"Reeks of alcohol? Is this person fat?" Changsheng subconsciously thought of Monk Lingguang.
"Not fat." The officer shook his head.
Datou was the first to react, "Sir, is he the dog-legged monk you were fighting with? Although he accepted his defeat openly that day, he proposed to fight you again, and you agreed at the time."
"It should be him, let's go and take a look." Chang Sheng stepped forward, followed by Da Tou and Yang Kai.
While walking, Changsheng said to Yang Kai, "Brother Yang, don't stay at Yushitai at night. After dinner, go back to the other courtyard. You can go back to eat if you want. Let them cook it for you. In addition, you can go back Remember to tell the people below that if the master comes back and you are not here, let them explain the reason to the master and let him rest in another courtyard."
Yang Kai didn't expect that Changsheng would still be thinking about his own trivial matters despite his busy schedule. He was very moved but was unable to express himself, "Oh."
"Also, I don't like to be restrained. When I was at Longhu Mountain, I didn't have morning and evening classes every day. I won't go to court in the future," Changsheng said. "Brother Fu is from the sixth grade and can't go to court." Chao, you are from the fifth rank and can go to the Chao to discuss affairs. You will have to work hard from now on and go there every day to listen to what they say in the palace, and then come back and tell me."
"Okay." Yang Kai nodded.
Seeing the astonishment on the faces of the government servants who were following him, Datou reminded him in a low voice, "Sir, Mr. Yang and I know that you do not regard us as subordinates, but in official circles, it is inappropriate to call us brothers. From now on, you can call us directly. name."
"Yes, yes." Yang Kai nodded in agreement.
Feeling that what Datou said made sense, Changsheng had no objection and asked casually, "Brother Fu, what is your name?"
Datou shook his head and said, "I really don't have a name, I just know my surname is Fu, so just call me Datou. I feel good."
The three of them walked as they talked, and soon arrived at the door. As expected, the person standing at the door was none other than the dog-legged monk Shi Xuanming.
Shi Xuanming stood in the middle of the gate, and several government servants responsible for guarding the gate stood aside with embarrassed faces.
Seeing the arrival of Changsheng, the government officials hurriedly came to greet him, "Sir, this monk called you by your first name and just wanted you to come out and fight with him. We chased him away, but he just stood there, as if he had roots under his feet. generally."
"Yes, sir, you should be more careful. This demon monk is invulnerable and really powerful."
Changsheng waved his hands to the government officials, then quickly walked over to Shi Xuanming, "Master Xuanming, why are you here?"
Although Shi Xuanming is a monk, he does not have the pedantry and discipline of a monk. He smiled heartily and said, "Haha, little Taoist priest, congratulations to you. You have married a wife and become an official. Double happiness."
"Haha, master, if you are interested in marrying a wife, I can ask someone to look for you. If you are interested in becoming an official, all you have to do is step through this door and you will be the head catcher of my Yushitai." Changsheng smiled, and he said to Shi Xuanming The impression was very good. On the day of the martial arts competition, this person came on stage purely because of his skills. After he came on stage, he took the initiative to say that he was neither for money nor for women. After he broke the golden bell that protected his body, this person immediately admitted defeat with magnanimity and coolness. Leave.
"Save it for yourself. I am a monk. I can't get a wife, and I don't need gold or silver." Shi Xuanming waved his hand and said, "I came here to fight with you today. I lost in a muddle last time. The more I think about it, the more depressed I am. Stop talking nonsense and get over it quickly.”
"Master, it's unfortunate that we can't do it today," Changsheng shook his head and said, "You are superb in martial arts and have extensive knowledge. It will take a long time to compete with you, and I have already set a time with others to go to the banquet. If I meet you, If you discuss things, you will definitely waste time and break people's trust."
Although Shi Xuanming drank, he was not drunk. Hearing what Changsheng said, he did not embarrass him, "That's the wrong time for me to come. You go first. I'll come back another day."
After Shi Xuanming finished speaking, he bowed to Chang Sheng, nodded to Yang Kai and Da Tou, then walked away.
"Hey, Master, where will you stay at night? If you don't have a place to live, you can stay at Yushitai. There are plenty of rooms here." Changsheng was eager to stay.
"Thank you very much. Monks can't live anywhere." Shi Xuanming didn't look back.
Seeing Chang Sheng lowering his hands and touching his waist but finding nothing, Da Tou guessed that he wanted to take money, so he hurriedly took out a silver coin from his pocket and gave it to him.
Changsheng took the silver and threw it towards Shi Xuanming with his backhand.
When Shi Xuanming heard the sound, he raised his hand to catch it. When he saw it was an ingot of silver, he didn't throw it back, but casually threw it into the sleeve of his left arm, "Thank you."
When Shi Xuanming walked away, Datou whispered, "This dog-legged monk previously used the four Shaolin stunts of Vajra Palm, Duoluoye Finger, Iron Head Kung Fu, and Golden Bell Cover in a short time on the ring. According to me, Seeing that this person knows far more than these four, I am definitely no match for this person, and it will be quite difficult for Mr. Yang to defeat this person."
Yang Kai was also in the audience during the martial arts competition that day. Hearing Big Head's words, Yang Kai shook his head and said, "I can't beat this monk either."
Changsheng nodded slowly, "Even for a master of purple energy, it's not easy to defeat this person."
At this time, Shi Xuanming had disappeared on the west side of the street, and the three of them turned around and returned.
