As a salted fish, I was forced to become the teacher of all ages

Hua Manlou pondered and said: "It's not good to do it too obviously, and... think about it, if you are Liu Chao, what is the first thing you need to determine when you come to Lanzhou Mansion?"

Zhao Ren thought for a while, then hesitated: "Maybe it's to confirm whether we have found any evidence... right?"

"I think so too." Hua Manlou squinted his eyes and said, "So he must spend some time to find out about my situation."

Zhao Ren asked suspiciously: "The place we live in is the most heavily guarded place in Lanzhou Prefecture, and the people around us are Xishan Guards. Is it possible for him to find out?"

"So now I'm wondering whether to search the palace immediately, and then..." Hua Manlou said: "Then we accidentally leaked the rumor that we had evidence of collusion between some officials and King Yiduan, forcing him to show up trade."

Zhao Ren pondered: "It's also a way. After all, the palace was sealed up when King Yiduan left. No one knows if there are any letters in it..."

When Zhao Ren said this, Hua Manlou suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "Wangfu! If the Wangfu is burned, no matter whether there is evidence or not, there will be no evidence!"

Zhao Ren was taken aback for a moment: "Burn... the palace? Hiss..."

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606. Have fun

Hua Manlou's reaction was still a step slow. When he and Zhao Ren arrived at the Yiduan Palace, the flames soaring into the sky seemed to illuminate the entire city of Lanzhou.

Song Jie, who arrived at the palace earlier, reported to Huamanlou in a low voice: "The fire started to spread from the bedroom, and the wind is strong tonight... The thief seems to have sneaked into the palace before, and it seems that he has made some preparations. smell……"

With a sullen face, Hua Manlou stared at the almost uncontrollable fire with his hands behind his back, without saying a word.

This thing is really too embarrassing.

It was originally a situation where the enemy was in the dark and we were in the clear, but Huamanlou really didn't take it to heart at first, and just dug a shallow hole - it was nothing more than some stupid and corrupt officials, it was worth setting up a big game Do this thing?

Of course, although it was a simple trap, many people still ran into it, but there was a particularly suspicious person in the opponent's hands, and he knew some inside information, this...

Hua Manlou took a deep breath and murmured, "I'm careless..."

That's right, he was really careless this time.

Since crossing over, Huamanlou's journey has been really smooth, and her life trajectory is completely a routine of "promotion, salary increase, marrying Bai Fumei", and white, rich, and beautiful can be separated to describe several people, envious At the same time as the others, he himself was a little drifting, completely forgetting how cautious he was when he tried to mix with the literati circle when he first traveled.

Of course, he can't be blamed for this matter, it's human nature, no matter who it is, everyone is the same, and most of them are even more drifting than him.

Therefore, the long-term smooth sailing made Huamanlou subconsciously forget that the source of his smooth sailing is the vision that far exceeds that of everyone in this era, and when it comes to court battles, he is not an entry at all, and he may not be as good as ten of them. His daughter-in-law.

What?You mean Lao Nie?

Lao Nie was obviously Shi Lezhi at the time, okay?The loss of his beloved son caused Lao Nie to rush forward in a desperate posture, and he could smell the deep malice from a long distance away, so everyone should be more vigilant, right?

As for other people, such as Yushi and his ilk, although those people are disgusting, their routine is very simple. It is nothing more than impeachment and impeachment. For Huamanlou, who is a top-level holy family, it is impossible to break the defense-of course, In many cases, the impeachment of this group of people is not even a conspiracy. It is completely a schoolboy logic of 'you did something bad, so I will sue the teacher', so it cannot be regarded as a court battle.

But now, he is involved in the court struggle.

What is court struggle?

Court disputes are conspiracies, schemes, and various transactions.

Taking today's incident as an example, this fire can be said to have completely pulled Liu Shilang out of hell, and at the same time trampled on Hua Manlou who was in charge of this matter.

As far as Liu Chao is concerned, as the servant of the Ministry of Officials, the second in command of the Personnel Department of Dazhao, and a senior official of the third rank, his party members and disciples are all over the world, and there are countless scholars under his banner who wave the flag for him, so if there is no conclusive evidence, Emperor Guangxing would not touch him.

The reason is very simple, the so-called pulling out the radish and bringing out the mud, at a certain time, you have to consider the cause and effect behind it when you move a person—in other words, whether it is worth doing it, especially for people in high positions. After all, every decision he made involved countless people, so there was a saying that the emperor was angry and laid down millions of corpses.

