Bachelor

Chapter 183
After Ping Qiuli escaped from Dongchang that day, he was terrified and dared not go back to the capital, so he hid in Tong County on the spot.He thought that after being framed by Sun Dan, he would definitely become a criminal and be wanted by the whole country.But after waiting for a few days, it was calm outside and everything was peaceful.

Ping Qiuli felt strange, supposedly he and Sun Dan had formed a big enmity, and that kid would definitely punish him to death.Now, he has fallen into Pingyang in Pingqiu and suffered a complete defeat. As long as Sun Dan puts more effort, what awaits him is a situation of irreparable doom.

Sun Dan has no reason to relax at the critical moment.

What a smart person Ping Qiuli is, the more he thinks about it, the more he is wrong, after careful consideration, he figured out the joints.

If the money from the Emperor's Nei Zang Mansion is to be used, the procedure is very complicated. Sun Dan was able to borrow so much money from the emperor to set up a trap for himself. Without the emperor's instruction, even Ping Qiuli would not believe it.So, there is only one possibility. King Jianghua's arrangement in the capital has aroused Zhengde's vigilance, so he sent Sun Dan and the people from Dongchang to attack Qingzhou forces.

This matter is related to the ownership of the future throne, and it will affect the whole body. If it is spread, I don't know what kind of turmoil the court will be in.Therefore, the emperor can only act secretly, and it is absolutely impossible to openly suppress Qingzhou's power in the capital.

In this way, the emperor had lost control of the court situation, or his body could no longer support him, so he was forced to make such a bad move.Otherwise, with his majestic [-]th grade, in a word, thousands of people will fall to the ground, and there is no need to worry about it.

Because of this, Zhengde's operation can only be carried out secretly, but it cannot be seen on the stage.

Thinking of this, Ping Qiuli was terrified but at the same time excited: The emperor looked vicious, but in this impatient action, there was a flaw.It seems that it is time to start the three to five days or ten days.

After thinking about this, Ping Qiuli was not afraid, and returned to the capital in a big way. After knowing that Sun Dan had entered the palace, he was sure of this.When Sun Dan returned to the mansion, he knew that the matter had reached the last moment, so in order to confirm this, he simply visited.

Before Sun Dan's laughter stopped, Ping Qiuli said flatly: "Sun Jingyuan, you and I fought twice, and Ping was defeated by you. Putting aside personal grievances, I still admire you very much. This The first time I came to the door, I didn't have any ideas, just wanted to ask a question."

Sun Dan continued to smile: "Brother Ping, what do you want to prove?"

"Originally, Ping had already thought about what he wanted to say to Jingyuan. However, seeing the two people at your door, I don't want to ask for proof. The truth has already been revealed, so there is no need to talk nonsense."

The smile on Sun Dan's face froze: "Brother Ping understands."

Ping Qiuli pointed at the door with a smile: "It seems that Jingyuan has also been guarded, and she is still under control after making such a great contribution. If Ping's guess is right, the sky will collapse."

Sun Dan was shocked, this Ping Qiuli was really too smart, he could deduce the truth of the matter just from a little performance.This ability, this strategy, is so wise that it is almost a monster.

He took a breath and said calmly: "No matter how Brother Ping guesses, the sky won't fall."

Ping Qiuli sneered, and whispered beside Sun Dan: "Those two outside are from the palace, Jing Yuan, accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger. Let me lend you the words on your fan: It's too smart to calculate everything." , but missed Qingqing’s life. Haha, this is really interesting. The one inside looks like he won’t live for a few days, no, don’t deny it. If he is in good health, can eat and sleep, Jingyuan will not There are two extra tails out of thin air.

It looks like it's been two or three days.Interesting, interesting.I, Pingqiu, can calmly mobilize my strength outside and plan ahead, but unfortunately Jingyuan can't do anything inside, and I can't even find a chance to send a message to Lu Bing.Sitting in a sad city, there is nothing to worry about.Ping was very happy, so he came to visit, wanting to see Jingyuan's expression at the moment. "

Sun Dan's face turned cold, and he was about to retort when two eunuchs at the door urged: "Mr. Sun, we've been out for so long, it's time to go back."

