Minister

57【Six Years of Jiankang】

Wei Chi ate lunch in a hurry, and rushed to Chahan's house in the afternoon without stopping.The Chahan family seemed unwilling to express their attitude. Wei Chi sat for a while, but did not see their family head. He speculated on the attitudes of others, and felt that this family was just as clueless as himself.Who has the guts?Who has the courage and the ability to do so?for what?There are too many doubts gathered together, it seems that there is no one on the stage who dares to come out and carry his pockets.

In the end, Wei Chi put down the gift, said some polite words, and headed back home.Chahan didn't say a single useful word, and his attitude was almost the same as Wei Chi's.In the evening, Wei Chi sat at the desk in distress. Apart from the distress, he had to suppress his emotions to take out the things he should have done in the afternoon one by one to catch up.After blowing out the lamp and laying on the bed, Wei Chi was so tired that he yawned but couldn't fall asleep.Through the gauze curtain, Wei Chi stared at the desk in a daze.The rain stopped, the night wind also eased, and the deserted moonlight outside the house shone dimly on the table.Wei Chi shrugged his shoulders, always feeling uneasy looking at the blurred outlines of those documents.But exactly what made her uneasy, but she didn't know why.

After tossing and turning a few times, Wei Chi really couldn't fall asleep, so he got up lightly, lit the lamp and sat in a daze in front of the table in his cloak, and went through the documents on that table one by one in a daze.In the middle of the night, I finally felt a little sleepy. I was drooping my head when I suddenly felt someone help my shoulders.

"Who?" Wei Chi blocked it with his hands in a daze.

Hearing a sound of 'Ping', Wei Chi almost jumped up in shock: "What's the matter? What's the matter?"

Chen Hu behind him hurriedly helped her: "My lord? Wake up! Wake up!"

Seeing that it was Chen Hu, Wei Chi heaved a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "I'm awake."

Chen Hu wrapped the cloak in his hand around Wei Chi's shoulders: "My lord is talking nonsense. When I came in, my lord was still talking in his sleep with his forehead on his hands."

Wei Chi didn't believe it: "What broke just now?"

"I made a cup of tea, my lord just took a round of hands, here, look..." Chen Hu pouted: "I didn't hold it firmly, I fell."

Wei Chi looked at the broken porcelain pieces on the ground, suddenly stopped smiling, and was stunned for a while.

"My lord? My lord?" Chen Hu was quite surprised, this is an ordinary white porcelain cup.

Wei Chi squatted down, picked up a piece, looked at it, squeezed it, thought about it... suddenly!He stood up and flipped through the pile of documents.

"What's wrong?" Chen Hu became more and more surprised.

"Go to General Wang and see if he's asleep. If he hasn't, I'm going to find him!" Wei Chi picked up a few of them and read them carefully.

Chen Hu couldn't figure it out, so he had no choice but to change his clothes and act according to the order.When Chen Hu came, Wang Yunyi had already fallen asleep. After struggling a few times, he still sat up and said, "Call him."

Wei Chi carried the ram horn lamp and hurried towards Wang Yunyi's place. When he arrived, he didn't bother to salute, and immediately said, "General, where are the documents I handed over in the past?"

Those documents belonged to that eldest princess, and they were regarded as high-level documents. They would not be placed in the main hall, and should be picked up by someone specially assigned for them.Wang Yunyi glanced at Wei Chi's pale face, didn't ask any further questions, but ordered someone to drag the poor master from the bed.

Within a quarter of an hour, the documents that the eldest princess had approved were displayed without any omission.

"What do you want to tell me?" Wang Yunyi asked with red eyes.

Wei Chi closed the door and window with his backhand, picked up a copy, flipped it to the place covered in red, read it carefully, and also carefully read the ones he brought, and finally picked up all the documents that had been compiled in the previous two days , stacked aside.

"Look!" Wei Chi held a copy in his left hand and another in his right: "This one is for May, and this one is for today. General, look here." Wei Chi spread the documents on the table, and put the two The word "Zhi" on this document pointed to Wang Yunyi one by one.

Wang Yunyi looked at it and asked, "What's wrong with these two words?"

Wei Chi's face became paler and paler: "These two words... were not written by the same person!!"

Wang Yunyi's mouth opened wide: "Didn't it be written by the same person?"

"No!" Wei Chi pointed to the two words: "When I read the documents today, I always felt a little strange, but I couldn't remember where the strangeness was. Later, I realized that the word seemed a little strange, but I just couldn't find it. What's wrong!"

Wang Yunyi lit another lamp and came over, and took a closer look: "To be honest, I still don't see any difference between these two words... So, let Ning Yuan come over."

Half an hour later, Ning Yuan also rushed over from Monan Palace.