For a ruler, stability is far above everything else, especially for Emperor Guangxing, who is known for his benevolence. Then he has to weigh up whether he is trying to find a high-ranking official without conclusive evidence and cause a series of problems. It was still for the sake of stability to pretend to be deaf and dumb a little bit to show one's own pattern - that's what a good man and his wife did after the Guandu battle in the past, and he burned it directly after receiving the evidence.

Cao Mengde is so small-minded, but he just did it, why?Isn't it because his foundation is not stable after beating Yuan Shao?

Therefore, what was burned by this fire was not only evidence that may have long since existed, but in a sense, it was a step up for Emperor Guangxing, who cherished his reputation a little bit.And after that, Liu Chao will inevitably do some things to explain to Emperor Guangxing, such as supporting Kaihai, or dispelling the idea of ​​some people using internal funds, etc.

This matter is commonly known as the dirty PY...ZZ transaction.

Don't think that the emperor doesn't need to make a deal. For example, Emperor Wanli, when he was young, most of the courtiers were actually too lazy to support him. In order to start this war, didn't Wanli pay the military expenses out of his own pocket?It's also a deal.

In addition, this fire can be regarded as a reassurance for those who colluded with King Yiduan with Liu Chao, and pulled this group of people out of the ditch, and tied them together firmly again.

But for Hua Manlou, this matter is a bit cheating.

He was the one who ransacked the palace, and he was the one who wanted to dig a hole to clean up some officials who colluded with King Yiduan—at least on the surface, because he would benefit from this matter.

To completely overthrow a high-ranking third-rank official means not only merit, but also many invisible benefits. This kind of invisible coercion will make it very convenient for Hua Manlou to do certain things in the court, even if his actual official position is only the commander of Xishan Guard - this is the so-called prestige.

But the burning of the palace is equivalent to a complete failure of the matter. Although this incident will not cause any harm to Huamanlou, even Emperor Guangxing will not erase his credit and goodwill because of this, but in the circle Hua ManLou couldn't hide the fact that she ate something in the air.

In this way, Huamanlou's attitude is very important.

If he doesn't care about such extremely face-slapping things, it means that his bottom line is very low, so there may be people who will jump out to hinder him in various things in the future-not to mention, shipping, Japanese people I don't know how many people are jealous of things like silver mines, trade with grasslands, lottery tickets, etc., even the group of people who cooperate with Huamanlou in the court, how many people don't want to eat more?And how many people's interests have been affected by these things?

What's even more painful is that this time, no matter whether it is retreating the Liaodong army or quelling the turmoil between King Yiduan and Tumed at the lowest price, Huamanlou's credit can't be suppressed. Lou will definitely be promoted to the throne, theoretically it is the time when he is at his happiest.And at this time, Liu Chao came out suddenly, if Hua Manlou didn't make any reaction, not to mention himself, even Xishanwei, Navy Division and even the Royal Institute of Technology would be looked down upon.

But if he responded, it would be natural to deal with the Minister of Officials through the court, and in this way, Huamanlou would have stepped into the muddy waters of the court.

For a salted fish, is there anything more desperate than this?

A certain prince is still eager to try and plan to make a big deal, stepping into court at this time...

Hua Manlou took a deep breath, and murmured with a sullen face: "Okay, since you want to play, I will accompany you to have fun!"

607. Get out!I am a decent person!

The fire was gradually brought under control... Well, it would be better to say that almost all the palace could be burnt down, leaving a ruined building.

Most of the houses with wooden structures, northwest wind and kerosene were really difficult to rescue in this era without high-pressure water guns. Fortunately, the walls of the palace with a height of more than ten feet played a role in preventing the fire from spreading outside the palace.

But that's all. After one night, the palace is gone.

Hua Manlou stood in front of the ruins of the front hall of the palace with his hands behind his back, and behind him were densely packed people kneeling on the ground, each of them cowering and cowering, not daring to raise their heads.

Song Jie leaned in front of Huamanlou, and was reporting the status of the investigation in a low voice: "The people guarding the palace for the past few days are Jinglu guard Zhang Qianhu's men and horses. I just asked around, and the hundred households guarding the back door disappeared. It is said that he seems to have come into contact with a few people with the accent of the capital recently, and brought a few cronies to play in the brothel the day before yesterday. Uncle, this person..."

"Well, go and search in the fire, I'm sure you can find some ashes." Hua Manlou sneered: "Some money is really not so easy to get."

Naturally, Song Jie knew that most of the hundreds of households were in danger, and he also knew that no matter how hard he tried at the moment, there would be no clues, but he still asked, "Uh... then uncle, do you want to continue to investigate?"

