Capital

Qian Feng stood on the street of Suzaku Street in the capital, holding his black knife, frowning slightly, and the bustling crowd on the street made him uncomfortable.

On the east side, there is a huge painting on the outside of the Duobao Pavilion.

The rolling waves are matched with a boatload of various Western objects, and the whole painting has only one 'true' word, which can be taken as well.

The color scheme is not bad either.

When a rough man like him saw it, he was also relaxed, and he had a strong desire to ride the wind and waves.

Although the painting is very good, it is that the heads of people in the Duobao Pavilion are next to each other, and the noise makes people's heads hurt.

He silently looked away, and his heart was very uncalm - the 'Sea King' Fang Ruohua's business had actually come to the capital.

Unexpectedly, only four years have passed, and the daughter-in-law of the merchant family who came to Nan'an City, a sick and weak woman, has today's achievements.

He may be old, and he has added a bit of sensuality to his coldness, and he always feels embarrassed when he thinks of the old things.

After waiting for almost a moment, there were finally fewer people in the Duobao Pavilion, and Qian Feng went in, took the knife that had set him for two and a half months, and bought two strings of pearl bracelets, ready to take them back to Su Qiu.

He was about to go to northern Xinjiang, and this time it was a troublesome errand.

Because of Guo Wenhe's nonsense, several imperial envoys in the imperial court impeached Bai Shao, the general of Ningyuan in Donglin Town, for lying about the military situation, smuggling contraband, abusing prisoners, misappropriating food and salary, colluding with the royal family of the previous dynasty, and other crimes, His Majesty sent him to ask him to 'escort' General Bai back to Beijing to defend himself.

In fact, it was a secret decree that if things change and there is resistance, the Fa will be rectified on the spot, and he will be given the right to cut first and then play.

Oh, this power can scare people to death, Qian Feng is not afraid of killing, he is a knife in the hands of His Majesty, His Majesty said to kill whom, he will not even ask the reason.

But this errand, can it really be ended by killing people?

Bai Shao is not an ordinary member of the court, the army in the north is the strongest army in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, the commander of this army, is he able to kill if he says so?

The east is Bai Shao's territory, and the general has always been a little domineering, and he never takes the people in the court in his eyes.

He Qian Feng is not a character that people can put in their eyes, and it is really not easy to get the other party to cooperate.

In fact, if it was just a crime such as selling forbidden goods and embezzling military funds, the emperor would not send him on this trip, but when it involved the group of rebels in the previous dynasty, the emperor would inevitably be suspicious.

Qian Feng is tired in his heart, the Chen Dynasty has been dead for nearly a hundred years, so how useful can someone really claim to be the royal family of the previous dynasty and the descendant of King Ming? Why bother to be so concerned that they look different from ordinary bandits.

In short, it's very troublesome, this time, I don't know when I'll be able to come back, and I should buy some small things to coax my own woman.

What kind of pearls does Su Qiu like, gems and other things are useless, where can they compare to the 'Wind Never Extinguished' fire folds and strong crossbows that he painstakingly selected from His Majesty's treasury?

No matter how bad it is, gold and silver are more useful than those things.

While slandering, he stepped out of the gate of Duobao Pavilion, and when he looked up, he saw that King Qi was entering the gate of the 'Spring Garden' with Sun Lian'an with a kind face.

Chunmanyuan is the best drama garden in the capital, I heard that the small dramas raised in it are all Zhong Lingyuxiu, compared with everyone in the teaching department, there is a unique flavor.

Qian Feng turned his gaze away coldly, King Qi and King Duan really looked a little cowardly, far less wise than the first prince.

When the first prince was there, he was able to say with righteous indignation, 'I am willing to fight for my father and the emperor, and swear to the death to defend the enemy', but now there is only money, food, and women left in the court, just ask the wife to be peaceful and not make trouble.

"Sun Lian'an, that fool, don't get involved."

Qian Feng paused, and then sneered - what does it matter to him!

He is the emperor's confidant, the kind who really doesn't listen to anyone's orders except for the words of Long live.

Sun Lian'an is also the emperor's confidant, but unlike Qian Feng, he is now a serious household servant, who wants to support the Ming Lord, Kuang to help the world, and want to be the kind of marquis and worship the prime minister in the future.

They are two different people, it is inevitable that they don't like each other, they usually don't meet each other as much as possible, and they don't say hello when they meet, but Qian Feng has gotten along with Sun Lian'an and knows that he is a very naïve man, but somehow at this time, he is a little worried about him.

Sun Lian'an didn't know at this time that there was a person who was a little worried about him, and he only had a headache.

King Qi is really good at making trouble.

