Suddenly, the goatee's Dongchang fan wrote "passing", and presented the silk paper full of writing to Cao Qianhu for a look, and Cao Qianhu smiled with satisfaction.

He looked at the middle-aged scholar at the table next to him again, and said, "Look, if it's okay, sign and draw." ”

The middle-aged scholar hurriedly responded, and read it at a glance, his expression was a little subtle, what was written on it was like that, and it wasn't like that...... Hey, I can't care about it, if I can escape this catastrophe, I already have to burn incense and worship the Buddha.

The middle-aged scholar picked up the pen, quickly signed his name, pressed the red mark with his thumb, and drew a charge.

After reading the content of the paper, everyone looked subtle, some were happy, some hesitated, and some were displeased...... Seeing that everyone else had signed, those unwilling students also signed obediently after hesitating.

Cao Qianhu sat in place and sighed helplessly: "The overseer said, we can't mess around with things in Dongchang, we have to be convincing, don't you say?!" ”

The people next to him sparsely answered.

After the tea guests on the first floor signed, it was their turn to go to the second floor, one table after another, and when they walked to Duanmufei's table, the two Dongchang fans smiled flatteringly, and automatically skipped their table.

Others are so preoccupied that no one notices this.

Han Xing only thought that the people from Dongchang recognized him as a princess, so he didn't let himself sign the pledge, the corners of his mouth were crooked, and he secretly covered his mouth and smiled.

Funny, really funny, if it weren't for the fact that her name really didn't fit on that piece of paper, she would have liked to sign and draw a bet.

Han Xing and Duanmu Fei exchanged a sympathetic look, and the cousins continued to watch the excitement with a smile.

After another cup of tea, most of the people present had signed, and the silk paper with red fingerprints was back in Cao Qianhu's hand, and he smiled with satisfaction and personally put it in a wooden box.

If you have done a good job on this errand, the Overseer will be satisfied.

Cao Qianhu looked around again, and said with a smile: "Everyone, our East Factory has always acted according to the rules, as long as the big guys abide by the law, our East Factory will not wronged everyone." Let's take a look at it today, so please feel free to do it. ”

He smiled so that his triangular eyes narrowed into thin slits, and he looked very kind and reasonable.

The corners of the eyes of many tea customers twitched, just now this is like this, it is hitting the pillar again, taking people, and painting it, who dares to continue!

Everyone silently exchanged glances, and they all wanted to leave immediately, but the others didn't move, and no one dared to move first, for fear that the gun would shoot the first bird, and they would be used by Dongchang to kill chickens and monkeys.

In the teahouse, there was silence.

One, two, three...... After half a cup of tea, there was still no movement, and time seemed to slow down.

"Yo, why don't you speak?" After a while, Cao Qianhu's shrill voice sounded again, "Don't you think that our family is here to get in the way of your business?" ”

Everyone hung their heads, or stared at the bare tabletop, or silently drank tea, or counted the tea leaves in the tea soup.

Who would dare to admit it!

Isn't this admission clearly saying that if this Cao Qianhu is not there, they will scold Dongchang? !

There was still no sound around, and the silence continued to spread, and the air was close to solidifying.

Hong Yiluo, who was sitting at a table on the second floor, had a somewhat unsightly face, the corners of his mouth were tightly pursed into a straight line, and he said in his heart: Dongchang is too arrogant.

It's all been tossed like this, and you have to ignore it! Don't you want to provoke everyone and arrest everyone back to the East Factory to be willing?!

Hong Yiluo's right hand was clenched into a fist, and his face sank like water.

Duanmu Fei glanced at Hong Yiluo quietly, and with a thought, he leaned into Duanmu Heng's ear and whispered to him to bite his ear, so and so on.

Duanmu Heng's eyes were slightly condensed, and he glanced at Duanmu Heng with some surprise, but he still stood up and calmly expressed his chest: "Contemptible people think that if you want to drive out the Tartars, I Dasheng should be the first to improve myself." Ministers who are not officials and have no merit, do not reward those who do not fight, rule by law, reward according to merit, do not be close to each other, do not be noble and lowly, and break the law, so as to reassure the people and be in the court. If the country is strong, the enemy is afraid. ”

Hong Yiluo looked at Duanmu Heng with a touch of touch, slowly stroked his beard, and his wise eyes were full of appreciation.

Duanmu Fei drank the tea by himself, hiding the smile at the corner of his mouth with the tea cup, and his eyebrows and eyes were crooked.

