When the Great Chu was founded, he drove the Tartars out of the Central Plains. Even Kaiping, which was the capital of the Yuan Dynasty at the time, was also taken, and then fortified cities and various fortresses were cast in these frontiers, and a large army was stationed, which took turns to attack every year when the horses were high and fat, and drove the nomadic Mongol and Yuan tribes to the north, and the captured cattle and sheep were used as military supplies, and the Mongols were kept as slaves.

With this system, in the first 30 years of the reign of Chu Taizu, famous generals repeatedly went out of the fortress, the northern frontier was unbreakable, and the world was peaceful and ripe year after year, and the history was called the prosperous era of Yuan Heng.

But for more than 100 years when the world was peaceful, the civil officials persuaded the king in the ears all day long, it was ominous to use swords and soldiers, not to waste the people's strength, and it was unkind and righteous to enslave foreigners. Although the army has never been overwhelmed, it is always under great pressure.

Xinghe Fort is not as good as Xuanfu, because of the right frontier. To use a joke, with the exception of a few hens that lay eggs, even the ants are male. After Yang Jinzhou went to Xinghe at the age of sixteen, after returning to the bustling Beijing Division, it was also an endless clue to do things, and this was the first time to step into this famous Gouqian Hutong in Beijing.

Walking in it at this time, although his steps were slow, the rest of the sergeants had already rushed in all directions, and his expressionless face made many people who came out of the Qinglou Chu Pavilion everywhere panicked, seeing that the Jinyi guards guarding the alley did not seem to have the intention of being stuck, so they smeared oil on the soles of their feet, and they didn't realize that a person behind Yang Jinzhou was looking at them carefully, muttering to himself, reading and repeating over and over again, he was secretly remembering people.

The Chu Dynasty had a teaching department, but it only performed singing and dancing, and it was only the family members captured after the war, and there were also people who were displaced from the people in the famine year who sold their daughters to the officials, and when they reached the age of twenty-five, they could choose whether to continue to serve in the palace with a generous remuneration, or let them out to marry, so it was not too bad, and naturally there was no official to say. As for those private nests, they have never been extinguished since ancient times, and the Taizu of the Chu Dynasty knew that this kind of livelihood was repeatedly prohibited, so he simply set up a system to tax each Qinglou Chu Pavilion according to the commercial tax, but it was expressly forbidden for officials to sleep in flowers and willows. But after all, it's been a long time, and most people have forgotten about it.

Now these people in Goulang Hutong. It has been a business that has been passed down for generations, and the mother who is in charge is used to seeing the world, but it is the first time that a brocade guard comes to the door.

"My lord, this lord, if you want to find out who you want, just tell the little woman, the little woman is familiar with this street, and keep it for you to find out!" A gorgeous woman in her early thirties almost trotted after Yang Jinzhou with her skirt, and if it weren't for her natural sense of balance, she would have almost fallen several times. Seeing that the person in front of her had no intention of turning back, she gritted her teeth and shouted, "My lord, you are iron-faced and selfless, but there are also people with status here, so you are not afraid of ......."

"Shut up!"

Yang Jinzhou finally turned his head, glared at the woman coldly, saw that she was startled and retreated, but was tripped by a protruding stone slab, and sat down on the ground all of a sudden, only then beckoned to the side of the road, ordered to put the person aside, and then continued to move forward. Stayed in the innermost courtyard. He looked left and right, and saw that there was only one person left, so he asked bluntly: "Are you sure that Chen Ying, the Marquis of Yangning, over there, has already gotten the information and has left in a hurry?" ”

"It should be. He was with Li Langzhong of the Ministry of Industry and Qian of the Ministry of Household Affairs before, plus there were a few officials, so he probably thought that he came back early this time and was a little secretive, and we didn't know. ”

Qin Hu, who followed Yang Jinzhou, was his personal entourage in Xinghe, his feet were a little lame, and he was known as a big insect in the army, but he had a good ability, that is, as long as he met once, he could remember his name and surname, but unfortunately he was completely illiterate, so he still followed him back to Beijing as a personal entourage. At this time, he asked puzzledly: "My lord, since I know that he has come back early, but he has never returned to the Yangning Marquis Mansion, why did he come to alarm until now, and he didn't send anyone to keep an eye on it just now, so as to find out the person?" ”

"You don't have to figure out these things, the emperor told you not to pay attention to them."

Yang Jinzhou smiled bitterly, thinking that he had become meticulous and cautious in the past six months, and asked a little more when he was ordered to leave the palace before, otherwise he really wanted to directly detain those officials who entered and exited the Qinglou just now, instead of simply asking Qin Hu to write down his name, even so, it still attracted a sneer from Eunuch Xia. That old eunuch is greedy, but he is in the open, and he is much cuter than those well-dressed and powerful people who only know how to intrigue and stab people with secret knives.

Which of these powerful people is not a concubine on the left and a girl on the right. It's not those who rarely see a woman on the frontier, and when they go back to the city, they don't hesitate to spend just for a pleasure, and they are so indulgent. However, these people who are well-fed all day long occupy the best position, but the soldiers on the frontier often have to deduct even cotton clothes and military salaries. Thinking of this, he thought of his father who had gone early, and couldn't help but sigh secretly.

His father's decision may have seemed stupid to others that day, but now that he has survived it, he can only appreciate the painstaking effort.

Straight into the gate of the small courtyard, all the way to the garden, he saw the panicked guests and girls running around, and the places where drinking and dancing were all in a mess. He didn't pay attention to these either, just walked forward, and as for the * male mothers who came forward with a smile on their faces, they completely let their subordinates stay aside. When he came to a small building in the deepest part, he straightened his clothes, and then put on a cold face and entered the door.

