An ox-cart was moving slowly, but it was stopped. The capital city is not like Fuzhou, and everything is organized. Even the ox-cart does not move fast or slowly, and pays attention to slowness, stability and comfort, so it stops slowly.
It won't make the car owner uncomfortable.
At this time in spring, the trees on the side of the road outside the car were green, and the ponds were clear and rippled. Looking back, I saw dark clouds rolling in the sky. Although they were blown away by the wind from time to time, revealing the sunshine, they now gathered again, shrouding the entire capital city.
, the light is much dim.
The drizzle of rain fell and hit the ground, making it moist.
Su Ziji watched in trance for a while, then asked the servant who came over: "Just in front?"
The servant replied: "Yes, we are waiting in the inn ahead."
It turned out that Yu Lu and Fang Xi went to Taisun's Mansion early, but failed to find them. The people in the mansion got the address and knew that His Highness was very concerned about these two people, so they rushed over immediately and informed them on the way.
Originally, the ox cart was about to turn around. Since the two wanted to see him, Su Ziji said, "There is no need to go back home first. Go see Yu Lu and Fang Xi before going back."
"Mr. Lu, please continue."
After the servant from Taisun's Mansion finished speaking, he got out of the car. In addition to Su Ziji, there were two other people sitting in the cart, one was a wild Taoist and the other was Hui Tao.
Because he was going to see Yu Lv Fang Xi, once he mentioned these two people, he would inevitably be unable to avoid the difficulties he was currently facing.
Along the way, the atmosphere was a little dull, and the wild man was reporting things in the order they happened not long after he got on the bus.
Hui Dao sat aside and heard the wild Taoist continue: "...My lord, Qian Wei has closed the case within one day and killed Wang Jinzhong on the spot."
"The chief assistant complained to the old man, but the emperor did not allow it and sent someone to appease him."
"Oh? The first assistant is a smart man, but it's a pity..." Su Ziji nodded and sighed.
The wild Taoist continued: "Just now, the government posted a notice saying that the Spring Examination will be held again in three days. It will not waste much time and the exam will be held again soon. Naturally, these candidates who went to Beijing to take the exam felt at ease.
"
Every move is like God helping the emperor.
Just listening to this, Huidao thought in a daze, the originally planned scandals and major fraud cases were solved by Zhao Xu and Qian Wei, is it really because of his great strength?
While I was thinking wildly, the bullock cart had already entered the alley, and I saw the hotel at first sight. It was already dusk. To the north of here was the market, the most lively place. Lanterns were gradually lit on both sides of the street. Although there were
It's drizzling, but people are still coming and going.
The taste of the world has been as thin as gauze over the years. Who makes people ride in Beijing?
Listen to the spring rain in the small building all night, and sell apricot flowers in the deep alleys in the Ming Dynasty.
Low paper is laid out diagonally, making grass leisurely, and tea is served with fine breasts under the clear window.
Wear plain clothes and don't sigh in the wind and dust. It's still time to arrive home during the Qingming Festival.
Su Ziji was in a daze, looking at the street scene, reciting a poem, and then smiled: "Zhao Xu and Qian Wei are indeed ministers. Such a chaotic situation can be sorted out in one go. It seems that this game has actually
It’s even.”
"However, rather than saying that the emperor is still very powerful, it is better to say that the founding of this dynasty was like the sun rising in the east, famous ministers emerged in large numbers, and it was natural to turn misfortune into good fortune."
Su Ziji looked a little gloomy and ordered: "Retract all the rumors. Since you are still angry, you can only stay dormant temporarily and nothing can be done."
The wild Taoist sighed. Obviously, he was deeply regretful that he could not make the emperor look bad in one go this time.
But now that the matter has come to this, we can only give up and continue to stand firm, otherwise others may find out the traces. This is not a wise approach.
"By the way, lord, there is one more thing about Zhennanbo Mansion." The wild Taoist suddenly said again.
"What happened to Zhennanbo Mansion?"
The wild Taoist told the story of replacing the prince with the great demon, and the prince openly cried out for injustice in the hall, and then said: "Uncle Zhennan has been deprived of his title. Poor parents have been through life and death, and in the second generation they will be deprived of their honor."
Su Ziji listened quietly and let out a long breath. It seemed that this was a good plan to scare the snake. Did the big demon replace the prince?
