Chapter 396: Fight in the ring
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The wind and sand are long, and Bianjing is already spring, but in this Xi River, it is yellow sand and the wind is cold. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe Xihe Road Administration Office in the northwest town has neither the luxuriance of Gangnam West Road, nor the grandeur of Gyeonggi, and the streets are full of sergeants who are in charge of fighting, constantly shouting passwords in this long night.
Xuanfu made the mansion brightly lit, and one by one the generals came out after the meeting, or gathered in groups outside the mansion to whisper.
Song Liao negotiated peace, but Jin Xia was also tied together, Xihe City is located in the Western Xia key place, and the war may recur at any time, therefore, in the past few days, various military meetings have urged the garrisons of all walks of life to change the embankment at any time.
Xuanfu made Tong Guan strictly manage the army, and his prestige in the army was very high, coupled with the strict defense of the garrisons everywhere, it was not rushed. The generals laughed and talked for a moment, and then led their horses and led the guards back to the camp.
Xuanfu envoy hall, candlelight flickering, lights flickering, Tong Guan's eyes looked at the letter in his hand with bright eyes, his face was dark, at a glance, full of masculinity, a glance at the beautiful long beard, where does he look like a eunuch? The candle flame shone in his deep pupils, flickering with an eerie light.
Tong Guan put down the letter and said with a full heart: "The master has sent a letter." ”
Sitting cross-legged on the side is the deputy Xuanfu envoy Cai You, Cai You's face is white and beardless, although he is not young, he is loose and saggy, completely hollowed out by the wine, and there is always a smile on the corner of his mouth, which is very cynical.
He smiled indifferently, "Oh? What does the letter say? ”
Tong Guan glanced at Cai You, and in the depths of his pupils, he was quite contemptuous of Cai You, but he just smiled and said, "Your Majesty wants to thoroughly investigate the Suzhou and Hangzhou Bureau." ”
Cai You sighed and said casually: "Just check, who dares to find out what is famous?" It's about so many people's jobs, and I can't play any tricks. ”
Tong Guan shook his head: "This time is different, Qin Cha is Shen Ao." ”
"Shen Ao?" Cai You is no longer careless this time, although he has not seen Shen Ao, but in this Xihe, although it is thousands of miles away from Bianjing, the news is extremely well-informed, this person's holy family is not under him Cai You, what is even more terrifying is that he also has the support of the prince of Zongwang and Yang Jian, that Liang Shicheng, who also suffered a big loss from him, and can no longer get up, in the face of such a new star, Cai You has to be guarded.
Cai You snorted coldly and said, "Could it be that Shen Ao and Yang Jian colluded to rectify you and me?" ”
Tong Guan just closed his eyes, he knew in his heart that although the Bureau of Creation was a platform he set up, there were many people who really fought in the ring, so it was said that only God knows how much money Cai You made from the Bureau every year. And that Yang Jian, the benefits are not missing him, Yang Jian and him actually have no grudges, why did they suddenly come like this?
Tong Guan hesitated for a moment, and said: "If you really want to find out something, now that you and I are not in the capital division, how to arrange it, it is also someone else's business, if Your Majesty listens to the provocation of someone with a heart, you and I will be beyond the reach of the whip, it will be a capital crime." ”
Cai You said viciously: "Whoever stands in our way, just kick him away, I don't believe it, a little Shen Ao dares to provoke us, we are not Liang Shicheng, and we will not sit idly by." ”
Tong Guan snorted coldly, but he ignored Cai You, for this guy, Tong Guan despised him from the bottom of his heart, Tong Guan has led the army for many years, although he started from the Creation Bureau, so as to get the Holy Favor, but along the way, he can have today's status, it is because he fought with a knife and a gun, decades of conquest, he was born and died, and he had this future. On the other hand, this Deputy Envoy Cai is a straw bag, except for flattering and flattering, and playing some tricks, he has no ability.
Even so, Tong Guan still had to mess with him, he was a smart person, such a villain not only couldn't be offended, but also had to be fed, so over the years, the silver of the bureau flowed out in an uproar, Cai You made a lot of money, and the oil and water were drained by him.
