"The assassin is brave, and he is also very familiar with the terrain of Shangjiabao, and he escaped calmly after killing and injuring ten Shangfu soldiers, such a brave general is also an outstanding person in the army, I heard that the body is particularly like a person next to the Marquis of Qianyang - find this, Jinyun Division and the Criminal Department dare not dig deeper, but who would have thought that the Jinyun Division and the Criminal Department have just withdrawn, and the more than ten Shangfu soldiers who secretly colluded with the assassins saw that their deeds were revealed, and they preemptively killed Shang Wensheng, who had finally escaped, and it is said that they had fled to Guangde Mansion... …”

In Changxin Palace, Yun Puzi sat on the embroidery pier and folded his hands, telling the latest movements in Jingli to the county lord of Qingyang.

"No matter how stupid the Marquis of Qianyang is, it is impossible to directly send an assassin to kill Shang Wensheng, I think it is most likely that someone deliberately muddies the waters." Qingyang lazily looked out the window and said, she was already pregnant at this time, in the increasingly hot summer, wearing a wide undershirt, compared to the past, it looked much plump.

She didn't believe in Han Qian's character, but felt that if Han Qian really wanted to send someone to assassinate Shang Wensheng, it should be more hidden, where would there be so many clues, so that people would point the finger at Xuzhou so easily?

"I don't think Qianyang Hou is doing things so roughly, but now these news are spread behind the scenes, and no one can believe it." Yun Puzi said.

"What did the Jinyun Division and the Criminal Department say about the recital?" Qingyang asked.

"After Jinyun Si withdrew from this case, there was no movement, it seems that the matter has nothing to do with them, but the Criminal Department and Lishui County officially handed over to His Majesty before the case was written, neither of them mentioned the fact that the assassin's body shape was related to the descendants of the Marquis of Qianyang, probably before the capture of the assassin, just by virtue of his body shape and familiarity with the terrain, it was concluded that the people around the Marquis of Qianyang were too arbitrary and irresponsible." Yun Puzi said.

"Isn't Jinyun Si sharpening his sword and making meritorious contributions, this matter really has to do with the Marquis of Qianyang and Xuzhou, why did they shrink to the back?" Qingyang asked puzzled.

"Maybe Your Majesty, like Niangniang, knows that the Marquis of Qianyang really wants to assassinate Shang Wensheng, and the life will not be so rough, if Jinyun Si really wants to investigate thoroughly, he will find that the matter has nothing to do with the Marquis of Qianyang in the end,"

Yun Puzi saw that there were no palace maids standing on the left and right, so he spoke a little presumptuously, and said,

"Now that the Jinyun Division has withdrawn, and neither the Criminal Department nor Lishui County has directly pointed the finger at the Marquis of Qianyang in the song, Your Majesty can treat it as if there is no knowing. As for how the clan lord of the family passed it on in private, and how much public affection was for the Marquis of Qianyang, that was also a matter between the clan lord and the Marquis of Qianyang, and His Majesty could stay out of the world. Besides, His Majesty used to ascend the throne in Yueyang and at this time to recover Jinling, and in order to govern the prefecture and county and sort out the military and politics, he had to appoint the children of the sect lords on a large scale, but the court was full of officials from the sect lords, and His Majesty probably understood that this was actually an obstacle - now that he finally has a goal, he can make the princes and ministers of the Manchu Dynasty divert their attention, why not do it? Of course, His Majesty is not at ease with the Marquis of Qianyang, which is also a factor. ”

"Also, these clan lords, in their eyes, have a home and no country, and every once in a while, they will have an excerpt handed over to say that Jinyun Si is not in line with the legacy of the first emperor, complaining that Yousi is strict with the state and county to exploit money and grain, and the place is embarrassed and heavy, and needs to recuperate, complaining that the military government of the cantonment camp has invaded the state field, Your Majesty He is also annoyed, but to maintain the operation of the court, he has to use these people. Shen Xiang finally promoted some people from below, but he was stared at by Yushitai all day long, this is not in order, that is not in order. Although Cishou Palace does not directly interfere in the government now, whenever His Majesty asks for peace in the past, he always nagged some clichés that follow the legacy of the previous emperor, treat the generals well, and be kind as a stream, it is hard to imagine that Cishou Palace is not in harmony with those people in the court," Qingyang said, "According to what you say, Your Majesty now knows that it is much smarter than in the past to learn to play with strength!" ”

"It's called shifting contradictions." Yun Puzi said with a smile.

