That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 282

I have to praise the efficiency of the Dark Guard Mansion, which is beyond the reach of other yamen. Before the official decree of the imperial court has been issued in the imperial capital, the troops of the Dark Guard Mansion in the south of the Yangtze River have already arrived at the Huzhou Camp. Once the secret decree has been prepared, the entire Jiangling Camp Surrender.

Chen Qiong is not a great master in the realm of the earth fairy. In front of many masters of the dark guard house, without the guards of the Jiangnan army, he can only be captured obediently, and then he is put on the shackles and escorted to the imperial capital.

Xu Beiyou was not surprised when he found out about this.Today, he has seen one dragon after another crossing the river, experienced one dangerous storm after another, and now he really feels like watching the clouds rise and fall.

It is said that the officialdom is dangerous, even if you are the minister of the court, if you accidentally make a move and lose everything, how many people can be as immovable as a mountain like Lan Yu?How many people can make a comeback like Han Xuan?Most of the time, after falling into the water, there is no possibility of going ashore.

The rank of an official does not completely determine the actual power of an official. There are several governors and colleagues of the second rank in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, which can be said to be high-ranking, but when it comes to weight, they are far inferior to the governors of the second rank in the Dark Guard Mansion.

According to the rules of the officialdom, Beijing officials come from the third level of Beijing University, but there is a prerequisite, that is, they must go out of Beijing. In the imperial capital where princes are everywhere and there are as many fourth-rank and fifth-rank as dogs, second-rank is really not a big shot.

On the contrary, the ranks of many feudal officials are not too high, most of them are between the second rank and the third rank. Permanent governors, governors, chief military officers and other official positions divide the military and political power of a state among the three yamen, so that the chief envoy, the inspector envoy, and the commander-in-chief will check each other, and it will not easily form a situation where the local government resists and deceives the court.

Under such circumstances, the left governors of the four major frontier armies are becoming more and more powerful in the local area. Although they cannot directly intervene in local government affairs, their influence cannot be underestimated. Who hasn't begged for someone else's place in the future?
In the 21st year of Taiping, on August 23, the imperial court's decree arrived at Langya Mansion in Qizhou. After receiving the decree, Yu Kuang bid farewell to King Qi and formally rushed to Huzhou to take up his post.

When Xu Beiyou learned the news from Zhang Xueyao, there was also a small problem Zhang Xueyao threw him, and that was how to get on line with the new left commander of the rear army.

In all fairness, this question may take a lot of thinking for others, but for Xu Beiyou, it is not too big of a problem.

Don't forget that behind Xu Beiyou is an old man who was the second assistant of Han Ge. As we all know, Han Xuan has no relatives, no reason, no wife and no children. Only Xu Beiyou, his adopted son, is far away in Jiangdu. For those who belong to the temple, Xu Beiyou is undoubtedly the gate of the temple.

If not, how could the chief officials of the local Third Division be willing to put down their arrogance and take the initiative to make friends with Xu Beiyou? Adopted sons are enough to affect their official status.

Yu Kuang's appointment as the left commander of the rear army this time was hand-picked by Emperor Xiao, and Han Xuan's return to the cabinet was also hand-picked by Emperor Xiao. Emperor Party", for Han Xuan's sake, Yu Kuang would never make things difficult for Xu Beiyou.

Taking a step back, leaving aside Han Xuan's relationship, and simply talking about Xu Beiyou, then he can be regarded as a person of Xiao Zhinan, the Princess of Qiyang, and Xiao Zhinan and Xiao Bai are brothers and sisters of the same father and mother, regardless of the monk's face. Buddha's face, even for Xiao Zhinan's face, Yu Kuang couldn't make things difficult for Xu Beiyou.

This is Xu Beiyou's network. Looking at the entire Jiangnan, no one can do better than Xu Beiyou.

In the 21st year of Taiping, on the first day of September, Yu Kuang arrived in Jiangnan alone. He did not rush to Huzhou Daying, but went to Jiangdu first.

Xu Beiyou never expected that Yu Kuang would attach so much importance to him that he would come to the door in person before he could visit.

After learning the identity of the visitor, Xu Beiyou personally led Yu Kuang into the main hall, and made people back away after serving tea, so that only the two of them were left in the hall.

This is the second time Xu Beiyou met Yu Kuang. Compared with the last time, his identity is quite different. The last time Yu Kuang was only a third-rank leader, and even played the role of Xiao Bai's groom. Leaping to become the first-rank rear army commander of the left, the vast military power in the south of the Yangtze River is in his hands.

