Zhou Yue lowered her head to avoid the crowd and walked quickly to the hillside not far away, where the last battle between Li Xu and Song Chengxuan took place.
After Li Xu died, the soldiers who followed him begged the court to surrender. None of those soldiers wanted to mention Li Xu anymore. It was not easy for him to get some information.
Zhou Yue's eyes were red. He still didn't believe that Li Xu was dead. He always felt that Li Xu would not be killed so easily. Li Xu was just hiding and would find ways to meet him after a while.
Zhou Yue searched for a long time and finally sat down in a burial ground.
After the war is over, the body will begin to be collected, and Li Xu's body should be taken away by the court, so he already knew that he would not gain anything by coming here.
Even if he saw a corpse that looked like Li Xu with his own eyes, he couldn't believe that Li Xu was really dead.
"Uncle Zhou," Bing Yong beside him whispered, "I asked a few wounded soldiers and they saw Li Xu's body with their own eyes. The armor Li Xu wore was different from others, and he could be recognized at a glance."
"The armor can be worn by someone else," Zhou Yue said. "Have the bodies of Uncle Li and Second Master Li been found?"
Bingyong shook his head: "No, but everyone said that Mr. Li died here. Mr. Li was caught by Governor Ma when he escaped."
Zhou Yue said nothing.
Bing Yong continued: "Uncle Zhou, you were at the Onan River Guard Station when Li Xu sent troops to attack the guard station. We fought hard against the Tatar invasion, and everyone was seriously injured. All the soldiers guarding the city saw these things. You
Relying on the Zhou family's connections to gather people everywhere is also to guard the border checkpoints. With these things in mind, even if you have some dealings with Li Xu, I believe the court will not be too harsh on you.
Instead of hiding like this, you might as well go to the Yamen and explain the whole matter."
Zhou Yue raised his head and looked at Bingyong for a while: "They said that Li Xu collaborated with the enemy, do you believe it?" He didn't believe it. If Li Xu collaborated with the enemy, why did he ask him to help guard the Onan River? He always believed what Li Xu told him.
What I said is the truth. Things have reached the point where they are now. It is not as simple as it seems on the surface. There must be something inside.
Li Xu made this arrangement because he was afraid that he would not be able to control the rest of King Jian and would end up with a bad end, so he kept him far away so that he could be spared.
Zhou Yue felt a sorrowful feeling in his heart, and he stood up unsteadily.
Bing Yong immediately followed him: "Where are you going?"
"Go to Fuyu Guard to find Song Chengxuan," Zhou Yue said, "Don't tell others where I am." He wanted to stay and look for Li Xu. He could feel that Li Xu was still alive. He would definitely find Li Xu and ask
Ask Li Xu what is going on.
…
In the capital, in the prison, Li Changyan huddled in a corner and shivered. In order to avoid being chased by Li Xu's people, he hid and endured a lot of hardships along the way before he finally arrived in the capital. However, he did not expect that Yu Jiang would not keep his promise.
He was not released and was interrogated severely.
That's not all, because Li Xu served in the Ministry of Punishment, and all the officials of the Ministry of Punishment were interrogated by the court. Those people were afraid of being regarded as traitors to the party, so they tried every means to get more confessions from him, hoping to make great achievements and compete with Li Xu.
Clear the relationship.
There were sounds of movement in the prison, and Li Changyan suddenly trembled. Those people must have come to torture him again.
"Did you hear that? Nu'ergan has won a great victory. The imperial court is busy welcoming Governor Song back to the capital. Maybe Longyan will be very happy and our punishment department won't have to be so nervous."
"We can't call him the Governor of the Song Dynasty anymore. When the Tatars invaded, the emperor had already ordered the promotion of the Governor of the Song Dynasty to the third rank, General Zhaowu. Now that we have won the battle, he will definitely be given another title, and maybe he will be granted a title directly."
"Li Xu is dead and the Tatars have retreated. Now there will be peace for a few years!"
"I hope the court will pardon some more people and we will be more relaxed."
When he heard that some people were pardoned, Li Changyan crawled forward excitedly and held the wooden bars of the prison tightly. The warder heard the sound and turned to look at Li Changyan's prison.
"Hey, isn't this Li Changyan, who pledged his wife to King Jian?"
Li Changyan has long been accustomed to such teasing and insults. Now he can no longer care about shame and just wants to get out of here, as long as he can save his life.
"You don't have to worry about the things we talked about. Anyone in this prison can be let go, but you can't."
"Why? I am not a member of the Jane King Party. I have not rebelled. I...I have also made great achievements."
"Bah," the jailer spat in Li Changyan's face, "I have seen many people like you. If Li Xu succeeds in his rebellion, you will also seek wealth and honor from Li Xu."
Li Changyan was not willing to give up, waving his hands still wanting to defend himself.
"In my opinion, you are not as good as those Jian Wang gang members. Once the case is found out, the Jian Wang gang members will be withdrawn and executed. Death is like a lamp being extinguished, which is considered a relief. This is the first time I have seen you in such a situation."
You have nothing to do with King Jian’s party. You raised an heir for King Jian, and you are said to be related...but you went to the capital to inform Li Xu when he rebelled. No one can kill you casually, let alone let you go."
The warder said and sighed: "Officials from the Ministry of Punishments come in and out every year. For a strange case like yours, no matter which adult comes, you will be interrogated. You will be the busiest prisoner in this prison from now on."
When Li Changyan heard these words, a chill suddenly ran through his body. The jailer ignored him and walked forward. Without the lighting of the torch, darkness swallowed Li Changyan again.
"It's unfair, it's unfair!"
Li Changyan shouted.
…
Anyihou Mansion in Beijing.
Mrs. Xu got up early in the morning and went to the big kitchen herself, watching the cook prepare food.
"Prepare more styles. I don't know what Qing Huan wants to eat at this time. Make the pastries smaller to prevent children from being greedy."
The cook smiled and nodded: "We all remember it."
"Have you prepared whatever the old lady of the Song family likes?"
"Madam, don't worry," Madam Xu stepped forward and said, "No one is allowed to make any mistakes today."
Mrs. Xu complained: "You have said everything I said, what should I say? I can only sit aside and smile and wait for them to come in."
After saying this, both mother-in-law and daughter-in-law couldn't help laughing.
After a while, Mrs. Song also arrived, and several people were sitting in the flower hall talking.
Mrs. Xu took a sip of tea, but still no one came to report: "I don't know where I am. There are a lot of bumps along the way, and I don't know if Qing Huan's body can bear it."
"We Qinghuan are very lucky," Mrs. Song comforted her. "This journey will definitely go smoothly." Although she said this, there was some worry on her face.
Fortunately, not long after I said this, I heard the steward report: "My uncle and the eldest lady are back."
"Come on, let's go take a look."
Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Song walked outside.
An Yihou looked at his son-in-law who was arriving not far away. His father-in-law was becoming more and more pleased with his son-in-law. The slaves were involved in the war. He couldn't sleep all night. He stared at the map in the study every day. If the emperor hadn't been jealous of him, he would have killed him.
He stayed in the capital, and he had already rushed all the way to Nurgan.
He knew how difficult it was to quell the war, so he felt relieved when he heard the good news from Nuergan.
Marquis Anyi was about to rush to greet Song Chengxuan, but Song Chengxuan had already dismounted and bowed to him: "Father-in-law."
An Yihou was startled. For some reason, he always felt that Song Chengxuan was a little closer to him.
