son-in-law

Chapter 592 The kite has the wind, the dolphin has the sea ([-]-character chapter)

After the sedan chair left the palace gate, Qin Hui opened the curtain and looked at the shops and pedestrians on both sides of the street.

The time was August, and the bright autumn scene in the capital made his face a little ugly.Right now is the time period for the examination of the champion of martial arts in the capital. Although the thing about the champion of martial arts has always been paid less attention, it is now at a time when the imperial court is full of vigilance towards the north. For a period of time, some public opinions have touted that the status of warriors in the capital of Bianliang has risen a lot, and some men with swords are walking on the street, high-spirited.

Qin Hui was born in a literati, and he should have been displeased with the promotion of martial artist status, but for some reason, after seeing these figures for a while, the gloomy look on his face disappeared a lot, and then he put down the curtain. , leaning on the back of the chair in the sedan chair.

My heart is actually very tired.

Because he knew that the summons in the Golden Palace this morning were right, and all kinds of things that happened had already been spread out at this time. If he guessed correctly, someone should be waiting for him at home.

All the way back to the mansion, the housekeeper came to report that Mr. Luo was already waiting in the hall.Qin Hui went in and asked the housekeeper to call someone to the study.

The young master Luo mentioned by the steward was named Luo Jinyan, a disciple accepted by Qin Hui, and now he is also working at the Censor's Desk.A minor official also has an official body, but because Qin Hui and Luo Jinyan are as close as a father and son—Qin Hui has said more than once that if there is a daughter, he will be married to each other—the housekeeper also calls him Young Master Luo.

After returning to the study, within a short time, a young man came in from outside the courtyard.Luo Jinyan was only in his twenties, but he was handsome and tall, and he was shrewd and able to do things. Although he was not a high official, he really helped Qin Hui a lot in many things.This time Tan Zhen's "recruitment edict" was issued, and the number of "bandits transferred to troops" in the north rapidly expanded.The imperial court is not a fool, and it has strict requirements for supervision of this matter. Not only are there officials dispatched to monitor the matter at any time, but Qin Hui has also sent many people to follow up and investigate in private.

Luo Jinyan was one of the people he sent out, and it can be said to be the most important starter.In two months, Luo Jinyan collected a large amount of evidence of favoritism, which was shocking. At the core of the evidence, he also pointed the arrow at several big-shot figures in the court.The Liao Kingdom has been destroyed, and the Jin Kingdom has entered a period of dormancy, but the pressure has begun to increase. Qin Hui and others know that this is the last chance to consolidate the defense line. After the evidence is returned, even if he has a certain psychological preparation, Qin Hui still sees it, and it is like a split. He scolded corruption for the wrong country, the treacherous ministers for the wrong country, and the mediocre for the wrong country.

However, the whole situation involved too much. He was thinking about it for several days at home, and his lips were on fire. On this day, he was going to hand in the memorial. When he impeached the officials, he still failed to produce all the key evidence.

All the evidence that was handed in was carefully displayed, and it was considered a major case at the Censor's desk.However, when the news spreads, there are still some people who can see through the clues.Qin Siyuan and other bigwigs aside, Luo Jinyan understands it best. Although there are many people involved this time, the evidence has been skillfully cut off at the periphery of the center. If the case is pursued to a certain extent, the case will definitely be closed. And it's hard to go any further -- even if the remaining evidence is taken out, it's hard to continue the case.That is to say, because the logic chain of the previously presented evidence was disrupted and interlinked, the core evidence was subtly evaporated and lost its meaning.

The only person who can do this kind of thing can only be done by Qin Hui himself. He really understands human nature. This slash will give people a shock. , Tong Guan and others would like to thank him.

But obviously, Luo Jinyan was not satisfied.

"Teacher..."

"Don't be in a hurry, sit first." Qin Hui waved when Luo Jinyan came in.

"Teacher, I... I'm not going to sit." Luo Jinyan shook his head, he had probably thought about it for a long time, then gritted his teeth, "You, what are you doing..."

