Chapter 8 chapter eight

Zhongshu ordered Shi Xian to take a strict order and dare not neglect, so he personally took people to arrest Mao Yanshou.Unexpectedly, it was too late, Mao Yanshou fled with his family long ago, and only Yang Bixian, who was looking after his house, was caught. "Speak!" Shi Xian interrogated Yang Bixian at Mao's house, "Where did Mao Yanshou escape to?" "The little one really doesn't know!" "You don't know, how do you look after his house?" "The little master only said that the emperor was afraid of killing him, so he was going to avoid the limelight. The little one asked him where he was hiding, and he said that he didn't know it himself, so he only took care of the little one, and took good care of his house."

"Since you know that the emperor is going to kill him, you still dare to take care of his house for him, do you really have the loyalty to plead guilty on behalf of your teacher?" This remark made Yang Bixian's face turn yellow from fright, "My lord, my lord," he shouted, "I don't have the guts to be so young. He is a master, so I have to listen to him. The little one even asked him , What if the emperor summons you? He said, just answer that you don't know where you are going!" "You still dare to hide it for the thief? Fight for me!" Shi Xian shouted: "Really fight!"

Yang Bixian was beaten to death with a leather whip, but he cried and shouted, saying that he really didn't know, and it was useless to beat him to death. Seeing this scene, I guess I really don't know.Order to stop the whip and ask again: "When the thief left, did you bring any luggage?" "With his money and a painting?" "A painting?" Shi Xian asked, "What kind of painting?" "The portrait of Wang Zhaojun." Yang Bixian said, "It was already destroyed, but I found it and took it with me." Shi Xian couldn't understand what he said, so he asked Yang Bixian to explain how he waited for Wang Zhaojun to send red envelopes late at night on the day of Ye Ting's portrait, but there was no news.In a rage, Mao Yanshou discarded the original beautiful picture of Wang Zhaojun and drew another one.It was what the emperor saw now, and Mao Yanshou deliberately found out this picture abandoned in the corner last night before leaving, and took it away with him.

Obviously, this discarded picture is still of great use to Mao Yanshou. If we can find out this use, we may be able to find Mao Yanshou's trace.Shi Xian suddenly realized something, but he had no time to think about it for a while, and had to learn more about the situation from Yang Bixian's mouth. "Let me ask you again, when did his family members leave?" "It was very early this morning." Yang Bixian said, "But the little one didn't see it. The little one spent most of the night and fell asleep at that time. When I woke up, I saw that the master left me a slip, and sent my teacher's wife and junior brother to me. Take it all away."

"Where's Jane?" "Here," Yang Bixian took out a wooden slip from his arms and worshiped it with both hands, "Please take a look at it, my lord." Take it over and take a look, and the slip reads: "The word Fu Bixian my brother: The foolish teacher will be wronged unjustly, and his life is in danger, and he has to flee with the scroll. There will be a period later, please take care!" Not talking about hiding but saying "death", it seems that he wants to escape from the capital, Shi Xian didn't have time to ask again, and ordered Yang Bixian to be sent to Tingwei Yamen for custody.Then he went back to the house, found the captain again, and ordered in person that all the gates of Chang'an must be closely interrogated to prevent Mao Yanshou from absconding.At the same time, Zhi Jinwu, who is in charge of public security in Gyeonggi, was notified to try to hunt down Mao Yanshou.

Two days have passed, and Mao Yanshou has not yet been arrested.The emperor questioned him as soon as they met, but Shi Xian could neither evade nor explain, which was a headache. On the morning of the third day, Hu Hanxie sent someone to the Zhongshu Mansion to say that he had urgent business, and sent a special messenger back home to ask for a customs amulet.Shi Xian had already agreed, and with an idea, he took care of Shi Gandang and said, "Tell Hu Hanxie, the person sent by Shanyu can issue the Guanfu, but the special messenger sent by him must come and pick it up in person."

Shi Gandang agreed to leave.Around noon, Shi Gandang came to report that the special envoy sent by Hu Hanxie could not come to pick him up in person because he could not speak Chinese, and hoped that Shi Zhongshu would accommodate him this time. "Hmph!" Shi Xian sneered: "Why not be flexible? As long as he doesn't take me for a fool, prepare your horse! I'll see Hu Hanxie go." As soon as he arrived at the hotel, Hu Hanxie was all smiles and very affectionate.Before he could say anything, he said: "It's just in time! I have something to talk to you, Shi Zhongshu, you are a good friend."

