Bastard's Counterattack [Rebirth]

"My understanding?" Song Shen sneered, jumped up lightly, and sat leaning against the palm-width window sill, with one knee bent on his left leg and his right leg dangling outside, holding his arms nonchalantly.

"Be careful of falling!" Rong Youtang was startled when he saw this, subconsciously pulled it, and threatened: "I don't know how to swim, I can't save you if you fall into the water."

"Tch, I scared you." Song Shen raised his head and sneered, shaking his legs leisurely along the swaying boat, his whole body might fall into the water at any time, and there was danger everywhere.

Rong Youtang was terrified when he saw it, he simply turned his head, and said angrily: "You are bold, just shake it hard! I will call Brother Qi and the others to come and get you if you fall into the water later."

"Do you need to fish? I know water since I was a child."

Satisfied, Song Shen lowered his head and looked down at the rushing river with white waves rolling in. He couldn't stop his mind from fluttering, recalling the precipitous river flowing among strange rocks and ancient trees in the deep mountains of southern Yunnan in his hometown.

Rong Youtang asked in a low voice: "Have you gone to see her?"

"Who?"

"Ask knowingly." Rong Youtang murmured and pointed out: "Your senior sister from the same school, formerly named Xia Li, is now named Xia Xiaoman."

"Why should I go to see her? She deserves it!" Song Shen suddenly turned cold.

"How many names does she have? I only know two so far."

"Huh, Xia Li was chosen by my teacher. She always disliked rusticity and wanted to change it to a better one, but the teacher refused. Sure enough, she changed her name after she went down the mountain." Song Shen snorted.

"She... She claimed to be very remorseful, and she suddenly realized that she had gone back to southern Yunnan, but unexpectedly, her master passed away." Rong Youtang said carefully.

"I know."

Song Shen hugged his knees instead, staring at the water splashed by the boat ecstatically, not knowing how to maintain his balance.He said indifferently: "Some brothers and sisters said before going down the mountain that they would come back during the New Year's holidays, and some said they would come back when they became famous, but they all broke their promises. She left a letter back then and vowed to die outside, but after 12 years of leaving, in I guess I can't get along anymore outside, so I returned to the teacher's door in despair, and the master had passed away for eight years at that time."

Rong Youtang listened carefully and did not comment, because he really didn't know how to comment on the housework of the South Xuanwu Sect.

"Besides, I know that she didn't come back for Master, but for the... man with whom she had an appointment. However, that man has already married and established a business, with both sons and daughters, and is living a very happy life." Song Shen said at the end, just in time Changed his words and concealed his identity as a man.

"Huh?" Rong Youtang turned his head in surprise: "So she was engaged when she was young?"

"Not only was she engaged, but she actually ran away three months before getting married." Song Shen remained expressionless.

Rong Youtang was dumbfounded.

"That man is very nice. The master chose him out of thousands of choices. He is from a wealthy family and is honest and honest. The distant nephew of the county magistrate in southern Yunnan is considered a childhood sweetheart with her. He has admired beautiful women since he was a child. But she dislikes him for being dark and strong, not handsome enough. Song Shen sneered, couldn't help sneering, a little out of control, and said contemptuously: "She has pursued beauty, glory and wealth all her life, and she is greedy for romantic things. How can she be so messed up now? She is willing to serve shameless and corrupt officials with no name and no distinction." The outer room! Ji Ping is fat and big ears, disgusting and greasy, thanks to her at night—" Song Shen stopped abruptly and took a deep breath.

Rong Youtang comforted with sympathy: "Sect Leader Song, please calm down, one wrong step and one wrong step, the matter has come to this point, the person who regrets the most must be her." The position of the sect was passed on to Song Shen.

"Master also mobilized people to search for it when he was alive, but she deliberately hid her whereabouts, but in the end it was fruitless. It can only be said that everyone has his own ambitions, and he can't do it."

"What Master Ling said is very true." Rong Youtang agreed sincerely, hesitated to speak, held back when he wanted to speak, and pondered carefully.