Ning Yuan ordered someone to light the lamp, and took a closer look: "...Master Wei, you are right. Look, General, it is not easy to see the clues of these complicated characters, only those with simple strokes. It's so long that it's easy to see the flaws. This ghostwriter is also very powerful. As far as I look closely, most of the characters can't be seen differently, but the word "Zhi" and the word "Lun" are indeed exposed. Step up."

Wei Chi nodded: "When I read it at the time, I felt that the brushwork of this character 'Zhi' was a bit different from the previous ones. It is not difficult to imitate the characters, but the difficulty lies in the brushwork. After all, individuals have their own habits. If you don’t pay attention, it will be revealed. These two characters are the same at first glance, but they are actually the same when you look closely, but there is indeed a difference in brushwork!"

Wang Yunyi still didn't see it, but Ning Yuan said yes, he knew it was true.

"Could it be..."

The three fell silent for a moment.

Wei Chi leaned on the edge of the table and sat down: "During the day, when I went, there was no one in the study room. But the eldest princess doesn't always meet in person. Seeing and seeing each other is mixed, so I don't care much. Occasionally , I saw an enamel bottle on her Babao Pavilion. A few days ago, she smashed that bottle, and I picked it up in that grid by myself. The glaze on one side of the bottle was almost all off. I put it like this at the time." Wei Chi made a gesture: "But during the day, I saw that the bottle could be put like this. I thought it was a little strange, so I took the bottle down and took a closer look at it while no one was around. ——I picked up those broken glaze pieces one by one and put them next to the bottle, and I put them together casually, and found that a lot of pieces were missing."

Ning Yuan glanced at Wei Chi: "One piece is missing?"

Wei Chi turned his head, glanced at Wang Yunyi, then at Ning Yuan, and said, "As far as I know, it was left to her by her mother..."

Another moment of silence.

Wang Yunyi hammered his forehead suddenly: "Why did I miss her!?"

Ning Yuan pulled Wei Chi up: "Let's hurry up and see when something went wrong."

Wei Chi pointed to a stack and said: "I took a rough look just now, it was about two days ago. Master Ning is more capable than me, please take a look again."

The two buried their heads in searching under the lamp, and Wang Yunyi sat blankly by the side in a daze—he forgot that Wei Chi was a literati, his paintings were famous, and his calligraphy was not bad. Yuan is so proficient in this way, but also vaguely aware of the strangeness.Saul Hahan, it's her!Who had she sent to do it?I really underestimated her, this strategy of killing two birds with one stone is really wonderful!

"It's been three days since the modern pen appeared!" Ning Yuan and Wei Chi discussed for a while, and finally made a decision: "She must have gone there! Do you want to send someone to chase her?"

Wang Yunyi slammed the hammer on the table: "It's late!!"

At this time, Wang Yunyi didn't care about Wei Chi's presence, and said straightly: "I don't know how many people have realized the truth! Now the situation is chaotic, and my painstaking efforts in the first half year have all been in vain. I The army is in danger now!"

Wei Chi looked up at the window, and before he knew it, the window paper was already a little white.After the dust settled, Wei Chi's taut heart didn't intend to let go. The cold sweat broke out on his palms and back, and he felt chills in his heart and bones.

'She sent someone to kill her brother. '

Wei Chi tried her best to put this sentence behind her. She understood that what she should do at this moment is not to vent her feelings, but to do what a Qi military officer should do with due diligence.

"General, what should we do now?" Wei Chi took over Wang Yunyi's words and said coldly.

Wang Yunyi stood up, patted Wei Chi on the shoulder, and said solemnly: "It seems that at least we are not the last ones to know. I will make arrangements now. You and Ning Yuan should go to rest quickly. I want you to go to bed when you arrive." , you must be there whenever you are called!!"

When Wei Chi returned to the bed, the sky was already slightly flooded. He thought it was difficult to fall asleep, but for some reason, he didn't feel it when he touched the pillow, and he didn't even have a dream.

"My lord! My lord!" Chen Hu lightly tapped on the edge of the bed.

Wei Chi opened his eyes in a daze: "What time is it? How long have I been asleep?"

"Half an hour later, General Wang sent someone here just now." Chen Hu put his official uniform on the small shelf next to the bed: "The water for cleaning hands is in the pot." After saying that, he backed out.

After hearing the door slam shut, Wei Chi felt his head was surprisingly tired, half an hour?Why does it feel like sleeping for several days... The exhaustion has not passed yet, Wang Yunyi's words popped up out of nowhere, and he didn't dare to neglect, so he quickly got out of bed and packed up.

After eating a lot of cheese pancakes, Wei Chi felt as if he had regained his strength.At the entrance of the hall, I met Ning Yuan. Ning Yuan's face was sallow. Lord Ning greeted Wei Chi, and said with a smile, "As expected of a young man."

Wei Chi cupped his fists and exchanged a few words with him.

