Song Yi

Chapter 328
In Du Wenhao's heart, he overturned the five-flavored bottle, which was very unpleasant. He didn't expect that he would risk his life and lead the army to expel Fanjun for the court, but it would become a great crime. However, thinking about Yue Fei in the future, he will make more contributions than himself. Most of them, and in the end, a storm pavilion died tragically. It was lucky that he was able to save his life.Thinking of the kindness of the Empress Dowager and all the ladies to me, my heart warmed up, I got up and looked at the east, knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you, my ancestors! Thank you all the ladies for your kind words for Wen Hao, the grace of life, I will never forget it! In the next life, I will be married. Huan, in return for your kindness!" He knocked his head a few times.Only then did he get up sadly.

Eunuch Ning saw that he looked tired, extremely frustrated, and relieved, "Don't worry too much, brother Du. At least the emperor didn't dismiss you as an imperial doctor, and he didn't even take back your purple-clothed goldfish bag, which shows that he still has expectations for you." .”

Du Wenhao said dejectedly: "It's because my medical skills are still useful, otherwise, this position will not be guaranteed."

"Hey, brother Du, don't be discouraged. The Si Wude cavalry captain in front of the Forbidden Army is just a vain job, and there is no point in being a member of the Yazhou government. Our family has been in a barbaric land all the way. What's the point of staying here! "

"Where does Du Mou go, can the emperor explain it?"

"That's not true. However, you have been resigned from the post of collaborator. You can't stay in this Yazhou."

Du Wenhao said sadly: "The reform in Yazhou has just started, what should we do?"

"The emperor has explained that the reform is handed over to Su Shi and Su Zhizhou to continue. Tell him what you think and let him continue to complete it. ——Originally, Su Shi and Han Jiang are also to blame for the arrogance of military power this time. The emperor said that They have worked hard in the exile, which means they have already been punished. Yazhou is full of waste and waiting for new ones. Let them make atonement for their crimes, so there is no decree to punish them. However, we need our family to admonish them face to face. "

Du Wenhao said apologetically, "It's all my fault, and it hurt the two of them."

"It can't be said! You are young, and they are old and sophisticated. It should be assumed that you are arrogating military power, but you don't do anything to stop it. It is they who killed you, not you who killed them."

"They dissuaded me, but I didn't listen." Du Wenhao shook his head with a wry smile, paused, and asked sadly: "I've given the job to them, so what should I do? Go back to the capital and continue to be an imperial doctor?"

Eunuch Ning shook his head and said: "Don't go back for the time being. Those admonishing officials at Yushitai said that the emperor's punishment was too light and they would not let you go. I have to punish you, and I wrote to the emperor repeatedly to ask the emperor to withdraw his order and punish you severely. Fortunately, the old ancestors stood up to it, but these admonitors are veterans of several generations, and they have made admonitions according to the law. The emperor is also very embarrassed, so he can only Avoiding them with excuses. If you go back now, wouldn’t it add fuel to the flames and embarrass the ancestors and the emperor! So before our family came, the ancestors specifically told you to avoid the limelight and hang around outside for a year or so Yes, when the weather calms down, I will deliver an order for you to go back."

Du Wenhao was so disheartened that he even gave up on himself and asked, "Elder-in-law, if you are exiled, where will you be exiled?"

"Three thousand miles away from the capital, they are all places of exile. For example, there are many exiled prisoners on Chengdufu Road. In addition, Zizhou Road, South Kuizhou Road, Guangnan Road, and Fujian Road are all places of exile. The land of exile. These are some smoky and barbaric places, and it’s really miserable where you are. However, you don’t have to worry, with your ancestors here, those bastards at Yushitai can’t do anything to you.”

Du Wenhao sighed, and said slowly: "Forget it, I don't want to cause too much trouble for too many people, isn't the admonisher at Yushitai just wanting me to be exiled to the frontier fortress, it's nothing, I just go, those places also need doctors Doctor, I spent three years going to all the places of exile to treat the local soldiers and civilians, which is considered atonement!"

