Master of Rebirth

Looking at the address given by Wang Yao, Wang Qi was a little surprised.Unexpectedly, the place where Wang Fangshi lives now is actually very close to the capital.He originally thought that even if the Wang Fang family was not in southern Yunnan, it was near southern Yunnan.I really don't know how she, a woman, brought a few children all the way here from southern Yunnan.

Back in Zhao Jing's room, Wang Qi told him the conversation with Wang Yao just now.Zhao Jing didn't dare to neglect, took Wang Fang's address and said: "This place is not far from the capital, I will send someone to pick them up."

"I can let Wang Sheng do it." Stopping Zhao Jing, Wang Qi said: "Besides, my third aunt definitely doesn't want to live in the Hou's Mansion, so I have to arrange them outside."

Thinking of the grievances between the Prime Minister's Mansion and Zhengxihou's Mansion, Zhao Jing couldn't hold on, so he could only say: "Then... let me send someone to help you deliver the letter to Wang Sheng."

"Let me go there." Wang Qi said, "I've been back to Beijing for such a long time, I can't keep showing up."

Seeing Wang Qi's insistence, Zhao Jing couldn't hold him back forever, so he could only reluctantly say: "Well, let Wang Pingan follow you, I don't worry."

Seeing his reluctance, Wang Qi smiled and said, "I'll listen to you. I'll come back after I arrange Wang Sheng. By the way, can you help me with something?"

"Tell me." Zhao Jing's eyes lit up.

Wang Qi said, "I want a list."

"The list?" Zhao Jing was taken aback: "What list?"

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After more than half an hour, Wang Qi took the list given by Zhao Jing and went out with a heavy heart.

Sitting in the carriage to Xianyunfang, Wang Qi looked at the dozen or so names on the list, thinking about the conversation in the Hou's mansion just now, and fell into deep thought.

"Excluding those who have passed away and those who have left Beijing, these are the officials and Shixun who were in Beijing before and after the fall of the Fifth Prince and have remained until now. In fact, the father has repeatedly investigated these people and found no problems." Qi might not be able to help, but Zhao Jing didn't want to dampen his enthusiasm, so he smiled and said, "You can also help me to see, maybe there will be new discoveries."

Wang Qi looked at it, and he had heard of most of the above names, they were nothing more than ministers with prominent official positions in the court and some princes with hereditary titles.

"Why is there no Marquis of Dingbei, Zhou Ying?" The two generations of Marquis of Dingbei were both born in the capital, and Zhou Ying is about the same age as the Fifth Prince, so it is impossible that they have nothing to do with each other.Although she knew that Zhao Jing definitely didn't want to hear the word "Zhou Ying", Wang Qi still asked.

When mentioning his biological father, Zhao Jing really felt uncomfortable.He paused, and then said: "During the rebellion of the five kings, the old Marquis Dingbei was dead, and Zhou Ying was fighting abroad. The Zhou family has been single-handed for several generations, and there are no sisters. Except for Ning Anbo, the Yue family, there is no one who can win the war. The relative who made the move colluded with the fifth prince. We found no clues from him, so we ruled him out."

"So that's the case." Wang Qi nodded, then looked at the list and said, "Ning Anbo is also on the list. He is not only a hereditary noble, but also experienced the rebellion of the Five Kings. Do you think it is possible for him?"

Shaking his head disdainfully, Zhao Jing said: "Shen Rongchang is just honored by his ancestors. He has a title and no real power. He himself is also immoral and incompetent. Few people in Beijing think highly of him. According to Shen Rongchang, he is timid and afraid of getting into trouble." He can do things like climbing the dragon and the phoenix, worshiping the high and trampling the low. But to participate in the rebellion, I'm afraid... he doesn't have the guts."

After a pause, Zhao Jing continued: "Besides, Ning An Bo's mansion was already in decline, and it was not turned over until Shen Guifei entered the palace. With the support of the noble concubine's daughter, the grandson still has a chance to inherit the throne. Shen Rongchang is already proud, There's no need to help outsiders subvert your own son-in-law's world."

What Zhao Jing said was very reasonable, and Wang Qi couldn't help but nodded.He jumped over Shen Rongchang, pointed to an unfamiliar name and asked, "Who is this Sun Bojian?"

"He is a good friend of my father for many years, and he is also a confidant of the current emperor. Lord Sun has helped Zhengxihou's mansion many times, and there is absolutely no problem." Thinking of Sun Bojian, Zhao Jing sighed: "Speaking carefully, this Lord Sun is also My benefactor. I heard from Big Brother Xu that he was able to find me in Pingyao County because of the blessing of this Lord Sun. Later, he was also the one who instructed Brother Xu to take me to my father."

