Chapter 545: The Academy Undercurrent
Rong Xi quickly got the power to control all the secret guards from Leng Yixiu, it turned out that Leng Fifteen and Leng Sixteen were completely under her control, and now that there was an emergency, Rong Xi mentioned it to Leng Yixiu, and Leng Yixiu agreed without the slightest hesitation.
Rong Xi left satisfied, and quickly went to deploy, these secret guards under Leng Yixiu are all equipped with unique skills, all of them can be used as hundreds, if they cooperate, the efficiency and success rate will be doubled.
Leng Yixiu sat in the study and muttered slightly for a moment, thinking about the problem Rong Xi said just now, and naturally realized in his heart that if this problem was not solved, it would inevitably be a big trouble.
He raised his hand and turned the inkstone on the table, and the crisp sound of a faint golden bell came from behind the wall, and then there was a low roar.
Leng Yixiu didn't look back, but the bookshelf against the wall cracked, and out of it came out a Bai Yuanmo in a white robe.
"I've seen the prince." Bai Yuanmo came to Leng Yixiu's desk and saluted.
Leng Yixiu nodded, "There is one thing that needs to be dealt with by you, the matter of that night in the valley, after you return to the academy, you will immediately go to the academy to do an investigation secretly to see if anyone has found anything or accidentally seen something, what this king means is that maybe the person who saw the thing didn't realize that there was anything wrong, but if it was heard by other people......"
Bai Yuanmo's eyebrows jumped, and he naturally immediately understood what Leng Yixiu meant, and immediately said, "Yes." β
"Then let's arrange it now." Leng Yixiu waved his hand and said.
Bai Yuanmo didn't dare to delay for a moment, and walked away quickly, he knew in his heart that this matter was urgent, in fact, there was also his own negligence in it, that day in the valley, Xu Zhenhan went to the villa through the secret passage, and then knew that the matter had been done, so he didn't think about anything else in his heart, and now he was reminded by Leng Yixiu, he immediately felt that he should test the group of students afterwards.
Leng Yixiu is right, in case someone inadvertently sees something and hears something? Maybe it didn't feel like anything at the time, but what about afterwards? Or will it be heard by those who have a heart? will cause a lot of trouble.
Bai Yuanmo rode to the academy on a fast horse, he knew that if something happened because of this small negligence this time, then he would be unable to escape the blame, and it was a trivial matter to be held accountable, and I am afraid that it would not be a simple matter of accountability at that time.
Lan Shuyu cheated to death, Xu Zhenhan pretended to be a guard of Ning Wangfu, Rong Qiu's suspicion of "framing", and so on...... All the qiΔ will be overthrown, and then what the consequences of this will be, it will be obvious.
Bai Yuanmo shivered on his horse, he waved his horsewhip again, the wind blew his robe and agitated like a flag, and his black hair flew like a lightning bolt towards the academy.
There are a lot of students in Tianyang Academy, especially recently because of the Dabi incident, the atmosphere in the academy is even more boiling and high, and the events of the day are talked about by them endlessly.
Especially in the later Suming Villa, Chen Xinlei first married the Seventh Princess and became a concubine, and then he was arrested and imprisoned for inexplicably having an affair with the concubine Rong Qiu, the side concubine of King Qi, and then Lord Liang asked for Liang Weiyan's coffin to be opened.
Of course, the affairs of the Chen family and the final result provided a rich topic for their usual gossip and chat.
"Speaking of which, it's a pity that this Chen Xinlei is also very good, obviously with such good conditions, he ended up in such a situation."
"Pity? What is there to pity about him? He is self-inflicted, and cannot live! β
"Well, he has blood on his hands."
"That's right...... Hey, if you want me to say, if I can have a family background like his, I will definitely cherish it, and I must be better than him. β
"You envy him? Ha, the blessings and misfortunes are still unknown. β
"What do you mean?"
The voice of the conversation instantly lowered, but everyone's curiosity was raised, and they all pricked up their ears to listen.
"What do you meanβhaven't you heard? On the way to take office, Chen Hanping was sick as soon as he left Beijing, and he died before he was in prison because he was not accustomed to the water and soil, and he had been worried and scared in prison before. β
"Is there such a thing?"
"Of course, it's true, I can't do this by hearsay."
"What about Chen Xinlei? Will he return to Beijing with Chen Hanping's body or continue to serve in office or go home for burial? It is said that they are ordered to leave Beijing, if there is no will, I'm afraid they can't return to Beijing, right? β
"Your worries are purely unnecessary, tell you the truth, the rest of the Chen family......"
The man who spoke raised the hearts of the people in a lengthened voice, "Say it quickly." β
"That's it, don't sell it!"
