When the day was about to dawn, it rained in Shangjing City, and it did not stop until early in the morning.

Rainwater drips down from the eaves outside the Dongchang Heavenly Prison and hits the black and smooth brick floor. The lanterns that had not yet been extinguished shook gently in the rainy morning breeze, and in the distance, a pair of swallows flew across the sky, leaving two short chirps.

When Shi Shen came out with a pair of sleeves folded, it was already dawn outside.

The moist and damp rain immediately washed away the foul and gloomy blood in the prison, and Shi Shen stood up straight and lazily breathed in the moist rain.

The officer in front of the prison door had already raised an umbrella for him, but Shi Shen shook his head and pushed away the handle of the umbrella held in front of him.

He rolled up his sleeves, his shoulders stretched out and stopped under the eaves, unhurried, as if waiting for someone.

After a while, the sound of official boots trampling on the rain was gradually heard in the distance, very neatly, from far to near, with a kind of horizontal knife cutting the rain.

A smile slowly appeared on Shi Shen's face and he looked over there.

The light of the lantern shines from far and near, shining in the hazy rain curtain. I saw that outside the tall palace gate of the East Investigation Factory, a team of fully dressed brocade guards walked towards this side, and the one walking in the front was Lin Zimiao, who was dressed in flying fish.

His eyebrows were solemn, his face was expressionless, and his eyes were dark and blue.

Shi Shen's eyes followed him slowly, until he led the group of brocade guards to stop at the bottom of the stairs, then he bowed his head and saluted him very casually.

"Lord Lin, you've finally arrived." He said. "The adults of Dali Temple and the Criminal Department have been waiting inside for a long time."

Lin Zimiao only looked at him coldly and didn't speak.

Shi Shen's expression was extremely calm.

He turned sideways slightly, stretched out his hand towards Lin Zimiao and said, "Lord Lin, please." ”

Lin Zimao walked up the stairs without looking back, without even looking at him.

People who have been busy all night will not have a good face.

Shi Shen smiled and followed behind Lin Zimiao unhurriedly.

Although the prison in Dongchang has the word "heaven", it is built in the ground as deep as a three-story house. Shi Shen followed behind Lin Zimiao, walking all the way down the deep stairs, the flames on the stone walls on both sides jumped, and the air around him became thinner and thinner.

Nowadays, Dongchang is not what it used to be, but 30 years ago, who in the DPRK and China didn't talk about Dongchang Heavenly Prison?

Compared to being tortured here, it is much easier for the car to crack Ling Chi.

Descending to the third floor, there is a wide hall with stone walls on all sides. The hall was surrounded by passages leading to the various prisons, and the occasional screams and cries were heard at this time, which sounded eerie and terrifying.

In the middle of the wide hall, there were several officials with different looks, but they were not very good-looking.

And behind them, there were more than a dozen Dongchang fans, who looked from a distance, as if they were being detained.

"We are the Qincha who was ordered to come to assist in the investigation of the case, why are we under house arrest here!" As soon as one of the officials saw Shi Shen, he immediately stood up.

"The Holy Lotus Sect bandits want to be tried, but what crime has Lord Feng committed?" Another official also raised his voice. "The bandit leader is just a matter of opening his mouth, without evidence, how can you take people at will?"

He imprisoned Feng Hanxue?

This eunuch is so bold!

Lin Zimao's pupils shrank, and he turned his head to look at Shi Shen in disbelief.

But seeing Shi Shen's calm expression, he sighed, and said slowly: "The slave and maid only cared about the prisoner just now, and the people under her don't understand the rules, so forgive me." ”

As he spoke, he raised his eyes slightly.

The surrounding soldiers immediately took a few steps back and retreated to the edge of the hall.

Still like a ring of jackals.

"Why are you holding Lord Feng?" Lin Zimiao asked him. "He is the prefect of Suzhou, and he is a court official who was held hostage by bandits, what right do you have to imprison him in Dongchang?"

Shi Shen looked completely unscrupulous.

"Father-in-law Shi must know better than me, what is the crime of detaining court officials without authorization?" Lin Zimiao looked at him with sharp eyes.

"The slave knows it." Shi Shen only smiled lightly.

"Then you still won't let go?"

"What if the slave or maid has a holy decree?"

