Chapter 54: The First Strike
Zhu Li was the first to shake his head and said, "Impossible!" The Wei family is also a famous family, how could they degenerate into doing such a thing? ”
There is no inevitable connection between fame and doing bad things, but most of the gatekeepers in the world cherish their feathers, and they will not easily commit adultery, let alone commit such evil deeds as plundering people. From the perspective of probability, it is indeed lower than the probability of ordinary people committing crimes.
But just because the odds are low doesn't mean it's impossible!
Zhu Zhi muttered: "I often have dealings with the Wei family, whether it is the current sect master, the Zhonglang general Wei Wenxuan, or the brilliant Huangmen squire Wei Wenyao, they can all be called humble gentlemen with outstanding character. With these two people upholding the family style, it is really hard to imagine that the children of the disciples will do such a conscientious deed! ”
"The surname Wei is the surname of Yangzhou, in addition to Huiji County, Linhai, Wuxing and Xin'an counties, including Yongjia County, which I pastoralize, also have a side branch with the surname Wei to live, and the person mentioned in the mouth of the thief may ...... Does it have to do with these places? ”
"Whether it has anything to do with it, check it out and you'll find out! There are a lot of people surnamed Wei, but there should not be many people who are involved with the corner end card at the same time, and the combination of the two can determine who is the real mastermind behind the scenes! ”
Zhu Zhi stood up, didn't want to delay any longer, and said, "If you want the truth to be revealed, you have to start with this card after all." I rushed back to Fuchun immediately, the third brother can live in Qiantang for a while, and it will not be too late to come back when Ling Bo recovers! ”
"Fourth Uncle Zhu, slow down!"
Gu Yun hesitated for a moment, and her handsome face, which was as white as jade, became gloomy and terrifying, and said, "I seem to know who the horn end symbolizes......
"Huh? What the? ”
Zhu Zhi stopped, looked at Gu Yun in surprise, his eyes were as calm as the sea, and there were countless thunderstorms in an instant, and said, "Virtuous nephew, please speak!" ”
"Before I joined the company, I studied for a year with Mr. Yue Song in Suihui Ji County, and I was a classmate of Wei Huan of the Wei family, and I had a good relationship. A certain mountain walk, chatting on a moonlit night, and accidentally talking about the natural vision of the past and present, he said one thing, if it wasn't for seeing the corner end today, and involving the surname Wei, I would have almost forgotten. ”
"Wei Huan, Wei Wenxuan's third son?"
Gu Yun lost his mind for a short time, as if he had fallen into the good memories of his past study days, and only woke up when he heard Zhu Zhi's voice, and said: "Yes, Wei Jia Saburo, he told me that when his eighth brother Wei Du was born, it rained for half a month, and the whole county was flooded. What's even stranger is that Wei Tara once dreamed that the horns were swimming around her body during her pregnancy, making a roar like a cow's moo. Most of the elders in the clan thought that this dream was ominous, and never publicized this strange thing to the public. Wei Huan often bullied Wei Du when he was a child, and called him Chun Niu in private, and then gradually grew up, the Wei clan patriarch strictly forbade the use of this insulting title again, except for the Wei clan, it is rarely known to the outside world. ”
In ancient times, there was the custom of sending the winter cold and welcoming the new year, "Zhou Li • Moon Order" said that "the unearthed cattle were unearthed to send the cold", the native cattle here are also called spring cattle, they were driven to the outside of the city gate at the beginning of spring, and the people were called to watch, and the superior person was whipped three times with a whip, which contained the beautiful implication of persuading and promoting farming.
It's just that the son of the family is called a cow, or a spring cow that is whipped every year, and it doesn't feel good at all, and it is not just an insult to Wei Du, it can be regarded as mental destruction. He has been unsociable since he was a child, has an eccentric temper, and has a very poor relationship with his brothers in the family, which probably has something to do with it.
"Wei Du?"
The three of them were all taken aback, Zhu Li just said that it was unlikely that the Wei family would be speechless for a while. He is not afraid of the power of the Wei family, the four surnames of Huiji, Kong He Yu Wei, although they are also a famous family for a while, but they are still inferior to the four surnames of Wu County.