Wang Qi immediately regained her spirits, and said hurriedly, "Can you tell me in detail?"

"Actually, it's nothing, it's just a coincidence." Jiang Sun Bojian saw him at the market and felt that he was very similar to Zhou Ying when he was young, so he told Xu Baichuan about it in detail. Zhao Jing said: "Brother Xu heard about it. , then secretly followed me to find my grandma, and only then did I confirm my identity. Unfortunately, he had something important to do at the time, and it was inconvenient for us to meet. In desperation, I had to make another plan. You will know what happened next gone."

Of course Wang Qi knew, Xu Baichuan approached him later and asked him to help take care of Zhao Jing and Mrs. Ma.

"Since Mr. Sun and Xu Baichuan found you by accident, they went to Pingyao County for another purpose." Wang Qi said slowly: "Mr. Sun is the emperor's confidant, so you can let him travel secretly and do things quietly. It must be related to the emperor, and it is extremely private. I wonder what they did in Pingyao County?"

After all, this matter is related to the secrets of the royal family. It's not that Zhao Jing doesn't believe Wang Qi, but he doesn't want to involve him too deeply.But if he didn't say anything, he was afraid that Wang Qi would feel that he didn't trust him.Zhao Jing hesitated for a moment, then said, "What do you think?"

Wang Qi did not answer, but said a seemingly irrelevant matter, "You should remember that there were two thefts in Pingyao County a few years ago. The Li family and the Wu family, which were big families in the county, were robbed. A lot of property was lost."

"This case is so big, of course I heard about it." Thinking of the death of his old enemy Jia Fugui, Zhao Jing still feels happy, "The thief is Jia Fugui. Captured. The county magistrate ordered a thorough investigation, and found out that he abducted a young child and murdered him to silence him. I remember that Jia Fugui was sentenced to beheaded by Qiu Hou Wen, and died in prison not long after."

Wang Qi smiled and said: "The truth is more than that. Before the thief steals, he will send a note to the county government, stating the time and place of the theft. It's just that this is hidden by the government, so not many people know .Do you think Jia Fugui is so particular about people?"

"Is there such a thing?" Zhao Jing was startled, and couldn't help saying: "You mean, the thief was someone else. Jia Fugui was wronged?"

Zhao Jing was young back then, and Jia Fugui did many evil things, so it was a disaster.No matter what bad things he did, no one would question it.Although Jia Fugui's arrest and conviction were all too logical, Zhao Jing didn't think much about it.Now Wang Qi told him something else, why didn't Zhao Jing be surprised.

"It seems that Xu Baichuan didn't tell you about this." Wang Qi laughed.

Naturally, Xu Baichuan wouldn't say Wang Qi was good, and now that he thought about it, he couldn't believe everything he said.Zhao Jing looked at Wang Qi, and said cautiously: "I said something, but I didn't mention too much."

"It's not enough to wrong Jia Fugui. Many of the crimes mentioned in the county government announcement were committed by him." Wang Qi said with a smile, "However, the theft cases of Li and Wu have nothing to do with Jia Fugui."

Zhao Jing hurriedly asked: "It's not Jia Fugui, so why is it blamed on him? What's going on?"

"After Li and Wu were stolen, the county has not been able to solve the case. Jia Fugui saw that the county magistrate couldn't catch the thief, so he became malicious. He had a deep prejudice against me, so he wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of me, and then do something. It became the illusion that a thief broke into the house and killed someone by mistake, and blamed it on the thief." Wang Qi said: "I sensed Jia Fugui's thoughts, so I did my trick, imitating the thief's handwriting and sent a note to the county government, telling them when Jia Fugui did it and when. The location, to lure the yamen to the Wang family to ambush. At night, Jia Fugui pretended to be a thief and climbed over the wall, and was captured on the spot."

Zhao Jing suddenly realized, "So that's the case. However, since the county government didn't say anything, how did you know that the thief would send a letter to the government before stealing? Why did the thief do this? Isn't this a thief calling for a thief?"

"This matter is really unbelievable. I haven't thought about it for so many years. The reason why I know this is because the thief's handwriting is very special. Master Zhu of the yamen once went to Gubaozhai to ask Dong Jue for advice. , I hope to get some clues. I was there at the time, so I saw it." Wang Qi said: "I like calligraphy and painting since I was a child, and I have copied many copybooks. I got away with it."

