Haizhou is located in the extreme south.

The rain on the eaves kept dripping, and the row of potholes of green bricks under the eaves were crowded with rainwater. The damp and wet weather was really uncomfortable.

After running around in Haizhou for almost a month, Shen Mingyue found here. Four small dilapidated buildings with paint peeling off are enclosed, and looking up, there is a small boxy patio. Looking down, there is a small courtyard that quickly becomes a pond.

An old man with only a few strands of sparse white hair on the top of his head was staring blankly at the sky. After a while, a middle-aged man with a goatee, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a rich face, but dressed plainly, came to the old man with a bowl of steaming soup. It took the middle-aged man half an hour to feed the soup into the old man's stomach.

At this time, the rain is even heavier.

The middle-aged man put down the soup bowl, hunched over and came to Shen Mingyue's side and said, "Let Lord Tiezhu wait for a long time, it just so happens that this time is the time when my father should drink medicine." ”

In order to cooperate with the cold mask she was wearing, Shen Mingyue pressed her throat and said in a deep voice: "It's okay, the purpose of this capture this time, you must know." ”

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Lord Tiezhu came here, what he did should be the destruction of Jiansong, Zhou Tian, and Chaolang three years ago." ”

Shen Mingyue nodded and said, "Yes, this case was also a big case that caused a sensation back then. However, in spite of this, the officials at all levels who participated in the investigation of this major case at that time were all promoted after the case was closed. But among them, you are the only one Yuan Ji, Lord Yuan, but instead of rising and descending, don't be reduced to a common person. So Ben Zhu thought, what should you know about Lord Yuan. ”

Yuan Ji smiled bitterly when he heard this: "I really know everything in Xia, but I don't know what the way of being an official is." ”

"Lord Yuan, but it doesn't matter, this case was ordered by the imperial court to be re-investigated. This is also an opportunity for Lord Yuan to turn over. ”

"I don't want to turn over anymore, and it's not impossible to tell the things of the year in the next, but I hope that Lord Tiezhu can agree to the next two requests. ”

Shen Mingyue was overjoyed when she heard this, and she replied, "Lord Yuan, it's okay to mention it. ”

Yuan Ji said with a smile: "The arresting lord has already seen it, my father is very old, and he is suffering from a serious disease, and he doesn't have a few days to live, so I want to let the temple arrange a big house for my father, and a few careful maids to serve him." ”

"Lord Yuan is filial, and Ben Catch admires. ”

Yuan Ji smiled when he heard this, and then said: "Another one, there is a dog under the knee, and there are two in twenty this year." He is not young, but he has not yet won a reputation, so he thinks that he can arrange an errand for the dog in the court. ”

"This ......" Tie Zhu pondered for a moment and then smiled: "Lord Yuan, listening to your tone, how can Ben Zhu think that you are arranging the aftermath?"

Yuan Ji said with a smile: "Back then, I was fearless who didn't know, so I was demoted, and I even lost my life for a time." Now that I think about it, what happened back then was really a dangerous Longtan tiger's den. Although he is still alive, his life is in danger. I don't know when I'm going to lose it, so it shouldn't be too much to find some way out for my father and dog before I die. ”

Shen Mingyue said in her heart when she heard this: "With the financial resources of my Shen family, it is nothing to buy an official for his son in the court. After thinking about it, she nodded and said, "The two things you said, Ben Zhu agreed." ”

Yuan Ji said with a smile: "I believe in Lord Tie Zhu." ”

Shen Mingyue said lightly: "Since you believe it, let's talk about the case back then." ”

Yuan Ji nodded, and then slowly narrated: "Haizhou is close to the sea, and most of the people along the coast make a living from fishing. And those three sects are the three major sea lords along the coast. And when the opening of the sea every year, these three major sects will invite the heroes to hold a martial arts competition, saying that it is a martial arts competition, but in fact, it is to ask for a lottery and pray for a harvest. However, Haizhou has been plagued by natural disasters for many years, and the harvest in the sea is not as good as before. Without the support of money, the three major schools were once weak. There were very few visitors to the tournament, and the heads of the three major sects at that time thought that the etiquette was not enough, which angered the dragon king in the sea.

