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"I have an appointment with my old friends in Chengfufang in the afternoon. What happened in Xiaozhifeng Pavilion is of great importance. I dare not hide it. I hurried back to the mansion to return to the king."

Zhong Shaojing said solemnly: "After Asahi, Zuo Jinwuwei General Qiu Shenji entered the Yanzhengshitang, saying that the Jinwuwei Suwei had a heavy duty, and asked the North Yamen to expand the work of the Nanya Suwei..."

"This is real?"

Li Tong's face changed immediately after hearing the words, and he couldn't believe it.

Zhong Shaojing nodded, and said again: "Feng Ge Zhang Xiang was furious after returning to the office, scolding Qiu Shen for his talent as a pig and dog, many people have heard of it..."

"Ha, this is really..."

Hearing this, Li Tong really didn't know how to describe his mood.He didn't really believe in such an illusory thing as the so-called destiny, but what happened today has greatly challenged his cognition.

At the court meeting, the prime ministers insisted on their own opinions, so that Qiu Shenji was not deprived of military power.Originally thought that the combination of the prime minister and the general of Nanya was an extraordinary political force, but it didn't last for a day before being overthrown by pig teammates.

Originally, Li Tong was worried and analyzed behind closed doors, but when Zhong Shaojing talked about Zhang Guangfu and yelled at Fengge directly, one can imagine how indignant he was.From Zhang Guangfu's point of view, what Qiu Shenji did was really because the mud couldn't support the wall.

However, from Li Tong's point of view, Zhang Guangfu was too clever in his calculations and missed Qingqing's life.Even if he didn't say a word in the court today to agree with the removal of Qiu Shenji's military power, if he could keep silent, it wouldn't fully expose the fact that the prime ministers had such serious differences.

As for Qiu Shenji, he is really stern and soft-hearted, and he is a good dog.Usually so majestic, he bullied himself with an unstoppable posture, but after being tapped in the hall, he revealed his true colors, and ran back to find warmth with his tail wagging.

Originally, Li Tong was worried that once Zhang Guangfu and Qiu Shenji reached a tacit understanding on the political level, the posture would be too strong, and Wu Zetian would be cautious in the next layout.

Now it seems that Li Tong is much worse than his grandma in terms of grasping people's hearts.Especially Qiu Shenji, who is used to being a hawk dog, would react at critical moments, Wu Zetian had an insight into the subtleties.

Using the relationship between men and women as a metaphor, what Qiu Shenji did was really a cancerous straight man, and the fate that Yuelao Steel Welding Rod gave you was cut off by you.In the future, if there is any disturbance in the court, who will take you with you?Destined to be Wu Zetian's dog for the rest of his life, he will not have any political prospects other than that.

Previously, when Li Tong was planning to deal with Qiu Shenji, he was more concerned about his status as a general of Nanya, but now, it's just a contest between licking dogs, I'm not afraid of anyone!

Chapter 0147

July of the first year of Yongchang was destined to be an unusual month. The personnel disputes at the court meeting on the first day of the new year were already frightening and uncertain, and when the storm broke out completely, it was even more turbulent and unbelievable.

On the second day of the seventh lunar month, His Majesty the Emperor Shenhuang issued an order to discuss the chaos of Pingyue King Li Zhen last year. At that time, Cen Changqian, the right official of Fengge, was the general manager of the rear army. He was granted the title of Deng Guogong and added a general to assist the country, and he knew everything about Xia Guan and Wu Quan of the Ministry of War.Di Renjie, the governor of Fuzhou, used to be in Yuzhou. He was quite advanced in virtue and was called Sima of Luozhou.

Afterwards, when Su Liangsi, the left minister of Wenchang, retired from illness and Zhang Guangfu, the Zuo Shi of Fengge, was absent, the Zhengshitang passed the proposal to expand the army of Beiya Baiqi, the general of Zuo Jinwuwei, Qiu Shenji, and Wu Youning, the regular servant of You Sanqi, was temporarily detained. The envoy of Qianqi presided over the military expansion of Baiqi.

General Zuo Jinwuwei Qiu Shenji was able to cut through the disadvantages of the times, improve his good words, and was added to the position. military.

