Chapter Seventy-Eight: Is This Normal?
After Ao Bai made a suggestion, in a small building outside the palace, Wei Zhongxian had a secret conversation with his confidants. (, but some doubts have been raised.) These doubts revolve around only one question - what kind of person is "Huang Peng"?
Wei Zhongxian's party members include five tigers, five biao, ten dogs, ten children, forty grandchildren, and so on......
The "Five Tigers" are civil officials, including Cui Chengxiu, who once hugged Wei Zhongxian's thigh and cried bitterly to recognize his father, Wu Chunfu, who moved from the sixth servant Shaoqing to the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Tian Ji, who was promoted from Dachang Shaoqing to the secretary of the military department within a year, Ni Wenhuan, Taichangqing, and Li Kuilong, the left deputy imperial history.
"Wu Biao" is a military position, including Tian Ergeng, the commander of the Zuodu Governor Jinyiwei, Xu Xianchun, Cui Yingyuan, Sun Yunhe, the criminal officer of Dongchang, and Tian Ergeng's henchman Yang Yuan. Among them, Xu Xianchun and Cui Yingyuan are the veteran elites of Jinyiwei, and their martial arts are not under Tian Ergeng, and they were the last generation of White Tiger and Vermilion Bird. It's just that Wei Zhongxian transferred them in order to install more of his own people as officials, and used the young Liang Bin and Su Meng'er.
Ten dogs, ten children, and forty grandchildren are even more complicated, and most of them are people who tend to be inflammatory.
Wei Zhongxian sat in the middle of the first seat, and the others lined up on both sides, like a court, and asked lightly: "What do you think, let's talk about it." ”
The first person on the lower left side of Wei Zhongxian was tall, with a gloomy face, fleshless cheeks, and a cunning and vicious appearance. It was Tian Ergeng, who Ao Bai had never seen, he looked at Wei Zhongxian, and arched his hand: "Father-in-law, Jinyiwei has already had a lot of people to learn from Huang Peng, I don't know what will happen to him with weapons, just look at the empty-handed competition, he must not be under me, he is a talent." ”
Cui Chengxiu, who was dressed as a Confucian and had some gray hair, stroked his long beard and said, "Father-in-law, this Huang Peng took the initiative to go to Shanxi to do errands, and he didn't want any benefits, is this normal?" I don't believe that there is such a fool who is dedicated to serving the country and does not ask for anything in return, he has come up with so many schemes, and he is not a fool, I think he must have ulterior motives. ”
Cui Chengxiu's age is not much younger than Wei Zhongxian, but the title of "father-in-law" is very pleasant, and this kind of person and his colleagues look down on him. After he finished speaking, no one next to him answered.
Wei Zhongxian said with a smile: "Huang Peng's details have been checked very clearly, he has no backstage at all, and marrying He Rupet's granddaughter is like a rich." As long as he is not attached to the Donglin Party, what can he do? ”
Tian Ji said: "I think that since Huang Peng can do things, there is nothing wrong with reusing it." Although he behaved very abnormally, if he had two hearts, wouldn't it be easy to find someone to kill him? There are our people in all ministries, and you are afraid that he will be a powerless and powerless brat? It's a joke! ”
Li Kuilong, who was fat and squinted, said lightly: "Be careful to sail the ship for ten thousand years, Huang Peng has nothing, but he has become friends with King Xin." (Reading Wangyulou, sooner or later he will be controlled by his father-in-law, must it be a coincidence that he goes to Drizzle Building?) I don't think it's that simple. ”
"Do you think you should guard against him properly?" Wei Zhongxian sighed lightly, looked at the only woman sitting in the corner, and said, "Meng'er, do you have any opinions?" ”
Liang Bin was not qualified to attend this meeting, but Su Meng'er was here. She was the only one in the room who was a young man, which showed that her status was average. Her clothes are still as bright red as fire, and her clothes are made of unknown materials, bright as the morning glow, with a crystal and beautiful face, and eyes like water in the autumn pool, although she is sitting in the corner, the whole person seems to be glowing, attracting everyone's attention like a moving flame.
She sat there, her head was not on the stage, she didn't care about the gaze of a group of big people, and spit out a few words lightly: "I will also go to Shanxi." ”
The next day, Liang Bin brought back the news that the matter of Jin Shang was confirmed.
Ao Bai was very happy and ready to do a big job. Now no matter what he does, the ministers who oppose the eunuch party will think that it is Wei Zhongxian's meaning, and will only hold a grudge against Wei Zhongxian. And when Ming Xizong dies, his good days are not far off.
Liang Bin asked: "One thing I don't understand, you said to form a force in Shanxi, but how could the common people listen to you to deal with the Jin merchants?" ”
Ordinary people, of course, don't. Ao Bai said with a smile: "Because what I'm looking for is the people who can't survive and are forced to fall into the grass, simply put, to recruit robbers." I have already sent someone to investigate the bandit gang in Shanxi, and if I want, I can give them a chance to turn over, help them clear their name, and let them do things for the nine thousand years old. No one doesn't like to live a peaceful life, and I think they'll cooperate. ”
Liang Bin sighed: "What you said makes sense. This is good for the people and the court, so what are you going to do? ”
"I will treat the Lu family as a base, and when I find out the relationship between the Jin merchants, I will disrupt the shopping malls in Shanxi, let the eight Jin merchants fight among themselves, and when things are big, Jin Yiwei will appear again."
