About 4,000 miles to the northeast of Kyoto, the older Huanghuang Shangjing City, the snow is extremely strong, and the goose-feather-like snow falls one after another, and the streets and alleys of Shangjing are like a layer of pure white blankets, while the snow on the houses with stoves cannot be accumulated, and the black eaves are exposed, and the two sides are particularly beautiful.

From the city gate, you can see the palace built by the mountain from a distance, the pure black of the palace eaves is deeper than the black eaves of the private house, the layers of winter trees hanging frost and snow in the snow rock on the mountain, the waterfall has gradually weakened into an ice stream, the stone path is oblique and lonely, the winter mountain and the Qing palace are extremely harmoniously integrated.

After the summer passed, many things happened in Northern Qi, the most shocking thing was naturally the assassination of Shen Chong, the commander of the Zhenfu Division, the handsome Uesugi Tiger who galloped on the street with spears and horses that night, is now still under house arrest in the house, and the attitude of the court and the palace is very clear, Shen Chong was immediately charged with countless crimes after his death, the Shen family was ruined, and only the Shen eldest lady, who was very familiar to the people in Beijing, suddenly disappeared without a trace.

The sudden death of Shen Heavy was an extremely heavy blow to Jin Yiwei. The Northern Qi secret service, which was already a little weak, was secretly manipulated by the young emperor, and after losing a leading figure with a lot of city government, it became even weaker, and even the voice of the queen mother was much lower.

In the past few months, all the personnel of the Jinyi Guard have been a little panicked, and no one has come to take over this yamen, and they don't know what the imperial court will do. Fortunately, a few days ago, the imperial court finally issued a clear decree, and the son of the Hou family of Changning, the young secretary of Honglu Temple, Wei Hua, officially took over the vacant position.

In the past, it was rumored that the Queen Mother was willing to serve as the commander of the Marquis of Changning. But he was resisted by the young emperor, and now it is written on the holy decree that the son of the Marquis of Changning will do it, which inevitably causes some discussions, and I don't know about this pair of mother and son who quarrel every day. Is it finally some kind of tacit understanding and compromise?

Today, Jin Yiwei regained his spirit, took out the fierceness and domineering of the year, and began to carry out a new task.

More than 100 guards in brown official uniforms surrounded Silk Street, allowing snowflakes to float on their bodies.

Silk Street is not simple, the shops on it have a very deep background, especially the seven shops in the middle are the imperial merchants of Nanqing, the two countries are currently in the honeymoon period, it stands to reason that Jinyiwei is in self-rectification. I don't think I'm going to make trouble.

However, the development of events was beyond everyone's expectations, and the shopkeepers along the street stood up. Rubbing his hands in the wind and snow, he nervously watched as Jin Yiwei took away the wine boss surnamed Sheng. This boss's surname is Shengming Huairen, and he is one of the leaders of Nanqing Neiku in Shangjing.

The shopkeeper of the Boli shop held on to the old door panel, and said in a trembling voice: "How dare you catch it?"

The guy said softly: "It is said that Jingnan has found a large number of hoarded goods, and there are no customs documents." didn't even have a tax contract, Jin Yiwei touched Shangjing along that line and dug up this Sheng boss. ”

Wind and snow are blowing in your face. Walking around, it seemed to be more translucent than the glass bottle behind the shopkeeper Yu, and he looked at the brocade guards who were gradually withdrawing with a worried face. He was very aware of the smuggling of Neiku to the north, which was originally a business done by the eldest princess, but the Northern Qi side had always acquiesced and enjoyed the benefits of low prices, why did he suddenly do it today?

In the beautiful palace in Shangjing, the young emperor was curled up in a warm mattress, holding a piece of snack in one hand and feeding it to his mouth. Holding a book in one hand, he looked at it carefully and attentively.

Wei Hua, the new commander of the Zhenfu Division, glanced at him carefully, and after thinking for a long time, he mustered up the courage to interrupt His Majesty's distraction, and said softly: "How many people have been arrested...... However, for a long time, the Cui family and Xinyang have helped the court a lot, and they are a little difficult to get by, so according to the instructions of the Queen Mother, those who have identities are finally released. ”

The young emperor didn't look at him, but the corners of his eyebrows wrinkled in disgust, and said, "Women...... The benevolence of people, since they have turned their faces, what old feelings do you still see?"

