lady, please calm down

"Your Majesty, before Ding Wei, my father once worshiped Han Zhongcheng, and he has some connections with Huaibei. Han Gong is forthright in giving advice, and the prince accepts advice humbly and has a broad mind, which is really admirable."

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Wang Shipeng used Han Fang's name to praise Chen Chu.

When Han Fang was in Huaibei, he did like to point out policies and make some harmless criticisms. However, after the incident, the King of Jin not only did not punish or hide him, but instead made him serve as the censor Zhongcheng of the Anfeng court.

In the eyes of the officials and gentry, this is indeed regarded as the style of "criticism" and "mingjun".

However, Wang Shipeng's praise of King Jin's "mind" obviously had a deeper meaning.

Sure enough, seeing the King of Jin smiling and saying nothing, everyone couldn't help but look at Song Xiaozhi. The latter hesitated for a few breaths and finally said bravely: "Your Majesty, Magistrate Xue is old and weak. He may not be able to withstand the bitter cold in prison. Your Majesty is not as good as the younger one." Punishing the Great Commandment and releasing Magistrate Xue will not only calm the hearts of the people of the state, but also allow all people in the world to see the tolerance of the Jin King to the world."

This is the main purpose of inviting King Jin tonight.

Chen Chu was not surprised, but a little curious. He looked at Song Xiaozhi with amusement, "Sir Song, now that Yangzhou's fellow magistrate has died in the military battle, and the prefect Xue Huiyan has been imprisoned, you, the chief official, have become the de facto chief official of Yangzhou. Is it difficult for you? Don’t you want to be the magistrate of this prefecture? How can you plead for Mr. Xue?”

Song Xiaozhi continued to bow and bow, his head lowered, and the expression on his face could not be seen clearly.

No one knows whether he was tempted for a moment after listening to Chen Chu's words, but in the end, Song Xiaozhi still sighed with emotion and said: "The sinner is incompetent. It is a big crime to fail to see the king ordered to open the city to meet the heavenly army. I dare not If he is forgiven by the King of Jin, he will voluntarily beg his body and return to his hometown after Yangzhou is completely settled. I only hope that the King of Jin will spare him for the sake of Mr. Xue's great ambition since he took office as the governor of Yangzhou. stop"

The officials and gentry present all breathed a sigh of relief.

Ask yourself, if it were them, and they heard that the King of Jin used Yangzhou prefect as bait, they might not be able to withstand such temptation.

Chen Chu, who was sitting at the top, pondered and went to the city for several days. He naturally had a way to find out Xue Huiyan's official reputation. This person had a good reputation among the people. At this time, a group of officials and gentry took the initiative to intercede on his behalf.

If nothing else, it at least shows that this person has a strong personality and charm, and also has the wisdom to balance the interests of all walks of life.

If it can be used for one's own purposes, Yangzhou can indeed be put on the right track more quickly, and it can also serve as a model for local officials at all levels in the Lin'an court.

However, Xue Huiyan almost drew his sword and killed himself on the day the government office was breached, so he was not so easy to conquer.

After Ding Wei, the Zhou Kingdom finally took over the orthodoxy, and naturally there were far more loyal people than the fake Qi at that time.

For example, Tao Chunlai, the magistrate of Shouchun County, who would rather die than surrender, or Xue Huiyan, who is about to die in the city after the defeat.
Both of them also have one thing in common: good local governance and excellent official reputation.

Also, most people who are not afraid of death are not so selfish. They are the bright side of the gentry class and have firm beliefs.

Chen Chu was really reluctant to kill him.

In the end, Chen Chu did not reply clearly to Song Xiaozhi, but only said: "Master Xue cannot die."

Song Xiaozhi and others naturally did not dare to force the King of Jin to give Xue Huiyan a clear time to release him, but with the words "I can't die", he finally got a chance to live, and most of his purpose tonight was accomplished.

The place where everyone is staying at the moment is the second floor cabin of Lingbo Boat. At this time, the other boats on the left and right are already filled with the sound of drinking and singing, but in their case, because the King of Jin has brought a "daughter-in-law", naturally no one can arrange for the sister without the foresight. My son keeps me company.

The king of Jin had no prostitutes to accompany him, so how could they dare to recruit people to serve him?

As a result, the second floor of Lingbo Fang seemed a little deserted. At this time, the official business was finished and the banquet entered the second half. Song Xiaozhi hurriedly sent someone to tell the madam to invite the singer to come up and sing a song.

