The husband is the future chief [infrastructure]

Half a month later, the secret guards of the palace found some things about Wu Yu in Chongzhou.

This Wu Yu was born in Chongzhou, although he is the eldest son of the family, but because his mother passed away early, his stepmother treated him badly, and because he has a child of his own, his father even loathes him, so his personality is very withdrawn .

Later he met a friend named Wei Qi.

Wei Qi is an orphan. Although his life experience is miserable, he has a sunny and kind personality. He never complains about the injustice of the world.

The relationship between the two is very good, but the one named Wei Qi died more than ten years ago.

This time was the year when Wu Yu took the imperial examination for the first time. He was well-known in Chongzhou for his talent. It stands to reason that there should be no problem in getting a Jinshi, but unexpectedly he failed.

Lin Zhao read the letters sent by his subordinates at a glance, and Jiang Ziyan who was on the side also read them.

Jiang Ziyan said: "Could it be because of this person named Wei Qi that he failed the ranking because of his abnormal performance?"

"Probably."

"The letter didn't say why Wei Qi died."

Chongzhou belongs to the north of the Great Wei Dynasty, and the Ximen Pass in Chongzhou has always been a city defense fortress.

More than ten years ago, it was not peaceful there. There were often horse bandits and robbers, and there were often wars.If Wei Qi died because of this, it would be considered normal.

After investigating for so long, the truth of the Lieyangjun case has probably been pieced together, but the evidence is insufficient, and it is still impossible to reverse the case.

They can only start from Marquis Wu'an to see if they can find some other clues.

Jiang Ziyan always felt that Marquis Wu'an, an old man from the past, had something to do with the Lieyang Army case, but there was no evidence to point to a connection between the two.

He planned to go to Huguo Temple to meet Yuanchi another day to see if he could get some useful information.

Lin Zhao was not idle here either, he sent Chen Heye to explore the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion, to see if he could find anything useful.

The letter that Feng Ke stole from the Marquis of Wu'an last time was very useful. Chen He's kung fu is even more exquisite than Feng Ke's. After all, he was born as a secret guard, so it is very easy to sneak into other people's mansions.

It’s just that because of Feng Ke’s previous visit, the Marquis of Wu’an’s mansion has stepped up its security, especially his study room. There are many whistles around to watch, Chen He has no way to start, and intends to return to report the situation to Lin Zhao.

Coincidentally, Chen He passed by the eldest princess's room on his way back, and overheard talking in the room, so he stopped, intending to listen to what they were talking about.

It turned out that he heard a shocking news.

In the room, the eldest princess was talking to the mother.

Recently, she is frowning and doesn't go out too much, and she is worried every day.

She said: "Nurse, Bengong regrets so much now that he brought his sweetheart to Ximen Pass and caused him to die miserably. Otherwise, he wouldn't have become what he is now.

You don't know, every time I see him now, I am more and more afraid, he is like a poisonous wolf hidden in the darkness, as if he can open his sharp claws to tear me apart at any time. "

Mammy also knew that the Eldest Princess was overly frightened recently, so she could only comfort her in a soft voice: "Princess, that was all your own imagination. Although we used unscrupulous methods back then, what happened later is also true." It's beyond our control. No one knows that bandits will appear at that time, if you don't blame Lieyang Army, you will be the one who will have a hard time."

"Princess, you have been having nightmares all these years because of this incident, and you haven't had a good night's sleep. This is the greatest punishment from heaven on you."

"But mother, Wu Yu is getting more and more scary every year. He came back from Huguo Temple a few days ago, and he didn't know why he went crazy. He executed several servants without asking why. He is really It's getting darker."

"Hou Ye's temperament is indeed uncertain right now. As long as we don't provoke him, I'm sure you won't provoke you either. After all, you are a princess of a country, and the emperor is in charge of you."

"You're right, I still have the support of the royal family, so don't be afraid of him."

……

Lin Zhao didn't expect to ask Chen He to go to the study of the Marquis of Wu'an to secretly check the confidential documents, but got such news by accident.

The sweetheart that the eldest princess mentioned should be Wei Qi, the old friend of Marquis Wu'an.

