But the bright moon shines on the ditch

This matter starts with Wu Yin not being on duty.

That day when he went to Sujiafan, he unexpectedly met an acquaintance. This acquaintance had been squatting at the door of Sujiafan for more than ten days. The neighbors knew his purpose. Wu Yin knew that his drinking plan would be ruined without any effort to inquire.

Fortunately, I borrowed Dongfeng from an acquaintance and finally got him a jar of plums. The rarer Mei Zisu is, the easier it is to alienate her.

However, it is not easy to put a jar of plums and plums on Sun Min's desk silently.

After someone ruined his promotion and returned to Beijing, it was impossible for Sun Min not to take any precautions. Xu Zhiliu could think of letting the enemy take action, and if he took the opportunity to make a mistake, the enemy would also think of spreading suspicion and catching a turtle in the jar. Therefore, Wu Yin was prepared for the worst when he went to the state capital without telling anyone.

If Wu Fangyuan knew about this, he could imagine Wu Fangyuan wishing to beat him to death. It is true that staying contented and waiting to be transferred to guard the border is also an option. Xu Zhiliu also said that he could find someone else, but he knew very well that the whole No one in Jingdezhen is better suited to do this than him.

Firstly, he has been to the Sun family more than once and is quite familiar with the Sun family's backyard. Secondly, since it concerns the Wu family, he has no obligation to refuse.

Xu Zhiliu gave him all the men and horses he could mobilize. The group of them stayed day and night, avoided official roads, crossed mountains and ridges, and disguised themselves, entering Nanchang Mansion in stages.

In order to avoid being caught on the spot, they made trouble everywhere to distract the government's firepower and divert Sun Min's attention. Finally, an inconspicuous little maid presented Mei Zisu to Sun Min. Before that, they had withdrawn from Nanchang Mansion overnight. Even so, Sun Min's pursuers still killed them in pieces along the way.

Wu Yin was able to successfully return to Jingdezhen at the expense of the cover of several dead soldiers.

And this is only the first step.

Mei Zisu is Ju Jiu's favorite, and by doing this she tells Sun Min that Ju Jiu has been targeted. Thinking about Wang Jin's suicide, it is not difficult to guess their intentions. Even if Sun Min firmly believes that Ju Jiu will not betray him, he cannot deny that this small seed of doubt has been planted in his heart.

This is the fate of powerful ministers.

Later, Wu Yin made arrangements on the river bank to make the rumors of hauntings on the river more popular on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. He used this to find out the people Sun Min had placed on the river bank for secret meetings on the boat, thereby deepening Sun Min's suspicion. The secret connection method is known only to you.

Wang Jin may be the source, but he is already dead and there is no way to collect evidence and investigate. The only one alive is Ju Jiu.

Being alive means all possibilities, including conscious and unconscious betrayal.

Sun Min is an extremely proud man. How can his authority allow his enemies to provoke him again and again? However, a powerful official must have considerable ability to do this.

He is not aggressive and is good at being patient. He guessed that the other party was investigating him and was breaking through his defenses in Jingdezhen one by one. He may have controlled the key figures in the middle, but he still sat on the Diaoyutai without any fear.

The secret message from afar told them that everything was business as usual for Sun Min. However, the calmer the situation became, the more Wu Yin could feel the chilling air coming towards his face.

At the same time, Xu Zhiliu was also instigating rebellion.

He told Ju Jiu that another jar of plums stolen by Wang Yunxian was in Sun Min's hands, and the method they usually used to connect had been exposed. All the things he had done to lure aragonite and even Wending kiln and seize family property All the evil deeds were secretly recorded by Si Liu and sent to the emperor as evidence.

Sun Min's failure to call back to the capital as scheduled is a testament to the emperor's heart.

Power, monarch and minister, are always in dilemma.

"The same is true for officials and civilians. You should know that you have never been an ally in Sun Min's heart. It's not that you are unworthy, but that the status of officials and civilians naturally determines that there is an insurmountable gap between the two. At such a juncture, people who are easily shattered to pieces At this critical moment, do you think Sun Min dares to take risks? Besides, for such an insignificant bait like you."

Fishing bait is destined to be used for sacrifice. This is the case for Zhang Wensi and the same for Wang Jin. Xu Zhiliu said, "Guess, why didn't he send someone to contact you again and assign new tasks? Why does it seem like nothing happened in Jingdezhen and is still the same as before? Does he trust you too much, or does he no longer care about trust or doubt? Have you made a final decision?"

If you look outside, what does it usually look like before the mountain rain comes? Is Jingdezhen too peaceful?

"The people who came to silence me are already on their way. The only way you can protect yourself is to trust me and tell me everything you know, including your retreat."

