"How come your family is like this?"
After Shangluo left, Lu Hanjiang suddenly asked about this matter as if he remembered it. Lao Qian also said helplessly: "My lord, he usually worries about the affairs of the court. The wife must be in charge of the affairs of the house. That The young lady is not a direct descendant, so it is inevitable that this will happen."
Lu Hanjiang didn't have a good impression of Lu Qixin. Although this girl was smarter and courageous than others, her petty quarrels could not be brought to the fore. Her situation was limited to that small house. among.
She was so confused that she begged him to come to him. She didn't know how humiliating it was for her husband to interfere in the affairs of her family. She actually wanted to use the power of Jianghu to put the face of Lord Shangshu.
"You should be careful about this matter and don't let the young lady make a big fuss, otherwise it will not look good on your face."
Lu Hanjiang really couldn't get involved in this kind of thing, but when it came to the Lu family, he couldn't let Shangshu fall into a trap. He could only let Lao Qian pay more attention to prevent this matter from expanding its impact.
He didn't know if his feng shui was bad today, but before he could go back to his room to study the mechanism doll, Huangfu Xiaoyuan came to the door again.
I came twice in one day. If it wasn't an emergency, I'm afraid it wouldn't be like this.
Lu Hanjiang's guess was good. Huangfu Xiaoyuan spoke before she could sit down: "Sir, the Xiaoyao Sect has made some moves. Kong Wen of the Kong family and His Highness Seventh Prince are meeting an important guest at Yaoyue Tower tonight."
Huangfu Xiaoyuan was able to glean such secret information not because of how many informants she had developed, but because Jin Yiwei originally had such a function.
The two Jinyiwei Guards control the Fusi, the Northern Division is in charge of external affairs, and the Southern Division is in charge of internal affairs. Their spies are all over the capital, but in theory these are all managed by the Southern Division, and Lu Hanjiang has no authority to intervene.
But theory is theory, and reality is reality. Anyone with a discerning eye in Jinyiwei can see that Xu Le, the governor, has almost reached the end of his career. There are countless Nansi brothers who secretly want to submit their names to Lu Hanjiang.
Under such circumstances, it was only natural for Lu Hanjiang to get some of the informants arranged by Nan Si.
Talking about Kong Wen, he was one of the three Xiaoyao disciples who advocated seizing the direct line. He was born in the Kong family. His father was Kong Xiao, the young minister of Guanglu Temple, and the person he was responsible for serving was His Highness the Seventh Prince.
His Majesty the Seventh Prince is the youngest among all the princes, even younger than Lu Hanjiang. He can barely gain a foothold in the court by relying on the power of his mother's family, but even if he is worse, he is still better than His Majesty the Fourth Prince.
Why is it Yaoyuelou again? Lu Hanjiang's expression was a little strange, and he asked, "Have you found out who the person they want to see is?"
"Not yet."
Huangfu Xiaoyuan shook her head and said: "But based on Nan Si's intelligence analysis, this person may be a member of the Jianghu."
"Oh?" Lu Hanjiang became interested and asked, "How do you say it?"
After Huangfu Xiaoyuan pondered for a moment, he said: "Last night, the girl in red at Yaoyuelou was booked by a guest. Today there is news that His Highness is going to meet at Yaoyuelou. I heard that His Highness has always had a crush on Hongyi. "My heart, this behavior is too ostentatious, and it doesn't look like someone in the court, so my subordinates were a little concerned, so they asked someone to check the guest's information, but unfortunately nothing was found."
"That makes sense. Sit down."
Lu Hanjiang asked Huangfu Xiaoyuan to sit down and asked his servants to add tea. He held his head in one hand and leaned on the armrest of the chair to think for a while and said, "If I want to know what they talked about tonight, there is a way. ?”
