Dream Broken You Pavilion

When Chang Xichen brought Jing'er to the government office cell, Jing'er smelled a thick dampness and an indescribable musty smell, and felt sour for no reason.

There are guards guarding the cell door, and when you walk in, you can see some low, windowless cabins. There is a small hole under the door, presumably it is a place for stuffing food, and there is a stone trough on the ground, like a manger.

Jing'er pointed to it and asked, "Do you still have horses here?"

Chang Xichen shook his head and said, "No, it's the food trough. It's a punishment for some disobedient prisoners. Pour food in it and let them eat here by themselves."

Jing'er was dumbfounded, and there seemed to be a picture of many prisoners lying on the side of the manger, grabbing the food inside and stuffing it into their mouths, competing for food, and she couldn't help but feel a chill down her back.

There is a small well in the courtyard, and there is an iron gate next to it, and the noisy screams and the yelling of the prison guards can be faintly heard inside, which is creepy to hear.

Chang Xichen took her to a hut and stood still, and ordered someone to open the iron gate.Chang Xichen invited Jing'er in, while he stood outside the house and waited tactfully.

I saw that the inside was very narrow, a small bed more than three feet wide took up half of the room.

Shang Wuyang sat on the bed, leaning against the damp wall in a daze, as the iron door opened, he looked towards the door, the sudden glare of the sun made him almost unable to open his eyes, so he had to raise his arms to cover it.

"Shang Wuyang, it's me." Jing'er said, but suddenly found that her voice was trembling.

Shang Wuyang was stunned, he suddenly put down his arms and opened his eyes wide. After seeing the person in front of him clearly, he jumped off the bed, grabbed Jing'er's arm, and said excitedly: "Jing'er, is that you? Jing'er?"

"It's me, I'm here to see you." Jing'er smiled slightly.

Shang Wuyang's expression of surprise faded away in an instant, he let go of his hands in a panic, clenched his hands together helplessly, and said in a low voice, "You, why are you here?"

Jing'er said: "The old lady went to Xiangzhou and told me everything about it, don't worry, I will find a way to get you out."

Shang Wuyang said in surprise: "Mother actually went to find you in person? Jing'er, you must know that this matter is not as simple as you imagined. This matter is very strange. I went to check the scene at the beginning, and found no trace at all."

Jing'er smiled slightly and said, "I already found witnesses last night."

"Witness? Who is it?" Shang Wuyang showed surprise.

"A farmer went up the mountain to cut firewood and witnessed all this. At the same time, he was so frightened that he lost his machete and basket."

"...Machetes and baskets?"

Shang Wuyang suddenly remembered that a guard had indeed found a machete and a basket on the mountain, he raised his hand and slapped himself on the forehead, and blamed himself: "Why didn't I think of that."

Jing'er comforted, "As for the private sale of iron ore, don't worry, I will also investigate."

Shang Wuyang looked at her incredulously, and asked: "You go to investigate?"

Jing'er nodded: "Yes, I brought along the troops of Xiao Hanjian County Secretary, and Master Chang will also help me."

Shang Wuyang was full of guilt, and said: "I'm really useless, and I still have to make you busy with my affairs."

Jing'er said: "Don't think too much, I'm your adopted sister, so it should be so. Are you okay here?"

Shang Wuyang smiled wryly, and said: "Well, didn't you see it, but Master Zhizhou took good care of me, the bed and bedding were all brought by him, and three meals a day are also cooked alone."

Jing'er looked at the clean mattress and quilt on the bed, and it seemed that Chang Xichen really took care of him.

"That's good." Jing'er breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Be patient for a few more days, and I won't let you stay here for too long."

Shang Wuyang stared at her deeply, and said worriedly: "Jing'er, throwing iron mines is a serious crime, and there may be a bigger conspiracy behind this matter, if you really can't find out, don't force it, it doesn't matter if you abandon me, you Don't get yourself into trouble, understand?"

