The letter from Jinling briefly talked about Zhen Deren's experience. Zhen Yingjia was just an outsider and didn't know much. Jia Cong thought about it and invited Fenxiang over, saying only that he had found such and such information. Fenxiang listened silently and said something.
Jia Cong didn't say anything. After waiting for a long time, when no one else spoke, he sighed with a look of sadness on his face. Wu Xiaoxi quietly rolled his eyes beside him.
Jia Congnai said: "The most terrifying thing about your Zhen family's matter is that even your grandfather and Zhen Yingjia feel that it is only natural that they helped the emperor build the mausoleum and were silenced." Fenxiang has been told about freedom and democracy by him these days, and he can't help but pinch himself.
He raised his fist. Jia Cong saw it from the corner of his eye and continued, "I hope Mr. Zhen Deren has managed to resist. No matter whether he succeeds or not, he will not die like an animal. After all, people have souls."
Wu Xiaoxi said: "Now it seems that Mr. Zhen has his own arrangements. He seems to have hidden something, which may have something to do with the late emperor's mausoleum, or may have something to do with the affairs of the previous dynasty - what the late emperor was looking for at first was
A famous craftsman from the previous dynasty. Before the late emperor sent people to Jinling to silence him, he thought the thing was hidden in the Zhen family, but he later found out it was not there. The Supreme Emperor didn't know about it until the late emperor was about to die. He has to find the eunuch who went to Jinling on an errand."
Jia Cong frowned and said, "Zhen Yingjia doesn't even know the eunuch's last name, where can he find it?"
Wu Xiaoxi thought for a while: "Since he is a person trusted by the late emperor, Dai Quan must know him?"
Jia Cong said: "That old guy... well, let's give it a try. We are too busy, or we can leave it to the capital. The fifth uncle in the province will be too busy." He turned to look at Fenxiang, "Otherwise you can do it too
Go to Beijing. After all, this matter is half of your Zhen family's problem, and more than half of it is not safe. Besides, you also have to meet the leader of Jinyiwei." Jia Cong knew that he was just a cheat, and his IQ and EQ were mediocre. From Fenxiang's mouth
It's better to leave this kind of job to Jia Xu.
Fenxiang was startled after hearing this: "You really want me to be a royal guard?"
"Seriously, do you think it's a lie?" Jia Cong said casually, "Since it can be made real, why do you want to fake it? Mr. Liu Quan is presiding over it now. You may as well learn from him for a while, and check up on what happened back then.
What’s going on, who is causing trouble for us now?”
Fenxiang didn't know anything about these things. She had also heard of the name Jin Yiwei, and everyone who was an official was afraid of it. It must be a good thing to be a Jin Yiwei. Besides, it was not her turn not to agree. Wu Xiaoxi then ordered people to go
A house was prepared for her parents to move out, and Fenxiang only told them that they were going to find a powerful gentleman to learn two skills. Although Bai didn't believe it, she didn't dare to ask any more questions.
Jia Cong told Dai Xian that after receiving a letter from Beijing, Jin Yiwei asked Xiang Fenxiang to come over and take a look. Dai Xian hesitated for a moment and asked, "Will you really let them buy Fenxiang?"
Jia Cong said with a smile: "Although the Queen Mother is paralyzed, she has to give her words and go through the motions to show her face. Besides, after all, this is your Dai family's son." Dai Xian never took the maid in his eyes.
It's not wrong to think about it, so let's leave it at that.
Two days later, two guards escorted Fenxiang to Beijing. Jia Cong was unable to come forward, so Wu Xiaoxi escorted her out of Fuzhou City in person. When they were about to leave, Fenxiang suddenly asked: "Shopkeeper Wu, why are you following Mr. Jia?"
Wu Xiaoxi glanced at her: "If a woman wants to make a career, is there anyone else who can follow her? There is only one person in the world." Fenxiang lowered his head and thought for a moment, sighed softly, and rode away.
