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Lin Nan was stunned when he heard this. When Mugwort finished speaking carefully about what he had heard and saw, Lin Nan understood the whole story. While he was confused, he couldn't help but think about it. In his impression, Ziyao was well-behaved and spoke well, and at least he received a good education. From what Uncle Qiao saw in the end, his family must be from an official family. But since that's the case, according to his grandmother's big battle, what kind of family should have surfaced. So far, no news has been heard, and it seems that there are only two possibilities left.

One is that the dealer himself is not from the capital. When the two met in the suburbs of Beijing that day, Ziyao came to visit relatives. But if this is the case, Ziyao, who was forcibly taken away in Xiangyang City, would not say anything like letting herself meet in the capital. This shows that this statement is not very reliable.

Another kind of... wouldn't it be so coincidental? I went south that day, and for reasons not to be known to outsiders, I changed my name and turned into Qiao Shanhu. Since I was doing this, would Ziyao... use a pseudonym for similar reasons? Just like the news that Mugwort said, could it be Wei Ziyao, who turned into Zhuang Ziyao?

As soon as Lin Nan's thought appeared in his mind, he immediately felt absurd and even he couldn't believe it. But after calming down and thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was not impossible. Especially with the connections such as the Lin family, the Zhao family and the palace, they could not find out the information of the dealer. In comparison, this possibility became even greater...

I am afraid that everything will happen. If this matter is really so coincidental, then it will continue to develop. One day the old lady has exhausted her patience and find another family to make a marriage for herself, then everything will be too late. Now I can only hold on to Ning Kow Wu to let go. Yes or no, I have to figure it out myself. When I think of this, Lin Nan couldn't sit still, so he quickly called Chunhe and Lin Si, and after giving in detail, he sent the two of them out.

...

The Lin Mansion was in a hurry, and Wei Cheng made progress.

Although his daughter's marriage has been in my heart these days, his job still has to be the first priority. Therefore, Wei Cheng still proceeded step by step and assisted the Minister of Revenue Zheng Huan in the Ministry of Revenue to handle official documents. But I don't know if it was a psychological effect or what. Wei Cheng felt that the attitude of some people around him seemed a little strange. Several colleagues with familiar faces were talking a few times. As soon as he passed, several people either changed the topic or stopped talking. Due to affection, Wei Cheng didn't ask in depth, but deep down he felt that this strangeness might have something to do with his daughter and the Lin family.

Realizing this, Wei Cheng was even more anxious and eager to solve this matter. He used his spare time on duty. Wei Cheng left several yamen gates, met his old superiors, looked at the old age, and touched the situation with his current colleagues. Perhaps Wei Cheng had not been very comfortable for many days. God opened his eyes and found out some information about the situation in the old age.

Zhang Zhong, who was promoted to commander-in-chief of Hannan, was a fellow villager. He left his hometown together in the past to work hard. Although one is in the south and the other is in the north, he still often communicates with each other. After the rebellion was quelled a few days ago, this old man also sent a letter to Zhang Zhong in the capital in the same year, but Zhang Zhong was not promoted to commander-in-chief of Hannan. Therefore, this letter only expressed the concern between friends, and the war was in chaos. Ensuring peace was the greatest comfort for the world.

The content of the communication itself is very ordinary, but Zhang Zhong's reply letter is in addition to the daily greetings. In this time, Zhang Zhong also experienced the dangers in Xiangyang City and Yuerwa, and almost gave his life to the two armies. After the disaster, he felt a lot of emotion again. At the same time, facing the young man named Qiao Shanhu whom he met on the battlefield, he also said a few words without hesitation, giving birth to awesome praise for his youth, which was rare in the previous letters. Therefore, this person was also very impressed by the old age. Later, the court talked about the great achievements in quelling the rebellion. Once it was confirmed, this information became the most direct first-hand information in front of Wei Cheng.

However, what disappointed Wei Cheng a little was that Zhang Zhong had no description of Qiao Shanhu's life experience and origin in his letter to his friend. If it were related to Qiao Shanhu's position, it would be difficult to understand Zhang Zhong's prudence. But what Wei Cheng wants now is not mentioned at all, just like eating a hot bun that has just been out of the pot, and after eating several bites, he was so stuffy that he felt uncomfortable.

Wei Cheng thought about it all, but in the end he wanted to go out and run to the Feiling Weidong Fushi and go to Du Ning to ask directly. As a result, just before he was hesitant and made up his mind, the court suddenly issued an order. After this order came, the other people in the court would not mention it for the time being. It was Wei Cheng, just like a huge wave suddenly blew up in front of him, making him dizzy and at a loss!

The content of this decree is the result of the private discussion between Emperor Qiyuan and Du Ning. Generally speaking, the court had heavy affairs before, and after the floods and wars, there were too many things that needed to be handled, so some things were not handled in time. Many people made contributions some time ago, but the court did not give the due rewards in time. The emperor was illuminated by the candles and saw thousands of miles. This time, he picked up the remains and made up for the shortcomings, and the people who had made contributions, especially civil and military officials and generals who quelled the floods and rebellions, listed them to express rewards to show justice.

