A secluded alley. This alley is quite remote in Fuzhou City. Compared with the place adjacent to the bustling streets, few people come here.
From a distance, two carriages were seen approaching slowly. The carriages stopped at the entrance of the alley. The man in charge of driving the carriages jumped down and stepped forward to lift the curtain. A figure was seen stepping out of the carriage first.
Came out of it.
This person was none other than the old man who walked into the restaurant uninvited and met Qian Li, He Huai and others.
The old man got off the carriage and his eyes fell on a small courtyard deep in the alley.
At this moment, several figures walked out of the carriage.
Qian Li, He Huai, Zhao Ming and others walked out of the two carriages one after another. More than a dozen people were crammed into the two carriages, which showed that these people were very cautious in Fuzhou City.
If this were the case in the past, given their status, if they were to travel, it would not only be a carriage driving the way, but also a dozen servants and servants to protect them.
This is really the first time for so many people to be crowded into a carriage.
But because the old man said he wanted to take them to a place to meet someone, Qian Li, He Huai and the others were extremely curious about where the old man wanted to take them and who he wanted to meet.
Seeing the carriage stop at this time, Qian Li looked around. When he saw the old man taking them to a remote alley, he couldn't help but said to the old man: "Sir, I don't know who you want to take us to see."
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The old man said nothing, but took the lead and walked into the alley.
Qian Li and others saw each other, looked at each other, and then all followed behind the old man.
Now that they are here, they can't just leave like this, and they are also very curious about who this old man wants to take them to see.
The old man walked very slowly, but the alley itself was not deep, and it only took him a dozen breaths. When the old man stopped in front of a door, several people also stopped.
The young man walking at the front stretched out his hand and knocked on the door a few times. Soon he saw the door open and a figure was revealed.
Qian Li and others couldn't help showing doubts when they saw him. They didn't know this man. Could it be that this was the man the old man wanted to take them to see.
I saw that this man was wearing sackcloth and wearing mourning. Judging from his posture, he seemed to be holding a funeral at home.
When the man saw the old man, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes. Just as he was about to speak, he heard the old man say, "Let's take everyone in."
The man then looked at Qian Li, He Huai and others who were following behind the old man, stepped out of the way and said: "Guys please!"
Although they were full of doubts, everyone still followed the old man into the courtyard.
As soon as they entered the courtyard, Qian Li and the others were sure that the family was indeed holding a funeral, because there were obviously hanging flags in the courtyard, and looking towards the hall, a simple mourning hall was clearly visible.
What makes Qian Li and others puzzled is that generally speaking, if a family has a funeral to be held, neighbors will come to help, and relatives will come to offer incense. Not to mention the huge crowds, at least it shouldn't be like that.
It's so deserted and deserted right now.
Although they were full of doubts, the old man who brought them here did not speak, so they were naturally embarrassed to ask at this time.
The young man who opened the door before led the crowd directly towards the mourning hall. Qian Li and others looked at each other and kept following.
The old man had already said that he wanted to take them to meet someone. Now that they were here, they wanted to see who the old man wanted to take him to meet, given his mysterious appearance.
Just when Qian Li and others were thinking about it, the old man suddenly stopped in his steps, and now everyone realized that they had entered the mourning hall.
The old man slowly opened his mouth and said: "Since you guys are here, why don't you give us a nice meal?"
Qian Li and others were stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked towards the seat where the coffin was enshrined in the middle of the mourning hall.
In the middle of the mourning hall is a coffin, and behind the coffin is the memorial tablet for worship.
At first glance, Qian Li and the others couldn't help but be startled. There were two spiritual tablets there, and the name of one of them was very familiar to them.
Cai Wen
When Qian Li and others saw the names on the spiritual tablet clearly, their expressions changed drastically. They never expected that they would see Cai Wen's spiritual tablet here.
Since Cai Wen's spiritual tablet is placed here, these people...
"you!"