After Jia Cong and Dai Xian discussed the matter for more than ten days, Dai Xian received a letter from "General Li" and handed over the book Red Bones. Jia Cong thanked him and hurried back to Dajiala with the letter in hand. It turned out that Li Guopei had already assembled his troops and was preparing to go down the mountain to Fujian. He planned to rest in Fuzhou for a few days and join forces with Zheng Chaoer.
On the other end, Fenxiang rushed to the capital and was led straight into Jia Xu's house in Xiaohuazhi Lane. Jia Xu happened to be away, so Liu Er looked at the house and asked them to wait in the main room. The people who sent her here were two soldiers from the Taiwan Special Forces Battalion. , has always been quiet, just sitting and drinking tea. Fenxiang has been a maid for more than 20 years, and she is also a stable one. The hall is silent as if there is no one there. At noon, Liu Er came in expressionlessly and asked them what they were eating, and all three of them said "Whatever." Liu Er then went to the kitchen and cooked four bowls of noodles, which were extremely unpalatable. Fortunately, the three guests were not picky and they all finished eating.
Jia Xu came back at dusk. Fenxiang heard footsteps coming in from outside, and looked up: This man has fair complexion and a square and good face. At first glance, he seems to be a good person. He thought to himself: Strange Taoists often say that people cannot be judged by their appearance. , this kind-faced master turned out to be a royal guard. Jia Xu was also looking at her. Although this girl was smart and less experienced, Jia Xu looked at her at a glance and coughed twice: "Are you Miss Zhen?"
Fenxiang stood up quickly, lowered her head and said, "Exactly."
Jia Xu came to the main seat and sat down, and said: "I got the letter from Fujian, but it's not detailed. Please tell me again." Fenxiang then lowered her eyebrows and told everything she knew, except for her grandfather. of those thirty-six numbers.
Jia Xu asked: "Mr. Zhen Deren never told you any address or anything like that?"
Fenxiang shook his head: "No. Maybe I don't remember."
Jia Xu said: "I have checked the files in the past few days and found that Mr. Zhen, my grandfather, was not included in the list of those who built the late Emperor's mausoleum." Fenxiang was startled. Jia Xu looked at her and said, "However, someone saw him in Xiaoci County. "
Fenxiang's eyes lit up: "May I ask where Xiaoci County is?"
Jia Xu smiled and said: "Xiaoci County is where the imperial mausoleum of my dynasty is located. Starting from the great grandfather, all the saints are buried there."
Fenxiang said: "So my grandfather went to build the tomb for the late emperor?"
Jia Xu said: "It is true that your grandfather never built the mausoleum for the late emperor. When the late emperor built the mausoleum, many mountain people sent meals to them, and all of them looked familiar. I ordered someone to show your grandfather's portrait to the old mountain people nearby. , none of them recognized him. The place where he usually walked was not close to the imperial mausoleum. Those who recognized him were a few mountain people, two people working in taverns and restaurants in Xiaoci County, and several monks, nuns, and Taoists. Zhen Deren and His name is not concealed, so everyone knows his name. It is also said that he is bold and romantic by nature, and he even hooked up with two young widows in the local area."
Fenxiang couldn't help but ask: "My grandfather never built the tomb, so what did he do?"
Jia Xu said: "He said he was a painter and he went to paint. Not to mention, the monks and Taoists said that he painted quite well, but his craftsmanship was too heavy."
Fenxiang nodded and suddenly asked: "Why does Mr. Liu have a portrait of my grandfather?"
"Shadow shape." Jia Xu said, "Zhen Yingjia knows what he looks like."
Fenxiang said: "I once walked the streets in Fujian and saw the prisoner drawings posted by the government. I really couldn't recognize what they drew."