At present, the situation is in chaos like this, there are signs that the building will collapse in the Great Zhou, even King Duan is a little sluggish, King Qi is fighting more and more bravely, and even he, a small person, is rushing to win over, and he is doing everything.

He wants to make a contribution, and if the king of Qi is a master, it doesn't hurt to join him.

But the current situation is like this, the Sun family is a big family, and the whole body is affected, if he makes a mistake, it will affect the whole clan, and the lives of hundreds of people in the clan, where can there be half a point of contempt?

He must not take sides lightly. What's more, Sun Lian'an really didn't want to be with King Qi in his heart!

But it's not appropriate to offend this prince.

I can only barely cope with it first.

But King Qi knows that he has a relationship with that Sea King, and hopes that he can help build bridges, and it is best to put Sea King under his banner or something, then forget it, it is obvious that he will definitely touch the nail, why be thankless?

In a flash of thought, the beautiful woman on the stage had her eyes fluttering, and he stared at it seriously, as if all his attention fell on the beauty.

King Qi glanced at Master Sun, smiled lightly, and whispered a few words.

The beauties on the stage will be sent directly to Sun's house after they get off the stage.

King Qi put the posture of Corporal Lixian to the fullest.

Sun Lian'an was sincerely terrified.

The two of you come and go, or hide needles in your words, or pretend to be confused, and when the sky is about to twilight, when Sun Lianan comes out, he finally can't help frowning slightly, and his expression shows a little tiredness.

Although he has been an official for nearly 20 years, and now Ding Wei has won the trust of the emperor for three years, as soon as he came out of the filial piety period, His Majesty appointed him as the head of the household, and the head of the household is now vacant, saying that it is a waiter, but the discerning people know that this is just an excess, and the household will fall into his hands sooner or later.

But Sun Lianan has always been a little powerless, especially recently, and he has become more and more tired.

He is taking stock of the accounts of the household department over the years, this account is really a bit of a problem, and the small problem is not enough, but in recent years, the imperial court has allocated military funds to northern Xinjiang, and the northern Xinjiang side has not received even thirty percent of the response.

Now that the government and the opposition are all in trouble, can he not investigate?

But how difficult it is to investigate, the entire household is openly and secretly making trouble for him.

"Hey!"

Could it be that it is really so difficult to be an official in the court of the Great Zhou Dynasty, if you want to be a little reluctant and a little conscientious?

King Qi looked at his back, but his expression was gloomy, and he said coldly: "If you don't know how to ...... interesting"

……

The ups and downs in the capital will never stop.

The storms of the frontier are a little more manic, by contrast.

Fang Ruohua was sitting on the gate tower of Qingxian County on a night of heavy rain, looking at the royal tent of Wuqien, the prince of Zhennan, who was camped outside, and reading the information handed over from outside the city.

B word 13 - Qian Feng left Beijing with a secret will.

C word 31 - has passed Ningping.

This was followed by a stack of 'past so-and-so' inscriptions.

Shenzi No. 1 - Verification, Qian Feng has all the details of my ship island, east of Baishao, and the Ming Wang's department to buy and sell all the details.

Fang Ruohua folded the love newspaper slip and threw it into a charcoal basin with a roasted sweet potato buried on the side.

Xu Liuqi came up from behind, waved his sleeves, wiped it on the ground, sat down gently, glanced at the paper being burned in the charcoal basin, leaned against the wall with his hands behind his back, and sighed: "Although the old man eats the Yulu of the Great Zhou, he was born as a courtier of the previous dynasty. ”

Fang Ruohua listened carefully.

There is a lot of content about Bai Shao in Northern Xinjiang in the memory of the original owner, she was interested in Northern Xinjiang a few years ago, and she was naturally interested in Old Man Bai.

Since Xu Liu didn't care about the secret rumors and wanted to tell her, she naturally wanted to hear it.

"The old man of our family, born in the family of the great clan of the previous dynasty, my grandfather's father was martyred, and when the king of Ming fled the capital, their family of 100 people escorted them all the way, and finally there were countless casualties, and only a few remained."

"Therefore, the Bai family and the Great Zhou have a grudge against the family, and since the day he was born, he has shouldered the great cause of destroying Zhou Xingchen."

"The old man is full of poetry and books, skilled in the art of war, and was born as a martial artist, all the way to his current status. It is the most important chess piece that King Ming placed in the Great Zhou. ”

Xu Liu sneered, "I really don't understand, can King Ming live until now?" Then wouldn't he have lived for a hundred or dozens of years, and he should have become an old goblin a long time ago! ”

"If this is the case, it will be buried in the soil and destroyed directly, and it will be responsible for the common people in the world."

"Those of them just find someone to come over, and they say that they are the king of Ming, and they want Bai Shao, a person who has never even seen anything in the Chen Dynasty, to work hard, why?"