The two officials present panicked slightly, and exchanged glances with each other.

Lin Zimiao's expression when he looked at Shi Shen was already a little gritted his teeth.

He hurried back to the palace last night to face the saint, but was stopped by the guards, saying that his subordinates suspected that the Jinyi guards were secretly dealing with the bandits of the Holy Lotus Sect, and asked him to check himself immediately.

He was detained in the palace overnight, but the subordinates he investigated were released innocently.

So suddenly, it was clearly put on the spot.

Who else could it be? Except for the reckless and complacent eunuch in front of him, there will be no one else.

"Where, then, is the Divine Decree?" He forced his gaze at Shi Shen.

Shi Shen smiled lightly and lowered his eyes.

At this moment, at the end of the narrow, cold, and long-lasting corridor behind Shi Shen, there was a vague singing and shouting.

"When the eunuch of the East Investigation Factory holds the seal, he carefully accepts the order-"

——

As the sky grew brighter, a pair of swallows stopped on the carved glazed eaves of Huaiyu Pavilion. The peach blossoms under the eaves were knocked off by the rain overnight, and many petals were knocked off by the overnight rain, and the transparent and bright powder fell all over the steps.

The last peach blossom shortbread rests on the table, and breakfast is ready.

It was too late last night, and it rained again when he was about to leave, so Fang Linyuan spent the night in the side room of Huaiyu Pavilion.

Zhao Pu's small kitchen is indeed much more elaborate than the back kitchen in the house, and when the peach blossom shortbread is put on the table, it is a burst of sweet fragrance made of peach blossoms and honey, so sweet and crispy that even the moisture in the rain is diluted by two points.

Fang Linyuan first reached out and scooped a bowl of porridge for himself.

And Zhao Pu, who was sitting in front of him, was holding the news sent by Dongchang in his hand at this time, and he did not shy away from sitting in front of Fang Linyuan to watch.

Everything was in his plan.

He knew that his father would not trust anyone, and sure enough, Jinyiwei was stumped by the rumors that he handed him into the palace that night.

In the middle of the night, no one was available, so Emperor Hongyou reluctantly handed over the envoy to Dongchang, after all, he was just a few traitors, and he was not an important person.

And that night, Zhao Pu handed over all the evidence handed over by the dead soldiers in Jiangnan to Shi Shen.

Feng Hanxue, Qiu Shuo and others' private property in Jiangnan, the secret letters hidden in Feng Hanxue's mansion, and the flowing water of disaster relief food, etc., all planted the way on Sun Bai's head and delivered it to Emperor Hongyou.

Sure enough, Emperor Hongyou was furious, and immediately issued an order, ordering Shi Shen to immediately arrest Feng Hanxue, Qiu Shuo and others, and thoroughly investigate the officials who interacted with them.

After that, things are much easier.

Once a person is sent to the East Factory, it is Zhao Pu who wants him to live and die. Before spitting out the news, it was the king of Hades who came to assist in investigating the case, but he couldn't take the lives of Feng Hanxue and Qiu Shuo.

As for the rest......

Wu Shunhai had already brought the news this morning, and now the officials of the Jiangnan party in Beijing were all anxious and busy trying to clear up their relations.

While they were too busy to take care of themselves, the shipyards along the canal had already set a time for opening, and at that time, the dead soldiers they had raised in Jiangnan could borrow their own water transport and water darts to enter Beijing in batches and install them in the huge industry of the Chu firm.

It's easy to act after that.

On the other side, Fang Linyuan ate half a piece of peach blossom shortbread with porridge, and saw that Zhao Pu was still reading the secret letter.

"Why haven't you eaten yet?" Curious, he leaned over and asked.

Zhao Pu didn't avoid him, as soon as he came up, he saw that there were only four words on a huge piece of letterhead, and the words were like gold.

【The Divine Decree Has Arrived】

Fang Linyuan raised his eyes and looked at Zhao Xuan in surprise.

Just these few words, can he read it all morning?

I saw Zhao Pu close the letter and look at him.

"Curious?" He saw Zhao Pu tilt his head slightly, and the rain outside the window reflected in his eyes, making his gaze sparkling.

Fang Linyuan knew that he didn't seem to be very polite when he read other people's letters, so he shrank his neck a little embarrassedly.

