Xiao Qin said that there were two reasons why he wanted to deal with Qi Mu instead of Wang Yue.
The first one was that he had just returned to Kyoto, and he didn't know what kind of power Qi Zheng had prepared behind Wang Yue's back. However, Qi Mu's power was almost all in front of him, and it was easier to take action.
The second is that Wang Yue is an official of the fifth rank. Even if he kills a chicken to scare monkeys, he is not enough to be the chicken in Qingliu.
Moreover, there have been two more cases of hat monsters in Kyoto recently. In one case, out of the traitor's instinct, the same hat monster case was used to disrupt Qingliu's purpose. In the other case, Xiao Qinyan's hat was more unlucky.
As soon as the demon attracted the Imperial City Division, the real hat demon appeared.
Because Wang Yue arranged for Dali Temple personnel to be near the Xiao family, the Hat Demon did not appear nearby, so Wang Yue gained nothing.
It's just that the Hat Demon escaped from Dali Temple in the light, but not from the Imperial City Division hiding in the dark, and was caught again by Gu Qianfan, who was well prepared.
Although this time it had no impact on the Xiao family, Xiao Qinyan felt that he could not always be passively beaten and had to choose a target to act on.
It is still unclear whether Wang Yue is an enemy or a friend, but one thing Xiao Qinyan understands is that Wang Yue and Gu Qianfan have a relatively good relationship. It can be seen from the interaction at this banquet that as his son, he is the only one who has the potential to
He was a little reluctant to help.
Having made his decision, Xiao Qinyan suddenly made a high-profile announcement a few days after the Xiao family's night banquet that he would take a boat to view the scenery. He deliberately spread the news that he would go to the river to admire the moon without any escort, just to wait for Qi Mu's action.
Xiao Qinyan knew that Qi Mu definitely wanted to use this to confirm that the traitor would die as a result of the hat demon's divine punishment when he first came to power. This was the true intention of the Qingliu faction. He just thought of his son Gu Qianfan who was deceived by Qi Mu, so he took the opportunity to call Gu Qinyan.
Qian Fan, let him see Qi Mu’s true face.
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Xiao Qinyan was the superior in the end, and Qi Mu was indeed fooled.
After Qi Mu was called out by Xiao Qinyan to talk alone after the Xiao family's night banquet, he was a little afraid that Xiao Qinyan and he would be defeated, so he was ready to give up the conflict with Xiao Qinyan for the time being.
I called him over and gave him special instructions.
It turns out that the recent Hat Monster case was carried out by Commander Cui and Ke Zheng's disciples. Their purpose was to use the methods of ghosts and gods to force the officials to choose one person to take the blame.
With the virtue of an official, he would definitely not take this responsibility on his own, so Xiao Qinyan, the treacherous prime minister who had just arrived in Beijing, could only take the responsibility. After all, it was because of his worship as the prime minister that the Hat Demon appeared.
After being warned by Xiao Qinyan, Qi Mu no longer dared to pretend that he didn't know what the Hat Demon case was about. He decisively approached Commander Cui and asked them to change the target from Xiao Qinyan to An Guogong.
An Guogong was against the rear party, and he was worried that the queen would become Wu Zetian. As long as he fell, the emperor would definitely doubt Xiao Qinyan, and Qi Mu would be able to take over and take over. This was a double win.
After all, Qi Mu's ultimate goal is phase, not to fight Xiao Qinyan to the death. If he dies, what's the point of defeating Xiao Qinyan.
However, Qi Mu knew that Commander Cui, whom he accepted, was the brother-in-law of Zheng Qingtian, the magistrate of Qiantang County, and that Commander Cui was raised by his sister and had a very good relationship with him.
In secret reports from his subordinates, Qi Mu discovered that Commander Cui's sister had been crying all day long, and knew that Commander Cui would definitely not be able to bear revenge on Xiao Qinyan, and would definitely hit it off with Ke Zheng's disciples.
Qi Mu actually knew these things for a long time, but he probably kept silent and watched the situation develop. If Xiao Qinyan hadn't been so shameless and said directly that as long as Qingliu attacked him again, he would only deal with Qi Mu. Qi Mu would have been able to
I won't care.
You must know that Qi Mu is a person who even takes care of his own people in order to gain power. If it is not for his own interests, he will not compromise.
It's just that whether they are Qingliu or Houdang, they are all so-called scholar-bureaucrats. These high-ranking people have never thought that the innocent people who died because they created the Hat Demon case are also human beings, and they are also the sons of the Song Dynasty.
civil.
What kind of bastards are just people who get together for profit.
Wang Yue did not suspect at first that this incident was related to the party struggle, but he checked all the relatives of the two victims and the two hat monsters, and found that there was no interest entanglement at all, and it could be said that there was no connection at all.
Since it has nothing to do with it, it can only be said to be random killings. However, Wang Yue felt that most of the people who killed people randomly were only after eating enough to support themselves, which was obviously impossible in the Song Dynasty.
