"That's right! How come I didn't notice it? Let's go, let's go home first. It's enough for us to know about this. We must behave ourselves from now on and not do anything reckless. If we are caught, we will be thrown into jail."
"Yes, yes, yes. When you meet the Duke of Protectorate next time, please be polite and don't offend him easily."
Prince Qing felt the same way: "I advise you all, the emperor has already begun to rectify the discipline of the court, you should go back and reflect on yourselves, if there are any who have committed corruption or bribery, it is not convenient to confess to the emperor in person, you can also go to the Protector of the Country.
As long as you sincerely repent and stop contacting other irrelevant people, your family can still be saved.
If I am caught by the Protector of the Country and exposed in the court, everyone should know the final outcome. This is all I have to say, everyone please think about it carefully! "
After scanning everyone's faces, Prince Qing walked away with his hands behind his back. He also had to go home and talk to his father and mother about this matter. He couldn't have any contact with Prince Duan for the time being. If the Duke of the State knew the details and reported it to the emperor, it would be no joke.
Chu Zhinan: “…”
You're thinking too much. I won't offend others unless they offend me. But if someone offends me, I will not be polite.
Yang was overjoyed when she received her daughter. She handed the goat milk to her. Chu Xiaoxiao was a greedy foodie. She had already drunk a bottle of it in the palace, but she could still drink it now.
He didn't let go until he burped from drinking so much. He sat on Yang's lap in a daze and fell asleep soon after.
Yang felt distressed and her eyes were red, but she also knew there was nothing she could do. The emperor wanted her to go to court, so who could stop him?
Chu Zhinan saw her holding her daughter with a sad face, and smiled softly to comfort her: "The emperor said that you don't have to go tomorrow, you can go when you need it."
"Really? That's great! Finally, she's freed." Yang lowered her head and kissed her daughter's forehead. "Xiaoxiao is still so young, and she's already been sent by the emperor. I feel sad."
"You can tell your husband this, but don't spread it around." Chu Zhinan patted Yang's shoulder and sighed helplessly, "Xiaoxiao is different from ordinary people. She said that the emperor was her fool, which means she was sent by God to save Dongsheng and our family.
There were countless people in the capital who envied him. Grand Tutor Yuan also wanted to follow suit and claimed the granddaughter of the gatekeeper couple was his own. He brought her into the palace, but was discovered by the emperor and was reprimanded to reflect on his actions at home.
Yang glanced at Chu Zhinan, and then smiled: "Grandmaster Yuan is really brave."
"If he knew that Xiaoxiao knows everything, he wouldn't dare to do it even if he had a hundred courages."
"That's right. A great Grand Master actually did such a shameless thing. Not only does he embarrass himself, but he also embarrasses the emperor."
Chu Zhinan stretched out his hand and hugged Yang in his arms: "Who said it wasn't? Taking shortcuts will indeed lose points."
"He wants to learn from our Xiaoxiao, but unfortunately he can't." Yang lowered her head and kissed her daughter's rosy face again, "Not everyone can become our Xiaoxiao."
As they were talking, they arrived home and said goodbye to the old duke and his wife. Then Chu Zhinan took Chu Yifei to the camp in the suburbs.
The emperor asked him to lead troops to search the haunted farm in Duke Cheng's mansion, so he had to go to the military camp to gather all the troops.
In the western suburbs of Beijing, a forgotten village stands in the dense grass, like a mark forgotten by time.
The weeds around Zhuangzi grew tall and lush, and the green color almost permeated the entire Zhuangzi, covering it like a thick blanket, almost obscuring its former glory.
On the wall, the traces of time have been deeply engraved into the texture of the stone, and each trace seems to be telling an ancient story.
These stories have long been blown away by the wind, leaving only silent stones and spreading weeds as the only listeners.
The sun shines on the roof of Zhuangzi, forming a golden light and shadow.
The light and shadow did not bring warmth and peace, but made the whole village look more desolate and sad.
Sometimes, a gust of wind blows and the weeds rustle, as if telling one creepy story after another.
It is said that this village is often haunted.
At night, people often heard strange noises coming from the village, or screams, or crying, which made people feel frightened and terrified, as if there were ghosts wandering around.
Duke Chengguo once wanted to sell this manor. Any buyer who came to see it would lose money and even lose his life. As time went by, everyone in the capital knew about this "haunted house".
Chu Zhinan was a military general who had killed countless enemies and taken countless lives in his life. The emperor sent him here, so he naturally knew that he did not believe in ghosts and gods.
He did not rush to the farm to take action, but sent a few people to investigate.
The people who were trying to inquire disguised themselves as beggars and entered the village. The yard in front was full of cobwebs and the houses were dilapidated and crumbling.
The back yard is built against the mountain and is also dilapidated. The only strange thing is that there is a cellar behind the house.
Logically speaking, since no one has lived there for many years, the soil around the cellar should be loose and messy.
But no, the cellar was very smooth and clean, probably because someone went in and out frequently.
After Chu Zhinan received the news, he brought his men quietly to the entrance of the cellar. Instead of rushing to send people in, he planned to attack with fire.
He found a lot of firewood, lit it, and threw it all into the cellar.
A strange scene appeared, the fire and smoke all drifted towards the cellar. Near the mountainside, there was nothing else but firewood everywhere.
Besides, it is broad daylight now, and the people underground don’t dare to play tricks.
After burning for a while and seeing no one crawling out, Chu Zhinan asked people to look for such an entrance to the cellar again.
It would be hard to find it if there was no fire.
As the fire started, smoke drifted out from the cellar entrance. It turned out that a cellar entrance was found in the front yard of the house, just behind the dilapidated main house.
One was found in the middle of the wing, buried in weeds.
Chu Zhinan asked people to guard the three cellar entrances and started throwing firewood into them continuously.
As long as someone comes out, they will catch him/her immediately.
If you rush in rashly, no one knows how many people are inside or how many traps there are.
Use fire attack, if you can hold on, hold on, if you can't hold on they will naturally run away. Catch one if one comes out, catch a pair if two come out, they don't have to spend any effort, just hold on.
The three cellar entrances were filled with people, each waiting for something to happen.
After burning for more than half an hour, the people downstairs could not bear it anymore, and the first people to come out were from the cellar near the mountain.
The people inside used their weapons to push the firewood aside, and before they could come out, they saw the soldiers coming outside and immediately shrank back.
Some soldiers wanted to jump down and chase after them, but were stopped by Chu Yifei.
"Remember! Follow the Marshal's orders. We don't need to fight bravely. We just need to outsmart them. Guard the exit. I don't believe they can hide forever."
"yes!"
The soldiers responded with one heart and one mind, and the shouts that echoed through the mountains and forests startled many birds.
I guess the people below have heard it too. If they don’t want to die, they will have to show up sooner or later.
Don’t rush, don’t rush, there’s no need to rush at all.
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