In the private room on the second floor of an old teahouse in Jinan City. Qiu Xia casually threw out a bunch of money. A young man who habitually bent over with a smile on his face quickly picked up the bunch of money and put it in.
In his arms, he cupped his hands to Qiu Xia and said: "Master, the young one is going back now. If there is any news from the Inspector's Yamen, the young one will send it to you."
Qiu Xia nodded slightly, and the man left happily.
Next to Qiu Xia, sat a young man with red lips and white teeth. His eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes would embarrass many girls and wives who pride themselves on their beauty. Of course, she is not a real man, but Yixiangyuan.
The top red girl is Ziyi Teng.
Ziyi Teng was a little surprised and said: "Yang Xu is a good man, and he is the best friend of Long Yang, the young master of the Liu family? No way, in the past he was in Qingzhou, and although he was romantic and lustful, I had never heard of him having this hobby."
Qiu Xia smiled faintly and said: "I have lived in Jinan for a long time. How many people know what I am good at? Or maybe this is the custom he learned after going to Jinling. No matter whether it is true or not, this
It has nothing to do with us. What matters is..."
Qiu Xia stroked his beard and said leisurely: "He Yang Xu is not a sage and gentleman who is immovable by all the winds and desires. Since he bends the law for his own sake, we have a chance."
Ziyi Teng's eyes suddenly lit up. She had just combed her hair and had not had much time to formally receive guests. She had relatively few contacts with bureaucratic patrons. She did not know much about the various ways in the officialdom and did not understand the pros and cons. Since Qiu Xia said
Given the opportunity, she naturally believed it and hurriedly asked: "How do you say this?"
Qiu Xia said: "Today's emperor hates officials the most, who bend the law for personal gain and make unfair decisions. Yang Xu, who is on this trip to the south of the Yangtze River, no matter how great his achievements are, his merits are merits and his faults are faults. If the emperor knows that his country's weapons are being used for personal gain,
If you use it, you will definitely be angry."
Ziyi Teng leaned over happily and asked, "With this, can I deal with him?"
Qiu Xia said: "It's possible. The problem is that Cao Qigen is also helping him now. He is willing to help. Of course he wants to maintain a good relationship with the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He also hopes that Yang Xu will accept his love and share Yang Xu's contribution. If I
This matter was revealed to my friend who was a Fengxian official and reported to the court. Cao Qigen, driven by self-interest, must conspire with Yang Xu to create evidence and deceive the emperor.
Cao Qigen has been running Jinan for many years, and he can still do such a thing without leakage. Therefore, we have to wait patiently, wait for Xia Xun to continue to make mistakes, and then pull one of his pigtails. When the time comes, he will commit two crimes at the same time, making him lose sight of one thing. But
If one of the charges is proven, the Emperor will be convinced of the other one."
Zi Yi Teng was greatly disappointed and pouted and said: "Still waiting? What if he doesn't make any mistakes again?"
Qiu Xia chuckled and said: "A gentleman's revenge is never too late. If you want to deal with someone, you must be patient. Don't worry, as long as you keep an eye on him, you will never be able to find anything against him again."
He stroked his beard and said leisurely: "As long as you want to do things, no matter whether you do good things or bad things, there will definitely be omissions. This is the knowledge I gained after spending a lifetime in officialdom. Only people who don't do things are called
People can’t grasp anything against him, and he can still jump out from time to time to find fault with others.”
The purple vine held his beard and smiled charmingly: "Are you like this, Mr. Qiu?"
"How dare you laugh at me!"
Qiu Xia feigned anger, pushed her on his knees, slapped her hard on her pink buttocks, and laughed...
What kind of leader is a good leader?
In Xia Xunlai, a leader who is both wise and capable is of course the best leader. It is very enjoyable to work with such a person; anyone who is slightly inferior to such a leader is not wise and cannot do it, even though such a leader is a layman.
, but he can let you go, at least he won't hold you back; the worst leader is someone who is not wise but very capable. He is a layman himself, but he likes to point fingers, interfere in everything, and give instructions everywhere.
If you want to do something you can't do it, and if you do what he says, it's obviously a dead end.
Huang Zhen and Yi Jiayi are good leaders who Xia Xun considers slightly less than the best boss. One of them is the patrol envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, representing the imperial court; the other represents the Shandong Procuratorate.
Logically speaking, they were all Xia Xun's superiors, but when they arrived in Qingzhou, they completely let go and let Xia Xun do what he wanted. And they became the second generals of Heng Ha, staying in the hotel all day without even showing their heads. Xia Xun was exactly
You get what you want.
This time Xia Xun came with great fanfare, and he had to go to Prince Qi's Mansion. After Xia Xun settled down in the post house, he went to Prince Qi's Mansion, and based on the reasons given to him by Luo Qianshi, he talked about his return to his hometown.
The turmoil with the family, and how he turned to the Shanwang Mansion for help, and finally joined the Jin Yiwei.
Zhu Yuanzhang is still in power now, and King Qi has no doubt that his father will arrange for Jin Yiwei to secretly investigate him, let alone that Jin Yiwei would dare to act without permission. He easily believed Xia Xun's reasons, and because Xia Xun was here
It was a pity that I could not work for him since I became an official in the imperial court.