Although she and this Hong Daru had never met before, she had read the articles written by the other party from her grandfather, Mrs. Chu, and it was vaguely clear from his writing that some of his political views were biased towards legalism.

Of course, she asked Duanmu Heng to say this not just to show her face in front of Hong Yiluo, but also to kill two birds with one stone.

The other students looked at each other, and when they saw that Duanmu Heng didn't mention the celebrant and Dongchang, they also had the courage to speak.

"This brother is wrong." A straight boy in a sauce-colored shirt stood up and looked up at Duanmu Heng on the second floor, "Zi said: 'The Tao is governed by government, and all are punished, and the people are exempt and shameless; The way is virtuous, all are courteous, shameful and qualified'. Virtue and harmony are the right ways to govern. ”

"I think the guy upstairs has a point." Another scholar in his thirties who wore a straight coat spoke out in support of Duanmu Heng, "The rule of the husband and the saint does not rely on others for my goodness, but it is not ...... to use it."

Students, you say a word, on the theme of Legalism and Confucianism to govern the country, not to mention whether it is morality first, or law first, at least most people agree that "no rules are not a circle", whether the court is a big person, or a small pawn at the city gate, they must act in accordance with the rules and regulations.

In this way, it seems, it seems, maybe there is no violation of the law, right?

The atmosphere in the teahouse became more and more enthusiastic, Cao Qianhu never spoke or acted again, as if it was really as he just said, he was just "coming to see at random", and it seemed that he was not completely unreasonable.

It's lively inside, and it's getting more and more noisy outside.

The tea party of Zhuangyuanlou has long spread in the capital, attracting the attention of many good deeds.

When they saw that the people of Dongchang surrounded the Zhuangyuan Building, the people who were watching the excitement on the street outside thought that the matter of Guozijian was going to be repeated, and who thought that after another fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy was escorted away by Dongchang Fanzi, there was no movement.

After a while, there was another excited debate from the students in the teahouse, and it seemed that it was all right?!

The passers-by looked at each other, completely confused by the development of events.

Geng Anhao was also a little surprised.

Geng Anhao was in a private seat on the second floor of Qingfeng Restaurant opposite the Zhuangyuan Building at the moment, he arrived here early in the morning, and he had been paying attention to the situation in the Zhuangyuan Building through the window facing the street.

On the twelfth day of the Lunar New Year, he met Tao San girl on the street, and he had an idea, specially found her, and arranged this scene for her in today's champion building.

According to his plan, if the third girl Tao really hit her head and died, it would be best to arouse the blood of the Shilin people, especially that Hong Daru has always been a one-sided person, and it is impossible to sit idly by, and Hong Daru is well-known in Shilin.

Even if there are people from Dongchang today, and no one is killed, the arrogance of Dongchang's actions will definitely offend Shilin again, so that Hong Daru and the literati present can see how Dongchang forced a weak woman to death, so that they can experience for themselves what it means to be "cold lips and teeth"...... He has already arranged the rest of the matter, as long as the fire in the champion building is lit first, he can continue to burn along the fire, add firewood and refuel, everything is "logical".

Just now seeing that the third girl Tao was escorted away by the people of Dongchang in embarrassment, he thought that his plan was successful, but he didn't want to have no movement in the future.

Half an hour ago, he asked people to go into the Zhuangyuan Building to inquire about the news, but the people who went in never came out.

What the hell is going on inside?!

This doubt was like an ant gnawing at his heart, making Geng Anhao feel restless, and the teacup in his hand was lifted and lowered, put down and raised......

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw two young men who were no more than fourteen years old walking out of the opposite champion building talking and laughing.

This is the first time that someone has come out since those Dongchang fans drove a few students back to the Zhuangyuan Building.

Geng Anhao's heart moved, and he wanted to tell the little guy to inquire about the two little boys, but when he pointed at the two people, he suddenly found that one of them was a little familiar...... Hey, isn't this the sister of Miss Duanmu?!

Geng Anhao's eyes lit up, and he quickly stood up.

The eldest sister is like a mother, and as far as he knows, Duanmu has always loved this sister the most.

So, Geng Anhui got out of the elegant seat and went downstairs, planning to run to talk to Duanmufei, maybe Duanmufei would mention herself to her sister when she went back.

End ......

However, before he could get close, he was stopped by a Dongchang fan, "Go, go, Dongchang to do business, idle people and others get out of here!" "Dongchang is naturally always arrogant.

Another Dongchang fanzi diligently brought horses to Duanmu Fei and Hanxing, and waited for the two to get on the horse, calling "Four Sons" with a mouthful of words.

