Yi Song

Chapter 25 These two handsome guys look familiar

Liu Guozhang and Yue Fei were quick and got things done quickly.

He found a place to throw all the clutter at hand and followed the crowd around him.

In the pavilion, the victim Li Bangyan was sitting in the middle, looking miserable. There were red and swollen bumps all over the face, especially the biggest one near the mouth, which made the whole mouth look crooked.

His speech was also vague.

"Framed before! It must have been framed by Qian (treacherous) people! Go and call Kui (kai) Heng (feng) mansion and Junshun (inspection). I am determined to catch this person and wave Broken into pieces!"

There were five or six people around, flattering and fawning.

"Yes, there must be a traitor sneaking in!"

"Hurry and report to the official! Search immediately, catch the traitor, and punish him severely!"

Several professors stood beside the pavilion and said in a nonchalant tone: "This is the Imperial College. There are four to five thousand Imperial students, and there are thousands of officials from various states who come and go. Li Sheren wants to arrest them all." Get up and torture them one by one?"

Li Bangyan raised his head, opened his swollen eyes with only a slit left, and looked hard, and finally saw clearly that it was his usual enemy, gloating about his misfortune, and full of resentment in his heart.

But he also knew that if he really asked Kaifeng Mansion and the Military Inspectorate to arrest thousands of imperial students and candidates, he would be poking the biggest hornet's nest in the world.

He hesitated and stopped talking about reporting to the officials and arresting people.

Liu Guozhang couldn't help but ask the person next to him: "Who is this Li Bangyan?"

Immediately, a person who liked to be a teacher replied, "You don't even know about Li Bangyan! He is named Shimei and is from Huaizhou. He is handsome and talented. He likes to associate with his sons and Jinshi. Many of his sons would rather go to Huaizhou after hearing his name." , also visit him.

During the Chongning period, he was promoted to Imperial College student, and his virtuous reputation quickly spread throughout Tokyo. During the Daguan period, he was awarded the title of Jinshi by the official family. "

Another person said disdainfully.

"Don't whitewash him. This man's father is a silversmith, and his family has some assets. He is good at business and has a cunning nature. He likes to marry his son to be a Jinshi. The reason is that he can carry goods on the way to Beijing without being exploited and does not need to pay taxes.

He cooperated with Juzi Jinshi to traffic goods from various places to Beijing, making a lot of profits, and everyone benefited. Those who have been promoted to Jinshi have benefited from it, so they are willing to help them become famous and recommend them.

After entering the capital, he was good at serving the eunuchs, serving the provincial palace chiefs, enshrining officers, and guards. He got to know many of them. They took advantage of him and said good things to him. As a result, his official career was prosperous, and he is now a member of Zhongshushe. "

That's it!

"Brother Fei, this is God's will!" Liu Guozhang said softly.

Yue Fei's face was full of joy, "Those who get involved with eunuchs are not good people, they are traitors! Peng Ju's move is to do justice for heaven!"

"The matter is over. Let's leave quickly while everyone is not paying attention."

"Yes brother."

The two of them wandered around in the crowd and quickly disappeared.

In the corridor not far away, several literati were discussing. One of them said impassionedly: "Li Shimei was stung by a bumblebee in the toilet. Is it God's will or human resentment? Hey, Deyuan, who are you looking at?"

Zhang Jun turned his head when he called him, "Oh, I saw two figures that looked very familiar. I wonder which acquaintance they are."

"The world's talented people gather here, and they are all of my generation. Deyuan naturally looks familiar to everyone."

The rest of the people laughed, and Zhang Jun couldn't help but laugh, and said, "What happened to Li Shimei is nothing more than someone taking revenge for personal gain. Although it is very satisfying, it is not aboveboard and is contemptible!"

"That's right, that's right! Everything in the world is based on the right word. The right principle lies in being bright and upright. As long as it is pure and unmixed, everything can be told to others. There is no need to do such a careless thing!"

"Brother Deyuan, brother Deyuan," suddenly someone called Zhang Jun's name. He turned around and saw that it was Zhang Zeduan.

"Brother, do you want to see me if you have something to do?"

"Exactly, it's about Brother Xiushan. I found someone to hand over the message, but I hate that those people didn't take it seriously and still went their own way and handled the case randomly. I'm worried that in two days, the thief will escape far away. It would be troublesome to arrest people.”

"Such a well-founded inference, shouldn't the Military Inspectorate take it seriously?"

"The military inspectors and military inspectors on duty thought it was very reasonable. However, Zheng Wenchang, who was in charge of the affairs of the Military Inspectorate, was uneducated and smart. He refused to listen and did not speak. He was still giving orders randomly and wasting the opportunity."

"Zheng Wenchang?"

"The nephew of Prime Minister Zheng became the grandson of the empress, and he rose from being a rogue in the capital to being in charge of military inspections."

Zhang Jun said angrily: "With such a mediocre person interfering with public security in Tokyo, how can there be peace? Brother Shi, what do you want?"

