The fifth elder brother who hurriedly set off with Zhang Tingyu and Liang Jiugong the next morning didn't know—but it was only a one-night effort. Faintly formed.The fast horse originally planned was not available, and with Zhang Tingyu as a frail scholar, Yin Qi was embarrassed to ask him to ride back with him.While he was worrying, Liang Jiugong conjured up a carriage out of nowhere, stuffed the two little ancestors into it at once, changed into a set of ordinary clothes, and flicked a whip. He drove the car on the road.

"Brother, let's go on the road alone, so we don't need to go around the Rehe. If we try to walk as fast as possible, we can reach the capital in five days at most."

Liang Jiugong skillfully drove the carriage, while leaning forward to report the progress to Yinqi in the carriage.Yin Qi was following Zhang Tingyu to introduce the weaving mansion. When he heard the words, he responded distractedly, and then lifted the curtain and probed: "Tianlang, go ahead and buy something convenient to eat. You and Eunuch Liang are changing cars, we are on the way Stop hitting the tip."

Greedy Wolf responded and wanted to urge the horse forward, but suddenly reined in the horse again, and looked up at the sky carefully with its neck up.Yinqi glanced at him inexplicably, and asked Liang Jiugong to stop the carriage first, and leaned over to look up to the sky: "What's the matter, is it going to rain?"

"No—Master, I seem to have just seen a sea dongqing flying past..."

Tanlang replied blankly, and pointed to the empty sky.Only then did Yinqi realize that he had completely forgotten about his little ancestor, he slapped his thigh, leaned out half of his body and let out a long whistle, and after a short while, he saw a sea dongqing turning back again, full of anger He threw himself onto the carriage and yelled, "Chirp!"

"No, no, no, I don't know that you don't look down when you fly, what's the difference between you and a pigeon..."

Yinqi was also full of grievances, and he made a guilty conscience, hugged Liufeng in his arms and followed the blown feathers, then opened the water bag flatteringly, and poured some water for it.Unexpectedly, Liufeng didn't even look at it. He swept around and went straight to the wine bag beside Tanlang, took a couple of sips from the lid, and smashed his sharp beak twice with satisfaction: "Chirp, Chirp!"

"Jiu your head - who taught it to drink!"

Yinqi roared in grief and indignation, grabbed its wings and picked it up.Looking at the proficiency of this ancestor's movements, it is obvious that this is not the first time he has committed a crime. How can he bear it if he drinks alcohol to an eagle and gets drunk again later?

After the words fell, there was only a dead silence. Obviously, no one had the intention and courage to take the blame.After drinking, Liufeng's temper turned out to be abnormally good. Yinqi tossed it with his wings and choked his neck, but he didn't scream or make trouble. He staggered into the carriage and plunged into the arms of Zhang Tingyu, an innocent passer-by. Rolling away in satisfaction, he fell asleep with his wings on his pillow.

"..." Zhang Tingyu felt his eyes go dark, and there was a big warm and drunk bird in his arms.He raised his hands in fear and did not dare to put them down, looked at Yinqi for help, opened his mouth for a long time before he managed to make a sound: "Brother..."

"Brother, thank you for your hard work—this ancestor is not allowed to move its place when it is asleep, and if you dare to move it, you will go crazy."

Yinqi patted Zhang Tingyu's shoulder sympathetically, and carefully took off Liufeng's neck a very conspicuous kit - he really didn't expect this piece of evidence to take up so much space, thanks to those two people who could Tying this thing around Liufeng's neck, I don't know if his hair has been scratched into a chicken coop.

Although the chaos of the officials below seemed to be confusing and clueless, but he couldn't help him knowing the result behind it, and it would not be difficult to guess the root cause if he pushed it back.Before he left Beijing, he had arranged for Lu Cun and Po Jun to sneak into the Mingzhu Mansion to see if he could steal the evidence of his betrayal of an official - who knew that the Mingzhu University scholar would be like this? He is so confident that he has saved so much in his account books.No wonder those two people would tell him that they couldn't send it out for a while, such a thick stack, it was hard to let people see it when it was stuffed in their clothes.

