Lu Xiaofeng finally agreed to Jin Jiuling to help him investigate the case of the Embroidery Thief, but at the same time, he made a condition that Jin Jiuling provide clues to the murder of the Xu Mansion in Suzhou seven years ago.
As the two people walked on the street, Jin Jiuling couldn't help but ask: "Why do you want to know about the case seven years ago?"
"A friend commissioned it."
"Which one?"
"Ximen Chuixue."
"Then I can tell you that the case of the Xu family's extermination is extraordinary. It is not a simple case in the Jianghu."
"Indeed, only twenty people were dispatched on the 51st floor of Qingyi Building. In the end, the entire 51st floor was wiped out. There are not many people in the world who can do this."
Jin Jiuling said: "I was very interested in this case at the time, but the Dali Temple ordered me not to pursue it. The Qingyi Tower bandits killed the court officials indiscriminately, and then the case was closed as a vendetta."
Lu Xiaofeng was startled for a moment. Dali Temple is in charge of the world's criminal law and is subordinate to the Ministry of Punishment. It is one of the highest authority agencies in the imperial court.
Jin Jiuling continued: "So if we continue to investigate, it will no longer be a simple Jianghu matter, but a struggle for power above the temple.
No matter how powerful the Jianghu forces are, if they want to fight with the court, they will only be shattered into pieces.
If your friend wants to know the truth, then for the safety of his family, you'd better give him some advice."
Lu Xiaofeng smiled bitterly, "It seems that the truth will never be made public."
Just when Lu Xiaofeng and Jin Jiuling were discussing the case of the Xu Mansion's extermination seven years ago, Xu Yin was traveling with a group of fellow scholars from Gyeonggi Province, and happened to pass them by.
Therefore, Xu Yin heard every word of the conversation between Lu Xiaofeng and Jin Jiuling.
He still maintained a reserved and humble smile, reciting poems and facing the couple, just like an ordinary boy from a scholarly family.
None of the scholars he met for the first time doubted his identity. He was too gentle and talented. If such a person is not a real scholar, then who else can be qualified to be called a scholar?
The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water. Xu Yin easily got rid of these scholars with the courtesy of a gentleman. He planned to go to the capital.
In any case, since it was Dali Temple that prohibited Jin Jiuling from investigating, there must be clues in the temple.
When he arrived in the capital, he didn't need to deliberately investigate. He only used his literary talents to mix among the officials' children, drink banquets every day, and visit the houses of powerful people, and he got many clues.
For example, three months after the Xu family was wiped out, the new emperor ascended the throne.
For example, before the new emperor ascended the throne, there was a political uproar in the DPRK. Many officials lost their heads, many officials were demoted to the frontier, and many officials were never hired.
For example, many vassal kings from various places came to Beijing without being ordered to do so, and then left safely.
There seems to be no connection between them, but there seem to be numerous clues connecting them.
Xu Yin was alone. The only thing that could be found out more clearly is that the political trend at that time was a war with the barbarians in the north.
Originally, this war was to be launched during the reign of the previous emperor, but it was not officially launched until three years after the new emperor succeeded to the throne.
At the beginning, many people opposed the war and the increase in taxes due to the war.
On the surface, this seemed to be a dispute over state affairs, and it seemed to have nothing to do with the destruction of his Xu family.
After all, if the emperor wants to kill someone, he doesn't need to borrow the help of Qing Yilou, nor does he need to be so secretive. All he needs is an imperial edict, and all nine Xu family clans can be destroyed.
However, if it was done by officials of the same dynasty, if they broke the rules of the officialdom, they would be attacked by a group of people, and the emperor would never tolerate such wanton assassination of political opponents.
Xu Yin wanted to know more clues, but time passed so long after all, the ministers who were officials in the same dynasty were basically replaced one by one after the new emperor ascended the throne.
Now the person who knows the most about what happened back then should be the current emperor.
But there are dragons and crouching tigers hidden in the Forbidden City, and there are many hidden masters. Even the emperor himself was evaluated by Ye Gucheng in the book as one of the top ten swordsmen in the world. His martial arts skills are unfathomable.
He wanted to enter the palace and question the emperor, but of course it was impossible for him to do so on his own.
However, taking advantage of the situation is not impossible.
Although Xu Yin has not watched Lu Xiaofeng's third movie before and after the decisive battle, this movie's reputation is very resounding.
On a full moon night, on the top of the Forbidden City, a sword comes from the west, and a fairy flies from the sky!
This passage is so famous that many people must have heard of it even if they have not read the original work.
Since you have heard of it, you can't help but know the general plot.
The duel between Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuixue on the top of the Forbidden City was a conspiracy to seize the throne.
Ye Gucheng is the master of the prince of the Southeast Palace. He wants to seize the throne for his disciple by killing the king, so he plans a series of conspiracies.
Although Xu Yin didn't know the specific story, he roughly understood the outcome. Since Ye Gucheng died under Ximen Chuixue's sword, this conspiracy was naturally foiled by Lu Xiaofeng.
The background of this story alone is the best time for Xu Yin to approach his present day in this world.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Xu Yin felt that since the story was still in the second part of The Embroidered Thief, he might as well enter the Southeast Palace to gain trust and wait until the third part of the decisive battle at the Forbidden City begins to achieve his goal.
It's just that Xu Changqing's reputation as a scholar with a scribe's sword is too great now, and he can no longer pretend to be a Confucian scholar.
Fortunately, Xu Yin was proficient in the art of disguise, and he transformed himself into a fledgling and ambitious swordsman.
I vowed to make a name for myself in the capital and stand out!
So, he changed into a short Ge Yi shirt and made a soft sword himself.
Then within three days, he challenged the masters of three martial arts schools in the capital, the chief escorts of five escort bureaus, and the top swordsmen of four Kongtong, Qingcheng, Huashan, and Wudang sects.
Use three moves to defeat them all!
For a time, this incident and what happened to the Embroidery Thief spread throughout the martial arts world, and another young swordsman rose to prominence.
However, there are many rising stars like this in the martial arts world every year. However, people who make enemies and provoke people like this often don't live long.
Therefore, most of these young people are like meteors passing by, only bringing brilliance for a moment and then disappearing without a trace.
To this day, there are only two great swordsmen, Ximen Chuixue and Ye Gucheng, who are still shining brightly in the arena!
No one knows whether this young swordsman named Xu Yin will become those two ordinary beings, but now in the capital, there are martial arts people everywhere looking for him.
Lu Xiaofeng was investigating the case of the embroidery thief and came to a special place in the capital - Wuyang City!
The people here are all from Guangdong and all speak Cantonese, so much so that Lu Xiaofeng's confidante Xue Bing can't understand a word.
He has always had many confidantes, and Xue Bing is the most special one among them. He is also the one who is rare for a prodigal like Lu Xiaofeng to show his sincerity.
It's just that the ending in the original work was not very good, and even the body was not found until death.
At this time, Xue Bing was vomiting by the road. Lu Xiaofeng had just taken her to have a rare and delicious meal.
But when she found out that the main ingredients of this delicious meat soup were cat meat and snake meat, she immediately couldn't bear it.
She didn't notice that at this time, on the side of the road, there was a young swordsman with a sword hanging from his waist, looking at her with a smile.