Fengluo Pingyang

Fang Yuesheng was stunned by Lingji's expressionless face for a moment, and couldn't think of breaking free when his hand was pulled, but just looked at Lingji blankly.

Ling Ji stared at him intently with his dark eyes as always, and said for a while, "Master, you don't want me to marry someone else, do you?"

"I...I..." Fang Yuesheng was tongue-tied, but he didn't know how to explain.

"Young master doesn't want me to like others?" Ling Ji continued.

Fang Yuesheng was a little terrified by his eyes, trembled all over, shook off him and said, "Who do you like has nothing to do with me?! You should stop being self-righteous! I wish you would stop pestering me, and you actually like men. It's so frustrating." People laugh their teeth out!"

"Then what does it matter to the young master whether I get married or not?" Ling Ji said, "What right does the young master have to come and make trouble with me?"

Ling Ji was so rude to him, Fang Yuesheng's eyes widened in surprise, and he was angry and shocked at the same time: "You! Ling Ji, how dare you talk to me like this?"

"Why didn't I dare?" Ling Ji raised his head, looked down at him condescendingly and said, "I have always taken good care of the young master, maybe the young master forgot, I could have completely ignored you."

Ling Ji's expression was flat, his voice was indifferent, and he seemed utterly heartless.

"You—you bastard!" Fang Yuesheng's eyes turned red, and he punched Ling Ji, "I can't spare you!"

The fist he swung with all his strength was easily held by Ling Ji. Fang Yuesheng pulled his hand hard, but he couldn't pull it out at all.

Ling Ji just watched him struggling in vain, with one hand behind his back, not saying a word.

Fang Yuesheng beat and kicked Lingji, but he couldn't shake the man at all, and he was so tired that he was out of breath.

"You dare to treat me like this, I will tell Lord Hou to drive you out." Fang Yuesheng said angrily.

Ling Ji looked at him for a while, sighed helplessly, his eyes softened, and said in a low voice: "Young Master, what should I do with you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the door behind him suddenly opened again.Before the two could see clearly, a feather duster had already landed on Ling Ji's shoulder and back.

"You bastard!" Ling's mother scolded angrily, "Yin'er said that there was a young master's voice outside. I still didn't believe it. As soon as I came out, I saw you bullying the young master! The young master is spoiled and spoiled, and even a little oily wife will feel sorry for you. You How dare you hit him!"

Ling Ji raised his arm to block Aunt Ling's feather duster, but he didn't dare to dodge and could only endure it. The other hand was still holding Fang Yuesheng's fist, and distinguished: "Mother, I didn't hit the young master."

"How dare you lie to me!" Ling's mother cracked again, until the two little girls supported her and tried to dissuade her, then Ling's mother stopped, stared at Ling Ji and said: "You still don't let go of the young master!" Throwing the feather duster to the little girl, he came up and pulled Fang Yuesheng up and down to look up and down, and said distressedly: "Master, are you all right? Did Lingji bully you?"

Fang Yuesheng nodded with puffed mouth, and stared at Lingji.

Ling Ji was still defending in vain: "I just had a few words with the young master, I didn't bully him."

Ling's mother pulled Fang Yuesheng over, stretched out her hand and hit Ling Ji again, and said displeasedly: "I saw it. No wonder the young master didn't kiss you, so you bullied him like this behind your back." Then she said to Fang Yuesheng, "Go , Auntie sent the young master back to the mansion! Look at this bastard who dares to do something!"

Fang Yuesheng sniffled and followed Mother Ling.Ling Ji stroked his sore arm, and could only keep up with it.

Fang Yuesheng said as he walked: "Ma'am, Lingji can beat people. If a girl marries him, she won't be able to beat him. How pitiful..."

Ling's mother nodded again and again: "Mother must teach him a good lesson, don't just rely on learning martial arts for a few days..."

Two people, one old and one young, muttered and criticized his character in front, and Ling Ji walked behind with his hands behind his back, listening all the way until Fang Yuesheng came to his conclusion before entering the mansion.

"A person like Ling Ji, Madam, don't let him get married."

Mother Ling didn't take Fang Yuesheng's words seriously, she just coaxed him, responded to what he said, and sent Fang Yuesheng back to Qinghongyuan all the way.

Shuang He and Xia Tao greeted them out of the yard in person, and chatted with Ling's mother for a long time.Fang Yuesheng looked at Shuang He, then turned back to look at the way he came. Ling Ji didn't follow, he let out a sigh of relief, snorted angrily, and kicked the door into the room.

Ling Ji didn't follow, and turned back to his yard.Classes in the academy start tomorrow, and it's time to go back to the academy in the evening.Unexpectedly, he was stopped by Master Fang on the way.

I don't know whether Lord Fang Hou met him here by chance, or waited for him specially.He looked anxiously and said to Ling Ji: "Come with me to the study."

Ling Ji followed Lord Hou to the study room, Lord Fang closed the door and asked the servant to guard outside, before returning to the bookshelf, he took out a letter from among several books and handed it to Ling Ji.

"There are some offshoots in our family who are not far away. Many children either donate their careers or become officials through scientific examinations. Many of them are released as officials. A nephew of the Marquis is a county magistrate in Qingping County. This is his sent Here comes the letter, you can read it."

