son-in-law

Chapter 700

Chapter 700

"I want to ask, Li Heng, what exactly do you want to do?"

In the room of the restaurant, Cheng Zhouhai's voice sounded, Ning Yi folded his hands, his smile remained unchanged, and he only narrowed his eyes slightly.

People who can work with Qin Yuyuan have a different temperament from ordinary people. He can ask this question so seriously here, which naturally has a different meaning from the past.Ning Yi was silent for a moment, and just looked at him: "What else can I do."

"After the teacher was released from prison, Liheng originally wanted to leave, but later found out that there was a problem and decided not to leave. I can't guess what the problem is." Cheng Zhouhai turned around with his teacup, "I I haven't gotten along with Liheng for a long time, but I have some understanding of Liheng's way of doing things. If you see that there is a disharmony in things, and you seek refuge with Tongguan, if it's just for survival, I won't say these things today."

He has thoughts in his heart, but even if he doesn't, Cheng Zhouhai has never been a person who will show his thoughts on his face. His words are not high, but Ning Yi's tone is calm: "The matter has reached this point, and the strength of Xiangfu has been exhausted." , I am a small businessman, and Zhuji is also very passive, not trying to survive, so what else can I do."

"I don't know, but Li Heng doesn't need to underestimate himself. After the teacher left, if you want to keep things that are left behind, they are on your side, Li Heng."

"Most have been handed over to the King of Guangyang."

"That's also your choice, Liheng." Cheng Zhouhai sighed, "Teacher has served the country and the people all his life. Since he left, although the trees fell and the monkeys scattered, he still left some kindness. In the past few days, listen to It is said that Zong Feixiao, the chief arrester of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, disappeared, and another chief arrester, Tie Tianying, suspected that it was you. He contacted Cheng Wenhou, an aide of the Qi family, and wanted the Qi family to come forward for this matter. Cheng Wenhou has a very good relationship with the great Ru Maosu After hearing about this, Mao Su came over and told me."

Ning Yi was silent for a moment: "Brother Cheng came to warn me about this?"

Cheng Zhouhai was noncommittal: "I know Li Heng's ability, and now the King of Guangyang County is taking care of him, so it's not a big problem. I have the morality to tell Ning Heng about these things, but I'm not too worried." He said, Looking out the window, "What I'm afraid of is what you are doing now, Liheng."

The room fell silent, and Cheng Zhouhai's voice sounded softly.

"Since the teacher had an accident, he hid everything behind his back, changed from walking to not leaving, the movement behind Zhuji is unknown, but it has never stopped. You hand over the evidence left by the teacher to King Guangyang , he may only think that you are going to borrow a knife to kill people, and he is also on guard, but I think that may not be the case."

"Some things are conspiracy, and the trend is given to the prince. Even if he is on guard, he will inevitably use it."

Cheng Zhouhai shook his head: "If it's just like this, I can think clearly. But Liheng, you have never been such a petty person. If you stay in the capital, even if you want to avenge your teacher, you won't just make these people Means, seeing your past actions, I know what big things you are planning."

After a slight pause: "Zong Feixiao will not be killed by you, a small chief arrester will not be able to catch your eyes, even if you really want to move him, you will not be the first one, I doubt you will kill him." Mobilize the Qi family, mobilize the Great Bright Cult, but maybe it’s more than that.” Cheng Zhouhai raised his head from the opposite side, “What are you thinking?”

Ning Yi looked at him for a moment, and replied sincerely: "It's just self-protection."

Cheng Zhouhai's expression remained unchanged.

Ning Yi said: "I just wanted to leave at first, but then I suddenly discovered that the whole world is the land of the king, and the shore of the land is the king's minister. I am still in the capital, and people like Tie Tianying are planning on me. There are countless grievances with the green forest and the aristocratic family, and how many people have secretly moved their minds but have not made a move. Imagine that when I go back to Jiangning, Princess Chengguo's Mansion temporarily shelters me, but Kang Xian is also old. How long can he shelter? People like Tie Tianying and Zong Feixiao still want to come to the door. If I want to protect myself, then I still have to find a tall branch to climb. Therefore, on the day that Prince Tong came to pay homage to Prime Minister Qin, I took advantage of the situation and handed over the things I did. At that time, I still had a choice, which is finally a credit."

