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Qin Ke quickly understood what Zhuge Wanling meant, after all, to some extent, Zhuge Wanling was the person he was most suitable for as an "elder relative" in this world, but even so, he was still stunned and said, "Just for this? "

In my mind, I naturally recalled the scene of the assassin holding a dagger in the hall last time, and Qin Ke tensed up again, "Is such a person going out of the palace, not afraid of any danger outside? He just came out recently. The 'rebellion' case of the Shuangsha Gang."

Zhuge Wanling couldn't help smiling when he saw Qin Ke watching the surrounding vigilantly, and answered with some lightness: "If I don't take any precautions, I won't come here without authorization. With Chang Gong's protection, there should be no one in this world." A few people can assassinate me right under his nose."

"Hmm." Qin Ke looked left and right, but didn't see Gao Changgong's figure, but when he unfolded the Wind Sight technique, he seemed to be able to detect a roaring dragon's heart from the crowd, knowing that he was hiding somewhere at the moment.

A person like Gao Changgong can arrive in an instant even if he is hundreds of steps away. Moreover, there are not only official posts here, but also many students from the Imperial Academy. The practitioners add up to form a guard team. I am afraid that even the best assassins will not be able to make any waves.

He smiled self-deprecatingly, thinking that Cai Yan was right when he said that he was an idiot, for a person like Zhuge Wanling, every step was carefully thought out, why would a little man like him need to worry?

Zhuge Wanling didn't care about Qin Ke's ever-changing thoughts at the moment, he just picked up the common but meaningful black crown from the tray respectfully handed over by the old man, and walked forward slowly like everyone else. Before, the demeanor is solemn.

It was also at this time that Qin Ke could truly appreciate Zhuge Wanling's tallness. This person looked thin, but in fact he was only slightly taller than Abu. Once he stood within two steps of him, his stalwart figure would even It can wrap him in the shadow, like a big umbrella enough to keep out the wind and rain.

Zhuge Wanling lowered his head, and said in a gentle tone that only belonged to elders to younger generations: "I know it's not easy for you to support yourself all these years. If Wolong is not here, you must be very lonely in your heart."

A big hand was slowly stroking Qin Ke's head, causing a slight itchiness, but Qin Ke stared blankly at Zhuge Wanling, only feeling that a soft and delicate part of his heart was being touched, a thorn that he couldn't guard against. The pain and the warmth that followed made his eyes suddenly turn red.

If he could see Master, this is probably what he most hoped Master would say?

Although living in a small mountain village is free, it is also poor. When the master left, he was just a child, and he ran an empty house alone. Pass the lonely time with stories one by one.

It's not easy.

A wave of grievances spewed out like a tide, as if the soreness running wildly in his meridians made him tremble slightly, and the tears also fell on the floor unconsciously.

Even though he knew that Zhuge Wanling was in front of him, for a moment, he felt as if he had returned to those days when his master was still there. In front of him was always the mountain that he could rely on, stable and peaceful.

When he came back to his senses, Zhuge Wanling had already put on the crown for him, put his hands on his shoulders, patted him lightly and said: "Be happy, from today onwards you are a real adult, presumably If Wolong sees you now, he will be happy for you."

Qin Ke nodded vigorously, wiped away tears with his sleeves, and clenched his fists tightly.

But at this time, Zhuge Wanling suddenly used a teasing tone, and asked softly: "Although Jing Wu and Tang Guo have great hatred, if necessary, I can still send a letter of credence to propose marriage for you. Even Cai As long as the Yong family is willing, I can find a way to bring them to Jingwu, what do you think?"

After hearing this sentence, Qin Ke immediately put all those sad emotions behind him, stared at him with big eyes stupidly, and then watched Zhuge Wanling who left behind the last sentence "big things in life, think carefully" drifted away. Go, can't say a word.

When did the dignified Prime Minister Jing and Wu actually act as a matchmaker?

Along the way, Qin Ke couldn't help complaining about Zhuge Wanling's question, but there was a warm current rippling in his heart, and the prejudices and dissatisfaction he had with Zhuge Wanling all of a sudden dissipated a lot.

It's a pity that when he omitted the "proposing marriage" part and asked Cai Yan about Zhuge Wanling's ability to take Cai Yong to Jingwu, the answer he got was not so good.

"Bring my dad? Forget it. He is full of loyalty to the emperor, patriotism, and dedication to his duties. Even if he is at home now, it is impossible for him to leave Tang, let alone let him come here to conquer the failed Jing Wu. What? Tomorrow, if he really steps into Jianye City, I'm afraid there will be bloody scenes..."

