Lanke Chess Edge

After the old turtle disappeared, everyone in the Xiao family stared at the thunder and the stormy river in a daze for a long time, and finally it was Du Changsheng's reminder that brought them back to their senses.

"Master Xiao, Young Master Xiao, Fellow Daoist Wu has already left, you all should go back quickly!"

Both father and son were in a daze at the moment. Du Changsheng swept away some rainwater for them, temporarily preventing the side from being drenched by the heavy rain, and shouted again to repeat.

"Go back quickly, you don't need to worry about this sacrifice, I will let my disciples prepare it!"

"Ahhh, good..."

Xiao Du agreed in a daze, while Xiao Ling hurriedly supported his father to the carriage on the other side. The two of them were soaked and stumbled into one of the carriages, and felt alive again.

"Master, are we back?"

"Come back, come back!"

"Yes Yes!"

The coachman led the carriage and horses, turned the front of the carriage, and the carriage wobbled on the way back.

In the car, the embarrassed Xiao family father and son were freezing, Xiao Ling was better, after all, he was younger and had martial arts, and Xiao Du's lips were purple and his whole body was trembling.

"Ho... ho er..."

"Father, take off your wet coat, put on a blanket, warm up, warm up! By the way, have a drink!"

Under the movement of Xiao Ling's true energy, his hands and feet were quite agile, taking care of everything.

Fortunately, the rainproof function of the carriage is not bad, the charcoal stove on it has not been extinguished, and there are some warm blankets. The father and son took off some of their wet clothes, and shivered in front of the charcoal stove wrapped in blankets. The servant can only hold on by drinking strong wine.

After a few sips of wine, Xiao Du was wrapped in a blanket and grilled on a charcoal stove. Xiao Du finally felt alive. The father and son looked at each other, both sad and relieved. Comparatively speaking, Xiao Du was more sad, while Xiao Ling was relieved. a bit more.

The two were silent for a long time. I don't know if it was an illusion. After the carriage left the river and took the official road to Gyeonggi Prefecture, the storm also weakened a little.

"Father, as long as we find all the lights of the Heshan House, the grievances between our Xiao family and that old turtle will be over!"

Xiao Du nodded, then shook his head again.

"But it also wants me to stop being an official in the Xiao family... I am afraid that this official career will be ruined. Judging by Du Guoshi's appearance, it seems that he will not help in this..."

"If you don't want to be an official, then don't be an official. Our Xiao family is not short of money. Isn't it good to be a rich man with peace of mind? Now that the government and the opposition are in turmoil, it might be a good thing to quit as soon as possible. Father, this is the end of the matter, why bother to be obsessed!"

Xiao Ling said a few words of persuasion, Xiao Du also laughed.

"That's right, and you've lost your life. What's the use of being an official? I just don't know if the emperor and other people are willing to let Xiao retire safely..."

It's not that Xiao Ling is ignorant of political affairs, he was slightly startled when he heard this.

"Father is worried that Prime Minister Yin will fall into trouble?"

Xiao Du shook his head.

"I'm not worried, Prime Minister Yin... Forget it, I have to do it no matter what."

After seeing the horror of the monster with their own eyes, the Xiao family no longer had any luck, just thinking about how to get out of the body.

On the bank of the river, the carriage full of sacrificial items did not leave. Du Changsheng and three disciples stood in the rain and watched the two carriages of the Xiao family disappear into the rain curtain in the distance.

"The three of you prepare sacrificial supplies."

After leaving these words, Du Changsheng walked quickly to one side, and bowed his hands to Ji Yuan and Longnv.

"Mr. Ji, Empress Jiang Shen, what do you two think of this matter being settled like this?"

Ji Yuan stood up and looked towards Tongtian River.

"You don't need to ask me if it's suitable."

The dragon girl also stood up, flung her long sleeves towards the sky, and the torrential rain gradually diminished, turning into a drizzle within a few breaths, and the shining thunder disappeared even more.

