At night.
Shenshouge Yamen.
Sister stared at the shop in front of the door and felt dumbfounded.
Xiaoyu and Tan Jinghao didn't know why, but they didn't care.
"The uncle you want to find is the one who guards the Shen Shu Pavilion?" Xiu Shuzhu
After all, Xiaoyu was once a princess, so he naturally understood what the Shenshou Pavilion was.
On the surface, it appears to be the guarding government office of Shendu, but in fact, its status is the same as that of Qingxuan Department and Xiaoguo Army.
It can be said that the garrison offices in various areas of the Sui Dynasty were all managed by the Shenshou Pavilion, which meant that the appointment of governors and county governors also came from the Shenshou Pavilion and were not directly appointed by the Emperor.
Although the garrison offices in various cities and towns mostly assist the Qingxuan Department in their actions and appear to be inferior, that is just because their respective responsibilities are different. The garrison offices do not focus on catching and destroying demons, except for large-scale disasters such as demon infestations. , most of them still have to be left to the Qingxuan Department.
What's more, there are too many garrison offices, unlike the Qingxuan Department, where there is only one in each territory. His Majesty has personally ordered the person in charge of a territory to issue orders for the Qingxuan Department. It is normal for the garrison offices to cooperate and even be willing to bow their heads.
Especially government offices located in remote areas or small towns are unable to solve monster cases and have to rely on the Qingxuan Department.
But at least in the Divine Capital, the Divine Guard Pavilion is not afraid of the Qingxuan Department at all.
The Xiaoguo Military Headquarters controls the army, the Martial God Temple controls the warriors of the world, the Shenshou Pavilion controls the fields, household registration, taxes, punishments, etc., and the Qingxuan Department controls the monks to subjugate and eliminate demons. There is no distinction between the four.
Tan Jinghao stepped forward to knock on the door and said softly: "Because my uncle has no children, he has always treated me as his own daughter. My uncle and my family have been exchanging letters for many years, so if it weren't for my uncle's help, the Hou Mansion would have been dragged away by me." collapsed."
"The local governor's office has also tried its best to help Pingyang Marquis Mansion investigate the murder, but unfortunately nothing has been gained so far. I refused my uncle's proposal to bring me to Shendu because I was afraid of dragging him down. After all, although my uncle is the master of the Shenshou Pavilion, he will still have There are a lot of things you can’t help yourself with.”
"Actually, I have always been hesitant about whether to see him. If the facts are as I thought, this move would undoubtedly implicate my uncle. But then I thought about it, it is not a secret that my uncle has contact with my family. It was just a one-time meeting, so it shouldn't matter."
"And when I arrive in the Divine Capital, my uncle will definitely come to see me after he finds out. It's impossible to avoid him, so why not make the problem simpler."
Xiaoyu remained silent.
Soon the concierge opened the door.
Because it is easy to talk quietly, the door that knocks directly leads to the inner government office. It is at the north end of the main entrance wall of the Shenshou Pavilion. Normally, the gate of the inner government office of the guardian government is not allowed to have another opening in the outer wall, leading directly to the outside, but the Shenshou Pavilion is an exception. It is convenient for the pavilion master who lives in Neiya to travel daily, meet friends and greet relatives.
Only the family members of the master of the pavilion and serving servants were inside the house. The monks and scribes of the Shen Shou Pavilion were not allowed to enter the inner office except under absolutely necessary circumstances.
If the people have grievances, they are not allowed to cross the Yamen and go directly to the house gate.
So the concierge just took a few glances and said, "You're in the wrong place. Just go where you need to go, otherwise you'll have to wait for me."
Tan Jinghao said, "I have no grievances. Could you please inform the master of the pavilion and let Tan's daughter pay a visit?"
The concierge who was about to close the door paused for a moment. He did not deliberately make things difficult or deny permission. Whoever came, whether to see him or not, was decided by the master of the pavilion. He just said "wait here" and closed the door again.
Soon there were rapid footsteps from inside the door.
A middle-aged man dressed in white as snow, with his black hair hanging loosely, yanked out the door.
"Okay!"
"uncle."
Looking at the man who had not changed at all from before, Tan Jinghao smiled slightly and felt blessed.
Gan Li felt quite distressed when she saw Tan Jinghao's pale face, and quickly stopped her from saluting, "When did you arrive? Why didn't you inform your uncle in advance so that he could pick you up?"
Tan Jinghao replied: "I just arrived not long ago. Due to special reasons, I didn't have time to inform my uncle."
Before Ganli could say anything, Xiaoyu suddenly asked: "The evil plague in Shendu has just been eliminated. My young master has arrived for the first time. Ordinary people may not know it, but as the master of the Shenshou Pavilion, you should witness it. How could you not know that Princess Tan is coming?" In the capital of gods?"
Gan Li frowned and said, "Who is your young master?"
Just as he asked, he suddenly realized something. He turned to look at Tan Jinghao and asked, "Did you come with that Jiang Wang?" xь.
Tan Jinghao nodded.
Ganli immediately held the hand that had made peace and gestured towards Xiaoyu: "Let's go into the house first."
Xiaoyu had a sullen face, dragging his sister who was still looking at the shop in front of the door in a daze and walked into the inner office of Shenshou.
Go straight to the study room, Ganli closed the door tightly, turned around to look at Tan Jinghao who didn't know why, and Xiaoyu who looked wary. He sighed softly: "I have received the holy will recently, and I have been staring at Long Chanwu. Weicheng, the rest of the time besides resting is to deal with chores. I do know about the monster attack on the capital of the gods, but I don't care about it. After all, if the sky falls, there will be tall people to hold it up. If the tall people can't withstand it, my intervention will have no effect."
Xiaoyu was slightly surprised.
