Chiwuxing

Chapter Eighty-Fifth - Burning the Yellow Emperor to Retire the Elders and Visiting the Villa

Feng Ru stayed up late at night in the government office, and the streets and alleys rang out, and he just fought back his sleepiness and returned home.

As soon as he entered the gate of the mansion, the servants of the guards greeted him with a lamp, and said: "My lord, you have come back, today a group of people blocked the door of the room to provoke trouble..."

"Why?" Feng Rudao, "They made a move today?"

"...That's not true, it's just that this group of people cursed along the way and disturbed the rest of the nearby neighbors crossing the road. After a few days, the influence was not good." The servant said.

"Forgive them for not daring to do anything out of line. Now let me seize the opportunity and give them an excuse to clean it up," Feng Ru said coldly. Don't be too scruples, just take sticks and drive them out."

"Yes... but my lord, the slave is thinking, those people came here to make trouble because of the old account of fighting for the interests of salt and wine, didn't they just see the chaos at the border, and wanted to take the opportunity to make a fortune," the servant said. He whispered, "It doesn't matter if you relax at this time, turn a blind eye and let their temporary stall open..."

Feng Ru pushed open the door, and paused after hearing the words: "You...have you accepted their benefits in private these two days, and are still helping them speak at this time."

"Don't dare... I don't dare, my servant," the servant flinched, and hurriedly said, "I also want to make you feel at ease, my lord. The restlessness outside the house all day will also disturb your heart."

"The previous edict has been issued, and there is no room for discussion on this matter," Feng Rusu said. "If one person breaks the order, the rest will follow the same mistakes. This precedent cannot be broken."

The servants responded accordingly.

Feeling tired, Feng Ru sent him off, while going to the table to light the lamp.

"If one person breaks the order, everyone will follow. But if one person obeys the order, won't that person become the target of everyone?"

A hoarse voice sounded behind him, startling the heart of fire in Feng Ru's hand.

The light in the room gradually brightened, he turned his head, and saw the young man tearing off his veil, clasping his fists in salute: "My lord, it was really my fault for trespassing on the mansion, please forgive me, my lord."

Feng Ru was so shocked that it was hard to say for a moment, the young man who was a few steps away with snow silk scattered shoulders, his eyes were sparse, only a long scar on the horizontal side of his cheek was very powerful, and he still looked the same as before.

"Why are you here?" He sent someone to inquire when the Chijia personal guards returned to the court, and it was confirmed that he appeared on the death list registered in the barracks, but he didn't want to appear suddenly again at this time.

"It's a long story..." Fu Chen picks and chooses, and roughly tells about the trap and exile, but avoids the planning in Hudi.

"Ni Congwen framed it?" Feng Ru frowned, "Why did he do this?"

Fu Chen didn't intend to hide it from him, but he didn't know how to say it: "...My lord, I was wrong about something earlier."

Feng Ru glanced at him suspiciously. He forced himself to resist the absurd fate, with a smile on his lips, and said: "At the beginning, Ni Congwen declared his identity as Xie Zhi's son, but it was actually for the purpose of taking advantage of him. My biological father, Someone else."

The hearer's eyes widened, he didn't expect such a thing to happen.

Fu Chen said to himself: "This time, I have indeed ruined Mr. Xie's reputation for me. Fu Chen spoke with certainty that day, and today he needs to plead guilty to Mr. Xie."

Feng Ru slowly slumped down on the chair, still sorting out his thoughts in his head, the exhaustion in the middle of the night was now replaced by the shock in his heart.

"...Your voice?" He asked in a daze.

"There are many injuries in battle, so it's okay."

If it is true as what the young man said, then Ni Congwen's vicious heart can be said to be inhumane, Feng Ru raised his eyes and said, "How could Ni Congwen do such a thing?"

"My lord, you have worked with Ni Congwen in court for many years, and you are not alone. Is his daily behavior as magnanimous as yours?" Fu Chen said, "Fu Chen doesn't believe that your lord has no doubts or precautions."

Feng Ruxin admitted this: "But... I am also a scholar and an official, I didn't expect him to do such an amazing thing..."

