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Chapter 188: Abnormal mobilization (please subscribe)

"Master." Cao Rui walked into the hall and saluted.

Jiang Jingming glanced at him and said calmly: "Is there no news after so long?"

"Master, I bribed several of the people who were transporting the treasures at that time, who were all forbidden soldiers. According to them, there were indeed many rare things in that batch of treasures. They seemed to be treasures from the previous palace, but there was nothing special about them. . Xiao took a lot of risk to buy an adopted son of the internal official who was in charge of supervision at the time, and he said there was nothing special. Maybe the Dragon Ball was not among them at all." Cao Rui said.

"Impossible!" Jiang Jingming said without even thinking: "That secret room hides such a huge treasure and it is so secret, the Dragon Ball must be in it. Either Zheng Shiqian hid it very secretly and has not been discovered yet, or he has already arrived. In the hands of the Zhou officials."

"Master, if it falls into the hands of a Zhou official, he will definitely be able to find out what it is, and it will be made public. There won't be no news at all." Cao Rui said.

If this thing fell into the hands of ordinary people, they would definitely keep it secret for fear of causing death.

If it were in the hands of the emperor, there would be no need to hide it. On the contrary, it would be publicized in a big way.

Jiang Jingming frowned slightly and said, "Maybe there is another possibility. The dragon ball is in Yuan Wenshao's hands."

Yuan Wenshao was the first to discover the secret room and stayed in it for some time. If he discovered the dragon ball, it would not be impossible to hide it secretly.

"Master, do you want me to send someone to visit Uncle Zhongyong's house?" Cao Rui said.

Jiang Jingming pondered for a while, shook his head, and said: "Uncle Zhongyong's residence is very guarded. It has not been determined yet, so it is not appropriate to alert the enemy. Have the officers and soldiers of that residence withdrawn?"

"Not yet." Cao Rui replied.

"Pay close attention to that place. When the officers and soldiers withdraw, send someone to search it carefully. In addition, we must continue to inquire about news in the palace." Jiang Jingming ordered.

"Yes." Cao Rui responded.

Jiang Jingming thought for a moment and said, "Send some more people to keep an eye on Yuan Wenshao to see if he makes any moves."

"Yes."

"What did Han Zhang say?" Jiang Jingming asked.

"Han Zhang said that he is the Prime Minister and should not be in contact with the prince. He has no contact with King Yong. If the master wants to get in touch with King Yong, he can only find a way by himself." Cao Rui said.

"Hmph!" Jiang Jingming sneered: "He really thinks I'm a fool. Do you think he can hide his contact with King Yong from me?"

"Master, if Han Zhang is so ignorant, why don't you show him some color?" Cao Rui said.

Jiang Jingming shook his head and said, "It's not good for everyone to break up. He has calculated this correctly. Isn't his younger son an official in another place? I heard that he is greedy for money. I will try to find a way to give him more." money."

"Yes."

Cao Rui didn't know what Jiang Jingming was thinking, but he didn't dare to ask.

"Go down, and you must do what I ordered." Jiang Jingming said.

"Little one, leave!"

After Cao Rui left, Jiang Jingming showed a sneer.

"It's not that easy to cut off the relationship with me now."

……

"Second Young Master Gu, you haven't been to our Fan Building for a long time. You are really a rare visitor."

The waiter said enthusiastically when he saw Gu Tingye.

Gu Tingye smiled and said: "I haven't been in Bianjing for a while, so I didn't come. Uncle Zhongyong made an appointment with me today, has he arrived?"

"Uncle Zhongyong has arrived. He is in the private room on the third floor. Second Young Master Gu, please come here."

The waiter led Gu Tingye all the way to a private room on the third floor and knocked on the door.

After a while, Zhang An opened the door and saw Gu Tingye behind the waiter. He cupped his hands and said, "Second Master Gu, please come in quickly."

Gu Tingye took out a piece of broken silver from his arms, threw it to the waiter, and sent him away and walked into the box.

