Master of Rebirth

After Wang Qi left, Zhao Jing did not continue to lie on the bed.He quickly called the guards and said, "Go and ask Brother Xu to come here."

Seeing Zhao Jing's urgency, the guards didn't dare to neglect, and hurried away.

Naturally, Xu Baichuan also heard about Zhao Jing's illness, and when he saw someone looking for him, he thought something had happened, and rushed over with Huang Xing within half an hour.

"You guys go out first, I have something to discuss with Brother Xu." After sending Huang Xing and the guards away, Zhao Jing looked at Xu Baichuan and said, "Brother Xu, I came here to talk about the situation in Pingyao County a few years ago. thing."

When mentioning Pingyao County, Xu Baichuan felt a little guilty.He knew that he had done a lot of things to Wang Qi behind Zhao Jing's back, and now Zhao Jing and Wang Qi are reconciled as before, and the relationship is strong. If Wang Qi turns up the old account, what he said to Zhao Jing before will naturally have no credibility degree.

Seeing Zhao Jing's serious face, Xu Baichuan was even more convinced that it was Wang Qi who filed the complaint, and he couldn't help complaining that Mr. Wu Zhu's matter hadn't been resolved yet, and Zhao Jing didn't pursue the serious business, but instead seized the previous matter to please Wang Qi. Let it go, it's too ugly.

Although I am impatient, I still have to deal with what should be dealt with.Xu Baichuan couldn't figure out what exactly Wang Qi said to Zhao Jing, so he could only change the subject: "Young Master, Moji Khan is about to enter Beijing, and Mr. Wu Zhu has disappeared, we are busy with the affairs under our noses." But come on, why bother to worry about the past?"

Zhao Jing didn't know Xu Baichuan's twists and turns in his psychological journey, he waved his hand and said, "You don't need to say more, I have to ask this matter clearly."

"My subordinates have a lot of things to do in Pingyao County. I don't know which one you are talking about?" Seeing that Zhao Jing was determined to ask, Xu Baichuan could only ask vaguely.

After hearing this, Zhao Jing's heart moved, and he couldn't help saying: "Didn't you say that you have only been to Pingyao County once?"

Xu Baichuan was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered the lie he had told to blame Wang Qi before, and he couldn't help but regret that he accidentally slipped the tongue.

But the words have already been uttered, and regretting it is definitely not enough, Xu Baichuan hurriedly made amends for himself, "Although I have only been there once, my subordinates have also done a lot of things, I wonder which one the young master is asking about?"

"It seems that brother Xu has kept a lot of things from me." Zhao Jing obviously didn't believe Xu Baichuan's words.He knew that Xu Baichuan would not spit out even if he asked Xu Baichuan, so he simply said directly: "Let's not mention anything else, I invited you here to ask about the theft of Li and Wu's family."

I don't know why Zhao Jing brought up the old things many years ago, Xu Baichuan recalled a little bit, and said: "Young Lord, why do you ask this?"

"Why did you send a letter to the yamen before you went to the Li and Wu families?" Zhao Jing asked in a deep voice.

Unexpectedly, the matter Zhao Jing asked had nothing to do with Wang Qi. Xu Baichuan couldn't believe it, and tentatively said, "Wang Qi told you these things. Did he... say anything else to you?"

Seeing Xu Baichuan like this, Zhao Jing knew what he was worried about.

Smiling lightly, Zhao Jing recounted what Wang Qi told him, and then said: "This is all the facts that Wang Qi told me, if anything he said is wrong, Big Brother Xu can point it out. "

Unexpectedly, Wang Qi really just restored the facts truthfully, did not add embellishments, did not take the opportunity to plant blame, and did not intend to sue at all.Xu Baichuan rubbed his nose and said awkwardly, "No, what happened is exactly as he said."

