Chapter 265: Heading South
The news of the petition of the people reached the imperial study, and the emperor breathed a sigh of relief, and temporarily convened all the ministers for fear of causing a change in the people, and discussed the petition of the people for the god of medicine.
It was not until noon that the people's grievances were appeased, and the people gradually dispersed, making way for a way, and escorted the prisoner carts back to their cells......
Because the second grandmother of the Xiao family has been dismissed from the church on August 12, and has not returned to the Li family, and her whereabouts are unknown, even if the prince and everyone in Yichun Hall know the God of Medicine, they can't identify whether what Cui Ping said is true or false for a while, and the whereabouts of the big shopkeeper of Yichun Hall and Xiao Yun are also unknown, only Cui Ping and Xiao Jun confronted each other in the court, Xiao Jun insisted that he had never said that Mengxi was the god of medicine, and the reason why he divorced his wife was because Mengxi's concubine background violated the ancestral teachings of the Xiao family.
Due to the lack of evidence, on the one hand, the prince, the prime minister, on the other hand, the king of Yan, but the bitter presiding judge Wei Shangshu, which side did not dare to offend, the case fell into a deadlock, is clueless, August twenty-one, six hundred miles in the south of the urgent performance to report to Pingyang, the god of medicine appeared in August 13 in a small village called Taixing in the south of Huizhou, the magic hand rejuvenation, cured the plague in Taixing Village, the common people rushed to tell each other, have said that the god of medicine is the savior sent down by God, every family has offered the god of medicine, Huizhou Mansion Yin Zhengqiang played a request for the god of medicine Guiguan Jue, Indications: Plague ......
Xiao Jun had already confessed that the second grandmother of the Xiao family was dismissed from the Xiao family on August 12, and no one could reach the south overnight.
On August 22, Long Live issued an edict to enshrine Li Mengtan, the master of Yichun Hall, as the judge of the Tai Hospital, Zheng Liupin, the main treatment of the plague in the south, and instructed the prince to personally announce the decree in the south as the minister of the Qincha, and supervise the floods and plagues in the south, and the dispatch of grain to help the victims, etc., the prince received the decree and went south on August 23.
On the same day, Shangguan Jun, the owner of the upstart Fulishan Copper Mine in the south that is enough to balance with the four great families, took the lead and the people of Yangzhou jointly signed a joint name to protect Yin Xiao Zhanzhi, the governor of Yangzhou.
In order to stabilize the situation in the south and buy people's hearts, Emperor Jin issued an order on the same day to temporarily take Yin Xiao Zhanzhi, the governor of Yangzhou, into prison and escort him back to Pingyang for trial.
On August 24, Emperor Jin issued an edict to inform the world that the case of the god of medicine bullying the king was really a case of the wives and concubines of the Xiao family, and they falsely accused each other, and the Xiao family was acquitted and returned the property, but the title of the family was not restored.
Cui Ping was jealous because of the competition, sowing discord, slandering and false accusations, and was sentenced to the punishment of pulling out his tongue and parading the streets for three days, in order to set an example, King Yan did not distinguish between right and wrong, only relying on the words of a concubine in Xiao Mansion, confusing the queen mother, and was reprimanded and punished for a year.
It is said that after Cuiping was sentenced, the day of the parade saw the lively people were crowded, and they all blamed and scolded, Cuiping was smashed in the prisoner car by the people's eggs, stones, rotten vegetables, etc., and died in prison that night, the jailer informed the Xiao family, but no one from the Xiao family went to collect the body, Cuiping was wrapped in a mat by the jailer and thrown into the mass grave, exposing the corpse in the wilderness.
After the eldest lord was released from prison, the Xiao family voluntarily united with the Fulishan Copper Mine to open a righteous warehouse to help the victims, and assisted the imperial court to resettle the victims and quell the riots of the displaced people, in order to atone for the sins of Yangzhou Mansion Yin. Long live the decree on August 25, and Xiao Jun went south on August 26 to preside over the Xiao family's disaster relief.
Sitting in the carriage, combing through the information from Pingyang one by one, Mengxi breathed a sigh of relief, he was finally released from prison, I don't know how it is now, is it okay?
The prince and her only received information from the north and south on the road every day, made feedback, and then conveyed it quickly, but they were not in a hurry to hurry, they stopped all the way, and went south for nine days, and Mengxi and others had just arrived at the border of Jiaozhou.
Putting down the pen in his hand, Mengxi stretched his waist, and said while folding the newly improved prescription:
"Long live pardoned the Xiao family, the second master also got up and went south, Zhiqiu and Ouyang Gongzi said, pay attention to his whereabouts, we can take care of each other along the way."
Zhiqiu answered, raised the curtain, stretched out his hand to beckon a guard, and gave a few commands, then put down the curtain, and saw that the young lady was still looking at those secret letters, and said casually:
"It's good that the case is overturned, although the slave maid also hates the Xiao family, but they are not guilty of destroying the door, fortunately the young lady came up with a way to post leaflets, otherwise how can so many people be summoned in one day, the slave and maid heard that the old loyal servant of the Xiao family once went to the noon gate to beat the Dengwen drum, but was beaten to death by the people of King Yan, and the death was miserable."
"Although he was exonerated from the crime, but after this ransacking, the Xiao family was also defeated, especially the matter of my concubine's marriage on behalf of my concubine, which has become a joke in the streets and alleys of Pingyang, making the Xiao family lose face and have no place to embarrass themselves, I don't know if the old lady and the eldest master will hate me because of this."
