Lord Jinyiwei

"Liang Qianhu." Wen Taichu stopped Liang Si, "I heard that the murderer who assassinated His Majesty is related to Zhang Cai."

Liang Si nodded, seeing that Wen Taichu had recovered, he pointed to the stone bench in the courtyard, the two sat down, Liang Si explained the matter one by one.

After hearing this, Wen Taichu clenched his fists: "This color is really daring!"

"I remember Mr. Wen said that Zhang Cai had no father or mother. He came to Hangzhou alone when he was 17 years old. He stayed in Hangzhou for three years and had no relatives or friends." Liang Si asked.

Wen Taichu nodded: "Yes."

Liang Si: "As soon as he returns to Hangzhou, will he have a helper?"

Wen Taichu paused, then stood up suddenly, and understood Liang Si's meaning: "I will immediately send someone to investigate Zhang Cai's three years in Hangzhou!"

Liang Si was silent for a while, and said, "I'm afraid it's not so easy to find out the forces behind him."

"The forces behind it? What Liang Qianhu said is..."

"Zhang Cai didn't assassinate His Majesty out of jealousy, but planned it for a long time, starting from the day he decided to go to Hangzhou."

"This……!!"

"Three years in Hangzhou." Liang Si paused, narrowing his eyes, "He has no reason to cover up his whereabouts and the people he comes and goes with, unless the people he goes and goes with can't be fair and honest. Assassinating the Holy One is a serious crime for the Jiu Clan, even Zhang Cai’s request, the organization he travels with cannot take such a big risk to help him. Do you remember the assassin who assassinated the Holy Majesty that day? She looked at His Majesty as if she had a deep hatred.”

"You mean...the purpose of this organization was to assassinate the Holy One? But the Holy One at that time was still the first emperor..." Wen Taichu stopped suddenly and raised his voice, "Unless this organization has enmity with the royal family, no matter which emperor it is!"

"Which sect could it be? Or Mongolian people?" Wen Taichu asked again.

Liang Si shook his head: "Sects will have patterns on their bodies, but neither the assassins nor Zhang Cai have them, and the Mongols have no reason to go to Hangzhou as a rebel stronghold."

"Who could it be?" Wen Taichu said in a low voice.

"Why did you choose Hangzhou? Isn't it more convenient to assassinate in the capital? What special significance does Hangzhou have?" Liang Si thought in his heart.

Wen Taichu thought for a while, but couldn't figure it out, so he rubbed the center of his brows, and saw that Liang Si was still concentrating on thinking.

Liang Sidao: "My lord, do you know where Zhang Cai lives?"

Wen Taichu nodded: "I sent people to guard there day and night, lest Zhang Cai would pass by, but he never did, I turned his house upside down, there was nothing, just a pile of rotten books, sir, don't waste time going there. "

Liang Si insisted on asking Wen Taichu for the location.

Zhang Cai lived not far away from the busy city, and there was almost only this one house around.Liang Sigang approached, and two people jumped down from the tree, they were from Dali Temple.

Seeing that it was Liang Si, the two men clasped their hands and said, "Liang Qianhu."

Liang Si nodded and pushed open the door.

The two glanced at each other and followed them in. One of them reported, "To Liang Qianhu, we have searched here more than five times, but there is no clue."

The house is very messy, and there are traces of rummaging.In fact, there is no need to look for it, it is almost clear at a glance, there are only three rooms, a kitchen, a bedroom, and a toilet.There are almost no pots and pans in the kitchen, which is extremely simple. Except for a bed, the bedroom is almost full of books. The papers have been left for a long time, and all the paper has turned yellow and moldy. The whole room has a strong musty smell.

Liang Si looked inside the house for a long time, but found nothing, so he picked up a book, patted the dust on it and turned it over. The two officials of Dali Temple thought that Liang Si would leave if he could find nothing, but he found a place to read the book all the time. The people looked at each other in blank dismay, then backed out.

Liang Si saw it very late. When he left Zhang Cai's residence, there was already a watch. When he arrived at the residence, he saw Wen Taichu waiting for him in the courtyard.

Wen Taichu poured a cup of tea for Liang Si, and said, "Master Liang is still going to Zhang Cai's residence? Always?"

Liang Si took the tea and drank it down in one gulp. The dryness in his throat relieved a lot, and he nodded.

Wen Taichu was a little surprised, Zhang Cai's house was really clear at a glance, there was nothing to see, Wen Taichu asked, "What did you find out?"

Liang Si shook his head: "I read some books, but I don't understand some of them."

Wen Taichu: "..."

"Master Wen, can you see what these books are about?" Liang Si took out a long note from his sleeve, which was densely written with a list of books.

Wen Taichu took it immediately, thinking it was a clue, but it was just an ordinary test book.

Wen Taichu explained with some disappointment: "These are books specially published for stereotyped essays. They mainly talk about format and layout. The content is empty and blunt. There is really no need to read it. You can take a look, otherwise it will just imprison your thinking."

