Huanzhu's love life

Today there were constant disputes about Jinchuan in the imperial court, the fifth elder brother returned to Jingyang Palace, paced back and forth in the study, thinking about how to respond if the emperor asked about it tomorrow.

A middle-aged man walked into the study, and the little eunuch who served the tea hurriedly saluted, "Mr. Li!"

The fifth elder brother also bowed when he heard it: "Master!"

The man returned the salute slightly, and then asked: "The fifth elder brother is thinking about Jinchuan?"

The fifth elder brother smiled and said, "Sir, I guessed it."

Shaking his head again, he said, "If Huang Ama asked about Jinchuan's military affairs, it would be really difficult to answer. Since the use of troops against Jinchuan, it has been delayed for more than ten years, and several generals and Zhongtang have been beheaded. The military report sent to the court does not match the actual battle situation. It’s a common occurrence, and the battle for leadership within Jinchuan and Jinchuan is also a murky situation.”

After the fifth elder brother finished speaking, he smiled helplessly at the man, and said: "If I talk about the war in the court, no matter how clever it sounds, it will be just talking about war on paper, which will only provoke criticism. Dare not to return? Why?"

The man only smiled slightly, and said: "Fifth elder brother is thoughtful and careful, it is really commendable. However, regarding the Jinchuan matter, it is like asking a policy in court, fifth elder brother does not need to answer."

The fifth elder brother's eyes lit up, and he said, "What do you mean, master?"

The man said: "Fifth elder brother just needs to kneel immediately and beg His Majesty to allow you to lead the troops to Jinchuan in person, thinking that the emperor's father will relieve his worries."

The fifth elder brother said: "Oh!"

The man smiled and said: "If the fifth elder brother requests to go to the war, the emperor will only think that the fifth elder brother is courageous and pure filial piety is commendable. The emperor also knows that the chaos in Jinchuan is not trivial, and it must be resolved with one blow. I am willing to send my parents and children to the expedition, in case something unexpected happens and damage the reputation of the royal family. Therefore, the Holy One will never ask the fifth elder brother for advice."

The fifth elder brother smiled and said: "Put it to death and live later." Then asked: "When should I express my position?"

The man said: "When is the fifth elder brother thinking?"

The fifth elder brother murmured: "Instead of saying it in front of many courtiers, it's better to see Huang Ama first before going to court tomorrow."

The man nodded with a smile and said, "Since the fifth elder brother thinks so, let's do it."

There is no mistress in Fu's house now.

Mrs. Fu Heng lived in the remote mountains in recent years, worshiping Buddha and keeping quiet.Heshuo and Princess Jia also have a princess mansion granted by the royal family, and they do not live in Fu's mansion.

Fu Long'an came back to stay for a few days every now and then, while Fu Chang'an wandered outside all day, not knowing what he was busy with.Fukang'an has been gone for several years without seeing anyone.

So when Fu Heng was here, he used to rule the family with military law, so although there were few rules in the family, they were strictly enforced.

Fu Heng has another daughter, who is slightly older than Fu Kang'an and Fu Chang'an, and before they get married, she will be in charge of the family's internal affairs for the time being, and she is actually in order.Although this young lady is not a descendant of the wife of the main family, she has good manners and knowledge, and she acts fairly, and everyone from brothers to servants obeys her.

One day, the girl in charge took a list of items sent from the Zhuangzi in the northeast to make calculations, and wanted to find a brother to come over to discuss the birthday gift list for the Queen Mother Lafayette after returning to Beijing. No, it made her fall backwards in anger.

The first one, Fulongan, is said to have gone to the Yamen.When she went to Fuchang'an again, she thought that the youngest of her family was out for a walk again, but the people in his room replied that this time it was a serious matter, and she went to serve as a guard for Princess Huanzhu.The rest, Fukang'an, came back from Qinghai-Tibet with great difficulty. He hadn't seen him a few times, and he didn't know where he went.

She gritted her teeth resentfully, and cursed again, none of these men can be counted on.

