Datang traitor

Changsun Wuji was startled, laughed twice, and then turned around in embarrassment.There was no auditory hallucination, Fang Xuanling was standing behind him.

"How did you come?"

"Passing by, I saw you guys here and wanted to join in the fun, and it really didn't come in vain." Fang Xuanling had something to say, and gave Changsun Wuji a meaningful look.

Changsun Wuji, who is usually fearless, does not dare to look back at Fang Xuanling at this moment, and deliberately casts his eyes on Qin Yuan.He changed the subject and asked Qin Yuan what he wanted to do.

Qin Yuan smiled and said: "The lower official came here to find Xu An, but he is already dead, so the lower official will not bother the grandson and the house servant to shoot."

After saluting, Qin Yuan jumped on his horse and said goodbye.

Qin Qiong didn't dare to get involved in the affairs of these two people, so he hurriedly followed Qin Yuan.

Changsun Wuji laughed with Fang Xuanling a few times, feeling that he still had work to do, so he bid farewell to Fang Xuanling.

"It's not the behavior of a gentleman to run away after the elder grandson says something behind his back." Fang Xuanling said leisurely.

After Changsun Wuji took two steps, he turned to Fang Xuanling and said, "You are afraid of guilt! Otherwise, the last time the sage rewarded you with two beauties, why didn't you dare to take them back?"

"There is a knife on the head of the word color, and a smart person knows how to be on guard at all times, so as not to delay the business. I can even refuse the beauty bestowed by the saint, which shows that I know how to control the 'color'. The eldest grandson should follow me as an example, not take This kind of thing makes people laugh at me behind my back." Although Fang Xuanling is a gentleman, he is not easy to mess with.If Changsun Wuji doesn't apologize to him today, he will never give up.

"Just one word, what do you mean?" Changsun Wuji was not in the habit of apologizing to others.

"Okay." Fang Xuanling raised her eyebrows, pulled the corners of her mouth, forced a smirk at Changsun Wuji, turned and left.

Changsun Wuji thought that Fang Xuanling realized that he was no match for him, so he retreated in spite of the difficulties, mounted his horse triumphantly, and returned home.

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After Qin Yuan returned to Yongzhou Mansion, Gu Qingqing tried her best to recall all the days when she saw Qin Qiong.

"Tell me all the days you probably remember."

"Let's think about it, Hua Mudan moved here on the 28th eight months ago, and General Qin was with him at that time. Then on the fifteenth day, I went to the Taoist temple to offer incense... By the way, it was four months ago On the fifteenth day, I saw him come once. Then there was the day when I saw General Qin’s face, it seemed to be the seventh day of the second month two months ago, isn’t it, the ninth day?”

"No matter what day it is, it must be from the first to the tenth day of the new year, isn't that right?" Qin Yuan asked.

Gu Qingqing nodded quickly.

After Qin Yuan wrote down the days, he looked at Qin Qiong and asked him if he remembered what he was doing during this time.

"The days ahead are too long to remember. I seem to have been in Chang'an City from the first day to the tenth day of the lunar new year two months ago." Qin Qiong sighed that he was unlucky.

Qin Yuan told Qin Qiong not to worry, first check these dates with the records of the General's Mansion, maybe the other two are discrepant.

Not long after, Qin Qiong's deputy general sent over Qin Yuan's travel records for the past nine months.According to the date comparison, it is a coincidence that the date Gu Qingqing remembers coincides with Qin Qiong's time in Beijing.

"My son is only three years old this year!" Qin Qiong sighed unwillingly, why has he been so unlucky recently.

Qin Yuan patted Qin Qiong on the shoulder, reassuring him not to get angry, "Maybe you are just the beginning, and there will be someone more unlucky than you in the future."

Qin Qiong: "..."

What consolation is this?

"Go home and rest first. It's best not to go out of Chang'an City recently. When you go out, you will be followed by the Yamen of Yongzhou Mansion. Don't disappear without authorization at this time."

Qin Qiong agreed, and begged Qin Yuan to help him.Qin Qiong secretly swears in his heart that if Qin Yuan can help him tide over the difficulties this time, he will definitely regard Qin Yuan as his own brother in the future.He will repay his life-saving grace for the rest of his life!

