Jinyi Night Walk

The carriage was bumping on the uneven road, and there were only Xia Xun and Zhang 13 in the carriage.

The car is a horse-drawn sedan built by the Yang family yard. It is very spacious and has a pine wood compartment with exquisitely carved panels. There is a large and comfortable soft couch in the compartment, as well as several brocade piers and a small bed. The table has interlayers in the lower half of the wall panels on both sides, which can hold musical instruments, chess and cards, or fine wine and candied fruit for boredom along the way. Light curtains are hung on the four walls of the car, and sparsely woven Bamboo curtain.

There are four burly men at the front and back of the car, all in riding clothes, with horses on their crotches.Ordinary rich families, even if they are rich, are not so extravagant that they even have horses for servants and guards. However, the Yang family has this convenient condition. Since the imperial court allowed private horse farms, some people began to try to open horse farms. My family opened a racecourse in Yidu.

The four guards all wear narrow front swords around their waists.As for knives, the imperial court is allowed to wear them. After all, the imperial court does not want the good people to be harmed when the road is not safe. Neither, unless you want to charge yourself with attempted rebellion.

The destination of their trip was Xiishipeng Village, where there was a quarry that the Yang family had just established in the early years of the year.

Zhang Shisan swayed slightly with the car, and said: "If you appear in Qingzhou City at this time, it will take half a day for you to reveal your true colors, so we have to find an excuse to leave Qingzhou first. The picker of Xiishipeng Village The quarry was just established at the beginning of the year. King Qi wants to rebuild the palace, and all the stone materials needed will be supplied by this quarry. You are the owner of the quarry, because the stone materials are supplied to the palace, so you can't rest assured and rush to preside over the overall situation. This reason is still in the past.”

"Yes!"

"The few stewards at the quarry are all hired locals. They are not familiar with Yang Wenxuan's owner. It's easy for you to hide it from them. However, the quarry is not the main business of the Yang family after all, and there is no need for an owner. I have been staying there all the time, so we can only live there for ten and a half months. During these days, I will report Yang Wenxuan's hobbies, temperament, temper, speech, and behavior, including his friends and close servants in the mansion. I will tell you about all aspects of the relationship, far and near, and you must be familiar with everything about Yang Xu in the shortest possible time, so as to make the false ones look like the real ones."

"Yes!"

"Prince Qi has a noble status, and there is little chance of you being interviewed by him. The prince will ask the eunuch in charge of the palace to discuss with you. If the eunuch in charge discusses business matters with you, you can be as vague as possible. Discuss with me after you come back, even if the prince sees you in person, don't worry too much, as long as you can hide it from your family and friends, it will be very easy to pass King Qi's test."

Xia Xun said in surprise: "What? You still have to deal with the prince?"

Xia Xun's expression became tense: "We... we..., this... rebellion, won't it... have anything to do with King Qi?"

Seeing his timid expression, Zhang Shisan couldn't help worrying secretly: "This kid is an ignorant countryman, and the biggest official he has ever seen in his life must be a person like the head of a household. Where have we seen noble people? We Tell him that he is here at the emperor's order, and if he sees other characters, it will be enough to strengthen his courage, but if he knows that the person we are going to deal with is a prince, I am afraid this kid is like the 12-year-old murderous warrior Qin Wuyang. The king of Qi is going to turn his face into a bluff, even if his words and deeds look like it, wouldn’t it be suspicious? A warrior who has never seen the world will find it difficult to remain calm in front of a prince.”

Thinking of this, he smiled and comforted him: "Absurd, how could it be related to King Qi? King Qi is the son of the current emperor, will the prince turn against the emperor?"

Xia Xun said with a look of disbelief: "If it has nothing to do with King Qi, then... the adults came here by imperial decree, as long as they said that they knew the prince and arrested the traitor together, why...why should they be so secretive? The prince is kept in the dark?"

Zhang Shisan laughed angrily at him, and secretly said: "Although this scumbag has no great knowledge, he is not stupid, which is not bad. If he is as stupid as An Litong, I will use [-]% of my strength to teach him." He, I am afraid that he will not be able to be cultivated."

Thinking of this, Zhang Shisan's heart moved, and he suddenly thought of a wonderful reason, and said: "You have to know, the person who intends to rebel may be a person who is teaching, or an official of the palace. People of the White Lotus Sect are used to hiding As for the officials of the royal family, the princes have soldiers and money, and have great power. If some bold and reckless royal officials want to use the merits of the dragon to seek wealth for a lifetime, follow the example of Chen Qiao's mutiny, The yellow robe is added to the story, so it is not impossible to conspire against the law, first to conspire against the reality, and then to force the vassal king to submit.

