Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 458: Mouth control came from the palace
Beijing,

Ouchi,

Gu Yichen, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, came to Ouchi with his servants, sat quietly in the carriage, and waited at the entrance of the palace.

immediately,

silent night,
There was a rapid sound of horse hoofbeats on the street. Mr. Gu Ge, who had been standing for a long time, looked up reflexively and saw his students Shen Zhongxin and Imperial City Si Qianhu Liu Chen galloping towards him on horseback with their guards.

At the gate of the palace,
Shen Ziyu saw the teacher here and knew that the teacher might have seen the fire, so he asked eagerly,
"Teacher, why are you here?"

The old housekeeper who was following him replied,
"Master Shen, I saw the big fire over there and knew something had happened, so I came here anxiously to wait for Master Shen. I was afraid that Master Shen would be a little too talkative when he entered the palace. I have been waiting for a long time."

The old housekeeper supported Gu Yichen behind him. On such a cold night, the teacher's legs were already numb, and it looked like he was holding on. Shen Zhongxin's eyes turned red, knowing what the teacher was thinking, and choked up,
"Teacher, students are responsible for this matter. You should go back and rest quickly."

"How can you afford it? Gu is old now and can still play with those old foxes. I didn't want to start a big fight. Unexpectedly, I took the idea to the Ministry of Household Affairs. Stop talking nonsense. Let's go into the palace and meet in person. Your Majesty."

"This is, teacher."

Shen Zhongxin hurriedly dismounted, walked to the front, and helped the teacher into the palace gate together.

inside the palace,

Hall of Mental Cultivation,
Emperor Wu Zhou Shihong went to bed early. He had a lot of fun out of the palace today and gained something. Not to mention the imperial examination, many matters in the capital seemed to be much better. It was considered a prosperous and peaceful time, so we had dinner in the evening. When I was there, I actually drank two cups of wine, so I went to bed early.

I didn’t turn over anyone else’s cards and ended up in a clean slate.

Naturally, Dai Quan never left, and arranged for someone to guard the outer hall. He returned to the side hall and prepared to sleep.

But just as he lay down, he heard the sound of a horn in the distance.

He suddenly opened his eyes and shouted outside,

"Xiao Guizi, what happened?"

"Godfather, godfather."

There was a panicked voice outside the door. A young eunuch opened the door and ran in rolling and crawling, shouting,
"Godfather, something big has happened. The northeast corner of the capital seems to be flooded."

When Dai Quan heard that there was a fire, he didn't realize it for a while. He slowly wanted to put on his clothes. When he saw Xiao Guizi on the ground, he hurried over and helped Dai Quan change his clothes.

"What happened? Where did it come from? There was such a big movement,"

"Daddy, it's the northeast corner of the capital, which seems to be the direction of Jingcang."

Xiao Guizi picked up the clothes and helped Eunuch Dai put it on, carefully accompanying him. However, Dai Quan seemed to have woken up and suddenly pinched the male duck's throat and shouted,

"What, Jingcang, you can see clearly, how could there be a fire in that place?"

Dai Quan asked a little lost his voice. This is an important place in the capital. Even if there is a fire, it will be extinguished at the risk of human life. Besides, the Ministry of Industry spent a lot of effort during the construction, for fear of a fire. Now , I'm afraid there is something else hidden.

Thinking of this, how can I still sleep, put on my clothes and put on my boots,
"Quickly, call the Master and go to the Nourishing Heart Hall to wait."

"Yes, godfather."

When Xiao Guizi went out, the lights in the entire side hall came on, and the courtyard was filled with chamberlains and imperial guards.

Dai Quan walked out with a gloomy face and said,

"The Zajia is not talking nonsense. Today or tomorrow, the Zajia will keep a close eye on the palace. Don't be careless."

"Yes, Governor, I will take your orders."

"Okay, Xiao Guizi, let's go."

Xiao Guizi hurriedly led others to follow.

Not far away, we arrived at the Yangxin Hall. There were obviously more guards around, and the fire in the hall lit up. It seemed that the emperor was also awakened.

Dai Quan did not dare to neglect, and walked over quickly. When he arrived at the entrance of the palace, he did not go in, but waited there for a while. After a while, Li Yun, the Qianhu of the Imperial City, hurried over.

"Li Yun, a humble official, has met the governor."

After saying that, he knelt down on one knee.

Dai Quan immediately waved his hand to ask Li Yun to stand up and asked eagerly,
"What happened? Why is there a warning horn in the capital?"

"Back to the Governor, there is a fire in the capital granary. Mr. Shen, the Minister of Household Affairs, took Liu Qianhu and the people on duty tonight to check the official warehouse. Before they got there, a fire broke out in the granary, so half We started asking for help on the way, and the current damage situation is unknown. Master Shen immediately detained all the officials in Jingcang when he arrived, and now Master Shen is on his way back."

Seeing Li Yun talking about tonight's events quickly, Dai Quan felt extremely tormented after listening to it. He had also heard about the cabinet affairs. He thought it was not a big deal, but he didn't expect that something went wrong in the capital. So what happened in the south of the capital? He was afraid of a big change, but he hadn't received a tip from Jingnan yet. Could it be that someone had betrayed the Zajia family.

A sinister look flashed across his face, he glanced at Li Yun in front of him, and immediately ordered,

"Li Qianhu, with his capable people, is collecting information about Jingnan along the way from the capital. If the Zajia guess is correct, something big is going to happen in Jingnan. This matter needs to be done quickly. If there is any news, report it immediately. "

"Yes, Governor, I humbly accept my order."

Before he finished speaking, a young eunuch came out from behind him. Seeing his ancestor outside the door, he said carefully,
"Ancestor, the emperor asked you to go in and give your reply. I am very anxious."

