Chapter 1205 Chapter 125 Since the first sight of Peach Blossom (1)
Chapter 1265 Chapter 1205 Since the first sight of peach blossom (1)
"...Actually, my family is in the southwest, not an ordinary family..."
The stars were falling, and the night wind rustled the wooden leaves. In the courtyard room behind the princess's house, four feet were put into a wooden basin filled with warm water, and a restrained sound was heard as the feet slowly padded.
"...my father is actually..."
Two relatively smaller and whiter feet were curled up in the wooden basin. The room was quiet, but there were not many panicked sounds.
The girl pursed her lips and looked at him with complex eyes.
"...My real name is actually Ning Ji."
The teeth bit her lip harder, and Ning Ji was worried that she would bite her mouth off.
"...I...I originally...also thought about it...but...I never thought that you were from the Ning family..."
"hey-hey."
"...Then they...how could they...let you come out..."
"...Well, I mentioned before...that I want to seek revenge..."
"..."
"...There is a woman named...Yu Xiaoer..."
"……Um……"
"...to catch her..."
"..."
"...Kill her...and then go back..."
The starlight falling in from the window was misty. Ning Ji hesitated and spoke vaguely. The girl did not ask more questions. She grabbed her hands on the edge of the bed, lowered her head, looked at her calf, and was silent for a while.
, there is the calmness of understanding in the eyes, but also the complexity of worries about gains and losses. The four legs are like fish in the water basin, and they separate when they touch occasionally.
In the room, which was so dark that there was only starlight, it took a long time for another sound to be heard.
"...Xiaolong, Xiao...um, Ning..."
"...You should just call me Xiaolong..."
"...Well, Xiaolong."
"……Um."
"...Xiaolong, I...what...what should I do..."
"……What?"
"...I, I went to the southwest...I heard Shoubin...he asked me..."
"...Oh, that...they already knew it..."
"..."
"...I already investigated it when I rescued you..."
"……Too……"
"...My father also knows, and my brother, sister-in-law, and others also know..."
"...Ah? They..."
"...Of course I will report it to the police, but that's none of your business. The one who did the bad things was Wen Shoubin. On your side...my sister-in-law visited you later, didn't you know?"
"……ah……"
"...After my father found out, he asked his sister-in-law to handle your affairs. Later, my sister-in-law left the matter to me. My sister-in-law's name is Min Chuyi. Don't worry, she has said good things about you..."
"..."
"...Brother doesn't mind either..."
"..."
"...And, I don't plan to go back for the time being..."
…
The white feet gently stepped on the slightly larger insteps. After a while, they were separated. The stars outside the window seemed to be blinking at night.
…
"...why?"
"...I told you that you have to find that bitch named Yu so that you can straighten your back after you go back...but I will tell you about her later..."
"……Um."
"...Also, after finally getting out, I am not invincible now. If I go back like this, I will be laughed to death, and I will really not be able to get out in the future..."
"...Why are you laughing..."
"...Isn't it obvious? If you don't wash away the reputation of a five-foot pervert, you won't be talked about every day when you go back... In the southwest, if you want not to be laughed at, you have to beat them..."
"...but...you are from the Ning family, and you are laughed at..."
"...Haha, if my brother comes out with such a name, then I won't be the first to laugh in front of him... At most, I can find out what the truth is in private..."
"……Well……"
"...Those who have come down from the battlefield are different from the outside world. They have nothing important to do except life and death...especially those in the special forces and the scout team. Knowing that you are suffering from this kind of suppression, as long as you can't die from laughing, you will laugh to death. As for me,
Dad, I’m afraid he wants me to be slandered like this. The setbacks in the army that are said to be fatal will always make people stronger... Hum, I am also careless..."
War is the ultimate manifestation of human malice. The young man is also a person who has come down from the battlefield. He used to have no worries about all kinds of jokes. That was why he thought Yan Yunzhi was an enemy and made a casual rumor about her. Now that he thinks about it, he is a bit dumbfounded.
. Of course, in his mind, this is not a big deal. It gives Hei Niu and others an excuse to laugh at him, and he still can't beat him - mainly he can't beat him - that's the problem.
