Chapter 035: Red Sleeve Village (4)
The location of Fengxian is special, and it borders both the Crescent Country and the Yasukuni Kingdom, and people from all over the world come to Fengxian County to do business and play out of curiosity.
Looking at the prosperity of the town, but the energy investment of the imperial court yamen after the prosperity is huge, and once it is not managed well, it will be punished by the laws of the Great Zhou. The difficulties in management can be imagined.
So I also understand Gu Shaoqing's thoughts, instead of spending energy and taking risks by myself, it is better to let an organization like Red Sleeve Village do chivalrous deeds, so that I can relax myself, and the responsibility will be borne by Red Sleeve Village.
But it is still the same sentence, the court has the laws of the court, whether it is breaking the law and discipline, whether it is murder or arson, the case must always be tried by the yamen is the correct way. Allowing the Red Sleeves to exist and do things here is already a violation of the law. Moreover, it has the meaning of re-establishing the imperial court.
"Guardian Ye, what clues can he find?" I invited Gu Shoucheng to the house and asked in a low voice, "Sun Zhengcheng has not come over today, is there any action?" ”
Hearing my inquiry, Gu Shoucheng glanced up at Ziyu, who found an excuse and exited the room.
Gu Shoucheng slowly reported at this time: "Well, when entering the city, Guard Ye knew that the Red Sleeve Village was going to start acting when we checked in. Gu Shoucheng paused and continued: "Guard Ye has already found out the whereabouts of the owner of the Red Sleeve Village, which is the mansion of the county commander Gu Shaoqing. ”
"What?!" Infinite reverie suddenly rose in my heart. remembered that Zhang Xian before also colluded with the mountain bandit leader, which was for selfish desires. And this Gu Shaoqing colluded with Red Sleeve Zhuang, but it seemed to maintain a balance and stability.
But in any case, the imperial court is the imperial court, and such a secret operation is really illegal.
"Have you ever found any clues in the Red Sleeves?"
Gu Shoucheng shook his head, "Sun Zheng hasn't come back yet, so there must be something new to discover." By the way, Ye Huwei found out before that the current wife of the county order is Xu Xian, surnamed Du, who came to Feng County with Gu Shaoqing six or seven years ago. ”
"What's wrong with this?"
"The problem is that the Red Sleeve Village also appeared suddenly at that time."
"That's a bit far-fetched, but let's count it as proof for now." I continued to confirm: "Then Gu Shaoqing's wife, can she do martial arts?" ”
"This Ye guard didn't say it, and I don't know what role this county lady plays in Red Sleeve Village."
"If she is really a leader of the Red Sleeve Village, then this Gu Shaoqing is really interesting." Although I don't agree with his approach in my heart, it is undeniable that Gu Shaoqing's starting point is good. "It seems that we won't be able to stay long in this Feng County."
Gu Shoucheng was afraid that something would change at night, so he brought a group of soldiers to guard the courtyard, but fortunately, he was safe and sound for the night. Early the next morning, Gu Shaoqing came to see me in the backyard of the county government, and to his surprise, he was dressed in civilian clothes and brought his wife with him.
"I returned from the province last night, and I will take him with me to meet Her Royal Highness the princess today." As he spoke, the husband and wife saluted me together.
Which one is this singing? I was suspicious in my heart, and motioned to Du Ruo to pour tea, but I didn't want to shout twice, and Du Ruo didn't react.
"Du Ruo? Tea. ”
Du Ruo only reacted at this moment, picked up the teapot, poured two cups of tea, and brought it over.
Gu Shoucheng and Li Da followed closely into the house, Gu Shaoqing and his wife got up and greeted Gu Shoucheng again, Gu Shoucheng was also stunned when he saw Gu Shaoqing appear with his wife, but his face was still very serious.
"I heard from my lord, Lord Gu suspects that I am from the Red Sleeve Village? Is there such a thing? Gu Shaoqing's wife, Du Shi, went straight to the point with a smile on her face, and asked Gu Shoucheng directly, which made Gu Shoucheng a little embarrassed.
"Yes, exactly." Gu Shoucheng was not polite, and responded directly: "The handwriting on this red-sleeved Zhuang note is so similar to the calligraphy and painting, it is inevitable that people will not be suspicious." ”
"Since the Red Sleeve Village dares to spread these notes, it will not be so easy for people to know who wrote it, if I am a person from the Red Sleeve Village, and I swagger to put my handwriting in the room, waiting for people to refer to it, then I am really stupid, is it Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Gu Shaoqing's lady looked at her gentle and gentle speech, but she carried a knife with every word, and the blade could stab others with a casual turn.
