Lin Fu and Yi took a nap on the bed, with the knife at hand. Hearing noises outside, Zhenyi sat up. He heard Zhao Qinmin and his wife talking in a low voice under the eaves outside, knowing that he and his wife could not sleep;
I am afraid that if Wang Xueshan is not overthrown, they will not be able to rest assured for a day.
Lin Fu rubbed his face with his hands, then got dressed and walked out. He didn't bother to wash up. He nodded and greeted Zhao Qinmin and his wife, and then went to the front yard. The sky was dark, and only a few stars were still hanging in the night sky.
At that time, the Donghua Gate will open to bring charcoal trucks and grain trucks into the city.
It was a matter of family and life, and Zhao Qinmin couldn't care less about whether or not he should go beyond the limit, so he followed Lin Fu to the front yard to see the preparations.
Zhou Pu was wearing a big cloak and sat on the heel of the wall next to the hanging flower hall with his eyes closed and meditating. Lin Fu and Zhao Qinmin came over. He opened his eyes and looked at them without saying anything.
Let him gather enough energy before setting off without disturbing him. The horses are in the pen behind the ear room, and there are occasional snorts. The carriage is also ready: Liu Yue'er, Xiaoman and Zhao Qinmin's two daughters are riding in a carriage.
, Zhao Qinmin and his wife were taking care of Zhao Jin who had a broken leg in another carriage. The carriage was not so soft as to be soft enough, but to prevent Zhao Jin's injured leg from being shaken as much as possible when riding in the carriage. Another half passed.
At that time, everyone got up, washed, ate, and got ready to leave Dustpan Alley and go out of the city.
Liu Yue'er closed her eyes and rested her mind for a while at night. When she rested, she felt so sleepy that she could barely hold on without yawning. Xiaoman had a nightmare and woke up, feeling really heavy when he fell asleep again. He walked out of the backyard,
Under the light of the lamp, his little face was pretty and bright, and his eyes were clear. After all, he was a little embarrassed, so he followed Lin Fu in front and behind him, and they didn't separate until they got on the carriage.
Zhao Qinmin is a scholar, but he has been Wang Xueshan's staff for eight years. Although he is not the most trusted person, he has a very high reputation in Jiangning City. He once held more power than all the soldiers and officials in Jiangning Mansion's Yamen.
Great, but his power comes from the private power granted by Wang Xueshan, Yin of Jiangning Prefecture. Once he is separated from Wang Xueshan, he becomes worthless again.
Zhao Qinmin was stunned when he saw Xiaoman walking out of the backyard. He recognized the maid next to Su Mei, and also heard that Wang Chao, Wang Xueshan's son, had reached an agreement with Fan Zhimei, the young master of the feudal lord, to redeem her as his concubine.
Thinking that she actually appeared here and wanted to go out of the city with them, he finally understood what Lin Fu did after he separated from them last night.
If he was just going to redeem himself, Baiyuan would be a house away from here. Lin Fu didn't need to leave for that long during the emergency last night. Maybe he could just send someone over to pick up the girl. Of course, Fan Zhimei agreed.
Wang Chao, besides, he had a deep grudge with Lin Fu, and there was no way he could be redeemed by Lin Fu so easily.
Zhao Qinmin was very curious about what Lin Fu did after he separated from him last night. Why did the feudal family allow him to take him away?
Yang Pu didn't recognize Xiao Man, but he heard Gu Siyuan talk about it yesterday, and when he saw such a beautiful girl walking out, he naturally understood what was going on. He was also curious about how Lin Fu could take someone from the feudal family.
Redeem it with your hands.
When the gate of Donghua Gate opened, Lin Fu saw that Wu Qi, the crow, had not come back to report, so he knew that Wang Xueshan had not found out about Zhao Qinmin staying at Gu's house at night, so he said to Yang Pu and Zhao Qinmin: "Let's go..."
