There are many treasures in this country

Having said that, Shen Yan still ordered the meal to be passed on immediately, and after the meal, he sent Xiao Suo to take a bath, and called Shi Yi over for questioning.Eleven was indignant, only saying that he fell by himself, and there was nothing he could do.

Shen Yan was really angry, and said with a sneer: "I fell it myself, now you have two fingerprints on your face, let me see!"

Eleven lowered his eyes and said nothing, Shen Yan took a sip from his teacup, and said lightly: "Okay, I won't make it difficult for you. Now Qin Huan camp is short of a captain, so you can make up for it."

"Master!" Eleven panicked, "I don't want to enter Zuo Yi camp, I just want to be by your side!"

Shen Yan smiled and said: "Go and endure for a few years, and if you make a contribution, you will be promising. What's the good of following me? I'm just a house boy for the rest of my life. Who in the world doesn't want to make contributions, I can't drag you down for nothing. That's it."

Eleven's big dark eyes turned scarlet immediately: "Master, I have followed you since I was a child. I have not made any credit, but I have also worked hard. Please don't drive me away. I will not go to the barracks unless you kill me with a single knife." I!"

Shen Yan blew the tea without saying a word, and let him hang for half a day, Fang said: "I can't help you now, why bother staying by my side? It's better to let you go, it's good for you, and I will help you."

Eleven's eyes were red and she said nothing, her baby face was tense, but she was somewhat stubborn.Shen Yan's meaning couldn't be clearer, it was because he was annoyed that he didn't protect Xiao Suo well, and he lied and concealed it when he came back.

"You go down." Shen Yan pressed the last straw, "Follow me to the camp tomorrow to make a name."

Eleven finally couldn't hold on anymore, so he had to grit his teeth and tell the story of today, and said angrily: "That bastard scolded the master for being stupid and ignorant, and said that the martial arts are ruining the country. It's really abominable! What's even more abominable is that Xiao...he actually He also nodded in acquiesce, smiling like a flower, thank you for treating him like this, he... Huh! The subordinates can't get angry for a while, and when they see him being beaten, they... don't care."

The general of his family ordered him to follow Xiao Suo secretly, so he naturally dared not step away.Who Xiao Suo met today, what he said, even an expression, a joke, he wrote down every detail.

In the afternoon Li Fengcheng scolded Shen Yan, he could hardly bear the temper and hit him.He only suffered from his inconvenient appearance, and he was counting on Xiao Suo to say a few words of justice for his general, but that poor man smiled and acquiesced.

Shi Yizheng hated not being able to jump out and scold him, but the poor man lost his way, not only lost his way, but also detoured to the famous "Ghost Gate" in Nancheng. It's true that the sky has eyes, and the retribution is not good.

Shen Yan lowered his eyes and remained silent, Eleven knelt anxiously.During the silence, Xiao Suo changed his clothes and walked out.Seeing the scene in front of him, he also hurriedly stood aside, not daring to interrupt.

"I have something to tell him. You go in first, and I will give you the medicine." Shen Yan turned back and told Xiao Suo, his cheeks were washed white and clean by warm water, and the finger marks became more and more red and swollen.

Xiao Suo nodded, turned around and entered the inner room.

Shen Yan got up and said: "get up, don't kneel down. It's hard to say if there is any misunderstanding about today's matter, you just act as if you have never heard of it, and don't say anything. Tell Shen San'er later and ask him to go on patrol tomorrow. The censor of the city will let you know that the Nancheng guards are dereliction of duty, arrogant and rebellious, and beat the people without authorization, which is not in line with the emperor's education. There is no need to keep such people. The captain of Zuo Yiwei is a good job, you If you don't want to, I'll give it to San'er."

Eleven heaved a sigh of relief, said "I don't want to" repeatedly, and ran away in a hurry.

Shen Yan sighed, and when he entered the room, he saw Xiao Suo was obediently sitting by the bed and waiting.He was in a better mood, and found a small jade bottle from the box, opened the stopper, sniffed it, and said with a smile: "This medicine was captured during my expedition to the west. The barbarians there were injured, just rub some on it. It is very effective. It has been left for so long, but the taste has not changed."

Xiao Suo lowered his head and said: "It's better to keep such an expensive medicine. I have a minor injury like this, it will be fine in a few days, don't waste things for nothing. You lead troops all day long, this is just right for you."

"What's this worth!" Shen Yan pinched his uninjured right cheek, and joked: "If your little face is swollen, it will be the general's loss. It hurts a little, bear with it, and don't move around. .”

After all, he still took a fancy to his own face.It turns out that men can also sexualize others.

