Am I a scumbag?

In a blink of an eye, Xun Chang had arrived at the mansion of the prefect of Helan Hongzhu.

Prefect Yu Wenhuaji: "This! Master Xun still remembers that I sent someone half a month ago to ask Sir if he would like to be included in the list of return to Beijing. At that time, Your Excellency refused. Now that the list has been submitted, Your Excellency came to ask for it again. This officer... is very difficult!"

Xun Chang took a sip of tea, silently feeling sorry for his gold.

Half a month ago, Hongzhu prefect Yu Wenhuaji did send someone to ask him if he wanted to return to Beijing.

But at that time, Xun Chang hadn't received the letter from Xi Xingjian firstly, and secondly, he knew that there is no free lunch in the world, so he naturally pushed it away.

Yu Wenhuaji is greedy for money, so he offered to give away quotas not out of good intentions, but to ask for bribes.

This person has been like this for many years, holding the rare quota for returning to Beijing at the border, and cheating money everywhere.

Alas, it's his fault for Xun Chang today.

He failed to ask for bribes half a month ago, but now he asks for bribes, and naturally he will be knocked out twice as much.

As for the "deep embarrassment" on the old man's face, it's just a prelude to pulling him out and leaving nothing behind!

... Forget it, come back after all the money is gone.

So Xun Chang honestly gave away all his belongings, a whole bag of gold.

It never occurred to him that he had given away so much money, but Yu Wenwenji, the prefect of Hongzhu, still only took him to drink tea, chat and reminisce about the past.

"As we all know, when Mr. Xun was studying with you in Beijing, he was a celebrity around His Majesty..."

Xun Chang: What do you mean, old man?Do you think that I was a celebrity around the emperor back then, so I should be richer?

Isn't this much gold enough?Too much appetite!

But helpless, as the saying goes, the king of Hades is good at seeing little ghosts.As the saying goes, people have to bow their heads under the eaves.Xun Chang had no choice but to think silently where to get some more gold.

By the way, I scolded my friend Yuwen Changfeng in my heart——

Your corrupt official and good father!

Really wipe out the pits, and show no mercy at all.

I drank many cups of tea in this way, and talked about it for a while.Xun Chang always felt that Father Yuwen seemed to be playing riddles with him all the time, but he didn't pay much attention to the matter of getting gold until...

"Master Xun's tea is cold, I will help you refill a cup."

"The eunuch doesn't need to be too many..."

eyes down.The prefect was wearing a rare phosphorescent black fire ring on the stubby little finger holding the teacup.

Xun Chang's pupils shrank, and he almost jumped up on the spot.

He tried his best to keep his composure, but the opposite Yu Wenhuaji was a former minister of the former emperor, after so many years in the officialdom, how could he not see through a young man?It's all clear at a glance.

"It seems that Mr. Xun recognizes this good thing in my hands?" The prefect smiled.

"Let me imagine, is there a similar one in Mr. Xun's hands?"

"Hehe, hehe."

Xun Chang was madly cursing his mother at the moment.

This time, instead of scolding Lan Wang Zhuang Qingqu, he scolded that dog emperor, Yan Yuliang! ! !Crazy scolding!

……

This is not the first time Xun Chang has been tricked by Yan Yuliang.

I still remember that back then, he lurked thousands of miles away in Yingzhou to spy on information, and became a small grain official in Yingzhou.

The journey was smooth and smooth, but the deputy next to him was extremely sharp-eyed, and he kept on guard against him at all times, and repeatedly told his superiors that he was suspected of being a secret agent of Daxia.

Not to be outdone, Xun Chang immediately treated him in his own way, and backhandedly accused the other party of being a master of Xia.The two stepped on each other from time to time, which caused headaches for Yingzhou and repeated mediation.

It was a whole year of trouble, until one day he received a secret letter from the emperor.

"Ah Chang, you and Song Qing are our own people, please stop making trouble."

Xun Chang: "?!?!"

He didn't know until then that Yan Yuliang had other intelligence officers besides him also staring at Yingzhou, and his deputy, Song Qing, was someone else's subordinate, who was sent by Daxia to work in Yingzhou just like him. Nails! ! !

The reason why this kind of oolong is because Song Qing is not high enough to report directly to the emperor, so he can only report to his superior intelligence officer repeatedly, and that intelligence officer and Xun Chang don't know each other the presence of the other party.

However, Xun Chang and Song Qing acted too much alike.

So in the eyes of each other, the other party is a conscientious, shrewd and capable official of Yingzhou, who is very obstructive and cannot be eliminated!

Song Qing was ready to attack Xun Chang at that time, and asked his superiors for instructions out of caution, and the superiors asked the emperor for instructions out of prudence, only when the news reached Yan Yuliang did he know that his own people had raped his own people!