Huangfu Xiaoyuan thought for a while and said: "I'm afraid it's difficult. Although Nan Si has been setting up spies in Yaoyue Tower early in the morning, most of them have mediocre martial arts. If they are really masters of the martial arts, they might be able to alert the enemy."
"Then there is no need for Nan Si's brother."
Lu Hanjiang paused and made up his mind, he said: "In the name of Qiao Cunsi, send a letter to the Chu family and tell Senior Brother Chu that there are many things that are unclear when practicing Xiao Wu Xiang Gong. , I’ll meet you at Yao Yue Tower tonight and ask him to clarify my doubts in person.”
It seems that this is another attempt to use the identity of a Xiaoyao sect disciple, but this time Huangfu Xiaoyuan did not accept the order, but her reason was also very reasonable. She just heard her say: "Sir, even though I have learned the skills of the Xiaoyao sect, I am humble. Basic internal skills, but I have never learned the Small Phaseless Skill."
"I know."
Lu Hanjiang waved his hand and said, "You don't have to suffer this time. I will go with you. I will hold Chu Wei while you go to find out what's going on secretly."
The highlight of this arrangement was that it was a prudent move. Qiao Cunsi's identity as a Xiaoyao sect was specially removed, just in case the matter was exposed, they would have enough reasons to escape each other's suspicion.
"Why do you need to personally..."
Huangfu Xiaoyuan did not continue to persuade him. She had already seen that Lu Hanjiang had made up his mind, and the big and small matters were probably the next best thing. When this adult became playful, he would not care so much.
...
Here Lu Hanjiang and Huangfu Xiaoyuan were discussing going to the brothel, while Meng Yuan had already arrived outside the palace gate.
Most of the officials today were Xiu Mu, and it was rare to see anyone entering the palace. When the imperial guard saw Meng Yuan sitting on the horse, he did not dare to neglect at all, and immediately sent someone in to deliver the message.
The efficiency of the forbidden army was extremely high, and Meng Yuan was allowed to enter the palace after a while.
As a digression, Meng Yuan, as the commander of the Jinyi Guards and the emperor's right-hand man, had a token that allowed him to enter the palace directly without having to pass it on, but he had never used this token even once for many years.
After entering the palace, Meng Yuan went all the way to Zhaohua Palace. Since the emperor ignored political affairs, he moved out of Taiji Palace and lived here permanently.
Master Meng was led by an old eunuch all the way to the main hall of the palace. The old man in a bright red dragon robe was lying on the main seat. His hair was gray and his movements were slow. Although he was already in his sixtieth year, he was still the leader of dozens of imperial eunuchs. The Emperor Zai's momentum has not diminished, and the power of the dragon is still there.
Meng Yuan knelt down and kowtowed, chanting long live the emperor. The old emperor smiled and asked him to stand up. At this moment, the emperor seemed to be just an ordinary old man, and his words were very peaceful.
"You old guy, the imperial concubine usually asks you to go into the palace more often, but you always push her away. Why did you come uninvited today?" the emperor asked with a smile.
"I have come here today to ask for your Majesty's favor." Meng Yuan's rigid look seemed like a serious performance.
Upon hearing this, the emperor asked with great interest: "Is there anything that would cause difficulties for you, the commander, that I would not ask to come here to talk about it?"
Meng Yuan did not spare any twists and said bluntly: "A while ago, your majesty wanted to choose a husband for the princess. I asked my humble minister if there was a suitable candidate. I have been thinking more about it recently and came here to report back to your majesty today."
There were many princesses in the palace, and the only one who could make the emperor ask about Meng Yuan was Princess Yongle, the daughter of the noble concubine Meng.
The old emperor was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly: "After all, I am still an uncle, so I know how to worry. These days, the imperial concubine complains to me a lot about this matter."
After laughing, the old emperor asked curiously: "Tell me which family of talents caught the eye of your commander."
"Your Majesty, the person recommended by the minister is Lu Hanjiang, the envoy of Fusi Town in Beizhen."
