Xue Zongwu was protected by his superiors, and it was difficult for the supervisor to defeat him through conventional means. Did she simply use a quick, convenient, and permanent solution?
It's scary to think about it carefully, everyone is in danger.
Under such circumstances, can Tianshui City's security not be strengthened? The major families are also in a state of panic and have sent extra manpower to guard the houses.
Qingyang asked again: "When you go in and out of Youhu Villa, are there still people staring at you from behind?"
"Yes."
Since Xue Zongwu's death, Qingyang's men were often followed when they went out to do business, making their movements very inconvenient.
That was not just sent by King Yao.
This kind of environment is too unfriendly to Qingyang.
If He Xiao, whom King Yao clearly wanted to protect, died suddenly, others would of course quickly turn their suspicions on Qingyang. After all, more and more officials knew about the past feud between her and He Xiao.
"He Xiao himself said that he was invited by King Yao to watch the ceremony." A sneer appeared on Qingyang's lips, "King Yao may have invited him for me. You can find out for me first what the two of them are.
What do you want to do?"
"Yes!" He Yang was about to leave when the sound of flapping wings was heard outside, and a brown-backed shrike stopped at the window.
He Yang walked over, paid the postage, and then took a small bamboo tube from its mouth.
There was a note stuffed inside the bamboo tube. He Yang opened it and took a look at it, then presented it to Qingyang with both hands:
"Message from the owner of the Red House."
There was only one sentence in the note: A month ago, the Hinge-Tailed Tiger and the Rat Woman Porcupine were captured and taken away by the Black Armored Army in Green Villa, and their whereabouts are unknown.
There is no signature, but there is a red mark.
It only took him two breaths to finish reading this sentence, but Qingyang pondered for a long time.
Here are a few meanings:
First, the owner of the red house told her that Xue Zongwu and Qi Yunsheng were not killed by themselves, but that they lost two demon puppets some time ago.
Secondly, Qi Yunsheng’s son-in-law died at the hands of the leader of the Black Armored Army.
Once again, the two demon puppets that had been taken away by the owner of the red house appeared in Xiaotao Mountain Villa hundreds of miles away after more than a month and attacked Qi Yunsheng.
The owner of the red cottage denied that he was the murderer. Qingyang knew his origins and didn't think it was necessary for him to lie.
Then there is only one question:
"What did the black-armored army do to those two demon puppets?"
Qingyang had some knowledge about the so-called beasts and demon puppets in the past. He knew that one of the characteristics of these things was that they were very unstable physically and mentally, sometimes irritable, sometimes crazy, and difficult to control.
Commander Qiang Ru Duyun, when he controlled the beast "Shen Yuan" to intercept the Fire Spirit Torch, his soul was backlashed and he was seriously injured. Even with all kinds of miraculous medicines, he had to rest for a year and a half before barely recovering.
She knew somewhat what the master of the red house was doing. His demon puppets were also unstable, and the puppet master had to be nearby to control them.
"After the Black Armored Army took away the two demon puppets, they transported them to Xiaotaoshan Villa hundreds of miles away by land and water. How did they do this?" Mangzhou is the hinterland of Yao Kingdom, not a vast mountain. The two demon puppets look weird.
, how could it not alert others?
In particular, the territory of Yao Kingdom is crisscrossed by waterways, and there is no shortage of rivers and lakes. If you go to Mangzhou, you will have to go around in a big circle if you don't take a boat.
"If drugs or magical powers are used to make the demon puppets fall into a deep sleep, maybe the black-armored army disguised them as tributes and hid them in the box." He Yang was also thinking, "During that time, there were many teams going to the capital to participate in the birthday ceremony, disguised as
The birthday celebration procession is not easy to attract attention."
"The Black Armor Army just put these two demon puppets into Xiaotao Mountain Villa and let them kill themselves after waking up, or can they directly control the demon puppets?"
He Yang replied: "According to eyewitnesses, Qi Yunsheng and his people rushed to the north. When they passed by the Liyuan Garden of Xiaotaoshan Villa at both ends, the demon puppet jumped out from the bushes on the roadside and attacked the team."
Is this a coincidence or a deliberate calculation?
If the latter is the case, it means that the Black Armor Army can control the actions of the demon puppet;
Can you control demon puppets? Hmm...
But as the old saying goes, the first possible accident cannot be ruled out. After all, Qi Yunsheng later went after the leader of the Black Armored Army and the entire army was wiped out.
"Let's just assume that the Black Armored Army can control demon puppets. Honglu didn't mention it in the letter, which means he has no clue." Qingyang murmured, "Demon puppet masters are very rare, even if they are more common in Golden Gold Plains than elsewhere.
, Honglu should also know."
"The Red House didn't say what he planned to do. Hehe, he's cunning." Did the owner of the Red House want her to help?
At this time, the servants reported that General Chongwu was visiting.
General Chongwu's transfer order has arrived, and he will take office in a few days to go to the north.
Suddenly a great responsibility came from heaven. General Chongwu did not expect that he would become the biggest beneficiary of Xue Zongwu's death. This joy was no small matter. Moreover, he also knew very well who won this position for him. When the transfer order was issued, he would
Within three days, he came to thank me with generous gifts.
There are actually many officials and merchants coming in and out of Qingyang, a small lakeside building.
Qingyang glanced at it casually and put the gift list aside: "You deserve that position. Yao people are exclusive, otherwise your qualifications are enough."
The two of them are already very familiar with each other in Lingxu City, so they don't need to be so polite when speaking.
