Chapter 180: The Underground Prisoner Reveals the Inside Story
The light of the lantern was not very bright, and the tomb was spacious, and it was so dim that it was difficult to make out outside the circle, but I could vaguely see the frescoes all around, and the color was dim, and I couldn't see the details.
As soon as the light appeared, there was the clanging of chains, followed by a familiar sound.
"Rujian River! Let me out! Let me out! β
Chen Mu's heart was shocked, after all, he knew what this gift was.
Luo Jianhe actually locked Xu Guanxi here, no wonder the people of the Bamen Pavilion searched everywhere and didn't hear anything!
Earlier, Sun Youlin and Yang Dachun squatted on the wall, seeing with their own eyes that Luo Jianhe defeated Xu Guanxi and Hai Yanluo, but they couldn't see it too clearly at the time, but they didn't know what happened to the two, but they didn't expect Xu Guanxi to be imprisoned in such a dark place!
Chen Mu suppressed the excitement in his heart and walked to the middle with Luo Jianhe, but saw Xu Guanxi leaning against a sarcophagus, his left foot imprisoned by a thick chain.
Because Xu didn't take care of it, his hands and body were stained with his own excrement, which was also smelly and embarrassed.
Although the light of the lantern is not strong, it is still too exciting for Xu Guanxi, he is like a trapped beast in the crypt, first blocking his eyes, not waiting to adapt, and then staring greedily at the light, even if his eyes are in tears, he is unwilling to close his eyes again.
Looking at the appearance of Xu Guanxi and others who are not ghosts or ghosts, and then thinking about the Hong Shuntang left minister who once stood high and sent Chen Mu like a flower, Chen Mu was also quite emotional in his heart.
"So that's the case, you still obeyed this little devil...... Xu Guanxi's eyes were both indignant and lamentable, as if it was not him who fell, but Luo Jianhe.
Chen Mu walked up to the front and asked Xu Guanxi: "I have paid more than anyone else, why can't you support me, I really don't understand, Zuo Xiang......"
Xu Guanxi snorted coldly and said, "Do you know why Master Gong betrayed your father?" β
Hearing this, Chen Mu suddenly became a little uneasy.
He knew that Gong Fuzi was a traitor, and he also knew that it was the rest of the army that was manipulating, Wei Yudao had been killed by Chen Mu, and it could be regarded as avenging most of the revenge, Xu Guanxi mentioned it now, it was definitely not without a purpose!
"What the hell are you trying to say?"
Xu Guanxi did not answer positively, but mocked: "Hmph, with a brain like yours, you are also worthy of taking over Hong Shuntang?" I don't even know who my enemy is, what else can I expect from you! β
"The surname is Luo, since you want to praise him, why don't you explain to him!"
Chen Mu turned his eyes to Luo Jianhe, who was also full of anger, and said angrily at Xu Guanxi: "You are trying to muddy the water, so you can get out!" How can my cousin Hongshun be so despicable! β
When Chen Mu heard this, he was even more suspicious, and hurriedly asked towards Luo Jianhe, "Second uncle, what did he mean?" β
Luo Jianhe was also a little embarrassed, but Xu Guanxi laughed: "Stupid!" Your father is indecisive and inactive, and you think that the brothers in the gang are obedient? The people who want to remove him, the incense master, account for at least half of Hong Shuntang! β
Chen Mu's eyes suddenly sharpened, and he grabbed Xu Guanxi's neckline: "You mean, in addition to the remnants of the army, there are also people inside Hong Shuntang who betrayed my father?" β
Xu Guanxi sneered: "They even want to pull you off the horse, how can they let you take the position?" Don't you think it's strange? The case of the Countess Ducati has been settled for so long, and no one from Hong Shuntang has come forward to find you? β
Chen Mu's heart was shocked, and his hands trembled.
From the very beginning, he received the solidarity and support of the people in the township, he thought that his father had absolute authority, but he didn't expect that the interior would be like this!
What Xu Guanxi said is not bad at all, Luo Jianhe lurked in the officialdom, incarnated as He Huyong, the commander of the patrol battalion, and he Xu Guanxi, were all found out by Chen Mu according to the shirt book, and the others, as said, did not take the initiative to find Chen Mu!
This can only show one problem, someone had already enveloped Hong Shuntang before Chen Mu, and everyone accepted the order of the new leader, so they did not come to support Chen Mu!
In other words, Hong Shuntang actually already had a new incense master, but Chen Mu didn't know that they didn't regard Chen Mu as the number one person at all!
He ...... Is he telling the truth? Chen Mu turned his head to stare at Luo Jianhe, who only sighed lightly.
"I'm an elder of the torture hall, if something like this happens, I have to clean up the portal, it's my duty, but everyone supports him, I can't kill everyone......"
Faced with Luo Jianhe's explanation, Chen Mu also felt a chill in his heart, it turned out that he had always known!
Xu Guanxi laughed maniacally: "You are just an excuse at all, as an elder of the torture hall, you don't need to kill everyone at all, you only need to kill the usurper, but you don't!" β
Although he knew that Xu Guanxi was sowing discord, Chen Mu believed that what Xu Guanxi said was not wrong at all, if Luo Jianhe had the intention to eradicate that person, how could he be indifferent?
