Taking a deep breath, Lin Pingzhi looked at Qiu Daniu and said slowly: "Brother Qiu, do you have any news about the things I asked you to inquire about a few days ago?"
Qiu Daniu dared to cover him up from the powerful Xu family in Yangzhou, which could be said to have saved his life, so Lin Pingzhi didn't have to worry about Qiu Daniu selling him out.
But even so, Lin Pingzhi did not tell Qiu Daniu about his true identity. He only said that he was a small flag officer of Jinyiwei and luckily escaped Xu's pursuit.
Qiu Daniu was naturally surprised when he learned Lin Pingzhi's identity, but as Lin Pingzhi thought, he had no intention of leaking his identity.
Not long after, the news that the Jinyiwei Yamen of Yangzhou Prefecture was destroyed by the remnants of the Chen family spread throughout the south of the Yangtze River, and Qiu Tainiu, who was a cannon worker in Yangzhou Prefecture, naturally knew the news.
Qiu Daniu told Lin Pingzhi the news at that time. Originally, Lin Pingzhi also knew that the guards who came to Yangzhou Mansion with him were probably in danger, but when he actually learned the news, he was still worried about it.
The sadness.
At that time, Lin Pingzhi did not know about the grievances between Qiu Daniu and the Xu family. He just mentioned in front of Qiu Daniu that if he could contact the Jin Yiwei people, he would report it to the emperor of tomorrow and have the Xu family confiscated and exterminated.
Unexpectedly, Qiu Daniu became extremely excited after hearing this. At that time, he informed Lin Pingzhi of his grievances with the Xu family, and patted his chest and assured Lin Pingzhi that he would find a way to help him cover it up no matter what.
He will never let it be discovered by Xu.
It is precisely because of this that Lin Pingzhi, with the help of Qiu Daniu, was able to stay safe and sound under the eyes of everyone in Yangzhou Prefecture without being discovered.
After hearing Lin Pingzhi's words, Qiu Daniu's eyes lit up and he said, "Brother Lin, if you hadn't said anything, I would have really forgotten. There is news today about the things you brought to my attention a few days ago."
Lin Pingzhi couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he heard this. He looked at Qiu Daniu and said, "Quickly tell me, are there really people coming from the capital?"
It turns out that not long ago, Lin Pingzhi asked Qiu Daniu to secretly pay attention to whether there was any news about the imperial envoy sent by the capital to Yangzhou Mansion.
Although the murder of the Jin Yiwei of Yangzhou Prefecture was said to be an act of killing and silence by officials of Yangzhou Prefecture, such a big thing cannot be concealed, so it will definitely alarm the court.
With such a big thing happening, Lin Pingzhi believed that the imperial court would definitely send officials to Yangzhou to supervise the case in person, and based on his understanding of Li Huan.
Li Huan would definitely plead with the emperor to personally supervise the case, so Lin Pingzhi asked Qiu Daniu to pay attention to the news in the capital.
However, Lin Pingzhi only asked Qiu Daniu to pay attention to it, rather than ask him to inquire. After all, Qiu Daniu's identity is just a water worker. If a water worker suddenly inquires about such information, if he is not discovered by others,
It would be strange to doubt.
Originally, Lin Pingzhi didn't have high hopes. After all, Qiu Daniu couldn't take the initiative to inquire and could only passively receive news. He might not be able to learn the news about the capital immediately.
At this time, Qiu Daniu looked around, and walked into the shack with Lin Pingzhi. He heard Qiu Daniu say: "Brother Lin, this morning, I accidentally heard that the guys on the big ship that just docked at the dock
Mentioned that the imperial court has dispatched an imperial envoy and is coming to Yangzhou Prefecture to investigate the murder of the Yangzhou Prefecture's Jinyi Guards."
Lin Pingzhi was refreshed and looked at Qiu Daniu and said, "Do you know who the person is and where he is?"
Qiu Daniu shook his head and said, "The guy didn't tell me exactly who the visitor is, but I guess the official ship will arrive in Yangzhou in the next two days."
Although he could not get any more news from Qiu Daniu, just knowing that the imperial envoy was coming was enough to make Lin Pingzhi full of expectations.
Lin Pingzhi believed that the person who came this time was most likely Li Huan.
Thinking of this, Lin Pingzhi's heart was full of joy and he looked at Qiu Daniu and said, "Okay, okay, if the imperial envoy is really an adult of my family, then I will definitely catch all the evil spirits and monsters in Yangzhou Prefecture."
As he spoke, Lin Pingzhi looked at Qiu Daniu and said, "Brother Qiu, your family's grudge will also be avenged by then."
Qiu Daniu couldn't help but his eyes turned red when he heard this and said: "As long as the Xu family can be destroyed, for my injustice
If the whole family of the deceased is avenged, even if they die immediately, I can rest in peace."
