After Yun Meng and Qing Yao left the East China Sea Palace, they went straight to Yin Yuan's residence in Jiankang, and when they arrived at the place, they found that Yin Yuan no longer lived here. After inquiring around, he found Yin Yuan's new residence on Cross East Street, a mansion in Nuoda, which was not inferior to the Zhengxi General's Mansion, Yun Meng sighed, "Brother Yin is really different from what it used to be. ”

I saw that the door of the mansion was closed, and the plaque of Wensi Courtyard was hung on it, which did not look like the general's mansion. Yun Meng personally stepped forward and knocked on the door knocker, and after a while, a young man dressed as an inner servant opened the corner door, looked at Yun Meng, and said softly: "What's the matter with the son?" ”

Yun Meng did not slack off, and arched his hand: "Excuse me, is this Lord Yin's mansion?" ”

The chamberlain replied, "Exactly, do you have something to do with your adult?" ”

Yun Meng said again: "Under the surname Yun Mingmeng, and Lord Yin is a sworn brother, today I came from Jingzhou, I came to visit my brother, and please bother." ”

"Oh, you are the son of Yunmeng, please forgive the minions for being clumsy, I didn't recognize you, Lord Yin has already commanded, if you come and ask the minions to be well received, please come in quickly, please come in quickly." The waiter hurriedly bowed and saluted.

Yun Meng followed the chamberlain into the courtyard, along the verandah to the main hall, the chamberlain invited Yun Meng to sit first, and then offered fragrant tea, and said: "Son, wait here, Lord Shicai was invited by the king of Huiji, and it is estimated that he will be able to return to the house in a while." Yun Meng thanked him.

That is, after two cups of tea, I heard someone in the courtyard shouting, "Hahaha, virtuous brother, virtuous brother, you are here." ”

The person who came was Yin Yuan, Yun Meng hurriedly got up and walked out quickly, the two brothers met in the hall, Yun Meng bowed to Yin Yuan and said: "Brother has always been good, little brother came to visit you today." ”

Yin Yuan grabbed Yun Meng and said: "Brother Xian is so polite, I just heard that Brother Xian is here, and I am very happy for my brother, and I was originally full of depression and has been thrown out of the clouds." Come on, come on, let's go into the house and talk slowly. ”

Yin Yuan also ordered his subordinates to prepare wine and food, and he wanted to get drunk with Yun Meng today. The two returned to the main hall hand in hand and sat down, and at this time, Qing Yao also stepped forward to greet Yin Yuan, and the three of them exchanged pleasantries for a while.

Yin Yuan asked: "Brother Wei returned to Jiankang a month ago, and also went to the Zhengxi General's Mansion to find the virtuous brother, but I learned that the virtuous brother went to Jingzhou with Lord Huan, and I was worried about how to find a chance to meet the virtuous brother, but I didn't expect that the virtuous brother came to visit the brother first." ”

Yun Meng smiled: "The younger brother also misses his brother." It's just that the master is sick, and the tutor wants to return to Jingzhou to visit, and the younger brother must go back with the tutor. said that he came to Jiankang this time, because the tutor gave an errand, and the younger brother was able to meet with his brother by the way. ”

Yin Yuan said: "Really? ”

Yun Meng continued: "The younger brother still has to congratulate his brother, I heard that now my brother has been newly appointed as General Pingnan, which can be said to be promoted steadily. ”

Yin Yuan said: "Brother Xian's news is well-informed enough, it must have been told to you by General Zhengxi, right?" ”

Yun Meng replied: "I learned this news from the mouth of the family teacher, so what's wrong?" ”

Yin Yuan pondered for a moment and said: "It's nothing, it's nothing, now that Brother Xian is here, you and I should be happy and happy, and don't worry about other worries for the time being." ”

At this time, the waiter came to report that the banquet was ready, so Yin Yuan took Yun Meng to the inner hall, and saw a table full of wine and food, hot and cold meat and vegetables, desserts and fruits.

