Sha Po Lang

Gu Yun fell asleep until the sun was about to rise.

He was very unhappy the night before, and he seemed to use alcohol to drown his sorrows. He was too drunk, and when he got up, his whole body was stiff and stiff, and he was more tired than not sleeping all night.

On the small table next to him, someone put a bowl of hangover soup for him, and Gu Yun held his nose and brought it over and drank it down, only then did he open his dry eyes.He sat on the edge of the bed in a daze for a while, quickly introspected, and noticed his inexplicable agitation recently while he was half asleep and half awake.

"As for?" Gu Yun yawned and asked himself.

If you think about it carefully, of course it is not possible.

The national treasury has been a little bit more difficult in the past few years, and of course the military expenditure has also been tense, but it has not been so tense that it cannot be solved.

God is pretty smooth, a few floods, earthquakes, and a drought two or three years ago, they are not particularly serious, the Central Plains is so big, if the Dragon King in any cloud has a wind, the court will not be in a hurry Follow disaster relief?In the past few years since the first year of Long'an, it can be regarded as a rare river of Qinghaiyan.

There were two cases in Jiangnan and Southwest. Although the momentum was quite large and made the emperor panic, in fact, in Gu Yun's eyes, they were nothing more than trivial incidents - the king of Wei in the East China Sea was obviously not ready yet. Ziliujin leaked the traces. The matter in southern Xinjiang was caused by multiple forces colliding. Fu Zhicheng probably didn't even plan to rebel at the beginning—all in all, it's actually not as dangerous as they hunted down sand bandits in the yellow sand of the desert.

Compared with the six countries in the Western Regions who had no strong soldiers in the past and he alone took the lead to fight against the joint rebellion, what is it?

At that time, he didn't know whether he could see the sun tomorrow, and he had no distracting thoughts in his heart. Fortunately, he is a high-ranking and powerful man, and he is leisurely watching iron puppets twist Yangko in his yard, but he also drank his worries with wine. Yes, what a prospect!

After pouring, he seems to have done something superfluous...

What are you doing?

"Oh, that's right," Gu Yun rubbed his temples in bewilderment, thinking, "It seems like he molested a girl and frightened her."

"It's outrageous." Gu Yun muttered to himself while washing and changing clothes.

In the middle of the change, he suddenly paused - no, the Hou Mansion doesn't even have a mare, what kind of girl!

Gu Yun finally woke up completely, pondered for a while with a pale face, then turned around and lifted the quilt - only to see a small thing rolled down from the corner of the bed, it was the leather purse on Chang Geng's body.

Gu Yun: "..."

Shen Yi couldn't drink enough, he was even more drunk than Gu Yun, before he woke up early in the morning, Gu Yun broke into the guest room and dragged him alive.

"Let me tell you something." Gu Yun's expression was as serious as seeing a ghost.

Shen Yi didn't dare to neglect, a bunch of thoughts ran through his mind in a mess: Fu Zhicheng escaped from prison?Was Feng Hangong convicted by the emperor?Northern barbarians invaded?Or is the mainstay Central Plains garrison rebelling?

He suppressed the discomfort, tried his best to gather his mind, and waited to hear what Gu Yun had to say.

As a result, the man surnamed Gu hesitated for a while, his eyes wandered from the roof beam to the tip of his shoe, and he didn't even fart.

Shen Yi asked anxiously: "What happened?"

Gu Yun: "...Forget it, I don't want to talk about it."

Shen Yi went crazy on the spot, and the hair all over his body exploded three feet high. Why hasn't this kind of half-talking thing been hacked to death?

"Wait," Shen Yi rushed forward and grabbed Gu Yun, angrily said, "What's going on?"

Gu Yun has already followed the "evidence" on his bed, and slowly recalled his drunken memory. What he said and what he did, he can clearly remember it all for a moment--too embarrassing, too wretched , It's not a thing.

Gu Yun covered his face: What are you doing here?

He felt acid regurgitation in his stomach, and asked Shen Yi in pain, "Am I drunk and drunk?"

