Chapter 248 There are more and more chips!
"Brother Xia! Brother Xia!"
"Something happened!"
Not long after Xia Zhibai fell asleep, there was a rush of shouts outside the house. What followed was a series of rapid footsteps.
Xia Zhibai opened his eyes in confusion, and hurried out of the house before he had time to put on his clothes.
As soon as I entered the lobby, I smelled the smell of blood.
His pace became much faster.
Seeing Xia Zhibai coming, Qing Pheasant and Lu Cang hurriedly walked up and said with a hint of anxiety: "Brother Xia, something happened, Governor Zhou"
Xia Zhibai stepped forward , interrupted Lu Cang's words, and said in a deep voice: "Speak slowly, don't rush, focus on the key points first."
Qing Pheasant said: "Brother Xia, didn't Governor Zhou go to see Li Sheng earlier? As a result, Li Sheng somehow attacked Governor Zhou. Governor Zhou failed to take precautions and was stabbed twice. "
Xia Zhibai frowned and said, "Have you called the doctor?"
Lv Cang rushed to speak: "I called, he is on the way here."
Xia Zhibai nodded, and he entered In the lobby, he walked directly towards Zhou Ning, who was in a low mood. He looked at Zhou Ning with a pale face, the clothes on his upper body were soaked with blood, and there was a look of concentration and seriousness in his eyes.
Seeing Xia Zhibai coming, Zhou Ning felt very energetic, but there was more regret in his eyes.
Zhou Ning opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but he lost too much blood and was very weak, so no one could hear him clearly.
Xia Zhibai stopped Zhou Ning from speaking and said: "Governor Zhou, please maintain your strength first. If you have anything to say, wait until you are well again. Don't be so nervous and uneasy."
Xia Zhibai said a few words of comfort. , it happened that the doctor Lu Cang called also arrived.
The group of them also took the initiative to withdraw.
Xia Zhibai called Qing Pheasant and Lu Cang aside and asked carefully, "What exactly happened to Governor Zhou? How much do you know? Tell me in detail."
Qing Zhi glanced at Lu Cang and said proactively: "Didn't Governor Zhou come over today? Lu Cang always felt that Governor Zhou had evil intentions, so he secretly found a few beggars to follow him, thinking that if he saw Li Sheng, he would take advantage of the situation. I beat him once, but I never thought that Li Sheng didn’t know what he said to Governor Zhou. He suddenly became very crazy and actually stabbed Governor Zhou directly. Governor Zhou didn’t react and was stabbed twice. "< br>
"The few people who were waiting to beat him up saw this situation and rushed out to drive Li Sheng away."
Qing Pheasant did not hide anything for Lu Cang and basically told the truth.
Lu Cang muttered and muttered in a low voice: "It's not like I did anything wrong. If I hadn't secretly sent someone to follow me, Governor Zhou would have been stabbed to death on the spot. I It's obviously the right thing to do."
"Li Sheng's action? Are you sure?" Xia Zhibai ignored the quarrel between Lu Cang and Qing Zhi, and instead became concerned about the perpetrator.
Lv Cang nodded repeatedly and said with certainty: "It will never be wrong."
"This bastard, I've been watching him for a long time. Others may admit his mistake, but I will never admit it. Those people I called are all very close to me. I often took them to identify Li Sheng in private. There can be no mistake.”
“It’s Li Sheng!”
Xia Zhibai’s eyes turned cold and he asked: “Do you know Li Sheng’s whereabouts now?”
< br>Lv Cang scratched his head in embarrassment.
Can’t quite answer.
Qingzhi snorted and said coldly: "If Ergou had such a brain, he wouldn't have been showing off his power among the beggars. The people he called were all like him. When their brains are hot, they can't distinguish the importance of things. , I didn’t know what to do when I saw Li Sheng running away.”
“Then Li Sheng has already run away.”
Lv Cang glared at Qing Pheasant and said angrily: "Hua Que, please stop making sarcastic remarks here. No matter what, we and I will bring Governor Zhou back. If it weren't for me, Governor Zhou would have died on the banks of the Qinhuai River. It's better than you. You know, you didn't do anything." Point here."
Xia Zhibai frowned.
He ordered: "First find a few people to report to the official."
"The curfew is not over yet and the city gate is not open. Li Sheng should not be able to escape."
The Ming Dynasty has a curfew.
But as the world becomes more and more stable, curfew management has become more relaxed. Even at night, some neighbors can still move around, but the city gates are still closed strictly in accordance with the curfew regulations.
Lv Cang nodded quickly and went to report to the official.
Qingzhi whispered: "Should we also send people to look for it?"
"There are many beggars in the city."
Xia Zhibai hesitated and shook his head.
He knew that people like Qing Pheasant and Lu Cang were born as beggars and had a lot of contact with beggars in the city. However, it was difficult for beggars to be exposed to the public, especially this time it was Zhou Ning. If something happens to an 'official', Yingtian Mansion is the first place to go. If the beggars find it before the government, these beggars will suffer disaster.
Again.
If the fact that there are beggars in the city falls into Zhu Yuanzhang’s ears.
I'm just afraid that something will happen to Yingtian Mansion officials again.