Duanmu Fei and Han Xing didn't look at Geng Anhao, and soon rode away and drifted away.

Geng Anhui watched Duanmu Fei ride out of his field of vision, his face was not very good-looking, his eyes were slightly cold, and he said in his heart: Dongchang is really rampant!

Geng Anhui looked at the champion building a few feet away with deep eyes, his pupils were bright and dark, and he still didn't go in after all.

It was clear that things were out of his control, and it was useless for him to stay any longer.

Geng Anhao instructed his subordinates to continue to stare at the Zhuangyuan Building, and then return to the mansion to report when it was dispersed, and after he got on the horse, he went directly back to the Weiguo Mansion.

Compared with the hustle and bustle outside, the Weiguo Mansion was quiet and solemn, and the noon sun poured like broken gold on the trees, walls, and bluestone brick floors below, as if gilded with a golden halo.

Geng Anhao didn't go back to his courtyard, and went straight to Geng Hai's outer study.

Geng Hai is at home at the moment, it should be said that he deliberately stayed at home and waited for news.

Geng Anhui didn't say anything more, concisely and concisely told everything he saw and heard outside the Zhuangyuan Building this morning, and finally said in a deep voice: "Father, I have arranged for someone to stay there, and I will come back later to report the news." ”

After that, there was silence in the study.

Geng Hai was a little disappointed in his heart, and sighed secretly: It is up to people to plan things, and it is up to heaven to make things happen.

Geng Hai drank the tea slowly, and there seemed to be a groan on his face.

The golden sunlight spilled obliquely through the window and shone on Geng Hai's body, Geng Hai, who was in his thirties, had a few strands of silver between his sideburns, and his white hair was shining in the sun, which made him seem to be two points old.

With the sun came, there was also the gentle breeze, the wind in early February was still bitterly cold, the wind blew in the remnants of flowers and leaves outside, and a red petal fluttered and fell on the square table.

The petals of the red plum were bright as blood, but the edges of the petals had begun to wither.

Geng Hai looked at the small petals in a daze, squinted his eyes, then put down the teacup, and said in a deep voice: "An Hao, about your marriage to your sister......

Geng Anhui immediately looked at Geng Hai eagerly, his eyes burning.

Geng Hai sighed in his heart, and said with a straight face: "An Hao, I have thought about my father in the past few days, and I plan to let your mother enter the palace to find the concubine to explore the way......"

As he spoke, a sharp light flashed in Geng Hai's eyes, and he planned to put a bait for Duanmu Guifei and Duanmu Xian.

If the Duanmu family and the Geng family can marry, and then marry their daughter Geng Tinglian to the eldest prince, then the bond between the Duanmu family and the Geng family will be unbreakable, and Duanmu Xian should be able to understand that once the two families join forces to support the eldest prince to ascend the throne, the chances of the eldest prince winning the throne can be said to be nine out of ten.

Duanmu Xian is not a stupid person, in the face of such great interests and temptations, will this old fox still stubbornly stand on Cen Yin's side?!

The corners of Geng Hai's mouth slowly drew an inevitable arc.

"Father, it's so good!" Geng Anhui was overjoyed when he heard this, he was confident that Duanmu Xian would definitely agree to this family affair with Duanmu Jun for the sake of the eldest prince.

Thinking about it, Geng Anhao felt as if he had taken some miracle medicine, and he was in high spirits, feeling as if he was about to be in the arms of a beauty.

When the father and son were about to finish the second cup of tea, Geng Anhao's little servant finally came back from the Zhuangyuan Building.

The little guy truthfully told everything that happened in the Zhuangyuan Building today, including how the third girl Tao couldn't hit the pillar and was taken away by Dongchang, and later Cao Qianhu asked the tea guests present to draw a charge.

The little guy's body was tense, and he didn't dare to look up at Geng Hai and Geng Anhao's faces.

Geng Anhao's face was not very good-looking, and his plan to take advantage of the troubles of the students in the Zhuangyuan Building to pull down Cen Yin obviously failed. The corners of his forehead were bruised, and he said in a deep voice: "Father, the third girl of the Tao family knows my identity, and I am afraid that she will ......."

If this is recruited by Tao San, Cen Yin runs to the emperor to complain, will it implicate herself? !

"It's okay." Geng Hai didn't care, waved his hand and said, "You didn't leave any evidence for Miss Tao San, she recruited it, and you didn't recognize it." If Cen Yin dares to go to the emperor to complain, I will say that he holds a grudge against Ashina on the day of the palace banquet. "Isn't it easy to mix up a pool of water?!

