The First Yamen of the Great Song Dynasty

After the father and son left the palace, they got into the carriage. Gao Qiu began to complain to his son, "You should be promoted by the Feng Bureau in Jiangnan, but do you understand Hua Shi Gang? Then Zhu Xi is known as the son of a garden, and his father Zhu Chong is good at garden construction. Even if you say that he has a single vision and monotonous aesthetics, he is still very knowledgeable. Or did you learn from a famous teacher?"

However, from his son's views on painting today, it can be seen that he must have studied it at ordinary times. Did he worship a famous master, but he didn't know?

Unexpectedly, the son raised his eyebrows, "Well...Actually, I don't know much about it, I don't know anything about gardens."

Gao Qiu was dizzy, "You don't know much, so you dare to accept it? Now that the government places great trust on you, what are you going to do? You're not just learning, are you?"

Gao Ming frowned, and asked his father, "I don't intend to learn now." Then he sighed and said to himself, "Yeah, what should I do?"

Gao Qiu wanted to pass out, "How dare you take this job down. But it doesn't matter. Fortunately, the officials only asked you to take up the temporary part-time job. As long as you can do no worse than Zhu Man, that's fine. There are many people in the south of the Yangtze River who know stone. It’s not a big problem if you find a few knowledgeable people to help you.”

He is very strange now. On the one hand, he is afraid that his son will not do well and be blamed by the officials. On the other hand, he is afraid that his son will be appreciated by the officials if he does too well, so he just stayed in Jiangnan.

Although the Jiangnan Yingfeng Bureau is a fat job, Gao Qiu doesn't want his son to leave him and stay in Jiangnan.

No matter how powerful they are at the local level, the real power must be in Tokyo.

Facing the instructions given by his father, Gao Ming nodded again and again, "Well, I remember it." In fact, he also thought so in his heart. He would definitely not be able to rely on himself, and he had to find foreign aid.

Gao Qiu suddenly remembered that his son was about to leave him to go to the war-torn Jiangnan, and his mood changed, "You, you, you have to go to Jiangnan. What is there to lure you? You have to go there?"

"Can there be something that hooks me? If there is anything, it is actually the people in the south of the Yangtze River. I am afraid that they will be poisoned by Fang La, and those in Liangshan. They put a lot of effort into arresting Jiang Yan last time. Although they have Some people are indeed damned, but there are also innocent people. I have no other intentions, just go and have a look, get the news as soon as possible, and satisfy my curiosity."

Gao Qiu heard this, but frowned, "Aren't you worried about Hua Rong?"

What does it mean to be a thief with a guilty conscience?

Gao Ming acted calmly, "Of course I'm worried, but he's here to make contributions, and he's one of the deputy commanders. There are too many people around to protect him, so there's nothing to worry about."

But Gao Qiu said: "When you see Hua Rong, even if you think so in your heart, you can't say so. If you tell him, he doesn't have to worry, it seems that you are not friendly enough, and it is the same between friends. It is always right to say good things When you see Hua Rong, tell him that you miss him very much, and he is happy to hear that."

Gao Ming looked at his father and stammered, "I, I will."

"It's good to know, otherwise it will appear that you are too cold. He has saved you so many times, you can't let others down." Gao Qiuyu said earnestly.

Gao Ming repeatedly agreed, and only asked his father to change the subject. Seeing that his father would not change the subject, he forced himself to change the subject, "Then I'll pack up and leave without delay."

Gao Qiu warned: "When you go to Hangzhou City where the Jiangnan Yingfeng Bureau is located, don't imitate Zhu Xi's tyranny. Don't think he can do that. He has a local foundation, but you don't. A strong dragon can't beat a local snake. Be careful."

Gao Ming smiled and said: "It's okay, I'm the deputy privy envoy now, I can't send troops to fight Zhu Xi."

"No one is serious. You have power and you can't use it indiscriminately. Are you going to rebel?"

"I'm just saying, can I?"

"You are not serious in front of me now, but you are not allowed to do this when you go to other places! Without official authority, others will look down on you."

"I understand."

Gao Qiu said sadly: "What do you know? I don't call you Jiangnan, you have to go. If you encounter troubles there again, what do you ask me to do?"

