Chapter 477: The great guest, I invite you to dinner
Chang Decai and Yang Wu arrived at the Marquis Mansion, and they quietly walked around the mansion. Yang Wu couldn't help but admired: "This mansion is much bigger than our Marquis Mansion in the capital. Yu Xianren treats you really well!"
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Chang Decai shook his head and said: "This house has no yard and it always feels dim. I see that there were areas that were burned just now. It must be the work of the enemy."
Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said: "It's the enemy."
Yang Wudao: "You have only been here a few days, and you have already developed such a deep hatred?"
Chang Decai said: "I'm curious as to which enemy is so arrogant that he even dared to burn down the house, but he still burned it with Suzaku's Golden Crow fire, leaving so many traces behind, but he didn't care about the consequences at all."
Xu Zhiqiong said: "The one who wants to kill me is Princess Yu Xian. She doesn't want Yu Xian to form an alliance with Daxuan."
Chang Decai smiled: "Let me meet this girl for a while in the future and clean her up twice. Maybe she will change her mind."
Xu Zhiqiong found a study and released Wan Qiusheng's soul.
After being trapped in the horn for a whole day, Wan Qiusheng didn't realize that he was dead. As soon as his soul escaped from the trap, Wan Qiusheng rushed forward and fought Xu Zhiqiong desperately.
Chang Decai stepped forward and kicked him down.
Seeing a woman appearing in front of him, Wan Qiusheng realized that he was not wearing any clothes and quickly covered his body.
"You temptress, what do you want to do to me?"
Chang Decai spat: "Look at your old skin, I feel sick just looking at you. What do you think I can do to you?"
Xu Zhiqiong said: "Dean Wan, long time no see."
"Huangkou Shuzi! I must take your life today!"
Wan Qiusheng tried to mobilize Haoran's righteousness, but found that he had no use for it.
He realized something was wrong and wanted to run away, but Chang De knocked him down, stepped on his face, and said with a smile: "You look like a scholar, why don't you understand any etiquette? The Marquis is talking to you.
, but you can’t respond easily?”
"What kind of bullshit, Lord Marquis? You are a young man who will bring disgrace to my Xuanren!"
"Are you worthy of being called Xuan Ren?" Xu Zhiqiong walked closer, "Let me ask you, who asked you to kill me?"
"No need to ask any more questions," Wan Qiusheng said with a sneer, "If you want to kill or behead him, it's up to you."
Chang Decai smiled and said: "The harder you say this, the less likely you will be able to hold on for a few hours. Let me straighten out the wrinkles on your body first."
Chang Decai still overestimated him. After less than a quarter of an hour, let alone a few hours, Wan Qiusheng said whatever Xu Zhiqiong asked.
But whether what is said is true or false is another matter.
"Who asked you to kill me?"
"It's Juliang, a guest from Dadian, who asked me to kill you."
This sentence is true and has been verified by Yingzhu before.
Xu Zhiqiong asked again: "Why did you go to Yuxian, and how did you meet Ju Liang?"
Wan Qiusheng said: "After I was dismissed from office, I left the capital in anger and went all the way south to Yu Xianguo. The grand ceremony guests appreciated my talent and knowledge and accepted me as a guest."
"I only learn when I appreciate you?"
Wan Qiusheng nodded.
Xu Zhiqiong glanced at Chang Decai, who tore off a large piece of flesh from Wan Qiusheng's body.
Wan Qiusheng wailed and said, "Everything I said is true."
Chang Decai scratched Wan Qiusheng's face with his nails, and Wan Qiusheng exclaimed: "Don't hurt me again, I just said that. After I came to Yuxian, I went to the Dadian guest house to recommend myself. I learned from Dadian guests only after they appreciated me."
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Xu Zhiqiong waved his hand, and Chang Decai pulled off another piece of flesh from Wan Qiusheng's face.
Wan Qiusheng cried so much that he was speechless. Xu Zhiqiong said: "How much talent do you have, but you don't know it? How much less suffering could you have suffered if you had told the truth earlier?"
"I said," Wan Qiusheng said after a moment of recovery, "I came to Yu Xianguo after being recommended by someone, and I defected to Dadianke."
"Recommended by whom?"
"Gongsun Wen."
Finally found clues about this old thief.
"Are you from the Nufu Cult?"
"I joined the Nufu Sect last year. I thought I could enter the Sheng'en Pavilion, but I didn't expect that Gongsun Wen refused to accept him.
After the new king came to the throne, I broke off all contact with the Nufu Sect, and when I resigned from office and stayed at home, Gongsun Wen came to visit me again and asked me to go to Yu Xianguo, so I agreed."
