Jiang Wenyuan was not the only one to receive the urgent report from the capital. Zhou Fengxiang, the supervisory envoy, also received it.
"I accept the order." He bowed and saluted.
Looking at the edict handed over, Zhou Fengxiang was a little excited.
After more than two years, he, the Northwest Inspector, was finally able to perform his duties when he was about to leave.
Of course, the emperor did not directly rebuke Jiang Wenyuan. Although he retained Lu Zheng's impeachment memorial, the edict he issued only addressed the northwest inspection of the military exploits of the five men from Maoyuan Mountain.
Moreover, the emperor obviously considered his position, so he only ordered him to verify, but the document report had to go through Jiang Wenyuan's hands. Since it had to go through Jiang Wenyuan's hands, it was to prevent him from attacking wantonly. Of course, if he really found out something, Jiang Wenyuan
Yuan couldn't stop it either.
In any case, this time is definitely a big opportunity to decide who will stay and who will stay between him and Jiang Wenyuan.
This time's decision to stay or leave must also be related to the changes in the entire northwest military and political personnel.
It's like going back to the time of the Wang Butang case two years ago, and the fate of the incident was decided by the lives and deaths of several brothers in Maoyuan Mountain. The only difference is that two years ago it was for life, and two years later it was for life.
die.
Destiny is really interesting...
Zhou Fengxiang was a little lost in thought, and felt a little inexplicable.
The buzzing discussion among the staff in the hall interrupted his reverie. He came back to his senses and took a few steps back and forth to analyze the current events.
The last time Jiang Wenyuan led his people to write a memorial refusing to award a reward, he knew something must have happened, but it was not uncommon for officials to be impeached and attacked, so he didn't care. As expected, after the incident, the court came again to send a reward.
The declaration document also used a lot of gorgeous words of praise, so he thought the matter was over.
Unexpectedly, only a month later, he would be impeached again, and the emperor would still be in office. Although it was not directly forwarded to the point of direct investigation, it was also a great punishment for the Northwest Army general who had just been rewarded.
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"Sir, I just asked Superintendent Zhou, and he said he didn't know anything about it. It seems like he is lying." An aide said.
Zhou Fengxiang was noncommittal.
This incident apparently started because of the five people in Maoyuan Mountain. The only one in the northwest who would stand up for these five people was Xiao Liulang of the Zhou family. Xiao Liulang was frustrated here in the northwest and offended Jiang Wenyuan.
Returning to the capital, there was no tie to Jiang Wenyuan there, so he pulled out this trick of welcoming the souls of heroes all over the city, and ran into the hands of the dying Lu Zheng. It was like grabbing the last straw to save his life, so Tianshi
With the favorable location and favorable people, this matter arose.
It is estimated that even the Zhou family did not expect that this kind of thing that happened randomly would turn out like this, let alone the Zhou family here knew about it in advance.
Or maybe it was planned by everyone in the Zhou family. Of course, no one in the Zhou family can admit this.
The reason for the planning was probably the same as Lu Zheng's. Anyway, Liu Lang and Jiang Wenyuan had a quarrel. If Jiang Wenyuan firmly sat in the northwest, their Zhou family would probably not have a good life. Since they were already in death, they might as well tear them apart completely.
Breaking the face makes a fight between life and death.
"Sir, it is indeed related to the Zhou family, but it really wasn't Liu Lang who did it." Another aide put down the letter in his hand and said.
Along with the emperor's imperial edict came letters from their respective secret relatives and friends. It is impossible to make a correct judgment based on the emperor's imperial edict alone. This practice is not only practiced by them, but also by Jiang Wenyuan.
Everyone in the room looked at him.
"...She is the niece of the Zhou family." The staff member said, pushing the letter in his hand over, "The adopted sister of the brothers in Maoyuan Mountain."
Step sister?
A woman?
Everyone looked shocked.
"Do you still remember the rumors that the Maoyuanshan brothers are very rich?" the staff said.
Someone over there had already picked up the letter and nodded while reading it.
"It is said that he is the owner of some store in Beijing..." he said, "the rumor is very outrageous."
"It's not outrageous. They are indeed the owner, and they are also a very famous store." The staff member continued, "Taipingju..."
Hearing him say this name, everyone present couldn't help but murmured in surprise.
Although Zhou Fengxiang was not from the capital, he had lived in the capital for some time while waiting for orders. Naturally, everyone is familiar with Taiping Ju, which owns Taiping Tofu.
This is a very prosperous shop. Yes, those five people were captured from Taipingju. But at that time, everyone's thoughts were not on them. They only thought that they were the waiters and handymen. They didn't expect that it turned out to be like this.
relation.
No wonder people say that the Maoyuanshan brothers spend a lot of money.
"...and their sworn sister is the real owner of Taipingju, the big boss." the staff member said.
"Not the Zhou family?" Someone asked in surprise, "This little girl's own property?"
The staff member shook his head and didn't say anything. He was holding the letter over there and saw that the staff member had already spoken first.
"It's not the Zhou family. It has been found out in the official report. It is impossible for the Zhou family to let a niece act as a cover for the boss. It doesn't make sense...ah...and...it's not just Taipingju..." He looked shocked.
He said, "There is also the Immortal Residence..."
The crowd was even more surprised, it wasn't over yet.
"...and Yichuntang...it turns out that she is the miracle doctor who cured Chen Shao's father and brought Tong Neihan back to life. She had to die without cure and worked hard..." The aide continued, and his voice also changed at this point.
Jian Liang, obviously horrified.
"This makes sense! Why does she have these properties and not the Zhou family!"
Everyone present rushed over to grab the letter and scrambled to see it in a mess.
