Shangzhou Thorn History Mansion.

Zhou Wenxin ran into the back hall with a panicked expression, and saw Xing Shen sitting straight and reading a book, Zhou Wenxin couldn't help but stomp his feet in a hurry, and said, "Assassin Shi, you still have the leisure to read, something happened!" ”

Xing Shen calmly closed the book and said, "What's wrong?" Zhou Sima, who is already an official, should have the kung fu of nourishing qi, and he will not be surprised when he encounters trouble, and he can go far as he can go as stable as Mount Tai. ”

Zhou Wenxin hurriedly said: "After Zheng Jian's death, the corpse was collected by Gu Qing's personal guards, and then Gu Qing took a hundred personal guards out of Shangzhou City and went straight to Luonan County......"

Xing Shen frowned: "What did Gu Qing do when he went to Luonan County?" ”

Zhou Wenxin said worriedly: "Late life guesses, Gu Qing is afraid that he will open a gap from the Luonan County Order, after all, Zheng Jian is originally from Luonan, and the Luonan County Commander also knows and participates in the inside story of the pension of the war dead and disabled veterans......"

Xing Shen sneered: "Luonan Qian County has not made a lot of money over the years, Gu Qing went to ask him, would he be able to recruit him?" Haha, this Gu Qing, is he young and ignorant of the world, he thinks that he can scare the Qian County Order with his name as a county marquis? ”

Zhou Wenxin said worriedly: "I'm afraid, I'm afraid that Gu Qing will use extraordinary means to make Qian County order confess......"

Xing Shen shook his head with a smile: "Extraordinary means? Is the Qian County Order tortured to extract confessions? Without an edict or an order, he dared to attack the court officials? Relying on the grace of the Son of Heaven, he is lawless? ”

Zhou Wenxin sighed: "Maybe it's because he was too worried about it in his later life, but he thought that Gu Qing seemed to be young, but in fact his means were extraordinary, and a twenty-year-old young man could be named a county marquis, but not only did he have merit in saving the driver, but he must have other skills, not to mention that Gu Qing was so valued by His Majesty, and the relationship with Yang Guozhong, who was about to pay homage to the prime minister, was also extraordinary...... Something is wrong. ”

Xing Shen hesitated for a moment, then showed a determined look on his face, and said, "Zheng Jian must die, this official has done nothing wrong." If this man is not removed, he will leave nothing but evil. As for Gu Qing, he is just a lucky boy, he was lucky to save His Majesty's car and was made a county marquis, he has no power and no power in Shangzhou, and the official doesn't believe that he can turn the sky upside down. ”

Seeing Xing Shen's stubborn appearance, Zhou Wenxin wanted to speak and stopped, and finally could only sigh helplessly: "The matter has come to this, it is useless to say more, but Gu Qing is still on the ground in Shangzhou after all, his intention to go to Luonan County is unknown, and he thought that no matter how he assassinated Shi, he should take precautions as soon as possible, and it was right to leave one more hand after all." ”

Xing Shen was actually a little apprehensive in his heart, Gu Qing led a hundred guards to Luonan County with a vigorous attitude, he would not go to pay homage to Luonan County, Xing Shen was also afraid that Gu Qingzhen would find out something in Luonan County.

After hesitating for a while, Xing Shen gritted his teeth and said, "Send someone to Chang'an again, send a letter to Mrs. Qiuguo, and report the matter to Mrs. Qiuguo in detail, saying that the official situation is critical, please ask Mrs. Qiuguo to rescue you......"

Zhou Wenxin nodded in response and hurriedly retired.

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Chang'an, the residence of the Lady of the Kingdom of Qiu.

The three sisters of the Yang family and Yang Guozhong's mansion are all adjacent to each other, because of the relationship between Yang Guifei, the three sisters and Yang Guozhong have soared to the sky, almost overnight, the power and family business of the Yang family have reached their peak, and the lives of the three sisters have become more and more luxurious.

The hollow gilt copper ball hung next to the bed beam, and the maid stood far away and gently waved the fan, so that the fragrance of incense in the copper ball would spread more evenly.

Mrs. Qiu Guo supported her cheek with her right hand, lying on her side on the Hu bed, two maids gently rubbed her legs, and in the huge room, two young advocates were performing a hundred operas for Mrs. Qiu Guo.

