"Master Hou, he is a dead soldier."
Zhang San came back quickly, and he brought out three corpses at the same time. One was a dead soldier without a tongue, and the other two seemed to be the owners of the house.
Chen Kan's face looked very ugly.
What is the purpose of these people?
Are they really from the White Lotus Sect?
If he was from the White Lotus Sect, why didn't he just lay a plan to kill him?
But playing such childish tricks?
From his several contacts with the White Lotus Sect, the people of the White Lotus Sect either don't take action, or when they do, it's a killer move.
But this time, whether it was the bank attack last night or the assassination targeting him this time, it was more like they were covering up something.
"Master Hou, how to deal with the body?"
Zhang San kicked the corpse in night clothes, thinking something bad in his heart.
Because by the time he arrived at the residence, the man had already taken poison and died.
Chen Kan came back to his senses, looked at the three corpses on the ground, and couldn't help feeling irritated.
The dead man was bleeding from all his orifices, obviously committing suicide, while the other two corpses were of a young man and a woman, who looked like a married couple. The fatal wounds were all on the heart, and it looked like they were killed by a single blow.
"Transfer it to the government office."
Chen Kan took a long breath and temporarily put these things behind him.
A touch of fish-belly white appeared on the horizon, and Chen Kan merged into the large team that went to court.
At this moment, many young people poured out of the street. Among the crowd were many students wearing Imperial College student robes.
"Zhang San, will the Imperial Academy have a rest today?"
Chen Kan couldn't help but frowned when he looked at the inexplicable extra people on the street.
In the past, on the streets of the capital at this time, except for the officials who went to court, basically no one else could be seen.
There were an unusually large number of people today, and they were all young people, including many young men in bright clothes and angry horses, swaggering through the market with their thugs.
Zhang San followed Chen Kan's gaze and responded: "Back to the Marquis, today it is indeed Xiu Mu, the Imperial College Superintendent, but these people should all go to the Qinhuai River to participate in the Oiran Convention."
"Oiran convention?"
Chen Kan has participated in the Oiran Convention in previous years, but he has never seen such a grand event.
"Yes, it is said that a nine-day fairy came up the Qinhuai River recently. Many powerful people want to see her but they don't know her name. She initiated this oiran conference."
After listening to Zhang San's explanation, Chen Kan couldn't help but think of the woman he met outside the city a few days ago.
Although it was just a quick glance, if she really wanted to be called the Nine Heavens Fairy, Chen Kan felt that she deserved the title.
Could it be that she is the new fairy in Qinhuai River?
These days, Chen Kan has been busy with the Bao Chao Department and new fire guns, otherwise he just stays at home and makes a fool of himself.
He really hasn't paid much attention to the recent news in the capital.
There were two streams of people in the capital, including the officials from the previous dynasty and the young prince, Guozi Jiansheng, who was rushing to the Qinhuai River.
The two streams of people are moving in opposite directions, and they are clearly distinct from each other.
Chen Kan originally did not intend to continue paying attention to this matter, but suddenly he found a familiar figure in the crowd.
Their eyes met, and the figure also saw Chen Kan riding on the horse.
"Brother Li!"
"Brother Chen."
Chen Kan stopped his horse, and the figure broke away from the large army of the Imperial College and squeezed towards Chen Kan's direction.
This person was the only classmate with whom Chen Kan had a good relationship when he was in the Imperial College, Li Tong, a scholar from Yunnan.
"Brother Li, what are you doing?"
"Brother Chen, oh no, I should call you Mr. Hou now."
Li Tong said this, but there was no trace of the reserved look on his face that he should have shown when meeting the Marquis.
On the contrary, it feels like meeting a good friend whom I haven’t seen for many years.
Chen Kan knew Li Tong's temperament a long time ago and immediately asked: "Brother Li, are you also going to the Qinhuai River to participate in the Oiran Convention?"
"Wherever, a little guy like me just goes to have a look and enjoy the experience. They are the real candidates for the oiran election."
Li Tong pointed at the arrogant young masters passing by, with a look of envy on his face unconsciously.
"Brother Chen, are you going to court?"
"Something happened in the capital last night. I am not going to accept His Majesty's accountability."
Chen Kan sighed, but had no intention of saying more.
Li Tong did not ask any further questions, but cupped his hands towards Chen Kangong and said, "Since Brother Chen is going to court, go quickly. I also want to see if the fairy is really a fairy as rumored." Descend to earth.”
"Brother Li, just leave."
In a hurry, the two of them said goodbye.
Seeing Li Tong join the army of courtesan candidates, Chen Kan couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
Very depressed.
The Oiran Conference was such a fun thing, but he, a young and successful young man, could not participate because he had to meet the old man Zhu Di.
that's too regretful.
