There is a starving ghost in Qingyun Temple

"Favour?! Favor hahahaha?! Is this how you repay my great kindness?!"

Li Yun didn't reply. He took out a ledger from under his sleeve, turned it over in his hand, and specifically let him see clearly a yellowed letter inside.

He opened his mouth, but finally lowered his head in despair: "Li Yun, Li Yun, you have always been so smart and wise, and you also hide your ambitions. It's me who underestimates you."

"My prince and the government officials searched the entire Duke's palace, but unfortunately they found nothing." He looked at him, as if telling a stranger's story, "Later, my prince remembered that your prince always loves you when you are marching and fighting. Taking risks out of desperation. So it’s not surprising that the Duke hid the account books of transactions with the Beidi people in the pit under the tower. This marching route map must be the generous gift you gave to the Beidi people back then!"

The yellowed letter inside was the route map for the [-]-strong army that year.

"So what if it is? So what if it's not?" His eyes were indifferent and lifeless.

"Yuan Ji, do you regret it?"

Yuan Ji was startled, staring at him as if he were a fool, and suddenly burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha, regret! Regret?! What a shame! In the first half of my life, I was a high-ranking official, rich and prosperous, and had a prosperous family. I, I have nothing to regret! I only regret today that I shouldn't have been soft-hearted and let you This ambitious man managed to survive."

"You are not soft-hearted for a moment, but you have to save my prince."

"W-what do you mean?!" Yuan Ji frowned, seemingly asking, but actually testing.

"If this prince is really dead, my prince Aye will definitely investigate to the end, my uncle Wu Weihou will investigate to the end, and my prince's grandmother and concubine Jing will not let you go easily. If that time really comes, , King Jingbei and Marquis Wuwei raised an army together to rebel, which is justifiable."

"Li Yun, Li Yun, sometimes I have to admit that compared with you, the sick Crown Prince, he is not even close to you."

"Yuan Ji, when death is imminent, don't try to sow brotherhood between me and the prince."

Yuan Ji's eyes were sinister, staring at him like a wolf and a tiger, trying to find any hint of ambition and edge in his face that was as distant and indifferent as ever.

But he was still disappointed and still found nothing.

"Yuan Ji, now that things have happened, do you still have anything to tell me?"

He smiled self-deprecatingly and suddenly stared at him with wide eyes: "Li Yun, Li Yun, I'm going to die anyway, but I do still have one thing worth showing off to you."

Li Yun's eyes flickered, and a bad premonition suddenly surged in his heart.

"I, I, Yuan Ji, the Duke of Qin who earned his fame through the merits of his eldest son, saw with my own eyes the long swords of the Beidi people, piercing the heart of General Liu one by one, and cutting off his limbs one by one. Bai Gu, helplessly watched him die, hahahaha."

"Yuan Ji, General Liu has always regarded you as a good brother who has been through life and death!"

"Humph, a good brother who has been through life and death?! That old man suppressed me at every turn, restrained me at every turn, and took away my edge at every turn. Being able to die before me is his retribution."

He lowered his eyes, and there was an undercurrent surging under his eyes, as he was suppressing the emotions that were about to explode——

"Li Yun, Li Yun, do you really think that I alone can wipe out all [-] Zhou soldiers and make it difficult for them to return to their homeland? Hahahaha?! I alone can set up such a cruel and insidious evil." Hahahaha?! Sometimes you are too smart, and sometimes you are too kind and stupid!"

After he finished speaking, he breathed a sigh of relief, feeling relieved.

Li Yun's deep pupils returned to clarity, even without any ripples, as if he was watching him play a one-man show.Yuan Ji was startled, and finally understood, losing all the strength in his body: "It turns out, it turns out you know it!"

Li Yun curled his lips and smiled jokingly: "Originally, I didn't know, and I didn't want to question you. But now that you look like you've seen a ghost, I know it all."

"Li Yun, you──" Yuan Ji jumped up crazily, pulling at the iron fence in front of him with all his strength, "You, you mad─"

"I would also like to thank the Duke for telling me the answer that I was not sure about at first."

Li Yun calmly took two steps back, turned around with a sullen face, and left indifferently.

Early the next morning, Yuan Ji was found to have committed suicide by taking poison in his cell.

The lofty Duke of Qin, who was admired by thousands of people, and the palace of the Duke of Qin, which was rich, charming, and extravagant, collapsed overnight, leaving only the surviving ruins.

Later, I heard that Li Yun, the king of Jingbei, personally wrote to the court to plead for Duke Qin, so that several of Yuan Ji's grandchildren did not have to be relegated to lowly status as slaves and maids, and they were able to survive.

Shen Huihe and Huikong moved out of the Duke of Qin's Mansion that night and moved into a lively inn in the east of the city with people coming and going.

The two originally planned to rush back to Fuzhou City before the Mid-Autumn Festival, but they were delayed for several days in order to save [-] soldiers, which has been delayed until today's Mid-Autumn Festival.

Suzhou has always been bustling and lively, and I heard that tonight the curfew in Pingjiang City was lifted, and the annual lantern festival was held on the edge of Pingjiang River.Huikong teased her every day, and Shen Huihe was also very moved. Naturally, the two of them wanted to join in the fun and were looking forward to going out early in the morning.

At night, the lights on East Street are brightly lit, with people coming and going and laughter.

Many ladies and gentlemen passing by carry colorful and various shapes of large and small lanterns in their hands.Some are exquisite lanterns cut and embroidered from satin and brocade, while others are simple paper lanterns made from rough paper paste.

However, no matter whether it is luxurious or simple, it is smooth and peaceful, and everyone has a bright smile on their face.

Huikong looked east and west, seeing all kinds of restaurants and row upon row of shops and department stores, which made his eyes gleam.

He couldn't wait to pull his senior sister forward and walked to a stall on the roadside where he bought lanterns and candles: "Sister, sister, do you think this looks good?"

"Sister, sister, what about this?"

Shen Huihe smiled brightly: "Huikong, just pick the one you like."

"Okay!" Huikong rubbed his hands excitedly and made a decision after much thought, "Then I want this one!"

Huikong picked a lantern shaped like a wooden house with double eaves on the top of the mountain.

There are also owl kiss shapes at both ends of the main ridge of the roof.On the side of the small door at the front, there are two small windows on the left and right sides.The candlelight in the room flickered slightly, leaking out through the small window, illuminating the entire lantern, which was a bit warm and romantic.

At first glance, the shape of this lantern is actually somewhat similar to the appearance of Qingyun Temple Chanting Hall.

(End of this chapter)