When he saw those figures shooting with arrows, Li Huan understood why these people were not killed, but were hiding in the dark and waiting for opportunities.
Yue Buqun was obviously not an easy person. Li Huan could tell that there were a few fewer people among them. Yue Buqun had been hunted for many days, so it was natural that he would not miss the change.
Although Yue Buqun, who had always been secretly on guard, did not expect that the opponent would fire arrows, he did not panic in the face of such an unexpected incident. The sword flashed and filled the sky with sword light. Along with a clanking sound, several arrows were fired.
All the arrows were blocked by Yue Buqun.
However, Yue Buqun was distracted and blocked the arrow, which gave the men who attacked him a chance. He saw that the leader's sword was sharp and struck directly at Yue Buqun's heart.
On an iron bridge, Yue Buqun raised his long sword and lifted the blade that was aimed at his heart. At the same time, he swayed, stepped on the tree trunk, and used his strength to directly attack one of the archers.
"careful!"
The leading man couldn't help shouting when he saw this, and at the same time he flew towards Yue Buqun in an attempt to prevent Yue Buqun from attacking and killing the archer.
It was just that Yue Buqun was obviously one step ahead of the big man. With a muffled grunt, a sharp sword light passed directly across the archer's neck, and then he blocked the big man's angry blow with his backhand sword.
With the force of the counter-shock coming from the long sword, Yue Buqun swayed, holding a sword flower, standing tall and staring at the people who surrounded him again: "Yue said, you three
It's simply ridiculous to be secretive and unwilling to reveal what you have learned, and to want to surround and kill Yue."
In fact, from the beginning, Yue Buqun Office clearly realized that the real threat to him among these people was three of them.
It's just that none of the three people performed the kung fu they were best at, and they obviously didn't want to expose their identities. Originally, the three of them might have posed some threat to Yue Buqun if they used their knowledge. However, under such timidity, Yue Buqun was actually
Buqun took the opportunity to kill several of his companions.
After hearing Yue Buqun's words, everyone looked at the leader, especially two of them, who clenched their weapons and stared at Yue Buqun fiercely.
The leader pondered for a while, glanced at Yue Buqun, and suddenly shouted: "Let's go!"
Obviously, this man's decision was somewhat beyond the expectations of his companions. All of them were stunned for a moment and looked at that man.
The leader snorted coldly and said: "Even if we try our best, we may not be able to save Yue Buqun, and we may even risk the lives of more brothers. In this case, it is better to stop here!"
Li Huan couldn't help but nodded secretly after hearing this. Obviously, the leader was not stimulated to lose his mind by Yue Buqun's words and made the most correct choice.
If Yue Buqun was not sure, how could he have said that? Wasn't he afraid that the other party would use all his strength to deal with him regardless of exposing his identity?
Li Huan looked at Yue Buqun, and as expected, when Yue Buqun heard the leader's decision, there was a look of disappointment in his eyes.
It can be seen that the leader has a high prestige among those people. Although some people are quite unwilling to do so, they only hesitated a little before taking the bodies of the two companions killed by Yue Buqun and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Go away.
Yue Buqun never tried to stop the other party from the beginning to the end. Although he also wanted to know the identity and origin of these people, it was obvious that he could not force the other party to use the skills he had become famous for without forcing the other party to fight hard.
But by forcing the other party to fight hard, he also had to bear great risks. Without complete assurance, when these people chose to give up on their own initiative, Yue Buqun also chose not to take action and allowed the other party to leave.
A faint smell of blood filled the air, and the forest was quiet. Through the moonlight, it could be seen that Yue Buqun was still holding the hilt of the sword tightly with one hand, and it was obvious that he had not relaxed his vigilance.
Suddenly, Yue Buqun cast his eyes in the direction of Li Huan and said, "Your Majesty, you have been watching for a long time. I don't know what you want to do."
Li Huan did not deliberately hide his figure, so it was not surprising that he was discovered by Yue Buqun. Even in Li Huan's opinion, that group of people may have noticed his existence and finally chose to give up dealing with Yue Buqun.
I don't know his true identity, so I feel scared.