"Not either." He said.

saw Zhao Pu put the letter face up on the table in a dignified manner.

"He just told me it was done." He said to Fang Linyuan.

Fang Linyuan was stunned, as if he didn't expect Zhao Pu to tell him this.

But after a moment of stunnedness, he was distracted by the letter itself, and asked, "Is it done?" Are the officials who embezzled disaster funds about to be caught? ”

"Not so fast." I saw Zhao Pu put the letter back on the table and said. "But as long as Dongchang gets the holy decree to investigate this matter, he can pinch the evidence and Feng Hanxue's life, and no matter how many officials send in, they will no longer be able to reverse the situation."

Fang Linyuan's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"Then, I'm afraid their next step is to put out a scapegoat, so that they can cut off their tails and survive." He said.

Zhao Pu looked at him with a look of surprise, looked at him for a moment, and asked, "What's so happy about this?" ”

"Naturally!" He raised his eyebrows at Zhao Puyi and said, "For those who are vertical and horizontal, you need to let them centrifuge before they can be broken one by one." Those officials are intertwined and cunning, as long as they can win one or two percent of them, the interests and trust that these people have connected will all collapse. ”

As he spoke, he looked at Zhao Pu with a smile: "Am I right?" ”

He was quite right.

Zhao Pu has long known that the officials of Sang Zhixin's faction have been in the court for many years, and it is not a case of embezzlement that can be defeated in one fell swoop. Now it is only the first step, like breaking the game on the chessboard, the wind is calm, and the undercurrents are not visible.

Therefore, he did not have any ups and downs, just took the letter and thought about it, and also circled the sphere of influence of the Jiangnan Party in the DPRK and China in his heart.

But he didn't expect to see the joyful and high-spirited light in Fang Linyuan's eyes, as if he had been operating for many days, and he really ushered in what kind of victory worthy of joy.

Zhao Pu couldn't describe the feeling.

He has always felt that the world is a cold river with no edge in sight, but at this moment he realized that it was not like this.

It's because in the nearly twenty years of his life, the night was endless, and he never waited for a sunrise.

Outside the window, the rain had not stopped, but the clouds had gradually dispersed. Bright sunlight shines through the gaps in the clouds, turning the rain in the sky into a sparkling gold.

The sun shines through, and the surging undercurrents have become ripples of broken gold.

Only then did Zhao Pu know that the rivers flowing in the world were sparkling.

He paused for a moment, looked away, pretended to be ready to eat, and picked up the nearest piece of peach blossom shortbread.

"Well, you're right." He replied.

"You have a bad stomach, drink porridge first." On the other side, Fang Linyuan was unaware of it, and seeing that he seemed to be about to eat shortbread, he quickly pushed the porridge in front of him. "Miss Silk is so busy every day, don't let her worry about your body anymore."

However, the people who were suddenly enveloped by the scorching sun did not think about this.

He stood by the river of floating light and gold, and only wanted to take out something to offer to the red sun.

But he was cold and cold from beginning to end in the dark, and he rummaged all over his body, only to feel that there was nothing on his body, and everything would stain the sun.

For a moment, he raised his eyes to look at Fang Linyuan.

"In some time, the emperor will probably summon you." He said. "Think about what reward you want."

Fang Linyuan was stunned: "What? ”

"Reward." I saw Zhao Pu repeat.

"You brought the people to the capital, and those testimonies were found out by Dongchang." Fang Linyuan was puzzled. "What did Your Majesty reward me for?"

"Feng Hanxue and Sun Bai were both caught by you." But I saw Zhao Pu say.

Fang Linyuan didn't understand it even more: "But isn't this all in your plan?" ”

Zhao Pu didn't say anything more, only quietly picked up the spoon.

After today, Emperor Hongyou will know from those confessions that the biggest hero in this case is Fang Linyuan.

If it weren't for Fang Linyuan's timely detection last night, Sun Bai would have escaped again, and Feng Hanxue would have been killed by the officials in Beijing. As for the members of the Holy Lotus Sect who entered Beijing...... It will disturb the peace of the capital and make people panic.

Now everyone is in their hands, whether it is black or white, it is all up to Zhao Pu to decide.

