On the night of August 15th, a full moon was in the sky. A ball of silver was vaguely seen in the distance. The Li family had a freshly fat autumn crab. The crab was not bought at the market, but was raised in a few water tanks in the mansion. In autumn, he picked up the thick and fat meat to cook. The chef specially wrapped the crab claws with flour and fryed a dish called "Donalou". Zhao Xingde couldn't laugh or cry, so he could only eat more. The cakes served with the meal were carved with various exquisite patterns, shaped like a full moon, with crisp candy inside, which symbolized the sweetness of family reunion. It was a method passed down from the palace. This fashion is called moon balls, which is probably the prototype of moon cakes in later generations.

Li Gefei and Mrs. Wang both smiled and watched a pair of children eat moon balls, which made Zhao Xingde and Li Ruoxue feel embarrassed and couldn't even say a word. At this time, the servant came to report that Zhao Xingde's senior brother Song An came to visit. Li Ruoxue liked the excitement and felt that eating was deserted and boring. As soon as he saw Song An, he smiled and said, "Brother Song is here just right, try my homemade green plum wine." At that time, people were good at drinking in the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the wine in the small shops was often sold out at noon, while the big shops kept singing until night.

Song An's face was a little strange. He took the wine glass from Li Ruoxuejing and put it on his lips. After greeting Li Gefei and Mrs. Wang, he apologized: "I took the initiative to visit me, and I have something to tell Yuan Zhi. Can I let me talk to Yuan until the study?"

Li Gefei was slightly stunned. He had a close relationship with Chao Buzhi. Zhao Xingde was a disciple, and even half of the Li family. He had nothing to say in person. "Brother Wujiu has never been this kind of temperament?" Li Gefei pondered secretly, but still smiled gently, "Okay, your brothers will go to the study to talk and come back for a banquet."

While still on the way to the study, there were no idle people waiting around. Song An whispered: "Yuan Zhizhi should leave the capital to hide quickly. Never go to the autumn examination. You have to worry about your life!" According to the court's laws, secrets are missed, and Song An also came at the risk of his life.

It turned out that the clerk of Kaifeng Prefecture had secretly notified the Ministry of Justice to prepare for receiving the imperial edict, so as not to lock up more than 2,000 scholars at once on the Autumn Examination. The imperial edict was to be tried by the three departments, and everyone was so busy that they were busy. The colleagues from the Ministry of Justice, the Censorate and Dali Temple complained that Kaifeng Prefecture could not do anything. Song An also learned the news from the clerks and secretly checked the documents handed over to the Ministry of Justice that Kaifeng Prefecture had given to the Ministry of Justice, and then hurriedly came to inform Zhao Xingde to quickly avoid disaster.

According to Kaifeng Prefecture's plan, the head of the Neo-Confucian Society, including Zhao Xingde, will be interrogated according to treason and cliques, and the remaining scholars will only interrogate the crimes of the cliques. After all, regardless of the master or the servant, the crime of treason will be a death sentence.

After hearing Song An's ins and outs, Zhao Xingde felt like he was in an ice cellar, or as if he was struck by lightning. He stayed in the local area and said to himself: "Just just a proclamation of the rioters, we were imprisoned. How could the court be so ridiculous? If Fang La told the world, granted Cai Jing the Prime Minister and Tong Guan the Great General, wouldn't he also want to behead the Wumen Gate?"

He thought that the revelation of the letter might lead to revenge from the traitor, and even thought that he might be falsely accused of being a clique, but he did not expect that it was related to "rebellion". This dynasty has always severely punished the crime of treason. In addition to being executed by slander, he would also implicate relatives. The father of the treason and son over 16 years old were executed. The sons under 16 years old, mother, daughter, wife, concubine, grandson, brother, brother, sister, family property, land and house were all deprived of officials. The crime of treason was very easy to be false, and the three words "false" were the best annotation.

At this moment, the bright moon in the sky seemed to be a pale smile in Zhao Xingde's eyes, reflecting the shadow of the tree with its teeth and claws on the ground, swaying like a demon dancing. And his thin shadow, alone, dragged on the ground, seemed particularly lonely. A bloody smell hit his throat, and Zhao Xingde forced to swallow it back, and a bitter and sad feeling filled his heart.

