Gui Yuan

Chapter 43 Triumph

A few days after the northern border army and the troops borrowed from other states returned to their original positions, Wei Yao and his party also returned with the imperial garrison. Ten days later, they arrived in Changzhou and stayed for a day to rest.

Ning Qing and Wei Yao dumped a group of people, and just a few dozen steps out of the station, they bumped into Xiao Yuan to fetch water and came back. Seeing the cautious look of the two of them, they were surprised at first, and then smiled ambiguously: "Tsk tsk, tsk tsk, It’s sunny, what’s the matter for you two to sneak out and get along alone?”

Ning Qing didn't hold back, but smiled at Wei Yao affectionately, and said to him: "We just want to find a forest to talk about, and we don't want to be disturbed by others. I hope Brother Zhong will forgive me."

Wei Yao had long been used to his shocking words, he was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to Xiao Yuan as if nothing happened, and said, "Don't spread the word, go back quickly."

"Let's go, go find a forest." Wei Yao glanced at Ning Qing, dropped a word and left, Ning Qing immediately followed, Xiao Yuan opened his mouth slightly, and said to himself: "Could it be..."

Ning Qing followed Wei Yao. At this time, he was a little far away from the station, so there was no need to have too many scruples. Wei Yao said, "As you said, the king of Dongyi has doubts about the cause of the death of the former Nanman king. How are you going to investigate this matter after returning to the imperial capital?"

"Me?" Ning Qing stopped and turned to look at him, smiling slightly, "How can I touch the secrets of the Nanban royal family with such a skill, you should naturally investigate such things."

"You have nothing to do, how do you know I have it?" Wei Yao was quite interested.

"I've always been in the imperial capital, and the only thing I can do is a piece of heaven and earth in the imperial capital, which is nothing compared to the contacts you have built up in northern Xinjiang for many years." Ning Qing knew that this matter was out of his turn no matter what, It would be better to leave it to Wei Yao.

"I do have connections, but I'm curious about one thing." Wei Yao's eyes seemed to see through him, "Why are you sure that this matter is related to Beidi?"

"The former Nanman king left suddenly, so the friendship between the Dongyi king and him must have been doubted. As I said before, if he hadn't had this question in his heart, given his relationship with the Nanman, even if he was dissatisfied with the new king, he would have doubted it. If it is resolved between the two countries, it will be solid to the outside world, so how can we provoke it." He paused, and said, "He doubted, but it happened that when the new king succeeded to the throne, it was calm, and it should be the king of Dongyi and the rest of the two countries. I mentioned this matter, but I was suppressed. Not to mention the fact that Sun Yin killed his father, there is no evidence, and no matter how much he said, it would be slander."

"The four kingdoms are headed by Beidi, and only the king of Beidi has the intention to get involved in this matter." Wei Yao continued his words, and finally nodded, "I will deal with this matter."

The two of them finished talking and were about to go back to the station when they suddenly felt the ground shaking. Ning Qing shook twice and was grabbed by Wei Yao's arm so as not to fall to the ground.The shaking quickly subsided, Wei Yao let go of his hands after seeing nothing happened, and said in confusion: "The terrain in Changzhou is flat, I have never heard of an earthquake, how could it shake so violently."

Ning Qing watched him divert his attention, and couldn't help but leaned closer and teased: "Zhao Zhuo, you don't seem to be the same to me these days, do you?"

"Nonsense." Wei Yao denied it sternly. If Ning Qing hadn't known him for a long time, he might have been fooled by him like this. He continued, "It seems that something has changed since the night I came to see you."

Wei Yao was surprised when he heard the words, and then he said calmly as if nothing happened: "It's your illusion, go back and follow up."

Why did he look like he was running away when he left, Ning Qing secretly smiled.He remembered that night, when the moonlight in southern Xinjiang was strong, when Wei Yao hugged him, he looked helpless under the dim light, the corners of his lips curled slightly, and followed Wei Yao.

As soon as they returned to the station, they felt that there were too many attentions around them, and they didn't need to ask to know that Xiao Yuan must have made a lot of publicity when he came back.Seeing them hesitate to speak, Zhao Min couldn't help it anymore, and said bluntly: "We are almost at the imperial capital, why is the general so impatient, it's fine to sneak around, but let Xiao Yuan see it, now the whole army knows gone."

He said this as if they had really done something, and they were caught on the spot. Ning Qing knew the truth of getting darker and darker, so he did the opposite: "It's such a big thing, don't make a fuss. By the way, just now The earthquake is so strong, can you feel it?"

"Just a little vibration, it doesn't matter."

"That may be because we are closer to the epicenter."

Xiao Yuan appeared out of nowhere, and said with a smile: "Could it be that when you two are deeply in love, the feeling of spinning around is more obvious?"

Wei Yao said coldly: "If you talk nonsense again, sew your mouth shut and clean it completely."

Xiao Yuan didn't dare to speak, so he shut his mouth and giggled and left.At the same time, Zhao Min stared at them with an unspeakable expression, and walked away knowingly before Wei Yao made an attack, muttering: "I didn't hear anything."

The army returned triumphantly, and the people of the imperial capital lined the road to welcome the army. The army was brought back to the school by Zhao Min for repairs, and Wei Yao went straight to the palace to face the saint.

He was dressed in a military uniform, and Emperor Xiangfeng sighed when he saw him: "You also wore such a black armor when you defeated Beidi and returned to Beijing. Seven years later, you have become even more imposing. The general has defended the country for many years and has really done his best."

