Chapter 239 Want to Live
What went wrong?
Liu Yuan didn't know how he was exposed.
Shuntian Prefecture seemed to have grasped his approximate location, but had no idea of his exact condition, otherwise they would not have searched house by house.
If I really get caught...
The emperor would not be grateful to him for defeating Prince Jin and his men.
Huh~ All he wants is a place to live closer to his deceased family members. Why is it so difficult?
Liu Yuan was filled with grief and anger.
In fact, after Prince Jin was killed, he vaguely knew that he was not safe either. He originally wanted to rent a house outside the city and visit the graves of his deceased family members during festivals. However, he did not expect that now he had to go to the government in person to register to rent a house, especially single men. No matter how old they were, they were said to have to wash their faces with hot water first when they went there.
Liu Yuanke didn't dare to think about the consequences of washing his face with hot water.
He could only continue pouring night incense here.
now……
Liu Yuan bent his waist and turned into three small alleys to avoid the soldiers who were searching in front of him, and finally arrived at the old house where he lived.
There was a nightshade dealer living next door to me. His manure cart had long been pushed into the corner. There was only one possibility that he was not at home, that is, he had gone to see the soldiers checking on people.
What should I do? Soon, the officers and soldiers from Shuntian Prefecture will come to investigate.
Liu Yuan's heart was beating like a drum, and he searched everywhere for a place to hide.
But no matter how hard we tried, it was rejected.
The noise outside was getting closer and closer. With no other options, he finally put on a thick cotton coat, covered his head and face, stuffed the change and a few banknotes into his arms, and got into the manure cart next door.
Very stinky!
But compared with life, it’s nothing.
Liu Yuan lay down and didn't dare to move.
He listened to the sounds outside and tried to slow down his breathing as much as possible.
"Where are the people in this room?"
"The manure truck is back, so the man must be back. If he's not here... he might have gone out."
Lao Luo next door also looked for it for the officers and soldiers.
"...When you came back, did the manure truck come back?"
When Chief Constable Lu asked this question, his eyes were looking around.
Ningrong Street has been closed. It is easy to get in, but to get out... you need a household registration certificate.
"not yet!"
Lao Luo shook his head quickly.
"How long have you been pouring night incense here?"
"I have been here for fifteen years."
Lao Luo glanced at Li Shier who was in charge of them.
"What about this person who's not here?"
"Old Xin was there seventeen years earlier than him."
Li Shier is in charge of this area.
Dao Yexiang didn't have an oily head, so he usually didn't pay attention to this side.
When Liu Yuan in the manure cart heard him say this, he prayed that Lao Luo would not speak.
But the more you fear something, the more it will come.
"Master~"
Lao Luo trembled, "You forgot that Lao Xin broke his leg last year and went home to recuperate. Now it is his nephew Xin Nian who is living in his place."
Although selling night incense is a bit smelly and hard work, it can still earn you about two taels of silver a year after paying for food and drink.
So Lao Xin was reluctant to give up this job, and since he couldn't do it for the time being, he asked his nephew to do it.
"ah?"
When everyone looked over, Li Shier scratched his head and asked, "Is that true?"
He really forgot.
"Then how old is his nephew Xinnian?"
Captain Lu glanced at him indifferently and ignored him, only asking Lao Luo.
"…About thirty?"
"When did you start working here?"
"It seems to be the 17th or 18th of the twelfth lunar month. Originally, it was done by Lao Xin's son, but later his son went home and his nephew did it."
Lao Luo doesn’t remember the exact time. “Xin Nian likes to be clean and doesn’t talk to me much, so I forgot the exact time.”
“…Open the door!”
Chief Constable Lu signaled Li Shier to open the door.
Li Shier glanced at Lin Zhixiao and quickly took out his spare key to open the door.
Sure enough, although there were a lot of miscellaneous items in the room, they were all neatly arranged and clean.
Captain Lu touched the table with his hand, then glanced at the bed, and his forehead twitched unconsciously.
The quilt on the bed was very thick. He took a few steps forward, lifted the sheet, and confirmed that the quilt underneath was also very thick. He already had some doubts in his mind.
The people who were arrested said that Mr. Liu was extremely suspicious and they lost him several times.
Because they still needed him, they didn't dare to go too far. They only knew that he was probably in the Ningrong Street area.
I didn’t expect that!
Captain Lu exhaled lightly, and seemed to restore the sheets carelessly. "If he comes back, let him go to Shuntian Prefecture."
"……yes!"
Li Shier responded loudly.
The Xin family can forget about doing the job of picking up night incense.
He actually changed the person again and again, and still didn't give him any money as a tribute.
"Walk!"
