Chapter 461
When the war in Liaodong was in full swing, a major event occurred in Huizhou, which became a topic of conversation among the people after dinner.
Huizhou is the fiefdom of King Hui Zhou Jiaxiang. Zhou Jiaxiang is the third brother of the late emperor Zhou Zhu. Although he is not a compatriot from the same mother, he is the closest to the emperor among the remaining vassals in the country. Even today
When the emperor sees him, he has to call him "Uncle Three Emperors".
Zhou Jiaxiang is forty-five years old, in the prime of life. He has no big ambitions, so he just stays in Huizhou, eating and drinking in this one-third of an acre.
Originally, when he was young, he had some ambitions and wanted to make some contribution to the country, but since King Fu's rebellion and the King of Yue were also killed, he could see that the Queen Mother had become suspicious of these vassal kings, and it was impossible.
Let them take the reins.
So he simply just ate and waited to die. Relying on his status as an imperial uncle, he lived a relatively comfortable life in Huizhou.
This King Hui was good at everything, neither whoring nor gambling. Occasionally he also liked to recite poems, write poems, and dance with ink. However, he had a son who failed to live up to expectations. The key is that Zhou Jiaxiang doted on this son because he was his only son.
Zhou Jiaxiang's son's name is Zhou He. At first glance, his name sounds like a handsome young man who stands out among the chickens. However, in fact, this man has not learned anything since he was a child. He spends all day in Huafang and Liquor Houses, and is most likely to be romantic.
He often oppressed the good and often caused trouble for his father. The people of Huizhou hated him deeply.
But fortunately, Zhou Jiaxiang was very influential on the ground in Huizhou, and any trouble he caused was suppressed by his father.
Since the world was divided into state roads, Huizhou has been included in the Guang'an Road. In name, Huizhou is under the jurisdiction of the Guang'an Road Economic Envoy, but because of the identity of King Hui, who dares to point fingers at it, so the Guang'an Road Economic Envoy
The envoy turned a blind eye to what Zhou He did and didn't care much about Huizhou's affairs.
But this time Zhou He finally gave his father a big trick, and he couldn't hold it back any longer.
The reason is very simple. Zhou He got into a jealous conflict in a brothel with a nobleman from a neighboring state who came to Huizhou to visit. Originally, due to the identity of King Huizhou, the local princes in Huizhou would give Zhou He face, but this man from a neighboring state
The son of an aristocratic family who came from the mansion didn't know what was going on in his head, but he just confronted Zhou He.
Maybe it's because the brothel girl is too beautiful, or maybe she just can't stand your arrogant and domineering look. In short, the two of them started a verbal fight and eventually turned into a fistfight.
Two gangs of servants got into a fight in a brothel, and they just started fighting. It was not a big deal in a brothel. But the problem was that Zhou He, who was so angry, felt that he had lost face, so he didn't take it lightly and beat the person to death.
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This time it stirred up a hornet's nest. The grandpa of the aristocratic family was once the governor of a state and had some connections. Later, the family abandoned his official position and went into business and made many friends. The elders in the family could not tolerate such a tone when they saw that their eldest son had been beaten to death.
A piece of paper was reported to Kang Chengxiao, the envoy of Guang'an Road Economics, and he wanted Zhou He to kill someone to pay for his death. He also collected other evidence of Zhou He's crimes through many channels, hoping to add fuel to the fire.
When Kang Chengxiao saw this document, his head was ten times as big as his own. Are you kidding me? You want me to kill the only son of a feudal lord? You don’t dare to do it even if you give me the courage!
But who made him the parent official? He was the eldest in the entire Guang'an Road, and he was the only one qualified to speak face-to-face with King Hui. No one would be better than him, so Kang Chengxiao, the commander of Guang'an Road Economics, went to visit Zhou Jiaxiang in person without stopping.
It means that after all, a son has died, and you have to give me an explanation. I don't care about the usual bullshit, but this time it's not a good thing.
In the end, Kang Chengxiao's plan was to first send Zhou He to jail for a while, then pay more money to the family, and finally let Zhou He go to the house to apologize, trying to make the big issue as small as possible.
Although Zhou Jiaxiang was reluctant to let go of his son, he finally agreed to the plan. Who would let his son commit a murder in full view of the public? He couldn't wipe his ass even if he wanted to.
Here comes the most exciting part. Zhou He ostensibly agreed to the plan, but secretly he was instigated by someone. He spent money to find a group of homeless people disguised as robbers, and wanted to break into the house at night.
Kill and silence.
Zhou He's idea is very simple. Since he has already killed one person, why not just kill your whole family without doing anything else? How can you sue me if your whole family is dead?
What a fool. He just wanted to stay quietly, but he decided to seek his own death.
After all, the group of refugees they found were not professional robbers, and their techniques were unfamiliar. They usually relied on the crowds to frighten lone pedestrians. If Zhou He hadn't given enough money, who would have dared to kill people with real swords and guns.
But that family was originally engaged in business, and there were many guards in the mansion. They immediately discovered the robbers who had broken into the mansion at night, and the two parties fought fiercely in the bustling city.
The result can be imagined. How could the refugees defeat real guards? The officers and soldiers arrived before they could escape and captured the group of refugees. At first, everyone was a little puzzled. Why did you choose a remote place to start robbing the refugees?
Are you tired of robbing such a big family in the city?
The key is that this group of refugees is not trying to steal money, they are just trying to kill people to get it. This is a blatant pursuit of revenge!
So they searched one by one, and by chance, they found a letter between Zhou He and them on a refugee. The content of the letter was very simple, how much money was given to them to kill all the families, and so on.
The murdered refugee was recognized as Zhou He's personal attendant, and he was obviously here to supervise the battle.
This family's Coke is broken. Originally, I couldn't kill you because of King Hui's status. Now, I'm buying a murderer and gathering people to make trouble. Let me see if you die!
The news spread like wildfire throughout Guang'an Road. Everyone could tell that this was done deliberately by that family. They were worried that Kang Chengxiao would turn a big deal into a trivial one again, so they spread the news in advance.
Got out.
After receiving the news, Kang Chengxiao slapped his favorite inkstone and broke it, and cursed angrily: "Why did Zhou Jiaxiang give birth to such an idiot? When I gave you a way to live, you didn't leave, but you hit the road of death!"
King Hui Zhou Jiaxiang was not much better. As soon as he heard the news, he rolled his eyes and fainted, leaving only Zhou He kneeling on the ground crying.
When this incident came out, public dissatisfaction boiled for a while. Zhou He's various bad deeds in the past were written down by those who had done good things, and were widely circulated among the people.
At this point, Kang Chengxiao had no other choice but to send people to Prince Hui's Mansion to capture Zhou He. He didn't want to offend Prince Hui. But if Zhou He didn't catch him, his career as a strategic envoy would be over.
You have to use your own head.
Chapter completed!