son-in-law

Chapter 697

Chapter 697

"...As the saying goes, if a person has no foresight, he must have immediate worries. Looking back on the recent events, I always feel uneasy. Of course, there may be too many things coming in, which messed up my mind..."

May [-]th in the capital.It has been nearly half a year since the Jurchens left. The trees on the side of the road are lush with leaves, pedestrians are coming and going, vendors are hawking, and figures are like weaving. Above the restaurant, Tie Tianying is talking, while talking with Zong Feixiao in the small private room. Sat down at the table.

As the chief arrester of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and a well-known vicious master in the world, Zong Feixiao was tall and tall, a head taller than Tie Tianying.Because of his outstanding external skills, he has no hair on his head. He looks fierce, but in fact he is thick on the outside and thin on the inside.Tie Tianying has cooperated with him several times, including the time when Fang Qifo was escorted to Beijing. The two also learned the Tao in the hands of Ning Yi, so they still have a common language when communicating.

There is not enough time, and both of them have a lot of business affairs to deal with. While pouring wine, Tie Tianying talked about the recent situation in Beijing and China related to Ning Yi.In fact, since the Jurchens retreated, half a year has passed, and most of the situation in Beijing has revolved around the ups and downs of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion. Ning Yi is in it, bumping and tossing, and is still surviving in the cracks. Even if it falls into the eyes of Tie Tianying, the situation cannot be explained clearly in a few words.

Ten days have passed since Qin Yuyuan's death.In the capital, occasionally a scholar would mention him when he made a generous speech, but generally speaking, the matter has passed, the treacherous ministers have been punished, and most people have begun to look forward.Looking back at this moment, many things became clearer.

"...Ning Yi, the princes in Beijing despise him because of his identity, but under the right hand, this man is quick-witted. Looking back last year when the Jurchen came, he went out of the city directly, and then he strengthened the walls and cleared the fields, and then later. In the battle of Xiacun, all efforts were made. If the right minister hadn’t suddenly fallen from power, he would not have been in a slump. In order to save Qin Yuyuan, he even found a way to dispatch the Luliang cavalry. I see that his subordinates planned to leave at first, but it seems to have changed at this time I made up my mind, no matter whether he is for Lao Qin's death or for other things, if this person rises again, it will not be easy for you and me..."

Headhunters who walk in the green forest all the year round often make enemies on weekdays, but the hatred in the green forest is no better than that of the imperial court. Once such an enemy is left behind and takes the position, Tie Tianying doesn't need to say much about the consequences.Zong Feixiao almost hurt Su Tan'er in the process of taking over the secret investigation department, and he was not unprepared for the immediate matter.

"I knew the fight before. In fact, before the incident in Bozhou, I arranged for people to enter Zhuji." Zong Feixiao said, frowning, "It's just that Zhuji relied on the right minister earlier. The government and secret investigation department, some things are difficult for outsiders to know, and the people I arranged have never entered the core of Zhuji. But in the past few days, I have seen the movements of Zhuji, and it seems that they are going back to the capital again. Rumors spread that the current Dadong family has become the prince of Tongguantong, and Zhuji may change its name or not, it is no longer a big problem."

"I'm afraid that most of them are foxes and tigers. Although Ning Yi has some contacts with Tong Wangye, but he has no status in the palace."

"He was originally from Qin Yuyuan's family. Even if he surrendered, how could Prince Tong trust him immediately. But with the power of Prince Tong, Ning Yi must be able to manage business affairs without hindrance. And..." Zong Feixiao Wei Wei hesitated, and finally said, "Brother Tie, you and I have seen the downfall of a high-ranking official like Qin Yuyuan many times."

"En." Tie Tianying nodded, "A lot."

Zong Feixiao, who was sitting there, smiled: "Yes, you and I are already familiar with the scene after the downfall of the big officials. It is true that the children of the big officials, the staff and the like were let go, or It is to climb other high branches, to be safe and over. However, people have experienced such things once or twice in their life, and their hearts will be dissipated. These people, there are many people who you and I hold tightly to the prison, and then let them out. They come to find You and I are looking for revenge, there can be a few, at most, it’s just a publicity in front of the cell boss who has despised him, and if you go up, it’s often not good-looking.”

"After all, even if these people save their lives, they will always be jealous of their identity. Now that the turmoil of the right-hand minister case has just passed, even though Ning Yi has a passion, he should have the means to mobilize the cavalry. It will be used up in the future. Maybe he has some benefits for the lord. Could it be that the lord does not guard against him? Really reuse him? So, now he is the one who dare not mess around and make troubles..."

