Chapter 1019: Opening the coffin
Shen Liangqiu's words were also said in everyone's hearts.
What Mo Yanbai said was very bizarre, and even a little unbelievable, but it was unreasonable, but it was not necessarily, the clues were clear, but everyone was strange, how could Mo Yanbai know these secrets?
As Shen Liangqiu said, to murder Tantai Zhilin, this is a big thing, not only to have courage, but also to have a careful plan, if Tantai Zhilin is really victimized, then once the murderer is exposed, he will definitely die, so the murderer will be cautious every step of the way, it is impossible for others to know, Mo Yanbai's status is low, how can he know such a major secret?
Shen Liangqiu obviously also saw the doubts of the officials present, and continued to ask: "Besides, you said that the murderer strangled the Grand Governor, which is also ridiculous. The martial arts of the Metropolitan Governor, others don't know, don't I still know? He has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he has repeatedly made military exploits in the southern and northern wars, how can ordinary people approach him? Moreover, since you said that the Metropolitan Governor was killed, and the scene of the incident was in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, hmph, who dares to commit murder in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion? ”
Many officials in the crowd nodded slightly, deeply impressed by what Shen Liangqiu said.
Shen Liangqiu raised his head and sighed: "This general is deeply favored by the Tantai family, and he is a brother and sister with the governor of Dadu, and he can't wait to die in his place, but now someone slanders this general for murdering the governor of Dadu, hahaha.....!" He laughed maniacally, and his voice was sad.
"Yes, there must be a reason to murder the Grand Duke?" I don't know who in the crowd came out: "What reason does General Shen have for murdering the Grand Duke?" ”
Chen Ting also frowned and said, "Although this official has not had much contact with the Grand Governor, he also has a slight understanding of the habits of the Grand Governor. No one is allowed to trespass into the academy without his permission, and the official heard that when the Governor was in the study, the doors and windows were closed, and no one was allowed to disturb him. ”
"What Master Chen said is very true." Shen Liangqiu immediately said: "The Metropolitan Governor has always had a charter for doing things, as Lord Chen said, when the Metropolitan Governor was in the study, no one dared to disturb it easily. On the night of the crime, no one visited the Grand Governor, so of course the Grand Governor would not meet anyone, so in that case, who could have approached the Book House? Even if someone approaches the past, how can they not alarm the Metropolitan Governor to enter the book house and act against the Metropolitan Governor? ”
Qi Ning smiled faintly and said, "General Shen, this question is actually very easy to answer. ”
"Oh?" Shen Liangqiu was stunned for a moment and said, "Humble general asks!" ”
"If the Metropolitan Governor has already had someone hidden in it before entering the study, naturally there is no need for a thoroughfare." Qi Ning said: "After the Metropolitan Governor entered the house, the doors and windows were closed, but the outside could not enter, but there were already people in the house, and the gods were unconsciously approaching the Metropolitan Governor, and it was not impossible to make a sudden move." ”
Shen Liangqiu's color changed slightly, and Wei Yujiang said in the back: "Under the circumstances at that time, it was impossible for the Metropolitan Governor to think that there were still people in the house in ambush, so if he didn't take precautions, it was not impossible. ”
"This .....!" Shen Liangqiu opened his mouth and didn't continue, as if he didn't know what to say.
A voice in the crowd suddenly said: "I just said that when the murderer set up the scene, someone in the Governor's Mansion was covering the murderer, so ..... Who the hell is that man? Could it be that the murderer still has an accomplice in the Governor's Mansion? ”
The man asked a word, but there was silence all around, and no one answered.
Most of the officials present were not fools, when Mo Yanbai mentioned that someone was covering the murderer, everyone had already thought about it, and they all knew that this issue was extremely sensitive, and no one took the lead in raising it, but at this time, someone asked in a daze, everyone knew the secret, who dared to say a word more.
After a period of silence, Qi Ning finally stared at Mo Yanbai and asked, "Mo Yanbai, you said that the murderer had someone else to cover, who is the internal response you are talking about?" ”
Mo Yanbai was very calm from beginning to end, and said calmly: "Many people don't believe what the grass people say today, but as long as the coffin on the Fu boat is opened, the truth of the matter will be revealed, not only can we determine the cause of the death of the Grand Dudu, but also know who Nei Ying is!" ”
Qi Ning raised his hand and said in a deep voice: "Open the coffin!" ”
Shen Liangqiu's face changed drastically, and he wanted to stop it, but Qi Ning had already squinted at him, and said coldly: "General Shen should still stop Ben Hou from ordering the coffin to be opened, right?" ”
Shen Liangqiu had already seen the killing intent in Qi Ning's eyes at this time, and he couldn't help but take two steps back, and one hand had already pressed the handle of the saber on his waist.
"Where is Wu Dalin?" Qi Ning said in a deep voice.
Wu Dalin is the leader of Qi Ning's entourage, and he also came with Qi Ning today, but he has been standing in the corner from a distance, and when he heard Qi Ning's greeting, he immediately stepped forward: "The last general will be!" ”
"You personally led people to board the lucky ship and open the coffin of the Grand Duke!" Qi Ning said in a deep voice: "Whoever dares to stop it, there will be no forgiveness for killing, and all the consequences will be borne by Ben Hou!" ”
Shen Liangqiu's eyes looked left and right, and saw that the sailors on the ship were all waiting for battle, and the warship at the front was quietly moored over there without moving, the corners of his eyes jumped, and there was no action after all.
