Poor monks do not break the precepts

"Lord, my subordinates have important matters to report." Guo Linnan came in a hurry, with a serious expression on his face, and he knew at a glance that something urgent had happened.

Xu Sheng stared at Young Master Amorous as he got into the carriage, and seeing someone following him, he sneered and said: "This Huai Mingmo is really as careful as dust." After saying that, his expression paled, "Mr. Guo is from the Minister of the Household Department, Zhang Yuheng?" See He nodded affirmatively, Xu Sheng closed his eyes in silence for a long time, and sighed: "I just heard that there should be no room for change. Emperor Meng is really wise enough for a generation of loyal ministers to end up like this."

Guo Linnan also sighed, "Mr. Xiao is currently in the capital, and he was shocked when he heard the news. I want to ask the host about something."

"He wants me to hug Zhang Yuheng and Zhang Ru?" Xu Sheng pondered for a while, and suddenly enlightened, "Xiao Quhua seems to be of the same class as Zhang Yuheng back then, which shows that they have a good friendship."

"Yes, Mr. Xiao meant that even Zhang Ru might not be able to bear the exile in the bitter cold of Quzhou, let alone Zhang Yuheng?"

Xu Sheng said with emotion: "Yes, if there is no one to pick up that ghostly place in Quzhou, the two of them will never return. I know, I will send a letter to Huaxinglou tonight and ask him to send someone Take care of it. Let Xiao Quhua rest assured that his beloved student will return to his official career in the future."

Guo Linnan thought over and over again, and said: "The prince almost forced his way into the palace. He happened to meet the girl Ningyu in Concubine Wan's palace. He was persuaded by his good words. You can stop him for a while with good words. When the decree comes out, I'm afraid it will be difficult to dissuade you."

"The prince's heart is pure and kind. It is inevitable for my teacher to act impulsively in such a catastrophe." Xu Sheng was hidden in the dark, making it difficult for people to see his expression clearly. He pursed his lips and said, "Go to Xiao Lao and let him Find a way to get Dong Cheng and An Xishan to persuade Meng Qixian. They are on business with Zhang Yuheng as the crown prince, so I think there is a way to persuade them."

"Subordinates understand, do it immediately."

Yingge and Yanyu flow from the streets into the alleys, and Pinglefang is the place of laughter in the capital. After nightfall, it becomes the most lively market in the capital.Trapped in the crowded room, Xu Sheng's heart seemed to be surrounded by a wall, and the high wall of rammed earth was piled up by Huai Mingmo's trembling hand clutching his wrist.That hand seemed to grab his heart, his heart was sore and bitter, and he was a little out of breath.

Xu Sheng gasped for breath, and pressed Guo Linnan's right back shoulder with one hand, Guo Linnan turned his head in confusion, and heard Xu Sheng say: "After you go back, ask Mr. Gong to send a message to the palace. Concubine Wan is kind-hearted and will definitely protect Mrs. Zhang." The female relatives of the family are safe."

Guo Linnan's eyes flickered, he lowered his head slightly, and said solemnly: "Yes, my subordinates will take care of it right away. The host can rest assured."

The turmoil in the capital has just started, how could it rest at this time, the wind doesn't stop, how can the heart be at ease.Obviously he is the one who makes weather and rain, but now he feels remorse and remorse. This is the situation before the waves rise, how dangerous it is to seize the heir, and what kind of swords and swords it will be.

After Guo Linnan left, Xu Sheng walked into the depths of the alley alone, the alley was so quiet that only the sound of Xu Sheng's footsteps could be heard, every step felt like a thousand pounds.I don't know if it's because of lack of rest, or because of a low mood, Xu Sheng gradually felt dizzy and weak, and when he was about to reach the back door of Qingpingle, his stomach suddenly felt like a flood, he propped himself on the wall and retched for a while, leaning against the wall weakly Stand for a long time.

A pair of lotus arms appear whiter in the dark, the woman supporting Xu Sheng has charming peach blossom eyes, two vermilion symmetrical red moles on the corners of her lips, like rouge dotted on it, her complexion is not national, she smiled Sometimes it's captivating.

