Don't be clouded

After Zheng Yu left court, he went to the Gongyuan.

The Ministry of Rites is now valued by the new emperor, and the Minister is old, so the matter of the scientific examination fell on his shoulders.He planned to organize Chun Wei well, and after passing the palace test in the near future, when His Majesty picks out a few good seedlings, his official fortune may also be brightened.

He had read some of the provincial examination papers for this year's exams, and few of them were outstanding.Therefore, only a few courtiers and disciples were picked out, and they paid extra attention, especially the prime minister's only son also participated in the scientific examination, so he must not be neglected.

Zheng Yu thought about it in his mind, and he didn't bother too much when he arrived at the Gongyuan. The people under his hand had already arranged everything, so he didn't need to make further arrangements.

After returning to the mansion, he couldn't wait to call his servants and asked about the movement in the south again.The result this time still made him feel troubled. The remaining kid from the Liu family seemed to have disappeared out of thin air, and the support behind him was also invisible.

"Does your lord have anything to explain?" He asked again on the way back to the North Chamber.

"Back to the master, there is none."

Seeing that that person was not in a hurry, his anxiety eased a lot.After all, he is just the son of a criminal minister in his teens, who has no power, no power and no one to rely on, how much trouble can he cause?What's more, people who have been in that ghostly place of Shugu City for four years, even if they barely survived, they would have been useless long ago, and they might have died in a barren mountain by now.

Relieved, Zheng Yu went to the North Chamber to have dinner with his wife, and after staying in the study for a while, he returned to the bedroom to get ready to rest.

The bustle of Chenjing does not distinguish between day and night, even at night there are many markets.But Zheng Yu deliberately chose a house far away from the busy city, so it was quiet during the day, and even more so after nightfall.

Not long after he lay down, he fell asleep.

**

In an unnoticed corner of Zheng's house, the boy in night clothes jumped over the wall and landed lightly and delicately.

He avoided the servants of Zheng's house who were on duty, entered the courtyard to the north, and found the study room easily.

The room was pitch black, he took out a fire pocket from his pocket, brought it to his face and blew on it, and the flame jumped out instantly.Afraid that the light would be too bright to attract attention, he blocked some firelight with his palm and walked to the bookshelf.

Four years later, he is not sure that the events of that year will leave written marks, but he is not willing to give up.He rummaged through the study, and even found a stack of banknotes and land deeds in a secret brocade box, but he did not find any clues related to the case of the Liu family.

Also, if it was really related to Zheng Yu, the other party would not keep the evidence against him.

Ji Bieyun extinguished the fire.Since you can't find physical evidence, ask the person concerned.

In the bedroom, the sound of gentle breathing is extremely obvious.Ji Bieyun walked to the bed, and after getting used to the darkness, he could barely see the middle-aged man lying on the outside, but Zheng Yu's wife was still lying on the inside.

In order to prevent accidents, he took out a small stone that he picked up by the side of the road from his belt, threw it in his hand twice, and then hit it against the bed.The servant's wife happened to have her back facing the outside, and the stone hit the back of her neck impartially.

It shouldn't be easy to wake up now.

It was the first time Ji Bieyun did such an illegal thing, and he was a little confused.The behavior of sneaking into other people's houses, in the past, should even be despised by him.

But thinking about the purpose of coming late at night, the bit of confusion in my heart disappeared.

The young man unhurriedly drew out the dagger in his sleeve and put it on the man's neck.Standing there for a while, he didn't move until he was almost integrated into the night. He squatted down and patted the man's face with the back of his hand.

"Zheng Shilang, wake up."

Zheng Yu, whose dream was disturbed, muttered impatiently, but still closed his eyes tightly.

Ji Bieyun was already ready to attack tonight, but the stupid look of the middle-aged man in front of him made him lose his patience, so he slapped Zheng Yu's face hard with the back of the knife.

"Get up, I have something to ask you."

The man trembled suddenly, opened his eyes, and in a panic, a cold knife was pressed to his lips, and an exclamation was blocked in his throat.

In the darkness, the boy's voice sounded cold: "Don't talk nonsense and don't struggle, I will stab your throat right before you lift your hand, understand?"

Ji Bieyun felt the man nod his head, and then asked again: "Can you guess who I am?"

Zheng Yu didn't answer for a long time, he held the short knife against the man's neck again, and said with a sneer, "Could it be that there are many people who want your life, so you can't guess it? Who gave the stack of bank notes and the land deed in the study?" Yours, tell me?"

He heard the man's breathing gradually quicken, as if he was nervous.

After a while, Zheng Yu finally spoke: "I know, you are Liu..."

Before he finished speaking, he was patted on the side of the neck by the blade, and Ji Bieyun interrupted him, "Okay, there is no need to finish talking. Now that you know who I am, then the next step will be easy. Let me ask you a question and you answer it. .”

The boy paused for a moment, and the emotions born in the dark night entangled the two of them.What Zheng Yu felt was fear, but what Ji Bieyun felt was the violence quietly growing deep in his heart.

