Rui Hegui

The obituary of Wei Xing's death reached Puyang at the end of November, and Zhao Liangyue received Han Ting's reply on the second day of the winter solstice.

There is only one sentence in the letter:

"I would like to follow the teacher's teachings and dare not leave my post without permission. I hope Brother Zhao will express my condolences on my behalf."

Before and after Xiaohan, Emperor Ping Chong promoted Zhao Liangyue to be the left servant of the household department, to take over all the affairs of Wei Xinglin, and asked the household department to calculate the money and food needed for the establishment of the Southwest Protectorate before the end of the year. For important matters, even if Tang Shiyu, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, is famous for being lazy in the Six Departments, he has to take the lead in the government office all night long.

Apart from assisting Tang Shiyu in planning and arranging various expenditures of the court, Zhao Liangyue had to run to the Nuan Pavilion three times a day, keeping his feet on the ground.

On the other hand, Chu Bandit's criminal department was peaceful at the end of the year, and there were no cases to deal with, except that he was occasionally called by Emperor Ping Chong to support the scene, and he had to raise a parrot to scold the wicked old immortals in Chaoli .

As a result, a certain adult from the Ministry of Punishment sat in the office of the Household Department to drink tea every three days, and the officials of the Household Department, apart from being busy in and out, had to find time to exchange tea for Chu Bandit, for fear of offending the Rakshasa in the slightest.

In the end, Zhao Liangyue couldn't help sighing: "Brother is free."

Chu Bie smiled: "It's not particularly leisurely, and I have to spend a lot of time taking care of Xilin."

Zhao Liangyue looked at the three plates of pastries next to the case, and the warm tea that could be drunk just by raising his hand, suddenly felt that this was indeed the case, nodded, and suddenly thought of something, he asked Bandit Chu: "Senior brother, where should we go before?" It's been more than a month in Ningzhou, and I've been busy returning to Beijing for so long, and now I'm finally free, don't you want to spend more time with the beautiful woman in your family?"

Bandit Chu was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that Zhao Liangyue seemed to have always thought that there was a beautiful girl hiding in his house, so he couldn't help but smile, not only did not explain, but also asked: "Why, Xi Lin wants me to go back to accompany her, and I don't like you. Do you want to hear about it?"

Zhao Liangyue was puzzled. He originally wanted to say that he had something to accompany him, but he looked down at the snacks and tea, and began to hesitate a bit—if Chu Bandit returned home, there might be no one to bring him pastries, candied haws, or From time to time, use the food box to bring some fresh food.

Zhao Liangyue suddenly remembered what Youbai said not long ago, if Chu Shangshu was a woman, although she was a little bit tougher and a little bit fierce, she would be a good wife who was dedicated and considerate to her husband.

It seems... it is.

"What is Xilin thinking?"

Chu Bandit pulled Zhao Liangyue back from his thoughts, and Zhao Liangyue looked up at Chu Bandit in a peacock scarlet robe, tall and tall, with heroic brows, and felt that his fleeting thoughts just now were simply crazy.

Zhao Liangyue raised his hand to touch the tip of his nose, coughed lightly, and said casually: "I'm thinking about serving in the Southwest Protectorate, I don't know who the emperor will send."

Chu bandit saw the evasion in Zhao Liangyue's eyes, rolled his peachy eyes, and said with a smile: "Xi Lin, you forgot, two days ago, Sima Xiao had recommended Tian Guang to be the protector of the Southwest, and Han Wenyun and Liubu all ordered In the end, Emperor Ping Chong immediately issued a decree to approve it, and let him concurrently serve as the magistrate of Ningzhou."

Zhao Liangyue was stunned for a moment, and said: "Indeed, I forgot." Zhao Liangyue rubbed his eyebrows as he spoke, and felt that he was too tired recently, and it was easy to forget things when he was distracted.

Bandit Chu took the cloak at the side and handed it to Zhao Liangyue, saying, "Let's go for a walk."

Zhao Liangyue looked out the window, the heavy snow had just stopped, the thousand miles were clear and cloudless, and the branches of the plum tree were beginning to bud, so he said, "That's fine."

