Chapter 87: Kite flying

First day of the first month.
The sky has not yet been illuminated, and there are many dark blacks, and more leaking ticking sounds coming from the palace in the wind, a long and unhurried string. Situ would have a hard time shuttle between the eunuchs who came and went, and after another hour, the emperor would receive the congratulations of civil and military officials, princes of various princes, and envoys of overseas countries at Fengtianmen. It looks like a gyro, some holding the tea cup replaced by Yuqian, and some holding the incense burner to be burned in the Jingshen Temple for a while, all sulking their heads, and ants running around under the high eaves of the palace door. . After seeing Situ Jin, even the ceremony was too late, he hurriedly passed a "big file".
Shen Yan should already be up. He is the prince of the courtesy officer, and the court officials are congratulating him. He will have to wear a python robe belt and stand on the side of the emperor. He never procrastinated, and always stepped out of his bedroom according to the hour, with a mighty group of eunuchs, to greet the little emperor to end the long bed.
Situ went to the upper room. A group of people were waiting outside the door. Some were holding towels on their hands, some were holding pancreas, and others were holding mouthwash tea cups. Wait.
Situ knocked on the door, and whispered, "Supervisor, there is something important to ask for."
"Come in." Shen Yan's voice sounded.
The eunuchs pushed open the door and rushed in. Situ entered the center and walked in. Shen Chen was sitting on a high chair. The python robe was clean and neat. The waist belt was also meticulous. Only the hair had not been combed. Scattered on the shoulders. A little stood behind him with an ivory comb to bundle his hair, and another held a mirror to show him, and then handed a cup of tea and handed the tooth sticks to the powder, while Shen Yan rinsed his mouth while listening to Situ's remarks.
"Last night I received a secret report. We lost contact with the spies we helped in Xingqing, Yingtianfu. The connector met him once on the first day of the first month of the lunar month. Since then, there has been no news. . "
Xingqing Gang is the largest gang in Yingtian government. It runs around Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Beijing and Tianjin all year round. When the air is warm in spring and summer and the river is not freezing, they can still do business in North Shuobei. At the beginning of last year, Shen Zhen helped set up three spies in Xingqing, one of them took a seat in the gang's dock. It was only in November that the trio broke news. According to previous experience, either the identity was exposed and the underworld people did it, or it was rebellious. But these three people evaporated, and even the shadow disappeared completely, as if there had never been this person.
Shen Yan frowned, wiped his face with a towel, got up from the high chair, and stepped out of the door. "What do other spies in Yingtianfu say? Xingqing Gang and Laifu Gang have very close transactions, Laifu Gang there. Any news? "
Situ Jin followed Shen Shen and said, "The spies of the Rifuk Gang are gone. The day before yesterday, he received a document from the Lingzhou Guard, and the spies of the Yanghe Gang also lost the news. Supervisor, we are at the major gangs. The inserted spies ... are gone. "
Shen Min paused, and the people who followed him stopped. Shen Xun turned to look at Situ Jin, slightly angrily: "Why report now?"
Situ bowed his head and lowered his eyebrows, and said, "The original agreement was to connect at the beginning of each month, and these spies had appeared in the latest November. The connectors in various places did not pick up their heads and reported the news in December. I went to Jingshi and the departments of the East Factory to review. It was found that the spies in each place had lost contact, and they were not aware of it. Then they spread to the humble job. It was already the fastest speed, and they didn't dare delay. "
"Is there anything unusual about their last appearance?"
"No. I have seen all the humble jobs, and they are all talking about fighting within the gang. There is nothing wrong with it." Situ Jinmei frowned. "But, humble job noticed one thing. Xingqing was seized by Jiudong Plant in early October. Help a shipping ship bound for Beijing and Tianjin. During the inspection, the ship suddenly caught fire and the cargo was burned. According to Xingqing's confession, what they smuggled in the ship was Yanghe Daqu. Now it seems that there may be something in the inside.
Shen Yun was silent. It was not uncommon for the spy to disappear. Undercover underworld was originally extremely dangerous. He helped the group to kill people without blinking. It was very normal for the spy to accidentally expose his feet and let someone do it. The spy list is only available to him and Situ Jin, and there is no possibility of leakage. But it is unlikely to be a mutiny. Their families are all under Shen Yan's eyelids. Can their lives be ignored, even their families?
Could it be ...
Shen Yan frowned and walked forward, walking up the street, and the white snow creaked under his feet. Shen Wenxing suddenly ran over from the opposite side, grinning frantically, "Godfather, Your Majesty refused to get up, and asked if worship this morning could be avoided?"
Shen Yan had a splitting headache, and hated, "He is whimsical, how can he avoid the ancestral rituals of the first month of worship? If you don't get up, you will get up. When I arrive, if I see him still lying on the bed, believe me or not He hit his face! ",
After listening to the sweat, Shen Wenxing was also a arrogant pride. The little emperor bumped into his muzzle. Shen Wenxing really believed that he could put the costume on the emperor's face. Shen Wenxing accompanied the laughter and said in a loud voice, "Godfather anger, anger! The son thought to let His Majesty get up!"
