The snow in winter has completely melted, and the spring rain is dashing and silent.

In mid-March, as the Jurchens finally withdrew north from Taiyuan, the country that had experienced a lot of pain also woke up from this sudden blow. In Bianliang City, the changes in the upper echelons of the political situation are bit by bit, just like the ice water thawed in this spring, gradually converging from a trickle into a mighty river.

All kinds of rewards for meritorious officials and troops in this war have been determined and implemented. Inside and outside the capital, the preferential treatment and bereavement benefits for many deceased have also been announced and implemented one by one. The officialdom of the capital is turbulent and solemn, and some corrupt officials have been investigated and dealt with at this time, at least for the ordinary people in the capital at this time, and even for the scholars and students, because of the pain brought by the Jurchen south, the court of the Wu Dynasty is being reorganized and cheered up, one by one, which is gratifying and moving.

The purge of the political situation, coupled with the fact that the capital was besieged all winter, at this time a large number of traders and tourists from the south to the north poured in, and for a time, the atmosphere in the entire capital was full of vitality. The literati still held poetry meetings, and most of the themes became the spirit of courage and hard work after shame, interspersed with accusations against the cruelty of the Jurchens, like animals, pigs and dogs. There are also some great literati who write articles in a high-spirited and commanding manner, detailing the difference between humans and animals, arguing that the Jurchen Tartars have a barbaric temperament, go against the principles of heaven and humanity, and will not die a good death sooner or later.

This is the situation in the capital in the eyes of ordinary people, and in the upper officialdom, discerning people know that a huge storm has been brewing for a long time and is about to break out. This is a big battle related to whether the courtiers who have made great contributions in the defense of the city can reach the sky in one step. On the one hand, it is Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Wang Hao, these old forces, and on the other hand, it is Li and Qin, who finally found the best opportunity after being reused by the emperor for several years. Once this hurdle is passed, the power of the two prime ministers will be truly stabilized and they will become giants that are enough to resist Cai Jing and Tong Guan head-on.

As the storm brewed, a large number of officials were operating in private. or seek self-preservation, or choose to take sides, even the officials in the court have been more or less affected, and they know the severity of the matter.

Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng are two of them.

As a friend of the teacher, the www.biquge.info of the two of them is not too high, with some relationships at home or their own business to move around, now the two of them are in the household department, one in the ministry, as a small official. Recently, I have been surrounded by a large number of political insiders from time to time, including Ning Yi.

In the capital, if you want to say that the connection point between the political situation and the people, it is often the Qinglou Chu Pavilion like an alum building. Officials came to the alum building, occasionally revealed something, and then passed on to the homes of the wealthy and noble people in the upper echelons of the people through the news channels of the guò green building, and most of these news were ambiguous. There are true and false, Yu and Chen will occasionally come over. Let's talk about these things.

“…… Two days in the morning outside the city Wurui Battalion, Wu Zhuangyuan Luo Shengzhou went to take over, less than an hour, was seriously injured, and was driven out, and now the military department is dealing with this matter. The officials also intervened. Others don't know, but I know, the Wurui Battalion is a unit under General Qin Shaoqian Qin, and Liheng is also in the middle of it...... Honestly, it's like this. Liheng's side is not smart. ”

In the small courtyard where Master Alum Lou was, Chen Sifeng lowered his voice and was talking about it. The master frowned and poured tea for him: "Is there something wrong now?" ”

"Luo Shengzhou is Tan Zhen's person, if something like this happens, how can Lord Tan's face be hanging. And at this time, the rumors inside and outside the capital are tight, especially the military department, which is now the top priority, if something like this happens, it must be strictly investigated, Wurui Battalion has made great achievements in defending the city, and it is unruly, maybe the king of Tongjun will be alarmed. ”

Yu Hezhong said: "Liheng has no official body after all, in the past, he acted with a deliberate and chivalrous style, but at this time, it is inevitable to ignore it, alas, it is not easy to say......"

The two of them don't have much contact with Ning Yi, although they are old childhood friends because of their teacher, but in fact, they can't reach the level of characters that Ning Yi has come into contact with in Beijing. Or it's the reputation of the first talent, or the dealings with the right minister, or the huge business system like Zhuji. The teacher is obsessed with the two of them, but Ning Yi is not, if it is not necessary, he doesn't even look for the teacher, let alone Yu and Chen. Therefore, when it comes to Ning Yi's troubles at this time, the two of them may have a wait-and-see attitude in their hearts, of course, there is no malice.

The teacher asked, "What is going on in the barracks?" ”

Chen Sifeng shook his head: "I don't know very well how Luo Shengzhou was injured. However, you don't have to worry too much, although Liheng has a relationship with the Wurui Battalion, he is not the real commander, where would he be asked to take on such a big stake. ”

After all, he didn't know very well about the matter of Wurui Camp, and what he said might be related to Ning Yi, until he thought about it carefully, at this critical moment, how could Ning Yi stir up such a big matter. Then a few people also changed the topic and talked about some other gossip, such as the recent activities of Tang Ke and other lords and factions, the fact that the Dao of Seed Masters seemed to be snubbed, the gathering of the bigwigs under Cai Jing, and so on.

