Clam Pearl

Not long after Tiancheng Emperor Zhao Chunrun ascended the throne, there were not many officials who had been canonized, and there were only a few of them in military positions. Those who were often used, often talked about, and often mentioned were the two brothers Li Zhai, the general of Fengtian, and Li Qi, the general of Zhengbei. People, therefore, courtiers naturally tacitly understood this kind of meaning.

Now that the court is up and down, in terms of military affairs, no one can compare with the Li family brothers except the Gu family, who is the protector of the emperor.Naturally, as long as the two families see each other, it is impossible to use a knife or a gun, but it is normal to have a war of words.

Quarrels are quarrels, warriors are upright by nature, and when we met in private, we fought, and the fight was over.Wine is also to drink a jug.The relationship is not the best, but it is waiting to be seen in my heart.

The literati are different from the warriors. When a literati has a political enemy, they have a lot of tricks. There are countless moves that can be divided into light and dark. Either they don’t see blood, and they will die when they see blood. Therefore, it is common sense that Zhuge Lian is in charge of Liu Guanzhang in the story.

Warriors are easy, especially when they meet Gu Lao Wu who has a face but no brains, and Li Lao Er who has a big man but no brains.

These two people, when they meet, they start to pinch, and after pinching, they can do whatever they want, in fact...the relationship is very good, just this temper.

When Li Qi came, Gu Laowu was a little unhappy. He felt that Fu Ji's matter was a matter of Gu's family, so why did your old Li's family disturb it.

Seeing that Gu Rong was about to lose his temper, Li Qi smiled, stretched out his hand and took a secret letter in the shape of a dragon with a broken tail from his bosom, held it up in his hand and said, "The Holy Spirit has a decree!"

oops!He won today, and he has a backing!

From Gu Rong to Zezhou officials, the people of Zezhou were shocked when they heard the words, and fell to their knees one after another.

Li Qi got off his horse and came all the way to the highest point of the prison beheading platform. He took out the secret letter and began to read: "Ah... King Yan... Zhao Yuanxiu, General Bei Zheng! Li... Qi! General Zhenxi... Gu Rong...for the time being...assisting in the Wukang...comfort silver case, Qin...here!"

After reading it, Li Qi was very proud. In the past, according to his official position, Gu Rong was always ahead of him.Now that Gu Rong is on his knees, he is beautiful. After reading a sentence for a long time, Gu Rong rolled his eyes!

After Gu Rong thanked him, he stood up slowly, walked quickly to Li Qi, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Second Li, unexpectedly, hey, we can still work together for a while."

Li Qi curled his lips: "Whoever works with you, what my lord means is that the two of us don't move, and we just look after everyone for the time being. I'm afraid that in two months, the special envoy from Shangjing will arrive."

Gu Rong thought about it, and nodded: "That's right, don't care about him, let's take care of him, and we'll finish it when he comes and hand it over. Don't talk nonsense, where is His Royal Highness King Yan? Hurry up and invite me to see you!"

Li Qi was immediately proud. His friendship with the King of Yan was extraordinary. Since he ascended the throne today, His Highness the King of Yan has been sent to his camp. He doesn't know anything except liberal arts knowledge. His Highness's knowledge of martial arts is from He learned it here.

"His Royal Highness Qiantui is at the city gate. Hurry up and tidy up these few, and let's go together." Li Qi clapped his hand casually, and opened Gu Rong's hand on his shoulder.

Gu Rong didn't care, even if the Holy Spirit had a will, then Fu Xiaolang's resentment would be full of anger.

Seeing that the sun was getting higher and higher, all the officials in Zezhou, big and small, packed up, and under the leadership of Li Qi, they came to the gate of the city together. The car of Prince Yan had already stopped here, and no one came to pick him up. will go to town.

All the ministers came to the city gate and bowed down in front of a black and vermilion-roofed chariot. After Nian Qiansui, they all knelt on the ground and remained motionless.Gu Rong was born in the Six Stars of Protecting the Emperor. In his early years, his family was exempted from kneeling ceremonies other than the king, so they just clasped their fists and bowed.

"The ministers welcome His Royal Highness King Yan, His Highness is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old."

A few wisps of autumn wind swayed, sending three or five broken leaves flying high, the vermilion car was quiet, half a day later, a little eunuch slowly rolled up a roll of bamboo curtains in front of the car.In the car, His Highness Yan Wang was lying on the small desk, holding a brush, writing something in a swish.

