Weiyang of the Red Mansion

"Actually, I don't know who the general and the lord are. I just heard them call the leader the lord, and they said why the general did things." He Zhao said, his eyes flushed, "I heard them say, I My father was kind to their general, I don’t understand why my father was kind to him, but he still sent people to kill my whole family, even the whole village.”

brute!Beast! !

"A life-saving grace?" Jia Fu was taken aback, "What kind of life-saving grace?"

"About two or three months ago, my father went to the mountains to cut firewood and rescued a seriously injured man. My father was known as a good man. He would help anyone in such trouble. The uncles in the village all I like my father very much, I didn't expect that my father, who has been kind and generous for more than ten years, would one day be massacred by the people he saved, and even implicate the uncles and aunts in the village."

Jia Fu looked at He Zhao, who was crying so hard, and his heart was full of emotions. It is because there are more ungrateful people, people will become more selfish and indifferent. If you save people, you have to worry about being retaliated. Who is willing to do good deeds?

"It seems that you don't know the inside story anymore." Jia Fu sighed, got up and prepared to leave, "You have a good rest, I will take you to Jiangnan Baishan Academy in two days, you study hard, don't give up on yourself." Just go outside.

"Master Hou, wait!"

Jia Fu paused, turned to look at He Zhao, "Is there anything else?"

"I..." He Zhao bit his lip and said, "I, I saw a waist card on the leader's body. There was no engraving on it but a pattern of flames. I don't know if it will help you. But I hope that the adults must avenge my father and the others! Catch that ungrateful bastard!"

Hearing this, Jia Fu's heart trembled, he took a deep breath, and said, "I assure you, the murderer will be caught."

"Thank you, Lord Hou!" He Zhao knelt on the bed and kowtowed to Jia Fu.

Jia Fu turned around and went out without looking back.

Walking out of the wing room, I smelled a tangy plum fragrance. There were two plum trees planted in the yard. It was cold at the border, and the plum blossoms had already bloomed.

"Master Hou, the Sumeru Temple has been notified, when do you plan to go there?" Xu Lin came in to report.

Jia Fu frowned slightly, and said, "In two days, there are already clues to the case of Tucun."

"Is there a clue here?" Xu Lin raised his eyebrows thinking of the boy who was brought back, "Is it the clue given by that boy?"

"He heard the people in the Tucun call the leader a lord, and said that he was working for the general. The leader had a token of fire on his waist. Do you know what that means?" Jia Fu's expression was not very good.

The token of this kind of flame in this dynasty can only be found in the Geng family of Nan'an County King, and there is no semicolon.

The king of Nan'an County holds a heavy army, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a general. All the generals under his command call the king of Nan'an County a general.

If He Zhao's words are not half false, then all the clues point to Nan'an County Prince's Mansion.

Collaboration with the enemy and treason?Or is it another reason?

"Impossible? The kings of Nan'an County are all kings with different surnames. How could they do such a thing?" Xu Lin is from the Jia family, and the four kings and eight princes are very familiar, especially the Nan'an County Prince's Mansion and the Daishan Hall in the West Mansion. Uncle is very close to the Prince's son of Nan'an County, Jia Fu just thinks of this and feels a splitting headache.

If the Nan'an County Prince's Mansion was really involved in any treason or rebellion, maybe Uncle Daishan from the West Mansion would also be involved in this matter. Who made him get closer to the Nan'an County Prince's Mansion?The West Mansion was involved, could their mansion escape?I have to be suspicious a little bit, it really hurts to think about it!

Jia Fu rubbed his forehead and sighed, "I don't want my guess to be true, I hope I'm thinking too much."

He didn't have a token in his hand, so there was no way to determine whether the flame token was the token of Nan'an Palace.

Although the flame token is the symbol of the Nan'an County Palace, not all the flame tokens belong to the Nan'an County Palace.

He needs physical evidence!

So Jia Fu thought about it for a long time, and then went to see He Zhao again.

"Master Hou?" He Zhao got the book from Jia Fu and was reading it. He wanted to be angry and get promoted to an official position. Firstly, he would glorify his family, and secondly, if this Lord Hou couldn't catch the murderer, he would investigate by himself. Must find out who the beast who killed his father is!

Jia Fu motioned He Zhao to sit down, poured a cup of tea without being too polite, and asked, "He Zhao, can you draw?"

"Huahua?" He Zhao looked at Jia Fu suspiciously, not knowing why, "Why did Lord Hou ask this all of a sudden?"

"You said that you saw a flame token on the leader's waist before. If you can draw, can you draw it for me? It will help me."

Upon hearing this, He Zhao was stunned, and immediately said firmly, "My father taught me to draw, and there is no problem in drawing a token."

"This is the best." Jia Fu didn't know whether to be grateful or worried, so he asked He Zhao to present a pen, ink, paper and inkstone to draw.

It didn't take long for He Zhao to finish the painting. Jia Fu took it over and looked at it, his expression was fixed.

His premonition came true in the end, this token belonged to the Prince's Mansion of Nan'an County.

Rubbing his forehead, Jia Fu sighed, "Okay, thank you, I'll take this painting away first."

"It's a villain's honor to be able to help Lord Hou."

Jia Fu smiled and turned to say, "I'm going to Sumeru Temple in two days, do you want to go with me, and also do a ritual for your parents?"

"Sumeri Temple?" He Zhao was a little surprised. This Sumeru Temple is the most famous temple in a thousand miles, and many nobles go to this Buddhist temple.

Unexpectedly, this Lord Hou who came from Beijing was also interested in Sumeru Temple.

