Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 92: Wuxi Goes Out of Xijing (2)

At night, Zhao Xingde's thoughts were ups and downs, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep, he simply turned over, lit the oil lamp, unfolded a piece of rice paper, hung in the air for a long time, and then wrote: "Zhao Xingde, a student of the Imperial Academy, will travel far without knowing the date of return, unknown Survival. The covenant with Miss Li's family is willing to be voided, and I will remarry without any disputes. Fearing that there will be no evidence, Zhao Xingde will..."

The word "wish" was written in two strokes, the wrist trembled slightly, and a drop of ink stained the white paper.Occasionally, the lamp wick exploded a few times, and the dim light cast crooked shadows on the window edge. Zhao Xingde's eyes were bloodshot, his breathing was heavy, he pondered for a long time, and finally crumpled the letter into a ball and threw it in the corner of the room.

When the cock crowed at five o'clock, Li Ruoxu went to the study room to get the books used for the morning class, and Zhao Xingde asked him to invite Li Ruoxue to meet him.Although Li Ruoxu found it strange, everyone in the mansion knew that Zhao Xingde and his elder sister would get married after Qiu Wei, so they agreed.

Not long after, Li Ruoxue put on a half-worn blouse, and her cloud temples were casually rolled up around her waist. As soon as she entered the study, she asked Zhao Xingde in a low voice, "But what happened to Senior Brother Song last night?"

Zhao Xingde nodded and sighed: "That's right." Then he briefly explained the ins and outs of the revelation post being implicated in Fang La's appeal, being framed by treacherous ministers, being prosecuted for crimes, etc., and then said: "I will follow my classmates and friends Li Rui traveled to Xia Kingdom," he paused, held his breath, and looked up into Li Ruoxue's eyes.Li Ruoxue frowned deeply, listening to him quietly, and now she opened her eyes even wider to look at Xingde.

Zhao Xingde said in a deep voice: "Would you like to run away with me to avoid disaster?" He reached out and grabbed the catkin tightly, as if once he let go, he would never see each other again.His palms were wide and thick, and there were bursts of scorching heat in the palms.Li Ruoxue was short of breath, her chest fluctuated, and after a while, she finally raised her head, her eyelashes trembling slightly, her eyes showing complex emotions, she bit her lips tightly, and nodded slightly.

"That's great!" A burst of ecstasy instantly spread throughout his body like an electric current. At this moment, his heart seemed to explode. Zhao Xingde hugged her tightly in his arms. After a long time, he held Li Ruoxue's shoulders and said in a deep voice: "Go Xia Guo’s caravan will set off tomorrow, at four o’clock in the morning, and wait outside the Moon Gate of the back house, everything will be arranged by me.”

Two hours later, Zhang Bing, Chen Dong, Zhao Xingde, Deng Su, Cao Liangshi, Lu Zilong, Hou Xiongfei, and Chen Gongju had a secret meeting in the study of Zhang Jinsi's mansion.The news Chen Dong got was more accurate than Zhao Xingde, and he summoned all the eight people in Kaifeng Mansion who wanted to interrogate for treason.Because Zhang's mansion is a family of officials and eunuchs in Bianjing, the place is quiet and the servants are reliable, so the eight people discussed countermeasures here in the name of discussing the scriptures of Qiu Wei.

Chen Dong and Zhao Xingde thought that the 'treacherous' party was powerful, and it was the best policy to avoid it for a while.

But Zhang Bing said: "If I leave as soon as I leave, wouldn't it be more difficult to give others a handle, allowing the 'treacherous' thieves to frame up, and instead be convicted of treason." After expressing the worries in everyone's mind, he slowly Said: "I've been posting public announcements all over the world, and the world is 'turmoil'. Why did it come? It's nothing more than wanting the court to question the child thieves and rectify the law of the country. Now that the child thieves have not yet been arrested, we are running away from the third division. Isn't it the law of the country? If you don't care, what face do you have to face the people of the world?"

The rest of the people were silent.The Kaifeng mansion's rumors may not have the intention of 'forcing' those present to flee.Cao Liangshi said: "Brother Ming Huan's words are reasonable, but the governor of the Kaifeng government is Cai's personal thief. If we fight, we will be arrested. Once we are imprisoned, people will kill me."

Zhang Bing shook his head and said: "The law is the foundation of a country. The revelation of the post has shocked the world. Today, Gou Quan's life and fleeing Beijing, everyone in the world will think that the laws of the country cannot be obeyed. This is the way for the country to create chaos. Hebei is undecided, and the southeast is in chaos. When the people are terrified and the country is in turmoil, let alone the dignity of the national law." He cupped his hands and said to the other seven people: "My way is to rule the world by law, and It is not because of people that the law is abolished. You, the kings, go now. I will bear the responsibility of the third division, and I will not allow the 'traitor' party to impose the crime of treason on us."