In front of Xu Beiyou, Yu Kuang didn't show his other side, he was still a taciturn martial artist, so Xu Beiyou had no choice but to take the initiative to ask, "I don't know what is the business of Mr. Yu's sudden visit?"

Yu Kuang said directly: "Xu Beiyou, I was ordered to check your details, and you were crowned last year, which means that you were born in the first year of Taiping, an orphan from Xiaofangzhai under the jurisdiction of Danxiazhai in Xihe Prefecture, and was taken away by Han since childhood. Adopted by Xuan, in the tenth year of Taiping, Gongsun Zhongmou went to Xiaofangzhai to visit Han Xuan, but failed, but met you by accident, and left Tianlan's sword and three-style sword moves. In the 20th year of Taiping, you met by chance in Danxiazhai Princess Qiyang, Duanmuyu and a group of people acted as guides for them and got 1000 taels of silver. Zhongmou's direct disciple..."

Xu Beiyou interrupted Yu Kuang softly, "It's 100 100 taels, only 1000 taels are my fee for being a guide, and the remaining [-] taels are fought with my own sword."

Yu Kuang smiled, "1000 taels, I'm afraid you will never put 1000 taels of silver in your eyes anymore, if you can reach the level of the great sword fairy Shangguan Xianchen in the future, if you want to ask you to draw a sword again, but It’s not a question of how much money you have.”

Xu Beiyou's voice was neither happy nor sad, and he said calmly, "I still keep the 1000 taels of silver."

Yu Kuang refused to comment on this, and instead asked, "Do you know how much the Emperor Shenzong of Zheng asked Shangguan Xianchen to do it himself?"

Xu Beiyou shook his head.

Yu Kuang's tone was quite playful: "Then let me tell you, when Zheng Shenzong gave Shangguan Xianchen three overseas fairy islands, it is almost equivalent to cracking the earth to seal the king, and the value of them can no longer be estimated in gold and silver."

Xu Beiyou asked softly, "Why do you say these things?"

The corner of Yu Kuang's mouth curled up into a smile, and he said, "I hope that one day you can become the second Shangguan Xianchen. At that time, the master behind me is also willing to follow the example of Zheng Shenzong back then and ask you to make a move."

Xu Beiyou's expression became serious, and after a moment of silence, he slowly said: "Whether it's Emperor Dazheng Shenzong or my ancestor Shangguan Xianchen, neither of them died well."

Yu Kuang seemed to have expected Xu Beiyou's question for a long time, and finally said with a bit of grandeur: "The times make heroes? Or do heroes make the times? I thought it was the times that made the heroes, and the same people were placed under different times. There will be different results. Confucian masters and sages once said that life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are in the sky. Of those who are famous in history books, how many people are mediocre? It’s just a matter of success or failure.”

Xu Beiyou asked: "At the beginning, the enemies of the master and the Emperor Shenzong were Xiao Huang and the Taoist old head teacher Zichen, but I don't know who the Highness behind you is going to attack?"

Yu Kuang shook his head and said, "Now is not the time to talk about that."

Xu Beiyou then asked: "Master Yu is here to tell me these things?"

Yu Kuang said: "The main reason is to see you. Although you are in charge of Jianzong now, the real power is still in the hands of Zhang Xueyao. After all, she is the one who rebuilt the Jiangnan Jiange. One sentence can make you the talker of Jianzong. , can also make you lose your current status with one sentence, according to this, I should have gone to see Zhang Xueyao, and the reason why I should see you first is because of your relationship with Han Ge Lao."

Xu Beiyou remained silent.

Yu Kuang said: "I can tell you the truth. Now there are two parties in the temple. They are not the Blue Party and the Han Party, but the Xiang Party and the Imperial Party. I, Han Ge Lao, and Zhang Wubing are all It can be regarded as a member of the imperial party, and even Jianzong can be classified as a member of the imperial party, because Lan Xiang has a good relationship with the Taoist sect, and because His Majesty once made a gentleman's agreement with the commander Sun Zhongmou."

Xu Beiyou was silent for a moment, and finally said: "So no matter how you look at it, I am a member of the imperial party?"

Yu Kuang stood up and said, "There are some things that you can't escape even if you want to. If you lose the mulberry, you can gain the mulberry. Temples, rivers and lakes have always been one. The day when you go from rivers and lakes to temples will not be too far away."

(End of this chapter)