A man in a white shirt was chained to the mottled wall on all fours, and next to him, a cold-faced Dongchang fanzi held a long whip in his hand, whipping him one whip after another, the whip whirred, leaving a bloody mark on the white shirt, and the man's terrible screams came and went.

Cen Yin, who was dressed in a bamboo-blue straight jacket, was also inside, sitting on a high-backed chair on the side, drinking tea by himself.

The little scorpion boiled water and watched over the fire.

Cen Yin had already reserved a seat for Mu Yan, Mu Yan sat down next to Cen Yin unceremoniously, and the little scorpion also served tea to Mu Yan with interest.

Mu Yan didn't even glance at the tortured man, as if he had only come here to drink tea.

Cen Yin handed a piece of paper to Mu Yan in his hand, "Take a look." ”

Mu Yan glanced at it with ten lines, this was an interrogation record.

Cen Yin briefly told him about the interrogation on the side: "This Luo David and his gang are indeed Yuan Nanhuai's remnants. They were sent by the puppet king Suna. A total of twelve people came to Beijing together, and they were separated in Jizhou, and they were divided into two groups of people to enter Beijing, just in case, they didn't know each other's whereabouts. ”

"The purpose of their coming to Dasheng is to find out the news." As he spoke, Cen Yin hooked his lips slightly, and there seemed to be a smile on his beautiful face, "I still want to inquire about the relationship between you and me." ”

Mu Yan raised his head from the interrogation record, raised his eyebrows, and laughed.

His hearty laughter contrasted sharply with another terrible scream.

Cen Yin continued: "They want to mix up with you through the martial arts election in a month's time. Moreover, in the capital, in addition to the three girls of the Xu family, there are other contacts. ”

Cen Yin's long, narrow and deep eyes were especially bright against the firelight, like a lone wolf staring at its prey.

Mu Yan put the interrogation record back and asked casually, "What's going on with Xu Xiyu?" ”

"It's being judged." Cen Yin said lightly, and picked up the teacup in his hand again.

Mu Yan then looked at David Luo, who was suspended by chains, and was interrogated in Dongchang for several days, David Luo had long been unrecognizable, his blood-stained face was blue and swollen, his facial features were a little distorted, the nails of his ten fingers were peeled off, and the flesh and blood on his fingertips were blurred.

The interrogation of Dongchang Fanzi was not soft-hearted, and he was still whipping David Luo one whip after another.

"Smack! Syllable! Syllable! ”

The whips used for interrogation in the East Factory are naturally not ordinary whips, these whips are all barbed, and they have been soaked in salt water, and every time they are drawn, Luo Da is worse than dead.

His breath was weak, and even his screams became weak.

"Smack!"

Another whip was drawn on his chest mercilessly, just on another bloody wound that had not healed before, adding to the wound.

David Luo had a violent convulsion all over his body, and he finally couldn't stand it anymore.

"I'll recruit! I'm recruiting! ”

He cried out miserably, and his whole body was still trembling, as if he had gotten madness.

"Don't say it yet!" The Dongchang fan took the whip, and the whip shook it heavily on the ground in a demonstrative manner.

The sound of the whip breaking through the air frightened David Luo's body into trembling violently.

David Luo said in a trembling voice: "As early as forty or fifty years ago, we started to install a lot of people in Dasheng one after another......

Mu Yan and Cen Yin exchanged a tacit look with each other. Forty or fifty years ago, King Huai, who reigned at that time, was Suna's grandfather. Nan Huai's game of chess is quite big.

David Luo continued, "At that time, it was to be able to win Dasheng one day, and some of these families have taken root in Dasheng...... For example, the Sun family. ”

Mu Yan slowly fanned the folding fan in his hand.

It was not surprising that David Luo recruited the Sun family.

Pulling out the radish and bringing out the mud, when the identities of Xu Xiyu and her two personal maids were exposed, they naturally aimed their suspicious eyes at Xu Xiyu's maternal grandfather's family, the Sun family.

David Luo's mouth was swollen for the most part, and his voice was a little slurred, "The Sun family was originally a Huairen, and fifty years ago, the whole family came to Dasheng. ”

At this time, hundreds of households in the Dongchang next to him ran over diligently and took the initiative to tell Cen Yi about the situation of the Sun family, "Overseer, Sun Zhi is a person who has been a man for Ted's twenty-year years, and a jinshi in Ted's twenty-four years. The eldest son, Sun Xi, became a jinshi at the age of twenty, that is, the maternal grandfather of the third girl of the Xu family. ”

"Sun Xi's official position is the highest and he is the left servant of the ministry, and he resigned eight years ago and returned to his hometown."

