Opposite the entrance hall

The waves hit the shore and the dust settled.

Ji Si fell into the trap, Dou Yuanliang fell into the river, and all kinds of dramatic events happened in the blink of an eye. In the end, the chief envoy of Longxi searched along the river for a long time but failed.

After his death, a group of people without a leader can do nothing, they all panicked, Cui Hao led his people to swarm up, and the rest of the party members were all taken down, even the Dou Mansion was surrounded by officers and soldiers. It is not yet clear which Xiangzhou officials have activities with Dou Yuanliang. To be on the safe side, Liu Renxin guards them and detains them in the Xiangzhou government office, so that they can be handed over to the emperor after interrogation.

The prison cell of the Xiangzhou government office was dark and damp, and the candles lit on both sides could only illuminate a little. The ground was uneven and full of mud and sand. Mixed with three or five people from the Longxi Chief Envoy, a group of people looked dignified and serious, frowning with displeasure and violence, all their eyes fell on Dou Yuanliang's subordinate in prison uniform in front of him.

The group of people were kneeling or lying down, their yellowed prison clothes were stained with stains and blood, their faces were unkempt and they couldn't see their faces clearly in the dark cell, and there was no sound around them, only the muffled groans of panting.

"boom!"

The sudden muffled sound of palms slapping on the wooden table filled every corner of the interrogation room, and then the man sitting at the head seat said sharply: "The governor of Xiangzhou, Dou Yuanliang, was ordered by others to murder the servant of the household department? There are frequent floods in Xiangzhou. The people are displaced and food is scarce, but it has something to do with him? He opened up wasteland to expand the warehouse, but for his own selfish desire?"

The kneeling crowd shrank their heads, shaking like chaff but did not answer.

The person sent by the Longxi Chief Envoy to interrogate looked extremely irritable, raised his hand and patted the table vigorously, "Dou Yuanliang is cheating, filling his own pockets, colluding with officials and businessmen, and disregarding imperial power!"

These crimes are becoming more and more serious, and any one of them is enough for them to be imprisoned for ten or eight years. The person kneeling on the farthest swallowed his saliva, moved his head and replied hoarsely: "Master... my lord, my little one." You guys are just... just guards, you don't know anything! You really don't know about these things you said, please... my lord, please spare the little dog's life!"

"Don't know?" The interrogator roared with staring eyes, "You have followed Dou Yuanliang for a long time, yet you say you don't know anything, who are you trying to fool!"

After he finished speaking, he leaned forward and lowered his voice to bewitch him: "You'd better tell the truth, if you tell everything you know, maybe you can take the crime and do meritorious service and let it go earlier, and save the trouble here Suffer! You must know that if those severe punishments are really used, half of your life will be lost. The culprit is the dead Dou Yuanliang. You are allowed to tell what you know, and you can get some rewards, so why not do it."

"My lord... Dou Da... How could that fellow Dou Yuanliang let the little one know about him? The little one really doesn't know!"

"My lord is wronged! My lord!"

"I don't want to die, I don't want to die!"

"My lord, the small one is just a accountant of the Yuanliang Liang, and the small one doesn't even know that the Yuanliang Liang has colluded with the government. My lord, it is clear!"

"The slave doesn't know anything..."

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All of a sudden, all kinds of voices begging for mercy and yelling for injustice made people have headaches, and the interrogator's eyes were dark, and he threw the teacup on the table heavily on the ground, and the crisp sound of porcelain echoed with the teacup's landing. He squinted his eyes and scanned the crowd Said: "I don't know, right? Then don't even think about running away, and everyone will be punished according to the law!"

The few people who were still talking first heard the words, their faces turned pale, and they understood in their hearts, it's over!They are all over!

"No matter how suspicious this Dou Yuanliang is, there must be a good dog to deal with those shady things for him." He cast his eyes on Wang Zhigui, who was sitting cross-legged in front of the crowd with disheveled hair, "Wang Judgment Do you think this makes sense?"

Wang Zhigui has not moved since entering the cell, as if everything around him has nothing to do with him, he hangs his head and ignores it, but the coughing has never stopped, until he heard his name being mentioned at this moment, he became dull and slow after a while raised his head.

I don't know if too many things happened today, his complexion is sickly white, but the end of his eyes is abnormally red, there is no trace of blood on his mouth, his eyes are slack, his pupils are dull, his lips are slightly parted, and his temples are full of redness. Sweating slightly, breathing weakly, the whole person looked extremely uncomfortable. Although he was received by punches and kicks a few times, he didn't actually suffer any physical injuries, so everyone didn't take his appearance seriously.

