A traitor

After coming out of the harem, Su Qinglang came to the prime minister's mansion, because Mr. Su is a frequent visitor, so there is no need to even inform him.

When he came to the front of the main hall, he was about to step in, but saw a cup flying out, and he quickly dodged to avoid it.

Glancing at the broken cup that fell on the ground, he raised his eyes and smiled and said, "Master Xiang, who are you angry with?"

Qin Jian, the Prime Minister on the right, sat in the first place with a grim expression, and Jia Dexin was kneeling below him. Mr. Jia was the fourth rank of the court, and he had no image at this time.

She cried until her nose burst into tears, as if she had been very wronged, and her old face with dried persimmon skin looked like pear blossoms with rain.

Su Qinglang's eyes fixed for a moment, and then slowly said: "It turns out that he was angry with Qinglang."

Seeing Su Qinglang, Qin Jian's expression calmed down a lot, and he suppressed his anger and asked, "Have the palace examination results come out?"

People are already kneeling here, and they still come to ask him the result?

Su Qinglang curled his lips and laughed, and answered briefly: "Mei Liusheng is the first, Young Master Jia is the second, and Lu Xun is the third."

Hearing this, Qin Jian frowned. He and Pei Yan had been in a stalemate in the officialdom for many years. He wanted to put his own people in for the imperial examination. He personally came forward to recommend to the emperor. This kind of trouble.

He didn't know who Mei Liusheng was, and he wasn't interested in knowing. After all, Jia Siqi didn't have to do it easily.

Jia Dexin was very wronged, she pouted her lips, and said to Qin Jian: "Master Xiang, you want to make the decision for the subordinate..."

Qin Jian glared at him and said angrily, "Shut up!"

Jia Dexin was frightened, knelt on the ground like a mangy dog, and heard Qin Jian say: "Master Su, what is your explanation for this matter?"

Su Qinglang stood in the hall, holding a folding fan in his hand and said, "Master Xiang asked me for an explanation, but I wanted to ask Master Jia, what do you want Master Xiang to do?"

After a pause, he said again: "I use money to do things. I talk about officialdom rules. I have said my feelings and people have recommended me. The emperor doesn't use it himself. What can I do?"

Jia Dexin sniffed, shrunk down, and said: "Master Su, eight generations of our Jia family have never had a champion, and today we finally have a chance, this champion should belong to children.

But now, it has fallen on the head of a yellow-mouthed child. You have been scolded, your things have been collected, and your money has been spent. You can't just leave it like this... just leave it alone. "

Su Qinglang raised his eyebrows, unfolded his folding fan with a whoosh, and said with a straight face: "Master Jia is really worried about those silver coins, otherwise, I can't do this matter, what about the things you gave me?" , I didn't move, I'll have someone send it all back to you later?"

This thing given to the boss is like a meat bun beating a dog, so there is no reason to want it back?

What's more, Su Qinglang has one share here, and Qin Jian has ten shares. If Su Qinglang returned it, wouldn't it be a tiger's mouth pulling teeth and taking money from Prime Minister Qin's pocket?

Although Jia Dexin was unhappy, he didn't dare to offend the two of them, he could only bear the pain in his heart and said: "No no... I offended Mr. Su earlier, those things... count as my apology to Mr. Su."

Su Qinglang snorted coldly, and said in a strange way: "I'm going to sue Xiangye, am I afraid that Mrs. Jia will feel that I, a minister, bully others and feel panicked?"

Hearing Su Qinglang's sarcastic taunt, knowing that he was brooding about Jia Siqi's offending him in the restaurant before, Qin Jian couldn't help frowning, feeling a headache.

Half dignifiedly said: "Okay, let's not say a few words, everyone is in the same boat, we should work together to fight like this in front of the truth, how decent is it?"

Su Qinglang pursed his lips, put on a very aggrieved expression, and said: "Master Xiang, it's not that Qinglang is mean, but that he is really aggrieved today. Then Xue Qishan and Xu Jin joined hands to cheat me. Since you are not here, Mr. Xiang, I How can a person be their opponent?"

The words sounded like complaints, but they were actually accusations. Qin Jian knew in his heart that although he questioned Su Qinglang here, he was actually responsible for this matter.

Although Jia Siqi had been recommended to the emperor before, it was before the scientific examination and palace examination, and it was done in secret, and many ministers in the court did not know about it.

He originally thought that in this way, he could not only achieve his goal, promote Jia Siqi, but also avoid suspicion with the scientific examination, so that people would not always say that he was bullying others and controlling the government.

At that time, the money that should be collected will still be collected, and when the day of the palace examination comes, he will directly report for leave and disappear, and leave the matter to Su Qinglang. In front of his right minister, Qin Jian, who would dare to be dissatisfied?

It's just that he didn't expect that Su Qinglang was too cunning to play this trick with him, let alone that he would mess up his plan and lose everything.

He sighed, and said: "I never knew the truth, that such an incident would happen. Xue Qishan and Xu Jin have never been involved in party disputes, but I didn't expect to stand on Pei Yan's side today."

Su Qinglang thought for a while about his father, and then thought about that brother Lu Xun who was too upright and ended up with only a Tanhua. He paused and didn't speak.