"You haven't drank too much, have you?" Shen Yi hugged the quilt and huddled by the bedside - they were at the border all year round, although they also drank, but they didn't dare to get drunk, otherwise it would be bad if there was a military accident accidentally up.

"Why?" Shen Yi looked at Gu Yun's face and asked enthusiastically, "What did you do to embarrass me yesterday?"

Gu Yun stretched out his hand and pressed Shen Yi face down into the quilt, who didn't think it was a big deal to watch the excitement, and drifted away in a daze, thinking that he should find a belt to hang himself on.

At the beginning, Gu Yun had some luck and thought: "Little Chang Geng won't be as knowledgeable as a drunkard, right? If it were me, I wouldn't take it seriously."

... At most, I will make fun of it for a year or so.

But this luck disappeared quickly, because Gu Yun remembered that Chang Geng, who was pinned on the bed by him yesterday, was trembling all the time. From this point of view, Chang Geng might not only take it to heart, but was also extremely angry.

Gu Yun carried Chang Geng's purse with a sad face, as if he was carrying a bag of gunpowder that was going to blow up his face at any time.

The faint tranquilizing fragrance was refreshingly diffused, and while smelling it, Gu Yun thought secretly, "Am I pretending to be confused? Or pretending I don't know? Or pretending nothing happened?"

Before he could make a decision, the old housekeeper was coming towards him, and Gu Yun asked like a gentleman: "Uncle Wang, where is the Fourth Highness?"

The old housekeeper replied: "Just about to tell Lord Hou, His Highness left early in the morning to go to Huguo Temple."

Gu Yun: "..."

Straight away from home!

The old butler didn't pay attention to his expression of swallowing a mouthful of Coptis chinensis, and said: "By the way, Master Jiang from Dali Temple gave Lord Hou a painting to celebrate his birthday yesterday, and there was a letter inside. have a look?"

Gu Yun was stunned: "Bring it to me to see."

Although Shen Yi became a general with Gu Yun inexplicably, he was indeed a graduate of the Liberal Arts Examination back then. Qing Jiang Chong of Dali Temple was his fellow senior brother. Through this relationship, he became acquainted with Gu Yun, and later found that the other party was very tempered. Gradually they became friends, but in order to avoid suspicion, the two of them didn't move around very often.

Gu Yun Zhanxin glanced at ten lines at a glance, and immediately couldn't care about Chang Geng who was having a temper with him.

In addition to Jiang Chong's greetings, he briefly shared the news with him-the emperor intends to break the boat and completely destroy the black market of Ziliujin.

This sentence alone contains too much information.

That evening, the Qiyuan Building was still buzzing with people. In the private room of the Tianzihao, Shen Yi, the admiral of the Southwest, was believed to be the host. His old classmates and friends in the capital and a group of colleagues from the Lingshu Institute were invited.Shen Yi will go to the southwest to take up his post. Although he is located in a remote place, he will be promoted with honor, and his old friends have already made a fuss about asking him to treat him.

After drinking for three rounds, Marquis Anding also came to show his face in person, but after only staying for a while, he presumed that something happened at home and left early. Not long after he left, Jiang Chong, then Minister of Dali Temple, also left with him .

Jiang Chong didn't take a car when he got out of Qiyuan Building, so he sent his family away, saying that he wanted to take a stroll to sober up, so he took a boy and took a small path downstairs along the Hanjiang Xueliu.

As soon as the path turned, there was an unremarkable old carriage waiting there. The curtain of the carriage was lifted, revealing half of Gu Yun's face: "It's too cold, I'll give Brother Hanshi a ride."

Jiang Chong said "I'm sorry", and got into his car tacitly.

Mr. Jiang is already in his forties, and he doesn't really show it on his face, except for his calm demeanor, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a young man.

