Chang'an [Rebirth]

Ruan Linshuang was still standing under the umbrella, the officer had reluctantly helped the governor onto the horse, and couldn't help but look back at her, "It's raining so hard, won't Ms. Ruan go back to the house first?"

"I'll go with my father." Ruan Linshuang replied, "Don't bother to prepare more horses."

After speaking, Ruan Linshuang handed the candle in his hand to the butler, and then said, "Uncle Zhang, please put me on the horse."

The housekeeper responded, picked up Ruan Linshuang with one hand, and put him on Ruan Yuzhang's horse.

"……"What does it mean?Knowing that it's a Hongmen banquet, but still provide the other party with a way to kill the grass?

The officer was a little dumbfounded.

Ruan Yuzhang was originally reluctant to take his daughter with him, but the money and food were hijacked by Ruan Linshuang, and he himself had only just learned about the plan, so he might not be able to keep up with the response. The accusations of mutiny and conspiracy to rebel are normal for the Zhu Jiu Clan, and Ruan Linshuang can't escape even more.

That being the case, it's better to burn the boat and take this opportunity to see if my daughter can take care of herself.

The horses were not walking fast in the rain. In order to accommodate the two scholars, one big and one young, the 48 horses stood next to each other, fighting with their long legs and staggering.

In this turbulence, Ruan Linshuang's gaze was always looking ahead quietly, seemingly in a daze, but in fact memories and reality were overwhelming, and even she herself couldn't figure out her own thoughts.

The scene at the Governor's Mansion just now was exactly the same as it was decades ago, with overbearing officers and horses filling the streets, but the purpose was different.

That evening, the people who came didn't invite the Hongmen banquet, but brought the shackles directly, and framed Ruan Yuzhang. After going to the granary, all the grain disappeared, as if he could move hundreds of thousands of tons of grain in the blink of an eye. Walk.

He was imprisoned in the bitter cold of the prison for half a month and was tortured. When the imperial decree came, Ruan Yuzhang's illness had already been buried. As for how a state capital would have such courage, Ruan Linshuang couldn't figure it out at the time. But he grasped it clearly——

From the very beginning, Zhao Qian hoped that his group of old friends would die young.

Ruan Linshuang's heart is already cold, she has lost more than Chai Zheng but lived longer, so long that when she wakes up every morning, the first thing she wants to do is to die, and she has to try her best to find some reason for her to live.

For more than ten years, thousands of days and nights, every day.

This emotion did not dissipate because she had a chance to do it again. On the contrary, the more she saw the old people in these years, the more she could not help but experience the pain after the loss again.

These fresh people each have their own future, and they will meet again in the future, but there is only one deserted tomb, Ruan Linshuang can't take care of himself, so how can he take care of each of them.

Today, Ruan Linshuang is finally able to understand Wu Hengluo's mood that day. Seeing the ending of each story at a glance is a talent spurned by the gods, and only death can be the relief.

Fortunately, Ruan Linshuang is different from Wu Hengluo. On a rainy day, whenever she thinks of Chai Zheng, a restless light will come in from her heart, rubbing her whole body and warming her up.

In the blink of an eye, he had already arrived at the gate of the magistrate's yamen, Ruan Linshuang shrank his pupils as if returning to his senses, thinking, "What a big battle."

There were two rows of people holding torches standing under the eaves, half the street was illuminated, He Gui was wearing a red official robe and holding an oiled paper umbrella in his hand, accompanied by several officials from the Suzhou government.

In the heavy rain, there were more than a dozen carts of large wooden boxes covered with tarpaulins so that the rainwater could not seep in. Ruan Linshuang guessed that these carts contained food and grass.

The soldiers and horses of the two sides wore armors of different standards, and their swords were on the verge of breaking out. The rain splashed on the weapons, and with the two rows of rich and powerful torches, they could blind people's eyes alive.

The magistrate of this dynasty has a quota of guards of less than 300 people. He Gui took out half of his family property, and on the other side, he knew the black-armored general Ruan Linshuang. His name was "Qin Zhen", and he was an old subordinate of Chai Guogong. Grain officer for six years.