Jia Xu said seriously: "Drawing shadows and figures is the most common method used by the government. Of course there are some who can't draw, but there are also those who can. You also have to learn this." Fenxiang hurriedly agreed. Jia Xu continued , "Your grandfather often hangs out on a hilltop called Mali Mountain. Farmers, woodcutter, herb gatherers, and monks have seen him on that hill."
Fenxiang thought: "In that case, how about I go to Mali Mountain with you to have a look?"
Jia Xu smiled: "That's what I meant." Fenxiang looked at Jia Xu with a sweet smile, and felt something strange for no reason, but she didn't know what the thought was.
The next day, Jia Xu led Fenxiang and Liu Er on the road straight to Xiaoci County. Without talking all the way, they arrived at Mali Mountain in Xiaoci County. This mountain is really not close to the imperial mausoleum. The imperial mausoleum is in the east of Xiaoci County, and Mali Mountain is in the north. Here The mountain is not high, but it is extremely dangerous. The roads are all mountain trails. It is also desolate, and no one can be seen after entering the mountain. Jia Xuliu Erju has been practicing martial arts since he was a child. He walked on the cliffs as if they were on the flat ground, and only suffered as a weak woman like Fenxiang. .
At night, the three of them slept in a hammock on a tree. Although it was summer, the mountains were shady and cool, and the fennel was a bit cold. Jia Xu was not a pity person, so he only ordered her to drink more water; Liu Erxun, however, Using two kinds of herbs, I boiled some withered branches and made some soup for her to drink. I don’t know if it would be useful, but it would make her feel better if she felt warm. Fenxiang lay in the tent and recalled that Jia Xu led them straight into the mountains, and she knew that this person was This is not a random look, there must be a purpose.
The next day, Jia Xu was still leading the way. After walking for half a day, there was a mountain col with a small lake in front of him. Jia Xu pointed to the lake and said, "That's right there."
Fenxiang waited for a long time, but when Liu Er didn't say a word, she had to ask: "Master Liu, is there anything special about that lake?"
Jia Xu said: "Before the death of the late emperor, a large eunuch led a group of imperial soldiers to come here. The eunuch ordered the soldiers to guard here where we stepped. He went down alone. When he came back, his face was anxious. Only It's a pity that the eunuch died unexpectedly during the chaos in the capital - he was originally a confidant of the Supreme Emperor, and it was he who went to Jinling to inquire about your family with Zhen Yingjia. According to time calculation, he hurried to Jinling after returning to the capital from here. .Zhen Hui, can you tell anything from this?"
Fenxiang thought for a moment and said: "There must be a secret hidden here, and the late emperor did not tell the emperor until he was about to die. It can be seen that this secret is very important, and only the emperor can know it."
Jia Xu nodded: "Is there anything else?"
"Your Excellency said 'a group of Imperial Guard soldiers', which shows that not many people came. The eunuch was just ordered to check. He must have found something wrong after checking, so he rushed back to the capital to report to the Supreme Emperor with an anxious look on his face. I'm afraid that the problem was related to my grandfather. If there is any news, the Supreme Emperor ordered him to go south quickly to check on my house."
"Anything else?"
Fenxiang thought for a while: "No more."
Jia Xu said: "That's not bad. If you think about it again, how many years has it been since your grandfather died? He was killed by the late emperor. How come it was not until he was about to return to the west that the Supreme Emperor's people noticed something wrong?"
Fenxiang thought: "What kind of deceit did my grandfather use to hide the truth from the late emperor?"
Jia Xu said: "Your grandfather must have been ordered by the late emperor to do some important work in Mali Mountain, and he used a trick from the late emperor. The late emperor didn't know that he had done something wrong until he died. Now that he knew it, he always It is inevitable to investigate. If it weren't for the incident of 'Four Generals Raising the Capital', Zhen Yingjia's mouth would have been leaked, and you would have been found by the Supreme Emperor's people long ago. What's the point of hiding in Fujian? Unless you hide overseas."
