Chapter 1

So Yulong turned his horse's head, brother, hurry up~ She said with a pretty face

I was driving a luxurious four-wheeled carriage on the official road to Yingtian Mansion. I am indeed a coachman now. After hearing that I was going to the Chunshui Sword Sect, my sisters suddenly became homesick and wanted to fly to respond to Tianfu. Even Yuling's illness was not cured yet, so I had to hire a carriage to head towards Yingtian Mansion the next day.

After walking for a while, the coachman was unemployed because he could not concentrate on catching the bus. After that, I became the coachman.

I raised the whip with confidence, but soon I realized that humans are actually the most forgotten animals. When I was five years old, I skillfully drove carriages filled with vegetables or thatched trees to and from the city and the countryside. But after being a young master in Shenyuan for more than ten years, all this became unfamiliar.

Xiao Xiao sat in the carriage with Yuling. Seeing me sweating, she took out a handkerchief to wipe my sweat, and turned around and smiled at Yuling: Our master, we are too strong-willed.

Fortunately, it didn't waste much time, but it had passed Wuxi, and no one was following him and saw Changzhou. Lu Wei rushed up.

Brother, I have been following you for a day, but I haven't found any suspicious people. It seems that the people who plot against you in Suzhou have asked you to take it in one go.

Lu Wei looked around and said, "There is another time to go to Changzhou. Going forward is the territory of Yingtian Mansion. I won't follow you anymore, so that President Su won't be too verbose. If those bastards don't make any noise tonight, there will probably be no changes along the way."

I know that the CEO Su who Lu Wei mentioned was his immediate boss, Su Yao, the chief inspector of Nanzhili. In the past few days, he has talked to me about the affairs in the public sector, and it seems that he has determined that I will have a bright and bright future in the public sector.

I also know that the most fear of being an official is to reach out and cross the line, so I smiled and said: Fortunately, I am the headmaster of Zhejiang Province, so there is no need to listen to his nagging.

I am familiar with Changzhou. When I was preparing for the Yingtian provincial examination, Xiao Xiao and I lived in Tianning Temple here for more than ten days. Luwei saw me familiar with it and entered Piling Post. I was stunned. Brother, are you very familiar with my jurisdiction?

The postmaster naturally knew Lu Wei and hurriedly settled the crowd. Maybe he saw Xiao Xiao and Linglong's sisters dressed in gorgeous clothes and wearing pearls and jade, and mistakenly thought it was the female princess of a senior official in the court. The postmaster was very ambiguous, so the postmaster tried his best to curry favor with him.

The three ladies were like gods, making our small post station shine brightly... The house was cleaner. The court must have known it just after the purging of the court in April. There were more officials coming and going... Let's go here, everyone's background is different! The postmaster muttered, and Luo Liluo was so angry that I was worried, and my face was a little unhappy. Lu Wei hurriedly gave me a wink. I suppressed my annoyance and gave him twenty taels of silver. I also praised him for his ability and ability to be smart and skillful. The postmaster left happily

What should he do? I don't understand

Lu Wei sighed and said, "Just give me some face." This Piling Post is a major post in Jiangnan. There are many officials coming and going, so it is very convenient to find out the news in the court. Speaking of which, the postmaster is still one of my brother's eyes and ears."

I have some idea that Lu Wei can be regarded as the number one figure in the famous and upright sects in the world, but when I enter the officialdom, I have to make an attempt. It seems that the officialdom is just like the world, and once I enter it, I can't help myself.

Lying comfortably on the couch, I smiled and explained the reason for staying in Piling Post: This is an important post station in the Ming Dynasty. I think no one dares to slept here. I can sleep peacefully at night.

Xiao Xiao's eyes shone with admiration. His master can always turn decay into magic. Even the deputy inspector of the Hangzhou Prefecture Inspection Department, a small sesame official who is from the ninth rank, can make him make a lot of tricks to stay in the inn? Uncle Lu can't think of it.

Just as she was about to praise her, she suddenly heard someone outside the yard shouting: Bastard! I'm just playing wild here, what's wrong! Your grandmother's dog eyes look down on people, I'm the one who beats you! Then there was a ping-pong, mixed with the yelling of the Yicheng crying at his father and mother.

I was so embarrassed. I frowned. I just said that no one dared to act here, so someone popped up to give me eye drops. I was surprised when Lu Wei's face. I thought this kind of thing would happen from time to time.

