"Lord Lu, what are you thinking about?" Eunuch Bai who was walking in front saw Lu Bai not moving and turned back to ask.
"No, it's nothing. Eunuch Bai, please continue to lead the way." Lu Bai smiled and continued to move forward with Eunuch Bai.
**
Inside the wine house.
Gu Qinghuan had breakfast in the study.
The spring wind spreads over the river, blowing the curtains, whizzing behind me through the study, bringing bursts of fragrance.
The maid turned into a puppet by Lu Bai stayed beside her.
Lu Qinghuan knew that she was a puppet and Lu Bai was controlling every word and action, so he didn't bother to talk to her.
She took a sip of green plum wine and looked at the envelope on the table, which was sent by Wang'er. The letter said that Zhongshan Valley was now centered on the Council of Elders, and the general manager of Zhongshan Valley was elected - Bai Lang was temporarily in charge.
The so-called general manager is almost equivalent to the prime minister, while Wang'er, the city lord, hides in the background and generally ignores the secular affairs in the valley.
Behind the general manager, there is also the Haoqi Alliance.
The Haoqi Alliance is hidden behind and is in charge of the defense in the valley, but generally the Haoqi Alliance will not interfere, and the power is temporarily delegated to the general manager.
In addition, the laws in the valley were formulated by the Presbyterian Council and reviewed by the Yamen established by the Presbyterian Council.
It can be said that although it is a bit nondescript, Wang'er has continued to try out the world that Lu Bai talked about in the one-third of an acre of land in the middle valley.
Wang'er told Gu Qinghuan in the letter that after her experiment was on the right track and gradually stabilized, she would bring people to the capital for a good tour. Wang'er was inconvenient to mention that Lu Bai must not be seduced by some goblins.
gone.
Lu Qinghuan let out a long sigh. How could this girl talk so much about her mother?
As soon as she put down the letter, Yun Niang walked in, holding a greeting card in her hand, "This is a greeting card sent by Mrs. Gu. Please go play polo this morning and have dinner at Juxian Pavilion at noon.
Then go to the theater in the afternoon."
After saying that, Yun Niang put down the greeting card.
Gu Qinghuan thought for a moment and said, "Tell this servant that I agree."
Yun Niang nodded, and just as she was about to retreat, the puppet standing aside suddenly spoke, "Servant, check your lower body."
"What?" Yun Niang stopped and looked back at the puppet.
"Servant, check your lower body." The puppet repeated blankly.
Yun Niang glanced at Gu Qinghuan.
Gu Qinghuan took a sip of wine and said, "She must be the servant girl who Lu Bai felt was wrong that day. Did you find anything?"
Yun Niang shook her head, "I checked everything and found nothing unusual."
Yun Niang also checked the servant woman's family. Coincidentally, the servant woman's husband also worked in the hotel and was a gardener. Yun Niang checked the gardener and found nothing out of the ordinary. The only difference was that she also checked the gardener's family.
The is——
"This gardener also has a wife." Yun Niang said.
Gu Qinghuan put down his wine glass and asked, "Is there another lady?"
Yun Niang nodded, "They are also in our house. His two wives are good at female workers and are good at embroidery, so they were both recruited into the wine house by me. Before they were recruited, their two female workers were well-known in the Qinhuai River.
It’s been sounding for several years.”
Because of this, Yun Niang didn't feel anything unusual, and no problem has been found so far.
"Let the female disciples from the Haoqi Alliance examine her lower body." Gu Qinghuan made a decision quickly.
Yun Niang nodded.
At the same time, Lu Qinghuan pushed the cups and saucers, washed and put on a dashing suit and a cloak, and walked out of the study with a polo pole.
"Ah, ah——"
In the front yard where the maid lived, the sound of a woman struggling could be heard, but it soon stopped.
Squeak.
The door opened, and the female disciple Bi Luo came over in a hurry, horrified and unbelievable, "Mr. Gu, he is a man, but he, he has a clean body down there, and the scars are quite old."
Gu Qinghuan's face turned cold, there was something really wrong with this man.
Yun Niang asked someone to pull the woman over, and at the same time escort the gardener and the gardener's wife.
The servant woman was the first to be escorted in front of Gu Qinghuan. Gu Qinghuan looked him up and down. It had to be said that if Lu Bai hadn't seen the problem, most people wouldn't have seen the problem. Even as a woman, Gu Qinghuan couldn't see anything unusual.
This servant girl is about thirty years old. She is quite handsome, with willow eyebrows, cherry mouth, a fair and tender face, a straight back, and a pair of small feet, which makes her so soft and weak that it seems that a gust of wind can blow her away.
Flying.
Anyone who sees her will think that she is an ordinary girl, and will not think that she is a eunuch.
Under Gu Qinghuan's gaze, the maid looked at him in fear and then hurriedly lowered her head, her hands and feet trembling.
"People from the palace?" Gu Qinghuan asked.
Her tone was like a strong winter wind, which made the servant shiver even more violently, so that her throat trembled, "No, no, I, I, I am just a common person, I, I didn't do anything, I don't, not
People from the palace."
