Lvdu, Juxianzhuang.

Deng Zhi, the owner of Juxian Village, the younger brother of Lu Du Taishou Deng Hui, is also the descendant of the Xinchen family.

Deng Zhi, who has three titles on his head, is undoubtedly the emperor of Ludu, except for his brother Deng Hui, who is too guarded, no one is afraid, just the scene on the street today, if it weren't for Han Zhan's identity, he would have done it a long time ago.

At this time, Deng Zhi was sitting in the hall of Juxianzhuang, and behind him was a huge word "law", which showed that in his heart, the majesty of the law was absolute, and his subordinates, that is, the bald man, sat aside and didn't say a word.

After a long time, Deng Zhi looked back at the word "Fa", then got up and said: "Mr. Sixtieth birthday, I, as an apprentice, want to celebrate, you go down and prepare, remember, sincerity must be enough." ”

"Don't worry, leave it to you." The bald man retreated.

As soon as the bald head left, Deng Hui walked in, "Second brother, the prince has sent a letter, saying that Ning Xiaochuan, the fifth young master of the Yindu Liguo family, has arrived at the border of Ludu, let me entertain you well, eldest brother, I am too guarded, and it is difficult to come forward, so I can only trouble you." ”

Deng Zhi frowned, and looked back at Deng Hui, "Big brother, for so many years, you are doing all the good things, this black cauldron has made me Juxianzhuang back, do you know how bad my reputation is in the mouths of the senior brothers now?" ”

Deng Hui smiled, walked to Deng Zhi's side, and hugged Deng Zhi, "My younger brother, who is with whom are our brothers, besides, do you think that if it wasn't for the support of the prince, you could go to Xinchen to apprentice, and I can have this status today?" The prince's great kindness to us cannot be repaid. ”

"Yes, I can't help but report it, but big brother, you have to think clearly, this person is the young master of the Liguo family, if something really happens in Ludu, will the prince help us exonerate?" Deng Zhi frowned and said.

Deng Hui stroked his beard and smiled lightly, "Don't worry about this, as long as he has something to do in Ludu, the eldest brother still has some means." ”

Deng Zhi got up, his expression was extremely serious, "Is there a portrait?" ”

"Hehe, of course......" Deng Hui waved his hand, and the entourage behind him handed over a portrait, Deng Hui slowly opened the portrait, "This is the person." ”

"Huh?" Looking at Ning Xiaochuan's portrait, the more Deng Zhi looked at it, the more familiar he became, his brows tightened, "This person ......"

"What? Second brother, have you seen it? Deng Hui also became nervous.

Deng Zhi had the figure of Han Zhan in the day today's mind in his mind, and the person behind Han Zhan wasn't the person on the portrait?

"No wonder you dare to tear up the notice on the street, it turns out that it is the son of the Duke of Liguo." Deng Zhi suddenly laughed, and then there was a different look in his eyes.

Deng Hui also frowned, "It turns out that this person is the one who tore up the notice during the day today, it is really a road in heaven that you don't take, and there is no door in hell for you to throw yourself, this is a blatant disobedience to the government, and according to the law, you will be held accountable by the rod." ”

"Okay, big brother, you can leave this matter to me, I have a relationship with him, this matter is more sensitive, so don't come forward." Deng Zhi put away the portrait and said calmly.

Deng Hui nodded and smiled again, "Okay, then I'll leave it to you, eldest brother believes that you will not disappoint the prince, hahaha." ”

……

At this time, Ning Xiaochuan didn't expect that he would have an effect so quickly by throwing stones to ask for directions, and he was resting in the inn at this moment.

Lu Du's perennial heavy taxes and forced labor have closed half of the shops in the entire city, and the prices of some of the remaining shops are also extremely high, and even the prices of inns are much higher than ordinary places.

Su Su complained while helping Ning Xiaochuan clean the house, "This Ludu Inn is too expensive, just this room costs five taels of silver, it's the same as robbery." ”

"Lu Du pays heavy taxes, and if the price is not raised, this inn will have to go out of business." Ning Xiaochuan said slowly, sitting at the table, looking at the jade pendant in his hand, and remembering Kong Zhenxuan's words.

……

"Childe, this jade pendant is a high-grade deep forest jade jade, this kind of jade is only available in the north, it is a unique jade in the north, the price is extremely high, and the people who can use this jade are either rich or expensive.

There are plum blossoms behind this jade, frost and proud plum, this plum blossom is a thing that is particularly respected by the Legalists, in Xinchen, almost every family has plum blossoms, and every household plants plum blossoms.

And those who can engrave their surnames on jade pendants and plum blossoms, dare not say that the entire northern border, at least there is only one place in Luzhou that dares to do this. Kong Zhenxuan said while looking at the jade pendant.

Ning Xiaochuan looked at Kong Zhenxuan suspiciously, "Grandpa Kong, you can't be talking about the Legalist family." ”

"Yes, it is the Legalist family, and there is only one lineage of the Legalist giant, the Han family, this Han Zhan is likely to be the descendant of the Legalist family after the Legalist giant." Kong Zhenxuan returned the jade pendant to Ning Xiaochuan and said with his eyebrows.

"I see, it's so powerful, I didn't expect that when I first arrived in Luzhou, I met the giant of the Legalist family, it's really interesting, so I have to go to this new Chen Ben Young Master anyway." The corners of Ning Xiaochuan's mouth curled, and he said with a light smile.

Ning Xiaochuan took back the jade pendant, came to the window, looked at the bright moon above his head, thought for a moment, and muttered to himself, "Second brother, if you encounter this situation, what will you do?" ”

……

Yindu.