What is General Wang going to do?Wei Chi was really curious.Not to mention Wei Chi, even Lord Ning was curious.

In September, there was so much rain that it was as if a hole had leaked in the sky, wringing out all the water in the clouds and the sky.Eating surplus food and not going out, other than doing so, I can't find any way to vent the unique depression of this season.

It was still early, and a half-grown boy went out with a shochu bottle. If it wasn't for the old man at home who couldn't have a meal without alcohol, he wouldn't be going out at this moment!After stepping out of the door, the ground was cloudy and wet, but the sky was half clear.Looking to the east, the blush is evenly dyed on the edge of the clouds, and the heavy dark clouds in the west are also brought out by this redness.The little boy shrank his neck and handed the wine bottle to the wine shopkeeper with a smile: "Look, uncle, it's a little sunny in the east, and the weather seems to be getting better."

The old shopkeeper sold half a catty: "Xiaoqingtou, what do you know? It looks like it's going to be sunny, but it's actually raining!"

"How can it be? Look, the sun is about to come up."

The old shopkeeper laughed: "What's the use of the sun? The clouds are thick! If the rain doesn't fall, you won't be able to live there."

The little brat took the wine bottle, turned around and looked to the east: "Uncle, I think the weather will be fine, and I can go out again tomorrow! How can such a bright sun not block the rain?"

"Then believe it," the old man stroked his beard, "...Maybe the weather will change."

An old man and a young man were chatting, when suddenly a group of soldiers in thick armor rushed over, pressing down on them.The little boy quickly turned around and got into the shop.Through the slit of the adult's arm, I saw an officer who looked like a city guard was trapped and dragged away with his horse.

"Who?" The guy beside him couldn't help but come over to join in the fun.

The old shopkeeper covered his mouth: "Isn't that the master Kezetom who guards the south gate? That's the eldest son of the Qu Ne family! Who dares to tie him up like this?"

The little boy also heard about this noble family, it is a famous family, this master looks very noble, but now he is tied up in a mess.The little brat poked his head curiously, unexpectedly, just this time, the young man's gaze met him, he had never seen such a look—absolutely, calmly.The little boy couldn't help but want to say 'ah'.That group of people walked very fast, and when the little Yazai stretched out his head again, there was no shadow left.And the beautiful clouds in the sky also disappeared suddenly, and the raindrops from small to large hit the gravel road.

Liang Naile sat behind the table and smiled faintly, as if the busy soldiers beside him did not exist, as if the court master Makucho in front of him did not exist.

Waiting for the daggers to be pinned, after the soldiers with sharp blades tossed through the room, the young man stood up without losing his grace, and said to the court master Makucho who had been staring at him for a long time: "Brother, why don't you go?" Bind me?"

Ning Yanle still stared at him deeply: "...It turns out that you were really the one who made the secret work... How ridiculous, it was you who caused the family to lose the power in the palace? It was you who made parents struggle with the nobles Between? You caused the third brother to almost die?"

Liang Naile clasped his hands and said with a smile: "...at this moment, why do you need to ask?"

Ning Yanle stepped forward and stared into Liang Naile's eyes—this younger brother is cowardly and unassuming, he has always thought so, what a humble child he is!I dare not even look at my father and brother!It's just a person who is looking for wealth and food.But this time, he didn't lower his head in fear, and that kind of strange calm pierced Ning Yanle's internal organs. Facing this completely unfamiliar younger brother, Ning Yanle finally looked away.

"Let's play a game of chess, I remember you learned it from me when you were young." Ning Yanle waved his hands and ordered the soldiers to retreat, bent down and picked up a chess box from the chaos.

"It happened many years ago." Liang Naile took the chess box and sat down with his clothes lifted.

"You held the sunspot that time, and you lost." Ning Yanle handed the sunspot to Liang Naile: "You also want the sunspot this time?"

Liang Nale dropped a son: "Did I lose?"

"You lost." Ning Yanle dropped his hand.

The house was terribly quiet, but Liang Nail knew that after this tranquility came massacres.

"It's so ridiculous, let me tell you something ridiculous." Ning Yanle said suddenly: "Do you know that the city in the south of the city keeps the talisman? It's him, and I said that family is completely royal."

Ning Yanle obviously felt his opponent's hand stop.

Ning Yanle smiled: "You are my younger brother after all, I am willing to give you this opportunity, as long as you are willing, that stupid boy will go to the execution ground for you."

Liang Nail didn't answer, but put down the chess pieces intently.

"Are you going to trade your life for that useless conscience? Don't lie to me, your heart was moved just now." Ning Yanle's son stopped Liang Naile's sunspot: "That woman confused you, confused you, don't be fooled by that woman. The superiors are telling the truth. What did she promise for you? Is it something that even the family can’t give you? To be honest, anything that you have to trade your life for is not worth it. Fortunately, you still have another chance, if You're willing to come with me, and before anyone else knows, you'll be back to your old, peaceful life. That lad won't be so lucky, and may be sawn into hundreds of pieces."