"What are you doing..." Qin Hui tapped his fingers on the desk, "Are you questioning me?"

"Brother, disciple dare not, but..."

"But you can't help it!" Qin Hui waited for him and looked over from Luo Jinyan's place. The righteous teacher in front of him was full of bloodshot eyes, his lips were chapped, and his eyes were fierce.He froze for a while, a little awkward to speak.

However, Qin Hui didn't press him with big words like "You don't understand what I do".Just after a while, he took a breath: "You should be a teacher, do you know... No, you know, how many people are involved this time, how big is the game..."

"The disciple naturally knows." Luo Jin said, "but the teacher also said that with the ferocity of the barbarians in the north of Yanmen Pass, once the war in the north stops, it is very likely that the pass will be knocked down. This is my last chance. It is to smash the bones, and this last chance cannot be lost, teacher, you have said these words..."

"Of course I said it! Of course I know!" Qin Hui slammed two hammers on the table. Although he was a little angry when he was young, but now, especially after he has reached this position, his emotions have been restrained, but at this time, Still showing anger like a lion.

"People from the Northland, as a teacher, of course you know it! Ruthless and blood-drinking, like wolves and tigers! They admire the strong and worship brute force. To gain their respect, you have to be strong yourself! But what have we done all these years! Conspiracies and tricks , secretly operating! This is Qin Yuyuan, extremely stupid! And Li Gang! He is not capable enough, he only knows how to shout slogans when he does things, he is upright, who can he deal with in the court! Why let him be the leftist! Daofu! The short one picks the tall ones, what kind of battle is he fighting! It was agreed to join forces with the Jurchens, and for a little matter in Hangzhou, it would take a year. 20 troops can’t beat 1 others! How can the Jurchens look at you!"

He took a deep breath of air: "After finishing the work, we can turn over the errands, put down the pick and run away. Just to get a name behind the coffin! What Yanyun Liuzhou, 6000 million guan! 6000 million guan! Drag it up and buy it back! People What are the Jurchens doing? They bought six states for 6000 million yuan, and they first took away all the valuable things and people in the six places... They dare to do such a deal! But what can you do, behind them is Cai Taishi, He is half an official of the imperial court, and half a businessman of the whole country!"

"It's the same, it's all despised. And Zhang Jue... what kind of secret investigator, you can't help not to surrender casually! Repeated repetitions are chilling. If you are an opponent like this, if you...hehe." Qin Hui sarcastic He laughed, "If you were a Jurchen, wouldn't you let it go? You must be shot down. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty can't see such a thing, and they are still catching up, hoping for a fluke..."

"But..." Qin Hui sat down on the chair, "but... be careful, if I think that I have done something after repeated deliberation, I will definitely expose it. But I can't do it, I will die for my teacher. I can't do it here. I'm not afraid of death, but what if I die..."

Luo Jinyan stiffened his neck: "If I die...at least I can be like that Qian Xiwen..."

"Qian Xiwen's death can wake up the people! Dying for a teacher's pillar will only make people laugh!" Qin Hui banged on the table, "It's just because the people are dazed and mediocre, what do they say outside, how do they listen! And the officials above the golden hall, all It's a human spirit! If you touch the pillar and die, they only say you are crazy and stupid! If you want to fight them in the ring, they will first pour dirty water on you, killing people and killing you! They will kill you after you stink! Then the officials and the public will kill you. , they all slander you! Do you think that everything is fair? It's ridiculous, how many people have been upright all their lives, and after they died, they are still scolded as corrupt officials and treacherous officials!"

"But then...you can't do nothing..."

"I can't do it." Qin Hui slightly restrained his anger and leaned back in the chair, "Wanyan Agu was killed, I'm honest, do you know what is the biggest impact of Wanyan Agu's death? You can breathe a sigh of relief, there will be less trouble. Report your worries to the saint... It doesn't matter when he is worried, when he is more willing to hear about peace, you report it, and he will pay attention to it at first, but when Tan Zhen came out, Tong Daofu came out, and Taishi Cai came out one by one, including so many families and officials in the north, who do you think he believes?"

