Cao Thief

Chapter 289: If the enemy does not move, I will not move; if the enemy moves, I will move!
In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

It's the beginning of autumn, but the autumn tiger is still raging.

Chen Qun was sitting in the garden reading a book, but he seemed restless.The old family member Chen Xun couldn't help feeling a little worried, and looked at Chen Qun quietly, but didn't know what to do.Chen Xie was a retainer of three generations of the Chen family. Starting from the generation of Chen Qun's grandfather, he served the Chen family. He served Chen Shi and Chen Ji successively.He watched Chen Qun grow up, so seeing Chen Qun like this, he couldn't help but feel a little worried.

In Chen Xi's impression, Chen Qun was elegant and rarely behaved inappropriately.

The children of the aristocratic family have to learn etiquette from birth.Emotions and anger are invisible?Absolutely!The most important thing is to have a demeanor in every gesture... Chen Qun's behavior at this time is obviously not in line with the demeanor of the children of the aristocratic family, which also shows the anxiety in his heart.

But the problem is, Chen Xun doesn't know how to comfort Chen Qun.

"Madam please come."

Chen Xun finally came up with a good idea and ordered his servants.

Chen Qun got married as early as three years ago. The woman was the daughter of the Xun family in Yingchuan, that is, the daughter of Xun Yang, one of the eight dragons of the Xun family.Xun Yan is the youngest of the Eight Dragons and Xun Yu's uncle.So to some extent, Chen Qun and Xun Yu are also relatives.

This is also in line with the marital status of the aristocratic family.

Marriage with each other is intertwined.Even though the Chen family has been a little weakened in recent years, the emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, and its foundation is still there.

The relationship between Chen Qun and Xun's daughter is very good, and they can be regarded as equal to each other.

On weekdays, if there was something on his mind, Chen Qun would definitely discuss it with the Xun's daughter, and the Xun's daughter might not be able to give any advice, but Chen Qun could be in a peaceful state of mind.At such a time, it is necessary for the daughter of the Xun family to come forward to persuade, maybe Chen Qun can calm down his anxious mood.

Chen Qun closed his eyes and tapped on the railing with his fingers.

Suddenly footsteps came from behind him, he frowned, turned around and saw a dignified and gentle woman coming to his side.

"Ma'am, why are you here?"

That woman is the daughter of the Xun family.

"Husband seems to have something on his mind?"

"Uh……"

Chen Qun turned his head subconsciously, and saw Chen Xi standing with his hands in the distance.

He sighed softly, and sat down with the catkin of Xun's daughter, "I'm wondering, Cao Youxue has been in office for the fourth day, but he has not acted yet. Before that, his treasury was burned, and he had vowed that he would give people It's beautiful. But until now, there is no movement at all, so I can't help but feel a little anxious. How does Cao Youxue think about it? What is he going to do? Or, has he been ignoring it all the time?"

Xun's daughter couldn't help being silent.

She had heard Chen Qun mention that 'Cao Babai' more than once, but to be honest, she didn't know anything about Cao Peng.

All I know is that my cousin attaches great importance to that young man, and once praised Cao Peng that he will surely become a great weapon in the future.And the relationship between Chen Qun and Cao Peng is also good. They had contacts when they were in Xiapi.It is said that when the city of Xiapi was broken, it was Cao Peng who rescued Chen Qun, which can be regarded as a life-saving friendship.This time when Chen Qun came to Luoyang to take up his post, he specifically named Cao Peng.But Cao Peng did nothing, and it was reasonable for Chen Qun to be anxious.

"My husband, why did you recommend Cao Beibu?"

"This... I can't say, but when he was in Haixi, he once solved a big case.

Most outsiders thought that his brother-in-law solved the case, but I saw with my own eyes how he stripped the cocoon and found the truth.

In addition, he is very skilled and has saved my life, so this time I came here, I thought of him first. "

"In that case, the husband can trust him?"

Chen Qun was stunned for a moment, "What does Madam mean by 'letter'?"

The daughter of the Xun family smiled slightly and said softly: "I mean, since my husband believes in him, why should you be anxious? If you recommend him, you must believe in his talent. There must be a reason why he is dormant. When the time comes, naturally Take some action. If your husband is still worried, then simply ask him. It's meaningless for you to sit here restless. If you don't ask him, how can he tell?"

Chen Qun's heart moved, he clapped his hands suddenly and said with a smile: "Madam's words are very true, I don't understand, so I just look for him."

After finishing speaking, he stood up, "Chen Xie, get on the carriage and go to Tongtuo Street."

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The Weifu Yamen in the north of Luoyang is located on Tongtuo Street.

Cao Peng was flipping through the documents in the flower hall, trying to find clues from them.In front of him, there was a piece of hemp paper on which densely packed characters were written with charcoal pencils, and it was also scratched, which looked quite messy.Hearing that Chen Qun was visiting, Cao Peng hurriedly welcomed him in.

"Brother, why are you here?"

Chen Qun said with a smile: "Today is sunny and sunny, and it is also the time when the chrysanthemums are blooming.