Eunuch Ning stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder: "No price! The empress dowager and the emperor are protecting you and helping you. If you do this, you will not give them face. Don't be too discouraged. You go around to see the doctor. This is a good idea, the emperor also said, let you pass on your medical skills to all the doctors in the world, if you alone are good at medicine, you will not be able to cure a few people, only if all the doctors in the world are good at medicine, that will be the real blessing for the common people. Don’t just go to those places of exile, there are few people in those places, and you are treating diseases, so you have to go to places with a lot of people to help more patients.”

Du Wenhao raised his head and said, "Your Majesty... did you really say that?"

Eunuch Ning laughed, and stretched out his hand to make a motion on his neck: "Brother Du, our head still wants to stay firmly on our neck, no matter how courageous our family is, we don't dare to falsely preach the imperial decree. This It's really the emperor's command, saying that you can use your identity as an imperial doctor to make a medical tour, which can be regarded as atonement. I will go back to the capital and report to the emperor. After a year or so, I will return to the capital. Medical skills, this hard work can also be offset by your sins.

"Well, since it is the holy edict, Du Wenhao said: "I set up a joint venture company in Yazhou according to my idea, called 'Huimin Rice Line', and now I am leaving, but my previous guarantee policy will not change Yes, I hope that the successor will not let these rice merchants who participate in the shares suffer, and don't make me a villain. "

Eunuch Ning smiled and said: "Don't worry about this. The emperor said that your reforms in Yazhou will continue as usual. The emperor wants to see if there is any effect. Our family will tell Su Zhizhou to continue to implement according to your method." .”

"Then you don't have to completely follow my method, you can be flexible, because I don't know if my reform will be effective. As long as the reform can really benefit the people and the court can also benefit, that's fine. It doesn't matter if you change it. Well, it’s about crossing the river by feeling the stones.”

"Okay, our family will explain to him."

After chatting with Du Wenhao, Eunuch Ning called Han Jiang and Su Shi aside again, and reprimanded them severely, which shocked the two into cold sweat, confessed their crimes repeatedly, and kowtowed eastward to thank Long En.

Next, Du Wenhao handed over the work to Su Shi.

While the two were busy, the madam of Le Yao Yuan came again.

Du Wenhao was really not in the mood to worry about this matter at the moment, but since he intervened, it was hard to refuse, so he went out and saw the old bustard standing in the shade of a tree, fanning with a fan, Du Wenhao thought to himself, such a big It was a hot day, and it was noon again, what did this woman come to ask her to do.

"Lord Du, the grass people really have no choice, so I came to you." Seeing Du Wenhao approaching, the old bustard hurried forward to meet him.

"What's the matter?" Du Wenhao asked.

The old bustard looked a little embarrassed, looked around, and then whispered: "Leng Yue is sick."

Du Wenhao smiled lightly, and said: "Could you ask me to treat the oiran of your Le Yao Hospital?"

When the old bustard heard this, her expression changed with fright, and she quickly said: "No...it's not like that, it's Miss Leng Yue who insisted on seeing you and didn't take medicine, the grass people are helpless, that's why..."

"See me?" Du Wenhao knew that Leng Yue must have something to do with him, but he still pretended to be surprised.

"Yes, I want to see you." The bustard said affirmatively.

Du Wenhao thought for a while and said: "Then take Miss Leng Yue out and find a place to talk. I don't have time right now. There are a lot of messy things."

After hearing this, the madam was very grateful, and said: "Well, then, where can you find it, I will bring Miss Leng Yue out to see you in the evening."

Du Wenhao thought to himself, I would never go to that kind of place again, and said, "It's in the gazebo by the small river in front."

"Okay, okay, that grass man is leaving." The old bustard hurried away after finishing speaking.

Pang Yuqin stood behind Du Wenhao at some point, and said, "Is she the madam of Le Yao Yuan?"

