Xiao Miao's eyebrows moved, and he looked at Chen Ling coldly, his expression was calm, and he said unhurriedly: "Uncle Chen, my aunt gave me the right to act cheaply in Yingzhou, and the so-called cheap action includes forming alliances or making concessions with important allies depending on the situation. My agreement with Wang Shichong is an agreement between formal allies, and I will naturally report it to my aunt in person later, but I don't need your consent. ”

Chen Ling said angrily: "Yes, you don't need my consent, but the question is why do you want to make such a deal with Wang Shichong?" He is an outsider, he has no power or power in Yingzhou, even if he is rich in the world, but now he is suspicious of the new emperor, so he will be sent to Yingzhou, why do we need to make such a concession to Wang Shichong? The strong dragon still doesn't suppress the head snake, not to mention that I don't think this surnamed Wang is a strong dragon. ”

Xiao Mo sighed and said faintly: "Uncle Chen, you are the one who leads the troops, and you should know the art of war better than me. But you don't know anything about this Wang Shichong, so you take it for granted that people can't do it, don't you think it's too rash? ”

Chen Ling moved the corners of his mouth disdainfully: "This Wang Shichong has a few stinky money, and I also believe that he will be a good hand in war." But who of the family doesn't know that this person is from a humble background? When he was a teenager, he fought all over the world, but he has not been promoted, and to this day, he is just a Zhongzhou assassin, even Empress Xiao said that this person is just a rich man at best, don't worry too much, isn't it? ”

Xiao Mo shook his head: "I almost killed my aunt with this information, Wang Shichong is far more terrifying than the legend." Last time, you said that Han Shige was not to be afraid, but someone summoned Li Jing, which almost ruined our big event. Haven't you learned this lesson yet? ”

Chen Ling's face turned pale for a while. There is no arrogance. He sighed and said, "Who would have thought that Han Shige's cousin would be so prickly." If he knew that he would not send him guards, and let those barbarians slaughter him, it would be much easier. ”

Xiao Mo patted the copywriting in front of him, which shocked Chen Ling, but Xiao Miao's angry scolding voice entered his ears: "Chen Ling, when can you use some brains?" I'm really worried now that once I'm gone, you're going to make a mess of it in less than half a year. It will even expose me and my aunt!"

Xiao Mill suddenly became hideous, his eyes were wide open, and he stared at Chen Ling viciously, it seemed that he was going to eat people, Chen Ling had never seen Xiao Mill with such a terrible expression, and he was overwhelmed by fright for a while, and was stunned on the spot.

Xiao Mo was unforgiving, took a step forward, and continued to yell at Chen Ling: "Chen Ling, you will always be so self-righteous for no reason. Do you think that if you stay in Yingzhou for a long time, you will be able to control a qiē? Sue you. What we are doing here can't be hidden from Li Jing before, and we can't hide it from Wang Shichong now. ”

"Do you think Wang Shichong is an incompetent person who can only drill camps? I don't know how you came to this conclusion, but you really don't know anything about what happened today, and you don't know anything about what happened yesterday? ”

Chen Ling came back to his senses a little, and was scolded by Xiao Mo pointing his nose like this, he couldn't hold his face, and he also responded in a deep voice: "What happened yesterday?" What's going on today? ”

Xiao Miao's voice was slightly lower: "Yesterday morning, when all of us stayed in this small courtyard, do you know where Wang Shichong went?" Why does he insist on not having your people escorted? Haven't you thought about it yourself? ”

Chen Ling's mind yesterday was all on the death of Xiao Mo and Aunt Liu, and he didn't know anything about Wang Shichong's movements, and when he heard Xiao Mo ask like this, he was slightly stunned, and then said: "Then Wang Shichong went back to the Baiyun Inn after leaving this small courtyard yesterday, and I also visited him at night. ”

Xiao Mo hatefully snorted to the ground: "You actually believe this statement?" Why don't you want to think about who was missing from the officials in Yingzhou City yesterday!"

