Chapter 474: Go find the Holy Dukes treasure, young man!
After parting ways in Hangzhou, their positions were different. Although Chen Fan had a straightforward temperament, being straightforward did not mean he had low emotional intelligence. He came to the capital to look for Ning Yi, so he might not be prepared to be betrayed or even besieged.
After all, after so many years in the world, there are times when people can be generous and honest with each other, and there are times when it comes to relatives, family members, or even major crimes of rebellion, and people do anything to avoid harm.
Not surprising.
As a disciple of Fang Qifu, he is now a prisoner of the imperial court who cannot be purged. Going north to the capital is a helpless move. If he had any idea about the situation, he would not come to look for Ning Yi, and now that he is here,
If Ning Yi set a trap to betray him, logically speaking, it would not be unimaginable.
However, these things did not happen, and finally he did not live up to his trust in this friendship. Chen Fan knew how difficult it was to rescue Fang Qifu, and Ning Yi was able to tell the various reasons behind it and confess his own powerlessness.
He had no choice but to accept it. But in addition to this, he could also connect himself to his home and take huge risks to let himself see his only child. This trust was another matter. Chen Fan understood the weight of it and felt in his heart.
It was somewhat touching.
It's just that between men, such things are always understood by each other and don't need to be shown on their faces. In the afternoon, the two returned to the house. Xiao Ningxi had just woken up from her nap. She cried for a while and was coaxed to quiet down by Juan'er.
, seeing a stranger coming into the house, the child opened his eyes curiously.
Chen Fan looked at Chen Fan, and then he opened his hand for him to hug without fear. Chen Fan was a little embarrassed at first. Then he reached out and took it, teased it for a while, and then returned it to Juan'er next to him. This was actually teasing the child.
Some time later, Su Wending came back from outside and found Ning Yi, saying that something was urgent.
"I heard that this morning, Gao Mu'en found a group of martial arts people and specially asked them to deal with you, brother-in-law. During this period, some people said that brother-in-law, you have the nickname of inner demon in the world. You have made many enemies. Even if they do something, there will be no one.
I know..." Su Wending pulled Ning Yi to the corridor outside the door and whispered, "Among those people are Chen Yuanwang from the Yuquan Gym. There are Peng Xianyu, Pan Jiyao, Ma Jinfu..."
After he finished talking about the matter and left, Chen Fan came out of the room and looked at Ning Yi with a half-smiling expression: "How can I offend such a person..."
Ning Yi spread his hands: "It's not easy to have such an enemy."
"What are you going to do? Otherwise, like I said, I will help you deal with him this afternoon..."
Chen Fan was obviously joking. Ning Yi pouted and said, "Please, I'd better do it by myself." He paused, then shook his head and murmured, "If you really push me, I'll hit him in the face."
Come on, scare that bastard to death..."
Su Yanping and Su Wending came over to inform the situation one after another, which is enough to prove that they got the news from one source. The Su family has not been in Beijing for a long time, and they don't have many acquaintances. The fact that Gao Mu'en can spread the news in such a short period of time is enough to prove that Gao Mu'en
The other yamen are really not very good at keeping secrets. This is why Chen Fan and Ning Yi find it so annoying and funny.
The sun was shining brightly in the afternoon. Soon after, on the official road outside Bianliang City, the two waved goodbye. Ning Yi watched Chen Fan galloping south on horseback and sighed softly. Manpower was sometimes poor, and he had no idea how to save the people below.
The Seven Buddhas themselves really have no choice, and no matter which direction they look from, the rescue of the other Seven Buddhas is not inevitable.
But logic is logic. After he refused, Chen Fan did not act too surprised, nor did he make any further requests, which showed that he had already been prepared in his heart. If there is no hope in people's hearts, it will be replaced by hope.
It became a decision similar to despair.
