Jiashen truthfully reported the guesses of his subordinate Feng Li to Zhu Sheng, and then consciously exited the imperial study room.
As soon as the door of the imperial study room was closed, Chang Gaoyuan fell to his knees with a thud and said with a look of panic.
"Your Majesty, I...I don't know about this!"
Zhu Sheng's expression changed erratically, sometimes angry, sometimes hesitant, sometimes painful...
The quiet sound of needle dropping can be heard in the imperial study room.
Chang Gaoyuan didn't dare to speak.
Zhu Sheng was like a volcano that could erupt at any time, and Chang Gaoyuan was worried that even one more word would add fuel to the fire.
And Zhu Sheng didn't dare to speak.
Chang Gaoyuan is his sworn brother, Dayan's invincible god of war, and the leader of the military. Zhu Sheng was worried that once he opened his mouth, he would scold, question, or even curse. That will inevitably create a gap in the originally close relationship between the two, and the impact on this important joint will be immeasurable.
Chang Gaoyuan, who was kneeling on the ground, was waiting, while Zhu Sheng, who was standing by the imperial desk, was adjusting.
After a long time, Zhu Sheng suddenly smiled and walked over to help Chang Gaoyuan up.
"Brother, I believe you."
Chang Gaoyuan finally felt relieved after hearing this and said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, I can only lead troops to fight. I leave many matters regarding food, payment, and supplies in the army to my wife's brother Li Wentai. I will rush back to investigate the matter thoroughly. If Li Wentai really does such an unforgivable evil, OK, I will personally tie him up and punish him according to the laws of the country, without mercy."
"Brother, don't worry too much."
Zhu Sheng waved his hand.
"Compared with the plans of you and my brother, such trivial matters are insignificant. At present, the morale of the army must not be disturbed. Brother, when I say I believe you, I truly believe it. There is absolutely no lie. It is already too late. Brother, I have been running around for several days to be afraid. You must be exhausted. Go back to the mansion and have a rest. I need you to shock the whole audience at the court meeting tomorrow, hahaha."
Zhu Sheng had so much trust in him that Chang Gaoyuan couldn't help but feel a little moved. He thanked him profusely and then left.
Silence returned to the imperial study room.
boom!
Zhu Sheng punched the imperial case violently. The strong and heavy imperial case shook a few times, which showed how hard the punch was.
"How dare you bully me! How dare you bully me!"
Dandy refers to the trousers made of fine silk worn by children of wealthy families. It generally refers to the gorgeous clothes of children of wealthy families, and also refers to the children of wealthy families.
Later, because the wealthy children acted in a more arrogant and domineering manner, the word dandy took on a derogatory connotation. More often than not, envy, jealousy, and hatred are actually at work.
The Four Dandies in Kyoto do not mean that these four people are evil-doing and heinous, but they are named because they have strong family backgrounds and spend all day eating, drinking and having fun.
As the leader of the Four Dandies, Chang Huai'en is famous for his domineering attitude, surly personality, fondness for women, and proper way of making money.
Among them, the preference for female sex is the most talked about by outsiders.
This Chang Yanei is similar to the Gao Yanei whom Rong Fei knew, but there are also differences.
Gao Yameni raped women and occupied women's houses, which was detested by others.
Chang Yan only likes brothel girls, and he ignores the beautiful girls in the Jinfeng Xiaoyu Building he runs, and wants to take care of the business of other brothels.
Chang Yanei's original words are as follows: The rabbit still doesn't eat the grass beside the nest!
Another person said: Brothel girls are good, well-informed, knowledgeable, playing, playing and singing. They can do more tricks than me. Are they no more interesting than girls from good families?
It was past midnight, and Chang Yanei was still fighting sleeplessly with the four brothel girls in the room in order to maintain his lustful reputation.
The few guards guarding the door have long been accustomed to the various noises coming from the room, and they are completely uninterested. They are leaning against the pillars, or simply sitting cross-legged on the ground, dozing off in a daze. .
"who?"
The strange footsteps alerted the guards, who immediately cheered up and shouted sharply.
a figure
With his hands behind his back, he strode into the courtyard, the cold moonlight illuminating half of his face.
"Hou...Hou Ye!"
The guard who clearly saw the face of the visitor lost his voice in disbelief.
The visitor is clearly the real owner of this mansion, Jingyuan Hou Chang Gaoyuan.
But isn’t the Marquis supposed to be in Qingzhou, thousands of miles away?
Why did you return to Kyoto so quietly?
Even though they had all kinds of doubts in their hearts, the guards did not dare to ask questions. They quickly put away their swords and bowed in salute.
"I've met the Marquis."
"Go down, no one is allowed to come near this place, anyone who violates this will be killed!"
Chang Gaoyuan did not deliberately emphasize his tone, and just spoke as he usually did. However, when the guards heard the word "cut", they still trembled in fear and broke out in cold sweat.
The guards exited the courtyard, and all the sounds in the room had stopped long ago.
Without letting Chang Gaoyuan wait in the yard, the door opened quickly, and four disheveled brothel women walked out of the room. They didn't even have the guts to take a peek at Chang Gaoyuan. They lowered their heads and walked hurriedly close to the edge of the yard. go.
"The child has seen his father."
Chang Huaien ran to Chang Gaoyuan wearing a long gown to say goodbye.
"My father never sent someone to tell me so that my son could be welcomed outside the city."
Chang Gaoyuan glanced at his only son condescendingly, without saying a word, and walked directly towards the room.
