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Chapter 9 Inquiry

The 'original perverted chicken' that suddenly appeared made Gongsun Xun quite panicked.

It’s not that he, who was raised by such a biological mother, really believes in evil like those people... To be honest, so many things happened yesterday, from his perspective, most of them are understandable:

You can have one perverted chicken, why not two?

There were already cracks in the city gate after the earthquake, and it had not been repaired for decades. The report was sent to my public house, so what if it collapsed?

As for the seven counties of Jiaozhou that suddenly rebelled against four counties... This is a big deal. A few years later, did you know that the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty suddenly rebelled against eight states?

Talking about the matter, the key to this political wave is that the time when things happened is too concentrated and the intensity is too great, so that it exceeds his original expectation... It is almost conceivable that this political wave should be the strongest after the September coup.

It's about to sweep across the country, and how exciting the New Year's Day meeting will be!

In short, he almost forced himself to be calm and brought Yu She back for a drink that day... and then he just gave away a few gifts in the name of new year's goods and scribbled them away.

However, as a large number of new year's goods were actually delivered from western Liaoning on the second day, Gongsun Xun regained some composure. He began to calm down and tried to clarify and verify the response methods and intensity of the various forces in North Korea and China.

"Eight pairs of bear paws, twenty jars of honey." The person who was reading the list of new year's goods in a rough voice was a confidant of Gongsun Auntie who came to Luoyang with the motorcade. The so-called eighth aunt Lin. "Ten jars of wine, two mink furs."

Ten pieces, fifty Dongzhu, five hundred gold..."

"Aunt Eight, please stop." Gongsun Xun, who was looking at the snowfall outside the window with his hands behind his hands, suddenly interrupted. "Not to mention gold, silver, money, and silk, are these the interesting specialty goods?"

"As Young Master said, it is exactly like that." Aunt Lin Ba quickly agreed.

"Then besides those luxury goods, isn't the most rare thing the most rare thing is this honey and eight pairs of bear paws?"

"Indeed."

"The bear's paws were divided into two pairs, along with some other gifts. Madam personally took them to He Zhonglang's house and told Madam He to quickly send someone to Nanyang to see if there was snow in the area.

If it doesn't snow, then after the first day of the first lunar month, the court will probably send someone to Nanyang to ask for rain, and you can ask Brother Suigao to pay attention to it." Gongsun Xun still looked out the window and preached. "Just say, if this is the case.

If Brother Suigao can make it, it means that the emperor has made a decision in his heart, and the He family can rest easy."

"As your husband said, I will go in the afternoon." Zhao Yun stood up and bowed slightly.

"Then there is no need to keep a jar of honey. I will give all of it to the two teachers. I can also give a pair of bear paws to Master Liu. There is no need to talk about etiquette. Just pack it up later and send it over directly." Gongsun Xun continued without looking back.

As he spoke, he didn't pay attention to his wife's inexplicable extra courtesy in front of his mother's confidants. "The remaining five pairs of bear paws are all ready. I want to give them away... They just need to be accompanied by some colorful gifts. No need."

Add something particularly luxurious."

"I understand." Zhao Yun continued to reply. "I will arrange it immediately, but who will give it to?"

"Yi Gong, Zi Heng will give you a pair; Prince Shi Wang Yun at Yushitai and Tian Feng Yuanhao will each give you a pair; I will also send you another pair personally in the afternoon, you don't have to worry; the last pair...

Let Afan come forward and deliver it to the new minister, Ling Yangqiu Yanggong!"

"I understand, sir, do you have any other instructions?"

"Yes." Gongsun Xun finally turned around. "The dozen or so beautiful concubines of the Three Han Dynasties, except for the five people my mother named A Fan, Yi Gong, Zi Heng, Zi Bo, and Wei Yue's fellow,

You should discuss the rest with Eight Aunts as soon as possible and distribute it to those outstanding followers before the end of the year... If you don't know their achievements, you can ask Zi Heng first."

"Got it!" Zhao Yun's voice finally became louder.

"And the eighth aunt..." Gongsun Xun turned his head and looked at the eighth aunt Lin.

"Young Master, please speak."