So the three leaders discussed making the martial arts competition three years ago more lively. They came up with an idea, and one day, the three heads of the house went to the Haizhou Mansion with a few boxes of treasures. They used their money to buy off the then Haizhou Mansion Yin, and their purpose was to use the influence of the government to help them release a message. The news is that at this year's martial arts competition, they invited Li Minji, the sword god of Shuzhong. Whether it's true or not, it should be just a gimmick. But not half a day after the news was released, the disaster of these three families came.

It was a moonless night, and I held a small position in the government of Haizhou at that time. That night, it happened that I was on duty in the yamen with Lord Fu Yin, and it was about the second watch, and a group of people in black came to the yamen. I remember the leader, who wore a rustic-looking wooden mask with tiger stripes. The group of people had their hands in their hands, and I could smell the blood on them from afar.

As soon as this group of people came, they went straight to Lord Yin's residence. After a few moments, the group was gone. After they left, Lord Fu Yin came to me with a solemn face, and Lord Fu Yin told me that I was not allowed to make a public statement about this matter. At that time, Lord Yin often interacted with people in the rivers and lakes, collecting black money to help people do things, and I didn't take this matter to heart at the time, and then agreed.

And when I learned the next day, the three major sects of Jiansong, Zhou Tian, and Chaolang were wiped out overnight. Later, some people reported the case one after another, saying that last night, they had seen Li Minji in front of the three major sects. At that time, Lord Yin regarded Li Minji as a suspect, and summoned all the criminal prison departments and yamen in Haizhou to jointly investigate the case. At that time, I felt that something was wrong, so I mentioned to Lord Fu Yin that the group of black-clothed people who came that night were strange. They may have something to do with the destruction of the three major sects. But just like that, I lost my future. After I was dismissed, I was assassinated several times. But my life was great, and I avoided it. However, my father was injured by someone, so that he fell into the root of stupidity.

Later, due to insufficient evidence, the big case was hastily closed. But the gang that investigated the case at that time was not charged with ineffective work, but were all promoted. I didn't figure it out until now. The destruction of the three major sects was done by the black-clothed people who visited the Yamen of Haizhou Mansion at night, and they were not ordinary Jianghu guests. They're a group of people with great energy. ”

Shen Mingyue said in her heart when she heard this: "It can make the Li family in Shuzhong welcome each other, and have the ability to suppress the big case of hundreds of lives." In Shuzhou, there is probably only one person with such a skill. ”

After thinking about it, Shen Mingyue said lightly: "After nightfall today, you go to the money village in the north of the city." As long as you declare yourself to the door, the treasurer there will give you 30,000 taels of silver. I'm sorry, but I can't agree to the two requests you just made. Even if I agree to your two requests, Ling Zun and Ling Lang will not be blessed in the future. The best way out for you now is to take the money and go. ”

Yuan Ji was stunned when he heard this, and just as he was about to say something, he saw that Shen Mingyue had drifted away.

Shuzhou, Chengdu.

As soon as she left Haizhou, Shen Mingyue came to Chengdu non-stop. As soon as possible, she worked hard and used both land and water, but when she came to Chengdu, four days had passed.

In Chengdu, Shen Mingyue met Fang Yinmao.

"Miss, you're finally back. ”

Shen Mingyue said lightly: "I told you what you investigated, how did you investigate?"

Fang Yinmao scratched the back of his head and said helplessly: "Before leaving, it was still a pleading tone, and even the pastries were prepared." As soon as I come back, I'll be your exploited man. ”

Shen Mingyue laughed angrily, "This matter is very important, I don't have time to laugh with you." When this is done, I will buy you as many pastries as you want. ”

"Hey. Fang Yinmao shook his head and said, "What you want me to investigate, I have already found out." These days, I have visited more than 40 florists in Shu and Chongqing. Finally, I found out that there was a family in Shuzhou that had hired ten florists to take care of a few pillars of epiphany. On the surface, the family said that it was an epiphany, but an experienced gardener saw that it was not an epiphany, but a poisonous flower that killed her, Jialou. Guess who's that?"

Shen Mingyue took off her mask, stared at Fang Yinmao with a heavy face, and then said lightly: "Shuzhong Palace." ”

Fang Yinmao was stunned when he heard this, and after a long time, he came back to his senses and said, "You... How do you know?"

