Volume 1 The Young Man Chapter 3 The Envoy from Kyoto
Han Mosheng sat on the wooden chair, Mrs. Qin gently rubbed her husband's temples, at this time there was a black-clothed envoy waiting outside the door, this person was the person of the Kyoto Guard, Han Mosheng recognized him, this person was very skilled, he was the guard's bodyguard of the Guard, and when the Guardkeeper visited him years ago, he had also seen this person.
"What do you say this Black Seven came to me for? Seeing him like this, he should have rushed over without stopping, could it be that this guard envoy can still find help from me, a seven-rank petty official?" Han Mosheng whispered softly: "Li Shuwei envoy is powerful, I have avoided the current saint, but I still haven't avoided him." ”
Qin Huang didn't speak, just glanced slightly, and then said: "Master Li is loyal, and you are a well-known honest official, maybe he just came to visit your current situation, it is not appropriate for you to turn away that black seven like this." ”
Han Mosheng shook his head and said, "You also know that because of you, the emperor has given me a lot of power when he returns to his hometown this time, even if it is the governor of the state capital, as long as the evidence is conclusive, I can cut it first and then play." ”
Qin Huang sighed slightly, how could she not know what her father was planning?
Although Han Mosheng said that he had returned to his hometown this time and became the seventh-grade junior member, as long as Han Mosheng used his privilege to kill officials, then he could let his father be promoted again in the name of reward, and when the time came, their family would inevitably have to go back to Kyoto and enter the crisis-ridden officialdom again.
Qin Huang sighed again and said, "Then you want to see the Black Seven, you can't fight your father." ”
Han Mosheng was silent for a while, smiled, and said, "I know, but we should always be allowed to live a peaceful life for a few years." ”
After that, Han Mosheng cleared his throat and said, "Let him in." ”
The words fell, and Hei Qi dragged his tired body into the back hall.
"Hei Qi greets Han Shangshu!" Hei Qi knelt on the ground respectfully, his movements did not drag the mud and water at all, and he had the decisiveness of a person who practiced martial arts.
Han Mosheng smiled slightly and said, "Get up, Han is no longer a scholar, and now I am just a small county magistrate." ”
Hei Qi got up slowly and replied respectfully: "I was ordered by Li Shuwei to send you a letter, and he asked me to ask you a word, this sentence is, 'It is difficult to guess the will of heaven and the spirit is chaotic, I don't know when I will see the dawn?'"
Han Mosheng took the envelope presented by Hei Qi, savored what Hei Qi said, smiled, and said to Hei Qi: "I see that you are working the road, it is better to rest here for a night, and then return tomorrow morning, if you want to reply to this letter, I will also hand it over to you tomorrow morning." ”
The Black Seven Lines bowed and thanked him, and then went to the guest room under the guidance of the servants.
Han Mosheng put away his smile, rubbed his eyebrows, then got up and stood with his hands covered, slowly pacing in the hall, he didn't rush to look through the letters, just thinking about why this Lord Li asked him this question at this time.
"What kind of calculation is this Li Yunzhang, with my understanding of him, nothing has happened, so he will not blatantly send personal guards to come. "Han Mosheng is a little helpless, he has been an official for many years, he has long understood the truth that there must be demons when things happen, Li Yunzhang is the guard envoy of Kyoto, a dignified member of the first rank of the dynasty, in charge of 20,000 defenders in Kyoto and has the right to call the soldiers and horses of the five surrounding acropolis, and everyone calls him 'Tiandu Tiger'.
is such a character, he actually sent someone over at this sensitive time when he had just left a first-class Shangshu and the Son of Heaven was thinking about it, no wonder it would give Han Mosheng such a headache!
Opening the envelope, Han Mosheng took a general look at the contents of the letter, and his whole body trembled because of the contents, and even the letter fell to the ground unconsciously.
"Kyoto...... Dangerous !!" Han Mosheng trembled, and Qin Huang on the side hurriedly stepped forward to help, but Han Mosheng seemed to have lost his backbone, and he couldn't get up no matter how he supported him.
"What happened?" Qin Huang was also anxious.
What kind of place is Kyoto? It was the most powerful place in the entire Han Ming Dynasty except for the border pass, and it was difficult for foreign barbarians to enter the border pass, so Qin Huang was a little confused for a while.
The guards standing at the door rushed in, but they were scolded by Qin Huang in the next moment.
No matter what, there must be earth-shattering content on that letterhead, otherwise how could Han Mosheng become like this after reading it?