Not long after, a woman in scarlet clothes came in holding a zither. After bowing in all directions, she sat upright behind the zither and gently stroked the strings.
'Zheng~Zheng~'

As the prelude played together, Chen Chu and Han Shizhong, who was sitting next to him, raised their eyes and looked over at the same time.

Chen Chu doesn't know how to play the zither, but he has Yu Nong in his family who is a good zither player, and he has heard Mei Yao play many times, so he can tell the good and bad.

Yunong and Mei Yao have their own merits, but they both have a sense of feminine weakness in their music.

But I saw the woman playing the piano with her head lowered, a high nose and sharp eyebrows. She had good facial features, but her mandible was slightly protruding, which made her less feminine and more powerful and heroic.

There was a rapid prelude, and there was a faint sound of fighting and iron horses.
"I am so angry that I lean on the railing and the rain stops."

As soon as he opened his mouth, it turned out to be a new poem written by King Jin after his victory in Tokyo. At that time, Qi and Zhou were still enemies, so this poem became a forbidden poem in Zhou Dynasty.

Now that Yangzhou has changed hands, naturally no one cares about it anymore.

Below, Song Xiaozhi had been paying attention to King Jin. Seeing his frequent expressions of approval, even General Han was fascinated by his words. He couldn't help but secretly feel proud that his arrangement was in line with the wishes of King Jin, who was born in the military.

After singing the song, Chen Chu couldn't help but clapped his hands and praised: "Good! This song was sung by this person with the true meaning! I don't know your surname?"

Song Xiaozhi stood up quickly and said for the woman: "Your Majesty, the woman's surname is Liang and her name is Hongyu."

"Who?"

"Liang Hongyu."

When Song Xiao saw the shocked look on King Jin's face, he thought something was wrong and became unconfident.

Chen Chu subconsciously turned his head and looked at Han Shizhong. He saw the old bachelor staring at him with his mouth slightly open.

"Hahaha, is this because we are destined to meet each other thousands of miles away?"

After Chen Chu laughed, he said something that no one could understand.

Night, Haishi.

The nightlife along the Xiao Qinhuai River has just reached its climax, and Chen Chu has already left Lingbo Fang with Tiedan and Han Shizhong.

When boarding the ship, Chen Chu took the initiative to hold Tie Dan's hand.

After getting off the boat, Chen Chu held Tiedan's hand again.

The night breeze in early spring is refreshing and charming, and the old willows by the river are spreading their branches in the wind.

Walking among the crowd, the two looked like ordinary lovers dating after dusk, but because they were taller than most people, they frequently attracted attention.

It could be felt that Tie Dan was trying to adapt to the new relationship with Brother Chu, but he was still nervous, and a thin layer of sweat broke out on the hand held by Chen Chu.

In order to relieve Tie Dan's nervousness, Chen Chu suddenly smiled and said, "Tie Dan, do you still remember where we held hands for the first time?"

When Tiedan, who was accustomed to lowering his head, heard this, he glanced sideways at Chen Chu and said in a low voice: "In the eighth year of Langshan, Qingfengling, Fuchang, March 23rd, at night."

"Huh?" Chen Chu glanced at Tie Dan in surprise. He didn't expect this silly girl to remember it so clearly. He couldn't help but joked: "Originally, I only thought that I had an unrequited love for Tie Dan. It turns out that you and I were going in both directions. , Otherwise, how could Tie Dan remember it so clearly?"

The baby's face was slightly red, and Tie Dan lowered his head again, but said: "The first time I saw you, I thought you were more handsome than all the brothers and uncles around you."

That's not true. The runaways back then were all slovenly. To say they were foot-picking big men would be a compliment. Compared to these rough guys, it's not surprising that Chu Ge, who had thin skin and tender flesh, was made into a handsome guy. .

It was originally a joke with Tiedan, but the answer was very sincere, which made Chen Chu confused.

Chen Chu smiled, turned to look at the lost Han Shizhong, and asked knowingly: "Brother Han, what do you want?"

"Huh? Oh, I'm not hungry, Your Majesty, don't worry about me."

"., who asked you if you were hungry? I asked what you were thinking about."

"My subordinate is thinking."

After Han Shizhong came back to his senses, he glanced at the hands held by King Chu and Commander Shen, and said with a hurried smile: "I am thinking that the prince and Lady Shen are a match made in heaven."

"How come you have learned to flatter?"

Chen Chu laughed and cursed, and suddenly said: "But you have a girl you like?" Seeing the meaningful look on King Chu's face, Han Shizhong touched his head and smiled awkwardly, "I can't even hide it from the prince. I just met that Lady Liang. I just feel numb all over my body, my heart is beating hard, and I don’t know what’s going on.”

