The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

On this day, Chen Ruiwen, an important minister of Wu Guofu, was working in the yamen. An eunuch came to Wu Wang's mansion and said that Queen Mother Shen had something urgent to find him.Chen Ruiwen frowned slightly.Ever since her uncle, who was the governor of Yunnan, wrote back to her, this girl's ambitions have suddenly grown, and she often meddles in political affairs.Although there is no sign of wanting to listen to politics behind the curtain, Chen Ruiwen doesn't like it.Rao is so, I have to go.Chen Ruiwen straightened his official robes and walked away with square steps.

Arriving at Prince Wu's mansion, the door shouted: "Master Chen is here! Please hurry!"

Chen Ruiwen coughed: "What's the matter?"

"Oh, I don't know. The queen mother is furious anyway. I haven't seen the queen mother so angry."

Just as he was talking, a maid came up to welcome him.Chen Ruiwen recognized that she was originally serving the Empress Dowager Shen.The maid hurriedly saluted and said, "Master Chen, the treasury has been stolen and more than 8000 million silver has been lost."

Chen Ruiwen's calf trembled: "How much?!"

"More than 8000 million." The maid's eye circles were red, "That is the foundation left by the previous prince!"

Chen Ruiwen was in a hurry: "What's going on!"

"Follow me, my lord." The maid hurriedly turned around to lead the way, and Chen Ruiwen followed.

Walking all the way to Empress Dowager Shen's room, I saw a fat old eunuch kneeling on the ground.Chen Ruiwen looked at him for a moment, but didn't recognize him.Empress Dowager Shen's eyes were pinkish and smooth, it was obvious that she had just cried.Compared with the pungent appearance a while ago, Chen Ruiwen's heart moved when he saw this appearance.But he came forward to salute.Empress Dowager Shen quickly waved her hands: "Master Chen, you don't need to be too polite."

Chen Ruiwen got up according to the words, approached and whispered: "Queen Mother, what happened?"

Empress Dowager Shen wiped her tears with a handkerchief, pointed to a pile of paper booklets on the table and said: "The Ai family has nothing to do, sorting out the poems written by the late prince and preparing them for the prince to study. Then I saw this one." She pointed to the case A poem draft on the website, "I heard from the people around the late prince that this is the work that the late prince took up at the entrance of the imperial garden in the capital when he was young. So I copied it."

Chen Ruiwen thought to himself: Isn't the treasury stolen?How did you get involved with poetry?Naturally, he didn't dare to say it, so he stepped forward to pick up the poem manuscript and read it again.It is the first five-character quatrain, and it is really well done.Then he praised: "Good poem. At that time, the late prince must have been young and full of ambition."

Empress Dowager Shen wiped her tears again, and said: "I saw that this poem looked familiar, and I thought about it for a long time before I remembered: the riddle given to me by the late prince, all twenty characters are in it. Even the order is the same .”

Chen Ruiwen's heart skipped a beat: "The former prince left riddles for the queen mother?"

Empress Dowager Shen nodded: "The former prince said that he hid a mansion in a secluded place on the outskirts of Jinling, and more than 8000 million silver was locked in the warehouse." Chen Ruiwen took a deep breath and trembled slightly.Empress Dowager Shen went on to say, "If there is something strange in the country, if you need the money, let the Ai family take it out. He said that it would be boring to tell the warehouse where it is. It would be interesting to guess the mystery. So he made the address of the warehouse Write the riddle to Aijia." She pointed to another piece of paper, "This is the riddle that the former prince gave to Aijia."

Chen Ruiwen picked it up and saw that it was the handwriting of the former king of Wu.Looking at it is a short essay with twenty characters circled by a red brush, which is the poem written by King Wu when he was young.On the back is the address written in Zhubi, which is exactly the handwriting of Empress Dowager Shen.If the poem is not circled, no matter how you read the full text, you will not be able to see what address is hidden.Now that it has been circled, it is very easy to guess the address below if you read the essay again.

Can't help but nod secretly: The late prince's move is very clever.Empress Dowager Shen would never let anyone see this riddle with 8000 million silver hidden in it.And this poem was not written by the late prince in recent years.Unless the Empress Dowager Shen sorted out all the poems in person, she might not be able to see them.The late prince's poems are mediocre.If she has other thoughts, she will not spend idle time on such matters.If she only thinks about the late prince, the money is a great contribution, the young prince and the courtiers will treat her well no matter what.Immediately remembering the theft, Wei An asked: "Since the Empress Dowager guessed the riddle, how could it be stolen?"

Empress Dowager Shen looked at the white and fat old eunuch on the ground, and pointed to another piece of paper on the desk: "It was taken away openly."

Chen Ruiwen hastily picked it up to have a look, it was still in the handwriting of the late prince, saying that the entire treasury was handed over to his confidants Eunuch Guo and Master Jianru, and the lonely king asked them to handle important matters concerning the world.This matter must not be disclosed to anyone.There is also the big seal of the prince on the bottom.Chen Ruiwen was furious: "Dare you, the eunuch!"

