Rui Hegui

In early spring, it is warm and cold, and the wind still makes people shrink their necks.

Chu Bandit and Zhao Liangyue walked along the long royal road one after the other, except for the two servants holding lamps in front, the other officials were far away—everyone could sense that the atmosphere between the two adults was not right today, and it was not true. Dare to go forward to catch him and ask him something, even Sun Jian and Zheng Xiu, who usually love Zhao Liangyue the most, followed from afar, watching the changes.

From getting on the carriage to getting off the carriage, and then waiting for the court meeting at the Meridian Gate, Zhao Liangyue didn't say a word to Chu Bandit all the way, but just wiped his wat board silently.

Therefore, Bandit Chu suddenly stopped and turned around, and Zhao Liangyue bumped into him without paying attention.

Then, Zhao Liangyue quickly took a big step back, and hurriedly said, "Senior brother, I'm sorry."

Bandit Chu frowned and asked, "Xi Lin, you are so abnormal today, what's wrong?"

Zhao Liangyue didn't dare to raise his head, he just said in a flat tone that it's all right, then bypassed Chu bandit and went to Changtai Hall.

Bandit Chu clicked his tongue because he didn't understand, and turned his head to look at the officials who were watching the fun. The officials pretended to be blind with interest.

After the early dynasty, the officials from the six ministries went to the Nuan Pavilion to discuss and finalize the important matters after the rain and before the rain, and then they read out to the officials who went to the Southwest Protectorate to co-organize, including Chu Bandit and Zhao Liangyue.

The date of leaving Beijing is set on the 23rd of the first month, which is seven days later.

Time was running out, and the government office had too many things to deal with and explain. Chu Bandit and Zhao Liangyue were so busy in the government office every day that they hardly met each other, which made Zhao Liangyue feel a little relieved.

But in the end it has to be faced.

So on the evening of the fifth day, Zhao Liangyue handed over the pile of documents that had been processed to the subordinate officials. After hesitating again and again, he still carried a palace lantern to the office of the Ministry of Punishment to the west of the palace wall.

When I arrived at the door, I happened to meet Wan Qian, the left servant of the Ministry of Punishment who came out in a hurry.

Wan Qian bowed to Zhao Liangyue, and the officials who followed hurriedly stopped to pay respects, and when he bowed accidentally, all the files in his arms fell to the ground.

Wan Qian shouted, "Why are you so careless?"

Zhao Liangyue bent down to help pick up the files, and saw that several files were from five years ago, so he asked, "Why are these old cases being investigated all of a sudden?"

Wan Qian was Chu Bandit's right-hand man, so he knew the relationship between the two, so he didn't shy away from it, and said bluntly, "I'm investigating an old case in Maozhou."

Zhao Liangyue thought for a while, and asked, "The big Maozhou case that happened five years ago, could it be the Zheng's human trafficking case?"

Wan Qian said: "Master Zhao guessed right, Shangshu Chu personally went to Maozhou to investigate this case."

Zhao Liangyue was stunned when he heard the words, and said: "It turns out that he personally went to that case, and I never knew about it."

Five years ago, the Zheng family in Maozhou did a lot of evil, colluded with the government to traffic people, and deceived others. It was so rampant that no one in Maozhou dared to touch it.

It wasn't until Wang Taboo tricked Zhao to act secretly, and spread the "Floating and Happy" all over the streets and alleys, and finally caused waves.

Then, Wang Taboo asked someone to send a letter to the capital, and a person came through the wind and frost, swiftly and resolutely, quickly cut through the entangled forces, and found out the criminal evidence of the Zheng family and Cai Linfu, the former magistrate of Maozhou.

But until the whole case was settled, Zhao Liangyue didn't know who the person in Kyoto who came to plead for the people's life was.

Fearless of power, dedicated to the common people, he walks away after success, not seeking wealth and fame.

The former Zhao Liangyue really wanted to know the identity of that person,

Later, time flies and the world is impermanent, Zhao Liangyue can only hide his reverence and admiration in his heart, and regards that person as his goal in becoming an official in the future.

Even if they don't even meet each other once, it's better than thousands of faces.

But fate in the world is always mysterious and unpredictable.

Today, five years later, on such an ordinary evening, Zhao Liangyue was no longer obsessed with searching. A small official accidentally dropped the file, but the identity of that person suddenly surfaced.

