Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

"Hey——!" The woman let out a long sigh: "Normally, family scandals should not be made public, and these trivial matters in the palace should not be revealed, but General Murong was so loyal and courageous that he used his own family's blood for the sake of the saint's blood. If you risk your life, I won’t treat you as an outsider. Let’s take firewood as an example! Before the emperor came to power, my wife could get one stone of charcoal a month. Although it is not enough to burn, if it is only used to keep warm in the inner hall, it will be fine. It was still barely enough; but after the emperor returned to power, he only had seven bushels of charcoal a month, which was not enough to even heat the inner palace. My wife had to move to a small house in the side courtyard to save some firewood! In addition to firewood, everything else is the same, how can people live in this way?"

Murong Miao felt like he was sitting on pins and needles after listening to the woman's complaint. When he risked his head to see the lady and the child, it wasn't because he really cared about the poor mother and child, but because of the situation at that time. Next, Li Hong was under house arrest with a precarious life, and although the wife and child were not taken seriously by others on weekdays, they were the only male heirs of the emperor alive. Now that Li Hong has returned to the throne, although the child is still the only male heir of the emperor, Li Hong is still young after all and may give birth to a new son at any time. The importance of the child and mother is naturally greatly reduced, and Murong Mu naturally cares about him. I don’t care that much anymore. If he got involved in the internal affairs of the palace at this time, he would probably anger the emperor and cause death. Even Wang Wenzuo might not be able to save himself.

"Ahem!" Murong Mu coughed twice and said with a wry smile: "Madam, these things you mentioned are matters of the inner court after all. The general and I are foreign ministers after all, but it is not easy to interfere!"

"A matter of the inner court? A foreign minister?" The woman smiled: "Then why did General Murong risk his life to see his wife again? Wasn't it a matter of the inner court at that time? Isn't the general a foreign minister?"

Murong Miao was speechless when asked, but he couldn't tell the reason in his heart. The woman sighed: "Well, there are many people in the world who tend to follow others' influence, and there are few who help others when they need it. Although my wife has the blood of the Holy Emperor, she has nothing to do with the world. She didn't dare to think too much about the child, she just wanted to raise the child and live in the palace. But instead, she became the object of jealousy of others. She was always forcing her with frost, sword, wind and sword, so she thought of begging Murong. The general’s disciples are begging for mercy, but they don’t expect it to be the same!”

Murong Miao blushed at what the woman said, and murmured. When he finally sent the woman away, he asked someone to fetch four gold ingots, gave them to the woman and said: "Madam, please accept these four gold ingots and use them." Yu subsidy one or two. I am not deliberately trying to embarrass you and not communicate with you. It’s just that the relationship between the general and the emperor is really special at the moment. I really don’t dare to put this matter into it anymore, for fear that it will affect the whole body. , causing many troubles!"

When the woman saw the gold, her face showed joy. She bowed to Murong Miao and said, "With this gold, we can solve the urgent need. I am here to thank the general on my wife's behalf!"

"Don't dare!" Murong Miao returned the gift and sent the woman out the door before returning home. Mrs. Murong came and asked angrily: "Husband, who is this woman? You have been talking to her for so long and even gave her gold. Could it be that she is the woman you raised outside?"

"You woman, don't talk nonsense!" Murong Miao was startled, and hurriedly pulled his wife aside, told the woman's origins, and finally said: "You don't know how your husband and I usually behave? You dare to say such useless jealousy and let outsiders listen, so be careful with your life!"

"So that's what happened!" Madam was also surprised. She sighed twice: "But this is also strange. Why was her life better when the emperor was under house arrest? Now her life is not as good as before. ?”

"What's so strange about this!" Murong Miao sighed: "When the emperor was under house arrest, the power was in the hands of Queen Pei. Queen Pei's thoughts were spent on how to deal with the emperor and Concubine Yang, and she did not consider this and Concubine Yang at all. Madam and Young Master took it to heart. So although they lived in poverty, they could still survive; but after the emperor came back, the power in the palace was in the hands of Concubine Yang. This Concubine Yang was the only favorite of the emperor, but she gave birth to only one child. My daughter has no son. In her eyes, do you think this young master is a thorn in his side and wishes he could die silently one day? Naturally, his life is not as good as before!"

