Chapter 7 Someone in the thatched house plays assassination
Why did you come to Jiaozhou, why did you want to deal with the Jiaozhou sailors, in fact, the origin of this qiΔ is because of the small island in the East China Sea, the small island that was washed in blood.
The pirates on the island were the private army of the Ming family, and when the imperial court was strictly tracking, they were all wiped out, but fortunately, a secret agent of the Supervision Yuan survived with great difficulty, and reported the scene of the bloody night.
In the months since, the Supervision Yuan has intensified its investigation into Jiaozhou, although to this day, there is still no way to grasp the specific and hands-on evidence, but the insiders in the upper echelons of the court have decided that the Jiaozhou sailor is the hand of the Ming family's northern, Junshanhui, and the hand raised by the eldest princess.
No matter how much Emperor Qingguo could endure it, it was impossible to tolerate this kind of thing, so he notified Fan Xian by secret letter and ordered him to deal with this matter with full authority, but as for how to deal with it, he did not give a specific strategy.
Therefore, Fan Xian had a headache, there was no evidence in his hand, and he wanted to bring the Jiaozhou sailor back into the control range of the imperial court, what should he do? The sailor was not the Ming family, not the Cui family, and not the second prince...... The other party is a really powerful force, and if one is not handled properly, it will cause an uproar, and no matter whether the court can suppress it in the end, he will also cause great trouble.
He also knew that in the smuggling business of the Ming family, the Jiaozhou sailor must have played an extremely important role, especially the road to Dongyi City.
The Jiaozhou sailor played the role of the sè in the sea smuggling route, just like the horn sè played by Fan Xian's Supervision Yuan and Wei Hua's Northern Qi Jinyi Wei in the mainland smuggling route.
It's just that on that island, the sailors killed too many people.................. Hou Jichang had already gone to the birthday banquet, and only Fan Xian was left in the entire courtyard. Hou Ji was often ordered to come to investigate the smuggling of the Jiaozhou sailor, but unfortunately there has been no progress, he has to do a lot of things in the dark, so it is naturally inconvenient to invite too many people, so the small courtyard is quiet.
There was no light, Fan Xian was thinking calmly in this darkness, sorting out his plans one by one, thinking about it, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, what he did for a while must be naΓ―ve in politics, and it was arrogant in terms of style, but it was just ...... His Majesty the Emperor let himself have full authority to deal with this matter, and he can see how much the Holy Lord cares, what can he do if he is forced to Jiaozhou?
If the investigation and separate questioning are conducted in accordance with the normal channels...... The generals of the Navy Division are not fools, so naturally they will not admit to this crime of raiding their homes and destroying their homes, and once the military and the Supervision Yuan confront each other, it is easy for the army to slide in the direction of the explosion. Once the mutiny, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers of the Navy Division will besiege Jiaozhou City, how can Fan Xian and his subordinates live?
So there is only risk.
It just so happens that today is the Admiral of the Water Division, Chang Kun's Great Shouzhi, all the senior generals of the Water Division are gathered in Jiaozhou City, and away from the soldiers they control, although there are still 10,000 people in the Jiaozhou Water Division, but there are only a few left-behind generals, once they start, the contact inside and outside the city is inconvenient, and the response of the Water Division is also a few beats slower.
And Fan Xian can also take this opportunity to clean up all the generals at the birthday banquet. His appetite has always been so big, but even Hou Jichang is curious, where does Fan Xian get his confidence?
He was only one man.
ββββββββββββββββββββββ Admiral Chang Kun looked at the guests with a smile on his face, but this smile was a little reserved and two points arrogant. Laughing because he is in a good mood today, he has been in a good mood for more than 40 years, smooth sailing, in a high position, this officials and wealthy businessmen inside and outside the city have rushed to pat their ass, and even the big people in Jiangnan have given gifts, this pride, how can you express it if you don't smile?
The reason why I can't laugh to the fullest is because of my status. As the highest military governor in Jiaozhou, the nominal and actual emperor of the soil, his words and deeds have affected hundreds of thousands of people, and he has to be cautious and have to put on a majestic appearance.
Today's banquet can probably receive more than 100,000 taels of silver? The Admiral raised his glass to invite wine with a small calculation in his heart, and the dignitaries below stood up one after another, raised their glasses to greet each other, and praised each other incessantly.
Chang Kun's eyes glanced at the seat in the corner of the right-hand side, and looked at the official with an indifferent expression, and his heart was extremely unhappy, that official had already come to Jiaozhou a little rì, but not only had he not come to honor himself, but he had not even done a nominal greeting!
But Chang Kun still tolerated it, and even invited the other party to today's birthday banquet, which was just because of the official's background that made him jealous.