The officials in Zezhou didn't dare to look at it, but Gu Rong didn't have this taboo. He slightly raised his head and looked, yo, this little Highness has a good appearance, and if you look closely, it is seven or eight points similar to my lord.It's just that the little Highness is still young, only ten years old, so he looks a bit childish, but look, he is sitting there, wearing a silver dragon robe with four claws and a golden dragon crown on his head. Really expensive.

His Royal Highness the King of Yan was writing all the time, but later Xu Shi felt a little cold. When he looked up and saw a kneeling person in front of him, he waved his hand casually while the ink was still on his face and said, "Wan!" Swish, swish, write there.

Gu Rong looked at Li Qi, Li Qi stood up without any surprise, Gu Rong also straightened up, and the officials behind them also hurriedly stood aside without saying anything, waiting quietly.

"Second Li, our young prince is really hardworking. What kind of memorial is this approving? In such a hurry?" Gu Rong asked Li Qi while he was getting up.

Li Qi squinted at him and said, "Your Highness is still young, how do you approve memorials? That's homework! I don't understand, it's the work left by Mr. after the study, handing in homework, haven't you done it, hey! How many people do you know? Words!"

Gu Rong refused to accept it. Isn't it homework? Go back tomorrow and ask what kind of work it is, just do it.

Yan Wang Xiaoqiantui wrote another stick of kung fu, finally sighed softly, let out a long breath, picked up the paper and repeated it silently several times, then took a box beside him and put the homework in it , took a key from his waist and opened a fish lock on the table, locked the box, sealed it with wax, and handed it to the eunuch beside him, and it was completely relaxed.

The eunuch took the box and quickly handed it to a letter officer who had been waiting for a long time. After checking the box repeatedly, the letter officer put it on a fast horse and rushed to the capital.

King Yan was busy, and looked up at the waiting officials. When his eyes fell on Gu Rong, he suddenly smiled.Well, he has seen this person before, he is Little Daddy's elder brother, but he is afraid that he has forgotten himself.

When Gu Rong saw King Yan smiling at him, his heart suddenly warmed up, and he thought to himself, this little guy has a familiar face, has he seen him somewhere?

"This is Zezhou City?" His Highness suddenly asked.

Li Qi hurriedly said: "Yes, Your Highness, this is Zezhou City, according to the county annals, this city was the gathering place of Wukang Zuo people in the early years, and most of the local gentry had the surnames of Du, Li, Chang, and Fu. The local crops are mainly wheat grains, and the output is still high throughout the year. Today, the old city may have a history of 600 years."

King Xiaoyan nodded, and on the other side of his small face, he waved his hand very seriously and said, "Come in, don't disturb the people."

In this way, the group of people all breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that King Yan had no other attitude, Yan Jinyi and Shi Xinchun couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The most important thing at the moment is to send the news, so that everyone can make preparations.

After they stood up, they began to look around, and saw that their cronies were about to wink, but they didn't expect that a group of fish guards had already been waiting beside them. Seeing them sneaking around, a fish guard with a knife came over, As soon as he stretched out his hand to the back of Yan Jinyi's head, he said ruthlessly: "Don't look around!"

Yan Jinyi took a piece of jade from his sleeve and wanted to hand it over, but he didn't want to miss it, and then got kicked again, he became honest and obediently followed behind the team, not knowing what he was thinking.

The king of Yan drove slowly into the city, and soon came to the supervisory platform.Now Fu Ji had been sent down for treatment long ago, but the bloodstains where he was kneeling just now still remained on the fresh wood of the beheading platform.At this moment, the people have been driven away, only Fu Ji's old father and grandmother, half sitting near Shoucai, don't know what to do. It seems that they are frightened, but now no matter who asks questions, they can't say a word. Can't tell.

The little highness got off the chariot and walked slowly to the execution platform. Gentlemen were all overjoyed, and so was this highness, with a stern expression on his face.But what he was thinking in his heart, he began to speculate up and down.

After strolling around, His Highness King Yan looked at the audience, smiled suddenly, and said, "This king has been traveling with General Li Qi all these years. , the altar... In terms of setting up the stage, the chopping stage in Zezhou is the best, the tallest, and the freshest..."

After hearing this, the officials in Zezhou didn't dare to thank them, so they all knelt silently.

"Yanzhou prefect Yan Jinyi, Wuyan prefect Shi Xinchun."

