Great Qing Xiangguo

Chapter 18

Chen Tingjing ran very fast along the way, and arrived in the capital in only twenty days.When I was entering the city, I suddenly heard the noise of people.He opened the curtain of the car and looked around, but saw a dozen prison cars coming towards him.It turned out that it was the time of the Autumn Judgment, and the prisoners on the prison cart were actually Li Zhenye, Wu Yunpeng and others who were to be executed.More than a dozen executioners were dressed in red clothes, their faces were smeared with chicken blood, and they walked behind with knives.Chen Tingjing couldn't help feeling tense, wondering why he encountered such bad luck as soon as he entered the city.

The mule cart went straight to Li's house.The people outside hadn't got out of the car yet, but inside the door was Yueyuan talking to her father.Seeing the old plum tree in the corner with buds in it, Yueyuan said, "Father, the plum blossoms are about to bloom again."

The old man said: "The plum blossoms are about to bloom, Ting Jing should come back. How fast the days go!"

Tian Ma smiled and said: "Master, there is someone in the family who always feels that life is going slowly!"

After hearing this, the old man looked at Yueyuan and smiled kindly.

Yueyuan blushed and scolded Mama Tian, ​​saying: "Mama Tian always laughs at me! Why don't you still think about Brother Ting Jing every day!"

Just then, there was a knock on the door.Tian's mother ran to open the door and shouted with joy: "Master, miss, let's see who is back!" Yueyuan was stunned for a moment, looked down at her clothes, and wanted to run back to look in the mirror. But it was as if nailed to the ground and could not move.

Chen Tingjing had already turned around Xiao Qiang, came in with a smile, and shouted: "Father, sister Yueyuan, I'm back!"

Tian's mother smiled and said: "It's really blessed by the Bodhisattva. The father and son just talked about Ting Jing Ting Jing, and they are home!"

Dagui said: "Scholars say that this is called Cao Cao Cao Cao has arrived!"

Chen Tingjing thanked Tian Ma and Dagui for their hard work, and asked Dashun, Cuiping, and Heizi to come and see the master.Dashun and Cuiping are going to stay in the capital, and Heizi will go back to Shanxi after playing for a few days.Dashun and Heizi just stood there and giggled, but Cuiping's daughter was more eloquent, and saluted respectfully, saying: "Cuiping has seen the master! Cuiping is young and doesn't know anything, so the master will discipline him more in the future. " Turning to look at Yueyuan again, said, "You must be Miss Yueyuan! The young master keeps talking about you at home!"

Yueyuan blushed immediately, wanted to say something but didn't say it.

Chen Tingjing saw that the old man looked fine, so he said, "Father, I'm relieved when you recover! I'm worried about your illness when I'm at home!"

The old man said: "Thanks to Yueyuan and Tianma!"

Chen Tingjing looked at Yueyuan and said, "Sister Yueyuan, you've lost weight."

Yueyuan lowered her head and said, "You're black!"

Tian's mother laughed and said, "One is thinner and the other is dark, why didn't I see it!"

Everyone laughed.Tian's mother said again: "Everyone is patronizing and happy, but they don't know how to carry their luggage, and they don't know how to go into the house to sit."

Dagui led Dashun and Heizi to carry the luggage, and the old man went into the house with Chen Tingjing to talk.Yueyuan and Cuiping were still talking outside, they were about the same age, and there was no distinction between master and servant.Tian's mother went into the house and poured tea, then came out to help with the luggage.

The old man asked the adults of Chen Tingjing's family, and asked if the road was smooth and who he met on the road.Chen Tingjing returned one by one, and said: "When I entered the city, I encountered more than a dozen prison cars, and it was Li Zhenye and the others who were being imprisoned. I'm afraid it's a bit unlucky."

But the old man said: "I don't believe this, and you don't have to take it to heart."

In fact, Chen Tingjing didn't believe it either, but seeing Li Zhenye and the others beheaded, he couldn't help feeling defeated when he thought of the life-and-death hardships he had experienced.

