Zhaohua's love

Since there was no discovery after opening the coffin, Zhan Zhao had no choice but to look through Lin Ziyong's handwriting over and over again to see if there were any missing clues.

Mrs. Lin strongly demanded that Zhan Zhao and Ding Yuehua live in the Lin Mansion. In order to facilitate the investigation of the case, the two finally moved into the wing of the Lin Mansion.

On this day, Ding Yuehua, who had just had lunch, was flipping through the jokes recorded by Lin Ziyong in the room, while Zhan Zhaoduan sat beside him.In the past two days, the two of them took turns looking at the booklet, but they also memorized the sentences in it backwards.

"Brother Zhan, Mr. Lin is full of passion. The jokes he recorded are not about loyal ministers and good generals, but about internal and external wars. A loyal and courageous man like him should be valued by the court, but... "Ding Yuehua was filled with emotions, but his eyes turned red as he spoke.

Zhan Zhao knew that she thought of her father, the ever-victorious general who galloped across the battlefield immediately, but ended up unsatisfactory because of the villain's slander and the king's suspicion.Feeling pity in his heart, he wanted to speak out to persuade him, but he knew that whether it was Lin Ziyong or General Ding, even if they sacrificed their lives for the country without complaint or regret, their families would still complain when they faced their corpses.Thinking of this, Zhan Zhao said: "Loyalty is a name that lasts through the ages. Mr. Lin is loyal to the country, and he can, and he can smile at Jiuquan." His words were a little weak.

Ding Yuehua knew what he wanted, calmed down his emotions, and changed the topic: "Lord Lin must have greatly respected the integrity of Yan Qingchen and Duan Chenggong of the Tang Dynasty, and he specially wrote a sacrificial oration, 'Grand Yan... full of loyalty...a gentleman is also a righteous person... Entering the tiger's den alone, enduring humiliation without giving in...Life is like a pine tree, death is loyal and firm...Cheng Gong...Using a wat to attack a thief, his voice is fierce, although he is unhappy and depressed, he does not disgrace his integrity... .'"

Hearing this, Zhan Zhao couldn't help sighing: "Every word and every sentence is written by the adults themselves!"

While talking, a maid said outside the door: "Master Zhan, Miss Ding, my wife invites you to go."

The two looked at each other, and they both saw confusion in each other's eyes. Zhan Zhao put the manual in his arms, and the two left the room.

When the two walked into the hall, Mrs. Lin looked a little anxious.Seeing the two of them coming, he quickly got up and greeted them.

"Master Zhan, Miss Ding, sit down quickly." Mrs. Lin asked.

"Madam, please." The two turned sideways to avoid Mrs. Lin's gift, and replied.

"Madam came to us, did something happen?" Zhan Zhao asked after sitting down.

"Yes. Every morning, I would go to the master's study, but this morning, when I went in, I found that it was in a mess and turned upside down! I think it was done by the person who moved the master's coffin. You must be looking for something!" Madam Lin said.

"Madam's suspicion is very reasonable, but it is not in line with common sense. When they are looking for something, they don't first look for the study room which is easier to get in and out, but first search for the tomb. Isn't that very dangerous?" Zhan Zhao questioned.

"Then... who could it be?" Mrs. Lin lost her mind for a while.

"Brother Zhan, I think Madam is right." Ding Yuehua interjected from the side. "Perhaps, those people turned over the study and went to the cemetery, but they found nothing, so they went back to the study and made a mess of the study."

Hearing this, Zhan Zhao secretly affirmed in his heart, his eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief. "Exactly, then they must not have found what Mr. Lin left behind." Suddenly, as if thinking of something, he asked, "Madam, how much do you know about Mr. Lin?"

Mrs. Lin was taken aback for a moment, then sighed: "Now that the matter has reached this point, I will not hide it anymore. The master has repeatedly told him that if something unexpected happens to him, he must report all these things to Mr. Bao as soon as possible. It is also the same to tell you now. Same."

Zhan Zhao and Ding Yuehua looked at each other, still surprised.

"More than a year ago, the master was still serving as a supervisor in Huaiyuan, but one day he told me that we could go back to our hometown in Jiangning. I found it strange that he was not yet due for transfer, so I asked him why. He told I, he has something important, and he must take it away from Huaiyuan. I am a woman, so I don’t want to ask too many questions. Not long after, the imperial court’s transfer order came down, and he and I returned to Jiangning. After returning, he asked many times Master Bao's whereabouts. At that time, Master Bao left Beijing and was in a state of exile. Every time he sent people, he missed Master Bao. I asked him many times, and he only said that the things in his hand should be handed over as soon as possible My Majesty, I asked him why he didn't go to Beijing by himself. He said that with his official position, he couldn't easily enter the pilgrimage, and he couldn't trust other people.

