Chapter 146: A Nail by Your Side
The reform of the Tikirs did not spread beyond the Tikari.
The people of Jindu should eat and drink, and those who should kill and set fire must kill people and set fires.
In the entire Great Jin Dynasty, only the handful of people with the keenest sense of smell could detect the faint blood in the air.
"They did it."
Inside a palace, a man in black said to an old man in good spirits and a young emperor.
This old man is the Western Qin Dasi Nong Bailidui, and the young emperor is undoubtedly the heir of Emperor Qin.
At this point, the black hand behind the Jin State Xianbei Dabai City has surfaced.
It is the Xiqin beehive.
It's just that at this time, it's been a month since Xie Shence purged the Ti Cavalry.
In Jindu, Xie Shence's reform plan has also entered the final stage. Now that the basic framework has been established, and the personnel distribution has been put in place, except for the foreign intelligence points that are extremely far away, the country of Dajin has basically been plowed by Xie Shence with thunderous means.
Ti Caisi dug up a large amount of information from Guan Zuomo's family and the two old superiors, and then quickly and cleanly cleaned up the enemy spies scattered in the Great Jin Dynasty and the spies abroad that had changed color.
By the time the whole process was over, it was already the end of March.
At this time, the deadline given by Emperor Jin was only five days.
In the past two months, Xie Shence can be said to have slept later than pigs and earlier than chickens, and the whole person has lost a lot of weight.
The cleanup of foreign countries went relatively smoothly, after all, due to distance restrictions, most of the dark stakes were pulled out by the Ti Cavalry Division before the color-changing spy received the warning, so it was basically a thrill. The purge inside the Great Jin Dynasty was obviously much more bloody, and the shock caused was much greater.
In Shandong Province, there are governors of prefectures and counties who were attacked and killed by Shandong horse bandits; In Henan Province, the wife of a wealthy businessman woke up to find that the person next to the pillow had no head; In Huaiyang Dao, there are also family members of the big clan who rose up and stabbed the head of the family to death when the benevolent family owner exonerated himself
And so on and so forth.
Da Jin unknowingly fell into a temporary depression.
In April, after the news of the reorganization of the Tiqi Division came out, many big people twisted their beards and smiled bitterly, and the bottom people suddenly realized.
It turned out that the Ti Cavalry Division was being reorganized.
And those who survived began to rejoice.
From January to April, for three full months, Xie Shence's Tiqi Division underwent a earth-shaking change. Those who were prepared, or those who were gradually aware, were fixed on the solemn building of the Tigis.
And during this period, even if Sima Tan and Xie Shenpei were engaged, they couldn't attract more attention.
Marriages between large families have always been about interests. And the cleansing of the Tikon is about life.
In the past three months, the Ti Qi Division has gone from secretly operating at night to directly attacking and killing in the streets during the day, and there are more than 20 dead officials in the Jin capital, and as for the rich merchants or ordinary people or laborers, more have died. No one is sure that the butcher knives in the hands of those yin spirits dressed in mandarin duck costumes will fall on their heads in something.
When people are nervous and cautiously meet and talk, although they are not silent, the sound of petty discussion is also very low.
"I died yesterday, and it looks like my whole family was killed."
"Damn, when this person's relative was killed three days ago, Lao Tzu knew that he was going to be unlucky."
"What? His relatives died? I haven't paid the 2,000 dollars I paid for my work at his house yet! β
"Hey, uncle, you are quiet, you still work in his house! Don't be heard by the Ti Knights. β
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In this environment, although the people of Jindu are not in danger, they are basically in danger
On April 15, Xie Shence dragged his tired body home in the evening.
Caiyi and Lu'er hurriedly stepped forward to help Xie Shence remove his official uniform, and then Caiyi helped Xie Shence prepare hot water, and Lu'er helped Xie Shence take a bath.
Xie Shence was about to fall asleep in the tub when he was awakened by the sound of water.
"Young master, it's time to go to bed."
Lu'er turned the hot water from the ground onto it with a water ladle.
Xie Shence got up in a daze, and then Lu'er wiped Xie Shence dry.
"Young master, you've been tired lately, haven't you?"
"Hmm"
"Young master, you haven't been accompanying the slaves and maids much recently."
"The young master is very busy, so he doesn't have time. When I have free time, I will accompany you to Xiaomu Street to eat. β
"Young master, my brother used to like to eat Xiaomu Street's cold powder, but my brother took Lu'er to go there once."
"Da Chong is a rough man, don't blame him. The young master is now a big official, and he has money, so he can eat as many times as he wants. β
Lu'er laughed "poof": "Young master, you said this to Caiyi and me, I calculated, it has been seven times, plus today, a total of eight times." β
"Really? Then let's go tonight. β
"Huh? Young master, I'll go tonight."
"The night market will only close for another hour, and you will call the colorful clothes later, and we will go together."
"Young master, I don't want to go."
"What's wrong?"
"I want to accompany the young master more."
"Okay."
Silly girl. Xie Shence thought in his heart.
Silly young master. Lu'er thought in her heart.
Then Lu'er fell into the tub, and Xie Shence carried her to sit in the tub, and then put her head on his chest.
A moment later, blood stained the water in the tub red.
Silly girl, you're not a spy, you can't do it anymore, won't you tell the young master?
Young master, I'm a big official now, can't I keep you?