Du Wenhao looked back and nodded.After coming back last time, Du Wenhao told Pang Yuqin what happened.

Pang Yuqin: "Why, is it Ke Yao who wants to see you?"

"Yes."

"Did she know that we went to Ke's house to compare her handwriting with the letters in the house?"

"I don't know, let's talk about it when we meet."

Two hours later, at the gazebo by the small river.

At dusk, it started to rain lightly. When Du Wenhao walked to the gazebo, there was a carriage parked under a tree not far away, and a woman in light green clothes was standing outside the gazebo.

The water-green gauze sleeves, the light-blue skirt is also covered with a layer of water-green gauze, and the snow-blue neckline is not so obvious ruffles.Her complexion is elegant and delicate, her eyebrows are picturesque, and her eyes are clear and peaceful.The jet-black hair is not tied up, nor does it have many decorations, but it is more agile.In the misty rain, she stood in the rain holding a paper umbrella, like a natural elf, blending with the green world.

Du Wenhao walked up to the woman, and saw that the woman was looking into the distance, as if she didn't notice that there was another person beside her. It wasn't until Du Wenhao spoke that he suddenly came back to his senses.

"Master Du, are you here?" Leng Yue even showed a slight smile.

Du Wenhao smiled and said, "Didn't you say you were sick? Why didn't you stay in the gazebo, but stood in the rain?"

"I like the feeling of watching the scenery in the rain, it is real and comfortable."

"Let's go to the gazebo, I didn't have an umbrella." Du Wenhao said with a smile.

Leng Yue also laughed, and followed Du Wenhao into the gazebo.

The two sat down in a leeward position, Leng Yue said: "My lord, I came to ask you for something today."

"You said."

"What I want to tell you is that last time you asked me if I was from Ke's house, I am."

Du Wenhao: "Then why did you deny it last time?"

"It was not convenient to talk last time."

Du Wenhao understood, and said, "Then what's the matter with you coming to me this time?"

"Can you send a letter to my second uncle for me, and tell him, I don't ask them to come for ransom, I just ask them to remember to burn incense sticks and paper money on my parents' graves, Ke Yao will I can't thank you enough."

This was the first time that Leng Yue claimed to be Ke Yao in front of people, but Du Wenhao was a little puzzled. Could it be that Leng Yue didn't know that they were no longer living in Ke's mansion?
Du Wenhao: "Then tell me where your second uncle lives, so I can send you a message."

Leng Yue was surprised at this moment, and said: "Don't you know where my family is? Then how did you know that I am from the Ke family?"

Du Wenhao: "You mean the Ke family's house in the mountains in the suburbs?"

"Exactly!"

"It was a person going to an empty house. There was no one there when we went. We also found it when we were collecting wild vegetables and weeds in the mountains."

Ke Yao was very surprised, and stood up from the stool, staring at Du Wenhao with wide eyes as if he didn't believe what he said: "How is it possible? What about my grandfather, my third uncle, my fourth uncle, and What about Aunt and them?"

Du Wenhao: "I also saw everything in the room, and no one was very puzzled, so I asked someone to check. It took a long time to find you."

Ke Yao shook his head and said, "Impossible, have you seen the new grave in the mountain behind my house?"

Du Wenhao: "That's what you did?"

Ke Yao shook his head and said, "No, I didn't do it. I don't even know who did it. I just know that there are the tombs of my father, my mother, my sister and brother."

Du Wenhao: "Then how did you know that?"

Ke Yao said sadly: "One day, the old bustard took me to the silk and satin shop to make clothes. In the silk and satin shop, I met an old lady from my family. She told me secretly."

Du Wenhao felt that things were getting more and more strange, so he said, "Then can you tell me how you got into Le Yao Yuan?"

"Let my second uncle sell it in." Ke Yao looked very calm when he said this.

"Your second uncle?"

"Yes, my second uncle."