"It's rare for people in the world to be as discreet as an adult. The longer a scholar is immersed in etiquette and morality, the more he will grow desire for power and evil in his heart," the young man stared sideways. When I saw it again, it was a state of mind again, "Goodness is no match for evil, and those who do the opposite will have nowhere to go."

Feng Ru heard some hidden meaning in the words: "What Ni Congwen asked for, could it be possible..."

"According to his current behavior, wouldn't my lord not guess it?" Fu Chen said, "Besides, he has a personal relationship with Jiang Hua, and he has already made friends with barbarians."

"What!" Feng Ru sat up startled, "Where did you start?"

"My lord, since King Yu suffered an illness in the 30th year of Xisheng and left his post until now, the barbarians scratched their heads several times in the middle, leading troops to harass the border but did not make any big moves. Now, through the Hu alliance attack, they have captured most of the northern cities as soon as they come. The situation is completely different from before. This step by step is obviously planned," Fu Chen said in a steady voice, "and the Red Armor Army will lead the auxiliary army on its own initiative, dismiss the dead, recruit recruits, and even Tang Lan The reason why a new soldier is now in command of thousands of troops is well known. It all started when there were traitors in the army that corrupted the army."

"My lord, Fu Chen is in the army, and he has personally experienced everything, so he can tell the truth from the fake. This time, I can assure you that everything I said is true."

"If you miss it once, you won't make it again."

Feng Ru listened carefully to the words and was silent for a long time before he said: "But now I have no evidence to expose to the court."

Fu Chen sighed, and said again: "My lord, don't you understand? Now that foreign aggression is approaching, there is always the risk of crossing the south of the river. Ni Congwen has all the power. It will not help you to expose him at this time, but you will put yourself at risk." danger."

"Then what should I do?" Feng Ru lamented, "You want me to stand by and watch the country of Yan fall...do you want me to do that?"

Fu Chen lowered his eyes and said sincerely: "According to my original intention, I don't want my lord to be the one who keeps orders alone."

Feng Ru closed his eyes.

Fu Chen continued: "When I came over the wall today, I saw the group of people making trouble outside your lord's house. Behind them was Yuan Shi, a wealthy family in Beijing, who was instigating the trouble. If it was Jin Duo who gave advice at that time, Now that he's gone, I'm putting this blame on you. But it wasn't your intention to put forward the original idea at first, who was it that abducted you to become a leader?"

"Ni Cong is civilized and derogatory. The current Privy Council is nothing more than a vain post for military affairs in the rear. The hard work of collecting money makes you stand up, and he can indirectly hold the military power to mobilize manpower. If you can't get out in time , sooner or later, like others, they acted as shields."

"Fu Chen knows that my lord is not a person who relies on fame and fortune, but I can't get over the hurdle of abandoning the road and watching on the sidelines. But now, my lord can't change the general situation."

What the young man said was the truth, and Feng Ru couldn't refute it even if it was hateful.

"...Then what are you doing now that you narrowly escaped death?" He asked wearily.

Naturally, Fu Chen couldn't tell the whole story about this plan, he just said: "I have been removed from the army long ago, and returning to the army is nothing more than letting him find a way to do it all over again, and I don't bother to give them any more problems. Now, I just I hope that in the turmoil, no more innocent people will be involved."

"At the very least, my lord should know that Ni Congwen is the kind of person who burns rabbits to death and destroys bridges when crossing rivers and destroying bridges." Fu Chen followed his persuasion, "If your lord is willing to play such a role, the consequences in the future will only be harmless."

"...You're right about what you just said," Feng Ru finally said, "I'm not unguarded against Ni Congwen from the beginning, but as long as he doesn't cause trouble, it's better than eunuchs running rampant in the court."

Fu Chen sneered silently.

"Nowadays in the imperial court, Ni Congwen only covers the sky with his hands, and Jiang Hua still participates in political affairs. I have asked questions many times, but I never thought that Ni Congwen, as the widow of the teacher's son-in-law, could openly disobey the teacher's opinion," Feng Ru sighed. , "Since this is the case...forget it, I will resign tomorrow because I am sick, and let this matter be settled."

Fu Chen didn't want him to make such a straightforward decision, instead he said in a daze, "Your Excellency is really willing to abandon everything in Beijing right now and return home?"