Cai Yan was bouncing along the busy streets of Jingwu, holding an osmanthus cake bought on the side of the road in one hand, her left cheek was slightly bulging, and there was a little debris stuck to the corner of her mouth, she looked like a thief eating pussy.

Qin Ke sighed, and also felt that what Cai Yan said was right, everyone has their own temperament, and twisted melons are not sweet after all.

Cai Yan didn't have any burden in his heart, but he giggled because of Qin Ke's sad face: "What's there to worry about, isn't it good now? Anyway, with the king here, my father will not be in any danger, just right Wouldn't it be nice to let him unload those complicated state affairs and take good care of his old body at home? There are so many delicious, beautiful, and fun things in this world, and none of them is more interesting than fighting. Maybe he is doing it right now. Playing with birds at home."

Qin Ke was dumb for a while, but he had a deeper understanding of Cai Yan's cheerful disposition, and smiled flatly: "That's right. But..."

"But what?"

"But..." Qin Ke blushed, thinking what should he do if he really wanted to propose marriage in the future?Could it be that he and Cai Yan had to sneak into Cai's mansion secretly, and then light a red candle when the night was dark and the wind was high?

Of course, Cai Yan didn't know Qin Ke's small thoughts, but felt that he was a mother-in-law, so he took the other's hand with one hand and said, "Let's go, let's talk about the future, anyway, you may not be in Jianye in the future." If I stay in the city, what's the use even if my father is willing to come over?"

Qin Ke was held by her hand all the way forward, seeing her cheerful appearance, his heart was filled with joy, so he stopped thinking about it.

The School Affairs Mansion is actually not that big. Compared with the Jingzhao Mansion, there is still a big gap. It is probably because most of the people in it handle serious cases, and most of the people are scattered around, so it is not a big deal. It takes such a big house to accommodate it.

However, the warehouse where the files are stored is not small at all. After Qin Ke and Cai Yan entered it, they found that the bookshelves were neatly arranged, and more than [-] documents were flipping through and writing in front of their respective desks.

However, not everyone in this case file library is so conscientious. On the contrary, in the corner of the entrance, there is a person lying on a recliner with his eyes closed, as if he is asleep.

"What's the matter." The man sensed that someone had entered the file warehouse, and said lazily with a gap in his eyes.

It was only at this time that Qin Ke recognized the face of this person—it was actually Mr. Shen Dao, a famous legalist who debated with Zeng Yu in Jishang Academy back then!

Chapter 6 Seventy

Qin Ke cautiously approached him, but Shen Dao and him had never met each other, and it was not easy to get close, so he just handed over his badge honestly and said, "Come and read the file."

Then he gave a brief account of the details of the case file.

Shen Dao got up from the reclining chair and took the badge, looked at Qin Ke up and down for a moment, and smiled meaningfully: "The newly appointed school official Fuyou Langzhong? Such a young man, he is really a formidable future generation."

You should not be much older than me... Qin Ke said in his heart, but still respectfully saluted and said, "Mr. Trouble."

"You don't need to be formal. Master Zhou greeted me yesterday." Shen Dao said indifferently: "Since we work together, we are colleagues. The word sir is too foreign. By the way, I haven't told you yet." Did you pass my name? In Xiashendao, let’s say you are the left doctor of the school’s office, and you are on the same level as you.”

Of course I know your name, but what kind of equal are you!

Qin Ke looked at Shen Dao in shock, not expecting that he would be entrusted with important tasks as soon as he came to Jingwu.

In the school office, although the left and right doctors are of the same grade, the left doctor is the main one, and the right doctor is the assistant. To some extent, I should only follow his lead.

However, Shen Dao didn't seem to like the red tape very much, and walked step by step in the direction of the case files and bookshelf with his hands behind his back.

Along the way, a clerk picked up the bamboo slips and got up to ask him for instructions, but Shen Dao just looked at it briefly, and immediately said coldly: "As of last night, the stolen goods confiscated from the residence of Shang Shu Lingyuan Wai Lang, the gold is 480 taels of gold, but You wrote 890 gold and 950 pieces of silk, but you wrote 120 and [-] pieces. The total number of antiques is correct, but there should be [-] and [-] porcelain vases, and you wrote [-]. Thirteen. Could it be that this is the file you are going to ask me to hand in?"