After filling his stomach at night, Qin Yuan unexpectedly found that there was still some leftovers from today's farm harvest.Because Qin Yuan had already given an extra 250 catties of melons to Li Shimin in the morning, it stands to reason that there should be nothing left from the farm's harvest today.But looking at the remaining amount now, there are actually [-] catties, plus the previous [-] catties, there will be a total of [-] catties left over.

How could there be so much left over all of a sudden?Qin Yuan didn't pay much attention today because he was busy with Qin Qiong's affairs.Looking back carefully, his appetite seems to have decreased today.

The first time the farm had surplus harvest was after he was awarded the school certificate of Jiupin Hongwenguan.This time, the harvest increased five times, after he was promoted to the seventh rank of Facao and joined the army.

After proofreading books in Jiupin Hongwenguan, Qin Yuan was transferred to be the chief bookkeeper of Yongzhou Mansion, and his grade was lower than Bapin, but this level is actually similar to that of Hongwenguan.Because Yongzhou Mansion is regarded as a local official, and Hongwenguan is an official in the palace.The status of the ninth-rank officials in the palace is basically equivalent to the eighth-rank officials outside the palace.Because it was a transfer at the same level, the remaining harvest of the farm did not change at that time, and it was still fifty catties.

Now he has been promoted from the chief secretary of the Yongzhou Mansion at the lower rank of the eighth rank to the Facao of the upper rank of the seventh rank to join the army.

After upgrading to these five levels, the farm just happened to have an extra 250 catties of harvest, and the first level corresponds to [-] catties.

It seems that if he is promoted again in the future, his appetite may become smaller, and the corresponding residual harvest will continue to increase.If the situation is as he speculated, is it possible that one day he will become a top official, so that he will no longer have to eat the harvest of the farm, and even be able to restore his immortal body?

Qin Yuan was greatly encouraged, geared up, and decided that he must do his best in the official career in the future, climb the peak forever, and never give up...

The next day, Qin Yuan brought two hundred and fifteen catties of melon into the palace. Because it was too heavy, he couldn't carry it by himself this time, so he specially hired a carriage to the gate of the palace. After reporting the situation, he asked the guards to help carry it in.

"The old man said that melons are in season. This is the last batch left. If you want to eat them again, you will have to wait until next year." After meeting Li Shimin in the Hall of Liangyi, Qin Yuan immediately described how he flattered the old man with his clever words, and thus Get more melons.

Qin Yuan calculated that as long as he could win Li Shimin's favor and pave the way step by step, his future promotion would definitely become much easier.

"It's hard for you, you can tell the old man, and the widow can reward him." Li Shimin said happily.

Qin Yuan shook his head and hurriedly said no, emphasizing that the old man is very low-key and doesn't like dealing with the government.

"What a strange old man." Because Li Shimin knew the old man's eccentric temper before, he didn't go into it, and only praised Qin Yuan for his good work and loyalty.

Of course, Li Shimin couldn't finish eating so many melons by himself. After distributing them to the eldest son of the harem, Empress Wu, and others, he picked up several important officials as rewards, including Wei Zheng.

Li Shimin was concerned about Qin Qiong's case, and he had nothing to do when he was eating melons, so he gave Qin Yuan a seat and asked him to talk about the current progress of the case.

Qin Yuan mentioned Yi Rongshu, "Because it happens that Hua Mudan and Gu Changhuang are neighbors, and this case happened after the Jingzhou case, so I feel that I can't look at this case with conventional eyes. "

Li Shimin agreed with Qin Yuan's statement, his face suddenly became serious, "Qin Qiong is the most important confidant minister, this case must be investigated carefully, no one should die innocently, but no one should be wronged either."

Just as Qin Yuan seriously agreed, the eunuch sent a message to inform Wei Zheng that he was here.

Wei Zheng was about to come here for Qin Qiong's case. He felt that the evidence in this case was very obvious, so he wanted to ask for an order to imprison Qin Qiong in the mansion first.

As soon as Wei Zheng entered the Hall of Liangyi, he first saw Li Shimin in ordinary clothes, holding a large melon in his hand and chewing on it.The melon is so big that half of Li Shimin's head can't be seen.In this situation, how could he look like an emperor at all?

After that, Wei Zheng saw Qin Yuan.

