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As he approached Shili Pavilion, Chu Huan's horse slowed down, and he saw Wei Tianqing from a distance, and Wei Tianqing also looked towards this side. At this time, a soldier had already stepped forward to hold Chu Huan's horse, and Chu Huan turned over and dismounted. Come on, adjust your armor, go to Wei Tianqing's side, cup your hands, Wei Tianqing has already smiled and whispered: "I know that the Su family is busy with the imperial wine selection, and you have a lot of things over there. So we brothers also seldom get together. It’s just that there are people from Beijing today, so I let you come over!”

Chu Huan nodded in agreement, and looked around. The soldiers' armor was bright, the flags were fluttering in the cold wind, and dozens of officials, big and small, were waiting inside and outside the Shili Pavilion.

Chu Huan was surprised that the imperial wine selection was presided over by the officials of Guanglu Temple in Beijing, and the Beijing Central Committee sent a young minister of Guanglu Temple to preside over this grand ceremony.

Guanglu Temple is one of the six temples in Beijing. It is responsible for the emperor's meal tent. The imperial wine is also included in the meal and lodging, so Guanglu Temple is in charge. The Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple is actually not a great official. At least when he came to the place, he didn't need to work at all.

Although Chu Huan was still some distance away from the ten-mile pavilion, he could clearly see that almost all the important officials of Yunshan Mansion came to greet him, and among the crowd, he also saw a person who disgusted him very much.

Liu Juguang, the president of the Yunshan Prefecture Chamber of Commerce, was wearing a black padded robe and was among the crowd, talking to the officials next to him. Although he was nearly 50 years old, he looked like a man in his [-]s, and he was still very energetic. Jian Shuo didn't look old at all, the sky was getting dark and the black wind was coming, but this old guy was still talking and laughing.

Chu Huan frowned at first, not knowing why he followed, but soon remembered that besides being the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce in Yunshan Prefecture, this person had another identity, Doctor Guanglu appointed by the emperor, It is a person with honors, and there is nothing wrong with him coming to greet someone from Beijing.

It's just that the governor of Yunshan Mansion, the command envoy and other important officials all came, and even Doctor Guanglu was not afraid to go out to welcome him. Chu Huan faintly felt that the people who came from Beijing this time were not simple.

Wei Tianqing motioned for Chu Huan to go to a secluded place nearby, then lowered his voice and said, "Over there in Tongzhou, Shenyiwei Sun Baihu is going again to investigate Duan Xun's situation."

Chu Huan was startled, but then he understood, and said, "I don't know if the road has been blocked in Tongzhou. If the search is done in a timely manner, it may not be impossible to find the weapons hidden by the bandits in Heishuishan."

Wei Tianqing nodded and said: "Zhao Guangqing sent people to seal off the checkpoints in Tongzhou, and sent additional people to search within a hundred miles around Heishui Mountain. In addition, they sent people to search for Duan Xun's whereabouts. No progress has been made, and Sun Baihu has been there for a while, but there is still no news from Xier."

Chu Huan nodded slightly, frowned, thoughtful, and seemed to want to say something, but he didn't say anything after all. Wei Tianqing looked at his expression and knew that he had something to say, so he asked, "Brother Chu, do you want to say something?" Is there anything you want to say?"

Chu Huan pondered for a while, then shook his head with a smile and said, "It's nothing, I'm just thinking wildly." He asked, "Brother Wei, I heard from Captain Liu that there are people coming from Beijing, let's welcome them here...!" Smiling: " But I don't know what kind of noble person we are waiting for, even the governor himself came out to welcome him!"

Wei Tianqing said softly: "This time, Guanglu Temple Shaoqing Shen Jing is the presiding official for the imperial wine selection, but the governor is not here to welcome him!"

"Oh?"

"Have you ever heard of the reputation of Grand Master Xu Congyang?" Wei Tianqing said in a low voice: "As far as I know, Grand Master Xu also came from Beijing this time, and the governor came out this time to welcome Grand Master Xu !"

"Brother Wei, who are you talking about?" Chu Huan frowned, with surprise in his eyes.

"Brother Xu Congyang Xu." Wei Tianqing's voice was very soft, but full of respect: "He is a great figure in the court today. The Zuodu Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, a senior scholar in front of the palace, can participate in the administration of Zhongshu Province."

At this time, Chu Huan remembered that when he first arrived in the county with Master Li, he invited Han Yuan to dinner at Yipinxiang. At that time, Master Li saw a poem and painting, and said that someone copied Xu Congyang's fake work. In his words, he admired Xu Congyang very much. .

Could it be that Xu Congyang who came here today is the one Mr. Li mentioned?

Seeing what Chu Huan seemed to be thinking, Wei Tianqing thought that Chu Huan had never heard of Xu Congyang's reputation, and explained in a low voice: "Xu Congyang was born in our Yunshan Mansion. There were quarrels among the lords of the world, and Master Xu took refuge in several lords. It is to follow the current Holy Majesty and make suggestions for the Holy Majesty. The Holy Majesty is able to unify the world, and Master Xu has made a lot of contributions." He said with a smile: "Scholar Xu's paintings are well-known all over the world, and the governor has them. A painting by Master Xu has always been kept as a treasure!"

