The next day, Brother Jiu and his party left the palace and went to Rehe. This place is less than 200 miles away from the destination of this trip. The entire journey is an official road, with several traveling and inn stations scattered along the way.
In the carriage, Brother Jiu was talking about plans with Shu Shu.
"Today is the 11th day of the lunar month. We will go to Rehe in the morning the day after tomorrow..." Just in time to celebrate Shu Shu's birthday. It's a hundred and ninety miles away. If you get up early and drive late, you can get there in two days, but there's no need to be that hard.
The journey in the past few days was tiring, and I have rested early these days. Shu Shu said: "It's closer than expected." I always thought that the speed of carriages and riding horses was limited in the past, but as everyone has been struggling with in the past few days, it has become common for carriages to travel one hundred and fifty miles a day, and riding horses to travel two hundred miles a day. thing.
The four letters written by Brother Jiu yesterday were sent to Miyun Station this morning, and were sent to the capital by the postmen there. Everyone will receive his letters tonight.
"Brother Qi and the others should have arrived in Beijing last night, but they just don't know if the city gate is closed..." Brother Jiu said.
Shu Shu thought of Hesheli's mother and son. Hesheli would not have to die a tragic death. I don’t know if the Yuzhu in Li Si’er’s belly can still be born.
It is estimated that other people in Shangsanqi will get up. The Hesheli family has withered, the Tong family will continue to be silent, and the Niu Hulu family is about to be suppressed. The only ones left to be promoted are the Fucha family where the Maqi brothers are, and the Shumulu family where the minister of bodyguard Fushan is. Home.
There is also Cao Yin in Jiangnan. Once the Jin family is cleaned up, Cao Yin's weight will become heavier. By chance, these guards in the Prince's Mansion are all second generation Quan.
Even this kid Gao Bin is still white at the moment, but Gao Yanzhong is currently a doctor. He has accumulated several merits but has not been promoted. When the time comes, he will probably replace the Jin family and become the next head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Brother Ninth not only lucked out on his own, but also benefited the people around him. The root cause is yourself, right? Shu Shu looked at Brother Jiu and smiled.
Just as Brother Ninth Brother said, he is the auspicious person, and he is the great auspicious person who benefits Brother Ninth Brother. Brother Jiu held her hand and said with a sly look: "Are you thinking about the hot springs? It's a pity that the snow that fell a few days ago has melted. It would be nice if it snowed again the day after tomorrow." Shu Shu saw that he was still thinking about the hot springs. Hot Spring couldn't help but pinch his face.
Why are you so embarrassed? He has no flesh on his body, but he is quite thick-skinned. Brother Jiu grabbed her hand and said: "It's not daytime, what are you afraid of?" Shu Shu said: "If you bear with me, I will go to Xiaotangshan to soak in the hot springs next winter. The hot springs in Rehe can only be used to soak your feet. That's all." Brother Jiu looked at her and asked puzzledly: "Is everything going to be okay tonight?" Shu Shu pointed to the guards outside and said: "It's freezing cold, and there are more than a hundred people accompanying us in the wilderness. Lingzhizi?" By then the reputation will no longer be needed?
Brother Ninth Grinded his Teeth and said, "Hey, there are too many people. I should have known better if I had retreated earlier." In other words, the emperor's instructions were all they had to obey... Outside Qianqing Palace, Brother Seven was waiting here with Chunlin. With.
They arrived outside Beijing after the shift yesterday and stopped directly at the Beiding Empress Temple. Longkodo had a different identity and could bring the corpse into the city, but the bodies of the two Tong family stewards did not need to be taken to the capital.
After opening the city gate this morning, Seventh Brother brought Chunlin into the city and went to see him outside Qianqing Palace. Chunlin had no expression on his face and looked very stable, but in fact he was already thinking about how to pursue Brother Jiu and his party.
Everyone in the Prince's Mansion set off this morning and arrived in Rehe on the third day. If he had gone out of Beijing to catch up today, he would have caught up in three days.
Maybe I should share my master's worries, stop by at Changping, and bring two baskets of vegetables? Seeing Chun Lin's expression, Seventh Brother thought he was nervous and said, "Don't think too much, just answer the questions truthfully." Chunlin had actually met Shengjia when he was accompanying Ninth Brother. It was the time when Shengjia took Concubine Yi to Baiwang Mountain in May. He just followed the crowd of guards and had no chance to meet and talk to him alone.
Chunlin nodded and said, "Thank you, Master Qi, for your advice." Brother Qi knew that he could pull a Shili bow and shoot black bears, so he admired him more.
It's a pity to be a bodyguard with such a status, he should be in the army. It's just that his household registration is in Zhenghongqi. Even if he fills up the vacancy in the flag, he can't fill it up in the palace. Otherwise, he can fill up Luan Yiwei.
At this moment, the serving eunuchs carried the dining table and retreated. Liang Jiugong also came out, looked at the seventh elder brother and said: "Qiye, the emperor's biography is here." The seventh elder brother nodded and followed Liang Jiugong in.
Kangxi was holding a tea cup and gargling his mouth. Wei Zhu was holding a spittoon beside him. When the seventh elder brother came in, Kangxi had finished washing. He put down the tea cup, looked at the seventh elder brother and said, "What did Hesheli say?" The seventh elder brother truthfully reported the news from Hesheli's mouth.
They left Beijing on the morning of September 29th and arrived at Miyun Station on the evening of October 1st. When Longkodo woke up, he realized that the two stewards had bad intentions. They delayed leaving the house on the pretext of being seriously ill, and asked his wife and children to sleep together every night to prevent being murdered.
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, I heard the postman mention that there was movement in the palace near the post station. The steward of the palace brought people to sweep the place, and it seemed that a noble person was staying.
