Fu Song

Chapter 302

The corridor is deep, and there seems to be a chilly air coming from the stone walls on both sides. I reached out and touched the wall, and it was wet.The torches on the wall were burning fiercely, casting figures on the opposite wall, flickering and flickering.

Walking on such a passage, even the heartbeat seems to be heard clearly, and every sound of echoing footsteps seems to be knocking on the heart.

Even though Xiao Qi was always bold, she couldn't help being terrified at this moment, she leaned close to her mother, and stretched out her hand to hold on to her skirt.

Mrs. Han was actually very worried.

Even if the eldest girl of the Han family is not from the direct line, she was spoiled and spoiled since she was a child.Married to the Xiao Mansion, she was her parents-in-law at that time, and she was very respectful to her, not to mention that the Xiao family's momentum grew day by day.

How had she ever been to such a place?
It has been twenty days since the Bianliang Incident, and most of the people involved in the case at the beginning have already been settled.

Or promoted, or dismissed, or transferred, or imprisoned, and some people have even transferred their heads.

But this is only limited to middle and lower level officials.

For officials above the third-rank servant system, except for one Xiao Yu, the others have long been fine.

People like Luo Song and Li Guang, although they say they are still listening behind closed doors at home, but everyone knows that this is just a formality, and soon these people will be reinstated.

The real Dana who is still locked up is Xiao Yu alone.

And why he is still locked up, everyone knows well.

It's not because of the King Jing's treason case, but because of Xiao Ding, Xiao Changqing, the eldest son of Xiao who is calling the wind and rain in the northwest!

The so-called conspiracy involving Xiao Yu is just a cover.

Cui Ang left Beijing to go to the northwest, and this matter was even more finalized.

If Xiao Ding doesn't come back, I'm afraid it will be difficult for Xiao Yu to get out of prison for a while!
Today the Xiao family was allowed to visit Xiao Yu who was imprisoned in Taiwan Prison.

Mrs. Han originally thought that Xiao Yu would go home soon, but she waited and waited. Instead of waiting for Xiao Yu to come home, she waited for the officials from Yushitai.

Like Mrs. Han, they read the government's imperial edict, and then led people to search Xiao's house like a wolf like a tiger, especially Xiao Yu's study, which was turned upside down.If Xia Shoufu hadn't sent someone later, I'm afraid those people from Yushitai would have become even more lawless.

Then Mrs. Han knew the general idea of ​​the matter.

Being from an aristocratic family, she naturally understood the key here.

This made her both happy and worried.

The good news is that the husband will not have any worries about his life. All of this is just a political contest.What is worrying is that the object of this competition is his own son.

Mrs. Han really doesn't know what choice Xiao Ding will make, and she has no choice.

It's a disaster not to come back.

But if you really come back, will you sit back and relax?

In contrast, the promotion of the second son Xiao Cheng's official position is just an addition, not of much importance.

A governor in a remote area is still a governor of power, in a game like Bianliang, it is nothing at all.

"Here we are!" A jailer leading the way stopped and bowed.

The guards in the platform prison are all polite to the detainees here.

Because all the prisoners here are officials.

As long as they haven't lost their heads, maybe these people will turn old hens into ducks at some point, and suddenly turn around. Such things are nothing new.

If you offend these people and get punished later, it will be miserable.

And even if these people can't turn over, but these people still have relatives and classmates, these people have the same anger, they can't do other things, it's not easy to do, and punishing a jailer to vent their anger is just a casual sentence The problem.

So the jailers here have always been polite.

It's like a cell boss who was chatting with Xiao Yu in the front cell.

Compared with the deep corridor, the conditions here seem to be much better. At least, there is still a ray of sunlight shooting down from the small window on the high wall, which happens to shine on a small square table in the cell. .

Xiao Yu was sitting there.

On the table, there are some books, teacups and so on.

Seeing Mrs. Han's mother and daughter, the cell boss quickly stood up, cleaned up the teapots and cups on the table, bowed to Mrs. Han, and led the jailer away from here. .

"Officer!"

"Daddy!"

The two women looked at Xiao Yu, and tears welled up in their eyes in an instant. They said that it had been almost a month since Xiao Yu left with Hong Yuan and others that day, and this was the first time they saw Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu laughed, stood up, held his wife in one hand, and his daughter in the other, and said, "What's there to cry about? Look at me, am I getting fatter and whiter? This place is very good, just right Let me relax and take care of myself."

