The fallen demon

Lian Jue caressed a few cases, clasped the case with the back of his hand, and explained the reason: "The file of the Ministry of Criminal Justice said that in May of the 36th year of Weixuan, Chen Liang, a Xiao-making craftsman in Qiancheng, Linzhou, obtained a piece of Qinglin jade from a merchant in the Western Regions. , and used it to create an ancient and modern jade Xiao, which has the same name as Yu. It is said that after playing it, it will produce hallucinations and requires strong control. In October of that year, Yu Xiao's reputation spread all the way to Jincheng. The emperor's aunt is A person who loves Xiao immediately spent a lot of money to buy Qing Linyu..."

Concubine Mu invited musicians to play at a banquet, and Qing Linyu was coveted by everyone.The concubines of the harem and the nobles of the emperor of Jincheng rushed to buy it when they learned that Xiao came from Qiancheng, Linzhou.

From then on, Qiancheng excavated mountain ores without restriction, and recruited a large number of apprentices to mass-produce jade flutes.Unexpectedly, the apprentices were not as good as the masters in production, and were asked by all the relatives of the emperor to return.

But at that time, Concubine Yin said that she didn't want Yu Xiao to waste, and was willing to buy it back as a gift to a private school.Concubine Mu thought that this matter was caused by her, and Concubine Yin should not be held responsible, so she paid for it in private and ordered Prince Qi to buy it all.

The former emperor Lianbi was quite pleased, so he decided to visit Qiancheng privately in a micro-service. Unexpectedly, this trip would lead to a serious case.

Qiancheng is full of shops that excavate mountains and produce tsunami. According to inquiries, local officials in Qiongzhou will come to buy them regularly. It has been going on for several months. Although the price is slightly low, the quantity is huge. The city brings business opportunities.

Lian Bi felt very strange, he only knew that the people in the imperial city said that there is no other jade Xiao in the world, and those waste Xiaos in Qiancheng were all bought by Concubine Mu Gui to give to private schools.But now, why are they still mining?

So, that month, Lian Bi set off overnight for Qiongzhou.On the way, he received an urgent secret letter from the imperial city, saying that Concubine Yin had an affair with Prince Qi.

Hearing this, Luo Yin shook her head and thought to herself, the power of rumors has been able to poison people's hearts since ancient times.

That day, Lian Bi gave up her plan to go to Qiongzhou, and rushed back to the imperial city to summon Concubine Yin and Prince Qi. Of course, they denied it when asked, but two court ladies said they saw it with their own eyes. The words were so vivid that Concubine Yin and Prince Qi trembled with anger.

How does an innocent person prove his innocence?This is an age-old problem.

What was even worse was that on the second day, Prince Qi's disciples revealed to an old official that Prince Qi had signs of rebellion. He used Qiancheng's Xiao industry to cooperate with Qiongzhou local officials and Princess Jinghe's son-in-law to embezzle a lot of money and try to Build an army.The veteran hurriedly reported to Lian Bi.Lian Bi was startled, and immediately took people to Prince Qi's mansion without thinking deeply. Sure enough, a lot of gold was dug out in the garden of the palace, and some soldiers found Prince Qi's secret room, which was full of high-quality weapons. A layout map of the entire Xing Dynasty.

As a result, no matter what Prince Qi said, it would be useless, Concubine Yin even saved the energy to defend herself, and chose to hang herself on the night she was thrown into limbo.

Prince Qi, on the other hand, admitted everything very straightforwardly, accepted all the responsibilities, and was eventually given to death in prison.

When everything was over, it was already August of the following year. Lian Bi thought that Qing Linyu was unknown, so she asked her attendants to take her out of the imperial city, but she was bought by someone, and later appeared in Mingle Pavilion in Qiongzhou.

In the middle of Lian Jue's speech, Mr. Qin from the Criminal Department brought the dossier, and Mr. Qin explained most of it one by one.After finishing speaking, Lian Jue made a conclusion for what he did today: "I don't think about him today, I just want to reverse the case and retry. There were too many doubts and blind spots in the case back then, and I thought Aunt Yinfei was definitely not such a person."

He lowered his eyes, drank two large cups of tea, and said wearily: "Tremella, can you tell me what you know, what Mrs. Juan knows, and what kind of story it is?"

Speaking of this, Yin Er slowly regained her composure, knowing that Lian Jue would not embarrass her at least now, slowly raised her upper body and sat up straight, and said, "Your Majesty, do you still remember that at the beginning of the year, there was a mudslide in the Linzhou newspaper?" disaster?"

"Remember, I sent people and allocated money, but it is said that the plague was not under control later, and a large number of city residents abandoned the city and fled."