Two parties are fighting, and a third party suddenly appears. Without knowing the details of the third party, it is obviously difficult to continue the fight.
Li Huan said calmly: "You are disturbing others' dreams, why don't you allow Li to come over and take a look?"
Yue Buqun couldn't help but hesitate in his words, took a deep breath, cupped his hands in the direction of Li Huan and said, "So Yue apologizes to you, please forgive me."
Li Huan came up. Although he now knew Yue Buqun's identity, he still didn't want him to take the initiative to see Yue Buqun.
As the saying goes, if we are destined to meet each other, we will meet each other, but Li Huan felt that his fate with Yue Buqun should not end there.
After looking at Yue Buqun, Li Huan turned and left.
After Li Huan left, Yue Buqun appeared in the place where Li Huan was standing. He looked in the direction where Li Huan left. Through the dense forest, he vaguely saw a figure surrounded by people.
Leave.
"It's the team of Jin Yiwei we met during the day!"
Originally, he was curious about Li Huan's identity, but now he realized that Li Huan was probably the leader of the group of royal guards he had seen earlier. Yue Buqun naturally gave up the idea of finding out Li Huan's identity.
Although he is not afraid of the Jin Yiwei, it does not mean that the Huashan Sect is not afraid. If he really brought trouble to Huashan because of his curiosity, then he would not be able to redeem himself.
Whether it was Li Huan or Yue Buqun, they just looked at each other from a distance, and neither of them really met each other. They just passed each other like passers-by in the mountains and forests.
Yue Buqun watched Li Huan and others disappear into the distance, then sheathed his sword, identified the direction, and immediately used Qinggong and body skills to run towards Fujian.
Minqing County, Fuzhou Prefecture, Fujian
Amidst the green mountains and green waters, you can see a mansion covering an extremely large area located among the mountains and forests.
Green mountains, green waters, and mountains and forests make this mansion even more extraordinary.
Anyone with some knowledge in Minqing County knows that this mansion is the residence of Cai Wen, the third-rank official in charge of the judiciary of Fujian Province.
During Cai Wen's more than ten years in Fujian, he went from being a seventh-rank official to the high position of being a prisoner and an inspector in just ten years. His promotion speed was astonishing.
After more than ten years of hard work, Cai Wen's family has completely taken root in Fujian, and this mansion is where the Cai family's mansion in Fujian is located.
Cai Wen has an old mother, more than a dozen children, and two brothers. The total number of people in the family is twenty or thirty, plus servants, guards, etc., at least hundreds of people live here.
Between a bunch of mansions.
On this day, between a pavilion, two figures were sitting opposite each other. Cai Wen frowned and said, "Gongya, tell me, did that little beast Li Huan get anything from Cheng Yi?" Am I waiting for evidence of guilt?"
Sun Wei looked at Cai Wen with a wry smile on his face.
In fact, a few months ago, when his cousin, Sun Xiang, sent someone to summon him, Sun Wei was stunned when he saw the news from Sun Xiang.
Because in the news sent back by Sun Xiang, it was mentioned that his master's tutor and the biggest backer in the court, Ge Lao Xie Qian, had been dismissed.
Sun Wei knew what this meant. With Xie Qian being dismissed, the direct consequence was that Cai Wen's hope of promotion was cut off.
Fortunately, Sun Xiang told them in his letter that he had found another backer for Cai Wen in Beijing, and it was Li Huan, the emperor's lucky minister.
At that time, Sun Wei was still not sure whether the Li Huan in Sun Xiang's letter was the Li Huan he thought. However, when he saw that Sun Xiang introduced Li Huan's origin in the letter in great detail, Sun Wei was dumbfounded at the time. Already.
In fact, not only Sun Wei but also Cai Wen was filled with disbelief after hearing Sun Wei tell Li Huan's situation in detail.
Sun Wei was personally responsible for the plot to seize Langqi Island, and even Cai Wen didn't know the details.
After listening to Sun Wei's detailed explanation, Cai Wen realized that Sun Xiang was the new backer they were looking for in the capital, and that Li Huan actually had such a connection with them.
It can be said that when Cai Wen and Sun Wei received the letter, their hearts sank into the abyss.
