Chapter 782: Endure it
Looking over Qingluan's shoulder, the four beggars were already lying motionless on the ground, their faces were gray, obviously poisoned and dead, just like the murderers who were stabbed by themselves. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
A machete was broken in front of Lan Yue'er's feet, and blood soaked her snow-white embroidered shoes. Everything in front of her was bloody and bizarre, which made this innocent girl who did not hesitate to sacrifice her life for her sweetheart also become at a loss.
Almost all the people around were equally dazed and frightened, looking at the dead corpses all over the ground, even the strongest people turned their heads away, not daring to look at this human Shura field.
The wind prawn hiding in the crowd was also confused, and even forgot that he was still holding half of the bamboo pole in his hand, and the other half of the bamboo pole was inserted in the chest of a beggar.
But he was surprised -- who shot the stone and hit the acupuncture points of the four murderers, so that the half of the bamboo pole pierced the heart of one of them without any suspense, and made the other murderers have to swallow the poison in their mouths and commit suicide?
"Don't look for it, then...... It's not Shuxue. Chang Wei only saw the last figure of the plain-clothed girl hiding in Yingzi Hutong from a distance, and the speed of the Amazing Shadow was definitely beyond Shuxue's reach, thinking that it should be Tang Jinyi.
"If only it were really Shuxue. A wisp of melancholy accompanied by lovesickness rose from the depths of his heart, and Chang Wei couldn't help muttering to himself.
I don't know who shouted: "Let's go, the government will come later, and everyone can't tell if they have their mouths." Only then did everyone seem to come to their senses, and they suddenly scattered, and even the wind prawns took advantage of the chaos to run away.
In the blink of an eye, only Chang Wei and Qingning were left on the street, as well as Lan Yue'er, who was standing in the middle of the street in a daze, and a few embarrassing guys who couldn't go, didn't go, and didn't go.
"Yue'er, thank you. 」
Chang Wei walked forward quickly and hugged the girl in his arms. Although she was attacked inexplicably, it was also worth seeing the girl's simple and lovely heart.
The girl's face was suddenly flushed, she was at a loss, she froze in Chang Wei's arms and didn't dare to move, until she heard Ning Xin cough lightly, she hurriedly broke free from Chang Wei's arms, knelt in front of Ning Xin, and looked forward to Ai Ai for a long time, but she held back a sentence: "The folk girl has seen the county lord Chitose. The voice was as thin as a mosquito's cry, and it didn't have the bravery of wielding a kitchen knife.
"Sister, get up!" Although Ning Xin's face was a little pale, she still smiled and pulled Lan Yue'er up: "I didn't expect to eat chilled river fresh food at your house, but we became sisters. 」
Unexpectedly, he glanced at Qingluan.
She already knew that Chang Wei wanted Nalan Yue'er to be her concubine, and she also knew that Chang Wei didn't care much about this girl, which made her easy to accept Lan Yue'er, probably in her eyes, Lu Xin, who was not surprisingly good-looking, was her fierce rival.
"County Lord......" Lan Yue'er couldn't believe this sudden good thing for a while, she was ashamed and happy, but she didn't dare to look at people squarely, but Nuo Nuo expressed her gratitude.
"Yue'er, don't call the county lord, it seems to be raw, just call her sister!" Chang Wei pushed the boat down the river, Lan Yue'er was flattered, and sweetly called Ning Xin "sister".
Qingluan only nodded to Lan Yue'er, and then leaned down to check the identity of the murderer and the cause of death.
Chang Wei sighed secretly in his heart, if he said that he was tactful, Qingluan, who was no longer bound by the rules and regulations of the Blue Dragon Society, was not as good as Ning Xin, who was five years younger than her, just like her Mingshuang sword, as soon as the sword came out of the sheath, although every time she had compassion, she always had to see blood and return.
"Senior sister, you will never see their origin from the weapons and clothing. The dozen or so beggars were clearly determined to die, and they had obviously made careful arrangements in advance.
