Misty rain and heavy flowers accompany the king's return

Chapter 25

"Today's business was really beautiful and thrilling. If it wasn't for a moment's difference, that inch mountain would have been taken away." Citing Wenhao said on the way out of the palace.

Shen Luo sighed: "It's just that the situation in the Northeast is now, and I don't know how the floods will be. I'm afraid the imperial court will send a censor to patrol, and it will be very soon."

"It's an eventful year." Ci Wenhao sighed.

In Gongmenyuan, Bailiyu was also boarding the car and leaving. Seeing Shen Luo, he said: "Mr. Shen, I am very grateful for the help of Mr. Duomeng. If you are free in the future, please come to Fuyi Xu, the prince is also here, let the old man express his feelings."

Citing Wenhao laughed and said, "It's a great honor."

"Thank you, Prime Minister Zuo." Shen Luo also laughed.

The two boarded the car and went to Shen's house together, citing Wenhao as an excuse to pick up their youngest son Qi Junwen.

"Is what happened today really a coincidence?" Citing Wenhao asked in the carriage.

"That's right, I also had a good chance. That Cunshan saw Cathay's Royal Forest Army and thought I was a high-ranking official." Shen Luo said, "He didn't go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Yushitai, so he already guessed that someone was guarding him. .”

"Then Wuxuan sent other people over." Ci Wenhao said vigilantly, thinking of rushing back to the palace.

"My lord, don't worry, I think the emperor has already taken precautions, and I just happened to see how General Qian's imperial forest army is doing?"

Ci Wenhao couldn't help looking at him: "It's really hard to see that you are a child of an ordinary family, but you even thought of this."

"My lord is a fan of the authorities. Do you want to patrol the Northeast? I'm afraid this time it will not be such a simple matter." Shen Luo said.

"why?"

"The matter has been exposed, Wu Xuan may be dead, and the same city county is only a hundred miles away from the Tuna Dynasty, so I'm afraid there will be some trouble." Shen Luo guessed Wu Xuan's character, dared to send people to the emperor's capital to arrest him, and dared to hide it for three days If you don't report it, the courage of this person is really eye-catching.

"Dog thief dare to rebel?" Citing Wenhao was a little surprised.

Shen Luo looked at him: "If the Beijiang River is really a once-in-a-century flood, it will be more terrifying than his rebellion."

Citing Wen Hao heard this, sighed and nodded.

When the car arrived at Shen's house, Shen Luo said, "How about I go and call the prince out?"

"Why, are there any guests at home?" Ci Wenhao asked alertly.

"Long Tu is here." Shen Luo said.

"Oh?" Ci Wenhao smiled: "In Songhe Tower at night, you bring the whole family, and I will go with Mr. Tongge."

"Isn't it good at this time?" Shen Luo hesitated a little.

Citing Hao shook his head: "If you don't beat them now, it will be troublesome when the palace test is over."

Shen Luo thought for a while: "That's right, then I would like to thank the prince. However, I am afraid that he is here for business this time."

"Let him find me." Ci Wenhao said.

"Understood." Shen Luo nodded in understanding.

Shen Luo got off the car and walked back to the mansion.

The mansion was already preparing lunch, Shen Luo went in and greeted Longtu: "My lord father-in-law, forgive me."

"It's okay, it's okay." Long Tu hurriedly stood up and returned the salute.

"Little son, the prince is waiting for you at the door." Shen Luo called to the study.

Qi Junwen ran out and bowed to Shen Luo: "Sir, then I'll go back first."

"Okay." Shen Luo said.

"Well, Prince Qi is outside, should we go out and say hello?" Changxian Cheng asked anxiously.

"Uncle, don't worry, Prince Qi and Mr. Tongge will invite our family to a banquet tonight, and we will greet you later." Shen Luo said calmly.

Shen Luo's words about "uncle" made Changxian Cheng's heart burst with joy, and he said respectfully: "What the virtuous son-in-law said is true, and what the virtuous son-in-law said is true."

"Sit down and talk, father. Abai must be tired after going back and forth in the palace." Qingchen said.

"Hey, it's still my son who loves my son-in-law." Longtu sat down and pouted at Changshi.

Chang's understood, and took out some Huzhou specialties: "Dried whitebait, bad fish, shrimp paste, and the [-] catties of tea that Master Asong prepared for you, we also bought you [-] catties of good ones as gifts .”

Shen Luo smiled with his forehead: "Thank you, Yue."

His calm smile and gentle attitude made Longtu and the others very satisfied. After all, they didn't dare to treat him as an ordinary country boy. The majesty of sinking in front of the mansion in the morning, the county magistrate thought that even the county lord might not have it .

Moreover, the Imperial Forest Army accompanied them. If you go to Huzhou with this kind of style, you will have to welcome the gentry from the whole county to the gate of the city.

Of course, they didn't know that this was just a coincidence, and Cathay Pacific's respect for Shen Luo was also due to speculation about the current political situation.

The lunch at noon was ordinary, but Longtu and the three of them were very happy. When they thought about having dinner with Prince Qi tonight, and asked what to bring, Shen Luorang divided the tea leaves into five portions, each weighing two catties.

