Hou Men Splendid

Chapter 82

Half a month later, Shao Ziyu arrived at that village, which was a bit remote and a long way from the town.

I inquired with the villagers where Chou Laosan lived. It was a small farmhouse built at the foot of the mountain. As soon as he arrived at the gate, he met Jiu Lao Qi who came out.

Without saying any more polite words, Jiu Lao Qi took Shao Ziyu into the house, while Chou Lao San leaned on the bed, his figure was thin, and when he saw someone coming in, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and forced a smile.

"Third brother's daughter-in-law has brought her daughter back to her mother's house for a while." Jiu Lao Qi explained to the third son after explaining, "Third brother, this is the only son of Mr. Shao who was in the robbery. He is now Peng Cheng. The prefect, Lao Wu and the others were arrested by him."

Chou Lao San nodded, Jiu Lao Qi sat down, "Master Shao, just ask if you have anything."

Shao Ziyu looked at him, "Chou Lao San, you still remember what happened back then."

Chou Lao San nodded slowly, opened his mouth, his words were vague, and only heard a memorized word.

"Jiu Laoqi told me that when the second head of the Tiandao came back, he told you that he would rob the disaster relief silver distributed by the imperial court. Only the people in charge of these matters knew the route of the imperial court's disaster relief silver. , and how do you know which one is true?"

Chou Lao San thought for a while, opened his mouth to make a sound, it was very difficult, Jiu Lao Qi brought a pen and paper, and Chou Lao San wrote a word crookedly on the paper with trembling hands, Shao Ziyu looked at him, "You mean Yanzhou?"

Chou Lao San nodded, and Jiu Lao Qi explained for him, "The third brother means that the second brother came back from Yanzhou at that time, so he should have gotten the news from Yanzhou."

Yanzhou and Pengcheng are only five or six days away, not too far away.

"Yanzhou has always been one of the places where the army is stationed. You should not have approached Yanzhou back then." Officers, soldiers and robbers should never get too close, let alone Yanzhou, where there is no possibility of any thief dens around.

"That's what I was wondering all the time." Jiu Laoqi said based on his impressions, "Second brother went to Yanzhou and came back to find such a big ticket. I don't know who he asked for the news."

Chou Lao San wrote another three with trembling hands.

Shao Ziyu didn't know why, so Chou Lao San was a little anxious, and drew a circle on the top of the three, and wrote one and two next to it, then pointed to himself, pointed to the word three, and pointed to Jiu Lao Qi. Then write a seven characters.

Jiu Laoqi was confused, "Third brother, what are you pointing at us for, we are not in Yanzhou."

Shao Ziyu looked at the third child, saw him pointing at himself, and asked tentatively, "Are you trying to say that this person is the third child in Yanzhou City?"

Chou Lao San nodded, then shook his head again, he was half right, but not entirely right.

Shao Ziyu looked at [-] and [-] in front again, what was the most popular thing in Yanzhou more than ten years ago, Shao Ziyu saw that he kept pointing to the third son, and blurted out, "You mean, this person is the third in command in Yanzhou."

Chou Lao San thought for a while, then nodded heavily.

More than ten years ago, Yanzhou was not as peaceful as it is now. The people stationed in Yanzhou are all people who have fought in battles and made military achievements many years ago. They have killed the enemy on the battlefield. These people are very bloody and easy to cause trouble. In practice, they often fight.

At that time there were four in command in Yanzhou, General Lu was still the second in command back then, and the third in command among the three elders was Lei Jing, the Minister of Internal Affairs who is now very powerful in the court and China.

Like General Lu, they have fought on the battlefield, relying on their military exploits to come step by step, these people have developed a ruthless spirit. Lei Jing's work is just like his name, vigorous and resolute, with tough methods.

"With Mr. Lei's temper, when he encounters robbers, he must kill them quickly." Shao Ziyu said based on his impression, "How did your second leader get this news from him?"

Chou Lao San shook his head, but his eyes were firm, and he pointed to the three characters. He was very sure that the second brother got the news from the third in command of Yanzhou at that time.

Although I don't believe that Lei Jing would say this to a robber, but to be able to grasp the delivery route of the disaster relief silver so accurately, and know when and where it will appear, the source of the news is not only the people in the court, but also the people in the court. The matter is very clear, and those who have the right to know this will not have a low official position.

"So I remembered something. If it was the news from Yanzhou, the second brother told us about it, and then the eldest brother arranged for people to go. The second brother left two times after that, and each time he brought relevant information. Now that I think about it, I should have gone to Yanzhou. A few days before we went to the valley to deploy, the second brother also received a letter from Feige, and then we confirmed the final ambush time."

