On the way back to the governor's yamen after the assassination, the soldiers of the Sharp Knife Battalion had already sent the news back to the governor's palace first.

In the study, Li Zhen invited Liu Taiping and Wang Xiaoyang over.

Li Zhen first briefly talked about the assassination of Qi Ling, and then said in a deep voice: "Three days ago, Shi Shen secretly left the Governor's Yamen to go to Baihualou, and met with a group of black-clothed people, and then Shi Shen quietly returned to the Governor's Yamen, although the soldiers of the Sharp Knife Battalion could not catch up with the people who met Shi Shen, but at least they knew that Shi Shen had made certain arrangements, and now, Shi Shen and Qi Ling went to the west of the city to relax, but Qi Ling was assassinated, I suspect that this matter has something to do with Shi Shen." ”

Wang Xiaoyang said: "If it has something to do with Shishen, what is his purpose. ”

Liu Taiping said in a deep voice: "This matter is full of weirdness, just imagine, if Shi Shen wants to deal with the elderly, and there are Shi Shen inside and outside, the assassination of the elderly must be foolproof, and the most important thing is that when the assassin assassinates the elderly, Shi Shen should not block the assassin for the elderly, so the assassination of the elderly will not work." ”

Li Zhen took a breath, and his brows were already wrinkled into a Sichuan character.

The situation has become complicated.

Wang Xiaoyang suddenly said: "My lord, Mr. Liu, I think this may be Shi Shen's bitter ploy, Shi Shen is Bai Gui's subordinate, even if the senior takes in Shi Shen, it is impossible to treat Shi Shen as a confidant, Shi Shen has made a bitter trick, and he will immediately gain the favor of the elderly by risking his life, so as to gain the trust of the elderly." ”

When Liu Taiping heard this, he said: "I can't rule out this possibility, this is also the most reliable inference." ”

Li Zhen's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "Regardless of whether Shi Shen has other plans, this alone is enough to prove that Shi Shen is a scheming person, this person, you must pay attention to it, and you can't take it lightly." ”

……

Governor's Yamen, Chen Qiankun's bedroom.

The wound on Chen Qiankun's shoulder had already been bandaged, because Wang Rui had retracted most of his strength, so the sword wound was not too deep, but Qi Ling still let Chen Qiankun sit on the bed, while Qi Ling sat next to him.

Qi Ling comforted Chen Qiankun, but his face was not good-looking.

"My lord, why are you still worried?" Chen Qiankun asked.

Qi Ling sighed and said, "Shishen, do you remember what the assassin said to me? ”

Chen Qiankun thought for a while and said, "It's a little impressive, but it's not clear." ”

Qi Ling said in a deep voice: "You didn't take it to heart, but I remember it clearly, the assassin who assassinated me said: 'Today next year is my death day, Bai Gui died, but I came, and said that I deserve to die, what do these words mean, Bai Gui served as the governor of Guangdong, if after Bai Gui's death, the governor of Guangdong is vacant, it is not surprising that Li Zhen, who has just served as the governor of Guangzhou, should be in charge, but the emperor Longen appointed this official as the governor of Guangdong. ”

"This official came to Guangdong to serve as the governor, which blocked Li Zhen's promotion path, so the Assassin said, 'I came,' and the Assassin said, 'I deserve to die,' which means that I occupied the position that Li Zhen deserves."

"Today's assassin must be someone sent by Li Zhen, no doubt."

The old man's expression was cold, and his eyes flashed with a cold light, as if it was a faint green light in the eyes of a hungry wolf in the dark night.