There is a warm charcoal fire inside the house, but it is icy and snowy outside.The two put on their cloaks, and Bandit Chu stuffed Zhao Liangyue with a hand stove before getting up and leaving the room.

The two stepped on the thick snow side by side, walked out of the verandah, then out of the mansion, and walked towards the Meridian Gate.

Zhao Liangyue moved his lips a few times, and said: "In a few days, brother Han will return to Beijing to report on his work, and he will return to Puyang after the Chinese New Year."

Bandit Chu: "He got the news from Xuefangyuan, and after returning to Puyang, he investigated carefully. Half a month ago, he secretly informed the Ministry of War about Han Wenyun's recruitment of private soldiers in Puyang. Zheng Xiu was also quite embarrassed."

Zhao Liangyue asked: "Does Prime Minister Han know?"

"Not yet." Bandit Chu frowned slightly, "Han Ting's news came from the east line of Xuefangyuan."

At that time, the Fulai Inn designed to draw out the group of Yeyuan dark guards. Bandit Chu pried a lot of things out of their mouths, and realized that there were many hidden dangers in Puyang in the east and southwest, so he immediately discussed with Xiao Rong and decided to go from the capital to the southwest and east in advance. Two intelligence lines extend in two directions.After half a year of hard work, the spy line in the southwest is still progressing slowly, but the one in the east is ready to use.

Zhao Liangyue stopped, looked at the Chenshui River in the distance, and did not speak.

Chu bandit said: "Xi Lin, you have always been smart, and there are many reasons that I don't need to say more about, but we can't make decisions for him about Han Ting, and we are still powerless."

Han Ting, from the moment he was given the surname Han, his fate was connected with the entire Han family, and everyone was prosperous, and everyone was damaged. No matter what path he took, the ending of the Han family was his ending. .

Zhao Liangyue nodded slightly, Tibu and Chu bandit walked slowly along the imperial road, and finally stopped at the stone railing by the Chenshui River.

The Chenshui River has been covered with thick ice, and after the snow has fallen, it can no longer see its original appearance, just like a plain white belt surrounding the imperial city.

Zhao Liangyue kept looking at the snow on the river without moving. After a long time, Bandit Chu bent down and stared at Zhao Liangyue's face.

At this time, several officials from the Ministry of Rituals came here with the brochures for the New Year's celebration at the end of the year. They saw Chu Gui and Zhao Liangyue from a distance, but they seemed to feel that the atmosphere of the two was a little strange, so they all stopped and peeped carefully. .

"This is a world of ice and snow, why are the two adults standing by the Chenshui River? No one is following."

"Could it be that something important happened. Could it be that they came from the east? That would be difficult."

"It's not necessarily that something happened, it just came out to relax. After Master Wei passed away, Master Zhao was not in a good mood, and Chu Shangshu has been with him all the time."

"Speaking of this, I heard that after Mr. Zhao became an official, he fell into the eyes of Mr. Chu. After that, he took him directly to Ningzhou to investigate the case. He has made great achievements many times, and it is only now that he is on the rise."

"How did I hear that Mr. Zhao knew that he came from a poor family and had nowhere to ask for an official position, just like Chu Shangshu who recommended himself as a pillow?"

"You are slandering the two adults! How can you believe the words of the villain in the past? Besides, I heard that Mr. Tang has given some advice and introductions to Mr. Zhao."

At this time, the old official who had been keeping silent all the time said, "Everyone, actually... this old man feels that there may be something hidden in that old case back then."

The rest of the people were stunned for a moment, and then they realized that the old case that the old people in court still care about and fear when they mention it is the Fan Family Army conspiracy case 13 years ago.In fact, there were a lot of doubts in the court back then, but the first emperor used thunderous methods to suppress it with a bloody storm.

If the old official said this a year ago, other people would only persuade him not to speak nonsense, but today, when hundreds of officials have witnessed Chu Bandit go to Ningzhou to investigate the case, and remove the Wang family in one fell swoop Under such circumstances, those blood that had been cooled down for a long time woke up again.

The old official smiled and said: "If one day, I can see the grand occasion of the emperor's new policy again, I will die without regret."

