Feng Qing Shaoyi

Chapter 23 The Jiang Family
After walking out of the room, Qi Ze walked to Zhu Yu's side. "Let's go, there's no need to check."

Zhu Yu was a little surprised. He had done a good job of investigating in the house just now, so why did he say no more.

Qi Ze glanced at Zhu Yu, Que Yu has profound martial arts, he goes wherever he goes as if entering his own house, no one can notice, probably Zhu Yu didn't sense anyone coming.Not to mention Zhu Yu, even when she was investigating, if Que Yu hadn't spoken, she would not have sensed it.

"Someone has already come to tell me the truth, and it won't do me any good if I check it out. What else is there to check? Let's go!"

"...Yes, master." Has anyone been here just now?Why didn't he see it.

Although she still has a lot of doubts about who those people are.But at the same time, she also cherished her life. Since Que Yu came to remind her, she listened. Besides, Que Yu didn't need to make a special trip to lie to her.Those people are very powerful, and she knows it well.Since it has nothing to do with her, she won't investigate, anyway, she won't meet her in the future.

However, after this time, she understood that Que Yu had a secret, and that this secret would bring her death.Then she wouldn't check anymore, no matter what Que Yu was going to do, it had nothing to do with her.

In Chenyue Tower, the purple-clothed boy looked at the scenery outside the window, and when he heard someone coming, he said, "The matter of the Gao family has been completed, and there will be no further investigation."

Meng Yanxi stood aside and said: "Fortunately, the secret guards of the Qi Mansion notified in time today, knowing that Qi Ze went to Yijun Tower to investigate the Gao family. That kid is very smart and cautious. If he finds out something, it will be a real shame." It's not easy." Then, he sighed and said, "However, Gao Yichuan is really unlucky. It's not good where to stand, but he is standing at the door of the private room. I don't know what he heard? It's good, I lost it. life."

It is estimated that no one thought that Gao Yichuan's death was just because he stood in the wrong place in Chenyue Tower that day, and he didn't know if he would hear their conversation.But I would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go, Gao Yichuan must die.

If Qi Ze went to investigate the cause of Gao Yichuan's death this time, and found out that he had been to Chenyue Tower by following the clues, then the secret would not be kept.

"Are you blaming me for being cruel?"

"How is that possible? If Gao Yichuan really listened to it, it wouldn't be good to ruin the event." Afterwards, it seemed that Meng Yanxi noticed something, "Why did you say 'also'? That boy Qi Ze couldn't blame you Bar?"

Seeing Que Yu's silence, Meng Yanxi thought it was Que Yu's acquiescing, so he teased, "Why didn't you give Qi Ze away? Sigh, it's really lucky to be alive after blaming you."

Que Yu just glanced at Meng Yanxi and didn't want to talk to him.Qi Ze didn't blame him, but his eyes that seemed to be looking at the murderous Shura made him feel very uncomfortable. Does he look like a murderous maniac?He is also rational. If he hadn't been forced to kill Gao Yichuan, he would not have killed people so casually.

Everyone in the world is connected and you can't guarantee that you won't kill an innocent person who has nothing to do with you.If you want to live well in this world, you can only be cruel.This is like the endless river, if you don't advance, you will retreat.If you are caught regressing, then your death is not far away.

Although he reminded Qi Ze this time, but at the same time, he revealed the truth.Qi Ze is smart and careful, probably already knows that he has a secret.However, he was sure that Qi Ze would not investigate this matter either.Smart people are always smart people, Qi Ze knows what to do to save his life.

After returning from Yijun Tower, Qi Ze went to the military department step by step, and never saw Que Yu again, as if they hadn't spoken at that time.Only on the way to the military department every day, Xu Youyi brought all kinds of food to her, and never asked her if she wanted it.

And she also put it in the carriage, and if any colleagues in the Ministry of War said they were hungry, they would send someone to take the things on the carriage and give them to them.

On this day, Qi Ze was sorting out his military status in his room, and after finally sorting it out, he thought about going out for a walk to relax.As soon as he went out, he saw a fat and white man approaching from a distance. He had good features and looked rather festive.However, there was a hint of hostility between his brows, and he seemed a little difficult to get along with.

"Master Cui." Seeing the man approaching, Qi Ze bowed to him as a peer salute.

