The fire burned all night, but fortunately, Mikido was not too close to the surrounding mansions, looking at the burned mansion, Shen Lian looked at the two charred corpses in front of him, and sighed helplessly. The descendants of the Xue family had already been sent out of the mansion, and there were only two people in the mansion, Xue Li and Shen Shitao.

A fire burned Mikido to the ground, leaving nothing behind. I sent a few people to see if there was a basement or something, and the reply I got was that there was nothing of value.

"Strange, Xue Li has been operating in Jiangsu and Zhejiang for so many years, how can he be so poor?" Yin Shidao was a little strange.

"It's not surprising, they were all sent to Yuzhou." Shen Lian shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Xue Yong, this old thief." Yin Shidao scolded, thinking that this time the imperial court could take advantage of the embankment case to eradicate the Xue family in one fell swoop, who would have thought that the Xue family would pick themselves clearly, and their illegitimate children would be turned into a branch that could not be far away. Because no painting was found, there was only one case of breaking the embankment, and Xue Li was only convicted of the three tribes, and the Xue family only paid a dispensable side branch.

"Let's go, let's go to Yasukuni." Shen Lian said.

At this moment, on the garrison mansion, Lin Yuan had not slept all night, looking at Lin Yuan, who was not in good spirits, Ye Tao persuaded: "Grandpa, take a rest." "Since Xue Li**, Lin Yuan has been sitting all night, and he doesn't know what he is thinking.

Seeing Shen Lian and Yin Shidao coming, Ye Tao glanced at it and asked, "Is it finished over there?" ”

Yin Shidao nodded, glanced at Lin Yuan, and asked quietly, "What's wrong with Grandpa?" ”

Ye Tao smiled bitterly: "When I came back, I didn't say a word, like I was enchanted." ”

Shen Lian frowned, then Lin Yuan came back to his senses, looked at the three of them, and said in a hoarse voice: "Back?" The fire didn't spread. ”

"Back to my grandfather, the fire has been extinguished. It's just that Xue Li and Shen Shitao were both buried in the fire. The Xue family did not find anything valuable. Shen Lian said.

"It's been a busy night, Lord Shen stays, and the two of you can rest." Lin Yuan said.

Ye Tao said: "Grandpa, don't be in a hurry if you have something, you better take a rest." Ye Tao always felt that Lin Yuan's state was not right.

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "My own body knows in my heart, you guys go down first." Ye Tao and Yin Shidao bowed helplessly and retreated.

Pointing to the seat opposite, he motioned for Shen Lian to sit down. Glancing at Lin Yuan, whose face was not very good, Shen Lian opened his mouth first and asked, "Duke Jingguo, dare to ask Xue Litong what he said to you?" ”

"What? Lord Shen is suspicious? Lin Yuan said with a smile.

"That's not what I mean, I'm just a little curious, what can make Yasukuni, a person who has been at the border for several years, scared like this?" Shen Lian shook his head and said.

"Xue Li asked me to rebel." Lin Yuan looked at Shen Lian and said with a smile.

Listening to Lin Yuan's words, Shen Lian froze, and his brain couldn't react to what Lin Yuan meant. Is it necessary to put this thing so bluntly?

Seeing Shen Lian frozen there, Lin Yuan then asked, "Isn't Lord Shen going to tell me about the painting that Xue Li plotted?" If it weren't for Xue Li's point out, he wouldn't have known the secret in the painting. Obviously, Shen Lian was clear, but he didn't tell himself. This made Lin Yuan a little puzzled.

Guessing that Xue Li should have leaked the news, Shen Lian smiled bitterly: "I thought that fewer and fewer people knew about this matter, it seems that the Duke of Yasukuni knows something." ”

"Xue Li didn't reveal much, he just revealed a little bit to trick me, but I was thinking about it all night. I have a little clue. Lin Yuan said.

"Then I'm a little curious, what does Yasukuni Gong think?" Shen Lian said curiously.

"Then I'll say it first, you see it's right." Lin Yuan said.

"Listen up."

"This thing has to start from the previous dynasty, Daxia is the first dynasty to complete the unification of the world, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the casting of Jiuding, the original intention was to use the sacrifice, but Daxia has been passed on for two thousand years, this thing has a different meaning, and then it has become an important symbol of the unification of the world, and then the myth of the Jiuding people get the world."

Shen Lian listened to Lin Yuan's analysis and frowned, he really didn't think this was the case, and motioned for Lin Yuan to continue.

"At the end of the Great Xia, the heroes rose together, but in a few years, the Great Xia was divided, and the Jiuding that existed in the Taimiao was scattered all over the place, until the birth of Emperor Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the Northern Liang and the Southern Liang divided the world, and my Great Zhou monopolized seven states, and the Northern Liang and Southern Liang each occupied a state, and the Jiuding was also dispersed according to this, which further confirmed the legend of Jiuding, and there was something wrong with it." Lin Yuan paused, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.

"What went wrong?" Shen Lian asked.

"The whereabouts of the head of Jiuding are still unknown, and this also gives those big families enough reasons to think that the Li family is not worthy of sitting in the world, otherwise there will be no loss of Ding. At this time, their inner desires were stimulated, thinking that if they got Wang Ding, they would win the world, which was the case with the Chen family ten years ago, and the same is true for Xue Li today. Lin Yuan looked at Shen Lian and asked, "Lord Shen, can you tell me now why you are hiding the secret from my painting?" ”

Shen Lian glanced at Lin Yuan and said: "It's not that I don't want to say it, it's really that it's useless for the Duke of Yasukuni to know, and he swore when he received this errand that he would not leak half a word, it is a matter of Great Zhou Guozuo, and he can't take any risks in the future." ”

"In the final analysis, Lord Shen is still wary of Zaixia, it's just that I don't force it, sometimes the more you know, the faster you die." Lin Yuan said with a smile.

