There was deathly silence in the room.
After a while, Long Zhengqing finally leaned back on his chair slumped, "It turns out that it was Master Xia who saved that man that day!"
Xia Jingyun said: "So, all this can be regarded as God's will. Who did Elder Long see his son that day? Does it have anything to do with what happened later?"
Long Zhengqing lowered his head slightly and remained silent.
Bai Yunbian and Ye Wenhe couldn't help but look at each other, both of them had the same doubts.
Ye Hongluan glanced at Long Zhengqing and then at Xia Jingyun, thoughtfully.
The silence was tortured by depression. Just when this depression made people restless, Xia Jingyun suddenly spoke. His tone was low and depressing, even a bit like a growl, "Elder Long, now that things have happened, are you still... Don’t you understand? This is not a game in which both sides have a way out, but a life-and-death struggle!”
He looked at Long Zhengqing, "My son's death is the irrefutable proof. And since they finally chose to attack your son, and he died as they wished, even if you surrender to them again, they will never be able to trust you again. Now you can I am the only one who protects you. If you don’t want to follow in his footsteps, you should know how to choose.”
"Shi Dingzhong, the Minister of Rites in Beijing, Qin Weizhong, the arrogant Prime Minister of the generation, and this gold medal given by me as if I were here in person, can all prove that I have the strength to protect you, and we also have the ability to finally win in this struggle. confidence."
Long Zhengqing slowly raised his head, met Xia Jingyun's firm eyes, and said slowly: "The man who came to see my son at night claimed to be a confidant of the state pastor Xiao Fengshan. He wanted me to secretly support the fifth elder and help him seize the power of the Caogang. "
Ye Wen and Tengdi stood up and said angrily: "How could you do this, surnamed Long? This gang leader has always treated you well."
"you shut up!"
"you shut up!"
Two scoldings came out of Xia Jingyun and Ye Hongluan's mouths in unison. The man and woman looked at each other subconsciously, seemingly surprised by this tacit understanding.
Baiyunbian:? ? ?
Something is wrong.
After Xia Jingyun subconsciously scolded him, he explained in a warm voice: "Gang Leader Ye, since Elder Long chose to say it in front of you, it means that he did not agree to the other party's request, otherwise the other party would not have killed his son. .”
Ye Hongluan also comforted his father and said: "To put it bluntly, the gang has not held an elders' meeting in the past few days, and Uncle Long has not done anything to feel sorry for us."
Ye Wenhe also suddenly realized that he had overreacted. Wasn't he pushing his own people away? He quickly said: "I am in a hurry. Elder Long forgives me."
Xia Jingyun continued: "So, when Elder Long sent people to hunt him down afterwards, was he also worried that the matter would be leaked and that he would be passive and have to commit himself to becoming a thief?"
"Haha, speaking of which, the Zhou Mu is the official." Elder Long smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Although the identity of that person is doubtful, regardless of whether it is true or not, the Ye family has been the leader of the Cao Gang for so many generations, and we have all received great kindness from the former leader. , there is no reason to change the family so easily and help deal with the Ye family."
Ye Wenhe breathed a sigh of relief, and Long Zhengqing sighed: "But to be honest, if Mr. Xia didn't come, and the other party had Mr. Xiao's support, we wouldn't be able to compete at all!"
Xia Jingyun said confidently: "But I'm here now. It will be different when I am here."
"Mr. Xia, your past experience is indeed amazing. It is really admirable that people like Qin Xiang could be defeated by you. But you must not underestimate Mr. Xiao, who in your opinion is just a state shepherd. .”
Long Zhengqing said: "Speaking of which, he is a few years younger than me, but I can almost say that I grew up hearing his name. Do you know the weight of it?"
Xia Jingyun and Bai Yunbian also became serious after hearing this. Xia Jingyun said frankly: "I don't know much, so I'd like to ask Elder Long to clarify my doubts."
Long Zhengqing glanced at Ye Wenhe and said, "Gang leader, you are from a noble family and have more contacts with Mr. Xiao. Can you tell me?"
This initiative to talk to him can be regarded as another kind of reconciliation test for Long Zhengqing. Ye Wenhe did not refuse and nodded: "Indeed, Xiao Fengshan became famous at a young age. He is considered the first person of our generation in Long Shouzhou. From his family background to his abilities, he was almost recognized as the number one son of Longshou Prefecture at that time."
Hearing this title, Bai Yunbian couldn't help but pursed his lips. What kind of bullshit is the First Young Master? This piece of shit in front of him is dedicated to treating the First Young Master.
The first son of Sishui Prefecture, Zheng Tianyu, later became the first son of Zhongjing City, Qin Sichao.
Only a destined protagonist like himself can escape the curse of the First Young Master.
Seeing Bai Yunbian's expression, Ye Wenhe said solemnly: "Master Bai, please don't take it seriously. Xiao Fengshan's ability is really extremely powerful. When his sister married His Majesty who was still in the mansion as the crown prince, it was The new king of Beiliang came to power, and everything in the country was unstable. He wanted to take advantage of the chaos and seize power, so he linked up with the northwest barbarians to attack our country. Being a good man in both civil and military affairs, he chose to join the army. After several battles, he was not defeated, and he was granted the title of military merit. count."