Qian Li, He Huai and others looked at the old man and others with complicated expressions on their faces.
At this moment, the young man who opened the door for them earlier handed them the incense candle.
Taking a deep breath, Qian Li, He Huai and the others took the incense and candles, slowly stepped forward, and then respectfully bowed to the spiritual throne.
No matter what kind of person Cai Wen is, they still admire Cai Wen's ability, Qian Li, He Huai and others very much. What's more, except for the Qian family, the rest of them are even more attached to Cai Wen, and they can also be regarded as Cai Wen.
Wen Yidang.
Now that Cai Wen is dead, if they don't burn a stick of incense in front of Cai Wen's soul, they themselves will feel very sorry.
In addition to Cai Wen, there is also Sun Wei in the spiritual position. Everyone is familiar with Sun Wei. Everyone knows that he is Cai Wen's most trusted staff and confidant. He has been with Cai Wen for more than ten years. It can be said that he is better than Cai Wen.
Wen’s relatives need to gain more trust from Cai Wen.
Several people also bowed to Sun Wei's memorial tablet.
At this time, there was no one else in the mourning hall except the young man and the old man who stood there with his hands behind his back, looking straight at the soul in trance.
It can even be said that the courtyard was quiet, and no one else was seen. It was as if there was no one else except them.
Such a quiet environment even made the atmosphere a little depressing. Finally, Qian Li took the lead and bowed his hands to the old man and said, "I wonder who Sir wants to introduce us to?"
The old man seemed to have come back to his senses at this time, pointed to the coffin, and then pointed to the spiritual place and said: "Isn't it right there?"
"What?"
Looking at the coffin, and then at the spiritual tablet, Qian Li and others suddenly felt like they had been tricked. The old man had previously said that he was going to take them to meet someone, but now the old man told them that they were meeting a dead person.
Suppressing the anger in their hearts, He Huai, Zhao Ming and others looked at the old man, and their expressions suddenly became unkind. The old man had always been mysterious, and now he was playing tricks on them like this. If they didn't want to get the ending from the old man,
The solution to the family's predicament may have been abandoned long ago.
Qian Li took a deep breath, looked up at the old man and said, "Now that we have met, sir, should you tell us how to solve our predicament!"
The old man slowly turned around, glanced at the crowd and said: "The way to break the situation is very simple, it just depends on whether you have the courage!"
He Huai snorted coldly and said: "Li Huan is going to kill us all. Is there anything else we dare not do?"
Qian Li cupped his hands and said, "Sir, please make it clear!"
The old man seemed to be smiling but not smiling. He looked at the people with cold eyes and said, "Kill Li Huan!"
"What?"
Several people originally thought that the old man would tell them what to do, but in the end he asked them to kill Li Huan, which naturally shocked everyone.
Someone couldn't help but angrily said to the old man: "Old guy, stop pretending. If you have no other solution, just say so. There is no need to entertain us here."
The old man was not annoyed at all, he just looked at the few people with a calm expression and didn't care no matter how many people ridiculed him.
Qian Li, on the other hand, looked extremely calm. He stared at the old man for a while and then said: "You are right. If you want to break the situation now, the simplest, most direct, and most effective way is to kill Li Huan!"
As soon as Qian Li spoke, the others looked at Qian Li, but after hearing Qian Li's words, their expressions changed drastically.
Zhao Ming said to Qian Li: "Qian Li, you believe what this old guy says. I don't think this method is reliable at all. He must be uneasy and well-intentioned..."
Qian Li glanced at Zhao Ming and said, "Brother Zhao, tell me, other than killing Li Huan, what else can you do?"
Zhao Ming's words suddenly stopped, and then he heard Qian Li roar: "He is an imperial minister. When he came up, he put all the adults in prison in the name of treason, and he killed them without mercy.
Hundreds of scholars, it can be said that the entire Fuzhou city is now under his control."
