Records of the Lost Cases of Helaitang in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 55 Fei Yuer’s life experience

It was Mengqiu, and the breeze gradually brought a bit of coolness, comfortable and gentle.

In the afternoon, the Helai Hall was filled with the strong fragrance of osmanthus. A clear voice said: "Good sign, good sign. It seems that the Seventh Young Master is going to win the title of Toad Palace."

Yueting came in wearing a pair of familiar clothes, and standing next to her was a young man in green clothes and a small hat. His posture was very respectful, but his eyes were bright.

Wang Heng laughed and said, "Brother Yueting is laughing at me."

Wang Cai had poisonous eyes and stared at the young man next to Yueting. He made an exaggerated expression and said, "Isn't this Miss Fei Yuer? What kind of fragrant wind brought you here?"

Yue'er was dressed as a servant, with handsome eyebrows and slender eyes. She walked over with a sense of heroism and a pleasant gait. Since she was dressed as a man, she only bowed her hands to a few people in greeting.

Everyone sat down in the study, Wang Cai made a pot of good tea, served it to everyone, and said: "Miss Yue'er, all my problems are pointed at you, so it's not like I wasted my tea leaves in vain."

Yue'er pretended to be polite and said darkly: "As the saying goes, curiosity kills the cat, isn't Xiaocai brother afraid of getting into trouble?"

Wang Cai said seriously: "What are you afraid of? I will also write a storybook in the future and accumulate some stories."

"It's great to be ambitious." Yueting gave him a thumbs up.

Wang Heng patted his chest and said, "I'm so relieved. I was always worried that I wouldn't be able to become the county magistrate and I wouldn't be able to fulfill your dream of becoming the second grandfather. Now that you have such a lofty ideal, it's great."

Wang Cai's tea is Yushan mountain tea, which is fragrant and pure. Yue'er drank two cups in a row.

Wang Cai showed a hint of disdain, clearly despising Yue'er for being a commoner.

Yue'er smiled and said: "It would be inelegant to cook the plum blossoms and snow from the old years into fragrant tea and have a small drink. But we, the people in the world, can only tell stories if we drink enough water."

Although she was very eloquent, Wang Cai was a little embarrassed.

Some people have long been unable to help but ask: "Why did you poison the old man who prayed for incense in the abandoned garden of Haining Temple that day?" Wang Heng said.

Yue'er said: "Qin Xiang Lord was ordered to capture Xu Tuiguan from the Shiboti Judicial Department and hand him over to the Qi Xiang Lord at the ruins of Haining Temple. They planned to take Xu Tuiguan to rob the prison and rescue a person. This person He was originally the eighth-rank official and paid official of Shibo Tiju Department, and he is my father."

Everyone was taken aback.

Wang Cai said: "This is getting more and more strange, why did you stop them from saving your father." Wang Heng and Yueting also stared at her with doubtful eyes.

Fei Yue'er raised her head, took a deep breath, and said: "I, the Fei family of Changzhou, have been officials for generations and have been favored by the emperor. My father was wrongly accused. He has not been tried and convicted by a judge for a day, so there is still hope to find out." The evidence has restored his innocence. He was kidnapped by the martial arts sect, and even though he regained a little freedom, he became a wanted criminal and had to live with them on the run. How can this happen? "

Wang Cai opened his mouth into a big O shape and said, "So, you were lurking in the Dengyun class just to look for evidence?"

Yue'er said slowly: "This matter is a long story to tell. My father was favored by his grandfather and has been working as a minor official in Shangbaojian. The whole family lives in the Imperial Capital. He does not want to live in a prosperous situation like his ancestors. , the life was not bad. One year during the Qingming Festival, my father went back to his hometown to worship his ancestors. I don’t know what happened. After he came back, he was eager to move the whole family back to his hometown in Changzhou County. He tried every means to trick the eighth-rank official of Taicang City Bosi. He took office. It's funny to say that my ancestor made some minor achievements by serving the eunuch Sanbao on missions to the West. He has been a military officer for generations, but my father hired a civil servant like Li Mu. Originally, he was appointed every three years, or I don't know whether I was promoted or transferred, or how I got it with the money. My father sat in the position of official for eight years."

Wang Heng asked suspiciously: "Your ancestors followed the Three Treasures eunuchs to the West?"

