Yu Moji originally read Ling Jingcheng's words, and he was still a little hesitant; However, she couldn't see it now, and she couldn't think of a better way, so she had to nod her head and say to Ling Ai, "I'm sorry for you." ”

Ling Ai said, "I can't take out this letter, so I can't repeat it to you word by word." But I've written down all the important things. ”

This is not bad, Yu Mochen said to himself, if there is really something she shouldn't know, Ling Ai may choose to forget to tell her.

So Ling Ai said, "He Man was not originally a person on the Jiangshan boat. Her first sentence was something that Yu Moji had never thought about.

Ling Ai seemed to see that Yu Moji was a little surprised, so she explained, "That's what she wrote in her letter. It doesn't look like a lie. Among the nine surnames in Jiangshan, there is no surname He; As for the place of Jiangshan Boat, ordinary people can't avoid it, and there should be very few people outside the Nine Surname Family. ”

Although Yu Moji has dealt with Jiangshan Chuan a lot, he has never remembered which nine surnames Jiangshan have. She thought for a moment and said, "It wasn't originally, but it is now." "The connection between He Man and Jiangshan Chuan is too deep. She even gave her life for the entanglement between Jiangshan Boat and Jiangbei Army. Sometimes whether a person belongs to a certain group or not is not determined by her surname.

Ling Ai nodded, and said, "Ordinary people will not go to those ships that can never leave to suffer unless they have to. This He Man, for some reason, spent a few years in the prison of Qiongmen, and after she was released from prison, she was desperate and boarded the ship. ”

Yu Mojian felt that this reason was not enough to explain Aman's whereabouts. Just because you were a sinner doesn't mean that your life is any worse than that of a person in a boat. After a few years in prison, they usually come out; The river and mountain boat are a permanent cage, and everyone is sunk in the river with eternal lowly status. If you can choose, many people, including Yi Langao, let alone the risk of gambling and going to prison, even if they fight for their lives, they want to leave the ship.

She thought for a moment before asking, "Do people who have been in prison have a dark mark on their faces?" ”

At the beginning of that year, she got the job of a handyman in the lecture hall, and one day, on the way home, she met a prisoner parading the street. As usual, she would always avoid it, but on that day, she was about the first time to get a livelihood she liked, and her mood was a little incomprehensible to herself, so she stopped and looked at it from a distance, and subconsciously looked for her father in the prison car.

She still remembered those faces that seemed to have been destroyed by the fiercest wind and frost in the middle of winter, and those faces that were almost unpopular, all had an ink-colored mark that could not be washed away for a lifetime.

Ling Ai said, "In the early years, when the study of Yanjia had not yet developed, it was indeed like this. But now that the household registration system is more perfect, and with the copper chariot flying kite, all kinds of news have spread quickly, and there are detailed records of where the sinners were transferred to and where they went after their release. Only in some extremely remote places, where the news is blocked, will these old-school ways of dealing with it continue. ”

Yu Moji nodded, indicating that he understood. Ling Ai paused for a moment, and then said, "However, it is very likely that He Man will have a dark mark on his face. When she committed the crime, it was nearly twenty years ago. At that time, Qiongmen was just a poor country, and it was separated by a Jiayuan River, which was very remote. She said again, "I really didn't expect that Qiongmen is now an important town for merchants south of the Jiayuan River." ”

"I see." Yu Mochen sighed, "I asked this question because I always felt a little strange when I saw that half of Aman's face was injured like that, it was like molten iron. But whether this is true or not, according to what you said, the news that Aman was once in prison cannot be concealed anywhere. ”

Ling Ai said, "That's true. Especially when it has reached the point where it is necessary to stay in prison for several years, no matter which town such a person goes to, the official must be recorded. ”

"In other words," Yu Mojian said, the more unbearable he felt, "even if Aman had the heart to devote herself to the study of Yanjia back then, she would have committed such a crime in the past, and it would never be possible for her to enter the Cardinal." ”

Ling Ai also sighed and said, "That's a good point. A few years earlier, before my father became the cardinal, even those who had blood relatives in the family who were in prison, whether they applied for the cardinal board or the martial arts halls in various places, would be greatly affected. Not to mention the situation like Aman. ”

The corners of Yu Moji's mouth hooked up a faint wry smile. She herself was born at the right time.