Yan Jinyi and Shi Xinchun hurried out, knelt down in front of the stage together and said: "The minister is here."

King Xiaoyan looked at them, didn't say much, but still smiled.

Yan Jinyi and Shi Xinchun immediately felt a chill in their entire body.

An eunuch held a chair at this moment, and all the desks came over, and they worked together for a while. After setting it up, an old eunuch walked up to King Yan and stretched out a hand. On the chair, the old eunuch offered another cup of tea, His Highness took it, held it in his hand and didn't drink it, just took the lid of the tea and gently knocked on the tea bowl for a while.

Suddenly he saw Fu Ji's father and grandmother, and arranged in a low voice: "Chongjun, the two old people are frightened, so don't scare them anymore, take them away, and comfort them well."

Chongjun nodded, turned around and made some arrangements, and after a while, Yuwei came and took the two old people down.

His Highness asked again: "How is Fu Qing, the head of the Ministry of Officials' Wenxuan Qingli Department?"

Gu Rong felt relieved after hearing this, and stepped forward a few steps to reply: "The doctor has been hired, and he is being treated, but... the butler's legs have been broken, and I am afraid that he will cause future troubles."

"This...well, they said yesterday that the stick was used. Poor Fu Qing, a scholar, how could he endure such torture." His Highness sighed, and then looked at Yan Jinyi and the two kneeling under the stage. Still laughing, but those who are familiar with him at this moment probably know that this His Highness is really angry.

"Chongjun, you go to the back to find the imperial doctor Mei, and take Gu's blood-activating pill and eight-yuan pill to send... Master Fu's leg is going to be saved by Gu!"

Chong Jun nodded, but said a bit more: "Your Highness, there is only one Eight Yuan Pill, and His Highness is often in the army now, old slave..."

"Okay, what kind of pills do you always have? It's unlucky. It's a good thing to send the medicine out now. You can go." After the little highness finished speaking, he glanced at him, and Chong Jun hurriedly agreed.

Seeing that His Royal Highness cared so much about a sixth-rank principal, all the officials in Zezhou were terrified and trembling all over.

Noon has passed, there was a heavy rain yesterday, the ground was scorched by the sun, and the mist rose, those officials knelt, some old officials were already out of support, but His Highness still didn't call out, waiting for him to tell one thing, one thing After slowly arranging, the teacups in his hand were replaced by two cups.

He said: "This Yanzhou was originally my king's fief. These years, because Wukang was moved to Ding, every time my father and Gu think about it, I feel quite uncomfortable. In the past, you gave filial piety every year, and this king every year It is not easy to feel sorry for Wukang for rejecting it... Now it is really good, nothing happened there, but it happened that such a shameless thing happened in the lonely fief..."

Speaking of this, His Royal Highness gently put the teacup in his hand on the desk beside him and said: "I just thought that my family's ugliness should not be publicized, but it's a pity, I am afraid that at this moment, Shangjing is a door that goes through the sky and hangs sky lanterns. I knew about this scandal, and now I don't want to worry about it, and I don't want to ask about it! It's just... Now that the table is set up today, there will always be blood, that's all... Come here Nah."

"Yes." Then a line of fish guards stood below.

"Bring a small peg board and press Shi Xinchun and Yan Jinyi on Gu Gu. Today everyone, big and small, in Zezhou is called out. Let's kneel with them for one night. Tomorrow, if Fu Qing's legs are saved If you can't keep it... you all wait to open the door to see the joy."

When Yan Jinyi and the others heard this, they yelled like slaughtering pigs: "Your Highness, Your Highness, I have been wronged, and I am a minister of Gu Ming, and I have not yet been convicted. If Your Highness is sentenced, will it chill the hearts of all the courtiers in the world?" ..."

The little majesty flicked his sleeves: "Yanzhou is an isolated, isolated place. If you are punished to kneel on a broken board, who else can you ask for instructions? I'm afraid you won't be able to hurt that person's heart, so kneel down!" His Highness turned around and left...

Not for a moment, someone didn't know where to lift two three-foot-long, half-foot-wide nail boards. Because they were the smallest size, the nails on the boards were only half an inch long, and they stood upside down in a triangle every moment. How many unlucky people have knelt down in the past, but now the top one is black and shiny with blood.

