The next day, Mu Fulan left Yuecheng under Yuan Handing's escort, and the group went south to Liancheng. After arriving, they settled in Xi'er, so they entered Sanmiao and started working.

While she was busy, Zhang Ban, who was far away in Beijing, received a reply from Changsha that night. After reading it, she knew that she had jumped into the trap of the Mu girl. Now her attitude is obviously fearless. Whether she can help her collect evidence of Xie Changgeng's rebellion depends on her. It is just that she is too impatient. She couldn't hold back at the beginning and was deceived by beauty. She suffered a loss like this, but she was still ruthless. Now she can't even want to have an attack.

Zhang Banzheng was so upset that his servant knocked on the door of the study and handed over a prayer letter, saying that a visitor came to ask for a meeting at night.

Zhang Ban thought he was the one who came to ask for his work at night again, and said angrily: "I won't see you!"

The servant whispered: "The man claimed to have come from afar and was sent by someone. He had important things to see you, and he would not be delayed."

Zhang Ban paused, received the reply, glanced openly, and looked surprised and suspicious on his face. He decided to change his words and ordered people to be brought in.

A moment later, he heard the footsteps of the servants leading into the door, and immediately looked down and sat behind the desk.

The visitor is of medium figure, with a hat on his head, and his appearance is nothing special, but when Zhang Ban looked at him, he always felt familiar, as if he had seen it before, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.

He suppressed his doubts in his heart, ordered his servant to retreat, and said in an official voice: "Director Xie Jie is far away from Hexi, but he sent you to Beijing to meet with his official official. If it is for official business, it seems to be contrary to the court system. If it is a private matter, you can see me during the day and come to the door overnight like this, what's the matter?"

The man bowed to him and said, "This matter is both a public and a private matter. Because of its special nature, the governor Xie Jie was afraid that he would handle it improperly. If it would damage your relationship with the adult, out of caution, he sent a villain to see the adult first."

"What the hell is it?" Zhang Ban frowned.

"I will not hide it from the Inner History. A few days ago, the governor Xie Jie arrested several detailed works of spying on military affairs in Hexi. The detailed works were given by your instructor of the Inner History. If such a thing happens, you will naturally sue Empress Liu."

Zhang Ban was shocked and stood up suddenly: "Nonsense! This is a frame-up! I don't know anything about this!"

The man said, "The governor Xie Jie didn't believe it either, so he followed it up in person. Then he found out that it was originally sent by the King of Qi."

Zhang Ban then breathed a sigh of relief, took the handkerchief, printed the fine sweat that oozed from his forehead, and said angrily: "I have nothing to do with King Qi, so it would be fine if he spyed on himself, but he even framed me and tried to alienate me and Lord Xie. Fortunately, Lord Xie was very careful, so he didn't let him succeed in his plan!"

The reason why Zhang Ban is so nervous is that this kind of crime can be big or small. When he meets Xie Changgeng, if he insists that he is himself and sues Empress Liu, with his current glory, he will definitely not be able to get it.

The man continued, "Mr. Zhang, the Jiedushi still has one more thing to tell me. You are often wary of the Jiedushi, but in fact, you have used the wrong power and stared at the wrong person."

Zhang Ban's hand that was wiping sweat suddenly stopped in front of his forehead, paused for a moment, slowly dropped it, and forced a smile and said, "What does this mean? I don't understand."

The man smiled slightly: "The Jiedushi is honest with the Lord Inner History. You don't have to pretend to be confused because of your understanding. The Jiedushi said that he has no interest in the inner court, and will not compete with the Lord Inner History for official positions in the court. Your real opponent is not the Jiedushi, but the King of Qi. You think that once the King of Qi successfully fabricates the crime and defeats the Jiedushi, he will replace the Jiedushi and be valued by the Queen Mother. How can the King of Qi release him? He will stay in the court. One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. At that time, you will truly lose your foothold!"

Zhang Ban thought about it carefully, and the more he thought about it, he became more and more frightened. He looked at the other party and said, "What does Xie Jiedushi ask you to tell me about this? "

The man did not answer his words immediately, but walked a few steps forward, stopped near the candlelight, raised his hand and took the hat on his head, and smiled and said, "Mr. Neishi, you are indeed a noble man who forgot about things. Can't you recognize me?"

Zhang Ban looked at the candlelight and looked at the other person carefully again. Suddenly he remembered someone and blurted out: "It's you!"

He finally recognized the person in front of him who was smiling and looking at him was actually a minor official named Liu Guan from the Ministry of Personnel. Because he was extremely capable, he still had an impression of him. I remember that the man seemed to be guilty and exiled for offending Shangguan.