After completing that mission and returning to Beijing, Xun Chang was so angry: "Yan Yuliang! Are you even guarding against me?"

Yan Yuliang: "I misunderstood, why should I guard against you. As soon as I got the news, didn't I immediately send a letter to Ah Chang?"

Xun Chang: You have the nerve to talk about it!

I always thought that I was the only intelligence officer you sent to Yingzhou!

Is it easy for me?For you, you traveled thousands of miles, flew over the walls, changed your identity, kept your name incognito, and even went to Yingzhou brothel as a female performer to get news without selling yourself!

As a result, he never expected that there were actually six intelligence officers under the Dog Emperor!These six people acted independently, intersected and overlapped. Each of them had a clear identity, but secretly they only obeyed the emperor.

Therefore, often in the same place and on the same event, many pieces of information were placed on the emperor's table to ensure accurate information and make the best decision.

Dogs are crazy really!

You have to be several times more cautious even to make an intelligence report, and you have never seen such a doggy man!

Xun Chang himself is not uncommon, and he is quite capable. Many people have the impression of him as a "smiling fox", who is generally recognized as insidious and cunning.

Therefore, they are generally very cheerful, meticulous and not impulsive, and are very suitable for intelligence work.

But who made him meet the nemesis in this life, the second prince who is the king of dogs? !

As soon as he met this person, the smiling fox would be blown away.

Although the six intelligence officers under Yan Yuliang's command didn't know each other, in order to prevent some communication accidents, the emperor kept back, that is, he divided a keepsake into six parts, one for each person.

The token is a precious and rare phosphorescent black flint.

Xun Chang used it to inlay an earring, which he covered with his long hair on weekdays.I can't see it if I don't open it on purpose.

After so many years, he often wondered who the remaining five people were.

until today.

Finally revealed the true face of one of the remaining five!

But this is too unexpected, another copy of Phosphorescent Black Fire will be in the hands of Mr. Yu Wenhuaji?

Yu Wenhuaji was the former minister of Emperor Xuanming's confidant.

The courtier who was able to hang out with Emperor Xuanming when the Zhuang family and the Tantai family controlled Chaogang, and finally escaped unscathed, was indeed not an ordinary person.

Xun Chang still deeply remembers that when Yan Yuliang's new emperor had a weak foundation and was isolated and helpless, he sincerely hoped that the old emperor's father would stay and assist him.

But that old thing is cunning.

He said it was years of ups and downs, trying to survive, but now that the late emperor is gone, he was really afraid of being persecuted by the Zhuang family and the Tantai family again.In fact, it is clear that he does not believe that the new emperor born from a concubine will have the ability to shake the world.

No matter how earnestly the new emperor begged, the answer he got would always be "I am old and don't want to ask these things anymore."

After several times of begging at the door to no avail, Yan Yuliang had no choice but to give up.

"Even so, he can't be used by me, and I can never allow him to take refuge in the Zhuang family or the Tantai family."

So with a transfer order, the old man was demoted out of the capital, and sent to the border where birds do not lay eggs to eat sand.

Since then, the old man has settled down at the border.

Until later, the two great aristocratic families declined one after another, and many old officials who were persecuted by the two families were able to return to Beijing, but Yuwen Wenji was still left at the border.

Everyone thought that Emperor Jinyu was taking revenge on the old man for not being optimistic about him and refusing to assist him.

That's why he wears small shoes like this, and he wears them for more than ten years.

Many colleagues and old ministers from those days would occasionally sigh after dinner, that Yu Wenhuaji was quite talented, but it's a pity that he didn't give charcoal to His Majesty in the past, so he is now nesting in the border of the desert as a small prefect, it's so miserable!

Even Xun Chang had always thought so before.

Until today to see the ring of the old stuff! ! !

Hehehe, hehehe.

The old man confessed to him.It turned out that in the past ten years, the old man appeared to be the prefect of Daxia's border gate, but in fact he had always been the intelligence officer of Daxia's Northwest.

On the bright side, it maintains the image of a greasy old prefect in the frontier who has a lot of means and maintains the stability of the border, but is open to money and has mixed reputation.

In fact, they have been monitoring Beimo and spying on Beimo under the emperor's behest.

Moreover, it is also intentional for corrupt officials to search for money everywhere.

In the past ten years, the old man's policy of "grazing geese and pulling everything out" has not only made clear the tricks of the border and various interest chains, but also secretly sent sums of money to the treasury!

For a whole ten years, veteran Yu Wenhuaji has been working diligently in the frontier to be the pillar of his unknown country.

It was only four months ago that something went wrong.

