Love Affairs in Chang’an Chapter 354: The big shuffle

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The demon's scream has not settled yet, and there is a rapid noise on the edge of the window. The demon with a keen hearing suddenly felt a chill on his back, and his hair was standing upright, and the voice was obviously hostile and murderous!

I was also born in a hurry. The demon knocked the pot of chicken soup to the ground easily, and then shouted: "Ah!!!"

The loud sound and the demon's scream obviously scared the people outside the window, and immediately heard the sound of him running away. At this time, a male servant and two maids who were cleaning in the adjacent bathing pool also hurried over and asked the demon girl if there was anything wrong.

The demon's face was pale in fright, but it was inconvenient to say more to the servants, only to say that she accidentally overturned the chicken soup and screamed in fright. The servants and maidservants confessed in shame that they shouldn't leave the demon alone in the kitchen, and hurriedly packed up.

At this time, Shuang'er came back, and laughed with joy: "You'er, the third brother and the princess are all back, now it's okay, we can all put our hearts back...Hey, what's wrong with you, Your face is so bad?"

"It's nothing... I accidentally knocked over the chicken soup just now and I was frightened." Yaoer smiled forcefully and said, "Where is the third brother? I want to see him."

"Let's go, I made a special trip to call you. The third brother is already in the front hall, and the princess and the princess have greeted my mother!"

The two girls went to the front hall together, and the family gathered together and naturally celebrated. However, Yao'er was always a little uneasy, and she was very worried when she saw everyone drinking tea, for fear of being poisoned inside. So simply told the matter in public.

Everyone was taken aback after hearing this. Qin Mubai frowned and said: "It seems that someone has killed me and sneaked into the mansion to poison me. Mother, from now on, the mansion will be on guard, any eating utensils, including well water, etc. Strict drug testing is required. In addition, Gao Yang, I will transfer the Hundred Cavalry Guards to protect my family. During this time, everyone should not go out and leave the order easily. Youer, you should not go to Qinxian Pavilion for the time being, stay. Be safe at home."

The short-lived joy suddenly disappeared, and everyone's minds tightened. Princess Gao Yang nodded and said: "Listen to you, and transfer the guards to protect the family. Don't worry. But, who will harm us? This way, he is in the dark. I can't defend against it. !"

"I don't know." Qin Mubai frowned and shook his head, and said, "Prince, everyone in Li Yuanchang's gang wants me to die. Besides, I have killed many people over the years and have offended me. Quite a few people want my life. It’s a storm like this, so be vigilant!"

"Okay..." Everyone was speechless and had to promise.

After a little time, Qin Mubai personally inspected the house for a while, and found a string of man's footprints behind the kitchen, and there were also traces of overturning on the edge of the window. From here, the footprints lead to the polo field in the back house and emerge over the wall. Judging from his footprints, he should be a man, not short in build and very vigorous, he should be a practicing family. There is only a series of footprints in Fuzhong, but it is not ruled out that some people should be acquaintances outside.

The family carefully checked the well water, food, and everything that might be poisoned, but fortunately nothing else was found. During dinner, they used silver needles to check the poison carefully, all of them worried.

After the meal, Qin Mubai went to the palace in person by riding a fast horse, and transferred out the guards of Princess Gaoyang who had stayed at the Xianju Hall. All the 30 hundred horses were assigned to the old Qin’s house in turn. Stay alert day and night.

Although Qin Mubai is very confident in Baiqi, such a raging day and night guard, like white terror, the peace and tranquility of the past disappeared, and everyone's heart was covered by a cloud. Qin Mubai was really angry, and wondered to himself what way he should think of, catch the black hand hidden behind the scenes, and remove the roots.

Qin's mother and Shuang'er both said that they should report to an official. Qin Mubai laughed and said that I am an official. Why should I report to an official? Can the two counties of Wannian and Chang'an in the capital do better than Baiqi and me?

In this way, the Qin family spent nearly half a month in trepidation, but fortunately they were safe and sound. So everyone gradually relaxed, the shadow of the matter finally faded away, and the Qin family resumed some normal lives.

In the past half month, Qin Mubai deliberately stayed at home without leaving the house, but always paid close attention to any disturbances in the court.

Unsurprisingly, the emperor was still ill. Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang became Zuo Fu You Bi, assisting the young Jin Wang Li to supervise the administration of the country and did a series of things that could affect the entire history of China. .

First, the third division will try the case of prince Li Chengqian's treason. In the end, a motion was reached. The prince admitted that he had rebellious intentions, but fortunately he repented in a timely manner and set aside the chaos, so he did not die. So the prince was demoted to a commoner and exiled to Lingnan. No imperial conscription, no entry into the palace. On the same day, the prince and his family moved out of the East Palace, and Yushitai sent someone to **** them to Lingnan to serve their sentence.