It really was Qin Yuan, Wei Zheng sighed inwardly.

"Well, you're here." Li Shimin told the eunuch Zhang De that he could give Wei Zheng the portion of the melon that was rewarded directly to him.

"Your Majesty!" Wei Zheng knelt down and shouted very solemnly.

Li Shimin immediately heard that Wei Zheng's tone was wrong, and every time he tried to persuade him, the tone of "Your Majesty" must have increased, revealing a strong and solemn meaning.

"What do you want to say?" Li Shimin put down the melon in his hand, "Don't tell me the melon, I am so tired of working on state affairs every day, why can't I eat something I like?"

"But His Majesty's appearance of eating melon is so rough, it's really—"

"Tai Chi Palace is the home of saints. Who doesn't want to live a more comfortable life at home? Although saints are different from ordinary people, they don't have to be restrained in their own homes. It's not too much to be bold and willful in small things occasionally, such as eating melons. .” Qin Yuan retorted Wei Zheng.

Wei Zheng secretly glanced at Qin Yuan in surprise, he didn't expect that Qin Yuan would dare to speak at this time, and he still had some eloquence.

"What Qin Yuan said is that it's just a melon to eat, and it won't affect any state affairs or common people, so don't pick on it." Li Shimin was very happy to have his ministers speak for him at this moment, and felt very happy.

Now there are not many courtiers like Qin Yuan who dare to refute Wei Zheng in front of him. Li Shimin feels that he should cherish Qin Yuan.

Of course, Wei Zheng dared to advise and remind him of his shortcomings, which is a very good thing.But sometimes, he also needs a little time to breathe and relax.Everyone calls him a saint, but he is not a real saint. He also has human nature, and occasionally wants to indulge, willful, and vent.

Wei Zheng didn't seize the opportunity to refute Qin Yuan because he was in a daze.

Li Shimin picked up the unfinished melon and continued to eat it.

Wei Zheng had no choice but to give up, and raised Qin Qiong's case with Li Shimin.

Li Shimin heard that Wei Zheng wanted to imprison Qin Qiong, but he didn't agree, so he slowly turned his eyes to Qin Yuan.

Qin Yuan hurriedly replied: "I have already told General Qin that he cannot go out of the city in the near future. People from Yongzhou Mansion will monitor him when he enters and exits the mansion. General Qin firmly shows his innocence and is willing to cooperate with the surveillance of Yongzhou Mansion."

"Well, that's fine." Li Shimin agreed.

Wei Zheng said it was not possible, what Qin Yuan said was just 'cooperation', not 'order'.Wei Zheng insisted on following the law and imprisoned Qin Qiong.

What Wei Zheng said is also correct, but this matter has something special and weird, and Li Shimin thinks that it can be discretionary.After all, Qin Qiong has made great military achievements. He once fought side by side with him on the battlefield, and even blocked a knife for him. Putting aside the folk saying that the relationship between them can be counted as brothers.

Li Shimin didn't want to hurt his brother's feelings because of something that might not have happened.

"Let's wait until the evidence is conclusive." Li Shimin insisted.

"Your Majesty!" Wei Zheng shouted again, the tone was exactly the same as before, which made Li Shimin's heart tremble.

Qin Yuan stood up again to share Li Shimin's worries, and told Wei Zheng that there might be disguise in the case.

Wei Zheng concentrated his attention this time, and immediately refuted Qin Yuan: "Where is the evidence? Or is it just Qin Canjun's own imagination for a while, with no basis at all?"

Qin Yuan choked and couldn't speak.

At this time, Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji came to discuss matters.

Qin Yuan immediately suggested that everyone vote to decide whether to ban Qin Qiong.

Li Shimin agreed: "Since the two parties have their own arguments, why not let them judge."

Both Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji are sensible people, it is obvious who is right and who is not when he and Qin Yuan said this.

Wei Zheng nodded in agreement with the proposal.

Fang Xuanling: "I think Qin's proposal to join the army is good. The case of Zuo Zuo has not been investigated yet. General Qin is willing to cooperate with the surveillance. Why hurt the heart of an important minister first?"

Li Shimin nodded, as expected of his most valued prime minister, every sentence spoke to his heart.

Changsun Wuji followed and said, "The minister seconded the proposal."