Wiping away her tears, Mrs. Han took out the same dishes from the food box she brought in and placed them on the table.

"It's all my favorite food. Madam has a heart!" Xiao Yu said with a smile: "Everything here is good, but the food is really unsatisfactory. Compared with the ones bought by Madam, it is the same as pig food. These Days, I don’t want to do anything else, but miss my wife’s meals.”

Xiao Yu was also polite, picked up the chopsticks, and started directly.

"Cui Ang has left Beijing!" Mrs. Han said while holding the chopsticks in her hand while carrying the vegetables for her husband. "Go to the boss!"

Xiao Yu paused slightly with his chopsticks, then picked up another crystal elbow and put it in his mouth to chew.

"They know that you have nothing to do with King Jing, but they still detain you. This is to threaten the boss with you, so that the boss will come back!" Mrs. Han said softly.

Xiao Yu chuckled lightly, and looked at Xiao Qi: "Xiao Yao, your second elder brother always said that you are different from ordinary women, and you are knowledgeable. If you are a man, even being a Jinshi is not a problem. Tell me about this." thing, what should I do?"

Xiao Qi was startled, seeing that her father didn't seem to be joking, she said: "Father, in fact, what mother said just now was wrong, it was not only Daddy who was used by the court to threaten elder brother, but also our entire Xiao family! The second brother's promotion is actually a disguised form to remind the elder brother that we are all under the control of the court, if the elder brother is not honest and obedient, he can punish us at any time!"

"Then you say your elder brother should come back?"

Xiao Qi glanced at her mother, and said in a low voice: "If I say so, Eldest Brother won't be able to come back. If we don't come back, what will the imperial court do to us? Throwing a mouse at you. If we really come back, we will lose our support and be manipulated by others. It sounds like Dad is in a critical situation, but it is not. If there is something to do, why does Cui Ang go to Big Brother?"

Xiao Yu chuckled: "You and your second brother have the same idea, or rather, Xiaoyao, you have been more influenced by your second brother since you were a child."

"Daddy, did I say something wrong?"

"No, you're not wrong. In fact, I think so too." Xiao Yu sighed: "But I'm afraid your elder brother doesn't think so. Your elder brother values ​​love and righteousness, and is extremely filial. And this time, being imprisoned It's not just me, but Fang Qi and his family!"

"Brother isn't so foolish, is he? Even if he is so foolish, his subordinates won't agree!" Xiao Qi said: "These people are tied to Brother, and once he leaves, their prosperity and wealth will be bright, so say Maybe it will just come to naught!"

"Your elder brother has a temper, if he really wants to leave, who can stop him?" Xiao Yu shook his head and sighed. "Forget it, your eldest brother is now the chief of the Western Army. He is an adult and he is far away in the northwest. We can't control what he really wants to do. Let's not talk about them. How are you doing?"

"It's just that there are many people watching from outside the mansion." Mrs. Han said: "After the accident, Steward Xu cleaned up the house, and some people who were not active before took this opportunity to clear them out. If the officials are unreasonable, don't blame us for being unreasonable."

Xiao Yu nodded: "But you can rest assured that no matter whether the boss comes back or not, I will be fine. If you stay here for a while, you will be able to go home, and Quan will be raised here. Two years as the third envoy, but I was physically and mentally exhausted."

"After we come out, we don't want to be this kind of trickster for making money. We have worked so hard for the Zhao family, but we are still so suspicious. His Zhao family is making troubles in the house, so why do we involve our Xiao family!" Mrs. Han said angrily. : "I also wrote to my natal family, and my uncle also said that I am contacting everyone to write a letter to the imperial court to appeal for your grievance!"

It would be nice to be able to contact some of you to put some pressure on the court.

After drinking two glasses of wine, Xiao Yu suddenly remembered something, and said, "Then Yelujun has gone to Beijing, so he didn't come to make trouble during this time, right?"

When he said this, Xiao Qi on the side blushed.

Yelujun sent people to Xiao's mansion several times, this is already an anecdote in Bianliang City, and it is often used as a topic of conversation after dinner.

