Chapter 233: The confidence is finally exhausted
As soon as the messenger left the inn, the missing handyman was found. Qin Jin stood angrily in front of the thatched house of the post house, and the body of the handyman was curled up inside, with undried blood stains on his mouth and nose, obviously just dead. The miscellaneous servants were silenced, and the other party's actions were swift and meticulous, and just a moment of hesitation made people take a step faster.
Qin Jin knew that he was afraid that once this person died, the officials and miscellaneous servants left in the post house, I am afraid that no one would know the mastermind behind this matter. However, Qin Jin still didn't intend to let go of these seemingly innocent people.
"Come on, tie up the officials and miscellaneous servants up and down the post house!"
"Make the king spare his life, and wronged ......"
"Wronged......"
Although there was a cry of injustice, Qin Jin was ruthless and tied up all the seventeen people in the post house together.
"Oh, this, this, why did you make such a big move?"
Overseer Jingyou appeared in surprise in the courtyard of the post house, he had drunk too much last night, and only realized that something was wrong until he was awakened by the noise outside. So, even the robes on his body were not neatly worn, so he came to see what was going on.
"Prison army, you don't know, someone wants to murder the envoy!"
Jing You had fought side by side with Qin Jin in the mutiny, so Qin Jin's personal entourage had a very good attitude towards this eunuch, and told him about the tragedy that had just happened without waiting for Qin Jin to speak.
Hearing that someone was dead, and that he was still Qin Jin's personal entourage, Jingyou was so frightened that his face turned green, and he also ate in the same pot as Qin Jin, so theoretically, he could also be poisoned. After being afraid, Jingyou said in a trembling voice:
"It's a good thing the thief didn't put the poison in the pot, otherwise, otherwise it would ......"
Qin Jin's face was pale, he had already thought of this, there must be someone by the pot from time to time, and it was inconvenient for the thief to start it, so he put the poison in the bowl, maybe it was the time that only polluted the two porridge bowls, so that he escaped.
This is really an unprecedented carelessness, and it is also undreamable, there will be people who want to poison themselves in life!
Jingyou meant to keep the post officer, and the rest of the miscellaneous servants, whether wronged or not, were all beheaded to make an example. Killing a few miscellaneous servants, of course, is within the purview of the prison army. However, Qin Jin was not carried away by anger, killing people would not do him any good, but would instead give his enemies the excuse of indiscriminately killing innocents.
Soon, Lu Qi felt the post house from outside the city, and after he heard that someone had poisoned the envoy, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat, if Qin Jin was poisoned to death, they were afraid that they would all have inescapable responsibility. What's even worse is that before the chaos is settled, the boss dies first, and who will clean up the endgame?
Fortunately, Qin Jinfu had a great life, and only two of his relatives in the army died on his behalf, which can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune.
After Lu Qi arrived at the post house, he heard that the poisoned miscellaneous servants had been exterminated, and immediately asserted: "This matter is absolutely inseparable from Cui Liang's thief, so it is better to transfer troops into the city and bring this thief for interrogation!"
Previously, Cui Liang had always used the excuse that he had not delivered official business, and did not allow more than 100 people from the Shenwu Army to enter the city, which meant that as long as he still held the official seal of Feng Yijun Taishou for a day, most of the Shenwu Army would not be allowed to enter the city.
Qin Jin nodded, now it is just the right excuse to transfer troops into the city, regardless of the fact that 3721 first besieged the county guard.
However, Lu Qi's mind was obviously more delicate, and after he tortured the post officer, he came up with a signed confession, and the main messenger on the confession was Cui Liang, the chief guard of the county.
Qin Jin acquiesced to Lu Qi's move, but gave another admonition.
"Surround the treasury too!"
After hearing this, Lu Qiying claimed that controlling the treasury was equivalent to controlling the lifeblood of Feng Yijun, even if Cui Liang was a thief with the official seal, what should he do?
……
Cui Liang had something on his mind and couldn't sleep deeply, he woke up unconsciously after only an hour, and after a simple wash, he looked at the polished rice and mutton soup brought by the servants, but he didn't have any appetite.
But when he thought of the result of last night's thoughtful thinking, his heart was mostly at ease, as long as he was not caught by Qin Jin, unless the other party rebelled, there was no way to take him.
Suddenly, the old servant rushed in in a panic.
"No, it's not good, rebellion, rebellion!"
What is the rebellion?
Cui Liang was clever, and subconsciously thought of Qin Jin. Could it be that this guy has rebelled? Thinking of this, Cui Liang's heart was dead. If Qin Jinguo really rebelled, the first person to kill him would be the county guard of the Tang Dynasty. Thinking that he was about to be splashed with blood on the spot and not see the sun tomorrow, he couldn't help but feel sad and burst into tears.
But Cui Liang was not an ordinary straw bag after all, and when he realized that he might be killed, he was calm in his heart.
"Sacrifice your life for the country, seek benevolence and get benevolence!" Cui Liang has no regrets!"
After that, Cui Liang got up and straightened his clothes.
"Let's go, go out with Cui to see where the rebellious ministers and thieves are......"
Cui Liang went out and bumped into Lu Qi who led the troops to kill him, he recognized that the general with the troops was Qin Jin's general, so he pointed at Lu Qi and shouted: "Wait for no reason to storm the county Taishou's mansion, is it difficult to rebel?"
Not to be outdone, Lu Qi raised a piece of parchment in his hand.
