The general and I form a pair

Said that Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived.

As soon as Gu Yan finished speaking, he heard Gu Ting say that Mr. Chu asked to see him.

Gu Yan hurriedly invited people into the study.

"Oh, I said Master Chu, you fell into the latrine, what smell is this!" As soon as Ah Qing came to Chu Xiao's side, he was persuaded to leave by the pungent smell on his body.

Chu Xiao raised his hand and smelled it, and said awkwardly: "Well, I came here in a hurry, and I haven't changed my clothes..."

"Hey! You also went to find the corpse? Hey! Why does this smell seem to be strong again?" Wu Chen fanned his little nose with a look of disgust.

Gu Ping glanced at him and said nothing.Thinking about it in the next noon, the little monk's smell almost made him faint, so to put it bluntly, the ancestor just went to take a bath.What's more fatal is that this ancestor insisted on washing the monk's clothes clean!

The whole Furongyuan this afternoon, the stench has been wafting for two miles!

"Master Chu, things are unexpected."

Chu Xiao frowned, and nodded: "Indeed, the internal organs have completely rotted, and the whole corpse, except for the bones, can be taken out whole, and the rest is like a lump of mud! Moreover, the smell of the corpse is so strong, it is by no means Ordinary death."

"That's right, I took pus and blood for testing, but there was still no sign of poisoning in the blood."

"That is to say, although the changes in the corpse are unreasonable, there is still no clue." Gu Yan said.

Chu Xiao nodded heavily.

"However, the body of 'Jing'an' in the Huguo Temple has been burned, and he should feel at ease if he killed the monk Jing'an. But he didn't expect that Jing'an's body was swapped, and We have thus confirmed that Jing An's death is indeed unusual."

"Also, according to Master Chu's judgment, the cause of death of Princess Qinghe and Monk Jing'an may be the same, so since there is nothing useful to be found on Jing'an's body, it is better to guard Princess Qinghe's body, and there will always be some clues .” Ah Qing said.

Chu Xiao sighed: "This is the only way to go now. Oh yes, the emperor asked me to tell the Major General. Monk Jing'an's lay name is Zhang Xinchen, and he is the only son of Zhang Yingtan, the magistrate of Ancheng, Henan. Five years ago, when Henan was hit by floods, The involvement was so extensive that Zhang Yingqin committed suicide in fear of crime."

"What crime?" Ah Qing asked.

"Correcting disaster relief funds, cutting corners, causing the dam to burst, and Fengxian County was flooded."

"It really has something to do with what happened five years ago." Ah Qing muttered, "So, since this Zhang Xinchen found the palace, it means that the incident in Henan is related to someone in the palace. Feng County was flooded, Just happened to flood the granary, and Zhang Yingqin happened to commit suicide in fear of crime, it seems that the emperor has always had doubts about the Henan matter."

"Yes, according to what Zhang Xinchen said, Zhang Yingtan did not commit suicide in fear of crime, but homicide."

"He killed? Does he have evidence?"

Chu Xiao shook his head: "If there is evidence, you can go directly to the imperial court through Master Wuming. But...he has an account book in his hand, which records the official exchanges of officials in Henan..."

"It's just that the officials mentioned in the records were either demoted, beheaded, or exiled during the floods that year. There is no way to find out. But from the account records, Zhang Yingqin is indeed a good official with integrity. "

"He is also from the Prince's faction." Ah Qing said suddenly.

Gu Yan chuckled suddenly: "No wonder so many officials were involved in Henan back then. It seems that the people above were afraid of leaking the account books, so they simply had a big change."

"Originally, when Master Jing'an entered the palace this time, he wanted to ask the emperor to retry the Henan case. However, he was too impulsive, and before the matter had any signs, he..." Chu Xiao regretted.

"So, the emperor apparently handed over the case of Jing'an to the two princes for investigation, but in fact, he wanted the major general to re-examine the Henan case in secret? Right, Mr. Chu."

"That's true. After all, the only one who can gain the emperor's wholehearted trust is the major general."

"Well, it seems that we still need to find out who Monk Jing'an met in the palace yesterday. However, those people in the palace are controlled by the second prince and the sixth prince. Even if we want to find out, Can't find anything either."

Chu Xiao saw the distress on Ah Qing's face, as if this case had a lot to do with him, so he couldn't help laughing: "Young General, it's really enviable to have such a good wife. What should be conveyed, I have already said, It's getting late, so I won't disturb the Major General's rest, and I will take my leave."

"Master Chu, go slowly!" Ah Qing got up and took two steps out, punching Chu Xiao's back with a left uppercut and right kicking: "You are a good housewife, you are a good housewife, and your whole family is a good housewife!"

Turning his head, he met Gu Yan's smile with unknown meaning. He put his hands behind his back, leaned forward slightly, looked Ah Qing up and down, raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "Xian, help, help."

This damn Chu Xiao, if you can't speak, don't talk nonsense, no wonder you are not welcome in the Ministry of Punishment for so many years, ah!

Ah Qing puts a smile on Gu Yan's body, "Major General, with such a good helper, shouldn't you... mean it?"

Ah Qing twisted two fingers and rubbed them in front of Gu Yan's eyes.

"Wow! Ah Qing, there are still children here! Can you pay attention!" Hearing what they said about the case, Wu Chen was bored, fell asleep for a while, and when he woke up, he was forcibly fed a mouthful of dog food , although he doesn't need it.

