Like the title of Weiguo Gongwai, Weiguo Mansion Yiyuan is not like those mansions and gardens around Shichahai, which has a long history of more than 100 years, and it should be designed because Luo Xu, who was still young at the time, took many fox friends and dog friends to participate in person, so everything is mainly practical, and the outstanding thing is the four words that should be done. Therefore, the gatehouse in the house is built in style, but the most important thing is the east and west corner doors that are entered and exited every day, especially the west corner door where foreigners have to walk through, in addition to the two rooms for the gatehouse to guard, there are also three small small halls facing east and west, which are specially used by foreign guests to stay.

In the past, Luo Mingyuan did not return to Beijing, and this small hall was often empty, but this year has played a big role. Even if Luo Mingyuan is not often at home, after Luo Xu came out, whenever he arrived at home, these three halls never stopped visitors. Some are in the same year, some are fellow villagers, and some even come to the same clan. The calligraphy and painting decorations inside and outside the three halls alone are all written by these people, Luo Xu took great pains to put them in a moody manner, but Chen Ying, who was born as a martial artist, was in it, but he always felt indescribably awkward.

"Brother Luo, just looking at this place, I really can't imagine that this place is inhabited by you, a mighty prince with brilliant military achievements. Although Ji Xi is a second-class heir, he is your son after all. ”

Luo Mingyuan was also dissatisfied with Luo Xu's eldest son earlier, but now that time has passed, that feeling has changed from helplessness to approval, and there is even a little pride in it, so when he heard Chen Ying's words at this time, he felt a little unhappy in his heart, but he didn't say it, only nodded lightly.

"Most of the people in this house are Ji Xi's handiwork, and I don't often come back to live, and besides, it will be his in the future, and everything will be left to him. But you are in a hurry to see me at this time, but what is the big deal? ”

Chen Ying's eyes sank, and then he stood up and slammed it to the ground, and said solemnly: "Brother Luo, I know that since I returned to Beijing, my actions have been so utilitarian, and I even alienated you for a while. The market city is "a new place to you, but to me, it bears too many traces of the past." Therefore, I inevitably went off the rails when I did things, and I also had a reputation for being ruthless.

Now that I have figured it out, the title of Marquis of Yangning fell on me, "It's just because I'm quite meritorious in Yunnan Town, not because of my careful thinking." For the sake of me who has been in Yunnan for many years, please Brother Luo help me. I heard that the new king of Turpan in the west had ascended the throne and had done a lot of wrongdoing, so please transfer me to Suzhou to guard it. ”

As soon as these words came out, Luo Mingyuan was immediately stunned. After a long time, seeing that Chen Ying didn't have the slightest intention of straightening up, he snorted coldly: "Get up!" ”

Seeing that Chen Ying still hadn't moved, Luo Mingyuan suddenly slapped the table heavily and shouted, "Get up!" ”

At this time, Chen Ying slowly straightened her waist, but her face showed a complicated expression. But Luo Mingyuan didn't seem to see it, and said to himself: "I know what you think, but I just see that your niece is rising now, your nephew Wen has Han Mingyi, and Wu has the county lord of Yixing" Your sister-in-law is raised by Mrs. Tai's side, and he is not close to you, but you yourself were a little inappropriate last night, so you are afraid. However, what kind of person do you think the emperor today "allows you to retreat as advance?" Do you think that if you go to Suzhou, you will be able to remind people of your old skills? Do you think that no one can see your careful thinking all along? ”

Speaking of this, he saw that Chen Ying's face was gloomy, and he paused and laughed again: "Chen Ying, I have worked with you for many years...... Do you think that you listened to my third sister's meaning and sent them to me one by one, but I didn't even know? But you don't fool people when you have a battle in the town of Zhimin, "Using you as a subordinate can really save a lot of worry, so I have promoted you again and again" I didn't even care that you didn't fight for a place for the third sister to come back. However, the calculations in the officialdom are whatever you want, but you bring the calculations in private matters to official affairs, and this is your fatal shortcoming! ”

"Wei Guo Gong ......"

