The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 472
The next day, as the sky turns pale, a new day dawns.

According to the habit he had developed over the years, Mu Xu had already finished practicing at this time, and after eating some breakfast casually, he came to the study and began to return official letters to Xu Guanzhong and others in Yunzhou.

After being so busy for more than an hour, he twisted his sore neck, and when he was about to order the servants outside the door to serve a cup of tea, he heard a burst of hurried footsteps stop at the door of the study, and then Shi Xiu's voice sounded,
"Village Master, someone has come to the palace, and they say they are here to convey the will of the emperor."

Mu Xu was taken aback when he heard the words, he really didn't expect Zhao Ji to be so straightforward.

"I see, welcome you to the main hall and wait for me to change my clothes before coming out to meet you."

After about half a stick of incense, the mansion went to the main hall, Liang Shicheng held the imperial decree in his hands, and read the words in a frustrating way,

"Zhi said: I am ordered by Haotian to rule the world with literature and fight chaos with force. The military commander and general are the pillars of the imperial court and the backbone of the country. They are capable of both civil and military affairs. It's not good to be a pet.

Mu Xu, a Yimin from Shandong Province, restored the old place of Yunzhou and brought all the people back to the court. He has done a great job.Zite granted Er as the envoy of the Dingxiang Festival, Jin Jue should be the Duke of the State, and Xi Zhizhi was ordered to play, and Wei Zhenyi Di.The deep family members of Yuan Rong's heroic achievements were announced to Huaxia, and they were smoked with Zhao Lubu's Pi Xun, temporarily tin Wu Bian, and added Pi Ji, Qin Zai. "

"The minister leads the decree to thank you!"

"Lord Mu, the officials have high hopes for you, so don't let them down!"

Mu Xu handed over the imperial decree to Le He, and then clasped his fists together and said, "It's easy to say, easy to say! The official family is so loving, the next official should smash himself to pieces to repay the king's kindness!"

While speaking, he winked at Shi Xiu again, Shi Xiu strode away immediately, and when she came back, she already had a wooden box in her hand.

Mu Xu took the box, brought it in front of Liang Shicheng, and said, "This is my kindness, please accept it with a smile!"

Liang Shicheng was satisfied with Mu Xu's sensibleness in his heart, but he declined in his mouth, "Master Mu, what are you doing? We all work for the government. How can I accept your things?"

Mu Xu couldn't help but put the box into his arms, and said with a smile, "Yinxiang, please don't misunderstand, these are just some local specialties from northern Xinjiang. It's good for Yinxiang to take them back to the house and try something new."

"Since this is the case, then the old man would be more respectful than obedient!"

"That's right, everyone is considered to be an official in the same dynasty. If you encounter difficulties in the future, Yin Xiang will take care of you!"

Liang Shicheng readily agreed, and then exchanged pleasantries with Mu Xu for a while, and then bid farewell to Mu Xu on the grounds that the palace was busy.

Mu Xu pretended to hold back a few words, and seeing Liang Shicheng's firm attitude, he personally sent the guy out of the mansion. When they reached the gate, they saw the guard at the door stopping a young guy for questioning.

Seeing this situation, Mu Xu immediately frowned and asked, "What's going on?"

The guard replied, "Village Master, this young fellow said that he came to see the Village Master on behalf of his master, but he didn't say who his master was or why he came to see the Village Master, so little..."

Before the guard finished speaking, Liang Shicheng said abruptly, "Hey, aren't you Li Huan? You are not serving Empress Maode in the palace, what are you doing here?"

The boy named Li Huan, when he saw Liang Shicheng for the first time, his expression changed drastically, his legs went weak from fright, and he didn't know how to answer.

On the other hand, when Mu Xu heard Liang Shicheng mention Maode Diji, his heart skipped a beat, and he immediately understood the identity of the servant in front of him, most likely the servant of Zhao Fujin's palace.

He hastily used his brains to find an excuse to cover up the matter, but in his urgency, he really couldn't think of a suitable reason.

But he said that Liang Shicheng had already come to his senses at this time. Although he was extremely surprised and didn't know why Empress Maode had something to do with Mu Xu, he also understood that this was big news. As long as it was reported to the official's house, it would definitely be indispensable. his reward.

But seeing that this guy looked at Mu Xu meaningfully, he immediately said, "The officials are still waiting for my return, so I will leave now."

"Hey, wait for the hidden form, please take a step to talk!" Seeing that Liang Shicheng was about to leave, Mu Xu hurriedly stepped forward to stop him. He didn't talk nonsense, and asked decisively,
"I don't know what conditions are needed for the hidden form to be able to see this matter today?"

If the person who came today was an ordinary servant delivering the decree, then Mu Xu's method would definitely be useful.But Liang Shicheng was different. This guy was able to stand upright in Zhao Ji's reign because of Zhao Ji's trust. How could he be indistinguishable from the serious.

So he said with a half-smile, "Lord Mu is really a good planner. It's really admirable to be able to get in touch with the most beloved Emperor Ji after only a few days in Beijing."

