Everlasting prosperity

In the dark dungeon, the prisoners can only judge by the shift time of the jailers, whether it is day or night outside.

"General Yang, does he know when the guards change their shifts?" Ji Anjun asked.

"They change shifts every two hours, and the shift time is about a cup of tea. Every time a shift is changed, there will be two guards on patrol." Yang An replied seriously, this rule has been memorized.

He has been imprisoned here for more than a month, and it's not that he hasn't thought about how to escape, but outside the dungeon is a brick wall as high as four feet, and he, who is not good at lightness kung fu, can't escape from prison by jumping over the brick wall.As for the patrol outside the dungeon, he didn't even know when to change shifts.

"Yizhi, do you still remember the brick wall outside the dungeon?" Ji Anjun asked suddenly.

"The brick wall is about four feet high, and I can cross it. Yuan Qian wants to escape from prison?" Xiao Yizhi replied, thinking, Yuan Qian will not want him to escape from prison, right?

Hearing this, Ji Anjun laughed suddenly, patted his shoulder, shook his head, and replied, "Where did you think you were going? What I want is to walk out in an open and honest manner."

"Have you got a solution?" Xiao Yizhi asked.

Ji Anjun didn't answer him, walked to the gate of the iron fence, and shouted outside, "Come here! Come here!"

After a long while, a jailer came leisurely from the end of the corridor, yawned, and said lazily, "Say what you want!"

"My lord, I want some pens, inks, papers and inkstones to report my family's safety." Ji Anjun replied with a smile.

Hearing this, Xiao Yizhi suddenly came to his senses, curled his mouth, and leaned forward as well, and said, "Bring some more, I want to write too."

"Aren't you two from the same family?" The jailer asked them with a strange look.

"I'm just his friend, so naturally I have to notify my family." Xiao Yizhi replied.

Hearing this, Ji Anjun looked at Xiao Yizhi with some sourness.

The jailer curled his lips, said "wait", and walked away.

For a moment, the jailer was holding a wooden tray with pens, inkstones, and a stack of envelopes and rice paper placed on it.He passed things through the cracks in the iron bars.

"Write slowly, and call me when you're done!" The jailer left behind a sentence, then turned and left.

Ji Anjun and Xiao Yizhi glanced at each other, quickly took the pen and paper, each wrote a letter from home, dried it, and put it in the letter.Then, Ji Anjun picked up a piece of paper again, quickly wrote something on it, dried it, and put it in the third envelope.

He handed it to Xiao Yizhi and glanced at him. The latter accepted the letter and curled his lips to express his understanding.

"Remember, go and come back quickly." Ji Anjun ordered.

Xiao Yizhi nodded and put the letter in his arms.

Ji Anjun called the jailer again and handed over the letter to him.

With Xiao Yizhi's martial arts, it is not difficult to get in and out of this dungeon. As long as he wants to, he can get out of this place at any time.But he knew that Yuan Qian didn't want to escape, he wanted to.Therefore, external help is definitely needed, as long as the matter is reported to Master Da Honglu Chang Yuan, as a foreign official, he will definitely not let Yuan Qian stay in this place.

At this time, Yuan Qian only needs to wait for the arrival of Master Da Honglu and Chang Yuan.

This matter was handed over to Xiao Yizhi, and Ji Anjun was very relieved.

Sure enough, within half an hour, Xiao Yizhi quietly returned to the dungeon, took off his bun from his head, turned around in the iron lock, opened the iron lock, turned around and went in, and locked the iron door again .

"How?" Ji Anjun stepped forward and asked hastily.

"It's done." Xiao Yizhi replied confidently, hooking the corners of his mouth.

Yang An stared dumbfounded at Xiao Yizhi's ability to get in and out of the dungeon, secretly admiring him.Of course, he also admires Ji Anjun. He has such a martial artist as a friend by his side, so he himself must be particularly outstanding in a certain aspect.

If Ji Anjun knew about this idea, he might laugh and say, "It's just to save his life, what's so special about it?"

"The round trip from Xizhou to Jiu'an King City will take seven days at the shortest time. If it's fast, it should take three to four days." Xiao Yizhi said so, with no extra expression on his face.