Hou Jichang, a Jiaozhou warden and state judge, is just a petty official from the seventh grade.
Only Hou Ji Chang's background is too deep, and the world knows that this person is one of the four sons of Fan Sect, and he is the top three in the last year's chΕ«n case, even if Chang Kun is a military member of Cong Yipin, he still wants to sell Fan Mansion a face.
What's more, because of the Jiangnan incident, Chang Kun has been watching the Supervision Yuan, and the fear in his heart can't be eliminated, he doesn't know why Lord Xiao Fan would arrange for his protΓ©gΓ© to come to this remote Jiaozhou - is the Supervision Yuan really suspicious of the Jiaozhou Marine? But the Ming family shouldn't leak the news, and the old lady is dead, and no one can get evidence.
At his birthday banquet, Chang Kun held a wine glass, but his thoughts drifted to other places...... There was not a single person left alive on that island, and the people who shot were all his own henchmen, and those soldiers were locked in the camp every day, so there should be no problem.
Looking at the Admiral holding the wine glass in a daze, the guests in the table below looked at each other, not knowing what was going on.
Chang Kun came to his senses and laughed self-deprecatingly, several of his wives and children were in Kyoto, and he didn't know how they were doing, and as for the affairs of Jiaozhou, even if the imperial court heard some rumors, what could they do with themselves?
After thinking clearly about the cause and effect, rejudging the situation, and confirming his safety, the big stone that had been pressing on Chang Kun's heart finally lightened, he nodded to the person next to him, and agreed to the idea of calling the dancer to come in to help the fun.
Just looking at Hou Jichang with a calm face under the banquet, Chang Kun was still a little uncomfortable, he coughed lightly twice, felt a little swollen in his abdomen, said two words to his subordinates, and went to the thatched house behind the courtyard.
βββββββββββββββββββββ Fan Xian left Hou Jichang's house and walked outside the back wall of the bustling Admiral's Mansion, carefully hiding his figure. Just as there have always been very few soldiers patrolling the high walls of the palace, there is no one staring outside the back wall of the Admiral's Palace, which is two feet high.
Taking advantage of the cover of stratus clouds on a summer night, Fan Xian exhaled a breath of turbid air, and the true qi in his body flowed, and his hands were firmly attached to the gray painted wall, and with a little force, he confirmed that the thin layer of true qi flowing out of the palm edge could still play that role on the cliff of Shanzhou.
After the domineering true qi in his body exploded, fortunately with the help of Begonia, he was still a little worried that his best Spider-Man skill would be lost with the subtle changes in the true qi operation method in his body.
Thankfully, it's still there.
Like a ghost, Fan Xian silently climbed over the high wall of the Admiral's Palace, slid into the grass in the courtyard, easily knocked down the two guards behind him, and then walked outside the kitchen, took out the special poisoning tools of the Supervision House from his arms, and poured the prepared drug into the sealed wine urn with the thin sharp needle sleeved in front of the hose.
There was an open wine urn next to him, Fan Xian thought about it, took a sip and drank it first, and felt that the taste of this wine was really good, and the enjoyment of the Jiaozhou sailor was really not supported by military salaries.
Before leaving, he threw a pill into it.
............ Fan Xian stood in the middle of the night, looking at the few pro-soldiers outside the house from a distance, and couldn't help laughing, Chang Kun was really afraid of death, and he had to be guarded outside by someone in the last thatched house.
He climbed onto the roof from behind, pulled his nose in some annoyance, and jumped. His toes fell to the ground, silently, he looked at the thatched house, and found that the thatched mansion of the Admiral's Mansion was also so luxurious, it was actually two rooms inside and outside, but unfortunately there was no toilet outside, Fan Xian unbuttoned his pants and began to relieve himself.
The sound of the water was ticking, and the Admiral Admiral, who was then squatting in the toilet in the cubicle, was alarmed.
Chang Kun's pants were halfway down at this time, and he was sitting on a chair, the chair was hollow, and there was a toilet bowl resting underneath, although he looked a little wolf, but his eyes had already shown a fierce sè like an eagle falcon.
There's someone out there!
When he knew that someone was able to pass through the layers of defenses of the Admiral's Mansion and come to Degong's side, Chang Kun felt a chill in his heart, and his first reaction was to shout: "There are assassins!"
But he was a smart man, so he immediately shut his mouth. If the person who came was a killer, he would not deliberately make some movements to alarm himself, and since that person had the ability to come to his side quietly, then even if he called for protection, he was afraid that he would not be able to stop the assassination of the other party.
So he didn't speak, just waited nervously, wondering what the master outside was about.