Since attacking Ninghou of Fengyang, Chen Ying has often leveled the relationship between the two when he gets along with Luo Mingyuan, the Duke of Weiguo, intentionally or unintentionally, but at this moment, he instinctively called out the previous title, and his face couldn't tell whether it was shock, guilt, or sudden realization. But when these three words were called, he didn't know what to say for a while, but he froze there.

"Okay, you go back and figure it out for yourself, if you really figure it out, go back and ask someone to go to Beijing to give me a letter. I'm still in a hurry to get back to the camp, so I won't say anything else. Luo Mingyuan stood up, only walked a few steps out, but stopped before he reached the door, turned his head to look at Chen Ying again, and finally spit out a sentence, "Remind you, it's best not to be smart!" ”

However, watching the curtain fall heavily, Chen Ying's face suddenly became extremely gloomy, her fists clenched and loosened, loosened and clenched, and in the end, she didn't even go out immediately, but unconsciously paced in the room.

He has already arranged everything, do you really want to follow Luo Mingyuan's words...... However, why is his hard work in his life not as good as Chen Lan's chance for a while?

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It was evening, and it was snowing again, and the New Year was about to close, and the streets and alleys were often hung with red lanterns. However, at this time, the gate of the Mirror Garden was rarely opened, and many servants were climbing the ladder to hang lanterns on the gatehouse under the command of Chief Dai. There is always something wrong with hanging horizontally and vertically, and in the end, the previous wooden ground with almost frozen hands and feet climbed down the ladder, but it was a different hand and foot to go up.

There is only one purpose for such a toss, and at the end of the previous Shen period, the eunuch Xia Eunuch, who was reinstated as a palace official, came by order, but he gave the palace a lamp and four lanterns. Among them, the palace lamp is naturally hung in the main hall of Zhiyuan Hall. The lanterns are one of the Blessing Residence, one of the Joy Pavilion, and the other two are hanging on the gatehouse at this time. It's just that this kind of grace, but at this time, whether it is the head of the head of the command, or the people who are busy with the work above, everyone is crying out in their hearts.

This imperial gift was either cherished and offered by others, or simply hidden in the warehouse, but the emperor was good and gave two lamps to hang at the door...... This Xia eunuch said that the emperor meant that good things are meant to be shown to people, but they are just playthings, and if they are broken, they will be given two more lamps and it will be over, there is nothing to be sorry for, but God knows what if it is really broken?

At this moment, in the Zhiyuan Hall, Chen Lan and Eunuch Xia sat separately, and the two of them who had not seen each other for many days were a little embarrassed. Chen Lan thought of the two horrors of yesterday's day and night. And Eunuch Xia also remembered the dark prison. So he said and talked. Chen Lan sincerely congratulated Eunuch Xia on seeing the light of day, and Eunuch Xia congratulated Eunuch Xia that Chen Lan was safe and sound, and the two people with very different identities and experiences looked at me, and finally laughed at the same time.

"Madame is really a wonderful person, our family came out today to meet countless people" all of them are He Our family is honored and favored after all, and none of them He has seen the light of day again, and everyone is afraid of committing taboos. ”

"Why doesn't Grandpa Xia understand me? More than anything else, staying alive is the most important thing. ”

After looking at each other and laughing, Eunuch Xia changed his color, and when he talked about King Huai who imprisoned Xiyuan, his eyes narrowed for a while: "After King Huai was banned, our family accompanied the emperor to take a look, although it was only at the door, but the emperor's face was blue after he came out, listening to the wind, King Huai seemed to have confessed countless people, and he had the meaning of dragging a bunch of people into the water when he sank." He didn't know that he had killed Li Shuyuan. Li Shuyuan, such a shrewd mother, actually raised such a stupid son, she was really unlucky to get home, and she almost fainted after hearing the news, and then resolutely scattered her family wealth to try to save King Huai's life. Now it seems that King Huai is really immortal, but it is difficult to keep seeds. ”

Eunuch Xia was so outspoken, Chen Lan naturally understood the reason for that resentment. The lawsuit of Gong Feng Neiku's theft has been settled, and all the evidence points to King Huai, so it is no wonder that Eunuch Xia, who has almost died twice, gritted his teeth. She was about to comfort Eunuch Xia for a few words, but unexpectedly, this one suddenly stood up and took a deep look.