Luo Jinyan thought for a while: "At least, Li Xiang and Qin Xiang will speak for us..."

"That's the party struggle!" Qin Hui's eyes widened, "I'm not afraid of the party struggle as a teacher, but at this time, the party struggle begins...Be careful, do you know the meaning of this? A messy line of defense at least has a line of defense. , when the Jurchen went south, we didn't even have the last precaution."

"Be kind, think about it, four years, five years, six years, seven years of Jinghan...how often the prime ministers in the imperial court change, and change one every half a year, until the Northern Expedition, when Li Xiang takes power, and then use it again. Qin Siyuan, over the past few years, how many performances have been made for them in the court in the past two years, for the teacher, he can be pressed, and he can be wiped. Keep it up, and don't let a big partisan fight."

"Master wants to save Li and Qin Erxiang, even if they don't do what they want, at least someone will do it, and who understands Master's painstaking efforts! Have you seen it before the news of Wanyan Aguda's death came? How much the imperial court attached great importance to this martial arts exam, because it was accompanied by Zhao An Zhao! But as soon as the news of his death came, the voices of suppressing martial arts practitioners began to appear again in the court. Zhezi said that the people who practiced martial arts have disturbed the security of Gyeonggi recently! They have been practicing for so many years, and at this time, they are still afraid that the soldiers will crush them, a bunch of... messy things!"

"There is a way to do things, especially in the courtroom..." Qin Hui sighed, "What really decides this matter is the mood of the sage. Get up. The Master Association will think of a way recently, so that the sage can be worried. This is the way to do things and to do things in the courtroom. Sooner or later, you will have to enter the Golden Temple. When the time comes, you will understand that you must become one. This thing, how difficult it can be... to do this for the teacher, think about it, go on."

"But..." Luo Jinyan hesitated and struggled for a long time. Qin Hui had already issued an evacuation order and began to close his eyes. Finally, the young man left the room.

The room was quiet. After a while, someone came in from outside. It was Qin Hui's wife, Mrs. Wang. She came in with a bowl of soup. Seeing that her husband was closing his eyes, he put down the soup and poured it on his back and on his head. Press for a while.Qin Hui opened his eyes and held her hand.

"I heard that Jinyan came, and he left?" Wang shi asked softly.

"He... ah, gone..." Qin Hui replied dryly and tiredly, looking at the door, where the sky light was piercing in...

Luo Jinyan walked all the way out of the yard and out of Qin Mansion.When he got home, his wife greeted him: "I went to see my teacher. How is my teacher's health?"

Qin Hui treats Luo Jinyan like a nephew, and therefore, Luo Jinyan's wife sees Qin Hui quite a few times.Luo Jinyan's wife Yu Yan also respected that upright husband and mentor.

Hearing his wife's question, Luo Jinyan's eyes flashed over Qin Hui's bloodshot eyes and cracked lips, and he finally smiled: "Master is in good health, he asked about you and the child."

"Teacher loves to worry."

Yu Yan smiled. She saw that her husband did not seem to be in high spirits. She thought that she had encountered some trouble in business, and wanted to say a few interesting words to solve it. Then she heard the cry of a baby coming from the back, and ran over quickly. .

The two have been married for several years, and their relationship is very strong, but it was not until February this year that Yu Yan gave birth to a boy, the first child of the two.Luo Jinyan walked into the living yard at the back. His wife was holding her six-month-old child, sitting by the railing under the eaves to feed the child. The light shone on the mother and child like gold powder.Luo Jinyan walked to the chair on the other side of the courtyard and sat down, separated by more than ten feet, watching the scene quietly.Yu Yan gave her husband a white look, then smiled again, and sat there quietly until the milk was over, and the child stopped crying and fell into a deep sleep with satisfaction. go away.

She knew that the husband sitting opposite liked watching this scene.

