Chapter 125: Adding Fuel to the Fire and Adding Worse to the Worries

Do not look at the west side of the city of Lingzhou is far less affluent than the north of the city, but crouching tigers and hidden dragons, most of the government officials and magistrates reside in this place, the storm insider soon spread to all sizes of restaurants. Wang Luting and Sun Yin picked a restaurant specializing in Jiannan burnt spring, sitting on the second floor near the rail position, and called for a copy of the famous Northern Liang hump sizzling, downstairs words boisterous, can not be separated from the farce on the street of the Wenquan just now, at first they are all angry about that the son of His Highness’s unscrupulous behavior, to the death humiliated the Dong Yue riding Huang Bingcao as well as a family of loyal general Hong Yuan, not only relying on the identity of the general of the state of Lingzhou, forcing the people to kneel down, and also want to bare their upper body. The upper half of the body, so that the three people are so angry that they do not hesitate to remove their own armor, so as to show that the heart, determined to leave the northern Liang, and no longer give the Xu family to sell their lives to do things. And then some cleverly-hearing officials joined in, only to know that things are not so simple, it turned out to be a few families of Dong Zhou’s son of a thousand gold horse in the street, with His Highness the Prince of provocation in the first place, but also mobilized the armor “besieged” this Lingzhou general, which makes one side of the outsiders who scolded Xu Fengyen is not a thing, are a bit restrained, still muttering but it was The dog bites the dog, not a good thing. Later, as more and more know the inside story of the Xu official disclosure of the truth, there is a constant influx of gossip into the various mansions and restaurants in Lingzhou, this is only the truth, so the strong winds of the people of Lingzhou unprecedentedly began to silence. Those who first scolded His Highness the most ferocious group of people, are a little weak stunned.

Wang Luting saw in the eyes and heard in the ears, as if relieved, put down the chopsticks, see Zhuo opposite Sun Yin is still indifferent, clip a chopstick flavor flowing hump meat, into the mouth. Wang Luting laughed and asked: ”This is your top strategy? I didn’t know what His Highness said at that time, without drawing a sword or killing anyone, I was able to make Dong Yuezhi face His Highness’s back and kneel on his own initiative, and thought that he was moving the King of Beiliang and the entire clan’s life and death to pressurize him, Dong Yuezhi, to bow his head. The two old men who have fought hundreds of battles are even one hugging his armor and crying in pain, and one started beating his grandson in the street, interesting and funny.”

Sun Yin shook his head and said, “It is not true that I have an upper strategy, but Your Highness has given the upper upper strategy. In this way, Dong Hong Qiu a few people heart convinced not to say, not to say what naive nat head, the least can let these few continue to be grateful to the second generation of the Xu family does not forget their merits, this than any verbal commitment has come to let the nature of the straight military officials more peace of mind, they are in their respective circles, they can also be temporarily peaceful, under the thanksgiving, is willing to know the interest of the Shizi His Highness to take a step back. But more important is to let the tightly embraced Lingzhou military officials appeared a crack, personally on the battlefield on the sands of the incumbent military officials, and those who rely on their fathers’ merit shade for the government’s children of the general species, it is inevitable that in the bottom of the heart began to measure up to each other, and then can not be as intimate as before, as for the most familiar see the wind of the yamas of the xuxing, see the upper side of the appearance of separation, and naturally honestly do things, and no one is stupid, the general of the state of Lingzhou Lian Zhonghong Wu! The Lingshu general even Zhong Hongwu’s Dong Yuezhi, who is backed by the general, can clean up the whole thing, so it’s easy to clean up this bunch of lowly shrimp soldiers and crab generals. The more His Highness carries the Sword of Imperial Sanction, the more it is lifted up high but does not fall on people, the more it makes people fearful, and now His Highness still has not borrowed the majesty of the King of Northern Liang to take the Sword of Imperial Sanction and cut it down on Dong Yue Ride’s Huang Bingcao body but is mindful of the old feelings and is moved by reason. But His Highness this even Zhong Hongwu dared to move the ruthless, no one boasted him before the city, go also know that the Lingshu general is not what the Bodhisattva’s heart of the good guys. Everyone guessed that Lingshu sooner or later to come to a kill a chicken to warn the bloody scourge, surely to see blood, layers of downward push, deep living in the Lord Secretary of the Lord did not move, from beginning to end are kneeling Lingshu rule Zhou Jianshu did not move, and now even Dong Yue riding behind the arrogant lieutenant did not move, Green Pavilion, then you say who is the next?”

