Brutal touch

Chapter 9 The prime minister sleepwalks to Baiyun Peak, and the young master takes up the post of military supervisor

Pian Sheng came out of the house and did not dare to say anything. He carefully cooked the soybeans and wild vegetables given by the Fourth Young Master and waited for them to cool down before serving them with tea. Not long after, four carriages and horses arrived outside the door, namely Nanbuwen, Gongzhao, Tongma, and the four important ministers of the north and south guards. The Fifth Young Master was standing outside the door. When he saw these people coming, he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted and said: "Master Xiangguo, all gentlemen, the king should be leaving for the palace now. There will be about an hour to come. Sir, please take your seats first. "Gongzhao, Tongma, and the guards in the north and south all looked suspicious, but Nanbu followed the Fifth Young Master into the main hall and sat down without revealing anything.

Nanbuwen was the prime minister of the dynasty, Tongma was in charge of the military temple, Gongzhao was a veteran, and the guardian of Nanbei was originally the prince of the barbarians in the south. He fled to Chuguo to avoid trouble due to the rebellion of the tribes, and he was a very talented person. Bone, he has become one of the ten philosophers all the way. Although he usually doesn't care much about practical matters, his status among the ten philosophers is extremely high. All the four people present knew that the Fourth Young Master was going to supervise the army. When King Chu called these people today, no one knew what he was going to say. Nan Buwen saw that everyone was silent and knew that he had no interest in talking at this time. Close your eyes and enter concentration, and in just a moment you will be out of sight. Waiting for Nanbu to hear Shen Ding, he is already thousands of miles away. Nan Buwen was startled, thinking that her mind was wandering. Normally, she could only be within ten feet, but today, how could she be ten thousand miles away in an instant. Nan Buwen looked around and knew that this was Baiyun Peak. Nan Buwen sighed: "After many years of meditation, I have finally made progress. When I think about Baiyun Peak, I can transform it into Baiyun Peak in my thoughts. If I can make a breakthrough at this age, it can only be achieved within five years." Fa-rectification can do it.”

Nan Buwen stared at the Baiyun Peak in front of him and murmured: "Baiyun Peak is the biggest barrier against the savages in the south. Eliminating the national beetles on Baiyun Peak and ensuring that the southern part of the country is safe is probably the last thing I can do. "After a while, Nan Buwen got up and said, "I happen to be in silence, why don't you ask the last hexagram about good or bad luck." After saying this, he sat down with his five hearts facing the sky and said, "Everything in the universe is the illusion of Patriarch Hongmeng. Please ask the Patriarch to do it for you." Instructions for disciples." In the silence, all the scenes in Baiyun Peak were extinguished. Only Nan Buwen was sitting in silence, and the silence suddenly disappeared.

I don't know how long it took, Nan Buwen heard someone calling Master Xiangguo and other words from a distance. When he opened his eyes, he saw that it was Huan Chaosheng, the general manager of the palace. Seeing Nan Buwen, Chaosheng opened his eyes and said with a smile: "Master Xiangguo's expression does not change when he enters meditation, and his breath is strong. I am afraid that the meditation skill has improved again." Nan Buwen smiled and said: "Sir, you are joking. You are already this age, then There is no progress to be made, it's just living one day at a time." Huan Chaosheng smiled and said: "Master Xiangguo's words are serious, the king is sitting here." Nan Buwen turned around and saw that the person sitting above him was When King Hu came, the four young masters were standing next to him. He quickly lowered his head and saw King Chu sitting on the throne. Fang Lian lowered his head, waiting for King Chu to speak.

King Chu smiled and said: "You are all important ministers of the country, so there is no need to be polite. Although it is the first time for the fourth person to come here, it should be the same as before." The four people said in unison: "It is just as the king said." Here, Huan Chaosheng packed up the boxes, dishes, bowls, and teaspoons for the four people sitting next to him. He returned to King Chu and said, "I took a look at the Fourth Young Master's house. The entire Fourth Young Master's house is really messed up. You Look around here. They are all people who have been transferred from the palace. There are not even decent people in the house who can serve people. Look at this."