Talking about turning around and leaving, Shen Su suddenly said, "Slow! There is still an hour before the ceremony, and he will call the dog officials of the cabinet into the palace. He said that His Majesty did not want to show up and let them think. Hum, I'm not safe, they don't want to sleep well! "
Shen Wenxing smiled and said, "I'm still the godfather!" Then he hurried away.
Shen Pao paused and said to Situ: "Here is the man, tie Xingqing's boss to Beijing and send him to jail. There are so many penalties in jail. Don't be afraid that he will not speak. Our family will take a look at them. What kind of baby thing is it that would rather ruin it than let the East Factory know. "
However, Situ Jin groaned and said, "If it provokes a tenant riot, I am afraid that the officials will use it to make a fuss, and the governor is now cautious ..."
Shen Yan sneered, "Our family invited him to drink tea, no money and no life. This group of Xiao dare to riot, and then follow the party's argument! Send the order, wait for Xingqing to help the boss, be sure not to hurt the flesh, only the inner method See if he has an iron mouth, or our stick is stiff enough! "
Situ answered the question and said, "The vanguard sent to the Galanshan Temple first came back, and the remaining cases of Xia Houyao were all put in the vault. His family's house had also been moved down, but it was Jialou who said in front of him. We didn't find Luo Shushu, but we saw a lot of books left by the rats. I'm afraid the suicide books have already been bitten. "
"That's it. You're all right. I've got time to see it. Xiahou Ai is still asleep. You can call him later and let him see." Shen Min took two steps and remembered last night. Xia Houyu was always unprepared when he was by his side, and slept like a dead pig. He quietly carried people into his arms, secretly after a few addictions, and now it still makes people feel bloody.
In the morning, he had to get up early, afraid of waking Xia Houyi, and Yin Zheng changed his room three minutes later. It will take some time now to coax the little emperor over the cabinet, and he is not in such a hurry. He gradually felt itchy, thinking whether he would go back and see Xia Houyi again. I weighed it for a while, so as not to get tired of the time when I couldn't pull it off.
Situ Jinwu went away, Shen Shen slowly walked towards the direction of Qianqing Palace. As the sky gradually dawned, Biwa Feiyu showed a clear outline in the morning light. Under the snow-covered ground, it was lined with a rolling red wall, reflecting a clear world. Suddenly, his heart became bright. On the first day of the New Year, everything started again, as if everything had hope. It doesn't matter, he thought, as long as Xia Houyu was beside him, no matter he was a courtier or Galan, he would have a way to deal with it.
Out of the way, I saw a little girl sitting on the pier in front of the door. She was wearing a big red bunny, a plain white horse-faced skirt, a fox fur around her neck, and a big tiger kite with white eyes in her hands. She had big dark eyes, too dark, and her white face was like a witch doll.
Shen Yan frowned. The girl knew that she was Linbei Hou from the east of Shuobei and Liaoning. She had a surname of Baili and a single kite. It's strange to say that a twelve-year-old baby girl became a prince. Although there are female princes in the history of Daqi, it is the first time that a female doll has not yet become a grandfather. This girl's life experience is also miserable. A few years ago, Shuobei caused smallpox, and her parents and brothers went to the west of the crane, leaving her alone.
She came to Beijing late last year. Lin Beihou, it sounds like a prince, but it's actually a little better than ordinary people. There is no power, it is a false title. Jingli can easily press anyone if she can press her. Anyone who sees the dishes and dishes will naturally leave her alone.
Lin Beihou has a mansion in the capital, but it has been deserted for a long time. She stayed at the post and was actually squeezed into the lower room by officials who came to Beijing to plan. After hearing that, Emperor Zouming took her into the palace, and she did not wait any longer.
It's just that Shen Yun hasn't talked to her face to face, and she doesn't know what kind of character this girl is. Because of the little emperor, he had a headache when he saw the child, and he didn't care much about her. But after all, people are approaching, it's not good to not see them. Shen Yan came up with a polite smile, and came forward with a shout: "In the early morning, how is Xiaojun Hou alone?"
Bai Liyu raised her head and looked at Shen Yan with her and white eyes. She said, "I went out to fly a kite and left it, and I lost my way."
Children are annoying. What kite flying early in the morning? Shen Yan was disgusted, but he didn't show it on his face, and bowed down, "Chen sent you back?"
"Okay." The girl stood up with a kite, and the snow was thick on the ground. She was struggling to walk, and naturally she took Shen's hand. "I'm afraid of falling, the factory minister took me."
Shen Yan usually didn't like to be touched by others, but the girl was already pulled in. He couldn't shake it away and had to hold it in vain. Xu has been in the wind for a long time, the girl's hands are very cold, ice-like. His hands were cold too, and the two cold hands held together, and they could not feel the temperature of each other.
She came out to fly a kite alone, and there was no eunuch following her. Shen Yan looked down at her. She dragged a large kite and walked deep and shallowly, her head was silent and she was a quiet girl, better than the little emperor. Shen Min unbuttoned her cloak and put it on her, and let people take her kite.
She hesitated for a while before handing out the kite, and Shen Zhen asked her, "Is this kite heavy?"