"Grandpa Xia, what are you doing!"

Chen Lan hurriedly got up and got out of the way, but Eunuch Xia insisted on saluting, and then said: "Xiaojin's family heard him say it before, and it was thanks to his wife who reminded him, otherwise he would die in vain, and he didn't say anything" Our family at least has to take off a layer of skin. Our internal officials have always been despised by others, and most of the people who intersect with us are well-informed, and there are almost no sincere people like Mrs. "What's more, I didn't leave it aside and ignore it at that juncture, so I added the time when Lord Yang rescued him in front of me, "Our family is deeply remembered." Coming here today, in addition to being a gift, there is also news that happened to hit our family. ”

"Yangning Hou Chen Ying, before the Longquan Nunnery was raided, he had already let people take the lead and detain a nun beside the owner of Longquan Nunnery. That is a person who has never been a monk or nunnery, and has served the owner of Longquan Nunnery for many years, and he does not even have a household registration, so when he was in charge of all female nuns, he naturally missed this person. The person was originally sent to Gonggong Qu, but after Gonggong Qu released me and Lao Cheng today, he was ordered to go to his hometown to give Lu Yiyun before his death. Yang Ninghou did this because the drunkard didn't mean to drink, as long as Mrs. said a word, our family will get rid of it for you! ”

Be kind to others and be kind to yourself, at this moment, Chen Lan once again deeply realized the profound meaning of these words. The thought of killing people once and for all only turned around, and finally became another thought.

"Father-in-law Xia's kindness, I understand it." Chen Lan stood up, bowed deeply, and saw that Eunuch Xia jumped up as if he had a spring underneath, and she smiled and said, "My father-in-law probably doesn't know as much about my third uncle as I do." Although he is a military general, he is extremely meticulous in his thinking, and he often plans to act before acting, and sends this person to the celebrant to Gonggong Qu, and An Zhi will not send the other one to another place, or even like playing a leaf card, and deduct another one in his hand? ”

Originally, he wanted to persuade Chen Lan to be ruthless when he should be ruthless, and not to be a good person, but when he heard this, Eunuch Xia was stunned. He was just thinking that he could easily repay the previous kindness, why not, but at this time, he thought about it in detail, and gradually tasted that something was wrong there. So, after squinting his eyes, when he saw Chen Lan sitting down, he also sat down in a good time.

"So, if our family helps Mrs. this time, maybe we will fall into someone else's calculations? Okay, this Marquis Yangning is really capable, but it's strange that the title fell all the way from the second room of the long room to his third room...... It's just that if he really sent people to the emperor according to his intentions, would it be in the way of his wife? ”

If the master of Longquan Nunnery was still alive, then the big stone in Chen Lan's heart would never be able to fall. But if people are all dead, even if there is something left, even the original manuscript of Chu Guogong's "Sweet Water Song" and something like that, "She is not afraid." So, she just smiled confidently.

"Father-in-law, rest assured. When the emperor left here last night, I was very uneasy, and wanted to talk about what the owner of Longquan Nunnery said to me at that time, "The emperor left without asking a word, only saying that he believed me." I will have to make up a copy of the fold and hand it over, so after you go back, just report or send the person according to the proper procedure, explaining that it is from Yangninghou. In this way, the father-in-law is indispensable for a sincere comment, you must know that the emperor does not mention anything else, and what he cares about most is this word. ”

Eunuch Xia smiled at Chen Lan's words, and felt more and more that he had not seen the wrong person, so he immediately nodded again and again.