King Chu heard this and was about to speak when he suddenly heard the screams of lambs outside the mansion, about dozens of them. He turned around and asked Huan Chaosheng, "Why are you slaughtering sheep now that it's out of season? What's the rule?" Huan Chaosheng said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, you don't know. The slaughter of sheep in the middle of winter is a group of shabby people in the capital. Shit, it's already deep winter, and more than half of the families in the country have stopped making a living. The little wine and meat they saved are all reserved for the Chinese New Year. They dare not touch them at this time of year. These shabby households have a lot of money, and they are dedicated to it. Choose this season to slaughter the sheep and eat the meat. The meat is chopped into large pieces outside and cooked with ice, just to show off." King Chu smiled and said: "This is quite interesting, it is difficult for those people to have such ideas." Everyone. They all laughed together. Everyone laughed for a while, and King Chu said: "This way of eating is interesting. There is mutton in the palace, but it would be a disgrace to the officials at this time. It would be better to have the palace in spring when everything is growing and all industries are flourishing." It would be interesting to show it like this." All four people agreed: "If the king wants to do this, we will naturally accompany him."

While he was talking, Pian Sheng came over with a plate of soybeans and boiled wild vegetables, lowered his head, and put it on the king's table first. King Chu took a look at the things on the plate and knew that this was not what he should have. These things were on his desk, and they would also be on the desks of the four people sitting next to him in a moment. This was not my original intention, so what would the four of them think when they saw it? He was about to say something, but felt that nothing he could say at the moment was perfect, and his expression returned to normal in an instant. Nan Buwen and Tong Ma had been officials for many years, and they were also important yamen all year round. The guardians of Nan Bei and Gong Zhao had already seen the difference in King Chu's expression before they noticed it, and they were instantly frightened.

Huan Chaosheng saw him at the side and hurriedly shouted at Pian Sheng: "You are a slave who can kill a thousand swords, why are you playing with the king?" Pian Sheng knew that it was hard for Huan Chaosheng to criticize the Fourth Young Master, so he had to use this excuse to let himself be replaced by someone else. Come. It was just that he had been reprimanded by the Fourth Young Master earlier, and when he came up, he already felt guilty. After Huansheng shouted, he could not distinguish his limbs and six senses clearly, and he just lay on the ground and did not dare to speak. At this moment, the waiter at the back has already served soybeans and wild vegetables to the four people sitting down.

Huan Chaosheng saw that the matter had become a foregone conclusion, so he asked Pian Sheng perfunctorily: "This is the first time for the Fourth Young Master to receive the king at his house. You did not give full guidance and actually dared to alienate your flesh and blood. Who instigated this!" Later! The waiter naturally knew that soybeans and wild vegetables were not suitable for tea, so it was entirely up to Pian Sheng to walk in front. When Huan Chaosheng asked this question, he knelt down and said, "Grandpa Mingjian, it is true that I came from the palace this morning, and I did not instigate anything." Huansheng said, "Why don't you dissuade me in front of the king, here?" Is this your place to be reasonable? If you don’t go and receive the punishment, could it be that you are going to dirty the main hall?”

King Chu said, "Wait a moment and step back." Upon hearing this, Huan Chaosheng led Pian Sheng and other waiters, as well as everyone standing on the left and right, and all stepped back. In the main hall, only six people, King Chu, Nanbuwen, Tongma, Gongzhao, the guards of the north and south, and the fourth son were left.

King Chu said slowly: "Although this fourth child is not as good as the elder brother, the third child is as talented as a young man, but I like him without any fight. After spending so much effort today, I'm afraid we will have to fight for something." The fourth young master stood. He said to the side: "I just want to ask the king and your lords, can soybeans and wild vegetables be used with tea?" King Chu said: "Of course this is not possible." The fourth young master asked again: "Can this plate of soybeans and wild vegetables in front of me be used with tea?" A day's worth of food for a young man?" King Chu replied: "It seems not possible." The Fourth Young Master said to Tong Ma: "Master Tong Ma, the Baiyun Peak garrison is under your jurisdiction." Tong Ma said: "The Fourth Young Master asked a question , every sentence seems to point to something. Everyone in the Manchu Kingdom knows that not only Baiyun Peak, but by the king's order, I have been in charge of the Chu Kingdom army for twenty years." The Fourth Young Master said: "It is self-evident how important Baiyun Peak is. Now the defenders of Baiyun Peak are fighting every day. With this little ration, do we need an explanation?" Tongma tasted a mouthful of soybeans with a teaspoon and said, "It's a matter of national importance, how can I say anything about it. It's just that the military director in the Baiyun Peak area was recommended by Lord Gongzhao. I don't know Lord Gongzhao. What do you think of the taste of these soybeans and wild vegetables?" Gong Zhao sneered, took a bite and said: "Compared with the grass roots boiled in snow and water that the old ministers ate when they returned to the country with the late king, it still tastes better. The military temples are all on a vine, with a single one. Even if the munitions director has such a big mouth, he is not so bold." Tongma said: "In this case, Lord Gongzhao recommended the military supplies, but the supply of military supplies is not good enough. Doesn't Lord Gongzhao know anything about this?" Gong Zhao said: "Master Tongma, are you referring to the matter of Baiyun Peak? Master Tongma has always known about it?"