Qian Li said, "The commander of the city's outer guard post is Dong Huan. Do you think he will obey Li Huan's order and go into the city to deal with us?"
The expressions of Zhao Ming, He Huai and others changed.
I heard someone say subconsciously: "But he is an imperial envoy. If we kill him, it will be tantamount to rebellion..."
Hearing this, Qian Li looked at each other like an idiot and sneered: "Don't forget, you adults have been charged with rebellion. No one can escape."
He Huai smiled miserably and said: "There are also those who besieged Li Huan not long ago, and they are all descendants of our clansmen. When Li Huan finds out their identities, this will be another crime of rebellion."
Qian Li's eyes flashed with a hint of madness, and he looked at the crowd and said, "So everyone, we are destined to be accused of rebelling against Li Huan. If this is the case, then we will kill him, the imperial envoy, so that we can just
There is a glimmer of hope."
The old man clapped his hands and praised: "Well said, kill Li Huan and rescue the imprisoned adults, then you will still be a high-ranking official family. Otherwise, the family will be confiscated and destroyed, and the family will be destroyed in an instant!"
Everyone present looked at me, and I looked at you. At this moment, Qian Li pointed at the coffin in the main hall and the memorial tablet of the leader and shouted: "Why are you still hesitating? If you don't make up your mind, this is a role model for us."
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Immediately, the expressions of He Huai, Zhao Ming and others changed, with firm expressions on their faces, and they said to Qian Li, "Do it!"
"Either Li Huan dies, or we die!"
Qian Li's eyes flashed with madness and he said: "With the combined efforts of our families, we may not be able to kill him Li Huan. Everyone, for the sake of our family, we have no choice."
"For the family!"
"For the family!"
Watching Qian Li and others hurried away, the old man stood in the mourning hall, and the young man's voice came to his ears: "Master, do you think they can succeed?"
At this time, the old man was holding a stick of incense in his hand and was bowing to the head of the deceased. Then he stepped forward and inserted the incense candle into the incense burner.
"It's just a random trick, just use it as waste. If it doesn't work, wouldn't it be great if it succeeds?"
The young man and the guards who had been following the old man all looked at the old man with some admiration in their eyes.
Prefect's Yamen
Li Huan looked at Dong Huan, who was sitting opposite him, as if he was sitting on pins and needles, and said, "Why, Commander Dong, are you not confident in the strength of your subordinates and are you a little panicked?"
Dong Huan heard the words and said hurriedly: "What are you talking about, sir? The explanation brought by me this time is that the warriors in the guard who dare to fight are not afraid of a group of rabble. I am just thinking about whether those people are really like your Excellency."
As expected, they will be delivered to your door on their own initiative."
As he spoke, Dong Huan looked at Li Huan and hesitated for a moment and said: "After all, openly besieging the government office and attacking and killing the imperial envoys is tantamount to treason and is an unforgivable crime to punish the nine tribes."
Li Huan said calmly: "Besides killing me and fighting for it, do they have any other choice?"
As he spoke, Li Huan patted the pile of files beside him. Dong Huan knew very well that this file was sent by the prefect Huang Wenzheng not long ago about the scholars who tried to besiege Li Huan not long ago.
Many of them are children of various families. These people tried to besiege the imperial envoy in broad daylight in front of so many people. This charge of treason cannot be washed away.
At this moment, Dong Huan felt a little sympathy for these families who were forced into a desperate situation by Li Huan.
It can only be said that these families were deceived by Cai Wen from the beginning. Perhaps Li Huan came to Fujian this time with the intention of taking down Cai Wen's family with the help of Han Ling's case, even if it was true in the end.
All the officials implicated by Cai Wen were dismissed from their posts. At most, all those officials lost their lives, but it would never implicate the families behind them.
After all, unless it is a crime of treason, the family will be implicated. Any other crime, no matter how serious it is, will result in death.
