Song Dynasty female artist

Chapter 190

And Qiu Hong, who seemed to know that Zeng Shengji would come, sat on the haystack with his eyes closed, and slowly opened his eyes when he heard footsteps.

"I heard from Bi Xinyu that you had something to do with the Zeng family's accident a year ago. What happened then?"

Qiu Hong twitched the corner of his mouth: "I'm already dying, why should I tell you, I might as well bring the truth of this matter to the coffin."

Gu Qingjue lifted his robe and squatted down.

"Qiu Hong, bringing him into the coffin will not avenge my master, it will only benefit the person behind the plot, and when you die, that person will really rest easy. In your current situation, do you think he will save you. He will just give you a push to make you die earlier."

Qiu Hong's face changed several times.

"Why should I trust you? What good will it do me if I say it?"

"I can intercede with Master Zhao and save your life."

Qiu Hong sneered: "It's up to you?"

In the past few days, he checked Gu Qingjue.

It's just a powerless scholar in the Jiangning prefecture, that is, his fiancée has some skills, and his face is worthless in front of Zhao Jin.

He also dared to boast about Haikou, saying that he would save his life.

"You don't think Mr. Zhao passed by Mingguang County by chance, do you?"

After Gu Qingjue finished speaking, Qiu Hong looked up in surprise.

"What do you mean? Zhao Langjun was specially invited by you to Mingguang County?"

Gu Qingjue raised his eyebrows with a smile.

"Impossible! You are just a scholar in the Jiangning prefecture, how can you summon the eldest grandson of the Duke of Jianguo to rush over a long distance to help you?"

Gu Qingjue remained silent but smiled, looking at Qiu Hong.

Qiu Hong looked at him, and he, who had been immersed in officialdom for many years, was defeated by the stare.

Eyes moved elsewhere.

He needs time to think.

After a while, Qiu Hong finally said, "I can tell you what happened to Zeng's family a year ago, but you must ensure that I can get out of prison alive."

"Naturally, I still have the most basic credibility of keeping my word. As for you..."

Gu Qingjue didn't say the rest.

But that look made Qiu Hong a little uncomfortable. He knew that Gu Qingjue was yin and yang to him, but he himself admitted that what he did was very despicable.

But in this world, how many people can be honest all the time?

Qiu Hong used both hands and feet, moved his buttocks, and the shackles on his hands and feet made a dull knocking sound.

Gu Qingjue and Zeng Shengji were not too busy, and some yamen servants even moved a small wooden stool for them to sit down, and this move made Qiu Hong completely believe that the relationship between Gu Qingjue and Zhao Jin might be true. That's right, otherwise, how could he be treated like this in the prison of the county government.

"I say!"

The Zeng family is a family of military generals, and the ancestors made great contributions. There were many generals in that period, but there were not many generals who could be reused by the emperor like the Zeng family.

The Zeng family is one of them.

They were stationed in Dingzhou, guarding the north of the Song Dynasty.

It has also always advocated the recovery of the Yanyun Sixteen States, and launched several battles for this.

The Zeng family was in charge of the battle, and they disagreed with the political views of some people in the court. Later, they gradually became determined to get rid of the Zeng family.

"Who are you talking about, exactly?"

"the Kongs."

Zeng Shengji said: "What you said was Kong Chong who signed the letter to the Privy Council."

Qiu Hong nodded.

"It's Kong Junfei, the privy envoy."

In this dynasty, the privy envoy, as the head of the privy council, was jointly responsible for important military and state affairs with the prime minister. In fact, the prime minister was in charge of the government, and the privy councilors were in charge of the military.

It goes without saying how much power Kong Junfei has.

"My Zeng family is loyal to the imperial court and never disobedient. Even if Kong Junfei wants to kill my Zeng family, if there is no evidence, how can the officials believe it?"

"Evidence? This thing can be forged."

Gu Qingjue said: "What role did you play in the incident of the destruction of the Zeng family?"

Qiu Hong twitched his lips.

"I……"

Gu Qingjue had already guessed it, but he just wanted to listen to Qiu Hong himself, because the master was here, and he needed to hear it.

Qiu Hong knew that he couldn't escape, so he could only tell the whole story in exchange for a chance of his own life.

According to what Qiu Hong said, Kong Chong knew that Qiu Hong and Zeng Shengji were very close, so he used Qiu Hong as a breakthrough and bought Qiu Hong with a lot of money.

Then, Qiu Hong took advantage of this relationship with Zeng Shengji to communicate closely with Zeng Shengji who was still stationed in Dingzhou, and obtained a large number of letters written by Zeng Shengji. Correspondence, blaming the Zeng family for collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country.

From a family full of loyalty, the Zeng family suddenly became traitors.

Everyone shouted and beat them.

Naturally, there are also some who are friendly with the Zeng family and speak for the Zeng family in the court.

The officials are benevolent and want the prime minister to investigate the matter again, but for some reason, the officials suddenly issued an imperial decree to ransack the Zeng family.

Just ransacking the house can still save a life.

However, when Kong Chong led a team to the Zeng family, he directly wiped out the Zeng family, and later reported to the officials that the Zeng family had resisted, and found letters from the Zeng family with the Daliao Kingdom, which further confirmed that the Zeng family had betrayed the country with the enemy.

The officials were distressed, but the man was dead, so he didn't want to pursue it.

It was Kong Chong playing Bing again, saying that Zeng Shengji had not been arrested and brought to justice.

So he set up a net at Zeng's house, waiting for Zeng Shengji to throw himself into the net on his own initiative.

What they didn't know was that when Kong Chong led the team to destroy the family, Zeng Shengji had already rushed to the capital and witnessed the death of his parents, elder brother, wife and children by their swords.

He wants to show up.

Found by Zeng's father, he told Zeng Shengji not to come out with his lips.

We must find out the truth and clear up their grievances.

But reversing the verdict is not that simple.

Every day, Zeng Shengji's mind is filled with images of his relatives dying in front of him.

Suddenly one morning, he wakes up with no memory of what happened.

When someone was chasing him, he would run away instinctively.

All the way from Kyoto to Jiangning Prefecture.

Later, I met Su Yixin who came to Gu's house.

"Okay, I've said everything I know, when will you fulfill your promise."

"Three days later, you will still be taken to the Meridian Gate to be beheaded. I have a way to let the people see that you are dead. After that, you will have to hide your name."

Qiu Hong breathed a sigh of relief.

It doesn't matter if you remain anonymous, as long as you survive.

Gu Qingjue and Zeng Shengji got up and walked out of the cell, and at the corner Gu Qingjue gave Qiu Hong a mocking look.

He promised Qiu Hong not to kill him.

But some people would not let him live.

Zeng Shengji knew what happened to the Zeng family a year ago, and wanted to go to the capital to expose the truth about Kong Chong's framing of the Zeng family.

"Master, I asked the yamen officer of the county yamen. On the night Qiu Hong saw you, a carrier pigeon flew out of the county yamen. It was in the direction of Kyoto. It is very likely that he had already reported to Kong Chong. He sent Some people may already be on their way, or they may have already arrived in Mingguang County."

"Being a teacher is not afraid."

Gu Qingjue shook his head: "Master, it's not a question of whether you're afraid or not. Qiu Hong's one-sided words alone can't bring down Kong Chong. We need to think long-term."

(End of this chapter)