Yan Cigui.

The officials who were talking to each other in twos and threes suddenly fell silent.

After a while, Yu Chengan's voice was the only voice in the entire court.

Everyone was stunned, and it was obviously difficult to turn around for a while.

It's like the busyness of the past few days has turned my head into a ball of mush, and I can't even understand a few words.

Suddenly, there was a "click" sound.

One of the bookkeepers failed to hold the pen in his hand firmly and dropped it to the ground, breaking the silence.

Then, the boulder, like a pool of water, immediately exploded.

"G-father-in-law?"

"Zeng Cong is the father-in-law? No way? It doesn't look like it!"

"Wanted? Li Du's group? Who is he in the portrait?"

"Where are the portraits? Where are the stacks of portraits? Hurry up and pair them together!"

"What's right? Whether it's father-in-law or not, you'll know as soon as you take off your pants."

Zeng Cong's face turned the color of pig liver: "Young general, don't be joking, everyone has different walking postures, how can you say that to me?"

Yu Chengan laughed: "My father-in-law is not right.

I can even see the slightest difference between crickets. For such a big person, I can tell when your legs are crooked.

Do you really think that after being stabbed like that when you were a child, you will grow up to be exactly the same as an able-bodied person? "

Zeng Cong:......

He turned around and stared at Yu Chengan, and out of the corner of his eye he caught sight of Magistrate Tian beside him.

Magistrate Tian touched his chin with a curious look on his face, looking at his lower body, which made Zeng Cong angrier.

The magistrate of Xiangtian County didn't care whether Zeng Cong was angry or not.

He was just wondering what was "different" about it.

General Yu said that walking a few steps would make a difference. Why couldn't Zeng Cong not notice it at all when he had been in the Yamen for so long?
Maybe he hasn't met any father-in-law before?
Ji Guang stepped forward and whispered to Yu Chengan: "Are you sure you didn't admit your mistake? Take off your pants. If he is not short of weight, you will not be able to explain."

Yu Chengan was full of confidence: "It's okay if they don't believe it. You haven't heard of my ability to teach crickets in Beijing?"

Ji Guang couldn't laugh or cry.

I did hear a lot.

A clerk came in carrying a stack of portraits.

Magistrate Tian took it and stood next to Zeng Cong, showing them one by one for comparison.

"It's not this one, and it doesn't look like this one either. What about this one? It doesn't seem right either."

Yu Fu said hurriedly: "My lord, the young general said that he has changed his appearance. I'm afraid I won't be able to deal with him this way. I need to wash his face clean first."

The clerk next to him was very active and immediately went to fetch water.

Yu Chengan told them, "His name is Cheng Xi, Li Du's right-hand man, and he is very famous."

Upon hearing this, Magistrate Tian quickly flipped through the pages again, put out Cheng Xi's portrait, and took a closer look.

It has to be said that there is almost no similarity in facial features between Zeng Cong and Cheng Xi in front of me. Even if Zeng Cong himself stood outside the yamen with a portrait, the yamen officials would not rush to catch him.

Magistrate Tian became more and more curious. It seemed reasonable to say that father-in-laws walked in different postures, but there were many wanted father-in-laws. How could General Yu determine their identity?
Yu Cheng'an saw Magistrate Tian's confusion and explained: "As I said before, you should not only look at the facial features of a person, but also the bones. If Mr. Tian has been studying crickets for many years like me, he can also see the bones through the skin."

Magistrate Tian complimented him, but shook his head in his heart.

Not to mention whether crickets have bones or not, if he had spent many years thinking about crickets, he would not be a county magistrate now.

When the basin was brought up, Ji Guang took matters into his own hands and used his strong hands to round and flatten Zeng Cong's face.

Thinking of the family members who were plotted by Li Du, Ji Guang acted harshly, and Zeng Cong's face gained a few red marks.

He didn't know what he was using to modify his appearance. It was difficult to wipe it clean with water, and Ji Guang's face was stained with all the effort.

He was so angry that he didn't want to do the hard work anymore, so he bent down and took off Zeng Cong's pants.

"Ouch!"

"It's really empty!"

"What a father-in-law!"

There was no wind at the court table, but Zeng Cong felt a piece of ice between his buttocks, as if a cold wind was blowing through him.

"I-I'm a eunuch!" he cried, "but who said that eunuchs belong to Li Du's group?

When I was a child, my family was poor. My father wanted me to be a chamberlain but he didn't know the trade, so he took it upon himself to stab me.

I finally survived, and my family has improved, so I don’t think about selling my property..."

"Stop making up stories," Yu Cheng'an clicked his tongue and shook his head, "Any tea doctor in the capital will tell more interesting stories than you. You, a eunuch, were captured in Chengyuan. Whether you admit it or not, you will be escorted back to the capital, but you are here What I wanted to do failed!