"Haha, Fifth Brother Han is in his prime. In that case, why didn't you stay just now?"

Chen Chu asked again, but Han Shizhong said, "It's my subordinate's turn to be on duty tonight."

"I'll let Jiao Tu be on duty for you tonight, so go ahead."

Seeing that the King of Chu was not dissatisfied because he fell in love with a prostitute, but instead gave him support, Han Shizhong couldn't help but feel happy. He clasped his fists at Chen Chu and turned back to Lingbo Fang.

"Wait~"

Han Shizhong had just taken a few steps when he was stopped again. When he looked back, he saw Chen Chu taking out a stack of cargo tickets from his arms and handing it over, "If Mrs. Liang is willing, you can help her redeem her life. The fifth brother is in his thirties." It’s time for people to have a family.”

Han Shizhong was startled for a few breaths, and suddenly his nose felt sore. He had served in the army under Liu Shuping for many years. He had been in charge of battles for more than ten years, experienced dozens of battles, and had more than a dozen wounds on his body from swords and arrows, but he could only serve as a member of the camp.

But after only a few months with the King of Chu, he became the commander-in-chief of a large army, and was even assigned the task of organizing and training the new army in Yangzhou.

But these are just one of them. The respect and care that the King of Chu treated him like an elder brother was what Han Shizhong cherished the most.
Just like the sentence "Fifth Brother should have a family" at this time.

Han Shizhong never pretended to be pretentious. He took two steps forward and accepted the cargo ticket handed over by his brother Chu. He sniffed and grinned: "Your Majesty, I usually spend money lavishly, but I can't pay you back for a while."

"You should find a woman to take care of you. You eat, drink and gamble all day long. It's no wonder you can save money. Go ahead."

"Ok!"

A man's love can only be repaid by dying.

On the third day of February, Chen Chu, who had been staying in Yangzhou, learned that the new envoy from Lin'an Dynasty had arrived in Anfeng, and decided to go back and meet with the envoy.

Others would not have such great dignity, but the new envoy is Chen Bokang
On the same day, Anfeng Palace.

After Chai Ji came to Anfeng, Chen Chu was unwilling to pay for him to build a new palace, so he still lives in the palace that was converted from a government office.

Compared with the imperial cities of Tokyo and Lin'an, it is much cramped.

The former government officials entered the official residence, and now it is the harem Funing Hall. Funing Hall should be the queen's palace, but after Chai Ji, he could not bear the humiliation and hanged himself when he was kidnapped by the Jin people to Huanglong Mansion as early as Ding Weinian.

Chai Ji's other concubines have either been divided up by the Jin nobles over the years, or died of illness in foreign lands.

Therefore, the beauties Qing'er and Wen'er who paid tribute from Huaibei relied on the emperor's favor and moved into Funing Palace beyond the limit.

In the afternoon, the foreign minister Zhou Zishan was introduced to the simple imperial study room located in Funing Palace.
Zhou Zishan was originally the magistrate of Shangcheng County. Last year, he joined Shangguan Pei Weishu in joining the Supreme Emperor and was promoted to the position of doctor in the Ministry of Rites of Anfeng Dynasty.

This promotion is not a big one, but Zhou Zishan is still not satisfied, especially since the Huaibei clique is increasingly squeezing the promotion space of the old Huainan official clique.

Today, he wanted to talk to the Supreme Emperor about something big.

It was against etiquette for foreign ministers to enter the harem, but the front hall was filled with people from Cao Xiaojian, the new eunuch of Anfeng Imperial City in Huaibei, and there was no way to hide any secrets.

What Zhou Zishan reported this time was related to the King of Jin. He was afraid that he would listen to it, so he came to the harem.

"., the King of Jin killed more than 170 Zhou generals in Dayi County, and ordered the Huaibei Army to suppress it. After taking Yangzhou, he also only allowed the Huaibei Army to enter the city. Now people in all eight counties of Yangzhou are spreading the word Jin Wang Renyi loves the people, but the official army of the Zhou Dynasty, which is nominally under the control of His Majesty, has gained the reputation of "only knowing how to rob and kill the people". If things go on like this, the name of King Jin will be spread everywhere in Huainan and even the entire Zhou Dynasty, but His Majesty wants to Bear the name of harming the people!"

Zhou Zishan became more and more excited as he spoke, and his voice gradually became louder. Chai Ji became more and more uneasy as he listened, and hurriedly whispered: "Master Zhou, what is the purpose of telling me these things?"