Wang Luting smiled knowingly and said, “It would have to be the gang of Xuyun officials who have stirred up the Lingzhou officialdom without a good year. Although you and I know that your highness is not so cross-eyed with them, they don’t know that they will only feel that the knife that falls on their heads, favoring the one that is going to fall or not, is the one that most makes life worse than death.”

Sun Yin nodded, looking forlorn.

Wang Luting asked in a low voice, “Your highness has this kind of mind and wrist, you are still unwilling to come out as an official?”

Sun Yin asked rhetorically, “What kind of official? A magistrate in charge of one side of the government? A governor of the seven counties of Lingzhou? Or a staff member of the Assassin’s Office?”

Not waiting for Wang Luting to persuade him, Sun Yin sneered, “I can’t be a good official. It is only through self-knowledge that one can know others. I, Sun Yin, am a low-eyed person, and when I become a magistrate, I have no one to rely on, and I don’t want to spend my thoughts on dealing with those local magnates and Xuyun families, so if they want to clean me up, it’ll be easy. Even if His Highness gives me as a backer, these difficult and stubborn people have a soft knife to cut the meat of the hidden method, so that I do everything is tied, no one around us, the policy can not be issued, and ultimately let my jurisdiction of the economy is ragged, the people do not want to live, not to mention what to say that the ten thousand people umbrella when you leave the office to promote, I am afraid that every day to be poked at by the people of the county spine scolding. Do I have to ask Your Highness to send me a large number of competent officials when I become a magistrate? As for assisting the governor and serving the assassin, Sun Yin’s skills are no better. His Highness may be a compassionate lord, worthy of your devotion, worthy of the impression of Dong Yuezhi, and worthy of the 300,000 iron horsemen at the border, but for Sun Yin, it is useless.”

Wang Luting some gloomy, this is like a man and woman affair, there is a woman is obviously very good, but just do not like.

The two left the lively restaurant, compared to the past Lingzhou City, apparently more than many high crowns with foreign accents of the elegant scholar, Wang Luting mood heavy, walked into a secluded alley, Sun Yin does not like luxury style, Wang Luting gave him a clean house hidden in this alley, there are a few points of drunkenness Sun Yin laughed at himself and said: “Sun Yin learns the long and short of the art of writing positive and negative scriptures, I think it is not out of the ordinary, beyond the norm. Sun Yin’s writing of the positive and negative scriptures, which he had learned, was not out of the ordinary and exceeded that of the ancients. Unfortunately, the Dragon Slaying Technique, which was ridiculed in the canonical books, is really useless in Northern Liang. Luting, you don’t need to persuade me, shirk his highness’s solicitation, in zijin wang’s as a tutor, also can let his highness because of the deficit, to impress you for a few points, as sun yin all these years of harboring zijin’s return of grace.”

Wang Luting clenched his teeth, said: “Sun Yin, your talent can not be a lifetime as a schoolteacher, above the history, less Wang Luting is a matter of course, less you Sun Yin but never! When I become a gold strand weaver, I will send you to …… even if I have to die.”

Not waiting for Wang Luting to finish, Sun Yin angrily said, “Shut up!”

This piece of residential area, alleys and lanes intertwined horizontally and vertically, but at night, cold and lonely. A cough in the darkness of the corner was particularly harsh. Wang Luting was like being struck by lightning, his face bloodless. Sun Yin sighed as they stopped in their tracks and saw a young male with a sable felt hat step out of the shadows and greeted the two with a smile.

Wang Luting slowly knelt down and shut up.

Only to get rich and powerful and then toppled again, really the world is unpredictable ah.

Xu Fengyen laughed: “If you Wang Luting do not have this love and righteousness of mind, only know the officialdom camping, is the next Yan Jiexi Jin Lanting, this son really do not feel comfortable to put you in the golden strand weaving bureau in such an important position, get up.”