He was talking about the Queen Mother here, and Wei Hua naturally didn't dare to answer. The emperor shook his head, his gaze still on the book, and continued: "But it doesn't matter if you catch people or not, the goods ...... How many are you chopping?"

"Not a lot. There was a hint of excitement in Wei Hua's eyes, "The news is accurate, and the Southern Barbarians didn't expect that we would break the old rules, so we were caught off guard and suffered a lot of losses." ”

He suddenly thought of something, and asked: "This thing is a bit ridiculous, even if Fan Xian wants to grab the inner library with the eldest princess of Nanqing, there is no reason to send such a large gift to us, with his current strength in Nanqing, he can completely swallow these goods by himself, and not let these goods flow to the north." ”

The emperor still didn't look at him, and said coldly: "Giving me a big gift, naturally I have to ask for it." ”

"It's no problem to pinch the time, according to the news from the south, Fan Xian did it before us, and the southerners should not suspect that I am joining forces with him to share the spoils, but will only think that I am taking advantage of the fire to rob. It's just ......" He suddenly put down the scroll in his hand, squinted at Wei Hua, the warning in his eyes was very clear, and said: "Only five people in the DPRK and China know about this matter, and I don't want to leak the news because of you." ”

Wei Hua was frightened, bowed to the ground, and said after making a poisonous oath: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty." Although he is the son of the Marquis of Changning, he is actually closer to the emperor, and this time he can be in charge of such a powerful yamen as Jinyiwei, he knows that the emperor has given him a chance, and it depends on whether he can catch it.

"Are the envoys of Qingguo still protesting?" the Emperor asked with sudden interest.

Wei Hua nodded, and said with a wry smile: "That Lord Lin makes a lot of noise in the Honglu Temple every day, complaining about the Cui family, saying that the imperial court will do it without investigation, and forcibly seizing the Cui family's goods and money is a nonsense act, which greatly affects the friendship between the two countries. ”

The emperor scolded: "What is the Cui family? It is the biggest smuggler in Qingguo! I help the southern barbarians to discipline their subjects, and they don't come to thank me, but they still come to complain about me, these southern barbarians are really guys who don't know the etiquette." ”

Wei Hua smiled bitterly. I thought that you helped the merchants in a foreign country, but you refused to spit out the goods and silver in your mouth, how can this make sense. After the Cui family incident, Lin Wen was the plenipotentiary envoy of Qingguo in Shangjing. But I don't know the inside story, of course, I have to fight for the people of my country.

"The most troublesome thing is the counselor Wang Qinian. Wei Hua suddenly had a headache and said: "Lord Lin is just making trouble in Honglu Temple, but this Lord Wang goes to Taichang Temple every day and asks to enter the palace to see His Majesty, saying that the Cui family is a famous businessman in Qingguo, and as Qingguo officials, they must safeguard the interests of the Cui family." ”

When the emperor heard this, he laughed angrily, and laughed: "Interesting, really interesting." Fan Xian is not only interesting to himself, but even his henchmen are so nonsense...... Obviously, it was his own master who wanted to bite the Cui family to death and let him make such a fuss. not only cleaned Fan Xian's buttocks, but also stained me with his hands. ”

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But for the colleague in the south, Wei Hua was still a little vigilant, and couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, what if...... secretly transmitted the origin of this incident back to Nanqing. Let Emperor Nanqing know that Fan Xiankang is angry about the country and secretly communicate with this dynasty, but he is afraid that he will be furious...... Maybe he'll never get up again. ”

Negotiations between the two countries in the summer. Let him know how indifferent and ruthless Fan Xian, a gentle and elegant scholar, is in his bones, so that after he took over as the commander of the Jinyi Guard, he immediately regarded Fan Xian as his biggest enemy, and always thought about how to make Fan Xian unlucky.

To his disappointment...... The Emperor still just shook his head.

"Take a long-term view. The emperor said with mockery: "These goods of the Cui family are already within the border, what is the use of me taking these goods?......? The imperial court had been dealing with the eldest princess in the past. There are a lot of benefits for both sides...... The reason why you want to cooperate with Fan Xian this time, don't you understand?"

