There is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below. This saying has existed since ancient times.
Today, Hangzhou was called Lin 'an during the Southern Song Dynasty. Lin 'an, Lin' an, wasn't it the meaning of a temporary home? From this, it could be seen that the days of the Southern Song Dynasty would definitely not be long.
On this day, a group of people came to the wide street in Lin 'an City that connected the east, west, north and south. It was not a mighty group, but it was also very neat. Two tall horses were leading the way, and two men dressed in black were riding on them. Behind the two horses were eight strong men in black clothes. Each of them held a flag high in their hands. On the red flag were written the words " Meet the Saint " in pale gold.
Behind the eight black-clothed men was a palanquin surrounded by a pale gold color, carried by four men. Behind the palanquin was a convoy of five carriages, each of which had four large boxes firmly tied to it. From the traces of the wheels on the ground, it could be seen that these boxes must contain very heavy items. Finally, there were 50 black-robed guards who were similarly dressed. Each of them was tall and mighty, and they were all burly men with pale golden scarves around their necks.
Ying Tianlong sat in a trembling sedan chair carried by four people. He had departed from Suzhou to Lin 'an five days ago.
Just as Ying Tianlong was about to set off, something interesting happened in the Ying Tian Residence.
What interesting things? That day, didn't Ying Tianlong pretend to be angry and order the yes-man, his parents, and that talkative servant girl Xiuchun to be detained in the front courtyard? But after that, Ying Tianlong was busy with other things and forgot about it. At night, the yes-man begged Yu 'er, who was passing by, to ask her to ask the young miss to come forward and plead for them. Yu 'er told her aunt, Li Shishi Jr., and Li Shishi Jr. went to ask Ying Tianlong about it. Only then did Ying Tianlong remember about it. However, Ying Tianlong had already come up with a plan when he ordered people to arrest them in the front courtyard. After hearing his aunt's wife's inquiry, he came to the front courtyard.
Before this, the yes-man had already told Pan what had happened under the interrogation of his parents. In particular, he had been forced to tell Pan about how his master had seen him flirting with the servant girl called Xiuchun. After hearing their son's words, Chef Liu and his wife were so angry that they almost rolled their eyes.
Ying Tianlong came to the front courtyard and swept a glance at the yes-man kneeling on the ground, his parents, and the talkative servant girl Xiu Chun. Then, he shouted at the yes-man,"Do you know your crime?"
"Young Master, I, I know my crime, but I am muddle-headed and stupid. I don't know what crime I have committed?”The yes-man was betting in his heart that the young master did not really want to punish him.
"How did the little bastard reply to Young Master? Young Master, this little bastard has broken the rules of the residence. Please punish him severely.”Chef Liu didn't speak for his son. Instead, he asked the master to punish his son severely. This was where he was smart. If he kept pleading and saying that the child was young and insensible, it might not be able to make the master be merciful and not punish him. Moreover, his child's mistakes were either big or small, so handing him over to his master might not be so bad.
"Hahaha, yes-man, let me ask you, are you willing to accept the crime of that little servant girl?”Ying Tianlong sat down on the stone platform and asked.
"If you want to beat me, beat me, punish me, I'll take responsibility for my own sins. I am me, and he is him." Before the yes-man could speak, the little maid Xiu Chun spoke first.
Ying Tianlong burst into laughter when he heard Xiuchun's words. He then asked,""Hahaha, hahahahaha, do you feel sorry for him? Or do you not want to owe him this favor?" After saying that, Ying Tianlong said to the yes-man,"Haha, yes-man, did you hear that? Your good intentions have all been treated as ill intentions. Why are you still protecting her now?”
"No matter what, Young Master, I made a mistake. No matter how Young Master punishes me, please punish me.”The yes-man looked at Xiuchun and then at his parents.
"Alright, since you're willing to be a fool, I'll grant your wish today. Men, punish the yes-man with 40 lashes.”Ying Tianlong stood up and said fiercely.