The two sides were silent for a while, each had their own concerns, and remained silent for a long time.

I left Beijing at the end of July and returned in late August.

The official ship was built big and bright, and the imperial envoy finally had a more comfortable cabin: a five-foot-wide canopy bed hung with curtains, covered with bedding and pillows, low cabinets, tables and chairs, etc. were all nailed to the plank of the ship, and the ship was shaking and motionless. .

half an hour later

Song Shen trusts Rong Youtang inexplicably, he pulls out the whitish red string hidden in his collar, and plays with a thumb-sized seal letter carved in the shape of Xuanwu. .He asked in a daze, "What does she want my forgiveness for?"

"I don't know." Rong Youtang thought for a while, and guessed, "Maybe it's because I'm getting old and want to turn around."

"Think beautifully!"

Song Shen raised his head proudly, carefully hid the seal back on his collar, jumped off the window sill, clapped his hands, and said domineeringly: "Master Rong, you have memorized: I, Song Shen, the second generation of Nanxuanwu No.40 The head of the sect, solemnly announces: Xia Li escaped from the sect many years ago, slandered and abused the master, was disrespectful, filial, immoral and unscrupulous, and is hereby expelled from the sect! Everything she did after she left the mountain has nothing to do with Nanxuanwu, it is purely its private decisions."

"This..." Rong Youtang was speechless.

"It's very annoying, I'll go back to sleep." Song Shen sniffed and walked out swaggeringly.

"Wait!" In desperation, Rong Youtang rushed forward to stop him, but the other party easily dodged around.

Rong Youtang hurriedly walked a few steps, and simply blocked the door.

"What does Master Rong want to do?" Song Shen crossed his arms, chuckled playfully, and said carelessly: "If you are rude enough to force you to stay, I will call someone."

"Shout, shout out your throat, brothers will only help me! Because I am a scholar who you say is 'powerless'." Rong Youtang bravely blocked the door of the house, helplessly, and sincerely begged "Headmaster Song, look, I've searched around for a long time. I thought I could cooperate with Xia and Sister Xia, but she sent me to you again! What should I do?"

"Sister Xia?" Song Shen's mood improved inexplicably, he laughed loudly, clapped his hands and thighs, and raised his hand to remove Rong Youtang, who was holding on to the door frame, and encouraged him: "Go, you go and mobilize everyone to call her Xia." Eldest sister, oh no, call her Aunt Xia! It makes me happy, and maybe I will find a way to help."

"Ms. Xia?"

Rong Youtang couldn't help laughing, and said with a smile: "Thank you for coming up with such a bad idea! I called Sister Xia yesterday, and she is not very happy anymore."

Xia Xiaoman is Ji Ping's concubine and has no status, so it's really not easy to address her. At first, Rong Youtang politely called her "Madam", but she was explicitly rejected by the other party.

Song Shen strode away, muttering without looking back: "She wants to be a 'Miss Xia' for the rest of her life, but I don't! I want you to call her Auntie, and make her mad!"

Childish, hard-spoken and soft-hearted.

Didn't you secretly prescribe the medicine for nourishing your body?Don't think I don't know.

Rong Youtang shook his head, and fell on the bed in distress, lying on his stomach and thinking.He was given a headache by Nan Xuanwu's senior sisters and brothers!

——Zhen Qianbao's whereabouts are unknown, haunted by ghosts; Song Shen is the leader and cannot break his oath to help; Xia Xiaoman has been expelled from the current leader, and she is willing to help, but the condition is that Rong Youtang needs to help her get the teacher's brother. understanding……

"Bang bang bang" Rong Youtang slapped the bed board weakly, tossed and turned, thought hard for a long time, and fell asleep unknowingly.

The journey went smoothly, three large ships were dispatched by the imperial court, but Rong Youtang knew that there was a medium ship from the Purchasing Office of Prince Qing's Mansion not far behind.He went to visit Bai Qiongying quietly, but unfortunately, the other party's poison was not cleared, her injuries were serious, most of them were comatose, and she couldn't communicate for the time being.