Wei Yao saluted and got up, bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty has praised you, it is my duty to do my best for Wei."

Emperor Xiangfeng smiled: "Very good. The reward has already been delivered to your residence. It must be very tiring after marching for several days. You should go back to the residence to rest first, and I will arrange a reception banquet for you at another day."

As soon as Ning Qing and his party entered the mansion, people from the official mansions of all parties stepped on the threshold of Anguo Gong's mansion. After a while, he gave the errand to Fei Tian and Lin Rong, and slipped back with a bunch of grapes with water In the backyard, just after entering the house, there was a sudden voice: "Young master is back."

Ning Qing was startled, and swallowed the grape without taking a bite, almost choking.He turned his head and saw that it was Chen Chunluan.

"What's the matter with Mr. Chen?" He was about to put the grapes in his mouth, but he put it down again when he thought of the business, "But there is something strange outside the city?"

"That's right, Yuan Xu and Huo Sancheng are careful in handling things, and the subordinates have been watching for a month and finally found out." Chen Chunluan followed Ning Qing into the house, and continued, "There are many people coming and going from outside the village, but they are all young people. Boy, my subordinates thought that if they really met in secret outside the village, there must be a secret passage, and they would not be able to see why by staring at the gate. So the subordinates thought that the outside of the village is hidden but remote, and Yuan Xu's master's house will definitely not run away every time Going all the way out of the city, and Jukezhai is undoubtedly the best cover.”

Ning Qing nodded, deeply agreeing.Jukezhai's business is booming and it is full of customers every day. If someone is mixed in, it will be difficult for others to notice.

"The subordinates stared at Huo Sancheng, and found that he went out of the shop four times a month to deliver food, all to the same destination, which was the residence of Liu Ping, Minister of the Household Department."

"The household department?" It's not surprising that the household department has something to do with the Xingchuan grain draft, but it's just a little strange. "What's the relationship between him and Du Yuan?"

Chen Chunluan replied: "My subordinates have checked, they are the same Jinshi, and the deeper relationship needs to be investigated carefully. The subordinates told His Royal Highness the news a few days ago, and His Highness said that he will send someone to investigate."

"Officials like Liu Ping, we may not be able to find out anything if we do our private investigations. If we leave it to His Highness, we will get twice the result with half the effort. That's the case for the time being. You can go busy with the affairs of the house." Ning Qing said.

In the evening, Wei Yao went back to the mansion, and returned to the house after listening to Chen Chunluan's report. Ning Qing turned her head and saw that he was wearing dark blue, and said with a smile, "When did you change your clothes?"

"Just now." Wei Yao walked to the shore, sat down and said, "Chun Luan told me already, it seems that the letter stamping issue is very involved, you need to be careful."

Ning Qing smiled and said, "Naturally."

Wei Yao sat for a while, drank half a cup of tea, got up and said, "Zhao Min and I still have to find a way to find out about the Nanman King. If we can't come back for a while, you should rest first."

...

Ningfu.

The study had been rebuilt a few days ago, Li Meng visited late at night and became the first guest of the new study.

"My lord, my subordinates have found out." After so many days, I finally found out some clues, but it was too late to be happy, and the interest died down.

When you are at a loss, you always yearn for the truth, but when you touch the truth, you often shrink back.

Ning Ke accepted the letter, her face became more serious: "It turned out to be him."

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A few days later, a banquet was held for Wei Yao in the palace, and all the officials came to celebrate. Emperor Xiangfeng was overjoyed. He drank several cups of wine at the banquet, and his face was stained reddish. Get drunk.

Ding Chong'an said with a smile: "Since the war in southern Xinjiang, His Majesty has been restless. Now that General Zhenbei has returned from victory, His Majesty is rarely interested."

Emperor Xiangfeng took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "The general won, I am naturally overjoyed, but today's joy is not all about this."

Emperor Xiangfeng made a fool of himself, and finally said with a smile: "Eastern Palace came to report earlier, the Crown Princess is happy, this is the Crown Prince's first child, I am naturally happy."

Ning Qing was startled when he heard the words, and looked up at Zhu Yu, who nodded slightly in response.

As soon as this remark came out, the ministers below congratulated each other. After the excitement, Emperor Xiangfeng caught a glimpse of the protagonist Wei Yao who had been quiet all this time. Retire first, An Guogong stay here, I have something to tell you."

Emperor Xiangfeng left after finishing speaking, and the people below got up and left one after another. Ning Qing said: "I'll wait for you outside the palace, you go."

"Ah."

When Wei Yao arrived at the Anqing Palace, Emperor Xiangfeng had already drunk the wine and looked calm, and he did not beat around the bush when he saw him: "I'll just say it, now that the war is over, the general will be free. I happen to have a door here. I leave the errand to you."

Wei Yao was puzzled and asked, "I don't know what it is?"

"Go to Changzhou for me." Emperor Xiangfeng looked at him with firm eyes, like a fire burning in the darkness, inexplicably carrying the air of an emperor he had never seen before, indifferent but with a calm and majestic look. Deterrence.

...

After staying in the carriage for less than half an hour, Ning Qing became a little sleepy. When he was about to fall asleep, he heard a sound in the silence. He came to his senses, sat up straight and watched Wei Yao come in, and asked, "Why did you go so far?" Long?"

Wei Yao looked at him with a smile and said, "I'm fine now, we'll go to Changzhou in a few days, whether it's sightseeing or anything else, it's up to you."

Ning Qing wondered, it was too sudden, Changzhou?What is there to play in the mediocre?