"I'm fine. I'm just looking for a few stones. If I can't even do this well, what else can I do? I'm not really going to fight?"

After comforting his father well, his mood stabilized a little, but he still gouged out his son with his eyes from time to time, which really couldn't help the father.

-

Hangzhou, Zhufu.

When Zhu Xi received the news from Tokyo, the scolding continued for three days.

What is Gao Ming?Mao is not even grown, so why should he replace him in the official position of the Suzhou Yingfeng Bureau? !

Even if he has a filial piety now, but the filial piety period is about to end, he can still continue to be qualified for the position of the Feng Bureau.

How could the officials treat him like this?The emperors are indeed so ruthless!

He had just transported his father's bones back from Tokyo to his hometown in Jiangnan, but he was also frustrated in the officialdom by the latter.

Besides, it's not good who to send, but to lie to Gao Ming?

He really didn't want to see this man.

When he thought of Gao Ming's stinky and showy face, he felt tight in the chest and short of breath, feeling uncomfortable all over.

"Brother, we can't swallow this tone!" Zhu Xu had suffered from Gao Ming before, not to mention that the hatred is unforgettable, but it is very appropriate to say that he harbors a grudge and waits for an opportunity to retaliate.

Gao Ming's replacement of his brother's official position is clearly a robbery.

Zhu Xi clenched his back teeth, "When he was in Tokyo, he sent it to his door before he settled it. We have been in the south of the Yangtze River for several years, so how can he be shaken? Who will listen to him when it comes to the bureau?" What? Even if he comes, don’t even think about mobilizing a gatekeeper.”

The whole of Jiangnan is his confidant, everyone knows that Gao Ming is only here for a formality, who will listen to him seriously? !

It's just a promotion with a title, no one will listen to him, the real person in charge is him, Zhu Meng.

"Brother, but the official appointed him as the deputy privy envoy..."

"Huh, even if it is, so what? Does he really dare to mobilize troops? Besides, we will not confront him head-on."

Zhu Xu squinted his eyes, thinking that since he met Gao Ming, his old Zhu’s family had been in trouble, he really hated him, “Brother, to be honest, I don’t want Gao Ming to leave Hangzhou. Is it normal to have a headache and brain fever?"

Zhu Xu didn't hide anything from his brother, and he believed that this was what his brother really thought, but he just said it out.

Zhu Xi didn't speak, but silence is the default.

Thinking about it carefully, if Gao Ming hadn't gone to find Jiang Yan back, his father might not have died.

Even if it wasn't entirely his fault, his fault still accounted for six points.

It's better to ask Gao Ming to come and go. Hangzhou is different from Tokyo. Isn't it normal to die in an accident?

-

In Gao Ming's study room, he was reading a book, his eyes were blurred, and he nodded sleepily.

Suddenly he felt that there was a figure in front of him, and when he looked up, it was his father. He was startled, "Father, what's the matter?"

Gao Qiu sighed: "Let's go quickly, don't hold your feet temporarily, it's useless, you might as well take a good rest."

Gao Ming closed the "Luoyang Famous Gardens" in his hand, "Actually, I checked just now, and the helper I was going to hire has passed away."

Gao Lian knew it would not be so smooth, "Then what are you going to do now?"

"However, his daughter is still alive. In my opinion, she is no worse than his father, maybe even better. Because his daughter has very elegant taste." Gao Ming said: "I have already thought of a way to send someone to invite her I'm dead, go directly to Hangzhou and wait for me, as for the rest, I'll leave it to fate."

Gao Qiu worried: "Tell Dad quickly, who is this woman?"

"It may not be possible to invite it yet, so I won't disclose it now."

But Gao Qiu was still very worried about this person's gender. It's not that women can't handle Hua Shigang's screening, but that a woman works with her son...

Gao Ming saw his father's worry and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Dad, she is already married and has a husband."

That's why I'm more worried, okay? !Gao Qiu stared at his son, "You must remember not to use the public to benefit yourself."

The reputation is just right, so don't make old mistakes.

Gao Ming suddenly understood what his father was thinking, and said with a bitter face: "Can I?!"

