Among the several people who died in this assassination operation, two of them had special identities, one was the superintendent of the imperial Shi Xiao Rang, and the other was Wei Qian, the commander of the Fujian capital, and the rest of the dead were Wei Qian's guards, which of course Gu Jicang only inquired about after the incident.

At that time, he hesitated whether he should call for a loud call for everyone to arrest the two assassin leaders, but after all, most of the guests in the teahouse were scribes like him, and there was no way to stop the two leaders from fleeing, maybe it would make more innocent people lose their lives in vain.

Then he hesitated to report to the official and told the official who handled the murder what he had heard, but at that time, he was really not sure whether the official had colluded with the assassin, and rashly reported to the official, and immediately involved Fuzhou Shenmen in this disaster.

Yes, Gu Jicang listened to the conversation between the two leaders at that time, and did not mention Shen Yi and Shen Yi, he thought that if Shen Yi and Shen Yi did not know that the "distinguished guest" was a Japanese and planned this assassination murder case, Shen Hong treated him as a close friend, but because of his recklessness, he implicated his friends in this flying disaster, wouldn't it be ruthless and unjust?

Speaking of this, Gu Jicang sighed: "It was also that I was not involved in the sinister court back then, and I was overconfident and knowledgeable, I was indeed convinced of Shen Hong's character at that time, so after careful consideration, I actually chose to confess to Shen Hong, I told him everything I witnessed, and asked Shen Hong if he knew that his uncle and brother actually had private dealings with the Japanese invaders, and these Japanese invaders would plot to assassinate the officials of our court in the downtown area, this matter is very important, and it is likely to bring disaster to Fuzhou Shen!"

Shen Hong swore to me at the time, saying that they didn't know that the man was actually a widow, and even didn't know that the man was actually from overseas barbarians, and he admitted that he also entertained the guest who suddenly came because of his brother Shen Yi's advice, and Shen Yi said that the guest was a businessman, and his uncle Shen Yi had repeatedly failed, so he had been running a business all these years, and Shen Yi was also hopeless in his career, so he was recommended by his uncle Shen Yi to entertain the guests and discuss the matter of going to sea to traffic goods. ”

Lan Ting asked: "Shen Hong's resignation back then, he shouldn't be able to deceive his father-in-law." ”

"Yes." Gu Jicang bowed: "Shen Yi decided not to interrupt the temperament of the chess game for the sake of business, and if the Shen family only regarded the Japanese people as businessmen, why did they deliberately conceal their surnames?" I sensed that Shen Hong was quibbling, but I didn't debunk it, so I pretended to be persuaded by him to try to think of countermeasures after I got out of Shen's house, but it was too late. ”

It was impossible for Shen Yi to let him get out.

From that day on, Gu Jicang was no longer free, he was imprisoned by the Shen family, forced to take drugs, and even his consciousness often fell into a daze, and then he was transferred to the Shen family garden, when the Japanese invaded, he was powerless to resist, and he thought that he was afraid that he was going to die in this chaos.

But he didn't die.

"Shen Yi wanted to put me to death, but Shen Hong still felt uneasy in the end, it was he who told the leader of the widow, saying that I was familiar with the scriptures and history and was very talented, and could be used by his family's great name, that was the last time I met with Shen Hong, he took away my clothes, and then hid his face and wept, he said that he didn't know the family, and didn't know his father and brother's various schemes, otherwise he would never have invited me to Fujian, so that I was involved in this disaster, he said that he also regretted it, but he had no choice, he said that the only thing he could do was to fight for me to live this way.

I was taken captive by the Japanese and exiled to an overseas island, and it was difficult for me to set foot in my homeland again, and of course I would no longer be a threat to Shenmen, this was the best of both worlds that Shen Hong could think of in the situation at that time, which could not only cut off the disaster for the family, but also make his conscience a little better. Gu Jicang said at this time, and fell into a melancholy mood again: "I used to resent Shen Hong, but now, I am grateful to him for being able to open up the net back then, after all, if he didn't have a conscience back then, then I would really die in a foreign land, and I will never be able to reunite with Chungui again." ”

"When Shen Hongxiang sent his father's 'bones' to Fenyang, he never mentioned the matter of marriage, probably because of his uneasy conscience, knowing that his family had a deep hatred with me, wouldn't it be hypocritical to marry again? It was my luck. Having said that, there was a killing intent in Chungui's eyes: "If it weren't for Shen Hong's conscience, I would have been confused and committed to Shen Wenxiu, the son of the enemy family, and now what face will I see Daddy again?" ”

"I'm afraid that in Shen Hong's heart, he may not have hesitated back then, otherwise he has no intention of getting married, so why should he take Shen Wenxiu to Fenyang?" Lan Ting is still obsessed with Huaishen Wenxiu when he saw him in Fenyang, and he fell in love with Chungui at first sight, and for many years he has been thinking about this marriage contract that "ended without a problem", which has caused the Xu family to still hate Chungui so much that he gritted his teeth.

After returning to the spring, Lan Ting reminded him of an old incident: "Yes, when A-Niang and I heard the bad news at first glance, it was like the sky was falling apart, but after calming down, I asked Shen Hong why his father obviously went to his house as a guest, but none of the Shen family was in danger, only my father was killed in the rebellion." Shen Hong was afraid that he was afraid that I would be suspicious, so he completely broke off the idea of marriage, after all, if I married into Shenmen, it was difficult to guarantee that I would not find out about their family's crimes. ”

"Therefore, Huihui can avoid the disaster of being used by the enemy, not only because Shen Hong still has a conscience, but also because Huihui himself is alert, so that Shen Hong completely dispelled his thoughts." Lanting Road.