In front of the stone railing of the Chenshui River, Zhao Liangyue had been meditating on the river for a long time. When he came back to his senses, he saw Chu Bandit's face close in front of him. He was so frightened that he instinctively backed away. Unexpectedly, his feet slipped and he fell directly to the side .

Bandit Chu quickly took a step sideways, stretched out his hand to catch Zhao Liangyue firmly, and then Zhao Liangyue's entire face was pressed into Chu Bandit's arms, his nose was filled with the faint fragrance of ink.

A few officials from the Ministry of Rites tremblingly walked over not far away: "..."

Chu Shangshu, just treat us as blind, okay?

Chu Bandit turned his head to look at the officials of the Ministry of Rites, frowned, then raised his sleeves to cover Zhao Liangyue's face, waited until the officials quickly saluted the two of them in place, and then trotted away towards the Meridian Gate. The bandit froze for a moment, thinking, what's the difference between this and stealing the bell?

The "Ling" in his arms didn't know what happened, but he raised his head and glanced at him, his thin eyelashes were fluttering, like a fluttering butterfly, which tickled Chu Gang's heart.

Zhao Liangyue reached out and grabbed Chu Bandit's arm, trying to use his strength to stand up slowly, but Chu Bandit hugged him and pushed his head back into his arms that had just deviated.

Zhao Liangyue: "Brother, what's wrong?"

Bandit Chu completely covered Zhao Liangyue with his cloak, sighed deliberately, and said, "Something happened to the Ministry of Punishment and Ye Yuan recently, and it's exhausting to deal with it."

Zhao Liangyue was stunned for a moment, and then didn't move—in fact, Chu Bandit rarely hugged him like this, and every time he showed such a gentle side, it was either he was in big trouble, or someone who was in an accident appeared unexpectedly, no matter the situation All kinds of things, as a junior, he didn't want to see them.

Zhao Liangyue had a sore nose and hugged him back.

I lied to you again, Xilin.Chu Shangshu, who had succeeded, thought about it for a while, then quietly hugged Zhao Liangyue, lowered his head and looked at the two little butterflies circling carefully.

Zhao Liangyue stayed quietly in Chu Bandit's arms, waiting for him to calm down, and then told himself the whole story, and then they faced it together.

However, it wasn't until the two of them returned to the government office that day, and it was not until Zhao Liangyue took the initiative to ask each other for several days later, and even slapped other officials and Xuefangyuan sideways, that Zhao Liangyue finally found out:

He was tricked again, and Chu Bandit probably fell ill again, and for a while he used himself as a hand stove to warm his hands.

So, Zhao Liangyue asked Youbai to send him to court alone for several days, and Jing Mo stared at him outside the Meridian Gate every day.

Jing Mo: "What's the matter with your Master Zhao, and you want my Master to coax you?"

Youbai: "Then what happened to your Chu Shangshu, why did you make my son angry again?"

Just as Jing Mo was about to refute, Chu Bandit's voice came from the carriage: "Go and ask, what kind of weapons Youbai likes. The Military Weapons Department has obtained a few pieces of high-quality black iron in the past few days, and it's just a good time to fight."

Jing Mo wondered when Mr. Zhao was going to make special weapons, but when he thought about what Chu Bandit said seemed to be Youbai, he became even more confused, but he was sure that he heard correctly.

Could this be Aiwujiwu?

Jing Mo then jumped off the shaft of the car, and went over to ask Youbai,

Youbai was also a little puzzled, but he opened his mouth anyway: "Of course it's an epee. When I was in Shaoshan, I saw that the epee used by General Jin was very handsome, but he didn't even give me a look."

Jing Mo patted his chest, and said: "Then don't worry, my lord has said, let the Armament Division directly give you a good one, and it will definitely be a hundred times better than General Jin's epee!"

"Army Division fights in person?!" Youbai's eyes lit up, and the corners of his mouth were so excited that he grinned to his ears, and then when he saw Chu bandit got off the carriage and looked this way, he opened the curtain of his carriage very politely, and rushed inside Zhao Liangyue, who was reading the book, shouted, "My lord, Chu Shangshu is waiting for you over there!"

Zhao Liangyue raised his head and gave Youbai a sharp look, thinking, not only do I know where he is, but I also know that you have been bribed, so you really can't keep it when you grow up, just like Abai!