The master is well-informed, but it is impossible to know everything, and after hearing about Wu Ruiying's affairs at this time, she is somewhat worried, and it is impossible for her to go to Ning Yi to ask because of this. A few days later, I learned from several generals that the matter of the Wurui Battalion had been resolved, and Tong Guan's confidant Li Zhiwen personally took over the Wurui Battalion.

That Luo Shengzhou was seriously injured, and I also heard about it during this period.

“…… Na Luo Shengzhou was born as a martial champion, conceited martial arts, and when he went to the Wurui camp, he wanted to suppress people by force, but he ended up with others in the army...... The first formation of the two of them were bare-handed, Luo Shengzhou knocked the other party to the ground, but the second formation was a weapon, the soldiers of the Wurui battalion came out of the sea of blood in the corpse mountain, where is it easy to provoke. said that it was a knife on both sides, and both were seriously injured......"

The general who came over talked about the matter of Wurui Battalion, although it was simple, it was also thrilling, and then he added unexpectedly: "As for the Ning Yi in your mouth." It's the one from Zhu Kee, but I've heard some things about it. ”

"Huh?" Shi Shi's eyes widened.

Being able to show Xiàn in front of the teacher, the general was also quite proud: "After saying that Luo Shengzhou entered the Wurui camp, although he was a little ignorant and ended up disgraced, he was a trusted confidant of Lord Tan after all. The one who fought with him was just a small soldier. After the surname Luo was seriously injured, Wu Ruiying couldn't take it, and where could he swallow that breath. The first department of the military department wants to deal with the little soldier strictly by military law, and I heard that Luo Shengzhou also let out a word that he will definitely want the life of the little soldier. A few days ago, it was Ning Liheng of the bamboo record who came forward to run, found a lot of relationships, and begged his grandfather to sue his grandmother. I also asked a few adults to come forward, and finally saved the little soldier......"

"Privately, I also heard that Na Luo Shengzhou used some means, but until now, it has not worked out after all." The general said, "Speaking of which, this Mr. Ning came forward to run like this for the sake of a small soldier. In the end, the matter was done, and there was the style of ancient chivalry. I also admire it. At this time, King Tong Jun has stepped forward to take over, and there must be no more trouble. ”

The other party's words were like this, but after figuring out the ins and outs, the master felt a little inappropriate in his heart. At this time, in the change of shape in Beijing, the left minister Li Gang took the position, and Cai Jing and Tong Guan wanted to stop it. It's the most talked about thing. For the lower-class people, they like to see traitorous ministers eat deflated and loyal ministers take the lead, and Li Gang has a righteous and upright personality in the past few years. The folk reputation is quite good, Cai Jing and others have formed a party for personal gain, and everyone knows in their hearts that in this political struggle, although it is rumored that Cai, Tong and others want to deal with Li Xiang, but Li Gang's dignified and upright style makes the other party have nowhere to speak, although all kinds of folds are flying in the court, but there is almost nothing about Li Gang's impeachment, and others feel a little happy when they talk about it.

Li Gang was followed by the Dao of the Seed Master, and beyond the Dao of the Seed Master, Qin Siyuan's figure appeared in the eyes of many people. The reputation of the Qin family is half discredited, and there are both prosperous and declining songs, but in general, Wu Ruiying defeated Guo Yaoshi in Xia Village, and Qin Shao and Taiyuan were martyred, which makes the Qin family still quite optimistic at present. Can...... Since he is so optimistic, why does Liheng want to give a small soldier a head, why does it become so troublesome?

She has been in the news circle of the capital for so many years, and she has already had some skills that have not moved the autumn wind. Every major event, party dispute, and intrigue in the capital, although it will not be accurately reflected in the news system of Alum Tower at the first time, but in the chaotic and complicated news, as long as you have the heart, you can always sort out some clues of one kind or another.

In the next two or three days, in the midst of all kinds of news, she felt even more uneasy. In this Jurchen southern invasion, the eldest son of the Qin family was martyred, and the second son was now robbed of military power.

That night, she met her mother Li Yun, and during the chat, she heard Li's mother say: "Ning Liheng's weaving swallow building, you might as well sell it to me." ”

Master Li was stunned: "What? ”

Ning Yi founded Zhuji, and the restaurants were opened one by one, and this Zhiyan Building was one of the restaurants in Beijing. Li Yun glanced at her: "I don't know very well, but I just overheard someone talk about it, Dao that Zhiyan Lou seems to have been given to others, since you don't know, or it's fake." Well, you haven't been looking for him lately? ”

Shishi's eyes were puzzled, and he said: "He's too busy, and I can't get old to look for him, besides, Alum Lou and Zhuji ......" She said this, remembering the decision made by Li's mother at the beginning of the year, for Zhuji's hype and collection of war deeds, Li's mother did not let Alum Lou cooperate, although she did not prevent Shishi and others from helping, but in fact, she had an attitude of staying out of the matter. Thinking of this, the teacher looked at her and said, "Mom, could it be you...... I guessed ...... a long time ago."

