"Auxiliary canals? Who said that Xie Zhengyun built the auxiliary canal? ”

Xie Fenghua laughed secretly, and when he found that Zhao Pei's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, he despised Mrs. Du more and more in his heart.

The matter of the auxiliary canal is very important, and in order not to leak secrets, Zhao Pei insisted on locking Xie Zhengyun in the palace for two days. But Mrs. Du poked it out in public regardless of it, which was tantamount to letting Zhao Pei's hard work go down the drain.

What an embarrassment!

It seems that the tragic fate of Du Hongxin's father and son has made him lose his proportion.

Zhao Pei stared at the young man's confused face, and suddenly felt strange in his heart, and couldn't help asking, "Dou Changke, what do you know?" ”

Dou Changke touched his head and said with a big grin: "Back to the emperor, the auxiliary canal in Taifu Du's mouth, if it refers to the one in Mocheng, it has nothing to do with Lord Xie. As far as Weichen knew, after the main canal was repaired, Gong Shangshu ignored Lord Xie's opposition and forced Lord Xie to supervise the implementation. Speaking of which, Master Xie is just following people's orders. ”

Du Taifu retorted from the side: "Now that Gong Shangshu is no longer alive, who knows the truth of that incident?" Didn't Commander Dou think that he could talk nonsense without evidence? ”

"Taifu Du, you ......" Dou Changke was angry, but he couldn't find a reason to refute it, and he hated it for a while, and said angrily, "Whether it is unsubstantiated or not, it's hard to say." However, Mrs. Du is so-for-tat, I am afraid that he is resentful and maliciously framed. ”

"You ......" Mrs. Du suddenly blew his beard and glared at him angrily.

He never imagined that one day he would be silenced by a teenager.

But the more angry he became, the more sober and rational he became, and then said: "Your Majesty, everything must be based on real evidence." Even if it was Gong Shangshu's order, Xie Zhengyun had never reported it to the imperial court, so it was impossible not to guess what his intentions were. The location of Mocheng is special, and there is such an auxiliary canal, which is tantamount to burying a huge hidden danger, and how many commanders will be willing to guard the pass in the future? What is the difference between this move and treason? ”

"Taifu is a collaborator and treason, it's hard not to think about it!" Yuan Minzhou said suddenly.

The eyes of the two sides collided in mid-air, and sparks faintly burst out.

"So that's ......," someone suddenly said.

Xie Fenghua followed the voice and looked over, but found that the person who spoke was Xu Hong, the secretary of Dali Temple. For some reason, she always felt that Xu Hong's eyes were a little proud, and she was secretly uneasy in her heart, but the next moment she saw Xu Hong come out and say, "Your Majesty, the minister has something to do." ”

"What?" Zhao Pei asked.

Xu Hong glanced at Xie Fenghua, that look was deep and faintly proud, Xie Fenghua had a bad premonition in his heart, but he heard him say: "Back to the emperor, before the Dali Temple cell caught fire, the minister searched out a lot of black-clothed people from the cell, after verification, these black-clothed people used the weapons of the Xiyu Kingdom. was killed by Miss Xie Er. ”

Xie Fenghua couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, only then did he know where that uneasiness came from.

After Xie Zhengyun was exposed to the private construction of auxiliary canals, she killed people and set fire to the prison cell of Dali Temple, and the person she killed happened to be from the Xilu Kingdom.

I'm afraid I have to accuse her of being ill-intentioned, killing people, and trying to cover up Xie Zhengyun's shame, right?

It's just that this latter move was made by Mrs. Du, or was it laid out by Du Pingfei early in the morning?

Although he didn't know when Xiao Yao's subordinates became the people of the Xiyu Kingdom, Xie Fenghua didn't let Xu Hong talk nonsense, but suddenly defended, "Lord Xu is really good, and with a few words, the blame was brought to me." But the case of the fire in Dali Temple has already been concluded? Lord Xu suddenly mentioned at this time, wasn't it instructed by someone to disturb the emperor's sight? ”

"Full of nonsense!" Xu Hong immediately retorted, and when he noticed Zhao Pei's cold gaze, he shrank his neck in fright, and said angrily, "Second Miss Xie, you must pay attention to evidence in everything......

"Master Xu said it well! Evidence is all about it! Yuan Minzhou took his hands, looked at him with a cold smile, and said slowly, "Ben Hou wants to ask, what evidence is there for Lord Xu's allusion just now?" ”

Xu Hong was stunned, and suddenly fell silent.