Wei Zheng: "..."

After leaving the Hall of Liangyi, Wei Zheng stopped Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling and asked them what they meant.How can you just tell nonsense and help Qin Yuan.There is no evidence to prove Qin Yuanyi Rong's claim.

"When Wei Pushe realizes that 'the forest is big, there are many wonders', he will understand that I am speaking from my conscience." Fang Xuanling explained.

Wei Zheng felt that Fang Xuanling was prevaricating himself, and looked at Changsun Wuji again.

Changsun Wuji didn't bother to explain, so he raised his chin and said, "I am willing."

After Changsun Wuji finished speaking, he walked back with a flick of his sleeves.

Wei Zheng was very angry.

Fang Xuanling hurriedly persuaded Wei Zheng not to be angry, and not to be as knowledgeable as Changsun Wuji, "He has always been a bit arrogant and domineering."

Changsun Wuji walked not far away, just in time to hear Fang Xuanling's words.He turned around and immediately asked Fang Xuanling what he meant.

"Just a word, what do you care about?" Fang Xuanling cast a blank look at Changsun Wuji, and walked away indifferently.

Changsun Wuji was so angry that he suddenly realized that these words sound familiar?Fang Xuanling gave back to herself what she said was right on the execution ground yesterday!

Angry and laughing, Changsun Wuji quickly caught up with Fang Xuanling, and continued to 'theory' with him.

Wei Zheng watched these two people 'fighting' happily, it seemed that they had an old feud, so he couldn't continue to question them.Wei Zheng turned his head to look at Qin Yuan who was following them quietly and politely.

Sensing Wei Zheng's gaze, Qin Yuan immediately stopped in fear and nodded slightly to Wei Zheng, acting like an obedient little white rabbit.

Those who didn't know, thought they were using officials to coerce him.He was clearly in court just now, and he refuted himself eloquently and crazily.

Just as Wei Zheng wanted to teach Qin Yuan not to pretend, Chu Suiliang came over.After Chu Suiliang greeted Wei Zheng with a smile, he saw Qin Yuan standing cautiously behind Wei Zheng, and Chu Suiliang laughed.

"What's wrong with you? Could it be that Wei Pushe bullied you just now?"

Qin Yuan hurriedly shook his head honestly, and answered Chu Suiliang in a gentle and gentle voice.When he responded, he secretly glanced at Wei Zheng, watching carefully.

Chu Suiliang saw that this must have been wronged, and it was difficult to explain because of Wei Zheng's presence.

Chu Suiliang regretted that when Qin Yuan was on duty in the Hongwen Museum, he didn't pay attention to Qin Yuan in time.Given the opportunity today, I want to encourage Qin Yuan.

He patted Qin Yuan on the shoulder and told him that the officialdom is sometimes like a battlefield, and he can't shrink back just because he was slashed by someone.

Qin Yuan thanked Chu Suiliang for his encouragement and watched him leave.

Wei Zheng was so angry that he almost vomited blood, what kind of morals are there, black and white are reversed! ?

"You're lucky today, but not necessarily in the future." Wei Zheng reminded Qin Yuan that in the future, stop relying on popularity and playing tricks like this, "I advise you to handle Qin Qiong's case impartially, otherwise it doesn't matter how many people there are at that time." Support you, I will still take your body to pieces."

Qin Yuan agreed, thank you Wei Zheng for reminding.

Wei Zheng snorted, turned around and left.After that, Wei Zheng worked harder and used all available human and material resources to find evidence for the Hua Mudan case.

Seven days later, the matchmaker who helped Qin Qiong to marry him was brought into the capital by Wei Zheng's subordinates.

Wei Zheng immediately asked Qin Yuan and Wen Yanbo to hold a meeting, and asked the matchmaker to identify Qin Qiong.If all this is true, he will participate in the performance and deal with Qin Qiong.

It was dusk, and there was a slow and continuous drizzle in the sky, covering people's robes with a layer of ice.

People's hearts are followed by gloomy chills, especially for Qin Qiong.

After the meeting, the matchmaker immediately identified Qin Qiong.

"It was this General Qin who came to find the concubine in person and asked the concubine to help him to marry Hua Mudan's family." The matchmaker then said that he had received ten pieces of silk from Qin Qiong as a thank you.

