Although the King of Qin did nothing regarding the Jiangnan salt merchants, everyone regarded him as the one who did it, so there were quite a few people staring at him recently, especially the King of Zhou.
Jiangnan has always been the territory of King Zhou. Over the years, King Zhao and King Rong have made a tacit agreement not to interfere, just like King Zhou will not extend his hand to King Zhao's territory. Now that Qin Jiyan has intervened, King Zhou simply
It's like a lump in the throat.
"It's so damned. Besides selling pets, what else can that idiot do? When the salt merchant's elements got into the hands of the Gu family, they let that boy Jiyan snatch them away. It's really a waste of his head."
Compared with Qin Jiyan, the King of Zhou would rather the people in Jiangnan fall into the hands of the fifth prince.
Although the fifth prince has grown up a lot in the past two years, he is still very young compared with Qin Jiyan. The fifth prince is now very short of money. Just giving him money can stop his mouth, but Qin Jiyan is different.
, After fighting for so many years, King Zhou knew very well that Qin Jiyan could never be stopped by money, even if he was short of money.
"Send someone to keep an eye on King Qin and report immediately if there is anything unusual." King Zhou kept giving orders and almost regarded Qin Jiyan as his mortal enemy.
King Zhao is a little better than King Zhou, but he is also worried that Qin Jiyan will take action against him. In the past years, they have always attacked Qin Jiyan, and Qin Jiyan has been the most likely to fight back. This time, Qin Jiyan suddenly made a move, and neither King Zhao nor King Zhou would do anything to him.
panic.
By acquiring the salt merchants, Qin Jiyan had inserted himself into King Zhou's sphere of influence. King Zhao was now worried that Qin Jiyan would attack him next and target him in the northwest.
"Let people keep an eye on the King of Qin, and report him immediately if he makes any move. In addition, ask the people in the northwest to restrain themselves, and don't go to the capital if nothing happens." King Zhao is more cautious. He only needs to endure it now, and there is no need to expand.
power.
"By the way, I also want to remind the prince. If you want to secure your position as the prince, you should be more at ease with me and don't provoke the Gu family. Don't get close to that Jun Yian." King Zhao heard some news, although he didn't
It must be true and can prevent future problems.
Both King Zhao and King Zhou took action to keep an eye on people. Although they did it secretly, they were not unaware. Qin Jiyan discovered it immediately. In order to prevent the two uncles from discovering anything, Qin Jiyan had no choice but to stop.
Make a plan for the scientific examination.
"What do you want me to do?" After Gu Qiancheng received the news, he took the initiative to find Qin Jiyan.
Although she did not have a temporary position at Liumen, everyone from the emperor to the uncle guarding Liumen knew that she was a non-staff member of Liumen, so when she came to Liumen to find Qin Jiyan, there were not many people around.
think.
"No, it's not urgent." Qin Jiyan put down the half-read case file and motioned for Gu Qiancheng to come to him.
Gu Qiancheng rolled his eyes at him and did not move. "There are still ten days before the scientific examination. Are you sure you can arrange to come?" Qin Jiyan had an unusually large number of case files.
Are King Zhao and King Zhou planning to entangle Qin Jiyan with official business?
"So I changed my strategy and didn't plan to change the examiner." The blame lies with the fifth prince's bad luck. The Jiangnan Salt Merchant incident caused him to be targeted by King Zhou and King Zhao, so he had to act after the fact.
"You... are you really okay with making such a big fuss?" Gu Qiancheng looked worried and said disapprovingly: "The emperor will not be happy to see such a thing happen."
The older the emperor gets, the less he likes troubles. Some things are clearly there, but he is unwilling to look at them. He would rather cover the lid, whitewash the situation, and pretend that everything is peaceful.
"There are many things that make him unhappy, but everything goes as he wants." Qin Jiyan said calmly, but the sarcasm in his words was very obvious.
Gu Qiancheng smiled and did not answer. They could talk about the matter between their ancestors and grandson, but it was difficult for an outsider like her to talk about it.
"Since there's nothing I can do to help, I'll go back first." The old lady's health had gotten worse recently, and she felt uneasy if she didn't keep an eye on him.
The old man's condition has worsened this time. To outsiders, it seems that he is popular with the fifth prince and the Gu family, but Gu Qiancheng knows very well that the old man's condition has worsened because of her, so she needs to pay more attention to him both emotionally and rationally.
"Are you leaving just now?" Qin Jiyan looked at Gu Qiancheng with a trace of reluctance in his eyes.
Because of the matter with the Six Gates, Qin Jiyan had almost no time to go to Gu Qiancheng during this period. He hadn't seen Gu Qiancheng for several days, and he even knew about the mess that was the Gu family.
Gu Qiancheng also missed Qin Jiyan, but... Liumenmen was not a good place for romance.
"I can help you with official matters during business hours." Gu Qiancheng simply stayed. Although it was a little shameless to stay under the guise of working, it was the best way at this stage.
As expected, Qin Jiyan came forward and immediately pulled out a volume of cases and handed them to Gu Qiancheng.
"There was a murder case. All eighteen members of the family were killed, and the murderer was unknown." Qin Jiyan briefly explained the facts of the case, handed the case to Gu Qiancheng, and asked her to sit across from him and watch. "Look back.
, I asked someone to set up another table in the room."
"Is there no vacant room among the six doors?" Gu Qiancheng was not in a hurry to open it, but joked with a smile.
Qin Jiyan's ears were slightly red, but he still said calmly: "You are not from Liumen. There is no room for you."
"I have been working for you, but you said that I am not yours, which really makes me sad." Gu Qiancheng covered his heart, pretending to be sad. Because his actions were so fake and exaggerated, he even laughed. Qin Ji
Yan Yi was extremely happy. He looked straight at Gu Qiancheng and said, "You are not from the Six Gates, but from my king."
The last five words were spoken in an extremely soft and slow voice. Although the person was sitting across from him, Gu Qiancheng felt that these words were like Qin Jiyan whispering in her ear. She blushed uncontrollably.
Climb up the cheek.
"Ahem..." In order to cover up his embarrassment, Gu Qiancheng did not look at Qin Jiyan, but lowered his head to look at An Zong.
Outside the city, a landowner named Jiang and his family of eighteen, including a three-year-old child, all died tragically. They were all killed with a single knife, severing their arteries.
The deceased looked calm before his death, showing no ferocity or struggle. An examination revealed that the deceased had been drugged and was killed while in a coma.
This judgment is basically correct, but the murderer cannot be found.
Although the Jiang family is a landowner, it is a wealthy family. There are no servants in the family, and the only outsider is the young cousin who grew up in the Jiang family.
The police went to investigate and found that the third son of the Jiang family returned from a study tour that day. The family held a banquet to celebrate. The banquet was hosted by the two daughters-in-law of the Jiang family and their mother-in-law. There was no possibility of them poisoning, because they themselves and their
The child died together.
The Jiang family's house was very lively that day. The neighbors of the Jiang family all remember it clearly. They can be sure that no outsiders went to the Jiang family's house, and Cai Kong did not see any trace of outsiders at the Jiang family's house.
However, if the murderer is one of his own, who would it be?