Chapter 53: The Conspiracy of the Ministry of Rites
"I was wrong." Wu 13 knelt on the ground, his expression flustered and heavy, "I shouldn't, shouldn't have introduced the pox plague to Dongyi City." ”
Bu Tong moved his foot away from him,
"If you don't experience it yourself, you obviously don't know the horror of the pox epidemic, it's not yourself who lost your life, and I'm afraid you really won't realize what is wrong."
Wu Shisan stepped forward on his knees, looking earnest, and took it and was blocked by Tang Xuanlin, and scolded him sharply,
"Just kneel there and say it!"
Wu 13 didn't dare to move again, "I said, I will say everything, I just ask the two of you to save my life, and I, Wu 13, promise to disappear from now on and never come out to harm anyone again." ”
Butong stood by the window and looked at the bare trees outside, a layer of snow fell down under the docking of the birds, and it was very vivid, but the scenery in winter was too depressed, which made people feel quite depressed.
"Then it's up to you how many useful things you say. If you let us know in the future that you lied and retracted your confession, you know what Master Tang is capable of now, and it will be easy for you to die. ”
Wu Thirteen shook his head again and again,
"Don't dare, villain don't dare."
Butong let out an "um", "Go on." ”
Wu Shisan knelt on the ground softly, "My brother-in-law, Guo Jianxin, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, is actually a subordinate of the Duke of Dongguo, and the Duke of Dongguo is not happy that the Liezhan Tiger has monopolized the military power in the northwest for a long time, so after the Ministry of War framed the Liezhan Tiger and rebelled, Guo Jianxin came up with an idea to forge a false impression of a disaster from the sky, and then pretended that the celestial phenomenon was different and pointed directly at the Northwest Army, and then His Majesty could be played to depose the commander." ”
Tang Xuanlin listened carefully,
"The framing of the generals is also led by the Duke of Dongguo?"
Wu 13 shook his head, "It shouldn't be, it has been half a year since the Duke of Dongguo went to the three southeastern provinces to rectify the water transportation, and many things have been quite slow to control, Sun Qingshan seems to have secretly fallen to the six princes, but since the purpose is the same, the Duke of Dongguo has also acquiesced." ”
Bu Tong chuckled, "Poor generals and loyal ministers of a generation of good generals are in such a dilemma. ”
Tang Xuanlin continued to ask him,
"Then Guo Jianxin's arrangement for you is to create an outbreak of pox epidemic?"
Wu 13 lowered his head and said "um", "He promised me, as long as the matter is completed, Lie Zhanhu, no, it is General Lie who will definitely be dismissed, and when the time comes, he will give me an errand for a major general in the army......"
Butong turned around,
"So, the life and death of the ordinary people in this city can be buried for your official position?"
Wu 13 buried his head deeply, "Please ask Mr. for help, I heard the Jinyi guard outside say that you have saved a lot of people these days, and now I understand how terrible this pox epidemic is." I shouldn't, for my own little profit, I buried so many people's lives for nothing, Lord Ji is a good official, but I retaliated against him like this, it's really ......"
The belated apology is cheaper than grass, Bu Tong didn't want to listen to it, and directly interrupted him,
"You should recuperate first, and when we return to Kyoto City, you should know who to talk to in front of you?"
Wu Thirteen's head slammed on the ground with a "bang" sound, and the blisters were broken, and pus and blood flowed out, which was very terrifying and sticky to the ground, "Sir, please rest assured, the villain should understand." ”
Butong went out and instructed the brocade guard at the door,
"Go to the medical officer, and send antidote soup to Boss Wu three times a day."
Tang Xuanlin followed behind Bu Tong,
"Tong'er isn't worried that he will retract his confession? Wu Thirteen is not a person with character. ”
Butong shook his head,
"But he cherishes his life, he cherishes his life, these days I have also heard that we can cure the pox epidemic, Wu Shisan is a clever person, naturally knows that now his brother-in-law Guo's conspiracy is bound to fail, and there is no hope for the future official position, I am afraid that I will be implicated, if I sue back, I can still save my life, such a person will naturally make the most beneficial choice for himself."
Tang Xuanlin nodded, "Wu Thirteen is just a small person in the market, and the person who really won't admit his guilt is Guo Jianxin." ”
The two walked to the front yard,
"That's inevitable, once you admit your guilt, it will be a raid on your family and a stench for 10,000 years, Lord Guo has been in charge of the Ministry of Rites for several generations, so naturally he will not be easily punished, and you have to do ironclad evidence, so that he has no way to escape."
Tang Xuanlin's eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and he gave Bu Tong a serious salute,
"I will live up to the lady's entrustment."
"Miss," Chang'an suddenly appeared on the side, seeing Tang Xuanlin on the other side, and also saluted in a proper manner, "I've seen Master Tang." ”
Tang Xuanlin got up to say goodbye, and Butong turned to Chang'an,
"What?"
Chang'an took out a letter from his bosom,
"The young master is married, this is a letter from the house, and there is another candy cake, and the spring peach is already being shared with everyone."
Butong nodded, stretched out his hand to take it,
"It was my negligence that I did not report the safety of my family."
Chang'an said, "Miss has a lot of things, and she is doing her best these days, so leave such things to the villain." ”
Bu Tong smiled,
"Father's people are attentive and thoughtful, and having you by my side has saved me a lot of worries."
When he opened the letter, it was Bu Yiyang's full of advice, and he slowly talked about three pages, and Bu Tong looked at it with a smile.
Chang'an raised his head, saluted and retreated.
