Chapter 57: Deep Thoughts
Yuan Qi left the Wei Mansion, and after meeting with Zhao Hu and Ma Yue not far away, the group came to the Jin Mansion together. The pen changed out www.biquge.info of his night clothes and burned them all together, and then collected his iconic weapons such as the crossbow. In this way, even if someone suspects Yuan Qi, there is no evidence to be found.
At the same time, there was a commotion in the general's mansion. Being woken up in the middle of the night is an unpleasant thing in itself, not to mention that after being woken up, you have to accept the bad news that your own brother was killed. Fan Jin was only wearing small clothes, and he was thunderous in the room, and the rare antiques placed in the room were like worthless clods of soil on the side of the road, which were smashed by Fan Jin one by one.
Fan Jin's eyes were red, and while throwing antiques to vent his anger, he yelled: "Who is it? Who killed a certain second brother!!?
The maids and servants on the side were frightened by Fan Jin's crazy appearance, for fear that they would be angry with Fan Jin if they were not careful. One by one, their heads were lowered, and they didn't even dare to take a breath of air.
At this time, a middle-aged scribe walked into the room, looked at the angry Fan Jin, and it was inconvenient to speak, so he stood aside with his head down.
Seeing this middle-aged scribe come in, Fan Jin suppressed the anger in his heart a little, and asked in a deep voice, "Jia Yuan, what clues do you have?"
Jia Yuan smiled and bent down to hand over a crossbow arrow, and said, "General, please look, this is the only clue left at the scene." Fan Jin picked up the crossbow arrow and looked at it, and then shouted angrily: "Isn't this just a small arrow, what's so strange?"
Jia Yuan said unhurriedly: "General, the official army of the central government, whether it is the captain army of the Eighth Department of Xiyuan or the Imperial Forest Army, is equipped with a big yellow crossbow, and the crossbow arrows used are a little longer than this one, so the lower officials concluded that the person who assassinated the general was not from the capital." ”
"Oh?" Fan Jin listened to Jia Yuan's analysis and felt that this was indeed the case, so the irritability in his heart was also suppressed a lot, and he asked: "Then who do you say will do it?" Jia Yuan pondered for a while, and said slowly: "Recently, I came to the capital city and formed a deep enmity with the Wei family, and I have the ability to kill eighty-six members of the Wei family in one night, and there are people with crossbows in their hands...... Please also think carefully about it, who will have this kind of strength?" Jia Yuan is a master who speaks and leaves three points, and with a simple analysis, he basically locks the target. This person has the essence of self-protection, he only speaks for seven points, and the remaining three points for Fan Jin to think about himself, not only to give an explanation to Fan Jin, but also to not lose Fan Jin's face, so that Fan Jin can easily guess who the murderer is on the basis of his own reasoning.
"It turned out to be him!Hmph, you thought you had the support of the Son of Heaven, so you didn't take me seriously?" Fan Jin had obviously guessed that it was Yuan Qi who did it.
Jia Yuan pinched his beard and said softly: "General, there is a certain sentence, I don't know whether to say it or not." ”
After Fan Jin knew who the murderer was, he transferred all his anger to Yuan Qi, so his tone to Jia Yuan seemed much calmer: "But it's okay to say it." ”
Jia Yuan said: "The main enemy of the general is still the eunuch group, so I think that the general should temporarily bear with it, put the murderer aside for the time being, and go all out to deal with the eunuch party in order to make a big plan." ”
Listening to Jia Yuan's words, Fan Jin said angrily: "What are you talking about! My brother was assassinated, and there is such a deep hatred in the sea of blood, how can a certain person sit idly by and ignore it and let that guy go unpunished? I have made up my mind, you don't need to say it again." ”
Jia Yuan didn't say anything when he heard this, he bent down and saluted: "Everything is decided by the general, and the subordinate will retire." ”
Out of the room, Jia Yuan looked up at the night sky, and sighed secretly: Alas, such arrogant and arrogant, people who can't be controlled with a little stimulation are difficult to become big, so I still have to find a way to get out as soon as possible, so as not to be dragged down by this butcher in the future. As for that Yuan Huwei, young but courageous, he will be a hero in the future.
