Emperor Phoenix Policy: Feng Qingtian

Chapter 138: Dark Chess
He thought of the woman named A Jin in the dream, and how she knelt in the snow, chained by the magic chain, how many years she knelt, how many years the wind and snow blew, Pei Xiu felt a bit of heartache for her inexplicably .

Once upon a time, she and Bai Ye were so happy and harmonious, she looked at Bai Ye with gentle eyes, full of affection, and sincere heart, but in the end, it was Bai Ye who hurt her personally, and let those crazy people yell at her, Spit at her, insult her, beat her.

He remembered that scene, her gray eyes looking at the gloomy sky, at that moment, her heart was broken, right?All hope is lost?

Pei Xiu remembered her name, Feng Jin.

Different from the empress's name, Fengjin, Jin, is Meiyu.

And Fengjin, brocade, is bright and gorgeous.

There was a light knock on the door, interrupting Pei Xiu's thoughts.

"Master Xiang, Wu Shangshu is here."

Wu Qingshan?
"What is he doing?"

"It is said that it is the opening of the dynasty, and there are many vacancies in the official department. He has drawn up a list and wants to present it to the prime minister. He also wants to ask the prime minister who wants to be promoted and who is in charge of the promotion of officials. People are demoted."

This Wu Qingshan is really obedient, he has to listen to these little things.

"Let him go to the study and wait for the truth."

"Yes, Mr. Xiang."

The door opened, and Pei Zhong first came in to help Pei Xiu get up and get dressed, and after him to wash and tidy, he went to the study with him.

There are quite a few study rooms in Pei Xiu's courtyard, some are for ordinary officials, some are for meeting his own people, similar to Wu Qingshan and Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, some are for meeting confidantes like Li Yi, and the last one is Qingxin Pavilion dedicated to him.

Qingxin Pavilion is his study room for reviewing official documents. It is filled with all of Pei Xiu's official documents, as well as the most confidential documents. There are experts guarding Qingxin Pavilion all year round, and no one can enter.

Moreover, there is a more secret inner room in the Qingxin Pavilion. Except for Pei Xiu, no one knows where the mechanism is, not even Pei Zhong.

As soon as Pei Xiu stepped into the door of the study, Wu Qingshan immediately greeted him with a smile on his face, "I will see the Prime Minister."

"no."

Pei Xiu said lightly, sat down on the seat above, and invited Wu Qingshan to sit down, Wu Qingshan sat down tremblingly, and took out a list from his sleeve, "Master, this is the vacant position in the official department proposed by the next official." The list, as well as the candidates that the officials deem suitable."

Pei Xiu took it, and glanced at it at a glance. The list was very neat, and the person Wu Qingshan chose was also very suitable for him.

"Is there anything you want to change, Mr. Xiang?"

"There's no need to change it, it's fine as it is."

Pei Xiu put the list on the table casually, and his deep eyes fell on Wu Qingshan. Wu Qingshan panicked when he saw him, and asked cautiously, "Why did the Prime Minister look at the official like this, but the official did something wrong? what?"

Pei Xiu frowned, and said coolly, "Didn't you say that there is still a list of officials' promotion and relegation?"

Only then did Wu Qingshan come to his senses, quickly took out a stack of lists, and presented them respectfully in front of Pei Xiu.

Pei Xiu took it over, and there were hundreds of names densely packed on it, titles of official positions, promotion or relegation, new official positions, ranks, and the person's past political achievements, as well as the positions he once held.

Pei Xiu just glanced at it, then frowned, and said, "In the future, you can handle the promotion and relegation of officials below the sixth rank. Don't bother me with such trivial matters. I have no time to take care of these trivial matters. .”

Wu Qingshan's heart moved, but he replied calmly, "Yes, Mr. Xiang, the subordinate officials know."

"Go back and draw up the list again."

"Yes, Mr. Xiang."

"and also--"

Pei Xiu suddenly fell silent, Wu Qingshan looked at him in surprise, but saw Pei Xiu wrinkling her long black eyebrows, wondering what she was thinking.

The study was so quiet that the sound of a needle falling could be heard.

The more time passed, the more silent Pei Xiu became, and the more panicked Wu Qingshan became.

Just when his palms started to sweat, Pei Xiu finally said, "Also, the truth and the queen have been fighting so hard recently, it's not advisable to make enemies everywhere, and those who can't move should try not to move, and during this period of smooth transition, you First write down those stubborn people who refuse to listen to the truth, don't touch them for the time being, and deal with them after the bureaucracy stabilizes."

"Yes, Mr. Xiang."

"Okay, back off."

Pei Xiu raised his hand, and Wu Qingshan retired respectfully.

When he went out, he looked back at Pei Xiu, only to see his handsome face, which looked a little pale and tired.

