first minister

"Ok?"

There was a faint sound of doubt, and Jiang Yuhu strode forward and looked calmly at the white clouds, "Who are you trying to bully?"

Bai Yunbian, who was so proud of himself, suddenly stopped smiling, and his breathing began to become unnatural.

Jiang Yuhu withdrew his gaze and stepped forward.

As they moved forward, even Wan Wenbi and others subconsciously moved out of the way.

In front of this peerless general who conquered thousands of armies, even the civil servants who despised military generals from the bottom of their hearts did not dare to put on airs.

What's more, according to rumors, he directly refused the imperial court's offer to make him a prince. The reason was that if he was made a prince now, I'm afraid he would not be able to be made a prince in the future, which was not in line with the rules of a minister.

That's the prince!

How confident and domineering this is!
Jiang Yuhu walked down the steps, nodded slightly towards Xia Jingyun, ignored the others, and went straight out of the palace.

Xia Jingyun turned his head and glanced calmly at the white clouds, and then walked away.

Everyone seemed to have become calmer after this glance.

So, they left silently. Only the palace servants were silently tidying up the previously bustling and glorious palace.
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Outside the city, there is a long pavilion ten miles away.

Jiang Yuhu stood calmly, and soon there was a sound of horse hooves behind him.

Xia Jingyun stepped in, and the guards on both sides spread out to guard against possible dangers. Their respective personal guards stood dozens of steps outside the pavilion, giving up this space to the two imperial twins, one civilized and one military.

Jiang Yuhu said calmly: "What are you and Bai Yunbian making trouble about?"

Xia Jingyun smiled, "Isn't that what he has?"

Jiang Yuhu looked calm, "Although he is stupid, although he is stupid, he is not that stupid or stupid."

Xia Jingyun whispered his plan to Jiang Yuhu.

Jiang Yuhu turned to look at him and said, "You shouldn't tell me such a big thing."

Xia Jingyun shook his head and smiled, "If I can't even trust you, who else can I trust in the world?"

Obviously this sentence made Jiang Yuhu very satisfied. He said: "You seem to be prosperous now, but your foundation is too shallow. If someone really makes some noise, it will be difficult for you to resist. It's not impossible to do this."

Xia Jingyun nodded slightly, "Yes, it's just superficial glory at the moment, but whether it was the massacre of so many powerful people before, or the subsequent purge of traitors in the court, and the subsequent reform of officialdom and revitalization of people's livelihood, they are destined to offend countless people. Instead of Instead of letting these people hide in the dark and stir up trouble, why not take the initiative to give them a place to go and let me control the risks they bring to a controllable level."

"Bai Yunbian is actually willing to be this spy, which really surprises me."

Xia Jingyun smiled and said: "Brother Lexian still has a heart for the country and the people."

Jiang Yuhu turned to look at him, "Why do I think he enjoys a life where he can go against you and me?"

Xia Jingyun tugged at the corner of his mouth and coughed twice.

"I don't care about you, I can't see you anyway."

Jiang Yuhu shook his head, "Remember to raise military supplies in the court, and don't have any illusions. Beiliang will definitely come this winter."

Xia Jingyun looked solemn and solemnly promised: "Don't worry."

"gone!"

Jiang Yuhu, as straightforward as ever, walked out of the pavilion, got on his horse, and led his guards into the darkness.

Xia Jingyun was speechless for a long time as he heard the sound of hoofbeats going away.

The visible storm seems to have gone away, but the invisible undercurrent has already surged. Not far away, there are huge waves that are about to come.

Can you answer this question well?
He stared into the night, which was dark with no answers.
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The next day, Black Ice Terrace.

This intimidating yamen in the past has now lost its shocking aura. Those low-key and sinister spies in the past are now sitting in the yamen, panicking all day long, just like waiting to be caught and eaten by a cat at any time. The mouse.

But they didn't dare to escape, because the methods of Marquis Jianning in the court were not simple.

At the same time, they have nowhere to escape. Their leader has escaped long ago, and the remaining people are just abandoned ones.

"Huh? There's movement!"

A man who was dozing against the window suddenly opened his eyes and looked outside the wall. Everyone started to commotion.

In the gate of the yamen, an old man, supported by a beautiful woman, and only two guards, walked calmly into the black ice platform that once made people all over the world change their looks.

Many people walked out of each room.

They looked at the old man, not only did they not have contempt or contempt in their expressions, but they all showed expressions of excitement and expectation.

As the most outstanding spies in Beijing and even the world, they naturally recognized the old man in front of them.

The once famous Imperial Master in White, after last night's celebration ceremony, he is now the Grand Tutor of the Imperial Court, the distinguished Duke of Wei.

But what really excited them was what the old man was famous for: intelligence.

