The husband is the future chief [infrastructure]

Chen Guanjia said: "When the first emperor was still alive, he valued literature over military affairs. When the Lieyang army colluded with the enemy and treasoned, [-] soldiers were lost, and the vitality of the Wei Dynasty was greatly damaged. Later, a war broke out in the Nanman side. General Mingwei was guarding the northwest at that time. , there is no general available in the court for a while."

"The Marquis of Wu An invited himself to fight. He is both civil and military. In addition, the other ministers in the court did not want his children to take risks, because the Nanman side was good at using Gu poison, and their lives would be lost if they were not careful. The late emperor sent Wu An Hou went forward, took [-] soldiers and horses, and marched all the way to the border of the Nanmans."

"In just one month, the Nanman were repelled. Later, with the efforts of Marquis Wu'an, they signed a peace treaty with the Great Wei. The two sides will not fight for a hundred years, and the south is now stable."

After listening to Steward Chen's words, Jiang Ziyan remembered that when he was in Linzhou, it was close to the southwest border, and he heard from businessmen that the Nanman side had started to trade now.

It turned out to be the credit for pacifying the battle.

"Even if he won the battle, didn't he hand over his military power after returning to Beijing?"

"It was handed over, but within a few months after the main army returned to the court, a subordinate country below began to be restless again. The late emperor had no choice but to let him lead the army to suppress it."

"After he left, the eldest princess was in fear every day, and she often went into the palace to cry. Especially at the time when Princess Qingyang was still young, the late emperor softened her heart. In addition, Marquis Wu'an himself had established some prestige in the army. After returning from the border of China, he specially brought back a few exotic beauties for the first emperor.

The first emperor, Longyan Dayue, conferred the title of Marquis of Wu'an on him.In addition, the first emperor loved the elder princess very much, and he always let the son-in-law go out to fight. He also felt a little guilty, so he granted the decree of grace, and the [-] military power did not need to be handed over. in case for need. "

"Since then, the Wu family has grown from an inconspicuous small family in Chongzhou to an upstart in the court. As the saying goes, when one person rises to heaven, the Wu family begins to prosper. Over the years, members of the Wu family have all been in Beijing one after another. Serving, no matter how bad it is, is a ninth-rank official position."

Lin Zhao was thoughtful after listening. Although the words Uncle Chen said were not well-known to everyone, but after a little inquiring, they should be able to find out. This is what Uncle Chen said, which may be more detailed.

Just looking at these contents, I can't see any problems.

He asked Feng Ke, "How did you make sure that the wave of people you attracted to kill last time were sent by the Marquis of Wu'an?"

Feng Ke replied: "They didn't find me at first. I hid in the dark and overheard one of the subordinates talking to their leader. He said that if this matter is not handled well, the son-in-law will not spare them easily. .”

Jiang Ziyan also had doubts, "But the eldest princess is not the only princess who has been taken off the shelves in Beijing, right? That means there must be more than one son-in-law. How can you be sure that it is Marquis Wu'an?"

"Because they also said that they can't be found by the eldest princess when they go back."

"But why did the Marquis of Wu'an pursue you? What did you find?"

Hearing this, Feng Ke took out a piece of yellowed and old paper from his arms, to be exact, it was a handwritten letter.

Jiang Ziyan took it and unfolded it carefully for a closer look. The content written on it was very ordinary and nothing special could be seen.

After reading it, he handed it to Lin Zhao, and said, "Take a look, I really don't see anything special about it. But the writing on this paper is very beautiful, and I don't know which master it is from."

Even Lin Zhao couldn't see anything special about this handwritten book? .

Jiang Ziyan said to Feng Ke from the side: "Could it be that you sneaked into someone's mansion and stole an antique from a calligraphy master? Maybe it's for this reason that they sent someone to hunt you down."

I don't know which word in this sentence touched Lin Zhao's sensitive nerves. He suddenly said, "What did you just say?"

Jiang Ziyan was stunned for a moment, and said: "I said that Feng Ke may have stolen the calligraphy master's handwriting that is treasured by others, and that's why he was chased and killed."

Jiang Ziyan's guess was pure nonsense, but Lin Zhao agreed, "That's right."

Even Feng Ke was surprised, he said: "It shouldn't be, this manuscript was found from a very secret place."

No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a calligraphy work that will be treasured?

"It does look like the handwriting of a master calligrapher, but it's just like that."

"Like? What do you mean?"

