Brother Wanfu

Chapter 58 The Orphan
"Tell He Rongtang that the old man is here."

The words of General Zhang Lao, who was sent by the imperial court to suppress the rebels, are really intriguing.

After hearing this, Mr. He did not answer immediately.

The old gentleman pondered for a while, and when he saw Qin Shen looking over, he smiled slightly.

"Speaking of which, I haven't seen him for more than 20 years."

General Zhang was originally from a family of soldiers, while Mr. He was a scholar, and he took the route of becoming an official through the imperial examination.

The two were neither relatives, nor from the same township, nor did they work together. There was no relationship between the civil and the military. It was just that Mr. He returned home after failing the imperial examination one year, and encountered water bandits on the way.

The water bandits ransacked the boat. The people on board were killed or injured, and of course some of them escaped.

At that time, Mr. He was lucky and escaped first. He hid in the forest for one night, and when he found him on the boat the next day, the water bandits had already been taken away, and there were only a few sundries left on the boat. people don't know where they went.

He searched for his own baggage, but he still had a few clothes and food, a few people had books and letters from home, and a box of wooden decorations that were not known to be cheap. Maybe the decorations were cheap and cheap and took up space. in the water.

He remembered that it belonged to a man who had been wearing black clothes for several days.

He thought it was not easy for everyone, so he went to the water to fish up the floating objects as much as possible, and stood by the boat waiting for someone to come back.

Unexpectedly, after these people came back, they even slandered him for taking their things, asking him for them one by one.

The water bandit walked away, and these people couldn't catch the water bandit, so they just stared at him.

He was also angry at the time, and confronted several other people, but those people became so angry that they stretched out their hands to beat them.

How could he beat them as a scholar, his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, even his own things were taken away.

At this time, the owner of the crude wooden ornament worn yesterday, the man in black, also came back.

His wooden ornament became more and more unbearable after being soaked in water. No one wanted it, so He Rongtang took care of it and put it under the tree.

Now he looked over, saw the intact wooden ornaments, and asked a question.

"Who picked up my item?"

He Rongtang thought in his heart, he didn't come here to seek his bad luck again, did he?
He only wanted to do good deeds, but was wronged and asked for trouble.

But he still stood up, "It's me, but I didn't take anything from you, don't rely on me like them."

Before he finished speaking, the man bowed deeply.

"Thank you, Your Excellency, for finding the belongings of Zhang's deceased mother."

It was a relic of the dead.

He Rongtang just picked it up with his heart, but he didn't expect to find something important.

He had a very bad tone just now, and now he was a little embarrassed. Just as he was about to explain, he heard the man in black suddenly speak and say something.

"Whether this gentleman has something that is greedy for everyone, we will know when the officers and soldiers come."

This talk is endless, where did the officers and soldiers come from?And how do you know this?

He didn't explain, and after about a cup of tea, the officers and soldiers really came galloping.

This team of officers and soldiers immediately tied a lot of items, and when they put them down, they were all the luggage that the water bandits had taken away.

As soon as the luggage was put down, everyone started to take inventory. Almost all the important things were missing, only some clothes and handkerchiefs were missing.

But how could He Rongtang steal other people's clothes and handkerchiefs? He would just be washed away by the river.

This time the whole truth came out.

And the man in black glanced over everyone and asked a question.

"Should those who slander others kneel down and apologize? Should those who rob others give back double?"

As he said that, he glanced at the officers and soldiers, "There are still people who beat people, should they be taken to the Yamen?"

Three sentences of questioning made this matter clear.

He Rongtang was simply elated!
Only then did he realize that the man in black turned out to be a general of the imperial court. His deceased mother passed away to keep his filial piety, and he was robbed of his love and returned to guard the land when he was not able to fulfill his filial piety.

His surname is Zhang, and his single name is Ling.

It was the famous court general who suppressed the rebellion.

Thanks to him going ashore immediately yesterday, officers and soldiers quickly dispatched to capture the gang of water bandits and took back everyone's belongings.

Mr. He recalled the past and looked into the distance.

"The rest of the way, I walked with General Zhang, sitting and lying together for about a month. Now that I recall it, it seems like a lifetime ago."

When Mr. He said this, he paused and smiled wryly.

"I didn't expect that when I met him again, I would become a general of the imperial court and a rebel who was about to be surrendered."

It's really embarrassing.

Qin Shen was silent for a while.

If General Zhang and Mr. He had such an old friendship, what did the words that the old general said to him mean?
Qin Shen just looked over at Mr. He, and the latter just raised his eyes and looked over.

"I'm not quite sure what he means. After all, he's just an old man I haven't seen for more than 20 years. I don't know if he can still be called an old friend."

Qin Shen thought he should be so cautious, but Mr. He said something else.

"It's just that, based on my own feelings, perhaps, even if they are not friends, they may not be enemies."

These words made Qin Shen's eyes light up.

That's what he thought.

If it's really an enemy, why didn't they really start a war, just click with him and leave a word.

Naturally, it cannot be ruled out that this is the opponent's strategy, but it does not prevent them from making more promising guesses.

Mr. He said, "There is no rush, I will watch him for a while and give it a try."

This is better.

Qin Shen calmed down a little, and talked with Mr. He in a low voice about the matter of suppressing the Zhengjun. Mr. He looked at him with a smile in his eyes and nodded repeatedly.