The people of the Song Dynasty were running around all day long to survive. How could they have the energy to plan such ghostly things? Only those who had enough to eat could do it, and the only people who had enough to eat in the Song Dynasty were scholars and merchants.
Businessmen pursue profits. Businessmen will definitely not do something as unprofitable as random killings, so who else would?
It can only be those so-called scholar-bureaucrats.
Most scholar-bureaucrats love fame, so what made them come up with such a dirty trick?
Under the current situation, only the fact that Prime Minister Ke was dismissed and returned home helplessly, while Xiao Qinyan, the former magistrate of Suzhou, returned to Beijing to take the title of Prime Minister is a major event in the court.
As for whether the hat demon is a clean stream or a rear party, things are clear now.
Xiao Qinyan has just returned to Beijing. He must be seeking stability now. It is impossible to take action at this time. Even if he does take action, he should wait until he has stabilized his position before doing it. It is impossible to take action at this time.
Then there is only one possibility. The masterminds of this hat monster case are the so-called clean-minded people who serve the country and the people.
Now that he had a target, Wang Yue was not idle. He immediately sent secret guards to watch every move of the Xiao family. He felt that Xiao Qinyan, an old fox, could not just sit back and wait for death.
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Wang Yue stood on the roof of an attic by the river, looking at Xiao Qinyan's building boat in the distance, and Gu Qianfan who was talking to Xiao Qinyan on the bank. While drinking, he calculated whether there were any loopholes in today's arrangement.
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Wang Yue's own manpower must not be used. After all, this is a business matter. He does not want to leak his trump card, so only the manpower of Dali Temple is left. After such a long time, Wang Yue also has a few available people.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! For this operation, Wang Yue went to the palace after discovering that Xiao Qinyan was visiting the lake. After reporting it to the officials, he secretly mobilized some
The men and horses of the imperial guard camp were divided into several small teams, and each team was watched by people from Dali Temple. This was the most rigorous thing he could do, just waiting for someone to take the bait.
As for why Wang Yue did this, of course it was because he thought it was a good opportunity.
Xiao Qinyan wanted to lure out the hat demon that Qi Mu had accepted, and Qi Mu also wanted to take the opportunity to kill Xiao Qinyan. This was not a personal grudge between the two people, but a life-and-death fight between two parties.
If Wang Yue takes the opportunity to make a big deal out of this matter, and even goes along with it, causing Qingliu to suffer heavy losses, then the Houdang family will become dominant, and will the emperor be able to sleep at that time?
He didn't know what the emperor would do, but Wang Yue felt that if it were him, he would definitely be unable to sleep at night.
Wang Yue's reason for persuading the emperor was very simple. Compared with this being Kyoto, if the prince of the dynasty was killed in the street, who would be their next target?
Who else has a greater position than Xianggong?
Therefore, in this round, Wang Yue stated that he was helping the rear party get rid of some people in Qingliu, which actually caused an imbalance of power.
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Wang Ke didn't know Wang Yue's plan. He looked at the building with doubts. He didn't understand why Wang Yue was standing here today, so he asked doubtfully, "Master, it's getting cold, why do you need to blow the wind here?"
Wang Yue rolled his eyes at Wang Ke. He didn't believe that Wang Ke couldn't figure out what he wanted to do, so he smiled and said, "Don't pretend to be stupid. You can guess what I want to do."
Wang Ke knew that he had gone too far recently, and he acted without authorization from time to time. Especially last time, he heard Zhao Pan'er's words and transferred the Taolin guards. This was a big taboo. He quickly said, "Young Master, I am the conscience of heaven and earth.
You are loyal, but you can't sit still, but you are too stable."
How could Wang Yue not know this guy's character? He was talented in martial arts, but he loved to make trouble. If he hadn't been like this, he wouldn't have been transferred out of the secret guard camp and come to obey orders. After all, except him and Wang Jing, no one else
Can't control him.
In fact, if placed in the army, this guy can be a general, but without a handsome man to look after him, he will commit suicide sooner or later.
Wang Yue thought that even if he mobilized troops in the future, it would be many years later. He shook his head helplessly and said straightforwardly, "I am fishing."
Wang Ke followed Wang Yue's gaze and looked into the lake. From a distance, he could see two people standing on the pier in rich clothes. They were probably nobles, which made him very unhappy.
Just one of them, why is it familiar? Wang Ke looked carefully and saw that it was Gu Qianfan? He asked doubtfully, "Is the bait Gu Qianfan?"
Wang Yue waved his hand, knowing that he was stupid for talking about tactics with this idiot, so he quickly reminded, "How can it be only Gu Qianfan? Do you know who the person with Gu Qianfan is?"
Wang Ke looked carefully again, but he didn't see many people. He saw that the two people at the pier seemed familiar, so he asked doubtfully, "Who is it? Could it be Mr. Xiao?"
Wang Yue glanced at Wang Ke in surprise. Even a blind man could be fooled. He shook his head helplessly and said with a smile, "That's him!"
