However, Cui Geng's good fortune doesn't stop there.

Wu Zetian said with a warm face: "Cui Aiqing, you come forward and tell me how you found the wall dragon in the first place, and what did you tell him?" Don't be in a hurry, speak slowly, don't miss anything. ”

"Yes."

Up to now, Cui Geng can only make up casually, saying that in order to complete the errand assigned by Wu Zetian, he went to the street to look for clues aimlessly.

I really found it after looking for it, there is an old man, who is extraordinary, but the game is dusty, and it is really suspicious. So, I took the initiative to go and set it up. But the old man kept ignoring him, until he followed him to a small hotel and took the initiative to pay for him to relieve him, which was a qualitative breakthrough.

As for what happened after that, Cui Geng told the truth, and even the speculation about Wan Guojun's death was revealed. Anyway, the evidence in the case of Bilong killing Su Honghui is conclusive, and there are more lice, and there are no worries if there are more debts.

After listening to this, Wu Zetian groaned: "Well, it hasn't changed, it hasn't changed at all, the wall dragon really still looks like a jealous and hateful look." However, with his power, how could he fall to the point where he has no money to drink? ”

Cui Geng shook his head and said, "Weichen doesn't know. ”

Lou Shide said: "Regarding this, Weichen has a conjecture. Could it be that the wall dragon looks at Cui's work pleasing to the eye and wants to test it? In ancient times, Huangshi Gong took off his boots and tried Zhang Zifang three times, and now there is Bilonggu wine to try Cui Erlang! ”

Lai Junchen chuckled lightly and said, "Test? What is the use of the test? Is the wall dragon preparing to teach Cui to write and fly the wall, or kill the official and rebel? Can you learn Cui's writings? ”

"Don't be unreasonable to Lou Xiang!"

Wu Zetian first warned Lai Junchen, and then set his eyes on Cui Geng.

She secretly thought that the wall dragon didn't take Bi'er with her, but handed it over to Chu Yunniang to take care of, it should be that she was not cultivated as an heir. The question is, the power of the rivers and lakes under the wall dragon is not small, could it be ...... You want Cui Geng to be his mantle heir, right? Well, Cui Geng and the female thief Cui Xiufang are not clear, it should be very possible!

Thinking of this, Wu Zetian's smile became even kinder, and he said, "Cui Aiqing, what do you think about the case of the wall dragon?" ”

Cui Geng remembered a small allusion in later generations, and said incomparably chicken thief: "Weichen can be summed up in eight words: his crime should be punished, and his feelings are pitiful,"

"Good, good one, his crime should be punished, and his feelings are pitiful!" Wu Zetian nodded with satisfaction and said, "Wan'er, the intended purpose!" ”

"Yes!"

"The case involved in the wall dragon Chai Yunrui is investigated and handled by Cui Aiqing and Zhang Aiqing, and no one is allowed to interfere or conflict with the wall dragon. If this order is violated, the three tribes will be destroyed. ”

"Weichen thinks it's inappropriate!"

Bilong once said that Duan Jian deserves to die, Wan Guojun deserves to die, and Lai Junchen deserves to die.

It's a matter of his own life, and Lai Junchen can't care about Wu Zetian's majesty, and said: "Weichen doesn't have to investigate Bilong's case, but he killed Wan Guojun first, and then killed Su Honghui, what if he assassinates Weichen?" I can't sit still, can I? ”

Wu Zetian thought for a moment and said, "Well, that's a problem. In this case, I will assign another fifty guards to protect Aiqing. ”

Dizzy, that's not what I want! There are only a thousand days to be a thief, how can there be a thousand days to prevent thieves? Just defending, then I can't die at the hands of the wall dragon sooner or later?

Lai Junchen knew that Wu Zetian was confused, and looked at Her Majesty the Empress with great resentment.

Wu Zetian also felt that something was wrong, and added: "In this way, I will seal Qin Yu'er with a seven-rank edict again, which should be able to make the wall dragon feel a little relieved." ”

According to the laws of the imperial court, only officials above the fifth rank are eligible to be crowned wives and sons. Only officials of the third rank or above can have six wives and seven ranks.

