Besides, Pei Xing rushed back to Yangzhou at night with the account book, and came directly to the post house without stopping all the way. Seeing that there was nothing suspicious left and right, he called to open the door and asked to see Yin Yuan. At this time, it was the second watch, but Yin Yuan had not yet fallen asleep, he had just received a secret letter from the king of Huiji, the secret letter said that there was another impeachment of the imperial history with him, and the attitude of the Son of Heaven had also changed, and I am afraid that Yin Yuan would be dismissed by decree soon. While pondering, someone came to report that Pei Junshou had asked to see him overnight. Yin Yuan knew that Pei Xing must have something very important to see him, so he immediately invited.

After a while, Pei Xing walked in quickly with a sweaty face, snorting and panting, and when he saw Yin Yuan, he was out of breath and said, "My lord, my lord"

Yin Yuan hurriedly beckoned Pei Xing to sit down first, retreated left and right, and poured a bowl of water for Pei Xing. Yin Yuan then asked: "Master Pei came in the starry night, there must be something extremely important, don't worry, and take your time." ”

Pei Xing eased his nerves and replied: "My lord guessed right, Pei and General Yang did make a major discovery, and Pei just came from the outskirts of the city, so and so and so" Pei Xing told Yin Yuan that he and Yang Tong went to Jijiawa overnight, how they met Fan Liang's family, and how they moved Mrs. Fan with affection, and finally got the account book. Then Pei Xing took out the account book from his arms and handed it to Yin Yuan.

Yin Yuan took the account book with both hands, and was very excited, and said with emotion: "It's really a twist and turn, if there is no help from Master Pei and General Yang, this thing will be very difficult to obtain." Now that the key evidence has been obtained, Du Shuo's corruption case can be decided. Brother Pei is really timely rain, come on, please accept Yin's worship. After that, he got up and gave Pei Xing a salute.

Pei Xing hurriedly got up to help Yin Yuan and said: "Your Excellency, your Excellency is not thinking about this case, and you are under tremendous pressure from all sides." If it weren't for the adults' strategic planning and careful analysis, it would be impossible for me to get the account book before Du Shuo. ”

Yin Yuan said: "The situation between the DPRK and China is changing rapidly, and since the ironclad evidence has been obtained, there can be no further delay." If Du Shuo gets the news again, he will definitely obstruct it in every way, for the sake of today, Yin will return to Beijing overnight, and only when the evidence is safely handed over to the king of Huiji, this stone can be considered to land. ”

Pei Xing said: "What the adults said is extremely true, that Du Shuo is very powerful in Yangzhou, once he is aware of it, he will not be able to leave even if he wants to." My lord, Pei will prepare a boat to escort the adult back to Beijing. ”

Yin Yuan thought for a moment and said, "It's not appropriate, Master Pei can't go with Yin?" ”

Pei Xing asked, "Why can't you?" ”

Yin Yuan said: "Du Shuo is quite suspicious, there must be his eyeliner around the post house, Master Pei's late night arrival at the post house will already make people suspicious, if you and I go out together at this time, Du Shuo will definitely conclude that something big has happened, I'm afraid you and I will be intercepted by him before we even arrive at the ferry." ”

Pei Xing asked again: "What the adults said is the same, but if this is the case, how can there be any way?" ”

Yin Yuan said with a smile: "There is still a way, you and I will give him a trick, Yin and Master Pei are about the same size, you and I have changed our clothes, Master Pei will stay in the post house tonight, and Yin will go out pretending to be an adult, the spies around should just stare at Yin, and Yin will not be embarrassed if he pretends to be an adult." ”

Pei Xing said: "This plan is good, but the risk is also very great, if the adult is alone, if there is any mistake, and there is no help, what should I do?" ”

Yin Yuan said with a smile: "Now I can only take a risk, if I really encounter misfortune, then I can only blame God for not bless me Yin Yuan." ”

So, Yin Yuan cleaned up, brought a self-defense short knife, rode Pei Xing's horse and left the post house, Yin Yuan did not go directly to the ferry, but first turned to the back alley of the county guard's house, hid in a hidden place to observe, saw that no one was watching, and urged the horse to come directly to the ferry again, at this moment the sky is getting brighter, there are sporadic fishing boats ready to go out of the river to fish, Yin Yuan stopped a small boat, only said that there was an urgent matter to cross the river, gave more money, and took advantage of the mist to leave Yangzhou.

