The most unlucky crossing in history

In the Minister's Mansion of the Ministry of Punishments, Xixiang Pavilion, Xie Wenyuan closed his eyes, stretched his arms and asked the servants to take off his court clothes.

He remembered the controversy that Prime Minister Wei had caused in court.

"Shendu Kingdom and our dynasty have been good from generation to generation. This time I sent officials to bring treasures to the court to celebrate the emperor's birthday. The old minister thought that in order to show my vigor, I should send envoys on the birthday of King Shendu, King Pusa, to show me The heart of friendship from generation to generation."

"What the Prime Minister said is very true."

"The envoy sent by Shendu Kingdom is the eldest son of King Pusa, who is the future prince of Shendu Kingdom." Zhong Shuling stepped forward to remind him.

"That's right, if Shen Du dares to send the prince here, then he will show his kindness enough. If we only let Honglu Temple send people there, I'm afraid it would be inappropriate."

"But who knows what Shendu's intentions are, the Holy One is the real dragon emperor, a gentleman is magnanimous, and he would never do the thing of detaining people and heirs, but I heard that the Shendu Kingdom used this method to detain the prince of the Tagan Kingdom , using this threat to trigger wars, and waited for an opportunity to annex the territory in the southern part of Tagan!"

"I am dignified, does he still have the guts to attack?"

"But now that the Western Regions are in a hurry, his coming to court is definitely not a good thing!"

"You are judging the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. The one who detained Prince Tagan was the previous Lord Shendu, so what has he got to do with this one? You know that Xijiang is in a hurry. If you are really on good terms with Shendu at this time , the Northwest barbarians must also be afraid."

"Hmph, Mr. Zhang, I'm afraid that by then there will be a tiger in the front and a wolf in the back!"

"you--!"

"Okay, okay, what's the use of arguing like this?" Emperor Feng Zheng frowned, and the prince hurried forward to rub his brows when he saw this.

After a while, Emperor Feng Zheng waved his hand to make Wang Gonggong retreat, and then he looked down at Xie Wenyuan, who looked at the other people making noise and had nothing to do with him, with a calm expression.

"I don't know if Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment has a candidate for an envoy?"

Regarding the selection of candidates, you don't ask the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, but the Ministry of Punishment, which is in charge of law, justice, and punishment. Everyone in the court looked at each other, but they dared not say more.

Since the last time Xie Wenyuan took over a nest in Shuzhou, he has resolutely found out the person who secretly made the prison token of the Ministry of Punishment. All kinds of evidence clearly point to Wu Kongzhi, who was the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment ten years ago and is now promoted to the Minister of Rites.

The emperor was furious, and issued an order to arrest the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites overnight, which shocked the whole court.

Because of this, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment is really favored by the emperor, and when the post of Minister of the Ministry of Rites is vacant, he is temporarily appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Rites.

Honglu Temple is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites, so it is natural to ask Xie Wenyuan.

Holding the jade board, Xie Wenyuan walked into the hall and bowed calmly, then said slowly: "I have no choice in mind."

"Last time, the Governor of Shu Prefecture, you also recommended a capable person, why is there no candidate this time?" Emperor Feng Zheng looked at Xie Wenyuan and said: "Is there really no one? Or dare not say it? "

Xie Wenyuan bowed his head and said respectfully: "It's true."

Emperor Feng Zheng looked at Xie Wenyuan, and after a long time, he sighed imperceptibly, "You step back."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After Xie Wenyuan withdrew, Prince Tan Yuanyong stood up and said loudly: "I beg you to send an envoy to the country carefully!" After saying this, he coughed twice again.

When Emperor Feng Zheng saw this, he couldn't bear it, the prince's illness is even worse now.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has been unwell recently, and it is not suitable for a long journey. The Shendu Kingdom is thousands of miles away, and the Crown Prince may not be able to bear it." Prudence."

Emperor Feng Zheng thought for a while, then nodded and said: "If you wish, I will give you more than a hundred elite soldiers after Shendu's letter arrives, let the Minister of Honglu Temple follow you, and then select some people to go there someday."

"The minister leads the order."

But Xie Wenyuan stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the minister of Honglu Temple retired from his old age and returned home the day before yesterday."

Hearing this, Emperor Fengzheng suddenly remembered that there is currently a vacancy for the Minister of Honglu Temple, and no one has yet taken over. He originally just asked Xie Wenyuan to let go and clean up Wei Hechao's hands and feet. How did he know that Xie Wenyuan even caught the handle of the Minister of Rites? …

Now everyone in the Ministry of Rites is shocked, and everyone is busy resigning and returning to their hometowns, afraid that the knife in Master Xie's hand will suddenly fall.

However, only those who have ghosts in their hearts will do this, if they are frank, there is no need to be afraid of Xie Wenyuan.