Luo Jinyan sat very upright, with his legs slightly spread, his fingers between his legs, pinching gently, looking like a restrained student.He looked at his wife and children, his eyes sometimes blurred, sometimes clear, and occasionally he smiled subconsciously at his wife.After a long time, the autumn wind seemed to stop. He looked up at the light of the day, remembered what his teacher said about dying by touching a pillar, and remembering the words of murder and punishment, and finally stood up.

He entered the room, took some things, wrapped them in a package, and walked out the door.

"I'll go out for a while, maybe I'll be back a little late."

"Well, I'll wait for you to eat."

said the wife.

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Hebei West Road, Xiangzhou, Tangyin County.

Yue Fei and Yue Peng sat on the stool beside the earthen house and looked at the two children in the yard, one of them was a girl, with sparse hair in pigtails, but at the age of three or four, she was in the yard with a stick, hahaha. run.Next to him was a boy who was only about two years old, wearing open-crotch pants, walking behind him, occasionally falling to the ground.

The two children are his righteous daughter and eldest son. The righteous daughter's name is Yue Yinping, a baby girl he picked up and adopted three years ago. The eldest son, Yue Yun, is still a month and two years old.

In the mud house, there are still his wife and mother at this time. For the time being, this is his family.

During this year, due to the death of his father Yue He, he had to go home to Ding You, who was originally serving under Xin Xingzong.Although under Xin Xingzong's command, he has always fought bravely and has been promoted to the Du Yu marquis of the first battalion, but after returning to Ding You, these things have returned to their original state.

He was thinking about an order that came over yesterday.The order came abruptly, and it was about the bandit incident near Xiangzhou.Originally, because of the edict of recruiting security, the bandits in the entire north have been busy recruiting security recently, and some aspects have become chaotic, but the public security has become better.However, in the order document sent yesterday, it was written that there were serious bandits near Xiangzhou, and several bandit villages headed by Tao Jun refused to accept Wang Hua, which has seriously disturbed the security of Xiangzhou. As an expedient measure, reinvigorating Yue Fei to be the ruler of Xiangzhou, temporarily commanding Xiangzhou's Xiang army, and even recruiting some people, and discussing it after the bandits are removed.

Things got weird.

Although there are now many recruiting bandits and various titles, but now this is a real job, and the matter of stealing love has always been serious - mainly because it is a little troublesome - generally speaking, if someone else encounters this kind of thing, Yue Fei will He felt that this person must have had a lot of relationships, and if he wanted to be an official, such a relationship would not be easy, but he was sure that he had never found any relationship.

On the other hand, when Ding Youzhi relapsed, even if others helped to speak, sometimes there would be some bad consequences, such as being criticized for being unfilial.This made him a little worried.In a sense, if you really want to deal with some bandits, the nearby troops and generals can be drawn out. There are many better choices than a small officer with no background - who wants him to recover. Woolen cloth?

And the most important thing is to really go to command the army and what to do at home.His father is dead, and if he goes out by himself, the only male in this family is Xiao Yueyun, who is only two years old. The young daughter is a weak wife and widowed mother. How will you live?

He spent many days in the army on and off, participated in the fight against Hangzhou, participated in the extermination of Fangla, and participated in the suppression of Wang Qing. At the same time, he encountered a lot of internal problems in the army. He was young and strong in martial arts, but only There are various delays and power constraints within the army, which make him feel very troublesome. After returning home, he is also reflecting on such things. Therefore, he is a little hesitant about whether to take over this task.

Have the bandits in the vicinity really reached this level?

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After leaving the barracks, Qin Shaoqian went to a nearby town and met Ning Yi in the inn.

"Brother Ning, what you explained has been done for your brother. How can you thank me?"

"Second brother, kill me, how dare I explain it, it's just a request, a request." Ning Yi laughed, "Whatever you want to thank, just say it."