A cold voice came from outside the cubicle.
"Why don't you invite me to a birthday party?"
A trace of ruthlessness flashed on Chang Kun's face, and he immediately smiled and said, "I don't know the name of the strong man, where can I post?"
The curtain in the compartment was lifted, Fan Xian pulled his nose with one hand, frowned, looked at the old general's appearance, and said, "You are Chang Kun?"
Chang Kun was very embarrassed and angry, when had he ever been asked in this situation, not to mention that the tone of the other party's questioning was still so condescending and frivolous.
But he knew that now was not the time to be tough, he could clearly feel the danger of the young man opposite, and he said with his eyes narrowed slightly: "The old man is Chang Kun...... Can you allow me to wash my hands before we talk?"
"Do you want to scream?" Fan Xian said with a smile: "It's useless for you to scream your throat today." β
Chang Kun frowned and asked, "Who are you?"
............ "I'm Fan Xian. Fan Xian put down the curtain and answered through the curtain.
Chang Kun's heart was shocked, and his hands began to tremble...... Fan Xian: How could Master Tisi of the Tangtang Supervision Yuan suddenly come to Jiaozhou, how could he appear at his birthday banquet, how could he ...... In your own thatched house?
Could it really be that young killer outside? Chang Kun was handling it indiscriminately, tying his belt while saying, "Who are you?"
After knowing the identity of the person who came, Chang Kun knew that this matter was in trouble today, and even he had begun to smell the smell of ruin, and forced himself to calm down, delaying while thinking in his heart.
"It's naturally not very comfortable to meet in a thatched house. Fan Xian, who was outside the curtain, said softly: "But for the sake of concealing people's eyes and ears, it can only be like this." β
Naturally there is something else, Chang Kun felt a little calmer, but he didn't dare to lift the curtain and go out, took a deep breath, and said: "If it's really Fan Tisi, I don't know what important things you came here today?"
"Negotiate a deal with you. β
"What deal?"
"Transactions on the nameless island of the East China Sea. β
The voice outside the curtain was gently raised, and Chang Kunru was struck by lightning, his lips were dry, and he couldn't even smell the foul smell in the room, he breathed rapidly, and there was only one thought in his mind - the imperial court really knew, and the Supervision Yuan was going to handle itself!
............ But he was not a fool after all, he heard the slight reversal in Fan Xian's words, gritted his teeth and said, "What you said, this official doesn't understand. β
"You colluded with the Ming family, secretly connived with pirates to rob the merchant ships of the Inner Treasury, and secretly presided over the smuggling of all the way to Dongyi City in the north...... That's what I'm talking about. β
"Hugh is going to spew blood. Chang Kun was in the thatched pit, and his heart was like a stone in the thatched pit, and he shouted sharply, deliberately raising his voice a little, wanting to secretly inform the guards outside.
Fan Xian didn't seem to notice his careful thoughts, and sneered: "You yourself know if it's a bloody mouth." β
Chang Kunli shouted: "Take the evidence, your Supervision Yuan will not want to conceive a crime...... The old man is not a good man and a woman, and my Jiaozhou sailor is not a girl official in Kyoto. β
Although Fan Xian is famous, Chang Kun's more than 10,000 iron-blooded sons and daughters are indeed not very afraid of him.
"It doesn't matter if I believe or not you are accused of your crimes, and it doesn't matter if the people and officials in this world believe it or not. Fan Xian's voice outside the curtain carried a hint of indifference, "The key is that Your Majesty believes in your crimes, otherwise how could you let me come to Jiaozhou to handle the case." β
Chang Kun's heart beat violently, and he was knocked down by Fan Xian's words, as long as His Majesty believed in the problem of the Jiaozhou Water Master, then with His Majesty's means, even if he did not use the rule of law by the state, there was a way to make his life worse than death. Chang Kun was also a veteran of the three northern expeditions of Emperor Qingguo, and his deep admiration and fear of Emperor Qingguo could never be swept away.
Fan Xian, who was outside the curtain, continued to attack: "In this world, the person who can save you ...... There aren't a few left...... Except for me. β
Chang Kun sat back on the chair, his eyes narrowed slightly, his eyes moved quickly, and after a while, he sighed and said, "Lord Tisi...... What do you want?"
Chang Kun is the Admiral of the Navy, from a first-class official, although Fan Xian's authority is not a third person in the world, but the Admiral of the Supervision Yuan is a rankless and levelless official, so in the beginning of the thatched house dialogue, Chang Kun always pinched this point, and refused to lose the slightest advantage in the momentum, but at this time, he began to call Fan Xian the Lord Tisi, and his heart began to loosen.
