Chapter 49: Desert Survival (36)
After learning of Chu Zhe's plan, the queen persuaded the emperor, thinking that no matter what the truth was back then, the world thought that the affairs of the Chu family were from the emperor's hands. The world is already unstable, and there is no room for further trouble. As long as you write a secret decree to rehabilitate the Chu family and hand it to Chu Zhe, you don't have to tell the world, and in order to prevent it from being used by people with intentions, you have to ban this matter. I believe that for the sake of the people's suffering and the stability of the world, Chu Zhe will understand the righteousness and know how to choose.
The emperor has not received an orthodox education since Chu Yun's death, but was deliberately raised by the empress dowager to be cowardly and indecisive. Hearing the trusted queen think about him, he was moved and felt that this move was very appropriate, and he didn't think much about it at all. And the person Chu Zhe wanted to take revenge on had succeeded, and in recent years, he was also aware of the situation in the imperial court, and he was tired and didn't want to stay in Beijing anymore, so he didn't say a word about the emperor's statement, and took the edict of the Chu family's rehabilitation and went directly to the Chu family's clothing mound to pay respects.
Due to the blockade of information, the turmoil in the court seemed unremarkable against the backdrop of constant partisan strife. In addition to a few people in direct contact with the court, other people did not know much about it, and it was gradually forgotten with the rise of a new round of partisan disputes, and the new situation affected the energy of people with good intentions.
"No wonder......" Yan Jingxing muttered after hearing about Chu Zhe. No wonder the man tried his best to help, no wonder many traces were erased, no wonder he searched for a long time without a clue.
"Then what about after that, where did Chu Zhe go, did he go back to Yucheng?" asked Chu Yunyun.
"The last time I heard the news of Zirui was that he went to the mound to pay respects, and his whereabouts after that are not clear, I also ordered someone to look for it in those years, but unfortunately I didn't find anything, and even Yu Cheng disappeared. Zhen Yan said.
"Is Yu Cheng gone anymore?" Yan Jingxing asked.
"With Brother Zirui's style of acting, Yu Cheng was probably dismissed before the matter was over. As for those followers, there should be many of them who died when they brought down the Ponzi, and the rest have also retired. Zhen Yan sighed. "But why are you so interested in Zirui, you can be his son at your age. ”
"To tell you the truth, eight years ago, I was ordered by my father to find 'Yu Cheng Zirui' to protect him, but unfortunately something went wrong and I never found relevant news. Yan Jingxing said.
"I see. Zhen Yan nodded, "Since you know this title and let you continue to protect him, it can be seen that you are a person who is deeply trusted by the virtuous brother." I don't know if it's a name, maybe it's still an old acquaintance. ”
"Father Yan Nanyuan, I don't know if Mr. has ever heard of it?"
"Yan Pavilion Master?!" Xie Dan said in shock.
"Senior Xie knows him?" Yan Jingxing asked, there were many people in the rivers and lakes who knew Yan Pavilion back then, but not many knew the true face of the Yan Pavilion Lord, and even fewer knew who the surname was.
"I've seen it twice. Xie Dan said, "In the early days, he came out of the rivers and lakes, he was young and vigorous, and he was defeated by the master of the Yan Pavilion. ”
"Do you have any news of him in recent years? Since I received his orders eight years ago, there has been no news of him. Yan Jingxing asked nervously.
Xie Dan hesitated when he heard him say this.
Zhen Yan has been very familiar with Xie Dan for more than ten years, and when he saw his expression, he knew what he was thinking, "Since you know, let's talk about it, whether it's good or bad, I believe that Yan Gongzi wants to understand clearly." ”
Hearing this, Xie Dan looked at Yan Jingxing and the others' eager eyes, and finally said what he saw for the last time, "Eight years ago, I went to Zhuqingcheng to deal with things, and I saw the Yan Pavilion Lord before entering the city, but I just watched the Pavilion Master walk towards the suburbs with a few people in a hurry, and I didn't go up to disturb it. When I returned from my errands, I saw several corpses in the suburbs one after another, including Yange people and black-clothed masked people. I have always admired the strong, and I was afraid that the Lord of the Yan Pavilion would be in trouble, so I followed the traces to look for it, and I just happened to see the Lord of the Yan Pavilion seriously injured and fell off the cliff. ”
"What?!" shouted in unison.
"It's what I saw with my own eyes, at that time, all the Yan Pavilion Lord's subordinates were wiped out, and those black-clothed people were not only numerous, but also very skilled, and they had been hovering on the edge of the cliff, and with my strength, they were not their opponents, so they could only wait aside. Xie Dan paused in shame, and then continued:
After a few hours, they found that there was no sign of life under the cliff, and after several attempts they could not go down, and the mountain was high and probably fell down without any bones, and even if he was lucky enough to hang on the tree, he would not survive his injuries for so long, so they all withdrew. When I went to the edge of the cliff to see, I didn't find anything, and I tried a few times later, but the mountain was high and the cliff was deep, and I didn't dare to take any danger alone. Later, I also tried to contact the people of Yan Ge, but I found that Yan Ge had disappeared from the rivers and lakes at some point. Besides, those people came from extraordinary backgrounds, and I didn't dare to make a big move to alarm them, so as not to bring disaster to the Zhen family, and this matter was suppressed by me in the bottom of my heart. ”
Yan Jingxing was stunned for a long time after listening to it, even if he had some speculations in his heart over the years, he had always had hope, but now.
Xie Dan looked at everyone's sad appearance, and was even more ashamed, "In the early years, I still wanted to break out of the world in the rivers and lakes, but later I had more contact, and I was tired of the days of fighting and killing. It just so happened that Mr. Zhen saved me, so I stayed in Zhen's mansion and stayed away from the disputes in the rivers and lakes. That time, first, I was really outnumbered, and second, I was afraid that I would go out and drag myself into trouble. In the end, I was incompetent. ”
Yan Jingxing looked at his guilty look and hurriedly said: "Senior Xie is too worried, this matter is not simple, even if the senior stepped forward at that time, it was just an innocent life." It's also a mistake, I left Jiangnan and went to the desert in the early years, and it was difficult for my predecessors to find it even if they wanted to. But I still thank my seniors for this heart, if I hadn't met my seniors, maybe I wouldn't have known my father's whereabouts for the rest of my life. ”
Everyone sighed for a while, Chu Yunyun thought of countless versions of the cliff bottom adventure when she heard the cliff, but whenever she encountered the cliff, she would not die, so when everyone was sad, she suddenly asked: "Senior Xie still remember the specific address of that cliff?"
Xie Dan only thought that she wanted the address to mourn, and he had stayed around for a long time to save people, and he remembered everything around him very clearly over the years, so he told the specific address.
Seeing Chu Yunyun write down the address Xie Dan said in detail and carefully, and even drew a simple sketch, Yan Jingxing and the others were indescribably moved, just now they were only sad and forgot this detail.
"It's still Xiao Yunyu who is careful, I asked Yan San to prepare things, and everyone went to pay tribute to the pavilion master together. You Min also recovered from his grief, and under the influence of his father, he admired this pavilion master he had never seen before.
"I should prepare something, but it's not for memorials. Chu Yunyun said and looked at everyone, "Prepare a lot of ropes and rattans, as well as some anti-insect and snake medicines, as well as gold sore medicine and some self-defense poisons." ”