He got in the car and warmed his hands with Gu Yun's small stove, Jiang Chong didn't talk nonsense, and said straight to the point: "After Lord Hou left the palace that day, the emperor secretly summoned the third division. I heard what he meant, maybe he not only wanted to restart the 'financial "Ling', I also plan to use a two-pronged approach to follow the aftermath of the southern Xinjiang rebellion, start from the southwest, and thoroughly investigate the black market of Ziliujin in the territory."

The so-called "Financial Order" was still something that happened during the reign of Gu Yun's grandfather, Emperor Wudi of Liang. At that time, shipping was first opened, and the private use of Ziliujin by the people was once difficult to curb. In order to strengthen the control of Ziliujin, Emperor Wu issued four strict orders. , which is called the "financial order" by later generations.

But later, as more and more firearms and steel armors were used by civilians, the financial order gradually became no longer applicable, and it was abolished during the Yuan and Xiandi years.

Jiang Chong: "Young Lord Hou will probably go back to the northwest when the spring begins. It is reasonable to say that even if the capital here changes another day, it will not hinder Lord Hou. However, if the emperor wants to strictly investigate the black market of Ziliujin, I am afraid that Lord Hou will stay in the frontier for a long time. It's time for melon fields and plums to fall, please pay more attention..."

It is impossible for Jiang Chong to point directly at Gu Yun's nose and say, "I know that your hands are not clean, and the investigation has been strict recently. Take off the black market wires on your hands and stop them for two days." When he said this, the hints in it were quite Understood.

Gu Yun knew it in his heart, and said appreciatively, "Thank you Brother Han Shi for your reminder."

Jiang Chong saw that he had reached the point, so he stopped talking, changed his voice, and said with a wry smile: "Once Ziliujin is involved, you have to face a group of vicious people. It's okay to be vicious in the Jianghu. I'm afraid I can't keep up with it." The important officials of the young court are secretly colluding, who will be investigated and who will not be investigated? How to investigate? Alas, to tell the truth, Lord Hou, I have no idea now."

When the water is clear, there will be no fish, and it is not known whether Emperor Long'an wants to make the world peaceful, or stir up chaos. "

Gu Yun knew his difficulties, and said in relief: "Brother Han Shi, don't worry, as soon as the news comes out, as long as you are not too short-sighted, you all know how to hide your strength and bide your time. Which one of us is not more nervous than you? If there is any embarrassment at that time, you Send someone to send me a letter, now there is no black iron tiger talisman, and the garrisons in various places will not be assigned to me, but I still have to give some thin noodles."

Jiang Chong smiled bitterly: "Then I would like to thank you, Lord Hou. First, the Zhangling Law, and then the Financial Order... I seldom leave the capital, and I don't know many things. I just heard people say that in the early years, the long street was dyed with white mist. , You can’t even see people’, everyone said that the grand scene of traveling by ‘Pegasus’ in the future is long gone.”

Gu Yun fiddled with the old wooden beads in his hand again and again, but didn't answer, and changed the subject: "How is Feng Hangong?"

"It's still closed," Jiang Chong said, "Don't worry, I've taken care of it——is Lord Hou going to write a letter for Feng Hangong?"

Gu Yun smiled bitterly and said, "Me? My writing can only be used to urge him to die. In fact, it doesn't need to be said clearly that many artifacts in the palace are from the hands of the Lingshu Academy. The emperor will naturally think of his benefits when he sees it. ——Mr. Feng Han is obsessed with fire, unreasonable, even his dog temper, the emperor also knows, it will be fine after two days."

The words are light, but after the emperor puts out the fire, how to cleverly let Feng Hangong, who mentioned raising a dog as his son, make the emperor angry and funny, but it is very deliberate.

Jiang Chong took a look at Gu Yun and knew that he had probably already taken care of it secretly. Marquis Anding grew up in the palace, so it is not surprising that there are a few people who can be used, but...

Jiang Chong said in a low voice: "Master Hou came back from the northwest this time, and he seems to have become more harmonious in his life."

Gu Yun replied meaningfully: "Tigers and wolves are outside, so they dare not not be exhausted. The situation is uncertain, and they dare not belittle themselves. It is useless to fight for those useless loyalty and temper."