"Correct the wrong place immediately, and then take a good look at it yourself."

The paper whose mistakes were pointed out in a few words turned pale, tremblingly apologized repeatedly, and held the case file handed over by Shen Dao again, swore that he would never do it again, and only then did Shen Dao be satisfied.

Qin Ke followed behind, and also saw the stern majesty of Shen Dao, and admired the ability to speak out numbers or the contents of documents in the case files along the way, thinking what kind of head this must be, To record so many files and so many numbers accurately?

And Cai Yan said in a low voice after observing for a while: "I just looked at the case files they were writing. This Mr. Shen not only knows how to recite, but the numbers he reported... In fact, most of the numbers he reported were passed through. It is calculated, and it is accurate, and it can even be said that there are so many documents with an abacus, but they are not as accurate as he alone!"

Qin Ke's footsteps stopped, and there was an extra level of awe in his heart. He thought, no wonder Shen Dao just lay on the chair like an idler. This guy has firmly grasped everything, so he can have such a leisurely rest!

At this time, Shen Dao said as he walked: "This is the place. When barbarian caravans enter Jianye, they need to make records at the gate of the city. It's just that I just arrived in Jianye yesterday. There are a lot of things, so I can't see them for a while." There are so many files. If necessary, you can wait for two days, and I can go through all the records within half a month, and then give you a list of suspicious caravans."

"No...no...no, no need..." Qin Ke was already overwhelmed by Shen Dao's self-confidence, which was completely different from that of a practitioner, and he couldn't speak fluently.

You must know that just looking at it with a single glance, these records have been placed on two bookshelves. You tell me that you can read it in two days alone, and can you give me a detailed list?

He is worthy of being a celebrity who can confront Zeng Yu tit-for-tat in Jishang Academy. On the surface, he doesn't look like a person at all.

Shen Dao didn't expect that in Qin Ke's mind, a group of people were dancing the kneeling dance popular among barbarians, and because of too much force, they had smashed holes one after another on the grassland with their heads.

He nodded and said, "In that case, then I'll call in a few documents that I got and ask them to check for you."

It has to be said that Shen Dao has an almost paranoid requirement in doing things, but this also makes Qin Ke feel that he has benefited a lot.

Because Qin Ke soon discovered that the documents that Shen Dao had found were basically competent officials. Not only did they move quickly, but they could read all of them at a glance, which made the speed of checking the case files much faster.

Qin Ke also had some doubts out of admiration for these people, so he asked Shen Dao: "Mr. Shen, since these people are so useful, why don't you give them to me yourself?"

Shen Dao smiled, and explained very bluntly: "I picked these people out yesterday. Before you came here, they were sitting there just like the people I just reprimanded, flipping through the case files and thinking hard. Quick book. As for the ones that really dissatisfy me, except for some that are indeed rotten wood, most of them are arranged by me to practice in another file warehouse. When will they be able to reach the level of these people, when will I Let them come back."

Sure enough, the new officials took office three fires... Qin Ke also silently mourned for those people, and at the same time looked at those clerks who looked sad as if they were being tested for school by their husbands. I am afraid that there are many people in this group. Few will experience the same fate.

Since the morning, until it was dark, Qin Ke and others finally rubbed their tired eyes, looked at the sorted out bamboo slips, and breathed a sigh of relief with satisfaction.

Qin Ke also didn't expect that there were so many barbarian caravans entering and leaving Jianye City within half a month. Wait until the time to verify one by one.

When Qin Ke stretched his waist and whispered something to Cai Yan, he found that Gao Changgong had entered the file warehouse, glanced at them with a smile, and said with a smile: "Are you hungry, why don't we have dinner together?"

Qin Ke's stomach immediately responded with rumbles, and at the same time, Xiao Hei poked out a head from Cai Yan's chest, his eyes were full of human expectations.

into the night.

Gao's mansion.

The first time Qin Ke entered this ancient house, he felt nervous. Although he had been to Gao Changgong's General's Mansion last time, the layout there may not be worse than here, but when he thought of seeing Gao Changgong in a while My father and brother are always a little bit reluctant to let go.

"I thought I was going to your house for dinner before... I never thought it was this house..." Qin Ke looked at Gao Changgong's back and saw him walking loosely, and couldn't help muttering in a low voice.

Gao Changgong tilted his head, glanced at Qin Ke, and suddenly shrank his body and said, "You think I want to come? You don't know, every time I come, my father has a straight face and reprimands me for not getting married now. , is an unworthy descendant."

