Chapter 270: The Han Mansion Conspiracy

At this time, the sun gradually set in the west, and the sky became dark.

The team hurried away, and soon left the west gate of Jinling City and headed towards Qingliang Temple.

After walking for about half an hour, it was already dark, and the guards and servants of the Cao family lit torches one after another and continued to advance towards Qingliang Temple.

After walking for nearly an hour, I came to the entrance of the valley that led to Qingliang Temple.

There are more than a dozen guards from Qishan Island lined up in a mandarin duck formation, blocking in the middle of the road. They erected their shields, and from behind them came four spears.

A guard from Qishan Island, who was leading the way in front, shouted: "Which team is the brother in front, I'm Li Huawei." ”

Someone on the opposite side shouted: "The Heavenly King covers the tiger." ”

Li Huawei replied: "The river demon of Pagoda Town." ”

The mandarin duck array on the opposite side dispersed and made way for them.

Zhou Fuyin heard the secret signal between the guards, and asked curiously, "Mr. Cao, what are they talking about?" ”

Cao Deshun didn't know either, so he had to make it up: "It seems to be the local dialect of Mingzhou, these guards were brought by Cui Daoshu from Mingzhou." ”

Zhou Fuyin nodded, and the team continued to move forward and entered the valley.

At this time, the official who walked in the front shouted in horror: "Ah......"

"That's a lot of dead people!"

Some people turned around and ran back, while others lay on the ground and vomited wildly.

Zhou Fuyin sniffled and smelled a foul odor and a strong smell of blood. He had never experienced anything like this before, and he felt a churn in his stomach, "wow", and began to vomit.

Cao Deshun endured his nausea and walked towards the valley.

He walked into the valley and, by the light of the torches, saw a tragic scene that he had never seen in his life.

Flies were buzzing and buzzing in the air, and the ground was full of severed limbs and severed arms, and there were horrible dead corpses everywhere, emitting an indescribable stench.

Cao Deshun couldn't help it, and began to vomit.

The accompanying staff, the Cao family's stewards, and servants were all trembling with fright, and many of them began to vomit, and some sat on the ground.

The catchers and officials of Jinling Mansion were not much better, although they had seen dead people before, but when had they ever seen such a tragic and bloody scene?

So they didn't do very well, some were so scared that they yelled, and some were throwing up. Only a few of them, accustomed to seeing dead people's pretenses, did their best and immediately got to work, crouching down to examine the corpses.

Zhai Xiaoshan came over with a dozen or so guards who stayed behind and greeted Cao Deshun.

Cao Deshun nodded, and asked weakly, "How is Zhe?" Is there a danger to life? ”

Zhai Xiaoshan had no choice but to pretend to be worried and said, "Mr. Cao, now that everyone has sent him back to Qingliang Temple, and he is still doing his best to treat him, Mr. is not out of danger yet." ”

Zhou Chengxian next to him asked, "How many people died here?" Did you catch a live mouth? ”

Zhai Xiaoshan looked at Zhou Chengxian in official uniform, and then at Cao Deshun, and did not speak.

Cao Deshun said: "Xiaoshan, this is the Yin of Jinling Mansion, you can answer truthfully." ”

Zhai Xiaoshan arched his hand and said: "Lord Yin, there are about one hundred and ten corpses here, and the other bandits have been scattered by us, about four hundred people have fled into the mountains and forests, and we have already started a search, and now we have captured more than twenty prisoners." ”

Zhou Chengxian asked again: "So, you have defeated five hundred bandits, how many of you are there?" ”

"More than sixty people in all."

Zhou Chengxian exclaimed: "How is it possible? Can more than 60 people defeat 500 bandits? You're talking nonsense, right? ”

Zhai Xiaoshan shook his head and walked away by himself. The guards looked at the officials of Jinling Mansion with contemptuous eyes, carrying spears and knives, and followed Zhai Xiaoshan.

Cao Deshun had no choice but to explain: "Zhou Fuyin, don't be like them, these people used to be homeless people, and they didn't know how to be polite. They were all taken in by Cui Daoshu's son, and now they are the guards of the Cui family. These people are some outlaws who crawled out of the pile of dead people, and they don't take life and death seriously anymore. ”

Zhou Chengxian gave a cold war and decided not to provoke these killing gods, if these guys are true, they are too powerful! Is it possible that more than sixty people defeated eight times as many enemies?

Zhou Chengxian decided not to think about it first, and he instructed his subordinates: "You immediately start counting the corpses and investigating the scene." Then a number of men were assigned and the interrogation of the captives began. The official is going to Qingliang Temple to find out the details of the case, and if you find anything, you will report to the official. ”

The officials agreed, but they all secretly scolded in their hearts, you fucking said it nicely, and you didn't hide far away, let us suffer in this place that can scare people to death.

Several guards took Zhou Chengxian and Cao Deshun and walked towards Qingliang Temple.

After a while, I came to the door of Qingliang Temple.

Cui Daoshu received Zhai Xiaoshan's report and was already waiting here.

He greeted him and greeted Cao Deshun with a sad face.

Cao Deshun hurriedly asked, "How is the virtuous brother now?" ”

Cui Daoshu shook his head and said: "The arrow has been taken out, but the person is still unconscious, he has shed too much blood, and it is estimated that he will not wake up soon." ”

"Is there a danger to life?"

