Princess, please respect yourself!

Chapter 419 Shen Wushuang

Luo Xing did not answer, but ran away.

No matter how powerful he is, there is no way he can do it again. This Yun Ni is too capable. If he hadn't made great progress in cultivation, he really wouldn't be a match.

However, if he goes further, it will probably be the other way around.

Hey, why am I thinking about this kind of thing so much that I forget to talk about the real thing? Forget it, I can’t go back, let’s talk about it tomorrow.

……

"Elder Ouyang, what is he doing here? He's missing!" Early the next morning, a man claiming to be from the Tianlan Sect called Ouyang Tang to see Luo Xing.

"Xiao Qi, if he wants to see me, you'd better do it, tell her that I can heal my wounds on my own, and let him go back." Yun Ni said in a voice message.

"How do I explain you being here with me?"

"I don't have a place to live in Luojing. Liuli once lived here with you. I live in my apprentice's place." Yun Ni said, "Besides, the Marquis Mansion is clean and the people coming and going in Yunxiuzhuang are too noisy, which is not conducive to my healing. .”

This reason is really perfect.

"Okay, I'll tell him what you said." Luo Xing nodded.

"Ouyang Tang has met Xiaoyao Hou." The elder of Tianlan Sect's Alchemy Peak was once one of Yun Ni's suitors. He had met Yun Ni in the sea of ​​consciousness. This time he met the real person. He looked really good. Not bad, looks like a fairy.

However, he must have a purpose for coming here.

He was practicing alchemy. With his eyesight, he could easily tell that Yun Ni was not a perfect body. This was one of the reasons why Yun Ni didn't want to see him.

"Elder Ouyang, please sit down." Luo Xing smiled slightly. After all, the other party was a master of alchemy and a master of Tianlan Sect. Even if he felt unhappy, he had to maintain his superficial demeanor.

"Thank you, Marquis Xiaoyao." Ouyang Tang sat down, "I heard that Senior Sister Yunni is recuperating at the Marquis's house. I wonder if you can let me see her?"

"Master Yunni Peak is just a guest in my house. She can see whoever she wants. She doesn't have to go through me." Luo Xing chuckled, "It's just that there are many female relatives in this house, so it is really necessary to spread the word. How about just ordering someone to inform the Peak Master?"

"Thank you so much, Lord Marquis." Ouyang Tang bowed his hands.

After a while, Hongying came over.

"Elder Ouyang, I'm really sorry. Peak Master Yun Ni is at a critical moment of healing and has given orders not to see any visitors in the recent period."

Ouyang Tang frowned slightly. What they said was justified. If he forced his way in, it would be obvious that there were many experts in the Xiaoyao Hou Mansion. Especially the woman who spoke this time was actually a first-class grand master. And that Xiaoyao Hou, Sitting there at such a young age, he looked like Yue Tingyuan, with an extremely powerful and unfathomable aura.

Such young people can only be found in the Tianlan Sect, those saint sons and saint girls who are trained as future peak masters and future sect masters.

Is it possible that Xiaoyao Hou has the potential of a holy son or a holy girl from the Holy Land Sect?

In this case, he would not dare to take action easily. You must know that Senior Sister Yun Ni is also in the Hou Mansion. If he really angers Senior Sister, he really doesn't know what the consequences will be.

Anyway, he just came here to get some news. It would be best if he could meet someone, and it didn’t matter if he couldn’t.

"This elder was ordered by the sect to heal Senior Sister Yun Ni. Now that Senior Sister Yun Ni has awakened and can heal her own injuries, it would be best."

"Let him leave a jade pill." Yun Ni said in a message.

"Wait a minute, Elder Ouyang, Master Yunni just sent me a message, please leave a jade pill." Luo Xing said.

"This……"

"Ouyang Tang, Xiaoyao Hou means what I mean!" Yun Ni's voice came from the living room.

"Since it is Senior Sister's wish, then Ouyang Tang just obeys the order." Ouyang Tang was naturally familiar with the voice of Master Yunni, so he left a brocade box and left directly.

