Hongye was wearing a linen cloak and holding a package in his hand. Under the light, Qin Xiao was naturally very familiar with that beautiful face.
After saying goodbye to Hangzhou, Qin Xiao hadn't seen her for half a year. Now he saw that the person who came to meet her was Hongye. He was surprised and quite happy.
Hongye didn't waste any time, entered the cabin and ordered: "Close the door!"
Qin Xiao closed the door, and Hongye had already entered the room, put down the package in his hand, and took off his hood. Then he looked at Qin Xiao and said calmly: "You don't seem to have made much progress. Back in Xiling, you attacked and killed the people of Zhenhou Mansion out of impulse.
, you came here unannounced this time. You are now a general, and you entered the capital without the emperor's order. If the news leaks out, do you know the consequences?"
Qin Xiao naturally knew that Hongye must be from the academy and had a deep relationship with Gu Baiyi.
When she came to meet him this time, she must be very clear about the reason why she came to Beijing.
"Some things have to be done." Qin Xiao said: "Even if you know that there are tigers in the mountains, you can only go to the tiger mountains."
Hong Ye pouted and said: "You really think of yourself as a great hero who values love and justice. Qin Xiao, you have to know that once your whereabouts are leaked or you fall into the hands of the enemy, you will not be the only one who loses his head.
Those subordinates will also face disaster."
Qin Xiao nodded slightly, with a solemn expression.
"That's all, I'm already here. What I said is in vain." Hongye sighed, thought for a moment, and then said: "What are you going to do after you enter Beijing?"
Qin Xiaodao: "Three things. First, the family of Mr. Su, the minister of Dali Temple, was slandered as traitors to the party. More than 20 members of the family were arrested and imprisoned. Therefore, my first priority when I came to Beijing was
We need to rescue the people of the Su family."
"anything else?"
"Sister Hongye should already know my situation very well." Qin Xiao said: "Sister Qiuniang is in the capital. I want to take her out of the capital secretly."
The red leaves did not change color and asked: "Is there any more?"
Qin Xiaowei pondered for a moment and finally said: "If possible, I would like to sneak into the palace and find out some information."
"Sneaking into the palace?" Hongye snorted coldly and said: "You are really becoming more and more courageous. These three things, except for Gu Qiuniang's matter, the other two things are not easy, especially sneaking into the palace, I advise you
You'd better give up this idea."
Qin Xiao thought that Hongye probably didn't know that he had entered the sixth-level realm. He must have thought that he was still in the fourth-level realm, and it was even less likely that he knew that he had secretly sneaked into the palace to have a tryst with Sheyue before.
If you only have a fourth-level cultivation level, it would be a fool's errand to sneak into the palace.
However, he was not in a hurry to explain. He thought that the most important thing now was to come up with a way to rescue the Su family. He said softly: "It's just a plan to sneak into the palace. I haven't made a decision yet. We'll see what happens after we get to Beijing. But the first priority right now is
It’s to rescue Mr. Su’s family, Sister Hongye, do you know the current situation of the Su family?”
"Su Yu, the minister of Dali Temple, committed suicide, and the Ministry of Punishment indeed arrested and imprisoned the young and old of the Su family." Hongye said: "However, since Su Yu died, Lu Junzhong was not in a hurry to take action against the people of the Su family. The Ministry of Punishment is now mainly dealing with people from the Su family.
Those who participated in the siege that day were the officials who participated in the siege. The Kyoto Prefecture has completely become the lackeys of the Ministry of Punishment and is driven by the Ministry of Punishment. Now every few days, a group of officials are taken to the execution ground and beheaded, and officials from Dali Temple come forward to preside over the execution."
There was a look of indifference on Xiuli's face as she said: "Today's Kyoto has returned to the time it was eighteen years ago. All civil and military officials were frightened when they saw people from the Ministry of Punishment. The lackeys of the Ministry of Punishment are all over Kyoto, and they are vicious and shameless."
Qin Xiao did not ask why Dali Temple was involved.
After Su Yu died, Dali Temple was in disarray. Several high-ranking officials had fled the capital. The remaining officials in Dali Temple had become lambs to be slaughtered and allowed to be eaten by the Ministry of Punishment. At this time, an order from the Ministry of Punishment was sent to Dali Temple. Naturally,
It is impossible for anyone to dare to disobey.
The Ministry of Punishment built a large prison in Kyoto, but it ordered the Kyoto Prefecture and Dali Temple to work together. In this way, the prison that was established due to the rebellion of the Xiahou family was not just the Ministry of Punishment in name, but the three law departments in Kyoto jointly handled the case.
"Qin Xiao, the people of the Su family are imprisoned, how are you going to rescue them?" Hongye sat down on the small wooden stool, looked at Qin Xiao and said: "I came to pick you up, I am trying my best to help you achieve your goal, not to lead you
You go to Beijing to die. I want to know first what your plan is. If the plan can be implemented, I can help you enter Beijing. Otherwise, I advise you to return to the Northeast as soon as possible and stay away from the place of right and wrong." After a pause, he said: "But you
Before you leave, I can help you bring Gu Qiuniang out of the capital and let her go back secretly with you."
Qin Xiao knew that with the strength of the academy, it would not be difficult to arrange for Qiuniang to leave the capital.
"Sister Hongye, you are very clever, why don't you help me find a solution?" Qin Xiao sat down beside the wooden bed, looked at Hongye and said: "With normal methods, it is almost impossible to save those dozens of people.
"After a pause, he continued: "In addition to the people of the Su family, the Punishment Department will also implicate many innocent people this time. I don't want to see many innocent people die under the butcher's knife of the Punishment Department."