"Why did your second uncle sell you to such a place?" Du Wenhao was annoyed.

"It's a long story. It was three months ago. One day I went to the market to play with my second uncle's daughter, Ke Yuan. I didn't want to be targeted by a leader of the Fan army, but they knew the power of our Ke family in Yazhou. , so I didn’t dare to act rashly, so I came to propose marriage. At that time, because I didn’t know whose children Ke Yuan and I were in the family, I just remembered that they were two girls of fifteen or sixteen. At that time, my father happened to be the head of the family. Knowing that one of them must be promised to the leader who is over 50 years old, I took my sister and Ke Yuan out to show the leader. My sister had a serious illness when she was young and was blind in one eye, so the The leader chose Ke Yuan in front of the whole family."

Du Wenhao understood a little bit, and said, "Then how did your second uncle know?"

"Ke Yuan should have told him that on the day Ke Yuan got married, my second uncle secretly drugged my tea behind his back and sold me to Le Yao Courtyard. It is not allowed to let me out, and now that I think about it, my second uncle has the idea of ​​destroying my whole family."

Du Wenhao: "You mean, your second uncle killed your whole family?"

Ke Yao nodded.

Du Wenhao: "But how did I hear that your father killed your whole family and then committed suicide?"

Leng Yue said excitedly: "Impossible, how is it possible, my mother was already pregnant at that time, my father and my mother have always had a very good relationship, although I know they will be very sad if they can't find me, but I can't do this kind of thing."

Du Wenhao: "But, why did your Ke family go empty overnight?"

Ke Yao thought for a while, and said, "It may not be that people have gone to the empty building."

Du Wenhao was puzzled, and said: "How do you say that, we went to see it, and there is indeed no one there."

Ke Yao: "My lord, there is a secret passage in my Ke's house, which can lead directly to our other courtyard in the back mountain. That place is more secret than the Kejiahe's house. It was built by my great-grandfather to avoid the war."

When Du Wenhao heard this, his head grew bigger. It is not good to have too much money. He is afraid that others will burn, kill and rob, and build houses everywhere.But Ke Yao's second uncle is too stupid to sell his niece to a local kiln. Isn't he worried that someone will find out?

"Master Du, what are you thinking?" Ke Yao asked when Du Wenhao was distracted.

Du Wenhao grinned and sighed: "Think about how many wrong things people have done in their life. If there are really people who sell regret medicine in the world, they will probably be richer than your Ke family."

Ke Yao smiled: "Your Excellency is really good at joking, but I think you seem to have something on your mind?"

"No, don't call me your lord in the future. The emperor has dismissed me from my official position. I will leave Yazhou in a few days, so if you need me to do something for you, you can just ask."

Ke Yao was stunned: "Why?"

Du Wenhao shook his head: "There is no reason, my family just happens to be so happy that I take them on a tour of the mountains and rivers, this official will avoid the time, by the way, let's not talk about me, I just thought, why did your second uncle take them away?" If you sell it locally, won't it be easy for him to discover your existence?"

Ke Yao: "I've also thought about this question, but I can't figure it out. My lord, since you are now without an official, Ke Yao is more comfortable talking to you."

Du Wenhao knew that it was this clever little girl who comforted himself, and said, "That's right, but I don't think you should stay in this kind of place any longer. You said that there is a secret passage in your house leading to another courtyard, why don't you take it with you?" I'll go and have a look, and if I find them, let them redeem you."

Ke Yao thought for a while and nodded.

Du Wenhao took Ke Yao back home, called the whole family together, including Qianbuxuan and Yan Miaoshou, and told him that he had been dismissed from office for three years and given permission to redeem his sentence. The whole family was scared out of their wits cold sweat.But it's okay to think about it like this, no official is light.

Du Wenhao comforted them a few words, and then told about Ke Yao.

Lin Qingdai suggested: "It's better to go into the mountain tomorrow, it's not safe to go up the mountain now."

