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Chapter 682 One cavity of blood, half of a loyal soul, talking and listening to wild dogs

Chapter 682 Passionate blood, half a loyal soul, talk to wild dogs

The snow in winter has completely melted, and the spring rain is light and unrestrained, moistening things silently.

In mid-March, as the Jurchens finally withdrew from Taiyuan to the north, the country that had experienced a lot of pain also woke up from this sudden blow.In Bianliang City, the changes in the upper echelons of the political situation are like the thawed ice water in the spring, gradually converging from a trickle to a mighty river. With the emperor's sinful decree, various changes and various Incentives are being implemented at this time.

Various rewards have been determined and implemented for officials and troops who have made meritorious service in this war.Inside and outside the capital, preferential treatment and pensions for the many deceased have also been announced and implemented piece by piece.The officialdom in the capital is turbulent and dignified. Some corrupt officials have been investigated and dealt with at this time. At least for the ordinary people in the capital at this time, and even scholars and students, because of the pain caused by the Jurchen going south, the court of the Wu Dynasty is It is gratifying and moving to reorganize and revive, piece by piece.

With the clearing of the political situation and the siege of the capital throughout the winter, a large number of traders and tourists from south to north poured in at this time. For a time, the atmosphere in the entire capital was full of vitality.The literati still held poetry meetings, and the theme mostly became the spirit of courage after knowing shame and striving to cheer up, interspersed with accusatory poems criticizing the cruelty of the Jurchens, like animals, pigs and dogs.There are also some great literati who write articles eloquently and from a high position, detailing the difference between humans and animals, and arguing that the Jurchen Tartars are barbaric, contrary to the laws of nature and human ethics, and will die sooner or later. , blood boiling, people willingly praise this man, this man's sharp words.

This is the situation in the capital in the eyes of ordinary people, but in the upper-level official circles, people with discerning eyes know that a huge storm has been brewing for a long time and is about to break out.This is a battle that concerns whether the ministers who have made great contributions in the battle of defending the city can reach the sky in one step. On one side are the old forces such as Cai Jing, Tong Guan, and Wang Fu, and on the other side, they finally found the best opportunity after being reused by the emperor for several years. Li and Qin two prime ministers.Once this hurdle is passed, the power of the two prime ministers will be truly stabilized, and they will become giants capable of confronting Cai Jing and Tong Guan head-on.

The brewing of this storm has caused a large number of officials to act in private, either seeking self-protection, or choosing to stand in line. Even the small officials in the court and middle school have been more or less affected and know the seriousness of the matter.

Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng are two of them.

As friends of the teacher, the starting point of the two is not too high. With the help of a little relationship in the family or their own business activities, now one of them is in the household department and the other is in the official department, and they are small officials. For a period of time, from time to time, he was surrounded by a large number of political insiders, some of which were about Ning Yi.

In the capital, when it comes to the connection between the political situation and the people, it is often the Qinglou Chuguan, which is like a brothel.Officials came to the fanlou, occasionally revealed something, and then spread it to the homes of the upper-class wealthy people through the news channel of the brothel. Most of these news were ambiguous, some were true and some were false. These things.

"...Two days earlier in the Wurui camp outside the city, Luo Shengzhou, the champion of martial arts, went to take over. Within an hour, he was seriously injured and kicked out in a desperate state. Now the Ministry of War is handling this matter, and the Ministry of Officials has also intervened. No one else I know, but I do know that the Wurui Battalion is a unit under the command of General Qin Shaoqian, and Li Heng is also in it... To be honest, it is not smart for Li Heng to fight against his superiors like this."

Chen Sifeng lowered his voice and was talking about this matter in the small courtyard where the master of the building was.Shi Shi frowned and poured tea for him: "Is there something wrong now?"

"Luo Shengzhou is one of Tan Zhen's people. How can Mr. Tan keep his face when something like this happens. Moreover, the rumors inside and outside the capital are tight at this time, especially the department of the Ministry of War, which is now the top priority. This matter must be strictly investigated, Wu Ruiying has made great achievements in defending the city, and he is rebellious, maybe the king of Tongjun will be alarmed."

Yu Hezhong said: "After all, Li Heng has no official status. I used to see him act like a chivalrous man, but now he is unavoidably a bit careless. Alas, it's hard to say..."

The two of them didn't have much contact with Ning Yi. Although they were old childhood friends because of their teacher, in fact, they couldn't reach the level of characters that Ning Yi came into contact with in Beijing.Or the reputation of the number one talented scholar, or the relationship with the right minister, or having a huge business system like Zhuji.Shishi is obsessed with his heart, and he often communicates with the two, but Ning Yi is not. If it is not necessary, he doesn't even look for Shishi, let alone Yu and Chen.Therefore, when talking about Ning Yi's troubles at this time, the two may have a somewhat passive attitude in their hearts. Of course, there is no malice.

Shi Shi then asked: "Then what happened in the barracks?"