Ping Qiuli was even more proud, raised his voice and said to the two people outside: "You two, I'm leaving right away, I'm sorry for delaying you."

The two eunuchs outside were alert: "Who are you?"

"An ordinary person, I'll go now." Ping Qiuli stood up, looked down at Sun Dan, and said, "Jingyuan, I admire your talent as a brother. It's a pity that everyone is their own master, and the situation has become fire and water. However, if there is such a day in the future, I will recommend you in front of the master. Let me put a word here for my brother, once the imperial court opens the imperial examination, Jingyuan will just take care of it."

Sun Dan calmed down, "Oh", and said: "If there is such a day, brother Ping can just go for the exam. With your talent, it is easy to win a Jinshi. When the time comes, Sun will not give you a way out .”

"Haha, thank you in advance. Then, we will have a long time to come." Ping Qiuli bowed and walked away gracefully.

"This is a live demonstration. Moreover, Ping Qiuli is really brave. He actually came to my house to confirm the news that Zhengde is about to die. In this round, Mr. Sun actually lost the wind." Looking at Ping Qiuli's back, Sun Dan couldn't help but smile wryly.

"No, we must find an opportunity to send the news." Sun Dan thought to himself.

However, the two eunuchs at the door did not know each other personally, neither were Bi Yun's subordinates, nor were they affiliated with Dongchang.Since these two guys followed him in the middle of the night last night, they have never left the ground, even eating and sleeping.It's not that Sun Dan never thought about letting Zhiniang go to Lu Bing's place, but such an opportunity is simply impossible to find.

If nothing else, Zhengde has decided to wear the same position for Zhu Houcong, the future Emperor Jiajing.As long as there are no major accidents, there will be no big waves in Qingzhou.Ping Qiuli's threat just now can naturally be ignored.However, if Jiajing succeeded to the throne so smoothly, nothing would happen to Sun Dan.His pre-designed Conglong Hero role also went down the drain.

It is frustrating to think about it, according to historical records.Jiajing is a very nostalgic person. The old people such as Lu Bing and Huang Jin in Longqianshi were all prosperous and rich for a hundred years. It is a good choice to work under such a boss.However, Jiajing has a sinister personality, and if he is good to a person, he is naturally good. When the time comes, he will have a bad feeling for you personally, and he will feel that this person is useless.The life of the ordinary employees working under him is not very easy, and many of them have unhappy endings.If you can't become the old man when he dived into the dragon, the future may not be easy.

Sun Dan became a little worried.

Of course, these are things to follow.

The biggest problem right now is that Ping Qiuli already knew the news that Zhengde was going to die, so it was impossible for him not to make arrangements.The history of my appearance on this plane is already an anomaly, and I don't know if there will be a butterfly effect in history.If Qingzhou takes over, it is certain that Sun Dan's prospects will be gloomy.

Before Sun Dan could come up with a solution, the two eunuchs at the door shouted: "Mr. Sun, we should really go, the master is still waiting!"

Sun Dan stood up helplessly: "Let's go now."

The three got into the carriage again and rushed towards the palace.

On the way, Sun Dan intended to strike up a conversation with the two: "Sun Dan also stayed in the Leopard Room for a while, and has never seen the two father-in-laws, and I don't know where the two used to work."

Then a eunuch replied embarrassedly, saying: "We two are low-ranking in the palace, and our status is humble, and the husband doesn't know us. We used to work in the Clothes Bureau, but we were transferred to His Majesty's side the day before yesterday."

"Oh, so it's in the Huanyi Bureau!" Sun Dan's heart sank. The Huanyi Bureau is a place in the palace to imprison concubines and maids who committed crimes, and sometimes the family members of ministers are also imprisoned.The eunuchs there are notoriously perverted and ruthless.However, because they were employed in the cold palace, the status of these two eunuchs was also extremely low.Now that he was finally transferred to the emperor's side, he naturally had to perform well.It seems impossible to do their ideological work.

