Detective in the Red Chamber

Governor Han Anbang sat under the plaque hanging high in the mirror, on his left was Governor Jia Yucun, and on his right was Governor Liu Chongshan.

And the ones under the steps are not the yamen servants with water and fire sticks, but the three general judges Zhao Liben, Sun Shaozong, and Fu Shi.

Except for some differences in the structure, this is a bit like the posture of a party committee in later generations.

Han Anbang looked around on the stage, and didn't care about the few people below who convinced him, he just said majesticly, "I called everyone here today, and you adults should know what to discuss, right?"

After a slight pause, he asked himself again and answered, "Seeing that the Longevity Festival is approaching, our mansion has not yet made complete preparations. If this gets out, it may be difficult to explain to the higher authorities."

That's right ~

Today is so motivating and mobilizing people, all the high-level officials in the mansion are called together for a meeting. What is going to be discussed is the Wanshou Festival in the middle of next month-that is, how to celebrate the emperor's birthday.

As the saying goes, "There is no small matter in the Tian family", the ten-year birthday of Emperor Guangde's accession to the throne is naturally the most important event among major events.

If it weren't for Qiu Wei and resettling refugees, which distracted more than half of Shuntian Mansion's energy, this matter should have been put on the agenda as early as the beginning of September.

Seeing that Jia Yucun finally went to work in the government office today, Liu Chongshan felt that he had something to rely on, and rushed back to join in the fun. Han Anbang hurriedly called this meeting, preparing to arrange tasks and responsibilities.

He made a start here, and Jia Yucun said, "This year's Longevity Festival is different from previous years, and it must be a lively event!"

"Fortunately, with the Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple taking the lead in organizing the Longevity Festival ceremony, we don't need to worry too much about the Shuntian Mansion—our main responsibility right now is to ensure that there will be no mistakes during the Longevity Festival! "

"That's right!"

Han Anbang rushed to say again, "Thus, after the adults have received their errands, you must not be negligent, and you must make sure that everything is safe-if that one dares to neglect his duties, then don't blame the government for being merciless!"

It has to be said that although Han Anbang is already in decline, it is really not difficult to cheat anyone with his status as the leader.

For example, right now, he was the first to hand over the law and order around the imperial city to Zhao Liben in the name of his rich experience-this job is purely done without showing his face, and if he messes up, he will be punished.

Besides, Zhao Liben is a general judge of salt and iron, and his major is not suitable at all.

Jia Yucun stood up and evaded a few words for Zhao Liben, but Han Anbang only asked indifferently, "Then Jia's mansion thinks, who among the few sitting here is suitable for this important task?"

Jia Yucun suddenly ran out of words.

Sometimes it is not a good thing to attract too many people.

The people in this room, except for Sun Shaozong who has been a little distant from him recently, are almost all from his Jiayu village - the palms and backs of the hands are all fleshy, in comparison, Zhao Liben has the most distant relationship with him.

As for Sun Shaozong, he was valued by the emperor himself, and he was about to succeed to the position of ruler. If it was not necessary, Jia Yucun would naturally not openly break with him.

So in the end Zhao Liben had no choice but to take over the burden in a very depressed mood.

"Sun Tong sentenced."

Sun Shaozong was watching the excitement, but Han Anbang was the second to approach him, and solemnly asked, "This Longevity Festival is different from the past, and the number of people participating in the celebration will probably be in the hundreds of thousands!"

"At that time, it will be extremely difficult for our Shuntianfu family to take care of them. Therefore, we must communicate and contact with the five cities' soldiers and horses carefully to establish each other's defense responsibilities."

"You still have a military post, and it is more convenient to talk to those Qiuba than others. The task of mediating the discussion can only be entrusted to you."

The so-called 'discussion' is nothing more than wrangling and shirking responsibility.

If you take advantage, you will offend the people of Wucheng Bingmasi; if you suffer, you will be complained by your colleagues in the yamen.

What's more, Wucheng Bingma Sima is the real power yamen of the second rank, with Shuntian Mansion's weight, how can it be so easy to get benefits from others?

Sun Shaozong frowned and said, "But I don't know who is responsible for the defense of the Longevity Festival?"

"I heard that it is Qiu Yingqiu Taiwei, Commander of the Right Palace."

Qiu Ying?

Isn't that Qiu Yunfei's father!

Sun Shaozong's frown deepened, and he cupped his hands, "My lord, I had a conflict with Qiu Taiwei's son, I'm afraid it's not good for me to take up this position, please ask my lord to..."

"Ai~"

Han Anbang shook his head and said, "You and Qiu Taiwei are both sharing the worries of the Holy One this time and contributing to the society. What's the point of a mere misunderstanding? Besides, how can Qiu Taiwei be a person who abolishes the public because of personal interests?"