He doesn't know what's wrong with him, he has been suffering from these symptoms for the past few days, his head is confused and his consciousness is drowsy, but today it is even more serious, he raised his eyelids and looked around, his throat moved, but he didn't make a sound .

"Wang Sansi, you are working under Dou Yuanliang, and you are considered the housekeeper of his house. You have to handle everything inside and outside. The two of you have a very personal relationship on weekdays. This twisted thing must know something. At least, you also know the reputation of Ji Shilang at that time, he is a master who must revenge, he suffered such a thing this time, he hurt his body and hurt his god, and if a few people survived, this matter will not stop, now Now life is in front of Wang Pansi, and life or death is at your fingertips." The interrogator said.

Wang Zhigui's throat was abnormally dry, and he was surrounded by ice and fire. The extreme cold and hot temperature stimulated every corner of his body, from his internal organs, six lungs, to his limbs and bones. The prison uniform was wet with cold sweat from his back, and his breathing was short and disordered. However, Qing Ling also understood that he had to speak out, he had to tell everything, so that he was qualified to survive under Ji Si's knife, so he bit his tongue and nodded vigorously.

The interrogators watched Wang Zhigui's every move, and felt relieved when they saw this, knowing that the matter could be settled, they hurriedly waved their hands and said anxiously: "Sanction Wang is indeed a smart man, and he will definitely report the truth to the adults!"

"Dou..." Wang Zhigui clenched his hands tightly into fists, his fingertips sank into his flesh, and just as he let out a sound, his chest suddenly felt sharp pain, his pupils suddenly widened, his throat tightened, his breathing became more and more rapid, and he fell into the ice cave , The mouth, nose and ears were squeezed by the cold liquid, unable to breathe, and trembling uncontrollably.

It's getting more and more uncomfortable.

It's getting more and more uncomfortable!

Wang Zhigui opened his mouth and could only make a whimpering sound. The next moment his eyes went dark, his throat suddenly retracted forcefully, and he spurted out a mouthful of blood. Spots of blood splashed on the withered grass on the ground. His body twitched unconsciously, and then went straight to the ground. He fell forward, his ten fingers clenched too hard and turned white, like a fish out of water, struggling with all his strength, and gradually calmed down.

This happened too suddenly, before it was half a cup of tea, it turned into the current situation. Everyone froze in place, staring at the person lying on the ground, not knowing what to do for a while, but after a while Hearing someone anxiously order: "Why are you standing still! Hurry...quick...go call someone!"

The mountain rain is about to come and the wind is all over the building, and one wave will rise again.

The sky is getting darker, the drizzle stops, and it gradually warms up. In the evening, there is fog in the city of Xiangzhou, covering the city of Xiangzhou composed of green tiles and cornices, like a dream.

There are thousands of big dreams, looking at flowers in the fog.

Ji Si's dreams are short-lived and illusory, originating from the deepest thoughts in his heart. He is too worried, and all kinds of causes and effects can't be found out.

In the dream, there is him who is young and frivolous, and Qi Ran who is arrogant and arrogant. Many pasts have not yet become the future.

In his short 18 years as Li Si, the few love and confidantships he had had came from Qi Ran, the rest of the family love came from his parents and Taifu Fang, and the other one was Concubine Wan.

Concubine Wan has a very bad temper, and her speech is extremely unpleasant. Such a woman probably cannot find a husband and son-in-law among the people, or Li Si himself thought so at the time. She is different from other empresses with a flowery smile and a warm voice Whispering, I saw Concubine Wan in the imperial garden in the past with a cold face, she didn't even look at her directly, let alone give some interesting cakes.

The people in the palace were quite afraid of her. I heard from the maids and eunuchs working in the Wanfang Palace that they would be punished if they did not go well. At that time, Emperor Chengde was not yet crowned. She is notoriously savage, willful, domineering and domineering, and she often hears gossiping court ladies say: If Concubine Wan wasn't surnamed Xu, she wouldn't be the third concubine long ago.

