Mr. Yun Shang, who said he was going to Hualou to taste wine, appeared in Jiqingfang.
On this day, Jixia Palace was on holiday, and Lu Anran stayed at home to direct Chunmiao Pharmaceutical Tea.
"One penny each for perilla, bergamot, and white knot flowers. Boil the water and add three penny rock sugar."
Chun Miao paused while adding ingredients, raised her head, and asked in confusion: "Is it three coins? How come I don't remember so much?"
Lu Anran said seriously: "That's right, just listen to me."
"Oh." Chunmiao thought about it, and she was right. Although her daughter is not a medical practitioner, making herbal tea is not easy.
Yun Qi came in at this time and said with a smile: "With so much sugar, I'm not afraid of killing you."
Lu Anran sprinkled a handful of Ophiopogon japonicus and glanced at him. His eyes clearly said that you are the only one who talks too much.
Chunmiao was upset because she let the lady deceive her again.
He stirred the soup pot with his special silver chopsticks, wiped his hands and said, "My servant poured tea for the prince. I also made some sugar-steamed cheese in the morning. Would you like to try it, prince?"
Yunqi raised his hand, and Chunmiao happily went down to work.
After sniffing the smell, he asked, "What are you cooking?"
"Perilla bergamot tea." It still needs to be simmered on low fire for an hour. Lu Anran came out of the kitchen and said: "Spring belongs to wood, qi is growing, yang is strong, and it is easy to cause fire-related inflammation. Drinking some medicinal tea can strengthen the spleen. Nourishes the stomach, promotes clearness and reduces turbidity.”
"If I hadn't known you well, I would have almost been deceived by your logic." Yun Qi chuckled: "To put it bluntly, it's just greedy."
Lu Anran's masked face turned red for a rare moment, but his tone was calm: "Your Majesty, you have heard the saying that you can see through but never tell the truth."
Under the tall osmanthus tree in the small courtyard, there was a table and chairs. When the two of them walked over, Chun Miao made hot tea and put it on the table.
Yunqi lifted up his robe and sat down, looking at the green leaves of the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, and sighed softly: "You don't know, Yuan Fang, a thieves, wants to throw any trouble at my punishment."
After hearing the reason, Lu Anran said: "The prince just got off the donkey and didn't suffer any loss."
Yun Qi laughed and said, "I just took over because this place was unusual. Su Ji is asking questions at this moment, but it's useless to think about it. The key lies in the murderer's purpose of doing these things."
"First the Lord of Rongan County, Jun Tao, Second Master Gu, and then General Zhongwu's Spirit Tablet." Lu Anran lowered his eyes slightly and frowned, "The murderer seems to be targeting the Gu family."
Yun Qi twirled the tea cup in his hand, with a playful smile on his lips, "You once said that the commonality between the deceased is that they are all directly related to the current head of the family."
"Well, something's wrong?"
Yun Qi tapped his index finger on the table, shook his head and said, "No, I just sorted it out on the way here and found that there is something in common."
Lu Anran had a look of confusion on his brows, and Yun Qi gave two key points, "Jehai, General Zhongwu."
Before Lu Anran entered the royal capital, she had heard about the heroic deeds of General Zhongwu, which was most intuitively reflected in the eye-catching general's tomb outside the city.
Wang Shouren had died in Jiehai long ago, but his name reappeared in the royal capital.
Li He won the reward through the battle of Jiehai and was promoted to deputy general of Langshan Camp.
Du Wenzhi was promoted from a centurion to the captain of Shangfu Zuo Guoyi, also because of his military exploits.
And Gu Mansion.
Because of Gu Chengfeng's outstanding military exploits, the entire Gu family's chickens and dogs were allowed to ascend to heaven.
In the final analysis, it is all related to Jie Hai.
The tea cup in Lu Anran's hand tightened, and some thoughts in his mind blurted out. He suddenly looked at Yun Qi and said: "Captain Xu, Xue Mansion, Jiang Mansion..."