"Just like this machete, I must have bought it at a stall, but I can ask the stall owner what kind of accent these people speak. 」
"The concubines guess that they are soldiers nine times out of ten. Qingluan said softly, after experiencing the battle of Zhaobao Town, she has somewhat understood the temperament of a soldier.
Chang Wei nodded, but his mind quickly turned: "Although the soldiers of the Terracotta Division are also soldiers, even Liao Xi probably can't say that they are pampered and pampered to come to their deaths! Is it Jiang Kui's father, Jiang Yunsong, who wants to vent his anger for his son without knowing it? He has been the commander of the Yanshan Left Guard, and even his own troops are still kept at home, and it is very possible to raise some dead soldiers, but with the relationship between the Jiang family and the Qingyuan Houfu, it seems that there is no need to use such drastic measures, right?!"
But apart from Liao Xi and Jiang Kui, Li Long has not offended anyone, who wants to put himself to death? Even regardless of Jinyi's position and Ning Xin's honorable status?
As soon as the four corpses were examined, the people of the Xicheng Terracotta Division arrived, and they moved so fast that they wanted to come to Liao Xiping to train well.
Seeing nearly 30 corpses, the leader of the team was also dumbfounded, and while ordering his subordinates to protect the scene, he sent people to go door-to-door to collect confessions, and sent people to report to his superiors.
After a while, Liao Xi hurried over. After listening to the report of his subordinates, he walked over with a gloomy face, casually arched his hand, and said with a smile, "Lord Li is frightened. 」
"In broad daylight, Lang Lang Lang, there are so many murderers assassinating His Royal Highness the County Lord! Lord Liao, you are very well managed in Xicheng!"
Liao Xi glared at Chang Wei fiercely, but he had to salute Ning Xin: "The lower official is clumsy, he doesn't recognize the county lord, and he wants to beg for forgiveness." The mob committed murder and disturbed Luan, and the crime of the lower officials was also. Seeing Ning Xin combing her peony bun, her expression was a little suspicious.
"What does the crime of the mob have to do with the adults?" Ning Xin smiled, Liao Xi's color was a little pale, but he heard Ning Xin continue: "However, the emperor's brother went to the Manifestation Palace today to beg for the blessings of the people, and they all passed by here, did these mobs assassinate the emperor's brother to no avail, and turned to the county lord?"
Chang Wei was secretly funny, this girl can really be far-fetched, so it is enough for Liao Xi to drink a pot.
Sure enough, I saw that sweat was oozing from his forehead, and he said, "This...... Princess...... No, isn't it that Lord Li has offended someone to take revenge?"
"Oh, so you said it was instructed by Lord Liao?" Ning Xin's face sank.
Liao Xi understood that Ning Xin was deliberately making things difficult, his face changed several times, and finally said in a low voice: "There are a lot of county lords, so don't be like the lower officials. The lower official went to arrest the murderer and give an explanation to the county lord. 」
"I'm a woman, what do you want to explain, if you have any explanation, let's tell my husband!"
Chang Wei said: "Lord Liao, the county lord forgives you the difficulties of being an official, and he will not force you to do so. Within half a month, I want to get a reasonable explanation, otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless. Besides, the security in your Xicheng is so poor, how can you ensure the emperor's safety?"
In fact, making such a big mess is no longer something that Li Long or Liao Xi can suppress.
reported to the emperor, naturally Liao Xi is good-looking, and Chang Wei will have the opportunity to fall into the well, there is no need to show it in front of him, Chang Wei just ridiculed him and stopped.
Liao Xi knew the priorities, and did not compete with Chang Wei for the benefit of his tongue, and ordered his right-hand man to start examining the body with the people of Shuntianfu, and he asked about what happened.
Explain the matter clearly in a few words, tell Lan Yue'er to wait patiently at home for the good news, Chang Wei took the two daughters of Qingning and left.
Ning Xin, who had relaxed down, felt scared and disgusted, and in a short period of time home, she stopped the carriage twice, fell on the wheel and vomited, almost vomiting out the bitter gall.
