The palace in Yingdu City was covered with snow, but it was still strong.

Due to the preparation of the whole country for war, the officials began to go to court on the sixth day of the first lunar month.

Inevitably, the matter of deliberation is to talk about this great war.

The early dynasty has retreated, and the officials have left.

The king of Chu had a strong body, a tiger on his back, sat on a python chair and looked at the departing officials and shouted, "Lord Xu, please stay." ”

A thin old man stopped, the old man was about past his sixtieth birthday, and although he was thin but also in good health.

His cheekbones are so prominent that his cheeks appear to be devoid of flesh and inverted.

Those eyes were extremely sharp, as if all the truth under the fog could easily be revealed under his eyes.

The old man turned around and saluted, "Great King." ”

The king of Chu walked down the steps and came to the old man, and the contrast between the two figures was extremely obvious, making people feel that the king of Chu could crush the old man to death as long as one accidentally fell.

Holding up the old man with both hands, he said, "Lord Tingwei doesn't need to be polite. ”

The old man lowered his head and smiled, "King Xie." ”

"Lord Tingwei, can there be any progress in the case of Dasi Nong?" the King of Chu asked softly.

The old man nodded, and when he saw that the officials had left, he spoke: "Back to the king's words, there has been progress in the case of embezzlement of the treasury by the governor of Su. ”

Hearing this, the King of Chu was quite surprised, his eyes stared at the old man in front of him with interest, and asked, "Lord Tingwei is doing things, this king has always been relieved. But now that progress has been made, where can the missing ten thousand taels of gold be found in the treasury?"

"Back to the king, all the taels of gold are in the bag. ”

King Chu stared at the old man in front of him carefully, nodded slightly, and then twisted his fingers lightly, his eyes narrowed slightly, and said, "In the bag?

The old man smiled bitterly and said: "Since it is the crime committed by the envoy of the Su Dynasty, it is naturally in his pocket." ”

King Chu slapped his legs and laughed, "Hahaha, Lord Tingwei's case is really worthy of its reputation." ”

Then he smiled and gently patted Lord Tingwei on the shoulder and said, "Since it is in the bag, then Lord Xu has to rummage through his pocket, don't leak the news, so as not to startle the snake, my Lord Tingwei." ”

"The old minister received the order, and I beg the king to rest assured. ”

King Chu nodded, suddenly remembered something, and said: "By the way, I just remembered something, according to the report of the city gate guard, Lord Xu's beloved son has always been wandering around the city gate these days, but there are relatives and friends at home who are coming?"

Lord Tingwei shook his head, "The dog likes to make some friends near and far, and the old ministers never ask about his private affairs, so they don't know very well. ”

King Chu nodded, "This king also likes to make friends, you might as well let Ling Lang enter the palace in a few days, and we will discuss some things between friends." ”

"The old minister took the order. ”

"By the way, although Da Si Nong said that he was guilty, he was a courtier after all. The Imperial Commander should be measured when interrogating, and he must not be allowed to be humiliated and damage the majesty of our court. King Chu patted Lord Tingwei on the shoulder and reminded.

"Please rest assured, the King. ”

Lord Tingwei walked out of the palace, his thin old face was like a spring breeze, he was friends with the King of Chu, and his son should have a bright future.

King Chu looked at a father-in-law beside him, and asked with some puzzlement: "Lord Tingwei just said that the ten thousand taels of gold are in the bag, how do you say that the big pocket can hold ten thousand taels of gold?"

The father-in-law hurriedly knelt on the ground and saluted: "The king atons for his sins, but the old slave doesn't know." ”

"Sure enough, it's a eunuch. ”

"The king taught me a lesson. ”

The King of Chu walked outside the hall, looked at the high wall dyed white by snow, and smiled to himself: "Lord Tingwei, you are not only smart, but also love to take risks. ”

"But the king likes it. ”

Looking up at the hour, he asked, "When can Elder Yan come?"