The room was filled with incense powder and other strange smells. Chang Gaoyuan frowned, paused, then walked to the round table with messy cups and plates and sat down.
"Father, why don't we go to the hall, it's too..."
"It's okay, close the door, my father has something to ask you."
Chang Gaoyuan waved his hand and said.
Chang Huaien was keenly aware of the anger contained in his father's calm tone, and his heart couldn't help but beat wildly.
After closing the door, fastening the laces of the gown, he stood beside Chang Gaoyuan anxiously, with his eyebrows lowered and his head lowered, waiting to be scolded.
"I asked you to sit, but not to stand."
Chang Gaoyuan glared at his son and scolded him.
Chang Huaien sat on the chair next to him as he was told, but only half of his buttocks were resting on it.
Chang Gaoyuan picked up the wine bottle on the table and filled the two nearest wine glasses that were used by someone unknown. There was still half a red lip mark on the rim of one of the wine glasses.
"Father, that wine glass..."
Chang Huaien wanted to remind him, but Chang Gaoyuan waved his hand.
"On the battlefield, the blood of the demons seeped into the water bags, and the meat of the demons was stained on the dry food, but they were still eating and drinking. Nowadays, having the fragrance of a beautiful woman's lips accompanied by wine is a luxury that many soldiers cannot even think about. Already."
After that, he handed a wine glass filled with wine to Chang Huaien, touched it, raised his head and drank the wine mixed with lip fragrance in one gulp.
"Good wine, but unfortunately it's not spicy or strong enough! The cup is too small."
"Father, you...you...suffered!"
Chang Huaien also drank the wine in one gulp and looked at his father, who was covered in dust and with gray hair on his temples, and said sadly.
"It is the duty of a soldier to guard the border, not to mention hard work. But Qiu'er, you have worked so hard to raise military resources over the years, and you even went so far as to defile yourself to prevent your father from being feared by the court, which made you feel wronged. "
Qiu'er is Chang Huaien's nickname. When he was a child, Chang Gaoyuan often held him in his arms and called Qiu'er non-stop. This was the first time he was called like this when he grew up.
Chang Huaien's tears couldn't help but flow down immediately.
It is said that a tiger father has no sons, but as the only son of Jing Yuanhou, the God of War of Dayan, Chang Huai'en was an ineffective "dog son".
Little did they know that Chang Huaien was once a talented young man with great ambitions and extraordinary intelligence. However, as Chang Gaoyuan's achievements became more and more brilliant, his prestige in the military became higher and higher, and his power became more and more powerful. In order to To avoid the suspicion of the court and the emperor, Chang Huaien had no choice but to make sacrifices and went against his nature to become the notorious dandy.
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Officials can be ranked among the top three in one subject, and father and son are both ranked second. It is a good story and will be famous throughout the ages.
But in the army, father and son are the only way to die.
It's enough for your Chang family to have a god of war who can control the elite of the border army for decades. Do you still want to have a double master and be in charge of the border army for a hundred years?
A hundred years later, will the frontier soldier's surname be Chang or Zhu?
Therefore, in order to achieve his father's success, Chang Huaien could only taint his own life to avoid being jealous and jealous of the emperor and civil officials.
Chang Gaoyuan originally came to ask for help, but somehow he got emotional while chatting, and his heart softened when he saw his son burst into tears.
Qiu'er has indeed sacrificed a lot for the Chang family over the years, and has suffered a lot of criticism and grievances.
If Qiu'er hadn't tried every means to make money, how could he have had enough military pay to recruit and train private soldiers, how could he have served his soldiers with their lives, how could he have achieved great military exploits and won the reputation of Dayan's God of War.
Qiu'er is indispensable for all of this.
But in the eyes of everyone in Kyoto, Qiu'er is just a playboy who can't hold up the wall.
But the heart is soft, and the things that should be asked should still be asked clearly, but in a gentler way.
After pondering for a moment, Chang Gaoyuan spoke.
"My father returned to Kyoto this time on His Majesty's order. Just when I was discussing state affairs with Your Majesty in the Imperial Study Room, I heard that the Governor of the East Factory, Jia Shen, mentioned something. It was said that Rong Fei of the Jixian Division was in a house outside Kyoto. A large number of trafficked women were rescued from Chu Zhuangzi, does Qiu'er know about this?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chang Gaoyuan noticed that the corners of his son's eyes trembled, and his eyes were panicked for a moment.
Chang Gaoyuan's heart suddenly sank.
A son is better than his father, and the opposite is also true.
Chang Huaien knew that his momentary panic had been seen by his father, so he no longer concealed it, stood up from the chair, and knelt on the ground with a thud.
"The son dare not hide it from his father. The village was indeed purchased secretly by someone sent by the son."
"You...why are you so confused?"
Although he had expected it, when Chang Huaien admitted it personally, Chang Gaoyuan was so angry that he raised his hand and was about to slap Chang Huaien.
But the arm finally stopped in mid-air, and finally lowered it slowly, reprimanding him bitterly.
"Alas! My father knows that it is not easy for you to raise military funds. You can open brothels, gambling houses, restaurants, and make loan sharks. Why do you want to get involved in the business of human trafficking? It is harmful to the world, and you can make a few coins. Confused. ! Confused!"
"Father, now the child can no longer hide it. Those women are not used to make money, but actually have other uses.".z.br>
Although there were only the father and son in the room at the moment, Chang Huaien unconsciously lowered his voice and spoke mysteriously.