At Chen Kan's age, who wouldn't be surrounded by fireworks and willow alleys all year round?
But he was born to work hard.
Who can I talk to to reason with you?
at this time--
Ji Gang, the commander of the Jin Yiwei, began to deploy the defense of the palace early in the morning.
Of course, they said they were deploying defenses on the palace, but they were actually just standing at the gate of Hongwu Gate and directing their subordinates to do their work.
As Zhu Di's closest confidant, it was naturally impossible for him to do these trivial things himself.
And there was only one real purpose for him standing at the gate of Hongwumen.
Wait for someone!
A sedan dropped down outside the palace gate, and Chen Ying, whose triangular eyes resembled those of a lone wolf, opened the heavy curtain and stepped out of the sedan.
He is the person Ji Gang is waiting for.
"Master Ji."
"Master Chen."
After the two of them bowed their hands in greeting, they walked to the corner and waited for the palace door to open.
These days, the relationship between Ji Gang and Chen Ying can best be described as honey mixed with oil.
One of them is a wolf, who comes up with ideas to harm people, and the other is a wolf, who is responsible for knocking the bones out and sucking out the marrow of those people who are harmed by the wolf.
It can be called a model of collusion.
When other ministers saw Chen Ying and Ji Gang getting together, they subconsciously stayed away from them.
A vacuum zone formed next to Chen Ying and Ji Gang.
But this just made it easier for them to plot.
"Master Chen, have you heard about what happened last night?"
"Master Ji, are you talking about the fight in Nancheng?"
"Yes, but the matter is somewhat different from what you heard, Mr. Chen. As far as I know, those people actually went to the bank..."
"in this case......"
The look of the two conspiring made many ministers unable to help but get goosebumps.
I don’t know which colleague will suffer this time?
When Chen Kan rode his horse outside Hongwu Gate, Chen Ying and Ji Gang stopped talking with a tacit understanding.
There were so many officials coming to court that Chen Kan didn't notice Ji Gang and Chen Ying hiding in the corner.
"Little bastard."
As soon as he heard this title, Chen Kan knew that his beloved teacher Fang Xiaoru, Lord Fang, had arrived.
He turned around with a flattering smile on his face: "Teacher."
Sure enough, as soon as Chen Kan turned around, he saw Fang Xiaoru slowly walking towards him with his hands behind his back.
Today, among the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, only Fang Xiaoru still walks to court every day.
He did not bring any entourage, nor did he ride in a carriage or sedan chair.
As soon as Fang Xiaoru appeared, she became the focus of the officials.
Without him, in this era when there were no prime ministers, Fang Xiaoru, the official in the civil service department, had the most power.
Fang Xiaoru looked past all the officials who greeted him and saw that most of the officials' eyes were focused on him.
Then he cleared his throat, looked at Chen Kan and asked loudly: "I heard that yesterday you led the Wucheng Army to fight with a group of thieves in Nancheng, and successfully protected the bank from the thieves' attack, allowing the country to Protect yourself from huge losses?”
Chen Kan was stunned when he heard this, and then shouted in his heart: "Good guy, really a good guy!"
He finally discovered that Fang Xiaoru was the only civil and military person in the Manchu Dynasty who truly understood what officials were doing.
What does it mean to rebel against Tiangang? This is it.
One sentence changed the nature of the matter into a direction that was greatly beneficial to Chen Kan.
How could Chen Kan not know that Fang Xiaoru was supporting him? He quickly raised his hands and said, "Yes, it's embarrassing for the teacher. The five-city army under the student's command paid a total of twenty-one lives before beating the thief." Retreat, but it is a pity that we only killed more than a hundred thieves and could not wipe them all out. The students are ashamed."
The two voices echoed in front of the Hongwu Gate. The officials who came to court all looked at the two masters and apprentices who sang the oboe with complicated expressions, and felt extremely disgusted.
Something as big as last night could not be hidden from these officials with their eyes and ears all over the capital.
No one knows the truth better than them.
But...the teachers blatantly favored their own students, and they had no right to accuse them.
What's more, if this matter is really investigated, Chen Kan will suffer an unreasonable disaster.
Everyone knows that he did not manage the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division during this period, but put all his energy into the Baochao Division.
Only Chen Ying and Ji Gang in the corner looked at Chen Kan and Fang Xiaoru who were surrounded by hundreds of officials with incomprehensible expressions.
Chen Ying shook her head and said: "Fang Xiaoru is the one who is trying to protect me. It would be impossible to defeat Chen Kan this time. Besides, His Majesty will definitely favor him..."
"It doesn't matter. If you don't accumulate small steps, you won't reach a thousand miles. If you accumulate a few steps, you'll make a lot. Once one day he makes an unforgivable mistake, these little things..."
