Fu Shifeng

Chapter 89
"This is an affidavit of private collusion between Anxing Society and Ren Lingfang."

In the northeast of Chang'an City, in Gongchen Castle of Yishanfang, Afu took out a dossier and handed it to Eunuch Feng.

"On the surface, Anxing Society is a trading company specializing in water transportation in the Jingxiang area. In fact, it was founded by 28 water and land villages on the Yangtze River. It is used to deal with the government and spy on news." Afu said: "Anxing Society Send people to take refuge in Yunting village in advance, and encourage this group of bandits to attack first, so that they can catch the others later and reap the benefits of the fisherman."

"But they all underestimated Cheng Sanwu and others." Eunuch Feng flipped through the file and snorted coldly: "These guys are becoming more and more rampant, and dare to do such a thing near Chang'an."

Afu sat down casually, smiled without saying a word, she is used to the changes in the world, now the Great Xia is peaceful on the surface, but there are still undercurrents surging inside and outside, many refugees fled, naturally gathered into bandits.That is to say, Chang'an and Luoyang, the capital hub of the capital, seem to be peaceful.

The thieves in the Jingchu area dared to cross the prefectures and counties and came to the vicinity of Chang'an to plunder treasures. Even if they failed, it was enough to prove that the current situation was not stable.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs was ordered to monitor the world, to eradicate banditry and resettle refugees, these things still belong to the responsibilities of local states and counties.It is worthwhile for Afu to personally investigate and hand over the files to Eunuch Feng for review. The key lies in the collusion between the rich and powerful in Chang'an and the bandits.

"I had some people from the Anxing Society arrested, temporarily detained in the Weinan County Government, and interrogated overnight. As a result, before dawn, Ren Lingfang sent someone to the county magistrate, falsely claiming that his property had been stolen, and demanding The county magistrate tortured and interrogated them."

Afu continued to sneer: "I really didn't expect that the ability of this commander is astonishing. Weinan county magistrate would listen to a businessman to give orders. live."

"Ren Lingfang is not an ordinary businessman." Eunuch Feng explained: "His father used to work in Zhuqian Supervisor, and his biggest business now is to make money for Shaofu Mutual Market Supervisor."

Afu raised his eyebrows, slightly surprised.The Shaofu is not an outer dynasty, but an inner court government office that manages the inner treasury property for the royal family, is responsible for food, clothing and daily life, and purchases rare utensils and toys.The property handled by the Shaofu will not be included in the register of the household department of the imperial court, and the ministers of foreign courts have no right to intervene.

"In this way, the property that was transported to Weinan some time ago was destined to be sent to the Shaofu to enrich the internal storage?" Afu immediately understood, if the four big tycoons accumulated millions of property, Just to sacrifice it to King Qi, it would cost too much.

But if the ultimate destination of this batch of property is the emperor's private treasury, then everything makes sense.

Eunuch Feng stroked his black eyebrows lightly: "There are 24 divisions in the six bureaus of the palace, with a total of tens of thousands of people in the palace, and there are also one or two thousand female officials. Not to mention the monthly money, how much will it cost just for daily food and clothing? If your majesty is favored As for the construction of palaces and gardens, that would be a huge expense. Mr. Shangzhang felt that if His Majesty asked the Ministry of Households for money, what would the court officials and ministers say? The mouths of those scholars are poisonous! "

Afu smiled without saying a word, thinking that Su Wangting really walked back and forth before the gate of hell this time, should I tell him the truth?It's a pity that this person is too boring, just like Lu Yan, full of calculations.

"Anyway, I've worked hard on Mr. Zhang this time." Eunuch Feng said casually that he had exposed the matter of Ren Lingfang, and did not let Afu continue to get involved. Instead, he smiled and said: "A letter from Mr. Zhang recently said, Do you want to borrow two martial arts from the Yinlong Division?"

"I need "Liuhe Yuanzhang" and "Yanfeng Daopu"." Afu confessed her true intentions: "My martial arts realm has reached a bottleneck, and I haven't made any progress for many years, as you know. Ordinary martial arts classics are very important to me. It is not very useful, but this "Liuhe Yuanzhang", it is said that it includes the changes of the internal and external six qi, and penetrates the power of Liuhe. of."

"It's okay, I wish Shangzhang Jun will continue to improve." Eunuch Feng readily agreed.

The Yinlong Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs collected martial arts classics from all over the world, and naturally selected the best from the best, with the purpose of cultivating a group of elite personnel.In addition, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is heavily used by the emperor, so it can mobilize sufficient manpower and material resources to improve the entry of martial arts with various secret medicines and medicines. It has achieved considerable results in more than ten years.

