People outside Yunzhou City all think that the Kitano Palace must be in the center of the city, the most prosperous place, because it is the Kitano Palace. How could it not be in the best place?
But the remote location of Kitano Palace is something that many people don't understand.
There used to be a saying in Yunzhou City that the south of the city was noble, the north was noble, the east was poor, and the west was humble, and the north was rich and noble. The City Lord's Mansion and Tianshui Cliff were both on the mountainside in the north of the city.
Everyone thinks that the location of Shangyang Palace is naturally chosen for the best Feng Shui, so even if they don't dare to live next to Shangyang Palace, they still have to find ways to get as close as possible.
Therefore, rich families gather here in Beicheng. From the distance from Tianshui Cliff, you can see how powerful this family is.
Isn't it the city lord's mansion that is almost next to Tianshui Cliff?
The so-called Nan Zun is just because there is a Kitano King.
Nancheng was originally a place where poor people lived, and because Yunzhou was so big, large areas of Nancheng were deserted.
There is only one Kitano Prince's Palace here to support the scene, and the palace cannot be said to be very grand.
But when did Kitano King need to rely on these to gain face?
The scale of the palace is really not that big, and according to Tuoba Lie's temperament, he certainly won't give anyone a clue as to whether he has overstepped his bounds.
Tuoba Lie is not the kind of person who is as aloof as if he is in the clouds. What he likes most is to work in the fields in his spare time.
Many people in Nancheng have seen that there is a large piece of farmland outside the palace, which is owned by the palace, and they pay rent to the Yunzhou government every year.
There was a middle-aged man who looked very strong and dark-skinned. He often wore only an undershirt and a white towel around his neck, working in the fields.
His trouser legs were rolled up, his bare feet were stepping on the mud, a big gourd hung on his belt, and a hoe was flying up and down in his hand.
Many people have seen this scene, but the common people don't know that this person is Beiye King Tuoba Lie.
Everyone who met him probably felt that this farmer was just a long-term worker in the palace, growing crops for the palace.
Rich people always have too many things to pay attention to, especially when it comes to food and clothing. They have so many things to pay attention to that it sounds like fantasy to ordinary people.
Some people say that when eating at the homes of wealthy people, the rice must be picked one by one and the vegetables must be selected leaf by leaf. They also say that even if it is cheap bean sprouts, the heads and tails must be removed one by one.
So what’s wrong with the palace hiring long-term workers to farm the fields? After all, eating food and vegetables grown by one’s own family is just a matter of peace of mind and peace of mind.
The people sent back by Xiaohe went to the farmland and leaned over to say a few words to Tuoba Lie. Tuoba Lie's eyes lit up.
He asked: "Miss, did she really say that?"
The servant replied: "Back to the general, what the eldest lady really said is that she wants to eat the fish cooked by the general. The eldest lady is already waiting for the general at Potzhou Lake."
No one under Tuoba Lie would call him Prince, because Tuoba Lie didn't like it, and he was still used to being called a general.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Tuoba Lie laughed loudly: "You go back first and tell her that I will be there soon. I have to go back to take a shower and change clothes first. That girl doesn't like the smell of my sweat."
After saying that, he hurried back, not even wanting a hoe.
After walking a few steps, he turned back: "Young lady, are you sure you want to drink?"
The servant leaned over and said, "The eldest lady asked the general to bring wine. He should be drinking."
Tuoba Lie thought about it and thought that would be great.
The servant felt uneasy and added loudly: "The eldest lady said that the general cannot steal her wine."
Tuoba Lie waved his hand: "I know, I know!"
The barefooted middle-aged man ran back to the palace in one breath. The whole courtyard was filled with strong soldiers who were practicing kung fu. When he saw Tuoba Lie, he immediately stood up in military salute and shouted "Mighty General".
Tuoba Lie walked quickly and shouted: "Go and fetch me some buckets of water, little bastards, I want to take a shower."
While he was talking, he had already run to the backyard. He was familiar with the road and entered the wine cellar of Tuoba Yunxi as quickly as possible.
He turned around and ordered: "Come two people and bring two jars of wine out. The eldest lady wants to drink with me."