Five days later, the boat arrived at the ferry in the suburbs of Beijing and slowly docked.

"Finally back!" Qi Zhiyang was refreshed and radiant.

"I almost fell apart." Rong Youtang gasped, slowly stretched his muscles and bones, and couldn't wait to walk to the bow.

"Here, look! People from the Ministry of Punishment and the Commanding Division of the City Guards are responsible for taking over the case files and criminal officers." Qi Zhiyang reminded enthusiastically.

Rong Youtang stared intently into the distance, and said: "There are also people from our household department, here to check and collect the stolen goods."

"After copying a few big ones and capturing two ships of gold and silver treasures, the national treasury can be filled again." Qi Zhiyang sighed with emotion in a low voice.

His Majesty must be very happy!This year, Emperor Chengtian swayed his imperial pen and ordered a large-scale construction project. The person in charge of the construction urged the household department and the household department to cry for poverty every three days. The ministers argued about the amount and order of funding every now and then, and the pressure was all concentrated on the top. It is difficult to cook without rice, and the emperor will also be anxious and embarrassed because the national inventory of silver is in a hurry.

after a while

The boat docked, the wooden bridge was erected, and the imperial envoy walked ashore quickly.The officials who came here by order were not of low rank, and they were not to meet the imperial envoys, but to take over important official duties.

"My lower official Qi Zhiyang, I have met all your lords."

"Your Majesty, Rong Youtang, pay my respects to all your lords."

Since the imperial guards belonged to the inner court, they just clasped their fists and saluted politely, independent of civil servants and generals.

"Thanks for your hard work, what are you capable of doing? Eradicate corruption and chaotic parties in one fell swoop, and you will be fearful for future generations!" Liao Puxian, the left servant of the Ministry of Punishment, smiled all over his face, with triangular eyes and hooked nose, and patted Qi and Rong on the shoulders affectionately. Extorting Confessions by Torture No. 1 "Hot temper.

Rong Youtang was cautious in his words and deeds, lowered his head and said rigidly: "My lord is too famous, and I am ashamed of it. The officials and others rely on the mighty emperor's grace, and they all depend on His Majesty's strategizing and commanding skills. Fortunately, they will not disgrace their lives."

Qi Zhiyang completely restrained his high-spirited attitude, calm and humble.

"Thank you for your hard work, you did a good job." Guo Yuan, the left servant of the household department, said to Rong Youtang.He is responsible for bringing people to count the stolen goods and make books for the state treasury.

When Rong Youtang saw Guo Yuan, he couldn't help showing a familiar smile, he hurriedly walked up to Shangfeng, cupped his hands and said, "Your Excellency is absurd, I just did what I was supposed to do."

Fei Zuo, the right servant of the Ministry of Punishment, also came to take over the key criminal. He seldom spoke, but smiled.After exchanging pleasantries for a while, several groups of people started to get busy.

The imperial envoy cheered up and handed over official duties in an orderly manner.

"This is the dossier of the Guanzhou Rebellion last month. The case has been closed by order, and it is now submitted to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for investigation." Rong Youtang introduced.He was so busy that he opened small wooden boxes one by one, and handed over the relevant files to the Ministry of Punishment after being verified on the spot.

Qi Zhiyang was full of energy, with a loud voice, and solemnly informed: "My lord, these are the criminal evidences of corruption and disrupting the party, including ledgers, confessions, witnesses, etc. It is very difficult to obtain."

The two servants of the Ministry of Punishment nodded, looked through it in person, and waved after a long while:

"Come here! Put this kind of evidence as the first priority, and take it back to the government office for safekeeping."

"Yes!"

The imperial guards led the officials of the Ministry of Punishment, entered the cabin and brought out a series of principal offenders and accomplices, who were detained in sky prisons and ordinary prisons according to their severity.

