Qin Liang saw the guests off to the front hall door. Fu Gu, Qin Sheng, Yang Wei, Yin Ci and others bowed and said goodbye. After Qin Liang returned the courtesy and said goodbye, he stood on the platform and watched for a while, then turned to the right
After taking a look, I saw Chao Yun still behind the west railing.
When the two met, Chao Yun took out a scroll of bamboo slips from his sleeve pocket, raised his hands and presented it: "This is the letter sent by my sworn brother. I just received it."
Qin Liang held the bamboo scroll with his left hand and opened it with his right hand to look at it.
While browsing the words on the bamboo slips, he listened to Chaoyun whisper: "I used to live in a charnel house called 'Luolu' and took orders from Master Sima. Last year, the situation in Luoyang changed drastically. I was scared and ran away from Luoyang."
Before I arrived at General Wei's mansion, my place of stay was at my adopted brother's house, who is in Hedong County. This letter was urgently sent by someone sent by Chen Shi."
There was nothing written in the letter, but there was a sense of urgency between the lines. He was probably inviting Chaoyun to meet in Zhouyangyi, Hedong County, for something important.
Qin Liang asked: "Chen Shi is also from the Sima family?"
Chaoyun said: "He is the same as my concubine. He was adopted by the Sima family since he was a child. However, he did not become a spy. He was once a villager in a manor in Hanoi County."
Qin Liang read the letter again, took a few steps with the bamboo scroll, and said casually, "I remember what Qing said, it seems that Chen Shi's place is like a cage?"
Chaoyun's voice murmured: "The general still remembers it. I think my adopted brother's place is very open. The house is halfway up the mountain. There is an earthen dam in front of it. There is a stream at the foot of the hillside. Standing in the earthen dam, you can see the undulating mountains.
Hillsides, fields, and woods. Unlike Luoyang, many walls have been built."
She paused and then continued, "But there is a lot of work inside and outside. In every season, what we should do every day has been arranged. We have to work on that land all day long. It always makes people feel very boring, really.
Like a cage without walls..."
Qin Liang was a little absent-minded when he spoke, and he wasn't very serious when listening to Chaoyun's story. He was still thinking about his sworn brother Chen Shi.
Due to limited information, Qin Liang could not speculate on the connection between Chen Shi and the assassin, but they were both raised by Sima Family Quan, so he always felt that they were somewhat related.
In fact, you don’t need to figure out the truth for many things. You can often just keep trying and making mistakes.
So Qin Liang suddenly walked to the railing, looked around, and shouted to a guard: "You rush to the gate of the mansion and ask Yinci to stay and come back to see me."
When the guard heard the sound, he raised his head and clasped his fists and said, "Here!"
Chaoyun stopped talking, his expression changed, and asked: "Is there anything wrong with Chen Shi?"
Qin Liang muttered: "I'm not sure yet."
Chaoyun thought for a while and asked again: "Is that assassin a spy of the Sima family?"
Qin Liang could only shake his head and repeat his answer. No one has been caught, nor his accomplices. How can we know now? So we have to try various ways. The remaining members of the Sima family can only be regarded as one of the suspects, and they have something to do with Qin Liang.
The Sima family is not the only one with grievances and conflicts of interest.
Chaoyun asked again: "Is this matter related to Chen Shi?"
Qin Liang glanced at the bamboo scroll in his hand, thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry, Qing's sworn brother should be fine."
After a while, Yinci returned to the pavilion. He strode over, quickly climbed up the stone steps, came to Qin Liang and bowed to him.
Qin Liang handed the bamboo scroll to Yin Ci and said, "You will personally take the people from the school affairs office and rush to Zhouyangyi, Hedong County as soon as possible to pick up the people." He suddenly turned around and asked Chaoyun, "The person who sent the message is still in Luoyang?
"
Chaoyun said: "General Qi settled the messenger in General Wei's mansion."
Qin Liang said: "Qing went to change his clothes, and followed Yinci to Zhou Yangyi. Don't be afraid, if you can really catch the assassin, Qing's sworn brother can still make a great contribution."
Chao Yun nodded, gently bent his knees and said, "I will go back to my room now, please take my leave."
Qin Liang turned to Yinci and said, "Please go back to the school office to select someone." He suddenly remembered the time when Yinci went to Taiyuan County to capture the Wen family member a few years ago, and he couldn't help but remind him, "Catch him alive."
Yinci cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, general, I will definitely get things done!"
After arranging everything, Qin Liang didn't pay much attention to it. He actually felt in his heart that there was not much hope. As Chaoyun said, the man named Chen Shi was adopted by the Sima family, but he was just a guest of the banker. After the assassin escaped,
There is no need to find such a person. Moreover, the village is a society of acquaintances. If a young and strong man of unknown origin suddenly appears in the village, he may be retaliated sooner or later, so it is not suitable as a stronghold.
Unexpectedly, within a few days, Qin Liang received an urgent report. Yinci sent a fast horse back to Luoyang to report the news, and actually captured Li Yong!
Although Qin Liang ordered the matter to be handled, he still felt a little surprised and a little pleasantly surprised at this time.
At this time, Qin Liang considered the follow-up matters and ordered the messenger to go back to Yinci and tell Yinci that the prisoner should be taken directly to Tingwei's Mansion instead of being brought to General Wei's Mansion.
General Wei's Mansion has no law enforcement power, but the problem is not big. No one will use such details to cause trouble for Qin Liang; not to mention that the School Affairs Office has law enforcement power, and it is completely legal to lock people up in the School Affairs Office. But Qin Liang's main consideration
I understand other people's thoughts and want to make things as transparent and clear as possible.
