Yu Jun

Chapter 278 The Lobbyist
Wu Jin walked in the bustle with pain all over his body, and looked up at the Forbidden Palace, which was piled with gold and jade. There were lights, and the firelight overlapped in circles and swayed with the wind, making the Forbidden Palace almost become a fairy palace in the sky.

Pedestrians around were chatting and laughing, and some people even mentioned some anecdotes in the palace today - after the good news was delivered, His Majesty was overjoyed and rewarded the sender who delivered the good news. It happened that the regular attendant brought chicken tongue fragrance, and His Majesty rewarded a piece of it to the sender , signaling to the person to reply with incense.

The person was puzzled and watched His Majesty put the chicken tongue into his mouth and quickly stuffed it in, but he chewed hard and couldn't chew it completely. In panic, he swallowed it raw, causing a huge joke.

What separates the imperial power and wealth from the poor and common people is not just a chasm, it is simply boundless, endless, and powerless heaven and earth.

Wu Jin was in such joy that his limbs were numb as he walked, feeling worried.

Thirty-two thousand soldiers died in the battle, including Zhong Jiaqing and Feng Fan, and countless soldiers were seriously injured.

Mo Lingfeng was hit by a heavy arrow and was still in danger.

His footsteps were slow and heavy. When he walked into the alley, he suddenly saw two people standing under the pagoda tree in front of the door. Because no lanterns were lit under the porch, the two stood in the shadow of the tree. He didn't know who they were for a moment, so he approached Looking again, I was surprised to realize that one of them was the King of Wei wearing a crane uniform and a crane cloak, and the other was the King of Wei's attendant.

Wu Jin quickened his pace, walked to the locust tree, bowed his hands in salute, and said: "I don't know if the King of Wei is here and has asked you to wait for a long time. It's cold, why don't you go in and rest?"

"Don't dare to enter," Wei Wang said with a smile, "I'm not a middle-aged man, and Xueshi Wu is not here. If I enter rashly, if there is a mistake in the imperial edict in the future, I will inevitably not be able to explain it clearly."

He said it so straightforwardly, and it seemed that he wanted to meet Wu Jin candidly, but Wu Jin was very cautious: "A gentleman is magnanimous, why should he be afraid of what others say."

King Wei said "Hey": "I am open-minded in my heart, but I can't stand the uncertainty of other people's plans, so I have to guard against it."

Wu Jin shook his head: "Everything in the world can be decided no matter what, you can only decide by yourself."

He stepped forward and pushed the door, but it was not bolted. The courtyard was dark, and only a dim oil lamp was lit in the back room. The old servant's ears and eyes were sharp, and he heard the sound of the door opening, and came out of the house holding an oil lamp: "Uncle, are you coming? Ouch, uncle, what are you doing?"

"The horse was startled and injured, it's okay, it's been dealt with." Wu Jin waved his hand, and ordered him to boil water and make tea, and bring it to the guest room.

The King of Wei already knew that Wu Jin's frightened horse was injured. There was no light just now. He only saw Wu Jin's straight silhouette, which was the same as usual. He thought that Wu Jin's injury was minor, but when he looked at it under the light, he saw that he was injured. Wu Jin's official robe had several holes in it, and the back was torn into strips of cloth. The white singlet inside was covered in blood stains, and his hands were wrapped in white fine cloth.

And my left wrist was very swollen.

When Wu Jin saw King Wei staring at his hand, he raised his left hand and said, "The reins were pulled out of joint."

He said it in an understatement, but what King Wei heard was thrilling - people are like water, the calmer the surface, the more unfathomable it is.

Wu Jin turned sideways and invited King Wei to come in. King Wei stepped in, glanced at the house under the moonlight, and sighed: "Xueshi Wu has the habit of returning home. He takes a basket of food and a ladle of drink, and does not change his joy in the back alleys. "

Wu Jin waved his hand: "The intention to return is not contrary to benevolence, I can't hope for it."

He walked to a small room next to the main house, opened the door and invited King Wei to come in.