The announcement of this personnel adjustment immediately caused a great shock in Taiwan Province.Especially Zuo Jinwuwei's General Qiu Shenji, who was attacked yesterday and almost lost his military power, but he completed his reversal today. The position of Nanya General is second only to Kaifu Yitong Sansi's Tejin. When it comes to dignitaries, among the generals of the Southern Yamen, he is second only to Pei Judao, the former prime minister who led the Youyu Qianwei with the crown prince Shaobao.

But when it comes to actual power, You Yuqian Guard, apart from the Su Wei of Yi Mansion, is only governed by the infantry of the outer mansion, which is far less extensive than Jin Wu Guard.

From this point of view, Qiu Shenji can be said to have leapt to become the number one general in Nanya, and the honor and favor he received is even better than in the past, fully demonstrating his unshakable status as the confidant of the emperor's humerus.

It is precisely because of this that when Qiu Shenji was still in the forbidden center to inspect the army of the Beiya, his house in Jishanfang was already crowded with congratulatory guests.When he left the palace and returned to his residence, the welcoming team lined up directly from the square to the Tianjie.

Qiu Shenji was also very excited about his own prestige and power climbing to a new height, and ordered his family's children to hold a banquet with guests and celebrate all night long.

Of course, under the joy of making great progress and regaining grace, it is not without worries.For example, Cen Changqian, the prime minister who ordered people to criticize him in the court yesterday, was actually rewarded on the same day, and the reward he received was even far more than him.

Qiu Shenji was naturally very dissatisfied with this, and he was the one who clearly said that the Beiya army would expand, enabling His Majesty the Emperor to rectify the military affairs in Jinei, but Cen Changqian, an old fox, used some means to snatch more than half of his achievements.

However, Qiu Shenji believes that with the wisdom of His Majesty the Emperor, a greedy person like Cen Changqian will not be able to last long. Right now, he just needs to temporarily borrow the power of the prime minister so that they do not hinder this. Complete, naturally there is no need to be wrong again.

Another point is that it was not until today that Qiu Shenji realized that His Majesty the Divine Emperor had been ignoring him all this time, and that he actually intended on Zuo Shi Zhang Guangfu.

Thinking of Zhang Guangfu's words to help him yesterday, Qiu Shenji was terrified. At the same time, he was glad that he saw the opportunity early, and was able to express his position to His Majesty the Emperor at the first time, and cleared himself of the suspicion of collusion with Zhang Guangfu.Otherwise, not only would he not be able to enjoy the favor today, but he might also be hit by His Majesty the God Emperor together with Zhang Guangfu!

After this, Qiu Shenji became even more aware of the unfathomable power of His Majesty the Divine Emperor, and it was really rash for him to make another plan with his heart in mind.Facts have proved that only by following closely behind His Majesty the Emperor can we keep our power and position and enjoy wealth and honor for a long time.

Before leaving the palace, His Majesty the Divine Emperor specially summoned Qiu Shenji, and announced to him a few words from the imperial censor.

Those officials and censors have always been able to slander those who discuss the general situation. As soon as the edict was issued in the morning, they attacked Qiu Shenji in the evening, saying that his father and son were in charge of the imperial guards. , It is impossible to prevent the conspiracy from breeding in the private room.

Qiu Shenji was also panicked at the time, and he didn't know how to respond, but His Majesty the Emperor's kind words comforted him: "The general respectfully appointed this position, not for a short time, and the dogs and horses rushed to serve me so that I can live in peace. Loyalty The family has its own strength of character to be rewarded, I am looking forward to your father and son continuing to be loyal, how can I disregard your love for the calf, and drive your two sons far away, and the flesh and blood will be separated..."

Qiu Shenji was extremely grateful for His Majesty's consolation.At the same time, he couldn't help but sneer at those traitors who slandered him with their tongues and pens. They really chose the most inappropriate words.If his father and son cannot be banned together, how should the son of the Wu family be appointed?

After a whole day's toil, Qiu Shenji was already exhausted. After returning home, he reluctantly sat in to deal with the congratulators, and then got up and retired to the inner room to prepare for rest.Just as he was about to undress and go to sleep, another servant came to report that his subordinate Chen Mingzhen and others wanted to enter the room to congratulate him face to face.

"No, just let them have a drink in the middle hall, and don't need to disturb the inside."