As soon as Ying Tianlong finished speaking, two black-robed guards, who were as ferocious as wolves and tigers, stepped forward. One pressed down on the yes-man, while the other raised the whip in his hand high. Just as the black-robed guard raised his whip, Ying Tianlong gestured at him. The others didn't see it, and even if they did, they wouldn't know what the gesture meant.
The raised whip did not fall, but it made a beautiful whip in the air and then made a loud " pa " sound. The sound frightened the three of them. They heard someone shout,"No!" Then they saw a smaller figure pounce on the yes-man. Before anyone could react, the second whipping sound exploded in the air. This time, the yes-man suddenly turned over and protected the smaller figure under him.
The words were spoken slowly, but the two whipping sounds were instantaneous. The smaller figure protected the echo worm, and the echo worm quickly protected the smaller figure in that instant.
The yes-man's parents were so frightened that they sat on the ground and looked at the scene in front of them. Li Shishi, Yu 'er, and Feng' er were also shocked. They didn't expect Ying Tianlong to punish the yes-man so easily, and they didn't expect such an outcome.
Before anyone could react, Ying Tianlong said,"Sigh, it seems that beating him won't work. I can only punish him severely. Punishment? How should he punish her? Right, yes-men have always been unapproachable between men and women. If you hold this little servant girl tightly in your arms, how will she get married in the future? And you, this little servant girl, not only are you stubborn, but you've also done something that departs from the rules. If this gets out, wouldn't my Ying Tian Manor's face be completely lost by you? Sigh, looks like I'll have to let him marry you and let you marry him. Alright, it's settled then. Chef Liu, you go prepare some betrothal gifts. Miss Ruoying will represent this little maid's family and hold the betrothal gifts tomorrow.”
What? Everyone was stunned when they heard Ying Tianlong's words. What kind of punishment was this? How could he restrain others with such a punishment? Just as the crowd was still puzzled, Ying Tianlong spoke again,""However, I still have to set a rule for the two of you. Within three years, you are not allowed to speak a word, give a look, and not meet up privately. Otherwise, you will be killed. Three years later, the Eldest Miss will host the wedding and choose an auspicious day for you to get married.”
After Ying Tianlong finished speaking, he left the group of people who were still in a daze and turned to leave. After he took more than ten steps, he heard Chef Liu say,"Thank you, Young Master. Hurry up and kowtow to Young Master.”
Hearing this, the yes-man hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him, but after thanking him, he remembered, The rules of not being allowed within three years were laid flat on the ground…
After the palanquin carried by Hang Chou and the other two entered Lin 'an City, Xiao Bao lifted the curtains on both sides of the palanquin and looked around, looking at the beautiful scenery and the beautiful women outside.
Since ancient times, Wu and Yue had many rivers, so the women of Wu and Yue were like clear water. Looking at the beautiful and charming women outside the curtain, Little Treasure Ying Tianlong locked his gaze on each woman's chest. He looked at the mountain peaks on this chest and then at the strange peaks on that chest. Little Treasure and Ying Tianlong were really dazzled by the waves of beautiful breasts shaking.
Just as Little Treasure and Ying Tianlong were enjoying themselves, a shout suddenly came from the front of the brigade,"In the forbidden area thirty feet in front of the Grand Preceptor's Residence, civil officials get off their sedan chairs, generals get off their saddles, swords return to their sheaths, spears and staffs are raised upside down, and anyone who disobeys will be killed without mercy.”
With that shout, Little Treasure and Ying Tianlong's team were forced to stop.
"Who is blocking the way? Who's blocking the way?" Before Ying Tianlong could say anything, a handsome young man dressed in silver armor, holding a silver spear and riding a white dragon horse shouted.
"General Hua, Jia Shidao's servants are blocking the way.”After the group stopped, a black-robed guard leading the way ran to the palanquin to report.