"After returning to the dynasty, he switched from literature to martial arts and successfully passed the first-class examination. At that time, there were rumors in the capital that all the ladies in the city were looking at Xiao Lang and they were talking about him. After more than ten years of accumulation, he was expected to enter the center, but With the death of the late empress, he seemed to be a little depressed, so he concentrated on running Longshou Prefecture. Today, in Longshou Prefecture, all military and political power lies in his hands, and no one dares to challenge him directly. It is said that the four great families of Longshou Prefecture, In fact, the Xiao family is far ahead of the other three families. His Majesty has no idea what his mentality is, and he has not moved his position."
Xia Jingyun said softly: "It's not that I don't want to move, it's just that when I reacted and wanted to move, I couldn't move anymore."
He sighed with emotion: "So, this Xiaozhou Mu is indeed a strong enemy!"
Seeing everyone looking a little depressed, Xia Jingyun then smiled and said: "Thank you Gang Leader Ye and Elder Long for telling these old stories, but we have the same basis of interests. Elder Long's family feud and Gang Leader Ye's ancestral foundation. Driven by the emperor's order, we are much more united than their teams that gather for profit. As long as we work together and unite those forces that can unite, we will eventually be able to compete with them. "
He said solemnly: "None of us have a way out. When we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win!"
When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins!
This sentence aroused even the blood in Ye Wenhe's heart. For their own reasons, everyone no longer hesitated and nodded heavily.
Ye Hongluan's eyes were even more brilliant.
Xia Jingyun continued: "Since we have reached a consensus, I would like Leader Ye and Elder Long to tell me about the recent changes in the Cao Gang."
The previous preparations were in place, and at this time, the two of them did not hide anything and directly told the Cao Gang's current power structure and inside story.
Long Zhengqing said: "Originally, everyone only quarreled occasionally, with slightly different styles and philosophies. But about a month ago, the actions of the fourth and fifth brothers began to get bigger. They began to obviously disobey the gang leader. The orders of Cao Gang are often instilled in the gangs. Nowadays, the emperor is in power, treacherous ministers are in power, corrupt officials are everywhere, the country is in difficulty, and Daxia is about to perish. There are tens of thousands of gangs in Caogang. They should make a difference in troubled times. All glory and wealth are before their eyes. , why should we swallow our anger and live a difficult life?"
Ye Wenhe sighed, "The government is indeed not good now, corrupt officials are rampant everywhere, the water transportation business is indeed deteriorating, and the life of the gang members is getting worse and worse, so their rhetoric also won many people Especially the support of the lower class gang members who were dissatisfied with the status quo. They no longer tolerated the oppression of the court officials along the way and had already killed several court officials. But the strange thing is that the Zhou Mu Yamen did not take any action and was directly affected by Zhou Mu. Guan's dragon-headed army also made no move. Only the county governor's office symbolically sent some county sergeants to patrol along the way, but it was better than nothing."
Xia Jingyun listened silently, "In your opinion, is Xiao Fengshan secretly arranging this incident? Or are there other forces involved?"
Long Zhengqing shook his head, "This kind of situation involves the top-level forces, and the people below are unable to handle it, so it's hard to make false claims."
Ye Wenhe thought for a while, "It should be Xiao Fengshan's arrangement, otherwise others would not have such strength."
But at this time, a clear voice said: "It should be someone else."
Xia Jingyun raised his head and looked at the bright girl in red. He did not question or look down on her, but said seriously: "Miss Ye, what do you have to say?"
"We can't talk about it after seeing the teacher." Ye Hongluan also said simply and neatly: "If Xiaozhou Mu acted like this, he should have directed all his crimes and dissatisfaction to the court, so that this group of talents could be used by him, and now he is bewitching The words of the gang members all complained about the ignorance of the emperor and the rampant corruption in front of them. Once this fire is stirred up, it is not easy to put it down, and it is not in the interest of Xiaozhou Mu."
Xia Jingyun nodded, "I've heard for a long time that Miss Ye is heroic and brave, and she's not inferior to men. I didn't expect that she could have such true knowledge and insights, which is admirable."
After all, Xia Jingyun is the rare number one scholar in the imperial court who won three prizes in a row, and now he is also an imperial envoy. Being praised sincerely by him in front of her father, Ye Hongluan, who has always been informal, couldn't help but feel a little shy and proud, her cheeks slightly smug. Hongdi said humbly: "Master Xia is too polite. I believe these are things that Master Xia has already thought about."
Baiyunbian:? ? ?
Have you two considered my feelings?
Xia Jingyun stopped worrying about that and said seriously: "What Miss Ye said just now is also my initial thought. If a state pastor wants to use Caobang for his own use, he has more trouble-free ways, and there is no need to do this. From the current situation Look, the more likely scenario is that someone is scheming against the Caobang, and Xiao Fengshan is either connected to it, or turns a blind eye, but is taking advantage of the situation to complete his own ideas, while secretly scheming against them. .”
"We don't know Xiao Fengshan's true thoughts, but the problem at hand is to first stabilize the situation in Caobang."