"Sometimes when I get on stage, the problem is whether I can't get off." Ning Yi leaned his back slowly on the chair, clasped his hands and put it down, "I give things to the King of Guangyang, and he always has to accept I have a love, and he is a member of the military system. These people are the most unreasonable. If others want to move me, the method is very different if I am under the banner of others, but I joined this side, and they The conflict is also the least. When I stay in Guangyang County Prince's Mansion for a period of time, if I lower my eyebrows and look down, the prince will naturally think that I am mediocre. Going south, at most, every year on the county king's birthday, I'll ask someone to send a few carts of gifts, so that everyone can get what they need. I finally borrowed the donkey to get off the slope."

His tone was flat, and what he said was reasonable. In fact, Wen Renbuer was a few years older than Ning Yi. After experiencing this time, he was still disheartened and left Beijing. Ning Yi's attitude at this time , but nothing surprising.Cheng Zhouhai shook his head: "If that's the case, I have nothing to say, but I don't believe it in my heart. Brother Ning Xian..."

He opened his mouth, and then said: "The teacher's lifelong wish is only for this country and the world. His way of doing things is different from mine, but he can be called upright and upright. The Jurchen came to the south this time, which can be regarded as the heart of many people. The delusion was broken. When I came back from Taiyuan, I knew in my heart that they must go south again. Now in the capital, Liheng, if you are really disheartened and want to leave, it is nothing. If you really remember Regarding the matter of Zong Feixiao, it is only a small matter to kill a few criminals to vent their anger, but if it is going up..."

"...The Qi family, Da Guangjiao, Tong Guan, Cai Jing, Wang Fu, Li Bangyan, Liang Shicheng...these people can affect the whole body. I have seen your actions, Li Heng, your plan to destroy Liangshan, and your family. You have come through the big clan’s disaster relief game, and the difficulties in Xia Village later. Others may underestimate you, but I can’t. I can’t do these things, and I can’t think of how you can do them. Do it, whether it is success or failure, it will be nothing to the common people in the world."

In the past, Cheng Zhouhai used extreme calculations, and he worked more on scheming in his methods. At this time, he said these words, but Ning Yi was quite surprised, and smiled slightly: "I originally thought that Brother Cheng was a A radical, unconstrained person..."

"Cheng has always been a bit extreme in his schemes, but this time, that time. At the beginning of the prime minister's mansion, I could have results in my actions, and the means were second. Now, when Cheng only asks Jurchen to come south, the people in the city are full of people. have a good home.”

Ning Yi fell silent, and after a while, he leaned on the back of his chair and said: "Although Duke Qin passed away, most of his disciples have taken over his lineage..."

"However, Li Heng, you have different beliefs from your teacher. You are really different, so you can do extraordinary things." Cheng Zhouhai looked at him and said, "In fact, after the teacher left, I can't bear his burden, Li Heng, if you can take it on, that would be great, if what you do is to prevent future disasters when the Jurchens go south, Cheng's worries today are superfluous .”

"I promised to pass on his book to Old Qin. As for his career...Brother Cheng, now you and I are not valued by others, so we can't do anything."

"There are some things that can't be done just because they can't be done. I came out of Taiyuan, and I've seen what it's like to be devastated. Whether it's me or Liheng, as long as you want to do it, there are always ways to do it."

Ning Yi nodded.Cheng Zhouhai spoke calmly and calmly. Although he used extreme schemes earlier, after Qin Yuyuan left, Wen Renbuer left the capital in despair, but he still stayed in the capital. When he heard that someone wanted to move Ning Yi, Can come to warn again.This man who narrowly escaped death in Taiyuan, and after returning to Beijing, changed his master in Beijing, after he faded away from his background and extremes, what was left behind was actually a heart of fighting for the country and the people.Ning Yi and Qin Yuyuan acted differently, but he always respected that old man, and he couldn't help admiring Cheng Zhouhai in front of him.

