The general and I form a pair

For dinner, Gu Yan caught a fish from the river, started the stove, and planned to cook a dish of braised fish.Ah Qing took the vegetable seeds left over from last year from the bamboo house, and planted vegetables along the furrows on the vegetable plot that Gu Yan had already taken care of.Erhei strolled along the side lazily.Smoke rises from the chimney, creating a quiet and peaceful atmosphere of fireworks.

After dinner, he simply tidied up the bamboo house, and Ah Qing saw that Gu Yan had lit the lantern, as if he was about to go out.

"Ah Qing, let's go see someone."

"Who?"

"Unfamiliar, but a useful person."

At night, there is fog in the forest, hazy and dreamy.The lantern candles were dimly lit, casting only a small circle of light on the ground.Erhei often walks in the forest, with him leading the way, the journey is very smooth.

The two went down the mountain and went straight to Uncle Fu's house.

Lightning, which was originally listless, immediately became active when it saw Ah Qing.Rubbing back and forth on Ah Qing's body, it's not enough to be intimate.This made Erhei, who had just been favored just now, feel a little apprehensive, wagging his tail and wandering around Ah Qing.Ah Qing smoothed Lightning's hair with one hand, and held Erhei in his arms with the other, having a great time playing.

It wasn't until the courtyard door knocked three times that Ah Qing put Erhei down and followed Gu Yan into the house.

"Master, someone brought it."

Every family of the nobles in the capital raises dark people, and all of these people have high martial arts skills and are good at squatting, tracking, and assassination.

Naturally, there are dark people in the Gu family, but Ah Qing has never seen them.

The man in front of him was dressed in black, with an ordinary appearance, without any impressive marks.He belongs to the kind of person who is thrown in the crowd and cannot be recognized in the next moment.

And the person next to him...

Ah Qing looked up, and saw that this person was as thin as a stick, with dark yellow skin, cloudy eyes, and a miserable look.The big new clothes dangled on his body, but the one thing that went against his image was his straight back.

It seems to be an instinct, no matter how poor you are, no matter what you have encountered, no matter who is in front of you, you can't bend your spine.

"Who is this……"

"Former household member Uiro Qimin."

Hearing Gu Yan call out his name, the man was stunned for a moment, as if that title, that name, was far away from him.

"Five years ago, the crown prince helped the disaster in Henan, and Qi Min was one of the accompanying officials, responsible for the transfer of food and salaries." After finishing speaking, he looked at Qi Min again: "As for what happened at that time, I think Lord Qi knows better than us. "

Qi Min stared at Gu Yan for a while, before asking in a hoarse voice: "But, Young General Gu?"

Gu Yan nodded.

Qi Min's eyes were already red, he asked tremblingly: "His Royal Highness, how are you?"

"The crown prince has been abolished, and the Yun Palace is forbidden."

Qi Min beat his chest and stamped his feet: "A traitor is misleading the country, a traitor is misleading the country!"

"Lord Qi, the Holy Majesty has a secret decree ordering a retrial of the Henan case. Please, Lord Qi, explain it in detail."

Recalling what happened back then, Qi Min sighed repeatedly.

At that time, he had just joined the household department, and he was just a young employee.Not to mention the errands of disaster relief, if you are a little careless, you will be notorious.Therefore, people from the household department pushed and pushed, but no one wanted to go.In the end, this job fell on Qi Min who had no background.

He has always respected people of insight, and this time he was able to work with His Highness the Crown Prince, which made Qi Min very happy.Got all the energy and wanted to do a big job.

It's just that the sky fails to fulfill people's wishes.

Continuous torrential rains fell in Henan, the dam burst, the granary was destroyed, and the people were violent and chaotic.One thing after another caught everyone by surprise and exhausted them physically and mentally.

"Xiaguan and Mr. Zhang Yingqin are both Shanxi candidates and officials of the same period. They have a very close personal relationship. When they arrived in Dehenan, they met Mr. Zhang in a hurry and talked about the construction of the dam, and then there was no further contact. Until Fengxian County The granary was flooded, Master Zhang suddenly went to the superior and subordinate officials, he looked haggard and tired. His words were quite angry, and he only said that he was a treacherous villain and harmed the country and the people."