But after all, he is still a child!

Ah Qing was a little embarrassed for a while, Gu Yan chuckled lightly: "Today, I will reward you, go to bed early."

Ah Qing yawned, yes, I went to Huguo Temple last night and came back to deal with the eldest princess, so I didn't have a good rest.It's time to go to bed early today.

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the heart.

Gu Ping coughed, and dragged Gu Ting who was stunned in place.

"Father, what does the Major General mean? It's as if he usually doesn't let the little goblin sleep."

Gu Ping kicked him: "Don't ask nonsense if you shouldn't."

----

Of course, except for the Zhenbei General's Mansion, which slept peacefully all night, the rest of the mansions were sleepless all night.

Ji Fei propped his chin and nodded sleepily.

"I said brother, you have been watching this whip all night, can't you see it tomorrow?"

"A Fei, go to the General's Mansion early tomorrow morning to return the Cold Moon Steel Whip."

Ji Fei jumped up all of a sudden: "I only used it once, again, wait a minute, the major general didn't say to give it up..."

Ji Kang stared at him, and Ji Fei immediately gave in: "Repay it! Pay it back tomorrow!"

"A Fei, you must always remember him, remember that there was such a bright young man in this world."

Hearing this, Ji Fei also sighed: "Brother, I will always remember Brother Ah Qing. However, you can't blame Big Brother for that incident. You have not gone to the General's Mansion for so many years. I know you are afraid of seeing him." Major General. I also know that every April 28th, you will go to the grave of Brother Ah Qing to pay homage before Major General."

"Brother, brother Ah Qing won't blame you, why do you need to close yourself up."

"They don't blame me, it's their righteousness, but I will never forgive myself, never."

Ji Kang caressed every joint of Hanyue's steel whip, as if seeing the handsome young man concentrating on modifying the weapon, he always smiled and said to him: "Shaoyong, believe it or not, one day, I will Create the most powerful weapon and blade, let the enemy hear the prestige of my beam blade, and cry in fright, and dare not violate our country!"

He wiped the cold moon steel whip clean, and placed it in the weapon box very solemnly.

"Tomorrow, send it back."

"I know bro."

"Young master, someone is asking to see you outside the door."

The old butler of Ji's mansion walked over in a staggering step.

"Uncle Ji, why don't you go to sleep so late." Ji Kang stepped forward to support him, "I've already said, you don't need to do these things, just take good care of your body. Where's Ah Fu?"

"Ah Fu has been tired all day, and I'm at the mansion now, and I'm not asked to do those jobs. I'm in a hurry, so I can just look at the door."

Ji Kang was originally a military general, and he was not good at management. Apart from his salary, Ji Kang's income was the few shops left by his mother, and the business was tepid.

Since being demoted five years ago, the servants in the mansion have resigned and left, leaving only one old butler and the personal servants of the two young masters of the Ji family.

Except for the Seventh Prince Li Mu, no one in Ji's Mansion came to visit on weekdays, so it became more and more deserted.

But at such a night, someone suddenly came to visit, which made Ji Kang a little puzzled.

However, when he saw the visitor, Ji Kang was shocked.

"It's you!"

If Ji Fei hadn't stopped him, Ji Kang would have chopped off the man in front of him with his palm.

"Brother, ask clearly, don't be impulsive!"

The man was unkempt and had criss-crossed scars on his face, but Ji Kang recognized him at a glance.Don't say it's just disfigured, even if it's turned into ashes.

He also recognized it.

"Yang Li!"

Yang Li, the guide of Ji's army.

The man fell to his knees with a plop: "General Ji, I'm the one who's sorry for you!"

"Unexpectedly, you are still alive. Hehehe, the sky really has eyes!"

Yang Li took a few steps on his knees and kowtowed to Ji Kang: "General Ji, I know that my crimes are serious, and my death is not a pity. But the innocent soldiers who died in the battle of Mulan Mountain back then cannot die in vain."

"You still have the guts to say it! If you hadn't deliberately led this general around in circles, why would the rescue be delayed, why would you lose your troops, why...you would have killed Xue Qing!"

"Yes, yes, it's all my fault. I've taken a huge advantage by being able to survive so far. But, General Ji, haven't you thought about avenging them for so many years?"

Ji Kang flew over with a sharp glance: "What do you mean by that? Heh, you are the one who hurt people, and you are the one who wants to avenge people now. Official Yang, what are you planning?"

"I know you won't believe me anymore, but I came here for the incident of that year. They arrested my wife, children, and mother, and threatened me to deliberately delay and delay the battle. I...my son was just born...it was me Confused, but not only did those people not protect my family after the incident, they even wanted to kill me together, if I hadn’t hidden quickly, I’m afraid they would have already..."

"In the past five years, I have been with people who are neither human nor ghost. No one can believe it. I live alone in the mountains, and I am tortured by the Mulan Mountain every day and night. It seems that countless innocent souls are torn apart. I."

"I know that after so many years, if they can't find me, they will relax their vigilance. That's why I came out of the mountains, detoured to the southern boundary, and walked back to Daliang from the territory of Southern Tang. I walked for a whole year before I found General Ji... ..."

"Tell me, who are those people?" Ji Kang didn't have the patience to listen to his confession. What's the use of confession since the thing has been done.

Yang Li gritted his teeth: "It's the second prince!"