Nongmen Shenjue

Although the government's actions at night are secretive, the Qi family's private mining is a big deal.

Normally the magistrate is a superior and cannot interfere with the county government affairs, but this time the matter is very special. When Jin Lilin broke the news to the magistrate, he also cryptically mentioned the matter of the county magistrate.The magistrate is not ignorant of the situation in He County, but the officials in all places are similar, the water is so clear that there are no fish, as long as it is not too much and the government orders are smooth, the magistrate will turn a blind eye.

But opening a private mine was different, and fearing that the people in the county government would leak the news, the magistrate informed the mine supervisor of the matter.

He County is rich in jade, and there are many large and small mines, so there is a mine supervisor appointed by the imperial court. In addition, there are garrisons in the area.The grade of the mine supervisor is not high, but he has a lot of power, and he is a fat job, and people who have nothing to do with him can't get it.But this mine supervisor is also very knowledgeable, this time the arrest was handed over to the head of the magistrate, and the garrison and government soldiers were borrowed, not to mention the Qi family mansion and herbal medicine store in the city, let alone the Qi family hot spring village. All are under control.

It is a great credit to report this matter.

The magistrate remembered his love, and Jin Lilin's goal was achieved.

Mu Qingyan also finally knew the source of the labor in the mine. These people were not bought by the Qi family, but coaxed.A small part of these laborers are beggars nearby. They are highly mobile, and no one cares about them. Even if they disappear, no one cares.Most of them are homeless, and they are also people who wander around without identity.

The imperial court has indeed cracked down on refugees, but the situation is different in different places, and there are many refugees in Hexian County.

refugee...

Mu Qingyan suddenly remembered the case of Fenglin County. Mu Lin mentioned that two refugees died. Would the same identities have anything to do with this matter?

Wen Jixue didn't pay attention to those things, she returned Jin Lilin's invitation, packed her things, and took Mu Qingyan into the deep mountains.Of course, this time, Shi Dahu was not brought along as a guide. He specially drew a map according to the description, marking the location of the hunter's hut and the areas where various prey appeared.

This time Mu Qingyan also brought a pair of bows and arrows, he still wanted to try it.

The two wandered around the mountains for seven or eight days and returned with a full load.

Most of the people in Shan'ao Village know how to tan leather, so they found a good craftsman and processed the leather.Most of the rabbits hunted this time were wild rabbits, gray and white. In the end, they were caught by nests in order to gather fur. The rabbit meat was air-dried and stuffed into cloth bags densely, and brought home for the Chinese New Year.

In addition, Wen Jixue searched specially and caught two foxes with beautiful brown-red fur.

Fox fur is a little less, but it is good for a warm hat or a large fur collar.

Originally, Wen Jixue wanted to catch two ferrets, but she never met them.

Today's weather is not good, it is not the suitable temperature for tanning leather, so much more.Fortunately, they were not in a hurry, so the two decided to live in the county for two days, mainly to visit the county, and then find a jade shop to open two stones.

Finally, a green jade the size of an egg and a hibiscus jade slightly larger than a lotus pod were produced. The two pieces of jade are very positive in color, fine in texture, transparent and free of impurities, and are excellent jade.

Looking at these two pieces of jade, Mu Qingyan had a plan in mind.

They went to the deep mountains for a few days, and the Qi family's affairs in the county town were aroused.

Another incident also caused a lot of discussion among the people, and the county magistrate was demoted, and the successor will take office at the end of the month.Although there are many mountains in Hexian County, there are medicinal materials and jade, which can be regarded as affluent. It is also a fat job to work here. Seeing that the incumbent has made a mistake, someone else will immediately replace him.

Mu Qingyan and the two lived in the Jin family's house when they came to the county. Except for having dinner with Jin Lilin on the first day, they rarely saw Jin Lilin's people after that.

Jin Lilin is busy preparing his own silver house. If he wants to open a silver house, he must first have a stable supply channel, and he has to contact the silver mine.Originally, the Jin family had its own silver mine, but as an unpopular son, of course he shouldn't expect to pick up goods from the Jin family's silver mine.Fortunately, he has been planning secretly for a long time. Whether it is the silver mine to cooperate with or the location of the silver building, he has already prepared a draft, and now it is officially implemented.

Wen Jixue got a basket of apples and oranges from Jin Lilin, and returned to the hot spring village with Mu Qingyan.

The fruits in winter are stored in the cellar, they are well preserved, and they still look tender and fresh.

Especially when you are in a hot spring, it is a great enjoyment to have an iced fruit plate.

Because it was an open-air hot spring, Mu Qingyan only exposed his shoulders, with his long hair tied on top of his head, while soaking in the hot spring comfortably, while eating iced fruit.

Wen Jixue was opposite, poured a glass of wine and put it on the floating plate and pushed it over.

Mu Qingyan took half a sip, and looked up at the night sky. Tonight is the full moon, and it is already the middle of the moon.

Drank the remaining half glass of wine, looked at the person opposite, and suddenly asked him: "What's your real name?"

Wen Jixue was not his real name, so Mu Qingyan had inquired about major court cases in the past 20 years, and there was not a single Wen family among them.This is also human nature, once a big family is overthrown, Wen Jixue is a caught fish, so how can she use her real name.

"My surname is Xue. When I was born, it was the first snowfall and the sun was shining brightly, so I was named 'Xueji'. My mother's surname was Wen. Wen's family was just an ordinary scholarly family with a simple population. She and my father met by chance, my grandfather was a military general, and he didn't have a strong sense of family status, so this marriage was made possible."