Secondly, during the thorough investigation of the prince’s conspiracy case, Changsun Wuji and others tried their best to chase down the prince’s comrades and eliminate dissidents. Above the court, there were no less than fifteen members of rank 5 or higher "fallen horses." The lightest punishment is to demote an official and release him to the outside world, and a more serious investigation is to be demoted to a commoner and never hired. The worst is the beheading of a ruined family.

Two of them attracted Qin Mubai's attention in particular. One of course is Fang Xuanling, who is still seriously ill today. It is said that Fang Xuanling still slept with the emperor without leaving the house, and no one knew how his condition was. Naturally, no one dared to run in and move Fang Xuanling. As a result, Fang Xuanling, who should have been up and down with the prince, was temporarily unharmed.

The other person is Hou Junji, one of the officials who have met with Qin Mubai occasionally before, but is considered to be one of the leaders of the military. Hou Junji followed Li Shimin before and after the founding of the Tang Dynasty. He is an absolute good at marching and fighting; he is the first to charge and fight. He is now a rare Mesozoic general in Datang. Earlier when Qin Mubai assisted his father to fight against the Tubos in Lanzhou and regain Dafeichuan, Hou Junji defeated the Tubo army in the Songzhou area of ​​Xichuan, Jiannan. Both soldiers and horses made great victories and beat the Tubo people to shame. At that time, Hou Junji's triumphant sound was still played first. Because he followed the emperor for a long time, he became extremely active after the emperor ascended the throne, and he was more famous than the Qin family and his son in the army and court. He is now recognized as a stubborn leader in the military after Li Jing, Li Ji and others.

It is such a character who was purged in the Prince's rebellion case. In fact, Hou Junji has a close relationship with Donggong and has always been a firm princeling. This is well known. Qin Mubai didn't know whether he participated in this rebellion. But according to Changsun Wuji's words, he was involved. Although he was not seen on the battlefield, he was "employed to plan and command" and "responsible for training and mobilizing" soldiers and horses.

This kind of fictitious thing is not uncommon in the renewal dynasty disputes. Changsun Wuji made it clear that he wanted to purge Hou Junji in order to avoid future troubles. Why should he want to add crime? That is to say, when you Hou Junji squatted in the latrine one day, you insulted the emperor's disobedience. If you heard it by the squat latrine next door, then you can only accept your fate.

The irony is that Hou Junji was not sentenced to death for such "extremely heinous" charges, but was relegated to a place that almost everyone did not expect-Liangzhou Sima.

Liangzhou, a frontline military town under the rule of the Lanzhou Metropolitan Government. There, the governor was in charge of military affairs, and although Chang Shi Sima was high and lofty, he had little real power and not much to do. This level of official position is nowadays recognized "elderly officer" in Datang officialdom.

The glorious Lord Lu Guo, the official secretary, and one of the best handsome men in the dynasty, were swept out in an instant. When they arrived in Liangzhou, where chickens do not lay eggs and birds do not shit, they made a Can there be idle officials who are not allowed to eat and wait to die.

Moreover, Qin Mubai is a direct subordinate of the Lanzhou Governor's Mansion.

Qin Mubai seemed to smell the emperor's handwriting from this paradoxical to unreasonable move. If you press on Changsun Wuji's wrist, it is fair to not kill the prince, but people like Fang Xuanling and Hou Junji must be eradicated. But now Fang Xuanling is not there. Although Hou Junji has fallen from the sky to the ground, fortunately, there is still a life left behind.

Qin Mubai analyzed secretly and felt that although Li Shimin had the heart to re-establish the crown prince, he did not want the court to hurt the vitality and lose too many key elites, so he had a purpose to protect. There is also a more far-reaching intention. Perhaps the person the emperor trusts and relies on most is Changsun Wuji, but it is never possible to give him 100% of the government and let him clear out dissidents from the court and do whatever he wants. When the time comes, if there are no more courtiers on par with Changsun Wuji, how can you manage as a man?

Giving trust and power, and a little restraint and reluctance to raise the tiger and hurt the owner, this is Li Shimin's consistent method.

Two days ago, Baiqi deputy envoy Cheng Huaibi visited the old Qin’s house secretly and told Qin Mubai one thing. He said that according to Qin Mubai's orders, Han Wang Li Yuanchang had been tortured for more than ten days, but he couldn't survive, and he was rescued after several suicides. One night later, the Emperor Li Daozong of Jiangxia mysteriously appeared in the prison of Baiqi Camp and talked with Li Yuanchang Bingzhuye about the hour, but no one could get close.