In other words, from today onwards, although Qin Yu'er is still a concubine, her social status is higher than that of the wife of the six-rank official!

Although I don't know if this compensation will work for the wall dragon, first of all, it is a great benefit to Cui Geng - Lao Tzu's concubines are all rank seventh, how awesome it is to say it.

Lai Junchen is really tired of it now, okay, I have been fighting for a long time, and the co-authorship has fulfilled Cui Erlang. No, you can't let him be so proud!

Lai Junchen rolled his eyes and said, "It's still a little inappropriate, the sage Yun is not in his position and does not seek his own politics." Cui's work is the head of the Writings Bureau, but he is investigating the case of the wall dragon, what is going on? ”

"Well, that makes sense." Wu Zetian's heart moved, looked at Zhang Ling, and said, "Zhang Aiqing, what do you think of Cui's writings?" ”

Zhang Yan said: "Thoughtful and well-trained, it can be a long time coming." ”

"Okay, then I will let Cui Aiqing take on a job - the deputy head of the prince's left prison gate, and then he will have the right to investigate the case. In addition, Wan'er, the holy decree that Zhang Aiqing will be the head of the prince's left prison has also been issued. ”

"I ......"

Lai Junchen didn't spurt out a mouthful of old blood, today is really unfavorable, why did he make a wedding dress for Cui Geng in the blink of an eye.

Cui Geng is actually not very happy, the prince is the deputy head of the left prison gate? What is this?

The current crown prince is Li Dan, although he will be the emperor in the future, but now he is an unlucky guy among the unlucky guys, according to history, he can't even keep the position of puppet prince after a year, I'll get up now, so is there a good one?

Shangguan Wan'er smiled for a while, and said: "Cui Shu, although the position of the deputy head of the prince's left prison is also a positive fifth grade, it is very important, don't you hurry up and thank you?" ”

Well? Could it be that I thought about the left before, what kind of prince is the deputy rate of the left prison gate is actually not so cheating?

Cui Geng kowtowed and said, "Wechen thank Lord Longen." ”

……

……

Originally, it was to discuss the assassination case of Su Honghui, but it turned out that Cui Geng got the biggest prize, and the most important thing was that this was still under the strong opposition of Lai Junchen!

Well, it seems that this son's holy family is definitely not under the Junchen, and the ministers suddenly looked at Cui Geng differently.

Out of Tongtian Palace, before Cui Geng went to Zhang Ling to discuss the matter of the prince's left prison rate, Wu Sansi had already come over and said: "Xiao Wang has recently got some new Lingnan Dao delicacies, I don't dare to enjoy them exclusively, I heard that Cui Shu is from Lingnan Qingyuan, why don't you come to the cold house tomorrow for a few drinks?" ”

Wu Sansi's face must be given, Cui Geng bowed slightly, and said, "Thank you for your love, the next official will definitely arrive!" ”

"Okay, Xiao Wang is waiting for Cui's writings."

So polite?

Although Cui Geng has not had any dealings with Wu Sansi, he still knows a lot about this Liang King Chitose through the records of later generations. This man "looks respectful, has a cruel heart, shows fairness on the outside, and conspires on the inside." To put it simply, it is a sanctimonious appearance on the surface, with a belly of male thieves and prostitutes.

But, then again, even if he wants to act like Corporal Lixian again, today's posture is a bit too much, right?

Cui Geng instinctively realized that Wu Sansi had other plans, and he was worried for a while, and he didn't care about asking Zhang Ling about the prince's left prison rate.

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The next day was the day of rest, and Cui Gengcai bought eight-color gifts and went to the Liang Wangfu for a banquet.

Wu Sansi was more polite this time, the middle door was half opened, and with five sons and three daughters, as well as dozens of people in the mansion, Cui Geng was welcomed into the mansion.

Back house, flower hall.