"I haven't heard of it, isn't it Wei Wenxuan's sister-in-law?" Zhu Rui frowned and searched his mind, but he couldn't find any impression of the name.
"Wei Du is the son of Wei Wenyuan, the Marquis of Guanzhong, and he is not very famous, not to mention in Jiangzuo, even in the Wei clan, he is also an unknown person." Zhu Zhi has rivers hidden in his belly, and even an unknown descendant of the Wei family can say it casually, Zhu Li knows the depth of this fourth brother best, and is not surprised, and said: "Guanzhong Hou? Is Wei Wenyuan the fanatic who claims to be no different from Zhuangzi? ”
"Yes, Wei Wenyuan has never read, once he was a vassal and elegantly read Zhuangzi, and he put it down after opening the book, saying, 'It's not unusual', and it was a joke in the meeting!"
To put it bluntly, it is "exactly the same as my meaning", Lao Zhuang's metaphysics flourished in Chu State, but no one dared to compare himself with Lao Zhuang, Wei Wenyuan didn't read, and he was arrogant, no wonder he was ridiculed. As for the title of the Marquis of Guanzhong, it is only sealed by the shadows, with no real power and no money, so it has never been taken seriously, and it is estimated that he wants to say some nonsense to make a name for himself, but it is self-defeating, pitiful and lamentable.
Zhu Zhi sat down slowly and said: "It is recorded in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty and the Biography of Xianbei that there are birds and beasts that are different from those of China, wild horses, original sheep, and horned cattle. Although the horn end is a spirit animal, it has always been regarded as a foreign race, a Hu thing, as strong as an ox, ugly, and despised by the Han people, the Wei family is secretive about this, which is understandable. It's just that...... Since Wei Du was burdened by the horns, why did he use it to make a plaque as a token of communication? ”
"If you can do the evil act of plundering and selling your beloved, what else can't you do?" Zhu Rui hated and said, "I'll go to Huiji and take Wei Du's head!" ”
"Don't be impulsive!" Zhu Zhi frowned and said, "With the evidence in our hands alone, we can't confirm Wei Du's crimes, it's really going to be troublesome, and it becomes unreasonable!" ”
"What the fourth brother said is Lao Cheng's serious words, if the thief was not dead yesterday, we can think about it in the long run. But now that people have become dead ashes, it won't be long before they reach Wei Du's ears. If he destroys the evidence, disbands the thieves, buries or transports the beloved ones who have plundered all over the place, and picks them up cleanly, it is impossible to convict him of his crimes. ”
Zhu Lijiu served as the Taishou, and also served as the general of Jianwu, on the horse to manage the army, off the horse to manage the people, the angle of looking at the problem is very different from Zhu Zhi, who is mostly the emperor's counselor, said: "Ziyu's approach seems rude, but it implies the miraculous effect of the surprise of the soldiers. If there is no evidence, I will go to Wei Du's mouth to ask for it, go to his home to search, the field house in the county, the courtyard of the mountain stream, and do such a big thing, there will definitely be paperwork and account books, I don't believe that he has the means to reach the sky, and he doesn't leak a little flaw? ”
"However, now it is not certain that Wei Du is the mastermind behind the scenes, if he gets the wrong person, it will be difficult for the Wei family to explain......"