Although his methods are dirty, he also knows that as long as he strips away all the victorious results, he will only have a dazzling aura.

Enough to give the sun.

——

Fang Linyuan only thought that what Zhao Pu said that day was groundless speculation.

Two days later, the case of Dongchang was closed, and the members of the Holy Lotus Sect who were arrested were all executed, while Feng Hanxue, the prefect of Suzhou, Qiu Shuo, the salt transport envoy of the household department, and Chu You, who went south to quell the rebellion, were fined and confiscated for embezzlement of money for the disaster, bribery of courtiers, and selling official titles, and were temporarily detained in the Dongchang prison, and all the Beijing officials involved in it were examined one by one.

This incident caused a sensation in the capital.

It turned out that Jiangnan's disaster relief money last year went into the pocket of the big corrupt official Feng Hanxue. He used this silver to bribe the salt transport envoy who had just entered the capital, and borrowed the salt transport envoy to buy it all the way to the household.

The household officials cleared up the bad debts of corruption for him, and beautified his performance appraisal at the end of last year, so that he got the first class. If this case hadn't been exposed, he would have been promoted to Beijing next year, so where would those people who died in vain go to complain?

After a few days, even the streets and alleys sang the nursery rhyme of "Suzhou Mansion, a good place, gold and silver everywhere can be exchanged for lives, and thousands of lives can buy Shang Shulang".

And Fang Linyuan also received a holy decree from Beijing and summoned him to the imperial study.

In the imperial study, Emperor Hongyou, whose hair had seen silver threads, looked tired, and when he looked at Fang Linyuan, his eyes showed a little relief.

"This time, thanks to Aiqing." Emperor Hongyou raised his hand to let Fang Linyuan sit down and said. "If it weren't for Aiqing catching those thieves in time, when would I know that my world was about to be hollowed out by these silverfish?"

"Please calm your anger." Fang Linyuan at the bottom of the stairs said sincerely. "The people of Jiangnan have encountered great disasters and corrupt officials, and it is the time when His Majesty needs to be the master for them."

"I understand what Aiqing means." Emperor Hongyou nodded and said. "I have sent Yuan Honglang, the head of the household department, to the south with the relief money. These people in Beijing ......"

Speaking of this, Emperor Hongyou paused, his eyes showing a little complicated.

"After so many years, it's time to check it out."

"Your Majesty." Fang Linyuan said.

"I have called you here today for the sake of your business." Emperor Hongyou said. "You have made miraculous contributions to me this time, and I will definitely reward you well to comfort the hearts of the loyal and upright ministers in the court."

Fang Linyuan at the bottom of the stairs was stunned for a moment, and immediately remembered what Zhao Pu said a few days ago.

Did he guess what reward he wanted so firmly then?

When Fang Linyuan was stunned, Emperor Hongyou on the seat continued: "It's just that Aiqing was rewarded a few months ago, and he has been knighted, so it's probably not appropriate to add a seal in such a short time." ”

As he spoke, he picked up the fold on the table and said, "After thinking about it, I picked out a few good manors, Aiqing take a look, do you like them?" ”

Imperial Zhuang, that is, there are few princes and princesses of previous dynasties who have won this honor, compared to the knighthood, this is a much higher reward.

Fang Linyuan was taken aback, immediately knelt down, and said, "Your Majesty's reward is too valuable, and the ministers dare not accept it. ”

"It's just a Zhuangzi, seeing that in the summer, Aiqing can also take her family to escape the summer." Emperor Hongyou said in a gentle tone.

"I don't know what else to give you. Ah, yes, I forgot to ask Aiqing yourself, but what do you want? ”

Fang Linyuan knelt on the ground.

Emperor Hongyou asked him what reward he wanted......

Then there was only one thing left.

For a moment, Fang Linyuan's figure leaned down with some trembling and kowtowed heavily towards Emperor Hongyou.

"Your Majesty, the ministers are your Majesty's people, and you will not give up for Daxuan." He said. "Such a special favor minister does not dare to ask for it, but there is only one wish, and I ask Your Majesty to give it to Weichen."

Emperor Hongyou on the high platform was silent for a moment and sighed.

"The last time you returned victorious, I would rather marry Hui Ning to you than grant you that request." He said.

