April 10th.

It rained yesterday, and the ground was full of mud. Fortunately, he was in a carriage without having to walk. Liu lifted the curtain and poked his head out of his head, looking out at the capital city that had been away for twelve years.

The city walls are still majestic, but there are refugees on the roadside who are not covered in clothes, and there are children kneeling on the ground for selection. Liu sighed, it is no longer the same as before.

In recent years, Altan went south every year, and many refugees fled to the vicinity of Jingzhao. Caoshi was once prevalent. There were originally wealthy families in Beijing who offered food to provide disaster relief, but it was really a waste of money.

"At that time, Marshal Zeng guarded the border and lived and worked in peace and contentment in the capital." A middle-aged man riding a horse by his car smiled and said, "In the 29th year of Jiajing, Altan surrounded the capital. There were many people in the city saying that if Marshal Zeng was still there, why would this be?"

Seeing that Liu was sad but didn't speak, the middle-aged man added: "This time the court will rehabilitate Zheng Damao Zeng, and I would like to forgive him. Yuan Fu did not... Yan Thief did not die and really dare not act rashly."

Liu still didn't speak, and his eyes fell on the street not far away. More than a dozen men were gathering, and the leader was someone she was very familiar with.

The middle-aged man was Xu Jie's confidant. He was responsible for many secret matters and secret messages. Since Hu Yingjia found Liu last year, he has implemented all kinds of matters.

"Madam, don't worry. I received a letter from the Beijing center yesterday. Mr. Li, the young master, and Mr. Xu San, welcomed him in person. In addition, Mr. Hu, the official secretary who visited last year, was there."

The meaning of this sentence is very obvious, and it is to try to give Liu a peace of mind. Li Chunfang was the Minister of Rites. Zeng Xian Zhaoxue’s posthumous title was rehabilitated by the Ministry of Rites. Moreover, Li Chunfang and Zeng Xian were also old acquaintances, and they were both fellow Yangzhou fellows... Zeng Xian’s father, who was doing business abroad, settled in Yangzhou when he was a teenager, and his scientific research journey also started from Yangzhou.

Hu Yingjia is an old person who visited last year, so there is no need to say much.

Mr. Xu San refers to Xu Jie's younger brother Xu She. He has been in his hometown in Huating for the past two years and has only resumed his resignation at the end of last year. He is the Shaoqing of Shangbao and represents the Xu family.

But Liu still didn't speak. The middle-aged man couldn't help but feel a little worried. Late at night eight days ago, a flying cavalry arrived in the capital and asked if there was any abnormal movement. There was no abnormal movement in the Zeng family. He guessed that something might have happened in the capital.

Since leaving Beijing, Liu has rarely spoken and his expression is indifferent. After experiencing the past, Liu has long been concerned about it. Qian Longquan is in the forefront and Xu Huating is behind. It seems that there is no difference, it is a bird of a feather, but it is actually very different.

In the past ten years, although there were strict divisions and oppression, Xu Huating, as the second assistant to the cabinet, did nothing.

When Qian Yuan was just a mere scholar, he accepted Wang Yi and gave gifts every year, and even sent a lot of books on scriptures.

In this way, how could Liu not care about it?

Liu sighed softly. Last year, Qian Yuan secretly instructed that if someone gives kindness, she didn't have to refuse. She also guessed something, but she didn't guess that Qian Longquan's opponent was actually Xu Huating.

At this moment, Liu suddenly asked: "Where did you live after entering the capital?"

"The Xu family opened the door to welcome him." The middle-aged man was a little surprised. Master Xu came forward and naturally lived in the Xu family. After thinking about it, he said again: "The Xu family has another courtyard in the west of the city..."

"I dare not bother Yuan Fu."

"You are polite, Mrs...."

"No need." Liu interrupted: "Although he was exiled to the border for more than ten years, the Zeng family still has legacy in the capital."

The middle-aged man smiled. No one has paid attention to you for so many years of exile. How can you still have legacy?

Even if someone came to show his grace last year, could his status be better than that of the current cabinet chief?