Fenxiang frowned slightly: "Master Liu, you mean that my grandfather was found by someone who sincerely left me to the Supreme Emperor?"
"Yes, that's what I guessed." Jia Xu said, "You are so smart that Mr. Zhen Deren must have given you some clues before you were sent to Zhen Yingjia's house. That clue was also left by Mr. Zhen to the Emperor. Maybe he wanted to Let you prove your merits, a smart man like Mr. Zhen will surely be able to see that the late Emperor and the Supreme Emperor were not on good terms with each other."
Liu Er was silent all the way, and then suddenly interrupted: "Why doesn't he keep a male grandson?"
Jia Xu said: "My grandson, Zhen Yingjia may not be brave enough to take him in."
Fenxiang said with emotion: "If this is really the case, how pitiful my grandfather would be."
Jia Xu shook his head and said: "Otherwise, what else can you do? If you want your ministers to die, you have to die. If there is no king in the world, he can't escape at all." He sighed softly and walked along the path towards the lake.
When the three of them arrived at the lake, Jia Xu ordered to take a look at the terrain first. Before they even walked around for a full circle, they suddenly discovered that there was a piece of land that had been turned over by someone on the shore of the lake. Weeds and rocks were piled next to it, forming a shallow pit. Jia Xu He immediately said: "When I came here a few days ago, I didn't have this!"
The three of them looked at each other for a few times, and Jia Xu looked back and forth at the pit. Liu Er looked around and found a shovel thrown in the bushes, and said: "Although these footprints are deep and shallow, it is obvious that they were left by one person." He looked at the shallow pit again and said, "That man is looking for something, and he is looking for it very carefully."
Fenxiang thought about it for a while, but didn't feel it was funny, and said: "Master Liu must have fallen into the trap of others waiting for him."
Jia Xu squinted at her and said, "Have you never studied before? Do you know how to wait and see?"
Fenxiang said cheerfully: "I started studying after following Mr. Jia."
Jia Xu hummed, "You are quite a genius."
Fenxiang felt proud; when she looked up again, Liu Er disappeared out of thin air! She was so shocked that she looked around: "Where is Mr. Liu?"
Jia Xu said leisurely: "I think I saw a rabbit."
I heard someone shouting "Oh oh oh oh", "Ah ah ah", "Help!" I don't know where, and then I saw Liu Er holding a person in his hand and coming down from the foot of the mountain quickly. He struggled but couldn't get free. In the blink of an eye, Liu Er had returned to the shallow pit and gently threw the person in his hand to the ground. The man shouted a few times and looked at them furtively for three and a half days, covering his head. hat sitting on the ground.
Jia Xu looked at him and pointed at the shovel: "Is it yours?"
The man shook his head vigorously: "Sir, I just came to touch two fishes to make tooth sacrifices. I didn't know anyone was there at all."
Jia Xu said "Oh": "Isn't this yours?" Nai looked at Liu Er and asked, "Second brother, is it yours?"
Liu Erhan smiled and said: "No."
"Miss Zhen, is it yours?"
Fenxiang also said: "No."
Before Jia Xu could continue, the man suddenly jumped up from the ground with bright eyes, looked at Fenxiang and said, "Your surname is Zhen?"
Fenxiang was surprised and looked at him. This man was about thirty years old, less than seven feet tall, and very strong. At first glance, he looked like a mountain man. However, most mountain people were dark, but this man was much whiter, and his appearance was different if he looked closely. She was somewhat delicate, but her temperament was very wretched. She had an arrogance on her face out of nowhere. She hesitated for a long time before she said, "Yes, my real surname is Zhen."
The man was overjoyed and pointed at Jia Xu: "Is the portrait he showed my mother seven or eight days ago your grandfather?"
Fenxiang looked at Jia Xu; Jia Xu nodded and said, "Yes, that portrait is Miss Zhen's grandfather."
The man laughed twice and jumped with joy: "Quick! Tell me the order of those Tiangangs!"