"Fourth brother, in fact, you and I both know in our hearts, how could there be such a coincidence? The surname Wei, the silver card, the pregnant dream at the end of the corner, Wei Du must be inseparable! Zhu Zhi pointed to the core of the problem and said: "With the cards in hand, Wei Du's biological mother's pregnancy dream is not a secret that no one knows, and it will take some time to find out." Wei Du estimated that he also had this idea, thinking that he still had time to arrange the way back, but fortunately, Gu Xian's nephew reminded us that we had already taken the lead, and we couldn't lose the first move, so we would rather take some risks, and I would like to take a big deal afterwards I will ask Wei Wenxuan for the guilt! ”
Zhu Zhi is good at planning, but he is negligent, and what Zhu Zhi said is also reasonable, he no longer insists on his opinion, and said: "Even if you want to do something to Wei Du, you can't fight with open fire, it's best to lure him out and interrogate him quietly." In this way, you can attack and retreat, and you can defend it, so that you won't completely tear your face with Wei! ”
"Okay, do as you say!" Zhu Zhi resolutely said: "I will go back with you with Ziyu, Wei Du may have a master." Limbo ...... She can't travel tirelessly, so please ask Gu Xian's nephew to take care of her first, and then take her back when she is done. ”
Although Zhu Gu is two surnames, they are actually one, Gu Yun is the same as Zhu Rui, they are his sons and nephews, and there is no need to say anything more thanks. Gu Yun almost patted his chest as a guarantee, and said: "The third uncle and the fourth uncle can rest assured, Ling Bo will be raised in my place for nothing, and after a while, I will return you to a girl with bright eyes!" ”
"By the way, Xu You, you apologize on my behalf, the situation is urgent, I won't visit him, and I will come to Qiantang to thank you in the future!"
"Okay, my nephew has written it down!"
Early in the morning of the second day, seeing off Zhu and others, Gu Yun did not return to the yamen, and went directly to Jingyuan in Xicheng. Xu You greeted him at the main entrance and said with a smile: "The Ming Mansion is here, and the humble house is shining!" ”
"Okay, you're a little bit!"
Gu Yun thumped Xu You's chest and said, "I made a lot of movement, but as a result, I shook my hands and hid in the house to be a living immortal, so that others would be busy outside!" ”
Small fists punching the chest? Thanks to my pectoral muscles, Xu You scolded his abdomen, took Gu Yun's hand and walked towards the courtyard, and said, "I can't help anyone with Qi Min." What's the matter, the Zhu family's people went to inspect the body yesterday? ”
Gu Yun was afraid that Xu You would be too careful, and said, "It's not that I can't believe you, Uncle Zhu wants to find out the origin of the other party from the corpse......"
"Did you find it?"
"Found a silver plaque engraved with horned spirit beasts......"
Gu Yun told the original story of the incident, and Xu You showed a look of surprise and said, "Wei Du? Is it the Wei disciple who gave the Yuanyang Jinglu by the West Lake to Du Jingzhi? ”
"That's him!"
Xu You sneered: "No wonder, those women from good families who Du Jingzhi tortured to death were all playthings given to him by Wei Du. It seems that the collusion between the two is deeper than you and I think! ”
"Huh?"
Last night, I only cared about whether Wei Du was the mastermind behind the thieves in the fishing village, but he didn't expect this, Gu Yun said angrily: "The crime deserves ten thousand deaths, the crimes deserve ten thousand deaths!" ”
"Damn it, one death is enough!"
Xu You narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice, "What are you going to do with the Zhu family?" ”
"Arrest Wei Du quietly first, interrogate secretly, and if you can find evidence, then have a showdown with Wei!"
"Brave and strategic, decisive, resolute!" Xu You praised two sentences and said: "I still think that the Zhu family has scruples and can't seize the opportunity to strike first, but I didn't expect it...... Hah, that's amazing! ”
After passing the courtyard gate of the second entrance, the eyes suddenly opened up, Gu Yun looked around, it was the first time he came, he saw that the surroundings had some fun, and sighed: "I knew that the merchant's house could be repaired so elegantly, so I bought it in front of Wei!" ”
"You are a person on the way, moving from all over the world, I don't know what will happen tomorrow today, if you buy a house every time you take office, I'm afraid that in the future, this will be my family!"
Gu Yun laughed and said, "How can a gentleman take advantage of others? I won't rob you, don't be nervous! ”
When I arrived in the room, tea was served on the autumn equinox and I stood around. Gu Yun knew that she was Xu You's confidant, and she didn't shy away from speaking, and said with a smile: "Zhu Sanbo was going to visit you in person, but in order to deal with Wei Du's affairs, I can only leave first, and I will thank you on my behalf, and I hope you will forgive me!" ”
"General Zhu is too polite, it's important to get down to business! However, this case, there may not be only one Wei Du involved......"
Gu Yun looked surprised and said, "Why did Wei Zhi say this? ”