Chapter 54: Wrestling in the Shadows (Part II)

After a while, Shao Jingwen hurriedly walked in and saluted Uncle Shen Guo, "Qi Xiangguo, people have brought it!" ”

"Bring him in!"

Shao Jingwen beckoned, and several guards brought in a twenty-six or seventeen-year-old man, the man looked terrified, it was Qi Sheng, the second eldest of the Qi brothers, as soon as he entered the room, he didn't wait for the guards to drink the order, he himself 'pounced!' He knelt down and kowtowed, "Spare your life!" Spare your life! ”

Although he had dreamed more than once that he was summoned by Xiangguo, it was not the kind of summoning in front of him, this kind of dozens of people grabbed him like wolves and tigers, tied him up and threw him into a carriage, and then brought him into Xiangguo's mansion, this way of meeting Xiangguo was definitely not what he wanted.

He didn't know what crime he had committed, and he was so frightened that he only kowtowed and begged for mercy.

Shao Jingwen whispered to Uncle Shen Guo: "I found this kid in the Ji Yuan, he has been living in the Ji Yuan for three days." ”

Uncle Shen Guo narrowed his eyes and smiled, "It's okay to visit Jiyuan by chance, but you can stay for three days..... This is not like reading a book of sages, young man, are you really here to take the Jinshi examination? ”

At the beginning, Qi Sheng was angry and entered Beijing, preparing to participate in the Jinshi imperial examination, but he lived in the inn and chatted with other scholars, only to find that he was far behind, almost everyone was better than him, which was very frustrating, and he had no intention of studying, so he traveled all day long to visit the Academy.

The eldest brother Qi Pei is also studying wholeheartedly, and he has no time to care about him, he has a lot of silver in his hand, and the surname Suo lives in the Ji Yuan, spending all day drinking, but only three days later, he was found by the embroidery guard and arrested him.

Qi Sheng kowtowed again and again and begged, "I know that I can't compare to others, so I don't have confidence, I beg Xiangguo to spare the student's life, and I don't dare to be ridiculous." ”

Uncle Shen Guo originally wanted to win him over, but it can be seen that this person is frivolous and flashy, he was also disappointed, and waved his hand unhappily, "Take it down, torture him, and let him explain everything." ”

The two guards grabbed Qi Sheng and left, Qi Sheng was so frightened that he hugged one person's thigh and cried, "Don't hit me, I'll do anything!" Say anything! ”

Shao Jingwen couldn't help but scold, "Damn, I've never seen such a soft-boned person." ”

He looked at Uncle Shen again, Uncle Shen nodded, sat back in his seat, and asked him coldly, "Do you know that the Phoenix Society?" ”

Qi Sheng was shocked, he finally knew why he caught himself, he didn't dare to hide it, so he told Heimei and the others how to get on the boat, and later met the Baisha Society, how they fought, and then the Phoenix Society brigade came to the rescue, and finally the Chen brothers followed them into Beijing and so on, all of them were 1510, and finally he cried: "The student didn't hide anything, he said everything he knew, and begged Xiangguo to spare my life!" ”

Uncle Shen Guo was a little stunned, things seemed to be a little different from what he thought, it was not the prince's arrangement, but the person who knew the Phoenix Society in Wujin, which was strange, he could actually alarm the second leader of the Phoenix Society, and the children of the Chen family entered Beijing with him, who is he?

He glanced at Qi Sheng and asked him again, "Are the two Huangfu brothers both members of the Phoenix Society?" ”

Of course Qi Sheng would not betray Wei Ming, it was his brother-in-law, he hurriedly kowtowed: "Back to Xiangguo, Wei Ming, like us, is the first time to see the Phoenix Society, we are all disgusted with these pirates, it is Wu Jin who is very familiar with them, so the itinerary is arranged by Wu Jin, the dark-skinned female pirate likes Wu Jin very much, they seem to have lived together before." ”

After a pause, he added, "I heard that Wu Jin left home for seven years to study art, and we all guessed that he was fighting among the Phoenix Society pirates. ”

Uncle Shen Guo looked at the roof thoughtfully, extremely disappointed in his heart, it turned out that the Phoenix Society had nothing to do with the prince, and it was estimated that the prince did not know, after a while, he asked Qi Sheng again, "Only Ming is your brother-in-law?" ”

"Yes!" Qi Sheng replied in a low voice.

Uncle Shen's eyes narrowed again, "Are you willing to serve me in the future?" ”

Qi Sheng was stunned for a moment, his heart changed from extreme fear to extreme ecstasy, he suddenly kowtowed, "Being able to serve Xiangguo is a blessing that students have cultivated for several lifetimes, I am willing!" A thousand students are willing. ”

"Swear a poisonous oath! Thou shalt not betray me for the rest of my life. ”

Qi Sheng did not hesitate to swear a poisonous oath, "The sky is above, I Qi Sheng made an oath, today I swear allegiance to Shen Xiangguo for life, if he says that I betray this oath, I will die without a place to be buried!" ”

Uncle Shen nodded with satisfaction, "Take him down, reward him with a hundred taels of silver, and let him go." ”

He smiled at Qi Sheng again and said, "You are loyal to me, I will naturally reuse you, you go!" ”

Qi Sheng was grateful and cried, "Students can win the favor of Shen Xiangguo and die without regrets." ”

Uncle Shen Guo was bored in his heart, waved his hand, and ordered someone to take him down, Shao Jingwen next to him frowned, and when Qi Sheng left, he asked in a low voice: "Xiangguo, why do you want to use such a villain?" ”

Uncle Shen Guo smiled gloomily, "You don't understand, I just fancy him as a villain, the villain has the benefits of a villain, he is Weiming's brother-in-law, if Weiming is reused by the prince, then this person is by Weiming's side, and it will be of great use to me in the future, put a long line to catch big fish, understand?" ”

"The lowly position is understood, the Xiangguo is far-sighted, and the lowly position is not as good."