The officialdom of the Ming Dynasty has just changed. It would be a bit unfair if another group of officials were implicated because of this beggar.
"Let's wait until we see Governor Zhou's situation." Xia Zhibai said.
Qingzhi nodded obediently.
Xia Zhibai and others did not wait too long. The doctor who treated Zhou Ning's injury came out.
Xia Zhibai stepped forward and asked, "Doctor, how is Zhou Ning's condition?" The doctor seemed to know Xia Zhibai. He stretched out his hand towards Xia Zhibai and bowed: "Back to the great scholar, this man has a big life, even though he was stabbed twice. , but they all avoided the internal organs, and I don’t know who stopped the bleeding in advance to avoid further deterioration of the injury. From the current point of view, there is no serious problem, but the body is relatively weak, but it is a knife wound after all, and the wound is not small. I'm not sure whether it will get worse in the future. I will prescribe a few prescriptions later and try to nurse it back to health."
Xia Zhibai nodded and said, "Thank you doctor. "
The doctor Jishou also took the medicine box and went to prescribe medicine.
Xia Zhibai entered the lobby, looked at Zhou Ning who was wailing in pain, and shook his head helplessly.
All this could have been avoided.
Seeing Xia Zhibai come in, Zhou Ning, who was still wailing in pain, his voice became much softer, and his eyes were full of sadness as he said: "Let the bachelor worry about it."
Xia Zhibai said: "It's nothing."
"Take good care of yourself."
"I asked Lu Cang to report your matter to the official."
Xia Zhibai didn't say much.
Zhou Ning showed a hint of gratitude, and then took the initiative to say: "It was Li Sheng's hand. I really didn't expect that he would actually attack me."
Zhou Ning had a look of pain on his face. .
He added: "The bachelor must be careful in the future. I learned from Li Sheng that many of the bachelor's ideas have been leaked by these people. Now many people in the south know about it. Very vigilant, Li Sheng just wanted to steal the bachelor's new steam salt making blueprint from my hands."
"They were all fascinated."
"I think that once the new blueprints are obtained, the bachelor will be unable to do anything."
"But from Li Sheng's words, there is a loud voice of dissatisfaction in the south, and many powerful people are involved, and there are even "Be the Prince Consort."
"The bachelor must be careful."
Xia Zhibai nodded.
He said calmly: "They just can't see the situation clearly. They think that by grabbing things, they can stop the general trend. However, they themselves are part of the general trend. The steam engine represents new technology and new productivity. This For today’s Ming Dynasty, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.”
"It's just that many people are reluctant to part with the three melons and two dates in their hands."
"But the only ones who can really participate are local officials and powerful gentry."
"These people are nothing to be afraid of. ”
“They have not realized that as a unified dynasty, as a centralized dynasty, once this ruling machine operates, the so-called local interest groups are vulnerable.”
“The more they do these days.”
"The more it shows that they are anxious, it also shows that they are panicking."
Xia Zhibai looked at Zhou Ning who was lying on the board and said, "You have a good rest recently, I will let the salt factory send it to you Bring over some cotton cloth. Cotton cloth is much better for dressing wounds than the existing linen cloth. As long as the wound does not get worse, you should be able to go to the ground after more than half a month of recovery. "
"You don't need to spend much time during this period. Worry about the salt factory."
"Recuperate in peace."
"I will arrange for a few people to be near your home, so that no one can affect your family's normal life."< br>
Hearing Xia Zhibai's considerate words, Zhou Ning's eyes turned red, and he said with shame: "Thank you, bachelor. I... I'm really ashamed. The bachelor has clearly reminded me repeatedly before, but I didn't even take it to heart."< br>
“If someone hadn’t helped me this time, I would have lost my life.”
“From now on, I, Zhou Ning, will only serve as a bachelor, and I will never have any thoughts again.”
Xia Zhibai smiled and said: "What I said may not be all right. You don't have to be like this. Just be yourself. If you really mean it, after you recover from the illness, Focus all your efforts on research and explore other applications of steam engines. This is more important than anything else."
"Steam engines are the key to breaking the current situation."
"Only by breaking through regional restrictions and breaking local conservatism can the world truly be revitalized."
"The burden on your shoulders is very heavy."
Zhou Ning nodded.
But it seemed to have torn a wound, and he showed a ferocious expression from the pain.
Xia Zhibai stretched out his hand, pressed Zhou Ning's shoulder, and said calmly: "Don't think so much now. Someone has already reported the matter. As for whether Li Sheng can be arrested and brought to justice , it depends on the court’s methods, but Li Sheng is only an engineer, so it’s not difficult to figure it out.”
"Even if he really knows the consort, I'm afraid he won't take action for him."
"Not to mention this is Yingtian Mansion!"
"The consort's face is not that great. "
"If anything happens to the government, I will send someone to inform you."
"Have a good rest."
Xia Zhibai gave a few instructions and then left.
After this incident, Xia Zhibai couldn't sleep at all. He didn't sleep at all. He went directly to the study and wrote a memorial about Zhou Ning's assassination, preparing to submit it tomorrow, but he emphasized on it. After mentioning it, there was a figure of the consort behind Li Sheng.
He now has more and more chips in his hands.
Autumn has entered and the weather is getting colder.
(End of this chapter)