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Jingzhou Hou Yimai is also regarded as a prestigious family in the Jingshi Marquis circle, at the time of Jingjing, although the Marquis of Jingzhou at that time did not make much merit, this marquis is still reluctantly entitled, it stands to reason that so many heroes and famous generals, he is far from qualified, but the luck is good, Emperor Wen still gave him a rich reward. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

And the real fortune was not because of Jingjing, but in the battle of Tumubao, when the Watt Thorns defeated the Ming army in one fell swoop, hundreds of thousands of Ming troops collapsed, and even the emperor was taken captive. So the Hou Mao family of Jingzhou was completely turned over, when the heroes of Jingzhou were alive, he was nothing, but as soon as these people died, he became an old qualification, a veteran, whether it was in the face of the British Duke or the Duke of Chengguo, these people's fathers and brothers died on the battlefield, although the title far exceeded the Mao family, but in terms of generation, if they met, they would inevitably make a nephew ceremony, and they had to claim to be nephews.

In addition, there is no general Liao Hua in Shuzhong as a pioneer, those predecessors either die of illness, or fold in this civil fort, only the old man of the Mao family has lived long enough, and the imperial court is almost unavailable after the battle of the civil fort, in this case, the old man Mao has been reused as one of the few old lords, and the imperial court has handed over almost half of the military affairs of Liaodong to him, and the emperor is even more generous to him, because he is old, he always asks people to greet him every few months, and the old qualifications are so popular here, In addition to red eyes and hot ears, do you dare to break your mouth?

The third Marquis of Jingzhou Mao Tong is actually not very old, forty years have not yet arrived, after inheriting the title, he has been entrusted with important tasks, first incorporated into the pro-army as a forbidden city guard, and all the children who follow the rules will soon rise step by step, but in his thirties he went to Shanhaiguan to serve as a general soldier, look at him like this, the future is unlimited, plus his ancestors have some prestige in the army, this is certain, and even the Chengguo Duke of Nanjing, the governor of Nanjing, is favored by him.

A Hou Ye who is less than forty years old, and has always been in the army on business, how can a person like this be able to recuperate in Beijing for a few months because of some illness? In fact, the military department also didn't understand it very much, as the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, he was dead in Beijing, what was going on? So he came to urge several times, but Mao Tong didn't say anything, and not saying anything meant that he didn't want to deal with it at all, the military attache on the border has always been not afraid of the military department, what he is afraid of is the local governor, and Mao Tong's identity, then there is no need to be polite to the military department. Besides, the emperor hasn't issued an order to drive people out, what is your military department anxious about?

Mao Tong has a problem, that is, he likes to stay in the study usually, although he knows a few words, but he really says that he loves to read and is only afraid that others will not believe it, but he has this hobby, in this Hou Mansion every morning to stay in the study, the door does not go out of the two doors, sometimes he will pick up some books to read, but most of the time, he just sits behind the desk in a daze, this stay is a few hours.

When the family members saw it, they were also confused, and when they asked him what he was thinking, he just smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Today, Jin Yiwei sent someone to post, after Mao Tong received the family's notice, the fat body couldn't help but swing, the whole person was stunned for a while, and finally called to take the name of the thorn to see, this look saw Liu Chengfeng's name, and his Shanhaiguan general soldier was even more like earth.

In the study, the green lights were rising, and the smoky eyes couldn't be opened, and the flickering red fire shone on Mao Tong's white face, but this face was a little red.

"Come, go and call Mao Wu."

Mao Tong shouted.

The people who were waiting outside did not dare to slack off and go naturally, and after a while, a sturdy mid-middle man came in, respectfully saluted Mao and said, "What do you command?" ”

This Mao Wu is not an outsider, decades ago, his father was the henchman of the Marquis of Jingzhou, the Marquis of Jingzhou appreciated his father, so he promoted his neighborhood to be an official, but because someone in the camp mutinied, this official was not kept, so Mao Wu's father worked in the Hou Mansion, Mao Wu was born to become a member of the Mao family, and when the old lady was still there, he personally gave him the surname Mao.

Mao Wu and Mao Tong grew up together, and Mao Tong naturally appreciated him very much and took him as his confidant.

Mao Tong leaned on the chair and glanced at Mao Wu, his figure was fat, but Mao Wu was very strong, this Mao Wu stood in front of Mao Tong like a hill. Mao Tong sighed and said, "Why did Jinyiwei suddenly post over there, did the matter get out?" Not many people know about this, could it be that someone leaked the news? It's not a good thing that Liu Chengfeng sent an invitation to the door, if someone else is not afraid, only this person ......" Mao Tong continued worriedly: "How to deal with it now, then Liu Chengfeng will never give up, and it is really time for the East Window incident to happen..."

