Chapter 1049 1049: Take the initiative (Part 2) [Please vote for me]
Gu Chi hesitated and asked more: "What's so weird?"
"I just smelled the incense that Shaoxuan usually used." Shen Tang said and sniffed again, carefully identifying the smell and its source to confirm that he was not smelling it wrong. "I remember that the incense was specially customized for Shaoxuan by Yaohe. Kang Guo has his own share."
Shen Zhi and Bai Su have a very good relationship.
How good is it?
So good that there were rumors among the people that the two had a habit of grinding mirrors and had a close personal relationship. When the incident first broke out, it even alarmed the censor. The censor visited the two of them in the early morning court, hoping that they would pay attention to the scale of their interactions and not To discredit the image of Kangguo officials.
Although men and women are not allowed to coexist among the people, Kang's post-war policies support male and female fertility and encourage widows to remarry or recruit children. Women who give birth to women, regardless of gender, can receive ten pounds of sugar, six pounds of meat, and three pieces of cloth from the government. , if the child dies in infancy, half of it can be used for the mother's health care. From a policy perspective, Kang State has spent a lot of money on population.
If two men and two women live together, how can they have children?
Kangguo officials should lead by example and support the combination of yin and yang!
As soon as this statement came out, hundreds of officials agreed.
Shen Tang ate so much at that time that he actually asked Bai Su and Bai Su what they meant. In the current social environment, it is not unreasonable for officials to worry. They can do whatever they want in private, but they can't be honest on the surface. Use the excuse of deep brother-sister love to excuse it.
Regardless of whether the outside world believes it or not, at least there is an explanation.
Bai Su said with a gloomy face: "No such thing."
Shen Zhi was in an unhappy mood: [General Bai had a life-saving grace for me. Is it a violation of the line to have a closer personal relationship with me? Who are these idiots fabricating these rumors? If I catch him, he will have to scatter the ashes of that person's ancestral grave and tear them apart. Damn that man’s mouth!]
A rumor offended them both!
Shen Tang sent people to trace the source of the rumors, and finally the Yushitai found out the truth. The source of the popular gossip turned out to be Shen Zhi's ex-lover, a scholar surnamed Li! This man talked nonsense after getting drunk at an elegant gathering, and outsiders Listened.
【Bai Sutian comes to save the beauty, Shen Zhi falls in love at first sight!】
The details of the scene include noses and eyes!
Shen Zhi brought hundreds of people to his ex-lover's house and smashed the pots and pans! He also kicked the guard dog's dog bowl!
There is no use crying and shouting with the surname Li.
She was miserable, sobbing and choking, and her face was swollen from being slapped by Shen Zhi.
Because the incident was too big, Shen Zhi was arrested again by the Censor, but this time it was a show for the public. When officials broke into people's homes, smashed them and even slapped them, the impact was really not good. They should also be given a symbolic penalty of salary and shut themselves up to reflect on their mistakes.
This punishment is insignificant to Shen Zhi.
Her errand is inherently leisurely.
It’s good to go to the government office half the number of times a year.
The paperwork is basically left to other clerks.
She is also one of the few officials who can receive official dividends. The few months of her salary as a penalty can only be considered a drop in the bucket. She should stay at home and think about her faults. After the confinement, the gossip among the people has changed. This incident happened. It doesn't affect Shen Zhi's interactions with Bai Su. Whatever spices and powders she develops and whatever precious items she gets, she gives them to Bai Su first. The two families are neighbors.
The flower decorations in General Bai Su's mansion are always the most gorgeous. Even if she is away, Shen Zhi will help her change a new batch every seven days, so that there are seasonal flowers all year round.
Shen Tang actually acquiesced.
As long as it doesn't affect her work, she doesn't mind.
but--
After smelling it, I discovered that the source of the smell was Gu Chi.
She looked at Gu Chi, who looked at her nervously.
"Why does the smell come from you?"
"Have it?"
"Yes, but the smell is light, not as strong as Shaoxuan's."
Her sense of smell is still very sensitive and she will not make mistakes.
Gu Chi raised his sleeve and sniffed it carefully, with a calm expression. He immediately thought of something and explained with a smile: "I remembered it. I found that the incense made by Yaohe helped me fall asleep, so I asked her for some shamelessly. It was probably that Did you get it at the wrong time?"
The excuse was a bit lame, but Shen Tang didn't think much about it.
Firstly, this matter has nothing to do with business, and secondly, Gu Chi doesn't have to deceive herself for a piece of incense. She cares more about the details.
"Sleep aid? How effective is it?"
Even when Gu Chi was sleeping, he would be affected by the dreams of living people nearby. He could not get a good night's sleep all year round. His eyes were dark and his lips were blue. All the sleeping foods and drugs he took were worth weighing, and the effect after a few years could only be considered. There are, but not many.
This also became a knot that Shen Tang couldn't let go of.
Gu Chi said with a smile: "It's okay."
"That's it? Very good, very good. After this battle, you can ask Yaohe to improve the fragrant recipe. It is a medicine with three parts poison. Although literary scholars are not afraid of ordinary poisons, taking medicine for many years will harm your body. So use it instead. Incense might be better…”
She was concerned about Gu Chi's health both inside and outside her words.
