"Chen Jue, a dog thief, should be cut with a thousand knives. Soldiers can be killed but not humiliated, this dog thief actually insulted my second uncle, this is absolutely intolerable. I must settle this account, and how he insults my second uncle, I will do to him in the future. Second uncle, you have a spirit in the sky, please accept your nephew's worship. Your nephew will avenge you. Lin Jue gritted his teeth, sprinkled tea on the ground, and said to the sky.

Zhang Hanqiu said in a deep voice: "The methods of the Imperial City Division are indeed too much, and they have become more and more fierce and domineering recently. Everywhere in the capital, the eyes and ears of the imperial city are all over the place, and the green-clothed guards are probing everywhere, arresting people everywhere, and they are rampant. The capital can't even say a word now, which is really angry and helpless. ”

Lin Jue nodded, Zhang Hanqiu's words once again proved that the situation in the capital was very different from before. After Guo Xu ascended the throne, he had strengthened his restraints and did a lot of things that would not have been done by the Great Zhou Dynasty. An enlightened Great Zhou is becoming high-pressure and harsh, all of which is actually due to his lack of confidence in the source of his throne, so he will block everyone's mouths and use high-pressure means to make everyone dare not talk about these things without permission. Only people with ghosts in their hearts will do this, and the Great Zhou Dynasty has deviated from its original direction and embarked on an extreme road.

"Lord Zhang, do you know where my second uncle's body is? Did you find it, but someone would bury it? Lin Jue asked.

"It is said that the body was salvaged and buried in Yanzizhou in Chuzhou, as for the specific location, I don't know. This kind of thing is very secretive, and I also learned about it from other people. The Imperial City Division is hot now, and an official like me would not dare to ask at all. If Lord Lin really wanted to know, the lower officials could ask their colleagues to inquire. Zhang Hanqiu said.

Lin Jue shook his head and said, "That's it, I will personally visit the territory of Chuzhou in the future, I don't want to cause trouble to Lord Zhang." Thank you Lord Zhang for telling me this, I came to the capital to raise my eyes and no relatives, and I have no body, but fortunately, there is still Lord Zhang here, so I learned these news. Now that the matter is over, the situation is known, and I will take my leave. ”

Zhang Hanqiu hurriedly said: "Will you leave now?" Xia Guan still wants to talk to Lord Lin more. For so long, I have never said anything to anyone, but Lord Lin is here, and I have a lot to say to you. ”

Lin Jue smiled and said: "There will be opportunities in the future, as long as Lord Zhang takes care, we will always have a time to talk freely in the future." I've been with you for a long time, and it's not good for you, and I don't want to hurt you. Before leaving, I would like to advise Lord Zhang, don't be rash, keep a useful body, and serve Da Zhou in the future. The Great Zhou will not die, there will always be a time when the clouds will see the sun. At that time, it is also necessary for Zhang Daren to care about the people of the world to do things for the people, and he will not see the injustice, so he will make a voice of injustice regardless of everything, and he will give his life in vain. seems to be strong and upright, and his reputation is all his own, but it does not contribute to state affairs at all. ”

Zhang Hanqiu looked at Lin Jue, his eyes were full of hope, and said in a deep voice: "I remember, Lord Lin, don't worry, Xiaguan Taoguang is obscure, don't ask anything else." Xia Guan believed that this would all change. It's a pity that a large number of upright officials couldn't bear it and were degraded and killed, which made people feel embarrassed. ”

Lin Jue sighed: "Yes, Brother Du is an example, he was reluctant to leave Beijing with me, and later I learned the news that he hit a pillar in the palace and died." Brother Du is indeed strong, but is his death really worth it? By the way, where is Brother Du buried? I want to go and worship. ”

"Oh, Lord Du was buried in a mass grave in Dongcheng, and the imperial court did not allow anyone to collect the body, so he threw his body in the mass grave, and I and several other officials took the risk to restrain it, but they did not dare to make a noise, so it was extremely simple, and they did not dare to erect a monument for him. In this way, I will accompany you to worship. ”

Lin Jue hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I don't need you to accompany me, it will arouse suspicion." It's only been a few months, and it shouldn't be hard to find a new grave without a monument. I'll find out. Brother Zhang, I bothered me today and said goodbye. Brother Zhang, take care, we'll have a date later. ”

Lin Jue stood up and said goodbye. Zhang Hanqiu hurriedly got up and returned the salute, with a look of reluctance on his face. Lin Jue and Bai Bing and Gao Muqing walked out of the study, and Zhang Hanqiu personally sent them to the door and said goodbye.