When Xia Xun came back from visiting King Qi, he began to make arrangements to arrest Ling Potian. Before they arrived, Qingzhou Prefecture had already sent people to monitor Ling Potian's uncle's home. Waiting for the rabbit was the only option in this situation.
Means. Xia Xun learned about the surveillance situation of Ling Potian's uncle's house, and couldn't come up with any better solution, so he sent the arrester away, and then left the hotel incognito.
Xia Xun went to Lianxin Nunnery. Last time he had found the address of the nun where the ruthless nun was practicing, but he hurried back to Jinan because Master Huang Zhen was "overworked". This was the first time he came back to visit. Lianxin Nunnery is not big.
, there were only five nuns, young and old, practicing in the temple. Xia Xun stood outside the small nunnery and was announced by the little nun. After a while, the ruthless nun slowly came out.
Seeing Xia Xun, the ruthless nun was a little surprised and said: "Donor Yang left without saying goodbye last time, why is he back now?"
Xia Xun smiled bitterly and said: "Master, don't be surprised. Although Yang Xu came to Shandong this time to seek forgiveness from the Peng family and take Zi Qi back, it was also for official duties. Unfortunately, something big happened in Jinan at that time.
Yang Xu had no choice but to rush back. Master, how is Zi Qi doing now?"
A haze appeared on the heartless nun's face. She shook her head gently and sighed: "Yang Xu, if you left last time and never came back, that's it. Alas! It's useless for you to come back this time. You
I'm afraid it will be difficult to combine with Zi Qi."
Xia Xun's heart sank and he quickly asked: "Master Tai, why do you say that? Could it be that... something happened again?"
The ruthless female nun sighed: "Nothing happened, it's just that... the poor nun and Zi Qi originally held on to a glimmer of hope. They hoped that as time went by, the elders of the Peng family would change their minds. However, we have tried every method.
It's no use at all. The elders in charge of the Peng family will never marry Zi Qi to you. Even if you are already married, the nun will not hide it from you. Now the elders of the Peng family... have begun to think about marrying Zi Qi.
He promised her a marriage and married her far away."
"What?"
Xia Xun was shocked and couldn't help but said: "Master Tai, what is this for? Is it... because of Yang's bad reputation in the past?"
Master Jueqing shook her head gently, clasped her hands together and said, "How can the elders of the Peng family take the man's romantic sins to heart?"
Xia Xun asked anxiously: "Then what is the problem? Why do the elders of the Peng family refuse to let me be with her?"
The ruthless nun gently lowered her eyes and remained silent. She knew the reason, but could she say it?
Xia Xun was so anxious that he paused and said, "Master, can you please do Yang Xu a favor? I think... I want to meet Master Peng and talk to him in person. Can Master introduce me to him on my behalf?"
A bitter smile slowly emerged from the corner of the cruel master's mouth: "It's useless, even if you see him, what can you do? The eldest brother of the poor nun is the head of the family. He has to be responsible for the entire family. How can you care about the personal affairs of his children? You
Even if you kneel and die in front of him, you won't even think that he will agree to you.
Yang Xu, I heard Zi Qi say something about you. I know you are very capable, but sometimes your manpower is exhausted and you want to conquer the sky. It’s just talk. Back then, the poor nun was arrogant and felt that there was no place in the world.
There is no problem that cannot be solved, and there is no obstacle that cannot be overcome, but in fact..."
Xia Xun became suspicious and said: "Master! I like Zi Qi. What does it have to do with the entire Peng family? How can I be responsible for the entire family? Why did Master Peng prevent us from being together?"
"
Master Jueqing was shocked and secretly regretted his mistake. He could only say: "The official career is dangerous. In my Peng family, it has always been a family rule that men do not marry the daughters of officials and women do not marry the sons of eunuchs. They live in the countryside. It has become a family rule. How can I do it for you?"
break in?"
Xia Xun said angrily: "What kind of stinky rule is this? That's all, then I'll resign and don't do anything. Is that okay?"
Master Jueqing stared at him and said: "Once you join the military, it's not easy for your descendants. They are passed down from generation to generation. Do you have the final say whether you want to be an official or not?"
"This..." Xia Xun then remembered that there was no labor law in this era. If he wanted to resign, he had to get the nod of approval from the old man Zhu Yuanzhang. Otherwise, how could you let you pile up your picks at will and not want it anymore?
Master Jueqing whispered the Buddha's name, turned around, and walked away with heavy steps.
Xia Xun shouted urgently: "Master Tai!"
Master Jueqing stepped inside and outside the nunnery, and stood still, but did not look back.
Xia Xun asked in a deep voice: "If the Peng family really wants Zi Qi to marry another person, will she agree?"
"She won't!"
Xia Xun was just overjoyed when Master Jueqing said calmly: "But she not only has you, she also has parents and brothers. Love is affection, and family is also affection. Which side should I leave? Maybe the poor nun's destination today is Zi.
Qi’s ending will be tomorrow.”
Xia Xun was stunned. Seeing the door of the nunnery closed, he suddenly shouted loudly: "I won't give up here. No matter what method I use, I must take Zi Qi back. Lord Peng can't stop me, and neither can I, the King of Heaven."
Can’t touch me!”
Master Jueqing didn't answer. She walked gently into the door, and the door of the nunnery was gently closed.