"You'd better not be able to do it!" But as a father who dotes on his son, Gao Qiu sighed and said again: "Just don't cause trouble all over the city."

Gao Ming reiterated: "My aesthetics have changed a long time ago. I don't like other people's wives a long time ago. Don't worry about it."

Gao Qiu thought for a while, and his son did not want to do anything to other people's wives with these two points, so he was a little relieved, "That's right."

But I can't help thinking, aesthetics have changed, and I don't like other people's wives, so what type do I like now?Didn't see him show it?

However, now is not the time to talk about these things. When he returns from Jiangnan, the marriage cannot be delayed any longer.

Gao Ming was almost ready, so he was entrusted with the emperor's envoy and set foot on the road to Hangzhou, Jiangnan Yingfeng Bureau.

Before leaving, Gao Ming did not forget his job.

I specially went to the temple to see those Mingjiao believers who were in class, and found that there were already some classes that had been successfully transformed. The people in the temple also followed his instructions and appointed such transformed persons as class leaders to actively assist other believers.

Gao Ming saw that the test site in Tokyo was still a success, and he thought in his heart that after defeating Fangla, he would do the same in Jiangnan, after all, it was the hardest hit area.

All the officials of the Imperial City Division came to see Gao Ming off, "My lord, please come back as soon as possible."

"I'm not here, so you should do your best. When I come back, if I find you lazy, I won't spare you."

Under Gao Ming's leadership, the Imperial City Division's performance has climbed up in the past two years, and many things have been done seriously, such as the Yang Jian case and the Ming Jiao case, "My lord, don't worry!"

After bidding farewell to the people from the Imperial City Division, Gao Ming walked forward for a while, and met Murong Yanze again.

Without saying a word, Murong Yanze threw him an amulet, and said directly, "I beg you, don't die outside again."

"Can you speak better?"

"It's called talking nonsense, what is said won't happen." Murong Yanze said: "Don't talk nonsense, put it on quickly."

"Okay, okay." Gao Ming pulled off his collar a little and put the amulet on.

At this time, Murong Yanze found that there was still a thin rope around his neck, so he stretched out his hand to pull it, "What else are you wearing?"

Gao Ming quickly slapped his hand away, "What are you messing with? This is also a talisman, I asked for it myself."

Murong Yanze accepted this statement, "That's right, wear more, maybe when you are in danger, which god happens to be at home, and it will take care of you."

Gao Ming said: "I don't have anything to send you back. When I come back from Jiangnan, I will bring you two stones."

"Come on, you." Murong Yanze said: "It would be nice if you came back whole and brought me to continue to make a fortune."

After exchanging pleasantries, Gao Ming stepped into the carriage and headed towards Jiangnan.

As soon as he left, the officials in the capital cheered. This kid finally left and went to harm Zhu Xi. Who would have to step on him to stay in Tokyo? magic catch.

Even Cai Jing was holding hot tea, thinking comfortably, let's go, let's go.

-

Li Qingzhao and her husband Zhao Mingcheng had just moved to Qingzhou not long ago, and they thought they could finally be reunited, so they received a new appointment from her husband.

Li Qingzhao thought that she would be separated from her husband again this time, but she didn't want to find out that besides her husband's transfer, there was also a letter of appointment for her, and the location was also in Hangzhou.

A lot of money hired her to teach in a women's academy, and also served as a consultant for the Jiangnan Yingfeng Bureau.

"Jiangnan Yingfeng Bureau? Huashi Gang? What do you mean by consultants? Staff?" Li Qingzhao and her husband looked at each other in blank dismay. The emperor spent money and money to decorate his private garden and set up a yamen.

She was undoubtedly conflicted in her heart, if she went, wouldn't she also help the tyrant and be scolded.

But luckily it was just an invitation and she could refuse.

But with a glance, he saw that the person who invited her claimed to be Gao, she wondered, everyone knew that Zhu Xi was in charge of Huashi Gang, and he had been in business for many years, so was this Gao his deputy?

She couldn't help but look at it a few more times, but it didn't matter, she couldn't help laughing, it turned out that the surname Gao was not an unknown person, but Gao Yanei, the son of the Taiwei.