"Brother Xu, you and I know what happened in the past. Fortunately, God blesses Wang Qi not to be hurt. I don't want to care too much about the past. I also hope that Brother Xu can put his attitude right and don't judge him by himself. Saving people is a major event." Zhao Jing looked at Xu Baichuan and said seriously: "You also know that there is no trace of Mr. Wuzhu right now, and we are helpless about it. Even if there is a little clue, I don't want to let it go. Back then you Going to Pingyao County, where did you find the last emperor’s edict? Was it in the Li family, the Wu family, or the county government office? Why did you send a letter to the government office before you started? Brother Xu, please tell the truth.”

Zhao Jing's words are so righteous that no one can find fault.Xu Baichuan smiled wryly in his heart, originally he was still slandering Zhao Jing for ignoring the business in order to please Wang Qi.As soon as these words came out, he was the one who couldn't figure it out?

"Listen to me telling you slowly..." Xu Baichuan explained the ins and outs of the matter in detail.

After patiently listening to him, Zhao Jing frowned and said, "That is to say, the note sent to the Yamen was written by you imitating Mr. Wu Zhu's handwriting?"

"Exactly." Xu Baichuan said with some pride: "I have been copying his handwriting for a long time. Although I am not completely sure, I am still [-]% sure."

Zhao Jing said puzzledly: "I have also been to the county government office in Pingyao County. It is not a dragon's pond or a tiger's lair. Even if the former emperor's secret decree is really hidden in it, with your martial arts, you can sneak in without anyone noticing. Why? It takes so much trouble to make such a big commotion? Could it be that there is something tricky about the Li and Wu families?"

"Young Lord is really as meticulous as hair." Xu Baichuan praised, and then explained: "Both the old masters of Li and Wu used to be officials in Beijing, but they all passed away before the fifth prince's rebellion. Yu was liquidated. I will not say whether there is any problem with the Wu family, but when Mr. Sun was investigating, he found out from some clues that the old man of the Li family was involved with the fifth prince. His subordinates planned the robbery and wanted to take the opportunity to touch the Li family. bottom."

Zhao Jing laughed and said: "That is to say, you deliberately sent them a letter pretending to be Mr. Wu Zhu's handwriting. If they really have something to do with Mr. Wu Zhu, they will naturally recognize the handwriting and take action."

"Not bad." Xu Baichuan said.

Zhao Jing asked: "Then can they make any moves?"

"No." Xu Baichuan shook his head dejectedly, "This subordinate sent letters to the Li family and the Yamen at the same time, but no one took it seriously. The subordinate was afraid that they were hiding deep, so he simply ransacked the Li family and left the matter behind." It’s a pity that whether it’s the Li family or the Yamen, all they think about is finding the lost property. The subordinates hid in the dark and observed for a few days, and found that there was nothing wrong with them, so they gave up.”

Wang Qi asked again: "What about the Wu family?"

"Lord Sun only got the news that the late emperor's secret decree might be hidden in the county government of Pingyao County, but I'm not sure about it." Xu Baichuan said: "Although the county government is not big, I'm afraid that there might be some secret organization looking for it. It's very tricky. In order to avoid any clues, the subordinates simply created a serial theft case, and lured all the people in the yamen to Wu's house, and started from the other side."

Zhao Jing smiled heartily, no wonder the Wu family didn't lose much property, it turned out to be a shield to divert attention.

"So, the late emperor's secret decree was indeed found in the county government office in Pingyao County?" Zhao Jing continued to ask.

Xu Baichuan nodded and said, "That's right, I found it in a secret compartment in the second hall of the county government office."

"It seems that even if Liu Zhuangyuan doesn't sue the imperial court, something will happen to Ma County Magistrate." Zhao Jing sighed.

Xu Baichuan said, "Although the secret decree was found in the county government office of Pingyao County, Ma County Magistrate probably didn't know the existence of the secret case. Besides, no one knows when the secret decree was placed in the county government office. Five After the death of the prince, any county magistrate who served in Pingyao County will be suspected. The reason why Ma County magistrates have troubles is because he is a heartless official and has done bad things."