"Guess what?" Li Yun blinked.

"Guess...... Right phase loses ground......"

"How do I know?" Li Yun hesitated for a moment, "However, you are also guessing about this?" It's only recently that I feel that something is wrong with the rumors, and if it's true, your enemy is preparing to retreat south...... It's a pity, the old body has always felt that he is really a powerful character. ”

The teacher was silent, Li Yun looked at her for a while, and comforted: "You don't have to think too much, officialdom fighting, how can it be so simple, no one can say who the winner is until the end." That Ning Liheng knows that there are definitely more insiders than you and me, if you are really curious in your heart, go directly to him and ask, what's the difficulty. ”

Shi Shi nodded.

That night, she was thinking about it in her room, but all kinds of thoughts came flooding back. Bizarrely. What she cares about is not the loss of power on the right, and the thought hovering in her mind is always Li's mother's sentence "Your enemy is preparing to withdraw south". If it was in the past, when Li's mother said this, she would naturally have many ways to go back, but at this time. She suddenly realized that she cared about this.

He might be leaving?

Looking back, the reunion with Ning Yi, until now, the relationship between the two is actually a little strange, chewing carefully, and even a little unreal. They talk about old acquaintances, but even when they are young. I haven't had much contact, after the reunion, at first she regarded him as a man who had no skills, and then gradually discovered the strangeness in it, he wrote poems well, he was the first genius in Jiangning, and his temperament was also strange, and they got along. There is no feeling of being with Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng.

Later, when he came to the capital, he went to Shandong. Slaughtered the Liangshan bandits, cooperated with the right minister's mansion for disaster relief, and struck down the gentry of the grain, he has been hunted down by the people of the green forest, but no one can succeed, and then the Jurchens went south. He went out of the city to the battlefield, and in the end he died nine times, but he still did great things...... She hadn't fully accepted that she had such a great friend, and suddenly, he might be leaving.

This qiē is not without clues. All along, his temperament is relatively direct, the bandits of Liangshan came to his house to kill people, he went directly to exterminate Liangshan, the people of the green forest came to kill him, he killed him mercilessly, the gentry and rich merchants everywhere dumped grain and harmed people, how great the power is, he still did not have the slightest fear, to the Jurchen southern invasion, he was also facing the danger. The last time we met, when I talked about Taiyuan, there was some frustration in his tone. At this time, if the Right Prime Minister's Mansion really loses power, it is not a strange thing for him to choose to leave.

But suddenly...... He's leaving......

Recently, the situation in Beijing has changed, and it is difficult for ordinary people to see clearly, and he is obviously running around, and the two have not met since the Lantern Festival. That night, she hugged the quilt and suddenly thought: If he was leaving, would he come and tell him?

Then she felt that their relationship was not as good as she imagined.

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The quiet night passed away.

While a large number of people were watching from the outside of the chaotic whirlpool, there were some people who were struggling in difficult situations.

The next day is March 18 of the 14th year of Jinghan, and in the right prime minister's house, all kinds of trees and plants are pulling out new tender green branches and buds, and the flowers are blooming, and the spring is full of joy.

In the afternoon, a large number of soldiers and officials who announced the decree entered the prime minister's mansion, and due to the accusations and impeachments between the court and the people, Zhou Zhe had no choice but to let the three divisions try a series of cases of Qin Siyuan during his reign in order to restore his innocence.

After some twists and turns, the command of the Wurui Battalion has been taken over by Tong Guanyi.

Then on this day, Qin Siyuan was imprisoned.

When Ning Yi stepped into the Prime Minister's Mansion, there was not much sorrow in the Right Minister's Mansion. The old lady of the Qin family, who fell a few days earlier because of Qin Shaohe's death, was in charge of the affairs of the family at this time, directing the people in the family and relatives to pack up their things and be ready to leave at any time, and when Qin Shaoqian was so indignant that he wanted to make trouble, it was also this ordinary and kind old lady who held a cane and stopped him with a loud voice.

In order to prevent the events of this day, it would be unfair to say that the staff of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion did not act, and when they sensed the arrival of the crisis, everyone, including Ning Yi, had already done a lot of things in private to try to change it. But since realizing that this incident originated from the emperor on top, everyone was mentally prepared for the futility of the matter.

Including the old lady, too.

“…… He (Qin Siyuan) has a clear conscience for the country and the people all his life, and now that the emperor has asked him to go, then we will also go...... The Wu Dynasty established the country, did not kill the scholars, he had meritorious service to the country, and they had to let him live. ”

That's what the gray-haired old woman said. (To be continued......)

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