Chen Qiankun was sure that Qi Ling was angry, but he didn't understand Qi Ling's thoughts, so he said: "My lord, didn't you say that officialdom has rules of officialdom, Li Zhen's act of sending someone to assassinate you is already a battle beyond officialdom, then Li Zhen is the governor of Guangzhou and an official of Guangzhou, it is impossible to come here like this." ”

Qi Ling was very satisfied with Chen Qiankun's attitude and said: "Li Zhen is a person in the army, and he can't use common sense to consider it. ”

Chen Qiankun frowned and said: "You consider fighting with Li Zhen according to the standards of officialdom, but Li Zhen does not play cards according to common sense, wouldn't this be a big loss, my lord, since Li Zhen does not play cards according to common sense, why don't you use extraordinary means to deal with him." ”

Qi Ling was assassinated once, and he no longer insisted in his heart, and said helplessly: "Li Zhen has been favored by the emperor, not only the yellow coat rewarded by the emperor, but also the sword of Shangfang rewarded by the emperor. ”

Chen Qiankun said coldly: "Since you can't kill it, then grab it, and then control the army." ”

After hearing this, a flash of brilliance appeared in the eyes of the elderly.

This idea is indeed good, even if you don't kill Li Zhen, you can capture Li Zhen and then control the army under Li Zhen, Qi Ling's heart flashed countless thoughts, and he thought of Ye Mingchen, the governor of Liangguang, if he wants to deal with Li Zhen, he must have the strong support of this governor, otherwise a slap will not sound.

Qi Ling made up his mind and said: "Shishen, you are injured, recuperate well for a while, I will go to Ye Mingchen, the governor of Liangguang, talk to him, and then prepare to capture Li Zhen and take Li Zhen, the governor of Guangzhou." ”

"Thank you for your concern." Chen Qiankun thanked.

Seeing the elder leaving, Chen Qiankun showed a bright smile on his face.

After changing the rest of the Guangzhou governors, the situation in Guangzhou is different, plus once Li Zhen is arrested, it will be easy to kill Li Zhen, at this moment, Chen Qiankun's heart is full of endless excitement and expectation, with excitement about taking Li Zhen and expectation of killing Li Zhen soon.

……

Governor's Yamen, in the hall.

During this time, Ye Mingchen's children were extremely nourishing, listening to small songs when he was fine, teasing the singer, or joking with the women in the backyard, leisurely and happy, envious of others, what made Ye Mingchen most happy was undoubtedly Li Zhen and Qiling fighting.

Ye Mingchen looked at the tired old age, he already knew about the assassination of the old man, and at the same time, Ye Mingchen guessed in his heart that the purpose of the old man taking the initiative to find him might be to ask for help.

Ye Mingchen said condescendingly: "Senior, do you have anything to do with this governor." ”

Qi Ling said respectfully: "Back to the Governor, the lower officials are here today to give a big gift to your lordship." ”

"Oh, let's hear it." Ye Mingchen said immediately.

Qi Ling said with a serious expression: "The lower official sent the lord a Guangzhou governor, what does the governor think." ”

Ye Mingchen knew it, but he pretended to be confused, and said with a puzzled face: "The governor of Guangzhou was appointed by Li Zhen, and he was personally appointed by the emperor, Li Zhen is very conscientious as the commander, how can something happen, Lord Governor, your words have confused the official, and I don't understand what is going on." ”

Qi Ling secretly scolded Ye Mingchen for being cunning, so he had to say truthfully: "Lord Governor, the lower official means to bring down Li Zhen, as long as the Governor helps the lower official, the lower official can capture Li Zhen, and then put Li Zhen in the air, and finally took Li Zhen's military power, and with the official position of the Governor, Li Zhen who has no military power can be completely dismissed, and at that time, the Governor will get the official position of the Governor of Guangzhou." ”

Ye Mingchen asked, "Do you have a detailed plan?" ”

Obviously, Ye Mingchen was moved by the conditions offered by the elderly.

"Yes." The elder said immediately.

Ye Mingchen stood up suddenly, paced back and forth in the hall, and was silent for a moment, Ye Mingchen suddenly raised his voice and said, "This official has agreed, help you take down Li Zhen." ”

ps: Sixth shift, call it a day, rest, I'm so tired,