"There is hope for the Suzheng Army in the future."

From time to time, someone from the council hall would come and invite the two of them to discuss matters together.

Everyone in the meeting hall also mentioned Su Zhengjun.

When Qin Shen arrived, he heard them saying, "...only occupies Yanzhou, and will be hanged here sooner or later. Since the Suzheng army has already rebelled, it is impossible to settle down in a corner. In the end, it will either be wiped out by the court." , or go all the way north to conquer the imperial city!"

This remark made everyone excited.

But someone also asked.

"Nowadays, most of the Suzheng army is the people of Yanzhou. They revolted only after they had had enough of the imperial court's oppression. How can they go north if they rely only on these people? If they want to attract more rebels into the army, there is always something missing."

The current Suzheng army is more like a local vassal army, and it is still too far away from going north to capture the imperial city.

This question was raised, and some people tried to answer it.

Some people say that Yanzhou is not the only one that has been tortured by the court, but that other places are already ready to move. It is only a matter of time before the Suzheng army follows suit.

However, some people thought about forming a coalition army, because it is inevitable that each of them is the master, and it may be easier to be broken by the court.

At this time, someone suddenly said something.

"If we can find the orphan of the Eastern Palace who lives among the people, whether the Suzheng army grows stronger or join forces with other rebels to resist the imperial court, won't they all have a dignified reputation?"

Qin Shen raised his eyebrows.

Isn't this an unsubstantiated rumor?
"Is this true?" He couldn't help asking.

He looked at everyone, and finally fell on the one who said this.

The man's voice sank a bit, "It's not exact, but it's nine out of ten."

He said, "That is the widowed daughter of His Highness the former Crown Prince."

widow?

"Where did this news come from?" Qin Shen was incredulous.

Some people say that it is rumored in the market, and some people say that it is said in the palace, and the old palace people can prove it.

People would rather believe it.

"This matter has never been circulated before. It is precisely because of the uprising of the Suzheng Army that some people dare to speak out. It cannot be ruled out that it is true."

Qin Shen was skeptical, but listened to others.

"It is said that the princess was ordered by Qin Tianjian not to show her face outside before she was three years old, or she would die young. Therefore, after the princess was born, the palace never said anything about it to the outside world. The princess was also raised in a separate courtyard in the East Palace, so she could escape. It will be a catastrophe. From this point of view, Qin Tianjian's orders are really accurate."

People in the world today believe in orders the most, and Qin Shen has practiced on the mountain for many years because of this. Not only him, but also Wei Yunce of the Wei family, it is said that because of orders, he never ate meat before the age of three, and Lu Xianzhao wore all clothes until he was one year old. baby girl clothes
But there are more taboos in the palace, so they will obviously believe in this matter more.

Qin Shen is still dubious.

However, if calculated in this way, wouldn't this so-called Princess of the Eastern Palace be exactly eighteen or nineteen years old?
Qin Shen suddenly thought of something.

So, the person the emperor asked the eunuch Huang Xian to look for was the princess?

If that's the case, it'll be all right.

It's just that the princess's life experience is kept very secret, and the palace seems to have just found out.

But as far as he knows, Huang Xian hasn't found anyone yet, and he has been looking for General Bai and the singer of the Shen family army recently.
There is no score for this matter yet, Qin Shen didn't mention the singing girl for the time being.

Everyone discussed this matter first, and then talked about the confrontation with the imperial army headed by General Zhang. This time, Mr. He did not go into detail about the past, but he also said that he would wait and see the attitude of the other party.

After talking like this for about an hour, the sky gradually darkened.

Qin Shen didn't talk much before, and he also participated in this discussion today, but Qin Guanzhong didn't talk much, he seemed to be thinking about things all the time.

However, Qin Guanzhong was still serving as the third-rank commander of the imperial court, so he had to return to the guard, and he left as soon as the discussion was over.

Qin Shen didn't go to the guard anymore, but because of the mobilization of Qin's private soldiers, he couldn't be idle for these two days.

By the time he finished the work at hand and returned to Qingzhou Fucheng, Qin Tian had already returned to Liefeng Mountain House.

The moonlight is thin tonight, falling from the night sky like a mist in the morning, slightly enveloping a bit of desertedness.

The upper room was extremely quiet, Mrs. Qin couldn't stand the heat, she was going to sleep early, and it was dark in the direction of Yunxuan.

Fu Wen saw the young master looked towards Yunxuan several times before turning back to Xifeng Pavilion.

Compared with the busy two days ago, Fu Wen seemed to have seen something from the young master's actions, and the young master seemed to be a little imperceptibly lost.

Could it be because the girl is not here?
Fu Wen always had doubts about this.

Will the son really take a half-way sister so seriously?
However, as soon as he arrived at Xifeng Pavilion, Lian Zhou stepped forward.

"The son is back."

"Ah."

Lian Zhou stepped forward to salute, and said in a low voice.

"Young lady sent a letter in the evening, saying that she has something to tell the young master, if the young master comes back, please go to the Liefeng mountain house."

As soon as Lian Zhou finished speaking, Fu Wen saw the young master's slightly lost footsteps turning sharply and striding out of Xifeng Pavilion.

There was no hesitation at all, and he didn't even know what the girl was about.

Fu Wen only heard the son's order.

"Go to the Hunting Wind Mountain House."

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