Chapter 128 Unparalleled Love

Chen Yan stared at Qin Mubai with a little annoyance: "Can you not be so frivolous and casual? Can you give me a clear answer?"

"Some people in the world are strange. They don't believe it when it's a serious promise. If it's false and perfunctory, you have to take it seriously." Qin Mubai said, "I thought you were such a person, so I deliberately perfunctory you."

"Man, don't be so petty!" Chen Yan knew that she was a little wrong. She stared at Qin Mubai with hatred and came back. She leaned against the pillar and said, "Now it's my turn to ask you a few questions. If you answer well, I will believe you and will naturally tell you everything you want to know. If you don't answer well, I will never easily reveal a word even if I am like this today.

"What are you waiting for? Ask!"

Chen Yan said, "Are you going to investigate Zhang Tianci's case in depth?"

"Natural." Qin Mubai said, "I'm telling you the truth, King Wu and I were ordered by the emperor to thoroughly investigate the Jishan case. Originally, we didn't know that things would be so complicated, let alone that the Jishan County magistrate would suddenly die, leading to a series of major cases. From the beginning, we were also innocently involved, and we couldn't help getting deeper and deeper. In fact, we don't want to chase or deliberately target anyone, let alone suffer more people because of this. What we are doing now is to minimize the crisis caused by this case. Except for those evil culprits, everyone else should try not to affect it. Of course, this also includes ourselves. Therefore, what we are doing now is just to save people, save ourselves, and try to make the court less shocked.

"Looking at what you said, I'll believe you." Chen Yan said, "The second question, how will you deal with Zhang Tianci?"

"He must not die now." Qin Mubai said concisely, "It is because his death must be after all the dust has settled."

"Does that mean that Zhang Tianci will die?" Chen Yan nodded, "I believe this, too. In fact, I may know more about the case than you. I did lie to you before. In my correspondence with my husband, he poured a lot of bitter water on me, especially when the flood defense embankment of Jishan Lake began to be built. There has always been nothing to talk about between me and him. He is an affectionate and righteous person. Most of the time, he will take into account the interests and face of others, and would rather pay and sacrifice himself. So he was very painful and confused, and he didn't know what to do. I have said countless times that I want to resign and return to the field, but I really can't let go of the reputation and official position that I have worked hard for ten years. That is, since then, I hate officialdom and people who are officials.

"You finally told a little truth." Qin Mubai smiled slightly, "The truth sounds different."

"I haven't finished asking yet." Chen Yan glanced at Qin Mubai coldly and said, "If you investigate this case all the way and find out some big shots that you didn't expect... The big shots for you are naturally extraordinary - what will you do?"

"You mean..." Qin Mubai smiled deceitfully and thought that she had said this. Why don't I cheat her?

After deliberately opening the tone and selling the barrier, Qin Mubai said, "Do you mean a person who is 'big' than the King of Wu?"

Chen Yan said quietly: "You answer the question first."

"Do things as appropriate." Qin Mubai said, "That's all I can answer. It's too fake to say that you should deal with it impartially or make a promise now.

"That means, see who the other party is and then decide how to deal with it, right?" Chen Yan said.

"Yes."

Chen Yan began to be silent and stopped talking.

After a long time, Qin Mubai said, "Have you finished asking? Can you tell me the truth now and tell me your secret?

Chen Yanxing looked up at Qin Mubai slightly, with a little hesitation and hesitation in the corners of her eyes.

"I won't force you." Qin Mubai said, "In fact, if you don't say many things, it doesn't mean that I don't know. It's just that I can't implement it without conclusive evidence, but I can guess boldly.

"Guess." Chen Yan said lightly, "Anyway, it's not from my mouth. It can't prove anything."

"This is reasonable, so I'll guess." Qin Mubai said, "In fact, Zhu Chengwen did write a confidential account book, and he may have realized that he would be in danger, so he sent this account book to you in advance for his needs. This ledger records the whereabouts and uses of many court grants, some of which must be out of sight, which is a metaphor for bribery to some people.

Chen Yan listened quietly and didn't say anything, and even her expression didn't change.

Qin Mubai smiled and continued: "Later, Zhu Chengwen died, so you immediately thought that he was retaliated or killed, and then you came to revenge. But you have a lot of scruples, because some people are involved in this book, which makes you feel very embarrassed. He may be kind to Zhu Chengwen, or he is kind to you, or he is inextricably linked to both of you, which makes you in a dilemma. At the same time, you also know that King Wu and I came to Jishan for disaster relief and investigated this case. So you really want to know how much we have found out. Next, you find a way to get in with us.

Chen Yan was still silent and didn't say a word.

"Just yesterday afternoon, you saw Zhang Tianci come to the military village, and the king of Wu also received him and rewarded him." Qin Mubai said, "Maybe because of this, you think that we are the same as Zhang Tianci, which makes you very angry and anxious. First, you feel that you have been used and deceived by me. Second, you are eager to take revenge. Third, you really want to kill Zhang Tianci and kill people immediately. The purpose is to cover the person recorded in the account book. What I said, right?"

