Chapter 90: The Secret of the Golden Hairpin, a New Puzzle!
Hearing Cai Wengyi's words, Lin Feng's eyes flashed suddenly.
Sun Fujia and Zhao Fifteen raised their heads in an instant, looking at Cai Wengyi with straight eyes.
With that blazing gaze, Cai Wengyi's scalp was a little numb, and he couldn't help but say, "What's wrong with this hairpin?" Why does Lin Sicheng have a portrait of my family's ancestral hairpin? ”
Lin Feng's eyes flashed, he was not as surprised as Sun Fujia and Zhao Fifteen, and he was not as eager as them.
"Cai County Order, take a step to speak."
With that, he and Sun Fujia left the crowd with Cai Wengyi, and asked Zhao Shifu to stay aside to avoid others from approaching.
After that, Lin Feng said to Cai Wengyi: "Cai County Order takes a closer look, is it really exactly the same?" ”
Cai Wengyi took a closer look again, and suddenly sighed: "At first glance, it looks exactly the same, but if you look closely, the hairpin flowers are slightly different, although they are all phoenixes, but the demeanor and movements of the phoenix are still different." ”
Lin Feng nodded, the two golden hairpins he got were also slightly different from the hairpin flowers.
Cai Wengyi's words further verified that Cai Wengyi's so-called ancestral golden hairpin is the golden hairpin that the Four Elephants Organization has been looking for.
He looked at Cai Wengyi and asked, "How much does Cai County Ling know about this golden hairpin?" ”
Cai Weng Yi didn't understand what Lin Feng meant, he frowned and said, "What does Lin Si Cheng mean?" ”
Lin Feng said: "The legend of the golden hairpin, or when your family passed it down, did you say the meaning of this golden hairpin?" ”
Cai Weng Yi shook his head.
Seeing this, Sun Fujia hurriedly asked, "No?" Didn't your ancestors say anything about this golden hairpin when they handed it down? ”
Cai Weng Yi sighed and said: "Don't hide it from Lin Sicheng, when I was young, my parents died in an accident, I was adopted by my father's sworn brother, according to my father-in-law, this golden hairpin was given to me by my father before he died." ”
"So I only know that this golden hairpin is handed down from my ancestors, and I don't know anything else."
When Sun Fujia heard this, his brows couldn't help frowning.
If the legend of the twelve hairpins of Empress Lu is true, it means that Cai Wengyi's ancestors are likely to be one of the twelve descendants of the Lu family chosen by Empress Lu back then.
But Cai Wengyi's parents died when he was very young, so the golden hairpin was not passed from his father to him smoothly.
Therefore, he did not know the meaning of this golden hairpin at all, let alone any legends.
In this case...... Even if they found the inheritor of the golden hairpin, it would be useless!
Cai Wengyi didn't know anything, so they couldn't even judge whether the legend of Jin Hai was true or false.
He couldn't help but be a little disappointed.
"That's right."
Cai Weng Yi seemed to think of something, he looked at Lin Feng and said, "Before my father died, in addition to asking my father-in-law to hand over the golden hairpin to me, he also asked my father-in-law to entrust me with one thing. ”
"What's the matter?" Sun Fujia hurriedly looked at Cai Wengyi.
Cai Weng Yi said: "He said...... Let me wait for someone. ”
"Alone?"
Lin Feng's eyes flashed slightly: "What person?" ”
Cai Weng Yi shook his head and said, "My father died before he could say who it was. ”
Lin Feng and Sun Fujia glanced at each other.
Who is this person, there is no information in the legend given by the merchants of the Western Regions.
Did the merchants of the Western Regions miss it?
If so, did you miss it intentionally, or did you accidentally miss it?
Or, the legend given by the merchants of the Western Regions is actually fake, these twelve hairpins are not the twelve hairpins of the Lvhou Queen, or the twelve hairpins of the Lvhou Queen, but what is hidden behind the twelve hairpins is not endless treasures?
Lin Feng pondered for a moment, he looked at Cai Wengyi and said, "Where is that golden hairpin now?" ”
Sun Fujia also looked at Cai Wengyi busily.
Cai Weng Yi hesitated a little and said, "Not with me." ”
Lin Feng nodded: "I know." ”
"You know?" Cai Wengyi was unexpected.