"That's it?" Long Tu looked at the high-quality camellias he bought, they were less than 30 taels in total, and Shen Luo was packaged in oiled paper.

"Okay, the imperial capital doesn't over-excessively give gifts." Shen Luo said, Long Tu nodded after hearing this, but didn't dare to refute.

In the afternoon, they were still reminiscing about the old days, and the servants spread the word that Baili Songran and the others had come.

"Hey, are there any guests?" Baili asked loosely, waving his fan.

"This is?" Yun Mo and Qian Xiaoran asked together.

"This is my father-in-law Long Tu." Shen Luo introduced: "Yue, there is uncle."

"I'm rude, I'm rude." Baili Songran and the others cupped their hands and looked at Long Qingchen: "This is your husband, right? She really is a beautiful woman, and there was no chance for Brother Shen to introduce her at the palace banquet last time."

Shen Luo smiled, everyone who joined in the fun came together today, could it be a coincidence?

"Let me introduce Qingchen, the young master Baili Songran from the Left Prime Minister's Mansion, Yun Mo the young master from the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, and Qian Xiaoran the young master General Qian Xiaoran who is in command of the Imperial Forest Army." As soon as he finished his introduction, Long Tu's eyes widened. It's clear, dare these three young men are the sons of ministers and workers who have power over the world in the imperial capital.

"The three young masters are polite." Qing Chen followed Shen Luo's words.

"Hahaha, Mr. Qingchen is very polite, you little son, the three of us are immediately ashamed." Baili joked.

Everyone sat down together, and the small living room was filled immediately.

"Why are you three free to come today?" Shen Luo asked curiously.

Baili Songran whitely said to him: "There is no imperial examination, the three of us are idlers, and we want to come to you to ask for a cup of camellia, so that Xiaoran can experience it! Besides, this is not heard, you did a piece of paper this morning. Is it a big deal?"

"Well, Brother Baili is indeed very lucky. I just distributed the tea leaves and I was about to give them to you, so you came to pick them up yourself." With a smile, Shen Luo handed them three bags of tea.

A servant came up with tea, Qian Xiaoran sniffed it with great interest, and took a sip: "Well, yes, the breath of Yanyu Jiangnan."

"Brother Qian is elegant, he doesn't look like a family of generals!" Yun Mo joked.

The few of them were talking, but Longtu and the others were a little unable to intervene, and did not dare to intervene.

It's just that Shen Luo has made so many friends in just a few months since he came to the imperial capital, and he can't help but sigh in his heart, it was worth it this time.

"Brother Shen, tell the truth, did what happened today really happen?" Baili asked calmly.

"Well, that's the real question?" Shen Luo teased him: "Ask on behalf of King Yue."

"Don't say who it is, just say if it is, I will treat your family to dinner tonight." Baili Songran said with a rare blushing.

"Come on, Mr. Tongge and Prince Qi will treat you tonight." Shen Luo said.

"Then let's go to accompany him too, so I'll give you some face!" Baili Songran obviously praised Haikou in front of King Yue, and pestered him a little bit reluctantly.

"What a coincidence, he filed a complaint at my door. He saw Cathay's imperial guards, and he thought I was some kind of high official!" Shen Luo said.

"Brother Shen, what do you think of the flood this time, this Wuxuan is quite courageous?" Qian Xiaoran asked.

"Preventing him is worse than thinking about disaster relief. If the number of victims increases, it will be a disaster!" Shen Luo nodded to Yunmo and Baili Songran, knowing that they would bring words back.

No matter who makes troubles, the common people will never suffer.

"What if the water is still rising? My father has assembled the Imperial Forest Army to prepare for disaster relief? Do you think this breach can be blocked?" Qian Xiaoran asked.

"I can't stop it." Shen Luo said directly.

"Brother Shen, don't be a fool, tell me if you have an idea?" Qian Xiaoran asked with a smile.

Shen Luohui smiled: "If you dig the east bank, won't the water flow into the sea?"

"Wonderful!" Yun Mo clapped his hands, a bit regretful that the three of them came together, but there was no other way, whether Shen Luo would say it to the emperor was not sure!

Guowei came back from the Tribute Academy in the afternoon. He has been busy with preparations for the imperial examination recently, and he is also busy with the new year's provincial exam. The annual exam is very stressful for the Tribute Academy.

Others may not know it, but he does know that there are too many grassroots and officials who need to be replaced in the entire Dafeng Dynasty.If the 65-year-old replacement standard is implemented, half of the country's regions will face a crisis of official shortage.

When Guowei returned home, Cathay immediately knew about it.

Cathay's father passed away early, and his uncle arranged everything from his employment to his marriage, so the two of them lived next door. Although there were two gates, there was a middle gate in the middle of the yard that was never closed.

"Uncle." Cathay came over from the middle door.

"Well, aren't you resting today? Why are you still wearing the armor at this time?" Guowei asked curiously.

Cathay told him everything that happened today, and he didn’t come back until now. All the government servants in the same city were locked up, and they also arranged for the Imperial Forest Army to arrest three batches of the same city government servants. According to Zheng Biao’s confession, Also saves a lot of things.

