"Huh?"

A faint doubt sounded, Jiang Yuhu strode forward, and looked at Baiyunbian calmly, "Who are you going to bully?" ”

Bai Yunbian, who was smug, instantly smiled and breathed unnaturally.

Jiang Yuhu retracted his gaze and stepped forward.

In the direction of the step, even Wan Wenbi and others subconsciously got out of the way.

In front of this peerless general, even these civil officials who look down on military generals from their bones do not dare to stand up.

What's more, in the rumors, people directly rejected the court's reward of making him a prince, on the grounds that if he is crowned a prince now, I am afraid that there will be no way to seal it in the future, which is not in line with the way of courtiers.

That's the Prince!

What self-confidence, and how domineering!

Jiang Yuhu walked down the steps, bowed slightly towards Xia Jingyun, and ignored the rest and went straight out of the palace.

Xia Jingyun turned his head and calmly glanced at the white clouds, and also walked away.

Everyone seemed to have calmed down a lot after this glance.

So, they left silently, and the previously lively and brilliant palace, only the palace attendants were silently cleaning up.

——

Outside the city, ten miles long pavilion.

Jiang Yuhu stood calmly, and soon there was a sound of horses' hooves behind him.

Xia Jingyun stepped in, and the guards on both sides were far away, guarding against possible dangers, and their own guards stood dozens of steps outside the pavilion, giving up this space to the two imperial walls of one man and one martial arts.

Jiang Yuhu said lightly: "What are you and Baiyunbian making trouble about?" ”

Xia Jingyun smiled, "Isn't he such a character?" ”

Jiang Yuhu's expression was calm, "Although he is stupid, although he is stupid, he is not so stupid, so stupid." ”

Xia Jingyun whispered his plan to Jiang Yuhu.

Jiang Yuhu turned his head and glanced at him, "You shouldn't tell me such a big thing." ”

Xia Jingyun shook his head and smiled, "If I can't even trust you, who else can I trust in this world?" ”

Obviously, this sentence made Jiang Yuhu very satisfied, and he said: "You seem to be beautiful at the moment, but the foundation is too shallow, if someone really makes some moves, you are really difficult to parry, and it is not impossible to do so." ”

Xia Jingyun bowed slightly, "Yes, it's just a superficial scenery at the moment, but whether it is the slaughter of so many powerful people before, or the later purge of the rebel party in the Qing Dynasty, and the next reform of the rule of officials and the revitalization of people's livelihood, they are destined to offend countless people, instead of letting these people hide in the shadows and stir up the wind and rain, it is better to take the initiative to give them a place to go, so that I can control the risks they bring to a controllable degree." ”

"Bai Yunbian is actually willing to be this spy, but this son didn't expect it."

Xia Jingyun said with a smile: "Brother Le Xian still has a heart for the country and the people. ”

Jiang Yuhu turned his head and glanced at him, "Why do I think he enjoys a life where he can go against you and me?" ”

Xia Jingyun tugged at the corners of his mouth and coughed dryly.

"Leave you alone, I can't see it anyway."

Jiang Yuhu shook his head, "Remember to raise military supplies in the DPRK, don't have any illusions, Beiliang will definitely come this winter." ”

Xia Jingyun's expression was solemn, and he solemnly agreed: "Don't worry." ”

"Gone!"

Jiang Yuhu, as always, walked out of the pavilion directly, turned over on his horse, took the personal guards, and disappeared into the darkness.

Xia Jingyun listened to the sound of hooves and was speechless for a long time.

The visible storm seems to have gone away, but the invisible undercurrent has already surged, and not far away, there are still monstrous waves that are about to surge.

Can you answer this question well?

He stared at the night, which was pitch black and had no answer.

——

The next day, Black Ice Terrace.

The formidable yamen of the past has now lost that shocking aura, and the low-key and ruthless spies of the past are now sitting in the yamen, panicking all day long, like mice waiting to be caught and eaten by cats at any time.

