Li Xu put on his official uniform and was about to go to the Yamen when Zhou Yue happened to come over and called him.
Li Xu raised his head with a calm expression.
Zhou Yue breathed a sigh of relief: "Jiulang, I have something to tell you." Zhou Yue couldn't help but feel a little nervous when talking about this.
"Is it about Kong Wu?" Li Xu stopped there, his robes fluttering in the wind, still looking outstanding.
Zhou Yue nodded.
Li Xu said: "Let's talk while walking!"
Zhou Yue didn't know how to speak, until the two of them walked out of the alley, Li Xu stopped first: "Did you go to Huang Qinghe from Shuntian Mansion before?"
"We happened to meet at the gate of Shuntian Mansion," Zhou Yue wanted to explain something, but didn't know what to say. After a while, he continued, "I didn't tell Jiulang because..."
Li Xu said calmly: "Are you afraid that I want to protect the Kong family?"
Zhou Yue's expression was complicated: "After all, Second Grandma Kong is your sister, and she has helped you a lot before. I see that you have been reluctant to check on the Kong family, and I thought you couldn't bear it."
Li Xu narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the clouds on the horizon: "Zhou Yue, we have known each other for a long time. In your mind, I, Li Xu, am this kind of person? I didn't alarm the Kong family because I wanted to draw out the people behind him. This case Kong
Five is insignificant, so what if we arrest him in advance and put him in jail?"
Zhou Yue lowered her head guiltily.
"You made an excuse to leave at the Kong family banquet. I knew you would keep an eye on Kong Wu," Li Xu said. "You didn't discuss it with me. You must have some doubts in your heart, but I believe you will not be biased in your actions. As for the
My suspicions will be revealed in the end."
"Jiulang," Zhou Yue raised her head and her eyes flashed, "I am just paranoid, and I will never be like this again."
"I don't blame you," Li Xu said, "Everyone has selfish motives. When I knew that Kong Wu was involved with that person, I didn't hesitate in my heart. I just thought that they had done many evil things and hid in the dark to do evil things. They should have returned to the world long ago.
To be fair, those feelings are nothing.
You and I have seen soldiers die tragically in the army. They did not die at the hands of the enemy, but were implicated by the court's chronic abuses. There were also those innocent people who were displaced and their lives were like a piece of grass. That's why they wanted to embark on the road of official career. Since
I have thought through it a long time ago and know what I want, so how could I be blinded by it?"
After hearing this, Zhou Yue felt more and more sorry for Li Xu.
"Encountering something like this is a test for you and me."
After saying this, Li Xu looked at Zhou Yue: "Don't take it to heart. Getting along between people will not always be smooth. There will inevitably be some twists and turns. People with like-minded interests will still come together."
Zhou Yue knew that Li Xu was generous: "I understand."
Li Xu and Zhou Yue got on their horses and continued to gallop forward.
Zhou Yue thought about it: "What should we do next?"
Li Xu said: "King Jian wooed the Kong family because he wanted to deploy manpower in northern Xinjiang. I want to go to northern Xinjiang to find King Jian's party to eliminate future troubles in northern Xinjiang and prevent northern Xinjiang from sudden chaos like the northwest."
"It will be after the New Year, right?" Zhou Yue said.
The look of his mother appeared in front of Li Xu's eyes. It might not be a bad thing if he couldn't go back to the Li clan to celebrate the New Year. Maybe his mother also wanted to stay in Beijing this year.
After thinking about this, he tightened his hand holding the reins slightly, and there was an emotion rolling in his chest, but his expression was the same as before, with no clues.
Li Xu did not return to the Yamen, but went all the way to the city gate.
He looked up and saw two disheveled heads hanging on the city wall, one of which was King Jian.
"This King Jian is really powerful," Zhou Yue said. "I heard from the soldiers who suppressed the rebellion. In the end, King Jian still ordered the rebels to fight without fear of death or asking for mercy."
Li Xu naturally knew that he was a careful person, and he asked clearly about King Jian's execution. King Jian said: Don't be afraid of death, don't ask for mercy, there will be a day when everyone dares to fight to the death...
Goodbye Qingtian?
These are his last words. Who are they listening to? Who is Qingtian?
"Jiulang," Zhou Yue remembered, "Kong Wu blackmailed Shen Congrong in order to get an official position in the southeast. Now that Kong Wu has been arrested, Shen Congrong's side..."
"Whether it is the Kong family or the Yu family, it is impossible to gain a foothold in the southeast." Li Xu felt that the sunlight in front of him was very dazzling. "Someone has already arrived first."