Ji Feigou jumped for a while, and finally calmed down reluctantly, and then everyone went on their way again.Yin Qi leaned on the carriage compartment to flip through the ledgers, and suddenly couldn't help but have a puzzled doubt: "Senior brother... I always feel strange, those people do shameful things, why do they have to take Write it down carefully in a notebook—is it because you are afraid that others will not find the evidence?"

"Not at all..."

Zhang Tingyu has gotten used to holding an eagle at this moment. Hearing this, he couldn't help laughing, shook his head slightly and said: "Everything that is not visible is mostly done by the joint efforts of many people. Knowing that sooner or later it will inevitably be exposed, that's why every step must be implemented. Firstly, it is for the sake of relying on daily life, and secondly, it is also for the purpose of blackmailing and helping each other when it collapses... This is a mess, and no one is in anyone's heart. Gentleman, naturally you have to keep a hand to rest assured."

"It's cheaper for those of us who beat wolves."

Yin Qi shook his head and chuckled, and threw the ledger towards Zhang Tingyu.The two of them will have to work together in the future - although according to Huang Ama's wishes, he is still called to judge the official papers, and only his senior brother is asked to help him review the papers, but it is just a matter of looking down and not looking up. Son.There are so many things that can be concealed, it's better to show it frankly.

Today's Zhang Tingyu is only a ten-year-old boy, far from evolved to the super god level who will know how to advance and retreat in the officialdom in the future, and obviously does not have the slightest objective understanding of the task he is about to take over.Seeing Yin Qi throwing something over, he subconsciously caught it and flipped through a few pages before his expression changed suddenly: "Brother, this—"

"This is what we will do in the future. Senior brother, how do you feel?"

Yinqi narrowly blinked at him, and looked with satisfaction at the helpless reaction of this always calm and peaceful senior brother who was restless and afraid of touching the eagle in his arms. The intense pleasure in the pit - no wonder his Huang Ama is so proficient in this skill, and the feeling of unscrupulous deception is really addictive...

"It's really... it's really-shocking..."

Zhang Tingyu, who was shocking in every sense, raised his head blankly, staring blankly at the innocent young man in front of him, and finally realized for the first time that under his innocent and innocent appearance, his junior brother seemed not to be seen by others. So docile and harmless.

Regardless of how complicated the state of mind of the young minister who was dragged into the pit was, the five-day journey was abruptly compressed to four and a half days under the rush of several people day and night.When the sky was about to turn dark, he finally returned to the majestic and silent Forbidden City.

The situation in Zhizao Mansion did not disappoint Yin Qi at all. Although the slivers were neatly stacked, looking at the astonishing thickness, it made people feel like they had gone crazy when they were studying for a holiday, only to find that the desks were already full of papers. hopelessness.Yin Qi was looking at the three big boxes of notes and was lucky, but Uncle Da Da who had just come in with a big knife saw his figure at a glance, and waved to him familiarly: "Xiao Jinchu, here again! Did your master help?"

"Master." Yin Qi clasped his fists in a salute, pulled Zhang Tingyu who was frightened by the atmosphere of swords and guns behind him, and introduced with a smile: "This is my cousin, Zhang Tingyu, and we will be together from now on." Come to help all the masters and uncles, and ask all the uncles to take care of you."

"It's easy to say, since he is your relative, he must be a good boy."

Uncle Dali smiled heartily, striding towards the two of them, but suddenly took out a seal from his arms and threw it to him: "Here, it was agreed a long time ago—you are lucky, you just met I found a Yin-Yang stone, half green field and half chicken blood, that is beautiful! Uncle Master is not bragging to you, even in the palace, near the emperor, you can’t find such a good thing!"

"Thank you, Uncle!" Yin Qi hurriedly caught the seal, and thanked loudly with a smile and cupped his fists.Uncle Dali looked at Zhang Tingyu next to him again, nodded, but shook his head regretfully and said: "He has a pretty face and clear eyes, and he is a good boy—but this body is too weak, and he is too weak to be with him." It’s like a little chicken, you can also take him to practice when you turn around. What’s a man’s skill if he can’t carry his shoulders or carry his hands?”

