Shocked by Ye Xiayou's deliberate display of charm, this woman, He Qingshan, was really overwhelmed.
Growing up, He Qingshan did not dare to say that he knew this blind woman who had become famous among the Zhou gentry many years ago, but he never imagined that this lady next door, whom outsiders envied, could actually do something like this... ...such a seductive manner.
He Qingshan swallowed his saliva and reluctantly looked away, looking at his nose and heart, looking completely guilty. For the first time, he doubted whether his daughter's heart under this outfit was as soft as water. .
So she very carefully moved the stool to the side, and then pretended to be nonchalant, and very deliberately muttered and added, "Amitabha, the evildoer who ruined my Taoist heart."
Ye Xiayou, who has very sensitive ears, naturally heard He Qingshan's deliberate concealment, and his smile became even louder and his laughter was clear.
He Qingshan used questions to cover up the sudden embarrassment. He deliberately showed off that he didn't realize that the woman in front of him could not see him. He felt a little relieved at the moment. Suddenly he asked, "Are you so sure that I will help you?"
Ye Haoyou turned his head. Although his eyes were lifeless, he met He Qingshan's eyes. He didn't say anything. He just pursed his lips and smiled before looking outside again. It seemed that a shining light flashed away. It was just such a moment. It actually made He Qingshan feel as if he had been stripped naked and stood in front of her.
I am afraid that no one with sight would have such a clear and unpredictable vision as this blind woman.
Yes, with such intelligence and cunning, she would naturally have a perfect plan in place. Even if she didn't agree, it would just be a waste of words for her.
I think from her, nothing is impossible, some are just doable or not.
Thinking of this, He Qingshan suddenly felt that the smile of this white-haired and blind woman just now was so... creepy? !
Great wisdom and demons are demons.
Monsters, monsters of monsters.
As if he was afraid that the storyteller wouldn't believe it, Ye Xiayou smiled and said, "Do you really think Xiayou Bafang is flattering?"
He Qingshan, who obviously didn't think so, smiled and didn't know what to think.
Unable to hear He Qingshan's words, Ye Xiayou asked again: "What are you thinking about? I will tell you everything you don't understand right now. I can tell you everything I know."
This made He Qingshan at a loss what to say. He thought about it before asking: "What does the Third Young Master bear?"
Naturally, he didn't want to, let alone couldn't tell the details of Ye Xiayou's thoughts, and joked: "I am responsible for carrying on the family lineage of the Ye family."
He Qingshan waved his hand and let out a disdainful sound.
Xiao Cha, who was boiling water in the yard, must have heard the conversation between the two, but was too frightened by He Qingshan to dare to say anything. At this time, he suddenly asked again: "Uncle San Geng, do you agree?"
Just weighing Ye Xia You's plan, which was just the tip of the iceberg, was so daunting that He Qingshan didn't pay attention to the little girl's interruption this time.
Ye Xiayou smiled and said, "That's why I won't let him know."
As if he suddenly remembered something, He Qingshan asked nonchalantly: "Did you know in advance that Hege came to Fuying? Did you know that he would ask me to send him here?"
Not knowing why he asked this question, Ye Xie shook his head, "The purpose of He Ge's coming to Dazhou has nothing to do with what I want to do. It's just something that happened to me and San Geng by chance when we came back. If it hadn't been for him When I mentioned the connection last night, I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence, that's all."
After thinking about this, Ye Xieyou asked in astonishment: "You don't think that everything that happened along the way was within my calculations, do you?"
An unnatural smile appeared on He Qingshan's lips, naturally feeling ridiculous for his sudden and unrealistic idea.
He Qingshan said leisurely: "If it weren't for my help, after returning to Beijing this time, who would you turn to to help with your plan without letting the Third Young Master know about it?"
Different from answering all questions just now, He Qingshan's response was a long silence.
He Qingshan turned his head to look at this woman who always put on a lofty posture, and said with something in mind: "It seems that even if there is no beggar gang, the second lady still has a back-up plan."
This was clearly a hint of complaint in his tone, which made Ye Xiayou laugh.
He Qingshan crossed his legs on the stool, raised his arms to support his chin, tilted his head, and stopped looking at Ye Xuan. He was sitting or not, looking carefree. It was obvious that he had lost his temper or had no reason for it.
Ye Xieyou thought about it again and again before making a decision: "This involves an extremely secret organization under Da Zhou. It has only been established for a few decades. I just don't want you to be too involved in something that shouldn't be known to you. secret."
He Qingshan said "ha" very deliberately to show his disdain.
Naturally, he could guess her deliberate tricks. Ye Xiayou would not be caught by her hard-to-get tactics, but he followed the flow and said, "The nest."