Yun Meng has been in Jiangling for some time, and he is also quite handy in dealing with the military and political affairs that Huan Yuan explained to him. On this day, Huan Yuan talked with Yun Meng, talking about the Northern Expedition, Huan Yuan asked Yun Meng what he thought, Yun Meng said: "The disciple has been loved by the teacher, he has been in Jingzhou for several months, and he has the opportunity to serve in front of the tent. ”

Huan Yuan smiled: "Meng'er don't have any worries, just say what you think." ”

Yun Meng said: "Yes, the disciple feels that the teacher is rigorous in governing the army, well-trained, neat in military appearance, and the responsibilities of local officials are clear, the division of labor is appropriate, and they are very clear, which is fundamentally different from other places. But the disciples have doubts, whether the existing people in Jingzhou do not match the system, this direct problem is that the military salary allocated by the imperial court can not meet the current military expenditure at all, and in a short period of time, it can be made up by the commission in the taxes of the Jingzhou prefecture, but I am afraid that it will increase the people's resentment in the long run. ”

Huan Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "The apprentice is really meticulous in his observation, and he has been with ordinary people. This matter is not clear to the teacher, and the apprentice also knows that the teacher has always taken the Northern Expedition as his own responsibility, and has worked hard and painstakingly for many years to have the current situation. As a teacher, I don't treat apprentices as outsiders, and I will have some heartfelt words with you today. As he spoke, he motioned for Yun Meng to close the door, and then continued: "Presumably, the disciples can also see that the current imperial court is content with the south of the Yangtze River, only emphasizing empty talk and not thinking of progress, the Son of Heaven is cowardly and incompetent, at the mercy of others, and has been controlled by the King of Huiji and the Wang family for a long time, the military and political decadence in the government and the opposition, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are either participating in party struggles or shrinking to protect themselves, how many people can remember the national hatred and family hatred?" How many people can remember the emperor's entrustment? For the division of several northern expeditions, and the west expedition to Bashu, to recover Chengdu, Xuchang, Luoyang and other places, if only with the military salaries and men allocated by the imperial court, can it be done? Therefore, the division can only be raised in many ways, and almost all the family wealth is scattered, risking the crime of turning around, privately raising funds to expand the number of people, in order to complete the Northern Expedition and accumulate strength! Since it is seen by the apprentices, there is no need to hide it as a teacher. ”

Yun Meng bowed to Huan Yuan and said: "The teacher is kind and hardworking, and the disciple has truly realized that the mountains and rivers have not been recovered, and the teacher is indeed bearing the burden of humiliation. ”

Huan Yuan also seemed to be very excited, took Yun Meng's hands and said, "Meng Er, who knows me." As a teacher, I don't want to be famous and leave a history in history, I just hope that one day I can see the mountains and rivers recovered, and the homeland can be returned. ”

Yun Meng looked up and saw that there seemed to be tears in Huan Yuan's eyes, and he knelt down on his knees and said: "The ambition of the teacher is the ambition of Yun Meng, and Yun Meng will die in order to restore the mountains and rivers." ”

Huan Yuan picked up Yun Meng with both hands and said, "How can Meng'er not know that he is a teacher, but the Northern Expedition is complicated, and it can't be realized overnight." At the moment, there is indeed one thing for Meng'er to do for the sake of the teacher. ”

Yun Meng said: "If the teacher has anything to do with Yun Meng, the apprentice will not dishonor the teacher's life." ”

Huan Yuan was overjoyed and said: "Good apprentice, this errand is actually nothing, the relationship between the teacher and the king of the East China Sea must be known to Meng'er, this time it is just a trip to Jiankang, and a letter from home will be handed over to Sima Ji, the king of the East China Sea, if he replies to you, he will bring it back, that's all." In addition, you can also meet your big brother Yin and catch up. ”

Yun Meng was pleasantly surprised: "Teacher, is Brother Yin also in Jiankang?" ”

Huan Yuan said: "You don't know, now Yin Yuan is the first person in Jiankang City, and he is deeply appreciated by the Son of Heaven. After meeting again, you have to pay attention to the number of etiquette."

Huan Yuan said that Yun Meng basically didn't pay attention to what he said, and just wanted to rush to Jiankang and run an errand so that he could meet his brother.

Two days later, Yun Meng packed up, picked up the letter written by Huan Yuan to the King of the East China Sea, took Qing Yao and two soldiers to escort him, bid farewell to Huan Yuan and went to Jiankang. Huan Yuan was sent to the east gate of Jiangling City, watching Yun Meng and the others gradually move away, Huan Yuan turned his head to Yu Weng on the side and said: "Order Xu Hong to act quickly, be sure to hand over the secret letter to Sima Ji before Yun Meng." Yu Weng bowed his head and said yes.