Mao Wu also looked a little uneasy, and said cautiously: "Master, the matter is not clear yet, maybe it's just that Lian Guogong wants to make friends with the master, after all, the master is the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, and the Lian Guogong may ......."

Mao Tong sneered and said: "How is this possible, if people want to get to know me, they should invite me to his private house, where is the invitation to go to Beizhen Fusi?" I thought left and right, but I was afraid that something was going to happen...... Hey, it's only to blame Ben Hou for eating lard and being blinded, if it really came to the time of the East Window incident, this big family ......"

Mao Wu was silent, showing a scared look.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside, and this sudden sound came in, which made Mao Tong, who was already a frightened bird, shudder, he glanced at Mao Wu in horror, and said in a trembling voice: "Who is it?" ”

"Master, the Wuyi tea you want has arrived, it has just been boiled, and Mrs. taught the villain to send it quickly."

Mao Tong heard that this was the voice of the housekeeper, so he breathed a sigh of relief, and said angrily: "Tea, tea, tea, you know the ...... of tea" Although the scolding was a scolding, Mao Tong still said viciously: "Send it in." ”

The steward outside pushed the door in, put the tea cup on the desk, he saw that Mao Tong was in a bad mood, and left immediately after putting the tea.

The study was calm again, but Mao Tong's face became cloudy, he glanced at Mao Wu, and said slowly: "This matter needs to be investigated, see what Jinyiwei has found and what he knows, you think of a way, go and inquire." ”

Mao Wu nodded and said, "Yes, my lord is relieved, I'll go and inquire, there are still a few acquaintances in Jinyiwei, and I can always find out some news." He didn't say anything, his eyes looked at Mao Tongtong, and then left.

Mao Tong looked lost in his soul, sat on the chair from the new, looked at the flickering candle on the desk in a daze, after a long time, he sighed, his hand couldn't help but take the tea cup on the table, I don't know if it was because he sat for too long, the tea was a little cold, he took a bite, and suddenly felt that the taste was a little wrong, his brows couldn't help frowning, sniffed the tea, where is there any Wuyi tea fragrance in the tea, Mao Tong was hesitating, suddenly felt a cramp in his abdomen, and his whole body convulsed, A mouthful of foam came out of his mouth...... "Yes...... Poisonous...... Tea is poisonous...... Come...... Someone ...... coming."

He couldn't help screaming, but it was not early at this time, and he was discussing a big matter, so the people outside the study had already scared him away, and no one came in, he covered his stomach, his eyes were straight in pain, his throat seemed to be pinched, his chin was closed, and then the whole person turned over and fell to the ground...... "Help...... Help me......"

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Beizhen Fusi is already brightly lit, it is midnight, originally at this time except for the majority of people on duty at night have already slept, but now, some people with heads and faces in Beizhen Fusi have come a lot, the thousand households in the inner west city are the fastest, the matter is in his place, he listened to the captain's warning, knew that something was wrong, and immediately came to Beizhen Fusi to report, the military attache on duty that night saw that the matter was not small, naturally did not dare to delay, and hurriedly went to ask Li Dongdong to discuss, Li Dongdong heard that it was Mao Tong who had an accident, and he also felt strange, Thinking that this involved the recent Qin case, it may not be, so he hurriedly called someone to invite Liu Chengfeng to come.

Liu Chengfeng put his hands behind his back, and the first seven or eight people in the room were all bowing their heads, he paced back and forth for a few steps, then raised his head, and said with a very ugly face: "What the hell is going on, how good a person is poisoned, this is the marquis of the Ming Dynasty, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, who is so bold that he dares to poison that Mao Tong, who first discovered this?" ”

The thousand households of Neixi City lowered their heads, and said in a cold sweat: "On the orders of the adults, I arranged for some capable captains to inquire about the news near the Hou Mansion, and also sent someone to keep an eye on it, just an hour ago, I suddenly found that there was something abnormal in the Hou Mansion, first a few imperial doctors were suddenly invited, and then someone went to the Shuntian Mansion, and naturally called someone to investigate, only then did I know that Mao Tong had been poisoned, because he had eaten a highly toxic poison, there was no cure at all, and he had been killed, and he was too big to see it, so he ...... So ......"

Liu Chengfeng still put his hands behind his back and said coldly: "This matter is indeed not small, you wait and see, at this time tomorrow, it is sure to cause a sensation in the whole Beijing Division, and the most important thing at the moment is to find out about Mao Tong's matter." He glanced at Li Dongdong, the two of them had a hunch, and they both had a premonition that Mao Tong was very likely to involve King Ning.

(To be continued)