The first paparazzi in the Red Chamber

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Dou Cong looked up at Jia She's side face, doubts appeared between his brows.He lowered his eyebrows, thinking of his father's death, he clenched his fists bitterly.

"If Song Xi is the mastermind behind all this, I will never go around him, not even with your face."

"I won't interfere with your affairs." Jia Amnesty put his hands on Dou Cong's shoulders, and looked at the setting sun outside the window with him.

"Then when do we leave?"

"Replenish your energy, and hurry up tomorrow morning."

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In the middle of the night, noises were heard from the streets of Changliu County.

After a while, a soldier knocked on the door of the inn and asked him if he saw a father and son passing by on horseback during the day.The shop clerk shook his head, indicating that he hadn't seen it.

"Do you remember clearly?"

"Master Guancha, you may not remember things that are trivial, but things like riding a horse are really easy to remember. Although there are many people coming and going in this county every day, there are only a handful of Guan Ye who ride tall horses. Little The shop is close to the street, and when the hooves of the horses sound, the little ones always look up. Today, there are seven or eight groups of people passing by on horseback," the shop clerk pointed with his fingers, "Besides you, there are Mr. Zhifu, there is also a beautiful son-in-law leading a dozen people passing by, and the rest are strong men without children. There are two carriages passing by, heading north."

The soldier carefully asked the waiter about the characteristics of the two carriages, and then turned to tell Tang Tianli.

The lieutenant next to Tang Tianli said: "General, my subordinates traveled forty miles all the way, and searched all the people on horseback and cars, but they did not find any trace of them. On the road, no one has seen the father and son on horseback."

"The two of them bought horses at a high price at the gate of the city, but they were certified by someone, so there is no way it could be fake." Tang Tianli moved his eyeballs and sneered, "This Marquis Jia En is very thoughtful, I'm afraid there will be a slap in the face, you immediately divide the army into three Road, to the north of the city, the west of the city and the three directions of the city to trace."

The lieutenant general took the order and immediately left with a team of troops.

Tang Tianli jumped off his horse and went to the inn to rest and drink tea.

The shopkeeper brought the best tea to Jun Ye to taste.

The tea was steaming and still a little hot.

Tang Tianli put down the tea first, looked at the layout of the inn, and then turned his eyes to the shopkeeper with a flattering smile on his face.

"How is your inn business?"

"Thanks to General Hong Fu, the business of the small shop is good, enough for the villain's family to live on."

"How many people are staying today? What's the history?" Tang Tianli asked.

"Wait a minute, general. I'll go and take a look." The shopkeeper opened the account book and counted. "There are 12 people in total. Most of them are farmers. They pick up something at night, stay here overnight, and wait for the next day." Go to Liuzhou early, and sell goods in the city as soon as the city gates open."

"Is there a father and son living here? The man is nearly 40 years old, and he looks younger and handsome. The child is about ten years old, very clever, and he is about this tall." Tang Tianli compared it, he just asked casually, and then he finished speaking. Without thinking too much, he leisurely picked up the teacup.

The shopkeeper immediately nodded to Tang Tianli and said, "It really is."

Tang Tianli immediately got up vigilantly and asked the shopkeeper to take him to see him.The shopkeeper hurriedly led the men to the Dizi No. [-] room. He knocked on the door and was about to explain the situation to the people in the room. Tang Tianli pushed the shopkeeper open and kicked the door directly to enter. Then some soldiers shouted to search for the thief, let everyone Don't move.

None of the awakened people dared to move, because a row of soldiers stood in front of them holding cold knives.

As soon as the door opened, Tang Tianli could smell the smell of sweaty feet inside the house.He came from a military camp, so he doesn't care about it, but it's strange that Jia She, who has always been rich, would endure living here, and he is able to bend and stretch in order to escape.After the soldiers picked up the lanterns, Tang Tianli eagerly scanned all the guests in the house. There were Datong shops on the left and right sides of the house, and there were more than [-] people in total.Tang Tianli glanced over everyone's faces and narrowed his eyes.

The shopkeeper pointed to the father and son curled up in the west and said, "That's them."

Tang Tianli looked at the tanned faces of the father and son, because they were leaning against the corner by the wall, and their facial features were too clear under the candlelight.Tang Tianli thought for a while, and considering the possibility of his disguise, he approached and took a closer look.

"Head up!"

Tang Tianli saw the faces of the two people clearly, gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, turned around and punched the shopkeeper in the eye socket.

Tang Tianli pointed to the child's father, "Is this also called handsome?"