But they didn't dare to escape, because the means of the Marquis of Jianning in the DPRK were not simple.

At the same time, they have nowhere to run, their leaders have long since fled, and the rest of these people are just outcasts.

"Huh? There's movement! ”

A man who was leaning against the window and pretending to sleep suddenly opened his eyes and looked out of the wall, and everyone was in an uproar.

In the gate of the yamen, an old man, supported by a beautiful woman, with only two guards, calmly walked into this black ice platform that once made the world smell and change.

In each room, many people walked out.

They looked at the old man, and not only did they not have disdain or contempt in their expressions, but they all showed excitement and anticipation.

As the most outstanding group of spies in Zhongjing City and even the world, they naturally recognized the old man in front of them.

was once a famous white-clothed emperor, and after last night's celebration ceremony, he was already the Taifu of the court, the honorable Lord Weiguo.

But what really excites them is the old man's ability to become famous: intelligence.

Before he retired, the first Xuanhu of the Black Ice Platform, which led the countless elite soldiers and strong generals of the Black Ice Platform, was almost completely shrouded in the shadow of the other party.

This person, who is similar to the ancestor to them, has come to the black ice platform where the dragons are now leaderless, what does it mean to say more?

A principal stepped out and said respectfully: "Jin Hu, the chief of the Black Ice Terrace torture, pays a visit to Duke Wei!" ”

Old Master Zhao nodded with a smile, "The head of the labor and trouble gold will call everyone out and listen to what the official says." ”

"The subordinate obeys!"

Soon, at this moment, everyone in the yamen stood in the wide square in front of the main hall.

Dressed in black and gray, it really looked like a group of rats gathered together, waiting for the leader's order to nibble on some delicious food.

Old Master Zhao moved a chair and sat in front of them, and Rouge stood beside him calmly, his eyes sweeping over the group of Black Ice Platform spies in front of him, who were famous in the territory of Great Xia.

Of course, there are not only these people on the Black Ice Terrace, but those who are in the field, and the more critical and dense informants and intelligence networks in the world, are all controlled through these people in front of them.

Old Master Zhao smiled, "The crime of Xuanhu killing the monarch has been announced to the world, according to the meaning of the center, the Black Ice Platform is an imperial weapon, but it is the Lord, and the team brought out by such wolf-hearted people is useless, it is better to kill them all, and abolish the establishment of the Black Ice Platform to set an example." ”

There was a commotion in the ranks.

"Still."

Old Master Zhao spoke softly, without deliberately maintaining order, and the voices around him quieted down.

"This official is doing this job, and he knows that you are of great use and have a hard time."

The spirits of the crowd lifted, and the eyes that looked at him became more and more scorching.

"The vast majority of you should be loyal to the imperial power and your majesty, but the problem is that you don't know how to be loyal, you can only obey Xuanhu's orders, which is equivalent to becoming Xuanhu's private army of traitors, and this is the crux of the day."

Everyone nodded again and again, and even the chief knelt down immediately, "Wei Guo Gong Mingjian!" We really don't know about those things, but if we know the slightest bit of news in advance, we will fight to the death and kill Xuanhu, a traitor! ”

Old Master Zhao nodded, "This official naturally believes this." So. ”

He looked at everyone, leaned forward slightly, and said with a smile: "This official has asked the Queen Mother and His Majesty for the will, will you follow this official in the future?" ”

Without hesitation, everyone knelt on one knee in unison, "I am willing to listen to the dispatch of the Duke of Weiguo!" ”

Old Zhao's smile remained unchanged, and he quietly changed his name, "But the previous tragedy was too big, and the black rider had faced His Majesty in a duel, since the center has already had doubts, although the old man is trying his best to protect it, you must also show your loyalty." ”

"Please show me!"

Old Master Zhao turned around and nodded at Rouge, Rouge clapped his hands, and outside the gate, a team of about thirty people instantly poured in.

