After Nian Xiu was kicked out of the Ding Mansion, Cai Liang and Cai Liang seemed to have reached an agreement. They had a tacit understanding for a long time. There was no conflict or dispute. The servants of the Ding Mansion were at peace. Liang Chuan asked Nian Cheng and a few more The new boy had a few drinks, and he was so drunk that he let out all the bad breath he had suffered in the Ding Mansion in the past few years. Liang Chuan listened with great pleasure.
As their eldest brother, he naturally had to step in for his younger brother, but the time had not come yet, so Liang Chuan wrote down one by one that it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge in ten years.
Liang Chuan and Zheng Ruoying lived their own small life in Ding Mansion, waiting for Yeluhan to bring the message to Fengshan and bring the money and goods they needed to Bianjing.
It is said that after Zheng Ruoying disappeared, Zhao Zonge searched frantically for Zheng Ruoying in Bianjing for a long time. How can he not go crazy if a golden rooster that lays golden eggs is lost? The key point is that he has been raising this girl for a long time, without even touching it with his hands. She disappeared under his nose, causing a little coward to play around, and for a while, it attracted the attention of the vixen friends in the circle. Laughter.
Zhao Zong'e refused to give up and used all his strength to look for Zheng Ruoying everywhere, but Zheng Ruoying disappeared into the vast sea of people and there was no news at all. Who would have thought that the two of them would be hiding in Ding Wei's home.
Ding said that he was a tough enemy that he couldn't afford to offend.
In the eyes of these scholar-bureaucrats, except for a few powerful members of these clans, such as Zhao Weixian and others, as well as people from Liu Hou's faction, the rest of the clan are just grasshoppers of the Autumn Queen. How dare they come out and jump around? Why don't you think your life is too good?
Not long after the good days, a huge event happened in Bianjing, which suddenly attracted people's attention, and other things seemed to become insignificant.
In August, a sudden fire from the sky fell on the Imperial City of Bianjing. The fire roared in like an overwhelming mountain. Coupled with the dry weather, half of the palace was directly burned down. Many confidential institutions in the palace were directly reduced to fly ash, as well as countless important documents and documents. Without rescue, many tasks were temporarily paralyzed.
More importantly, His Majesty's house was burned down. This is no joke. Someone wrote a letter saying that the Emperor's lack of self-reflection on his virtues led to disasters and disasters from heaven. This was a sensational statement. The Holy Emperor smiled and said nothing more.
The most serious problem at the moment is where His Majesty will sleep in the future. Ordinary people can just make do with a floor bunk, but he is the emperor. If he is soaked in dew and catches the wind and cold, many people will lose their heads if he gets sick. The most important thing about the brain.
As soon as the Great Fire broke out in Bianjing, the entire capital was reduced to chaos. The Imperial Guards guarding the capital were all equipped with military uniforms to prevent Xiao Xiao from taking advantage of the chaos and to prevent the Liao Kingdom from suddenly raising troops. It is said that the Khitans arranged a lot of troops in Bianjing. Hidden stakes, they are much stronger than those idiots like Yelv Zhongguang and others. They are extremely well-trained and have more positions than them. Once the situation changes, they will immediately become a force that cannot be ignored.
A curfew has been implemented in Bianjing City. After midnight, this largest and most prosperous city in the East will immediately stop all entertainment activities. The government will lift the curfew after the impact of the fire is eliminated.
This is not good, Liang Chuan doesn't want to go out anyway, he is happy to stay at home with the beauty in his arms.
Zheng Ruoying has completely fallen in love now. Although the two of them have not yet become husband and wife, Liang Chuan, a bad guy, is tired of being with him every day. From time to time, he will rush up to hug him, and his eloquent words make her heart flutter. Trembling wildly, that mouth is even more restless, and they kiss each other from time to time, which is really more intimate than a couple.
The status of the two people used to be so different, but now their status is also quietly changing. Who would have thought that the two people who respected each other as guests at the beginning would actually come together now that they were in a foreign land.
That night, after curfew, a guest came to Ding Mansion.
The servants followed Ding Wei's instructions and sent him to go to the study with Liang Chuan to discuss matters.
Discussing matters in the main hall? midnight?
Liang Chuan thought, what happened to the 80% of people who dared to come to the door after the curfew? Either he was under huge pressure or his own status and strength should not be underestimated.
There is also some particularity in the place where people talk. Most people can just go directly to the main hall to talk when they come to the door. There are servants waiting nearby, but it is different in the study.
Ding Wei's study is not accessible to ordinary people. Even his family members, including the eldest lady and the palace lady, can come and go at will. Others who want to enter must wait at the door and must obtain approval before entering. Even his own children are not allowed to enter. exception.
The person who cleans the study is an old servant who has been with him for many years, and ordinary servants are not eligible to enter. There are too many military and national secrets in the study, as well as many of his personal letters. If any one of them is lost and leaked, it will cause a bloody storm.
The servant took Liang Chuan to the door of the study and asked softly: "Master Ding, Manager Liang is here."
Ding Wei's voice came from the room, and he responded expectantly: "Let him come in quickly."
The servant gently opened the door, and Liang Chuan carefully bent over and tiptoed in.
In the room, Ding Wei was sitting on his own chair. There was a huge desk in front of him, with a majestic calligraphy written on it. Liang Chuan's eyes lit up when he saw it, and his saliva almost dripped. This word It would definitely be valuable to put in your own room, and it would be a respectable thing to do to show off your appearance, but it’s a pity that it’s not that easy.