They had a grudge against Li Huan for killing his father, so they couldn't help but worry.
He had been in such panic for nearly a month, fearing that an imperial edict would be issued and Cai Wen would be summoned to Beijing.
Even Cai Wen and the others were prepared for the worst.
However, after a month or two passed, Sun Xiang wrote to them regularly as always, and even told them in the letter that Li Huan had agreed to help Cai Wen make suggestions to the emperor.
At this point, Cai Wen and Sun Wei finally let go of their hearts.
In their opinion, Li Huan must not have known that they were planning Langqi Island at that time, and their suspicion that Cheng Yi had taken away evidence of their crimes was unfounded.
After thinking about this, Cai Wen and Sun Wei said that it was unbelievable that they would one day ask someone who had a huge grudge against them, but in order to climb up, in order to one day be able to become the leader of the First Department, they What's wrong with giving gold and silver to your enemies!
Cai Wen even ordered Sun Wei not to tell Sun Xiang in the capital about their grudge against Li Huan, lest Sun Xiang become unnatural in front of Li Huan and reveal some flaws.
Two months ago, Cai Wen even sent someone to send Sun Xiang a hundred thousand taels of silver notes, asking Sun Xiang to establish relations with Li Huan and strive to be transferred to the capital as soon as possible.
But just over a month ago, their contact with the capital was suddenly cut off. There was no news from either Sun Xiang or Cai Changgui.
The accompanying imperial newspaper even published that the emperor appointed Li Huan, the Imperial Guard, and Wang Yangming, the supervisory censor, as the chief and deputy imperial envoys to go to Fujian to thoroughly investigate the case of the Han Ling family of thousands of Jinyi Guards.
From that moment on, Cai Wen and Sun Wei had a vague feeling in their hearts, secretly guessing that they had thought things too simply, and that Li Huan might not be as useless as they thought. Known.
Sighing slightly, Sun Wei said: "Sir, regardless of whether Li Huan has obtained evidence of your crime or not, or whether he knows about our plot to seize his Li family's inheritance, now that my brother and the others suddenly have no news, this is a
This is an extremely bad signal, and we must be fully prepared to prepare for the worst."
Cai Wen nodded slightly, and said with a hint of coldness between his brows: "You are right, Li Huan is here because he is coming here with bad intentions, especially under the pretext of thoroughly investigating Han Ling's murder case. Once he is caught by him,
If we find any clues, I'm afraid we won't be able to escape."
Sun Wei took a deep breath and said: "My lord, you have always been calm in the face of big events. If Li Huan were in the capital, we would really not be able to fight him, but don't forget that Fujian is our territory."
Stroking his beard, a chill flashed through Cai Wen's eyes and he said, "You are right, the mighty dragon can't overpower the local snakes. I really don't believe that Li Huan can stir up any trouble in my territory."
While speaking, Cai Wen glanced at Sun Wei and said, "Immediately send someone with my name card to invite Chief Gu to come, saying that I have important matters to discuss with you."
Gu Huang is the chief envoy, Zuo Buzheng, among the three divisions. He can be said to be the chief official of civil affairs in Fujian Province. Although there are two chief envoys, the left and right chiefs, it is obvious that the left chief has slightly more power than the right chief.
As the chief minister of Fujian, it is not an exaggeration to say that Gu Huang was the first person in civil affairs in Fujian.
Compared with Cai Wen, the procurator-general who was deeply rooted in Fujian, Gu Huang, the governor of the left, was only transferred to Fujian for three years.
When Gu Huang first arrived in Fujian, Cai Wen took the initiative to make friends with him. Therefore, with Cai Wen's initiative to make friends and help, Gu Huang quickly established a foothold in Fujian official circles and participated in the activities that Cai Wen spent more than ten years on.
In the great web of interests weaved.
Originally, Gu Huang was considered to be incorruptible when he was an official in the court, but unfortunately when he got there, he simply could not withstand Cai Wen's money and beauty. In a short period of time, he became colluding with Cai Wenhang and became a traitor.
That is to say, with the support of Gu Huang, the head of Fujian's civil affairs, and Cai Wen, the prosecutor of the Ming Dynasty, Gu Huang and Cai Wen, two of the three divisions of the Ming Dynasty, accounted for two out of three, and it can be said that they directly dominated the entire Fujian
Everything except the military.
