The lights in the hall of the uncle's house were brightly lit, and several men in black knelt on the ground to plead guilty. Wei Tong cursed: "A bunch of idiots, they can't even do this little thing. These are Chen Qing's men. If they assassinate Chen Qing, can they still count on you?"
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"Prince Qi, the other party also has very powerful guards. We were not careful and were attacked from behind by them. Our brothers suffered heavy casualties. If we had known that such a group of people were there, we would have been careful."
"Who are these people? Is Wang Bo's information wrong?"
"We don't know either, but it's definitely not thirty cavalry. Those cavalry came later."
"Then did you leave any clues?"
"According to the prince's instructions, I shouted a Jurchen word and then retreated."
Wei Tong took a few steps with his hands behind his back, feeling suspicious and annoyed. He waved his hand and asked the assassins in black to retreat.
He immediately said to his men at the door: "Ask Jia Yingfang to come see me after dawn!"
At dawn, the county magistrate Wang Bo, who was the first to receive the news, came with a large group of archers. Although he was ordered by his uncle to secretly monitor Chen Qing and his men, assassins came out of the VIP hotel. The higher-ups were investigating. He, the county magistrate, wanted to
Even my uncle can't protect the person who bears the responsibility.
However, after checking around and asking Yi Cheng and others, there were no clues. The envoy Zhou Kuan was frightened and could not see anyone.
Wang Bo had no choice but to discuss with Jia Yingfang in a low voice. Jia Yingfang smiled and said: "Since the envoy is fine, it is a blessing in misfortune. This kind of thing is impossible to prevent, and the county king cannot be blamed on the above. The county king has come to understand and check the situation."
, Yi Cheng said that someone said Jurchenization, so it can be suspected that it was Jurchens who did it, and then suggested that the envoy be moved into the city, so that as the county magistrate, you would have nothing to do, but the county magistrate should immediately report to the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple.
Taichang Temple, it’s best to inform Mr. Li.”
"That Li Guang has always disliked me, will he take the opportunity to deal with me?"
Jia Yingfang snorted disdainfully, "The scope of the County Lord's security responsibilities at night is within the county town. Now that he is out in the suburbs, what does he have to do with the County Lord?"
"yes!"
Wang Bo slapped his thigh and said excitedly: "The city gate is closed at night, what does what happens outside the city have to do with me?"
He was no longer afraid, and immediately sent people to the government office, Dali Temple, and the Ministry of Punishment to report the case. Soon, Yin Zhang of Lin'an Prefecture, Wang Zao, the Minister of Dali Temple, and Wang Juzheng, the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, rushed to the VIP Inn. Not long after, Prime Minister Li Guang also heard that
The news is coming.
Li Guang really disliked Wang Bo. The wandering dandy actually became the magistrate of Qiantang County. He also wanted to use this opportunity to remove Wang Bo, but this Wang Bo was obviously well prepared and did his job irreproachably.
The preliminary investigation report has been written and is watertight. The incident happened outside the city at night and was beyond his power. The official who arranged the accommodation should be severely punished. Why not arrange for protection?
Wang Bo's last words pointed to Huang Guinian. Huang Guinian was Li Guang's man, and Li Guang had nothing to say.
He flipped through the report and asked, "I suspect it was the Jurchens. Do you have any evidence?"
"Reporting to my husband, Yi Cheng heard them yelling something Jurchen, so I very much suspected that it was related to the Jurchens. Of course, it was just a suspicion and there was no conclusive evidence."
Li Guang nodded, a little surprised in his heart. He couldn't tell that this dandy boy was quite methodical in doing things and made himself invulnerable.
"Okay! We, the county government, will leave this case alone and leave it to the Criminal Department and Dali Temple. You can stand down!"
"Farewell to my humble post!"
Wang Bo breathed a sigh of relief and hurried back to report to his uncle. Li Guang was really anxious. The consequences of this incident were very serious and he had to report it to the emperor.
Jia Yingfang met Wei Tong again at Liuweiju Teahouse. He explained: "The information I gave the prince is correct. Zhou Kuan's entourage is thirty people, all cavalry. They live in the entourage courtyard. They will rush back when they hear the news.