Wen Taichu put the book list down casually, then shook his head and sighed: "Today's examinees are all thinking about strange skills and tricks, and they study format and layout all day long, and they don't care about the content at all, and candidates like Zhang Cai, who are so clever and tricky, can take the exam. Among them, those who are really talented and learned are not listed, no wonder the current imperial court is full of smog and treacherous officials are in power."

After Wen Taichu finished speaking, he felt a slip of the tongue and looked at Liang Si.

Liang Si's eyes flickered, he cupped his hands, and left.

On the second and third days, Liang Si left early and returned late, and sometimes brought books back to read.Both Jin Yiwei and Dali Temple couldn't figure it out, so they could only keep running around outside with the portrait, but they found nothing. Zhang Cai seemed to have changed his face and disappeared without a trace.

But His Majesty's temper is getting worse day by day, Dali Temple and Jinyiwei are walking on thin ice.

When Liang Si came back, he received a letter from Guo Sheng, full of two sheets of paper, mostly about trivial matters, asking how Liang Si was doing in Hangzhou.

Liang Si rubbed the hard and powerful words written in the letter with his fingers, and his heart was extraordinarily soft. In his mind, he sketched the meticulous person sitting in front of the desk and writing, but what he wrote was some trivial things, as if there was something to say about these trivial things. necessary.

Liang Si stared at the paper and laughed straight, while the messenger's expression was bewildered.

"Wait a moment." Liang Si said humanely to the messenger, took the letter back to the house, spread out the paper and wrote a reply, telling him one by one about the case here, and told him not to worry, two sheets of paper were filled before he knew it.

After the messenger left, Liang Si read the letter written by Guo Sheng over and over on the bed several times before carefully putting it away, and then took out the book he brought from Zhang Cai's residence.

This book is very old, the paper has turned black, and many words are not clear. It is a collection of poems. The person who made this collection of poems may worship national heroes. A large number of excerpts and collections of poems by Yue Fei, Yu Qian and others are written. Proud, makes people's blood boil.

Several pages of this book are extremely dilapidated, showing the number of times this book has been read. Liang Si couldn't imagine that Zhang Cai, a courtier, would regard national heroes like Yue Fei and Yu Qian as idols?

Liang Si thought it was funny, and turned to the last page of the book. On the last page was written a poem: "Blow the cypress branches in front of my court. The tree is strong and not afraid of the wind, and its integrity is still self-sufficient. The frost and frost will never change. Kuang Fuyang and The scenery is getting better, the wild flowers and wild grass are still luxuriant, what will the wind blow the cypress branches? How long will the north wind blow?"

It is a poem by Yu Qian, which was written when Yu Qian was wrongly imprisoned.

Liang Si closed the book, rubbing the rough paper with his fingertips.

Liang Si paused, this feeling seemed to be different from others.Opening the page, Liang Si leaned closer to the light. The text under the light was a little blurred due to being placed in a humid environment for a long time, and even the ink was almost scattered.Liang Si compared the previous pages, only this page was extremely worn, which showed that its owner had often turned this page.

This page was slightly thicker than the other pages. Liang Si took a closer look and found that someone had glued the two pages together. He used a knife to gently cut the joint in the middle, and there was a piece of paper inside.

This is a letter, which is very illegible and hastily written. It was written by a man named Zhang Zaikang to his subordinates and descendants. He told them that he was in a critical situation and told them to run for their lives. He told them that what he did was not ashamed. Heaven and Earth, although destroying their own bodies, did not change their original intentions, so that they would not have to avenge themselves.

Liang Si was startled, and put the letter away.

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Early in the morning, the sky was thin, and the mansion was "crackling" almost like a house being demolished. Zhu Houzhao was disheveled, smashing and throwing things in the house.

When Liang Si and Wen Taichu arrived, the house was in a mess and the beds were already on the couch. Zhu Houzhao stood at the door and shouted with red eyes, "I'm going back to the palace! I can't stay here anymore!"

"Your Majesty, this case has not yet..." Wen Taichu was about to say.

Zhu Houzhao shouted: "It's me who is important! Solving the case is more important! After so many days, there are so many of you, and you can't even catch a single lottery. You put me in danger, what should you do!"

Everyone knelt down in unison: "Your Majesty, calm down!"

Zhu Houzhao's chest heaved violently: "I can't wait seven days, I will return to the palace tomorrow!"

"Yes." Everyone could only say.

Comforted Zhu Houzhao, and found another room for Zhu Houzhao to live in again.

Wen Taichu looked at Liang Si who was also delayed for a long time, standing at the door thinking, and smiled wryly.

"If Zhang Cai is not eliminated, there will be endless troubles in the future." Liang Si's eyes were firm.

Wen Taichu nodded in agreement, but he had no choice but to say, "It's better to escort His Majesty back to the palace first, Zhang Cai can only wait for His Majesty to return to the palace before sending people to search."

Liang Sidao: "Master Wen, do you know Zhang Zaikang?"

Wen Taichu asked strangely: "General Zhang? Why did you mention this person suddenly?"

Liang Si took out a letter from his sleeve: "I found this letter in Zhang Cai's book last night."

