The news of the failed assassination of Zhu Da reached Jing Yan's ears immediately. Jing Yan rubbed his forehead with a headache and sighed heavily.
Why doesn't he understand why everything has been going wrong recently?
Qin Jiyan was in the light, but he was in the dark; he had the information and knew far more things than Qin Jiyan, but he had fought against Qin Jiyan several times, and except for the initial advantage, he almost always lost.
"If this continues, you will find out the matter before I have enough strength." Jing Yan said with a helpless smile.
It is a blessing to meet an opponent in chess. With an opponent like Qin Jiyan, he will become stronger and stronger because he will not let Qin Jiyan always have the upper hand.
What happened fifteen years ago is not so easy to investigate. Once the Emperor of Qin knew that Qin Jiyan was investigating this matter, Qin Jiyan's freedom would come to an end.
Jing Yan summoned his subordinates, issued several orders in succession, and then leaned on a chair to rest. But less than a quarter of an hour later, his subordinates came to report again: General An Tong, who was responsible for the safety of Tianlao, led his troops to surround Ji Zhai.
Apart from the servants, there was only one Gu Qiancheng.
Damn it!
Jing Yan couldn't help but curse: Qin Jiyan, that bastard, wouldn't he just leave Gu Qiancheng alone in Ji's house without any arrangements?
This is simply throwing a sheep into the tiger's mouth.
"Go, send someone to watch in secret. If there is any change, Gu Qiancheng's safety is the most important thing." If Qin Jiyan's identity is exposed, then Qin Jiyan will be unlucky, Jing Yan thought evilly.
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An Tong's method of questioning Ji Zhai's servants was different from that of asking Gu Qiancheng. An Tong knew very well that Ji Zhai's servants would never be able to answer his series of questions.
An Tong asked people to separate the servants of Ji Zhai, and asked them one by one, intersecting the questions, and then asked their answers to look for doubts.
Gu Qiancheng was not surprised at all when he heard An Tong asked people to ask about Qin Jiyan's affairs in the Ji family, his identity in the Ji family, what he had done in Da Qin, and whether he was familiar with the prince of Da Qin.
When An Tong came with his troops, Gu Qiancheng vaguely guessed his purpose. After he asked a series of questions, Gu Qiancheng no longer had to think about it.
Who told Qin Jiyan to commit suicide and be imprisoned because he was suspected to be the eldest grandson of the Great Qin Emperor? Gu Qiancheng could almost predict how colorful their life in Xihu would be next.
Qin Jiyan was very methodical in his work. An Tong's people found nothing in Ji's house, and those words that made the tenth prince salivate couldn't be more true.
Silk, tea, porcelain, jewelry, and spices are all valuable goods, and they are also the favorite things of the Xihu nobles. These goods are easy to get rid of in Xihu. As long as you can manage the government well, you can make money with just a lift of your hands.
thing.
When the goods were exposed, the tenth prince's eyes widened. If An Tong hadn't been here, he would have had someone step forward to snatch it away.
Wouldn't it be embarrassing for Xihu to have such a prince?
An Tong seemed to be aware of Gu Qiancheng's thoughts and coughed lightly to remind the tenth prince to restrain himself.
The tenth prince was completely unaware. He stared at the jewelry on the ground with wide eyes, and something suspiciously like saliva flowed out of the corner of his mouth.
Gu Qiancheng turned away calmly, pretending that he didn't see anything.
Ji's house was not big, so the officers and soldiers who searched it took only half an hour to search the inside and outside of Ji's house, but found nothing.
At this time, the official who was interrogating the servant also returned.
The thick stack of paper was the original manuscript, and the two thin papers were the answers compiled by the official. From the confessions of Ji Zhai's servants, An Tong did not get any useful information, because...
The servants of the Ji family did not know Qin Jiyan at all. They only knew that a young master Ji was coming to Xihu to do business, and they were responsible for receiving him.