"Actually, I have also intended this for a long time. It's just that I don't want to be that deserter in the face of a national crisis." Feng Ru said discouragedly, "Listening to what you just said just taught me to be helpless. I think I will not relax for a while in the court for many years. I never thought that such a result would end up in the end, inside and outside the court, nothing has changed."

"It's not the fault of adults," Fu Chen said, "His Royal Highness King Yu once said in the army that a single tree will collapse a building. If there is something that people can't do, it is appropriate to know what you can do."

Feng Ru sighed: "What you said can relieve my guilt, but I don't know how to judge the teacher when he saw it in the sky..."

As soon as this remark came out, Fu Chen suddenly thought of what Ni Congwen said earlier that Jia Yun secretly murdered Xie Zhi, now he naturally believes that his father is a human being, what Ni Congwen said at the time was only one-sided, he was eager for revenge, and he did not investigate the evidence later.Looking at it now, I just don't know whether Ni Congwen deliberately made up a set of rhetoric to deceive, or whether he was involved in this matter in the first place, so he can speak so carefully...

Fu Chen secretly raised his eyes and glanced at Feng Ru. There was no conclusive evidence for this matter, and he was unwilling to say it directly.What's more, what Ni Congwen is doing now is enough to violate Feng Ru's bottom line.

"My lord has resigned from his post, where do you want to go? Return to your hometown and old residence?"

"...The year before last, I learned that my old mother passed away due to illness. When the news came, she had already returned from the funeral, and I hadn't had time to catch up with the last one." Feng Ru said in a hoarse voice, "I'm ashamed of my unfilial children and grandchildren. Since there are no heirs, I really have no face to see her old man again in the future."

"My condolences." The young man bowed his head.

These words are hitting his spine.

Parents lose pain, even if it is a lifetime of regret, how can we recover half of it.

"There is no one in the old house at home, so I rewarded the servants in the family and asked them to take the silver taels as rewards for their dedicated service over the years," Feng Ru said, "I don't plan to go back again. There was a staff member who had resigned two days ago He sent a letter to invite me to go to his house to avoid the limelight, but I ignored it at the time, but looking at it now, I can go there for a while and think about the future when I go back."

"Where is it?" Fu Chen asked.

"Qiuming Villa outside Jiangzhou City is a good place with a large tea field in the mountains as its back." Feng Ru said.

For some reason, Fu Chen felt that his tone was a little subtle, and said: "To prevent accidents along the way, I will send the adults to drive there."

Feng Ru didn't think of this, and said: "At this time, resigning from office and returning to the farmland, it will not work if there are still people coming to kill them all?"

"in case."

Feng Ru had no choice but to respond hastily, staying up all night, and rushed to write a long memorial to explain the truth and explain the official affairs clearly.

Sunlight shines through the window, blowing out the dying candles.

It was only when he got up to get dressed that he noticed that the young man had also stood by the wall for the whole night, motionless.Feng Ru stepped forward and said, "Why don't you sit down and rest for a while?"

Fu Chen smiled lightly: "My lord is going to court now?"

"...Yes," Feng Ru thought about this matter for a long time during the night, and he was still feeling exhausted despite the impulse at first, "I will order my servants to bring some food in a while. In the east chamber, make up for sleep first."

It is true that this young man's complexion is frighteningly pale, coupled with his gray hair and tired eyes, and a knife hanging from his waist, he always has a ferocious aura of killing.Compared with the first meeting at that time, there are always many changes in temperament that cannot be attributed to appearance alone.

"Your Excellency, don't bother with me about Mr. Xie anymore?" Fu Chen said, "Not many people know about this matter, except for Ni Congwen, only you, Your Excellency. Back then, there was no occlusion in your words, and you were in a hurry to toss you some."

"Okay, let's just let this matter go," Feng Ru didn't want to bring it up again, "It wasn't your intentional fault, there is nothing to pursue."

Fu Chen lowered his eyes and said nothing, and after he left, he obeyed his words and turned to the wing room.

In the next few days, Feng Ru's resignation and return home caused a wave of moderate waves in the court.Because of the outbreak of chronic illness, the prince had to let his words be played on the grounds that he went home to report to the tomb.Among them, Ni Congwen inquired a few times in private, and Feng Ru also prevaricated with words as usual. Although the former was hesitant, he couldn't help but Feng Ru made up his mind to go, so he gave up hastily.And this vacant position was naturally replaced by Xiangfu Youke.Foreign aggression is approaching, and few people pursue this matter too much. It is nothing more than seeing Feng Ru as another cutscene in front of everyone under the coercion of the prime minister and knowing the result.

