How is this matter related to Gu Yanzhou? This is about the case of the top scholar four years later in the dream.
That year was the year for the big examination, and all the students went to Beijing. If they passed, they would be so happy that "the horses gallop in the spring breeze, and they can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day."
This year's imperial examination shocked the entire court.
According to tradition, after each imperial examination, the examination papers of the top three winners would be posted on the side of the Jinshui Bridge for people to see. First, it showed the fairness of the imperial examination, and only talented people were admitted; second, it encouraged people to study hard.
However, someone discovered something else about the top scholar's paper this year. On the surface, it looked like a beautiful essay about loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, but it actually contained a manifesto.
The manifesto was aimed directly at Qilin Guard Commander Shen Fengming, listing his ten major crimes, including his abuse of power and abuse of power, indiscriminate killing of innocent people, etc. It was well-reasoned and every word was to the point.
I won’t talk about anything else, just the indiscriminate killing of innocent people.
It turned out that on the night of the beginning of winter four years ago, the family of this number one scholar and all the people in the village were killed. The government said that they were killed by bandits, but the number one scholar insisted that it was Shen Fengming who killed them.
The entire village, more than 200 people, men, women, young and old, were killed by Shen Fengming for no reason!
For a time, the court and the public were shocked. Some people said that the top scholar should be executed because he falsely accused the court officials and should be put to death.
However, some people tried to protect him and demanded a thorough investigation of Shen Fengming, saying that there is no smoke without fire.
In one day, Emperor Qinglong issued three imperial edicts.
This incident caused a big stir, but many people didn't know about it, and it was all suppressed by the court.
Emperor Qinglong did not punish Shen Fengming, but a group of people emerged in the court who were against him, and the undercurrent was surging.
Gu Yanzhou disappeared without a trace, just as he had suddenly appeared.
Jiang Yunzhu was already Lin Ting'an's personal maid at that time. Lin Ting'an attached great importance to this matter, so she knew something about it.
The top scholar is called Gu Yanzhou, from Luzhou!
Jiang Yunzhu was not sure that this Gu Yanzhou was the same Gu Yanzhou, because she only heard a few sentences intermittently at that time.
But now Shen Fengming is here...
Considering the fact that Xu Qingshan went to live with his relatives successfully but ended up in Qinghe Village, it's almost certain!
Xu Qingshan and his father went to Changshi Village to live with their relatives. Shen Fengming came and the whole village was killed. Xu Qingshan and Gu Yanzhou escaped, but were separated. Gu Yanzhou was collecting evidence of Shen Fengming's crime. Four years later, he participated in the imperial examination and made such a shocking event. Xu Qingshan went to Qinghe Village and later met the Jiang family there.
It seems absurd, but there is a trace for everything.
The more she thought about it, the more she felt this was the case. Jiang Yunzhu felt a chill down her spine. Sure enough, nothing good happened when the God of Death came to visit. Was all the people in the village killed
She was not sure whether Shen Fengming had done this, but the crisis before her was real.
What to do? Escape. If she doesn't explain the reason, Jiang Cheng and others will definitely not follow her. But even if she explains the reason, they suddenly escape. With Shen Fengming's cautiousness and alertness, he will definitely suspect them, and then it will be hard to explain.
And just like the time travel, what happened in the dream was also her secret, and she didn't want to tell anyone.
Besides, there are Old Man Xu, the village chief, Old Lady Feng and everyone in the village!
But if she doesn't run away, what should she do
On the night of the beginning of winter, this year’s beginning of winter is November 7th, and today is October 25th, which means there are still thirteen days left…
"Yunzhu, what are you thinking about?" Chen asked when she saw Jiang Yunzhu standing still.
"I'm not thinking about anything." Jiang Yunzhu said quickly.
"Please give me a hand and get them something to eat." Chen said.
"Okay." Jiang Yunzhu followed him into the kitchen.
Scoop out some of the cooked bone soup and add vegetables and other ingredients, and you will immediately have two bowls of spicy soup.
The fried steamed buns are a bit troublesome. After the dough is kneaded, it needs to ferment for a while before it can be fried.
"What should we do?" Chen was used to asking Jiang Yunzhu about cooking, feeling that she always had a way.
There was flour, a piece of beef, and a lot of radishes, spinach, bean curd and other things at home. Jiang Yunzhu immediately had an idea.
Soon, the food was ready, and she and Chen carried it to a side room next door. There, Jiang Cheng poured two cups of hot water for Shen Fengming and the other person, and brought them a basin of warm water for them to wash their hands.
Yang Sheng was very curious about how Jiang Cheng and the others got here.
Jiang Cheng then told them about their experiences.
When Yang Sheng heard Jiang Cheng say that he was working as a miner in Wuling Mine, he immediately became interested and pulled him to sit down and talk.
When Jiang Yunzhu came in, she heard Jiang Cheng talking about things at the mine.
She interrupted quickly, "The food is ready. The two merchants must be hungry. Let's eat it while it's hot!" When she mentioned the words "two merchants", the corners of her mouth trembled. The two of them didn't look like merchants at all.