Before he retreated, Black Ice Platform's first Black Fox, who led countless elite soldiers and generals of Black Ice Platform, was almost completely shrouded in the opponent's shadow.

Needless to say, what does it mean that this person, who is almost like their ancestor to them, has come to the leaderless Black Ice Platform?

An officer came out and said respectfully: "Jin Hu, the officer in charge of the Black Ice Platform Torture Interrogation, pays homage to Duke Wei!"

Mr. Zhao smiled and nodded, "Excuse me, Master Jin, please call everyone out and listen to what I have to say."

"Subordinate to obey!"

Soon, everyone in the Yamen was standing in the large square in front of the main hall.

Dressed in black and gray, they looked like a group of rats gathered together, waiting for the leader's order to gnaw on something delicious.

The old owner of the village, Zhao, moved a chair and sat in front of them. Yanzhi stood beside him calmly and glanced at the group of Black Ice Platform spies who were famous in Daxia.

Of course, there are more than just these people in Black Ice Platform, but those on the staff who are out in the field, and the more critical informants and intelligence network that spread all over the world, are all controlled through these people in front of them.

The old village owner Zhao chuckled, "Xuanhu's crime of regicide has been exposed to the world. According to the central government, the Black Ice Platform is a weapon of imperial power, but it actually eats its owner. The team brought by such a wolf-hearted person is useless. Well, it’s better to kill them all and abolish the establishment of Heibingtai to serve as a warning to others.”

There was a commotion among the team.

"but."

The old village owner Zhao spoke softly, without deliberately maintaining order, and the voices around him fell silent.

"This is what I do. I know that you are both of great use and have your own difficulties."

Everyone's spirits perked up, and their gazes on him became even more intense.

"The vast majority of you should be loyal to the imperial power and your Majesty, but the problem is that you don't know how to be loyal. You can only take orders from Xuanhu, which is equivalent to becoming the private army of the traitor Xuanhu. This That was the crux of what happened that day.”

Everyone nodded repeatedly, and even the chief officer immediately knelt down, "Duke Wei Guo Ming Jian! We really don't know those things, but if we know the slightest bit of information in advance, we will fight to the death to kill the traitor Xuanhu!"

Mr. Zhao Lao Zhu nodded, "Of course I believe this. So."

He looked at everyone, leaned forward slightly, and said with a smile: "I have asked the Queen Mother and Your Majesty for my order. From now on, you will follow me, okay?"

Without hesitation, everyone knelt down on one knee and said, "I am willing to listen to Duke Wei's orders!"

Mr. Zhao's smile did not change, and he quietly changed his name, "However, the previous tragedy was too loud, and the black cavalry once faced off against His Majesty. Since the center has already become suspicious, even though I have tried my best to recommend it, you all have to It’s about showing loyalty.”

"Please show me, my lord!"

Village owner Zhao turned around and nodded to Yanzhi. Yanzhi clapped his hands. Outside the gate, a team of about 30 people rushed in instantly.

In the panic of everyone in Heibingtai, Mr. Zhao said: "Don't panic. Since you are showing your loyalty, you must naturally show it. Now that the traitor Xuanhu has escaped, Heibingtai wants to continue to bear the weight of the imperial power. All secrets cannot become the private property of traitors, and I need to trouble you all to report everything you know, so that you can win the trust of the Queen Mother, Your Majesty and the Central Committee."

He smiled and said, "What's more important is that you must at least win my trust, right?"

Everyone is now a piece of meat on the chopping board. Even if they want to stir things up, they don't have a backbone. When a person with such a reputation as Mr. Zhao opens his mouth, he obediently obeys in a few words.

Those who can write will bring in their desks, prepare pens and ink, and write face to face in the square;

Those who can't write will go to a room and dictate individually, and the followers who have just poured in will record and summarize it.

Looking at this posture, everyone understood what the white-clothed imperial master had planned since he called.

Let everyone tell their own stories like this, and anyone who has something to say that is not complete, or who is falsifying, can be found out through the comparison of several aspects.

And those who are not honest at this time will definitely have no future in Heibingtai.

As a result, everyone did not dare to hide anything and spoke out everything they knew.Mr. Zhao, the owner of the village, walked back to the hall and sat leaning against a charcoal stove, flipping through the manuscripts handed in by the people below.

He just looked at these things to relieve his boredom now. He had to wait for Yanzhi and his people to sort out the information before reading them in detail.

Although he despises Hei Bingtai's behavior, he is still very envious of Hei Bingtai's intelligence network all over the world and the informants he has developed for many years.

What kind of function a knife will play depends on the person holding it.

"Father, will all those who are finally judged to be dishonest and lying be killed?"

"Kill them. We have to kill some people so that the people in the center can sleep peacefully and give this group of people a wake-up call."

Mr. Zhao put down the manuscript, closed his eyes slightly, and tapped the armrest with his fingers.