Since Ning Feng returned to Yindu, the atmosphere in the entire court hall has become subtle.

First of all, the day after Ning Xiaochuan left, Ning Feng impeached Jingzhou Mu in court, saying that Jingzhou Mutun was a private soldier, making false accounts, and deceiving Yindu.

This impeachment exploded directly in the court, very simply, Jingzhou Mu Liu Sheng was personally sent by Gao Zhenli against public opinion, and this blatant impeachment was a naked slap in the face.

After Ning Feng spoke, Xiao Jun, the counselor, also spoke, and he impeached Liu Wei, the secretary of the military department of the dynasty, saying that Liu Wei was transporting ordnance to Jingzhou without permission and had bad intentions.

As a result, the entire court was completely chaotic, and the always calm Cheng Zhongxian couldn't sit still, and opened his mouth to persuade Gao Zhen to let Liu Sheng return to Beijing.

However, when he opened his mouth, Wen Zhe, the jade-faced scholar of the Ministry of Officials, was also anxious, and this prime minister, who had always shown humility, actually began to accuse Ning Feng, who he had brought up with one hand, saying that Ning Feng did not know why, and slandered him as an important minister.

With Wen Zhe taking the lead, there was a lot of quarrel in the court for a while, and in the end, it was Gao Zhen who was angry to stop the dispute, and finally broke up unhappily.

Not long after Ning Feng's impeachment of Liu Sheng, Kong Zhenqing, the master of Guozi Prison, resigned from his position as master and returned to his hometown.

This one thing after another caught Gao Zhen a little off guard, at this time Gao Zhen was sitting in the study rubbing his eyes, and next to him, Han Zhongxuan lowered his head and said nothing.

"Your Majesty, it's getting late, so get some rest." Han Zhongxuan said in a low voice.

Gao Zhen said a little tiredly: "How do I sleep, this is what you told me that no one knows, how did Zheng Chongguan know, and how did Liu Wei know about transporting ordnance?" Well? ”

"Your Majesty's forgiveness is the dereliction of duty of the old slave." Han Zhongxuan directly knelt down and bowed his head and said, "The old slave must investigate this matter thoroughly and give His Majesty an explanation." ”

"Hmph, you'd better hurry up, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military are staring at it, if this thing is not done well, it will ruin my big thing." Gao Zhen said coldly, and directly threw down the brush in his hand after speaking.

Han Zhongxuan was frightened, and hurriedly picked up the brush and handed it to Gao Zhen, "Yes, Your Majesty, the old slave will do it as soon as possible." ”

……

Inside the Ning Mansion.

Ning Zhi and Ning Feng, father and son, sat in the lobby, Ning Zhi frowned, sipped tea and said: "Feng'er, you still don't want to go to court again these days, you are bold enough to openly impeach Liu Sheng."

Xue Xun's old fox hasn't said anything for so many years, you went out and came back without discussing it with your father, and you just talked nonsense in the court, fortunately, Your Majesty has a good temper, otherwise your father wouldn't be able to protect you. ”

Ning Feng coughed embarrassedly twice, "Dad, I have always felt that the situation outside in Yin Du is the same as everyone said, the country and the people are safe, the people live and work in peace and contentment, everything is beautiful and happy, if it wasn't for the master to let the child go out for a walk, the child would never have thought that the outside world would be like this." ”

"Dafeng Shangwu, this has been a tradition for hundreds of years, but in recent years, military attaches have been suppressed, exiled by exile, assassinated by assassination, civil officials are in charge, Yin is like this, and it can be seen in other places." Ning Zhi said helplessly.

"The current Dafeng is indeed a mess, I have a lot of feelings along the way, the northern border, the criminal law is strict, the taxes are heavy, and the people are miserable.

Although the land of the East China Sea is rich, but the wealthy families stand side by side, the grandson of Jiangnan and the Du family of Jiangxia, each of them is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and they only care about their own power and profit, regardless of the life or death of the people, beggars are everywhere, and the people are displaced.

The three southern states are impoverished, the mountains are constantly disturbed, and there is still a saying of human sacrifice.

Needless to say, after the death of King Anxi, Miao Jiang rebelled, and it has not been peaceful so far, Dad, tell me, how can such a great dedication make the people live in peace, how can the country and the people be safe? Ning Feng said bitterly.

After holding back for so long, Ning Feng said it all, and after saying this, he couldn't help but burst into tears.

Ning Zhi sighed helplessly, "Zhumen's wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road, Feng'er, you should know that the current situation in Dafeng is by no means something that can be reversed by removing one or two officials, and if you want to completely change the current situation in Dafeng, how can it be a matter of one or two years." ”

"Hey, the current Dafeng looks peaceful, but in fact, the interior has already been in tatters, if it encounters a national disaster at this time, I am afraid that Dafeng will suffer a catastrophe." Ning Feng said helplessly.

The meaning of these words, Ning Zhi naturally understood, "What we can do now is to guard Xiangzhou, as for other places, we are powerless to manage them." ”

"I don't know, where Chuan'er has been, and after walking for so long, he didn't send a letter to his family." After being silent for a long time, Ning Zhi suddenly mentioned Ning Xiaochuan.

Ning Feng took out a small note from his cuff, "The letter just came back, they have already arrived in Ludu, Luzhou, and they are now in Ludu City." ”

"Flying pigeon book, have you arranged someone around Chuan'er?" Ning Zhi looked at the small note in his hand, shook his head and smiled.

Ning Feng sighed, "It's not me, it's my father-in-law." ”