The general went out again at night

"Why, do you have something to talk to me alone?" After entering the study, Zhao Yanyuan drove away the servants who were serving him, sat on the warm tavern, and stretched out his old and thin hands in front of the charcoal fire to roast them.

Ouyang Shijun took two steps forward, stood in front of him, punched him, and said in a low voice, "Yes."

"It's just you and me now, let's talk." Zhao Yanyuan didn't look up, his eyes fell on the burning coals, and his lips moved slightly.

"Godfather, although Xia Qingshu is a warrior and is not familiar with government affairs such as reviewing cases, her temper is the same as that of her father Yongding Hou Xia Yan. She would rather bend than bend. She will definitely review the matter of Xuexin's fight with Mr. Zhou's son, and even The misfortunes that the two caused in the past will also be investigated, and the results will be truthfully reported to His Majesty."

"I know all this, but you didn't get to the point." Zhao Yanyuan exhaled softly, and turned his palm up and down above the charcoal stove. He already knew what Ouyang Shijun said.

Ouyang Shijun smiled, and there was a gloomy and cold air in this smile, he narrowed his eyes slightly: "I remember that godfather used to visit her in court because of Xia Qingshu's disrespect to His Highness the eldest princess, she is still the same as our Zhao family. There is a festival." After a pause, Ouyang Shijun said his main point: "We can forge some evidence to make His Majesty feel that Xia Qingshu has long held a grudge against the Zhao family, and Xuexin's incident is her public revenge."

"Ke Xin'er lit the firecracker stand is a sure thing, so many eyes have seen it, she is dealing with it in a fair way, how can she be regarded as public revenge?" Zhao Yanyuan did not raise his eyes.

The sinister smile on the corner of Ouyang Shijun's mouth grew even bigger: "Let Xia Qingshu kill Zhou Bi."

"What!" Zhao Yanyuan's pupils widened suddenly, he raised his head to stare at Ouyang Shijun's face, and asked in a low voice, "Did Xia Qingshu kill Zhou Bi?"

"Xia Qingshu has no grievances with the Zhou family, so it's impossible for General Xia to kill Zhou Bi, but we can blame him." Ouyang Shijun added emphasis on the word "blame".

The shock on Zhao Yanyuan's face did not dissipate, but he gradually understood Ouyang Shijun's strategy: "You mean we find someone to kill Zhou Bi, put the blame on Xia Qingshu, and then find evidence that Xia Qingshu has a grudge against our Zhao family, Turn the whole thing into Xia Qingshu's plot to harm the Zhao family?"

"That's right!"

"However, wouldn't it take too much effort to do this? And the risk is also high. As long as one link goes wrong, the whole plan will collapse."

"Dad, do you still remember the matter of Xia Yan, Marquis of Yongding, intercepting the merchant ships of the Zhao family? With Xia Yan guarding several provinces along the southeast coast, it is impossible for our Zhao family's merchant ships to go to sea, and it is impossible to sell their goods to various places in the Western Ocean. As long as Xia Qingshu's matter With Xia Yan implicated, the Xia family fell, and we sent our own people to the southeast area, so that future merchant ships will be safe and sound."

Zhao Yanyuan was silent, he was wavering in his heart, on the one hand he felt that this plan was too risky, on the other hand he felt that if he could use this opportunity to eradicate the Xia family in one fell swoop, he could give it a try.

"Have you ever thought about the way forward? What if the plan fails?" After a long silence, Zhao Yanyuan opened his mouth.

Hearing this, Ouyang Shijun suddenly clasped his fists and knelt down: "Godfather, don't worry, this matter is up to everyone else, the boy will contact the Zhao family through his family, and will never implicate the Zhao family. If the matter is revealed, the boy will bear the consequences alone, and he will never leave the Zhao family." Nothing to do with it!"

"Okay!" Zhao Yanyuan laughed loudly, then stood up from the couch, walked up to Ouyang Shijun with unsteady steps, bent down to help him up, and praised him generously: "In this mansion, Weier knows me Share your worries with me!"

***

In the afternoon, the rain was over, and there was still moisture in the air.Xia Qingshu wanted to go out in plain clothes, but Liu Qi and other servants tried to stop her because of her injuries, but they couldn't.

After stepping out of the gate of the General's Mansion, Xia Qingshu took a few attendants and walked towards the Mansion of the Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies.Today she took some officials to visit the people who were injured yesterday and count the injuries.

Although the Five Armies Commander's Mansion is a military yamen, the officials in it are not only military officers, but also many civil officials.Since Xia Qingshu took office, these civil servants have not offended her, and the two get along well.

Therefore, after Xia Qingshu delivered the order yesterday, these officials also responded positively, and gathered in the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion early in the afternoon, waiting for Xia Qingshu's order.

After the group assembled, they went to a medical center called "Jishi Hall" in Nanjing City, where Xia Qingshu placed all those who were injured that day.

In a side room in the backyard of Jishitang, there is no furniture inside, many mats are arranged neatly on the floor, and thick quilts are spread on the mats. This is a place for the wounded to rest and recuperate.