So far, it's just a judgment, where is there any real evidence? But as soon as he saw Xie Fenghua, he inexplicably remembered the punch he received in front of everyone's eyes, and he also wanted her to eat and be deflated.

Who would have thought that this Dingyuan Marquis is endless!

He looked up angrily, but saw Yuan Minzhou glancing at him sneeringly, and said solemnly: "By the way, Lord Xu, that's Benhou's wife, you still don't call Miss Xie Er!" ”

All:......

Looking at the sneer on his face, Xie Fenghua felt that he couldn't look at it anymore, and secretly pinched his waist and signaled him not to be too ostentatious.

Yuan Minzhou secretly took a breath, and then he put on a cynical smile on his face, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the construction of the canal in Mocheng is not without a trace. The minister learned that it was not Xie Zhengyun's idea to build the auxiliary canal back then, but Gong Fanchao's own initiative and secretly planned with the sinner Du Hongxin......"

"Dingyuan Hou! Please be careful! Du Taifu roared on the spot, glared at him angrily, and said indignantly, "If you want to exonerate Xie Fu, you don't have to arrest someone to frame you." There are gods three feet above your head, do you dare to ......"

Yuan Minzhou suddenly raised his hand and interrupted him, "Taifu doesn't need to panic. As you said, there are gods in the head, and what you do will naturally leave traces. Unfortunately, when Gong's house was raided, the minister occasionally got evidence of Gong Fanchao's correspondence with Du Hongxin. Part of it is about this auxiliary canal. ”

As he spoke, he took out a stack of letters from his arms and presented them to Zhao Pei, "Please take a look at the emperor." ”

Zhao Pei took it, looked at it a few times, and handed it to Mrs. Du, "Let's take a look at it, too!" ”

Mrs. Du's eyes flashed, and he took it hesitantly, and when he saw the contents on it, his hand shook, and the papers fell to the ground.

With a plop, he knelt down straight, and a wail came from the depths of his throat, "Your Majesty, you are wronged!" ”

Yuan Minzhou lowered his eyes and sneered.

These evidences were personally turned out by Du Huaishao when Changying went to the library of the Ministry of Industry to look for things. Perhaps, at the beginning, Du Huaishao's intention was to bring down Gong Fanchao and break Du Huaisheng's arm. But Yuan Minzhou thought further, and took advantage of the raid of Gongfu to directly send people to search for all kinds of useful evidence.

This search found this old thing.

This Du Huaishao has invisibly helped him a lot.

And Zhao Pei heard the word "wronged" today, he had heard enough of it, and he didn't look at him, so he issued an order on the spot: "Xie Zhengyun will not report what he knows, and he will be removed from the post of squire of the Ministry of War, and from now on, he will be transferred to the Ministry of Industry, and go to Mocheng to build water conservancy and atone for his crimes." ”

"Thank you, Lord Long." Xie Zhengyun burst into tears and knelt on the ground.

Zhao Pei looked at Mrs. Du again and said, "Mrs. Du has done his best for the country, he must be tired, so let's rest at home first!" ”

There was a bang in Mrs. Du's mind, and his body fell straight to the side.

Is this the suspension of his official position?

Zhao Pei stared at him coldly, but said, "Taifu, what objections do you have?" ”

Du Taifu woke up suddenly, and hurriedly kowtowed, "The minister has no objection." Thank you, Lord Long. ”

"That's good." Zhao Pei coldly shook his sleeves and left Yuan Minzhou and Sun Mingyuan alone.

It was not until this moment that this farce finally came to an end.

Xie Fenghua stood outside the Qinzheng Hall and looked up at the sky, cloudless and exceptionally blue. Recalling today's scene, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the whereabouts of the 50,000 soldiers and horses could not be found, at least the people who should be punished were not spared, and it could be regarded as a gain. And the second room of the Du family was uprooted, and Mrs. Du lifted a stone to hit his own foot, and it is estimated that it will stop for a while.

That's exciting news!

"Young lady," Dou Changke walked up to her, suddenly bowed to her, and said, "Thank you for your idea, otherwise it wouldn't have gone so well." ”

Xie Fenghua was so frightened that he hurriedly looked around, and said angrily: "The palace is full of people, you must be careful." Wouldn't it be terrible if something was heard? ”

Dou Changke was bluffed by her, touched his head a little embarrassedly, and said with a sneer: "It's still the young lady who is thoughtful." This palace is too dangerous, let's go out first. ”

"Hmm." Xie Fenghua held back a smile, nodded, and walked out with him.

