Legacy of the old dynasty

When the two returned to the gate of the Wu Mansion, it was already dark.There was a lantern hanging on the porch of Wu's house, and it was blown unsteadily by the wind. According to Wu Xie's state of mind at this time, he felt even colder in his heart.The two were about to knock on the door when a person suddenly appeared from the shadows beside them.Wu Xie was taken aback, and saw that the man was dressed in short clothes and had no distinctive appearance, so he didn't speak, but stepped forward and made a bow, took out something from his sleeve, and handed it to Zhang Qiling.

Zhang Qiling nodded slightly, the man turned around and disappeared into the darkness again.

Wu Sansheng was still waiting in the house, seeing them coming back, he hurriedly called his servants to the kitchen to warm up the dishes.By candlelight, Zhang Qiling read the note he just received, and then burned it.Wu Xie only had time to glance at it, only to see that there were several lines written densely in small script on it.

After the two of them had some food and a cup of tea, they began to talk.

Zhang Qiling suddenly asked: "Uncle, do you remember the fraud case in the examination room in 12 years?"

Wu Sansheng said: "There was a lot of trouble back then, Yushi Ding Jilu suddenly wrote a letter to impeach Mr Zhang's son Zhang Sixiu for cheating in the examination hall, this case involved a lot of people, perhaps Ding Yushi himself could not have imagined that a mere memorandum would cause such big storm."

Wu Xie asked suspiciously: "In 12 years, Mr. Zhang had already been dispatched to the army. Even if there was indeed a fraud, it would only be a higher level of crime. Why bother to find out about it?"

Wu Sansheng smiled wryly: "It's a big taboo to speculate on the holy will, but the emperor hates Zhang Gong very much. As long as the Zhang family is impeached, the emperor will definitely approve it, not to mention that the chief examiner was old Shen Ge. This trick It is obvious that they are attacking the Zhang family, but they are actually targeting Shen Gong. The behind-the-scenes mastermind kills two birds with one stone, with such thoughts, it is definitely not an ordinary person."

After Zhang Qiling heard this, he seemed thoughtful.

Wu Sansheng said again: "However, the emperor dismissed Ding Jilu and transferred him to a foreign post. But then, more officials jointly impeached Shen Gong, and the emperor seemed to be wavering. Shen Gong wrote to resign, and the emperor finally issued The decree does not accept resignation. This matter has just come to an end."

"It can be seen that the emperor still trusts Shen Gong." Wu Xie said.

Zhang Qiling shook his head: "After the fraud case in the imperial court, the officials who participated in the impeachment were all promoted. This shows the emperor's attitude." He asked Wu Sansheng, "What official position does Yushi Li Zhi hold?"

"The Shaoqing of the Taipu Temple is the fourth rank."

Wu Xie laughed: "I've been working on it for a long time, but I'm just a horse breeder."

But Zhang Qiling said: "Don't underestimate this horse breeder, this Li Zhi only used a mere memorial to pull Pan Jixun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, so what?"

Wu Sansheng frowned and said, "It's this person who also inspected Dayu Mountain when the geomantic omen was surveyed. Because I have always been at odds with Duke Shen, I have also heard that Li Zhi said that this place is not good. Now this In such a situation, I am afraid that he will use this as a basis to cause trouble again."

Wu Xie fell silent when he heard what his third uncle said.Just heard Zhang Qiling ask in his ear: "How does this person feel about his stroke in court?"

"It is indeed a person that the courtiers are afraid of. There have been many impeachments by the censors. This year's spring and summer drought, some people wrote a letter saying, 'The court has powerful ministers, there are unjust prisoners in prisons, and the world is drought. , It’s actually because of Zhi.” Li Zhi and his henchman Jiang Dong’s resignation, the emperor forbids, and all subsequent impeachments will not be read.”

"How did Duke Shen react?"

Wu Sansheng pondered for a long while before speaking again: "I also talked about this matter with Shen Gong. Li Zhi's party targeted Shen Gong everywhere, but Mr. Ge neither defended himself nor wrote a letter to impeach those people. I don't know What are your plans?" He said shaking his head.

Zhang Qiling said calmly: "The time has not come yet."