Also, I'm afraid it's not just Chen Fan, Fang Baihua and others who are preparing to rescue Fang Qifu are probably like this too. The Yongle Uprising shocked Tiannan, and the vigorous one has now come to an end, like fireworks that have dissipated. The power of counterattack has come,
The world is so big, it’s difficult
There is no place for them to stay, but there is nothing for them to do. Except for Liu Xigua, who still has some hope in his heart, the confusion in the hearts of the others can be imagined. And even Liu Xigua, although he has a way out,
The days to come will not be too easy.
But no matter what, this is a hurdle that everyone must go through on their own. If you can't get over it, it's the end.
He returned to the city and headed all the way to the Prime Minister's Mansion. He was now managing most of the Prime Minister's Mansion's financial investments and wanted to talk to Qin Siyuan about going south in advance.
"Oh? You want to go back to Jiangning? Why?" Qin Siyuan asked after hearing Ning Yi talking about his planned trip south.
"Last year, due to the incident in Liangshan, nearly half of the Su family in Jiangning were killed or injured. Later, when I went north, I also dealt with this matter first. Now that Liangshan has been eliminated, the evil leader has been executed, and various matters in Bianliang have also been roughly arranged, so I am prepared
Go back and take a look... and pay homage by the way."
"Yes, this is what it should be." Qin Siyuan nodded, then smiled, "It just so happens that Xiaopei is engaged, and the wedding is probably not far away. I was about to send Fu Fu's calligraphy and painting back, but I wanted to let Fuji
Drop by on the way, since Li Heng is heading south, he can just hand it over for me."
As he spoke, he took out a scroll that had been prepared from the cabinet in the study room: "Actually, if I had known that Li Heng was going to come over, I might as well have written the lyrics for this gift, and I could have helped with the inscription. You, me and Xiao
That girl Pei has a teacher-student relationship, so that’s the best thing.”
"There are no good words to write about this matter." Ning Yi smiled and shook his head casually, "Wenren plans to arrange to go to the south?"
"Fang La's troubles in the south have disappeared, and he has been exercising for a while. We originally planned for him to go north. But now the situation in the south is also a bit bad. After Fang La's death, many people started to take action and re-enclose the land.
Distribute the benefits and kill one person in the place where the war was fought.
The main purpose is to appease the people, but the houses are gone, there is a shortage of food and medicine, and the prices of things shipped by many merchants are inflated. The prefectures and counties cannot stabilize prices, and some officials even sell the imperial relief directly to merchants.
...There are a lot of people involved in this mess..."
The old man sighed, but Ning Yi was a little confused: "It's hard for the Secret Investigation Department to get involved in this kind of thing, right?"
"There are several accounts. They are being circulated over there now." Qin Siyuan took a pressed piece of paper from the desk and handed it to Ning Yi, saying, "The news arrived last night. When Fang La rebelled, several accounts were passed down.
During the war, it was a life-saving account for a wealthy family, and it contained many secrets. I originally thought that the mob would burn it to death.
It's impossible to preserve the accounts for such a long time. But after the war in Hangzhou subsided, some people have been secretly investigating, such as the Ji family, a salt merchant in Suzhou and Hangzhou... The Secret Investigation Department didn't pay attention at first. But recently.
These things seem to be real. In terms of time, they are very subtle."
"On the surface, these accounts should be useless." Ning Yi looked at the information and said with a frown. There was a sudden movement in his heart.
Qin Siyuan nodded: "No matter how messed up the accounts are. Speaking of the big picture, even if they collaborate with the enemy, sell the country, sell private salt and sell weapons, the south is now like a plow, and the evidence and witnesses are incomplete. The accounts are on the table, and there is nothing.
It’s useful. But if you put it off the table, for example, to warn these people so that they can be more peaceful recently and let the people in the south live a better life, maybe it will be of some use.”
"But... the time is delicate?"
Ning Yi looked at Qin Siyuan. The old man smiled and looked at Ning Yi with cautious eyes: "After Fang Qifu was captured, the news gradually surfaced, and there were also rumors that there was priceless gold and silver secretly stored by the Yongle Dynasty.
.In terms of time, it is not ruled out that some people want to drain the fire and save the lives of the Seven Buddhas... What do you think of Li Heng?"
