After coming out of the East Palace, Huaiyu received a lot of rice paper, jute paper, pen and ink inkstones, and many pigments.
I went back to Yongxingfang first. I didn’t go home last night. I must explain it to Fan Xuanfu.
Just after arriving home, Wu Cheng came over to report that Uncle Guo was here.
Changsun Wuji now only has a casual official from the first rank of Kaifu Yitong and the third division. He has no other duties, so he is relatively relaxed.
"Zhao Guogong!"
Changsun Wuji was drinking tea in the front hall, and his wife Fan Xuanfu arranged for the family band to play for him. When he saw Huaiyu coming back, Changsun Wuji laughed and hugged him.
This uncle seems to have gained some weight. He has white, fat, braided hair, and wears a white bear skin robe. He really looks like a bear.
This guy has been in a bit of trouble recently. He has a rebellious brother like Changsun Anye, which has also caused trouble for him and the queen. He was dismissed from his position as a right servant before he had even completed a year. Now, in order to avoid the limelight, he has even done all his duties.
waived.
I feel frustrated.
"His Majesty sent someone to tell me that he wanted to ask Erlang to paint the portraits of the heroes. I happened to be free at that time, so I came to make an appointment quickly."
Changsun Wuji is second on the list of meritorious officials.
In fact, Wu Huaiyu was very considerate to Changsun Wuji before and had already painted a painting for him. Changsun Wuji was also very satisfied with it and hung it as a treasure at home.
But now I have to make another picture.
Wu Huaiyu had no choice but to accept it.
"How about painting now?"
"Now? That's fine."
Changsun Wuji was quite happy. This guy came well prepared. There were several sets of clothes and hats prepared on the carriage, as well as crown robes, some of which were awarded the Virtue Crown, and some were awarded the Virtuous Crown.
"Why don't you wear the Diao Chan crown?"
Wu Huaiyu doesn't care.
Changsun Wuji immediately asked people to get the Diao Chan Crown. The so-called Diao Chan Crown is also a kind of Jinxian crown, and its characteristic is that there are sable and cicada on the crown.
The barrel-shaped hat is covered with an arched shell with three beams.
A large jade cicada is sewn in the middle of the forehead of the arched outer pot, three small golden cicadas are sewn on each side, and a long mink tail is inserted across the back of the head. There is even a pen on the top of the hat.
There are also patterns.
This is Diao Chan's crown for entering the virtuous circle, which is usually worn only by first-rank officials or prime ministers.
Anyway, Wu Huaiyu can only wear the Sanliang Jinxian Crown or the Jinde Crown specially given by the emperor, but he is not qualified to wear the Diaochan Jinxian Crown.
Wearing the Diao Chan Jinxian Crown, a square heart-shaped curved collar, and a purple jade robe with a goldfish bag, it is indeed very stylish.
However, Wu Huaiyu always felt that wearing a mink tail on a hat and inserting a pen seemed a bit weird. It is said that the mink tail hat was the invention of King Zhao Wuling, the king of Zhao Wuling who rode and shot in Hufu and was eventually starved to death by his son in the sand dunes.
The one in the palace.
He felt that the mink tail might have been imitated by the Hu people at first, but since the Qin and Han Dynasties, it has become a special decoration for ministers.
Just like the fish charms and fish bags of ministers.
The fat man Changsun changed his clothes and put on a very pretentious posture. Huaiyu started painting. Painting was a skill that Huaiyu had learned since he was a child. It was not difficult. He could chat while painting.
Changsun Wuji came to see Huaiyu today. Apart from making an appointment for portraits, he also had free time. He took the opportunity to find Wu Huaiyu, a popular guy, to flirt with him, and also wanted to prescribe some medicine. He had been suffering from insomnia recently.
He couldn't sleep all night, and his hair was falling out. Now there are many bald spots on his head. If this continues, he won't be able to comb his braids.
"Recently, I always feel that I am unable to do what I do." Fatty Changsun said a little embarrassedly. He is only two years older than the emperor, and he is only thirty-two this year, but recently he has been unable to do what he does.
There are so many concubines in the house, they are young and beautiful, but they are powerless, not to mention the pressure is great.
Huaiyu looked at his fat bear-like physique. He had prescribed nourishing medicine for kidney deficiency before Changsun Fatty's body. He lacked exercise and preferred milk and meat in his diet. In addition, he may have been under too much pressure recently, so it was normal for him to be in a bad state.
"An incident happened recently, which is very embarrassing."
Changsun Wuji sighed. It's unlucky for people to have cold water and their teeth are blocked.
The emperor had previously given Changsun Wuji a seven-treasure belt, which was worth thousands of gold. However, in the middle of the night recently, a robber jumped into his bedroom through a hole in the rafters of the house, drew a knife to his throat, threatened him with death if he acted in public, and then took his pillow from his pillow.
In the letter, he took the seven treasures away, staked the ground with his knife, jumped up to the beam, and escaped through the holes in the rafters.
It's embarrassing to say that the guards of Zhao Guogong's mansion were not aware of it at that time.
I'm scared when I think about it. If this thief had murderous intentions at that time, he would have stabbed him to death without even a chance to resist.
"Is there such a thing? This thief is too bold."
Wu Huaiyu was also surprised when he heard this.
After that day, Changsun Wuji completely lost sleep at night and began to feel powerless. Now he was afraid and angry, and he did not dare to speak out.
Because not only would you lose face if you spread the word, but more importantly, the Seven Treasure Belt given by the emperor was actually stolen. This was a gift from the emperor.
Now that he has been robbed, this is not a small crime.
Changsun Wuji told Wu Huaiyu these things today because he was the emperor's brother-in-law, and he knew Wu Huaiyu's other secret identity, the doctor of the Six Sects, the Minister of Punishment and the Zhizhong of Yongzhou.