"Who?" Zhou Yue regretted asking. This was not obvious.
Of course it’s Song Chengxuan.
"King Wei." Li Xu uttered two words in a very low voice that only he could hear clearly.
Maybe Song Chengxuan and Xu Qinghuan could deceive the court and the emperor now, but they couldn't deceive him. Xu Qinghuan just used the case of King Jian fourteen years ago as a cover-up to cover up the clues that emerged.
Song Chengxuan must be the heir of King Wei, so she seems to be marrying into the humble Song clan, but in fact she is marrying King Wei, and sooner or later she will legitimately become the Princess of Wei.
Princess Wei is nothing. When King Wei ascends the throne and becomes the new emperor, she will be the empress of the world.
This is what she wants.
…
In the palace.
Not all palaces are magnificent. Many palaces are in disrepair and have become cold palaces or places where erring palace servants and servants are imprisoned.
Mr. Shen sat on the cold ground, thinking carefully about his life. He could no longer remember how many times he had wandered on the edge of life and death. Everyone around him had passed away one by one, and it would eventually be his turn.
The palace door was opened, and two chamberlains came forward and pulled him up from the ground.
"Servant Shen, you can go out now!"
Hearing this voice, Mr. Shen's face flashed with joy: "Has the matter been cleared up?" He didn't care whether he could survive this storm. He wanted to know the final result. If King Jian was rectified, everything would be fine. With the explanation, no one will doubt the past.
The young chamberlain did not speak, but directly helped Mr. Shen out of the house and walked to the yard.
Feng Shun stood not far away, raised his head and looked at Mr. Shen: "Servant Shen, the matter has been found out. Those things that happened back then have nothing to do with you. You can continue to live your life in the capital."
Mr. Shen stepped forward to thank him: "Excuse me, Zhongguan Feng, but have you found out what secrets there are in that yard? Why did the young eunuch ask me to send the news?"
Feng Shundao: "The court is still investigating, but it has been roughly concluded. During the Wei King case, King Jian wanted to take advantage of the chaos to rebel. The people in the yard discovered the clues and asked people to investigate everywhere. Therefore, King Jian discovered that Mr. Song's My parents were silenced because of this.”
After saying this, Feng Shun sighed: "It has been fourteen years and a lot of evidence has been lost, thanks to Miss Xu who found the letter left by the owner of the yard.
The word "Jian Wang" is written on the letter."
The letters and clues came at such a coincidence that the emperor was confused, so he put all the clans under surveillance. Unexpectedly, King Jian took advantage of the loophole, and now everything is settled.
Feng Shun finished his words and was about to instruct the chamberlain to escort Master Shen out of the palace when he suddenly remembered: "Master Shen Congrong was adopted by Chamberlain Shen. Why does Chamberlain Shen have to hide it?"
A complicated expression flashed across Mr. Shen's face: "Back then, I thought about adopting a child who would be able to support me until I die. Seeing his increasingly promising future, I started to think about something else. Anyway, I'm already dying, so why bother? If I go to implicate him and let people know about my relationship with him, he will definitely be criticized... Others don't know, but Zhongguan Feng will understand."
Feng Shun was slightly startled, as if he had thought that eunuchs were always inferior to others, and Shen Fu was afraid that Shen Congrong would be looked down upon by officials.
Thinking of this, Feng Shun waved his hand to signal Mr. Shen to leave.
Shen Congrong was coerced by the Kong family and handed a memorial to resign to the emperor. They interrogated Shen Fu every day and found nothing suspicious from Shen Fu's mouth.
Keeping Shen Fu in prison was not an option. The imperial court was in the midst of recruiting people, and the chaos in Fengyang could not be quelled for a while. General Song had been seriously injured. The only option was to appease Shen Congrong and order him to lead troops to Fengyang.
Feng Shun shook his head. The court was not stable and the emperor was working too hard.
…
As Mr. Shen walked out of the palace gate, he immediately saw Shen Congrong who came to meet him.
The way Shen Congrong stood there reminded him of Wu Sheng back then.
Wu Sheng.
We lost that year, but we won this time.
Wu Sheng, you really trust me.
Back then, Tuogu didn't even have time to tell me the whereabouts of the child. After all the hard work, I finally found the child and raised him to adulthood.
A smile appeared on Master Shen's face.
Isn't this what I'm most proud of? Now we have new hope.
Now I can finally say: Wu Sheng, I have lived up to your trust.