Qingyang was slightly stunned, pondered for a while about the word Yun Puzi said, and asked again after a while: "By the way, the rebellious house slaves of the Shang family really fled to Guangde Mansion?" Where could the Assassins have fled, which is not mentioned in the official letter? ”

"Who can say that clearly? The rebellious house slaves may not have fled to Guangde Mansion, maybe it was purely because someone thought it was not big enough, right? Yun Puzi also speculated with a little doubt, "The assassin is alone, he really wants to drill into the deep mountains and old forests, it is difficult to catch it, and it is difficult to say where to escape and hide, and there is no way for the criminal department or the local state and county to toss something to make waves on the assassin who is alone." However, it was different when there were hundreds of defectors with their families, especially since they were in collusion with the Assassins......"

"Who else can't think so?" Qingyang asked curiously.

"There is nothing to think about, the Marquis of Qianyang and his father Han Daoxun ruled Xuzhou in their early years, and the new system was implemented, which made the family gate valve quite vigilant; After the Marquis of Qianyang arrived in Jinling, he recruited slaves and maids to enlist in the army and rewarded them with farm houses, and almost deceived all the slaves and maids in Jinling counties, which was not enough to be hated? Yun Puzi said, "Regardless of the officials of the Criminal Department, Wei Zhen, the local commander of Lishui County who is responsible for handling this case, although he was also a member of the Guangde Embassy, and his Wei family is also regarded as a meritorious hero from the dragon, but Wei Zhen is a member of the family, but if he has a little sense of rabbit death, he will definitely not have a good impression of the Marquis of Qianyang, and he will also feel that the existence of Guangde Mansion is very eye-catching." If he had some sympathy for the tragic death of the Shang family's father and son, he might have done something about it. Looking carefully at the twists and turns of Lishui County, there are also some subtle places that do not fit. ”

Qingyang thought that what Yun Puzi did all day long was to ponder people's things, and he had served as the envoy of the Shengzhou Festival thirty years ago, and he was extremely familiar with the people in the gate lords of Jinling County, and he believed that his judgment would not be too wrong.

She stood up and said: "Before, the ministers of the court and Your Majesty all hoped that Shang Wensheng could make some waves in Guangde Mansion, but I didn't expect Shang Wensheng to be dead now, and the wind was blowing desperately towards Guangde Mansion - yes, if there weren't so many people fanning the flames behind their backs, bent on making things bigger, how could it be that the whereabouts of hundreds of people, most of them or old and weak women and children had not been clarified?" For those who want to make trouble, there are no conditions, and they will probably create conditions for them to escape to Guangde Mansion, right? ”

"Niangniang is really discerning." Yun Puzi praised.

Qingyang turned around at this time, looked at Yun Puzi and asked, "By the way, Chief Yun Dao, what do you say we can do for Xuzhou?" ”

"Huh?" Yun Puzi looked at the county lord of Qingyang with some shock, not knowing what she meant by this.

"In the past, when I was in Yueyang, I always felt that the situation was not changing so quickly, and at that time, I thought that the most important thing was to get His Majesty's favor, where did I think that the situation would change as quickly as the wind and clouds, and it would be so overwhelming?" Qingyang said indifferently, "Perhaps, as Yun Dao Chang said, it is always beneficial to know a few more nobles." ”

"This, this, Rong Laodao go back and think about it?" Yun Puzi stammered back, as if he was a little frightened by the change of the county lord of Qingyang, but in his heart he thought about the analysis and judgment of the relationship between the county lord of Qingyang and Yang Yuanpu, and at this time he was secretly admired.

In the past, when Yang Yuanpu was in Yueyang, he and the lord of Qingyang County could get along very well and be intimate, on the one hand, Yang Yuanpu saw that the Chuzhou army was infinitely beautiful and felt humble, and at the same time, he had to cut off Han Qian, who had been overly dependent in the past, from the depths of his heart, and needed a new dependence to replace it in a short period of time; On the other hand, there are three women around Yang Yuanpu, the concubine Wang Chan'er and the concubine Li Yao are all people who make him more repulsed from the bottom of his heart, and only the county lord of Qingyang can get close.

Besides, beautiful and intelligent women always have a lot of cuteness and seductiveness.

However, Yang Yuanpu is good at scheming and trickery, and he struggled under the double shadow of the Anning Palace and the Late Red Mansion when he was a teenager and a child, no matter how charming the county lord of Qingyang is, but he will not particularly accept a woman who is also good at scheming and trickery from the bottom of his heart.

This point will be revealed and magnified after Yang Yuanpu recovers Jinling and succeeds to the throne.

And if the county lord of Qingyang can recognize this clearly and stop being so willful, her attitude will definitely change significantly.

Of course, Yun Puzi didn't expect that it was not enough for the county lord of Qingyang to make friends with Li Zhihe, a general-level minister, through himself, and even thought about regaining his relationship with Xuzhou?