"But the Duke of Yasukuni already knows a lot." Shen Lian said.

"What, you want to kill me?" Lin Yuan looked at Shen Lian with a smile.

"Grandpa is joking." Shen Lian said with a wry smile, even if Lin Yuan knew it, he couldn't do anything about Lin Yuan, the Duke of Yasukuni was not a person the emperor needed to be wary of, and in terms of relationships, he was much stronger than himself.

"It's been a busy night, go back and rest, I also want to take a good rest, people from Yangzhou will say I'm not there." Lin Yuan waved his hand and began to chase people.

"Got it, I'm going to say goodbye." Shen Lian got up and left.

Looking at the back of Shen Lian's departure, Lin Yuan squinted his eyes, he began to suspect that Shen Lian's reason for concealing himself may have his own selfishness, it seems that it is the emperor's intention, then he has nothing to worry about, as for the matter of finding Ding, let others worry about it, Jiangsu and Zhejiang are going to leave for Beijing, this is almost the New Year.

During this period, many major events occurred in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and some time ago, the whole territory investigated the case, arrested a large number of officials and wealthy businessmen, and frightened many people. Now, in just three days, Yangzhou and Zhenjiang Mansion have arrested the Dai family and the Xue family one after another, which has frightened many people. Unlike others, these two are also among the best figures in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. It's just down, and it has become a topic of conversation for many people in the past few days.

In a restaurant in Yangzhou City, Wang Ming, who went south, listened to the guests at the next table talking about the major events in Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the past few days, and regretted it to death. The Xue family didn't talk about it, they offended Lin Yuan's benefactor, and they deserved to be arrested, but the Dai family heard them say that it was just that Lin Yuan didn't go out of the city to greet him when he went south, and people like themselves who have sinned twice are afraid that there is no scum left to die.

I wanted to go slower on the way south, avoid Lin Yuan, and wait for him to return to Beijing in the north, but the constant storms of Jiangsu and Zhejiang officialdom on the road these days made Wang Ming less and less confident the more he went.

After settling the account, Wang Ming wandered around the street and planned to relax, during this time, many businesses in Yangzhou City also returned to normal, found a bookstore, Wang Ming flipped through the books for sale, frowned, this quality is really not good, I thought that Jiangsu and Zhejiang families gathered, the literary style is prosperous, I want to be able to exchange a few good books, but who would have thought that it would be worse than Beijing.

"It's not a good book." Muttering, Wang Ming put down the book, intending to leave, but suddenly heard a voice from behind the bookshelf on the side, "Since Wenchang Pavilion was seized, it is difficult to buy good books." ”

Wang Ming's ears moved, he looked over, and saw that it was a young scribe with a face like jade, Wang Ming thought for a while, and stepped forward to ask: "Dare to ask Your Excellency, where is this Wenchang Pavilion, why was it sealed?" ”

The scribe was startled, and when he saw Wang Ming's question, his face turned red, and he said: "Wenchang Pavilion is the property of the Xue family of Sanmutang, and it can be said to be the best bookstore in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. However, the Xue family was investigated, and Wenchang Pavilion was also sealed. ”

Wang Ming was a little strange, this person blushed something, thanked him, turned around and left, he really rushed with the Yasukuni Gonggong, and even wanted to buy a good book to have a relationship with him. Standing on the side of the road and thinking about it, Wang Ming decided to hide in Yangzhou for a few days, so as not to run into Lin Yuan when he went out.

Since the 'photo studio' cooperated with the imperial court, the small courtyard where Liu Qingshui is located is not a secret. Helping the egret up and sitting down, seeing that his face was good, he said with a smile: "Thanks to the doctor sent by the Shen family." ”

"Thinking about what I did before, I'm really panicking." The egret sighed. Since he was injured, Liu Qingshui has always taken care of himself, after the 'photo studio' suffered the catastrophe, Liu Qingshui cleaned up the 'photo studio' up and down with the help of Lin Yuan, although it lost a lot of manpower, but in Lin Yuan's words, it became more pure.

"During this time, I have been waiting for news from the Yasukuni Gong, and he said that he has other arrangements for us." Liu Qingshui said.

"I hope so, it's not easy for the 'photo studio' to get to where it is today." Egret said.

"Yasukuni Gong should not be unfavorable to us." There was a voice at the door. Egret and Liu Qingshui looked at the door and said in surprise: "You're back?" ”

"Well, it's been these days, but I'm worried about you, so I didn't show up, and I secretly observed Yasukuni Gong a few times." It was Fu Qiuxue who came in from the capital. After he returned to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, he was just in time for the purge of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, so he did not show up in a hurry, and he has been hiding in the dark for this time.

"It's good to come back, by the way, how do you know that the Yasukuni Gong will not be unfavorable to us?" The egret wondered.

"There is no specific reason, just secretly observing during this time, and I feel that he will not be such a person." Fu Qiuxue shook her head and said.

"You're not a woman, why do you act intuitively." Liu Qingshui didn't have a good airway.

The environment instantly cooled down, the three of them looked at each other, and suddenly laughed, and the egret slowed down before saying: "Anyway, the current situation is indeed the best time for the 'photo studio' in so many years, let it be fate." ”

"That's all there is to it." Liu Qingshui responded.