Originally, according to Xu Jin's plan, if he left Yugan County by boat on March 15 and went down the Yangtze River to Nanjing, one month would be enough time to rush back to the capital, but when the Westerners came to negotiate temporarily, the itinerary was disrupted, and now it is impossible to rush back to Beijing on April 15, that is, before the end of the holiday. Of course, negotiating with Westerners also belongs to the category of official business, and Boss Zhu should not be careful.

And said that Xu Jin and his entourage left Hangzhou by boat on the first day of the fourth lunar month, and returned to Beijing along the canal north, who knew that the boat was not long in coming, Fei Ruyi and Fei Jixiang, who had not been seasick before, were seasick together, and they vomited so darkly, in just two days, the two beauties who were like flowers and jade were haggard, which made people feel sorry.

Xu Jin had to order someone to dock the boat in Suzhou, and invited the best doctor in the city to treat the two women, and the result was ...... The two daughters were pregnant at the same time. At this moment, the haze of the past few days disappeared in an instant, and all the servants and servants of the family were smiling happily and congratulating Xu Jin and the two ladies one after another.

It's not the first time to be a father, Master Xu is still excited, he has worked hard for several months and finally won the lottery, and it is still a double ring, hehe, God rewards diligence, the ancients did not deceive me!

Go on vacation to Tema! Go to work in Tema!!

What's more important than a wife and son?

Xu Jin sent a letter to Zhu Houxi's boy to explain the situation, and then settled down in Suzhou, a beautiful and prosperous town in the south of the Yangtze River.

As a result, Xu Jin and his wives and children lived for more than a month, until the fetus of Ruyi and Jixiang was completely stable, and then they set off again and returned to Beijing along the canal north unhurriedly.

When Xu Jin and his entourage returned to Tongzhou Wharf, it was already the height of summer in June, and Dabao, the big housekeeper of Xufu who had received the notice in advance, personally led the carriage to wait at Tongzhou Wharf early. Because it was still early, Xu Jin and his entourage did not stay in Tongzhou, and after boarding the carriage, they drove directly into Beijing, and entered the outer city from Guangqu Gate at about 4 o'clock in the afternoon.

However, just as the carriage of Xu Jin and others passed through Chongbeifang Street near Chongwenmen, it suddenly stopped, and only the voices of discussion, scolding, and crying on the street were heard one after another. Xu Jin, who was recuperating in the carriage with his eyes closed, opened his eyes and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

The groom of the Xu Mansion, who was in charge of driving the car, replied respectfully: "Back to the master, it seems that the Jinyi guard has closed the road by raiding the house, and he can't get through it for the time being!" ”

Xu Jin frowned, casually raised the curtain of the car, and sure enough, he saw a team of brocade guards holding embroidered spring knives in front of him blocking the road, and the streets were full of people watching the excitement.

Xu Jin's heart moved, since it was Jinyiwei who went out to raid the house, it must have been an order personally given by Emperor Jiajing, I don't know which criminal official touched Zhu Houxi's kid's moldy head?

Xu Jin got out of the carriage, stood in the position where the groom was sitting and drove the car, and looked into the distance condescendingly, only to see that the Jinyi guards blocked both sides of the street and surrounded a mansion facing the street.

"Dabao, come forward and ask who is copying." Xu Jin instructed, Dabao agreed, and was about to step forward to inquire, but heard Xu Jin say in a deep voice: "No need!" ”

Just as Dabao was puzzled, he saw a prisoner who had been stripped of his official robe and crown staggering out of the house. This official is about sixty years old, his expression is gray and decadent, Dabao naturally does not know, but Xu Jin does, this person is actually Peng Ze, the secretary of the Ministry of War.

Xu Jin's face became extremely solemn at this time, he thought that he was just an ordinary Beijing official, but he didn't expect it to be a six-department boss, what happened to him in the half a year since he left Beijing? Zhu Houxi's kid actually wants to copy the home of a six-book book?

At this time, I saw a lively Jinyi guard captain strode out of Peng's mansion, it was none other than Lu Bing, looking at this kid's commanding appearance, he should be the leader of the Jinyi Guard who led the team to raid the house this time, and looking at the waist card hanging on his waist, nine times out of ten he has been reinstated.

Although there were many onlookers on the street at this time, Xu Jin was standing condescending on the carriage at the moment, coupled with his outstanding appearance and temperament, Lu Bing's kid found Xu Jin with a sweep of his eyes after coming out of Peng's mansion, and his face couldn't help but change slightly, and he hesitated and walked towards Xu Jin.

Lu Bing separated the crowd and walked in front of Xu Jin, and at this time he had already put on a smiling face, and bowed respectfully: "Lu Bing saw the Marquis of Jinghai, when did the Marquis return to Beijing?" If the emperor learns that the Hou Ye has returned to Beijing, he must be overjoyed. ”

Due to the last "Zuo Shunmen Incident", Lu Bing and Xu Jin have publicly torn their faces, but at this moment, their faces are full of enthusiastic smiles, as if they have forgotten the past and have not taken it to heart at all.

However, Xu Jin knew that this kid was very vindictive, because of the previous incident of Ono Lily, he had already begun to secretly calculate himself, and the "Zuo Shunmen Incident" at the beginning of the year made him lose the position of Jinyi Wei Qianhu, so behind this kid's friendly smile, I can't say how much I hate myself!