Knowing that Ye Xie was about to start talking about something he had never touched before, He Qingshan turned his head and looked at Ye Xie, still pretending to be indifferent and asked: "What are you doing?"
He Qingshan, who is praised by regular listeners from all over the world as "who wakes up and knocks on the wood, shakes the heaven and earth, and half-opens his embroidered mouth, scares the ghosts and gods." He Qingshan has been traveling all over the country for many years. What he hears, hears and sees is actually comparable to that of ordinary people. But even so, this is the first time I have heard of the term "nest".
He also knew that He Qingshan would never have heard of this intelligence agency secretly cultivated by the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so he stopped trying to keep it secret and said: "You Beggar Gang is the largest gang in the world, with many eyes and ears, and the speed of transmitting all kinds of information is no less than Yu Guanyi. But are some of the high officials and saints in the court reassured? Do you really think that the official ranks that are pushed down one by one can make us, the suspicious saints who sit on the throne, feel at ease? There is no such person who secretly monitors all the officials. In the nest, I am afraid that the old emperor, who is so powerful, will not be able to sleep well."
Having almost understood the functions of this imperial institution whose name seemed to be a bird's nest, He Qingshan guessed: "Same as Chaozhong Lantai?"
Ye Xiayou nodded and said: "One light and one dark, constraining hundreds of officials."
After a brief pause, Ye Xiayou began to talk about this Gongmen that had never been recorded in official books.
"At the beginning of the unification of the Great Zhou Dynasty, in the thirteenth year of Emperor Taizu Tianwen, due to the remote location of Lingnan, the central government did not strictly control it. Deng Achou, the founding general who was granted the title of Marquis of Tongzhou, was obsessed with interests and was uneasy with the status quo. The Lingnan Road Supervisory Censor and the military commander conspired to instigate a rebellion in the eight states. After the rebellion was over, Lantai's power was apparently increased, and the post of inspector was added to the central and local governments to supervise the etiquette, rules, and conduct of local officials. , secretly, the Chao Nest, a little-known mysterious supervisory agency, was added to secretly monitor the words and deeds of Beijing officials.
The ownership of the personnel in the nest is a mystery, no one knows where they are going, no one knows where they are, no one knows the division of labor inside, no one knows the staffing, official rank, and number of people. There are also rumors that even local officials have Chaohu personnel secretly monitoring and reporting to the Chaohu headquarters on time. The civil and military generals of the DPRK, all the great officials of the feudal frontiers, the censors and managers, all correspond to officials of seventh rank or above. Whenever they register and report their duties to the DPRK, there will always be a nest person around to supervise them secretly.
"Maybe it's the old janitor, maybe it's the vegetable seller, maybe it's the sergeant's clerk, there are too many to mention. Such an organization is so huge and complicated, one can imagine. Because of this, there is also a 'hundred officials' living room' in the nest. The title of Lang'."
He Qingshan was stunned. This kind of thing was completely unheard of and unseen. It was really shocking.
Ye Xiayou added: "There was a joke in the second year of Emperor Wen Sheng's reign. At that time, a foreign minister accidentally dropped a glutinous rice dumpling under the bed during the banquet on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. He was drunk and felt uncomfortable, so he did not pick it up. After drinking, I told my family that in today's peaceful and prosperous times, the money and food are not as frugal as they were a hundred years ago. A glutinous rice ball is not much. I never thought that the next day when I went to court, the saint ordered the eunuch to cut off the money. An oral instruction was given, ordering the Yuanwailang from the fourth grade to go home, find the glutinous rice ball and eat it. He also repeated what he said last night verbatim, which frightened the Yuanwailang for a while. Come to think of it. This matter had been circulated for a while at that time, and he was even given the title of Tangyuanlang. A joke is a joke, and based on this alone, we know that the capabilities of this nest are definitely not comparable to those of ordinary supervisory agencies. "
He Qingshan suddenly raised his eyebrows and glanced at Ye Xiayou, and asked doubtfully: "How do you know about such a mysterious organization in the court? Could it be that because of the prince's status, even you can understand it?"
"I don't really understand." Ye Xie smiled and said, "This is also what others told me. It has nothing to do with the old man and has something to do with my father."
Seeing Ye Xia's vague words, He Qingshan couldn't help but want to ask again. Ye Xia, who had obviously expected it, said: "Don't even think about knowing who told me. I can never tell who this person is. .”
Seeing that Ye Hao was not faking it, He Qingshan could only suppress his curiosity and asked: "Tell me, how can you compel the palace with this anti-poem of yours?"
