Chapter 1122: The Source of Rebellion
"But it's not quite right...... "After resentment for a long time, Sun Yun calmed down at this time, and seemed to have discovered the suspicion, and couldn't help but ask, "Seeing that the style of this house is very ordinary, and it is such a remote place from Dadu, and the officials are not important official positions, most of them are acting in the suburbs...... why should the people of the 'Ming Fu Sect' go to great lengths to kill such an ordinary court official?"
"That's right......" Qi Xueyin thought about it, and felt that what Sun Yun said was not unreasonable.
"This little man doesn't know......" The young man shook his head and said helplessly, "We are just ordinary people living in this city, and we don't know anything about officialdom......"
"Although there is not much interference from the imperial court here, there are also appointed county officials...... Qi Xueyin continued to ask, "If Lord Cheng passed away, who is under the jurisdiction of this town......?
"Lord Cheng is a local official, but he lives here, not the county government of our Linggu Town...... the young man continued, "There are not many people in the county government here, and when the fire broke out just now, there should have been an organization to come to put out the fire...... Look around, and you might find it......"
"Well, let's leave it at that......" Sun Yun looked at the smoke behind the fire in front of him, and replied in a low voice, so he and Qi Xueyin left for the time being, looking for the government personnel who were still dealing with the aftermath at the scene of the fire......
"A few of you, move quickly-" Sure enough, on the west side of the ruins of Cheng Ying's family ruins, there were a few figures who looked like officers and soldiers, cleaning up the scene that was destroyed by the fire, and seeing that the dignified court officials were brutally killed by the "Jianghu Wild Sect", a leader-like figure secretly shook his head and said while commanding his subordinates, "Hey, these hateful riot cultists have made the people of the court panic all day long, and now even Lord Cheng, who lives in the suburbs, has not been spared, this world is ......."
"May I ask ......" Suddenly, a shout sounded from behind - it was Sun Yun, who came here with Qi Xueyin, found a decent court official, and then asked, "Are you on an errand in the county government in Linggu Town?"
"That's right......" The official was also quite polite, and when he turned around and saw Sun Yun's appearance as if he had a background, he couldn't help asking, "Are you ......?"
Sun Yun took off the gold-lettered waist card of the Chatai family and said solemnly: "I am under the order of the Chatai Palace, and secretly investigate the recent rioters in the suburbs of the capital...... Today will be Linling Ancient Town, unfortunately see the painful things, when mourning, I want to ask some related questions...... "Time is pressing, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Sun Yun directly took out the gold medal this time, but in order not to expose his identity during the "critical period", Sun Yun did not reveal his name.
For the official errand person, there is no one who does not know the Chatai family token, and the county government here is no exception, the official messenger saw it, and knew that Sun Yun's identity was extraordinary, so he immediately said respectfully: "The adults are privately patrolling the cold town, and the villains do not know about it, and they failed to entertain them in time, so I hope you will forgive ......me."
"Don't say too much polite words, just ask the business directly......" Sun Yun didn't have time to "talk nonsense", with a serious expression, Zhenzhen said, "But this matter is a secret of the imperial court, and you must not let others know about your meeting with me-" Sun Yun's last move was also to prevent the guys from the "Canghuan Sect" from finding out his whereabouts.
"The villain understands-" The official agreed, and continued to bow and ask for instructions, "If there is any problem, the adult asks, and the villain must know everything-"
"Well, then ...... I ask you" Sun Yun's expression was cold, and he said straight to the point, "I heard that the head of the family who was burned down and killed was a building official in the imperial court, right?"
"That's right, he is Cheng Ying's whole journey, and he is currently serving as a construction official in the middle of the bureaucracy, and this is just the residence of Lord Cheng......" the official cha 1510 replied.
"Then the murderers who killed and set fires tonight are really those thugs from the 'Mingfu Sect'?" Sun Yun asked again.
"Yes, you can't be wrong—" replied the official in affirmation, "they dressed in red, shouted the slogan of 'doing the right thing for heaven,' and killed officials who were closely associated with the imperial court...... These acts are exactly the same as they were five years ago, burning and setting fire to their homes, and committing all the crimes they committed without forgiveness......"
"Then tonight they are in trouble, and you dignified county officials will watch them wantonly set fires?——" Sun Yun was slightly excited, and asked in a low voice at night.