He became the new Jiangnan Yingfeng Bureau's nomination.

The official used Gao Yanei to replace Zhu Xi, and the soup did not change the medicine. They still wanted to fight the poison with the poison.

She had made up her mind to decline the invitation, but that did not prevent her from reading the letter.

After Gao Ming introduced his situation, he then said the amount of salary he hired.

"Ah!" Even she was surprised when she saw the number, it was really a very rich reward.

Zhao Mingcheng said, "What's wrong?"

"Gao Yanei offers 32 guan, as long as I agree to help him as a consultant." Li Qingzhao said: "Do you still remember the "Peony Picture" we saw before, it is this price."

They couldn't afford it because it was too expensive, so after a night of admiring it, they returned the painting regretfully.

The price of that painting is 32 Guan.

And Gao Yanei happened to offer this price, so it should not be wrong, he had investigated himself.

With this generous sum of money as a premise, Li Qingzhao believed that he had read the rest of the book.

In the letter, Gao Ming expressed his long admiration for Li Qingzhao's talent and learning, and he also admired her father, especially the "Luoyang Famous Gardens" written by her father. He read it more than once, but unfortunately her father passed away and could not help He went to the Jiangnan Yingfeng Bureau as a consultant.

And he also knew that she and her husband Zhao Mingcheng had a lot of research on calligraphy, painting and stone, and they were not inferior to anyone else.

Li Qing said in his heart that he didn't know who recommended him to him, but this person knew them very well.

Gao Ming finally stated in the letter that he was ordered by the emperor to go to Hangzhou this time, and he did not intend to follow the old path of expropriation and extortion by Zhu Xi. A project that benefits and benefits the people.

So I hope she can help me out, thank you very much.

"His tone is rather polite, unlike the world's impression of him." Li Qingzhao said to her husband while holding a letter.

Zhao Mingcheng said: "Didn't Liangshan be recruited by him?"

They are now in Qingzhou, and although a few years have passed in Qingzhou, there are still stories about Gao Yanei cheating death here and recruiting Liangshan.

From various perspectives, this person is not an ordinary playboy.

Zhao Mingcheng's appointment is a must. If Li Qingzhao does not go to Hangzhou, he will face the situation of separation of husband and wife again.

Because of the party struggle between the parents, it is not easy for them to separate and reunite, but also to be reunited.

"Why don't we go together?" Zhao Mingcheng said.

32 is not a small sum.

Li Qingzhao looked at her husband, her heart was also shaken.

The reason why she was shaken, besides the generous salary, was also an important reason for Gao Yanei to open up a new situation for Hua Shigang.

Of course, because of her father, she has studied gardening stones quite a lot. For a lover, what is more exciting than being able to personally select countless famous stones.

Li Qingzhao made up his mind, "Then reply to the people from the Taiwei's Mansion in Tokyo, and say that this consultant, I promise, will go to Hangzhou to see Mr. Gao."

Zhao Mingcheng supported his wife's decision and nodded with a smile.

-

Gao Ming brought his cronies and entourage, and there were quite a few people there, and headed towards Hangzhou all the way.

He didn't know where Huarong's large army was, but they had to wait for the local troops, even if they arrived in Jinling first, they still had to wait.

Gao Ming felt that his speed might be a little faster than theirs.

But whether it is in Jinling or Hangzhou, it is not too far away, so it is easy to meet each other.

Hua Rong must be very happy to know that he is here.

Gao Ming sat in the carriage, the corners of his mouth could not help but rise.

However, Zhu Xi must have been very upset when he saw him.

Speaking of a person like Zhu Mo, the hatred between them has long surpassed the internal conflicts among treacherous officials, and Zhu Mo will definitely wish to tear him down.

In addition, as his father Gao Qiu said, Zhu Mang has been operating in the Jiangnan area for many years. He is a foreign food grabber and has neither regional nor manpower advantages.

Thinking of this, Gao Ming couldn't be happier.

"Otherwise, play a trick with Zhu Mo and call the thief to catch the thief?"

At this moment, suddenly, the carriage stopped with a creak, Gao Ming was puzzled, opened the curtain to look, and saw a woman kneeling in front of her, her hands were covered with a white cloth with red mottled on it.