It seems that in order to prevent his subordinates from making troubles, this Emperor Zhengde was very skillful in matters related to the ownership of the throne.I, Sun Dan, boasted that I had outstanding intelligence. When I met such an emperor, I really felt that Sun Wukong couldn't jump out of the palm of the Tathagata Buddha.

He was in a bad mood and didn't bother to talk.

It was the first time for the two eunuchs to go out on business in the palace, although they stayed up all night without sleep.Now he was talking with such a world-renowned talent as Sun Dan, and he was very excited, talking non-stop along the way.

Sun Dan didn't want to offend the two of them, so he had to put up his mind to wander around, but his heart was miserable.

When the carriage arrived at the palace gate, it was blocked.There was a long convoy blocking the gate of the palace outside, preventing the three of Sun Dan from entering the gate for a while.

The two eunuchs were startled and angry, and scolded sharply: "Get out of the way, get out of the way, and delay our family's errand, can you afford it? Where are you from, and you are under the jurisdiction of the management board?"

Sun Dan heard the commotion outside, stretched out a hand to open the curtain of the carriage, and saw that there was a convoy of charcoal delivery to the palace. There were more than 20 carts and fifty or sixty people in livery. Yamen servants.

Naturally, these yamen servants cannot enter the palace. They need to count the number at the gate of the palace, and then hand over the charcoal to the relevant departments in the palace.

In order to meet the more than 20 carts of charcoal, the palace also sent more than 50 young eunuchs to work as porters.

Adding the two sides together, a hundred people blocked the gate of the palace.

Seeing the low status of these two eunuchs, the others naturally ignored them and kept making trouble.

Gradually, sweat oozed from the foreheads of the two eunuchs.

Sun Dan was amused, and was about to close his eyes to rest, but saw an acquaintance in the crowd.

The man was a fat man with a white face and no beard, wearing a seventh-rank official uniform, sitting triumphantly on a carbon car.Not only did they not stop the noise from the servants, but they seemed very interested.He was holding a novel in his hand and was reading it with great relish, and there was even a layer of white foam at the corner of his mouth.

When Sun Dan saw it, he laughed out loud.This person is his iron buddy Sun Hao, the eldest son of the Sun family of the Marquis of Huichang.I am short of a messenger, and now God has sent Sun Hao to my eyes. If I don't seize this opportunity, I, Sun Dan, don't have to mess around.

He immediately jumped out of the carriage and shouted: "Sun Hao, why are you here, kid? Aren't you in Yi County? Haha, you are an official now, and you look down on me, a young scholar, and have not entered the city for so long come see me?"

"Oh my god, it's Brother Dan!" Sun Hao was obviously stunned, and suddenly yelled and thrust the novel in his hand into the hand of the entourage beside him, and jumped off the bullock cart, screaming while running : "Brother Dan, you miss me so much."

The two eunuchs beside Sun Dan were shocked and said in a low voice: "Mr. Sun, the master has ordered you not to talk to anyone. Now... now..."

Sun Dan pretended to be angry, frowned slightly, and said, "So that my father-in-law will know that this is my elder brother, who is now an official in Yi County. We haven't seen each other for a long time, let's say something Nothing?"

"This, this..." The two eunuchs knew that Sun Dan was very trusted in front of the emperor and had a very special status, so they naturally didn't want to offend Sun Dan.However, the king's fate is hard to break...

Sun Dan laughed, "Don't worry, you two, that is to say, you can listen in on some commonplace conversations. Sun Dan has nothing to do with others. Besides, he has already reached the gate of the palace, so there is nothing to worry about." Then, he took out two silver bills from his pocket and stuffed them into the hands of the two: "I'm sure you're willing, I hope you accept it!"

"I dare not accept it, I dare not accept it." The expressions of the two changed drastically, and they waved their hands again and again.

