Minister

3【Six Years of Jiankang】

Lu Shengduo's small house is not unique either, he shares the same mansion with all the city defense officers.So after escaping from danger, he didn't dare to neglect, and secretly led Wei Chi into his private courtyard.

Lu Shengduo twisted his slightly wet cotton robe and took it off: "You take it off too."

Wei Chi hurriedly followed suit, Lu Shengduo took the homespun clothes that Wei Chi handed over, rubbed them with his own, opened the stove door and threw them in.The stove had a chimney, but it still choked on green smoke, spraying Lu Shengduo all over.After Lu Shengduo finished changing his clothes, Wei Chi folded his arms and asked, "What about me?"

Seeing Wei Chi's dejected look, Lu Shengduo couldn't help curling his mouth, and threw a Confucian robe over: "Remember to burn it after you wear it back."

The Confucian gown had slack shoulders, and it didn't fit me casually, but the sleeves were a little too long. Lu Shengduo called Wei Chi over, took scissors and cut off a section of the sleeves, and then put on a needlework hem.Wei Chi looked at Lu Shengduo's proficient needlework in surprise, wondering if he should compliment him or not.

"What about those people?" Wei Chi couldn't help asking in the end, getting into Jin Yiwei's palm, thinking about it made people's teeth soften.

"Those people were meant to be captured."

"Is he really from King Yan?"

"Yes."

"..." Wei Chi was silent for a moment: "Why?"

"Shen Yang must have obtained some definite information to dare to act so rampantly in Monan. It is impossible for us to retreat completely, so we have to discard those branches."

"..." With eleven lives, Wei Chi was silent for a moment again: "So you mean to lure me into the bait today? Did you expect that?"

Lu Shengduo raised his head and glanced at Wei Chi: "I expected it? It's your luck."

Wei Chi felt a chill behind his back: "...you arrived in time, I almost have to go."

"Three of our ideas have been exposed. When I remembered you, time was running out. I simply started looking for the idea closest to yours. It didn't take me long to find it."

Wei Chi groaned: "It really seems to be luck."

"It's not all." Lu Shengduo bit off the thread and motioned Wei Chi to stretch out his other hand: "In Shen Yang's eyes, you may be an idiot, and he will definitely give you the easiest place to find. I'll go Once you find it, sure enough."

Wei Chi also felt that he was indeed an idiot: "Thank you, Mr. Lu, for your rescue."

"You misunderstood." Lu Shengduo didn't even lift his head: "For someone like you, who is almost a child, entering the imperial prison is like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth. How easy is it for you to say what Shen Yang wants? You are an official of the imperial court. Words are useful. Hmph, otherwise why do you think he would spend so much effort to catch you?"

Lu Shengduo felt Wei Chi's hands tremble: "That's why I risked my life to save you. You have to remember that you don't understand or know how to do this kind of thing. It's not what you should do. Don't try to be brave."

Wei Chi nodded, and Lu Shengduo got out of the way, tidying up his needle and thread: "How did you know that idea?"

Wei Chi described his experience in detail, and then took out the little note to show Lu Shengduo.Lu Shengduo touched it, smelled it, and threw it into the stove: "You don't even think about it, how could King Yan send you to do such a thing?"

"I thought it was an urgent matter and I couldn't find anyone." Wei Chi said honestly, "I was in a panic at the time and didn't think about it."

"If you were really one of us, how could you come to check your preferences and habits? Only those who catch you will check you so carefully! You are a careful person, and you are not without caution, but remember, only when you are in danger Only chaos can cope with all changes. You panicked today and almost lost your life!"

The more Wei Chi thought about it, the more he felt that Shen Yang was a formidable person: "Why didn't we run away? The alleys lead in all directions, and there is nowhere to hide."

"When I came here, I first checked around. The group of ambush soldiers was hiding in the west alley, so I don't think you will be there. On the way to your side, I saw a lot of people who changed Clothes spy, we ran out at that time, hmph, with your appearance, you will definitely be caught."

