"This..." The prince and Yang Rong looked at each other, and they had no better way.
"What do you think, bachelor?" the prince asked Yang Rong.
"In my humble opinion, Zhongde's move is very feasible." Yang Rong said: "But it seems that we should add another way to divert the disaster to the east, so that Your Highness will be safe."
"What a way to divert trouble to the east." The prince's eyes lit up and he said to Wang Xian, "What does Zhongde think?"
"Master Yang's advice," Wang Xian thought for a moment and said, "This is indeed safer."
"That's great." Seeing that Wang Xian and Yang Rong worked together to come up with a solution, the prince felt a big stone in his heart. He smiled and said, "Zhongde, you haven't thanked the bachelor for helping you out yesterday."
"Thank you, Bachelor." Wang Xian hurriedly stood up and saluted.
"Zhongde is too polite." Yang Rong knew that this was the prince's hint that he wanted to have a good relationship with Wang Xian, so he said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Actually, I was really worried at that time whether you and Na Ji Gang would draw their swords on the spot.
Xiang Xiang, if that’s the case, do you think I’m helping or starting a fight? I’m really sad.”
"Haha, the bachelor is joking." Wang Xian said with a smile: "But Governor Discipline really wants to eat me alive now, and I don't know where he can get so angry.
"What's more, you killed his spies in brocade clothes again and again. After yesterday's cleanup, there shouldn't be any grass left, right?" Seeing Wang Xian's innocent face, even the prince couldn't stand it anymore, so he smiled and said: "
You also asked Governor Ji to steal chickens and lose rice again and again. It would be strange if he didn’t hate you."
"Your Highness, you have to support me." Wang Xian pretended to beg, and asked Yang Rong seriously: "Bachelor, I would like to ask a question that I shouldn't ask. If you don't want to answer, forget it."
"Let's talk about it first." Yang Rong looked at Wang Xian, smiled and said, "It seems difficult for me to refuse to answer in front of His Highness the Crown Prince."
"That's what I think." Wang Xian smiled and said: "Excuse me, bachelor, will the following memorials and secret reports really be intercepted and filtered before being sent to the emperor?"
"Is this..." Yang Rong hesitated, then answered truthfully: "That's true. Sometimes, their people will intercept news that is not good for them. Sometimes, we will also filter out some things that are not suitable for the emperor to know.
, but the cabinet itself is a second-rate dealer, and by the time the memorial reaches us, it has already been filtered once."
"It's true." Although Wang Xian had always guessed like this before, when it was confirmed by Yang Rong, he couldn't help but be secretly shocked.
Zhu Gaochi also sighed in the same way, thinking that his father was so wise and powerful, but he was still fooled by the people around him. If it were him in the future, he would be fooled.
After coming out of the prince's place, Wang Xian went home and stayed with Lin Qing'er for most of the day, until it was dark and he finally couldn't help but stop talking. Lin Qing'er had the same mind with him, didn't she know what he was thinking? So she was well-behaved.
urging him to go out and go to the appointment.
When Wang Xian, disguised as a scribe, and accompanied by a group of skilled guards, rushed to the bank of the Qinhuai River, it was already dark. Colorful palace lanterns had been hung on the banks of the Qinhuai River, the most charming and attractive river in the world.
, each cluster of palace lanterns is a Qin Pavilion and Chu Pavilion. There are hundreds of them connected end to end along the winding river. The colorful lights are reflected on the river, creating a colorful blur, and the whole river is
It looks so radiant and attractive...
Not only are there brothels on the river bank, but also the gentle homes of Qinhuai's famous prostitutes can be found on the painted boats that slowly walk on the river. Compared with the brothels, these flower boats are even better, with different hulls.
Strings of colorful lights were hung everywhere, decorating the boat like dreamlike fairy mountains. It was indeed the most alluring fairyland in the hearts of men in the world.
Through the car window, looking at the scene of the Qinhuai River with lights reflecting on the water and boats lapping in the waves, Wang Xian felt a little envious and a little lonely. He knew that he was burdened with too much. In this life, he was destined to rub shoulders with these drunken and wealthy people.
pass……
Unknowingly, the carriage stopped at Dazhong Bridge. Wang Xian got out of the car and saw this grand bridge with three arches. There were also two-story waterfront buildings on both sides, which were painted richly.
, at this time, the lights were brightly lit, and talented people and beauties sang poems and songs until the whole night...
Between the flower houses on both sides is the street. The street is full of vendors selling food. The melodious cries and the tempting aroma of the food all make people move their index fingers. Wang Xian suddenly remembered that he had a meeting with him a few months ago.
When the braised food they ate came to Zhang Sala, he sent someone to buy a bowl and ate it in a quiet place by the bridge before going off the bridge to keep the appointment.
Seeing their adults eating a bowl of braised pork in the corner of the Qinhuai River, the guards were almost in tears. It's really not easy for you...
Outside the Dazhong Bridge, there is a sudden vastness, which is very different from the endless wind and moon scenery on both sides of the bridge. At a glance, the sparse forest, the faint moon, and the blue sky are quite like the scene of crossing the wild river. If it were not for the distant river,
The colorful lights, the melodious sound of the piano in the boat, mixed with the laughter of the men and women, make it almost unbelievable that this is the prosperous Qinhuai River.
