Yin Yuan has been away from Jiankang for a while, in fact, this time is also boring for Yun Meng, in addition to asking the teacher for peace every day, he can hardly say a few words to Huan Yuan, it seems that the teacher always has official business that cannot be handled.

But after lunch on this day, Yu Weng came to Yun Meng, saying that the family would see him and asked Yun Meng to go to the study for questioning. Yun Meng didn't think much about it, came to the study, and saw that Huan Yuan was sitting on a chair waiting for him, so he stepped forward and bowed to the teacher, Huan Yuan asked Yun Meng to sit down, asked a few words about Yun Meng's current situation, etc., and then turned around and asked: "Apprentice, is there any news about your sworn brother recently?" ”

Yun Meng replied: "Teacher, the apprentice is in the mansion almost all day, rarely moves, and the news is not well-informed, and there is no news of Brother Yin. ”

Huan Yuan said again: "Well, I have heard of it as a teacher, it is said that this Yin Haoyuan has changed his image greatly, and now he is full of official authority, and he doesn't ask about political affairs when he arrives in Yangzhou, he spends all day drinking, singing and dancing, so unhappy, and it is rumored that he has made friends with Yangzhou celebrities and business giants everywhere, and has received a lot of benefits, and even more Yin Yuan asked Yangzhou County Shou to play the piano for him, and he also drunk Pei Xing. ”

Yun Meng was very surprised when he heard Huan Yuan say this, and said: "Teacher, maybe these are just rumors, Brother Yin is arrogant by nature, and he cares most about cleaning himself, how can he do such a thing." Judging from the disciples, maybe Brother Yin offended some people in Yangzhou, and these people deliberately slandered him. ”

Huan Yuan said again: "When the master first heard these news, he also had the same reaction as the apprentice, after all, Yin Yuanqing is famous outside the country and is highly regarded by the imperial court, so it shouldn't be like this. But it is said that these things have real evidence, and there are witnesses, and now there is an impeachment of Yin Yuan in the imperial history, if it were not for the repeated guarantees of King Huiji, the Son of Heaven finally did not convict him, but issued an edict to reprimand, ordering Yin Yuan not to disturb the local area, complete his duties as soon as possible, and return to Beijing to die. ”

Yun Meng didn't speak for a long time, and he didn't know whether to believe it or not, if Yin Yuan was here, at least he could ask him face to face.

Huan Yuan glanced at Yun Meng and said with a smile: "Apprentice, you don't have to care too much, this is actually officialdom, who can tell clearly whether it is real or false, in the end, you are still too young, because you should have more experience." If you have the opportunity to see Yin Yuan in the future, you should remind you that you have been following the king of Huiji, and you are not low-key, if you are too public, something will happen sooner or later. Yun Menglow claimed to be.

Yin Yuan said again: "Let's not talk about other family matters, the day before yesterday, I received a letter from Jingzhou, saying that your master is not in good health and has been bedridden for many days. I went to the Son of Heaven today and begged the Son of Heaven to allow me to return to Jingzhou to visit the sick, and the Son of Heaven has already granted it. The teacher has asked Yu Weng to pack his luggage, and he called you here today to ask if you would like to go back to Jingzhou with the teacher? ”

Yun Meng listened and said: "Yun Meng is originally a mentor and apprentice, and it is the duty of an apprentice to serve his mentor, and the mentor returns to Jingzhou to visit his wife, Yun Meng naturally wants to follow, and he also has the opportunity to say goodbye to his wife." ”

Huan Yuan said: "This is very good, then you go back and pack your belongings, and we will leave in three days." Yun Meng said that he was retreating.

Yun Meng returned to his room, feeling that there was too much news he got today, on the one hand, Yin Yuan only went to Yangzhou, which attracted so many rumors, it seems that the sinister officialdom is really not a joke, and he must remind Brother Yin if he has the opportunity in the future. On the other hand, Yun Meng found that he had a really limited understanding of Huan Yuan's teacher, and he originally thought that his teacher was single and had a family. Later, when chatting with Yu Weng, Yun Meng learned some of the situation in Huan Yuan's family, it turned out that Yun Meng's mother, that is, Huan Yuan's wife, was the daughter of the first emperor, Nankang Princess, that is to say, Huan Yuan is still a concubine, Huan Yuan has a son and a daughter, the eldest son is famous, and now Huan Yuan is in office, the official worships General Wuwei, and the little daughter Lian'er has married Sima Ji, the king of the East China Sea, as a concubine.

Three days later, as soon as the items and vehicles were arranged, Huan Yuan led the team out of the city and headed for Jingzhou.

Jingzhou is one of the ancient Kyushu, between Jingshan and Hengshan. After several dynasties and many changes, Jingzhou of this dynasty ruled Jiangling, under the jurisdiction of Jiangxia, Nanjun, Xiangyang, Nanyang, Shunyang and other 14 counties, for the Yangtze River in the middle reaches of the important town, south of the Yangtze River, north of the Han River, west control of Bashu, south of Hunan and Guangdong, since ancient times for the soldiers to fight for the place. Jiangling City, the history is long, the capital of Chu "Ying" is Jiangling, here is abundant rain, fertile land, abundant products, prosperous commerce, since ancient times talents gathered, celebrities such as Qu Ping, Sun Shuao and so on came from Jiangling.