No wonder he intentionally made such a big noise when he was catching people, since he couldn't attract him, he used to scare him, and when he ran back in a panic, he would try to catch the turtle in the urn.It seems that Shen Yang really researched himself carefully, every step he took was expected and accurate.

If it wasn't for Lu Shengduo, he would already be drinking tea in Jinyiwei Mansion by now.

Lu Shengduo took an umbrella and handed it to Wei Chi: "Go back quickly, change your clothes and burn them. Shen Yang is determined to catch you, and he will send someone to Huta Yasi soon. Do you have jasmine seeds in your room? "

Wei Chi nodded: "You go back and pack it up, then grind the jasmine seeds, he asked you when you left the house, you tell the truth, you go to the spice shop on 'Hebeng Street', to buy '[-] Grains of Eucalyptus' , Unfortunately, the shop is closed. Do you understand?"

After sending Wei Chi away, Lu Shengduo sat by the desk and frowned—Dai Tonglin, whose name is Ningshuang, is a scholar.Why did he tell Wei Chi about the merger of Monan this time, and also lead him to see 'Ya Ye'?Does King Yan know about this?

After thinking about it for a while, he threw the copper hairpin that had been taken out back into the drawer, ordered the old horse to come in, and told him that he would hold this sick thing for a few more days.

Wei Chi hurried back, and when he passed Hebeng Street, he looked at the spice shop, it was indeed closed, and then thought of jasmine seeds and eucalyptus seven grains, these are the base materials for making men's fragrances, so it is possible They are interoperable, but the former is slightly cheaper than the latter.Lu Shengduo is indeed a formidable person!

Feng You'an met with his brothers, and when he heard that everyone had returned empty-handed, he couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly asked Tan Youzhi to return to his life.Qin Youzhi was furious!After touching his forehead, he cursed a few words.Feng You'an wiped the cold sweat off his face, at a loss.

After Tan Youzhi said you are waiting here, he rushed to find Shen Yang.

"Master Shen, it seems that this fish is not easy to catch! I must go to Wang Yunyi's mansion for a swim!"

After hearing the reward, Shen Yang felt unhappy: "I never thought that the ducks I got could fly!"

"But..." Shen Yang thought again: "Is it worth taking such a risk?" Wang Yunyi is definitely not easy to provoke, and it is also because of his fear of him that he dare not send people into the vicinity of the Wang Family Army's compound to follow Wei Chi .Unexpectedly, this short passage made Wei Chi escape! ?Do you want to go to his house to get someone?Will Wang Yunyi not give this face?

Tan Youzhi thought it was very possible, but he still said: "Feng You'an said it was useless, he just remembered later, at a fork in the alley, he saw a hay cart with two people sitting on it, A middle-aged man has no special features, and there seems to be a teenager behind him! I didn’t see his face, but his complexion was very fair! What’s more, it was near evening! How could there be any family waiting to deliver fodder?? It was raining again , what are you doing sitting there?"

The complexion of Monan people is copper-colored, and Shen Yang's spirit is shocked: "It seems that there is no harm in taking a risk!"

Tan Youzhi personally brought people to Huta Yasi with Shen Yang's documents.The people from Huta Yasi had finished their dinner and were strolling around to eat. They were a little surprised to see a group of Jin Yiwei coming in.The smallest official here is the fifth rank, that is to say, here are all senior officials, and most of them are older than Tan Youzhi.

Tan Youzhi felt very stressed, he smiled as kindly as possible, and handed the document in his hand to Wang Yunyi's clerk.The clerk looked at it, and knew that it was impossible to reject it, but he didn't understand why Master Wei provoked this group of people. He was worried and felt ridiculous, and wanted to see how this group of people would be in front of Master Wei, who never ganged up. What was digging out there.

Tan Youzhi sat down in Wei Chi's room just like that. When he came in, Wei Chi was clapping his hands with a packet of incense powder in his hand, which looked like it was ready.

"Master Wei!" Tan You only gave a superficial smile.

Wei Chi was a little shocked: "This lord is...?"

"I'm the supervisor of Jinyiwei——Tan Youzhi." After finishing speaking, he flashed his military badge: "There was some disturbance in the capital this afternoon. I heard that your lord was nearby at that time. I came here to inquire and bother you."