"...Anyway, I have already thought about it. I want to be the best in the world outside, or kill Fatty Lin. Then I will go back. Hey, then the black girls will laugh at me again and look at me differently.
Punch a kid!"
"...who is the black girl?"
"...Well, she is a bad woman... She is the senior sister who became my aunt's disciple with me. She is despicable and cunning, with a black heart and a black heart..."
The white feet swayed gently in the basin, and the warm voice mixed with the starlight, rippling in the night dust. Cheng Zhouhai assigned the courtyard behind the princess's house to the two of them, and also arranged their rooms.
, but after soaking his feet in Qu Longjun’s room, Ning Ji did not go back. They lay on the big bed in front of the window and chatted a lot. Ning Ji talked to Qu Longjun about their childhood.
Talking about life and the past gradually smoothed over each other's worries. The two figures held hands and talked in a daze under the starlight...
Yue Yun, who was assigned to live next door, woke up in the middle of the night, climbed on the wall and peeped, and was stunned. When his sister came, he pointed there and complained in a low voice: "They are adulterers and adulterers! They are adulterers and adulterers!"
!”
Later, my sister kicked me down: "They are obviously a young couple... what nonsense are you talking about."
…
Woof woof woof.
It was late at night, and it was close to the curfew. The dogs were alerted by the figures returning one after another in the alleys in the south of the city.
There is a martial arts gym in the middle of the street, and there are no lights in the room on the second floor. Pu Xingui sat in front of the window, quietly watching the movements in the night. He held his right cheek with one hand and occasionally twitched it.
The situation in the past few days made him angry and angry, his mouth ulcerated, and he couldn't help but express his expression when no one was around.
Several figures entered the side door of the martial arts hall one after another. After a while, someone came and knocked on the door: "Here comes Master Cao."
"Let him in."
Pu Xingui stood up, lit the oil lamp, and took another sip of water. Cao Jinlong, the "hero of the four seas," came in from outside.
"You can call someone tomorrow to kill the dog outside." Cao Jinlong hung up his bamboo hat and said.
"The martial arts school has been here for more than a year or two, and it is common for three religions and nine schools to come in and out. The dog is always barking, and the sudden death seems to arouse suspicion." Pu Xingui smiled and spread his hands, asking the other party to sit down, "How is the situation outside?"
"People are panicking." Cao Jinlong sat down and took a sip of tea, then looked up at Pu Xingui, "The assassination in the morning was said to have almost killed Tie Tianying, but it's unclear whether it was true or not. The government is not economical either.
Deng, Chen Zhang and his gang were arrested. Xiao Heipi probably didn't take this into account. In the afternoon, the government dispatched several brothers from the Dahe Gang and wanted Yu Yuanwai's family in the north of the city. It was obvious that someone had recruited them.
Now I don’t know how many people will be followed.”
"That's a good thing." Pu Xingui sneered.
"I'm afraid it will lead to us being implicated."
"Humph, we..." Pu Xingui wanted to say that he and Xiao Heipi were not on the same page, but he stopped mid-sentence, and then waved his hands angrily, "...what's the attitude of the elders?"
"Trouble..." Cao Jinlong lowered his voice, paused briefly, and then said: "Before I came, several elders bumped into each other. They... panicked and said that the arrow was on the string and they might have to shoot it. I'll come
Before, the Yuan family member sent me a message, asking us... to try our best to cooperate with Xiao Heipi."
With a bang, Pu Xingui slapped his palm on the table: "What are you talking about!" He shook his fingers and trembled with anger: "I have said it before, I have said it before, Heipi does things without measure and will drag everyone down sooner or later...
Have I ever said that? Have I ever said that? Now he is afraid of saying such things? Who else is there besides the one with the surname Yuan?"
"The others... also have this intention..."
Pu Xingui waved his hand, and the room became quiet for a while.
The people in Fujian who rebelled against the imperial court were led by Chen Shuangran, Pu Xingui, and Cao Jinlong, and naturally there were figures from various wealthy families behind them. Representatives of these wealthy families would not have casual contact with the minions below, and only Chen, Pu, and
Cao Cai is qualified to meet the other party. Chen Shuangran acted aggressively this time and gained a reputation for preemptive strikes. He also made the big bosses behind him extremely unhappy a few days ago. Pu Xingui originally wanted to create a differentiated competition with the other party to see what the other party was doing.