The essence of Confucianism, they have stayed after all.

He just nodded and didn't answer the other party's words. When he looked out of the window, it was noon, the bright sunlight was shining on the lush trees, and the birds came and went.It has been 20 days since Qin Yuyuan's death.

"There is one thing that I have been forgetting to tell Mr. Qin."

In that silent atmosphere, Ning Yi said this sentence.

"A few years ago, because of Fang Qifo's affairs, I had a relationship with the Ministry of Justice and the Great Brightness Sect in the south. At that time, the person in charge of the secret investigation department in Chongping County was Hao Jinhan, who cooperated in that operation. After I left, Lin Echan found him, and Hao Jinhan's family was killed. After the news spread, Mr. Qin asked someone to seal up the news so that I would not see it."

He paused: "This time, Mr. Qin was convicted. I found this thing when I sorted out the past documents. He was in prison at the time, and was later convicted and assigned. Every time we meet, there are many major incidents. I always forget to say it. The last time I saw him off outside the city, I had a lot of troublesome things on hand. When I looked back, I remembered this incident and forgot to speak. Next, if you find a chance, you can always say hello."

"However, when we meet again, I saw him on that hill. There is no chance to say anything."

When he said this, he fell silent again, and after a while: "Brother Cheng, we act differently. You are right. It is because you are for morality and I am for approval. As for the things you said today, I would like to thank you It's too troublesome for the Qi family to avenge Cai Taishi and others and make trouble..."

He paused, and said again: "It's too troublesome...I won't do this."

The two sat opposite each other for a while, ate something, and soon after, Cheng Zhouhai also left. Before leaving, Cheng Zhouhai said: "If you really want to do something, you can find me."

Ning Yi just nodded.

In the next few days, the capital was still very lively.When Qin Yuyuan was there, although the two ministers on the left and right were not the most experienced ministers in the court, but under the premise of the Northern Expedition and the recovery of the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, the overall strategy of the country was quite clear.Although it was only twenty days after Qin Yuyuan's resignation as Prime Minister, the Zuo Prime Minister's family has also begun to decline, and people with ambition and a sense of urgency have begun to compete for the position. For the current national policy of Daxing the Yellow River Defense Line, Tong Guan's family has begun to be aggressive. In the court, facing Li Bangyan and others, although Cai Jing is low-key, his disciples are all over the world. Just putting it there makes people feel hard to shake. On the other hand, because of the loss in the battle with Jurchen, Tang Ke and other peacemakers also came into the limelight, and various businessmen and stakeholders hoped that Wu Chao would stop conflicts with Jurchen, open border trade as soon as possible, and let everyone make money happily.

Anyway, the Wu Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom had the same relationship back then.

In this way, it seemed that the princes stood side by side in the court, and Zhou Zhe maintained stability in a planned way. When he realized that Tong Guan was going to attack Wu Ruiying, he also sent several generals there.Compared with Tong Guan's handling of affairs, Zhou Zhe's current pace is much more cordial. These generals just said that they were studying, and at the same time, they were in charge of supervision to avoid unfair things in the army.

In any play, there are always black and white faces.At the beginning, he was too kind to Chang Shengjun, but no one dared to put on a bad face. Now that Tong Guan has put on a bad face, he can naturally come out as an emperor and play a bad face.Wu Ruiying's military strength has been achieved, the most important thing is to let them directly transfer their loyalty to the emperor, if necessary, he doesn't mind turning this army into the Emperor's Forbidden Army.

Whether it comes to power or down, everything seems to be buzzing.On Ning Yi's side, he was dragged to Wu Ruiying twice more. He is still low-key in the palace, and he usually lives in seclusion, with his tail between his legs.The soldiers in the Wurui camp started talking in private, and they started to despise Ning Yi a lot. Only in the most hidden depths of the Wurui camp, some people were saying some inflammatory words.