Having said that, he nodded Li Huan with his chin, and said, "Even if I am willing to hide it for my lord today, as an official, you can't know the whereabouts of this little bastard? Then you underestimate the methods of the Imperial City Secretary." Yes, I reckon, that old man Yang Jian will report this matter to the officials probably by tomorrow at the latest.

It's also because Di Ji is too young and doesn't know how to do things. Even if she comes out of the palace to meet the adults, I can turn a blind eye to what happened today.But... you should think about how to deal with the officials. "

After all, Liang Shicheng walked away without looking back.

After Mu Xu watched Liang Shicheng leave with a sullen face, he waved his hand to call for the servant named Li Huan, and asked straight to the point, "Your imperial concubine sent you here, why do you want to find me?"

Li Huan was still in a state of shock, and replied tremblingly, "Emperor Ji sent a little girl to... deliver a letter to the adults."

"What about the letter, don't show it to me yet!"

After getting the letter in his hand, Mu Xu opened it, and what caught his eyes was a beautiful thin gold body, but he didn't have the time to comment on Zhao Fujin's calligraphy at this time, and his only focus was on the content of the letter.

In the letter, Zhao Fujin first narrated his parting feelings, and then he talked about Mu Xu's disappearance for several years, and the grievances of the children were vividly written on the paper.Finally, she said that she hoped that the two of them could meet before Mu Xu left Beijing, and she would inform you about the specific time.

After reading the contents of the letter, Mu Xu couldn't help shaking his head. After all, Zhao Fujin was born in an emperor's family, and he didn't even have the slightest sense of vigilance.

She also didn't think about it, as an unmarried princess of the royal family, when she was out of the palace, her every move would be watched by special personnel, how could she do everything according to her will?

After thinking about it for a moment, Mu Xu secretly said, "Forget it, at this point, I can only treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor."

At that moment, he hurriedly ordered someone to fetch a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, wrote a reply letter in the concierge, and handed it to Li Huandao,

"Go back to the palace immediately, and hand this letter to Di Ji before the officials summon Di Ji, and let her do what she says. Remember, you must hand it to Di Ji in person, and you must not fall into the hands of others. hand."

This Li Huan is not a fool either, he understands the principle that if one prospers, one prospers, one loses all, so he quickly hid the letter and turned back to the palace.

I didn't want to but was stopped by Mu Xu, I just heard him say, "If you walk back like this, I'm afraid the day lily will be cold. Shi Xiu, you will ride the horse yourself and send this little brother to the gate of the palace."

Seeing Mu Xu's seriousness, Shi Xiu naturally didn't dare to neglect, she quickly responded, found a fast horse, and galloped away with Li Huan on it.

It is said that after Liang Shicheng returned to the palace, he asked someone to find out where Zhao Ji was, and immediately went to the Cuju field without stopping.

At that time, I saw Zhao Ji was playing happily accompanied by Gao Qiu and a group of guards, and Yun Wang Zhao Kai stood aside to watch.Liang Shicheng didn't dare to disturb Zhao Ji's Yaxing, so he had to salute Zhao Kai first.

After Zhao Kai heard Liang Shicheng's greeting, he didn't even want to return him with a smile, and nodded his head very coldly, counting as saying hello to Liang Shicheng.

Liang Shicheng didn't care at all, he knew better than anyone else, because his family supported the crown prince Zhao Huan, and repeatedly persuaded Zhao Ji not to be easy to save, he had already offended the most favored His Royal Highness King Yun, so he didn't expect others to give him good face.

The two stood on the sidelines like this, and watched for about half an hour, only to see Zhao Ji walking off the stage with Gao Qiu, jokingly said,
"Gao Qing's family's Cuju skills are really extraordinary. If they go to Qiyun Club, they will definitely be able to win applause."

Gao Qiu took a step behind, nodded and bowed flatteringly, "The official family really flatters the humble minister. When it comes to Cuju, who in the world can compare to the official family!"

Zhao Ji shook his head and said with a smile, "You, why are you being humble in front of me? How could I not know your sophomore's ability in the Cuju field?"

While the monarch and his subjects were talking and laughing, they had already come to the sidelines, and the four servants rushed forward with warm water to wipe off the sweat of the two of them.

After a lot of tossing, Zhao Ji picked up the teacup and took a sip, and asked Liang Shicheng, "How is the matter going?"

Liang Shicheng replied, "When I returned to the official's house, Mu Xu had already accepted the order, and promised to keep himself safe in the future, in order to repay the official's Long favor."

Zhao Ji nodded in satisfaction, before he was about to say something, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Gao Qiu's uncomfortable face, and immediately remembered the verbal instructions he gave yesterday, and said,
"Gao Aiqing, since Mu Xu submits to the imperial court, you will be ministers in the same palace in the future, so there is no need to mention the past."

Gao Qiu hid the hatred in his heart, and promised Zhao Ji, "I will remember the teachings of the officials, and I should put the country's affairs first. It is said that the minister did not teach his children well, so that the evil sons in the family caused troubles and forced Mu Xu to fall into the grass." Being a bandit has brought a lot of trouble to the court, and the humble minister will be punished with death!"