"then you……"

"Help me." Gao Changgong interrupted him, looked around again, and continued: "In a while, you can talk to my father as much as possible, as long as he says he is happy, he will forget about me. It’s really not good, you take turns to toast him, even if you get drunk.”

Cai Yan burst out laughing, and said in a low voice: "That's your father, are you sure you want to do this? If something bad happens, then you will really become an unworthy descendant."

Gao Changgong shrugged his shoulders, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with it: "The old man is as strong as a cow. Don't talk about drinking a little wine, it's not a problem even if he gets on a horse and fights. The brothers in my family were all martial arts when they were young. Taught, even though my current cultivation base is my own cultivation, but the blood of my father's little master cannot be faked."

It really is both civil and military... Qin Ke already felt a heavy burden on his shoulders when he heard this. It might not be a simple matter to drink down a little master. It seems that there is destined to be a "bloody battle" tonight...

Chapter 671

After walking slowly through a secluded garden, Qin Ke also saw the brightly lit hall, and just as he took a step, he heard hearty laughter.

He looked through the hall with a high threshold, and he could see an old man in a large gray robe, sitting in the center of the crowd like stars and moons, as if he had heard some funny joke so he was happy laugh.

And as he kept getting closer, he gradually saw the old man's face clearly from the light of the candlelight: the eagle eyebrows trembled with the smile on the piercing eyes, as if they were about to fly, and the marks of the years were on the face. He is vertical and horizontal, but still can't take away his resolute and clear lines. His broad shoulders and stalwart chest give people a feeling of being old and strong.

Qin Ke's heart moved slightly, and he knew that this was probably Gao Cheng. From the appearance alone, this old man must have been very handsome when he was young, and it was because of this that he had a son like Gao Changgong, right?

Surrounding him were joking and amusing. It was just a few familiar faces, Abu, Xiaoqian, Lou, Zhang Mingqi, and even Wang Zhu, who was the enemy of the building. Gao Cheng is no stranger.

Gao Yanzong was one of the first to spot Gao Changgong. When he saw the figure appearing outside the hall, his eyes lit up immediately, and he strode up to meet him, and said with a bit of teasing: "Fourth brother, you won't be 'near Feelings of nostalgia, so you are hesitant to come back, right? Why is it taking so long? If my father hadn’t said that we must wait for you to arrive before we can start the banquet, I’m afraid you won’t even be able to eat soup now.”

It's a pity that it's not the hometown, but a person in the old house...Gao Changgong twitched his lips, wondering if he was poked by his younger brother, and kicked him. It seemed ordinary, forcing the latter, a young master, to retreat in embarrassment.

"Anyway, I'm your brother, be careful when I go to your wife's house and give away all the private money you hid." Gao Changgong smiled triumphantly relying on his own cultivation.

"Don't scare me. I'm really not afraid of you. As long as I lose my little private money, I will lose it. But if I whisper a few words in front of my father, it will be enough for you for a month." Gao Yanzong had a feeling at the moment. This kind of escape was completely different from when he was a general on the battlefield. Not only was he not afraid, he even made a grimace.

"You boy, you are becoming more and more lawless." Gao Changgong was so angry that his teeth were itching, but he had to admit that Gao Yanzong's move made him completely useless. Take it to my stable, don't think about anything else."

"Deal." Gao Yanzong grinned, and wrapped one hand around Gao Changgong's shoulder, "I'll be in front of my father in a while, and I'll keep a good word for you, so that you can 'get away successfully'."

Gao Changgong smiled helplessly, patted Gao Yanzong's hand to let him down, and sighed, it seemed that he was often "exploited" by his younger brother on weekdays.

Qin Ke and Cai Yan both held back their laughter.

However, with Gao Changgong's keen intuition, he can naturally feel that there is a knife-like gaze piercing him at this moment, so he can only bite the bullet and walk forward.

"Father, I'm back." Probably in this world, there is only one person who can make him look like a war god.

"Yeah." Gao Cheng breathed out a reply, but he was not very enthusiastic, but sneered, "The general took these few hours out of his busy schedule to go home and have a look, it really makes me feel very honored for this old man. "

The scene suddenly seemed to turn from summer to winter, and a gust of cold wind seemed to blow straight through Gao Changgong's collar, making his back a little stiff, and he kept bowing his head awkwardly, and heard that Gao Yanzong behind him had already He snickered softly.

