Opposite the entrance hall

As soon as the words Xiangzhou Youliang came out, Qi Ran understood the meaning behind it, and Ji Si naturally understood it, which meant that Dou Yuanliang was hoarding grain privately, and what he was hoarding was still the imperial court’s grain. and official positions.

Qi Ran took a look at the person who spoke, and put aside his perfunctory intentions, and said sternly: "A fourth-rank official, a state governor, Mr. Ji, did you consider Dou Yuanliang's identity when he said this?"

"No," Ji Si shook his head with a sincere expression, he didn't feel that there was anything wrong with him, and he still had the same expression, "It's because I haven't thought about the identity of Dou Yuanliang that I asked Ziheng about Liu What is Renxin's opinion, not what you think of Dou Yuanliang."

A truth that is obviously extremely simple, but when it comes out of Ji Si's mouth, it becomes inexplicably complicated.

"What do you want to say?" Qi Ran asked bluntly.

"This Liu Renxin is a member of the Chief Commissioner of Longxi. What he said and said represents the Chief Commissioner of Longxi. Whether it is true or not, we don't care. What is clear here is that what he said is for the sake of the people. We listened, and it’s not right to say that.” Ji Si thought for a while and felt that the wording was wrong, and changed his words again, “To be more precise, it was for you and Du Heng. After all, for them, Ji Si, the servant of the household department It’s an idiot, something that can’t be put on the table, and a bunch of twists and turns, so I can’t understand it. To me, it’s like playing the piano against a cow, and it’s a waste of effort.”

There was some teasing in the last sentence, Qi Ran couldn't help but look up at him, seeing that he looked suspicious, he couldn't see through this person even more in his heart, you said he was a traitor, but after getting along with him recently, he discovered that The man is full of strategies, if you say he is a good minister and capable man, he is full of slippery behaviors but does not hide it at all.

True and false and false and true, neither mountain nor dew, as if separated by a layer of veil, everywhere is unreal.

Ji Si didn't know what was going on in his mind, so he changed into a comfortable posture, put his elbows on the table, tilted his head to support his head, and continued with a smile on his lips: "I don't know what kind of temperament this Liu Renxin is, and I don't know how to meet each other." I can't even see why, but he is a politician and not a chief executive, so he can't do what the supervisor can't do, so he doesn't have to signal that he dares to speak like this? Especially in front of the Beijing officials, every word and deed may be spread to the public. At the emperor's place, I'm not afraid to change it tomorrow. Once Du Heng returns to Beijing to hand over the booklet, the matter will be complicated. Besides, I see that Cui Hao is not a good master. There are no rules, no system, and no prestige, if this is the case, the chief envoy of Longxi can be replaced, at least someone who is more courageous than being treated as dough by his subordinates."

Speaking of this, he raised his eyebrows with a smile and continued: "This comes first, first comes first, let's talk about this later, and change the first question, I wonder what Ziheng thinks of Cui Hao? "

Qi Ran frowned, recalling the scene of his conversation with the governor of Longxi in the early days, he understood what Cui Hao said sentence by sentence, and then replied in a deep voice: "He can go to Wuyang to borrow food for the people of Xiangzhou without sleep Don't push the blame or avoid it, but find a way to solve it. If you are responsible and able to take care of things, you can be regarded as a real man. From this point, you can see that this person is a talent. I have also heard a little about Peng Yufeng, the governor of Wuyang, and merchants. When he changed his official position, he was notorious for being careless, and he was able to lend food to Cui Hao, that was Cui Hao's ability."

Hearing this, Ji Si felt a little unhappy. Qi Ran has an extremely crazy temper and a stubborn temper that can't be pulled back by three horses. If you do things since childhood, why not do them? Doing is the best, and the person who can be praised by him There were very few of them, so hearing his appreciation for Cui Hao, he was naturally unhappy.

Obviously he is also doing his best, but he doesn't even give him a good face when he praises him, it seems that he will feel uncomfortable if he says a word to him, it is really too much.

"You two are just meeting each other for the first time, so why do you have so much sympathy for each other?" Ji Si said in a strange way.

Hearing his words, Qi Ran was even more confused, this question was asked by Ji Si, and he only answered truthfully, how could it be his own fault?

Qi Ran groaned silently, only thinking that this person had made a mistake.

After waiting for a long time, there was no sound of justification. Ji Si's heart was about to burst into flames, but fortunately, his reason was still there. Thinking about what the trip was for, he poured a few cups of tea and poured it down to suppress the anger. Cai said: "As you say, Dou Yuanliang and Cui Hao, you believe in the latter even more."

