Judgement

Chapter 22 The Lost Daughter

Chen Mengsheng turned around and saw a female ghost less than 20 years old kneeling on the ground.The gnat's head was lowered, and there was a trace of green air in the black air above the head.

Chen Mengsheng also had a hard time seeing the female ghost clearly. The ghost's aura contained green energy as resentment, and white energy as resentment.Look at this girl wearing a taupe-colored brocade skirt, which is slit at the front and back, and embroidered with clusters of flowers.Because she was kneeling and the hem of her skirt couldn't cover the three-inch golden lotus.

Chen Mengsheng was very surprised that most women's feet bound in the Southern Song Dynasty were the daughters of officials and eunuchs.But the skirt she was wearing was that of a brothel girl. "Girl, why are you wronged, raise your head and speak."

The girl cried more and more sadly, her whole body trembled with her sobs, and she slowly raised her head.Two lines of reddish blood and tears set off a pale face.The wind blew his long hair, revealing a bone-deep gash on his forehead.

"Your Majesty, please make the decision for the little girl." Yan Bi kowtowed like garlic.

"Girl, get up and answer quickly. If there is any injustice, I will give you justice."

"Little girl, her name is Ying Xiaolian, and she is from Yangzhou. Only adults can make decisions about the little girl's grievances." Ying Xiaolian told Qiqu...

This matter begins with Yue Fei being recalled to serve as Deputy Privy Envoy in the 11th year of Shaoxing, imprisoned in Dali Temple in October of the same year, and sentenced to death in December of the same year.Ying Tianxiong, Yangzhou's economic strategy appeasement envoy, was one of Yue Fei's generals when he defeated Zhuxian Town, after the victory in the battle.The 46-year-old veteran's two sons both died in Zhuxian Town.Song Gaozong thought that he was loyal to the country, so he was appointed as the appeasement envoy of Yangzhou economic strategy.Ying Tianxiong took Ying Xiaolian, who was only one year old, and his family to Yangzhou to take office.

But it didn't take long for Yue Fei to be sentenced to death. Ying Tianxiong used the "Tian Ri Zhao Chao" left by Yue Fei to make up the memorial, and wanted to reverse the case for Yue Fei.But the playbook was muddled and there was no response at all.In the following year, Emperor Gaozong issued an imperial edict to Ying Tianxiong as the governor of Yangzhou.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, the governor was only a false title of the fifth rank.From then on, Ying Tianxiong could only stay at home with his wife and daughter every day.Song Gaozong's original intention was to kill Ying Tianxiong, but there were too many people who overturned Yue Fei's case in Shangzuo, if they all killed the Southern Song Dynasty, it would be over.Although Gao Zong was fatuous, he was not stupid. There were five reasons for killing Yue Fei Gao Zong.First, it is the Yue family army, not the Zhao family army, that Yue Fei can recruit and fight well. If one day Yue Fei rebels, no one can rule him.Second, Song Gaozong Zhao Gou had no heirs, and Yue Fei asked Zhao Gou to establish a prince more than once, which was a very dangerous rebellion for Gaozong.Thirdly, Yue Fei used to be the Jiedu envoy of the two towns and held a heavy army, but he didn't know that Gaozong suspected him of keeping a low profile.Fourth: Yue Fei's military expenses for leading troops accounted for nearly [-]% of the entire Southern Song Dynasty's treasury silver.Fifth: Yue Fei is too good at fighting. If the Kingdom of Jin is destroyed, the two old emperors Song Huizong and Song Qinzong are still alive. If Yue Fei welcomes the two emperors back, what is he?

Therefore, in Gaozong's eyes, Yue Fei must die, so he ordered Qin Hui to sign the "Shaoxing Peace Agreement" with Jin, and Yue Fei was bestowed with death.For officials like Ying Tianxiong, Emperor Gaozong forbears it and waits until autumn to settle accounts.