The hall of diligence suddenly became empty.

Zhao Pei ordered someone to bring two chairs, and after motioning for the two to sit down, he rubbed his eyebrows and said, "What do you think about today's matter?" ”

Sun Mingyuan took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, seriously injuring the Du family this time is really very happy!" However, the minister was worried that Empress Dowager Du ......"

He looked at Zhao Pei's expression, and suddenly didn't dare to continue.

Everyone knows that the current emperor and Empress Dowager Du are not their own mother and son.

In that year, his biological mother Yun Guiren died of blood during childbirth, and the first emperor took pity on him when he was young, so he raised him in the queen's palace, which had nothing to do at that time. At first, the queen was devoted to him, until the queen became pregnant, and the relationship between mother and son slowly became estranged.

Later, the first emperor died suddenly, and he did not leave a single word behind him, and there was a period of great turmoil in the court at that time. At that time, between Zhao Pei, the second prince, and Zhao Xiang, the ninth prince born to the queen, there was constant open and secret fighting, even to the point of incompatibility.

But because Zhao Pei married Du Pingfei, the eldest daughter of the Du family, he also received the secret support of Mrs. Du. And behind Zhao Xiang are the people who stand in the second room of the Empress Dowager Du and the Du family, strictly speaking, it can be regarded as the infighting of the Du family.

Now, without the support of the Du family's second room, the mother and son of the Empress Dowager Du may not be willing to give in, if you want to take this opportunity to exploit the loopholes of the Du family's big house, it will be more difficult to do.

Zhao Pei also thought of this, but he didn't care much, and only said, "Don't think about this for the time being." ”

has been fighting with that mother and son for so many years, and the other party has a few catties and taels, and he still knows. In this regard, he was not very worried, but asked Yuan Minzhou, "What is the high opinion of Dingyuan Hou?" ”

"The emperor has tormented his ministers." Yuan Minzhou hurriedly said, "The minister thinks that the top priority is to find out the whereabouts of the 50,000 soldiers and horses." Since these 50,000 people did not reach the northwest battlefield, it is impossible for them to disappear out of thin air. Even if you hide it, you have to have a place to hide it, right? ”

As soon as these words came out, the other two fell silent.

Indeed, the 50,000 soldiers and horses are too dazzling, and if they say that they are nowhere to be found, they can always find a trace of their whereabouts, instead of disappearing out of thin air like now.

But Yuan Minzhou thought of much more than that, and only listened to him continue: "The minister remembers that when the emperor reorganized the army to reinforce, considering that the war was tight, these 50,000 people were specially allocated by the emperor from the camp on the outskirts of Beijing. Even if those soldiers didn't know Marshal Xie, they couldn't be ignorant of where they were, right? ”

Sun Mingyuan groaned, and then said: "Master Hou is saying that even if Du Huaisheng has a bad heart and wants to control these 50,000 soldiers and horses, then these soldiers must be able to obey him?" ”

Yuan Minzhou immediately nodded, "Of course, there is another possibility, that is, Du Huaisheng's means are too high, and he has deceived all 50,000 soldiers. ”

"If that's the case, I will also praise the Du family for their good skills." Zhao Pei snorted coldly and instructed Yuan Minzhou, "The whereabouts of these 50,000 soldiers and horses can't be found for a day, and I can't be sure of it for a day." Dingyuan Hou will work hard, be sure to find out as soon as possible! ”

"Obey." Yuan Minzhou hurriedly responded.

Zhao Pei waved his hand and asked them to retreat.

Yuan Minzhou and Sun Mingyuan walked to the palace gate and were about to say goodbye to him, but they were stopped by him, "Master Hou, tell the old man about today's matter." But your handiwork? ”

"Why did Xiangye say this?" Yuan Minzhou's smile remained unchanged, and his eyes were as deep as the sea.

When Sun Mingyuan saw him like this, he felt a pain in his head, and pointed at him helplessly: "You want to make such a big move, why don't you tell the old man too?" If it weren't for the tacit understanding that you and I have cultivated over the years, the old man would have seen how you sang this one-man show! ”

Yuan Minzhou laughed, "Xiangye thinks too much." I'm just pushing the boat. If you talk about the whole scheme, that's really exalting me! ”

Speaking of which, what else don't you understand?

Sun Mingyuan was also an eye-opener, thinking that as soon as this person made a move, he would pull out the foundation of the Du family's second room, cut off the back road of his descendants, and even calculated the old fox of Du Taifu, and for a while, there was a look of reverence in his old eyes that even he didn't notice.