Half a year ago, Mr. Bao returned to his original post. He was going to go to Beijing in person, but suddenly, a young man surnamed Zhuang came to see him. They were locked up in the study for a day and a night. After that, there was no mention of going to Beijing.Just before his accident, the young man surnamed Zhuang met him again in a hurry. I only know that when we parted, the man said, "There is no way to go to Pengshan, and it is hard to see each other again." 'I was baffled at the time, but two days later the news of Mr. Zhuang's death came.The master sat in the study and wept bitterly. The poem was written that day.Presumably the master already knew that he was not going to die soon, so he wrote such a poem and told me to keep my mouth shut and only talk about it to Mr. Bao.Even later, Master Feng was ordered to investigate the murder of the master, I could only lie and say that the enemy wanted his life..." At the end, Mrs. Lin had already choked up her sobs.

"Young Master Zhuang, it was Zhuang Yufeng who died five days before Lord Lin's accident!" Zhan Zhao was shocked, he did not expect that Zhuang Yufeng, who had been dead for a long time, would be closely related to what happened before him.

"Master Zhan knows that person?" Mrs. Lin asked suspiciously.

"Yes, he was the fugitive I was chasing. Because he committed the crime of cooperating with and shielding Huainan West Road Transit Envoy Yang Bin to embezzle food and pay, he absconded in fear of crime and was killed by mistake in Qizhou." Zhan Zhao replied.

"How is it possible? That young master has a kind face, and his brows are full of chivalry. Even compared to Mr. Zhan, he is not inferior. How could he embezzle food and salary!" Mrs. Lin said in surprise.

"I wouldn't believe it, but at that time, all the evidence showed that he was guilty, and I could only arrest him. But I didn't expect... But now, I'm afraid his death was not the manslaughter I thought, It was a premeditated murder!" There was a rare hostility in Zhan Zhao's eyes, although it was only fleeting, it was still surprising.That was the person he admired deeply. Even if he ran away and chased him that day, he still respected his arrogance from his heart. If something went wrong, then he would be an accomplice!There is one less righteous person in this world.But how to explain everything at that time, Zhan Zhao couldn't understand it.

"Does Madam know what Master Lin is talking about?" Ding Yuehua asked.

"He kept silent about this matter. I asked many times, but he refused all of them righteously, and even reprimanded that this is not a woman's business." Mrs. Lin sighed.

"Oh, Mrs. Lin doesn't know either, so what exactly are we looking for and when will we find it!" Ding Yuehua felt anxious for a while, seeing that almost ten days had passed and her eldest brother's life was in danger, she couldn't help but turn red-eyed.

"Maybe, only those people know what it is, but they don't know where Master Lin hid them, and they are likely to come again! Madam, you must be careful these days, those people can't find what they want. You may become angry and harm you." Zhan Zhao worried.

"It's okay, after all, I don't know anything, and I won't say anything. The master has been away for so long, and I am too lonely." Mrs. Lin's eyes were filled with the desolation of seeing through life and death.

"Madam, don't worry, Zhan Zhao will definitely protect Madam well!"

"Well! Ma'am, don't worry, I won't let them succeed!"

Still in an alley, a black cloak behind his back asked in a low voice, "Is everything arranged?" It was that woman.

"Yes. When they move, we move."

"Well! Make sure everything is safe!"

"Yes!"

The deathly silence of the endless night made people breathless.The pale moonlight reflected on the ground through the gaps between the leaves, casting weird light and shadows.

The three black figures flashed past silently, as if they had never appeared before.Holding long knives, they quickly approached the main house of the Lin Mansion, which was Mrs. Lin's bedroom.Gently pushing the door open, the three of them entered the room one by one. There was no sound during the whole process, only the adjusted steady and shallow breathing in the air faintly.

The three of them couldn't see the scene in the room, they could only discern it with their ears, but they couldn't feel a trace of breath, so they couldn't help being stunned.Before they could react, the room was suddenly brightly lit, and the three subconsciously covered their eyes with their hands, but they heard the sound of a hidden weapon piercing through the air.Hastily raised the long knife to block it, only heard three sounds of "Zheng, Zheng, Zheng", the hidden weapon hit the long knife, shaking the three people's mouths numb, almost unable to hold the weapon.Shocked, he took a closer look and saw a young man with a calm face and a playful and lively girl with a smiling face standing beside the table.