Shen Mingyue smiled and said: "You are investigating, could it be that I am just going to visit the mountains and rivers?" But there is one thing I can't understand, back then, the Li family followed the Shuzhong Royal Mansion to fight bloody battles in southern Xinjiang, and the Li family can be regarded as the loyal supporters of the Shuzhong Royal Mansion. How could the Shuzhong Royal Mansion attack the Li family? This is unreasonable, it is completely unexpected. But according to the investigation in these days, the only one who destroyed the Li family was the Shuzhong Palace. ”

Fang Yinmao smiled: "I know this matter, do you know who the king of Shu is today?"

Shen Mingyue smiled and said: "Who doesn't know this, naturally it is the former seventh master of the palace, Zhao Qingting." ”

Fang Yinmao nodded and said, "Yes, this Zhao Qingting is the seventh master of the Shu Palace, the eldest son of the palace." In this case, have you ever thought that since this Zhao Qingting is the seventh child, why can he inherit the throne?"

Shen Mingyue was dumbfounded for a while, and after a while, she spoke: "I haven't understood this before, I always thought that Zhao Qingting had shined on the battlefield in Southern Xinjiang, so he inherited the throne exceptionally." ”

Fang Yinmao sneered: "Definitely." In the several major battles between the Shuzhong Mansion and Southern Xinjiang that year, Zhao Qingting did not participate in any of them. You don't know, this Zhao Qingting is a concubine. As soon as he was born, his biological mother died. At that time, the old prince in the palace was fighting in southern Xinjiang, and several princesses in the palace could not tolerate Zhao Qingting, so they sent him to the Sun family in Shuzhou for foster care. This raising is twenty years younger. And in the past 20 years, the old prince has never met him. Even his name was given to him by the old head of the Sun family.

After the war in southern Xinjiang subsided, the remaining six little princes of the Shuzhong royal palace died violently one after another. Then Zhao Qingting got the opportunity and inherited the throne. ”

When Shen Mingyue heard this, she couldn't help but feel a chill down her spine. Fang Yinmao's words, she really didn't dare to think about it. After a while, she plucked up her courage and said softly: "Could it be that the six little princes died suddenly, and they were poisoned by Zhao Qingting?"

Fang Yinmao saw Shen Mingyue's timid appearance, and really felt funny: "Not only that, but it is rumored that the death of the old prince is inseparable from this Zhao Qingting. In the states connected to Shuzhou, in addition to the Li family, three others have been hit hard. But after the three families were hit hard, without exception, they all took refuge in Zhao Qingting. Coincidentally, these four families were all meritorious ministers who followed the old prince's southern expedition. ”

Shen Mingyue nodded and said, "I understand, at that time, these families must have also gotten the inside story of the death of the old prince and several little princes." And Zhao Qingting got rid of these families in order to get rid of the troubles. The stakes are so high that I have to report it to the court. ”

When Fang Yinmao heard this, he hurriedly stopped: "You have to get it, even if you don't report it to the imperial court, now the imperial court is trying to find a way to deal with Zhao Qingting." I see you, don't trouble the court now. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

Fang Yinmao replied, "Have you heard of the water bandits in Qiandao Mansion?"

Shen Mingyue nodded and said, "I've heard of this, the water bandits in the Thousand Island Mansion are rampant, entrenched in the Thousand Island Mansion for decades. ”

Fang Yinmao said helplessly: "Now the water bandits in Qiandao Mansion have wiped out the local garrison, and now they have left Qiandao Mansion and are heading to Lin'an." And Zhao Qingting sent a large army, in the name of suppressing the bandit King Qin, and also went to Lin'an. In the past, I thought, this Shuzhong palace has hundreds of thousands of soldiers, how can it not suppress a few nests of small water bandits? Now I have figured it out, Zhao Qingting is not not a bandit, but those water bandits are simply raised by him. It seems that Zhao Qingting has long planned to rebel, but he rashly dispatched troops, and his name is not right, and he will not be able to succeed. But now it's a good thing, he is obviously leading his troops north in the name of suppressing bandits, but in fact, he wants to steal the country and usurp the throne. If the temple sends troops to obstruct him now, it will be an official forced rebellion, and Zhao Qingting can rebel openly. But if the imperial court does not send troops to stop it, it will be to give the country to him Zhao Qingting. What a dilemma!"