"He has two sons and seven daughters under his knees, and has raised many homeless orphan girls.

"Miss Xu San's biological mother is the second daughter of the Sun family."

Hearing this, Mu Yan raised his eyebrows with interest, "In this way, the Sun family also has a lot of in-laws. ”

Since they can't give birth to so many, they simply raise more girls in the house in the name of adoption, and when the girls get married, they can get married.

In this way, the in-laws of the Sun family spread all over Dasheng.

Although it is time-consuming to insert eyeliner into other families in this way, it is also the least traceable, and the effect can be seen from Xu Xiyu.

Cen Yin casually ordered, "Go check." ”

Of course, Baihu understood that Cen Yin was asking him to check on the in-laws of the Sun family.

"Yes, Overseer." Baihu immediately received the order, his eyes flashed with eagerness, and another errand was coming. This is their chance to show themselves in front of the Overseer!

David Luo took a few breaths, then eased up a little, and said, "My status is low, I only know that Miss Xu San is the granddaughter of the Sun family and Mu Yan's cousin. The boss told us that we could contact Miss Xu San after coming to the capital, and said that Miss Xu San would provide all help. ”

"But after I arrived in the capital, I couldn't contact Miss Xu San, so I could only go to Liuye Lane and wait for someone over there."

"That's all I know...... I really don't know about the rest! ”

"You trust me!"

David Luo's eyes were almost stunned, and his bloodshot eyes were about to pop out.

Since the trial was almost over, Cen Yin didn't stay anymore, stood up leisurely, and made a gesture to Mu Yan, meaning let's go.

Mu Yan also stood up and dusted off his robe casually.

Cen Yin walked towards the outside of the cell, and said lightly, "These days, Xu Xiyu has always insisted that it was Lord Xu who colluded with foreign enemies, and she was forced to be helpless and instructed by Lord Xu. She also said that Lord Xu hated Dasheng very much because of the death of Xu Jingsi and his relatives and the former queen, and wanted Dasheng to die in the country. ”

Cen Yin hooked his lips slightly, and the corners of his lips carried a touch of mockery.

In this regard, Mu Yan only gave one word, "stupid." ”

For the cousin whose brain was in water, Mu Yan didn't pay attention to it at all, he strode forward, parallel to Cen Yin, patted his left shoulder and said, "It's hard work." ”

Isn't it hard to judge a stupid person who doesn't know the current affairs and is stupid!

"Let's go, I'll invite you to drink!" Mu Yan recklessly raised his arm and grabbed Cen Yin's shoulder, and said with a smile, "Yunting Restaurant is good, the chef over there roasts venison very well, it is much more powerful than your little scorpion!" ”

"......" the corner of the little scorpion's eyes twitched. This regent really climbed up the pole, and he hated to roast venison.

The little scorpion was not surprised by the intimacy of the two, but a few people from the East Factory in the rear were stunned.

Baihu almost didn't blurt out boldness. Who doesn't know that the Overseer doesn't like to be close to people!

Baihu didn't shout after all, and watched as his own overseer was dragged away by this cheeky regent.

There was an eerie dead silence around, and the Dongchang fan with long fingers didn't even know that the whip in his hand had fallen.

Cen Yin and Mu Yan walked out of the cell under the burning gaze of everyone, and the people were gone, but Mu Yan's voice had not yet gone away, and it penetrated into their ears from outside the door

"In a few days, Zhen Zhen will be in time, what should I send?"

"Dresses and jewelry, my sister has already prepared them, and it won't be my turn."

"Piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, stone and jade ornaments, etc., don't seem to be suitable as a courtesy."

"Zhen Zhen seems to like the chrysanthemums and camellias cultivated by my gardener, but I can't give her a florist, right?"

“……”

As Mu Yan walked, Rory said endlessly.

Cen Yin occasionally responded, feeling a little embarrassed in the blink of an eye, the little girl was about to die.

The little chamberlain who had led Mu Yan the way before followed behind with the little scorpion, and the little chamberlain listened with a complicated face, feeling that the temper of the overseer was too good, and he actually had the patience to listen to the regent say that there were so many things.

The little chamberlain quietly went to look at the little scorpion beside him, but saw that the little scorpion still looked calm and relaxed, and secretly sighed in his heart that he was really not as used to seeing big scenes as the little scorpion's father-in-law, no wonder he could become the overseer's cronies.