"Hundred Opera" originated from the Han Dynasty, including rap and acrobatics and many other miscellaneous items, at the beginning of the folk festival celebration of the entertainment program, after the Northern and Southern Dynasties called "scattered music", gradually entered the powerful princes' homes, just like the Qing Dynasty magnates held Peking Opera hall meetings, chatting for the magnates to relieve boredom.

Mrs. Qiuguo's attention was not on the hundred operas, but on one of the male advocates who was rapping hard, the male advocates were only fifteen or sixteen years old, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and his face was full of heroism, and the flowers were generally waiting for the nobles to pick.

With a chuckle on the corner of Mrs. Guo's mouth, it was hard to imagine how obscene a middle-aged woman's squinting eyes were, and the male advocate didn't feel awkward at all, and the smile on his face became more and more flattering.

A maid hurriedly entered and whispered a few words in Mrs. Qiu's ear.

The smile on Mrs. Yu's face faded, and her eyes were involuntarily filled with disgust and impatience.

"How much money does it take him a year, and the troubles are one after another...... Hou Guqing of Qingcheng County, isn't he the young man Langjun who is quite favored by the concubine? What kind of medicine did he take wrong and went to Shangzhou to cause trouble? ”

The maid lowered her head and said in a low voice: "The person sent by Xing Tingshi said that Gu Qing despised Tingshi in Shangzhou, Xing Tingshi said the name of his wife, Gu Qing still showed no mercy, saying that he would investigate to the end, Xing Tingshi also said that Gu Qing led the guards to Luonan County, and he was about to find out the clues, so he begged his wife to save him." ”

Mrs. Yu Guo became more and more impatient, and said coldly: "Xing Shen, this useless thing! I can't do a little thing, if it weren't for the dewy joy of the year...... Hum! ”

Dai frowned slightly, Mrs. Qiu Guo pondered for a while, and said: "It's just a little greed, even if Your Majesty knows about it, it won't be anything, it's a big deal......

In the middle of speaking, Mrs. Qiu Guo stopped again.

Thinking about it, after all, I still have to keep Xing Shen. Not to mention the dewy old love of the year, just say that Xing Shen's annual filial piety to her house is not a small amount, if Xing Shen is dismissed, there will be less income from Shangzhou in the future, and it will also be a big loss for the Lady of Qiuguo's mansion, which costs a lot of money in luxury.

Sighing impatiently, Mrs. Qiuguo was helped to stand up by the maid, twisting her plump and bewitching fat buttocks, and sighed helplessly: "Prepare the carriage and horses, I will go to Your Majesty to plead, and recall the troublesome Gu Qing back to Chang'an, and send someone to tell Xing Shen that don't bother me with these little things in the future." If he can't sit in this position, I'll let my brother sit in a different place. ”

The Yang family is a whole, and Yang Guozhong's power belongs to the entire Yang family.

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Zhou Wenxin's worries were right, Gu Qing's methods were unexpected.

Attacking the county government and extorting confessions from the county order is a big crime. No sensible person would do such an uncool thing, but Gu Qing did it.

It was because he was unexpected that Gu Qing got what he wanted.

A confession signed with blood was placed in front of Gu Qing, and there was a stack of stacks of account books, which recorded in detail the money that Qian County Ling had embezzled for ink since he took office, not only the corruption of ink in the pension of veterans, but also rivers, roads and bridges, taxes, granaries, etc., as long as it was related to money, after passing through the hands of Qian County Order, they all intercepted a lot of greedy ink.

Qian County Ling proved with practical actions that he did not live up to his surname, and the ancestors of the Qian family would be full of relief if they knew about Jiuquan, and they would be smiling.

What's more, the account books also record the Shangzhou officials who had close contacts with the Qian County Commander and participated in the corruption of ink, from the assassination history to the other driver, and then to the county magistrate of the neighboring county, etc., a bunch of account books brought out a nest of corrupt officials.

"Why do bad people always like to keep a meticulous record of the bad things they have done in their books? I've thought about this question for two lifetimes, but I haven't figured it out......," Gu Qing shook his head as he looked at the confession in front of him.