Sun Yin helped Wang Luting up, blandly said: “Sun Yin, His Highness said is sincere, in the future, rest assured to do your gold strand weaving, do not feel guilty I, things have come to this, Sun Yin also said a word from the heart, my life after seeing His Highness, in fact, has been thrown on the knife and chopping board, may not be able to keep, no accident, in nine cases out of ten, will have to die quietly, the only Sun Yin a death, on the You Wang Luting, to the North Liang to the court, all have an account. At that time, you kidnapped me to come to Lingzhou and asked me why I acted like I was dying generously, the root cause is this.”

Xu Fengyin looked at Sun Yin, “I can make a body of dragon slaying skills to have the opportunity to perform, but do not dare to guarantee that it is ten years and twenty years, or in the end there is no way to make things happen, but for you Sun Yin, can be good at least there is always a line of opportunity, do you want to do a big deal with me?”

Unlike that like a dead mother of Wang Luting, Sun Yin always frankly, smiled: “If it is before today, Sun Yin death do not believe, but here and now, willing to listen to Your Highness insights, if Sun Yin think there is a profit, this than the business will do. Anyway, Sun Yin has just one life, a belly of anachronistic learning, how to lose can’t be lost.”

Xu Fengnian who appeared alone turned around and walked away, Sun Yin slowly followed, and Wang Luting whose hands and feet were weak could only lean against the wall, panting heavily.

Standing in place, Wang Luting had thought that Sun Yin’s life and death was uncertain, the best scenario was just to leave a life back, he did not expect Sun Yin to return with a smile after only one incense burner’s effort, his eyes gleaming and glowing.

Sun Yin held the hand of the young master of the Zijin Wang Clan and laughed: “Green Pavilion, this is the last time you and I will see each other in this life.”

Wang Luting said with pathos: “Your Highness still wants you to die?”

Sun Yin shook his head and laughed, “The next best thing.”

Wang Luting breathed a sigh of relief, “Is it that he wants you to be his trusted advisor? To advise His Highness in the future?”

Sun Yin still shook his head, “Middle strategy.”

Already tasted too many words will be lost big bitter Wang Luting’s face is uncertain, know what he thinks Sun Yin still laughs: “Still is the upper strategy. Your Highness has once again given Sun Yin a pleasant surprise. Luting, don’t think too much, you can’t even think out of your head, if not, how can you fool Zhang Julu these old foxes who can see through the darkness.”

Wang Luting vigorously hold Sun Yin, laughed: “I’m not going to mediocrity, you live well on the line. Then Wang Luting will wait for you to go to the capital in Beilang to win the third prize in a row, then who in the world does not know the king!”

Sun Yin whispered: “I previously watched the fire from the other side of the shore, nothing to do, in the brain there is a long and short of the situation in Beiliang six policy, go, go back to the residence, Sun Yin this will give you to write out, with this thing, you do a golden strand weaving on the name of the right, and then there are also some of the rough draft about the trend of the dynasty and write out to you, by the time you a little bit of carving embellishments, and may not not be able to do this step of the Lingshu governor. I’m going back to Huangnan County tomorrow. I will return to Huangnan County tomorrow, you have to stay in the state, tonight you and I have a long talk all night, how?”

Wang Luting laughed: “I’m used to sharing a bed with a little lady, if I sleep over, beware of me making a move on you.”

Sun Yin laughed out loud.

Wang Luting had never seen Sun Yin laugh so comfortably.

In another alley, Xu Fengyen walked side by side with Xu Beihuan, followed by Pei Nanwei.

Xu Beihuan slowly said: ”According to the news from the spies around the two men, what Sun Yin has learned is a rare dragon slaying technique rather than a dragon multiplying technique, my grandfather has had this kind of idea before, and has told me about it in bits and pieces, but he just didn’t dare to put it into a book or print. Do you really want him to go to the capital as a pawn that may never be used in his life?”