When Zong Feixiao said this, he paused slightly: "You and I are both chief arresters. If we take a step up and enter the officialdom from recklessness, we can only be regarded as petty officials, but in our current positions, we must You and I have never been less people who handle affairs. This Ning Yi, one step up, is a member of the Wangfu. He has never looked down upon us in the Xiangfu. When he arrived at the Wangfu... Hey, to be honest, Now he is wearing shoes, and I am barefoot. So what if I touch his woman, if I go all out and fight me to the death, I may not be spared, and he can get it right? I don't believe it."

With a sneer on his face full of flesh, he picked up a rice cake and threw it into his mouth: "Since ancient times, people who are afraid of being stunned have always been prepared. If he really wants to make trouble, don't use him." Come to me, I'll go to him first, at worst, we will die together, his family has a great fortune, and there are many women, I think it is I who are afraid of him or he is afraid of me. Brother Tie, do you think this is the truth. "

Tie Tianying also laughed, and had a drink with the other party: "Actually, Tie is not really afraid of many things, but since he has already tied the knot, he is at his weakest right now, so we must find a chance to get rid of him. In fact, I think that after this major event, Ning Yi will either really settle down, or if he wants revenge, the first to bear the brunt is definitely not you and me. If his plan is big, maybe the goal is the Qi family. "

"Qi Yan." Zong Feixiao nodded.

Tie Tianying said: "The Qi family has great power in the north. Speaking of which, the Da Guang Sect actually takes refuge here. In the capital, Qi Yan, Liang Shicheng, Master Liang, Li Bangyan, Master Li, and even Grand Master Cai have had close relations. Good. The Da Guangming Sect has suffered such a big loss. If Ning Yi hadn’t turned against Prince Tong, he might have been retaliated by the Qi family. But the situation is tense right now. If people touch him, once time passes, he will lose his place in the heart of Lord Tong, and the Qi family will not suffer from being dumb, and I think that Ning Yi has acted in the past, and he will never sit still."

Zong Feixiao nodded, thought for a while and then laughed: "Great Light Sect... Hearing from the rumors in the green forest, Lin Zongwu wanted to go north to fight the heart demon, but was chased by the cavalry directly to the grain river outside Zhuxian Town. The masters of the middle school went all over the place. He lost his temper when he found the Qi family, but he didn't expect that he gathered a crowd to go north, and was killed by the army. The Qi family was also dumbfounded. Hehe..."

"Ning Yi spent a lot of money to save Qin Yuyuan. It's a pity that he was one step late, otherwise I wouldn't be so busy. But then again, Lin Zongwu will not let him go easily." There is something about the cavalry dispatch that day However, the emperor was not concerned about Qin Yuyuan's death, but there were still many actions below, including the fall of several middle-level officials, the arrest of people in the green forest, the understatement at the top, and the downside, It set off a small wave of bloody storm.

When the two said this, there were birds chirping on the treetops outside the window. Looking out through the window, there was a cloth shop door not far from the street. Ning Yi and his party were getting off the carriage and going in from there.Tie and Zong both took a look, and Tie Tianying raised his chin.

"After Qin Yuyuan left, it is said that he left evidence of many people's crimes, as well as the secrets of each family, which was originally prepared as a basis for recovery. Now he should hand it over to Tong Wangye, who drives tigers and wolves and kills people with a knife. That's why he got it Prince Tong protects him, but fortunately the army has always been domineering, if there is a dispute, it may not be necessary to use these things. Prince Tong may not be unable to see through his scheming."

"Take advantage of his illness to kill him." Zong Feixiao nodded, "I'm too lazy to guard against thieves for a thousand days. If those people who entered Zhuji's interior really find out something, I will know what to do."

"These things are just saying hello to brother Zong. Brother Zong naturally knows how to deal with it. On this side, although I have a lot of things, I am still staring at him. Does brother Zong know the reason?"

Zong Feixiao thought for a while: "I heard that Liu Xigua, Chen Fan and others have entered Beijing. Fan Zhong met them face to face."

"Well. Ning Yi is a man with fierce methods and many grievances. At the beginning, he beheaded Fang Qifo's head with his own hands, and there were endless beams on both sides. Now that Ba Dao enters Beijing, although he doesn't know what he is planning, if he has the opportunity, But it must be to kill him. I watched from the side, if Liu Xigua and others kill him, I can also find these people again."