Han Jie replied softly: "Maybe it's a means to check and balance the corrupt officials of the accomplices, with detailed accounts to go back to, they don't dare to betray their accomplices easily." ”

Gu Qing praised: "Brother Han is good, you have the potential to be a corrupt official." ”

Han Jie said worriedly: "Master Hou, tonight to force the confession of the Qian County Order, we are only afraid of a big disaster......

Gu Qing looked at Qian County's order, which was paralyzed in front of him like a pile of mud, and sneered: "This is called a catastrophe? Brother Han, your pattern is not enough, I'll let you see it right away, what is the real disaster......"

Han Jie's heart suddenly hung high: "Master Hou, what else do you want to do?" ”

"There is a wrong, there is a debtor, if the righteous owner has not subdued the law, what is the point of me doing this?"

Han Jie hurriedly said: "There is evidence of Xing Shen's corruption in this pile of account books, and the Hou Ye only has to present it to the Yushitai and Dali Temple......"

"Brother Han, don't be too naïve. If the evidence is sent to the court, can you guarantee that Xing Shen can be sanctioned? Don't forget that Xing Shen has a backer in Chang'an, even if he is taken into Dali Temple to be dismissed, he will still be reactivated in a year or two, and he will continue to be an official in another place......"

"I drank so much blood and killed people, if the sins are erased so easily, the way of heaven is too unfair, Zheng Xiang and his mother are still looking at me, if I let Xing Shen go easily, how can I be worthy of them?"

Han Jie persuaded: "Master Hou, this matter must not affect your future, these evidences are enough to dismiss Xing Shen, and for Zheng Xiang and his mother, it can already be regarded as revenge......

Gu Qing sneered: "This is called revenge?" Don't you understand the truth that murder pays for life? ”

Han Jie exclaimed: "Does Master Hou want to ......?"

Gu Qing's gaze fell on the dark night sky, and he said softly: "Han Jie, send someone to send Qian County's order and his confession and account books to Chang'an immediately, and let people ask to see Zuo Lang to put Li Guangbi and put him in Zuo Wei Prison." Ordered the guards to set off overnight, and we will go to Shangzhou again! ”

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It was difficult to travel at night, a distance of more than two hundred miles, and Gu Qing and his party did not arrive at Shangzhou City until dawn.

Yesterday quietly went out of the city, and when he returned today, Gu Qing and a hundred guards rode into the city, but everyone invisibly had a chilling murderous aura, as if they regarded Shangzhou as an enemy city that had just been captured, and they were entering the city at this moment to enjoy the fruits of victory.

In Shangzhou City, the people and merchants on the road saw that more than 100 people looked solemn and menacing, and they retreated in panic.

"Dismount, break the door!" Gu Qing gave an order blatantly.

Hundreds of guards dismounted, drew their swords from their sheaths, and marched forward in formation.

The officer at the door was startled and did not hesitate to turn around and run.

Something big has happened to the Assassin's Mansion! These little people can't afford to mess with such a big thing, they don't want to be meaningless cannon fodder.

Under Han Jie's sharp order, after more than a dozen impacts, the gate of the Thorn Mansion's mansion was slammed down, the gate was broken, and the guards poured in like a tide.

"Find Xing Shen and bring it to me!" After Gu Qing gave the order, he sat on the steps in front of the door, closed his eyes and kept his mind silent.

The guards instantly occupied every corner of the Assassin's Mansion, and when they encountered officials in the mansion who scolded and blocked them, the guards slapped their scabbards without saying a word, and they all fell down. Then he kicked open the door of each room like a hungry lion, looking for Xing Shen's traces.

In front of the door, Han Jie looked worried, and looked at Gu Qing, who was recuperating with his eyes closed, and stopped talking.

"Brother Han, the matter has come to this, there is no need to worry, since it has been done, it is necessary to be more decisive, the eldest husband can't look ahead and backward, after doing this, we will wait quietly for the end." Gu Qing's eyes didn't open, but his tone was unusually calm.

Han Jie sighed: "It's not a pity that the last general and his brothers died, it just involved you, Hou Ye, originally this matter Hou Ye could have ignored it, but at this time, it has come to such a point, Hou Ye's future ......"