Xu Sheng had a splitting headache and straightened up with difficulty, "You're here." Taking out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve, he poured a pill for Qin E, "If I'm in the capital next month, you're still waiting for me here. If you are not here, go to the old place to get medicine."

Qin E nodded and whispered: "Mr. Xie, if it wasn't for Mr. Qin E, Qin E would not be in the situation he is today."

Seeing that Qin E hesitated to speak, Xu Sheng said decisively: "You have something to say."

Qin E took a deep breath, and quickly knelt down and said, "Mr. is very kind and kind. Qin E wants to ask sir to save someone. She is my sister in Hehuanzhai. She was arrested in Hehuanzhai when she was 16 years old. She had a lover, very Enai, every time when the poisonous voodoo breaks out, she relies on her lover to detoxify her. However, half a month ago, she was discovered by Boss Ding during a private meeting with her lover, and he beat him to death. Today, when she has a poisonous voodoo attack, she is not willing to surrender to him Exit." She kowtowed several times, her voice was sobbing, her bright eyes were full of tears and she said: "Please sir save her life."

It sounds pitiful, but Pian Xusheng is not a warm-hearted and kind person, his eyes turned cold, and he said, "Why should I save her?"

Qin E choked for a moment and didn't know how to answer, sobbed for a while, fell on the ground and refused to get up, "Qin E understands that Mr. hates Hehuanzhai, but there are always innocent women in Hehuanzhai who are forced to do so, and not all of them are villains who poison others. woman."

"Where is she, take me there."

"I'll thank Mr. for her kindness." Qin E hurriedly got up with a smile through her tears.

Xu Sheng said coldly: "I just said to take a look, it may not be able to save."

Fang's smiling face gradually faded, Qin E still said softly and well-behaved: "Mr. is lucky to be able to go. As for whether she can be rescued, Qin E knows it depends on her luck."

Qin E took Xu Sheng to the small building where she lived. It was on the edge of the intersection of two rivers in the northwest of Pinglefang. The building is near the river.The moonlight tonight is like frost reflecting the clear light, shining into the room through the open bed, Xu Sheng used the moonlight to see a woman writhing in pain on the bed, her clothes were disheveled, and she groaned from time to time.Taking a closer look, it turned out to be the woman who bumped into him in Qingpingle earlier.

Xu Sheng tapped two acupuncture points on the woman to relieve her pain a bit, and asked coldly: "Who are you?"

Desire attack is very difficult, even if Xu Sheng acupoints her acupoints to relieve the pain, it still feels like a bone-eating pain, she stood up with difficulty, bowed deeply to Xu Sheng, and said slowly: "My name is Hong Xingrui." Halfway through, the tears couldn't stop flowing, she exerted all her strength and said bluntly: "I hope you can save me, and I will definitely obey my husband's orders in the future."

Xu Sheng can trust Qin E, but it doesn't mean he will trust the people around Qin E. When he was silent and thinking, Qin E said in a low voice: "Mr. wants to take her life easily. If you don't want to save her, I beg you to kill her with one palm." It's better for her not to be so painful when she leaves."

"I hate the person who eats the benefits of both inside and outside. I will make her suffer more than lust for that kind of person." Acupuncture can only relieve the pain for half a moment. Sen Leng said: "It's not difficult for me to save you, and it's not difficult for you to live or die. Do you understand what I mean?"

Xu Sheng also doesn't know why he has recently, his innocent heart is softened and his ordinary heart is often softened.Without further ado, he threw a pill to Hong Xingrui, turned around and left, and said before going out, "I don't need you to do anything these days, just stay in Qingpingle well."

Tremblingly, Hong Xingrui picked up the antidote and stuffed it into her mouth. After chewing for a while, a scent of pandan came out from her cheeks. Before Xu Sheng had gone far, she hurriedly slammed her head three times, "Thank you, sir, for helping me!" Your kindness, I will definitely live up to Mr.’s kindness."