Geng Anhui put his mind at ease, personally poured tea for Geng Hai, and then said: "Father, it seems that Cen Yin has learned to be obedient this time, and he has also learned to stand righteous." ”

"Cen Yin has always had a lot of tricks!" Geng Hai snorted coldly, his eyes showing disdain.

Geng Anhui pondered for a moment, and then asked the little servant: "Shengchang, do you know who first mentioned the rule of law after the Tao girl was taken away?" ”

The little guy did inquire, and immediately replied: "It's the eldest son of the Duanmu family." ”

Geng Anhao was a little surprised. He had met Duanmu Heng a few times, and he had heard that Duanmu Heng was the head of the case who went to the New Year's Academy, originally he thought that Duanmu Heng was the kind of nerd who only knew how to read sage books, which was very different from his ancestors, and now it seems that he can't despise this son of the Shoufu family too much.

If it weren't for Duanmu Heng's sudden discussion of the Fa today, his plan would not have fallen short so easily.

It's fine if it's unintentional, but if it's deliberate......

Geng Anhao thought about it, waved his hand casually, and sent the little guy away.

Only the father and son were left in the study, the sunlight was blocked by the clouds, and the study suddenly darkened a little, and even the atmosphere became gloomy.

Geng Hai frowned and gritted his back molars, and muttered a little unwillingly: "This Cen Yin is really difficult to deal with......

As he spoke, Geng Hai's eyes looked at the petals on the square table again, and his pupils seemed to be dyed with a touch of blood.

Seeing that his father's expression was wrong, Geng Anhao persuaded loudly: "Father, there are priorities, and there is no hurry to deal with Cen Yin. ”

Although Geng Anhao also wanted to get rid of Cen Yin, he was not as impatient as Geng Hai, in his opinion, if there was an opportunity, such as the matter of the Guozijian this time, then seize the opportunity to add firewood; If you don't have a chance for a while, then wait for the right time.

"Cen Yin is just a eunuch in the end, we have been entangled with him, and it is useless to the situation, in the final analysis, without this Cen Yin, there will be the next 'Cen Yin'." Whether it is the master of ceremonies or the East Factory, it is a place where the Geng family cannot interfere.

"Father, I thought we should still seize this opportunity and really push the fifth sister to the position of the phoenix."

"When the fifth sister becomes the crown princess in the future, it will be too late for us to slowly get rid of Cen Yin, on the contrary, if we miss this opportunity, I am afraid that the gains will outweigh the losses."

Geng Anhao persuaded in an orderly manner, Geng Hai's frowning brows slowly stretched out again, and said to himself, this is indeed the truth.

These days, for Cen Yin's affairs, he has messed up every inch, tried his best, but he didn't get good at all, Cen Yin is now in full swing, and if he wants to win him, he still has to wait for the opportunity.

And now, the time has come for the Geng family.

The earth dragon turned over, it was a vision from the sky, and the ring of heaven and earth was also, it stands to reason that the emperor should be allowed to issue an edict to sin himself, the emperor is guilty, and Dasheng is restless, which is the first half of the sentence of Sun Zhenren, then the second half of the sentence, "The phoenix girl descends from the sky", and it is natural to resolve the danger of Dasheng.

Thinking about it, Geng Hai's heart jumped twice.

The son said yes, it was for Cen that he was confused and entered the magic barrier.

The matter of the Destiny Phoenix Maiden should be planned carefully.

He has always been loyal to the emperor, but the emperor slapped him in the face again and again, it was the emperor who was sorry for their Geng family first, and he just fought back.

Since the emperor is unkind, don't blame him for going further!

At this time, a cold wind blew violently outside the window, blowing the petals of the red plum on the square table into the air, and the petals swirled lightly in mid-air, slowly falling on the mirror-like bluestone slab ground below.

Geng Hai raised his foot and stepped on the petals under his feet, completely crushing them.

For so many years, the people who stood in front of him Geng Hai were trampled on the soles of his feet one by one, and no one would be an exception!

Three days later, that is, on the morning of the fourth day of the second lunar month, Xuanwei Hou, General Zhenguo, General Zhongyong, Qinzhou General Soldier, Liaozhou General Soldier and other joint letters to ask the emperor to issue an edict in the name of "the earth dragon turned over, and the sky descended a vision".

On the same day, the excerpt was handed to Wenyuan Pavilion at the fastest speed, and several cabinet ministers surrounded this excerpt, really feeling that one head and two were big.