Both of them knew very well that behind Chen Kan stood Zhu Di and Fang Xiaoru.
It is impossible to bring down Chen Kan with some small mistakes and crimes.
But as Ji Gang said, when all the small mistakes accumulate, they become big mistakes.
They are very patient.
Chen Kan felt something in his heart and subconsciously looked in a certain direction.
Their eyes met, Chen Kan's expression was calm.
Ji Gang and Chen Ying ended their conversation and looked at Chen Kan quietly.
After a while, Chen Kan grinned, with a hint of disdain in his eyes.
Ji Gang looked away, seemingly not feeling the provocation from Chen Kan at all.
Chen Ying's expression remained unchanged, but she looked at Chen Kan as if she were looking at a dead person.
"Pah~pah~pah~"
Whips were whipped and all officials were silent.
After three strokes of the whip, the huge palace door slowly opened under the push of Miyagi Rikishi.
Chen Kan bowed his hands to Fang Xiaoru and said, "Thank you, teacher."
Fang Xiaoru nodded: "It doesn't matter, I have a teacher here, but I am a little young and can't get on the stage."
This is the confidence of the leader of hundreds of officials. Chen Ying Jigang and others are just Xiaoxiao.
Chen Kan felt relieved and trotted towards Xun Gui on the right.
In the Ming Dynasty, civil servants were on the left and military officials were on the right. That is, when going to court, civil servants took the imperial road on the left and military generals took the imperial road on the right.
Chen Kan's current position is Admiral of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, which is theoretically the same as the fourth rank and is a military position.
At the same time, Chen Kan was granted the title of Marquis due to his contribution to the country and belonged to the noble system, so he naturally had to take the royal road on the right.
After passing a group of uncles, Chen Kan came to stand at the end of the Marquis's team.
Coincidentally, the person standing behind Chen Kan was Zhong Zhong Bo Rujun.
Logically speaking, Ru Yun, as the Minister of the Ministry of War and one of the six biggest bosses in the civil service system, should have taken the imperial road on the left. How could he get involved in the noble system?
When Chen Kan was confused, Ru Yu saw Chen Kan cutting in line, a smile appeared on her fat face, and she took a step back to make way for Chen Kan.
Then he smiled and said: "Little friend Chen, it's been a long time."
Chen Kan turned half sideways and squinted at Ru Yu with a pair of doubtful eyes: "Master Ru, if you don't go over there, why are you here?"
Hearing this, Ru Yu's fat face twitched, and then suddenly showed a sad and angry expression.
A Du looked at Chen Kan with eyes full of resentment: "It's not all because of you, Xiaoyou Chen."
"because I?"
The second monk Chen Kanzhang was confused and looked at him sideways: "Master Ru, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't talk nonsense."
Chen Kan didn't think he was so capable that he could exclude Ru Yu from the ranks of civil servants.
Ru Yu's Minister of War is not just a show-off, he really has real power in his hands.
Seeing the threatening look in Chen Kan's eyes, Ru Yu's old face turned into a bun: "It's not just because of you."
"Your Majesty dispatched five thousand elite cavalry from the three major camps and handed them over to His Highness the King of Han to lead them north to the grasslands to support the Oara tribe."
"Um?"
Chen Kan's eyes widened: "Your Majesty sent troops to the grassland. When did it happen?"
The corner of Ru Yu's mouth twitched: "It's not like sending troops, it's just asking His Highness the King of Han to take five thousand light cavalry to the grassland as an envoy. That's what happened a few days ago."
"Fuck!"
Chen Kan couldn't help but become a C language master.
Zhu Di didn't even talk to him about such a big matter?
Are you no longer in love?
Or has it fallen out of favor?
Chen Kan was confused. During his absence in the capital, had so many things happened in the capital?
Seeing Chen Kan's dull face, Ru Yu said resentfully: "Master Hou, tell me, is this your fault?"
Chen Kan's eyebrows twitched, and he wanted to reply to Ru Yu that it was none of my business.
But thinking about the confrontation between Zhu Di and Baiguan, he wisely kept his mouth shut.
Although the officials may not necessarily make Zhu Di compromise, he was the one who took the blame for Zhu Di's sending troops. Who told him that he was so stubborn that he broke in when the officials were forcing Zhu Di?
As Rujun was the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Zhu Di recruited troops to go north, he naturally could not escape the blame.
Therefore, it was completely reasonable and deserved for him to be pushed out of the civil service ranks.
Ru Yu aside, Chen Kan suddenly felt a little melancholy.
Because he found that everything in Ming Dynasty was developing in a direction he didn't know.
The historical trend he was familiar with was undergoing unknown changes without even realizing it.