"I'm very happy to hear what Shan Yu said." "I'm also very happy!" Hu Hanxie looked a little frivolous: "Shi Zhongshu, I don't want the real princess anymore, I want a fake princess." "Shan Yu is willing to marry Princess Ninghu?" "I don't know what princess it is, I only know it's Wang Zhaojun." Shi Xian paid great attention to his words, his expression was calm on the surface, but he was very attentive in secret, and said slowly: "That's right! It's Princess Ninghu." "It's good enough! But," Hu Hanxie said casually, "you can't be more fake than fake."

"Chan Yu," Shi Xian asked solemnly, "Why did you say that?" Hu Hanxie knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, and he also lost his composure!Concealed embarrassingly, "Just say what you want, just say what you want." He waved his hands wildly: "Shi Zhongshu, don't take it seriously!" "Since it's just a joke, how can I be serious. But, Shan Yu," Shi Xian asked, "I would like to ask, why do you suddenly like the fake princess, and don't even want the real one?" "Oh!" Hu Hanxie said eloquently, "Didn't you say it yourself? The real princess has a bad temper, and her appearance is not very good."

"Yes, I said it. It's just that I don't understand why Shanyu likes Princess Ninghu so much? I think it's because she has a good temper and good looks, doesn't it?" "Yes! I've heard it said." He inadvertently revealed his mouth again.Shi Xian didn't let him go, and immediately asked: "Who?" This question, the voice is short, with the meaning of questioning.It was only then that Hu Hanxie realized that he was talking too much and too fast, so he thought about it for a while and replied cautiously: "Irrelevant people, if you tell them, Shi Zhongshu may not know."