Seeing Qingyang standing outside the window, holding his hands in front of him, as if slightly supporting his gradually bulging belly, Yun Puzi could vaguely guess why the county lord of Qingyang had such a change, maybe she was looking forward to a boy in her belly, and this boy could become another Yang Yuanpu?

Qingyang didn't know what Yun Puzi was thinking, and asked again: "Li Zhihe wants to lead the army to cross the river and enter Shouzhou, and I will do what I should do, but presumably he will not pin all his hopes on me as a woman-what is going on outside of this matter now?" ”

"Lao Dao heard that Lord Du's son has been quite close to the Queen Mother's side recently......" Yun Puzi said.

"If that's the case, then Lord Du will return to Jinling early to take up the post of secretary of the military department, which is a happy thing for everyone?" Qingyang asked with some doubts, but she was not familiar with Du Chongtao after all, and she couldn't figure out what kind of calculations many people were hiding behind this matter for a while.

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The weather was hot, and the scorching heat was so hot that people couldn't breathe.

More than 100 brave swordsmen grabbed the reins, stopped in front of Mameizhu Creek, and looked at the endless wheat fields on the south bank.

The swordsman was well-armed with swords and armor, and in such a hot weather, he was naked in his leather armor, revealing his thick, scarred and muscular arms, and he carried a war sword at his waist, and a war bow hung on the left side of his saddle, and two or three quivers hung on the right side, and he wore feathered arrows that were higher than the saddle.

The war horse, which had just traveled a long way, sweat oozing from among the furs, was drinking the river water under his feet with a low head at this time.

Meizhu Creek is the boundary river between Liyang County of Runzhou and Langxi of Guangde Prefecture, the water level of this section of the river is low and shallow, and the pebbles piled up on the riverbed can be seen through the clear water, and there is no need for a ferry, and horses can wade across the river and enter the territory of Guangde Province.

However, at this time, a middle-aged official with seven or eight officials guarding the south bank of Meizhu Creek shouted:

"Lord Shang, can you think clearly, what are the consequences of leading county soldiers across the state border without authorization?"

"Lord Qin, Sima Zhou didn't make a sound, you, as the governor of Guangde Mansion, I led my troops into Guangde Mansion to arrest the fugitives, maybe it won't be Lord Qin's turn for you to stop you, right?" Shang Mengtong wore a leather armor on the outside of his official robe, somewhat nondescript, and his eyes stared at Shi Qin, the governor of Guangde Mansion on the south bank, with a gloomy look.

Although Shang Mengtong served as the commander of Liyang County as a scribe, he was trained as the head of the Shang family since he was a child, learned the law and military affairs, and was also good at riding and shooting.

Taking advantage of the chaos of crossing the river, he fled south from the control of the Anning Palace, and when Shang Mengtong killed the rebels, his cheek was cut by a spear, leaving a scar, which made him look a little fierce at this time.

Qin Wen stood on the beach on the south bank, and said loudly without giving an inch: "If you have an office letter from Zhou Sima Xie, I Qin Wen has no reason to stop you today, but you don't have a letter from Zhou Sima, unless you cross the river with my Qin Wen's corpse today." Otherwise, when the prefect is in a vacancy, I, Qin Wen, as the governor of Guangde Mansion, is also responsible for guarding the territory, and I will never sit and watch the soldiers and horses of unknown history enter the Guangde Mansion with a large number of strong crossbows, hard bows and armor! ”

Shang Wensheng died, and before the imperial court sent a new prefect, the military and political affairs of Guangde Mansion were jointly taken care of by Changshi Qinwen and Sima Zhou'an.

This Zhou An is the cousin of Zhou Yuanlong, the former Langxi County Commander, as the son of the Zhou family of Xuanzhou Ningguo, served under Gu Zhilong during the Jinling Incident, as the son of the sect lord who originally joined Emperor Yanyou, after the war, Zhou Yuanlong served as the assassin of Shezhou, and Zhou An served as the Sima of Guangde Mansion, the envoy of soldiers and horses, and the Zhou family was also considered prominent.

Although it is said that the officials of the government and the three counties of Langxi, Guangde, and Anji are mainly selected from the children of the sect lords in Xuanshe, Huxiu and other prefectures, and these people are all headed by Sima Zhou'an and Langxi County Lingfu Gengwen, but in the past, Shen Yang led the affairs of the Guangde prefect, and Zhou An and Fu Gengwen honestly did not dare to make any small moves.

Shen Yang was transferred to the central government hall, Shang Wensheng was assassinated a few days after he became the prefect, Zhou An and Fu Gengwen naturally would not be too honest, and in just a few days, they openly and secretly co-opted other officials to isolate Qin Wen.