The next day, the 86 members of the Wei family, together with the news of the death of the general Fan Miao, spread all over the place, and for a while, the city was full of storms. Of course, many ordinary people applauded, and the Wei family relied on Fan Jin's power, but they did not oppress the good, and the common people happily ran to tell each other, and they almost celebrated with firecrackers.
Yuan Zhi had the same look as no one else, still the same as usual, and came to the North Palace where Yuan Xie lived early in the morning and began to explain Chinese culture to Yuan Xie.
In the Deyang Hall of the Imperial Palace, the general Fan Jin said indignantly: "Qi Shengshang, last night the Wei family was killed in the eighty-six people, and my brother Fan Miao, the general of the Che Cavalry, also died in the Wei Mansion, after a night of investigation, the minister has found evidence, confirming that last night's tragedy was committed by General Huwei and Zhongyi Hou Yuanqi, and please ask the Holy Lord to preside over justice!"
"Oh, is there such a thing, could the general be mistaken?" said Yuan Hong with some suspicion. In the tone, there is a faint meaning to exonerate Yuanqi. He didn't want his favored imperial nephew to get involved with this kind of thing, besides, what if Yuan Qi did it? What if my imperial nephew killed a few people, what was the big deal? If it weren't for Fan Miao also dead, Yuan Hong wouldn't even bother to care about this matter.
It's a pity that Fan Jin, such a rough person, how could he understand the meaning of Yuan Hong's words? Even if he did, I am afraid he would pretend not to understand.
Fan Jin said loudly: "Please give an edict to the saint, let Yuan Huwei confront the palace, and the evidence that the minister will come up later will definitely make him have nothing to say!"
The eunuch standing behind Yuan Hong was also afraid that Yuan Hong would be soft-hearted, so he would fool this matter, so he leaned over to Yuan Hong and whispered: "Your Majesty, there is a way that you are not afraid of crooked shadows, why don't you let Yuan Huwei go to the palace to confront the general?"
On the side of Wenchen, Taifu Yuan Huai was originally under the soft grinding and hard bubble of his son Yuan Bai in the past few days, and promised to find an opportunity to save face for Yuan Bai, and teach Yuan Qi a hard lesson, seeing such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, he immediately went out of class and said: "Shengshang, as far as the old minister knows, Yuan Huwei is indeed at odds with the son of the Wei family, and the two even fought in Zixiang Pavilion yesterday, this point, many people have seen it with their own eyes, in order to make things clear, please also ask the saint to summon Yuan Huwei to the palace, and the general theory is clear." ”
Seeing that whether it was a party of relatives, a faction of eunuchs, or even those who were loyal to themselves, they all suggested summoning Yuan Qi to the palace, Yuan Hong had no choice, and secretly hated himself for being too ridiculous before, so that the power was lost, otherwise how could these people dare to be so rude?
In desperation, Yuan Hong had no choice but to say helplessly: "Then let Yuan Qi's nephew come to the main hall." ”
It didn't take long for Yuan Qi to stride into the Deyang Hall with his head held high, and said: "Yuan Qi, the nephew of the minister, see the saint." ”
Before Yuan Hong could speak, Fan Jin stepped to Yuan Qi's side, and when he looked at Yuan Qi, his eyes could almost burst into flames: "Yuan Huwei! Yuan Junhou! Yuan Taishou! You are so bold! You dare to commit murder in the capital city and kill 86 members of the Wei family! What crime should you be guilty of?"
Yuan Qi's events last night would leak sooner or later, but he didn't expect Fan Jin to find him so quickly, obviously Fan Jin had a master behind him. But Yuan Qi's face was not fearless, and he asked rhetorically: "Oh, since the general said that so-and-so is a murderer, but I don't know what evidence there is?"
Fan Jin took out a crossbow bolt from his sleeve, handed it to Yuan Qi's eyes, and asked sharply, "This crossbow arrow, you must be very familiar with it?"
recognized that it was the crossbow shot by his subordinate's hand crossbow, but Yuan Qi's face was silent, and he didn't even move the corner of his eye, and said indifferently: "Is this the evidence of the general? Just by relying on this crossbow arrow, you can determine that a certain person is a murderer? Hehe, it's really ridiculous, does this crossbow arrow have a certain name on it? Who has seen this crossbow arrow shot by a certain person? Everyone in the world knows that a certain is good at bows and arrows, not crossbow arrows, so the saint gave him a carved bow.
