Fan Xian walked down the street a little unconsciously. The rain soaked into his clothes and made them wet, but his heart was still burning. At this time, he looked at the streets of the capital of the Qing Dynasty, the four-wheeled carriages walking on the streets, the glass windows of the rich people's homes by the street, and the kaleidoscopes he had seen before, those slippery soaps...all these things, in this place Connected with him in an instant.
It seems that these things are imprinted with the mother's breath! On this street, in this house, in this world, there is the smell of that woman everywhere.
The last part of the letter said: "My mother is very lonely."
Before today, Fan Xian was also lonely, but from today onwards, he is no longer alone. He laughed loudly on the rainy street, and the laughter spread far away, waking up some pedestrians who had already fallen asleep early in the rainy night.
Someone scolded him.
He is still smiling.
Ye Qingmei is definitely not the little girl shown in the letter. Fan Xian firmly believes that his old mother has an extremely strong heart, so that in this completely strange world, with the help of the strange sunshine, she can have Such a splendid life.
This familiar yet unfamiliar Qing Kingdom, you are sorry for that woman named Ye Qingmei.
The rain hit Fan Xian's face forcefully. Like a monster, he gradually merged with the pitch-black night. Maybe this box didn't help him fundamentally in his life, but there was a feeling that he was not alone. Let him walk in this world, in this rainy night, he will become more and more comfortable.
Fan Xian walked alone in the wind and rain, but he laughed, since he wanted to live a round life, he had to live a little more chicly, just like what he said to his sister back then, when we look back on the past, don't always feel that we are The word aggrieved was written on his face.
Autumn wind and autumn rain worry about killing people and killing people.
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Naturally, the matter of entering the palace at night could not be left alone. Lord Ye Dazhong, who had never officially appeared on the stage, began to investigate this matter after receiving the emperor's order. Although his official position is guarding the capital, he has been leading the Dingzhou in the west to protect the capital in recent years. When he rushed back to the capital, three days had passed.
The discerning people in the palace naturally knew why His Majesty chose him. One was because the Ye family was favored by the Emperor, loyal, and trusted by His Majesty only under Chen Pingping. As for Mrs. Chen Pingping, it is naturally impossible to drag her mutilated body to investigate this matter that seems to him to be a big deal. The second reason is that the top three figures in the palace guard system seem to be under suspicion.
Ye Zhong also knew that this matter was very complicated. Yan Xiaoyi, the commander of the inner guards, was discovered by the eldest princess many years ago, and he was known as the number one martial artist in the palace. Eunuch Hong, who shows the mountains but not the water... Forget it, even Ye Zhong didn't want to provoke him.
Moreover, Ye Zhong would not doubt these three people at all. He was just curious about the purpose of the second person who sneaked into the palace, and why he killed the eldest princess's personal maid outside Guangxin Palace.
The investigation was carried out in secret, and the Overwatch Council angered His Majesty the Emperor because of the leak from the chief of the Northern Qi secret agents, and the cooperation was a bit weak, so it was difficult to make any substantial progress.
Until one day, after careful inspection of several palaces, Ye Zhong came to Hanguang Palace. Then he smelled a very faint scent, and immediately thought of the old poison that followed His Majesty's central army tent during the Northern Expedition. Recalling what the guards said, when the assassins came at night, Zhuang Mohan, the Northern Qi master, was also in the Guangxin Palace. Ye Zhong, who knew the cruelty of court struggles, made a wrong guess about the matter, which was abnormal.
So he immediately entered the palace to apologize to His Majesty the Emperor, and fell on the ground with shame on his face.
"Can't find out, or don't dare to check?" His Majesty always has that kind of smile that seems to see everything. The real courtiers occasionally wonder if this is a means of imperial court, but Ye Zhong knows that he His allegiance to His Majesty has such wisdom, so he replied honestly: "I can't find out, and I dare not investigate. It is really inconvenient for foreign ministers to handle royal affairs."
"Ye Qing's family, aren't you afraid that I will accuse you of being disloyal, disregarding public and private interests, and not sacrificing one's life?"
Ye Zhong was afraid and dared not get up, and replied: "I dare not guess what His Majesty's mind is, but I am too dull to know where to start."
"There's no need to investigate this matter, I have my own discretion." His Majesty's smile was a bit cold, but Ye Zhong didn't see it clearly when he was kneeling.
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On the other hand, the real suspect, Fan Xian, is still hiding in the mansion these days, mainly because after his famous poem, it has become a luxury to drink tea at Taichang Temple, or to sit on the sidelines at Honglu Temple. imagination.
The verdict was over, the Northern Qi mission had already left the capital, but Dongyi City was still delayed for a while.
