Those Years In Quest Of Honor Mine

Outside the city gate, the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the imperial guards came out of the city to welcome Sheng Jia, Zhong Wan raised the curtain of the car and looked at it, narrowing his eyes, "How important can it be at this time, can you send it before you enter the city?"

Yu She raised his eyes, "What?"

Zhong Wan lowered the car curtain, "There is a guard who took a memorial and sent it to Luan."

After a while, an old eunuch in front of the imperial court hurriedly ran to Yu She and Zhong Wan's carriage, and said with a bitter face, "My lord, Master Zhong, hurry up to eight hundred miles from Qian'an, something happened! Former Qian'an Wang Xuanrui... ...dead."

There was a moment of silence in the carriage, and Yu She asked, "You're all alone, why aren't you there?"

"It is said that I met robbers running around! Those desperadoes often rob businessmen in the past, maybe they regard them as wealthy businessmen, this... Sigh."

Yu She said, "Where's the body? Has it been brought back?"

"No, there are always beasts in that wilderness, and there were not many whole corpses when we found it." The old eunuch coughed and sighed, and tremblingly said, "Master Zhong, please forgive me."

In the carriage, Zhong Wan didn't say a word, and after a while, Yu She said, "Zhong Wan is too sad to speak, you go first."

The old eunuch turned around and left.

In the carriage, Zhong Wan dipped his hands in tea and wrote on the table: Are you testing me?

Yu She was not sure, so he wrote: We have no reason to kill Xuan Rui, I am afraid that he will suspect that we hid Xuan Rui, and pretend to be a little bit for a while, just don't let the emperor see the flaws.

After finishing writing, Yu She was a little worried. This memorial came too late. It happened to coincide with the time when he was with Emperor Chong'an. Both he and Zhong Wan knew that Xuanrui was fine now, if he looked wrong after a while, he might be able to see something.

Before Yu She could think of a solution, Zhong Wan had an idea over there. He remembered what Emperor Chong'an said to him when he first met Emperor Chong'an when he returned to Beijing.

Emperor Chong'an said that before Shi Jin passed away, he didn't write half of his own family in the book that was supposed to pray for blessings for his descendants, but only mentioned a person with a foreign surname, Zhong Guiyuan.

The last note written to Emperor Chong'an in Shijinshang reads that Guiyuan suffered a lot in his youth, and suffered too much in these years. If there is one or two mistakes in the future, I implore the Holy One to read that this son's life is not easy, so please forgive me more. Don't make him suffer any more.

A few days after the booklet was delivered, the old master disappeared.

But Zhong Wan, who was far away in Qian'an, didn't get his obituary until more than two months later, and even the old man Wei Qi didn't catch up.

Zhong Wan has never dared to think about this matter carefully, but now he thought about it heartily, tears rolled down his eyes in an instant.

Yu She was startled by Zhong Wan, "Gui Yuan..."

Zhong Wan smiled wryly and waved his hands. He wanted to put on a show, but when he thought of the old lady Fu's kneeling outside the hall and the letter he wrote before his death, he couldn't stop crying.

Afraid of Yu She's worry, Zhong Wan dipped his tea and wrote on the table: I have failed many people these years.I owed you a lot before, but now I can still make up for one or two, but to the teacher, but...

Zhong Wan paused for a moment, and then wrote: Heaven and man are separated forever, and I can't repay what happened. Looking back now, the person I've been most sorry for in this life is probably Mrs. Shi.

Zhong Wan's tears fell on the table, and she couldn't write any more.

After entering the city, all the carriages had to enter the palace with Emperor Chong'an. After going around and finally entering the inner palace, Emperor Chong'an got off the Luanjia, and really asked Zhong Wan specifically.

Zhong Wan was helped out of the car by Yu She.

