Chapter 248: New Dynasty Meteorology

"He cursed, and then what?"

Everyone in the gambling house was so focused that they forgot to even bet. When they heard this, they saw him stop and couldn't help but be anxious, and they kept asking questions.

Xiao Dingfei's mouth twitched, his eyes rolled over, and he vigorously tapped the gambling table with his fingers, loudly reminding the "unprofessional" gamblers, "Make sure we're gambling! Do you think the young master is preaching under the overpass? And then! Then quickly bet on the old man, what are you doing in a daze?"

This is the largest gambling house in the capital.

There are all kinds of people with different levels of education.

He was originally a regular here and made a group of fox friends. However, before Tianjiao and Xinzhou Army broke in, the gambling house owner had already been afraid to pack up and flee from Beijing. It wasn't until something happened that he seemed to calm down again before returning home and reopening the door.

Without a doubt, Xiao Dingfei, who was so idle at home that he almost lost his hair, came to take care of him as soon as he heard the news.

This gambling house then became a bit lively as before.

Everyone had a friendship with him who had gone to the brothel for prostitution, but they didn't pay any attention to him and forced him to continue, saying, "Isn't it only you who was in the palace that day? Let's not just watch, we dare not even stay in the capital city. Just talk about it, then Lv Xian scolded someone, and what?"

Xiao Dingfei looked at it and realized that no one had placed a bet.

He now wished he could go back half an hour ago and slap himself twice: making you unable to hold back and want to show off to others. You know, is that okay now? There's no money left to gamble on!

Helpless, he could only impatiently say, "What else can we do? At times like this, we argue loudly and almost never get beaten up. We don't even have any three legged skills, and in just a few seconds, we're cleaned up and thrown out."

Someone sighed and said, "Dare to scold that person? You're really brave enough..."

Some people don't quite believe it: "In the past, I also went to the Youhuang Pavilion. Boss Lv was a financial fanatic and had unscrupulous businessmen inside. According to theory, 'harmony makes money'. Such insults shouldn't have been made up by you, right?"

Xiao Dingfei rolled his eyes and thought for a moment. In fact, his memory is not particularly good. It has been almost two months now, and he really doesn't remember what Lv Xian specifically cursed. He only remembers the angry face that seemed to have been deceived.

When others questioned him, he really gave birth to Dim sum.

But back then, he was also a person who begged from all corners of the country and was beaten up on the streets and alleys. Xiao Dingfei wouldn't admit it. In just a few words, he wanted to bring this criticism over and pretend to be angry: "You want to listen again, and you don't believe what I say. How come it's so difficult to serve you? When I say he scolded him, he just scolded him. He doesn't like to hear you talk to others! Do you really treat me like a storyteller?"

After speaking, he pretended to leave.

How could these people in the gambling house really let him go?

Quickly grab the person and persuade them back with kind words.

Xiao Dingfei then smoothly descended the donkey and refused two rounds before returning to the gambling table.

These people have finally started gambling.

But while gambling, there was no idle talk.

After all, what happened two months ago when the Tianjiao sect arrived in the capital and entered the imperial palace has already been widely circulated in the market. However, the majority of exaggerated or affiliated news here. It is up to each person to say what that day was like.

Some people say that the emperor was killed by the leader of the Heavenly Sect.

Some people say that the emperor was personally killed by Xie Wei.

Some even say that it was Princess Leyang who planned to seize power and died through calculation.

But these people in the gambling house have already heard of it, and the most curious thing is not this.

Some people still can't figure it out: "The second girl from the Jiang family's beauty disaster is inevitable, but how can Lv Zhaoyin say it's' deceiving the little girl '?"

Xiao Dingfei thought to himself, I need to know so clearly. I shouldn't be a strategist anymore, and I'm still sitting here gambling with you?

He was just trying to find some perfunctory words.