Liang Naile said flatly: "Brother, if you don't concentrate, you will fall."

"What's the matter with you?" Ning Yanle's face twitched: "What about honor? What about princess? Let me tell you, she is a woman! She is no different from other women! You think you are in love with her What a stupid idea! You're as stupid as ever."

"I haven't fallen in love with anyone." Liang Naile didn't even raise her head: "...No one can replace what she gave me."

"Is it the strange idea of ​​those officials in Qi State??" Ning Yanle said contemptuously: "She just wants power, and she uses such absurd remarks to convince you, but you actually believe it? Do you want me to pull you up now? Execution ground? The untouchables you love and are willing to give their lives for will immediately pour out of their yards, clapping their hands like watching fish planing, watching you be planed into small pieces! Those untouchables, there is no more despicable than them No! They have no etiquette, no sense of shame, they only know how to farm and eat, and they are selfish and untouchable. No one knows how to win sympathy better than them! You think they are cold and hungry. Are they simple people? You don’t know their cunning! If they can, they are willing to tear you up to satisfy their hunger! Just like they often sell their own children! With their own lives, they can make the humble people noble Wake up? You are a complete fantasy!"

Ning Yanle wanted to settle again, but found that it was impossible.Liang Naile gently put down the last piece: "You lost."

It was indeed lost, and it was lost in the middle game.

"That game ten years ago," Liang Naile gently groped the sunspot in his hand: "Do you still remember? You just entered the palace to teach at that time, and many masters praised you for your intelligence. When you come back, invite me Let me hold the black pieces, but unfortunately in the end, the battle became anxious and gradually lost the wind. And then... the little black monkey in the hands of the empress jumped onto the chessboard... There was no end game that time, this time, I finally finished playing with you .”

"Tie me up."

Ning Yanle was about to go out, when a soldier ran in in a panic: "Master, the people from the Qi army are here." Ning Yanle was startled, looked back at Liang Naile, and said to the soldier: "Tie it up and watch it." ! Don't take him out without my order!"

Just arrived at the study, and met Wang Yunyi head-on.

Wang Yunyi smiled and nodded: "I've seen it at a banquet before." After saying that, a group of soldiers built up the study.Ning Yanle was a little uneasy, he knew that this person would never put himself in danger, and the number of people he brought was at least ten times that of himself.

Without further words, Wang Yunyi said frankly: "Master Meilin may already be on his way now."

Ning Yanle concealed his uneasiness: "Please trouble your lord to report."

Wang Yunyi smiled: "It's not a trouble, you must be so busy that you forgot."

Seeing Wang Yunyi's appearance, Ning Yanle also smiled, but he was a little bit unwilling. This time, Wang Yunyi's fake hand sold his first skill to Mei Lin!But that's all, there will be places for them in the future!

"Where's Your Highness the Princess?" Wang Yunyi pretended to be surprised.

Ning Yanle knew that Wang Yunyi, an old fox, was not a kind person: "The eldest princess may have died. There are evil people in the Jianghu. You may not know it. They like to play demons. One of my slaves has gone crazy. Here... I will chase him Got it."

Wang Yunyi snorted, savoring the word 'house slave' carefully.

A quarter of an hour later, Mei Lin rushed over.But not only Huilin, even Chahan's patriarch came over.The four gathered in the small study, facing each other silently.

"You all go down first." Finally, Mei Lin said.Wang Yunyi also waved to his people.

None of the four sat down. After silence, Ning Yanle said, "A house slave has been possessed by a demon."

Mei Lin said, "...So, the king also died at his hands?..."

Before the words finished, Kovoningya coughed heavily.

"...The princess should still be alive." Kovoningya continued.

"We should look for it..." Wang Yunyi continued.

"I'll send someone..." Before Ning Yanle could finish speaking, Kewo Ningya sneered, "Is that demonized person your family's slave?"

Seeing that Mei Lin was about to speak, Ke Wo Ningya went on to say: "I want to look for it. I will naturally care about the life and death of my niece Wang!"

Wang Yunyi smiled relaxedly: "This matter depends on everyone's open mind."

Mei Lin looked at Wang Yunyi with a smile: "General Wang is very right. How about that slave who was bewitched by the demon and handed over to the imperial army for trial?"

Ning Yanle didn't say anything, it was a tacit consent.Now it can be regarded as standing on the same boat with Mei Lin. He has the most people in the forbidden army, followed by his own people, and he will not blacken himself.Liang Nail is the key to finding the princess. If he can be caught, the initiative will remain in his hands.

"Now..." Wang Yunyi waited for everyone to say enough, and spread his hands: "Everyone's misunderstandings have been resolved. This matter is really not small, and it is best to calm down quickly."