The winding mountain road is lined with trees and foliage, and horse-drawn carriages gallop on foot, leaving behind a trail of horseshoe prints and wheel tracks.

"Master, this is already the boundary of Nanzhili, and the journey has already been halfway, and there are only a hundred miles left from your hometown." The honest coachman harnessed the reins in front of him and shouted happily behind him.

"Got it."

Li Xuan lifted the curtain of the carriage and glanced at it, and sighed: "The old man has been in the officialdom for more than 30 years, from a knife and pen official, to the later official to the imperial history of the left capital, in charge of the Imperial Procuratorate, during the ups and downs, like a butterfly breaking the cocoon, every time the cocoon is broken, it can go to the next level, but this time, I am afraid that I will never be able to go back to Beijing." ”

"Master, that King Qi deceives people too much." The old housekeeper sitting on the side said unfairly for Li Xuan, "At the beginning, he had a bloody fight with the princelings, and it was you who took the officials of the Han King Party to defect, which suppressed the fierce offensive of the princelings at that time." If it weren't for this, how could he Qi Wang Party Lu Chaoyang, Yang Rong and others are now in full swing, as early as when the three divisions tried the case of Ji Gang, these people were all convicted of rebellion! Now that he King Qi is in power, he unloads the mill and kills the donkey, is this what people do? ”

"This kind of thing is not uncommon in officialdom, whether it is, or not." Li Xuan sighed, "Over the years, I have also bought a lot of family businesses in my hometown, and this time Zhishi returned to his hometown, which can be regarded as washing his hands in a golden basin and getting out of the quagmire." It is already a blessing to be able to get out of the officialdom. ”

Li Xuan was an official twice in the Han Wang Party and the Qi Wang Party, both of which were clean and honest departments in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but this was not the case.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate is the duty of the Fengxian, and it is called the Seven Qing along with the Six Shangshu, and it is not just a trivial matter of impeachment and scolding.

In the event of a pilgrimage and investigation, the head of the Imperial History Department confirms whether the meritocracy is competent or not, and the officials are promoted and lowered, which is an errand of oil and water, but this is still just a small head.

Inspect the salt administration, inspect the Cao Yun, inspect the tariff, tea and horses, urge the transportation, supervise the brand horse seal, and Tuntian, these seven things are the big heads. Pull it out casually, and a terrifying chain of interests has bred behind it, and Li Xuan has made a lot of money over the years.

Li Xuan hummed a small song: "The long song sings the pine wind, and the song is sparse in the river." I'm drunk and happy, and I forget the opportunity ......"

The money has been earned enough, and the officials have been enough, this time it can be said that he has returned to his hometown, Li Xuan has purchased a lot of fields and industries in the Metropolitan Procuratorate over the years. Every year, the Metropolitan Procuratorate will check out a large number of officials who annex land, and in the end, the biggest official who annexes land is still him, the imperial history of the left capital.

There was a clang, and the carriage shook violently.

Li Xuan in the car was almost knocked on his head by the upside down, and couldn't help but feel a little angry, only to find that the carriage suddenly stopped.

Li Xuan frowned slightly: "Go and ask what's going on." ”

The old butler was about to open the curtain of the carriage, when the curtain was halfway drawn, and his eyes suddenly became frightened.

Behind the curtain, a sword blade suddenly pierced in, like a sudden pit viper, swift and precise, straight to the throat.

Before the old butler could have a seizure, his throat had already been slashed by the blade of the sword, and the gurgling blood slid down his neck and stained the placket red. He wanted to shout for help, but it was too late, the voice was stuck in his throat and he couldn't speak, just choked twice, and his body fell straight back uncontrollably, his hands and feet curled up, his expression was weird, and the sound of breathing came suddenly.

Li Xuan was taken aback and shouted, "What, what person! ”

The sword is a good sword, killing people without blood, and the sword-wielder used the blade of the sword to open the curtains, revealing his true face.

It was the honest coachman!

The coachman looked rough and honest, dressed in coarse linen clothes, holding a sharp sword, with a simple smile on his face: "Master, I'm here to see you on your way." ”

Li Xuan was shocked and angry, and his voice trembled: "Old, old Zheng? ”

He couldn't believe that the person who killed with a sword just now was actually his own coachman!

The coachman named "Lao Zheng" said calmly: "Master, I will serve you for five years, let me see you off in this last stretch of the road." ”

Li Xuan already understood that the coachman wanted to kill him, but he still had countless doubts in his heart: "Who sent you to kill me?" Lao Zheng, I have treated you well all these years, why do you want to turn your eyes on me? ”

"Master, I've been with you for five years, and I know too well what you're thinking." Lao Zheng shook his head and said, "It's not a good idea to delay time, this is already a wilderness beyond the boundary of Nanzhili, the feng shui treasure I specially chose for you, you can't see anyone here for two or three months, no one can save you." ”

Li Xuan's thoughts were debunked, and his brain was running fast, thinking about who wanted to kill him.

Lao Zheng has been with him for five years, and he has always been loyal, why did he suddenly turn against him now? The place and time are so carefully picked, and the hiding is so secret......

With this way of doing things and careful layout, Li Xuan's mind couldn't help but think of a terrifying name.

Li Xuan couldn't help but lose his voice and said, "Are you Jinyiwei?!" ”

Jinyiwei!

It's definitely Jinyiwei!