"That's true." Zhao Jing said: "I also know a little about the history of Ma County Magistrate. I heard that he was the governor of Huping County at first. Ling. He is just a small person. He has nothing to do with the Fifth Prince, and he has never been an official in the capital. Besides, he probably doesn't know Mr. Wuzhu's handwriting, otherwise he wouldn't let the master take the note to Gubaozhai to find Dong Chen I’m asking for advice. So I’m curious, how did you guys know about Mizumi’s plan in Pingyao County.”

"This, my subordinates don't know either." Xu Baichuan said, "This subordinate is only following Master Sun's orders."

"Is it just to follow Master Sun's orders?" Zhao Jing obviously didn't believe it.

Xu Baichuan said seriously: "It is true."

"I'm afraid not." Zhao Jing smiled, and continued: "I heard from Wang Qi that Mr. Wu Zhu's handwriting is very special. Unless you have strong calligraphy skills, it is impossible to imitate it overnight. Wang Qi I have been living in the pile of paper and ink since I was a child, and I am also obsessed with calligraphy and painting. If I try my best temporarily, I may succeed. But Brother Xu was born in the army, so he doesn't pay much attention to brush and ink. You also said just now that you have been copying the handwriting for a long time. I don’t know why Brother Xu would do this?”

Wang Qi didn't need to cram, he could write exactly the same handwriting at a glance, okay?Silently groaning in his heart, Xu Baichuan said, "What exactly does Young Master want to say?"

"I heard from my grandma that Brother Xu's parents died early and he was born as a poor child. You were rescued by my mother when you were 12 years old, and then you joined the army. Although you made a lot of contributions during your service, you didn't get much. Any official position. May I ask, if there is no inside story, how did a member of the ranks who came from the bottom of the ranks get involved with an important official like Mr. Sun?" Even now, Xu Baichuan still hides and refuses to say anything. Zhao Jing felt displeased, so he simply said: "The former emperor's secret decree is a serious concern for the current emperor, and it is an extremely secret matter. As the emperor's confidant, it is reasonable for Mr. Sun to investigate and deal with it secretly. He clearly You have your own cronies, why did you entrust such an important matter to you? What did Brother Xu do to make Master Sun trust you so much?"

Zhao Jing's question was very direct, Xu Baichuan looked at him fixedly, and after a while, he said: "Young Master is right, there is indeed an inside story about this matter."

"Anyway, I have nothing to do, Brother Xu might as well talk about it." Seeing Xu Baichuan admit it, Zhao Jing heaved a sigh of relief, he leaned lazily on the head of the bed, and said lightly: "How did you and Master Sun meet? what relationship?"

Sighing heavily, Xu Baichuan didn't seem to know how to speak.Zhao Jing was not in a hurry to rush him, but waited quietly.

Xu Baichuan settled down for a while, and then said: "Actually, Mr. Sun is a close friend of the deceased father."

"What?" After hearing this, Zhao Jing was stunned on the spot.

When Pozi Ma and Shen Yuwei picked up Xu Baichuan, he was begging on the street.Therefore, Zhao Jing always thought that Xu Baichuan was born as a poor child and became a beggar only after his parents died.Unexpectedly, he was born in a family of officials.

Seeing Zhao Jing's doubts, Xu Baichuan smiled wryly and said: "Aunt Ma saw that I was a beggar, so she thought I was from a poor family, but that's not the case. On the contrary, I was born in a military family, and my father was also an official in the court. .Besides me, there are two elder brothers from the same family. Although I am a bastard, my biological mother died young, and I have been raised by my aunt. The aunt is virtuous and treats me and my elder brother equally. Our family is also kind and filial. Brothers and friends Congrats, have fun."

"Since that's the case, why are you wandering outside alone?" Recovering from her surprise, Zhao Jing quickly asked, "Why have you never mentioned your family?"

Xu Baichuan said bitterly: "When I was nine years old, my family suddenly suffered a catastrophe. My father was framed and imprisoned, and my two elder brothers were implicated and imprisoned together. I was going to go to the big prison. A young servant just died of illness. Seeing that he was about the same age as me, my aunt thought of a trick to replace me with the young servant's corpse, which saved my life."

