Yuan Shu looked at the two boxes in disbelief. At that time, he was in his hometown in Suizhou, and everything was packed by him himself. He was very familiar with these two boxes. His voice trembled a little, "Governor Zhou, this is..."

Zhou Xian smiled and said, "Mr. Boying can directly call me forgot the pen." As he said, Zhou Xian took out the book "Jiehuan Yuan Gong's Action" from his arms and put it on the table and said, "I am here to return these things to the original owner. Please check it carefully to see if there is still something missing?"

Yuan Shu picked it up and looked at it, with an excited look. He quickly opened the two boxes and checked them one by one. After a while, he stood up and bowed to Zhou Xian and said, "Zhou..., no, Brother Wangqin, there is no shortage. Yuan really doesn't know how to thank you. How did these things come into your hands?"

Zhou Xian stood up and helped him sit down, and said with a smile: "I accidentally saw this post describing Yuan Sima's life from this book. I felt strange and kept in mind this little business. I heard that Yuan Boying was addicted to paintings like crazy. How could he take his beloved scroll and posts about his father to Jinan to sell it!"

Then, Zhou Xian spent a cup of tea and told Yuan Shu in detail how he met the group of people in the antique shop and how he got this batch of things from them.

After hearing this, Yuan Shu sighed and expressed his gratitude to Zhou Xian again. But slowly, he came to his senses and asked Zhou Xian: "Brother Wangqin, did you just say that those robbers were pretended by officers and soldiers?"

Zhou Xian nodded, took out the paper from his arms and handed it to Yuan Shu and said, "Brother Boying, these are the confessions of those robbers. You can tell what's going on?"

Yuan Shu took it over, looked it over, and his face turned pale. Finally, he threw the confession on the table and shouted angrily: "How dare Liu Zhei do this? Please give this confession to you, Brother Forget."

Zhou Xian took a sip of tea and smiled lightly, "Can you ask me, Brother Boying wants this confession?"

"Of course, it was based on this to impeach Liu Zeqing. As the general of Shandong, he did not mention killing the enemy and serving the country, but ordered his soldiers to pretend to be robbers and loot the imperial officials. How could he forgive him easily for such a serious crime?"

Zhou Xian smiled and said, "If this is the case, then I can't give you this confession?"

Yuan Shu said in confusion: "Why is this?"

Zhou Xian said: "Li Zicheng broke through Kaifeng and called King Xinshun. Now he takes Li Guo as the general and attacks Guide Mansion. The east of Guide Mansion is Yanzhou Mansion, which is currently the garrison of Liu Zeqing's troops. If Liu Zeqing impeached Liu Zeqing because of this small matter at this time, it will not only be difficult to work, but it will also cause Liu Zeqing to be extremely panicked. Once he rebels against the Ming Dynasty, the situation will deteriorate again. Liu Zeqing does deserve to be killed, but not at this time. Whether it is you or me, you should temporarily put aside your hatred and put the overall situation first."

Yuan Shu pondered for a moment, nodded gently, and asked, "Brother Wangqin, what are you going to do?"

"The reason I handed over this confession to you is to let you know what happened so as not to be deceived by Liu Zeqing. Before, I had agreed with Liu Zeqing's subordinates that as long as he returned the treasures he had robbed you, I would hand over this confession to him. Now that he has fulfilled his promise, I should fulfill my promise, and I will hand over this offering to him tomorrow."

Yuan Shu's face changed slightly: "Just let him go so easily?"

Zhou Xian smiled and said, "Of course not. I will hand over this confession to him. But I also prepared another copy and will submit it to the emperor in person. Although that cannot be used as evidence, at least it can make the emperor understand what Liu Zeqing is. Moreover, I have heard that Liu Zeqing does many illegal things under his rule. If I really want to punish him, there is some evidence."

Yuan Shu thought about it and finally stopped insisting.

The two talked very late, and Yuan Shu told Zhou Xian about the current situation in Henan.

In Shangqiu, Xiao Yuan camp only had nearly 30,000 people, and its combat effectiveness was extremely low, so it should not withstand Li Guo's attack. Unless Xu Dingguo in Suizhou sent troops to provide assistance.

But Xu Dingguo led the official army, and the Xiao Yuan camp had previously surrendered to Li Zicheng, and the two fought many times in Guide Mansion. Although their common enemy is the rebel army now, how can the cooperation between the two sides be without rift? In the end, both sides were defeated by Li Guo one by one. Once Guide Mansion fell, most of the territory south of the Yellow River and west of the rebel army would be captured by the rebel army.

Zhou Xian returned to the room with a nervous mood, and was even more worried about his family in southern Henan.

The next day, when Zhou Xian left, Yuan Shu personally sent him onto the boat. He took a painting from his servant and handed it to Zhou Xian and said, "Brother Wangqin, I said last night that I gave you a box of those treasures. You said that a gentleman would not win over everyone's love. But this time you have helped me such a big favor. No matter what, I will allow me to express my gratitude to you. This is my painting "Pineapple Boat Rafting in Songxi" not long ago. Please be sure to your subordinates."

Zhou Xian took it and unfolded it. The white clouds, mountains, pine trees, and streams were undulating. The boats swam in it, giving people an inexplicable sense of quietness. Even if Zhou Xian didn't know much about painting, he could feel the proficiency of Yuan Shu's skills.

Zhou Xian put it away cautiously and smiled: "Thanks to Brother Yuan's gift. This time the matter was urgent, so I didn't talk to Brother Bo Ying. If Brother Yuan has time in the future, please be sure to go to the humble house to talk again."

Yuan Shu bowed and said, "It must be. If Brother Wangqi comes to Suzhou, you must come and find it."

The black-sailed boat slowly started, and Yuan Shu on the shore gradually became a small dot.

Zhou Xian handed the painting to Jinse and said, "Please keep it well, this is a good thing."

Jinse curled his lips and said, "Second Young Master, you only exchanged two boxes of things for one painting, why bother!"

Zhou Xian smiled and shook his head and said, "Jinse, have you heard the story of a daughter buying horse bones?"

"What?"

"That is, there is a king who wants to buy a thousand-mile horse. But he has been searching for a long time but hasn't found it. At this time, someone gave him a pair of horse bones. Under normal circumstances, he should have scolded the tributers. But he did the opposite. He bought this pair of horse bones with a thousand gold. Guess what happened later?"

"What happened in the end?" Jinse became interested.

"In less than a year, he got three real Thousand-Mile Horses. He was willing to pay a thousand gold to buy a pair of Thousand-Mile Horse bones. How much should he pay for the real Thousand-Mile Horse!"
Chapter completed!