Concubine Wan's concubine's boudoir name Lingyi, Xu Lingyi, the only daughter of Taifu Xu Boyong, one of the three lords, Taifu Xu's reputation spreads far and wide, with peaches and plums all over the world, Taifu Fang and Prime Minister Qi are both his disciples, and Taifu Fang was promoted by him to finally rank One of the three lords, Xu Taifu is obsessed with learning, cherishes talents, and writes "Hundred Poems" in "Questions", compiled "History of Jin" and "Hundred Poems". The name of a goddaughter.

The cause started when Taifu Xu supported Emperor Chengde, who was still the second prince at that time, as the prince.

In fact, it is extremely simple in detail, girlish feelings, encounters in downtown, heroes save beauty, gifted scholars and beautiful ladies, perfect couples, and so on, there are always traces of the drama in the storybook.

What was behind her was nothing more than an infatuation. She thought that the amorous man was affectionate to everyone, but to her unfeeling, emperors have been ruthless since ancient times. It took her whole life to understand what ordinary people understand in a quarter of an hour. Stupid as hell.

In the eyes of Li Si at that time, the imperial palace was just a magnificent cage, in which everyone amputated their limbs and locked them in. They were delicate and beautiful canaries, who lost their wings and existed as an accessory. People find it weird, because you who feel weird are the weirdest.

Concubine Wan is that incompatible existence.

The two had no intersection at all, and the first conversation was when Li Si entered the palace for his second birthday. Among the various gifts, a pair of soft boots made of deerskin was particularly eye-catching. The clothes I received at the time were ordinary, and they were made by the same person. Li Si paid attention to it, and after going around for a long time, he found out that these two things were sent by Concubine Wan. Boots waited early in the imperial garden, just to say: "Thank you, Concubine Wan."

Concubine Wan was stunned when she saw him, then she smiled and said softly, "Happy birthday!"

Later, Li Si also found out that Concubine Wan and his mother were close friends in the boudoir, and in terms of seniority, she had to be called Auntie. She was different from the rumors. That's how she lost her first child; her mouth is not forgiving because everyone in the palace is a good person, she is too lazy to be like them, she looks like one thing on the surface, but she looks another way behind her back; It's nonsense, is it good to treat you with a smile, and evil to do otherwise?

From then on, Concubine Wan would make new clothes for him, bring him a bowl of longevity noodles on his birthday, secretly use other excuses to accuse him when he was being bullied by Li Hongxuan and the others, apply medicine for him, and teach him He learned to play with him, listened to him talk about the beautiful scenery of Shuzhou and the endless Zhuluyuan, stayed by his bedside all night when he was sick, and said "I hope Xiao Si will be safe and happy in this life" when praying every day. in the first place".

She made up for all Li Bang's maternal love in the next five years. Li Bang is very grateful to her, and he remembers every kindness.

He wanted to repay some kindness, but Concubine Wan had no desires or demands, only one wish.

At that time, her belly was five months old, and it was obviously protruding. It was rare for Li Si to enter the palace, so she was summoned by Li Xi, and then sneaked to Wanfang Hall, where she and Concubine Wan were in the tree in front of Wanfang Hall. A pit was dug, and bottles of apricot blossom wine made by the two of them were buried in it. The concubine Wan said: After a few months, when the baby in her womb is born, Li Si will be his brother. Take out the wine, once the wine is opened, the aroma of the wine will overflow, and they will have a drink when they are drunk in Shili Township.

Speaking of this, he couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

Li Si glanced at her angrily, and continued to dig the hole with his head buried. After a while, he said softly: "Mother, I can't go back to Shuzhou."

Concubine Wan paused, thought for a moment and said: "The emperor wants to take power, you are more promising than his sons, he is afraid that you will be too sharp and return to Shuzhou to hold military power, you continue to be your dandy, Let’s see in a few days, he’s been holding you back, he’s afraid of himself, he’s afraid that Shuzhou will be in chaos, and he’s afraid that there will be objections from civil and military officials in the court. Just take good care of your body and endure slowly. After all, you can outlive him. long."

These words were extremely rebellious, Li Si raised his eyes and looked at her after hearing this, and said, "Your Majesty, do you hate the Emperor?"

"Hate?" Concubine Wan raised her head slightly, as if she was lost in memory, and she said after a long time, "Maybe."

After she finished speaking, she looked towards the distant sky, and said with a light smile: "I have been here for almost 20 years, and the days go by day by day, the sky brightens and then darkens, and spring comes again, and everything is as it used to be. , but it seems that I have been here for a lifetime, and I don’t know how long I can live. I want to see what it looks like outside now, and I want to see how beautiful the sunset in Zhuluyuan you said is. I can do it anywhere, as long as it is not This place is fine."