After the assassin arrived at Tingwei's Mansion, Qin Liang took a group of followers and went to Tingwei's Mansion to meet people.
The assassin had just arrived at Tingwei's Mansion and had not yet been sent to prison. He was being locked up in a department room next to the palace. When Qin Liang saw the man, he saw that his feet had been shackled, but his arms were not tied.
But there were two people around him holding his arms, and a doctor was looking at his injuries.
Tingwei Chen Ben found the doctor so quickly, as if he was afraid that the assassin would die in Tingwei's mansion!
Qin Liang approached the door and immediately looked at each other with Li Yong. At that time, Qin Liang was assassinated in the Wang family residence and did not look at Li Yong carefully. However, it was not long after the incident and Qin Liang could still recognize the person when they met, and it turned out to be this person.
"You go down first and come back later to heal your wounds." Chen Ben said to the doctor.
The doctor responded with his hands raised, immediately packed up the wooden box and left.
Qin Liang first bowed to Chen Ben. Chen Ben glanced at the door.
Qin Liang said: "The suspect should have been interrogated and convicted. But since this person wants to assassinate me, I want to have a few words with him."
Chen Bendao: "General Qin can ask questions about the people captured by the school affairs office."
Li Yong's brows were furrowed and he occasionally sighed. His expression was a little complicated, but he seemed sober.
Qin Liang was silent for a moment, and then said a simple sentence: "I remember you ran away as soon as you missed the hit. Who stabbed your arm?"
Sure enough, the best response for prisoners is silence, and Gaimo is an exception in ancient and modern times.
Qin Liang added: "Chen Shi used to be a banker of the Sima family. He knows some details about you. Even if you don't want to say anything, I can roughly guess that the instigator is Master Sima."
Li Yong was still frowning, as if he was thinking hard about something.
Qin Liang continued calmly: "Based on my understanding of Master Sima, he will not keep a useless person. What's more, you have been caught by the government."
Li Yong's eyes suddenly showed deep hatred, but he probably didn't hate Qin Liang, even if he had tried to kill Qin Liang.
Li Yong's wife in Qingzhou was married to the Wang family, so it was impossible for him to tell his secret to his wife. Before his assassination attempt, he did not care about the situation of his wife in Qingzhou, so Qin Liang guessed that he should have another family member controlled by Sima Shi
Already.
At this time, Li Yong finally said: "Cai Hong stabbed me. He wanted to kill me because he was afraid that I would drag him down! The person who arranged the secret matter was Cai Hong, a confidant of Master Sima. When I met Cai Hong, in the
Near a market at the southern foot of Qingyao Mountain, about half a month ago."
Qingyao Mountain? It is roughly west of Luoyang and located on the north bank of the Yellow River. Judging from the direction, Cai Hong may have to go through Guanzhong. But too much time has passed. The only way to catch Cai Hong is through the efforts of Guo Huai, Chen Tai and others.
My subordinates, let's see if the government inspection can catch him at a blocked entrance or on an important road.
Chen Ben turned to look at Qin Liang, with admiration in his eyes. After all, Qin Liang neither used torture nor was he afraid of criminals, so he made people speak with a few words.
Li Yong said: "Cai Hong is just a messenger for important people. He cannot give us orders without authorization. He brought secret orders from Master Sima and Jiang Wei."
"Is the secret order still there?" Qin Liang asked.
Li Yong said: "It was burned on the spot."
"Jiang Wei..." Qin Liang couldn't help but ponder for a moment.
Master Sima hated Qin Liang very much. It was precisely because Qin Liang won the battle of King Qin that the Sima family was destroyed. It was expected that Master Sima wanted to kill Qin Liang. However, Jiang Wei and Qin Liang had no enmity or enmity, they were just doing their own thing.
Lord, why do you have to make things so ugly?
Without the support of those in power in the Shu Han Dynasty, it would be difficult for Cai Hong to sneak into Wei State. Jiang Wei must be one of the leaders of the poisonous plan!
Qin Liang usually treats people with names in history with a different eye. For example, Deng Ai was favored by Sima Yi in the past, and Qin Liang and Deng Ai still get along well. Jiang Wei is also considered a celebrity, so Qin Liang clearly remembers that it is said that this
People are as bold as fighting. But at this time Qin Liang already had a very bad impression of Jiang Wei.
Li Yong's voice said: "According to Cai Hong's wishes, whether the servant can succeed in the assassination is not the most important, but it must be done at the Wang family's residence."
Qin Liang sneered and asked no more questions. He turned around and looked around, saw Wu Xin standing at the door, and called Wu Xin over.
With a "swish" sound, Qin Liang reached out and pulled out Deng Ai's gift from his waist, then gently rotated the sword and handed the hilt to Wu Xin.
Wu Xin looked at Qin Liang doubtfully, and then reached out to catch the sword.
Qin Liang said: "He stabbed Qing with his sword, and Qing repaid him with his sword. We owe nothing to each other."
Wu Xin, who had been expressionless just now, now had a rich look in her eyes. She looked at Qin Liang's eyes for a while, as if she didn't recognize him anymore. Her pale face also turned a little red.
People around him looked surprised and held their breaths as they watched the scene in front of them. After all, Qin Liang had just been nice to talk to Li Yong, at least he didn't get emotional.
At this time, even Chen Ben didn't stop him. Chen Ben was afraid that Li Yong would die in his hands, but if Qin Liang wanted to hurt someone, Chen Ben probably wouldn't bother to do anything.