Bai Liyu nodded and said quietly, "It was my brother who gave me play."
Her short-lived brother had killed smallpox a few years ago. It was pathetic to bring the kite from Shubei to Beijing. Shen Qiao asked again, "Do the people in the palace serve well? If there is something unsatisfactory in His Royal Highness, even if my colleagues say."
She didn't speak, and Jo Mo was afraid to offend people and didn't dare to speak. Then change a group of people to wait, but it's just a change of people, for Shen Ye is also a matter of talking.
Shen Ye took her hand and entered Jingyangmen. The of the palace saw Shen Ye and Bai Liyu, and gathered around, kneeling in the snow and shaking. They were not optimistic about Baili kite, they were afraid of Shen Xun's punishment, they shook like sieve bran one by one, and even turned pale. Shen frowned for a moment, and said, "Things that don't care for a long time, after the ceremony is over, all go down to take charge!"
Nuo Nuo, the eunuch's eunuch, said that she was still shaking. Shen Yan arched his hands at Baili Xie, and said, "The court has retreated, and His Royal Highness is ready to clean up.
Baili kite said yes, raised her hand to take the kite in the eunuch's hand, and the accidentally took the kite's bamboo puppet and pulled out a hole.
The knelt down and bowed his head, "Junhou forgive me!"
Bai Lijie tilted her head and looked at him: "You broke the kite my brother gave me."
Shen Xuan said, "His Royal Highness is not panic, Chen Chen asked the maid of Xiufang to see, this mouth is not big, and it should be repairable."
"Factory minister, will you kill him?" Bai Liyu looked up at Shen Yan, her dark eyes were clear as water.
Has his notoriety reached this level? Shen Xuan calmed her and said, "Of course not, only a small punishment."
"So, I thought the factory minister was a badass. I didn't expect that the factory minister was a good man." Bai Lijie lowered her head. Shen Ye didn't respond for a while, he saw more people, but he couldn't speak but met him for the first time.
Suddenly he felt impatient, and was about to leave. Bai Liyu suddenly pulled a mule from the bun and inserted it into the eye of the eunuch. Suddenly blood flowed, and the lay on the ground in wailing, screaming with his eyes covered.
Baili kite frowned as he rolled around on the ground and said, "Well, why haven't you died?"
Everyone was frightened, and Rao was surprised. He suddenly knew why the people in Jingyang Palace were shaking. They were not afraid of him, but the girl. Baili kite had to pierce again, and Shen Ye made her stop, and ordered others to lift the down. Blood flowed along the snow, red lined with white, and other dazzling.
Baili Xie's white face was splashed with a few drops of blood. She wiped her sleeves and raised her face to ask Shen Zhen: "I hurt the factory minister, will the factory minister punish me?"
She was as white as an ice sculpture, she looked pretty, but she was a little less popular, and looked strangely uncomfortable. Shen Yan held the strange feeling floating in his heart and said, "Originally, he broke the monarch's kite first, and the monarch killed him. It's okay. But today is a good day for the great luck, the emperor has had It is forbidden to see the blood in the palace. Besides, the monarch was aggrieved after all. Today, the prince concealed the monarch, and it will be the ceremony after a while.
"The factory minister really gave birth to an iron mouth. After some words, it turned out to be my fault." Bai Lijie looked indifferently, tossed the in the snow, and walked away from his side, "I heard the factory minister recently Help the cabinet to implement the reforms, cut down the extravagant bureaucracy drastically, and not even let your own east factory pass. Once the year is over, the matter of cutting the fan must also be on the agenda. Those side branches that are separated from the royal family by several degrees must be degraded Damn, I do n’t know where my strange surname is, Hou?

"The title of the monarch was passed down from the ancestors to the grandfather and the grandfather. The monarch was also a close relative of the Baili family, and of course he was not in the ranks.
"That's it." Bai Liyu paused, lowering her head and tiptoeing on the snow, "Where is the factory minister going now?"
"The minister also has to call His Majesty to get up."
"Why go? Isn't it good to let him fall asleep?" Bai Lijie said, "He is asleep, and all the power in the world is in your hands."
Shen Yan narrowed his eyes slightly.
Suddenly he couldn't help but look at this twelve-year-old female doll. She seems to be a bullied and weak girl, and she seems to be a rich lady with a life-threatening life. She seemed to be afraid of him, and she didn't seem to be afraid. What does she want?
This feeling of being unsure of the opponent is very bad. Shen Min touched the tourmaline beads on his wrist, and said, "Although the emperor is still young, he should also be careful. There is still something to do and he won't be accompanied."
"I thought the factory minister was a bad devil, but I didn't expect it to be a bodhisattva." Baili Xie said again, "Dazhong is like a traitor, and it is hard to escape, factory minister."
"If you don't do anything, the monarch should take good care of himself." Shen Huan whispered quietly, and took his hand to the crossroads.
Baili kite looked at the back of Shen Yan's fading away, the corners of her pink lips slightly lifted, and a sinister smile appeared. The smile was so high that she looked like a goblin doll.
She whispered: "Then, I wish the factory man a long time to sing and live forever."