() The next morning, Su Jin simply dealt with some trivial government affairs and then sat in the hall in a daze. He wanted to go out for a walk, but he was afraid of seeing the deserted people all over the city. He was afraid that he could bear it.
I couldn't help but mess up everything, thus annihilating all the efforts to cover up last night.
Su Jin is also waiting for Li Zhihe's arrival. If Li Zhihe doesn't arrive today, it means that all his words and actions last night have been seen through by them. If that is the case, there is nothing to say, so they should quickly find a way to save their lives and get out.
It's better to go out of Weizhou, but staying here is making yourself uncomfortable.
Until three o'clock in the morning, the sun was already scorching the yamen hall, and the yamen servants in the hall were constantly changing their focus and secretly wondering why the prefect did not withdraw from the hall to rest, causing everyone to suffer.
Su Jin was disappointed. It seemed that Li Zhihe and the others were not so easy to fool. In desperation, Su Jin raised the arm supporting his chin, waved his hand feebly and said: "Quit, thank you for your hard work."
All the yamen let out a long sigh of relief, bowed their hands and were about to leave. Suddenly, there was the sound of horse hooves outside the yamen, and several horses galloped from the square to the yamen entrance carrying a hot wind. Su Jin raised his head and took a closer look, and was immediately overjoyed: Come on.
Yes, it’s finally here.
The person who came was none other than Li Zhihe. After discussing with Xu Wei for half the night last night, he was still uneasy. Although Su Jin's words were ridiculous, how could Li Zhihe and Xu Wei believe him based on his one-sided words? But what if?
What Su Jin said is true. If he and others offend this scoundrel out of thin air, they may cause a lot of trouble. Moreover, if this person is really the son-in-law of the Yan family, Yan Shu, and he does not hesitate to practice favoritism for his sake, then killing someone with a borrowed knife would be a crime against the Western Xia people.
It seems that the method of killing him in name is not safe. It would be the best choice if there is a solution that can not offend Su Jin and Yan Shu but also keep the secrets of himself and others.
The two discussed it for half a night but had no idea. Xu Wei suddenly remembered something while hesitating. Jingzhou general magistrate Li Miao just returned from a business trip to the capital last month. This person and Xu Wei were Jinshi in the same year, and their relationship was quite good. When they came back,
Later, he also brought some specialties from the capital as gifts to him; since he had just returned from the capital, and since Su Jin was the top scholar and married Yan Shu's niece, the commotion was so big, and Li Miao was a good person.
How can anyone who inquires know his true identity?
Li Zhihe was overjoyed and immediately asked Xu Wei to arrange for people to go to Jingzhou to inquire about the news, and he must find out the details of Su Jin.
Xu Wei originally planned to send someone to visit Li Miao, but he thought that the matter was important and he was really worried about others going, so he took the trouble to go to Jingzhou overnight to visit Li Miao. Fortunately, the distance between the two cities was less than a hundred miles, so he rode on horseback.
If you don't stop for a moment, you can get there in half a day.
Even so, Xu Wei went back and forth all night, but he didn't come back until the next day. He was so tired that he was about to collapse. He was originally a white, fat, dough-like figure, but after running around all night, he lost a lot of weight, and his face
It was also gray and covered with dust, and the whole person looked depressed.
However, the news he brought back was shocking. This Su Jin was not just the No. 1 scholar, but also the quick son-in-law of the Yan family. Li Miao was a person who liked to work hard. He went to the capital firstly for business, and secondly to visit his mentor, Deputy Prime Minister Zhang.
Dexiang brought a large cart of northwest specialty game to Zhang Dexiang's house and stayed there for a whole day. During this period, Zhang Dexiang naturally talked to him about everything, including the recent major events in the capital and the rising political stars.
At that time, the topic naturally inevitably brought up Su Jin.
According to Li Miao, this Su Jin is indeed the new top scholar this year, and his behavior is contrary to common sense. He actually married the widow of the Yan family who was five years old when he was five years old, which shocked the world. Moreover, this person did not take part in the imperial examination.
He won the respect of the emperor, and as a student of Yingtian Mansion, he was directly awarded the title of Special Envoy of Food Affairs. He was given a gold medal and allowed to take charge of food affairs alone. He did some earth-shaking things in Huainan Road, Yangzhou, Luzhou and other prefectures, and it turned out to be a success.
A major event like food service was completed.
Li Miao also told Xu Wei that Su Jin, together with Fu Bi, served as an envoy to negotiate with the Liao people, and cleverly defeated the enemy to defeat the aggressive Liao envoy. What kind of bank did this guy open? Even the emperor sent a plaque to him.
Privy Minister Lu Xiangdu and others also had to send gifts to congratulate him, and Zhang Dexiang naturally had to send people to send gifts to congratulate him.
As soon as Xu Wei said these words, Li Zhihe was stunned. He didn't expect that this scoundrel had such a big background. The seemingly harmless guy he was facing turned out to be a man of great influence. This discovery made Li Zhihe stunned.
Zhihe felt conflicted in his heart and felt a little at a loss.
But that's not what was more shocking. Xu Wei suddenly jumped up from the chair where he was slumped, looked around before closing the door and returning to his seat, and whispered in Li Zhihe's ear: "Li Jianjun,
I heard Li Miao tell me privately that Su Jin seems to have a feud with Xia Shuai, and it's not a small one."
Li Zhihe said: "Which Xia Shuai?"
