Cui Ju suggested checking the modal particles of the forged letters to identify those that were not written by General Ouyang and his father. Lord Lu thought for a moment and said, "We can give it a try."
Cui Mian immediately bowed to him and said: "Master Lu, please lead us into the palace right now."
Mr. Lu said: "I haven't prepared anything at this time, so why are you in such a hurry?"
Cui Mian smiled bitterly and said, "It's too late to prepare. My uncle is a careful person. Since I haven't agreed, he will definitely make a foolproof plan and try to ask someone to go to the prince to say something."
Mr. Lu frowned slightly. King Qi really couldn't stand being ignored, and Cui Mian was right to want to take action earlier. He thought: he was following the crown prince. Cui Mian was the father-in-law of the Fifth Highness, and his daughter only gave birth to a princess.
The gender of the child she is carrying in her belly is unknown yet; Lao Wu himself is obviously in danger. In any case, even if the Cui Mian branch of the Cui family escapes this difficulty, their future is over. The direct branch of their family is related to the Lu family.
When it comes to marriage, it is not that there are no members of the Lu family under the command of the Third Highness. After all, everyone is their own master. Furthermore, among the younger generations of the Cui family, Cui Ju is actually mediocre, but there are a few young talents in the direct branch. Cui Ju is left to
The Cui family has the upper hand, and both the prince and the Lu family are better off. So he nodded and said, "That's fine. Mr. Cui, you and I will go see the prince right now."
Cui Mian's eyes immediately turned red, and he bowed his head and said, "I won't say thank you for your kindness."
Then he asked someone to go to Cui Ju's courtyard to get the clothes he had brought out. Cui Ju went to the back to help him change his clothes. Cui Mian took the opportunity to give Cui Ju some words. Cui Ju was stunned. Cui Mian said: "I heard you are right."
Not long after, the three of them left Cui's house and went straight to Prince Qi's Mansion. The door was still full of officials waiting to see Prince Qi. Fortunately, Mr. Lu had heard of it early and just went straight in. When entering Prince Qi's study, Cui Mian quietly glanced at the room.
, there are vague figures behind the screen.
After the three of them presented themselves to the King of Qi, Mr. Lu was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, I recently investigated the case at Bagua Village and discovered an old case." Then he described in detail the incident of Cui Mian taking the blame for his nephew.
King Qi was furious: "This is happening!"
Cui Ju kowtowed and said, "My father was brought down by this kid."
King Qi glanced at him: "Do you have any shortcomings that others can exploit?"
"Yes." Cui Ju said with tears that he was naughty when he was young. He read more books about foxes, ghosts and monsters, and he believed it. One day, he met a woman in plain clothes in a cemetery and misunderstood her as a female ghost. Cui Ju was not afraid.
, intertwined with her poems and essays. Then Cui Ju gradually fell in love with her, and the woman only said that Yin and Yang are separated from each other and should not be disrespected. One day, Cui Ju drank too much wine and raped the woman. Then the woman never appeared again. Cui Ju regretted it.
He went to the cemetery every day to apologize. Two months later, the woman's maid came to the door, and Cui Ju found out that the woman was not a ghost, but a widowed sister-in-law of his clan. The clan sister-in-law was actually pregnant with his flesh and blood, and she wanted to bear all the charges and committed suicide.
The maid was aggrieved and secretly came to see Cui Ju. At this point, Cui Ju had already burst into tears.
Cui Mian let out a long sigh and went on to talk about what happened next, except that he didn't mention that Cui Ju and the widow gave birth to a little Taoist priest. The old man also wiped his tears and said: "Brother Pu's wife was originally married to her for a happy occasion. It took less than three months for Pu to marry her."
My brother is gone. She is only fifteen years old. She knew me when I was a child... not yet seventeen years old. She was just a child! At first, my son thought she was a female ghost, just for fun. It was a mistake.
Everything that went wrong was Wei Chen's fault. Wei Chen didn't teach his son well, how could he just watch the child lose his life?"
Mr. Lu said with emotion: "It turns out that's the reason. No wonder."
King Qi frowned. Even though he was held hostage, Cui Mian had already committed the crime of deceiving the king and neglecting his superiors. Just as he was thinking about how to deal with it, a maid came out from behind the screen and said softly: "Your Majesty, I have feelings for you.
." King Qi hurriedly got up and went over.
The room was silent for a long time, and suddenly the voice of King Qi was heard: "What my beloved concubine said makes sense." Cui Mian's eyebrows darkened with a hint of joy. Then he saw King Qi coming out from behind the screen and said, "Cui Ju is young and ignorant, and his circumstances are excusable.
That widow..." he sighed, "actually she is somewhat excusable."
The Cui family father and son kowtowed together: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your mercy."
King Qi said: "Cui Mian, the lonely king will not pursue your deception. Lu Aiqing, what does this matter have to do with Bagua Zhuang?"
Mr. Lu said: "The Cui family has been investigated again in the Bagua Village case." Then he wanted Cui Mian to take the blame for the direct branch of the Cui family, and he prepared the evidence in advance and revealed it.
