[Chapter 4, Volume 4]

Section 380

Wei Changying heard the mystery, couldn't help but sit up straight, and said, "But what's wrong?" ”

Duanmu Xinmiao took a deep breath and said in a slightly trembling voice: "Make a black mole on the skin, I will do it too!" ”

"Really?!" Wei Changying was taken aback, thought for a moment, and then covered her mouth and said, "If that's the case...... That year...... It was Cao Jiabao who deliberately concealed Ji Gu! ”

But she soon objected, "No! If Cao Jiabao wanted to hide Ji Gu, but Ji Gu didn't agree, why did he make a black mole on the corpse to prove his identity? This kind of secret technique is so hidden, even I have heard of it for the first time, those people in Caojiabao were originally hired farmers, and they built Caojiabao in order to seek a glimmer of life. It's impossible to come and see and hear so wide, right? Moreover, there are not many places where such a secret technique is used, and Ji Gu may not easily leak it out. ”

Duanmu Xinmiao was about to speak, but Wei Changying thought about it again, "Yes...... Before, Shen Youyi said that when Ji Gu and his party were exiled, the Qian family was still in the phoenix position after the abolition, and he once asked our Shen family to take care of them. However, Deng Guifei also bought off some of the people in the Shen clan and suppressed and tortured them - could it be because he had suffered losses among these Shen clansmen who were bought by Deng Guifei, so Ji Gu couldn't believe it when he learned that the Shen family was entrusted by my grandmother to find him? He was afraid that Deng Guifei bribed people and wanted to kill them all, so he simply got a corpse out and pretended to be himself in order to get out? ”

"Third sister-in-law!" Wei Changying's inference of turning around and going around made Duanmu Xinmiao's originally excited mood, but at this moment, he also sighed, looked at her speechlessly, and said, "Then what do you think of the Fa?" ”

Wei Changying coughed dryly and said, "According to what you say, maybe Ji Gu is really still in the world, so it's great...... Of course, you have to look at the corpse to be sure. ”

Duanmu Xinmiao was silent for a moment, and said, "I don't care about running to open the coffin, I have seen a lot of all kinds of sloppy patients in the past few days." What's more, my master has such a wish, and I have to do it for him by all means. It's just sister-in-law, have you thought about it? More than ten years ago, when the Shen family went to Caojiabao for an autopsy, the corpse could still be identified, but now more than ten years have passed, and the corpse ...... Are we going for an osteopathy or an autopsy? ”

"......" Xiliang climate is drier, and the possibility that there is only an empty skeleton left after decades of corpses is really not small, Wei Changying paused for a moment and said, "Then I can only ask Caojiabao clearly!" Anyway, since the news of Ji Gu's death was given by them at the beginning, now Hengzhu wants to continue to look for them. ”

That is to say, the terrain of Caojiabao, even if the "thorn hedge" is sent out to attack, and if the cliff is not filled with human lives, it will not be able to attack it.

Therefore, if Cao Jiabao wants to explain the events of decades ago, it is no longer something that two women's families can do. It is necessary to pass through the government and use the power of the Shen family, and even if one is not good, it will be used to use swords and guns...... After thinking about it, Wei Changying decided to ask the assassin Shi for advice first-how to say that she is also a local parent official, so it is better to understand the situation than her, a female streamer who has been in Xiliang for a few days!

…… Shen Donglai, the new Xiliang assassin, politely sent the Huang family away, turned around and explained a few words to the yamen, then lifted the corners of his robe and walked quickly to the back door of the state ya.

Hurrying home, Shen Dong didn't have time to sit down, so he wiped his sweat and told his father Shen Xun about Wei Changying's entrustment relayed by the Huang family: "...... The child thought about how easy and difficult to defend and difficult to attack Caojia Fort was, not to mention that the terrain up and down there was so complicated. What's so hard about hiding someone? The niece said lightly now, and she wanted to ask Cao Jiabao about Ji Gu's life and death, but when it came to really interrogating, where was it so easy? It has not been a few days since the child took office, and the niece suddenly made such a request, which is really embarrassing! ”

When Shen Xun heard this, he hated iron and scolded: "Something that is not angry!" Just one fort stumped you? ”

Shen Donglai said with a bitter face: "Father, don't scold the child first, how can the child not know that this is the first time that the niece has asked for the head since the child took office." Or the most powerful Huang family in front of her came to say, and it stands to reason that everything should be done for her. But it's Caojiabao ......"

"You really can't touch Caojiabao as a tiger's den in Longtan?" Shen Xun said hesitantly, "I told you a long time ago not to always put your mind on messing with flowers and grass, and you are also concerned about serious things, but you don't listen!" It's just a fortress, if it weren't for the poor mountains and rivers in that place, it wouldn't be of much use to grab it, plus the previous castle owners were very well-behaved, you said that my Shen clan would leave it?! ”

He said proudly, "In this Xiliang, the holy decree is not as effective as our Shen lord's words!" Caojiabao, what is that? It's just a nest of homeless people who are still breathing in the barren mountains and mountains! You, a child of the Shen family, are actually afraid of them! In the past few days since you took office, have you paid attention to the affairs in the yamen and the responsibilities of you, the state official? ”

When Shen Donglai heard the opportunity, he suddenly perked up, and no matter how his father scolded him, he asked himself: "Why Caojiabao...... What's the flaw? ”

"Nonsense!" Shen Xun also knew that this second son was not a person with ambitions in the city - but his other two sons were limited even if they were stronger than Shen Xun, and it was Shen Xun who was very affectionate to the lord of the valve, and his sons and grandsons were not the kind of materials that could support a family, so it was better to follow the lord who was in the prime of life and save some wealth for his children and grandchildren.