"Why did Lord Hou go to Sumeru Temple?" There is no major matter, and usually there is no need to go to a Buddhist temple.

He Zhao was a little curious about the reason why this Lord Hou went to Sumeru Temple.

"There are some things to deal with," Jia Fu said indifferently, without any intention of explaining to He Zhao, "Do you want to go?"

"Take me, won't it hinder Lord Hou's work?" He Zhao asked hesitantly.

Jia Fu chuckled, "You're worrying too much, if you want to go, go together."

"Then there will be more Hou Ye." He went by himself, and couldn't even get in the door.

Jia Fu left from He Zhao, and then went to the study. Xu Lin was already waiting here. Seeing Jia Fu coming in with a piece of paper, he couldn't help asking, "Did that kid really draw it?"

"Yes." Jia Fu handed the painting in his hand to Xu Lin.

As Jia Fu's confidant and Jia Fu's nanny, Xu Lin has a high status in Jia's family. Of course, he has seen the token of Nan'an County Prince's Mansion, and he even knows quite a few of the stewards of Nan'an County's Prince's Mansion. , the four kings and eight princes are not only familiar with each other, but also the servants around the master are also familiar with each other.

Seeing the painting in his hand clearly, Xu Lin's pupils shrank, "Is it really Nan'an County Prince's Mansion?"

Xu Lin couldn't believe it. He couldn't figure out the reason why Nan'an County King did this.

Jia Fu sighed and said, "I can't decide this matter anymore, I have to report to the emperor first, it seems that something serious happened."

Massacring innocent villagers in the village, how is this behavior different from the Tartars outside the customs?

The token belonged to the Prince's Mansion of Nan'an County, but his behavior was similar to that of the Tatars outside the pass. Jia Fu could not but suspect that the Prince's House of Nan'an County had colluded with the Tartars.

It's crazy, isn't the late emperor and His Majesty not good enough for Nan'an County Palace?

Jia Fu didn't tell the county magistrate about bringing He Zhao back, because he was on guard against the magistrate, worried that the magistrate was with others, and if He Zhao was exposed, He Zhao might lose his life if he was not careful.

He has already planned to send He Zhao to the capital after going to Sumeru Temple. Jiangnan cannot go there temporarily. At least until this matter is resolved, He Zhao will stay in a place he can protect and cannot appear in front of others, especially in Nan'an. In front of the people of the county palace.

Who knows if He Zhao will be recognized? You know, He Zhao's father once brought that 'general' back home, and now less than three months later, he just sent people to massacre the village. Do you remember He Zhao?

No risk at all.

Jia Fu wrote his discovery and the clues given by He Zhao in a secret letter, and entrusted it to the broken star tower to pass it to the capital.

Originally, Jia Fu suspected that Suixinglou had the intention of rebelling, but he later discovered that Suixinglou was just an intelligence organization, and they never thought about such a great cause as rebellion.

Yep, it's them.

The owner behind the Broken Star Tower is an elderly and beautiful woman. She doesn't have much ambition, but she is capable.

Entrusting the reporting of the letter to Suixing Tower, Jia Fu decided on a date and went to Sumeru Temple, bringing He Zhao with him.

Sumeru Temple has already received the letter. There was a young novice waiting at the door. When he saw Jia Fu, he invited Jia Fu in. Only a young novice came to pick him up. In fact, it was a bit impolite, but Jia Fu didn’t care about it at all. Because this is what he asked for, don't make a fuss, just see him for a while.

Jia Fu took He Zhao and Xu Lin into the backyard with the little novice monk, and the Sumeru Temple was a Buddhist hall. In the past, there were many people coming and going, and there were many pilgrims, but today there were no people. Obviously, the Sumeru Temple had worked hard.

Although Jia Fu didn't want to affect others, Sumeru Temple still treated it carefully, and didn't want to anger Jia Fu because of the crowd.

On the contrary, He Zhao saw that there were few people, so he was a little puzzled, "Sumeru Temple used to be full of incense, why is it so deserted today?"

The little novice called 'Amitabha Buddha' but didn't reply.

Seeing this, He Zhao wanted to say something, but seeing Jia Fu gave him a sideways look, he couldn't help but shut up embarrassingly.

The little novice brought Jia Fu and the others to the Zen garden in the backyard, and knocked lightly on the door, "Master Uncle, Master Hou is here."

"Please come in, Master Hou."

The little novice then gently pushed the door open and stepped aside to make way, "Master Hou, please come in."

When Jia Fu stepped into the Zen room, He Zhao was about to follow in, but was stopped by the little novice, "Master and uncle only saw Lord Hou, but no one else."

He Zhao stood there awkwardly, seeing that Xu Lin didn't intend to follow at all, he knew he had offended, and apologized to the little novice apologetically, who closed the door like an old monk, then closed his eyes and stopped talking .

He Zhao: "..." This little monk is really unpleasant.

Inside the Zen room.

Jia Fu looked at the big Buddha characters hanging on the wall and smiled lightly. There was a tripod incense burner on the table at the bottom, and sandalwood filled the whole room.

"Master Hou, please sit down."

Jia Fu came back to his senses and looked at the monk sitting on the futon. He was not very old, about 40 to [-] years old.

Somewhat beyond Jia Fu's expectations, the master he imagined should be a long bearded, old man.

Sitting down on the futon opposite the monk, Jia Fu said indifferently, "Master Liaochen didn't ask me why I came here?"

"Since Lord Hou is here, he will naturally say that there is no need for the poor monk to ask more questions."

Jia Fu was taken aback when he heard this, and then smiled.

This monk is quite interesting...