Yun Meng was really in a good mood along the way, it has been a few months since he last parted with Yin Yuan, although the time is not very long, but many changes have taken place, and he also has a lot of things and a lot of things to tell Yin Yuan. There was nothing to say all the way, a few days later, Yun Meng and his entourage came to Jiankang City, Yun Meng first returned to the Zhengxi General's Mansion, settled down for a while, freshened up, changed his clothes, and took Qingyao to the East China Sea Palace. There is no difference between the Donghai Royal Mansion and the other princes' mansions in Jiankang City, they are all high-walled Zhumen, with an extraordinary appearance, Yun Meng handed over his name to the people of the Wangfu Gate, saying that Huan Yuan, the general of Zhengxi, sent people to meet His Royal Highness. When the people heard that it was a person from the Zhengxi General's Mansion, they were also very polite, and they were busy going to the court, and after a while, they sent back a message and invited Yun Meng and others to enter the mansion. Yun Meng let Qing Yao wait outside, he followed the guidance of the palace into the palace, and did not enter the main hall, but turned around as if he came to the back garden of the palace, turned a rockery, and saw a chic pavilion on more than a dozen steps, faintly the sound of silk and bamboo into the ears, the melodious and tactful sound, like a beautiful woman whispering, and like a warbler crying, walked closer, Yun Meng looked up, only to see two people sitting in the pavilion, one person playing the qin, one person playing the flute, the face of the person touching the qin is like a full moon, the spirit is vibrant, about thirty years old, wearing a brocade dragon robe, Wearing a jade crown. Yun Meng thought to himself, "This person must be the king of the East China Sea." Looking at the person who was playing the flute in a blink of an eye, he was really handsome, his face was like Fu Fan, his eyes were like starlight, his eyebrows were like ink paintings, and his appearance should be similar to Yun Meng, wearing a dark blue robe, as if a fairy had descended to earth, Yun Meng was also stunned, and said in his heart, "The Son of Heaven still has such a handsome man, it really makes those beautiful women ashamed." ”

At this time, the people of the palace walked up the steps in small steps, and reported to the master that the person from the general mansion of Zhengxi had arrived, and the king of the East China Sea stopped, looked at the pavilion, and turned back to the handsome man and said: "You go back to the room to rest first, and you and I will continue after the orphan has finished dealing with the trivial matters." ”

The man saluted the King of the East China Sea, turned around and exited the pavilion, and went down the steps to pass by Yun Meng, who didn't dare to look up at him, and only heard this person sigh softly: "Hey, a pawn, still in the dark." ”

Yun Meng was puzzled, but he didn't think much about it. I heard the voice of the King of the East China Sea coming from the pavilion, and said, "You are Yun Meng?" ”

Yun Meng hurriedly bowed and replied: "Below, it is Yun Meng, Yun Jingluo." This visit to His Royal Highness was ordered by the family teacher General Zhengxi to send a letter to His Royal Highness. As he spoke, he took out the letter from his bosom and handed it over with both hands.

The servant took the letter and handed it to the king of the East China Sea. The king of the East China Sea said: "Since you are a disciple of the general of Zhengxi, then you are not an outsider, and this is not a court, so you don't need to be polite, you come up to the pavilion to reply." ”

Yun Meng said yes, walked up the steps, and saw that the King of the East China Sea was sitting in the center at this time, Yun Meng didn't dare to make a mistake, and hurriedly stepped forward and bowed deeply: "Grass people Yun Meng greets His Highness." ”

The king of the East China Sea laughed and said, "This king said that there is no need to be polite, you raise your head and let Gu take a look." Yun Meng raised his head in obedience.

The King of the East China Sea looked at it for a long time, and said to himself: "Huan Yuan's disciple is handsome. ”

He said to Yun Meng again: "You go back and tell General Zhengxi, I believe that the king has seen it, and everything is according to the general's wishes." ”

Yun Meng arched his hand and said: "I have decided to bring the Wang family's edict to me, and if there is nothing else, Yun Meng will leave." "Yun Meng didn't want to stay in this palace for a moment, everything here made Yun Meng uncomfortable when he first arrived.

The king of the East China Sea did not have the intention of leaving Yun Meng more, so he allowed Yun Meng. Yun Meng bowed and retreated, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw that the letter was on the stone bench of the small pavilion, but it didn't seem to have been opened, so why did the king of the East China Sea say that he had read the letter? Yun Meng had doubts but didn't stop for half a step, and left the East China Sea Mansion directly.

Outside the door, Qingyao saw Yun Meng and said, "Childe came out so soon, has everything been done?" ”

Yun Meng smiled: "You still think it's fast, I feel that time is too slow, but fortunately, everything entrusted by the teacher has been done." The next few days are at our disposal. ”

Qing Yao also smiled: "Childe is so right, on weekdays, Yu Weng looks at me very tightly, and he is about to suffocate Qing Yao, but now it's okay, Qing Yao wants to play with Childe." ”

Yun Meng said: "What a Qingyao, you are also in your twenties, and you still look like a child all day long." Don't be in a hurry to play now, let's go visit Brother Yin first. ”