I responded with a smile: "I used to be just the daughter of a prince, and now I am the daughter of the Great Zhou, there are no absolutes in the world, sometimes the more you look at the impossible, the more possible." What's more, the Qing is self-purifying, if it is really not a lady, there is no need to worry about anything, isn't it, Fengxian County Commander Gu Shaoqing. ”
Gu Shaoqing's face showed a trace of embarrassment, and he was about to step forward to explain, but the lady Du Shi on the side grabbed the white and said: "What Her Royal Highness the Princess said is extremely true, but I am afraid that General Gu will delay the time to catch the real murderer because of a misunderstanding in vain, so it will not be good." ”
"Haha, this is not worrying about Mrs. Lao, this is General Gu's duty, not your duty." I directly accentuated my tone, and when I saw that her face was a little unbearable, I softened it again: "What's more, how can it be a waste of time to help Mrs. clear her suspicions?" ”
Du Shi smiled miserably, and General Gu on the side cast a grateful glance at me. I nodded, sometimes that's the case, the battle of words against women can only be played by women.
I thought Du Shi would shut up honestly, and I didn't want to rest for a while, but I heard her making noise again, and this time she actually started to point fingers at Sang and scold Huai in front of me.
"The sparrows in this courtyard are really annoying, I am afraid that they have disturbed the rest of Her Royal Highness the Princess, and your lordship should take them away as soon as possible."
The corners of my mouth twitched, thinking of Ye Liuyun's famous saying, I don't see a little blood to remind me, people are always sober.
"I've driven them away and they'll come back, after all, this is their nest. General Gu, take a few soldiers, netted them with a net, and then handed them to Ziyu and told her that we will eat fried sparrows tonight. ”
"Yes." After Gu Shoucheng got the order, he went out to carry it out when he was sick.
At this moment, I look at Du Shi again, and she can finally shut her mouth honestly.
I'm just wondering, why is this woman different from what I imagined? How can a woman who likes ink and orchids like the battle of tongues, and she is rude, and she looks like a splatter.
I turned my head to look at Du Ruo and noticed that she was a little distracted. "Du Ruo, Mrs. County Ling has said so much, she must be thirsty, hurry up and add some hot water to her."
When Du Ruo heard me call her, she hurriedly walked over with a teapot and added water to Du Shi, but she accidentally poured the water and spilled it.
"Oh, why are you so careless." Du Shi showed the most fundamental shrewd appearance, "Your Royal Highness Princess, you have to pick a subordinate well, like this, if it were in our mansion, a subordinate like you would have been driven back long ago." ”
Even though I had anger in my heart, I didn't vent it immediately, holding the teacup and laughing: "Gu Shaoqing, today I really opened my eyes, although I don't like to oppress people with status and power, but it doesn't mean that I can trample on the royal majesty at will." Gu Shaoqing, I will punish my people for doing something wrong, Du Ruo, go back to the roof and think about it! ”
Du Ruo bowed down aggrievedly and turned around and entered the house. I turned my head and continued to smile and look at Du Shi, and then stared at Gu Shaoqing. "Then what should I do if Lord Gu's people make a mistake?!"
Gu Shaoqing's face was red and white. The Du family on the side was not a fool, so he naturally knew that he had committed a taboo, so he hurriedly laughed and said: "Her Royal Highness the princess has a large number, only because the slave family can't stand being wronged, so it will be like this, and please ask Her Royal Highness the princess to punish him." ”
I didn't pay attention to her, my eyes were still staring at Gu Shaoqing, "Gu Shaoqing, why did you become dumb when your wife came?" ”
Gu Shaoqing also had a smile on his face at this moment, "Your Royal Highness Princess, according to your opinion, how to deal with it in order to dispel your anger?" ”
"Ha, haha." Hearing this, the anger in my heart suddenly rose, "What, do you think I'm angry with your wife? If you hadn't said something in front of your wife, how could she have misunderstood this, this is one thing. Second, as a husband, you connived at your wife's words to contradict the ministers of the DPRK and China, disrespected the royal children, and lost your husband's responsibility. Finally, and most importantly, your wife makes a mistake and can't correct it in time, which is the worst sin you commit! ”
I became more and more angry, pointed at Gu Shaoqing and asked, "If a family can't be cured, how can we talk about governing a county?" No wonder you would condone Red Sleeves to kill people at will. ”
After Gu Shaoqing heard this, he got up and stood up, and said loudly: "I am here to honor Her Royal Highness the princess again, I am the county order of Fengxian County is sealed by the Great Zhou court, if there is a mistake, it should be held accountable by the Great Zhou court, let me ask Her Royal Highness the princess is not a Shangguan, and the second has been classified as a new moon, how can I manage the affairs of the Great Zhou court?" Maybe Fengxian County is not as prosperous as Kyoto under my governance, but if you talk about how the people of Dazhou are doing in the city, I dare to pack a ticket, and few people say a word to Gu someone. As an official for one term and for the benefit of the township, Gu asked himself that he did not harm the interests of the people of Da Zhou. As for my wife, she is also a citizen of the Great Zhou, and she has been wronged for no reason, so ask a few more words, how can she be regarded as offending the ministers of the court and the central government and disrespecting the royal family? ”
I didn't expect Gu Shaoqing to defend his wife so much, and I had some respect in my heart. Maybe I really shouldn't be oppressive in that identity, but there are many points that I still can't agree with.