Every year, several young men from the Ji family come out to do business, which is a kind of test for the family. This Ji family has received dozens of young masters in recent years. They don't recognize anyone, only the seal.
The servants of the Ji family can be sure that there is nothing wrong with the seal of the young man Ji Yan. As for the other things, the servants of the Ji family have no idea at all, because the young master Ji was captured by the officials less than a day after he arrived.
Nothing was gained in the Ji family, but An Tong was not a person who would give up easily, let alone believe what he saw with his eyes and heard with his ears.
There is no problem with Ji Yan's identity, but the fact that there is no problem does not mean that there is no need to continue to investigate. There are some things that you would rather kill by mistake than let go.
An Tong knew very well that the servants of the Ji family were useless, and the only important person was the girl who came to the city with Ji Yan and claimed to be a doctor.
"What's your name?" An Tong asked.
"Qiancheng." Gu Qiancheng concealed her last name. In fact, very few people knew her name, so it didn't matter if she said it. She concealed her last name just to conform to the identity she said, because...
"Your surname is Qian?" Consultant An Tong Mingzhi asked.
"No, people on the second floor don't have surnames." Therefore, Gu Qiancheng couldn't say his surname.
"That's it." An Tong pretended to be surprised.
No useful information could be found in Ji's house, and An Tong couldn't embarrass the Ji family. After all, the Ji family had a good relationship with the royal family and had many friends with dignitaries in the capital. An Tong himself also took a lot of benefits from the Ji family.
I have to give the Ji family some face, but...
Gu Qiancheng is different.
It's not the Ji family, so there's no pressure at all to take the person away, and it doesn't even matter if he is killed.
"Come here." An Tong waved, motioning the guards to come forward, "Take this girl."
"Wait a minute," Gu Qiancheng took a step back, "General, if you want to take me, is there any crime?"
Gu Qiancheng's scalp was numb. It was his uncle's. This was Xihu's prison. She was not Qin Jiyan. She was afraid that she would not be able to get out, and she was even more afraid that she would be missing arms and legs when she came out.
I don't want to be tortured at all.
"Crime?" An Tong glanced at the tenth prince, "Does assassinating the tenth prince count?"
Gu Qiancheng frowned, "General, are you sure I assassinated the tenth prince?"
"Mr. Ji intends to murder the tenth prince, and you are an accomplice." An Tong gave another accusation.
"If you want to accuse me, why bother?" Gu Qiancheng didn't argue. She just asked, "General, you locked me up, can my son's goods be saved?"
"Of course..." An Tong was about to reply, but the tenth prince interrupted eagerly, "General An, this prince is frightened. Let the Ji family bring this batch of goods to calm my fright."
The tenth prince changed his position from open robbery to violent robbery.
"Miss Qiancheng, there is nothing I can do for you, General." An Tong spread his hands, showing that he did not want to care.
The appearance of the tenth prince was too ugly, and he was totally shameless. It was beneath his status to argue with such a person. Most importantly, if Ji Yan was released without incident, he would not be the one to compensate the Ji family for their losses.
"It turns out that this is how Xihu treats businessmen. If this news gets out, who else would dare to come to Xihu to do business?" Gu Qiancheng wanted to threaten him, but he realized it after she finished speaking.
This era did not attach much importance to commerce. Even Da Qin did not attach much importance to commerce, let alone Xihu.
Sure enough, An Tong didn't even raise his eyelids, and directly had Gu Qiancheng locked up with heavy shackles, "I heard that the doctor on the second floor is not only good at medicine, but also good at poisoning. Girl, I'm offended."
Xihu's heavy yoke weighs 300 kilograms. After wearing it, he can only stand and cannot sit down. The heavy yoke can crush Gu Qiancheng. After hearing An Tong's words, the people sent by Jing Yan decided to take action to kill Gu Qiancheng.
Qiancheng was taken away, but at this moment...
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