Chapter 1 Revisiting the Ancient Temple and Reminiscing the Dusty Years (13)

Chen Guizang did not dare to stay too long when visiting officials from the third rank or above, his low status is inconvenient to talk to high-ranking officials, and many of those high-ranking officials also appear to be very busy, and he is inconvenient to disturb more, and finally, Chen Guizang went to the palace of Li Dequn, the commander of the Jingwei Command Envoy, and the command of the affairs is the fourth grade, Chen Guizang feels that it is easier to talk to him, and this person was Wang Houde's old subordinate, and he has great respect for the people of the palace.

"Welcome! Come in, time flies quickly, Xiao Chen has now grown into a majestic knight, please take a seat!" Li Dequn welcomed Chen Guizang into the living room and said to him very kindly: "A few years ago, I went to the 'Julu Garden' to visit Lord Wang Liyan, you were still a young man at that time, and now you look like an experienced general, very good, are you still in the 'Julu Garden'?"

"Thank you General Li for your compliment, the little one is now in charge of managing the 'Julu Garden', thank you General Li for remembering me, 'Xiao Chen', and coming to visit you today, I hope it will not cause you inconvenience!" Chen Guizang said respectfully.

"Where am I a general, you have made rapid progress, and you have been promoted to the head of the 'Julu Garden', you have a bold personality, a sincere person, and you are the wife and brother of Lord Wang, it is most suitable for you to manage the gardens of the palace, very good, I miss Lord Wang too, is he okay?" Li Dequn asked with concern.

"In the eyes of the little one, you are the general, and Lord Wang is very good, and he asked the little one to greet you on his behalf! Let the little one feel very cordial to see you, and the little one is so happy to meet you! Later, I also asked General Li for more advice, although the little one did not have the opportunity to enter the imperial army, but he has always admired the general who led the troops, and also admired General Li very much!" Although what Chen Guizang said was very much like flattery, it was actually what he said in his heart.

"Haha, I think you're a bit like a soldier, quite heroic, and I also like to associate with young people like you. We will definitely be able to take the lead in the truth. Talking happily, this is also a very pleasant thing, thinking about back then, when Lord Wang Houde was alive. He is a righteous general. Those of us who were in charge admired him very much. The royal government is upright and dares to uphold justice, which makes many officials in the court and China very respectful. You have been cared for and cultivated by Lord Wang in the palace, and you have also been influenced by the old general Hong Julan, and you are also quite righteous. Li Dequn said.

"General Li, don't praise me anymore, the little ones are thanks to the care and training of the adults, and they know that they should work hard, yes, the little ones have always felt that they have not made great progress, if you praise them again, let the little ones be even more self-conscious, and it is already a blessing to have the opportunity to visit your house, how dare you be self-righteous. Chen Guizang said modestly.

"Yes, you are bold but not proud, you are a good offspring, no wonder Lord Wang Liyan handed over important things to you, it seems that he is very accurate in knowing people, you say, this time Lord Wang asked you to come to me, is there anything important for me to do?" Li Dequn directly asked Chen Guizang about his intentions.

"General Li is really very refreshing, the little one dares to say the purpose of visiting you, you asked first, don't tell you, Lord Wang really has a very important matter, I want to ask you for help, you know, Wang Houde, Wang Liyan two masters, although they are important members of the court, but they have always been considered righteous heroes in the martial arts, the palace has been maintaining justice in the rivers and lakes, recently, there have been some major events in the rivers and lakes, the battle between the various factions in the rivers and lakes has begun, and many sects can't figure out why? Later, some people in the martial arts found out that it was Shen Deyi, the eunuch of the Duzhi Supervisor, who was the ghost of Shen Deyi, the eunuch of the Duzhi Prison, who instructed the people of the Police Department of his subordinate institutions to use 'counter-plots' in some sects in the rivers and lakes, kidnapping people, murdering people, and then blaming others.

"Those people in the inner court, who don't do their business all day long, only think about calculating others, are very hateful, and they meddle everywhere, how can they succeed!" Li Dequn said.

"Therefore, Master Wang Liyan confessed that Shen Deyi's conspiracy could not be allowed to succeed, otherwise, the rivers and lakes will be in chaos, and many people will die in the fighting of the rivers and lakes, and if the various factions in the rivers and lakes fall into a melee, the people will also suffer, and the society will be unstable, the country will not be in Thailand, the people will be uneasy, and the emperor will also be very troubled。 Chen Guizang himself didn't expect that in front of Li Dequn, he spoke the truth, not like a chivalrous warrior, but like a "military advisor".