"If you go back to the king, you should be there, and the king might as well go back to the palace and wait. ”

King Chu shook his head and said with great indignation: "Every time I enter the palace, the smell in my palace lingers for a long time, and this time I am waiting here!"

As soon as the words fell, His Royal Highness the King of Chu leaned forward, his eyes suddenly began to brighten as if he had wiped snow, and he looked directly at the person who was getting closer and closer.

It's like watching some rare wonder.

The man had a simple knife in his arms and a wine gourd pinned to his waist.

The gray robe was as clean as new, and the shoes under his feet were especially happy when they stepped on the ground, even the snowflakes were happy.

The pace is brisk and unprocrastinating, occasionally picking up the wine gourd and pouring it into his mouth, and immediately raising his hand to wipe off the water stains at the corners of his lips.

These looked like a dream in the eyes of the King of Chu.

Staring carefully at the old eyes that were still sunken, and looking at the Pu knife in the man's arms, he was willing to believe that this was indeed the person he was waiting for.

This person is Yan Weichu.

"The King. Yan Weichu handed the Pu knife in his arms to the guard at the door and spoke.

Yan Weichu simply spoke, without saluting or bowing his head, as if he was just calling an ordinary title that could no longer be ordinary.

King Chu tilted his head and looked back left and right, his brows furrowed slightly, "Elder Yan, where is your sword?"

"Lost. ”

"Why don't you pick it up?"

"There are some things that you lose and can't pick them up. And you don't have to pick it up. ”

"Makes sense. The king of Chu looked down at the gourd on his waist, even in this cold weather, it was still full of wine, and he was puzzled: "When did Elder Yan love to drink?"

Yan Weichu replied with a smile: "A few days ago, I suddenly wanted to drink, so I drank it." ”

King Chu nodded, stretched out his hand and gently fanned his mouth and nose, then closed his eyes with a look of intoxication, and exclaimed: "Good wine!"

Wine is good wine, knives are good knives, and no one will regret whether that sword is still a good sword or not.

The King of Chu opened his mouth and said with satisfaction: "Elder Yan's trip seems to have gained a lot." ”

"There is a negative king's trust, and he failed to complete the entrustment. ”

King Chu shook his head, "Elder Yan's mistake is a blessing for my Chu country, and I have heard about those things from the mouth of the army. Elder Yan thinks about my Chu country, and this king is really grateful. ”

"I don't dare to be under it. ”

King Chu waved his hand and signaled not to say these polite words again, "What happened to Elder Yan?"

"After a year in a small town, I was just blessed. ”

"Then the king is here to congratulate Elder Yan. ”

"Thank you, King. ”

The king of Chu nodded, welcomed Yan Weichu into the hall and said, "This king is just saying, you have to clean the palace and wait for Yan Lao to come, this is not Yan Lao's coming." ”

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The corners of the father-in-law's mouth twitched slightly, and he hurriedly lowered his head for fear of being seen.

"The king is polite. Yan Weichu returned.

"Speaking of blessings, the son of Lord Tingwei's family can be regarded as ushering in his own blessings, and this year is really a good sign. ”

"It is a good sign that the king is pleased with a talented man. ”

"I just talked to Lord Tingwei about a very interesting thing, I wonder if Elder Yan is interested in listening to it?" King Chu nodded and said with interest.

"There is something that can make the king feel interesting, and the world has really become interesting. Yan Weichu smiled, as if he remembered something more interesting.

The King of Chu was a little surprised when he saw Yan Weichu's reaction, "Could it be that Yan Lao has encountered something more interesting?" ”

"Where, where, it's just a little thing. ”

King Chu didn't get to the bottom of it, but just talked about the topic he just started.

"Lord Tingwei said that the ten thousand taels of gold that Da Si Nong was greedy for are all in the bag, and this king has been thinking for a long time and really doesn't know how big a pocket can hold ten thousand taels of gold, Yan Lao might as well talk about it. ”

Yan Weichu's answer was only one word.