I'll go out and take a look. Lu Wei turned his head and went out.

I didn't move the place. After all, this place is not Zhejiang Province, and Luwei is also a master. I don't have to worry that he can't even suppress a small fight.

Seeing that my face was unhesitant, Xiao Xiao quickly checked the room, and ran to Linglong's room. The sound of fighting outside disappeared quickly, but Lu Wei didn't come back for a long time. I was a little surprised. Just as he was about to go out to see what happened, he rushed in excitedly. When he entered the door, he smiled: Brother, I'll introduce you to a friend.

I was surprised to see the man in his early thirties following him. This man looked handsome and elegant. He looked like a civil servant, but he was emitting a strong murderous aura all over his body. This murderous aura was not as sharp as Qi Fang or Lu Wei after he used his skills, but he was full of righteousness.

I bowed and asked

The man was stunned, and a ray of light suddenly emitted a flash of light. After a flash, he returned to his calmness with a little vicissitudes. Lu Wei smiled and said, "Brother, you have a good eye. He pulled the man over and said: He is the commander of the Jingwei Commander Chen Xiyi, who defeated 8,000 bandits with 500 infantry soldiers in Yong'an Talc.

Chen Xiyi? I was surprised. This man with a lot of literary talent actually has the name of the first brave general in Guangdong and Guangxi. He is known as the Leopard. He is really not a good person.

When I was in Yangzhou, I heard Chen Xiyi's reputation. These heroes who fought on the battlefield have always been like literati and poets like teahouses and restaurants, and are easy to talk about. Moreover, the battle example of Talc Beach defeating the more is so radiant in many military failure reports. After he was promoted to the capital, people were talking about the children of this aristocratic family having an unlimited future in the military in the future.

However, looking at his current outfit, you can tell that he was very frustrated and commanded that Tongzhi was a senior official from the third rank, but he was wearing a commoner's uniform and seemed to have been taken off his black hat.

I have long admired the reputation of Lord Tang Zuo. I met him today and I have a blessing in my life! Wang Dong is the deputy inspector of the Hangzhou Prefecture Inspection Department. I will pay my respects to Lord

Since I have moved into the inn, I should follow the habits of the officialdom, although I don’t like to bow to strangers

I dare not take the word "Old Master". Chen Xiyi's voice was extremely calm and had the style of a noble family. He was just a little surprised on his face, and he seemed to not believe that I was a constable. Xiyi was exiled and was just the governor of Hangzhou Dusi. Brother Wang, don't give this great gift!

I smiled slightly, at least I was a third-level higher than that. This adult was not unfair to call him. He also said that how can dust hide pearls and jade? The sword is sharpened by sharpening. After a small setback, he will definitely make new contributions to the court.

Chen Xiyi smiled on her face. When she heard Brother Wang talk, she didn't look like a constable, but a scholar.

Lu Wei said don't be polite. Brother Tang Zuo has not lived in a place yet. I understood that Chen Xiyi must be with his family. He said that Linglong sisters and Xiao Xiao lived together. I moved to squeeze in with Lu Wei, so I could make room free.

Chen Xiyi showed the warrior's simplicity at this time, said thank you, and then accused him of the crime and said that he had settled his family and went to the postmaster for my money. For the sake of my money, he just said that I had seen too many things. I didn't ask for trouble anymore.

I was about to invite Lu Wei, and Chen Xiyi had a meal together, but I saw that the two of them had come together, and there were two women following me. I was stunned. My wife came to the hall to show the friendship between the Tong family. It seems that Chen Xiyi must have suffered a lot along the way. When I met Lu Wei and I treated each other with sincerity, I was so moved.

This is a sack girl and a slut

I quickly bowed. Although the two of them were wearing common clothes and thorns, they could not hide the beauty of the country. They were even more generous and generous. They were quite generous. However, Miss Chen was still filial, like Wenjun's new widow.

I called out Xiao Xiao and Linglong and said that it was my concubine. This was the first time I mentioned Linglong's identity in front of outsiders. Their faces were suddenly filled with shame, but there was a sense of joy in their eyes. They hurriedly saluted Chen Xiyi and the other two with Xiao Xiao as they spoke to him.

I ordered the postman to prepare a table for the five girls to wait for the banquet, and then told Xiao Xiao that Chen Xiyi looked short of money and asked her to find an opportunity to give some silver jewelry to the two daughters of the Shen family. Then, Lu and Chen came to Wenheng Pavilion next to Piling Post.

