A fast horse went straight to the Yiqi Sect, dismounted and tied up in front of the white jade steps, and the man who looked like an official soldier held an official knife and quickly climbed the sixty-six steps, the solemn expression on his face was more gloomy than the thick clouds that pressed the city on the horizon.

The sky was still clear in the early morning, and it was really a child's face that turned over, and in a blink of an eye, it was a black cloud pressing down on the city, and it was impossible to wait for a rainy rain accompanied by a spring thunder.

In the apse of the Dispersed Air Path, Chen Maochuan held a secret letter in his hand, his blazing eyes were eager to see through the entire paper, and his fingers pinched the mutton fat white jade waist on his waist, and a crack slowly emerged.

"Uncle Thirteen has left the General's Mansion!"

The officer and soldier arched his hand and said: "Not long after His Highness left, the general decided to enter Beijing, and now the Cangzhou border defense is presided over by General Wang Kewang. ”

"General Wang is the confidant of the thirteenth uncle, and he has great achievements, and it is okay to have him in Cangzhou, but his identity is not good, and it is good to hide those guys in Kyoto, if he can't hide it, I am afraid that it will become a knife around the neck of the thirteenth uncle. ”

"The general entered Beijing this time, half of it was to pave the way for His Royal Highness, and the other half was to ask for his will, and the generals here in Cangzhou were all handed over to His Highness to deal with, and some people still had to be personally contacted by His Highness to know people's hearts, and those few rats scurrying around in Cangzhou were reserved for His Highness to stand up for his majesty. ”

Chen Maochuan let go of the letter, his face was as thin as a piece of gold paper, he closed his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking, and only after a while did he slowly speak: "Are you in a hurry?

"This. The official and military man frowned tightly, and said in a deep voice: "Lou Junshou has already left, let me inform His Highness before leaving, and it is best to leak the news and let those people feel at ease, but if His Highness fails to be present, it will always be a layer of meaning, and he will not be able to suppress those old fritters." ”

"I know, you go back first!" Chen Maochuan lit an oil lamp and burned the letter to ashes.

The official and military man hesitated to say something more, but when he saw Chen Maochuan waving his hand, he swallowed his words back, arched his hand and retreated.

Click, a spring thunder fell, the arm-thick lightning reflected the entire gloomy pine and cypress into day, Chen Maochuan's handrail was by the windowsill, the bean-sized raindrops poured down from the sky, connected into a threaded bead curtain hung by the window, and the thick clouds were not as heavy as the frost and cold condensed on the face.

"Chen Maochuan, Chen Maochuan, your heart is getting softer and softer, how can you enter that capital? ”

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The rain is pouring more and more, as if knowing that tomorrow there will be an unprecedented grand ceremony to clean this world in advance, four golden palaces, a perennial warm dust washing pool, full of buds to bring out a touch of pink peach mountain, and the viewing platform that will never be dusty.

Spring rains are as precious as oil, especially the first rain of early spring, and the vitality it brings gives enough motivation to those creatures who are ready to thrive in the dark soil.

Su Wen looked at the rain curtain in front of him, like smoke and sand covering the world, obliquely and densely outlining hazy outlines, he is not a poet, nor can he talk about a very elegant scholar, nor can he say such a hazy sky, hazy rain, and the sleepers in the room are also hazy playful verses, but he has a hand to paint and want to vent.

The brocade box was opened but no streamer appeared, the raw flower pen was unmoved, Su Wenkong was full of artistic conception, but it was difficult for the Qiao woman to cook without rice, sighed a good temper, and continued to watch the rain with her cheeks.

When he was extremely bored, the door was pushed open, and Chen Maochuan walked in with an umbrella, his clothes were still a little soaked, which showed that this first rain was not small.

"I'm not interested in chatting with a man and appreciating the rain, not to mention that you still came empty-handed, it's too unruly. Su Wen frowned and said with an angry smile.

Chen Maochuan has long been accustomed to the other party's scoundrels, and he keeps saying the rules, but in fact, he is the most unruly guy, sitting on the chair uninvited, and straightening the wet hem, this brocade dress has a bit of the style of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and there are many more fancy, which is not as capable as the unique ability of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

"I'm probably going to have to leave for a while, there's something to work out, but I'll wait until you're on stage tomorrow. ”

Su Wen nodded, seemingly casually, but said meaningfully, "Is it about assassins? ”

"You pretended to be me in Nancheng, so I met the first assassin, then the second batch, and the second time I called myself King Qi in front of Gong Yu Changge, among which I have forced you, this time I want you to go slower, it is still His Royal Highness the King of Qi who rides a donkey in Mai, but it's good. ”

"I thought we were already friends. Su Wen tilted his head, his gaze stopped in Chen Maochuan's eyes impartially, but after a while, the latter couldn't help but avoid, "How big do you think I might be alive." ”

"I'm not going to let you die. ”

Su Wen didn't speak, the weather is not hot, especially with the heavy rain is more humid, then at this moment, whether it is the splashing rain or the overflowing sweat on the forehead, raise your hand to wipe it, the cuffs are soaked, there is not much else in the little servant's backpack, but Mai is long and short, thick and thin, who is His Royal Highness King Qi who rides a donkey in Mai, and why is he, there are many problems here, and they are also very serious.