It's almost two o'clock, and there is still a lot of people in Pinglefang. Red lanterns are hung high in brothels, big and small, and the street market is as bright as day.Walking out of Pinglefang, it is almost time for the curfew, there are only a few people on the street, which is completely different from the market place that is gradually moving away behind, and it is more and more desolate and deserted in the cold winter.Just as Xu Sheng walked into Chongming Square, there were bursts of curfew bells ringing outside the gate, and within a few steps, he saw Chen Xiang standing under the eaves of a lacquerware store, which was obvious without looking carefully.

Xu Sheng strolled forward and wondered, "Why are you here?"

Chen Xiang stood upright, and said in a low voice: "The subordinate just sent someone to secretly protect Zhang Shoufu and his young master, and the subordinate has already ordered them to escort them to Quzhou safely and hand them over to Young Master Hua no matter what means they use. hands."

"I am very relieved that you are doing business." Xu Sheng patted Chen Xiang's arm lightly, and his tone was much softer, "Let's go." Suddenly he stopped again, concentrating for a moment, "Has Huai Mingmo gone back?"

Chen Xiang laughed lightly, and intentionally elongated her tone, "I've gone back early, the landlord wants to take a look by himself?"

Xu Sheng tapped Chen Xiang's eyebrows with two fingers, without saying a word.

Candlelight money is not cheap, so the people in Chongmingfang don't have much trouble, and they all rest at sunset.The workshop was pitch-black, the two walked forward one after the other, the frosty moonlight shone on Xu Sheng, Chen Xiang suddenly found that Xu Sheng seemed to have gained some popularity, he was no longer like the person who seemed to be alive before, but his heart was as stagnant as stagnant water. No waves.

Jin Shuigen, the concierge, had already rested, and it was Mr. Gong who answered the door, "The host is finally back."

Xu Sheng glanced at the brightly lit candles in the study, and said with a smile: "Old Xiao is in the study?"

"Come here in a hurry, saying that I won't see the landlord tonight, so I will wait until dawn." Mr. Gong insisted on leading the way with the gauze lantern, stopped outside the study room, exchanged a smile with Xu Sheng, knocked on the door and said, "Mr. Xiao is already asleep? My house The master is back."

Not long after, the door was pulled open from the inside, Xiao Quhua saw that Xu Sheng was about to pay homage, and was supported by Xu Sheng before his back was bent.

"Mr. Xiao can't remember how many times I've said it." Xu Sheng turned around and said, "You go right away."

Xiao Quhua looked at Mr. Gong's back, snorted and said without saying a word: "The landlord is looking for a manager, it's not easy."

Xu Sheng seemed to have never heard of it, "Mr. Xiao, let's go into the room and talk about it."

Xiao Quhua is a scholar, no less afraid of the cold than martial arts practitioners, Xu Sheng fiddled with the silver charcoal in the gilt copper basin a few times with iron tongs, and said with a deep smile: "You are worried that I have asked people to do it one by one. Well, you don't really have to come."

"The steward told me when he came here." Xiao Quhua's lips twitched, his brows and eyes were full of distress, his heart was depressed, and he sighed: "I really feel uneasy. Emperor Meng is so ungrateful and ungrateful. I'm afraid that my heart will be completely cold. Poor Zhang Confucian, a capable minister who governs the country, and serves the country wholeheartedly, has ended up like this."

The night was as cool as water, not to mention it was the middle of the twelfth lunar month, but Xu Sheng still opened the window to breathe, and after a while he said: "You abandoned your official position and went back to seclusion in the early years, but you are happy to be at leisure."

Xiao Quhua took a deep breath and breathed it out again, repeating this several times, and said slowly: "Most of the Chaotang are my students, I really can't bear... I can't bear to see them being framed and suffering for nothing."

"That Liu Zhongyue of the Ministry of Punishment is not so bold as to slander the chief minister of the court. What's going on?"

"What's going on, what's the matter of sacrificing one or two courtiers in the battle for the throne?" Xiao Quhua's cold face turned into a thin layer of anger, and he said slowly: "The one who is cruel is the one sitting on the dragon chair. Well, the second prince Meng Guangheng just guessed at the Sacred Heart and followed the trend."

Xu Sheng showed a rare and vulgar side, spat and snorted coldly: "He really forgot who was trying to ensure his enthronement and assist him in a stable and turbulent court situation. He also forgot which surname was it that ruled the world for his Meng family. That's why I have today's seat. So much love, I won't be able to avoid betrayal in the future."