"Great. ”

"Oh, how big does it have to be?" asked King Chu with a smile.

"Max. ”

King Chu nodded and agreed: "The biggest pocket can hold the most gold, so who does Elder Yan think has the biggest pocket in this city?"

admits that the biggest pocket of the King of Chu is to suspect that the King of Chu framed Dasi Nong.

But if he doesn't admit it, who else in this city has a bigger pocket than him?

When the topic is discussed, it has definitely become a proposition.

If an ordinary official would inevitably be questioned no matter how he answered, but since Yan Weichu dared to bring the topic here, it meant that he did not have these doubts.

"Dasi Nong. Yan Weichu replied calmly.

Hearing this, King Chu was simply prepared.

He was prepared for Yan Weichu's answer, but he didn't expect to get such an answer.

"Is it possible that Da Si Nong's pocket is even bigger than this king's?" said the king of Chu puzzled.

"Since the king chose to put Da Si Nong in charge of the country's finances, he gave him the biggest pocket, and he was naturally able to hold the ten thousand taels of gold. ”

King Chu thought carefully for a long time, then nodded slightly, and said, "What Elder Yan said is reasonable, but Elder Yan thinks that this king's pocket really can't hold those ten thousand taels of gold?"

"The size of the pocket is only money and jewelry, and if the king's heart can fit that person, it is equivalent to having already contained ten thousand taels of gold. ”

The King of Chu sighed: "What does this mean is that this king can't tolerate Da Si Nong? ”

"I don't dare. Dasi Nong is greedy for money and collects money to fill his own pockets, and the king is just handling cases impartially. ”

"I didn't expect that Elder Yan would speak like this one day, so in Elder Yan's opinion, how should this king deal with Dasi Nong?"

"Since Lord Tingwei said that the ten thousand taels of gold are in his pocket, then he should be handed over to the Tingwei Mansion to continue the investigation, and then deal with it impartially. ”

King Chu nodded, "Tomorrow, I will recount the treasury and see if there can be any progress on the side of the Upper Court Governor's Mansion tonight." ”

Yan Weichu took the wine jug from his waist and took a sip, and hurriedly wiped the water stains from the corners of his mouth, without replying to the previous sentence.

"What kind of wine is this?" asked the King of Chu.

"Blessing wine, spring wine. ”

After Yan Weichu left, King Chu stood outside the palace gate, bowing his head to touch something, and then found that his robe had no pockets.

If he doesn't have a pocket, he doesn't have to carry money.

Then he sighed to himself: "This king's pocket really can't hold those ten thousand taels of gold?"

"Someone. King Chu shouted.

A guard approached and saluted on one knee.

"Tonight, the Tingwei Mansion and the city gate guards have sent some more men, and the bows and crossbows are all unloaded, and arrows are not allowed to be released. ”

"Yes!"

The guards left, and the King of Chu stood on the spot and rubbed his fingers lightly, and said to himself: "I really hope that the money can run back by itself tomorrow." ”

Then he took off his robe, handed it to his father-in-law behind him, and said, "Let someone sew a pocket for this king." ”

The father-in-law hurriedly took it, although he thought it was inappropriate to modify the royal robe at will, but he didn't dare to say anything, but he was puzzled and asked: "Dare to ask the king, what are the requirements when sewing?"

"Big, big. ”

The father-in-law bowed his head and saluted, and left with his robe in his hands.

The robe was taken off, and it looked a little thin in this weather, but the strong body was not afraid of the cold.

"Who doesn't love money. I'm giving you a chance, and you're also giving me a chance, so we'll take it our own. ”

After a while, he suddenly thought of something again, and shouted behind him again.

"Bring the wine!"

"Dare to ask the king what kind of wine do you want to drink today. The palace maid asked on her knees.

"Blessing wine, spring wine. ”