After chatting for a while, the old man suddenly sighed: "Ting Jing, Mr. Wei may be in trouble."

Chen Tingjing was taken aback and asked, "What's the trouble?"

The old man said: "Isn't it offending someone?"

It turned out that Hagetu, the son of Boguoduo, Prince Heshuozhuang, was the one who asked the question this time, and the matter became troublesome.Na Hagetu was working in the Ministry of War, and that's why he asked the emperor to seal Baylor, and Prince Zhuang loved him very much.During the spring of Hagetu's reign, he intersected with Li Zhenye and cheated a lot of money.The emperor is determined this time, regardless of his relatives, relatives, three princes and nine ministers, as long as the evidence of the crime is proven, he will be executed as much as possible.Prince Zhuang was originally a veteran of generations, and he himself is known for his military exploits, so he usually doesn't take others seriously.Suo Ni, Aobai and many other ministers had long thought that he was not pleasing to the eye, and just wanted to put an end to his prestige, so they took his son under the knife.Prince Zhuang didn't dare to act recklessly in front of the emperor, and he didn't dare to show what he would do to Soni and other ministers, but the bad breath in his heart always wanted to come out.Recently, word has slowly spread that Wei Xiangshu must be asked about his guilt.

Chen Tingjing was very worried, and asked, "Father, did you hear what Master Wei said?"

The old man said: "Master Wei has been at home many times, and he always talked about this matter. After the spring, the emperor asked Lord Wei to try Li Zhenye's case with Sony and Aobai, and he got involved. Coincidentally, this year, the Shanxi Chinese style person If there are too many, some people insist that Master Wei has benefited himself."

Chen Tingjing said: "Just look at the emperor's."

The old man said: "The situation in the officialdom is changing, God knows what will happen?"

Chen Tingjing went to the Imperial Academy every day, but when he saw Mr. Wei, he didn't seem to be in trouble at all.Lord Wei and Chen Tingjing didn't have anything else to say, they couldn't do without reading.It turns out that all the Jinshi of the new subjects entered the Shuchang Hall of the Imperial Academy, and they could only leave the hall and send missions after three years.If the emperor hadn't summoned him right, Lord Wei would have stayed in the Imperial Academy all day long.

The days passed peacefully, and Chen Tingjing finally felt relieved.He didn't know that Master Wei's danger was not over, and the knife was slowly falling from his own neck.Prince Zhuang slowly inquired and found out that Chen Tingjing was the one who brought up Li Zhenye's case.

Prince Zhuang was originally a reckless warrior, but he was very calm this time, and didn't get angry until more than half a year later.One day, Prince Zhuang went to Sony's house in a sedan chair, and beat the door with his old fist. The concierge knew the prince, so he said something to go in and report to the master, and told him to slap him over and knock him to the ground.Prince Zhuang ran straight in, cursing all the way: "Sony, you bastard, get out of here!"

Suo'etu heard that someone was acting wild, and ran out with a black face. When he saw that it was Prince Zhuang, he immediately respected him: "My lord, please calm down. If you have something to say, go into the room and say it."

Prince Zhuang said angrily: "What is there to say? You Ama killed my son, and I will pay for it with my life! Touch your own head!"

Sony came out early to greet him, cupped his hands repeatedly, and said, "My lord, you are always bereaved to lose your beloved son, and I am also very sad!"

Prince Zhuang burst into tears, and cried out: "Back then, my two sons went out with this old man and died in the battle. Now there is only Hagetu, a single seedling, and you have to kill it!"

Soni said: "Hagetu colluded with Li Zhenye to accept bribes, but the evidence is solid! If the matter doesn't reach the emperor, it's okay, but when it comes to the emperor, I have nothing to do!"

Prince Zhuang got into a quarrel, and started talking nonsense: "The emperor has deceived you treacherous ministers!"