Actually, it's not that she hasn't hurt anyone - according to Jiang Chi, the punishment of the county lord of Ningxin is quite famous among these Tianhuang nobles, but in her mind, there is still a certain gap between her subordinates and people, and she has only just begun to learn how to give her subordinates proper respect.
When corpses are stacked on top of each other like hills, the shock is beyond the reach of a fifteen-year-old girl.
Seeing how frightened she was when she personally checked whether the latch of the gate was firmly inserted, she knew how frightened she was in her heart, and in Chang Wei's eyes, her heart was sour, and she actually made her woman frightened, Li Long was really unsatisfactory in the capital!
However, the opponent is really stupid! Trying to use these unpopular characters to plot is really too flat to think of yourself!
Even if he is not Chang Wei, he has beaten more than a dozen men in Yipinlou, not to mention that with the identities of Li Long and Ning Xin, it is very possible to put the crime of rebellion on the principal.
Wen Yan relieved Ning Xin, her mind gradually calmed down, and asked Qingluan to take good care of her, Chang Wei hurried to the Changning Marquis Mansion and informed Jiang Yunzhu of the whole thing.
Jiang Yunzhu was taken aback, knowing that he could not be taken lightly, although he immediately ruled out the possibility that his eldest brother Jiang Yunsong was behind the scenes, he still went on a trip in person, and soon, Jiang Chi and Jiang Kui returned to the Changning Marquis Mansion with him.
"Virtuous nephew, the Queen Mother likes Ning Xin's girl very much, and she is a relative, find a day to let Ning Xin enter the palace to accompany the old man to chat!" Jiang Yunzhu was still afraid that the target of the assassination would be Ning Xin, so he wanted Ning Xin to enter the palace for a while: "Besides, with the Queen Mother coming forward, the marriage is easy to say." 」
Chang Wei Nuonuo, but he didn't want to do it in his heart, the harem was so filthy and evil, and then I heard that the emperor in Xiao Lianyun's mouth was not much stronger than the absurd emperor, in fact, this Chang Wei had also experienced it personally, he didn't want Ning Xin to suffer any secret losses in the palace.
However, for Jiang Yunzhu, he had already made enough gestures, so he said that he was not in good spirits, and he would leave the rest to the young man, and he hugged his concubine to find fun.
Seeing Jiang Yunzhu leaving, a sneer suddenly appeared on Jiang Kui's face: "Brother Li, being arrogant also needs capital, where does the capital come from? If you offend people like you, sooner or later you will become a loner. I'm a lonely person, and I still need to assassinate you? Everyone will drown you if they spit out! Brother Li, let's eat a trench and grow wise!"
"Fourth brother, your mouth is really unforgiving. 」
Jiang Chi's laughter diluted the embarrassment in the room, Jiang Kui was an excellent actor, he clearly interpreted his resentment against Li Long, Jiang Chi naturally wanted to come out and be a peacemaker: "I can't say the same thing, the Zhang family brothers have offended a sea of people, and I haven't seen anyone dare to spit on him before! Besides, what is the relationship between Qingyuan Houfu and the Jiang family? That is a relative of the same qi, obviously to Li Long and Qingyuan, secretly it may be aimed at our Jiang family or even the emperor, our Jiang family has really offended a lot of people!"
Hearing that Jiang Chi was also on the line like Ning Xin, and even had it, Chang Wei sighed in his heart, if the emperor listened to Jiang Chi's words, Ning Xin's assassination would become a good excuse for dissidents in the Qing Dynasty, and this is politics!
Jiang Kui glanced at Jiang Chi imperceptibly, his gaze was quite complicated, both surprised and envious.
Since Jiang Chi became the head of the Criminal Department, his edge has gradually revealed, and at this moment it has aroused Jiang Kui's vigilance and attention.