The shopkeeper covered his eyes and kowtowed to Tang Tianli on his knees, "Little, I think he looks pretty good."

"Bullshit doesn't make sense!" Tang Tianli snorted coldly, and then strode away, and the soldiers followed suit.

The child's father hurriedly got off the ground to help the shopkeeper and asked him how he was doing.The shopkeeper covered his eyes and shook his head.

"I also think I'm pretty handsome. It's because the military master has bad eyesight. Don't bother with him, the shopkeeper." The child's father pulled his slightly thick lips, grinning heartily at the shopkeeper.With this smile, his facial features stretched out, and his unattractive triangular eyes narrowed into a line. Coupled with his amber skin, he really looked a bit indescribably handsome.

The shopkeeper complained, "Why didn't you laugh just now!"

"Such a big military master is here, so fierce, how can I laugh."

The other people in the room just recovered and came over, discussing a lot, and some complained about the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper shouted impatiently: "It's okay, it's okay, don't make noise, go to sleep."

Tang Tianli and his party walked away, Dou Congfang poked his head out, then yawned, closed the window, and leaned in front of Jia She: "Fortunately, when I was staying at the inn, you let me sneak in when no one was looking, otherwise I would really hang up." gone."

Jia Amnesty blinked, telling him to sleep quickly.

The next day, before dawn, the two got up early and hurried on their way.

There was a fair in the county town early in the morning. Jia She took Dou Cong out of the county town on foot and stood at a nearby intersection. As expected, he saw someone leading several horses for sale. Jia She picked out the two strongest horses.After getting on the saddle, the two rode directly to Yuzhou.

At noon the next day, passing by the station, Jia Amnesty bought two fast horses privately at the station with money, and then he and Dou Cong rented a house in a local village to rest for the night.The next day they hurried on as usual, and at dusk, the two arrived in Yuzhou.

Before arriving in Yuzhou City, Jia Amnesty and Dou Cong applied black ointment again.The two of them did not pretend to be peasants this time, they were riding horses after all, no one would believe that they were peasants.Jia Amnesty bought two half-worn satin clothes from a pawn shop in the passing county, and simply pretended to be the manager of the shop hired to run errands, while Dou Cong became an apprentice.

When entering the city, Jia She paid special attention to the situation near the gate of the city, and there was no wanted portrait of him.Then he took Dou Cong to the biggest restaurant in the city for dinner.One was traveling for days and the food was not good, so I could satisfy Dou Cong's hunger; the other was that there were a lot of people there, and I could hear a lot of news about the capital.

After a meal, Jia Amnesty could basically hear the current situation in the capital. Of course, it was also due to Dou Cong's cleverness in running to the group to inquire.

The return of the First Prince to the imperial court is already known to the whole world. At present, many people have uncovered the achievements of the First Prince during his lifetime and talked about his virtues, which are admirable.Now that he has suffered all kinds of hardships in the world, he is finally able to return to the court. He should continue to be the crown prince. He must know how to sympathize with the hearts of the people, and he will be a good king who loves the people like a son in the future.

Dou Cong hurriedly ran to ask them, speaking in a childish tone, "How do you know he loves the people like a son? My second uncle, who ran a caravan, was lost by bandits on the road, and they thought he was dead. Unexpectedly, when he came back two years later, his temperament changed drastically, he was not good to anyone, and even ruined the family business with his gambling money. Now the big family relies on my father to do things for others to earn money."

After Dou Cong finished speaking, he wiped his eyes with his hands.

The men who were drinking didn't want to talk to this kid who came to interrupt, but after hearing his explanation, they felt that the kid was smart and filial, so they told him seriously: "You're an asshole, second uncle, of course you can't compare with him. One is now supported by Prime Minister Wu, Uncle Song, Lord Cai, and other court officials. If it is not for his outstanding virtues, how can all the adults be willing to assist him with all their strength."

"It turns out that's the case." Dou Cong slandered a lot in his heart, but he didn't say a word, only obediently agreed to this sentence.

He turned his head to look at Jia She, thinking that Jia She would feel uncomfortable hearing these words, but he smiled at himself slightly and nodded, as if affirming his cleverness.Feeling warm in Dou Cong's heart, he ran back to Jia She, smiled and called "Daddy".

Then, the two heard people talking about Duke Fu.

Jia She listened for a while, and apart from discussing the scandal of several officials' embezzlement and abuse of power revealed in the new issue of "Secrets of Neighbors", he just lamented that he would be the author of the book, and didn't say anything else. .