Xiao Suo's expression darkened, and he no longer declined.

After taking the medicine, Shen Yan went outside the door to give some instructions in a low voice, then came back and said with a smile: "I'll show you something interesting, I got it new today."

Xiao Suo was in a daze, and saw a young man with long hair coming towards him with a fluffy thing in his arms.

It is a cat with long hair and round head, smooth and smooth fur, grayish-yellow color, black and brown face, as if mischievous got into a coal pile, and its paws and tail seem to be scorched. The eyes are two blood-red gemstones.

Its novelty and beauty are really only seen in my life.

"Ah, what kind of cat is this? It looks so strange!" Xiao Suo really liked it, and immediately hugged it into his arms without letting go.

Shen Yan smiled and said, "I know you like it." Back in Zhuoyang, a little black cat in his family was killed by Chen Jigu's men and hung on the door to demonstrate.It can be seen that the cat is very important to him.

"This guy is a mixed breed of Siamese cat and Persian cat. He came here as a tribute from foreign vassals. He is extremely docile. The Holy Majesty is incompatible with this cat, cat and dog. He sneezes when he touches his body, so he has been kept in the palace. Today, the little servant You took it out to play, and I happened to bump into it, so I brought it back to you."

He looked inviting, but Xiao Suo didn't even look at it. He only had the half-breed cat in his eyes, and he gently tickled its chin with his fingers, causing it to squint its eyes and lick his hand. "Does it have a name? Give it a name."

Shen Yan waved his hand nonchalantly: "I don't know how to name it, I can call it whatever I want. I was here to cheer you up, so I want you to name it yourself."

"Then..." Xiao Suo thought for a while, "Call it 'Baoyu', okay?"

precious jade.Dubao, Wenyu.

very nice.

Shen Yan smiled and said: "It's just Baoyu, let them carry it down. Don't let it scratch your body."

Reluctantly, Xiao Suo looked forward to seeing the young man retreat with Baoyu in his arms.Shen Yan pinched his chin and said dissatisfiedly: "Okay, don't look at it. Look at me, here, isn't it better than it?"

"Yes." Xiao Suo held his face and sighed sincerely: "You are so beautiful, I feel ashamed of myself."

Shen Yan kicked off his boots, fell backwards, and said triumphantly, "For you have vision!"

Xiao Suo helped him take off his coat, blew out the candles and lay down on the inside, gently rubbed his sun with his cool fingertips, "Are you tired today?"

"Yeah." Shen Yan closed his eyes and hugged him, with a tired tone, "Yan Jun went to Shanglinyuan today, and I walked with him all day, and his legs are thinner!"

When Yan Jun came out of the palace this morning, he didn't go to the Yushi Yamen to meet him, but went directly to Shanglin Garden to look for Shen Yan.Today, after the imperial court was over, the emperor summoned him to Linde Hall to meet him and asked him about the progress of the imperial examination fraud case.

As a rule, the candidates selected by the special order Enke must first be submitted to the emperor for review, and the list can only be released after the imperial pen personally approves it.Although it is a formality, it must not be omitted.

What Huan Ye meant was that while conducting a secret investigation, the Ministry of Rites, together with Jinkezheng, would review and rank the papers according to the usual procedures.After they submit the list of selected candidates and their articles to the imperial court, before the list is released, they will turn the case to the open for review.

In this way, in the early stage, it will not startle the snake, but also lead the snake out of the hole, and the small actions of the relevant personnel involved will be seen by Yushitai.Later in the public trial of this case, the list has not yet been announced, and the ranking is yet to be determined, which just happens to eliminate those who pretend to be numbers, and leave the opportunity to those with real talents and real learning.

That's what Yan Jun meant when he persuaded Huan Ye to be patient.It's just that there is currently no evidence to prove that the cheating testers are related to the examiners of this subject. Even if suspicious people are picked out, it is just speculation and one-sided remarks, and there is no solid evidence.

He went to find Shen Yan after the court was over, and also wanted him to help in the secret investigation.There are some things that it is inconvenient for their Yushitai to come forward, otherwise it is easy to startle the snake.But the Habayashi Guards are different. They belong to Zhili, the emperor, and are not bound by the pavilion.What's more, he has always acted in secret, and others have no right to intervene.Some things are most suitable for them to do.

This matter is a secret of the imperial court and cannot be leaked out, even if they are as close as parents and wife, they can't say it, so Shen Yan only mentions it briefly.But to Xiao Suo's ears, this remark had another meaning: "Have you been shopping with him for a day?"