Lin Feng said: "With Zhou Zheng's ability, knowing that Jin Hai is there, he must have secretly gone to find it, if he could steal it directly, he would have stolen it a long time ago, how could he calculate you like this?" ”
Cai Weng Yi was stunned, he couldn't help but widen his eyes, and said in disbelief: "Lin Sicheng means to ...... Zhou Zheng, he calculated me like this, and calculated that my family was ruined, just for such a small golden hairpin? ”
Lin Feng understood Cai Wengyi's disbelief, he sighed and nodded: "It's a pity, this is the truth, and because of this golden hairpin, more people have died than you think." ”
Cai Wengyi's pupils dilated, and his face turned pale.
Lin Feng looked at him and said, "Zhou Zheng didn't find the golden hairpin in your house, so there is no way, if he wants to get the golden hairpin, he can only get it from your mouth, but he can't ask you directly, after all, the matter of the golden hairpin may not be exposed in the future, once someone else knows that he asked you for the golden hairpin, he will be exposed." ”
"And he can't arrest you and torture you secretly, in that case, even if he gets the golden hairpin, even if he kills you...... But you are an official of the imperial court, and if something happens to the official of the imperial court, it will attract the attention of the imperial court. ”
"The imperial court will definitely investigate strictly, and he will also be in danger of being exposed."
"That's why he came up with such a method, by calculating you, so that you end up in exile."
"And exile you know ......"
Lin Feng said slowly: "How many people died in exile? And how many people can't hold on to dying in exile? Not to mention that you were no longer an official of the imperial court at that time, in that remote place, you were dead or alive, how did you die, and who cares? ”
"In that case, if he lets his accomplices torture you, then there will be no worries."
Cai Weng Yi stood there in a daze, only feeling that his scalp was numb, and he only felt that his hands and feet were cold, he thought that he already knew all of Zhou Zheng's calculations, but now he understood the ins and outs.
only to realize that he had already been targeted by Zhou Zheng, a poisonous snake.
If there was no Lin Feng, he might really have to die in exile because of such a small hairpin.
Lin Feng looked at Cai Wengyi and said, "Jin Hai is not here with you, where is it?" Cai County Order, you should understand that this golden hairpin belongs to you, and the so-called horseman is not guilty of his crimes, you told us earlier, let us take the golden hairpin, and you can be safe. ”
"Otherwise, if one Zhou Zheng is gone, there will be countless Zhou Zheng coming to look for you again."
"But at that time, you may not be able to meet the next official."
Cai Wengyi's face changed sharply, he no longer dared to hide it, and said directly: "Actually, that golden hairpin was ...... I was given away by my wife. ”
"Giving it away?" Sun Fujia was extremely surprised: "Isn't that your ancestral golden hairpin?" How can you give it away? ”
Cai Weng Yi pursed his lips, then lowered his head and sighed: "It's my ancestral golden hairpin, but I don't know what this golden hairpin is for. ”
"Second...... If I could exchange this ancestral golden hairpin for a future, I believe my ancestors would definitely be willing. ”
Lin Feng squinted his eyes: "Future? ”
Cai Wengyi sighed and said: "Before Your Majesty ascended the throne, I was a county magistrate, I used to be a county magistrate in other counties, and then I was transferred here, and I have been trapped in a small county town for so many years, and I am very anxious in my heart. ”
"I know that if I don't get promoted, I'm afraid I won't have a chance in this life."
"My wife knew what was troublesome about me, so she proposed to find a relationship...... It just so happened that before she married me, she had a distant sister who married Deng Xun, a member of the ministry, so she brought some gifts and gave them to Mrs. Deng Xun, wanting her to help me say a few kind words for me in front of Deng Xun. ”
"And that golden hairpin is the only heavy gift I can get my hands on."
Lin Feng nodded, he understood.
Cai Wengyi wanted to be promoted, so his wife gave the golden hairpin to Mrs. Deng Xun, who was a member of the ministry, and wanted his wife to blow the wind on the pillow.
The Ministry of Officials is responsible for the appointment and dismissal of officials, examinations, promotions, awards, transfers and other affairs, if Deng Xun is willing to help, maybe the opportunity that Cai Wengyi did not get in the first place can fall on his head.
No wonder Cai Wengyi was reluctant to say it just now, this is not a glorious thing after all.
Lin Feng bowed slightly: "This official understands, Cai County ordered to go and take a rest, if it is the follow-up thing about Jin Hai, and what comes to mind, you can let people inform this official." ”
Cai Weng Yi let out a long breath and nodded hurriedly.