Deng Su also said: "The Holy Majesty was only temporarily deceived by the 'treacherous' ministers. Although the Kaifeng Mansion is Cai Jing's private, but the Yushitai, Dali Temple, and the three divisions of the Ministry of Punishment will be interrogated. How can the 'treacherous' thieves cover the sky with one hand. I would like to stay , together with Ming Huan to interrogate this case." He and Zhang Bingnai have been friends for many years, but they have different opinions. Zhang Bing believes that the world should be ruled by law, even though the sage king is also under the law, while Deng Su advocates that the sage ruled the law and the king was above the law.At this time, since Zhang Bing was willing to sacrifice his life to become a Taoist, Deng Su's desire to win was also aroused. He thought that this was a prison, and as long as he survived the joint trial of the three divisions, the truth would be revealed to the world, and the officials would definitely return everyone's innocence. On the contrary, he fell into the conspiracy of the 'treacherous' thief.

Everyone tried to persuade them again and again, but the two were extremely stubborn.Later, Deng Su simply said: "Gongsun Chujiu, a disciple of the Zhao family in ancient times, died generously, and Cheng Ying endured humiliation and stole his life, all for the sake of loyalty. Today, Ming Huan and I only wish to die with our own lives, and you all keep it for the future." Zhang Bing He also said: "I heard that there was a sage of the Su family in Xirong who was wronged by the people of the country. His disciples stole into prison to save his master. No one dies to understand the weight of the country's law."

Seeing that the attitude of the two of them was very firm, everyone had no choice but to give up.Before leaving, he said goodbye to Zhang Bing and Deng Su one by one.Chen Dong intends to take a sea boat back to Fujian Road to take refuge temporarily. At this time, the sea boats have hidden compartments, and people can hide inside without being noticed by the officials.The Chen family has a huge property in his hometown. If the charges of treason are confirmed, they will probably be confiscated by the officials. It is good that the family can escape their lives now.Cao Liangshi, Lu Zilong, Hou Xiongfei, and Chen Gongju also planned to go back to their hometown for a while. At this time, people had a strong sense of locality, and they felt strange when they were hundreds of miles away. Now that there are big changes, the first thing that comes to mind is It's home.

At noon, in the elegant room of Huixian Building, Song An handed over a customs clearance document to Zhao Xingde.It is said to be fake, but in fact the style and seal are exactly the same as the real one, and the name is changed to "Zhao De".Zhao Xingde said that he wanted to take Li Ruoxue to the summer together, Song An also agreed, and said that although this kind of elopement is insulting to the family, but the law does not involve the family.In addition to the document, Song An also gave him a letter of recommendation from Chao Buzhi.

"Yuan Zhi, this letter must not fall into the hands of 'traitors', otherwise not only you, but also your mentor will be in danger." Song An warned solemnly.In the letter of recommendation, Chao Buzhi briefly introduced Zhao Xingde's background, and believed that he was worthy of training and qualified to study in the scholar's office.Because Chao Buzhi's bachelor's qualification in Xia State is not easy for life, even if others are in Song State, Zhao Xingde can still get settled in the scholar's residence with such a letter of recommendation.

Zhao Xingde put away the recommended book, and his heart was full of gratitude to Chao Buzhi.

Song An's face was cloudy and cloudy, he pondered for a long time, and finally said: "I guess, on the other side of Xia Guo, the important place of the scholar's mansion, there may be the secret work of the Imperial City Secretary. Yuan Zhi, you have learned a lot, It's best not to use this letter from your mentor when you can." He knew that this remark was against Chao Buzhi's original intention, but out of worry, he still said it.

"Thank you, brother, for your suggestion." Zhao Xingde nodded in agreement.Song An asked a clerk from a restaurant to fetch pen and ink, and after the clerk left, in front of Zhao Xingde, he added a line of words on the back of the certificate of customs clearance, "with his wife and family, Mrs. Li, twenty-nine years old, dignified appearance."Then he returned the document to him, and said in a low voice: "Although the customs clearance document does not have the name of the family, and you can bring a few servants, but in order to prevent the trading of slaves, the imperial court will sometimes hold it tighter. If it is difficult to stay, it is still safe to add this sentence."

Zhao Xingde received the document without being overly polite. This time Song An helped him many times, which has already surpassed the scope of ordinary brothers and sisters helping each other. The so-called great kindness without words, these verbal etiquettes are not very important.Song An asked him what else was going on, Zhao Xingde thought for a moment, then took out from his bosom a badge of Imperial City Secretary Jinyan Mansion, and the officer of Hebei Jinyan Mansion to tell him, he said in confusion: " When he left Hebei, Wang Tongzhi did not take it back, saying that it might be useful in the future. But is it really so?"

Song An's eyes lit up, he took the waist card and the confession, and sighed: "Wang Tongzhao is really considerate, I think he is worried about the trouble that the child thief will find you after returning to Beijing, and it is also convenient for you to avoid disaster. Jinyan Mansion People from Liaoxia often travel to and from Liaoxia, and what they do is confidential, whether it is an important pass or a border patrol, most of them will not ask more questions when they see this waist card." After finishing speaking, Zhao Xingde asked Zhao Xingde to pass the thing Keep it well, and if necessary, take out the waist card to scare ordinary officials. If you meet someone from Jinyan Mansion, don't show it at will.Because of Zhao Xingde's name, the body can no longer be used.