Bright Spring

Zhu Gaoxu said, "It's really not easy to see. There are so many people in Daming who can see the emperor, so do I still have to eat and sleep?"

Upon hearing this, Lian took another peek at Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaoxu said, "But as long as I see it, I don't need to emphasize my authority in front of a commoner. You don't have to be afraid, you haven't broken the law, and you don't need to take salary from me; what will I do with you?"

He was silent for a while, rubbing his palm on his forehead, then beckoned Cao Fu to come over, and whispered something in Cao Fu's ear.

Cao Fu kept nodding his head, then bowed and said, "Your servant will do it immediately."

Cao Fu went down to Lian's side and asked, "Have you met Yang Ji's father?"

Lien nodded.

Cao Fu said, "Then you go with our family..." He touched Lian again, and said in a deep voice, "Thank you, our family taught you."

Lian Shi knelt down on the ground again, kowtowed and said, "Thank you, daughter of the people, and leave."

After saying that, she got up, followed Cao Fu back a few steps, then turned around and walked out nervously.

... Cao Fu made some preparations, and in the evening, he took Lian Shi into a carriage.There was also Du Erlang, the governor of Jinyiwei North Town, and a group of soldiers, all the way to the Yang Mansion.

As soon as Lian got off the carriage, he said, "Eunuch Cao, this is Yang Ji's house."

A harmless smile appeared on Cao Fu's fat, round face, "It's really not a good thing to have enemies staring at you."

Lian said, "Yang Ji is at home?"

Cao Fu shook his head and said, "How could the murderer be at home? He is squatting in the prison at Hongwumen, and he should be sent to Tianfu prison in a few days. Jinyiwei doesn't care about civilian criminal trials."

A group of people walked to the gate, and the people guarding the gate stepped forward and saluted respectfully, "My little ones pay homage to Eunuch Cao and General Du."

Du Erlang said, "It's none of your business, go home and rest, and go to Beizhen Fusi tomorrow."

Everyone responded with "De Ling!"

"Does Eunuch Cao like to go to the theater?" Du Erlang asked.

Cao Fu asked back, "What kind of play?"

Du Erlang said, "Theatre, there is a pear orchard on the Qinhuai River, opened by Shen's family, the singing is really good, it's not comparable to a troupe that was set up casually."

Cao Fu said, "Our family doesn't have that hobby, but the emperor is occasionally interested. General Du is in front of the emperor, and he has something to talk about."

The two of them chatted easily, just like acquaintances and friends after being on duty, casually chatting about some irrelevant topics.

end of this chapter)

Chapter 835 Respectable

A group of people were waiting in the middle hall, and a servant of the mansion said, "Master heard that Eunuch Cao was visiting, so he asked Eunuch Cao to wait a moment, and allowed the master to change clothes before seeing the guests."

Cao Fu nodded, and sat on the grand teacher's chair in the middle hall without being invited, and Du Erlang also came and sat beside him.After waiting for a while, Duke Yang came to the central hall. He bowed to each other and said, "I'm sorry to welcome you all at night, so I'm sorry."

"Where is it?" Cao Fu said.

Yang Gong has put on a brand new robe, the lining is spotless, the boots are new, he wears a square scarf, and his clothes are very neat.

At this time, the soldier in Jin Yiwei came up with a wooden box, opened it, and placed a jug of wine and a cup on the wooden tray.Cao Fu said to Lian Shi who was standing beside him, "This is Yang Gong, the father of Yang Ji. He is willing to see you, so you can offer him a glass of wine. Don't lose your courtesy."

Lian felt that something was a little strange, but the atmosphere was very relaxed and polite, and he didn't know what was going on for a while.She was reluctant, a little hesitant, and her eyes showed resentment.

However, Cao Fu nodded to her. This eunuch can reach the sky and lead people to meet the emperor directly; Lian's previous begging for help from his father and mother could not get the help of even a single official.Lien had no choice but to be patient, lifted the jug and filled a glass of wine, then brought it to Duke Yang without saying anything.

Yang Gong stretched out his hand to pick it up, without looking at Lian Shi, just looking at the night sky outside the door.He showed a sad expression, and sent out a sentence of emotion, "The world is like a dream."

He then asked Cao Fu, "Does the King of Han have anything to say?"