So after scolding, he could only sigh and explain the situation to Shen Dong: "Caojiabao is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are mountain fields and mountain springs on it, so it can indeed be self-sufficient." But don't you know that there is one thing that cannot be produced in the barren mountains and mountains! But it's something that no one can leave?! ”

Seeing that when it came to this, Shen Donglai was still at a loss, Shen Xun shook his head, and implicitly mentioned his heart, and directly explained the words: "It's table salt!" There are a total of 3,000 people in Caojiabao, and the amount of salt used every day is huge. They don't dare to accept anyone to go up, so they have always sent someone down the mountain to buy...... Since the beginning of the scale of Caojiabao a few decades ago, the number of each purchase and purchase has always been in the hands of our Shen family! ”

Shen Donglai was surprised: "Huh? ”

"Ahh Seeing his son's stunned appearance, Shen Xun was angry, raised his hand and gave it to him, and said with hatred, "You say that our Shen family is all as stupid as you?" You say that my Shen clan has been prosperous for hundreds of years is a fluke?! If you hadn't held the lifeblood of Caojiabao decades ago, do you think that the 3,000 people of Caojiabao would be well-behaved and obedient for decades if they occupied such an excellent terrain? A castle lord is also interested, and the previous castle owners are all very interested, do you think this is because the feng shui of Caojiabao is so good, so that the castle owners who come out are all knowledgeable, humble and gentle? ! ”

Snorted heavily, "Xiliang has a private rule, the salt sold to Caojiabao can only be used by three thousand people forever, and it can only be sold to them for half a year at most!" Even if they do it in private, they also do it elsewhere, but our Xiliang is not a prosperous place for merchants, and there are not many illicit salt trafficked over, and these illicit salt dealers also know the rules of our Shen family, and they don't dare to sell it to them! Even if it is decades, they can't save too much! This is the hands and feet that the clan has done earlier, just for one day, this Caojiabao does not know how to lift, so we are too lazy to risk the lives of our sons and daughters to attack, and directly put the mountain - when they run out of salt and are tired, we will give them a good look! ”

Shen Xun sneered, "Caojiabao refused to accept any more people after receiving three thousand people, the Tao is not enough places...... Are you really not enough of space? It's not enough salt! Decades ago, our family said that the salt given to Caojiabao was at most 3,000 people, only less, not more! ”

Shen Donglai suddenly realized when he heard this, and said: "The child wonders, why did the clan send that clan brother to Caojiabao to look for Ji Gu more than ten years ago, and Caojiabao, who has never allowed outsiders to enter the fort, agreed so readily?" The children still think it's because they have a clear conscience, so they are not afraid of our Shen family! ”

"What do a group of homeless people who refuse to pay their taxes talk about with a clear conscience?! Our Shen family's power in Xiliang is so great that even the royal family ......," Shen Xun snorted, "Cao Jiabao is like this, so he naturally doesn't dare to offend us." It's just that you also have to remember - if you only have fame and no real threat, there will always be some people in this world who will be confused if you don't remember for a long time! The reason why the castle owners of Caojiabao in the past dynasties are all well-behaved and obedient and knowledgeable is because our Shen family is not only impressive, but also always grasps the place where their lives are involved! This is the best of both worlds for them to be obedient and for us to worry, understand? ”

Shen Donglai couldn't stop nodding his head like a chicken pecking rice, and said with admiration: "The child understands!" This is like a child going to the hook fence to find a powder, no matter where the world comes from, they are all gentle and considerate! This is all because if they don't serve well, not only will they not get prostitution money, but they will also be punished and scolded! If it weren't for this prostitution, they would not be polite to people like children when they were subordinate to turtle slaves...... So ......"

"Smack, smack!" Before Shen Donglai could finish his words in a state of limbo, he received two slaps in the face from Shen Xun - Shen Xun almost wanted to vomit blood and was furious: "It's really unreasonable!" Lao Tzu is pointing you out the trick of being a man and doing things, you are not angry, what is not good to compare, you know to talk about your visit to the kiln! Are you afraid that others won't know that you are a waste who only spends his days messing around! ”

Shen Xun was really angry this time, and it was useless for Mrs. Huo to come over and persuade her, and if she caught Shen Donglai, she would be beaten hard! So much so that Shen Donglai replied the next day when he agreed, so he had to run on his behalf and tell Wei Changying that he didn't have to worry about it......

Wei Changying had already heard Zhu Yi tell him that the Huang family had left the yamen on the front foot, and some of the children in the family saw Shen Donglai hurriedly returning home-that must have gone to ask Shen Xun for advice. Shen Xun's wrist, Wei Changying still believed it, and even after the promise, he didn't worry about it anymore, and only persuaded Duanmu Xinmiao to wait together.

Sure enough, the Shen clan's control over Caojiabao from decades ago was extremely effective, and Shen Xun just asked Shen Donglai to personally copy a sternly worded letterhead, so that people could send it to Caojiabao, and the people of Caojiabao couldn't sit still.

On the seventh or eighth day, the people sent by Caojiabao rushed to Xiliangcheng and asked to see Wei Changying, trying to explain Ji Gu's matter in person.

According to Shen Xun's suggestion, it was Cao Jiabao who dared to deceive the Shen family back then, which was really an unforgivable crime! Even if you want to ask about something, you should dry them for a few days to make them more worried.

However, Duanmu Xinmiao was anxious to know the answer, and Wei Changying was also very concerned about whether Ji Gu was alive or dead, so after thinking about it, he still declined Shen Xun's suggestion. As soon as Caojiabao's people arrived, they were led into the back hall, and Wei Changying and Duanmu Xinmiao, who got the news, put down everything in their hands and rushed to inquire.