I don’t know how Xia Jingyun will let the Black Ice Platform continue to play a role in the end.
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"After communicating with Mr. Zhao the day before yesterday, my original idea was to let Hei Bingtai come to the front and play the role of supervising officials and investigating various cases. It just deprived them of the right to judge guilt, and in the end, all convictions were handed over. Dali Temple.”

Xia Jingyun rubbed his fingers silently, looked at Mr. Su sitting opposite him, and said.

His idea is actually the future JW, but there is another problem. In this case, it will take away the supervisory function of the Yushitai for officials.

Sure enough, Mr. Su, a man who knew everything in the court very clearly, smiled and said, "Then I'm afraid the Imperial Censor and the Imperial Censor Zhongcheng will start a fight with you, right?"

The evening sunlight slanted into the room, and Xia Jingyun smiled bitterly, "So I haven't thought about it clearly now, but Black Ice Platform has spent so many years building such an intelligence network. It would be a pity if it was just abandoned."

He looked at Mr. Su, "According to my analysis, the first step in reforming Heibingtai is to deprive him of the power to arbitrarily harm his subjects, and the second step is to limit his power to a reasonable scope. Since the official has the Yushitai Manage, this junior is thinking, can Heibingtai be allowed to manage the people?"

Mr. Su frowned slightly and repeated his words, "Guarding the people?"

Xia Jingyun nodded, "People have been in a weak position in their relationship with officials since ancient times. If there is a channel, they can have a channel to express their grievances against those who were oppressed by corrupt officials and those who were wrongly convicted by mediocre officials." Come out, and this channel is still capable enough to find out the truth, bring justice to them, find out the truth, and reach Heaven to hear, isn’t it a good thing?”

Mr. Su found this statement strange at first, but when he thought about it carefully, he found it more feasible.

"In this way, it can not only eliminate the resentment among the people, but also prevent these resentments from accumulating and causing catastrophe; it can also keep officials alert at all times, so as not to corrupt and abuse the people, and it will help officials to govern the country."

He couldn't help but admire it: "This method is wonderful!"

Xia Jingyun felt a little embarrassed to be praised in person like this. This was the way to write letters in the future. He was just imitating a cat, but the current Black Ice Platform was destined to be more effective than the organization in the future.

He breathed a sigh of relief, "If my husband thinks it's good, then I'll feel relieved, and I can go have a good talk with Mr. Zhao, the owner of the village."

Mr. Su nodded, picked up the tea cup and took a sip. Suddenly he looked at him with a half-smile, "Have you started taking action on what I told you that day?"

Xia Jingyun smiled, "I knew I couldn't hide it from you."

Mr. Su smiled with a bit of relief, "You are decisive and quick in action."

Xia Jingyun said softly: "In my opinion, whether the risk is big or not is not the most important issue. The key is to be controllable. As long as it is controllable, nothing will happen. Once it is uncontrollable, there will be big trouble. So, I very much agree with what you and Mr. Zhao said."

Old Xianggong Su hummed, "There are some things I can't ask too much. Talents like you don't need me, an old man, to talk."

"You still need to listen more to my old husband's teachings." Xia Jingyun stood up and bowed his hands, "I will go and bring Yan Yan back later. She has been a guest at the Qin family for many days and it's time to come back."

Mr. Su looked at him with a slightly strange expression, "Take him back?"

Xia Jingyun was stunned, "Do you mean to let her continue to be a guest at the Qin family?"

Old Xianggong Su pursed his lips, but said nothing more. He just said with emotion, "You are so lucky, boy!"

After saying that, he shook his head and left, looking at his posture as if he was regretting that with his skills, why didn't he have such opportunities back then, so he could have a taste of the blessing of being embraced by everyone!

Xia Jingyun looked at his back, was silent for a moment, called Chen Fugui, took the guards, and left the house together.

When they arrived at the Qin Mansion, the concierge of the Qin Mansion, who had become more and more discerning, saw the arrival of the quasi-aunt and important ministers. Naturally, he did not dare to be negligent in the slightest. While ordering people to go in quickly to pass the news, he trotted over and took the initiative to welcome Xia Jingyun in. Fuzhong.

"Master Marquis came here today to look for my young lady, or not?"

Xia Jingyun smiled and said: "When you come, you should pay homage to the head of the family and the old head of the family."

So, soon, he met the head of the Qin family in the mansion, exchanged a few words, and the old head was also pushed over in a wheelchair.

After saying a few polite words, the master of the Qin family stepped back and looked at Xia Jingyun, "I don't know whether Su Zongzhe has told you these words, but since you are here tonight and you have an in-law given by your Majesty, I will ask him I'm going to talk nonsense with you."

Xia Jingyun quickly calmed down and said, "Master, please speak, I am all ears."