It seems that Tang Tianli's arrest for him has not been notified to Yuzhou, and it is only executed within a small area of ​​Liuzhou.But since he dared to openly say his name was wanted in Liuzhou City, it was only a matter of time before the news spread elsewhere.

Then there is the matter of the third prince, there is no news about him in Yuzhou city yet.

After Jia Amnesty took Dou Cong to stay in the inn, he wrote a letter and pressed it with the seal engraved with the secrets of the neighbor.After that, Dou Cong was sent to send a message to the Yuzhou sub-helm, and he stood at the entrance of the alley and waited.

Dou Cong got a reply soon, and ran back with two brochures in his hand.After confirming that there was no one following them, the two returned to the inn.

The brochure contains the information collected by the Yuzhou sub-rudder in the city in recent days, and there is also a letter, which is a summary of the situation in the capital during the past few days at the request of Jia Amnesty. The news is about the same.Now the emperor has recognized the eldest prince Muriliao, and dotes on him extremely.All the officials followed suit and began to praise Muriliao in every possible way, listing his outstanding achievements and singing his praises. Some people from the queen's faction even openly proposed that the emperor be restored to the position of prince.As for the Empress and Empress Dowager, they were even more happy with Muriliao's return, so the Eldest Prince still lives in the Empress Dowager's Ci'an Palace, and has never lived there himself.

What's more, the emperor's body is not as good as before. The last time he was unable to attend the court due to illness, Prime Minister Wu and Song Xidai presided over it.

Du Chun said with a smile that the capital is about to change.Now it seems that it is true.

There were other gossips in the two booklets. After Jia Amnesty read them, it was almost dark.After he had dinner with Dou Cong, he was now wandering around the city of Yuzhou, and suddenly heard the sound of a gong, and there was an announcement from the emperor's list.Dou Cong was the first to run to join in the fun, then squeezed out from the crowd, and hurriedly opened his mouth to tell Jia Amnesty.But at this time, the scholar who read aloud to everyone before the announcement had already spread the words.

The eldest prince Muriliao, who had returned to the imperial court, was crowned by the emperor as King of Lu.

Feng Lu Wang, but not the prince.

Jia She frowned and thought for a long time, until Dou Cong took his hand, he finally realized, smiled at the child, and took him to eat Liuzhou's specialty.

Originally, when eating was mentioned, Dou Cong's face would beam with joy and he was very happy.Especially after he ate and slept with Jia She all the way, his eyes lit up and he was very excited when he heard that he ate delicious food.But right now he couldn't be happy, he could feel the complexity of this matter from Jia She's emotions.Moreover, the situation encountered in Liuzhou has indeed proved how complicated this matter is.

"I still don't want to eat, let's go back and discuss the solution. Yuzhou is not far from Beijing, and it is also close to Fahua Temple. I can find a way to send news to my mother and ask her for help." Dou Cong suggested.

"It's not time to trouble your mother, but you can send a message to tell her that you are all right, so that she won't worry about you." Jia She said.

Dou Cong shook his head, "Then there's no need, let her worry about me every day and think that I'm fine."

"What a bastard son." Jia Amnesty sighed with a smile.

Dou Cong pursed his mouth in displeasure, and said, "I'm an asshole. Anyway, let her think about me and worry about me, so she won't think about anything else, only me."

Jia She suddenly understood that Dou Cong was talking about Dou Huai's death.The eldest princess has a deep affection for Dou Huai, and when the person she loves is not alive, there may be times when she can't think about it for a while.Dou Cong didn't want the eldest princess to recall the sad things.This is a sensible child, but sometimes he can't express his heart and does things awkwardly.

At noon the next day, the two arrived in Puliu County.It is at most two or three hours away from the capital.If we set off now, we will definitely be able to return to the capital before dark.But when it was about to arrive, the worry in Jia She's heart became more and more serious.Jia Amnesty listened to the people's comments on the situation in the capital along the way, which changed day by day, and he was a little uncertain.

Jia Amnesty thought of Zhang Kaichi, the current magistrate of Puliu County, who had written letters with Zhang Kaichi because of the case of Sun Xinyang forcing his wife to death.His wife, Wu, is also grateful for the secrets of the neighbors. When the case was revealed and the final correspondence was made, Zhang Kaiqi also expressed in the letter that he owed the author a kindness, and also intends to join the news network. Willing to secretly contribute to the secrets of the neighbors.

Zhang Kaichi himself, Jia Amnesty had come into contact with in the following two or three cases, so he had a fairly comprehensive understanding of him, and he was a good official with a kind heart and integrity.People are also young, open-minded and flexible.This time it happened to be in Puliu County, Jia She felt that he could meet Zhang Kaichi.He is a secret reader of the neighbor's family, and now the world knows it, and Zhang Kaichi has seen him a long time ago, so it just saves him the trouble of proving his identity.