"Hehe, that's a good result." Zong Feixiao laughed, "Actually, this person has a grudge against the Qi family, a grudge against the Da Guang Sect, a grudge against the remnants of Fang Bandits, a grudge against countless aristocratic families, and people from the green forest. Now, it's really not easy. At this time, the right minister has fallen, and I really want to see how he will survive in this crack."

Afterwards, the two continued to chat and laugh a few words, ate something, and then left.

As Zong Feixiao said, when the right side is turned, the problem exposed is that Ning Yi has a lot of grievances. Even if there is Tong Guan to take care of him during this period, it is also the time when Zhuji wants to do things with his tail between his legs.Zong Feixiao had already decided to crucify the other party if he had the chance, but he was not worried about the whole situation.

He returned to Beijing this time in order to share some cases involving the green forest, the assassination of Qin Yuyuan, and the Great Brightness Sect during this period of time. Several officials related to the Qi family were affected, which was deliberately suppressed by the emperor to show his authority.

Of course, this is also the consequence of being defeated in this confrontation.If Lin Zongwu killed Qin Yuyuan, and later killed the inner demon, or obtained the legacy left by Qin Yuyuan, Lin Zongwu might still be wanted in the next period of time, but the Great Brightness Sect would take advantage of the trend and enter Beijing. An official related to the Qi family will not be too miserable, because it means that their market will be bullish in the future.But now that Tong Guan has taken advantage of it, the Qi family, Liang Shicheng, and Li Bangyan have suffered a lot, and several officials have taken advantage of the situation and entered the prison. Although the charges are different, these people have a lot to do with the next task of improving the Yellow River defense line. more or less.

This is the officialdom. When the power alternates, the struggle is the most intense.In the green forest, the criminal department has taken a lot of people in a decent manner. That night, Zong Feixiao interrogated the criminals all night. In the afternoon of the next day, he took his men out of the criminal department and went to a few prisoners. Home or foothold investigation.At noon, he went to the home of a green forest man. This family is located in Sanhuai Lane on the west side of Bianliang. After interrogating the woman for a few more words, he left. Not long after he left, Zong Feixiao sent away his followers again and turned back.

The reason why the green forest man was arrested was because he suspected that he secretly believed in Manichaeism and Great Brightness.Zong Feixiao called the woman back into the room, and closed the door with his backhand. The woman's cries were heard briefly in the room, but after a moment of slapping and beating, all that was left was to beg for mercy, and then begged for mercy. Stopped.Zong Feixiao vented violently in the room, hugged the woman to comfort her for a while, left a few pieces of silver, and then came out satisfied.

This afternoon, he went to contact two informants who broke into Zhuji's interior to find out the situation, sorted out Zhuji's actions, but found nothing unusual.In the evening, he went to the brothel for half the night, and in the early morning, he went to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice to bring the woman's husband out for torture, and killed him silently.

Half a year after the Jurchens ravaged Central Beijing, many disadvantages have emerged, such as the shortage of manpower, the variety of things, and the constant flow of people from all walks of life to Beijing. As for the green forest, it has always been the private land of several chief arresters. I don't care about it too much: anyway, these people usually fight and kill, and they are lawless. Since they eat lawlessness, they will die when they die.Zong Feixiao has been in the Ministry of Criminal Justice for many years, and he is very familiar with these things. He would not do this in the past, but this time, there is no problem.

After this kind of pastime, he slept for a while, continued to try the case in the morning, and went to Sanhuai Lane in the afternoon, called the woman into the room and tortured her.Although the woman's family was poor and she didn't dress well, she felt pretty good after she got naked.Zong Feixiao loved the way she cried, and in the next few days, he went there a few more times, and even moved his mind to take her as a confinement and find a place to raise her.

There are many major events in Beijing and China. For the power of the Yellow River defense line, the upper echelons are often fighting for power. Every two days, officials have accidents. At this time, it is only half a month since Qin Yuyuan's death, but not many people remember him.The affairs of the criminal department are different every day, but after a long time, the nature is actually the same. Zong Feixiao paid attention to Zhuji after taking charge of the case and beating various forces, but there was still no new movement, only the cargo The traffic has become more frequent, but it is necessary for Zhuji to drive back to the capital again.

