There are many treasures in this country

Ever since Shen Yan taught Yang Weiju a lesson, the atmosphere in the Hongwen Museum has quietly changed.

Xiao Suo discovered recently that although the people in the museum are very warm and polite to him on the surface, they are getting more and more distant from him in private.

It turned out that they bothered him too, but they didn't ignore him, and they often discussed the matter of compiling books.Now they are avoiding each other in fear, sometimes they clearly saw each other from a distance, but they pretended not to see and dodged halfway.

At first Xiao Suo only thought that he was suspicious, but later he gradually realized that something was wrong, but he was helpless.Probably everyone was afraid of becoming the second person to be kicked out of the museum, so it was like this.

Fortunately, Xiao Suo is used to being alone, he used to eat lunch alone, but now he is still alone, it doesn't really hinder him, it's just that it is inconvenient when he is studying.

But he didn't care, at most he was thick-skinned—the one who is close to the ink is black, and he is deeply impressed by Shen Yan's samādhi——just strike up a few words with them.Left and right, they are afraid of themselves, dare not answer questions, and dare not respond to requests.

The weather is getting colder and colder, and in the middle of October, a first snow falls, which turns the world into a silvery white.

Xiao Suo's carriage was covered with a layer of boards, and there was cotton wool in the middle of the compartment. Shen Yan forced a small charcoal stove inside, plus a hand stove to keep him warm, and he was wearing a big fur coat. Although he was afraid of the cold, he didn't feel cold.

He is now a person with monthly income, although he wants to save money, he is no longer as poor as before, besides, Shen Yan always reminds him not to be afraid of spending money, so he goes to the canteen in the restaurant for lunch every day.

He was still feeding the cat in the alley outside the museum, and every day at noon he saved some meat from his teeth and sent it over in oiled paper.

In the past, Xiao Suo thought it was Liu Siwen's cat, but he often saw Liu Siwen visiting it, so he was not sure.

At noon that day, he went to feed the cat as usual, and Liu Siwen happened to be there too, holding the cat in his arms very affectionately.A small five-petal-shaped paw print in the heavy snow, and the two rows of human footprints, are closely packed together.

Xiao Suo said hello to him, but he didn't know what else to say, and when he was thinking about finding something to say, Liu Siwen took the initiative to speak to him: "Thank you."

"Ah?" Xiao Suo reacted, flattered, "It's nothing, it's just a little effort. If Brother Liu likes it, why don't you take it home and take care of it?"

Liu Siwen said blankly: "He is mine and cannot be taken back."

He has always spoken concisely, never has a long speech, and rarely has nonsense, sometimes he even speaks only a few important words, as if as long as others can understand him, he doesn't care about the smoothness and beauty of the sentences.

Although this sentence was short, Xiao Suo heard a big drama, probably because his family did not allow him to keep a cat, so he fostered the cat here.

"If Brother Siwen's home is inconvenient, I would like to raise this cat for you." Xiao Suo blurted out, "It's just that I live so far away, I wonder if Brother would like it?"

Liu Siwen glanced at him and asked, "You...why?"

"Why?" Xiao Suo didn't know, he just smiled and said: "It's just a little effort, there is no reason. If brother Siwen wants, you can let me take care of it, and you can also come and see it at any time. If you don't want to, brother will still be the same, day after day Just feed it in the daytime.”

Liu Siwen hugged the cat, rubbed the bottom of his hand and said, "Forget it, if you want, you can take him away."

After he finished speaking, he put down the cat and walked back. When he reached the entrance of the alley, he turned back and asked, "What can I do for you? Can I help you?"

Xiao Suo shook his head, just as he picked up the cat, he suddenly stopped him: "Brother Siwen, wait a minute, I have something to say." He walked forward and said hesitantly: "Brother Siwen, I just remembered something. I really want to ask Brother Siwen."

"What's the matter?" Liu Siwen asked bluntly.

Xiao Suo said: "That's how it is. On that day, I heard brother Siwen talking with others, saying that some family members are going to Zhuoyang. I don't know if it is true?"

"Really." Liu Siwen was puzzled, "Why?"

Xiao Suo wanted him to help him bring some things back to Zhuoyang.According to the "Book of Rites": "The honorable man is tall and has many trees, while the humble man is sealed and has few trees. The emperor's tomb is three blades high, and the tree is pine; the prince's half, the tree is cypress; the doctor is eight feet, the tree is luan; A scholar is four feet long, and the tree is a locust tree; the common man has no grave, and the tree is a willow."

He used to be poor, and it was thanks to Shen Yan that his mother was buried, so the tomb is a bit sloppy.Although the tombstone is luxuriously repaired, there is not much grass around it.He wanted to go to worship, but he couldn't leave, so he had to entrust someone to do it.

Xiao Suo handed over the bag of silver, and said: "If you don't mind, please help me plant two pagoda trees next to my parents' graves, and check to see if there are any traces of their graves being moved."

Liu Siwen readily agreed, accepted his money, and agreed.Xiao Suo took the cat home and named him "Xi Zhi".

The next time Xiao Suo met Shen Yan, he asked him for the medicinal materials that Baoyu had used before.Because cats and dogs love to provoke fleas and other insects, the solution is to boil water with medicinal materials and bathe them, and it will be effective after a few times.

Shen Yan was worrying about how to write the memorial at the time, and he came just in time, so he hurriedly pressed him on the chair, asked him to help with the words, typed out the draft, so that he could copy it again.

Xiao Suo was familiar with these things, after writing the beginning of the standard, he asked him what he wanted to report, what tone he wanted to report, where it was light, where it was heavy, where it was simple, and where it was complicated.