"After all, there are still people who understand Shendu Mandarin?"

"After Honglu Temple Minister left, there will be no one in Honglu Temple."

Emperor Feng Zheng frowned: "Then what?"

Hearing this, the crown prince took a step forward and said: "I heard that when Sir Xie was young, he went on an envoy Shendu with old General Xie for half a year. I think with Sir Xie's talent, he should have learned the word of Shendu."

Xie Wenyuan smiled slightly and said: "The crown prince is absurd. I was too young to remember those things long ago, but I do know that there is someone who can speak Shendu language."

"Who?"

"The love of Linghu, the water chief of the Ministry of Industry."

Emperor Feng Zheng naturally knew who Linghu Qing was, "Where is he now?"

The minister of the Ministry of Industry came forward and said: "After taking office the month before last, the subordinate officials ordered him to go to Hangzhou to buy grain transport ships, and he should be able to come back in a few days."

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Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites is in charge of ceremonies, sacrifices, tributes, and missions, and the Ministry of Works is in charge of civil engineering, water conservancy, and operation. The six ministries each perform their duties and do not interfere with each other. Things? "Tan Yuanjin said.

"What the second prince said is very true," Wei Hechao said: "Now it seems that it is really 'righteous' when the minister of the Ministry of Rites personally accompanied him."

As soon as these words came out, some laughter came from the hall.

How could Xie Wenyuan fail to understand the meaning behind the old man's words?

Now he is the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment and temporarily the Minister of the Ministry of Rites. Among them, the most dishonest name is the dishonest one. Wei Hechao had his southwestern arm broken, and his qi stagnated in his chest.

For some reason, upon hearing this, Xie Wenyuan suddenly thought of that Zhong Qiyun who was suffocating two months ago.

His eyelashes moved slightly, Xie Wenyuan didn't feel angry, instead he looked at Wei Hechao with a smile, and sighed: "The words of Prime Minister Wei have awakened the lower officials. Shendu and I handed over the Daqing border, and Shendu made good friends. Both the country and the people are good and important things, although I am only acting as Minister of the Ministry of Rites for the time being, since His Majesty entrusted him with an important task, now I should take care of this matter before someone takes over, so as to live up to His Majesty's great trust!"

Speaking of this, Xie Wenyuan bowed to Emperor Feng Zheng who was on the throne: "Minister, Xie Wenyuan, please accompany the Second Highness to Shendu Kingdom, and offer advice and suggestions for the friendship between the two countries!"

Since a high hat was going to be thrown to him, Xie Wenyuan readily took it.

After Xie Wenyuan finished speaking, Wei Hechao on the other side took a breath, his face turned ugly.

Thinking of this, Xie Wenyuan, who had changed into normal clothes, shook his head and laughed.

Seeing this, Yan Zhi also said joyfully: "What good thing happened to your lord in Chaoshang? Today I look a little happier than before."

"Nothing." Xie Wenyuan waved his hand, and asked again: "Did someone come from the Hu family the day before yesterday?"

"Yes." Yan Zhi nodded and said: "Miss Biao heard that your lord is too worried, so she sent someone to send you the best dragon well and Polygonum multiflorum."

"The little girl has been sensible all these years."

Yan Zhi originally wanted to say that it was because he liked you that he was so caring, but he was always in awe of Xie Wenyuan, and he didn't dare to speak nonsense when he said some things, so he just said: "I heard that Miss Biao has grown up and down all these years. Slim and elegant, proficient in playing piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, skilled and gentle, she looks like a madam, it is said that people are happy to see her! Many people are thinking of marrying her."

"It's been a while since I've seen her." Xie Wenyuan thought for a while, "Isn't she [-]th in December today? It's the age of relatives."

"Yes, I don't know if Miss Biao has someone she likes," Yan said.

I have met Hu Ningyun before, and he really likes this well-behaved cousin, who is a good match for his master.After saying this, he quietly looked at Xie Wenyuan's expression, and saw that he was not angry as usual, so he was relieved and continued: "If there is, I just hope Miss Biao can get what she wants."

Xie Wenyuan glanced at Yanzhi who was sighing aside, smiled, and didn't reply.

Yan Zhi was about to open his mouth to add a few more words of praise, but the servants from the mansion over there rushed over and said, "My lord, Master Linghu is back, and he is now in the front hall."

Xie Wenyuan happened to be looking for him for something, so he said, "Tell him I'll be there right away."

When he got to the front hall, he saw Linghu Qing in a dusty suit, it seemed that he just got off his horse and ran here.

"With your current appearance, you really don't look like the handsome and fearless young man that the women in Beijing said."

"Hey, how can I care about those." Linghu said with a smile.

"Oh?" Xie Wenyuan invited Linghu Qing to sit down, "Listen to you, do you have something to tell me?"

