Chapter 74: Leaks
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The news of Feng Yanqing's death quickly spread throughout Penglai like the wind, and even Li Jing, who had been deliberately keeping a low profile after returning to the barracks, had already heard how Feng Yanqing was brutally killed by a group of pirates in Zhendonghai, and piled up his head into various versions of Jingguan. Although Li Jing and the others came back a little late that night, because they had been carefully arranged in advance, the people on duty in the southwest corner of the camp that day were a few brothers who had been arranged by Wang Chong, and Li Jing sneaked back to the camp directly from there when they came back, and no one in the camp knew that they had returned to the camp in the middle of the night.
After returning to the camp that night, Li Jing immediately asked everyone to take a careful bath, buried all the clothes they had changed, and carefully wiped all the armor and weapons. Then he called all the people who participated in the assassination together, and Zhang Hong took a pen and registered the addresses of everyone's hometowns one by one. Li Jing took the blank piece of paper with the address and showed it in front of everyone: "The addresses of all the brothers have been written down on it, and in two days, I will arrange for someone to send 100 horses of silk to each person's home according to this address." I promised you that there would be no less money, and then you have to keep a low profile as much as I tell you, and you can't say a word about everything tonight, even if it's a dream, and you can't say anything about tonight. Do you understand? ”
"Understood!" Everyone nodded, and Li Jing did not give them the money directly, but sent it directly to their homes. They didn't think much about it, and Li Jing's explanation was to avoid everyone getting too much money in their hands at once and being found abnormal. Although some people speculate whether Li Jing doesn't trust them a little, remembering their home address is to prevent them from leaking secrets and retaliating against them in the future. But no matter what the reason, since they heard that Li Jing would send the reward of the hundred horses of silk to their house, they had nothing to say.
Li Jing solemnly admonished: "From now on, don't mention anything tonight again." When you go back, I'll rearrange the team, so the brothers who participated in tonight's event will be arranged together, in groups of three. Whether it is eating, sleeping, or going out to the hut, the three of them must be together. Of course, don't be too troublesome, this is also to protect everyone. After this gust of wind, everyone will not have to be so troublesome by then. ”
On the second and third days, Li Jing stayed in the camp honestly, and even the contact with Lin Wei and Wang Chong stopped. Every day, he stayed in the camp on the left, except for training, he still practiced, and he didn't even take a step out of the camp gate. The assassination of Feng Yanqing's uncle and nephew, who were gathered outside, seemed to have nothing to do with him. It wasn't until the third day that Li Jing took the opportunity of mourning the Feng family and went to the Lifeng cloth shop in Dongcheng.
The 10,000 horses of silk that Li Jing got last time, Li Jing all stored them in the shop of the daughter of the old village chief. For Wang Yueying and the old shopkeeper, he has observed them for a long time, and he is still very relieved of their character. When he pulled 10,000 horses of silk to the cloth village, the old shopkeeper obviously knew about the gambling fight between him and Feng Liang, so he didn't ask much about it, so he saved this huge amount of money. Li Jing handed over the blank piece of paper with the address to the old shopkeeper and asked him to send someone to send a hundred horses of silk to each of the families above, but it had to be kept secret, and everyone who couldn't do it knew it.
As soon as Li Jing returned to the barracks from Buzhuang, Xiaoshi came to tell him that Song Wen, the Marquis of Yu, and the county lord of Xihe, as well as Yu Xiaoniang, Cui Tingshi and King Zhao, had all sent people over to invite Li Jing to talk about things. Li Jing felt nervous. Could it be that something happened? But if the matter leaks out, I'm afraid that the soldiers who will come to arrest him will be the first to do so. Killing the imperial court officials, no matter how much Cui Yunqing and Li Wei protect him, they can't keep it. If that's not the case, then why is everyone coming to him all of a sudden?
He carefully recalled the past and back, and always felt that although it was not without flaws, it was impossible to be discovered for a while. However, Song Wen and these people are not simple people, and if they say too much, they will be lost, and he still doesn't want to meet them until the rumors have passed. After the most devotion, she wrote several posts and rejected the invitations of Song Wen and others one by one. However, Song Wen and others were good at refusing, but Cui Yunqing's summons was not good for him to refuse directly.
Li Jing followed the people sent by Cui Yunqing to the Assassin's Mansion, and as soon as he entered the door, he found that not only Cui Yunqing was there, but Li Wei was actually there, and Li Huier and Yu Youniang were also there on the other side. The two were sitting there waiting for him, and as soon as they met, Cui Yunqing immediately said bluntly: "Why haven't I seen your figure in the past few days?" ”
"The students have been busy with training recently, and they really can't find time to say hello to the teacher."
"Do you know about Feng Yanqing's killing?"
"The students have heard some of them, and there are all kinds of theories, and even the barracks are now full of rumors." Li Jing answered immediately when he saw the question, and responded cautiously, Cui Yunqing and the others talked about Feng Yanqing directly, but they didn't seem to doubt him.