"What's wrong?" Gao Ming asked the followers around him.

At this time, the guards in front came to report, "My lord, this woman knelt down and cried for injustice. On the white cloth she held up was a complaint written in blood."

"The daughter of the people is wronged—my lord—the daughter of the people is wronged—" At this moment the woman began to shout.

Gao Ming thought for a while, "Bring me the pleading paper."

A follower said worriedly: "My lord, this kind of petition for blocking the road cannot be accepted. If it is accepted, it will be passed on to ten or ten, and it will be troublesome if everyone comes to stop the car."

Gao Ming glanced at him, the attendant closed his mouth knowingly, and went to bring the complaint.

It was indeed a complaint written in blood, Gao Ming simply scanned it, and saw that it mainly described such a case.

It was probably because Zhu Mian needed to widen the river to transport the flowers and stones. It happened that the woman's family lived by the river, so Zhu Mian drove them away regardless of the date and time, and destroyed the house without a penny of compensation.

Her father and his two brothers went to respond to the Bureau's theory, but they were arrested, and the younger brother was beaten to death on the spot by Zhu Shi's men.

Gao Ming sighed, this was considered Zhu Xi's routine operation, if he was compensated, how would he make money?

What Hua Shigang plays is nothing but money.

"Go and tell her that I have accepted this pleading paper and will pass it on to the prefect of Hangzhou." Gao Ming did not forget that he is now only a nominee of Jiangnan Yingfeng Bureau, and he is in charge of Shitou externally, and he is not in charge of criminal proceedings.

He looked at the woman with his head, and saw that the woman kept shaking her head after listening, and shouted to Gao Ming with a look of despair: "My lord, my lord, the prefect of Hangzhou is in cahoots with them, I went early, no one cares at all. I wouldn't stop your carriage if it was useful—"

Gao Ming can't just get out of the car and promise something to a strange woman who stops the car.

Put down the curtain of the car and ordered: "Let's go."

So the convoy set off again, walking in front of the complaining woman.

The woman burst into tears. Someone persuaded her before, and the officials protected her. Even if she found a newcomer to file a complaint, she still had a glimmer of hope. Unexpectedly, the result really made her despair like this.

Listening to the cries of the woman outside the carriage, Gao Ming folded the blood certificate with a serious expression and put it away.

Soon, he came to the vicinity of Hangzhou City and lived in a nearby post house. Compared with private inns, it was much more spacious and safer. Those who could live in were either officials or quasi-officials.

Gao Ming and the others had so many people that they filled up the guest rooms on the second floor.

Before going to bed, Gao Ming called Shi Qian over, "For a while, don't go to sleep when the lights are off, and you can do this in the middle of the night..."

Shi Qian was taken aback, "My lord, what is this?"

Gao Ming nodded, "Don't ask so many questions, I have my own purpose."

Shi Qian nodded again and again, "Don't worry, my lord, this matter is on my shoulders, and I will definitely do it well."

Gao Ming also smiled and said, "If it's you, there must be no problem."

-

It was night, and there was silence, and it was the third watch, and there was not even a little movement.

But at this moment, Master Gao suddenly exclaimed: "There are assassins!"

The guards at the door were stunned for a moment, and then quickly kicked the door in. They saw Master Gao standing in the middle of the ground, and a black figure standing on the beam, holding a steel knife in his hand.

Seeing someone rushing in, the assassin jumped out of a hole in the roof, and then heard the sound of feet stepping on tiles, as if he had gone far away.

At this time, the other attendants in the post house also woke up, took the lamps and candles, and illuminated the house with flux.

"My lord, what's the matter?" At this time, Shi Qian squeezed in from the crowd and asked anxiously.

Gao Ming said with a serious expression: "Someone wanted to assassinate me. Fortunately, I was prepared and slept under the bed, and let his black shadow fly away. You see, he chopped up the pillow and quilt."

Assassinate the imperial court official? !Who is so bold?

Shi Qian said angrily: "My lord, I will lead someone to chase after me!"

