There are many treasures in this country

When Xiao Suo heard the report, he hurriedly ordered people to help Shen Yan find the cat. After a few words with Tokugawa Xuanyi and other envoys, he also resigned to look for Baoyu.

It was raining heavily outside, so he searched the corridors and verandas without an umbrella, meowing like a cat, and searched room by room.As soon as I turned to the flower building by the river, I only heard a Japanese language coming from the hanging window beside the passage.That voice was extremely familiar, much like Mei Qi's tone of talking and laughing just now.

Xiao Suo's heart trembled, he was puzzled and guessed, and because it was not a gentleman's work to eavesdrop on the corner, he turned around and wanted to leave.He only took a step, but before his toes touched the ground, he heard a rough voice calling "Young Master" in Japanese.

There must be an earth-shattering secret hidden in the window, Xiao Suo hesitated for a moment, family and country finally defeated private morality, he quietly leaned to the window with his ear, and listened carefully - the responses inside were all in Japanese.Although he didn't understand very well, he became more and more convinced that one of the two people inside was Mei Qi.

The more Xiao Suo thought about it, the more curious he became. He didn't know why Mei Qi had contact with the Dongying people. When he turned around, his elbow touched the wooden support and made a "dong" sound.Suddenly, a startled question came from the window: "Who is where?" He spoke Chinese.

This is the corner of the house, the other side is blocked by the railing, and the opposite is the Taotao River. Thousands of raindrops are falling in the sky, making circles of ripples on the water surface, like lotus leaves under the moonlight.

Xiao Suo neither left nor hid, and suddenly fell into a desperate situation.

Mei Qi opened the door and came out, and saw a lot of raindrops soaked into the reddish-brown board, turned around the corridor, there was a puddle of water on the ground beside the railing, but there was no one there.The man in black followed up and asked, "Who is it?"

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As soon as the voice fell, a soft sound was heard suddenly, and a cat jumped down from the beam of the room, and was hiding from the rain by sticking to the base of the wall.

The man in black frowned and asked, "Is this the cat you were looking for outside?"

Mei Qi shook her head: "I don't know, I'll send it out and ask." As she said that, she rushed to pick up the cat who had nowhere to hide.

"No!" The man held him back, Xu felt overstepped, took another step back, bowed his head and said, "Young Master, don't let the Tokugawa family see you."

"It doesn't matter." Mei Qi waved her hand and said, "I came with the people from Shen's residence, they don't suspect this."

"It's okay to be careful." The man said calmly, "You might as well throw it out, or sink it into the river."

Mei Qi didn't reply, the two were silent for a moment, and left one after the other.

Xiao Suo struggled to float to the surface of the water, took a few breaths, and climbed up the corridor.Fortunately, he is a southerner who lived by the water since he was a child, and his water skills are excellent, otherwise he would have caught them.

Fortunately, it was a rainy night, and his drenched appearance did not arouse suspicion. He said that he did not bring an umbrella to get wet, and everyone believed it.Shen Yan tore off his outer robe, put on the cloak he was carrying when he came, and ordered the owner of Hualou to keep an eye on him. If Baoyu came back, he would immediately send someone to report to the general's mansion, and Fang took him into the car leave.

On the way back, Xiao Suo saw that he was upset, and he thought he was worried about Baoyu, so he mentioned what he saw at night, and comforted him: "The cat in the corridor is probably Baoyu, and Mei Qi didn't listen to Dongying. If you drown it, you won't hurt it again if you think about it, and you will find out tomorrow by sending someone to his house."

Shen Yan frowned, and asked him: "Are you sure you heard it right, the one who speaks Dongying in the window is Mei Qi, and the other person really called him Young Master?"

"There will be no mistake," Xiao Suo nodded and said, "Maybe he might have misheard normally, but tonight... when he pulled me into the kimono, I just talked to him, how could I have misheard?"

"That's weird," Shen Yan said, "Could it be that he is from Dongying?"

"Don't you know?" Xiao Suo knew that they had met for several nights, and they had occasional contacts in the past, so they should be very familiar with Mei Qi.