This lord's name is Cui Guangzong, he is of the same rank as Qi Ze, and he is also a fifth-rank doctor.In the Ministry of War, there are two doctors of the Ministry of War.The first one is in charge of the service roster of soldiers in service in Quannan Chu, and the second is in charge of the number of dispatched soldiers in service.

And Qi Ze was the first to be in charge of military registration, and Cui Guangzong was the second to be in charge of dispatching military affairs.The two are parallel and each performs its own duties.If officials at the same level meet, it is reasonable to salute at the same time, but Cui Guangzong never saluted Qi Ze.Because Cui Guangzong has been a doctor in the Ministry of War for more than ten years, his seniority and age are higher than Qi Ze's.But it is a rule for officials to salute, and the rules cannot be broken just because of seniority and age.

I saw Cui Guangzong glanced at him, but enjoyed Qi Ze's salute very much, and said pretendingly: "Get up, don't expect me to salute you. I have been in the Ministry of War for more than ten years, and I am your elder. How can I salute the younger generation?" The truth.” After speaking, he was about to leave.

Qi Ze glanced at Cui Guangzong, and didn't intend to provoke him either.Anyway, it's just a matter of etiquette, one more thing is worse than one less thing, and she doesn't need to add trouble to herself in the Ministry of War.No matter what others do, just make sure you do the right thing.

When Cui Guangzong was about to leave the gate of the military department, a young man with a handsome appearance, slightly dark skin, and strong and upright brows walked over. When he saw Cui Guangzong, he bent down and saluted, "Master Cui Langzhong."

This young man's name is Jiang Yu, he is a member of the Ministry of War, and he is younger than Qi Ze.After Qi Ze was transferred, Jiang Lu was transferred to the racecourse to take care of the army horses, taking over Qi Ze's task.

Because Yuan Wai Lang's rank is lower than that of Lang Zhong, Cui Guangzong enjoyed Jiang Wu's salute as a matter of course, and said with half-cast eyes, "Okay, get up."

But Jiang Yu didn't get up, raised his head and smiled at Cui Guangzong: "Master Cui should salute to Master Qi, you are both doctors, since you are equal, why didn't Master Cui return the salute when Master Qi saluted you?"

When Cui Guangzong heard this, he raised his eyebrows and said arrogantly: "I am an elder, do I still have to salute a junior?"

But Jiang Yu said calmly: "But this is etiquette. Master Cui, who has been in the military department for more than ten years, still needs me, a junior, to remind you? This is a rule set by the Holy Majesty. Master Cui is going to challenge Longwei? To Long Yan Yu doesn't care?"

This call made Cui Guangzong speechless. It is not a joke to challenge the majesty of the royal family. He originally wanted to provoke Jiang Lu, but Jiang Lu saluted him just now, so he couldn't. Son, thinking of the Jiang family behind Jiang Yu, he could only reluctantly turn around and greet Qi Ze: "Master Qi."

Seeing Qi Ze nodding, Jiang Yu said respectfully, "Lord Cui is indeed an elder who has been in the Ministry of War for more than ten years, and is a role model for us juniors to learn from. I admire you."

Cui Guangzong got up and gritted his teeth and gave Jiang Yu a hard look, then turned and walked towards the gate.Looking at Cui Guangzong's back, Qi Ze felt that he was very angry.But Cui Guangzong just needs to be cleaned up, it's good if someone cleans him up.

After seeing Cui Guangzong leave, Jiang Lu walked over with a playful smile, the corners of his mouth curled up, just like a child asking for credit from an adult. "Shao Yi, I did pretty well just now. Cui Guangzong just needs a beating. You'll be obedient if you beat him up."

Because of Jiang Yu's good conduct, cheerful personality, and sincerity in dealing with others, he is very likable.After Jiang Yu came to the Ministry of War, he liked to stay with Qi Ze, so the relationship between the two was relatively good.

"You're here...you're hungry again, right?"

Jiang Lu looked at Qi Ze pitifully after hearing this, and nodded quickly. "Yeah, it's too tiring to look after the army horses at the racecourse, and I'll be hungry before noon. That... Do you have any sweet-scented osmanthus cakes?"