I was about to retort when suddenly a clear voice came from outside the door.
"Master Gu is so confident, no one dares to say the word "no"? ”
As soon as the words fell, the door was pushed open, and a woman with unkempt hair walked in, staring at Gu Shaoqing with hateful eyes.
"Gu Shaoqing, do you remember me?" The woman brushed away her long hair, revealing a haggard face, but the face was still clearly recognizable.
I couldn't help but be surprised, along with Li Da beside me, this woman looked so similar to the woman next to Gu Shaoqing.
Two more people walked in behind the wooden door, it was none other than Ye Liuyun and Sun Zheng.
Seeing Ye Liuyun, he found that he hadn't seen him for a few days, and he was a little haggard, and the stubble at the corner of his mouth was already very obvious.
When Gu Shaoqing saw this woman, he immediately collapsed, leaned directly on the chair, and sat down.
"You, how could you ......"
"How can you still be alive, right?" The woman asked with tears in her eyes: "Gu Shaoqing, I gave you everything I had, but I got this result in exchange." ”
When Du Shi on the side saw this woman, his eyes began to dodge, and he stepped back, Ye Liuyun quickly stepped forward to stop him, and said with a smile: "Where is Mrs. County Ling going, why don't you care about your husband?" ”
The woman's eyes rolled, and she hurriedly knelt on the ground, begging for mercy at the woman with unkempt hair: "Sister, I'm just confused, and I'm confused for a while, so my sister will spare me this time." ”
"Ruoqing, you should know the rules of the Red Sleeve Village." The woman tilted her head and said coldly, "Don't force me to do it." ”
Du Shi knelt on the ground, looking at the woman who looked similar to her in great fear. "Sister, I'm your own sister!"
"Ha, why don't you think I'm your own sister?" The woman's eyes were firm and cold, revealing a coldness. "When you pushed me off the cliff, did you ever think that I was my own sister? When you and Gu Shaoqing kissed me and me, did you ever think that I was your own sister! ”
Du Shi sat down on the ground, rolled his eyes, and then touched his waist with his hand, and I shouted, "Not good! ”
I saw Song's hand raised and threw a hidden blade at the woman, the woman was taken aback, and wanted to dodge, but it seemed that her body movement was limited. Seeing that danger was coming, suddenly a sword light flashed, and the Hidden Blade fell.
"Even now, you are still so unrepentant, it seems that you are really hopeless." The woman said sadly.
"Ruoxi, don't blame Ruoqing, you deceived me first." Gu Shaoqing stopped in front of Du Ruoqing and defended Du Ruoqing: "If it weren't for Ruoqing, I wouldn't have known that you had been married and had children, and I wouldn't have thought that you would be the leader of the Red Sleeves Village." ”
"Hmph, you said you didn't care about my past, why, now you regret it?" Du Ruoxi asked: "How many problems did the Red Sleeve Village solve for you, don't you know it yourself?" ”
"Help me? Ha, when you collect evidence and then take action, the daylilies are cold. Ruoqing really helped me, always extinguishing all hidden dangers as soon as possible, and seeing immediate results. ”
"Hidden dangers? It's just a Gentile who has offended you. Du Ruoxi said coldly: "Red Sleeve Zhuang will only raise a knife against those who are extremely evil, if it is not for the conclusive evidence, how can it act easily?" ”
"Don't talk about those deceitful nonsense, when you killed the imperial captain, why didn't you collect evidence!" Gu Shaoqing asked Du Ruoxi loudly, hearing this, I couldn't help but feel shocked, and Ye Liuyun on the side was also stunned.
He couldn't have imagined that the woman he had managed to save was holding a mysterious organization, and it was the organization that robbed him of the first credit.
"Evidence? I'm the best proof of that! ”