Grabbing the stationery on the ground, the contents of the letter were roughly as follows-
Since the Han Gong went into hiding, the officials had no leader, and the sage issued an edict to promote Liu Yansong, the head of the ministry, to temporarily act as the secretary of the ministry, but the official learned from the dark pillar that the Annan rebels were funded by the Tiansheng Empire, an enemy country outside the border, and wanted to gather forces in Kyoto to assassinate the saint, Liu Yansong is one of them, this person has outstanding ability, almost no defects, and the power behind it is unfathomable.
Qin Huang was stunned, if even the high-ranking and powerful officials and Shangshu participated in the assassination, then how many officials in the court still maintained a sense of reverence for today's saints?
Han Mosheng sat back in his chair, his fists clenched, and the gloomy color in his eyebrows was extremely heavy.
"Come on, prepare paper and ink!" Han Mosheng regained his expression, at this moment, even Qin Huang, who was by his side day and night, didn't know what his husband was thinking in his heart.
Han Mosheng's expression was indifferent when he put down the pen, but his hand, which was usually steady when he held the pen, trembled a little at this time.
"Madame doesn't need to worry too much, today's saints have a universal heart and have always been far-sighted, and the saint kingdom has secretly planned more than ten assassinations over the years, all of which have been resolved one by one... There will definitely not be the slightest change this time!" Han Mosheng smiled slightly, patted Qin Huang's back, and said plainly and proudly with a kind of self-confidence that has been in a high position all year round: "The saint will never have the slightest crisis. ”
Qin Huang was speechless, leaning on her husband's arms, she was a dignified royal princess, talented and intelligent, where did she not understand that her father was now limited to a dark crisis, Han Mosheng's words were just to comfort her.
"Husband... You must help your father..."Qin Huang whispered softly in a slight sob: "I can't be lawless for a day, the crown prince is seriously ill right now, if my father is the emperor... If so..."
Han Mosheng stroked his wife's soft black hair, and swore softly: "As a husband, I will definitely protect the emperor." ”
Qin Huang nodded, she knew that her husband had always been a good promise, and he would never break his promises, she could believe his words!
Han Jiangyun and the others finally arrived in front of the sugar man Wang's shop, Yun Meng walked into the shop first, her actions were quite restrained, after all, not long ago, the fortune teller also said that the sugar man Wang had a strange temper, although there was an allusion to her bad temper, but people didn't have the courage to lie to her.
"I don't know if Master Wang, who has superb sugar skills, can you?" Yun Meng asked in a harmonious voice: "My young master wants to buy the candy blowing man you made, and I ask the master to make one." ”
It wasn't long before a series of heavy wooden planks creaking and the sound of cloth shoes tapping came from upstairs.
The clanging sound made Yun Meng think that the old wooden house would collapse at any moment.
"What are you doing?" Sugar Man Wang looked impatiently at the beautiful-looking twenty-eight woman in front of him, he had just laid down and was about to rest, but unfortunately at this time, Yunmeng's girl came.
"My young master really wants you to be a candy blower, so I can only come here, hoping that Master Wang can make one. Yunmeng's words are very polite, the personal maid who is favored by the princess of a dignified country, although it is not as good as those dignitaries and nobles in Kyoto, but it is always much higher than the status of Jianghu craftsmen like Sugar Man Wang.
But who knew that this sugar man Wang waved his hand again and again, and said: "No, I can't do it, I will pinch the candy man only for those who come over in person, this is the rule I have set, if you want, bring your young master over and talk about it." ”
Yun Meng heard this, and he was not angry in his heart, after all, he knew that this sugar man Wang had a temper, and besides, this little young master was here, so it would not cause trouble at all.
Yun Meng nodded and said, "This is what you said, you will do it immediately when my young master comes, right?"
Sugar Man Wang nodded and said, "Where are you from, I know everyone in this county, but I have never seen a girl, isn't it the new Zhongding family?"
Yun Meng raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Master Wang has good eyesight, and I can see at a glance that I am the new county magistrate Han Da's family." ”
But how did Yun Meng know that this sugar man Wang was a craftsman, and he didn't study culture very well, so he went to private school for a year, and the Zhongding family in his mouth refers to the rich and noble family, not the home of the world's officials and eunuchs.
But the sugar man Wang has a good face, anyway, he has already hit it by mistake, so it is better to continue to say it hard, and immediately said with a smile, the girl praised it.
Yun Meng smiled, then walked out of the door of the shop, picked up Han Jiangyun, who was counting a few ants on the ground, and then walked directly into the shop.
The sugar man was stunned for a moment, and then smiled, knowing that he was being put in a small position by a little girl, but he was not angry, being a candy blower was not too simple for him, and it would not take much time at all.
A small ball of syrup was put in the heat of the pot, and when the half-solidified was picked out, it was placed on a bamboo skewer.