Ji Anjun nodded and replied, "So I'm most assured of entrusting this matter to you."

"Since you believe in me, I will naturally do my best to do it."

It's rare that Xiao Yizhi actually replied to Ji Anjun's words.

In the palace of Jiu'an King City——

"Your Majesty, please go to Xizhou to meet King Gaoping." Da Honglu Changyuan respectfully offered his hands, lowered his head, and said to Zong Zhengyuan.

Zong Zhengyuan looked at the letter in his hand, stroked the red seal on the letter with his fingers, frowned, thoughtful.

Although he also paid attention to the Beili Kingdom, he knew very little about this King Gaoping.He only knew that there was a palace change in Bei Li many years ago, but he didn't know the specifics. He was not born at that time, and his father didn't care much about Bei Li's affairs, so he knew very little about it.

Now, on the border of his Jiuzhao Kingdom, a prince from the Beili Kingdom appeared, and he was locked up as a merchant.In addition, he was also involved in a case, which was really troublesome.

"Come here, Chuan Tingwei enters the palace." Zong Zhengyuan said suddenly.

Zong Zhengyuan thought about it, he remembered Yang An.Back then, in order to have his own generals, he specially trained several soldiers privately, and then placed them in various barracks.And Yang An is the one he values ​​most, his intelligence and courage are higher than the others, although his martial arts is not the best, but overall, he is the most worthy of cultivation.

If he lost Yang An because of a villain like Chen Yufan, wouldn't all his hard work be in vain?

But this Yang An's martial arts really needs to be practiced.

"Master Jiang is here—"

The waiter shouted at the top of his voice.

So, Zongzhengyuan looked up and saw a man in red and black court uniform, walking steadily, with head held high and chest high, walking in.He was wearing a black official hat, and his gray-black hair was tied up high, standing in the official hat.A black beard was smoothly put on his chin, his eyes were piercing, and he stared with power beyond words.

This person is Mr. Jiang Haotian, Captain of Jiu Zhaoting.

"Minister, please refer to Your Majesty!" Ting Wei Jiang Haotian knelt down on both knees, and bowed to Zongzheng Yuan with his hands up.

"Master Jiang, please come up." Zong Zhengyuan said, while handing over the letter to the servant, he signaled to Jiang Haotian.

Jiang Haotian took the letter with both hands and read it carefully.

A moment later, he handed the letter back to the servant, who handed it back to Zong Zhengyuan.

"What do you think, Mr. Jiang?" Zong Zhengyuan asked.

"Returning to Your Majesty, what Chen Yufan has done is an unforgivable crime. Regardless of the slander and frame of General Yang Anyang, these 22 dead bodies are really embarrassing. However, this matter is only based on the written words of King Gaoping of Beili. We can't make a conclusion lightly, we still need to investigate." Jiang Haotian replied in a daze.

Hearing this, Zong Zhengyuan nodded in agreement, reached out and touched his lips, and then said, "Master Chang, please go to Xizhou to pick up King Gaoping. After all, he is the prince of Beili Kingdom. After traveling so far, we can’t treat him badly.”

"I accept the order!" Chang Yuan cupped his hands and replied respectfully.

"Master Jiang, you need to verify this matter yourself, but..." Zong Zhengyuan looked at Jiang Haotian, hesitating to speak.

Jiang Haotian understood, and quickly answered, "I have a headache recently, and I am afraid that I will not be able to share your worries in the court, so I am asking for orders to allow me to take a temporary study and recuperate."

"Quite." Zongzheng Yuan raised his lips and responded.

Although this matter was done by Chen Yufan, he is the son of Grand Sima Chen Huan after all, and he is also a member of Zong Zhengxuan, so there is no guarantee that he will not seek his father's help for his own sake.If this is the case, then you must not startle the snake.

"By the way, Mr. Jiang, at that time, pay more attention to this King Gao Ping." Zong Zhengyuan suddenly ordered.

"I obey." Jiang Haotian replied.

Jiang Haotian and Chang Yuan secretly looked at Zongzheng Yuan who was sitting in the hall. Recently, the emperor seems to be in a good mood. The court is not as tense as the day before yesterday, and there are few words that would scold the courtiers at every turn. Many, although they would squint their eyes from time to time and stare at some courtiers who were dying, but they didn't make any scary words or actions. I don't know what happened to them, and the whole person was much gentler.