Since he learned that Jinyiwei had suddenly come to this Goulang Hutong, Luo Xu felt a little strange. He was not very old, but after all, he had been in the capital with his mother, so he did not rashly find his way, but stayed there to continue to drink with Holy Hand Liu. First, he was just a son of the world, and he had no real official position, and he didn't care about being punished by his father when he went back; Second, he thought to himself that he did not ask for flowers and willows, nor did he hand over with any court officials. My heart is also calm. It wasn't until the shouting outside suddenly stopped, and then there was a knock on the door, that he felt a little strange, so he stepped forward and opened the door himself.

"Commander Yang?" Luo Xu looked at the people outside the door, he was really surprised, and then regained his composure, and looked at this upstart Jinyiwei with a smile, because he asked, "What, is it Jinyiwei who was ordered to clean up the imperial court?" ”

If so, can you still laugh?

Yang Jinzhou was secretly stunned. After taking a look at the room, he found that there was only one place where there was no strong aroma of the fat powder all the way, and his complexion softened a little, so he first arched his hand to Luo Xu, and then looked at the scribe who was still drinking with himself, and then said: "Xiaguan was ordered to find Luo Shizi." ”

"Looking for me?" At this moment, Luo Xu only felt that his mind was full of doubts, and the composure on his face couldn't be maintained, so he blurted out and asked, "It's so late, what is the emperor going to do with me, a notoriously lazy gentleman in Beijing?" ”

Although the scribe still never looked back, Supervisor Xia Tai said first, saying that Luo Xu, the prince of Weiguo, was with the world-famous painter Liu Liu, so Yang Jinzhou naturally knew who was sitting there. At this time, there was only Qin Hu behind him, and the rest of the people here should have either slipped away, or were looked at by Jinyiwei, so he didn't worry that more people would listen to him, and he said with a slight groan: "The emperor has a few words, let the lower officials bring them to Luo Shizi." ”

The Son of Heaven said that Luo Xu did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly wanted to bow down, but he gave Yang Jin a hold on Monday. He struggled to break free twice, but the man in front of him was a famous warrior in the army, and he couldn't break free, so he had to straighten his waist. At this time, Yang Jin Zhou said softly: "The emperor said that the first day of the first month of March is the examination, although Luo Shizi has never inherited the martial arts of Wei Guogong, but he is quite insightful in literary affairs. Since the first two games are among the best, it is a pity that this subject will be missed, and the emperor asked Luo Shizi to be sure to take the exam as a good student. ”

Will you try it out next? How is this possible!

Rao is Luo Xu is conceited and smart, and when he was with a few real close friends, he once boasted that Confucianism was corrupt and misled the country, and he looked at the flowers in scientific research. In fact, it is either a cliché or a scholar who misunderstands the country, and even once made people fake the yellow book of household registration, took a show exam in Shanxi, and then won the promotion, but after all, it was a prohibition. He is the son of the country, although he is not rich and noble, but his father is brilliant, and his eldest son is okay, but standing out is an eyesore. Therefore, he didn't even notice that the master in front of him had quietly left, until a sneer came from behind him, and then he came back to his senses.

"Okay, after winning the top prize in the play, you will return with a beauty, if you can be named on the gold list this time and mention it to the emperor, even your father will not force you to marry the daughter of your aunt's wife......"

"Don't talk about it, it's weird...... How could I tell the emperor to know, I was obviously very careful, the first time was to go out of the city to recuperate by being sick, and the second time was to claim to follow you to Jiangnan to learn painting! ”

Luo Xu was already in turmoil, and his head was a little big. He naturally knows that some things can't be covered for a lifetime, but they won't be exposed so quickly. He is not young now, and his mother has delayed many proposals by taking advantage of his father's absence in the capital, but who would have thought that he would almost cheapen the aunt, but fortunately, his words finally moved his father. As for his plans about his marriage, it was just a beginning, but people obviously didn't remember him, and it seemed that he was still annoyed with him, so he really shouldn't listen to the routines of fox friends like Holy Hand Liu...... But now everything has to be recalculated.

What does this mean, Emperor?

Out of the courtyard and collected the brocade guards everywhere, Yang Jinzhou was also very puzzled in his heart. Although he has only been back in Beijing for more than half a year, he has some insight into the personnel in Beijing, and Luo Xu, the prince of Weiguo, is just lazy and eccentric in the eyes of everyone, and even has comments such as deviance, but the emperor actually let this prince go to the examination? I really can't see that Luo Xu even took the Xiucai exam and won the lift. Also, tonight's Jinyi Wei dispatched to say that it was on the order of the saint, but in the name of searching for fugitives, he only caught two or three kittens and dogs after a toss, and I don't know if there will be a dog jumping off the wall tomorrow morning.

After standing for a while, he asked Qin Hu behind him, "Have you written it all down?" ”

"Don't worry, my lord, it's not bad."

With the disappearance of Jinyiwei, Gooyan Hutong gradually recovered. Only this night, no one dared to come to this place of fireworks anymore, and the sound of those silk and bamboo orchestras was all broken, and the alley that would not stop all night in the past was now so quiet that even the dog and the cat could be clear. As for the men in the various mansions who did not return all night before, they all went to bed early to rest, and their minds were all guessing about the previous toss.

It's just that when other people's homes were quiet and quiet, at night, Zheng's mother finally rushed back. Although she was surprised by the things at home, she also brought back two pieces of news from the palace.

The assassin who assassinated the King of Jin in the Jin Palace, and Xu Maocai, the Qing guest of the Jin Palace, will be beheaded in public in the West Fourth Archway tomorrow! Jin Yiwei suddenly dispatched and searched for him in Gooqian Hutong, and he didn't know what was going on.

PS: It's snowing in Shanghai, it's a big snowfall, and it's white all over the ground......