Captain Lu waved his hand and said, "Go to the alley at the west end."
The footsteps gradually faded away, and Liu Yuan in the manure cart finally relaxed.
He doesn't dare go out now.
Since Dong Xiaoquan has doubts about this area and has made such a big fuss, he will not retreat for the time being.
Rather than going out and being questioned now, he might as well wait until tomorrow and leave the city under the pretext of delivering manure.
He endured the hunger and waited for time to pass.
Sure enough, the noise gradually died down, the sky gradually darkened, and time continued to pass by little by little.
After making sure that Lao Luo was asleep and there were no other sounds around, Liu Yuan carefully climbed out of the manure cart.
He was filthy as hell.
But now is not the time to worry about that.
Under the moonlight, Liu Yuan was about to take off his cotton coat and headscarf stained with feces when he froze.
There were three other long shadows under his feet.
It's over.
Liu Yuan raised his head and, sure enough, saw Chief Constable Lu and two yamen runners staring at him coldly.
"Mr. Liu, our Lord asks you to move on and go to Shuntian Prefecture."
As Constable Lu jumped down from the wall, he lowered his voice and said, "You—please!"
Liu Yuan: “…”
What else could he do? "How about letting me change my clothes?"
"…Don't worry, we adults don't mind!"
This is a man who is so smart that he is almost a demon.
Their adults said that if we catch him, we should take him back.
Chief Constable Lu doesn't want to cause any trouble.
After all, they adults have to live.
So, not long after, Dong Xiaoquan met the smelly Liu Yuan.
This is really unexpected.
"Take a shower and change your clothes!"
As a scholar, Dong Xiaoquan valued talent very much.
In fact, if the Prince of Jin had been a good person, with Liu Yuan's ability, he would have most likely passed the imperial examination and become a Jinshi.
pity……
"Thank you!"
Liu Yuan straightened his back and bowed his hands slightly.
"Thanks are unnecessary."
Dong Xiaoquan sighed in his heart, bowed his hands and said, "I have mentioned you to the emperor, and the emperor is also very impressed by your talent. He asked me to ask you if you are willing to take back the tablets of your family members and if you are willing to contribute to Dazhao?"
Liu Yuan: “…”
He wanted to believe Dong Xiaoquan, but the royal family...
"Don't worry, sir."
Dong Xiaoquan said: "The emperor has conditions for employing you."
"…Tell me about it."
"The Emperor needs you to learn Manchu and Mongolian. If possible, it would be even better if you could learn the languages of Rakshasa and Japan."
Liu Yuan: “…”
He began to understand the emperor's intention of asking him to learn these things.
"Of course, if you don't want to, the emperor has given you another way."
What? Liu Yuan looked at Dong Xiaoquan, who seemed to be open and honest, and something in his heart moved.
"The Emperor said that if your hands cannot be used by Dazhao, then they will be wasted."
Dong Xiaoquan looked at him and said, "Your Majesty is a benevolent ruler. I have endured your stench until now because I don't want you to commit suicide, and I don't want you to bury your talents."
“…I don’t want to die!”
Liu Yuan's voice was dry. He hadn't eaten or drunk anything for a day. "Excuse me, please prepare hot water and hot meals for the students."
In fact, he had almost learned the languages of the Tatars and the Jin people.
The Prince of Jin was aiming for the throne, but he... later aimed to become a famous official.
Tatars and the Jin people were his main research subjects.
He wanted to use his own hands to fight against 100,000 soldiers for Dazhao.
Liu Yuan was once ambitious.
pity……
"happy!"
Dong Xiaoquan smiled and said, "I'll wait for you."
Although he is getting older and has to go to court early in the morning, Mr. Liu, whom he has been thinking about for so long, is right in front of him, and he is willing to wait.
Watching Liu Yuan being taken away to bathe and change clothes, Dong Xiaoquan waved to Chief Constable Lu and said softly, "Report to the palace."
The emperor was also very tired these two days.
However, Dong Xiaoquan believed that he would be happy to hear news from Mr. Liu.
So in the middle of the night, the emperor who was sleeping in Kunning Palace was woken up by Liu An.
"Your Majesty, Lord Dong has captured Mr. Liu."
"Well, just catch it!"
The emperor was confused and was just angry that Dong Xiaoquan had arrested someone and had to come to him to complain.
"Your Majesty, it's Mr. Liu from the Prince Jin's Mansion."
What? The empress woke up earlier than the emperor. When she sat up, the emperor's eyes opened at once, "That Liu Yuan?"
"yes!"
“Okay, okay!”
The emperor was completely awake, "Where did you catch him?"
"Ningrong back street, he's pouring night incense there."
