This mountain is mine

Chapter 227 This is just the beginning

The emperor hesitated for a while, looked at the imperial decree, and finally threw it directly into the brazier. After all, he didn't catch Zhao Man, and now it was the end of the year, so it was no longer appropriate to add more blood.

However, Tian Qing was also invited to ask a few questions about Zhao Man.

Tian Qing also explained what Zhao Man did in a matter-of-fact manner.

I heard that he devoted himself to farming and doing business, and he was with merchants all day long, and he even had a hydraulic spinning workshop. Although the emperor felt a little petty, as long as he didn't cause trouble, it would be fine.

Tian Qing also mentioned by the way: "Although King Li has been abolished, but the aura is still there. Earlier, because of a little quarrel with the low-ranking clan, he beat all the sons in the village once, and the low-ranking uncle was kicked off by him. My uncle was so frightened that he fell ill."

This young man who has changed from a white man to a low-ranking official but has the trust of the emperor, although his future has undergone earth-shaking changes, his overall temperament has not changed in the slightest.

Tian Qing himself knew well that the emperor just liked his current image more pleasing to the eye.

This kind of complaint also echoes his usual "foolish" image.

The emperor heard that, although he scolded Zhao Man a few words like "incompetent, violent, and a disaster", he was not too angry. On the contrary, he was going to be suspicious, it was too far from the Zhao Man in the emperor's mind.

Now that Tian Qing said this, the emperor looked at him more kindly.

Afterwards, he picked up a few things about Zhao Man's aggressiveness and downfall, and said that Zhao Man had an enmity with Murong Jiang before, Murong Jiang burned his house, and he beheaded several members of Murong's family , and broke Murong Jiang's hand.

He also said that Zhao Man and Qiu Huai'an studied medicine to make a living, and they specialized in targeting bugs in the ground.

Finally, I mentioned that during the spring sowing, I asked my wife to go to the Yamen to borrow money. After the summer harvest, I returned the money back. The economical thing was to rely on tinkering potions to get rid of insect infestations. ...

Tian Qing mentioned Yu's family a few times, which made the emperor feel a little uncomfortable. The Yu family really seemed like a thorn stuck in his throat.

Zhao Man actually got married with such a family, he would really make trouble for himself.

However, after Tian Qing said his resignation, the doubts in the emperor's heart disappeared.

However, the Yu family, who was despised by the emperor, had previously sent the letter Song Huai wrote to Xiao Tat 16 years ago, revealing the defense strategy of the Great Song Dynasty, to the crown prince. Originally, the Yan family vaguely hoped that after this incident, the emperor would be able to wash away the grievances of the Yu family. , but even though the incident was made a fuss, it seemed to have been collectively forgotten by everyone soon.

Song Huai's family is dead, and the enemy who killed their Yu family is dead, but they still bear the charges of collaborating with the enemy and treason. It is even more difficult to wash away the grievances.

And because someone put pressure on the court by implicating the Yu family's affairs with the blood moon, it backfired, and the Yu family was even more disgusted.

Blood Moon, although Yan had thought about it, but after Fang Shi's warning and analysis of the powerful relationship, she also dispelled the idea. I really don't know who spread the rumors behind the scenes.

It's really hard to say what kind of heart this person is in, to do bad things with good intentions?Or is it on purpose?

Yan's and Shi's couldn't guess, but Shi Shuhui vaguely felt that Yang Yuan did it. This was just a kind of intuition. During this period of time, she often dreamed of Yang Yuan's indifference to her, and she always felt that it was the Yang family who came to take revenge.

This is just Shi Shuhui's guess, there is no basis for it, she looked at Shi Shi who thought she knew nothing and only persuaded herself to marry at ease, but she didn't tell her guess. I don't know anything.

It's just that Mrs. Shi drove her out and told her to go back to her grandfather's house, and be the little lady of Shi's family with peace of mind, and she was going to get married at the end of the year.