"You are the God of Wealth, my brothers and I, just go to Zhuji for a meal. The money is on your account." Qin Shaoqian laughed and patted Ning Yi on the shoulder. It seems that Yi Zuo accompanies the guests, and it seems that it is just to satisfy the appetite. For people of this level, it is not necessary to ask or thank you, "I heard about you in Luliang. It's Yue Pengju, you have been asking for so long. Find him, what's the matter?"

"It's nothing, he's talented, I want him to get up early." Ning Yi smiled.

"Ding You steals love, but there are future troubles..." Qin Shaoqian thought about it, although he looks rather rough now with a beard on his face, he is actually a shrewd person, inheriting part of Qin Siyuan's mind, "I know that in Jiang Ning, he rushed into your house to help you, but I always find it a little strange that you admire people, why don't you let me take him under my command, or you can recruit him yourself..."

"Bao Jianfeng comes out of sharpening." Ning Yi lowered his head and smiled, and blinked his eyes. There was something uncertain in his eyes, but he finally said, "Always help and take care, where can there be really powerful people. It's not that the second brother did not rely on Qin Xiang's care to accumulate to this point. Yue Fei, I don't think he is extraordinary, I should give him a piece of the sky and let him fly by himself. Maybe it will surprise you and me in the future. "

"I was also taken care of, I can't say that I worked hard all by myself." Qin Shaoqian pouted, but then said, "Okay, I know, try to let him fly by himself, but... I will remember to watch He, if he encounters any major incident, he can still help. Hey, Yue Fei Yue Pengju, what a good name... Let's not talk about that, when you are passing by this time, when are you leaving?"

"Drinking with the second brother tonight, we will leave tomorrow morning, it's time to go back."

"I understand! I miss my brother and sister!" Qin Shaoqian snapped his fingers.

Ning Yi is also laughing: "It's also a lot of things to go back."

"I understand, don't explain." Qin Shaoqian waved his hand proudly, "Tonight I will hold a banquet in the best place, the best wine, the best girl... Not drunk! No return!"

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Night fell in Bianliang City, the brightly lit and bustling main road, Luo Jinyan turned out from the middle and entered the path home. When he was about to reach the door of the house, he saw the open gate of the house, and several carriages were parked at the door. There, there stood some people he was familiar with, but not so familiar at this time.

He stood here for a while, not even knowing what kind of thoughts passed through his mind, but finally he went over there.Passing the attention of the guard at the door, there were voices of speech and laughter in the living room. He approached the light, and then approached the dimness. Not far away, under the eaves, the middle-aged teacher was holding the child and teasing softly. With that, his wife Yu Yan was standing beside him.When the distance was less than ten feet, Luo Jinyan stopped and saw the package in the hand of a follower not far away.

"Be kind, my teacher is here." Yu Yan said softly.

Luo Jinyan cupped his hands: "Teacher... Yan, take the child in."

"No, you don't need to bring it in." Qin Hui teased the baby in the swaddle and was quite happy. At this time, he smiled and tapped the child's cheek, and said, "Be kind, you know, my wife and I have never had children. I treat you as my own, and I always treat your children as my own... Do you think I've been treating you with sincerity?"

"What did the teacher say..." Yu Yan smiled as if sensing that the atmosphere was not right.

Luo Jinyan cupped his hands and bowed: "My teacher has always been very good. It's sincere."

Qin Hui looked at the child and said, "I keep saying that you are still too young and too reckless. Today's matter, you are impulsive, you... do you know what's wrong?"

Luo Jinyan stood there, quietly looking at the teacher over there, and after a long while: "That's right, disciple, disciple... I've already thought about it very clearly."

Qin Hui stopped teasing the child and looked up at him.After a while, he shook his head.

"It's the fault of not raising the father, and the laziness of not being strict with the teacher. You and I are both teachers and fathers. I should tell you what's wrong. Tell me, why don't you go to Qin Siyuan with this thing."

"Prime Minister Qin is sharp, and like his teacher, he is afraid of developing into a party dispute, and he has never dealt with Prime Minister Qin too much. Go to Yan Daozhang, because he is usually honest and upright, and the disciple just wants to submit these things. Go to the Golden Hall, and then all the consequences will be borne by the disciples, even if they die, the disciples have already thought about the consequences."

