Opposite the entrance hall

The afterglow of the setting sun and the warm wind blowing.

A small sedan chair crossed the street and stopped in front of the gate of a mansion. After the sedan chair was pressed against the bars, Qi Ran opened the curtain and came out from inside. Seeing this, the gatekeeper of the Qi Mansion rushed up to greet him, and said anxiously: "The young master is probably back. , General Pei is here, and he is having tea with the Eldest Young Master in the gazebo."

"How long have you been here?" Qi Ran asked.

"It's been a while."

"I know."

After finishing speaking, Qi Ran changed his pace and walked towards the gazebo. After walking in for a while, he saw his elder brother holding Bai Pei and Pei Zhan holding black, and Bai Zi was pressing every step of the way to kill Hei Zi. When the victory was over, Pei Zhan simply threw a life-saving look at Qi Ran.

The latter was also very face-saving, he picked up a chess piece by himself, pondered for a while and landed on the chessboard, now it was Qi Xu's turn to frown, he twisted the chess piece and lowered his eyes for a while, and then dropped the piece.

Seeing this, Pei Zhan tactfully got up and gave up his seat to someone else, sat on the side by himself, turned up the teacup and filled it to Qi Ran's hand, and said softly, "Is it so late for Dali Temple's sales?"

"Recently, the yamen has a lot of official business," Qi Ran explained while playing chess, "Why don't you come here at the Forbidden Army Academy? The Forbidden Army Commander does it so easily, why don't I do some work for you in front of the palace?"

"Don't mind!" Pei Zhan stared, without any doubt that this was something Qi Ran could do, and quickly interrupted, "The group of oil soldiers under me is enough for me, if you give me some work, I'm also afraid that I won't be able to get up in one breath and die."

"Don't open your mouth and shut up. It's unlucky." Qi Xu gave the two of them an angry look.

Being stared at by others, Pei Zhan quickly kept quiet and laughed a few times, and then said something else, "You know about Wanping, although it's not your turn to be responsible for Dali Temple, but it's the same as the third division. More or less know more than we do."

"Why do you ask this?" Qi Ran was puzzled by his sudden question about Fan Ping, dropped the chess piece and glanced sideways, "You have always been careless about these things, why do you want to ask me about Fan Ping?" Is this okay?"

Pei Zhan let out a long sigh with drooping shoulders, "I don't want to inquire, but isn't there no other way? The emperor sent me to Fanping. I don't know much about it. I don't know much about it. I don't want to be like a mouse in the chimney." , his eyes went dark."

"The emperor sent you to Pingping?" Qi Xu was also very surprised, "Why?"

"I'm also wondering," Pei Zhan said with a mournful face, and scratched his head with an expression of confusion, "After much deliberation, I couldn't figure out why, so I came here to discuss with you, and see what the purpose is?"

"Who told you?" Qi Ran frowned and asked.

"The emperor sent someone to the school grounds to give me a breather in advance. I guess I have to talk about this when I go to court tomorrow."

Hearing this, Qi Ran frowned, stopped thinking about playing chess, took a sip of tea, and asked, "Are you alone?"

"That's not true, I sent another person. Guess who it is, I can't figure it out for you," Pei Zhan said mysteriously in a low voice. , I could only answer the words angrily, "Minister of the Household Department, Ji Si!"

"Ji Si?" Qi Xu repeated,

Qi Ran closed her eyes and pondered.

"I'm also surprised," Pei Zhan slapped the table and said helplessly, "What kind of medicine is sold in the gourd that the emperor said, and Ji Si of the household department doesn't know what kind of character he is, so he hasn't done anything. It's a good thing, the prince is still a member of the prince, and the prince has a very close relationship with the Cao family. Isn't it clear that the emperor asked Ji Si to deal with it leniently? Follow along, what is this?"

"The emperor sent you to go with Ji Si, and he has his own intentions." Qi Ran took a sip of tea, "No one knows better than the officials of the Ministry of Households about the military pay account. Yes, the others may not be deterrent enough, Ji Si is perfect to investigate the Wanping case, he is not as bad as the rumors, in the future you will get along with him more and it will change."