Wu Dalin did things neatly, took a few of his subordinates, went down from the warship, took a small boat to the side of the lucky boat, and boarded the lucky boat, and the officials couldn't help but go to the side of the ship at this time, and stretched out their heads one by one to look at the lucky boat.
Qi Ning was calm, with his hands behind his back, and his eyes seemed to be looking at the clouds in the sky, but the corner of his eyes was always staring at Shen Liangqiu.
When Qi Ning sent Wu Dalin and the others to board the lucky ship, Qin Yuege had already come to a mansion, which was located in Gulin East City.
Although Gulin City is not big, it is definitely not small, after all, there are hundreds of thousands of people in the city.
People who have lived in the city for a long time are very clear, people are divided into three, six, nine and so on, the lot in this city is also divided into high and low, Dongcheng has always been the place where the noble and low, Dongcheng has always been the place where the wealthy gentry live, think that when the Han family in the East China Sea was called the king, the palace of the king of the East China Sea was located in Dongcheng, although the Han family has long disappeared, but Gulin Dongcheng still maintained their dignity, and now the three major families in the East China Sea all live in Dongcheng.
The three major families are headed by the Jiang family, and the Jiang family operates maritime trade, although the wealth is lucrative, but the house where they live is quite low-key.
When the old marquis of the golden knife took Gulin City, the king of the East China Sea committed suicide, and the three major families immediately took refuge in the golden knife wait, assisted the golden knife to clear the remnants of the Han family, and took the initiative to dedicate the family wealth to the Chu State, among which even the house where they lived was mostly dedicated, and now the Jiang family just lives in an old mansion of the year, which looks old, but it has been slightly renovated, and from the outside, it is full of a sense of age.
Qin Yuege only brought two subordinates by his side, knocked on the door of the house, and a head poked out of the crack in the door, seeing Qin Yuege was a little surprised, but Qin Yuege had already said: "I have something to meet Master Jiang, lead the way ahead." ”
Although Jiang Mantian is the richest man in the East China Sea, he does not have any official status, although Qin Yuege is just a Fa Cao, he is an official of the imperial court, so naturally he does not need to be inferior to the Jiang family.
What else did the servant who opened the door want to say, but a subordinate next to Qin Yuege had already pushed the door open, Qin Yuege didn't talk nonsense, and took the two of them into the courtyard with him, and the servant followed the side and said urgently: "Lord Qin, I don't know what you want to see the master today?" The small ones are going to be passed on. "This person naturally knows Qin Yuege as well.
Qin Yuege said: "I was sent by Jinyi, I have something to see Master Jiang, where is Master Jiang now?" ”
"This .....!" The servant hesitated for a moment before he said, "Lord Qin, the master is not in the mansion, today you are only afraid that you are looking for it on your shoulder." ”
Qin Yuege's footsteps suddenly stopped, turned her head to look at the servant, and frowned, "Master Jiang is not here?" ”
"Exactly." The servant said: "At dusk yesterday, the master and the third master went out of the city together, saying that they were going to prepare for the next voyage, but a ship caught fire on the way back, and the master wanted to see if the ship was repaired." ”
Qin Yuege's eyes were like knives, and she said coldly: "Your Jiang family's dock is not far from the city, I went yesterday, and I should come back today." ”
"The master does things, where does the small one dare to take care of it." The servant said: "When the master went out, he didn't say much, and the little one didn't dare to ask more, but Lord Qin was right, maybe in a while, the master would be able to rush back." He raised his hand and said, "Lord Qin and the two of them will go to the main hall to have a cup of tea first, maybe the master will arrive after the tea." ”
Qin Yuege pondered for a moment before asking, "In addition to Master Jiang and your third master, are there anyone else going with you?" ”
"Nope." The servant smiled and said: "When the master goes out, he rarely brings people with him, and he just goes to see the burning ship, not to go far away, and he doesn't need to take others with him." ”
"Master Jiang has a lot of opportunities, and he still has time to take care of the trivial matters of a ship?" Qin Yuege was walking towards the hall, suddenly stopped, frowned, and said, "Your third master has been back for three or four days, right?" ”
The servant said: "Yes, the third master has been resting at home for the past few days. ”
"It seems that the interval between each time the Jiang family's fleet goes to sea is more than two months." Qin Yuege's eyes flashed.
The servant said, "Exactly." After the cargo ship comes back, it needs to be overhauled, in addition, the sailors and guards on the ship have to go ashore to rest, go back to see their families, and we have to prepare the goods for the next sea trade, so it will be ..... two months apart! ”
Qin Yuege didn't wait for him to finish speaking, turned around and walked outside the courtyard, the servant was a little strange, and said hurriedly: "Lord Qin, don't you wait for the master to come back?" ”
Qin Yuege didn't look back, let alone make a sound, after hurriedly going out, he turned over his horse and ordered the people under him: "Immediately transfer people to block the streets of Dongcheng, everyone can only enter but not exit." He said to another person: "Mobilize people and rush to Jiangjia Wharf immediately!" ”
Both of them said yes, and they all got on the horse, and at this time, Qin Yuege had already patted the horse, and the two of them also patted the horse to follow.
The servant followed outside the door of the hospital, and when he saw Qin Yuege and the three of them galloping away, he looked dazed, raised his hand and scratched his head, and muttered, "Why did you run so fast?" Rush to chase the soul? Puzzled, he shook his head and went back to the courtyard and closed the door.