39. Morale and competition
The person dressed as a servant didn't look at it, and he didn't pay attention to Bao Ziyun, his body straightened, he stood up and said loudly: "Brothers of Dali Temple, listen to my orders!" This sound is really like a tiger roaring and a dragon's groan, after the true qi penetrates, the piercing eardrums are sonorous and excited, and many people immediately recognize that this person is actually the deputy commander of Dali Temple, Luo Bing, the commander of the criminal department!
When Bao Ziyun saw that it was Luo Bing, he was terrified, and his originally calm face changed greatly, and he shouted, "You...... Didn't you go to accompany Li Wuning to the Xiangyang area?"
Luo Bing grew up, arched his hand at Bao Ziyun and smiled: "I went, but I'm back." β
Dali Temple was originally a place to handle cases, in charge of the temple and the government and the opposition cases, most of them are righteous people, under the leadership of Dali Temple Qing Lu Changfeng is more political and Qingren, Dali Temple's prestige is heavier day by day, although he is unwilling to participate in the internal party struggle, but he has long been accustomed to obeying orders.
Therefore, Bao Ziyun borrowed Ouyang Qing's order, and the crowd was arrested quickly and the officials arrived. However, at this moment, Luo Bing came out, of course, to listen to the order of the real deputy secretary of Dali Temple, but the order of the side door of the Internal Affairs Office was no longer effective.
In the past few years, the internal affairs government has done enough evil, starting from Yu Chaoen, it has scourged Zhongliang, Yu Chaoen is alive, Li Guangbi never dared to return to Beijing, maybe Yu Chaoen will destroy Li Guangbi with a slander.
Of course, Yu Chaoen and his gang of eunuchs can have such a great deterrence and power, and it is not the emperor's power trick to play, and the ministers of military merit cannot be too trusted, so it seems that the people in the big interior are arrogant and hot.
There are a few people in power who don't look at a group of eunuchs in Ouchi, but the emperor is helpless. What's more, everyone is sparkling when they see the internal affairs government doing things, and everyone is angry.
Luo Bing's eyes swept over and asked, "Where is Wen Xing?"
Someone in the arrest replied: "Bao Ziyun summoned him into the palace, and then said that he raped the palace maid and went to prison." Now dead in prison......"
Many officials, arresters, and detectives showed grief and indignation on their faces, but Bao Ziyun's face turned pale. Although Wen Xing took refuge in the Heavenly Demon behind his back, he had a good reputation and popularity in Dali Temple, and he always took the lead every time he charged, and never let his brother carry the pot, which was very respected.
Luo Bing's face was also full of sadness, the pupils of his eyes tightened suddenly, staring at Bao Ziyun, and said calmly: "Wen Xing's case, where is the evidence?"
Bao Ziyun said strongly: "The person has complete certificates, not to mention that the chief manager is also impartial in enforcing the law and putting him in prison, who knows that he will commit suicide?"
Luo Bingqiang held back his anger and said coldly: "This matter will be investigated when the Dali Temple tries the case in the future, and the people from the Internal Affairs Office, get out of here now!"
Feng Guangwei is a captain of the Internal Affairs Office and has a respected status, seeing Luo Bing shouting like this, he was already unhappy, and his heart was even more unhappy, he was furious, and scolded: "Ouyang Qing has already classified Dali Temple into the Internal Affairs Bureau, and now he should listen to the orders of the general manager!"
Luo Bing sneered: "Dali Temple is a place to handle cases impartially, the emperor personally ordered it, and paid attention to extrajustice to the extreme, but now it has become your accomplice, do you see who everyone listens to? All the people of the Internal Affairs Office, get out of the Guo family immediately, otherwise the law will be corrected on the spot!"
More than 30 Dali Temple arrested, but without the slightest hesitation, they replied together: "Order!" The voice was majestic, extremely angry, presumably Wen Xing's unjust death brought labor pain.