Lin Zhao explained: "What is written on this piece of paper is actually a masterpiece written by a famous calligrapher in the previous dynasty, and the original work should be treasured in the palace.

This piece of paper was imitated, but because it was written overhand, I didn't see it at first.It was Ziyan who mentioned calligraphy just now, which reminded me. "

Feng Ke was still puzzled, "Even so, what does it mean?"

Jiang Ziyan seemed to understand a little bit, he said: "The people who copied these characters can almost confuse the real ones, this technique is too good!"

Feng Ke's pupils narrowed sharply when he heard the word imitation, "So you mean to say that the person who wrote this piece of paper is a master who can imitate other people's notes?"

"That's right. It's very likely that Marquis Wu'an sent someone to kill you for this reason."

And Feng Ke thought more, if the letter written by himself could be forged, then the letter that framed his father should have been imitated by someone else, could it be the same person?

Apparently Lin Zhao also thought of this. He seemed to know what Feng Ke was thinking, so he said, "It's possible."

"However, there is one thing that is very strange. Your father is only the captain of the left forward in the Lieyang army. Although the official position of the captain of the left forward is also very high, he is second only to the commander and military adviser in the barracks, but no matter what he is still at the top. There is a general in the army.

No matter how bad it is, there is still a right striker who is on an equal footing with him, why was that letter only placed in your father's study room, but not in the residence of He Lanting, commander of the Lieyang Army?

It is said that the king is captured first before the thief is captured, and if you want to bring down the entire Lieyang army, of course, you must first destroy the reputation of the commander of the first army before everything is easy to handle. "

Feng Ke couldn't figure it out either, it was indeed a big doubt.

Jiang Ziyan guessed wildly: "Could it be because General He Lan is so famous that a forged letter will not have any real effect on him?"

Zhuo Feng on the side didn't speak either. He was just following orders and had no idea what was written in it. Looking back now, the situation at that time was already very blurred.

Steward Chen, who had been listening to them for a while, finally interjected, "Your Majesty, what are you talking about? What happened to the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion? What was involved? The Lieyang Army that just disappeared?"

Steward Chen vaguely felt that Lin Zhao and the others were investigating a very important matter, not only involving Marquis Wu An, but also the Lieyang Army who rebelled many years ago.

Now everything is still inconclusive, and it is hard for Lin Zhao to explain anything.

He said: "Uncle Chen, pretend you didn't hear what we said today. I'll explain it to you when the investigation becomes clear."

Steward Chen frowned and looked at him with a worried expression on his face. The two looked at each other for a while, and finally he said: "Well, since the son doesn't want to talk about it now, then the old slave will stop asking. But no matter what you are doing Before doing anything, the prince must first think about the prince, and he must not put himself in danger."

"Yes, I know."

"By the way, Uncle Chen, how much do you know about the punishment department Song Jie?"

As soon as he heard Song Jie's name, Steward Chen's expression suddenly changed, and he asked in a deep voice, "What does your son ask him for?"

Seeing Steward Chen's vigilant look, Lin Zhao knew that what Zhuo Feng said earlier was correct, and Song Jie, who only had one name, was a little frightening to others.

"Nothing, just asking."

"This person is not easy to provoke. It is better for Shizi to deal with him less."

Seeing Steward Chen's prudent exhortations, his expression was completely different from when he was talking about Marquis Wu'an just now. At this moment, his face was only cautious.

"I understand what Uncle Chen means. I won't provoke him easily. I just want to know how this person is. When I return to Beijing in the future, I will inevitably bump into him. It will be convenient to deal with him then."

Chen Guanjia said: "Song Jie, the director of the criminal punishment department, has a withdrawn personality and doesn't like to talk too much. He never says a word when he can solve it with a knife. And the criminal punishment department is called the criminal punishment department if he says it nicely. , In fact, it is to deal with some private matters for the emperor, the method is decisive and bloody, but it is very trusted by the emperor.

In addition to the director of the criminal punishment department, there are left guards and right guards.These two people belonged to Song Jie, and in the criminal punishment department, they belonged to one person and above the others. "

"In Uncle Chen's opinion, is it possible for the left guard and the right guard to be obedient to others? Doing things secretly behind Song Jie's back?"

Steward Chen thought for a while, and said: "Based on what I know, this should be impossible. They probably don't have the guts to do things against Song Jie's will. Once they are discovered, it will be unimaginable."

"Uncle Chen, how much do you know about the case of Lieyang's collusion with the enemy and treason? Can you tell me."