Wen Taichu unfolded it and looked surprised, "I didn't expect Zhang Cai to be the descendant of this person..."

Liang Si looked at Wen Taichu.

Wen Taichu explained: "When Emperor Yingzong was restored, he listened to the slander and believed that Yu Qian and others intended to rebel, and arrested and executed all those who supported the establishment of a new king during the Tumubao period. One of the generals was Zhang Zaikang, who followed Yu Qianduo Zhang Cai is his descendant, what is his intention? Revenge? Are the people behind him also like him? Not only are they dissatisfied with the current emperor, but also want to overthrow the entire Ming Dynasty?"

The more Wen Taichu thought about it, the more serious the matter was, and he hurriedly said: "This matter must be reported to His Majesty, Zhang Cai and the forces behind it must be eradicated in one fell swoop, without delay!"

"Your Majesty can't sleep day and night, Mr. Wen going to report will only increase the fear. Your Majesty wants to go back to the palace. Later, I thought that Hangzhou is really dangerous. We don't know how many people like Zhang Cai are there. Send a team of yamen servants to escort His Majesty back to the palace, and I will stay and stabilize them, waiting for the right time." Liang Sidao.

Wen Taichu thought for a while and nodded: "After I go back, I will immediately send troops to help you."

Liang Si nodded.

Wen Taichu went to make arrangements for returning to the palace, Liang Si sat in the courtyard for a while, tapping the table with his fingertips.For four days, neither the Dali Temple nor the Jinyiwei has any clues about Zhang Cai. Where is this organization hiding?

The sky outside was fine, Liang Si went out, thinking all the way, the land of water in Hangzhou, noisy but calm, can't see what kind of context is hidden under the calm.

Liang Si unknowingly walked to the Yu Zhongsu Ancestral Hall, and the people in front of him were upright and awe-inspiring.

Although those people died without regrets back then, their descendants didn't think so. They were supposed to be well-clothed and well-fed, with high beds and warm pillows, but now they are poor and destitute, and they can't even say their grandfather's name openly.

Whenever Liang Si stood there, the people behind him also stood there.

After a while, Liang Si turned around: "Liang Yushu, do you have anything to say to me?"

The person in front of him was obviously surprised for a moment. He stayed in place for a while, stepped forward, and looked up at Yu Qian's statue: "I used to never understand why there are so many people who follow such a dynasty and such an emperor. Working hard for it, even dying in vain, even won't even have a good reputation in the end."

Liang Yushu looked at Liang Si, with sarcasm at the "foolish loyal" in front of him.

Liang Sim remained silent, showing no expression.

Liang Yushu couldn't bear it, and raised his voice to question: "I once heard you firmly say that Daming is hopeless, why do you still work for him?"

Liang Si glanced at Liang Yushu. When he first came to this world, he really felt hopeless, because he understood the development path of history and even everyone's future. Daming had no hope!Starting from Zhu Houzhao, every generation of kings after the Ming Dynasty was indescribable, with endless disputes in the cabinet, and eunuchs in power.

But he met Guo Sheng!There is nothing admirable about the icing on the cake in this world. What is really admirable is that even if everything is difficult, even if you know you can't do it, you will do your best to turn the tide!

Liang Sidao: "I'm not working for him. It doesn't matter who is the emperor, it's all the same to me. I just do what I should do and do things for the people of the world."

Liang Yushu paused.

"Where's Zhang Cairen?" Liang Sishen asked.

"I don't know him, but I know who you are talking about. I also know a little about him." Liang Yushu said, "He was originally from An Ding, and the eunuch who accompanied him to Hangzhou was a eunuch. Yes, it was Liu Jin, Back then, Liu Jin hadn't reached his peak, the two almost starved to death in Hangzhou, and Zhang Cai was seriously ill.

When he was dying, Zhang Cai asked Liu Jin to find the head of the organization you are investigating now with a letter, and the two were rescued.Later, the organization provided money, one returned to the palace to continue working as a eunuch, and the other took an imperial examination, but unexpectedly, the two left the organization immediately when they arrived in the capital. "

Liang Si's eyes were flat, but Yoyo was firm and sharp.

Liang Yushu was stunned, glanced at Xiuchundao, and sighed with a smile: "Maybe you are right. I am not a member of the organization, but I have some connections. My father told me: Don't take revenge. He doesn't care about it." , Why should I, as a junior, look for troubles?"

"Why did you sneak into my mansion?"

"I just want to see what kind of Da Ming my father has been worrying about."

Liang Si looked at Liang Yushu's face for a long time, then closed his eyes, and said, "Zhang Cai committed a heinous crime. I must arrest him and bring him to justice. Where is he?"

"I don't know, but when I first came to Hangzhou, I met him once at the Xiaozi Jisi (Note 1) in the north of the city, as if preparing for a funeral."

Liang Si turned his head and left.

The author has something to say: Note 1: A shop that sells funeral supplies.

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Just look at Zhang Cai's background, it's really not like this, his ancestors were once nobles of thousands of households.