Shi Xian thought, this person must be Mao Yanshou!Do you want to expose it now, or pretend to be confused first? After thinking about it, he decided: "I won't ask for now!" He changed the subject: "Shan Yu, do you want to send a special messenger back to China?" "Yeah! I'm asking you for a leveling talisman." "The level is ready! I brought it." "That's good!" Hu Hanxie stretched out his hand: "Give it to me!" Shi Xian couldn't give it lightly, but asking him to stretch out his hands and not withdraw them was a big mistake. After thinking about it, he smiled and grabbed Hu Hanxie's hand and said, "Shanyu's hands are very good. Wait for me to take a closer look." While speaking, he tugged at the other person's hand, moved himself closer, and pretended to look at it for a while, saying that his hand was the key to wealth and longevity, and after a ridiculous nonsense, Fang Shi turned sharply and said: "Single Yu, please call out the messenger, and I will hand over the Guanfu to him face to face." Hu Hanxie was taken aback, and had no choice but to signal to Hu Litu: "You call the special messenger!" "Yes!" Hulitu agreed.He walked out sluggishly. Shi Xian already had a plan in his chest, and now he has a better grasp of the truth, and feels that there is no need to spend more time!So he shouted: "General Hu!" Hu Litu was startled for no reason, stood still, turned around and agreed: "Shi Zhongshu." "The special messenger sent by your office said that he can't speak Chinese?" "Yes, no Chinese." "You can't speak Chinese, so you can't understand me when you call me, right?" It turned out to be such a question!Hu Litu replied easily: "It doesn't matter, I can translate it for him." "Then, the special mission is on the way? Xiaoxing stayed overnight, and he had to deal with the rebels. Could it be that General Hu also accompanied him to act as his coordinator?" Hu Litu couldn't prevent him from asking this question, so he was tongue-tied and struggled to answer: "Of course not. I'll send him another clerk." "In this way, don't you need two for Guanfu? Why do you only want one for me?" The wind of talking became more and more intense, and Hu Litu was dumbfounded by the question.Hu Hanxie also disappeared the smile that was on Shi Xian's face before he entered the door, hating Hu Litu for being useless, so angry that he wanted to scold him. But Shi Xian was blunt, and said seriously: "Shan Yu, the Han family treats you well, and in a blink of an eye you will become the son-in-law of the Han family, you shouldn't shelter the traitors of the Han family!" Hu Hanxie was taken aback.Immediately realizing it, he pretended to be confused and smiled and said, "Shi Zhongshu, you are so mean, why are you blaming me like this for no reason? I have no idea what you are talking about." "Then just say it! Please hand over the thief!" After speaking, he drew his hands together and pressed them on his abdomen, raising his face and not looking at Hu Hanxie. "What thief?" "Why bother to ask Shan Yu knowingly?" Hu Hanxie kept his mouth shut, and looked at Hu Litu in blank dismay, extremely embarrassed.But Mao Yanshou, who was hiding behind the screen, had his feet trembling—it turned out that he had brought Wang Zhaojun's picture to meet Hu Hanxie, as Shi Xian expected, and asked for cover for him to escape to the outside of the Great Wall.At the same time, he said that China's closed roads and mountains and rivers are all in his belly, and he is willing to draw them for Hu Hanxie's future invasion.I don't want Yang Bixian to reveal how he escaped with the picture.Shi Xian was given a clue, and there was a loophole of discussing the pass, so it was concluded that he was hiding here.The worst thing is that Hu Hanxieci is poor and unreasonable, it seems that he has to obey Shi Xian's request! Rethinking this, I wake up like a dream.If you don't escape at this time, when will you wait?As he thought about it, his feet moved, and he walked out the back door of the hotel. Even the property he had accumulated for many years had to be abandoned. In front of the screen, Shi Xian issued a final warning: "Shan Yu, Shi has a message: Between Princess Ning Hu and Mao Yanshou, you can choose one, and you must not have both!" Hu Hanxie was moved.Hu Litu is also considering the pros and cons of this matter. "Let's explain it more clearly!" Shi Xian pressed another step: "Mao Yanshou can't escape the capital anymore! Shan Yu, if you want to protect him, I'm afraid it will be difficult." Hearing this, Hu Litu immediately had an opinion, shouted: "Shan Yu!" "Please, please!" Shi Xian waved his hand generously: "The two of you think you have something to discuss, please go ahead, please go ahead." So Hu Litu accused Hu Hanxie of a crime and led Hu Hanxie aside, and whispered his opinion.Now that Shi Xian has taken precautions, the city gate must be strictly checked.Mao Yanshou is useless if he can't leave Chang'an and go beyond the Great Wall. It's better to hand it over to avoid discord. Hu Hanxie agreed with his proposition, walked up to Shi Xian, and said bluntly: "Shi Zhongshu, I have something to say beforehand. Mao Yanshou came here by himself, not by me. Logically speaking, since He needs me, I should help him, I don't want you to say it so seriously, I will hand over Mao Yanshou to you for the sake of reconciliation. However, please take care of me and spare him a capital punishment!" This is something that Shi Xian has no right to promise, so he can only pretend to be a snake, "Yes, yes, Shan Yu!" "I will do my best to save his life," he said. "That's it!" Hu Hanxie said to Hu Litu, "Go and bring him out." After Hu Litu went away for a long time, Fang Shi came to report angrily: "Mao Yanshou can't be found everywhere, and he probably escaped." "Escaped?" Shi Xian was deeply suspicious, displeased because of doubt, his face was very ugly. Not only Shi Xian, but also Hu Hanxie had an ugly face.Hu Litu knew that this was very troublesome.As far as he was concerned, it was a catastrophe, because Hu Hanxie made it impossible to explain. "Chan Yu, I even searched the toilet." He wished he had two mouths to argue: "It's really unexpected. Mao Yanshou is a guest here, not a prisoner, so the guards will inevitably be negligent.Anyway, I can swear that I will not disobey Shan Yu's order and deliberately indulge in favoritism. " These words and Hu Hanxie's expression made Shi Xian fully understand.Of course, Hu Hanxie had no doubts in Hu Litu, and after hearing this explanation, he expressed his attitude to Shi Xian: "Shi Zhongshu, I'm sure what he said is true. It's useless to justify it when something unexpected