After Jia She asked the yamen to send a letter to inform, Zhang Kaichi immediately came to greet him. At first he saw Jia She's black face, and his eyes were a little strange. After careful examination of his facial features, he suddenly understood, and hurriedly led Jia She in.

Afterwards, Jia Amnesty and Dou Cong cleaned their faces with rapeseed oil and appeared in front of Zhang Kaichi again.

Zhang Kaichi later recognized Dou Cong as the eldest princess's son, and hurriedly met him too.

After the three of them sat down, Zhang Kaichi couldn't wait to ask Jia Amnesty why they dressed like this.

Jia Amnesty was silent.

Zhang Kaichi guessed that Jia She's disguised, must have encountered some troubles that were hard to talk about, so he hurriedly bowed to Jia She to express his determination, expressing Jia She's kindness to their husband and wife.At the beginning Jia She avenged her wife and sister and uncovered the real culprit's kindness, he still remembers it in his heart, and he will definitely not let him down.

"If it's inconvenient for your lord to explain, then don't explain. If you have any difficulties, just talk about it. As long as the subordinates can do it, the subordinates will definitely do their best." Zhang Kaichi said.

"I believe you, I'm afraid that if I say too much, it will hurt you instead." Jia She paused, and then told Zhang Kaichi that he needs to know the current situation in Beijing.

Zhang Kaichi: "After the eldest prince who came back from the emperor was named King Lu, there is no other news, but the two factions in the court fought fiercely. The third prince had already lost power, but now there are many ministers supporting him. The emperor was moved. However, the eldest prince still remembered the vengeance that the grandfather of the third prince forced him to lead the army to fight in the south. Privately, some news about the lord was spreading wildly, but it was also a quiet discussion among the officials, and it was not confirmed. I didn't really care about it. My lord must be aware that this is about you from top to bottom, but you can tell a hundred flowers, and some groundless rumors are simply not credible."

"There are no groundless rumors, you can tell me about them." Jia Amnesty stared at Zhang Kaichi closely.

Zhang Kaichi nodded and replied: "They said that the relationship between Lord Song and Lord Song is extraordinary, and they also said that Lord Song and Lord Song had known in advance that the First Prince was coming back, so they planned a long time ago and joined forces to protect the former Crown Prince. Inheriting the throne and forcing the third prince to die. My lord went to Liuzhou City to investigate the case this time, but it was actually a thief calling for a thief, and the purpose was to prove the third prince's crime of treason."

After Zhang Kaichi finished speaking, he quickly waved his hands to show that he did not believe these groundless rumors.He was very clear about Lord Jia's conduct.

"Since this rumor can reach your ears, if the Emperor has the heart, I'm afraid he would have known about it." Jia She paused, then sighed, "No wonder."

Zhang Kaichi was puzzled: "What does your lord mean?"

"Not long after the emperor recognized the eldest prince, he was in the midst of joy, but suddenly he was crowned king of Lu." Jia She said.

Zhang Kaichi understood that Jia She was saying that the emperor did not restore the status of the eldest prince and prince, but was only crowned king, and received the same treatment as the third prince.

Zhang Kaichi hurriedly explained: "Your Excellency may not know that the eldest prince has gone through a lot of hardships and lost his appearance. I'm afraid he is not suitable to be the crown prince."

Jia Amnesty: "The Holy Majesty feels guilty towards him, even if he is determined in his heart that he does not want him to be the crown prince anymore, and he will not ignore his feelings and immediately become the king and reject his thoughts not long after he recognized him. For some reason, the Holy Majesty was forced to make this decision quickly."

Zhang Kaichi suddenly realized that Jia She's words were very reasonable.After all, the First Prince has been the Crown Prince for nearly 20 years. Although he has been homeless for seven years now, the status of the Prince is very important to him.A few days after he came back, the emperor took it away in the form of a king, which was indeed a bit ruthless.

"If the news that your lord conspired with others to compete for the crown prince has really reached the ears of the sage, and the sage believes it to be true, then your lord's current situation is really very worrying." Zhang Kaichi sighed.

"It's already been like this," Jia She told Zhang Kaichi about his previous experience in Liuzhou.

Zhang Kaichi was so angry that he turned on the case, scolding Tang Tianli for turning black and white, even the dignified prince dared to frame him.

Jia Amnesty: "This is a situation that has been carefully designed. As the saying goes, prosperity must decline. I was too popular at the time, and I have been away from Beijing for a while... After all, the Sacred Heart is unpredictable."