He only tried to protect the innocent people who were affected, but hiding behind certainly had its price. When the situation gradually escalated, the big bosses behind him had no choice and started asking him to cooperate with Chen Shuangran.
The most important thing is that Chen Shuangran has been in a prosperous situation for the past few days. When he went to win over some of his brothers, he found that he couldn't persuade them. Chen Shuangran seemed to have a hot temper, but at least he did something
, you, Master Pu, are hiding behind nothing and nothing happens. Whether we recognize you or not is still hiding, so what difference does it make? Why do we have to be tied together with you?
"No way!"
After a long silence, Pu Xingui waved his hand heavily.
Cao Jinlong waited and said, "What Mr. Yan means is that at least for the time being, Heipi's platform cannot be demolished."
"She is fighting back and forth with the government. I hope there is some way to break it... I just don't want her to drag everyone into the water in the end and watch for everyone." After Pu Xingui said these words, he frowned and passed.
After a while, he said: "Have you heard about what happened tonight?"
"night?"
"Over there at Huaiyunfang." Pu Xingui raised his chin.
"Oh, those brothers you and Heipi went to recruit..." In the dim light, Cao Jinlong's eyes swayed and he looked at Pu Xingui, "The cannons were dispatched. Everyone in the city could hear it, including several elders.
Mentioned it...I heard he died?"
Pu Xingui frowned: "How many of the bosses are sure?"
"It doesn't count, but after the cannon, one of them directly killed the princess's house, and this matter made a big fuss. Several elders asked people about it, and the news they got seemed to be that the brothers participated in the assassination of Tie Tianying, and Heipi was fine
, but they were exposed... I came over in a hurry, but there was no more news. What kind of news did Mr. Pu receive?"
"When that young man assassinated Tie Tianying, he also fell out with Heipi." Pu Xingui cast a gloomy look, "I guess Heipi acted first and told the government about them."
"Ah..." Cao Jinlong turned his eyes, "So... Heipi failed to recruit them, what about Master Pu?"
Pu Xingui's face became more and more gloomy, and the corners of his mouth moved painfully: "These two people... are highly skilled in martial arts, but have unruly personalities and do not want to be inferior to others. Unfortunately... I couldn't save them either..."
"... A tree that is beautiful in the forest will be destroyed by the wind... This is the world of rivers and lakes."
After exchanging the information brought from outside, Cao Jinlong put on his bamboo hat and went out. Taking advantage of the last moment he could move, he disappeared into the darkness of the street. The little yellow dog barked a few more times at the street entrance.
Pu Xingui held his burning cheek and thought angrily for a while. When he was drinking tea, he almost dropped the tea cup to the ground, but he waved his arms and held back. He walked out of the room and asked with a gloomy look.
After going downstairs and walking a few steps, he met Qian Dingzhong and said, "Where is Yu Hezhang? Where is Meng Piao? I saw them coming back, why didn't they come to report..."
Qian Dingzhong frowned, then shook his head: "Most of those who went out to inquire about Huaiyunfang have come back, and what they should look for have been found. Now we still don't know the life and death of the two young heroes... On the government's line
It has been used, and the situation in the Yamen is also very tense now. There is no news from the Princess Mansion..."
Pu Xingui stood there, the corner of his mouth throbbing again.
This was the line he finally managed to hook up, and Heipi didn't know it at all. During the assassination during the day, the boy reportedly fell out with both parties at the same time, seriously injuring Tie Tianying and killing Heipi's man at the same time. This was also confirmed
His powerful ability - when he heard this information, the other party had become the card he was most looking forward to.
Who knew that as soon as he turned his head, he would be bombarded.
It was because he took action too slowly that he failed to protect Xiao Heipi from his revenge.
He stood there and was silent for a long time.
Qian Dingzhong said: "...Should we ask Yu Hezhang and the others to come up?"
Pu Xingui finally shook his head. He turned around and said word by word: "Tomorrow morning, as soon as the curfew is lifted, ask immediately!"
"yes."
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The sound was sounded several times, and under the dark sky, the curfew was closed in Fuzhou. The light in the city dimmed a bit. The bustling scene of people coming and going in front of the Princess Mansion began to become quieter.