In the panic of everyone in the Black Ice Terrace, the old owner of Zhao Zhuang said: "Don't panic, since it is a sign of loyalty, it is natural to present something, the rebel Xuanhu has fled, and the Black Ice Terrace wants to continue to bear the weight of imperial power, and all the secrets above and below have become the private property of the traitor, and you need to bother to present all the things you know, so as to win the trust of the Queen Mother, Your Majesty and the center." ”

He smiled, "What's more important is that at least you have to win the trust of the old man, right?" ”

Everyone is now a fish on the board, even if they want to toss things, they don't have a backbone, and as soon as someone of prestige like Zhao Lao Zhuang opened his mouth, he obediently did it in a few words.

Those who can write, the entourage brought a table, prepared pen and ink, and wrote in front of him in this square;

Those who could not write went to a room to dictate separately, and the retinue that had just poured in recorded and summarized it.

As soon as they saw this posture, everyone understood what kind of calculation this white-clothed emperor had made since he called.

Let everyone tell their own stories like this, but those who have words but are not finished, or those who deceive, can be found out under the comparison of several photos.

And if you are not honest at this time, there will be no future in the Black Ice Terrace.

As a result, everyone did not dare to hide it, and they all told everything they knew.

The old owner of Zhao walked back to the hall, sat down against a charcoal stove, and flipped through the manuscripts handed in by the people below from time to time.

He just looked at these things casually now to relieve his boredom, and he had to wait for Rouge to take someone to sort out the information, and then read it carefully.

Although he is very disgusted with the style of acting on the Black Ice Terrace, he is still very greedy for the intelligence network that has spread all over the world and the informant who has developed for many years.

What kind of role a knife will play depends on who holds it.

"Father-in-law, will all those who are finally judged to be lying and dishonest be killed?"

"Kill it. There must be some heads to make those people in the center sleep peacefully, and to sound the alarm bell for these people. ”

Old Master Zhao put down the manuscript, closed his eyes slightly, stretched out his fingers and tapped the armrest.

I don't know how Xia Jingyun will let the Black Ice Platform continue to play a role in the end.

——

"After communicating with the owner of Zhao Lao Zhuang the day before yesterday, my original idea was to let Hei Bingtai come to the front of the stage and play the function of supervising hundreds of officials and inquiring about all kinds of cases. It's just that they are deprived of the right to discuss crimes, and the final convictions are handed over to Dali Temple. ”

Xia Jingyun rubbed his fingers silently, looked at the old man Su who was sitting opposite him, and spoke.

His idea is actually JW in the future, but there is a problem with this, in this case, it will rob the Imperial Observatory of the supervision function of officials.

Sure enough, a person like Old Xianggong Su, who was extremely clear about everything in the court, smiled when he heard this: "Then I'm afraid that the Imperial Doctor and the Imperial Historian Zhongcheng will fight with you, right?" ”

The evening sun shone obliquely into the room, and Xia Jingyun smiled bitterly, "So I haven't thought it through now, but it would be a pity if the Black Ice Platform spent so many years establishing such an intelligence network." ”

He looked at Old Minister Su, "According to my analysis, the reform of Black Ice Terrace is first and foremost to deprive it of its power to wantonly mutilate its subjects, and secondly, to limit a reasonable scope of its power. Now that the official has the management of the Imperial History Stage, the younger generation is thinking, can the Black Ice Platform be in charge of the people? ”

Old Minister Su frowned slightly, repeating his words, "Guanmin? ”

Xia Jingyun nodded, "The people have been in a weak position in their relationship with officials since ancient times, if there is a channel that allows them to express their grievances that have been oppressed by corrupt officials and evil officials, and those who have been judged by mediocre officials to be unjust, false and wrongly decided cases, and this channel still has enough ability to find out the truth, uphold justice for them, find out the truth, and go straight to heaven, wouldn't it be a good thing?" ”

Old Minister Su felt very strange when he heard this statement at first, but when he thought about it carefully, he felt more and more feasible.