Zhou Fengxiang did not scold this rude behavior. He himself was stunned. He stood aside and listened to the words of his staff, and then looked at the people who were circulating the letter and exclaimed in surprise from time to time.
My mother-in-law.
Taipingju, Shenxianju, the owner of Yichun Hall.
The miracle doctor who cured Chen Shao's father, relieved Chen Shaoding's worries, and rescued Tong Neihan's wife.
The adopted sister of the Maoyuan Mountain people!
My mother-in-law.
No wonder…
"Don't regret it! Don't regret it!"
Zhou Fengxiang recalled what the young man had said to Jiang Wenyuan, which seemed a bit ridiculous to outsiders and was childish.
It turns out that these words were not words of anger at all, but words of confidence.
"Isn't this just adding to the chaos..." Zhou Fengxiang murmured, "You already have a sister like this, why are you here to be a soldier?"
The urgent report aroused the anger and surprise of many people, but Xu Sigen, who had been looking forward to it, was very calm.
After completing the day's official work in the stable of the Shepherd Supervisor, that is, branding the horseshoes, and after the sun set, Xu Sigen directly took water to rinse, put on his own clothes and walked out of the courtyard, drank two jugs of wine and bought some more on the street.
Carrying a basket full of candies, snacks and other items, he walked around to an alley.
There were two or three children chasing each other and playing in front of the house. The courtyard door was wide open. Xu Sigen stood in front of the door and called Brother Liu Jiang.
A man in the yard stopped and looked over with some helplessness.
"Why is it you again?" He said, "Xu Sigen, please go back. I really don't know about that matter and I have nothing to say."
Xu Sigen smiled and didn't care about his avoidance, and put the wine in his hand in front of the door.
"It's okay. I'm happy today, so I drank some wine. There's no one to have fun with. I thought that you and them are fighting side by side, so I came over to take a look." He said, not waiting for anyone in the courtyard.
When people speak, they turn around and leave.
Watching Xu Sigen leave, the people in the courtyard stood motionless with complicated expressions, and a woman came out of the house.
"Wulang, is this Xu Sigen again?" she asked in a low voice.
The man hummed.
The woman sighed.
"It's so pitiful..." she said.
"Why are you pitiful?" The man interrupted her loudly and yelled, "There are so many people who died in the war, do we all have to be pitiful? Since we are here to serve as soldiers, we know that one day we will die, so there is nothing to be pitiful about!"
The woman's face turned red when she was called.
"I just know that one day, that's why I'm pitiful!" This time she didn't bow her head and walk away meekly like before, but raised her head and shouted, her eyes red, "I'm pitiful because even a soldier might be like this
There will come a day when my death will be in vain, and I will be framed by others. My wife and children will not be able to settle down and live in peace, and they will be driven away. That’s why I feel pity. If I don’t pity others today, who will pity us in the future!”
The man's face turned pale when she shouted, and he wanted to get angry but didn't know what to say.
"What nonsense are you talking about!" he shouted, turned around and walked into the house, throwing away his hands.
The woman raised her hand to wipe her tears angrily. When she saw the two bottles of wine placed at the door, she went over to pick them up.
"...What's the point of hiding it for others? If you are promoted to a small soldier, you have to remember other people's feelings and be tabooed by others, it's not as good as..." She said, looking out at this point, she could no longer see in the alley.
The figure of Xu Sigen.
"...it's better to be remembered for your kindness, and what's more, you're so generous..."
She murmured, looked at the wine in her hand, sniffed it vigorously, and shouted out the door with a bit of joy.
"...Datou, Datou, go buy some mutton bones from the street, and I'll add some vegetables to you."
When the woman asked the child to buy bones, Xu Sigen had already moved to another door. However, he did not enter the door. Instead, he stood in the alley and reached out to stroke the head of the child playing outside.
The children were obviously familiar with him, they were laughing and not avoiding him.
There were two women in front of the door. When the young woman saw them, she immediately got up and wanted to chase them away, but the older woman stopped her with her hand.
"Mom...if he gets angry and hates us...little baby..." the young woman said anxiously in a low voice.
The older woman shook her head.
"Face comes from the heart, he will not hurt Xiaobao, let alone us." She whispered, looking at the entrance of the alley.
The young woman looked over with some uneasiness and saw that Xu Sigen had squatted down. He didn't know what to say to the child. He smiled and the child laughed too. Then he grabbed a handful of candy from the basket and gave it to the child. He watched the child move happily.
Then distribute it with your companions.
He squatted on the side of the road, watching the children playing, grinning from time to time.
"I heard that the person who died left behind a child..." the older woman suddenly whispered.
The young woman shivered and turned her head as if she had been pricked by a needle.
"Mom, don't say this!" she warned with a bit of uneasiness.
The older woman looked at her, lowered her head while sewing and stopped talking.
The young woman turned around to call her child back, but saw that Xu Sigen, who was squatting at the intersection, had already left. She closed her open mouth again with a complicated expression.
When it got dark, Xu Sigen's basket was already empty. With a somewhat relaxed look on his face, he stood at the door of the stable where he now resides. As he was about to step through the door, five or six people came out.
"Xu Sigen." The leader said with a stern face, "If Mr. Jiang wants to ask you, please come with us."
Xu Sigen nodded calmly, and then turned around to follow. From the corner of his eyes, he saw many people around him, both bright and dark, looking at him, pointing and talking.
Ask, tell, don't be afraid to ask, don't be afraid to speak, just be afraid that no one will ask and no one will tell.
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Sorry for being so long-winded, I couldn't settle this matter by the end of the month, so I always wanted everyone to save, and I felt very guilty.
I've calculated it, and it will be settled in two days. (To be continued)
