Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 601

"Oh? He said it himself? How did he say it?"

Seeing Meng Qingyang's chapped mouth and hearing his cough, Shen Cha winked at Mei Lin, signaling to bring him a bowl of tea.

Mei Lin poured a cup of tea, tested the temperature, and walked over to pass it to Meng Qingyang.

Meng Qingyang didn't expect that he would have this kind of treatment, so he was a little flattered, thanked Shen Cha and Mei Lin respectively, and drank the tea in the cup in one gulp.

"Yes, he said it himself." Returning the teacup to Merlin and wiping the corners of his mouth, he continued, "Although Mr. Teng is a little older than me, based on how long he started, I should be his Brother. When he apprenticed as a teacher, I have been studying with him for nearly three years. Our master used to work in the palace, and the most important thing was the background of the apprentice. He had to be innocent for three generations, and there was no problem. Because before There were spies who detected foreigners and wanted to sneak in, but fortunately they were discovered in time." He looked at Shen Haolin and Shen Cha, "Even though we are from humble origins, we still have a bottom line in life, be it Liao people or Jin people , These foreigners are the targets of our strict defense. We can't go to the battlefield, but we can do our best to protect our country."

"Very good!" Shen Cha nodded, "Please continue."

"Yes!" Meng Qingyang nodded slightly, "When Mr. Teng came to visit the master, I followed the master. As usual, the master wanted to ask about his family and the three generations of his ancestors. He said it in front of the master. My ancestral home is in the northwest, and about 70 years ago, the man who fled famine and fled to Xijing City, the first foothold was Mengjiazhuang. When I heard about Mengjiazhuang from him, I was a little bit happy, thinking that there were people like us escaped the catastrophe."

"So that's the case." Song Yaojia nodded, "How did you determine that he was the enemy of Mengjiazhuang?"

"I don't have any real evidence, but I recalled what my father once said. The reason why our family was able to escape the disaster at that time was that my grandparents took my father and the three brothers to Jiangnan to deliver goods and have fun by the way. All the people in Mengjiazhuang, whether they are our clansmen or those who temporarily settled in Mengjiazhuang, were all killed. How could it be such a coincidence that someone survived? The only explanation is that the Teng family was The one who made the false accusation."

"You guessed it yourself?" Shen Cha frowned slightly, "Didn't your father tell you the details about this case?"

"No." Meng Qingyang shook his head, "Is there any problem?"

"Mr. Meng, you are really..." Bai Meng sighed, "I'm afraid you have found the wrong person."

"What does this mean? I... I..."

"The commander-in-chief is right. There were indeed many refugees that year. Because Mengjiazhuang is close to Xijing, many refugees chose to settle there. At the same time, many aristocratic families in Xijing chose to open porridge sheds there to relieve refugees. So, you can't If he said he lived in Mengjiazhuang, he was the one who reported."

"Also, the informant is already dead."

"Dead?" Meng Qingyang was shocked, "Impossible, my father said..."

"Mr. Meng, calm down." Shen Cha looked at Meng Qingyang like this, feeling very pitiful, "What your father said may not be right, and not all may be true. But we are still young, and we don't know much about these things. , We need someone who has experienced that to tell us what happened." She looked at Yan Yuan, "What do you think, Mr. Yan?"

"Since the general has spoken, I will say what I know. Because this case was a big deal at the time, almost everyone knew about it, even children as young as they were." Yan Yuan rubbed his chin, "If I I remember correctly, my old man also participated in this case back then, but he never heard that the false accuser’s surname was Teng. He once said that because it involved foreign spies, the Criminal Ministry detained the people who came to report on Mengjiazhuang. There were three people in total, who were detained in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, waiting to confront the people in Mengjiazhuang. Later, the fire in Mengjiazhuang burned the entire existence to nothing. We started a thorough investigation, and only then did we find out the secret behind the false accusation."

"The secret behind it?" After being reminded by Yan Yuan, Song Jue also remembered that his father had talked about it, "I remembered, father..." He looked at the people in the hall and coughed lightly A cry, "Father once said that the person who made a false accusation coveted the money of the family he was borrowing from, and failed to steal. Instead, he was reprimanded and harbored malice. That's why he did such a thing."

"Have been... imprisoned?" Meng Qingyang couldn't believe his ears, "Is it really them?"

"Yes, because it's about such a big matter as the secret work of foreigners, neither the Jingzhao Mansion, nor the Ministry of Criminal Justice, nor the Ministry of War allows anonymous reporting. Even if you send an anonymous letter, it will be found out." Yan Yuan is very familiar with this process. Clearly, he explained, "Only by finding the informant, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of War, and the Jingzhao Mansion will take the next step. It was true that a few suspected Liao people were captured from Mengjiazhuang. At that time , the situation at the border is very critical, and anyone who has anything to do with the Liao people can only die." He paused for a moment and looked at Meng Qingyang, "After all, Mengjiazhuang is not innocent, even if there was no subsequent fire, it cannot escape .”

"Why?"

"Although the people who were taken away were not Liao people, they were also Daxia people who had lived in the Liao territory all year round. They took advantage of the famine and mixed in with the refugees fleeing from the famine. A few people did make this decision after hearing the conversation between them, and it was not a false accusation. After detailed investigation later, although the Mengjiazhuang seemed to be implicated, what kind of business is your patriarch doing? I'm afraid you don't know, right? The ties between you and other tribes are very deep. Even if there is no fire, your patriarchs and elders will have to face lawsuits." Yan Yuan looked at Meng Qingyang and sneered, "You should have Tell me it's because of this, and you don't have to work for so long."

"It has nothing to do with...the Teng family?"

"It's irrelevant." Yan Yuan said decisively, "The investigation back then was very rigorous. Everyone who appeared in Meng's village was checked in detail about their wealth and background, and the Teng family was no exception. It is true that their family came to flee the famine, but Different from others, their goal is very clear. Back then, someone from the Teng family was an official in Xijing, and they defected to this clansman. That person should be Mr. Teng's uncle, right?"

Teng Xinyi had been silent since Meng Qingyang accused his family of being the culprit of the Mengjiazhuang fire, and he nodded slightly until Yan Yuan asked him.

"Unexpectedly, my brother's hatred for me comes from this." Teng Xinyi smiled bitterly, "Uncle once said that my father and two little uncles can survive because of a bowl of tea from Mengjiazhuang. Hot soup and a piece of pancake. The kindness of a drop of water should be repaid by a spring, not to mention the kindness of saving a life. My father and little uncle originally thought that after they settled down in Xijing, they would go to Mengjiazhuang to thank them in person, but I didn’t expect..." He shook his head slightly, and looked at Meng Qingyang, who looked unlovable after knowing the truth, "My dear brother, you should have said this earlier. Those who reported on Mengjiazhuang did not end well either. I was executed together with those Daxia people who passed the news to the Liao people."

Before Teng Xinyi could finish his sentence, he heard a howl, and looking at Meng Qingyang, tears were streaming down his face, and he was out of breath.

　Staying up late ruins the body too much. I feel dizzy when I vomit what I eat these days????

　　

　

(End of this chapter)