Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 6 is a coincidence!

Yixing County.

Linhu Restaurant.

The county magistrate Dai Hongling was sipping wine alone, listening boredly to the Mr. Talker telling the story of Chibi Zhou Lang defeating Cao Cao.

He went out early in the morning and stayed in this hotel for a full four hours. The shift of the speaker changed four times, and Chibi Zhoulang Pocao listened to it three times...

"Alang!"

A man dressed as a servant came nearby and whispered: "Mr. Peng Qi is still waiting at the mansion. I'm afraid he won't leave until he hears the news."

"The old gentleman is just stubborn!"

Dai Hongling shook his head and sighed: "Well, it's almost time. Go back, your ears can feel cocoons."

After leaving the restaurant, Dai Hongling slowly returned to his mansion. As soon as he entered the door, his face suddenly changed, and he walked straight into the living room filled with righteous indignation.

Elder Peng is sitting in the living room.

"Uncle Lei Peng, you've been waiting for a long time!"

Dai Hongling bowed respectfully to Elder Peng Qi. The old man in front of him was his father's friend and his enlightenment teacher. Despite the certain difference in status, he still bowed respectfully.

Mr. Peng Qi blew his beard and glared: "What do the Xiao family say?"

The old man has lived for most of his life and has matured with age. After learning that Chen Qingsi was assassinated, he immediately thought of what the Lanling Xiao family had done.

He didn't know the Xiao family, and the reason why he facilitated the marriage was because he betrayed his old face and recommended Chen Qingsi to Dai Hongling, so that Dai Hongling could arrange a minor official in the county and start an official career.

The roots of the Xiao family in Lanling are in Changzhou, and Yixing County is affiliated to Changzhou. In this three-acre area of ​​Changzhou, the Xiao family has more say than the governor of the state capital.

If Dai Hongling wants to be the magistrate of Yixing County, he has no reason not to make good friends with the Lanling Xiao family.

It happened that the Xiao family needed a son-in-law, and Dai Hongling felt that Chen Qingsi was suitable, so he recommended him.

Elder Peng could only ask Dai Hongling to question him.

Dai Hongling said: "Uncle Peng, when this happened, my nephew was so angry that he called many people from the Xiao family. They all said the same thing and said it was not their fault. Instead, they criticized Tongguan Village and said that the public security in Tongguan Village was not good. The county magistrate cannot absolve himself of the blame, let my nephew take charge of the security, don’t let this kind of thing happen again, and protect their son-in-law of the Xiao family.”

"Bah!" Mr. Peng Qi's eyes widened and he said angrily, "Do you believe this?"

Dai Hongling said: "Uncle, I really have to believe it. Please listen to my nephew's analysis. How is nephew Chen's martial arts?"

Peng Qi said: "After learning a few tricks, I can deal with ordinary people fairly well."

Dai Hongling said: "That's it. What do you think the Lanling Xiao family's status is? A unique existence..."

Looking at the aristocratic families in the world, naturally the five surnames lead the way.However, in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the Lanling Xiao family was respected.

"If they really arranged for people to kill nephew Chen, and arranged five people at once, do you think he would have the ability to kill one person and still survive if he had the chance?"

Elder Peng said hesitantly: "This matter is suspicious, but Chen Qingsi's assassination must be related to this marriage. I can be sure..."

Dai Hongling actually knew that Chen Qingsi was really going to die and the Lanling Xiao family was the biggest beneficiary. This matter was probably related to them. The more this happened, the less he could investigate. If something happened, he would lose his career. ?

So he didn't even ask, he just slandered the person who was doing it as stupid, not clean and neat at all, and leaving a lot of shit behind.Dai Hongling sighed and said: "You also know the strength of the Xiao family. They deny it. My nephew has no way to do anything."

Elder Peng's face was full of guilt. He originally thought he had picked a good thing, but he almost killed someone instead.

Just when the two of them were speechless, the steward's voice called out: "Alang, Lieutenant Gao has something urgent to see."

Dai Hongling hurriedly bowed to Elder Peng and resigned.

Elder Peng didn't intend to leave, he had to wait for the result.

Unexpectedly, Dai Hongling came back alone before he had a cup of tea. His face was gloomy, as if something big had happened.

"Uncle, have you told Nephew Chen the news about Beijing?"

Mr. Peng Qi shook his head and said: "Qingsi, this child, has great ambitions and great talent. Unfortunately, he was not born well. Most of his time is spent on survival, and he has very little time to calm down and study. If not for an unexpected encounter, , it’s unlikely to happen. If you really tell him the truth, he will definitely not agree to this marriage based on his plans for his future. "

Dai Hongling's expression became even more grim: "So, is it really possible that the remnants of the Fire Phoenix will appear on Tongguan Mountain?"

Old Peng Qi's expression also suddenly changed. Chen Shuozhen's rebellion had already spread throughout the world.

Not long after the new emperor came to the throne, the temple was in turmoil, the harem was unstable, and disasters continued for years. There was even a large-scale rebellion in Jiangnan. The flag held high was that the new emperor was immoral and overthrew the new emperor...

The new emperor Li Zhi was furious about this and was extremely concerned about Chen Shuozhen's rebellion.

Even if Chen Shuozhen is dead now, the turmoil has subsided.The court's attitude remained unchanged.As for the remnants of the rebels, the officials in the surrounding areas have received clear instructions to investigate and punish them severely and will never tolerate them.

The main areas of Chen Shuozhen's activities are in Muzhou, Shezhou, and Wuzhou. They are just across Hangzhou from Changzhou where they are located, and they are also within the scope of strict investigation and punishment.

Elder Peng had also received instructions from the imperial court and knew the seriousness of the matter, so he hurriedly asked: "Is this what Qingsi said?"

Dai Hongling nodded and elaborated on the news brought by Kuang Zheng.

Peng Qi Lao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Isn't it Qingsi who is not sure? Maybe he is dazzled. He said he was facing the sun."

Dai Hongling said with a sullen face: "Since he said this, my nephew cannot gamble."

It's just hiding. If he still has other thoughts and recruits old troops to rebel in the mountains, he should not be the county magistrate.

After a moment of silence, Dai Hongling suddenly smiled and said, "My uncle can feel at ease now! My nephew asked Gao County Lieutenant to personally take charge of Tongguan Village, and sent people into the mountain in batches to search. Those who want to kill nephew Chen are the remnants of the Fire Phoenix, and the Xiao family must I don’t want to get involved with the traitors.”

Elder Peng also suddenly understood, grinned and said: "It's a mistake, but it's wonderful."

Dai Hongling asked pointedly: "Uncle, do you think this is a mistake?"

Old Peng Qi said: "What else?"

Now that the crisis was suddenly over, the old man was in a good mood. He twirled his beard and said, "Does the wise nephew think that all this was planned by Qingsi? How can he, a young man in his early twenties, have the courage to get involved with the traitors? Besides, …”

He also said with deep meaning: "I have to listen to you to understand the internal affairs of the palace. It is difficult to tell the truth from the false. How does Qingsi know, and how can he guess that the Xiao family may be unfavorable to him? I really think that Is he Zhang Zifang, Zhuge Kongming?"

Dai Hongling was right. When he told Mr. Peng Qi about Concubine Xiao Shu, he kept it secret and did not really tell the truth. It was even less likely that Chen Qingsi would know.

Coincidence!
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