After a few sips of her daughter's red drink, a sense of alcohol simmered from Chen Xiyi's white face, which looked a bit tough. Good wine! I haven't drunk such good wine in one day!

Lu Wei picked up a small crab bag with a small crab and put it in his mouth, and said while eating: Brother, it seems that the passing years is not good? Did he offend the gods in Beijing?

Chen Xiyi sighed, "It's the chief assistant, Lord Yang, it's not for the court to discuss the ceremony."

It was another court conferencing ceremony!

Since I was worshipped by my teacher Wang Shouren, I have been concerned about the current affairs of the court for many years. The new emperor Jiajing succeeded to the throne for two years, and killed Qian Ning, Jiang Bin, and removed 140,000 Jinyiwei, which was deeply loved by the people, and the court was also encouraged. Jiajing was not the descendant of the former emperor Zhengde, but his cousin. Zhengde had no son. After the great ceremony, Yang Ting, the Grand Secretary of the Jinshen Hall, who was the chief minister of the cabinet, took advantage of the time when Jiang Bin, who was the admiral of the East Factory and the Jinyiwei left Beijing, and promoted him to inherit the Grand Principal in the name of brothers and brothers.

Yang Tinghe is a famous minister of a generation and has the merit of support. Jiajing is young and keen, and he wants to have a different role. The king and his minister should have a good relationship. Unexpectedly, a controversy arises in order to call Jiajing's father Xingxian Wang Youyu. Yang Tinghe is a master of Neo-Confucianism and insists on inheriting but not continuing. However, in this way, Jiajing has to call his uncle Emperor Xiaozong to call him father, but his own father becomes an uncle. Naturally, he is unwilling to do so. Although he is forced to surrender under the pressure of the ministers, he has a bond with the cabinet headed by Yang Tinghe.

Shortly after ascending the throne, Zhang Cong, a Jinshi, thought about the will of the throne, and submitted a memorial to the throne without inheritance. He advocated that Xiaozong was still called his uncle Jiajing and sent it to the cabinet for discussion. Unexpectedly, the result of the discussion was still the same. Some officials who advocated the succession were demoted and Zhang Cong was also expelled from Beijing.

More than a year has passed since the court's case of the grand ceremony, but is the aftermath still not over? Looking at the bustling crowds on Wenheng Bridge, I couldn't help but feel a little emotional. It's just that the court's proposal is just a struggle for power between the emperor and the ministers, but Jiajing is an independent emperor. Yang Tinghe is so stubborn, and the consequences are embarrassing!

It’s not that the court’s discussion has not yet ended, but that it’s a turbulent wave

Chen Xiyi's smile looked a little bitter. Gui E, the head of the Nanjing Ministry of Justice, submitted a memorial to advocate Jitong, so the court dispute has arisen again. But after saying a few words that should Jitong, he was demoted to nine levels in a row. The power of the chief minister was too strong! He sighed, "Oh, it's better not to say it!"

Bereavement cannot take away love! Mr. Yang is a little stubborn, why should he hold Cheng and Zhu Neo-Confucianism? Emperor Xiaozong was not the emperor's father at first, so he forced the emperor to have an extra father. Mr. Yang was pretentious. His master raised me and adopted me with huge property. I didn't call him Dad Ah

Chen Xiyi showed a look of praise on her face and said: Goodbye, brother, this is exactly what I want!

Lu Wei took over the conversation, Gui E of the Ministry of Justice? I have seen his boy who is violent and repeatedly fights against his superiors. It is an exception to have such a person who has today's status. He also asked Chen Xiyi: Brother, I heard that the Prime Minister wants to use the dispute over the unification and inheritance to attack political enemies. Is this a matter?

The ground is not necessarily the wind. The last time the court held that the Minister of Personnel Wang Qiong was imprisoned, Gui E naturally could not escape the comments of the invitation of the master. He heard that he would impeach Yang Yiqing, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, Xi Shu, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, and even the new prince of Jianbo, who was idle at home, wanted to take his title. What is the truth of nature?! Chen Xiyi became more and more angry as he spoke, with thin eyebrows raised and wide eyes wide open. Finally, he couldn't help but slap the table. A crack was slapped on the table.

I could see clearly. The strength in Chen Xiyi's hand was a bit beyond my expectations. It seemed that his literary face was really lying. However, I was not surprised. If he had not had such strength, how could he be praised as the number one brave general in Guangdong and Guangxi?