"The first time I volunteered, and the second time too, I thought we were already friends, and along the way I tried to forget as much as possible why I wanted to go with you in the first place, not to talk about a deal, at least that's what I thought. ”

The words were repeated again, but the meaning was completely different, Chen Maochuan suddenly felt that he was very offended, even stupid, maybe he was thinking too much, in a month, he was still the little prince walking on the tip of the knife after all.

"Maybe I should be more direct, right?"

Su Wen smiled slightly, and wanted to give a slap on the other party's handsome face to see whose cheeks were thicker, "What did you think about before you went up the mountain, a hundred soldiers are not less, I never bend with you, to be honest, if the One Qi Sect has to trouble me, I also think about how to let you fight with them, you can do such a frank thing, do you underestimate me." ”

After saying that, the palms of his hands were spread out, just like in front of Gong Yu Changge, neither humble nor arrogant, I said yes.

Chen Maochuan smiled self-deprecatingly, took out the jade seal from his arms and handed it to the other party, "I didn't misread the wrong person, you didn't misread it, if you scold me for being hypocritical again, maybe I will feel better." ”

"Hypocrisy. Su Wen was not polite and took the jade seal into his arms.

Chen Maochuan smiled: "Comfortable." ”

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Lou Lanjin, the county guard of Lancang County, personally led the troops out of the city to suppress the bandits, and was shocked that the reckless bandits who had been around for a long time were in a mess for a while.

The people of Lancang County did not dare to say it clearly, but they were happy to talk at the teahouse table and said, a few days ago, there was wind and snow and lightning and thunder in a hundred miles outside the county, and then there was a tragic death of four disciples of the academy under the frost and snow, this is an earth-shattering event, ordinary people can't stop even taking a few breaths just by hearing the name of the academy, let alone seeing a living person, but no matter how noble a living person is, it can't compare to the horror of a corpse, because of the word school, who should have such a bold and capable.

"My lord, how dare the retrograde path conflict with the academy, is it also related to the moment of the assassination of His Highness. In front of him, a middle-aged man wearing a hat and phosphorescent armor under it was coldly contemplative, and his slightly vigorous face was soaked in some white stains by the rain, but he still couldn't reduce his sharpness by half, this person was the current county guard of Lancang County, Lou Lanjin, who had served in the Cangzhou border army, and sharpened a rare sense of civilian officials.

Lou Lanjin shook his head and said: "Your Highness told me about this, if you want to go against the grain, you only talk about business and don't talk about love, let alone an academy, as long as the price is fair, killing Ling Tiangong may not be a fraud, and you can also make a fuss about this matter, so that you can become famous, if you disturb those rats who enter the country, the general's military law is even afraid of it at this moment." ”

The foreign commissar always smiled, this county guard has never put on a good face to anyone, even if the political envoy of Zuo Bu wanted to get some benefits that year, he was still left by the stinky face, but he was such an iron-clad and honest official, but he was especially in awe of the general, even if he got out of the military for many years and became a civilian official, those rules and regulations learned in the barracks still dare not forget.

"My lord rest assured, I have already informed the surrounding area, but I am afraid that those mice do not know that their death is coming at this moment, and they are jumping happily! ”

"Don't be in a hurry, so as not to startle the snake, the general is gone, and many people can't help but take their heads, just to see what moths are eating the pillars of Cangzhou over the years. Lou Lanjin sneered, took the horses brought by his subordinates and turned over on the horse, and hundreds of people and horses immediately followed.

This spring rain sprinkled on the land of Cangzhou, the original iron plate of how many spring bamboo shoots to go up, the county guard who rejected the southern city is one of them, but it is not a thick spring bamboo shoot, the whole Cangzhou is not a military attaché, there are hundreds of people below the third grade, not to mention those who are not as good as the grade, after this time, I am only afraid that half of the officialdom will collapse, just clear these black smoke miasma.

If you don't take this opportunity to mend this impermeable iron plate in the eyes of others, even if you ask for a holy decree, there are a few minds willing to cross the cold and invading Li River.

Forty-two counties, one hundred and seventy county seats, when Li Zaixiao was there, there was only one voice in the entire Cangzhou, it was naturally impossible to throw it to Chen Maochuan so untouched, and I didn't think about how much could be left, at most, it was the size of the ability, and the territory that was immediately brought down, even Li Zaixiao's henchmen would never tie their heads to the waistband of their pants and give Chen Maochuan their lives because of a word.

Whoever you look forward to, who you recognize, Cangzhou will always be Cangzhou, Chen Maochuan is going to the capital, whether he is alone, or full of confidence, he relies on this purge that is comparable to changing the sky, a few people stay to lay a foundation, a few people enter Kyoto to show off their talents, and a few people want to take off the black yarn on the top of their heads, just see if these guys who have already slipped to the bone dare to gamble, it is obvious that Lou Lanjing has the pulse of Li Zaixiao, and after all, it is still lower from the fourth grade.