Outside the window, there was a chaotic glow of a lantern burning, and the sound spread from far away. I don't know what time it was night, Ning Yi rolled over from the bed and touched his swollen forehead.

In the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, the funeral procedure continues, and the late night vigil is not deserted. The fourth day of the first month of March, the first seventh.

Qin Shaohe is dead.

On February 25, the city of Taiyuan was finally breached by Zonghan, and the defenders were forced into street fighting. Although the defending army had made a lot of preparations for street battles before, but after defending the lonely city for several months, reinforcements did not arrive, and the city wall was broken at this time and could not be recaptured, and the will of a large number of remnants of the city for street fighting was finally annihilated, and it did not play a role in resistance after that.

The massacre of the city began.

At this time, the defending army, which had gathered the last of its strength, still made a breakthrough. With the army's breakthrough, a large number of people who still had their strength began to flee. However, this was only the last struggle, the Jurchens besieged the city on all sides and operated for a long time, even in such a huge chaos, there was not one person who could escape, and after an escape interval of at most one or two hours, there were no more people who could come out.

Qin Shaohe was the last group to evacuate, and after leaving the city, he raised a banner as the chief officer, attracting the attention of a large number of Jurchen pursuers. Finally, in the evening of that day, Yu was surrounded and killed by the pursuers on the bank of the Fen River, and his head was brought back by the Jurchen soldiers and hung at the head of Taiyuan City, which had become a hellish scene.

As a person from the Secret Investigation Division, Ning Yi naturally knew more details.

On February 25, after the city of Taiyuan was broken, the city was already chaotic, Qin Shaohe led the guards to resist, street fighting, he had the will to die, charged ahead, and when he left the city, he had suffered many knife wounds on his body. Covered in blood. fled all the way to the bank of the Fen River, and he also ordered the people around him to drag the banner, in order to drag the Jurchen pursuers, and let those who might escape escape as much as possible.

Qin Shaohe eventually jumped into the Fen River, but the Jurchens prepared boats nearby and dragged Qin Shaohe onto the boat with harpoons and fishing nets. Trying to capture alive. Qin Shaohe, who had one leg pierced by a long harpoon, still resisted desperately, and in the chaos of his sudden resistance, he was killed by a Jurchen soldier wielding a knife, and the Jurchen soldier cut off his head, then chopped his body into several pieces and threw it into the river.

During Qin Shaohe's stay in Taiyuan, there was a concubine named Zhanmei by his side, and she was already pregnant with his flesh and blood when the city was broken. Breaking out. He handed over the other party to another breakout team to take away, and later this team was intercepted and dispersed, and the concubine was also missing, and at this time I don't know if she was dead or captured by the Jurchens.

Li Pin is temporarily missing, and Cheng Zhouhai is on his way back to the capital.

This total message is a headache, and the atmosphere in the Qin Mansion is even more poignant. Qin Shaoqian wanted to go to the north several times. To bring back the head of the eldest brother, or at least his flesh and bones. Qin Siyuan, who was strongly suppressed and sad, was severely taught a few lessons. In the afternoon, Ning Yi drank a drink with him, and when he woke up, it was almost late at night. He pushed the door and went out, past the courtyard wall, the night sky on the side of the Qin Mansion. There is a light in the air, and the spontaneous condolences of some people are still continuing.

Under the propaganda of Zhuji in the past two days, Qin Shaohe has become a hero within a certain range. Ning Yi rubbed his forehead and looked at the light, he knew it in his heart. At the same time, in the city of Taiyuan, which was thousands of miles north, the ten-day massacre without sealing the knife was still continuing, and Qin Shaohe's head was still hanging on the city wall, being blown by the wind and rain.

The first seven, I don't know if he can come back......

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With a "bang", the copper coin accurately fell into the mouth of the wine glass, splashing water, and the man surnamed Long laughed on the alum tower.

"Long Gongzi is so good at playing this, if it goes on like this, no one will dare to come." The woman next to her looked resentful and coquettish, but then, in the laughter of the other party, drank the wine in the wine glass.

At this time, there was a faint sound of people downstairs.

“…… Naturally, I want to drink the blood of these golden dogs—"

Then someone echoed.

The man's face pale, he picked up his glass, and finally sighed. The Oiran next to him said: "Young Master Long is also sad about the Taiyuan incident, right?" ”

“…… The country is like this, and the people are innocent. He said, and then drank the wine in his hand, "Naturally...... Somewhat nostalgic. ”

"The concubine also listened carefully about Taiyuan, and Young Master Long was below, and he also listened to Lord Qin's affairs, really...... Those golden dogs are not people! ”

The woman's scolding seems delicate, but the love in it is true. The dragon boy next to him was holding the wine glass, but at this time he turned it slightly in his hand, noncommittal.