However, no matter how arrogant and bold Zhou An and Fu Gengwen were, they did not dare to directly issue a letter of co-sponsorship asking Shang Mengtong to lead the Liyang County soldiers into Guangde Mansion to make trouble.

Otherwise, who knows if Qin Wen would directly go to Beijing with such a handle to find Shen Yang?

Shang Mengtong stared at Qin Wen with gloomy eyes, and seeing that Qin Wen's attitude was firm, he could only lead his troops west along Meizhu River with hatred, and first go to the southern border of Lishui County.

Shang Mengyong didn't have the hatred to come over and kill Qin Wen in his chest, but the problem was that the more than 100 cavalry behind him were only recruited by the Runzhou Prefecture and Liyang County with the tacit consent of the Runzhou Prefecture and Liyang County to him in the name of county archers and officials.

These people came to raise a lot of money from Shang Mengyong, but they are not Jiangyang Dakou after all.

As county soldiers, they can participate in the security and defense of Liyang County, and they can also be ordered to enter other states and counties to hunt down fugitives, and even fight with bandits under heavy rewards without fear of sacrifice.

However, it would be a joke if Shang Mengtong ordered them to kill the imperial officials.

They may be more reliable to catch Shang Mengtong and listen to the dispatch of Shi Qinwen, the governor of Guangde Mansion on the other side!

Looking at Shang Mengtong and the people, the melancholy on Qin Wen's face did not diminish in the slightest, he had been wandering in the sea for half his life, and he could still know that Shang Mengyong's departure was just an irritable calm in front of the mountain rain and the wind filled the building.

"Xiangye recommended that Lord Xue go out to know about the affairs of Guangde Mansion, maybe when Lord Xue comes over, he can breathe a sigh of relief." An old family member saw Qin Wen's brows locked like mountains, and said with relief.

"I hope so." Qin Wen said, but couldn't help but sigh.

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In the dining hall of the back house of the Han Mansion, Han Wenhuan and Fu Mo sat around the table, the chess pieces on the chessboard had not moved for a long time, and the two good Fangshan dew bud tea were placed there for a long time.

"You and I have known each other for decades, the Fu family and the Han family have coexisted in Xuanzhou for several generations, in the early years, they were all blue wisps, it is not easy to have today, Fu Gongzhen doesn't want to think about this fire really burning, a little out of control, your Geng Wen is the first one in Langxi who is either burned to ashes by fire, or is thrown out to calm the anger of the public!" Han Wenhuan took a sip of the dew bud tea that had been cooled, looked at Fu Mo's wrinkled old face with cloudy old eyes, and said seriously.

"What if this fire can't be burned?"

Fu Mo first stared at the chess pieces in his hand, asked in a hoarse voice, then raised his head and glanced at Han Wenhuan, and continued,

"Rebelling against slaves, colluding with assassins, and causing the tragic death of sixteen masters and servants of Shang Wensheng's family, does Han Gong know how many people are indignant? Could it be that Han Gongzhen thought that I, a septuagenarian old man, would have the ability to calm everything down if I wrote a letter to Geng Wen? My rich family is different from your Han family, where is there a choice at this time? At most, they can only sit idly by and not add fuel to the fire. There are too many people secretly fueling this matter, and that is why the Marquis of Qianyang acted too unscrupulously at the beginning, which led to today's situation, making Guangde Mansion like a fish sting terrier in the throat of too many people - Shen Xiang recommended Xue Ruogu to know Guangde Mansion, and it was also the idea of calming the matter, but don't say that Your Majesty has doubts, you look at how many letters of impeachment of Xue Ruogu have been handed to the imperial case in the past few days? ”

"......" Seeing that Fu Mo was so experienced, he was also extremely displeased with the existence of Guangde Mansion, Han Wenhuan sighed softly in a low voice.

"If the Marquis of Qianyang doesn't do anything with Guangde Mansion, he shouldn't be able to make any waves, and if the Marquis of Qianyang does anything, this fact can't be stopped by Duke Han and I - Your Majesty, Yang Zhitang, and Duke Zheng Yu may also be waiting for a result, so they can rest assured that they will use troops against Shouzhou!" Fu Mo in turn comforted Han Wenhuan and said, "Your Majesty knows in your heart that the Han family has been divided into two veins, and it is better for Han Gong to wait and see what happens; And the Marquis of Qianyang is thousands of miles away, and he can't bear to worry about Han Gong for him......"

Han Wenhuan smiled miserably in his heart, and he could be regarded as understanding what a "person of insight" like Fu Mo was worried about......