Chen Ling suddenly came to his senses and said in a trembling voice: "You, you mean that Wang Shichong went to see Li Jing?!"

Xiao Miao's voice suddenly became high and sharp: "Chen Ling, I didn't say you, you have a legal official status in Yingzhou, and you don't know what those personal soldiers under your command are going to do all day long!" If you eat empty wages just to feed a bunch of gangsters who drink and gamble all day long and visit brothels, then it is better to go back to your hometown in Lujiang as soon as possible, so as not to stay here and harm our Xiao family's affairs!"

Chen Ling's face was blue and red for a while when Xiao Mo said, his subordinates were mostly idle people in the township, because they had brute strength and were relied on by him, and the new entry into this big city was naturally like a wild horse, plus he usually had nothing to do, so he went in and out of the gambling house brothel in Yingzhou City all day long.

Chen Ling had scolded them a few times, but these people always said that these places were mixed, so it was convenient to find out all kinds of information, and Chen Ling was helpless against them.

Chen Ling sighed, and lowered his voice: "My subordinates are indeed ineffective, and I will be strictly disciplined after I go back, but you said that Wang Shichong and Wei Zheng met with that Li Jing yesterday, is the news true?" ”

Xiao Mo replied coldly: "If you are willing to put even one person secretly watching outside the White Cloud Inn, you will know their whereabouts." Yesterday, after Li Jing left the courtyard, he went to the Baiyun Inn to wait for the two Wang Shichong brothers, and the three of them rode out of the city together as soon as the surname Wang returned to the inn. He didn't come back until after midnight in the evening, and then Wang Shichong and several of his men talked until after midnight before going to bed. ”

Chen Ling said angrily: "You met with them the night before yesterday, naturally you know the inn where Wang Shichong lives, and I don't know this, and I sent someone to follow Wang Shichong, but he didn't let me, and then I asked the golden name for a long time after I got out of your courtyard, and I found out where they lived, and Wang Shichong was no longer there when I rushed over." ”

"Even so, I invited that Jin Cheng to dinner, I want to hear some news from him, Xiao Miao, you are not qualified to say that I don't do anything!"

Xiao Mo snorted heavily: "Uncle Chen, we all know that doing what we do, don't ask the reason, just look at the results, your people can't find out that Wang Shichong sent people around this matter in Yingzhou before coming to Yingzhou, what else is there to say?" ”

"Tell you the truth. The situation of you and me. When Wang Shichong came to me the night before yesterday. It's already clear, even our small private actions are clear, and even the relationship between my aunt and us has been guessed by him. ”

Chen Ling's face changed greatly: "How can this be! Why didn't my people reciprocate anything!"

Xiao Mo said angrily: "This is why I just said that I was worried about the situation after I left!" Those subordinates of yours are all wine bags and rice bags, how can they beat Wang Shichong? He came prepared this time, and from the fact that he was able to grasp almost all the situations in the black and white of Yingzhou in just a few days, he knew how powerful his intelligence ability was. ”

"Do you know what Wang Shichong did in the state government today? Do you think he's just meeting with the civil servants on a routine basis? Do you know why he didn't see you military attachés today? ”

Chen Ling was shocked when he heard this, his mouth was closed tightly, and he stared at Xiao Miao. Hope to hear more about it.

Xiao Mo looked at Chen Ling and sighed: "Today, Wang Shichong followed the example of Cao Cao back then, summoned the officials of Yingzhou one by one, and then put the evidence of their corruption and perversion of the law in front of them one by one, and then laughed after scaring these people into their souls, and burned all the evidence. Uncle Chen, what do you think now when you hear this? Do you still think that this Wang Shichong is an easy person to match? ”

Chen Ling shook his head in disbelief, swallowed a soak of saliva, and said, "This is also terrible. It seems that we really underestimated Wang Shichong, and we must treat him as a strong rival in the future. ”

Xiao Mo stared straight at Chen Ling. said coldly: "There is one more thing, Lei Shimeng, Dong Jingzhen, Zhang Xiu, and Yang Daosheng were not summoned by Wang Shichong today, what do you think this represents?" ”

Chen Ling almost didn't spurt out a mouthful of blood, he stood up in shock, his voice trembling: "He, how come he even knows about the people we broke into the Yingzhou Mansion?!"