Xu Baichuan didn't need to say more about the rest, Zhao Jing could guess it.It is nothing more than the story of the whole family being murdered, the youngest son escaped from the tiger's mouth alone, concealed his identity, endured the humiliation, and waited for an opportunity to take revenge.

"Brother Xu, what is your position?" Zhao Jing asked in a deep voice.

Xu Baichuan said: "My father was the head of the imperial guards, commanding the Habayashi guards in the palace."

"The Habayashi guard is related to the safety of the palace. The head of the imperial guards leads the Habayashi guard, and he is in the safety of the emperor. If it is not the emperor's cronies, it is impossible to hold such an important position." Zhao Jing frowned: "I don't know what your father has committed. crime?"

Xu Baichuan sneered, and said: "They said that my father was the spy of Quan Rong, who took advantage of his position to sneak into the imperial study and stole the map of the northern city defense."

Calculating according to the time, when Xu's father had an accident, it should be the time when the dog soldiers in the north were ready to move and sent troops to harass Daliang many times.The emperor wanted to send troops to crusade, but the old Dingbei Hou was in poor health and had no generals in the court, so he temporarily stopped the troops.

After the death of the old Ding Beihou, Quan Rong bullied the people in the Liang court, and became even more confident, sending troops to attack many times.The emperor had no choice but to dispatch troops temporarily.Zhou Ying, who had just married, left Zhao Jing's mother at that time and went to the battlefield with her.After fighting hard for several years, Quan Rong was finally defeated and asked for peace.Zhou Ying also made great military exploits because of this, and then inherited the title of Marquis of Dingbei.

If Xu's father really leaked military secrets during the war between the two countries, it would be a serious crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason, and it would definitely bring trouble to the whole family. No wonder Xu Baichuan kept concealing his true identity.

"Uncle is the emperor's confidant and holds an important position. If there is no conclusive evidence, I'm afraid it would be impossible to convict him easily." Zhao Jing said.

"That's right, my father was caught and got his personal stolen goods." Xu Baichuan said in a deep voice, "I only found out about this later. It is said that the Governor of Gyeonggi Prefecture received a secret report that there were dogs and spies gathered in the capital that night. Immediately, Yin of Gyeonggi Prefecture sent troops to Juxian Tower, where he found my father and a dog Rong dressed in Han Chinese clothes, and found the military defense formation map on the north side of Daliang from the dog Rong. Everyone insisted that the formation map was given by my father, so my father's crime was confirmed."

Zhao Jing frowned and said: "What about uncle? If he was really wronged, didn't he justify himself? Why did he appear in Juxian Tower in the middle of the night?"

"Father and elder brother died not long after they were imprisoned. The governor of Gyeonggi Prefecture said that they committed suicide in fear of crime." Xu Baichuan said in a deep voice.

In this way, Father Xu's case is dead without proof.Zhao Jing glanced at Xu Baichuan, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Brother Xu, let me tell you something you don't like to hear. In my opinion, the case is settled with all the witnesses and evidence. What evidence do you have to prove that Uncle Was it framed?"

"When the accident happened at home, I was still young, and I was always confused." Xu Baichuan was not annoyed by Zhao Jing's questioning, and he said sadly: "I remember the day the house was ransacked. My aunt hurriedly changed me into servant clothes, led me to a wall in the side courtyard, gave me half a note, and told me that the person who killed our family was a man named Wuzhu. I haven’t gotten it yet. Knowing what it meant, she was pushed out of the dog hole."

"Five Bamboo? Mr. Wu Bamboo!" Zhao Jing was startled, and quickly asked, "What was written on that note?"

Xu Baichuan said in a deep voice: "At midnight tonight, see you in the Immortal Tower."

"You mean, Uncle was lured to Juxianlou by Mr. Wu Zhu?" Zhao Jing said in surprise, "They deliberately disclosed the news to the governor of Gyeonggi Prefecture, and designed to plant Uncle."

Xu Baichuan shook his head with a smile, "My whole family is dead, and the truth of the matter will also be annihilated. However, not long after my father died, the fifth prince colluded with the palace servants to initiate a palace coup. After the incident failed, the emperor The person who liquidates the remnants of the Fifth Prince and succeeds my father as the head of the imperial guards is one of them."

