Yan Yan Yugui

Chapter 285 The Thief
On the first day of the twelfth lunar month, Zheng Peixin returned to Beijing.

Zheng Min made a cup of hot tea for her husband after bathing: "I received a letter from my husband before, saying that I was returning to Beijing at the beginning of the month, but I didn't expect to arrive today."

Zheng Peixin said calmly: "I am eager to go home, and I travel day and night, two days earlier than expected."

"By the way, I met Ding'er, Xing'er, and Mu'er just now, why haven't I seen Xuan'er?"

Zheng Min said with a proud look: "Xuan'er and her boudoir friends have now set up a charity club to help the poor. Some time ago, the epidemic was rampant, and they donated a sum of money to the medical office for those Because the family is poor and has no money to receive the pox, His Majesty praises it a lot. No, today the members of the Le Aid Association gathered to discuss the next move. Xuan'er didn't know you came back today, so she went to the Tongyuan Building to discuss the matter gone."

Zheng Peixin was very pleased when he heard the words: "Xuan'er is about to marry the Eighth Prince. It is right to do more good deeds to gain a better reputation. Her best friend should be from Rongguo Duke's family, right?"

"Miss Yang is the vice-chairman, and the leader of the Happy Help Association is the daughter of Marquis Ding'an."

Zheng Peixin frowned slightly: "Daughter of Marquis Ding'an?"

"Yes, Lin Yanyan, the daughter of the Marquis of Ding'an, is now the most popular person in Beijing. She opened the first Tongyuan Building in the capital specializing in medicinal food. She worshiped Hu Yuanshi of the Imperial Hospital as her teacher, and the master and apprentice worked together to cure the disease. The Empress Dowager's illness has made a lot of achievements in this epidemic, the Empress Dowager granted her the Empress Dowager Order, and His Majesty named her Princess Kangping."

Zheng Peixin frowned even tighter.Lin Boyan's daughter is so promising?
"She knows medical skills?" Zheng Peixin felt strange. He had never heard from Lin Boyan that someone in the Lin family knew medical skills and was good at it.

"I heard that after the death of Master Hou, Miss Lin got a strange disease. It is said that after a long illness, she became a doctor. She is determined to study, talented and intelligent, and is quite proficient in medical skills. Otherwise, she would not be in the eyes of Hu Yuanshi. It's just that She doesn't practice medicine, she only cooks medicinal food. By the way, the last time my concubine told her husband in a letter that Xuan'er had an illness. Miss Lin first noticed Xuan'er's illness, and later invited the imperial physician to treat her. The imperial doctor said, fortunately it was discovered early, otherwise the disease would not be curable." Zheng Min was quite grateful in his words.

Zheng Peixin's expression was complicated, she didn't expect Xuan'er and Lin Boyan's daughter to become friends.

But it doesn't matter, it's a good thing for him.After all, in the eyes of outsiders, he and Lin Boyan are not only subordinates, but also close friends, and their children should be close.

He came back this time to go to the Lin Mansion to pay homage to Lin Boyan, so he had to do the superficial work.

In the study of Lord Yin of Shuntian Mansion, Xiao Qian was meeting a man from the north.

Pan Rang was his subordinate when he suppressed the bandits in Ganzhou, and a admirer of Marquis Ding'an. His greatest wish was to join the Lin family army.

After the suppression of the bandits was over, he wrote a letter introducing Pan Rang to join the Lin family army in the north. As a result, before Pan Rang arrived at Shilibao, news spread that the Lin family army was completely annihilated in the Battle of Qiushui River.

Pan Rang didn't believe that the invincible Lin family's army was defeated in this way, so thoroughly that the entire army was wiped out.So he tore up the letter of introduction, joined Zheng Peixin's army, and became an ordinary soldier to find out the truth about the fall of the Lin family army. Unfortunately, his status was low and he couldn't find out anything for a while.

Later, when Pan Rang got in touch with him, he asked Pan Rang to stay with Zheng Peixin and continue to investigate secretly.

Now Pan Rang has become a captain, thanks to Lu Zhong's support.

Being able to come back with the team this time is also thanks to Lu Zhong.

"Your Highness, Zheng Peixin is a traitor. He colluded with the Beidi people. Every time he let the Beidi people burn, kill and loot, and then Zheng Peixin sent someone to show off and beat him a few times. The Beidi people retreated tacitly. Zheng Peixin Then he ordered people to cut off the heads of the local people to serve as the heads of the Beidi people, and asked the court for credit and rewards. In this way, he cooperated with the Beidi people, and the Beidi people took food and property, and he gained fame and credit. The court was kept in the dark and regarded him as a After Marquis Ding'an, the only good general who can resist Beidi, the common people were kept in the dark, saying that he is the hope of the common people in the northern border." Pan Rang said.

"Rebellious officials and thieves who have harmed the country and the people." Lu Zhaonan slammed his fist on the handrail, gritting his teeth angrily.

Xiao Qian also had a frosty face.

"Your Highness, the Beidi people have had internal turmoil in the past few years, so they have not been able to send their troops south. Once they resolve their internal conflicts, they will definitely go south to attack Dasheng. Let Zheng Peixin refuse to defend the northern border. The defense of the northern border is useless. At that time, the Beidi people will drive straight in. Dasheng is in danger." Pan Rang was worried.

Xiao Qian gave him a soothing look, and said firmly: "I will not let this happen. Of course, this matter is not easy to handle. Your Majesty trusts Zheng Peixin very much. There is no evidence of Zheng Peixin's collusion with Beidi, only a few soldiers Being a witness is not enough to convict him, and maybe the person who exposes him in turn will be accused of framing, but no matter how difficult it is for you, this matter must be done. I have an idea in my mind. Before that, I want to Meet Lu Zhong."

"Vice General Lu has followed Zheng Peixin to the Mansion of the Mighty General and lives in the Mansion of the General. It's not easy for him to come out, but I have made an appointment with him. When we arrive in the capital, we will invite him to drink for a while, so that Zheng Peixin won't get suspicious."

"It's okay after a while. There's no rush. We've been waiting for so many years. We don't care about waiting a few more days. You have to be very careful in what you do."

Pan Rang said: "Young one understands, the little one who came here today is to go home and have a look, and no one follows the little one."

Xiao Qian said: "I didn't have time to inform you, I have already rented the room next door to your house, and arranged for someone to stay there, and if you have any news, hand it over to that person."

Pan Rang said: "That's it, the younger one will leave first."

After Pan Rang left, Lu Zhaonan said: "According to what Pan Rang said, Zheng Peixin should have colluded with Beidi people to kill Lord Hou and the Lin family army. If he replaced him, then it has nothing to do with that person?"

All previous inferences were wrong?

Xiao Qian shook his head: "Do you still remember Bei Dixi who committed the crime caused by the Meng Family Annihilation? Guo Yongli and Yang Kui were both Zheng Peixin's subordinates. They made such a detailed and careful assassination plan in the capital. If they were not caught by Meng Chao, Maybe their goal has been achieved, and this case ended with the suicide of Minister Zuo of the Ministry of Industry, but you and I both know that Minister Zuo of the Ministry of Industry is not the real person behind the scenes."

"Although many things are uncertain now, I believe in my intuition." It was not his intuition but Yan Yan's intuition.

"Anyway, the most critical moment has come." Lu Zhaonan thought for a while before hesitating to speak.

Forget it, those people are left behind by his father, and his father said that it is not a last resort, unless his life is threatened, he must not be used.

There should still be someone available on Xiao Qian's side, after all, Xiao Qian is now the Governor of Shun Tian.

(End of this chapter)