Master Ji was furious, gasped and said, "Lord Han, don't speculate! For hundreds of years, the five of us have been both prosperous and lossy, how can the ancestors of my Ji family be so vicious and put each family to death?"

Han Qusi saw that Master Ji was furious, but he also regretted it a little, he shouldn't have said it so bluntly. So he smiled slightly and said, "Okay, it's me talking nonsense, master don't be annoyed." By the way, what did Lao Hu say?"

Seeing that Han Qusi was no longer entangled, Master Ji also breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Lao Hu is quite excited to know that the Hangzhou case is over, and he wrote such a letter, and the meaning of the words is that he wants to be a Beijing official in the capital. ”

When he said this, he glanced at Han Qusi, and then said: "You also know Lao Hu, who has gone from guerrilla to commander over the years, and his vision has become higher and higher. The Ministry of War wanted to transfer him to be the main person five years ago, but the matter could not be concluded here, so naturally he could not leave Henan. This time, I heard that the Hangzhou case had been completed, and Lao Hu's heart and eyes were alive again. However, this is just the words of old Hu Ming. Behind his back, he didn't want to draw a clear line with the three of us, and in the future, the descendants of the Hu family will have nothing to do with Fengmen Village. With Lao Hu's qualifications and intelligence, plus the fact that he has been working up and down over the years, it will not be difficult to become a military secretary in the future. When the time comes, he will be crowned with his wife and son, and he will be innocent, and the descendants of the Hu family will be able to make a fortune as an official with peace of mind. ”

When Master Ji said this, he sneered, and there was a hint of poison in his laughter. I only heard him say: "Lord Han, the relationship between the Ji and Han families is closer than that of the other three, so I don't have to hide some things from you." If Lao Hu enters the capital, when he becomes the secretary of the military department, it will be the day of the fall of the three of us. If the four of us are in Henan, we can check and balance each other, and even if we have suspicions against each other, we will not stab each other in the back. It's just that if one family leaves Henan, with the help of other forces, the other three will be worried about extinction. Lord Han, I don't know if you know about my hard work?"

The strong autumn wind crouched on the roof, and the more he listened, the more frightened he became. originally thought that Lord Hu and Han Qusi in Ruyang were just allies in the officialdom, colluding with each other to do some corruption and bribery. It's just that at this time, listening to Master Ji and Han Qusi talk like this, there is a huge secret hidden behind it, and it is by no means as simple as an officialdom battle.

But I heard Han Qusi say: "Master Ji has insight into the world, and this scheming is admired by the official. I don't know how Master Ji replied to Lao Hu?"

Master Ji was relieved to see that Han Qusi had returned to his usual appearance, knowing that he had been persuaded by himself. I only heard Master Ji smile and said: "Master Han can rest assured, although I didn't say anything explicitly in the letter, but I just ordered a few words from Lao Hu, with his scheming, he will definitely be able to understand our hard work." The five of us have been entangled with the Xu family for hundreds of years, and although we have pushed the Xu family to a desperate situation several times, we have always left troubles. In this Hangzhou case, even the patriarch of the Xu family was killed by us, and all the Xu clansmen hiding in Shandong, Jiangsu, and Fujian were also eliminated, which is really facing the best situation in hundreds of years. The Xu family has suffered such a big loss, if there are still remnants of sins that slip through the net, they will definitely take revenge. If the descendants of the Xu family are dead and clean, these hundreds of years of entanglement will come to an end, and the four of us can be officials and make a fortune with peace of mind. The most important thing for us at the moment is to calm down and not mess with ourselves. Lord Han, what do you think?"

Han Qusi smiled: "It's all up to the master to decide. I hope that as the master expected, if this centuries-old curse can be freed, it will be a blessing for the four of us. ”

Master Ji said: "Master Han can rest assured. If the Xu family has any remnants of the net, even if they know that this is a cup of poisonous wine, they will have to drink it! ”

Han Qusi listened to Master Ji's words, and seemed to be quite moved, and said in a trembling voice: "Second ...... Master, our Han family obeys your orders! We can't make the Ji family suffer a big loss. ”

Master Ji smiled: "With Lord Han's words, I am even more relieved." Although Lao Hu is called a commander, the soldiers of Ruyang Wei have long been extremely corrupt and cannot be used. The soldiers and horses around Luoyang, we can't mobilize. Today, the garrison outside the city broke into the city without receiving a post from the adult, which can be strange behind it, and we have to guard against it. I'm afraid that when it comes to a critical juncture, I have to rely on the strength of adults......"

Han Qusi didn't wait for Master Ji to finish speaking, and then said: "Master Ji can rest assured that our Han and Ji families are in the same breath, and when it comes to a critical moment, even if they give me this life, they will be safe." On Lao Huang's side, I'm a little worried. ”

Master Ji said: "My lord is extremely worried. Lao Huang is too shrewd, and his vision and pattern are inevitably smaller. However, he has our people installed around him, and the Huang family is not prosperous, so there is no need to worry too much. However, the matter of Emperor Guan's Temple is quite strange, if it is just a matter of a tomb robber, even if he steals Guan Yu's head, he will not alarm the garrison outside Luoyang City, and break into the city without authorization to search for it......"

When Li Qiufeng heard this, his heart sank. Among the several people who entered the mound, Fu and Gao were already dead, and the rest were himself, Fan Tong, Liao Xuan, Situ Qiao, and the mysterious man in black. When Han Qusi and Master Ji arrived, Guan Tsukasa had been restored to its original state. Fan and Liao also knew that this matter had spread, and the two of them had to be questioned, so they would never dare to leak it. Just listening to Master Ji's words, he and Han Qusi both knew that Guan Yu's head had been stolen. Who exactly revealed the news to the two?