Chen Sifeng shook his head: "I don't know exactly how Luo Shengzhou was injured. However, Shishi, you don't have to worry too much. Although Li Heng has something to do with Wu Ruiying, he is not the real chief officer. Ask him to take on such a big relationship."

After all, he was not very clear about Wu Ruiying's affairs. He said that it might be related to Ning Yi. When he thought about it carefully, how could Ning Yi stir up such a big thing at this critical moment.Then a few people changed the topic and talked about some other gossip, such as the recent activities of Tang Ke and other Zhuhe sects, the way of cultivating teachers seems to have been left out, the gathering of big bosses under Cai Jing, and so on.

Shishi is well-informed, but it is impossible to know everything. At this time, she was a little worried after hearing about Wu Ruiying, and it was impossible for her to ask Ning Yi because of this matter.In the next few days, I learned from several generals that the matter of Wuruiying had been resolved, and Tong Guan's confidant Li Bingwen took over Wuruiying himself. This time, finally, nothing happened.

During this period, I also found out about Luo Shengzhou's serious injury.

"...Then Luo Shengzhou was born as the No. [-] martial arts scholar, and he prided himself on his high martial arts skills. When he went to Wurui Camp, he wanted to use force to overwhelm others, but he ended up facing off in the army... Both of them fought with bare hands in the first battle. Luo Shengzhou knocked the opponent down on the ground. However, the weapons used in the second battle, the soldiers from the Wurui Battalion fought out from the sea of ​​corpses and blood, they are not easy to provoke. It is said that the two sides exchanged a knife, and they were all seriously injured..."

The general who came over talked about the matter of Wu Ruiying. Although it was simple, it was also thrilling, and then he added a sentence that was beyond the teacher's expectation: "As for the Ning Yi in your mouth, it is the one from Zhuji. Heard some things."

"Huh?" Shishi widened his eyes.

The general was quite proud of being able to perform in front of his master: "It is said that after Luo Shengzhou entered the Wurui camp, although he was a little overwhelmed and ended up in disgrace, but after all, he is a trusted confidant of Mr. Tan, and the one who fought against him was just a mere confidant. A small soldier. After the surnamed Luo was seriously injured, Wu Ruiying couldn't take it anymore. How could he swallow his breath. The Ministry of War will strictly deal with that small soldier according to military law. I heard that Luo Shengzhou also said that he will definitely kill that small soldier. A few days ago, it was Ning Liheng from Zhuji who came forward and found a lot of contacts. He begged grandpa to sue grandma, and also asked several adults to come forward, and finally saved the little soldier..."

"Privately, I also heard that Luo Shengzhou used some tricks, but until now, nothing has been done." The general said, "Speaking of which, this Mr. Ning has been running around for a mere soldier. After the matter is done, I have the style of an ancient knight, and I also admire it. At this time, Prince Tong has stepped forward to take over, so there must be no more troubles."

What the other party said was like this, after figuring out the ins and outs, Shi Shi felt something wrong in his heart.At this time, in the changes in the situation in Beijing and Central China, the left prime minister Li Gang Yao came to power, and Cai Jing and Tong Guan wanted to stop it, which was the most discussed matter.For the people of the lower classes, they like to see traitorous officials suffer and loyal officials are superior. During the years when Li Gang was prime minister, he has an upright personality and a good reputation among the people. Cai Jing and others form cliques for personal gain. During the struggle, although it was rumored that Cai, Tong and others wanted to deal with Li Xiang, Li Gang's upright and upright style made the other party have nowhere to say anything. No, when others talked about this, they all felt a little joyful.

After Li Gang, it was the way of being a teacher, and Qin Yuyuan's figure appeared in the eyes of many people after crossing the way of being a teacher.The Qin family has mixed reputations, both good and bad, but in general, Wu Ruiying defeated Guo Yaoshi in Xiacun, and Qin Shao and Taiyuan died for their country. This makes the Qin family quite optimistic at present.But... since he is so optimistic, why does it become so troublesome for Li Heng to show up to a small soldier?

She has been in the capital's news circle for so many years, and she already has the ability to be aware of the autumn wind before it moves.Every major event in Beijing, party disputes, and political intrigues will not be accurately reflected in the news system of the building immediately, but in the chaotic and complicated news, as long as you have the heart, you can always sort out something like this. Such clues come.

In the next two or three days, amidst all kinds of news, she felt even more uneasy.During this Jurchen southward invasion of the Qin family, the eldest son died for the country, and the second son has been deprived of military power. Could it be that the knife in this chaotic vortex was going to hit the right minister's head?

That night, she met her mother Li Yun, and during the chat, she heard Li's mother say: "Ning Liheng's Weaving Swallow Tower, you might as well sell it to me."

Master Li was stunned: "What?"

Ning Yi founded Zhuji, and the restaurants opened one by one. This Zhiyan Tower is one of the restaurants in Beijing.Li Yun glanced at her: "I'm not very clear about it, but I just overheard someone say that Dao Na Zhiyan Tower seems to have been given to someone else. Since you don't know it, or it's fake. Well, you recently Did you go to him?"