Yang Sheng was already starving, and when he smelled the fragrance of food, he was immediately attracted.
"Dad, mom and I can't lift the soup bucket in the kitchen. Please come and help us." Jiang Yunzhu said to Jiang Cheng.
"Okay." Jiang Cheng stood up immediately.
The three members of the Jiang family came to the kitchen.
"What soup bucket?" Jiang Cheng looked around but didn't find any soup bucket that needed to be lifted.
"Dad, I think those two people are not simple. You'd better tell them less about what happened in the mine." Jiang Yunzhu decided to let Jiang Cheng and Chen be on guard against Shen Fengming and the others.
"Really?" Not simple, the son of a wealthy businessman in Beijing, of course not simple. It was not easy for Jiang Cheng to think of the identity of a wealthy businessman in Beijing. Ordinary people, who had never even seen the officials in the county government, how could they think of a high-ranking official like the commander of the Qilin Guard.
In fact, if Jiang Yunzhu had not seen Shen Fengming in her dream, she would not have dared to think so.
"I don't think they are doing business." Chen said.
Jiang Cheng decided to listen to Chen and Jiang Yunzhu. The three of them packed up their things in the kitchen and went back to their rooms to sleep.
In the side room next door, Yang Sheng was admiring the food on the table.
He and Shen Fengming each had a bowl of hot soup and a plate of pancakes in front of them. The aroma of the soup was exactly what he had smelled outside the door before.
In the middle were five or six side dishes, including red shredded beef, white shredded radish, emerald green shredded spinach, yellow tofu skin, black fungus, and a small dish of red shredded pickles.
The color and presentation of this side dish alone are eye-catching.
Yang Sheng immediately understood that he should wrap these side dishes in pancakes and eat them.
He was not polite and took a sip of the hot soup first. This soup was delicious! He couldn't wait to pick up the pancake, put his favorite dishes in it, rolled it up, and put it in his mouth.
The slightly spicy beef, the refreshing radish, and the fragrant tofu skin fill your mouth with fragrance.
He kept talking and gestured to Shen Fengming with his hands, asking him to try it quickly, saying that this thing was really good.
Shen Fengming glanced at him. What’s the big deal? He is the son of the Yang family after all. He has attended the imperial banquets in the palace hundreds of times.
Then he rolled up a pancake and took a bite, looking at it with slight surprise.
"It's delicious, isn't it?" Yang Sheng swallowed the cake in his hand and finally had time to talk.
"That's right." Shen Fengming said.
Yang Sheng slapped the table and said, "It's not easy to get these three words from you." After that, he picked up another pancake and said to Shen Fengming while rolling the vegetables, "I think this girl is good. She is really buried in this small village.
Wouldn't you consider letting her follow you?"
Shen Fengming looked at him coldly. What was he saying
"Then how about I ask her if she is willing to follow me?" Yang Sheng said.
"She may not be buried in this mountain village." Shen Fengming finished a cake in the blink of an eye.
"Why not bury it? The capital is so prosperous..."
"Eat!" Shen Feng said.
Yang Sheng wanted to argue again, but after taking a look at Shen Fengming's expression, he went to eat with a grunt.
Soon, the two of them were full and satisfied. Yang Sheng leaned back in his chair contentedly, took a sip of water, and asked Shen Fengming, "Are you really going to make things difficult for the Sixth Prince?"
A few days ago, Minister Li wrote a letter to the emperor, saying that the Sixth Prince was privately manufacturing weapons in Zhaoping County.
Privately manufacturing weapons is a crime of high treason.
Speaking of the Sixth Prince, we have to talk about the current situation of the crown prince in the Xia Dynasty.
There was a prince in the Xia Dynasty, but when the prince was seven years old, he somehow fell seriously ill. After treatment, he saved his life, but his body became fatter and fatter, and now he needs someone to support him to walk.
The Sixth Prince is the son of Concubine Wu. He is very brave and is the Emperor's favorite. Many people think that he is the only choice for the Crown Prince.
This was strongly opposed by veteran officials and some nobles in the court, who felt that the prince was kind and had a legitimate status and should not be deposed without reason.
The court was in an uproar over this matter.
This time, Minister Li wrote a letter to impeach the Sixth Prince, which was like lighting a powder keg.
Emperor Qinglong ordered Shen Fengming to investigate the matter secretly.
After receiving the order, Shen Fengming felt that although the place where the weapons were illegally made was in Zhaoping County, they might not be able to find anything when they went there, so it would be better to start from the source. So he decided to split his troops into two groups, one to Zhaoping County and the other to Wuling Mine.
He and Yang Sheng's horses were good and they arrived at Wuling Mine first. The rest of the Qilin Guards would probably arrive in two or three days.
"I'm not making things difficult for anyone. I'm just investigating the case." Shen Fengming said calmly.
Yang Sheng choked up. Investigating the case meant making things difficult for the Sixth Prince. Was there any difference between the two