Xiao Mo sighed, and his voice became low: "This hand surnamed Wang is for me to see, since I agreed with him to withdraw all his subordinates in Yingzhou, he will use this method to sue me, he has all my people, if he doesn't withdraw, then he will attack my people, and he will no longer cooperate with me." ”

Chen Ling couldn't speak for a long time, and the whole person sat down on the bench as if he had lost his soul, and after a while, he slowly spoke: "Xiao Miao, what should I do now?" Do you really want to bow to the surnamed Wang? ”

Xiao Mo suddenly laughed: "What to do is up to you to decide, I will leave tomorrow, I don't have to stay to face this Wang Shichong, but your Uncle Chen has to stay here and deal with him for several years!"

Chen Ling's face swelled like a suffocated bladder, turning the color of pig liver, he patted his head, covered his eyes with his hands, and sighed: "Why am I so unlucky, I just sent away the god Li Jing, but there is a more difficult Wang Shichong to deal with." ”

Chen Ling suddenly saw Xiao Mo smiling from between his fingers, looking at himself with a look of schadenfreude, and suddenly he put his hand down, with a smile on his face, and said to Xiao Miao: "Virtuous nephew, you have also dealt with this Wang Shichong, and you should know a little about this person." As far as you can see, what does this person want to do in our Yingzhou, and how should I get along with this person in the future? ”

Xiao Mo performed for so long today, the purpose was to lure Chen Ling into taking the bait and let him help settle the death of Aunt Liu, seeing that Chen Ling began to take the bait, he was happy in his heart, but on the surface he still had a lukewarm look: "When will Uncle Chen use his little nephew again?" Aren't you going to accuse my aunt of my ambitious nephew who wants to betray her? ”

Chen Ling had a smile on his face, and the two piles of fat on his cheeks were jumping: "Where did the virtuous nephew say, Uncle was in a hurry just now, and he didn't choose what to say, don't take it to heart!" We have been a golden partner in Yingzhou in the past few years, and we have established such a huge force together, so don't make yourself unhappy in the end and make outsiders laugh. ”

Xiao Mo said coldly: "Then how did Aunt Liu die?" ”

Chen Ling smiled "hehe": "Of course it was Wang Shichong who killed him, when the virtuous nephew told him about the important point, Aunt Liu accidentally made a noise because of a moment of excitement, and the guide zhì Wang Shichong directly hurt the killer." ”

Xiao Mo smiled: "It's just that if my aunt asked about Uncle Chen, you weren't there at the time, how did you know?" ”

Chen Ling gritted his teeth, turned around and walked out of the door, and shouted outside, "Wan Zhan, come in!"

Whiskers, a top armor. Sallow complexion. Thin cheeks. The pro-soldier with two mustaches and who looked quite shrewd and capable ran in, saluted Chen Ling, and said, "General, what do you order?" ”

Chen Ling glanced at Xiao Miao, and said in a deep voice: "Wan Zhan, tomorrow Mr. Xiao will return to Luoyang, the eastern capital, on this road." You're responsible for his safety, understand? ”

The soldier called Wan Zhan suddenly understood, but there was a trace of embarrassment on his face: "General, it's just a villain's Hun family, who is already nine months pregnant, I'm afraid that I'm about to give birth, and I'm afraid that I won't be able to catch up with this trip, don't you think?" ”

Chen Ling shouted sharply: "Wan Zhan, your kid has been spending all day drinking in the Spring Flower Building in the city for the past few months, and when he doesn't return at night. When have you ever thought about your wife? If you are told to go to Luoyang, you will start to push back to the streets, beware that I will send you back to your hometown in Lujiang to farm!"