What I care more about is my teacher, Daming Special Advancement to the Guanglu Doctor, Zhu Guo, and Xinjian Bo Wang Shouren. He resigned from the Minister of War in Nanjing and refused to go to work, and he has been idle at home.

Master has always taught me that wood is fascinated by the forest, and the wind will destroy it. Especially when we are traitors, we should not be too famous. You are famous in the world, and you are not far from death. The court is another kind of world. I think so. My newly worshipped master, the prince, is really famous all over the world. Five years ago, Ning Wang Chenhao plotted against him. He led the troops of a province to wipe out him in just 43 days. His reputation spread all over the world. Not only are the ministers afraid of his merits, but even the Emperor Zhengde, who was in charge of the army at that time, hated him for stealing his own light, because he was still on the way south, and Ning Wang had already surrendered him.

It was really a fire in the city gate, which affected the fish in the pond. I drank all my daughter Hong in the cup. At that time, Yangming Gong gave all the credit because Wang Qiong knew people and took good care of him, which made the Prime Minister lose face. It seems that he is going to settle the old account now.

Brother Bieqing is very concerned about the government affairs. Chen Xiyi looked at me with a little surprise. Have you ever been to school?

Yes, I have been reading for a few years. I know I care more about things. Lu Wei is the chief constable of Suzhou. Pin Yi is higher than me, but he will never care about the battle between Yang Ting and Wang Qiong. After all, it is too far from him. He cares more about when Su Yao will retire. However, Chen Xiyi is young and capable, and will make great achievements in the future. I feel like making friends in my heart. I don’t want to hide anything from him. Speaking of which, Yangming Gong is still my teacher.

Lu and Chen were both moved, and Chen Xiyi bowed and said seriously: Xiyi is disrespectful! The prince is the god of the Ming Dynasty and has always admired me. However, a trace of suspicion appeared in his detailed eyes and pondered: There are three thousand disciples under the prince, but Xiyi, who called him a master, only knows Fang Xianfu and Ji Yuanheng...

Chen Xiyi was actually suspicious, which was beyond my expectations. I didn't expect that there were so many disciples under the teacher's disciples, but only two of them remembered that the teacher specially brought up a poem on the folding fan in my hand. Only then did I know that he was far-sighted and such trivial matters were already known. I looked at Lu Wei's eyes and felt a little suspicious. I smiled and opened the folding fan in my hand.

Sitting by the stream, the water flows, the heart is leisurely and not knowing the moon on the mountain, the shadows of the pine clothes fall. After reading it, Chen Xiyi looked at the signature again. Yes, this is the poem "Showing students in the mountains" written by the prince and the prince. Xiyi really offended him. He looked at me and asked: "Your Majesty is not easy to accept disciples, don't you love me, are you good or bad brother?

Brother Tang Zuo really has a sharp look. My younger brother is the new science of Yingtian Prefecture Jieyuan. I smiled and thought to myself: Chen Xiyi is smart.

Lu Wei glared at me fiercely, obviously dissatisfied with me not telling him his identity, but Chen Xiyi looked not surprised, but just sighed and said: "Your Majesty's desire to enjoy the mountains and rivers may not be possible. Yang Tinghe's impeachment is quite harsh, saying that the Wang Duke Chu had a private communication with Chen Hao, but because he was afraid that the matter would be defeated, he sent troops to attack him, so that his senior brother Ji Yuanheng had been arrested and imprisoned.

What did the emperor say? I was shocked. Senior Brother Ji has been following the teacher. He was fine when he saw him a few months ago. Why did he suddenly get imprisoned? Today, he is so kind and powerless!

The emperor was also confused about his mind

Humph! The cunning rabbit dies and the lackeys cook. The emperor is probably not that he is not able to make up his mind, but that he has a very correct idea. I cursed in my heart. Thinking about Yang Tinghe, Fei Hong and others who control the government are all political enemies of the teacher. I know that to solve the teacher in danger, I have to rely on the emperor. But who can speak in front of the emperor?

Brother Tang Zuo, do you say Gui E is from the Nanjing Ministry of Justice? Did the emperor punish him? Since Yang Tinghe wants to use the court-disciplined gift to attack dissidents, then I will also use the court-disciplined gift to fight back to you

No, I heard that he would be announced to Beijing

My eyes lit up. The emperor really didn't want to have two more fathers. So, isn't he?