Zhong Wan is tall, but too thin. Being supported by Yu She like this, he looked even more skinny. He walked up to Emperor Chong'an and saluted reluctantly. Emperor Chong'an saw that Zhong Wan's eyes were red as if he was about to bleed, and sighed, "That's all. , I just asked because I was afraid that you would be too sad, you... well, don't kneel down, go back to the mansion first, I will let the Ministry of Rites take good care of Xuanrui's funeral, and let him go. "

Zhong Wan bowed deeply, and was helped up by Yu She.

"Go back to the mansion and let the imperial physician take a good look at it." Emperor Chong'an said a few words of concern that seemed genuine or fake, and looked at Yu She, "Ziyou stay first, I have something to tell you."

Yu She supported Zhong Wan, under the wide cuffs, he quickly wrote the character "North" on Zhong Wan's palm, and then let him go.

Yu She followed Emperor Chong'an into the bedroom, and Emperor Chong'an accepted the look of pity he had shown to everyone just now, and sat down slowly, "Ziyou, what you said... is something wrong?"

Yu She said indifferently: "Of course it's not right."

Emperor Chong'an looked at Yu She, and Yu She's tone was calm, "The robbers who rob small merchants from small households may not necessarily kill people. Now that the robbery is on the head of the royal family, no one is left alive? It's really heroic."

"Of course, it may be that they were ignorant at the beginning, lost their way after the action, and could only try their best to destroy the evidence, but before Xuanrui left, Zhong Wan specifically asked me to send a message to the clan mansion so that they could Take good care of me, and my people did go to see it, and they were relieved when they learned that they had indeed brought a lot of people on the road." Yu She said, "There are also guards, servants, dozens of people, it will be so easy The loose ones were killed by the robbers? How many robbers must there be?"

Yu She sneered, "A big bandit gang with more than a hundred members must be famous. How many of them can there be along the road? Check them out one by one."

Emperor Chong'an looked at Yu She carefully, saw that there was no sadness on his face, and said, "Yes, we have to give an explanation to the Qian'an Palace. Zhong Wan was born in the Ning Palace. Even if you don't check, he will definitely ask for it." It's an argument, but..."

Emperor Chong'an said calmly, "Since Zhong Wan was worried about Xuanrui going on the road alone, he didn't let your people follow? If your people followed, would they be killed together, or..."

Yu She sneered in his heart, unfortunately, he really had been prepared for this long ago.

"Zhong Wan explained it to me, but he only asked my people to send Xuanrui out of the city. After leaving the city, my people came back." Yu She said calmly, "If the emperor doesn't believe it, you can investigate thoroughly and ask the clan The relevant officials of the mansion asked the officers and soldiers who guarded the city that day to see if I had lied or if I had tampered with and killed Xuanrui."

Emperor Chong'an laughed, "You child, I didn't suspect you! I just hoped that your man would be better and escaped, and tell us what happened. Xuanrui is cowardly and incompetent, and has nothing to do with others. Resentment, this matter is too strange."

Yu She stopped talking, and Emperor Chong'an thought to himself, "But maybe, there are really a few cronies around you who want to share your worries, or have gone secretly after hearing Zhong Wan's private confession? So... or Check it out."

A sneer flashed in Yu She's eyes, but he didn't speak.

Emperor Chong'an immediately ordered the palace people to send a message to investigate, turned his head and comforted Yu She, "Don't worry too much, I'm doing it for your own good, if I find out later that it's your people who made their own decisions, I would have known earlier, I can cover it up for you, stop standing, sit down, wait with me, and see what they can find out."

An hour later, the palace servants turned back and knelt down, "Go back to the emperor, on the day I sent the original King Qian'an out of the capital, the people of Prince Yu did follow, but they came back after ten miles out of the city. The family generals have records of entering and leaving the gates of the city, and the servants have just checked, and the dozen or so family generals have shown up in Beijing these days, and they all have witnesses."

Only then did Emperor Chong'an feel completely relieved. He shook his head and smiled, and said to Yu She, "Look, isn't that clear? Later, if someone says that you did something wrong, I can make the decision for you. .”