Chen Mu stared straight at Luo Jianhe, and the latter was also a little weak-hearted: "Young master, I have been busy with your affairs at that time, and the trouble has never stopped, where is there any time to deal with this matter......
Chen Mu knew this very well, and Luo Jianhe was indeed lacking in skills, because he himself was non-stop.
"Now, I have resigned from my official position, and I have finally regained my original heart and am willing to assist the young master, just to kill that person and recapture Hong Shuntang!"
Chen Mu didn't listen to his explanation again, but asked bluntly, "Who is that person?" β
Luo Jianhe hesitated a little, but finally spoke: "You have also seen this person......
"I've seen it?" Chen Mu's mind suddenly spun around, but everyone he had come into contact with had turned around, but he couldn't find a suitable object.
Sun Youlin and others are unlikely, the only one who is a little suspicious is Lu Shengwu, but Lu Shengwu has become his master, and the two of them are knotted, born and died, and there is no longer any doubt.
Chen Mu didn't think that Luo Jianhe didn't sell Guanzi, and said to Chen Mu: "Meng Mo Longxi killed people and set fire to Xianshui Village, you once took someone to the concession to ask for an explanation, but you were persuaded by a person, and I persuaded you to accept it when you saw it......"
When Chen Mu heard this, his body was shocked, and an image suddenly appeared in his mind.
This man is not very old, with a handsome face and a tall posture, although he wears Western clothes and a gentleman's hat, he has braided hair and a beautiful mustache on his mouth!
"Fu Qingyin, the foreign affairs staff of the Governor's Palace!"
Luo Jianhe also nodded: "It's this person......"
"The reason why I was able to become the patrol battalion was completely pulled by the incense master, which cost countless connections and financial resources in the gang, but many people in the gang had objections to this, and finally came up with a way to stuff Fu Qingyin in, and he supervised my every move......"
"Before becoming a staff member of the Governor's Palace, Fu Qingyin was the second sage of the eight halls outside Hongshun Hall, and the Fu family was the descendant of Fu Shan Fu Qingzhu, one of the five sages of the Great Hongmen, because he avoided the enemy, he changed his surname to Fu, if you say the origin, it is inseparable from your Chen family......
"Although Fu Qingyin is not very old, his father is the deputy mountain master of the main hall, and the protΓ©gΓ©s in Hong Shuntang are old, and there are countless cronies and supporters, if he was not young in the early years, it would not be your father's turn to be the master of incense......"
"Although he is only the second master military advisor in the Outer Eight Halls, but he has won the hearts of the people, and the entire Outer Eight Halls, he is the only one who looks forward, after the case of the countess, the brothers fled in all directions, and they all relied on the Outer Eight Halls to rescue and accept, and Fu Qingyin took advantage of the situation to receive all the people and horses under his command......"
Chen Mu didn't expect that it would be this person who was behind the ghost, no wonder his attitude towards himself was so strange!
At the beginning, he maintained a gratuitous disdain and discrimination against Chen Mu, and also said to Chen Mu that the grass should hide in the grass and not show his face again, and Chen Mu couldn't figure out why this staff member of the Governor's Mansion was so hostile to him.
And at that time, Chen Mu had already given birth to an intuition, as if this foreign affairs staff could see through all his secrets at a glance.
Now I finally understand.
He didn't see through Chen Mu, but he knew Chen Mu's existence earlier, and he knew Chen Mu's true identity better, he just didn't cut the grass and kill Chen Mu!
At that time, Chen Mu still felt strange, this Fu Qingyin looked like he was not yet thirty years old, so he was so calm, and when he thought about it, this person was really terrifying.
Because since Chen Mu was sensible, his father has been the incense master of Hong Shuntang, that is to say, Chen Qiyou has been the incense master for at least ten years, and Luo Jianhe said that Fu Qingyin once competed for the position of the incense master, and almost squeezed Chen Qiyou out.
In this way, this Fu Qingyin competed with Chen Qiyou for the position of incense master when he was a teenager!
Thinking about Chen Mu, who is not yet twenty years old now, although he has gone through dangers, he has done a lot of great things, but if he compares it with this Fu Qingyin, it is simply a phoenix in the sky and a sparrow in the mud!
It's no wonder that Luo Jianhe didn't make a move, because this Fu Qingyin's power is too great, and if he kills him, it is the deputy mountain master of the Zhongyi General Hall who offends, not to mention that Fu Qingyin is also the descendant of Fu Qingzhu, one of the five sages!
Thinking of this, Chen Mu's heart also had a sense of disappointment.
He thought that the only enemies were Montmorelonsi and Trio, and that if he killed them, his father's revenge would be avenged.
Who knew there would be such an insider!
Xu Guanxi can lie, but there is no need for Luo Jianhe to lie, that is to say, Fu Qingyin and his father's death are absolutely inseparable!
Thinking of Fu Qingyin's entry into the consulate at that time, he asked Trio to hand over the two foreigners in a few words, and let the angry crowd beat them to death to vent their anger, which shows that the relationship between this person and the foreigner is extraordinary, and what is the inside story is even more doubtful!
Chen Mu was still pondering, but Xu Guanxi mocked: "What? Scared, right? If you're afraid, let me go, or you'll wash your necks and wait for death! β
Chen Mu's face changed, and his eyes sharpened: "So, as the left minister, you are already Fu Qingyin's person?" β