Jing'er said seriously: "Abandon you? What about the old lady? What about your daughter? And Xiao Yuntian has so many brothers? Don't forget, the mine is on your mountain. If I can't keep you, I can't keep Xiao Yuntian. Do you understand? Besides, when will I, Wu Jinger, be afraid of getting into trouble?"

Shang Wuyang asked: "How does Jing'er plan to investigate?"

Jing'er said: "The county supervisor has the right to investigate all cases in Hunan. If they intervene, neither the government office nor the Yecheng can handle it alone. Since some people say that you sold the iron ore privately, then I will let the prison Don't worry, the county secretary will investigate those so-called witnesses, I will do it as soon as possible."

"Jing'er, then you have to be more careful." Shang Wuyang's eyes were full of worry.

"Don't worry," Jing'er said in a low voice, "Master Chang will take care of you, and if you are wronged, you can endure it here for a few more days."

Shang Wuyang asked: "Jing'er, do you know where Deshun is?"

Jing'er replied: "He's here too, and I'll go see him in a while, but he won't be treated like you. Just let's be wronged together for a while. It's not too late. I'll check it out right away, and I won't be with you." You talk too much."

Shang Wuyang stared at Jing'er, and said softly: "Thank you, Jing'er."

Jing'er smiled slightly, turned and walked out.

When the iron door was closed tightly again with a "bang boring", the room was once again as dark as night. In this dark square inch, Shang Wuyang stared at the cold iron door, with a little sparkle in his eyes. tears...

Jing'er followed the jailer to another separate room to visit Deshun.He doesn't have the treatment of Shang Wuyang anymore, he sleeps on the weeds on the ground, but he eats the same food as Shang Wuyang, so he is still healthy, but when he mentions the young master, he can't stop falling Tears, I always feel that I did not do good things and caused the young master to be implicated by him, and suffer along with him...

After seeing the two of them, Jing'er followed Chang Xichen back to the back hall of the government office, and asked him straight to the point, when and how did the so-called rumors that Xiao Yuntian sold iron ore to small workshops spread out? Those who found those blacksmiths, and which blacksmith shops admitted that the iron ore was sent by Xiao Yuntian.

And no matter how many questions she had, Chang Xichen told them all in a good-tempered and cooperative manner, and gave Jing'er a list of blacksmith shops that had purchased Xiaoyuntian Iron Mine, which she listed after investigation.

Jing'er took out another token, and said: "This is the badge of the major general supervisor. The major general is in the capital now, and he has no time to take care of this matter for the time being, so Jing'er will investigate this matter on his behalf. The ten followers I brought are all auspicious I don’t need to say the responsibilities of the county supervisor and the county supervisor. Lord Chang knows best, but now that the supervisor is involved in the case and participates in the investigation, I hope that Lord Chang will cooperate and send a few people to take us to these shops. Ask."

Chang Xichen said very straightforwardly: "Young Madam, don't worry, you just go to investigate, and the people in my government office can cooperate at any time. To tell you the truth, Madam, Xiaguan and General Shang Mo were good friends in Beijing 20 years ago. General Mo was killed and died young. Shang Wuyang is the son of an old man. The officials don't want to see him fall into this situation. You just saw that although Shang Wuyang is in custody, the officials don't want to see him. He can be regarded as giving the best treatment. If someone really wants to harm him with this, he is now in this prison, which can be regarded as a kind of protection. If the young lady can find out the mastermind behind the scenes, the next official can feel at ease .”

In his eyes, Jing'er could see that the sincerity was definitely not adulteration, so she couldn't help feeling grateful to him, and saluted respectfully:

"Then thank you, Mr. Chang."

……

When Jing'er came out from the government office, Xuelian kept asking about the young master's situation, Jing'er was afraid that she would be worried, so she only said that everything was fine with Shang Wuyang, and didn't say much.