"You don't need to ask me either."

Ji Yuan turned around and took away the table, case, chessboard and other things, and said to Longnu and Du Changsheng.

"Ji will go back first."

After saying that, Ji Yuan strolled and left in the direction of returning to Gyeonggi Prefecture. Longnu looked at Du Changsheng and his three apprentices who noticed the movement of the master but couldn't see anything. After nodding, Stepping into the river with one step, riding the waves away, sinking and disappearing in the middle of the river.

"Master, who were you talking to over there just now?"

Seeing Du Changsheng came back, the three of Wang Xiao who were carrying out the sacrificial supplies from the carriage still asked.

"It's nothing, Empress Jiang Shen was just watching there, move quickly, we can go back to sleep after the sacrifice."

"yes!"

Except for Wang Xiao who is a little better, the other two disciples are very shallow, but after all, they can be regarded as the method of righteous cultivation, and it is possible to simply avoid water, so they are not afraid of the drizzle at this moment.

...

Unsurprisingly, Xiao Du contracted the wind and cold, and two of the servants who went with him also fell ill, only Xiao Ling and the other two servants did not get sick due to their excellent physical fitness.

But even if he was ill, Xiao Du dragged his sick body to write his resignation the next day, and sent someone to send it to the palace. He didn't dare to gamble casually on this matter. Immediately resigned.

In the imperial study room, when Emperor Hong Wu actually read Xiao Du's resignation, he still couldn't believe it.

"This Xiao Du actually wants to resign!"

Yang Hao grabbed the resignation letter in his hand and looked at the old eunuch Li Jingchun.

"That monster is really so scary?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the giant tortoise is as big as a small building, and its demonic eyes are full of evil. Just that rain is very strange. It is probably caused by monsters. The old slave's innate skills do not have the courage to approach."

Yang Hao squinted his eyes and looked at the resignation letter in his hand. Every word in it was an excuse for his old age, infirmity and lack of energy, and he didn't reveal a word of that grievance.

"This Xiao's behavior is considered deceiving the emperor?"

Hearing such a whisper from the emperor, the old eunuch Li Jingchun felt a little hot on his back. Fortunately, it seemed that the emperor didn't want to ask him this question.

"Since Xiao Aiqing feels that she can't do what she wants, then I will allow him to resign from office."

Emperor Hong Wu did not return his resignation first as Xiao Du himself thought, and then summoned him after he recovered from his illness, and then seriously discussed the resignation of Doctor Yushi after several times, but directly approved it with Yubi.

A few days later, the news that Xiao Du, the imperial historian, had resigned and that the emperor had approved it quickly spread within the bureaucratic system of the capital, causing a major commotion among several factions.

It is not an exaggeration to say that at this moment, the resignation of the Yushi doctor is no less sensational than the resignation of an ordinary prime minister. After all, Dazhen is a multi-phase system, and some prime ministers may not be as important as the Yushi doctor. Xiao Du's resignation was regarded as throwing another big rock into the lake during this sensitive period, which made the situation between the government and the opposition continue to ferment in the following days.

First, there was a scene in the capital where day and night turned upside down and the stars fell;

Then Yin Zhaoxian's condition improved and his body was recovering;

Then there is Xiao Du, the imperial historian, resigning from office;

Then the current emperor actually directly approved the doctor's resignation request;

Officials of several factions in the DPRK moved frequently, including private meetings between courtiers and foreign ministers. Even Xiao Du, who had resigned from office, could not live in peace, either concealed or frank, and people visited the Xiao family's mansion day and night. .

...

One month later in Yin's mansion, in the small courtyard of Ji Yuan's guest house, Yin Zhaoxian, who had taken off his fox mask, sat opposite Ji Yuan and played chess with Ji Yuan.

"Hey, Mr. Ji's chess strength is no longer comparable to Yin's. How about letting me play ten pieces in the next game?"

