Chapter 12: The Legend of Yue Fei
"Congratulations to Gonggong Fan, you are really handy!"
When Wu Yang saw the confession that Fan Zeng held in his hand, he naturally knew that Fan Zeng had pried open Dong Xiaoyi's mouth, and immediately stepped forward to congratulate him.
"Relying on the emperor's heavenly might, it is even harder to command the envoy Wu and the imperial city division, our family is fortunate not to be dishonored! Dong Xiaoyi in prison, oh yes, it's called Zeng Xiaoyi, maybe it's useful, and I ask Commander Wu to take care of one or two. ”
"Father-in-law, rest assured, I am making sure that he is safe."
"Then it's time to bother the commander, and our family will go back to the palace to resume their lives."
With his words, Dong Xiaoyi's life was temporarily saved, and he would not suffer again, and he could be regarded as fulfilling his promise to Dong Xiaoyi.
Fan Zeng nodded to Wu Yang, walked towards the gate of the Imperial City Division, and boarded the carriage waiting outside with the congratulations of Wu Yang and the officials of the Imperial City Division. The car sounded and soon drove towards the palace gate.
After driving for a while, Xiao Liuzi couldn't help but ask: "This five-fingered commander is young, even if he is a saint, why should his father-in-law be so polite to him?" ”
Fan Zengzheng closed his eyes and recuperated, and he didn't open his eyes when he heard the words, and said lightly: "Our family is old, and the secret spy department needs a new palm seal person, I think this Wu commander is good." You'll have to be restrained, because one day he'll become your boss. ”
Xiao Liuzi was somewhat unconvinced: "Xiao Liuzi heard that this Lord Wu is the tenth son of Wu Xuan's Wu Shaobao family, but our secret spy department has always been in charge of the inner court, even if His Majesty favors him, but he is not a member of the inner court after all." ”
Fan Zeng opened his eyes and glanced at Xiao Liuzi, seeing that his heart was beating a drum, Fan Zeng said casually: "I understand your thoughts," he interrupted Xiao Liuzi who wanted to defend himself, "It's a pity that I'm too old, the oil is running out, I really can't live long, and you are too young, otherwise why not hand over the secret spy department to you?" Don't be tough when you say that you are young and shallow, now that the wind direction inside and outside the court has changed, if you want to live a long time, you must learn to keep a low profile and conform to the general trend. For the sake of your loyalty after more than ten years with me, I would like to advise you again, don't act rashly when you can't see the situation clearly! ”
When he returned to the palace, the emperor did not see Fan Zeng, but only ordered Wang Muen, the great eunuch next to him, to take Dong Xiaoyi's confession in, and instructed: "The official family said that I know that you have worked hard recently, so I can go back and rest for a while." ”
Fan Zeng knew that the emperor's life had not been easy recently, so he handed over his errands and thanked him and returned to his small courtyard to rest.
On the side of the Imperial City Division, Wu Yang sent away Fan Zeng's master and apprentice, and instructed Xie Wuwu, the head of the prison: "Can you hear what Father-in-law Fan said clearly?" Take care of that person named Dong Xiaoyi, and don't have an accident! ”
Xie Wuwu responded, and did not mention it since returning to the dungeon.
