The news that Ma Shiying slipped and fell into the wall and died soon spread throughout the official circles of Fengyang Mansion. Officials in the large and small yamen were all talking about it. The battlements were half a person high, how could he fall?
I heard that you can climb up to the battlements to see the scenery...
Why are you so excited at such an old age?
I heard that it was not only him, but also the eunuchs of Dongchang and Lu Zhenfei. I don’t know how these people could still treat themselves as three-year-old naughty boys if they had a brain attack. When they climbed up the battlements, Lu Zhenfei and others were just getting ready.
Steady, but Ma Shiying is already fifty-three...
Under the clear sky and in full view of the public, and with the testimony of Lu Zhenfei, who had always been well-known for his integrity, the cause of Ma Shiying's death did not arouse any suspicion. Most of them were confused about his behavior of climbing the battlements at his age.
Lu Zhenfei also felt miserable because he was right next to Ma Shiying. To prove his innocence, he had to come one by one to inquire about the reasons. The officials explained: Governor Ma was too proud at the time and made an inadvertent mistake...
But in the evening, he had no time to deal with the matter, because the three cavalry units of Gao Jie, Liu Zeqing, and Liu Liangzuo arrived at the Huaihe River and crossed the river one after another. Lu Zhenfei personally went to take command and assist, while Chang Yu had enough food and water to take a refreshing bath.
, lying on a bamboo chair in the governor's yamen, listening to Fengyang ditty, leisurely and contented.
Fengyang flower drums have been popular since the Ming Dynasty. Chang Yu felt that the drums were too noisy, so he just listened to the music and fell asleep while listening. When he woke up in a daze, the singer had gone, and Su Jing was staring at him intently.
he.
"Why do you want to kill that high official?"
Chang Yu glanced around, rubbed his head and lay down again: "Does this governor need a reason to kill people?"
"Is he a bad official?" Su Jing was reluctant. Chang Yu changed the topic with a corner of his mouth: "You did really well today. I kept staring at you and didn't see any flaws, especially your eyes were red and your whole body was shaking.
With such a look, I really thought you were almost dragged down by him."
"I was almost dragged down by him." Su Jing shook her head gently: "It's my fault for being careless."
Uh... Chang Yu looked stunned, and then sighed: "I was careless and forgot to remind you."
"Even if I was dragged by him, he might not be able to drag me down." Su Jing shrugged: "But I was really shocked at the time." He stared at Chang Yu and brought the topic back: "I need to kill people in the future.
I know the reason, because I don’t want to be your hawk, let alone help the tyrants to torture and kill innocent people without knowing it.”
Chang Yu smiled bitterly: "In your eyes, do I think this governor is a person who kills innocent people indiscriminately? Do you think the person I mentioned a while ago should be killed?"
"That man deserves to be killed. I will help you kill him when you get back. But what about this man? I just asked about it and there is no evil deeds." Su Jing said coldly.
Chang Yu curled his lips and said: "If you find out so easily, what else is my Dongchang used for?" He said for a moment: "No matter what other evil deeds there are, if someone escapes from the battlefield, the governor can kill him. It's just that
It’s faster and easier to use this method, haven’t you always said that I am so tired?”
Su Jing snorted, said nothing, got up and left.
Chang Yu smiled bitterly and shook his head. To be honest, Ma Shiying really didn't have any evil deeds at this time, at least he was not guilty of death. It was only during the Nanming period that he really started to make trouble.
He had also been involved in Chang Yu's life-and-death fight early on, and he was a must-kill person. To his surprise, he met him here. As the old saying goes, it's better to meet by chance than to meet by chance. It's better to meet the day than to hit the sun. Now that we have met him, he should go as early as possible in order not to disgust himself.
I sent him on his way, so he and Sujing arranged this simple accident on the way to Fengyang.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, look at that little nun's self-righteous virtue." In the darkness, Wuzhong came leisurely with a knife in his hand: "From now on, I'll leave this kind of thing to a humble job, keep my tone tight, do a good job, and don't be pretentious."
"What? Are you talking about living well?...Ahem, cough, cough, what are you talking about?" Chang Yu was startled when he was thinking about something, and Wu Zhong immediately rolled his eyes: "The factory owner never likes to live with that night devil.
, but after talking all the way before entering the city, I felt suspicious. Not long after entering the city, that Mr. Ma made a mistake... The Night Demon happened to be right next to him. Ahem, this matter is worthy of scrutiny."