He hoped that Wu Huaiyu could help him recover the Seven Treasure Belt.
"Does Duke Zhao know who the thief is?"
"I suspect it's Master Duan."
"Master Duan?"
"This man is a gangster. He once served under the disciples of Chai Shao's younger brother. He is good at flying over eaves and walking over walls."
Chai Shao was very good at martial arts. He used to be a famous young knight in Chang'an. Chai Shao also had a younger brother who was best at light kung fu. He could fly over eaves and walk over walls as well as walking on flat ground, so he was nicknamed Wall Dragon.
At first, Li Shimin made a bet with Chai Erlang and asked him to steal the saddle of Changsun Wuji's house, and then he specifically notified Changsun Wuji in advance to take precautions. But at night, Chai Erlang flew into Changsun Wuji's house like a big bird.
When everyone was caught off guard, the knife cut off the saddle, then jumped and disappeared.
There were a lot of guards in Changsun Wuji's mansion, but they didn't even touch a hair.
Later, Chai Erlang went to the princess's bedroom to steal the engraved gold letter pillow. After sneaking in, he sprinkled some dust on the princess's face. The princess raised her head and dusted off the dust. Chai Erlang immediately changed the civet cat for the prince, transferred the package to the princess, and stole the engraved gold letter pillow.
He ran away, but the princess found out that the pillow had been stolen in the morning.
Chai Erlang could even run directly from the ground to the top of Chang'an City without using his hands. He could also step on the pillars of the Buddhist temple after a run-in and climb up to the rafters of the roof, and then climb onto the roof, walking on a hundred-foot-tall building as if on the ground.
Because Bilong was so powerful, Li Shimin was a little afraid of him. After he came to the throne, he immediately transferred Chai Er to serve as an official elsewhere.
This Master Duan used to live in Chang'an with Chai Erlang. He was a half-disciple who taught the art, and he was also a crazy admirer of wall dragons.
After Bilong went abroad, Duan Shizi began to imitate Chai Er crazily.
His behavior of going to Changsun Wuji's house to steal the Qibao in the pillow letter was obviously imitating Chai Er's incident of stealing the princess's pillow letter, and incidentally also going to Changsun Wuji's house to steal the saddle.
Two-in-one, he directly stole the Qibao Belt from Changsun Wuji's bedroom, but his skills were obviously not good enough. Changsun Wuji still discovered him when he sneaked into the bedroom, so he had to draw his sword and snatch it away.
"Are you sure it's Master Duan?"
"Sure."
What is strange to Wu Huaiyu is that since he knows the identity of the other party, why can't he catch him?
"The master came and went without a trace, and no one could be found. I know he must still be in Chang'an, but he just can't be found. I want to ask Erlang to help capture this man. The most important thing is to find him.
The seven-treasure belt given by His Majesty."
Wu Huaiyu thought for a while, "Why not just go to Chai Consort, ask him to come forward to find Chai Erlang, and then ask Master Duan to hand over the treasure belt?"
"I don't have a good relationship with Chai Shao," Changsun Wuji said.
If he goes to Chai Shao, Chai Shao may not pay attention to him, but Chai Er has a close relationship with Master Duan and will definitely protect him.
Besides, Changsun Wuji felt very aggrieved. How could he swallow his anger when his majestic uncle actually let a gangster threaten him with a knife?
He had to capture this person, not only to get back the Seven Treasure Belt, but also to cut this little thief into pieces, otherwise he would not be able to swallow this breath.
His eldest son, Sun Wuji, couldn't do this personally, but he didn't want to report to the government, so he had to ask Wu Huaiyu's Liumen to help.
"Okay, I will make arrangements later. I will definitely get the Seven Treasure Belt back for my uncle and capture this thief."
Wu Huaiyu was also very dissatisfied with Master Duan and his behavior. You are just a thief. Why did you go after Changsun Wuji? Isn't this like turning on the light in the toilet and seeking death?
Naturally, we cannot tolerate this kind of provocative act of crazy seeking death.
As the leader of a powerful department, I must take action on this guy to establish his authority.
Besides, he didn't have much of a relationship with Chai Shao. He still remembered that guy used him as bait, and he still hasn't forgotten the face of that guy Chai Zhewei.
To find a gangster like Duan Shizi, it is actually not difficult for Liumen to take action, because Liumen has many secret agents in the three sects and nine liu in the capital. There are many robbers and beggars, etc. They are Liumen's agents, and people like Duan Shizi
He still has a certain status in the world.
It’s definitely not difficult to find it through official channels, but it’s not difficult to find it from the road.
"I want to live." Changsun Wuji requested.
"no problem."
Wu Huaiyu will officially take office in Yongzhou in a few years. Such bold bandits must be cracked down on. They are too rampant.
A person like this would not touch Changsun Wuji originally, but would be able to recruit him after being captured and become a hawk at the Six Gates. There is a bright future for him, but unfortunately now he has hit a red line.
"Today in Chongxian Palace, thank you Erlang for helping Cheng Qian."
As the prince's biological uncle, Changsun Wuji was very grateful to Huaiyu for what he had done.
"Now I am the owner of the Chongxian Pavilion and the prince's horse-washing officer, and I am also the prince's right guard. I am an official in the East Palace, so I must protect the prince."
Although Chengqian failed to secure the position of crown prince in history, Chengqian is only ten years old now. Even if he was finally deposed as in history, he was deposed in the 16th year of Zhenguan, which is still fifteen years away from now.
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As an official of the East Palace, Wu Huaiyu would be seriously derelict in his duties if he did nothing.
What should be done must be done, so that even if the prince is deposed in the future, at least Wu Huaiyu will still be a good minister in the eyes of the emperor.