Song An coughed and reminded in a deep voice: "People should make decisions quickly. Do not hesitate and delay, and make regrets." He paused and whispered: "Before I came, I had already reported my teacher's inside information. My teacher's intentions should not be satisfactory, and should avoid it for a while. If there is no better plan, my teacher is willing to find Xiao Geng, the envoy of Xia Kingdom, for you, and ask him to arrange for you to go to the Su family in Shu to avoid disaster."

Zhao Xingde was awakened from his trance. When he heard the suggestion to avoid disaster, he whispered: "Will you just escape? Will you implicate the Li family and your mentor?" During this period in Bianjing, he was the most comfortable time in the world when he came to this world. Gradually, he had an unscathing relationship with Li Gefei's family and Chao Buzhi's disciples, and he was even more unwilling to implicate them because of himself.

Song An said in a deep voice: "You and Miss Li have only Wen Ding, and have never married, so she is not your wife. The Li family will return the betrothal gift to their mentor at most to show their robbery, so that Kaifeng Mansion will not be implicated. Even if you want to pursue the certificate, according to the rules of "compatible hidden persons", Kaifeng Mansion cannot force Miss Li to be witnesses. Since she is fine, the rest of the Li family will be even more unlikely to be implicated. Mr. Li is a gentleman of the age, and traitors dare not commit crimes at will. As for the mentor, even if the nine clans are implicated, there is no precedent for implicating the master. Therefore, it is urgent to save your life and seek the future."

The two of them couldn't wait to go to the study to discuss calmly, so they stood in the dark shadows of trees beside the garden path and spoke. Zhao Xingde only saw Song An's eyes anxious, so he really thought about himself. He also remembered the danger of his life. He was really moved inside, but instead drove away a lot of sadness at the beginning and his mind was much clearer.

Zhao Xingde asked himself that if he was sitting there and watching Chen Dong and others die, even if he could escape, he would regret it for life. He slowly said: "This case of revelation is very involved. I should notify several classmates who may be interrogated on the charge of treason and persuade these people not to die."

Song An nodded and said, "Since you have this intention, I am not convenient to dissuade you. This time, there is something strange. Kaifeng Prefecture seems to deliberately make noises. Other candidates may not know the truth. Chen Shaoyang and the others may also know the news. Although it is very common for students to gather and discuss their studies before the Qiu Examination, you should be more careful so that Kaifeng Prefecture will not take action in advance." He paused and asked again: "Do you have any way to avoid disaster? Do you need your mentor to arrange it for you?"

Zhao Xingde nodded and bowed, "Thank you for your reminder, senior brother." He and Song An knew very well that Chao Buzhi had a subtle relationship with people from Xia State. Xia State envoy Xiao Bing sent someone to send gifts in all four seasons and five festivals, but Chao Buzhi did not accept it or return the gift. The Xia State Bachelor's Mansion also sent a bachelor's allowance every year, and Chao Buzhi refused to accept it. The court had been concerned about Chao Buzhi's close relationship with Xia State. If he asked Xiao Bing for his disciples, he might cause trouble.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xingde said, "I don't have to be my teacher anymore. I have a friend who will go to Xia Guo the day after tomorrow. I will travel with him." At this time, he took life and death, honor and disgrace a little lighter, and his mind recovered, and began to consider how to deal with the current crisis.

Song An nodded and whispered: "What about Sichuan's capital? If it is not enough, I can help."

Zhao Xingde thanked him: "I will not hide it from my senior brother. I have served in front of the Hebei Army in the past. Commander Wang rewarded a lot of money, which is enough."

Song An was relieved and told Zhao Xingde some things to pay attention to when he escaped. For example, in addition to paying attention to the notices of rewards offered at various places in the city gate, he also had to observe whether there were any other official documents in his hand compared to the graphics. He also told Zhao Xingde that he would prepare a fake pass certificate for him and handed it to him at Huixianlou at noon tomorrow, so as not to be detained by the official pass during pass.

After the two discussed, Zhao Xingde stood quietly for a moment, calmed down his mood, and his face was no longer strange. He then slowly returned to the autumn crab mat in the garden, and smiled at Dai Song'an to claim that he had returned to Li Gefei in advance. Li Gefei was taking the exam for Ruoxu's poetry talent, and ordered him to write a poem with the full moon as the title. He heard this and nodded slightly and gave up. Li Ruoxue sensitively noticed the slight change in Zhao Xingde's expression, and his beautiful eyes cast a worried and caring look at him. Zhao Xingde could only smile at her, raise his glass to drink the newly made green plum wine in the mansion, and felt extremely sour. With a turbulent heart, he could hardly help crying.
Chapter completed!