"Brother Zhan, let me just say, they can't hide from the locust stones I learned from Brother Wu! It's just that they don't have enough strength, otherwise they will be blown away one by one!" some annoyed.

Zhan Zhao only felt it was funny, and the corner of his mouth curled up in a beautiful arc, and he said a little dotingly: "Next time you start, they will definitely fall to the ground!"

The three of them looked at the conversation of these two people who did not know their origins, and ignored them at all, and couldn't help but asked anxiously, "Who are you?"

"It doesn't matter who we are, and it doesn't matter who you are. The important thing is that once you come, don't even think about leaving!" Ding Yuehua looked at the neglected faces of the three people with relief, and the depression in his heart for many days also disappeared. Scattered a lot.

"The tone is not small! Let's see if you have the ability!" After the three of them said, they raised their swords and attacked Zhan Ding. .

Even though they had already made psychological preparations, the two were still taken aback by the strange martial arts of the three of them. No wonder Bai Yutang struggled so much during the one-on-one three that night, and almost collapsed the next day.It seems that although these three people are not as strong in martial arts as those three people, they should not be underestimated.The two did not dare to be careless, and fought with all their strength. For a while, swords clashed in the room, and figures flew around.

It's no wonder that Ding Yuehua wanted to attack the three of them by surprise when they first entered the room. In this two-on-three situation, the two of Zhan Ding could only slightly gain the upper hand.

In this way, the battle between the five people moved from the inside to the outside of the house, and it was hard to separate them for a while.

The three of them felt that no one would be good if this stalemate continued, and they had a task to do, so they couldn't stay for a long time, so as not to attract more people, so they jumped out of the courtyard and fled outside while using a gap.Zhan Zhao and Ding Yuehua wanted to find out their true identities, so they chased after them without hesitation.

Although the three of them have good martial arts, their lightness skills are somewhat rough.When they arrived at the ruined temple outside the city, the three decided to hide first in order to escape by chance.When the two of Zhan Ding chased here, they knew that the three of them were hiding, so they began to search carefully.Just as he was looking for it, a small whimper came from the ruined temple, Ding Yuehua rushed in, only to see a black figure curled up beside a pile of discarded firewood, judging from its figure, it looked petite like a woman.

Ding Yuehua walked over and called softly: "Miss?" As he said that, he wanted to go forward to help her.But the girl panicked and hid back, wrapped her arms around her body, and said in horror: "No, don't kill me, I don't know anything, brother Feng, brother Feng, save me!"

Ding Yuehua was taken aback by her appearance, and hurriedly stopped, a little at a loss.Zhan Zhao heard the movement outside, walked in and asked, "Yuehua? What's the matter? What happened?" Ding Yuehua pointed at the people on the ground, and blinked helplessly.Zhan Zhao looked at the man, said softly, "Girl, don't be afraid, we won't hurt you." The woman seemed to have calmed down a lot, and slowly raised her head.

"Exhibition heroes!"

"Miss Joe?"

The voices of the two sounded at the same time.Ding Yuehua asked in astonishment, "You know each other?"

Zhan Zhao nodded and said, "Well, we met once..."

"Hero Zhan, save me!" The curled up woman was Zhuang Yufeng's fiancée Qiao Yuli whom Zhan Zhao met on the way.At this time, she was crying, begging in her unique soft voice.

"Okay, we'll take you out." Zhan Zhao responded.

Hearing this, Ding Yuehua stepped forward to help, this time she didn't hide anymore, but she still approached Zhan Zhao without any trace of her body.

As soon as the three of them turned around, three men in black came in outside the door, holding long knives.

Zhan Zhao took a step forward and protected Ding Yuehua and Ding Yuehua behind him, and said in a deep voice, "So it's you!"

The three of them didn't speak, and attacked with a wave of their long knives.Ding Yuehua was anxious, afraid that Zhan Zhao alone would be no match for them, but he never thought that the martial arts of these three people suddenly became weak, and they were obviously at a disadvantage when they first fought, and they fled after a while.

Zhan Zhao stopped chasing her, turned around and gently picked up Qiao Yuli, and walked out with Ding Yuehua supporting her.

