Chapter 152: Murder Night (First Update, Asking for Support)
It was nearly evening, and the snow fell again after a day of rest.
Although the snowflakes are flying, in the palace of the king of Fujian, there are still guards and corridors walking under the corridor from time to time, patrolling back and forth in the mansion. Such a heavily guarded appearance is far greater than in the past.
Not to mention that the guards in the house are heavily guarded, even the food delivered to the house has to be inspected, not to mention the use of silver needles, it also needs to be tasted. The reason why he is so cautious is just to prevent others from assassinating the king, who is it to prevent?
In this palace, everyone knows, but no one will take the initiative to expose this matter, after all, everyone knows that this is a family matter, not just a person who can say it if he wants to. If you say the wrong thing, you won't be killed!
In winter, the days are short and the nights are long, and the sky is soon dark, and a little light is reflected from the window on the snow, casting some light and shadow on the snow.
Under the candlelight of the study room, not far from the window, Zheng Jing, dressed in a scribe's attire, holding a scroll, was looking at the book there, his brows were sometimes wrinkled, sometimes loosened, he was looking at the history books, unlike his father, who liked military books and favored generals, Zheng Jing was closer to the traditional scholars, he was closer to the literati, and he preferred to read, if he had nothing to do, he could even stay alone in the study for a day.
It's just that since inheriting the throne of King Min, Zheng Jing no longer has this leisure, too many affairs are entangled, so that he is simply tired of coping, especially the things at home, which makes him feel big every time he thinks about it.
Why don't you die in Ningguta?
Almost every time, when he thinks of Zheng Zhilong, such a thought will pop up in Zheng Jing's heart. In fact, this can't blame him for being unfilial, after all, according to his original intention, he hopes that this grandfather who has never met can come to Nanjing, and then he will be like Li Shimin treated Li Yuan, providing for his life, gorgeous mansions and beautiful maids, everything. In short, it will definitely make him worry-free for the rest of his life.
However, Zheng Zhilong repeatedly refused, even if Zheng Jingtuo lobbied, Zheng Zhilong still refused to come to Nanjing on the grounds of physical discomfort. If he just refused to come to Nanjing, he still contacted his old friends everywhere in Fuzhou and tried to make a comeback.
"What would he do if he were to be replaced by his father?"
Looking at the history book in his hand, Zheng Jing secretly thought to himself that the answer was obvious, his father would never tolerate others destroying his great cause of opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty, and naturally he would not allow others to destroy the foundation of the Zheng family!
Yes, he can't be allowed to destroy the foundation of the Zheng family anymore!
At this time, the sound of footsteps in the study reached Zheng Jing's ears.
"See the king."
It was Feng Xifan, Zheng Jing didn't speak, his upper body moved slightly, he reached out with some saliva, and turned a page of the book.
After a long salute, Feng Xifan stood there, but at this time, Zheng Jing was just engrossed in the book, and he completely ignored him. In fact, he is so focused in order to weigh the pros and cons.
Feng Xifan waited for a while, but still didn't see him make a sound, so he had to stand there, and after waiting for a while, seeing that the king did not speak, he saluted again.
"See the king."
At the end of his words, he only listened to Zheng Jing's mouth, spit out a cold voice, and said.
"If someone wants to disturb the Zheng family, what should this king do?"
Zheng Jing, who was looking at the book, just said, but he was still sitting there, and he didn't even raise his head quickly.
Feng Xifan was slightly stunned, and after thinking for a while, he said coldly.
"Kill! This kind of person, not killing is not enough to shock the crumbs. ”
Zheng Jing's brows were slightly locked.
"What if this person is a blood relative?"
Feng Xifan was stunned again, secretly thinking that it seemed that the king had already made a decision!
"The king should focus on the overall situation, and the great cause of the first king must not be destroyed by the hands of the small!"
At this time, Zheng Jingcai raised his head, looked at Feng Xifan and said.
"Do you know how?"
Glancing at the king, Feng Xifan nodded and replied.
"I understand."
With a heavy snort, Zheng Jing closed the scroll, then put it on the table and said.
"It's good to understand, now that there are constant disputes in the world, the Zheng family can't stand the toss, and this matter must be handled as soon as possible. Xi Fan, have you ever eaten? ”
After learning that Feng Xifan had already had dinner, Zheng Jing said a few more words to him before signaling him to leave, what would Feng Xifan do about that matter, Zheng Jing didn't know, and he didn't want to know, and in the previous conversation, he didn't mention that even if it was Zheng Zhilong, but Feng Xifan knew what Zheng Jing meant, and he would handle this matter well.
Maybe in a few days, good news will come from Fuzhou, and by that time, all the problems within the Zheng family will be solved. It's not like this, people are tied up everywhere, and of course, there are those arrogant generals, it's not a problem, they're just a bunch of rough people.
But even so, but when he sat down at the dinner table and picked up the food with chopsticks, Zheng Jing still looked like he didn't know the taste of food, after all, this kind of thing is a matter of recklessness, for him, who has always been a scholar, ordering someone to kill his grandfather, there is always a hurdle psychologically that needs to be overcome.