King Qi slapped the case: "How outrageous! Is it fun to be a lonely king?"
Mr. Lu said: "Therefore Mr. Cui proposed to test the writing style according to the method of Mr. Zhou Ji in the Xiantou Opera House. Maybe the person who writes letters and makes account books for General Ouyang Tu and the person who writes letters and makes account books for Mr. Cui Mian
, it’s the same person.”
Cui Ju said: "Maybe it's that Mr. Zhao."
Cui Mian said confidently: "No matter who he is, he must be different from the humble ministers."
King Qi found it very interesting when Jia Cong used the frequency of particle usage to identify the author. He tried it many times and found that this method was not always accurate, because many literati used particles with similar frequency. So he hesitated again. Just now
The maid came out again and led King Qi into the screen again. King Qi whispered something behind him, but he couldn't hear it clearly. After a long time, King Qi said again: "My beloved concubine is a sensible person." Cui Mian suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
.
Sure enough, King Qi came back from behind the screen and said, "In that case, Lu Aiqing, you try it first." He looked at Mr. Lu and said, "I heard that your Lu and Cui families have always been on good terms."
Mr. Lu hurriedly said: "I only serve the prince wholeheartedly." King Qi nodded.
When the Cui family returned to their mansion, Cui Ju hurriedly asked: "Why does father want me to lie?"
Cui Mian stroked his beard and said proudly: "There are many families who secretly hide wanted criminals to protect their homes. There has been chaos in the government and the public these days, and the prince's concubines are busy interceding for others. Except for your brother-in-law's mute concubine, she is alone and has no one."
Her parents' family, and she was originally very smart, would not get involved. She has always been favored, and she can't speak. These days, the prince can only be quiet if he takes her with him. The prince is old and she is less than three years old.
She is about ten years old. She is somewhat similar to a widow next to the prince, so it is easy to feel pity for Brother Pu's wife. If you blindly take the blame on yourself and don't say anything bad about Brother Pu's wife, she will unconsciously turn to you. She risks
Death and Lao Wu committed adultery, but Lao Wu unexpectedly hooked up with a wild woman. Wouldn't that mean he betrayed her? She would have resentment in her heart. Your sister will immediately share her hatred. Furthermore, a young man who believes in fox demons and female ghosts is very
Innocence, the more experienced women are, the more they like innocent boys. I didn’t mention that little one, Madam Ma, listen, we are willing to take the blame for a widow.” The old man shook his head and said, “As for you and Pu
What is going on with my brother-in-law and his wife? Is anyone going to verify it?"
Cui Ju was stunned, and after a while he said: "Dad, do you always understand women so well?"
Cui Mian laughed and said, "It's not like your father didn't have any affairs when he was young. The courtesan ladies in the building were jealous of your father and sometimes got into fights."
The two men laughed together for a while, and Cui Ju thought: "Dad, is there a way... to bring them back?"
Cui Mian was sure of victory and said: "If the prince is serious this time, everything will be in danger. No matter how much I resent you for refusing to take the blame, I still have to entrust a few children to look after our family. After all, your sister is the fifth princess.
Our home is safer than other homes. I will naturally send my grandson back when the time comes. But..." He glanced at his son, "That Taoist nun doesn't have to come in."
Cui Ju's face froze: "Father..." Cui Mian glared at him. Cui Ju hesitated for a moment and whispered "Yes".
Cui Mian snorted and said, "Jia Cong secretly sent Brother Liu to tell me about Fengsao Mihang." The old man chuckled, "By helping him hide his identity, we are helping him investigate the case. Yan
The line between the two countries has been established. I don’t know if he is still in Qufu or not. If he is still there, feel free to find an excuse to go see him."
Cui Ju hurriedly said: "Qufu is close, and you can go back and forth in one day with a quick horse. If there is nothing important, I will go tomorrow."
"No rush." Cui Mian said, "I just met the prince today. Maybe Mr. Lu will need you in the next few days. Tell Mr. Lu and let him set a date. When he asks why, just say where
It’s so awesome, you want to ask Mr. Zhou how to deal with it.”
Cui Ju immediately ordered someone to go back to the courtyard to roughly pack his luggage, and went to see Mr. Lu himself. Mr. Lu thought that as the leader of a foreign country, Zhou Ji was a pure outsider in Qi, so he could see more clearly.
He knew Ju in the capital and had lived in Cui's house for a few days. It was normal for Cui Ju to want to ask him for advice when something happened. So he told him to wait for a few days and go back as soon as possible. A few days later, Cui Ju led
Several people rushed to Qufu.
The sacrifice to Confucius was over, and most of the Confucian scholars in Qufu had dispersed. Cui Ju asked around for Mr. Zhou Ji from Yan State. Someone well-informed told him: "Isn't he the Mr. Zhou in his thirties? I heard that he recognized Mr. Xiao Kong.
, has moved to Confucius Mansion."
