Just in time for rain [恰逢雨连天] - Chapter 201

[201. Chapter 200]

Turning to October, the frost is deep and the sky is a bit colder. Clouds accumulate in the sky, layer upon layer, but it does not snow. The clouds are so thick that they are unsustainable, and it rains.

The rainwater is also collected as soon as it is ready, so the cloud and haze cannot be dissipated, and it always hangs on the palace tower.

On the day of the Xiaoxue Festival, the trial of the Annan business case was completed.

In this case, He Li, the minister of the Ministry of War, colluded with the former prefect of the Wuzhou prefecture in Lingnan, and a tea merchant surnamed Qi in Qiongzhou, to sell a large amount of goods into Annan for huge personal gains, embezzling stolen goods and bending the law.

The rest of the persons involved, Wu Jizhi, the former chief of the Ministry of Punishment, Sizheng of Dali Temple, the minister of Honglu Temple, seven chiefs of the Punishment Section of the Ministry of Personnel, and the new right servant of the Ministry of Justice, were sentenced to exile or whipped, and many other officials were dismissed or dismissed. , or be demoted.

The first assistant of the cabinet, Liu Chaoming, the censor of the left capital, was wearing a red robe that day and presented evidence in the Fengtian Hall. During the reign of Jingyuan, several handwritten letters from Emperor Jingyuan and the seventh king Zhu Zewei impeached the second assistant of the cabinet, Su Jin, the minister of punishment. Testify that she was also involved in the Lingnan Hangshang case.

However, since most of the letters written by Zhu Jingyuan and Zhu Zweiwei were related to the identification of Su Jin’s life experience, the contents were ambiguous and could not be used as iron evidence for the indictment. The refutation is that Su Jin’s crime and the depth of the case still need to be ascertained.

Rao is so, after this day, Su Jin’s “disappearance” has become “absconding in fear of crime” to a certain extent.

This change was like a sudden hurricane. In just one month, the situation in which Shen Su and Liu Yun competed against each other disintegrated and became Liu Yun’s dominance.

Although there were strange voices in the court and the opposition, they were afraid of Liu Chaoming’s thunderous wrists and did not dare to make a fuss.

Furthermore, there was Su Shiyu who “disappeared in fear of crime” before, and then He Zhu “killed one to warn a hundred”. The handwritten letters of Zhu Jingyuan and Zhu Zweiwei were placed in Yandingtang, which was a question, and it could never be questioned on the late emperor.

The original Shen Su Party, or those who tended to the Shen Su Party, hibernated, sending news to Beijing while waiting for the return of Emperor Jin An and Shen Qingyue.

He Yi was executed on the day of the Xiaoxue Festival, the rest were exiled, and the relegated officials were also sent away from the capital five days later.

After the Xiaoxue Incident, there was Xiao Su in the court and the opposition.

Strangely, walking out from Sui Palace, passing through the Midday Gate, Chengtian Gate, and arriving at the streets and alleys of Yingtianfu, the more you go out, the calmer you get. Other than that, there is peace between Yan Lu.

This battle between the superiors seems to be strangled by the throat. Everything is intriguing and tricky, and it is locked in the Quartet Sui Palace by the moat that flows around the palace.

And the towering and deep hall with heavy eaves, ordinary people look at it and feel that it is out of reach. Aliu looked away

from the palace building and said to the driver who was waiting for him outside Chengtian Gate, “Excuse me.”

Bought some things for my daughter’s house.

When he arrived at Liu Mansion, he went to the pantry again and ordered a lunch in person. He is the best at taking care of people. He has calmed down in recent years and read some medical books. Supplement, nurture carefully.

When Aliu delivered the purchased items and lunch to Su Jin, he stood alone outside the study for a while.

She has been imprisoned for more than a month. At first, Aliu thought that she would make trouble, would want to escape, and would desperately beg him and his third brother to take her out of the house, but she didn’t expect her.

But on the second day, Su Shiyu calmed down and had a good meal every day. The rest of the time, he sat at the desk and read a book, or sat by the window and looked at the sky, as if resigning his fate. , let him know that she didn’t sleep well, and was awake almost every day until dawn.

Aliu really wanted to help her.

He likes her very much, not a relationship between a man and a woman. He envies and even admires such a person, who is smart, keen, tenacious and self-sufficient, just like another Liu Yun.

Aliu pushed open the door of the study: “Mr. Su, it’s time to eat.”

He used to call her “Master Su”, but since he knew she was not a son, he called her “Sir” respectfully.

Su Jin put down the scroll in his hand and watched Aliu take out the meals from the food box one by one.

“How’s it going outside?”

she asked every day.