"It's all speculation, and there is no evidence." Chen Yan said lightly.

"I really don't have it, but it doesn't mean I can't find it." Qin Mubai said, "I can't do anything about you. It doesn't mean I can't do anything about Zhang Tianci. You are a good man who abides by the way of chivalry, but he is a complete villain. If a villain is greedy and afraid of death, he can sell anything.

"So, I have to kill him in advance!" Chen Yan shouted anly.

Qin Mubai breathed a gentle smile and said, "You finally admitted it!"

Chen Yan and Liu Mei stared at Qin Mubai with anger and resentment, and turned her head to silence.

"Actually... the person you want to cover may be the person we also want to help." Qin Mubai said, " Maybe he is also innocent, but he took some money for a while and then was used. Even if there is a small fault, it should not be affected by such a great crime. Chen Yan, you know why you don't know why. You think that that person and Zhang Tianci are the same person, the mastermind and the accomplice. The investigation of this case will not be good, so you wishfully eradicated the insider for him. Unexpectedly, instead of helping him like this, you are hurting him - I've said so much, you should understand what I'm talking about, right?

At this time, Chen Yan was shocked: "You... actually know everything?"

"Guess, there is no evidence at all." Qin Mubai smiled slightly, "But my guess is by no means groundless. It makes sense. You won't understand this, and you can't imagine how I can guess this, right?

"That's good... You're terrible! How can you think of so many things? Although you don't have any evidence, the reality is almost nothing in line with what you guess!" Chen Yan looked at Qin Mubai in surprise, with a frightening look in her beautiful big eyes for the first time.

"Maybe this is the reason why you look down on an official!" Qin Mubai laughed at himself and said, "The officials are full of bad ideas. After thinking about everything, they will think about some of the causes and consequences. If you do more of this kind of thing, you will practice some unpredictable skills.

"You're talking nonsense!" Chen Yan was still surprised and a little confused, "How on earth did you think of it?"

"Do you think of - Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia?" Qin Mubai said with a slight smile.

"Uh! ..." Chen Yan was shocked, "Do you really know?"

"That's true." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Actually, we should have opened the skylight to speak up. Because both the King of Wu and I have always admired and respect the King of Jiangxia. King Wu knows more about him. He once told me that his uncle is perfect. The only quirk is that he is greedy for money, and he is simply greedy for money. He will never corrupt the law, because it is always very easy for him to get wealth. Therefore, we have been speculating that there should be a big man behind Zhang Tianci to provide him with convenience. This big man is likely to be Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia, the governor of Jinzhou today. With the help of the prince's relationship, Zhang Tianci easily met Li Daozong and then offered bribes to him. Then, under his banner, they hung sheep's heads outside to sell dog meat and began to prostitute men and women. The king of Jiangxia must have been kept in the dark. Otherwise, his personality will never condone a small marquis to so damage his reputation and cause him trouble.

"Is that so?" Chen Yan said in surprise, "I always thought that King Jiangxia was also with Zhang Tianci!"

"Did Zhu Chengwen tell you?" Qin Mubai smiled and said, "After all, little officials like him don't know much about things in the officialdom. Or, it was Zhang Tianci, Cheng Songnian and others who deceived Zhu Chengwen and made him mistake it for the truth. Chen Yan, in fact, I have a word that is disrespectful to the deceased, and I have never said it. Now I want to ask you, so first of all, please forgive me.

"Well, you said."

"Zhu Chengwen, you were actually with Zhang Tianci and others, right?" Qin Mubai said, "Otherwise, he could not have known so many secrets and would not have been killed. I guessed that he had to join Zhang Tianci and others out of helplessness or being trapped by some kind of emotion and became a part of them. At the same time, he has his own bottom line and conscience, so he has been struggling in his heart. He had nowhere to talk about the pain, so he told you all this. I think the reason why he caused these pains should be Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia. Chen Yan, can you tell me what Zhu Chengwen has to do with King Jiangxia?

Chen Yan's face turned a little white. Her silver teeth clenched to avoid Qin Mubai's eyes and nodded slowly: "It seems that I really underestimated you... You are terrible, you can guess!"

"Say it! Believe me, I will keep this secret and let the dead Zhu Chengwen retain the last trace of dignity!" Qin Mubai said.

Chen Yan nodded and said, "King Jiangxia is my husband's great benefactor. When I went to Beijing to take the exam, my husband couldn't even afford to live in an inn. He nestled in the Lifang street in Chang'an every day, reading in the light of the night lights. By chance, he met the King of Jiangxia. The king of Jiangxia was very moved to see that a scholar was so poor but still working hard. He was immediately given some money and goods to let him live in the official house to prepare for the exam. Then, Jiang Xiawang, a man with a heart, also specially greeted the people of the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Public Affairs, saying that he had a student to participate in this year's scientific examination.

