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"I want to go back to Beijing."

Hearing what Tang Yuan said, the servant was taken aback, and quickly stopped him: "Young Master Tang, this is unavoidable. You are wanted everywhere in Beijing."

Tang Yuan paused while packing his things, and asked, "Did the government issue a warrant?"

"That's not true," the servant scratched his head, "The emperor didn't directly issue an arrest warrant, but there are many people from Jianghu holding your portrait and asking around for you."

"I guess the emperor would not dare to ask the government to issue a warrant. The aristocratic family is still alive, and there are seven kings by his side. He has to take care of both sides whenever he has some thoughts. Since the arrest warrant is not issued on the surface, it can't be stopped." Me." Tang Yuan finally tied the bag, and finally tied a knot firmly, carried the chessboard on his back and smiled at the servant, walked quickly to the door, and called a white horse with a whistle.

He took the reins of the white horse, turned his head and said to the servant: "Jianghu is my territory." After finishing speaking, he stepped on the stirrup and lightly pinched the horse's belly, and the white horse immediately walked out of the open door. Run out.

The horseshoe stepped on the snow, raising a snow fog.

Tang Yuan wants to go back to Beijing in order to connect the relationship between Beijing and China, the most important thing is the relationship between the Ministry of Household Affairs.According to the news from the border, Gubei City was trapped, and the coach disappeared.

The first time Tang Yuan received the news, he thought of the white pigeon he sent out to answer the letter. He wondered where the pigeon was and whether he could find Yuan Xiao.

Tang Yuan was worried about Yuan Xiao, but apart from Yuan Xiao's personal safety, the most worrying thing was the disappearance of Yuan's army commander, the main city was besieged, the dragons had no leader and there was no backup aid, the siege could not be broken out, and the city could not be defended. Trapped to death in Gubei City.Behind Gubei City is a vast plain, and the North Pass relies on the geographical advantages, with very few defenders. If the defenders of Gubei City are trapped to death, then the Central Plains seems to open the door for Dayuan to enter Beijing.There will be no eggs under the nest, let alone the court, the whole Central Plains will become the prey of Dawan.

The coach is missing, Tang Yuan is beyond his reach now, but the entrapment of Gubei City is an urgent need, the grain and grass are seized by checkpoints, and only five or six out of ten reach the border in the end.This matter is of great importance, and the Ministry of Household Affairs cannot absolve itself of the blame. Tang Yuan came to Beijing this time to go to the Ministry of Household Affairs, hoping to persuade the Ministry of Accountancy and suppress the exploitation of officials along the route.

At this moment, Beijing is full of running dogs of Wuwei Pavilion, and Tang Yuan doesn't intend to hide his identity, and directly enters the city swaggeringly.Since the emperor did not directly use the power of the government to arrest him, it means that the time has not yet come for the court to tear itself apart from the aristocratic family.The emperor can only use the power of the rivers and lakes to arrest him, but how many people in the rivers and lakes can hold the bitter Taoist Tang Yuan?

As soon as Tang Yuanfu entered the city, he was followed by several people, all of whom were unknown juniors, but his lightness kung fu was good, and he knew at a glance that he was a disciple from Wuwei Pavilion.

"Into the city?"

"Is it a bitter Taoist?"

"Yes, there will be no mistakes in the portrait." In the end, this person held a roll of portraits in his hand. This portrait was different from the time when Zhao En was hunted down, and it was probably made by a court painter.The person who painted the portrait was very familiar with Tang Yuan's facial features. He must have seen him more than once, and his brushwork was exquisite. If he wasn't a court painter begging for food in the palace, he would be a relic of the sea in the market.

The three of them followed Tang Yuan from the gate of the city, all the way along Zhuque Avenue to Wuyi Lane, where every inch of land in the capital is expensive, and finally someone noticed something was wrong.

"Where is the bitter Taoist going?"

"Yeah, he didn't pretend to be in disguise either. Could it be that he didn't know that Wuwei Pavilion was looking for him?" The man turned his head and looked around. There were at least a dozen spies following him, and they all looked at each other in blank dismay. No one expected that Tang Yuan would enter the capital without any disguise.

"We made such a big commotion, it's impossible for him not to know."

"Then he is..."

"We have nothing to fear. He knows that we dare not do it directly, but he is the young master of the Tang family." Someone gathered beside them and replied.

"Then why don't we do it secretly?"

"Do you think you can take down the bitter Taoist, or I can?" The person who first noticed something was wrong, pointed to the questioner, and pointed to himself, "People like us are not enough to beat the bitter Taoist with one move." of."

"Quick, follow up, he's in."

"Where is this?"

Several people looked up and saw the two big characters "Zhou Mansion" clearly written on the plaque on the gate.It was the residence of Zhou Shangshu, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the home of Tang Yuan's friend Zhou Fu.

"Brother Tang? Why are you here?" When Tang Yuan arrived, Zhou Fu was holding a book and reading in his study, with a glass lens on his nose. When he saw him coming, he lowered his head, and two clear eyes appeared from under the lens.

Tang Yuan didn't answer directly, but sat down and picked up the animal-shaped paperweight on his table and played with it: "Little master, if I remember correctly, this is a tribute from Fanbang. Liuqiu? I remember that one was quite short. The Ryukyu envoys who paid tribute also thought about going to the countryside to do as the Romans did, and the paperweights they made were neither foreign nor foreign, and it was quite fun.”

"Yes, this is a gift from the emperor."