Besides, Ying Tianxiong also met a scholar named Wang Ziqi when he was idle at home. He knew astronomy from the top and geography from the bottom, so there was nothing he didn't know.Ying Tianxiong liked this scholar who was [-] years younger than him very much, and often brought him home.Sitting in the gazebo together, looking at the beautiful scenery of the Slender West Lake, drinking and talking happily.Gradually, the two became friends who never talked about anything. On this day, Wang Ziqi was brought home by Ying Tianxiong to drink and chat, and while talking, Wang Ziqi became inexplicably sad.Ying Tianxiong was puzzled and questioned again and again.Wang Ziqi just expressed his distress.

"Seeing that this year's provincial examination is approaching, but I don't even have the money to buy firewood at home, alas!"

"Haha, what am I supposed to do? Brother, bring your sister-in-law and Bao'er to live with me tomorrow. I'll have someone tidy up the West Wing Room for your family in a while. From tomorrow onwards, you don't care. Don't worry about it, just read your book with peace of mind."

Wang Ziqi repeatedly refused, but Ying Tianxiong was born in the army and slapped the table with three inaccurate words: "Come on, please put me in a carriage and fetch Wang Xiucai's wife and son, and then call twenty servants to bring Wang Xiucai back to him." The house was ripped off..."

In this way, Wang Ziqi and his son Wang Baoer lived in the Governor's Mansion together.Ying Tianxiong didn't bother the scholar's study, but often took Wang Baoer back to the East Wing to play with Ying Xiaolian. Ying Tianxiong's wife, Mrs. Liu, saw that Wang Baoer, who was three years old, looked like a jade brick, and she was with her daughter Ying Xiaolian's baby name. The same is called Bo'er, and I like it even more.

Mrs. Liu said: "My lord, if our two poor sons hadn't died, our grandson would have grown up like this." As he spoke, he began to cry softly, and the three-year-old Wang Baoer actually took out his mother Cheng's collection. The embroidered handkerchief that wiped his nose in his pocket helped Liu to wipe his tears, and Liu hugged Wang Baoer tightly: "Master, shall we recruit him?"

Ying Tianxiong also had no objection, and later told Wang Ziqi about it, Wang Ziqi was happy on the surface, but in his heart he hated Ying Tianxiong for taking his son away...

In the provincial examination after autumn, Wang Ziqi took the No. 1 test with a branch of pear blossom pressing a crabapple, and became Jie Yuan among the candidates.The prince wants to change all this, he feels that now he is dependent on others, his son has been snatched away by Ying Tianxiong, so he wants to change all this..., but Ying Tianxiong and his family don't know it at all, they still live as before.Wang Ziqi studied hard.

Three years later, Wang Ziqi went to Lin'an to take part in the general examination and was admitted as a Gongsheng student.That's a big deal. If you are admitted to Gongsheng, you will have to go to the Jinluan Hall to face the emperor and take part in the palace exam.After the palace examination, it can be divided into three classes. The first class is called Jiaci Jintu and No. [-]. There are three people who are the No.The second class is called Jiaci Jinshi background, and the third class is called Jiaci Tong Jinshi background.

When it was the prince's turn to meet Emperor Gaozong in the palace, Emperor Gaozong used "He is a man who is filial to his younger brother, but he likes to offend his superiors" as the title.The prince is actually a smart person, he understood what Emperor Gaozong meant as soon as he heard the question, he wanted to cultivate a group of his confidantes, and took out those who were still trying to reverse the case for Yue Fei.The prince uses the way of heaven, the way of the king, and the way of the minister to solve the problem. The king wants the minister to die and the minister has to die.Gao Zong heard Longyan Dayue: "Okay, well said, you are the one who was born as a Jinshi in Jiaci."

Wang Ziqi was handpicked by Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty as the magistrate of Yizhou Prefecture. Although he is a small sesame official of the seventh rank, it is just a formality for those who come from the top three Jinke to become an official at the local level. It can be as little as three years or five years to return to Beijing to report on their work and then arrange official positions .Wang Ziqi stayed in Lin'an City for three days to visit some officials, wrote a letter to Cheng's family in Yangzhou, and then rushed to Yizhou to take office, which made Emperor Gaozong appreciate it even more.