"After all, you are still young and have suddenly risen to a high position. Although others are powerless to stop you from rising to the top, it is easy to do things that harm you. In today's court, your foundation is still shallow. Even if you want to support your direct lineage, there is no one. There are not many positions that can be used, which will inevitably make it difficult to implement your orders. You must be prepared for this."

"You have accomplished so many great things in one year. It is inevitable that you will be a little impatient and underestimate the complexity of the court. It should be noted that even the late emperor had many constraints on the court and could not do as he pleased."

Xia Jingyun nodded solemnly, "Junior, please spare it."

"In addition, don't think that this court can't make big waves. Dongfang Ming and Xiao Fengshan may have thought the same way at the beginning. Their situation is better than ours, so we must be cautious. There will be three to five years until Only when the interests of all parties are stabilized and the situation is clear can we let down our guard a little."

Xia Jingyun looked serious, "Thank you, old master, for reminding me."

"Now you and I are like one family and we are both prosperous. This is what we should be doing."

Patriarch Qin said with a teasing smile on his face, "Okay, I know you can't sit still here. If you want to see Ali, just go."

Xia Jingyun smiled and said goodbye.

When they arrived at the backyard, the excited Xia Jingyun was stopped by Qin Li's maid, "Jianning Marquis, my lady said that the wedding is approaching and it will be inconvenient for the private meeting. Please change the date."

Xia Jingyun said awkwardly: "What about Miss Su? I'll take her back home."

The maid blinked and said, "Miss Su left early today, saying she went to the Su residence in the middle of the capital."

Xia Jingyun was stunned, and then he understood the reason for Mr. Su's previous strange reaction.

When he returned to his mansion, it turned out that Mr. Su had also moved away.

Etiquette is still the face of these aristocratic families.

It's okay, fortunately, my cunning rabbit still has three holes, oh no, four holes.

He first went to the backyard and found Yanzhi, who had been working hard since returning from the Black Ice Terrace.

Seeing him, Yanzhi quickly stood up like a maid before, but Xia Jingyun gently held her shoulders and said warmly: "How is it? Things went smoothly today."

Yanzhi nodded, "Thanks to Young Master, everything went well. We are currently sorting out all the secrets of Black Ice Platform. Young Master came just in time, Yanzhi is waiting to find you!"

Xia Jingyun raised his eyebrows, "What's wrong?"

"The Marquis of Laiyang that you asked us to keep an eye on earlier, we got a piece of information about him today."

Yanzhi pointed to the name of Marquis Laiyang on the content he compiled, "This person is the concubine of the former Marquis Laiyang. His mother was the singing girl bought by Marquis Laiyang. The legitimate son of Marquis Laiyang died young and the family had no children. Later, He had no choice but to seize the title. However, according to the confession of a chief official of Heibingtai, Xuanhu had found out that the mother of Marquis Laiyang's singer was suspected of being a spy from the Northern Liang Dynasty, but before he could take any action, something happened in the court, so There was no time to touch him.”

Xia Jingyun's expression changed suddenly. He picked up the page and read it carefully. What Laiyang Marquis had done these days echoed in his mind.

Beiliang, Xuanhu, Secret Spy.
He said in a deep voice: "Tell the men to close the net!"

Neat footsteps broke through the night and quickly surrounded the Laiyang Hou Mansion in the west of the city.

The general of the Forbidden Army holding an order opened the door of Laiyanghou's mansion, and a flood of sergeants poured into the mansion.

Rouge's spies were scattered around the periphery of the Hou Mansion, keeping an eye on possible absconders.

Amidst the roaring of chickens and dogs in the Hou's mansion and the howls of old, weak, women and children, the generals of the Imperial Army rushed into the study of Marquis Laiyang. The study was completely empty.

On the desk, there was a piece of paper placed neatly, weighed down with a ruler, which showed that the other party was calm and calm when he wrote this note.

【You are late】

Just five words made the Forbidden Army general who led the team beat the table in frustration and anger.

When Xia Jingyun and Yanzhi heard the reply, they were also surprised.

Yanzhi frowned, "How could it be? Haven't you been staring at it?"

Xia Jingyun squinted his eyes, "It seems that Marquis Laiyang is indeed not a simple character!"

Yanzhi was startled, and another urgent cry sounded outside the mansion door.

"Gao Yang!"

The old owner of the village, Zhao, who was supposed to rest at this moment, walked in with a bit of haste in his steps.

He waved back and said in a deep voice as Xia Jingyun felt something bad in his mind:
"The eldest prince, who is stationed in Yuyan and is on guard against the eastern front of Northern Xinjiang, colluded with Beiliang and led troops into the pass. The troops moved inward. Now they have occupied most of Yuyan Prefecture and are heading towards Langya Prefecture!" (End of Chapter)