Watching Cai Wengyi leave, Sun Fujia hurriedly said: "Jin Hai is at Deng Yuanwailang's wife, how to deal with it?" ”
Lin Feng thought for a while and said, "Immediately send a message to Xiao Gong and them, and let Xiao Gong and them take it." ”
"If the matter of Jin Hai in the hands of Mrs. Deng is known by the people of the Four Elephants Organization, then Mrs. Deng is likely to be the next Cai Wengyi, and taking it away directly can make him safe."
Sun Fujia hesitated for a moment and said, "Zide, I have a different idea...... It's rare for us to know the specific whereabouts of Jin Hai before the Four Elephants Organization, you say...... Can we take this opportunity to take advantage of that? ”
Lin Feng naturally understood what Sun Fujia meant, and he smiled: "You want to use this golden hairpin to set up a trap to lure the Four Elephants Organization into the bait?" ”
Sun Fujia nodded.
Lin Feng said: "Actually, I also thought about it, and even the first thought was this. ”
Sun Fujia was stunned for a moment: "You also thought of it?" Then you? ”
Lin Feng shook his head and said, "But this idea was vetoed by me." Because we have already caught Zhou Zheng, it is impossible to hide this news, and the people of the Four Elephants Organization will quickly know about it, and once they know about it, they will understand that we already know the whereabouts of the golden hairpin in Cai Wengyi's hand. ”
In this case, how could they not perceive that the golden hairpin in Mrs. Deng's hand was a trap? The people in their organization are extremely cautious, and they will not know that it is a trap and still drill into it. ”
Sun Fujia frowned and thought for a while, then nodded, and sighed: "It's the same, be cautious like them, don't say it's an obvious trap, but if there is a little possibility that it is a trap, they won't take the bait...... It's me who ignores that. ”
He did not delay any longer: "I will immediately have the messenger delivered." ”
As he spoke, he quickly turned around and instructed the guards on a mission.
Then the guards did not hesitate and went straight down the mountain to leave.
Lin Feng and the others couldn't compare to the speed of the guards riding horses in the carriage.
And the guards can also transfer to other horses at the post station, and the speed will be more than twice as fast as Lin Feng and them.
It is rare for them to know the specific whereabouts of the golden hairpin before the Sixiang organization, so they should hurry up and get the golden hairpin first from the Sixiang organization.
After doing this, Sun Fujia breathed a sigh of relief, he returned to Lin Feng's side, and said, "This trip to Suizhou can be regarded as a success, finding out the truth of the matter, catching the thieves of the Four Elephants Organization, and knowing the whereabouts of Jin Hai...... It's a pity. ”
He looked at Cai Wengyi's figure and said, "Cai County Ling knows too little about Jin Hai's affairs, otherwise we will gain more." ”
Lin Feng smiled: "Although Cai Xianling doesn't know much about things, he still helped us make up a piece of the secret puzzle of the golden hairpin." ”
Sun Fujia looked at Lin Feng suspiciously, and Lin Feng said, "Although we can't be sure whether the legend of the golden hairpin is accurate now, at least we know ...... This golden hairpin is really inherited, and it has been passed down from generation to generation. ”
"And Cai County Commander also told us a piece of information that we didn't know before...... Those of them who hold the golden hairpin, are waiting for a man to arrive. ”
Sun Fujia asked, "What person?" ”
Lin Feng shook his head and looked at the blue sky: "I don't know." ”
"But can we speculate?"
"Speculation?" Sun Fujia hurriedly looked at Lin Feng.
Lin Feng narrowed his eyes, and while sorting out the existing clues, he boldly speculated, and said: "I don't know how many years ago, there was such a group of people, for some reason, they had to disperse and hide, and the golden hairpin is their token, of course...... The golden hairpin itself may also have a secret, and only when the golden hairpin has it all can the secret be opened. ”
"And in order to prevent someone from being caught, revealing other people's secrets and putting other people at risk...... Can we infer that...... They don't know who or where the others are incognito, so that if someone is discovered, no one else is implicated. ”
Sun Fujia thought for a while, then nodded, and said, "There is indeed such a possibility." ”
Lin Feng smiled and continued: "But the world is so big, once these people are completely separated, what if the danger is over and they want to reunite, but they can't find each other?" ”
Sun Fujia was thinking about it, when Lin Feng's voice sounded: "At this time, the information given to us by the Cai County Order is useful. ”
Sun Fujia hurriedly looked at Lin Feng.