Bao Ziyun's face changed greatly, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he snorted: "Luo ...... Luo Bing, let's see, this little bastard attacked the chief of the company, and he should be killed for his crimes......! You are all shielding murderers...... I want Emperor Chenming. β
Luo Bing asked: "It's a crime to attack the eunuch Bingbi, but what crime should you be guilty of leading someone to trespass into the prime minister's mansion of this dynasty?"
Bao Ziyun said: "Your Majesty said that we can solve it by ourselves, why is it a sin?"
Luo Bing smiled: "In that case, where is the holy decree?"
Bao Ziyun was speechless for a while, Tang Suzong asked him to solve it by himself, but he never let him break into Guo's mansion without permission, Guo Ziyi's prestige in the army is nothing to kill Bao Ziyun, but it is just for the emperor's face, otherwise how could Bao Ziyun trespass into Guo's mansion?
Feng Guangwei shouted: "Guo Ziyi intends to harm today, and my Internal Affairs Office is taking people from the mouth!"
Luo Bing smiled and said: "Oral message, then it will be easier to do it, let's go to the emperor and ask for a word of advice?"
Luo Bing shouted: "If the people of the Internal Affairs Office don't quit this place again, all Dali Temples will catch up quickly and kill them!"
Bao Ziyun shouted: "Master Ouchi, take Li Guangbi and Luo Bing, the official will be promoted to the third order, and the silver will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver!"
Many Ouchi masters are hesitant and hesitant for a while, and it is not a joke to do it at the prime minister's house. The reason why Guo Ziyi forbears is because he doesn't dare to be arrogant, the soldiers and generals in the family are not something that can be solved by the big inside, if the emperor is serious, everyone will have to lose their heads.
This time, Bao Ziyun killed Wen Xing again, whether it was Dali Temple, no one wanted to play for him, and many Da Nei masters saw Wen Xing's fate and considered whether they would have to be played to death in the future.
There are a few hand-held steel knives but they are eager to try, but everyone yearns for promotion and wealth, most of the masters have been working hard for most of their lives, and it is normal to want to make a fortune and give their families a good life.
Li Guangbi is the envoy of Shuo Fangjie, Lao Cheng is serious, and he stood up at the moment and said: "Manager Bao, today is indeed this kid reckless, the old man will accompany you." You take people and leave quickly, and the detectives please go back to Dali Temple. If everyone does it, there will be a lot of casualties today, which is really not what the old man wants. β
Li Guangbi is in a high position and weight, and his words are also very weighty. Bao Ziyun gained face, and secretly thought to himself that even if all the chief managers of the Ouchi were on the line, even the defenders of the Guo Mansion might not be able to fight, and his own group of people together might not be able to defeat Luo Bing's martial arts, so he said at the moment: "Master Li's words are serious, and our family will leave." "Lead the people away.
Seeing that all the people from the Internal Affairs Office had left, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Guo Ziyi stepped forward and said, "Commander Luo, thank you for today." β
Luo Bing nodded, looking at the little boy who had bitten Bao Ziyun, with a strange look on his face.
Guo Ziyi felt a little embarrassed, pulled the boy away, pointed to the upper seat and said: "Today, Commander Luo has relieved the siege for the old man, and the old man will not thank him, prepare a few glasses of sake, please sit down." β
Luo Bing's mind was full of the appearance of the little boy, and at the moment he was even more thoughtful, and he couldn't give up, so he sat down in a daze.
Guo Ziyi picked up the wine glass and asked, "The old man has such an embarrassing thing, but I don't know why Commander Luo rushed to the rescue?" Luo Bing had something in his heart, his mind was circling, and he had a contemplative expression, and he didn't hear Guo Ziyi's words in his ears, but he didn't answer.
Guo Ziyi asked again politely, but Luo Bing still bowed his head and said nothing.
Guo Ziyi's son Guo Bo next to him frowned, raised his voice and said, "Commander Luo?"
Luo Bing came back to his senses at this time, and hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, whose child is that boy?" Everyone looked at each other and was speechless.
Guo Ziyi didn't care, and said lightly: "That's the son of the sister." Luo Bingqi said: "Lord Guo still has a sister?"