Du Wenhao nodded in agreement.It was decided to ask Li Pu to send Ke Yao back. In order to prevent the old bustard from knowing that Du Wenhao had been dismissed from office and not allowing Ke Yao to come out the next day, Li Pu came forward to pick her up the next day.

Just as he was talking about Li Pu, Li Pu hurried in from the outside: "Master Du, we have discovered the spies of Tubo!"

Du Wenhao was packing things in the room, and Yan Miaoshou and Qianbucai were also there.

Du Wenhao poked his head out from a pile of books, saw Li Pu running in, and said with a smile: "You should go to Master Su, how did you find me?"

Li Pu smiled honestly, and said, "I knew you would say that, so I asked Mr. Su first, and Mr. Su asked me to come to you."

The money is not accepted: "Master, I think you should go and have a look."

Du Wenhao walked out from the book where he found his feet, patted the dust off his hands, and said, "What spies?"

Li Pu: "Shall we talk while walking?"

"Okay!" Du Wenhao pointed to the door and replied readily.

After getting off the bamboo building, Wang Chaoyun and Pang Yuqin were talking at the door, seeing Du Wenhao and Li Pu, Wang Chaoyun said: "You said you caught two Tibetan spies?"

Li Pu: "Yes, Second Madam, Mrs. Du and I will go over and have a look."

Pang Yuqin: "It looks like the day will change again, you guys have to go and come back quickly."

The two came to the barracks on horseback, and sure enough, they saw two men in different clothes tied up under a tree in the courtyard. They were still wearing fur coats and felt hats on their heads on a hot day.

When Du Wenhao walked under the tree, the two of them seemed to know Du Wenhao, chattering without knowing what to say, while a soldier with a whip shouted loudly, "Speak human!"

Li Pu whispered in Du Wenhao's ear: "They will speak our words."

One of the slightly fatter men said, "What are you talking about, haven't we already said it?"

After hearing this, the soldier raised his whip and gave the man a slap, probably because he was wearing thicker clothes. The man didn't even blink, but instead glanced at him contemptuously, and said sarcastically, "You still want to hit us in Tubo with such strength." warrior?"

Li Pu was annoyed when he heard that, he took off the soldier's whip, and said with a sneer, "It's not that we don't hurt you, it's just that you know you're going to be beaten, that's why you put on your winter outfits, come here!" , Skinned the two of them for me, I haven't beaten anyone for a long time, and my hands are itchy, let's see if I can beat you up today."

A few soldiers rushed forward, Du Wenhao wanted to persuade him, but he was already very depressed, so he didn't bother to care about it at this time, so he found a chair and sat under the shade of a tree, a soldier brought Du Wenhao a bowl of water, and Du Wenhao just As soon as he drank water, he watched Li Pu go into battle shirtless and angrily beat up the spies of the Fan army.

Sure enough, Li Pu's whips went on, and the two foreign soldiers obviously couldn't take it anymore, and one of them finally screamed loudly.

Du Wenhao signaled Li Pu to sit down and drink some water to rest, then he got up and walked in front of the two foreign soldiers, and asked, "Well, what do you want to do?"

"We were ordered by the general to put the corpses in the upstream of the water so that the rotting corpses would be washed downstream with the current, so that people would get sick if they drank the water."

Du Wenhao immediately remembered the last time when Wang Chaoyun and the others found a dead body in the river, and couldn't help being surprised: "How long have you kept your dead bodies?"

"The last time I just released it, it was discovered, so I carried the body away, and when I came to investigate again and was about to release it, I was arrested."

"What else does your general ask you to do?"

"Nothing."

Li Pu got up with his whip, and the talking fan hurriedly said: "The strong man spares his life, there are really no more."

A soldier next to him walked up to Du Wenhao with a small bag sewn from animal skins and handed it to him, saying: "This was found from them, I don't know what it is."

Du Wenhao took the small bag and opened it, it turned out to be Cordyceps!
(End of this chapter)