The emperor is suspicious, especially after so many accidents, he is even more afraid of the prince taking power.When his son died, it was one thing for him to recall and regret.It is another matter for the son to come back alive to take power, and the emperor must be on guard against it.

Zhang Kaichi was indignant, saying that he would write a memorial to represent Chen Qing's truth.

"It doesn't have to be like this. If you are involved, I can't bear it on the one hand, and on the other hand, I will lose my hiding place. Where do you want me to hide?" Jia She asked half-jokingly.

Zhang Kaichi saw that Jia She could still talk and joke, so he laughed too, relaxed a little, and suggested that Jia She and Dou Cong live here temporarily, and after he asked someone to check the wind direction of the capital, he asked Jia She to decide whether he should go to Beijing .

At noon on the second day, Zhang Kaichi passed on the latest news he found to Jia Amnesty.

Jia She knew that something important had happened when he saw his serious face when he entered the door.Then he left the Jiulianhuan who was playing with Dou Cong, please open and sit down.

"Right now, Mr. Song says he is sick at home and stays at home. For the time being, Cai Feiping will act as an agent for all matters concerning the Hall of Martial Arts. I asked my father-in-law, and after going through many people, I only found out the contents of the brochure delivered by Tang Tianli four days ago. Then I said that when you were investigating the case in Liuzhou, my lord, you found that the important person involved in the iron mine case was Eunuch Li who was next to the third prince. The prince breaks the law and the common people are the same crime, and you want to arrest the third prince. The third prince resisted, and during the dispute, you pulled out the imperial sword and threatened him, so you missed him and stabbed him. Tang Tianli's Changsheng camp then received the third prince's help and went to Rescue. Tang Tianli was extremely angry and wanted to arrest you, so you fled and have not been whereabouts so far."

Jia She thought for a while, and felt that this explanation made sense. Combined with the letter he wrote earlier that was filled with righteous indignation and testified against the crimes of the third prince, and in addition, he had a serious desire to obey the fair law in the emperor's heart. will believe.What's more, the emperor gave him a message before leaving, so that he could act expediently.If the emperor decides that he doesn't know how to be flexible, and uses the sword bestowed by the emperor to deal with the 'rebellious' third prince, he will definitely hate him in his heart.It is only natural for Lao Tzu to scold his son, but if someone does something to his son who has made a mistake without notifying him in advance and obtaining his permission, he will not show it on the face, and he will definitely be angry in his heart.

These are only based on the premise that the third prince is guilty of mistakes, if Tang Tianli presents the evidence of the third prince's innocence, the emperor will inevitably burst out the anger that he has suppressed in his heart.

There are also rumors that Song Xi and the eldest prince jointly retaliated against the third prince. Given the emperor's suspicion, even if he doesn't believe it, he will still be concerned about it.

Since the return of the eldest prince, there has been a lot of support in the court and among the people. Song Xi and him have had a good relationship since they were young, and they are very close uncles.If these people unite, the emperor will definitely trigger vigilance and fear.

In fact, the emperor's rapid appointment of the eldest prince as king of Lu was just a manifestation of his fear.

It was night, and the black pig who got the secret message from Zhang Kaichi, together with Fang Zhenglu and Liu Xianglian, rushed to Puliu County in the dark.

After Fangzheng Road heard that Jia Amnesty passed by in Liuzhou, he hurriedly said: "I have never missed news from Beijing to Liuzhou. The person who sent the news also said that it was delivered to the sub-helm, but I never expected that the adults did not receive it." .”

This proves that there are spies in the Liuzhou sub-helm.

"This Tang Tianli is really ruthless! When my subordinate left Beijing earlier, he just got the news that he accused you of framing the third prince for rebellion, and he told you yesterday that you absconded because of a guilty conscience." Heizhu gritted his teeth angrily. .

Dou Cong was puzzled, "Is that the emperor's belief? He is a man who has made great achievements!"

Heizhu: "If there is someone to prove it, then it is the leader of the mine robbers. He could not stand the torture and admitted that he was entrusted by Lord Song to cooperate with Lord Jia to frame the third prince."

Jia She sneered.Tang Tianli's move was a good way for the third prince to solve his own crisis and deal a heavy blow to the enemy.But Jia Amnesty knew that with Tang Tianli's temperament, he would never have thought of such a plan.Jia She originally thought that Du Chunxiao was plotting for the eldest prince and collaborating with Tang Tianli to pit the third prince, but now it seems that he is really plotting for the third prince.