"...You are not taking care of the military horse, you are riding the horse to the martial arts field again." Normally, taking care of the military horse is just for keeping records, and does not require a lot of labor.Seeing that Jiang Lu's forehead was covered with sweat, Qi Ze knew that he was going to practice martial arts and horse racing again, so he was also very hungry.

After Jiang Lu heard this, she just held her stomach and smiled embarrassedly.Others go to take care of the military horses and keep records. He goes to the martial arts field every day to race horses. He is always on the track, and the records are left to others.

Seeing Jiang Lu like this, Qi Ze also sent someone to take the pastry from the carriage.To be honest, Xu Youyi stuffed her with things every day, but she didn't look at them carefully, and she wasn't hungry, so it was wasted on the carriage.

The first time Jiang Lu said that he was hungry, Qi Ze sent someone to bring something over, and it turned out that Jiang Lu really liked sweet-scented osmanthus crisps, so he would come over to ask Qi Ze for food at this time every day.If you see sweet-scented osmanthus crisps, you will be as happy as picking up silver for nothing.

When the servant came over with something, he also put it in Jiang Lu's arms.Seeing the sweet-scented osmanthus crisps, Jiang Lu shouted happily: "There are sweet-scented osmanthus crisps." With his cheeks puffed up, he asked Qi Ze while eating, "Shaoyi, who made this? It's so delicious, why don't you eat it?" You waste it if you don’t eat it.”

"A friend." Qi Ze couldn't say that Xu Youyi did it, or it would be bad if her reputation was damaged.

"Friend? What friend? Male or female?"

Before Qi Ze could answer, he sighed to himself: "It would be great if I was a woman, and I can eat it every day when I marry her in the future. If it's really not good, it's fine to be my sister-in-law."

Qi Ze: "..." You said it lightly, you have to see if Xu Youyi and your brother are willing.

In addition to Jiang Lu, the Jiang family also has Jiang Wen, who is Jiang Lu's biological elder brother.The Jiang family held the highest position for generations and was a bachelor of the First-Class Imperial Academy. They are a purely scholarly family.Occupying half of the Hanlin Academy, the position is aloof, and it has great influence in the court. It is a deadly enemy with the Wang family, who has a bachelor from the second-rank Hanlin Academy.

His father, Jiang Xun, was a bachelor of Congyipin Imperial Academy, and he was upright and upright.At a young age, Jiang Wen received sacrifices from Sipin Guozijian, and the future is promising.As the eldest son of the Jiang family, Jiang Wen looks elegant, his face is like a crown of jade, and the tree is facing the wind. He has the loyal and good style of the Jiang family's scholarly family.

To say that the least like the Jiang family is the second son Jiang Yu, who does not have the unique scholarly atmosphere of the Jiang family. On the contrary, the brows are bright and free like a general.Perhaps because of his looks, Jiang Lu didn't like to read books since he was a child, but liked to wield knives and guns, and gallop on horses.Because the homophony of the two names happened to be "Wen" and "Wu", everyone laughed and said, it seems that the Jiang family will also produce a Confucian general like Qi Yun, who has both literature and martial arts like the Qi family.

But Jiang Xun knew exactly what his son was like. Every day he thought about skipping class and fell asleep after reading a book.And because of the existence of the Que family, there is indeed no need for any generals.Although Jiang Lu's martial arts skills are not bad, Jiang Xun was also afraid that his son would not come back from the battlefield, so he thought about finding an official position for him early on that was related to swords, guns and horseback riding.

It happened that Qi Ze was promoted from the position of Yuanwailang, so Jiang Yu offered to go to the Ministry of War as Yuanwailang.But after all, the Jiang family is a scholarly family, with generations of civil servants, and Jiang Yu is the first one who wants to rely on martial arts to become an official.And because Jiang Wen is the eldest son of the Jiang family, Jiang Wen must inherit the family business in the future. He thought that as long as Jiang Lu was safe and sound, he would let Jiang Lu go to the Ministry of War.

Although Jiang Yu's status as a member of the Ministry of War is slightly lower, but with the support of the powerful Jiang family behind him, no one dares to offend him.

Jiang Yu admired Hussars General Qi Yun most in his heart, so after being transferred to the Ministry of War, he knew that Qi Ze was Qi Yun's son, so he rushed over excitedly to say hello.Because of Jiang Lu's character, Qi Ze also has no grudges in his heart and likes him very much, so the two of them will stay together in their spare time in the Ministry of War.