"No," Qi Ran said in a deep voice, "the officialdom is ups and downs, treacherous and changeable, and it doesn't mean naivety to disdain those people who plot tricks. When I first entered the Imperial Academy, the first sentence I learned was not to Trust others, I don't trust them both, just like I don't trust you."

Ji Si was stunned for a moment, and then laughed out loud, "Although I am full of absurd words, I have lied to countless people, but few of the ten words can be believed. Good thing, but I can swear on my fingers, I have always been sincere to Ziheng, and my words and deeds are sincere. Why does Ziheng not believe it? Does it need to be honest and open to each other? Um?"

When he said this, Ji Si propped his chin with his right hand, and there was a smile on the corner of his mouth. When he tilted his head and looked sideways at people, the tails of his eyes were raised, and the orange candlelight was imprinted on the other half of his face. There was a faint smile in his tone, which wafted into his ears a little bit, and his whole person had an indescribable charm.

The eyes of the two met, the candles were flickering, Qi Ran suddenly thought of what his elder brother said, Ji Si was indeed a bit evil.

He lowered his eyes to avoid this person's eyes, and said in a calm tone: "Master Ji is full of scheming in spite of his innocence. If he confides his heart to the lower official, the lower official may not be able to resist, and he must not be an opponent."

"Look at what you said," Ji Si looked at him with a gentle and harmless face, "The value of making friends is true. I have a sincere friendship with Ziheng. The world can learn from each other. There is no false statement, but Ziheng's left-handed calculation , If you don’t believe the right sentence, it sounds chilling.”

"I'm just a lowly official, I can't afford to be treated favorably by Mr. Ji."

"Be worthy, be worthy, Zi Heng, don't underestimate yourself."

"Master Ji is short of friends, and there are many people in Lin'an who are his successors. Why bother to spend time on the lower officials, it's tiring and tiring, and the gain outweighs the loss."

"I look for a bosom friend in the mountains and rivers, and Ziqi has many friends, but Boya is the only bosom friend. To me, Ziheng is the only one."

"So Zhong Ziqi passed away." Qi Ran said gently.

"..."

The topic ended, Qi Ran was a little helpless.

The smile on Ji Si's face froze, and when he was about to open his mouth to say something again, he saw Qi Ran frowned, and the whole person rushed towards him, and when he reacted, his mouth was tightly covered by the palm of his hand.

The two were very close, and their hair was entangled. Ji Si was stunned for a moment, and a cold fragrance wafted into his nostrils. It was very faint, and it came from Qi Ran's body, rising from the place where his fingertips touched his cheeks. A trace of warmth, this temperature seeps in along the flesh, little by little, drop by drop, flowing to the heart, suddenly, the heart beats wildly.

His eyes widened, subconsciously he was about to push away the palms covering him and make a noise. The person beside him seemed to have sensed his purpose, and exerted some force with his palms. He frowned and shook his head, then looked out the door.

Looking at each other, Ji Si understood the meaning in Qi Ran's eyes, and looked in the direction of his gaze, the two held their breath, and after a while, they heard the sound of approaching footsteps coming from outside the door, da da Da, neither rush nor slow, full of rhythm, finally, the footsteps stopped outside Qi Ran's gate and did not move.

Qi Ran suddenly looked back, his face was extremely serious, and he made a gesture of silencing Ji Si, with an indescribable meaning in his eyes.

The latter nodded with a smile.

The person outside the door stopped for a short while without making a sound, and then there was a "dong dong dong" knock on the door, and Qi Ran asked softly with a cold face, "Who?"

Hearing the inquiry, the man stopped knocking on the door, and said with a smile through the wooden door: "Master Qi hasn't stopped yet."

Cui Hao?

What is he doing here?

The two looked at each other with doubts in their hearts.

Qi Ran changed his tone and said in a warm voice: "I was about to turn off the lights, but the chief envoy is not in the room. Did you come here to discuss something with me?"

"It's nothing serious, but I don't know why I couldn't sleep, so I put on my clothes and went out to stroll around. I don't know this Dou Mansion well, so I came here without knowing it. I happened to see the candlelight in Mr. Qi's room, so I thought that today is not the end of the day. I had a good chat with the two adults, so I came here uninvited when I was looking for a light." Cui Hao outside the door smiled, "I didn't know when I came, I found out that the lights in the servant's room were turned off, and I must have rested."

At this time, Mr. Shi Lang, who had already rested, was sitting in the room of Shaoqing in Dali Temple with disheveled clothes, watery pupils and big eyes. He wanted to make a sound but was tightly covered by Qi Ran's hands, and he didn't dare to move casually for fear of being caught. The people outside the door heard the movement. After all, he should not appear in Qi Ran's room because of public affairs or private interests. Say two words, "Let go."