He said that the rewards would only be decided one by one after the matter was completely settled, and seeing that it was not early, he also stood up and said goodbye. Chen Lan had just left Zhiyuan Hall, and he saw Yang Jinzhou striding here, and he hurriedly stopped waiting for him.

"Lord Yang, this is back?" Eunuch Xia greeted first" and said with a smile, "Our family can thank Lord Yang, if it weren't for what happened to you last night, our family wouldn't know where to go in prison." When he came out today, Lao Cheng also said, let our family thank you well. ”

"It's not the power of the next person" is also maintained by Xiao Shizi, the prince of Weiguo, the prince of South Korea. ”

After Yang Jin Zhou gave a salute, he saw Eunuch Xia laughing and said goodbye, so he and Chen Lan sent people to the second gate together. When it was time to go back, he sent the others away, and told Chen Lan all the way about going to Zhendong Hou's Mansion to visit Xiao Lang, "I just mentioned it in passing when I met King Jing, but I explained in detail the question I mentioned and Xiao Lang's answer."

Chen Lan raised his eyebrows, stopped and asked suspiciously, "Why did you ask Xiao Shizi this?" ”

"It's nothing, I entered the palace today and heard some news, so I can't help but have more eyes." Seeing that Chen Lan tilted his head as if thinking about something, Yang Jinzhou couldn't help but reach out and brush her bangs that were blown by the wind, and said lightly, "Longquan'an and the others are all detained in the internal official prison in Xiyuan" At that time, it was Tiance Wei who was in charge of me, so although I didn't ask, someone also came to me and handed over some news, so I went to Zhendong Hou Shizi to inquire. It was also because at that time he led people to fight fiercely in Xuanwumen, and later, thanks to the people of Yangning Hou, they happened to pass through Qipan Street. It can be regarded as relieving him. It is said that at that time, Yang Ninghou also sent someone out of the city from Zhuochengmen with a hanging basket for the sake of safety. ”

Seeing that Chen Lan bit his lip and didn't speak, he took her hand and walked forward slowly: "I promised you, I will definitely give an explanation for yesterday's shocking horse, but I missed it again last night, and the rest of the ending should naturally be me!" Just now in the Hou Mansion in Zhendong, Xiao Shizi and I co-wrote a specific transcript of last night's soldiers acting in two ways, and it has been sent to the Political Secretary. ”

This home ...... Move so fast!

Although he knew that Yang Jinzhou was a person who didn't like to drag mud and water, but today, seeing him acting vigorously for his own affairs, Chen Lan had a warm sweetness in addition to the kind of admiration in the past, so when he followed along the way, he rarely asked more, just listened to him as if it was to calm her heart, and the experiences after entering the palace today were also whispered one by one, and in the end, he said more on the way than sometimes he said in one night.

It wasn't until he entered the main room of the Yiqing Pavilion that Yang Jinzhou let go of Chen Lan's hand and said seriously: "Although your third uncle's business is your mother's business, but now it's not as good as usual, you take care of your body first, don't worry about it, everything has me!" ”

Looking at those unquestionable eyes, the corners of Chen Lan's mouth gradually rose, and finally nodded with a smile: "Okay." ”

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For the people in the capital, the strange movement on the twentieth night of the twentieth month of the lunar month was originally the best topic of conversation, but when the soldiers and horses of the five cities who bullied and dominated the market on weekdays went from the deputy commander of the soldiers and horses to the officials below, those notorious ones were not only grass-killed, but also a few of them were punished in the streets of the imperial history yamen of the city patrol, and six or seven were directly killed with big sticks. And immediately after, it was the incident of Longquan Nunnery hiding dirt and dirt, and now there is everything to say, and all the nobles and nobles are careful, and even King Jin didn't have time to pay attention to it when he left the city before the New Year.

Although the street had been cleared in advance, there was no longer a single idle person to be seen on the loess official road outside Zhuo Chengmen, but when the north wind mixed with snow blew all kinds of flags, "the red pine partition that blew the prince's jade grid creaked for a while, and the king of Jin sitting in it was inevitably in a bad mood. Looking at the empty seat opposite, he slapped it coldly.