Yu'er replied: "My fifth generation grandfather, Fei Xin, was the attendant of the Sanbao eunuch."

"Oh" Yueting also knew now, "Master Songyan who wrote "Xingcha Shenglan"."

Someone who can write a few travel notes must be an arty military attaché.

The Seven Voyages of the Three Treasure Eunuchs to the Western Seas were considered to be bad policies that consumed the country's power after becoming an ancestor. The treasure ship blueprints were burned by Liu Daxia, and the routes and inscriptions were scrapped.

Lord Songyan, who wrote "Xingcha Shenglan", has risen through the ranks since then, and seems to have become a second-grade deputy general soldier. He is really an extraordinary person.

Yue'er continued: "At the beginning of this year, news came that my father had committed a crime and was detained. I have a mother and a young brother at home, and there are no uncles or brothers to support me, so I had to come here alone to take care of it."

"I bribed the officer with money and was able to meet with my father. My father's body, hair and skin were all intact, and he said he had never been tortured, but his expression was extremely tired, which was very strange. Our ancestors were taught a set of tricks by strangers. I dare not boast about my martial arts skills, but my physical strength is much stronger than ordinary people. My father was afraid of being eavesdropped, so he only said that he was innocent and worthy of the ancestors of the Fe family, and told me to return home quickly. After taking good care of my mother and brother, he felt relieved. The guard urged me to leave quickly, and my father quickly drew the word "paragraph" with his finger, and I understood."

"At night, I jumped into the apartment of Uncle Duan, a good friend of my father, Duan Shuban. My father had brought me here to play several times earlier. Uncle Duan was from Jingzhao, and none of his family members came with him. He was on Ximen Street. I rent a large house and hire a few servants to take care of it."

"Uncle Duan was also very happy. He said that my father had been wronged in the case. He said that last year, Li Dynasty merchants pretended to pay tribute and illegally sold a batch of goods to the Ming Dynasty for a huge profit. After the incident, the Shangguan accused my father of buying and selling. It was strange. What's more, they didn't transfer my father to the prefecture government office, but kept him in custody at the Shiboti Judicial Office. I don't know what that means."

"I asked Secretary Duan if there was any way to get evidence to prove my father's innocence. Uncle Duan told me that there were two copies of the customs clearance diploma. The one on file at the Yamen was signed with my father's name, and the one signed by the owner of the goods must be The signature was the signature of the Shangguan. If we can obtain this document, my father will naturally be freed from the crime. And he has been thinking of a way. Seeing that this is about to be revealed, he told me to wait a few more days with peace of mind. The next time Don't jump into the yard rashly. Shangguan has many eyes and ears. If they see it, they will be wary. Just pretend to be wandering and look at the big locust tree inside the wall of Shibosi under Chaogao Bridge. He will make a mark. If the mark says On the second day, he asked me to come to the meeting on the second day, and so on. But he told me to come back to see the sign four days later, because Duan Shuwang had to work three days in shifts every week. "

"I said goodbye to Uncle Duan, and I wanted to go back to my hometown in Changzhou within three days to tell my family what I had learned. There is still room for maneuver in the lawsuit. I didn't want to find out that I was being targeted as soon as I left Taicang City. More than A group of people wanted to seize my green cloth baggage, but I took care of it myself, which was just a few replacement clothes and a few taels of silver. These people must have been misled, thinking that my green cloth baggage contained something. What secrets did I have? I couldn't tell those people that they were being tricked, so I had to fight them one after another. Fortunately, the other party didn't know me well. They only thought of me as a young man, even if he had some tricks, he was a hero. It's hard to beat the four-hander, so I underestimated the enemy, and I beat away wave after wave of people."

"I had a bad idea. If I continued like this, I would be too exhausted to reach Changzhou County in time, so I hatched a plan. The other party would definitely intercept me on the official road to Changzhou County, but I turned back to Taicang and immediately abandoned it in Kunshan County. Ma hired a boat to return to Taicang Prefecture along the Loujiang River. It was peaceful for half a day, and we landed at Yemaodong Bridge. The official road was bustling with pedestrians. I looked at the dangers and felt that the group should soon react. I did not continue to Changchang. Zhou County. So I moved the green cloth burden eastward to the Seventh Young Master and Xiaocai Brother in the tea shop. I really can't forgive you for doing this." After saying that, he stood up and bowed deeply.

(End of this chapter)