At the end of the ceremony, the officials and guests did not go back, and directly followed Deng She into the provincial capital.

In the evening there shall be a feast, and the host and the guest shall be in harmony and shall drink until midnight, and then they shall disperse. When sacrificing Tanjun Temple today, the two Goryeo princesses cooperated well, and Deng She made an exception and asked them to attend the banquet. After the guests dispersed, Deng She took advantage of the wine and ordered her to sleep together.

These two princesses, about eighteen or nineteen years old, are definitely not as good as Luo Guannu if they are immature; Compared with appearance, of course, it is not as good as Li Boudoxiu; If you talk about the style, it is far inferior to Li Aguan. However, they are not without strengths, at least, in terms of noble birth alone, Luo Guannu is not as good as a few officials.

What's more, the two of them are of the same age, but there is a difference in generation. One is an aunt and the other is a niece. Spring to the thick place, the jade body is horizontal, each tactful*, listen to the ear, that feeling, that taste, can only be understood, not spoken, not enough for outsiders.

(Five hundred words are omitted here.) ）

The spring night is short, and there is nothing to say all night.

Early the next morning, the sound of firecrackers everywhere in the city woke Deng She. He opened his eyes, and the bright sunlight flowed all over the ground. The two princesses were so tired last night that they were still asleep and still in their dreams. The niece on the left, with two white legs on his body; The aunt on the right, with a bent jade arm under his head.

Dunshe was in a good mood and was careful not to alarm them.

He put on his coat and went to the window, and saw the early servants sweeping the yard with brooms, and the two maidservants walking briskly along the corridor. The kitten raised by Luo Guannu walked lightly and skillfully through the treetops, and a few small birds flew up and did not give it a chance to beak out. Suddenly hearing a burst of laughter, he turned his eyes to look, but it was a few guards hugging Bi Qianniu, listening to him comment on the two couplets that were hung at the gate of the courtyard yesterday.

Exactly: the sound of firecrackers removes the old year, and the spring breeze sends warmth into Tusu. Thousands of households always replace the new peach with the old one.

According to the Yuan system, civil and military officials are given holidays on the first, eighth, fifteenth, twenty-third and second days of each month. Festivals such as the Mid-Autumn Festival and Chongyang Festival give one day off, and holidays such as New Year's Day and Qingming Festival give three days off. King Xiao Ming was founded as the Song Dynasty, and his clothes followed the Song system, but it was the same as the Yuan Dynasty in terms of this official system and holidays.

Since Dunsha was his vassal, he naturally had to obey in the same way.

It's just that Haidong Province is just start-up, and there are all kinds of waste waiting to be revived, and there are too many days off on New Year's Day. Deng She made a discount, and state and county officials could give three days of leave, while senior provincial officials were only given two days of leave, which was better than nothing. Yesterday's festival is not considered a holiday, and the holiday starts today.

Deng She had breakfast, and according to the predetermined plan, he planned to take Luo Guannu and others to travel in micro-clothes, and come to go shopping and have fun with the people; Second, by the way, observe the people's feelings.

Luo Guannu is young and active, and earlier in Shuangcheng, she could still go home every once in a while to see, and she had her sisters to play with. Since she came to Pyongyang, she has no relatives and few friends, she stays in the courtyard all day, can't go out, and can't see Deng She's two sides for a day, but it's really boring.

Therefore, early in the morning, she couldn't wait, happily, dressed up, just now I heard Deng She get up, ran over with a smoke, tired of his side, changed several sets of clothes in a row, and asked if it looked good. It's easy to wait for him to finish his meal and be about to go out. Two people came from outside the courtyard, and they asked to see them.

Luo Guannu pouted, the boss was unhappy, unwilling to leave Deng She, and turned behind the screen in a huff.

Among the girls in the courtyard, Deng She's favorite is this Luo Guan slave, innocent, Chu Chu cute. At that moment, he was not angry, smiled slightly, and said to Bi Qianniu: "Pass it in." ”

came in, a Hong Jixun, and a Wang Zongzhe.

The two of them, one young and the other old, have one thing in common, they both pay attention to their appearance, and they are refreshed and retouched. The two fell to the ground and congratulated the New Year. Get up separately. When Deng She looked at it, Hong Jixun was in good spirits, and Wang Zongzhe's face was gloomy, obviously he didn't have a good rest last night.