According to the analysis of what Chen He heard, this Wei Qi was brought to Ximen Pass by the Eldest Princess.Bandits and robbers were rampant in Ximen Pass at that time, Wei Qi was good-looking, a weak and kind-hearted young man went to that kind of place, without any support, it was like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth.

It was probably because Wei Qi suffered some terrible thing and was framed to the Lieyang Army. Only then did Wu Yu attack the Lieyang Army, and later created a series of things, including framing the Lieyang Army for collaborating with the enemy and treason, which led to the death of the Lieyang Army. overwhelmed.

But with Wu Yu's methods and rights at that time, he still couldn't do it so cleanly. There should be the support of the royal family behind him. .

The Lieyang Army fought bloody battles in the front, but was calculated to death by the emperor and ministers in the rear, how sad.

……

After a few days, Jiang Ziyan specially prepared some books on medical skills and medicinal scriptures, and went to Huguo Temple with some other books.

In order to avoid being suspected by Wu Yu's people, he specially went to the main hall to burn a stick of incense, and then, like last time, set up a fasting room in the backyard, and finally quietly went to the back mountain from the path last time.

Wu Yu didn't put eyeliner around the house where Yuan Chi lived, maybe because he was afraid that Yuan Chi would feel uncomfortable, which was convenient for Jiang Ziyan.

When he went to the yard, he found no one and the door was tightly closed, so he guessed that Yuan Chi was going to the back mountain to collect medicine, so he went to the back mountain altogether.

When I got to the place, I saw that Yuanchi was indeed here.

Yuan Chi was very happy to see Jiang Ziyan, he carried his back on his back and took him all the way back to the place where he lived.

"Why did you come here today?"

Jiang Ziyan took out a few books from his luggage and said, "I knew you liked reading these books after I went back last time, so I specially found some books for you."

Yuan Chi took the book and looked at it, he didn't have it here.

His calm face was tinged with joy, "Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Jiang Ziyan discussed some of the medical principles with him, and the two chatted happily.

After talking about the business, Jiang Ziyan inadvertently brought up what happened last time, and said, "Yuanchi, who was the person who came to see you last time? I heard that he seems to care about you very much. Why do you treat him so coldly?"

Yuanchi was a little ashamed, and said Amitabha.

Then he said: "What he cares about is not the poor monk, but others."

"Others?" These words confused Jiang Ziyan. Last time he heard it clearly, he obviously cared about him.

Yuan Chi hadn't met anyone who hit it off for a long time, he liked talking to Jiang Ziyan very much, if the two could get to know each other earlier, maybe they could become good friends.

"The poor monk will tell you a story."

"Tell me." Jiang Ziyan refilled the cup of tea for him, and sat aside to listen.

"Once upon a time, there was a little boy from a poor family. He lost his father and mother and lived on the street. Because he was not old enough, he was thin and thin. No one asked him to go out to work, so he could only live by begging."

"One day he didn't get anything. He was really hungry. He stole two steamed buns from a steamed bun shop on the street, but was beaten up by the shopkeeper and his staff and thrown out, just at the foot of a carriage."

"At first, the young man thought he would not be able to survive, but the owner of the carriage took him to another courtyard and treated him tenderly. He no longer had enough food and clothing, and he still had a big house to live in. That was his first time. A taste of warmth and happiness all at once."

"Later, as the boy grew up, he developed a different feeling for the person who took him in. He thought it was a two-way trip, because that person was so kind to him that it gave him an illusion that the boy Thought he liked him."

"But I found out later that the boy was just a stand-in. He was able to have his current life thanks to that face, which was too similar to the face of his sweetheart."

"Actually, that man is also a poor man. The sweetheart is his young friend. Unexpectedly, one day, by accident, he fell into the hands of a gang of horse bandits. He was killed by them and by them in turn."

"He just found the boy. Every time he looked at the boy's face, it was as if he was looking at his sweetheart. After a long time, because the boy had feelings for him, he didn't want to be his substitute anymore, so he tried his best After escaping, he became a monk and wanted to cut off the world of mortals."

