At night, only one room in the palace had not been lit up. The guards outside the guest room where King Jingjiang lived had just changed shifts, and the lights had just been turned off. The kitchen clerk sent the supper to the room where the lights were still on, and then went back to the kitchen to stop the stove and put out the fire.

In the guest room, Li Defei put aside the dishes and chopsticks and said, "Brother Bai, the couple who were saved during the day is quite suspicious now, I think Brother Pu's worries are not unreasonable." ”

Bai Yang stared at the letter on the table, which was sent by Pu Mu and others - before dinner, the three of them informed the mountain of all the progress of the case. In Pu Mu's reply, he also responded to the progress of the investigation in the mountains, and the medicines in the black river were still being screened one by one, and Pu Mu talked about the suspicion of the two couples.

Guo Yu said: "Brother Pu said in the letter that these two couples appeared twice, once plunging us into a fog, and once ambushing Brother Bai. And everything happened so ingeniously that it was their appearance that delayed the time, and the next two things were caused. ”

"It's just that the birth of a fetus is incalculable. It would make sense to say that the first time was to delay our ascent to the mountain, and then let his comrades move the boulder away and destroy our carrier pigeons. But how did they know that we were going to leave the city and give birth at that moment?"

Li Defei said: "This is exactly what I am suspicious of, but if you only rely on inference out of thin air, it is difficult to have a result." Will this couple still be in the county seat at this moment?"

"The town has been taken over by the army today, and the people who lived there are not allowed to return. If they go back, the officers and soldiers will come to report it, and I think they are still in the city. Poplar said.

Guo Yu said: "That's fine." I think they will also recuperate in the inn in the city, so it is better for Brother Bai to go tomorrow to investigate and visit by inquiring about the news, and if he finds the traces of the two of them, he can ask about it. ”

Bai and Li both agreed, and the three of them discussed for about half a moment before they went back to their rooms to rest without mentioning it.

The moon was setting from the sky, and there was some whiteness in the east, and there were some thin clouds in the early morning. The government officials came to visit the county order and Queen Jingjiang one after another, and then went out of the government to patrol the streets. There was no one in the court, and in the back hall, Father-in-law Wei and King Jingjiang were chatting, and Bai Yang and the other three also arrived in the back hall at this moment. The three of them paid a visit to Queen Jingjiang, and King Jingjiang immediately signaled for exemption. Then Bai Yang informed King Jingjiang of the thoughts of the three of them yesterday.

King Jingjiang said: "Since the commanders have reached a common idea, let's go and investigate." The people in the Heavenly Dao have not shown up yet, and the people we have caught are all inconsequential people, if we can really visit the important members of the Heavenly Dao, it will be as soon as possible to come and destroy the Heavenly Dao. ”

In this way, Bai Yang and Li Defei went out of the mansion, and Guo Yu also left the mansion after bidding farewell to King Jingjiang and Duke Wei, and led a small team of guards to the village to meet with Pu Mu and others. At this time, only Gonggong Wei and King Jingjiang were left in the hall, and there were two small chamberlains on the left and right. Grandpa Wei sighed, and King Jingjiang asked, "Why is Grandpa Wei sighing?"

Wei Gong said fairly: "The old slave is worried about the case." This case is becoming more and more complicated, and it is by no means that the old slave underestimates the ability of the commanders of the Great Interior. In fact, the methods of heaven are vicious, and I am afraid that there are still people in this government and the opposition and officialdom

The rebellion of the Heavenly Dao. ”

King Jingjiang was puzzled: "Could it be that Gonggong Wei suspects that there are disloyal people in this court who want to subvert the government?"

"Has the prince ever thought that if the couple in Commander Bai's mouth is really suspicious, how did he know that Commander Bai led the guards out of the city?"

King Jingjiang motioned for the left and right chamberlains to go out and wait, and then said: "Gonggong Wei is right, it is said that when the last time Ouchi handled the case, he caught the rebellion planted by Heavenly Dao in the official mansion. However, those people were not originally from the Heavenly Dao, and some officials were threatened by the Heavenly Dao people so they had no choice but to do so. Speaking of which, last year's arrest of the Heavenly Dao thieves was indeed too few, only a few were scattered, and they were not important figures at all. ”

Wei Gong said: "This is the viciousness of the Heavenly Dao, I think that the Heavenly Dao is a repetition of the old tricks, and the rebellion is planted in the government and the village, which is to prevent the actions of the prince and the commanders." If it is calculated according to the case of the Heavenly Dao in the northwest and southeast provinces, the Heavenly Dao has been arranged here for more than a year, and if the Heavenly Dao eyeliner has been covered here, no matter how great the commanders' ability is, no matter how many officials and troops I have, it will not help. According to the old slave's humble opinion, why don't you let this government check itself first, knock on the mountain and shock the tiger, and see if there are any ghosts?"

