I hope to return to the country

In the middle of the night, everything was silent.

The lanterns on the street had been gradually extinguished, and the whole Yancheng was plunged into a thick darkness like ink. Occasionally, a watchman knocked on a wooden clapper and walked through the alley, leaving a series of small sounds, and soon Returned to a quiet posthumous title again.

In the house where the county magistrate Chen Song died that day, the female servants and servants in the house had already fallen and scattered, and each went to his own way out. It has become a veritable "haunted house", and no one dares to come close to peep.

Different from the dark and gloomy outside, in the secret dungeon under the house, it is brightly lit, the light is so bright that it can blind people's eyes.

"Aren't you going to say it?"

A Yuan stood in front of a man paralyzed on the ground covered in blood and flesh, and motioned to the guards on the left and right to pull up the iron chains tied to the man's arms, and forcibly dragged his weak body from the ground, dangling and hanging On the rack.

"Since you are the altar master of the Qingdan Society, you must be well-informed. You must recognize this thing."

He held a tung oil board full of iron nails in his hand and shook it in front of Yun Zhiyu's eyes.

"If you don't want to taste it, don't waste this last chance, tell me, the true identity of the God Lord of Qingdan Society, and who are related to him, what to say, just say With a name, you don’t have to suffer this much.”

Yun Zhiyu's body was covered with scars, pustules and blood flowed from his hands and feet, and his face was swollen and deformed. He couldn't see the glamor of Yan Zhulou that day. What kind of torture was he subjected to.

"I, didn't I say everything..."

He squinted his swollen eyes and looked at A Yuan. He was so angry that he couldn't even speak, but he still grinned.

"The Lord of the Qingdan Society is, it's me, you're about to cut off, cut off my head, go wag your tail and ask for credit from your master, hahaha..."

Ah Yuan had listened to such a provocation for countless times, and ignored it at all. With a direct look, Yu Wei scooped hot water from a boiling pot and poured it on Yun Zhiyu's legs. .

"what!"

Yun Zhiyu screamed hoarsely, sweating profusely from the pain, and his calf twitched non-stop, but before he could breathe a little, A Yuan pressed the nail plate in his hand on the reddened skin Up, comb down mercilessly.

This piercing pain is not something ordinary people can bear, Yun Zhiyu twisted his body like crazy and struggled, desperately trying to escape, but now he is a piece of meat on the chopping board, how can he escape? Only at the mercy of others.

Under the pain and despair, Yun Zhiyu trembled and rolled his eyes, his head drooped limply, and just passed out from the pain.

"Pour cold water on him to wake him up, and then re-trial." A Yuan said.

"Yes."

Just as Yu Wei promised to do it, another cold voice came from another part of the dungeon.

"No need."

"Your Highness?"

Seeing the figure of Xin Chang coming out of the dark, A Yuan hurriedly greeted him, bowed his head and saluted him with some shame.

"The subordinate is incompetent, so far he has not been able to get this thief to confess anything useful..."

Qin Zhi also looked expressionless, glanced at the unconscious Yun Zhiyu, and said indifferently: "It has nothing to do with you, he already has a death wish in his heart, and it is useless to ask."

"What does His Highness mean, instead of interrogation, just kill him?"

"Do not."

Qin Zhi also took his gaze away from Yun Zhiyu, and turned to look at A Yuan.

"Post up the bulletin and release the news. Starting tomorrow, the master of the Luanfei Altar of the Qingdan Society will be hanged at the gate of the city to show the public, as a warning to everyone else."

A Yuan was startled.

Show off at the city gate?

Isn't Yun Zhiyu locked up in such a secret place just to prevent Qingdan from coming to rob people?Why is it that he hangs him at the gate of the city where people come and go so conspicuously?Even if you want to kill chickens and monkeys, you should kill him first, and only hang the corpse up to avoid future troubles.

Just as he couldn't figure it out, he only heard Qin Zhiyi say something again.

"In the past few days, pay close attention to the movements inside and outside Yancheng, and deploy people to cast nets, use him as bait, and wait for the fish to bite."

This made A Yuan Maosai suddenly understand, and immediately understood Qin Zhiyi's intentions.

Anyway, Yun Zhiyu is useless, it is better to throw him out in public and make Qingdanhui a difficult problem.

Your altar master is still alive. If you don’t come to rescue him, it means that Qingdan will be afraid of the power of the court, heartless, ungrateful, and will not recognize his relatives. He can’t even protect such an important person as the altar master, and he can only hope to protect ordinary believers ?

Good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles. From then on, Qingdanhui's reputation not only in Yancheng, but also in other places will plummet, and it can no longer win people's hearts.

It would be even better if he came to rescue him. For such a dangerous mission, the person who came to command must be an important person from the Qingdan Society, and he might be able to catch a big fish with a higher status than the altar owner.

Time is running out, and there is no room for Qingdan to come up with a more comprehensive plan. They are afraid that they will be restless, and they will go to the doctor in a hurry. .

"The subordinates know, and will arrange it properly."

A Yuan agreed neatly, and reported another matter to Qin Zhiyi.

"Your Highness, according to the news from Feige in the capital, Luo Yuelin was impeached by the officials and could not go to the court to discuss government affairs. His Majesty summoned him in the inner palace every day. He heard that he would build an observatory for him. The cost was too high, and the Household Department could not allocate the money, His Majesty dismissed the official positions of several adults in the Household Department in anger, and finally, regardless of the objections of the courtiers, insisted on using the money from the private treasury, and forcibly broke ground to start construction."