Xiao Quhua had never seen Xu Sheng so impassioned, he was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Mr. Bianji said that the landlord's temperament has changed drastically since he met Mr. Wuqing. I didn't believe it at first, but now seeing is believing."

Xu Sheng was stunned for a moment, and said with an embarrassed smile: "Don't make fun of me, Mr. Xiao. I just don't like Emperor Meng's tricks against loyal people."

The frosty and cold moon, like lead, washes the sky for thousands of miles, and the moonlight falls like a silver waterfall. The moon is bright and the stars are rare. It should be a good time to sing the wind and enjoy the moon with a pot of wine and a cup of tea.But tonight seems to be an agreement, everyone lacks interest, each has his own concerns, alone or sad or upset.

Xiao Quhua stood by the window with his hands behind his back, looked up at the full moon in the distance, and said calmly: "The prince is indeed not expected to be a crown prince."

"Who do the prime ministers who live in a group of high temples prefer to belong to?" Xu Sheng used silver scissors to trim the branches of the rose, and asked contemptuously: "The second prince who is good at disguising?"

Xiao Quhua said with a bright smile, "The landlord is underestimating them by saying that. Leaving aside Liu Zhongyue, a gangster like Liu Zhongyue, most of the people who are optimistic about the second prince are newcomers with little experience, so they are easily deceived. But these ministers who have gone through the two dynasties have extraordinary eyesight. It doesn't matter if the traitor seems loyal, or the evil seems good, they can't escape those eyes. How can the second prince compare with the morality of this group of people, otherwise he Why do you have to use this method to get rid of Zhang Yuheng and be criticized by others?"

Xu Sheng was very interested: "Then who are they interested in?"

"Meng Qingrun." Xiao Quhua said regretfully: "It's a pity that Empress Zhuang Hui died early. Although he was raised under the knee of the former empress for two years, the status of birth mother is low, and he was only a concubine before he died. If Zhuang Hui The empress has been in the world for two years, and the seat in the East Palace today is probably his."

Thinking of the brief contact with Meng Qingrun, he shook his head and said bluntly: "He has no intention of seizing the heir, no matter how many people look up to him, it is useless. What's more... no matter who sits in the East Palace today, they cannot escape the fate of being calculated and framed. all the same."

Xiao Quhua tightened his skirts, bent over and picked up the fur cloak on the imperial concubine's bed, and laughed at himself, "Yes, that dragon chair is too tempting. Not to mention those heirs who are within reach, those who farm in the mountains Farmers, there are desperate uprisings to grab it." He walked slowly towards the door, and couldn't help sighing, "They are all mediocre!"

Xu Sheng accompanied Xiao Quhua to the outside of the house, and called Chen Xiang who hadn't gone to bed yet, "I know that the inn where Mr. Xiao is currently living is in Chongming Square, but it's late at night, it's not safe for you to go back alone. Let my guards Send you back, so as not to make any mistakes along the way."

Xiao Quhua bowed deeply to Xu Sheng for a moment, and said with a smile: "I'm so disrespectful."

Bai Wu exhaled from his mouth, and Xu Sheng put his hands in his wide sleeves to watch Xiao Quhua's fading figure. He is old and has excellent eyesight, so he can tell the identity of Mr. Gong at a glance."

Mr. Gong walked back with Xu Sheng, shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "In the ignorance building, except for Chen Xiang and Gu Zhuling, they are less knowledgeable and weaker. The others don't know that there is an old fox, and they want to hide it from them. That's a fool's dream. So I always avoided them in the past, today Mr. Xiao came at a bad time, I happened to come back from outside, and I had a meeting outside the house, I couldn't avoid it even if I wanted to."

"I can still trust them." Xu Sheng put his hand on the bedroom door and said firmly: "Let Guo Linnan prepare more dishes tomorrow."

Mr. Gong said respectfully: "This subordinate knows. I have already ordered Guo Linnan to prepare more lunch when I received the landlord."

Xu Sheng praised and said: "Mr. Gong can do things with confidence."