Chen Xiyi said he had not left Beijing yet, and now I don’t know. I asked Lu Wei and Gui'e whom he usually had with. Lu Wei smiled and said: He is a thorny person, and his superiors dare to scold him, let alone subordinates, where are there friends! I was a man of my age, and I was scolded for two hours when I saw him. However, he was from a Jinshi and I heard that he respected scholars very much.

I felt a little sad. Lu Wei's status in the world, but he was called by a mere sixth-rank chief. It was ridiculous. If the arrest of the Ministry of Justice was not from the army, Si Zhuo, or a martial arts practitioner like Su Yao and Lu Wei, Gui E, a literati, naturally would not like to date them.

After asking Gui'e's residence, I had an idea in my mind. Looking at Chen Xiyi's expression, it seemed that he also understood the actions I wanted to take. Thinking of the mysterious life experience, I couldn't help but sigh that this trip to Yingtian Mansion was really right.

When I returned to Piling Post, Lu Wei began to examine me: Brother, a disciple of the Chunshui Sword Sect, deputy inspector of the Hangzhou Prefecture Inspection Department, Jie Yuan of Yingtian Prefecture and the disciple of the prince, who are these four identities fake?

He really gave me face and didn't ask me in front of Chen Xiyi

Will Linglong lie to you?

Suddenly, Lu Wei nodded. Maybe the two girls were in love with you, and they didn't even object to you saying that they were concubines. I was really shocked at that time. In my opinion, they could do whatever they wanted for you, but... He hesitated for a moment and overturned what he said: Qian Jiang's injuries cannot be fake!

It might be that Linglong taught Chunshui Sword Technique privately

Lu Wei looked at me like a monster, Forget it, even if you are not a disciple of the Chunshui Sword Sect now, you will see Mrs. Yu in a few days. I think you should be the waist card of the Hangzhou Prefecture Inspection Department, just like my brother. They are all distributed by the Ministry of Justice. I think I won’t make a fake in front of me. However, I am so rich, wouldn’t I buy it?

It seems that any profession has its own occupational disease, just like a thief always tries to take her into his harem when he sees a beautiful woman. When the constable sees something that doesn't fit his mind, he begins endless speculation and reasoning.

Brother Lu, have you been holding this in a long time? I now feel a little regretful about why I left five hundred taels of accommodation and food for his family

No, brother. Lu Wei is worthy of being the number one arresting officer in Jiangdong. I can see my thoughts from my tone and expression. My face immediately filled with smiles, and even my wrinkles stretched out. I've said that I've never met a colleague like you, brother. A mere deputy inspector is really a talent. Do you need to talk to Li Zhiyang? I still have some friendship with him.

What a joke. My official is still the friendship given by Li Zhiyang. Just as he was about to speak, Chen Xiyi grabbed the door and walked in.

Seeing his fair face full of emotion, I knew it must be for giving him money. Sure enough, he bowed to me and said: "I am proud of my favor and donate gold." Xi Yi is guilty of accepting it, but I am disrespectful.

What a small matter, what's the point? Seeing his gray cloth clothes, I felt that Lu Wei's black satin gown was very eye-catching. Today's ancestors all believed that the officials below were pure people with completely noble personalities, so the small official salary could make 90% of the people who received the court's salary reasonable and said: I want to be corrupt

Because if you don’t embezzle, you will have problems even in your life. Lu Wei is a seventh rank, which is equivalent to the magistrate of a county magistrate. His monthly salary is seven stones and five dou of rice. It is also 900 kilograms of white rice. It looks quite a lot. But the salary paid by the Ming Dynasty was three bills and seven bills of rice. Because of the excessive issuance of paper money, Lu Wei can get only two stones and five dou of rice plus less than one tael of silver. He is not corrupt, not to mention wearing silk and satin, living in a spacious house in a prosperous area, I am afraid that even eating a meal of meat will have to think about it.

Lu Wei also smiled and said: Brother, there is no need to be ashamed and disrespectful. This kid is a rich man, and he will not take the hundreds of taels of silver to heart. Lu Wei is an old man. It seems that he understands that I want to make friends with Chen Xiyi, so he beats the side drum for me.

Chen Xiyi said: I feel ashamed, so I will no longer mention money. I see that he is clear about his work and will never delay his slut. Instead, he is more optimistic about his future.