Wei Wei was later drunk, so Yang Tong sent him home first, and he returned home alone. There was nothing to say all night, and on the second day, there happened to be an official document that needed to be copied to the county guard yamen, so Yang Tong took the opportunity to find Pei Xing. Prior to this, Yin Yuan had already informed Pei Xing of the alliance with Yang Tong. When Pei Xing heard from his subordinates that Yang Tong, the deputy general of the Pingnan General's Mansion, asked to see him, he immediately ordered someone to invite Yang Tong to come in and reply.

Yang Tong was directly led into the second hall, and when he saw Pei Xing, the two first exchanged a few polite greetings, and Pei Xing retreated. Pei Xingxian arched his hand at Yang Tong and smiled: "General Yang, Pei should apologize to the general first, and he should not have deceived the general before." ”

Yang Tong hurriedly got up and saluted: "My lord's words are wrong, good birds choose trees to perch, and the last general has admired Lord Yin for a long time, but I am afraid that I will not have the opportunity to get acquainted." This time, because of the treatment of the old mother, I was fortunate to be able to listen to the teachings of Lord Yin, and now I can serve under the command of the adult, so Yang wants to thank Lord Pei, where can I still complain about the adult? ”

Pei Xing said: "General Yang is so well aware of the righteousness that Pei admires, in the final analysis, you and I and Lord Yin are also working for the court to eradicate traitors, and in the future, we will be in the same boat through thick and thin, sharing honor and disgrace." ”

Yang channel: "Yang is just a martial artist, how can he be compared with the two adults, if he can share one or two worries for the two adults, Yang is also satisfied." ”

Pei Xing said: "Since the general doesn't blame Pei, Pei is relieved, you and I will come to Japan in the future." General, do you want to talk about what happened to Pei here today? Did you inquire about Fan Liang's whereabouts? ”

Yang Daodao: "As expected, Yang did find out some news, it was like this" Yang Tong told Pei Xing all the news that he had found out from Wei Wei's mouth yesterday.

Yang Tong said again: "Today, when I came to the county guard's mansion, I made a special detour to Fan Liang's residence, and sure enough, only the ruins and broken walls remained, and even the neighbors on the left and right were affected. ”

Pei Xing sighed: "Du Shuo is so vicious, not only killing people and killing people, but also uprooting them." It's just that the clues are broken at the moment, and there is no clue. ”

Yang Tong pondered for a while and said: "My lord, in fact, there may not be the slightest clue, Fan Kongmu still has an old mother, wife and children in his family, but he has never heard that there were casualties in Fan Liang's family in the fire that day, if Fan Liang's family can be found, maybe he can get any news." ”

Pei Xing said: "Well, what the general said is very true, in this way, you and I will act separately, and General Yang will continue to inquire secretly to find the whereabouts of Fan Liang's family." Pei went to Lord Yin and reported the news that the general had gotten to the Lord to see what the Lord had planned. So the two went their separate ways as planned.

Back at the General's Mansion, Yang Tong took another three days off, visited everywhere, and secretly inquired about the whereabouts of Fan Liang's family. The hard work paid off, and Yang Tong finally found out that Fan Liang also had a distant cousin who lived in Jijiawa, thirty miles outside Yangzhou, but he didn't know what this person's surname was and what his name was.

Yang Tong told Pei Xing the news, and Pei Xing said: "This may be the last clue to get the truth, whether there is or not, we must go to verify it immediately, I am afraid that there are many dreams at night, and we must not let Du Shuo and them catch up with us." ”

Yang Tong also said: "What the adults said is that they will go to Jijiawa now." Then he turned around and was about to leave.

Pei Xing stopped Yang Daodao: "This matter is very important, Pei Mou will go with you, so you can take care of it." So the two dressed up, each rode a fast horse, and went out of the city overnight to Ji's house.

Thirty miles away, the two of them rode for a while. Jijiawa is a small village, and there are only about 100 households, but they can't always inquire one by one. Yang Tong discussed with Pei Xing: "My lord, is it up to Yang to inquire about this village?" ”

Pei Xing thought for a moment and said: "It's not appropriate, although it is convenient to inquire with Lizheng, I am afraid that I will expose your identity and startle the snake." It's better to visit secretly. ”

So, the two got off the horse, led the horse to the village, walked only two or three hundred steps, and heard the sound of wheels in front of them, and when they got closer, they could see a little more clearly, it turned out to be an ox cart coming, and after a while, the ox cart passed by the two. Pei Xing casually glanced at the ox cart, took a few more steps, and suddenly stood still, Yang Tong wondered, and asked in a low voice, "Why don't you leave?" ”