And "Liuhe Yuanzhang" is a martial arts book collected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the early years, in which the internal skills and mental methods can be described as profound and broad, without Confucianism and Taoism as the foundation, it is difficult to achieve success.After Yinlong Division's manpower analysis and sorting out, it was split and deleted, so as to facilitate practice.

But there is one thing, Afu did not say clearly that what she wants to give Cheng Sanwu is not only "Yanfeng Daopu", but also "Liuhe Yuanzhang" which has not been deleted or split.

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"Yeah! It's delicious!"

Cheng Sanwu put down the soup bowl, and praised loudly: "Sister-in-law cooks goats, if she opens a store to welcome customers, she will ensure a steady stream of business!"

In the Kungang Courtyard of Chongrenfang, Su Wangting has brought his family to settle here. Madam Su knew that it was Cheng Sanwu and Changqing who rescued Girl Gui, so she specially bought some sheep and cooked a big pot of boiled sheep by herself. Thank you.

Mrs. Su couldn't help laughing at this compliment, "Brothers of the Cheng family really know how to praise others. How can a country woman like me dare to compare with famous chefs in Chang'an? Come, let me add another bowl for you!"

I saw Mrs. Su scooping out the blanched soup from the pot, the mutton was stewed until soft, oily flakes floated on the soup, the large pieces of reeds were like white jade, dipped in bean paste, the taste was even more satisfying.Cheng Sanwu didn't think it was enough to eat three pots in a row, everyone in the Su family saw him, and they all marveled at his deep and wide appetite.

Changqing on the side was slow-moving. Seeing him put down his spoon, he praised: "Madam Su's boiled goat is not only delicious, but also rare to match well. The mutton is very hot, and the reeds are mild. Eating it in the cold winter can help life." Send out yang energy, dispel cold and warm skin. Tomorrow's winter solstice is a yang birth between heaven and earth, so you should taste this taste."

"With your compliments, I want to open a shop specializing in boiled goat." At this moment, Su Wangting's voice came, and he had just turned back from outside.

"Old Su, if you were later, I would have eaten up that pot of boiled goat!" Cheng Sanwu said with a piece of mutton in his mouth.

"If you don't think it's enough, then cook another pot." Su Wangting waved happily. Now that his family is safely reunited and he has a successful career, he can't hide his joy.

After chatting and joking with his family, Su Wangting called Changqing alone, and took him to a side room to talk.

"What's the matter, Brother Fu?" Changqing asked.

"I hid something from you earlier, but now I have to say it." Su Wangting said seriously, "President Lu wants me to take you to the Prime Minister's residence."

Changqing frowned, took a deep breath, restrained his emotions, and calmly asked, "It's so urgent, is it because we want to meet before the winter solstice?"

"Yes." Su Wangting felt a little ashamed.

"What is he looking for me for?" Changqing said coldly.

Su Wangting bowed his head and did not answer, Changqing laughed at himself: "I know it even if I don't say it, it is to recognize me, right? My master will enter the palace tomorrow, and everyone has already known the news. Even the son of Lu Xiang, the wealthy businessman who gave me a lot in the past will spare no effort to make friends with me in the future.

"And Lu Xiang can also take this opportunity to find out the situation of domestic merchants. Who can win over and cooperate, and who will be cleaned up, the situation is under control. He is really... calculating all the time, even the timing of my meeting with him. Be treated as a pawn to fiddle with the situation!"

The more Chang Qing talked, the more annoyed he became, Su Wangting didn't dare to answer, because he had expected this result a long time ago.

In fact, after rescuing Girl Gui, Su Wangting and the others can completely deny that they knew nothing about the elimination of bandits, and let the servants headed by Afu handle it.

But Su Wangting understood Lu Xiang's intentions, so he followed suit and promoted Changqing to a high-profile position.This move is not only gratitude to Changqing for his efforts to save people, but also a tacit understanding as Lu Xiang's disciple.

Is it necessary for a Taoist youth who is unknown and has not obtained the book, to deliberately arrange to meet Lu Xiang before the winter solstice?

Just as Chang Qing said, Lu Xiang had almost calculated everything, but in this way, what kind of affection is there between father and son?

In Su Wangting's view, father, loving son and filial piety are one body. Lu Xiang abandoned Changqing's mother and son in the early years, and the two sides are strangers. It is best not to communicate with each other from then on.It's just that Lu Xiang has always been exhaustive in his actions, and if there is a tiny bit that can be used, he must use it to the extreme.Perhaps only such a person can carry out the New Deal for Daxia.

Changqing also understands now that he was able to be appreciated by the four magnates of Chang'an and King Qi in a short period of time.
Moreover, the key to his popularity lies in the fact that his master is about to enter the palace. All of this is not the result of Changqing's own efforts. He is still living under the protection of his elders.