"In this way, the king of Jiangxia is indeed very grateful to Zhu Chengwen." Qin Mubai said, "In the scientific examination of our dynasty, if you can vote for a good family and have a good background, if you recommend it by the noble minister, you will vote for the 'book', so that the chance of going to pass the examination will be greatly increased. And from then on, even if he is a student of King Jiangxia, wherever he goes, he is also a golden signboard.

"Yes." Chen Yan said, "But my husband knew nothing about this, and he confusedly submitted a public paper to the Ministry of Ceremonies (meaning that he took the exam as a civilian and did not take advantage of the relationship between the 'men' of King Jiangxia). After he was admitted, he heard the officials of the Ministry of Ceremonies talk about the recommendation of the king of Jiangxia. He regretted it, and from then on, he was grateful to the king of Jiangxia to give birth to his parents.

"That's really a pity." Qin Mubai said, "If he enters the official position in the form of investing in a 'roll', the starting point of his official career will be very high, and it is even possible to be an official in the capital as a poor official, with a bright future. Because he voted for the public paper of the Ministry of Ceremonies, he is just an ordinary Jinshi. It's not bad to be able to reach Qipinzhi County. Jiang Xiawang is the secretary of the ceremonial department of the school. Although he will not personally preside over the affairs of the ceremonial department, there is still authority there. It's just a hand-made effort that he completely changed the fate of Zhu Chengwen's life. No wonder, Zhu Chengwen is grateful to him.

"In fact, before I met the King of Jiangxia, my husband regarded him as if he were a god in his heart." Chen Yan said, "I have heard him mention the King of Jiangxia more than once. I heard about the great achievements of the King of Jiangxia in those years. He said how he is a young hero and how he loves the people as a son. He is a perfect person. If you can see him once in your lifetime, this life will no longer be in vain. I didn't expect that he and Chang'an and his party would really meet the King of Jiangxia and receive his great kindness... It's no wonder that my husband will suffer and struggle so much after encountering those things in Jishan.

Qin Mubai nodded: "So it is, I understand. It seems that the account book really exists, and it must have recorded the whereabouts of part of the dike repair money, which was probably given to the King of Jiangxia. Seeing that King Jiangxia was so bribed and greedy, Zhu Chengwen must be very painful. At the same time, Zhang Tianci and Cheng Songnian used Zhu Chengwen's psychological weakness to coerce him to join the partnership. In desperation, in order not to betray the king of Jiangxia, Zhu Chengwen had to secretly agree to them and help do some harmful things. In the struggle between kindness and morality, I can imagine the pain of Zhu Chengwen. But in the end, the outbreak of the lake flood broke the balance in his heart, and he decided to report and expose it. Even if he is scolded by the world for being ungrateful, he will make the true face of the flood public. Is this it?"

"Not bad. It was also because of this that he was killed by Liao Lirong. Chen Yan said, "Actually, I can imagine how relieved it was when my husband died. It may be more painful for him to live like that than to die. It's just a pity that if he can live longer and see you, and listen to you that the king of Jiangxia is just deceived and used by others, he won't be so painful!"

Speaking of this, Chen Yan's eyes turned red, and her voice was also a little choked. She hurriedly reached out and covered her mouth and forced herself not to cry.

"Did he tell you in his letter that if he dies, don't betray King Jiangxia no matter what?" Qin Mubai said.

"Yes. This is the last and only last wish he left me. Chen Yan said, "I don't know why he is so stupid. In the end, he has made the truth of the case public in the name of being scolded and ungrateful, but he left me such a last wish in the end?"

Qin Mubai sighed and sighed leisurely, "Love and righteousness are difficult to do both. Zhu Chengwen is a good person. He has a heart of gratitude and a heart of justice for the public. But these two hearts can't get together, so that he can't survive and die. I guessed that at the end of his life, he had expected that he might face the disaster of killing, and he was also suddenly enlightened. In his position, as a county magistrate, he has this responsibility to uphold the justice of the king. But when he dies, he will no longer be the magistrate of Jishan County. There will be someone else to deal with the brown case, and someone will take over the position of county magistrate. At this time, there was finally only a heart of gratitude left in his heart. He hoped that the King of Jiangxia would be safe and sound... Although he didn't know whether the King of Jiangxia was really innocent and exploited. He is just... grateful!"

"That's his only last wish. No matter what he says, I will do it desperately. Chen Yan said, "In this way, I came to Jishan. You will know everything that will happen next.

Qin Mubai was silent.

Zhu Chengwen, an ordinary member of the Tang Dynasty, lived a miserable life under the test of love and blood, kindness and righteousness. As Chen Yan said, death is really a relief for him.

His pain comes from his unparalleled affection!

If he is an unrighteous person, can An be so painful or even die recently?

And Chen Yan is a simple and straightforward hero. The matter of being entrusted to be loyal, don't hesitate to die for a word, don't ask about success or failure, right or wrong, and never move forward.

The same affectionate and righteous.

Love and righteousness, why are there so many versions in this world? Which one is right or wrong?

Or should we use simple and absolute "right" and "wrong" to measure love and righteousness?

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