Pei Xing also said in a low voice: "Have you noticed the ox cart just now?" ”

Yang Daodao: "Ah, see, is there anything wrong with the ox cart?" ”

Pei Xing said: "There is nothing wrong with the ox cart, but the people on the cart are indeed a little strange. ”

Yang Tong asked again: "I was in a hurry, but I didn't pay attention to the people in the car." What's so strange, my lord? ”

Pei Xing said: "There was an old woman, a middle-aged woman and a child sitting on the ox cart, and it was a middle-aged man who drove the car, and these people were in a hurry, looking left and right, as if they were worried about something. ”

Yang Tong heard Pei Xing's description and hurriedly said, "My lord, do you think those people are Fan Liang's family?" ”

Pei Xing said: "Rushing so late and overnight, either something happened, or maybe something was afraid?" Whether it's Fan Liang's family or not, you'll know if you try it. ”

So they got on their horses again, turned their horses, and pursued them in the direction of the ox-cart, and in a moment they caught up. Yang Tong took the lead, overtook the ox cart, crossed the horse, and stopped the ox cart. The middle-aged man who was driving the cart hurriedly pulled the ox cart and said, "How do you ride a horse, if you startle the ox, can you afford it?" ”

Pei Xing hurriedly dismounted and bowed his hand to apologize: "I'm sorry, my friend is in a bit of a hurry and has disturbed you." ”

Seeing that Pei Xingwen was polite and polite, the man asked, "Did you stop us for anything?" ”

Pei Xing said: "The two of us are from Yangzhou City, and I went to Jijiawa to find a friend, but I didn't know where this friend lived. ”

The man softened his attitude and asked, "Who are you inquiring about?" ”

Pei Xing said: "Yangzhou Fan Liang Fan Kongmu has a cousin who lives in Jijiawa, do you know where his home is?" ”

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly said, "No, I don't know, there is no such person in the village." ”

Pei Xing was about to ask again, when he heard a middle-aged woman in the car urging: "His uncle, just say it, let's go quickly!" ”

The middle-aged man answered, whipped and drove to continue the journey. Pei Xing said to the people in the car: "Hey, it's a pity that Fan Kongmu was wronged and humiliated, and he didn't look away!" ”

As soon as Pei Xing said this, the old lady in the car cried "wow", and muttered: "Son, my hard-working son"

The middle-aged woman on the side was busy covering the old woman's mouth, but Pei Xing and Yang Tong had already seen all this in their eyes and in their hearts.

Pei Xing bowed deeply to the old woman and said, "Old Madam Fan, you have been wronged, and I finally found you here." ”

The old woman didn't know Pei Xing, and was still a little scared, and asked tremblingly, "You, who are you?" ”

Yang Tong stepped forward and said, "Old lady, take a closer look, do you recognize it?" ”

The old woman rubbed her eyes, squinted at Yang Tong for a long time, and said, "This young man, he looks a little familiar, are you?" ”

"It's Yang Tong below, I worked with Fan Kongmu and went to your house, don't you remember?" Yang Channel.

When the old woman heard this, she also remembered it, and said, "Yes, yes, the old body remembers, it's you, you are a good person." But my poor son," the old woman sobbed again.

Yang Tong was busy comforting for a long time, and introduced Pei Xingdao: "Old lady, you don't know this, I will introduce you below." This is Lord Pei of Yangzhou County, and I am accompanying Master Pei today to rehabilitate Brother Fan Liang's case. ”

When the old woman heard Yang Tong say this, she said excitedly: "What are you talking about, this is Master Pei, my Fan Liang can really be rehabilitated." ”

At the same time, he was about to get out of the car to salute Pei Xing, but Pei Xing hurriedly stopped him and said, "Old man, don't be polite." This is not a place to talk, if there is anything to say, let's find a safe place to talk slowly. So, the ox cart turned back, and the group returned to Fan Liang's relatives' house.

Back at home, Mrs. Fan, with her daughter-in-law and grandson, wanted to give Pei Xing a gift again, Pei Xing hurriedly stopped him, and said: "Old man, Pei knows that you have suffered a lot these days, and this is all Pei's fault!" ”

Mrs. Fan was in tears and cried: "These days, our orphans and widows are worried all day long, our family is gone, our son is gone, and our lives are miserable."