............ Without being silent for a long time, Fan Xian asked softly outside the curtain, "I have always had a great doubt...... Your relationship with the Ye family is not so deep, and your relationship with Yan Xiaoyi is not very good, and even in the past history, you have nothing to do with Her Royal Highness the eldest princess. Although your status is high, although your strength is strong...... But in the Junshan Club, you can still only be a part-time worker, so I'm curious, who is your real master...... Who will order you to mobilize the army of the imperial court, to help the Ming family, and to secretly communicate with Dongyi City. β
Chang Kun closed his mouth, his face was ruthless, and he refused to respond, what Fan Xian said was indeed something that the Jiaozhou sailor had done over the years, but no matter what, he would not answer, once these charges were confirmed, not to mention Fan Xian, even if the queen mother came out, it would be impossible to save his life.
"I'm not going to say that to the above. Fan Xian smiled and said, "In this case, you can only trust me...... I'm really just curious, whether you die or not, whether your whole family will be buried with you, it won't do me any good. β
Chang Kun still couldn't say it, he sneered and gritted his teeth and said, "Am I a fool...... If you have evidence, you can take the sword of the Son of Heaven and capture me on the spot in the camp tent, and the 10,000 officers and soldiers of the sailor will not dare to let go of a fart...... But if you don't have proof, don't stop me in this smelly place to talk. β
He said ruthlessly: "Lord Xiao Fan, today is the old man's birthday banquet, if you are willing to give affection, you can drink two cups at the banquet, as for chatting, when, when your supervision court gets the evidence, it is not too late to come to the old man again." β
Fan Xian sighed outside the curtain.
Chang Kun squinted inside the curtain.
Fan Xian sighed and said, "Yes, Jun is a member of the first grade, even the Supervision Yuan can't ask you for questions without a special purpose...... As for the evidence, you have killed it cleanly, and even if there are one or two living mouths, you must not be removed from the military elder...... As for the Ming family, Mrs. Ming, who knew your relationship with them, also died unfortunately...... You're right, it looks like I don't have any evidence in my hands. β
His voice was a little sad: "Your Majesty definitely doesn't want you to stay in Jiaozhou Sailor any longer, but the resistance of the imperial court to mobilize you is too great...... The Supervisory Yuan had no evidence...... You say, how can you make you disappear in Jiaozhou?"
Chang Kun was stunned, and suddenly felt an extremely ridiculous sense of danger, and at the same time was shocked, why hadn't the relatives outside rushed in yet?
Fan Xian finally sighed: "Since you are unwilling to accept this deal, then I have no choice...... I had to choose the most direct and absurd method. β
After saying this, Chang Kun's pupils shrank, as if he saw a very strange scene, staring at the curtain in front of him.
The curtain of green sè is like a flat soil, but suddenly a bamboo shoot grows, the bamboo shoot is not green sè but black sè, arching the green sè curtain towards his chest.
Chang Kun panicked, angry, and stupid, but he couldn't move, so he had to watch this scene, watching the tip of the black dagger tear through the weak barrier of the blue curtain, and came to him with a hiss, and plunged deep into his chest with a pop!
............ At the moment before he died, Chang Kun kept his eyes open, and countless questions and puzzles flashed in his heart, why the true qi in his body suddenly flowed so unsmoothly, why his limbs were numb and weak, and why...... The Inspectorate dares to assassinate itself!
He is the Admiral of Jiaozhou! He is the Emperor of Jiaozhou! He has 10,000 officers and soldiers under his command! If he dies unexpectedly, he will shock the world and cause a rebellion among his subordinates!
He is a dignified official of the imperial court, how dare the Supervision Yuan assassinate himself!
In the officialdom of Qingguo, although the Supervision Yuan was assassinated, under the strong suppression of the Qingguo Emperor, it never dared to use this method on high-ranking officials. Because Emperor Qingguo knew that as soon as this precedent was set, the whole country would fall into chaos!
So Chang Kun was still calm in the thatched house before, and he wasn't very afraid, he expected that Fan Xian couldn't kill himself like this without a head and no brain, he didn't dare!
But...... Chang Kun looked down at the black dagger on his chest, and a miserable smile tugged at the corner of his lips.
Fan Xian took back the dagger, wiped the blood stains on the green curtain very simply, inserted it back into his boots, and looked at Admiral Chang Kun, who was covered in blood on the chair inside the curtain, and couldn't help but shake his head. Yes, even Emperor Qingguo would not dare to assassinate a military elder without any credentials, but ...... I am not the emperor, I have to hurry back to Lanzhou to see nΗinΗi, where is there time to spend in Jiaozhou, this broken place.