Wang Ke understood immediately, and he said excitedly, "I understand, I remember the young master said that the purpose of the Hat Demon case is Xiao Qinyan, which means that the people behind the scenes will definitely tolerate it when they see Xiao Qinyan alone.
He can’t help but take action.”
Wang Yue saw that Wang Ke understood, and immediately began to give instructions for the next action. He was afraid that Wang Ke would take action on his own again, so he said seriously, "After they take action in a while, the people from Dali Temple will lead troops to arrest the assassins. Keep an eye on me."
Be careful not to let anything slip through the net, but try not to take action."
Seeing that Wang Yue was speaking so seriously, Wang Cai nodded solemnly and said, "Don't worry, Master, no one will escape!"
Wang Yue twitched the corner of his mouth, feeling very helpless. If Wang Cai hadn't been sent out on a mission, Wang Jing had also arranged for Zhao Pan'er. He really didn't want to use Wang Ke. This guy really knew how to do some unnecessary things.
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Xiao Qinyan on the dock was telling Gu Qianfan that when he married Gu Qianfan's mother, Qi Mu was one of the groomsmen.
Gu Qianfan was stunned after hearing this. Qi Mu had never told him this. Since he knew that he was Xiao Qinyan's son, why did he let him enter the Imperial City Division and join forces with him to deal with Xiao Qinyan?
Word.
Gu Qianfan couldn't help but think of the time when he was kidnapped and killed by Lei Jing's men. He originally had evidence in his hand, but Qi Mu asked him not to deal with Lei Jing first, but to deal with Xiao Qinyan first. Could it be that he was afraid that he would become bigger?
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Just when Gu Qianfan was shocked, Xiao Qinyan laughed and said helplessly, "My silly son, you were deceived by Qi Mu. He just wants to use you to take revenge on me, a political enemy."
Gu Qianfan actually had some doubts in his heart. After all, there were many things that made no sense just by thinking about them, but he still couldn't believe it.
You must know that Gu Qianfan has always treated Qi Mu as his uncle, but he didn't expect that he was lying to him from beginning to end.
Xiao Qinyan looked at Gu Qianfan and still didn't believe it, so he quickly explained, "You have been going through life and death for Qi Mu all these years, isn't it just to be promoted to the fifth rank as soon as possible, so that you can earn a life for your mother, and have the incense of the court to re-erect the tomb? Isn't this all for me?
You all understand, so I have always respected your choice, but today I am already the chief assistant, and Qi Mu still wants to sow discord between our father and son, which is a bit too much. Didn't you ask me if I arranged the hat demon case?
Let me tell you, it was yes yesterday, but not today!"
Gu Qianfan was stunned. The hat demon he captured yesterday was sent by Xiao Qinyan? But before he had time to ask, he sensed something was wrong. He immediately looked at Xiao Qinyan with wide eyes and asked incredulously, "
what are you up to?"
Xiao Qinyan saw what Gu Qianfan realized and said proudly, "Let me show you what kind of person you know Qi Mu is. I went out without a guard today. Many people know that. Do you think Qi Mu will
I won’t be able to help but take action!”
Gu Qianfan thought with his feet and knew that Qi Mu would definitely take action. After all, if the traitor died at the hands of the hat demon when he first came to power, such a temptation would definitely not be rejected by the so-called Qingliu. He quickly looked around
, I want to see if the Hat Demon has arrived.
Just when he was in a daze, Xiao Qinyan quickly came to the boarding sampan beside the pier without any hesitation in his steps.
Although Gu Qianfan hated his father, he didn't want him to die. There was no guard on the ship. If the hat demon really came, Xiao Qinyan would definitely die.
Thinking of this, Gu Qianfan said excitedly, "Xiao Qinyan, you are crazy, come back!"
When Xiao Qinyan saw his son anxious, he was not angry but happy. He said very straightforwardly, "You have two ways now, either you let the assassin kill me, or you save me. But if you save me, all will be saved."
Mu will never believe you again!"
After Xiao Qinyan finished speaking, he stopped talking to Gu Qianfan and decisively got on his boat, singing Knight's Journey as he walked.
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Wang Yue watched this scene from a distance and thought it was too funny. A traitor could be so heroic, and Qi Mu, the new leader of a pure faction, used despicable methods. Who is the pure and who is the dirty!
At this time, an unknown number of men in black, dressed exactly like the Hat Demon, suddenly appeared in the streets and alleys, scaring people into scattering.
It's just that the hat monsters seemed to have an urgent matter. Not only did they not kill people in the street, they didn't even shy away from pedestrians. They ran rampant with weapons, and some were moving around on the rooftops, constantly approaching Xiao Qinyan's building.
When Wang Ke saw this scene, he stopped going to support. He asked solemnly, "Sir, why are there so many people? Do you have enough people?"
Wang Yue twitched the corner of his mouth. He had never expected that the so-called Qingliu would be so rampant and blatantly send so many people to assassinate him. He also sent so many people, which made him depressed.