He didn't think there was anything wrong after he finished speaking, but when he raised his eyes, he saw the two people looking at him with complicated and indescribable expressions, and asked in a daze, "What's wrong?"

"It's weird," Pei Zhan took a closer look, "You actually speak for Ji Si, aren't you the one who despises him the most on weekdays? How did you change your sex recently?"

Qi Xi was aware of the things about Qi Ran and Ji Si that could not be explained to outsiders, so he also looked over with complicated emotions when he heard the sound.

"I'm just discussing the matter." Qi Ran raised his hand and pushed back the face that was approaching him, and skipped the topic very tactfully, "Is the Emperor Youyun accompanying the Pei family army that you returned to Beijing?"

"Speaking of this matter, I am even more puzzled." Pei Zhan really followed Qi Ran's words and did not continue to entangle Ji Si on the issue. "The emperor not only allowed me to bring Guo Sheng and the others together, but also asked me to come from outside the house." Select some people from the imperial army, saying that it is a rare opportunity to practice and practice."

Qi Ran played with the teacup in his hand, pondered for a while with a solemn expression, and looked sideways at the person, "Don't you think there's something wrong with the matter of Wan Ping?"

This question puzzled Pei Zhan. He rubbed his chin and thought hard for a while, and came to the conclusion, "I can't see anything right."

"Wanping is one of the ten Dao Dao of the Jin Dynasty, and it is also a border fortress. When you go out of Wanping, you will find Beiyan. The Pingbei camp is located at Hongmen Pass to the north of Wanping. You have heard of Guo Jingyi. Then He is not a good friend, how can he continue to be silent after being dumb, no matter how you say it, it cannot be justified."

Following these words, Qi Xu also frowned, "What Ah Heng means...is that he thinks that General Guo has something to do with the Pan Ping incident?"

"Even if it doesn't matter, then he must know something," Qi Ran said, "Brother, you became an official in the same year as Guo Jingyi, and you must have had a deeper relationship than us. What kind of person is he?"

Qi Xu thought about it for a while, and said in a deep voice, "The Guo family is also a well-known family, especially after Concubine Rong became famous. Guo Jingyi was under the tutelage of General Xu, and I didn't have much contact with him. However, this person is extremely accomplished in military affairs..."

Before he finished speaking, Pei Zhan leaned over and asked unluckily, "Compared to me?"

"Worse than you." Qi Xu said bluntly.

Hearing this, Pei Zhan pursed his lips, and clicked his tongue secretly, with an expression of dissatisfaction.

Qi Xu was amused by this appearance, and then continued with a smile: "But this man has a very strange temper. He is different from General Xu, and he can use all kinds of dirty methods to win the battle. I heard that Chengde fought with Beiyan for 16 years. During the battle, a lot of Beiyan women and children were captured in advance, and they used their bodies as shields to force Beiyan to retreat without acting rashly, thus avoiding a big battle. Those women and children were rewarded to their soldiers to play to death gone."

"Hiss," Pei Zhan gasped, "This method is too dark."

Qi Ran raised his eyes and said slowly: "If two countries go to war, they are enemies. Either you die or we die. Although his method is disgraceful, it has to be said that it is extremely useful. Although I don't agree with it, if you need it like this I'm afraid it won't be much kinder than him."

However, Pei Zhan disagreed very much, and said in a cold voice: "Then you can't attack unarmed women and children. The people who suffer the most in the confrontation between the two armies are those ordinary people who have nothing to cover their bodies and food. We are generals just to protect them." Care for the weak, keep the peace, so that the people can no longer walk in the street in fear, take it as their own responsibility to protect the safety of all families, and never stop dying, this is what my father told me, if you need to implicate innocent people , then what is the difference between this general and those villains who kill innocent people indiscriminately?"

"It's not as good as you for hurting me." Qi Ran lowered his eyes and said, "I was radical, sorry."

"Ah," now it was Pei Zhan's turn to be stunned. He grew up with Qi Ran, and he had a very high memory of this kind of mind, and he rarely bowed his head to others. If you're really sorry, why don't you call me a senior brother to listen."