"Shao Yi, if it's okay later, you can teach me kung fu." After Jiang Lu finished eating, she blinked and looked at Qi Ze.

After Jiang Lu came to the military department, he saw Qi Ze jumping down from the tree with a light figure and steady steps, so he knew that martial arts were excellent, so he kept pestering Qi Ze to teach him kung fu.Of course, Qi Ze would refuse without saying a word, saying that his martial arts are not good, but Jiang Yu usually looks innocent and confused, but at the critical moment, he is also the kind who can choke people to death with a few words. You can tell by Cui Guangzong's appearance up.

Hearing Qi Ze's refusal, he said: "The Hussar generals are so powerful, so you must be good. You don't think I'm not good at martial arts, do you?"

It's difficult for Qi Ze to refuse this statement, Jiang Yu's martial arts are not very bad, especially equestrian skills are particularly exquisite.Although there is a big gap compared with Qi Ze, he is still a talent to make.If the answer is yes, I don't know if it will hurt the young heart of this young man.

So at Qi Ze's momentary soft-heartedness, he agreed to teach him martial arts in his spare time.

Qi Ze looked at the requesting eyes of the young man in front of him, and was about to refuse when he was dragged away by Jiang Lu. "Shaoyi, it's good to have some exercise to digest food after eating, don't you think so?"

Qi Ze: "...Yes."

On the streets of Ding capital city, there is a scene of prosperity and stability, well-organized government and harmonious people.Everyone's face was filled with smiles, the mother held her daughter's hand, and the daughter followed her mother up and down.The small stall owner enthusiastically introduced the items he sold, and there was a lot of people talking and it was very lively.

"Hey, be careful. You are so rough, will you pay for my cake if it is dirty?" A sharp and vicious voice sounded, which was extremely loud in the lively market.

"I'm sorry, my daughter didn't do it on purpose, and the cake is okay." Then, the voice of a woman in ordinary clothes sounded, and the little girl shrank behind her mother in fear.

"Is it okay if you say it's okay?" Then he picked up a drawer of biscuits and poured them on the ground, and the vendor shouted loudly, "Look, everyone, this mother and daughter knocked my biscuits to the ground. They still said it was all right. Does this seem to be all right?"

The woman was shocked, she had never seen such a rascal before, and she also shouted: "You obviously fell on the ground yourself, how can you blame us?"

"I fell on the ground? Did anyone see it? I did it all morning, would I be so stupid and fall on the ground by myself?" the vendor asked reluctantly.

"Okay, tell me. How much? I'll just pay you." The woman had no choice but to pay.

"It costs at least 50 taels of silver."

"What? You dare to ask for 50 taels of silver just for these cooking cakes. You are a big talker, trying to deceive our mother and daughter." The annual expenditure of ordinary people is only one tael of silver, 50 taels?This is selling the family's field, and even if the pot is smashed, they can't afford it.When the woman heard that so much money was obviously a fraud, she said.

"I think you don't want to lose money. My cooking cakes are good rice noodles from the south of the Yangtze River. This oil is used even by today's saints. It is very expensive. What do you ignorant women and children know?" The vendor raised his voice.

"Damn, the Holy Spirit will use your oil today? Is your oil gold?" The woman was not to be trifled with, and she sneered back.

The vendor raised his chin and said triumphantly, "Of course the Holy Majesty uses gold today. Who said that my Holy Majesty doesn't use oil anymore? Do you have any evidence?"

Anyone with a discerning eye would know whether the Holy Majesty used this oil or not.But they don't have any evidence, could it be possible to go to the imperial dining room of the palace to have a look?Trespassing on the palace is a capital offense.The woman blushed with anger and shouted loudly: "You...you are a fraud."

After that, the woman looked around at the people in the market to see who could speak for her.But after looking up for a week, I found that everyone was looking in one direction.The woman then turned her head and followed the trend, and saw a gentle and handsome man in a golden luxury walking up, looking in this direction with the corners of his mouth curled up.

"I don't know that so many people can use the things in the imperial dining room? Unexpectedly, I went to the market on a whim to have a look, and saw such an interesting scene."

The voice was gentle and pleasant, but with a majesty that could not be ignored, it made everyone in the market a little stunned. Is this His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?I saw it today. As expected of a royal, he looks good-looking, and he looks good in any pose.