You are just a playful and delicious little maidservant, young master, I don't dislike it, why can't you think about it?
Even if it's for the sake of the young master, I have to discuss such a thing as suicide with the young master, right? You sold yourself to the Xie family
After a long time, Xie Shence picked up Lu'er and got up from the tub.
Lu'er's blood seemed to have flowed, and her ruddy face and full lips had now turned a miserable white, the same color as her nails that were still dripping with blood.
Caiyi broke into the door at this time.
Seeing Lu'er with a dagger in his chest in Xie Shence's arms, then looking at the dark red Xie Shence on his body, and then looking at the blood swaying like amber in the bathtub, Caiyi covered his mouth and cried.
Xie Shence put Lu'er on the low couch in the bathroom and kissed Lu'er's cold lips.
"Let the sixth brother and the fourth brother and the fifth brother come over and bury Lu'er next to Da Chong's ashes. There was no one in their house anyway. β
Caiyi cried out with a "wow".
Less than half an hour had passed since everything was arranged. Xie Di and his two righteous brothers buried Lu'er next to Zu Dachong in the Xie family cemetery outside the city, and the tombstone was set aside, and on it was the bright red "Tomb of Group Lu'er".
Xie Shence hugged the fainted colored clothes to his bed, and then lay down again.
Caiyi and Lu'er live together, but Lu'er committed suicide tonight, Xie Shence naturally won't let Caiyi be alone in the original room anymore, and Caiyi fainted at this time because of sadness and fatigue and other reasons, so Xie Shence hugged her to his bed.
Xie Shence was very tired, but after the incident with Lu'er, although he was even more tired, his sleepiness disappeared.
Lu'er is a pawn that Tiqi Si has by his side. Xie Shence knew about this from the letter Xu Luwei left before leaving.
Xu Luwei left Caiyi a letter before leaving, with only a few lines of ambiguous text and a red lip mark that made people think about it, Xie Shence still felt that this woman was in love with him at that time. Of course, Xie Shence did feel that this woman liked him in the end, and out of the satisfaction of a man's self-esteem, Xie Shence secretly read the letter again once.
At this glance, Xie Shence saw the problem.
The letter was much harder. It looks like paper that has been blistered and dried in the shade.
Xie Shence put the letter in front of his nose and sniffed it, and then smelled a faint smell of potion.
Color-changing agent?
It's like the one in Big Ba City, but it's significantly more advanced and better preserved.
So Xie Shence wiped the letter paper evenly with water, and then reacted with a reactive agent, and a line of words really appeared on the paper.
There's something wrong with your handmaid.
So Xie Shence paid attention.
It's just that he originally thought it was a quiet and elegant colored dress, but he didn't expect it to be a lively and lovely green child in the end.
Xie Shence lay on the bed, looking at the roof with his eyes open.
I don't know how long it was, Caiyi woke up, she moved, and then realized that it was not her bed.
This bed is a bit hard but wide. The most important thing is to have someone around.
After a brief moment of panic, Caiyi discovered that this was Xie Shence's room. As she was about to get up, Xie Shence pulled her from himself and into it.
"Young master, are you awake?"
Caiyi was shocked.
Xie Shence let out a faint "um".
"Young Master, Lu'er, Lu'er is dead."
"Hmm."
"Lu'er, she, she's a bad person?"
"I didn't kill it."
"IβThat's not what I meant"
Xie Shence turned over, facing inward, facing Caiyi.
"I know what you mean, but I don't want her to die either."
Caiyi tensed her body and covered her hands in front of her chest.
"Relax, relax, I know you're not a bad person. The young master will not kill you. β
At the end, Xie Shence added another sentence.
"The young master won't be rude to you."
Caiyi burst into tears and laughed with a "poof".
And then there was the long silence.
I don't know how long it took, but I guessed that Xie Shence fell asleep, and Caiyi said, "Young Master, do you know? Lu'er likes you. She's always liked you, and she's liked you since you first came back from Huaiyang Road. The people in the family are very serious, only the young master is so approachable, so all the maids and maids like the young master. The young master likes to amuse people, likes to tell stories, likes to paint, likes to write poems, and everyone in the Jin capital says that the young master is a merry and talented man with real talent and real learning. However, the young master never goes to the yard, but he is different from those talents. β
"At that time, when you were studying too much, Lu'er told me all day long what happened to the young master, what happened to the young master, if only the young master was how, and then the young master would really be what happened. Then the young master became more and more famous in Jindu. β
"Later, the young master went to Xianbei. Young master, you don't know, during the time you were away, Lu'er and I were bored to death, but fortunately, young master, you came back after half a year. Then the young master, you were made a big official by His Majesty the Emperor, and then I was so happy with Lu'er. β
"Young master, Lu'er is just a gluttonous, lazy, and somewhat pungent girl, not yet eighteen years old. Her biggest dream is to be by the young master's side for the rest of her life, just like the big housekeeper is to the old lady, and the old lady is to the old lady, and they will be together for the rest of their lives. However, Lu'er died. β
"Young master, I know that Lu'er is a bad person, and it is very likely that the young master was injured in Jiangnan County because of Lu'er, but, but"
"Silly girl, go to sleep."
"Young, young master! You didn't sleep? β
"Well, don't say it, I know it all, sleep, sleep. Everything will pass. β
Xie Shence hugged the colorful clothes in his arms, and then fell into a deep sleep.