These ministers are all old fritters who have been up and down in the court for many years, and they are not fools, these generals suddenly signed a joint letter, and someone must have instructed them behind them...... Hey, who doesn't know that the Patriotic Gong is in charge of the army!

knows what he knows, but no one says it explicitly, after all, Wei Guogong has a deep foundation in the court, maybe what they say here will reach each other's ears on the same day.

In the meeting hall of Wenyuan Pavilion, it was quiet, obviously no one spoke, but there seemed to be bursts of sighs echoing in the air.

Geng Hai is inevitably too arrogant. Duanmu Xian stared at the red marks of the generals at the bottom of the fold, his eyes were complicated.

Compared with others, Duanmuxian still has a sigh of "finally here" in his heart, the four girls have long said that "someone" will make the emperor make an edict, and it really came true.

"Lord Duanmu," the Ministry of Rites Shangshu was the first to speak, barely squeezing out a smile on his face, "You see how this should be......"

For a while, the eyes of the others all looked at Shoufu Duanmu Xian.

It is conceivable that once this excerpt is sent to the emperor, even these ministers will be somewhat angered by the emperor, which is really a disaster.

Duanmu Xian had already had a plan in his heart, so he was waiting for someone to ask.

This kind of hot potato should be-

"Then send it to the celebrant first."

said that it was sent to the celebrant supervisor, but everyone knew that it was given to Cen Yin.

Everything is left to Cen Yin's decision.

For this reason, Duanmu Xian personally went to the celebrant and handed the excerpt to Cen Yin with his own hand, so the excerpt arrived at the Yangxin Hall at noon and placed it on the emperor's desk.

After the emperor heard Cen Yinming, he didn't open the fold at all, his face was blue, white, and purple, and the color changed violently.

"Hmph." A sneer escaped from the corners of the Emperor's mouth.

Thinking of the paintings of the students brought by Cen Yin yesterday and the confessions of the Tao brothers and sisters, the emperor knocked twice on the square table on the side with his right hand, and looked like this, "Geng Hai, Geng Hai, I really didn't 'misread' you." ”

He had already understood that Geng Hai's greed was endless.

The emperor's eyes flickered slightly, he stood up from his chair, and muttered to himself: "First Shilin, then the generals, Geng Hai is forcing me!" Sure enough, it's a good calculation! ”

The Emperor's voice was so gloomy that it almost dripped, and he walked back and forth in the warm pavilion with his hands in his hands.

Although he had been thinking about his own edict for a long time, his own idea and being persecuted were completely different things.

Geng Hai definitely can't stay!

Cen stood aside, the corners of his mouth slightly curled.

The emperor stopped, then turned around and looked at the fold on the square table again, and said coldly: "I want to see how many people Geng Hai has connected. ”

The emperor's eyes were deep and cold, as deep as an abyss, as cold as ice.

After that, the room was silent, only the "ticking" sound of the Western clock remained, which was monotonous and boring, and the surroundings became more and more quiet.

The emperor pressed this excerpt, but the matter did not stop because of this, and in the next few days, there were generals such as the general army of Zhongzhou and the commander of the Jingwei who were all pressed by the emperor.

So many petition folds were handed over one by one, which made the cabinet a little panicked, and the air in Wenyuan Pavilion was heavy for several days, as if a storm was coming.

Then, on February 14, a group of soldiers from the Liaozhou Guard Office jointly signed a letter, asking the emperor to issue an edict against himself.

On that day, a group of important ministers, including the Emperor Xuan's cabinet, gathered in the main hall of the Yangxin Palace, and more than 20 people were lined up on both sides of the palace, filling the room to the brim, and the air was a little depressing.

The emperor sat on a high throne, looked around at the ministers, and asked lightly, "What do you think?" ”

The emperor asked a lot of questions, but everyone present knew what the emperor was talking about.

There was silence in the room, and all the ministers stared down at the tips of their shoes, and no one spoke for a long time.

Suddenly, someone stepped out of the queue, his steps were neither light nor heavy, but they were loud in the silent temple.

All eyes were on him.

It was a middle-aged soldier in his forties, he strode to the center, and then bowed his head to the emperor and clenched his fist, saying: "A vision from the sky, I am afraid of a great omen, and I ask the emperor to edict himself." ”

The general's voice was full of energy, and it resounded throughout the entire hall with sonorous and powerful sounds.

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A total of 768 floors were built yesterday, and I was scared......

I'll sort it out first, and I'll post the list in the book review section on Monday!

Do you want to continue next month?