Qi Ran gave him a cold look, then looked away at Qi Xu and asked, "So this Guo Jingyi is a ruthless guy, and it's okay to use methods to achieve his goal."

"Exactly, he is rational and rigid, and he doesn't know how to deal with others. He is extremely serious to others and himself. Before he was appointed as the general of the Pingbei Camp, he had grudges with many people when he was on duty in the Imperial Army. That's why the Guo family is like this. Doing my best to assist King Rui is not only because of blood relationship, but also because the Guo family tree is very popular, after all, if King Rui cannot succeed, Guo Jingyi and the Guo family will definitely not have such a good reputation when the new master ascends the throne."

"That's interesting," Qi Ran held up his teacup, wiping the corners of his lips, "It's impossible for him not to notice that such a big event happened to Wan Ping. There's no movement, and the water must be deeper in here than we can see."

After thinking about it for a while, Pei Zhan also understood the relationship, and pondered grimly, "What kind of medicine does Guo Jingyi sell in this gourd?"

"I don't know what medicine to sell, but it must not be a good medicine for curing diseases. I am afraid that the emperor has other intentions, so I allow you to take the soldiers."

"If it's what you said, wouldn't it be extremely dangerous for Qi Xiu to go to Pingping?" Qi Xu frowned a little worried.

"No way," Qi Ran put down his glass and said, "Although I don't know what Guo Jingyi is doing, but he has been guarding Hongmen Gate for many years, and it doesn't seem like he has rebelled. He will definitely not attack the officials who are going to Lin'an. As for Cao Ping and the others, as long as they show their flaws, Ji Si can follow the clues to find out..."

"Is Ji Si as capable as you said? You are quite familiar with what you said." Pei Zhan squinted his eyes and said in surprise, "Is there something you are hiding from us?"

Qi Ran's expression remained unchanged, and he said in a calm tone, "Well, what can you do to me without telling you?"

"I'll go!" Pei Zhan suddenly became unhappy, and pointed at someone to complain to Qi Xu, "Brother Zizhan, look at him! Isn't this bullying people?"

"Aren't there too many bullies?" Qi Ran raised his eyebrows, his cold face was a bit more difficult to smile, and he couldn't see the indifferent look outside at all.

"It doesn't matter whether it's big or small, I'm your senior brother, and I have no dignity or inferiority. Believe it or not, my father dreamed of you in the middle of the night and expelled you from the school!"

"Well, brother who can't even beat me."

This conversation happens every so often, Qi Xu has long been familiar with it, and he closed his eyes with a smile because of the bickering between the two, just like coaxing people when he was a child, he took an orange from the table and broke it in half, and handed it to the two of them respectively In his hand, he said with a warm smile: "Okay, don't argue anymore, eat an orange to moisten your throat."

Qi Ran stared at the orange in his hand with complicated emotions, and sighed, "Brother, I'm twenty-four now."

"So what, you two are my younger brothers in my brother's eyes."

The two looked at each other, and could only bury their heads and eat the oranges. After eating and drinking, Pei Zhan clapped his hands and got up, "I haven't finished entrusting the school grounds, so I won't stay Let's go."

He came here specially to discuss this matter, to see what the clues are, now that he has come to a conclusion, he didn't wait too long, and when he left Qi Ran, he also found a reason to go back to his room and change into his regular clothes. Meeting Qi Xu again, he paused in a hurry, and greeted obediently, "Why are you in the mood to watch the moon today, brother?"

"Appreciating the moon is a fake, waiting for others is real," Qi Xu said in a gloomy mood, "Where are you going this late at night, Ji Mansion?"

Ever since Qi Xu found out about his relationship with Ji Si, Qi Ran didn't hide it anymore, and now he didn't say a word but nodded, "I'm not at ease, I'll ask him about the ins and outs of going to Yanping." .”

Qi Xu looked up at the moon, and sighed deeply, "You are so straightforward, do you find it troublesome to lie to me now?"

"Brother, if you think that's acceptable to you, it's not impossible." Qi Ran pursed her lips in thought, and began to talk nonsense in a serious manner, "I just remembered that there is still work to be done, so I need to go back to the Yamen."

