Chapter 46: Open guns are easy to dodge, but hidden arrows are hard to defend
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Sighing at the polished bright sword, Xiao Shiluo said, "I don't believe them, this matter is very strange, Chen Qi hasn't found it yet?" ”
Xiao Shiluo didn't like that nephew who was in fact, and that guy had nothing to do but play with women. However, since he decided to break with the Xiao family and join the Shen family, this annoying nephew has become the person he wants to assist. Now this guy is dying here in a very normal and very abnormal way, and it gives him a headache.
Before Chen Xiong died, he only took Chen Qi with him. But after Chen Xiong's accident, no one saw Chen Qi again. There is no one alive or dead, which makes Xiao Shiluo suspect that Chen Xiong's death is not as simple as it seems. However, he covered up this suspicion very well in front of the Gao family, and did not show it. If things are not what he imagined, and he suspects that the Gao family is behind the murder of Chen Xiong, then the Gao family and the Shen family have a bad relationship, and it is he who may need to bear the consequences in the end. After all, the Gao and Shen families have cooperated for many years, and the relationship between the two families broke down because of his random speculation, and the Shen family will lose a lot. And if things are really as he imagined, Chen Xiong was killed by the Gao family, then he shouldn't show it. If it doesn't work out, in order to hide the facts, the Gao family can only kill him in the end. Either way, it wasn't what he wanted.
Xiao Shiluo is very brave, but he also has a very smart mind in addition to his superb martial arts.
Lu Mingde replied in a respectful tone carefully figured out: "Chen Qi has not been found yet, and no one has seen him since dinner. Chen Gongzi's death is indeed a bit strange, even if he likes to use medicine to help him play with women, but he is so young, it is impossible for him to have a wind right away. I asked the doctor, and it was very likely that Chen Gongzi had a stroke because of an overdose, and the amount exceeded was very large. Chen Gongzi has had several conflicts with the Gao family these days, maybe he was really secretly killed by the Gao family. Childe, what should we do? ”
"If a gentleman doesn't stand under the dangerous wall, we can't stay in Gaojiazhuang any longer. The sisters of the Gao family are more powerful than they imagined, especially the son-in-law is a little evil, Gao Qianxue listens to him very much, and it doesn't seem to be a son-in-law at all. If we stay any longer, we may somehow die here one day. ”
"Then shall we go back to Wuxing?" Lu Mingde said, he is Xiao Shiliu's mother's old family member, loyal.
Xiao Shiluo frowned slightly and sighed. "It's not suitable for the Shen family to go back, no matter what the reason, Chen Xiong is dead after all. In the end, it must be me who bears the black pot, and in comparison, a certain person is not as close as Chen Xiong and the Shen family after all. Chen Xiong is a dog raised by the Shen family, but a certain is not. "Good birds choose trees to perch, Xiao Shiluo originally invested in the Shen family, wanting to take advantage of Chen Xiong's relationship. Now that Chen Xiong is dead, the Chen family no longer exists. He, a complete outsider, how could he stand in the Shen family.
"Do you want to go back to Daxing or Merge Zhou, but the eldest lord and the eldest son don't like the son. This time the son is acting in Jiangnan, they will definitely hear about it sooner or later, how can they still tolerate the next son at that time"
Xiao Shiluo raised his hand, and Lu Mingde immediately shut up. "Uncle Lu, the Shen family can't go back, and the Xiao family can't go back. Besides, even if Xiao Maha asks me to go back, I will never see him again. ”
"So where are we going?"
"Maybe I should set up my own door, the old immortal has been idle in Daxing for nearly ten years, and now he is too old to run to Yang Liang as a watchdog. I heard that when today's son Wu'er, the prince is the most noble, the king of Jin is the most virtuous, the king of Qin is the most extravagant, the king of Shu is the most brave, and the king of Han is the most favored. The king of Han is at odds with his brothers, you say, what if I defect to the crown prince or the king of Jin? ”
"Although the prince is respected, everyone in the world knows that he is evil by the two saints, and I am afraid that the position of the East Palace will not last. However, the King of Jin is known as a virtuous name, praised by the world, and sits in the south of the Yangtze River, with strong power, and has the best opportunity to ask the Lord East Palace. Moreover, Yang Guang has always recruited celebrities and brave people in Jiangnan, and if the son votes for Yang Guang, it can be regarded as a good way out. However, the lord is now under the command of the King of Han, and I am afraid that the King of Jin will not accept the prince lightly. Lu Mingde carefully analyzed for Xiao Shiluo. Although Xiao Shiluo had already been anti-against going south to Jiangnan this time, after all, he did not take any real substantive action. With his background and bravery, it is not bad to defect to Yang Guang. It's just that Xiao Maha is Yang Liang's general, and Yang Guang will be a little evasive.