"Zhong Huai is here, please take a seat." Yuan Wenshao stood up and greeted.

"Erlang, why are you so enthusiastic about inviting me to drink today?"

Gu Tingye sat down opposite Yuan Wenshao and asked doubtfully: "If you don't shout, you are sincere?"

"His wife is pregnant. She has to go to the Hanlin Academy on duty during the day and then go home to be with her after her shift. How can she have time?"

Yuan Wenshao picked up the jug, poured a glass of wine for Gu Tingye, and sat down.

"That's right. You all have families and official status. I am the only one who has nothing to do. It will be difficult for me to have a drink with you in the future." Gu Tingye took up the drink melancholy and drank it all.

"Haha, am I not the same as you now?" Yuan Wenshao laughed.

"Actually, I have always had a doubt in my mind. In the past, when the situation was unclear, you were right not to take sides, but you shouldn't have offended both King Yong and King Yan. Now it's fine, the situation has been decided for King Yong to take the throne. When he takes the throne, Your life is even more difficult." Gu Tingye said.

"Let's not talk about this. I came to you today because of other matters." Yuan Wenshao said.

"What's the matter?" Gu Tingye just picked up the wine glass and asked with some doubts.

"My wife's grandmother, the old lady of the Sheng family, intends to make the sixth sister my concubine." Yuan Wenshao said.

"What!" Gu Tingye exclaimed and said, "Erlang, are you kidding me? I have also read books in the Sheng family for a while, but I know that the old lady of the Sheng family loves the sixth girl very much. How could she let the sixth girl?" Will the girl be your concubine?"

"It's not because of the rumors outside. There are rumors outside that Sixth Sister and I had an affair, and they were kidnapped by thieves during a private meeting. If Sixth Sister is allowed to be my concubine, Sixth Sister's reputation can be restored to some extent. After all, Sixth Sister's reputation can be restored. With the current situation of the sixth sister, it is difficult for anyone to marry her. It is better to be my concubine than to become a monk and my sister-in-law." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Didn't I say I was willing?" Gu Tingye said.

"It's useless for you to tell me, and Sixth Sister can't wait for you that long now. If you really want to do this, you can go to Sheng's house and explain your feelings to the old lady. When your father's mourning period has expired for one year, you can arrange the marriage to It’s settled,” Yuan Wenshao said.

Gu Tingye hesitated when he heard this.

Although he had been clamoring to leave the Gu family when Gu Yankai was alive, now he really wants to return to the Gu family.

First of all, it was Xiao Qin who plotted against him for the sake of his title, and he didn't want Xiao Qin to succeed.

Secondly, if he can take charge of the Gu family, he can also help his mother win a position.

Some people may wonder, isn't Gu Tingye's mother a legitimate wife? What status does she need to fight for?

In fact, Gu Tingye's mother was just a second wife. Although she was his wife, the one who was buried with Gu Yankai and enshrined in the ancestral hall could only be the Daqin family.

When facing the memorial tablet of his original wife, he must perform the concubine ceremony. After his death, the memorial tablet is not eligible to be enshrined in the ancestral hall.

Gu Tingye wanted his mother to enter the Gu family ancestral hall.

It seems that it has nothing to do with his marriage.

In fact, it has a lot to do with it. According to the plan of taking care of Tingye, after he prepares to become famous, Xiao Qin will not be able to stop him from going back. After Gu Tingyu dies, he will be the first heir, and he will naturally become Ningyuan Hou and take charge of the Gu family.

However, marrying without telling her is a great act of unfilial piety. If he gets engaged privately, Xiao Qin can use this reason to say that he lacks filial piety, and he may not be able to inherit the title by then.

"Why didn't you speak? Do you have any worries?" Yuan Wenshao asked doubtfully.

Gu Tingye pondered for a while and expressed his worries.

Yuan Wenshao was a little surprised after hearing this, but it was reasonable.