Wei Chi sat down: "In the afternoon?"

"You hour!"

Wei Chi thought for a while, then pointed to the desk: "I went to the street to buy some spices."

"Oh..." Tan Youzhi played with the teacup in his hand: "What did your lord buy?"

Wei Chi smiled: "Unfortunately! I thought it would be a good time to make some incense in this wet weather, but I didn't know that the door was closed and I couldn't buy it."

Tan Youzhi said, "Your Excellency is very interested, did you hear any movement on the road?"

"This?" Wei Chi showed a puzzled expression.

Tan Youzhi sneered: "My lord went out more than once in the afternoon! Didn't you meet anyone in the previous trip?"

Wei Chi's face turned slightly pale inadvertently: "I went to relax... I have this habit..."

Wei Chi pretended to be slow, thinking of countermeasures, when he was flustered, the courtyard door creaked.

Fortunately, as Tan Youzhi expected, this mansion is full of people who cannot be offended.But the person who came was not Wang Yunyi, but Geng Zhuqiu.This person is very defensive!Qin Youzhi secretly thought it was bad.

Geng Zhuqiu cast a majestic glance at Tan Youzhi: "Master Shen sent you here?"

Of course, Tan Youzhi couldn't answer: "The officials investigated some cases and encountered some strange things, so I came to ask Mr. Wei?"

Geng Zhuqiu sneered: "You want to ask my counselor to investigate the case?"

Of course, Tan Youzhi couldn't answer: "Master Wei may have seen something by chance this time, so...well, this is also a business matter, and I don't think Mr. Wei will care about it."

Wei Chi thought I didn't care about bullshit, but he couldn't answer: "Master Tan said so."

Geng Zhuqiu didn't look at Tan Youzhi either, turned around and asked Wei Chi, "Where did you go this afternoon?"

"I went to Hebeng Street. I wanted to buy some eucalyptus seven capsules, but unfortunately the shop was closed. I thought that autumn mosquitoes are a bit severe these days. When I came back, I used jasmine seeds to make some incense instead, and then I didn't go out. It's gone." Wei Chi said quickly.

"Did you see anything strange about what Mr. Qin said?" Geng Zhuqiu continued to ask.

"This..." Wei Chi showed doubts: "I don't know what kind of thing Mr. Qin is talking about..."

Tan Youzhi smiled wryly in his heart, he couldn't say that this strangeness was the King of Yan's, and Geng Zhuqiu also said just now—'my leader'—what else could he ask in front of him?Looking at Wei Chi's posture of kicking his nose and face, he knew that the two of them joined hands and carried it with him.

However, since it is Jin Yiwei, it is not uncommon for this kind of thing to happen. Tan Youzhi smiled sinisterly: "In this case, please Mr. Wei, please bring the spices to me, so I can return to my job when I go back."

Before Wei Chi could speak, Geng Zhuqiu stepped forward and wrapped the paper bag and stuffed it into Tan Youzhi's adjutant's arms: "It's getting late, Mr. Qin, our military affairs are not idle, and the night meeting will be held in half an hour. .”

Tan Youzhi smiled again: "Then I dare not delay...but" Tan Youzhi turned to Wei Chi and said, "Since Mr. Wei is not free, please invite your adjutant and me to come!"

Chen Hu was taken aback by fright, and Wei Chi was also taken aback. In the end, it was Geng Zhuqiu who spoke, but he said, "Chen Hu can follow! But everyone in this house needs morning salutes in the morning, Mr. Qin Don't let him miss the time!"

Chen Hu was such a small person, he didn't expect that Jin Yiwei would entertain him one day, his legs were a little weak, seeing that Wei Chi couldn't count his words, and General Geng also spoke, so he knew he had to leave.But then I thought, what an innocent person my lord is?What can I do if I have only joined the military for less than half a year?These people are just pinching soft persimmons.He became bolder again, nodded to Wei Chi, bowed his hands to Geng Zhuqiu, and followed Tan Youzhi.