Hearing this, Jiang Ziyan understood.Although Yuan Chi didn't say who the person who came that day was, he felt that the boy in the story was Yuan Chi, and the person who brought him back was Wu Yu.

Reminiscent of what Chen He heard in the princess' mansion before, so this Wei Qi was brought to Ximenguan by the princess's envoy?And then the princess was planted on the head of the Lieyang army by the eldest princess?

But at that time, Wu Yu hadn't taken the second imperial examination, and hadn't been admitted to Jinshi yet?

Didn't the rumors say that he was favored by the eldest princess after he passed the Jinshi examination in the second imperial examination, and then he became a son-in-law?

Could it be that Princess Zhang Chang had taken a fancy to him a long time ago, and used a series of methods to kill his sweetheart, and planted it on the head of the Lieyang Army, which caused Wu Yu to hibernate for several years to develop his own power in order to avenge his sweetheart.

Then, when the emperor's suspicion became more and more serious, he forged letters to create evidence of the Lieyang army collaborating with the enemy and treason, and killed them all in Tianmen Mountain.

At that time, Wu Yu was already crazy, right?In order to avenge his sweetheart, he did not hesitate to destroy the entire Lieyang Army.

The Lieyang army is so innocent, because of the late emperor's suspicion, Wu Yu had an opportunity to take advantage of it. Everything he did was done with the late emperor's acquiescence, so he was highly valued by the emperor, and the [-] military power can be firmly grasped in his hands.

"Have you been happy these past few years? Do you hate him?" Jiang Ziyan asked Yuanchi.

"It's not happy, but it's not sad. I don't have the right to hate him. If it wasn't for him, I would have starved to death on the side of the road." Probably touched on the past, at this time Yuan Chi gave up his status as a monk and no longer Claiming to be a poor monk.

Jiang Ziyan straightened it out and felt that the matter was a bit messy.Originally, I just wanted to investigate the case of Lieyang Jun, but I didn't expect so many things to be involved.

Aside from Marquis Wu'an's accusation of the Lieyang Army's rebellion, Jiang Ziyan said: "He should have feelings for you. The man has passed away for so many years, I'm afraid he can't tell whether he loves you or him now."

"Maybe, but I'm already tired of the old life. Actually, I know that he is paranoid, cruel, and not a good person. I just hope that when he arrives in the underworld, he will have a good pregnancy and have a happy life in the next life." .”

……

When Jiang Ziyan came down from Huguosi Mountain, he felt that his entire chest was blocked.

After listening to Yuan Chi's story, he felt that Wu Yu was pitiful and hateful.

When I was young, I was oppressed by my stepmother, and life should have been difficult.At this time, I met the light in his life, and when he finally waited for him to take the imperial examination and seek a future for the future, he was favored by the eldest princess again, turning all this into a dream.

The sweetheart was insulted to death. Since then, his temperament has changed drastically, becoming paranoid and dark, and he doesn't take human life seriously.

Later, I met Yuan Chi, and the two of them came to this ending.

But it is also sad that Wu Yu was smart all his life, but was deceived to death by the eldest princess.

Returning to the palace from Huguo Temple, Jiang Ziyan told Lin Zhao what he heard from Yuanchi today.

Lin Zhao did not expect this to happen.He was actually somewhat fortunate that the person he met when his family was destitute was Jiang Ziyan, not a paranoid like Wu Yu.

"What are your plans for the future?" Jiang Ziyan asked.

Their ultimate goal is to reverse the case for the Lieyang Army, but due to insufficient evidence, even if they have learned the whole truth of the matter, they still have no way to spread this matter to the emperor and request to reverse the case for the Lieyang Army.

Lin Zhao thought for a while, and suddenly asked, "Did brother Zhang and the veterans he brought stay in Ximenguan before?"

Jiang Ziyan said: "I don't know about this either. I have to call Brother Zhang over to ask."

Both Ximen Pass and Tianmen Mountain are in Chongzhou, not far apart.If the tragic humiliation of Wei Qi happened in Ximenguan, maybe someone from the Lieyang Army stationed there knew about it.