"Yes... That's right. There, the once picturesque city of Guizhou is now nothing but a ghost grave. You don't know that in the four years after the death of Concubine Yin and Prince Qi, the Xiao industry not only did not stop, but This is the culprit that caused the mudslides and the plague. After the incident, Qiancheng did not receive any assistance, and the officials who frequently came to buy jade Xiao disappeared suddenly. The hoarding of jade Xiao could not be sold, and a large number of urban residents lived Unable to maintain, natural and man-made disasters, internal and external troubles, we began to choose to abandon the city.

"Actually, at the beginning, we didn't think too much about it, but we heard a lot of things on the way of wandering, and found out that Aunt Yinfei was dead, and she died so unjustly!" Red, finger bones are pale, "We don't have any real evidence, we don't have any power, and we don't know how to fight for justice for Aunt Yinfei! Just thinking about it, she brought us up from a young age, like father and mother, when we were 20 years old I was taken into the palace and never heard from again. Now that I died suddenly, I just can’t swallow this breath!”

Tremella bit her lips stubbornly and unconvinced, and she immediately turned bright red: "We traveled all the way to Qiongzhou by begging and performing arts, and wanted to go to see if we could meet someone near the Prince Qi's Mansion. So...we met someone near the Prince Qi's Mansion. Mourning Mrs. Juan...but I..."

Mo Xian pressed the back of Tremella's hand, and the two looked at each other, expressing worry and hesitation, but Mo Xian silently accepted her words: "Your Majesty, can you let me explain?"

Lian Jue narrowed his eyes meaningfully, and when he stared at Yin Er until he was hairy and wanted to continue talking, he smiled again: "Mo Qing, go ahead."

"promise."

According to Mo Xian's narration, when they met Mrs. Juan, they were penniless, and no matter how difficult it was to move forward, they wanted to find a place to earn some money and get up again.

Mrs. Juan thought they were just ordinary beggars and gave them some silver coins, but they followed him all the way back to Juanxiufang.Mrs. Juan was very discerning, she felt strange at the moment, asked them some questions, and found that the three of Mo Xian were polite, well-spoken, and each had their own skills, so she wanted to keep Mo Xian and Tremella in Juanxiufang, so that Mo Yu went to the racecourse to help.

However, among the three of them, Tremella, who is the best in martial arts, insisted on joining the army. She thought it was a shortcut to enter the imperial city.The Mo family brothers disagreed no matter what, but she borrowed silver from Mrs. Juan in the middle of the night, left a letter from home and left alone.

For this matter, the Mo family brothers and Mrs. Juan had a big quarrel, and because of this, they discovered that their goals were actually the same.Mrs. Juan promised them to find someone to help take care of Tremella in the barracks, but the two sides couldn't understand it.From there, they entered into a deal that was self-evident.

Mo Xian said that Mrs. Juan mentioned that the matter between Prince Qi and Concubine Yin was planned by Concubine Mu, because both of them blocked her plan.

what's the plan?A plan for Jing An to seize the throne.Just because before the corruption case, Lian Bi's health was deteriorating, and Prince Qi tried to persuade Concubine Mu to join him in forcing Lian Bi to abdicate, relying on part of the military power in his hands.At the same time, Lian Bi hinted many times in the court hall that he would pass the throne to Concubine Yin's eldest prince.

This statement coincides with the previous letter of Jing An.However, because of the relationship between Jing An and Mo Xian, these words have some truth and falsehood that people can't see through.One month after the Mo family came to Qiongzhou, they met Luo Yin. Luo Yin's arrival gave them an excellent opportunity. Even so far, no one knows what the purpose of "Luo Yin" is.

Mo Xian ended the story at the time when he met Luo Yin, concealing the matter of Mo Yu, Mrs. Jun and Tu Nancheng.He even gave Luo Yin a slightly worried look, and after he nodded, he lowered his head in peace and waited for Lian Jue's order.

As far as the story is concerned, it is everyone's one-sided words, but those who know well should know exactly what happened back then.Concubine Mu also stopped clamoring for the real evidence back then, because no one could produce it, so she fell silent, secretly accumulating strength, hoping that Lian Jue would let it go.

The observatory is silent, the night is as cool as water, and the cold wind is like a sword.Lian Jue suddenly knocked on a few cases, and sneered in a low voice: "If the first emperor hadn't been bedridden and unable to make a case himself, Aunt Yin and Uncle Qi Wang would not have ended up like this."

These words exceeded Concubine Mu's expectation.

Concubine Mu raised her head in surprise, and blurted out: "Your Majesty, what does the Emperor mean to conclude that it was an unjust case just based on the words of a few people?"

"Is there anyone who is not wronged?" Lian Jue asked back.

"At least Prince Qi is indeed the mastermind of the corruption case, and he did everything he could to force the former emperor to step down!" Dowager Mu said coldly.

Lian Jue raised her eyebrows: "Oh? So Aunt Yin has been wronged?"