"After careful questioning, I found out that Mr. Zhang built the dam, and he did everything by himself. The dam was built and is very strong. It is absolutely impossible to be destroyed by the flood so easily. But what happened, Mr. Zhang It’s hard to escape the blame.”

"The lower officials realized that something was suspicious. After Mr. Zhang left, he reported the matter to His Highness the Crown Prince. He wanted to go to the dam to investigate again, but unexpectedly, he received the news that Mr. Zhang committed suicide in fear of crime that night."

"In this way, all the dirty water was poured on Mr. Zhang. Even if His Highness the Crown Prince wanted to avenge Mr. Zhang, the victims showed signs of violence and disorder. What's more, they smashed the Zhang mansion, saying that the Zhang mansion was private. Curry is full of gold, silver and jewels, as well as a lot of rice."

"It wasn't until the relief food arrived that the victims calmed down. Unexpectedly, the food transportation team knew that the Fengxian granary was flooded and the rice grain was destroyed, but no one reported it. They mixed the moldy grain with the good grain and cooked it together. It caused many disasters. People died. This time, no matter what, I couldn’t hold back.”

"Those victims froze and almost smashed the palace where His Highness the Crown Prince lived. During the chaos, the guards escorted His Highness the Crown Prince to leave Ancheng. Before His Highness the Crown Prince left, he asked the officials to mix in with the victims and leave on their own. And Henan This mess also fell on the head of Yan Song, who was the servant of the household department at the time."

"Yan Song made a big move, organized people to repair the dam, and comforted the victims at the same time. He was also accompanied by an official from the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, who was in charge of trying the case of Henan officials' corruption of ink."

"The factions of the officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs are extremely complicated. The lower officials are dull and have no party affiliation. But I also know that Yan Song is definitely not from His Royal Highness. In other words, the officials who came to Henan for disaster relief for the second time belong to several parties. "

"Under the order of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the lower officials mixed in with the victims. They just watched Yan Song and his party stir up a miasma in the official circles in Henan. In just a few days, dozens of officials were dismissed. Among them, all the officials involved in confidential matters He was executed on the spot. As for the escorts to Beijing, they were nothing more than peripheral officials, and officials who had been bribed early in the morning."

"The lower official knows that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked the lower official to leave to give the lower official a way out. But seeing His Highness the Crown Prince being framed, the lower official is helpless. A man can't serve the country faithfully and repay the Lord's kindness, so what's the matter?" Live in the world with a face."

"Fortunately, the heavens have eyes, and the officials inadvertently rescued a seriously ill young man. The young man said that he saw with his own eyes a group of officers and soldiers digging open the dam in the middle of the night. At that time, he was frightened and kept hiding. Seeing people. I was really hungry, so I went to the county to beg for food."

"Then that boy is still there?" Ah Qing asked anxiously.

Qi Min shook his head: "It's because the lower officials were negligent for a while and trusted others. At that time, the direction of the court changed drastically, and many people who were attached to His Highness the Crown Prince all voted for other prince's factions. The lower officials acted rashly, exposed their whereabouts, and were chased by others." Kill. That boy also..."

"That's right, after so many years, the lower officials dare not contact the people in the court anymore, and only wander around the Henan area, trying to find the remaining evidence and clues."

"It's just that the lower official is alone, without any support, wasting the years, but not gaining much."

"Master Qi is humble. If the time is wasted like Lord Qi, then the general has become a useless person these years." Gu Yan suppressed his smile, and said: "Master Qi still doesn't trust this general."

"The major general was joking, how can the subordinate officials not trust the major general?"

"Since you trust this general, why don't you tell the truth? If General Ben's guess is correct, the young man in Master Qi's population is none other than Master Zhang Yingqin's only son, Zhang Xinchen."

Qi Min raised his head suddenly, unable to hide the shock on his face.

Gu Yan smiled: "Why, the general really guessed right? Then you might as well tell Lord Qi that this Zhang Xinchen entered the Huguo Temple and became a monk. A few days ago on the Longevity Day, he entered the palace to pray for the Holy One, but he was in the palace. lost his way and lost his life."