Yun Meng sighed: "Brother, your pomp is getting bigger and bigger, and in my opinion, the Zhengxi General's Mansion is not as good as my brother's here!" ”

Yin Yuan said with a smile: "Brother Xian misunderstood, Brother Wei is not a person who likes flashiness, this mansion is a courtyard of King Huiji, but there is no courtyard for Brother in Jiankang, His Royal Highness will lend me the courtyard for temporary residence, as for this table full of wine and food, Brother Xian called all the way to visit his brother, and he didn't entertain better, but he didn't want to go in his brother's heart." ”

Yun Meng also smiled and said: "I see, the younger brother is still wondering, how can there be an inner servant in this general's mansion?" The two laughed again.

The two sat down, and after eating a few glasses of wine, Yun Meng said: "Brother, don't ask too much about the younger brother, the elder brother can be promoted to two levels in just a few months, he must have done something, the elder brother might as well tell the younger brother about the things in Yangzhou today, how about it?" ”

Yin Yuan also smiled: "You can't hide anything from the virtuous brother!" It is true that he has done a big thing for his brother in Yangzhou, and there are no outsiders today, but he can also say it to his virtuous brother. ”

Yun Meng immediately put down his cup and chopsticks and sat upright to listen. So Yin Yuan told Yun Meng in detail how he secretly investigated Du Shuo's corruption case in Yangzhou, Yun Meng listened attentively, and his expression was sometimes frowning with Yin Yuan's narration, sometimes filled with righteous indignation, and sometimes laughing.

After Yin Yuan finished speaking, Yun Meng sighed with emotion: "It turns out that my brother's visit to Yangzhou is fake, and it is true according to the investigation of major corruption cases!" ”

Yin Yuan also said: "This case is really tricky, if there is no Pei Xing and Yang Tong to assist, the consequences are indeed difficult to predict." ”

Yun Meng said: "Yes, but my brother can turn disadvantage into advantage at critical moments, and he can find clues from thousands of clues, which still shows that my brother is really superior." For example, if there was no ancient prescription from his brother to cure Yang Tong's mother's strange disease, how could he impress Yang Tong and make it a great help for his brother. ”

Yin Yuan said: "The virtuous brother has a good reputation, in fact, there are still many people with lofty ideals like Pei Xing and Yang Tong, but now the officialdom is dirty, and many talents are either buried or evaded for self-preservation." As for that ancient prescription, it was thanks to Brother Wei's research on medicine in the past few years, and it can really save people's lives at a critical time! ”

Yun Meng said with a smile: "My brother is really superior, not only has the ability to rejuvenate his hands, but also has the talent of medicine and medicine." However, the younger brother is quite interested in those ancient recipes and ancient methods, can the elder brother cut his love and lend the books in his collection to the younger brother to read a thing or two? ”

Yin Yuan patted his thigh and sighed lightly: "It's okay that Brother Xian didn't mention this matter, but I regret it when I mention this matter as a brother!" ”

Yun Meng asked, "Why did my brother say that?" ”

Yin Yuan said: "Brother Xian didn't know, for my brother that day to see the situation turn around, the depression that had been pressed on his chest for a long time was gone, and he drank a few more glasses when he was too excited, and he went crazy, and even burned the whole box of ancient books of medicine and Taoism. Oh, what a shame! ”

Yun Meng also smiled: "Brother, it's also a true temperament, it's just that it's a pity that those books are burned." So how did the imperial court deal with Du Shuo's party later? ”

Speaking of this, Yin Yuan's face seemed to be a little solemn, he nudged the dishes and chopsticks, got up and paced a few steps in the room, and sighed lightly.

Seeing this, Yun Meng also stood up, walked up to Yin Yuan and asked, "Why is my brother like this, could it be that there is something wrong in it?" ”

Yin Yuan said: "It's hard to say, everything was going quite smoothly originally, with ironclad evidence in hand, Du Shuo's embezzlement case was also done one by one, a total of 13 civil and military officials in Jiankang and Yangzhou were involved in the case, including the senior members of the Jingzhong Zhishangshu and Shilang, and all of them confessed and were also imprisoned." I thought that this case could finally be settled, but who knows, just five days ago, Du Shuo named him in prison to see his brother, and his brother felt that it might be 'a man who is about to die and his words are good', it is estimated that Du Shuo still has something to say about it, so he went to see him in prison, Du Shuo saw that he said something from the bottom of his heart, which made his brother's original relaxation all gone. “