"Ah Choo!" Fu Kang'an rubbed his nose and continued to paw at the wall.Others are now in Liushupo.To be precise, it is next door to Liuqingliuhong's courtyard.

On his right stood a villager, and behind him stood two middle-aged men.

Fukang'an asked the farmer, "Are you sure that the girl in the coarse blue dress is really your niece?"

The village man nodded quickly and said, "I dare not lie."

Fukangan asked again: "Who is the one next to you with two pigtails?"

The village man hurriedly said: "That is a girl bought by my sister. She was raised in our house since she was a child, and she followed her after the family split, and named it 'Golden Lock'."

Fukang'an asked again: "Have you seen this woman in men's clothing before?"

The villager identified it carefully, then shook his head and said, "No, I've never seen it before."

"Where are the two strong men and women over there?"

"I've never seen any of them."

Fukangan nodded, and a young man standing behind pulled the villager down.After a while, another village woman was brought.This time, another man next to him asked questions, and the questions and answers were similar, so there was nothing to say.

The young man next to him wanted to pull another person over. Fukang'an looked at the wall and said regretfully, "I've gone into the house. Forget it, they have to go out anyway, let's wait until they come out to recognize. There is only one butler left." An old woman, too soon."

Fukang'an jumped off the wall, patted the dust off his hands, and said, "Leave someone to guard, let's go into the house first."

At first glance, this large courtyard is no different from that of Little Yanzi and the others. There are many small rooms separated from the big house in the same courtyard.But in Fukang'an's large courtyard, except for the main room, all the doors of the other rooms were closed, and even the windows were sealed.

Fukang'an and the others sat in the main room, and Fukang'an said, "I've been busy for the past two days, and I haven't had time to talk about it in detail. I just saw that the couple was so frightened that they looked like they had been locked up for a long time. ?”

The young man who followed returned: "That's right. Back to the third master. A month ago, the subordinates rushed to Jinan after receiving the order from the sage, and secretly transferred all the people related to Xia Yuhe to the suburbs of Beijing. There are not many relatives, there is only an elder brother and sister-in-law, who have not seen each other for a long time; as for the family, there is only an old housekeeper and his wife."

Fukang'an smiled and said, "Then lock them up and not let them out?"

The young man said: "According to the order of the higher authorities, it is to ask about the situation of Xia Yuhe and her daughter. It is a last resort to imprison them in the suburbs of Beijing. We only have the right to visit the sticky pole, and even the interrogation is done secretly. The courage to settle the case."

Fu Kang'an said: "Oh, and then you asked, Xia Yuhe's daughter is not called 'Little Swallow', and the situation in Jinan is also different from what the emperor said. You didn't report it?"

The young man said: "The third master has wronged us. When we first heard it, we felt that it was wrong. So we stepped up and quietly checked the hotels in Beijing. It took only a few days to find out that there was a master and servant with a Shandong accent who had stayed in the hotel. After careful inquiry, the names were 'Xia Ziwei' and 'Jin Suo'. Later, they even found the Dafa pawn shop they had patronized."

Fukang'an laughed "puchi" and asked, "What pawn shop?"

The young man said, "Dafa Pawnshop."

Fukang'an said, "Go ahead."

The young man said: "Both master and servant have exhausted all their money, and when they were about to be kicked out by the shopkeeper, they met a female snitch—to call it a snitch is too much—in short, she is a common charlatan with a bit of three-legged feline kung fu on the overpass. This Miss Xia hit it off with the female liar, so she worshiped her and moved to the courtyard to live with the female fraud. There are also some homeless old people and children living in the courtyard. The owners are Liu Qing and Liu Hong. They are all local thugs who make a living as a performer. And the name of the female liar is exactly the 'Little Swallow' from the palace."

Fukang'an said: "Then you reported it."

The young man said: "Yes. When we reported it, it was less than ten days before we received the order from the Holy Majesty to go to Jinan. But there was no reply from above."

Fukang'an laughed loudly, and said: "However, there are frequent rumors in the palace that the holy family of 'Huanzhugege' is very strange. If there is something good at the top, there will be nothing wrong with the bottom. You can only continue to lock up those people in Jinan, but you can't do anything." Can’t do it. That’s all, human nature, no wonder you.”