That Shi Xinchun, Yan Jinyi suffered from this and that, both of them fainted before being put on it, and when they were tied up and pressed against the nail board, they howled like a pig, their whole body was like a fish with its scales peeled off. Twisting, struggling sideways.They didn't know where the strength of breastfeeding came from, and they were pressed for half an hour before they could kneel obediently.Maybe they were afraid that they would fall too, so the fish guard found hemp rope and tied them into a triangle, and then they also stood up properly.

The big drama in Yanzhou is now finally starting to be performed brilliantly.

Gu Mansion in Pingzhou Alley in Shangjing, Master Gu Yangu was walking around in the house. A few days ago, I don’t know what happened. Xiao Qiben left the city well, but unfortunately he has not yet left the boundary of Shangjing. He suddenly rode The horse went back to the house.

Although, the above reported a relapse of the old disease.But Jinshang also has a temper, so he said, since the old disease has been reversed, then stay at home honestly!Take good care of her for a few months, and no one is allowed to visit her during these few months, and Gu Yan is not allowed to leave the house.

So, are you angry today?

Hey, Xiao Qi, in the past, he was the most transparent character, why did he mess up in this matter?It's not good to screw with anyone, how can you get into it with the Holy One so well?If you don’t want to go, how dare you not go?

Gu Yan begged several times in private, but His Majesty comforted him with gentle words, saying that the Duke is just young and needs more experience in the future.

Are you angry?Or should Xiao Qi be put on hold from now on?

Let's talk about being angry, in the past few days, I have rewarded medicine several times, and sent imperial doctors to the county government three times.If you don't want to be angry, why did you stop Xiaoqi's job as the knife and pen department today?

Gu Yan was worried in his heart, so he couldn't sit still anymore, except for going to court every day, he just walked around the house.

Gu Maode and Gu Maochang sat on the chairs, their eyes followed the old father all afternoon. Finally, Gu Maochang stood up helplessly, and said to his father: "Father, Uncle Qi has always been a successful man." Forget it, I went to my husband’s house yesterday, and my father-in-law also said that now the case of Wukang Weiyin involves a lot, and the water there is too deep, so if Uncle Seven doesn’t go, it’s not a bad thing!”

"Mr. Yongguo really said so." Gu Yan stopped and asked his youngest son.

Gu Maochang nodded and said: "Well, my father-in-law said that half of the officials in Wukang County have stretched out their hands in the comfort silver case. There are not many bad relatives in Shangjing. Come to the door, you say it’s troublesome or not! If you want me to say, the little uncle is the smartest one. If it were me, I would get sick too! Otherwise, father, you said, if there are relatives who come to the door, you say you should take care of it, or don’t care ah?"

Gu Yan's head was in a mess, and when he heard his son say this, he suddenly realized, and he gave the answer himself, and he breathed a sigh of relief: "That's right, that's right, or you can say that scholars have a lot of eyes, and your father-in-law has grown up." Eight minds, every turn of the eyeballs is full of bad water."

Gu Maochang rolled his eyes: "Father's words are interesting. If it's another person, my father-in-law might not say it! Let's not talk about it. I promise Zhu Guaner that I will take him to the street, so I will go now."

After finishing speaking, Gu Maochang stood up and walked out.

"It's cool in autumn, you put on more clothes for my big baby." Gu Yan called out behind him.

"Understood, don't keep him cold!" Gu Maochang rolled his eyes and responded.

Zhu Guan'er is Gu Maochang's eldest son, whose name is Gu Yuntan. Because he was born obese when he was a child, he got a pet name, Zhu Guan'er.

Not to mention that Gu Yan breathed a sigh of relief, but that Gu Maochang put his fat son on his shoulders and slid out along Pingzhou Alley. Along the way, if his fat son caught his eyes, he would not say anything. Bought them all for my son.

There is a good fruit tree planted by someone, with its branches and leaves stretched out, and the hanging fruits are hanging outside the courtyard. If his fat son wants to eat it, Gu Maochang can jump up shamelessly and pick it for his fat son.

Gu Maochang was beaten a lot when he was a child, so since Su'e was pregnant, he swore that even if his son set the house on fire, he would not touch his finger. Being naughty, it was Su'e who chased and beat her all over the yard with a board, and Gu Maochang followed behind to save her.

The father and son were playing vigorously, but unexpectedly, a small caravan suddenly appeared at the entrance of Pingzhou Alley. When the caravan passed by Gu Maochang, a woman suddenly sighed in the car: "Fourth brother, It's been a long time since I saw you, are you more proud now?"

"what……"