Chapter 1173 Cold-faced Erlang, the Emperor Longqing

Just as Su Mingzhe and Xiren were chatting, Qingwen was the first to dress up and walked out with a square step.

Meiren was the first to exclaim in surprise:

"Eh? Sister Qingwen, why has your waist become thicker?"

Among the eight maids, Qingwen is the prettiest and has the thinnest waist. She is a replica of Lin Daiyu.

As a result, when Qingwen walked out, her waist, which was originally so slender that one hand could hold it, now became as strong as a man's.

"Is this really Qingwen? Not Qingwen's brother?"

Xiren couldn't believe her eyes.

Looking at the handsome young man in front of me who looks 50% like Qingwen, I couldn't believe that he was a girl.

This is obviously a handsome young man!
After a while, Qiu Wen, Qian Xue and Qi Xian also put on their makeup and walked over wearing servants' clothes.

Although the three of them tried their best to dress in a more neutral way, and even put some "black ash" on their faces, the slenderness of their female bodies could not be concealed.

"There's no need to compare now!"

Seeing the girls' reluctance, Su Mingzhe had already expected this.

After all, Qingwen is a girl who can cheat.

On the second day.

Su Mingzhe brought Qingwen, Li Gui, Mingyan and others to the gate of the Imperial College.

After handing the horses to Li Gui and the servants to take back, Su Mingzhe took Qingwen and headed towards the gate of the Imperial College.

Just as the two were about to enter the gate, someone suddenly shouted from behind:

"Brother Bao, wait a minute!"

Su Mingzhe turned around and saw a handsome man with beautiful features. He immediately bowed and smiled:
"Brother Liu, what a coincidence!"

"What a coincidence! I'm waiting for you right here!"

Liu Xianglian was not polite either. He took two steps at a time and came to Su Mingzhe, and asked in a low and hurried voice:

"Brother Bao has plenty of money, lend me some!"

When Su Mingzhe heard about borrowing money, he quickly took out a silver note from his pocket, and took out some gold leaves and loose silver from his purse, handed them all over, and then said:
"Brother Liu, don't say that. What's the point of 'borrow or not'? If you want to use it, just take it!"

"Good brother, I have something urgent to do now, let's talk later!"

Liu Xianglian thanked him and left without elaborating on the reason.

Qingwen was obsessed with beauty and was dazed. She waited until Liu Xianglian left before she remembered to ask:

"Second Master, that person just now, couldn't he be 'Cold-faced Erlang' Liu Xianglian?"

"it's him!"

In the Imperial College, the only one who could be friends with Su Mingzhe was Liu Xianglian, who also came from the mansion of the four kings and eight dukes.

Unlike Su Mingzhe who was highly favored in Rongguo Mansion, Liu Xianglian's parents died early. Although he was also a member of the Liu family, Duke Liguo, he was relatively poor.

Su Mingzhe and Qingwen entered the Imperial College while chatting.

Letting Qingwen stay in the dormitory, Su Mingzhe took his textbooks and homework and walked towards the classroom.

It was not until the morning class was about to end that Liu Xianglian hurried back from outside.

Liu Xianglian is a "repeater". He has taken the exams for two consecutive years but has not received his "diploma". If he fails again this year, he will be asked to drop out.

However, he didn't care about it at all, and spent his days just like before, enjoying making friends and having fun, occasionally playing with guns and sticks, gambling, drinking, and even sleeping with prostitutes, which was not uncommon.

In the circle of nobles, "Cold-Faced Erlang" Liu Xianglian was also considered a prominent and famous figure.

In modern times, Liu Xianglian is Zhong Yuemin and Li Yuanchao in "Blood Romance".

Su Mingzhe's original self admired him extremely.

After Liu Xianglian sat down, facing Su Mingzhe's concerned gaze, he bowed and thanked him:
"Thank you, Brother Bao, for your generous help. The matter is settled!"

"It's good that the matter is settled. If you need Jia Ying, just ask!"

Su Mingzhe is no longer his original self, but he still admires outstanding people like Liu Xianglian.

Liu Xianglian was grateful and told the reason why he borrowed money. It was his turn to be in trouble.