"Hahaha, what kind of candy blower does the little young master want?" Sugar Man Wang seemed to be very kind to children, but an old man in his thirties and forties smiled as brightly as a child.
Han Jiangyun's white and tender face kept changing with the small action of licking his lips, so that Yun Zhu and Yun Meng couldn't help but touch it.
"Hmm...... I want a big tiger!" Han Jiangyun seemed to have already thought about what kind of candy blower he wanted, and reported it directly.
The candy man smiled and said heartily: "Okay! I'll make it for you, look at it!"
To say that this candy blowing man is really a technical job, although it is not a big scene in the eyes of others, but the skills in it also have their own unique tricks and skills.
Sugar Man Wang's hand didn't seem to be like him, like a butterfly flying up and down, and in an instant, he pinched out the general appearance of a tiger.
However, what made Han Jiangyun a little dissatisfied was that the tiger made by Sugar Man Wang was the cloth tiger that the children in the market played with on weekdays, not the real king of the jungle who roared in the mountains and forests.
"What's wrong, don't you like this tiger?" Sugar Man Wang was a little embarrassed, the tiger he made was completely vivid, there was no child in the county town who would not like it, why did he eat it when he got here?
"I don't want this kind of toy tiger, I want a real big tiger that shocks the living beings in the mountains and forests!" Han Jiangyun pouted dissatisfiedly and asked, "Did you make that kind of tiger?"
When the sugar man Wang heard this, he felt a little helpless, the farthest place he had been to in his life was the tea stall ten miles outside the county seat, where was there any chance to see the real tiger, and if he really saw it, now he was designated to be unable to blow the candy man for people here.
But he has a good face, how can he admit that his skills are not good with a little kid? So he nodded and agreed to Han Jiangyun.
Sugar man Wang also can't do it, thinking that this tiger has been seen by ordinary people, and this big hairy child probably can't tell what a real tiger looks like, so he just pinched a decent one, and this matter will be over.
But pinching and pinching, he found that the little guy standing on the ground who was not as tall as his legs had changed his eyes again, so he asked, "Little master, what's wrong with you?"
Han Jiangyun was young, so he said whatever he thought, and said bluntly: "The big tiger made by Master Wang is not right, the real tiger is not like this, in my emperor's grandfather's lion and tiger garden, the tiger is tall and mighty, and it can swallow a whole big hen in one bite!"
As soon as the sugar man Wang heard Han Jiangyun's words, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, and after tasting it carefully, he immediately fell to his knees in fright, the emperor's grandfather!
He actually deceived the royal children?!
The sugar man Wang repeatedly kowtowed and admitted his mistake, and the one who cried for a while was called a tear!
Han Jiangyun was stunned by this sugar man for a while, how could he talk so well, and suddenly began to kowtow and admit his mistake.
Or Yunzhu knew what was going on, she picked up Han Jiangyun, and then asked the sugar man Wang to hurry up.
Han Jiangyun asked Yunzhu suspiciously: "Yunzhu, how can this sugar man Wang cry when he says a word?"
Yun Zhu gently patted Han Jiangyun's buttocks, and said helplessly but patiently: "Sugar Man Wang doesn't know what the tiger looks like, but he can't admit it because of his face, so he felt too guilty in his heart just now, so he cried loudly and apologized to you!"
Yun Meng covered her mouth and snickered at this time, she really felt that there was a big difference between the high and arrogant attitude of Sugar Man Wang before and the crying and sobbing now.
"Yunmeng!" Yun Zhu said with some unhappiness: "What do you look like like this, you have lost your body." ”
Yun Meng listened and stuck out his tongue, but he didn't dare to smile anymore.
Yun Zhu smiled and said in a harmonious voice: "Master Wang, go and tidy up your appearance, you just need to be the candy blower of the tiger." ”
Sugar man Wang saw the beautiful Yunzhu at this time, and really felt that he had seen the seven fairies who came down to rescue him, and even claimed that it was, and ran to the back hall with trembling legs, washed his hands and face with a honey locust that he didn't use much on weekdays, tidied up his clothes and appearance, and then walked out quickly, and was about to bow down, but was stopped by Yunzhu.
"Master Wang just blows the candy man, it's not too early, and the three of us need to go back to the house to rest early. Yunzhu said slowly.
Sugar Man Wang nodded respectfully, and then began to make his specialty Cloth Tiger Candy Man.
The production process only took a very short time, to say that the craftsmanship of this sugar man Wang is really not blown out, this blown out of the sugar man is round and full, vivid, no worse than those famous craftsmen in Kyoto, but it really responds to the saying "Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger Ghetto".
Beggar... In order to survive, he can only force himself to practice a unique job to support himself and his family.