Just like today's conversation, it seems to have seen those days when he was not enthroned.

Sensing the inexplicable gaze, Zongzheng Yuan raised his head and glanced at the two courtiers sitting down, only to see that the two courtiers suddenly trembled and retreated one after another.

Really blind, Dijun is still Dijun.

Seeing the courtiers who almost ran away, Zongzheng Yuan frowned.

Am I scary?How come one or both have seen a ghost?

Thinking of this, a stubborn face suddenly appeared in his mind, his lips curled up, and he stood up.

Why don't you just ask Xiao Jiu?

Three days later, in the Xizhou Dungeon——

"The little one really has no eyes, so please trouble Master Da Honglu to go there in person." Master Fu Ya bent down, bowed his hands, and said flatteringly.

Chang Yuan didn't reply, but followed behind the jailer, thinking about who this King Gao Ping was, who could contact him, and finally used himself to report Yang An's matter to the emperor.

"Here it is! My lord, please." The jailer opened a cell and said respectfully.

Chang Yuan looked around the cell and found two young men dressed in extraordinary clothes, who presumably belonged to Bei Li.

"May I ask if your Excellency is King Gaoping of Beili Kingdom?" Chang Yuan asked tentatively.

Ji Anjun finally waited for the person who should come, stood up, patted the dust off his body, and replied, "It's right here."

As soon as this remark came out, there was a slight commotion in the cell.Yang An looked at Ji Anjun in disbelief, is he the prince of Beili Kingdom?No wonder no wonder, has not revealed the real identity.

"I am Chang Yuan, the Dahong of Jiuzhao, who is specially ordered to welcome King Gaoping. Knowing what happened to the prince, it was Jiu Zhao who didn't take good care of him. I also ask the prince to forgive me." Chang Yuan said respectfully.

Ji Anjun chuckled, and replied, "It's okay. It's just that this dungeon is too dirty, please take me out quickly, Mr. Chang."

"Ah, that's natural." Chang Yuan replied.

Ji Anjun glanced at Yang An who was at the side, and walked out the door.Xiao Yizhi followed closely.

"By the way, Master Chang, can you also give me back my maid?" Ji Anjun glanced at Xun Lan who was in the prison opposite, and asked with a smile.

"of course can!"

Under Chang Yuan's arrangement, the three finally left the dungeon.They were placed in Dianbinfang, Xizhou, and treated as guests of honor.

Xiao Yizhi finally tidied up, washed up thoroughly, changed into clean clothes, sat at the table, and drank tea leisurely.

"Yizhi!" Ji Anjun suddenly walked in from the door.

Xiao Yizhi saw the person walking in, put down his teacup, and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Let me ask you, are you willing to accompany me through this muddy water?" Ji Anjun asked, staring at him, expecting to get the answer in his heart.

"If this muddy water can really save General Yang, why not let me take a trip with you?" Xiao Yizhi replied.

"Okay. Follow me to meet someone." Ji Anjun replied with hooked lips.

In another room of Dian Binfang——

"I have met King Gao Ping." Jiang Haotian said respectfully, cupping his hands.

"Master Jiang is being polite." Ji Anjun replied.

After exchanging pleasantries, the three of them sat down.

"This is Xiao Yizhi, my good friend, who traveled here with me. It is also him who will trust Master Chang." Ji Anjun introduced in this way.

"The grassroots Xiao Yizhi has met Mr. Jiang." Xiao Yizhi said.

"Young Master Xiao, you don't need to be too polite. I'm meeting with you two because I want to know more details about the Shen Corpse case." Jiang Haotian lowered his face, said seriously, and started to get down to business.

"Master Jiang, I also listened to General Yang's one-sided remarks on this matter. The rest of the details need to be verified." Ji Anjun replied.

"Then how did the prince determine that Yang An's words were not false?" Jiang Haotian asked.

How could you easily believe Yang An's one-sided words?Besides, they had only known each other for a few days.

"Whether it's a lie or not, I'll find out." Ji Anjun replied, hooking the corners of his mouth.