Xiao Maha smiled. "Then present a letter of nomination and give a big gift to King Jin."
"What gift?"
"Do you think the King of Jin will be happy if I tell the King of Jin about the traces of the remnants of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and tell the Wuxing Shen clan and the remnants of the Northern Qi Dynasty about the secret rebellion?" This is a killer move, the Wu family and Chen Xiong will not betray the Gao family sisters, that is because they have smuggling transactions with him and have interests. But since Xiao Shiluo planned not to return to the Shen family and join Yang Guangmen instead, what did the interests between the Shen family and the Gao family have to do with him.
"The King of Jin will definitely be satisfied with this meeting gift, the remnants of the Northern Qi Dynasty and the Wuxing Shen clan colluded with smuggling in private, and even colluded with Liaodong Goguryeo, if you can get the exact evidence, catch the remnants of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and find out the smuggling channels between Jiangdong and Liaodong for many years, the King of Jin will definitely be rewarded by the court and the Son of Heaven, and naturally he will not forget the merits of the prince of Jì."
As soon as Chen Xiong died, the hunt ended ahead of schedule. Xiao Shiluo also took the opportunity to propose to return to Jiangdong ahead of schedule and bring Chen Xiong's body back to Wuxing. In this regard, Gaojiazhuang is also very happy. Xiao Shiluo did not make a fuss about Chen Xiong's death, and also saved the trouble of the Gao family's explanation. The ideal, of course, is to treat this matter as a sudden accident, and the big thing is small, and the small thing is small. After all, Chen Xiong's death was not very decent, and if the matter spread, it would not be good for the reputation of the Shen family. The most important thing is that Gao Jiazhuang is not willing to give up the alliance with the Shen family.
They first returned to Gaojiazhuang together, and then in the early morning of the next day, Xiao Shiluo took Chen Xiao's family and returned east with Chen Xiong's corpse. Looking at the team that was gradually moving away, Gao Qianxue and the others breathed a sigh of relief, this matter can end like this, it is the best result for everyone. However, Ling Yun frowned a little, things were very smooth, but they were too smooth. Shun lì is a little unexpected, although Chen Xiong is a straw bag, his identity is not light. Conggong, Chen Xiong is the representative of this meeting, and Xiao Shiliu is just a match. In terms of selfishness, Chen Xiong is also Xiao Shiluo's nephew, but Chen Xiong is dead, Xiao Shiluo is so casual, there is always something wrong.
However, seeing the relieved appearance of Qianxue and them, he had to comfort himself that he might be too suspicious.
The convoy of Xiao and Chen's two families returned all the way east, but when passing through Yangzhou, Xiao Shiluo took Lu Mingde and a few henchmen not to cross the Yangtze River south from Yangzijin with the team, but changed into ordinary clothes and entered Yangzhou, and then went straight to the governor's mansion to ask for a meeting.
"The son of Xiao Maha asks to see?" In the study of the governor's mansion, Yang Guang, who heard the report, pondered, "How much do you know about this son?" He asked Sima Zhang Heng of the Governor's Office.
"The one who asked to see outside was Xiao Maha's second son, Xiao Shiluo, and it was rumored that it was not Xiao Maha's own son, but Xiao Maha's wife who had an affair with Empress Chen. originally lived in Daxing City, but was hated by Xiao Maha and his eldest son, and was driven back to his hometown in Jiangnan last year. He has the rank of governor of the shadow and has no specific ministry. It is rumored that he has been a little close to Wu Xing Shen recently. Zhang Heng is worthy of being Yang Guang's right-hand man, and even an ordinary second-generation official knows it very well.