"You've already thought about it..." Qin Hui repeated, his voice was not high, but his eyes were stern, "You know, handing things over to Qin Siyuan, you can still do something, Yan Zhengyan Daozhang seems to be He is virtuous, and behind him is Taishi Cai's person. You hand over things to him, he drags you, and things come back. In the court battle, you are dead and alive. You have two big mistakes, first, you don't know the enemy and me, and second, your wife Human kindness! Which of these two is committed will never be redeemed... You have a way to do things, but after all, you are too young, how can you take my class. Do you... know what's wrong?"

"Disciple... I know I'm wrong." Luo Jinyan looked at the other party, "But, the teacher also made a mistake."

"The son does not tell the father's fault, it is a taboo for the Venerable, my fault, you should not say it."

"The teacher is wrong because of necessity."

"..." Qin Hui stared at him sternly.

"Over the years, my teacher has done so many unavoidable things. My teacher understands the principles of people's hearts too well. Whatever the small thing is to do, the big one has no choice. When a person enters the officialdom, the officialdom is corrupt, and he refuses what can be rejected. For those who have no choice but to accept money, they have to accept it, first one tael, then ten taels, and then one hundred taels. They have to accept money as a last resort, have to break the law, have to dereliction of duty, and have to turn a blind eye... ..."

In Luo Jinyan's speech, Qin Hui also began to speak: "No matter how beautiful the truth is, there is still a way to do things. An honest official will not receive a tael of silver, and if he stands alone, maybe he can be said to be an honest official. Can he do things for the people, can people who don’t understand officialdom cater to the people, can he do a real thing for the people?

"It's a last resort every day, and it's a last resort. In fact, there is nothing that can be done without a price! Where can there be a way of life that can be changed without blood! Master, wake up, this world's big traitor Great greed, which one would have been determined to be a bad person since childhood, and which one would not say that he was compelled to do so! Teacher, you are the imperial censor, and the head of the world's officials. Do it, and do what you want to do, even though thousands of people come to me, you always say that if you die, there will be no results, the disciple is willing to try this, maybe there will be results!"

"If people in the world swarmed up, it would be strange that anything could be done well! Speaking for the teacher, what the facts are, it has nothing to do with the truth...Be careful, say it for the teacher, you are still young, you can't understand these things, no You only need to give yourself time to look at it. Although Taishi Cai knows about these things, if you know something wrong, I would like to protect you for the teacher..."

"The disciple is willing to try this, just ask the teacher to give the disciple this opportunity..."

Luo Jinyan knelt on the ground and began to kowtow.Qin Hui took a breath: "You don't have a chance--your incident happened--"

He waved his hand sharply, and a piece of paper flew out of his sleeve.In the courtyard, the child cried "wow".Luo Jinyan was still kowtowing, and his wife kowtowed beside him: "Master, this disciple would like to try this, you said, this is the last chance..."

"You can't try it! Above the Golden Temple, you can stop if you say it!? You go up, a group of people will die with you, party disputes! Half the country will die with you! Take him!"

Someone from the rear came up with shackles and took Luo Jinyan directly. Luo Jinyan was dragged from the ground, and he shouted: "Master! Wake up! Master, even if I die, I will tell this story... "

"You can't see anyone..."

When I remembered the slightly painful, light words, the child was still crying for a while. Located in this unremarkable courtyard in Bianliang City, the noise was startled for a while, and then calmed down again.

In a city of a million people, everything seems to have never happened.

Qin Hui returned home, held his wife's hand, and sat quietly for a while.

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Tangyin.

His wife and mother were packing their packages in the room, and Yue Fei stood on the path outside the courtyard, looking at the silhouette in the window.

Then he looked to the other side of the night.

The moonlight was bright, illuminating the undulating foothills ahead, as if a silver light was falling from the sky.

Eight thousand miles of cloud and moon.

That is his future.

(End of this chapter)