Steward Chen suddenly looked up at Lin Zhao, combined with their conversation just now, his eyes were full of surprise at the moment, "Could it be that the son wants to investigate the old case of the Lieyang Army?"

Lin Zhao nodded amidst Steward Chen's bewildered expression.

"Do you know how difficult it is to reverse the case for the Lieyang Army? How much the Lieyang Army was loved by the people in the past, and how much it is now cast aside by the world. And this matter was a final decision by the late emperor. Do you want to How easy is it to reverse the case?"

Hearing Steward Chen's questioning, Lin Zhao was not angry, but rather happy.

Because he didn't hear the reason for the refusal from Chen Steward's words, basically he was talking about how difficult it is to reverse the case for the Lieyang Army, but he didn't hear Chen Steward saying that he was forbidden to reverse the case.

this is a good news.

Steward Chen sighed, and said: "Actually, many years ago, the prince also thought about reversing the case for them. Although the prince and General He Lan were not familiar with each other at that time, one of them was leading the army in the west and the other was stationed in the north, but there It’s kind of like the sympathy of the generals.”

"When the Lieyang Army had an accident back then, the prince wanted to defend him, but the evidence was convincing. In the face of these ironclad evidence, even though everyone pleaded for mercy, the late emperor was furious and executed the Lieyang Army according to the law."

Lin Zhao quickly grasped the key point in his words, and asked, "What kind of ironclad evidence?"

"It was personally identified by Lieutenant Lieutenant, the left forward of the Lieyang Army, and there are still some letters between him and the enemy country, which is enough to prove that He Lanting colluded with the enemy army and intends to seek rebellion."

As soon as his words fell, Feng Ke suddenly said: "This is impossible!" There was a bit of urgency in his words, and he wanted to urgently deny Chen Butler's words.

Chen Butler saw that something was wrong with Feng Ke's mood, and he looked at Lin Zhao, as if asking him the reason for his sudden coldness.

Lin Zhao didn't explain to Steward Chen, but looked at Feng Ke and said, "Don't get excited, listen to Uncle Chen first."

Steward Chen continued: "There is another very important thing, that is, not long after General He Lan was accused of treason, before the imperial edict to call him back to Beijing had reached the frontier army, the Lieyang Army suddenly suffered a defeat. However, the opponent still wins more with less, which aroused the late emperor's suspicion even more."

"Coupled with the help of some caring people in the DPRK, the entire Lieyang Army ended up with no survivors."

The more Lin Zhao heard it, the more he felt that something was wrong. A total of 7 troops died because of this, and none of them survived. Doesn’t it make sense?

He asked: "How did the 7 people of the Lieyang Army die back then? Doesn't Uncle Chen find it strange that such a huge army all died at Tianmen Pass?"

Steward Chen sighed, and said: "This old slave doesn't know much, I heard that General He Lan colluded with the enemy country and used these tens of thousands of troops as a bait to pretend to be defeated by them, so tens of thousands of Lieyang troops died tragically.

Then Marquis Wu An arrived and found that there were not many people left in the Lieyang Army.There was also the holy decree, and the identification of the left forward captain, and the entire charge of collaborating with the enemy and treason was deducted.Marquis Wu'an wanted to escort the rest of the people back to Beijing for interrogation, but he didn't expect them to rise up and resist. In the end, they were outnumbered and all died in Tianmen Mountain. "

"Marquis Wu'an? It's him again. But didn't you just say that he led the army to the southern border? At this time, he has no military power, right?"

"Yes, there is no military power. But the old slave here can't figure it out. Anyway, the late emperor sent him to the west. After returning, he handed over the military power and became his comfortable son-in-law again. But the old slave thinks that it may be because After this incident, the late emperor sent him to the southern border."

After saying this, Lin Zhao's doubts deepened, and Jiang Ziyan imagined a large-scale tragedy that harmed soldiers.

"My son, please listen to the old slave's advice and don't interfere with this matter. The princes who should have been investigated back then have been investigated, and no evidence has been found at all. Besides, the late emperor has passed away for many years, and there is no way to reverse this case. You are slapping the late emperor in the face. Today, filial piety is emphasized, and you will definitely not be allowed to repeat the old case."

Lin Zhao said, "Don't worry, Uncle Chen, I have my own ideas about this matter. Go back and tell your grandfather that your grandson has his own measure and will not rashly bring up the old case again. Let him rest assured."

It was getting late, Jiang Ziyan arranged for Housekeeper Chen to rest.