The little chamberlain straightened his waist, straightened his face, and hurriedly made a mood of joy and anger, and followed behind Cen Yin and Mu Yan not far away.

The iron door of the Imperial Prison was opened again in the rough creaking, and the breeze blew in the face, bringing the unique fragrance of plants and trees, and the cold and fishy smell in the Imperial Prison, which can be described as one heaven and one underground.

The square-faced young general had already left, and guarding outside was a capable brocade-clothed guard Qianhe.

When He Qianhu saw Cen Yin come out, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Governor, an hour ago, Jiang Deshen fell from the second floor of Guangju Restaurant, and it was not good on the spot. Just now, the Jiang family hung up the white flag. ”

Hanging white flags means that there is a funeral at home.

Mu Yan and Cen Yin glanced at each other, both of them a little surprised.

Jiang Deshen's death was a little sudden.

"Really dead?" Mu Yan shook the folding fan in his hand and asked casually.

Without waiting for He Qianhu to answer, Mu Yan said again, "Go to the Jiang family to see if the person is really dead." ”

He Qianhu didn't agree immediately, but first glanced at Cen Yin's face, and saw Cen Yin nodding slightly, so he hugged his fists and took his life.

He Qianhu left in a hurry.

Mu Yan looked at He Qianhu's distant back, turned the folding fan in his hand flexibly twice, and said with a smile, "If people are really dead, it's interesting." ”

Then, Mu Yan changed the topic, and he put his hand on Cen Yin's shoulder again and beckoned, "Let's go, let's not talk about these people who are ruining the fun, let's drink!" ”

Dongchang Fanzi, who was guarding outside the edict prison, naturally saw it, and he was also dumbfounded, his eyes were about to fall, and he just watched the two of them walk away shoulder to shoulder.

This regent is so thick-skinned!

On this day, this thought lingered in the minds of the whole Dongchang.

As for the courtiers who were watching outside, they were even more shocked, they were still struggling with whether the relationship between Cen Yin and Mu Yan would collapse, and they saw the two of them go to Yunting Restaurant together.

The news that these two ancestors went to drink together spread among civil and military officials in a long time.

It's good now, these ministers are not entangled, just like Duanmu Shoufu said, let's all work hard.

However, immediately afterward, two more pieces of news came one after another, causing the officials of the entire court to be stunned.

The first case is that Mu Youjing did not die, but went to Huaizhou, thousands of miles away, and became the husband of Suna, the puppet king of Nanhuai, and he had to crusade against Dasheng with Suna.

The second case is the death of Mu Youjing's maternal grandfather Jiang Deshen.

Originally, Mu Youjing was removed from the royal family and exiled, Jiang Deshen could no longer do anything in the court, and no one cared about him anymore, who would have thought that he would die so suddenly.

Both of these events are related to "Mu Youjing", which makes people have to think of the connection between these two things.

It is said that Mu Youjing, who died on the way to exile, did not die, which means that there is a force to rescue him, and it also covers him, so that he can go to Huaizhou, and the person who will do his best to plan and pay for Mu Youjing, except for his maternal grandfather Jiang Deshen, it is really impossible to think of a more likely candidate.

So, now that Jiang Deshen is dead, will it ......

In all kinds of speculation, everyone saw that Jinyiwei had moved.

A team of Jinyi guards set off from Fusi in Beizhen and rushed to Jiangfu with great momentum, they not only brought them with them, but also surrounded Jiangfu, which was impenetrable.

After a stick of incense, He Qianhu came out of Jiangfu again and personally went to the Yunting Restaurant in the south of the city.

At this moment, it is noon, and the restaurant is full of seats, and the voices are boiling.

The appearance of He Qianhu made the voices in the restaurant instantly seem to be sucked away, and the lobby fell into a dead silence, all of them were afraid that Jinyiwei was coming to take people.

He Qianhu didn't care about the eyes of others, and went straight to a private seat on the second floor, and heard Mu Yan's voice smiling and groaning from the elegant seat, "This wine is good, I eat this roast venison better than wine!" ”

Mu Yan and Cen Yin were sitting by the window, and there were seven or eight dishes on the table between the two, the most striking of which was a roasted golden and charred deer leg, which was full of meat.

The little scorpion was also in the seat, skillfully cutting venison for the two.