Deng She said with a smile: "The banquet was very late last night, and Lord Wang got up early today, so you have to pay attention to your body." ”

Wang Zongzhe said: "There is the concern of the lord of labor, and he deserves it." When he had something to say, Deng She's heart moved, he guessed something, and asked, "What's wrong?" Isn't it a scholar in the Tsinghua Pavilion? ”

"Isn't it? After the banquet was dispersed last night, the minister went home, and he was called by the official in the hall, and he didn't close his eyes all night. That Yin Quan made trouble all night, not only scolding, crying, and beating people, beating Cui Bei's nose and face were swollen, and he almost didn't die. Even the minister was salivaed by him. ”

Deng She gradually faded his smile, frowned, and said, "What's the matter?" Tell me more about it. ”

Wang Zongzhe 1510, from the beginning.

It turned out that Deng She's three sacrificial texts were transmitted to the Tsinghua Pavilion last night. When Yin Quan heard this, he was furious, angry and regretful, he knew the intention and what the consequences would be, and he couldn't help but deeply regret it, why didn't he hold it in the first place, and he responded to Deng She's call in the end?

You know, although he did not attend the ceremony, if people talk about it in the future, who cares if he participates or not? Speaking of accomplices, it is inevitable to mention the names of these called soldiers, and he will inevitably fall into an eternal infamy of forgetting his ancestors.

Suddenly, he was completely discouraged, stomped his feet without a crown, beat his chest and fell on his feet, cried like a mourner, and scolded Deng She with his halberd fingers. No one in the museum dared to stop them. Although some officials stepped forward to stop it, however, because on the one hand, Deng She had an order not to snub the scholars, and they were not good at hurting their hands; On the other hand, that Yin was as powerful as a mad tiger, putting on a desperate posture, and he couldn't stop it for a while.

Cui Bei had a share of the banquet, and when he went back late, he happened to see it in the courtyard, and he relied on his wine courage and reprimanded him. Who knows, it is unlucky because of this. Yin Quan didn't say a word, he immediately stepped forward and twisted it, split his head and covered his face, kicked and kicked him, and beat him badly.

This Yin Quan not only beat Cui Bei, but also hit the wall, intending to commit suicide. Fortunately, Wang Zongzhe arrived in time and stopped him. It's useless to stop it, Yin Quan is getting more and more angry, four or five people can't hold it down, rolling all over the ground, crying and shouting so much that their voices are hoarse, and the more they scold, the more ugly they become. Wang Zongzhe had no choice but to order someone to knock him unconscious, tie him up, gag his mouth, and throw him into the room.

Seeing that the sky was about to dawn, he did not dare to delay, so he hurried to come and pray.

"That's how it happened," he said. The minister is ineffective and willing to accept the punishment. It's just that Yin Quan, may I ask the lord, what should I do? ”

Dunshe was shocked and angry, and did not speak for a while.

He endured in every possible way, and in exchange for such a result? This guy really doesn't know what to do. The mud bodhisattva still has three points of earthiness, let alone him? What is the face of the province! There is a degree to everything, and such things must no longer be tolerated, and if you continue to let them go, they will no longer be magnanimous, but show weakness.

He gritted his teeth, slapped the case, and said, "Someone." ”

Bi Qianniu came in response.

"Take two people, go to the Tsinghua Pavilion quickly, and kill them on the spot!"

"The Lord is angry!"

"What did Mr. Hong say?"

Yin Quan was bent on death, killed him, and got his wish. And this New Year's Day, killing is ominous. The minister thought that it was better to keep his life temporarily, detain him in the city, and not let him go. The lord can issue documents to the outside world and spread them to the whole province, saying that he has received the official position of the province of our bank. If he refuses to take his family into the city, it will not be too late to kill him. ”

The inducement failed, and the threat was changed instead.

Deng She raised his head and laughed, lifted the tea bowl, fell to the ground, and said, "Just a mere Confucian, is it worth my use of this scheming?" Mr. Yao once said, and you, Mr. Hong, once said, I am too generous and indulgent to scholars. Today, I'm going to make an example of the monkeys. Needless to say, Bi Qianniu ,......"

"Yes."

"Do it now."

Bi Qianniu turned around and left. Dunshe called him back again and changed his mind: "It's too cheap for him to cut off his head." Since Liwei is in power, he simply dragged him to the city gate and executed at noon. Allow the people to watch and divide the corpses with five horses! ”

"Yes!"

As soon as he was angry, he was as arrogant as Hong Jixun, and he didn't dare to persuade him more. Wang Zongzhe had long looked at Yin Quan unpleasantly, as a demoted official of Meng Yuan, he had a knot, and he hated people who looked lonely and loyal the most. At this time, he was happy, and when he heard the words "five horses split the corpse", he couldn't help but tremble.

"Lord Wang."

"The minister is here."

"Executed at noon, you will be the prison officer."

Deng She was furious, but he was still thoughtful. There is a saying that he sent Wang Zongzhe to supervise the beheading. The scholars in the Tsinghua Pavilion were greeted and received by Wang Zongzhe, and just looking at Yin Quan's various actions, you can know that the difficulty of this work is behind, and it is not possible to have only knowledge without prestige. The prison kills people, and the majesty will come, which will facilitate his future work.