After leaving the prime minister's mansion, Wu Qingshan sat in the sedan chair of Wu's mansion. As soon as the curtain of the sedan chair was lowered, Wu Qingshan wiped the sweat from his hands in shock.

"My lord, are you going back to the mansion?"

The servant who followed him asked respectfully.

"I'm tired, I want to go to the teahouse for a cup of tea and listen to a little song."

"Little one knows, get up the sedan chair!"

After a cup of tea, the sedan chair stopped at the entrance of a teahouse called Tianxianglou. This is a high-end teahouse in the imperial court, and it is also the place where Wu Qingshan often came after he became a first-class minister. Wu Qingshan got off the sedan chair, "My lord, we're here."

As soon as he saw Wu Qingshan, the waiter of Tianxiang Building immediately came out to greet him, "Oh, Mr. Wu, you are a distinguished guest, please hurry up, is it still the seat?"

Wu Qingshan hummed coldly, put on airs, and didn't even look at Xiao Er.

Xiao Er spat in his heart, didn't he just lean on Pei Xiang's thigh?As soon as you get promoted, there will be five people and six people immediately. How can you pretend?

Who doesn't know that Mr. Wu used to go to the casino to gamble every day, and lost even a penny of his salary, and couldn't even enter the door of their Tianxiang Tower. Now that he has the support of the Prime Minister, his neck is almost up to the sky.

Even if he didn't like her anymore, Xiaoer's face was always respectful, and the flattering smile never stopped.

Greeting Wu Qingshan and sitting down in his seat, Xiaoer asked with a smile, "Master Wu, should we still drink the Dahongpao?"

"Ah."

Wu Qingshan is still very indifferent.

Xiao Er turned his back and curled his lips, turned his face, and served Wu Qingshan tea and snacks with a smile on his face.

Tianxiang Building is very elegantly furnished, and Wu Qingshan's seat is on the second floor, facing the stage where ditties are sung on the first floor.

The girl who sang the song was Qinyue, a kabuki from Tianxianglou.

Qinyue was holding a pipa and was singing a song "Plucking Lotus".

"You can pick lotus in the south of the Yangtze River, and the lotus leaves are in He Tiantian. Fish play in the lotus leaves. Fish play in the east of lotus leaves, fish play in the west of lotus leaves, fish play in the south of lotus leaves, and fish play in the north of lotus leaves."

The sound of the pipa is clear and sweet, and Qinyue's voice is sweet and moving, and the guests are all fascinated by it.

After a song, the guests offered rewards one after another.

Wu Qingshan took out an ingot of silver, a total of twelve taels, and put it on the tray brought by the little girl with the double bun.

"Master Wu, reward ten taels!"

The little girl's clear voice resounded throughout the Tianxiang Building, and the guests all turned their heads to look at Wu Qingshan's seat, wanting to see who this bold and generous guest was.

Wu Qingshan raised his head triumphantly, his face full of complacency.

Wu Qingshan gave the most rewards, and soon, Miss Qinyue, supported by the little girl, came to thank him.

"Thank you for your love, my lord. Qinyue has nothing to repay, and I would like to offer you a cup of tea instead of wine."

Qinyue said softly, brought the tea to Wu Qingshan, Wu Qingshan laughed, took the tea triumphantly and drank it down.

No one saw, a thin note passed from the bottom of the teacup, from Wu Qingshan's hand to Qinyue's.

Qinyue put the note into her sleeve calmly, sat with Wu Qingshan for a while, and then said goodbye.

Unexpectedly, a drunk playboy grabbed Qinyue and said, "Come on, Miss Qinyue, come and give me a scent..."

Qinyue struggled desperately, the little maid wanted to save her, but was pushed to the ground by the drunk.

"Young master, Qinyue is a showman but not a person. I beg you to let Qinyue go."

Qinyue begged softly, the charming appearance made the drunkard grow red, and kissed Qinyue's mouth with a stinky mouth, so scared that Qinyue screamed out.

"Snapped!"

Someone jumped up, pointed at the drunk and yelled, "Where did you come from? Don't even look at the place here. This is the imperial city, the emperor's feet, how can you be so presumptuous?"

It was Wu Qingshan who took the case, he didn't want to stand out, but Qinyue had a note from him on his body, if this drunk got it out, then he would be exposed!

So, this head, he can get it if he doesn't come out, and he can get it if he doesn't come out!
The drunk hugged Qinyue tightly, and said arrogantly, "How dare you meddle in other business? Do you know who I am? I am Li Yi, a younger brother of Mr. Li's family. Do you know who is Mr. Li? Mr. Li is Minister of the Ministry of War! First rank! He is the most proud person under Xiangye's hands! What are you, you dare to meddle in Lao Tzu's affairs!"

Li Yi?It turned out to be Li Yi's clansman.

Wu Qingshan's heart moved, God helped me!

(End of this chapter)