"We ...... There is no way to ......" The official was a little afraid that Sun Yun would be angry, relying on the other party's power, and trembled, "Those 'Mingfu Sect' thugs are numerous...... The coming is fierce, and there are only so many people in our county government, and they are ...... at all."
"This is also the place where the imperial court officials are registered, and it's not too far from Dadu, how can there be a shortage of manpower?" Qi Xueyin listened and couldn't help asking, "Now that the 'cult' in this neighborhood is rampant, don't the officials above take care of it?"
"The current court officials, you also understand......" The official seemed to have something unspeakable, and said cautiously in front of Sun Yun, a "person of identity", "The more turbulent the situation, the more they avoid the limelight and ignore it...... But these are all villains, serving as your ...... Don't report or blame the villain......" The official was afraid that Sun Yun would report his "small report" to his superiors, but he was still frightened.
"Don't worry, I won't tell other adults about ......" Sun Yun looked at the official messenger's "timid" look, and had no choice but to appease.
"Master Xie...... Lord Xie ......, "When the official saw it, he nodded hurriedly and said resignedly.
"Let's get down to business—" Sun Yun continued to say calmly, "What I want to ask is that this Cheng Ying is just a deserter in the whole process, and he has no real power in the court, let alone anything to do...... I heard that the violence committed by the 'Ming Fu Sect' was all aimed at the court officials who were in the hands of powerful ministers, but why was an official with no identity like Lord Cheng killed by these bastards?"
"This ...... The villain is not very clear, after all, the villain has not seen the people of the 'Mingfu Sect' a few times......" The official only told him in detail about what he knew, "And about Lord Cheng, the villain's interactions are not very familiar...... The villain only knows that the relationship between Lord Cheng and our county lord is not bad, and Lord Cheng is usually out of town, and when he comes back occasionally, he will often talk with our county lord about the old days......"
"Is that all?" Sun Yun asked with some disappointment.
"It should ...... That's all......" The official messenger didn't think much about it, after all, such a big thing happened tonight, and the official messenger himself was frightened and half asleep, let alone remembered the events of the deceased's life.
"Hey, just these, there are too few clues......" Sun Yun sighed, looked around at the dark street, and couldn't help but say resentfully, "These guys are really hateful, killing court officials for no reason, making the officials and people in the market panic...... And they were quite 'sharp', and after arson and murder, they fled the scene so quickly......"
Qi Xueyin thought for a long time on the side, and also tried to help Sun Yun find clues about this aspect, and couldn't help but ask the official: "By the way, then do you know that Master Cheng is a construction official, what is it...... What are you responsible for?"
"I don't know this very well...... the official cha shook his head, and then seemed to think of something, and said with a whim, "Oh yes, I remembered, when I was helping the county lord sort out the copywriting of the yamen with some brothers before, I once saw Lord Cheng come to visit and told the county lord about this matter, not long ago, it should be the last time - it seems to be something...... Go to 'Luozhuang' to supervise the construction of what 'arsenal'......"
Hearing this, Sun Yun and Qi Xueyin's eyes were stunned at the same time - now they understand why the people of the "Mingfu Sect" killed Cheng Yingquan......
"Then I can't remember the rest of the things clearly, the villain knows, that's all he knows, so ......" The official was still bowing his head and narrating, but when he raised his head, he had long since disappeared from Sun Yun and Qi Xueyin.
"Hey, it's strange, what about people?......" I was still asking in front of me just now, and after a while, I disappeared, and the official also muttered to himself with a blank face......
At this moment, Sun Yun and Qi Xueyin, who knew that they really wanted to do a thing, were on their way back to the inn......
"Hey, the purpose of these guys, shouldn't it be ......" While walking back, Qi Xueyin kept asking.
"Ah, you can't go wrong......" Sun Yun's eyes were firm, and Zhen Zhen said, "It's still the time of 'Luozhuang' - the bastards of the 'Ming Fu Sect', we blocked the destruction of the arsenal last time, and this time it was even more ruthless, and directly killed the court officials in charge of this matter......"
"Then what now, do you want to retaliate against them?" Qi Xueyin seemed to know Sun Yun's thoughts, and turned around and asked.