Until this time, there were still people outside the accounting room collecting salaries. Changsheng waved to the old official in charge of the treasury. When the latter arrived, Changsheng gave instructions in a low voice, ordering him to register the stolen goods that he had seized during the day. Two thousand taels of silver were left for Yang Kai and Da Tou to use.
Both Yang Kai and Datou felt that this move was inappropriate, and whispered to them, trying their best to stop it. However, Chang Sheng had already made up his mind, and they could only sigh helplessly.
"I don't know how long our officials will be able to serve. If one day we are convicted and removed from office, you will be able to live on with your money," Changsheng said.
"We understand your thoughts, but there is no airtight wall in the world, and the news may leak out." Datou was quite worried.
"I hope the news leaks out." Changsheng said casually.
The two of them didn't know why and looked at him suspiciously.
Changsheng smiled and said, "A person without shortcomings is very scary and can easily arouse the fear of others."
Although Changsheng didn't say it clearly, the two of them roughly understood it. They looked at each other and said nothing more.
Returning to the backyard, Changsheng changed into casual clothes, took Young Master Hei out from the stable, went out of the house, mounted his horse, and went to Ni's house.
Because he was not in a hurry, Chang Sheng did not gallop on his horse. If it were someone else, he would have been overjoyed at the double happiness, but there was no joy in his heart, only worry. Zhang Shan and Zhang Mo came to beg for mercy in person in the afternoon, which made him feel very sad. No, because Gao Shizhong is a member of the eunuch party. Zhang Shan and Zhang Mo should know this very well. How could they get involved with this person.
However, there are several details in this matter that are worthy of scrutiny, that is, when he was staying at Baoqing Inn, a servant of the Gao family once sent him snacks under Zhang Mo's instruction, and the visitor also said that Master Gao was also a Taoist. Believers have always had a good relationship with Longhu Mountain.
The incident of sending snacks happened before the competition to recruit a bride. Zhang Mo dared to ask the servants of Gao's family to give him snacks, which shows that Zhang Mo and Zhang Shan were not afraid of others knowing that they were in Gao Shizhong's house, and they did not secretly block the news.
The eunuch has an informant, and the emperor naturally has an informant. The emperor should also know that Longhushan has a good relationship with Gao Shizhong, but during the competition to recruit a bride, the emperor still secretly instructed Zhang Shan to pass on the news to him, allowing him to take the opportunity to eradicate the eunuch's wings.
This shows that although Zhang Shan and Zhang Mo had many personal relationships with Gao Shizhong, they did not get involved with the eunuchs behind Gao Shizhong.
Coupled with what Zhang Mo said to him the night before, Zhang Mo's position is also very clear, that is, he is incompatible with the eunuch party.
Taking into account many details, Changsheng finally came to the conclusion that Longhushan had never thought of riding two boats and having both sides. They had nothing to do with the eunuchs, but only had a personal relationship with Gao Shizhong.
After thinking about this, the haze in Changsheng's heart dissipated a lot, but he was still vaguely worried about Zhang Shan and Zhang Mo. Although the emperor knew that Longhushan was loyal to him, Longhushan had a personal relationship with Gao Shizhong, which was not a good thing. Son, similar situations often happen in the market. For example, Zhang San and Li Si are enemies, Wang Wu and Zhang San are good friends, and Li Si is also a friend.
From Zhang San's point of view, he naturally cannot blame Wang Wu. If he blames Wang Wu for not continuing to be friends with Li Si, it would appear that he is narrow-minded and forcing others to do something difficult.
But what Zhang San wants to see most is that Wang Wu shares his hatred and fights with Li Si.
At this time, the emperor is Zhang San, the high minister is Li Si, and Longhushan is Wang Wu. This method of Longhushan is very dangerous. The emperor may be very polite and polite to Zhang Shan and Zhang Mo, which leads them to They didn't know enough about the emperor's temperament and thought that the emperor was very generous and wouldn't mind if they had a personal relationship with Gao Shizhong.
But he has personally learned the emperor's methods. The emperor is not very magnanimous and is very suspicious. Although he behaves very magnanimously, deep down in his heart, he still hopes that the people below him can be absolutely loyal, whether to the public or to others. The private capital is absolutely consistent with him. If the people below cannot do it, the emperor may not show it, but he will definitely be sulking in his heart.
Zhang Shan and Zhang Mo's mistake was that they overestimated the emperor's magnanimity and magnanimity.
No one likes to rack their brains to think about these things, and Chang Sheng is no exception, but now that he is in this position, he has to think and face it whether he is willing or not.
At this time, he began to understand why Chen Liqiu solemnly thanked him on behalf of the other three people during the banquet when he went to Longhu Mountain to see him. Just as Chen Liqiu said that day, Zhang Tianshi personally rescued him. Later, he restored his master Luo Yangzi's Taoist status as a heavenly master. This was an exception. The master was alive in heaven, and he was smiling and happy, but he owed Longhu Mountain a huge favor.
Chen Liqiu was older than him and could look forward further than him. He could guess what he might face in the future. In Chen Liqiu's opinion, he had made a huge sacrifice for his master Luo Yangzi. The four people who had the most kindness from Master felt ashamed of him, so they thanked him very solemnly.
What was on his mind was Longhu Mountain, and his destination was the Ni family. When he arrived in front of Ni's house, Changsheng felt that the burden on his shoulders was a little heavier. Not only was he carrying Longhu Mountain, he would also have to carry Ni in the future. Home.
Without these loving relatives and friends, life would be meaningless. And once you have these relatives and friends who share weal and woe, you will inevitably be burdened.
Every man is like this, and he is no exception...