Li Wei seemed to be in a good mood, and said to Li Jing with a smile: "Don't be too nervous, there is nothing else to do when I come to you." I remember the last time you encountered bandits from Zhendonghai, and you managed to escape. This town of Donghai is very famous in the Dengzhou area, but it is very mysterious, it has always disappeared without a trace, and there are very few people who have seen them and are still alive. Tell us what these people are like? Li Jing breathed a sigh of relief in his heart after hearing this: "The students have indeed seen a group of thieves in Zhendonghai, it is said that there are four masters in Zhendonghai, the eldest whitebeard, the second yellow beard, the third red beard, and the fourth black beard. I haven't seen Whitebeard and Blackbeard, but I've seen Yellowbeard in the Red Mountain Prison, and later met Red Beard at the foot of Red Mountain. Li Jing carefully told his experience of meeting Yellowbeard and Redbeard selectively after sorting it out.
Cui Yunqing said with some disappointment: "According to what you say, these bearded thieves are not as cruel and murderous as the legends outside, but they are still a little chivalrous?" Li Jing said cautiously: "A thief is a thief, it can't be said to be chivalrous, but this group of people is more disciplined." If they really killed Feng Changshi, then there must have been a deep feud between them. ”
"I've never heard of it yet, but it's not impossible. You may not know the Tao of Lu, the Feng family is a high-ranking family, and the family wealth is innumerable. But in fact, Feng Yanqing has been in Dengzhou for many years, secretly attracting many high-ranking officials and wealthy families to organize together, and has been relying on Dengzhou Bohai Silla Sea Road to engage in smuggling and sea trade for many years, and earns countless money every year by virtue of the smuggling trade at sea. And that town Donghai is a famous pirate on the Bohai Sea, maybe there are some relationships between them that we don't know about, and now because of what reason Lu has fallen out, it is also possible that Zhen Donghai will ambush and kill Feng Yanqing in one go. Li Wei said to Li Jing.
Cui Yunqing suddenly said to Li Jing: "Ji Yu, you tell the truth to your teacher, you really have nothing to do with this matter, right?" ”
Li Jing didn't expect Cui Yunqing to suddenly ask such a question at this time, and she was a little flustered in her heart, and she didn't have time to answer for a while. Cui Yunqing waved her hand at him: "Don't be in a hurry to answer first, there are no outsiders here today, they are all from their own family." Whether this matter has anything to do with you or not, we want you to tell us the truth. If there is anything involved, you can say it as soon as possible, and the teacher will definitely help you. ”
Li Jing was silent for a few breaths, he bit his lower lip and said in a deep voice: "Feng Yanqing's uncle and nephew are not good people, I have long wanted to get rid of them in my heart, but I didn't expect them to really suffer retribution and be killed by Zhen Donghai." ”
"It's not certain whether he was killed by Zhen Donghai or not, but Feng Yanqing's actions are indeed vicious, and he is dead now, but it also makes us breathe a sigh of relief. Since this has nothing to do with you, it is the best thing to do. However, your previous holiday with the Feng family is also known to everyone, you still have to be careful and low-key recently, stay in the camp to train more if you have nothing to do, and I don't have to come here often to say hello. Cui Yunqing didn't delve into this matter, and brought it back after a few words.
After chatting for a while, Li Jing excused himself to leave under the pretext that there was something in the camp, and Cui Yunqing did not leave Li Jing. After Li Jing left, Li Huier and the others followed him to see him off. Seeing that the three young people had left, Cui Yunqing frowned, and suddenly said faintly: "That's it, I think there is a good chance that he did this." I was only a little skeptical before, but now I can be sure. I really didn't expect that at such a young age, he already had such a decisive and ruthless side. A saint can see the world's events from a foot away; We mortals can only look one step away, and let's take one step at a time. Ji Yu, this kid, is everywhere beyond my expectations, but it's a pity that this kid seems to be a little paranoid. Acting too aggressively, preferring to take risks. Well, I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse, but let him bump around and maybe wake up, but hopefully it's not too late to understand the meaning of what we said to him. ”
Li Xiao still couldn't believe it in his heart, how could he not connect the young Li Jing who was cautious and polite in front of them just now, and the bloody scene of Jingguan piled up with the stumps and heads piled up outside the city that day. However, he knows Cui Yunqing very well, and since he can say such a conclusion, it is really very possible for this matter.
After Li Jing rejected Song Wen's first invitation, Song Wei still sent people to invite him every day for the next few days. Although Li Jing was afraid that the other party was the top boss, he only talked a few words with Cui Yunqing, and he was pointed out by Cui Yunqing that he killed Feng Yanqing. He didn't know how Cui Yunqing did it, but he didn't dare to see Song Wen again, in case Song Wen also found out that Feng Yanqing was killed by him, then the result would be fatal. Therefore, although under tremendous pressure, Li Jing still had to refuse the invitation to the peak again and again.
More than ten days have passed, and seeing that the January training time of the united soldiers is approaching, the original rumor that Feng Yanqing was ambushed by Zhendonghai has gradually come down. On this day, Li Jing had just ordered the disbandment of the team for lunch, but he saw Duyu Marquis Song Wen actually went to the school field of Zuo Yidu in person and stood outside the field waiting for him. "Captain Li, Marquis Du Yu has something to see you." Li Jing's scalp was numb at that time, so he had to go over hard. After more than ten days of not seeing each other, Song Wen had more smiles on his face. Seeing Li Jing, he was still very gentle, and said with a smile: "Li Sanlang, you don't have to avoid me every day, in fact, I already knew that Feng Yanqing's uncle and nephew were killed by you, right!" ”
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