Qi Ning was surprised, he didn't expect such a gain, and immediately asked: "Is there any collusion between the dart game and the army?" That Ding Yitu can be said to be the general of which army and horses took his silver? ”

Of course, he understands that there is no such thing as giving for no reason in this world, especially people like Ding Yitu, who want to take money out of his pocket, of course, it will not be without purpose.

Suzaku shook his head and said, "He didn't say it, but he came out of the Qinhuai Legion, and his connections are all in the Qinhuai Legion, if he is really involved with the people in the army, it should be the Qinhuai Legion." He added: "The Rising Sun Dart Bureau has been taking the northern route, from the capital to the Huai River area is their sphere of influence, the Qin Huai Legion is stationed in the Huai River area, and it is not difficult for the Dart Bureau to contact the Qin Huai Legion." ”

Qi Ning's heart sank, secretly thinking that there would be someone within the Qin Huai Legion who would collude with Ding Yitu?

Although the commanders of the Qinhuai Legion are from the Jinyi Qi family for two generations, it is impossible for the 100,000 people to take care of everything.

He suddenly thought that when he was on the Qinhuai River, Ding Yitu had stayed with the prince of Huainan, and the two sides should have some friendship, could it be that the backer behind Ding Yitu and Xiao Yishui and others would be the prince of Huainan?

He had already had such suspicions, but there was no evidence.

He didn't know much about the prince of Huainan, although he had met once, but he only knew that the prince of Huainan was short in stature, like a dwarf, and suffered from a strange disease, it is said that he would often be in a trance, in addition, Qi Ning knew very little about the direct descendants of Emperor Taizu.

"Elder Suzaku, you are sitting in the capital and know a lot about the Rising Sun Dart Game." Qi Ning groaned slightly, and then said: "Ding Yitu of the Rising Sun Dart Bureau used the dart team to sell girls in private, which is really unconscionable, we don't know, but since we know, we naturally can't be indifferent." ”

Suzaku immediately said: "If it weren't for today's Fang Huang confession, my subordinates wouldn't know that Ding Yitu was so despicable and insidious. Helper, if you don't say it, your subordinates will also investigate the truth. ”

Qi Ning bowed his head slightly and said with a smile: "That's very good." After you return to Beijing, don't alarm the Rising Sun Dart Bureau, secretly investigate what they are doing behind them, and the girls they brought to the capital, see where they are sent, if possible, it is better to find out the backers behind him. ”

"Ding Yitu did such a thing at the feet of the Son of Heaven, if there was no backer behind him, he would never be so bold." Suzaku said softly: "The subordinates will secretly send someone to investigate." ”

"If you really find out, you don't have to startle the snake." Qi Ning hesitated for a moment before asking, "Elder Suzaku, do you know Jinyihou?" ”

"The Jinyi Hou Qi family is naturally known to everyone, I don't know if the Jinyi Hou that the helper is talking about, is it referring to Qi Jing who has passed away, or the little marquis of Jinyi who inherited the title not long ago?" Suzaku asked.

Qi Ning said: "It's the little marquis." ”

Suzaku smiled: "Don't hide it from the helper, my subordinates have also dealt with that little marquis." ”

"Oh?" Qi Ning deliberately asked, "How is he?" ”

Although Suzaku didn't know why the "Wei Gang Master" suddenly mentioned the little marquis in brocade, he still said: "Gang master, if you want to say that the little marquis, he is really a man of temperament. Earlier, Baihu released rumors that the gang leader was harmed by the little marquis who colluded with the Black Lotus Sect, and his subordinates never believed it. His subordinates have dealt with the little marquis, although he is not a good person, but he is by no means a traitorous person, and he is also very righteous. After a pause, he continued: "The gang leader may know that not long ago, there was an epidemic incident in the capital, and the epidemic virus started from my beggar gang, and then spread to the entire capital, many brothers died of the epidemic, and many innocent people in the capital also suffered from it, if it wasn't for the little marquis, more people would have died." ”

Qi Ning nodded slightly and said, "I've heard a little." ”

"The antidote to the epidemic virus was made by the little marquis." Suzaku sighed with emotion: "After the antidote came out, the little marquis didn't charge a penny, and let people send us the antidote, saving many of our brothers, and after knowing about it to the helper, he also praised him a lot." And although he was born in a wealthy family, he did not have the slightest swagger, treated people well, and was a rare son of a family. ”

Qi Ning said with a smile: "I really praised the little marquis for being a decent person and a person who can be friends. ”

Hearing Qi Ning's approval, Suzaku was even more happy and said, "Helper, you ask Jinyihou, but what is there for him to help?" He is very righteous, and his subordinates have a good relationship with him, and if there is something to ask him for help, I think he will help. ”

Qi Ning nodded and said, "That's very good." Elder Suzaku, I mean, that Ding Yitu has a background in the army, and the collusion must be from the imperial court, even if we really find out the evidence of Ding Yitu's gang, it is not good for us to directly intervene in this matter. The little marquis in brocade is a person from the imperial court, if you find out the evidence, is it ......? ”

Suzaku understood and asked, "Helper, are you saying that if you find any evidence of crime, you can go to the little marquis for help?" ”

"Since that little marquis is a decent person, I think what Ding Yitu's gang did, the little marquis must not tolerate it." Qi Ning said: "If you find out the evidence of the crime or find out who is the backer behind Ding Yitu, you can secretly ventilate to the little marquis, and even praise him to the gang leader, and it shouldn't be wrong to secretly assist this little marquis." ”