In addition, Ying Tianxiong was very happy to know from Cheng that Wang Ziqi was nominated as the magistrate of Yizhou Prefecture, and he held a grand banquet for Wang Ziqi and invited Wang Ziqi's relatives and friends...

The prince has been an official in Yizhou Prefecture for three years. Yizhou Prefecture is not as frequent as in the north, and there are only some trivial matters.Wang Ziqi gets up at five o'clock every day to review public cases, and he is a good official who is diligent and caring for the people when handling cases.The magistrate of Yizhou Prefecture played Gaozong as a meritorious service, and Gaozong ordered Wang Ziqi to be the son of the Imperial College and return to Beijing to report on his duties.After Wang Ziqi returned to Lin'an to meet Emperor Gaozong, he asked for leave and returned to Yangzhou to pick up his family members to Beijing.

Wang Ziqi picked up Cheng Shi and Wang Bao'er, and Ying Tianxiong's family came out to see them off. The two Bao'er were crying so hard that they couldn't part each other.Ying Tianxiong said to the prince: "The old man liked your Bao'er back then, brother, you were living in poverty at that time, so you wanted to marry Ying's family. But now the brother is also an official worshiping the fifth rank, just like the old man, so let's stop the jokes back then. When it's time for my family's Bao'er to get married, she will marry into your royal family."

Wang Ziqi nodded in agreement, and the group walked slowly to the side of the canal, where the crew and sailors on the official ship were already waiting there.At the time of parting, Ying Tianxiong took off the ebony hairpin on his head, and the sword within the film "cang lang lang lang" out of its sheath.The ebony hairpin threw the sword upwards and slashed across it, catching it with his hand.The ebony hairpin in his hand had been split into two, and one half was handed over to Wang Ziqi.

"I don't know when we will meet again after parting now. If there are any difficulties between the two families, this ebony hairpin will be used as a witness in the future. Brothers who become officials need to serve the country as loyally as Yue Shuai."

Wang Ziqi said yes, but he was thinking in his heart: until now you are still obsessed with thinking about Yue Shuai, you just wait for bad luck...

Sure enough, after Qin Hui's death, Ying Tianxiong submitted a memorial to reverse Yue Fei's case. After reading the memorial, Emperor Gaozong was furious and cursed: "Ying Tianxiong, you old man, I have let you go once. Let you You have lived in peace for more than ten years, and you still want to fight against me even if you don't think about the emperor's kindness. Pass it on to the Imperial Supervisor Shaoqing."

Wang Ziqi was called into the Hall of Mental Cultivation by Gaozong, and seeing the sullen Prince Gaozong of Song Dynasty kneeling on the ground, he didn't dare to breathe.

After a while, Emperor Gaozong Zhao Gou asked slowly: "Wang Aiqing, what is your son's age this year?"

Wang Ziqi was inexplicably asked and replied cautiously: "Dog, it's the first year this year."

"I heard that Wang Aiqing and Yangzhou governor Ying Tianxiong have a child relationship."

"Back then, the minister was a commoner, and he couldn't eat enough to be taken care of by Tianxiong. There was such a thing as a doll's kiss."

"Then what do you think of Ying Tianxiong as a person?"

The prince understood in his heart that Ying Tianxiong must have offended Emperor Gaozong, and he replied loudly: "I only know how to be loyal to the country, and I only know that I will do my best for the Zhao family, and I have no other ears." Gaozong was amused when he heard it.

Throughout the ages, most emperors don't care whether their officials are greedy for money or lust, they only care about whether you are obedient. "Then Wang Aiqing, do you think someone wants to reverse the case for Yue Fei, how should you deal with it?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, if people's hearts are not loyal to their master, then what's the use of staying?"

"Okay, okay, okay, Wang Aiqing is indeed a model of loyalty to the country."

That night, Song Gaozong sent an urgent document to the magistrate of Yangzhou.