Qin Qiong shook his head helplessly, he carefully looked at the completely unfamiliar face of the matchmaker, "I don't know him at all, I've never seen him before."

The matchmaker looked back at Qin Qiong in surprise, not understanding why Qin Qiong was talking nonsense with his eyes open.

Wei Zheng felt that Qin Qiong's defense was weak, so he turned his head and told Wen Yanbo that all the witnesses and material evidence were now available.Qin Qiong should be arrested and interrogated severely.

What Wei Zheng proposed was a routine procedure for the government to handle cases normally.

There is nothing wrong with this suggestion.But because of Qin Qiong's unusual status, special consideration is generally given.However, it is clear that the purpose of Wei Zheng's supervision this time is not to be special.

Wen Yanbo didn't dare to make a decision, he looked at Qin Yuan, which aroused Wei Zheng's dissatisfaction.

"As the governor of Yongzhou Prefecture, you have no idea, and you want to rely on mere law and Cao Junjun to help you solve the case?"

Wen Yanbo fell silent after being questioned by Wei Zheng.In fact, he really wanted to answer "yes", but this would definitely provoke Wei Zheng's long-winded criticism, so it's better not to say it.

Wei Zheng simply said Qin Yuan directly, and asked him whether there is any evidence to support the so-called disguise.

"When did you meet General Qin?" Qin Yuan asked the matchmaker.

"The third day of junior high eight months ago! I remember very clearly the day when General Qin asked me to be a matchmaker. Such an important event may only happen once in a lifetime." The matchmaker replied clearly.

Qin Yuan immediately flipped through the brochure in front of him.

Seeing that Qin Yuan ignored his own words, Wei Zheng asked him, "How long do you want to be selfish and delay for Qin Qiong?"

"Found it!" Qin Yuan asked Qin Qiong to come over and have a look. According to the records in the brochure, Qin Qiong traveled from the first day to the fifth day of the eighth month before August. Qin Yuan asked him where he went.

"Where else can I go, of course I went to Rulin County, Hua Mudan's hometown, to meet relatives." Wei Zheng said.

Qin Qiong suddenly remembered, "August ago, I was secretly ordered by the Holy Order to go to Hedong to do business. I remember that I was resting in the other garden, and I suddenly received a secret order and went out. Because it was a confidential matter, I did not explain the reason to the outside world. It is said that they went hunting in several nearby states and counties."

Hedong and Rulin County, Hua Mudan's hometown, are completely in two directions.And from Chang'an City to Hedong, Qin Qiong only took five days to go back and forth. He had to ride a fast horse day and night, and could hardly rest.Since he was going to do business, Qin Qiong must have brought some entourage with him, and the officials from Hedong who supported Qin Qiong can all testify.

Wei Zheng was startled again and again.

After reconfirming the records in the booklet, he asked Qin Qiong who the witnesses were.

"This is a secret, and it can only be revealed after inviting a sage. But there must be someone who can prove that I was in Hedong at that time. Unless I have a clone, I will never appear in Rulin County hundreds of miles away at the same time."

Wei Zheng believed that Qin Qiong's words would not be fake, so he immediately asked the matchmaker if he had misremembered the date or lied.The matchmaker frightenedly stated that she really did not lie, she did see Qin Qiong with her own eyes at that time.

"May Wei Gong consider what I said now, Yi Rong?" Seeing that Wei Zheng was annoyed, Qin Yuan interjected in time.

Wei Zheng frowned and looked at Qin Yuan. He didn't want to believe Qin Yuan's words, but the current situation seems to be explained by Qin Yuan's words.

Qin Yuan sent away the irrelevant people at the scene, and told the rest of Wei Zheng, Qin Qiong and Wen Yanbo: "Someone has mastered the time of General Qin's trips every time. The three times that Gu Qingqing recalled before happened to be that General Qin was in Chang'an City. The same goes for matchmaking, it happened that when General Qin was 'playing' in nearby counties, fortunately this person did not know that General Qin was acting under a secret order at that time. Otherwise, I would not be able to exonerate General Qin today."

After Qin Yuan finished speaking, he blinked and looked at Wei Zheng.

Qin Qiong also looked at Wei Zheng.

Wen Yanbo followed suit.

Wei Zheng blushed for the first time.