"So, what do you mean," Ling Ai added, "Aman may have had to get on the boat because he wanted to continue his studies in Yanjia, but he had no way to go to the official school?" ”

Yu Mojin shook his head, "I don't know, it's just a guess." What if she learned these techniques only when she got on the boat? There is no shortage of capable people on the boat. Didn't Aman mention it in his letter? ”

Ling Ai smiled, "What she said in her letter is consistent with your previous guess. Aman specially wrote that she brought the study of Yanjia to the country. This is also the reason why she tried her best to deal with the Jiangbei Army and many merchants in Jiangnan to obtain the thousand-year-old gold as much as possible. ”

Yu Moji was stunned for a moment, and blurted out, "Impossible." ”

The style, techniques, and preferences of the Yanshi can all be reflected in the Yanjia. Ordinary people may not be able to understand it, but those who are familiar with the science of Yanjia can detect it after a few glances.

On Chai Jingliu's boat, Yu Moji has seen all kinds of Yanji. Although the study of Yanjia on the river and mountain ship has a continuous frugal style, all kinds of Yanji are different in terms of ideas, craftsmanship and techniques. This difference is not between a skilled master and a beginner apprentice. If we compare the Yanji to the ironware commonly used by the people, the Yanji on the Jiangshan ship is like being made by different blacksmith shops in the same area.

This subtle difference, coupled with the successive contact with Yi Xiaozhu and Chai Jingliu, has made Yu Moji conclude that there is definitely more than one person who knows how to learn Yanjia on the ship; It is impossible for those ship guards on the ship to be Aman's disciples and grandchildren.

Ling Ai was silent for a while, then said, "However, if what He Man said is true, these folk studies you defend will no longer be subject to such a difficult background as the Jiangshan ship. It would be much more justified to want to introduce these technologies to the Cardinal. ”

Yu Moji couldn't help but be stunned. Maybe it's because she doesn't really see the ship as a place of filth, but she really hasn't thought about it. "But wasn't Aman himself a guilty man? She is also a person on the boat now. She asked, but she knew in her heart that she was just refusing to let go of the position she had always insisted on. Since Aman was able to leave the prison in the past, her previous sins are not worth mentioning compared to the sins of the rivers and mountains.

Sure enough, Ling Ai said, "Even if Aman is guilty, the people who taught her the art of Yanjia in the past are not necessarily. Although Aman did not mention who this person was, according to her letter, it is unlikely that this person was related to Jiangshanchuan. As she spoke, she sighed softly, "Did you tell Aman that you want to justify the technology on the ship?" True or not, it's hard not to think of your plea for the purpose of writing these things. ”

The ink marks are noncommittal.

She did make a promise to Aman, but such a foreshadowing written in death was definitely not the result of her and Aman's complicity. She didn't want Ling Ai to misunderstand. Yu Mochen knew in her heart that if she really pulled herself out of the Jiangshan ship, all the efforts she had made so far for the technology and captives on the Jiangshan ship would not be able to be explained clearly in front of Ling Jingcheng.

Moreover, no matter what Aman's true thoughts were, what she wrote down undoubtedly contributed to Yu Moji's introduction of the technology on the ship. It's just that if Yu Moji had responded to this help from the deceased, the techniques would have been attributed to the person who had taught Aman, who didn't know whose name was. I am afraid that the various contributions made by the other Yanshi on the Jiangshan ship will only be lost in the surging river.

After a while, Yu Mochen said, "Since she said so, did she also put all the thousand-year-old gold on the Jiangshan boat on herself?" "What Aman did was like he was trying to get rid of his guilt with death.

Ling Ai said, "Not really. After all, Master Fu has been investigating in Jiayuan River for a long time, and most of the people involved in this matter have been arrested; Almost all the confessions that can be tried have been obtained. If He Man blames himself for the guilt of these people, he is clearly lying. The authenticity of the rest of her letter will be questioned. ”

Yu Moji was impressed, and said in his heart that his small brain was probably all rooted in the study of Yanjia; Outside of technology, she didn't seem to be as clear as Ling Ai.

Ling Ai continued, "Because of this letter, the things you asked me to investigate earlier may not be necessary. ”

Yu Moji asked, "What do you say?" ”

Ling Ai said, "Not only the prisoners sent to the Criminal Department, but also those who are still in the Sental Chamber, their guilt has been chosen by Aman. The person who has sinned heavily, Aman has already confessed in the letter, and presumably she does not expect you to find a way to save it; As for those who have committed lesser crimes, the letter is used as evidence, and if the confession is correct, the captives will not be punished too severely. Since Aman has already left a backup move, I think it's better for you not to get involved too deeply. ”

Yu Moji nodded silently, but the powerlessness in his heart spread again. She tried her best to fight for these people for a long time, but she couldn't prevent Aman's death, and the little results she obtained were not at all as good as the follow-ups that Aman exchanged for death.

Ling Ai seemed to sense Yu Moji's mood. She patted Yu Moji's hand lightly and said, "Don't think there's anything wrong with it. Now this situation is the best result. Besides," she said, "He Man has left something that seems to be up to you. ”