"Uncle?" Cathay looked at him in a daze.

"Follow uncle into the palace." Guowei turned around and led him away.

When they arrived at Wutong Hall, Emperor Qianyuan smiled when he saw them: "Why did you just drag my nephew and come here immediately?"

"Shen Luo knew the content of the three-day memorial and concluded that Wu Xuan had concealed it. In my opinion, I have to prevent Wu Xuan from defecting?" Guowei said.

"Hmm!" Emperor Qianyuan glanced at Cathay: "You have also made meritorious service today, but fortunately you have followed suit, otherwise he might not be able to stop the yamen servants in the same city as a scholar."

Cathay Pacific thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, it's not necessarily true." After speaking, he learned from Shen Luo's reaction today: "Don't say it's me, Mr. Shen shouted 'Yu Linjun', the soldiers around me It’s already half a beat away, and I didn’t need to say anything to surround them. I don’t think anyone would dare to take advantage of him even if Mr. Shen is on the order, let alone on Fenghuang Street.”

"Oh." Emperor Qianyuan smiled: "People from several places must be testing his tone right now. Let's see if it's such a coincidence. Cathay, go and find out what Shen Luo is doing at night?"

"Yes!" Cathay led the order to go out, knowing that the emperor and his uncle had something to say.

Sure enough, as soon as he went out, Emperor Qianyuan looked at him: "Sir, take a look, is this disaster relief?"

Guowei also nodded: "I came here in a hurry, just to discuss this matter, I think I want to go to disaster relief, so as to save some reputation."

"Who does Wu Xuan belong to?" Emperor Qianyuan asked.

"There is no faction, so you can be regarded as Master Zhong's disciple!" Guowei said that Master Zhong was the former Minister of the Household Department and had passed away.

"Relief is not easy. I'm afraid that more than a few places have been affected. I think the same city and county are in danger."

Guowei glanced at him: "Anyway, didn't you just give Shen Luo a chance to stand out, and then suppress him, so that people can't understand his appointment."

"Well, it makes sense." Emperor Qianyuan originally planned this way.

Cathay went back and forth: "Back to the emperor, Shen Luo, Baili Songran, Qian Xiaoran and Yun Mo went to Songhe Tower together. Today his Yue family from Huzhou came. Prince Qi and Tongge are always in Songhe Tower." There was a banquet in the building, and the three young masters rushed to follow."

"Hmph, this is trying to win him over." Emperor Qianyuan smiled.

Guowei glanced at him: "What does the emperor mean?"

"It's okay." Emperor Qianyuan waved his hand: "This kid is crazy, you go too, go on behalf of me, check the auspicious days of the zodiac, and get married in the palace."

Guowei was taken aback: "Isn't it appropriate to have a marriage in the palace without a title?"

"Then I'll go together in the evening, as a way of relaxing, and make Mrs. Shen Luo a county lord, and let them have a good taste after the palace examination." Emperor Qianyuan said playfully.

Guowei couldn't stop nodding: "Your Majesty's trick is really high, Artest, go and prepare a light car, and the Emperor will visit Songhe Tower in private."

"Yes!" Cathay listened to the conversation between his uncle and the emperor, but couldn't understand a single brow, and just sighed secretly that the words of these big men were really profound, and they were all covered in clouds and mist.

Shen Luo and the others set off slowly, and there were so many people. Songhe Tower was on Fenghuang Avenue, and Baili and the others walked over, so they just walked over together.

We are almost at the gate of Songhe Tower.

I saw Cathay riding a horse and guarding in plain clothes in front of a carriage, Shen Luo saw that just as he was about to say hello, Cathay winked at him a few times, and then roared away.

"This guy, what's the matter?" Shen Luo looked at Baili and the others curiously, while the other three shook their heads to show they didn't know.

Citing Wenhao and Mr. Tongge came for an appointment, and watched him sinking them from afar. Just as he was about to say hello, Cathay's car stopped between them.

Guowei came down leisurely and helped the next person, stunned everyone present.

"What are you looking at, the master is out to play, and I heard that there is a dinner party, you don't welcome it?" Emperor Qianyuan said with a smile.

Shen Luo was taken aback for a moment, thinking that he would still have a chance to see Emperor Qianyuan and his brother-in-law Yu Wentuo make a private visit in disguise, and pulled Xiaoshi and Qingchen over: "See you, master."

Long Tu and the others were taken aback, how could anyone dare to call 'Master' in front of his virtuous son-in-law?

What was even more surprising was that everyone half-bowed: "See Master."

"En." Emperor Qianyuan waved his hand and looked at Long Qingchen: "Is this your husband?"

Shen Luo pulled Qingchen: "It's the younger husband, Long Qingchen."

Emperor Qianyuan smiled, he liked Shen Luo's words about juniors very much, after the death of the crown prince, he rarely felt like an elder.

"Go in and talk!" As soon as Guowei stepped aside, everyone surrounded Emperor Qianyuan and went in together.

How could Yun Mo and the others not know the emperor, their eyes praised Baili Songran, today's meal was worth it.