"..." Qi Xu couldn't help but waved his hands, "Go, go, don't disturb me to watch the moon."

The corner of Qi Ran's lips raised a faint smile, and he left the mansion without saying a word. When he arrived at Ji's mansion, he was also extremely careful, taking advantage of the dark night to climb over the wall and enter. Who would have thought that the famous Shaoqing of Dali Temple would also do this Qi Ran was a little depressed about Liang Shang's gentleman's activities.

Candles were lit in the room, Qi Ran pushed the door open and went in, just in time to meet Ji Si who came out from behind the screen naked, this man may have just bathed, his body was still dripping with water, his hair was wet He was leaning against his back, bending over to put on his clothes, his upright body was facing Qi Ran, his white porcelain skin glowed faintly under the orange candlelight, those drops of water slid off his body, There were ambiguous water marks left behind, and when he heard the movement, he turned his head in a panic, turned his upper body around, and could vaguely see a bright color, which was full of ambiguity.

Both of them froze in place, but it was Ji Si who suddenly realized that he was undressed, quickly retracted behind the screen, and said nervously, "I, I...I'm taking the clothes..."

Qi Ran was also the first to close the door, turned his head, his ears turned red, and coughed softly to cover up his embarrassment.

Although the two of them had done a thorough job of what they should do and what they shouldn't do, but the room was brightly lit with candles, the joyous happiness still made people feel a little distracted, and then there was a rustling sound from behind the screen, and Qi Ran sighed. He took a deep breath, suppressed those unscrupulous thoughts, went to the table and poured a cup of herbal tea to quench the heat, exhaled heavily, and the restless place slowly calmed down.

At this time, Ji Si came out from behind the screen in loose clothes, with a blush on his face, sat beside Qi Ran with a smile and asked, "Why are you here suddenly?"

Although he was wearing a shirt, his hair was still wet and scattered behind his head. Water dripped from the tip of his hair and wet the thin fabric little by little, printing out the spring scenery underneath, and Qi Ran could see under the shirt just by lowering his eyes. That gorgeous red, like cinnabar and red plum, is a bit more tempting than before, and even the air has a sweet aroma.

What he heard, thought, and saw in front of him, Qi Ran's desire/thought that had been subdued began to move again, his eyes darkened, and there was a fire, a kind of ruthlessness, in the face staring at Ji Si.

The two sat facing each other, Qi Ran's changes Ji Si still saw in his eyes, he really liked to see Qi Ran's complicated gaze because of himself, it was only he who could make the indifferent person in front of him produce that kind of fluctuation , because of myself, only myself.

Ji Si curled his lips into a smile, leaned over to wrap his arms around Qi Ran's neck, squinted his eyes and sat up straight, Qi Ran repeatedly supported the man's shoulders, for fear that he would fall, when Ji Si lowered his head, the wet hair was wet The clothes that entwine people together also covered the candlelight on the table, as if covering the two of them in this somewhat dark little world.

Perhaps it was because he had just finished taking a bath, his whole body was wet, and his body temperature continued to flow, and even his palms were so hot that his hands felt a little hot.

"Brother Ziheng," Ji Si whispered sweetly in his ear, "Did you pick me to come here while I was taking a bath on purpose, tsk, you have a deep thought."

Qi Ran didn't try to defend himself, but raised his head slightly and looked softly at the person in front of him. He felt that this person was beginning to make trouble, so he slapped him through his thin shirt angrily, and said in a hoarse voice: "Don't mess around, It’s like this every time, it’s better to sit still and don’t move.”

He didn't use much strength, but his voice was extremely loud, which made Ji Si, who was used to messing around in front of Qi Ran, still feel a little uncomfortable, his face was a little red, and he lowered his head and muttered, "Pretentious."

"What did you say?" Qi Ran asked again without hearing it.

Ji Si gritted his teeth, and said with a more vicious tone: "I said, you were the one who made the fuss first! You are a villain and you are the first to sue. Be careful, I will go to the emperor to read your book!"