"To this day, is it still what Aiqing asks for?"

"Yes." Fang Linyuan kowtowed again. "The minister has no other wish, but to ask for a decree for my eldest sister-in-law, so as to comfort my deceased brother's soul in heaven."

——

When his brother died, he was only in his twenties, he was still young, and his father was newly mourned, so he had no time to inherit the title, let alone have a chance to earn his eldest sister-in-law's life.

And when the news of his death was reported back to the capital, it was not glorious in the eyes of others.

The excerpts of the court were one after another, and the title of Marquis of Anping was almost lost, and his eldest sister-in-law was even less qualified to be ordained.

At that time, Fang Linyuan didn't know how many times he gritted his teeth and cried in the cold night of the Tiger Prison.

His brother was not at all afraid of sin, as those people said, and committed suicide. He died a heroic death, full of reputation and a life, all for the sake of fulfilling his side.

At that time, before their father fell ill and died, it was his brother who led his troops out of the city to fight against the Turks.

But his most trusted men betrayed him in that battle, and he went deep alone, but he did not wait for reinforcements for a long time, and was captured alive by the Turkic generals, and pushed down before the battlefield.

At that time, there was only one general in Fang Linyuan.

When he was about ten years old, he went to the city gate and saw the Turkic generals on the opposite side of the battlefield looking proud.

He relied on Fang Linyuan's young and soft heart, held his brother hostage, and threatened him to open the city gate and surrender immediately, otherwise, he would cut down his brother's flesh and blood one by one in front of the battle.

That was the last time Fang Linyuan saw his brother smiling at him.

His brother smiled and nodded at him, and in the distance, he saw his brother say to him, "Good boy, don't be afraid."

He crashed into the Turk's saber and died, and Fang Linyuan's loyalty and filial piety were all gone, but he was trampled by the Turks' horseshoe and his bones remained.

——

Emperor Hongyou sighed.

On the same day, the eunuch who announced the decree entered the Anping Marquis Mansion with the holy decree, and named the eldest lady Song Zhaojin as the second grade Yanzhou lady, with 2,000 food estates, and worshiped for generations.

The fief was also sought by Fang Linyuan, Yanzhou City, which was the place guarded by his brother when his father was still alive.

When Zhao Pu heard the news and came to Jiyue Hall, he saw Song Zhaojin sitting in front of the hall, holding the holy decree in both hands, and a pair of eyes that had lost their luster couldn't stop crying.

Fang Linyuan sat aside, smiling and comforting her.

"What is the eldest sister-in-law crying about? That's a good thing. 2,000 food towns, this is what I specially invited to the Holy Lord. Hurry up and ask the lady of the Sui Dynasty to help you calculate, how much can you add to your private treasury in a year? ”

Song Zhaojin wiped his tears and choked up: "I should go and give your brother a stick of incense." He would be glad if he saw you come out like this. ”

When Fang Linyuan heard this, his eyes also turned red.

"What are you talking about......" He was still smiling, but his voice was a little frozen.

"He always loves you the most, and he wants to see you like this." Song Zhaojin said.

Seeing this, Chang Nian next to him pinched a handkerchief and came forward to wipe Song Zhaojin's tears.

Fang Linyuan was afraid of making his eldest sister-in-law sad again, but he still tried to maintain the smile on his face.

Seeing Chang Nian coming, he turned his head to look, and was smiling and trying to let Chang Nian coax his mother, but at that moment, he bumped into a pair of eyes that Chang Nian looked up at him.

He was born like his brother, especially with his eyes, which were exactly the same as when he was younger.

Can his brother really see it?

He guarded the tiger prison as firmly as Mount Tai, and also recaptured eighteen cities in Longxi; He finally asked for the eldest sister-in-law's life, although the eldest sister-in-law loves to cry, but there have always been many things that make her happy over the years, and Changnian has also been raised very well.

If only his brother could see...... That's it.

Fang Linyuan didn't notice it for a while, and the sourness had already surged up the tip of his nose.

He hurriedly opened his eyes sideways, and as soon as he raised his head, he bumped into Zhao Pu who was standing outside the door at some point.

When the tears that he had endured for a long time and couldn't swallow rolled down, he just met Zhao Pu's eyes. Please keep in mind: , URL mobile version,