Yu She's face was frosty, and the palace servants were afraid that Emperor Chong'an would not come down, so they hurriedly said, "Yes! With the testimony of the Holy Majesty, no one dares to doubt the little prince anymore."

Yu She really didn't want to hear these words anymore, so he endured his disgust and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Emperor Chong'an winked and ordered the palace servants to go down. Now that he felt at ease with Yu She, he dared to discuss with him, "You said... Xuanrui is really dead?"

Yu She said coldly: "I don't know."

Emperor Chong'an was most annoyed by Yu She's indifferent attitude towards him, and he said annoyed, "So what if I checked you? What are you doing with this look? If you didn't keep getting close to me, I would hate you." Suspicious?"

Emperor Chong'an also lowered his expression, "Ziyou, thunder, rain and dew are all God's grace, don't you understand?"

Yu She's expression was as usual, and he knelt down, "Thank you Lord Long En."

"You!" Emperor Chong'an couldn't stop beating his chest in anger. He wanted Yu She to go away, but he has been restless these days, his energy is not good, he wants to discuss with others, but the people around him can't rest assured or can't. Most useful, among the few sons, he can only rely on Yu She, "That's all! Get up and talk."

Yu She got up, stroked the corner of his clothes, and said, "If you want to see people, you need to see corpses. Now that you can't find a single body, you can't say for certain that Xuan Rui is really dead. If you want to find out, you can only investigate."

Emperor Chong'an thought this is nonsense.

Although Yu She is the Minister of Dali Temple, but he has been fooling around for so many years, and he may not really understand anything. Emperor Chong'an said without hope, "How to check?"

"Immediately order the government officials within [-] miles along the official road from the incident to report to themselves. There are several bandit villages in the territory, and the approximate number of people in each bandit village. They may have fled in the past month."

"Explain to them that they will not be blamed for allowing bandits to plunder in the past, but those who dare not report, conceal, or lie will be killed."

"Order all government officials within [-] miles along the way from the accident point to picket the local pawnshops, search all the property that has been pawned in the past month, and check whether there are any things that are used by the government or officials. In the case of bandits, there must be something to gain."

"The son of the clan died for no apparent reason on the way. Officials along the way will be held accountable. However, officials who have made meritorious contributions to picketing this matter will be included in their grades for the year, and they will be promoted after the case is clarified."

Emperor Chong'an was stunned for a moment, and looked at Yu She in a daze.

Yu She frowned, and continued, "If the emperor thinks it's feasible?"

Emperor Chong'an came back to his senses and nodded, "Very considerate, but if...if this is the case, what can't be detected?"

Yu She said, "Then it means that Xuan Rui may not be dead, but was taken away by evil people with intentions. What is it for... I don't know."

Emperor Chong'an was uneasy, the recent events always made him a little flustered, he vaguely felt that things were not so coincidental, Xuanrui shouldn't have been robbed suddenly at this juncture.

Emperor Chong'an raised his head and glanced at Yu She, the only comfort in his heart now is that he feels more and more that Yu She is not so absurd.

Emperor Chong'an couldn't help thinking, is it true that the dragon begets the dragon, and the phoenix begets the phoenix?

My son, who is the most stubborn, was born to be an emperor?

Emperor Chong'an looked at Yu She, thinking of someone who would succeed him, he felt a little more comfortable, and said, "Okay, then do as you said, let's make arrangements, I really feel a little uncomfortable, I want to take a rest first..."

Before Yu She got up, the palace servants from outside hurried in and looked at Yu She with a strange expression.

Emperor Chong'an wanted to make Yu She retreat, but he was not feeling well, knowing that he had no energy to deal with anything else, so he said tiredly, "That's all, just say it."

The palace man took two steps forward and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, Prince Yu's side... something is wrong."

Emperor Chong'an frowned, "What's wrong?"