You are Li Du's confidant. You know whether the things he entrusts you are important or not.

Now it has failed. Whether you admit it or not, you have failed. "

Zeng Cong clenched his teeth, no longer concealing the hatred in his eyes, staring straight at Yu Chengan.

His eyes changed. He was no longer Zeng Cong, who behaved according to the rules and never complained about hardship or tiredness, but Cheng Xi, the father-in-law who gave orders to Li Du next to him.

Magistrate Tian asked: "Young General, should we send this man to the capital, or..."

Yu Chengan discussed with Ji Guang and said, "Let's take him away."

Yu Fu asked people to bring torture instruments and asked Yu Chengan and Ji Guang to take Cheng Xi into custody.

"My right arm," Yu Fu murmured, worried, "This right arm is in our Chengyuan County. Where is the rebel Li Du now? Is he hiding here too?"

As soon as these words came out, all the officials turned pale with fright.

How old is Chengyuan?

If Li Du makes trouble in their Chengyuan, wouldn't they all be doomed?

Magistrate Tian hurriedly stopped the discussion: "Starting tomorrow, we will search every house, including every village and town below. Send a message to Jing'an City immediately to inform the prefect!"

Yu Chengan and Ji Guang exchanged a look.

They had heard Xu Jian's inference that if Li Du wanted to seize the throne, he would most likely stay in the Gyeonggi area.

Cheng Xi, as Li Du's confidant, was indeed very suspicious when Cheng Yuan appeared thousands of miles away. He was even bold enough to sneak into the Yamen.

If you want to collect grain transportation information and clarify the location of the granary, there are other ways to do this, or someone else can do it without Cheng Xi's intervention.

Is it possible that there will be no able-bodied people around Li Du?

A father-in-law was involved in danger. Once he was captured and his pants were taken off, all his words would be useless.

It's impossible for Li Du not to understand this, but Cheng Xi still came, unless there was another agenda.

Yu Cheng'an and the other two couldn't figure out the whole story, so naturally they couldn't let Chengyuan Yamen go out of their way to search Li Du. If they gave wrong opinions, no one would bear the consequences.

only……

"Just don't let the search take up all your energy," Yu Fu suggested to Magistrate Tian. "Ensuring supply transportation is always the most important thing."

The two have been colleagues for several years and have a tacit understanding.

"That's right, that's right!" Magistrate Tian glared at Cheng Xi and said to Yu Fu, "What if we are fooled by their attacks in the east and west, then..." Cheng Xi was caught red-handed and fled from Jing'an City with him. The manpower sent here was also very tight.

"I'm really a local from Jing'an. I live in..."

"I'm not familiar with Zeng Cong, no, no, I'm not familiar with this father-in-law. Oh yes, I'm able-bodied. I can take off my pants by myself."

"He and I are definitely not on the same side, otherwise my whole family would be struck by lightning!"

His eyes passed over those people, only looking at their expressions and attitudes, and there was no one who seemed strange.

Yu Cheng'an didn't say much, left the follow-up matters to Chengyuan Yamen, and took Cheng Xi away with Ji Guang.

Yu Fu sent it all the way out.

While Ji Guang threw the tightly tied Cheng Xi onto his horse, Yu Chengan asked Yu Fu in a low voice: "Where is Mr. Yu's home in Qiping Hutong in the capital, right?"

Yu Fu looked at him doubtfully: "Does the young general know?"

"I know," Yu Cheng'an said, "I have a good relationship with Duke Fu. His wife, Princess Ning'an, is a good friend of Lord Yu's niece. We met in Duke's Mansion before."

"So it's like this," Yu Fu sighed, "I am an official here, and the capital is handed over to my two younger brothers. The family is actually very good, but the matter of my niece and sister is always choked in my heart. Alas, let's not talk about this, Don’t talk about this! Don’t worry, little general, Chengyuan will do his best to do what Jingzhong and Yumen have told him.”

Yu Chengan said thank you for your hard work.

The two fast horses left the county and arrived at the garrison.

When Ji Xin heard that Cheng Xi had been captured, he rushed over in three steps and asked fiercely: "Where is your master?"

Cheng Xi remained silent.

Ji Xin was so angry that he wanted to just draw his knife and kill the person, but fortunately his son stopped him.

Seeing this, Yu Cheng'an knew that it would be better to let Ji Xin "out of sight but out of mind", so he said: "I will escort him back to Yumen first and hand him over to the marshal and Duke Fu for questioning."

Ji Xin did not refuse and only asked him to call in more people.

"I'm not worried about this dead eunuch, I'm just worried that he will have reinforcements coming to save him, and you will suffer a loss on your own."

Yu Chengan agreed and agreed to go and return quickly to catch up with Ji Xin as soon as possible.

Hurrying on a starry night, horses galloping.

In order to take Cheng Xi with him, Yu Chengan also took off the saddle.

