The old east wind comes to dream

Chapter 57

Gu Zizhan was lying on the beam of the official warehouse in Meijiang County, poking his head out to peek down.

Seeing Zhu Hongke, the county magistrate of Meijiang County, and the master came in and looked around, Zhu Hongke asked the master in a little panic, "Master Wang, do you think those Zhenyuan troops really don't know how to inspect grain?"

The master Wang said with comfort in his tone, "Master, don't worry, the adult at Yushitai has made arrangements, so you don't need to worry about it." Then he said: "You shouldn't come here, Dali Temple has been posted Seal, let's wait and see what happens."

Zhu Hongke was very anxious, "Oh, it's not like you don't know, that Xing Kang from Dali Temple, his eyes are like hooks, and his eyes are like hooks. I don't know what to do!" He grabbed Master Wang again, "You said Say, will he see something! Otherwise, why didn't he even sign the handover document?"

Master Wang was pulled by his sleeve, and he didn't dare to break free, so he just bowed his waist and said: "Master, you are too worried! I have inquired about it, and the situation in Qingjiang County is the same. It is not aimed at us in Meijiang. The county. Besides, even if he thinks there is something wrong, the seal of the Dali Temple outside the door is still stuck, and if it is signed or not, it has been inspected by the Dali Temple, so we can shirk it!"

Zhu Hongke obviously still had some concerns, so the master continued to enlighten: "My lord, this opportunity must not be missed, and it will never come again! For so many years, the grain and grass that have been scattered in our hands will be found out, but our heads will be lost! Now It's not easy for you to come across an opportunity to pick yourself out, so don't miss it!"

Zhu Hongke wiped the sweat from his forehead.In the first lunar month, he was sweating profusely.He couldn't help but said again: "Why don't we send another letter to the capital? After all, the elder son is also here this time. If we do this, will we complain in the future?"

I only heard the master ouch, and persuaded: "Master, this master is just a show, otherwise, why didn't he mention a word in the letter from the lord? Besides, we are just obeying orders now. What else do you have to worry about?" Then he raised his finger to the sky, "The sky is falling, and the people above will support it!"

Nodding, Zhu Hongke seemed to have made up his mind, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! Master Wang, I have to trouble you to pay more attention to this matter. I will never come to this granary again. Out of sight, out of mind, from now on, No one is allowed to mention it, and I don't care about anything else!"

Master Wang hurriedly nodded in response, and the two of them said a few more words while pacing.Seeing that, he walked towards the place where Gu Zizhan had stopped before.

Suddenly, Master Wang stopped in front of the bags of straw that Gu Zizhan had cut open just now, and exclaimed, "Master! This! There is something weird here!"

Zhu Hongke hurried forward and was stunned when he saw the bags of straw. "Bad, bad, this is, someone has been here!"

Hearing his trembling tone, Gu Zizhan was extremely panicked.

At this moment, the master suddenly snatched the lantern from the servant and threw it at the pile of straw. Zhu Hongke was shocked and asked, "Master Wang! What are you going to do!"

But the master suddenly pulled Zhu Hongke up and ran out, yelling at the same time, "It's water! It's water! Come on!"

Gu Zizhan felt bad in his heart, this master set fire to the official storehouse, obviously destroying the evidence!

Hearing the sound of their leaving footsteps, Gu Zizhan turned over immediately.The fire spread quickly, and in a blink of an eye, half of the official warehouse was burned!

At this time, not to mention that the evidence of these fake government food will be destroyed, the fire is raging, and there are people from the county government guarding outside, Gu Zizhan can't escape!

In the light of the fire, Gu Zizhan's face was as cold as ice.

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late at night.

In a courtyard of Prince Yu's Mansion, the lamps and candles have been extinguished.The cold wind penetrates from the paper window, and the shadow of the moon is mottled.A thin figure could be vaguely seen on the bed, hidden in the darkness.

Suddenly, the figure on the bed moved.