Geng Zhuqiu didn't stay any longer, he said more, and left on Tan Youzhi's heels.

Wei Chi retreated to his chair and sat down. The room was empty, echoing with the sound of rain getting louder and louder.

The autumn rain in Monan is bitingly cold, and every drop is like a steel needle hitting the meat.After the end of summer, all ceremonies and festivals are no longer held in the square, and everyone is more willing to curl up at home drinking the local wine of Monan and singing to celebrate.The herdsmen on the grasslands had a lot of hardships, and were forced to migrate and herd sheep in the cold rain when there was insufficient forage.Monan returned to patience and silence from the brief joy.

It was getting late, and the debating study room was getting darker and darker. A tall and thin 'Mr.' saw that there were not many people in the room, so he rubbed his hands and walked over to a young man with a clear face.

"Raina, aren't you going back tonight?"

Liang Naile waved his hand: "It's going to rain, so I won't go back."

The tall and thin 'Mr.' let out an oh, lit a sheep's horn lamp and left alone.Sure enough, the sound of the rain became louder again, and the few people who were left packed up and left one by one.In the end, there was only one lamp left in the room, Liang Nail took a deep breath into the palm of his hand, stood up, packed up the pens and papers, and told the boy who served the book to come in.

"Lock the door."

The 'servant book' is rotated by the students, and this student is a little bored seeing that Liang Nale will not leave for a long time. After hearing this order, he is very happy, and he will come to lock the door after packing up the keys.Seeing his haste, Liang Naile didn't blame him, lit a horn lamp and walked to the porch in the backyard.

"Give me the key to my room." Liang Nail knocked on the porch door.

The old man at the gate wrapped his clothes in a daze and came out, and glanced at Liang Naile: "Sir, won't you go back to rest today?"

Liang Nail nodded, took the key and went inside.The backyard has prepared a small room for the gentlemen, because the room is simple and small, and there are many lunch breaks and few overnight stays.The weather turned cold again today, and the whole backyard was quiet, with only a few candlelights.Liang Nai stepped into his own door, took a water stand and burned it on the stove, the fire reflected the mottled wall red, slightly driving away the cold air.Liang Naile made tea and drank a cup, heard the clapper outside the courtyard knock ten times, put out the stove, put on a cloak and went out again.

There is more than one door in the backyard, the porch door, and you don't have to go that way if you don't get the key.This is also unnecessary, here are full of books, even honest thieves will not come, adding more locks is also an added expense.Liang Nail didn't disturb anyone and went west.Xiyuan is a garden, where people with official rank live. Although the officials here have only false names, their salaries are there after all, and the housing is much better.Liang Naile stopped at the door of a single courtyard, didn't knock, just took the key from his pocket and opened the door, and locked it again after entering.

"Uncle Feng!" Liang Naile patted the door lightly.

There was a little bit of light in the room, and an old man came out and opened the door, letting Liang Nale in: "Come in."

The old man's surname is Feng, a native of the Central Plains, a eunuch, and no beard.After settling down, Liang Naile sat down, and handed him a pot of hot tea: "Drink it yourself."

Liang Nail took a sip and put it on the table: "It's so late, sorry."

The old man smiled: "You child, just say some polite words."

Liang Nail also smiled, then fell silent for a moment, and finally told the old man what Saul Hahan told him.

Hearing this, the old man heaved a long sigh: "I advise you...don't take any risks."

"Why?" Liang Nail straightened his back: "Isn't uncle and I just waiting for this moment?"

The old man pointed to himself: "Your mother's matter, I will give you a good death, you just live happily."

Liang Nail was a little excited: "Uncle! After so many years, I am no longer a child."

"That's right," the old man lit the cigarette pot and took a puff: "Just let me tell you, your big brother is not easy to provoke. That time you sent a letter to the eldest princess rashly, he noticed it. Everything you do is tempting you. Think about it. After all, you are under his nose. Can you hide from his eyes and ears? I am an old man who has lived for dozens of years. It doesn't matter, you... are not worth it."

"It's not like that..."

