Back in Wuyang Mansion, Shi Chongren first went to greet his mother, and Zhuang Songwei reported the situation in the mansion and declared that Lord Luo's "wind evil external sense" was good.

The main body of the palace has almost been completed, Yin'an Hall is stepping up decoration, Shi Chongren came to the study courtyard slowly, the flowers in the courtyard are blooming, the bamboo is shaking, quiet and elegant, but compared with De Xing Zhai, it is not a little bit worse, thinking of the couplet of De Xing Zhai, Shi Chongren thought to himself whether he should let that Guo Caishen also "hold" for himself.

The scenery is not as good as Xingzhai, but the mood is much more relaxed, and it is comfortable to stand, sit and lie down in one-third of an acre in your own home. After stretching comfortably, Shi Chongren instructed the servant to say, "Go and call Luo Guantai's gang." ”

Luo Guantai, He Shouqi and others followed King Luo to Wuyang Mansion and were arranged by Yan Shengsen to live in a cross-courtyard. Luo Guantai secretly told everyone: "Brothers, Lord Luo has taken a fancy to us, it is our ancestors who have accumulated virtue, and followed the brothers of Lord Luo from thieves to officials, I don't need to say what kind of opportunity this is." If anyone who does not change his nature and dares to steal in the palace, he will harm the prince and ruin everyone's future, don't blame Luo for being ruthless. ”

Everyone has been mixing oil on the rivers and lakes for a period of time, so they naturally know the severity, He Shouqi also glared and shouted: "Brother Don't Lao command, if anyone dares to step on a piece of grass in the palace at this time, He will also find him desperately." ”

Luo Guantai looked at He Shouqi with some envy and said: "Third child, you have the best life, if you vote for the prince, you will definitely be better than us in the future, and remember to pull the brothers in the future." ”

He Shouqi was a little fluttering, this time he returned to Bingzhou with Luo Wangye, Shi Chongren called him to his side if he was fine, and under He Shouqi's flattery, it could be seen that Luo Wangye was very satisfied with him. Back then, there was a monk from the Western Regions who gave him a face, saying that forty-two years old is the threshold of life, and after stepping over, it will be smooth, and he is exactly forty and two this year, this threshold is considered to have been crossed?

Thinking of his family in Qingzhou, He Shouqi couldn't help but feel a little sad, his parents are both complete, his wife is young, and his eldest son is thirteen years old this year. Because of cheating on the rivers and lakes, He Shouqi easily did not dare to return home, and told his family that he went to the Western Regions to do business, and only rushed back to live for three or five days during the Chinese New Year. When you go home, you have to explore in advance, and you are worried about living at home, and the days that seem to be beautiful are actually not easy. If you are favored by King Luo, you will be a seven- or eight-grade official, and you will glorify your ancestors, and your parents, wives and children will no longer have to worry about yourself.

Everyone has their own thoughts, joy, apprehension, and anxiety are mixed, and a sumptuous dinner tastes like chewing wax. After being summoned by the prince, everyone hurriedly got up, and Luo Guantai instructed in a low voice: "Everyone pay attention to the etiquette, don't talk nonsense, what the prince asks, answer truthfully." ”

Led by Luo Guantai, the second Cao Fengning, the third He Shouqi, the fourth Mo Lei, the fifth Lin Yiping, and the sixth Yu Wencai entered the study with more than a dozen minions, filling the study to the brim. He Shouqi habitually glanced around, there were calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall, antique and couldn't tell which famous artists made it for a while, there were antiques on the museum shelves, and it felt like the price was expensive at a glance. didn't dare to look more, followed Luo Guantai to bow and salute, and said in unison: "See the prince." ”

Shi Chongren was wearing a light cyan robe, leaning on the recliner and looking at Luo Guantai and the others: "What are your plans?"

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Luo Guantai and the others' hearts sank, knowing that the time to decide their fate had come. Luo Guantai is the boss, and he spoke on behalf of everyone: "I will obey the arrangement of the prince, and I will never dare to quit when I go to the soup." ”

"If you have such a heart, the lone king will not treat you badly." Shi Chongren had already thought about it, and said to himself: "Luo Guantai, you will settle down in the palace for the time being, Luo Guantai and the six of you will hang a palace official in the palace, and the others will act as entourages to collect intelligence for Gu." Luo Guantai, you also know that the lone king will not be in the domain for a long time, and the officials in the palace are vacant, as long as you are loyal to work, the lone king will not be able to avoid your future. What to do, I will ask Yan Sima for advice tomorrow. ”

Luo Guantai and others were overjoyed and knelt down to thank them. Shi Chongren's eyes fell on He Shouqi, and said, "He Shouqi, you will follow me for a long time, and tell Gu about the interesting stories on the rivers and lakes when you have nothing to do on weekdays." Since you are in and out of the lonely king, I will give you a deacon, and I will serve in the courtyard early tomorrow morning. ”

In charge of family affairs, the official rank on the eighth grade, He Shouqi was overjoyed, and he kowtowed heavily with a "bang", and choked up: "It is difficult for He to repay the favor of the prince with broken bones." Luo Guantai and the others were red with envy, they had to run around to collect intelligence, and only then did they hang up a government official from the ninth grade, He Shouqi, this kid had good luck, and he relied on his mouth to please the prince, and he suddenly got the eight-rank official, and he followed the prince, and he would inevitably fly in the future.