Compared with Cai Wenlai, Gu Huang, the chief envoy, was once corrupted and even more miserable. In just a few years, he made a lot of wealth and imitated Cai Wen in building villas and mansions in many places.
It seemed that they had similar sympathies, or for better cooperation, Gu Huang chose to live in Minqing County as well.
Minqing County not only has Cai Wen's mansion, but also has a Gu mansion that is no less impressive than Cai's mansion.
If Cai Wen is greedy for power and pursues upward advancement, then Gu Huang should be one of those people who is greedy for money and sex.
Someone once secretly calculated that since Gu Huang entered Fujian, he had to take a concubine almost every month, and every time Gu Huang took a concubine, officials in Fujian would send congratulatory gifts.
It can range from a few hundred taels to as many as a thousand taels. It can be said that the gifts Gu Huang received every time he took a concubine were tens of thousands of taels.
According to what Cai Huang himself said, he didn't even need to engage in corruption or bribery. Just by taking a concubine once a month, he could receive two to three hundred thousand taels of gold and silver a year.
In order to accommodate the many concubines he took in, Gu Huang built more than a dozen villas in Fujian province. Each villa had three or two concubines. When he inspected the place, every
Arriving somewhere feels like coming home.
However, the people who lived in this mansion in Minqing County were Gu Huang's first wife and two concubines. These three women were married by Gu Huang before he became successful, so they were placed in Minqing County.
Because a report from the imperial court was received not long ago, the imperial court sent an imperial envoy to personally investigate the case of the murder of Han Ling, a thousand households of the Jinyi Guards.
As the chief civil affairs official in Fujian, Gu Huang had the imperial envoy arrive, and he obviously wanted to welcome him in person. Of course, the most important thing was that Gu Huang knew the whole story of Han Ling's extermination. Gu Huang was a little panicked and rushed back to Minqing County as soon as possible.
Not long after returning to the Gu Mansion, Gu Huang freshened up and originally planned to meet Cai Wen to discuss how to deal with the imperial envoy sent by the imperial court, but Cai Wen sent someone to invite him.
Gu Huang immediately left the house, got on the sedan and rushed to Cai's house.
Compared with Cai Wen when he learned that Li Huan had been appointed as the imperial envoy to investigate Han Ling's case, Cai Wen could be said to have been less panicked from beginning to end, but Gu Huang was different.
Gu Huang looked very nervous. The first time he saw Cai Wen, he sat down opposite Cai Wen with a panic expression and said: "My dear brother, the imperial envoy is here to thoroughly investigate Han Ling's case. What should we do?
How can this be good!"
Although Gu Huang is greedy for money and lustful, it does not mean that he is a fool. Han Ling's case cannot withstand investigation at all. Once a thorough investigation is carried out, it will be fine if the truth cannot be found. If the truth is found, he and Cai
Literary writing is not just as simple as losing one's hat. If not, one may lose one's head.
Cai Wen looked at Gu Huang's panic, and a trace of disdain flashed deep in his eyes. It was because he was lucky enough to hug Liu Jian's lap, and then he got the official position of Si Zuo Bu Zheng, Fujian Chief Minister.
, otherwise, based on strength alone, Gu Huang would not be qualified to sit on the high position of Zuo Buzheng even if he worked hard for another hundred years.
One is a disciple of Xie Qian, and the other is a disciple of Liu Jian. Because of the relationship between the two elders, they are a natural alliance in the Fujian officialdom, so not long after Gu Huang took office, the two came together.
, worked together in collusion, and controlled all civil affairs in Fujian.
Cai Wen poured a cup of tea for Gu Huang, smiled slightly and said, "Brother Gu, don't panic, Li Huan is just a kid, what can he do to me?"
Gu Huang seemed to be influenced by Cai Wen, and gradually calmed down his panic. He took a sip of tea and looked at Cai Wen and said seriously: "Brother, that is the imperial envoy. If you really want him to find out something, you and I
Everyone will suffer."