"When your mother passed away, you were only 11 years old. What do you know? She didn't spend much time with you... Some words are harsh, cough, but you don't have to ruin your life's happiness for some false fame. Although your family treats you coldly , but after all, the appearance is there, and it is not difficult for you to be gentle. Look at how many people are not as good as you in this academy? Why should you?" Mr. Feng paused: "Your mother is a kind and easy-going person, and she can bear I can do it... But I think, after all, this is for you to live well, and if you risk your life for revenge, you have failed her original intention."

"I also know that my mother endured, gave way, and can hold on, and it's also for Uncle Feng."

Mr. Feng knocked on the smoke pot, remembered the woman who was two rounds younger than him, and remembered that somewhat desolate encounter... At this point, he may have a relative, but in the end he left bitterly and astringently. up.Her 'family' hastily cleaned up her offspring, and treated her youngest son hastily, bullying the word "lonely".However, she still has a relative, who is humble but silently swears that she will seek justice for her with her own efforts.

"I'm old, and I can't live for many years. Why worry about how many days are missing. But you have to listen to me and don't get involved. That's what the eldest princess said, but she can't protect you. Don't you See how much she values ​​you... She is a human being, and when it's time to let you go, she will let you go. It's better for you to earn a decent living..."

"I can't let her go..."

Mr. Feng was taken aback for a moment: "...This is going to..."

"You can't let go of my mother, don't you?... If you can really let go of you, you will live a better life now." Liang Naile smiled bitterly: "And I believe that with her in Monan, the people will live better, and A woman like my mother doesn't have to live such a bitter life."

"She told me not to resent my family. I felt angry back then... But now I really don't hate it, it's not worth hating... This is not a personal enmity, it's public anger! For my mother, for her... I have more ambition! I swear to the death!." Liang Nale clenched his fists.

Mr. Feng shook his head: "Why don't you look like your mother at all? I can't even persuade you!"

Liang Nale stamped his chin: "In addition to asking uncle just now, I also ask uncle to give me one of the pills."

Seeing his determination, Mr. Feng was very helpless: "...Why bother!?"

Liang Naile smiled: "It's just that I have nothing to fear. I don't think this is as bad as we think. As long as I act carefully, I will be safe! The eldest princess also specially arranged for it, and uncle will not Don't worry too much... What's more, it's not the first time I've asked you for this medicine, what do you think?"

Mr. Feng trusted Saul Hahan, but somehow felt chilling, just like that day decades ago.

It was an ordinary day, but I felt my heart was in turmoil. In less than half a day, the city was destroyed, the mountains and rivers were in chaos, and I was displaced... Incomplete and full of hatred to this day.

"...Take care of me!" Mr. Feng solemnly patted Liang Naile on the shoulder.

Jin Yiwei's residence is only three streets away from Monan National Academy. Here, at the same late night, Shen Yang patted Tan Youzhi's shoulder to express helplessness to each other.

"After so long interrogation, heck, it seems that this person really doesn't know anything... Hey, I don't dare to go to prison, and I have to honestly send him back when the time comes." Tan Youzhi understood Geng Zhuqiu's words There is something in it, and my heart is very angry.

"The future will be long..." Shen Yang sighed: "Then Wei Chi was just there to add color, why should you care so much? Yan Wang looks confused, but he is a genius! I guess Wei Chi alone may not be able to knock him down! With you now The next time I saw it, it was almost a baby, and the King of Yan sent him to Wang Yunyi's place for half a year, but he didn't make any progress, unless he never returned to the capital... Heh, what do you think?"

"Wang Yunyi is really annoying! Going back this time won't make him feel better!" Tan Youzhi said coldly.

Shen Yang waved his hand: "Don't mess with me! Wang Yunyi is a person who has a lot to do with the overall situation, how can you give him a hat!? You can just talk casually, dare to take this as a joke and stab me Lanzi, don't blame me for not giving you face!"

Seeing Shen Yang's cold face, Tan Youzhi knew that he was not joking, so he had no choice but to clean up his unhappiness, and helplessly planned the itinerary back to Beijing silently in his heart.