After taking care of the rest of the affairs in Beijing, Feng Ru took the carriage eastward, followed Fu Chen's suggestion and hired soldiers to defend and secretly escort them along the way, and the group set off from the suburbs of Beijing.

That is to say, when he left Beijing, Feng Ru just discovered that he had been an eunuch in the capital for several years, and when it came time to part, he didn't have many people to really miss.

In the officialdom, there are many superficially loyal people, and there are not a few who worship the high and step on the low when the situation is declining.As soon as he left, many people suspected that Feng Ru retired because of disagreements with his former classmates, so they didn't know how to touch Ni Congwen's bad luck, and most of them avoided it.

If it is special, it is the travel bank that Shao Qian of Shangshu Province specially sent to this former colleague of the same government.At this moment, Feng Ru didn't want to entangle with his humility and sincerity any longer, he only followed his past behavior, reckoning that the money might not come from a clean place, so he ordered his servants to send it back to the original residence after he left, and would not accept it.

In front of the lake in front of Qiuming Villa, with fields on its back, it is next to the fertile land in Qiannan, with beautiful scenery.

The sun is sunny and the rice fields are fresh.

There were more than a dozen guys standing in front of the village. When they saw people coming, they immediately stepped forward to help them get off their horses, lead carts and do odd jobs, busy with their work.

Seeing that the man arrived at the villa safely, Fu Chen felt relieved, and said to Feng Ru: "My lord, if you have nothing else to say, let's just leave it at that."

Feng Ru stopped and said, "You still have something urgent to do? You didn't rest on the way, why don't you go in with me to rest for a day, and come back at another time."

Fu Chen was about to resign, when he was interrupted suddenly: "Lieutenant Fu has worked hard all the way, why don't you drink the new early summer tea in the village before returning?"

He froze subconsciously, thanks to the fact that there were no people involved in the government affairs here, otherwise, once these words came out, it would be regarded as causing a lot of trouble.

Fu Chen and Feng Ru looked back together, only to see another group of guys stepping out of the crowd, the leader was a familiar face, Jin Duo who let go of a horse on the mountain road that day.

Following the attendants on both sides to clear the way, this trip is comparable to the emperor's arrival.

Fu Chen's face was embarrassed, he didn't know how to talk to each other for a while, and looked sideways at Feng Ru, also with an embarrassed look, he just knew the meaning of the inexplicable subtle expression on his face a few days ago.

"...Master Jin is in such a big situation, those who don't know it think they came out specially to show off their power." Feng Ru's words were blunt, obviously he didn't expect this scene.

"Brother Feng misunderstood, it's not that I got the letter in advance and you want to come, I specially ordered the subordinates to make preparations in the villa before we greet you, and now, what are you talking about?" Jin Duo said with a smile , "Brother Feng doesn't need to address you as 'Master' anymore, now that you've resigned from office, you can just call me by my first name..."

Fu Chen was surprised, and whispered to Feng Ru: "It's not that my lord doesn't like eunuchs...how come you have contact with him?"

"...It's a long story." Feng Ru whispered.

"I also prepared a gift for Brother Feng today," Jin Duo raised his eyebrows and said, "I heard that Brother Feng is coming over today, I have an old friend of Brother Feng here, so I came here specially to greet him."

Feng Ru involuntarily followed his gaze, and one of the attendants on the right stepped forward two steps forward. He looked like a scholar with a wide scarf, but he had lost the reckless arrogance of a young man, and he became a gentleman of his own.

Feng Ru's complexion suddenly sank, resisting the urge to turn around and leave, and said in a deep voice, "What does this mean?"

Before Jin Duo could reply, Han Huaijin smiled wryly, "Bo Yong, you don't have to dislike me. Even if you cut off friendship with me, at least you should be able to interact with ordinary people now."

"I just didn't know that you came here after you resigned," Feng Ru sneered. "It's no wonder that, based on your ability to avoid disasters, you can naturally find a clean place in this huge country of Yan."