Yun Meng asked, "What did Du Shuo say to make my brother so worried?" “

Yin Yuan said: "Du Shuo said that he knew that his life would not be long, but if he got the reputation of a corrupt official, he was unwilling. Three generations of his family have been generals, and his military achievements are great, and although he is arrogant, he is by no means a corrupt official, and he asks me to believe this. He told his brother that there is actually a very deep background behind this case, and he is only one part of it. It's just because of the word 'righteousness', but he can't say it, and one day if he can find out the truth for his brother, he will understand. Du Shuo said that he only admired his brother's personality, so he wanted to meet me before he died, and he also advised his brother to stay away from officialdom as soon as possible, saying that I was too loyal, and I was afraid that I would end up worse than him. ”

Yun Meng smiled: "Is my brother depressed because of this, is he thinking too much?" ”

Yin Yuan sighed again and said: "Brother Xian, I don't know, after Brother Wei saw Du Shuo that day, Du Shuo committed suicide by hanging himself from a beam in prison that night. Isn't there anything suspicious about this, you say? ”

Yun Meng said: "This is the case, is Du Shuo afraid of sin and committed suicide, or is it because of who and what has to shut up?" ”

Yin Yuan said: "Brother Xian and Brother Wei have thought of one place, Du Shuo's death like this shows that this case has not really ended, and maybe the real mastermind behind the scenes has not yet surfaced." ”

Yun Meng said again: "Yes, since my brother has this doubt, he should report these doubts to His Royal Highness the King of Huiji as soon as possible." “

Yin Yuan sighed, and then said: "Where did my brother dare to delay, I immediately reported these discoveries and thoughts to the King of Huiji, but the attitude of the King of Huiji was unclear, His Royal Highness just praised me for being thoughtful, but I didn't say a word about whether to continue to investigate the case further." ”

Yun Meng also asked suspiciously: "Didn't His Highness order his brother to investigate this case, why did he find new clues but no longer pursue them?" According to the younger brother, there seems to be a lot of article in this, isn't it that the king of Huiji has something to hide from his brother? People are unpredictable, and my brother still needs to be more careful. ”

Yin Yuan smiled when he heard Yun Meng's words: "The virtuous brother cares about being a brother, and he knows it for a brother, but the virtuous brother is too worried, His Highness still believes in being a brother, and His Highness must have something unspeakable and inconvenient to tell me for the time being." However, the internal friction of the current situation is too heavy, and if it continues like this, it will hurt the vitality of the country sooner or later. ”

Yun Meng said again: "Since the elder brother already has a good fortune in his heart, it is the younger brother who is too worried. It's just that the current officialdom atmosphere can't be reversed by the strength of the elder brother alone. Only when the imperial court is determined to rectify the rule of officials, use the world's talents without sticking to one pattern, and break the situation of the dominance of the family, can it be possible to reproduce Zhongxing. ”

Yin Yuan said: "What the virtuous brother said is right, but it is not easy to achieve it." When today's son is frail and sick, he has not asked about the government for a long time, on the surface, it seems that the government is now managed by the king of Huiji, but its realization of today's Great Jin is the undercurrent of all forces, Wang and Xie are needless to say, and even the virtuous brother's mentor General Huan is also the dominant party. It is not easy to rectify the rule of officials as the virtuous brother said. ”

Yun Meng explained: "Brother, what the family teacher is doing is to restore the country, and he doesn't have a single heart? ”

Yin Yuan said again: "What the virtuous brother said is that the brother also understands, and he is willing to believe that General Huan is a true hero from the bottom of his heart, but since General Huan has restored the ambition of the country, why did the imperial court repeatedly summon the general to Beijing to assist the government, and even promised the post of prime minister of Zuo, but the general did not accept it?" Is it really as rumored in the DPRK that General Huan is afraid of losing his military power and is unwilling to enter Beijing? If this is the case, then what is the difference between it and the kings and the generations of Xie. ”

When Yun Meng heard Yin Yuan's words, he felt an indescribable discomfort in his heart, and bowed his head and was silent. Seeing this, Yin Yuan smiled and said: "I just drank a few more glasses for my brother, but it was some wine talk, it was all nonsense, and the virtuous brother should not take it to heart." Yin Yuan said that, but where could Yun Meng stop himself from thinking nonsense.