"Yes." Shen Yan did not doubt that he had him: "He has been so busy recently, I can help as much as I can. Even if I can't help, at least I can relax with him." He sighed again: "Oh , he is getting more and more lonely now..."

Xiao Suo was silent for a long time in the dark, and asked him almost in a whisper: "Do you like me?"

After a day of tossing, Shen Yan was already tired, hugged him in a daze and said: "Well, I like it, go to sleep."

"It doesn't matter if you don't like it." He said in a voice so soft that he would blow away, "Although I am not as good as him, I am willing to accompany you."

Shen Yan never heard that what he just made was an almost pious, yet humble and fragile promise.

For the next few days, Xiao Suo spent every day with that mixed-race cat, Baoyu, causing Shen Yan to complain again and again, saying that he shouldn't have brought him here, as it was leading a wolf into the house.

Baoyu is not omnivorous, so Xiao Suo stews fish for him every day, which is more meticulous than what he eats himself.Shen Yan never knew that he could cook fish, and felt that he had missed a lot, so he also stayed in the kitchen, begging him to wash his hands and make soup for himself.

If there is any vocabulary that can describe his appearance when cooking for himself, Shen Yan thinks it should be "moving".

His two wide sleeves were tied behind his back with ribbons, exposing a section of white and tender arms.Different from the woman's lotus root arm, it is an arm with smooth lines, clear flesh and bones, and a slight strength.The loss of mellowness is better than thinness.

The corners of his forehead were smoked with fine beads of sweat, and he took time out of his busy schedule to wipe them away, but then rubbed black ash against his nose.Shen Yan leaned on the beam and called him, but his voice was drowned out by the "peeling" of oil and fire.

With another cry, he turned around as if suddenly awakened.The momentary eyes were innocent and sincere, staring at him brightly, and the pupils dilated slightly through the steaming heat, as if he was light.

Shen Yan has transformed, so I want to be his light.

He was picky about his taste, Xiao Suo was very busy, not only did not complain, but was happy.When he was at home, he would make lunch for his mother every day, and he would take another portion to the county government office.Therefore, for him, cooking is not a difficult task, but a necessary survival skill.

Shen Yan likes it, he is very happy.

It felt good to be needed, and even better to finally be able to do something for him.He felt relieved that he was not useless.

Like a crumbling grass on the edge of a cliff, a root vine has finally grown to cling to the rock, feeling safe but not daring to let go.

But such days did not last long.

A few days later, the emperor sent Shen Yan to the southeast to suppress pirates.Before leaving, Xiao Suo told him to cherish himself, and he was too embarrassed to ask the question he wanted to ask.

Shen Yan understood, trapped him in the curtain without contentment, and told him what it means to "I will miss you".

"You have to take care of yourself. If you can, please come back soon. I'll be worried." Xiao Suo nestled in his arms. There were beads of sweat on the forehead of the man who had just passed by, and he was panting when speaking.

"Okay." He agreed, kissing his bright eyes.

One day after Shen Yan's departure, and the day before the announcement of the rankings, a major event happened in Beijing—Li Fengcheng died.People die every day in Beijing and China, and a mere poor tester can die a hundred times without finding any flowers, let alone shocking the capital.

But Li Fengcheng's death was an exception, not only made a commotion known to everyone, but also alarmed the emperor and officials.The reason is that the place, method and reason of his death are all enough to attract attention.

That day was the half-moon rest period, and the yamen of each department were only guarded by small officials on duty, and no one paid attention to this inconspicuous square-faced man.He successfully sneaked in front of the blocked tribute courtyard, and when the sun was at its worst, he slammed into the dragon gate and died.

It is said that after Li Fengcheng slammed into the door, blood spurted out and flowed along the chiseled tiles in front of the dragon gate all the way to the market.Its state of misery is beyond words.Anyone passing by who was stained with his blood would go home without food and drink, in a trance, as if possessed by a demon.

There was a letter of paper scattered beside his body, with densely packed small characters on the front and the word "Injustice" in red on the back.Not only that, but the pleading paper also had the signatures and fingerprints of nearly a hundred Jinke examiners.

Everyone signed the letter, and the main idea was a sentence: "I ask the court to investigate fraud, punish corrupt officials, clean up officials, eliminate discipline, and return justice to the students."

When Xiao Suo got the news, he was shocked. It is hard to imagine that the person who was still denouncing the evasion of the government a few days ago and the destruction of the country by the military has permanently disappeared in the torrent of time at this moment.

He hadn't recalled it yet, when the officials of the yamen suddenly came to the door in a mighty way, and locked him in the dungeon of the Ministry of punishment with handcuffs and shackles.

It was Yan Jun who came to arrest him.