The surname Xue is very rare, but there are indeed people with the surname Xue.

When hearing Wen Jixue's real name, Mu Qingyan immediately knew about their family.

"Xue Family, General Xue, the big case of collaborating with the enemy 15 years ago?" Even if he was not a native of the ancients, Mu Qingyan still took a deep breath.

To this day, not many people dare to talk about that big case casually.

Wen Jixue lowered her head, her face was hidden in the shadows, she seemed to be staring at the white porcelain wine glass in her hand, she couldn't see it clearly, but one could be sure that he was sneering: "Yes, collaborating with the enemy and treason, the barbarians."

When Mu Qingyan inquired, he only asked about the important affairs of the court in these years, one of which was Xue Dingyue's collusion with the enemy and treason.The emperor reigned for a long time, and many major events happened during his reign. At the beginning, he didn’t have a definite goal. He only knew about it in general, and many things outsiders might not be clear about it. and Chen Shiliu.

Chen Shiliu's identity is indeed different, but he is too young, at least he doesn't know many things about ten years ago.Don't look at Chen Shiliu's attention to the rumors in the world, but it's just "the fragrance is far away and the smell is close", and he is not interested in the affairs of the court.

On the contrary, Mu Lin knew a lot, and he learned about the Xue family from Mu Lin.

Perhaps it was because Mu Lin was only seven years old when the incident happened, so the matter about the Xue family was described in general terms.

The grandfather of the Xue family was born in the army, and he made great achievements on the battlefield, and he followed the Taizu to fight the world, which can be regarded as a meritorious service.The world was initially determined to be rewarded according to merit. The grandfather of the Xue family was granted the title of Duke, but he did not stay in the capital to enjoy the wealth and honor, but asked to be stationed at the border.However, according to the rules, the family members of the Xue family had to stay in Beijing. At first it was the grandmother of the Xue family, and later when Xue's father Xue Dingyue got married, it was the Wen family who stayed behind.

Xue Dingyue inherited his father's will and was also stationed at the border. The Xue family has a high prestige among the soldiers and civilians.

On Halloween that year, the emperor ordered Xue Dingyue to return to Beijing to celebrate his birthday.

Unexpectedly, Xue Dingyue had just returned to the capital, and what awaited him was a prison sentence. The court had prepared so-called witness and material evidence to accuse him of collaborating with the enemy and treason.

In those few years, the imperial court had constant friction with the surrounding small countries, and the conflict with the group of northern barbarians who were proficient in riding and shooting on the grassland was even deeper.With the defense line garrisoned by the Xue family army, the Beiman people could not get any benefits every time. However, the Beiman took the lead in provoking the previous year. Not only were the weapons and equipment complete, but they also seized the opportunity every time. Easy to win, Xue Dingyue was also injured and will be raised for several months.

At the beginning, the whole country praised him, the emperor rewarded him with rewards, but in just half a year, the situation reversed and Xue Dingyue became a collaborator and traitor!

For such a big case, the coffin was concluded within two months, and the nine families of the Xue family were executed.Those who were beheaded were men above the age of 15, while women and girls were given white silk to hang themselves, and men and women under the age of 15 were sent to Xihuang.

Even if outsiders don't know it, Mu Qingyan can guess that it is impossible for those assigned members of the Xue clan to reach Xihuang.

For such a major event, the imperial court posted bulletins in various states and counties, and Yachai, Lizheng and others announced it on their behalf.

Among them, "Xue Ji" was not mentioned.

"How did you escape?"

Wen Jixue said in a hoarse voice: "It's my teacher. The teacher's eldest son, Wen Fei, is the same age as me, similar in stature, and I'm accompanying him. The teacher asked him to replace me...

Although the incident happened suddenly at that time, perhaps it was out of fear of scaring the snake, before my father arrived in the capital, the imperial court did not take action against the Xue family members.I happened to go out with Wen Fei that day, but before I got home, the teacher came to find me suddenly, but he didn't say anything to me, but just called Wen Fei away.I was having dinner at the teacher's house, and somehow fell asleep. When I woke up, I was already in the carriage and left the capital.

The teacher's family didn't dare to act rashly, but sent me away under the name of Wen Fei, saying that I was going to study.At that time when the matter of the Xue family broke out, others thought that he acted on the wind and did not want to get involved with the Xue family.Originally, if everything goes well, the teacher will come to reunite with me when the situation is stable, but...

The teacher's family still couldn't escape, and I couldn't be safe even if I stared at Wen Fei's identity.I had no choice but to run away, but later fell into the hands of a photo studio and was trained to be a killer. "

Wen Jixue chuckled: "At that time I was very cooperative, and my heart was full of hatred. I thought I would kill the emperor and all the officials involved after I learned martial arts. Later, I grew up slowly, thinking more, and started I think it was a conspiracy against the Xue family, and the conspiracy started from the war between the imperial court and the northern barbarians."

"What did you find out?" Mu Qingyan was a little puzzled. I don't know how long he searched, but why couldn't he find out?

"My family started with martial arts, and I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child. I have a good foundation. After staying in the studio for five years, I started to go out on missions. At the age of ten, the level is improved, and there is a certain amount of free time.

All in all, I have been investigating for five years, so I have attracted the attention of the God Detective Division.I learned that there were traitors in the Xue family army, and there were people in the DPRK behind the scenes, all of which were expected a long time ago.But... when I tracked down the identities of those people, they were all dead.They died at different times and in different ways, and there seemed to be no problem, but the biggest problem was that they all died.I don't think it's normal. Could it be such a coincidence?I don't believe in coincidences! "