Uncle Shen Guo laughed, "Don't slap my ass, I don't like you to slap my ass." ”

Shao Jingwen was moved in his heart, nodded silently, and Uncle Shen asked him again: "What do you think about the Phoenix Society?" ”

"I am thinking that the Phoenix Society will enter Beijing for the crown prince's tax money, this prince will not be able to escape, as long as we catch the people of the Phoenix Society, plus the tax and silver of the East Palace, the human and material evidence is complete, no matter how the prince explains, the emperor will not believe him."

"Well said!" Uncle Shen Guo high-fived and praised: "As I thought, the key is to catch the Chen brothers and sisters, if I guess correctly, the person who took away the Tiger Fu in Longmen Town tonight was done by Wu Jin and the three Chen brothers." ”

Uncle Shen Guo mentioned Wujin, Shao Jingwen hesitated, and couldn't help but say: "Xiangguo, there is a word for humility, I don't know if Xiangguo is willing to listen." ”

Uncle Shen glanced at him, and saw that his expression was a little unnatural, so he smiled, "Just what you say, I'll listen if it makes sense." ”

"I want to ask for a favor for Wujin and ask Xiangguo to spare him once."

"Why?" Uncle Shen asked coldly: "Do you have sympathy with him?" ”

"A little."

Shao Jingwen said frankly: "This young man likes it very much, and he finds that he doesn't want to serve the prince, he is the king of Lanling County, this time he seized the tiger talisman, it is he who made a move for the king of Lanling County, it can be seen that he did not report this matter to the prince, the reason why he does not dare to betray the prince now is because Wei Ming is in the East Palace, pinched by the prince in his hand, he has to bow his head, once Wei Ming is released in the examination, Wu Jin will go his own way, he promised me that he will be neutral, Xiangguo, kill him There is no loss to the prince, Instead, we have a grudge with the king of Lanling County, and we think that the gains outweigh the losses. ”

Uncle Shen Guo thought about it, judging from the battle for the tiger talisman tonight, the king of Lanling County did not walk with the prince, the king of Lanling County has always been a reader, and it is precisely because of this that the emperor tolerated his son-in-law to continue to serve as the envoy of the Helong Festival, and they should know better than anyone else in their hearts.

Uncle Shen also had to admit that Shao Jingwen had a point, killing Wujin, the prince had nothing to lose, but they would instead resent the king of Lanling County, which was not good for the king of Chu, and the power struggle in the court was complicated, but the general principle was to strive for maximum support.

"Alright! I take your suggestion and let Wu Jin go for the time being, but if he dares to collude with the prince and oppose me in the future, I will kill him without hesitation. ”

Shao Jingwen was overjoyed, he really liked Wujin very much, and he felt sorry for him, although he failed to persuade him to be loyal to Uncle Shen, but he didn't want to kill Wujin just yet, he hurriedly saluted, "Thank you Xiangguo for your kindness!" ”

"Okay, let's not mention this matter, let's talk about the Chen brothers and sisters, they are now hiding in the Lanling County Palace, how can we go and search?"

Shao Jingwen thought for a while and said: "The key to searching the palace of Lanling County is to ask for the will of the saint, but there is no sufficient reason and conclusive evidence, and the saint will not make an order, and I am also worried that it may not be able to be searched. ”

Uncle Shen just likes Shao Jingwen, not only is he capable, but he can also help him with advice, he nodded and smiled: "Say it!" What's the solution? ”

"Do you remember Luo Lin'er that we caught the day before yesterday?"

Luo Lin'er is a shadow warrior in the palace of the king of Fufeng County, last month the king of Fufeng County bumped into him and his concubine, Luo Lin'er was angry and angry, and escaped after stabbing the king of Fufeng County to death, this case made the emperor angry, the day before yesterday, the embroidered guard arrested him, and now he is locked in the embroidered guard prison.

Uncle Shen was very interested, and asked again, "And then?" ”

"However, we took the opportunity of transferring him to the imperial city, hid him, and then said that he escaped into the Guiyi Fang, and the embroidered clothes guard searched for this person in the Guiyi Fang, there are three county mansions in the Guiyi Fang, we searched them all, and then we caught this person outside the Lanling County Palace, and killed him on the spot, I want to search the Lanling County Palace, there will be no trouble."

"Brilliant plan!"

Uncle Shen Guo admired, this plan is really clever, he thought about it and said with a smile: "In the end, the responsibility for escaping is borne by Bao Hongwu, I just broke one of his legs, and I can't explain to Gao Yue, it is just the right time, it shows that I am fair and selfless." ”

"Xiangguo, it's just that there must be a holy decree to search the county king's mansion, and I also ask Xiangguo to enter the palace."

"Good! I will solve the matter of the holy decree, and you can arrange the other details, although it is thoughtful, and you should not be careless. ”

"Humble duty understands!"

Shao Jingwen saluted, turned around and left, and Uncle Shen Guo also changed his clothes and waited for the news to come.

......... About half an hour later, the embroidered guards came with shocking news, due to the negligence of Bao Hongwu, the commander of Guoyi, Luo Lin'er, the key criminal who assassinated the king of Fufeng County, escaped when he was transferred to prison, and someone found him fleeing into the Guiyi Fang, and Gao Yue, the general of the Embroidery Guard, immediately ordered to transfer 5,000 Xiuyi Guards to surround the Guiyi Fang.

(To be continued)