Shao Ziyu listened, his brows furrowed tightly, what was missing in the middle, even if what Chou Lao San said was true, Shao Ziyu had to think of a reason for Lei Jing, a reason for doing so.

Lei Jing gave such a clue to Ti Tiandao, letting them know that there is such a large amount of money going through Pengcheng, and they are not trying to annex the money but handing over the money to the robbers so that they have a chance to grab it. It's quite strange, and besides, he knew that the person who delivered the relief money was the son of Master Shao, so there was no reason for him to leak this matter, putting his father and mother's lives in danger.

Speaking of which, Lei Jing and the Shao family should be relatively familiar. Lei Jing was trained by General Gu. His achievements today cannot be separated from the promotion of General Gu. General Gu's only daughter married into the Shao family. , this level of relationship should be close.

Shao Ziyu was startled suddenly, and the letter written by his grandfather that he and Qingran had read flashed through his mind. He recalled what the two of them had guessed, and the only thing that stopped at the end was Old General Gu.

If my grandfather wanted my father to inherit the title of Marquis of Shao, even if he didn't say it, it has already been reflected in his behavior. Uncle is the eldest son of the Shao family and the grandson of General Gu. It is also clear how much they value this title for Mrs. Tai as his wife.

Thinking of this, Shao Ziyu suddenly became a little confused. Did this happen because of the different expectations of his grandfather and General Gu? The most direct result of this incident was that both his father and mother died. Father's commitment to the Shao family Sir, hope was lost.

Shao Ziyu didn't want to believe it, but in front of him, apart from such speculation, there was no other option for him to explain the ins and outs of this matter.

The robbery is a mystery, but behind the mystery is an irrelevant person, and this irrelevant person can be involved, but it is General Gu who has a great relationship with the Shao family.

Along the way, he and Qing Ran were guessing. In the grandfather's notes, in the grandmother's notes, one by one, he found the possibility before him, but he couldn't believe it.

Old General Gu is dead, but Lei Jing is still alive, and the third son of Chou did not lie to himself, so Lei Jing should have made the biggest breakthrough in this matter.

Shao Ziyu restrained his expression, and his impetuous heart calmed down again. He wanted to know the truth, he wanted to know all the facts behind this incident
Chou Lao San told everything he knew, and Jiu Lao Qi sent him out, "Master Shao, we have told you everything we know, and we probably won't be able to help you much later."

"That's not sure." Shao Ziyu took out a bank note from his arms, "This place is not suitable for recuperation, and it is not convenient for doctors to come and go. You can move back to Pengcheng and understand Tiandao's affairs. No one will recognize you. .”

Jiu Laoqi didn't want the money, but he also knew that he couldn't stay in the village to make the third brother get better, but going back to Pengcheng was definitely not a good choice, and it was all under Master Shao's nose, but he was so swearing at the beginning He promised to help if he could help, Jiu Laoqi was entangled at this time, why is he so loyal!
"Yes!" Jiu Laoqi took the bank note, stared at Shao Ziyu and said, "Ge Laozi owes you kid."

Seeing him cursing, Shao Ziyu had a smile on his face, "Don't worry, I won't treat you badly."

Jiu Laoqi was unhappy when he received the bank note, and urged Shao Ziyu to leave quickly, "You officials don't have any good things, especially you kid, I know you don't have good intentions, you go, I'll leave in a few days Take the third brother and his family back to Pengcheng."

It is of course a good thing to be able to settle down. At this age, is it still wandering and hiding, can't eat well, sleep well, and the wine old man scolds him, but his heart is still very bright.
Shao Ziyu set off to return to Pengcheng. It took a month for this trip. It was already October when he returned to Pengcheng. Lin Qingran obviously felt Shao Ziyu's depression. After returning home, Lin Qingran didn't ask anything. Just let him rest and wait for him to tell himself.

Shao Ziyu rested at home for a day, and went to the Yamen the next day. When he came back in the evening, he finally told Lin Qingran what he had gained from the trip.

Compared with their own guessing and groping at the beginning, this time is really a big harvest, but this harvest is not pleasant.

"Looking at what my grandfather and grandmother wrote back then, I think Old General Gu is more ruthless than Master Lei." Lin Qingran said slowly, wrapping his arms around his shoulders, "Grandfather married grandmother back then, so Gu The old general planned to marry Mrs. Tai into the family, a father who is willing to wrong his daughter to marry someone else in this way, he is definitely not a charitable person."