Seeing Qin Jian said to Jia Dexin again: "The matter has come to this point, there is nothing we can do, it's good to get the second place, let's go back."

Jia Dexin's heart seemed to be poured with vinegar, but also with a layer of oil. It hurt and sore, sore and painful, and knelt forward: "Master Xiang..."

He wanted to say something, but was stared at by Qin Jian. He immediately realized his mistake and suppressed his tears.

Seeing Jia Dexin leaving without Qin Jian's greeting, Su Qinglang found a seat and sat down on his own.

Just listen to Qin Jian said: "Let's forget about this time, don't be so reckless next time, you can't tell the priority."

Su Qinglang was silent, and after a while, replied: "Yes..."

After a pause, he changed the subject again: "Master Xiang, in fact, what Qinglang did today was not entirely for his own personal revenge, but more for you, Mr. Xiang."

Qin Jian snorted, waited for his next words, and heard Su Qinglang say again: "As the saying goes, it is easy to hide with a sharp spear, and it is difficult to defend against a hidden arrow. The most terrifying thing in this world is not the enemy standing opposite, but those who hide behind you." Unknown dangers lie behind."

"Jia Dexin, in my opinion, is a two-sided grasshopper. Today, relying on the power of you and me, the Prime Minister, he is willing to join us. If one day... the situation is reversed, if he has two intentions, he will take us If the matter leaked out, I'm afraid we will lose badly."

He paused, and then said: "When Qinglang was young, he once saw a snake trainer on Chang'an Street. At first the green snake was still young, and training and performing could help him earn a lot of money. The snake grew bigger and bigger, until the cage couldn't hold it, and the appetite became bigger and bigger. Some snakes were seriously ill and could no longer earn money, and there was no raw meat to feed it. When the cage was opened again, the snake The snake bit his arm..."

Hearing Su Qinglang's words, Qin Jian was silent for a while, and then nodded thoughtfully after a while.

Then he thought of something, and asked him: "Master Su's words have benefited a lot from the truth, but I don't know this story, so what if it is put on Master Su?"

Su Qinglang glanced at Qin Jian, looked away again, and replied calmly: "Master Xiang should know that you and I are grasshoppers on the same rope, or in other words, I, Su Qinglang, are just a child raised by your son. A cat is different from Jia Siqi."

Qin Jian snorted coldly, and then heard Su Qinglang say: "Mr. Xiang, tigers have always been a problem. There are many people who are in vain as Mr. Dong Guo. What Jia Siqi said in the restaurant that day is the best example. They Since father and son came for profit, they will leave for profit in the future.

We have not accomplished our great cause, so we have to be careful in everything. Although this Jia Siqi is a talent, if he is not raised well and becomes a dog that bites his master back, he is not as good as a fool. "

After a pause, he looked at Qin Jian's face, and added: "This time, it's a wake-up call for us. We'd better take precautions against the Jia family and his son in the future."

Qin Jian nodded, thought for a moment, and then asked: "That Mei Liusheng..."

Hearing this, Su Qinglang raised her eyes slightly, and asked puzzledly: "Master Xiang asks this, because he wants to..."

Suddenly thought of something, and replied honestly: "I don't know where he came from, you only let me pay attention to those noble children in Beijing, so I didn't find out about this scientific examination. Unexpectedly, this palace test made him a blockbuster..."

Since it was his own order, of course it is not good to attack others. Qin Jian felt angry, a little gloomy and a little heavy.

Seeing Su Qinglang thinking about it again, he smiled disdainfully: "Actually, this kid can be regarded as a snipe and a clam fighting for the fisherman's profit. In this scientific examination, the emperor does not want to offend you, the Prime Minister, nor does he want to favor you too much. Yan's face, Xue Qishan chose them anyway, and there were only the three of them, so we had to drag him up."

Qin Jian hummed: "I heard from Huan'er, have you met this person before?"

Hearing this, Su Qinglang's eyes moved slightly, and then quickly returned to normal: "It's not from Pei Yan's side, nor from our side, with fluent diction and decent manners, they are quite talented."

Qin Jian continued: "If he is not a person from our side, let him become a person from our side. Now is the time for employing people. Naturally, the more talents, the better."

Su Qinglang nodded, then said hesitantly: "I'm afraid that Mr. Zuoxiang has the same plan as us."

Qin Jian snorted coldly in disdain: "It's just a number one scholar. If he really doesn't know how to praise and goes to Pei Yan's side, we have plenty of ways to deal with him."

He knocked on the table with his fingers, and said again: "This Mei Liusheng, since you have met before, I will leave this matter to you. With your help, the truth is at ease. It's just that Jia Siqi's affairs were messed up, because Things happen for a reason, and the truth doesn’t matter, you can’t let the truth down again in this matter.”

It turned out that he was putting pressure on him... Su Qinglang pulled his lips into a smile, and said, "It just so happens that I have an appointment with him tomorrow, and then Qinglang will definitely convey the meaning of the prime minister."

The two talked in the living room for a while, until evening, seeing the sun set in the west, Su Qinglang got up to leave, but was stopped by Qin Jian.

Standing at the door of the main hall, Qin Jian was silent for a long time, finally sighed, and said in a distasteful way: "Huan'er is not feeling well these few days, you should go and have a look."

Su Qinglang was startled, nodded, and replied: "Yes..."