Hua Manlou narrowed his eyes and said after a moment of pondering, "Go on."

It's a common practice to buy a trivial but important person and silence him after the transaction is over, so Hua Manlou doesn't bother to worry about it at all.It's just that there must be one person who should report the cause and effect and who is responsible, so what should be investigated should still be investigated, but Hua Manlou's thoughts are no longer here.

Some people had to know that Uncle Hua was very angry and the consequences would be serious. After Song Jie walked away, Zhao Ren came over and said with a gloomy expression, "What should we do now?"

After the palace is gone, the group of people who came to Huamanlou earlier probably wouldn't be so stupid as to make any deals, even if it is true, they can also use gifts such as "celebrate the great victory of Xishanbo" and the like. Things got confused - not to mention that what was sent earlier was just a gift list.

Therefore, although Zhao Ren didn't know Huamanlou's current plan, he knew that it would be difficult to take down those people.

Hua Manlou glanced at him, and suddenly smiled: "Getting ready to go back to Beijing! Don't you want me to find a way to get rid of them? I suddenly have a way!"

Zhao Ren looked at Huamanlou in astonishment, and smiled after a while: "Good!"

Once upon a time, Zhao Ren thought that if he ascended the throne in the future, he would definitely throw away all state affairs—of course, throwing away government affairs is not throwing away the country, so he will definitely find a particularly trustworthy person to handle state affairs for him .

Therefore, Hua Manlou became the only candidate--he is close to each other, he is a big brother, and he does things properly.Zhao Ren even thought out the position for him: Regent.

But just as Hua Manlou knew Zhao Ren, Zhao Ren also knew Hua Manlou, knowing that he had no intention of going to court at all—in fact, in Zhao Ren's view, the so-called joy of copywriting was pure nonsense, and he himself was a fool. I would rather study physics than deal with the model of government affairs.

Then, if Hua Manlou really didn't like it, Zhao Ren couldn't forcefully tie him to the court, right?

But now...

Zhao Ren suddenly felt that the official servant was much more pleasing to the eye: Although he colluded with the vassal king, although he had no loyalty, he was using his life to assist him!So when the time comes...should I save his life?

After all, you see, the court hall is such a maelstrom, how can it be so easy to get out after entering it?Therefore, Liu Shilang sacrificed himself and tied Huamanlou to the court hall, which is a great achievement. Isn't this worth a life?

……

There are many things to deal with before returning to Beijing, and it is impossible to return immediately.

In terms of government affairs, the prefect of Lanzhou selected by the Ministry of Officials is already on his way. It is said that an experienced magistrate was promoted, so Hua Manlou chose to leave everything to him.

In terms of military affairs, Huang Zichao will temporarily stay in Lanzhou Prefecture to preside over military affairs. After Huai’anbo regains the West Sea, the entire northwest defense line will be pushed out of the Yellow River again. It's completely over.

Therefore, there is no need to worry about this part for the time being.

What he should pay attention to is the following things, such as: moving some people to Xiningwei and the Chaka Salt Lake area, living together with the Tatar tribes and Tumed tribes who surrendered earlier, and gradually expanding into the state capital after the establishment of the city. The imperial court gave more preferential policies to make it develop and so on.

Chinese civilization is inclusive and developing, so living together and integrating with each other is the kingly way, isn't it?The New Heavenly Dynasty has done a good job in this regard, the great unity of the ethnic groups, except for the possibility of some resentment about the bonus points for ethnic minorities, isn’t everyone happy?

Therefore, the officials selected by the imperial court in the future cannot be the so-called talented people who study poetry and books, nor can they be the kind of people who regard aliens as heretics-the Celestial Dynasty has suffered enough from this kind of thing. The repeated outbreaks of rebellion in the southwest are also due to the contribution of these stupid officials...

Just so retarded.

For a modern person, everyone knows the autonomous region and the theory of "the horse runs according to the rules, and the dance follows the dance" theory, doesn't it?

The rest is the transportation and sales of the mineral deposits in the Baiyin area and the lake salt after development in the future. Hua Manlou handed over this matter to his two brothers-in-law.

"It's up to you to do prospecting. If you want to mine, the Tumed youths left in the early stage are enough. When you take them over, tell them to cooperate with the mining and they will be free for five years. Then you can send them to the West Sea to reunite with their families. , you can also bring their family members here, and don’t be too strict about the food, as long as they can eat, this group of people will generally not have too much trouble.” He told Brother Qi Pengfei carefully: "Don't worry about the mining tax. I will let Gu Xinghuai come to meet you when the mine starts to stabilize..."