"Oh, he really came. Alright, tell everyone to follow Young Master's instructions. Remember, you can only do it well and not break it, understand?”Hua Wuhen said to the black-robed guard.
" Yes, we will follow Young Master's orders," the black-robed guard replied.
"Slow down." Just as the black-robed guard was about to leave, Little Baoying Skydragon hurriedly called out from within the sedan.
"Young Master, do you have any other instructions?" When the black-robed guard heard the young master shout "slow down", he hurriedly came to the front of the sedan and bowed.
"How many people from the Jia family came out to block the way?" Little Treasure asked Ying Tianlong.”
"Young Master, there are about 20 of them.”
"20 or so, that's too little. Well, you lean in, you have to do this…this…and then, do this…this…that, do you understand?”
"Yes, as you command, Young Master." The black-robed guard responded and ran to the front. Then, Little Treasure Ying Tianlong said to Hua Wuhen,"Third brother, when you appear later, you have to act well. The quality of this act will all depend on third brother.”
"Fourth brother, do you think that old fox will fall for it?”
"Hahaha, third brother just needs to put on a good show. The rest is up to me. The more realistic your acting is, the easier it will be for me to do things on my side.”
"Fourth brother, just wait and see."
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It was already close to noon, and the Imperial Court had long since dispersed. The officials of the various prefectures had already finished their work and were all leisurely rushing out of the Imperial Court to their respective homes.
On the other hand, Jia Shidao, who was the most powerful man in the court, was stopped by the Emperor of Duzong (Zhao Wei) after the court session. There were two reasons why the Emperor of Duzong called Jia Shidao. First, Jia Shidao had been getting more and more disobedient lately. He had been delaying many of the tasks assigned to him, and he had rarely coaxed her recently. Secondly, Duzong had heard from other ministers that Jia Shidao had a beautiful granddaughter who was good at playing the four arts, especially singing and dancing. That was why Zhao Fu, the Emperor of Duzong, missed Jia Shidao very much. He had asked Jia Shidao to stay so that Jia Shidao could send his granddaughter to the palace so as to ease the relationship between the monarch and his subjects.
Who was Jia Shidao? He was a famous and powerful official of the Southern Song Dynasty. Some people say that Jia Shidao is ignorant and incompetent, but the author doesn't think so. Think about it, if he didn't have the ability, how could he go from a street scoundrel to a first-class official in the current dynasty? Moreover, all military affairs were in his hands.
Jia Shidao, who was known as an old fox, knew what the Emperor of Duzong was thinking. It was just that he had been troubled by the sudden appearance of a young master of the Yingtian Mansion in Suzhou. In just a few days, his five big money bags, Suzhou, Huzhou, Yixing, Wuxi, and Wu County on the edge of Taihu Lake, had all been subdued by this bullsh * t young master. Now that his men controlled two provinces, two prefectures, and one county, he originally wanted to send the relief money and food he asked the Emperor to go through the various provinces and then put it back into his treasury. But all of a sudden, it was all for naught. Not only did he not get a single cent, but even the money that the various prefectures should have given him and the officials of the imperial court had been taken away by that stupid young master. Not only that, but it was said that that person was still expanding. What made Prime Minister Jia even angrier was that the armies of the various prefectures had actually believed the so-called "Iron Scroll Pill Book" in that kid's hands and all expressed their willingness to listen to his orders.
The imperial court is the Emperor's on the surface, but I, Jia Shidao, am the one in the dark. This "Cheng Yaojin" appearing in the middle of the horizontal line, isn't this clearly opposing me, Great Prime Minister Jia?
He had to strangle this kid in the cradle. Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to deal with him when he became stronger. After careful consideration, Jia Shidao decided to make two big moves. The first was that after the morning court session more than ten days ago, Jia Shidao had ordered people to go to the Yingtian Mansion in Suzhou to pass on a fake imperial edict, ordering the young master of Yingtian Mansion to bring the Iron Scroll Pill to the capital to meet the emperor. The second was that he secretly sent someone to Sword Returning Manor on Nanshan Hill to ask Manor Lord Cheng Wei to kill the young master of Yingtian Manor who had been ordered to meet the emperor.