Qin Zhiyi frowned slightly, with a chill in his eyes.

He knew that his father was very confused, but he didn't expect to be so confused.

The new dynasty was established at the beginning, and there was a lot of waste waiting to be rejuvenated. There are places where money is needed everywhere, and even the military salary has not been paid. What kind of trick that is hard to buy with a smile?

What absurdity!

Is this for fear that people will not be able to talk about it, for fear that no one will rise up in the name of "Qing Junfang"?

Anyway, if there is turmoil, let his son stand up to it. As for how many difficulties and obstacles he will face and whether his life will be in danger, the emperor doesn't care at all.

Even though he had long given up on this ruthless and selfish father, Qin Zhiyi was still unavoidably disappointed.

Such a stupid and ignorant person is not worthy of being a father, let alone a king.

If it weren't for what his mother said before she died, he would have...

Qin Zhi also closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and when he opened them again, he had recovered his usual calmness, and even his tone was faint without a trace of emotion.

"How is the matter I told you before?"

"There are already eyebrows."

A Yuan hurriedly said: "The spies report that there is a portrait of the young master of the Luo family in Su Wang's mansion, which was drawn by Su Wang himself. It should not be much different from the appearance of the young master Luo himself. Our people have already obtained the portrait in secret. It will be sent over soon for His Highness to have a look."

Qin Zhi also said "hmm", turned around and walked out the door.

"Luo Yue came to the place, put a few spies in close proximity, and tried to gain his trust. In the next few days, he would send assassins there to assassinate at night, and his actions should be crisp and without leaving any traces."

After he finished speaking, he paused and then stopped, adding something as if emphasizing.

"The assassination is only to test his reaction and strength, let's not really hurt him for the time being, it's still useful for me to keep him."

"Yes."

The sun was rising in the east, and it was already the morning of the next day in a blink of an eye.

When Le Zhiyu woke up, he habitually moved his hand to the side. Usually at this time, he would lie in Qin Zhiyi's warm embrace and wait for a while before he would get up.

But today, he found nothing, and the place within his reach was icy cold, without any warmth at all.

"Brother Qin?"

It seems that he has fully adapted to open his eyes and have Qin Zhiyi by his side. When he disappeared, Le Zhiyu felt a little flustered for no reason. He looked around in a daze.

No one responded, and there was no sign of Qin Zhiyi in the room.

Did you go to the yard outside? Why don't you call me...

Le Zhiyu suddenly lost the intention of staying in bed, lifted the quilt and stepped on the ground with bare feet, just about to put on his clothes and go outside to have a look, but out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of a piece of paper placed beside the pillow.

There are two lines of characters written on the paper, the font is vigorous and powerful, and it looks like it was written by Qin Zhiyi.

"If you have something to go out, don't read it when you come home late, Qin."

Le Zhiyu read it softly, feeling puzzled and worried while holding the paper.

He left in such a hurry and didn't tell him beforehand, could it be that he was in some trouble?

There are bandits outside, the Qingdan Society and the prince of the new dynasty. It's like a pack of wolves around, and there are many dangers. Brother Qin must not run into them when he goes out.

Le Zhiyu bit his lip and thought wildly for a while, then his eyes fell on the word "Don't read" again, as if he had absorbed some power to reassure him, he slowly calmed down.

That's right, brother Qin is so good at both civil and military, no matter what troubles he encounters, he will definitely be able to solve them, so why should I worry about it?Just stay here and don't make trouble for him.

After figuring it out, Le Zhiyu's mood became clearer, and he put away the paper in his hand like a baby.

Today I have the template for copying, so let's practice the nine characters on this paper. When Brother Qin comes back and give him a good look, he will know that I didn't brag yesterday, and I will stick to it if I say I will stick to it.

The door was knocked "bang bang bang".

"Master, are you awake?"

It was Su Yi's voice.

Ever since he found out that Le Zhiyu slept with Qin Zhiyi at night, Su Yi and Su Er have been winking for the past few days and have not disturbed him in the morning. Why did they come over to call the door today?

Le Zhiyu agreed casually, pulled off the coat hanging by the bed, and walked towards the door while wearing it.

Under the influence of Qin Zhiyi, he is now very proficient in tying his belt and girdle, and he no longer has to wait for servants to come and change his clothes like a marionette like he did in Wuyou Valley. .

Although it is only a trivial matter, this feeling of being self-reliant is really good.

The knock on the door became more and more urgent, faintly mixed with small footsteps and forbearable laughter, looking like a mess.

What the hell is this going on?

Le Zhiyu frowned suspiciously, quickened his pace, and pulled open the two carved wooden doors with both hands.

"Shou Xinggong is out!"

Accompanied by the joyful cheers of the children, the sky was filled with multicolored petals, covering Le Zhiyu from head to toe, fragrant and festive.

"Shouxing?"

Le Zhiyu was a little confused by this sudden scene.

"Who? Me?"

"Yes, my son."

Su Yi and Su Er crowded at the door, holding birthday noodles, birthday peaches and other items in their hands, and their faces also turned into flowers with smiles like children.

"Today is your birthday."