Han Huaijin's expression was stiff and speechless, Fu Chen could see that it was unusual, at this moment, Jin Duo only heard Jin Duo conciliating: "Hey, what are you talking about at the gate of this Zhuangzi, let's all go in and talk slowly. You guys , Arrange all the guests’ luggage and baggage, and don’t lose anything.”

After greeting the group of strikers, Jin Duo personally led them into the village.

Feng Ru's expression was gloomy, and he walked with Jin Duo at the head, Han Huaijin was behind, Fu Chen followed Feng Ru without embarrassment, and suddenly heard Jin Duo's words with a smile: "I haven't had a chance to meet Fu Chen face to face. Xiao Xiaowei thanked his subordinates for their kindness that day, since they came here this time, they should stay here for a while."

"'Lieutenant Fu' has died in the barbarian war, Lord Jin should not mention this title again."

When Fu Chen saw Jin Duo at this time, all he could think about was about Jia Yun.Thinking of his friendship with Jia Yun before his death, even the initial dislike disappeared a bit at this time, and he said: "I was so disrespectful back then, it was because I was young and reckless, Lord Wanwang don't take it to heart."

Jin Duo raised his eyebrows in surprise, but after not seeing him for a long time, the young man's sudden resignation made him startled.This person's situation in the army has only been heard roughly, could it be that after a round of life and death, he knows how to turn around and admit defeat?

He scanned the sideways appreciatively, and then smiled calmly: "It seems that people change with the situation, and now little brother Fu is also reborn from the past, completely reborn..."

Jin Duo is different from Jia Yun, as a literary official, his speech habits are still awkward.Fu Chen just nodded and didn't answer his words.

Han Huaijin followed. Hearing the words, Feng Ru, who was striding forward, glanced at Feng Ru, feeling timid for a moment.

At this time near noon, Jin Duo's staff had already held a large banquet in the pavilion in the middle of the lake, with fine wine and jade dew, sea bass and crab soup, everything that one expects to find.

When the group was preparing to eat, Han Huaijin said to Jin Duo from behind: "Brother Jin, I used a lot of breakfast this morning, so I won't go at this time."

Jin Duo stopped, raised his eyebrows and said nothing, looked sideways at Feng Ru, but said to Han Huaijin: "This... it would be nice if we just came to taste the fine wine..."

For a moment, everyone focused on Feng Ru.

He turned his head halfway, and said with a stiff jaw: "...Come here, I have something to say to you."

Han Huaijin's eyes twitched, and he listened and followed.

In the pavilion in the center of the lake, the summer breeze is soft and warm, and beside the curtain, the qin girl plays music to accompany the scenery. You can only hear the lotus leaves touching the sky, the endless green light, and the lotus flowers reflecting the sun, which are uniquely bright red.

Jin Duo intentionally let the two of them sit together, so he naturally sat next to Fu Chen, and also wanted to find out what the young man said.

He personally poured a glass of fine wine for Fu Chen, and said with a smile, "Brother Fu, I really hate you from the bottom of my heart, do you know why?"

Fu Chen accepted it with thanks, and replied: "Because I used to rely on my martial arts, and pointed my sword at your lord?"

Jin Duo shook his head, his body has become more and more plump in the past two years, but the flesh on his face has tightened a lot, followed by his smile: "No, little brother Fu, you are a desperado. People who still have attachments in their hearts are most afraid of people like you."

Fu Chen took a sip of the wine, it was mellow and spicy, and it really tasted wonderful, much better than the official wine mixed with water in the imperial capital.

Before leaving, he wants to bring back a few cups for the man to taste, he thought to himself.

"This sentence is correct, but it's about the past," Fu Chen said, "It's different now, and now I'm also afraid of desperadoes."

"So, little brother Fu is very different now?" Jin Duo asked.

Fu Chen smiled: "Maybe it's because I realized that there are not all nostalgia in the world... It's just a pity that the end of the year, I dare not neglect, and I don't want to let you down."

"For the rest of your life, it's the right thing to be worthy of yourself. If you blindly put other people's burdens on yourself, what benefit can you get besides worrying yourself?" Jin Duo said with a smile, "Besides, others may not appreciate it. It's just looking at the shadows and pitying yourself and talking to yourself. It's better to follow the nature of the world, sip the wind and drink the dew, and have this full of joy..."