"There will be a chance." Li Si said seriously.

Concubine Wan looked back at him, laughed out loud in the next second, patted his head with her sandy palm, and nodded repeatedly, "Well, there will be a chance."

Li Si really believed that there would be a chance. A fire completely destroyed his expectations and dreams. In his dream, his body was covered with hot flames, and the fire devoured his flesh and hair. , Even the blood became hot, burning out from the internal organs.

He couldn't figure out how determined and desperate it was to choose to burn himself to death.

The fire was strong and violent, and everything in the dream was swallowed up, leaving a piece of darkness.

Ji Si suddenly opened his eyes, and the quilt curtain that came into his eyes was the room in Dou's Mansion. He opened his mouth, his throat was sore and dry, like a desolation that had been burned by a fire, his whole body was sore and unbearable, and he barely moved his eyes to look at it. The room finally landed on the person at the desk who was reading with downcast eyes.

As if sensing it, Qi Ran suddenly turned his head, and the two of them met with unobstructed eyes.

"You..." Just as Ji Si made a sound, he was startled by his own hoarse and rustling voice, but was interrupted by Qi Ran before continuing, "Your throat is hurt, don't talk."

He brought a cup of tea and handed it over, and then gently supported Ji Si to raise the pillow behind his back, and waited until the tea was drank little by little before saying: "The doctor has seen it, it's just a flesh injury. If you get in the way, you'll recover faster if you don't speak."

Ji Si touched the bandaged neck, then nodded and handed the teacup back. After thinking for a while, he made a circle and pointed to the candlestick, made a gesture of spreading his hands, raised his head and blinked at the Qi Ran.

The latter stared at it for a while and said uncertainly, "Are you asking Dou Yuanliang?"

Seeing that people guessed the meaning, Ji Si nodded with a smile, thinking that the two of them had a good understanding.

"He fell into the Xiangjiang River, and the officials sent people to look for it for a long time. He must have been swept away by the flood. After all, the Xiangjiang River has been flooded these days, and it is not easy for people who fell into it to survive."

Hearing this, Ji Si pondered for a moment, then made a gesture of Wang He's kneeling with his fingers, and continued to look at Qi Ran with his arms outstretched.

With the first time, Qi Ran obviously guessed quickly the second time, "Wang Zhigui and the others are in prison, and Cui Hao's people are on trial. If there is no accident, there will be a result later. Now the people in the government office are guarding it, and all the other members of the gang have been detained and imprisoned. The subordinate officials have written a report, listing all the crimes clearly, and after the adults have read it, they can be sent to the capital as quickly as possible for the emperor to decide and deal with."

He knew that Ji Si just woke up and had a lot of questions, so he simply said some things first to save him from asking them one by one.

Sure enough, Ji Si didn't continue to gesture, but frowned and thought, and gestured again after a while.

Qi Ran looked at it seriously, then shook his head, "The food stored by Dou Yuanliang is not in Yuanliang Liang."

Hearing this, Ji Si was even more confused.

When the two of them were at a loss for ideas, Du Heng rushed in hurriedly, and said anxiously as he walked: "Master Qi, something happened."

When he walked into the room and saw Ji Si, he was overjoyed, "Master Ji is awake."

Ji Si smiled and nodded slightly.

Du Heng wanted to say something, but Qi Ran said in a deep voice, "Master Du, what happened?"

Hearing Qi Ran's question, Du Heng remembered something important, and said solemnly: "Someone in the refugee camp died."

Qi Ran lowered his eyes and Ji Si looked at each other, and they both saw the problem in each other's eyes, then he retracted his eyes and looked at the person in front of him, "What's going on?"

"I don't know," Du Heng said with a particularly serious expression, "Several people are not feeling well today, with fever, coughing, retching, and weakness in limbs. He spat out a few mouthfuls of blood and fell to the ground and convulsed a few times, then he was gone."

"But there are hidden dangers?"

"No." Du Heng shook his head, looked at the two, hesitated for a moment and said word by word: "It seems to be infected."

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the three of them were not very good-looking.

When Cui Hao came in, he saw the expressions of the three of them. He looked around and was a little surprised, "You all know?"

"Know what?" Qi Ran asked.

"Wang Zhigui is dead." Cui Hao said.

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