Gu Qinghuan still stared at him.
She really couldn't imagine the reason for self-castration if she was not a member of the palace.
"Then what are you doing now-" Gu Qinghuan looked at him.
"He, he likes to dress up as a woman!" A voice came from behind. It turned out to be a disciple of the Haoqi League who escorted the gardener and his wife over.
The gardener looked honest and loyal.
He bowed to Gu Qinghuan naively, "Mr. Gu, my wife has had a temperament problem since she was a child. She doesn't like martial arts but prefers red makeup. She has always pitied herself for not being a girl. Later, after listening to his complaints for a long time, I,
I just helped him with a knife and made him my concubine."
The gardener scratched his head in embarrassment and smiled naively: "If Mr. Gu doesn't believe it, you can have someone check it. His wounds are far from the wounds caused by the castration of my father-in-law in the palace."
Gu Qinghuan glanced at the female disciple Bi Luo.
She nodded.
"It looks like it's true." Gu Qinghuan breathed a sigh of relief, "It's better that he's not an undercover agent."
She waved her hand, "Let's break up, Yun Niang, let someone prepare the car. We don't have time to leave. Don't keep Mrs. Gu waiting in a hurry."
Yun Niang nodded and let everyone disperse.
She followed Lu Qinghuan out of the door, and after helping him get into the carriage, she did not follow him, but stayed below.
Gu Qinghuan opened the curtain and ordered: "Let someone inform Lu Bai and let the Jin Yiwei interrogate them."
As soon as they found out, the gardener over there prepared a very sufficient reason, and explained it in front of Gu Qinghuan without any hesitation. It was obvious that he had already prepared this argument and had it thoroughly cooked in his stomach.
Within the capital city, there is murderous intent at every step, so be on guard at every turn.
Gu Qinghuan would not believe the gardener just because of his few words. Furthermore, he would castrate his brother and make him his concubine? This reason is too ridiculous. Even with the brain of the big black cow, he could not come up with such a weird idea.
reasons.
Yun Niang said she knew.
She lowered the curtain, waited for the puppet girl to get on the car, ordered the car to start, and asked the maid behind to take care of Gu Qinghuan, then watched the shadow of the motorcade disappear on the street.
Inside the palace.
Lu Bai met the emperor again.
This time it is no longer the emperor's Qinggong, but in Yuxi Palace.
Yuxi Palace is located in the center of the palace, with water in the front and water in the back. It was built by a certain Peach Blossom Temple master. Legend has it that Feng Shui is very good. It can gather the essence of the sun and the moon, nourish the body, and thus greatly improve the practice. So.
Yuxi Palace has always been the emperor's place of spiritual practice. After the late emperor abdicated, he continued to practice in Yuxi Palace. After the late emperor went to Yiqiu Villa, this place became the emperor's place of spiritual practice.
Lu Bai walked on the road and looked around.
The Yuxi Palace is really well built, with towering ancient trees on both sides, blocking out the noise of the capital and the majesty of the palace.
There is a pond among the old trees.
White cranes and other auspicious birds and beasts live in the pond. Occasionally, cranes chirp, and a wisp of white passes between the shadows of the trees, giving it an ethereal feel.
Soon we arrived in front of Yuxi Palace.
Eunuch Bai turned sideways and said, "Master Lu, please invite me."
Lu Bai nodded and walked to the door. The two eunuchs guarding the door pushed gently, and the two heavy doors slowly moved in without making any sound.
When the door opened, a draft blew through the hall, bringing with it a fragrance - this fragrance came from the huge three-legged covered copper incense burner in the center of the palace.
They emerged from the hollowed-out Bagua diagram on the cover, so that the blue smoke looked like Bagua before it dissipated in the air.
Lu Bai walked in.
There are four large pillars on both sides, and light gauze tents are hung between the pillars, fluttering in the wind.
Four more chairs were placed between the pillars, and four high-ranking officials in red robes sat on the chairs. As for the emperor, he sat on the Xumizuo in the center, spreading out the scriptures in his hands.
Smell, very quiet.
Now this tranquility was broken by Lu Bai.
He cupped his hands and said, "I have met the emperor."
"Envoy Lu Zhenfu is here. Please give him a seat quickly." The emperor closed the scripture and hurriedly greeted Lu Bai.
Following his order, several young eunuchs came out of the tent, moved seats for Lu Bai, served tea and snacks.
Lu Bai thanked him, and after sitting down, he discovered that in the tent where the young eunuch came out, there was the fat factory man he had seen, and his immediate superior, the commander of the Jin Yiwei.
There was also a thin father-in-law with a long horse face, whom Lu Bai didn't recognize, but seeing that he was on an equal footing with the fat father-in-law, he should be another factory father.
"The purpose of calling Lu Zhenfu here today is to discuss your memorial." The emperor held up Lu Bai's memorial, "The shortcomings mentioned by Lu Zhenfu in the memorial, such as the Ming Zhengsi being in name only, and the Beizhen Fusi
The powers and responsibilities of the Henan Town Fusi are unclear, etc." He put down the book, "All the bachelors must have read it, tell me what you think?"