"I heard that the official of King Zuocheng, who is in charge of the prison on the right side of Dali Temple, is a wise and good man. He was the former official who signed a letter to the judge of Xichuan Jiedu. I would like to ask my virtuous brother to talk to the official Wang and send an envoy to catch the trouble to supervise this matter. The case will also prevent Brother Xiushan from redressing his grievances."

"Youzhi Jian of Dali Temple is in charge of cases involving hundreds of officials in the capital. Mr. Xiushan is waiting for an imperial edict from the Hanlin Academy and is within the scope of the rights of Youzhi Jian. I am willing to go to Wang Guanren to discuss the matter."

"Okay, without further ado, let's go together before the office is dismissed." Zhang Zeduan was impatient and pulled Zhang Jun away.

The two of them turned around a pavilion and saw people watching at the door.

"What happened again?"

"There is a post!"      Could someone come forward to acknowledge Li Sheren's affairs?"

Zhang Jun pulled Zhang Zeduan to look around.

Someone read aloud.

"I have been entrusted by my close friends Suzhou scholars Fengcheng and Tian Cong to inform me of important matters. Anyone with knowledge of the matter is asked to go to the temple of King Wucheng at noon tomorrow and raise a triangular small red flag as a sign. No waiting will be done if you are overdue."

"What do you mean by these words without beginning and end?"

Zhang Zeduan and Zhang Jun looked at each other and felt strange.

It's really strange that it has nothing to do with Li Bangyan being stung by a wasp.

"When was this post posted? I didn't see it when I passed by just now." A scholar said curiously.

That's it!

Zhang Zeduan and Zhang Jun suddenly realized.

Li Bangyan was stung by a wasp, which alarmed the entire Imperial Academy. After hearing the news, everyone gathered around him. At this time, someone posted this post while everyone was not paying attention.

The two walked out for a while and found six or seven posters on the road, all with the same content. So I felt more certain.

"To actually use Li Shimei as a lure to lure the tiger away from the mountain is really audacious."

"Li Shimei is a well-known person in the capital and has a wide range of friends. He is the perfect bait to serve as a bait. I just took a look and saw that his head is full of bumps. He must have become a Buddha immediately! Haha!"

The more Zhang Zeduan thought about it, the happier he became and couldn't help laughing.

Zhang Jun couldn't help but laugh.

At noon the next day, in front of King Wucheng's temple, Liu Guozhang and Yue Fei hid in a teahouse in the distance, watching the situation there through the window.

“There are so many people, it’s really lively here.”

"Brother Erlang doesn't know. The most popular place in Tokyo is in front of Xiangguo Temple, and the next one is in front of King Wucheng Temple. It is also the busiest place in the outer city of Kaifeng."

"Oh, I see."

"Brother Erlang, do you think the person behind the scenes will come?"

"It will definitely come. The people behind the scenes know that the two scholars Fengcheng and Tian Cong are going to study at the Imperial College, and they must have careful ears and eyes there. The announcement we posted will reach his ears.

Fengcheng and Tian Cong are deceased, only we know and he knows. Now that someone suddenly came out under the guise of Feng and Tian, ​​he must be suspicious and want to find out the whole story.

I just don't know how he will show up. "

"Brother Erlang, how do we know he shows up?"

"How many triangular red paper flags are there that we had people rush to make overnight?"

"Thirty. I called two idle men and gave them a hundred coins to distribute for free at the intersection near Wuchengwang Temple. You see, there are many people in the crowd holding such small flags."

"Look at the people holding small flags in front of the temple. You will know of course."

After a while, hundreds of soldiers suddenly came and surrounded the market in front of King Wucheng's temple.

In a flurry of activity, they arrested about twenty people holding those small flags.

Thousands of people gathered around after hearing the news.

"What's going on?" Liu Guozhang called Huo's family, stuffed him with more than ten coins, and asked him to go out and inquire.

"Replying to my guest officer, the Military Inspectorate was ordered to catch the culprit?"

"The murderer, what murderer?"

"It is said that the murderer who killed the Hanlin Academy awaiting imperial edict at the Sichuan Hotel yesterday will appear here."

"Okay, you go down."

Liu Guozhang stared at the Wuchengwang Temple for a while and said to Yue Fei: "Brother Fei, let's go."

"Don't look at the people behind the scenes."

"That's almost it. The people behind the scenes are very smart and very cautious, and they are official and very powerful. I have a rough idea of ​​the scope in my mind."

"Brother, what should we do with these people who have been arrested?" Yue Fei looked into the distance and couldn't bear it.

"It's okay. The Military Inspectorate has no evidence. Among the twenty people, there are civilians and officials. The people behind the scenes have some scruples and don't dare to make the matter a big deal. They will release them after questioning."

"Hey, brother, look at those two people who were arrested with little red flags. They look familiar."

Liu Guozhang followed Yue Fei's finger and looked over, oh, aren't these two handsome guys acquaintances?
  (End of this chapter)