Of course he knew what his father was dissatisfied with. After all, he had clearly returned to Jingwu yesterday, but he kept procrastinating. He didn't go to the door of Gao's house until tonight. No matter how you look at it, it was his son who was unfilial.

Fortunately, Gao Cheng didn't make things difficult for his son too much, he just deliberately let him stand there for a while, then sighed softly: "Forget it, let's sit down and let the table begin, the family always gathers less and leaves more, and I don't know that my old man I can still eat a few meals with you like this, and in a few years, I will be able to see your eldest brother."

Hearing what Gao Cheng said, Gao Changgong felt mixed emotions in his heart. One must know that his elder brother Gao Xiaoyu did not travel far away, but was framed to death by drinking poisoned wine a few years ago.

These years, although my father has rarely mentioned his elder brother, how could he, as a father, really forget his son who died tragically?

"Where is this, father, I will try to come as often as possible in the future, so please don't think about it." Gao Changgong said in a low voice.

Gao Cheng shook his head, as if he didn't care about Gao Changgong's promise, but focused on Qin Ke and Cai Yan.

"These two are..."

"Oh, let me introduce you." Gao Changgong shook his shoulders, raised his head and smiled, introduced the identities of Qin Ke and Cai Yan, and even directly said that Cai Yan is Cai Yong's youngest daughter, It made Qin Ke feel a little worried.

This is Jingwu. It was not many years since the Tang Dynasty invaded the south. Many people even now can remember how many relatives of their families closed their eyes forever during that war. Cai Yong was the commander-in-chief of the Tang Dynasty. I don't know how many people can't wait to eat its meat raw.

On weekdays, Qin Ke would only dare to tell those close to him about Cai Yan's identity, but he heard that Gao Cheng's eldest son who was poisoned was murdered by Tang spies in his own army camp. The resentment was transferred to Cai Yan.

However, to Qin Ke's surprise, Gao Cheng didn't show any anger when he heard about Cai Yan's life experience. It is really enviable to be able to give birth to such a charming little beauty."

From the beginning of the conversation, Cai Yan has been looking at Gao Cheng with those big eyes. At this time, instead of climbing up, he bowed generously and said: "Uncle Gao, my father said that when you were young Shi Shi is a rare handsome talent in the world, and there is no beauty in the entire Jiangnan who does not admire him."

"Huh? He really said that?" Gao Cheng was a little surprised, and then he squinted his eyes and laughed, "The old boy, who had trouble with me every day when he was young, now he can say something nice? I'm afraid it's not you, a girl. Is the nonsense that the baby made up to fool me?"

Cai Yan pursed her lips into a smile, and after pursing her lips into a smile, she then said what was in her stomach: "Of course not, but my father also said it, but it's a pity that although Uncle Gao is handsome, my mother still followed him. From this we can see that, It’s not necessarily useful to be handsome.”

Gao Cheng's smile suddenly froze on that old face with vicissitudes.

"Father, what's the matter with you?"

Gao Changgong, who was supporting Gao Cheng, suddenly felt the trembling of his father's body, and the qi and blood that had been silent for a long time under the loose skin began to circulate crazily.

He was startled at first, only to feel as if something was gaining momentum in his father's chest.

"How unreasonable!" After a while, a violent curse exploded in the air of the Gao Mansion, frightening the elegant white cranes that were being kept in the courtyard to lower their heads in fear.

Gao Cheng thought that since middle age, no one would have dared to humiliate him like this, not to mention that Cai Yan's seemingly unintentional answer hit a certain thread in him, so he cursed at the sky angrily: "Cai Yong ! That old man, I thought he was too old and generous, but unexpectedly he arranged me in different ways in front of his daughter every day. What handsomeness is not necessarily useful? It is better than his crooked melon and cracked dates!"

"It doesn't matter how handsome you are? Pooh, he just called me an embroidered pillow. I'm an embroidered pillow, so what is he? He's a treacherous villain who talks behind his back! Why did your mother follow me?" He, that was him who cheated and abducted your mother with sweet words, if I didn't think he was pitiful, how could he have any chance of winning?"

"Gao Changgong! Tell me, am I right? You don't know if I...was famous all over the world. At that time, the girls chasing me could line up all the way from Ding'an to the gate of the house. Oh, no, there is another A lot of them are blocked at the gate of the city and are not allowed to enter!"

"Yes yes yes... Of course you are amazing, my son is all blessed by you." Gao Changgong was a little ashamed, thinking that I was not born when you were young, what can I say?