After hastily eating two bites of food, Zheng Jing, who did not have any appetite, threw away the dishes and chopsticks, and returned to the study again, after he left, the food on the table was not lost, but was put away, these meals need to be put overnight, during which there will be a special person to guard, if the king has any accidents during this period, the first thing will check the food.
When Chen Awu, who was helping in the kitchen, saw that the food was locked in the cabinet, he just lowered his eyes slightly, and then continued to be busy with the matter at hand......
From Nanjing to Fuzhou, if you are fast and fast, day and night, it will take three to four days of effort, and the body of ordinary people will definitely not be able to support such a day and night rush, but for Feng Xifan, who was born in martial arts, although he has been exhausted after three days and three nights, he can enter Fuzhou City, but just a little rest, the whole person will be refreshed again.
As soon as I woke up after a half-day rest, some of my cronies came to report.
"That's coming!"
The person who came was Lu Cun'an, who was a guard of the Hou Mansion of Nan'an, and the person Feng Xifan wanted to see on this trip.
"When the deed is done, the king will be rewarded."
Feng Xifan's words made Lu Cunan look at him thoughtfully, and then said in a low voice.
"Lord Feng, the villain has a reluctant request, I wonder if you can bring it up?"
Since it's a reluctant invitation, then don't talk about it. Feng Xifan replied in his heart, but a polite smile appeared on his face.
"Brother Lu, please speak."
"After this incident, Lu's hands were stained with other people's blood, no matter what, this blood can't be washed away, even if the king doesn't kill Lu, how can the rest of the Zheng family let Lu go in the future?"
Lu Cunan looked at Feng Xifan and asked rhetorically.
"Huh?"
Feng Xifan was stunned, it is true, not to mention others, even Zheng Xi, the fifth brother of the national surname, may not necessarily let him go.
Therefore, Lu did not dare to ask for any reward, as long as 50,000 taels of silver as a reward, the 50,000 taels could be in the JAC Bank's silver dollar coupons, or in cash, after the matter was completed, although the matter was pushed on Lu. I wonder what adults think? However, this silver will be given to Lu now."
Looking at Lu Cun'an obliquely, Feng Xifan's eyes had an incomprehensible look.
It seemed that he couldn't find a reason to refuse, Feng Xifan smiled.
"The silver now?"
There is no problem with silver, this time he came to Fuzhou and brought 100,000 taels of silver!
These silver were originally used to buy lives, and the surname Lu was only one of them, 50,000 taels...... If he can do it, then it's worth it.
With a silver dollar coupon of 50,000 taels in his arms, when he was about to leave the inn, Lu Cunan glanced back at Feng Xifan and dropped a sentence.
"Three days, within three days, there will be good news in the ears of adults!"
Although it is the wax moon, but Fuzhou is not like the south of the Yangtze River, the sky and the earth are full of a thick layer of snow, the snow a few days ago has already melted almost, only the grass blades in the courtyard still have a little residual snow, hanging in the sky on the first quarter of the moon exudes a breathtaking beauty.
Under the clear night sky, bright candles were burning in the study house of Nan'an Houfu. Under the candlelight, Zheng Zhilong was there watching the news that had just come from Nanjing.
"Little Five is also interesting!"
The little five in Zheng Zhilong's mouth is his fifth son Zheng Chenggong, Zheng Zheng was young and has always been by Zheng Chenggong's side, so he did not surrender with him, unlike other Zheng clan generals, Zheng Zheng is his son Zheng Zhilong, and has always won Zheng Chenggong's trust, so Zheng Zhilong will focus on him.
"As long as Xiao Wu is difficult to Zheng Jing, I will be able to take the opportunity to take advantage of the fire!"
This is Zheng Zhilong's plan to use Zheng Raid to attack Zheng Jing, and then take the opportunity to seize power, although he doesn't know Zheng Raid, but he knows that power is tempting, Zheng Raid, who has been by Damu's side for so many years, how can he want to see a yellow-mouthed child riding on his head, not to mention the incestuous thing that the yellow-mouthed child also committed?
"If you want to blame this matter, you can't restrain your mind, so what does it have to do with me?"
In his own words, Zheng Zhilong shook his head and sighed.
However, although there seemed to be some pity in his tone, there was actually no pity, and even Zheng Zhilong's expression seemed quite excited, after all, after planning for so long, it was finally time to finish, how could he not be excited?
When entering Hou Ye's study, he could smell a vague fragrance in the room, this is incense, holding a letter in his hand, Lu Cunan walked into the study and reported.
"Master Hou, Jin Gongzi's letter has just been sent from Jingshi."
Jin Wenbo's letter?
Zheng Zhilong has always felt very sorry for Jin Wenbo to take refuge in Li Ziyuan, hearing that it was his letter, could it be that there was something wrong with Jingshi? So he immediately said.
"Bring it!"
As soon as he received the letter, Zheng Zhilong couldn't wait to tear open the envelope, and when he saw the content of the letter, he couldn't help but be stunned.
"Huh?"
This is not Jin Wenbo's words, just in surprise, just wanted to lift it, accompanied by a gust of wind, he only felt a tingling pain in his chest, through the paper, he saw that a dagger had pierced his chest......