Cao Fu heard this address, smiled, nodded, and said, "The Emperor Jinkou Yuyan said, Yang Gong is my elder brother's death festival, which is respected. Except for people in Beijing, relatives, teachers and students, friends, and the same county and village in his hometown All the people have been pardoned, and this matter is over. Yang Gonghui will be sent back to his hometown for burial."

Yang Gong nodded, raised his head and downed a large glass of wine.After a while, his mouth was soaked with blood, and suddenly he vomited, spitting out a big mouthful of blood.He stared round his eyes, bleeding from his eyes and nose! "Bang", the cup fell to the ground.

Lian's eyes were wide open, his hands and feet were trembling, and he hurriedly took two steps back.

When she turned around, she saw Cao Fu and Du Erlang standing behind them, facing Yang Gong and bowing.Probably because the emperor's words included "the festival of the death of Lord Yang is respected" and so on.

Soon there were screams and shouts from the north, Lian's mind went blank, and he exited the hall.

At this time, several men were held down, and some were running, but they were quickly cut down by the soldiers of Jin Yiwei.The smell of blood quickly filled the air.Lian opened his mouth wide, but couldn't make a sound at all.

"Wow, woof..." The barking of a chained dog brought her back to her senses.

"Bang!" With a sound of strings, an arrow pierced through the air, piercing the dog, and fell down in a pool of blood sobbing.Then a sergeant took a knife and stabbed the bird several times in the cage under the eaves, and the blood-stained feathers floated down from the cage.

And there was a bright light behind the nave, which seemed to be on fire.

Cao Fu picked up a single knife from the ground, stuffed it into Lian's hand, and said, "Your late husband was beaten|beaten to death by a group of people. These family members are all involved. Kill them!"

Lian shook his head desperately, trying to escape, but Cao Fu grabbed his arm.She stared at the eunuch next to her, who was obviously a smiling and amiable person, but suddenly wanted to be a different person, her eyes made people shudder.

Cao Fu grabbed her hand and brought the knife closer to a man's chest.Lian struggled hastily, and shook off the knife with a "clang".Cao Fu also gave up and stretched out his hand to beckon.At this time several sergeants rushed forward, some stabbed those men fiercely, someone raised a knife with both hands, and slashed it on a man's neck with a "click", and a stream of blood spurted out immediately.Lian Shi felt his face heat up, and looked down to see that blood was already splashed on his chest.

There was also a servant who was |stabbed| stabbed in the stomach and screamed loudly there.Looking at the scene, Lian opened her mouth to retch, her heart trembled, and she almost fainted. Today's scene was beyond her imagination.

Some sergeants took torches to light firewood under the eaves, and some lit arrows wrapped in tarpaulins and shot arrows towards the roof.The surrounding area is full of smoke, corpses are scattered all over the place, blood is flowing everywhere, it looks like hell.

Then everyone exited the gate one after another, and then closed the courtyard gate.Everyone stood outside watching the fire for a while, Cao Fu then said, "Send someone to Shangyuan County to report to the official, and the county official sent someone to put out the fire."

At this moment, the general named Du Erlang said, "It's not easy to book a seat in Liyuan. If Eunuch Cao wants to go someday, you can find me."

Cao Fu said, "Okay, thank you in advance... General Du has killed someone before?"

Du Erlang said, "Abandon the prince's henchmen, some of them were killed by me."

"Are you afraid?" Cao Fu asked.

Du Erlang said, "It's not scary to be afraid, and they don't have to be responsible. They deserve to die. At first, I couldn't get used to it. I couldn't sleep at night, and I always felt like there was a ghost. Then I got used to it."

Cao Fu nodded, and repeated, "Killing people is the most fearful of responsibility." He also said, "After the emperor ascended the throne, not many people died. In the early years of Yongle, our family followed our emperor."

Du Erlang said, "Eunuch Cao, let's go back first, I have to stay and deal with the aftermath."

Cao Fu said yes, and took out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to Lian, "Wipe it."

Lian was dumbfounded and didn't say a word. At this moment, he looked at Cao Fu with blank eyes.Cao Fu pointed to his face, "Wipe off the blood, it will dry up in a while."

Lian took the handkerchief in a daze, and there was a lot of blood on her clothes.

The two got into the carriage, and the groom began to drive the carriage, and some followers also got on the horses and followed.Night fell, but it was not very late.After Cao Fu and Lian Shi returned to the palace, they went to Rouyi Hall.