Chapter 90: Ordered to enter Beijing

The sun has risen to the middle of the sky, clear and cloudless. In Chengdu, which is covered with haze all year round, such a warm winter is really rare. Everyone's heart is filled with tranquility and joy. Today is the day when the new Buddha statue of Daci Temple in Chengdu is completed. The treasure is solemn, and there are also great monks consecrating the new Buddha. Pilgrims from all over the world are coming, which makes the new year in Chengdu this year have a more peaceful and kind heart.

Among the New Year's flowers, there are small thorns hidden. There are groups of sword-wearing men everywhere on the streets and alleys. They are dressed in a mixed manner and have different expressions. Each of them has a portrait, and their eyes fall on every passerby. Only Li Qing, with a leopard-eyed eagle nose, black-faced beard, looks like a green forest hero.

There were crowds of people in the south gate of Chengdu. A group of pilgrims who came from Jiazhou were preparing to enter the city in ten large chariots. Perhaps because they were worried that they would miss the time of consecration, the pilgrims clamored, making several soldiers guarding the city dizzy. After quietly taking away a few copper coins, they took away their spears, and ten large chariots entered the city one after another and headed straight for Daci Temple.

In a car in the middle, several old pilgrims were looking at three young pilgrims with complex eyes. One of them was tall and bright, chatting and laughing all the way, not at all affected by the chanting around them. The other two looked beautiful and had affectionate eyebrows and eyes. They were obviously dressed as men, and one fool was sticking to him on one side, just like a little bird lying on him.

The three of them laughed all the way, but they didn't look at the Buddha's piety. What made people feel particularly angry is that they were so insincere, but the incense bags they wore were old goods. The eyes of the old pilgrims were full of disdain and jealousy. They had already complained to the Buddha's master thousands of times.

These three people were naturally Li Qing, Lian'er and Xiaoyu. They mixed in a group of pilgrims who went to Chengdu and spent another thirty taels of silver to buy the three pilgrims' piety for half their life, and arrived in Chengdu smoothly.

When I went to Daci Temple, I happened to pass by Xianyu Zhongtong's mansion. When I heard that the three of them were about to get off the car, a group of old pilgrims immediately became extremely enthusiastic. They shouted that the driver stopped the car and sent them away with a smile. They sighed that it was the Buddha who heard their request. The respect for the Buddha became even more pious. Unexpectedly, when I turned around, I found that the old incense bag left by the three of them, and a murderous aura suddenly appeared in the compassionate carriage.

Xianyu Zhongtong was not there, and went to the local area to inspect the unhealthy trend of the New Year. Li Qing left Yan'er and Xiaoyu at Xianyu Zhongtong's mansion, and his concubine came to take care of him. Xianyu Zhongtong's concubine was called Wufang, and she looked like the white rice dumplings from Wufangzhai in later generations. She was plump and white. Although she was of high age, she was as old as Yan'er. Therefore, the arrival of Yan'er and Xiaoyu really made her very happy. In just a moment, the three girls became one.

According to the Tang system, officials in various places generally rotate every two years and are not allowed to serve as officials in their hometowns. Therefore, the wives of many officials stay in their hometowns to raise their children and take care of their parents-in-law. This husband who is an outside official naturally has to be taken care of, and taking concubines has become a practical method. This may be an objective reason for the prevalence of the prevalence of concubines in the Tang Dynasty.

Seeing that the three of them got along well, Li Qing felt relieved and hurried to the Jiedushi Mansion in Xianyu Zhongtong's carriage. However, the Jiedushi Mansion was very deserted. There were only two big red lanterns hanging outside the gate, and a thin layer of red firecrackers and paper flowers were laid on the ground, barely showing a little New Year's greeting. This year, the old man, the wife and the young lady have all returned to the capital for the New Year. Zhang Qiu Jianqiong lives in the huge mansion. This is also reasonable.

When he heard that Li Qing was visiting, Zhang Qiu Jianqiong had already come out to greet him with a smile. This was the first student to come to pay New Year's greetings. It was still precious in the deserted year.

When Li Qing saw Zhang Qiu Jianqiong who stretched out his hand from afar, a trace of family affection arose from his heart. He quickly took two steps forward and knelt down and gave a big gift, "Student Li Qing has met his mentor, I wish his mentor good health in the new year!"

"Get up quickly! Get up quickly! Didn't I say not to kneel?" Zhang Qiujianqiong blamed him, but his heart was warm, his slender eyes had already smiled into a slit. He helped Li Qing up, "I'm going to Chengdu but I don't write a letter first, hurry up! Sitting in the room."

Zhang Qiujianqiong took him into the study and entered the study. A maid came in to serve tea. Li Qing apologized: "The New Year is coming, and I didn't want to disturb my teacher, but things were urgent and I had to come."

Seeing that Li Qing was speaking solemnly, Zhang Qiujianqiong was slightly surprised, and got up and closed the door, smiling and said, "What's the matter?"

Li Qing took out the iron box from his arms and handed it to Zhang Qiu Jianqiong and said, "This is evidence that the Hai family smuggled pig iron into Tubo. It was seized by me a few days ago. Please check it out by my mentor."