"Take out some money and give it to the followers in the form of New Year's gifts." Gongsun Xun gave serious instructions. "Then, Master Lu is alone in Beijing. You personally invite him to come to my place to celebrate the New Year. By the way... pick a character by the way.

A better concubine will warm his bed!"

"Here!" As Aunt Lin agreed, she couldn't help but look a little weird.

"Make arrangements quickly." Gongsun Xun said as he walked out. "I have a little something to eat, and I will be visiting someone else's house in the afternoon..."

"Here!" This time, even Zhao Yun quickly agreed.

After thinking about it again and again, Gongsun Xun said no more, but opened the door and walked out facing Xuehua, but only a few steps later he left and returned: "One more thing, take out a hundred gold now... plus ten more

Here comes Da Dongzhu!”

"Oh?!" Zhao Yun and Aunt Lin, who had just relaxed, were both shocked.

"Give it to Lord Justice." Gongsun Xun stood in front of the door and added. "Tell him to send him immediately... Xu Ziyuan, send him now!"

After saying this, Gongsun Xun didn't even wait for the two people in the house to agree, and immediately turned around and walked into the snow to look for food in the kitchen.

Snowflakes kept falling, and by the afternoon, there was already two to three finger-thick snow on the ground. If the snow continued to fall at this rate, it is conceivable that when you get up early the next morning, there might be snow inside and outside Luoyang City.

The houses of poor people will be crushed.

In fact, in order to prevent this kind of thing from happening, when Gongsun Xun and his servants went out to visit like other nobles, carrying bear paws, books, colorful silks, gold and silver ingots, ginseng and other things, many

However, the poor people, under the leadership of the village chief, kept clearing the snow on the roof of the village to prevent unknown deaths in the middle of the night.

Although Gongsun Xun understood this situation, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

In desperation, he had no choice but to call a follower and ask him to go back immediately and tell Aunt Lin that he should buy more charcoal, add some rice, and give it to the surrounding neighbors as a new year's gift. Be sure not to let people around his home

It's just cold and hungry.

Not long after the explanation, Gongsun Xun had arrived at the destination of his trip - the gate of Cai Bojie in Caiyong.

Another fairy tune is played!

"Everyone." Some people in the hall, which was warm and fuzzy due to the burning charcoal fire, couldn't help but shake their heads. "No matter how rude Gongsun Xun was that day, he just said, 'The Suqin and the Golden Sutra are welcome to the heart, and no one does not say the immortal sound.'

After describing the magnificence of Mr. Cai’s residence... thinking about it now, I feel quite emotional."

"Who says not?" Another person continued. "The last two sentences, although they seem arrogant for a while, but now it seems that he does have some heroic spirit. In the Northern Expedition, all the troops have left.

Only this boy went forward alone; in front of the Tongtuo Street, all the officials were frightened, and only this man was facing each other with swords..."

"Yes!" Cai Yong, who was holding the strings with both hands, finally puffed up his nose and exhaled. "It has been said that at this time of national difficulty, this boy finally lived up to the names of his two mentors.

, it’s better than those of us who can only play music and drink at home all day long.”

At this point, seeing what the guests were about to say, Cai Bojie couldn't help but smile bitterly: "There is only one thing that makes me feel bad. He took too many books from me that day, and my collection of books at home was almost missing."

Half. And in the past two years, there have been so many things in Luozhong that I have no intention of reciting them silently, so that the East Pavilion of my house is still vacant... Regarding this matter, it is absolutely impossible for me to have any trouble with him!"

Everyone expressed their understanding.

At this moment, a burst of laughter suddenly came from outside the hall, and soon another person's high-pitched voice came from far away, causing everyone in the hall to be shocked:

"Mr. Cai! Listen to what you mean, if I return the book to you, will you and I become close friends?"

When the words first came out, there was no sign of anyone in the hall, but after saying this, Gongsun Xun, who was wearing a fur coat, a heguan, holding a sword, and his shoes were covered with snow, had suddenly arrived in the hall.

, which caused all the guests to whisper and discuss.

Cai Yong was stunned, but he still mustered up the courage to stand up and ask: "How did you get into my house? I have already told you not to let you in!"