"Xiao Maha was indeed the first fierce general of Southern Chen back then, but it is a pity that the queen of Chen had an affair with his wife, self-destroyed the Great Wall, and the fatal Xiao Maha defected. Xiao Maha has been in Beijing for many years, and he thought he was old, but his father and emperor actually appointed him to join the army for Ake. Now Xiao Shiluo has come to see Lonely, which is a little interesting. Let him wait outside, and I would like to see what he has come from. Yang Guang smiled slightly. Yang Liang has been very hostile to him recently, and Yang Guang is bent on dealing with the prince and forbears him so much so that he doesn't make enemies on all sides. But if there is an opportunity to get through Gu ò Xiao Shiluo to pull Xiao Maha's line, and even pull Yang Liang's generals over because of this, it will be unexpected.
Xiao Shiluo had been waiting in the living room outside for almost two hours before finally seeing Yang Guang.
"You are Xiao Maha's second son, what is the matter with asking to see Lone?" Yang Guang was condescending, but his tone revealed kindness, which made Xiao Shiluo have a good impression.
"Xiao Shiluo greets His Royal Highness King Jin!"
Yang Guangwei smiled, "I heard that you have been very close to the Wuxing Shen clan recently!" ”
Xiao Shiluo suddenly felt a tightness in his heart, and sweat broke out on his forehead. He couldn't imagine that Yang Guang actually knew these things, after all, he was just a nameless junior.
He didn't dare to hide it anymore, and hurriedly explained all his intentions, but when he said it, he also embellished it a little. only said that he obeyed his father's order to return to his hometown in Jiangdong to study, but Wu Xing Shen came to woo him. After he arrived in Jiangdong, he heard that the Shen family had many illegal acts, so he pretended to have dealings with the Shen family, but secretly took the opportunity to investigate the Shen family's illegal acts. And with his unremitting efforts to go deep into the tiger's den, he finally found out a shocking conspiracy. The Wuxing Shen clan had been secretly in contact with the remnants of the Northern Qi Dynasty, operating a huge smuggling network from Jiangdong to Liaodong. Recently, Gao Qianxue, the daughter of Gao Shaoyi, the last emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and Gao Mingyue, the daughter of Gao Baoqi, the former assassin of Yingzhou in the Northern Qi Dynasty, conspired with the Shen family again, preparing to attract and incite the powerful in Jiangdong to rebel and rebel in response to the westward invasion plan of the Goguryeo people in Liaodong. After taking the risk to find out this qiē, he immediately rushed to Yangzhou to report to the king of Jin, and played all the secret strongholds of the remnants of the Northern Qi clan in the south of the Yangtze River.
Originally, Yang Guang just came to see Xiao Shiliu very casually, but he planned to take the opportunity to envelop Xiao Shiliu and then contact Xiao Maha through him. But he didn't expect to hear such exciting news, listening to it, Yang Guang's face became more and more solemn, he didn't expect that there would be such an unexpected gain!
"High and shallow snow, high bright moon." Yang Guang whispered the name of the remnants of the Gao family, and then suddenly his voice increased a few degrees, and his eyes stared at Xiao Maha and said, "What is the name of Gao Qianxue's new son-in-law just now?" ”
"Back to the King of Jin, the son-in-law's name is Yi Feng, the word Lingyun, I don't know where the people's name, it suddenly appeared some time ago, it is said that it seems to be picked up by Gao Qianxue from outside, as if he has lost his soul, and he doesn't remember his identity. However, this person is extremely insidious, and he has even won the trust of the Gao Qianxue sisters" Xiao Shiluo heard Yang Guang ask about Ling Yun, and was a little puzzled. That's just a son-in-law, is it worth mentioning? It's just that he seems to have forgotten that when he talked about the Gao family's opposition to the party just now, Ling Yun was ranked behind Gao Qianxue, and even before Gao Mingyue!
"Yi Feng, Gao family's son-in-law!" Yang Guang's brows furrowed tightly, and he muttered in his mouth, he couldn't believe the news. It's really hard to find a place to break through the iron shoes, but it takes no effort to get it. He used so much power, and there is still no news of Yi Feng. Unexpectedly, Yi Feng actually became the son-in-law of the princess of the Northern Qi Dynasty. What surprised him even more was that Yi Feng actually had a lost soul, and he even forgot his identity!