At this moment, a scholar dressed up beside him smiled and said, "It must not be what the Crown Prince said. If it is true, it is not difficult to speculate. If Grand Tutor Xie wants this world, it is as if he had dug out an object from a bag. Princess Leyang held reinforcements at that time and had the power of a war. Miss Jiang Er saved Princess Chang, and Princess Chang would not harm her in any way, but she may not be certain about it. If Grand Tutor Xie controls the world, the world will be uneasy; if Princess Chang controls the world, Grand Tutor Xie may not have a good ending. So, Miss Jiang Er had to choose? If she gets married to Grand Tutor Xie, Princess Chang will love her house and love her house." "Wu, even if you hate and fear Tai Shi Xie in your heart, you should know that Miss Jiang Er has her own feelings and will never settle accounts after autumn."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Dingfei really felt that there was some truth.

The scholar who spoke was none other than Weng Ang, a scholar who had passed the imperial examination two years ago and had a grudge against the Xiao family. He was willful and free spirited, walking around the streets of Tugu without showing any respect for the nobility of the Hanlin. He was quite an outsider.

However, the premise of his speculation is that everything Xiao Dingfei said is true.

In fact, the court's external statement is that the Xinzhou army led by Xie Wei and Yan Lin was indeed the army of Prince Qin, chasing after him all the way to the capital. They teamed up with Princess Leyang to eliminate the Daoist Heavenly Cult and helped the country. Therefore, Xie Wei became the Grand Tutor, Yan Lin was appointed as the Grand General, and Princess Chang was temporarily serving as regent in the court.

History books are something that winners can write as they please.

Ordinary people bury their heads in living, who cares about this?

These gamblers don't know a few big characters, but they all want to lick a scholar like Weng Ang.

After all, that's what they call high opinion.

So someone looked left and right, leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Who will become the emperor in the future?"

Weng Ang held an official position in the Hanlin Academy. Upon hearing this, he glanced at the person but did not answer.

Xiao Dingfei snorted coldly and said, "Chaoli is constantly making noise, God knows!"

In the past two months, there have been quite a few events happening in the capital.

For example, when the Xiao family was raided, except for the fake Xiao Dingfei who survived, all the people with the surname "Xiao" suffered a big blow;

For example, in the chaotic burial post outside the city, the body of the former National Teacher Yuan Ji monk was discovered. Despite searching, it was found that the Yuan Ji was not a high-ranking monk at all. He was involved in many murder cases and even sexually assaulted his wife and daughter, making it worse than a beast;

For example

For example, the throne of the emperor in the Forbidden City has been vacant for two months without anyone sitting on it, which is a rare event that has been unheard of in all dynasties for thousands of years.

In theory, when Shen Lang died, the imperial jade seal fell into the hands of the eldest princess. Whether it was to support the royal family or to find a child from the royal family to become a young emperor, the throne could not be left empty.

There is a Xie Ju'an pestling in the court, who dares?

Many members of the imperial family have witnessed the bloody scene at the Tai Chi Hall that day, and their courage was shattered, and they dare not act rashly. Moreover, there is a Regent Princess at the top, and if they want this position, they have to ask her if she agrees or not.

So I didn't choose anyone.

However, there are many things that need to be mediated by the imperial court every day in every state and government, and people have just experienced a war. People need to recuperate, from registered residence to taxes to the army, and nothing is left to be handled.

What should we do?

Only civil and military officials can sit down together to discuss and handle the matter, with several auxiliary ministers from the original cabinet leading the way and introducing various ministers to discuss and draft votes in the cabinet's office on a daily basis. But without the previous section where emperors used to write and stamp red inscriptions, it was drafted and handed over to Princess Shen Zhiyi for inspection. After making an appearance, it was sent to various provinces without any changes.

At first, the courtiers were still a bit uncomfortable.

