Chapter 9: Undercurrents (5)

When looking at the problem with a vigilant eye, many clues will become clues that affect the situation in the world.

This is true for royalty, and it is also true for ordinary people.

Changle Fang, which is about five hundred zhang away from the west side of the palace wall, knows Han Chongyun, the direct deputy of the Zuo Bandian who has just been on duty at night, dragging his tired body and looking around.

In recent days, the atmosphere in Bianliang City has been abnormal, and there is a strange smell inside and out. As a man who had led troops to fight for many years, almost instinctively, he sensed the approach of danger.

But he couldn't tell where the danger was. After all, the time he was transferred from the Zelu Tiger Wing Army to the Dianqian Army was only half a year, and his position was in Bianliang City, where there were so many officials, and he couldn't rank up, and many secrets couldn't be contacted at all.

"Quack, quack, quack......" Several crows flapped their wings and swept through the starless night sky, making him even more frightened.

Crows are the most voracious eaters of carrion, and many veterans of war say that crows have spirituality and know where a large number of corpses are about to appear. Therefore, they will rush over and wait one step in advance, and when the corpse falls, they will immediately pounce on it and eat a mouthful of hot food. Regarding this rumor, Han Chongyun has never believed it. But today, he instinctively pressed his hand on the inverted handle, and his spine arched at the same time like a civet before he pounced.

No one came to attack him, and there was no imaginary bloodshed. At the gate of his house, a sweaty and bloody BMW with slippery fur snorted uneasily. An angry shout floated out through the courtyard wall, piercing his ear like a needle.

"Fallacy, a fallacy that looks down on people with a dog's eyes. Do you think that if Lao Tzu is down, he can't control your head? Tell you, no matter how down-and-out Lao Tzu is, he is also your own father. Even if he kills you as a fallacy, he won't say half a word!"

"The lord is angry, the lord is angry, the villain really didn't mean it, it really wasn't intentional. That rich and noble saddle was indeed borrowed by Zhang Yuhou a few days ago. The villain didn't know that the master was going to use it, so he didn't rush to come back!"

The reprimands were followed by a series of explanations and begging for mercy. Han Gui, who was in charge of the warehouse, kept begging for forgiveness.

"What Zhang Yuhou? Isn't it Zhang Yongde's house? He said to borrow, you will borrow it? He has a mountain of gold and silver hidden in his house, and he can still lack a beautiful saddle? It is obvious that you secretly took it to others, and then deliberately used Zhang Yongde's name to suppress the old man!"

"Uh-huh!" Han Chongyun heard this, coughed vigorously, and strode into the side door with two guards.

In the entire Han Mansion, the one who can have spare work and like to get along with the people below must be his old father Han Pu. Without listening carefully, Han Chongyun could judge clearly in his heart.

Four years ago, my father's descendants followed Liu Chengyou's cronies and were beaten to ashes by Guo Wei, and they barely saved their lives by relying on the intercession of their father-in-law Chang Si. Since then, my father has been completely disheartened, and in addition to drinking and gambling every day, he is tossing people. Fortunately, his salary is not low, and he also got a dry share of sea trade in Cangzhou. In the past few years, I will not be tossed by my father empty-handed.

"What are you coughing, do you want to remind Lao Tzu, is this family in your decision?" Sure enough, as soon as his feet crossed the threshold, he saw his father's bloodshot eyes, which swept straight over, and his eyes were full of provocation.

"Grandpa, this family, of course, should be your old master. But Zhang Yuhou is the child's top boss. He wants to borrow something, it's really inconvenient for the child to refuse here!" Han Chongyun didn't have the heart to go toe-to-toe with his father, smiled and explained in a low voice.

"Then, that shouldn't be left to be kneaded!" Han Pu had been provoking for a long time, but he encountered a "cotton bale", he was stunned, and the fire in his stomach dropped rapidly. "That kid, at first glance, is an insatiable lord, and he will definitely not end well in the future. You, you'd better stay away from him!"

"Don't worry, my son and I are only general acquaintances. Han Chongyun pretended to be very obedient and bowed down to be taught. "Are you going out to meet friends when you're dressed like this? Although the rich and easy saddle is good, it may not be comfortable to sit on. The child is going to be in that saddling saddle, you might as well use it first!"

"Smooth progress? That's fine. Simply, I'll ride your horse, save it and change it again!" I really like the lip gloss of Pingbu Qingyun, and the little anger left in Han Pu's stomach quickly dissipated. He smiled and discussed loudly with his son.

Of course, Han Chongyun had no reason to refuse, so he smiled and nodded, "Okay, you can use it for a long time." Remember to bring a few more people with you, there may not be a safe life in Bianliang City recently!"

"You said, Lao Tzu has eaten more salt than you have ever eaten rice!" Seeing that his son was still obedient to him, Han Pu immediately smiled. With a wave of his hand, he trotted towards Han Chongyun's mount.