Sun Dan: "It's okay, you two have worked hard this day, if the general asks, I will take care of it."

The two thought that this was the reason, since they had already arrived at the gate of the palace anyway, and they were listening beside them, so they would not leak the news, so they took the money timidly.

While speaking, Sun Hao had already run to Sun Dan's side, stretched out his fist and punched Sun Dan on the chest: "Brother Dan, you are much stronger."

"Don't be so hard, I can't bear you to hit me." Sun Dan hurriedly said with a smile: "How are you doing recently? Why are you here?"

Sun Hao said carelessly: "What else can I do, isn't it just to be the charcoal-burning official in Yi County? It was cold a while ago, and I would send dozens of charcoal carts to the palace every month. Now the weather is getting hotter. I can't deliver a few cars. After this trip, I can play for half a year." He looked at the two eunuchs beside Sun Dan suspiciously: "Brother Dan, what are you doing here?"

Naturally, Sun Dan would not tell him the truth, he only said that he had some business dealings with the eunuchs in the palace, and he came here to collect money today.

Only then did Sun Hao suddenly realize: "Brother Dan's ability to make money is nothing to say, straight mother thief, business has come to the palace, if you make a fortune, remember to invite me out for a few drinks! By the way, after handing over this errand , I will stay in the mansion for a few days, and you will find me when you come back to the mansion. Let's have a good chat."

"It's easy to say, but today's matter is estimated to be delayed for some time, and I'm afraid it won't happen today." Sun Dan said with a smile: "There is one more thing I need to ask you to go for me!"

As soon as Sun Dan said this, the two eunuchs felt very nervous and asked at the same time, "What's the matter, Mr. Sun?"

Sun Hao was furious: "You two bird people, why are you talking on your own, why are you interrupting? Brother Dan, ignore them and say, what is the matter after all, brother will help you run that trip after finishing this errand."

Sun Dan: "It's like this. I borrowed a book from someone else, and they urged me to return it. However, this book was borrowed again. Can you run for me and ask that person to return the book for me?"

Sun Hao scratched his head: "This is a mess, it's just a book, and it's nothing special. At worst, just buy a book in a bookstore, and the person who lent you the book is a bit stingy? By the way, Why is the book so important?"

Sun Dan shook his head and said solemnly: "It's "Book of the Later Han Dynasty". In fact, this book is very common. However, the owner of the book is also a famous Confucian in the capital. It would be a pity if it was lost.”

"Oh, so that's how it is." Sun Hao nodded: "It's okay, I'll just run this trip for you. Yes, where are you going and who are you looking for?"

Sun Dan: "Thank you, thank you. Then you go to the Lu Family Bank to find a man named Lu Bing, and tell him to return the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" that Sun Dan lent him to a man named An Di. People. You tell him that he must return the book within three days."

"that's it?"

"Yes, that's all." Sun Dan nodded, pointed to the flow of people at the gate of the palace, and said, "Sun Hao, it's too chaotic here, can you ask them to make way for me."

"Okay!" Sun Hao turned his head and yelled at his opponents: "Grandma gave me a way out, my brother wants to go in. Straight mother thief, don't even look at who my eldest brother is, the number one talented son in Shandong, Sun Dan Do you know me?"

Sun Dan was sweating profusely.

The two eunuchs beside Sun Dan were relieved to see that Sun Dan hadn't said anything important to Sun Hao.Seeing that the front finally gave way to a road, he smiled at the same time: "Mr. Sun still has a big face, otherwise we don't know how long we will be stuck here."

The carriage moved forward again, and Sun Dan sat in the carriage expressionlessly, but his heart was boiling like a pot of boiling water: If Lu Bing is smart enough, he should know what I'm talking about?I hope he can discover the secret, three days, at most three days...

When the time comes, the sky will be turned upside down; when the time comes, the sun and the moon will be dark.

At that time, either soar into the sky, or die without a place to bury.

Lu Bing, Lu Bing, don't let me down!
Returning to the Leopard Room again, I saw Bi Yunhong waiting there with a pair of eyes: "Jingyuan, you are back, let our family wait."

