Bastards

The rain has not stopped.

There were no stars and moons for several nights, the sky was covered by dark clouds, no birds or insects were heard around, only the sound of rain falling in the fields, and only faintly reflected bright rain lines in front of my eyes.

A bean of light is reflected from the room, the lining of the floor is white, the rain is brighter, the cold air suddenly rises, and the bones of the body are chilled.

The butler tightened his clothes, implying that he was scaring himself, it's not yet July and a half, where the hell is it?

After giving himself enough encouragement, he stepped forward to knock on the door, but unexpectedly the door was only half closed, and with a light knock, it bounced open.

"You're here." Hearing the voice, the boy at the desk didn't turn around, didn't even look at him, and held the book in his hand.

The housekeeper's left chest 'thumped'.

The boy is so handsome.With sculpted eyebrows and star eyes, a face like a bright moon, beautiful jade skin, cherry-colored lips, a little red mole between eyebrows, male and female looks, but it doesn't make people feel out of harmony at all.It's just because he has such a good temperament, although his body is thin, but slender, like a jointed bamboo, with unique tenacity inside, as if he can't be destroyed by thousands of wind and rain, he doesn't have the slightest bit of a daughter's delicate attitude, and no one can admit his mistake.

Under the bean lamplight, the young man was wearing a moon-white silk shirt, as if covering his body with moonlight, shining like jade and shining like pearls.

The housekeeper's mood at this moment is as if he is trapped in a ghost story scene, a dangerous journey, a crisis, a scary scene, and he encounters a kind or venomous spirit... He was panicked for a long time, he was already frightened, he didn't know what to do, now I can't wait to kneel down and kowtow immediately, begging the Great Immortal to show me the way!

Squeezing his palms hard, the housekeeper reminded himself to be rational: "I don't know why the young master called me here?"

"Nothing," Cui Yu twirled his fingertips lightly, with a calm expression, "I just want to remind you that you are going to die soon."

At that time, when the cold wind rolled along the window sill, the blown candles shook vigorously, and the room suddenly became quiet.

The butler was horrified, and his pupils shrank suddenly: "What do you mean by that!"

Concerned about being poked in the center, the butler turned pale and his fingers trembled slightly, but he didn't want to believe it, and his face was quite annoyed.

He hoped that Cui Mata would explain the cause and effect quickly, but Cui Mata didn't speak. He just flipped through the book slowly, as if he was absorbed by the content of the book and completely forgot about him.

The butler stared angrily, but he didn't dare to throw his sleeves away. He took a few deep breaths and smiled: "Excuse me, young master—"

"My name is Cui."

"Master Cui."

At this time, Cui Yu reluctantly put down the book, lowered his eyes to tidy up his slightly messy cuffs: "Your wife's surname is Liu, you are a companion, and you have always been trusted by the master of the Liu family, haven't you?"

"Yes," the housekeeper was very proud of this, and it was no surprise that Cui Yu could find out, "My master trusts me the most. There have been a few times when the master was in trouble, he still used my ideas to save the day."

"So, I said you are going to die." Cui Yu looked at him with sympathy in his eyes.

The butler was taken aback, what did he say!Why is Liu's servant, who is trusted by the master, is about to die?

"It rained heavily for several days, what are the consequences, do you know?"

The housekeeper looked at the heavy rain outside, and also didn't understand what the problem was: "The road, the road is flooded, so it's hard to walk?"

Cui Mata didn't speak.

The butler looked at him: "It's not easy to cook?"

Cui Yu still didn't speak, just shook his head slightly, as if disappointed.

The housekeeper thumped in his heart: "Flooding? The victims have nothing to eat, rob us?"

Cui Mata pointed to the sky.

The butler turned his head slightly, his mind turned sharply, the question would not come for no reason, the young man just mentioned the master, the master is a court official, so... "Will the court provide disaster relief?"

Cui Yu had a smile of "children can be taught", as if the butler was not stupid to think of this. "The east chamber is for the dead."

The butler's eyelids trembled slightly. Are the people in the east chamber dead men?Whose slayer?Then I thought about it again, no matter whose dead man it is, what does it have to do with him?He looked at Cui Yu in confusion again.