"What the eldest brother said is that the case happened in Fanzi Hutong, and both Shuntianfu and Xicheng Soldiers and Horses will not escape the blame. Although Yin Yang Zuochang of Shuntian Mansion is said to be from the Zhaowu faction, he is Zhang Heling's sons and daughters, and Liao Xi, the commander of the Xicheng Soldiers and Horses Division, is even more close to several die-hard elements of the Apocalypse faction. 」
"It's still the fourth brother who is smart!, however, although Yang Zuochang is treacherous, he is impartial in his actions, like the second uncle buying land, Zhang Yanling blocked him, and Yang Zuochang didn't help his own brother, the emperor values him very much, so he should aim at Liao Xi. 」
"A mere commander of a six-rank soldier and horse division can afford to make such a big move? isn't this a red-coated cannon to fight mosquitoes?!" Jiang Kui said disapprovingly.
"Don't underestimate Liao Xi, moving him is connected with muscles and bones! Besides, fourth brother, your brother has a poor body and bones, and he can't come out to do things, you are also twenty years old, it's time to help the emperor and the Jiang family, a six-grade commander is just right for your identity!"
"Dongshan, it's not me who provokes the relationship between your brothers, Jiang Kui is narrow-minded, I'm afraid he is not a competent candidate for the Xicheng Soldiers and Horses......
"Ziling, you may not know that he won't live long on a good day, and Taiqi is bound to inherit the title of my eldest earl, and he can't stop it. And the emperor has never been a prince, Donglin bullied the emperor at a young age, and has controlled the government for many years, and the emperor has few close ministers himself, so he naturally has to borrow from his relatives, and the Jiang family has six younger brothers, so he can't favor one over the other!"
Chang Wei said in his heart, of course I know that Jiang Yao's life is on the verge of dying, and Jiang Kui's taking over the Xicheng Soldiers and Horses Division will do more benefits than disadvantages to himself, but Chang Wei still pretended to be sorry and said, "Speaking of which, Ling Brother Jiang Yuan is much more stable and is a more suitable candidate. What's more, the project of Shen Lizi Hutong also needs to be taken care of by my own people......
"Taiqi is his own person!" Jiang Chi said with a smile, but a hint of discoloration flashed in his eyes.
"Dauntless, why are you so mysterious? Also, where is your beard?" Chang Kuan looked surprised, but still according to Chang Wei's words, let Wang Xiuyan go outside.
"Big brother, I have no choice but to do it!" Chang Wei looked helpless and told him about the attack at night.
"You are the husband of the county lord of Ningxin?!Aren't you going to marry Princess Chang'an?
Chang Kuan said in surprise, then shook his head and said, "No, although I only heard rumors that the county lord of Ningxin had found a husband in the capital, that person's name seems to be ...... Call ......"
"It's called Li Long, right, big brother, I'm Li Long!"
Chang Kuan stood up suddenly, looked at the door with a nervous expression, saw that the door was closed, and heard Chang Wei say that it was a secret, he seemed to be relieved, and said in a low voice: "Fearless, why are you so nonsense! Let people know that you are impersonating and cheating to marry the county lord, a capital crime!"
"It is the emperor's decree to pretend to be Li Long!"
"The emperor is also messing around!" Chang Kuan blurted out, his expression relaxed, wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, only to realize that he had said the wrong thing, and glared at him fiercely: "Anyway...... It's nonsense!"
Chang Wei carefully described the cause and effect, and said that the emperor had a decree that he should not reveal his identity, Chang Kuan was a little pale, and said with a smile: "You should also scold, when you encounter something difficult, you will remember your eldest brother." He also asked Yuan Keli and Fu Zhouzi if they knew about it.
Chang Wei shook his head, in fact, he had hesitated at the beginning, who was more suitable to find first.
Fu Zhouzi is a pure soldier and has no influence on the political situation, so he naturally puts it aside first, and Yuan Keli and Chang Kuan, it stands to reason that Yuan Keli's status is higher than that of the eldest brother, and he is his own teacher, so he should discuss with him first, but after all, he is a relative, so he will first reveal the secret of Li Long's identity to the eldest brother.