Wang Zongzhe was tired on his shoulders, and he went with Bi Qianniu.

Only Deng She and Hong Jixun were left in the hall.

Hong Jixun pondered for a moment and said, "It's okay to kill it." The lord's sacrifice yesterday will soon spread all over Haidong. There are only dozens of scholars in the Tsinghua Pavilion, and there is a Yin Quan who reacts like this, and it can be imagined that tens of millions of Confucian students in Haidong will hear about it, and what will happen to it. Kill someone and stand up for power, and it is expected that there will be fewer people who dare to come forward. ”

Deng She was still angry, and his subordinates went down to the court, pacing back and forth: "Convict him,......, don't have anything to do with the content of the sacrifice." Don't have anything to do with insulting me, you can make a fuss about conduct, morality, beating Cui Bei, and arguing about political affairs. ”

"Beat the Confucian students, Sven swept the floor. There is no monarch in his eyes, and he is rebellious. Collusion with conspirators, intent to cause chaos. ”

"Collusion? ……”

Dunshe immediately understood that this was a false accusation. He nodded and said, "Very good." That's it. ......, Mr. said that he colluded with spies, and the matter of Zhang Deyu's entourage was clarified? ”

"Come, that's it."

Hong Jixun actually had the heart to say a few more words about the scholars, but he knew that this was not a good time, so he was happy to change the topic for the time being, put down the folding fan, and wanted to speak.

Deng She waved his hand to stop and said, "Wait." He looked to the back of the hall and said, "Anu, you go out first." But he suddenly remembered that Luo Guannu was still hiding behind the screen, he had always been cautious and cautious, and never let women hear about any major military affairs.

There was no movement for a long time, Deng She was strange, turned around, and saw Luo Guannu's little face pale, holding the placket of his clothes, sitting on the ground. When she saw Dunshe, her eyes turned red, and she almost burst into tears, apparently frightened by his thunderous anger just now. She trembled all over, wanted to hold Deng She, but was timid and afraid, and said in a trembling voice: "Daddy, don't be angry, the slave is so afraid." ”

Deng She couldn't cry or laugh, his anger disappeared, he clapped his hands, called in two maids, and ordered her to retreat.

"But the gentleman smiled."

"The attitude of children is natural. What's so funny? Not only my lord, I see pity. ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, and the atmosphere in the hall was relaxed. The maid cleaned up the fragments of the tea bowl on the floor and served the tea again. Deng She sat down and said, "Sir, please say, did Zhang Deyu's entourage see the envoy of Goryeo?" What do you say about the one who takes care of the guest house? ”

"The entourage's name is Liu Dan, and the envoy who has never seen Goryeo does not know it now. The minister called the person in charge of the guest house and the reception of Zhang Deyu last night, and asked again and again, but he didn't know what he asked. However, there were two other guards who had some impressions of Liu Dan, and in the past few days, this person had indeed been in and out many times.

"Every time he goes out with Zhang Deyu, but when Zhang Deyu comes back, he often doesn't come back with him. These two officials belong to the General Administration Department and have already reported to Shangguan. The minister also found their superior, named Wang Laode, and after asking, he learned that the General Administration Department had begun an investigation.

"It's just that I haven't received any useful information, so I haven't reported it to my lord."

Wang Laode, Deng She knows. is also the old brother of the horse thief, and the current secretary of the general administration is the same knowledge. Li Shousheng went to Shandong, and Haidong is now in charge of him.

Deng She groaned and asked, "How is the peace treaty with Shenyang?" ”

"The general framework has been drawn up, but in some details, Zhang Deyu is entangled, the progress is very slow, and from time to time he asks to suspend the negotiations and go out for tours, saying that he wants to see the climate of Pyongyang. The minister had long been suspicious. Today, it seems that his actions are intentional, buying time for Liu Dan. ”

"Blame also. It is not surprising that he wanted to hook up with the Goryeo envoys. But why was he in such a hurry to hook up with the Goryeo envoys? ”

The minister also thought it was strange. The so-called long-distance and close-range attack, it is reasonable for him to want to communicate with Goryeo. But he didn't need to be in such a hurry, he could take his time. Although the border blockade of our province is tight, it is not difficult for a few people to come in, and he can then hook up with Goryeo. Why, is he in such a hurry, risking being discovered by me, preferring to move under our noses? ”

"You mean?"

"I think there are two possibilities. First, Naha sent him a secret order, either to form an alliance with Goryeo, or to have other plans, and he must meet the Goryeo envoy as soon as possible. Second, contacting Liu Dan is frequent, and Zhang Deyu may not know what he learned from his own province from what channel. ”

"What did you learn? ……”

"Yes, nine times out of ten, there are spies in my province."