Cui Yu slid his fingertips over the warm teacup: "What do dead men do?"

"Nature is a secret."

"The secret was broken—"

"Of course I want to kill people!"

The housekeeper answered the words casually, but was taken aback by what he said.So... is he going to be silenced? !

"But I didn't know they were dead soldiers, and they didn't break anything!" The butler's heart was beating like a drum, and the root of his tongue was numb. Finally, he was wise and asked, "How do you know they are dead soldiers!"

Cui Yan smiled, picked up the teacup with his slender fingers, and took a sip slowly: "They have a brand on them, haven't you seen it?"

The butler just opened the door and went in, took a look, and with his well-trained eyes, he did notice a lot of things, but the sign didn't seem to be... No, those people's waists were slightly bulging, and it seemed that something had been placed there!

Cold sweat crept up his back, his scalp was numb, the housekeeper used all his intelligence in his life, his mind turned sharply, and he thought about the current situation carefully.

The key words vaguely reminded in the boy's words are: heavy rain, disaster, imperial court, disaster relief, dead man, silence... Based on his many years of experience, the combination of these words forms a possibility.

This place is not too far from Luoyang, the eastern capital, and there is continuous heavy rain here, as will other places.With the increase of rain this summer, the imperial court must start disaster relief arrangements in advance.The matter of disaster relief has always been lucrative. How can one really care about the lives of the people when sitting in a temple? How many people would want to pick a fortune.So someone sent dead soldiers to seek relief money or other things!

While thinking very fast, I heard the young man Qingrun's words again: "These people are the servants of the Hubu Cangbu."

Tobe!

My Master Liu has a grudge against the Minister of the Household Department!

There was already a rift between the two sides, and the court attacked each other, wishing to grab the other party's pigtails and get him out. He is a member of the Liu family, and he encountered secret affairs from the household department here, how could he not be killed and silenced!

The butler was terrified, and still couldn't help asking: "How do you know!" How did he know that these people were dead men, or those sent by the servant of the household department warehouse department!

Cui Yu was startled slightly, his eyes shifted suddenly, his smile got bigger and bigger, he almost couldn't help laughing out loud, as if the housekeeper had told a joke.

Seeing that the butler couldn't turn back for a long time, he kindly repeated: "My surname is Cui." He added the accent on the last word 'Cui' and elongated it slightly.

The butler's eyes widened, and he suddenly remembered that the surname is Cui, and it belongs to the Cui family!

At that time, Shangshu Province had two servants on the left and right. From the official to the second rank, each led three departments. They were the left and the right.Among them, You Xiushe is in charge of the Ministry of Punishment, Ministry of Industry, and Household Department. The three departments are like a small group, and they are unanimously open to the outside world. In this small group, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment is surnamed Cui!

The members of the Cui family are familiar with the household department, so they are very normal!

"You are the son of Cui Shangshu's family!"

Cui Yu smiled without saying a word, and nodded slightly, as if affirming the butler's words.

No wonder, no wonder I said my surname earlier...

The butler secretly hated himself for being too stupid, and his heart sank more and more, "But I'm just a servant, and now I've accompanied Fang to Wen's house, so they won't kill me..." He still took chances, hoping to escape the catastrophe .

"You also said that you are so desperate for the master of the Liu family to see a doctor, and even the master of the Liu family saved himself from danger several times because of you."

"But I'm from the Wen family..."

"You want to poison the Wen family brothers."

The butler suddenly raised his head: "How did you know that!"

"How I know is not important." Cui Yan's eyes narrowed slightly, and his black pupils looked out the window. "The important thing is that not only I know, but others also know. You are not with the Wen family, but for the Liu family. You say...they Will you think that if you know such a secret, will you mention it to your master?"

"But I don't know how they plan to seek disaster relief money. You are the one who said it! If you want to kill your mouth, you will kill your mouth!" The housekeeper was startled, his eyes were ruthless, he is innocent!