"I'll just go with you." Changqing didn't get angry in front of Su Wangting, he knew very well that the other party was only following orders, and he shouldn't be harsh.

The two led the horses and were about to go out. Cheng Sanwu learned that they were going to the Prime Minister's mansion, so he also took the initiative to follow.

"Old Cheng, what are you doing here?" Su Wangting said, "President Lu asked us for questioning, you can't get in."

"Then I won't go in, I'll just wait outside." Cheng Sanwu had his hips akimbo, with a complacent look: "Without me, you wouldn't be able to accomplish anything!"

Cheng Sanwu committed the Heyang massacre, even though he has not been clearly wanted, but Su Wangting does not want him to get too close to the government.In particular, Lu Xiang should know that the murderer of the murder is Cheng Sanwu, and bringing him to the prime minister's mansion, wouldn't it be an embarrassment to Lu Xiang?
Su Wangting was about to dissuade him, but Changqing said calmly: "Take him."

"Hey!" Cheng Sanwu blew his whistle to summon the Claret Da Ma, and said, "If I hadn't covered you, I'm afraid the janitors of the Prime Minister's Mansion would bully you!"

Having said that, when the three of them came to the gate of Xiangfu, the housekeeper took the initiative to greet them. The guards inside and outside the gate were awe-inspiring.

Cheng Sanwu, who was self-righteous just now, shrank his head and rubbed his nose in embarrassment.

"Are you afraid?" On the contrary, Changqing looked as usual, neither angry nor afraid.

"This...is the house of a big shot after all." Cheng Sanwu lowered his voice, as if he was afraid of alarming others.

A group of three followed the butler to the living room, Su Wangting looked at the empty seats and couldn't help but sigh.On weekdays, there were countless people who begged to see Prime Minister Lu. Just to deal with official business, people from various government offices in Chang'an would gather here, waiting for Prime Minister Lu to meet him.

However, there is no one here today, apparently to prepare for the meeting with Changqing.

"The two guests are waiting here." The housekeeper said to Cheng Sanwu and Su Wangting, and then looked at Changqing: "My lord, please follow me."

Changqing remained silent, walked through several courtyards, and finally came to a study room, the door was opened, and the housekeeper cupped his hands inward: "Master, the young master has already brought it."

"En." The people in the room responded absently, as if they were still concerned about other places, and said after a while: "You step back."

The butler bowed and retreated, while Changqing stood outside the house, and hadn't been summoned for a long time.Logically speaking, no matter what his status is, he should not rush into the study of the owner of the mansion, but he couldn't bear it now, and stepped straight across the threshold.

Behind the carved door is a screen, which shows that the owner of the study prefers to breathe freely, and does not want outsiders to be able to see the situation in the house.

Bypassing the screen, the first thing that comes into view is the row of cabinets and bookcases. The top of the cabinets will almost touch the beams.

Even so, the floor and tables in the house are still full of books, and there are also reports from all over the country hanging on the back of the screen.

Changqing prided himself on being well-read, but when he came to this study room, he felt a sense of insignificance for the first time, almost being overwhelmed by the sea of ​​books in front of him and unable to breathe.

"Are you here?" A voice came from behind the desk, and only then did Changqing realize that the old man who was covered by the mountain of books didn't even have the extra time to look up at him.
"Tomorrow's winter solstice, the imperial court will be closed for seven days. I still have a lot of official affairs to arrange in advance. You can say whatever you want."

Seeing that he ignored him so much, Chang Qing felt furious in his chest, and said through gritted teeth, "Is this the acquaintance you want?"

"I have included your name in the Pingyang Lu family's genealogy. When I die in the future, you will have your own family property to inherit." Lu Xiang said flatly.

"Do you think I came here for power, wealth and honor?!" Changqing said sharply: "You abandoned us mother and son back then, but now you know that I am famous, but you can't wait to call me to recognize each other. No one is more hypocritical than you!"

Lu Xiang didn't answer, he got up and looked for the scrolls on the cabinet shelf, he didn't pay attention to Chang Qing at all, it seemed that he was just an illusory shadow.

"Why don't you speak?!" Chang Qing asked.

"I don't think there is anything to say." Lu Xiang took out a book, flipped through it quickly, and said at the same time: "I don't care what you think, as long as the world knows that you are my son, that's enough."

When Changqing heard this, there was a piercing in his ears.He had imagined the scene of reuniting with this person in front of him countless times. He either reprimanded or abused him, but the person in front of him tried his best to argue to the end, and finally he had no choice but to swallow his hatred and give in.

However, he didn't expect that this person was already unreasonably indifferent, and the short-term relationship in the past was completely worthless.My unwillingness and hatred all fell into the void.

(End of this chapter)