Bu Tong looked at his back and put away the letter, and couldn't help muttering in his heart: I'm afraid that Chun Tao has already explained it clearly? Don't get rounder and get worse.
After telling Mu Hesheng about Wu Thirteen, Tang Xuanlin began to prepare for the finishing touches, and Bu Tong went to look for him after hearing about it.
"Xuanlin, are you going back to Kyoto City? But now the number of patients is increasing day by day, and it will be a long time before it ends. “
Tang Xuanlin instructed Suzaku to hand over the written paper to Wu Thirteen for painting,
"It's not that I'm going to leave in a few days, it's just that Your Majesty is anxious about Dongyi City, and there is a lot of evidence outside of it that I have to go back to search for it, and I will have to go back to Tokyo City in a few days to recover my life."
I see, Bu Tong nodded, "It should be." ”
Tang Xuanlin reached out and touched Butong's head,
"Don't worry, I will never allow the incident in the camp on the outskirts of the city to happen again, Your Highness is here, you are also here, and all the brocade guards and Suzaku I brought will be left to protect you."
Butong's right eyelid suddenly jumped,
"No, how can you go back to Kyoto alone, ...... on the way"
Tang Xuanlin smiled proudly and confidently,
"It's okay, I'll take two people and Wu Thirteen with me, with his current symptoms, I'm afraid he will be alive in three or five days."
Bu Tong thought that Tang Xuanlin's martial arts were also excellent, so he was relieved,
"The new detoxification soup has a very good effect, Wu Shisan is still mild, but he has a low-grade fever, it doesn't matter, it will be cured soon."
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The busy days passed quickly, Bu Tong sat under the eaves of the front hall, looking at the busy medical officers in the courtyard and the Jianghu Langzhong who came to help, biting the jerky and sighing again and again, Chun Tao passed by with the medicine and couldn't help but stop, "Miss, you quickly collect this appearance, Lord Tang has been gone for two days, and you have been restless for two days, is it possible, what are the risks of the famous Dongchang Supervisor?" ”
Butong smacked his lips,
"I always feel uneasy."
Chun Tao rolled her eyes and left, and finally muttered, "Why should Miss worry, that is Lord Tang." ”
Chang'an and Mu Hesheng came over, and when he heard Chun Tao's words, his eyes darkened a little, Mu Hesheng smiled and sat down beside Butong,
"Atong, but you're worried that the people in Kyoto City will do it again?"
Bu Tong nodded, "Your Highness knows me, they dare to sneak attack the camp where the pox epidemic broke out, Lord Tang only brought two entourage, and he also escorted important witnesses, I am afraid that he will be in danger." ”
Mu Hesheng nodded lightly, "The sinister intentions of the mastermind behind the scenes are shocking. Xuanlin has always been meticulous, and Ah Tong should not be worried. ”
Bu Tong nodded, looking at the dark clouds overhead,
"I'm afraid there will be another heavy snowfall, Your Highness, arrange for Shi Qing to go out to buy quilts, clothes and food."
Mu Hesheng also followed his cheeks to look at the sky, "Shi Qing has already gone, I'm afraid there will be heavy snow in the next year." ”
"Ruixue Zhaofeng Year is auspicious." Bu Tong said slowly, only then did he relax a little.
At the door, he ran in and ran in with a brocade guard, and Chang'an looked coldly, "What's the matter?" If something happened to be so panicked, I am not afraid of colliding with the nobles! ”
The man threw himself at Mu Hesheng's feet and knelt, his voice trembling, "Your Highness, something happened, Lord Tang and his party were ambushed in Dongshan, and the people who went to explore the way only found the bodies of the two brothers and these. ”
Bu Tong got up suddenly, staring closely at the whip in the man's hand, his eyes fell on a bloodstained sachet, the crappy embroidery was clearly the one he gave to Tang Xuanlin.
Tang Xuanlin treats this sachet as a treasure, if there is still a chance to lose it, the blood on it ...... Is it his?
"Go and find it!" Mu Hesheng got up and commanded calmly,
"Let all the Jinyi guards go into the mountain to find it, and we must find Master Tang back!"
Suzaku approached to receive the order, and Bu Tong got up,
"Chang'an, go get my cloak, and I'll go with you."
Mu Hesheng wanted to organize, but turned his head to look at Bu Tong's firm face, so he had to face Suzaku, "Take good care of Miss Bu." ”
Bu Tong shook his head and took the sachet into his arms, "Your Highness doesn't need to arrange for me, Tong'er can take care of herself." ”
Take care of yourself, and bring Tang Xuanlin back, Butong got dressed and got on the horse, and watched Mu Hesheng also come over in a strong suit,
"Your Highness should stay and sit in the government."
Mu Hesheng shook his head, "The medical officers are all here, it is not difficult to take care of the patients, Xuanlin is my right-hand man, now the situation is unpredictable, the sky is not good, there will be a heavy snowfall soon, I am afraid that it will be even more difficult to find at that time, and they must be brought back before the snow falls." ”
Butong feelings,
"With His Highness's words, it is enough."
On the east mountain is Lingyin Temple, the group walked to the jungle at the foot of the mountain, and saw the corpses of two Jinyi Guards, it is very simple to kill with a knife, but it is very simple to see Bu Tong's heart, Jinyi Wei's skills are already extraordinary, how can they be easily killed.
"Everyone is divided into three teams, scattered to look for clues, if there is a discovery, the signal will be fired," Mu Hesheng arranged, and everyone scattered to look for clues, Bu Tong's eyes were also looking around nervously, and he unconsciously broke away from the large army......