Qiu Shenji waved his hand and gave instructions. He was very clear about the thoughts of his subordinates. He asked to meet in the room, and congratulations were second to none. He probably cared more about the two places in his hand to recommend Beiya Qianqi.

The Jinwu Guards were in charge of city defense, and although their authority was heavy, it was inevitable that their affairs would be cumbersome, wandering around, and working for a long time without success.Qianqi is the newly expanded army of the Beiya. Everyone can see that His Majesty the Emperor formed his army as a confidant. If he can be selected as a general and school, he will serve as a loyal servant, and he will naturally have more opportunities for promotion.

If it was before, Qiu Shenji would be willing to put his subordinates and confidants in it.But right now, he has just gone through a difficult situation, and finally won the favor of His Majesty the God Emperor again, and he dare not give His Majesty the God Emperor a bad impression of indiscriminate favors and weaving wings at this time.

Chen Mingzhen and the others were naturally quite disappointed in not being able to enter the room to thank them face to face, but they did not dare to force the invitation again.

Compared to the others who were only slightly disappointed, the Street Envoy Chen Mingzhen was more worried.

He has served in the Zuo Jinwu Guard for a long time, naturally he also has friends from the Forbidden Army, and these people are on duty in the palace, and they also have heard and seen.Someone among them told him that the new music name "Street Shiqu" handed down by Neijiaofang was related to him.

When the man talked about this matter, he was not lacking in envy, saying that Chen Mingzhen had the good fortune to meet a nobleman. Although he was only a street envoy in the police station, his reputation of heroism, loyalty and diligence had already been spread to the ban, and he thought he might be promoted soon.

But hearing the other party's voices of envy, Chen Mingzhen felt cold and terrified.Others don't know what's going on, so he naturally understands what's going on. General Qiu Shenji never forgets to get rid of King Siyong's family. He is crazy to use this kind of fame as an opportunity to improve himself.

Moreover, Chen Mingzhen also had doubts in his heart. He had obviously said before that the general would suppress this matter and prevent the voices of the Inner Teaching Workshop from singing.Why is it not only not suppressed now, but it has a tendency to spread more and more widely?

Naturally, Chen Mingzhen didn't dare to ask whether Qiu Shenji had dealt with this matter. He was just worried that after the music was sung, Shi Liu would mistakenly think that he had some extraordinary connection with King Yong's family.In particular, I was worried that the general Qiu Shenji would have some associations because of this, thinking that the delay in bringing King Siyong's family into crimes was due to his intentional cover-up at both ends.

Originally, today he planned to pay homage to the general, and then make a detailed analysis of his loyalty, but the general refused to meet him. This indifferent attitude made Chen Mingzhen even more suspicious.

Full of worries, Chen Mingzhen was unwilling to eat, and all the guests were still drinking happily, so he temporarily borrowed Qiu's partial house to go to bed early.He just tossed and turned all night, and fell asleep for a while until it was almost dawn, and was awakened by the morning bell street drum. He quickly got up and asked the Qiu family again, and learned that the general Qiu Shenji had already left home to go to court.

Not being able to see General Qiu express his feelings face to face, Chen Mingzhen could only return to the Qinghuafang official office full of worries.

Qinghuafang is close to the imperial city, and there are many soldiers of the Imperial Army who come and go in and out of the workshop, not just Zuojinwuwei.In the afternoon, Chen Mingzhen left the government office and went to look for food. While walking in the street, someone behind her exclaimed: "Your Excellency is Chen Street Envoy?"

Chen Mingzhen turned her head, and saw a tall and burly young man looking at him curiously. The young man was wearing a plain gown that is common in the market, but his upper body was covered with a blue short brown half-arm with the tattoo of the imperial army. There is a strong military atmosphere on him.

"You recognize me?"

Chen Mingzhen looked at the other party suspiciously, while the young man grinned and said, "The envoy of Chen Street is well-known both inside and outside, so it's not surprising that I recognize it. He works at the Xuanwu Gate of Beiya, so it's inconvenient to announce the name. The owner of the camp asked for an internal voice When I entered the camp to reward, I sang the new song "Street Envoy Song". I admired Chen Jieshi's bravery and loyalty. I didn't expect to meet the characters in the song when I entered the camp this time. I was so excited that I took the liberty to say hello and invite the street envoy Let me not sin."