Yun Qi clasped the teacup on the table with his five fingers and raised his eyebrows, "At the foot of the emperor in Wangdu City, there are many families. There are more famous children than in other places combined. How many of these people can rise to the top of the world? Zong A distinguished family."
"The more prosperous and beautiful the place is, the more undercurrents are surging. No matter how high the halberd is, it still needs descendants to maintain it for generations. If you don't advance, you will retreat. It's like a pack of wolves waiting for you. Once it falls, it will eat them up in an instant."
"Therefore, every big family attaches great importance to the cultivation of future generations, so that they can continue to prosper from generation to generation."
Yun Qi said this just to pave the way for what was to come, so that Lu Anran could understand it more easily. Fortunately, Lu Anran was not a dull person. Seeing her understanding, he continued: "What is the most effective and shortcut way to revitalize the family? Be an official. "
If you have power, you will have power, so there is no need to worry about having no money later.
"It's the most rare thing for ordinary people. Being an official among the big families in the capital is just a matter of raising your hand, but the difficulty lies in which official to be and whose path to follow."
Even if the emperor tried his best to eliminate the unhealthy tendencies in the officialdom, he would still have to be hampered by the intertwining of various forces and constraining each other.
Therefore, since the beginning of the dynasty, many families have secretly sent their children to work in officialdom. But there are also disadvantages. Such official positions are basically sinecures. You can only do nothing for a lifetime, which is better than nothing.
"If you want to make a difference, become a high-ranking official, and have a foothold in the court in the future, there are only two ways."
Yun Qi picked up a piece of sugar-steamed cheese and broke it into two. He grabbed half of it with each hand and looked to the left: "I worship the great scholar of the dynasty as my teacher and take scientific examinations like ordinary people." He looked to the right and said, "Enlist in the army to earn military merit."
Ordinary people, such as Yu Deshui who is far away in Mengdu County, even if they are on the list, it is still a fantasy to hope that they will prosper in the officialdom. To put it bluntly, even if you go to the temple to burn incense, you still need temple blessings to guide you. The world of officialdom is ups and downs, and it is complicated. One wrong step may lead to catastrophe.
A big family relies on connections. If you strive for success and have someone to pave the way for you, it is not difficult to rise step by step.
If ordinary people take the first step to take the scientific examination and become officials, our children have already taken the lead and are more than half way there.
Comparatively speaking, joining the army is not a good place for a young master from a wealthy family. However, compared to fooling around in the capital city all day long without any knowledge or skills, people in their family think that it is better to go to the army to gain experience and earn some military merit. .
There are people in the court, and they have some military power. They will undoubtedly add a layer of copper and iron walls to the prominent lintel.
"Xu Zhongshou, Xue Youqing, and Jiang Qiang were all kicked into the military camp by their families. Xu Zhongshou was the best among them and got a captaincy." Yun Qi said lazily: "A few years after the fall of the previous dynasty, there were still sporadic former dynasties. The remnants of the dynasty were active everywhere, and then gradually died down. The Ning dynasty has not started a war for a long time, so there is no military merit for them."
At this point, he chuckled and said, "Je Hai is making trouble, no, the opportunity has come."
Lu Anran followed the train of thought and said, "So all three of them went to Juhai?"
Yunqi threw the dessert back on the plate, patted off the crumbs, and said, "That's right, originally we only looked at the deceased to investigate, and didn't think about this aspect. Before we came, I asked Guanyue to make a trip, and it turns out... "The black eyes flashed slightly, and there was a bit of fierceness hidden in them, "I guessed it right."
Lu Anran let out a big breath, "Since the Crown Prince knows what's going on, he should have planned the next step in advance."
This case is so weird that it always makes people uneasy. Now that there are clues, Yun Qi is just sitting here without any movement.
Old God Yun Qi said: "Don't worry, the only one in the royal capital who has been to Juehai is Du Wenzhi. As long as the murderer appears nearby, he will be captured with one strike."