"Jie Huangong has a strong temperament, knowing that Li Long is you, it is likely to kill you for you, which is easy to arouse the suspicion of others, expose your identity, and the emperor will also find out, but it will be unfavorable to you, so let's hide it from him for a while! Chang Kuan groaned: "Besides, to deal with Liao Xi, the people of the Jiang family are enough, I am afraid that you are here, I am afraid that there are other things!"
"I can't hide anything from my brother. Chang Wei complimented him and said with a smile: "It's a big thing, just pulling Liao Xi off the horse, and the fright that Ning Xin and I suffered is inevitably too worthless. 」
"You're frightened, I'm afraid you're scared by the opponent hiding behind the scenes!" Chang Kuan joked, "You also wonder, why don't you rush to find the murderer? If the murderer can have a first assassination, there will be a second!"
"The dead are not so easy to cultivate!Not to mention that after such a big setback, it is too late for the person behind the scenes to hide, and no one will want to threaten me with a knife in the near future, I can slowly pull out his tail. What I am anxious about now is how to use this matter to fight my eldest brother and my enemies. 」
In fact, Chang Wei faintly sensed in his heart that those dead soldiers may be related to Okita, in the battle of Okita, Chang Wei had seen the madness of the Japanese people who regarded death as home, and besides, the Japanese people were no different from the Han people, and they never said a word of Chinese from beginning to end.
It's just that the people who have a grudge against Okita are Chang Wei and Fu Zhouzi, why they found Li Long's head, the key point of this incident Chang Wei can't explain, so he has to keep his suspicions in his heart.
"Aren't your enemies all in the rivers and lakes? 」
"The teacher once said that the rivers and lakes are originally a corner of the country, and the roots of many sects of martial arts are above the temple, senior brother knows Min Chengbi, right!?"
"Zhejiang Governor Min Chengbi, is he having an affair with the rivers and lakes?" Chang Kuan frowned in surprise, and after thinking for a while, he said with a straight face: "Fearless, you arrested Cao Governor Teng Leshan before entering Beijing, does this matter have anything to do with Teng Leshan?"
Then his face became gloomy, his fingers subconsciously flicked the table, and he said after a while: "Not to mention whether Min Chengbi has an affair with the rivers and lakes, this person is shrewd, and he is a capable official, but he is a general of the Zhaowu faction, and if he is dealt with, it is the Zhaowu faction itself that has infighting." 」
He breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "Although the emperor has been tough on the new policy, the Zhaowu faction is still weak in the middle of the court and in the localities, and only five of the thirteen governors are firmly supportive of the new policy. 」
"But Min Chengbi not only had an affair with the rivers and lakes, but was also suspected of traffic robbery, smuggling and murder......
"Then you can't touch him right now!" Chang Kuan said categorically, "If Zhaowu sends such a figure, it will deal a major blow to the reputation of the Zhaowu faction, and this is not something that the Zhaowu faction can afford right now!"
He sighed, "It's all because of the Apocalypse. The emperor has never been a crown prince, and he has no contact with the ministers of the court and the central government before he succeeds to the throne. At the beginning of the throne, he could only entrust Donglin with important tasks, and later used Wei Gelding in order to deal with Donglin, these talents and morals were not enough to bear the heavy responsibility of managing the country, and the emperor's henchmen and ministers were too few. 」
Perhaps seeing that Chang Wei's expression was a little abnormal, he slowed down his tone: "Don't worry, fearless, if it is really as you say, he will eventually be unable to escape the national law, just delay it for a year or two. In another year or two, the New Deal will be stable, and the Apocalypse will not matter. 」
"I'm going to let him get away for a year or two...... Chang Wei muttered in disappointment, originally wanting to ask for help from his eldest brother, but he didn't expect it to end like this.
But the eldest brother's words are not unreasonable, besides, he and Yuan Keli are his most powerful assistants in the court, killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred, and they can't do it right now.
I can only endure this breath now!