"How would I know?" Shen Yan was stepped on the tail, and hurriedly argued: "He is the Qing guest beside King Qi, and has nothing to do with me, don't get me wrong! Besides, there are many people who have had dew with him. Well, I just... met him... um... a few times when I was young and frivolous." He said as if he was no longer frivolous now.

"I thought you've known him for a long time, maybe you know." Xiao Suo curled his lips secretly, and asked again: "Then do you know what the relationship between King Qi and Mei Qi is?"

Shen Yan pondered for a moment, and said: "Actually, I don't know very well. They often hang out together, and King Qi dotes on him very much. But King Qi takes good care of everyone, and even the servants under him are quite favored by him. Because of his status, he was treated differently. Don't look at Qi Wang who is always in groups, in fact, there are not many people who often accompany him to serve him. In the past two years, his power has been severely damaged. He was a snob, and gradually alienated him. Besides, the princess was so meticulous and thoughtful back then, and she was very effective in handling trivial matters for him. She treated the people around him better than her son, but it is a pity that she is dead now. Thinking back when he was in full bloom, even The first emperor listened to his arrangements in everything. Yan Jun once said that Prince Qi is a person with deep affection. Although I don't know the truth of this statement, but there were rumors in Beijing in the early years that he and the first emperor... were somewhat unclear. Chu."

"Xiandi?" Xiao Suo was surprised, "They are brothers! Could it be, could it not be..."

Shen Yan pinched his face, and was not annoyed by him avoiding him. He still smiled and said: "They are not real brothers. King Qi's branch is the legitimate son of Zhenggen. It was only when the concubine came out of the prince and became Dezong that it was passed on all the way. Yu Tong is the first emperor who was born of a concubine. Although they are related by blood, they have been separated by several generations, so they are not really close."

"The rumors are unbelievable." Xiao Suo refused to guess wildly, "Besides, what does this have to do with whether Mei Qi is from Dongpu?"

Shen Yan disagreed: "The death day of the first emperor is August [-]th. King Qi has to go to meditate for two days on the [-]th of every month, either in Sheyuan or in Xishan. The prince's mansion used to be in Dongcheng, and it was moved after the death of the first emperor. I went to Xicheng—Xishan is where the imperial mausoleum is located. Therefore, although this matter is a rumor, it is not groundless. There are some shadows after all. As for Mei Qi, if he is really from Dongying, he may have plotted to do something wrong. There are a lot of high-ranking officials and dignitaries, if you really do it carefully, the consequences will be unimaginable." As he spoke, he sighed.

It was raining heavily outside, Xiao Suo opened the car window and looked, and saw that he had reached the Fulang Bridge, and the flower building was getting farther and farther away, still shining behind the water curtain, as if it would never go out.

Shen Yan pulled him back, closed the window and said: "Don't look at it, be careful of the wind, you will have a fever when you go back. You were soaked in rain and water tonight, and you did that thing with me, can you take it well? "

Xiao Suo's cheeks became hot, he took off his arms and said, "Don't move your hands."

Shen Yan couldn't help curling his lips just to make fun of himself.

The next day Xiao Suo went to Honglu Temple first, looked around, and went to the Yushi Terrace. He heard people inside were discussing together. He didn't know what new and interesting stories they were talking about, so he stepped forward and asked: "What are you talking about?" What? It's so lively."

Seeing him, the censors hurriedly bowed to salute, one of them said: "Go back to your lord, the officials are waiting to tell you what happened in Beijing this morning, I wonder if your lord has heard the news?"

"What's the matter?" Xiao Suo was puzzled.

The official said again: "It is General Shen Yan who went to the inspector's office early this morning to transfer the soldiers and horses patrolling the city, and searched all over the city with the soldiers and Taoists, saying that they wanted to find the lost cat in his house. When the officials came, they heard that they had all gone to the Dongying envoys, and the Dongying people were very upset, and there was some discord between the two sides, and they were not very happy."

When Xiao Suo heard about it, he scolded Shen Yan secretly, and went to intercede with Liu Siwen, asking him to suppress this matter, and not to order the patrolling censor to report to the holy majesty.