Cai Wenhan said with a smile: "So what about the imperial envoy? Don't forget, with the combined efforts of you and me, the huge land of Fujian cannot be said to be able to control the wind and rain, but it is not easy to deal with a helpless imperial envoy."
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Gu Huang's eyes gradually brightened up. Hearing Cai Wen's words, he couldn't help but high-five him and praised: "Yes, the entire Chief Envoys Department is a brother-in-law, and the Sentencing and Prosecution Department is run by a wise brother.
Like an iron barrel, when Li Huan wants to investigate the case, he can't get around us no matter what. As long as we don't cooperate, even if he has great ability, he will never find anything."
Cai Wen nodded and said: "That's the truth, so Brother Gu doesn't need to regard the imperial envoy as a savage beast. He is the real dragon emperor. When he comes to our territory, he has to be restrained, right?"
Gu Huang drank the tea in one gulp and said with a hearty smile: "As a brother, I know that the wise brother has many countermeasures. When the imperial envoy and his party arrive, how about the wise brother is responsible for entertaining them?"
Stroking his beard, Cai Wen smiled slightly and said, "It should be so."
After sending Gu Huang away, Cai Wen said with disdain: "What a waste. If he hadn't hugged Liu Jian's lap in the first place, it would be simply wishful thinking for him to want to be the governor of a province."
Sun Wei sighed lightly: "In the officialdom, connections are greater than abilities. No matter how powerful you are, you will never be able to fight against those with connections. With your ability, you can't become a department, but why can't you get out after more than ten years?"
A province of land.”
A trace of anger flashed in Cai Wen's eyes and he said: "My teacher is not Xie Qian. After all, I only joined Xie Qian's sect in the middle of the process. I have never been considered a disciple that he really valued."
He said with a bit of sarcasm: "But Gu Huang is Liu Jian's real disciple. Even if his ability is average, his master has paved the way for him without even having to work hard. He easily surpasses me by ten."
Several years of hard work and hard work.”
In the three divisions of the Ming Dynasty, the Commander-in-Chief Division was in charge of local military affairs. The Commander-in-Chief Division was a high-ranking official of the second rank, naturally higher than the Chief Envoy Division.
And the Chief Envoy is obviously one step ahead of the Chief Envoy, and in terms of status, the most respected one is the Commander-in-Chief, then the Chief Envoy, and finally the Chief Envoy.
This is why Cai Wen said that Gu Huang easily surpassed him, because in the perception of everyone in the Ming Dynasty officialdom, the chief envoy was superior to the administrative envoy.
Otherwise, Cai Wen and Gu Huang are about the same age, and it is really unclear who is older and who is younger. However, the two have never discussed their age. In front of Cai Wen, Gu Huang is his brother, and Cai Wen is his younger brother.
Cai Wen took a long breath and let out the frustration in his heart. He looked at Sun Wei and said, "Sun Wei, is there any news from the inn? Where are Li Huan and his party now?"
Sun Wei said: "Returning to your lord, news came from the inn three days ago that the imperial envoy and his party have entered Jianning Mansion. Judging from the journey of their party, they should have arrived in Jianning, the capital city by now."
Cai Wen couldn't help but frown when he heard this and said: "Jianning? If I remember correctly, Jianning City should be the residence of the Fujian Xingdu Division."
Sun Wei nodded slightly and said: "My lord, that's exactly what it is. The Fujian Xingdu Division is stationed in Jianning, and the garrison in Fujian Province is under the jurisdiction of the former military governor's office."
Cai Wen pondered slightly and said: "The imperial newspaper said that Li Huan was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Central Military Governor's Office by His Majesty. He has no direct jurisdiction over the Fujian Xingdu Division. However, Li Huan is an imperial envoy and is valued by the emperor, so it is difficult to guarantee
That old fellow Dong Cheng will not take the initiative to curry favor with Li Huan, the imperial envoy of the emperor."
Sun Weidao said: "What your Excellency said is true. Dong Cheng belongs to the martial arts lineage. It is said that he has an old relationship with the British Duke Zhang Mao. He has been sitting in the position of commander of the Fujian capital for more than ten years. I dare not say that he will control all the guards in Fujian."