For Zhou Pei, this was also a particularly busy day.
After the turmoil in Houguan County was suppressed in the morning, the Ministry of Punishment captured several core members of Chen Shuangran's force and began to interrogate them. In the afternoon, based on the initial intelligence obtained from the interrogation, they began to arrest people. Zhou Pei went to visit the injured Tie
After the Sky Eagle returned, it began to receive a steady stream of visitors.
Those who were inquiring for information, or those who had "returned from the lost way", were all rushing towards her at this time.
Regarding the situation in Fujian, the imperial court chose a strategy of combining kindness and power. Among Jun Wu and Zhou Pei, Jun Wu played the role of a majestic emperor. He had a radical attitude and led the reform of respecting the king and rejecting the foreigners. He had a bad relationship with the conservative ministers.
She also personally led troops to charge and annihilated the first few die-hard aristocratic families; correspondingly, the eldest princess Zhou Pei often acted as a mediator, maintaining the relationship between the conservative faction and the reformist faction.
From time to time, she acts as a peacemaker. For some families whose children accidentally participated in the rebellion, as long as they came to her, she would always intercede for them. Even if the situation was not bad, she would directly make the decision to pardon them.
, over time, her place became a window for mercy and a channel for intercession.
Of course, few people know that among the two siblings, Jun Wu is the one with a peaceful temperament and is always kind to others, while Zhou Pei is more serious and harsh in his behavior. What is revealed now is just the role they played.
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Starting from the banquet on the first day of June, the emperor took the initiative to divide the many people with evil intentions who came to Beijing this time. Today, the core members of Chen Shuangran's power were captured, which proved that the imperial court's continuous attacks had the upper hand. Some of them were involved.
The forces involved in this matter had regrets, so they came to Zhou Pei to clear up the relationship with some unnecessary people and explain the misunderstanding. A small number of key figures provided more key clues. Zhou Pei analyzed everything
We must ensure the authenticity of people's words, make promises to those who are worthy of being won over and can be forgiven, and try our best to guide those who have fallen into too deep a trap.
In the nearly three years since he took control of Fujian, the die-hard rebel thieves' families have had their homes confiscated, and most of the remaining wealthy families have become a situation where you are among them and I am among you. There may be a branch among them that wants to reform the imperial court.
Dissatisfied, some tribesmen secretly supported the rebels - many of these people were forced to gradually oppose the imperial court even after Junwu's reforms.
The need to negotiate, show favor, win over, and differentiate with these people is actually a sign that the imperial court's control over Fujian has been extremely weak. But there is no way. When Junwu chose to reform, this scene was already destined to come, including Zhou Pei.
The people can only try their best to divide the hostile forces in batches, so that such a huge group can never be twisted into a rope, waiting for their own power to be purified to complete the positive cycle.
It takes a lot of effort to contact and negotiate with various people with different thoughts. Zhou Pei tried his best to act as relaxed as possible. Of course, shortly after dinner, the sound of cannons rang out in the city, which still made everyone who arrived at the princess' mansion at this time
People from all walks of life were quite startled and suspicious. Soon after, the fighting spread towards the princess's mansion. When they got to the back of the mansion, everyone realized that there was an assassination coming brazenly towards the eldest princess.
The people waiting for the audience outside were filled with indignation. Some people began to inquire about the situation in private, and spoke loudly in public, asking the eldest princess to take refuge as soon as possible. The two officials who were chatting with Zhou Pei inside also suggested the same, but Zhou Pei just
Xiaoxiao: "The bad guys can't sit still, which means we have the upper hand. Why panic about trivial matters."
She looked calm and not panicked at all. After that, she asked Zhao Xiaosong to get ice drinks outside for everyone to drink. Only then did everyone "understand" that the eldest princess had been prepared for the matter in front of her, and it was even possible that she would deal with these assassins.
It was she who arranged the strangulation.
Thinking of the previous cannon fire, everyone openly admired the eldest princess for her courage to launch cannons in the city. Inwardly, they were either surprised or chilled. Several old men said privately: "Don't look at our eldest princess.