And such an uncharitable person can naturally be more ruthless and ruthless, and remove possible obstacles for his grandson's smooth acceptance of the title.

"There is no reason why he can do things that hurt others for the sake of his grandson." Shao Ziyu already hated the word title, just a title, is it worth it?

Shao Ziyu and Lin Qingran really couldn't understand why they were so obsessed with this.

"If you want to investigate the matter of Yanzhou, I think my grandfather can help." Lin Qingran touched his face and said distressedly, "In the past we didn't know, we only relied on guesswork, so we couldn't tell others, but now With a definite purpose, what happened more than ten years ago, we definitely can't do it alone, don't refuse."

Shao Ziyu took her hand and comforted her with a smile, "No, I will listen to what you say."

The husband and wife have to take on one thing together, so that the two will not feel tired, and one of them will not feel isolated. Lin Qingran is very happy that he is willing to believe in herself. After telling this to his grandfather, his father also soon will know.

To explain this matter completely, Lin Qingran wrote several pieces of letter paper, sealed them and sent someone back to Luodu City. Shao Ziyu was not idle here, and sent someone to inquire about what happened in Yanzhou 16 years ago. It's just that it's a long time ago, and most of the people who inquire about it are the deeds of the soldiers who made great achievements in Yanzhou.

It was already the end of October when Lin Qingran's letter was delivered to Luodu City, and it was already dark at night. Half an hour later, General Lu rushed to Lin's mansion overnight to find his son-in-law.

Weng and his son-in-law looked at the letter again, and finally General Lu sighed, "I said that Wu'er married to Shao's family, and there are many troubles. This is really a big trouble." If it is found out, even the events of more than forty years ago will be brought up and talked about.

What is Lei Jing's current status in the court? That's better than General Lu. When General Gu passed away, most of the generals under him went to Lei Jing, although now Lei Jing returned to Luoyang just like him. The capital has been appointed, but it is really not easy to move him.

"Father-in-law should be thankful that these two children still know how to ask us for help." After reading the letter, Lin Wenxi was not as worried as General Lu. Instead, he was glad that his daughter wrote to him. Lin Wenxi was worried.

"That's true!" General Lu laughed, "Again, Xiao Wu and his wife are very smart, and they are not people who can do stupid things. That kid, he didn't even say a word when he was with Shao Ying before. Smile None of them are willing, they are hidden deep enough.”

Hearing what General Lu said, Lin Wenxi also laughed. He still doesn't know what kind of temper his daughter has. He didn't learn everything else from him. He has learned the ability to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger. The son-in-law is also like this, and he will go out in the future. , It's not a headache for others.

Weng and his son-in-law relaxed a few words, and the business came. Lin Qingran read through the letter written by Lin Qingran and understood all the circumstances. Only then did General Lu talk about what happened when Master Shao was fighting in the north of the border.

At that time, Lin Wenxi was not even born yet. When the border wars were the most frequent, General Lu and Master Shao were both in the north of the border, and the general was born. Although Master Shao’s family background was better than General Lu’s, the relationship between the two was very good, and they had experienced several times. This is even more ironic.

They were all General Gu's subordinates at that time, and General Gu appreciated them very much.

At that time, Old General Gu's only daughter went to Jingbei to live for half a year, and she fell in love with Lord Shao after this stay.

But at that time, Master Shao didn't pay attention to her at all. Before coming to Jingbei, the Shao family made an appointment for him in Luodu City. They were a good family match. Master Shao had also met his future wife a few times, and they still had a good impression of each other.

At that time, General Lu saw something was coming. The ladies of the family ran to the barracks all the time, and they always looked for Master Shao, but Master Shao promised to kiss him, and he didn't care. , General Lu mixed anything, just watch.

Later Master Shao returned home to get married, and three months after the wedding, Old General Gu issued a warrant ordering him to go back to the north of the border, saying that he was indispensable and that he would go to war.

"I was a little surprised when I saw Shao Ying come back to Jingbei. It's only been a few months since we got married. I haven't brought Mrs. Shao here with me. Everyone else came here at least half a year. It's not that he is missing. Lose, why separate the newlyweds." General Lu snorted, "I didn't realize it until half a year later, it was a trick of Old Bandit Gu."

The above boss ordered his subordinates to go back without bringing relatives and family members. After returning, his daughter frequently used various excuses to visit him. Sima Zhaozhi's heart is well known.

"Shao Ying is an idiot in this regard, he didn't even see what they meant, and then the old thief Gu used tricks, and when that happened, Shao Ying treated Gu Yanran lightly." The method is old-fashioned, drunk After waking up, they slept together disheveled.