Seeing the excitement and even admiration on the other party's face, Chen Mingzhen didn't know how to answer for a while.There is more or less vanity in people's hearts. Although Chen Mingzhen has been very worried when he thinks of this incident recently, people who have never met him are full of admiration for him because of this. For a while, it seems that this is not all a bad thing.

The young man was about to go forward to say something, but there were several people in front of him who seemed to be his companions calling him, so he smiled apologetically at Chen Mingzhen, and said: "The rest day is short, and you have to return to camp in time for a short entertainment, and you can't express your admiration for a long time But if there is a destiny, I will wait for you in the future or I will respectfully accept the general's policy and orders!"

"Wait a minute! Why did you say that..."

Hearing this, Chen Mingzhen became more suspicious, and was about to ask what happened, but the other party had already strode forward to his companions, turned back to them and pointed at Chen Mingzhen, talking and laughing towards the outsider.

Chen Mingzhen looked at the direction in which several people left, and turned to ask the followers behind him: "Who are those people?"

"It seems to be a group of hundreds and thousands of cavalry in the Beiya..."

Hearing his subordinate's answer, Chen Mingzhen frowned again and became thoughtful, with a worried and happy expression on his face.

Chapter 0148

After the thieves attacked General Kouqiu’s property in Jidefang, Luobei, the atmosphere in the place has been very tense. There are Jinwuwei street gangsters patrolling everywhere on the street and checking suspicious people, etc. There are also many Luoyang county government servants in the square. He also warned all rangers and prodigal sons to report immediately if they see strange faces from outside.

Su Yue was wearing a rough round-neck gown, her gray hair was softly wrapped around her head, her face was turmeric and haggard, she didn't need to dress up deliberately, she just looked careless.

"Stop, where did you come from?"

After walking out of a street corner, Su Yue was stopped by Marquis Wu who was wandering around the street corner and led to the shade of the street corner, looking him up and down.

"Xiao, Xiaomin are from Bozhou. They used to pay tribute to Jushendu for the state. Because they failed to..."

With a cautious expression on his face, Su Yue cautiously bowed to several Marquis Wu who looked unfriendly.

"You're still half an official, ha, I'm not asking about your hometown, but about your current background and where are you going?"

The so-called Marquis Wu was nothing but a loafer and rascal in the village, and when he saw the solemn attitude of people raising their hands and bowing, he couldn't help feeling very fresh for a while, and his demeanor eased a lot.

"That's how it is, that's how it is, it's really rude."

Su Yue was stunned, and quickly took out a shop registration from his body and handed it over, and said: "Xiaomin is now walking in the shop of Dongqu He's Herbal Medicine Store in Beishi, and the shop registration is here, waiting for Ling Shi to inspect it. .Going out of the market today, I’m going to a place in Shiyongfang to give away medicine.”

A few Marquis Wu were called Lingshi, they couldn't help smiling, and took a cursory look at the shop. They were just walking around in the street, naturally illiterate, but seeing that the format of the shop was correct, the middle-aged man in front of him smelled like medicine, He still held several kinds of medicinal materials in bamboo tubes in his hand, he had no doubts in his heart, so he waved his hand and let them go.

After coping with this wave of interrogation, Su Yue continued to move forward. When he entered Shiyongfang, he was interrogated by another round of Fang Ding, and he also coped with it.Only in this way was he able to walk to the gate of a big house in Beiqu in the square. There were several strong slaves standing inside and outside the big house. Seeing Su Yue walking forward, he stepped forward and asked, "Where are you coming from? What's the matter?"

Su Yue held the bamboo tube containing the medicine in her hand, and bowed her waist in a respectful gesture: "Excuse me, is this the mansion of Gongfu Jungui? The clerk of the pharmacy in Xiaominbei City, your mansion visited the shop a few days ago and the medicine was out of stock. Free. The medicine is paid early, please check and send a return receipt."

"You don't want to get started, just stand here."

Gong's servants were not lacking in caution, they turned to look inside the door and said, "Is there such a thing?"

The family members inside the door couldn't give an accurate answer, so the door servant turned back and said: "Be more specific, the master is not in the house, I have to ask the mistress, I can't just give you an answer."

