Early in the morning, Mayberry was woken up by a burst of noise.
"What's going on? Aunt Wang is having sex with you again..."
Halfway through her words, Mayberry opened her eyes and then remembered that she had moved.
"Meow~"
Fat Tiger heard Mei Berry's movements and jumped from the cat's nest made of bamboo baskets to Mei Berry's bed. Mei Berry reached out and picked up Fat Tiger in her arms and got up from the bed.
Walking to the window, Meiberry stretched out her hand to hold the window shut, revealing the hazy river view in full view.
Her bedroom window faces her backyard, and the scenery that can be seen from the backyard can naturally be seen from her house.
Until the slender raindrops fell on Meiberry's fingertips in the wind, Meiberry felt the slightest chill and retracted her hand.
Only then did she realize that the rain had not stopped in the second half of last night.
Just as she was staring at the mist-shrouded river view in a daze, the noise that had woken her up before came from the front yard again.
Meiberry quickly changed her clothes and went to the front yard. Seeing that there was no one in the yard, Meiberry stepped lightly and stood in the blind corner of the entrance to observe what was going on outside where no one could see it. .
Mayberry could just see her parents standing at the door, looking at them as if they were talking to someone.
The mule that was grazing in the "stable" next to the entrance heard the whole conversation because of its superior "geographical location" and snorted from time to time. In the end, it couldn't help but roll its eyes.
【Flattery~】
Mayberry almost laughed out loud when she heard the mule's disgusting comment.
She was very curious about who her parents were talking to at the door, which could make the mule child so speechless.
But where she stood, she could only see her father with a smile on his face, holding a small bunch of copper coins in his hand and quietly stuffing it somewhere outside the door.
Although she didn't see anyone, Mayberry heard some sounds.
"It's early in the morning. Could you please bring your brother to the door? We two brothers have just returned to our hometown, and we didn't expect to encounter this.
Thanks to your clear understanding, I can clear the innocent people. It's raining today, so I'll give you some money for hot tea. "
There was a crisp clang of copper coins outside the door.
Immediately afterwards, Meiberry heard the agent Wang who was called by her father speak very briskly. He said: "It's okay, this is what we should do. There is a lot of wind in the city these days. There is no need to move around casually. Understand?"
"Understand, understand, we understand this naturally."
Mei Berry looked at her father standing at the door with a smile on his face and looking towards the alley entrance. After a while, her father turned around and closed the door and immediately made a face, as if someone owed him money.
"What happened?"
"The governor is dead. The whole city is searching for documents and searching for suspicious people. In the past few days, even the city gates have been under martial law. It seems that they are only allowed in but not given out."
"ah?"
This battle shocked Meiberry.
"When did it happen?"
"I heard that it was last night when the body was found hard."
"Then what are you searching for now?"
When Mei Bei heard the time of death, she was speechless. "Last night was not a curfew. Many people left the city and went down the mountain overnight... If I..."
As she spoke, Meiberry suddenly covered her mouth.
Even if she didn't say what she said next, everyone knew it.
As for those police officers who made such a big fuss, Wei Meili said, "I'm used to putting on pretense. I'm afraid there will be big shots coming later to show off. It's just hard work without credit."
"Those low-level officials like them have made such futile efforts to make such complaints. I don't know how this matter will develop in the end."
Meiberry sighed. The official struggle seemed far away from their family, but it was very unpleasant to be suddenly involved like today.
Besides, this happened just after they moved here, so it was a bit of a bad luck.
***
Jinghu Pass, an abandoned dock somewhere on the Jinlan River.
A group of people wearing raincoats were hurriedly carrying everything onto the boat.
"If you move it up, cover it with tarpaulin. If it gets wet, just spread it out to dry in time when you get back!"
Gu Pinglu, wearing a raincoat and a bamboo hat, directed the people to carry all the grain they purchased this time onto the ship.
During this period, he personally appeared on the scene several times and carried several sacks of food onto the ship.
Occasionally, the wind from the river was strong, and it blew so wildly that it went directly over the bamboo hat and made Gu Pinglu's face watery.
Gu Pinglu didn't have time to wipe the water droplets on his face. After helping to carry the food, he looked up at the mountains in front of him. Then his eyes fell on Jinghu Pass in the distance. His eyes flashed, and others saw it. Don't know what he is thinking.
"Your Majesty!"
His men came galloping from a distance on horseback, lashing their whips. As soon as they arrived at the dock, Gu Pinglu immediately went up to greet them.
"Lao Wu, how's it going?"
Last night, Gu Pinglu came down the mountain and rested in an inn at the foot of the mountain with some of his men. Unexpectedly, before dawn, a sharp arrow suddenly shot into their room.
It was not found out who did it, and there were no traces engraved on the arrows, so it was impossible to tell whose family it belonged to.
It's just that this arrow carries a letter that says "Whereabouts are exposed, leave quickly."
So, out of vigilance, they just opened the Jinghu Pass this morning, and a group of people rode away.
Fortunately, the food purchased had been delivered here earlier.
Seeing that all the grain was loaded onto the ship in an orderly manner, Gu Pinglu was worried, so he sent someone back to investigate.
"Jinghu Pass has been closed. People there can't get through, but people here can. It means they are not allowed to leave within three days, so I didn't pass."
After the veteran named Lao Wu said this, Gu Pinglu frowned. He had already noticed something was wrong.
Could it be that such a big move was really because someone like him was exposed?
Then he heard Lao Wu say: "But I pretended to be a nearby farmer buying vegetables and went to ask the soldiers guarding the gate. They told me that a high-ranking official above had died. They were just following orders to prevent criminals from escaping."
"High official?"
Gu Pinglu was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and looked at the majestic Xianyun Mountain.
I haven't received any news recently about the arrival of any high-ranking officials. They can only be officials from the city.
He thought about the prominent people in the city and said: "Except for the magistrate, who is a well-connected family member, Wang Qilun, the other higher-ranking officials are all students from poor families. If someone else dies, Wang Qilun will not do it." There was such a movement.
The person who made such a big move might not be Wang Qilun himself. "
After Gu Pinglu guessed, a look of joy flashed across his face: "If Wang Qilun, that bastard, is really dead, that would be really satisfying!"
Gu Pinglu still remembered that when his father brought him back to Yanzhou last year, he also passed by here. What did he hear?
The water bandits on the Jinlan River have been captured and will be executed soon.
At that time, he just listened for a while, but suddenly he discovered the origin of this "water bandit".
How could he not know whether there were water bandits on the river?
That Wang Qilun was the lackey of the King of Qi. The King of Qi embezzled the military pay. As the magistrate of Yunzhou, Wang Qilun facilitated the movement of the caravan of the King of Qi and transported those things to Hanzhou through Jinghu Pass.
When the incident was revealed, King Qi silenced him and dumped his body, while Wang Qilun found excuses to cover up what he had done.
He captured a few ordinary people who came to Yunzhou from Xianyao to seek life, beat them into submission, and finally used the lives of those poor people to whitewash peace.
If King Qi hadn't cleaned up the matter too thoroughly and left no evidence, Gu Pinglu would have exposed this matter long ago.
"Go back first and wait until the storm is over before sending someone over to find out the news."
Gu Pinglu suppressed his curiosity, turned around and took everyone away by boat.
Before leaving, he stood on the bow of the ship and couldn't help but look up at the mountains. He couldn't help but worry about Mei You who lived in Fucheng...
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