Glancing at the gloomy brother-in-law, Hua Manlou sighed: "If there is anything you want, I'll let someone deliver it first."

These two unlucky bastards are really miserable. When they left Beijing, Ying Guogong only gave the travel expenses, and they only came with guards, not even a servant to serve them. Therefore, when they were busy working all over the building these few days, the two guys saw each other. Tian'er surrounded Qi Wanrong and asked for pocket money...

Although Huamanlou doesn't mind if an older brother asks his married sister for pocket money, it's still a shameless thing. Even the Xishanwei people look down on these two guys.

Qi Pengfei tugged at Hua Manlou with snot and tears: "My dear brother understands me! This poor place...is miserable!"

Qi Pengwu also sighed: "That's right, even visiting a brothel is not enjoyable, can this be tolerated?"

"I can't bear it!" Qi Pengfei covered his face: "The third-rate buildings in the capital are better than this!"

"So my dear brother, if it's convenient after you go back, can you redeem the body of Miss Qing'er who went back to Yan Pavilion, and then send someone to bring it?"

"There is also Qunfang girl from Xiaoliulou..."

"Miss Liuyun from Suyunxuan..."

"Miss Tianxiang from Jinxiu Pavilion..."

"If you are a good brother, you can choose one or two to stay. Let me tell you, these girls have their own strengths..."

The corners of Hua Manlou's eyes twitched, and just in time to see Qi Wanrong walking in from the door without a sound, he shouted angrily, "Get lost! I'm a decent person!"

608. Capital

Sichuan people have a word to express their indignation called "brother-in-law disaster". At first, Hua Manlou didn't understand this, but now he understands: this word must have been a noun, and it used to describe the bad brother-in-law like Qi Pengfei and Qi Pengwu!

After Qi Wanrong entered the door, she first gave the innocent Hua Manlou a hard look, then pointed at the noses of the two brothers and began to scold: "Is there anyone like you? You don't do business all day long, and my father treats the two of you After rushing here, you still don’t stop, and you still want to bring him down?”

Qi Pengfei said in embarrassment, "Little... little sister, this matter doesn't seem to be bad for him..."

Qi Pengwu quickly agreed: "Yes, yes, it's nothing more than a redemption... isn't it?"

Qi Wanrong yelled with a dark face: "He will be promoted to noble after returning to Beijing. The new Marquis will wrap up all the top cards in the capital. What do you want others to think of him?"

As soon as the two brothers heard this, they became silent instantly - this matter, he really fell a little bit.

Of course, it's a good story to spread the news that the newly promoted Lord Hou has all the top cards in the capital. Even the imperial censor can't find fault with going to the Qinlou Chu Pavilion these days-everyone is under a lot of pressure. What's wrong with going to relieve boredom?This was the case even for several Dukes who did not want to be named and certain cabinet scholars who also did not want to be named, so no one blamed Hua Manlou for ransoming a group of girls and bringing them back.

But the problem is that it's one thing to toss about by yourself, but it's another thing to give it to someone else like a pimp after redeeming it. The problem is that questioning his occupation seems to be similar to those people wearing green turbans in brothels. Where does this put the face of the new Marquis?

After Qi Wanrong kicked and beat the two brothers out the door, she turned to look at Huamanlou.

"Uh..." Uncle Hua was a little bit on pins and needles: "Then what, I... I didn't think..."

Qi Wanrong looked at Huamanlou, and didn't speak for a while.

"Cough, really, the purpose of calling them here today is to tell you about the future mining development and salt lake, you know..." Hua Manlou explained dryly: "The former capital master even came here People want to take advantage, if they are here, those people's hands will not be able to reach in..."

Qi Wanrong snorted, sat down angrily and said: "From now on, don't associate with dubious people!"

Hua Manlou said dully, "Those two seem to be your own brothers..."

"I know!" Qi Wanrong interrupted Hua Manlou's words irritably: "It's because it's my brother that I said that! It doesn't matter if they can't help you, it's fine to follow you to pick up the leaks, but they can't hold you back! "

Hua Manlou was taken aback when she heard the words, and then realized what kind of mentality this girl was in: Simply put, this is another typical case where there is no harm without comparison.

They are also elder brothers, one of Miss Wen's two elder brothers is busy in Tianjin, and the other is busy in Xishanwei. The former not only gives Tianjin Navy a lot of convenience, but also gives a lot of care to the Maritime Branch of the University of Science and Technology, and is also very important in the matter of banning the sea. The key person; although the latter is not well-known and does relatively low-key things, he is also responsible for the education of the next generation in Xishan. Simply put, these two can help Huamanlou.