In the original play, after Gu Tingye became powerful, he asked the queen to be the matchmaker to arrange a marriage.

Although on the surface, it was because he was worried that the Sheng family would not agree, it may not be because of the Xiao Qin family.

Xiao Qin is his stepmother. If she doesn't agree, in ancient times where filial piety was important, even if the emperor favored Gu Tingye, it would be hard to say anything.Then the marriage between the emperor and the empress was different.

The king of heaven and earth is my teacher, but you are the one who comes first.

Now Gu Tingye doesn't know what the future will be like, and it's normal to have worries.

Yuan Wenshao thought for a moment and said, "I can't do anything about this kind of thing. But Sixth Sister can't wait for you that long. You must make a decision early."

This can be regarded as a test for Gu Tingye. Gu Tingye's original purpose of marrying Minglan was definitely to use her more than to like her.

It can't be said that he didn't like Minglan, but a large part of the reason at that time was definitely to find someone who could fight with his stepmother.

He also knew that his stepmother was difficult to deal with. If she married someone with average means, she would be no match for her.

Gu Tingye's mind was in a mess. He struggled for a long time and couldn't make a decision.

"I have to go back and think about this matter." Gu Tingye said.

"You can think about it slowly, but Sixth Sister doesn't have that much time. Three days at most. If you can't make a decision, then I will accept Sixth Sister." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Okay." Gu Tingye nodded.

……

When Yuan Wenshao returned home, Hualan had already returned from Sheng's house and told him about the outcome of Lin Xiaoniang's incident.

After hearing this, Yuan Wenshao was not surprised. Based on the old lady's feelings for Minglan, he would definitely explode when he learned that Lin Xiaoniang had done something like that.

With Sheng Hong's temperament, even if he liked Lin Xiaoniang, he would never fall out with the old lady because of Lin Xiaoniang.

Many people think that Sheng Hong is a face-saving person and particularly cares about the reputation of the Sheng family.

In fact, this is not the case. Sheng Hong is actually a very selfish person. The so-called Sheng family's face is actually his face.

Falling out with the old lady would have a huge impact on his reputation, and it was impossible for him to do that.

"By the way, I also told my grandmother about Gu Erlang. My grandmother felt that Gu Erlang had a bad reputation, and everyone knew about his affair with his foreign wife, so she was a little worried about the sixth sister marrying him. I was wronged. But I helped Gu Erlang put in some good words, and my grandmother was willing to wait. As long as he could go to the Sheng family to ask for the sixth sister, my grandmother would agree to the marriage," Hua Lan said.

"I have already told Gu Tingye about this matter. Let's see how he decides next." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Why, it seems like something went wrong, according to the official?" Hua Lan asked doubtfully.

Yuan Wenshao expressed Gu Tingye's worries.

After hearing this, Hualan was silent for a while and said: "Actually, Gu Erlang's worry is not unreasonable. Even if the sixth sister's reputation is not damaged, it is wrong for two Yemeni families to be together, let alone something like this. When the time comes, little If Ms. Qin doesn’t agree, no one will think that what she did is wrong.”

Being well-matched has been deeply ingrained in the hearts of the ancients. The Xiao Qin family has great righteousness, and no one can fault it.

"In the final analysis of this matter, we have to look at Gu Tingye and see if he has the courage to risk everything for his sixth sister." Yuan Wenshao said.

"What if he doesn't?" Hua Lan asked.

"I don't know either. Let's see when the time comes." Yuan Wenshao shook his head irritably.

……

The next day was the day when the Gu family held a thank-you banquet. Hua Lan packed up and waited for Mrs. Wang to arrive by car to join them, and then they went to the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion together.

The thank you banquet was quite lively. The Gu family was a long-established marquis. When the old marquis was alive, he was highly regarded by the officials and had good connections. Most of the nobles came here to honor him.

But something happened midway, which made many people laugh.