"Do you have anything to do with the case of the Liu family?"

The man lying flat on the bed began to pant nervously, but he shook his head and replied, "It doesn't matter."

He had expected to deny it, but he was not annoyed.The tip of the knife slid gently on the side of the man's neck, but it didn't pierce the skin, and it just didn't want to give Zheng Yu a good time.

After writing a Zheng character with the tip of a knife on his neck, he asked, "What kind of grudge does Captain Liu have with you?"

"It's not me...it really has nothing to do with me..."

Ji Bieyun still ignored it, and his voice was extremely calm: "Did you fabricate the evidence to frame Captain Liu as treason? How did you fabricate it?"

Zheng Yu's voice had already started to tremble, and his tone was filled with broken emotions: "Liu Yunjing, please let me go, your father and I are just colleagues..."

"It was you who presented the perjury evidence to the late emperor," Ji Bieyun said in a steady tone, but his hands were ruthless, the blade had already sunk into the flesh, "or is there someone else?"

The young man's series of questioning was like a snake in the dark, quenched with cold venom, entangled Zheng Yu bit by bit, and then tried to strangle him completely.

Zheng Yu's chest heaved violently, and he didn't dare to deny it again.

Ji Bieyun smiled in the silence, "Why panic, I didn't say I would kill you immediately. It's so easy to die if you have one life, but what should you do with this big house after you die? A wife, two minor children, Zheng Shilang was exposed for corruption and bribery after his death, shouldn't they have a hard time?"

"Stop talking... yes, I framed your father."

Zheng Yu finally let go as if he couldn't bear it, and admitted it crisply.However, Ji Bieyun didn't feel the joy of confirming his enemy, even if this enemy had already been killed by him.

"I've felt guilty all these years too... I'm willing to make up for you, whatever you want!" The man became more and more excited, "I can give you both fame and money. I'm the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and I'll be promoted to minister soon... As long as I hold the power for a day, I will definitely not treat you badly!"

Ji Bieyun looked away wearily, he just felt that Zheng Yu was too close to him, which made him feel sick.

"Speak softly."

Without warning, he grabbed Zheng Yu's neck and dragged Zheng Yu off the bed, even though the other party was thrashing and struggling without letting go.The palm choked the man's throat, making him unable to struggle and scream, and dragged the man to the window like a sack.

Ji Bieyun lifted Zheng Yu up, pressed him against the wall, and fixed his eyes on Zheng Yu's face through the moonlight coming through the window paper.

"Write a confession and I'll let you live."

He didn't just want the life of his enemy, and the fifteen people who died in the Liu family probably wanted more than that.

Ji Bieyun wants the Liu family's grievances to be washed away and the souls of the family to see the light of day again.

Under the moonlight, the half-masked young man looked gloomy, his eyes filled with determination and hatred that did not match his age.

He lowered his head and grabbed the man's neck, the veins in his arms were swollen, not because of the force, but because he was restraining himself not to pinch the man's neck first.

Zheng Yu desperately broke his hand, wanting him to loosen his throat, but in vain, he could only squeeze out a hoarse voice from his throat: "I'm just... doing things... someone ordered me behind..."

Naturally, this kind of dying words cannot be believed, and he replied casually: "Okay, then tell me the name of that person."

"Save my life," Zheng Yu's face was flushed, "I'll tell you later..."

Ji Bieyun almost laughed out loud.

Only ghosts can believe the promises of such people.If Zheng Yu is let go, this person will definitely be wanted all over the city the next day, and the active and passive will be reversed by then.

"No, I just want your confession letter tonight, and I will investigate the rest in the future."

He dragged Zheng Yu to the desk on the other side, but in an instant, a weak wind carried something flying towards here.

Ji Bieyun dodged abruptly, the sound of the wind passed by his ears, and the next moment he heard the sound of a sharp weapon piercing his flesh and blood.Zheng Yu snorted, and then his whole body lost strength and fell uncontrollably.

He opened his eyes wide and bent down to inspect, only to see a hidden weapon stuck in Zheng Yu's heart, and his face was already abnormally pale, with blood oozing from his mouth.

There are dense footsteps outside, and the distance is getting closer.

The situation was imminent, Ji Bieyun had no choice but to leave Zheng Yu behind and escape through the window.When he crossed the wall of the north courtyard, he heard someone shouting to catch the thief. A group of people broke into the north chamber and kicked open the door.

The praying mantis catches the cicada and the oriole is behind.Ji Bieyun was startled for a while, he didn't know how long he had been watched in secret, and the man assassinated him as soon as he heard Zheng Yu mention the forces behind him.

No matter how much dissatisfaction he felt in his heart, he could only abandon the clue of Zheng Yu.

Just like when he came, the boy's figure quietly melted into the darkness again.

The author says:

I think it is better to change the update time to afternoon, why not update at [-]pm in the future?