Jiao Didi’s appearance is actually that of a person who was killed on the battlefield, so it’s not surprising, it’s not surprising.”
Fujian is located in a remote area, and there are often banditry, but it has never experienced a large-scale war. Every time we talk about the fighting between the imperial court and the Jurchens outside, it is an extremely iron-blooded fantasy.
Due to the assassination of the Princess Mansion, many officials and wives came to visit not long after. Since the negotiations on this day were extremely critical, they had to be separated one by one. Zhou Peilu visited her one after another until it was close to the curfew.
My head was already hurting. After seeing off the guests, I returned to the study, curled up on the soft couch, gritted my teeth and groaned for a moment. After Zhao Xiaosong came in, sorting out the paperwork, he managed to regain his normal expression.
"...What's going on in the backyard?"
"It was a matter led by Master Cheng and Zuo Wenxuan. He did not elaborate on it, and it was difficult for the maid to inquire." Zhao Xiaosong said, "I only know that several courtyards in the back were sealed off, and Yin Ping and Yue Yun's sister and brother were also summoned to the mansion.
Mr. Fang from the Secret Investigation Department came from outside and mixed with our people here. My servant looked at it as if he was trying to spread suspicion."
Zhou Pei rubbed his forehead: "Mr. Cheng and Zuo Wenxuan... where are they?"
"I went to the Criminal Department an hour ago. Oh, when the servant asked, Master Cheng said that there is no need to worry about the assassin, he will explain it later. The younger brother of the Zuo family also said the same. This matter is a bit strange.
Your Highness, would you like to call Mr. Fang to come over and ask?"
Zhou Pei shook his head and waved his hand.
The Secret Investigation Department is now under the Princess's Palace and is managed by Cheng Zhouhai. Fang Jinghao, one of the deputy envoys, is actually Zhou Pei's subordinate. Members of the Secret Investigation Department came over and mixed with the guards of the Princess' Palace. This was for the sake of mutual understanding.
The purpose of surveillance is to isolate the flow of gossip inside and outside the house, and to prevent outside prying eyes. This is a process that Zhou Pei is familiar with, but he doesn’t know what holes Cheng Zhouhai has dug for outsiders to jump into - and there are also
Got together with Zuo Wenxuan.
Coupled with the involvement of her siblings, she thought about it for a moment and stopped caring.
"You can ask when you have time. I have a lot to do at hand. While I'm awake, I'll sort it out first...call all the teachers in."
While he was talking, several staff members of the Princess Mansion were already waiting outside. When Zhou Pei met various people, these staff members were actually listening and recording in the rear. They had already taken action on some relatively urgent messages, and even the Forbidden Army had already done so.
Two groups have been sent out. At this time, the interview has come to an end. More information needs to be chewed before entering a new round of discussion. After everyone entered, they sat down and started talking one after another.
Zhou Pei gently rubbed his forehead. During the discussion, someone also mentioned what happened behind the princess's palace. There was a big commotion in the city at this time, and the shelling stunt attracted a lot of people's attention. Tomorrow it will become a
New topic of conversation - Zhou Pei just waved her hand: "It's just a small matter, don't worry about it." She knew that Cheng Zhouhai and Zuo Wenxuan had dug a hole and were making a fool of themselves. Now she didn't know the specific situation, but she just cooperated and made the
Just know what your breasts look like.
The meeting lasted for a whole hour, and everyone in the study drank strong tea. Zhou Pei mixed tea with sugar water and drank two bowls, and his headache was not relieved. Outside the city, there were messengers galloping through the forest under the starry night, arriving straight at
Outside the dim city gate, soon after, a basket hung from the city gate, pulling the messenger figure up to the city gate, and the light of the torch swam towards the imperial city again.
In the imperial city, Jun Wu, who was just about to go to sleep, was awakened by the news and began to announce that people were coming to the palace to discuss matters. Not long after, Zhou Pei also received a message distributed from the imperial city in the eldest princess's mansion.
——On the third day of June, Xu Zhaonan of the Fair Party, Shi Baofeng’s army defeated Lin’an, Tie Yan took the lead, and the massacre in Lin’an City resumed.
Zhou Pei held the message in his hand for a while, the corners of his eyes twitched, and his forehead hurt again.