The young man's dark face turned copper-colored, he only said: "The third master taught me the lesson."

However, he was young and vigorous, and he said stubbornly: "We really have no choice, and we are not very sure: we can't ask Huanzhu Gege to go out of the palace to show Xia Ziwei and her relatives to distinguish the real from the fake! "

Fu Kang'an nodded and said, "You're right. That's why I asked you to transfer people from Jinan from the suburbs of Beijing to Liushupo, just to recognize people quietly."

Fukang'an breathed a sigh of relief again, and said, "If that 'Huanzhugege' hadn't come out of the palace this time and found this place to throw himself into the trap, I wouldn't be able to handle this errand so easily."

Seeing that Fu Kang'an was contradicted by him, the young man didn't feel annoyed, so he dared to speak up, and asked: "The two people who followed Huanzhu Gege and Fourth Master Fu yesterday, how do you think we should deal with them? Do you want to interrogate them?"

Fukang'an sneered twice, and said: "What's there to judge, you're just a young man. There are only a few people behind. Can you do what I said yesterday?"

The young man hurriedly said: "Yes. Just as the third master said, he was knocked out with a stick and put in a small dark room, where he was served with delicious food and drink, even if he didn't talk to them, he wouldn't let them out."

Fukang'an smiled and said, "Well done! That's how neat it is. It's too detrimental to kill someone for such a trivial matter."

The young man understood, so he also smiled and said, "If they are released after being interrogated, they will inevitably be aware of what's going on inside. Although we didn't do anything to avoid people, it would be too embarrassing if we were to be embellished." Disgusting. How about just like this, lock them in a small dark room, and throw them out after the incident, let them take their words to their masters, and let whoever ordered them think about it, and think about them at the feet of the emperor Which Tai Sui taboo has been violated!"

Fukang'an smiled lightly and said, "It's just a harmless joke. Whoever has a big ghost in his heart is the most afraid. After all, they scare themselves. In the end, they were played by themselves. It has nothing to do with us and it doesn't matter. "

The young man said: "Third Master has handled this job very neatly. It has been settled within two days."

Fu Kang'an said: "It's because you did a good job in front of it that I can take it so smoothly. The timing is also good, it just so happens that 'that' came out of the palace by himself."

The young man said: "This subordinate just can't figure out, as the third master, why should he take such a sticky job."

Fukang'an laughed and said, "Which identity am I? The boss at the sticky pole is the first-class guard, and I am the third-class guard."

The young man was dissatisfied with his perfunctory manner, so he said: "The third master was born to send troops and let go of horses, and to enter the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister!"

Fukang'an looked at him, then raised the corners of his mouth, leaned down and said softly: "Okay, I'll tell you. If I don't hurry up, our youngest will be washed and cut up as a dish Fried and eaten."

Then he said: "I'm comfortable with this matter before it's too late. From now on, I won't accept the errands of people in the corner like this."

The young man lowered his head and thought for a while, then suddenly knelt down on the ground, kowtowed to Fukang'an and said, "This subordinate is also from the inlaid yellow flag, and I also want to be a good man to send troops and release horses, and become famous on the battlefield! The job at the sticky pole is not a man. For what I have done, I beg the third master to complete it!"

At this moment, word came from outside that the people inside had come out.Fukang'an and the young man hurriedly got up, the old housekeeper and the mother-in-law each secretly recognized each other, and they both said they were right.

Fukang'an asked these people from Jinan separately, and confirmed once again whether Xia Yuhe was alone, when Ziwei was born, etc., and they all matched up one by one.

The watchmen outside came back and reported that Fu Chang'an and Huanzhu Gege had left Liushupo on horseback.

Fukang'an nodded and wanted to leave. After the matter is settled, let's go on business.

Seeing that the young man who followed him just now was still standing aside and staring at him blankly, he asked, "What's your name?"

"Zhang Jiamu Keden!"

Fukang'an laughed and got on his horse.

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