Sun Dan was startled: "What's wrong, General..."

"It's the dying moment, and I don't think it will last long." Bi Yun's tears fell down.

Sun Dan was also sad: "Where is the general?"

"I've been in a coma all night, and I haven't woken up until now, and I don't know when I will wake up."

"Did you call the doctor?"

"There is no imperial doctor, so I dare not call. Only the queen mother knows the situation here, you... are you okay?"

"I'm fine." Sun Dan said with a heavy heart, "I'll be waiting here for a few days, waiting to write an imperial edict to His Majesty."

"Well, just wait." Bi Yun whispered: "You can't leave, let alone you, even our house has been guarded."

He looked miserable.

Time passed so slowly.

The two were relatively silent.

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At night, the Lu Family Bank.

In the study room, the lights are bright.

Huang Jin, the treasurer of Huang Da, sat awkwardly in the front seat, his legs tightly twisted together.He was also unlucky. He entered the palace at the age of six and suffered that knife. Later, because he didn't cut it clean, he was stubbled again.Since that time, his body has not been very vigorous. When he urinates, he lacks energy and is not very clean.Now that I am older, hidden dangers in my body have also exploded.In the past few days, he always dripped a few drops on his pants uncontrollably, which made him very embarrassed.For this, he even tied a woman's belt underneath.

The weather was already hot, and the problem of frequent urination, urgency, and incessant urination made him suffer a lot, and he felt a bad smell of urine all over his body, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

The disgusted expressions on the faces of the servants made Huang Jin angry and furious. He only wanted to hide in the house for the past few days without seeing anyone or doing anything.

But it didn't work, and now Sun Dan and Lu Binggang have eliminated Qingzhou's influence in the capital.It was a good opportunity for him and Lu Bing to take advantage of the situation to expand the results of the battle. Everything was complicated and he could not let him slack off for a moment.

However, the expression of covering his nose with those guys is really intolerable!

On the contrary, Lu Bing on the opposite side had a calm face, neither joy, anger, sorrow or joy, but a meditative person.

Perhaps Xiao Luzi has caught a cold these two days?
Huang Jin thought with some doubts.

"Sun Dan didn't know what he was thinking. Now that the Ping family has suffered a complete defeat, he just took the opportunity to clean up those people in Qingzhou. But he told us to be patient and not to trouble them. Not only that, even the business of the bank has stopped. Come down." Huang Jin snorted, feeling dissatisfied.

Lu Bing touched his chin: "Sun Dan has his reasons for exhorting him. He is by the emperor's side, so he naturally knows more things than me. But it is not convenient for him to say some things."

"What's inconvenient, I think it's the stinking problem of their literati." Huang Jin was very dissatisfied: "Our family hates the kind of master who talks in a twist and turn, pretending to be inscrutable all day long It seems that the world will collapse without them, and the literati will not be able to play anymore?"

"Old Huang, don't tell me, without Sun Dan, we would not be where we are today. I believe in him."

Huang Jin was a little angry, but he had to admit: "Yes, without Sun Dan, we don't know what it looks like now! However, today's matter is a bit weird. When did he know a person named An Di? Let us return the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" to him, and it must be returned within three days. Crazy, must be crazy, what is going on, it makes people feel like they are in a fog."

"Perhaps, things are not as simple as they seem on the surface?" Lu Bing knew that Huang Jin was a rough man and hadn't read any books, so he didn't want to discuss it with him.Then he took out a copy of "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" from the bookshelf and flipped through it.

Huang Jin was a little impatient: "Xiao Luzi, what are you looking for?" He yawned: "I don't think there is anything special. It's night, I'd better go back and rest!"

"Wait, Lao Huang, who do you think Sun Dan wants us to return the book to?"

"A man named Andy, God bless, we don't know any Andy?"

"No, no." Lu Bing waved his hands again and again, signaling Huang Jin to be quiet, and muttered something in his mouth: "Andy, Andy... Andy... By the way, it should be An Diji, cough, why didn't I think of this, I'm so stupid of!"