It didn't take a month to realize that the presence of an emperor in the court didn't seem as important as they thought. Government orders are saved from the central secretariat, and they can still be issued without the emperor. Even because there is no need for the emperor to approve them again, orders that come in the morning can be sent back to various regions or lower levels in the afternoon, which is much faster.

And when there is an emperor, no matter how good the ideas are, they will always be picked and chosen. The emperor's younger brother always has his own trusted and favored ministers, so everyone should be cautious.

Okay now, no need at all.

Although there may be official positions, no one really dominates anyone. Even if some factions are quickly formed, everyone has the power to fight and argue, and there is no such thing as a one-man camp.

Moreover, a month ago, there was a heated debate within the cabinet over whether to plant potatoes or rice in the Qinhuai North region, to the point where no one was convinced. After a fierce battle with "weapons", the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Rites jointly drafted a temporary "Cabinet Commentary", changing "vote drafting" to "vote selection".

Everyone in the cabinet has the right to vote.

All political orders must be drafted by vote, and those with a large number of votes will be ordered to leave the Central Secretariat and be issued to various departments and provinces. Cabinet "armed conflicts" are strictly prohibited, including rules, inkstones, tables, chairs, bottles, and other objects.

Whether the cabinet can still fight or not is unclear to Xiao Dingfei.

But he pondered that the emperor might be hanging.

At the beginning, these old rascals always said, "The country cannot be without a master for a day," urging them to establish one. But recently this month, there hasn't been any sound at all.

After all, what's the point of having an emperor to be their ancestor for what they can all accomplish?

Isn't this a way to make oneself unhappy?

Coincidentally, the eldest princess did not seem to have any intention of righting her son of foreign descent. They naturally turned a blind eye and silently forgot about the "establishment of the emperor", which was originally a matter of great importance.

Xiao Dingfei hasn't read many books and doesn't know what this really means, but no matter how much the court messes around, it doesn't affect his gambling. Thinking about it, he is too lazy to think deeper. He just opened his own colored cup and laughed loudly, "See? Four, five, two, six! It's big, all of this money belongs to me!"

Everyone suddenly cursed loudly.

Losing means losing, so I had to watch him scoop up a lot of money from the gambling table into my arms.

Outside the window, it's cold and cold in Toushuo. Some people sell hot Wonton along the way.

Hearing that Fang felt hungry, Xiao Dingfei put his head out of the window and wanted to stop the Wonton seller and ask someone to bring some bowls. Just as I was about to speak, my gaze shifted and I suddenly froze for a moment.

Surprisingly, I saw Mr. Zhang from the Ministry of Justice.

On a cold day, he walked through the street wearing casual clothes and carrying his hands.

A few barefoot beggars came to him, carrying broken bowls and begging all the way. He stopped and glanced at the children, then took out two small pieces of silver and a small handful of copper coins from his sleeve and put them into their bowl.

Then he raised his hand and pointed them in a direction, as if saying something.

The little screamers all showed a surprised expression, bent towards him, and ran towards him with each other.

Xiao Dingfei knew that since there were many refugees in the city after the war resumed, it was also such a cold day, so Shen Zhiyi, the eldest princess of Leyang, proposed to set up Congee tents in various places with the cabinet, and the state treasury would provide relief. At the same time, registered residence would be reorganized in various places, and refugees would be resettled in equal fields.

After discussing for a while, the detailed rules were drafted and passed the election.

Now there is a Congee shed in the east of the city, and the Yamen re recorded the registered residence on the spot to make a route for these people to settle down.

But this Mr. Zhang

Nowadays, I have been promoted to the position of Minister of Justice, but I still have no airs at all.

He couldn't help but think of two months ago when he saw it——

In the palace, there was a heart wrenching experience, but in the end, the sword and shadow disappeared into nothingness.

After looking at it for a long time, the young general seemed to be in a dream and didn't smile. He just turned around and walked against the crowd, without even shouting from any of his own soldiers. He slowly walked out of the palace with a sense of decadence and desolation hidden in the vicissitudes of life.