Alubucai’s action was taken aback, and Liu Chaoming instructed him not to talk to Su Shiyu about the affairs of the DPRK.

But he didn’t mean to talk about the DPRK-China affair.

“Everything is fine, the silver charcoal is burning in the house, Mr. Su may not have noticed it, after the Snow Festival, the days are colder day by day. This morning, Aliu entered the palace to deliver clothes for the adults, and heard the complaints of the guards at the palace gate, saying that in previous years It should be snowing at this time, the snow does not fall, but it is so cold that even frostbite develops earlier than usual.”

He mentioned the “Little Snow Festival” again.

When I asked him yesterday, he said that after the Snow Festival, the adults have not returned to the house, but the weather is cold and cold, so I want to send him some clothes.

When I asked him the day before yesterday, he said that after the Xiaoxue Festival, the vegetable vendors who deliver vegetables to the house have to come half an hour later every day.

Xiaoxue is only a solar term, is it an important day?

Su Jin picked up the chopsticks, smiled, and said, “After the Little Snow Festival, An Ran hasn’t come to see me. Is he busy?”

Ah Liu’s face turned pale after hearing this, but he didn’t say anything.

really.

Something must have happened to Xiaoxue that day.

Su Jin took the food and counted the days in his heart while chewing.

Today is October 13, and she has been under house arrest for more than a month. On the second day of the ninth lunar month, she returned to the mansion after seeing Qi Boyuan. Although she did not explain the reason for returning to the mansion, Qi Boyuan not only met her, but also met Liu Yun. She and Liu Yun were like water and fire. There is no reason for her people not to doubt Liu Yun.

Since there is doubt, why no one comes to look for it?

There are two reasons, one, I dare not, and two, I can’t. She and Shen Xi were not in the palace, and Liu Yun only covered the sky with one hand, so she did not dare; she was imprisoned, and neither Zhu Nanxian nor Shen Qingyue was in the capital. It is impossible.

Every time Aliu mentioned the “Little Snow Festival”, there was a chill in his eyes, indicating that something shocking must have happened on the day of the Little Snow Festival.

Therefore, it is very likely that Liu Yun moved his hand on this day.

What will he do?

Su Jin slowly stopped the chopsticks, closed his eyes and thought deeply.

I will definitely use a case, which one is the most effective method without thinking about it, and it is to define her “disappearance” as fleeing in fear of crime, and then kill one of her most powerful and highest-ranking officers. Be a warning to all the officials, and then exile and disband the rest of the deeply involved people on related charges, dismantling her power to a certain extent.

As for Liu Yun, which of her subordinates will be used for surgery?

Su Jin opened his eyes again, looked at the dazzling dishes on the table, pointed at the dish with chopsticks and said: “There is a minister in the palace, called He Fu, who is the minister of the Ministry of War. His birthday happened just after Xiaoxue, and he loved to eat it all his life. Jiaobai, this year coincides with his 40th birthday, so I don’t know if he will eat it.” Aliu, who was standing beside

the table, was supporting himself with his hand, and when he heard this, his elbow slipped and his jaw almost hit the table.

Su Jin’s eyes dimmed.

He Ai is dead.

But she thought about it again, even if he died, the dignified third-rank servant was beheaded, and the people below did not dare to act rashly. If this “one” was killed, the remaining “hundreds” could save their lives.

As soon as this idea came out, Su Jin was shocked for no reason – when would he be able to play chess with people’s lives so hard-heartedly? Or your own life.

She put down the chopsticks, took the cloth towel and wiped the corner of her mouth.

Aliu asked, “Has Mr. Su finished eating?”

She looked at several untouched dishes, but her appetite was still so bad.

He felt ashamed, and even his snoring was cured without medicine. He silently put away the food box and was about to leave the room, so Su Jin might call him again.

She smiled again, but it was not the same as her usual weak smile, with a hint of brightness and a bit of bitterness at the same time.

“Aliu, can you do me a favor?”

Hearing this question, the stone that had been hanging in Aliu’s heart for a month finally fell—he had been looking forward to helping her, and only by helping her would he feel better.

But the next moment, he was afraid again.

The lord had instructed that if Mr. Su disappeared, the whole family would be buried with him. He is not afraid of dying for Su Jin, but he is afraid of the death of the third brother. In this world, he has only the third brother as a relative.

Su Jin said again: “Don’t worry, I’m not leaving Liu Mansion.” He smiled again, “I just want to ask you to help me find someone.”

Aliu still didn’t reply, he hesitated for a moment, and put the food box on the On the side, he closed the door and asked cautiously, “Who is it?”