"The gatekeepers in Cai Gong's house are not as courageous as Cai Gong himself. As soon as I drew my sword, they ran away. With such a guard, wouldn't they allow me to come in and out?" Gongsun Xun said with a smile, and there were several family members behind him.

He placed the gift in the hall. "Not to mention these, Mr. Cai, I really came to return the book and apologize today."

Cai Yong glanced at the pair of huge bear paws, but he couldn't help but asked blankly: "I probably understand my apology, but where is the book?"

"Here." Gongsun Xun turned around and held down a box that was as tall as half a person.

"Why do you need to bully me like this?" Cai Yong couldn't help but sit back in disappointment. "That day you clearly took away thousands of books from me in more than a dozen cars, but now you point to a box and say you want to return the books...

"

Not only Cai Yong, but also other guests shook their heads.

However, Gongsun Xun didn't take it seriously at all. Instead, he laughed loudly, and then suddenly pulled out his sword. At that time, these famous people in Luozhong were shocked to shut up and sit upright... Sure enough, there is nothing worse than drawing a knife to deal with these people.

So refreshing.

However, after Gongsun Xun pulled out the knife, he did not threaten him, but easily opened the wooden lock of the box. Immediately, two strong family members understood, and directly stepped forward to push the box down, letting the contents of the box be pushed down.

In the hall.

"Oops!" Cai Yong was the first to react, and then flew down the hall. "Did your family really make it?!"

All the celebrities in the hall took a closer look and reacted. It turned out that this box of things was really all books, but they were all made of Gongsun paper... Gongsun paper has always been known for its tightness and whiteness, so it can be bound tightly.

No wonder this box of paper books is the text contained in nearly a thousand volumes of bamboo slips.

For a moment, when Gongsun Xun put away the knife, everyone came to the hall to pick it up and watch it... It didn't matter. It turned out that the font in the book was actually the so-called "one font" used by Cai Yong when he carved the stone scriptures. He didn't know it.

How did you get it up?

Coupled with the black text on white paper and the royal blue hard cover, it looks extremely exquisite.

As a result, not to mention everyone praised Cai Bozhe one after another, saying that Cai Bozhe had made a huge profit. Some people even secretly hid the picked up books in their sleeves, which made Cai Yong look unhappy, but he couldn't get angry.

All in all, there was a commotion for quite a while. After Cai Yong asked his servants to deliver all the papers and books to the East Pavilion and put away the gifts, there was an extra seat at the top of the banquet, and then Gongsun Xun

He sat down in a dignified manner.

"Does Wen Qi have any poems?" After everyone sat down again, Cai Yong was in a good mood and actually took the initiative to stroke his beard and joke about the past.

"Not to mention a few crooked poems that day, which were not in line with the customs and regulations." Gongsun Xun immediately held the cup and said with a smile. "I just say that Cai Gong doesn't play the piano, how can I get the literary thoughts?"

"You can't say that." Someone below slightly cupped his hands and said. "If Dr. Gongsun had not first developed literary ideas, where would Cai Yilang have the thought to play the fairy music? As for regulation and ethos... Isn't it Cai Yi who regulates the literary style in the world?

Does Lang and everyone in the audience have the final say?"

"That's right." Someone else laughed. "Just now we were saying that the short poem written by the White Horse Master was quite spirited!"

Gongsun Xun laughed again: "If this is the case, please don't think that I am overestimating my abilities in front of you all."

After hearing the words, everyone became more and more interested, and then everyone looked forward to it.

"Today the winter snow has begun to snow," Gongsun Xun said, pointing to the snowflakes outside the hall. "Let's take this as the main point and make some nonsense..."

All the celebrities immediately stopped talking, and even Cai Yong quickly sent someone to get paper and pen to prepare for copying.

Seeing this, Gongsun Xun was not polite at all, but opened his mouth:

“The ten-acre garden is half white, all the dead trees are gone and the snowflakes are blooming.

Why should Mr. Cai of Fuqin sigh? Mr. Xun, who helped me before, is here again."

After Cai Yong finished writing, he took the lead in laughing without waiting for the other celebrities to taste it: "Not to mention that you are still complacent, nor that the two poems complement each other. There is only one thing... Why is Wen Qi so arrogant to the guests in my hall?