Ji Yuan grinned, and it made more and more sense.

"That's not possible. Ji is stronger than Mr. Yin and you, but what's the point of asking you to play with ten pieces? It's better to count you as the winner, with a maximum of six pieces."

"That's fine, six sons will be six sons, let's play another round!"

Yin Zhaoxian took the initiative to clean up the chessboard, and Ji Yuan had no choice but to shake his head to accompany him. This Master Yin is full of righteousness, but he is the only one who cares about playing chess with him, but this is the real Master Yin, not the Yin Wenqu who is mythical by the outside world.

At this time, two brothers Yin Qing and Yin Zhong walked into the courtyard one after the other.

"Father, Mr. Ji." "Father, sir."

The two brothers greeted the elders one after another. When they got close, Yin Qing glanced at the chessboard first, and saw that the chessboard had not yet been played. His father had already set up six chess pieces, so he understood what was going on, but he didn't come to see it. Two people play chess.

"Father, the Xiao family seems to be preparing to leave Beijing."

During this time, Yin Qing has also been paying attention to the Xiao family. At first, she was afraid that the Xiao family would retreat. After all, the Xiao family's actions were too decisive. It is not the way to get rid of everything and retreat. The emperor has a plan Yes, it's easy to make people think too much, but after hearing something from Ji Yuan, Yin Zhaoxian and Yin Qingcai believed that the Xiao family really wanted to retire.

Originally, the Xiao family must have done some corrupt and lawless things over the years, and they must have reaped a lot of benefits, or take a step back, the ministers of the court, really have too few butts that are completely clean, the Xiao family retired by themselves, It saves the Yin family a lot of trouble, so the Yin family is also willing to spare the other party, and let the past do nothing.

However, the private public opinion in the court contains many versions. The officials of several factions are all in danger. There are even rumors that the emperor let Xiao Du resign so decisively, and Yin Xiang recovered from his illness. There is a big conspiracy among them. The quasi-conspiracy theory peaked after Yin Zhaoxian's first day of restoration to the early court.

Under this environment, a large number of officials still tried their best to contact the Xiao family every day, which put the Xiao family in a dangerous situation.

Hearing Yin Qing's words, Yin Zhaoxian glanced at Ji Yuan who was really about to settle down, thought for a while and sighed.

"Hey, Xiao Du did it as a last resort."

Yin Zhong thought for a moment.

"Father, the Xiao family left Beijing to return to their ancestral home, Jizhou. There is certainly a reason to keep the agreement, but if they really leave Beijing, wouldn't it be very dangerous for them?"

Yin Qing smiled and patted Yin Zhong on the shoulder.

"You've made progress if you can think that way, but Xiao Du thinks a little more than you. There are many people who regard the Xiao family as a thorn in their side, but they stay in the capital. The Xiao family, who has obviously resigned, keeps having court officials and even Foreign ministers visit secretly... The emperor used to be a sage, but now he is shrewd. He may let Xiao Shi retreat safely by thinking about his old love, but shrewd people are easy to overthink, and Xiao Du also knows this. It’s not Dr. Yushi anymore, someone is behind the scenes, he can only be in a hurry, let alone beg my father, leaving the capital can kill two birds with one stone, although there are risks, but it is worth taking the risk, after all, the Xiao family still has accumulation.”

After Yin Qing said such a series, even Ji Yuan, who didn't know much about government affairs, understood it, and he was able to imagine some intricate relationships, let alone Yin Zhong.

After explaining this, he said to Yin Chong.

"Hu'er, you'd better follow Xiao Shi secretly. If there is an emergency, you can help them at a critical moment and let them go back to Jizhou safely."

After thinking about it for a while, Yin Zhong understood why he wanted to help this former enemy.

"Okay, then father, Mr. Ji, and brother, I will take my leave first."

Yin Zhong bowed his hands to the three elders in the courtyard, turned around and walked away.