"The stakes are high, and the king must first discuss with the rulers before making a decision. "King Jingjiang said.

Wei Gong said fairly: "Such an old slave will retire first, and please think about it again." With that, Gonggong Wei said goodbye to King Jingjiang and walked out of the back hall. King Jingjiang fell into thought, what Gonggong Wei said was not unreasonable, if this government was really rebellious like Dongzhai, then the officials and soldiers who went to Dongzhai to investigate the case would be in danger. After a while, King Jingjiang sent the left and right guards to come and explain the matter, and then left the back hall without mentioning it.

It is only said that Bai Yang and Li Defei inquired about an hour in the county seat, and followed the clues to an inn - there are not many medical centers in the county town, Bai and Li also knew which hospital the couple had delivered the baby in after inquiring separately, and then found the midwife along the vine, and made up a lie to visit relatives to get the words of the midwife. only said that the midwife saw that the two were not wearing official clothes but were wearing plain clothes and carrying some tonic gifts, so she did not suspect it, and said that the two couples stayed in a hotel.

There was a knock on the door of the room, followed by the cry of a baby, and the woman immediately comforted the baby beside her bed, and said, "Who is here?"

Bai Yang said: "Sister-in-law, I am the one who helped your husband deliver the baby on the side of the road the day before yesterday, and I inquired that your husband and wife are still living in the city, and I came to visit today——"

Hearing the voice coming from outside the door, the woman said, "I am an adult who saved the lives of the people's women, and forgive the people's women for their rudeness." It is inconvenient for the women to open the door to greet each other at the moment, but the clumsy husband wants to come back soon, so it is better to come back when the adults are young. As soon as she finished speaking, the baby beside the woman's pillow began to cry again. Li Defei, who was outside the door, listened carefully to the sound coming from the room, and motioned for Baiyang to go downstairs and wait first. Poplar answered, and after replying to the woman's words, she went downstairs after visiting in a young time.

When the two arrived downstairs, they met a man when they arrived at the door of the inn, and they saw that the man was carrying a basket in his right hand, the basket was filled with some ingredients and packaged medicines, and he was holding one in his left hand

The girl is about two years old. The man was none other than the woman's husband, and the man's eyes were not bad, and he recognized at a glance that it was Poplar who was coming to him, and said, "My lord—"

When Poplar saw that the person who was coming was the man he met that day, he also responded. The man hurriedly pulled the girl next to him to kneel down to pay a visit, but Bai Yang immediately helped him to stop him, and said, "I heard that your family's place was destroyed, so I came to visit your family today." ”

The man nodded and said, "Why don't you go to the inn and talk about it in detail—"

So Bai and Li entered the inn with the man. After the man opened the door, he first asked Bai Yang and Li Defei to wait outside the door, saying that his wife was still lying on the bed and had not been freshened. Poplar didn't say much, just said that it was better to let the man deal with it.

After the two waited at the door for about half a moment, the man opened the door and invited them into the room, wiped the table by the way, poured tea for the two, and opened a box of pastries from the basket and put some melons and fruits on the plate. Li Defei opened his mouth again and again so that the man did not have to be so prepared. The man also spoke: "The two adults of the imperial court, this county inn is not as good as the capital where the adults are located, and the tea, pastries and fruits are not of the highest quality, please forgive me." ”

Bai Yang said: "Little brother doesn't have to be like this, I came to visit the two of you today, and I couldn't keep your home, so that it suffered a disaster, this official is also ashamed." ”

The man said: "My lord said such a thing, it really hurts the villain's family-" After saying that, he wanted to kneel down and salute, but Bai and Li still hurriedly stopped him, Li Defei said: "Today we are here to visit your family, your family does not need to treat us as adults of the imperial court, at this moment we are just ordinary people like your family." ”

"Hmm...... ...... well," the man nodded frequently, and at the same time opened his mouth to let Bai and Li in front of him drink some tea and eat some pastries. He had never seen such an official before, so the man seemed a little overwhelmed.

Li Defei looked at the girl who was reaching the table to grab the pastries, and said with a smile: "The eldest daughter of the little brother wants to be two years old." ”

The man nodded frequently, and said, "Yes, there are more than ten days before she turns two years old-" After that, he immediately stopped the girl's movements and held her on her lap, but the girl still got the cake and took a big bite, and her mouth was full of crumbs. The woman took out a handkerchief and wiped the corner of the girl's mouth, and whispered to the man, "It's thirteen days." ”

"Oh, yes—" the man said.