But now her mother-in-law Yan is getting old, and she is worrying so much about the affairs of the Yu family. Now that she has no hope of redressing her grievances, under multiple blows, she fell ill in bed. How can she leave with peace of mind?
In addition, Shi Shuhui is also worried about her own marriage. She naturally believes in Fang Shi, but the Fang family still has elders and clan members. Can Fang Shi alone be able to resist a family?Whether this marriage will be possible or not, she herself is not sure.

Originally, Mrs. Fang looked down on her, but this time the Fang family was also affected by their family.After all, the Yu family is now orphaned and widowed, and they simply don't have the ability to tie the Blood Moon and Yu Zhaoming's cases together, and make the city full of storms. The first people to suspect are the Fang family and the Shi family, as well as Aunt Yu's husband's family, the Zhong family. what?

Fang Shi also wanted to avoid suspicion, so she never visited her again after the Yu family incident happened. Shi Shuhui also wanted to go out to meet Fang for advice when something like this happened at home, but she was afraid that the situation at home would affect him. Did not look for the door to go.

Shi Shuhui didn't move, but on this day, she heard the maid said that Mrs. Fang had come to the door.

Mrs. Fang came to the door empty-handed with a matchmaker. As soon as Mrs. Shi saw Mrs. Fang smiling dignifiedly, she knew the intention of the other party's visit.

Shi Shi's heart sank suddenly, besides anger, there was also distress and powerlessness in his stomach.She managed to pull herself together to talk to Mrs. Fang.

"Originally, I planned to come earlier, but isn't it an eventful season recently? There are also many things at home. I thought that if I don't make it clear, it will be the end of the year, and this busy work will have to be postponed until next year. I just have time today. Come here and return Huiniang's Geng post, I'll go over to Shi's and talk about it later."

This opening sentence directly made Shi dizzy for a while, and was about to speak when she was interrupted by Mrs. Fang.

"Hui Niang is a good child. Although she has a bit of a temper, I also know that she is a good child. I originally thought that she would pass through the door. I would like to teach her, and I can barely be the wife of the Fang family, but who knew that she would To do such a thing. I have no way to teach her, I can't ask her to ruin Chunhe, I am doing this for the sake of my children."

Mrs. Fang's words were very straightforward, like a slap in the face, Shi's face turned red. When Mrs. Fang asked Yu Zhaoliang to teach Fang Shi 16 years ago, she was flattering and laughing at her, but what else does the Yu family have now?No matter how angry she is, Shi can only hold back.

Shi Shi stabilized her mood and asked: "What did you say? Niang Hui is a daughter of the Shi family, how could she ruin Chun and this child? I saw that they get along very well..."

Mrs. Fang raised her hand and interrupted Shi's words again, and said harshly: "This morning, a censor impeached Chunhe, although he is a Bachelor of Longtuge, but he didn't know the etiquette. He is about to marry, but he has no sense of shame. He met privately before the marriage, and everyone knew about it. The officials also reprimanded him for this..."

Shi Shi was a little excited, and hurriedly said: "This is impossible! Niang Hui has been staying at home and never went out."

With such a "shameless" reputation, what future will my daughter have in the future, and where can she find a good family?
Mrs. Fang ignored Shi's excitement at all, and her tone was somewhat disdainful.

The mother-in-law behind her got the instructions, and said in a crackling voice: "Mrs. Yu, last time Mrs. Shi rode a horse to Hanmoxuan, and before entering the door, she blatantly called our young master. Everyone in the street heard it." , Mo Yan spoke nicely to the eldest lady, but was reprimanded. Later, when the eldest lady came back, she bumped into a little girl, and everyone knew about it. Is this little girl still in your house? I heard that he can't speak, it's really pitiful."

Shi thought that Huiniang had indeed brought back a dumb girl a month ago, saying that she had gone back to Shi's house to get something, and bumped into someone when she came back, so she took the opportunity to educate her and not let her ride a horse again...

Thinking of this, Shi Shi became anxious, sitting on the chair was also precarious, in less than two months Hui Niang was going to marry into Fang's family, what was she doing when she ran to find Fang at this time?How could there be a censor to talk about such trivial matters in the court?
Shi Shi was shocked, ashamed, and angry at the same time.