What? The emperor's mouth twitched slightly, "Where is he now? Tell Dong Xiaoquan that I want to see him in person."
This person needs to be guarded against, but also used.
It’s easy to defend against him, just send a few more people to watch him.
The emperor dared to use him and wanted to use him because he was persuaded by Dong Xiaoquan for a long time.
He came back and complained to the queen, and the queen also advised him.
Anyway, in the Queen's heart, he was someone who indirectly helped her and her husband.
You can't give a reward, but you definitely can't take someone's life either.
The emperor had no way to deal with the queen, so he thought that if he could spare her life, why not use her? "Yesterday, he hid in a manure cart to avoid being caught. Now he is bathing and changing clothes at Lord Dong's place. I think it won't be long before Lord Dong takes him into the palace."
"Did you alert anyone when you arrested him?"
The queen couldn't help but ask Liu An.
"No!"
Liu An hurriedly shook his head, "It was Chief Constable Lu who personally took action."
"That's good."
The emperor was very satisfied and stood up and said, "It's still early, you can sleep for a while. I will come and talk to you after the court session."
"Okay!"
The queen felt a little regretful. Just as she was about to lie down, she remembered something and said hurriedly, "Wear something thicker and put on a cloak." She winked at the emperor and said, "If you are happy, I will give the cloak to Mr. Liu."
Hmm? The emperor understood and patted his wife's hand, "I understand. I will give him a cloak, okay?"
"Haha, the one who understands me best is the Emperor."
The queen lay down with a smile on her face.
In the matter of Prince of Jin, Liu Yuan cooperated with some people who thought they were the remnants of the previous dynasty.
Many decisions were made in haste.
otherwise……
The queen felt that if there were two more of them who were as smart as Liu Yuan, they could do things more rigorously.
Besides, what did Liu Yuan do wrong?
The evidence he sent to Shuntian Prefecture also helped the couple capture Prince An, Prince Kang and others.
As for those people who were murdered in the Sinner Village, it was done by some relatives of the Dazhao royal family.
Those people want to take advantage of the situation.
Compared with Liu Yuan, these so-called relatives are truly hateful.
The Queen had originally been very patient.
She is willing to wait.
She took the emperor with her and waited for the retired emperor to grow old.
Year after year, she was only worried that one day the emperor would not be able to bear it anymore and follow in the prince's footsteps.
If that happens, the whole family will be left with nowhere to go.
now……
The queen still has patience, but she is unwilling to give it to someone with an abominable face.
"I'm waiting for your good news!"
Sometimes the emperor is like a child and needs to be praised.
Maybe because no one praised her when she was a child, everything works out for her if she is praised casually.
The queen is willing to praise.
She loves her husband dearly and will never miss the opportunity to praise him whenever she gets the chance.
"Hahaha, wait!"
With the help of Liu An, the emperor put on his clothes and strode out.
The palace soon became quiet again.
The queen couldn't help but roll over on the bed, hugging the quilt.
Today is the good day.
Tomorrow she will go to burn incense to the Buddha.
She fell asleep happily here. Over there, Liu Yuan, who had eaten and drunk his fill, also followed Dong Xiaoquan in a carriage all the way to the palace.
The emperor! Who could have thought that the throne would fall on his head?
They all felt that since the Crown Prince had fallen, it was certain that Prince Jin would take the throne.
"Your Majesty..., what do you like?"
Liu Yuan was about to enter the palace and felt nervous.
He wants to live.
Of course it would be better if you could survive and realize your ambitions.
"I like silver."
Dong Xiaoquan smiled and said, "You know, the emperor has always been very poor, and he can't stand his subjects being richer than him."
Liu Yuan: “…”
"Even though there is money in the treasury now, people who have been poor for a long time are reluctant to spend money. They all want to be the Pixiu."
Dong Xiaoquan looked at him and said, "The Russians have reached Heihe and are asking for money from all sides. Do you have a way to help the emperor make another fortune?"
"……No!"
Liu Yuan shook his head.
He handed over everything he knew.
"But we don't have silver, and those golden men do."
Hmm? Dong Xiaoquan stroked his beard and said, "You mean, they stole it from the Central Plains?"
"good!"
When they plundered the Central Plains, they took away so much.
Liu Yuan said: "Don't they want us to support them? Give it to them, but they have to exchange it for silver."
"...Well, tell the emperor this when you see him later!"
They also talked about this on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
We have to lure those Jin people and prevent them from bringing the Tatars with them to join the Russians.
But helping them... I felt really uncomfortable.
How many people were killed when they plundered the Central Plains?
Massacre in one city after another!
Thinking about that day, Dong Xiaoquan was still very angry, "Some people's old ideas should be changed."
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