"Well, it's my fault. I'll pay more attention next time." Qi Ran's smile deepened, and he picked up the handkerchief on the table and began to wipe someone's hair. Ji Si lay on his shoulder and played with his ears until he rubbed them. It was only when the voice rang again, "Okay, next time you take a bath, remember to dry your hair. It's very cold at night, don't catch the cold, get down quickly."

After finishing speaking, he patted Ji Si's waist again, but the latter seemed a bit childish, but wrapped him up tighter, and said in a muffled voice: "I don't want it, I don't want it, I will Don’t go on, tell me if I’m pregnant with your child. I read in the book that a first-time pregnant woman needs to cling to her husband from time to time, absorbing his breath to raise the fetus, otherwise the fetus will be unstable. I’m so clingy You, feel that you can't live without you, probably because of this."

Although Qi Ran is used to this person's temperament of thinking out of nothing, but when he heard such shocking words at first, he still couldn't laugh or cry, and after thinking about it, he asked: "What book are you reading?"

"A travelogue of a flat place, not to mention quite interesting," Ji Si rested his chin on Qi Ran's neck, with a smile in his eyes, and his eyebrows expressed affection, "By the way, I'm so busy these days that I don't know where to go." I found an opportunity to take a break, and I almost forgot to tell you something..."

"I know," Qi Ran took over, "You are going to Wanping."

Hearing this, Ji Si sat up straight, with a puzzled look on his face, "How do you know?"

"Slow down," Qi Ran said after holding him up, "Or do you think I'm here to find you? For fun?"

"Isn't it?" Ji Si asked back.

Qi Ran glared at him angrily, "Pei Qixiu came to the mansion to look for me earlier, saying that the emperor gave him a breath and estimated that he would send him to Wenping with you. I was worried, so I came to see what happened. thing."

Ji Si blinked when he heard this, "Pei Qixiu will come with me?"

"You don't know?"

"I don't know, but I do know there is another person, but I don't know it's Pei Qixiu, and I pray silently that it's you." Ji Si frowned, "Why did he ask Pei Qixiu to go to Pingping?"

"To guard against Guo Jingyi."

Ji Sicong is smart, unlike Pei Zhan who can't turn a corner, he can make out all the thoughts in Qi Ran's mind with just one sentence. Thinking of having fun, he said with a sullen face, "You mean the emperor suspects the Pingbei army?"

"To be precise, I suspect Guo Jingyi."

"The more I talk, the more confused I become."

Qi Ran glanced sideways, and did not continue the topic but asked something else, "Did you bring Zhu Yingzhou to the house?"

"Well, we can't go to Wanping without him, but he is too badly injured. The post station is really not a place to recuperate, so I picked him up and let Chuyi take care of him."

"You need to be more careful when I'm not around." Qi Ran's face was serious, as if he was worried, "Then Zhu Yingzhou can't be trusted."

After the words fell, Qi Ran paused, looking at the candlelight on the table with deep and complicated eyes, "I have a hunch that something big will happen in Pingping this time."

Ji Si followed his gaze, and it happened that a moth was rushing towards the flame. As soon as its fluttering wings touched the spark, it emitted a puff of blue smoke, and then fell into the tea that was still in Ji Si's cup, trembling. After a while, gradually there was no movement.

The candle wick flickered and made a buzzing sound, and the light and shadow danced on the wall. As the halo gradually spread, the warm orange light was particularly dazzling, like the rising sun and the afterglow of the setting sun.

This light shrouded the resplendent and magnificent hall, illuminating the different expressions of the civil and military officials below. Emperor Chengde paled, covered his lips with his hand and coughed repeatedly, and the key point of today's meeting kicked off with a tired voice, " A few days ago, I was unwell and I didn’t go to court, so I didn’t talk about this important matter with you dear ministers, and you must have heard about it..."

He stared at him, with the dignity of the emperor who was not angry but mighty on his face. Even though he was sick now, people who watched him were still shocked, "Someone sued the imperial court, suing the officials of Pingping for rape of young girls, disregarding human life, embezzlement As for the military pay, most of the officials who sued were involved, and it was even said that Cao Ping, the man in charge of food in Wanping, was instigated by others."