The two exchanged news in a few words. Jiang Chong said goodbye and left. Before leaving, he stopped suddenly and said to Gu Yun: "To be disrespectful, in the past two years, the local government has reported how the puppet's harvest has been harvested every year, and where has it appeared again? I bought a steam lighter that can weave cloth and make clothes by myself, but the treasury of our country is not full, and it seems that there are various laws and regulations. The officials really have an illusion, as if after so many years, Daliang has returned to the reign of Emperor Wu."

Gu Yun smiled and said: "To be honest, Brother Hanshi, I have often been inexplicably anxious in the past year or two, but after thinking about it, I feel that it is unreasonable. Maybe everyone is like this. They always want to get better every day. Once there is a temporary stagnation, even If you are already in a high position, you will lose your temper, right?"

Jiang Chong's expression changed, as if he hesitated to speak.

Gu Yun asked: "What?"

Dali Siqing said in a low voice: "We investigators sometimes have an intuition, which has no reason or basis, but it is likely to come true in the end. The more experienced the better, the more accurate the intuition is. , life and death, your intuition may really indicate something... Please take care."

Gu Yun was stunned for a moment, and didn't say any more, the two said goodbye and left with heavy thoughts.

When Gu Yun returned to the Marquis Mansion, it was already dark, and he asked the guards, saying that Chang Geng hadn't come back yet, he just brought a message, saying that the master had returned to Huguo Temple, and planned to stay there for a few more days.

Gu Yun had no choice but to think: "Just stay here, it's better to calm down and come back."

But Chang Geng didn't know if it was because of his "extraordinary temperament" or something, he lived there for four or five days, and he meant to settle down there. Gu Yun couldn't stay in the capital for many days, and he might not see him for a few years when he left. , I finally couldn't hold back any longer, and went to Huguo Temple holding my nose.

Knowing that the monk is still the same, throughout the year, only the few days when he returned to Huguo Temple, he saw only distinguished guests. He could wash himself into a lotus tree with clear water, play tricks everywhere every day, and finally got free that afternoon to play with Chang Geng in the meditation room. Chess, the two talked with gestures, quiet and silent, but they talked a lot.

Chang Geng: "I want to ask Master about one thing - what happened to my adoptive father's eyes and hearing?"

Liao Ran quickly gesticulated and replied: "People who say behind their backs don't end well."

"I must know about this matter." Chang Geng said seriously, "And I will definitely investigate to the end. If Master doesn't tell me, I will go find someone else."

Monk Liao Ran stared at him for a moment.

After a long time, Liao Ran thought it over and replied in dumb words: "The monk just heard a general idea. Hou Ye was taken to the northern border by the old Hou Ye and His Highness the Princess when he was a child. At that time, the war between Daliang and Beiman had already subsided. Well, logically there should be no danger, but to my surprise, a group of northern barbarian dead soldiers desperately resisted and broke into our garrison, and Lord Hou was injured by a stray arrow, which happened to be a barbarian's poisonous arrow."

This statement actually coincides with Gu Yun's prevarication.

Chang Geng asked: "What poison?"

Liao Ran shook his head: "Your Highness is a student of Miss Chen. You should know that even the Chen family can't do anything about the barbarian's poison—the poison is very overbearing. Those who were hit by this poisonous arrow were paralyzed and died within a few days. However, the effect was much slower. At that time, Mr. Chen rushed from Shanxi to the northern Xinjiang station overnight. He stayed up for two days and one night without sleep. He used the Chen family's golden needle skills to save the life of the young master, but his eyesight and hearing were also seriously affected. damage."

Chang Geng frowned slightly: "Northern Xinjiang..."

If this matter was done by the northern barbarians, how would Shen Yi explain "they ruined you like that"?

Is it really just drinking too much nonsense?

At this moment, a little novice suddenly came in to report: "My lord, I understand the uncle, the Marquis of Anding is here."