Lu Anran reminded: "There is also Gu Mansion."
Yun Qi smiled: "Qi Shang sent people to guard him."
Lu Anran nodded: "Although Lieutenant Qi is young, he does things safely."
He added: "It is said that Xu Zhongshou and Qi Shang are both captains. Everyone in the capital city praises Qi Shang, but Xu Zhongshou's name is rarely mentioned."
Yun Qi waved his fan gently and said leisurely: "The first martial arts champion in the Ning Dynasty naturally crushed a group of rabble."
Lu Anran rarely heard Yun Qi praise someone so much. He had clearly called him a 'butcher' a while ago, but this was a change.
Perhaps seeing through what Lu Anran was thinking, Yun Qi smiled and said, "Why do you mean Captain Qi is one of his own now?"
Qi Shang, who Yun Qi talked about as "one of his own", appeared in Jiqingfang the next moment, which surprised Lu Anran and Yun Qi.
Lieutenant Qi, who had always been upright and solemn, had a deep expression on his face at this moment. His tall and tall body stood in the courtyard, like an iron tower, and said in a deep voice: "Something happened in the Gu Mansion."
Yunqi looked up from his seat: "Didn't you send someone to watch?"
Qi Shang took out a letter from his chest and handed it over.
Yun Qi only glanced at the envelope and raised his eyebrows, "Three horizontally and nine vertically."
Three horizontal lines and nine vertical lines are military orders, meaning to hurry up and return quickly.
"I left the city immediately after receiving the letter. I felt something was wrong on the way. I asked the messenger again, and he said that the person who delivered the letter was a stranger." Qi Shang clenched his fists, with a bit of annoyance in his eyes, "I will come back again Gu Mansion, that person pretended to be my henchman and rushed into the main house of Rongan County and kidnapped her."
Lu Anran was startled, and Yun Qi also restrained his carelessness, "The Lord of Rongan County?"
Qi Shang said coldly: "He put on armor and tied the Lord Rongan County in front of him with a rope, and tied the County Lord's maid behind his back."
In this way, the archers can't help him.
"Still in the Gu Mansion?"
"He asked for a carriage and headed towards the city gate. I sent someone to follow him and came to inform you." Qi Shang said hastily, turned around and jumped on the horse's back. The horse's hooves shook and he ran a few feet away.
Almost as soon as Qi Shang left, Guanyue landed.
"Your Majesty, the suspect broke into the door and left, going to the general's grave."
Yun Qi thought of the spiritual tablet that had been splashed with paint, and a strange thought flashed through his mind, "He won't blow up the tomb, right?"
Guanyue's mouth twitched, "Otherwise, the area will be cordoned off."
"Just blow it up and fill it up again. Is it possible that a dead person can fake his body?" Yun Qi waved his hand, "The top priority is to save the Lord Rongan County first."
Mo Yan drove out the carriage that Lu Anran usually rode in. Yun Qi stepped on it. Lu Anran's sleeves were grabbed by two fingers. He turned around and said, "Huh?"
Lu Anran raised his head slightly, his black eyes were clear and the light and shadow were scorching, "I'll go too."
Yunqi watched for a moment, then looked back and got into the carriage, saying: "Come up."
As soon as he sat down, Yunqi suddenly chuckled: "You just went in line with the rumors outside."
Yu Yunqi had a romantic affair, but for Lu Anran, it was somewhat detrimental to his reputation.
Yun Qi asked: "Aren't you afraid?"
Lu Anran's eyebrows were calm and she said, "Don't listen to criticism or praise. You can clearly distinguish between right and wrong."
"There is another saying, 'In the midst of hemp, it becomes straight without support. When the white sand is in nirvana, it becomes black with it.'" Yunqi's smile faded slightly, and his eyes suddenly deepened when he looked at her, with a faint light flickering in his eyes.
Lu Anran met his eyes unexpectedly, and it was a mistake. Her eyes fell completely into his eyes, causing a burst of heart palpitations.