"It's useless to think too much. Let's talk about what to do now!"
In the room, there were low voices of discussion.
After having some tea, the door of the room guarded by Chen Fugui was opened from inside, and Xia Jingyun and everyone walked out.
As soon as he walked out, the county captain hurriedly came up to report, "Master Xia, Mr. Bai, and the owner of Baihualou were absconding secretly. Fortunately, Master Xia made arrangements in advance and sent guards to intercept him. We arrived shortly after and captured him after a hard fight." ! Now he is in prison, waiting to be dealt with!"
Normally, he, a small county captain, would naturally not dare to take action against such a big shot with powerful connections behind his back. But now that he has the support of the Imperial Envoy, he has also experienced the taste of not fearing power and enforcing the law impartially, which is what makes him excited. when.
"Thank you very much." Xia Jingyun nodded and looked at the white clouds, "Then I'll leave this matter to you?"
Bai Yunbian hummed, "Don't worry."
"Fuck you!" Xia Jingyun smiled and punched him, "Can't you say something auspicious?"
Bai Yunbian thought of that red dress and rolled his eyes, "No!"
The county lieutenant silently watched the two of them flirting, oh no, laughing and scolding, and secretly sighed in his heart, the rumors are true, the relationship between the county magistrate and the imperial envoy is indeed not false!
When Xia Jingyun, Ye Wen, their father and daughter, and Long Zhengqing walked out of the room, they saw a scholar who was stopped at the gate of the county government office.
Xia Jingyun's heart moved slightly, and he looked at Long Zhengqing, who looked a little lonely, "Elder Long, I suddenly had an idea, and I hope you can forgive me for saying it so abruptly."
Long Zhengqing looked puzzled and cupped his hands, "I'm sorry, sir, but it doesn't matter."
Xia Jingyun pointed at the scholar outside the Yamen, "I have been in contact with this boy for a day. Although his temper is a little dull, his parents have died, but he still does not change his ambitions, does not fall into evil ways, studies hard, and his conduct can be called pure. Now. Now. Elder Long and his wife have lost their son in old age, and he is from the same clan, so it is not impossible to accept him as their son. After many years, he can also support you two until they die. I just thought of it for a moment, and I have no intention of forcing it. Elder, please listen to me."
Long Zhengqing was stunned for a moment, looked up at the young man, and thought about Xia Jingyun's words carefully, and felt that it was not a bad idea.
At his age, arrangements for his later years should indeed be a major matter worth considering.
He was silent for a moment and said, "If I adopt you as my son, can you, sir, witness the ceremony?"
Xia Jingyun also understood what Long Zhengqing meant, and couldn't help feeling that the old people who fought at the bottom were indeed somewhat outstanding. Based on the idea of sending Buddha to the west, he smiled and said: "It's okay for you."
Long Zhengqing bowed deeply and said, "Thank you, sir."
Xia Jingyun quickly helped him up and walked out together.
The scholar who still didn't know that his fate was about to undergo a big change stood at the door, watching Xia Jingyun, Long Zhengqing and others walking out with smiles. He was shocked when he suddenly heard the news, and subconsciously ran over with enthusiasm and excitement. The nervousness and fear of meeting quietly subsided, and after swallowing, he lowered his head and hid aside.
"Brother Long!"
Xia Jingyun stopped him with a smile and looked at him who was at a loss, "I called you Xiongtai that day, was that right?"
The scholar was almost frightened and waved his hands quickly, "The little boy is blind and cannot recognize adults. He is very offended. I hope you will forgive me."
As his knees softened and he was about to kneel down, Xia Jingyun quickly reached out to support him and said with a smile: "I haven't thanked you for taking me in!"
The scholar murmured and was speechless for a long time. Long Zhengqing looked on, looking at the person in front of him with the idea of retiring to old age. This gesture actually made him quite satisfied.
He looked directly at the younger generation in front of him and said, "I have no son now, and you have no parents. I am willing to support the old man and his wife, and from now on, I will provide for the two of us until we die."
"Ah?" The scholar felt as if his brain was in a state of mush today. He was completely disturbed by the explosive news one after another, and he froze in place.
Xia Jingyun silently stretched out his foot and kicked the crook of his leg.
boom!
Kneeling on his knees, the scholar finally reacted, "My child is willing! But"
He mustered up the courage and asked, "Can children still worship their biological father and mother in the future?"
Long Zhengqing laughed and said, "We value love and righteousness, so why not!"
He looked at Xia Jingyun and Ye Wenhe, "Mr. Xia, Gang Leader, I will go back first. Once this matter is sorted out, I will invite you two to come and watch the ceremony!"
Seeing Long Zhengqing leading the confused scholar away, Ye Wenhe suddenly said: "Master Xia, I also have a merciless request."
? ? ?
Xia Jingyun glanced at Ye Hongluan strangely, "Master Ye, please speak."
"Can Master Xia accept the child as a disciple?"
"I already have something in mind? What?"
Xia Jingyun was confused. Wasn't this a gift for his daughter?
The Ye family's father and daughter have black streaks all over their heads, what are you thinking!
(End of chapter)