But Liu Siwen said: "Useless, didn't you hear that you came from Honglu Temple? The Dongying people have already entered the palace. I heard that at the banquet last night, you gave them a disgrace. It was a good thing to show our country's prestige. Who I know that today's move is a bit rude. I advise you not to worry about it, you are also responsible for it now."

Xiao Suo hurriedly rushed to Honglu Temple after hearing the words, and ordered Gu Hong to take people to stop the Dongying people, but the little official said that the reception envoy had already led them into the palace.

The two hurried to the Jinque Gate and watched the Dongying people enter the palace, only one step away from stopping them, but it was too late, so they had to follow them in for an audience.

As Liu Siwen expected, Huan Ye's face was gloomy when he heard this, and he scolded Xiao Suo and the officials in charge of the reception of Honglu Temple, and ordered them to deal with the envoys from various countries who came to the court recently, and not to be negligent, and said a few more words There is going to be a feast of all nations on the day, let them prepare early, so as not to be in a hurry.

A few words to coax the Dongying people away, but he suddenly changed his face, and immediately called Shen Yan into the palace, reprimanded him head and face, ordered him to be confined at home, and not allowed to go out for a month.

At last there was no major incident, Xiao Suo heaved a sigh of relief, and came out of the palace with lingering fear, passed by Shen Yan who was crooked and dejected, and said coldly: "You deserve it!"

The latter was deflated, but did not dare to say anything.

After all, Baoyu was not found, Shen Yan was completely honest about this matter, he was sipping wine at home every day, and heard people say how lively and prosperous it was outside when all nations came to court recently.

In the scorching summer, a hundred flowers are in full bloom, but he is lonely and withered.

The crown is covered with Jinghua, and the people are alone.

Xiao Suo has not been in contact with Shen Yan recently, he is so busy that he does not touch the ground all day long, and he has no leisure time from morning till night. Shitai, people from Honglu Temple came to Yushitai to ask questions.

In addition to being busy with business, he was also thinking about the secret conversation between Mei Qi and the Dongying people that night. It has all been reduced a lot.

It was finally the end of June, and the return date of the envoys from various countries was finally expected. Everyone set off one by one with results that matched or did not match the expectations when they arrived.The wind and clouds in Beijing suddenly dispersed, and all the yamen were exhausted.The emperor decreed that a one-day rest and bathing holiday should be added to let all the officials rest and recuperate.

The officials praised the emperor's benevolence, and went home to rest one after another.Xiao Suo originally planned to go to Anle County with Shan Gu to visit Ouyang Xu, and he happened to go there during this holiday, and he could stay in Anle for a day.

Who Chengwang just packed his luggage that day, someone from the yamen came to invite him.Xiao Suo hurriedly dressed, went to the headquarters to meet Yan Jun, and saw that all the adults were there. After careful questioning, he found out that something serious happened in the court.

Early this morning, Liu Yuzhou, Minister of the Ministry of Rituals, made an admonition with his death and impeached the current emperor Qi Wang Huan Bin, saying that he formed a party for personal gain, used power for profit, eradicated dissidents, ignored human life, manipulated the government, and harmed the country and the people. There are as many as [-] crimes listed. At the time, Chen Jigu, the governor of Yuezhou, Chen Jidao, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, Wenhai Xuezheng, and Xu Ling, the former minister of Honglu Temple who was just convicted the day before yesterday, were all ordered by him to act. Bewitched by his demonic words, now he has come to his senses and dare not deceive the emperor, and may the emperor punish him as well.

When the news came out, all the ministers were enraged and hurried back.

Huan Ye was neither sad nor happy, nor angry nor smiling, sitting upright in the court hall, and coldly ordered the Yushitai to investigate the case strictly, and none of the relevant personnel involved in the case should be let go, if anyone who bends the law for personal gain, once found out, he will be executed.

In the middle of the court, the wind and clouds are treacherous, and the sky has changed in an instant.

As soon as Yan Jun took the order, Liu Yuzhou burst into tears and said, "Your Majesty, there is still one thing that the criminal minister has not said. The Rueyitang, the evil killer organization in the Jianghu, is under the jurisdiction of King Qi!"