When the time came on May 27, Zong Feixiao had a few more cases on hand. One was a case where two gangs of green forest thieves fought in a duel on the street and injured a passerby. Zong Feixiao needed to investigate.The other is a duel between two heroes of the green forest. They chose the courtyard outside Lu Yuanwai, a rich man in the capital, and wanted to fight on the roof of the opponent's mansion. The servant's arrest, the two men were really skilled, but Lu Yuanwai reported the case, and Zong Feixiao went there this afternoon, and after a lot of effort, they were arrested.

Escorting the two out-of-town knights back to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Zong Feixiao went to Sanhuai Lane again, forcing the woman to cook for a meal. A small hill to the west of the capital.

That place is not far from the capital, and it is called Hugang. It was originally prospered because of the nearby post station, forming a residential area with more than ten shops. When the Jurchens came, this place was once destroyed, but now it has been rebuilt. .A compound of Zhuji is also located here, and it has been initially rebuilt at this time and is being used.

When he came to the post, Zong Feixiao asked the other seven police officers to go eat something first, and made an appointment to meet when he came back. He walked out of the post, turned a corner, and turned to a house about a hundred feet away. Abandon.

Because of the previous Jurchen's destruction, the house was made of bamboo and wood at this time, and the lights in the room were dark, and it seemed that there was no one there. After Zong Feixiao entered, someone spoke in the dark.This was a routine meeting, but when the person in the room spoke, Zong Feixiao's whole body had become terrifying.

His burly figure came out of the room, there was no starlight in the sky, far away, a little higher was the lights on the Hugang market, Zong Feixiao looked around, then took a deep breath, and walked quickly but made no sound Go over to the guard post.

After walking more than ten feet away, there was suddenly a small sound coming from behind. It was far away, and it was unknown whether it was an animal running or someone being knocked to the ground.Zong Feixiao didn't look back, his teeth were clenched, his eyes were wide open, and he ran with his feet before he took the first step. In the darkness around him, a figure broke through the wind, and in the darkness, the figure writhed like a dragon and a snake Lu, the flood is surging!

Zong Feixiao suddenly pulled out the steel whip with his right hand, and aimed at the rushing figure. With a puff, the grass stalks flew up. He turned out to be a scarecrow pierced by a spear. As the scarecrow exploded, the steel whip also hit the stabbing spear, and at the same time, someone rushed over!A long whip swept across, entangled Zong Feixiao's left hand, and the knife light rushed out silently!

With a stretch of the long whip, the black shadow in the distance on the left was thrown to the ground, and the person who rushed to the right was also knocked away. Zong Feixiao's body brushed past a hunchbacked swordsman, and his head Still spinning in the air, his sturdy body rushed out five steps like a chariot, then fell to the ground and did not move.

The hunchback in the darkness picked up the head and carried it in a bag. There were still figures coming from all around. They gathered around the headless corpse and looked at it. Zong Feixiao used double whips, but he only pulled out a single whip just now. I saw that he was holding a firework arrow in his left hand, and he still kept the gesture of wanting to release it.

Not far away, the lights were still on on a street beside the guard post. Seven policemen were eating and drinking in it, waiting for their boss to come back. In the darkness, there were figures silently passing there.

These catchers never returned to Bianliang City.

At the same time, on the bank of the Yellow River in the north, the torches were burning, and the peasants and soldiers were transporting earth and rocks to the embankment.On the one hand, the summer flood season has come, and people must start to strengthen the embankment. On the other hand, this is the preliminary project to consolidate the defense line of the Yellow River. The eyes of the court and the political bureau are all gathered here. Every day, there will be big officials coming to inspect the surrounding area. .

A little further north, in the old house of the Qi family, a great Confucian named Qi Yan had already lost his temper. In the dark, he was still writing letters, and then sent his trusted family guards and staff to Beijing to handle errands.

In the middle of the capital, Li Gang walked out of the room and sat for a while, looking at the lights in the courtyard on the other side of the staff. There was a gloomy and tragic light in his eyes, but he clenched his hands into fists. After a while, he thought of something, and then Back to the room to deal with business.

Qin Hui was entertaining guests, and the night was shining brightly, and he had a happy chat with the two people who came over.In the court, there were more and more rumors that he would succeed him as the right minister, but he knew that Li Gang was about to step down, and in his heart, he was considering whether it was possible to directly take the position of the left minister.