Before the words were finished, Cao Weiyuan came out and knelt down on the ground, raised the fluorene board above his head, and bowed heavily, "Your Majesty, I deserve death for my crimes, and I hope your Majesty will punish you!"

"What's wrong with you, tell me?" Emperor Chengde said coldly.

Cao Weiyuan swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva, pressed the hanging heart back into his throat, and said the words he had thought up in advance one by one, "The ministers in front of the palace dare not hide anything. Therefore, I thought of recommending him. This person is honest and honest, and he dare not do anything rebellious. This matter, I can hardly shirk my responsibility, and I hope His Majesty will punish me!"

"Do you think you can escape?" Emperor Chengde snorted coldly, "I will order a thorough investigation of this matter. If you really have anything to do with you, I will take your head!"

He spoke in a hurry, clenched the armrest of the dragon chair and coughed a few times. After a while, he called his name again, "Ji Si."

"The minister is here!" Ji Si quickly bowed and came out to pay respects.

"Then Zhu Yingzhou is entrusted to you, so let you talk about it."

"The minister obeys the order."

Ji Sifu leaned over, stood up holding the fluorene board, and roughly repeated what Zhu Yingzhou said. After hearing this, everyone's faces were extremely complicated, and Cao Weiyuan, who lowered his head, wanted to kill Cao With a calm heart, he secretly grinds his back molars, regretting that he didn't get rid of this scourge earlier.

After Ji Si finished speaking, Emperor Chengde glanced over the faces of the officials below one by one, and said, "You dear ministers, you have something to say."

Everyone looked around and looked at each other, and then Yan Hao, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, came out to pay respects, and said in a warm voice: "Your Majesty, I am particularly indignant when I hear this. The Dajin has always followed the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, and your Majesty is even more merciful and kind. The ministers and others have listened to His Majesty's teachings, and take it as their duty to convey the voice of the people to protect the peace of the Great Jin Dynasty, but what the officials of the Jinping have done is indeed insane and outrageous..."

What he said was impassioned and impassioned, and he praised Emperor Chengde calmly. Ji Si secretly said in his heart: The old fox, on the surface, he agrees with it very much, and the others have their own thoughts.

Yan Hao paused after finishing speaking, raised his head slightly, and then continued, "But Your Majesty, there are many strange things about this matter. How did Zhu Yingzhou, a man in white clothes, only have some fists and kicks, how did he go from Pingping to far away unscathed?" In Lin'an, the orphan girl mentioned has only known him for half a year, but she can put her life and death aside for a person who is not related by blood, not to mention that he is a thug in the Fengyue place. How did I get these correspondences? But this case is full of doubts, and I really can't figure it out."

When the words fell, Cao Weiyuan's lips curled up into a sneer, as long as this matter was brought to Zhu Yingzhou, and what a bastard said could be trusted, then the follow-up would be able to turn the tide.

Sure enough, after Yan Hao finished speaking, everyone echoed, and Lu Zhengxu from Yushitai also took a step to the left and came out, bowed and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, I have asked someone to inquire about this person. His parents passed away early, and he has been living in a muddle these years. He has been a brothel thug and a hooligan, and he is accustomed to lies and petty theft. Yu Fanping is not a good citizen, but a victim. I have seen quite a few people who are stealthy, cheating, greedy for life and afraid of death, they are not able to stand up for justice, what Yan Shangshu said is not unreasonable, I hope His Majesty will think more about it, don't listen to slanderous words, which will damage your Majesty's reputation."

Emperor Chengde listened with a cold face, and didn't say much after hearing the words, but tilted his head and asked: "What do you think about this relative Qi?"

When Qi Kuangshan's name was mentioned, he hurriedly bowed and said slowly: "What Yan Shangshu and Master Lu said is indeed true, but this matter is a big one. It would be biased to ignore it. There is an ancient saying: "The law has no status, but what is appropriate at the time is for the people's ears." Although this person is not very famous, he has never **The crime of murder, but because he is misbehaving, he does not believe it. It is indeed inappropriate. There are many people in the world who are just like him, but this kind of person dares to plead for the people's livelihood, which is even more obvious. This is no small matter.”