Chu Huan said "oh", as if thinking of something, he asked in a low voice, "This Shen Jing and Shen Shaoqing from Guanglu Temple, did you preside over the selection of imperial wine in Xishan Road five years ago?"

Wei Tianqing thought for a while, nodded and said: "Yes, yes, yes, five years ago, it seemed that this Shen Jing was also the host... Five years have passed, and I never thought that this person is still in the position of Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple!"

Chu Huan's heart sank.

Beforehand, he had talked with Lin Lang about the officials who presided over the imperial wine selection this year, and they all felt that after five years, the young minister of Guanglu Temple might have been promoted or transferred, and he should not be the one to preside over it again. The Fang family's duel may have a [-]-[-]% chance of winning, but it never occurred to them that the past five years have been like a day, and it is Shen Shaoqing who came to host. God seems to want to make a big joke with He Shengquan.

At this moment, Chu Huan felt that something was obviously wrong.

Seeing Chu Huan frowning, Wei Tianqing understood what Chu Huan was thinking, and said softly, "Brother Chu, are you worried about He Shengquan?"

Chu Huan thought for a while, then nodded slightly.

Wei Tianqing said in a soft voice: "It is not easy for the governor to get involved in these matters. The selection of imperial wines has always been presided over by officials from Guanglu Temple, and local officials cannot intervene...!" After a pause, he said softly: "But You don't have to worry, I have also drank He Shengquan's bamboo sake, it is definitely a first-class wine, and the Su family may not have a chance." He lowered his voice and said: "And this time, Master Xu came together, Shen Jing You may not dare to act recklessly, you don't know, this Grand Master Xu is also a good drinker!"

Chu Huan smiled lightly, and said softly: "Master Xu has a high status. I'm afraid he didn't come here for wine tasting!"

Wei Tianqing was stunned for a moment, then his expression was serious, and he said in a low voice: "These words have reminded me. Master Xu has an upright personality, and he is famous for being upright and honest in the court. If there is no serious matter, I am afraid that he will not come all the way. To Yunshan Mansion."

At this moment, they suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes, and everyone followed the prestige, only to see two fast horses galloping from the official road, and the riders got off their horses at the Shili Pavilion, and said: "My lord, the team can only pass here." Ten miles, coming here!"

Qiao Mingtang had already stood up, and all the officials were respectful. Qiao Mingtang walked out of the pavilion and looked towards the official road ahead. At dusk, he could vaguely see a flag appearing on the horizon in the distance.

"Line up, get ready to welcome!" Qiao Mingtang ordered immediately.

Dozens of officials hurriedly lined up on the left and right and stood by the road. Soon, they saw a convoy coming up the official road from a distance, and suddenly a group of cavalry flew out of the convoy.

The horses flew like flying, and in just a moment, the pair of cavalry had arrived close, and people could see clearly that there were five cavalry in total, all of them were wearing purple cloaks, purple square caps on their heads, and swords around their waists. On the scabbard, there was a floating cloud, and the officials immediately knew that the five horsemen were all members of Shenyiwei.

The boots on the first person's feet were purple, while the others were green. Those who knew the knitwear of Shenyiwei immediately knew that the first person was a hundred households of Shenyiwei.

Shenyiwei is directly controlled by the emperor and is not under the jurisdiction of any yamen. The Zhongshu Province, Menxia Province, and Shangshu Province have no right to intervene in the affairs of Shenyiwei.

In Shenyiwei, except for the guards who directly control them, there are strict grades in its organization, according to the five colors of red, purple, blue, green, and white. The five colors of boots represent the five colors. There are three levels, one thousand households in red and one hundred households in purple.

No one knows exactly how many people are in the Shenyiwei organization. Some people say that it is only a few hundred people, but each of them is an elite selected through layers of selection. Even if it is a white guard, it is equal to ten. Strong people, some people say that there are thousands of people in Shenyiwei, but they are divided into internal and external establishments. The internal establishment belongs to the direct line of Shenyiwei, and they are all selected through strict selection, while the other group is peripheral establishments, which are large in number. Distributed in every corner of the Sixteen Dao Roads of the Great Qin, they became the emperor's eyes and ears all over the Great Qin. The information collected by these eyes and ears is only responsible to the emperor.

But no one can say exactly what Shenyiwei is like, but some officials know that Shenyiwei has four big thousand households and twelve big hundred households. Hundreds of households are also first-class talents, and each one is a powerful character on his own.

These Shenyiwei came galloping, stopped their horses, and glanced left and right. Everyone's eyes were like lightning. Although most of the people present were local dignitaries, in the eyes of these Shenyiwei, it seemed Just like ordinary people, these five people glanced around, without saying much, turned their horses around, and went back.

The officials looked at each other in blank dismay. In fact, although most of the people present were important officials, there were only a handful of people who had actually had contact with Shenyiwei. There were even many officials who had only heard of his name but never met him. People who saw Shenyiwei today It was so arrogant and indifferent that many officials frowned, but they were helpless.

This is a group of ghosts between the world and hell, and no one dares to offend them.