As he spoke, he waved his hand again and said, "There is no need to discuss this matter again, you just need to do your best."

rely on ~

This guy is really a good player at changing faces. A while ago, he was full of enthusiasm and wanted to win him over, but after seeing that it didn't work these days, he accidentally tripped him up again!

However, Sun Shaozong could guess why he asked himself to be the second punching bag.

As the saying goes, there is no more, Zhao Liben has been dealt with before, if he attacks the people of Jia Yucun again, Jia Yucun will definitely not back down half a step.

But Sun Shaozong is different.

In recent days, Han Anbang has already found out the truth that Sun Shaozong and Jia Yucun seem to be in harmony. Although Jia Yucun will not openly frame him, he will never help him out!

Sure enough, in the ensuing discussion on prevention and control, Han Anbang excused the lack of manpower in the government office and was distracted from dealing with the refugees outside the city, and deliberately pushed a lot of responsibility on the heads of the soldiers and horses of the five cities.

Except for Sun Shaozong's argument, all the members of the Jia family remained silent.

That Fu Shi even choked on Sun Shaozong a few words, showing his presence.

Sun Shaozong gritted his teeth in annoyance, wishing he could be violent and tear the foxes big and small in this room to pieces.

It's a pity that the officialdom is not a real battlefield after all, so he can't let him mess around.

In the end, he had no choice but to take the regulations drafted by Shuntian Mansion and go to the Wucheng Bingmasi to argue.

The only thing to be thankful for is that there are two of them in the same year in Wucheng Bingmasili, and after they go, they won't be blinded.

Chapter 150

The night is getting darker.

As soon as Sun Shaozong entered the main room, he tore off the collar of his official uniform.

Ruan Rong, who was lying on the couch, saw it, and hurriedly ordered, "Fu Rong, Pomegranate, change your clothes quickly!"

The two servant girls immediately stepped forward to serve her.

Sun Shaozong didn't say a word, and raised his hand to make a gesture on his throat. Seeing this, Xiangling hurried over and offered another cup of herbal tea to clear away heat and fire.

Sun Shaozong did everything in one go, and then he let out a sigh of relief, and scolded, "Damn it, the people in the Wucheng Bingmasi are really getting worse and worse. They have been arguing for half a day, and they don't even want to continue their tea." A glass."

Xiang Ling covered her mouth with a smile and said, "Tomorrow I will make a big pot of herbal tea for the master, and let you take it there and drink your fill."

"Two jugs!"

Sun Shaozong doubled up casually, walked over and lay down on the same couch as Ruan Rong.

Ruan Rong saw his listless appearance, he was not as fierce as usual, so she couldn't help but feel distressed and said, "Isn't it just a defense plan? Why have you been arguing for six or seven days and still haven't seen any results? I see you Rain or shine every day is ten times more tiring than working in a yamen!"

"Isn't it?"

Sun Shaozong stretched out his hand and squeezed Ruan Rong's calf, seeing that it was a little more swollen than yesterday, he took advantage of the situation to help her rub it, and said, "I thought I was going to argue with a group of soldiers, but who knows that everyone on the other side is full of accumulations?" Old official, let me be honest with you line by line!"

Speaking of this, he laughed again, "But this trouble is a bit troublesome, but it's better to make it clear to each other face to face, than to play some tricks behind the scenes-you know, I offended the son of that Qiu Taiwei at the beginning. .”

Before going to the Wucheng Bingma Division, Sun Shaozong was still worried that Captain Qiu would avenge his private revenge publicly.

Unexpectedly, after they left, they didn't even see Qiu Ying's face, so they first jumped out of a group of old officials and fought him.

"That's true."

Ruan Rong nodded, took advantage of the opportunity to give the other leg to Xiang Ling, and said with concern, "Then how long will you two be arguing before it's over?"

"It should be soon."

Sun Shaozong said, "The general direction has been negotiated, and now we are entangled in some minor details - besides, in the end, we must leave some traces, so that Han Fuyin and Qiu Taiwei can come forward and make a final decision."

"It's not fair!"

Xiang Ling carefully placed Ruan Rong's swollen calf on her knee, and while pressing it, said indignantly, "They didn't do much, but they came to take the master's credit in the end!"

"Who will let someone become an official? This is the rule in the officialdom."

Sun Shaozong responded lazily, intending to close his eyes and squint for a while.

Xiangling hurriedly said again, "By the way, master, Steward Zhao sent a message at noon, saying that the two dragon guards who came here a few days ago came to the door again with a lot of gifts to say thanks."

Did Lu Jianxing and Shen Lian come to thank you?

It seems that the matter of being transferred to the patrol battalion is progressing quite smoothly.

This was also expected by Sun Shaozong—because the Dragon Guards and Huben Camp had always selected elites from patrol battalions and city defense battalions to join them. Have you ever seen a good player in the Dragon Guards take the initiative to join the patrol camp?