Chang Yu sighed and thought to himself, this guy is enlightened.
"I don't even know what you are talking about, what are you talking about?"
Wuzhong chuckled: "Sir, do you think Lu Zhenfei will be suspicious?"
Chang Yu snorted and half-smiled: "Do you think this is important?"
"That's right, he can't even wipe his own butt clean now." Wu Zhong nodded: "But that little nun is right when she says you work hard. If you want to kill someone, just kill him with a knife. It's much easier and takes less effort."
"Can you please go away?" Chang Yu's eyes narrowed, and Wu Zhong responded readily: "Okay" and then ran away. As soon as he left, Li Muchian came, and Chang Yu suddenly felt
Big heads, one after another. Could it be that they have become so smart now that anyone can see through my tricks at a glance?
"Something's wrong, something's wrong," Li Muchian scratched his head and muttered to himself as he walked over. When he saw the little eunuch's doubtful eyes, he quickly came over and said, "The poor Taoist pushed a hexagram before entering the city and saw no blood. How could it be..."
"What do you want to say?" Chang Yu interrupted him impatiently and rambled on. Li Muchian was startled: "I saw that Ma Shiying had at least two years to live. How could he suddenly die suddenly? It's strange."
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Chang Yu was shocked and blurted out: "So amazing!"
Because Ma Shiying did die two years later in history, Li Muxian could even see this, which had to frighten him.
"I don't know if God is a god, but this is what the hexagram shows." Li Muxian scratched his head: "But... why is it not accurate?"
Chang Yu saw that he didn't look like a faker, and knew that he didn't see through that he was the mastermind, so he said casually: "This person who can pinch and calculate will give our family a good idea. Let's see if this trip south to suppress the bandits can be invincible."
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Li Muxian shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Forget it, Pindao's hexagrams are useless to adults. Not only can they not be deduced, but the more they are deduced, the more confused they become."
"Why is this?" Chang Yu asked with a frown.
Li Muxian was also confused: "I can't explain..." As he was talking, Hai Hong came slowly and said: "This is a secret that cannot be seen."
Huh? Chang Yu and Li Muchian looked at the great monk in confusion.
"The poor monk is going to perform a religious ceremony, so I came here to ask for his blessing." Haihong walked up to Chang Yu and clasped his hands together.
"The great monk has always been so elusive that he always leaves. Why do you come here to ask me for help today?" Chang Yu asked with a smile.
"I'm going on behalf of the factory boss today." Hai Hong's face was expressionless. Chang Yu narrowed his eyes and waved, "You go ahead."
Li Muchian frowned: "What is this monk saying out of nowhere?"
Chang Yu didn't say anything, but he knew in his heart that Monk Haihong had seen through his actions, but he was not surprised. This monk was reserved but attentive and observant, but if he didn't see through it, he would come out and tease him, which would be really annoying.
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It seems necessary to teach him a lesson.
At this time, a low roar came from outside the yard, and Li Muchian frowned: "It's that guy from Wuzhong who is playing tricks on the mute again."
Chang Yu raised his eyebrows and said, "Go tell that guy and reward him with a military stick if you bully a mute again. Why does a man like you, a knight, always bully a child?"
Ever since I picked up a mute beggar in Fuliji, Suxian County, I have been playing tricks on him all the way to Wuzhong. The mute can't speak and can only giggle. When pressed, I can only growl. After all, I have beaten him again and again.
"Come on, you'd better tell him this matter yourself. Don't you know what kind of virtue that guy is? Whoever you catch bites whoever..." Before Li Muchian could finish his words, he heard Su Jing scolding Wuzhong from outside: "You have to order it."
Face it...it's nothing to bully a mute, if you really have the ability to fight with your aunt."
"Oh, I'm going. Why are you so afraid of you? Come on..."
Chang Yu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "This happens every day."
Suddenly something occurred to him and he said to Li Muchian: "Why don't you give this mute a name? It's not a problem to call him mute all the time."
Li Muxian groaned, stroking his beard and thinking: "My lord, if you accept the mute as Ma Bian, you can take the master's surname. How about calling him Chang Bian?"
Anyway, the name is just a code name, it is much better than being called a mute, so he nodded in agreement. Hearing that Su Jing and Wuzhong were still bickering outside, he shouted: "Everyone, stop it, Wuzhong, you will bully Governor Chang Bian to death from now on."
you!"
There was silence outside for a moment.
After a while, Wuzhong's voice came from far away: "Who is Chang Bian?"