After three rounds of drinking, the wine was drunk, and the two looked at Yan Yan with a smile.

This scene in the elegant seat looks a little too harmonious, so harmonious that He Qianhu is a little numb, and he always feels that this seemingly harmonious atmosphere is just an illusion, and secretly it is actually secretly turbulent.

Could it be that this is another game between Lord Cen and the regent?

Are these two playing "a glass of wine to release military power" or something?

He Qianhu's heart was up and down, and he fixed his mind and didn't let his thinking continue to diverge.

When he walked to Cen Yin's side, there was no longer any abnormality in his expression.

He Qianhu saluted Cen Yin, and immediately got to the point, "Governor, I just went to Jiang Mansion to check Jiang Deshen's body, Jiang Deshen didn't fall to death, he was suffocated to death." ”

"Jiang Deshen's elder Jiang Zhongyi pleaded guilty, saying that he pushed Jiang Deshen down the stairs, but Jiang Deshen was not dead at that time, so he quietly covered the person to death on the way back to his home."

Jiang Zhongyi said that his father took risks in order to protect Jiang Deshen and lured away the bandits for him, but after Jiang Deshen escaped, he didn't even try to collect his father's body. Later, his mother was overwhelmed by grief and died in childbirth. Jiang Zhongyi felt that it was Jiang Deshen who killed his father, and he hated Jiang De deep into his bones, so he would kill him to avenge his parents. ”

As he spoke, He Qianhu showed a trace of shame on his face, and said, "That Jiang Zhongyi heard that we brought a puppet, took poison in advance, and after confessing, the person died." ”

He Qianhu lowered his head, his whole body tensed, and he didn't dare to look at Cen Yin.

Although Jiang Zhongyi had made up his mind to die, the Overseer handed over this matter to them, and they did not bring the people back alive to be sent by the Overseer, which was their mistake.

In the seat, there was silence, only to hear the sound of pouring wine echoing in my ears, and the noise of the street could be heard in the distance outside the window.

He Qianhu's heart rose little by little.

Suddenly, Cen Yin's understated voice came from the front, "Then settle it." ”

He Qianhu was a little relieved when he heard this, knowing that the overseer meant that Jiang Deshen's death would be closed as such, that is, the overseer would not be able to handle things worse than them.

"Yes, Overseer." He Qianhu solemnly received the order, hurriedly came, hurried and went, and stayed in the elegant seat for less than a cup of tea.

After stepping out of the door of the elegant seat, He Qianhu breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the cold sweat from the corners of his forehead with his cuffs, and heard Mu Yan's grinning voice from the elegant seat again, "I drank it in one jar so quickly." Scorpion, go get another jar! ”

He Qianhu couldn't help but glance back at the seat, the regent is trying to get drunk with Lord Cen? Are these two ancestors good or bad?

Forget it, forget it. This matter is not for a small person like him to worry about, and their brocade guards only need to be loyal to the overseer.

He Qianhu left in three steps and two steps.

Because Cen Yin didn't object, the little scorpion could only go out obediently and get wine for Mu Yan again.

Mu Yan personally poured wine for Cen Yin, and said with a smile, "Big brother, it's been really 'lively' recently." He deliberately increased the volume of the word "lively", which was meaningful.

While speaking, Mu Yan also threw a "You know and I know" look at Cen Yin, and raised his glass at the same time.

Cen Yin just smiled slightly, and also raised his glass to Mu Yan in return.

Both of them drank the contents of the cup in one gulp.

Mu Yan changed the topic to Duanmu Fei as he spoke, "Big brother, what do you say I should give Zhen Zhen and a gift?" ”

When the little scorpion entered the door with the wine jar, he heard this sentence, and the problem was that he had heard it at least three times in the past hour.

Even for the gifts that Mu Yan had prepared, the little scorpion was almost like a treasure.

In the final analysis, Mu Yan was not satisfied with the boxes of gifts he had prepared, and he didn't know what to give.

The corners of the little scorpion's eyes twitched, and Xindao simply gave away all these things.

The little scorpion's brain was empty, and he was too lazy to listen to Mu Yan's empty words with no content, and continued to serve drinks to the two.

In the private seat, the two talked and laughed, ate and drank, so casually.

Whether it was Mu Yan or Cen Yin, they didn't mention Jiang Deshen again, as if his death was insignificant at all.

The same is true in Beijing, after only discussing Jiang Deshen's death for half a day, the focus of everyone's attention fell on Mu Youjing's matter, and there were many discussions, and within two days, it was spreading.