Seeing Shi like this, Mrs. Fang sneered in her heart, but said with relief: "Ms. Hui's temper can be changed by teaching her more in the future. That's what her mother told me when we got engaged earlier, just be patient. .”

Mrs. Fang's words stabbed a knife in Shi's heart, which can be said to be a slap in the face, and it hit Shi's sore spot. Doesn't this mean that her daughter is uneducated?

Shi Shi wanted to object, but she couldn't speak. She really didn't teach her daughter for a day.

If I had known about my daughter's current situation, it would be better to take her to Fangling, at least I would take care of her and teach her, so as not to end up in this situation. Although she was adopted by her brother and sister-in-law, Shi Wang didn't teach Huiniang anything at all. , that is to say, on the face of it.

In the early years, Niang Hui was watched by her own mother, but after her mother passed away, Niang Hui also depended on others in her natal family.Clearly according to the rankings, Niang Hui should be the Fifth Niang of the Shi family, but they called her the eldest lady indecently,
Shi Shi still remembered her daughter's joy when she saw her back, and lived with them in the current small courtyard of the Yu family, and was unwilling to go to the gate of the Shi family's big house.

At this moment, Shi felt remorse, embarrassment, and pain in his heart, all kinds of emotions were intertwined, and his expression was uncertain.

Mrs. Fang was dissatisfied with Fang Shi's marriage to Shi Shuhui, a woman who was useless and would only hinder her, but her son insisted, and her husband and son-in-law gradually became better because of Yu's disciples, and it was also hindered by Yu Zhaoliang's previous teachings from each other. Well, there is no objection, she picks on Shi Shuhui's temper, and Shi Wang, as Shi Shuhui's stepmother, said that she will be taught by Mrs. Fang.

Now Mrs. Fang has returned these words.

He said secretly in his heart: Shi Wang just wanted to throw Shi Shuhui, a hot potato, to Fang's family earlier, and he was afraid that he would also be implicated in the affairs of this sister-in-law's family.

Shi's heart was bitter, Madam Fang didn't bother to care about her feelings, and continued: "I sent the Geng Tie, Huiniang is still young, and she can always find a husband with a good family."

She bit down the words "the right family" very hard. Shi Shi was already beaten badly, but now she is a little numb to this.

Mrs. Fang said to the mother-in-law on the other side: "Bring in all the clothes, shoes and socks that Mrs. Hui made for Chunhe, and it's considered clear."

A woman got the order and hurried out.

"The betrothal gift is sent to the Shi family, I will discuss it with Mrs. Shi in a while."

Mrs. Fang had almost finished speaking, and she was about to leave. Shi Shi finally calmed down, but her voice was a little hoarse: "Mrs. Fang...does Chunhe mean the same thing? Chunhe studied under Huiniang's father in his early years. , he and Hui Niang are also considered childhood sweethearts, according to his character, he definitely wouldn't be retiring at this time."

What kind of good marriage can a daughter who has been divorced have?The only thing Shi can count on now is Fang Shi's attitude.

Mrs. Fang frowned, and her voice was cold: "He knows the reason for marrying a wife and a virtuous man, as ordered by his parents." Naturally, her stupid son would not make trouble at this time, but he was arrested because of this shameful incident. Speaking to the court, he was fully supervised by his father.

After a pause, Mrs. Fang's expression became more and more pale. Mrs. Fang didn't like to read and talk about things under Yu Zhaoliang's door when Fang Shi was in the past. Is Shi Shi trying to repay her kindness?There was also a bit of anger in his tone, "For the Yu family, our Fang family has done their utmost to benevolent. At the beginning, we really hired Hui Niang. She did this indiscreet thing herself, not to mention that she didn't teach Chun He a few years ago. If you want to say this kindness, you have to pay it back."

After all, ignore Shi Shi any more, get up and leave. As soon as she went out, she saw Shi Shuhui with tears in her eyes. Mrs. Fang walked past her with a stiff face.