At this time, the young man of Long, who has been to Alum Tower several times, is naturally Zhou Zhe.

Wu Shengjun's rescue was defeated, Chen Yanshu died, and Taiyuan fell, this series of events made him feel heartache. In the past few days, the court and the people have been discussing this matter, especially the people, under the instigation of Chen Dong and others, several large-scale petitions have been set off. When Zhou Zhe came out, various things about Taiyuan were also circulating on the streets, and at the same time, some storytellers were heroically rendering Qin Shaohe's tragic death.

But for this matter, others may be instigated, but he can see it clearly.

Nazhu is very calculating, and this kind of small means of inciting the people's hearts are skillful!

However, Ning Liheng's methods of the left way of the side door are endless, and it is not an uncommon thing for him.

Anyway, when the situation is critical, clowns always have a way to use clowns!

Turning the wine glass in his hand, he remembered something and asked casually: "By the way, when I came over, I asked casually, I heard that the teacher girl was not there again, where did she go?" ”

"Long Gongzi originally wanted to find Senior Sister......"

"Not really." Zhou Zhe smiled, "It's just that among the alum towers, the most talented and good-looking people are here at this time, but she ran out, just a little curious." ”

"Senior Sister has gone to the Prime Minister's Mansion." The woman beside her was not annoyed, and came to pour him wine again, "Lord Qin is the first seven days today, and many people went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to guard his spirit, and in the afternoon, my mother said, so I asked Senior Sister to go on our behalf." We are dusty women, and this is the only thing that can be expressed. When the Jurchens attacked the city, Senior Sister also went to the city to help, and we all admired her. Has Long Gongzi seen Senior Sister before? ”

"Although she is in the dust, she can still worry about national affairs, and Miss Ji doesn't have to be presumptuous." Zhou Zhe's eyes wandered. After thinking about it for a while, he didn't know if the glimpse under the city wall that day was considered to be seeing Master Li, and finally shook his head, "I came here a few times, I wanted to see him." But I haven't seen it every time, it seems that Long and Miss Ji are more fateful. In fact, the woman beside him is named Ji Yanluo, who is the red Oiran of the Alum Tower, and she is even sweeter and more lovely than the slightly outdated Master Li. In this concept, it is not a pity not to see Master Li.

That Ji Yanluo smiled. After saying a few more words to him, Zhou Zhe frowned slightly: "It's just that Qin Shao and the members of the party, the mourning hall is the prime minister's mansion, although Miss Li has a reputation, can she enter today?" ”

"Uh, this...... Smoke dill is not clear, oh. I heard before that Senior Sister still has something to do with the Prime Minister's Mansion. She said. Xuan smiled again, "Actually, Yanluo thinks that for such a big hero, we will do our best to keep the soul and pass." The heart is exhausted. If you can't get in, it doesn't matter. ”

"It's also ......"

Zhou Zhe replied, but hummed slightly in his heart. As soon as he thought that the people of Taiyuan were still being slaughtered at this time, Qin Siyuan's side played some small tricks to shape Qin Shaohe into a big hero, which was really hateful. On the other hand, I remembered that Master Li had a good relationship with Ning Yi, and Ning Yi was a staff member of the Prime Minister's Mansion, so he could naturally take her in, saying that it was a spiritual guard, but in fact, it might be regarded as a meeting.

Both of these thoughts flashed through his mind, but in his heart, he didn't know which was lighter and which was heavier.

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It's just the idea in Zhou Zhe's heart, but it was miscalculated at this time.

Although he went to the vicinity of the Qin Mansion to watch the spirit and offer condolences, Master Li did not ask Ning Yi to enter the mourning hall. That night, like some of the other people who were guarding the spirit, she lit some incense and candles on the side of the Qin Mansion, and then silently prayed for the blessings of the dead. And Ning Yi, who was in the Prime Minister's Mansion, didn't know that the master had been here this night.

Passing through the corridor in the backyard of the Qin Mansion, Ning Yi went to the courtyard where the staff of the Qin Mansion gathered.

This night was Qin Shaohe's wake, and there were many relatives, friends, and heirs of the Qin family who participated, as for some people who were Qin Shao and his elders, naturally they didn't have to keep it. Although Ning Yi is not an elder, he doesn't have to stay in front all the time, and most of the Keqing, staff and others who are really close to the Qin family rest and stay in the backyard.

Since it was not midnight, Yao Zunian, Jueming and the others who were here during the day had not yet returned, and Wen Renji was also here to talk to them. Qin Shaohe is the son of the Qin family, the heir to the mantle of Qin Siyuan, it is not an exaggeration to say that Yao Zunian, Jueming and others watched him grow up, and when the news of his death came, everyone was sad, but at this time, the first wave of love gradually began to precipitate.