Fang Yinmao couldn't help but laugh halfway through speaking. Looking at his appearance, it was more like gloating. But at this time, Shen Mingyue's face was solemn, "That person seems to say that he was murdered in the military camp of Qiandao Mansion, and now that the garrison of Qiandao Mansion has been destroyed, wouldn't he also ...... I'm thinking about something, that kind of person, who is pure when he dies. ”

After thinking about it, Shen Mingyue said again: "In this kind of court, whoever is in charge is afraid that it is the same. But once our Great Song Dynasty has civil strife, won't the Liao State wait for an opportunity to go south. At that time, it will still be a trivial matter for the country to change hands, and it will be a big deal to change the dynasty!"

Fang Yinmao said lightly: "You don't have to worry about this, Beimang is messing up now." I heard that several giants were brutally murdered by the Liao people and died in Shaolin. The Beimang rivers and lakes were in turmoil, and Zhao Shouguan of the Beiwangfu in Guanzhou took the opportunity to start an incident, he united the Beimang rivers and lakes to form an anti-Liao army, and was preparing to start a war with the Liao. On the Liao side, I heard that a prince died at the hands of the Song people. It's really chaotic, but at this time, the two sides are facing each other, and they are definitely going to fight. The Liao people can't care about the southern invasion now. ”

"That being said, it's time to get back to life, and you have to go back to life. Speaking of this, Shen Mingyue smiled suddenly, and she said: "Listening to what you just said, although Zhao Qingting's wrists are a little darker, he can be regarded as a man of great talent, if he is made an emperor, it may be a good thing." ”

Fang Yinmao smiled and said, "Then who knows." ”

All the way to the north, and then across a city, is Beimang.

On the frosty yellow grass, there were a few thick felts, and green beads covered a few clothes, and they fell asleep soundly.

Xiao Shanming and Sun Mingxiang snuggled up to each other, looking at the bright moon hanging in the transparent night sky, and exhaled a white expanse of ha.

Suddenly, Sun Mingxiang spoke: "Zhao Qingting has lived in my family for many years, and he is already half of the Sun family. He was nineteen years older than me, and I have called him uncle for as long as I can remember. After he inherited the throne, he came to Sun's house again to ask for the divine whip of my family's townhouse. How could my father give it to him, but my father didn't feel sorry for the ancestral treasure, but he wanted to tie Zhao Qingting and the Sun family together, so that the Sun family could turn into a dragon and a phoenix. So my father said to Zhao Qingting that it was okay to take the whip if he wanted, but he had to marry me, and the whip would be given away as a dowry.

Zhao Qingting didn't agree at first, but when he came a few days later, he said yes. And I have regarded him as an elder since I was a child, how could I marry him. At that time, I wanted to escape, but the power of the Sun family and the royal palace was too great. To say the word escape, it is just a fool's dream. But just when the royal palace greeting team was about to come to Sun's house, someone suddenly came to my aid and sent me out. I know who helped me, it's Princess Zhao. Later, I came all the way to Beimang and recruited relatives in Chang'an. At that time, I was thinking that I would find a pleasing one to marry and break the thoughts of Zhao Qingting and my father. ”

Xiao Shanming smiled: "In this way, I am still more pleasing to the eye." ”

Sun Mingxiang smiled: "I didn't want to follow you at that time, but I saw that you were honest and wanted to use you as a shield." But later, after several ups and downs, I realized that Brother Shanming, you are a person who can be relied on for life and is worthy of being respected and liked for a lifetime. Brother Shanming, when I say this, you are not allowed to be angry. ”

Xiao Shanming said with a smile: "How can I be angry, you are such a fairy daughter-like character, can you not dislike me and be willing to follow me, I am really a blessing from several lifetimes." ”

"It's a blessing to me. Sun Mingxiang said stupidly: "In the Unbounded Villa, I have given him what Zhao Qingting wants. The Sun family came and was also got rid of us, and a good life in the future is waiting for us. ”

Xiao Shanming looked at the person in front of him, and couldn't help but feel a lot of pride in his chest, and he suddenly shouted: "Let's go to the grassland, go to herd cattle and horses, and give birth to a group of children......

"Eh!" Sun Mingxiang pulled Xiao Shanming, then blushed and said, "Be quiet, don't wake up Zhu'er." ”