Gu Jicang listened to his daughter and son-in-law, and his melancholy mood immediately disappeared, shook his head and said: "I'm not saying good things for Shen Hong, but Chun'er, the hatred in your heart can't hurt the other party at all, but you are the one who is damaged, even if Shen Hong was still hesitant to marry, he was not to use you, but to make up for his sins, of course, our family does not need him to make up for such hypocrisy, and it is unnecessary to speculate too much about the malice of others." ”

"Daughters are taught." When the spring returns, he lowered his eyebrows and showed his sincerity.

Lan Ting also mentioned his suspicions that day: "I also suspected that my father-in-law suffered a rebellion in Fujian, and I once investigated the accident, Shen Shi had an uncle who died of illness before the rebellion, and Fuzhou Shenmen was indeed mourning for his relatives, so the statement that it was inconvenient for my father-in-law to live for a long time and temporarily move to another garden is also true." Of course, I also paid attention to the murder case of Xiao Rang and Wei Qian who were assassinated shortly before the Japanese rebellion, and that murder case was finally found to be Meng Jin, a bachelor who served as one of the cabinets at the time, and colluded with the Dongying shogunate. ”

"Is Meng Jin related to the Shen family?" Chungui obviously didn't know much about this matter.

Lan Ting shook his head: "It has nothing to do with it, neither relatives nor friends nor political enemies, but Yao Hong, the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate who tried and handled this murder case back then, was in the same year as Shen Shi, but it is precisely because they have a friendship of the same year that they have contacts that cannot be called suspicious, and when I investigated this old case, Yao Hong had already passed away, so I didn't gain anything." ”

"I was also taken captive to Dongyingyi Island, and I gradually learned the whole picture of this murder case." Gu Jicang took a sip of wine, he

At this time, the mood had completely calmed down: "Although I was a prisoner of the Japanese state, I never lost heart, and it was indeed on the day I left the country that I began to think about how to escape and return to China, and I was able to steal my life because of the blessing of my conscience, and I knew very well that the first step was to win the trust of the lord of the gang of Japanese robbers, that is, the Hojo Daimyo." ”

"What do you mean by a daimyo?" Spring return is very studious.

"Can Lan Ting elaborate?" Gu Jicang couldn't help but compare his son-in-law again.

"Similar to the princes and kings of the ancient kingdom of the Central Plains." Lan Ting explained to Chungui: "The power of Dongying itself was controlled by the shogunate, but it gradually declined in the Yuan Dynasty, and the famous lords who were dug up in various places were like the princes and kings who cut the land and dominated the land in ancient times, and the Japanese who were rampant in robbing the coastal areas of our country were actually mostly the private soldiers of the daimyo of all parties in Dongying. When Taizu founded the country, he had sent envoys to Dongying several times in an attempt to repair relations with the Dongying court, but because the Japanese court was in a situation of division and turmoil, several envoys were sent to no avail, and the raids of the Japanese invaders became more and more complicated, so Taizu once strictly ordered the sea to be forbidden and issued a decree that 'the board is not allowed to go to the sea'. ”

Gu Jicang heard that Lan Ting could talk about the decree of the Taizu Dynasty, so he simply leisurely sipped the sake, and did not forget to give Chungui a basket of meat dishes, reminding her that she might as well listen and eat at the same time.

However, all government decrees will change with the passage of time, and after the Ashikaga shogunate of Toei Province took control of the government, it began to eliminate pirates and take the initiative to restore diplomacy with our country, and the ban on the sea was lifted, but the power of the Ashikaga shogunate gradually declined, and the political situation of Toei fell into chaos again. After the king of Chengzu, he did not prohibit the sea again, and the burning and looting of the coastal areas of our country by the Japanese invaders occurred more and more frequently. ”

"Why is that?" Spring return asked.

"Meng Jin did not think that the Japanese who plundered China's coastal areas were the Japanese court, that is, the shogunate faction, so he advocated that our country should support the shogunate and use the Japanese court to control the famous lords of the islands, which is the fundamental way to pacify the Japanese invaders." Lan Ting said: "However, as soon as Xiao Rang and Wei Qian's murder case came out, the result of the investigation was to supervise the imperial history Xiao Rang, because he commanded Wei Qian to provide clues, suspecting that Meng Jin was secretly communicating with the Japanese court, in fact, the Japanese court has also sent Japanese to our country's coastal group for a long time, Meng Jin's intention is to open the door to robbery and plunder for the Japanese court, Xiao Rang and Wei Qian conspired to collect evidence and prepare to impeach Meng Jin. ”

Chungui finally sorted out the stakes behind this incident.

The Assassins were indeed Wa people, but since they were secretly in contact with the Shin family, it was impossible for these Assassins to come from the Wa Court, and they should be the so-called Tojo Daimyo.

In the sixth year of Hongfu, there was an assassination of the imperial court officials and local commanders, followed by a rebellion, Meng Jin was convicted, the Hongfu Emperor announced a complete severance of diplomatic relations with the Japanese court, the two countries no longer exchanged trade, the vitality of the Japanese court shogunate was greatly damaged, and the beneficiaries were the famous lords of the islands.

At the same time, the banditry behavior of the Japanese pirates who harassed the coastal areas of the Central Plains was not stopped, because Dongying was far overseas, and for a long time, various daily necessities such as silk, cloth, pots, needles, medicinal materials, etc. were supplied by the Central Plains.

The decline of the shogunate made them no longer have to worry about the future, and the banditry who sent the Japanese to the sea to plunder was undoubtedly more frequent!

And Fuzhou Shenmen is the accomplice of the Tojo Daimyo!