"Alas, sue you, the rest of the Chen family originally wanted to send people back to ask for their will while going to the prefecture and county where they took office, but they didn't think about it, before they could wait for the people who asked for the will, they encountered strongman bandits on the way, and robbed the Chen family of their belongings, and all the people, including Chen Xinlei, had already been killed."
"Ahh Everyone is a scholar, and no matter how lively the discussion is, it is only a matter of tongue, and no one has really seen the bloody things with their own eyes.
The discussion was lonely for a while, everyone's thinking was still trapped in that bloody killing, no one was in the mood to think about anything else, only felt that his back was a little cold, especially on weekdays, and Chen Xinlei was a little incompatible, I heard that he was imprisoned, and the whole family was sent to remote states and counties, and sometimes gloating in their hearts, at this time, they were secretly praying in their hearts, there is a wrong, there is a debtor, Chen Xinlei can not come to the door indiscriminately.
At this moment, a person asked curiously: "It's strange to say, Chen Xinlei should have been in the valley that day, and he saw him when he was sleeping, why did he suddenly run to the mountain villa again?" β
The surroundings were quiet, and as soon as the man asked, everyone's minds were pulled back, and it was true, ...... Something seems wrong.
"Hey, yes," one person replied: "I remember when I made a tent before going to bed, Chen Xinlei muttered, saying that his tent was a little small, and I also said that it was just a night of sleep anyway, it didn't matter much, now that I think about it, when did he run to the villa?" β
Everyone had doubts in their hearts, but they didn't know much about each other, and the man said: "I heard that the scenery of Suming Villa is excellent, who else is going with Chen Xinlei?" β
"Hey, I remember......" Someone suddenly spoke in the silence, but before he could finish speaking, Bai Yuanmo's voice came, with a bit of fierceness, "What nonsense are you talking about here!" β
Bai Yuanmo is the supervisor of Tianyang Academy, although he usually has a gentle smile and a bookish atmosphere, but those students who have made mistakes know that the seemingly stern dean is not terrible, but the really terrible is the gentle-looking Bai Supervisor.
Now seeing Bai Yuanmo's voice, everyone pursed their mouths and was silent.
Bai Yuanmo stepped into the study hall, his eyes swept over everyone with a heavy gaze, his voice was lowered, but it made people's hearts sink even more, "The affairs of the Chen family are ordered by the emperor, and those things on the way have their own criminal departments to investigate, Chen Xinlei's affairs, why did he become a concubine, and after becoming a concubine, he did not behave, it was he who did his own evil!" These are the most hidden pains in the emperor's heart, and they are also the most taboo things for the seventh princess, and now you don't know the checkpoints, and you are still talking here, as a joke, who are you laughing at? β
His gaze became a little colder with the words, and he slashed over everyone's bodies one by one, like sharp arrows, "Is it Chen Xinlei of the Chen family, or the seventh princess?" Or the emperor? Or is this royal authority? β
He asked a few questions in a row, one heavier than the other, and one more frightening than the other, and those students were already so frightened that they gasped coldly, and they even tightened their mouths and didn't even dare to breathe, for fear that they would say something wrong again and make people grab the handle.
They knew that although Bai Yuanmo was serious, what he said was the truth, where could royal matters, especially such private matters, be discussed in public? Especially in this Tianyang Academy?
There are many sons of ministers here, and maybe who will become important ministers of the court in the future, just in case...... What you said today is written down by heart, and you will turn over the account in the future, and it will be ......
Thinking of this, those students who had participated in the discussion just now were a little scared in their hearts, and cold sweat broke out layer after layer.
"Okay, let's disperse, this kind of thing, don't talk about it in the future," Bai Yuanmo's face was as pale as iron, "Usually use more heart to study knowledge, like those scoundrels in the market, talk about things that have nothing to do with you all day long, what kind of climate can it become!" β
Everyone hung their heads with their books in their hands, and in the midst of his reprimand, they left the study hall quickly.
Bai Yuanmo stood at the door and didn't move, the students walked past him one by one, his eyes lowered slightly, no one looked at him, just seemed to be thinking about something.
What everyone didn't notice was that a pale cyan robe flickered behind the bookshelf, like a strange cloud, and disappeared quickly.
There is a small side door next to the bookshelf, which leads directly to the back hall corridor of the college, where there is a corridor next to a wide square where students usually have nothing to do, and further east is the wall of the college, and outside is the dense foliage of the woods.
Bai Yuanmo still didn't move, those students walked behind him, and soon there was no one left, and the courtyard immediately fell silent, he looked around, his right hand was raised, straight as a knife.
Sensing that someone appeared behind him, Bai Yuanmo didn't look back, he was about to speak, only to hear the person behind him say: "Bai Jianzheng, what did you find?" β