General Chongwu bowed his head and said: "Without the help of the Supervisor State, no matter how good my qualifications are, I will not be able to take this position in another twenty years."
Leading troops to guard the northern border of Yao Kingdom, given his background, was an unthinkable thing in the past.
His gratitude to Qingyang was beyond words.
"Doing well is the best way to thank me."
General Chongwu should immediately respond.
Qingyang asked casually: "Where did you come from this time, Mangzhou?"
"No, there are too many people in Mangzhou, so I went to Zhuo'an. The distance there is shorter, and food and accommodation are not a problem."
"Zhuo'er?" Qingyang paused with his hand holding the tea cup.
Someone just mentioned this place? Yes, He Xiao seems to have said that he took the road to Zhuo'an.
"That's peace of mind, thanks to you not being in Mangzhou."
Qingyang just mentioned it casually. General Chongwu saw that she was not interested in this topic, so he quickly smiled and said: "Yes, it will be troublesome if we are in Mangzhou. I'm afraid I won't be able to leave for a while."
This is gossip time. Qingyang was originally casual and said, "Zhuo'an is a small place..."
In a small place, there are not many good inns and inns, so the rich and nobles would crowd into one or two places. Thinking of this, her heart moved and she asked one more question:
"Nothing happened there, right?"
"Compared with Mangzhou, Zhuo'an is really peaceful." General Chongwu also used a little skill in his words. The theft of the tribute was his own business, and it would be embarrassing to tell it. "There was a thunderstorm that night, so I went to the biggest place in Zhuo'an.
When I settled in the post house, there were also many dignitaries gathered there. I even grabbed a dining table with Fan Shuang, Commander Zhao Song, and the president of the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce, and then——"
Qingyang's eyes narrowed, and he raised his hand to interrupt him: "Who admires Shanshan Chamber of Commerce?"
"President He of the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce, Your Majesty invites him to come to Tianshui City to attend the ceremony."
"He Xiao." Qingyang's eyes flashed slightly, "You met him in Zhuo'an."
"Yes, the four of us sat in the box together, listening to the rain, drinking wine, and talking about the war in the Golden Plains. Fan Shuang treated us."
It seems that He Xiao did stay in Zhuo'an that night, and there was even a witness like Chongwu.
Qingyang nodded.
At this time, another official came to visit, and General Chongwu took the opportunity to stand up and bow to Qingyang to say goodbye.
He will definitely be seen when he comes to Youhu Xiaozhu, so it is not advisable to stay for a long time.
…
Yao Palace.
The palace people were dispersed and the door was closed. King Yao said with a cold face to the guard Liu Wu who was kneeling in front of him: "You mean, before Xue Aiqing left for home, some of his men did die in Shuangxi?"
"In compliance with your order, my subordinates arrived at Shuangxi County for interrogation. Just seven days before General Xue left for home, his accountant Qian Yu was robbed and killed in Shuangxi, Gongdi, and then the document warehouse of Shuangxi County was sneaked into
Set fire and burn many important documents."
"The accountant was killed?"
"Qian Yu is the son of General Xue's mother, and he has managed General Xue's finances for more than ten years. Shuangxi County Government said that General Xue has been sending Qian Yu to the county government for the past many years to audit the accounts."
King Yao knew there was something fishy as soon as he heard this: "It seems that Qian Yu is the one who knows the accounts between Shuangxi and Xue Zongwu for many years. Which documents in Shuangxi County were burned?"
Liu Weiwei lowered his head: "It is the income and expenditure account books of the past few years. Income, surplus, expenses, etc. When the fire broke out, the county government saw someone jumping over the wall from the document warehouse and holding several account books in his hand."
"Kill Qian Yu, steal the account books, and burn down the warehouse." King Yao's eyes flashed, "Mr. Xue Zongwu knows, right? How did he react?"
"General Xue's aide Tong Huan told me that half of the accounting books in Shuangxi County's clerical warehouse were burned, so in the next few days, General Xue was very nervous and ordered Shuangxi County to make up for the missing accounts.
I got angry several times and got rid of several officials."
King Yao caught the key word: "Why is he nervous?"
"Tong Huan said that General Xue was afraid of Wang Ting's order and asked him to rebuild the account!"
"If the accounts are re-established..." King Yao stroked his gray beard and suddenly realized, "I am afraid that some accounts cannot be reconciled. If the old ones are burned, the commissioner who goes to Shuangxi can ask for re-establishing the accounts. Well, that's a good idea.
,good idea."
Liu Wu didn't know whose "good idea" he was praising, so he just continued: "In those days, General Xue was also very anxious, because the special envoy to audit the accounts was about to arrive at Shuangxi."
"Yes, the candidate for the special envoy this time was suggested by Qingyang Supervisor." King Yao said in a low voice, "The county government's document warehouse is burned sooner rather than later, but it happened to be caught in a fire before the special envoy arrived at Shuangxi. It's really
What a coincidence."
"General Xue was still a little uneasy when we set off."
What Tong Huan said is very skillful.
Why is Xue Zongwu so uneasy? It's not because he's afraid that there will be problems with the accounts and they will be audited.
How can a person who doesn't do anything wrong be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door?
So... King Yao sighed, his Xue Aiqing was brave, resourceful and loyal, but he was just too greedy.
"So, have these accounts in Shuangxi been completed at last?"
"It's basically made up." Liu Weiwei replied, "Before General Xue left for home, he sent Tong Huan and his two lieutenants to Shuangxi to supervise the work."