Guo Ziyi smiled and said, "That's a distant cousin of mine, who has only lived with me in recent years. β
Luo Bing pinched his fingers and calculated, and said to himself: "The age is about ......" Seeing Guo Ziyi's puzzled face, he said: "I don't know if Lord Guo, a distant cousin, can it be convenient to see him?" As soon as the words came out, he immediately felt that it was inappropriate.
Guo Ziyi's cousin is naturally also a beautiful girl, although she has been married, how can she show her face casually? Besides, it is rude to meet other people's cousins as soon as she enters Guo's mansion.
Seeing that everyone was looking at each other, with disapproving expressions on their faces, Luo Bing smiled self-deprecatingly, and said, "Forgive me for being reckless." I wonder if I can invite Mr. Guo's cousin-in-law to come out and meet him?" He thought that there should be no problem with such a statement, but unexpectedly, he even violated the great precept.
Everyone was in an uproar, and they all said in their hearts: "Luo Bing is talking nonsense, and Guo Ziyi has lost a lot of face now." β
Guo Ziyi was not angry at all, the prime minister's stomach can support the boat, but this measure is not something that ordinary people can have, Luo Bing has the grace to help, and this inquiry is also unknown, and it seems that he has found something.
At that moment, he stretched out his hand and stroked his gray beard, and said: "I can't hide it, this child has something to do with Guo, just because Guo didn't have a lady around him when he marched and fought in the past, and he will explain it to Commander Luo later." β
Luo Bing wanted to continue to ask, but seeing that everyone looked strange, Guo Ziyi had already said a thing or two, so he didn't want to talk about it, so he nodded and stopped talking.
Li Guangbi picked up his wine glass and said, "Commander Luo is young and promising, today it's all up to you to be cheap, and the old man respects you." β
Luo Bing faced the most powerful person in the dynasty, but he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly raised his glass and drank it all. Guo Ziyi asked again: "I wonder why Commander Luo knows about the plans of the Internal Affairs Office, and why is he wearing my family's clothes?"
Luo Bing said with a smile: "Now some big things have happened in Xiangyang, and the masters in the rivers and lakes have gathered there. I have a friend who is on an errand in the Internal Affairs Office, and I know that Zhang Qing and Bao Ziyun, the masters of the Internal Affairs Bureau, want to take this opportunity to mobilize the people of Dali Temple and attack the mansion of Lord Guo, so they rushed back overnight. However, the Guo family was heavily guarded, so he could only steal a set of family clothes and hide in the house. Please forgive me for the offense. β
Guo Ziyi laughed and said: "How dare you, today I only have thanks, and I don't know how much I have to deal with housekeeping." β
Luo Bing paused and said, "The Internal Affairs Office must not be as simple as having a birthday banquet when they come here today, just because they all want to know one thingββ"
Guo Ziyi still smiled and said: "Although the Internal Affairs Office is arrogant now, it still hasn't found a good direction, maybe when they figure it out, they will definitely chase down that road." β
Luo Bing wondered: "Why can't they figure it out for the time being?"
Guo Ziyi said with a smile: "Because the emperor is afraid that he will make a mistake in judgment and affect others, the Internal Affairs Office only dares to make trouble like this, taking the opportunity to improve the status of the Internal Affairs Office." β
Luo Bing was even more puzzled: "Emperor, what does this matter have to do with Emperor Lao'er? Isn't it the bad head brought by the former governor Cao Yongmin? How could it be related to Emperor Lao'er?"
Li Guangbi on the side was laughing with a wine glass, it seemed that Luo Bing still didn't understand the imperial power.
Guo Ziyi nodded and said with a smile: "It's okay for you to understand it this way, think about what a few little eunuchs who are not even men can do without the support of the emperor Lao'er." β
Li Guangbi also laughed, and it was not necessarily a bad thing for the people in the Internal Affairs Office to be too arrogant.
Guo Ziyi's face was glowing, he looked at Luo Bing who was also glowing, he was always full of confidence in the kind side of human nature.
At least he was full of confidence in Luo Bing, Lu Changfeng, and other righteous people in the rivers and lakes.