It has to be said that apart from Feng Yi, the only survivors in the Lieyang Army are Zhang Qiu and his team.

If any of these veterans knew about it, the chances of it would be pretty slim.

However, in the absence of evidence, any hopeful thing must be tried.

Jiang Ziyan said: "Brother Zhang, I'll ask someone to ask. Some of the former veterans are in Linzhou City, and some are retired in Qingping Town. You can ask someone to take my token and ask. Does anyone know about this?"

This is also a way.

Lin Zhao nodded, called Steward Chen, and explained the matter.

Now that the matter has been found out, the general outline has surfaced, but there is no bait, and no big fish can be caught for the time being, so we can only wait patiently.

Lin Zhao was still on duty at the Ministry of Industry as usual. Recently, the emperor ordered the officials of the Ministry of Industry to propose the construction of the Grand Canal in the court hall. As soon as the matter started, the courtiers began to discuss it.

Some people support it and some people oppose it, especially those officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs, and some officials who are related to actual interests, strongly opposed it.

If you want to say why the Ministry of Households objected, it is naturally because the construction of the Grand Canal requires a lot of money.

Although the national treasury has been plentiful in the past two years, there are too many places in the country that need money, and there are still cement road projects under construction.

However, the emperor had already greeted several elders and several royalists about this matter in advance. Even if some people opposed it, with their strong support, the emperor made a decision on the construction of the Grand Canal.

Royal study.

After the emperor came down to court, the emperor looked tired. He also knew that the treasury was not very abundant, but the Grand Canal had to be built.Once the Grand Canal is established, trade between the north and the south will be more convenient, the economy will be greatly improved, and the tax revenue of the treasury will also increase. This is a two-way cycle process.

He once again lamented why there is no second Lin Zhao available in the court. If there is another one, he can arrange people to the household department, find ways to spend less money, or earn more, so as to reduce the burden on the national treasury. pressure.

As for the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion, they didn't make any comments on the construction of the Grand Canal.He didn't say he agreed or disagreed. When the emperor asked, Marquis Wu An only said that the emperor was wise, as long as the emperor's decision was correct.

Princess Qingyang was reprimanded by the emperor after what happened last time, and made a big joke in the scriptures, which was used by many people as a talking point after dinner.

She has been ashamed for a long time and dare not go out again.

She forgets about this matter, but it doesn't mean that the eldest princess forgets it.

Anyone who can get along like a fish in water in the harem has some tricks, just look at how she used tricks to deceive Wu Yu back then.

And the best way to cover up a previous rumor is to have a new rumor appear.

As a result, rumors began to spread in Beijing, saying that the son of the Rong Palace was actually a broken sleeve, and that his beautiful sweetheart was just a man.

Although masculinity is prevalent in this world, this kind of thing is basically kept low-key, and the city is full of uproar without spreading it, and everyone knows it.

After Lin Zhao received the news, he didn't deliberately suppress the rumors. Instead, he allowed them to grow indefinitely, until the whole capital knew about them.

Ordinary people may feel ashamed. After all, it is not a glorious thing to be known by the whole city as a broken sleeve.

But Lin Zhao didn't take it seriously. He originally wanted to use some public occasion to announce the relationship between him and Jiang Ziyan, so that someone would come to his door to say goodbye.

The eldest princess originally wanted to use this to make Lin Zhao lose face, and also to cover up her daughter's reprimand from the emperor before, a good way to kill two birds with one stone.

But she didn't expect that the other party didn't want to cover up the rumor at all, but let it spread wantonly. Only then did the eldest princess know that what she did was probably in line with Lin Zhao's wishes.So he added gas to the gas and poured out the gas directly.

After the incident of Lin Zhao and Jiang Ziyan was revealed, all the ladies in the boudoirs all over the city were heartbroken. This is good, and there is no need to compare with the ladies of the Zhang family and the Li family. They don't like women at all. No one has a chance.

And when Lin Zhao also took advantage of this matter to go out, he held Jiang Ziyan's hand openly. Anyway, everyone knew about it, so he didn't have to hold hands secretly in the carriage every time.