However, the current evidence is insufficient, and these are just our guesses. If we went to the palace to investigate the case with great fanfare, but in the end the investigation turned out to be false, wouldn't it hurt the father-son relationship between the emperor and King Qi?Or maybe our information is wrong, this intentional conspirator has no real relationship with the palace, if we go to the palace to investigate and deal with it recklessly, wouldn't we startle the snake? "

Xia Xun summoned up his courage and said, "Then, let the prince keep it a secret and assist secretly, wouldn't it be enough? When the officials and gentlemen of the county government came to our village to arrest thieves, they would first inform the head of the household and assist secretly .”

Zhang Shisan raised his eyebrows, and said in a deep voice: "Is the case of rebellion the same as sending officials to arrest robbers? Although you live in the countryside and are ignorant, you should have heard about Tan Wang's self-immolation? Who is it about the rebellion?" Knowing whether the prince's favorite person or his relatives and friends are involved and how deeply involved, if the matter is not found out before the king of Qi knows, once the prince is too worried and repeats the old pattern of the king of Tan, who dares to take responsibility?"

A few years ago, Tan Wang Zhu Zi's elder brother Ningxia Commander Yu Hu was accused of being Hu Weiyong's traitor to the party. Tan Wang Zhu Zi was terrified. Zhu Yuanzhang sent envoys to comfort his son when he heard about it, and specially called him back to Beijing to have an audience. But he thought that his father wanted to call him back to Beijing to inquire about his crimes, and he committed suicide in fear, because Zhu Zi had no children, so his feudal kingdom was revoked.

This incident caused a sensation all over the world, and the imperial court specially issued a report to the residence, telling the whole world the details of this incident, so that no one in the world knew about it. According to Zhang Shisan, it was precisely for this reason that the emperor They were cautious when investigating the treason case in Prince Qi's residence. They were worried that King Qi's son would be "scared to death" if it was not handled properly. That's why the guards in Jinyi were extra careful.

After all, Xia Xun was finally appeased. Zhang Shisan let out a long breath, raised the silver cup filled with wine, and smiled, "Would you like some drink?"

Xia Xun shook his head and said, "I'm not thirsty."

Zhang Shisan picked up the tongs, picked up a few crystal clear ice cubes from the silver plate, put them into his own cup, shook them lightly, listened to the pleasant sound of jingling, and took a sip of the fine wine, slowly Authentic: "You should drink some. There are two kinds of wine that Yang Xu likes to drink most. One is chilled wine and the other is homemade old wine. This is one of them."

"Yes!"

Xia Xun was as good as he was, pouring a glass of wine in a hurry, imitating Zhang Shisan, putting a few pieces of ice in it, shaking it gently, watching the red wine and white ice cubes rippling in charming colors in the silver cup, and then He took a sip lightly.

Zhang Shisan saw that he was learning well, so he couldn't help smiling, and said: "This Yang Wenxuan is from the Jiangning family of Yingtianfu. Over there, the Yang family has a huge family, but you know a little about things over there. That's it, you don't need to pay too much attention to it, no one here will ask you about things over there, and the reason why Yang Wenxuan's father came to Qingzhou was because he had a conflict with his family back then, so he left his hometown angrily Well, both father and son don't like to hear people talk about their hometown, so even if someone really asks you about your hometown, you can avoid talking about it with an unhappy expression. At the age of six, I can't remember much about my hometown."

As Zhang Shisan said, he picked up a small hammer and lightly tapped a piece of ice cube in the silver plate.The ice was taken out from under the soft couch. Under the soft couch was a box filled with ice cubes, which were insulated with thick quilts. The ice cubes could not only reduce the temperature in the carriage along the way, but also drinkable. Kill two birds with one stone.Wealthy and wealthy gentry are very good at enjoying it. Many people have ice cellars in their houses, which are stored in winter and used in summer. Snow is used to make tea, and ice is used to keep wine.

"When Yang Wenxuan was young, his parents had decided on a marriage in his hometown, but I don't know the details about his unmarried lady. Yang Wenxuan never wanted to talk about anything about his hometown, including his This marriage has always been vague, if someone asks, you can just keep it vague and ignore it."

"There is a steward Xiao in Yang Wenxuan's house, who is Yang Wenxuan's most trusted person. He was the only servant who accompanied the Yang family master from his hometown in the south of the Yangtze River. He has always been loyal to the Yang family and will never leave him. Growing up, during Yang Wenxuan's filial piety two years ago, it was inconvenient for Yang Wenxuan to show his business affairs, so he also handled them.