Of course, no matter how deep Lu Bing's city government is, no matter how much he can pretend, he is just an eighteen or nineteen-year-old young man, how can he escape Xu Jin's eyes? I saw Xu Jin jump out of the carriage and said with a smile: "Bing Shao is polite, this official has just entered the city, and he hasn't arrived home yet, hey, Bing Shao is this official reinstated?" Congratulations! ”

Lu Bing's eyes flashed with a hint of obscurity, and he said modestly: "Thanks to the emperor's love, in February, I was ordered to accompany the Marquis of Wuding and others back to Anluzhou to welcome the spirit of the emperor. Hehe, the previous Zuo Shunmen incident was all blamed on the young and vigorous next year, which offended Hou Ji, and I hope that Hou Ye will not worry about Lu Bing. ”

"It's such a big deal, I have long forgotten it!" Xu Jin smiled and patted Lu Bing's shoulder, since this kid is willing to act, then accompany him to act.

Lu Bing smiled "with relief" when he heard this: "Master Hou really has a large number of adults, so I can rest assured." ”

Xu Jin pointed at Peng Mansion and said, "Bingshao, what the hell is going on?" Why did you copy the home of the military department? ”

Lu Bing's expression instantly became wonderful, and he smiled: "Don't hide it from you, there is a big incident in the west, at the beginning of last year, didn't Chen Jiuchou, the governor of Gansu, send good news, saying that he had defeated the Turpan army that invaded Gansu Erzhou, and also said that the leader of Turpan, Man Suer, had died in the battle, but it turned out that Man Suer was not dead at all, and he was still alive and well, and he led troops to invade Gansu Erzhou a few months ago. ”

Xu Jin frowned and said, "So Chen Jiuchou actually lied about the military situation and bullied the king? ”

Lu Bing said with a cruel smile: "It's not, the surname Chen is really bold, he actually lied to deceive the military intelligence and deceived the merit, I really thought that the emperor of Tiangao could do whatever he wanted, hehe." Now the emperor Long Yan is furious, and has ordered to copy Chen Jiuchou's family left in Beijing, and Peng Ze, the secretary of the Ministry of War, was also dismissed from his post and copied the family, who let Chen Jiuchou be recommended by him at the beginning, and as the secretary of the Ministry of War, Peng Ze has unshirkable responsibility for negligence. ”

"Then what does the emperor plan to do with Chen Jiuchou?" Xu Jin hurriedly asked.

Lu Binghe said with a smile: "Naturally, he was summoned back to Beijing to ask for the guilt, and the Jinyi Tiqi who went to Gansu to arrest Chen Jiuchou had already set off a few days ago. ”

Xu Jin's sword eyebrows couldn't help but twist up, now that the Turpan army is invading Gansu Erzhou, if he sends someone to arrest Chen Jiuchou back at this time, it will not be a mess, and maybe it will cause a big disaster.

"Now that the foreign enemy is coming, since the emperor wants to summon Chen Jiuchou back to Beijing to ask for the crime, who will replace him in patrolling Gansu?" Xu Jin asked in a deep voice.

Lu Bing's eyes flashed and said: "Zhang Xuan recommended Wang Qiong, the former secretary of the military department, and there were originally many officials who opposed it, but the emperor decided to use Wang Qiong, and he has sent a messenger to Yulin to summon him back to Beijing. ”

"Wang Qiong?" Xu Jin frowned imperceptibly.

Wang Qiong is indeed an experienced talent, and his past record is also remarkable, but as mentioned before, Wang Qiong is sleek and sophisticated, and does things informally, but he is very similar to people like Zhang Xuan, in order to get the opportunity to climb up, Wang Qiong once compromised with Liu Jin, the eunuch of power, and also flattered Qian Ning and Jiang Bin, the two ministers, so this person is not treated well by other upright officials, and Wang Qiong was overthrown by Yang Tinghe a few years ago, and demoted him to Yulin to fill the army.

Therefore, Zhang Xuan's recommendation of Wang Qiong, who has an enmity with the Yang Party, is obviously ill-intentioned, although Yang Tinghe has resigned, but such as Peng Ze, Chen Jiuchou, Hanlin Bachelor Shi Jie, and Yang Dan, the official department, are all former Yang Dang, and the strength does not need to be underestimated, Zhang Xuan is pulling allies to exclude dissidents!

Lu Bing glanced at Xu Jin, who was deep in thought, and arched his hand quietly: "Master Hou, Lu Bing still has official business, so he will retire first!" ”

Xu Jin waved his hand and said lightly: "Bing Shao, please do it, but there is a sentence that the official wants to remind Bing Shao, be a man and leave a line, and see each other in the future, Lord Chen Jiuchou's case is unknown, please treat his family well." ”

To this day, Xu Jin still remembers the scene when Chen Jiuchou only led hundreds of horsemen to Gansu, and his intuition told him that this sad-looking Lord Chen Jiuchou did not seem to be a person who would lie about his military exploits and bully the king, and there might be another hidden secret, and wouldn't it be too stupid to lie about the death of the enemy leader? After all, if this person hadn't died, it would have been easily exposed!

A hint of imperceptible ridicule flashed in Lu Bing's eyes, but he said respectfully: "Lu Bing understands, thank you for reminding you!" ”