Between the two rows of beds was a stove with a low-grade charcoal fire burning in it, emitting smoke upwards.There are two circles of common people sitting around the charcoal stove, some injured and some accompanying family members.

There was only one charcoal stove in such a large room, and the firepower of the charcoal fire was not enough. Xia Qingshu walked in, but still felt a chill creeping into his trousers.

Xia Qingshu winked at Liuyan, and then said to the owner of Jishitang next to him: "The head of the family, add two more stoves to these wounded people, and the general's mansion will cover the cost first. I will send someone to pick it up on the day of the court hearing."

"Okay, I'll let the people in the hall go to buy it later. As for the account books, the general can rest assured that every item of these wounded people's medical expenses, food and supplements are recorded truthfully, and you can check them at any time. "The head of Jishitang replied.

"Well, go and arrange it quickly." Xia Qingshu said.

Liu Yan stepped forward and handed a bag of silver taels to the head of the house.After receiving the silver, the head of Ji Shitang immediately went to arrange matters, calling two pharmacists to accompany Xia Qingshu to inspect and understand the injury.

Xia Qingshu walked in front of the group, and when she reached the middle of the wing, she was sitting around the fire, and the people who were facing her recognized her, and immediately exclaimed in surprise: "General Xia, General Xia is here!"

Immediately, everyone in the room cast their gazes over in unison, and then a few honest people wanted to stand up and salute.Xia Qingshu hurriedly made a gesture with her pig's trotters, motioning for everyone to sit down: "Okay, no need to salute, everyone sit down, I'm just here today to see you and understand some things."

Xia Qingshu approached the stove, and someone immediately moved to the side to make room.This action was very strange. According to Xia Qingshu's status, he naturally couldn't sit with ordinary people like them, but when he saw her approaching, he would react involuntarily.Xia Qingshu gave them a different feeling from those high-ranking, arrogant ministers.

The common people looked at Xia Qingshu with some anticipation in their eyes.

Xia Qingshu walked to the seat vacated for her gracefully, sat down cross-legged with a calm demeanor, and formed a circle with the plainly dressed common people, without any discomfort.

Seeing this, the civil servants who came with her also sat on the ground, surrounded by the outer layer of the circle.

"Are you still used to living here?" Xia Qingshu smiled naturally, without any affectation, and her tone was kind and approachable. The common people gradually dispelled the fear in their hearts due to the disparity in status.

"very good."

"It's very comfortable here."

"It's much better than our home."

......

The common people replied in a hurry, with laughter on their faces.

"What about the injury?" Xia Qingshu asked again.

When it comes to specific injuries, everyone's situation is different. I don't know where to start. The room suddenly fell into silence, and no one spoke.Xia Qingshu pointed to one person: "Starting with you, tell them one by one. Tell the truth, and then it will be used as evidence in court."

Then, the injured people began to tell the truth about their injuries, and those who were inconvenient to speak were asked to take care of them by their accompanying family members.The officials sitting around the back quickly took notes with pen and paper.

After the people in front of the stove finished talking, Xia Qingshu counted the number of people and found that there were still some people missing, "Is there anyone else?"

One person replied: "Reporting to General Xia, there are still some seriously injured in other rooms. It seems that one of them is still unconscious. Some of the less injured have already gone home to work."

"So that's the case, then I'll go over there and have a look, and come back later."

After saying that, Xia Qingshu got up and left.The seriously injured people were placed in the room at the end of the corridor, and the pharmacist led the way.

Close to this room, before opening the door, there is a strong and pungent smell of medicine, which is why they are placed in the innermost part.

The closer he got, the stronger and more choking the smell of the medicine became. The officials behind Xia Qingshu covered their noses with their hands.Xia Qingshu wasn't as responsive as they were, she sniffed and strode in.

Three seriously injured civilians lived in this room, one was Old Man Wang who sold firecrackers, the other was Aunt Yang who was at the stall next door to Old Man Wang, and the other was a passing child.

Aunt Yang sells embroidered handkerchiefs. Her husband passed away early. She fell down a few years ago and injured her foot, making it difficult for her to walk.She had read some books when she was young, and she was quite high-spirited. She didn't want to be a simple person at home, and insisted on going out to do business to supplement the family income.After her son sent her to the stall in the morning, he would come to pick her up before noon.

After her stall was set up, she couldn't escape because of her legs and feet. At that time, Xia Qingshu didn't care about the situation here. Pedestrians also fled one after another to protect themselves. No one helped them, so they had to suffer from the flames. Extensive burns all over the body.

The child lying in the innermost place is even more innocent. He was just passing by, but he was hit and trampled by the fleeing people, and he is still unconscious.The child's mother, because of negligence for a while, didn't pay close attention to the child, which led to today's situation. She cried so much that she couldn't regret it.The elders in the family are also very distressed, and their faces are full of worry.

Xia Qingshu's face was gloomy, she bit her lower lip tightly, and walked around the room before leaving.

These three people were seriously injured, and their injuries were not stable, and they had to go to the gate of hell from time to time.Xia Qingshu didn't want to disturb their struggle against the devil in the underworld, so she left in a hurry.

And the justice of the devils in the world who wantonly harmed the property and harmed the people, she will ask for it for them.