Then Li Daozong left. At that time, the Hundred Cavalry Guards checked Li Yuanchang and everything went as usual, so there was no doubt. But less than an hour after Li Daozong walked away, the Hundred Cavalry Guards found Li Yuanchang bleeding in the room with seven holes.

After that, there will be a court **** who wipes the **** for this kind of thing to collect the corpses. Wrapped in a roll of sack in a thin coffin, took it away.

And now, the news circulating outside is that Han Wang Li Yuanchang has died in the Donggong war. Because he betrayed his ancestor Wangzong and conspired to rebel, he was not allowed to enter the ancestral shrine after his death, so he was buried hastily under the Zhongnan Mountain. His family members are arranged by Zongzheng Temple for a way out or ending...

Li Yuanchang, the king of the dude who was once famous for poetry and painting, and even more harmful to Chang'an, ended up with such a hasty and mysterious death, and became the talk of the people of Chang'an.

Chaotang, the stormy waves; Chang'an, the wind and clouds change color.

Qin Mansion is extremely quiet.

It was the end of the month, and the demon said that she had to go to Qin Xian Pavilion and conduct a monthly check-up. This should not be lost, and she asked Qin Mubai to allow him to go out. Qin Mubai thought, it's not guilty to be so cautious that you can't even live a normal life. Isn't it because of choking? So he agreed. Thinking about the recent days, it's boring enough, and it's not bad to go to Qinxiange to relax.

Princess Gaoyang did not yell for the first time and said she wanted to follow. Because of the arsenic incident, she didn't go out for half a month, and her previous plan to go to Famen Temple was also in vain. When she was bored and bored, she found a job to eliminate condemnation-learn to cook with Shuang'er.

Therefore, a rookie master and a rookie apprentice often make the kitchen of the old Qin's house a mess. That's not to say, they have to use some weird things that cannot be judged from the appearance, claiming to be delicacies, to poison the taste buds and stomach of the family.

Facts have proved that Shuang’er’s cooking progress is obviously at the speed of turtles, and the dishes she cooks today are still shockingly unpalatable; Princess Gao Yang is really not a cook, but has a little potential to become a Datang Blue Phoenix (the leader of the Five Poisons).

Princess Goyang finally found a new thing to do, and decided to stay in the house today with Shuang'er to study how to bake "Jushengnu" biscuits. It did save Qin Mubai's tongue, so he got into the car with Yaoer and took a few guards to the Qinxian Pavilion.

The two have not been alone like this for a long time, and Yao'er is a little uncomfortable and blushes.

"Brother, when this storm passes, are you going to Lanzhou again?" Yaoer asked carefully.

"Yeah." Qin Mubai said, "If it weren't for this delay, I should have gone. The situation in Lanzhou is a bit tense now. I am worried that my father will be busy alone. In case there is a war, it must be less. Up me."

The monster nodded lightly, and said softly like a gnat: "Brother, I have a small request..."

"Hehe, what's more polite with my family? Just tell me if you have anything!" Qin Mubai smiled.

"Uh, uh, then I said it..." Yaoer grinned sweetly and shyly, and said, "I really want to get out of Chang'an and take a look outside! Although I It’s invisible to the eyes, but it’s good to smell the air outside. I haven’t left Chang'an for years. It’s been a long, long time."

"Just this little wish?" Qin Mubai smiled, a little ashamed, and said, "Last time I went to Xiangyang for a tour, I should take you there. Okay, let me see how the weather will be tomorrow. If The weather is good, how about going out together? Don’t walk too long or too far, go to Zhongnan Mountain for a walk, or go to Dongguan for a while. Spring is here, and the ancient temples and Taoist temples on Zhongnan Mountain will welcome philanthropists. The scenery of Luoshui should also be good. There will be many tourists outing, and it should be very lively."

"Really? Thank you Third Brother!" Yaoer said happily, with excitement in her voice.

Qin Mubai nodded with a smile, thinking that the demon could not be seen, and hurriedly said: "The third brother will never lie to you."

"Well, I believe in Third Brother." Yaoer smiled, "Actually, Yaoer has been very satisfied in this life. There are only a few small wishes left, all related to Third Brother..."

Speaking of which, the demon's tongue was shocked, her face turned red, and her expression was leaking.

Qin Mubai didn't laugh at her, and whispered: "You'er, tell me what you want. As long as the third brother can do it, you will be satisfied."