Xu Fengnian laughed: “Liyang court since the Yinghua Hall university scholar Tang Tusu, passed on to the old chief minister Liu Yanghou, and then to the current chief minister Zhang Julu, no matter how to change the means of governance, no matter whether it’s Liu’s party or Zhang’s party, hidden in the depths of the roots and bones of the will, in fact, a lineage, passing on the flame, like that year, the Han family of Jizhou and the first Cabinet of Liu Yanghou, the grudges are entangled, the old chief minister failed to take down the Han family, the mantle passed on to the Han family, and the mantle passed on to the first Cabinet. Take down the Han family, the mantle passed to Zhang Julu hands, an opportunity, with the emperor to kill with a borrowed knife, the nine clans of the Han family. The temple party dispute, the most important inheritance, and the clan valve is almost the same nature. Today’s Minister of the Household Wang Xionggui, the surface is Bieye’s number one disciple, but my master said, Wang Xionggui pattern is not big, far inferior to Zhang Julu, the emperor and Yuan Benxi estimated that he would be happy to let Wang Xionggui to take over the Zhang party, but will never let him be the head of the ministry, Zhang Julu and Huan Wen also see this point clearly, Zhang Julu personality, not afraid to be scapegoated after death, even if the family beheadings, but also will not soften the heart of the Emperor’s mental art of unloading donkeys The emperor’s mind trick of removing the mill and killing the donkey, used up with impunity, which dynasty and which generation did not have one or two fat donkeys to be slaughtered? Zhang Julu is afraid of his ruling strategy, when the court changed its course. When the master let Jin Lanting go to the capital, is to know that this person is not a big job, there is no Yin a Zhang Julu’s mind, but now Yao Baifeng in the Imperial College openly reprimanded Jin Sanlang, I estimate that Zhang Julu is also a little wary of, may have already begun to prepare for the replacement of a person to assist the future to helm the Zhang party of the Wang Xionggui. Sun Yin’s visit is just the right thing to do. Of course, Sun Yin’s usefulness is far from simple. It is imperative that right now, what Bei Liang has to do, is to let Sun Yin go to the capital to go very bitter and bumpy, this pile of heavenly secret matters, I intend to bypass the Wutong courtyard, let Chu Lushan personally to full disposal.”

Xu Beihuan laughed, “Afraid that the Wutong Yard is inexperienced, or is it that the Second Sheriff Master is too laborious? Or is it that after hitting Chu Lushan’s peregrine falcon with a stick last year, you rewarded it with a date to eat in the New Year?”

Xu Beihao suddenly saw Xu Fengyen look indifferent, Xu Beihao what kind of mind, his heart was shocked, no longer joking.

Xu Beihao heart lamented.

It is not easy to give the court a hand to pour oil on the fire, the northern Liang family has not escaped a snow on the frost ah.

Xu Fengyen suddenly laughed to himself, “Being a son of his highness and the general of Lingzhou is so tiring, you said to be the emperor of the family world, what kind of work must be done to make a horse and a cow?”

Xu Beihao laughed, “An emperor who can recognize and use people is actually not as laborious as you think.”

Xu Fengyen turned the copper coin between his fingers and laughed it off.

Han Laoshan quickly did not come, softly reported: “Your Highness, got the news, a pair of unknown details of the master and servant, by the Lingzhou Cold Food County entry, threatened to meet a meeting to carry the fifth raccoon head back to the Liangzhou Your Highness, the Cold Food County sent out two sets of more than four hundred official soldiers and armor, have not been able to stop it. Your Highness, this is the image of that pair of master and servant.”

Xu Fengyen was confused, he received two pieces of paper with drawings of their faces, there were details of their words and deeds written on the paper, after reading it, he handed it to Xu Beihuan and laughed, “This dude is bullish, carrying a peach blossom beauty folding fan in the middle of the winter, he said he wanted to draw all the twenty women on the Rouge Positive and Vice Reviews, really how to be flirtatious. Orange you see, looks are also the kind of very can let the female warrior move spring heart handsome, than you are still a few points stronger, you jealous not jealous?”

Xu Bei Huan was puzzled, “When did there become such a character in the Jianghu? What realm?”

Xu Fenian casually said, “Daring to come to Beiliang strolling around so boldly and pointing his spear directly at me Xu Fenian, what is it if he doesn’t have a first-rate realm that isn’t looking for death, and since he mentioned the fifth raccoon, with a mouth as big as the heavens, it’s assumed that it should refer to the Xuan realm.”

Han Laoshan softly inquired, “Your Highness, Xu Yanbing is not in Lingzhou, if I leave the state to intercept this person?”

Xu Fenian sneered, “No need for you to go, just see if he has the ability to come to the state city, and when he comes, then see if he has the ability to leave alive.”