"This Jasper Pill, combined with the yin and yang gifts of heaven and earth, can help Ah Yue restore her cultivation and vitality as quickly as possible." Yun Ni said in a voice message.

Luo Xing had no choice but to put it away first.

"Master Hou, Yurou sent someone eight hundred miles away to deliver an urgent message." Hongying handed over a small bamboo tube with a lacquer seal on it, and the fire sign on it was marked by Ning Yurou.

"Go and call Hai Lanzhu over."

"Yes."

After Hai Lanzhu came over, Luo Xing handed her the unsealed dispatch: "Now, translate it."

Luo Xing and Ning Yurou use encrypted communication. Even if Zhongtu loses an urgent message, there is no way to know the content of the letter without knowing the encryption method.

This is naturally the encryption method Luo Xing used in the past. People in this world have no way of deciphering it unless they know the method.

The day after tomorrow will be the Great Dynasty. With Luo Xing's current rank and title, anyone in the capital must participate, even though he is now considered a local official.

Although the emperor would not ask him questions at the court meeting, there was no guarantee that some things would need to be prepared.

There are three major events in the court at the moment. First, the Wolf Lord of Xirong has come to Beijing, has passed the Tianlang Pass, and will arrive soon.

The second is that the examiner has not been decided yet in Dazhou Chunwei Enke. Why not? It is because he is afraid of cheating by the candidates. After all, if they know the examiner, the candidates will understand the examiner's personality and the characteristics of the questions, so as to predict the questions. Although it is not cheating, for many people, it is unfair.

The third is the New Deal for the Southeast, including the three-state economic recovery policy and a series of matters after the Sirius Army is stationed in the southeast, including the reconstruction of the Navy.

The first two things have little to do with him, but the last thing depends on whether he wants to continue to be the governor of Yangzhou.

If it is inappropriate, it has nothing to do with him, but at present, it seems that Emperor Yongxi wants him to continue to be the governor of Yangzhou.

Although the Tianlang Army said it would dismantle part of it on the spot, it would not do so immediately. The Jiangdu Army would be rebuilt and it would not be able to undertake the defense of Nanchu in the southeast for a while.

The DPRK and China still had different opinions on whether the Tianlang Army should be merged into the Jiangdu Army, or whether the Tianlang Army should directly reorganize the Jiangdu Army.

And now that Duke Yunyang is called back to the capital, who will command the proud soldiers of the Sirius Army in the three southeastern towns?

It was impossible for Emperor Yongxi to let Qin Zhong guard the southeast. When things stabilized, he would definitely have to withdraw his military power, and withdrawing his military power was not a simple matter.

According to Luo Xing's conjecture, Emperor Yongxi should split the Tianlang Army into three parts. The Tianlang Pass part will send trusted generals there, and gradually promote and replace the current generals. The replacement generals can be replaced on the spot. Place or transfer to other places.

The troops that followed Qin Zhong to the southeast were divided into two, one part was disbanded on the spot, and the other part merged with the Jiangdu Army to form the new Jiangdu Army.

For the time being, the generals of the Tianlang Army were used as the backbone, and generals were transferred from other states and frontier armies, and they were randomly replaced to gradually eliminate the traces of Qin Zhong and achieve the purpose of regaining control.

But this will not be achieved overnight, and it will require Qin Chong's cooperation, otherwise it will be a disaster if it triggers a mutiny.

But it was probably not his turn to intervene in this matter, and Emperor Yongxi was not stupid either. His cooperation with Qin Zhong in Yangzhou would definitely be scary to the suspicious emperor.

But to put him in the position of Yangzhou governor, in addition to the fact that he did not have a suitable candidate for Yangzhou governor, there was also the consideration of appeasing Qin Zhongzhi.

If another person goes to Yangzhou to take up a post now, once trouble occurs, it will be difficult to clean up. For the sake of the stability of his country, he must have this consideration.

