Chaos on the temples: You can't escape if you provoke treacherous ministers

On a river embankment in Yangzhou City, when Liu Yunxiang and others rushed over, officials had already surrounded the scene, and there were still many people watching the excitement.

Some people didn't know what happened and asked each other. When they found out that the person was dead, everyone felt a little sad.

"I heard that she was a woman about the same age as us. She was sitting by the river, leaning against a stone. She said she was no longer breathing when she was discovered this morning."

"Hey, you froze to death?"

"It seems that he vomited blood. What happened will have to be examined by the government officials before we can come to a conclusion."

After listening to these people's words, Liu Yunxiang couldn't help but sigh, and at the same time looked back at Fang Wanjin. After learning the news of Mrs. Xu's death, he actually didn't believe it. He just hurriedly ran here, but when he got there, he couldn't move.

Yan Mu and Liu Yunxiang looked at each other, then pushed Fang Wanjin forward.

The official stopped them, and Yan Mu said that they knew the deceased. The official asked them to wait, and then went to report. After a while, Zhang Zhiyu, the prefect of Yangzhou, came running in panic.

Yan Mu once revealed his identity and went to see him because of matters related to Banshan Academy. Last night, Liu Yunxiang also asked Feng Zheng to find the prefect, and he knew the identities of the two of them.

The King of Zhenbei and the Queen Mother were both within his Yangzhou boundary. Even though he had done nothing wrong, he still couldn't help but panic.

When he was a few steps away, he subconsciously wanted to salute. Suddenly something occurred to him. He raised his head and looked at Yan Mu. Seeing that his face was gloomy, he straightened up again. After calming down his mind secretly, he stepped forward.

"Ahem, you... do you know the deceased?"

Yan Mu nodded, "She is from Zhushui County."

The magistrate Zhang was just going through the motions, so naturally he did not dare to stop Yan Mu and the others. He hurriedly waved his hand and asked the official to make way for them.

"Then come and recognize it."

Magistrate Zhang led the way, Yan Mu followed, and Liu Yunxiang looked at Fang Wanjin and walked with him at the end.

The child lowered his head and couldn't see his expression, but Liu Yunxiang could feel his grief and... anger. His shoulders were shaking slightly and his fists were clenched.

When he reached the river, Liu Yunxiang looked up and saw that the lifeless person leaning against a big stone was Mrs. Xu's wife.

There was a pool of blood on the ground in front of her, and there was blood at the corner of her mouth. She seemed very sad when she left, and the look of the last moment was condensed on her face.

Liu Yunxiang frowned, sighed heavily and looked away. Fang Wanjin, who was beside him, also raised his head to confirm. He stared blankly for a while, and then walked forward step by step.

"We are still checking..."

Magistrate Zhang wanted to stop Fang Wanjin from approaching, but Yan Mu shook his head at Magistrate Zhang.

"Don't worry, he won't cause trouble."

Indeed, as Yan Mu said, Fang Wanjin stopped three or four steps away from the body, seemed to recognize it again, and then knelt down.

"I'm sorry...I've been lying to you..."

Not only him, but everyone around her was lying to her, telling her that her son was an official in Shengjing, had a smooth career, and was married and had children. But everyone felt sorry for her and were afraid that she would do something stupid.

And it seems that this day will always come.

Wu Zuo took a few steps back and made it clear to Magistrate Zhang: "Excluding homicide, the deceased died because of a sudden attack of anger and excessive blood flow, which in turn induced heart disease."

Liu Yunxiang and Yan Mu were beside Magistrate Zhang, so they naturally heard what Wu Zuo said. In short, Mrs. Xu may have suddenly remembered that her son had committed suicide by drowning in the river, could not accept it, and then died of grief.

There was also a cart driver coming over there, and the official was questioning him.

It turned out that Mrs. Xu had agreed with the coachman to rent his carriage and set out for Shengjing early this morning and met here.

"This lady said that her son is an official in Beijing and cannot go home due to busy official duties. She has not seen her son for a long time, so she plans to go to the capital to visit him," the coachman said. "Have you ever talked about anything else?" the official asked again.

"Isn't the Provincial Examination coming soon? Students from Jiangnan gathered in Yangzhou, and Mrs. Xu talked about her son. She said that her son was talented and learned, so the imperial court specially allowed him to take part in the imperial examination with a merchant status, and he was selected as the top prize of the year." The coachman thought about it and said, "I said she was joking. How could the imperial court allow merchant students to take part in the imperial examination? It has never made an exception to anyone throughout the ages."

"Did you say this?" Liu Yunxiang hurriedly asked the driver.

The coachman was a little frightened, and then he realized that these words might be inappropriate, "I... I just said it casually..."

Liu Yunxiang took a deep breath. The coachman said casually, but Mrs. Xu heard it in her heart. She began to think hard, walked to the river again, and then suddenly remembered that her son had died.

There is no doubt about Mrs. Xu's death, so there is no need to file a case. When the Xu family arrives and takes away Mrs. Xu's body, the matter will be settled.

Liu Yunxiang thought that Fang Wanjin would follow the Xu family to send Mrs. Xu's body back, but he stayed instead. Liu Yunxiang intuitively felt that Fang Wanjin had another purpose, and was afraid that he would do something stupid, so he called him to her and Yan Mu that night.

"Xu Jingyu and Mrs. Xu are deceased. Don't do anything stupid." Liu Yunxiang said.

Fang Wanjin lowered his head and raised his head after a while, "I don't do stupid things."

Yan Mu raised his eyebrows, "Then what do you want to do?"

"I'm going to Shengjing."

"and then?"

"Sue the imperial court!"

Yan Mu snorted, "The imperial court has explicitly ordered that merchant students cannot take part in the imperial examination. This is the law. It was established when the country was founded. Who are you going to sue?"

"Sue..." Fang Wanjin thought for a moment, then stiffened his neck, "I will sue the current King of Zhenbei and the Queen Mother!"

Yan Mu: "..."

Liu Yunxiang: "..."

Did they mess with him?
  What Liu Yunxiang wanted to say, Yan Mu shook his head at her.

"Let's see if you have the courage."

Fang Wanjin curled his lips, "I'm not someone who talks big words casually. I mean what I say. You don't have to persuade me, it's useless. I will leave for Shengjing early tomorrow morning. I will make trouble for this injustice. Big, let’s go to these two and see if they are really wise or if they are just encouraged by the people.”

Yan Mu smiled and said, "Then the two of them are quite unlucky. If you are not careful, your reputation will be ruined. But you don't have to rush. Why don't you wait until the provincial examination is over? Come to Beijing with us, and you will have someone to take care of you on the way. .”

"You also want to go to Beijing?"

"Our home is in Shengjing. Mr. Bai is going back to the academy, and it's time for us to go home."

"Isn't this your plan to delay the attack?" Fang Wanjin said with some suspicion.

Liu Yunxiang was amused, "But no matter what, you should tell your family."

"I do not."

"I will write to your parents and just say that you will come to Beijing with us to have fun, so that they can rest assured."

Hearing this, Fang Wanjin felt relieved, and then grinned: "Master's wife is still thoughtful."

After sending Fang Wanjin back to his room to rest, Liu Yunxiang took a long breath: "It seems that this matter has to be explained to all merchants." (End of Chapter)