Xu Wei rolled his eyes at him and said, "Which one else? Xia Song, who was just transferred to the capital for a few months, was originally the envoy of the Northwest Fourth Army, and is now the deputy privy envoy."
Li Zhihe said in astonishment: "Master Xia? Su Jin has a feud with Master Xia? Isn't that asking for death?"
Xu Wei whispered: "Who didn't say that, but the fact is that it is shocking to you. Of course, these things are spread privately, and there is no evidence. Zhang Xiang also warned Li Miao not to talk nonsense, just know it.
"
Li Zhihe frowned and said, "How long has it been and you still plan to hide and seek with me?"
Xu Wei said: "That's not true. It's just that this matter is too sensational. You and I can only hear it but not spread it. This Su Jin has somehow hooked up with Mr. Xia's beloved daughter. Mr. Xia naturally cannot tolerate his only daughter being played with.
So I planned to kill him."
Li Zhihe chuckled and said: "Xia Shuai is a character who kills people without blinking an eye. If you urinate on his head, wouldn't he be dead?" But he suddenly felt something was wrong and quickly put away his smile. In fact,
This Su Jin is not only living a good life, but also winning the first prize, and living happily, which means that Xia Song has not touched him at all.
Xu Wei didn't pay attention to Li Zhihe's face and thought to himself: "I don't know what method this kid used to escape, and then he began to take revenge on Xia Shuai. Shortly after Xia Shuai designed a trap to kill Su Jin, Xia Shuai's only nephew Liu Binhua
He was found dead in a peach grove by the Bian River."
Li Zhihe was shocked and said, "Did Su Jin do it?"
Xu Wei raised his finger and whispered softly: "Master Supervisor, please don't be so loud, okay? Liu Binhua hanged himself on a peach tree and died, but this Mr. Liu is Mr. Xia's nephew, and Mr. Xia is tolerant and loving to him.
Plus, he is surrounded by thousands of well-dressed and well-dressed servants every day, so there is no reason to commit suicide."
Li Zhihe frowned and said, "Yes, how could it be possible to commit suicide?"
Xu Wei whispered: "Private rumors say that Su Jindong was responsible for trapping and killing him that night in revenge for Master Xia."
Li Zhihe took a breath and said: "This kid is really brave. Even if there is no evidence, how can Mr. Xia spare him?"
Xu Wei said: "Yes, Xia Shuai must have launched revenge measures, but I didn't hear that Su Jin suffered any losses. It was just that he was almost assassinated to death on the Dragon Boat Festival. On the contrary, there were multiple murders in the Xia family house. First, Mr. Xia
of jade
The Zhanglou Villa was massacred, and then not long ago, the Xia family's old house in Sock Lane was bloodbathed. Sixty or seventy servants of the Xia family's nursing home were massacred twice, making it the number one murderer in the capital.
The case even alarmed the emperor."
Li Zhihe said in a trembling voice: "This...this is all Su Jin's doing?"
Xu Wei sighed and said, "I don't know, but privately I say it's him."
Li Zhihe sat down on the chair slumped and murmured: "We underestimated this guy, it seems we are in big trouble."
Xu Wei thought for a while and said: "Su Jin behaved a little abnormally last night, but after thinking about it on the way, this guy doesn't seem to be a law-abiding person. Maybe we can establish a relationship with him. Maybe
He will be our lifeline in the future."
Li Zhihe said angrily: "How do you know he's not here to get us? No wonder he said last night that he had heard about our affairs. He has been in charge of food services and naturally knows what's going on inside."
Xu Wei nodded and said: "That's true, but if he comes to get us, why bother telling us that he knows what we are doing? Isn't he afraid that we will take risks? You must know that with the 500-horse army he brought,
It's simply not enough to protect his safety."
Li Zhihe sneered: "Is this what you call a skilled person to be bold? This guy is looking down on us."
Xu Wei shook his head and said: "The official doesn't think so. I think he noticed the clues in the city temporarily. Not only him, anyone who comes to Weizhou City can find clues as long as they pay a little attention, but most people won't say
When I came out, this Su Jin just used this as a threat."
Li Zhihe said: "In your opinion, it's time for us to accept him?"
Xu Wei shook his head and said: "No, this guy doesn't seem to be a fuel-efficient lamp. We must not tell the truth until we can figure out his true thoughts."
Li Zhihe said: "How can it be done? Our military salary and salary are all in the hands of this person. What if he doesn't take out a penny in a hurry? The officials are fine, but the soldiers are about to rebel."
Xu Wei said: "For the current plan, we can only recruit him into the gang first, but we can't let him know the details. We will send him a large sum of money every month. If he is just for money, naturally he will not make trouble again. If he has other agendas, naturally
will be exposed; in short, after we understand his intentions, we can have corresponding countermeasures. We must not regard him as an ordinary corrupt official who loves money. Mr. Xia has been tortured by him. How can we and Mr. Xia
Compare?"
Li Zhihe breathed a sigh of relief and said, "What you said is true. If he really comes to deal with us, what do you think we should do?"
Xu Wei was speechless, looked at Li Zhihe and said slowly: "I will follow the lead of the supervisory army."
Li Zhihe squeezed out a few words through his teeth and said: "Okay, we can't wait to think about the present moment. Even if he has a huge backer, if this trip is specifically to get our heads, should we just stretch our necks?"
Is it possible for him to kill me? When the time comes, I will not stop doing anything but get rid of this person first, and we will talk about the next step one step at a time."