The four ministers present looked at each other.
Lu Bai doesn't know these cabinet bachelors yet, but he can probably guess that Gu Shoufu is Gu Qinghuan's brother. He is not too old. The one sitting on the upper left hand side with a black beard is probably Gu Shu.
.
The old man with white hair and beard who attacked him was probably the senior Bachelor Chen.
As for the other two, the one on the upper right looks hateful to him. Needless to say, he must be from the Lu family.
The remaining one——
Lu Bai couldn't guess, but he felt that his surname was probably Mo, because logically speaking, if there was another cabinet bachelor named Shi, he should be eyeing him now. After all, he personally chopped down Master Shi Qi.
"Why?"
Lu Bai, the peanut, discovered a blind spot. According to this, the person surnamed Lu may also be the person surnamed Shi.
Lu Bai let out a long sigh in his heart, hey, the only shortcoming of killing too many people is that sometimes he doesn't recognize his enemy.
"Your Majesty, I think this is inappropriate——"
Just when Lu Bai was recognizing the person, the man sitting on the right, who did not know Lu or Shi, spoke up, "Xichang and Dongchang are already responsible for supervising Jinyiwei. If the Fusi in Jinyiweinan Town is also responsible for supervising Jinyiwei, This position would be redundant——"
Lu Bai thought his words sounded reasonable, but if that was the case, why should Nanzhen Fusi do anything?
It's a pity that Lu Bai couldn't argue, because he said: "Hey, that's not right, Your Majesty, I emphatically mentioned in the memorial that the top priority now is to restart the case of Yongle City chasing down the people who could not escape from Shuobei City. As a witness at that time, I I think there is another mystery in it!"
Lu Bai spoke loudly.
"Nonsense. The pursuit of people in Yongle City is unfounded. Envoy Lu Zhen, please don't involve your personal grievances in the court. Where do you put the emperor?" The cabinet bachelor who had just spoken said ask.
Lu Bai now knows that this person's surname is probably Lu.
"Master Lu, what you said is strange. You always tell me, what is the grudge between me and Yongle City?" Lu Bai smiled disdainfully, "If the pursuit of the people hadn't happened, I would have been a fool to have a grudge against Yiqiu Villa. "
"Okay, stop arguing." Mr. Chen spoke.
He coughed a few times and said: "The emperor has summoned you all here today for the reform of Nanzhen Fusi, and it is not an old case."
Gu Shu nodded, "Not bad."
"The Nanzhen Fusi matter needs to be discussed, but the Yongle City case must be investigated." Lu Bai insisted and did not let go.
This was Gu Qinghuan's strategy, insisting on lifting the roof and waiting for them to let go and open the window.
"Lu Bai!" the Jinyiwei commander shouted.
He walked out of the tent and glared at Lu Bai, "Yuxi Palace is not a place for you to act recklessly."
Lu Bai glanced at him disdainfully, "Jinyiwei, you are incompetent, that's why I proposed the reform of Nanzhen Fusi."
"You!" Commander Jin Yiwei's eyes widened.
"What are you doing? You are not as good as me in terms of realm and strength. Why do you still want to sit in the commander's position?" Lu Bai was not polite at all.
"Lu Bai!" Mr. Chen shouted to stop him.
He tried to bring the topic back on track and discussed the matter of Nanzhen Fusi.
However, Lu Bai always complained about Yongle City, which was very annoying. The key point was that the emperor had an ambiguous attitude and said nothing, only listening to a few people arguing.
Mr. Chen has been acting as peacemaker in the middle. After persuading him for a while, his forehead became sweaty.
Finally, Mr. Chen became anxious and said, "Stop arguing!"
Immediately, Yuxi Palace became quiet, and the sound of the draft wind whistling through the hall could be heard again.
"I agree with Nanzhen Fusi's change. As for the Yongle City case, there is no need to mention it again." Mr. Chen argued against all opinions for the first time.
Naturally, University Scholar Lu knew what he was planning, so they started arguing again.
But so what if he knew, Lu Bai was almost playing his cards right now, and taking advantage of the fact that he was in Xiaoyao Realm, he even used threats. If he didn't investigate any cases in Yongle City, he would personally investigate them, arrest people personally, and bring everyone to justice. By law and so on.
Gu Shu scolded Lu Bai for this.
But Lu Baihun didn't care.
He insisted on the rough-and-tumble persona that Lu Qinghuan had set up for him, and made it clear that he wanted to make a deal.
Finally, when Lu Baihuan, Mo, and Gu were watching the fire from across the bank, Grand Scholar Lu shook his sleeves and relaxed, "Your Majesty, I think the Yongle City case is nonsense and should not be mentioned again. But Nanzhen Fusi—"
He gave Lu Bai a hard look and said, "Maybe it's time to change."
"That's very good." Mr. Chen said hurriedly.
Lu Bai smiled and stopped talking.
To be honest, this was quite boring. He almost fell asleep. It was just an exchange. It would be nice to have some fun. He had to argue endlessly, and now he has delayed his lunch.