Shi Shi also saw Shi Shuhui, and couldn't hold back any longer, and shed tears, "My poor son...it wasn't his idea that I went to find Chunhe, he must have been kept in the dark. Go and beg your father, He will call the shots for you."

Shi Shuhui's nominal father is Shi's elder brother.

As Shi said, she stood up and was held back by Shi Shuhui. She was just a young girl. Although she was tougher than ordinary boudoir daughters due to family accidents, she felt extremely sad after being hit like this.

The brilliance in his eyes seemed to be taken away, and he said with a choked voice: "Mother, we don't beg for help anymore, don't beg for help! My daughter will stay with you and never marry for the rest of my life. Mrs. Fang doesn't like her daughter in the first place. The elder brother wants to marry, and the daughter enters the door of their house, and she will also be tortured by her."

Shi also knew this was true, but what should her daughter do in the future?This life is over like this, and at this moment, for Shi Shi, any revenge is not as important as her daughter's lifelong happiness.

Shi Shuhui had a knot in her heart, and she was also a little dazed at this moment. She couldn't help but think of Yang Yuan again, and suddenly thought of something: "Mother, sister Miaomiao has also been divorced, and that person also said it was very ugly. Did she lose her virginity before marriage?" ?”

Shi Shi was taken aback, today's situation seems to have been experienced once, but the original matter has been resolved, Yu Miaomiao is also married, it seems that it is not a big event in memory, she almost forgot about it.

Hearing Shi Shuhui's question, he remembered it again.

Shi Shuhui asked, "Is it also making troubles all over the city? Everyone knows about it?"

Shi Shi had no choice but to nod, and went to court, but now Huiniang's situation is even worse, Yu Miaomiao's incident was in the closed Fangling City, but now it is the capital city!
Shi Shuhui suddenly laughed foolishly, and with a smile, tears flowed more and more ferociously.

Shi Shi didn't know what she meant by asking Yu Miaomiao, but seeing Shi Shuhui's expression was dull, fearing that she would be hit too hard, she panicked.

Before she could say anything, Shi Shuhui said: "Mother, last time I went to see Big Brother Fang, it was because I learned something... I went there just once, and I didn't do anything shameless. I saw Big Brother Fang At that time, the courtyard door was also open, and there was ink inkstone, why did you say that about me? When I bumped into someone, I was so far away from Big Brother Fang’s Hanmoxuan, how did they know? Mother..."

Shi Shuhui's question made Shi's heart feel like a knife, she could only hug her and stroke her back.

"Mother, do you think this is the revenge of the Yang family? Why did you not impeach him sooner or later, but you are now impeaching Brother Fang? If you impeached earlier, so many things happened, it would be nothing, it would have been covered up long ago, right? Mother, Yang Yuan knows that I met Big Brother Fang, he did it, he must have done it!"

When Shi Shi heard her daughter's scream and heard Yang Yuan's name, her eyes widened immediately, she pushed Shi Shuhui, and shouted: "Hui Niang!"

Shi Shuhui raised her eyes to look at Shi Shi, came back to her senses, and began to cry, no matter how straightforward she was, she was just a little girl, and she couldn't stand being talked about as shameless in the court.

She looked at Shi with tears in her eyes, and sobbed: "Mother, the day my sister-in-law sent a letter last time, I overheard you talking to my mother-in-law. I was anxious, so I went to ask Brother Fang for advice. They didn't talk about it before. That's all, Brother Fang and I don't care. Why did Brother Fang get impeached this time? I met Yang Yuan at Brother Fang's place. He came to retaliate against me. What his sister has experienced, he came to seek justice. , he must have a backup, this is just the beginning, mother, how can he let us go..."

Hearing Shi Shuhui's incoherent words, Shi's lips trembled, startled and frightened, backhand?What else did Yang Yuan leave behind?
Her mind was in a mess, and she just hugged her daughter to comfort her: "No, no, if he wants revenge, he will find me, your second aunt, your mother-in-law, your sister-in-law, Mei Niang, and not you. This has nothing to do with you..."

The mother and daughter cried together, but they couldn't think of a way.