Steward Chen sighed, knowing that he couldn't persuade his very assertive son, so he could only go back and tell the prince to make preparations.

After Steward Chen left, Feng Ke said: "My son, my father is not that kind of person. He has been in the Lieyang Army since he joined the army, and he has followed General He Lan for many years. The two of them have a deep relationship. How could they accuse him in the opposite direction? Was he collaborating with the enemy and treason?"

Jiang Ziyan saw that Feng Ke was getting more and more anxious, so he quickly comforted him: "Don't worry, there may be a misunderstanding about this matter, and what Uncle Chen said was all information he inquired about, so it may not be true."

"Yes." Lin Zhao nodded.

"If it is said that your father identified the leader of the Lieyang Army as collaborating with the enemy and treason, and committing treason, as a close subordinate around him, this is undoubtedly the most believable and deadly."

"As for the left forward Captain who identified others, he should have died in Tianmen Mountain, but there was no proof of his death. Even if some people behind him wanted to investigate, there was no way to investigate. The people behind the scenes were meticulous in their planning."

"So what is the truth about this matter, I have to ask your father."

Feng Ke said: "I know. When he wakes up one day, I will ask him."

In the past few days, Feng Yi is still the same as before. He is groggy every day, but he wakes up more often.

It's just that every time Feng Ke can't say a few words to him, he can't understand his hand gestures, and his handwriting is slow, and he will fall into a deep sleep again after a long time.

In the past few days, Feng Ke received the most sentence that they were wronged.

Zhuo Feng on the side had been seldom talking just now, probably because of his former status, he deliberately avoided Chen Steward.People who came out of the Criminal Division, even if they defected, when others heard about their origin, they would subconsciously have a stereotyped and vicious impression.

At this time Zhuo Feng said: "I heard what Steward Chen said just now, and I suddenly remembered something. Maybe the person who asked me to put that letter back then was really not Song Jie."

"how do I say this?"

"Steward Chen also mentioned just now that under Song Jie, the chief of the criminal prosecution department, there are two guards on the left and one on the right. The person I connected with back then seems to be the hidden pile in charge of the left guard.

The hidden posts belong to the intelligence category, and are in charge of the left guard and the right guard respectively, and all the information is handed over to Song Jie by them.I vaguely remember that when I went back, someone said that You Wei had gone out to perform a mission and was not in the capital. I don't know if it was true. "

"Whether it's true or not, if you want to find out the truth of this case, the best breakthrough is General Feng Yi." Lin Zhao said.

"How's the injury on his body these days? Are his hands and feet strong?"

Feng Ke said: "It's better than before. Dr. Xu has been doing his best to heal. In the past few days, he has come to acupuncture every day, but my father can't open it. He can only heal his hands and feet as soon as possible. What happened that year can be written down. let us know."

"Okay." Lin Zhao nodded.

Jiang Ziyan said: "It's getting late outside, you two should go back early and rest."

After Feng Ke and Zhuo Feng left, Jiang Ziyan couldn't help lying on the table and said, "It's so complicated, as expected of the court."

Fortunately, he was not interested in imperial examinations. Firstly, because studying in imperial examinations was tedious and boring, and the examinations were also very painful.The second is because the court is treacherous and the undercurrent is turbulent.

It's okay to let him run a business. If he plays tricks with others, his brain is afraid that he will be played to death by others.

Lin Zhao smiled and said, "Don't think too much, you are also very good."

Jiang Ziyan shook his clothes, stood up and made the bed.

However, Lin Zhao called Chen He, who was guarding the door, to come in and asked, "I heard that Uncle Chen said that you have been carrying out missions outside, gathering information, and traveling a lot. Among the people you have known over the years, are there any Such a person who is good at imitating others himself?"

Chen He thought for a while and said, "No."

Lin Zhao thought about it, and also, if this person is very famous, Nan Feng might also attract the attention of others, and those who are interested will inevitably not think about it in other ways.

He told Chen He not to watch outside, then got up and walked to the bed, put his arms around Jiang Ziyan's waist who was making the bed, put his head on the shoulder behind his back, and said in a tired voice, "I'm so tired, let me rely on you." meeting."

……

In the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion in the capital, the eldest princess was leaning on a soft couch and eating fruits brought in as tribute from other places. Two maids were beating her legs, and another was pinching her shoulders.

After a while, a servant girl came in to report: "Princess, someone from our mansion came to report that they saw Housekeeper Chen from Rong Wang's mansion leaving the city in a carriage. It seems that the direction is to Lin'an."

