Yanjing, six doors.

Cui Jingsheng escorted the eunuchs of the East Palace all the way out of the courtyard, frowning.

Zhan Hongling walked in from the outside and said in surprise: "Second brother, what did that person do just now?" ”

Seeing Zhan Hongyan coming, Cui Jingsheng asked, "The matter in Taizhou is solved?" ”

"Hmm." Zhan Hongyan nodded, and said helplessly: "Sun Hechuan has left for the time being, but I don't think he is a person who gives up easily." ”

For the sake of his son, he did not hesitate to give up his face to take action in person, and there was nothing he could do.

Cui Jingsheng shook his head and said, "This kid is really remembered. ”

"Just now, the people from the East Palace came, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered Shen Du to serve as one of the judges of this Ascending Banquet."

"What?!" Zhan Hongyan was surprised: "Let him? ”

"Your Highness, is this what you want him to enter Beijing?"

The all-time ascension banquet is the top priority, and there is no room for mistakes.

Why did the prince suddenly transfer Shen Du to Beijing?

"Hmm." Cui Jingsheng bowed his head slightly and sighed softly.

Originally, with his thoughts, he didn't plan to let Shen Du enter Beijing so soon.

His foundation is not stable, his qualifications are not enough, and the water in this capital is too deep.

He planned to transfer Shen Du to another place next year to serve for another three years, and then transfer him to Beijing.

At that time, he may also have the power to protect himself, and he can also compete for the position of god hunter.

But he could not disobey the prince's orders.

The prince can't mobilize the six doors, but as the crown prince of the prison country, he can.

Zhan Hongyan suddenly said: "By the way, that kid has broken through, and now he is in the Three Flowers Gathering Peak Realm." ”

"Last time, I killed a landlord of Tsing Yi Building."

Cui Jingsheng was stunned for a moment, looked at Zhan Hongyan silently, was silent for a long time, and spit out a word: "Forget it, let's let him come to the capital." ”

Staying outside is not necessarily safer than the capital!

……

Taizhou,

In the restaurant,

Today is the day when the new assassin in Taizhou takes office, and Shen has a special intention to hold a banquet to entertain him.

He also knew that it was impossible for the imperial court to keep the position of the assassin empty all the time, let alone let himself be in charge of Taizhou by a person with six doors.

said that it was a banquet, but in fact, I also wanted to meet this new assassin.

The door was pushed open, and a middle-aged man in an official uniform walked in quickly, and took the lead in saluting: "I've seen Lord Shen." ”

The tone is extremely sincere, and the posture is extremely low.

The man looked to be nearly fifty years old, with a lot of gray hair on his sideburns, dusty and sweaty on both sides of his forehead.

Shen Du did not shy away from looking at the new assassin Shi, Chen Maobo.

If he is not interested, he doesn't mind sending the other party to see Hades.

However, depending on this person's attitude, it may save a lot of trouble.

Chen Maobo was extremely worried at the moment.

Taizhou has a rich territory, and if it was changed before, there would definitely be many people vying for the position of this assassin.

But since those incidents, no one in Taizhou has long been willing to go.

Who doesn't want to get some benefits from being released to a state, but it is obviously impossible in Taizhou.

Chen Maobo once served as a county magistrate, and later served as the chief secretary of Shenggong Prefecture, and was transferred to the Ministry of Works, and served as a lecturer in the Hanlin Academy.

His official career is very mediocre, and it can be regarded as decent, relying on the support of the chief officer of the scientific examination at the beginning, he was transferred to Beijing.

He is a typical poor boy!

With his qualifications and merits, he is barely enough to send out a remote state capital, but he can't become the head of a state.

The state capitals have always been a radish and a pit, and if there are good vacancies, they are all selected by those from big families.

They don't have a chance at all.

Being able to serve as the assassin of a state this time was something he didn't expect, and it was extremely rare for him to be promoted two levels in a row.

On the way here, he heard about Taizhou.

So after hearing that Shen Du had set up a banquet, he didn't dare to delay for half a minute, so he hurried over.