Yinqi glanced sympathetically at Zhang Tingyu, a frail scholar who couldn't carry his shoulders or hands, patted him on the back comfortingly, and kept responding to the lofty ambitions of Uncle Da Da, repeatedly promising to bring his "cousin" with him. "Brother" train your body well.Right now, the Weaving Mansion is too busy to touch the ground, and the two of them exchanged a few words and stopped talking. Uncle Dali took people out to pick up the slips, and Yin Qi also put away the seal and continued to lead the Zhang Tingyu visited this little-known obscure mansion.

It was the first time for Zhang Tingyu to come to such a place, and he followed Yinqi cautiously and walked forward without raising his head.There were people walking fast all the time, and people stopped to say hello to Yinqi from time to time, and the atmosphere was very lively for a while.It wasn't until he passed through a main room and entered a small courtyard that seemed to be closed, that the noisy and chaotic voices in his ears finally subsided.

"This is where we do our business. Others will not open this door at will. Even the notes can only be picked up by special people."

Yin Qi led him to this small yard where he worked, introduced him warmly with a smile, and moved a chair for him to sit down and rest.Zhang Tingyu dared not speak in a hurry, looked carefully at the quiet courtyard, and finally heaved a sigh of relief in his heart: "Brother, I——"

"Don't worry about the title, I'm also white now - I'm here to help my master in name, they don't know my identity, they only know that my name is Jinchu. Senior brother, don't call it a slip of the tongue in front of others, Remember that you are my cousin, it is enough for both of us to help here."

Yin Qi took off his coat and put it aside, then he dug the well himself and pulled out a basket, which contained two cans of rice wine.Zhang Tingyu stuffed a can in his hand in a daze, subconsciously held it in the palm of his hand, only felt that the simple earthenware can was chilled by well water, and when it was opened, it exuded a refreshing sweet fragrance.

"We have few things here, so we can only rely on ourselves to live a comfortable life. Brother, don't be cautious, this yard will be ours in the future, and there are still many days to live slowly."

Yinqi smiled and explained in a gentle voice, and couldn't help but pull Zhang Tingyu to sit down to rest, and with his hands slightly lowered, he looked at the scene in the courtyard that was already very different from before with great interest, and carefully checked everything. Satisfied, he slightly nodded and said: "Jumen, Wenqu, you two have done a good job—when Lu Cun and Pojun come back, we can go to Tanlang to receive the reward together."

Zhang Tingyu didn't notice anyone coming in the yard at all, and looked around blankly, only to see a slight movement of the canopy of the old tree beside him, and two men in black jumped down silently.The age of the two people is not very old, one looks only fifteen or sixteen years old, and the other looks slightly older, but it is obvious that he has not yet reached the crown.These two people didn't seem to see him at all, they just knelt down on one knee towards Yinqi respectfully, and said in unison respectfully: "Thank you, young master!"

"It's okay, let's step back first." Yinqi replied warmly, then motioned Zhang Tingyu to go to see the wooden pile array in the courtyard, and introduced with a light smile: "Look, senior brother—this is what I called them before leaving." I call it the "Mountain and River Array". These wooden piles seem to be scattered and disorderly, but they are set up one by one according to the positions of provinces, roads, and prefectures in Mr. Pei Gong's "Huangyu Quanpan Map". The two river systems are the Yellow River and the Yangtze River.”

Zhang Tingyu was surprised when he heard it, and quickly walked over to watch it carefully, only then did he faintly feel the doorway inside.The positions where those wooden stakes were nailed were based on the most important Taoist mansions in each province, and radiated to the surrounding hubs. They actually included the territory of the Qing Dynasty in this small courtyard, which shows the master's ingenuity.It's just that for some reason, a grass target is firmly tied to the side of each stake, and it seems that there are many marks of being shot through.After pondering for a while, I finally couldn't help but wonder: "Brother, I don't know what this stupid target... is for?"

"This—this is what I think is fun."

Yinqi smiled dumbly, rubbed the back of his head and said with a smile, "I can't just stay here all day, it takes up the time for practicing. I just thought of this way, and practice hidden weapon kung fu while dividing notes. After the stack of notes were sorted according to the boundaries, I threw out all the darts—brother, don’t worry, I still have my aim, so I won’t hurt others..."

It was fine if he didn't say that, but Zhang Tingyu shivered subconsciously when he said it, and his eyes couldn't help trembling, looking at his junior brother with a little more vigilance—the old saying goes well, this A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall.Was he accidentally...sold by his father to some terrible place?