The emperor was seriously injured, and the situation in the capital was unknown, but Yu Wenhuaji was secretly worried when he found out that the situation in Beimo had changed.

The prefect of Helan Hongzhu could not leave his post without authorization.

We can only try to find a trustworthy person to bring the information back.Thousands of choices were made to choose Xun Chang who was demoted to the desert a few years ago.

Who would have thought that when he came to deliver information, Xun Chang misunderstood that he intended to ask for bribes.

Fortunately, each of them has tokens, and they said yes, otherwise they would have almost cheated their own people!

But if you think about it carefully, who is to blame? Isn't it because the dog emperor is too dog? ?

That night, Xun Chang stayed overnight in Yuwen Mansion.

"Does Master Yuwen know who the other four intelligence officers are?"

Yu Wenhuaji: "Hey, you are the only one who can barely guess that it is close to ten. After all, Lord Xun used to accompany His Majesty back then. The other people, the old minister really can't tell."

Xun Chang: "..." After a long time, he is still the one who is most likely to reveal his identity among the six.

Yes, think about it too.

Don't talk about others, just say Yu Wenhuaji, who would have guessed that he is the emperor's man?In the eyes of everyone, the old minister who has been dismissed from the border for many years and is not reused, who would have thought that he has been hiding in the dark and cooperating with the emperor tacitly for the past ten years? ? ?

If the remaining five are also like this, where to guess!

This is really too doggy.

Xun Chang has known Yan Yuliang for more than ten years, the more familiar he is, the more he feels that there is no one in this world who is more dog than him!

As a result, the next morning.

Yuwen Wenji smiled all over his face: "Master Xun has the documents and secret letter ready. It's a long way to the capital, so be careful all the way."

"..."

"Huh? Gold? What gold?"

"Oh~ Master Xun brought the gold yesterday. Lord Xun also knows that the treasury has been empty in the past few years. As officials of the Great Xia, you and I must do our best for the Great Xia and contribute our sincerity and strength to the prosperity of the future. , Those who have money will pay. The old minister first thanked Mr. Xun for the prosperity and revival of the Great Xia for generations to come!"

"..."

"Come on, Master Xun take this hanging copper coin. I'm ordered to go back to Beijing with official cars and horses. These are enough to take care of."

Xun Chang: I was wrong, there are indeed people in this world who are worse than the emperor! ! !

……

The little fox boy returned to Beijing by car, and wild flowers bloomed everywhere in the early spring.

In many places passing by, you can see farmers farming leisurely, the wheat fields are green, and there is a peaceful scene.

But only more than ten years ago, Daxia was still deserted, and the roads were bleak and starved.

Ten years ago, on the same road, he sent his friend Yuwen Changfeng out of the Western Regions to study in other countries.Xun Chang had a heartless and indifferent face all the way, but Yuwen Changfeng cried all the way.

Xun Chang thought about that day, and looked at Chun and Jingming in front of him.Biting a piece of weed, sitting in the car with mixed feelings in my heart.

He was still talking to himself just now, whether this summer can be done, why are the emperors and officials so stupid.But dogs belong to dogs, and Daxia has become better and better because of them, and maybe it will get better and better in the future... No, it will definitely get better and better.

In the capital, King Lan was suffering from a headache while holding a cinnabar pen.

It's a real headache.

It was just a dull pain in the morning, but now it is a bit like a needle prick.

He tried his best to bear it, knowing that it was nothing serious—anyway, it was like this in the middle of every month, when he used medicine to suppress the Gu poison, there would always be many discomforts in his body, but fortunately, he passed it with patience.

It's better not to be seen by Ah Zhao.

Thinking this way, he didn't notice a drop of cinnabar on the tip of the pen on the fold, and he pressed it down and accidentally wiped it on his cuff.

Zhuang Qingqu's sleeves were still pure white today, and it was difficult to hide his dark face for a while.

Yan Yuliang was leaning on him beside him. He was reading the script seriously, but now he poked his head over: "What's wrong? What kind of annoying script made Lan Lan unhappy after reading it?"

Zhuang Qingqu: "Nothing."

The note in front of him is the list of officials who returned to Beijing from Beijiangxin yesterday.

There are only a few names, but there is an unusually eye-catching one among them.

Xun Chang.

When he saw it for the first time last night, he immediately scribbled the name in ink and threw it back to the official department. He never expected that Xu Zizhen, the official department, would beat him back this morning.

Xu Zizhen: According to the investigation by the Ministry of Officials, Helan Hongzhu City selected three talents to return to Beijing, and all of them complied with the regulations and did not exceed the rules.

good very good.

These Beijing officials really dare to open dyeing workshops immediately after giving them three points of color.If this was a month ago, who in the whole capital would dare to call back Lan Wang's note?