"Cui Liang, Lu asked you, what should you be guilty of intending to murder a high-ranking official of the fourth grade?"
Cui Liang was stunned when he was asked, and subconsciously replied: "Cut in half, abandon the city!"
Lu Qi laughed, then lowered his face, pointed at Cui Liang and shouted: "Since you know that you deserve to be beheaded, you can't come up and die!"
Cui Liang was even more confused, and he was happy again, since the other party did not admit to rebellion, then he said that he had seized the initiative again!
"Don't be a fool, Cui is the county guard, you are in the city for no reason, and you will be detained according to Tang Law, can you be clear?"
Just when the two were arguing, a large number of county guards rushed to the county guard when they heard the news, and instead surrounded dozens of guards brought by Lu Qi. Lu Qi regretted that he had brought fewer people, and at the same time he was annoyed that he had underestimated the courage of the soldiers in the city.
Even so, Lu Qi is confident that he will not fall behind, but he is not a reckless person like Yang Xingben, he will not do things without caring about the consequences, since he has made a move, he must be reasonable, otherwise his name will not be right. He threw the parchment in his hand with a disdainful face, and it landed at Cui Liang's feet.
The parchment rolled into a roll and rolled several times under Cui Liang's feet before stopping. The old servant quickly picked up the parchment and handed it into the hands of his master. Cui Liang unfolded it and looked at it, and was suddenly shocked and couldn't help himself.
"Nonsense!"
In a fit of rage, Cui Liang tore it to pieces.
"Cui has never had the intention of murdering Qin Envoy Jun! If such accusations are not made with tangible evidence, how can he teach the people of the world to be convinced?"
Lu Qi still said coldly: "God knows whether Cui Envoy Jun has the intention of murdering Qin Envoy Jun! Do you dare to swear to heaven that you have never had a trace of evil thoughts?"
He knew that a confession could never be used as evidence to arrest Cui Liang, but he could use it to transfer troops into the city, he could besiege the county guard, and he could know that he was afraid. Cui Liang and his people categorically will not admit that he is the mastermind of a certain queen, but doing so can just push him into a dead end, as long as he messes up again, he will definitely show flaws, and he can act at that time.
During the confrontation, the captain of the defending army in the city galloped on horseback in a hurry.
"Cui Envoy Jun, Cui Envoy Jun ......"
Cui Liang was shocked to hear the shouting, raised his eyes, and saw a team of more than ten cavalry roaring towards him.
"Captain Wang, you, how did you get here?"
He wanted to say that Captain Wang had come at the right time, but he felt that saying so would degrade his momentum, so he changed his words again.
Captain Wang's face was worried.
"Envoy Jun, the Shenwu army has entered the city and entered the city!"
He was pulled up by Cui Liang, so he was naturally of the same mind as the benefactor, but the Shenwu Army suddenly rushed in under the pretext that Qin Jin was assassinated, so that he was powerless to stop it. Therefore, he rushed to report to Cui Liang in a panic, and he didn't want to stage a confrontation outside the county guard's mansion.
Lu Qi saw that Cui Liang actually came to help again, so he laughed coldly.
"Your envoy is suspected of murdering Qin Envoy, and he is a suspect of this general!"
Cui Liang said angrily: "There is no evidence, how can you frame Cui?"
"In that case, does Cui Yuanjun dare to let the Shenwu Army let go of the investigation!"
Lu Qi knew that if he continued to argue, he would fight each other, so he put forward his goal of bringing troops here.
"It is natural to find out the murderer, but the name of the Shenwu Army is not right, this matter is within the county guard's office, and it is not necessary to spend money on the army!"
After listening to Cui Liang's words, Lu Qi seemed to have heard a joke, and a strange smile appeared on his face.
"In the case of the envoy Jun, he does not avoid suspicion so much, I am afraid that if the result is found, it will not convince the world!"
"This ......"
Cui Liang was speechless for a while, but soon had an idea.
"Shenwu Jun is both the sufferer and the party involved in the case, and he is also not suitable to participate in the investigation. Tongzhou City is also the county seat of Feng Yi County, so it will be handed over to Xue Jingxian, the county commander of Feng Yi County, to investigate and deal with it!"
Cui Liang's counterattack exceeded Lu Qi's expectations, and Lu Qi wanted to refute it, but because the other party's proposed method was justified, he nodded and agreed.
"In that case, does Cui Yuanjun dare to go to Fengyi County with Lu?"
At this point, Cui Liang was already convinced, don't look at Lu Qi's menacing, but he is definitely not here to rebel, his heart is already stable, and he sneered.
"Cui Mou is frank, why don't you dare, go!"
After saying that, Cui Liang turned his head and told Captain Wang again.
"Go back and guard the four gates, and don't let anyone in or out!"
Captain Wang didn't say a word, and said that he had promised to leave.
The two sides came to the county court of Fengyi County, which was only one street away from the county guard's mansion, and it was only a cup of tea on foot.
Cui Liang was not worried, Xue Jingxian was in the same camp as him, how could he possibly help Qin Jin and the Shenwu Army? Although he didn't know what the Shenwu Army was tossing, he was at least certain of one thing, that is, Qin Jin did have a murderous intent towards himself.
"Cui Yuanjun, Cui Yuanjun!"
Suddenly, an assistant official in the county guard mansion hurriedly shouted and chased after him.
Cui Liang's heart tightened, and he had a hunch that something bad had happened again.
Sure enough!
"The Shenwu army has besieged the treasury......