It turned out that their fate began as early as five years ago in Maozhou.

"This is also normal. Although Mr. Zhao was in Maozhou at that time, Shangshu Chu went there on his own without telling everyone. When he came, he killed the trick first and then played it. He didn't report the credit afterwards, so few people knew about it." Wan Qian said. Thinking of something, he sighed and said, "To be honest, Chu Shangshu is looking for Rongge's identity."

Zhao Liangyue withdrew his thoughts, and said: "The predecessor of Xuefangyuan was Dongyuan led by Huaifeng. Dongyuan has a deep relationship with this old case. Mr. Xiao used to be a member of Dongyuan and took over Xuefang after Huaifeng died. If you want to check his identity, it is indeed the fastest to start from the Winter Garden at that time."

Zhao Liangyue paused as he spoke, and let Wan Qian go to work on his own, and then walked into the government office.

"Lord Zhao!" Jing Mo at the door saw Zhao Liangyue at a glance, and greeted him and asked, "But something important happened? My lord is discussing something in the east hall, so I'll pass it on?"

"No, don't worry." Zhao Liangyue coughed lightly, and said, "I'll just wait here for senior brother to come out."

Jing Mo was taken aback for a moment, and asked doubtfully, "Huh?"

In Jing Mo's eyes, Zhao Liangyue is more conscientious than his own adults in doing things. Every time he encounters important matters in the court, he stays up all night—now he is about to leave Beijing, and there are so many things to deal with that make Zhao Liangyue feel a headache. If I ran over in person, it could only be because something important happened.

But Zhao Liangyue in front of him is not only in no hurry, but also not in a hurry to see Bandit Chu.

Jing Mo then tentatively asked again: "It will take a while to discuss matters at Tangwu, Mr. Zhao go to the Shangshu duty room to sit for a while?"

Zhao Liangyue said: "Alright."

After Chu Bandit and other officials of the Ministry of Punishment finished discussing, it was already Xu time.

Bandit Chu originally planned to take another pile of files to the Household Office, and then read them in the carriage. Unexpectedly, when he opened his duty room, he saw Zhao Liangyue sitting quietly drinking tea inside.

Seeing Bandit Chu come in, Zhao Liangyue coughed unconsciously, and handed over the tea prepared by Jingmo next to him.

Chu Bandit took two sips of the tea, rolled his peach blossom eyes, and said with a smile: "Xi Lin hasn't talked to me for a few days, and today I'm finally willing to come and see my senior brother?"

If it was changed before, Zhao Liangyue would only treat Chu Bandit as sick and talk nonsense.

But now, Zhao Liangyue's feeling is very subtle.

Zhao Liangyue raised his head, moved his lips a few times, and said, "Senior brother, have you been to Maozhou five years ago?"

"It seems that Xi Lin met Wan Qian on the way here." Chu Bandit came over and was about to sit next to Zhao Liangyue, but then thought that Zhao Liangyue was used to keeping a distance from him recently, so he sat down on the chair next to the table. He continued, "The situation was special at that time, so I went alone, but at that time I really didn't have any other doubts about Dongyuan. I thought it was just Huaifeng who was doing justice, and I got a lot of help."

Zhao Liangyue asked: "Then have you found anything unusual about Mr. Xiao?"

Chu Bandit shook his head, and said: "Ronge himself is a genius in espionage. It's not easy to find out about him, but there is indeed a problem with his identity, and this is what Ye Yuan is looking for."

Zhao Liangyue thought of the agate fan pendant from before, and after a moment of silence, he asked: "Brother, if he is indeed an old friend, why don't you want to know his real identity?"

Chu Bandit smiled faintly, and asked Zhao Liangyue back: "Xilin, if it was you, would you like to know?"

Zhao Liangyue was stunned for a moment, and then had an answer.

The teacher and I have only been teachers and students for three years, and I am willing to enter the overall situation in Kyoto, not to mention that Chu Bandit was born and grew up in Kyoto.

Mentors, blood relatives, fellow students, many of them were swallowed up by the bloody storm 13 years ago, but in every street and alley in this capital, every brick and tile still carries their shadows.

The old things are within reach, but the old people are gone.

If it were me today, it would be so unforgettable. If there is any clue about the old man, even if it is just a tiny bit, I must investigate it to the end.