Not to mention anything else, just relying on the benefit of a long face to boost Qi, General Feng Tang will try his best to facilitate this matter.

After simply going through the matter in his mind, Sun Shaozong asked casually, "Apart from them, is there anyone else coming to the door? For example, people from Rongguo Mansion?"

After receiving a negative response from Xiangling, Sun Shaozong couldn't help but mutter.

Ordinarily, Jia Baoyu has been investigating for more than ten days, how come there is no news at all?

Is this kid so stupid that he can't see the flaws, or did something happen during the investigation?

"master."

Seeing that Sun Shaozong frowned and murmured, Ruan Rong asked, "How about I send Daiyu a letter and ask about the investigation of the second master Bao? Recently, the uncle sent a lot of supplements. It's a waste if I can't eat them here. I'm thinking about it." Going to send some to my sister."

"No need, just send the things over there."

Sun Shaozong shook his head and said, "What she guessed is just speculation after all. We don't need to be clear about what we have said, and let the truth be plain - I just plan to watch the fire from the other side, but I never thought of getting involved in the muddy water of Rongguo Mansion."

Ruan Rong had no choice but to give up when she heard the words, and asked her maid to go to the kitchen to spread the word, to cook some high soup for Sun Shaozong, so that she could get up in the morning to replenish her body.

Sun Shaozong closed his eyes and squinted for a while, and when he regained his energy, he found that Ruan Rong had already fallen asleep, and the maidservants were nowhere to be seen in the room. I can't take my eyes off it.

Sun Shaozong reached out and snatched the book, and threw it on the bed casually, "What kind of book do you read at night, be careful not to damage your eyes—go and tidy up the inside, so that your sister Ruan can go in and rest."

Xiangling silently agreed, went inside to arrange the bedding, and then came out to make a gesture to Sun Shaozong.

Sun Shaozong picked up Ruan Rong by the waist, and carefully sent her to the inner bed.

After waiting at the bedside for a while, seeing that she didn't show any signs of waking up, she tiptoed out of the room.

When I got to the outer hall, I saw that Xiangling had already climbed onto the couch, bowed her buttocks like two full moons, and was reaching for the anthology that fell in the crack.

Sun Shaozong stepped forward and slapped it, and scolded, "What kind of monster are you doing? Wait until tomorrow morning, and let the maids help you out."

Xiangling let out a coquettish cry, protecting her buttocks, biting her lower lip, and struggled to say, "I have just read half of that poem, if I don't read it all, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep well all night. "

Seeing her tangled and naive little appearance, Sun Shaozong immediately stretched out his arms into his arms, and said with a smile, "Then don't sleep well. Speaking of which, I have neglected you these few days..."

While talking, kneading with both hands like kneading dough.

Not long after, Xiangling became limp and boneless, and was carried into the west chamber by Sun Shaozong, but what kind of poetry anthology does that matter?

In the shadow of the light, in the brocade tent, a jade arm is shaking hurriedly, a golden lotus is held high, a warbler is chirping, and a swallow is murmuring.

The vows of the mountain alliance, in Yixi's ears, the obsession with Feng Rong, let it go if it fails...

Early the next morning.

After Sun Shaozong drank the soup, he asked Zhang Cheng to carry two big pots of herbal tea, and rushed to Wucheng Bingmasi with arrogance.

Because he was a regular customer who came and went frequently, the soldiers guarding the gate let him enter this important military place without stopping or asking.

Sun Shaozong didn't bother to find someone to guide him, so he found the west living room by himself.

Fang wanted to enter the door, but suddenly felt something was wrong!

According to past practice, subordinates like Lin Delu and Cheng Rixing would rush over in advance to finalize the details to be discussed today with the soldiers and civil servants from Wucheng Bingma Division.

However, it was surprisingly quiet inside right now, as if someone was discussing it!

Chapter 151

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation!

Sun Shaozong stopped immediately, turned his head and left without hesitation.

If there are any traps, naturally the 36 plan is the best; if it's just a misunderstanding, he won't lose anything if he leaves now.

Sun Shaozong's reaction was not unpleasant, but unfortunately it was still a bit late.

As soon as he took a step forward, he heard someone inside shouting, "Since everyone is here, why is Mr. Sun in such a hurry to leave?"

Before the words were finished, hundreds of soldiers with knives and guns flashed out in a few clicks, each of them was full of murderous looks, as if anyone who threw a cup would immediately pounce on him and chop Sun Shaozong into pieces!

When he heard someone speak, Sun Shaozong raised his arms vigilantly, but when he saw nearly a hundred soldiers in bright armor, he relaxed again.

Then, ignoring those sharp arrow-like pupils, Jin Shi turned around and walked into the living room.