Pei Xing was comforted again, and the old woman eased up a little: "The old body knows that Master Pei is a Qing official, and the old man said that he can call the shots for my son, of course the old body believes it, but I am afraid that the adults will not be able to provoke those people." ”

Pei Xing said: "Old man, Pei is really ashamed, he trusts the people in vain, and he also knows that he can't afford to offend General Pingnan, so he only sighed that day!" ”

Old Madam Yang said again: "My lord, you don't have to blame yourself too much, it's just that Du Shuo's power is too great, and he won't hide it from his lordship, so I waited overnight, one is afraid that Du Shuo's people will find us, and the other is that I am going to Jiankang to sue the emperor." I have to return my son's innocence to the old life of the old body. ”

Pei Xing said: "Old man, your old courage really makes us admire. Old man, you don't have to go far to Jiankang now, the minister of the Son of Heaven is now in Yangzhou. ”

The old woman said, "What, my lord, you said that Lord Qincha is in Yangzhou." ”

Pei Xing said: "Exactly, this Qincha is today's Yangzhou Thorn Shi Yin Yuan, Lord Yin." ”

The old woman said excitedly: "Okay, okay, the old body is going to ask to see Lord Yin." ”

Pei Xing said: "The old man is slow, please listen to Pei, Lord Yin came to Yangzhou this time to investigate the corruption case of Du Shuo by secret order, and due to many inconveniences, in order to save some trouble, Pei and General Yang were instructed to secretly investigate." Du Shuo has a huge influence in Yangzhou, they poisoned Fan Kongmu, and burned the Fan family in order to destroy the evidence of the crime, and now Du Shuo's minions are also searching for your old family everywhere, as soon as you step into Yangzhou City now, you will immediately fall into the hands of Du Shuo, and you will not see Lord Yin at all. ”

The old lady asked, "What if so?" ”

Pei Xing said again: "Old man, do you believe Pei Mou or not." ”

The old lady replied: "Master Pei is a good person, of course the old man can be trusted. ”

Pei Xing said again: "Pei knows that Fan Kongmu has evidence of Du Shuo's corruption in his hands, it should be an account, and this account is now on you." ”

The old lady nodded, and Pei Xing continued: "If the old man trusts Pei, he will hand over this account to Pei, and Pei will transfer it to Lord Yin." ”

The old lady lowered her head and didn't answer, Pei Xing knew that the old lady had concerns, so he said: "Pei can understand the old man's feelings, Pei knows that you have concerns, that account was exchanged for Fan Kongmu's life, and it is extremely precious." Of course, Pei knows this, and please rest assured that Pei will completely hand over the account book to Lord Yin even if he spares his life. ”

Seeing that Pei Xing was so sincere, Mrs. Yang said: "Master Pei, that account is here in the old body, and it was handed over to the old body by my son before he was taken away, and my son told me that this account is related to the lives of many people, if the child can't come back, he must leave Yangzhou immediately and hand it over to someone who can cure Du Shuo." Later, my son really didn't come back, and the next day the news came that my son had committed suicide for embezzlement of public funds, and I didn't even see the corpse of my miserable child. The family is still in grief, who knows that the disaster is not a single line, the third watch day inexplicably fired, fortunately the orphan and widow did not sleep because of grief, saw the fire, and fled from the house in a hurry, so as to save their lives. At this time, I remembered my son's request, and fled from the city overnight, hiding in my distant relative's house. Today, the Lord said so, where can the old body not trust the Lord, I also know that this account book is not safe to put in my place, and it is only safe to hand it over to Lord Qincha as soon as possible. ”

As she spoke, the old lady took out a cloth bag from her arms and handed it to Pei Xing with both hands. Pei Xing carefully took the cloth bag, opened it gently, and an ordinary account book appeared in front of him, Pei Xing opened it and looked at a few pages, it was indeed all the records of Du Shuo's money in and out, one by one very detailed. Pei Xing didn't dare to look at it more, so he quickly wrapped his bag and put it in his arms. said to Mrs. Fan: "Old man, this account is very important, Pei must hand it over to Lord Yin himself." In addition, this place is not very safe, Pei has an old acquaintance in Zhenjiang, he was also an official before, and now he lives in seclusion in Zhenjiang, you can go to other places to live temporarily, and then return to Yangzhou after Fan Kongmu is rehabilitated. ”

Then he turned to Yang Dao again: "For the sake of insurance, General Yang made a hard trip to escort Mrs. Fan's family across the river to Zhenjiang." Pei also immediately returned to Yangzhou and went to see Lord Yin overnight. After some arrangement, Yang Tong escorted Mrs. Fan to Zhenjiang, while Pei Xing rode back to Yangzhou City alone.