"The emperor bestows these flashy things to his subjects all day long, and he gives them to others if he doesn't like them." Tang Yuan put the paperweight back to its original place, crossed his hands, and leaned on the back of the chair to look at Zhou Fu.

Zhou Fu felt uncomfortable when he saw him, so he had to ask him again: "Brother Tang, what's the matter with you?"

Tang Yuan took a deep look at him and finally said: "Now you are handling the affairs of the household department on behalf of Uncle Zhou, right?"

Zhou Fu smiled embarrassedly and scratched his head: "Yes, my father is inconvenient, so I will take over temporarily. It has only been less than half a year since I took over the affairs of the household department. Many things are still unclear, and I have been stumbled."

His face was flushed with embarrassment, like a drunk alcoholic, his face was clean and simple like a young master.

But Tang Yuan's words were sharp: "It's not right."

"What's wrong? I really only started to contact the affairs of the household department half a year ago, and the household department has recorded this."

"If Yang Xiang told me this, I would believe it. But, you?" Tang Yuan laughed, "You didn't just start contacting the Ministry of Accounts half a year ago, you started to intervene in the Ministry of Accounts as early as a year ago Alright."

Zhou Fu's face was getting redder and redder. At first, he was trying to distinguish two sentences for himself, but under Tang Yuan's gaze, he still laughed, stood up and pushed the pen and paper on the table: "That's right, But brother Tang has been in the Jianghu for a long time, how did he know about this? He can't really be a fortune teller who can see all these things clearly in the world, can he?"

Tang Yuan looked at Zhou Fu, his face was still blushing, and his whole body was indeed filled with the bookish atmosphere that all girls in Beijing like, but he was no longer the kid who followed him begging for candies when he was a child.It was the first time for Tang Yuan to feel the rapid passage of time so deeply. Not only could he turn the young and powerful emperor into an old man, but he also turned that simple child into the ambitious man he is now.

"You transported the gunpowder in the Yunlai Inn, right?"

Zhou Fuman nodded indifferently: "It's me."

"It is a serious crime to keep a soldier privately."

Zhou Fu laughed, Tang Yuan saw for the first time that Zhou Fu's smile was so obvious that the hostility between his brows and eyes was so obvious, he said: "Only those like Brother Yuan are called private soldiers. Privately raise soldiers."

"What about the fire powder and sword shadow guards in Bafeng Villa?"

"I transferred it, and I used the one from Yunlai Inn. Liu Yun is really a fool, and he made good use of it. No wonder you were treated so submissively by Brother Tang."

"Why do it?"

Zhou Fu shrugged his shoulders when he heard the words: "No reason, the emperor made an order, and I just follow the order."

"You know how powerful the government-made gunpowder is, so much gunpowder is enough to level the top of Bafeng Mountain Villa. If it weren't for the fact that there are some martial arts heroes in the martial arts conference, you would kill countless people with this one hand."

"This is what the emperor needs. Why must the world be divided into martial arts and the imperial court? Is it possible that the whole world is the king's land? Why can you martial arts people escape from the scope of the king's law if you know how to do martial arts?"

"So you are helping the evildoers?"

"I said before that I'm following the order, but it's just a few lives. As long as I can fulfill the emperor's order, I can accept any sacrifice. Brother Tang, you all have your own pursuits. I'm stupid and not as good as you, but Why can't I go to court after reading the books of sages for so many years? I also have my own pursuit."

Tang Yuan let out a long breath, finally stood up, and knocked on the table: "So if I ask you for any help now, you won't help anymore, right?"

"The friendship between us is still there, brother Tang, but it doesn't matter if you say it, as long as I can do it."

"I want your household department to remove the grain and grass barriers at the border, and do your best to solve the difficulties in Gubei City."

"The imperial court sent troops to help the troubled city of Gubei, and the Ministry of Households can only guarantee the supply of food and grass on time and in quantity, and I have no way to intervene in other things." Zhou Fu said this, implying that this matter is directly controlled by the emperor. Yes, he is just an executor who can't intervene too much.

Tang Yuan nodded, indicating that he knew it. Before turning his head and leaving, he said: "Zhou Fu, you know that my name in the Jianghu is Ku Taoist. That Ku Taoist will give you a divination today, and you will be considered as a stepping stone." The court is not the material of the ancient sages. You are familiar with the books of sages and sages, in addition to the duty of being a courtier, you should also know that the king is the boat and the people are the water."

After saying that, he turned around and left, instead of going through the main entrance, he rolled over to the eaves of the Zhou Mansion, and took a last look at this mansion where he had been visiting since he was a child, and he probably would not come here again from now on.His voice was still echoing in the air: "I won't ask you for money. If you are an extremely human minister in the future, just remember my words."

"The Ku Taoists have been in for such a long time, why haven't they come out?" Several people guarding the gate of the Zhou Mansion got impatient and whispered together, as if they were afraid of alarming Tang Yuan in the yard.

"Bitter Taoist!" Suddenly a person started up, shouted into the distance, ran two steps and stepped on the white wall, a kite flipped over and landed on the wall, and then chased after a distant figure.

"Where is Ku Taoist?" Everyone responded one after another, stepped on the white wall and looked around, there were countless people chasing Ku Taoist like falcons chasing prey.

The bitter Taoist disappeared from the sight of the people behind after a few ups and downs, and they could only continue chasing in the direction of the falcons in all directions.

Until the moment when the sword light came out of its sheath and cut down the falcon.

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Recently I am obsessed with the initial D, I forgot to update_(:з」∠)_