"Miss, don't blame yourself, these are not your original intentions, I don't know who spread it......"
"After all, I can't escape the blame, I don't kill Beren, Beren died for me."
"Miss, who is Boren?"
Khan, forgot again!
Mengxi's expression was stunned, these days there are always frequent mistakes, it seems that he is really nervous, ignoring Zhiqiu's question, reaching out to take the fire fold, and lighting the secret letter from Li Du, Zhiqiu saw it, and hurriedly took the copper Meng on the side, put the secret letter into the copper Meng, Mengxi looked around and sighed:
"It's worthy of the prince, a carriage, and it's so delicately decorated, especially with this small table, it's really convenient to write a word."
"What Miss said is that I thought that the Xiao Mansion was luxurious enough, but I never wanted to compare with the prince, and there was a layer behind, especially this carriage, which was also due to the prince's idea, from the outside, it looked like an extra-large carriage pulling goods, not inconspicuous at all, and the objects inside were even more ...... than the bedroom."
As he was talking, there was a commotion, the carriage stopped, Zhiqiu lifted the curtain and looked out, only to see the guards running to the front, and just about to ask, Ouyang Di came to the front of the car from the front Pegasus and replied:
"There are assassins in front, the target is the prince, don't worry, master, there are many masters around the prince, and it will be fine."
As he spoke, several figures flew out of the woods next to him, and Ouyang Di saw it, drew his sword with a bang, and shouted:
"What people!"
Seeing this group of people boring and pulling out their swords, the two sides were tense, only to see the person who came hugging his fist and said:
"Miss Li, Ouyang Gongzi, in Xia Shangguanyuan, was ordered by the master Shangguan Jun to protect Miss Li along the way, because he saw someone assassinating in front of him, so he appeared."
Hearing this, Ouyang Di glanced at his master, saw Mengxi shaking his head, and asked:
"This son, I think you recognized the wrong person, my young lady said that she didn't know Shangguan Gongzi."
"Ouyang Gongzi, I will never admit my mistake, Miss Li was originally the second grandmother of Xiao Mansion, I heard that she was the rumored god of medicine, and she was kind to my master, and the master was specially ordered to protect her all the way."
"My young lady is not the god of medicine, Banzai has already issued an order to clarify this matter, I think Shangguan Gongzi misunderstood."
"I really don't know this, I'm just acting on orders."
After Shangguan Heng finished speaking, he didn't say anything more, waved his hand at a few people behind him, and everyone lined up, turned their backs to Ouyang Di and the others, and protected the carriage.
Although Ouyang Di was puzzled, he saw that the other party gave his back to himself, and he was unguarded, thinking that he was sincere to protect the master, although he saw that the young lady said that he didn't know Shangguan Jun, but the master had saved many people in the past two years, and the rumor that the second grandmother of Xiao Mansion was the god of medicine had already been stirred, and the other party believed in this rumor, and it was difficult to say that he came to repay the favor.
They glanced at their masters and nodded.
Putting down the car curtain, sitting in the car with Zhiqiu Zhixia, nervously listening to the fighting sound in front, raising his eyes and seeing the prescription that had just been written, Mengxi's heart moved, and he hurriedly picked it up and put it in his arms, picked out a few bottles of medicine from the medicine box, poured it out, wrapped it in a cloth, and said to Zhiqiu Zhixia while putting it in his arms:
"You also bring some healing medicine and poison, and hide them close to you, in case the assassins run behind and we are scattered, you can also use them for self-defense."
Hearing this, Zhiqiu's face instantly turned pale, and he subconsciously said:
"Miss, don't scare the slaves, their target is the prince, the prince's guards are all masters of the inner realm, and there are Ouyang Gongzi and Shangguan Gongzi, we are fine."
Khan, this is not a trick, fake fight, last time at the door of the house, the robbery plan designed by himself was lost, and four guards died, this is a life-and-death battle, if they really succeeded, the prince was stabbed, it's hard to say that those people won't kill them, kill these people cleanly, this is how it was played on TV in the previous life. I remember that in the Yongzheng Dynasty that I saw, Nian Qianyao went to arrest Yang Banu and Ren Bo'an, and turned Jiangxia Town into ashes overnight for the sake of wealth.
Mengxi was not as optimistic as Zhiqiu, ignored her words, picked up the medicine in the medicine box and handed it to them while introducing it......
The eldest lady died, it is said that Xiao Jun should keep filial piety for three years, but in the extraordinary period, the old lady did not talk about that, as soon as he was released from prison, he urged Xiao Jun to go south overnight to chase Mengxi, the Xiao family was completely defeated, whether it can be revived, it is all in the Fulishan Copper Mine and Mengxi, Mengxi cures the plague, it is an immortal achievement, as long as she is willing to intercede for the Xiao family, maybe the title of the Xiao family can be restored.
Xiao Jun went south this time, made an exception and did not ride a horse, although he was weak, but in order to chase Mengxi, he still insisted on staying overnight in Xiaoxing, fortunately, the prince and Mengxi walked slowly, chased for five days, and finally caught up with them, did not come forward to meet, only decorated from afar, he didn't want her to see his downed appearance, just know that she was safe from afar.
There was another violent cough, Xiao Jun looked at the blood on the handkerchief, in this life, do he and her still have a future?
When he was in a trance, the carriage stopped, Xiao Jun was about to ask, Xiao Xia had opened the car door from the outside, and saw Xiao Yuan standing next to the carriage covered in blood, seeing this scene, the handkerchief in Xiao Jun's hand fell to the ground, and he looked at Xiao Yuan in a daze.