I only heard Lin Feng say: "Cai County Decree said that they are waiting for someone...... Is it possible to understand that there is such a person, his status is the highest, his prestige is the most important, and he arranges what other people's identities and where they are hidden, so only he knows the identities and whereabouts of everyone else, and only he can find others. ”
"If it's really past the danger and needs everyone to reunite, then he can find someone else."
Sun Fujia's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but say, "It's very possible!" Zide, your inference completely corresponds to Cai County's words, maybe the truth is like this! ”
Lin Feng smiled and shook his head: "This is just my bold inference based on limited intelligence, this may not be the truth...... The clues we get are still too limited. ”
"But...... When we don't know anything, it's better to have an idea than not to have one. ”
He looked at Sun Fujia and said, "So next, we must not only find the whereabouts of Jin Hai, but also find this person...... Of course, this man must have died after so many years, but he must have descendants. ”
"Cai County's father still remembers waiting for this person, which means that the other inheritors who hold the golden hairpin may still be waiting for him...... Once this person appears, I'm afraid ......"
Lin Feng narrowed his eyes and said slowly, "What will happen that we don't expect." ”
Sun Fujia couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart, the original Four Elephant Organization, the merchants of the Western Regions, had already made him feel mysterious.
Now I didn't expect that another key figure of Jin Hai has appeared! And this person probably knows the whereabouts of all the golden hairpins, and all the owners of the golden hairpins are waiting for his arrival!
So what happens when he shows up?
He only felt that at this time, where Datang couldn't see, there was a terrifying undercurrent surging, and countless whirlpools were colliding.
At this time, Sun Fujia seemed to think of something, he suddenly looked at Lin Feng, and said, "Zide, you said that Cai County ordered the person whose father was waiting to know the whereabouts of the other Golden Hairpin inheritors, and now what we know is that the merchant of the Western Regions alone has at least two Golden Hairpins. ”
"Since he has mastered the two golden hairpins, it means that he must have been in contact with the inheritors of the two golden hairpins."
"You say ......"
Sun Fujia took a deep breath: "Is it possible that this merchant from the Western Regions is the key person?" ”
Lin Feng thought for a while, and then shook his head: "There are too few clues, and I don't dare to be sure." ”
"Maybe he is the key person, maybe the key person is controlled by the merchants of the Western Regions, maybe the merchants of the Western Regions know something by coincidence...... To confirm further, there must be more clues. ”
Sun Fujia only felt that he had a headache, and the more secrets he knew, the more doubts he had.
He only felt that above the dark clouds above his head, there were thicker and heavier, dense dark clouds that covered the sky and the sun, and he couldn't see the sky behind the dark clouds at all.
Lin Feng looked at Sun Fujia's headache, but he was not so worried.
He smiled: "Regardless of whether the merchants and key figures in the Western Regions are one person or not, no matter what the relationship between them is, whether the Four Elephants Organization has been deceived or what they know...... It doesn't matter. ”
Sun Fujia was stunned and couldn't help but look at Lin Feng.
Lin Feng said: "The most important thing now is the golden hairpin itself!" They need hairpins, and we've got two of them, and we're about to get a third, so that's what we're all about. ”
"This is like a weight on the gambling table, you can't get on the gambling table without a golden hairpin, and you have a golden hairpin...... We're already at the table, and no one can skip us! ”
The sunlight passed through the gaps in the leaves and fell on Lin Feng, as if he had put on a dazzling cloak for Lin Feng, Lin Feng's smile was as calm as when he had just solved the case, he looked at Sun Fujia, and said slowly: "That is to say, no matter who wants to get together the golden hairpin, they can't get around us." ”
"This is the case with the Four Elephants Organization, and so are the key people that the inheritors of the Golden Hairpin are waiting for!"
"So, Sun Langzhong, don't worry so much...... What really worries is that these mice in the shadows are. ”
"The advantage is with us."
Sun Fujia listened to Lin Feng's words, even if Lin Feng just used the calmest tone, it made Sun Fujia only feel his heart boiling.
He couldn't help but say: "Zide, you are really good at comforting people." ”
Lin Feng smiled and shook his head: "I'm just telling the truth......"
"Okay, it's useless to think more, it's better to base yourself on the present!"
Lin Feng turned around and said as he walked, "Next...... Continue to investigate the secrets of the Four Elephants Organization, continue to crack their conspiracy, continue to search for other golden hairpins, continue to search for the whereabouts of merchants in the Western Regions, and...... Begin to search for the key person that the inheritors of the golden hairpin are waiting for...... Sun Langzhong, we don't have time to worry about it here. ”
…………
An hour later.