"Bold, you dare not kneel when you see His Highness the crown prince's holy face, do you want to be beheaded?" The eunuch next to him shouted in a shrill voice after seeing it.

Only then did everyone come back to their senses, and quickly knelt on the ground, fearing that they would be beheaded.The woman and the little girl quickly knelt on the ground.

After the peddler saw it, his body became weak from fright, his head became dizzy, and he was sweating profusely.He just wanted to cheat others to make some money, so he decided to attack a pair of weak and helpless mother and daughter, since there would be no royal people passing by anyway.Why is it so unlucky today, there is really a royal person passing by, and it is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Murong Sheng looked at the kneeling subjects in front of him with satisfaction, and glanced at the eunuch next to him.The eunuch understood, and led a few guards to carry the frightened peddler who was kneeling behind him like a chicken.

"How do you know what is used in the imperial dining room? Did you do an errand in the palace?" Murong Sheng still said in a gentle voice, with a gentle light in his eyes, chatting with the peddler as if he were chatting about household matters.

Originally, the peddler was terrified, but seeing His Royal Highness speaking to him so softly, without seeming to punish him, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.He also spoke smoothly, "The villain did not work in the palace, but a cousin was lucky to do work in the palace."

"So that's how it is. It seems that your cousin treats you very well, even telling you about the affairs of the palace." Murong Cheng smiled and said with his eyes closed, his face unchanged.

There are rules in the palace, even those who go in as servants are not allowed to talk nonsense about the affairs of the palace to the people, and if they speak out, they will be beheaded.

Seeing that the crown prince is really so gentle, it seems that he will not be punished, the peddler was very happy, and his mouth became quicker, as if he was chatting about family affairs, "Yes, my cousin treats me very well. The house is highly valued by the masters. But the villain is not bad, His Royal Highness doesn't know, don't look at the villain as a baker, but he has military membership."

The eunuchs and guards next to Murong Sheng gasped in shock, wondering if this cake seller knew what he was talking about.How many people will be killed by this sentence, and his cousin will not even want to live.

But Murong Sheng still smiled, with a gentle voice, as if he didn't hear this sentence. "Really? What's your name then?"

After hearing this, the peddler thought that the crown prince wanted to reuse him, so he hurriedly said happily, for fear of losing this opportunity, "The villain's name is Zhang Sheng."

"Zhang Sheng, there is something I need you to do for me." Murong Sheng said with a smile.

"What's the matter? As long as His Royal Highness says something, the villain can't be shy." Zhang Sheng was very happy in his heart. He was about to dispatch the task immediately, so he said, imitating the words he learned in his script.Could it be that he is going to become a great success?From now on, he will see if the shopkeeper Wang of the tailor shop next to him dares to look down on him.

"I need you to go to the Ministry of War. Military registration is a very important matter. You must go."

Hearing the prince's voice, Zhang Sheng felt right, he was going to be an official soon.When Zhang Sheng imagined that he might still have a beautiful wife in his arms, he didn't see the pity in the eyes of the eunuchs and guards next to him, but he heard Murong Sheng's cool voice.

"Come here, take Zhang Sheng to the Ministry of War and investigate the matter of military status."

Zhang Sheng was a little taken aback, why?Didn't you send him to do the task?Instead of making him an official, he will have a beautiful wife in the future.Seeing a guard coming to arrest him, he anxiously shouted: "His Royal Highness, what did the villain do, why are you arresting me?"

But Murong Sheng didn't look at Zhang Sheng, turned his head and said to the eunuch next to him: "Investigate Zhang Sheng's cousin in the imperial dining room, since he can't keep his mouth shut, don't stay in the imperial dining room, let's put him in prison."

"Yes, Your Highness." The eunuch next to him replied respectfully.There are many people in the imperial dining room, but there are probably not many people with the surname Zhang who are loved by the nobles in the palace.

Just because of one person's unintentional words, I don't know how many people will die this time.It seems that the person in charge of the military registration is the third son of the Qi family, Tan Hualang, a well-known young man in the capital, and it is a pity that he got into trouble at a young age.

　This is inspired by an essay written by Han Yuda, explaining the importance of military registration in ancient times. Interested friends can refer to relevant information to understand.mwah
　　
　
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