Besides, Mrs. Fang, after leaving again, really went to Shi's house and got back the dowry from Shi Wang's, and the marriage between the two families was abandoned.

Shi's elder brother has also been implicated a lot due to the affairs of Yu's family recently, and he was also attacked by the emperor several times. When the censor impeached Fang Shi, he was also there. The emperor directly reprimanded him for not being able to raise his daughter. After a while, he also hated the Yu family at this time, so he didn't come to comfort him.

Shi Shi couldn't afford to be sick, and was depressed in her heart. Shi Shuhui insisted on taking care of Yan Shi and Shi Shi, but they were all heart troubles, and she herself was full of worries. How could she comfort them?
The Yu family was overwhelmed with gloom.

This matter was spread as a joke in Bianjing, and Yang Hao hadn't left Beijing yet, so he naturally knew about it.

The world is hot and cold, and human relationships are warm and cold. He has been in Bianjing for several months, and it was also a time of storms, so he saw a lot.

Although his eyes were still clear, the childishness on his face was gone.

He knew the Yu family's situation, and there was nothing he could do except to worry about it. He couldn't even go to see it openly. Even if he went, it would only make the Yu family more worried, right?

His situation was even more difficult. The Yu family was hated by the officials, and they were waiting to catch them. If the officials knew of his existence, the whole family's death would really come.

Yang Hao pinched Song Huai and begged Xiao Ta to forge a letter that wronged Yu Zhaoming, and he could already recite the contents of this letter fluently.

The shock and anger I felt when I first saw this letter have faded away now.

This was given to him by Zhao Man, and Zhao Man gave the Yu family a piece of evidence of Song Huai collaborating with the enemy.

Yang Hao didn't know why Zhao Man divided the evidence in half, but now he still can't figure it out.A piece of evidence has been destroyed, what is the use of this in his hand?

No one has ever taught Yang Hao about scheming, but he has heard some people talking about it in the teahouse these days. At first, they thought that the blood moon disaster was Zhao Man, who is known as the lone star of the evil spirit. Unexpectedly, it was Song Huai.

Only then did he know that Zhao Man was facing such a big crisis in this matter from the very beginning.In addition, what Yang Hao spied was that Song Huai and Cheng Wang conspired to use "the refugee army as Zhao Man's rebel army". The two major crises were overwhelmed. How did Zhao Man escape?
During this period of time, Yang Hao thought a lot. From the moment he went to Zhao Man and got the news that the enemy of the Yu family was Song Huai, he entered into Zhao Man's plan.

Because Zhao Man knew that Song Huai was a man, he made his own idea, helped him get close to Song Huai, spied on his secrets, got the evidence and went back to Beijing. Zhao Man only said, "You will know what to do when you arrive in the capital."

After arriving in Bianjing, Yang Hao learned that the third brother Yang Yuan was detained by the prince, and then he presented the evidence to the prince to help the third brother escape.At that time, he really didn't think about anything, he just wanted to make the third brother not stay in the capital as a hostage.

From the beginning to the end, everything he did was voluntary, and it wasn't considered helping Zhao Man, at most, he helped inadvertently, and Zhao Man didn't owe him anything.

If Zhao Man ordered him to hand over the evidence to the crown prince as soon as he came to the capital, he would not be able to find any way out.

Later, the door he found was Mr. Fang Shifang, and the reason why Fang Shi helped him was because he was on good terms with the third brother...

Now that Yang Hao thinks about it, Zhao Man has figured out all his thoughts, and Zhao Man knows that he must be most concerned about Yang Yuan, which is due to his personality.

The prince took this key evidence and began to bite each other with King Cheng. The fact that those refugee soldiers were wronged by King Cheng was also exposed, and Zhao Man escaped from one of the crises.

Afterwards, Zhao Man gave him the evidence of the Yu family's innocence.

Sooner or later, when Song Huai had already been convicted, he gave the Yu family the evidence of Song Huai's crimes 16 years ago.Judging from the Yu family and Yang Hao's own thoughts, Song Huai has been rejected. If he saw what he did 16 years ago, the emperor would definitely be even more angry.