Seeing that Gao Qiu was sincere in admitting his mistake, Zhao Ji immediately exposed the matter, but instead comforted Gao Qiu, and even gave him some tribute tea from the south of the Yangtze River.

Of course Gao Qiu was very grateful, and he said good things without a mouthful, which made Zhao Ji laugh out loud, and it took him a long time to let Gao Qiu out of the palace.

Seeing that there were no foreign ministers present, Liang Shicheng promptly reported, "Officials, servants went to deliver an order to Mu Xu today and discovered a major event. I don't know if I should say it or not?"

Zhao Ji was immediately aroused, and quickly asked, "What's the big deal, why don't you talk about it quickly?"

Only then did Liang Shicheng tell what he had seen and heard implicitly, Zhao Ji widened his eyes and said, "Are you sure you didn't mistake the person, is it really the attendant of Fifth Sister's palace?"

After Liang Shicheng repeatedly confirmed that he did not admit his mistake, Zhao Ji couldn't help but take a deep breath, and said in a puzzled manner, "Fifth Sister lives in the palace, so how could she have a relationship with Mu Xu? When did the two of them know each other?"

Zhao Kai listened for a general idea, and then suggested, "Rather than guessing here and there, father, why don't you call my sister here, and ask me clearly, so as not to cause any misunderstandings and wrong my sister!"

As soon as Zhao Ji heard that it was reasonable, he immediately ordered Zhao Fujin to go to Yanhe Palace to meet him, and then he himself took Zhao Kai and Liang Shicheng to Yanhe Palace to wait.

After a while, Zhao Fujin came with lotus steps, and before she could ask her, Zhao Ji asked, "Fifth Sister, tell Father the truth, how do you know Mu Xu?"

Although Zhao Fujin had received Mu Xu's letter at this time, and he had already thought about what to say, he still said anxiously, "If you go back to Father, your daughter met him in Gen Yue yesterday."

"No, you just took a look at Mu Xu from a distance yesterday, so even if you treat him..."

As soon as Zhao Ji's words came out, he realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly changed his words, "If you only met him yesterday, why would you send someone to the door today?"

Zhao Fujin looked at Liang Shicheng and the others with a flushed face, Zhao Ji understood immediately, and waved everyone to retreat, leaving only Zhao Kai in the hall.

"Okay, now that there are no outsiders, you might as well tell the truth."

Zhao Fujin hesitated for a long while, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Father, do you still remember the incident when your daughter was kidnapped by gangsters during the Lantern Festival?"

Zhao Ji and his son looked at each other, not daring to say anything, "Could it be that the villain is actually Mu Xu?"

After he finished speaking, he searched his memory hard, trying to compare Mu Xu's appearance and figure with that person's, but since the matter had passed, he couldn't remember it for a while, so he could only stare at Zhao Fujin and listen to her continuation.

Zhao Fujin's heart tightened, and he hurriedly said, "Oh, Father, you misunderstood, the thief took my daughter away that day, and when I walked to the vegetable garden behind the Daxiangguo Temple, I happened to meet Mu Xu, who rescued my daughter from the gangster. .

After all, he is still someone's savior!The daughter has always wanted to repay him, but she has never been able to find him. It was not until they met again in Gen Yue yesterday that she was able to know his true identity. "

Zhao Ji is not so easy to be fooled in this kind of matter, he immediately pointed out the problem, "This is not right, according to what you said, since Mu Xu saved you, why did you return to the palace after three days?" inside?"

Of course, he didn't suspect that his daughter was defiled by Mu Xu. After all, after Zhao Fujin returned to the palace in the past, the maid in the palace had already checked it carefully and confirmed that it was perfect.

Fortunately, Mu Xu had taught Zhao Fujin in the letter beforehand, so she said, "My daughter sprained her foot at that time, and I didn't know whether he and Mu Xu were reliable, so I didn't dare to reveal my real identity, so I delayed for three days. After his foot recovered, Fang went back to the palace on his own."

Zhao Ji intuitively felt that there was a lot of truth in it, but he couldn't bear to press his daughter, so he deliberately asked, "Then how do you want to repay Mu Xu for saving his life?"

Zhao Fujin resisted the impulse, blushing and said in a voice like a mosquito, "My daughter doesn't know, it's all up to the father!"

As a romantic son who has been in love for a long time, Zhao Ji saw at a glance that his daughter was in love with Mu Xu, and wanted to reprimand him, but when he saw her face that resembled his former concubine Liu Shi, he could no longer utter the words of reproach , waved his hands helplessly and said, "Go ahead, let me think about it for my father."

When there were only father and son left in the hall, Zhao Ji leaned tiredly on the dragon chair and sighed, "The fifth sister is afraid that she has a secret heart for Mu Xufang, what should I do?"

Although Zhao Kai has never met Mu Xu, he also knows that he has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands, and his strength should not be underestimated. When he thinks about the crown prince who has been delayed for a long time, he has the idea of ​​attracting Mu Xu as foreign aid, so Then he said,
"The Fifth Younger Sister made a fuss about becoming a monk and learning Taoism because of the matter of Cai Yu in the past. Today, she finally has someone she likes. Father, please let her be fulfilled!"

(End of this chapter)