"Well, I understand. Your Majesty will have a peaceful sleep before he wakes up."

Dai Quan winked at Li Yun, who immediately clasped his fists and left. Then he looked at the little eunuch who came out and asked,
The young eunuch stood inside the door with his head lowered and replied, "Back to our ancestors, the emperor was sleeping peacefully before, but when the horn sounded, he ordered the lamp to be lit."

"go in,"

Dai Quan straightened out his wrinkled clothes, stepped into the Yangxin Hall, and entered the inner hall bedroom. He saw that Emperor Wu had been dressed neatly and was sitting on the soft couch waiting.

He quickly stepped forward and greeted the emperor.
"Your Majesty, I would like to send you my regards."

Zhou Shihong replied angrily,
"It's not yet dawn, what are you saying? What happened?"

Seeing Emperor Wu's unkind expression, Dai Quan hurriedly stepped forward to the table, poured a bowl of tea for the Emperor, and carefully replied,

"Back to Your Majesty, something happened in the capital. There was a fire in Jingcang. It was Master Shen who blew the horn for help on the way."

"What, Jingcang is on fire."

Emperor Wu suddenly stood up, and then sat down again. He kept thinking about what Dai Quan had just said in his mind. On the way, the people from the Ministry of Finance blew the horns.
"Who are Jingcang Langzhong and Liangtai Ling?"

"Your Majesty, it's Cui Dehai, a member of the household department, and Tian Fangzheng, the commander of the Jingcang Liangtai."

"Immediately capture the two of them, imprison them in imperial prison, and inform the court officials that there will be a court meeting tomorrow. Where is Shen Zhongxin?"

Emperor Wu also felt that something was wrong. There was something strange about what happened tonight. People from the Ministry of Revenue went to Jingcang tonight. They must know something. Guancang must have got the news. Otherwise, what a coincidence. There was a fire. It happened to be a fire today. What a coincidence.

Dai Quan knew there was something fishy going on here, and the chief official of Jingcang must have something to do with it.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the two of them have been captured by Lord Shen a long time ago. Minister Shen is on his way to the palace now. I think he will be there soon,"

"Well, very good. I'll ask you again, what's unusual about the past few days, including the cabinet?"

Emperor Wu nodded and did not ask again. Instead, he turned the conversation to the cabinet. Dai Quan was stunned for a moment, and then thought of the abnormality of the Minister of Personnel. However, Mr. Lu, the Minister of Personnel, was the emperor's confidant. I'm afraid this matter It’s hard to say, so I bite the bullet and reply,

"Back to Your Majesty, everything has been business as usual these days. Nothing unusual has been found. Today, Shilang Shen took the people on duty from the Imperial City Department and the people from the Forbidden Army to check the capital warehouse at night. I think Master Shen discovered something, otherwise You won’t be in such a hurry, and someone must have tipped off the news, otherwise the fire won’t start.”

Emperor Wu raised his head and stared at Dai Quan, his eyes filled with thought. Dai Quan stood aside, his hands hanging down, not daring to move, and beads of sweat broke out slightly.

After a while,
It seems like a long time passed,

Emperor Wu made up his mind and ordered,

"Immediately send someone to the Marquis Luo Yun's Mansion and inform Marquis Luo Yun to wait outside the palace gate with a thousand Imperial City Guards immediately. If there are not enough people, ask him to bring the personal soldiers of the Marquis Mansion with him to obey orders at any time. "

Dai Quan didn't expect to call the Marquis at this time. He wanted to comfort him, but after taking a look at the emperor's face, he swallowed his words.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will send someone right now."

Luoyunhou Mansion,

Zhang Jinyu hugged the two lovely wives and beautiful concubines, and suddenly woke up. Looking at the familiar bed, and Qin Keqing and Yang Hanyu in her arms, she realized that it was an erotic dream, but why was it so clear? When did Wang Xifeng become so charming? However, this woman's style is indeed rare.

He sighed, feeling a little melancholy.

Suddenly, there was a burst of anxious footsteps outside the yard. Not long after, Qingwen came to the back room anxiously and shouted,

"Master Marquis, Master Marquis, General Ning sent someone to tell you that there is an imperial order from the palace, asking you to lead the guards of the Marquis Mansion to wait outside the palace gate immediately."

"What, when did it happen?"

Zhang Jinyu suddenly sat up and asked. The quilt was lifted, revealing two delicate bodies as white as jade. Qin Keqing and Yang Hanyu woke up after catching a cold. They glanced at each other, their faces turned red, and they took their clothes and put them on them. , covering up her fiery figure.

Hearing Qingwen's words,
"Master Marquis, right now, General Ning is gathering his troops, and people from the palace are waiting outside the door."

"I know, tell Ningbian and wait, I will be here shortly."

"Yes, Lord Hou."

After speaking, Qingwen lit the oil lamp in the house and then went downstairs.

Qin Keqing glanced at the sky, endured the discomfort between her legs, and asked,

"Mr. Lang, it's still dark. Where are you going?"

"That's right. If you have anything, we can't wait until dawn."

Yang Hanyu pouted and was very dissatisfied. He was tired all night and couldn't sleep well. He didn't wake up yet and started getting busy.

Zhang Jinyu looked at the two of them, her hands moved slowly, she got up and dressed, and tied her belt.

"If you don't care about things in the palace, you two continue to sleep. I'll take someone to take a look first. You take good care of your home, and send someone to Rongguo Mansion to check on Yu'er in a few days."

"understood."

Qin Keqing raised his eyebrows and replied in a long voice, which made Zhang Jinyu's shoe-wearing feet stutter and he almost lost his balance.

"So be it."

He walked out of the house in a panic, leaving a clear and charming laughter behind him.

(End of this chapter)