Guanshi Xiao has a fourteen-year-old daughter named Xiao Di. Although she is a servant, Yang Wenxuan has always treated her like a brother and sister. When Yang Wenxuan is at home, she takes care of the daily life and food.The father and daughter are the people who are most familiar with Yang Wenxuan in Yang's mansion.For the sake of safety, after you return home, you must find an excuse as soon as possible to relegate the father and daughter far away, so as not to be seen by them as false. "

"Yes!" Xia Xun imitated Zhang Shisan's movements, took a sip of wine gracefully, tasted it slowly, and nodded slightly in agreement.

"Yang Wenxuan's father died of illness four years ago. His father's name was Yang Bingkun. He was fifty-four years old. At that time, Yang Wenxuan was only 16 years old. After three years of mourning, he was admitted to a government school last year and became a student in Qingzhou. ..."

As Zhang Shisan said, just as he looked at the ice tray, Xia Xun immediately picked up the tongs with interest and filled his glass with a few pieces of crushed ice.Zhang Shisan gently shook the wine in the glass, with a satisfied smile on his face.

It was impossible for him to receive this kind of treatment before. Yang Xu was an officer who formally joined Jinyiwei. , but regardless of his public identity or his secret identity, he always bows down in front of Yang Xu, but now, "Yang Xu" has to obediently let him manipulate him, why not make people proud?

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There was a sound of rushing water in his ears, Zhang Shisan gently raised the curtains, and took a look outside.I saw a big river with fast flowing water and clear water, flowing mightily into the distance. The sun shone on the water surface with scales.

Zhang Shisan raised his voice and asked, "Have you arrived at Gushui River?"

The handlebars agreed outside, and Zhang Shisan said: "Cross the river and drive the car to the shade of the trees. The young master wants to rest."

Xia Xun asked in a low voice: "Aren't you in a hurry to unload the Shipeng village? Why stop here?"

Zhang Shisan smiled slightly, but did not answer.

After the car crossed the bridge, the handlebars drove the car to the shade of the trees beside the river. Zhang Shisan stepped out of the carriage and told the handlebars and the four guards: "Go to the forest to eat some dry food and take a rest. The weather is hot, Young Master and Miss Tingxiang are going to wash up by the river to cool off the heat."

A few people agreed, and then walked away. It's okay for the master to wash up by the river, but since there are still female relatives, the servants have to avoid it.The weather is hot, and the woman's clothes are thin, so she should not be seen by others.There was a dense forest beside the river, and it was very cool in the forest. The five people disappeared in the shade after a while.

Seeing that they had gone far, and Zhang Shisan returned to the car, Xia Xun said in surprise, "Miss Tingxiang? Besides you and me, there are no other girls in this car."

Zhang Shisan smiled treacherously, and said, "Get out of the way, and you will see her soon."

Zhang Shisan walked over and lifted off the soft cushions and bamboo mats on the couch, revealing the box containing ice underneath, and then lifted the lid of the box. Inside was a thick layer of quilt. Xia Xun knew what was under the quilt It was just neatly stacked ice cubes, and he had already enjoyed the taste of iced wine on the road.Lifting off the quilt, there was indeed crystal clear ice underneath, although it was tightly sealed, it had already melted a little.

Seeing this, Xia Xun suddenly understood something. Thinking of the iced grape wine he drank along the way, his throat suddenly tightened, and he felt nauseous.

Zhang Shisan took out the quilt and spread it out, then put the ice cubes on top one by one, moved down the two layers of ice cubes, and put another layer of quilt under it, and opened it again, and a girl curled up appeared impressively.

The girl in the box had a strange paleness on her face. After the ice cubes melted, tiny drops of water condensed on her face. Her small mouth was slightly opened, and those eyes that should have been very charming His eyes widened in horror, and his eyes were fixed, which made Xia Xun feel terrified.

"This is Yang Wenxuan's woman. It's just a woman he bought back. She is very beautiful. Yang Wenxuan has a good sex. Besides lingering in Liuxiang, Huajie, he also has other women in Qingzhou. Maybe it's one, maybe several, maybe it's unmarried Maybe it's a young woman from Luofu's well-known family. A wife is not as good as a concubine, and a concubine is worse than stealing. It's just such a secret that even I don't know the details...

Speaking of this, Zhang Shisan suddenly felt a little abnormal. Did a countryman act too calmly when he suddenly saw such a corpse?Without warning, he suddenly turned his head away...