The guards of the north and south stood up and said: "Two adults, don't be angry for the time being. Don't do anything that pleases your relatives and enemies. The key is to punish the people of Baiyun Peak. The supervisory army had previously agreed on the four young masters, but it happened that today four Young Master is also here, why not ask the four Young Masters to come together to discuss things?"

Chaosheng looked at King Chu, who just closed his eyes and nodded slightly. Chaosheng understood, and finally added a chair without setting up a case. Invite the Fourth Young Master to sit down, and everyone will listen to what the Fourth Young Master has to say.

"Of course we can ignore this matter. As long as we make it clear today that we will suppress it and not let anyone know about it, it will be easy." The Fourth Young Master said.

"What are you talking about? Is it possible that someone still wants to make fun of this important military matter? What do you think, Mr. Gongzhao?" Tongma said with a smile.

"This man is making people laugh for no reason. Fourth Young Master, you must understand. Lord Kiruma is not afraid of investigation, so he will check the Military Temple for Lord Kiruma so that Lord Kiruma can sleep peacefully." Gong Zhao saw Kiruma being aggressive. He didn't change his expression, and objected to the Fourth Young Master's insinuations when he said these words.

"My clan is full of loyal ministers, why can't we sleep peacefully?" Tongma shouted in a low voice.

Gong Zhao sneered and said: "Master Tongma is naturally a loyal minister." Before he could finish his words, Huan Chaosheng was already in front of Gong Zhao, holding a cup of tea in both hands and talking about the tea in front of Gong Zhao's case: "My lord is old, and the king is still sitting on it. Well, why do you say things that make the king unhappy? Drink tea, drink tea." Gong Zhao glanced at Huan Chaosheng, took the tea cup and took a sip, and stopped talking. Although Tongma couldn't hear what Huan Chaosheng said to Gong Zhao, he saw that Gong Zhao took the tea and stopped talking. I could probably guess a few points, so I just kept silent. King Chu then called out: "Nan Buwen." After hearing this, Nan Buwen left his seat and knelt down. King Chu continued: "You are the commander-in-chief of Shizhe. Now that something like this has happened in Baiyun Peak, what do you think we should do?" Nan Buwen replied: "These people have betrayed the country's favor and harmed the sergeants. They have done this." This kind of thing that is a sin of nature must be investigated and thoroughly investigated."

"How to conduct a thorough investigation," Nan Buwen replied, "The Fourth Young Master has been appointed to be the supervisor of the army this time. Why not ask the Fourth Young Master to go ahead and eliminate these ghosts before launching an army? Wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone? "

"So be it." King Chu said, and then he said to the Fourth Young Master: "If Sergeant Bai Yunfeng is wronged, someone should step in to take care of it. If there are people who bend the law for personal gain, there are people who will take care of them. How can anyone sue them?" You came to the ban. If you teach others to learn from it in the future, there is no need to have any decency when violating the country. Seeing that you are also dedicated to serving the country, today is over. Next time if something like this happens again, you must be severely punished. ."