"Interesting, even the demon clan has interfered with the real dragon in the world."
A cold smile flashed across his face, and Su Ziji said: "It seems that the emperor had nowhere to vent his anger, so he vented his anger anyway."
Just as he said that, he arrived at the door of the hotel, and saw Yu Lu Fangxi waiting outside. When he saw that he had arrived, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.
"No need to be polite, are you okay?" Su Ziji hurriedly got out of the car, took a closer look, and found that the two of them were fine, but their faces were pale, and their eye circles were a little dark and a little red, so he let out a sigh of relief.
Yu Lu and Fang Xi looked at each other, and Fang Xi said: "Your Highness, everything is fine with us, but Xing Ye hanged himself!"
Yu Lu also said in a low voice: "Originally, such a trivial matter cannot disturb His Highness, but the government said that he committed suicide out of fear of crime, and he was not allowed to bury him. He had to wait for the widow to come and check. This is too mean. Judging from the situation, it seems to be intentional.
It’s difficult, so…”
"I understand." Su Ziji nodded. He originally thought that he would just speak like this to avoid causing some trouble when entering and exiting. However, after hearing this, he gave up his original plan. Maybe he didn't dare to deal with this kind of thing.
He dares to target his friends, or he simply thinks that these people are making trouble by causing trouble, but no matter what the problem is, in fact, it is just a quick knife to cut through the mess.
The two of them went in, and Su Ziji listened.
Xing Ye was an acquaintance of a scholar from a very ordinary family. Although he was a scholar, he was much richer than a scholar.
But the premise is that you no longer hope to take the college entrance examination. As long as you don't take the college entrance examination and find a small official, your assets will gradually increase.
But if you continue to take the entrance examination, the travel expenses, accommodation fees and other expenses alone can bring down a well-off family, let alone other expenses.
But even if you fail the exam once or twice, there is still a way out when you go back.
After all, with the fame of being a civil servant, life is still better than most.
However, due to the fraud in the imperial examination, Xing Ye and others were deprived of their honors and would never be able to take the imperial examination again. The wild Taoist people wanted to report it themselves when they first got on the bullock cart.
Unexpectedly, Xing Ye actually hanged himself in the inn.
"Let's go in and take a look!" Su Ziji said, looking at Yu Lu and Fang Xi, knowing that the two of them felt guilty - I didn't kill Xing Ye, but Xing Ye died because of me!
Su Ziji didn't think it was wrong for the two of them to bother him with such a trivial matter, so he just went in without attracting anyone's attention because he was wearing casual clothes.
After all, this is an inn, and there are a lot of people coming and going, and the death of a Juren is a big deal. Most of the people who live here are Juren, and they are all hurting their own kind, and they all feel heavy. How can there be anyone to take care of outsiders?
Yu Lufang Xi led him straight to Xing Ye's room. The door was ajar. When he entered, he saw that Xing Ye's neck was still hanging on the rope and he was motionless.
Fang Xi looked at it, her eyes turned red, and she said seriously: "When we found him, he had been dead for a long time, and his body was stiff. The innkeeper went to report it to the official, but the official came first, but he refused to move him down, saying that he would
I'm waiting for you to come to check, but I've been waiting all day long, and I haven't seen anyone yet, so I just let him hang around. I won't tell you until I can't bear it anymore."
Su Ziji stopped and looked carefully, and saw Xing Ye sticking out his tongue. Due to hanging, the bladder sphincter lost its ability to control itself, and urine or feces would quickly flow out out of control. Another day passed, so the smell
Not small.
"Is there a suicide note?" Su Ziji knew this knowledge. In fact, not only Xing Ye, but also everyone will become incontinent before death, no matter great or humble, so in fact, no one can die with dignity. He remained calm and just asked
.
"Yes! Yes!" Yu Lu said immediately, took out an opened letter from his arms and handed it over.
"Because there was a lot of chaos here, we were afraid that someone would come in and take away the suicide note, so we told the innkeeper at that time that the suicide note would be kept by the two of us for the time being, and he agreed. This is... ugh!"
Su Ziji took the suicide note, took it out, unfolded it gently and read it, and couldn't help but sigh.
"The city gate is on fire, which affects the fish in the pond!"