In this way, the resentment of the people can be dissipated, and these resentments will not be allowed to accumulate and cause great disasters; It can also make officials vigilant at all times, so as not to corrupt and abuse the people, and help the officials to rule clearly. ”

He couldn't help but praise: "This method is wonderful! ”

Xia Jingyun was praised in person like this, and he was a little embarrassed, this is the way to petition in the future, he is just painting the tiger according to the cat, but the current Black Ice Platform is destined to be more effective than the institution in the future.

He breathed a sigh of relief, "If the old man thinks it's good, then I can rest assured, and I can also go and talk to the old owner of Zhao." ”

Old Minister Su nodded, took a sip of the teacup, and suddenly looked at him with a smile, "What you said that day, you have already begun to take action?" ”

Xia Jingyun smiled, "I know I can't hide it from you." ”

Old Minister Su smiled with a little relief, "You are decisive, and you are fast." ”

Xia Jingyun said softly: "In my opinion, the risk is not the most important question, the key is to be controllable, as long as it is controllable, then there will be no accident, once it is uncontrollable, there will be big trouble." Therefore, I agree with you and the old owner of Zhao Zhuang Zhuang. ”

Old Minister Su snorted, "I don't want to ask too many questions about some things, you are such a talent, there is no need for an old man like me to talk too much." ”

"I still need to listen to the teachings of the old minister." Xia Jingyun got up and bowed, "I'll go and pick up Yan Yan later, she has been a guest at the Qin family for many days, and she should come back." ”

Old Minister Su looked at him, his expression was slightly strange, "Take it back?" ”

Xia Jingyun was stunned for a moment, "Do you mean to let her continue to be a guest at the Qin family?" ”

Old Minister Su pursed his mouth, but he didn't say anything more, just sighed, "Your kid's blessing is really good!" ”

After speaking, he shook his head and left, looking at the posture as if he was regretting, his own skills, why didn't he have these personal encounters back then, and he also came to taste the left and right hugs, and the blessing of all people!

Xia Jingyun looked at his back, was silent for a moment, called Chen Fugui, took the guards, and went out of the mansion together.

When he arrived at the Qin Mansion, the concierge of the Qin Mansion, who had been getting higher and higher, saw the arrival of this quasi-aunt and the central minister, and naturally did not dare to be slack, so he ordered someone to hurry in to pass the word, and trotted over and took the initiative to welcome Xia Jingyun into the mansion.

"Master Hou came here today, is he looking for my young lady, or?"

Xia Jingyun said with a smile: "I came here to meet the head of the family and the old family." ”

So, soon, he met the head of the Qin family in the mansion, exchanged a few words, and the old man was also pushed over in a wheelchair.

After saying a few polite words, the old master of Qin retreated left and right, and looked at Xia Jingyun, "The old man doesn't know if Su Zongzhe told you this, but since you are here tonight, and you have the in-laws given by His Majesty, the old man will ask you to talk nonsense." ”

Xia Jingyun hurriedly restrained his expression, "Old master, please speak, the younger generation listens." ”

"After all, you are still young, and you have suddenly ascended to a high position, although others are powerless to stop your ascension, but it is easy to think of bad things for you. In today's court, your foundation is still shallow, even if you want to support your lineage, no one is available, and there are not many positions that you can grasp in your hands, which will definitely make it not so easy to implement your orders. You have to be prepared for this. ”

"You have done so many big things in one year, you will inevitably be a little impatient and underestimate the complexity of the court. It must be known that even the original emperor had many constraints above the court and could not do what he wanted. ”

Xia Jingyun nodded solemnly, "The younger generation can save it." ”

"In addition, don't think that this court can't afford to make big waves, Dongfang Ming and Xiao Fengshan may also think like this at the beginning, their situation is even better than ours, so you must be cautious, there are three and a half years, and when the interests of all parties are stable and the situation is clear, you can let down your guard a little."