She heard that Tan Jinghao and even Ru Yanqing mentioned Wutiao City, but she didn't know more about it, so she didn't understand why the master of Shenshou Pavilion was staring at Wutiao City. But she couldn't think of this problem directly. Asked.
So she ignored the matter and talked about another issue, "But when you mention the young master's name, you act as if you are afraid that the walls have ears. You let us come into the house to talk. It also shows that you are aware that the young master has come to the capital of God. If you want to say no, It’s hard for people to believe it if they take a peek at the whole picture outside the divine capital.”
Gan Li laughed and said, "Young lady is really extremely cautious, but the reason for the matter is not as complicated as you think. Your Majesty has made a decree to confer Jiang Wang as the Marquis of Xunyang and let him go to the capital of the gods. I should know about it myself." "
"Although he arrived much later than scheduled, the government offices along the way reported him, so I was actually the first to know about Jiang Wang's arrival at Langhuan, but I didn't open the letter to read it and presented it directly to the palace. . If I had known that Jiang Wang had a good man by his side, I would have rushed over without stopping."
Tan Jinghao also felt that Xiaoyu was too cautious. Whether it was ignoring the monsters in Shendu or doing other things, according to her understanding of Ganli, it was a normal thing.
It is true that Gan Ligui is the master of the Shenshou Pavilion, but he is not really qualified. He will leave everything to his subordinates if he can, and he will ignore things that have nothing to do with him.
For things like monitoring Wutiao City, even if Chen Jinghuai gave the direct order, he would still be lazy sometimes.
It's purely a matter of character.
Xiaoyu believed it for now, but she still had a question, "Why are you wary of the name Young Master?"
Ganli looked solemn and said: "There is indeed a reason for this, but I can't explain it clearly. I think Jiang Wang knows best. Compared to this, I am more curious..."
He looked at Tan Jinghao and asked, "What is the relationship between Jiang Wang and you? Why did you come to Shendu with him?"
Tan Jinghao's pale face had a hint of rosy color, and in a soft voice she briefly recounted the events since her acquaintance with Jiang Wang.
Gan Li was silent for a moment and said with a smile: "I see, before I had time to ask about your condition, Jiang Wang has already cured you. Although I cannot thank you enough for my kindness, there are some things I should remind you of."
Xiaoyu gradually widened his eyes after hearing what Ganli said.
...
Jiaofang Division.
Jiang Wang silently digested the information he got from Chen Chongjin.
Naturally, he would not believe whatever the other party said.
But some things can be judged true or false with a little thought.
Chen Chongjin was indeed the prince, and the fourth prince. To be precise, the only remaining princes alive were the prince and the fourth prince, which meant that there were only two candidates for that position.
But who knows that Chen Chongjin is not the eldest son? If the prince himself had no problems, he would have no chance to compete for that position.
If you have to wait for Chen Futu to make a mistake, it depends on luck.
Instead of being openly hostile, it is better to act like brothers and sisters, pretending to be a playboy, with neither intention nor qualification to compete, so that the enemy can relax their vigilance.
But in fact, Chen Futu thought carefully. No matter what Chen Chongjin did, it would be very difficult for Chen Futu to let down his guard.
Although he can play hard, if Chen Futu is eliminated and the only prince is left, the world will have no choice.
It’s just that Chen Chongjin didn’t do this
Intend.
Jiang Wang was even more surprised that Chen Chongjin would tell the truth like this.
He was able to make it basically clear that Chen Chongjin did not know much about his father Jiang Qi.
This is the first real contact between Jiang Wang and Chen Chongjin, but he has been in contact with Chen Futu before. It seems that Chen Chongjin is very deep in the city and hides himself in the darkness, but he does not know Chen Jinghuai better than Chen Futu. thoughts.
After all, as long as Chen Jinghuai still reigns for a day, no one will be allowed to seize this position, even the prince. He can only give it to whoever he wants, without the princes insisting on it. Whoever shows signs of this, Chen Jinghuai will first give it to him. His thoughts are killed.
But after all, Chen Futu and Chen Chongjin are not simple characters.
There is no guarantee that Chen Chongjin's words and deeds do not have other profound meanings.
Jiang Wang had no idea of getting involved in the direct struggle between the Sui royal family.
I saw many scholars in the Jiaofang Department writing poems, trying to become the guest of the Red Sleeve Girl, but they always failed every time the maid from the Hongxiu Courtyard came and went.
There were even scholars who claimed to be talented and wrote amazing poems, but they were still rejected by the red-sleeved girl. Their faces were full of dissatisfaction. In addition, they drank a lot of wine, and there were signs of trouble.
This scene naturally interrupted the chat between Jiang Wang and Chen Chongjin.
Chen Chongjin sneered and said, "What a coward. Are you treating the Jiaofang Division as an ordinary person? I don't dare to cause trouble here easily. If a scholar without an official status breaks anything in the Jiaofang Division, he will be indispensable. His legs were broken and he was thrown out."
Jiang Wang's face was expressionless. In fact, when he first entered the Jiaofang Division, he sensed the aura of a monk here, and his level was not low. He was obviously the person who maintained the order of the Jiaofang Division.
The people who can come to Jiaofangsi are either wealthy gentry, merchants, or children of nobles. If the situation could not be suppressed, Jiaofangsi would have been in ruins long ago.
In fact, just as the scholar started making trouble, a man walked out of the room. He was wearing a green shirt and wielding a sword. He had a gray beard and sharp eyes. The wind blew on the ground as he walked. He just waved his hand, and the drunk scholar screamed and fell out. .
The scholar struggled to get up and yelled with angrily eyes: "I am the leader of Qinglian County who is about to enter Yuyuan Academy. Who do you think you are? How dare you hit me?!"