Not mentioning the fact that Lin Pingzhi learned about the impending arrival of the imperial envoy and was silently looking forward to Li Huan's arrival, he said that Jing Kui, a local tycoon who controlled hundreds of desperadoes, was looking in front of him in a living room.
A big man.
The one accompanying him was none other than Ma Qi, a swordsman.
Jing Kui looked at Xiang Wentian, the famous Zuo Envoy of the Sun and Moon God Sect in front of him, with a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.
As Ma Qi said, Xiang Wentian is very powerful. Jing Kui noticed this when he saw Xiang Wentian. After all, Jing Kui can be regarded as a martial arts practitioner. Although his strength is not too strong, he can control it.
With so many people under his command, if nothing else, he still has good eyesight.
Thinking of Xiang Wentian's reputation in the world, Jing Kui looked at Wentian with more and more satisfaction, so much so that he had a kind smile on his face.
You must know that Jing Kui has always maintained his own identity and has never looked down on those in the world, let alone have a good look towards them.
But now he can smile at Xiang Wentian, which shows that Jing Kui is not in a bad mood.
While Jing Kui was sizing up Xiang Jiantian, Xiang Wentian was also sizing up Jing Kui. Originally, Xiang Wentian didn't want to deal with Jing Kui, a local tycoon with official status.
But when Xiang Wentian thought about his purpose of coming to Jiangnan this time, he changed his mind. After some persuasion from Ma Qi, he finally agreed to come to see Jing Kui.
As the two looked at each other, Ma Qi, who was sitting there, coughed slightly and said to Xiang Wentian: "Xiang Zuozhi is my Lord Jing Kuijing. Doesn't Xiang Zuo have something important to do when he comes to Jiangnan? If you can
If I can get help from you, I believe there are few things in this land south of the Yangtze River that my masters can't find difficult to do."
Jing Kui stroked his beard, with a look of pride on his face, and chuckled with a bit of arrogance: "It's not just Jing who is boasting, there is really nothing that can't be difficult for Jing in this land south of the Yangtze River.
"
From Jing Kui's point of view, Xiang Wentian was just a man in the world, so what big things could he do in this land south of the Yangtze River? It could be said that as long as he was not a powerful person in the officialdom, there really wasn't anything he couldn't handle.
A flash of light flashed in Xiang Wentian's eyes: The purpose of his coming to Jiangnan this time is actually very simple, which is to find a way to rescue the imprisoned former director of the Sun Moon God Sect, Wo Xing.
After years of inquiring over the years, Xiang Wentian finally vaguely determined where his former leader was imprisoned somewhere in the south of the Yangtze River.
In order to determine the location of that place, Xiang Wentian has been searching for information in Jiangnan during this period.
It's just that Jiangnan is a vast land, and it's not easy to locate a place. The power of the Sun and Moon God Sect is indeed vast, but it's a pity that what he did couldn't rely on the power of the Sun and Moon God Sect, so he could only
If you can rely on him to do a little bit of research, you can imagine how slow the efficiency is.
Not long ago, Xiang Wentian got acquainted with Ma Qi. Ma Qi worked under Jing Kui and was in charge of a group of people for Jing Kui. He was considered a local snake.
Therefore, Xiang Wentian deliberately made friends with Ma Qi in order to use Ma Qi's power to find out the news.
Xiang Wentian has also done this over the years. Otherwise, it would not be so easy for him alone to find the place where Ren Woxing was imprisoned.
Now all the clues he has explored point to one point, that is, the place where Ren Woxing was imprisoned is in the important places in the south of the Yangtze River such as Suhangyang.
Therefore, in order to make friends with a local snake like Ma Qi, Xiang Wentian really put in a lot of effort. However, Xiang Wentian's efforts were ineffective, so that Xiang Wentian couldn't ask Ma Qi for help.
But at this moment, Xiang Wentian looked at Jing Kui and made up his mind. No matter what, he had to impress the person in front of him and ask him for help. With the power of the other party, he didn't know how much he could save.
Trouble, the sooner we find the place where the leader is imprisoned, the sooner we can rescue the leader.
With such thoughts flashing through his mind, Xiang Wentian bowed his hands to Jing Kui and said, "I have admired Master Jing's name for a long time, and now that I have seen him, he is truly worthy of his reputation."
Jing Kui laughed and said:
"I have heard of Xiang Zuo's name for a long time.
With a slight cough, Xiang Wentian looked straight and said, "I heard from Brother Ma Qi that you want to ask Xiang to assassinate the imperial envoy?"
Jing Kui narrowed his eyes, leaned forward slightly and stared at Xiang Wentian and said: "If Xiang Zuo is able to help, Jing can assure Xiang Zuo here. If Xiang Zuo has something to ask for, Jing is within the scope of his ability."
Within this, I will definitely try my best and give my best.”
Hearing Jing Kui's words, Xiang Wentian also looked at Jing Kui and said slowly: "I can accept the assassination of the imperial envoy."