And then, Gong? Your poem that day didn't take the people in the hall seriously, but today you use snowflakes to compare the guests in the hall. And, don't you know, I, the "dead branch" in the Cai Mansion that day, is not the same as today.

The 'snowflakes' are actually the same people!"

When the guests in the hall heard that this poem was about self-improvement and also meant to praise themselves, they immediately clasped their hands and laughed. After the laughter passed, they all stared at Gongsun Xun, ready to hear his explanation as to why he did this to them.

People are 'arrogant at first but respectful at the end'.

"It's not that I'm arrogant in front of you and respectful in the back, but I'm talking about the matter." Gongsun Xun said disapprovingly. "I looked down on you back then because I was going to the frontier to fight to the death for the country, but you were just enjoying the romance, wine, and fairy music. At that time, naturally

I will regard you as nothing. But today, when I come here again, although you are still drinking and singing, all of you are worried about national affairs and lamenting the current situation... The current situation, although it is the same group of people, deserves my praise.

A noble man!"

When Cai Yong heard this, he couldn't help but sigh: "Wen Qi said it well! The country is in a difficult situation and monsters appear frequently. It is really difficult for us Confucian scholars and scholars to calm down and read the Golden Scripture."

The hall was also silent for a moment.

Suddenly, some people covered their faces and cried.

"Everyone." Gongsun Xun stared at the crying man and couldn't help but sneered. "I just praised you for caring about the country's affairs and living up to your status as a celebrity. You do such a thing in the blink of an eye. It really makes me look down on you... Since you all know that the country is in trouble.

, then why don’t you think about doing your part for the country and the current situation, but instead hide your face and cry here? Do you think that if you cry like this a few times, you can cry to death those who are causing harm to the country?!"

"Wen Qi, there is no need to provoke us." Cai Yong, who was sitting at the head, suddenly twisted his beard and said with a wry smile. "I know what you are here to do... These days, you and Prince Yushitai Wang Yun, Tian Fengtian

Yuan Hao and others have close contacts, so they must have been entrusted by them to come to us to test and inquire, right?"

Gongsun Xun did not comment.

"You go back and tell the prince." Cai Yong suddenly said seriously. "Although I am not on the stage to admonish, but for the sake of the country, we will never care about our own rank and peace!"

Here, Cai Bojie couldn't help but sigh slightly. "I will be forty-six after the New Year, but I have achieved nothing. It has been almost two years since I was appointed by the emperor as Yilang, but I just sit and talk... How could this happen?

Are we ignoring state affairs? At the Great Court Meeting on the first day of the first lunar month, we will definitely denounce the current ills and speak out about state affairs!"

Gongsun Xun said nothing, stood up immediately, saluted, said goodbye and left.

When he walked out of the door, Gongsun Xun found that someone was waiting in front of the Cai Mansion early. He couldn't help but be shocked: "Is Afan so neat?"

"Yes, brother." Gongsun Fan bowed and said. "There were too many people there to give gifts to the minister, so Yang Qiuyang Fangzheng didn't come forward at all. He just asked the servants to accept the gifts, and then wrote down the name, position, and the gift list.

All sent away."

"With such a style, I don't know whether to praise him for his informality or ridicule him for being unscrupulous!" Gongsun Xun shook his head, and got into the car with his brothers and headed home. "But I also know some truths.

...This person really has something to rely on."

"What my brother said is true." Gongsun Fan replied softly. "The Shangshutai is in charge of government affairs, and the Shangshu Ling is like a prime minister. This righteousness naturally relies on it... In fact, my brother has been in the sun since he came to Luozhong. Isn't it because he is in the Shangshutai?

Is it important to the center?"

Gongsun Xun laughed dumbly. In fact, the "reliance" he meant meant that Yang Qiu should have obtained some promise from the emperor and obtained some tasks... Of course, there was no need to give Gongsun Fan this naive and innocent

The evil clan brother has learned a lot about science.

"By the way, brother, what are you doing in Cai Gong's house?" After talking about his own affairs, Gongsun Fan continued to ask seriously. "I was afraid of disturbing your business, so I didn't dare to go in."