"That's right, I must make them pay!" Sun Yun suddenly stopped and said emotionally, "These guys are ostensibly under the banner of 'reviving the Han people and eradicating the Meng Yuan', but they have done such hurtful things again and again, and now they are even emboldened, blatantly killing officials in the DPRK and China, and maliciously setting fires in the town - I can't find any reason to forgive them, if I don't knock them down and suppress them, I, Sun Yun, will not be human!"
This is a poisonous oath, Sun Yun has not made such an oath for a long time, once it is made, it must be ready to tide over the storm and meet the dangers of fate at any time.
However, Qi Xueyin saw something else in Sun Yun's eyes......
"This ...... Is it really your intention?" Qi Xueyin suddenly changed her tone, "Didn't you always stand on the side of the Han people before you knew your own identity?" But now, for the sake of the Mengyuan Imperial Court, you suppressed the Han people you had always supported, didn't you......"
"What the hell do you want to say?" Suddenly mentioning a sensitive question, Sun Yun couldn't help but tense his nerves and asked concentratingly.
"What I want to say is that the reason why you are so persistent in taking this road is ......" Qi Xueyin's eyes were a little sad, as if she had a clear understanding of something, and said lightly, "Actually, you are neither for the Mengyuan court, nor for the Han people, nor for your Chatai family...... You're actually your brother, aren't you?......"
As if he had been told to be at an important point, Sun Yun looked slightly stunned, and stood quietly in place with his hands clenched into fists for a long time.
When the dark clouds cleared and the cold moon was empty, Sun Yun changed his tone and said slowly: "Five years ago, my brother suppressed the two major sects of 'Canghuan Sect' and 'Mingfu Sect', in exchange for a moment of prosperity and stability...... Although he himself is extremely cruel and often oppresses the common people, no matter what, after all, because of his power, the remnants of the former evil party dare not rise up......"
Qi Xueyin didn't say anything, just quietly listened to Sun Yun's story.
"However, since that day, everything has changed...... Sun Yun seemed to be suddenly angry, and his fists were clenched, "In order to drink blood to avenge my revenge, I went to the palace alone and abolished my brother's martial arts...... Because of me, my brother has fallen, the 'cult' that he once suppressed has revived, and the people of the court have fallen into even more misery......"
"You want to say that it's all your fault......" Qi Xueyin continued to ask.
"Yes, it's all because of me – without me, my brother wouldn't have fallen, without me, these 'cults' wouldn't have continued to fight, and without me, the people wouldn't have been in worse misery again...... It's all my fault......" Sun Yun lowered his head and continued to say in a deep voice, "All of this is my sin, it's all my fault...... Now that my brother is down, I must carry on his unfinished legacy and take on this responsibility-"
As he spoke, Sun Yun remembered the volunteer that his brother Chatai Dordun had entrusted to him before he left......
(in recall)......
Chatai Dordun continued, "I was defeated by you a month ago, and my body was seriously injured and my martial arts were completely ruined, and I am afraid that the forces of the Northern Plains Sect also know about this...... My master is not in Dadu, once I know that my status in the family is gradually declining, they will definitely take advantage of the situation and make a lot of 'noise' in Dadu...... Now that my father is seriously ill, Koltai wants to usurp the throne, but with his ability, one person cannot suppress those evil sects, and may even be in danger of death, and the lifeblood of the court will also be affected - so I need you, take my place...... and the duty of the father, suppressing the cult and taking on the heavy responsibility of protecting the imperial court......"
After listening to this, Sun Yun remembered in his heart that he vowed in front of Hua Yehan today that no matter how difficult and dangerous, he would unswervingly inherit the agreement between himself and his father to volunteer-this "crisis omen" was a test of his fate, Sun Yun was sure in his heart and had already made a decision......
"I understand...... Sun Yun paused slightly, and then said firmly, "No problem, I promise you, I will take over the responsibility of protecting the society for you and your father!"
"Is it......" Chatai Dordun saw it in his eyes, smiled slightly, and said slowly, "Thank you......" This is the first time that Chatai Dordun thanked Sun Yun in front of him......
(In reality)......
"I have already sworn in front of him, since it is my own legacy and the 'sin' I have committed, I will take this responsibility myself......" Sun Yun finally swore silently in his heart.
Qi Xueyin didn't say anything, just looked at Sun Yun with complicated eyes, but the feeling in her heart was not just a thank you to Sun Yun, on the contrary, there was an unknown reproach in it......