"What does Your Highness command?"

"Get out!"

The inquiry outside the curtain was cut off in an instant, but King Jin's fist was clenched tightly. Thinking of the situation when he said goodbye to Jun Qian before, he hated it so much, but even if he was resentful and resentful in his heart, thinking of the person who should have stayed in the Qianqing Palace at this moment, all his strength was drained at once.

If I had listened to him...... "Damn, why can't he make it clear!" He followed this king, "Even if you change your banner and follow the fourth child in the future, how can you win the trust of others!" ”

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Qianqing word East Warm Pavilion.

The person who was gritted his teeth by the King of Jin was sitting diagonally on a brocade pier at this time, his head hanging slightly, with a bit of respect and trepidation in his demeanor. However, after the Son of Heaven said a faint word, he finally raised his eyes.

"You can be with him for ten years, he can use you but can't trust you, he has no vision and strength, and he doesn't blame you."

Tang Lao's eyes were already a little red, and at this time, he hurriedly lowered his head and bowed and said: "It is the minister who has failed the emperor's entrustment, and he has not been able to make His Royal Highness the King of Jin trust him wholeheartedly."

I got along with those literati and writers a lot, not only got into the habit of a good name, but also got more "...... There is a lot of indecision, although the ministers tried their best to persuade each other, but His Royal Highness said, "The Confucian road is the way to govern the world." ”

"He's dizzy!" The emperor waved his hand impatiently, and then sneered, "Emperor Taizu despises Confucian ministers, although Emperor Taizong uses Confucian ministers, two generations of holy sons of heaven have left a legacy, that is, don't be brainwashed by those scriptures and dogmas!" There are so many Confucianism and Jiangnan Academy, and several great masters of Confucianism have come out from generation to generation, almost overwhelming Gewu, but "Don't those scholars have a sea boat at home to do business outside?" Isn't there a lot of money? On the one hand, there are saints in the sky, who are upright and upright, and on the other hand, there are male thieves and female prostitutes in private...... That's it, don't talk about that! ”

After all, the emperor didn't want to continue to vent on this issue, so he picked up three copies of the red sandalwood case carved with the pattern of double dragons playing with pearls, and threw them towards Tang Lao. Seeing that he was busy jumping up to catch it, he said lightly: "You have followed me for many years, even if you have been idle by his side for so long, you will not lose your instincts. You can show me these three things. ”

Tang Lao bowed, and then sat down. Maybe it was instinct, he looked at it, and on the other hand, he used his fingernails to scratch the key points, but after reading one book, he remembered that he was not doing things for the King of Jin, so he couldn't help but be a little embarrassed, but when he looked up and saw the emperor looking at him with interest, he was a little relieved, and after reading one book, he read the other two books in the same way. When he had finished reading it all, he closed the fold and squinted his eyes for a long time before standing up and presenting the fold back to the table with both hands.

"The emperor should have made a decision, and the ministers dare not shake the king's heart with vain words. It's just that on the occasion of employing people"............

"In the past, Cao Cao's mother-in-law was the one who raised the order, and the Tao was, and the people who were insulted, laughed, or unkind and unfilial and had the skills to govern the country and use soldiers, were all in the snar. He is because the clan lord monopolizes the high-ranking officials, so he made this decision, I just prefer to use talents in an eclectic way, although I don't care about his morality, but I can never tolerate anything. As a son of man, forcing his mother-in-law is still excusable; As an elder, he can't let go of the orphan girl and the weak brother, which is just a matter of reluctance to be a private virtue; It's just that the two ends of the first rat see the wind and rudder, he is bold when he bets, and he is also self-righteous at the end, he is not as far away as Luo Ming! ”

Faced with such an evaluation, Tang Lao closed his mouth tightly and said no more. Compared with the joint ensemble of Yang Jinzhou and Xiao Lang, compared to Chen Lan's detailed statement, Chen Ying's hints and insinuations are too clumsy, not to mention that in the end, he added a ...... who invited himself to Suzhou