"Everything went well." Gongsun Xun shook his head and sighed. "This political trend is so fierce that even the most timid group of so-called celebrities can't help but write letters to discuss politics, and they seem to have lost their momentum..."

Gongsun Fan nodded repeatedly: "If this is the case, I think the emperor will be touched... Will Cai Gong also submit a letter?"

"This is natural." Gongsun Xun couldn't help but laugh. "Cai Bojie is not only the most famous person in Luozhong, but also a person who has made a mess in his official career. When he was promoted to Yilang, he only thought that he would soar to the sky immediately, but in the end he did not make it for two years.

If there is even the slightest progress, whether he is giving honest advice for the sake of the country or pretentiously speaking for his personal future, he will not sit back and watch this political trend."

"That's it." Gongsun Fan immediately realized. "I didn't expect it was a matter of public and private matters, but I thought less of it."

"But speaking of this." Gongsun Xun suddenly held the edge of the car and continued to laugh. "Afan has been in Luozhong for more than a year, but do you have any ideas about the future? I mean, don't imitate these celebrities.

, sitting around and talking all day long, wasting your life in vain.”

"Brother, what do you think I should do?" Gongsun Fan Zhengse asked.

"I think it is better to return home and become an official." Gongsun Xun replied frankly. "It is best to handle some practical things... From A Yue's letters these days, it is obvious that he has matured a lot, as if he has been trained in the county government."

Gongsun Fan was particularly difficult for a while.

"Reluctant to leave the prosperity of Luoyang?" Gongsun Xun seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

"Of course." Gongsun Fan did not hide anything from the other party. "I have experienced more in Luoyang for more than a year than I have experienced in many years in western Liaoning..."

"But Afan." Gongsun Xunfu pointed to the Cai Mansion behind the car. "Although Luoyang is good, there are people like Cai Yong who waste their lives... Let me put it this way, do you want to be like Cai Yong?

Are you playing the harp and ink in Luoyang Mansion, or do you want to imitate my father-in-law and become a marquis at the frontier fortress in western Liaoning?"

Gongsun Fan pondered for a moment and became more honest and frank: "I would rather feed chickens and chat like my elder brother in the Chancery."

Gongsun Xun couldn't help but became speechless, and then remained silent for a long time.

After all, he still had other serious things to think about, and he really couldn't be bothered with such trivial matters at this time.

You must know that up to this point, Gongsun Xun had already felt and guessed the general background of the cruel officials, celebrities, Taiwanese admonishers, relatives, and even the emperor. And if he could find out more about the Yuan and Yang families through Yuan Benchu,

Thoughts and actions, no matter how fierce this political wave comes, I can still deal with it calmly, stay in an invincible position first, and then wait for opportunities to make a difference.

I just don’t know, can Xu You give some happy words because of his generosity? After all, since Tian Feng and Shen Ping appeared in front of him at the same time, he suddenly became vigilant... The government and the opposition are fierce, and all parties are competing.

But why does Yuan Benchu, a model in the world, keep silent and show no action?

Not to mention, his biological father Yuan Fengke has always been in the middle of the court, having both sides, but his thoughts are unpredictable!

Four generations and three princes, let alone the level of fighting, how can the methods of court disputes be just a lie?

—————————I wish you all the best to score 700 points——————————

"In the early days, Taizu talked privately with his brothers about their ambitions. In the eighteenth year of Gongsun Zan's reign, he was appointed as an official in western Liaoning. He said to himself: 'I will take over the army, gallop north and south, and become famous on my own.' Taizu stood aside.

, held up his palm and praised. (Gongsun) was seventeen years old and wrote in the letter: "I should ask for a corner of the town to guard the rear and protect my brother." When Taizu went to Yanmen, he took his little chin in his arms and felt what he meant.

Later, he returned to Luozhong and had a conversation with (Gongsun) Fan Tongzhi. Fan said bluntly: "Fan has no other ambitions. In this life, he should be at the mercy of his brother. That's enough." Taizu laughed at it and said nothing." - "Old History"

"Book of Yan". Biography of Gongsun

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