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Haotian understood that this King Gao Ping was going to intervene in this matter.

"However, please don't talk too much. This matter is a case of my own, and it may be inappropriate for King Gao Ping to intervene." Jiang Haotian narrowed his eyes, stretched out his hand to stroke his long beard, and revealed what he wanted in his heart.

Ji Anjun lowered his eyelids, raised his eyebrows, and said, "According to what I know, my lord should be suing the sick and staying at home to recuperate. May I ask, how should Mr. Jiang, who is sick at home, investigate this case?"

"My lord is really powerful. Not long after I was released from prison, I learned that I was sick at home." Jiang Haotian suddenly became vigilant.

"Hahaha, Mr. Jiang was joking. Mr. Chang told me about this matter. How about it? Is Mr. Jiang still trying to prevent me from meddling in this matter?" Ji Anjun laughed.

Jiang Haotian took a deep breath, it seems that Dijun's words are finally good.

"Then I will have Lord Lao to help me." Jiang Haotian finally compromised, cupped his hands, and said.

"It doesn't matter. I will leave this matter to the subordinate and Yizhi. Right, Yizhi?" Ji Anjun responded, and glanced at Xiao Yizhi, who was stunned by the side.

Xiao Yizhi, who suddenly heard his name, reacted immediately, looked at Ji Anjun, then at Jiang Haotian, and then responded, "You can decide."

Hearing the answer, Ji Anjun was overjoyed, with a faint smile on his face.

Jiang Haotian, who saw everything in his eyes, frowned slightly, and thought to himself, is this Xiao Yizhi a friend of King Gao Ping or who?

evening--

"Yizhi, what are you doing here?" Ji Anjun asked.

He saw Xiao Yi alone, holding a long sword in his arms, leaning against a wooden post, looking at the night of Xizhou City in the distance, with a complex expression of unknown reason in his eyes.

Hearing Ji Anjun's voice, Xiao Yizhi looked back at him, turned his head again, looked at the street scene in Xizhou again, and said, "I wonder if mother and uncle are doing well there."

"Have you thought about what to do after finding the murderer?" Ji Anjun asked.

"Heh" Xiao Yizhi chuckled, and said again, "If you don't do anything, if my mother won't let me take revenge, then I won't take revenge. I just want to know..."

"Yizhi, so what if you know?" Ji Anjun interrupted him, looking at him with some distress.

Xiao Yizhi frowned, turned his head, and looked at him with a trace of sadness in his eyes.

"How? I don't know...but I don't know who it is. In my heart, I always feel sorry for them." Xiao Yizhi replied.

"Have you ever thought that since your aunt doesn't want you to take revenge, doesn't it mean that she doesn't want you to know who it is?" Ji Anjun said.

"I know." Xiao Yizhi lowered his head slightly and replied softly, "But I just want to know."

Really persistent.Xiao Yizhi, if your obsession disappears, will you also disappear?

"Yizhi, if I help you find the murderer, can you stay with me?" Ji Anjun looked into Xiao Yizhi's eyes, as if he was going to swallow him in.

Xiao Yizhi looked into his eyes and saw only his own reflection in his clear blue eyes.He didn't know how to answer.

"I……"

Seeing his faltering appearance, Ji Anjun was very disappointed, but he didn't want to force him, and said, "Forget it, then, if you want to stay, you can stay. If you really want to leave, I won't be able to keep it either."

Hearing this, Xiao Yizhi's chest was inexplicably congested, and his heart felt a little sour. He didn't know what kind of emotion it was, but he knew that Ji Anjun's words made him very sad.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this." Ji Anjun suddenly changed the subject.

Xiao Yizhi took a deep breath, and then said, "According to what General Yang said, something happened to the person who dumped the corpse named Xiao Huan. Also, Wang Xiaoliu and Li Laosan were bribed by Chen Yufan. So, where do we start from?"

"These people are not the only ones involved in this matter. Personal evidence must be investigated, and physical evidence must also be investigated." Ji Anjun replied.

"Physical evidence? Those 22 corpses?" Xiao Yizhi asked in confusion.

"Tomorrow, just go to Yizhuang." Ji Anjun responded.