When Jiang Xuening saw it, he had already walked far away.

She just didn't step forward to chase after her, just staring from a distance, with a faint light condensed in her eyes.

Xiao Dingfei still cannot describe the strange feeling at that moment: he felt that she was not just staring at someone, but more like gazing at the fading past and past

Black Jia Jun and Xinzhou Army both withdrew from the Forbidden City.

Those useless people from Tianjiao were naturally caught.

Xie Wei, Shen Zhiyi, and a group of courtiers stayed behind to discuss matters on the spot. The others naturally wished to leave the bloodstained court early and left immediately when they could. He naturally smeared oil on the soles of his feet and slid faster than anyone else.

Just leaving the palace gate, walking to the street market, all you see is chaos and chaos.

The bustling capital has become an empty city.

The plaque hanging high from the inn pharmacy fell to the ground and fell into several pieces; The exquisite carved windows of the Qin Tower and Chu Pavilion have large holes and are in a mess; Some restaurants display wine flags that are blown to the streets by the wind, leaving many dirty and mottled footprints on them

Xiao Dingfei saw Zhang Zhe at such a time.

When people went to an empty tavern, the doors and windows were wide open, the tables and chairs collapsed, and the dishes were shattered on the ground. However, amidst the chaos, a quiet and tidy place was unexpectedly created.

===Kunning Section 306===

A square table and a glass of sake.

Mr. Zhang sat alone at the table, slowly sipping a pot of wine, sat up for a while, and placed a few wine coins on the counter covered in a thin layer of ash before coming out.

On the street where the wind blows, there are no pedestrians.

The desolate city is like a dream.

Zhang Zhe, however, was as ordinary as before. He walked through this desolate area, turned into a quiet alley, said "I'm back" to the door, lowered his head, and pushed open the door to enter.

On that day, the capital was clearly a gathering place of wind and clouds, full of dangers and ever-changing moments.

Those who cherish their lives may flee or hide in their homes.

What kind of person would find an empty tavern on such a day, drink a cup of sake, leave a few coins for the sake, and then return home as usual?

Xiao Dingfei was really dazed for a while.

The person next to him called him, "You must be a young master. What's wrong? Are you still gambling?"

Xiao Dingfei finally came to his senses.

When I looked again, there were no people in the street ahead, no beggars running away, and no peddlers carrying burdens to sell Wonton.

He turned around and said with a smile, "Nonsense, young master, I'm lucky today. Of course I want to bet! I insist that you take off your pants and go back this time!"

Everyone booed him.

He didn't care either, and happily collected the money before preparing to bet again.

A person suddenly asked strangely, "Speaking of which, it turns out your name is just Xiao Dingfei. How come everyone now knows that you are a fake, and you still call that name?"

Xiao Dingfei was taken aback for a moment.

Who is he?

Born without roots, wherever it floats, even names are picked up by others.

The gambling house suddenly fell silent.

The person who spoke just now felt uneasy after realizing it.

Unexpectedly, the next moment, Xiao Dingfei lifted his legs and casually said, "Otherwise? What's the name Zhang Er Gou and Li Er Dan? Aren't you embarrassed? What's the name? It's not important, can you deceive others into eating and drinking? My name sounds so nice to the girl from Cui Hong Lou."

The previously nervous crowd suddenly burst into laughter.

The topic suddenly turned to which girl is better at Cuihonglou.

Xiao Dingfei gambled until it was almost dusk before planning to go back. He carefully thought about how many days the beautiful woman and Xie would get married and what to give himself. However, before stepping out of the gambling house, I heard the waiter from the opposite tea house running back from somewhere and excitedly saying to him, "The news just came from the inside, that Miss Jiang Er is going to take control of Kunning Palace!"

"Puff!"

Xiao Dingfei took a sip of tea and sprayed it out.

Are you joking? Aren't all the candidates for the emperor yet!