The emperor picked up the book on the table, and said softly while reading it: "Neiku of the Southern Dynasty is about to be surnamed Fan, if you are not sure enough to destroy him, then it is better to be polite to him, the people of this country are still counting on that Fantisi...... Deliver bargains every year. ”

After Wei Hua resigned, the emperor's face seemed to relax a lot in an instant, stretched an indecent waist, and yawned heavily. At this time, a woman with a beautiful face and dressed in a luxurious palace dress lifted the curtain and walked out, looked at the direction where the new commander made the adult leave, blinked her eyes, and asked curiously: "What are you talking about? It sounds like it has something to do with Fan Xian." ”

"Lili, as soon as you hear the word Fan Xian, you are so nervous, aren't you afraid that I will be jealous?" The young emperor took her over, hugged her in his arms, and said in her ear: "Fan Xian has made a move on Xinyang in the south, I ...... Cooperate with him a little. ”

It's not a small cooperation, the Cui family's route in the north has been completely destroyed, and the goods and silver that remained have all been seized by Jinyiwei, a big clan that is famous for doing business, has been cut off one hand, and the other hand placed inside Qingguo has already been completely cut off by the eerie and terrifying Supervision Yuan.

The manager smiled and said, "Of course I'm nervous, Master Fan is our matchmaker." ”

The young emperor was right when he thought about it, if it weren't for Fan Xian's "strange idea", let Uncle Kuhe take Li as an apprentice, and with Li Li's life experience, if he wanted to enter the palace, it would be a little troublesome.

"What are you looking at?" said the clerk curiously snatching the scroll from the emperor's hand.

The emperor was in a hurry, snatched it with his backhand, and said, "The stone record that Fan Xian specially sent to me, the latest chapter...... It's unique in the whole world, so don't break it. ”

The manager smiled brightly, snuggled up to him, and said softly: "How dare Fan Xian...... your own mother-in-law?"

The emperor shook his head and said, "This guy's courage seems to be much greater than mine, and the palace in the south is much more complicated than ours, who knows?"

The most noble river in the Northern Qi Kingdom is the Yuquan River that flows down from the mountain, circles the palace for half a circle, and then crosses the ancient city of Shangjing. The further upstream you go, the closer you get to the palace, the quieter it becomes.

Today's heavy snow, there are ice chips hidden between the banks of the river, the bitter cold is incomparable, in the place where you can already see the black eaves of the palace and the winter trees in the mountains, there is a small round child, and I don't know what kind of identity people can live here.

A boy of about thirteen or fourteen years old was working as a coolie in the circle at this time. The young man's face was slightly fat, pulling the stone mill in the circle, gritting his teeth and turning in circles, the stone mill made a squeaky sound, but his legs and feet trembled a little, in this cold winter weather, the clothes on his body were wet with sweat on his back, it was really indescribably pitiful.

After a few turns, the young man finally couldn't bear it anymore, pushed the handle in his hand, turned around and scolded angrily: "There are no beans!

The object of his angry scolding was sitting under the eaves at this time, lying on the chaise longue with a thick mattress, and his bright but not striking eyes were looking at the snowflakes whistling outside the eaves, as if he was in a trance. Listening to the young man's roar, she yawned, stood up, crossed her waist, and said lazily: "Where can I buy beans when it snows today......?" Isn't there you now? I sold the donkey a few days ago, and the chickens and ducks in the balls have to be kept warm in the winter, and they always have to ask for money. ”

The two people in this strange situation are naturally Fan Sizhe, who was banished to the Northern Qi Dynasty, and the most famous figure in the young generation of the Northern Qi Kingdom: the Begonia girl.

Haitang was wearing a cotton jacket with a large flower cloth, her hands in her pockets, a smile flashed on her plain face, and she looked at Fan Sizhen and said, "Your brother just wrote a few days ago, let me discipline you well." ”

It's okay if she doesn't say it, as soon as she says this, Fan Sizhen finally went really crazy, he came to Shangjing for some days, but he didn't do anything, he was caught by this village girl and was doing coolies, and even Yan'er was sent away by her!

The status of this village girl is high, her martial arts are strong, and she has a good heart, and she has thought about escaping many times, but it didn't work, and living in Beijing is really hard. Thinking of this, he squatted down angrily and scolded, "Who are you, and why are you disciplining me?"

Haitang smiled and didn't answer, but just lay down again, her eyes slightly closed, as if she was going to fall asleep to the accompaniment of this wind and snow.

Fan Sizhen looked at her, knowing that if he was disobedient, he probably wouldn't even have to eat, so he had to hold the handle of the stone mill again, gritted his teeth with hatred and said: "It's like a village girl, and she still wants to marry my brother! Don't think that I will recognize you as a sister-in-law in the future!"

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