"What if they don't mess around?"
Ao Bai said lightly: "Then I have to take that group of people to rob a few more times, keep robbing, and rob until they are chaotic, and when they contact the officials to start suppressing the bandits, Jinyiwei can still intervene and find out that they are trading with the Jurchens." ”
Liang Bin smiled and said: "Brother Huang really doesn't look like someone who has never been an official, you have a kind of momentum that has been in a high position for a long time, what's going on?" ”
Ao Bai smiled: "Nine thousand years old told me that if you think of something, you should boldly let it go." He was illiterate and could do a good job back then, and when I heard him say this, I became bolder. Anyway, with him and the emperor behind him, what else is there to be afraid of? Am I not living up to their expectations if I am submissive? How to contact the intelligence officers in Shanxi, I entered the Lu family and needed them to provide the latest information. ”
Liang Bin gave the contact details. He compares himself with "Huang Peng" from his heart, his family has been an official for several generations, and he is the leader of this generation. He had a feeling that maybe in the near future, "Huang Peng" would be his boss.
In five days, Ao Bai made sufficient preparations. He found his equipment, not a sharp embroidered spring knife, but an unusually tattered three-stone bow that had been in place for an unknown amount of time, a rusty spear, and standard Orion-style coarse cloth clothes. It is also ready to change to a more modest name "Huang An".
Before leaving, Ao Bai explained his situation to Zhu Youzhen. Hearing that he was going to Shanxi to fight the Jin merchants, Zhu Youzhen also wanted to go with him.
Ao Bai smiled: "You can practice at home with peace of mind, this is not to play, you go to the first task to protect you, if you are injured, I can't afford to be responsible." ”
Zhu Youzhen sighed: "I know that as a prince, I can't leave the capital casually, I wish you success, be careful." ”
Ao Bai smiled: "I'll be careful, I hope you can practice qi when you come back." I can also teach you some practical kung fu. I also need to make sandbags every day to practice the hardness of my hands and feet. ”
Zhu Youzhen asked: "Is it possible to practice your imposing kung fu if you practice qi?" ”
"Yes, but that's just a psychological suggestion, it's not very useful for a real master, and the most useful kung fu is actually mounted archery. I have killed a lot of people before I have developed that kind of momentum, so I hope that you will be a benevolent person, and if you can not kill, you will not kill. If everyone can do this, the country will be stable. ”
Zhu Youzhen nodded, now he has not killed anyone. Who would have thought that he would become an emperor who killed countless people in the future?
Ao Bai also appeased the three ladies and many apprentices of He Fu.
Among the apprentices, the person he is most satisfied with is Hari Chagai, in just two months, Hari Chagai has practiced Qi sense, and he can be said to be a genius! Strangely, this genius's Chinese language has not improved at all.
Ao Bai was already a little helpless, and said to him alone: "You stupid, if you can't speak Chinese when I come back, I won't teach you kung fu!" ”
Hari Chagai's body was shocked, his face was red, and he whispered in Aobai's ear in Chinese: "Master, I have actually learned well, but I speak too well...... I can't be alone with Pomegranate, and I want her to teach me a little longer......"
"......" Ao Bai kicked out, and Hari Chagai flew towards the sun.
Everything was arranged, and the team finally set off. Ao Bai found five people, all of whom were civilian captains with little background in Jinyiwei, and Liu Hong was also among them. They are all happy, have completed their tasks, and have a good chance of being promoted.
Five people, Ao Bai felt that it was enough, and it was easy to attract attention when he went with great fanfare. He had already made arrangements to make it look more like a hunter, and they would set up a shop in town to buy furs and animal meat. When the time comes, he hunts the prey and sells it to the store, and the five men only need to show that they are familiar with him. Then he infiltrated the Lu family alone.
Liu Hong said: "My lord, you infiltrated the Lu family alone, what if there is danger?" ”
"If there are too many people, you will be suspicious. If you are alone, the other party will not be too defensive. I don't need to be protected for my kung fu. After I leave, you will go directly to the Xinzhou Council and those intelligence officers, and wait for me there. Ao Bai smiled: "From now on, you will all call me Gongzi, or call me Huang An, don't call me an adult anymore." ”
The oldest person in the team is named Li Xin, he is forty years old, he is only a famous captain, riding a horse beside Aobai, and said: "Childe, we have never shown favor to you, why are you willing to use us?" ”
Ao Bai pulled the reins, motioned for them to stop, and said loudly: "You can do it if you have kung fu!" What I need is someone who is serious and doesn't have so many eyes, and flattery will only turn me off. If things go well, you deserve your promotion, don't thank me! ”
Liu Hong smiled: "Childe, I know that many people bribe you, and you confiscate those benefits, you are different from others!" ”
Hearing the praise of his subordinates, Ao Bai was not happy. He just didn't take bribes, and reused a few civilians who had no connections, which seemed very unusual, is this normal? Isn't that what everyone should do?
When black and white are reversed, it is the state that is perverted...... Or is it human nature?