After Su Yue heard the words, her face was slightly embarrassed, and she stepped forward and said in a low voice, "The He Family Pharmacy in Beishi specializes in treating women's diseases. If it's because I won't tell you in detail, to be honest..."

Hearing this, the door servant felt comprehensible, so he didn't ask any more questions. He raised his hand and took the two medicine cartridges that Su Yue handed over, but he didn't dare to open them to check. Only after the government checks and understands can we give you a receipt."

Su Yue, on the other hand, was a little anxious, shaking the medicine cartridges in his hand, and said distressedly: "I've been traveling all the way, I've been checking many times along the way, and I've already wasted too much time, please make it easier for me."

He stepped forward and grabbed the doorman's wrist to make a plea, with an unavoidably more distressed look: "There are still a few expensive medicines that need to be delivered urgently, and too much time is wasted, I'm afraid I will be stranded in the workshop, and I will definitely be scolded by the shop owner. "

The doorman was a little impatient, and just about to raise his hand to push the person down, he saw that the other person took out a Kaiyuan Tongbao, which was wet and sweaty, and stuffed it into his hand with a painful face. Passed the copper coin, and said: "Get the goods and attract them."

Su Yue hastily handed over a medicine list, the doorman took it back to the door, and returned without hesitation, handed back the medicine list, with a shallow seal of "Shiyongfang, Bow" printed on the back, and handed it Throw it back to Su Yue and snort coldly: "Look at you poor and pitiful, thank you for your convenience. I recognize your appearance, if the goods are not suitable, I will give you a punch!"

"Thank you, thank you!"

Su Yue bowed to the door servant again and again, then picked up the medicine list, and walked out of the square door all the way.

After leaving Shiyongfang, he didn't go anywhere else, and walked directly into Beishizhong.Although the bustling place of Beishi was also affected by the interrogation by Jietufang Ding, the city was still full of people and bustling.

After twists and turns in the city, Su Yue came to a newly opened grain store, nodded to the clerk who was welcoming customers at the pawnshop, then walked into the store, walked through the front hall and entered the back room.

There were already several people waiting here, and when they saw Su Yue walking in, they all got up quickly and said, "Mr. Su."

"Good luck, get a door guide, it will be more convenient for you to go out of the city later."

Su Yue took out the medicine list from her bosom, and threw it to one of the people with slender fingers. After the other person took the paper, he rubbed it in his hand for a while, spit on the palm of his hand, and patted it to moisten it. After a while, the front of the medicine list was easily peeled off, revealing a piece of paper with only a door guide.

At this time, Su Yue had also washed off the ginger color on her face, and changed into a more glamorous thin silk robe by the way. The previous leisurely temperament disappeared suddenly, and the whole person appeared more energetic.

He took the paper and brushed it with the word "Dao Huan". Generally, the family status of dignitaries and officials, the so-called door guides have a certain level, this kind of writing only the name of the workshop and the surname of the owner is the lowest level, and it is only used as a family name. The miscellaneous and trivial matters of the internal concubine are reserved for calculation, but they are of little significance outside, and cannot be used as any seal.

But there is an exception to everything, for example, the one that Su Yue swindled from the front of Gong's house may not be able to enter the house with it, but it is enough to bluff the yamen servants on the street.

After all, there was only one family in Yongfang in Luobei with the surname Gong, and that was Gong Siming, the Lingling of Luoyang.Changing to another house, even if it is more dignified, is not as easy to use as Gong's house on the streets of Luoyang.

Several strong men had already loaded up the donkey cart, and several huge wooden barrels were tied up with hemp rope on the cart. Even though the outside was wrapped in layers of straw, there was still a disgusting stench.

Seeing a few short brown men about to set off, Su Yue said to them again: "I only hope that this trip will go smoothly, and there will be no twists and turns. You must remember that once the contents of the car are found, no matter whether you involve the rest or not. , you are bound to die. If you can be strict with your tongue, the nobleman will never betray this loyalty, and the family will still have something to support!"

"I understand that since you dare to do something, you are not afraid of death! Once the matter is leaked, immediately beg for death on the street. If you insist on living, you must be guilty!"

Several people clasped their fists and crossed their hands, answered solemnly, and then drove the donkey cart away from the shop.