It turns out that in addition to liking to dance with swords and sticks, Liu Xianglian also liked to guest-star in opera troupes and perform on stage.

Yesterday was a holiday, when everyone else was traveling around, but Liu Xianglian was addicted to drama, so he followed a troupe to a performance.

Originally, Liu Xianglian had satisfied his craving for opera after attending the performance, and it was time for him to go home after the troupe left.

As a result, the owner suddenly stopped the troupe and said that one of his people was missing.

After some inspection, the host found the missing person in the troupe's box.

Because of "human kidnapping", the entire troupe, including Liu Xianglian, were thrown into the Chang'an County Prison.

The head of the county police interrogated the suspect overnight, but everyone in the troupe said it was none of their business and they didn't know the "kidnapped woman".

When the captain of the police saw that the 'abducted woman' had become mentally retarded and could not utter a word, he decided to report the entire troupe as a case of 'human trafficking'.

If the Ministry of Justice really approves it, the owner of the opera troupe will definitely be beheaded directly, and the rest of the people will be sold or exiled.

As a friend, Liu Xianglian, seeing that everyone in the troupe was in danger, had no choice but to reveal his own identity and background so that the captain of the police would not make such a foolish judgment.

When the captain of the police heard that Liu Xianglian was the son of Li Guofu, he did not dare to make things difficult for him and was about to let him go.

However, Liu Xianglian could not stay out of the trouble. He abandoned everyone in the troupe and asked if there was any way to save the others.

The captain of the police made a direct gesture, indicating that if they could pay 1,200 taels of silver, they could reconcile with the wealthy family.

For this reason, Liu Xianglian came to the gate of the Imperial College early in the morning to borrow money from someone.

Su Mingzhe listened and was immediately happy:

"Second brother, listening to what you said, why does it feel like a frame-up?"

"I feel the same way, and I've sent a friend to check it out!"

Liu Xianglian had a generous personality and had friends from all walks of life.

If this was really a frame-up by the master, Liu Xianglian would never let the other party off easily.

That’s the end of it.

Su Mingzhe had no intention of participating either.

After class, Liu Xianglian left in a hurry, probably to continue dealing with this matter.

Since Qingwen was already in the dormitory, Su Mingzhe was too lazy to wander around and went back to rest.

A few days passed in the blink of an eye.

During another class, Liu Xianglian walked into the classroom with a relaxed look on his face and a good mood. He handed a stack of banknotes to Su Mingzhe and said with a smile:
"Brother Bao guessed correctly. It turned out that this family was scamming people. We have already reported it to the police. This is the compensation they sent back!"

Su Mingzhe didn't bother to be polite with Liu Xianglian. He took the banknote and put it in his arms, saying with a smile:

"These people are really brave. They dare to do this in Chang'an City. Are they outsiders?"

"Brother Bao really guessed it!"

Liu Xianglian didn't expect that Su Mingzhe could even guess this, and immediately raised his thumb and praised:
"The head of this family is the elder brother-in-law of He Youwei, the new commander of the Shenji Camp. When He Youwei learned that his elder brother-in-law had offended me, he personally sent his elder brother-in-law to the authorities and gave him compensation!"

Su Mingzhe frowned slightly after hearing this:

"The Jingji Province Imperial Army has two divisions, six armies and eighteen battalions. The Shenji Battalion is the most important of the Jing Battalions. Where did this He Youwei come from?"

As the son of one of the Four Kings and Eight Dukes, Liu Xianglian was naturally familiar with the Divine Machine Camp and explained directly:

"He Youwei was originally a captain of the Jiangnan Thousand Households Office. He was said to have made contributions in killing the Japanese pirates, and was promoted as a reward by the current emperor!"

“This is really out of the ordinary!”

After Su Mingzhe heard this, a slight sneer appeared on his face.

A Qianhu of a Qianhu Suo is a military officer of the fifth rank.

The commander of the Cavalry Battalion is usually a third-rank military officer, and at least needs to be a third-rank officer to take up the position.

From the fifth rank in other places, he was promoted directly to the third rank in Beijing, skipping the fourth rank and the first rank.

It has to be said that Emperor Longqing had already begun to use radical methods in order to check and balance the nobles.

He is really not afraid that the nobles are against him!
(End of this chapter)