With the defeat of Hebei in the Song Dynasty, Yelujun's name became even more famous, and the people of Bianliang knew him more clearly.

The number one heir of the Liao Kingdom fell in love with a woman from our Great Song Dynasty. For Bianliang people, this is a great honor.

They didn't care about the feelings of the person concerned at all, and made this matter aroused, making the Xiao family and Luo family very embarrassed for the past two years.

Earlier this year, Mrs. Luo even suggested that the two children get married earlier. Once they are married, these rumors will naturally disappear.

But Luo Gang disagreed, this kid is shameless, the oath he made back then is still in his ears, how can he break his promise, if he really wants to do this, the Bianliang people will definitely laugh at him again.

Now he's been pointed at.Of course, after passing the Jinshi examination, he should marry Xiao Qi in a grand manner.Especially when he heard that Yelujun actually went to take a Jinshi examination in the Liao Kingdom, Luo Gang's thoughts became even stronger.

Now I am studying hard at home every day.

"Then Yelujun is still stopped outside the city, but he is about to enter the city. Speaking of this matter, it is also worrying." Mrs. Han sighed: "If you don't come out, what will happen if Yelujun comes again?" Do you want to do it? They don't pay attention to etiquette. You don't know, although Yelujun hasn't entered the city yet, gifts have been delivered to his door again."

"Let Xu Wuyan hit him with a big stick!" Xiao Yu was a little annoyed. "Throw everything out."

After visiting, Mrs. Han and Xiao Qi left the prison, looking back at the dark and dark gate of Yushitai, their hearts were extremely heavy, and they didn't know when Xiao Yu would be able to get out of here.

If Xiao Ding did not come back, how would the Xiao family deal with themselves?
In short, it is a problem.

For the Xiao family, the problem is like a mess, cut constantly, and the reasoning is still chaotic, how can there be a word of worry!

Not to mention the lawsuits that the Xiao family was full of, outside the city, the camp of the Liao people was full of laughter.

After more than a year, Yelujun saw Lin Ping again.

Back then, Lin Ping took a big risk to join Bianliang in order to save the chief planner to preside over all of this. Now, it can be regarded as a consummation of merit and virtue, and basically what they wanted has been achieved.

Jing Wang Zhao Zhe, whom Yelujun regarded as his greatest enemy, died.

The last seed of the strongest frontier army in the Song Dynasty also disappeared in Bianliang City.

Even the upper fourth army, which was a little worse, was actually considered good in the army sequence of the Song Dynasty, and this time it suffered a heavy loss.

It is said that the [-] frontier troops caused tens of thousands of casualties to the Fourth Army.

In short, the Fourth Army was also hurt.

Yelujun who has done such a great thing, who else can stand up to him in the succession of the Liao Kingdom's throne?

After returning, he packed up Yeluxi.

This is what Yelujun is thinking now.

"It's only the last blow!" Lin Ping drank the wine in his glass, looked at Yelujun and said, "Song Ting's last breath will be Xiao Ding's Western Army. Once the Western Army leaves Song Ting , Song Guo basically can only struggle with his face."

"Has everything been arranged?" Yelujun asked.

"Naturally!" Lin Ping said, "If everything goes as expected, Xiao Yu can still live for another ten days in this world! What I want to see most now is what will the court of the Song Dynasty do after Xiao Yu's death? "

Yelujun rubbed his chin, and said: "Actually, no matter what you do, Xiao Ding will never come back. If it is better, Xiao Ding raises the flag to rebel, goes out of Hengshan, and fights Shaanxi. It will be really wonderful."

Lin Ping laughed loudly: "Exactly. Your Highness, I just heard that the large gift you gave was thrown out of the house by the Xiao family?"

"I'm used to it, I'm used to it. But it doesn't matter, I'll find a chance to visit after I enter the city!" Yelujun laughed.

"I'm afraid His Highness won't have the chance to visit the Xiao residence, but the third lady of the Xiao family, we will definitely be able to bring them back to Daliao." Lin Ping said. "I haven't seen this woman before, but I'll have to see her when the time comes. What kind of strange woman is she? Your Highness will never forget it."

"You haven't met her, so you should have read her poems and articles, right? This is not something an ordinary woman can write." Yelujun smiled. "When you meet her, you will know that there are really talented and beautiful women in this world."

(End of this chapter)