I have all the control and can easily control and mobilize most of it.”
Cai Wen pondered and said: "Dong Cheng, this old guy, has always kept a low profile. He only guards his own one-third of an acre of land and has no interest in external affairs. I hope it will be the same this time, but I have to be careful. You sent
People are keeping an eye on that old guy secretly, and if there is anything unusual, we must come and report it."
Since the Battle of Tumubao, the civil service group took the general power from the hands of the nobles, and the authority of the Fifth Army Governor's Office has long been lost. Most of the power of the Military Governor's Office must be approved by the Ministry of War. It can be said that the Fifth Army Governor's Office has no name, but it has already
No real power.
Naturally, it is not surprising that Cai Wen and other provincial governors who came from the civil service group do not have much regard for the upright and upright second-rank commanders of the capital.
That is to say, Dong Cheng, the capital commander, has been in Fujian for more than ten years. He is deeply rooted and influential. Otherwise, if it were a new capital commander, Cai Wen would not even take him to heart.
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Changle County, Langqi Island
Chen Yidao looked at Zhao Zhidao with an expectant look on his face: "Zhao Laosan, please tell me where Brother Huan is now?"
Ever since the news came that Li Huan was named an imperial envoy and was sent by the emperor to Fujian to investigate the case, the entire Langqi Island was in a state of excitement.
Who would have thought that two or three years ago, when his father was murdered, a young man who was only sixteen or seventeen years old and came to Beijing alone would have such an unfavorable fate. When he came back again, he was already the high-ranking Governor of the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion.
Regarding the matter, the commander of Jin Yiwei was informed by the imperial envoy of the emperor.
In the past few days, all the officials, squires, and powerful people who have some friendship with the Li family have come to visit Langqi Island with generous gifts. Compared with the previous time when Li Huanyuan left the capital, the front door of Li Mansion was completely different.
, only let Zhao Zhi, Chen Yidao and the others truly feel what it means to add icing on the cake is easy, but it is difficult to provide help when the time is right.
Zhao Zhi glanced at Chen Yidao and said: "The latest news is that the imperial envoy and his party have arrived in Jianning. If everything goes smoothly, they can reach Fuzhou City in half a month at most."
Chen Yidao clapped his hands and praised: "Okay, Brother Huan has returned home in glory this time. At that time, we must sacrifice the ancestors of the Li family and tell them that, with the spirit of the eldest brother in heaven, the Li family has prospered in the hands of Brother Huan.
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Zhao Zhi nodded and said: "What you said is right, but second brother, you can't directly call him Huan brother in front of Brother Huan in the future. You have to change it to "sir". Brother Huan doesn't care, but when others hear
They will only think that we are ignorant of etiquette and respectability."
Chen Yidao couldn't help scratching his head when he heard this, grinning and said: "I know, I know, damn it, we have been calling Brother Huan for more than ten years, and now we are suddenly asked to change our words, I feel a little uncomfortable for a moment.
adapt."
Zhao Zhi said sternly: "You must adapt even if you don't adapt, otherwise it will be Brother Huan who will be lost. You don't want Brother Huan to be ridiculed and helpless because of us!"
While he was talking, a figure hurriedly came over. It was none other than Li Hu, the bodyguard Li Huan had selected.
Li Hu came panting, leaving Zhao Zhi and Chen Yidao with surprised expressions on their faces.
Chen Yidao glanced at Li Hu and couldn't help but said: "Li Hu, weren't you asked to sit in Fuzhou City and look after our Li family's shops? Why did you come back all of a sudden?"
Li Hu calmed down a little now. He looked at Zhao Zhi and Chen Yidao and said, "Uncle Yidao, Uncle Zhi, where is Xiao Linzi?"
Chen Yidao was stunned and immediately realized that the Xiao Linzi mentioned by Li Hu was none other than Lin Zhennan's son, Lin Pingzhi. Most people usually call him Xiao Linzi.
Chen Yidao glanced at Li Hu and said, "Lin Pingzhi and the others should be practicing sword skills at the beach right now!"
As he spoke, Chen Yidao asked doubtfully: "Seeing that you are so anxious, could it be that something happened to the Lin family?"
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