Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Desperate Autumn Moon
Pei Shengyuan and his entourage rushed back to the capital, but the main officials of Yecheng hanged themselves the night before Pei Shengyuan arrived in Beijing, which made the case even more confusing......
In the early morning of the same day, there was a heavy rain in Yecheng, and it was until the end of the day, and the people said that the villagers who were killed appeared to wash away their grievances.
Qiu Yue and Yang Mubai were very anxious, the rain was too heavy, the sky was dark and oppressive, they set off at the time of the hour, the carriage could only move forward slowly, and when Yang Cheng fell on the cliff mountain, it was already a pillar of incense time. Yesterday the mountains and forests were stained with blood, and the heavy rain washed everything clean, as if the fierce fight that took place here yesterday did not exist at all. They slowly searched along the edge of the cliff, not letting go of every place, and Zhang Shan took a hundred soldiers and searched in the carpet. After looking for a day, I found Yang Cheng's clothes in a bush at the bottom of the cliff, and not far away, I saw Yang Cheng's underwear, there were still some blood stains on the clothes, and there were a few sword eyes, and the clothes were also torn, but no one saw them.
They expanded their search and found nothing. Zhang Shan said: "Let's go back, don't look for it." β
Qiu Yue said stubbornly: "The clothes have been found, he must be nearby, if you don't want to look for it, go back first, I'll find it myself." β
Zhang Shan and Yang Mubai knew that they couldn't persuade her now, so they had to say: "Qiuyue, it's night now, we've been looking for a day, if he is still alive and listening to so many people call him, there will definitely be a response......"
Qiuyue: "Maybe he's unconscious and can't hear us." β
Yang Mubai took her hand: "It's not easy to find that night, we'll look for it tomorrow, okay?" β
Zhang Shan said: "Qiu Yue, you should know that his clothes were found, but the blood stains on them and the tearing people were not seen, it was obviously ...... by the beast" Qiu Yue said: "Impossible, Yang Cheng's martial arts are so high, how is it possible, how can it be ......"
Zhang Shan: "Qiuyue, you know very well in your heart that looking for it like this now is just a waste of time, Yang Cheng is dead." β
Qiu Yue hugged Yang Cheng's clothes, and finally came crying loudly, today he just cried silently. When she found the clothes, she knew that Yang Cheng was dead. But she didn't give up, stubbornly thinking that as long as she looked for him again, she could find him if she searched more.
was told the truth by Zhang Shan, and the little luck she deceives herself in her heart was instantly shattered. Qiu Yue cried for a while and said, "Even if it is taken away by a wild beast, there will be bones, I must find them, otherwise I absolutely don't believe that Yang Cheng can't die like this." Yang Cheng is the hero in her heart, in her eyes, there is nothing difficult that Yang Cheng can't go to in the past, and there is nothing that Yang Cheng can't do.
Yang Mubai and Zhang Shan persuaded her to go back and come back the next day.
After two more days of searching, on the other side of the mountain, some human remains were found, with only a few large leg bones and half a skull. This time, Qiu Yue stopped talking, and Zhang Shan asked the soldiers to bring the wreckage in boxes, and then the whole team returned to the post station.
Yang Mubai and Qiu Yue packed their bags, and Zhang Shan escorted them back to Beijing.
Qiu Yue hadn't slept much in the past few days, and when she got into the carriage, she fell asleep after a while. Yang Mubai saw that she was asleep, and went to another carriage, where Zhang Shan was waiting for her.
They haven't seen each other for several years, and they still look like familiar friends, and this time they met, the time was too rushed, and now they have time to catch up.
Yang Cheng died, Qiuyue was depressed, and the joy of their original meeting became heavy.
Zhang Shan prepared a simple wine and food, poured a glass of wine for Yang Mubai, and said, "Is he okay with you?" Looks like it's not bad now, are you happy? β
Yang Mubai replied: "I try to imagine that I have been like those four years, and I always feel that something is missing. I hated him, hated him, hated him. I tried a lot of ways to make him uncomfortable, and in the end, I was so uncomfortable that I felt to death. tried to let go of the hatred in my heart and get along with him, only to find that my heart was much more comfortable and peaceful. In the past three years, I have also traveled a lot of places, seen too many people and things, and never found a sense of belonging, I obviously hated him so much, but I found a sense of belonging in him. β
Zhang Shan asked, "Then how is your body?" β
Yang Mubai replied: "Doctor Ye Tai's medical skills are excellent, and now he is very good. β
Zhang Shan hesitated: "You won't lie to me, if it's good, why don't you have any children?" β
Yang Mubai: "It's that I don't want children yet, I haven't thought about it, if I have children, will there be another incident in the future." β
Zhang Shan obviously didn't believe it, and said: "What can happen, your father has resigned." Besides, if you don't have children, how can you say that if you don't give birth, you won't have children. β
Yang Mubai was a little embarrassed, although he was very familiar with Zhang Shan, he had been together since he was a child, like a brother and sister, and it was still difficult to tell Zhang Shan about such a boudoir. Only blushing and interrupting the topic: "Why not, don't talk about this." In short, it was my decision not to have children. β
Zhang Shan also felt that this question was very rude, so he changed the topic of gossip: "Just now you said that you did a lot of things that made him uncomfortable, let's listen to it." β
Yang Mubai told Zhang Shan about the glorious deeds of letting Pei Shengyuan accompany her to visit the Qinglou and let him give him a male play.
