Idle courtiers

Chapter 505

"Ah!" There was a scream, so startled that the crows flew into the air, and circled the river in darkness.

It was still snowing heavily in the sky, and it never stopped from Jiangnan to Jiangbei.White land, white reeds.Black river water, black houses and boats, it seems that there are only these two colors in the world.

When the Grand Canal reached this section, the water surface suddenly narrowed, and there were more boats on the river.

The merchant ship in front was moving very fast, probably the wind was too strong, and the boatman coming from the opposite direction couldn't hold back and bumped into it.

The sides of the two boats rubbed against each other quickly, and sawdust flew up.

A wooden spike shot out and landed right in the face of a sailor.

Amidst the screams, the man squatted down covering his face, with bright red blood oozing from between his fingers.

In the cabin, King Jing's body staggered and threw himself on the table.There was a clanging sound, and the cup fell to the ground.

"My lord, my lord!" Several eunuchs were shocked and shouted at the same time.

King Jing was furious: "What's going on?"

A boat finally stabilized, and an eunuch said: "My lord, the water is fast here, we were hit by another boat."

King Jing: "Where did the unsightly things come from? Go, drag the people over there and beat them to death." Since setting off from Hubei, he has been traveling all the way in a hurry and has been on the ship for a while.

Irregular daily life, coupled with nervousness, the closer he was to the capital, the more he couldn't control his emotions. He had been insomnia for two days, and his eyes were full of red threads.

At this moment, his eyes were full of ferocity: "No, I have to shoot those bastards myself!"

He suddenly pulled a big bow from the wall, and grabbed a handful of feathered arrows in his hand.

At this moment, an aide hurried in from outside: "My lord, I have a letter from the capital."

"If there is a letter, whose letter is it..." King Jing suddenly understood, and waved his big bow at the eunuchs who served him, telling them to get out.

The staff said in a low voice: "Congratulations, my lord, congratulations, my lord."

King Jing: "Where does joy come from?"

"Double happiness is coming." The voice of the trusted staff was even lower: "Xu Jie, the chief assistant of the cabinet, persuaded Zhou Nan and will fully support the prince. With Xu Ge here, it will be easy for the prince to enter the East Palace."

Since the death of Prince Huaide, the Xu family has become the most powerful force in the imperial court.

King Jing snorted: "Even without him, Xu Jie, this king should be the heir apparent when he comes to Beijing this time. If the father doesn't pass it on to the widows, should he still pass it on to that little brat who is still young? Xu and the surnamed Zhou hurried over to burn Gu's hot stove, what were they doing?"

Even though he said that, there was still joy in his eyes that couldn't be concealed: "Leaving aside the old Xu Ge, if there is a future, he will still be his chief assistant. What does Zhou Nan want?"

Staff: "My lord, Zhou Shi said that he wants to do something practical for the country and the father, and he is willing to go to the Sixth Department as an errand."

"Servant? Hehe, this Zhou Nan is really a fan of officials. If he has made great achievements, it doesn't matter if the king rewards him with a future. Although this servant is hateful, he can do things. I am open-minded. Don't care about it." King Jing continued to snort coldly: "You said double happiness, what is the other happiness?"

The staff put on a sad look and rubbed their eyes: "The former censors forced the palace, and Long Live God vomited blood on the spot. When he returned to the palace, his body would be broken. It is believed that it is probably in the past few days It won't take long."

"What, that's true. How dare someone with the surname Zhou be sure of it?" King Jing asked anxiously, agitated.

Staff: "Your Majesty, it's true. It is said that Li Shizhen took the pulse and made the conclusion. Can you still not trust the medical skills of Imperial Physician Li?"

"Ah... this... the letter, show it to me quickly." After the staff took out the letter, King Jing took it and glanced at it before throwing it on the ground angrily: "It's not written at all, hello How dare you deceive this king."

The staff hurriedly said: "Zhou Nan brought a message, he was afraid that something would fall into our hands."

After that, he turned his head and looked outside.

But I saw a young man in disguise standing obscenely on the bow of the boat.

That's right, that person was the messenger sent by Zhou Nan and Xu Jie, Zhou Nan's brother-in-law and Xu Fan's son.

Zhou Nan's letter simply stated the identity of the messenger, saying that he was going to Jiangning for business, and asked His Royal Highness King Jing to receive Yunyun on his behalf. There was also Xu Jie's monogram on the letter.

After finding out the identity of the messenger, King Jing sneered: "These are Zhou and Xu, a little fox and an old fox. It's really not like the whole family doesn't enter the house, they don't slippery, they don't leak water!"

Staff: "Your Majesty, let's hurry up! Zhou Nan's message said that Your Majesty only takes three to five days, and at most it will not last ten days. It has taken Mr. Xu two days to get here from the capital. I'm procrastinating, maybe Long Live Lord has already done it halfway. If that's the case, wouldn't it be letting others take advantage of it?"

King Jing trembled: "Yes, yes, we must hurry up, where are we?"

Staff: "If you go back to the king, you have already passed Xuzhou, and this is Jingshan."

King Jing: "Gu said why the waterways here are so narrow and crowded." He suddenly became anxious: "Looking at the situation, I'm afraid I won't be able to make it to the capital within three to five days. Straight mother thieves are all lazy boatmen. Shoot these bastards!"