"Affair with the enemy country is a crime of extermination!" He opened the iron box and looked through the various evidence inside with interest, with satisfaction in his eyes, and said to Li Qing with a smile: "You did not disappoint me."

Zhang Qiu Jianqiong shook out Li Daofu's letter and read it carefully. He couldn't help but sneer, "Heaven's evil can be done, but he can't live."

Zhang Qiu Jianqiong had heard of the smuggling of the Hai family and knew who was supporting him, but he did not want to be an enemy of King Tan, nor did he want to go against Li Linfu, so he has turned a blind eye for years.

However, Li Qing sent this evidence at this time, which was of extraordinary significance. In May this year, Chang'an ordered Liu Sheng to be executed by stolen goods, but Li Linfu caught the case and found out that Liu Sheng was recommended by the prince's confidant, Jingzhao Yin Han Chaozong, and demoted Han Chaozong to Wuxing County. The prince wrote a letter to Li Longji for pleading with him, but was rejected by Li Longji. Li Linfu took the opportunity to point at another confidant of the prince, the left prime minister Li Shizhi. He instructed the censor to report that Han Chaozong and Li Shizhi often discussed the affairs of the court in the restaurant, which was deprived of the prime minister's moral integrity, and took out the testimony of the hotel shopkeeper. In addition, Li Shizhi had repeatedly made mistakes, which made Li Longji have the idea of ​​dismissing Li Shizhi again.

Zhang Qiu Jianqiong walked around the house with his hands behind his back. The case came very timely. The prince was forced to be overwhelmed by Li Linfu at this time. The Hai family smuggling case undoubtedly gave the prince a chance to turn the tables. If he could seize this opportunity to get the prince out of trouble, it would undoubtedly be extremely beneficial to his career.

Thinking of this, Zhang Qiu Jianqiong slowly stopped and pondered for a moment and asked Li Qing: "Where is that batch of goods now?"

"I am still in Yibin County, I hope my mentor will send someone to deal with it as soon as possible."

"I sent people too slowly, so I directly ordered the army of Nanxi County to take over. However, the Hai family, if they didn't start earlier, I would be afraid that there would be more dreams at night."

Zhang Qiujianqiong glanced at Li Qing and smiled and said, "It seems that it is really aggrieved that you are a ninth-rank official."

At night, people were quiet, and Chengdu fell into a dark dream during the noisy day. A crescent moon rose slowly, and the silver moonlight seemed to be covered with dazzling white mourning clothes, covering the Hai family's mansion.

Hailan sat quietly in front of the window, the moonlight snuggled on him, his face was haggard and pale as paper. On the table beside him was a small red bottle. Under the moonlight, a long reflection was dragged out on the table, exuding a faint smell of death.

This small bottle was sent by Li Daofu's housekeeper in the afternoon. What is the coldness of the world and the warmth of human feelings? He has experienced countless experiences in his life, but he has never been like today. No! There is no favor between them, only money transactions, and only uses each other.

"I want me to commit suicide!" Hailan smiled coldly, "Do you think that letter was really torn apart by Hai Jiu? Why should I tell you the truth if you are a ruthless person like you?"

That night, the Hai family was sent by Zhang Qiu Jianqiong to investigate on suspicion of being in contact with the enemy country. Hai Lan committed suicide. Hai Ba was arrested on the way back to Chengdu. Except for Hai Lan's son Hai Zhongheng, who escaped, all the other good families of the Hai family were arrested and detained by Zhang Qiu Jianqiong.

At the same time, Yizhou Governor Li Daofu also intervened in the Haijia smuggling case and arrested the Yizhou Cangcao Army who approved the Haijia trade. He immediately poisoned him in prison and declared Emei Hall an illegal organization, and wanted twenty-three people below the head of the hall. The Emei Hall, the largest gang of Jiannan underworld, was disbanded.

The New Year in the fourth year of Tianbao has arrived as scheduled. Chengdu streets are full of people going out to pay New Year's greetings. In major temples in Chengdu, the crowds who came to burn the New Year's incense have even cut off the threshold.

Festive firecrackers can be heard everywhere in the streets and alleys. This is a colorful era, "white robe, black boots, yellow cloak, red clothes, green skirt and purple cloak", but the most moving thing is the children's red smiles and joyful eyes. They kowtowed to their parents early in the morning and received 30 or fifty cents of New Year's money, or siblings, or grouped in groups of three or five. At the stall and in front of the shop, they chose their favorite toys, and before leaving, they bought a few malt sugar for their greedy grandparents, which is considered as the filial piety of the younger generation in the New Year.

On the morning of the New Year, Li Qing got up and felt relaxed and happy. The Hai family was like an iron in his heart. It has been heavy pressing in his heart for many years, but now this iron has finally been taken off.

Li Qing came to the yard, which was very quiet. He took a long breath. The air was cold and fresh, and the smoke of firecrackers floated lightly. This was the smell he liked very much.

"Young Master is going to set off now?"