Chu Lan sat up from the couch in shock, the scene in her nightmare made her feel as if she had fallen into an ice cave, panting heavily.

She saw Gu Zizhan in the sea of ​​flames, with a warm smile on his face, dressed in a white robe as unparalleled as ever.

However, the raging fire was burning from her feet. Gu Zizhan was like a thin portrait, which was climbed inch by inch by the flames, and the edges were scorched yellow, and the body underneath had disappeared like smoke and dust in the wind.

Chu Lan struggled in her dream to move forward, but couldn't move a step.She could only watch Gu Zizhan being burned by the fire, watching the flames rushing to her face, watching the smile on the corner of Gu Zizhan's mouth become sad, watching the last tear fall in Gu Zizhan's affectionate eyes.

This piercing pain made Chu Lan suffocate!She was trembling, her heart was full of sadness brought up by the scene in the nightmare, tears were streaming down her face.

Su Bai's fingers tightly grasped the front of the clothes, Chu Lan was drenched all over, gasped for a few more breaths, wiped away the tears on her face, stood up abruptly, and shouted: "See Wei!"

Soon, Jian Wei spoke outside the door: "Miss, what's the matter?"

"Come in!"

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Xing Kang waited in Guanyi all night, but did not see Gu Zizhan back.In the dark of night, a figure came to Guan Yi and quietly handed Xing Kang a purse.

Thinking about the fire last night, Xing Kang looked at the purse again, his eyes were tinged with sternness, but the corner of his mouth curled into a treacherous smile.At this point, he just needs to wait, and someone will come to him.

Not long after dawn, someone knocked on his door.

Xing Kang was not in a hurry, he drank tea leisurely, changed his official robes again, adjusted his appearance, and left Guanyi solemnly.He reached into his bosom and found something, and his eyes couldn't help but look a little smug.At some point, Jiang Yushi followed behind him.

As soon as he left Guanyi, he saw Zhu Hongke, the county magistrate of Meijiang County, who was waiting anxiously, and Chen Yushi, who was standing by the side with an equally anxious face.

Seeing Xing Kang coming out, Chen Yushi quickly took two steps forward, looked behind him, and asked in a low voice, "Lord Shaoqing, where is Gu Sizheng?"

Xing Kang raised his eyebrows, looked behind him, and pretended to be surprised: "Huh? Isn't Gu Si in this post? I haven't seen her either."

Chen Yushi was sweating anxiously, and his voice was a little panicked, "Not here! I checked, she is not here!" Then he asked Xing Kang: "She is your subordinate, you really don't know that she is gone where?"

Xing Kang smiled, "She is a big living person, where is she going, what is she going to do, and her legs are growing on her body, how can I know?"

Chen Yushi's face suddenly became mournful, and he exclaimed in shock: "She is the eldest son of His Majesty! If something happens, how can you and I take care of it!" Grabbing Xing Kang's sleeve, Chen Yu Shi hurriedly said: "There is no need to delay! My lord! It's time to ask the governor to ask the government soldiers to look for him!"

However, Xing Kang raised his hand and threw Chen Yushi away. Immediately, he greeted Zhu Hongke, the magistrate of Meijiang County. Xing Kang said loudly, "I am an imperial envoy personally appointed by His Majesty! Where is the magistrate of Meijiang County?" He took out a token from his pocket and held it up high.

The situation changed suddenly, and no one expected it.Zhu Hongke was also shocked, and he hurriedly stepped forward and replied in a trembling voice: "I, I am the magistrate of Meijiang County, Zhu Hongke, and I pay my respects to the imperial envoy!"

Xing Kang laughed loudly, and suddenly stopped laughing, and suddenly shouted: "Come on! Take Chen Yushi down!"

When Chen Yushi heard the words, he immediately became angry and asked loudly: "Xing Shaoqing, what do you mean!"