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Who would have thought that Wang Xueshan, who had excused himself to go back to his room to think of good ideas, was currently sleeping in a soft and fragrant bed with his concubine in his arms, while Chen Zhi, the captain of Dongcheng, Zhou Tai, Shuling of Hucao, and Zhao Qigui, the wealthy owner of Guangtai pawn shop, were sitting in the hall watching.
One night.
Chen Zhi was better off. After all, he was his wife's nephew. He had no blood relationship with him and was not very close. If he hadn't been afraid of scratching his face with his wife's nails as sharp as saws, he would have wanted to go back to sleep. Look.
He looked at the dim light from the window and saw that it was dawn, and said: "There is no news from the prison in the city yet. I am afraid that as Mr. Zhao said, Gu Wuchen does not have the courage to kill people."
Chen Zhi was relaxed, but Zhou Tai and Zhao Qigui were in completely different moods. Although they were not only children, they were flesh and blood after all. They sat worriedly all night, which was very painful. There was no news from the big prison in the city, which was for Gu Wuchen's cronies.
Leading the cavalry to blockade, another of Gu Wuchen's cronies also led the team in and out of the city's prison before midnight. They were worried about the good and bad luck, and they did not dare to easily bet on whether Gu Wuchen had the courage to kill. There were several people in high positions.
Aren't your hands full of blood?
"Should we call Mr. Zhao to discuss it again?" Zhou Tai asked. It was past midnight and Zhao Qinmin never came back. Zhou Tai thought to himself that he was so calm. He and Zhao Qigui were not only sons, but Zhao Qinmin's only son was imprisoned in the city.
Wang Chao was nowhere to be seen in the prison. It was better that he was nowhere to be seen. Not only was he the cause of this disaster, but he was not the cause of any wrongdoing at all.
"Let's go find Mr. Zhao." Zhao Qigui couldn't sit still anymore. He thought Zhao Qinmin could make up his mind, so he went to the east courtyard with Chen Zhi and Zhou Tai to find Zhao Qinmin. He called the old servant in the east courtyard to open the door, only to find out that Zhao Qinmin had left last night.
After not returning home all night, he asked the maid to call Zhao Qinmin's wife, only to find that Zhao Qinmin's family had quietly left last night. Neither the old servant nor the maid entered the main house, and no one else came to see Zhao Qinmin, so they naturally didn't notice.
"Fuck," Chen Zhi was not a fool. He then thought about why Zhao Qinmin's family disappeared. He, Zhou Tai, and Zhao Qigui hurriedly returned to the inner hall to find Wang Xueshan, "Master Wang, Master Wang, that son of a bitch Zhao Qinmin went to surrender."
Gu Wuchen..." They ignored the maid's mother-in-law's blockage and rushed straight to Wang Xueshan's inner room. They just thought that Wang Xueshan was sitting in the inner room making plans. When they saw Wang Xueshan's concubine's snow-white shoulders exposed outside the brocade quilt,
It dawned on him instantly: Wang Xueshan, that beast, didn't take his family members who were imprisoned in the city's prison seriously at all.
Wang Xueshan was so sleepy that he didn't hear clearly what Chen Zhi and the others were shouting. When he opened his eyes, he saw them breaking into the inner room unruly and looking at most of his concubine's shoulders. He felt annoyed and cursed angrily.
: "Do you understand the rules? Get out!"
Zhou Tai, Zhao Qigui and Chen Zhijiu had been away from Wang Xueshan's power for a long time. Although they were resentful, they did not dare to vent their anger and retreated.
"What's all the fuss about?" Wang Xueshan got up and dressed in the room at this time. He also felt that he would not be able to hide from the three people outside when he went back to sleep at night, so he spoke calmly.
"Zhao Qinmin left last night and disappeared, and his wife and daughter also disappeared..." Chen Zhi answered outside.