As soon as the door opened, the wind from outside immediately penetrated into the house that had been unoccupied for a long time, raising settled dust and disturbing the quiet atmosphere in the house. The clear paper on the window moved slightly and made a "hula" sound. There was only a set of camphor wood tables. The chair stood still, with sharp edges and corners, and appeared cold and hard in everyone's eyes.

Wu Jin stepped forward, took out the fire and lit the oil lamp, picked up the handkerchief, and was about to wipe off the dust on the table and chairs. King Wei had already taken the seat before him: "Xueshi Wu is injured, rest. It's just a tiny dust." , if there is no light, who can see?" "Yes, please wait a moment, Your Majesty, I will change my clothes and come back to see the guests."

Wu Jin went out to change clothes, and when he came back, tea had been served. King Wei drank half a cup of hot tea, and his cold hands and feet were slightly warmed, and he sighed: "Although the tea in the house is crude, it makes me feel at ease. People can be at ease, and everything can be at ease. "

He meant something: "Sit down, too. I'm here to bother you. Actually, I'm here to get something, and I want to intercede for someone else."

Wu Jin took out the Taifu Ruler that was folded in half: "Is this the object?"

King Wei nodded: "When the good news came into the palace today, the key to the palace door had not yet been released. The prince of Jiyang County rushed into the palace to apologize to His Majesty."

He paid attention to Wu Jin's expression, and then said: "The prince cried bitterly in front of Your Majesty, saying that because of the halving of the previous rice, and the large number of children, the expenses were huge, and hundreds of people in the mansion were unable to survive, so he moved He made a small ruler to measure the land in Yuntai County. Today he was awakened by Xuexian Wu and came to the palace to apologize."

Wu Jin's expression remained unchanged, he lowered his head to drink tea, put down the tea cup, and waited for King Wei to continue.

King Wei withdrew his gaze: "Your Majesty reprimanded the county king and said that it was a great victory and he didn't want to get distracted by this matter. It's just that the county magistrate was guilty and ordered the Yushitai to investigate."

After that, he took the broken ruler into his hand, without even looking at it, and handed it to the person behind him: "Your Majesty asked me to come and pick up the ruler again and give it to the Yushitai. The matter will be dealt with today and I will go to court tomorrow morning." , only about war."

Wu Jin nodded: "I understand."

The emperor asked King Wei to take away the imperial ruler at this time because he did not want Wu Jin to mention the matter again. All the faults were placed on Li County Cheng.

He would not allow anyone to ruin this celebration at this time, let alone increase the world's criticism of the Tian family because of Prince Jiyang's uselessness and greed.

King Wei couldn't see the disappointment, hesitation, or anger he wanted on Wu Jin's face. He seemed to have already known how Jiyang County Prince would act and how the emperor would deal with it.

The Tian family, as long as they don’t rebel, will always be one family.

When King Wei came, he also wanted to tell him this meaning - being the emperor's sword and being the people's shield would not result in promotion, but rather abandonment in the market.

Wu Jin said: "Your Majesty, there is one more thing, please tell me."

King Wei smiled and said: "This matter is also related to the Prince of Jiyang. Although you did not mention the reason for the frightened horse to others, I also know that it must be the Prince of Jiyang who acted impulsively. I want to ask you for help on his behalf." Qing, please be noble and spare him."

Wu Jin smiled and said: "I am not a criminal officer of the Ministry of Punishment, a minister of Dali Temple, a jailer at Yushitai, and I am not a member of your Majesty's Wude Department who supervises the details of official affairs. How can I talk about the word "rao" and only have two bad words? My hands cannot bear the word "lift high."

King Wei also smiled, but in his heart he was worried that Wu Jin would hate the prince of Jiyang County. If he kept silent at this time, his plans would only be bigger.

At this time, the prince, your majesty, and he all had their own thoughts. Although Wu Jin was not on the same side as the prince, what he did was exactly what his majesty and the prince wanted, but it was not good for him.

(End of this chapter)