Wu Sansi raised his glass and said, "This first glass of wine is the joy of the promotion of He Cui's writings." Come, everyone, drink this cup to the fullest. ”

"Wait!" Cui Geng was slightly stunned and said, "King Liang Chitose, you made it clear, how can the lower officials have the joy of promotion?" Didn't Shangguan Sheren say that this prince and prince left the prison gate and the deputy rate of the government are also the five products? ”

Wu Sansi said quite affectionately: "Erlang, don't you know, according to my Great Zhou law, the prince should have eight guard rates - the prince's left and right guard rate, the prince's left and right Si Yu rate, the prince's left and right clearing rate, and the prince's left and right prison rate." Among them, the prince's left and right guard rate, the prince's left and right Siyu rate, and the prince's left and right Qingdao rate each led three military mansions. The prince's left and right prison gates led the government and did not control the government soldiers, and they were the prince's direct personal soldiers, which were directly controlled by him. ”

"That's ......"

Cui Geng was dumbfounded when he heard Wu Sansi's words. Nima pit father, isn't this equivalent to the prince's personal leader? Originally, Li Dan was an angry bag, and he followed him to mix, so can there still be one?

As if seeing Cui Geng's thoughts, Wu Sansi comforted: "Erlang, you don't have to worry, now that my Wu clan is in power, how can I allow the Li clan to have heavy troops?" Therefore, in fact, now the crown prince has been transferred to help His Majesty do some secret errands. You became the deputy head of the Left Prison Gate, although this official position has not been promoted, but the power is much stronger than that of any writer. ”

Cui Geng hesitated: "No, if this yamen is so prominent, why has the lower official been in Luoyang for so long and has never heard of it?" ”

"It's a long story......

Then, Wu Sansi told the story of the left and right prison gates.

Wu Zetian's subordinates have always had two secret spy agencies contain each other, one is Lai Junchen's Li Jingmen, and the other is Zhang Ling's internal guard.

Lijingmen is notorious, but the internal guards keep a low profile, and people don't know much about it.

Originally, these two secret spy agencies were not considered to be the official establishment of the imperial court, but what was good was that Lai Junchen somehow said that he had set up a magistrate's court by using force.

Zhang Ling is envious and hateful, and he also wants to ask for the seal of the internal guard.

As a result, Wu Zetian was ready to hand over the prince's left prison rate to them. It doesn't matter what the name is, in order to let the people in the internal guard have a serious official seat.

Cui Geng was named the deputy head of the prince's left prison gate today, and Zhang Ling was appointed as the prince's right prison gate head of the government, even if the internal guard officially changed its skin.

Cui Gengcai put his mind at ease, raised a glass of wine, and said: "I see, thank you Liang Wang Chitose for solving Cui's doubts, and the next official will give you a glass!" ”

"Okay, Erlang's toast, Xiao Wang must drink it, haha!"

Immediately, the two sides had a good drink.

Wu Sansi's invitation to Cui Geng was not entirely a pretense, and this banquet really had a lot of Lingnan Dao delicacies.

For example, there is a dish called "elephant trunk grill". Its specific method is to take the elephant's trunk to make barbecue, which is fat, crispy, and delicious, and is a famous dish in Chaozhou, Lingnan Province.

There is also a dish called "jellyfish silk", which is also a famous dish of Lingnan Province.

After the people were full of food and drink, and the remnants of the table were removed, Wu Sansi smiled slightly and said, "Erlang, Xiao Wang will introduce you to another dessert." This is a newly popular delicacy in Lingnan Province, and you must not have eaten it. ”

"Oh? What cuisine? Cui Geng asked with interest.

The name of this thing is called "Construct Rafter", the shape is like a melon skin, the fragrance is fragrant, and the smell alone can make people appetizing. Unfortunately, the taste of the rafters is very sour, and it is difficult to eat. Until recently, someone invented a way to eat it, which was to carve it into the shape of a flower or bird, then soak it in honey and finally apply rouge. In this way, it is full of color, flavor and flavor, and it is a rare delicacy. ”

"Really? Xiaguan was really moved by what you said. ”

"Erlang, don't worry, the food will come soon. In addition, Xiao Wang told you that I specially arranged a beauty from Lingnan Road to deliver this dish. If Erlang takes a fancy to her, he will take her home tonight, haha! ”

Knock knock~~

As the two of them talked, footsteps sounded, and a thin figure walked in with a tray and said, "The rafters are here." ”

Yes?

Cui Geng was surprised and said, "Lord Wang...... Is this what you call a beauty? Why doesn't Xia Guan know that you still have this hobby? ”

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