After bidding farewell to Sun Mingyuan, Yuan Minzhou did not go back to his house directly, but rode to Dou's house.

After leaving the palace, Dou Changke returned home with his father.

The matter of Mocheng can be regarded as an end, his identity and whereabouts no longer need to be hidden, naturally there is no reason to continue to stay in the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion.

At this moment, he was lying on the bed, letting Dou Shiqian rub him with medicinal wine.

The smell of medicinal wine came to his nose, rich and slightly irritating, and he sniffed, and suddenly felt that his eyes were extremely uncomfortable with the smell.

He rested his chin on the pillow and suddenly remembered the past.

At that time, his temperament was stubborn and jumpy, and he was unwilling to be bound by old-fashioned military regulations, and always tried his best to exploit loopholes and do stupid things. Every time he is discovered by the boss, he can't escape a military stick.

But after that, the boss would always bring him medicine and wine, and reprimand him severely by the way.

I still remember that she said this-Dou Changke, I can protect you for a while, but I can't protect you for a lifetime. If you have the ability, you can disobey the rules and regulations of this world, but you have to memorize them by heart, and you must know when to obey them and when to borrow them.

Now, he remembered her words, but no one brought him medicine and wine anymore.

Thinking like this, his eyes suddenly turned red.

Dou Shiqian glanced at it, his big palm slapped on his buttocks, and he screamed in pain, "Old man, why are you working so hard?" This is going to be broken, do I want to marry a daughter-in-law in the future? ”

"Tut-tut," although Dou Shiqian's words were disgusted, his rough face was full of smiles, "Stinky boy, are you ashamed?" ”

Dou Changke gave him a blank look.

has the ability to mock him like this, don't come to him and cry to hug your grandson in the future.

At this moment, Dou Shiqian's entourage suddenly came to report, saying that the Marquis of Dingyuan had come to the door to ask to see the young commander, Dou Shiqian glanced at him and walked out.

Not long after, Yuan Minzhou came to his bedside, looked at the injuries on his body, and said with concern: "It's really sad to let you suffer like this!" ”

"Why don't you want to go?" Dou Changke pointed to the stool next to him, and said with a loud smile, "I am willing to do anything for the boss." ”

Yuan Minzhou lifted his robe and sat down, looking at him deeply with his eyes, but seeing him raise his eyebrows, the rebellious spirit that belonged to the young man was undoubtedly revealed.

He suddenly raised his hand in surrender, looking like he couldn't bear the headache, "Master Hou, don't look at me like that." With your eyes, it is estimated that only the young lady can handle it. I'm looking weird ......."

Yuan Minzhou was stunned, then laughed, his eyes fell on the wound on his back, and asked, "Have you seen the doctor?" ”

Dou Changke waved his hand, looking indifferent, "It's just a small injury, just lie down for a few days." You must know that those of us who have been fighting on the battlefield all year round have rough skin and thick flesh and some colors on our bodies, and we will get used to it over time, so we really don't have to take it to heart. ”

"It's quite heroic. I don't know who shouted the loudest just now! Dou Shiqian's words of disgust came from far outside the door.

Dou Changke immediately rolled his eyes, ignored him, and asked with a big grin: "Master Hou, you came to me, but what's the matter?" ”

Yuan Minzhou nodded, thought for a while, and asked, "I came here to ask, at that time in the main hall, the letter you took out of your arms is really a relic?" ”

Dou Changke blinked, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

He remembered that the young lady had instructed him not to tell anyone about it.

What about this other person, including her husband?

Seeing his hesitation, Yuan Minzhou's hand on his knee couldn't help but clench into a fist, and asked him tentatively, "This question, it's hard to answer?" ”

"Also...... It's not ......" Dou Changke twisted his eyebrows, his smile was a little reluctant, "It's just that the young lady once warned me not to tell others about this matter at will...... But...... Since you are her husband, naturally you are no one else......"

As if he had figured something out, a pure smile appeared on his face, and he told the whole story.

When he said the handwriting, his eyes lit up and he exclaimed: "Master Hou, you may not believe it, the word young lady is exactly the same as my boss." If I hadn't seen her write it down with my own eyes, I would have thought it was the boss's Mobao! ”

After speaking, his eyes were full of appreciation.

When Yuan Minzhou saw it, his heart moved, and a strange feeling arose. got the answer he wanted, and he didn't stay at Dou's house for too long, so he also got up and said goodbye.

When I walked out the door, it was already dusk. The sunset is red, the sky is full of clouds, and the summer breeze blows from the end of the alley, which is indescribably cool and comfortable.