Deng She's mind was turning, and he sent Li Shousheng to Shandong and Henan to install fine works, but he never thought that other people's fine works had already been placed by his side.

"Even if there is a spy, even if he knows something, why is he in a hurry to contact the Goryeo envoy?" Deng She stood up, "......, is it?" ”

"Minister, that's what worries you."

Assuming that there are spies within the province, Zhang Deyu learned some insider stories in the province through Liu Dan. He was not in a hurry to leave, and went back to tell Naha, but delayed time and took the opportunity to contact the Goryeo envoy, what does this mean? It shows that the information he learned must be related to Goryeo. Moreover, he was in such a hurry, which means that he does not have much time to wait, that is, the information he has learned will soon be implemented.

In line with the above conditions, there is only one thing in Haidong Province at present, that is, to use troops against Goryeo after the spring.

Deng Shewei couldn't believe it. There are few people who know about the use of soldiers, all of them are the top-level civil and military officials, and Deng She's most trusted people, how can they be spies in Shenyang? Mandarin Country? Yao Haogu? Zhao Guo? Tong Shengyang? Ha Kwang Xiu? Hong Jixun? Not a single one is possible.

His heart was agitated, he sat down slowly, and asked, "What kind of possibility does Sir think it will be?" ”

"It must be the leakage of our provincial military aircraft! Because Nahachu was not sure whether the king of Goryeo would send an envoy to congratulate the lord on the new year. Even if he was sure, it would be impossible for him to know when the envoy of the king of Goryeo would come to my Haedong. Since this is the case, of course, it is impossible for him to give Zhang Deyu any secret orders in advance. The minister asserted that Zhang Deyu's intention to contact the Goryeo envoy must have been a subsequent self-made assertion. ”

Hong Jixun's judgment is very reasonable.

Deng She was silent for a while, every time there was a big event, he was doing well now, he said slowly: "You are responsible for this matter." Examine! Check it out! Remember, out of your mouth and into my ears, let no third person know. ......, I will give Wang Laode an order and fully cooperate with you. There are not enough people, so they are drawn from my guard. ”

"Yes."

"Strengthen the vigilance of the Datong Pavilion. ......, no, don't strengthen your vigilance in the open, but loosen it on the outside and tighten it on the inside, so as not to alarm Liu Dan. While watching the Goryeo envoy, follow Liu Dan to see who he interacts with. Don't touch them yet, wait for Zhang Deyu to leave, then arrest them and ask carefully. ”

"Please rest assured, the minister will do it steadily."

Deng She bowed his head, he closed his eyes, crossed his hands, put them in front of his lower abdomen, and after a while, said: "After New Year's Day, send the Goryeo envoy away." ”

Hong Jixun promised not to mention it. After saying this, the two chatted for a while, Hong Jixun couldn't bear it, the topic went back, and asked: "Dare to ask the lord, kill Yin Quan, other scholars, how do you plan to arrange it?" ”

"If you are willing to stay, you will only use the amount. Those who insist on leaving, give them a reward and return them to the village. ”

Hong Jixun breathed a sigh of relief, he was afraid that Deng She couldn't help but be angry and change the strategy he had set, in case of house arrest, the gains outweighed the losses. Deng She opened his eyes, he was reminded by Hong Jixun, and added: "Tell Wang Laode that the scholars who return to their hometowns will also be handed over to him." Look at it, if there is any nonsense, report it to me, and wait for the situation to be stable, and then talk about it. Look, sir, how about this arrangement? ”

Settle accounts after the autumn.

Hong Jixun has no objection to this.

A few days ago, Deng She thought that he was growing up in Goryeo and was biased, but in fact, he misunderstood him. He never considered himself a Korean. Speaking of which, a few months ago, he and Luo Guoqi picketed the officials, and indeed many Koreans followed his path, and he also appointed officials one by one, but he was by no means to show goodwill, in his eyes, he just regarded it as a tool.

He said: "If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan." The lord is wise. ”

Deng She smiled and said, "I am self-satisfied sir, I have never seen Mr. have a day off." Listening to what Mr. said just now, I must have slept very late last night. Is the gentleman tired? Mr. Wen has done a lot of activities, and he invited me to see it yesterday, it is better to be happy alone than to be happy, if Mr. is not tired, he will go with me, and it can be regarded as having fun with the people. Okay? ”

"Dare to disobey."

Deng She summoned Luo Guannu and two Goryeo princesses, rode horses and sedan chairs respectively, and went out of the mansion, and the streets were crowded with people and laughter. He and Hong Jixun had their own thoughts, and they all made a happy appearance, blended into the crowd, and went to the venue where the event was held while signaling to the people.