"What!" After hearing what Chen Zhi said, Wang Xueshan rushed out of the inner room, wearing an open robe and showing most of his hairy legs. He kicked the copper washbasin with a clang, grabbed Chen Zhi's collar, and asked sternly
,"What did you say?"
"Zhao Qinmin may have gone to Gu Wuchen at night..." Chen Zhi said.
There was a big commotion here, and the guards outside came out. Wang Xueshan still didn't believe that Zhao Qinmin would betray him. He looked at the guards coming in and said loudly: "Go to the east courtyard and call Zhao Qinmin to me. I treat him as kindly as a mountain.
It’s not me, he’s not the one, there’s no way he could betray me.”
Zhou Tai and Zhao Qigui were resentful and thought: Zhao Qinmin was loyal to Wang Xueshan, but his only son was framed by Wang Xueshan's political enemies and was imprisoned to death. Wang Xueshan could still hug his concubine and sleep soundly. It's okay not to be so kind as a mountain.
.Although they hated it in their hearts, they did not dare to express it. They watched the crowd in the hall become more busy and just stood aside without saying a word.
The old servant from the east courtyard was summoned to make sure that Zhao Qinmin and his family had left quietly last night. Wang Xueshan kicked the old servant in the chest and knocked the old servant against the threshold. He rolled across the corridor and fell into the atrium. He did not stand up for a long time. Wang Xueshan kept cursing.
Said: "Even if you have a dog, it still knows how to bark twice. It's just for an old piece of shit like you. Drag it out and beat it with thirty sticks..."
Everyone knew that the old servant's life would not be saved if he was beaten with a stick for thirty more times. However, in Wang Xueshan's rage, no one dared to intercede. He watched the old servant beg and howl as he was dragged down.
Other members of Wang Xueshan's staff also came together, and his son Wang Chao was also alerted and rushed over. Wang Xueshan was so anxious in the hall, one thought after another came out of his heart, but it was completely useless. Over the years, although he had been pampered, he had been
After surviving the intrigues, today's danger was encountered for the first time. Wang Xueshan was completely confused and thought of mobilizing men to attack Gu's house several times.
"Mr. Ma is back..." Someone shouted excitedly outside the yard, and a burst of chaotic footsteps was heard coming from the passage between the yards.
"Weihan, just come back." When Wang Xueshan heard that his chief staff member rushed back from Tuzhou overnight, he suddenly came to his senses as if he had taken a dose of sober medicine. He hurriedly walked down the hall to greet him, half hugging and half helping him.
He supported the middle-aged scribe who came into the courtyard to pay homage, and said, "I'm so panicked. I just hope that you can make up my mind when you come back. That beast Zhao Qinmin has gone to Gu Wuchen..."
"I received a message from the master in Tuzhou, and I was worried about the problem here," Ma Weihan said. "I didn't sleep at night, and four of the horses pulling the cart ran to death. I drove the Xishui Gate to open and enter the city. Entering the house gate, Wang
The manager briefly explained the matter to me, so there is no need to panic about it..." After Ma Weihan said this, he twirled his fine beard under his chin and glanced at Chen Zhi, Zhou Tai, Zhao Qigui and others. Only then did Wang Xueshan save Zhao Qinmineng.
To betray him, the three people in front of him can also betray him. He said in a deep voice: "You guys go to the west courtyard to have a rest first..." He also winked at the guards on the left and right, and took care of the three of them. He would rather kill them all.
If one person surrenders to Gu Wuchen, he is truly doomed.
Wang Xueshan, Wang Chao, Ma Weihan and three other close associates were left in the hall.
"There are a few things we need to do right now," Ma Weihan said. "One thing is to immediately fabricate charges to arrest Zhao Qinmin's family. The more sewage poured on him, the better. If he is willing to be Gu Wuchen's dog and bite you, we will
There may be a reason to fight back; Chen Zhi can do this. I know his character. He will never abandon his current glory and wealth for the life of his nephew. Gu Wuchen has no leverage to win him over.
