Chapter 419 Elder brother is like father
The news of Jiang Qingzhi's assassination soon reached the ears of those who were interested.
"Just outside the capital."
Qiu Luan and others received the news while they were still drinking.
"It is said that the assassin disguised himself as a farmer and launched a surprise attack, but for some reason he failed and was killed by Jiang Qingzhiqiao instead."
"Farmer?"
Several military honors looked at each other.
Qiu Luan held the wine glass and said playfully, "Jiang Qingzhi's trip was a spur-of-the-moment decision, and I disguised myself as a farmer and waited where he passed by. All of this... couldn't have happened overnight."
"It was a long-planned plan. I dare say that those people have been keeping an eye on Jiang Qingzhi for a long time, and they have practiced this trick many times."
"Yes, but who did this?"
Everyone looked at each other.
"Don't look at me. It is said that when Chen Su was fished out, his stomach was swollen like a drum and he was stuck at the wellhead for a long time. Finally, the coroner took action and cut open his lower abdomen with a knife. Wow, his rotten intestines and rotten stomach were all over the floor...
From that day on, the Chen family bought water from outside, and so did the neighbors. I am a coward and dare not take action against that vengeful tycoon. "
"Not me either."
The military heroes shook their heads one by one, and finally Qiu Luan spoke up, "Who could that be?"
……
The Taoist was furious upon hearing the news.
"Who did it?"
Huang Jin lowered his eyebrows and said, "The Imperial Guard has been dispatched. Rui Jingxian from the East Factory said that they are ready to fight at any time, just waiting for Your Majesty to speak. The East Factory has vowed to turn the capital upside down and will definitely find the murderer."
Emperor Jiajing sneered, "We were just about to discuss the new policy this morning, and were assassinated before lunch. Are they trying to fool me? Or do they think everyone in the world is stupid?"
……
"What a coincidence."
Yan Shifan rubbed the corner of his one-eyed eye and smiled happily, "Logically, the scholars and officials should be the most suspicious, but the interval between the court meeting and Jiang Qingzhi's assassination was too short, and no one could have set up such a big situation. Then, only the generals can be suspected."
"Who will take the blame?" Yan Song also felt a bit troubled. "Does Jiang Qingzhi have any explanation?"
"No one can ask questions over there." Cui Yuan said, "As soon as Jiang Qingzhi came back, there were more Jinyiwei people in Xin'an Lane, saying they were guards. Damn it, even beggars in Xin'an Lane look at people like thieves, so why does Lu Bing need to pretend?"
"Who said I was pretending?"
The curtain was lifted and Lu Bing walked in.
Cui Yuan laughed dryly, "I was just looking for you."
"How is it?" Yan Shifan asked.
Lu Bing said: "We have captured a live person from Jiang Qingzhi, but we don't have any clues."
"Indeed, this is the overall situation." Yan Shifan said with a smile.
"If the generals take action, the most likely option is to assassinate in the city." Lu Bing sat down and said in a deep voice, "Any general who is not a fool and has learned a little bit of military tactics will know that assassination outside the city is unreliable."
Yan Shifan nodded, "Jiang Qingzhi is a famous general. He turned around and ran away when he saw that the situation was not good. His horse was a good horse given by Lu. How could ordinary people catch up with him?"
"So this assassination must not have been done by a general."
Lu Bing sneered, "It's ridiculous that the person behind the scenes is determined to frame someone successfully."
Cui Yuan suddenly said sinisterly: "What if we use the same trick against them? We pretend to be scholars and officials to plan this assassination and put the blame on them..."
Everyone was startled.
"It's possible." Yan Shifan frowned, "This matter is really a mystery."
"His Majesty said that we must dig deep into the ground to find that person." Lu Bing was a little tired. "The Jinyiwei has already gone out in full force. Can the Prime Minister also let the people from the Ministry of Justice go with them?"
"Okay." Yan Song nodded. At this time, Zhu Xizhong came in and said, "Everyone, all the guards in my house have been dispatched. I came to inform you that my brother was assassinated. If anyone here did it..."
Zhu Xizhong's eyes were cold and fierce, "Let's fight to the death!"
Damn it!
Yan Shifan groaned, "The man behind the scenes is very good at guessing people's minds. Once he makes a move, he will cause chaos in the capital."
……
The Chengguo Mansion launched an attack.
Then someone from Wu Xun said that this matter had nothing to do with them.
However, there is a voice in the outside world saying that Jiang Qingzhi offended the generals, which led to the assassination.
The scholars in the capital cheered, and some even wrote poems to praise the general.
However, the generals' family remained strangely quiet. Even Jiang Qingzhi's mortal enemy Qiu Luan stayed at home and did not go out. It was said that he drank and played with women every day, and laughed wildly when he was drunk.
"The wind is going to pick up."
In the early morning, Yan Song finished his work for the day and prepared to go home.
Yan Shifan had slipped away long ago, saying he was going home to sleep, but Yan Song knew that his son was probably in a brothel at the moment.
"Back." Yan Song stood up and punched his lower back with difficulty.
"Prime Minister."
The curtain was lifted, and a cold wind blew in, followed by Cui Yuan.
The old prince consort's face was grim, "Something happened."
"What's the matter?" Yan Song raised his hand, "Wait a minute."
He walked over and sat down, picked up the teacup and took a sip of the remaining tea, "Go ahead!"
Cui Yuan rubbed his face and said, "The famous scholar Liu Fa from the capital died in a brothel."
"Hmm?" Yan Song felt something was wrong. "Liu Fa? I know this man. I heard he was very skilled and died in a brothel..."
"My Prime Minister!" Cui Yuan squatted beside the charcoal basin and stretched out his hands to warm it. "It's a horse wind!"
"Isn't that normal?" Yan Song laughed.