Fu Chen shook his head, took a full drink, and remained silent.

Due to the presence of the two over there, he did not want to discuss the matter of the previous assassination in depth. After all, Jin Duo did not fully understand Feng Ru's current attitude towards Ni Congwen, so he did not poke at this matter face to face.

After the banquet was over with the singing of willows, Fu Chen got up and said to Jin Duo, "Master Jin, can we have a moment alone?"

"That's exactly what I mean," Jin Duo stood up and smiled at Feng and Han, "Since the two dear guests have not seen each other for a long time, I will not bother you any more. The scenery in the villa is for you to enjoy. Brother Feng is here for the first time, so you have to take a good tour."

The two talked to each other for a long time during the meal, and their expressions were obviously relaxed at the moment, Han Huaijin pursed his lips and said, "Thank you."

Jin Duo said with a smile, while Fu Chen bowed his head to Feng Ru to salute, and then followed Jin Duo along the corridor.

The embracing corridor is erected in the grasslands by the lake, the mountains in the distance are green, the flowers and trees are fragrant, the wind is clear and the birds are singing, and the natural scenery is extremely beautiful.

Fu Chen lamented that Jin Duo knew how to enjoy, and unconsciously said what was in his heart.

Hearing the young man's murmur, Jin Duo said with a smile: "I'm getting old, of course I prefer this natural scenery. Those who followed me in the villa were all my cronies who were around me back then. Hat, get together, everyone is the same..."

In the past, due to a grudge in his heart, Fu Chen regarded the eunuchs and eunuchs as the root of the chaos from the beginning, even though he knew that most of them were poor families who were begging for a living, he seldom showed compassion.Hatred and jealousy are good means of blinding others, and Ni Congwen must be a master who can use them skillfully and comprehensively, so he can trap him in it for a long time.

"I'm taking the liberty to ask, but I don't know how Mr. Jin and Mr. Feng established friendship? As far as I know, Mr. Feng has always been a person with firm principles and who is not willing to compromise easily." Fu Chen said.

"Actually, it's not that there is any deep friendship that has passed my life. It's just that when I was about to resign, Jiang Hua pre-approved to poke my old affairs and make a fuss about the military expenditure of the Privy Council. It's just that some things have been going on for a long time. Ke Ye couldn't tell the truth from the fake, "Jin Duo said, "Master Feng just helped out of his position at the beginning, and he must have noticed something was wrong at that time, but a few years ago, the government-run wine and salt When it came to casting iron, I happened to agree with Mr. Feng's ideas, and we came and went, so we had some affection for helping each other."

"This time, Master Feng was invited here to hide from the limelight. I originally wanted to follow Brother Feng's daily style and personality, so I didn't want to come. I didn't expect him to actually come..."

Fu Chen said: "Lord Jin wants to avoid the limelight, but foreign aggression is approaching, and there is always the danger of foreign enemies invading, how can he sit still?"

Jin Duo smiled nonchalantly: "You can enjoy pleasure for a while, so why worry so much? It's not that I don't know how barbarians and barbarians make trouble in Jiangbei, but what can I do?"

As he spoke, his voice lowered a little, and he said, "The admiral was very peaceful back then, but what happened? Did the enemy get the bright spear from the front, but did the enemy get the hidden arrow from the backup?"

He glanced at the young man secretly, and he looked stiff when he heard the words.

The two of them knew the past, and they entered a bamboo and wood pavilion silently at this moment.

Jin Duo followed the people behind the door and said: "You don't have to come in to serve, you all go outside to watch...don't run too far, I will call you anytime I have something to do."

The attendants understood and bowed in response.

Jin Duo led the young man into the room and took a seat, and spoke first: "...Since it was Brother Fu just now and you took the initiative to come to have a private talk, why don't you make it clear here."

The purpose of keeping young people in is to secretly test Ni Cong's meaning.Anyway, in his territory right now, the young man can't make any waves with his bare hands, Jin Duo thought to himself.

Fu Chen looked directly into his eyes, and spoke slowly: "Don't you know that 'Fu Chen' has lost his military status and is no longer alive?"

"Then you now..."