"No, nothing...actually..." Yaoer lowered her head, hesitated, and whispered softly, "Actually, as long as I can hear and smell the third brother's voice every day, I will be satisfied. This This is the biggest wish of this life. If you can accompany your third brother to travel north and south, listen to the wind in the Western Regions, smell the taste of the East China Sea, go boating in the rivers, whistling the piano on the top of the mountains, you will have no regrets in this life!"

Qin Mubai's heart throbbed a little, stretched out the Yaoer's hand and patted it softly, and said softly, "What's the problem? When the third brother returns to Beijing, I will have a long vacation next time. Just take the demon and the family to travel around the mountains and rivers, go wherever you want!"

"Hmm..." Yaoer bit her lip, nodded gently, and said, "It's a pity that my unsuspecting eyes can't see the third brother. I really want to know how the third brother smiled What it looks like, that must be the most beautiful smile in the world..."

"Come and touch it!" Qin Mubai took her hands and put them on her face, with a smile on her face, and said, "How do you feel the way I smile?"

"Laughing so silly, so naive, but so happy! The third brother, the princess, and the boss are all so lucky, because you love them, doting on them, for life...but I am more fortunate than them, because At this moment, I am holding the smiling face of the third brother!"

……

When he arrived at Qin Xian Pavilion, Yaoer went to make an account with the Wu brothers and others. Qin Mubai had always ignored these things, so he took a few guards with him to listen to the Xiaoqu and drink royal wine.

It's a coincidence that Qin Mubai met his second brother Qin Bin when he first arrived at the wine pavilion, and he just came in alone. So the two brothers had a companion, and sat in an accordion together.

Qin Bin usually doesn't speak much, and his personality is relatively calm. Today, it seems to be very preoccupied. Qin Mubai asked him what he was worried about. Qin Bin sighed, stared at Qin Mubai and said: "Third brother, let's move to Lanzhou with the three brothers!"

"Why?" Qin Mubai asked, twisting his eyebrows.

Qin Bin drank a glass of wine and sighed heavily: "When such a major event happened in Chaotang, everything will change. At this time, where should we stand?"

Qin Mubai suddenly realized that, and asked in a low voice: "Wuji Changsun wants to win you over?"

Qin Bin nodded alertly and whispered: "Not only me, but also your elder brother. In fact, we know his intentions. Although the two of us are the eldest sons of the Qin family, everything has been done in the Qin family. You’re supporting it. Changsun Wuji’s side attack is to draw our two useless brothers to his camp first, and then use family affection to restrict you so that you have to join his faction."

Qin Mubai nodded, and said: "Second brother is wise, Changsun Wuji's hand, I almost expected it a long time ago. I just didn't expect that he did not come to me directly, but through you... I’m afraid, he also thinks I’m not good at talking, or too sensitive, so he first played a side drum from you."

"What's the opinion of those three brothers?" Qin Bin said, "Now that the government is determined by Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang, the two assisting King Jin are already in the hands. Moreover, Chu Suiliang is obviously not Changsun Wuji. Comparable. Nowadays, Changsun Wuji is under one person and above 10,000. If your eldest brother and I serve him, you and your father will be passive. I know that you have never intended to get too close to Changsun Wuji. Not to mention my father. Furthermore, as the leader of the emperor’s guards, if I stand in the camp of the grandson Wuji, then...the ending can be imagined. Conversely, if we don’t serve the grandson Wuji, Can I be an enemy again? Hou Junji, such characters have been cleaned, what are we?"

"Second brother, don’t worry, this matter is for me to think about. In the past two days, you have made an appointment with your eldest brother. When will you be free to come home together? How about the three of our brothers discussing carefully? I won't say more yet." Qin Mubai said.

"Also. The day after tomorrow, I and my eldest brother take a rotation together, so I will visit my mother at the Old Qin Mansion."

"Good."

It's rare for the two brothers to have a drink together, and Qin Mubai hasn't relaxed for a long time, so today he drank more casually. I didn't control the wine glass for a while and drank a bit more. The two brothers were drunk together and fell asleep in the Accord.

After the demon's work, it was already deep in the night. When I came to Qin Mubai and found that both of his brothers were drunk, they asked the guards to lightly lift them into the carriage, and first sent Qin Bin to his home. Then Yaoer got into the carriage and returned home with him.

Qin Mubai snored like thunder and slept like a dead pig. The demon sat beside him with a smile, slender fingers gently and slowly stroked his face, the smile on his face was sweet and warm to intoxicating.

Walking into the Lifang Hutong, which must be passed every day, is only two hundred steps away from the old Qin's house. Yaoer suddenly became flustered inexplicably.

She is no stranger to this mood! That's how I felt when I found arsenic in the kitchen that day!