"Then you still gave her gold?" The lady was startled: "If Concubine Yang knew the origin of the gold, wouldn't she take revenge on you and me?"

"Hey!" Murong Miao sighed: "What you said makes sense, but since I met their mother and son and had the idea of ​​using them, I owe them a favor anyway. Today she came to my door asking for help. , but I can’t agree to her, so I can only give her these four ingots of gold, as a way of repaying the favor of that day!”

"Husband, you only care about returning favors, but you don't care about the safety of your own family!" The wife complained: "Have you forgotten what it was like to be in prison before? Looking at me, since you gave me gold, you have already been implicated. Simply Don't stop doing it and tell the general about this, so that if Concubine Yang wants to take revenge in the future, she can plead with the general!"

"This -" Murong Miao was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect his wife to actually make such a suggestion, but after thinking about it, he thought it made sense. He gave the gold to settle the matter; but if Yang Guifei knew about it, she would probably think so. He intervened in this matter himself. This kind of thing cannot be explained at all, so the only way for him is to simply tell Wang Wenzuo everything. In this way, what he does becomes part of working for Wang Wenzuo, and naturally Wang Wenzuo also has the obligation to protect him. Thinking of this, he nodded: "Yes, that's all it can do!"

Just like that, Murong Mu took the roster with him the next day and left Chang'an all the way to Shaanzhou to meet Wang Wenzuo.

Shaanzhou Governor's Office.

"Not bad!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "I was able to solve the problem of King Pei running to the west and Pei Judao seizing power so easily this time. Cui Hongdu and you stayed in Chang'an for the most part. Among you, Murong Moo took the risk to return to Chang'an in person. , Pei thief is the first in the list of merits. I am really happy to see you safe and sound!"

There were two braziers in the room, and the temperature was very high. Murong Miao's silk underwear stuck to his vest, making him feel very uncomfortable. Murong Miao bowed, took out the list of gifts from Chang'an from his arms, and presented it with both hands: "General, please take a look!"

Wang Wenzuo looked at the roster and frowned slightly: "Is this -?"

"After my subordinate was released from prison, these were all sent to my home!" Murong Miao recounted the origin of these gifts: "My subordinate has sealed the gifts. Please ask the general to count them according to the gift list and keep them!"

"Oh!" Wang Wenzuo laughed: "This is all for you, just accept it, why give it to me again?"

"Yes, but these people are all here for the sake of the general. How dare a villain take it for granted!" Murong Miao said.

"I tell you to accept it!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "If they really want to be friends with me, they will naturally give me gifts when I return to Chang'an in the future. You just accept these!"

After hearing this, Murong Miao realized that this was Wang Wenzuo's reward for him, so he had to stand up and kneel down to thank him. After standing up, he hesitated for a moment, then told the story about the woman who came to his house to plead, and finally said: "This matter As it concerns the emperor of the inner court, my subordinates dare not make rash decisions. They can only report it to the general and let you deal with it. However, my subordinates felt that the lady and the young master did not even have enough firewood for heating. It was really pitiful, so they took four ingots of gold to give them. That woman! If there is anything wrong, please let me know, General!"

"Is there such a thing?" Wang Wenzuo also looked surprised after hearing this: "What you did was a good thing, how can I blame you!"

Seeing Wang Wenzuo express his position, Murong Miao breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Then what does the general think should be done?" Wang Wenzuo did not answer immediately. He stood up and paced back and forth in the room. Murong Miao held his breath and only felt that his back was He was sweating more and more, but he didn't dare to reach out to wipe it, so he could only wait patiently.

"Murong Miao, I remember you are from the old Chang'an clan?" Wang Wenzuo suddenly asked.

"Not bad!" Murong Mu didn't know why Wang Wenzuo suddenly came here, but he still nodded: "My ancestor was originally from Henan. In the third year of Baoding (563 AD), Yu Wenhu sent troops to the east. My ancestor The whole family then returned to Guanzhong, and then settled near Chang'an!"

"Then your family must have many relatives in Chang'an?" Wang Wenzuo asked.

"Yes, there are many relatives!"

"Well, that's good!" Wang Wenzuo nodded: "Murong Miao, after what happened, the relationship between me and the emperor may never be restored to what it was before, but it is impossible for me to put aside military power. In the hands of others, Tai'a will support you. So from now on, I will often go in and out of Chang'an. When I am not in Chang'an, I need someone to be my eyes and ears. No matter big or small, you must inform me. Are you willing to be this person?"