"For decades, the old man has been delivering supplies, soldiers, assisting and helping the rebels, and working hard, but he has not been good at all, and he has been involved in trouble, and I don't know how many times he has been tired of running for those rebels, and he is in danger."

"If you want me to say, he should have washed himself ashore a long time ago, and if he had sold those people, he might have enjoyed the taste of power."

Fang Ruohua raised his eyebrows: "This is a bit excessive." ”

Xu Liu also shut up and sighed.

King Ming has the greatest power and the best reputation on the northern border, so the rebels in the north are all under the banner of King Ming.

Although there are some contradictions and struggles between the high-level leaders, most of the people in the righteous army are actually poor people, and what they seek is only a way to survive in the vast world.

Fang Ruohua turned his head and looked at the vast stretch of fertile soil under the city wall: "The Great Zhou Dynasty has lost this large piece of land outside the mountain for more than 30 years, and hundreds of thousands of people have since fallen into the hands of thieves, and life is worse than death. ”

"Old General Bai values his credibility, keeps his promises, and has been secretly supporting the righteous army, that is his benevolence, and there is nothing wrong with it."

Deep in Fang Ruohua's heart, he actually admired this white general's personality.

Although it is a bit roundabout, it is much easier and more pleasant to interact with a gentleman than with a villain.

Don't look at Bai Shao crying poor when he sees the sky, like a scoundrel, Fang Ruohua borrows money, borrows people, and lends goods to him, and he doesn't even need to leave any evidence to trust this old general.

Even if he dies, he will never fail to pay a debt to others.

This credibility is because Bai Shao has been a man and a man for decades, so he deserves such trust.

"Don't think too much about it."

The relationship between Bai Shao and King Ming, who leaked it, how their business on the island was revealed, and how outsiders learned about it are all things that need to be investigated in the future.

At present, it is always necessary to find a way to raise grain and grass, deal with the Hades King Qian Feng who came to the capital, and win the inevitable battle with the Northern Barbarians.

Fang Ruohua didn't feel confused at all.

Xu Liu was not worried, and leaned lazily against the wall: "It seems complicated, but in fact, the current situation is extremely simple. ”

Fang Ruohua also nodded, so rare that she and Xu Liu had a tacit understanding.

"It's really simple, if you win a big victory, you don't need to defend yourself, you don't need to defend yourself."

If Bai Shao can defeat the Northern Barbarians and lose a lot, and the world knows it, then his reputation among the people will inevitably rise.

Could it be that the imperial court could still embarrass General Bai in the case of a great victory for the Northern Army?

If defeated, Bai Shao is clearly going to live and die with Donglin Town, and the mountain, once defeated, Bai Shao will die in battle, and the North Barbarians will go straight into the hinterland of the Central Plains, and half of the country will become scorched earth.

At that time, the Great Zhou Dynasty will dig up Bai Shao and whip the corpse, will the old general still care?

As for Fang Ruohua, she has never taken the business between Funshima and King Ming to heart.

To put it bluntly, in the eyes of the imperial court, he is a pirate, and when the imperial court whip is out of reach, he can't manage it, and when he can manage it and is willing to manage it, even if he doesn't have the slightest excuse, Fang Ruohua will inevitably have to deal with the imperial army.

Xu Liu looked at Fang Ruohua's slightly pale but beautiful face, and said with a smile: "Welcome His Royal Highness the Sea King to Donglin Town, the fathers and elders in the city are all grateful for the kindness of His Royal Highness the Sea King." ”

Fang Ruohua couldn't help but smile.

I feel in my heart that it is good to be really grateful, and it is not easy to buy the hearts of the people across thousands of mountains and miles.

The cold wind blew, Fang Ruohua and Xu Liuqi shivered, it was not good to touch the fish for too long, the two of them got up together, the cat's waist went down to the city tower, and went back to look at the map again, before they rested.

……

On the official road, there are pitfalls and rocks in one place, and there are countless fortresses on the mountains on both sides, which are vaguely gloomy.

The forbidden soldiers, dressed in armor, wearing long knives at their waists, and holding bows and arrows, rode their horses and whips and drove rapidly.

Qian Feng sat in the carriage, holding a black knife in his hand, slowly trimming his nails.

"Commander, Donglin Town is coming soon."

Qian Feng paused, jerked the curtain, and looked into the distance, a lonely city stretched and twisted on the land in the north with the smell of golden iron horses.

The city walls are towering into the sky, with a sky-high momentum, which is completely different from the softness of ordinary small cities in the Great Zhou.

Qian Feng picked up the stack of secret letters on his knees, flipped through them again, and looked at the names and surnames, time and place, and the details could not be more detailed, but he was not happy at all.