happens. Mao Yanshou did escape! If you don't believe me, please search!" "Words are serious, words are serious!" Shi Xian replied, "If you want to search, don't search here. I have to go back quickly.farewell! "As he said, he arched his hands, lifted the hem of the purple robe, and hurried out. As soon as he returned to the mansion, he got the news that the emperor called urgently.Therefore, Shi Xian ordered his staff to inform Sili Xiaowei and Zhi Jinwu to step up their investigation and arrest Mao Yanshou. Entering the palace, Kuang Heng and King Feng Ye have already entered the palace.After Shi Xian saluted, the emperor naturally asked Mao Yanshou again.On this day, with Shi Xianzhizhu in his hand, his words were more eloquent. "Returning to the emperor, Mao Yanshou has been found and is still in the capital. I have sent people to step up the search and arrest, and he will not be allowed to escape the law!" "We must catch him and deal with it strictly." The emperor paused and said, "I summoned you today to tell you one thing. I decided to revoke the title of Princess Ninghu." Hearing this, the three people had different feelings, Kuang Heng was surprised, Feng Yewang was dissatisfied, and Shi Xian was afraid—what he was afraid of would happen, finally happened! "Why did the emperor change his mind?" Kuang Heng asked. "I have something else to do." The so-called "other treatment" is self-evident that Wang Zhaojun was changed from the eldest princess to a concubine.What King Feng Ye is dissatisfied with lies in this. He thinks that the emperor emphasizes color and despises the country, which is unreasonable for a king. "Ask your majesty," he deliberately asked, "after Princess Ninghu's title is revoked, will she change her title?" "That is a future matter." The emperor dodged, but King Feng Ye was about to press forward. He raised his voice and said, "Looking at the situation, does the emperor intend to accept her as a concubine?" "This—" the emperor said vaguely, "we will talk about it at that time. Not necessarily." "I hope the emperor will dispel this intention." Feng Yewang bluntly said: "It is indeed the case, it is a great misfortune for the country. I dare not issue an edict!" "Chen," Kuang Heng also said, "I also think it's impossible!" The words were too reserved, the emperor couldn't bear it!Green for a while, red for a while, finally getting old from embarrassment to anger. "Are you all planning to resist the decree?" Both Kuang Heng and Shi Xian were shocked.However, King Feng Ye refused to give in, and argued: "The minister is for the country and for the sake of the emperor. First, the concubine's title is lightly granted and accepted, which is against the court's dignity; A woman disregards the country's safety and the people's misfortune, she is a stupid lord—" The emperor was furious, "Shut up!" ? You are about to rebel! Do you think I dare not kill you?" "Your Majesty, please calm down the fury of thunder!" Shi Xian hastily tried to persuade him, "Prince Feng Ye is upright by nature, but what he said is really out of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism." "Hmph! To slander the emperor is also to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic?" The emperor sneered angrily. "I dare not slander your majesty." Feng Yewang also defended: "What I mean is that disregarding the safety of the country and the welfare of the people for a woman is the action of a fatuous lord. The emperor will not take it seriously! " The emperor became more and more angry, and asked sharply: "According to what you say, if I accept Wang Zhaojun, I will be a fatuous master?" Kuang Heng felt that such a statement was unfair, so he blurted out: "That's not what King Feng Ye meant." But others defended him, but King Feng Ye himself pleaded guilty and begged for mercy. He nodded and said, "I'm guilty of death!" "That's right! You have all committed the heinous crime of capital punishment!" The emperor shouted loudly, "Shi Xian!" "The minister is here." Shi Xian agreed tremblingly. "You passed the decree to Ting Wei, King Feng Ye is disrespectful, and punish the crime with the law." "Great disrespect" is a felony "heinous" crime, the lightest of which is the death penalty.This is too much, Shi Xian felt that if the emperor used his power so presumptuously, all the ministers would be in danger in the future, and he would also be afraid of it, so he had to commit Yan Lizheng. "Your Majesty, please—" The emperor didn't allow him to speak, and interrupted loudly: "You don't need to say more!" "This matter is of great importance, and I cannot help admonishing you." "I don't want to listen!" The emperor jumped up and walked behind the curtain without looking back. Shi Xian was very troubled, looked at Kuang Heng Feng Yewang, sighed and said: "The words of the two gentlemen are really too straightforward." Kuang Heng was normally a peaceful person, but at this time he lost his nerdy temper for some reason, and said loudly, "Death by admonishment is immortal. After Kuang follows Feng Gong, he is also willing to die with him." "Okay! Alright!" Shi Xian hurriedly stopped him: "Don't say these words anymore! For the current plan, there is only one way to go. Feng Gong!" "Yes." Feng Yewang agreed. Shi Xian hesitated.One way he thought of was to ask Feng Jieyu to ask the queen mother, who would surely save Feng Yewang.But I'm afraid that he is too stubborn and refuses to beg his sister. Wouldn't it be a stalemate? Thinking of this, he immediately made a decision, he didn't need to tell King Feng Ye about this matter, he just said: "Please stay in the house for a while, and I will find a way." The solution is already in Shi Xian's mind.He brought King Feng Ye back to the Zhongshu Mansion, on the one hand, with the intention of supervision, so as to explain the emperor's sentence of "delivering an order to the court officer to convict him"; on the other hand, he did not want him to go home to meet Mrs. Feng, otherwise it would hinder him plan. His plan is to take his wife to see Mrs. Feng and tell the story in detail.Please ask Madam Feng to go back to the palace to meet Feng Jieyu and plead with the Queen Mother.If King Feng Ye returned home and Mrs. Shi went to visit, it would be inconvenient to talk, and Mrs. Feng would have to discuss with her husband, maybe King Feng Ye would not approve of this. Things go fast.That night, the Empress Dowager found out about it. The Empress Dowager was very angry about this incident, so she sent someone to inform the emperor that night: she had something to say when I went to the Palace of Compassion and Peace the next day.