Gu Chi's smile became increasingly forced and stiff.
Just when his conscience was troubled and he almost confessed, Qi Shan appeared. His appearance immediately diverted the Lord's attention. Shen Tang quickly pulled Qi Shan aside: "Yuan Liang, how are things handled? How about Shan Xiao? Say? Did he give you any trouble?"
Shen Tang was still afraid that Qi Shan would suffer a loss.
Although he sent a letter saying "everything is safe", he did not mention any specific details. Shen Tang suspected that he reported good news rather than bad news, so he had to listen to Qi Shan's words in person to feel at ease. Qi Shan did not say anything in the letter because he did not want to occupy it with trivial matters. During her break, and now that she was free to face each other, he briefly talked about the details of that day.
"Nvjun Cui has a broad mind and a deep understanding of justice!"
Shen Tang sighed again.
If it were me, I would never give up.
After the matter was settled, Shen Tang's hanging heart was completely relieved, and he patted Qishan on the shoulder: "Even if this matter is over, don't embarrass Shanxiao when you look back... But, alas, how can you not be wet when you often walk by the river? Shoes? Good luck to you!"
Not every enemy has a good girl like Cui Hui who is considerate and understands justice, and Qi Shan is not able to save the day every time. No matter what, this test has been passed.
Qishan: "..."
He and Gu Chi sat down in their respective places.
As soon as he sat down, Qi Shan saw such obvious marks on Gu Chi's neck. He looked at Gu Chi and then at the Lord, who had no reaction. He couldn't help but frown. He immediately opened a private chat through [Sound Transmission]: [Gu Wangchao, you This prodigal son behaves better!]
I don't know where I came from.
Let it be romantic, you don't even know how to cover it up.
Gu Chi responded lazily: [What do you know?]
Qishan said: [Morality is corrupted!]
The most important thing is that it will lead to the bad master!
Gu Chi lowered his eyes and ignored the prayer, turning a deaf ear.
In fact, I started to roll my eyes internally.
Neither of them understood his intentions. He was obviously showing off happily, but the Lord didn't understand. Qi Shan said that he was ruining the morals and was boring. Gu Chi pulled his collar up, which really blinded him. Deliberately pulling down the collar...
The others haven't come yet.
Shen Tang picked up the paperwork on the desk and took a look at it to pass the time.
Kang Shi was the third one to come in.
As for Kang Shi, Shen Tang was actually not willing to take him with him, but considering that leaving Kang Shi in the Northern Desert, which was not yet completely stable, would be a bigger problem. It would be interesting if his lair accidentally caught fire. Therefore, she thought over and over again and decided to take him with him. Kang Jishou took it.
Kang Shi did not follow her into Fugu City yesterday.
There are two corpses here in the camp that need to be disposed of.
As soon as he arrived, Shen Tang hurriedly asked: "Ji Shou, how are the two informants around Mei Jinghe doing? What secrets do they have that are worth her efforts to destroy their bodies and eliminate their traces?"
He did not hesitate to resort to tricks on Lu Jue.
Although with Lu Jue's skill, he would not be blown away, the psychological shadow may be left behind, and she is ruthless enough.
Kang Shi stayed up all night yesterday because of this matter.
He said: "We did find some."
Shen Tang put down the document in his hand and motioned for him to continue.
Kang Shou took out a small scroll full of records from his sleeve and presented it with both hands. Shen Tang took it and unfolded it, reading ten lines at a glance. His brows sometimes frowned and sometimes relaxed. Kang Shi on the side also said: "Time is tight, some I haven’t had time to write down the information yet. Does your Majesty still remember that Zheng Qiao once had a powerful general named Qi, named Cang, and named Yanqing?”
Shen Tang said: "Qi Yanqing? Remember."
She was quite impressed by this brave warrior.
He sutured Zheng Qiao's head and buried his body.
Since then, I haven’t heard anything about Qi Yanqing’s whereabouts, and Shen Tang didn’t pay attention. Only then did I notice that Qi Yanqing’s “Qi” is the national surname of Qi State: “Is Qi Yanqing a member of the royal family of King Qi?”
Kang Shi said: "That's not true. Qi in Qi State is the title of the founding monarch of Qi State. Among the fiefdoms, most people have the surname Qi."
"He is working for Qi State now?" Shen Tang's energy is limited. In recent years, most of his attention has been on the Northern Desert, Gao State and the governance of people's livelihood in his own country. He is on guard against the southwestern countries and has understanding but not in-depth knowledge. As far as she knows, Qi State has become more prominent in the Southwest Continent in recent years, and among its famous military generals, there is no one like Qi Cang.
If he serves Qi State, he will have to fight again in the future.
Kang Shi: "Yes, he was the one who promoted the current leader of Qi State. He may have wanted to avenge his old master."
Hearing this, Shen Tang smiled and said: "It seems that Zheng Qiao is not a complete failure as a person. There are actually people who think good of him."