I heard that there is a good place at the foot of Beiman Mountain, and it is also the best place to appreciate chrysanthemums.I have nothing to do, so I simply invite my virtuous brother to go with me. "

Beimang Mountain, enjoying chrysanthemums?

Cao Peng was startled, and blurted out: "Brother said, but the Chrysanthemum Temple?"

"Hey, Brother Xian also knows?"

Cao Peng nodded, "The last time I passed Luoyang, I met the head of the Chrysanthemum Nunnery."

"Oh?"

Chen Qun cheered up, and sat up straight, "The chrysanthemum fairy lives in the chrysanthemum nunnery... Hehe, when I came to Luoyang, I heard people sing that the chrysanthemum fairy is quite beautiful and very moving. There are even unknown The author wrote poems for her, and the poems praised her very much.

His poems are peaceful, and his words are not very gorgeous, but they have profound meanings.

I love the connotation of his poems, so I wrote it down carefully: the chrysanthemum nunnery in the chrysanthemum dock, and the chrysanthemum fairy lives in the chrysanthemum nunnery.The chrysanthemum fairy planted chrysanthemum branches and offered chrysanthemums as wine money..."

Chen Qun was reciting the song "The Song of the Chrysanthemum", and suddenly found that Cao Peng's expression looked a little strange.

He stopped, looked at Cao Peng, and remained silent for a while.

"Well, this poem is coming from me."

Cao Peng couldn't help but smiled.

This poem was originally a spoof by him, but unexpectedly it was sung by others.

I just hope that Brother Bohu will not blame himself in the future, and try to write a better poem.

Chen Qun pointed at Cao Peng, laughed loudly and said, "Let me just say, the words in this poem are quite familiar to me. Among the people I know, it seems that you are the only one who can hide meaning with such peaceful words... ...By the way, that chrysanthemum fairy fruit is really beautiful? Don't you..."

"no!"

Cao Peng immediately denied it.

"Then let's go."

"Going right now?"

"Why, is it possible to inform that chrysanthemum fairy?"

It seems that Chen Qun has decided that Cao Peng has an unclear relationship with the head of the Chrysanthemum Nunnery.

Think about it too, if there is no connection, how can Cao Peng write poems for a monk?The point is, that monk is quite famous in Luoyang, and Cao Peng is young, romantic and talented, so even if there is an unclear relationship between the two of them, it seems reasonable.

It is estimated that Chen Qun is not the only one who thinks so.

Many people who don't know the truth will think so...

Cao Peng felt that it was necessary for him to write a letter to Huang Yueying to explain the situation to Huang Yueying, otherwise it would be easy to cause misunderstandings.

To be honest, Cao Peng didn't really want to go to Chrysanthemum Nunnery.

On the one hand, it was because he wanted to look through the copybooks to find clues; on the other hand, it was because the bhikkhuni was alluring and glamorous.Especially the sultry style of Yueguan left a deep impression on Cao Peng.I am not Liu Xiahui either, in case...wouldn't I be sorry for Yueying?
But since Chen Qun spoke, it was hard for Cao Peng to refuse.

In my heart, I might not have a little expectation, I want to see that 'chrysanthemum fairy' again.

Of course, this thought was not caused by desire, but more of that spoof at the beginning, which made him somewhat guilty.

Because in the era of Cao Peng's previous life, "chrysanthemum" had a special connotation!
"Since the elder brother kindly invites you, the younger brother is not respectful."

So Cao Peng changed into a white dress, but after thinking about it, he took it off again and changed into a green shirt.

According to the rules, it is a custom to wear white clothes in autumn.Chen Qun, for example, was wearing a white shirt with a broad collar, and his sleeves fluttered as he walked, giving him the air of a fairy.But Cao Peng changed into a blue dress, revealing a dignified air.In the past two years, her body has become stronger and stronger, so she looks even more heroic when paired with green clothes.The two left the government office, Cao Peng boarded Chen Qun's carriage, and walked slowly out of the city.

"Brother, do you have something to say?"

"Ok?"

"Don't hide it from me, I can feel it, you have something to ask me."

On the carriage, Cao Peng suddenly spoke.

Chen Qun was startled, then smiled wryly.

"You guys are really powerful."

Chen Qun thought for a while and asked, "You have been here for three or four days, what are your plans?"

"Intend?"

"Yeah, didn't you say that you want to give people color?"

Cao Peng fell silent!
Through the curtain of the car, he glanced outside the car.

Chen Qun immediately understood, and said softly: "Zi Fang is my confidant, you can rest assured."

Zifang, named Chen Ju, was a driver, and he was driving for Chen Qun at this time.

He is Chen Xun's great-grandson, a generation younger than Chen Qun.But his age is about the same age as Chen Qun, and he looks 24 or [-] this year.

Since Chen Qun spoke, it meant that there was no need for Chen Ju to evade.

Cao Peng sighed, "I can't trust people from Beiya."

"what?"

"Those servants, I don't quite believe it.