"Since you can't sit still, you have to start first, and someone has to go to Suzhou and Hangzhou first." Tong Guan said his intentions, and said with thick lips: "I can't leave, the war may start at any time, I'm not here, I'm afraid something big will happen." ”
The meaning of this sentence couldn't be clearer, Cai You glanced at Tong Guan, his heart was full of slander, but he still nodded: "Then I'll go on a trip, four hundred miles expedited, and strive to arrive in Suzhou and Hangzhou within five days, Shen Ao, I want to see and understand." ”
"That's great." Tong Guan smiled: "Lord Cai, you have to be careful this time, Shen Ao is not easy to mess with." ”
Cai You pouted: "The rabbit will bite when he is in a hurry, he will dare to move the real thing, I can't go back to Bianliang." After staying here for a long time, I didn't realize anything about leading the army to fight, so I learned a truth: if some things are too troublesome, wipe his neck, and it's a hundred. ”
Tong Guan couldn't deny it, and went to drink tea slowly: "This is the last resort, the best way is to win him over, and it's easy to become a grasshopper on a line." It is said that this Shen Ao is not a non-sticky cat. As long as he is willing to go into the water, we can't slow him down. ”
Cai You smiled: "I'm afraid that he is not here, Tong Jingluo can rest assured, I have my own opinions." ”
Tong Guan was sitting, exuding an indescribable fierce aura all over his body, and said: "But if you really want to do it, you must kill it with one blow, and one hesitation will be a catastrophe!" This Shen Ao, in fact, the official still admires him a little, and he is also a person with some ability, but he bullied me, and I can't spare him. ”
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Shen Ao went all the way south, this time he still took Zhou Heng and Deng Long with them, since they had the credit of the envoy, plus someone behind them to give them a point, they were also prosperous all the way, and now they are all the Marquis of Duyu, and the group led the forbidden army, went down the river, and went straight to Suzhou with a will.
When I arrived in Suzhou, I got off the boat directly, and there were officials from Suzhou up and down to greet him, led by a eunuch named Feng Lu, who saw Shen Ao at a glance, he walked over, grabbed Shen Ao's hand, and did not let go, and said: "This trip to Shen Supervisor is here, Suzhou Manufacture Bureau is full of brilliance, and the contemptible person is the Manufacture Bureau Supervisor, you and I will be colleagues in the future, if there is anything that is not taken care of, Shen Supervisor will make Wanwang Haihan." ”
Shen Ao grinned and said, "Oh, I've heard of you, you're the one who, well, look up for a long time." ”
Who's who? Feng Lu didn't dare to ask this, but said with a smile: "It's windy on the dock, let's go inside and talk about it." ”
According to the agreement between him and Zhao Ji, Shen Ao came to the front station, went to Suzhou first, and waited for Zhao Ji's southern tour to meet in Suzhou, acting in Suzhou, and then touring all the way to the mountains and rivers, in each circle.
However, Shen Ao's itinerary must be honestly reported, what happened along the way, who he met, he had to write in detail, and he would report the situation to Zhao Ji at any time.
As for that Feng Lu, he welcomed Shen Ao to the Creation Bureau, and after a few words of greeting, he beckoned Shen Ao to stay, and then went to a remote house in the back garden alone, bowed outside the house and said, "My lord, the miscellaneous family is here." ”
"Come in."
Feng Lu cautiously pushed the door in, only to see a person half sitting and half lying on the couch, two beauties with charming faces and fluttering clothes leaning on the left and right, Yan Yuying persuaded wine and food, this person was Cai You, Cai You didn't mean to avoid suspicion in front of Feng Lu, he pinched the waist of the beauty on the right fiercely, looked at Feng Lu with a smile, and said, "The person is here?" ”
"Here we go."
Cai You arrived yesterday, a day earlier than Shen Ao, although the Xihe River is farther away from Suzhou, but the four-hundred-mile rush all the way non-stop, much faster than Shen Ao's slow boat. After a day off yesterday, Cai You was in good spirits, and today he called two famous prostitutes from Suzhou to serve. He leaned comfortably on a beauty's chest, with disapproval on his face: "What did Shen Ao say?" ”
"I didn't say anything, it was all polite words, and I wanted to put some words out, but this person didn't leak, not about the weather, or about the journey, my lord, this person is not simple."
"I know it's not simple, if it's simple, wouldn't it be enough to ask you, a minion, to perfunctory him, why did I rush here from Xihe? Let's not worry, try him first, prepare a gift tomorrow and send it over, the gift should be heavier, don't be stingy, see if he accepts it first, if he accepts it, this matter will be easy to do. ”
Feng Lu nodded: "The gifts have been prepared, and this person has already inquired about it, he loves money the most, not only does he have a business outside, but he is also very unclean when he is in Honglu Temple." ”
Cai You nodded his head, smiled and put his hand into the dress of the beauty on the left to pinch it, causing the beauty to laugh and bite her lip, even more bewitching.
Cai You's blood surged, and he said to Feng Lu: "You go down, it's inconvenient for me to show up, so I have to keep an eye on the outside matter and report it at any time." ! ”
Feng Lu didn't dare to delay, glanced at Cai You, who hugged the two beauties and leaned down to gnaw wildly, and couldn't help but sigh a little in his heart, he always felt that this Lord Cai was really a little unreliable, this was a matter of losing his head, Cai You was still in the mood to have fun, sighed, and immediately covered the door for Cai You, and walked quickly.
"You still have to consider the matter of preparing for the ceremony, Shen Ao is the kind of person, maybe he can't look down on it!" Feng Lu gritted his teeth, thinking as he walked, since he wanted to send it, he would be ruthless once, as long as Shen Ao accepted the gift, this matter would be done, and he didn't have to worry about being afraid.
After making up his mind, he immediately called an errand officer and said, "Go, show me that Shen Jian Zao at any time, if he has any trouble, report it immediately, and don't let him find out." ”