Su Yue also deeply admired the determination shown by these people, and couldn't help but wonder how the young king recruited so many loyal people not long after he left the cabinet?

But he also understood that he should not inquire about things that should not be asked. After watching the few people leave, he rode a horse in this new outfit, left Beishi from the other side, and returned to Luonan via Xinzhong Bridge.The journey was quite smooth, and there was no interrogation.It can be seen that those street gangsters also look at people with their eyes, and they respect Luo Shan first. Whether they can be caught or not depends entirely on luck.

Because of the confessions made by inmates Fu Youyi and others in the Luoyang County Prison, the focus of the interrogation in the Luobei workshop was on those seemingly poor and simple people's cars.

Luoyang North City is also jokingly called Bran City, which means that all the cheap goods are sold, and the traffic is very poor. There are not too many such vehicles.Jinwuwei street gangsters and Luoyang County Yamen Fang Ding and others blocked the streets for investigation, which inevitably caused congestion in the streets everywhere, and the people complained.

But even with such strict inspections, there is one type of vehicles that can still pass unimpeded. Don't say that street people are too lazy to intervene, even those small people who have been surrounded and intercepted are impatient, and they will take the initiative to let them go. Vehicles.

It's midsummer now, once that kind of dung washing trucks stay in the streets, the stench will be disgusting, and no one will make things difficult for them to make things difficult for themselves.

The same is true for the excrement truck going out of Beishi. It went straight all the way without hindrance. Instead of intercepting the street gangsters who set up checkpoints on the road, some of them enthusiastically whipped the slow-moving skinny donkey. , just to let him get out of here quickly.

In this way, the manure truck soon came to Zhiyefang in the north of the city. After entering the workshop, after walking for a short time, there was already a woman who looked like a maidservant of a family standing at the intersection of Fang Street, and she looked impatient when she saw the manure truck coming He said: "It is said that it is noon, and it will be near evening. Whoever has such leisure time is waiting for you dung beggars. If you are not punctual like this again, don't come next time!"

The dung diggers just smiled awkwardly and said Weiwei, followed the maid from a distance into the alley, and entered the backyard of a house through the back door.

This mansion is not vast, covering an area of ​​between five and six acres, but there are few large mansions in Luoyang, and having such a mansion shows that the owner is also a well-to-do family.

After the dung workers entered, they began to dig out the dung, and the servants in the house avoided them from a distance, worried that they would wander around, and stood from a distance to watch their actions.

These dung workers are all strong. Although they came late, they did their work quickly, and the cleaning was completed quickly. But when they were about to load the car and leave, another accident happened. There was only a click, The axle broke.

"What's going on? Are you filthy people deliberately embarrassing others? How can people live in this hot day with buckets of filth placed in the house, which is so smelly?"

Seeing this kind of accident happened, the servant in the house suddenly became angry and reprimanded him again and again.As for the dung workers, they were already terrified of the damage to the car, and when they were scolded, they looked dazed. They repeatedly pleaded guilty and asked them to leave first, so that they could get a good car and put it on.

It was getting late now, and the servants in the house didn't dare to delay, they just urged them to hurry up.So several excrement workers hurriedly left the house and ran to the outside of the planting workshop. After leaving the workshop, they did not enter the city. After being cited, he was also released happily.

The servants of the family in Zhiyefang waited for a long time for the dung worker to return, and they couldn't help cursing again and again. Seeing that it was getting late, a few male servants had no choice but to bite the bullet and go forward, trying to move the dung buckets to a remote place first. It was covered up, but when it was lifted, it was found that one of the excrement buckets was abnormally heavy.

One of them couldn't bear the effort, so the excrement bucket was dumped directly, and the strong-smelling excrement poured out immediately, but right after the excrement, another foreign object rolled out, which turned out to be exquisite utensils made of various gold, silver, pearls and jade. Although it is stained with filth, it is still hard to hide its jewels.

No matter how careless the servants were, they also noticed something unusual at this moment, and hurriedly shouted to inform the mistress of the house. When the mistress came to see her, her complexion suddenly changed, and she said in a trembling voice: "Hurry up, go to the Jinwu Guard in Qinghuafang The department informed the owner, this, don't be seen by others, pick it up and keep it!"