Cui Ju was overjoyed: "Yes, he really recognizes Mr. Xiao Kong." He hurried to Kong's house to ask for an audience.
When the uncle came in to report the news, Jia Cong was telling Kong Yunxian about the death of Socrates, which made the young man extremely regretful. When he heard that Cui Ju was coming, he guessed that his family had fallen out with his direct descendants. Kong Yunxian also knew that there was a chaos in the court, so at this moment
I didn't want to see the Cui family, so I hurried away.
Cui Ju came in and bowed to Jia Cong, describing the past few days. Zha Wenfeng found out that the documents in the secret compartment of General Ouyang's house were written by the same person. His literary talent was much higher than that of General Ouyang himself. It was obviously not him.
Although the writing style of the letter he prepared for Cui Mian is different from that of Cui Mian, it is not as obvious as that of General Ouyang. Jia Cong smiled and said: "This method was originally used by me... (in my previous life) when I was playing games with my friends.
My partner found it, I don't want it to be put to any serious use."
Cui Ju hesitated for a moment, and told the story of the day when the two of them went to see the King of Qi. Jia Cong nodded and said: "You two can rest easy. The King of Qi has trusted you, and the evidence is not important. Qi
A country or an individual governs a society."
Cui Ju looked troubled: "Well... my father later said... in order to save a few children, they would send their mother and son back. But... his old man refused to let me in."
Jia Cong touched the back of his head: "You want her to come in?" Cui Ju nodded. "Then will you reconcile with your wife?" Cui Ju was stunned. Jia Cong shrugged and said, "I didn't know you and that little widow were the same.
What kind of feelings? I am married to a woman I like, so I can’t imagine how to live with a woman I don’t like. If you really like the little widow, you should let your daughter-in-law be free and let her marry another husband. Your family is indispensable.
Get a bad reputation and pay her some money and property. Believe me, after the advent of industrialization, reputation will become less and less valuable, and profits will become more and more shameless. But if you just feel that you have a debt with her, forget it.
. She is much more comfortable being a Taoist nun than being your concubine. If you really want to make up for her, just find a place to settle in another house. Once she enters your home, she and your wife will never stop fighting."
Cui Ju said: "My wife is very virtuous and I will not tolerate her. Now I am the only one who is stopping her."
Jia Cong snorted: "If you don't believe me, I'll throw you away. What's more, after the fall of the third son's father-in-law, you, as the only uncle of the Cui family, have to be conspicuous. The number of people paying attention to you will be many times more than before. Your daughter-in-law and the biological mother of the eldest son.
It's even harder to get along with you - you only have that one son." Seeing that he was still hesitant, Jia Cong stood up and walked to him and patted his shoulder, "I heard Mr. Cui is right, the bridge he walked is better than the road you walked.
many."
Cui Ju sighed: "Is there no other way?"
"No." Jia Cong said, "I have seen too many tragic examples, and I believe you have seen it too. He must not be satisfied with your friendship, otherwise it would be too easy for her to change her name and identity." Cui Ju sighed again.
Cong didn't know where his patience came from, so he comforted him in a roundabout way for a long time, and then sent him away. Cui Ju originally came to see him to ask about serious matters, but he had long forgotten to go to Jiuxiaoyunwai.
He personally sent Cui Ju out of the gate of Confucius' mansion. Jia Cong jumped three feet high and ran back to the guest house like a joyful child. When he entered the door, he shouted: "Seasonal wholesale sale! Seasonal wholesale sale! The last three months!"
Come and buy, come and buy! Talents that originally cost 5,000 taels or 6,000 taels now only cost 200 taels, all of them only cost 200 taels~~"
Liu Xiaoqi leaned half out of the window: "What's the fuss about? It's so noisy."
Jia Cong smiled and went to his window: "Cui Ju reminded me just now. Cui Mian, the old man, said that once the direct branch of the Cui family falls, they will hide a few children in their family. Oops~~ The Cui family in Qinghe
, basic education is the most solid. Even if there are a few confused old men, there must be more talents! Neither the Lu family nor the prince will let them go. Hurry up! Send a telegram to the capital and ask Prime Minister Lin and others to hold an emergency meeting to discuss what to do.
We have got these people." He clapped his hands again and said, "What a pity! The world has been divided, otherwise the whole family would have to be sent to the frontier! We only need to guard the border on the road."
Shen Zhimo from Liuzhuang had already walked up to them. Shen Zhimo said, "It's not difficult for the prince to cut off his hair. There is no need to alarm Prime Minister Lin."
Jia Cong was overjoyed: "I knew our Zhimo was a little genius!"
Shen Zhimo smiled and said, "Prepare some silver and send someone to take care of it."
"who?"
"Uncle Liu Zhuang of the British Kingdom of the West." Shen Zhimo said with a smile, "Just say that the West is a barbarian country, and his sister can't even find any willing servants. She wants to buy some smart people from the Celestial Empire to use her." She turned to look at Liu.
Zhuang glanced at me and couldn't help but laugh, "If I ask Madam Ma to say a few nice words, it will be easier."