Cheng Xi's stomach was pressed against the horse's back as he jolted all the way to Yumen. He was so dizzy that he couldn't even spit out sour water.

When he was thrown by his collar in front of Xu Jian and Dingbei Hou, he seemed to have half his life left.

"What is this?" Dingbeihou came up to observe.

"Chengxi, the great chamberlain next to Li Du." Yu Chengan told the story of how he discovered him.

"Lurking in the Chengyuan County Government Office?" Dingyuan Hou felt a chill on his neck and couldn't help but look at Xu Jian.

What Xu Jian said was absolutely correct.

Li Du just wanted to get food and grass, so he arranged for Cheng Xi to come to Chengyuan.

If Yu Chengan hadn't seen through it at a glance, the consequences would have been disastrous!

Dingbei Hou was busy asking questions, Cheng Xi collapsed on the ground, as motionless as mud, and did not answer.

Xu Jian sat down and said slowly and leisurely: "Xiaoci Hutong, where I caught Eunuch Tong."

Cheng Xi didn't respond.

Xu Jian thought to himself and said: "I felt strange at that time. Although Eunuch Tong has lived in the house for a long time and no one has seen him outside, and he seems to be very safe, once his head is found and his pants are taken off, he can't quibble. .

This is a dead end. Li Du seems to value Eunuch Tong very much, why should he let him fend for himself?
Later I figured it out, Eunuch Tong was not an abandoned son, he was bait.

The fact that he can stay in Xiaoci Hutong means that Su Chang did not betray Su Yi, and Su Yi did not betray Li Du. Is that the truth? "

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Jian saw Cheng Xi's eyes moving violently.

Cheng Xi tried his best to control it, but failed, so that his whole face looked tense.

"Unfortunately, there are very few people who know Eunuch Tong, but there are a few who know Little Mouse. He was not unjustly arrested." Xu Jian laughed, "What about you, Cheng Xi? You went to Chengyuan to do it. What? You are also disabled, Li Du will not make such a mistake."

At this time, Cheng Xi's breathing was tight.

Then, he heard Xu Jian's last words: "Unless you are here to die."

Dingbei Hou was stunned for a moment and looked at Cheng Xi in astonishment.

Yu Chengan also took a breath, his thoughts moving rapidly.

Xu Jian continued: "You have decided to die, but there is a saying that 'you should find someone to support you even if you die.' If a right-hand man like you died without value, wouldn't it be a wasted death?

Therefore, Li Du will definitely let you die a worthy death.

Let me think about it, two gold bricks can't bring down the Dingbeihou Mansion. His Majesty knows it well and will not change his generals just because of that little frame-up.

And Li Du would like to prove the slander and set fire to the granary. It was lively and serious, but there were many people and mixed eyes. Dingbei Marquis was just very difficult to explain, not completely unable to explain.

Unless, a pair of eyes saw the private interactions between the Ji family and Li Du.

Is this right? You are lurking in Chengyuan. Will you be ordered to come to Yumen to deliver a message in a few days, or will you go to meet Ji Guang and his son who are going to Jing'an?
You paid your respects, started a commotion, attracted a group of people to surround you, and your identity was discovered again.

How can a sound person be convicted?

It must be the chamberlain, it must be Chengxi you, the final word is final. "

Cheng Xi bit her lip and bled.

At this moment, in addition to hatred, he also felt annoyed.

Their plan was completely seen through by Xu Jian.

He remembered what his master had said before.

"Xu Jian, he does have ideas. I underestimated him before!"

This sentence echoed over and over again in his mind.

The master asked him to come to Jingzhou and arranged a suitable identity for him. He was successfully sent to Chengyuan by Jing'an Yamen and settled in Chengyuan.

After that, he only needs to hand over all the information he has, burn it when it is necessary, and then let people see him having a "secret conversation" with Ji Xin, and the rest of the matter will fall into place.

Yumen will definitely change their commander, and the morale of the army will be shaken because Dingbeihou joins forces with Li Du.

The border situation is not smooth, and it is closely related to the situation in the capital, affecting the whole body.

As long as there is enough chaos, things will be easier for the master later on.

It's a pity that Cheng Xi had calculated everything, but he didn't expect to kill Yu Cheng'an.

Of course he knew that Yu Chengan came to Yumen, but he changed his appearance.

Unless he was an extremely familiar person, he would not be able to recognize him at all. He and Yu Chengan had only met once two years ago. Let alone being familiar with each other, it was hard to say whether they still remembered him.

But reality gave Cheng Xi a slap in the face.

Yu Chengan not only came to Chengyuan, but also remembered him, and even saw through him through his disguise!
What a joke!

When he first met Yu Chengan, it was just for a cricket.

If it wasn't to please the little master, why would he buy crickets?
As a result, it was that cricket that interrupted their current layout!

He succeeded, but was defeated by a cricket! (End of chapter)