The Fourth Young Master knows that he speaks lightly and wants to take care of Baiyunfeng's affairs. Only when these people in front of him leave clear words in front of others can he have the confidence to conduct a thorough investigation. Although Nan Buwen has already spoken in front of everyone, he still cannot be very confident. confidence. To be sure, you have to touch the king to speak and set the tone before you can feel at ease. So the Fourth Young Master stood up and said, "I have remembered what you all said, but I don't know what the King means about this matter?" Everyone was shocked when the Fourth Young Master said this. How could the Fourth Young Master force the King to speak? . King Chu said displeasedly: "Nan Buwen is the prime minister of Chu country. He has worked hard for decades and is relied upon by Gu. He just said something, and I thought it was very good, so I will act accordingly." The Fourth Young Master took a step forward and said : "Of course what Mr. Xiangguo said is very good, but Chuguo is the King's Chuguo, and the King should have an explanation for the Chuguo matter." King Chu sneered: "These evil obstacles in Baiyun Peak are all one by one. You deserve to be killed, so you have the right to act expediently. What you want is Gu's words." Huan Chaosheng hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed and said: "I would rather die than to ask the king to take back this statement. Such words must not be written. On the note on daily life!" King Chu sneered: "Since I dare to speak, how dare I not write down the writing?" Huan Chaosheng knelt and said: "The king has been in the imperial court for many years, and the whole world knows that the king is kind and kind, and everyone in Baiyun Peak It is not a pity to wait for death, but how can these beasts who have betrayed the country's favor frighten the king's sword and axe. They are ruining the name of your majesty's kindness." King Chu smiled and said: "The suspicion of guilt should be light, and the suspicion of merit should be heavy. This is the teaching of the Holy King. Gu Gu I follow the example of the saints and sages in governing the world, work conscientiously, and never dare to be tired, just to be kind and transform the people." After the king finished speaking, a breeze blew by, mixed with a very weak and soft Qi, and it cut the sleeves of the Fourth Young Master to pieces, but there was no sound. A little sound. Although the Fourth Young Master said he couldn't practice Qi, he didn't know the subtle difference. You can also know that in front of several powerful figures, the only one who dared to use Qi was Chu Wang. This move is neither brilliant nor terrifying among the many techniques. If it is more varied and shocking, it is not as shocking as the method that the Fourth Young Master has seen in Taixue. At this moment, the Fourth Young Master was stunned on the spot, and for a long time Dare not reply. Nan Buwen and Tong Ma also saw the clues. They breathed anxiously and concentrated, not daring to say anything. The whole hall immediately fell silent.

"The Fourth Young Master is too childish. What kind of person is the Prime Minister? It's up to you to say what you say. How can the King not reward you for doing such a good job?" The guards of the North and South said as they stood up and helped the Fourth Young Master to him. Seat.

"You should step back first so that we can talk to these ministers." King Chu said. The Fourth Young Master looked unhappy and knew that it was difficult to argue at this point, so he had no choice but to bow. Exit the main hall.

When the sun was about to end, people from the palace came out to meet King Chu and Shi Zhe who followed him. Huan Chaosheng walked straight towards the Fourth Young Master and said, "Your Majesty asked the old slave to give the Fourth Young Master a message. This Fourth Young Master's mansion is really not what it is. I don't know how it was built in the first place. Now I will give the Fourth Young Master a reward." With a hundred immeasurable gold, I asked the Fourth Young Master to buy a few pieces first to show off, and then I asked someone to build another one at a certain date. How come the Fourth Young Master’s Mansion in Huoguo is next to a butcher." Huan Sheng said that he couldn't help it at the end. Laughed. He hurriedly said: "It's an old slave who made a mistake. Please forgive me, Fourth Young Master." The Fourth Young Master smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. This alley was originally a place where ministers gathered, but in the past few years, one or two households may have suffered. The matter may have been taken away. It was not the original intention to give the mansion to a wealthy family at a discount. Wouldn't it seem unreasonable to move out because of this?" Huan Chaosheng said: "What the Fourth Young Master said There is some truth to it. The old slave can only tell the truth to the king. If the Fourth Young Master is unwilling to move the house and break the ground, then he should seriously ask some craftsmen to renovate it to be serious. What do you think, Fourth Young Master?" the Fourth Young Master replied. : "In that case, it's just up to your discretion."

The Fourth Young Master sent away King Chu and the others, and asked the Fifth Young Master to send back the people from the original residence. After doing this before and after, I was exhausted physically and mentally, and I fell asleep speechless.

It is said that Lao Xiling, who sewed robes for Nanbuwen, was originally a craftsman. For generations, he has been sewing robes for many nobles in the country. This old Xiling boy is also arrogant and has some skills. He went to the Prime Minister's Mansion alone to make a robe for Nan Buwen. Nan Buwen didn't make it difficult for him. Instead, he asked him to consider his body shape and asked him to get started. Lao Xiling became famous through this, and he often came in and out among dignitaries throughout the year. Just like shining on the lintel. It's just that God has a long life, and he died when he lived to be over fifty years old. Anyone who leaves a son and is called Da Xiling cannot be said to be industrious, but after all, he cannot compare to Lao Xiling. Poor old Xiling put up such a big airs, but when the great Xiling generation arrived, the foundation was unstable and it seemed to be empty. Many noble people stopped coming to invite him, and there was no business for several days. Fortunately, when Lao Xiling was here, he left behind many fields and assets. The Xiling clan has been prosperous and honorable for several years, but as the old saying goes, "Sit back and eat nothing." The Xiling clan relies on old Xiling leaving endless money, so no one remembers the word diligence and thrift. Nowadays, except for the two stores where Lao Xiling was in the royal capital, the things left by Lao Xiling can no longer be sold.