When the rumors really died down, the Dongyi City Mission left the capital with some displeasure after leaving behind a lot of money. They didn't know that it was the result of His Majesty's magnanimity that Qing Guo didn't imprison them all after the incident of visiting the palace at night.
Today's Fan Xian is really famous in Jinghua, and no one only pays attention to the forces behind him, but focuses on him himself. After all, he is the only one in this world who can make Zhuang Mohan vomit blood on the spot, not to mention that he is still so young.
As if it was a good agreement, the crown prince and the second prince stepped up efforts to win him over. Li Hongcheng often brought Rou Jia to the mansion to drink tea, and Xin Shaoqing also came to visit with the excuse that he had not seen him for many days.
But Fan Xian still had a lot of things to do at this time, so he temporarily pushed back both sides. In the night banquet plan, he only completed two parts, one is to successfully find the key, and the other is to almost successfully frame Yun Zhilan in Dongyi City, which made the imperial court intensify the surveillance and made this ninth-rank master burnt out Under the circumstances, until he left the capital, he couldn't even think of fighting with himself to ensure his own safety.
He found out that the eldest princess was colluding with Bei Qi, but he has been waiting for the right time to throw it into the pot.
Two days after the Dongyi City mission left the capital, Fan Xian knew the time had come.
The secret agreement between the eldest princess and the young emperor of Northern Qi, Fan Xian had no way to use it to beat people, because there was no documented or undocumented evidence for this kind of thing. Fan Xian also didn't dare to meet the Holy Majesty, although with his current reputation in Beijing, it was not difficult to meet the Holy Majesty, but he had a very complicated inference about the emperor in his heart, and he couldn't guarantee that the emperor would protect the royal family. Face, will she kill herself after knowing about the princess's scandal
If it was an ordinary citizen of the Qing Kingdom, after encountering such a situation, they would have no choice but to keep this secret in their hearts forever, dare not tell others for the rest of their lives, until they vomited blood and died.
But Fan Xian wouldn't. He has the memory and knowledge of two lifetimes. He knows the importance and lethality of publicity, and he also knows that he should use even crazier methods to deal with a lunatic eldest princess.
After the banquet, the related industries of Xishan Zhifang and Neiku, which monopolized the capital paper, still touched the business of Danbo Bookstore from time to time, but the eldest princess had no way to instruct the Eight Offices of the Overwatch Council, so it was just a small knock. And Fan Xian knew very well that this was just the tranquility before the storm.
And he decided to take the first shot before the storm came.
That night, Wu Zhu stood in the corner listening to him. Since opening the box, Wu Zhu had come to Fan's residence more often, and seemed to be more worried about Fan Xian's safety. Fan Xian said while thinking, "If you want to leave no traces, then you have to grab everything."
Wu Zhu turned his body sideways to show that he understood what he meant.
Fan Xian continued: "It is the Xishan Zhifang and Wansongtang in the Neiku that are suppressing the business of Danbo Bookstore these days, so we have to grab the paper from the Neiku and use the ink from Wansongtang. It's just... Uncle, what you wrote , Has anyone in this world seen it?"
Wu Zhu said coldly, "Don't worry."
Fan Xian knew that his seemingly useless and absurd plan would definitely work, so he said with a smile: "Leaflets don't need to be too big." He gestured with both hands, "The key is to have more copies and go everywhere. Post, go sprinkle, especially like Taixue, and the teaching academy that has been changed back to Wenyuan Pavilion. Post more copies. The students are young and passionate, and are most likely to be provoked by others, while those bachelors in Wenyuan Pavilion, I also like to play with a strong character, I guess after seeing the flyer, I will be so angry that I will pull out my beard."
Wu Zhu said coldly: "Content."
Fan Xian raised his eyebrows and sighed, "I really look like an underground party member."
He began to recount in detail how the leaflet should be provocative, and he must tell some details that seem to be true or false, such as how the eldest princess talked with Zhuang Mohan, how Yan Bingyun worked so hard while lurking in the Northern Qi Dynasty, and how he was raped. The nobles in the palace ruthlessly abandoned, the eldest princess hurt the interests of the court, and sought her own interests, what kind of benefits did she get, how many fake eunuchs she raised in the palace, how many old lovers outside...
Wu Zhu calmly analyzed: "No one would believe that the eldest princess would sacrifice such a large benefit, just to seek some financial benefits."
Fan Xian raised his eyebrows again, and said, "There aren't many smart people like you in the world, as long as the common people believe in it, that's all. As for the emperor, we're going to remind him."
Wu Zhu said coldly: "The emperor doesn't need you to remind him."