The palace servant hesitated for a while, and said in a low voice, "Prince Yu still denies the assassination..."

"There are all the witnesses and material evidence, what on earth are you doing?" Emperor Chong'an said angrily, "Of course he doesn't admit it! You have no other way?"

"But, but..." The palace man said anxiously, "Prince Yu pleaded guilty, but he didn't admit this one thing. He said that he had indeed done something wrong to the royal family over the years, and there were many other things. Now that he has entered the clan mansion, he is willing Tell me one by one, Your Majesty!"

The palace man said in panic, "Prince Yu, what is he going to say?"

The blood on Emperor Chong'an's face faded instantly.

The palace man said anxiously, "The old clansmen have already been alarmed before Prince Yu explained it here! Now that the clan mansion wants to invite the clansmen, what Prince Yu meant over there is that he has many witnesses in his hand. If he happens to happen, everything will be revealed to the world, Your Majesty..."

Emperor Chong'an's hands trembled suddenly, and he slumped down on the dragon chair.

Emperor Chong'an suddenly thought of something, looked at Yu She suddenly, and said hoarsely, "Xuan Rui, Xuan Rui... Could it be, could it be..."

With a calm expression, Yu She nodded slightly.

Emperor Chong'an's voice was hoarse, he gritted his teeth, "Yu Mucheng..."

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" An old eunuch outside ran in holding several memorials, with an anxious expression, "Your Majesty, something has happened!"

Emperor Chong'an couldn't care about anything else, lost his composure and said, "Get out!"

The old eunuch was startled, knelt on the ground with a plop, and looked at Yu She tremblingly.

Yu She said calmly, "The emperor is not feeling well, and ordinary things are put on hold."

"It's not an ordinary thing." The old eunuch tremblingly said, "This is a memorial sent by the cabinet, Your Majesty, something really happened..."

Emperor Chong'an had a splitting headache, "What's the matter?! What's the matter?!"

The old eunuch said eagerly, "Your Majesty, something happened in the north! There was a trouble in Beidi, and, and..."

"There are only a few Beidi soldiers in total!" Emperor Chong'an lost his posture and growled, "Either fight or retreat! Is the Ministry of War disorganized? Is the cabinet brainless? What are you talking about?!"

"No, Your Majesty." The old eunuch cried, "An hour ago, someone came to play, saying that His Highness the Fifth Highness secretly colluded with Beidi and wanted to help Beidi King break through our border! Using this as an excuse, he forced Yu Xiaowang to lead his troops to the expedition, and then framed him. Prince Yu is collaborating with the enemy and treason!"

The four characters collaborating with the enemy and treason hit Emperor Chong'an's heart, and his brain exploded instantly.

No one is more familiar with this way of spreading blame than him.

Listening to the old eunuch's words, Emperor Chong'an thought about the crime Yu Mucheng was about to confess, and felt dizzy for a while, and couldn't even tell whether the old eunuch was talking about Xuan Qiong or himself.

The old eunuch said eagerly, "All the blood books that King Beidi sent to His Highness the Fifth Highness privately have been sent! Although the blood books are torn, they are clearly recorded. Your majesty, your majesty? Your majesty! Come here... "

Emperor Chong'an vomited a mouthful of black blood and fell straight from the dragon chair.The hall instantly exploded into chaos.

Palace maids, servants, imperial physicians... Countless people passed by Yu She hurriedly, Yu She closed his eyes, trying to hide the pleasure in his eyes.

If it wasn't for Zhong Wan's clarity in his heart, Yu She couldn't restrain himself from laughing out loud in this hall.

The time is not yet, he still needs to hide the madness in his heart.

Yu She closed his eyes, enjoying listening to the chaotic footsteps of the crowd and Emperor Chong'an's horrified groans.

Yu She knew that he was unclean, so he was tortured every day for seven years.

Now, it is finally the turn of others to taste the fruit of this crime.