“Zhaolin.” Su Jin said.

She followed suit: “You also know that I am now in this situation with Lord Liu, and we can’t look back at each other. What is going on in the palace, I won’t ask, and you won’t answer if you ask, but Zhao Lin has been through all these years. Follow me, I am no longer from the DPRK, I am afraid that he will suffer because of this, can you help me go to the Su Mansion and let him leave the capital?”

Aliu hesitated, not knowing whether to discuss with the third brother first, or just like this Answered Su Jin.

Su Jin saw that he was silent, and knew that his heart had loosened, and he did not urge him.

She was imprisoned in Liu Mansion on the second day of September. Even if her people went after Qingyue three days later, Shen Xi should return to Beijing by the end of September.

Shen Xi didn’t come back, so he could only explain one thing – the news of the capital was banned.

And the only way to temporarily cut off the source of news is to control two yamen, the Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of War, at the same time.

Zhou Ping is a member of Liu Yun’s party.

Su Jin was locked in the study for more than a month, and he already thought very clearly. After Zhou Pingchun fell off the list, he originally wanted to return to his hometown to find a job. Later, he accidentally stayed in the capital. , but was promoted to general sentence after two years.

Su Jin used to not like to inquire about other people’s private affairs. Now that I think about it, how did Zhou Gaoyan get the post of sentencing?

She was born with an undefended trust in people close to her, and she didn’t even check him.

But at this juncture, the Secretary of Communications and Political Affairs is no longer worried, and it is the Ministry of War that is to die.

There are actually three reasons for Liu Chaoming’s killing of He Fu. One is the well-known killing one to warn one hundred, and the other is to block the news – Chen Jinsheng, the left servant of the Ministry of War, is a man of Zhu Yushen. If He Yi was in the Ministry of War, Chen Jinsheng had too many constraints.

The most deadly point is the third point – when Zhu Yushen returned to the capital, he returned the military power. Because Zhu Nanxian was not in the capital, the tiger talisman was temporarily kept by the Ministry of War, but the Ministry of War is now in charge of Chen Jinsheng, which means that the tiger talisman is still in Zhu Yushen’s hands.

With Zhu Yushen returning to Beijing, there were more than 10,000 soldiers, 15 thousand households, and Jinyiwei. Zhu Yushen and Liu Yun had a total of more than 20,000 troops in the capital.

In the second year of Jin’an, the imperial court integrated reinforcements for the Northwest Battle. It had dispatched soldiers from all the military camps. In the North Camp, except for the twelve pro-military guards, almost all rushed to the northwest to be incorporated into the new army. That is to say, those who are now staying in the capital, There are only 60,000 pro-military guards.

Zhu Nanxian and Su Jin said that although there are 60,000 pro-military guards, apart from those who guard the guards of honor and guard the imperial mausoleum, there are only about 30,000 people who can really fight.

That is to say, as long as Zhu Yushen and Liu Yun find a way to let Zhu Nanxian return to Beijing without heavy troops, they will be able to fight against Zhu Nanxian. In fact, Zhu Nanxian did not plan to bring heavy troops back to Beijing. It came to an end, border defense was originally a major matter of the country, and he walked slowly on the way, just to divide the Northwest New Army and station it in each of the divisions.

The most urgent task at the moment is to let Zhu Nanxian know the danger of the capital, let him turn to the south, gather troops from Nanchang, Anqing, and other prefectures to attack the capital.

He is the righteous Jin’an Emperor, and he should be answered by thousands of people.

And how to tell Zhu Nanxian this news…

Su Jin looked at Aliu, he was still hesitating.

“You don’t have to help Zhaolin leave. He was born in the military, and he used to serve in the military and horse division of the Wucheng City. There are many ways. You just need to help me with a sentence.”

“What?” Aliu asked hesitantly.

Su Jin said: “I have a parrot named Ah Fu, who recognizes people very well. I’m afraid I won’t be able to live without me and its original owner. You meet Zhaolin and ask him if he can take him with him after he leaves the capital. Follow Ah Fu to find its original owner.”

Aliu also knew about the parrot named Ah Fu, and had seen it once, when it was still young and could not learn tongues.

What Mr. Su entrusted was really not a big deal, Aliu thought.

So he nodded: “Okay, Aliu will go to Su Mansion today.”

After saying this, he picked up the food box beside him, exited the study and just closed the door, when he turned around, the whole person was stunned.

In October, the summer plum blossoms are newly opened, and next to a few plum trees, it is Liu Yun standing in the desert.

He didn’t know when he came back, how long he had been standing outside the study, and he didn’t know if he had heard their words just now.

[End of This Chapter]