However, the person who was sent to deliver the decree first reported, The second young master of Yingtian Prefecture was not in the mansion at all. He said that he would enter the capital to meet the emperor whenever he was in a good mood.
Then, he received a report from Sword Returning Mountain Manor. The second young master of Yingtian Prefecture was secretive. After ambushing others on the way, the manor lord, Cheng Wei, ordered people to sneak into Yingtian Prefecture to assassinate him. However, because of the tight security in the mansion, they could not attack. Because he was afraid that he would alarm that person, he could only give up for the time being.
There was one point that the Sword Returning Manor Lord, Cheng Wei, did not report truthfully to his master. One of the assassins who went to assassinate the second young master of Yingtian Prefecture was trapped in the mansion, and it was unknown whether he was dead or alive.
Jia Shidao also hated the fact that someone had kidnapped his grandson a few days ago and demanded a ransom of 500,000 taels of silver. For the sake of his grandson's life, the old merchant had no choice but to grit his teeth and take out the silver as if he was cutting his flesh.
Alas, with so many setbacks, how could Prime Minister Jia Shidao not be worried? In this hurry, she neglected the matter of serving the emperor well.
There was another reason why Jia Shidao had neglected the Emperor. The Emperor had not given him enough power yet. At least, he was not the only one in charge of the army.
His granddaughter was a trump card in his hands, and an important weight that determined whether he could monopolize the military power. How to play this card, when to play it, how to bet on this weight, where to bet on it, all these had made Great Prime Minister Jia spend a lot of effort to bet.
" Long live the Emperor," Jia Shidao said as the Emperor of Duzong, Zhao Chi, came to the royal study. He bowed again and asked,""May I know why Wansui left this old minister behind?”
"Old Prime Minister, I heard that the old Prime Minister has a precious granddaughter. Not only is she intelligent and beautiful, but she is also good at singing and dancing.”The Emperor of Duzong, Zhao Fu, said.
"Wansui is exaggerating. It's true that this old minister has a granddaughter, but she's not as good as Wansui said.”Jia Shidao thought to himself, I don't care what you say. No one will see my granddaughter until I get something better.
"Oh, I see. I originally wanted to improve my relationship with the old prime minister, but I didn't expect…Alright, I won't talk about it anymore. The old prime minister should go down to the palace to rest.”Du Zong waved his hand expressionlessly.
Emperor of Duzong Zhao Fou thought to himself,"You old thing, you really don't want face." Usually, only when you coax zhen will zhen give in to you. But you want a reward from me after doing something. If I don't give it to you, you won't do it. If I don't give it to you, you will neglect it. Hmph, you better be careful. I won't need you anymore.
What? The Emperor of Duzong's emotionless words stunned the cunning Jia Shidao. Originally, he wanted to manipulate the emperor to make the emperor give him a promotion, but he did not expect that he would make things worse. Sigh, it was all that kid's fault. He had been feeling uneasy these days and always said the wrong things at the wrong time. No, he couldn't just let it go like this. He had to think of a good way to let the Emperor see his good granddaughter. That way, not only would he have a chance to ascend to the position of Grand Preceptor, but he could also use this opportunity to get rid of the young master of Yingtian Prefecture.
" Long live, old minister!" Jia Shidao tried to fight for another chance.
"Alright, zhen is a little tired. Besides, Beauty Chen is still waiting in the harem to play the zither and dance for zhen. You may leave." Du Zong didn't appreciate his kindness. He was telling Jia Shidao," Even without your granddaughter, I still have a beauty to accompany me, and she might not be worse than your granddaughter. This time, not only do I want you to obediently send your granddaughter to me, I won't even give you any benefits. Hmph.
It was unknown how Jia Shidao would continue to charm the Emperor, but let's watch the next exciting segment.
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