Li Defei said: "Mothers always remember their children's birthdays the most. By the way, little brother, now that your place has been destroyed, what are you going to do after that?"

The man said: "Don't hide it from your adults, Xiaomin is also worried at the moment, there is no one to run to at home." This eldest daughter was originally foster sister's family, and my sister's husband's family didn't want to see the child, and it was my sister who asked me to pick up the child as soon as possible. With that, the man lowered his head slightly and sighed softly. The woman was silent and did not speak.

Seeing this, Bai Yang said: "Don't be surprised by the little brother's family, I'll just lose my words." ”

The man said, "Whatever the adults say, even if the adults don't say it, this is also a clear thing." Although the villain still has some money on him, he can't bear to spend this day in this inn. The inner child is still in the month, and the little girl also needs a lot of things, and the money is spent like running water, and there is not much savings at the moment. The villain wants to visit some ways to do in this county now, and when Neiko's body recovers, I will do a small business in this county town to make a living, and if the adults restore the town, I will go home to run the original horse shop. ”

Li Defei nodded and said, "That's fine, I don't know if there are any important items left in the original town?" This official army has sealed the town, if the little brother is not good to go back and get it, I can do it for you." ”

The man was silent for a long time, and when the woman saw that he had not spoken, she said lightly, "The child's bag." Only then did the man come back to his senses and said: "Forgive me, two adults, Fang Cai Xiaomin originally wanted not to trouble the adults, but there are indeed some things left at home in the town, these are some objects prepared by the little girl before she was born, and some of the objects in them are prepared by the inner son for a long time......" After that, the man stopped his voice, so, this man didn't want to trouble the two important members of the court in front of him.

Bai Yang said: "Little brother, don't worry, I'll get it from my little brother." ”

As she spoke, the baby in the woman's arms began to cry again, and the woman immediately comforted the baby and said, "I think the child is hungry." The man continued: "Two adults, Neiko needs to feed the little girl......"

Li Defei said: "Then it's inconvenient for me to be here." Little brother, I will leave first, go to the town to fetch the belongings of the little brother's house, and come back tonight or tomorrow morning to return them to the little brother. ”

The man got up to send the guest downstairs, said goodbye to Bai Yang and Li Defei, and returned to the guest room. It was noon at the moment, and after Bai and Li left the inn, they went straight back to the mansion.

King Jingjiang was flipping through the books in the public court, and both of them came forward to pay a visit, and King Jingjiang signaled him to be exempted, and then said, "Can the two commanders gain anything?"

Bai Yang said: "Lord Wang, the couple has not left the city yet, but only lived in this city. ”

King Jingjiang closed the book and said, "Stay?"

"Now, it seems impossible to determine. Li Defei said, and then Li Defei informed King Jingjiang of the conversation between the two and the couple. King Jingjiang thought for a long time, and then said: "In this way, the two of them have not yet cleared their suspicions. The king has an idea, and he asks the two commanders to refer to it. ”

Li Defei said: "The minister is afraid, and I also ask the prince to give advice——"

King Jingjiang said: "The two commanders also know the means of this Heavenly Dao, and the two commanders were involved in the original case in the northwest. This Heavenly Dao's ability to install rebellion is not weak, and they coerce and lure many people in the DPRK and China, officials of all sizes, and even some ordinary people. Let's just say that this village has also been turned upside down by them? The young people who are now on death row are still tight-lipped to this day. If it weren't for the decision of a few commanders, I don't know the reason for this. Therefore, the king has sorted out this mansion, and all the officials who were originally in the county have been at this moment

The guards of Jingjiang Mansion will be sent to Jingjiang Mansion for the time being, and we will make a decision after the case is closed. ”

Bai Yang wanted to speak, but Li Defei on the side glanced at him, and King Jingjiang said, "Do the two commanders think it's appropriate?"

Li Defei said: "The prince is like this, and he also wants to cut off the informant planted by the Heavenly Dao, whether there is an inner ghost or not, this method can also work." It's just that the prince, there are many people in the Heavenly Dao here, and if the catchers and guards in the original county town are not there, and there are no other officials, there may be no one to deal with the affairs in this mansion. I'm afraid this is not good for the people in the county. ”

Bai Yang also spoke: "Commander Li's words are not unreasonable, if this is the case, the entire county must be panicked. ”

King Jingjiang said: "Isn't this the king already sitting in the public court today to deal with the affairs of the county town in the past few days? Today, this king has sorted out some files for the past few days, and the affairs of Jingjiang Mansion will be handled by this king and a few guards first." This king has sent someone to ask the imperial brother to send another master here, and draw people from the picket department, the elixir department, the guard leader, and the eleventh arithmetic division, and not send troops from Jingjiang Mansion, and then transfer troops from other foreign mansions. ”

Bai Yang said: "Today, a large number of officials are out of the city like this, and the officials and troops are mighty, and there will be some commotion when I think I come to Jingjiang Mansion, and the prince ......."