Initiating the palace change, some servants may be able to take the opportunity to assassinate the emperor, but they can't hold on afterwards.Because even if the emperor is dead, as long as the guards in the palace are loyal to the emperor, they can kill the rebellious officials and thieves to avenge the emperor.The fifth prince was also in the palace at the time, so he naturally didn't want to be buried with the emperor after the matter was completed.Even for his own safety, the head guard who leads the Habayashi Guard is very important.Xu Baichuan's father was probably removed by Mr. Wu Zhu because he blocked the way of the fifth prince.

However, these are speculations in the end, and there is no conclusive evidence.Otherwise, Xu's father would have been rehabilitated long ago, and Xu Baichuan would not have kept secrets about his life experience.

Sighing, Zhao Jing said softly: "I really didn't expect that Brother Xu and Mr. Wu Zhu would still have such entanglements. It's no wonder you are so persistent in tracking down Mr. Wu Zhu. However, since you have evidence, why don't you Rehabilitate my uncle?"

"Rehabilitating my father is my lifelong wish. But the so-called evidence in my hand is just the note and one sentence from my aunt. A note, just eight words, cannot prove my father's innocence. The truth, I have worked so hard, but still have nothing." Xu Baichuan laughed at himself, "The only thing I can be relieved is that I can confirm from Mr. Wu Zhu's existing calligraphy that the words on the note are indeed written by him."

Zhao Jing said with emotion: "So, you have been copying your enemy's handwriting all the time, just to remind yourself to avenge your father."

"That's right." Xu Baichuan said in a deep voice: "After my father and elder brother died, my aunt also died of illness in prison. I had no relatives and no reason, so I could only make a living by begging and hid everywhere until I met Aunt Ma and your mother. They Help me get a household registration, so I can change my appearance and join the army."

Zhao Jing had already heard Mrs. Ma say the rest of the matter many times, so Xu Baichuan naturally didn't need to repeat it.He then asked: "Then how did you get in touch with Mr. Sun?"

"My father is aloof and withdrawn, and rarely socializes with others. Mr. Sun is one of his few friends. When my family had an accident, Mr. Sun happened to be away from the capital. After he came back, everything was settled," Xu Baichuan said. : "Because I seldom show up in front of people, people in Gyeonggi Province suspected the identity of the dead boy, so they asked Mr. Sun to help identify him. He helped me hide it. He has been secretly inquiring about me all these years. "

Zhao Jing said: "That is to say, Mr. Sun has always known that you are still alive."

"That's right." Xu Baichuan nodded and said, "Later, when I gained a firm foothold in the army, I began to investigate Mr. Wuzhu, but unfortunately I found nothing. In desperation, I could only contact Mr. Sun, hoping that he could help. "

Now, Xu Baichuan has almost explained everything.

Zhao Jing looked at Xu Baichuan and said, "Brother Xu, I thought we were already close friends. Since you and Mr. Wuzhu have a sworn feud, why didn't you tell us? Could it be that you can't trust your brother?"

"Young Lord's forgiveness is not because his subordinates concealed it, but..." Xu Baichuan paused before apologizing, "The revenge of destroying the family is irrelevant. Whenever the subordinate thinks about it, his heart feels like a knife and he can't sleep at night. I really don't want to expose the wound over and over again. Besides, although I know that my father was framed by Mr. Wu Zhu, that's all I know, and it doesn't help to find him. What difference does it make if I say it or not?"

Zhao Jing can understand, after all, this matter is the most painful wound buried in Xu Baichuan's heart, and it is inevitable that people will not want to mention it once it hurts.

Exempting Xu Baichuan's gift, Zhao Jing sighed, and said, "Brother Xu, don't worry, we will definitely find out Mr. Wuzhu and restore your father's innocence."

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The author has something to say:

Xu Baichuan is also a poor child. As for the case of Li and Wu, if the little angels forget it, you can review the contents of chapters 35 to 39.