Suzaku already had a good impression of Qi Ning, but at this time, when he heard the new gang leader say this, what else was there to say, he immediately said: "The gang leader is wise, and his subordinates understand." The Jinyi Qi family was originally the pillar of the Chu military, and Ding Yitu was on an errand at the foot of the Qi family back then, if this person was really treacherous and unscrupulous, let the people of the Jinyi Qi family clean up, it would be better. ”

Qi Ning said: "There is one more matter, Elder Vermilion Bird still has to think about it. After a slight pause, he asked, "Two elders, in your opinion, the real culprit behind the epidemic and poison incident in the capital is really the Black Lotus Sect?" ”

Suzaku and Xuanwu glanced at each other, both a little hesitant, and Xuanwu took the lead and said: "Helper, my subordinates have been in the north, and I don't know much about this matter, but I can't be sure." However, the subordinates also heard that the Black Lotus Sect has always been located in the west, and its power is almost not out of Xichuan, if the motive for the Black Lotus Sect to poison the capital cannot be found, then it is difficult to be sure that it is really the Black Lotus Sect that did it. ”

"What Elder Xuanwu said is extremely true." Suzaku said: "At first, my subordinates thought that it must be the Black Lotus Sect, after all, the Shenhou Mansion also caught the evidence, but ...... It is still difficult for his subordinates to understand why the Black Lotus Sect made such a big fuss. They are not fools, and they will not think that if something happens in the capital, whether it is the imperial court or the eight gangs and sixteen factions, they will not be able to let them go. This is a self-inflicted trouble, and if the Black Lotus Sect really does this, it is really stupid. ”

Qi Ning said: "I heard some rumors, it is said that someone deliberately framed the Black Lotus Sect, just to provoke the confrontation and even fight between the eight gangs and the Sixteen Sects and the Black Lotus Sect. ”

"Not bad." Suzaku immediately said: "The attack of the Eight Gangs and Sixteen Factions on the Thousand Fog Ridge has certainly caused the Black Lotus Sect to suffer heavy losses, but the Eight Gangs and Sixteen Factions have also suffered extremely heavy losses, and many gangs have greatly reduced their strength because of this. ”

Xuanwu sneered: "Helper, with all due respect, behind this matter, the Shenhou Mansion may not be able to get out of it." There are many sects in the Chu State than in the Northern Han Dynasty, Ximen Wuxian reached an agreement with the eight gangs and sixteen factions to stabilize the rivers and lakes, but over the years, the strength of many sects has increased, and the Ximen Wuxian is getting older and older year by year, once he dies one day, I am afraid that no one can control the eight gangs and sixteen factions. ”

"Elder Xuanwu suspects that the epidemic poison in the capital is related to the Shenhou Mansion?"

Xuanwu said: "The subordinates are not sure, but they should be somewhat implicated, the battle of Qianwuling, at least it is very beneficial to the Shenhou Mansion, none of the eight gangs and sixteen factions and the Black Lotus Sect have escaped well, since this matter is the most beneficial to the Shenhou Mansion, then Ximen Wuxian will inevitably be suspicious." ”

Qi Ning nodded slightly, and said to Suzaku: "Elder Suzaku, can you send someone to investigate carefully afterwards?" ”

"Yes." Suzaku immediately said: "But I have hardly found any useful clues, helper, if someone really framed the Black Lotus Sect, this matter must have been planned for a long time, they acted carefully, and they will never leave clues easily." ”

Qi Ning said: "I still have to try my best to track down, hundreds of brothers in the Beggar Gang were killed by the epidemic, if the real murderer cannot be found, this blood feud will not be avenged, and the brothers under Jiuquan will also die." ”

Suzaku arched his hand and said yes, Qi Ning said: "Elder Xuanwu, Elder Suzaku, early tomorrow morning, you will each go back, and the helmsmen of each rudder will also return as soon as possible, you tell them that they must strictly restrain their subordinates, but anyone who violates the rules of the gang will be severely punished." It won't be too long to retreat to the gang leader, and before he leaves the customs, everyone must try their best to stabilize the beggars, so as not to let anyone with other intentions take advantage of the situation. ”

The two of them said yes together, Qi Ning handed Fang Huang over to Suzaku for punishment, Fang Huang's gang rules were extremely serious, according to the gang rules of the beggar gang, it was certain death, and Qi Ning Dao was not interested in watching the punishment.

The purpose of his coming to Xiangyang to participate in the Aoki Conference has been achieved, but he has no interest in continuing to stay here, Dongqi has already sent the princess to Jianye Capital, Qi Ning knows that the Dongqi delegation is nothing more than a few days off, it is likely that the little emperor is going to hold a big wedding, and he is not good to miss the little emperor's big wedding.

That night, Qi Ning found Mao Hu'er alone, and asked him to go back, and tell the Ming Lou Wenshi in detail what happened at the Aoki Conference, so that if the beggar gang would search for Lu Shanghe's whereabouts after that, it was the beggars' own business, Qi Ning didn't have the energy to think too much for the time being, he knew that it would be impossible to find out who the master who rescued Lu Shanghe was for a while, but this time it also forced Lu Shanghe to hide like a mouse, and he didn't dare to see the light of day.

Early the next morning, the two elders and the helmsmen of each branch went down the mountain, although Qi Ning knew that Elder Suzaku was also going back to Jianye Capital, but he changed his appearance, and it was not easy to go along, so he took Mao Hu'er out of Gulongzhong, and after Xiangyang, he said goodbye to Mao Hu'er, Mao Hu'er went to Qi in the east, and Qi Ning rode to Jianye Jing.