In the Tong Mansion, Tong Guanzheng was discussing various things with Tan Zhen and others, and Li Bingwen was also below. Now, the most important things in Guangyang County Wang Mansion are two things. Since the Yellow River defense line was made to prevent the Jurchens, it should be directly controlled by the army.The last time he was in Taiyuan, Tong Guan understood the strength of the army and left the city. This time, he hoped to do one thing well without restraint.

"After Lao Qin left, these things left behind are still useful. I hope he can be used well. If the Yellow River sinks, Bianliang will be out of luck."

"Then Ning Liheng has ulterior motives, but he wants to borrow a knife to kill people. The prince must guard against it."

"I naturally know that Ning Yi has nothing else to think about. He hopes that I will use it against other people. I want to use it to do good things. The important thing is that this is from the king's intention, why should I care about him? It’s my little wish. Tomorrow I’ll send someone to Li Bangyan’s mansion to say hello, if he doesn’t give in, I won’t bear him anymore.”

As the general of the Wu Dynasty, he is used to seeing pig teammates, and he has had enough of pig teammates. This time the Wu Dynasty is in danger, and he hopes to turn the tide. This will also be his last glory.

Everyone has something to do, and thousands of people are gathering in the capital for various reasons along the various roads and waterways radiating from the capital.During this period, there were a total of thirteen teams. They started from the same place, and then gathered in different ways to the capital. The fastest one has passed Xuchang at this time, 150 miles away from Bianliang.

This is a large caravan composed of more than 200 people. At this time, they are camping in the mountains. On the grass at one end of the camp, two young people are talking in a low voice.

"Brother Feng, tell me, what does the capital look like?"

"How do I know." A young man named Zhuo Xiaofeng with a short beard under his jaw replied.

"Brother Feng, haven't you been to Hangzhou?"

"Hangzhou is not the capital."

"I have been in the mountains since I was a child, and I have never seen any big places. After hearing what you said, I wanted to see them a long time ago. Fortunately, I brought me this time. Unfortunately, I passed by those big cities on the road and didn't stop to take a closer look. Look..."

"If you keep nagging, I won't take you there."

"Well, let's not talk about it." The simple boy from the mountains shut up, and the two sat for a while.Zhuo Xiaofeng only looked at the sparse stars in the sky on the grass, he knew a lot, his words were reasonable, and his martial arts skills were good. The young people in the mountains all admired him. After a while, the other party spoke again in a low voice.

"Brother Feng, let me just ask, this time we go to Beijing, we can meet the teacher who taught you skills, can't we?"

Zhuo Xiaofeng focused his gaze: "Who told you this?"

"Someone in the team, in the team is talking, I... I heard it in private."

"Who said that!?" Zhuo Xiaofeng stood up, "Did you all treat it as nonsense when you said the password ban? Take me to find him immediately!"

"Xiao, Brother Feng...Actually..." The young man was frightened, and he stammered and tried to explain himself, Zhuo Xiaofeng frowned: "This matter is not a joke! Immediately! Immediately!"

The starlight in the sky was dim, and the two walked into the camp, one behind the other, causing a small commotion, which then subsided.

The warm summer wind brings a feeling of reassurance. In this land, the lights are sparse or stretched. After the Jurchens go, they can finally calm people down. Countless people are busy and busy, and countless people are doing their own things. But it can also be regarded as the essence of this world.In the capital, Tie Tianying was in the building, chatting happily with an aide of Liang Shicheng's residence.

In the Ning Mansion, where not many people care about it, in the same warm yellow light in the study, Ning Yi is sitting at the table and tapping his fingers on the table regularly, calculating after the news of Su Tan'er falling into the water came. Many things, and many loopholes and plans that need to be checked.

Zhu Biao came in from the door.

"Just outside the city...killed Zong Feixiao."

Ning Yi looked at him, slightly confused, and then looked up, frowning.

"Why do you want to kill him, you are troublesome..."

Zhu Biao came over and whispered the reason in his ear.Ning Yi didn't say any more. In the light, his brows were only a little tighter. He tapped on the table and passed for a while.

"There's an extra problem, you guys..."

He ordered some things, Zhu Biao listened, nodded and went out.The lights at night are still quiet, stretching across the city, waiting for a new day and more things to happen.

The next day, Tie Tianying will know about Zong Feixiao's disappearance. At the same time, hundreds of people are still silently closing the distance to the capital every moment, waiting for the moment of gathering...

　This chapter is 950 words, and it is too long to write. I originally thought that this topic would take four chapters, but I ran out of it here.Well, change the title of the next chapter.

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