Wu Sansheng seemed to realize something suddenly, and said doubtfully, "You mean...could it be..."

Zhang Qiling nodded: "I just got the news that uncle can sleep peacefully tonight."

Wu Sanxing stood up in shock: "What kind of news is so important, could it be... Could it be..." He couldn't go on talking, how dare he think deeply about this matter, only saw Zhang Qiling nodded to him.

Wu Xie naturally didn't understand why, so he asked suspiciously: "What are you talking about?"

The two exchanged a few glances, but they didn't answer him.His third uncle only said: "Xiao Xie, please don't ask any more questions. It's already the third watch. I've been working so hard today, so let's go and rest."

Wu Xie didn't want to, but it was useless. Those two made up their minds not to tell him, so what could he do.Zhang Qiling stood up and cupped his hands at Wu Sansheng. Wu Sansheng hurriedly got up to return the salute, but he didn't know what to say.

In the end, there was only a sigh.

Due to the hasty arrival, the Wu Mansion only cleaned up one guest room.Fortunately, the two of them were used to being crowded together, so they didn't feel anything.Wu Xie was still unhappy, so she took off her coat and climbed onto the bed, turned over and rushed in without saying a word.

Zhang Qiling lay down on the other side, knowing that he was angry, he didn't bother to provoke him, and fell asleep on his own.

Before there was even half a stick of incense, Wu Xie finally couldn't hold back, and suddenly lifted the blanket, as if he was very angry.But he didn't move, because he really felt a little tired, and he knew that Wu Xie couldn't make a fuss.After all, they are so big.

Sure enough, after a while, the person sleeping on the other side lay down angrily again.Still annoyed, his feet kicked towards him without thinking in the quilt, and kicked his waist and eyes, causing a tingling numbness, but he didn't care about it.Wu Xie became even more annoyed, and said, "What time is it, and you still keep it from me. You kept it from me when you went out, and it's the same now, so I shouldn't talk to you then!"

He just found it funny when he heard it. For many years, Wu Xie hadn't lost his temper with him like this.He turned over and said, "You know, some things I don't tell you are actually for your own good."

After hearing this, Wu Xie sneered: "What if I don't accept this from you?"

"Acceptance or not is up to you, I just want to have a clear conscience."

It's okay not to say, after finishing speaking, Wu Xie, who had calmed down slowly, seemed to be really angry, and suddenly rushed over from the other end, and slammed on him firmly.

"This is my Wu family's business! What are you doing with it!" His eyes were red and he roared like a little lion, "Life or death in the future is also the fate of my Wu family. Who wants your heart! Shame on you!" You deserve it! What does it have to do with me!"

He suddenly understood what Wu Xie meant, and wrapped his arms around him, holding him tightly to keep him from moving.

"I'm not a three-year-old child anymore. Apart from coming out of the inner court, what else can you get from your news! If this matter is revealed, it will be a capital offense if you are not implicated by the Wu family! Why are you so...so..." Wu Xie had already Choked up, unable to speak.

Zhang Qiling patted him on the back. "If I can do this, I must be very sure. Don't worry about it." Seeing that he was silent, he said again, "Don't think about how to pay me back. It's not something you can afford."

"How can I not want to... If it's just spending money, that's all, now I'm afraid that you will be responsible..."

Then I am also willing.He said in his heart, and only said in his mouth: "Go to sleep."

He thought about all the bad possibilities.If the Wu family cannot be saved in the future, Wu Xie must be saved.

Wu Xie finally calmed down, remembering the kick just now, propped up his upper body and looked at him carefully, but immediately turned his face away, and said in his mouth, "Where did the kick just go? I'll rub it for you."

He shook his head. "It's okay," seeing Wu Xie's disbelieving expression, he had to say again, "I'm tired, don't move around, just sleep quietly with me for a while."

It was rare for Wu Xie to be obedient, nodded, and really stopped talking.He waited until the sound of long breathing came from his ear before carefully pulling out his arm.Wu Xie was also frowning in her dream, and there were two black spots under her eyes.

If even Wu Xie can't save him - then let him go, there is nothing to worry about in the world.he thinks.