Empress Dowager Shen pointed to a loose bundle on the desk: "This was found from the interlayer of the cabinet in Eunuch Guo's house."

Chen Ruiwen saw Wu Wang Jinyin at a glance.The gold seal is in the hands of the young prince, and he used it yesterday.This can only be faked.There was also a stack of paper with writing on it, Chen Ruiwen took it in his hand and looked at it - the first one was written with a poem, the proud work of the previous prince.The second is a few Analects.The third one is an imperial decree written by the prince himself in the early years, commending a chaste woman in Zhenjiang.He said in surprise: "Shouldn't this be in Mrs. Li's own hands? How did he get it?"

Empress Dowager Shen sneered, "How could he do it? It's really still in Mrs. Li's hands."

Chen Ruiwen suddenly understood: that eunuch has been with the late prince for many years, and is good at imitating the late prince's handwriting!These are all his usual pen practice.Forged the gold seal and the prince's handwriting, defrauded the trust of the old eunuch guarding the treasury, and stole 8000 million silver.Nai beat the case and cursed.Empress Dowager Shen wept silently.After scolding for a long time, Chen Ruiwen hummed: "He thinks he can escape? Huaying Graphics will arrest him all over the country!"

Empress Dowager Shen said: "There is also Jianru, a fat monk from Huiji Temple, who is with him."

"A shadow drawing! Let the two of them have nowhere to hide!" Chen Ruiwen took a deep breath and said after a while, "I'm afraid they will flee overseas."

Empress Dowager Shen thought: "In addition to the silver, there are also some antique calligraphy and paintings that the former prince brought out from Beijing. They have to cash these things and exchange the silver for silver bills so that they can carry them. If I were them, I would go to The stolen goods are sold in the capital or in Ping'an Prefecture. There are quite a lot of them, and it is not easy to sell them all. Besides, we have not noticed them for more than half a year, and they must be more courageous." Nai smiled wryly, "If they really fled abroad, We are afraid that there is nothing we can do." Chen Ruiwen thumped his desk heavily and let out a long sigh.

The words are divided into two ends.On this day, a eunuch came from Zhuangzi, where Jianru Yang An and others lived in the suburbs of Chen Guo, and he was an important person close to King Chen.He sent an invitation card for King Chen, saying that there was a family banquet and he wanted to invite his brother to meet him in the evening.Eunuch Guo was surprised.Although the king of Chen and the sage are brothers of the same father, they are as distant from each other as strangers.Well done, why did King Chen invite the sage to the banquet?So I went back to seek advice from Yang An and discussed it.

Yang An laughed as soon as he heard it: "Elder-in-law is thinking too much. Maybe it's King Chen's son's birthday? Or maybe King Chen was happy and remembered the interesting things in the palace in the early years? Why don't brothers and sisters be allowed to kiss each other?"

Eunuch Guo waved his hand: "General Yang doesn't know. Brothers from the Tian family are not very close even if they were born by a mother, let alone they were not born by a mother, and the age difference is so much. They have never been in contact with each other in these years. We have been in Chen Guo for many days. I don’t see how King Chen treats the saints differently.”

"So indifferent?" Yang An clicked his tongue, "Brother!"

Eunuch Guo hummed: "The sons of the Supreme Emperor have no relatives, they are all raised by different concubines."

Yang An rubbed his chin: "It's really weird. Why don't you go, just say that the saint is not well. I'll sneak into Prince Chen's mansion in night clothes."

Jianru thought for a while: "Let's go as a poor monk."

Yang An didn't care: "It's fine. The master's kung fu is better than mine."

Jian Rusui put on a disguise, and before he walked out of the gate of Zhuangzi, he realized that there were many people hiding outside, and immediately withdrew.When Yang An heard about it, he jumped up on the big elm tree by the fence to look around for a while, then ran back to Eunuch Guo's room and said anxiously: "Our Zhuangzi was surrounded, it means that there are many regular troops."

Eunuch Guo was shocked: "King Chen sent troops to surround Zhuangzi?"

Yang An nodded: "They all carry firearms, which reflect light under the sun. This is not easy to handle. Our firearms have all been sent for replacement."

Eunuch Guo was in a hurry: "Why is it so good? Could there be some misunderstanding?"

A murderous look suddenly appeared on Jianru's face: "The poor monk insists on going out, let's see who dares to stop the poor monk."

Yang An waved his hand: "No matter how good the master's martial arts skills are, he is no match for the gun. Since he said that he invited the saint to the banquet tonight, it is obvious that he is going to fish out the saint. He will not do anything before tonight." Nai thought for a moment, "The most urgent thing is to find out why Chen Wang suddenly changed his face."

Jianru stood up and said, "The poor monk goes to Prince Chen's residence for a walk."

Yang An thought for a while: "The master is the best in martial arts in Zhuangzi, and I will protect the saints. I will go to meet my good friends. They think I am a businessman from other places. The news about the brothel is the best, and those vixens have better noses than dogs. "

Eunuch Guo nodded: "Exactly. Master, let General Yang go first."