The eldest princess took a bite of the fruit that was about to be put to her mouth, then put it down again, and said softly, "How long has it been since you left?"

"Go back to the princess, less than an hour."

"Okay, you guys go down first." She pushed back the other maids who were rubbing her shoulders and legs.

"Have you found out what's going on?"

"They were talking too far away, our people couldn't hear them. But they just said a few words after the princess left, and then Butler Chen left the city."

The eldest princess said: "Could it be that what Bengong said worked? That's why Steward Chen is so anxious to go to Lin'an to talk to Lin Zhao about it."

The air was silent for a while, and suddenly there was a brisk footsteps at the door, it was Princess Qingyang who came over.

"Mother, how about the matter that my daughter asked you?"

The eldest princess frowned sadly and said: "I'm afraid it's not very good, King Rong disagrees."

"What? Why don't you agree? Do you think I'm not good enough for his grandson?"

Seeing that, the eldest princess made her little heart cry, and hurriedly said: "How could it be? How dare he despise my precious girl."

"Then why would he not agree to this marriage?"

"It's not because of his sweetheart, but after a long time, the king of Rong finally promised that as long as Lin Zhao agrees to this marriage, he will not object. So daughter, you have to fight for your breath. You must compare with that country girl and win You have to win the heart of your son."

"This daughter also knows! But now that he is not in the capital, my daughter has no place to use her energy!"

"Don't worry, he will definitely be transferred to the capital in the future, and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

"Can't I go to Lin'an to find him?" Princess Qingyang muttered in a low voice.

"Nonsense! You are a lady from a famous family and have a high status. What are you doing in such a barren and backward place? Just stay at home obediently. He will return to the capital sooner or later. Don't worry."

"Okay, I'll listen to my mother."

The eldest princess said again: "Mother just received the news that Steward Chen of the Prince Rong's Mansion left the city for Lin'an in a carriage shortly after I left.

This trip must be to inform Lin Zhao of our plans.But since they are worried, it means that the relationship between Lin Zhao and this country girl is not strong.

There is no impenetrable wall in this world. When Lin Zhao comes back, you should cultivate your relationship well.Change your pampered and willful temperament before, you know? "

Princess Qingyang said happily: "I know, hey, thank you, mother! You are really the best mother in the world." After hearing this, the eldest princess was very happy, and her daughter was sweet.

Although Princess Qingyang is unruly and self-willed, she is very sweet-mouthed in front of her elders, and often coaxes the eldest princess and Marquis Wu'an into a good mood.This time is no exception.

……

However, Lin Zhao didn't know anything about what their mother and daughter were planning. Steward Chen left after dinner the next morning, and didn't mention the eldest princess to them at all.

One is that this is a trivial matter. After all, the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker, it is useless to say that the prince does not say that he is engaged to the Marquis of Wu'an.

The second is that he has seen the relationship between his elder son and Mr. Jiang, and the two have a very good relationship, especially their elder son, every time he turns his head to look at Mr. Jiang, the tenderness in his eyes cannot be deceived.

Just like this, the princess wanted to expose them swearingly, as if it was easy to do.

Jiang Ziyan wanted to keep Butler Chen to stay here for a few more days, but he was worried about the affairs of the palace and the prince's health, so he insisted on leaving the next day.

Jiang Ziyan had no choice but to pack some special products from Lin'an for him.

Speaking of specialties, Jiang Ziyan recently made a new kind of sucrose from sugar cane, which is sweeter than caramel and has a better taste.

The old prince hadn't eaten this food yet, so Jiang Ziyan specially asked Steward Chen to bring some back.

He also warned: "Eating too much sugar is not good for your teeth, especially for the prince's age. The teeth are not very good. If you eat too much sugar, your teeth will fall out quickly. Tell the prince that you must eat it in moderation." Some."

After Housekeeper Chen agreed, he sat in the packed carriage and started to drive in the direction of the capital.

The two of them stood at the back door and looked up at the distant figure. After standing for a while, they were about to turn around and go in when they heard Xiao Zhong personally report that the patient lying in the west room was awake.

As soon as Lin Zhao heard that Feng Yi was awake, he immediately turned and walked towards Westinghouse.

When it was time, Jiang Ziyan saw Dr. Xu sitting beside the bed. At this time, Feng Yi's head was covered with fine needles. There was no doubt that Dr. Xu was treating him.

"Doctor Xu, how is his hand recovering? When will he be able to hold a pen?" Lin Zhao asked.

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