At this time, Huan Yuan was the general of the expedition to the west, the assassin of Jingzhou, and the captain of the horse, holding the military and political power of Jingzhou, and returning to Jingzhou was like a dragon entering the sea, and he was at ease. Of course, the style of action is different from when it was in Jiankang. When he was in Jiankang, Huan Yuan lived in a simple place, and the door was full of birds. Back in Gangneung Mansion, there were many guests all day long, and it was very lively. Huan Yuan also introduced many characters to Yun Meng, such as the restoration of thirteen generals, the princes of various counties, and the celebrities of Jiangling, etc., and the busy Yun Meng was dazzled and overwhelmed. Huan Yuan's family Yun Meng has already seen it, and his wife, Princess Nankang, is gentle and dignified, but she is dedicated to Buddha and rarely shows up, and Yun Meng has only seen it twice. However, Huan Yuan's eldest son, Huan Ye and Yun Meng, are of the same age, are bold, and Yun Meng is very speculative, and the two often discuss the art of war.

Later, Huan Yuan arranged a position as the chief bookkeeper for Yun Meng in front of the general tent of the expedition to the west, saying that he hoped that Yun Meng could also experience some military and political affairs. Compared with Jiankang Yunmeng, he likes Jiangling more, Yunmeng feels that although this place is not as prosperous as Jiankang, it seems that it is not as complex and unfathomable as Jiankang, and Yunmeng is not idle here, and finally has the opportunity to contact military and political affairs, and what he has learned can be used in the end, but there is one less confidant who can drink and talk freely.

After March, the sky was gloomy, a black-canopy fishing boat sailed towards Jiankang, and there was a person sitting in the cabin, dressed in a robe, wearing a hat, with a solemn face, and his eyes looking straight ahead, as if he was contemplating, and the person in the cabin was Yin Yuan, Yin Haoyuan. Yin Yuan went to Yangzhou for more than 4 months, and after a lot of hardships, he finally got the key evidence of Du Shuo's case, a special account book.

So how did Yin Yuan get this key physical evidence? It all started three months ago. On the one hand, Yin Yuan continued to travel in the mountains and rivers, eating, drinking and having fun, and on the other hand, Pei Xing took advantage of the convenience of handling Yangzhou government affairs to secretly investigate the whereabouts of Fan Kongmu. At the same time, the news that Yin Yuan was drunk and humiliated Pei Xing was released, and it was rumored that the relationship between the two was tense because of this.

The news gathered in Du Shuo's ears, and Du Shuo was so happy that he ordered someone to set him up with wine and food, and called a few of his cronies to accompany him. During the banquet, Du Shuo said with a smile: "They all say how talented this Yin Haoyuan is, how high he is, I think it's all exaggerated, but that's it." ”

Someone next to him chimed in: "This is not the general, you are wise and powerful, after receiving the news from the capital, immediately take action to clean up those clues, then Yin Yuan is a place where there is no place to use the power of the sky." ”

Another person said: "However, the subordinates still suggested that the general should be more promoted, Yin Yuan is a popular person in front of King Huiji, if he doesn't have real talent and learning, he can't be so reused, don't have any tricks here, right?" ”

Du Shuo said indifferently: "I haven't seen you so timid on weekdays, what's wrong with today?" General Ben admits that King Huiji is indeed great, but when the tiger still has a nap, and King Huiji also has a time to punch his eyes, maybe this Yin Yuan is a hypocrite, but he pretends to be a saint on the surface. ”

Someone on the side chimed in: "What the general said is that Yin Yuan came to visit him that day, and the general gave him a dismount, Yin Yuan didn't dare to say anything, if he was a pure and arrogant person, could he swallow this breath?" It is enough to show that Yin Yuan is timid and afraid. Yin Yuan has not dealt with official business since he came to Yangzhou for a day, he spends all day drinking, and he also accepts all the gifts that the general asked those officials to send, which shows that Yin Yuan is extremely greedy and eats all the sizes. ”

"Well said, every word he said is correct, plus he played Pei Xing, it is clear that he can't ask for bribes, and the two of them are about to make trouble, which shows that Yin Yuan and Pei Xing are not the same kind of people at all, I think the eyeliner sent out has also been withdrawn, there is no need for that." Du Shuo said again.

"It's better for the general to let the imperial history of Jingzhong participate in him, so that he can go back early." The man on the side offered advice.

Du Shuo was overjoyed and said: "Okay, according to this plan, it is also a slap in the face to King Huiji." Hahaha, drinking, drinking. ”

Yin Yuan was not very depressed after receiving the holy decree, he also expected that someone would put pressure on him, in fact, he had vaguely felt that this case was by no means simple, there were other more powerful forces hidden behind Du Shuo, this power went straight to the capital, and at the same time, Yin Yuan also felt that there would be less and less time left for him, and when the King of Huiji could no longer withstand the pressure, everything would be over. I don't know what the situation of Pei Xing's investigation is, it's been a while, but there is still no news, and it is not convenient for the two to meet and discuss directly.

Maybe it's really the endless road, just when Yin Yuan has no way to find his way, the hurried arrival of a person brings a turn for the better.