"When did Gongsun Wen find you?"
"Two months ago, in the capital."
It seems that Gongsun Wen is not only active in the North, he also travels to the capital.
"Does he have any position in the Nufu Cult?"
"Others call him Da Sikong. I have no idea what position Da Sikong holds."
Da Sikong.
Sui Zhi was the great Sima.
Xiao Songting was a Situ, missing a big character, and his status seemed to be slightly lower than them.
It's okay to be lower, Xiao Songting's cultivation level is much lower than theirs.
Xu Zhiqiong asked again, "How many people with Gongsun Wen's status have you seen?"
Wan Qiusheng shook his head and said: "Gongsun Wen has a very high status. All the Nufu believers I know are very afraid of him. No one has the same status as him."
"Do you recognize Sui Zhi?"
"I only know that he was the left minister of the Ministry of War, and later became a judge. I don't know the rest of the inside story."
With his IQ, it is estimated that the higher-ups of Nufu Sect will not have any deeper contact with him.
"What is the relationship between Gongsun Wen and Ju Liang?"
"Gongsun Wen only said that they were old friends. I mentioned Gongsun Wen in front of Ju Liang, and he took me in and didn't say much to me. When I was in his house, he treated me with great courtesy, but he rarely talked to me.
Meet."
Judging from Ju Liang's attitude, he was not Gongsun Wen's friend, but was obviously Gongsun Wen's subordinate.
Ju Liang is a member of the Nufu Sect.
The Nufu Sect controls the Gu clan.
Ju Liang strongly advocated an alliance with the Fanxiao Kingdom, but it seemed to be just a pretense.
This bastard is a collaborator, he is the biggest spy hidden in the court.
etc.
He may not be the biggest yet.
Princess Yang Huan conspired with him to assassinate me. Could it be that she is also a member of the Nu Fu Cult?
If Princess Yanghuan is really a member of the Nufu Sect, and the Nufu Sect has really penetrated to this extent, Emperor Yu Xian's life will be too sad.
Regarding Yu Xianguo's issue, Wan Qiusheng only knew so much, and Xu Zhiqiong wanted to see if he knew anything else.
"Have you ever seen a person from the underworld?"
Regarding this issue, Xu Zhiqiong originally did not have much hope. After all, this was the secret among the secrets of the Nufu Sect.
But I didn't expect that Wan Qiusheng actually knew something inside.
"Are you talking about Xuanwu Ming Dao? When I was idle at home, someone once sent a seriously injured believer to my home.
The group of people said that the believer said that the believer's life could not be saved, but some people said that someone from the underworld would come to revive him.
I don’t know what happened next. I only know that the yin energy was very strong that night, and it seemed like someone came to my house.
I went to check again at dawn the next day and found that the injured congregant was dead and his body was left at my house, but the others were nowhere to be found."
Seriously injured cultist?
"Where was he injured?"
"The eyebrows were cracked, and the skull was also cracked, and even the brains were flowing out."
Xu Zhiqiong frowned slightly: "When did this happen?"
"I can't remember the specific date. I just remember that the new king had just succeeded to the throne and I had just been dismissed from office."
Xiao Songting!
I stabbed him between the eyebrows with a mandarin duck blade.
he died?
"How did you dispose of his body?"
"Send it to a mass grave and bury it!"
Buried?
Was it handled so hastily?
No, Xiao Songting holds many secrets in the Nufu Cult. Even if he dies, his body will not be disposed of hastily.
He was still alive, but his original body was too badly injured and could no longer be used. The underworld sent people over to help him reincarnate.
Xu Zhiqiong asked some more questions, but Wan Qiusheng couldn't answer them.
Xu Zhiqiong accepted him into the crime karma and quietly thought about the next step.
Yu Xianguo will soon go to war with the Gu tribe, and Daxuan will also send troops by then.
The first battle between the two countries is very important. If they fail, the alliance between the two countries is likely to break.
But as long as Ju Liang's craftsmanship remains, there is almost no chance of winning this battle.
The top priority is to get rid of Ju Liang's spy as soon as possible, but this is not Daxuan, and Xu Zhiqiong can't get rid of an important member of the court with just one word.
Do it secretly?
If he fails, he will leave a serious excuse, and he may not be able to gain a foothold in Dayu.
No matter how difficult it is, this guy must be dealt with before the war begins.
Not only himself, but also all his followers in Yu Xianguo.
But before that, I have to treat him to a meal.