His lips were a little dry. When he opened and closed his upper and lower lips and tapped them lightly on Qi Ran's palm, he felt a moist, tingling itching sensation. This feeling surged straight up from his palm, and reached the top of his head in the blink of an eye. His brain was blank, and Qi Ran moved extremely fast. , subconsciously pulled his hand, but just as he left Ji Si's lips, he was caught, and he slid his fingertips gently on his palm, and wrote three words: set his words.

Qi Ran's face remained unchanged, and he retracted his hand and put it on his side without making a fuss. He squeezed his five fingers, and there was still that tingling heat in his palm, as if he could feel the sliding handwriting of those words even with a little force. Where to stop, where to exert force, every stroke is so clear and straightforward, as if the flesh and blood have been cut and left in the bone marrow.

Waiting until Ji Si let go of his hand and slipped under the table, Qi Ran stabilized his mind, got up, walked to the door and slowly opened the door. The candlelight in the room was no longer obstructed by the door and hit the courtyard, illuminating the person standing outside the door. Cui Hao, the latter looked up and nodded slightly, Qi Ran politely said: "It's windy at night, it's better for the chief envoy to enter the house."

"No," Cui Hao waved his hand and refused. From the corner of his eye, he glanced at the empty room behind Qi Ran, and looked away with just one glance, and said loudly, "It's just passing by by chance. Since Mr. Qi is ready to rest, I don't want to bother you anymore, it's getting late at this time, it's better for Lord Qi to rest earlier."

Qi Ran didn't persuade him much, he stared into Cui Hao's eyes for a moment and said, "I don't know what Master Cui wants to talk about?"

"It's nothing interesting, but it's just thinking that Mr. Qi is young and promising, and he is also the top of the Sanyuan list, and his reputation has spread to our Longxi. Maybe he will be promoted to a high official and a rich salary in the future. This is what happened. Make friends with the mind to flatter and please."

"In terms of official rank, I am lower than Lord Cui, and I dare not accept flattery." Qi Ran said, "What's more, an official must be sensitive and self-disciplined, what is the world's reputation for such behavior? example."

Cui Hao squinted his eyes, "It is said that Qi Ziheng, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, has the demeanor of his father. When he was young, he studied under the old general Pei. Wen Ke can write a pen to calm the world, Wu Ke can immediately set the world, Dingguo and others are all capable, gentlemen Virtuous wind, the heart is in the future, I used to think that I was ignorant of what others said, but now I know, Lord Qi is worthy of the name."

"Born with the same person, how can we be different?"

"That's true," Cui Hao laughed loudly, "Master Qi is so free and unrestrained, but he is quite different from the sons of those aristocratic families. Even so, I still have a question that I don't understand, and I would like to ask Master Qi to clarify."

Qi Ran nodded, "Don't dare to do it, Master Cui, please ask."

Cui Hao looked sideways at the muddy path behind him, then looked back at Qi Ran, and said with a light smile, "Master Qi, Lin'an will not send food to Xiangzhou."

This question was beyond Qi Ran's expectation, even Ji Si at the bottom of the table was a little surprised.

After finishing speaking, Cui Hao was not in a hurry to ask, the smile on the corner of his mouth was still hanging on, as if the person who just asked this question was not her or him, with a careless attitude on his face, he just looked at Qi Ran like this.

The expression of the latter did not change, and he was about to open his mouth to prevaricate after thinking for a moment, when he heard the person in front of him steal the conversation, and said with a loud smile: "It's just a casual chat, Lord Qi, don't take it to heart, it's not too early now, I'll go back first, Master Qi also rested earlier."

"Master Cui, go slowly."

Qi Ran was still standing at the door, his face was hidden in the darkness and he couldn't see clearly. He waited until Cui Hao's figure melted into the night before he turned and closed the door, leaving the room full of light in the room.

Ji Si got out from under the table in some embarrassment, slapped the dust on his body, and said to Qi Ran who was at the door: "You are right, this person is indeed a talent."

"too late."

You should go.

Qi Ran didn't say the last sentence, but Ji Sicong could see it on his face, he had a measure in his heart, moved to the window and jumped out with a smile.

Unexpectedly, he ran back in a hurry just after taking two steps, and said sincerely: "Although Ziqi passed away early, Boya is invincible. Ziheng just recognized me as Zhong Ziqi, so he has to do it for me, Ji Ziqi." Juexian."

Qi Ran: "..."

The author has something to say:

small theater:

Subordinate A: Your Highness, Mr. Ji has been sent to Xiangzhou by you for three days.

Li Hongyang: Has he reviewed it?

Subordinate A: No, he has already met Shaoqing of Dali Temple who went to Xiangzhou together.

Li Hongyang: ...

ps: Playing a meme, and can't find the characters, so I can only wrong His Royal Highness, hahahaha.