Fan Jin is a butcher who has never learned a few words, how can he be the opponent of Yuan Qi with sharp teeth? When Yuan Qi asked him like this, he was speechless for a while, and finally had to copy Jia Yuan's original words: "The crossbow arrows used by the Imperial Forest Army in the palace and the captain army of the Eighth Colonel of the West Garden are all big yellow crossbows, which are three inches longer than this crossbow arrow, excluding these armies, in today's capital city, the most likely person to have crossbow arrows is you Yuan Huwei!"
Yuan Qi laughed out loud: "It turns out that the evidence that the general said is all the conclusion you have reached through speculation! There are many famous families in the capital, which one of them has no diners and private soldiers? Why do you say that this crossbow arrow belongs to a certain subordinate? Also, as a great general, you actually suspect the Imperial Forest Army and the Eighth Captain Army of the West Garden, is this a disguised questioning of the saint? Dare to ask the general what his intentions are?"
was ridiculed by Yuan Qi, Fan Jin's cold sweat immediately flowed, knelt on the ground and said: "The saint clearly sees that the minister has no heart of disobedience, and the minister is loyal to the saint!"
Yuan Hong had a cold face, looked at Fan Jin fixedly, and said in a cold voice: "Fan Jin, as a general, you haven't figured out what is going on, so you ran to the main hall to slander my imperial nephew, and even suspected my Imperial Forest Army, are you guilty?!"
Fan Jin kowtowed again and again, hitting the floor of the main hall Peng Peng: "The minister is guilty, it is the minister who lost his mind because of the grief of losing his brother, so he didn't investigate for a while, and almost misunderstood General Huwei. ”
Seeing Fan Jin's appearance, Yuan Hong couldn't help but feel soft in his heart, no matter what, Fan Jin was his beloved concubine's brother after all, and he didn't want to embarrass him too much. So he said in a deep voice: "That's it, this matter is over, retreat." ”
Seeing that Yuan Hong let Fan Jin go so easily, Yuan Qi couldn't help but sigh in his heart, although his uncle of the Son of Heaven had the intention to rectify the dynasty, his ears were too soft, and he was easily coaxed. In comparison, Yuan Xie was a little stronger than his father.
Walking out of the Deyang Palace, Yuan Qi came to the North Palace again, and saw Yuan Xie waiting for him at the door, and when he saw himself coming, Yuan Xie hurriedly ran over and asked, "Brother Huang, how is it? It's okay? Just now I sent someone to inquire, that hateful Fan Jin dared to slander the imperial brother, it was really a crime that deserved death." It's a pity that his father's heart was too soft, so he let him go so easily. ”
Yuan Qi smiled: "It's okay, I'm worried about you." ”
After the two entered the room, Yuan Qi asked with a smile: "By the way, do you know what staff Fan Jin has around him? What Fan Jin said in the main hall today doesn't seem like he came up with it." ”
Yuan Xie tilted his head and thought for a while, then suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "I remember, there is a middle-aged strategist next to Fan Jin, it seems that his name is Jia Yuan, I heard that others call him a poisoner." ”
It turned out to be him! It's no wonder that not everyone can easily analyze what happened based on a crossbow arrow. I'm afraid that only this poison Jia Yuan can do it in the capital.
With a mysterious smile on his face, Yuan Qi said softly to Yuan Xie: "I see, in fact, Fan Miao, together with the eighty-six members of the Wei family, was indeed killed. ”
Yuan Xie's small mouth immediately turned into an "O" shape, and then he came to his senses, pretended to be nothing, picked up a book of Spring and Autumn and said, "Brother Huang, let's hurry up and finish today's homework." ”
Yuan Qi scolded with a smile: "People are small and ghosts are big!" and then began to explain to Yuan Xie.
The sun slanting in the sky, with a warm sunshine, shone on this pair of cousins, looking warm and harmonious.