Lu Bing hurriedly put the book on the table and quickly turned to that chapter.

"Ah, it's An Emperor's Book!" Huang Jin also felt something unusual, and hurried over to read a book with Lu Bing.

Lu Bing scratched the book with one finger, and read: "...but Gui Chou in the autumn and August of the first year of Yanping, the Empress Dowager said: 'Consulting Chang'an Houhu,...'

The room is very quiet, only the sound of Lu Binglang reading.

"...and the emperor Yide is towering, shining in the world; the emperor Daxing will not last forever." Lu Bing stopped suddenly, and suddenly a knife-like light shot out of his eyes.

Huang Jin was a little puzzled: "Xiao Luzi, what's wrong?"

Lu Bing gritted his teeth and said loudly, "Emperor Daxing will never live forever!"

A chill rose from the spine, Huang Jin felt his hair stand on end, and shouted in shock: "The Emperor Daxing, is the Emperor going to be a Daxing?"

"Yes, within three days." Lu Bing opened his eyes, and the room was full of light: "Sun Dan told us to return this book to a man named Andy within three days, that is to say, the emperor must return this book within three days. It will be great! Yes, it must be like this!" He slapped his hand heavily on the book: "It must be like this!"

Daxing Emperor is an honorific title for the recently deceased emperor in ancient China, before the emperor passed away until his posthumous title and temple title were established.Daxing Empress is an honorific title for the recently deceased empress.

"Daxing" means leaving forever.Once the posthumous title and temple title of Emperor Daxing were established, they were changed to the posthumous title and temple title as his official title.

"My God, after waiting for so many years, it's finally here!" Huang Jin murmured, he stretched out his hand, and grabbed it fiercely in the air, as if he wanted to tightly grasp the great wealth that was about to come.Because of the excessive force, a stream of hot urine sprayed out from the body and sprinkled on the cotton belt in the crotch.

There was a fishy smell in the air, hot as if it was about to burn.

Lu Bing's eyes flashed, but his sharp eyes were retracted.At this moment, the future spy chief regained his composure.He knows that the period before dawn is the darkest period, and he should not be careless.

Raising his hands and clapping vigorously, he said sharply, "Come on!"

A follower quickly sent in: "The villain is here!"

Lu Bing: "Report Ping Qiuli and Shi Changqing's current movements one by one."

"Ping Qiuli has been lurking in an inn since he returned to the capital. I went to Mr. Sun's house this morning. I don't know what he said. It didn't take long. I saw him proudly leaving Mr. Sun Dan's house. come out/"

Lu Bing was shocked, and said angrily, "Why didn't you say such an important matter earlier, what happened to Mr. Sun, and where is he now?"

The attendant was trembling with fright, and said in a trembling voice: "Mr. Sun is fine, he is accompanied by two people who seem to have come out of the palace. No matter how daring Ping Qiuli is, it is impossible for him to commit murder in front of the father-in-law in the palace."

"That's good." Lu Bingang breathed a sigh of relief, but was suddenly taken aback: "What is Ping Qiuli doing at Mr. Sun's place? Could it be..."

Only then did Huang Jin feel the seriousness of the problem, and he took a breath and looked at Lu Bing: "Could it be that he also knows about this?"

"That's for sure, otherwise he wouldn't be so bold." Lu Bing gritted his teeth and told the man: "Follow Ping Qiuli and Shi Changqing, where have they been these few days, who are they with? You have to find out for me when you meet and where you sleep."

"Yes!" The follower quickly retreated.

Lu Bing murmured: "If Ping Qiuli knew about this matter...with his personality, he would definitely take action, who would he go to? Guo Xun, Mao Ji or..."

Huang Jin couldn't hold back anymore: "Xiao Luzi, we should move now. Who should we go to first? Guo Xun should tell him."

"Don't rush, don't rush, wait, wait. It's better to be still than to move, wait!"

(End of this chapter)