Wan Zan was so frightened that he bowed his hand again and again: "General." The little one didn't dare anymore, so the little one went back to pack up, said goodbye to his wife, arranged the affairs at home, and went on the road with Mr. Xiao early tomorrow morning. ”

Chen Ling said angrily: "It's like parting with life and death, isn't it just going to the Eastern Capital, look at your cowardice!" Originally, I saw that you were a shrewd soldier among my own soldiers, so I rewarded you for this errand, do you want me to change someone else. ”

Xiao Mo also smiled slightly, and said: "Brother Wan, General Chen asked you to enter Beijing with me this time, it is really important to entrust you, maybe you will be lucky enough to meet the queen mother, if the queen mother is happy at that time, don't say that you will be rewarded with gold and silver treasures, it is to let you be promoted, that is, a matter of words." ”

Wan Zhan's face showed a lewd smile, his eyes began to glow, and he nodded again and again: "Xiao Yiqiē listen to the orders of the general and Mr. Xiao." Let the little ones say and do whatever they do, and the little ones will definitely go to the soup and the fire, and they will never give up!"

Chen Ling waved his hand impatiently and said, "Okay, okay, if you are loyal or not, you will see if you are loyal or not." There is only one thing that calls you today, that is, if the queen mother or any maid beside her asks you how Aunt Liu, who lives in Mr. Xiao's house, how did she die, do you know how to answer? ”

There was a confusion in Wan Zhan's eyes: "I don't know the little one, please make it clear to the general." ”

Chen Ling said in a deep voice: "When the time comes, you will say that you were also on duty in this small courtyard on my orders that night, and you were far away, while Aunt Liu was hiding in the water tank outside the window, and then the new assassin Wang Shichong took his adviser Wei Zheng into this courtyard, and then went to Mr. Xiao's room to talk." ”

After a while, Aunt Liu suddenly moved, making some noise, but Wang Shichong broke out of the window of the house directly and killed Aunt Liu at once, you guards are too late to save because they are far away. Later, Mr. Xiao came out of the house and asked you to continue to go back to your respective posts, and then continue to talk with Wang Shichong. That's the way it is, got it? ”

Wan Zhan's face turned pale when he heard this, and he snorted: "General, I heard that the crime of bullying the monarch is to kill the head, and lying in front of the queen mother is also considered to be bullying the king, is it really okay for me to say this?" ”

Chen Ling was so angry that he punched Wan Zhan's chest fiercely, causing the armor on his body to make a sound, and his face turned red all of a sudden, Chen Ling roared in a low voice: "You stupid, you are really angry with me, if I ask you to say this, will it hurt you?" If the queen asks her, you just have to say this, I will take care of you, don't be afraid!"

Wan Zhan's face was still cloudy, and he couldn't make up his mind for a while.

Xiao Mo snorted heavily, changed his cold expression, and said coldly: "Wan Guard, this matter has been heard by you, if you don't do it, we have to kill your mouth, if you talk nonsense in front of the queen mother, we will also kill your mouth." ”

"The queen will not embarrass us too much for this little thing, at best, she will blame us for not doing things well, and she wants to make up for it afterwards. But if you are unfaithful, you will die on the spot, and you must know our methods, even your wife and children, as well as your entire relatives in Lujiang, should not be spared. ”

Xiao Miao's voice was not high, but there was a cold killing intent in his words, even Chen Ling, who was on the side, was terrified when he heard it, and a cold breath ran up his throat and eyes.

Wan Zhan's face was like ashes, the sparkle in his eyes was gone, he shook his head helplessly, and said, "Xiao Yiqiqi listens to the arrangement of General Chen and Mr. Xiao. ”

Xiao Mo immediately changed his smiling face, took Wan Zhan's hand, and said with a smile: "Wan Guard, General Chen has mentioned you to me many times, saying that you are smart, shrewd and capable, and you are a usable material. This time, if you go to Beijing with me, I will also find a way to find an official position for you in front of my aunt, and you can follow me to a new place to take up my post in the future, and be my right and left hand, are you willing? ”

Wan Zhan's face was happy, but it was not in an instant, he glanced at Chen Ling suspiciously, and said: "Mr. Xiao's love, the small heart has been received, but the small one was brought out by General Chen, and I have been thinking about it with General Chen all my life, but I am afraid that it will be ......."