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Although the days in Zhizao Mansion are full of thrills and excitement, once he gets really busy, Zhang Tingyu has no time to worry about his own life and safety anymore—more than half of the secret letters sent by more than 30 provinces are When talking about the specific situation of the flood, Yinqi didn't have time to sort out each one, so Tanlang and Wenqu could only be responsible for the classification, and then handed over to him to consolidate and transcribe according to the day, so that he could submit it to the emperor when he returned. Yulan, don't delay for a moment.

The more you copy down, the more shocking you feel.When Zhang Tingyu saw the disaster report on the third day, the pen in Zhang Tingyu's hand could hardly fall down. After a long silence, he said in a hoarse voice: "The disaster situation below... Has it reached such a point?"

"These are reported by the people at the bottom, so they are also the most credible."

Yin Qi held Cao Yin's booklet and looked at the ten lines at a glance, copied down a few lines of important content from time to time, and replied in a low voice without raising his head.The three days in central Beijing are the time for autumn hunting. Although the officials below have been released, they will never be unclear in their hearts.Knowing that there is no one to take care of it, he wrote more than a dozen wax papers in a row, which shows how desperate this Jiangning Weaving has become.

"Natural disasters are already a catastrophe, let alone man-made disasters... It is better not to save such disasters!"

After all, Zhang Tingyu was young, and he had learned the most orthodox way of being an official. He was so angry that he could hardly speak for a while, and finally spoke in a cold voice after panting for a long time.Yinqi has never seen his generous and peaceful senior brother become so angry, he couldn't help but move slightly, walked over slowly and looked at the wet paper on the table, the more he looked at it, the more gloomy his face became: " Make a fortune... that's what Mingzhu's worthless snacks did!"

"The moth of the country, the great mouse of the country -- people who only have selfish interests in their hearts, what face do they have to be listed above the court?" Zhang Tingyu didn't know Mingzhu's behavior at first, but was shocked by the account book. .But now I have seen with my own eyes the gangsters of these bright pearls doing anything wrong. Even though the disaster is so severe, they still don’t want to rescue the disaster and calm the people. A wave of righteousness came, and as soon as he grabbed Yinqi's wrist, he said sharply: "If elder brother wants to participate in the Pearl, my Zhang family must second a copy!"

"Brother, we don't need to take action on this matter."

Yin Qi lightly hooked the corners of his lips, and lightly pressed Zhang Tingyu's arm with one hand, a cold light flashed in his slightly drooping eyes: "The grasshopper after autumn, it won't be long..."

The aura on his body was only withdrawn as soon as it appeared, but Zhang Tingyu's chest, which was filled with righteous indignation, suddenly stagnated, and it seemed that the ice had come to him in an instant, and he couldn't help shivering slightly: "Brother..."

"Come on, we have to get on with it."

Yin Qi smiled lightly and raised his head again, his expression returned to the clear and soft expression of the past, as if the momentum just now was just an illusion.Zhang Tingyu stared blankly at him walking back quickly and looking at the back of the folder, the brush in his hand trembled uncontrollably, and accidentally left a cloud of ink on the paper, so he had to destroy it and start over. But he still couldn't help feeling a faint chill in his heart - he had only seen this kind of awe-inspiring chill from his father a few times when he was young, but now that he is old enough to cultivate himself, he no longer has it. Such a thunderous fury.

Although he has a dignified and dignified disposition, but after all he comes from a famous family and thinks highly of himself, so he was quite puzzled when the emperor called such a young elder brother to take charge of the affairs.Followed into the weaving mansion and saw the mountains and rivers array, although Yinqi was amazed at Yinqi's unique ingenuity, but couldn't help but make the rice wine and the target make him laugh helplessly, only saying that the fifth elder brother was still a child no matter what, After all, he still has a playful heart, and it is enough for him to help and share more on weekdays—but he was suddenly shown this momentum just now, but finally even the most obscure trace of contempt in his heart has been completely put away. up.

Yin Qi was still flipping through the booklet in an orderly manner, and listening to the movement of removing and replacing paper, the corners of his lips raised a rather subtle arc.

——To deal with these elite-educated sons of heaven, of course he has special handling skills.

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