Zhao Jing said: "Even if you can confuse the real with the fake, the note was not written by a real thief after all. Aren't you afraid that the real thief will have trouble again?"

"I have thought about it, but I think thieves should not cause trouble. According to normal logic, no thief hopes to be caught by the government after stealing. Jia Fugui is a ready-made scapegoat who can make the Yamen close the case. Why should they have more?" What about right and wrong?" Seeing Zhao Jing's hesitant expression, Wang Qi smiled unconscionably, "Don't think that Jia Fugui has been wronged. Although the robbery of the Li and Wu families has nothing to do with him, he wants to kill me. But it's true, based on this alone, he won't lose a lot if he enters the classroom."

Touching Wang Qi's face affectionately, Zhao Jing said solemnly: "You have done a good job. Jia Fugui harmed you first, so you will follow the plan and let him lift a rock to smash your own foot, which is doing justice for the heavens. Pingyao Those who have been harmed by Jia Fugui in the county should thank you."

This is quite inconsistent with Zhao Jing's original style of acting, facing his sudden tenderness, Wang Qi felt a little uncomfortable, and couldn't help but said: "You don't blame me for being scheming and ruthless, and I only know how to do things with tricks, isn't it not open and aboveboard? "

"How could it be?" Zhao Jing shook his head with a wry smile, "I am very clear about that man Jia Fugui. He is a scourge. Back then, I hoped every day that someone would wipe out the harm for the people. But I never thought that my hero It was you. You always rescued me in times of crisis."

Facing Zhao Jing's affectionate gaze, Wang Qi only felt his ears heat up, he turned his head away uncomfortably, and said: "I was just doing it in a helpless way to protect myself, how could it be as great as you said. "

"I don't care, you are the best anyway." Hugging Wang Qi, Zhao Jing said, "But... well, why are you bringing up these old things?"

Wang Qi smiled, and continued: "I thought the thief would disappear without a trace. I didn't expect that after Jia Fugui was arrested, he actually came to my door. Not only did he expose all my tricks, but he also proposed to make a deal with me."

"What deal?" Zhao Jing asked quickly.

Wang Qi looked at Zhao Jing, and said word by word: "He promised to help me put Jia Fugui's case to death so that he would never get out of prison. In return, I will help him take care of two people."

"Who will help you take care of?" Although he already had an answer, Zhao Jing still asked unwillingly.

Wang Qi looked at him without making a sound.

Zhao Jing smiled wryly, and said, "So, is that thief actually Brother Xu?"

"Not bad." Wang Qi nodded.

Zhao Jing said in disbelief: "Brother Xu once told me that you agreed to take care of me and grandma after receiving a lot of benefits. Unexpectedly, the truth of the matter is like this. And Jia Fugui's death, unexpectedly It was the two of you who made it together."

Wang Qidao: "At that time, Jia Fugui was imprisoned for theft, and he was not involved in a life lawsuit. Relying on Wang Long's relationship with the then county magistrate, Mr. Ma, as long as he was willing to spend money, he might be released soon. Although there is no definite proof that I forged handwriting, Xu Baichuan can make me feel scruples as long as he holds this handle. I don't know why he helped me kill Jia Fugui, maybe he wanted me to treat you well .”

Although Wang Qi didn't understand, Zhao Jing could understand Xu Baichuan's painstaking efforts.He had formed a relationship with Jia Fugui a long time ago, as long as Jia Fugui survived, he would always threaten his safety.Xu Baichuan's removal of Jia Fugui was not entirely for Wang Qi's sake, but to give him a stable living environment before leaving.

"Don't blame me for being cruel." Seeing that Zhao Jing frowned tightly, thinking that he didn't approve of punishing Jia Fugui in this way, Wang Qi said firmly: "Jia Fugui disregards human life, and he deserves to die. Even if I were given another chance, I would still will do."

Knowing that Wang Qi misunderstood, Zhao Jing quickly explained, "Look at what you said, Jia Fugui deserved what he deserved, and you are also a victim. How could I blame you? Just because he wants to kill you, [-] deaths are not enough !"

Seeing him say this, Wang Qi was very relieved.He went on to say: "Although the Li and Wu families are big families in Pingyao County, Xu Baichuan will not steal for money, he is probably for other things. I heard that the ancestors of these two families were officials in Beijing. The family has fallen, so they moved back to Pingyao County. I am afraid that what Xu Baichuan really wants to steal is something from their family."