"Oh? Is that so?" Cui Yu didn't mind the housekeeper's unbridled words at all, and his expression was still calm. "I told you that they want to ask for disaster relief money?"

The butler felt cold, no, it was all his own guess.But if this person didn't remind him, he wouldn't have thought of it!But if he can't think of it, he doesn't know what crisis he is facing... He should thank Cui Yu for pointing out the truth, but life is important, and it would be best if he could push someone out to die for him!

"I went into the East Wing room and saw the deadly evidence?"

The butler's heart sank again, no, the only one who entered the east chamber was himself.But he was also very wronged, and he didn't see anything terrible... But Dongxiang wouldn't believe it!The east chamber is so careful, six people travel together, and only one person goes in and out every day, how can any possibility of leaking secrets be allowed!

"No one here knows my identity, and if you go out and tell me, no one will believe me."

The butler is completely heartbroken, the boy can't replace him!No one can replace him!

Within a few breaths, the butler's face was pale and he was on the verge of falling, as if he had foreseen his own death.

a long time.Cui Yan took the silver stick and picked the candle's heart: "I summoned you, not because I wanted you to die."

With just one sentence, the butler rekindled hope and looked at Cui Yu earnestly.

"I have a method, you may try it."

The housekeeper felt that the young man was really like a god, and wanted to kneel down and beg immediately, but rationally, he felt that there was one more thing...

"Why are you helping me?"

Cui Yu frowned slightly, and for the first time there was a look other than a smile on his face, as if slightly distressed: "I need a carriage, your young master doesn't seem to be able to make decisions."

The housekeeper immediately felt complacent, and all doubts disappeared.There are several rooms in this small inn, only he has a lot of guys here, and he can borrow them evenly. If the young man’s horse is sick and the car is broken, he can only borrow it here, and what he said is indeed true. The final say, as long as you are smarter, you can see it!

Looking at the young man again, although he is alone on the road with a master and a servant, and he does not have much property on his body, his appearance and demeanor cannot be possessed by any family, and even if he is weak, his clothes can hardly hide his splendor!The aristocratic family, especially the youth at this age, always likes to be unique and ingenious. With his comprehensive moves, he will not admit his mistake!

Convinced, the housekeeper knelt down and kowtowed: "I beg Master Cui to teach me! Don't talk about carriages, they are money and property. If you say something, there is nothing wrong with the small ones!"

Cui Yu didn't cry out either, his voice was the same as before, clear and indifferent, neither happy nor sad: "I'm just putting forward an idea, it's up to you to choose whether to do it or not, and there is no guarantee of success."

He wanted to guarantee the ticket, but the housekeeper didn't believe it. Now that he made such a statement, the housekeeper was very excited: "Young Master Cui, you don't need to worry. I will bear the cause and effect myself!"

Cui Yu looked down at the butler kneeling on the ground, and the corners of his lips raised silently: "Very good."

Very good, fooled successfully!

What the household department seeks for disaster relief is all made up by him according to the situation and deliberately guided.If you want to make up something to make others believe it, and talk about it to ensure that it is true, others may not believe it, so it is better to create an atmosphere, guide it at the right time, and let others think of it for themselves.

As for the Cui family, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice?

Of course he is not, he is the famous Qinghe Cui family, he is a descendant of a serious family, he just happened to have the same surname, his father is only a minor official, and his uncle worked hard in Luoyang, but he couldn't get into Cui Shangshu's family.

But what about this?

Putting up a big banner and pulling it into a tiger skin is a thick and black "majesty" strategy.People are soft-spoken and always can't convince the public. It's just a strategy to use other people's face to boost your reputation. As long as you have a thick skin and dare to speak out, others will think you are unusual.If you use it well, you can scare them away, and you can also make them respect you and help you wholeheartedly.

Everyone's surname is Cui, and counting up several generations, maybe it's a family!

Besides... he didn't say he was Cui Shangshu's family, did he?

Su finger picked up the cup, eyelids drooped slightly, and the shadow of the candle swayed lightly, reflected on the side face of the young man's handsome face, no cunning in his eyes, only a gentleman like jade, elegant and noble.