Chapter 90 King Jin (2)
In the Wei Family Villa, in the deep bamboo courtyard, Xu Shanshan was lying on the bamboo mat. The sunlight fell through the gaps in the dark green leaves, mottled on her body. The pomegranate flowers in front are in full bloom.
A green-haired parrot emerged from the pomegranate flowers. It screamed "Wow" with excitement and flapped its wings happily around Xushan Mountain.
"Shan~Shan~Mao is back, Maomao is back~"
Xu Shanshan stretched out her arm, and it folded its wings and stopped at her wrist. She gently touched its head The soft fur was messy by the wind: "Thank you."
"The hair is for the mountains, and it is not afraid of hardship."
It rubbed her face with its head and said sweetly to the outside as if it was for free.
Xu Shanshan was amused by it.
This kind of smile is different from all the previous smiles. It is not a superficial smile, nor a casual smile, but a very real and intimate smile.
Wei Canghao, the Xu siblings and Mo Han who came to the courtyard gate watched absentmindedly as Xu Shanshan got close to her pet.
They discovered that they were actually jealous of a bird!
They were curious about the parrot raised by Xu Shanshan, but it was too mysterious, and she was silent about its existence.
They only know that its name is Maomao, that it is a parrot that can speak human language and is smarter than humans.
It appears and disappears from time to time, but Xu Shanshan never worries about its safety and whereabouts. They didn't know why before, but now it seems that this is a tacit understanding between their master and servant.
"Have you found it?" Xu Shanshan asked it.
Maomao folded one of her wings in a humane manner and whispered to her: "Well, Maomao found it." , and the rest are monitoring and tracking. Maomao not only knows the situation inside and outside Prince Jin's palace, but also knows exactly how many times Prince Jin visits the palace every day and which room he sleeps in at night. "
Xu Shanshan pinched it. With her small mouth, she teased: "Try to be naughty again?"
Maomao was afraid that she would pull out his flexible tongue, so he immediately corrected his attitude: "No, I don't dare anymore, Maomao has already found out the secrets in Prince Jin's palace. Affairs.”
"Well, you have worked hard for a long time. Take a rest first. I will summon you when the time comes."
Maomao tilted his head, then tiredly got into her large sleeves and robe, and arched It arched to the ground and then disappeared without a trace.
Xu Shanshan then raised his head and looked at Wei Canghao, who had been waiting at the courtyard gate for a long time. His majestic and tall figure was clearly visible in the sunlight. She saw a different look on his face, red and purple. All angry.
It seems that the time has come.
“Master Wei, do you dare to slay the dragon?”
Wei Canghao's eyes narrowed and he repeated her words: "Slay the dragon?"
She stood up from the bamboo mat leisurely, flicked the folded hem, and said with a faint smile: "If you dare, Then come with me."
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The next morning, Chi Jiangdong, who was hiding in the dark, saw Wei Canghao and Xu Shanshan going out together. They seemed to be doing well. Serious, as if preparing to do something big.
He followed him all the way. With his martial arts, it was not difficult to avoid being discovered.
But he didn't expect that they would go on a long journey, and then travel by boat after traveling by land. He thought that Wei Canghao was very alert, and Xu Shanshan was even more unpredictable, and the space for sailing was relatively small. If he didn't change, If you dress up, you will be obsessed with it, and it is extremely easy to be exposed.
So he followed a section of the land route, watched them get on the ship, then asked others about the whereabouts of the cargo ship, and then took the next ship to catch up.
"What are they going to do?"
Chi Jiangdong discovered that they arrived by boat at Longqiu, the largest town in the Huaijiang River, where the King of Jin's territory built his mansion.
Before he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, the King of Jin was equivalent to a big landowner in Longdong. He had plenty of money, but no freedom. He had no right to leave his fiefdom and move around freely, nor did he interfere in the local area. Government power.
But after he became emperor, he completely became the leader of the rebels.
The number of personal soldiers increased to tens of thousands, and they also took over most of the military and political affairs in Longdong. They commanded the local garrison to break away from the central government without authorization. They also controlled and managed the economy. They even had a literary minister and a military minister under their command.
The Minister of Wen is in charge of the local area, and the Minister of Military Affairs is in charge of the army. They are infiltrating step by step, intending to completely enclose the eastern area and establish a country.
So today's Longqiu is very different from the past. It is not only the ruling area of King Jin, but also his copper-walled and iron-walled fortress.
Anyone who wants to plot and assassinate him here is undoubtedly seeking death.
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Huaijiang
Since that day when Gu Yuejiarong heard Wei Canghao mention the "Xu family", he secretly wrote down this keyword and planned to inquire about it later. Ichiban.
