golden scales

"Master Wang, this is the file of the newly appointed Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Punishment, but it's a bit strange..."

The young clerk knocked on Shangguan's door and put a large thin envelope on the table.He was a 16-year-old student who was selected to study at the Henan Administration College. After graduation, he was assigned to the Ministry of Officials as a clerk. Now he is at the age when he will blush when he sees a woman.

This Chief Wang is the hottest female official nowadays, and she has become the head of the Ministry of Officials at a young age, which is unavoidable to be amazed.

What's even more amazing is her makeup, sometimes like many other female officials, she looks like a big girl with braided skirts.Sometimes it is like a married woman.

Her work in the Ministry of Officials is very leisurely, mainly organizing official files, but she is not seen interacting with other people.

At this time, Director Wang was leaning on the soft couch under the window of the office, with his legs curled up, and a pair of jade feet could be seen faintly under the indigo gauze skirt.She gently put down the book in her hand and smiled at the scribe.

Blood rushed to the young scribe's head, thinking that he had been caught peeping, so he quickly lowered his head.

"What's so strange?" Mr. Wang sat upright, lowered his legs, and quickly slid into the embroidered shoes.

"This man is not young, but he seems to have jumped out of a crack in a rock, and there is no record." The scribe said.

Director Wang stepped forward to take the envelope that seemed to be light and empty, sat back at the chief seat, and took out a piece of rice paper. Sure enough, there was only the person's name, age, family members, and declared property on it, and no other resume.

"I see, you can go to work." Director Wang put the rice paper back into the envelope, wrote the serial number on the cover, turned around and put it in the filing cabinet.

The young clerk saluted and took his leave. Before he left, he managed to restrain himself from looking back.

Director Wang returned to his seat, looked at the paper, ink, pens and inkstones on the table, thought for a long time but still did not pick up the pen.

……

After Song Hongye returned to Beijing.I found that I no longer knew the place where I grew up.

Not only are street names marked on the streets and alleys, but trash cans can be seen everywhere, one red and one green, each containing different garbage.Compared with when the Manchurians were here, it is simply two worlds.

Because of the looting by the Manchurians, many houses in Beijing became vacant.Shuntian Mansion paid for the replacement of several properties.Fill the half-empty neighborhood.All the vacated neighborhoods were not sold, but the roads were directly demolished and expanded, or turned into urban forests.There are also stone path benches, flower pavilions and ponds in the forest, which are quite elegant.

Song Hongye's original house has become such a garden in the city, only a rockery remains in place.The place where he lives now is not far from Chang'an Avenue. Although there are only two or three rooms, he lives very comfortably.

For some reason, Song Hongye got off work.I still can't help but wander around the original address and sit and rest in front of the familiar rockery.He could always recall his days and nights in the Qing court, as if he could find a sense of security only by returning here.

I don't know where the big bed went. In the past, as soon as I got into the bed, I seemed to return to the world.

Song Hongye sat on a bench, staring at the rockery in a daze.

"Have one? Cheese crisps." A snack with a sweet smell suddenly came under Song Hongye's nose.

Song Hongye raised his head suddenly, and looked along the pair of jade arms, but he was a colleague he knew so well.

After a moment of astonishment.Song Hongye had already reached out to take the cheese crisp, and said, "Are you okay?"

"Very good." The woman took out another cheese puff from the paper bag by herself.Asked: "The house has been demolished."

Song Hongye smiled and said, "The new home is not bad, either."

"It's just not as big as here."

"Family is not about size, it's about who you have." Song Hongye said with emotion, "After you left, I... Hey, what's your name now?"

"The surname is Wang, Wang Huazhen."

"Good name." Song Hongye praised casually.Chi asked, "Are you still...still...doing that?"

"Hehe," Wang Huazhen laughed, "Now I'm catching that."

Song Hongye was taken aback for a moment, and then patted himself on the head.Wang Huazhen and he used to be undercover agents, but now everyone is working in the court.Definitely not "doing that".

"Or Jin Yiwei?" Song Hongye felt that he shouldn't ask, but couldn't help but asked.

"Dongchang." Wang Huazhen said: "Now I'm in charge of the Ministry of Officials, mainly to arrest some officials who have illicit relations with Fanyi."

"Is there anyone else who has an affair with Fanyi?" Song Hongye felt a little unbelievable, but he thought that his traffic officer was also instigated by the Qing Dynasty, so he could understand.

"Some people are greedy, and some people are stupid." Wang Huazhen said: "The Mongols in the north, the Koreans in the east, and the barbarians in the south, are all intentionally or unintentionally inquiring about the reality of our Ming Dynasty."

"Oh, so you're busy, aren't you?"

"Not too busy." Wang Huazhen said with a smile: "At my level, the main thing is to make an inductive analysis and give a suggestion to the superior. Whether it's doing things at the bottom or making decisions at the top, it's not my turn."

"It's okay for you to tell me these things?" Song Hongye felt something was wrong.

"Are you going to talk nonsense?" Wang Huazhen asked with a smile that was not a smile: "Did you continue after I 'death'?"

"No," Song Hongye said honestly, "you went to Liaodong within a few days after you left. Dorgon gave a few concubines, but how dare I really treat him as a concubine?"