Xia Jingyun's expression was serious, "Thank you for reminding me." ”

"Now you and I are both in the same breath and prosperous, and this is all as it should be."

Old Master Qin said with a mocking smile on his face, "Okay, I know you can't sit still here, if you want to see Ah Li, just go." ”

Xia Jingyun smiled and said goodbye.

When he arrived in the backyard, Xia Jingyun, who was excited, was stopped by Qin Li's maidservant, "Marquis Jianning, my young lady said that the wedding date is approaching, and there will be many inconveniences in the private meeting, please change the day." ”

Xia Jingyun said embarrassedly: "What about Miss Su?" I'll pick her up and take her home. ”

The maidservant blinked, "Miss Su left early this morning, saying that she went to Su's house in Beijing." ”

Xia Jingyun was stunned, and then he understood what Old Minister Su's strange reaction was before.

When he returned to his mansion, sure enough, Old Minister Su had already moved away.

Etiquette is still the face of these families.

It's okay, but my cunning rabbit still has three holes, oh no, four holes.

He went to the backyard first and found Rouge, who had been working hard since returning from the Black Ice Terrace.

Seeing him, Rouge hurriedly got up like a maid, but Xia Jingyun gently pressed his shoulders and said softly: "How is it?" Today is going well. ”

Rouge nodded, "Thanks to my son, everything is going well, and I am sorting out all kinds of secrets of the Black Ice Platform right now." Childe came just in time, Rouge is waiting for you! ”

Xia Jingyun raised his eyebrows, "What's wrong?" ”

"The Laiyang Marquis you asked us to keep an eye on earlier got a piece of information from him today."

Rouge pointed to the name of Laiyang Hou on the content he sorted out, "This person is the concubine of the former Laiyang Hou, and his mother is a singer bought by Laiyang Hou. But according to the confession of a director of the Black Ice Terrace, Xuanhu had found Laiyang Hou's singer's mother, who was suspected of being a spy in Beiliang, but before he could make a move, something happened to Chaozhong, so he didn't have time to move him. ”

Xia Jingyun's complexion changed suddenly, he picked up the page, looked at it carefully, and his mind resounded with what Laiyang Hou had done these days.

Beiliang, Xuanhu, secret spy.

He said in a deep voice: "Command the hands and close the net!" ”

The sound of neat footsteps shattered the night, and quickly surrounded the Laiyang Marquis Mansion in the west of the city.

The general of the forbidden army with the edict in his hand called open the gate of the Laiyang Marquis Mansion, and the tide of sergeants poured into the mansion.

Rouge's spies were scattered around the perimeter of the Hou Mansion, keeping an eye on possible absconders.

In the Hou Mansion's chickens and dogs jumping and the howling of the old and weak women and children, the generals of the forbidden army rushed into the study of Laiyang Hou, and the study was empty.

On the desk, there was a piece of paper placed upright, pressed with a ruler, which showed the calm and composure of the other party when he wrote this note.

[You're late]

With only five words, the generals of the forbidden army who led the team slammed the table in frustration and anger.

And when Xia Jingyun and Rouge heard the reply, they were also surprised.

Rouge frowned, "How so?" Didn't you keep an eye on it? ”

Xia Jingyun squinted his eyes, "It seems that this Laiyang Hou is really not a simple character!" ”

Rouge was startled, and outside the door of the mansion, another urgent cry sounded.

"Gao Yang!"

The old owner of Zhao, who was supposed to rest at this moment, walked in, with a bit of haste in his steps.

He waved back left and right, and said in a deep voice in Xia Jingyun's unpleasant thoughts:

"Sitting in the Swift, guarding against the collusion of the great prince of the eastern front of Northern Xinjiang with the Northern Liang, leading troops into the pass, the front of the troops is inward, and now it has occupied most of the Swift State, rushing towards the Langya State!" (End of chapter)