In the evening, the rain finally stopped after a few days of rain, and the sky began to clear. To the east of the pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info, a rainbow crossed the sky, attracting bursts of exclamations from children in the village.

The water in the river slowly receded, the water in the fields faded to a depth of only half a finger, and the frogs crowed one after another, as if to celebrate the retreat of the water, and that they were finally able to come out and breathe, and continue to take over this hot summer evening.

After returning from Liujiazhuang, Bai locked himself in his room and did not stretch out until late in the evening.

"Uncle Wang, you take my token, immediately lead someone to send this letter and these five boxes of gold into the palace, and you must hand it over to Your Majesty!" Bai Qi called Uncle Wang into the study, handed him a letter sealed with wax, and said in a solemn tone: "If someone forcibly intercepts him on the road, he will be killed on the grounds of obstructing official business!" If Your Majesty asks you, you can convey my words to him. ”

Uncle Wang hid the letter in his arms, turned around and took a dozen brothers, rode on a fast horse, and took advantage of the fact that the gate of Chang'an City had not yet been closed, and dragged the five boxes of gold that he had snatched from Liu Laosan into Chang'an City.

"Meridian Marquis's secret letter, I order us to personally present it to Your Majesty!" Uncle Wang handed the token of the white chess piece to the guards of the imperial city.

Over there, Lu Zheng happened to be passing by, heard the three words of Meridian Marquis, stepped forward to take the token from the guard's hand, and then carefully examined Uncle Wang and these people, and then asked: "Well, I recognize you as retired soldiers who live in Taoyuan Village." Bai Fengqu is now confined to his home, what is there to give to His Majesty? ”

"Manager Lu, the Hou Ye said that the minister should hand it over to His Majesty personally!"

Lu Zheng snorted and waved his sleeves: "Okay, you guys take these things with me, follow me to see Your Majesty!" ”

Uncle Wang and more than a dozen of them knelt on the main hall, and the five large boxes next to them were all opened, revealing the golden gold, reflecting the two halls of the two ceremonies in gold.

Li Shimin opened Baiqi's letter, the letter was very long, and it was written a little sloppily, which should have been written in a hurry. It took Li Shimin a long time to read the letter, and he didn't show any expression on his face. He turned his head, just glanced at the five chests of gold, and then looked away.

"Is there anything you want to say to me?"

Uncle Wang thought for a moment and shook his head, but still said the last sentence of the white chess: "Master Hou said that there is no forgiveness for those who forcibly intercept on the road!" ”

Lu Zheng's head lowered, Li Shimin's pupils shrank suddenly, and a murderous aura filled the entire hall. Uncle Wang and the others only felt as if they were in an endless bloody wind, and they couldn't help but feel a sense of fear in their hearts. However, this murderous aura came and went suddenly, and it disappeared without a trace in just an instant. However, Uncle Wang's back was already wet with cold sweat.

"Tomorrow morning, come to participate in the morning court!" Li Shimin brushed his sleeves down.

In the Hou Mansion, Bai Qi wrote a second letter and asked people to send it to Lu Fengxian, who was in Chang'an City.

As the sky darkened, the clouds of fire spectacularly burned the western sky red. The birds that returned to their nests swooped into the woods in flocks, occasionally one or two that had fallen behind, screaming miserably as they searched for their companions.

In the open space at the entrance of the village, a group of children are chasing and fighting, and their parents are sitting or standing, chatting with the people next door. Although it rained heavily for four consecutive days and the harvest was likely to be reduced, they still smiled, regretting the optimism and confidence that their life would be better in the future.

Bai Qi helped the ancestor back to the house, brought a basin of hot water, and carefully washed his feet.

"Child, as long as you have a clear conscience, do whatever you want, the old man can't help you in big things, but I can still keep this home for you!" The old ancestor's hand touched Bai Qi's hair, looked at Bai Qi with kind eyes, and whispered.

Bai Qi raised his head, smiled and didn't speak, just knelt down quietly, and kowtowed to the ancestor three times: "Fengqu may fight the most difficult battle, this time, the danger is unknown, please take care!" ”

"Go, my Tang boy, be brave and diligent!"

"Wind music should be kept in mind!"

After Bai Qi served the old ancestor and fell asleep, he came out and saw Uncle Wang waiting outside, so he stepped forward and asked, "Uncle Wang, how are things going?" ”

"Master Hou, it's done!" Uncle Wang continued: "Master Hou, that Liu Laosan is dead, just after we leave!" There are rumors outside that it was Hou Ye who forced Liu Laosan to death! ”

Bai Qi snorted coldly, took Uncle Wang to a corner of the study, opened the mechanism in the corner, walked down and took out an iron repeater, handed it to Uncle Wang, and then handed a letter to Uncle Wang: "After reading this letter, destroy it!" You are the people I trust the most, take care of my ancestors and everything in this village during the days I am away, and beware of dogs jumping over the wall! ”

"Yes, Master Hou!"

Bai Qi walked to the window with his hands behind his back, looked at the completely dark night, and said coldly: "Come on, let's have a fight!" ”

Today's morning dynasty is a bit special, because everyone saw that the white chess, which had been grounded, actually appeared in the temple this morning.

"Hey, madman, aren't you grounded? How did you run back? Cheng Chumo interjected from behind and asked.