The servant in charge of the wine cellar looked embarrassed: "General, does the young lady know?"
Tuoba Lie: "Nonsense! Didn't you hear me say that the eldest lady wants to drink with me? If not for her permission, would I come?"
The person in charge of the wine cellar was hesitant, but seeing that the general spoke so solemnly and his attitude was so sincere, he moved two jars of wine out.
Tuoba Lie: "This is the wine that the eldest lady wants to drink. Don't fool me with something worse."
The servant looked embarrassed, hesitated for a while, and then moved two jars of wine out to replace the wine he just had.
Tuoba Lie took advantage of them to go out and picked up a jar himself, right where the man in charge of the wine cellar moved the wine for the second time.
If he wants to drink his sister's good wine, he has to be cunning, which is also very difficult for the general.
When he was going out, his subordinates saw him and quickly came to pick him up, but he shook his head and refused.
"You don't have to worry about those two tanks loading the car."
After saying that, he walked quickly with the wine jar in his arms, went directly back to his study, looked around, and finally chose to hide the wine under the bed in the back room.
This world-shaking Kitano King was beaming with joy because he had successfully poured out a jar of good wine. He held his waist and stood beside the bed and giggled. He was even more proud than having won a battle.
After taking a shower and changing clothes, the general got in the car and drove towards Pizhou Lake. Fortunately, Pizhou Lake was also in the south of the city, not too far away.
On the other side, Yunzhou Fuyamen.
Jin Sheng glanced at Tan Changqing: "Mr. Tan, do you want to meet Ning Rusan? After all, you two have known each other for many years. If you still have some parting words to say, Mr. Tan can go and explain first."
Tan Changqing shook his head, took out a paper bag from his sleeve and handed it to Jin Shenghua: "Give him this medicine, and I will disappear if he is alive, and I will do an autopsy on the dead."
Jin Sheng said sincerely that you guys can really be called best friends.
If City Lord Bu Guxin didn't let people watch Ning Ruxu die with his own eyes, he would probably not be able to sleep for a long time.
The room in the backyard was originally ordinary, but when extraordinary people were locked in, the room had a different aura.
Perhaps it was also because the front and rear windows were blocked, so the room seemed a little dark. Without lights, it was hard to see anyone clearly.
Jin Sheng went in with the poison and waved his hand to signal all his men to get out.
When Ning Rusan saw him, he probably knew what his fate would be. He immediately saw the paper bag in Jin Sheng's hand.
In the past, when someone in the city lord's palace did something wrong, he also delivered medicine to people, and it was also a paper bag like this.
By this time, the effects of the medicine had almost worn off and his body had regained some strength, but he was too lazy to struggle.
When Jin Sheng left before, he ordered someone to remove Ning Ru Umbrella's chin. At this time, Jin Sheng went over slowly, grabbed Ning Ru Umbrella's chin, twisted it back and forth a few times, and hung the chin back up.
Ning Rusan moved her mouth and asked with a smile: "Master Jin, do you know some tricks?"
Jin Sheng said: "Rough medical skills, I know a thing or two."
After finishing speaking, he sat down opposite Ning Ru Umbrella and asked in a gentle tone: "Mr. Ning, is there anything else you would like to entrust? I will try my best to do whatever I can do."
Ning Rusan asked with a smile: "You have negotiated terms with the City Lord so quickly? Aren't you afraid that once I die, you will have no capital in your hand? If the City Lord becomes ruthless, you won't be able to take another gamble?"
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Jin Sheng said: "Mr. Ning is joking. A person like me who lives in the cracks has no qualifications to gamble. Let alone the previous one and the next one. I have never gambled. I just want to survive."
That’s all.”
Ning Rushan said: "That's right. Emperor Jade sent you to Yunzhou to be Yunzhou's second eye. The Lord of the City is one, and you are the other."
He didn't seem to be afraid of death, and he still looked calm and relaxed.
"But the eyes also deserve credit. If the City Lord doesn't see it, but you do, His Majesty will think that the City Lord is incompetent. If the City Lord sees it, but you don't, His Majesty will think that you are incompetent."