Accompanied by the imperial edict, there was an additional reward list, a long list of which was a long line. Qian Hai, the official in the hall, came to his mind in court, and was full of sound. Under the intention of Emperor Qiyuan, the reward list was not only the heroes and officials who controlled the water in the southeast, but also the generals and schools who quelled the rebellion, but also many civil officials who were behind the scenes to raise money and grain and prepare for logistics work when floods and rebellions were intertwined.

If the first award was targeted, then this time the collection of the missing items was relatively comprehensive. Although the specifications of this award were relatively low, most of the officials awarded were middle-level officials, and only a few of them were high-level officials, this move demonstrated the emperor's will to be aware of his thoughts and rewarded merits and punishments. At the same time, it greatly encouraged officials and people inside and outside the court and the country, and indirectly led the ongoing process of post-war post-disaster reconstruction.

So, this imperial edict was filled with praises in the court, and Wei Cheng was also moved. However, before his feelings were over, Qian Hai's name and subsequent reward were heard, Wei Cheng's eyes widened!

"Lin Nan, the former editor of Hanlin Academy, traveled south to investigate and happened to pass Xiangyang. He met a vassal king's rebellion. He fought with Feiling Wei Qiu Biao and others, and he accumulated merits and promoted it to a hundred households. In the fight against the rebellion, he successively killed Jiang's enemy Jiangdong, and Luo Fang, a giant enemy in the East China Sea, and made great contributions to defending. Later, Zhang Zhong, the assistant commander of the Hannan Commander, led more than 50 scouts to pursue the rebels, lifted the siege in Puxia Town, chased and annihilated, and captured nearly a thousand rebels of Huai King. He can be said to be both civil and military, and has great military achievements! He was specially granted a royal horse and a sword, and was appointed as a personal army, and was transferred to the forefront of the government army and was in charge of the escorts!"

As soon as these came out, there was a low commotion in the court.

It has just been more than half a year since the scientific examination, and Lin Nan was able to parade the streets with a high school sect, and he was not unfamiliar with these people. The so-called Hanlin editor was Lin Nan's subsequent position. This is not surprising. What is strange is that the matter mentioned in this decree is to investigate the matter under the order... Based on the previous information, well-informed people already know that this is the system of Fei Lingwei. But a scholar who had just taken the scientific examination suddenly became a secret spy of Fei Lingwei. This span is a bit larger, right?

That doesn't count, what is it talking about later?

He fought with Feiling Wei Qiu Biao and others in Xiangyang! During the quelling war, he killed Jiang Donglai and Luo Fang, the giants of Jiang Donglai and Luo Fang, one after another! Jiang Donglai may not have a reputation in the north, but officials from the south can know his reputation on the river; as for Luo Fang in the East China Sea, he was a giant bandit who was notorious both inside and outside the court and the country. Both of them were killed by this scholar in Tanhua?!

That doesn't count!

The news behind was even more shocking! With a scout of more than 50 people, nearly a thousand soldiers of the Huai King were defeated! Many people are familiar with this news now, and the news came and went, and the number of soldiers of the broken Huai King's mansion also spread from nearly a thousand to thousands, but the person who led the army to defeat the enemy was a foregone conclusion. Zhang Zhong, the current commander of Hannan, was Zhang Zhong! Why is there another Lin Nan in this imperial edict? It is even more confusing and stunning, and it is even unbelievable that such a great martial arts master was actually a scholar and scholar who had just taken the exam for fame!

In the court, except for the very few people who knew the inside story and the people who had acquainted with the Lin family, most of them were dumbfounded and looked at each other in disbelief, and some doubted the authenticity of the things mentioned in the will. Some civil servants, especially some censors in the Censorate, had a lot of opinions about the emperor's use of a scholar who had just achieved outstanding achievements in the scientific examination to do some investigations and searches that were not related to the document or even contrary to the document, especially the cover of Fei Lingwei.

This reaction in the court was already within the expectations of Emperor Qiyuan. Emperor Qiyuan coughed gently on the throne, and the commotion suddenly stopped. Qian Hai paused and continued to read the reward list. But Wei Cheng now had no time to listen.

Now his heart was full of ups and downs, like a blown-up five-flavor bottle, and he couldn't tell what it really felt.

Most people who don’t know may not care too much about this reward content, but Wei Cheng is not! These days, in addition to the necessary official business operations of the court, Wei Cheng has only two names repeatedly appearing in his heart, one is Lin Nan of the Lin family of the Jingbei Bo Mansion, and the other is Qiao Shanhu, a young hero of his daughter, who was rumored to be Fei Lingwei. After being rejected by the Lin family, Wei Cheng thought about this Qiao Shanhu and wanted to use this rising star to kill the Lin family's arrogance. But who knew that his enthusiasm, after the imperial court's decree came down, disappeared without a trace as if it was poured with cold water!

Based on the first-hand information I got from the same year, Wei Cheng confirmed 100% that the so-called Qiao Shanhu was the one who was previously connected by Tao Auntie Tao, the boy from Lin Nan from the Lin Mansion in Gushi Street!
Chapter completed!