And with the current situation in the Qin Mansion, this precipitation will only make people more sentimental.

Qin Shaohe's biological mother, Qin Siyuan's original wife, is already old, the news of the death of her eldest son came, she fell ill with sadness, and Qin Siyuan occasionally accompanied her over when she had nothing to do. After Ning Yi talked to Yao Zunian and the others for a while, Qin Siyuan came over, the changes of these days, and even the death of his eldest son, did not make him more haggard and old at the moment, his gaze was still attentive, but he lost his enthusiasm, and seemed calm and profound.

"Shao Qian's matter, thanks to Liheng and Fuji, you are here, he is a little better. It's just that I heard that Liheng drank too much, so I asked the maid to prepare ginseng tea, and Liheng will drink a little later......"

After a little greeting, everyone sat down in the room, listening to the faint sound of movement outside. For the people who took the initiative to come over to mourn Qin Shao and others on the street outside, Qin Siyuan also expressed his gratitude to Ning Yi, and in the past two or three days, Zhu Ji spared no effort to publicize it, and only then did he organize such a thing.

Ning Yi shook his head: "The deceased is gone, Brother Qin must not care too much about this matter." It's just that there are different public opinions outside, and I'm just ...... Just find something to talk about. To balance it, it's all selfish, and it's hard to ask for credit. ”

Qin Siyuan also shook his head: "No matter what, those people who came to see him were always sincere, and since he went, he received this sincerity, or he was a little comforted...... In addition, to find the whereabouts of Na Zhanmei in Taiyuan, it is also Liheng's subordinates who reacted quickly, if they can find ...... That's fine. ”

The old man's words were brief, and Ning Yi also nodded. In fact, although the people sent by Ning Yi were looking for it, they didn't find it, so what was there to consol. Everyone was silent for a moment, and Jue Ming said: "I hope that after this incident, the palace can have some scruples." ”

Yao Zunian also nodded.

Although the news of the Qin family coming out of the palace, Cai Jing and the others seemed to have put on a posture, but at this time, the Qin family had a martyrdom hero, and the hands on the side may have to be slow. When it comes to Qin Siyuan, you always have to be careful, which is also one of the purposes of Ning Yi's propaganda.

Everyone then said a few words of gossip about the lively atmosphere, and Jue Ming laughed over there: "I heard that Wang Hao sent someone to find Liheng again yesterday?" ”

Ning Yi's expression was calm, and a hint of ridicule appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Attend the dinner in a few days." ”

"Left and right." Yao Zunian laughed slightly, "When the old man was young, there were also times like this. Then he said: "Old Qin, you too." ”

Although there was sadness in his eyes, Qin Siyuan also smiled at this time: "Yes, when the young man was proud, it has been decades. At that time, the prime minister was Lord Houqing Gaohou, and he helped me a lot......"

They are all heroes of the world, they have temporarily emerged when they were young, and they have experienced this kind of thing, and they have long been accustomed to it, but with the increasing status of the world, this kind of thing has finally become less. Wen Ren on the side said: "I really want to know what Taishi Cai and Liheng said." ”

"Sit down and talk about it, and woo it in private." Ning Yi didn't shy away from it, he looked at Qin Siyuan. In fact, at that time, Ning Yi had just received the news of the fall of Taiyuan and went to the Taishi Mansion, and Cai Jing also happened to receive it. Things collided together, the atmosphere was delicate, Cai Jing said something, and Ning Yi also conveyed it to Qin Siyuan: "Taishi Cai said that Qin Xiang wrote books and essays, and he was brilliant and high-minded, but one was that he established the rules and principles and took power for the literati, and the other is that now in the stormy autumn of the Wu Dynasty, he wants to correct the name of the martial artists." This literati and warriors have to come out, where does the power come from...... Something like this. ”

Ning Yi said this calmly, Qin Siyuan's eyes did not move, and the rest of the people were slightly silent, and then they snorted softly. After a few more moments, Ning Yi also shook his head.

"To tell the truth, after this incident, if the Prime Minister is no longer there, I will withdraw."

Everyone raised their eyebrows, and Jue Ming sat up: "Where are you going?" Don't stay in the capital anymore? ”

Yao Zunian also frowned: "Liheng has a future, so he is disheartened?" ”

In the officialdom of the Wu Dynasty, there were often ups and downs. Although this time the matter is strict, for many people, it is almost heart-wrenching, but even if Lao Qin is dismissed and even convicted, the current national crisis, Ning Yi, who is in the prime of life and is obviously favored by many parties, can still do many things after all, therefore, he said that he wanted to go, Yao Zunian and Jueming, but felt a pity. (To be continued......)