"How is it possible! The two are working together, what's the difference!"

"Then why does the imperial aunt know so clearly? If the prophecy is true, and Prince Qi knows where Jing An is, why didn't he kill Jing An first to avoid future troubles? Or is the prophecy...false at all!" Lian Jue slammed the last four words loudly, and Jue was so frightened that he knocked to the ground, shivering, and said again and again: "Your Majesty, what the grassroots said at that time was all calculated by the grassroots. Even if it is not entirely true, it will definitely not be false! The concubine once left the palace to look for the grass people, and told the grass people that Prince Jing'an had the legendary "Looking for Tea Chronicle" that contained the secret of the witch sacrifice. Once!"

Jing An shook the teacup, and shook his head helplessly: "People's hearts are not enough to swallow an elephant, but in the end, the mantis catches the cicada..."

Concubine Mu almost flew into a rage: "Jing An, how can you say that about your biological mother! Don't blame me even if you don't!"

"Calling blame?" Jing An sneered, playing with the teacup, and he didn't want to look at her at all, "Without you, Du Jie's rest of his life would be safe and secure, and he would become a generation of tea masters. Without you, I would be nothing but a tea master." An ordinary but happy person. Without you..."

His eyes stopped, and he looked at those angry and jealous eyes, "General Tie will be a famous general who will be famous forever. Without you, Concubine Yin might be a benevolent, kind, mother-in-law emperor mother."

Jing An stood up abruptly, shook the water in the case, and said in a slightly excited tone: "Without you! Those jade flutes that were returned by the emperor's grandchildren back then would be the best tools for private school students! Without you, Qiancheng would not be in trouble. The water is in dire straits, Qiongzhou will not cause a bloody storm, Tunan City will not lose its generals, and Jincheng will be even more impregnable!"

"You...you..." Concubine Mu was very angry.

Lian Jue also looked at Jing An in shock, and Jing An smiled calmly: "I want to ask why I know so much? Then do you know that people are doing what the sky is watching, and if you want people to know you have to do nothing. I still remember, Concubine Yue, she secretly raised Prince Qi's posthumous son, the best sister of Concubine Yin back then. She would bring her children to Qiongzhou to pay homage to Prince Qi every year, and would tell the children about the past on the grave every year .Is it ridiculous? Then do you want the emperor to bring them here and talk about what you think is 'one-sidedness'? Do you want to wait for the children to grow up and then seek revenge on you?"

After saying those words, Luo Yin suddenly realized why he bumped into Jing An and Du Jue on the grave, it turned out to be...

Concubine Mu was so angry that she fell to the ground, her face was pale and powerless.General Tie supported her silently, unable to say a word.

Lian Jue, who might have been immersed in the complacency of being able to eradicate two huge forces for his throne, was also shocked by Jing An at this moment. : "...Master Qiu from the household department?"

"The minister is here."

"How much money will the disaster situation in Qiancheng bring down this year?" Lian Jue drew a circle with his fingers, his eyebrows furrowed.

"Back to the emperor, a full one million taels." Lord Qiu replied sincerely.

"How many doctors have been dispatched from various places to treat the plague?"

"Nearly a thousand."

"Okay..." Lian Jue paused with his fingertips, focused three times, and looked at Tie Zhengrong, "Dear dear friends... As for what happened four years ago, there is no need to discuss it further today. I think that saving It should be more important now. According to my will, Concubine Mu and Tie Zhengrong will hand over 100 million taels to the treasury for disaster relief. Jingan, Mr. Gao, and the three brothers and sisters of the Mo family will personally escort the taels to Qiancheng. And make the best use of it. Afterwards, Tie Zhengrong was transferred from Jincheng to the border to defend the defense line of the Western Regions. Concubine Mu..."

She didn't dare to look into his eyes, her eyes were flushed but she never shed tears from the beginning to the end.

"Aunt Huang, please enjoy your old age peacefully."

Lian Jue got up and wanted to leave, but the attendant picked up the red-gold cloak beside her and put it on.He thought of something again, and said: "My lords from the Six Departments, come to my study tomorrow morning to discuss the re-determination of the Qiongzhou case, and the tombs of Aunt Yin and Uncle Qi Wang will also be rearranged... It's all gone, it's still a scene." An's right, everything is up to God, all the organs are exhausted in vain...a piece of jade, good and evil, hahaha..."

His back is alone, lonely and boundless, he is obviously young, but his heart is mature-there are tens of thousands of cities inside, and the sky is majestic above his head.It's hard to say whether it's luck or misfortune, but at least the dynasty that Lian Jue operated was the most prosperous period of the Xing dynasty. His cleverness and resolute methods make all evil deeds fearful.

This is enough for my emperor.

There is no need to explain too clearly the past four years.You know, I know, good and evil know.