"Shen Deyi is not a man, he will not act according to common sense, he actually does some insidious and vicious things, in the court, many generals have been very disgusted with him, he has set up a police department under the governor, in fact, it is a private secret agency, it is for him to seek power to serve, before him, all know that when the police department has a task, he will often mobilize the soldiers of the Jingwei Command Department to execute, since Shen Deyi was the governor of the seal, he built his own organization, gathered some martial arts masters, cultivated his own strength, and did his best to flatter the ability to gain the emperor's trust, the emperor became his strong backer, now many people dare not speak out, he is more and more rampant, unexpectedly arrogantly meddling in the martial arts, dividing the various factions in the rivers and lakes, it is really full of evil, you can rest assured, please also tell Lord Wang, I will definitely contact some generals, find an opportunity to resist Shen Deyi's actions, and not let him do whatever he wants, in fact, many people in the military yamen are also very disgusted with him, and now he has angered the various sects on the rivers and lakes, we have a reason to secretly resist him, even if the emperor knows, it is not good to continue to protect him, in short, I will definitely do my best to do what Lord Wang explained, not to mention, I am very disgusted with Shen Deyi, and I should try my best to find a way to deal with him, I will definitely support this matterLi Dequn readily agreed to Chen Guizang's request.

"Thank you so much, the little one will definitely tell Lord Wang when he goes back, saying that you appreciate his construction and fully support him! It is a blessing for the people and a blessing for the court to have a righteous and awe-inspiring general like General Li preside over justice, and the little one will thank you again for Lord Wang!"

Chen Guizang was very happy, he visited the generals of the military yamen of the DPRK and China, and achieved complete success, and in the conversation with Li Dequn, he seemed to have found a soulmate, he bid farewell to Li Dequn, and walked out of the Li Mansion in a relaxed and happy mood, and returned to the "Julu Garden".

At the same time that Chen Guizang visited the generals of the military yamen, Yang Feiyang also visited some high-ranking officials of the important yamen.

Yang Feiyang first went to the current Ministry of Rites Zuo Lang Mansion, visited the Ministry of Rites Zuo Lang Xie Jiade, Wang Liyan was originally the Ministry of Rites Zuo Lang, Xie Jiade was originally Wang Liyan's subordinate, when Wang Liyan was about to leave office, he recommended Xie Jiade to the emperor, so Xie Jiade has always been very grateful to Wang Liyan, this time Yang Feiyang came to visit Xie Mansion, he was very welcome.

Xie Jiade and Wang Liyan are somewhat similar, originally also a military attaché, and later transferred to the Ministry of Rites and Officials Division to serve as a ceremonial Langzhong, belongs to the five products, before Wang Liyan left office, recommended him to be promoted to the third grade, appointed as the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites, this is a jump two levels, Xie Jiade of course has always been grateful to Wang Liyan, in fact, Wang Liyan also admires Xie Jiade, he is a hearty military commander, has always told the truth, it was because he was straightforward, offended some bosses, the emperor and even his character, intended to protect her, transferred him from the position of a military general to a civil official, and served as a left waiter in the Ministry of Rites, in fact, if it was not for Wang Liyan's strong recommendation, he could not be promoted two levels in a row。

Although Xie Jiade took up his post in the Ministry of Rites, it was difficult for him to change the habit of being in the army, and he always retained the demeanor of a military attaché, and he was very similar to Wang Liyan, Xie Jiade was also strong in martial arts and quite chivalrous, in addition, Xie Jiade was also Xie Jingxi's nephew of the same clan, and Xie Jingxi had instructions in this regard, and Yang Feiyang understood very well that today, Yang Feiyang came to visit Xie Jiade in the name of Wang Liyan and Xie Jingxi, so he was naturally very popular when he entered the Xie Mansion.

"Lord Xie, the little one has taken the liberty to visit, and I have caused you trouble, Lord Wang Liyan and Lord Xie Jingxi say hello!" Yang Feiyang said hurriedly and respectfully as soon as he entered the living room of the Xie Mansion.

"Hahaha, why be so polite, you are the person trusted by Lord Wang and Lord Xie, when you come to me, it is like being in Lord Wang's Mansion and Lord Xie's Mansion, you don't have to be restrained, I have always hated politeness, we don't have to have so many courtesies, we can communicate happily, we can say whatever we want, there is no need to beat around the bush, I am a straight person, I like to listen to straight words!" Xie Jiade said very cheerfully.

"Great, the little one also hates false etiquette, doesn't like to hide it, seeing Lord Xie is like seeing my own uncle, very kind, and very close to it, and although the little one has never seen Lord Xie's face, but, there is a feeling that he has been friends for a long time, he only knows the truth, the little one doesn't know how to say kind words, if there is any verbal offense, please Lord Xie, don't be surprised, just be a little young and ignorant, and talk nonsense!" Yang Feiyang felt that this left attendant of the Ministry of Rites did not look like he was in charge of the Ministry of Rites, but like a general with troops, Yang Feiyang was infected by Xie Jiade's boldness, and involuntarily showed his chivalrous spirit thoroughly, Xie Jiade had not yet invited to sit down, he himself sat down very boldly.

Xie Jiade looked at his movements of standing and sitting, his eyes lit up, and he asked: "Young man, you are good, you are in a straight posture when you stand, and when you sit like a copper bell covering the ground, you are very steady, you have a very good foundation in martial arts, do you have a foundation in Shaolin martial arts?" (to be continued......)

PS: Someone said: "Few people read martial arts novels nowadays." Some people also said: "The four famous novels are outdated, and now it's time for "Golden Vase Plum" to appear!" In the era of short and fast reading, perhaps this point of view is correct, but, in history, Tang poetry is followed by Song Ci, who knows if it will make people cherish martial arts novels after "fantasy" and "transcendence"?!