He was thinking about it, but he heard Han go and think: "Maybe it's really like the rumors in Beijing, this thief was chased by Jinyiwei very quickly, and fled all the way to Luoyang. If you want to do a big vote, you will go and steal the funeral treasures in the mound......"

Master Ji shook his head and said, "But regardless of the priceless jade in the coffin, this person actually took Guan Yu's head, isn't it extremely strange?"

Han Qusi said: "This person's martial arts are ordinary, but that Jinyiwei's martial arts are extremely high, and they should not be underestimated. ”

Li Qiufeng heard Han Qusi say this, and thought to himself: "Among Fan Tong and Liao's outline, there must be one of Han Qusi and Master Ji's eyeliner, otherwise he wouldn't know so much detail." ”

Master Ji frowned, thought for a moment, and then said: "When this brocade guard arrived in Luoyang City, he didn't alarm the prefect's yamen, it doesn't seem like he was embarrassed by us, maybe it was really to track down this thief." We don't need to alarm him, lest there be any other trouble. Nine times out of ten, the man who is making trouble at the city gate today is the thief. At present, the four cities are very tightly guarded, and he can't get out of the city, so the brocade guard must also be searching around the city. It's better for us to think of a way to catch this thief, and the brocade guard will naturally appear to the prefect's yamen to ask for someone. When the time comes, we will hand over the thieves to Jinyiwei and send this hot potato out of Luoyang City, so as not to hinder our major affairs. ”

Han Qusi smiled bitterly: "Today, all the masters in the government have been sent out, and the Shi family knife is also a master, and the whole city has searched, but no one has been found." Although this person's martial arts are commonplace, he is indeed very good at light skills, and he is extremely alert, so it is not easy to catch him. ”

Master Ji said: "The rabbit was frightened and hid and refused to show up. We might as well loosen the rope a little, and the rabbit will be bold, and it will naturally show its head. ”

Han Qusi was stunned for a moment and said, "I want to hear about it." ”

Master Ji said: "Right now, all the inns in the city are under our control, and that person wants to hide in a private house or temple. We will let out the wind early tomorrow morning, and only say that the yamen has caught the suspect, and all the arresters and soldiers on the street will be withdrawn, and no more soldiers will be sent to the city gate. It's just that we have to be loose and tight, and all the men are ambushed at the four city gates. The man was already a frightened bird in the city, and when he heard that the four cities were open, he must have hurried out of the city. Today he had a melee with the soldiers defending the city, and there were really many soldiers who had seen him. As long as the soldiers who have seen this man are assigned to the four gates of the city, and when they see this man, they immediately send out a secret signal, and when the ambush is exhausted, they will surely be able to capture this man. In this way, we can not only retrieve Guan Yu's head, but also capture the thieves and hand them over to Jinyiwei to take back to the capital, so that we can relax and deal with the matter of sealing the village with all our might. ”

Li Qiufeng listened to the discussion between the two, and most of them didn't know why. It's just that when I heard Master Ji's strategy to lure the enemy, I thought to myself: "This surnamed Ji is a good life, Situ Qiao is trapped in the city, and when he heard the news that the government caught the thief, he only thought that the government had killed the good and risked it." When they know that the guards at the city gate have been removed, they will inevitably rush out of the city, and they will inevitably be captured by the officers and soldiers. Looking at the appearance of this Master Ji, he doesn't know martial arts. Alas, the most powerful killing method in the world was originally not a peerless martial art, but a human heart and strategy. ”

When he thought of this, he thought of the Fusang killer who injured Murong Danyan. This person is just a weak woman, but she is one of the most powerful killers under Yanagi Soiwa. And Liu Zongyan's martial arts were superb, but in the end, he died at the hands of a group of Fusang villagers thousands of miles away. Indeed, the things of this world are very difficult to say.

He was thinking about it, but he heard Master Ji say: "If the adults have no objections, I will arrange it." ”

Han Qusi smiled and said, "Master Ji, you can do such things, you don't need to talk to me." ”

Master Ji nodded, and then said: "I have already burned Lao Hu's letter, and I just said a few words in reply. Even if this letter falls into the hands of someone else, it will never see anything wrong, so you can rest assured. ”

The two chatted a few more words, and then walked into the house side by side. Li Qiufeng stayed for a while, and saw that there was no one around, so he performed light skills, quietly returned the same way, and jumped out of the wall at the east end of the prefect's yamen. It was midnight at this time, and there was no one on the street except for the officers and soldiers who were on patrol at night. Li Qiufeng climbed high and low, and with only one pillar of incense, he had returned to the front of the inn. He didn't want to alarm others, so he jumped to the second floor with a light effort, returned to his guest room, and lay on the bed in his kimono. Thinking of Shi Nianhao, Yang Ziqiao, Yu Fan, Han Qusi, Master Ji and others he met in the past two days, they all had ghosts in their hearts. These people seem to have little to do with each other, but they seem to be inextricably linked. The more he thought about it, the more depressed he became, and finally he was shocked, thinking that if he continued to toss like this, his breath would be chaotic, and he was afraid that his body would be greatly damaged. Gather your mind at the moment and practice the skill of vomiting. After a while, I only felt that my mind was clear, and I fell asleep unconsciously.

(End of chapter)