Zhuang Qingqu thought of the morning court again.

This morning, he felt unwell early in the morning, so he went to the Golden Luan Hall on top-heavy support, and bumped into a pot of porridge from the Ministry of Industry officials.

The reason was that Hu Lu, a water control expert, was about to be transferred to Beijing, and the four divisions under the Ministry of Industry all wanted him, and the officials were clamoring for him right under his nose.

"This person is good at water control! Naturally, he wants to come to our Ministry of Water. May I ask what is there to argue about?"

"No, no, this person is also a good hand in farming and improving agricultural products. Food is the most important thing for the people, so he must come to the Ministry of Farming to show his talents!"

"My Yu Department is in charge of mountains, bridges, boats and vehicles, bond deeds, and measurement! Which one is not the specialty of this Hu Qing?"

"Lan Wang Mingjian, I am also extremely short of talents in civil engineering!"

Very good, really good.

Since the "harmony between the monarch and the ministers", the officials who were afraid of King Lan and were cautious in their speech probably felt that with the support of Emperor Jin Yu, they began to not be afraid of him one by one!

Zhuang Qingqu was so quarreled that his eyes turned black, his face must have been extremely ugly, but the four of them still tried their best to not give in to each other.

I don't know... I don't know that your emperor has not officially returned to court!

If it’s really still heading, what’s the deal?Why don't you officials from various ministries go to heaven one by one? !

Zhuang Qingqu put down his pen and gritted his teeth secretly.His chest twitched, and his eyes went dark again for a moment.

Try to hold on.

When the sight was clear again, the booklet was already in the hands of the emperor.

"Xun Chang."

The sun shines through the window, shining on the pair of distinct mandarin duck eyes on Yan Yuliang's handsome face.Many times, Zhuang Qingqu could actually see through Yan Yuliang's thoughts and emotions, but at this moment, he couldn't.

He was about to test him, Yan Yuliang said again: "Qingqing, look at this man, his name is so interesting, 'At that time the only Tao was Xun Chang'?".

hum-

For a moment, Zhuang Qingqu felt like a gong was beating in his head, resounding in all directions.At the same time, there was a sweetness in the throat, and the fishy smell was suppressed forcefully.

Countless voices, far and near, drilled into his head noisily.

【Hahaha, at that time, only Dao was Xun Chang...】

[This poem is good, this poem is good.The first sentence is "Who reads Xifeng alone'cool'", and the last sentence is "At that time, the only way was 'Xun Chang'".Ah Chang, Ah Chang, if one day we get separated, can we use this poem as a sign to connect? 】

[Yuwen Changfeng, don't hide in the tree, you have the ability to come down!Shake the tree with me and Aning again?Uh, it's too bad everyone hides quickly!Hurry up, hurry up, it will be the end of us if the big brother sees us! 】

【Xiao Zhuang, who said you are not as good as Ah Hong, don't listen to those maids talking nonsense! 】

[Xiao Zhuang, you... don't be too strong.Listen to me, you are you, you don't need to be better than others in everything. 】

【ah?Ask why I gave you the word "Lan"? 】

[Because of the poem hanging on the Wenhua Hall - 'The sun and the moon cannot reach, the mountain wind enters the bosom'.Since Ah Hong has already taken the character for 'Ming' from Sun and Moon, Xiaozhuang, why don't you use the character 'Lan' from Shanfeng? 】

[Hey, I'm blind!If you don't like it, you don't need it. Why are you angry? 】

"Qing Qing."

It took a long time for Zhuang Qingqu's tinnitus to subside, and Yan Yuliang shook him.He gently pinched his fingertips into his palm, and his back was soaked.

"Qingqing, what did this Xun Chang do wrong? Why did you just not allow him to return to Beijing?"

"I seem to hear this name a little familiar."

Zhuang Qingqu: "Xun Changta... was originally the son of Xun Jianzheng, the Qin Tianjian."

"When I was young, I used to study with you and me in the palace. I used to be the third prince's confidant, but he turned his back on the old master twice. He is used to deceiving people by acting cunningly. I don't believe him."

Yan Yuliang: "Huh?"

Zhuang Qingqu wanted to say something more, but couldn't help but heaved his chest and coughed twice.

Yan Yuliang finally sensed something was wrong: "Qingqing, what's wrong with you?"

"You look very bad. Are you too tired these days, or have you caught a cold, should you call the imperial doctor..."

Lan Wang shook his head, but couldn't sit still.

He put his head on Yan Yuliang's shoulder, trying to support it, but his chest turned over and there was another violent cough.

Then came a sharp pain.

"Qing Qing!"

His eyes were scarlet, and he was still struggling to hold himself up.Why did he get Azhao's clothes dirty? I don't want to get dirty.