There is a small boat moored at the ferry on the shore. Compared to those big boats with bright lights, this boat is extremely shabby. However, there is a lamp hanging outside the cabin, and the white light illuminates the two black characters on it -
— Yueming. Wang Xian couldn't help but smile. It seemed that his intelligence capabilities had improved a lot. It took him half a day to find this guy among the huge crowd.
As soon as he walked to the side of the ship, the bamboo curtain of the cabin door opened, and a woman covered in white gauze showed her head and looked at him sharply.
Wang Xian cupped his fists and saluted: "Madam, my foolish brother is being polite."
The power of this voice, Madam Sister-in-Law, was so great that it actually made the masked woman's eyes turn into a pair of crescent moons when she smiled, and then she showed up and said, "Uncle, you're all right, please come on board the fast boat." He then set the planks of the boat up.
superior.
The guards wanted to board the boat before Wang Xian, but Wang Xian stopped them and said calmly: "You are just waiting here, there is no need to get on the boat."
"Sir, this is an extraordinary period, you must not..." Zhou Yong said anxiously when he saw that the master was about to take another risk.
"Don't worry, this is not a risk," Wang Xian said with a smile: "As long as the guy on the boat is here, no one in the world can hurt me."
"Hahaha, that's right. Zhou Yong, just put your heart in your stomach. Don't worry about mother-in-law and mother-in-law." A rough voice sounded from the cabin, and a giant man opened the curtain and came out. Zhou Yong saw that it was an old acquaintance.
, "Third Master Lin" Lin San was recuperating at Wang Xian's home, and they had competed in martial arts. Zhou Yong knew how powerful the other party was, so he felt relieved and said, "Then I'll leave my safety to Third Master."
"Go ahead, go ahead." Lin San waved his hands impatiently, and the next moment he pulled Wang Xian onto the boat, hugged him affectionately and said, "Haha, brother, long time no see, please come inside, I just ironed it."
"Wine"
When Lin San and Wang Xian entered the cabin, the woman pulled out the planks of the boat and poled away from the shore. After a while, the small boat disappeared from everyone's sight.
On the shore, the guards asked Zhou Yong in a low voice: "Boss, who is this person? Can you trust me to leave my master to him?"
"What's the use of worrying about what your lord has decided?" Zhou Yong smiled at himself, and the next moment he said seriously: "But that person is Lin San, so I can still rest assured..."
The boat was sailing on the river, and the candlelight in the cabin was bright, illuminating the food and wine on the table. Wang Xian and Lin San sat opposite each other for a while, and they had so many words to say that they didn't know where to start.
"How about trying Sai'er's cooking?" Lin San broke the silence and said with a smile, "How does it compare to your chef?"
Wang Xian picked up his chopsticks, picked up a piece of sea cucumber roasted with green onions, put it into his mouth and tasted it. His eyes suddenly lit up and he said: "It's really delicious. I've also eaten the royal meal. I'm not complimenting it. The taste is far worse than that cooked by my sister-in-law."
"Haha, Sai'er's cooking skills are outstanding," Lin San said with a smile: "Have you not seen that I am running around outside all day long, but I am even fatter than before?"
"Third brother has married a good wife." Wang Xian said with a smile.
"Haha, that's right." Lin San said proudly: "Sai'er is not only good at cooking, but also has excellent martial arts skills, strategy, and literary talent."
Outside the cabin, Tang Sai'er's shy voice came: "Third brother, I don't want to be so shameless..."
"Ah, okay, I won't boast anymore." Wang Xian and Lin San laughed together. This laughter quickly brought the two people closer and finally opened the topic.
"Brother, how did you guess that it was me who invited you?" Lin Sanxiao asked.
Wang Xian put the food in his mouth and asked, "How do you know I guessed it was you?"
"Today, your men are asking all over the city for someone named Lin San," Lin San said with a smile, "I'm surprised I don't know yet."
"Haha, that's right." Wang Xian laughed and said, "It's because I have a problem with my life. I have too few friends. Those who can be called old friends. After thinking about it, you are the only one who can be called an old friend..."
"Pfft..." Lin San almost sprayed Wang Xian's face with a sip of wine, laughing and scolding: "It's all nonsense. With your personality, are you worried about not being able to make friends?"
"Do you think the spy chief will have many friends?" Wang Xian said with a helpless smile.
"Uh... that's right." Lin San was stunned and sighed: "I never imagined at that time that when we meet again, you will have become the governor of Beizhen Fusi."
"Hey, it's all good luck that brings people here. Thank you, Third Brother, for not rejecting me and recognizing me as your friend." Wang Xian picked up the wine glass, clinked it with Lin San, and drank it all in one gulp. He poured another glass and said, "Thank you for this, Third Brother."
The grace of not killing.”
Lin San looked stern and said with piercing eyes: "So, you knew it was me that day?"
"Except for Third Brother, I can't think of anyone else who can be so charming," Wang Xian said with a smile: "Without even firing an arrow, he can make me piss my ass off..."
"That day, I didn't know that you were the one I wanted to kill." Lin San said apologetically: "Fortunately, my eyesight is not bad and I could recognize you from a distance, otherwise..."
"It's an honor to die under the arrow of Third Brother." Wang Xian said with a half-serious smile: "I don't think a master like Third Brother can easily draw a bow."