Although these words are mixed in truth and falsehood, they are enough to scare an already shaky bait.

Ju Jiu may know that Si Liu is Aragonese, but he may not know what Si Liu left behind. Who is behind Sun Min's transfer? What is the situation in the capital? I'm sorry that he, a commoner, cannot know the whole story. Xu Zhiliu occupies such an information gap, and this only part is enough to break a person's psychological defense.

It was almost summer, the river was boiling, the rainy season was coming at the same time, the sky was gloomy all day long, the wind was full of darkness, Ju Jiu sat expressionless, and finally lowered his head.

Shadows were cast at his feet. At the age of seventy, his back was stooped, and everything he saw showed signs of twilight. Even if such an old thing is alive, how much life can he still have?

Ju Jiu doesn't care about life or death, and he doesn't even care much about the fate of the Fu surname. When he was young, his passion for fighting for the Huibang people has been exhausted, and he has done his best to his descendants. The next road depends on them. With or without an accident like this, all he could do was over.

But just like the secret that Wang Yunxian accidentally uncovered, the only thing he cared about was the woman he met only in the second half of his life.

He and Xu Zhiliu said that all the evidence was hidden in Heguan and they wanted to go to Heguan. Xu Zhiliu expected that he might have a back-up plan or had evil intentions, and he was fully prepared for possible accidents. The only thing he didn't expect was that there was another Wang Yunxian in Heguan.

The appearance of Wang Yunxian broke the seemingly tense but actually balanced situation between the enemy and ourselves.

What happened next happened very suddenly. The killer sent by Sun Min suddenly appeared. The two parties suddenly fought together. Ju Jiu, who had good intentions, took advantage of the chaos to escape.

When Xu Zhiliu caught up again, what he saw was Wang Yunxian, wearing a robe embroidered with auspicious clouds embroidered by the Jujiu Regiment, running out as hard as he could.

In the chaos, Sun Min's killers probably didn't pay much attention to the fact that an old man in his 60s shouldn't be so agile. They summoned their troops to chase Wang Yunxian. At the same time, the real Ju Jiu also lost track.

Thinking of this, Wu Yin gritted his teeth in anger.

"If I had known that old man was so cunning, I might as well have arrested him and tortured him severely!" In order to continue to track down Ju Jiu, he almost searched the whole town and fought against Sun Min's people several times. He also suffered a lot, and planned to Go back and take medicine and continue chasing people.

Seeing Xu Zhiliu's unhappy face, he added, "Don't worry, this is our territory after all. No matter how long Sun Min's hands are, he can't be faster than us."

The car drove into the noisy market, and the wind blew the corner of the curtain. Xu Zhiliu looked out and saw that Jingdezhen was still the Jingdezhen of the past. It was not affected at all. The people set up stalls to sell as usual, the children chased each other as usual, and the Jiangshui Tower was still overcrowded. Quan Teahouse applauded as usual.

Amidst the hustle and bustle of everything as usual, Xu Zhiliu's heart gradually returned to calm. He said to Wu Yin: "Recall all the people who have gone out to look for Ju Jiu."

Wu Yinben was so tired that he was about to fall asleep. Suddenly, he stood upright and sat up.

"Concentrate your efforts to find Wang Yunxian first. It's not enough to go to the downstream coast. People may still be on the river. Find a few with good water properties. Go to the middle of the river to find water. Pay special attention to places with rapid river flows. It determines where people end up. direction of flow."

Time is life. Only by running through time and running through any slim possibility can Wang Yunxian survive. "Then, you watch Sun Min kill people and wipe out all traces and evidence? Then aren't our hard work these days in vain?"

Wu Yin wiped his face and looked at Xu Zhiliu.

He thought he had something wrong with his ears after not sleeping for days, that he was hearing things wrong or hallucinating. How could Xu Zhiliu make such a ridiculous decision?

He looked at him, looking at him with a trace of kindness, and then, a little bit of anger invaded all his senses.

"Are you crazy? Do you think I'm playing house with you after running around desperately? If you just stop like this, what will happen to those dead brothers? Xu Zhiliu, you picked me up, don't let me I look down on you!”

He said, "One is Ju Jiu, one is Wang Yunxian, one is related to the safety of Sun Min, you and even everyone in our Wu family, and the other is only someone Liang Peiqiu cares about. Which one is more important, I don't need to tell you more, right?"

Even in the noisy market, even if Wu Yin deliberately lowered his voice, the sudden quarrel was enough to attract attention. The carriage stopped unknowingly in a remote and deserted alley.

Xu Zhiliu was silent for a long time before speaking: "Without Wang Yunxian, there would be no Mei Zisu."

Wu Yin laughed: "I can steal it without him!"

"Of course you can, but if you do this, you will alert the enemy."