I went out, but I saw that the sun was slanting westward, and the sun was dazzling. I don't know if it's a psychological effect, in Lin Jue's opinion, the street market in front of him presents a sense of depression and loneliness. Standing on the street, I only felt that the air was cold, and the people on the street shrank their heads and sleeves and hurried by, looking cowering, like lost dogs. Although the market is bustling with people, it is not very noisy. Everyone seemed to be full of thoughts, and their expressions were dark.

I think back then, the people of the capital were such a confident group of Dazhou citizens, they were full of energy, and they walked with their heads held high. Now he has no energy. Lin Jue knew that this was not entirely his own psychological hallucination, maybe psychological reasons accounted for part of it, but the real situation was true. The prosperous and glorious Bianliang City has changed, and that is because people's hearts have changed, and people's spirits have changed. The prosperity of the city does not depend on the red walls and blue tiles of high-rise buildings, but on the spirit of the people living in the city. Once the heart is gone, no matter how tall the building, the glorious street market will become dull.

It seems that Bianliang City, which is still prosperous and full of people, has actually lost something, it seems that a dying person, his soul is slowly dissipating, and will eventually become a lifeless skin.

There is no need to stay in the capital, and staying in the capital for one night will be more dangerous for one night, especially after learning that the capital is now full of eagle dogs of the Imperial City Division, Lin Jue did not dare to take it lightly, so he rushed back to the inn and retreated from the guest room, packed his luggage and hired a carriage to leave the city immediately. Even the previously planned trip to the Xiangguoji Mansion to take a look was put on hold, and I didn't want to have more complications.

An hour later, Lin Jue and his entourage were already in the Xiaosuo wilderness outside the East City.

There is indeed a mass grave seven or eight miles away from the east city, and a small hill is full of messy graves, some of which are old and some have just been put into the ground. The husband and wife came to the mass grave, but when they saw the sun setting, the jackdaws chirping, and the wind blowing, they were in this messy grass, the stone monument was crooked, and the gloomy mass grave was full of gloomy atmosphere, and they felt that life was meaningless and desolate.

To Lin Jue's surprise, Lin Jue thought that it would be easy to find Du Weiji's grave. However, he underestimated the desolation of the place. It's a thorny place that no one has ever taken care of it. Because it is a mass grave, most of them are ownerless graves, and no one has come to sweep the graves to clean them up over the years, so the graves are connected to the graves, and the plants and trees are tangled together, and they can't be distinguished at all.

Du Wei had been dead for a few months, and it was the time of the summer when the grass grew soon after the burial, and the past few months have long since become the same as the old grave. The husband and wife searched for more than half an hour, but they were not sure where Du Weiji's grave was. As the sun set, the sky was already dark, and everything around me became gloomy. The driver of the car jumped to his feet in a hurry, saying that if he didn't leave, he would go back to the city, and the place was haunted at night. Lin Jue had no choice but to give up. I only drew a circle at the crossroads, put some fruits and burned a few sticks of incense and paper money, which can be regarded as worshipping both the dead Lin Bonian and Du Weiji, who can't even find the grave.

After that, the husband and wife stayed overnight and did not stay any longer. Three days later, the three arrived at the territory of Yingtianfu on Jingxi Road. Sun Dayong and others were already waiting in Yingtianfu, ten guards kept watch at the city gate every day, and finally waited for Lin Jue and others to arrive, and then changed horses that day and left Yingtianfu all the way to the east.

On the seventh day, a group of more than 10 people turned to the northeast and arrived at the territory of Bohai County, Binzhou Prefecture, Hebei East Road. It was already a county seat on the shore of the Bohai Sea.

Bohai County, said to be the county seat, is actually just an extremely remote and simple small market town. The degree of development varies from place to place in Dazhou, except for the rich land of Jianghuai, and the bustling metropolises around Gyeonggi and Yingtianfu, most of which are undeveloped places. Lingnan, northwest, and even northeast are wild places in the eyes of ordinary people. Only those who have committed crimes will be sent to Lingnan and Bohai as a punishment measure. This shows the backwardness of these places.

Bohai County is close to the sea, and the land is so salinized that it is impossible to grow crops. The people here can only rely on the sea to eat the sea, and make a living by fishing and catching the sea. This kind of life is not guaranteed, and it is normal to eat the last meal without the next. In the current weather, the sea is cold and the sea ice gathers, so it is impossible to go to the sea to fish, and can only rely on the dry goods accumulated on weekdays to survive. The entire county is shrouded in the stinking fishy smell of dried seafood, which makes people feel uncomfortable.

Of course, there is no wealth here, and there are less than three decent inns in the entire county, because not many people will come to such a place where birds don't. Lin Jue and his entourage of more than a dozen people rode horses, which really caused some sensation, because few people came to Bohai County in this season.

Of course, Lin Jue didn't want to attract the attention of people here, but there was no way, it was too remote here, and more than a dozen outsiders came, which was a big news. After entering the city, it attracted many onlookers, pointing and talking.