Shen Du waved his hand and smiled: "Lord Chen, please sit down!" ”

"Yes."

Chen Maobo arched his hand and sat down slightly stiffly on the side.

is obviously the chief official of a state, but at the moment he looks like a subordinate official.

Xu Chong and the others in the room looked at each other with strange expressions.

It's the first time I've seen such a cowardly history of thorns.

Shen Du looked at Chen Maobo, raised his glass and said with a smile: "Lord Chen, we will work together in the future, and I hope we can sincerely cooperate and serve the imperial court together." ”

Chen Maobo hurriedly picked up his wine glass, with a smile on his face: "Chen has just arrived, and he is not familiar with everything in this place, and he still needs Lord Shen to preside over the overall situation." ”

"Lord Shen will do anything, even if he is instructed, Chen will do his best."

has been in the capital for more than ten years, and he has already seen things in the officialdom very clearly.

So his attitude is very clear.

Taizhou's affairs, whatever you say is what it is.

He still has a large family to raise, and he doesn't want to die so soon.

Shen Du smiled and clapped his hands gently.

Soon, Liang Ying stepped forward and handed a box to the table.

Chen Maobo was puzzled: "Lord Shen, this is ......"

Shen Du held the wine glass, smiled without saying a word, and Liang Ying reached out to open the brocade box.

Suddenly, the bright golden light came into Chen Maobo's eyes.

A box full of gold made Chen Maobo swallow his saliva.

He has been an official for decades, and it may not be true if he is honest, but since he entered Beijing, he has never received a gift.

For his humble position, who will give him a gift.

Shen Du said lightly: "A few gifts, I don't know if Lord Chen is still satisfied?" ”

Chen Maobo took a deep breath and said softly, "This is too valuable......

Shen Du tilted his head slightly, looked at Chen Maobo, stared at him, and said meaningfully: "Lord Chen, isn't this going to give Shen this face?" ”

"Don't dare." Chen Maobo's face turned pale with fright, waved his hand again and again, got up and arched his hand, "Thank you, Lord Shen." ”

He knew that if he accepted the gold, the handle would fall into Shen Du's hands.

Shen Du smiled, got up and said, "This official still has official business to deal with, so I will leave first." ”

This assassination saved him a lot of trouble.

Chen Maobo quickly got up and sent Shen Du out of the restaurant.

Seeing Shen Duyi and his party go away, he quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

He doesn't plan to meddle in the affairs of Taizhou, he can mix with peace of mind for a few years, and finally be safe and stable.

……

Taizhou has a new history of assassination, but for the people of Taizhou, life has not changed much.

They seem to have gotten used to the days when there was no history of thorns.

After Chen Maobo arrived, everything was done step by step, and if there was a case, the case would be tried, and if there was no case, the case would be closed.

For everything in Taizhou City, he never asked.

Half a month later,

A letter from the Six Doors of Beijing was quickly sent to the Six Doors of Taizhou.

Shen Du flipped through the letter in his hand and was silent.

"Ascending to the Heavens......"

He has a certain understanding of the Yan Kingdom's ascension banquet.

And as far as he knows, there seems to be a good thing in this heavenly banquet.

It's just that he didn't expect that Six Doors would let him be one of the judges of the Heavenly Banquet.

Shen Du put down the letter, looked at a few people in the hall, and said in a deep voice: "Letter from Beijing, let me go to the Ascending Banquet, and then Taizhou will rely on you." ”

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other, and Liang Ying hesitated: "My lord, could this be some kind of trap?" ”

In Taizhou, the emperor is far away, and no one can control them, but once they enter the capital, it will be different.

Shen Du's expression was indifferent, and he said calmly: "This matter is the order of the six gates in Beijing, even if those people want to do it, they will not come openly." ”

Even if the six doors are not summoned this time, he plans to go to Jingzhong.

Fix himself again and again, really think he is muddy?

The last incident in Jing'an Wangfu was obviously a plot behind it.

He had learned from Xia Muting that she suddenly received the news that Sun Jiuyang was in Taizhou.