If what he expected was true, in this year's competition, the number of people taking office would be much higher than in previous years. How many vacancies are waiting to be filled in the three southeastern states? Even if people are transferred from other states, the positions left by those transferred will not be the same. People need to be filled, and the court needs fresh blood. But none of this was revealed. Emperor Yongxi was a tolerant person. Many things could not be seen if one did not understand the emperor's character.

He didn't want to be an official. If he hadn't seen the miserable situation of the people in the three states, he wouldn't have interfered. Some things cannot be changed from the root. It is essentially just tinkering. If someone else comes, everything will be the same. return to the past.

I really don’t know when I will be free and at ease, without having to worry about these annoying things.

……

"Master Huo, how are you?"

"It feels good. Although the stitches have not been removed, I can feel it recovering." It has been seven or eight days since Huo Shanzi's surgery.

Under normal circumstances, an operation like his would take at least two weeks to remove the stitches. However, people in this world have different physiques, especially those who practice martial arts, and their recovery speed is much faster than he expected.

Therefore, it can actually be opened within seven or eight days.

After being taken apart, although the sutures on both wrists are as ugly as octagonal centipedes, as long as you take medication regularly, these scars will gradually fade over time until they disappear.

"You also need to pay attention to protection. After the sutures are removed, you should not touch water for at least three days, eat lightly, and do not drink alcohol. Alcohol will irritate and paralyze the nerves."

"Well, as long as I can heal these hands, I can do anything." Huo Shanzi chuckled. Seeing the hope of recovery, he was naturally happy. He could pick up the casting hammer again, which he had never dared to think about before. Thought.

"I look forward to the day when Master Huo recovers. When the time comes, we will forge a divine weapon together!"

"I don't dare to think about the divine weapon, but I may have some confidence in the sacred weapon!"

"Okay, then let's cast the holy weapon first, and then create the divine weapon." Luo Xing nodded and laughed. Huo Shanzi fully regained his ambition. This is a good thing.

Those who build weapons must have the courage and edge to move forward.

……

"Master Marquis, Duke Cheng Guo, would you like to come over and have a brief talk?"

"Oh."

Luo Xing took the post and glanced at it. Ever since he cured Liu Zhimei, he had basically no contact with Cheng Guogong Shen Zhuang.

At this time, he sent someone to invite him to come over. What was the purpose of this?

Could it be that it was for the Yangzhou salt transport envoy Shen An.

Shen An disappeared before the city of Yangzhou was destroyed, and he has no whereabouts until now. He also asked Ning Yurou in Yangzhou, where did Shen An go?

But Ning Yurou was too busy taking care of herself at that time to have the energy to check on others, not to mention that Shen An was a member of the Shen family.

However, private salt smuggling in Yangzhou is serious, and it has a lot to do with Shen An, the salt transport envoy. Salt tax revenue cannot be raised, private salt trafficking is serious, and smuggling is rampant. However, the salt merchants in Yangzhou are making a lot of money, and everyone is rich.

Luo Xing has never touched the salt merchants in Yangzhou. He knows that these people are very powerful. Even if Yuan Rui has Nan Chu's backing, he would not dare to touch the salt merchants.

This salt merchant is not just one or two, but all the salt merchants. Yuan Rui wants to take action on one of the salt merchants and claim credit in front of Nan Chu. This can be tolerated, as long as he doesn't move himself, but whoever is unlucky, then it depends Got lucky.

It can be seen that these salt merchants are not united at their core. Merchants are not united. For the sake of profit, their parents and ancestors can sell out.

Therefore, the reason why Nanchu put a rat-proof weapon in place was because it disturbed the salt merchants, which would affect the supply of salt in the south of the Yangtze River and cause turmoil.

Under external pressure, everything is naturally focused on stability.

Luo Xing did not touch them. Although he had this consideration, it was also because he had a fart relationship.