Yang An then changed into the begonia red brocade robe, swaggered out of Zhuangzi's gate, jumped on the horse and walked away.No one stopped him, no one followed him.I went to the city and bought two pieces of jewelry, and went to the brothel to give them to my friends. The two talked for a long time and made an appointment to come back tonight.Yang An rode back again.

Entering Zhuangzi with a dark face, Yang An went straight to Eunuch Guo's room.The two of them have been speculating about the cause and discussing countermeasures. Seeing Yang An come in, they both asked: "General Yang, have you found out the clue?"

Yang An looked at the two of them up and down for half a day, seeing that the two of them felt a little nervous, Fang clasped his fists and said, "The last general is impolite. Dare I ask you, are you really sent by the former king of Wu to deliver the blood book?"

The two looked at each other.Jianru said, "What does General Yang mean by that?"

Yang An sneered, took out a folded piece of paper from his pocket, and threw it in front of the two of them: "I took this off from Chenzhou City. I heard that it was pasted all over the streets and alleys yesterday, and it's gone today." .I searched for a long time before I found a piece that the yamen servant missed."

The two opened it and saw that it was a sea arrest document.There are two wanted criminals drawn on it, they are Eunuch Guo and Monk Jianru.This text is clearly written: Guo eunuch imitated the handwriting of the previous king of Wu, forged the golden seal of the king of Wu to deceive the guards of the Wu state treasury, and stole 8000 million silver, many antique calligraphy and paintings, and rare treasures from the treasury.Right now, the stolen goods may be sold everywhere, please help all countries to arrest them.But if there are clues, Wu Guo will definitely reward him so much.

Monk Jianru jumped into a rage: "You talk nonsense and spew blood!"

Yang An's face was expressionless: "Look more clearly, you two. This document was issued by the state of Wu, and it was sent directly to the Chenzhou yamen, where the yamen servants posted it. At first, King Chen didn't know about some trivial matters. Later, he didn't know who was on the street. The superior saw it, and reported it to the palace. I am afraid that the two of you, King Chen, would have noticed it, and ordered someone to expose it."

Eunuch Guo said anxiously: "This money was originally left to the Empress Dowager by the late emperor. When did it become King Wu's?"

Yang An was taken aback: "Empress Dowager?"

Jianru hurriedly said: "Didn't you see it in the capital?" Without caring about it, he pushed Eunuch Guo, "What about the address?"

Eunuch Guo said "Ahhh", turned around and took out a piece of paper from the pillowcase and handed it to Yang An. "It was found behind the plaque in the Yujing Pavilion according to the riddle of the first emperor."

Yang An saw that it was indeed the thin paper that day, with an address in the east of Beijing Zhongcheng written on it, and a word. "The key to the treasury is hidden under the root of the locust tree." Sui looked hesitant.Jianru sighed: "The former Emperor was afraid that the Supreme Emperor would treat the Empress Dowager badly, so he left a sum of money for her. The last time I went to Beijing, the Empress Dowager read our prince's letter, and ordered me to take it out to assist her. The sage wipes out traitors and restores the country."

Eunuch Guo earnestly said: "Although I don't know what misunderstanding happened on the Wu side, General Yang was there that day. Don't you still want to see it?"

Yang An unconsciously nodded: "Yes, you were originally extremely poor and lived in a slum in the north of the capital."

"That's not it!" Jian Ru clapped his hands, "The general understands best."

Yang An looked at his hand and then at the desk, hesitating again and again, and finally said: "You two are more trustworthy."

The two of them suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.Jianru said angrily: "What the hell did Chen Ruiwen do!" Then he scolded together with Eunuch Guo.

Yang An watched silently from the side, thinking: These two are more than loyal, but not capable enough.King Wu entrusted the two of them to control the life and death of the country, how could it be possible... He raised his right hand and said, "Master, Eunuch Guo, I have two ideas."

The two immediately stopped cursing: "General, please speak."

Yang An pointed to the sea arrest document and said: "I think, there are two possibilities for this matter. One is that a certain official of Wu State, such as Mr. Chen you scolded just now, stole the treasury of Wu State and issued this document to frame the two. The second is that this document has nothing to do with the state of Wu, but was forged by King Chen. In order to find a reason to kill us."

Jianru said: "We are doing things for the world, why would he kill us?"

Yang An glanced at the two of them, and asked: "Which prince believed what the king of Wu said in the letter?" The two were silent.Obviously everyone didn't believe it.Yang An smiled and said, "No one would believe it. King Chen himself didn't believe it either. In the first few months he pretended to help, but he just wanted to see what we could do. After waiting for so long, from summer to winter, It will be the twelfth lunar month in a few days, and we have not seen how capable we are. People are not afraid anymore."

Jianru was confused: "Why is he afraid of us? Even this Zhuangzi belongs to him."

Yang An twitched his lips: "Of course Zhuangzi must belong to him, or God knows where we would go?" Seeing that the two of them were still at a loss, Yang An shook his head, "It doesn't matter whether the sea arrest document is from the state of Wu or it is from the state of Chen." So, let's quickly try to leave this place. Could it be that we are still waiting to kill people and rob money? If it weren't for the sages here, and King Chen wanted to save face, last night people would have been ruined!"