Ning Rusan sighed softly: "Master Jin is really working hard."
Jin Sheng said: "I don't know what Mr. Ning means, but Mr. Ning said that I worked hard, and I am very grateful."
Ning Rusan said: "Master Jin has been very cautious in the past ten years. He never dared to take a second look at Beiye Prince's Mansion, so the Lord of the City has never taken you seriously..."
When he said this, his tone suddenly changed.
"So not only do I think Mr. Jin is hardworking, but I also think Mr. Jin is great. I guess the one your Majesty asked you to see is not King Kitano, right?"
He said to himself: "Your eyes are focused on the Lord of the City, so Lord Jin has been successful enough in hiding for the past ten years and deceived everyone. If I hadn't been caught by you and trapped here, I could really calm down."
Thinking about it, you probably wouldn’t have thought of this.”
Jin Sheng went to smile and said: "What Mr. Ning said is shocking. Fortunately, you are going to die. Otherwise, if it were reported to the imperial court, your words would be enough to convict you of deceiving the emperor, and also bring a crime of disrespect. Then Your Majesty
Won’t I kill you?”
Fortunately you are going to die, otherwise you would have died.
He looked at Ning Rusan and said with a smile: "I know Mr. Ning has no relatives in Yunzhou City. After all, there are many disputes in Yunzhou City, so Mr. Ning's arrangement makes sense."
He said: "But I heard, I just heard that my husband's parents died young, and his elder brother and sister-in-law have always been kind to him. This probably means that the elder brother is like the father and the elder sister-in-law is like the mother. I was very emotional after hearing this, and I am very grateful to my husband."
My brother and sister-in-law admire me very much."
Jin Sheng looked at Ning Rusan's face, and then said with a more kind smile: "My husband's brother and sister-in-law are in Geling, right? My husband also has a nephew who is only twenty years old. He joined the official last year. His real name is Ning Shilun.
, changed his name to Ning Jianghe before becoming an official, and made Deng County the same county under the rule of Yunzhou, waiting to fill the vacancy..."
When he said this, Ning Rusan's face had turned ugly, and his eyes had murderous intent.
Jin Shengchang didn't care about this look. What threats from Ning Ruxian could make him care about now?
He continued: "I think this is actually Mr. Ning's arrangement. After all, my nephew is an official under the rule of Yunzhou, and you are in the city lord's palace, so you can take care of him."
He pressed forward and said, "I don't know what the character of the City Lord is. I don't dare to speak ill of the City Lord. I'm talking about myself. If Mr. Ning and I die alone, I won't feel at ease."
After saying this, he stood up and walked slowly around the room.
"Ning Jianghe is 20 years old and is waiting for the seventh rank. If nothing happens, by the time he is thirty years old, he will be at the fifth rank at the worst. In fact, the Lord of the City will not care about a fifth rank official ten years later.
, but the city lord will care whether there is a thorn in his heart."
"Before I went to Caotou Mountain, I sent someone to deliver transfer orders to Deng County, asking General Ning to come to Yunzhou to pick up the vacancies. My people should be almost at Deng County by now."
Jin Sheng turned around suddenly, facing Ning Rusan's face and looking into Ning Rusan's eyes.
"Sir, do you want him to come to Yunzhou, or do you want him to suddenly get lost?"
He put his hand on Ning Rusan's shoulder: "Sir, you only need to answer me one question, and your nephew will really get lost, and no one will be able to find him. You will also get a large sum of money, and you will remain anonymous for a few years.
If you can't do it, at least you can live well.
Ning Rusan: "I did underestimate you."
Jin Sheng went to smile and said: "It's great to be underestimated."
He asked: "Is the City Lord's Mansion conspiring with the people from Tianshuiya? Is the remnants of the Chaoxin Sect that appear frequently recently an arrangement from the City Lord's Mansion? Is there any secret about the missing head?"
Ning Rusan: "This is not a problem."
Jin Sheng thought for a while and nodded: "Then let me ask again...are Tianshuiya and the City Lord's Mansion joining forces to frame King Beiye?"