Rong Youtang is the head of the household department, and after busying himself, he and Qi Zhiyang opened the cabin where the stolen goods were locked, commanded the guards to carry the boxes and cages full of gold, silver and jewelry to the shore, and Guo Yuan supervised , Ask a few words from time to time.

The handover of criminals and files was very fast, but it took more than an hour to assist the Ministry of Households to transfer the two ships of stolen goods, counting and checking, and I was exhausted.

"Hurry up and return to the palace, the palace gate will be locked later." Guo Yuan urged.

"Okay." Rong Youtang roughly arranged the messy clothes, hurriedly greeted Qi Zhiyang and the guards, and rushed to the palace together.

The streets of the prosperous and prosperous capital are crowded with people, shouting and soliciting one after another, the guys are full of spring breeze and enthusiasm, the restaurants and restaurants are full of fragrance, it is peaceful and peaceful.

"It's better to go home!" Qi Zhiyang sighed from the bottom of his heart.

"The family members probably don't know we're back, so they'll be surprised when we go back later!" Rong Youtang smiled and couldn't stop jumping for joy.

Qi Zhiyang swaggered and complained dotingly: "Hey, I have to buy a few interesting things to coax people before I go home later, otherwise the three children may be so disappointed."

Although the head of the imperial guard is married, he has no children yet. Hearing this, he said enviously, "General Qi is so lucky, he has both sons and daughters, and enjoys the family happiness."

"Hey, you will have it sooner or later!" Qi Zhiyang said with a hearty smile, "Don't despise children for being naughty. They always have endless ways to make trouble, and usually they don't even have a moment of peace."

The errand was done beautifully, the imperial envoy and his party got along well, talking and laughing happily, Yu Shen Shizhong rushed to the gate of the palace and entered with his waist card.

At this moment, on the straight and wide central axis corridor of white marble, King Qing happened to be on the same road as Guozijian Jijiu Road South and Minister of the Ministry of War Gao Xin, walking and chatting.

"The Northern Camp will recruit the second batch of soldiers in September. This is a policy that was decided in the middle of the year, and the emperor has already approved it." King Qing said slowly.

Gao Xin is of medium height, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. His eyes are slightly protruding and piercing. He nodded and pointed out bluntly: "The construction of the Beiying Camp costs a lot of money. It will be very bad if it doesn't actually play a defensive role effectively." Those civil and military officials who disagree will surely jump up and down.

"Since ancient times, it has been said that 'raising troops for a thousand days and using them for a while', it is always right to reserve an appropriate amount of troops for defense." Lu Nan twisted his beard and walked slowly, he rarely went to the imperial study in the palace, this trip was for the Imperial College Autumn Dabi.

King Qing's face was calm, he was wearing the prince's regular clothes, with a wide robe and big sleeves. He was extremely handsome and handsome. He nodded and said, "Master Lu is right. Now that the border is stable and the world is peaceful, it is a rare good time. This king has already According to the plan, the Northern Camp will recruit about [-] elite soldiers and send them to the Northwest for training in batches, replacing the old, sick and disabled, so as not to fail to take over."

As soon as the words fell, King Qing heard the sound, turned his gaze, and suddenly saw the imperial envoy who was taken into the atrium by the imperial guards -

"Fortunately, I came in before the lock!" The head of the guard said happily.

Qi Zhiyang felt the wind under his feet, and asked with some concern: "It's already this hour, will His Majesty see us?"

"Go in and ask for an interview. If His Majesty is not free, we will come back tomorrow morning." Rong Youtang said softly.When checking the stolen goods, his robe was covered with a lot of dust, and he was lowering his head to wipe it slightly, when he suddenly heard——

"Your Highness?"

"Hey, it's His Royal Highness King Qing!"

Rong Youtang raised his head suddenly, and met Zhao Zeyong who was several feet away, and they stood still, both of them were stunned for a moment in surprise.

"Let's go." Qi Zhiyang reminded his companion.

"Oh, oh." Rong Youtang hurriedly followed his companions forward as if waking up from a dream, full of joy.