"I'm using my real name now."

"Oh?"

Jin Duo didn't understand the meaning of his words, but when he saw the young man's complexion was deep and unfathomable, coupled with the centipede's dark marks on his cheeks, his heart trembled, and he heard the young man say briefly: "Jia Sheng."

Jin Duo narrowed his eyes, hesitated in his heart, and didn't dare to think too much, so he asked directly: "What does this mean?"

"Don't you think this surname is familiar?" the young man said indifferently.

"...Yes, I'm familiar with it," Jin Duo turned his hand and shook the fan, and listed, "In my impression, Jia Fangbo, who was promoted to Changping envoy the year before last, and Jia Xigong, the assistant of Yushi Tai, and Jiangzhou... There is an official in the city named Jia—”

"Did your lord miss out the one you are most familiar with?" Fu Chen interrupted him, "Why play dumb at this moment... My lord still thinks I'm joking with you."

Jin Duo closed his fan, his eyes flickered, and he said, "What do you want me to believe? Is it possible that you, a military thief under Ni Congwen, have any relationship with eunuchs? Wouldn't it be ridiculous to say this. Could it be that the admiral is buried in the grave?" After two years, the people on earth still don’t want him to live in peace?”

"I sewed my father's handwriting in my clothes since I was a child. I can't remember the shape of the seal on it, which is the same as what I saw in Jia Yunzuo's watch."

"Ni Congwen sent someone to take my life, and that person himself admitted the cause."

"Jia Yingzhi is my father." Fu Chen said.

"It's gone?" Jin Duo raised his eyebrows, looked at the young man's expression, and thought about it, but what he said was, "Just based on your few words, I believe that your admiral gave birth to a child more than 20 years ago." The son coming out? It's too ridiculous. Besides, I remember I told you that he has been with His Majesty as a servant more than 30 years ago, and it's not the right time for you..."

In fact, Fu Chen also wanted to say that since he first met Jia Yun, he felt that this person was quite different from the many eunuchs and servants he had seen.If blood is thicker than water and there is really painstaking echo, he is also willing to believe that from the powerlessness and sourness at the first sight to the trance and hesitation afterwards, it is all caused by such emotional connection.

But what Jin Duo refuted was indeed something he couldn't explain, not to mention that it was only a one-sided statement now, and he didn't think it really had much convincing force.

"It's up to you whether you believe it or not," Fu Chen said wearily, "I have other matters to discuss with you, and if you don't believe this, just let it go."

"Don't worry," Jin Duo didn't want to let him go on this matter, "Then let me ask you now, does the admiral's death have anything to do with you?"

"I mistakenly believed in Ni from the beginning of the article, and I couldn't get rid of it... If I was willing to grit my teeth and persevere in the battle that day, I might be able to block that blow," Fu Chen said, "You don't need to do this matter. Within three years, When it’s over for him, I will apologise with death.”

Zhenjiao Jin Duo was taken aback by the serious and decisive tone of the young man, he tapped the handle of the jade bone fan lightly, and said, "Your mother..."

He paused for a moment, thinking about his life as a young man, and continued: "Does your mother like anything?"

The young man looked back at the memory and said softly: "...Mother used to take me to work in Bian County. She liked to take me to the stream to play when she was laundering clothes. She liked flowers and birds. She was not as timid as an ordinary housewife. She is afraid of snakes and scorpions, and she also likes to tell me stories about insects, fish and animals. She likes the red sun, the sun, whether it is morning or evening, whether it is morning or sunset, every time at this time is the time when she is most happy..."

Fu Chen laughed hoarsely: "Only at that time, she would occasionally tell me about my father, but she never told me his name, and never wanted to take me to find him. Later After a long time, I stopped thinking about it at the beginning, but now that I think about it, I should have chased her and asked her clearly, at least I would have saved a lot of things later on."

"Then what kind of person is your father in your mother's mouth?"

Fu Chen shook his head: "She only said that he is a nobleman in the capital, who taught her Yandi's writing and ink... and also has an unusual ability to look directly at the strongest scorching sun at noon."

He suddenly remembered that the man had told him that Jia Yun also had this ability, Xu Shi proved it: "I heard that the admiral also has this ability, sir, do you know?"