Even if Cai Wen sent people crazily with the intention of killing Li Huan, these officials were taken down by Li Huan and were labeled as Cai Wen's associates. In the end, they were reported to the Third Division. The only one who really needed to confiscate their homes and exterminate their clans was Cai Wen at most.
Just a scholar.
But when these people organized scholars from each family to try to force Li Huan, and even thought of besieging Li Huan, each family was truly seeking death.
At this point, these people truly have no way back.
With these thoughts flashing through his mind, Dong Huan couldn't help but look at Li Huan sitting there, and was secretly shocked. All this seemed to be what Li Huan had expected.
Especially now, Li Huan asked several other Qianhus to leave first to prepare, but left him and some of the elites he brought with him. This was clearly a trick.
Even Dong Huan himself could imagine that if there were Jinyiwei among his men who were keeping a close eye on them, they might still act honestly, but if there was a chance, they would definitely confiscate Li Huan's Qian family and the Zhao family.
, the news about the He family and other families was passed on.
It seems that the people under him have no contact with the major families. Maybe they would not dare to openly disobey Li Huan's orders, but if they just pass the news on, they will definitely do it.
Now looking at Li Huan's appearance of mastering the wisdom and the presence of the old god, Dong Huan couldn't help but feel sad for the people under his command. He only hoped that those people were smart enough, otherwise, once he contacted various companies, he could help Li Huan spread the news. Giving it to those families not only helped Li Huan achieve his goal, but also cost his own life.
Li Huan can be said to have killed two birds with one stone.
Li Huan glanced at Dong Huan lightly and said, "What is Mr. Dong thinking about?"
Dong Huan smiled bitterly and said: "The official is thinking that your Excellency really has everything under control, but he doesn't know that among the thousands of officials under me, there are a few idiots who are looking for death themselves."
Li Huan couldn't help but glance at Dong Huan. Dong Huan could think of this and had obviously seen through his plan. But like Dong Huan, he just figured it out now. As for the people under Dong Huan, to be honest, Li Huan still I really don’t think they have Dong Huan’s thoughts.
With a faint smile, Li Huan said with a sharp look in his eyes: "If this is really the case, then it is their own fault!"
“There is no path to blessing or misfortune, only people call it upon themselves!”
Qian Li hurriedly returned home and saw his second brother walking around in an extremely irritable manner, roaring repeatedly, scaring the servants and servants around him into hiding away.
When he saw Qian Li, Qian Yongdeng's eyes suddenly lit up, he strode forward, grabbed Qian Li with his big iron-like hands and said: "Fourth brother, you are finally back. If you don't come back, I'm going to take people to kill the traitor."
After listening to Qian Yong's words, Qian Li couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and looked at Qian Yong in surprise: "Second brother, why did you say this?"
Qian Yong's eyes were full of hatred and he said: "Yu'er and the others were killed by Li Huan. For the sake of the family, I can tolerate this murder for the time being, but Li Huan has actually mobilized troops into the city, ready to attack at any time. We ransacked the houses, if we don’t fight hard, we may not even have the chance to fight!”
Qian Li's expression changed and he said, "Where did second brother get the news?"
Qian Yong gritted his teeth and said: "Wei Qianhu just sent his confidants to tell us secretly. He asked us to find ways to escape quickly, as many as we can escape, even if it is to leave a root for our Qian family!"
Exhaling a breath of turbidity, Qian Yong's eyes flashed with a look of madness and he gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, okay, as I expected, his series of actions were all planned. Since he, Li Huan, won't give us a way to survive, then We will fight our way out on our own."
Qian Li said: "Second brother, call all the servants immediately and take out the weapons we have secretly stored and distribute them to them."
When Qian Yong heard this, he was not afraid. Instead, he looked at Qian Li with a bit of excitement and said, "Fourth, do you also think we should go and fight for that Li Huan?"
Qian Li looked at Qian Yong and said, "I think what the second brother said makes sense. If we don't fight hard, we won't even have a chance to fight!"
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