Therefore, he decided that this was a good time, so he submitted the evidence. As soon as the incident broke out, Yang Hao also had a glimmer of hope, and was about to find a way to submit these evidences, but the situation took a turn for the worse. The rumors of the blood moon and the old stories of Yu's family were fantastic, and the culprit of the blood moon was diverted away from Zhao Man in this way.

Then Song Huai's crime was naturally greater, so big that he directly bore the disaster of the blood moon.

Yang Hao didn't know that the rebels and Tian Qing had revealed the matter of praying for the emperor's list, so based on what he knew, he speculated that the binding of Blood Moon and Yu's family should be caused by Zhao Man. It is not too difficult to spread a few gossip among the people.

The Yu family is even worse, but what does the Yu family have to do with Zhao Man?If he is really the son-in-law of the Yu family, maybe he will find a way to help the Yu family.

But he is not, not only is he not, but he also hates the Yu family. Yang Hao has personally seen Zhao Man's disdain and dissatisfaction towards Xu and others.

Zhao Man never owed their family anything. He gave evidence and gave them a chance to take revenge, which was fulfillment of his original promise. Zhao Man must have known the emperor's temper well, but he directly ruined the hope of the Yu family.

Let them see their hopes cut off with their own eyes. If they don't take advantage of public opinion, even if the emperor can't avenge the Yu family, he can still have some mercy, right?But now there is nothing.

But why did he leave this piece of evidence for himself?Or is there some other intention?
Yang Hao was puzzled, he knew that Zhao Man would not do useless things, during this period of time he had a deep understanding of Zhao Man's life.

It is a blessing or a disaster to keep this piece of paper in my hands. In the unjust case 16 years ago, Xiao Tat and Song Huai, who were directly involved in the case, were dead, and there might be Liao generals who knew the inside story, but how could Liao testify for the Yu family?It's really fantastic.

Even if there is Liao Future to testify, I am afraid that the crime of being friendly with the enemy general will be more confirmed.

This thought just flashed through Yang Hao's mind, and he didn't think much about it.

He wanted to burn this evidence so that it would not be used by Zhao Man again, but he was reluctant to keep it as a glimmer of hope. If it was really burned, there would be nothing left.

In the end, he still put the paper away.

Yang Hao tidied up, took an umbrella, and went into the rain.

The Yu family are all female relatives, so it is inconvenient to go out, and now they are all sick, and it is inconvenient for him to come to the door. Heard that Fang Shi and Shi Shuhui have a deep relationship, and he just wants to thank Fang Shi for giving him a name card last time.

When Yang Hao was unable to meet Fang, he was not at Hanmoxuan. The Fang family was a wealthy family with no posts and a stranger, so he couldn't get in at all.

He stood in the drizzle, and when the cold wind blew, he became somewhat sober.Even when he met Fang, he didn't know what to say. In what capacity would he ask him about his feelings for Shi Shuhui, or about the marriage contract?How can he seek justice for the Yu family?

If the Yu family is wronged, he can go back to Bozhou without hesitation, and Yang Xun can vent his anger however he likes, but with the current state of the Yu family, he has nothing to do.

There are people coming and going on the road, everyone is busy, maybe they are working hard and poor, but they all have a destination, and there are people waiting for that destination, and some people are looking forward to it.

The third brother left the capital, and the guard sent by Zhao Man also left early, and Bianjing suddenly became unfamiliar, and he didn't know what to do if he stayed?But the sky and the earth are big, but there seems to be no place for him.

He hesitated for a moment, went to Yu's house, found a seat by the window in the noodle restaurant diagonally opposite to Yu's house, and sat down, then ordered a bowl of noodles, staring at the door of Yu's house, a little lost in thought.

Not long after, Yang Hao saw a little girl coming out from the inside. Yang Hao didn't pay attention at first, but the little girl left for a long time, took a pack of medicine and entered the noodle restaurant. In the back hall of the noodle shop, when she came out, the medicine bag in her hand was gone, and she left empty-handed. After a while, she came back from another direction, and still entered the gate of Yu's house empty-handed.

(End of this chapter)