Gu Qing smiled: "The future is earned by fame, and if you ignore it, no matter how great the future is, you can't eliminate my demons, and what I want in my life is only to reach my thoughts." ”

His face gradually became gloomy, and Gu Qing said coldly: "Xing Shen doesn't get rid of it, how can you talk about 'revenge'?" As for the future and the end, that is after revenge. ”

Not long after, Xing Shen was found out of the inner courtyard by the guards.

When he was escorted out by the guards, Xing Shen was only wearing a thin white underwear, and he didn't know if he was tossing or sleeping with his concubine, until he was escorted to Gu Qing, Xing Shen still looked incredulous, and blinked vigorously when he looked at Gu Qing, as if everything he saw in front of him was an illusion.

It was indeed like an illusion, Xing Shen couldn't have guessed that Gu Qing was so bold as to do so.

openly sent troops to break into the Assassin's Mansion and escorted out the Assassin's Mansion appointed by the imperial court as if he were a prisoner. Does this shaft know what he's doing?

"Gu Qing, are you crazy?" Xing Shen shouted violently.

Gu Qing sat on the stone steps with his back to the door, looking at Xing Shen with a calm expression, and the corners of his mouth gradually hooked up a smile.

"Xing Tingshi, we meet again."

Xing Shen said angrily: "Dare to storm the Assassin's Mansion and offend the Assassin's Mansion, Gu Qing, don't you want to die?" ”

Gu Qing ignored his words, looked up at the sky and said leisurely: "The first time we met, I was polite, humble and humble, and the person I asked for was nothing more than a humble human life, but Ran Gong was arrogant and sneered. The second time we met today, I used swords and soldiers, coerced them with righteousness, and testified to justice in the world with swords and arrows. ”

Xing Shen fell into deep fear, his face was pale and his eyes widened, and he said in a trembling voice: "Gu Qing, what are you going to do?" Ever wondered what happened to you? ”

Gu Qing withdrew his gaze from looking up at the sky, looked at Xing Shen with his eyes, and said softly: "Luonan Qian County Order has confessed, and Xing Shi's methods of making money are admirable...... I don't care how much money you are greedy for, I just ask you, is Zheng Jian's death an order from you? ”

Xing Shen's frightened eyes flickered quickly, and said, "Zheng Jian committed suicide in prison, and it has nothing to do with this official!" ”

Gu Qing smiled: "Xing Shen, you are not so naïve, this is not a court, and I am not a court official, I don't need evidence to interrogate you, in fact, I don't need to ask you what I said just now, your answer has nothing to do with your fate at all......"

The murderous smile made Xing Shen tremble, his body trembled uncontrollably, and he was held down hard by the guards next to him.

Gu Qing stood up, slowly walked towards Xing Shen, and said with a smile as he walked: "Everything has a cause and effect, since the evil cause has been planted, you must be prepared to reap the evil fruit, Xing Shen, you remember, I killed you today to avenge Zheng Shen, remember to explain clearly in front of the Yama Palace, don't be a fool if you die......

Xing Shen looked at Gu Qing who was slowly approaching in disbelief, and said inwardly: "Gu Qing, you dare to kill me?" ”

Gu Qing thought for a while and nodded seriously: "I dare to kill you." ”

Stretching out his hand to the guard next to him, Gu Qing motioned for the guard to hand him the horizontal knife he was carrying.

Han Jie tugged at his sleeve and said, "Master Hou, leave the filthy things to the last future to do, don't dirty your clothes......"

Gu Qing took the knife handed by the guard, shook his head and said, "I will do it with you, the nature is different, you can't afford such a big crime, I can afford it." ”

Weighing the weight of the horizontal knife in his hand, Gu Qing tried to swing it a few times awkwardly, and gradually became familiar with the feel.

Xing Shen's face turned pale, and his eyes became more and more frightened.

This shaft ...... Is it playing for real? How dare he kill an official?

When he was still three steps away from Xing Shen, a guard hurriedly ran outside the door and said nervously: "Master Hou, a eunuch came from outside from Xingqing Palace in Chang'an, and it is said that he was ordered by His Majesty......