Xing Kang looked at the people in the Meijiang County Yamen who were standing there, and turned his head to wink at Jiang Yushi behind him. Jiang Yushi immediately stepped forward and said to Zhu Hongke: "Seeing the imperial envoy is like seeing your majesty! Now the imperial envoy has Ling, are you waiting to resist the order?"

Only then did Zhu Hongke come to his senses, but he was still in shock, but the master next to him immediately said to the county government officer behind him: "Go! Listen to the words of the imperial envoy, and tie Chen Yushi up!" He will The word "imperial envoy" was bitten very hard, which also pulled Zhu Hongke's mind back.

Seeing that the arresters had already stepped forward, Chen Yushi couldn't help shouting: "Xing Kang! Why are you crazy! What is the crime of this officer? How dare you attack Yushi?"

Xing Kang laughed loudly, "Chen Yushi, I advise you, don't pretend to be stupid again! Is it possible that I really want this official to disclose your deeds to the public in front of the public?"

Those who said these words had a heart, and those who listened even more. Zhu Hongke was also in a hurry, and hurriedly directed the arresters: "Quick, quick, quick! Shut up his mouth too!"

Xing Kang didn't smile with satisfaction until he saw that Chen Yushi had been gagged and taken down.Turning to look at Zhu Hongke, he said with a smile, "Now, County Magistrate Zhu, you can finally have a good talk with me."

That night, an urgent secret report was sent back to the capital.

Three days later, Emperor Tianshun received the secret report and read it out in the hall.

Gu Che, the heir of Prince Yu and Zheng Gu Che of Wupin Temple in Dali Temple, was 23 years old when he encountered a fire in the official warehouse in Meijiang County while mobilizing grain and grass in Jiangbei.All the corpses were destroyed, and the only thing left was a red agate ring with jade on a gold background.

When the king of Yu heard the news, he fainted in the hall.

The relic was passed back to Yu Wang's mansion, and the eldest concubine Chu Lan was so sad that she passed out on the ground when she saw it.That night, Xu, the head of the Tai Hospital's case, checked her pulse and found out that she was pregnant for more than a month.

The king of Yu was furious, and accused her of not reporting her hidden pregnancy, murdering the heirs of her son, and being unfilial and unfaithful.In a fit of rage, she wanted someone to attack her, but was stopped by the guards in the courtyard, and a fight broke out between the two sides.The scene was difficult to end for a while, and this matter naturally spread like wildfire.

On the second day, Taifu Chu was in the court to avenge his daughter, and asked Emperor Tianshun to allow her to move out of the Yu Palace and reconcile with Xianyu's son.

Emperor Tianshun reprimanded King Yu for being shameless and inappropriate. He thought that his beloved son would be exempted from punishment, but allowed Chu's daughter to move out of Prince Yu's mansion.Just as he was about to promise to reconcile with Xianyu's eldest son, he was stopped by the crown prince.After the court meeting, Emperor Tianshun sent the crown prince to inquire about Chu Lan's wishes. Chu Lan said that she and Xianyu's son and wife had a deep friendship and could not bear to part with each other.

Emperor Tianshun agreed.

On that day, Chu Lan moved out of Prince Yu's mansion in a filial piety.The fight between King Yu and his daughter-in-law has already spread throughout the capital, and even though Emperor Tianshun has made a final decision, there are still many people watching the scene by the roadside.

A few years ago, the grand wedding ceremony between the only daughter of the Chu family and the prince of Yu was so magnificent, the endless door worship ceremony like a long dragon, and the high-ranking dignitaries who came and went all over the street to congratulate each other. People will talk about it.At that time, the son of the eldest son who was riding a tall horse had an extraordinary demeanor and an unparalleled demeanor, many people still remember it vividly.But now he ended up with no body left, dead like a lamp extinguished, and even this talented and beautiful wife was expelled from the house behind him, one can't help but feel embarrassing.

At this time, the sky was slowly snowing, and Chu Lan's plain white filial piety was a little more lonely and desolate at this moment.