Zhao Liangyue thought of something, looked at the calmness on Chu Bandit's face, and asked, "Brother, did someone send a letter to the capital when you learned about the Zheng family case in Maozhou?"

Chu bandit said: "Exactly, if it wasn't for that letter, I wouldn't have been able to arrive at Maozhou in such a timely manner and quickly find out the crux of the matter."

Zhao Liangyue asked again: "Brother, do you know who sent the letter?"

"It was Zheng's opponent Zhao at that time."

Chu bandit stopped suddenly after saying this, because he saw a different emotion in Zhao Liangyue's eyes, it was a kind of faint sadness after realizing a certain obsession.

Bandit Chu thought for a moment, and suddenly had an answer in his heart that even he couldn't believe it.

Zhao Liangyue witnessed that the calmness on Chu Bandit's face collapsed like a mountain in an instant, he nodded slightly at him, and said, "Senior brother, that letter back then was written by the teacher himself, and then transcribed by the Zhao family and sent to the capital."

Chu Bandit's throat tightened: "It's really Senior Wang..."

That's right, the Zhao family at that time was no longer the Zhao family that founded the dynasty. The entire gentry clan was mostly mediocre and incompetent. They had fought with the Zheng family for many years to no avail, but they were able to see through the situation at once, hit the vital points directly, and made great achievements in Manchuria. Chao Wenwu chose him.

He used to think that this was just an opportunity for Mrs. Zhao after fighting for many years.

But now it seems that everything is too coincidental.

"So," said Bandit Chu, "five years ago, it was Senior Wang who actually sent me a letter asking me to go to Maozhou."

"Exactly." Zhao Liangyue smiled at Chu Bandit and said, "Brother, the teacher has always known that it was you, and knew that it was you who fought all the difficulties and found out the highly implicated human trafficking case in Maozhou. "

Bandit Chu was silent, and asked: "Then, did he mention me to you back then?"

"No, I also accidentally learned from Mr. Wan today, but," when Zhao Liangyue spoke, he unconsciously moved closer to Bandit Chu, and said, "Before the letter was sent, I asked the teacher, saying that only one How can I find a person who can and is willing to break the deadlock in a short period of time, the teacher only replied to me with one sentence."

"That person, he can definitely do it."

Then Chu Bandit really did it.

What about the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty?There is only one Chu bandit who can really jump out of the aristocratic family, plead for the people without fear of the powerful, and kill first and then play.

He is the student chosen by the emperor and the king, and he is the proud son of the capital.

His teacher never doubted his loyalty to Akagi.

Chu Bandit's eye sockets were already slightly red, and the muscles and bones of his hands propped on the table protruded.

"Senior brother, he is my teacher, and even your teacher, before, now, and in the future." Zhao Liangyue got up and walked to Chu Gui, and said, "Senior brother, why don't you dare call him teacher? He's actually been watching you from afar."

Chu Bandit only felt his words awaken the dreamer, looked up at Zhao Liangyue, then pulled him to hug him tightly, and then pressed his forehead to his chest.

After an unknown amount of time, Bandit Chu said in a hoarse voice, "Xilin, when everything is over... let's go back to Maozhou to see the teacher."

Zhao Liangyue said: "Okay."

The night had come quietly, and a lamp in the duty room was dimly lit. The two of them sat and stood embracing each other, and the shadows they drew were long and stacked together, as if they were about to merge into one.

Zhao Liangyue looked at the person in front of him, raised his hand and wanted to put it on his shoulder, but in the end he put it down.

The spring breeze blows the peach blossoms across the river, fortunately I can recognize your face, since ancient times I don’t know where it started, and it goes deeper and deeper.

Zhao Liangyue is a very intelligent person, he has seen his sincerity from the initial bewilderment and shock, and chose to accept it calmly.

But he also knew that there was a beautiful woman in Chu Bandit's house to accompany him, and that was his sweetheart.

His care for himself was mixed with guilt towards his teacher and fellowship, but there was nothing romantic about it.

Therefore, on the long corridor from the Ministry of Households to the Ministry of Punishment, Zhao Liangyue has already decided to bury his thoughts in his heart and never see the light of day.

For the rest of his life, spring blossoms and autumn fruits, winter comes and summer goes, no matter in the rivers and lakes or in the court, he will always accompany him in Nuo, only as a junior.