He Gui raised his head, his eyes wandered around Ruan Yuzhang for a while, his expression was slightly stiff, and in the end he was a little puzzled.

Ruan Yuzhang didn't even bring a servant with him, instead he brought his only daughter to this deadly situation. Is he really confident or completely crazy?

However, no matter how doubtful he was, He Gui still cupped his hands and said, "Master Ruan is here."

"Master He almost trampled on the threshold of my house in order to invite me. My salary is not high, so if I don't come, things in this house are smashed casually, and I can't afford it."

Ruan Yuzhang is the most useless governor-general. At the beginning, the imperial decree said "experience", but now it looks like exile. Two Jiang governors died during his three-year tenure, and two others are still in prison.

He Guibai has a clean face, a little fat, and he smiles like a lacquered Maitreya Buddha. He waved his hand, "If Mr. Ruan is innocent, then how dare I make a fool of myself, it's just that tonight The situation...Master Ruan should give me an explanation."

Ruan Yuzhang was not in a hurry to defend himself, he dismounted first, walked up to Qin Zhen and asked in a low voice, "What's going on?"

"We received a transfer order saying that the state government office is going to send food and grass to the front line, and we are asked to wait in the bamboo forest to the west to take over." Qin Zhen looked unhappy, "We waited for half an hour, and we saw dozens of vehicles. The cart passed by, saying that it was money and food from the treasury of the Suzhou government, but it was not given to us, but transferred to something... Biyun Villa?!"

"Our garrison army has not seen new food for two months. The daily quota for each person is only two steamed buns and two bowls of porridge. Usually, they may be half full, but the situation at sea in the past two months is also known. Half full is not enough. Well, it will kill you."

Qin Zhen gritted his teeth, "But these people even seized the grain and grass, I was so angry that I moved my hands."

"Are you going to do it?" Ruan Yuzhang felt more and more difficult to deal with this matter, "You are too light-handed. Since you want to rob, you will kill these people, and turn them down. "The weather is bad, if you don't answer your questions, it's hard to fight against us." In order to prevent the theft of food and grass, we can only take this bad strategy, even if we fail later, we can only be judged as an impulsive mistake, dismissed from office and sentenced to punishment."

But if the crime of mutiny and robbing food and grass is confirmed, it will be the end of beheading.

"..." Qin Zhen blinked at Ruan Yuzhang. He really didn't expect such a way to blame him, and muttered, "Fortunately, Mr. Ruan is a friend rather than an enemy. This literary scholar is more ruthless than me."

He Gui patiently watched them finish talking, and then said, "It seems that Lord Ruan is very familiar with these gangsters and thieves. I heard that they only robbed food after receiving the order from the governor. What can Lord Ruan say?"

The eyes around him were like wolves and tigers, and the horse's hooves were chiseling uneasily on the road.

Now Ruan Yuzhang is in the trap, the enemy is outnumbered, as long as He Gui gives an order, Ruan Yuzhang will never think about leaving today.

Qin Zhen is not a material for conspiracy, but even so, he can see that the situation is not right at this time. The magistrate and the governor are thimbles. This game turns out to be a pawn to trap Lord Ruan in an injustice. land.

"Brothers, we don't want any more food. If he dares to do something today, we will do our best to send Lord Ruan out. Do you hear me clearly!" Qin Zhen raised his voice.

In the wind and rain, there was a roar of pride, "Yes!"

"Why, Lord Ruan still resists?" In He Gui's eyes, a person like Qin Zhen who has experienced many battles is just a reckless man. The wind on the sea has been blowing for a long time, and his mind is full of innocence and stupidity.

At this moment, Ruan Linshuang, who was silent among the crowd, slowly walked in front of He Gui holding an umbrella.

"Master Zhifu, may I ask what mistake did my father and General Qin commit to go to jail on the spot?"

The little girl's voice was clear and clear, like a stream passing over stones.

"This is a matter of the imperial court, what are you getting involved with, a young child with no grades or ranks!" Before He Gui could speak, someone was spitting by his side.

Ruan Linshuang was not in a hurry, she repeated, "I hope Mr. He will let you know."