Ling Ji scanned the contents of the letter with a single glance, his brows were already furrowed, and he returned the letter to Master Fang.

"The boss blamed him for being unfavorable in disaster relief? This crime... can be big or small." Ling Ji said.

Lord Fang sighed: "Yes. From last year's winter to this year's spring and summer in Qingping County, the rain has been uneven. One season is dry and the other is flooded. Although no major disasters and famines have occurred, the land has suffered from reduced production and food shortages. Although my nephew Yue Ting is not a very intelligent person, he still understands how to follow the rules without merit. He has been sending letters to tell Ben Hou about the situation there, and no major mistakes have occurred. Who would have imagined that he would be killed The local magistrate came to the Holy One, saying that he was contemptuous of the people and that he was not good at disaster relief. Calculated by the days, the Holy One should have received the memorial a few days earlier, but there has been no news. Benhou always feels in a panic. A little uneasy."

Ling Ji thought for a while, and said: "Master Hou, I'm afraid this is coming for the Duke of Pingguo?"

Lord Fang Hou nodded, but said uncertainly: "It doesn't look like it either. Such a charge is generalized, and there is no evidence of guilt. In any case, the disaster relief in Qingping County has achieved results. What do you mean by contemptuous of the people? What's more, that's just a side branch of the Hou family, no matter what, it can't touch a single hair of our Fang family."

Ling Ji nodded and said: "Master Hou is right. Naturally, this matter cannot be touched by the Hou Fu."

Fanghou asked doubtfully, "What do you mean?"

"The younger generation has been admonishing Lord Hou that he should slowly separate from the Twelve Aristocratic Family and gradually delegate power, all because he was worried that the Holy Majesty would be afraid of the power of the aristocratic family, and would take action to eradicate this serious trouble sooner or later. Although the Holy Majesty is wise and wise today, he is more powerful than any emperor. He cares about the power in his hands, and absolutely does not allow anyone to compete with him for power." Ling Ji said, "The current emperor cares more about reputation than anyone else, if he wants to make a move, it must be after everything is ready."

"But such an unclear charge, how can everything be considered ready? I'm afraid it's unreasonable to punish the family with such a matter?" Fang Hou asked anxiously.

Ling Ji said: "So this matter cannot be touched by the Hou Fu, Lord Hou can rest assured." Before Fang Hou Ye could breathe a sigh of relief, Ling Ji said again: "But——"

Master Fang glared at him: "Can you finish it in one sentence if you have something to say?!"

Ling Ji smiled, and said: "However, the accumulation of a small amount makes a lot, and the accumulation of sand makes a tower. I am afraid that the Holy Master has pinched a lot of such insignificant crimes. Every single one is not enough to shake the foundation of the Marquis Mansion. Together, it may not be able to defeat the honorable family."

"Then what is there to worry about?" Master Fang Hou said with a sigh.

"Your Majesty only needs to make a big enough mistake in the family. This is like a fuse for gunpowder. What Your Majesty holds in his hand is the gunpowder that can destroy the family." Ling Ji said.

Master Fang Hou hurriedly said: "Since this is the case, as long as this Marquis restrains everyone in the Hou Mansion, be careful in words and deeds, and never make mistakes, is that enough?"

Ling Ji shook his head: "Not to mention that everyone in the Hou Mansion has been used to domineering for many years, how can it be changed overnight, and it is not something that Master Hou can restrain with a word. How can hundreds of people inside and outside the Hou Mansion Guarantee that everyone is obedient? Even if everyone acts cautiously, and the Holy One wants to pinch your faults, how can you avoid it?"

Master Fang Hou said anxiously: "Then according to what you say, don't you have no power to protect yourself?"

Ling Ji said: "The root knot lies in the emperor's fear of the aristocratic family. If the emperor's doubts can be dispelled, the Hou Mansion will naturally be stable."

Master Fang Hou let out a long sigh and said, "How can that be easy?"

Ling Ji bid farewell and returned to his courtyard, simply packed some clothes, wrapped them up and put them on the bed.

He looked up at a sword hanging on the wall, it was a gift from his hermit master when he was learning martial arts.

Ling Ji walked over to take down the sword, and drew the sword out of its sheath, feeling a sudden chill.

"Yeah, how easy?" he murmured.

Ling Ji was born in the Hou Mansion, even if he wasn't Fang Yuesheng, he would not want to see the Hou Mansion lose.He has been in the best academy since he was a child, and he has also been in the most chaotic rivers and lakes. He has seen a lot, and he can see the current situation more clearly.

Today's emperor is indeed a wise emperor, but he is also a tough emperor.He wants to complete the unfinished business of the emperors of all dynasties, and he wants to weaken or even eradicate the power of the family that deceives the upper and lower.The emperor has been preparing since he was the crown prince. Now that he has been on the throne for more than [-] years, everything is ready and the only thing he owes is Dongfeng.

If he had been born more than ten years earlier, he might still have time to turn around.But in the current situation, how can they seize the prey and save the Hou Mansion?

Even next year's Spring Festival, I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for him...

Ling Ji put the sword back into the scabbard, hung it back on the wall, picked up the luggage and walked out.