"Qi Yanqing should have taken away a piece of the national seal back then."
According to the intelligence extracted from the two corpses, the leader of Qi State relied on the national seal to take the final step. Without the blessing of this national seal, she would have to be regent for at least two years to eliminate the opposition in the DPRK and China. Control the overall situation. With the national seal, you can be "justified" and there will be less resistance to your ascension to the throne.
This national seal helped the king a lot.
Shen Tang's smile stiffened a bit, and the stone sculptures of birds and fish that Zheng Qiao had entrusted to Qi Cang came to mind. The corners of his mouth curved down: "Tsk, Zheng Qiao really did have a backup plan..."
It’s true that people don’t stop even after they die.
She asked again: "Besides, what else is there?"
Kang Shi, as the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, was also an excellent literary scholar. If he didn't take action, Wang Zha would be the one who took off the pants of the two corpses. He also got a lot of confidential information from the corpses. , for example, Qi State is constrained by the Eternal Life Sect, and the attitudes of both parties are ambiguous, seeming to be cooperative but also wary. At the current stage, cooperation is the most common, and the Eternal Life Sect has a large scale in the southwest.
"Is it the Eternal Life Cult again?"
"again?"
"Yesterday I met a pair of masters and apprentices. They said that they came from the Lu Kingdom in the southwest. Because the Yongsheng Cult excluded dissidents and persecuted other religions, they escaped because they could not survive in the local area. One of the disciples also told me to be careful about the Yongsheng around Wu Zhaode. Teaching and worshiping... It seems that the Eternal Life Sect is not satisfied with the southwest and wants to travel to the northwest to preach? Tsk, tsk, you have a big appetite."
Shen Tang does not interfere with other people's beliefs, but she does not allow others to use their beliefs to interfere in politics. Although she does not know what the teachings of the Eternal Life Religion are, Shen Tang knows what this thing is not just by looking at its name and its arrogance. What a good bird, not to mention that the Eternal Life Sect is still on the side of Gao Kingdom and needs to be dealt with! Kang Shi also agreed: "From the intelligence, Wu Zhaode agreed to let the Eternal Life Sect preach in Gao Kingdom in order to obtain the help of the Eternal Life Sect. If we can win a great victory and annex us, we can still make the Eternal Life Religion the state religion in the future."
Shen Tang: "..."
She was completely speechless.
Has Wu Zhaode been kicked in the head by a donkey as he gets older?
Does he know what the consequences will be if he allows a pheasant cult to preach in the country? And he still regards it as the state religion? He is not afraid that others will gain a foothold and turn around and lift his buttocks?
Kang Shi: "Wu Zhaode also had the intention of taking advantage of him."
It's just a verbal promise and it's not immediately fulfilled.
It's okay to fall out after it's done.
Even if it is an imperial edict stamped with a monogram or a national seal, as long as he does not recognize it, it is just a piece of silk to wipe his ass, let alone fulfill it. Not only that, Wu Xian probably also hopes to find out the details of the Eternal Life Sect through cooperation. , and used the Eternal Life Sect as a springboard to annex the southwest continent's ambition. Haha, the abacus was very loud.
Shen Tang took a long time to spit out one word: "6!"
Wu Zhaode used the trick of coaxing women on the Yongsheng Cult. He first made various promises to convince the Yongsheng Cult, worked hard to accompany him to start a business, sucked out the marrow, and then kicked people after his career was successful. He didn’t know that the Yongsheng Cult existed. No letter.
Kang Shi commented on this: "Everyone has his own agenda."
Both sides were smiling openly, but secretly they were hiding a knife, ready to stab their allies in the heart at any time. Shen Tang was surprised: "Why do two corpses have so much information?"
Did the corpse know too much before it was alive?
Kang Shi said: "Mei Meng cooperates with the Eternal Life Sect."
Shen Tang: "..."
Kang Shi added: "She is also the vice-president of the Southwest Branch of the Gods Association. Although she is not as comfortable as Yuan Liang back then, her right to speak in the Southwest Branch of the Gods Association is not weak. It is the leader of Qi State who strongly supports her. Those who go up are very difficult to deal with."
Shen Tang: "..."
Kang Shi continued: "The leader of the Eternal Life Sect..."
He seemed to be hesitating whether to continue speaking.
Shen Tang looked around and saw that there were only four people in the tent. Counting Gong Xiqiu, who was guarding her safety on the roof of the tent, there were only five people in total. The others were still on the way: "There are no outsiders here, what can I say?" Just say it, no need to be shy."
Kang Shi glanced in the direction of the roof of the tent.
"Mei Meng, the Eternal Life Sect, and the Southwest Branch of the Gods Society are all in the same bed. She secretly used the Gods Society to investigate the details of the Eternal Life Sect. It was found out that the leader was suspected to be one of the five famous generals of the Wu Kingdom, and was related to Yun, who was active in the Northern Desert battlefield. Da is of an era..."
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I just realized that the title of my last chapter was wrong.
PS: Today I went to see the local folklore activity Tie Ge in Puqi. There were so many people, so many that I was almost squeezed into a biscuit.