"The last general, Qi Zhiyang, see Your Highness!" Qi Zhiyang was very grateful, and performed a one-knee clasped fist respectfully.

The imperial guards followed closely behind and greeted him one after another.

"At the end—" Rong Youtang almost imitated Qi Zhiyang, and abruptly changed the words to: "Your Majesty, Rong Youtang, see Your Highness."

"Ahem." Lu Nan raised his hand, clearing his throat seemingly unintentionally, and looked helplessly at the proud disciple who was following the general in the one-knee clasped fist salute.

However, at this time Rong Youtang was very happy and didn't notice anything wrong - he and Qi Zhiyang were kneeling side by side on one knee, neither fish nor fowl.

Zhao Zeyong couldn't see the other party kneeling.The smile in his eyes was overflowing, he took two steps forward, bent down, supported Qi Zhiyang with his left hand, and Rong Youtang with his right hand, without being obtrusive, and said gently: "Get up, you have worked hard, and you have done a good job .”

"It's an honor for the last general to serve the country. Thank you for your recommendation, Your Highness. Fortunately, the case was solved on time, so I didn't embarrass you." Qi Zhiyang expressed his gratitude from the bottom of his heart.

Rong Youtang's eyes were bright, and he couldn't help grabbing Zhao Zeyong's arm with his backhand, touching the firm muscles wrapped in cool silkworm material, and said with a smile: "It's all my duty, Your Highness praised me."

In full view, Zhao Zeyong reluctantly put on a tiger's face, supported a competent subordinate with each hand, and slightly exerted force with his right hand, grabbed Rong Youtang's arm tightly, and then let go.

Afterwards, the imperial envoys saluted the Shangshu of the Ministry of War and the Imperial College, and Rong Youtang had an extra chat with the master.

Zhao Zeyong asked seriously: "Is the handover of official duties clear?"

"Yes." Qi Zhiyang bowed his head respectfully.

"Are you rushing to return to your life?" Zhao Zeyong stared at the dusty young man, unable to hide his concern.

Just as Rong Youtang wanted to make a habitual "um", he opened his mouth and said abruptly: "Yes." He realized that he couldn't control the corners of his mouth and brows at all, and unconsciously opened his eyebrows and smiled, and caught a glimpse of Master's warning eyes from the corner of his eye, and hurriedly restrained himself , with a serious face.

"Go." Zhao Zeyong saw everything in his eyes and urged in a good mood.

"Yes!" Rong Youtang held his head high, bid farewell to everyone and went to see Emperor Chengtian, the soles of his feet seemed to be stepping on auspicious clouds, brisk and comfortable.

Half an hour later, Emperor Chengtian received the imperial envoy in the imperial study.

"My minister bows to His Majesty, long live Your Majesty."

"Flat body."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Emperor Chengtian's face was heavy, he leaned on the dragon chair with his back on the soft pillow, and glanced majestically at the two imperial envoys and the eight imperial guards. Transfer to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for trial."

Rong, Qi and the others held their breath and listened carefully to the hadith.

"The investigation of the case is good, and it has lived up to my expectations." Emperor Chengtian commented objectively, casually playing with the emperor's green finger on his left thumb, and the nasolabial folds on his cheeks were deeply sunken.

"It's all up to His Majesty to manage the palace, and the ministers and others acted in accordance with the imperial decree. Fortunately, they have lived up to the emperor's grace." Qi Zhiyang said humbly.

"Hmm." Emperor Chengtian smiled, thoughtfully, and asked: "You were robbed and killed by bandits in Guanzhou, have those thieves been captured?"

"Return to Your Majesty: Most of the bandits were wiped out on the spot. Except for a few people who absconded in the scuffle, the rest were captured alive and handed over to the newly appointed temporary governor. Among them, the leaders of the bandits have been handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice as bribery leaders." Youtang answered carefully.

Emperor Chengtian nodded, lowered his eyes in thought, and asked for a while: "You Guanying wants to see me?"