Shishi's eyes were puzzled, and he said: "He is too busy with things, I can't always look for him, besides, Lulou and Zhuji..." When she said this, she remembered Li's mother's decision at the beginning of the year. For the hype and collection of war stories, Mama Li did not ask the Loulou to cooperate. Although she did not prevent Shi Shi and others from helping, in fact, she had an attitude of staying out of the matter.Thinking of this, Shi Shi looked at her and said, "Mom, could it be that you... have already guessed..."

"Guess what?" Li Yun blinked.

"Guess... the right minister has lost power..."

"How would I know." Li Yun hesitated for a moment, "However, you are also guessing about this matter? I just recently felt that there is something wrong with the rumors. If it is true, your enemy is preparing to withdraw to the south... It's a pity Ah, the old man has always thought that he is really a powerful character."

Shi Shi fell silent, Li Yun looked at her for a while, and comforted her: "You don't have to think too much, it's not that simple to fight in the officialdom, and no one can tell who the winner is until the end. Then Ning Liheng knows the inside story Definitely more than you and me, if you are really curious, just ask him directly, there is no difficulty."

The teacher nodded.

That night, she was thinking about this matter in her room, but all kinds of thoughts came flooding back.Strangely, what she cared about was not the loss of power by the right minister, the thought that lingered in her mind was always Mama Li's sentence "Your enemy is preparing to withdraw to the south".If in the past, when Li's mother said this, she would naturally have many ways to go back coquettishly, but at this moment, she suddenly found that she actually cared about this very much.

He might be leaving?

In retrospect, the reunion with Ning Yi, until now, the relationship between the two is actually a bit strange, chewing carefully, even a little unreal.They were old acquaintances, but even when they were young, they hadn't had much contact. After the reunion, at first she regarded him as a man who had no ability and married into a family. Later, she gradually discovered the strangeness in it. , is the number one talented person in Jiangning, and has a strange temperament. When getting along, he doesn't feel like he is with Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng.

Later, when he came to the capital, he went to Shandong, slaughtered the bandits in Liangshan, cooperated with the Youxiang Mansion to provide disaster relief, and attacked the grain lords. Going out of the city to go to the battlefield, she narrowly escaped death in the end, but still achieved great things... In fact, she has not fully accepted that she has such a powerful friend, and suddenly, he may be leaving.

All this is not without clues. All along, his temperament has been relatively straightforward. When the bandits in Liangshan came to his house to kill people, he went directly and wiped out Liangshan. The powerful gentry and rich merchants hoarding food and harming people are so powerful, he still has no fear at all, and this time the Jurchens invaded the south, he also faced the danger.When we met last time, when talking about the Taiyuan incident, his tone was a little dejected.At this time, if the Right Prime Minister's Mansion really loses power, it is not a strange thing for him to choose to leave.

But suddenly...he was about to leave...

Recently, the situation in Beijing has been changing, and it is difficult for ordinary people to see clearly. He is obviously running around, and the two have not seen each other since the Lantern Festival.That night, as she hugged the quilt, she suddenly thought: If he was going to leave, would he come over and tell her?

Then she felt that their relationship was not as good as expected.

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The quiet night gradually passed.

While a large number of people are watching from outside the chaotic vortex, some people are struggling in a difficult situation.

The next day was the 14th day of March in the [-]th year of Jinghan. In Youxiang Mansion, all kinds of trees and plants were sprouting new green branches and buds, flowers were blooming, and spring was full of vigor.

In the afternoon, a large number of soldiers and officials who announced the decree entered the prime minister's mansion. Due to the various accusations and impeachments from the court and the impeachment from the people, Zhou Zhe had no choice but to ask the three divisions to try a series of cases involving Qin Yuyuan during his tenure as prime minister. Return his innocence.

After some twists and turns, the command of Wu Ruiying has been taken over by Tong Guanyi.

Then on this day, Qin Yuyuan was imprisoned.

When Ning Yi stepped into the Prime Minister's Mansion, there was not much sorrow in the Right Prime Minister's Mansion.The old lady of the Qin family who fell down because of the news of Qin Shaohe's death a few days ago is currently in charge of the affairs of the family, instructing the servants and relatives to pack up and prepare to leave at any time. When Qin Shaoqian was so angry that he wanted to make trouble, Holding a cane, the usually kind old lady stopped him sternly.

In order to prevent the situation on this day, it is unfair to say that the staff of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion did not act. When they realized that the crisis was coming, everyone, including Ning Yi, had done a lot of things in private, trying to change it.But ever since they realized that this matter originated from the emperor, everyone was mentally prepared for the futility of the matter.

Including the old lady too.

"...He (Qin Yuyuan) has served the country and the people all his life, and he has a clear conscience. Now that the emperor lets him go, then we will go well... The Wu Dynasty established the country and did not kill the scholar-bureaucrats. He has made great contributions to the country, and they have to let him go way of life."

That's what the gray-haired old woman said.

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