"I don't know," Jin Duo confessed, "Where did you hear that?"

Fu Chen was dejected, and mumbled a few times to fool him.

Jin Duo looked at him silently for a long time, then said:

"Okay, what you said, I believe it."

Fu Chen couldn't help looking at him in surprise, and the latter asked: "How many people know about this now? Does Feng Ru know?"

"He doesn't know, I didn't tell him," Fu Chen said with difficulty, "Except for you and I know...the only one is Ni Congwen."

"With the old traitor Ni's temperament, he will definitely not lie about himself... that's fine," Jin Duo stepped forward and patted the young man on the shoulder, smiling, "It doesn't matter who you are now, What do you want to do, tell me."

Fu Chen said inwardly, all the old foxes in this palace who have been honed for a long time are all spirit-like characters.

"I want to smuggle soldiers and horses to Qianchuan."

The young man spoke bluntly, as if he were talking about family gossip. This frank attitude should have caused Jin Duo to be stunned for a moment, and then he said: "The outside world is already in turmoil, and you still want to get involved here? You are very capable...you What is the purpose of all this fuss?"

"My father died unjustly for the country, so I should give him an explanation."

"Hey, that's new." Jin Duo shook his fan away, half mockingly said, "Ni Congwen doesn't own the land and mountains of Yan Kingdom. Now you want to lead soldiers and horses to mess up Yan Kingdom with foreigners. In the end, you still have to use the name of the admiral, isn't it a bit far-fetched... This is the world of the Zongzheng family that the admiral has been loyal to for half his life, if you are doing it for selfishness, you don't have to say that... Or maybe you just got it wrong."

"Ni Congwen secretly collaborated with Jiang Hua to collude with the barbarian army. Don't you know about it?"

Fu Chen looked at Jin Duo's instantly stiff face, and said in a cold voice: "Ni Congwen hijacked the crown prince to control the power in the court, and outside, he opened the door and bowed to the robbers. What you want, you can see it. My lord, tell me Tell me, is there a better idea?"

This really stunned Jin Duo, he wandered his mind for a long time before answering: "... Where did you come from?"

"The rebels, the remnants of the red eyebrows, and the peasants who can't bear hard labor," Fu Chen said slowly, "For them, rather than just sitting and waiting to die, any chance of resistance must be fought for." .”

"How many soldiers do you have?" Jin Duo said, "I can tell you frankly, five thousand or eight thousand, I can take care of you here, if there are twenty to thirty thousand people, you can't avoid Jiangdong." eyes and ears."

"Five thousand," Fu Chen said, "It won't stay for a long time."

"Okay, there is a mountain in the east of Qianchuan, and if you camp in it, no one will know about it," Jin Duo said, "At this time, no one cares about looking for people and things in the mountains..."

"If possible, try to find a place that is close to your lord's Autumn Villa," Fu Chen said, "When I drove here today, I saw hundreds of acres of fields and villages before this Autumn Villa. But the property on your side?"

"...Good boy, come up with this idea," Jin Duo knew his intention immediately, and laughed, but without anger, "When did you come up with such a purpose? If you don't follow Feng Ru, you will What are you going to do?"

"If you don't have the help of an adult, then think of other ways. The big deal is to delay the time, and when the time comes, we'll make a quick decision." Fu Chen said.

"Anyway, I don't want to hand over the grain from this farm to the imperial court. If you want to take it, you can take it away," Jin Duo said with a smile, "after all, if you really led troops to attack me with force before you deal with the imperial army Here, I can't resist..."

"What your lord said is exactly what I want." The young man slightly hooked his lips.

"But now I have a question. You were extremely guarded against me back then and almost killed me. Even though there were many misunderstandings at that time, I don't believe you dare to tell me these things easily?" The young man was vigilant at the time. How strong, he did not forget.He would rather believe that the young man killed him directly to silence him, and it is hard to believe that he directly asked the truth like this.

"Does your lord have any real bargaining chips besides Tianmu Qianjin?" Fu Chen said, "My lord was forced to resign at the beginning. As for the fact that the physical evidence given by Jiang Hua is true or false, my lord's heart I know it well. Qiuming Villa has such a large property and such a beautiful scenery, if your lord is doing something to report here, I just wonder if it is a thief calling for a thief?"