The curtain rubbed his slightly red and swollen eyes and walked out of the house. Last night, she and Xiaoyu and Xianyu Zhongtong's concubine Wufang played with Chupu for a night. They won two cents of money away. At this moment, Xiaoyu was still sleeping high in her dream.

But today Li Qing was going to pay New Year's greetings to Zhang Qiujianqiong, so Liang'er dared not sleep, so she got up early. While tidying up Li Qing's clothes, she muttered: "Today, the Jiedushi's mansion will inevitably be crowded, and the adults may not be able to see you. You can go a little later, wouldn't it be better to avoid orgasm?"

"I don't want to go either, but this ceremony cannot be abandoned. I just clicked Mao at the door of his mansion, left He Yi and came back. Besides, don't you still have to go to Daci Temple to make a wish in the afternoon? I'll end these social engagements early, so I can accompany you."

Lian'er was very happy when he heard this, "Then you go and go back early, I'll wait for you to come back for lunch."

Li Qing responded and took He Yi with him and left to Zhang Qiujianqiong Mansion. His subordinates wished his superiors New Year's greetings have been a tradition since ancient times. Although the career path in the new year will not become smooth by paying a New Year's greetings, if he does not pay New Year's greetings, then this year's career path will definitely not be smooth.

It was still far from the Jiedushi Mansion, and the roadside was full of carriages. Generals or their representatives from the soldiers' offices, and local officials had already squeezed the door of the Jiedushi Mansion into a mess. Every year, Zhang Qiu and the manager of the Qiong Mansion had already become familiar with it. He received gifts, left his name, and handed over the list given by the adults. Everything was in order.

Among these officials who wished New Year's greetings, Li Qing may be the smallest official hat, so when Li Qing wrote the five words "Yibin County Chief Archive" on the register, there was a sneer next to him, and someone even said softly: "It seems that the threshold on the Lord's Mansion is a bit broken. I will find someone to repair it tomorrow."

As soon as this statement was spoken, it immediately caused a burst of laughter, "It's extreme! It's extreme! If Zhao Sima wants to build the threshold for the adults, we should donate money enthusiastically."

At this time, a servant walked out of the mansion. Someone recognized him as Lord Zhang Qiu's Si Pen. Countless red envelopes had been quietly stuffed into his pocket. The Si Pen was all smiling and accepted. Although the Si Pen was a servant, everyone understood his role. For example, if he could hand over his report in time when an adult was in a good mood, everyone would know the beauty of this.

When Si Bi came, it must be the adults who began to receive him. All the officials gathered around him and looked at him with a hurry. Some people kept coughing and clapping their hands, for fear that his eyes would be inaccurate and that they did not see themselves.

Si Bi smiled slightly, glanced around, and then tiptoed to look around, "Have Li Qing, the chief clerk of Yibin County, arrived? Please invite me!"

Li was pushed out by a bunch of snobs and was furious. He was about to go back, but he heard Si Bi calling his name, and raised his hand and responded: "I'm here!"

After a glance, everyone's eyes went to a flat corner and shot at Li Qing in one go, envious, jealous, disdainful, and all kinds of expressions.

"Zhengbu Li, my master is welcome!"

Li Qing was overjoyed, but before he could take a step, there were a few warm arms beside him wrapped around his shoulders, 'When will Brother Li be free? I'll visit him!"

"I am the chief minister of Nanxi County. When will Lord Li come to Yibin County to become an official? I don't know, offend! Offend!"

"Haha! Mr. Li must not get me wrong about the threshold. I originally wanted to repair the house of Lord Li."

Lord Li had a lot of people, so he naturally would not take such trivial matters to heart. He smiled and thanked them one by one, and squeezed into the crowd. Si Bi looked at him and smiled and said, "My adult wanted to come to the door in person, but he didn't know where Lord Li lives, so he was negligent."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was in an uproar. Within half a day, rumors that the emperor had a son to become an official in Jiannan spread throughout the streets and alleys of Chengdu.

When Zhang Qiu Jianqiong saw Li Qing coming in, he laughed: "How is the cold and cold feeling in the officialdom?"

Li Qingyi smiled and said, "I have recorded the experience today. I will slowly reminisce after returning to Yibin County."

Zhang Qiujianqiong said lightly: "You don't have to go back to Yibin County. The new Yibin County Magistrate has already taken office a few days ago. Your acting county magistrate has also expired. The position of military officers and military officers in our mansion is just vacant. Are you willing to transfer you to this position?"

Li Qing was overjoyed. How could he not be unwilling? Although the military officers of Jiannan Jiedushi's military officers were from the lower ranks of the seventh rank and the magistrate of Yibin County, they were the secretary of the military affairs of the Jiedushi and could not take responsibility. This means that Zhang Qiu Jianqiong finally upgraded him from a disciple to a confidant.

"Thank you for your training!"

"This is also your own ability. If it weren't for your performance this time, I wouldn't have used you."

After a pause, Zhang Qiujianqiong's fat smile slowly became solemn. He looked at Li Qing for a long time and suddenly said, "Come here, I want to give you a big thing."

Seeing that he was speaking solemnly, Li Qing quickly lowered his head and stepped forward.
Chapter completed!