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves, more than 20 tall horses, as fast as thunder, came towards us, galloping across the left and right, surrounding the convoy.

The middle-aged man was not panicked, and he squinted his eyes and looked at the person who came. A subordinate beside him whispered: "It's the Qian family's guard."

Although Wang Yishao appeared in Beijing, Liang Sheng beside him had a great reputation. He broke his leg twice last year.

"When I heard the news, I came to steal people?" The middle-aged man laughed, "Is it too late to do it at this time?"

He felt that he was qualified to mock the other party. Is it important to whom Liu and Zeng Xian's two sons?

unimportant.

The key is that Liu knew who was first given kindness to him and invited him to Beijing to rehabilitate his husband.

The middle-aged man was moving forward and was about to speak, but Wang Yi had already dismounted, kneeling straight on his knees, and kowtowed to Liu, who was holding the curtains in his hand.

"Wang San pays homage to the old lady."

Liu showed a grin that a middle-aged man had never seen before, "Here we are finally here."

The groom was pulled down quickly, and Wang Yi waved his whip and drove the carriage and continued to move forward. The middle-aged man wanted to go forward to stop him. From the corner of his eyes, he saw a flash of cold light on the side. A Qian family guard sneered and slowly pulled out his long knife.

It is five or six miles away from the city gate. This is the most chaotic place. Vagrants flew everywhere and people often disappeared.

Three carriages drove by one after another, and the guards slowly surrounded them. Liang Sheng and Zhou Ze looked at the dozen nervous servants of the Xu family with malicious intentions, including many familiar faces. For example, Liang Sheng remembered that one of them was broken by himself last year.

"Either break your hands and feet, or..." Liang Sheng took a ball of hemp rope from the saddle.

Soon, more than a dozen servants of the Xu family were tied tightly. Zhou Ze also reminded him that he would return to the city after dark, otherwise it would be no more than breaking his hands and feet.

The middle-aged man watched the tall horse galloping away in despair. This time it was terrible... Before he could think about what kind of punishment he would be subject to when he returned home, the reminder from his subordinates next to him made him shudder.

The refugees watching the fun around have already flocked to the crowd.

...

Outside the Xicheng Gate, the ground was also muddy. Li Chunfang, Xu She, and Hu Yingjia were still sitting in the carriage, smiling and talking about the old story of Zeng Mian back then.

Xu She and Li Chunfang were both Jinshi in the 26th year of Jiajing. When they first entered the officialdom, they happened to experience the case of Zeng Xian and Xia Yan that year. Today, Liu returned to Beijing, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

"Zeng Zi respects him, and he is indeed heroic, but he is also very happy with merit." Li Chunfang commented: "The late emperor said that he was lightly provoking border quarrels, which is not an unfair."

Hu Yingjia was speechless, and Xu She said, "In order to recover Hetao, Zeng Zi wrote a letter three times and dismissed the three governors of Yansui, Shaanxi and Ningxia, and had a temporary weight."

"Yes, Zeng Zizhong and Xia Guixi have an old age, so we should make a false accusation for this." Li Chunfang shook his head and said, "I heard that when the house was searched, there was no wealth in the house?"

Xu She nodded, "Otherwise, on the grounds of deducting military pay... it would not have been involved in Xia Guixi."

Li Chunfang became interested and asked repeatedly that this matter had changed a lot, and Xu She did not hide it, and said one by one.

In fact, the first time, Yan Fenyi was to take charge of the line of taking away military pay and bribing Xia Yan, the then chief minister. Unfortunately, he didn't collect much money when the house was raided, and Xia Yan himself was not greedy for money.

Even though the three courts could not find a reason to convict Zeng Xian and Xia Yan, it was Yan Shifan who finally came up with the idea that the three courts planned to make friends with the close attendant Lu to discuss the beheading, which led Xia Yan to the horse.

Li Chunfang and Xu She sighed from time to time, and Hu Yingjia, who was beside him, suddenly said: "Since Mr. Zeng, it is difficult to remain calm in the frontier."
Chapter completed!