Hongye snorted and said: "I'm not as smart as you think. But you are right. Now all the civil and military officials in the court are protecting themselves, and no one cares about others. It is absolutely impossible to save them with normal methods.
People from the Su family."
"When Su Butang was an official, there were not many officials he made friends with in the court. And at this time, even if there were people he really had good friends with, it would be impossible to come to the rescue." Qin Xiao said: "Rely on other officials in the court.
For officials to rescue the Su family, this route is not feasible, so we can only make plans with the Ministry of Punishment."
Hongye asked: "How to make an idea?"
Qin Xiaodao: "Lu Junzhong persecuted Su Budang not because he really had any hatred for Su Budang, but because he transferred his hatred for me to Su Budang. Su Budang committed suicide. Lu Junzhong actually had nothing to do with the Su family."
Great hatred does not necessarily mean driving them all away."
"Do you think Lu Junzhong would kill someone only if he had a grudge?"
"So we want him to change his mind." Qin Xiao said: "Zhu Dongshan, the Minister of Punishment, is Lu Junzhong's confidant. If Zhu Dongshan says a few words in front of Lu Junzhong, Lu Junzhong may look at Zhu Dongshan's face, no.
Let’s get into trouble with the Su family again.”
"Why does Zhu Dongshan want to speak for the Su family?"
"Money can make the world go round." Qin Xiao said: "Send someone to contact Zhu Dongshan secretly and pay a lot of money for his life."
A trace of sarcastic smile appeared at the corner of Hongye's mouth, and he said: "Qin Xiao, do you know how many people want to spend money to buy their lives these days? The prisons in Beijing are overcrowded. In order to save their lives, how many people secretly go to the Ministry of Punishment to ask for an opening?
On the one hand, I heard that all the handymen in the Punishment Department have become targets of bribery. Do you think it is that easy to bribe Zhu Dongshan with money?" Qin Xiao was startled, and Hongye said lightly: "I can also tell you that there are many people in the Punishment Department.
Everyone has accepted bribes, but those people in the Ministry of Punishment still accept the money and punish those who are unjustly imprisoned, and they will not be lenient just because they took the money." He said with a disdainful smile: "I thought you really had some good ideas, but it turns out that this is the case.
No tricks on the table."
Qin Xiao lowered his head, thoughtfully.
"Is there no other way?" Seeing that Qin Xiao was silent, Hongye said softly: "You came to Kyoto in a hurry without even thinking of a way to rescue them. I really don't know what to say to you."
Qin Xiao sighed and said: "I really don't have a better way. Bribing Zhu Dongshan is the only way I can think of at the moment. Although it may not be successful, I still want to give it a try." He looked at Hongye and said: "
Sister Hongye, let’s go to Beijing first, and if this method doesn’t work, then we can think of other methods.”
Hongye hesitated for a moment, then stood up and said: "Your surname is He, full name is He Zhuan'er, and I am He Lan, both from Jiuyuan, Yongzhou. There is a place in the capital called Yunmo Zhai, which sells some paper and pens on weekdays.
The shop owner of the scroll is called He Yin, and he is our uncle." After a pause, he continued: "Our father passed away three years ago, and our mother also passed away at the end of last year, so this time we came to Beijing to join our uncle.
"
Qin Xiao knew that this was the identity assigned to him by the academy to conceal his true identity. It seemed that the academy had indeed made sufficient preparations.
"You are twenty-two this year, and I am three years older than you." Hongye put the package on the table, opened it and said, "Now I will give you a disguise. As long as it is not soaked in water, you can guarantee that your appearance will not change within ten days."
First, he took out a porcelain bottle from the package, opened it, took a pill and handed it to Qin Xiao: "Take this pill. After half an hour, your voice will change, but it can only last for two days."
, the effect of the medicine wears off after two days, and the original sound returns.”
Of course Qin Xiao knew that Hongye was not only extraordinary in martial arts, but the most powerful thing was his ability to disguise himself.
When Hongye pretended to be Mapo and lived in the house opposite her for three years, she didn't find any flaws at all. She always thought she was really an old woman who was decrepit.
Princess Zhendai of Bohai Kingdom, whose pseudonym is Yanyan, is also a master of disguise, but in Qin Xiao's opinion, Princess Zhendai should still be slightly inferior to Hongye.
He did not hesitate and threw the pill into his mouth. When he saw Hongye was about to put away the porcelain bottle, he hurriedly said: "Sister Hongye, why don't you... give me this bottle of medicine. The effect of the medicine can only last two days."
, after I enter Beijing, I may not leave quickly. If when the time comes, you are not with me and my voice recovers, then...!"
"Don't worry, to make sure you don't do anything stupid, I will be watching by your side." Hongye said angrily, hesitated, but still threw the porcelain bottle to Qin Xiao, who took it in his hand.
It's funny in my heart, but Hongye is cold-hearted and warm-hearted. Although he is unsmiling, he has always been very considerate of himself.
Hongye had already put on gloves made of special materials and told Qin Xiaodao: "For the next half hour, you have to sit here unable to move, and you can't leave midway for big things, so if there is anything that needs to be solved, go and solve it first
." The meaning is of course very clear. He will start to disguise himself next. If Qin Xiao wants to enter the hut, he should hurry up before doing anything. Don't start to disguise himself when the time comes and he can't help himself.
Qin Xiao smiled at this and said deliberately: "I'm ready. If it's convenient for my sister, you can go now!" As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Hongye giving him a fierce look, and he didn't dare to say anything more.