In fact, the Xu family's case is quite sensational in Huaijiang. First, a good person turned into a big sinner, and the "title" is eye-catching. Second, the case was closed with the Xu family's couple committing suicide and apologizing. There are many suspicions in it. , causing many people to speculate privately.
In addition, there is also a recent wave of speculation about the return of the adopted daughter of the Xu family and her touching filial piety. It is said that in order to ensure that her adoptive parents could be buried in peace, she spent all her money and did not hesitate to reveal her identity and organized a big event for them. A funeral was held and they were buried smoothly.
After hearing these true and false news, Gu Yuejiarong finally understood why Xu Shanshan returned to Longdong, and why she and Wei Canghao came together.
She came back from the "Black Island" with the Xu family siblings to avenge the Xu family and his wife.
No wonder she followed Wei Canghao so resolutely that day.
Although they didn’t get along for too long, Gu Yuejiarong already understood that she could not tolerate sand in her eyes.
If the Xu family was really wronged, and the Xu family and his wife were forced to death, according to her temperament, she would never let go of all the culprits behind this incident.
Gu Yuejiarong used some of Gu Yue's family connections to get a copy of the Xu family's case history from the county government. After looking it up, he suddenly realized something.
The Lei family...
The Lei family appears too often here.
To be cautious, Gu Yuejiarong searched many places and learned that the Lei family not only reported the Xu family, but also some merchants in Huaijiang. Not long ago, these merchants were all called loyal by the people. Patriots.
He thought for a moment, and then took advantage of the Lei Feng incident to plan to visit the Lei family. When he arrived at Lei Mansion, he discovered that the Lei family seemed to be planning to move the whole family. Several trucks were lined up outside the door. , the servants went in to carry the utensils in the mansion.
When he stopped to observe, he unexpectedly met Gongsun Ji.
Gongsunji was dressed in a brocade shirt, with a handsome face, and was followed by a child. He seemed to be leaving after visiting the Lei family, and happened to meet Gu Yuejiarong who was about to visit.
Gu Yue Jiarong did not know Gongsun Ji, but Gongsun Ji recognized Gu Yue Jiarong at a glance.
There was a person whom Gongsun Ji admired when he was studying. He hung his portrait on the wall to remind him to be diligent in learning and speaking. This person was Gu Yuejun.
He took a deep breath, looked at Gu Yue Jiarong in disbelief, and quickly stepped forward with joy.
"But Gu Yue, Mr. Gu Yue?"
Mr. Gu Yue in front of me is far more real than in the painting. He is like a god-like figure. It not only refers to his snow-white appearance, but also refers to him. The whole body is clean and flawless, quiet and leisurely.
He couldn't help but come forward and have a passionate conversation, first introducing himself, and then expressing his admiration when he was a student. Only then did Gu Yue Jiarong realize that the person in front of him was Gongsun Ji from Yingtian Academy.
He has now become King Jin's staff and works for King Jin.
Gu Yue Jiarong was dressed in a green and elegant shirt, her eyes were as clear as water, and she did not show any unnecessary emotions.
He exchanged a few polite words with Gongsun and found out that he had natural intelligence and was able to easily confuse Gongsun and this little fanboy and get what he wanted to know. .
Gongsunji came to Lei's house not for personal matters, but for business.
The Lei family is indeed planning to move to Longqiu. The new house has been basically cleaned up, just waiting for the subsequent relocation.
Longqiu is the main city of the Jin Dynasty. The Lei family must have made some great contribution to receive such a "gift"...
Thinking of this, Gu Yuejiarong seemed to have everything connected.
Until Gongsun Ji could no longer reveal any more secrets, Gu Yue Jiarong politely and unwillingly ended the conversation with Gongsun Ji.
He claimed that he had something important to do to visit Lei's family, which was related to Lei Feng's "sudden death" at Yingtian Academy.
Sure enough, when the person "Leifeng" was mentioned, Gongsun Ji recalled his past grievances in the academy with a complicated expression. He had no intention of continuing the conversation, and of course he didn't care about Lei Feng. How to "die violently".
I respectfully said goodbye to Gu Yue Jiarong and left with the child.
At this point, Gu Yue Jiarong has determined that behind this, King Jin is actually eliminating dissidents, and the Lei family is his "sword" that controls the economic lifeline of Longdong.
At this moment, a group of officers and soldiers in armor trotted over from the other end of the street. They quickly surrounded the gate of Lei's house. This action frightened the servants who came and went, and they threw them away in panic. Put down the things and run away.
Soon after, the officers and soldiers "invited" a group of Lei family members from Lei Mansion.
Is this someone from the Yamen?
Gu Yue Jiarong stood aside, his temperament was elegant and noble, different from ordinary people, like an eminent hermit. Although the officers and soldiers saw him, they did not come forward to chase him away or question him.
He lowered his eyelids.