He raised his head and paused, then said: "The rule of law must not be unclear, and the rule of law must be tried. If your majesty investigates, even if it is wrong, the people of the world will only make mistakes when your majesty loves the people like a son and worries too much; but If His Majesty doesn't investigate, then those moths that erode the Jin Dynasty will be happy and comfortable, and the people of Fanping will still have to live in dire straits. Your Majesty, I believe that this matter must be investigated, and it must be investigated in Fanping. Only by strictly investigating and not slacking off can we serve as an example to others."

"That's what I think," Emperor Chengde nodded, with a smile on his face, and said, "I have already made up my mind about the matter of the Pingping. If the officials of Pingping deceive the top and the bottom as Zhu Yingzhou said, I will definitely do it." No one will be spared, but we still need to see what happened to Wan Ping before we can know, I wonder who you think is more appropriate to send?"

Everyone raised their eyes and looked around, but no one made a sound. Cao Weiyuan felt uneasy, and the next moment he heard Emperor Chengde call a person's name, "Ji Si."

"The minister is here."

"How is the food and grass in the Pingbei barracks?"

"Back to the emperor, I only prepared some grains and millet that are easy to store. The rest of the grain and oil are inconvenient to transport, so I can only get some from other towns, and then I can make up for it."

"As the servant of the household department, the household registration, grain, finance and taxation of the Dajin household should be under the management of the household department. You must be very familiar with this account. In addition, Zhu Yingzhouzhen was also entrusted to you. These days, the same Others are more familiar with it, and I am determined to entrust you with full responsibility for this matter, do you have any objection?"

As soon as this remark came out, there was an uproar in the court, and the expressions of all parties were mixed, some were unbelievable, some were expected, or some didn't understand why, but Ji Si just pondered for a while and bowed to accept the order, "The minister will investigate this matter." Clearly, His Majesty will not be disappointed.

Emperor Chengde took everyone's expressions into his eyes, covered his lips and coughed twice, "I remember that to the north of Wanping is Hongmen Pass, which is under the jurisdiction of the Pingbei Army."

"Yes, it's not far away, and you can go back and forth in a day at a fast pace." Ji Si replied respectfully.

"Pei Zhan." Emperor Chengde called out another person.

Pei Zhan's expression remained unchanged, he took a step aside, walked out from the queue of military officers, bowed and bowed, "The minister is here."

"Wanping is far away from Lin'an. This trip must not be easy. You must be familiar with the transportation of grain and grass for many years. Although this matter is not within your scope of responsibility, it is related to the livelihood of the generals and soldiers on the front line. You need to be more secure to ensure it. There is nothing wrong with it, I have thought over and over again that only you can take on this important task, so I need to trouble you to go to Pingping."

Although he communicated with people in advance, Pei Zhan still pretended to be surprised in front of everyone in the court hall, raised his head and hesitated again and again, bowed and said: "I obey the order!"

"Although we will send a grain guard to go with you, don't take it lightly. The journey is long and dangerous. If you can go with Ji Si, he is powerless as a civil servant, and he may not be able to protect himself. You two are fine." I have someone to take care of me, and I hope everything goes well for Wan Ping's trip."

The two stood below, one on the left and one on the right, looked at each other, then moved away in a hurry, knelt down to salute, and said in unison, "I will definitely fulfill my mission!"

Wan Ping and his party beat gongs and drums and pulled the curtain to enter the stage.

As soon as the court was over, Cao Weiyuan chased after Li Hongyang in a panic, stopped him in a secluded place outside the palace without saying a word, first knelt down and kowtowed a few times, his face turned pale in panic, and he opened his mouth inarticulately, "Dian... ...Your Highness...This time...you really...really want to save this official...Your Highness depends on your life...Your Highness...Your Highness has served His Highness for many years...There is no credit but hard work ...Your Highness can't just ignore death!"