When he touched the salt merchants, he was acting as a sword for Emperor Yongxi, and he also put himself in danger. Once the salt merchants started to struggle to the death, it would be fatal.

At this time, Shen Zhuang asked him to come over, I'm afraid it would be nothing good.

To go or not to go?

It's okay if he doesn't go, since he's not afraid of offending Shen Zhuang anyway.

It was okay to go, and he didn't take the initiative to find Shen Zhuang. He still had a good impression of Liu Zhimei.

There is no need to avoid suspicion, he doesn't have to be afraid of anyone now.

Chengguo government office.

"Zhimei, do you think he will come?" Shen Zhuang asked with a frown, pacing back and forth in front of Liu Zhimei.

"His current status is different from before, and he may be officially appointed as the governor of Yangzhou. If it is to avoid suspicion, it is possible that he will not come." Liu Zhimei analyzed.

Shen Zhuang sighed: "The Shen family did a lot of excessive things in Yangzhou, and I condoned them. There are some things that are fine as long as they don't break the bottom line, but I didn't expect them to go so far."

"You are indeed too indulgent of these people. Although our ancestors sent one branch to Nanchu and placed bets on both ends, so that no matter which side gained power, it could support the other branch. Who knows, neither Southern Chu nor Northern Zhou will dominate the world? As a result, with a Qujiang River as the boundary, they divided and ruled for more than three hundred years. They saw that the Great Sunday was gradually declining, but the Southern Chu side had ambitions for the Northern Expedition. These people thought of what their ancestors did and wanted to fight for a The wealth in the sky is something that was unexpected. The Great Monday War sent Nanchu back to twenty years ago. The imperial court is going to settle accounts with them. Although this matter has nothing to do with you, will your majesty believe it? These people have relied on them all these years. Your power has taken away so much profit from Dazhou and sent it to Nanchu. This is to support the enemy!" Liu Zhimei sighed. She has been in poor health and bedridden due to illness in recent years, so naturally she has less help Shen Zhuang with advice. Now, today, I realize that I made a big mistake and there is no way to undo it.

If it weren't for Shen Zhuang's support for his ascension to the throne, the guillotine would have come down.

But even if Emperor Yongxi wanted to deal with Shen Zhuang, he still had concerns. After all, the Shen family controlled the "Huitong" cabinet shop. If the Shen family or Shen Zhuang were used, the imperial court would be severely damaged. Moreover, when the imperial court took action, it had to pay attention to a "teacher with a good reputation" "That's it.

"Zhimei, what should I do?"

"The strong man cuts off his arm and hands over control of Huitong Cabinet."

"However, once I hand over control of Huitong Cabinet, my Shen family will become a piece of meat on the chopping board!" Shen Zhuang said.

"Call Wushuang back, ask the emperor to grant a marriage, and point it out to the eldest prince Ye Ming!" Liu Zhimei said.

"Impossible. Based on my understanding of Ye Yuan, this matter is absolutely impossible." Shen Zhuang said, "And my Shen family has never participated in the struggle for imperial power."

"Then we can only settle for the next best thing." Liu Zhimei said, "Let Wushuang go to Xiaoyao Hou Mansion."

"The Fifth Prince has always had a soft spot for our Wushuang. Zhimei, why did you let Wushuang go to Xiaoyaohou Mansion?" Shen Zhuang was shocked.

"The Xiaoyao Marquis has become a leader, but it is not aimed at officialdom. Although the Shen family has Lingguan Palace behind them, Lingguan Palace has never cared much about secular power struggles, so the Shen family needs a new backer."

"Then Xiaoyao Hou is just a newly rising junior, how can he become the backer of the Shen family?"

"Of course Xiaoyao Hou can't compare with the Shen family now, but as long as he can keep the Shen family lineage, that's enough. Are the others useful to you, sir?" Liu Zhimei turned her bright eyes and asked.

"Wu Shuang is a disciple of Ling Zun, and there are many suitors in the Ling Guan Palace..."

"Can people in the Lingguan Palace interfere with secular power?"

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