Regarding He Qingshan's unabashed "title", Ye Xiayou smiled and said: "I told you that you think too much, how can this be anti-poetry? This is obviously a new rhyme from Xianyuan Xingtan to praise my hometown. poetry."
He Qingshan, who naturally didn't believe it, showed contempt in his eyes, "Only ghosts believe it."
Ye Xiayou smiled and said: "I'm afraid there are only a few people who can understand this new rhyme through the five elements method like you. This matter can be told to those candidates who come to Beijing to take the exam. After all, the apricot blossoms and apricot trees, no matter who is the first All that comes to mind at the moment is the Holy Land in the hearts of scholars, Xianyuan Apricot Altar, but no one would think about the yin and yang methods of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Only those who are thoughtful will stand up and speak loudly to attract attention, and move this rhyme that is actually useless to the theory of five elements and one.
"This poem is nothing more than to make a person feel something and create empathy. You must know that all apricot-related things extended from the apricot altar are untouchable sins for those scholars. But this is just the most insignificant part of my plan, I just want to amplify the problem in the end."
Seeing that Ye Haoyou's words had stopped here, He Qingshan asked: "So, what should we do?"
Ye Xiayou pursed her lips and said nothing, pretending to be sophisticated again.
"Dong dong dong."
A sudden knock on the door interrupted the subsequent conversation in the house. The spotted leopard in the corner of the yard finally lazily opened its sharp eyes, yawned widely, and stared at the wooden door motionlessly. .
There were still one short and two long knocks on the door, and the person who knocked on the door was also cautious. After the second knock, he whispered: "When the sun rises in the southeast and goes down the mountain, the phoenix falls and the chicken coop becomes a family."
It is clearly Luo Lilian who can sing a few lines as a beggar.
"He's my brother from the gang."
He Qingshan informed, Xiaocha had already gone over to open the door.
The person who came here was not dressed as a beggar. He was dressed more like a rich man and had a bloated figure. If you didn't recognize him, it would be difficult to associate him with the beggar gang.
This person is none other than the person in charge of the Beggar Clan in the capital, An Buyi. This man has extraordinary abilities. It is said that he is the first beggar in the history of the Beggar Clan to beg for wealth. He is smooth and courteous, and has a sophisticated way of dealing with people. He You is convinced that he has such a great talent to lead the whole capital. Hundreds of people called Hanako were entrusted to him for management and deployment. Not to mention, An Buyi was getting along like a fish in water. He opened a silk and satin shop and became very familiar with many dignitaries in the capital, which was incredible.
An Buyi, who originally smiled before saying anything, no longer looked like a smiling tiger. He moved with anxiety, and a thin layer of sweat oozed from his forehead. It seemed that someone with a figure like his might have trotted over.
He hurriedly entered the room, bowed politely first, and without waiting for He Qingshan to speak, he said hurriedly: "He Qingshan, I just got the news that the furnace in the alchemy room of the Imperial City Imperial Physician's Office exploded for unknown reasons. That Zhang Weiji, a Taoist priest from Longhu Mountain who was making alchemy, was directly killed by the explosion. The saint happened to be present at the time, and his current safety is unknown."
Could it be that the thunderous sound just now was the explosion of the alchemy furnace in the palace? How much power could spread for thirty miles? !
This is a bit surprising.
Zhang Weiji, one of the most famous alchemy masters in Longhu Mountain, has been famous for his superb refining techniques for nearly thirty years. When the late Emperor Wu Jian was in power, he was called into the palace to smelt elixirs for the royal family.
It stands to reason that it is absolutely impossible to make such an unqualified mistake as exploding the chamber of the alchemy furnace. This incident is probably more ridiculous than being pecked in the eye by a goose that hunts geese all year round.
It's just that the Holy Emperor just happened to appear somewhere, and his safety is unknown. Could it be that someone did it on purpose?
In response to He Qingshan's surprise, Ye Xiayou frowned and asked, "Is there any other news from the palace?"
An Buyi, who naturally guessed the other party's identity, had a bitter look on his face. He looked at He Qingshan and then at Ye Xiayou, wondering: "The imperial city is now heavily guarded. All the officials, big and small, are sealed in the palace and cannot come out."
"So serious?" He Qingshan didn't believe it, "Why is the city closed?"
An Buyi was even more embarrassed. Not to mention him, even the officials who were still in the palace would not know about such a confidential matter.
After thinking about it, he considered that the question he asked was a bit embarrassing. He Qingshan waved his hand and said: "Forget it, no matter how hard you work, ask someone to tell me as soon as there is news."
Hearing He Qingshan's tactful eviction order, An Buyi said goodbye and left. He just turned around and said, "I heard that the foreigner wearing the big cloak was also present."
"Um?"
Now the problem becomes not simple.