Some people condemn it, some people watch the excitement, but some people see opportunities from this.

Jinzhou's piece of fat was taken away by Xiao Tian, but Dasheng not only has Jinzhou, there are other "opportunities", and Huaizhou is also a big piece of fat.

The person with a lively mind immediately moved his mind, thinking that the last time Jinzhou was taken away, for fear that this time it would be a step too late, so he summoned two or three colleagues to rush to Wenhua Hall together, and directly found the first assistant Duanmuxian.

"Lord Duanmu, the rebellion in Huaizhou is because Luo Guangqing and Luo Qifang have not fulfilled their responsibilities. If the situation is allowed to develop, the people of Huaizhou will be in turmoil, and the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

"Xia Guan thinks that he should re-select the right person to go to Huaizhou to take over these two people, control the chaos in Huaizhou as soon as possible, and take down the puppet king of Nanhuai, so as to set an example!"

"Hey, the regent is still too soft-hearted to give three ...... Mu Youjing can take advantage of it. ”

A middle-aged official is honest and straightforward, and he is impassioned and loyal.

"Lord Zhang," Duanmu Xian looked at the other party with a smile and said idly, "I remember the last time the news of Mu Youjing's death came, didn't you say that it must be the regent who wanted to cut down the grass and eradicate the roots and kill Mu Youjing?" ”

"......" Mr. Zhang was speechless, unable to hide his embarrassment. He had also echoed a few words from other people's words before, and he had long forgotten about them.

Master Zhang still had a stomach full of words to say, but he was blocked back by Duanmu Xian's such an understatement.

He came ambitiously and walked away in disgrace.

This happened again and again over again in the following days.

For a few days, every day, people came to Wenhua Hall to find a few elders, all of them were afraid of falling behind others, or moving them with affection, or knowing them with reason, or tempting them to benefit.

The meaning of these people's words is that they want to go to Huaizhou and take charge of Huaizhou affairs instead of Luo Guangqing and Luo Qifang.

In fact, the cabinet was somewhat worried about whether Huaizhou would get out of control, so they simply went to Wuyingdian together and solemnly mentioned this matter to Mu Yan.

However, Mu Yan decisively refused

"No need, Suna and the others are just making a small fuss, unless there is a big change in Huaizhou, otherwise it will not get out of control."

Several cabinet ministers looked at each other with a slight hesitation, but they didn't say anything after all.

You Junji tentatively said, "That Mu Youjing ......"

"Tell the world on the same day, Mu Youjing escaped and committed treason, and he will no longer be the people of Dasheng." Mu Yan decisively ordered.

"Yes, Lord Regent." All the ministers made a joint effort to receive orders.

The dust is settled.

The ministers retreated, but Duanmuxian was stopped by Mu Yan.

Duanmuxian thought that Mu Yan had some official business to tell him, and his expression was solemn.

Who would have thought, the next moment, I saw Mu Yan grinning, revealing a white and full tooth, and called affectionately, "Grandfather." ”

"......" Duanmu Xian immediately understood, it turned out that what this kid wanted to say was not a public matter, but a private matter.

Mu Yanzheng earnestly advised, "Don't work overtime recently, just leave all the work to others, Zhen Zhen's ceremony is coming, you can help her take care of it." ”

Mu Yan's words were quite useful to Duanmu Xian, Duanmu Xian smiled and said, "I know this matter in my heart." ”

Duanmu Xian looked at Mu Yan smugly, no matter how arrogant and wanton this stinky boy was, he had no problem in the matter of his little granddaughter's ceremony.

Only female guests can be present at the ceremony, and he can use his grandfather's identity to preside over the ceremony for his eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law, Mu Yan will definitely not be able to go, and he can't see the beautiful appearance of the little granddaughter.

Just thinking about it like this, Duanmu Xian's heart was quite happy.

Duanmu Xian left in a good mood, he did not return to the Wenhua Palace, but followed Mu Yan's advice in a good manner, and went directly out of the palace and returned home.

In the next few days, the ministers watched Duanmuxian fish for three days and dry nets for two days, and only stayed in the Wenhua Hall and the Hubu Yamen for most of the day every day, and left early.

As a result, it inevitably attracted some speculation, and many ministers were curious about what Mu Yan said that day when he left Duanmuxian in private, so that Duanmuxian protested in this passive way.

In the midst of different opinions, October 12, that is, Duanmufei's and Lu ceremony came.

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