When Zhang Shan heard this, the whole person was stunned, and he was stunned for a long time before he said: "The tiger is still the two of you, what you have done is really unheard of!" Is the emperor so cowardly? β
After thinking about it for a long time, he continued: "You are just tossing blindly, the emperor has long fallen in love with you, otherwise how can you be allowed to toss like this." The majesty of the Son of Heaven has been trampled under the feet of your father and daughter. Don't doubt him anymore, I'm not worth it for him, if he wants to rectify your father, you can be convicted directly when you return to the capital. If you are alive, your father will be convicted of deceit. Don't say anything about Shang Fang's sword and the gold medal for avoiding death, he can take it away, and at most save your father's life. β
Yang Mubai thought about it, it seemed that he was angry, and he didn't think so much. Now that I think about it, what she and her father did was enough to cut off their heads a few times, and if Pei Shengyuan pursued it, it would also implicate Zhang Shan.
Then he said to Zhang Shan: "Don't talk about him, what about you?" You've been rising pretty fast lately, you're a second-rank general, everything is okay? β
Zhang Shan said: "That's it, everything is fine in the barracks, the wives and concubines at home are harmonious, and you have seen several children, all of them are fine." My wife is in charge of housework at home, and I have been stationed in the army for a long time, so I only brought two concubines to serve. β
When Yang Mubai was at home, he also knew the situation in Zhang Shan's family, his wife was indeed a gentle and atmospheric beauty, and the family was well organized. Said apologetically: "At that time, when you went to pick me up, did you think that if you were found out, it would harm your family, but now that you think about it, you are the most innocent." And the most ashamed of you. β
Zhang Shan said: "I have long thought about what to do if I am discovered, the relationship between our two families is exile at most." β
Yang Mubai asked again: "What about the wives and children at home?" β
Zhang Shan replied: "You and my father are willing to find a way, you are only thinking about these now, is it too late?" The two of us are world friends, and I am still your father's student, how can I leave you alone, everything is over. β
Then they talked to each other about what they had seen and heard in the past few years, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
After Qiuyue woke up, Yang Mubai came over to accompany her. Looking at Qiu Yue's desperate appearance, Yang Mubai thought of his previous self, and he was so desperate. The autumn moon is lost forever, he has never been gained.
Just after Zhang Shan's selection and Pei Shengyuan's various performances, maybe he has already fallen in love with himself. Now that I'm in good health, there's nothing to worry about. She was desperate to see Pei Shengyuan now, and wanted to tell him that she didn't care about the past anymore. She will love him as she did before, and she will be a good queen and a wife. Don't be like Qiu Yue and Yang Cheng, what is more desperate than being born, when you can still grasp it, toss blindly, no matter how much love you have, you will be tossed away, your previous self was very naΓ―ve, and she wanted to find a balance by tossing Pei Shengyuan, but fortunately, she stopped in time, otherwise if she continued, her future might be buried, men are also dignified, or the dignity of the Son of Heaven.
Zhang Shuo interrogated the young man for several days, but found nothing, the young man's bones are really hard, no matter how hard he tortures, he will not let go. As if he was beaten hard enough, he kept provoking and said to Pei Shengyuan: "If you want to know, let your queen come to see me." β
In fact, it won't take many days, and if the young man doesn't open his mouth, they can also find out, Zhang Shuo and Xu Lang have checked the ministers of the DPRK and China, both openly and secretly, and there is no big problem. Then there are only the former abolished princes and the former third princes. Some clues have been found, but there is no direct evidence yet.
And the juvenile is direct evidence, which can be handed over directly and the case is closed. But he wondered how they had cultivated such a large killer organization, and if there were any other killers left. The dark guards and the forbidden army have been checking for a long time, but they haven't found it.