Li Hongyang had a cold face, his brows were tightly furrowed, as if he was very disgusted with Cao Weiyuan's ugly face haunting him, and his tone couldn't help being a little cold, "It's not that I can't save you, you also saw that before the court In the end, Yan Hao had brought the situation to the question of the unreliable words of Wan Ping Hunzi's misbehavior, and others also echoed, but Qi Xiang made everyone believe it without any effort. At this time, if Gu presses forward with every step, it will inevitably cause the emperor to worry too much, let alone you, even Gu will be implicated."

When mentioning Qi Kuangshan and Cao Weiyuan, his teeth itch with hatred, wishing to bite off the flesh and blood of this person without chewing, but at this moment, he just kowtowed for help with snot and tears, far less face-saving than in the past, It looked so ridiculous, "Your Highness... there is still a way, there must be a way, you save this official, this official is your own uncle, for the sake of the empress, you have to save this official this time. "

He thought that moving Cao Yuhan out would make Li Hongyang feel a little moved, but he didn't know that the relationship between the mother and son had become more and more rigid recently, so Li Hongyang's face became colder, and he looked at the top of the man's head as if he was looking at this dead man.

"Ji Si... By the way, there is also Ji Si!" Cao Weiyuan suddenly thought of something, his pupils lit up, moved his knees on the ground and moved forward, and said impatiently, "Ji Si is His Highness's man, he I have always listened to His Highness's arrangement. If the bastard died on the way when he went to Wanping, then everyone would be happy. The road from Lin'an to Wanping is mostly bandits and bandits, and the casualties are uncertain. We will get rid of Cao at that time Ping, if there is no proof of death, it will be fine, Your Highness, that Ji Si is your dog, and he only obeys your orders, so you will help me this time, and I will repay you in the future."

Li Hongyang was amused by this stupid talk. This Cao Weiyuan was probably confused, and even thought of a way to go to the doctor in such a hurry. If Zhu Yingzhou and Cao Ping died suddenly, wouldn't it be more obvious to tell others that Is there something strange about it? This Cao Weiyuan is a complete idiot, and he has ended up in this end.

Although he thought so in his heart, Li Hongyang didn't want to waste any more time with this person on the face, so he replied: "It's also a good idea, go back and make arrangements alone, you can calm down these days, don't make more troubles, Just wait for the good news."

Cao Weiyuan quickly kowtowed and kept saying: Thank you, Your Highness, thank you, Your Highness.

When the footsteps were far away, he let go of his strength and fell down on the ground, as if he could not care about the embarrassment at this time, but at this moment, there was a sound of footsteps behind him, Cao Weiyuan turned his head suddenly, and saw a person against Walking towards him with the light on, he stood in front of him and blocked the light tightly. He was stunned, and when he saw the man's face, his expression changed greatly and he became flustered, "Why are you? Did you hear that? What do you want to do?" What?"

The light and shadow from the eaves on both sides of the alley came down, making the standing and sitting figures slender and long.

The sun is shining today, and a dizzy heat rises from the hot ground. The news in the court is as hot as this day, and it spreads to every yamen in a short time. Everyone speculates about the intention of Emperor Chengde. , but this excitement did not spread to the Outer Forbidden Military Academy outside the city.

Pei Zhan returned to the camp and the soldiers were training. It has been a year since he took over the imperial army. Compared with the messy army with no military discipline at the beginning, the current imperial army has begun to take shape. The system and training methods are in accordance with the Came here in the form of a regular military camp. Not long ago, I competed with Yan Qing's subordinates who led the group of forbidden troops who were rooted in Zhengmiaohong. Not only did they fail, but they also won a beautiful battle. It was enough for them to brag about it for a lifetime, and Pei Zhan also felt embarrassed. After returning to the camp, he paid for wine and meat to serve him.

In this match, Yan Zhao was even more in the limelight. In actual combat against a red-tasseled gun, he was so powerful that no one could get close to him, and he beat the opponent to death. The other party was dizzy, and when the flag was pulled out, the afterglow fell on the mountain, and the light hit him, the red hair band on his forehead was fluttering with the wind, and the eyes full of youthful spirit were a little brighter than the dazzling light, enough to make him Man sees God.

Xu Shi saw Pei Zhan looking at him, Yan Zhao probably raised his chin and smiled