On this day, Yang Lin took Zhao Min out of the tooth line, and met Shi Mingzhi who was walking in the opposite direction, the chief soldier of the green battalion of the Guangdong Navy Division, and there was a weak woman on his side, Yang Lin also knew, it was the daughter who sold herself to bury her father that day. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Hey, Brother Shi, are you here to look for me? Seeing that your face is not very good, is there something urgent? ”

The people on both sides stopped and stood not far from the door of the tooth shop.

Hearing Yang Lin's shouting and inquiry, Shi Mingzhi looked embarrassed, looked at the lively crowd around him, and the pedestrians who walked by from time to time, his tone was not as hearty and thick as before, and he seemed to have aged a lot these days, and there was some apology in his eyes.

"Brother Yang, there are many people here, there are many eyes and ears, let's go to your mansion, find a secluded place, and then discuss one or two and have a conversation."

Looking at this tiger general, without the previous majesty, the straight back gradually appeared rickety, and there was a bad feeling in my heart, it seems that something happened to this big brother Shi, which crushed his body and mind and hit his spirit.

Thinking of this, Yang Lin didn't think much about it, immediately turned sideways, stretched out his right arm, pointed to Yaxing, and said softly: "Brother Shi, please inside, in this case, let's go to my study to talk." ”

In the tooth row, in the study.

Yang Lin did not sit next to the desk, but looked at Shi Mingzhi opposite each other, divided into two sides, Zhao Min and the woman were located next to the two, sitting on the chair, but the performance was diametrically opposite, very different.

Zhao Min was lively and active, with a pair of big eyes rolling around, looking back and forth between Yang Lin and Shi Mingzhi from time to time, revealing a thoughtful look, but the woman's mood was very low, and a worry was mixed between her eyebrows, which made people feel pity.

No one spoke, there was no one to speak, Shi Mingzhi had a thousand words to say, but he always slurred and vomited, looking like he wanted to speak and stopped, his expression was very complicated, and he was helpless.

The atmosphere was a little dull, making the youngest Zhao Min no longer lively, seeing this situation, Yang Lin broke this dull deadlock and said solemnly and sincerely: "Brother Shi, what happened?" Although I told my brother, as long as the younger brother can do it, I will never shirk it, and I will do my best. ”

In the face of Yang Lin's words, Shi Mingzhi looked at the woman beside him instead, and finally said with a painful decision: "Brother Yang, I have a reluctant request for Brother Shi, I hope you can take care of her, my niece, the only daughter of the deceased, Gao Yuxiu." ”

At this moment, the woman who had been silent suddenly grabbed one of Shi Mingzhi's arms with both hands, and shouted with some emotion: "Uncle, let's go back, I don't want to leave you, I don't want to leave you." ”

"Silly boy, whatever you say, one day, you will leave me and your aunt, marry someone else, be a wife and a wife. What's more, you are the only bloodline of Brother Gao, how can you be in danger? ”

Shi Mingzhi brushed away Gao Yuxiu's hands, turned his head sideways, looked at Yang Lin, and said: "Brother Yang, don't hide it, something happened to Shi, and he may face danger at any time, being copied by his house and beheaded, or exiled." ”

"Although we have been friends for a short time, we also know that you and even the most affectionate people are affectionate and righteous, so I want to entrust my niece to you, so that you will not be affected and imprisoned because of me."

Seeing that Yang Lin didn't respond immediately, his face was expressionless, as if he was afraid that Yang Lin was worried about something, and said conclusively again: "Brother Yang, I can assure you that there is no danger for you to take in Yuxiu's niece, just in normal times, add a pair of dishes and chopsticks, and you will not be affected." ”

"Moreover, Yuxiu is good at being a female celebrity, she can do some things like sewing and mending, cleaning up housework, and you can also focus more on official affairs and don't have to worry about trivial things in life."

Yang Lin raised a hand, swung it again and again, stopped Shi Mingzhi from going on, and hurriedly said: "Brother Shi, you misunderstood, I didn't mean to refuse your request, but I wanted to know what happened, and actually let you do this, so desperate, so powerless to resist?" ”

"What's going on? Brother Shi, you might as well tell me, maybe I can still help you, even if you are powerless, you can take in your wife and children, so that you can face it calmly without worries. ”

After being silent for a long time, and finally sighed, Shi Mingzhi said: "Hey, Brother Yang, don't hide it, my brother has indeed suffered a great disaster, and no one has helped me." It's good to tell you, or to be mentally prepared, so as not to feel sudden in the future. ”

Yang Lin's brows tightened, knowing that things were not so simple, very serious, almost to the point of no return, the atmosphere was very solemn, even the little girl Zhao Min on the side was honest, waiting for the following, what happened?

"This accident can be said to be a catastrophe at all, a disaster that is not unreasonable, it has nothing to do with me at all, others are just framing me."

At this moment, it was like poking at the weakness, the most painful place, and it seemed to remember something very angry, Shi Mingzhi hated it, and finally turned into a deep helplessness, a weak struggle, and continued to tell the story in a very resentful tone.