Because it was late at night and there was a lot of inconvenience, the two had no choice but to take Qiao Yuli back to Ding Yuehua's room in the Lin Mansion to resettle.On the way, Zhan Zhao explained his acquaintance with Qiao Yuli and Qiao Yuli's identity.

Ding Yuehua felt that Qiao Yuli was Zhuang Yufeng's fiancée and had been in contact with these people, so she might know something that could solve the current predicament, so as soon as she entered the room, she asked, "Why is Miss Qiao here? Who are those people?" ? What did they catch you for?"

Qiao Yuli replied with some fear: "I, I don't know. I am in Jinzhou, but when I woke up, I was tied to the carriage. It was the three people who brought me here just now, and threw me in the dilapidated In the temple."

"What did they arrest you for?" Ding Yuehua asked again.

"They, they said, I'm Brother Feng's wife, so I should know about him. They said that Brother Feng died and his things disappeared. They asked me if I knew where I kept them."

"Things?" Ding Yuehua thought to herself, it must be the thing Mr. Lin hid.

"Then, girl, do you know who they are?" Zhan Zhao asked from the side.

"I think, they, they should be Xixia people."

"Western Xia people? Why?" Ding Yuehua asked.

"Half a year ago, Brother Feng and I stayed in Huaiyuan, but he suddenly sent me back to Jiangnan, saying that Huaiyuan was not safe, and there were Xixia people chasing and killing him. I thought, then they must be Xixia people."

"Six months ago?" Half a year ago was the time when Zhuang Yufeng came to Lin Ziyong for the first time.Zhan Zhao couldn't help but frowned.

Seeing Qiao Yuli's terrified and exhausted face, Zhan Zhao couldn't ask any more questions. "Miss Qiao, take a good rest, we two are too impatient." After finishing speaking, he signaled Ding Yuehua to leave the room.

"It seems that the conjectures of the Holy Majesty and Your Excellency are correct. It is true that the Xixia people are not dead. Zhuang Yufeng, Lord Lin, your elder brother, and the descendants of General Ding are all connected with the border and war. I am afraid that Lord Lin will let them What you want to get here must be a secret about the war!" Zhan Zhao's voice was a little cold, could it be that the smoke of gunpowder is going to reignite again?

"Even if Xixia and Song Dynasty go to war, they should never hurt my brother like that. Our Ding family, haven't we paid enough?" Ding Yuehua asked angrily, with crystal tears rolling down from his beautiful eyes .

"Believe me, Zhan Zhao will definitely try to find a way to save Ding Daxia and Ding Erxia!" Zhan Zhao felt pity in his heart, gently hugged Ding Yuehua's shoulder, and comforted him softly.

Ding Yuehua leaned against him slightly, sobbing softly.

The moonlight is like water.

However, the Xixia Assassins disappeared again. Seeing that half a month had passed, Zhan Zhao Ding Yuehua was extremely anxious.

On this day, Ding Yuehua received a letter from Mohua Village, it was Mrs. Ding.The letter stated that Ding Zhaohui was still bedridden, but Ding Zhaolan's illness was gradually getting worse, and Mrs. Lu was almost unable to suppress it.Perhaps everyone thought that Ding Zhaolan was hopeless, and hoped that Ding Yuehua would give up and come back as soon as possible, so that they could see each other for the last time.

Ding Yuehua was deeply saddened, and rushed back to Mohua Village with Zhan Zhao overnight.Since Mrs. Lin and Qiao Yuli are important witnesses and their lives are threatened at any time, they decided to bring them back together after discussion.

The author has something to say: [Note: ①Yan Qingchen, that is, Yan Zhenqing.A calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, famous for his "Yan Ti" regular script.During the Anshi Rebellion, he was framed by traitors and sent to the rebel general Li Xiyeol's department to inform him, and was later hanged by Li Xiyeol.His elder brother Yan Gaoqing, his nephew Yan Jiming and his family were also executed by An Lushan during the Anshi Rebellion.

②Duan Chenggong, that is, Duan Xiushi.A famous general in the Tang Dynasty, who participated in the pacification of the Anshi Rebellion, was upright and brave in dealing with things.Later Zhu rebelled, and he struck Zhu with a wat board in the court hall and was killed.Liu Zongyuan of the Tang Dynasty had "The Anecdote of Duan Taiwei", which should have been learned in high school. 】

Another: The ancient prose at the sacrificial text is weak, pat lightly. . .