Yuan Minzhou absentmindedly tugged at the reins, his eyes rolled, but he attracted a long shadow, and said in his ear: "You go check ......"

Changying was quite surprised, but still left as he said.

After Yuan Minzhou returned home, he first went to Mrs. Yuan to ask for peace, and then locked himself in the study.

Xie Fenghua was slightly surprised, but still at Zhuqiu's suggestion, he went to the study with a bowl of mung bean soup.

As soon as he walked to the door, he met Changying who pushed the door out, and when he saw her and the bowl in her hand, Changying was stunned, and seemed a little uncomfortable, but he still walked forward quickly and saluted: "I've seen the young lady." ”

Xie Fenghua nodded, glanced at the study behind him, and asked, "Is Master Hou dealing with anything important?" ”

"Yes...... It's not ......" Changying hesitated, gritted his teeth, and said stubbornly, "If the young lady has something to do, go in!" At this time, Hou Ye should also be busy! ”

"Okay." Xie Fenghua pushed the door open.

The study was a little dim, Xie Fenghua walked around the bookshelf with a bowl, and saw Yuan Minzhou sitting at the table, pressing his eyebrows with one hand and holding a paper in the other, as if he was looking at something.

"Master Hou," Xie Fenghua shouted, walked over, gently put the mung bean soup in his hand on the table, and said with a smile, "The weather has been hot recently, I brought you a bowl of mung bean soup!" ”

Yuan Minzhou folded the paper in his hand, put it aside, looked at the bowl of mung bean soup with a shocked expression, and asked, "Madam, don't you cook this with your own hands, right?" ”

"It's not." Xie Fenghua smiled, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, but his small eyes were a little cold.

Yuan Minzhou seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, picked up the bowl in Xie Fenghua's almost murderous gaze, took a bite slowly, and suddenly said, "Your sister's matter is over now." However, the whereabouts of those 50,000 soldiers and horses are still a mystery. The emperor's intention is for me to find out the whereabouts of these people. What are your thoughts? ”

"Nope." Xie Fenghua shook his head honestly.

She thought about many possibilities, but she didn't understand where those 50,000 people would have gone if they hadn't died.

If it is broken into parts like Dou Changke, is it feasible?

She immediately dismissed the idea.

"Okay, let's not think about that for now." Yuan Minzhou put down the bowl in his hand and pushed a stack of folds in front of her, with great interest, "I read so many folds just now, and I am a little tired, why don't my wife review the remaining copies for me!" ”

Xie Fenghua glanced at the folds that were piled high, and just wanted to shake his head, but he pulled him over, his shoulders sank, and he pressed him into the chair.

"Come, share the worries for your husband." Yuan Minzhou handed over a pen and stuffed it into her hand.

Xie Fenghua glared at him angrily, but he still put pen to paper under his guidance.

Her words are vigorous and elegant, and her gestures are arrogant, showing ups and downs between strokes. At the beginning of the pen, it is like a whirlwind of rain, and the rapids are flying waterfalls; The pen and ink travel, continuous and circulating, the body is flying and unrestrained, and the clouds and thunder are extremely wonderful; And when she closed the pen, she hung her wrist, and the words on the tip of the pen were simple and steady, as if thousands of scenes came to an abrupt end, leaving people with endless imagination.

Yuan Minzhou watched from the side, and gradually collected a smile on his face.

In a short time, the fold was finished.

Xie Fenghua put down his pen and stretched his arms, thinking that he was fortunate that he didn't have to read and write excerpts every day like before. Otherwise, if you are used to being lazy, you will really not get used to it.

She looked at the sky outside and said to Yuan Minzhou: "Master Hou, the hour is not early, I will go back first." ”

"Okay." Yuan Minzhou sent her to the door, and then returned to the table, looking at the handwriting on the fold, the dragon flying and the phoenix dance, and fell into deep thought for a while.

Perhaps, even she didn't realize that when she put the pen away, she would always habitually pause, so that those words were a little more vigorous and steady than others'.

Just like the letter Xie Fenghua gave him.

He rubbed his eyebrows, remembering the news that Changying had brought back just now, and his head hurt again.

Before the family affair of Li Dai Taozhuang, it seemed that the person "Miss Xie Er" did not exist in the world's field of vision, and even Changying used his strength to investigate, but he never found too much information about her.

He held the fold in one hand and the letter in the other, and compared it left and right for a while, only to feel that everything was more cloudy.

Is all this a coincidence?