Ning Yi considered it for a moment: "Even if it is false, if the news can spread, it proves that the information in this person's hands has really hurt some people. It doesn't matter if it is true or false. As for the treasure...hey." He
He shook his head strangely.
When Qin Siyuan looked at his expression just now, Ning Yi knew that the information about Chen Fan's entry into the city had been reported by Wenren Bu'er. The old man didn't mention it, which was a matter of great honor. From a standpoint, whether Fang Qifu was dead or not
live right
It doesn't make much sense to Qin Siyuan, because Fang La's rebellion was before Qin Siyuan returned to the throne, so he would only have credit for suppressing the rebellion and would not take the lead. And if you want to make the situation in the south more stable, the accounts mentioned in the news are
is the point.
Regardless of whether this account is true or false, and regardless of whether someone deliberately spread the news, if it can cause others to move, it means that some information has reached the point. If the Secret Intelligence Division can grasp these points, it can re-divide the South after the war.
interests, and the chaos of the new round of land annexation, you can get a certain say. If used well, at least some people can live a little easier. This is also the reason why Ning Yi said it does not matter whether it is true or false.
.
Having said that, Chen Fan did not mention this kind of accounts before leaving, which made Ning Yi inclined to the inference that the accounts were true. But if they were false, it meant that there was someone behind this matter who understood the situation very well and was thoughtful.
Careful people are in charge, and it is for this reason that they can correctly poke at the weaknesses of some people, and then let this information appear on Qin Siyuan's desk.
Could it be that this was the last foreshadowing laid before Fang Qifu was captured? Even Fang Baihua and Chen Fan didn't tell them, just to let the wealthy gentry from aristocratic families suffer the consequences of being dumb in the end?
Ning Yi recalled in his mind the people in Fang La's camp who had the ability to do this. Except for Fang Qifu, the others didn't have much impression.
Taking the gift for Zhou Pei, Ning Yi said goodbye to Qin Siyuan not long after. When he was about to leave the Prime Minister's Mansion, he met Ji Kun and said hello. Ji Kun said: "I visited Chen Yuanwang this afternoon. Gao Yanei's
Don’t worry about it for the time being.”
Ning Yi cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Mr. Ji."
Among the several permanent staff members in the Prime Minister's Mansion, Ji Kun, who is in his early forties, should be considered one of Qin Siyuan's closest confidants. He has a relatively silent personality, but is not aloof. He handles many specific affairs in the Prime Minister's Mansion, including many
"Dirty work". In this regard, initially
Cheng Zhouhai is also a ruthless character who is not afraid of doing dirty work, but in terms of proficiency, Ji Kun is definitely the most professional. Therefore, among the staff of the prime minister's office, the one who is the most capable is Yao Zunian.
The person with the greatest reputation and the most influence among his subordinates is Ji Kun.
As long as he came forward to go to the boxing gym, Chen Yuanwang and others should know the weight of it. However, Gao Muen wanted to cause trouble. In less than half a day, Su Yanping, Su Wending, Ji Kun and others all knew about it, and they could only sigh.
The sense of confidentiality of these dandy boys is really bad.
This matter was not over yet. Then when I returned home, people came to remind me one after another, including Qin Shaoyu, Wang Shanyue, and even in the evening, Li Shishi came here specially, just when he knew that Ning Yi was going to leave Bianliang tomorrow.
, regard this as a wise move to leave the city to avoid disaster.
"...I'm very envious of being able to go out to the city to play whenever I want."
As the sun set, in the living room, the beautiful woman who was about to prepare for a performance soon held her chin, with an envious look on her face, but her eyes also looked slightly lonely.
Early the next morning, Ning Yi took Juan'er, Ning Xi, Zhu Biao and others out of the city. They were accompanied by Wenren Buer, Yan Qing and a large group of Secret Detectives. They all walked together outside the city for about two days.
After more than ten miles, they parted ways. Ning Yi led the people to Muyuan County, while Wen Renbuer and Yan Qing led another group of people south to Hangzhou to put the final touches on the Yongle Dynasty uprising. (To be continued.
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ps: The chapter title is a bit unethical, I know...