Gu Tingye took advantage of the time when the Gu family was holding a thank you banquet, sneaked in secretly, came to the ancestral hall, and opened an incense stick for Gu Yan.

When leaving, he also took away the red tassel gun enshrined in the ancestral hall.

This gun was originally given to Gu Tingye when he was eight years old when he danced the gun in front of the officials and was appreciated by the officials.

The reason why Gu Tingye took the gun was because he didn't have any weapons. He thought he was going to join the army soon, so he took the gun.

When he didn't want to leave, he was discovered by a servant and reported to Gu Tingyu, who inherited the title.

After learning about it, Gu Tingyu brought people to stop him and had a dispute with Gu Tingye.

Gu Tingyu was not in good health. When he was trying to grab the gun, he was pushed by Gu Tingye and fell to the ground, where he fainted.

"Official, you don't know what the official family members were talking about Gu Erlang at that time. Gu Erlang had a bad reputation because he was angry with his father before, and now his reputation is even worse. Fortunately, Ning Yuanhou is not in serious trouble, otherwise he The trouble is big," Hua Lan said.

However, Yuan Wenshao felt that it was not that simple. The Gu family was the Hou family after all. Even if Gu Tingye was familiar with the Gu family, and the Gu family held a thank-you banquet that day with a relatively large number of people, there was no reason why someone could touch the ancestral hall without being noticed.

And when Gu Tingye left, by chance, he was blocked by Gu Tingyu.

Maybe Xiao Qin had discovered it a long time ago and deliberately waited for Gu Tingye to leave before letting someone tell Gu Tingyu.

If Gu Tingyu had something to do with him when there was a dispute, then the title would definitely fall into the hands of Xiao Qin's son.

Perhaps this so-called thank you banquet was specially prepared by Xiao Qin when he knew that Gu Tingye had returned to Bianjing.

Otherwise, Gu Yankai has been buried for more than half a year, so there is no reason to hold it now.

"My lord, Master Changwu is here."

Zhang An's voice interrupted Yuan Wenshao's thoughts.

"Madam, Chang Wu must have something to do when he comes to see me. I'll go see him first." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Go ahead, official. Remember to tell him that his wife can come to the house to have fun if she has nothing to do." Hua Lan straightened his collar and said.

"Well, I see."

When Yuan Wenshao came to the front hall, Chang Wu stood up and cupped his hands and said, "I have met my eldest brother-in-law."

"sit down."

Yuan Wenshao waved his hand, came to the main seat and sat down, and said, "You come here at this time, but what do you want?"

Chang Wu looked at the servants in the hall. Yuan Wenshao understood and asked the servants to retreat.

"Brother-in-law, there is something wrong with the Five Cities Military and Horse Division these days." Chang Wu whispered.

"What's wrong?" Yuan Wenshao said seriously when he heard this.

"There have been frequent transfers of generals at all levels in the Five Cities Military and Horse Department in the past few days. Many people have been transferred out of the Five Cities Military and Horse Department, and many new people have been promoted. Even I was promoted to the capital inspection envoy." Chang Wu said.

Yuan Wenshao frowned slightly when he heard this. If there were some transfers, it would be normal. However, Chang Wu only had a military position of the ninth rank before, but now he was promoted to the inspector of the seventh rank. It was really unusual.

"Is this kind of thing only happening in your Central City Military and Horse Division, or is it happening in the entire Five City Military and Horse Division?" Yuan Wenshao asked.

"After I noticed something was wrong, I asked acquaintances in other cities. This kind of thing also happened in other cities." Chang Wu said.

　I was supposed to help my friend move yesterday, but when I drove into the community, a seven or eight-year-old boy on a bicycle rushed out very fast, hit my car and threw me to the ground.

　　After calling the police, they determined responsibility and said one person was responsible for half of it.

　　His family sent the child to the hospital that night. The examination revealed that the child had a fractured bone. I was also drunk.

　　I'm going to the hospital for a checkup soon. I can only update once today. I'm really sorry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)