"...It's all official tricks! As you can see, the right minister first, then Qin Shaoqian, General Qin, after General Qin left, Boss He was also passive, and Mr. Ning, why was he pulled over! He was asked to suppress the formation No? No, this is to let everyone pour dung on him and discredit him! What are they doing now! The Yellow River defense line? You don’t know yet? As long as there is a lot of construction, money will come! Why are they so enthusiastic? Do you want to know? Saying that they are not afraid of the Jurchen coming south, hey, they are afraid, they are concerned... They just gain some power and make some money while doing their jobs—”

These words were suppressed at the bottom of the wind.And the capital city became more and more prosperous, and the battle with the Jurchens was extremely painful, but as long as they survived, there was always a chance to turn things around.During this period of time, not only businessmen from all over the world, but also scholars of all walks of life, have become more and more vocal about saving the country. In brothels, Chu halls, wine shops and tea houses, scholars are often seen gathering together to discuss the strategy of saving the country .

This kind of atmosphere has also led to the prosperity of many folk sects. The most famous one is Guo Jing, a celestial master who recently came to Bianliang. It is said that he can move mountains and seas and cast beans into soldiers.Some people are skeptical about this, but the people are very enthusiastic about it. Many officials in the court have already received him. Some people said: "If the Jurchens come, there is Guo Tianshi, just open the city gate and release the Liujia soldiers. At that time." ... Most of them talked with great relish and clicked their tongues endlessly.At that time, all you need to do is watch how the Liujia soldiers harvested the Jurchens from the top of the city.

At this time, many people recalled the tragic situation of defending the city again, and secretly wiped their tears.If the celestial master came early and didn't let the traitors guard the city, why would his husband and son die tragically in the city.But in the discussion, some people said that since the traitor is in power, even if the celestial master comes, he will inevitably be excluded and suppressed.When everyone thinks about it, it is quite possible.

In early June, the city wall near Xinsuanzao Gate had already been built.Zhou Zhe left the palace and walked around the city gate. He was quite relieved to see the flow of people entering and leaving the city in the restaurant.

"A lot of waste is waiting for prosperity. My people in the Wu Dynasty have not been overthrown by this suffering after all. Now, as far as the eye can see, they are even more prosperous. This is exactly the sign of prosperity through adversity!"

He pointed to the caravan that was entering the city below, and said this to Du Chengxi.Seeing that the members of the caravan brought more weapons, he nodded again and said: "After the catastrophe, the road is not smooth, so martial arts are flourishing. It's not a bad thing right now. We need to be careful about how to restrain and guide. After returning , we must issue a charter as soon as possible."

He then briefly talked to Du Chengxi about some things. The nearest Yellow River defense line and the persons in charge of each section have been fighting for a while. He doesn't want the turmoil to expand any further.This is a major strategy to defend against the Jurchens at the moment. It is also a major distribution of power in the court after Qin Yuyuan left. It is an opportunity for him to grasp the core of balance. That being said, most of them are things that can let the wind out.

As soon as Du Chengxi hinted at these things, others knew it was a plan, so they didn't dare to say more.

"After Qin Yuyuan's death, I didn't know how many things he had hidden from me. This is the case with powerful ministers. If you want to use him to do things, he will come back to you sooner or later. But after thinking about it, the way of balance should not be messed up." People like Cai Jing and Tong Guan should be the beams of my house, use them as pillars, and I must be the one who really does things!"

After he finished speaking, he thought about some other things in his mind. Looking at the city gate, what came to his mind was the scene of a wooden platform being built over there, and a woman went up to perform for the wounded soldiers.He tried his best to get rid of this picture in his mind, and thought about some things. On the way back to the palace, he and Du Chengxi ordered many political affairs to come.

"...The matter is settled in the past few days. In the imperial decree, many things need to be clarified. With the imperial decree, the court must be on the right track. Regarding Tong Guan and Li Bangyan, I don't want to beat too much, but Cai Jing, he Standing there without moving, easily taking up most of Qin Yuyuan's previous benefits, I thought about it, and finally I have to beat it, and I will go to court in the future..."

Such instructions one by one, at the end, I remembered one thing.