"That's right, what if you talk in your sleep." Wang Hua really felt much better for some reason.

"Hahaha," Song Hongye laughed, "You don't even know, ha, I really escaped death."

"What?" Wang Hua was really surprised, not knowing what he said wrong.

"Concubines are not allowed to spend the night with the head of the family. They have to go back to their own rooms after serving." Song Hongye said with a smile: "If you said this earlier, wouldn't it be suspicious?"

Wang Huazhen's face flushed, and he spat: "Who knew there was such a rule of humiliating people! Hey, I heard that His Highness rewarded you with a concubine a few days ago, so you can't stay overnight?"

Song Hongye was a little uncomfortable, and clearly argued: "Your Majesty, how dare you resign? It's just a false story."

"Don't," Wang Huazhen pursued closely, "That woman was also a famous Qinhuai prostitute in the past, and she was the concubine of the Marquis of Funing."

"You know all of this..." Song Hongye turned to think of Wang Huazhen's identity in the East Factory.I suddenly realized.

"Kou Baimen." Wang Huazhen chuckled and said, "Your Highness specially spent 50 taels of silver to buy it from Jiaofang Secretary. If you told the story falsely, wouldn't it be that His Highness's kindness fed the dog?"

"Your words were not so sharp before..." Song Hongye was quite hurt, and said again: "It's no wonder she was lukewarm when she saw me, I'm afraid she might have made a mistake before."

Wang Huazhen sneered and said, "What kind of scumbag is worthy of His Highness's favor? Dare to be indifferent to you, sir. Aren't you afraid of being sold?"

"Don't tell me, there really was a broker who came to me the day before yesterday to inquire about the truth, intending to buy this woman with three hundred gold." Song Hongye said.

"You don't want to?" Wang Huazhen's face turned cold.

"Your Highness gave it, how dare you sell it!" Song Hongye hastily argued.

"Hmph." Wang Huazhen took a bite of the cheese crisp, closed his eyes and enjoyed the sweet and greasy feeling in his mouth.

Song Hongye didn't like to eat sweets, so he swallowed it hard, but felt his throat burned badly.He said: "Brother Huazhen, if you don't interfere, how about having a drink together?"

"By the way, enjoy the singing and dancing of famous prostitutes in the Qinhuai River?" Wang Hua said displeased.

"I mean restaurants..." Song Hongye said.

"It's boring." Wang Huazhen vetoed it straight away, "It's better to sit here for a meeting."

For a while, the two fell into a cold spot.

I don't know how long it took, the sky gradually dimmed, and Wang Huazhen suddenly said quietly: "In retrospect, I was in the den of wolves and tigers, and you were the only one I could rely on."

"Who says it's not..." Song Hongye sighed, and suddenly said: "Actually, there is something I've always wanted to ask..."

"what?"

"After I was arrested, why didn't you evacuate immediately as planned?" Song Hongye asked.

The two were in the enemy camp at the time.Not only is there a need for mutual support, but it also means mutual supervision.This relationship is arguably the most harrowing.There must be vigilance in intimacy.

In order to prevent one party from being arrested for confession or defection, the other party must evacuate immediately.Song Hongye found out that after his accident, Wang Huazhen did not evacuate as planned, which created another possibility: Wang Huazhen turned his back earlier.

Wang Huazhen was taken aback for a moment, then thought about this possibility, and said sadly: "Do you suspect that I am a traitor?"

"I was in a daze at the time. But then I thought about the fact that you can't be a traitor." Song Hongye said: "You were the one who passed on all the news at that time. If you were a traitor, Dorgon would definitely not arrest me, but put some time off. Get the news out."

"Not too stupid." Wang Huazhen turned his head.

"Actually, you are afraid that if you escape, Dorgon will become suspicious and kill me?" Song Hongye said.

"Tch. I just don't want to part with the great situation at that time." Wang Huazhen said.

"Actually," Song Hongye swallowed, "I really cried when I sent you away that day."

Wang Huazhen remained silent.She didn't lose consciousness at the time, so she could naturally tell whether Song Hongye was genuine or fake.But what does this tell her?Could it be that the man is affectionate and the concubine is interested, and now the world is at peace, can we continue our relationship?She's not reserved, but now that she's from Dongchang, and Song Hongye has just returned, isn't there any suspicion?Don't let him regard today's meeting as an "arrangement".

"Brother Huazhen," Song Hongye felt that his throat was dry, "I am a poor man. My ex-wife passed away due to dystocia, and I haven't had a reunion... There are three unfilial acts, and the greatest thing is to have no offspring..."

"Yes, that Kou Baimen is actually pretty good," Wang Huazhen stood up with a smile, "I wish you an early son. After all, I am from Dongchang. It's all right to meet my old comrades today. Let's forget about the world in the future." .”

Song Hongye raised his head, feeling a sense of sadness in his heart, but his face was as dull as usual, with no emotions flowing out.He blankly replied, "Okay. Brother Wang, take care."

"Take care." Wang Huazhen turned around and left, took out the last cheese puff from the paper bag and stuffed it in his mouth, tears could not help but flow down. (To be continued..)

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