"He was yelling all the way." Qi Zhiyang swallowed his saliva, took a deep breath, and carefully reported: "According to the law, he has been imprisoned in the prison, waiting for His Majesty's orders."

"Huh." Emperor Chengtian snorted coldly, and the jade finger turned faster and faster, burning with anger. As an emperor, he is used to not showing his emotions and anger, so he can only restrain himself.

Rong Youtang slowed down his breathing, not daring to take a breath, for fear of offending the emperor who was in a bad mood.

After a while, Emperor Chengtian ordered: "You have been busy for a month, and you should take a break, but corruption and party disorder are serious cases, and you must go to court to clear them up as soon as possible! In the near future, you only need to concentrate on assisting the Ministry of Criminal Investigation, and let everything else go first. Let go."

"Yes."

"According to the order."

Emperor Chengtian did not show any joy at all, and sighed heavily: "I only thought that there were frequent disasters in Hejian, and the people's customs were fierce, and I gave relief every year. Unexpectedly, this time I found out a bunch of corrupt officials! From the second rank to the seventh rank Little official, the evidence of the crime is convincing, what else can You Guanying quibble about? Hmm? What face does he have to see me?" At the end of the speech, he couldn't bear it and raised his voice to scold.

Emperor Chengtian was very disappointed, and the disappointment at this time had overshadowed the fury when he first learned the truth.

Rong Youtang and others hurriedly knelt down, and comforted them with polite words:

"Your Majesty, rest your anger."

"Please take care of the dragon body."

There was complete silence inside and outside the imperial study.

At this moment, anyone with a sense of humor can only pretend to be deaf and dumb. Who is impatient and rushes to bear the wrath of the emperor?

However, Li Deying approached lightly, took the calming tea, bowed deeply, and whispered to persuade: "Your Majesty calm down, please take care of the dragon's body."

Emperor Chengtian's face was dark, he didn't take tea, and he didn't say a word for a long time, Li Deying bowed his body motionless.

After a while, Emperor Chengtian sighed, with a tired face, took the Anshen tea, took two sips and put it down, waved his hand, Li Deying quietly retreated to the outside room.

"Stay flat." Emperor Chengtian slightly raised his hand.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"The pillars of the country should be rewarded for meritorious service." Emperor Chengtian finally showed two or three points of satisfaction, and said kindly: "I reward and punish those who are upright and loyal, and who do things for the court with heart. Qi Zhiyang, Rong Youtang .”

"Wei Chen is here."

Rong Qi and the two knelt down again, their hearts hanging high.

"I ordered you to thoroughly investigate the chaos of taxation in Guanzhou. Not only did you solve the case as scheduled, but you also did your best to find out the corrupt and chaotic parties, and you made a contribution to clearing the Hejian bureaucrats. It is worthy of praise. Special gift... Yu Ruyi handle, 200 taels of gold, and a box of Dongzhu."

Oh, it's a gift of property!

"My minister bows down to thank His Majesty for the reward."

Both Rong Qi and Qi breathed a sigh of relief, and kowtowed to accept the reward.

Emperor Chengtian nodded in relief, and said again: "Wan Zixiong and eight others."

"Here." The eight inner court guards headed by the Chief Guard Wan Zixiong knelt down and were also rewarded.

in two quarters of an hour

A group of ten imperial envoys each carried a reward, walked out of the palace talking and laughing, and agreed to have a drink together before rushing home to report their safety.

Rong Youtang walked in a hurry, looking radiant, wearing a well-fitting sky blue robe that outlined the young man's slender and tall figure, with exquisite eyebrows and eyes, unmistakably handsome, and his appearance was extremely outstanding.

At this time, the Eighth Prince Zhao Zening was standing on the second floor of the tavern facing the street, depressed and depressed. He overlooked the market from the window. achievement!"

"Your Highness the Eighth Prince, please be safe and don't be impatient, just watch, there will be times when he is unlucky and cries."