She said to the ten soldiers of the Supervisory Department: "Brothers, we are not familiar with Yangcheng, and time is running out now, Lord Chang sent me five people, and we will go to the blacksmith's shop with these five brothers in groups of two to ask questions. "

The soldiers clasped their fists and said, "Yes."

Jing'er approached them and whispered: "Remember, you have to say this when you ask questions..."

The soldiers nodded repeatedly.Jing'er finally said: "Let them draw pictures of the delivery people, I don't believe they can't catch these people. Divide into five groups and set off."

"Yes."

Jing'er and Xuelian followed two soldiers at random, and walked towards the city under the leadership of a yamen servant.

……

Jing'er has already begun to investigate in Yangcheng intensively, and Geng Yu has also rushed to the General's Mansion in Beijing.

As everyone knows, at the same time, the one who rushed to the capital was also the memorial that Yangcheng Zhi Yecheng reported to the capital metallurgical department.Dong Hao, director of the iron smelting department, was shocked when he saw the memorial, and ran to the palace with the memorial.

A few days ago Xiao Zizhan received Shang Wuyang's letter from Feige, he was shocked to learn that the iron ore was lost, he was restless, and he was waiting for another news from Shang Wuyang.And Xiao Han also received Jing'er's letter from Fei Ge two days ago, only saying that Shang Wuyang was in trouble, and asked him to borrow a team from the supervisor to investigate the case.Both his father and son didn't know the truth of the matter, and they were secretly anxious.Xiao Han is even more troubled by the fact that the trade port has just been opened, and many things make him have no time to spare, so he can only watch Jing'er go to Yangcheng to investigate the case in person.

When Geng Yu rushed to the General's Mansion in a hurry, and explained the incident to Xiao's father and son in detail, they became more and more aware of the strangeness in the incident.

Xiao Han pondered and said: "This is a big matter, and Zhi Yecheng will definitely report it to the imperial court. This matter is very unfavorable to Shang Wuyang."

Xiao Zizhan said: "Since Geng Yu has already explained everything clearly, it is better to turn passive into active. We father and son will report this matter to the emperor first, so as not to be preempted by others and preconceived."

Xiao Han nodded, "Okay."

The two left as soon as they said they would, immediately changed their court clothes and drove straight to the palace...

When the two of them were allowed to meet in the imperial study, they saw Dong Hao, Director of the Metallurgical Department, and Zhang Mingrui, the right minister, as soon as they entered the door, and they knew that they were still a step late.

The father and son kowtowed to the Emperor of Xiang.

Emperor Xiang's face was gloomy, and he asked in a deep voice: "General Dingyuan, Major General, you two must have come here because of Xiao Yuntian's loss of iron ore, right?"

"Your majesty is wise." Xiao Zizhan bowed respectfully.

Xiao Zizhan said: "Your Majesty, Shang Wuyang encountered robbers on his way, and the iron ore was robbed. I heard that the robbers were well-trained. When they fled, they even took away the corpses of their companions and the weapons that fell. This matter is very serious. It's strange, we still need to check it out."

Emperor Xiang said: "Oh? General Xiao thinks there is something wrong with it?"

Zhang Mingrui interjected: "Your Majesty, this matter is already very clear, the evidence is solid, I have already said that if Shang Wuyang is not included, there will be trouble, look, this is not just saying it?"

Emperor Xiang glanced at Zhang Mingrui and said, "Mr. Zhang seems to be very far-sighted."

Zhang Mingrui said: "Shang Wuyang relied on killing blood slaves, and his meager contribution to the frontier battle was beyond his control. He refused to accept recruitment, supported soldiers to protect himself, mined mines to make money, recruited soldiers, and harbored evil intentions. This trend cannot last long and must be severely punished. "

Emperor Xiang looked at him with great interest, and asked, "According to Xiang Zhang, what do you want to do?"

Zhang Mingrui said: "Kill the chickens to make an example to the monkeys, so that the common people will be angry!"