"You're right, what brother Xu is looking for is the secret decree left by the late emperor to the Fifth Prince." Seeing that Wang Qi had already guessed something, Zhao Jing simply told the truth.After explaining the ins and outs of the secret decree to Wang Qi in detail, Zhao Jing said: "Although this secret decree is useless, it is a disaster to keep it out. If it is spread out, it will not be good for the reputation of the current emperor. So the emperor will definitely find it. here."

Wang Qi just thought it was absurd, "If the fifth prince dies before the emperor, those who hold the secret decree can mobilize the forbidden army in Beijing to avenge the fifth prince. Did the emperor lose his mind? How could he make such a decree? As long as he can order the forbidden army in Beijing, Anyone can overthrow Daliang's country and society."

"Who says it's not? After the death of the fifth prince, the whereabouts of the secret decree are unknown, and the emperor can't sleep peacefully day and night." Zhao Jing sighed, and said: "He replaced all the commanders of the imperial army with his own confidantes, but he is still worried. Another order was issued, unless the Holy Majesty is present or there is an imperial decree, the imperial army cannot move without authorization.".

Wang Qi said: "This order is certainly safe, but it also restricts my actions. If the situation is urgent and the emperor cannot come in person, or there is no time to write the imperial edict, wouldn't it be impossible to mobilize the imperial army?"

Zhao Jing smiled wryly and said: "Yes. It can only be said that the emperor really has lingering fears about the late emperor's secret decree, and he has not lifted this order until now. However, there is no threat in the hinterland of Beijing. The palace is also protected by Habayashi guards , unless the emperor is on patrol, there is no need for the imperial army. As long as the imperial army does not rebel, the emperor can rest easy."

"That's true." Wang Qi nodded and said: "However, how did the emperor know that the secret target is Pingyao County?"

Zhao Jing shook his head and said: "I don't know about this either. Master Sun did this. Brother Xu was working under Master Sun at that time, and he hadn't defected to Father's command. Father only knows that this secret decree was found in Pingyao County , As for how the emperor found out, he is not very clear."

"If the Li and Wu families really hid the secret decree, they will definitely not be safe." Wang Qi frowned and said: "Besides, according to Xu Baichuan's ability, since he knows where the secret decree is, he can just go find it. Why bother to send a note to the yamen? It seems like I'm afraid I don't know that these two families are going to be stolen."

"This matter is indeed a bit strange, but anyway, the secret decree has been found, and you can ask Brother Xu about other matters in the future, so don't worry too much." Zhao Jing said, holding Wang Qi's shoulder.

"No." Wang Qi suddenly said: "Perhaps the secret decree was not found in the Li and Wu families at all, but in the county government. Xu Baichuan's move is just to divert the tiger away from the mountain and lure all the troops of the county government."

Zhao Jing said: "Why do you think so?"

"Because only Mr. Ma, the county magistrate, had an accident afterwards, and the Li and Wu families have been safe and sound." Wang Qi said: "You also said that the secret decree is a serious concern for the emperor. For those who keep it privately, you think the emperor will easily let it go. ever?"

Zhao Jing nodded and said: "That's right. After you mentioned it, I remembered it. I remember that year, I went to the capital with you and Dong Jue. Not long after I came back, County Magistrate Ma was investigated. I heard that he The inhumanity of the officials offended the champion of Jinke back then. At that time, this matter caused a lot of trouble, and even grandma sighed for a long time."

"Wang Sheng also told me." Wang Qi recalled: "The number one scholar at that time was surnamed Liu, and had a younger sister who was forcibly taken over by the bullies in the county. The other party was a relative of a general under the command of Pingnanhou. The crime has been covered up. Ma County magistrate helped the tyrant and became an accomplice. It is said that the emperor personally ordered a thorough investigation, and many people were punished, even Ping Nanhou was implicated. Because of this incident, the emperor is very popular. "

Zhao Jing smiled and said: "The emperor is not pleading for the people. After I entered Beijing, I also heard some opinions. I can only say that Liu Zhuangyuan was lucky. When the emperor wanted to punish King Pingnan, he gave him a ready-made handle. The emperor Naturally, they will take advantage of this shareholder style to make trouble. Many people think that County Magistrate Ma has been unlucky, but looking at it now, even if there is no such thing, the emperor will take care of him."

"Maybe only the emperor knows the inside story of this matter." Looking up at the sky, Wang Qi put the list into her arms and said: "It's getting late, I'm going to Xianyunfang."

Instructing Wang Pingan to prepare the car, Zhao Jing held Wang Qi's hand and said reluctantly, "Come back early, and I'll wait for you for dinner tonight."

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I ran outside in the sun for a day today, it's really hard to say! ! !