Coming out of the study, Yu Wencai smiled flatteringly: "Third brother, you have been appreciated by the prince, don't forget the brothers, brothers, please have a drink." ”

He Shouqi was so excited that his face was full of red light, and he said dizzily: "My brother, you don't have to be polite." ”

Luo Guantai interjected on the side and said: "The prince has just given us an errand, don't indulge, just drink." The third child is by the prince's side, and the places that can take care of us will naturally take care of us, but we have to do a good job of the errand that the prince has explained, and we will be like the third child in the future. ”

After saying a few words, everyone calmed down a little, Luo Guantai continued: "This time with Lord Luo to return to Bingzhou, everyone has achieved good results, from thieves to become officials, the prince also said just now, in the future, we will have a chance to be promoted, this is an opportunity that many scholars can't ask for, don't wait to ignore it, go back and go to bed early, go with me to see Yan Sima early tomorrow morning, take the errand down, everyone do it properly, and the prince will naturally appreciate us." ”

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In the study, Shi Chongren was in a good mood, humming a minor tune and playing with the antique calligraphy and paintings sent by the state officials. These things were given by the officials of the state during his illness, and Zhuang Songwei collected them and placed them elegantly in the study.

"It's better to be a feud." Shi Chongren put the lotus petal celadon bottle back on the shelf, this blue and white porcelain was produced in the official kiln of Emperor Wei Ming, the amount of survival is very small, there are one or two porcelain ten taels of gold reputation, pick up the piece of paper under the bottle, it reads "and the state don't drive Gu Yida dedication".

Shi Chongren has an impression of this Gu Beijia, with a thin face, a smiling face, and an old official robe, he didn't expect to be so generous, and he will ask Luo Guantai tomorrow to find out whether this Gu Beijia is honest or greedy.

Picking it up and putting it down casually, Shi Chongren quickly looked at the utensils in the room, patted the non-existent dust on his hands, sat back at the desk, and began to think about how to show himself to the imperial brother

A trip to Huazhou.

Huazhou gives Shi Chongren a feeling of vitality, Shinong industry and commerce are showing vitality, this vitality can be seen and touched, Shi Chongren feels that this vitality is like a bamboo shoot after the spring rain with a sound to run upward. In contrast, Jingzhong is gloomy, and there is a heavy sense of stagnation in every move, how can it not be worrying when comparing the two.

Jiang Anyi's prestige in Huazhou is too prosperous, and the officials and the people all praise this economic envoy. Shi Chongren admired his father's vision very much, and promoted Jiang Anyi to the history of Huazhou, and Jiang Anyi also repaid his father with outstanding political achievements. After seeing the beautiful scenery of Xiangxueju with his own eyes, Shi Chongren was full of yearning for "lonely smoke in the desert, low wind and grass", if it weren't for his identity, Shi Chongren really wanted to travel in Huazhou for a long time.

The courtiers did too well to put pressure on the king, Jiang Anyi still left it to the imperial brother to have a headache, he got the jade mine and the two parts of the red, not to mention that the border is unstable and needs a competent person to sit in charge, and Jiang Anyi needs to stay in Huazhou for a few more years.

With the plan already decided, Shi Chongren began to write a secret letter to the imperial brother, thanking the Holy Grace is never too little, and sometimes nonsense is much more useful than the right words. Although they are brothers, the imperial brother has no peace of mind about the uncles and brothers of the domain, and the attendants and maids around him may be the meticulous work of the dragon guard and the secret guard.

The matter of going to Xiangxueju in Huazhou must not be hidden from the imperial brother, Shengming is no better than the Son of Heaven, take the initiative to confess, ask for punishment, and give some handles in the hands of the imperial brother, and the imperial brother will feel at ease. He is a useless prince who eats, drinks and has fun, so that the royal brother is not worried.

talked about what he saw and heard in Huazhou, pointed out Jiang Anyi's prestige among the officials and the people, and by the way, he envied the wealth of Huazhou, and Guo Huaili gave him the Xingzhai did not deceive. In the recital, it is written: "...... Jiang Shi has passed through Liuhua Prefecture, with outstanding political achievements, and is worthy of the title of capable minister. The younger brother heard that Jiang Shi was laying out the Gobi with the power of great victory, and he had the ambition to pacify the Western Regions......"

Writing here, Jiang Anyi's discovery of jade mines in the Gobi can't be leaked to the imperial brother, otherwise the imperial brother will even take the pot away, not to mention that he can't even mix the soup if he eats meat.

Thinking of meeting Fang Shishu in Xiangxue Juzhong, it can be seen that Jiang Anyi and Fang Shishu get along well, and Fang Shishu's integrity still lives in Xiangxue Juzhong, which shows that Fang Shishu regards Jiang Anyi as a reliable junior and trustworthy person. Since Jiang Anyi is not suitable to leave, then let the imperial brother transfer Fang Shishu away and send a thorn to Huazhou to obey the imperial court, the imperial brother has coveted the wealth of Huazhou for a long time, and he will definitely not let go of this opportunity.

So the secret recital mentioned that Fang Thorn Shi happened to live in Xiangxue Ju, and the Jing Xiao envoy had a close relationship with Thorn History, with one heart and one mind, Huazhou Dazhi was caused by the concerted efforts of the two, and the people of Huazhou knew Jiang and Fang were the same person, at the end of the year, Jiang Anyi went to the Gobi to clean up the horse thieves, and the big seal was handed over to Fang Thorn Shi for safekeeping, Jiang Anyi didn't even have a secret mansion, and he directly ran errands with Fang Thorn Shi in the state yali and so on.

The eye medicine on it was all on it, Shi Chongren sealed the secret music in the box, and sent someone to the capital tomorrow, with his understanding of the imperial brother, Fang Shishu was afraid that he would have to leave Huazhou.