Xu Zhiqiong said to Yang Wu: "Get more familiar with this mansion and make more magic circles in key places."
Yang Wu shuttled around the mansion, while Chang Decai stayed with Xu Zhiqiong. Under her protection, Xu Zhiqiong slept soundly all night.
At noon the next day, Xu Zhiqiong wrote an invitation and asked the maid to deliver it to the grand guest's house. He also ordered everyone: "Please clean the house carefully and prepare more good food and wine. I will invite the grand guest tonight."
Come to the mansion for a banquet."
Ju Liang was deeply surprised when he received the invitation.
Xu Zhiqiong wants to treat me to a banquet for peace?
As the minister in charge of foreign affairs, it would be inconsistent with etiquette for him not to go when foreign envoys are invited.
But if he left, he would have nothing to say to Xu Zhiqiong. Ju Liang had always opposed forming an alliance with Xuan Guo, and Xu Zhiqiong was a ruthless man who dared to beat the emperor's eldest son.
If there is a dispute in the conversation and he hits me, how should I respond?
can not go!
According to their rules for announcing people, three days are for invitations, two days are for shouting, and one day is for mentioning.
He only posted the invitation on the day of the banquet. Xu Zhiqiong was rude first. It was reasonable for me not to go, so I just declined.
Ju Liang wanted to refuse directly, but then he thought about it and refuted his face and directly annoyed him, but it was not appropriate. It was better to find an excuse to shirk it.
Ju Liang ordered someone to reply to Xu Zhiqiong's maid, saying that he had contracted a fever cold and could not go out tonight. He would visit him again after he recovered.
After receiving the news, the maid hurried back to the house to reply to Xu Zhiqiong. Xu Zhiqiong was very dissatisfied and scolded the maid in front of everyone.
At Xu Zhiqiong's house, Princess Yang Huan had arranged a secret arrangement. Just half a day after the incident, Princess Yang Huan received the news in the afternoon that Xu Zhiqiong invited Ju Liang to a banquet, but Ju Liang refused.
Princess Yanghuan laughed after hearing the news: "This Xuanren is so arrogant, but he thinks he can win over Ju Liang?
Ju Liang is also a treacherous fellow, and he sent Xu Zhiqiong away just because he had a cold."
A woman said from the side: "Your Highness, should we go visit the grand guest so that we can put on a show for Xu Zhiqiong?"
This woman's name was Qiao Lan. She was originally the daughter of the previous doctor, Zhong Ling. Later, her father was convicted and executed. Qiao Lan and her whole family were demoted to slaves and put up for sale in the market.
Princess Yang Huan knew that she was very talented, so she took Qiao Lan by her side. She was nominally a personal maid, but in fact she was Yang Huan's adviser.
Hearing this, Princess Yang Huan laughed and said, "What are you doing? This time, we want to make Xu Zhiqiong understand that we, Da Yu, look down on him and have nothing to say to him!" Yang Huan stretched his waist and said, "There is no need tonight.
We have sent an assassin, so that he can live in fear one more night."
That night, a carriage suddenly came to the Marquis Mansion, and a man got out of the carriage. His figure was similar to Ju Liang's, and he stayed at Xu Zhiqiong's Mansion all night.
The two talked all night long, and it was almost dawn before the man left.
At noon the next day, Princess Yanghuan received another message.
Qiao Lan said: "Princess, Ju Liang openly shied away from Xu Zhiqiong's banquet, but secretly had a private meeting with him. This matter is not trivial. You should go to his house to ask for details!"
"Did Ju Liang really go to the Marquis' Mansion?" Princess Yang Huan expressed deep doubts.
"The spy saw it with his own eyes, so he shouldn't be mistaken."
Princess Yanghuan shook her head and said: "Ju Liang is a smart man, he has no reason to get close to Xu Zhiqiong."
"Maybe Xu Zhiqiong used some benefits to seduce him."
"With a high official and a good salary, fine clothes and food, vast hectares of fertile land, and countless beauties, what else does he lack? What else can Xu Zhiqiong give him?
There is something fishy about this matter, it must be Xu Zhiqiong’s trick, if we send an assassin tonight, don’t worry about it, Xu Zhiqiong’s head will definitely be taken off.”
Qiaolan left, but Princess Yanghuan felt unsure.
Ju Liang found a propaganda person to assassinate Xu Zhiqiong. Not only did he not succeed, but he also made a joke.
The information he inquired about was inaccurate, and he didn't even figure out Xu Zhiqiong's cultivation level.
In the court, he also fell behind in front of Xu Zhiqiong.