No wonder I felt familiar when I saw him at first sight. But after so many years, my face has changed, and I didn’t pay much attention to it, so I didn’t recognize him for a while.

"Mr. Chenggong still remembers me. Guan Liu has met with him."

Zhang Ban was stunned: "You, how could you..."

He wanted to ask why he returned to Xie Changgeng. When he thought of Xie Changgeng's origin, he understood in his heart and stopped immediately.

Liu Guan smiled and said, "Director Xie Jie said that in the future, the inner minister will be in charge of the inner court, and the governor Xie Jie is in charge of foreign affairs, and each performs his own duties and serves the empress dowager together. Isn't it better to be suspicious of each other than before?"

Zhang Ban's eyes flashed and he didn't make any noise at first.

Guan Liu lowered his voice.

"I'm not to mention that Lord Neishi had secretly communicated with Changsha to lobby for the Mu family. The Jieduan knew it well, even if it was a little longer, the Jieduan had heard of other old things about you. But I have always known that Lord Neishi, you have the talent and intentional friendship. What are these?

Zhang Ban was shocked.

He never expected that Xie Changgeng had discovered these things about his acceptance of bribes. He must have known it clearly before, but he just endured it.

A layer of cold sweat quickly emerged from his back, both embarrassed and frightened, and could not speak for a moment.

Guan Liu looked at Zhang Ban with a gray face and smiled slightly.

"Mr. Neishi, since Xie Jiedu sent me to meet him, do you still have any doubts about his trust in him?"

Zhang Ban did not hesitate anymore, and stepped forward to seize Liu Guan's hand and smiled and said, "Shame! I didn't know that Xie Jiedu was such a hero. Please go back and tell him that from now on, I and the Jiedushi will be united and willing to support the court and serve the Queen Mother! Xie Jiedushi will speak up whenever he has the right to get his official position."

Guan Liu whispered a few words to him.

Zhang Ban agreed and pondered for a moment. Suddenly he remembered something and asked Liu Guan to wait. After he got to the case, he picked up a pen and wrote a letter, sealed it and handed it over, and said, "I'll send this letter to the Jiedushi."

Guan Liu put away the letter, said goodbye to Zhang Ban, and then turned around and left.

After Guan Liu left, Zhang Ban was alone in the study, slowly wiping away the remaining cold sweat from his forehead, and was in a daze for a long time.

...

Five days later, an imperial edict from Empress Liu was taken from Shangjing by a messenger and rushed to the Hexi Jiedu Mansion day and night.

Empress Liu said in the imperial edict that after receiving the memorial of Xie Changgeng's memorial, she was extremely angry and said that the King of Qi confronted him, and the King of Qi was guilty of his crime on the spot. He should have been severely punished, but because he was also loyal to the court, he accidentally listened to slander and did something wrong in a moment, he was punished for punishment.

Empress Liu comforted Xie Changgeng. If such a thing happened next time, no matter who was not willing to let go, she would be harshly warned the ministers in the court, asking Xie Changgeng not to be discouraged. The reward to him was already on the way and would be delivered soon. The letter that had previously left with the memorial would be returned in its original form. Empress Liu ordered him to be loyal and continue to serve the court.

After the imperial decree was delivered, a few days later, Liu Guan also secretly returned to Guzang. That night, when he saw Xie Changgeng in the study of the Jiedushi's mansion, regardless of the fatigue and dust of the journey, he paid homage to Xie Changgeng and told him about his journey to Shangjing.

After Zhang Ban met with him, the next day, Empress Liu received a memorial from Hexi by Xie Changgeng.

This is also a letter of guilt.

He said that a few days ago, he had captured several detailed works in Guzang. He thought it was sent by the northerners, but he did not care at first. Later, he investigated and revealed clues. He realized that he was instructed by a vassal prince in the inner court, and thought he was suspicious of his intention to cause trouble. In order to avoid more suspicion in the future, he learned that he had learned from the Jiedushi's office, requested to resign, and sued the court and the empress dowager to prove his innocence.

After receiving the letter, Empress Liu summoned Zhang Ban into the palace to discuss matters on the spot, and then the scene of King Qi pleading guilty.

Speaking of this, Liu Guanji was excited.

"Sir, we have long focused on the detailed work of King Qi. You didn't move before, and I was a little puzzled. It turned out that it was useful at this time, killing two birds with one stone. Not only did Zhang Ban conservatively, he asked him to stare at King Qi with his eyes back, but he probably wouldn't worry about the King of Qi when he went back."