These are all people from the yamen. Does this mean that Wei Canghao and the others have already begun to take action? The first thing is to deal with the Lei family, the "minions" of King Jin.
Then what happens next is...
His expression of calm thinking changed slightly. Are they... really planning to break the "sky" in Longdong?
His heart was beating wildly, and as soon as he turned around, he saw Master Jiashan standing under the locust tree. He was wearing a white monk's robe, as thin as cicada wings, and his otherworldly temperament made his handsome face Increases the sense of holiness.
He looked at Gu Yuejiarong's slightly startled eyes, clasped his palms together, and said calmly: "Amitabha."
"Master Jiashan, why are you here?"
Gu Yuejiarongneng Of course, Jiashan was also able to find out the things. He was just a step slower than Gu Yue Jiarong, but he did not miss the scene of seeing the Lei family being captured by the government.
She has already started to take action. She was not satisfied with the death of King Chen, but now she plans to send King Jin away as well.
“Almsgiver Gu Yue, I heard that you taught Almsgiver Xu for a while. I wonder how her intelligence is?”
Jiashan asked a question that was beyond Gu Yuejiarong's expectations.
He thought for a moment and said: "Xu Shanshan studied under Shen Suanzi. She has not been interested in poetry, books, etiquette and music since she was in elementary school. Her growth environment is completely different from ours, so her thoughts and ideas are also different. , we can't look at her with ordinary people's eyes."
His words somewhat accused Jiashan of treating Xu Shanshan as "evil", which was a bit arbitrary and subjective.
He thought that an adopted daughter of the Xu family could do what she did for the Xu family and take care of her unrelated siblings. No matter how she looked at her, she didn't look like a person with extremely evil nature.
Having heard Master Jiashan say that he wanted to cross Xushan Mountain to do good deeds, Gu Yuejiayue guessed that Jiashan's Buddhist heart must be contrary to Xu Shanshan's "willful behavior".
He wanted her to follow the rules and not violate any taboos, but Xu Shanshan regarded all rules as nothing, and she acted only based on her ideals.
"Donor Gu Yue, her ability is far beyond your imagination. Because of this, the poor monk has never looked at her with ordinary people's eyes, but once she loses control, it will be too late. "
Jiashan's eyes are full of wisdom and mystery. His insight and understanding have become deeper recently, so he has a deeper understanding of how dangerous "Xu Shanshan" is.
Gu Yue Jiayue knew that he could not convince a person with a firm heart. He thought of what he was worried about just now and said: "Master Jiashan, I guess Cang Hao and Xu Shanshan may go to Longqiu. You can follow me. Go there? "
Now that he learned about this, he couldn't stand by and watch. He knew that Xu Shanshan wanted to avenge the Xu family, but he couldn't take such reckless risks.
Now that the King of Jin has just proclaimed himself emperor, he is in the limelight. Even with the help of Wei Canghao, it is undoubtedly a fool's errand to think of winning against his forces on land.
Jiashan nodded: "Okay."
The two of them can be considered to be on the same path but with different intentions.
A named disciple who wanted to stop him from dying.
One wants to prevent a bloody storm from unfolding.
In short, they each have their own busy ways.
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“It’s been so long, and you still haven’t found out the real cause of King Chen’s death?” King Jin looked majestic and solemn on the throne.
The people below said with a grimace: "My lord, is it possible that the woman named Xu Shanshan really did it?"
They all believed it, but the King of Jin did not.
He had a natural contempt and hatred for women, and he was unwilling to believe that King Chen was killed by a woman.
"Xu Shanshan? Why does this name sound familiar..." Gongsunji thought for a moment, then suddenly remembered, he said: "My lord——"
He was just about to Report, at this moment a voice rushed in from outside.
"Your Majesty, there is a letter of personal acceptance from you shot by an arrow from outside——"
"Letter?" King Jin was surprised, he stood up and said: "Bring it here!"
The man tremblingly handed over the letter. King Jin saw that the letter had been opened. This was a normal procedure. After all, who knew whether the letter had been smeared with poison?
But he didn't understand why the deputy guard had a fearful expression. When he looked away, his eyes grew wider and wider, and finally he suddenly looked at the deputy guard kneeling on the ground.
"You have seen it, haven't you?"
Prince Jin's voice was full of cold murderous intent.
"...Yes." The deputy guard army had a dead look on his face, and he calmly accepted his next fate: "Your Majesty, please do not vent your anger on your family."
After saying that, he pulled out the knife without saying a word, cut his neck and fell to the ground.
"Come here, drag the body out!"
A deputy guard died in the hall for no apparent reason. Gongsun and the others froze in fear, and they glanced at him in fear. Looking at the letter in King Jin's hand, he guessed that this letter could be the cause of death.