, the day lilies are already cold, our source of information is an insider from Guanyi, and it is absolutely accurate."
"Then please explain to me, who are the dozen blue warriors who suddenly came to kill? Kill six of my men."
Jia Yingfang said calmly: "Those warriors in blue are the intelligence scouts of the Western Army in Lin'an."
Wei Tong was shocked, "Seriously?"
Jia Yingfang nodded, "We have someone in the inn who heard the conversation between them. It must be a coincidence that they came here."
Wei Tong took a sip of tea and said, "I didn't expect that your county magistrate is quite resourceful! I'll check it out clearly."
"That's right! Qin Xianggong will definitely give him resources if he asks him to do something."
Wei Tong nodded, "Okay, if you have any news, please report it to me in time."
"Every humble job must be reported promptly."
After the emperor Zhao Gou heard Li Guang's report, he was not very shocked. Perhaps Zhou Kuan's level was not far enough to shock him. He waved his hand and interrupted Li Guang's report, "Since he is fine,
, just let him move into the city and strengthen his protection. You can just handle this kind of thing. There is no need to report it to me."
"Your Majesty, this matter will be used to make a fuss."
"Okay, I said, you can just handle this matter. Do you want me to say it a second time?"
Li Guang had no choice but to bow and say: "I obey the order!"
Zhao Gou knocked on the table and said, "Xiangong Li, you are the Prime Minister and are in charge of the third department. Your energy should be focused on finance and taxation. I care about money. We need money to fight wars and raise the army. If there is no money, I will not sleep at night."
I can’t sleep well. Regarding Chen Qing’s affairs, leave it to Mr. Zhu to take care of it, so you don’t have to ask anything about it.”
Li Guang didn't want to ask for anything. He really didn't want to ask about Chen Qing's affairs. The risk was too great.
He immediately bowed and said: "I obey your order!"
Qin Hui returned to the mansion with a gloomy face and went directly to his study. After a while, his wife Wang came to his study with tea and asked, "What's the matter? You were reprimanded by the officials again?"
"Not really!"
"Then why are you so sullen? It's like someone owes you a lot of money."
Qin Hui let out a sigh of relief and said angrily: "I just found out today who secretly handed the "Jingzhao" to the emperor. It was really beyond my expectation!"
"who is it?"
"Zhu Shengfei!"
"Ah! Didn't you say it was Li Guang?"
"Although Li Guang is hateful, he wouldn't do such a small trick behind my back. Even if he did, he would tell me. But Zhu Shengfei is different. He didn't read the newspaper to the officials, but stabbed me in the back for the sake of the newspaper.
The officials were very dissatisfied with me about the matter, and even said the words "bullying the superiors and concealing the inferiors". This Zhu Shengfei would do whatever it takes to climb up on top of me. Isn't he afraid of stepping on the wrong foot and hurting his feet? "
"Then the master wants to deal with him?"
Qin Hui waved his hand, "Today the officials have left the matter of dealing with Chen Qing to him. If he doesn't handle it well, he will suffer the consequences."
"Isn't Li Guang in charge of this matter?"
Qin Hui sneered, "Last time Li Guang talked about a late emperor and scratched the official's back, he thought the official would forget it? This idiot, he forgot how Zhang Bangchang died."
"Master, are there all these unhappy things happening in the court?"
Qin Hui remembered something and chuckled: "Bo'er performed very well today. It's rare for Li Guang to praise him."
Wang was surprised and delighted, "Really? Even Li Guang praised him."
Although Li Guang is Qin Hui's enemy, Wang also knows that Li Guang has a good character, and even he praises him, so Bo'er must be good.
"What did Bo'er do that made Li Guangdu praise him?"
"He handled the assassination case yesterday very thoroughly and well. Li Guang couldn't find fault with him even if he wanted to, so he had to praise him."
"I heard from Bo'er that the assassination last night might have been done by Jin Guo. Would you like to confirm it?"
Qin Hui thought for a while and said: "Whether it is the Jurchens or not, I guess they will come to me tonight."