Hearing Wang Wenzuo's words, Murong Miao felt like needles all over his body, and he quickly knelt down on the ground: "The general has great faith, Murong Miao deserves it!"

"Very good!" Wang Wenzuo showed a hint of joy when he saw Murong Miao agreed. He sighed: "I also know that doing this is taboo and is detrimental to one's morality, but I have walked all the way here and I have reached the climax. There is no way to retreat, there are cliffs on all sides, and if you make one mistake, you will be shattered to pieces, it is really a last resort!"

"The general is responsible for the great responsibility of the country, so it is appropriate to have more eyes and ears!" Murong Mu said loudly.

Wang Wenzuo nodded and stretched out his hand to help Murong Miao up: "I will choose two people to be your deputies. As for how to select personnel and set up the organization, I will leave you to worry about it. In terms of finance, I will let Yiji Lianbode specially provide it. How about you list an expense, starting with 500 yuan a month?"

Of course Murong Mu knew that Wang Wenzuo could not leave such important matters to him alone. Even if Wang Wenzuo didn't mention it, he would have to take the initiative to ask for someone to be delegated to him. When Wang Wenzuo gave the monthly expenses of 500 guan, he quickly responded: "That's enough, some are too much!"

"There are many places to spend money in this area! These five hundred guan are daily maintenance expenses. If there are special large-scale expenditures, you can open a single item and ask Ijilianbode for another one!" Wang Wenzuo said: "The first As for one thing, let’s start with this madam and figure out the whole story, and at the same time protect the personal safety of the young master!”

"I obey!" Murong Mu didn't expect that his first job would be to protect the lady, so he hurriedly responded.

"What about the second task! It's this roster!" Wang Wenzuo clicked on the roster: "Don't they want to use you to show their favor to me? Very good. After you return to Chang'an, you will visit them one by one. Develop them as your downline as much as possible!”

"Offline?" Murong Miao was stunned: "General, please forgive me for my stupidity. What does 'offline' mean? I don't know!"

"Oh!" Wang Wenzuo then realized that he had said a certain "modern" word again. He smiled and said: "That's what your source means. Since these people are visiting, it is proper for you to return the favor. They are either in high positions or rich in wealth. Through their mouths, you can get a lot of things that others don't know, and then compile them into a book and report them to me. Wouldn't it be a great achievement!"

"Yes, yes! Thank you for the tip, General!" Murong Miao finally understood and secretly rejoiced in his heart: "My subordinates will visit them one by one as soon as they return to Chang'an!"

"Well, I will prepare some famous assassins for you to take with you when you return to Chang'an and give them to others when you return to pay your respects! In this way, they will naturally say some things that they would not normally say!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile.

"Yes, yes! The general has thought it through, and all the subordinates need to do is act accordingly!" Murong Miao said with a smile. He looked at Wang Wenzuo, hesitated for a moment, and asked boldly: "General, I have a question. I’m not sure, please give me a few pointers!”

"Say it!"

"You just said that you are at the top of the mountain with no way to retreat. There are cliffs on all sides. One wrong step will result in being shattered to pieces. But in the eyes of my subordinates, you are only one step away from the position of supremacy. All you have to do is jump. , you can turn danger into peace, pass it on to future generations, and your descendants will have endless deprivations!"

"Turn the crisis into safety? Pass it on to future generations?" Wang Wenzuo didn't get angry when he heard this, but laughed loudly. Murong Miao didn't dare to say anything, so he could only hold his breath and wait carefully. After about half a moment, Wang Wenzuo asked: "Murong Miao, do you think big things are so easy?"

"It is difficult for others to reach the sky, but it is not difficult for you, General!" Murong Miao said.

"Yes, it is indeed not difficult to get into that position! Moreover, a group of people under me have long been looking forward to me ascending the throne as emperor, so that they can follow one of them to ascend to heaven!" Wang Wenzuo smiled: "It's a pity that sitting on that position is just a matter of time. From the beginning, the real trouble comes next. Once I don’t do well, I will not be the only one who will be unlucky, but also billions of people in the world, and they will not be able to escape the punishment of future generations for eternity!” (End of this chapter)