Looking at his father's lively back, Han Chongyun couldn't help but frown secretly. Just the night before yesterday, his wife Chang Wanshu had hesitated to remind him that his father-in-law Han Pu seemed to have changed recently. At that time, he thought that Chang Wanshu was thinking too much. But now it seems that Chang Wanshu's observation is not wrong at all.

After being cut to the people, the sloppy old man who was depressed was gone. The current father has become the decisive and enterprising commander of Han Du back then. What is the reason that his father's body is full of fighting spirit again? Han Chongyun didn't know very well. However, he knew that this kind of fighting spirit was very likely to push the whole family to a catastrophe.

Thinking of this, he quickly turned his gaze to Han Gui, who was in charge of the warehouse. After thinking about it for a while, he comforted in a low voice with a little apology: "Brother Gui, I have wronged you." Today's matter, don't take it to heart, my grandfather is old. When people are old, some tempers are inevitable. ”

"Don't worry, general, I can stand it! The old lady didn't mean to make trouble with the villain. Han Gui's eyes were slightly red, and he responded in a dumb voice.

Han Gui was Han Chongyun's personal entourage, and in order to protect Han Chongyun on the battlefield, he was beaten off the horse by the Khitans. Thanks to Zheng Ziming's rejuvenation skill, he was lucky to save his life. However, he could no longer fight on the battlefield, so he could only follow Han Chongyun as a general and mix a bowl of Ansheng rice to eat.

Thanks to his sacrifice for saving him, Han Chongyun has always treated this person as a brother. specially invited a teacher to teach this person to read and write, and asked the old housekeeper Han Youde to guide this person to deal with chores at home. It stands to reason that for this kind of person who is cultivated by his son as a housekeeper, Han Pu should not be embarrassed easily. But today, it is obvious that Han Pu has tossed too much, and he has not considered his son's face and feelings at all.

If it were a normal day, Han Chongyun would have to comfort Han Gui a few more words. Today, however, he doesn't care about it at all. quickly looked around and lowered his voice: "My grandfather's temper, I know." You don't have to speak for him. Let me ask you, has my grandfather been making trouble for you a lot lately? Or is it just this time? Don't cover it up for him, the situation is very strange, I need to listen to the truth now!"

"Well, it doesn't seem like much. The old lady used to only find trouble with the servants in his own courtyard, and rarely came to our courtyard!" Han Gui heard Han Chongyun's solemn question, lowered his head and recalled, and responded cautiously: "The old lady used to only find trouble with the people around him, and basically didn't trouble us, especially the people around you, General. However, four days ago, probably four days ago, his old man no longer distinguished the difference between the two courtyards, as if it was not pleasing to anyone's eyes. Even Madame has been counted down by him several times!"

"Did anything happen four days ago?" Han Chongyun frowned, Mrs. Chang Wanshu said that her father seems to have changed in the past few days, and the time is very suitable.

"Everything is normal, if I have to say that what happened newly, it was five days ago, when the old lady was drunk again, but won a lot of money. It was a descendant of Lord Wang's family who sent the old lady here. Han Gui squinted his eyes, recalling all the things he had seen in the last few days, and added in a low voice.

"Lord Wang, which Lord Wang?" Han Chongyun was suddenly alarmed, and for the first time, a sinister face appeared in his mind.

"Taiwei Mansion Wang Yi, Lord Wang. Han Gui didn't think about it, so he replied very affirmatively.

"Wang Yin's brother?" Han Chongyun's eyes widened, and his palm instinctively rested on the hilt of the sword again.

Looking at Bianliang, no one knows that Wang Jun, Wang Yin and Li Chongjin are a gang, and he, Zhang Yonggui, Zheng Ziming, Chai Rong and others are close friends. The two sides have been getting more and more tit-for-tat with each other recently, and they are eager to pull out their knives and cut each other, such a mysterious moment, old father, old father, he actually got into a relationship with the younger brother of Taiwei Wang Yin?

"It's indeed Wang Yin's younger brother, the guy who relied on his brother and opened more than a dozen gambling houses in Bianliang City!" Han Gui's voice came again, and every word stimulated Han Chongyun's heart like an ice cube.

Being in front of the palace, he certainly knew the fact that His Majesty the Emperor had been bedridden recently. But according to common sense, as long as His Majesty the Emperor does not drive the crane west for a day, the entire Bianliang should be under the control of his old man, whether it is a privy envoy or a commander of the forbidden army, he can't turn it up at all, and it shouldn't make any waves.