With a low growl, he walked out holding the big bow.

The staff was shocked and shouted repeatedly: "My lord, my lord, nothing can happen!" But how could there be time.

As soon as King Jing came out of the cabin, he looked intently, but he saw the turbulent water in front of him, and there were ice cubes rolling and sinking on the water surface.

Young Master Xu hurriedly cupped his hands: "I have seen the Eldest Master."

King Jing asked, "Where is the boat that collided with us just now?"

Young Master Xu pointed to the back: "Run away?"

However, to the south, a sailboat was raising its round sails.

King Jing rounded his bow and shot towards the sail with a sound of "咻", and the feathered arrow hit the surface of the sail.

It was probably because the sail was too broken and rotten, and after taking the arrow, there was only a sound of "噗嗤", and it was completely torn apart.

The sailboat lost its balance, and two boatmen fell into the river.

They were wearing thick padded jackets, and the water flow was so fast that they probably wouldn't be able to get up if they fell in the cold weather.

Master Xu was shocked: "What a sharp shot, interesting!"

The depression in King Jing's heart was vented with this arrow, and he laughed loudly: "Listen, everyone, set up a lonely prince's guard of honor, and go all the way north. If anyone dares to block the journey of the widow, they will all be shot!"

"Yes!"

"Haha, what's your name?"

Young Master Xu: "My lord, I will return to Xu Tian."

King Jing threw the bow to him: "Guitian, you got a good name. Haha, you people from the Xu family are all good, including Zhou Zimu. Actually, there is no deep hatred between Gu and Zhou Zimu. Let's meet each other and smile away the grudges! Let's go, come in." Cabin, have a drink with me."

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Time goes back to two days ago.

Besides, after Zhou Nan came out from Xu Jie's place, she went back to Xun Fangyu's to reunite with her and her daughter.

He knew in his heart that if he entered Xiyuan tomorrow morning, he might not be able to come out for the time being.

There will be an earthquake of magnitude [-]. If all goes well, it will not be difficult for my servant to have a future and join the cabinet in his lifetime.But if one is not good, it is beyond redemption.

The battle for the heir apparent has always been one of life and death.

If you don't eat with five tripods, you will cook with five tripods.

Yes, King Jing is a son of a bitch, but that's our son of a bitch too, it's better than little Wanli.

Whoever sees the future clearly will not regret it once they have done it.

Since he is the head of the family, he must grit his teeth and persevere no matter what happens.

Zhou Nan held her daughter Sanya in her arms, looked at her pink face under the light, and at Xun Fangyu who was so beautiful, but didn't say a word.

He just wanted to enjoy this warm moment.

Live in the moment and cherish the best things in life.

The next day, as soon as Zhou Nan left the house, he saw a young man who was full of filial piety come over, and knelt down in front of him with a plop, and kowtowed without saying a word.

Zhou Nan's heart moved, and he quickly helped him up: "Are you the son of Gong Yushi's family?"

But he couldn't help it, and the boy burst into tears: "Exactly."

Zhou Nan sighed: "My condolences, by the way, when will you help the spirit return to your hometown?"

Mr. Gong: "Leave the day after tomorrow."

Zhou Nan felt sad: "I am also an old friend of Gong Yushi for many years. What happened to him...I am also sad. It's a pity that I can't go to express my condolences because of official business. Please forgive me."

After he came out of Xiyuan, he also wrote an elegiac couplet, and sent it to Huang Dou along with a gift.

Huang Dou came back and said that the Gong family was very deserted, and there were not many guests at all.It is estimated that other people are afraid of being implicated and dare not go.

Zhou Nan was angry in his heart, this is the way to leave the tea!The people in Kedao agreed to advance together and retreat together, and they risked their lives to write a letter, why can't they see anyone now.

That's right, Ke Dao Qingliu are now thinking about how to fight the emperor to gain fame, as for Gong Qing, that is already in the past tense.

The so-called plastic brotherhood is probably like this.

Mr. Gong cried: "Tanhualang's business is important. We have received your wish, and my late father's spirit in heaven will be very comforting. Our family has received the kindness of the husband, and my mother said that I must ask the servant to talk about it, or face to face. Thanks."

It turned out that after Gong Qing's death, Zhou Nan and Xu Jie considered that he had made great contributions to the downfall of Yan Zhong before, and they wanted to repay him for this affection, otherwise, they would have trouble with their consciences.

That's why Mr. Gong is a fifth-rank martial arts general.

The official title of general seems to be very important, but in fact it is a martial arts class, and it is not given.

You can receive a salary of four taels of silver every month, and you don't have to go to work.

In this way, Mr. Gong can be regarded as holding an iron rice bowl, and he will live comfortably for the rest of his life.

Zhou Nan sighed: "What should be done, what should be done, Mr. Gong, you go back and tell Ling Ci that I have accepted her wishes, and you really can't go."

Gong Gongzi cried: "My mother said that I must invite the attendant over today. Please also fulfill my filial piety, otherwise, how can an unfilial son explain to his mother, he can only kneel and die here."

Zhou Nan thought for a while, the family was sincere, and it would be difficult not to show affection.

Just nodded: "Alright, I'll go and see Gong Yushi off at the end!"

(End of this chapter)