Qi Min fell to his knees with a thump: "How could it be!"

Gu Yan took a deep look at Qi Min: "Master Qi has evidence in his hand, but your time is not yet ripe and you should not rush in. Maybe you don't even know that Monk Jing'an will enter the palace together this time."

"Xinchen is not an impulsive person. I have endured it for so many years, and I won't be in a hurry. Why did I suddenly..." Qi Min was filled with grief.

"The only thing that can be explained clearly is that Monk Jing'an met an 'acquaintance' in the palace, and this 'acquaintance' is related to the events of that year. Master Qi might as well recall it well."

"Could it be..." Qi Min's pupils widened sharply: "Could it be that Xinchen saw the person who dug the embankment!"

"Xinchen liked construction since he was a child. At that time, he was still young and wanted to contribute, so he took the initiative to participate in the repair of the river embankment. He was not at ease during the heavy rain that night, so he thought about going to the river embankment to see Look. Who knows, someone was digging a river embankment! Those people also found Xinchen, and wanted to kill him. Xinchen rolled down the hillside in a panic, and when he woke up, Mr. Zhang had already 'committed suicide'."

"Xinchen knew that Mr. Zhang's death was unusual. After hiding for a few days, he just sneaked into the house and found Mr. Zhang's handwriting in the secret room. Later, the next official and Xinchen met by chance, and Xinchen copied a copy of the handwriting and handed it to his subordinates. Officer. The two of us collected evidence in private, and wanted to go to Beijing to seek justice. We didn’t want to be tricked, and almost lost our lives.”

"After that, the two of us acted separately. It was a long time later that I received a letter from the new minister stating that he had taken refuge in the Huguo Temple. The officials feared that the new minister's traces would be exposed. In recent years, except for urgent matters, I have hardly talked with him. He contacted. Therefore, this time the new minister entered the palace, the subordinate officials did not know."

"Major General, I am willing to submit all the evidence, and please Major General to retry the case so that those who have been wronged can be rehabilitated!" Qi Min gave Gu Yan a hard bow.

Gu Yan hurriedly got up and helped Qi Min up: "Master Qi is too serious. In the past few days, Master Qi has been wronged to stay here temporarily. When the news comes from Shangjing, this general will arrange for Master Qi to face the saint."

"Thank you, Major General!"

On the way back, Ah Qing was a little depressed, not sure if it was because of the truth of what happened back then, or something else.

"What is Qing thinking?"

"I always feel that in the face of power, human life is worthless, and in the eyes of those in power, it can be trampled on at will."

"The law of heaven is clear, people always have to pay the price for what they do," Gu Yan said.

"Brother Ayan, when did you set your sights on Qi Min? Why do I always feel that Brother Ayan seems to know a lot about what happened back then?"

"Three years ago, I went to Zhiyun Palace to meet the deposed prince. He asked me to help find someone. If this person betrays him, kill him. If he is loyal and can be of great use, protect him. This person is Qi Min." .”

"Under such circumstances, letting Qi Min go is a big gamble. Fortunately, His Royal Highness won the bet. This Qi Min is not only loyal and courageous, but also courageous and resourceful. My subordinates, Hua It took a long time to find him."

"It's just a pity. At that time, he and Monk Jing'an had separated. We didn't know that Jing'an was Zhang Xinchen. If it had been earlier, the Henan matter might have been settled long ago, and it would not wait until now."

Ah Qing didn't understand again: "The deposed prince was imprisoned in Zhiyun Palace, how did Brother Ah Yan see him? The Holy Majesty wouldn't blame him? At that time, the situation of the Gu family was not very good either."

Gu Yan smiled and said: "If you want to meet, there is a way to meet. But this matter is also an accident. After all, at that time, I didn't care about Henan's affairs, I just got involved inadvertently."

While speaking, he had already reached the small valley, Ah Qing continued to ask, without any intention of stopping.

Gu Shengsheng lit a fire, boiled a pot of water, and said to him: "Take a bath first to relieve fatigue. I will tell you about these old things slowly."