"Naturally." Linghu Qing glanced at Xie Wenyuan's extension.

Xie Wenyuan understood, raised his hand, and asked Yanzhi to step back first.

After people closed the door and left, Xie Wenyuan opened his mouth and said, "Did you gain anything from entering Hangzhou this time?"

Linghuqing knew that Xie Wenyuan was asking about something he had entrusted to him before he left Jingzhao.

"I heard something," Linghu Qing said with a sudden smile, "But before that, I want to tell you something, and I want to ask you something."

Xie Wenyuan picked up the tea on the table and took a sip slowly: "What?"

"Do you know who I saw in Hangzhou City?"

Xie Wenyuan didn't speak, waiting for Linghu to answer himself.

"Chen Chong."

Xie Wenyuan's eyes flickered slightly: "Oh? Which Chen Chong?"

Linghuqing looked at Xie Wenyuan carefully, "Don't say you don't remember."

"Are you talking about that poor dumb person in Jinchuan County?" Xie Wenyuan shook his head and smiled, "Don't tell me that the biggest reward you got when you went to Hangzhou was to see a ghost."

"I saw a ghost." Linghu Qing nodded and said, "You know I'm very good at recognizing people's faces, this person must be Chen Chong, but I don't understand why people who are dead can still appear alive In front of me? And I changed my name and surname, and became another person named Zhong Qiyun."

The words Zhong Qiyun rang in his ears, and Xie Wenyuan suddenly smiled: "Chen Chong is indeed dead."

Linghu Qing didn't respond, and continued on her own: "I used to think that you ordered someone to pretend to be Chen Chong who was interrogated that day, but I don't know what tricks you used to deceive the prime minister, to deceive the prime minister.

The emperor didn't leave any clues, but later I heard from the prince that maybe the heavens were helping you, so that fool suddenly opened his mouth and complained. "

"But if you say you don't know anything, even if the emperor believes and the Cheng believes, I won't believe it no matter what."

Xie Wenyuan smiled: "Really?"

"You should have known that he could talk a long time ago, so I thought that the person who died in the prison of the Criminal Ministry was indeed the real Chen Chong."

"But you saw another one in Hangzhou? Do you think I let him go?"

"No, I'd rather believe that I was wrong than that you would let such a person go."

"Fearless, you understand me very well."

"is it?"

"But you are wrong about one thing. I didn't kill Chen Chong. He died at the hands of Prime Minister Wei."

This is a pun, and Linghu knows that no matter what the truth is, Xie Wenyuan will not mention that matter again, and it is impossible to tell him the truth.

Although the two of them had a good relationship, there were some things they couldn't and couldn't say at times.

"That's the end of my question. Before I went to Hangzhou, I also found out a little bit about the matter you gave me. That one did buy a cargo ship in Hangzhou and other places, and the ship is still a large ship that can accommodate more than [-] people."

"No one noticed this kind of action?"

"Someone covered his eyes and ears for him."

"Who?"

"Speaking of this, it's really a coincidence. At first I couldn't find out who it was, and I didn't have any clues. But one day I met a man named Zhong Qiyun on the street. He and his friends were talking about Hangzhou on the street. Zhiyi Pavilion, the largest brothel in the city, is said to be Yiyi Pavilion. The Yi girl is as beautiful as a fairy, and I plan to make an appointment to take a look."

Zhiyi Pavilion?Xie Wenyuan thought, the biggest brothel in Hangzhou?

"At that time, I was thinking of confronting him to see if he was Chen Chong, but I didn't realize that he didn't know me at all. At that time, I felt bored, so I went to Zhiyi Pavilion, and I met Chu Changyi, who was as famous as the most beautiful woman in the world. The meaning of the girl."

"You do have that in mind."

"If I hadn't thought about it, I wouldn't have discovered the person behind the scenes."

"People from Zhiyi Pavilion?"

Linghu Qing nodded: "When I saw Miss Na Zhiyi, I understood everything, she looks too similar..."

Xie Wenyuan laughed: "It seems that I should also meet in the future."

Linghu Qing laughed loudly: "I will guide you at that time."

"However, when I saw that person named Zhong Qiyun, he was really not afraid of death." Linghuqing said again.

"How to say?"

"That day I heard that he was going to buy a ship and go by sea."

"Shipping?" Xie Wenyuan raised his eyebrows, it is indeed a way to make money, but it really seems to be boring.

If it were in previous years, it would be fine to go out to sea at this time, but this year is different from the past. There is little rain in the East China Sea in summer. According to the pattern of previous years, the southeast wind is gradually getting stronger during this period. I am afraid that the Dragon King of the East China Sea is preparing for a heavy rain in this autumn and winter. Bar.

Going to sea at this time is really life-or-death.

This fool is really looking for death everywhere.