Leaving aside, as far as the fire in the warehouse is concerned, I think it was the work of internal thieves.At that time, the Beiya was on duty, but so many people did not see the thief who started the fire.Almost everyone thinks that it was accidental... But anyone with a discerning eye can see that it was intentional.

I don't believe any of these slave patrols in the Beiya now.

Including the cook in the inner house, the cook... I can't trust them all.In the past few days, Xiaoluan is responsible for all my food and drink, and no one is allowed to interfere.Brother, think about it, if I don't trust the whole Beiya, what can I do? "

Upon hearing this, Chen Qun's expression changed suddenly.

From Beiya, he thought of his own county government.

Since he took office, he has not changed slaves in a big way, and many slaves were left behind by his predecessors.

So are these servants trustworthy?

But one good thing is that after Chen Qun came to Luoyang, all the servants and servants in the inner house were replaced.It wasn't that Chen Qun was cautious, but because he himself brought his retainers and servants with him.The Xun family of Yingchuan, the Chen family of Yingchuan, which one is not a famous family?How can there be no lack of domestic slaves in the family!Chen Qun's appointment as Luoyang Ling is also a big official position.It is impossible for the Chen family to neglect Chen Changwen.

Not to mention, the family background of the Xun family is even worse than that of the Chen family.

Cao Peng saw that Chen Qun was deep in thought, so he comforted him: "The master said: If you want to be good at your work, you must first sharpen your tools.

Big brother, you and I both have heavy responsibilities when we come to Luoyang this time, so we need to be more careful in our actions.Luoyang is not Haixi, where there are no rules, I am the rules; but in Luoyang, everything has rules, if you and I want to change this situation, we must first learn to understand.

The fire in the warehouse was a temptation.

Some people want to know how I will behave.

The less anxious I am, the more anxious they are; the more inactive I am, the more suspicious they become.Now the enemy is dark and we are clear, so there is no rush.But elder brother can take this opportunity to rectify Luo Yang a little bit.For example, the eldest brother strengthened the investigation at the city gate before, and the efficiency was too slow.I have a way to speed up the efficiency.Brother, you can set up a number plate system, and issue number plates when entering and leaving Luoyang.If you don't have a number plate, you are allowed to enter but not to exit... In this way, you can clearly understand the situation in Luoyang..."

"Number plate system?"

Chen Qun couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

"This is just an idea, but I have no specific plans yet.

At the same time, the eldest brother can rectify the market.Luoyang Market is a bit chaotic now, but after all, it is a group of merchants, how much energy is there, even if it has?The eldest brother first rectifies the market and stabilizes the people's livelihood in Luoyang.And those people's attention is focused on me, the eldest brother can do whatever he wants without too much hindrance.Once the people's livelihood is stable, the people of Luoyang will return to their hearts. At that time, the eldest brother can control the whole Luoyang... Brother, you are the order of Luoyang now, and what you have to consider is the stability of Luoyang, not the trivial matters. "

Chen Qun felt suddenly enlightened.

He had also been in Luoyang for a week, and speaking of it, his attention had been focused on the case of Zhu Zan's death and the warehouse fire that followed.He didn't pay attention to people's livelihood.Little did they know, with Chen Qun's background, it was not too difficult to rectify people's livelihood.

Behind Luoyang Dajia, there are many aristocratic families who support him.

Chen Qun himself is a child of a family, so naturally he will not be hindered...

"The words of my virtuous brother will be enlightened for my brother."

Chen Qun couldn't help laughing, and patted Cao Peng's shoulder lightly, "It seems that I didn't choose the wrong person when I recommended my brother."

Before they knew it, the chariots and horses had arrived at the gate of the city.

A group of chariots and Chen Qun's carriage passed by each other. Cao Peng glanced inadvertently, but seemed to see a familiar figure.

He couldn't help being startled, and hurriedly called to stop the carriage, and stepped out to wait and see.

But he saw the convoy slowly going away along the street, and the familiar figure just now had long since disappeared.

"My dear brother, what's the matter?"

Chen Qun poked his head out and asked curiously.

Cao Peng shook his head, "It's nothing... By the way, where did the chariot fight just now come from?"

Chen Qun naturally didn't know, but it didn't matter, he immediately got Chen Ju out of the car, ran to the gate of the city, and asked the doorman on duty.

After a while, Chen Ju came back, "My lord, the chariot battle just now was the caravan of Su's family, the great man of Zhongshan.

According to Menbo, the Su family would bring a large amount of furs to Luoyang to sell in this season every year, and there were also shops in Luoyang City. "

The Su family in Zhongshan?

never heard of that……

Cao Peng scratched his head, secretly said that it was impossible.

How could that person be connected with the Su family in Zhongshan?And still in the caravan?

Might be the wrong person!
Cao Peng thought of this and boarded the carriage.

Chen Qun didn't ask any more questions, and only ordered Chen Ju to drive... Just like that, a group of chariots and horses drove out of Luoyang City and headed towards Beimang.

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The first one is offered.

(End of this chapter)