Xie Changgeng smiled, his eyes flashed slightly, and then he asked, "What do you say about Zhao Xitai in Changsha?"

Guan Liu immediately said, "I mentioned Zhang Ban. When Zhang Ban was making a statement in front of Liu, he specifically mentioned that the prince of Qi is now in Changsha, or had other intentions. Empress Liu was very unhappy and asked the king of Qi that if he was just treating the disease, why didn't he invite the miracle doctor to the palace of the King of Qi, but asked the prince to go all the way to seek medical treatment in person? The king of Qi was extremely frightened and explained in every way. After leaving the palace, he asked someone to pass on the message and immediately recalled his son."

Guan Liu retelled what he heard from Zhang Ban later, but he was still a little puzzled. He didn't know why the Jiedushi was so close to Zhao Xitai that he would not allow him to stay in Changsha for treatment.

After he finished speaking, he looked at the governor and saw that his expression was dull, he just nodded and smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work these days, it's not too early. I have nothing to do here, so you go and rest first."

Before Guan Liu sued, he took out the letter that Zhang Ban asked him to submit that night and handed it over.

Xie Changgeng stayed alone in the study room, opened the letter, glanced at it, his face suddenly became extremely ugly, and the originally barely happy mood suddenly turned bad.

He read it again, slowly folded the letter, put it away, suppressed the anger in his heart, concentrated for a moment, and got up and left the study.

He returned to the bedroom, but his heart was still extremely depressed and could not relieve it. He knew that he would not be able to sleep that night, so he simply came out and ordered his followers to prepare horses and set off overnight to Xiumao City.

The next day, he arrived at Xiumao City. Deputy General Liu An learned that the Jiedushi had arrived and brought people out of the city to greet him.

Xie Changgeng rode his horse to the border, climbed a high hill, looked into the distance, and looked endlessly, with lush grass and trees.

He spoke and asked about the recent news of the people in the North.

Liu An said: "There is something that I want to send a message to the adults for discussion. It's a coincidence that the adults have arrived today. The northerners have not made any noise recently, but the imperialists are a little worried about the Mahe Valley area. It is also a place where natives live and a hidden danger. In the shortcoming view of the Mojiang, it is best to let all the natives there move and build garrisons as soon as possible. Otherwise, if the northerners start fighting in the future, if they think of using the Mahe Valley as a breakthrough point and bribing the natives through, the iron cavalry will drive directly, which is extremely unfavorable to the defenders here."

“Have you tried to get in touch with them?”

Xie Changgeng looked into the distance at the end of his sight, in the direction of the valley, and asked.

Liu An nodded, then shook his head again.

"I will go there in person and will not even allow the intersection to enter."

He looked at the Jiedushi, saw that he frowned slightly, and whispered: "It's time for the wife to leave, right? Why don't the Jiedushi take her back..."

Xie Changgeng glanced at him and kept silent.

"Let's go and check it out in Mahe Valley."

Xie Changgeng stopped for a moment and drove his horse forward.

The next day, he returned to Guzang, sat in the study of the Jiedushi's mansion for a while, no longer hesitated, and took a pen and wrote a letter, sealed it, called the manager, and ordered him to send the messenger, and set off at the fastest speed, passing the letter to Changsha and handed it to Mu Fulan.

The manager hurriedly took the letter, handed over another letter he had just received, and turned around and left.

When Xie Changgeng saw the special seal on the seal, he recognized that Zhu Liuhu, who was staying in Yuecheng, came from the special path he told him.

He had been waiting, but after so long, he sent another letter.

He felt a little unhappy and read the letter.

Zhu Liuhu said in the letter that there is still nothing special about Changsha recently. Only a few days ago, the Sanmiao area in the south was famined and malaria, so he came to ask for help. Mu Xuanqing borrowed food to help them overcome the disaster. In addition, the Master Weng also went to Liancheng in the south to treat the disease. At that time, he was caught in the crowd and witnessed the Master Weng's departure.

Master Weng was surrounded by a boy about four years old. He inquired from many sources and found out that the boy was named Xier, who was the adopted son recognized by Master Weng. According to time, it should have been the one she met on the way back from Hexi.

On that day, he also saw Yuan Handing set out with the Lord Weng, who must be the one who traveled with him.

Xie Changgeng's eyes stopped on the lines of words at the end of the letter, squinted his eyes, and focused for a long time, and the letter paper was pinched into a ball in his hand.

He stood up slowly, walked out, and ordered to the servant outside, "Call the supervisor back for me! Prepare for me, I'm going to go out for a long trip!"
Chapter completed!