Wu Yang returned to the official room and said to Chazi, who was waiting there: "Go on, where did this "Biography of Yue Fei" come from? How did it spread in Lin'an City? ”
"After receiving the task, he found the most experienced bookstore owner in Lin'an City, and after comparing the paper, ink, layout, and font one by one, "The Biography of Yue Fei" was produced by a printing workshop called "Hu Ji Printing Workshop" in Chunlai Hutong. It is said that Hu Yuanshan, the boss of 'Hu Ji', took his whole family back to his hometown in Sichuan to worship his ancestors when he was in Layue, and has not yet returned. The lowly post was about to report to the commander and send someone to Sichuan to get people. ”
"Yes." Wu Yang thought for a while and said, "Now that the situation is unclear, tell the brothers below to quietly bring people back to Lin'an, and don't publicize it." ”
"Yes." Chazi respectfully responded, and continued, "After Hu Yuanshan left, about seven or eight days later, some neighbors saw that the 'Hu Ji Printing Workshop' was working again, and the workers were the same group as before, and they found the foreman, according to his confession, there was a young man who paid three times the price for them to help print the book, and the typesetting was done by the young man and his companions, according to the young man, it was for confidentiality, and he was afraid that he would be stolen by other bookstores, so the foreman was looking for illiterate workers...... The foreman was greedy for money, so he should inherit it, and he didn't know that he helped print it until "The Biography of Yue Fei" was circulated in Lin'an. ”
"The book has been confiscated, and according to the foreman's confession, there should not be many circulating outside. It's just that some time ago, many teahouses turned "The Biography of Yue Fei" into a storyteller, and invited storytellers to tell stories in the teahouse every day, and the business exploded, but it was difficult to block it. In addition, according to the foreman's confession, he asked the painter to draw a portrait of the bookmaker and post it at the city gate, but so far there is no gain, and the two young men have disappeared as if they were flat ground, leaving no trace of them. ”
"Since they have appeared, they will always leave traces, and they will send additional people to take the 'Huji Printing Workshop' as a starting point to carefully inspect them, and they will not be able to find any traces if they do not believe it. In addition, we will continue to increase the intensity of confiscation of books, so that no book is left behind; Tell all the leaders, teahouses, wine shops, hook columns, etc., not to say "Yue Fei's Biography" again, if you dare to resist the order, invite him to come to the Imperial City Division to tell the story! ”
"Yes, I will do it immediately!"
After Chazi left, Wu Yang casually flipped through the "Biography of Yue Fei" on the case, and the cover was Yue Fei's heroic posture with full armor and a prancing horse carrying a gun. The portrait is outlined with ink lines, with a few brushstrokes, and the demeanor of the characters, the weapons in their hands and the horses under their crotch are all very expressive, and at first glance they are from people with profound painting skills. Especially Wu Yang has seen the portrait of Yue Fei, and the portrait on the banned book "The Biography of Yue Fei" is very similar to Yue Fei himself.
Wu Yang has also read the content in "The Biography of Yue Fei", if this is not a banned book named by the official, Wu Yang would like to chase the author to write some prequels or postquels. "The Biography of Yue Fei" tells the legendary life of Yue Fei in popular and simple words, especially the "mother-in-law's tattoo", "fierce battle of Niutou Mountain", "bloody battle of Xiangyang", "recovery of Yang Zaixing", "Kaifeng City Battle of Jin Wushu" and so on.
Wu Yang was born in Jiangmen, his uncle Wu Jue, and his father Wu Ling are all characters in the same period as Yue Fei, and when they see the highlights in the book, they can't help but praise them, and they are fascinated, and they can't wait to be a small soldier under Yue Fei, and fight the enemy together with him, and fight fiercely on the battlefield!
As soon as "The Biography of Yue Fei" came out, there were not a few people in Lin'an who had the same thoughts as Wu Yang, and the people all discussed: "'Serve the country with loyalty', Marshal Yue is a big filial son, but also a big loyal minister, since his mother-in-law tattooed him with such words, how can he be a traitorous minister?" ”
"If you want me to say, Qin Hui is a traitor who betrays the country, he instigated His Majesty to recall Yue Shuai with twelve gold medals, killed him on a 'trumped-up' charge, and instigated His Majesty to be a vassal to Jin Guo, what is not a traitor?"
"Do you know what 'unwarranted' is? It's just that there is no such thing at all, you see, even Qin Hui himself admitted that he deliberately wronged Marshal Yue! Fortunately, he is dead, otherwise the little second child would have spit on him! ”
"Your Majesty, isn't he old and confused? What does such a traitor protect him? also took the black water to himself, and asked me to say, Your Majesty is too soft-hearted, and there is no distinction between loyalty and treachery! ”
"Your Majesty is not too soft-hearted, but confused! Killing loyal ministers, protecting traitorous ministers, isn't it confused? ”
The people were talking lively, but Wu Yang thought of it: "First the Lantern Festival Night Festival, and now it is a book and a biography, who is stirring up the wind and rain behind it?" What exactly is your purpose? ”