"Speaking of this disaster, I have to mention the recent anti-bandit operation. Although the bandits were successfully suppressed and the pirate leader Guo Po was wiped out, many soldiers died, especially the Green Battalion led by me, which suffered the heaviest losses. ”

Therefore, the imperial court set aside a pension and funeral expenses to settle the deceased and his family. Originally, this was a good thing, but in the face of this large sum of silver, some officials were tempted, and they had a crooked idea, greedy for this allocation, and did not give a cent to the families of the fallen soldiers, which is why did you see Yuxiu selling herself to bury her father that day? ”

Yang Lin was puzzled, and subconsciously said: "Could it be that the matter has been exposed, and the matter of embezzlement of pensions has been stabbed to the imperial court?" Even so, what does this have to do with Brother Shi? It's not that you're greedy! ”

"Yes, it stands to reason that it does have nothing to do with me, whether I am greedy or not, but the corruption has been exposed, someone must bear it, I don't know what's going on, and I am the culprit in the end."

"No matter how I explain it, how I complain, it's like a mud cow like the sea, and there is no news. As a military attaché, without an order from the imperial court, I could not leave the jurisdiction at all, let alone enter the capital, sue the emperor, and show my innocence. ”

From beginning to end, Yang Lin was listening carefully and quietly, and his brain was also constantly running, thinking quickly, looking for the strange place.

With Shi Mingzhi's narration, Yang Lin's thinking became clearer and clearer, and his guess was more confirmed, and the result became clearer, knowing why this general soldier suffered such an unwarranted disaster?

Yang Lin still remembers that kindness, in the two days when he was kidnapped, Shi Mingzhi protected Zhao Min and Yang Xiao from being hurt by others.

Even if he doesn't have this love, Yang Lin also admires Shi Mingzhi very much, he values love and righteousness, after his brother unfortunately died in battle, he can do his best to take care of his orphan daughter, just by virtue of this, Yang Lin will also help Shi Mingzhi, how many people like Gu Lai can be?

When Shi Mingzhi finished speaking, when Yang Lin thought clearly, he took over the conversation and said with great certainty: "Brother Shi, it seems that you are carrying the thunder for others and carrying the black pot for others." ”

Although I don't know what the word top thunder means, I can hear it clearly on the back of the black cauldron, seeing that Yang Lin is the same as he guessed, I thought of Yang Lin's deep backer, and couldn't help but burn a trace of hope, and asked with anticipation: "Since this is the case, does Brother Yang have a good plan to make me clear of the charge and regain the blue sky?" ”

Yang Lin's reaction snuffed out Shi Mingzhi's last glimmer of hope, shook his head and replied, "Brother Shi, this charge will definitely not be cleared." Think about it, you are a general soldier, a general, and the conviction is not trivial, and the implication must be very large. ”

"There is also the matter of the pension being embezzled, so much silver taels is definitely not something that one or two officials can do, your boss, Admiral Sun Chuanmou, it is impossible not to know, and it is very likely that he is also involved."

"Otherwise, it wouldn't have been revealed so late, which also proves why you became a scapegoat."

"I know why, not only because I have no background and am just a small soldier, but also because I am not one of them, I don't have a pension, and I am worried that I will report them in the future."

Yang Lin nodded slightly, very agreeing, knowing that in this dark era, if you want not to follow the trend, don't be in it, otherwise it will be a catastrophe, and sooner or later it will be the end of the family.

After everything was finished, it was placed on the table, there was no sense of relaxation, but the atmosphere became more and more heavy, Zhao Min on the side seemed to understand the conversation between the two, talking to each other, and weakly requested: "Big brother, you can help them, save Uncle Shi, the days you went to Macau, it was all up to him to block those bad guys for us." ”

Yang Lin did not respond positively to the little girl Zhao Min, and looked at Shi Mingzhi, as if he was explaining, as if telling Zhao Min.

"Brother Shi, there is no room for maneuver in this matter, whether it is overtly or secretly, various forces will definitely not let you escape death, I want you to die early, and understand the case of pension corruption."

"Brother Yang, I understand what you said, Brother Shi, I have nothing else to ask for, I just hope that you will take Yuxiu in and save my brother's only bloodline!"

Yang Lin nodded and agreed, accepted Shi Mingzhi's entrustment, and finally seemed to have made a lot of determination, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Yang, it's better for you to escape with your family, anyway, if you die left and right, it's better to Bo, maybe there is hope of escaping, brother, I can secretly help you." ”

However, Shi Mingzhi shook his head and rejected Yang Lin's proposal, and sighed: "It's late, it's too late, when I knew about this matter and was accused of embezzling pensions, Sun Chuanmou sent someone to stay at my house, always monitoring my wife and children, and there was no chance to escape." ”

Yang Lin was relieved when he thought about it, so many people paid attention to this matter, and the imperial court was pursuing it, and the real embezzlers would definitely think of Shi Mingzhi running away, or going to Beijing to sue the emperor in disregard, just in case, Shi Mingzhi would definitely be closely monitored, after all, Shi Mingzhi was still their scapegoat. (To be continued.) )