Longkodo asked Hesheli to go to the palace to see the nobles and the imperial doctor, but in vain, no one stayed in the palace.
That night, the Hesheli mother and son were still left to sleep together by Longkodo. However, Longkodo did not allow mother and son to get on the kang, so they slept on the floor. Yue Xing'a caught a cold and did not dare to cough. He stayed up most of the night, and Hesheli stayed up with him.
After dawn on the fifth day of the lunar month, Long Keduo thought Yue Xing'a was coughing and kicked them out. The Hesheli mother and son caught up on their sleep in other rooms until noon, when Hu San came to look for someone and said that Longkodo was missing.
Then Jia Si came over and said that he had lost two horses. They concluded that Longkodo had escaped against the order and frightened the Hesheli family.
Hesheli was caught by them and followed them to cover up the matter. That afternoon, they left Gubeikou. Jia Si changed into Longkodo's clothes and applied medicine on his face, saying it was poisonous insect bites.
At the Gubeikou Checkpoint, seeing the careful interrogation by the guards and checking the identity of everyone entering and exiting the checkpoint, Mr. Hershey had a bad feeling and suspected her husband.
"Escape" is false, being killed is true, but he is guarding his son and does not dare to expose it... The seventh elder brother asked people to remember it truthfully, and asked Hesheli to take his fingerprints.
Yue Xing'a was ten years old. Although he was not a mature man, he was still a middle-aged boy. The seventh elder brother also questioned him in private to find out what Hesheli said.
In addition, the postmaster of Miyun Station and the general manager who was on duty at the checkpoint on the afternoon of the fifth day of October also recorded confessions and brought them back to the capital.
The words of these three people all matched those of Hesheli, which proved that Hesheli was not lying. Although Kangxi had some general knowledge before, he was not as clear as Hesheli, who had experienced it.
He frowned and thought, Longkodo's reaction was right. Whether the servant is respectful or not, whether there is any malice, the Hesheli mother and son are women and children, so it is hard to tell, but Longkodo has been a servant for more than ten years.
It's just that Longkodo was too old and was only worried about being harmed quietly after leaving seclusion, thinking that he would be safe if he didn't come out of seclusion.
Therefore, even if he sent Hesheli to the palace to seek medical advice, it was just an excuse to delay. If he really wanted help, he should go directly to the Gubeikou General Military Office.
But in order to scare the snake, Hu San and Jia Si felt guilty and took action in advance. If Brother Ninth had not traveled and Miyun Palace had not been cleaned in advance... Kangxi shook his head and dismissed this possibility.
Even if there was no palace cleaning, these two people would not really let Longkodo delay. After the seventh brother talked about the Hesheli family, he also mentioned the pursuit of the murderer by Fu Qing and Chun Lin, and he also made a personal confession.
Kangxi was not surprised at all when he saw that it was Hu San who silenced him. But having already caught up with someone and allowing him to commit murder and then commit suicide, Fu Qing and Chun Lin were still not safe enough.
It is a pity that Kangxi was born. Although Fuqing was a son of the Fucha family, he was neither as shrewd and capable as his father nor as brave as his uncle, and his qualifications were mediocre.
As for that Chunlin, it was a common practice for martial artists to be brave but not very clever. The seventh elder brother said: "The ninth elder brother has also sent Chunlin back to prepare for the inquiry of Khan Ama. He is now waiting outside the Qianqing Palace." Kangxi nodded and told Liang Jiugong: "Pass it in, I will also take a look at the bear hunting warrior. !" Such skills are more suitable for entering the Tiger Spear Camp or the Qinjun Camp.
He developed a love for talent. However, thinking that the remaining guards in the prince's palace were Erhe, Fu Qing, Cao Shun, and Gui Dan, he gave up the idea.
This is the only one that can be used, and the rest are just make-up. At this moment, Liang Jiugong had already gone down and brought Chun Lin in.
Chunlin lowered his head and followed Liang Jiugong, not daring to raise his head. He saluted and said, "Chunlin, the third-class bodyguard of the slave prince's residence, has seen the emperor. Please greet the emperor."
"Qika!" Kangxi said. Chunlin became more honest. Seeing Chunlin's figure, Kangxi was a little disappointed. He thought he was as tall and strong as Montenegro, but he turned out to be not short, but he was only above average and thin in stature.
"Raise your head..." Kangxi said. Chunlin raised his head honestly and showed a face that was a bit childish. It was fair and fair, and looked much more delicate and slender than Erhe, Fu Qing and others.
Kangxi looked at the seventh elder brother with doubt in his eyes. Is this really a bear hunter? The seventh elder brother nodded. He knew almost everything about hunting bears and chasing murderers. Kangxi asked: "How old are you?"
"Eighteen years old." Although Chunlin asked this out of curiosity, he still told the truth. Kangxi had read Heishan's resume before and knew that in addition to a daughter, he also had an apprentice, the son of the late Pao Ze.
Ama from Chunlin died in the Battle of Ulan Butong in the 29th year. He was just a servant, and he was trampled to death after being cut off, so no merit was recorded.
That year, too many Eight Banners elites died. Kangxi felt depressed and thought of Tong Guogang. Although Tong Guogang is also unruly, he is like Elundai and can see through things.
He looked at Chunlin and said, "How are Brother Jiu and Jiu Fujin? Where are the two attendants?" Chunlin thought for a while and said, "On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, because of hunting, Master Jiu seemed to be frightened. When we arrived, the slave behind me was ordered to leave the seclusion. I don’t know. When I saw it the day before yesterday, it should have returned to normal. The two servants were at the ceremony, but the slave didn’t pay attention. I don’t know how..."