"Don't say that Shao won, I was so scared. If he had to be responsible, he wouldn't be able to bear the old thief's daughter as his concubine." When something like this happened in the army, it was reported to Shao. Hou Ye is directly destined to be dismissed, and he will never join the army to fight in the future. There is no good job to come back to Luodu City, which is tantamount to abolition.

At that time, Old General Gu wanted to force Master Shao to divorce his wife and marry his daughter. Master Shao later recovered, thinking that it was impossible for him to do anything to Gu Yanran while he was drunk. When the old general said this, he threw down his sword and said that he was going back to Luodu City, and he was dismissed as soon as he was dismissed.

"Shao Ying said that he would not dismiss his wife and marry Gu Yanran even if he was dismissed. He made Gu Yanran angry, so Gu Yanran felt humiliated and hanged himself the next day. Later, he was rescued, and he kept looking for death and life, saying what happened to him. To be subjected to such a great insult, not to mention ruining your innocence, but also to be stimulated by Shao Ying's words, it is better to die."

Lord Shao's resistance was very fierce, and it dragged on for as long as two months, and Gu Yanran became pregnant.

Knowing that he was cheated by old general Gu, Master Shao was very aggrieved, but Gu Yanran was like this, and he was dismissed when he got into trouble, and the Shao family couldn't hold up their heads in Luodu City, and his newly married family His wife, the whole family followed him to lose face.

The night before he was going to marry Gu Yanran as a flat wife, Master Shaohou wrote a long letter to Mrs. Shao of the Shao family in Luodu City, clarifying the matter.

"Everyone is married. Those who know about this matter are suppressed by old thief Gu. They know so clearly. Except for them, it is probably me. Later, Shao Ying brought Gu Yanran back to Luodu City, and Gu Yanran returned it to me. Mrs. Shao has knelt down many times, and what happened after that is that Shao Ying took Gu Yanran too simply."

General Lu sighed. Lin Wenxi knew what his father-in-law meant. A simple woman would cooperate with her father and send herself to the bed of her sweetheart. She could still handle things when she was drunk. A simple woman would bear the burden of humiliation. , Mrs. Shao, whose family status was lower than her own, knelt down several times and subdued her. She kept this posture to the minimum, so that the Shao family could not do anything to her, and gave birth to the eldest son safely.

In the end, he gave birth to three sons for Lord Shao, who lived longer than Lord Shao and Mrs. Shao, and he was simply a winner in life.

"The two wives in Shaohou's mansion are not simple. What Shao Ying did in those years was muddled, and nothing was right." , sometimes just as a joke.

Now that his granddaughter is married, General Lu scolds Lord Shao from time to time in his heart, and he still cheats on himself when he is old, and he will be involved in such a bad thing.

"Lei Jing was picked up by General Gu. He would not refuse to obey General Gu's orders." Lin Wenxi connected these things together and figured it out quickly. In fact, when the robbery happened back then, the Criminal Ministry There were also doubts in the trial, but the evidence in front of him was like this. What kind of facts can the word doubt explain.

"If what Xiao Wu said in his heart is true, then there is nothing wrong with finding out from Lei Jing." Said that General Lu still feels sorry for his granddaughter, "When this matter is found out, the two children should be separated." If you come out of the family, the title is not rare, what is mixed with it."

Lin Wenxi shook his head, "The Holy Majesty is biting the title, the Shao family can't divide it now." Once the family is separated, the Shao family will be so weakened, the title will definitely not be secured.

"I'll go to Yanzhou, and I can't do a big investigation. Lei Jing is very shrewd. When the remaining robbers were captured last time, Lei Jing said that he would retire and return to his hometown. He must have received some rumors."

Lin Wenxi nodded, the two of them discussed this matter, the sky outside the window was already bright.
By the time Lin Qingran received the reply from her father and grandfather, it was already November. Her grandfather would investigate the matter in Yanzhou, and her father in Luoducheng would watch over it. The letters from both of them were full of exhortations and instructions. Well, the young couple must not investigate by themselves, and stay in Pengcheng honestly.

It has been two years now, and there is still one year left to return to Luodu City. What Shao Ziyu has to do is to make the achievements of the three years of foreign office beautiful. It is not so simple to go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. It is necessary to be an official who can check the files of the year It's even more impossible to do it overnight. All General Lu and Lin Wenxi can do is secretly investigate. To go to the Ministry of Punishment in an open and honest manner requires Shao Ziyu's own efforts.

They have guessed everything that should be guessed, and these guesses cannot be used as evidence in court. The next thing to do is to corroborate all these guesses
(End of this chapter)