What Shen Yan wanted to play was the details of the ice-drinking case and the earthquake case. Naturally, these details had to be written according to the emperor's wishes.

Originally, this matter should be handed over to Yushitai to participate, but Yan Jun said a few days ago that he was ordered to assist in the investigation of this matter, and he should report the case first, and Yushitai will then participate in the relevant officials involved in the case. , Fang is right.

This stumped the general.

Shen Yan next to him was not afraid, but he was afraid of being asked to write. When he spoke clearly, his mouth was faster than a parrot, but when he landed on the paper, his mouth seemed to be blocked by paste, and he became dumb.

Fortunately, he has a unique treasure. While writing, the latter listened to him say: "That day I called Liao Hui's father, Liao Ziting, a former doctor of the Ministry of Industry, to his home to inquire. Hmph, this fellow refused to say anything at first. Later, I told him the rebellious and insulting words he said that day on the head of Yinzhong Xianlou, and after a little threat, he immediately frightened the mouse like a cat, and turned the matter upside down."

When Shen Yan went to the Hongwen Museum that day, he secretly wanted to vent his anger on Xiao Suo, but it was obvious that he was going to review the old documents about the expansion of the Nanshan Ice Storage.He ordered Lang Chengchi, the school secretary, to take someone to look it up for half a day before he found relevant records from an old booklet.

The little official next to Cheng Chi said at the time that this book was almost caught in a sea of ​​fire when the Hongwen Museum was flooded last winter.At that time, the library was in chaos, and it was he who desperately moved out a batch of precious documents in spite of his life, and this old file was inside.

Afterwards, the former school secretary was dismissed due to dereliction of duty, and Cheng Chi took over his position by virtue of this merit.

Holding the nearly destroyed booklet, Shen Yan couldn't help sneering in his heart, it's too much of a coincidence that the archives leaked so much that he couldn't die, there was probably something else going on in it.

Sure enough, this old file contained the names of a group of officials at that time, including Chen Jidao, the former doctor of the Ministry of Industry and the current minister of the Ministry of Industry, and he was promoted because of the expansion of the ice store.

According to Liao Ziting, Hao Junping, the current minister of the Ministry of Industry, was responsible for presiding over this matter at the beginning, but such matters have always been put on the name of the upper officials, and the subordinates have to suffer and suffer.Therefore, it was Chen Jidao and him who took care of the specific implementation.

At the beginning, he knew that the water here was extremely deep. Regardless of his objection, Chen Jidao insisted on building a foundation above the spring, saying that this place has excellent geomantic omen, and it is also a natural cave. Construction here saves labor and worry. is the most suitable choice.

Liao Ziting naturally didn't believe in evil, but Chen Jidao's influence in the court was profound, and he had crushed Lu Zifeng, a former minister of rites who was proud of his career in his early years, so he naturally didn't dare to make an enemy rashly, so he could only act according to his words.

Only later did he know that Chen Jidao chose to construct here, and his real purpose was to hide a large number of unknown corpses thrown here.

It was originally a cave where corpses were abandoned, but it was discovered somehow, and everyone knew it.Chen Jidao probably wanted to quell the controversy and conceal the truth, so he was in a hurry to dispose of these corpses.

This matter is not difficult, usually you only need to burn the corpses with a big fire, but this place is abnormally damp, and there are so many corpses, it is bound to be suspicious to transport them out one by one, and the fire cannot be lighted, so it is quite troublesome.

Coincidentally, at this time, the first emperor issued an order to expand the ice storage, it can be said that God helped me, Chen Jidao happened to go along with the current, and buried all the corpses in the ground, and there was no clue to follow from then on.

If it wasn't for the flooding of the pool later, which washed away the foundation, and the earthquake caused these corpses to see the light again, this matter would not have been discovered until now.

Liao Ziting knew the power of this, so after the completion of the project, he resigned from his official position and went home to find a job.He doesn't like being an official either, so he just drinks and enjoys himself every day.

Later, those who found out about this matter died, and the officials were dismissed. He couldn't help but rejoice, fortunately, he had prepared early, otherwise he would have been silenced by them.

To this day, he often mentions the expansion of the icehouse at home, but he doesn't explain the secret in the middle. In fact, he wants to protect his two sons.

If something unexpected happens in the future, this matter is a double-edged sword, it can lead to death, but it can also become a life-saving talisman.

For example at this moment.

Shen Yan asked him who those corpses were and why they were there.Liao Ziting said: "That was originally a cave where Jianghu murderers dumped their corpses. Some officials in Beijing died in their homes for unknown reasons, and they were thrown here, so there were many dead. Chen Jidao's move can be said to be for many officials. Take care of a mess."

"Jianghu killer?" Shen Yan faintly felt a little strange.

Liao Ziting nodded and said, "General, have you ever heard of Happy Hall?"

Shen Yan suddenly realized: "That's right, it's them! I said that there is a faction in the Jianghu that can use the fourth-rank officials of the Ministry of Industry to deal with its aftermath. Naturally, there is no doubt that it is Ruyitang!"

Liao Ziting also echoed: "What the general said is very true. When the Ruyitang was in full swing 20 years ago, its power could almost rival the imperial court. Although it is not as good as before, it still cannot be underestimated."

After checking this section, everything is clear, and the case has only been revealed until now.

Xiao Suo wrote here and asked him: "I heard before that Chen Jigu was convicted for the sake of Ruyitang, but now that he knows that Chen Jidao is his brother, it is not surprising. I just don't know why this Ruyitang has such extraordinary abilities. Can their brothers go forward and continue to be loyal to them?"

"Where does the Happy Hall have such ability!" Shen Yan twitched the corner of his mouth: "Looking at the world, who else has such ability except King Qi?"