The power structure of this Great Zhou is not as simple as it was in the late Tang Dynasty. As long as a few eunuchs control the emperor, they can make the heroes of the world bow down. Gao Baima, Fu Lao Wolf, and his father-in-law Chang Si, which one is a fuel-efficient lamp? If it weren't for Guo Weizhen, at least two of the three families would have led troops to attack Bianliang. Wang Jun and the others should know that this is a picturesque country, and they don't have their share in it anyway! Being able to follow Guo Wei is the best choice for them. If someone else is replaced as the emperor, a few of them will be in the prime minister, and they may not even be able to sit in the position of county commander!

But sanity may not be able to be maintained forever. It's not a joke. Thinking deeply about his thoughts, Han Chongyun walked towards the inner house. didn't enter the house, but bypassed the main house, walked directly to the back garden, and began to look at the lotus pond in a daze.

In the lotus pond, most of the lotus leaves have withered. There were only a few of them, like one-legged ghosts, standing in shadows. Whenever there is a night breeze blowing, the "one-legged ghosts" will keep shaking, "brush, brush, brush", "squeak", the sound of lotus leaf friction accompanied by the sound of cold stinging, noisy people upset.

Someone had already reported the news of his return home to his wife Chang Wanshu. It was rare that the latter did not jump up to disturb him, but ordered someone to boil a pot of hot tea and prepare some food. Then with a few personal maids, he silently placed the tea set and snacks on the stone table next to the lotus pond.

As the daughter of the fat fox Chang Si, although Chang Wanshu has a jumpy temperament, her mind is not slow. In the early years, through his father's words and deeds, he learned many things that others could not touch in a lifetime, let alone master. Although because she is a daughter, most of the time, she can't find a place to use what she has learned. But at the critical moment, it is more than enough to give advice to her husband.

Han Chongyun has been by the side of his old fox-like father-in-law Chang Si all these years, and he has not lost his ability. I know that my wife is by no means as scheming as she seems. So, I first ate a few pieces of dim sum with tea, and then said unceremoniously: "The situation is very right! The emperor has not been to the court for many days." The military spirit of the army in front of the palace also fluctuated greatly. And at this time, my grandfather suddenly made a friendship with Wang Yin's younger brother......"

"It should be said the other way around, it was Wang Yin who sent someone to win over his father-in-law!" Before he finished speaking, Chang Wanshu rolled her eyelids and reminded without hesitation. "Since my father-in-law escaped the catastrophe, although he didn't say anything in his mouth, he felt in his heart that you were raising him. If there is a chance to make a comeback......"

"Impossible!" Han Chongyun slapped the table and stood up. The muscles of the arms, back, thighs, etc., begin to tremble at the same time.

He knew better than anyone what his father's temperament was. In respectful words, it is to be ambitious. In a more ugly way, it is eager for quick success and quick profit, and unscrupulous means in order to get promoted and make a fortune. If Wang Yin really promised to be a high-ranking official, there was no need to ask, his father would immediately pounce on him and let the other party drive him.

"How is it impossible? There is a saying that in the next 20 years, you will see your son and respect your father! You are the direct deputy of the Zuo Pandian, and although the current official position is not high, the emperor specially asked for it from my father, and together with Zhang Yongde, he is an important candidate to balance Li Chongjin's power in the army in front of the palace. Chang Wanshu's reaction was far calmer than his. He smiled and slowly added.

"Ahh Although he had guessed some facts, when he heard this, Han Chongyun still shuddered in his heart, leaning on the back of his hand on the stone table, and his green tendons were rising.

Wang Yin's move is so poisonous.

If his father falls to Li Chongjin, he will be unfilial to Li Chongjin again, and in a short period of time, it is very likely that he will lead a sentry horse with his father and raise a steel knife face to face.

If he wins, my father's life may not be saved. And if his father wins, according to the deal he only saw with Wang Yin, he may survive, but the emperor, Chai Rong, and Zheng Ziming ......

"Whew!" A cool breeze suddenly hit from the side, causing Han Chongyun's body to tremble, and beads of sweat fell.

On one side is the father, on the other side is friends, justice and the country. Suddenly, he seemed to be back on the bank of the Yellow River many years ago, when in order to save Zheng Ziming from leaving, he stood up decisively, and fought with his father, his father's boss, and the heroes and heroes of half the world. At that time, he was still young, the blood in his heart was very hot, and he did not understand the difficulties of the world.

"Han Lang, do you know what you looked like when I admired you the most?" Chang Wanshu's words came from her ears, and they sounded so far away.

"What does it look like?" Han Chongyun's mind quickly drifted back from the past, glanced at his wife, and asked in a low voice.

"You stand in front of Liu Zhiyuan and say loudly to everyone, the father has had, the son does not say anything, but it can be changed!" Chang Wanshu smiled, her face full of pride, "Although I was not present at the time, but when I heard my father mention it later, I was so proud in my heart! This is the person I will marry in the future, my husband! With him in this life, he may not be rich and noble, but he lives up to the sky!"