"This is no excuse for your selfish interests!"

"I know, this is not my reason." Xu Zhiliu opened the curtain, pointed to the bustling market not far away, and showed Wu Yin his reason, "It is justice to protect good people."

Wu Yin found it ridiculous: "What is justice? Isn't it justice to bring that thief to justice?"

"If justice, truth, your life and death, and political clarity require the sacrifice of good people as a price, then such justice is shameful, such truth is weak, and such politics will disappear."

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On the other side, An Jiu left from the river embankment and asked Zhou Yuan to investigate the matter. How could Wang Yunxian fall into the river in such good condition? Something must have happened.

However, before Zhou Yuan could go to check, someone was already waiting at the door.

An Jiu met again the political leader who came to investigate Xia Ying's death. The wise man who participated in politics had a calm face and told him to immediately find a reason to cordon off the whole town and capture the key criminals.

When An Jiu heard this, he guessed that it was related to Wang Yunxian's fall into the river. He put on a smile and said to Shenzheng: "Look, it's getting late today. You've been tired from traveling and traveling, so why not rest for now and wait until tomorrow..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zheng Shenzheng interrupted sharply: "The situation is urgent and there is no room for a moment's delay."

An Jiu nodded in agreement and called Zhou Yuan to tell him: "Go to the imperial kiln factory and tell me that the gang of thieves who stole the winter porcelain last time have shown up again. They must set up a dragnet tonight. Catch them! Close the city gates tightly and prepare to search every house."

It sounded like he was doing as he was told, but something was vaguely wrong. Zheng Shenzheng was about to speak, but was interrupted by An Jiu, "Sir, can you tell me that I want to commit an offence? Otherwise, the people here are like headless flies and don't know what to do." Who to arrest..."

Zheng Shenzheng choked and took out the portrait he had prepared.

An Jiu recognized it at first sight.

"Is this the big boss of Fu brand, Ji Jiu?"

"Don't ask too much, just look for someone based on their portrait."

An Jiu understood what the other party meant. He was indeed Ju Jiu, but he couldn't say it clearly under the pretense of committing a crime. Wang Yunxian fell into the river, and the Chief Envoy Si came to arrest Ju Jiu. There must be some relationship between the two.

An Jiu glanced at Zhou Yuan silently. Zhou Yuan understood and took the order to do it. Before leaving, he heard Zheng Zhengzheng knocking intentionally or unintentionally: "You need to be careful about this matter. Don't spread any rumors. If there is any news, immediately Come report. I am not familiar with the place here, but because of the Xia Ying case, I have had contact with Mr. An, so I will inevitably cause more trouble in Mr. An's house in the past few days. "

"No, no, it's my honor."

After that, An Jiu reluctantly and Zheng Jiexu quarreled for a while, and hurriedly walked outside to take a breath on the pretext of preparing for the evening meal.

He had many things on his mind at this time.

For one thing, Zheng Ji is Sun Min's confidant. He mentions Xia Ying for no reason, which must have deep meaning. Perhaps the investigation did not end without success. The reason why it was suppressed was because the time had not come. Now that the trump card is revealed, whether it is a threat or a warning, it is enough to show that the matter is of great importance.

Secondly, this major incident involves Ju Jiu, and Ju Jiu is in charge of large and small banks in Jingdezhen, and it is obvious that he is closely related to money.

After returning from Nanchang Mansion, he had determined that the most corrupt official in Jingdezhen was none other than Sun Min. Zhang Wensi was just a target. The hundreds of thousands of taels of silver that disappeared from the Wedding kiln must have gone into Sun Min's pocket.

However, how can such a large sum of money be used to deceive others? He never figured it out.

Now that the two sides were connected through the bank, he suddenly realized that the bank, which circulates all forms of currency, is an excellent channel for converting public funds into private funds.

Furthermore, since Ju Jiu is being hunted, it can be seen that the relationship between the two parties has broken down.

When Wang Yunxian fell into the river, Zhou Qiguang appeared on the scene immediately, and Zheng Ji came in person. All the coincidences are easy to explain. In addition to Sun Min, someone else is looking for Ju Jiu.

As for this person, except Zhou Qiguang, he didn't think anything else.

An Jiujiu deeply realized that Ju Jiu was the key to all problems. If he found this person, he could control Sun Min and restrain Zhou Qiguang. The most important thing was that he exchanged all his wealth with Ju Jiu for silver, and Ju Jiu also had Holding on to his wealth and life.

If he couldn't take down this man in one fell swoop, what awaited him might be the same fate as An Qian.

There has never been a moment when An Jiu understood An Qian's drive to kill him like he does now.

Why can't these sons of bitches let him go? !

Xiaojiu: We agreed to come to Jingdezhen for retirement!