Judging from Sun Jiuyang's character, since he came to arrest the traitor, it is impossible for people to report to Xia Muting.

If this matter is not for the third prince, he is the enemy of the Jing'an Palace, and he wants to borrow his own hand to rectify the Jing'an King.

What's more, fighting in the rivers and lakes will always be more advanced than retreat and penance, Shen Du knows very well that he is actually warlike in his bones, and he prefers to use his fists and swords to solve things than intrigues.

After explaining all the matters in Taizhou, Shen Du set off overnight.

Of course, the external statement is that he is in retreat, anyway, the last time he was in retreat for so long, everyone was not surprised.

……

After leaving Taizhou, Shen Du went straight to Taizhou, and then continued north along Taizhou.

Along the way, Shen Du saw a lot of people from the rivers and lakes, all of whom were in a hurry, with a clear purpose, all of them went north to Yanjing City, obviously to participate in the "Ascending Heaven Banquet".

The Ascending Banquet is only held once every three years, and it is presided over by the royal family of Yan Kingdom, and the scale is unprecedented, not only the younger generation, but also many strong people of the older generation.

At the heavenly feast, there is also a custom, that is, the strong man preaches.

At the Ascension Banquet, everyone could ask any questions from the strong people participating in the banquet, and there were many masters who told their feelings about martial arts.

It can be said that for many people from the rivers and lakes who were born in the rivers and lakes, this is a rare opportunity, which can save them a lot of useless penance and let them take many detours.

If you can be valued by the royal family, you don't have to worry about resources in the future.

At the beginning, Yan Guo relied on this hand, but it attracted a lot of heroes in the rivers and lakes, and later several countries saw that Yan Guo was recruiting talents, and they also carried out similar activities.

Thunderstorms continued.

In the night, thunder surged in the dark clouds.

A light rain poured down on the ground.

On the official road, Shen Du rode his horse and galloped, looked at the sky, and went straight to the inn in the distance.

After days of hurrying, even a strange beast like the Red Dragon Horse couldn't hold on.

Now that he is not far from Yanjing City, he is not in a hurry.

And this heavy rain has always been the most annoying thing for the Red Dragon Horse.

Shen Du quickly came to the front of the inn, looked at the inn, turned over and dismounted, and walked towards the inn.

Nine out of ten inns like this in the wilderness are black shops.

If you don't have some skills, you won't choose to stay.

If the red dragon horse does not take the initiative to perform, in the eyes of outsiders, it is just a special fierce horse, otherwise with the miracle of the red dragon horse, this road is inevitably troublesome.

Shen Du led the red dragon horse into the stable, then turned around and walked towards the inn.

Pushing open the door, everyone in the lobby of the building looked at each other, and more than a dozen tables were almost full.

These people, without exception, are all Jianghu people who have achieved martial arts, including the lavishly dressed sons and brothers, and the reckless Jianghu with rough faces.

Shen Du took the hat and looked dusty, and everyone just glanced at it, and soon retracted their gaze.

Only one person shouted: "Brother, close the door, it's cold!" ”

In fact, it is not cold, but it is windy outside, and the rain is all blown into the lobby.

Shen Du closed the door casually, and the junior second of the running hall of an inn immediately greeted him and asked, "Guest officer, do you want to stay in the hotel?" ”

"Stay!"

"An upper room, prepare a table of wine and food, just look at it."

Shen Du found an empty seat in the corner and sat down.

"Okay!"

The second junior in the running hall answered, and quickly set off to the back kitchen to order.

While waiting, the door of the inn was pushed open again, and a figure wearing a hat and wrapping himself tightly broke in.

The person who came was carrying a long sword behind his back, and as soon as he entered the inn, he pretended to be arrogant and said: "Little Er, come two catties of wine and ten catties of beef!" ”

Shen Du looked sideways slightly, his eyes were strange.

Although he deliberately lowered his voice, a discerning person knew that it was a woman's voice as soon as he heard it.

And it's still a head...... Fat sheep!

People who are really involved in the rivers and lakes will never say such brainless words.

Three more are served.

(End of chapter)