"...In addition, three days later, the matter will be settled, and one of the young generals and officials I want to meet will be added. Ning Yi and Ning Liheng, he came out of the prime minister's mansion, and he has settled down a lot recently. In Guangyang County Prince's Mansion, the business in the past has not been picked up until now. Recently, he is often called to Wuruiying. He has some relationship with Wuruiying. I have even heard rumors that he has a relationship with Luliang, the head of the Lu village. It may be a couple, whether it is true or not, this is uncomfortable and embarrassing."

"Back when the Qin family fell, and the wall fell and everyone pushed it, I saved him. He is very good at doing things. Don't beat him too much. I want to give him an official position with a pen in the Ministry of War, and I want to give him a step. It also prevents the King of Guangyang from employing people too harshly, and destroying his vigor." He said so, and then sighed: "With this matter, the case of Qin Yuyuan should come to an end. Now The Jurchens are staring at each other, and it is imminent to revive the court. It is not the time to turn over old scores, but to put aside the past and look forward. Du Chengxi, this is what I mean, you can arrange it. Now we are working together, Qin Yuyuan is guilty of domineering, don't let it happen again .”

Du Chengxi took over the decree, and the emperor then went to do other things.

On the second day, in the Ning Mansion, someone from the palace came and told him about the upcoming pilgrimage, the etiquette for meeting His Majesty, and the likely things he would encounter.Of course, you can't help but beat it.

"...The big cases in Beijing often involve a lot of discussion. In the case of the culprit Qin Yuyuan, you are all sinners. It was His Majesty who opened his mouth and just opened up to you. Ning Yuanwai, you are just a mere businessman. Being summoned by His Majesty is a blessing you have cultivated in your eighteen lifetimes. From now on, you must burn incense devoutly, not to mention paying homage to your ancestors. To share the worries of the country, we must do our best! Your Majesty Tianyan, is that something that everyone can see if they want to? That is the Son of Heaven! He is the Ninth Five Supreme..."

The people from the palace taught Ning Yi vividly and vividly for half an hour, and Ning Yi was also sincere and fearful, nodding again and again, and his words were humble.After the education here, Tong Guan recruited him and gave him a general education. The meaning of what he said was basically the same, but Tong Guan pointed it out. Your Majesty hopes that Qin Yuyuan's crimes will stop here. You must know it well. Since then, I am grateful to God.

At this time, many major events related to the defense line of the Yellow River in Beijing began to fall. This is a big move at the strategic level. Tong Guan is also accepting and digesting the power in his hands. For the reception of a small person like Ning Yi, he can call It's a good attitude to say the last meal.After such a reprimand, Ning Yi was also sent away, and no longer care about it.

On the other hand, when Ning Yi passed through the corridor of the Wangfu this day, he received several times of other people's eyes and comments. Only when he encountered a heavy situation, the other party smiled and came over and said a few good words: "I knew that Li Heng was not in the pool. It is not an ordinary honor to be summoned by His Majesty, it is a great event to comfort our ancestors!"

"That is, that is."

"I heard that someone from the Ministry of Criminal Justice is looking for trouble for you. After this incident, hehe, I see what they dare to do! Even though the Qi family is powerful, don't be afraid in the future! Brother, it will develop in the future , don’t forget brother, hahahaha..." Shen Zhong patted his shoulder and laughed.

"Yes, originally I wanted to find some people to go to Qi's house to help with the matter." Ning Yi also laughed.

"Don't worry..."

Not long after, the carriage of Ning Yi and others left the palace.

The west is sinking day by day, the bustling city of Bianliang has not diminished, and the bustling crowds are still passing through the city. Tie Tianying leads the team through the city, looking for the possibility that Zong Feixiao's death is related to Ning Yi, and the little lights gradually fade away. light up.Ning Yi sat in the courtyard of the mansion, waiting for the sky to fade away, the stars revealed a little silver light in the night sky, and the world became quiet because of this.The axis of time passed bit by bit, and in this bustling and tranquil environment, it slowly but without hesitation pushed towards the future two days later.

Two days passed in a blink of an eye.

(End of this chapter)