King Jingjiang interrupted Bai Yang's words without waiting for him to finish speaking, and said, "Commander Bai is too worried, and now that this incident has happened, the people will definitely be in a commotion." Therefore, this king has just issued a notice to calm the people, so that the guards will post it when they pass to the relevant states and counties, and they will post it when they encounter villages in five miles and towns in ten miles on the official road. In this way, it also makes the people vigilant, we will isolate this place first, and when the Heavenly Dao is destroyed, it will not be too late to restore this place. ”

"The prince is wise, I don't know what to do with the husband and wife?" Bai Yang asked.

King Jingjiang pondered for a while and asked, "Since the two commanders can't determine whether they are suspicious or not at this moment, and they can't rule out their suspicions, why don't I invite them to the county government for temporary house arrest first, and then release them after the Heavenly Dao is destroyed." ”

Bai Yang was about to speak, but Li Defei said: "The prince's move is well thought out, but at this moment, the palace guards are empty, and I don't know if there are still guards here?"

King Jingjiang said: "There are also fourteen guards, and at this moment I will let them patrol the streets in the county seat." In the palace, at this moment, only me, Father-in-law Wei and a few chamberlains, Father-in-law Wei and others will do the affairs of the secretary and the main bookkeeper first, and then hand it over when the people in the big interior come. ”

Li Defei said: "Then I'll go and send this couple and their family to the government first." ”

"The two Commanders waited, it was lunchtime, and the two Commanders would make plans after lunch. "King Jingjiang said.

Bai and Li replied, and King Jingjiang invited them to the dining hall for lunch. It was only said that the kitchen official had also left, so it was just a lunch made by the little eunuch under Gonggong Wei. Father-in-law Wei tasted a bite of the food, and then shouted: "You can eat this meal with the prince-" The little eunuch immediately knelt down in a panic, and for a while, the six gods were gone. King Jingjiang said: "Father-in-law Wei doesn't have to criticize him, there is a reason for it, and he is not an official, so why should he do it?"

Wei

The prince said: "The prince is open-minded, but the prince is afraid that he can't get used to the food cooked here, why don't the old slave send him to a restaurant in the county town to order a table of food?"

"No need, the two commanders still have something to do when they are young, so don't miss the hour. In this way, you will be on the way. "King Jingjiang said.

Bai and Li both responded, and Gonggong Wei could only agree after drinking the little eunuch.

After lunch, Bai and Li took a short rest and left the mansion. There are obviously fewer people on the road in the county seat, and the actions of King Jingjiang have completely shattered the tranquility here - everyone knows and confirms that there is a group of outlaws on the mountain not far away, and the imperial court has no good way at this moment, and I don't know if the war will spread here. As a result, many people go out as little as they can.

Li Defei said: "Why don't I go to the inn to pick up the couple's family, and you go to the town to pick up his family's belongings." ”

"Brother Li thought about what to tell that family?" Bai Yang said.

Li Defei said: "Let's just say that in order to alleviate their expenses, they will be transferred to the government to live." ”

"But the prince is talking about house arrest. Poplar said.

"Send it to the government first, and then explain it in detail. Li Defei said.

Bai Yang did not answer again, and after separating from Li Defei, he got on his horse and left the city. In less than a quarter of an hour, Poplar arrived in the town, and the town set up a roadblock, but the guard in front of him already recognized Poplar, so he came up to ask Poplar why he had come. Poplar said that he had important evidence to take, so the guards naturally didn't dare to stop him and opened the road.

Poplar entered the town and found the couple's house, and when the man sent Bai and Li downstairs, he told Poplar where his home town was, and also told him where the shape of the bag was. Poplar entered his house, and when he was young, he found the bag, but in the cabinet there was a letter in addition to the bag. The letter had not yet been opened, but it was written by my brother himself, and Poplar thought that it might be a letter written by the man's relative, so he took it too.

After Poplar went out, he saw a light and shadow flickering among the residents who had sealed the door - the door had been sealed, but it was a little unclear through the window, but at this time, no movement could be missed. Poplar went out and immediately summoned the guards to open the door.

The guard broke the seal and unlocked the door, and there seemed to be nothing wrong with him, except that the person who opened the door fell head-on, leaving only a blood mark in the middle of his forehead, and the blood spread from both sides of the ground after falling to the ground.

(End of chapter)