That day, Da Xiling was stunned in front of these two stores. I had seen the scenery of Old Xiling with my own eyes before, and how could it not be sad to see it reduced to today's situation? I thought that with this way of living, these two shops would have to be sold sooner or later. That's when life is worse than death. With a sudden change of heart, he imitated the old Xiling and became a blockbuster. So he closed the shop early and sent someone to bring a hundred and twenty gold coins to invite the smuggler. They also held a banquet in a banquet building in the west of the city, and made an appointment for the snake-headed man to come at the end of the day. Daxiling only brought one young son, who was seated on both sides. The snake-headed man smiled and said: "Thanks to the little Xiling Master for taking the trouble, it's just that this place is very busy these days. To make a long story short, it is almost impossible to go to the Prime Minister's place, and the little Xianggong naturally knows the reason. A few Shizhe in the royal capital There are a lot of things going on these days, and you don't have anything serious to do here. Why bother?" Da Xiling was about to speak. The snake-headed man added: "But now that I'm here, I have to make plans for you. Now the king's fourth son is like a dragon or a phoenix among people. The king has just promoted the supervisory army in recent days, and he is free these days. Why don't you try your luck? If you don't like it, I'll say hello to the middleman, and the one hundred and twenty gold will be refunded to you, so I won't take advantage of him in vain."

The smuggler said this just because Da Xiling knew the inside story and didn't want to bully others too much, so he left a way out. And Daxiling has not been walking among the nobles for a long time, so how can he know these things. Although it was stated that he wanted to find a way to Nanbuwen, in fact, it was enough to meet a famous family in the royal capital. Who knew that the snakehead said that there was a way to the prince, he was overjoyed. He hurriedly asked Xiao Xiling to kowtow to the smuggler to thank him, and then came up to offer a toast himself. The smuggler ate a few mouthfuls of food, drank a cup of tea, and left.

The next day, Da Xiling took his young son, packed up his discretionary tools, and went to visit the Fourth Young Master's house early in the morning. I asked around all the way, and after a few rounds I found the Fourth Young Master's house and saw that the door was open. I waited outside the house for the gatekeeper to come out. I waited for about an hour or two, but no one was there. So he took his youngest son and stood outside at a distance, wondering in his heart, thinking to himself: "What kind of rules do such people have? They are not afraid of theft. If they just wait like this, I'm afraid things will not happen." Then he took his youngest son step by step. Walk to the door. I boldly looked inside, but still couldn't see anyone. Da Xiling said in his heart: "I'm afraid it's not that I'm not at home, but how can such a house have no one at home." He simply stepped across the threshold and wanted to take a closer look inside.

Why do you think the Fourth Young Master's house is like this? Originally, there were only a few people in the Fourth Young Master's house, so many rules could not be arranged as usual. Today, the Fourth Young Master came back to invite Chang Zhong, and everyone was waiting inside. It was because of the servant's negligence that he didn't know the door was left open. Only then could Daxiling be entered. The Fourth Young Master and Chang Zhong here were half drunk. The Fourth Young Master smiled and said: "Do you know why I invited you back today?" Chang Zhong said with a smile: "I'm afraid it's not because you were worried that Tong Ma would kill you and silence you, so now I'm anxious to return the invitation, fearing that there will be unfinished business on the road to Huangquan." The Fourth Young Master laughed and said, "Who dares to be so bold in the capital? Is it possible that the Fourth Young Master's house is also a place where assassins kill people?" Chang Zhong raised his eyes and said, I saw two figures, one large and one small, walking forward in a daze. So he shouted: "Don't you think that's an assassin?" The fourth young master was shocked when he heard the sound. Jian Yi hurriedly asked people to surround the four young masters, shouting, "Be careful." Chang Zhong rushed out of the door in a flash and captured the two of them with ease.

As soon as Changzhong captured them, he knew that these two people did not know how to practice Qi, and there was also a child. These two people concluded that they could not be assassins, but they still said: "Who are you, and what are you here for? Do you even dare to break into the Fourth Young Master's Mansion?" Da Xiling was already worried about entering the Fourth Young Master's Mansion without permission, and Chang Zhong's drink changed the situation I'm out of ideas. He shouted hurriedly: "Master, spare my life!"

The Fourth Young Master watched through the window, knowing that Changzhong's methods were mediocre, and if he could capture these two people at once, their methods would be even more insignificant.

(End of this chapter)