Li Guangbi finally let out a long sigh and said, "It's really good that people in the rivers and lakes can have people like Luo Bing, but it's a pity that there are still too few people like him to shake the temple." β
He patted Luo Bing's shoulder and said, "If there is anything in this world that can do something beneficial to the people, it must still be Dali Temple." β
Luo Bing said, "I don't think it's me." β
Guo Ziyi smiled and said, "Isn't it who you are?"
Luo Bing said: "Purely from Dali Temple, the road is long, if you can relieve the people's dire situation, it must be yourself." β
After saying this, Luo Bing arched his hand and said: "Then I will leave now, there are more things that need to be done by Guo Gelao, and it will be even more difficult if you don't do the life of the people of Limin." β
Guo Ziyi smiled and said, "Just come and leave, come and eat a few bites, so that I can feel at ease." Li Guangbi and others also spoke out to stay.
Luo Bing shook his head and said: "There is indeed something important in the Xiangyang area, and I am afraid it will be too late to rush back now." The stakes are very high, since the Guo family has not been disturbed by the internal affairs government, then they should also go to Xiangyang again. β
Guo Ziyi groaned: "Then I won't stop you." However, there are a few military horses in my courtyard that are quite good, and there is also a Dawan thousand-mile horse, which is a tribute, and the saint rewarded me, since you don't have enough time, you will ride it first. Luo Bing was overjoyed and said, "Thank you!" immediately changed into a set of clean clothes given by Mrs. Guo and said goodbye to everyone.
It was the end of July and the weather was already quite hot.
When Luo Bing came, he changed horses when he saw the post station, and it still took three full days to travel 600 miles day and night, and now he is in a hurry to rush back, it is indeed a little too late.
Fortunately, the horse given by Guo Ziyi is really extraordinary, Luo Bing doesn't fight the horse, but the horse is also like flying, and the horse is incomparable.
It turned out that when Luo Bing was the commander of the Criminal Department and the captain of the Jinwu Guard, he had a famous deputy Qin Chong, who was very loved by Luo Bing, and in addition to teaching him martial arts, he drank and cooked every day, and even exchanged some things about the heroes of the rivers and lakes, and the relationship between the two was quite irreversible.
Not long after, Lu Changfeng disappeared, Luo Bing was complicated, Ouyang Qing was in charge of Dali Temple, Qin Chong was transferred to the post of deputy head of the Internal Affairs Office in charge of security, and he was quite clear about Bao Ziyun's plan, and heard about Bao Ziyun and Zhang Qing's plan, so he sent a letter to Luo Bing, who was far away in Xiangyang.
Luo Bing knew from this that the Heavenly Demon and others wanted Bao Ziyun to lead the people of Dali Temple to seize power over Guo Ziyi, and sacrificing Dali Temple was a familiar picture.
In such a dog day, Luo Bing was riding on a horse, he should be sweating and panting unevenly, but Luo Bing's heart was not calm, and the whole person seemed to have fallen into an ice cellar, and his body was full of coldness.
The little boy he saw in Guo's Mansion before looked very cute, Luo Bing felt so familiar at first glance, as if he was an old friend, but he didn't dare to recognize him.
This boy Luo Bing has a different kind of affection for him, Luo Bing always feels that he has seen the same somewhere, looking at his stubborn and beautiful face, Luo Bing's chest tingles, it feels a little sad and a little nostalgic.
Luo Bing now also misses the time when he drank and tried martial arts with Lu Changfeng and Ouyang Qing, but the good times always pass quickly, and now his surroundings are dark and dark, and he can't see a trace of light and warmth.
What has happened in recent months, like the woods that horses are going to walk through now, is full of trees, and all you can see in the confusion is darkness.
The darkness is full of all kinds of dangers, each of which is deadly, and if you lose your way, you can kill all but the wolves and insects, or hunger and thirst.
Whether he will be able to walk out of this jungle, he himself is completely unsure. He had lost confidence in his own judgment, the power of the Heavenly Demon was too great.
But he had no choice but to move forward, no other way for him to choose, no more way for him to go, and no way back.
Going back is only more dangerous and terrifying.
He must not retreat!