Xiao Mo turned to Chen Ling with a grin: "I don't know if General Chen is willing to cut his love?" ”

Chen Ling secretly scolded in his heart that this Xiao Mill was really cheeky, beating snakes with sticks, and actually started digging up the corners of the wall naked in front of him. But now he has something to ask for, and it's not easy to tear his face with Xiao Miao.

So Chen Ling laughed and said, "Wan Zhan, why don't you thank Mr. Xiao soon?" People can afford to be your blessing, and with Mr. Xiao in the future, glory and wealth are indispensable. ”

Wan Zan is also a ghost-like guy, otherwise he wouldn't have been specially called over by Chen Ling to do this.

In Wan Zhan's heart, he had already judged the behavior of Chen Ling and Xiao Mill, he knew very well that following Xiao Mill was obviously more promising, as soon as he heard Chen Ling say this, he was immediately overjoyed, and bowed to Xiao Mill: "The small one of more than 100 catties will be handed over to Mr. Xiao from now on, the water comes and goes, as long as you say a word." ”

Xiao Mo smiled and helped Wan Zan up, and said: "I'm still bothering Wan Guard to recite the words that General Chen said just now, just when I am the queen mother, now I ask you how Aunt Liu died, how do you answer." ”

Wan Zhan's eyes rolled, and he immediately put on a stern expression, and said: "The little one remembers clearly, that evening, the little one was gambling money in the Silver Hook Gambling House, but General Chen sent Guo Hua to me, saying that there was an urgent task at night, and the little one should go back now to get ready." ”

"The little one has been with General Chen for some time, and this is not the first time to do this kind of thing, so I immediately went back and changed into night clothes, and after two o'clock in the evening, General Chen asked the little one, Guo Hua, and Yang Daosheng to go to Mr. Xiao's small courtyard, and asked us to be responsible for the periphery of the guard, and when the time comes, we will listen to Qi Daofu's arrangement."

"After the three of us arrived at the small courtyard, there were more than a dozen black-clothed masked people in the courtyard, Qi Daofu asked me to ambush around the courtyard, in groups of two, the small one and an unknown black-clothed man ambushed on a locust tree outside the courtyard wall, about forty or fifty steps away from Mr. Xiao's house. And Qi Daofu was hidden in the hut opposite, and Aunt Liu was hiding in a large vat outside Mr. Xiao's house. ”

Xiao Mo smiled and said, "What happened later?" ”

Wan Zan said so much in one breath, without blinking his eyelids, he took a breath and continued to describe vividly: "Later, around the time of Xu, Wang Shichong and Wei Zheng came to the courtyard, when Wang Shichong entered the courtyard, he took a few more glances at the vat where Aunt Liu was hiding, and then the two went directly into Mr. Xiao's hut, and after the three of them chatted for more than an hour, Aunt Liu, who was hiding in the vat, suddenly coughed. ”

"It's too late, it's fast, Wang Shichong suddenly jumped out of the window, kicked and smashed the vat, and then directly choked Aunt Liu's neck, I waited for the emergency situation at the time, and all rushed out of the hiding place, wanting to save people, but because the distance was too far, I really couldn't catch up, and I could only see Aunt Liu being strangled to death by Wang Shichong on the spot."

"At that time, Mr. Xiao in the room also shouted, asking Brother Wang's subordinates to show mercy, but it was still a little slower, the hand surnamed Wang was too strong, and he broke Aunt Liu's neck at once, I was afraid that Mr. Xiao would be hurt, so I surrounded Wang Shichong, and then Mr. Xiao came out of the room, and when he saw that Aunt Liu was dead, he sighed, saying that Aunt Liu was protecting her guard outside, not a thief."

"And Wang Shichong said that what he talked about today is top secret and cannot be known to others, and in turn blames Mr. Xiao for not informing him in advance that he has arranged people outside the house." (To be continued......)