"But there was an extra knife on the neck, piercing from the left side to the right side."
Yan Song had been busy all day, and his mind was confused at the moment. He took a deep breath and slowly looked at Cui Yuan, "You mean... Ma Shangfeng did it on purpose?" "Yes, it was intentional." Cui Yuan said, "The prostitute was so scared that she said she only saw a black shadow and then she was knocked unconscious. When she woke up, she saw Liu Fa bleeding all over..."
Yan Song stood up slowly. "Those people assassinated Jiang Qingzhi recklessly, thinking that without evidence Jiang Qingzhi would have no choice but to swallow his anger."
"Jiang Qingzhi returned to Xin'an Lane and seemed to have stopped his activities. Most of his guards were also at home. Everyone thought he had given in, but the next moment Liu Fa died in a woman's belly. It was also a blatant murder, but there was also no evidence of any connection with Jiang Qingzhi," said Cui Yuan.
"This is blatant revenge!" Yan Song narrowed his eyes, "Bring Donglou back and say there is something urgent."
Yan Shifan was invited back from the brothel and asked impatiently, "Why are you making such a fuss?"
"Liu Fa died of a stroke while riding a horse, with a knife stuck in his neck." Yan Song briefly recounted the incident.
"Jiang Qingzhi!" Yan Shifan's eyes narrowed. "I was wondering why he would stop, it turns out he was waiting here. He was assassinated in the morning, and Liu Fa was killed in the evening. This revenge was so quick, so many people would feel cold..."
"This will cause the scholars to roar." Yan Song said: "Once the scholars in the capital take revenge, the court will be in chaos."
Yan Shifan took a sip of tea to sober up, concentrated for a long time, and suddenly slapped the table, "It's good to be in chaos!"
"Hmm?" Cui Yuan was puzzled. "Why?"
Yan Shifan said: "When the two gangs start fighting, we can watch the fun and take advantage of the situation to expand..."
"Prince." A eunuch came in, "Your Majesty has ordered that the court should not be in chaos!"
After the eunuch left, the duty room became eerily quiet.
……
Zhu Xizhong got up, washed up and went to the front yard.
The steward was waiting in the front yard and greeted him when he came out.
"How is it?" Zhu Xizhong asked.
"Ma Lao San personally took action, used the secret medicine passed down from his ancestors, and killed Liu Fa with the final blow."
"Tell Ma Lao San that the capital is freezing cold, but the south is quite warm. Go there and rest for half a year."
"Yes."
Back in the backyard, Zhu Xizhong patted the trunk of the big tree in the yard, his eyes deep.
"Duke." The Duke's wife also stood up and asked, "Is there something wrong?"
Zhu Xizhong turned around and smiled, "There was a thief in Qingzhi's place last night, and I sent someone to help."
The Duke's wife yawned and said, "Qingzhi is young, and my wife is inexperienced. I'll go take a look later and punish those guards who are not doing their job.
You must not be careless on this New Year's Day. If you can't do it, the family will send a few old guards to teach you...
The eldest brother is like a father, and since the Duke is the elder brother, he has to take on all these responsibilities."
"I know." Zhu Xizhong smiled.
"I know exactly what happened. Last time I tried to matchmake Qingzhi with a woman, he didn't like any of them. In the end, he chose his own wife."
The Duke's wife did what she said and asked someone to prepare a car to go to Xin'an Lane after breakfast.
Zhu Xizhong called the manager.
"Who else is suspected of plotting to assassinate Qingzhi? Find them one by one."
Zhu Xizhong's eyes were calm, "Kill them all!"
……
"Liu Fa is dead."
Before breakfast, Xu Wei came to look for Jiang Qingzhi.
"I asked Sun Bu Tong to take people to keep an eye on Liu Fa, but I saw someone sneak into the room where Liu Fa was. Not long after, he came out and Sun Bu Tong recognized that person."
"Who?" Jiang Qingzhi asked.
"The guard of Duke Cheng's Mansion, Ma Lao San."
Jiang Qingzhi narrowed his eyes and said, "I understand."
Xu Wei said, "This elder brother of yours is really good."
"I know." Jiang Qingzhi nodded.
After breakfast, the Duke's wife came.
The accompanying guard found Jiang Qingzhi and said, "The Duke said that thieves broke in here yesterday."
Jiang Qingzhi nodded, "Got it."
"Qingzhi, Qingzhi..." The Duke's wife came, "It's the end of the year, how can your family be so unreliable that a thief came. Don't you know that even thieves need to celebrate the New Year? The end of the year is a good time for thieves to strike. The east house is robbed, and the west house is robbed..."
After a while of chattering, Xia Yan, who was scolded by Jiang Qingzhi for talking too much last time, came over. Seeing Jiang Qingzhi smiling and listening patiently, he couldn't help but scold him, "You are disrespectful to the elderly. You said I talked too much last time."
When the Duke's wife went to the backyard, Jiang Qingzhi ordered, "Who is the other one?"
Xu Wei said: "The famous scholar in the capital is Fan Gu."
"Do it!"
"Yes."
Jiang Qingzhi turned around and said, "Lao Fu, have someone go to the Duke's Mansion and invite my brother over. Tell him that my sister-in-law is here, and I will cook a few side dishes myself, and we can have a drink together. By the way, where is Zhu Shitai?"
Fucheng said: "I'm teaching!"
"Let him come too."
Jiang Qingzhi walked into the backyard gate, listened to the Duke's wife's cheerful voice, and said with a smile: "Master Ding, this place is really nice, isn't it?"
What mobile phone, what WiFi, what shopping website...
None of this matters anymore.
The big cauldron was turning slowly, and suddenly stopped for a moment.
It was as if the computer had crashed.
Then it started turning again...
(End of this chapter)