Sitting in the armchair next to him was a middle-aged man with a white face and a clean beard, about forty years old. His expression was a little gray and he was restless, which was in huge contrast to Ding Wei's leisurely strolling in the courtyard.
Seeing Liang Chuan walking into Ding Wei's study with a farmer's appearance, the middle-aged man did not dare to frown, but asked anxiously: "Prime Minister Ding... who is this...?"
Ding Wei sighed and laughed and said, "This is my new disciple. My friend's surname is Liang. Mr. Song, who is extremely intelligent and incomparable, might as well go over it with him."
The man named Song was Song Kuan, a doctor in the Ministry of Industry. Song Kuan went to Ding's house all night. The fire did not burn his house, but it almost burned his buttocks. Song Kuan came to save Ding Wei, who was known for his wise name.
The Ministry of Works has always been the lowest-ranking department among the six departments. Although it is about craftsmanship and construction and has nothing to do with personnel promotions or anything like that, in fact, this department is a real oil and gas yamen. You can grasp every link in it with your hands. Oil.
In the past, Song Kuan relied on Ding Wei's relationship to be promoted from a Guange school manager to Jixian school manager and then to a doctor in the Ministry of Industry. Now he is in charge of the large and small projects of the court.
When he saw that Ding Wei had introduced such a person to him, he felt even more panicked. If he wanted to get rid of him, he wouldn't be so direct. He would ask a countryman to fool him. Do you really think he knows nothing?
Ding Wei noticed his worry and said, "Min, please don't worry, tell me everything from beginning to end, don't miss a single step!"
Song Kuan's father was also a well-established figure. During the Zhenzong Dynasty, he also moved to Pingzhang for political affairs. He did not take the imperial examination, but relied on his father's influence.
The old man and the young man had different political views since they were young, and it would not be an exaggeration to describe them as being at odds with each other. When his father was in power, the person he hated most was Ding Wei, but his father's enemy was the person who promoted him. .
In Song Kuan's opinion, getting promoted and making a fortune is the right way in the world. What is the purpose of working hard to make a fortune but not having enough money?
Song Kuan couldn't make a sound in his throat. He swallowed hard and looked at Liang Chuan a few more times before saying: "Yesterday there was a fire in the palace. Everyone was busy putting out the fire. Many people from our Ministry of Works Yamen also went there. , it was my turn to be on duty yesterday, and when I saw the raging fire, I immediately led people to put out the fire. Unexpectedly, when I came back, I checked and found that my seal of being a doctor of the Ministry of Industry was lost!"
Lost the official seal!
What kind of magical operation is this? If an official loses his seal, how can he prove his identity?
Ding Wei was stunned for a moment, and Liang Chuan suppressed the laughter in his heart. This guy's joke was a bit too big.
One of the three major cases in the early Ming Dynasty was called the "empty seal case". The contents were roughly similar. Some people who went to Beijing to do business took the seals with them, which saved them from running back and forth when needed. Building one by yourself would save several months of effort.
This incident later reached the ears of the "upright" Lao Zhu!
This made Lao Zhu think that these people who were eating the royal food were cheating. He could not tolerate a grain of sand in his eyes, so he ordered a nationwide investigation. A bloody storm suddenly broke out, and countless heads fell to the ground. An official seal had a chain reaction that caused even Fang Xiaoru's father to suffer misfortune, which shows how important this official seal was to civil servants like them in ancient times.
This kind of thing can be big or small. If it is used deliberately, it is not impossible that the official position will be wiped out.
As soon as Song Kuan said it, he almost cried himself, and said with a sad face: "My doctor's big seal seems to be insignificant, but in the Ministry of Works, large and small project payment bills and deeds have to be exchanged for money." Now you have to use my seal to stamp it. If anyone tries to claim the money falsely, I won’t be able to wash it off even if I jump into the Bian River!"
After saying that, Song Kuan couldn't suppress his fear and knelt down to Ding Wei in front of Liang Chuan. People like them didn't need to flatter and flatter him. How could they understand that kneeling down was such a shameless thing? It's easier than drinking water. It's at your fingertips.
Ding Wei gave Liang Chuan a look, and Liang Chuan immediately bent down and helped Song Kuan up.
Ding said: "What are you doing? Are you deliberately trying to embarrass me?"
Song Kuan looked at Liang Chuan and Ding Wei with a sad face.
Ding said: "Sanlang, can you tell me?"
He didn't see the rest, but he saw one thing. Liang Chuan was not an ordinary person. He could catch Ding Wei's eyes, and Ding Wei valued him very much! From now on, if we don’t look up and see you when we look down, we have to treat village officials as cadres!
He had limited information on this matter, so he had to ask again. Liang Chuan asked: "Sir Song, do you have any clues or clues? Or have you offended anyone recently, such as someone who is easy to get close to your official seal?" ?”
Song Kuan blushed upon hearing this and said angrily: "Yes, yes! I know who did it, but I just have no evidence. This is the most terrible thing!"
The two of them looked at each other in shock. What kind of thing could it be if they both knew who did it?
Liang Chuan said: "Who is it?"
"Xie Siyi, the director of the Ministry of Industry, has never been at odds with me. Yesterday he took advantage of the chaos and stole my seal. No one but him would have the tricks to do such a dirty trick!"
Liang Chuan thought to himself: It turns out to be a small friction in the officialdom. This kind of little stumbling method can only be used by scholars like them. If those warriors would not do this, they would just drag the two of them into a fight in the school field. Hey. What a price drop.
Song Kuan asked eagerly: "What? Is there any way to help me get the seal back? I will tie a grass ring to Ding Xiang from now on, and you will always be my reborn parents!"