"It's hard to say, if you have a fever tonight, it's going to be troublesome."

Cao Deshun introduced Zhou Chengxian to Cui Daoshu, and after the two greeted each other, Zhou Chengxian saw that Cui Daoshu was gentle and elegant, personable, and had the style of a son of a family, and his heart was full of goodwill.

Everyone entered Qingliang Temple, and Cui Daoshu invited Zhou Chengxian and Cao Deshun into a meditation room.

The people who accompanied them all settled down, and the guards of Qishan Island brought them boiled water.

In the meditation room, Cui Daoshu began to tell the story of the battle, and he described the battle as tragic as Shan Tianfang's commentary in later generations, which made the audience Cao Deshun and Zhou Chengxian feel very thrilled, and exclaimed from time to time.

"That's about the case, Zhou Fuyin, we preliminarily interrogated some prisoners and found something strange."

Zhou Chengxian hurriedly asked: "What have you discovered, even if Cui Gongzi said it, this official will definitely make the decision for you." ”

Cui Daoshu nodded and said: "Zhou Fuyin, after interrogation, some of the captives confessed, saying that they were all soldiers of the Yaowu Army, and they were assigned by Zhang Zhongtong, the commander of the soldiers and horses, to disguise themselves as bandits to intercept and kill us. ”

"Bang dang!"

The teacup in Zhou Chengxian's hand fell to the ground, and he was shocked and immediately stood up.

"Is there such a thing? Did Pucheng Zhang's do it? What reason do they have to intercept you? ”

Cao Deshun explained: "Zhou Fuyin, I know about this matter, a few days ago, Han Xizai invited Na Zhe to his mansion for a banquet, and I also went with him.

At the banquet, Na Zhe took a fancy to a pianist in Han Shangshu's family, and Zhang Yuanheng, the son of Prime Minister Zhang Renyao, was also present, and he also wanted to get that violinist.

The two had a conflict at that time, and Zhang Yuanheng asked Han Shangshu for a piano master to no avail, so he left angrily. That's the way it is. ”

Zhou Chengxian's face was shocked, he secretly thought to himself, on one side was Na Zhe, the man of the hour in Jinling City, and behind him was the shadow of Han Xizai, the secretary of the Ministry of War. On the other side is the behemoth Pucheng Zhang, how is this called this official!

Cao Deshun smiled slightly and said to Zhou Chengxian: "Zhou Fuyin, this matter is too big, I guess you can't bear it." I suggest that you go to the palace tomorrow and ask the queen for an idea. ”

Zhou Chengxian nodded and said, "Thank you, Mr. Cao, this official is in turmoil now, and there is really nothing to do." This matter is too big, and only His Majesty can decide, so this official will enter the palace tomorrow morning and report to the queen. ”

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Late at night, in Han Xizai's study, Han Xizai, Shu Ya, Xu Xuan, Zhu Mian and other officials of the Han faction were discussing the assassination of Na Zhe.

Shu Ya opened his mouth and said: "According to the people sent by Cao Deshun, the bandits are all soldiers of the Yaowu Army. And someone has already confessed, saying that they were instructed by Zhang Zhongtong to intercept and kill them, and they also wanted to snatch Qin Wanlan back. ”

Zhu Mo slapped the table angrily, "Pucheng Zhang's is too arrogant!" He dared to mobilize the army privately and intercept and kill civilians. If you let them do whatever they want, are you going to rebel? ”

Xu Xuan stroked his beard and said slowly: "You don't have to be so angry, it is normal for a big family like Pucheng Zhang to have a few scum." They have been a little arrogant in the past few years, but Your Majesty has his considerations, we can take action, but we must grasp the proportions and not kill them all, Your Majesty will never allow it. ”

Everyone present looked at Han Xizai, he thought for a moment, and said: "Xu Shilang is right, we can't act rashly, let's wait and see what happens." Tomorrow morning I will enter the palace to find out what His Majesty is saying, and then we will discuss it and make a plan. ”

Shu Ya said: "The day after tomorrow, Cao Deshun and Na Zhe and Cui Daoshu jointly opened the 'Quanjude', and it is said that His Majesty will also take the queen mother to congratulate, if something like this happens, will they still go?" ”

Zhu Mo thought about it and said: "That Zhe is seriously injured, will it affect the performance of the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner?" ”

Xu Xuan said with a smile: "There are a lot of variables in this matter, we must carefully figure out Your Majesty's intentions, and then decide how to make a move to get the greatest benefit." ”

Han Xizai nodded and said: "Yes, if Your Majesty goes to 'Quanjude' the day after tomorrow, it will be an obvious sign, Your Majesty wants to weaken the Pucheng Zhang Clan, at least let them break their muscles and bones."

If His Majesty does not go, we will have to die and not be able to do anything.

However, public opinion among the people can be exploited, and when you return home, you will immediately send someone to spread the matter, and the more bizarre the spread, the better. It is best to come up with countless versions, so that the people in Jinling City will know about it, and completely push the Pucheng Zhang clan to the forefront.

As the saying goes, 'all mouths are gold, and the bones are destroyed', we want Pucheng Zhang's family to also taste the taste of rumors flying all over the sky. ”