?" Suddenly, Cui Tingshi asked very casually.

It's such a casual sentence, which makes Liu Yuan's heart tighten: Is it possible, this old boy found that this jade pendant is their Cui family's thing, but this is impossible, although this jade is very good, but there is no special mark on it, the Qinghe Cui clan is prosperous, and the people of that clan are tens of thousands, where can one of the women's jade pendants be recognized, no, no, otherwise he will directly snatch it back.

Liu Yuan's heart was relieved, and he immediately thought of another possibility: this Cui Tingshi took a fancy to his jade pendant, and the subtext of his inquiry about this jade pendant was: I have taken a fancy to this jade pendant, and those who know each other should hurry up and confess.

"My lord, that, this jade is a gift from a friend, it is inconvenient to pass it on, if the adult likes it, I will definitely find a piece of jade that is better than this one and give it to the adult." Liu Yuan said respectfully.

This jade is absolutely very important to that Cui Mengyao, and she knew it from the way she looked at herself gritting her teeth.

"Oh" The corners of Cui Tingshi's mouth turned up slightly without a trace, and there was a trace of ambiguity in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared, and he shook his head: "Hehe, no, you are willing to pay for money, and I am still reluctant to have that official voice." ”

"Yes, yes, yes, my lord is high-spirited, it's me who is abrupt." Liu Yuan apologized repeatedly.

Cui Tingshi smiled, didn't continue to talk about this issue, waved his hand to the maids left and right, and said, "It's none of your business here, let me retreat." ”

"Yes, sir." The two maids who stayed in the room answered, both saluted, and then quietly retreated, and for a while, there were only Cui Tingshi and Liu Yuan in the side hall.

Liu Yuanzhi said, this Cui Tingshi is estimated to have to tell him some private things.

Sure enough, Cui Tingshi stared at Liu Yuan, was silent for a while, and then said with a straight face: "Xiaoyuan, I know your intentions, in fact, I know every move of that eldest grandson Shengwen well, I don't tell you, I want to arrest him in prison more than you, he came here, just to target me, not to give me face, you don't know the way, I am the official to achieve the end, now I, not moving, not moving, not moving is better than being still, alas, it is difficult to do." ”

"My lord, what do you mean by that?" Liu Yuan said in surprise: "The eldest grandson Shengwen is here, he is taken care of by you, they should thank you, maybe you will rise to prominence in the future, what do you say This official has come to an end, this is a bit too much." ”

Speaking of the back, Liu Yuan's words are full of ridicule, what is taken care of by you, it is clear that he is in his position, does not seek his position, and uses the people under his jurisdiction to curry favor with the powerful, someone does whatever he wants in your territory, and he deliberately pretends not to see it, and now he is still pretending to say something about wanting to arrest the eldest grandson Shengwen in prison, when he thinks of the little lady who is still under the claws of the devil, Liu Yuan's heart ignites a ball of anger, and his heart ignites a yearning for power: At the most critical moment, it is much more reliable to have power in his hands than to have money in his hands.

Cui Tingshi also heard that Liu Yuan had something to say, but he didn't think he was angry, sighed, and said in a heart-to-heart tone between the elders and the juniors: "Xiaoyuan, I have always been very optimistic about you, that Du Sanniang favors you, and the beauty loves the talent, who doesn't know about this matter in Yangzhou?" Now you must resent me in your heart, why don't you stop him, right? However, do you think it's just a question of a gentleman and a woman in a green house? ”

"This~~~" Liu Yuan hesitated, and he didn't know what to say.

"Let me tell you, the water in here is deep."

Liu Yuan hurriedly bowed, and said sincerely: "The villain is stupid, please make it clear to the adult." ”

There are many doorways in the officialdom, and they all rely on their own pecking, if others talk about this issue with Cui Tingshi, Cui Tingshi will definitely avoid talking about it, or it will be untruthful, but for Liu Yuan, he told him the truth for the first time, turned his head to see that there was no one around, and then lowered his voice and said:

"Xiaoyuan, you have to know the way, there is a saying in ancient times: the birds are exhausted, and the good bow is hidden; The cunning rabbit dies, and the lackeys cook. Today's warriors are too powerful, big enough to influence the policies of the country and the changes of society, and now they send a pawn to make trouble, which is a kind of temptation and a kind of suppression, if I make a move, they will have a reason to take revenge on me justifiably, and give me a stumbling block, and no one will help me at that time; Even if I don't make a move, people with a heart will seize this point, saying that I am not in his position, and my official name is also damaged, this official has risen to the end, it is still lucky, if people are ruthless, with a pawn in exchange for my career, I am powerless to resist, something really happened, that eldest grandson Shengwen is just a mediocre son, and is a relative of the emperor, it is not a pity to fall, and it is easier to help up, and I, stretching out the head is a knife, shrinking the head is also a knife. ”

When Liu Yuan heard this, he immediately understood what Cui Tingshi said.

Li Tang won the world, among which the Shi clan contributed a lot, after taking the world, the Shi clan is still the Shi clan, but the Li family, you are a royal family, after becoming a royal family, naturally the Shi clan is too powerful to worry about the power of the Shi clan, after sitting firmly in the country, it is to consciously reduce the influence of the Shi clan, like the move of the eldest grandson Shengwen, but it is said to be a temptation, it can also be said to be a chess piece, he goes to the place under your jurisdiction to make trouble, you take care of it, you will offend the big backer behind him, and then he can justifiably hit you, that is, you don't care, If he sacrifices a promising and insignificant gentleman, he can spell out a potential officialdom star of yours, no matter how you say it, he has earned it.

Two or two dials a thousand pounds.

Unexpectedly, a little gentleman was also involved in the collision of the two biggest forces of dangjin.

In Cui Tingshi's heart, it must be very painful, so many people, just picked themselves, they can only be unlucky, and losing their official position is better than losing their lives.

Liu Yuan was a little puzzled and said, "This point, the elders of your clan didn't think of it?" ”

"Hehe~~ Those guys of theirs, they are all fine, where did I not expect, it's just that I am just a low-status concubine, insignificant in the family, they will not easily help me, at the right time, show weakness, retreat as advance, it is also a wise move, I am also a pawn who sacrifices himself at any time." Cui Tingshi said a little mockingly when he talked about the last one.

Being in officialdom, it is really frightening step by step, a small incident, or a carefully woven trap.

Now this is giving up?

Liu Yuan's heart was cold, Cui Tingshi resigned himself to fate, but Du Sanniang couldn't resign herself to fate, and now she is still in the clutches of the eldest grandson Shengwen.

Money? No, that kind of person is definitely a wolf who can't be fed, and when the time comes, not only will he squeeze out all the money, but he won't even be able to keep people; Forcibly robbed? No, this matter is a big problem, and the consequences are unimaginable; Stir up the people to make trouble? Will this be beheaded? ……

For a while, thousands of thoughts swirled in Liu Yuan's mind, but they were denied one by one, now it is best to pull Cui Tingshi in front of him, but he has to find a way not to let him have anything, otherwise, this old fox will not help himself easily, thinking about it, suddenly, Liu Yuan's mind flashed, and a brilliant idea came to his mind.

"My lord, I have a way to get the best of both worlds, and I can help you get out of the current situation in one fell swoop." Liu Yuan said to Cui Tingshi with a smile on his face.