Xing Shen, who was extremely frightened, was relieved, and suddenly laughed: "Gu Qing, haha, Gu Qing!" Do you still dare to kill me? Do you dare to disobey the will? Shaft, you and I will always meet again one day, in this life and this life, you and I are incomprehensible! ”

Listening to Xing Shen's arrogant laughter, Gu Qing's expression was still calm, and he said to the guards without raising his eyelids: "Go and hold the eunuch for a while, just a moment." ”

Xing Shen's smile froze suddenly, and he said in panic: "For a moment? What to do in a moment? Vertical you ......"

Before he finished speaking, Gu Qing suddenly raised his horizontal knife high and slashed down at Xing Shen's neck like lightning.

The horizontal knife entered the neck, deeply embedded in the neck, and the wound suddenly spurted blood, almost at this moment, Xing Shen's vitality was cut off, the person was dead, and his body was still twitching. His eyes widened in horror, and he couldn't believe that Gu Qing really dared to kill him until he died.

The picture of blood spraying wildly made Gu Qing couldn't help but feel nauseous, and shook his head regretfully, when the executioners in the film and television dramas in his previous life beheaded criminals, they all fell to the ground with a knife, and they were extremely neat, why did he cut down the mud and water with this knife?

Turning his head to look at Han Jie, Gu Qing said: "Tell Zheng Xiang that I personally avenged his brother, the cause and effect are over, let him mourn on Mother's Day, and give his mother another hundred taels of silver cakes by the way, while I haven't been taken to prison, I have done everything that should be done." ”

Han Jie sighed heavily, then nodded.

The surrounding guards suddenly showed a look of emotion and excitement, and suddenly bowed down to Gu Qing on one knee at the same time, and said in unison: "Hou Ye is righteous, the villain and Hou Ye share blessings and woes!" ”

Gu Qing waved his hand and sighed: "You are my personal guards, I'm afraid you will still suffer a little bit, I can't help the brothers." ”

At the same time as Xing Shen died, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the gate, and an elderly eunuch rushed inside, and when he saw the bloody scene in the courtyard, the eunuch vomited, bent down and vomited wildly.

After spitting up, the eunuch straightened up, looked at Gu Qing in astonishment and asked, "Who is the person who died...... History of Xing's assassination? ”

Gu Qing gestured to him with the horizontal knife in his hand, and said with a smile: "Yes, it is Xing Tingshi, I killed it with my own hands." ”

The eunuch looked at him with a frightened expression, then stomped his foot heavily, and said in a sharp voice: "Gu Xianhou, you ...... Oops, you've got a big hit! ”

"I know." Gu Qing calmly returned the horizontal knife to the guards next to him.

"The slave maid came by order to summon the Marquis of Gu County back to Chang'an, and reprimanded Xing Shen a few words on behalf of His Majesty, right now...... How good is that! ”

Gu Qing took out a twenty-tael silver cake from his arms, which was a huge amount of money according to today's prices.

Stuffing the silver cake into the eunuch's arms, Gu Qing smiled and said, "This chamberlain will accept it, I just ask you to help do one thing." ”

The eunuch caressed the silver cake in his arms through his clothes, feeling its weight, his eyes suddenly lit up, and even Xing Shen's corpse on the ground didn't feel so disgusting.

"Master Hou, you just say that what the slave can do must be done......

Immediately, the eunuch paused, and hurriedly added: "The death of Xing Tingshi, please forgive the slave and maid for not being able to bear it." ”

Gu Qing said with a smile: "I don't need you to take care of it, I just ask the waiter to slow down on the way back to Chang'an, and then slow down......"

The eunuch was puzzled and said, "What does Hou Ye mean ......"

Gu Qing smiled bitterly: "After such a big disaster, of course I have to rush to Chang'an Xingqing Palace one step ahead of you, and take the initiative to ask for guilt in front of Your Majesty, you speak out first and I take the initiative to ask for guilt, the difference between the two is big." ”

The eunuch thought about it and felt that he should be able to agree to this matter, the eunuch was a physically disabled person, and it was not normal for the foot to be slower on the way back to Chang'an?

So the eunuch smiled and arched his hand: "Master Hou, hurry up, the slave and maid are very weak, and they will have to walk for a long time to return to Chang'an." ”