Gao Ming waved his hand, "There's no need to chase after him, you just need to take someone to search around the posthouse, in case the assassin kills and returns the carbine. Also, ask someone else to go, and you stay and garrison the posthouse."

Shi Qian listened to the order and sent others out, while he stayed behind with a few followers to protect Mr. Gao.

The others didn't dare to close their eyes, they listened to the movement around them in panic.

But Shi Qian knew in his heart that there was nothing to worry about, as assassins did not exist at all.

So the assassin was actually him.

All this was done by Mr. Gao before going to sleep, including chopping up pillows and quilts and standing on the roof beam with a knife, and then ran away in full view, and then returned to the inn without anyone noticing, followed everyone Catch the assassin together.

Mr. Gao played a fake trick of "thief shouting and catching the thief".

Gao Ming asked his entourage to search around the post all night, because what he wanted to catch was an assassin who did not exist, so naturally they returned in vain.

But the nearby residents all knew about it at dawn.

The involvement of high-ranking officials and attempted murder immediately attracted everyone's gossip curiosity, coupled with Gao Ming's intentional dissemination.

"Have you heard that the newcomer should be promoted by the Bureau, and he was almost murdered before he even arrived in Hangzhou."

"Hehe, the Zhao family eats all over the world and the Zhu family eats it. Those who come to grab food may have to risk their lives."

"However, I heard that this new promotion is not of ordinary origin. It is the son of Taiwei Gaoqiu, a celebrity in front of the emperor."

"Hmph, I don't know if the emperor is famous or not, but when he comes to the Zhu family's territory, he must be covered in bright red."

-

Zhu Xi was shocked when he heard the news of Gao Ming's assassination last night. He immediately called his brother Zhu Xu and asked, "Did you do it? Why are you so impatient? Using such a rough method? We made it at home."

Zhu Xu was at a loss, "I, I didn't, brother, it wasn't me. How could I send an assassin to kill him?"

"Didn't you say a few days ago that Gao Ming would not be able to leave Hangzhou?"

"That means he's leaving, but I didn't say that he won't be allowed to enter Hangzhou City. Besides, if I want to do something, I have to create an accident. This kind of rough and blatant thing, I won't do it." Zhu Xu gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "I don't know. Who did it, but it was a pity that it didn't work, the one named Gao took his life."

But the next day, they didn't think so anymore, because it was widely rumored outside that their Zhu family had done something to Mr. Gao from Tokyo.

"I heard that Mr. Gao, who came from Tokyo yesterday, was assassinated at night just because he received a complaint on the road."

"I heard that Mr. Gao is trusted and should be promoted by the bureau? Who did it?"

"Shhh - who else could have done it? Think about who else was assassinated at night after accepting the complaint during the day? Who else could it be?"

"Then who is who?"

"Who else? That's who!"

"Oh, I see, so who is it?"

Zhu Chong's eyeliners passed these words into Zhu Chong's ears intact.

Zhu Chong wanted to die. Before he could do anything, it was rumored that he had murdered Gao Ming. If Gao Ming had something wrong with him in the south of the Yangtze River, he would be a sure murderer.

Who is it, which of Gao Ming's enemies wanted to kill him, but made Zhu Miao bear the stigma in vain?

Zhu Xi thought for a while, "It should be people from the Mingjiao. They are used to sowing dissension, and I heard that Gao Ming held some kind of transformation class in Tokyo, and it is normal for Mingjiao to deal with him. If the people of Mingjiao really get their way Yes, it’s a good thing they picked it up, but we asked us to take the blame for them, even if we jumped into the Yellow River, we wouldn’t be able to clear it up.”

Zhu Xu said angrily, "Brother, according to you, do you still want to protect Gao Ming?"

Zhu Xi said angrily: "Do you think I think so? Now that he is dead, we are the first to be suspected."

Previously, they planned to create an accident without anyone noticing it. No one would suspect them. But now that Gao Ming has been assassinated, they have become suspects. Gao Ming had an accident. They must be suspected of murder. The number one suspect is them. .

It's really disgusting that when a person comes home, he actually has to protect Gao Ming instead, what's the matter?

He knew that Gao Ming, a dead bastard, came to Hangzhou for no good, as expected.