"Your Majesty! If this continues, I, the general of the Zhou Dynasty, will lose the hearts of the people. Now that Zhang Duofu has given up his allegiance to the King of Jin, but the generals of the Zhou Dynasty who have just been punished by the King of Jin may not be convinced. Your Majesty should choose loyal and brave men and issue the edict in secret. , train soldiers loyal to the imperial court in case of emergencies!"

Isn't this just a dress order? Chai Ji was startled, his face changed color, and he yelled in a low voice: "Shut up! The King of Jin and I have the merits of supporting him, it is my humerus, if Master Zhou continues I will punish you for talking about King Jin behind your back!"

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Zhou Zishan looked at Chai Ji and was speechless for a long time. He didn't believe that the Supreme Emperor's palace couldn't see the ambition of King Jin. However, the Supreme Emperor's years of imprisonment had already erased his pride and ambition as the emperor.

It’s not that the Supreme Emperor doesn’t understand, it’s that he doesn’t dare! For fear of making King Jin dissatisfied, he would become a prisoner again.
The Supreme Emperor is dead.

Unless he thinks of another way to force him to ride a tiger!

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Zhou Zishan exited the imperial study, only to see a woman in royal attire carrying a tray outside the door. She didn't know whether she had just arrived or had been here for a while.

Zhou Zishan didn't recognize the woman, quickly threw his hands away, and backed away from Funing Palace.

The woman in palace clothes squinted at Zhou Zishan's back, and did not stop squinting until the other person disappeared. She learned this habit from her employer's employer.

It is said that this will make you look powerful.

"Your Majesty, you are still busy. I personally prepared deer antler and ginseng soup for you. This Liao ginseng was paid tribute to Your Majesty by the King of Jin."

When he entered the room again, the woman in palace clothes was smiling as brightly as a flower.

"Haha, King Jin is interested. He knows that I have suffered a loss in the past few years, and the whole world is searching for me to make up for it."

Chai Ji followed the woman's words, and the woman placed the tray on the imperial desk, sat down in Chai Ji's arms, and said coquettishly: "Your Majesty, tell me, the King of Jin paid tribute to so many good things, which one is the most precious? "

"Haha, of course it's you and Wen'er, the two little fairies."

"Your Majesty is cheating. I am asking about the most precious one. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

The woman held Chai Ji's neck and said coquettishly while shaking him gently.

"You, you, you, Qing'er is the most precious, right?"

"Hee hee~"

Unconsciously, Qing'er imitated the laughter of her idol again, and then she lay down next to Chai Ji's ear and said softly: "Your Majesty, please coax my concubine. Your Majesty has stayed in Wen'er's room for two consecutive days. Tonight, Your Majesty should go Where is my concubine?"

On the sixth day of February, Chen Chu returned to Anfeng.

On the same day, before she could meet with Chen Bokang, the secret letter sent by Qing'er through Cao Xiaojian reached Chen Chu's hands first.

Subsequently, Chen Chu recruited the military commander Su Shengye. The latter performed well in the Yuzhou Mutiny of the Jin Kingdom and has now become the third-ranking figure in the military commander after Li Mulezi and Li Ke.

Li Ke is currently in charge of the Nanjing Prefecture of the Jin Kingdom and is responsible for the affairs of Emperor Wanyan Dan and Chai Yuanyi of the Jin Dynasty.

Li Mulezi stayed in Caizhou, coordinating various military ministries.

Su Shengye was transferred back to Huainan from the Kingdom of Jin to help the Anfeng court establish a spy agency.

"Sheng Ye just returned to Huaibei, and before he could rest, I invited him to Huainan. I am afraid that my beloved wife at home will no longer rely on me."

As soon as they met, Chen Chu joked and then talked about the Anfeng Dynasty. Su Shengye said: "Your Majesty, when I come to Huainan this time, I brought Zhang Wuluan, Zhang Xiaoyin and other backbones to re-establish a great Zhou military commander, and I can capture them easily."

Seeing how confident he was, Chen Chu shook his head and said with a smile: "Huaibei is called Juntong, but Huainan cannot be called Juntong. Otherwise, people will think that the secret service of the Anfeng Dynasty of the Great Zhou Dynasty is to serve Huaibei."

ah? Doesn’t the secret service in Huainan serve Huaibei?
Seeing that Su Shengye was stunned, Chen Chu coughed and said, "You have to cover it up, otherwise it won't look good."

Su Shengye understood what King Chu meant and couldn't help but laugh too, "Your Majesty, what is the name of this new institution in Huainan?"

Chen Chu thought for a moment and said: "Let's call it the Anfeng District Prosecutor's Office, or the District Prosecutor's Office for short." (End of Chapter)