The eldest grandson looked at Bai Qi suspiciously, and said, "Crazy, I heard that you forced a great good man to death!" I robbed a lot of people! Why, don't you give the points to my brother? ”

Bai Qi crossed his mouth at Li Shimin, who was sitting in the hall, and said dissatisfiedly: "Lao Tzu just touched it, and it was confiscated by His Majesty and his old man!" ”

The two animals shook their heads and sighed together, expressing full regret for the five chests of gold. As for the dead Liu Laosan, the two animals have the same idea, and the person who provoked our buddies deserves to die!

The official of the Ministry of Rites glanced at the three white chess players who were chatting in a low voice, coughed lightly, and saw them standing in their place in human form, and then stood intently as a statue.

"Chen Chu Suiliang has something to do!"

Baiqi's eyes lit up, and he looked Chu Suiliang who was kneeling on the ground up and down, and his mind kept turning.

Li Shimin said slowly: "Say! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Chu Suiliang slowly turned around, looked at the white chess that was digging earwax, and said: "Yesterday, Liu Laosan, a great benevolent man in Liujiazhuang, committed suicide, because the Meridian Marquis robbed his concubine before passing the door, and humiliated the other party many times, and finally robbed Liu Laosan's life savings, and finally the kind-hearted Liu Laosan was busy killing himself in the rain!" And all this is because of the banditry of the Meridian Hou! ”

As soon as Chu Suiliang's words came out, the hall was immediately full of uproar, and they all looked at the white chess.

"As a counselor, the minister is here to participate in the Meridian Marquis Bai Fengqu to be arrogant, disregard human life, ignore the law, rob the people's daughters, rob the people's money, put the people to death, the law of the country does not tolerate, I implore Your Majesty to punish it severely, and correct the law of the country!"

The five imperial historians also came out one after another, knelt on the ground, and shouted loudly: "I beg Your Majesty to severely punish the Meridian Marquis and correct the law of the country!" ”

Li Shimin touched his forehead with a headache and shouted: "Bai Fengqu, come out and tell me what's going on?" ”

Bai Qi walked out slowly, flicked his fingers, and flicked a piece of ear droppings on Chu Suiliang's face, and then pretended to be panicked and said: "Oh, Chu Xiang, the kid didn't mean it!" After speaking, he had to help Chu Suiliang erase it.

"White Wind Song, don't be presumptuous!" Li Shimin couldn't stand it and said angrily.

Bai Qi obediently lay on the ground and shouted: "Your Majesty, the minister is guilty!" ”

"Say, What is your sin?"

"Ministers shouldn't be soft-hearted when they see beautiful women!" As soon as Bai Qi's words came out, someone laughed below, and he continued: "The minister heard that Liu Laosan's new concubine was dignified and generous, and the person was more delicate than the flower, so he was bold and wanted to grab it, but the minister had no intention of killing!" Your Majesty, that Liu Laosan committed suicide! ”

Chu Suiliang looked at Bai Qi sternly, pointed at the latter and said, "Since you admitted to robbing Liu Laosan's concubine, what about his savings?" ”

Li Shimin coughed lightly, and Bai Qi raised his head and looked at Chu Suiliang with contempt: "Chu Xiang knows why Ben Hou went to Liu Laosan's house?" ”

"Naturally, it's because Meridian is greedy for beauty and money!"

Bai Qi laughed, his smile was full of contempt for Chu Suiliang, he looked at Chu Suiliang coldly and said, "Do you know where the concubines and attendants in Liu Laosan's family came from?" Where did the money in his family come from? Why does he invite the same troupe to sing at a fixed time every year? Chu Xiang, let Ben Hou tell you! ”

Bai Qi straightened up and took out a pamphlet from his arms, which was a copy of the ledger that had been searched from Liu Laosan's house. This copy was partially cut by white and turned into a thin little book, which was thrown by white on Chu Suiliang's face. He said coldly: "Please take a serious look at it, this is what you call a great good person." trafficked our Datang population abroad, and the people in those troupes were its helpers in human trafficking. I come here every year to secretly transport people out of the country! Now, do you know where the girl who was taken by him as a concubine came from? ”

Chu Suiliang looked at the account book, the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became, the more he looked at it, the paler his face became, and finally he couldn't even put the account book away, and fell to the ground with a "pop", and he lay on the ground and didn't speak for a long time.

The more Bai Qi spoke, the more angry he became, and finally simply stood up, rushed forward, and gave a kick to Yushi and Chu Suiliang who were lying on the ground: "I can't even tell right from wrong, what are you doing Doctor Yushi, what qualifications do you have to make irresponsible remarks to others!" ”

"Alright, Bai Fengqu, stop me!" Li Shimin stood up angrily and shouted angrily.

Bai Qi withdrew his foot, knelt down, shrugged his head, cautiously raised his head, and when he saw Li Shimin's angry gaze, he immediately lowered his head again.

"Come on, put Ziwuhou in prison first, and come out when you have a good time to reflect!"

"Your Majesty......" Bai Qi looked at Li Shimin pitifully, but was glared back by Li Shimin.

"I neglect to discipline you on weekdays, making you too self-righteous, go in and reflect on it!" Li Shimin flicked his sleeves and sat down.

Everyone in the hall watched the dejected white chess piece being dragged down by the guards, and there were regrets, joys, and puzzlements in their eyes, and so on.

"Chuan Zhen's order, Liu Laosan is innocent of death, and I will go all out to arrest Liu Laosan and the party!" Li Shimin looked around at the expressions of everyone in the hall, and then made a final conclusion on the matter, and directly announced his retirement from the court.