The little girl who can't be frightened by swords and axes is really strange. He Gui couldn't help but look at her more, "Your father colluded with the army and bandits to rob food and grass. Isn't this a serious crime?"

"Taking without telling is a robbery. The Governor's Mansion has an order first, and the imperial court dispatches later. They all urged Chongzhou, Suzhou and Nanjing to distribute money and food. Master He pretended not to receive it, or thought that the current emperor has said nothing. "

Ruan Linshuang's umbrella tipped down, and the rain dripped down the ribs and formed a curtain in front of her.

He Gui's bones were chilled by her two words.

The reason why Suzhou Mansion is so confident is that Zhao Qian has two opposite orders, one is naturally issued through the Governor's Mansion, asking for a lot of money and food, and the other is asking him to "consider the situation" .

He Gui is a veteran in the officialdom, and he can figure out how many people will die even if he takes a nap at the top, let alone such a clear manual.

But He Gui also knows that the so-called "secret" cannot be put on the table. Once this matter is exposed, he will definitely not live long, and he is just a pawn in the game of the current emperor.

Today, the gate of the yamen is nothing more than one game after another, full of puppets with strings.

"My father just went to check the warehouse today, and someone transferred the money and food early, and emptied the Suzhou Mansion," Ruan Linshuang continued with her indifferent look, "Master He, evacuated the Suzhou Mansion, and moved the What do you mean by money and food? This is the money and food of the people who are taxed by the state, you want to be greedy?"

"Isn't it a small crime to disobey the holy decree and embezzle millions of money and food later?"

He Gui was drenched all over by her question, but luckily the magistrate is not an idiot, under the ups and downs of his mind, he said in a deep voice: "I'm not transferring, it's just that the rain has been getting heavier recently, and I want to change places..."

"There are indicators for the construction of the warehouse every year, and inspections are made every two months. If there is water seepage and the place needs to be changed, then I have two more problems." Ruan Linshuang still looked at the ground, "The money for repairing the warehouse goes to Where is it? Where is Biyun Villa, which is actually stronger than the imperial fortifications?"

Every word was stuck in his heart, so that He Gui had nowhere to escape, he was a little anxious, and shouted, "Come on!"

Qin Zhen stabbed the long knife in his hand into the ground, "Who dares!"

Ruan Linshuang waited for a while, seeing the panic and silence around, no one spoke, and then continued, "How about, let me find an excuse for Mr. He."

"The money and food are not transferred, they are just dispatched to the front line overnight. Since it is transferred to the front line, then General Qin's taking over is not a robbery, but a supply... This batch of money and food is all the warehouse of the Suzhou government. It would be greedy to take it away. According to the governor According to the order of the government, General Qin still only takes [-]% and returns the rest to the treasury, what does Lord He think?"

He Gui's heart was beating like a drum, he had only two choices now, kill someone to silence him, or use the slope to get off the donkey.

Just as he was hesitating, the sound of horseshoes came from the street. These horses were obviously carefully selected, and the state government raised these horses, and their calves trembled in fright when they heard the movement.

Ruan Linshuang's tense shoulders relaxed, and a slight smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, knowing that "reinforcements have arrived."

She looked up at He Gui, her eyes were as bright as stars, "It seems that the magistrate has no choice."

Even Ruan Yuzhang was frightened into a cold sweat by his own daughter. If there is no reinforcement today or the reinforcement arrives late, all of them will die without a place to bury them.

But Chai Yuandao's garrison is hundreds of kilometers away, and it takes several days to ride on horseback. How could the reinforcements arrive so coincidentally?

"Xiao Ruan!" Chai Zheng was wearing a long dark red dress, without an umbrella, and her long hair was facing the rain and wind, like a floating cloud, burning and falling beside Ruan Linshuang.

The little girl on the horse was skilled in riding. When He Gui thought that the horse's hoof was about to step on his face, she pulled the rein, and Master He had a close contact with the horse's nose.

When old friends meet again, Chai Zheng smiles so hard that he can't see his teeth, "Xiao Ruan, I'm here to help you fight!"