This dog's brocade guard likes to plant hidden piles around others, and he is full of fine works around him!

Jin Yiwei, under the management of Lv Chaoyang, Lv Chaoyang......

Lu Chaoyang is the dog raised by King Qi, the most loyal and fierce dog!

Li Xuan held his breath and shouted, "It's King Qi!" King Qi is behind the scenes! ”

Lao Zheng said with a smile: "Master, you are really a smart person, you guessed it at once, no wonder you can be such a big official, Lao Zheng I don't know how to read, so I admire a knowledgeable person like you." Unlike me, I can only do the dirty work of killing people for the rest of my life. ”

"Okay, that's pretty much it, master, it's time for Lao Zheng to send you on your way."

……

The carriage stopped in the middle of the mountain road, blood soaking the wooden floor and dripping on the mud of the road, and the pungent smell of blood emanated from the gloom.

Lu Chaoyang stood on the side of the road, holding a torch in his hand, staring coldly at the killing in the carriage.

After a while, Lao Zheng jumped out of the car, walked up to Lu Chaoyang and bowed: "My lord, my lordship has solved Li Xuan's humble position." ”

"Hmm."

Lu Chaoyang handed the torch to Lao Zheng, "Let's deal with it here, make it cleaner, and go to the local yamen to report the case after dealing with it, you know what to say." ”

"Humble duty understands." Lao Zheng showed a harmless smile from humans and animals, "On the way back to his hometown, Lord Li encountered robbers, so I took advantage of the chaos to escape and rushed to the Yamen to report to the official for help." ”

Lu Chaoyang bowed slightly: "After finishing this vote, I will cross out your name from the roster of Jinyiwei, and you will live in a different place in the future, and I will give you a sum of money, which is enough for you to retire." ”

Lao Zheng was responsible for the murder of the second grade officer, and he couldn't stay in Jinyiwei anymore.

Washing hands in a golden basin is his best destination, Lu Chaoyang will never live up to these meritorious dark piles, at least he can ensure that these people can enjoy their old age and live a worry-free life.

"Thank you, sir."

Lao Zheng saluted Lu Chaoyang, who turned to leave, and then walked to the carriage with a torch......

When the local officers and soldiers arrived, the road was empty, except for the wreckage of a carriage that had been burned to black charcoal.

The big man of the second grade, he just retired and encountered this incident, which is really unlucky.

Lao Zheng knelt on the ground and cried: "Master! What a miserable death you had! ”

"The robbers who killed that day were so bold that they didn't want to die!"

"Master, blame me for being a step late!"

The officers and soldiers looked at each other, and they all sighed that Lao Zheng was really a loyal servant.

……

Le'an, Han Wangfu.

After Zhu Gaoxu, the prince of the Han Dynasty, arrived in Shandong, he did the most things every day:

- Teasing the birds.

The mahogany cage is exquisitely carved, the hook, the cover and the ceiling are quite exquisite, this is the typical north cage of the four famous cages, this cage alone is priceless, and the white sparrows chirping in it are one of the treasures in a million.

Lord Han teased the sparrows in the cage and was very happy.

Su Qing, who had rushed back from Jinling City, bowed to the King of Han and said anxiously, "Lord Wang, something happened." ”

Zhu Gaoxu paused for a moment in teasing the bird, and said quietly: "In the past two years, since I have been in the eastern part of the mountain, I have been thinking about one thing every day, why did I lose to King Qi in the first place. Now I want to understand, those who become great weapons, when they are pampered and humiliated, Mount Tai collapses in front and their faces do not change. Don't panic, just say anything. ”

Su Qing calmed down and said in a deep voice: "Lord Wang, the line between us and the Metropolitan Procuratorate is broken!" ”

"Broken?" Zhu Gaoxu's eyes flickered, "What's the matter?" ”

Su Qing explained: "King Qi knew that there had always been a connection between us and Li Xuan, the imperial history of the Zuodu, and the next day Li Xuan sent a resignation to Shi, and suddenly encountered robbers on the way back to his hometown, and there was no corpse!" ”

"Robber, hmph, I'm afraid King Qi doesn't want Li Xuan to return to his hometown alive."

Zhu Gaoxu snorted coldly and said, "I know my fourth brother too well, looking harmless to people and animals, but in fact, he is more ruthless than anyone else, and his heart is really black." Killing people is not too much, King Qi wants to do the opposite, he never plays anything with you to be forgiving and forgiving, he has always done things to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, cruelty and ruthlessness, even the old man is not as good as him. ”

He still can't forget the scene of King Qi's blood splashing in Fengtian Palace, and it is clear that he has defused the offensive of Chen Jin, the imperial history of the left capital, and King Qi is unforgiving, in front of hundreds of civil and military officials, he forcibly beat Chen Jin's head with the back of a knife and bled blood, and red and white things splashed on the ground.

"As soon as Li Xuan dies, will this case be pursued to us?" Su Qing asked.

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head: "No, King Qi is a smart man, and it won't do him any good to fight with me to the end, as soon as Li Xuan dies, the case is over." ”

"If he really wants to fight me to the death......"

Zhu Gaoxu's eyes flashed with imperceptible ferocity, "I can't fight him in Beijing, and after he becomes a vassal in Shandong, his hand can't be stretched that long, and when the time comes, let's see who bites whom." ”

Su Qing blinked: "Lord Wang, I feel that King Qi is not so easy to provoke." ”

(End of chapter)