Suizhou City Gate.
Lin Feng and the others prepared to leave.
He stood beside the carriage and looked at Zhao Minglu.
Zhao Minglu was a little reluctant: "Engong, are you in such a hurry to leave?" I also want to invite Engong to drink and thank Engong well, the last time Engong left overnight, and he left in a hurry, which made me think that Engong didn't have a chance, and this time it was like this. ”
Lin Feng said with a smile: "If you can come from Shangzhou to give me a gift, I can already feel your gratitude to me." ”
He looked at Zhao Minglu, who had eyes full of interest and judged the two of them when they met for the first time, and said: "It's coming, do you know that this official is actually very happy to see you." ”
Zhao Minglu said: "Happy? ”
Lin Feng nodded and said: "The official's happiness is not because you trekked through mountains and rivers and specially sent Han Chenglin to the official, but because you have vitality and hope compared to when we first met, and you are a real living person." ”
"Let the official know that you have lived up to the hard work of the official to wash away your grievances, and you have not lived up to your father's expectations of you."
Zhao Minglu listened to Lin Feng's words, and couldn't help but say: "How could I fail my father, and my father!" ”
Lin Feng smiled and nodded: "Keep going like this, live well, the better your future life, the happier this official will be...... This wine is what the official owes you, and if you go to Chang'an in the future, the official will ask you not to get drunk and not return. ”
Zhao Minglu nodded heavily, and hurriedly said: "Engong, this time you must have said it, and you can't go back." ”
Lin Feng smiled: "When did this official lie to you?" ”
Saying that, Lin Feng looked at Cai Wengyi beside Zhao Minglu again, Cai Wengyi had been confirmed to have been calculated from beginning to end, he himself did not judge the wrong case, nor did he accept bribes, so he should naturally be acquitted and reinstated.
"Cai County Order." Lin Feng spoke.
Cai Weng Yi hurriedly saluted, even though he still had grief on his face, but when facing Lin Feng, he was still very respectful, with gratitude from the bottom of his heart, and said, "Lin Sicheng." ”
Lin Feng looked at him: "You can be regarded as a person who has walked before the ghost gate, you should also look away, your wife's business...... This official also feels sorry for you, but people cannot be resurrected after death, and those who are alive still have to look forward. ”
Cai Wengyi couldn't help but feel a little heavy in his heart when he thought of his wife, he took a deep breath and said, "As long as Zhou Zheng, a despicable villain, can get the punishment he deserves, he will have no regrets." ”
Lin Feng smiled: "Don't worry, I hope there are too many people who die for him, and it is impossible for him to escape the sanction." ”
Cai Weng Yi nodded heavily, and he looked at Lin Feng: "Lin Sicheng, thank you for your great kindness...... In the future, whenever there is any need for the officials, as long as the Lin Temple Cheng says a word, the officials will go to the sword mountain and the sea of fire, and they will never shirk. ”
Lin Feng waved his hand: "Do things well, don't live up to your status as a county commander...... With your case solved, many people in the court will pay attention to you, and if you really do a good job, the officials will have the evaluation you deserve. ”
Cai Weng Yi was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what Lin Feng meant, which made him salute Lin Feng again excitedly: "Thank you Lin Sicheng." ”
Lin Feng smiled: "The official is just telling the truth, as for the result, it depends on whether you have really made achievements over the years." ”
Cai Wengyi said: "Xia Guan has confidence. ”
"That's it......"
Lin Feng looked at the two of them and arched his hand, "Okay...... There will be a farewell for you, two, and we will have a period later. ”
After saying that, he didn't delay any longer and boarded the carriage directly.
The team set off quickly.
The horses' hooves stomped on the ground, the wheels splashed dust, and the group gradually disappeared at the end of the road.
Cai Wengyi watched everyone disappear from view, took a deep breath, and said, "Zhao Gongzi, this official finally understands why you are trekking through mountains and rivers, and you have to personally escort Han Chenglin for Engong." ”
"Eun Gong?" Zhao Minglu raised his eyebrows and looked at Cai Wengyi.
Cai Wengyi was still staring in the direction where Lin Feng and the others left: "Engong saved your life and saved your life, to me...... Why not? ”
Push a little friend's book, "People in the Great Song Dynasty, Lawless": Zhao Jun said that the real Great Song Dynasty is a "worry-free hole", and the Great Song Dynasty is mourning everywhere. Education won't save them. So he walked into the darkness with the anthology in his hand to get rid of the insects.
(End of chapter)