Seeing Xiang Wentian's promise, Jing Kui was immediately overjoyed and said, "Okay, with the help of a strong person like Xiang Zuozhi, the dog officer will definitely not be able to escape this time."
Jing Kui said seriously: "I don't know if there is anything that Xiang Zuo would like my help to do. Even though Jing Cai can't do it, Jing can also ask his colleagues and friends for help. I believe that in the entire Yangzhou Prefecture,
There are still a few things that Jing cannot do."
Xiang Wentian's eyes lit up and he chuckled: "I don't want anything from Xiang. I just ask you to help Xiang find a place where a person who is very important to Xiang is being held."
I originally thought that Xiang Wentian would make some request, but he didn't expect that the other party just wanted his help in finding someone, so Jing Kui couldn't help but be stunned for a moment after hearing this.
But soon Jing Kui reacted, nodded to Xiang Wentian and said: "This matter couldn't be simpler. This is not Jing's boast. If you want to find someone, Xiang Zuo has found the right person, whether it's an official or an official."
On the surface, it is still a private matter. As long as the person you are looking for is sent to the boundary of Yangzhou Prefecture to the left, Jing can find this person in less than a month."
Although Jing Kui's words are suspected of boasting, Xiang Wentian has to admit one thing, that is, with Jing Kui's status in the officialdom and his underground power in Yangzhou Prefecture, if he really goes to find someone
, it’s really much faster than searching for it alone.
He cupped his hands towards Jing Kui and said to Wentian, "Thank you very much, sir."
Jing Kui waved his hand towards Xiang Wentian and said, "You're welcome to Zuo Zuo. As long as Xiang Zuo can help us kill the dog officer, it will be the greatest gratitude to Jing."
Xiang Wentian said confidently: "It's just an imperial envoy, kill Xiang like a dog."
Xiang Wentian's mentality is actually the mentality of most people in the world. In their eyes, they can kill the palace officials whenever they want. What's more, Xiang Wentian is from a demon sect. Naturally,
He has no respect for the imperial court.
It's dark at night, and the boats that used to flow through the Grand Canal have become sparse. After all, there are still very few boats taking advantage of the darkness, and most of them stop at the ferry in advance to rest.
He would wait until daybreak before continuing on his way.
However, there were several official boats moving forward on the river at this moment, and the lanterns hanging on the bows could only illuminate a limited distance.
Needless to say, these official ships were exactly what Li Huan and his party were traveling on.
At this moment, Li Huan was sitting cross-legged in the cabin, looking leisurely and contented, but next to him were armor and weapons that shone with cold light.
Next to them, Chen Ke and Ma Ming looked solemn. From time to time they raised their heads and looked outside the cabin, looking restless.
Ma Ming glanced at Li Huan, the worry on his face could not be concealed, and he seemed to be unable to help himself and said: "Sir, do you think those people will really come?"
Chen Ke also looked at Li Huan.
Li Huan smiled slightly and did not answer Ma Ming, but turned to Chen Ke and said: "Chen Ke, what do you think?" Chen Ke took a deep breath, and a bright light flashed in his eyes: "Sir, with our sailing speed, after dawn,
, we can arrive at Yangzhou Mansion. By then, under the clear sky and in broad daylight, those people will have no chance even if they want to take action. Their best chance is on the Grand Canal. As long as they do it cleanly enough, they will be able to reach Yangzhou.
At that time, they can completely push everything away, and even just need to report it to the court, and we can just wait for the shipwreck and die."
Ma Ming heard this and said, "So if they really want to take action, it will be tonight?"
Chen Ke nodded slowly and said: "If they don't take action tonight, then they can only wait until
We entered Yangzhou Prefecture and then thought of other options. There will be too many people and it will be difficult to do it on the Grand Canal. If it were me, I would choose to do it on the Grand Canal."
Ma Ming grinned and said: "Those people are not fools. We can all guess it and even be prepared. How come they don't realize this? They know clearly: We are already prepared, will they still come?"
When Li Huan heard this, he glanced at Ma Ming in surprise and chuckled: "Ha, Ma Ming, you are so smart for once that you can still see this."
Hearing what Li Huan said, Ma Ming couldn't help but smile and said with some embarrassment: "This is really not what I thought of, but what one of my subordinates, a Baihu official, told me."
Li Huan raised his eyebrows and was about to speak, but suddenly his expression changed slightly and he chuckled: "Here we come!"
Li Huan's sudden words made Ma Ming and Chen Ke stunned. Then Chen Ke was the first to react. He stood up suddenly, subconsciously clenched the embroidered spring knife at his waist and said, "Those people are finally here.
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Ma Ming also reacted when he heard the words, jumped up directly, and said with excitement on his face: "Okay, just come. These people really have the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard. They even dare to assassinate the imperial envoy. What else?"