The first thing is to cover up as many things that Zhao Qinmin knows as possible, so that Zhao Qinmin's confession cannot be verified as much as possible. I would like to ask Manager Wang to do this. At this time, most of Zhao Qinmin's family is hiding in the Gu house, and Zhao Qinmin does not appear.
Then, if he dares to show his head, we must try to get rid of him as much as possible. If there is no witness, all documentary evidence can be said to be Gu Wuchen's forgery to attack the master. Chu Dutou is responsible for this matter, but you need to be careful not to hurt Gu Wuchen. And there are
Use money to bribe Zhou Yifu, the official of Chuantang, and ask him to delay Gu Wuchen's memorial from entering the capital as long as possible. Your Excellency, please prepare all the jewels and jade treasures, and I will bring them to the capital immediately. I must make sure that after Gu Wuchen's memorial enters the capital, there are still people in the court who will stand up for him.
Your Excellency, please speak." At this point, Ma Weihan paused for a moment and then said, "Of course, Gu Wuchen may not necessarily want Your Excellency to step down..."
"He doesn't want to overthrow me, what does he want to do?" Wang Xueshan asked. He didn't dare to assassinate Gu Wuchen in Jiangning. Even if he succeeded, he, the governor of Jiangning, would be demoted to his place. Once he failed, the Wang family would be in a desperate situation.
reached the point.
"If Gu Wuchen brings down the master, it will be more beneficial for him to gain a foothold in Jiangning, and he will naturally bring down the master without hesitation," Ma Weihan said. "If it is better for him not to bring down the master, it will be more beneficial for him to gain a foothold in Jiangning, and he will naturally not hesitate to do so."
Keep your lord."
"How can I be controlled by this fool!" Wang Xueshan roared angrily.
"Han Xin can bear the humiliation, sir, why can't you lower your head temporarily and use a delaying strategy?" Ma Weihan persuaded, "Sir, time is not good for us. No matter what we do, we all need time. Sir, if you tolerate the temporary humiliation, once we
If everything is properly deployed here and we wait for an opportunity to get rid of Zhao Qinmin and his family, you will naturally no longer need to be controlled by him..."
Wang Xueshan frowned and thought for a long time, then said with frustration every word: "Okay, let's bear with him for a while."
"Chen Zhishang is available. Even if Zhou Tai and Chen Qigui's son carry out the body from the prison in the city, they may be bribed by others, so we must be on guard." Ma Weihan said.
"That one can be thrown into jail according to the crime." Wang Xueshan said, there is also a jail below Jiangning Mansion.
"There is no need to do this, just let someone else take over the task at hand," Ma Weihan was a little sad after all, and wanted to leave a way for Zhou Tai and Zhao Qigui to survive, saying, "Zhou Tai and Zhao Qigui don't know too many things."
"No, you can't make a single mistake in chess." Wang Xueshan was originally a mean and ungrateful person. Taking Zhao Qinmin's lessons learned from his mistakes, he would rather miss a thousand than let go of one. He decided to put Zhou Tai and Zhao Qigui in jail and control them.
Ma Weihan and others could not persuade him, so they followed Wang Xueshan's wishes.
"Let people invite Zhang Wendeng and call Chen Zhixian over, asking him and the other three-city captains to be immediately wanted throughout the city to arrest Zhao Qinmin and his family." Wang Xueshan added, he is the powerful Yin of Jiangning Prefecture and the Military and Horse Division of Jiangning Prefecture.
Although they were assigned to the left and right Sikou Junjun, they were only subordinate officers of Jiangning Mansion. In fact, they had very few bargaining chips to fight against the chief officer. Wang Xueshan was able to directly mobilize the soldiers and horses of the Sicheng Lieutenant of the Bingma Division to call the right Sikou Zhang Wendeng.
Just came here to take advantage of the scene.
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