Suo'etu was on the sidelines, apologizing for caution, and said: "My lord, you always go into the house to rest, and your health is critical. I, Ama, you always know that he is a piece of soft tofu. The emperor asked him to write a letter with Oboi and Wei Xiangshu." Look into the case, you are not ignorant of the temper of the two of them."

Prince Zhuang said: "Sony, I want to pay in blood! Wei Xiangshu thinks he is the reincarnation of Duke Bao, isn't he also an asshole? This year Shanxi won eight candidates, and he gave Chen Tingjing the first place in both the imperial examination and the imperial examination. Your majesty is not confused, otherwise even the champion would be from Shanxi! Let me tell you, Sony, just don’t let this old man get hold of you, otherwise this old man will kill you first!”

Sony has a good temper, but he just held his hands together: "My lord, please calm down, go in and have a cup of tea!"

Prince Zhuang roared: "Drink tea? I wish I could drink your blood!"

Sony and his son swallowed their anger and respectfully sent Prince Zhuang out.Prince Zhuang got into the sedan chair and walked a long way, and his yelling and cursing could still be heard here.Back in the house, Suo'etu slapped the table and chairs, wishing he could kill the old man.Sonny scolded his son for being insane and not a good-for-nothing.

Suo'etu said angrily, "Can we let this old thing bully us?"

Sony said: "In the final analysis, the emperor wanted to kill his son, not me. He didn't dare to bully me. Bo Guoduo is usually the most thoughtless person, why did his son get killed this time?" How can he bear it for so long? He broke into my house and left after cursing for half a day, why is that?"

Suo'etu was dumbfounded by his Ama's question.Sonny said: "You have to use your brain in everything. Bogoduo can bear it for so long, someone must have persuaded him, which means that there is a group of people behind him. He left after a few curses, just to make a show for you." In my opinion, we still have to do the killing ourselves!"

Suo'etu asked, "Ama knows who he wants to kill?"

Sony said: "Can't you hear it? He wants to kill Wei Xiangshu and Chen Tingjing!"

Suo'etu still felt puzzled, and said: "The outsiders already know that Li Zhenye's case was brought up by Chen Tingjing. It is reasonable for Bo Guoduo to want to kill Chen Tingjing. But why did he want to kill Wei Xiangshu?"

Soni said: "Chen Tingjing is just a lowly Jinshi of the new science. It would be unreasonable to kill him only. He had to kill a minister, and Boguoduo felt this bad breath. Wei Xiangshu will be the president of the examination, the prince The ministers who greeted Li Zhenye did not count. Wei Xiangshu later tried the court case with me, and it happens that there are many Chinese people in Shanxi this year, so there is something to catch."

Suo'etu said: "Master Wei and Chen Tingjing are going to be unjust ghosts?"

Sonny shook his head and said: "There is no wrongdoing! There is no need for a reason to kill! Prince Zhuang and the others just want to express their anger. Kill you, kill me, kill others, there is no difference, it just depends on who is easy to do."

Suo'etu said: "Ama, you have to think of a way, we can't just sit and wait for death! How about playing the Ming emperor first?"

Sony looked at his son for a long time, sighed a long time, and said, "Suo'etu! You, Ma, and I have been emperors for decades, and I have realized a truth, the most unreliable person in the world is the emperor!"

Suo'etu was so shocked that he didn't dare to breathe, he just stared at Ama in a daze.Sony whispered to his son, saying: "The emperor can sometimes borrow and use it, but in the end we still have to rely on ourselves!"

Suo'etu was even more confused when he heard that, and his eyes widened as he listened to Ama's words: "The most troublesome thing for the emperor is Prince Zhuang and the old guys! I think the emperor has to give them some face in the end."

Suo'etu said angrily: "Face? The face they want is the head of others! Ama, my family is also a generation of meritorious service, what are you afraid of? As long as my brothers put on horses and raise their arms, they will immediately have tens of thousands of soldiers !"

(End of this chapter)